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Well I am closing in on my first Friday of the school year and I survived. Ok I more than survived. I had a great week! So great I am able to sit down and peel off a new blog post on our preseason Pro D event.
Every year the Thursday before school starts; our School Board brings in some highbrow intellectual, to bestow us teachers with some tid bits of wisdom that we can take with us as we navigate another school year. It is generally a pretty good show as Keynote Speakers are always top-drawer. Some of the A lister's who have graced the stage of our school theater, include the likes of Sir Kenneth Robinson, Alfie Kohn and Stewart Shenkman, to name a few. I have forgotten the names of the others but they were big names, I swear! So good are these speakers, I even learn a thing or two each year. (insert dumbfounded slack jawed look here)
This years Keynote was Jennifer James, a renowned anthropologist from Seattle. I obviously don't go to Seattle enough because up until last Thursday, I had never heard of her before but I have to say she was every bit as good as Sir Ken.
The topic this year was about change and James discussed how we (society) use cultural myths and belief systems to make sense of the world around us. Up until recently our world has changed slowly enough that we could seamlessly adapt these belief systems and myths to accommodate and make sense of changes in our world. Today however, technology is changing things so fast, that we can no longer adapt our beliefs and myths quickly enough. As a result, we are seeing conflict between what we believed to be true and the realities of the modern world.
James went on to imply that the education system is based on an outdated belief system, which is simply not adaptable to the modern world or the modern student. She went on in a round about way to say that, we (teachers) need to change if we hope to continue making positive change in young peoples lives. As much as I hate to admit it, she made a ton of sense but then again I am easily convinced. I have been lead down the garden path before because of a good keynote, as my brief association with AMWAY would suggest… but I like to think I am much older and wiser now. 😉
but James is kinda right.
In the past 20 years, technology has kicked the stuffing out of our education system and left those of us who work as educators bruised and bewildered. As a result, we have come to a crossroads in the world of education and quite frankly, no one seems really know which way to turn. The only thing that is certain, there is no going back.
The problem with moving ahead however, is that we need to let go of the belief system and cultural myths which built the education system we have. The way we teach our children is so culturally engrained that any change, regardless of how small, is going to cause some level of duress for someone whether it be teachers, parents or students.
A perfect example is changing the school calendar. The one we currently use is based on the needs of an agrarian society. In North America, the majority of us are no longer living on farms or harvesting crops but suggest changing the school calendar and all hell breaks loose. Education is a part of culture and cannot be seen as simply a service that can be adapted on a whim as the demand changes.
When we take a look at resistance to change in education, the assumption is that the resistance resides solely within the ranks of the educators themselves but that is a simplistic view.
Yes teachers frequently view the discussion around change in education as an affront to what it is they do. Some have been in the game for as many as 40 years and much of the talk around how the education system needs to change, is downright disrespectful to good people who have have spent a career doing a great job. To tell them that what it is they are doing is wrong, invalidates an entire career. To many it seems like the powers that be, simply want out with the old and in with the new. You can't blame teachers for getting edgy at the mention of spring thaw and south bound ice flows.
Parents are a funny group when it comes to change. Here you have a situation where the majority of people's concept of what education is like, is their own school career. Using that frame of reference, they view their own children's educational experience. Obviously parents want what is best for their kids and that includes the latest and greatest in technology and pedagogy. If for some reason they feel their child isn't getting it, there is hell to pay.
The irony in all this is that, while teachers are on the line for being current and school districts are expected to provide the latest and greatest in facilities and technologies, when things go bad the most common laments among parents go right back to their own experience in school. "School isn't what it use to be!" "Teachers aren't as good as they once were!" "We need to get back to basics and start teaching what really matters!"
Talk to a parent and you quickly realize that parents are as stuck in the past as teachers.
For the kids, well… They are the pawns in all this, trapped between what was and what could be but kids are resistant to change as well. Many kids are still anchored securely in the old ways of teaching and learning, just like their teachers and parents. Every year I will have kids who just want to know "What will I be tested on?" and "What do I need to do to get an A?" Ask a kid to think for themselves and they are lost. "Uh… What is the answer?" They are as stuck in the teacher centered model as the rest of us.
Of the three groups, the students are undoubtedly the most receptive to change, then I would say teachers are next and surprisingly perhaps… parents are the least receptive to change in school system. The reason for this is that parents are frozen in the past. Change that they cannot gauge or measure against their own experience is frightening. It is a classic case of, better the devil you know then the devil you don't.
The other reason I say parents are the most resistant to change is that, it always comes back to the ultimate question. "What is my child's mark?" Parents want to know how their child is doing and their concept of success is based on old school measures of performance. Anecdotal descriptions of what their child can or cannot do are meaningless to many. "That is great! I am so glad my kids is outstanding at working collaboratively but what is his mark?" In the end, teachers give parents what they want. Marks based solely on content knowledge is a thing of the past but who are we to argue with a parent.
Yes James is right, we need change and resistance is futile but there is more than enough resistance to go around but it essentially comes down to this. As long as our education system is a slave to the culturally engrained belief that education is all about the mark, we will never be able to build a new belief system for our Education System.
21 Responses to "Is Our Education System Mired In Outdated Beliefs?"
Keith – great thoughts here. I have been wondering a lot lately – what are your thoughts on this: the reason some parents are so resistant to change is that they have not been included in the WHY of change but only told the WHAT of change.
As always, I look forward to your thoughts.
I always enjoy your posts, Keith…lots of conversation starters!
Good point too, Chris!
What I have been concerned about lately is that there are parents who are making great efforts to get informed about the issues and the 'why'…and want to advocate beside educators, but can still feel quite excluded….and "powerless" to be a part of change. Is the "system" going to be okay if they feel better to just walk away?
I find all the "shoulds" that are suggested for parents in education might offend more than engage or solicit support for change.
I recognize that our views are all impacted by the particular groups of parents we interact with as well. It can be difficult to conclude much about "parents" in any broad way really. What do you think?
As a parent, I have to disagree slightly with the over generalization that "parents are the least receptive to change". I'm more comfortable with, both parents and teachers can be frozen in the past. And like Chris and Sheila, maybe the reason for being so resistant is that they, both teachers and parents, haven't been included in the WHY or the HOW, just that "it is" what it is and has been for decades; aka: mired deep in an archaic, outdated system.
Thanks for your great post, Keith, and for providing a platform for conversation. I'm proud to be part of an emerging group of teachers/parents and stakeholders in education advocating for change, one voice at a time.
Hi Keith,
I enjoyed your post, but I would be cautious about the concept of "change". The word itself is relatively meaningless; it merely refers to an alteration in direction, and does not imply a positive outcome. Thus, those who are "resistant" are not irrationally clinging to the past. They might simply believe that the "change" in question is wrong… and a step backwards. I've talked about it in more detail here:
I would also argue that education is not a clash between old and new, but rather a clash between two long-standing and often antagonistic doctrines. For example, Ken Robinson doesn't sound very novel to me; a lot of what he talks about seems to come straight from Rousseau's Emile, a book that's been around for 250 years and is an essential text of the Romantic view of education. I personally prefer a more liberal-arts approach that encourages, or obliges, young people to explore a wide variety of disciplines and courses, including ones they dislike. I've talked about these competing visions here:
In any case, I enjoy your writing, and I'll definitely be sure to come back. Cheers!
Good point about "change", Colin. The words and phrases we use are important to consider always. Will check out those links!
I recently wrote about/questioned how could parents could fit into "effective change", but I guess that is still up for interpretation too!
This is not an easy conversation, but yes Keith…there are pockets of conversation merging…I think…
Fantastic entry! This reminds me of Larry Cuban's work on school reform and why major top-down policies fail to have any substantive or lasting impact on education. There is such resistance in the field of education for change, it is unparalleled in any other field. Imagine the architect who refuses to use Auto CAD? Yet education somehow gets away with resisting change and denying the reality of what is happening around us. I am perpetually frustrated with school systems, educators, and parents, who demonize and vilify technology such as smartphones and social media and fail to see their educational potential. Teachers and education, if they is going to maintain any relevance in the lives of students, need to meet the students where they are, enter into their lifeworlds and not make students feel ashamed for using their technology. Embrace it, and become a player in the students' technological lives.
We will never change those things for which we fail to show value. If we want to increase "value" for tasks that do not fall within the list of training for a standardized test, then we must a) pay for it or b) assess its quality. As for the agrarian based schedule, I don't believe it is all that simple to justify our resistance to change. Our basic need for family time is one key and critical component in our resistance for change. As important as education is, we sometimes fail to acknowledge the foundation laid out for someone when there is stable time and space for family. Balancing out homework, recreation, & family time is critical not a nicety. Asking families to cater to a change in schedule needs to have value and an understanding of how to maneuver before it can be accepted. The research supports the benefits to year round school but John Q. Public still wants to know how to balance out all the details. Just my thoughts.
I liked your summary of her talk, and the novel conclusion that it's parents and teachers that resist change. I also disagreed with most of what the keynote speaker presented that day. A thousand years from now teaching will still be about people in the same physical space together talking. This model has been true for ten thousand years already and it has survived several great technological leaps forward. It was not lost on me that the thesis that the lecture is dead was delivered to me at a lecture, and that this speaker was not being paid to speak to us because she was technologically savvy. She was an engaging human being. Prone to rambling, but engaging.
According to David Perkins from the Harvard Graduate School of Education it is the CURRICULUM which is the biggest front resisting change in education (see 3 min. youtube video). Teachers and parents would be off the hook then since we have little input into curriculum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7UnupF-uJk&feature=player_embedded
[…] inquiry based and problem-based learning. Keith Rispin refers to the same phenomena in his blog, http://www.keithrispin.com/editorial/is-our-education-system-mired-in-its-mythology/ (Sept 6, 2012): "They [the students] are as stuck in the teacher centered model as the rest of […]


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When new projects arise that need multiple user interfaces, software architects are learning that a mobile first strategy is the right approach.
Enterprise architects and software developers should start getting comfortable with the unsettling idea of prioritizing mobile development strategies over traditional web based development plans, and start architecting new applications using a mobile first strategy.
"Enterprises are moving toward a 'mobile first' strategy" said Codenvy CEO Tyler Jewell in a recent interview with TheServerSide. "Whatever application you are going to build, the thought process is 'build it for mobile first,' and then make sure that mobile first strategy has a Web strategy, and then maybe a command line or even an API strategy alongside of it."
It may seem like a mobile first strategy is putting the cart before the horse, but the reality is, this is a highly pragmatic approach to developing a software architecture that provides the following five very tangible benefits
1. Organizations gain a market presence faster
With mobile applications, the goal is not to produce a feature-full application that performs every conceivable task the end user might want. Instead, mobile applications tend to provide users a subset of the most common tasks that need to be performed. Because mobile applications are smaller in scope, they tend to have shorter development lifecycles, resulting in a faster time to market.
2. Mobile's focus on features helps to minimize scope creep
All enterprise applications suffer from scope creep, and this scourge of software development can significantly delay software releases. With mobile applications driving the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Web development teams will be able to focus on the key features the mobile client already uses, making feature creep far less likely.
3. Streamlined web development
Mobile devices are a gold mine for acquiring feedback on which features are being used the most, and conversely, which features are not being used at all. If application architects can identify early on in the application lifecycle which features end users rarely use, those features can be removed from the Web interface, streamlining the Web development process and subsequently helping to create a browser based UI that is better suited to the needs of the end user.
4. Performance Tuning
Since a mobile application will be using the same set of back-end services and technologies that the traditional, Web-based front end would use, any performance problems or scalability issues that arise when mobile users interact with the system can be identified early and dealt with before any feature-full Web based applications go into production.
5. Competition between teams
A little healthy competition between application development teams is always a good thing. If the crew working on the Web UI see the mobile team achieving a constant string of victories, it will only motivate them to work harder and produce better software.
"Increasingly we are seeing applications being developed that need multiple interfaces," said Jewell, adding the point that Codenvy is "increasingly seeing applications being developed that need multiple interfaces." With one of those "multiple interfaces" most likely being a mobile UI, enterprise architects and software developers need to start prioritizing their mobile development strategy over their traditional Web-based one, and take a "mobile first approach" to application development.
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Indiana State of the State Address 2001
Good evening, fellow Hoosiers, colleagues, and friends. Speaker Gregg, Senator Garton, Representative Bosma, Senator Young, Chief Justice Shepard and Chief Judge Sharpnack, thank you for hosting this joint session.
I want to thank my best friend, my wife, Judy, for all she does for me and for Indiana. And special thanks to my partner, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kernan. You've been a friend to me and all of Indiana, Joe. You've done an outstanding job, and I look forward to working with you over the next four years to keep Indiana in a State of Progress.
I sense tonight many of the same feelings of gratitude, privilege, humility and honor I felt when I first entered the Indiana Statehouse as a newly elected State Senator. And, I'm sure you have similar feelings.
As your governor, I am pleased to report tonight on the State of our State.
Indiana has had unprecedented economic growth and prosperity over the past decade. And we have responded in a strong and responsible manner.
In just the past four years we have invested record amounts in our public schools, our colleges and universities, and our roads and bridges. And, we have returned $1.5 Billion to Hoosier taxpayers.
We have managed the state's finances well. We are able to borrow at favorable interest rates because Wall Street has continuously given us higher credit ratings.
We have helped grow more than 150,000 new jobs, and we have among the lowest unemployment in the nation.
But now, the national economy is cooling down and so is Indiana's record growth. The growth of our state sales and income tax revenues has slowed. A new forecast projected that we will be $250 Million below our previous estimates for the fiscal year ending in June. This shortfall results in a compounded impact of $800 Million through the next biennium.
The beginning proposal that I presented to the Budget Committee is balanced and reflects our current economic situation. I have asked my legislative team to work with members of the House and Senate to pass a budget that is fiscally sound, balanced, and reflects my spending priorities. They are:
Continuing to improve our public schools
Supporting our most vulnerable Hoosiers
Making sure our working men and women have 21st Century skills; and
Continuing important state services.
These are my spending priorities based on our available revenues. Because our economy is cooling down, our reserve is precariously low. Most of that reserve -- about $600 Million in the Rainy Day Fund and $265 Million in the Tuition Support Fund -- cannot be used unless certain conditions are met. That is why I am proposing that we use $410 Million of surplus gaming money to pay for some of these priority spending items and help us get through this economic slowdown.
In the early 1990s, we used over $340 Million of lottery monies to help fund our schools tuition support program. So, there is legislative precedent for the temporary use of these funds for education.
Our first challenge this year is to work within our budgetary constraints while focusing on our most important priorities.
To do that, we need to start with education.
I want to look back for a moment on where we started before addressing where we need to go. In 1996, Governor Bayh met with the nation's governors and business leaders at the National Education Summit.
That summit launched a national commitment to standards-based education reform -- a commitment that we have honored here in Indiana. When I attended the same conference in 1999 with Superintendent Suellen Reed, the focus was on quality teaching and professional development.
In talking with governors, business leaders, parents, teachers and administrators, it became clear that money spent is not the sole means to higher student achievement. Rather, focus, commitment, consensus, and cooperation are the essential ingredients of real reform.
Thats why I asked Dr. Reed to join me in creating the Education Roundtable. The Roundtable brought together our business, education and community leaders in one room for a common goal: to improve Indiana's education. We asked all participants to check their politics at the door. And they did.
The Roundtable first focused on essentials for higher student achievement: high standards, assessment and accountability. The result: Indiana now has one of the most comprehensive assessment and accountability systems in the nation. Plus, our new school accountability laws require schools to make continuous improvements while giving them the flexibility to determine how to meet their goals.
But nothing has been more dramatic than the changes in standards that the Roundtable recommended and the Board of Education implemented.
Before the creation of the Roundtable, experts characterized our standards as weak and confusing. In fact...before the Roundtable...the Fordham Foundation gave Indiana an F for English and a C for math. So, we worked together to rewrite those standards. The result: We now have some of the highest English and math standards in the nation. And the Fordham Foundation now gives Indiana standards an A for English, an A for math, and an A for science.
Another independent national organization dedicated to improving schools had this to say about us: Indiana is leading the way to world-class standards and performance under the guidance of the Roundtable.
Our greatest achievement the past four years has been changing the direction of our public schools. Clearly, Indiana's new student standards and accountability system are the biggest steps to school improvement since Governor Orr' s A-plus plan.
These achievements would have not been possible without the stellar work of the Education Roundtable. So tonight, I invited each of them to join us so that we can all express our appreciation for their hard work. I would like to ask Dr. Reed and the members of the Education Roundtable to stand.
Make no mistake. The Roundtable's work is not done. It is now helping re-write our geography, economics, civics and history standards so they too will be among the highest in the nation. And it is now focusing on quality teaching.
While we have made progress by setting historic standards, we still have a long way to go. If we are to continue to improve our schools, we must enact additional legislation this session.
We must invest in school readiness so our first graders can meet the highest English and math standards in the country. My $50 Million school readiness program offers flexibility for schools to meet local needs -- like full day kindergarten, moving the kindergarten entry date or programs like head start, or pre-school. Of course, no discussion on improving education is complete without a focus on reading. If our new English standards are to be successful, our children must learn to read at grade level by the third grade. Tonight I am asking you to support the most comprehensive reading and math initiative in Indiana history.
My Ready to Read initiative includes funding for reading assessments, summer programs, reading institutes, and a tutor for every child struggling to read.
Since our children will now be required to meet the highest math standards in the country, Algebra will be the key to their success. That's why I have proposed a middle school summer math program to expand learning time.
But that's not all. Within this $50 Million initiative, we will also create 500 master reading and math teachers in the schools that need them the most. These master teachers will receive training over the summer and return to their schools to raise reading and math achievements. And the 50 schools that make the most improvement in reading and math will be rewarded.
Our students must not only be good scholars but good citizens. That's why we need to support character education. Through our safe haven school program, character is being taught not only during school, but before and after school as well. Let's continue that progress by continuing to fund Indiana's Safe Haven schools.
And now that we have raised our standards, we are turning our attention to professional development and to quality teaching. The Roundtable recognizes that our teachers need to be the best if our schools are to be the best. Tonight, I am proposing a $30 million quality teaching initiative. This program will fund professional development for teachers in the following areas:
Reading and Math achievement
Classroom management and discipline
National Board Certification
Character education.
Friends, I want to make it clear how important this investment is to our children's success. We need a budget that pays for the professional development that our teachers need and that our children deserve. This should be a top legislative priority and we must fund this program.
In recent years, we have given our schools greater flexibility to address their local needs. The time has come to expand that flexibility. Every session we get a little closer to passing charter school legislation. Let's pass a charter schools bill this session and get this job done.
Last year, Indiana also took an important step in promoting lifelong learning and in re-training Hoosier workers by opening a Community College system. I urge you to support additional community college sites over the next biennium.
We must also continue to support our great public universities so they can continue world-class research while also preparing students to compete in a global economy.
21st CENTURY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
I also ask you tonight to continue the success of the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund. We created the fund to stimulate economic development by supporting cutting edge research. And it's already doing just that. We've funded over 30 projects for private companies in partnership with our outstanding universities.
All across Indiana, advances are being made in agricultural genomics, tissue engineering, engine design, high speed Internet video, and other important areas.
Indiana is reaping the rewards of our investments, and we can't stop now. We need to reauthorize the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund and invest $50 Million in it over the next two years.
I also encourage our public pension boards to invest a portion of their funds in private security equities to increase the return on their investment and spur growth in new companies. A very conservative estimate suggests just a two percent investment could result in $300 Million for new venture capital and other investment options.
And, let's pass daylight saving time to help Indiana compete in the 21st Century economy.
While we need to continue our support of high-tech companies, let's also address the needs of the many Hoosiers who work in manufacturing, health care and other sectors of our economy. Our Advance Indiana and Training 2000 programs provide support to Indiana companies to train workers in rapidly advancing technologies.
These state training programs have helped over 700 Hoosier companies keep nearly 200,000 workers on the cutting edge of technologies. But we need to do more.
Through the new Skills 2016 Program, we will take our state training programs to a new level and allow Hoosier workers to share in our plan to build a better Indiana.
I appreciate your support of these initiatives. And I urge your passage of the 2016 Skills Program to help Hoosier workers.
Just as our investments in Hoosier companies and workers have paid off, so have our infrastructure investments. Our Crossroads 2000 program was the largest single infrastructure investment in Indiana history. With your help, we've built and improved roads and bridges throughout the state of Indiana. And with an additional $310 Million in bonding capacity, we will continue this program through the biennium.
With your support, we've also been able to enroll more than 150,000 children in Hoosier Healthwise, giving them access to health insurance. And, nearly 4,000 of our lowest income seniors are getting help with prescription drugs thanks to HoosierRx. And we expect 20,000 more seniors to be enrolled by the end of this year. I'm also convinced we made the right choice when we agreed to use virtually all of our tobacco settlement money for health initiatives. We must continue to fund these programs.
And, I urge you to use a portion of those funds to help our most vulnerable citizens our developmentally and mentally disabled Hoosiers live new lives outside of institutions and reach their full potential.
Another challenge ahead is complying with court-ordered reassessment. Our State Tax Board is putting together a rule that complies with the court order. This rule will be in place this spring. And, although the effect will not be felt immediately, once implemented it will have a dramatic impact on some households. So, we must put politics aside and work together on this issue for Hoosier homeowners, farmers and businesses. My Taxpayers' Protection Plan, which I proposed a year ago, should be considered in your deliberations.
We've talked a lot about difficult choices tonight. But here's a choice that shouldn't be difficult at all: Let's give the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission the power other states have and Indiana needs to impose fines or other sanctions against public utilities that don't give Indiana customers reliable service.
Let's also give the IURC the authority it needs to review utility holding company mergers so it can better protect Hoosier ratepayers.
Together, we have done much to build a better Indiana. Community service is part of our history as Hoosiers. I've seen it in every corner of the state. Volunteers, working together, to make their neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more civil. Private citizens, working together, to help build a new state museum because they understand the importance of respecting and cultivating our heritage. And, led by our First Lady, more than 160 millennium communities have implemented programs to meet goals by the year 2016 to build a better Indiana.
We build a better Indiana:
When we protect our air and our drinking water, go after polluters and take care of our environment
When we pass legislation to lower the Blood Alcohol Content to .08
When we pass a constitutional curfew law
When we use tobacco settlement money to expand community care for our most vulnerable citizens
When we improve our CHOICE program for in-home care for our elderly
When we give Hoosiers safer working conditions, better workers' compensation, and meaningful unemployment benefits
When we support the Indiana Land Resource Council in preserving family farms, protecting open spaces and providing for continued economic growth
When we support existing Indiana businesses facing challenges, such as our steel industry
When we pass my school improvement plan
And when we establish lifelong learning as our standard for all Hoosiers.
Last November, Hoosiers went to the polls and elected us to represent them. During the campaigns that led up to the election, we spent a lot of time talking -- often passionately -- about different issues. Now that the voters have spoken, we need to put partisan rancor behind us and take up the people's work. Hoosiers want cooperation, not conflict. They want action, not acrimony.
At the end of the day, Hoosiers, not Democrats, Republicans, Independents, or Libertarians , but Hoosiers...must work together to build a better Indiana.
The men and women who founded this great state in 1816 faced new challenges and adapted to change to build a better Indiana. So have we.
Together, we have done much to make Indiana a better place to live and work. Tonight, I ask you to continue to put Indiana first as we all work together for a better Indiana.
Thank you and good night.
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Dusty pink is everywhere. Call it millennial pink if you want to, but anybody who lived through the 1980s will recognize that dusky shade of rose. The '80s, generally, are having a huge influence on interior design right now, which has got me thinking: if dusty pink can come roaring back, can that other '80s staple — teal — be far behind?
Here are some of my favorite examples of the color, whether on walls or tile or accessories. What do you think? Does teal tickle your fancy? Or is this a color trend that should remain in the past?
This teal bedroom is green on green on green, for a deep, immersive look.
You don't often see such bold colors in the kitchen, but in this space, teal shutters make a big statement.
In this photo teal pairs beautifully with mustard and purple. Think of this as a sort of modern twist on green, purple, and gold, traditionally the colors of Mardi Gras.
This kitchen has teal cabinetry instead of teal walls. One of my favorite things about this color is how it's so bold, but yet so relaxing.
I can't find a price for this gorgeous wall sconce from Articolo, which probably means I can't afford it, but I'll keep dreaming about it anyway.
I'm a huge fan of terra cotta tile, particularly this glazed version, which comes in a deep teal..
Teal is particularly nice with wood tones, both the darker wood seen in the kitchen above and lighter shades, too. In this bedroom, teal walls set off a midcentury dresser to perfection.
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The book I read is called "Evil Spy School," by Stuart Gibbs (Simon & Schuster). The main character's name is Ben, and he goes to a secret school for spies in Washington, D.C. He accidently blows up his principal's office with a mortar and he then gets kicked out of his school. Then he gets taken by force to another spy school that is evil. He starts to have a crush on one of the girls there, but will he be able to get out and stop what they're doing? This book is good if you like detective stories, and lots of action! To find out how it ends, read the book! It's for kids up to age 12.
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The eternal optimism of gardeners. I've noticed it in myself and in many a gardening friend.
I think it's part of why we become gardeners, don't you?
For instance, here is one of our flower beds right now.
Doesn't look like much now, does it? But soon we'll have tulips blooming, quickly followed by poppies and hesperis matronalis. Soon after will be lupines, the viburnum shrub, peonies, and shasta daisies. Then in July, echinacea, daylilies, anchusa, hibiscus, liliums, monardas, crocosmias, a clematis and all will be finished off with asters and mums in the fall.
There is also a buddleia alternifolia in the back, to the left of the viburnum. The tree on the left is a corkscrew willow.
Another unimpressive looking bed.
Here we'll be seeing more tulips, then eremuru (foxtail lilies), with cream colored daylilies followed by ostrich ferns, peonies, and backed up on the fence with 'Elsa Spath' clematis and Ginger Syllabub climbing rose.
You can see the little evergreen tree on the left. Next to that are the bare limbs of a spring flowering tree we planted too long ago for me to remember its name.
Another bed full of potential,
This bed is backed by cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple', Fallopia japonica 'Crimson Beauty' and buddleia davidii 'Lochinch'. It is also anchored on the right with a 20 year old blue spruce tree that was one of the first trees we planted when we had our house built and on the left with elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian Olive tree). Tulips will also appear in this bed soon along with campanulas, stachys macrantha, anemone japonicas, more daylilies, peonies, clematis integrifolia, salvias, iris, tall garden phlox, and more lilies. On a trellis on the back fence is one of our honeysuckle vines.
OK, this will be the last bed I'll show you in this rather long post.
A few daffodils blooming now. No tulips in this bed. Most of our quaking aspen trees grow here along with syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk', crambe cordifolia, and a serviceberry tree. On the back fence we have another honeysuckle, 'viticella polish spirit' clematis and 'Abraham Darby' rose, all on trellises. There will be plenty of columbines soon, then Nicholas daylilies, geranium 'Biokovo', 'Norah Leigh' phlox, more peonies, a perennial sweetpea, lychnis coronaria, hopefully some delphiniums, more shasta daisies, and eventually tartarian asters and Aconitum (monkshood).
I'll be planting annuals in the old wheelbarrow and the old metal bucket.
On the back fence to the right you can see a shelf on which we display favorite found rocks, crystals, or other objects of interest.
In the back corner where the fences meet is a lilac that reseeded from our neighbor's house.
Most of our planted containers from last year are showing signs of life of those in which we had planted perennials.
This could be Cimicifuga 'Chocoholic'. I hope so anyway.
And just to enforce how little it takes to thrill a gardener in the spring, I leave you with this little sprout, which I believe is the Dicentra 'Gold Heart' we planted in our shade garden last year.
Yes, it's tiny.
Happy Gardening!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
What We're Looking at Now
Posted by Victoria Williams at 8:32 AM
Labels: Spring
4 comments:
- Randy Emmitt said...
I do know those beds will be awesome sooner than we think. Cute little Dicentra it is tiny.. We have a frost alert for the weekend, those basils will have to be brought in.
- April 4, 2012 at 7:32 PM
- Janet, The Queen of Seaford said...
I love seeing new growth emerge! It is full of such potential! Your tiny dicentra is so cute.
- April 5, 2012 at 6:45 PM
- Jennifer said...
I always feel a vague sense of panic when I look at a lot of brown earth each spring. It seems as though there is nothing where I was certain there was a garden filled with flowers. Seeing new growth slowly emerge is both exciting and somewhat of a relief! LOL Have a happy Easter!
- April 6, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Pat said...
Nice Victoria !
Looks like you're going to have a great year.
Also like your new blog page.
- April 11, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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Every new year brings new prospects and goals, for most people.
For many years, I've sat down on New Years Day and put together some new year's resolutions for the last of the year. Needless to say, I've never actually achieved everything on the list. This is purely because I was extremely ambitious in thinking I could even do half of the things on the list. I do admire people's positivity and admiration to achieve great things as the new year approaches, but I also can't help but wonder why it even happens? Who was the first person to think that the year changing is a reason for things to change? Surely, we should be able to change anything whenever you feel the time is right rather than waiting for the end or start of a new year? Regardless, it happens, and it's made me think, I totally don't believe in new year's resolutions anymore.
Resolutions are good for those who want change,
and if you honestly know you'll stick to yours throughout the whole year then I wouldn't stop you. Just stop and think for a minute though, are your goals achievable in the time frame you've set? If you're planning on reading 100 books through the year but in 2017 you didn't touch any, then you might have to re-think it. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for self-progression and bettering yourself, just in a realistic way. That's why this year, I do want to do some adventurous things and achieve things I haven't before but I'm not putting myself under any stress to get them done. Life gets in the way of things sometimes and you shouldn't punish yourself because your goals take a little longer than you thought, you should embrace that you're on the way to getting there.
I've spoken to a lot of people who have set themselves over 5 or 6 new year's resolutions that are pretty big,
but I'm just not one to complicate things anymore. I do however have a mantra every year that I speak about sometimes on this blog. Back in 2015 when I set up my little WordPress blog, with no experience and awful grammar skills, my mantra was "Just do what makes you happy, there is no point in being down about something that you don't need to be down about". I've always been pro-mental health and after a pretty shitty 2015, my 2016 mantra was "mental health before anything else".
To be honest, I'm not sure I even thought about a mantra during 2017, life kind of got in the way. However, after thinking a lot about not having specific new years resolutions this year, I've decided I'm taking the year to focus on myself again. My 2018 mantra is "laughter is the best medicine, do it as much as possible" because I laugh a lot anyway and I'm constantly happy whenever I'm laughing. You've got to just take every day as it comes and live in the moment, shit is going to happen and it's going to make you think your goals and ambitions aren't possible, but the truth is, you're doubting your ability to get where you want to be.
So, whether you're making 20 new year's resolutions or they're not a thought in your mind,
just remember; as long as you always try your best, you'll reap the rewards you deserve soon. It might not be tomorrow or even the next day, but it will happen, and I suppose you're just going to have to keep going until that day comes.
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The Balloons Over Waikato Festival is a major icon in Waikato's civic calendar and
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Minister at Chartwell Co-operating Parish Rev Alan Leadley says when the festival began eight years ago it coincided with Pentecost, which marks the occasion when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit on his disciples.
"The terms spirit, wind and breath are almost interchangeable in the language of the Bible. The balloons seemed to be an apt metaphor for us to rise and drift with the spirit and to be flexible and open to what the spirit is telling us.
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TriviaNot everyone ended out with the same Pride and Prejudice part for which they originally auditioned. Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley) first tried-out for the part of George Wickham. Lucy Davis (Maria Lucas) first auditioned for the part of Lydia Bennet.
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Joanna David (Mrs. Gardiner) and Emilia Fox (Georgianna Darcy) are real life mother and daughter.
Susannah Harker who plays Jane Bennet, is the daughter of Polly Adams who played the same part in the BBC's 1967 version of the Pride and Prejudice.
Susannah Harker was pregnant while Pride and Prejudice was being filmed. You probably didn't notice though as her costumes were made especially loose and she generally wore a shawl.
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The Hollywood Museum (1660 N. Highland Avenue in Hollywood) has just announced a new exhibit celebrating "100 years of Hal Roach Studios," the studio that gave us such comic legends as Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, and Our Gang (Little Rascals), as well as Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, and other timeless movie comedians.
Opening on July 2 and running until August 31, the exhibit will feature authentic photos, costumes, and props from the rich history of the Hal Roach studios. This exhibit is co-sponsored by The Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel and Hardy fan club that was co-founded with Mr. Laurel's blessing back in the 1960s. The Sons of the Desert will be holding their national convention July 2-6 that will include featured guests like Stan Laurel's daughter and great granddaughter, as well as Our Gang alumni Mildred Kornman (who dates back to the silent films) and Payne Johnson.
The Hal Roach studios began in the silent era and continued into the television era. Harold Lloyd made many of his silent classics for Roach, including his iconic feature "Safety Last" (1923) for which he is probably best known. Laurel and Hardy were separate actors who happened to be placed in the same film enough times for Roach staffers to notice how well they worked together. By 1927, a team was established for all time and generations. Our Gang, known as The Little Rascals for television revivals, continue to delight people young and old with their genuine antics that reflect the innocence and creative ingenuity of childhood.
These are perhaps the best-known comedians from the Roach studios. However, Charley Chase was a writer, director, and comedy star that also began in the silent era and continued with sound films. More and more of Chase's work is becoming available on DVD, and a new book discussing his sound films was released this year. As with Our Gang, Chase made short films rather than feature length, and the films hold up beautifully today. Thelma Todd, a fine comic actress, teamed first with Zasu Pitts, then with Patsy Kelly, to form a brilliantly funny female comedy team. Ms. Todd also sometimes graced the films of Chase and Laurel and Hardy as a supporting actress. While many silent movie performers had trouble transitioning to sound films, this was not a problem for Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charley Chase, or many other Roach comedians.
Along with the leading players, the Hal Roach studios boasted such great supporting actors as James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, and Anita Garvin, as well as the top comedy writers, directors, and gagmen of the 1920s and 1930s.
Roach was moving away from comedy production by the end of the 1930s, producing such fare as "Topper" (1937), "Of Mice and Men" (1939), and "One Million B.C." (1940). At the dawn of the 1950s, the studio went into television production with such shows as "My Little Margie," "Public Defender," and "Screen Director's Playhouse," while many other shows, such as "Amos N Andy," and "The Abbott and Costello Show," were shot at the Roach lot. By the early 1960s, the studio had ceased production and the studio was torn down in 1963.
Along with Roach studio artifacts such as original posters, stills, scrapbooks, costumes, scripts, letters, and sheet music, artifacts from films the Roach stars made away from the studio will also be on hand. The suits Laurel and Hardy wore in their 20th Century Fox film "The Bullfighters" (1945) will be displayed, as well as a prop flask Oliver Hardy carried for his solo appearance in the film "The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949) which featured John Wayne in the starring role. Some other interesting items that will be on display include a pair of Harold Lloyd's glasses, Roach's honorary Oscar, and a studio camera.
Hal Roach died in November of 1992 just two months shy of his 101st birthday. He lived to see his films become classics, and outlived nearly all of the stars he once produced. His legacy spanning silent movies to television production is filled with amazing triumphs and the timeless artistry of our most iconic stars.
Donelle Dadigan, Founder and President of the Hollywood Museum stated, "We are so pleased to honor the 100th anniversary of the Hal Roach studios with this exhibit."


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For those able to truly appreciate a full night out that 1. doesn't mean driving "into town," 2. means driving all over for movies here, a drink there, and dinner elsewhere, or 3. doesn't have an age limit that ends at 30 years old … there are places like Sky.
This Norwood Restaurant offers the whole deal: a swanky bar for a drink, before you head to a gorgeous dining room with an elegant yet quiet waterfall fountain at one end, and a nightcap with an entertainer. All under one roof.
The night we were there, there was a hypnotist, and the room was packed with adults, of all ages, ready to be entertained and hypnotized. On Friday, August 1, Sky welcomes "Spiritual Encounters with Ruthie Larkin, The Bean Town Medium," a 9pm show at $25 per person. Guests will experience a group psychic reading with Larkin, who was recently featured in the book 100 Top Psychics and Astrologers in America, and who does private, phone and group readings as well as large events. Larkin has a considerable Reiki following and her healing gifts are often combined with an on-the-spot reading during these sessions. Guests of the show that dine at SKY will also receive a complimentary dessert with the purchase of an entrée. The event is sponsored by Bacardi, and there will be specialty cocktails featuring Bacardi Mango Rum.
And on August 14, at 7:30pm, the Paint with SKY night, under the tutelage of artist Jackie Burns, include painting supplies, instructions and appetizers, $40 per person.
But it's definitely a restaurant first, the kind with a fireplace, tea lights, Rat-Pack banquette seating, and a waterfall at one end of the room. It's a business meeting and date night kind of place, clean, well organized, and well-trained waitstaff. It's city-style elegance in the burbs.
The bartender has a creative streak. There are several sangrias, martinis and margaritas; there's also "old-school twists" like the "Hot & Dirty" Ketel One vodka with spicy pickle juice, sriracha and olive juice, and a lavender-honey Sidecar, with Remy V.S., Cointreau, house-made lavender-honey syrup, and lemon juice. We took the waiter's suggestion and tried the Mango-Jalapeno Daiquiri, which was Bacardi mango, muddled jalapeno, fresh lime, and pineapple juice, and had a predominant jalapeno bite, but it wasn't overwhelmingly spicy; and the Watermelon margarita, with watermelon-infused tequila, house sour mix, and a black sea salt rim, which was refreshing and light.
The wine list is great, but I also love a place with a great microbrew selection, including, on tap, Clown Shoes, Ommegang, and Pretty Things, and in bottle/cans Dale's Pale Ale, Sixpoint Sweet Action, and Allagash Tripel. When I see a beer list like that, I look forward to the food.
We weren't disappointed. We JUST missed the half-priced appetizer, pizza and $1 oyster specials, which ended at 6 p.m. The crabcake trio, low on the filler, had three different toppings or dips: pineapple salsa, sweet chili, and traditional remoulade; the waiter also recommended the lettuce wraps ($12), with chicken, water chestnuts, lettuce,e peanuts, pineapples, carrots, sprouts and hoisin sauce; and the Tomato Tower ($12), which he called "exquisite": beefsteak tomatoes, prosciutto de parma, fresh mozzarella, and baby arugula, topped with shaved pecorino romano and a caper shallot vinaigrette.
Other notables on the summer menu include gazpacho ($8); lobster a nd corn pizza ($16): with a three-cheese sauce, topped with potato sticks, and lemon compound butter; and Michiasport Maine fried clams ($16).
We also started with the chef's board, which tonight was a sliced meat the waiter called Pinnochio sp? Which was similar to prosciutto, along with soppressata, balsalmic-roasted yellow tomatoes, marinated sliced mushrooms, and a citrus-crab dip to top on sliced bread.
Grilled Mako Shark was prepared with a blueberry reduction and a mint-berry marinade for a flavor that didn't overwhelm the fish. It was paired with a miso melon noodle with diced vegetables.
I was there for the twin lobster special: the lobster tail was sliced for ease of removal, and it was served with a browned butter for simple perfection, along with baked potato and native corn. The regular lobster dish also features an optional Maryland lumb crab stuffing for $9 more, but I like my lobster commando. There was also clam chowder ($8) and Rhode Island Littleneck Clams ($2.50 each) for a true clambake style spread.
Ther'es also a Maine lobster club, toasted sourdough bread stuffed with lobster salad, avocado aioli, bacon, lettuce, and tomato ($19), and the prosciutto parmesan crusted shrimp and scallops with scampi risotto, peppers, carrots, onions, spinach, parsley and lemon butter ($26).
Other summer menu specials included truffle summer spaetzle ($20) with sweet peas, zucchini, native corn, fava beans, pea shoots, sugar snap peas and white wine truffle sauce; organic fried chicken ($24) with truffle mac and cheese, bacon and honey gravy; lobster pomodoro ($28) with smoked pork belly, tomatoes, scallions, lobster cream sauce over angel hair; and scallop and bacon risotto ($27), with sweet peas, butternut squash, micro herbs and romano cheese.
The desserts are all made by the in-house pastry chef. We were tempted to order an assortment of "No-Guilt Minis" that included a choice of Creamsicle panna cotta, fresh berry cheesecake, chocolate praline, strawberry chiffon crème, and more. ($3 each, or 4 for $10). The waiter also highly recommended the Berry Shortcake ($8), with a compote of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries with a vanilla pastry cream over white cake, with vanilla ice cream; I thought it sounded a little boring, but it was NOT; it melted in our mouths, and had this amazing richness. The flourless chocolate mousse cake (gluten-free) was gone in minutes, too. Other choices included apple strudel, lemon chiffon cake, vanilla bean crème brulee, Boston cream pie, a trio of seasonal sorbet, and a milk chocolate fondue with an assortment of brownies, seven-layer bars, pound cake, strawberries, bananas and marshmallows ($10).
The dessert cocktails also included cocktails named Milky Way; Espresso martini, peppermint patty, tiramisu, key lime pie and squid ink (a "galleon captain's digestif, with flavors of licorice and black raspberry…Do ye dare?"). We chose to end with a nice Royal Tokas "5 Puttonyos" dessert wine and cappuccino.
Service was punctual, friendly and knowledgeable, and polite. Sour note: while we dined, we heard on the background music "Everybody's Working for the Weekend." Classy background music fail. I'm not expecting classical, but I didn't welcome big-hair Classic Rock, either.
Other specials include Kids under 10 eat free Sundays, 3-9pm, from the kids menu (one child per adult); and Half-priced burgers on Mondays.
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Hard to argue — although the left will argue, pointing to the fact that Trump will not only finish with less than half of the popular vote, he's likely to finish behind Clinton. (There are millions of votes still to be counted, many in deep blue California.) The idea of a mandate is also odd coming from Ryan since he's Trump's main ideological rival in the party. Which mandate does he mean? Is he conceding that Trump has a mandate for nationalism, meaning that Paul Ryan now feels duty-bound to become a border hawk, or is the "mandate" he has in mind a "Republican mandate" in which the White House and Congress come together to enact policy that they mutually agree upon? I think that's the mandate Ryan has in mind. I don't think it's the mandate Trump's fans have in mind.
Let's not miss the forest for the trees, though. The point of this speech was to publicly bend the knee to the new leader of the party with an eye to retaining his role as Speaker. Sean Hannity, weirdly, chose to celebrate the hour of Trump's great victory last night by insisting that Ryan won't be Speaker in the next Congress. In theory, he and his pal Donald should have no say over that; it's the House Republican caucus who decides. But Trump, having just won the biggest victory for the GOP in 12 years, surely could push Ryan out if he made a stink about not being able to work with him. There'd be enough Republicans in the House eager to stay on the right side of their base back home to pull their support from Ryan in the name of appeasing Trump. With 235 or so Republican seats in the next Congress, all you'd need are 18 defections to block him. And there have been rumors that those votes are out there. In fact, a story that slipped under the radar in the final days before the election was this report of GOP Rep. Jim Renacci, a Ryan ally, drafting a letter that called on the caucus to delay its leadership elections beyond November 15th. That was taken as a sign that even Ryan's pals in the House were getting nervous about sticking by him in case Trump lost and angry Trumpers started sniffing around Ryan as the scapegoat-in-chief. He was already on thinning ice. This "yowza, Trump's awesome!" address below is designed to make the ice a little thicker. If Trump says "I like Paul, we can work together," that should be enough to kill the anti-Ryan movement in the House, such as it is.
The guy with the more interesting, and immediate, "mandate" dilemma in Congress is Mitch McConnell, who's now caught between a Democratic minority with plenty of votes and appetite to filibuster GOP initiatives and a new authoritarian president in Trump who won't like to be told that his agenda can't get through Congress because McConnell refuses to take that filibuster away. Will Mitch the Knife nuke the filibuster — not just for Supreme Court nominees but for legislation, which would turn the Senate back into a simple-majority chamber like the House? I'm thinking … yeah, he might. Not only because the Republican base will agree with Ryan that Trump has a mandate and therefore Democratic opposition is illegitimate, but because there are likely to be no consequences for the GOP until 2020 or beyond for nuking it. Remember, the 2018 midterm map is very favorable to Republicans. There's every chance that the party will add to its Senate majority, and it may end up adding enough that Democrats can't retake the Senate realistically in 2020. That means the GOP wouldn't need to worry about a Democratic president passing laws with 51 Democratic votes in the Senate until possibly 2023 at the earliest. Is six years of a filibuster-free Senate worth it to Republicans, notwithstanding the risk of Dem retaliation later? Probably.


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One of the biggest risks for any food retailer is related to the event of his fridges thawing. There's an economic damage but more important is the possible health related damage.
In the food industry the average annual cost related to thawing is up to 15%. In Europe there's a standard, called HACCP, made of complex hygiene requirements that have to be fullfilled by any business related with food. One of the most critical operations is to monitor and to log every 4 hours the temperature of each fridge. The risk is that the operators asked to record these temperatures are cheating to save time, but the biggest risk is that in case of a temporary failure the temperature raises and drops again quickly.
The first step is to measure the temperature, it has been done easily a professional temperature digital sensors interfaced using OneWire bus to an Iomote X400 gateway with Lan connectivity. The library to read the sensor was easily available on the Arduino community, so it took less than 3 hours to implement the App on The X400 gateway. The App main feature is to read the value of temperature and send to the Cloud every 4 hours (datalog). Another feature of App is to trigger an Alarm in case of unexpected raise of the temperature. In this case when the temperature goes over -16°C an alarm is send to the Cloud in realtime.
Data coming from the temperature sensor every 4 hours are safely stored into a database and are available for any control.
For the maintenance team an alarm via email has been automated in order to react in case of unexpected temperature raise events.


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I love the Seraphic Raglan sleeve dress by Imagine Gnats! Extra credit points for refashioning another outfit.
So far, my favorite clothing sewn on the blog tour has been the Celestial maxi skirt in double gauze by Imagine Gnats…so pretty and I'm sure my 9 year old would love it!


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Refitted sailing yacht Raja Laut ready for charter
by Malcolm Maclean
The 30.4 metre (100') sailing yacht Raja Laut is nearing the end of an extensive refit and will be available for charter from October 2015 to April 2016 in the Andaman Sea.
Built in ironwood using traditional methods in northeast Borneo, she is a classic gaff-rigged schooner delivered in 2006 and ideal for exploring the 800 remote, exotic islands of the Mergui archipelago in the Andaman Sea. Her owner, Georges Carraz, is a keen sailor who developed a close knowledge of regional boating techniques after 30 years in Southeast Asia.
The refit saw her cabins and bathrooms all upgraded, along with her engine room, soundproofing, electrical systems, rigging and sails, bringing her back to fresh life. Her interior in rich timbers and colourful textiles offers accommodation for 12 guests in six cabins consisting of three doubles and three twins, all with air conditioning and en suite bathroom facilities.
Water toys include a tender, snorkeling gear, scuba diving equipment, kayaks, fishing tackle and an assortment of towables including water skis.
After April 2016 Raja Laut will relocate for the summer season to the Komodo National Park, famed for its unique Komodo dragons and outstanding scenic beauty.
Private charter costs from €4,500 per night for up to 12 guests while Indonesia Yacht Charters offers a 5-night Komodo National Park package from €1,875 per person based on 12 guests travelling, including accommodation onboard Raja Laut on a full board basis, excluding excursions, diving and transfers.
Her owner, Georges Carraz, comments: "After all these years spent sailing, it's still unclear to me what makes boats and the sea so magical and addictive. I will probably never find the reason, nor the antidote."


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Extended Stay Package
The Comfort Inn & Suites Universal – Convention Center is located only one mile from Universal Studios and two miles from the Orlando Convention Center. Our newly renovated hotel is walking distance to many dining and entertainment venues. Located one block from International Drive the I-Ride Trolley is also an option to hop on, and hop off, to visit all of the outlet shopping close by. Our well appointed standard rooms and suites feature two queen beds, microwave and mini fridge, flat screen TV's and free wireless internet. Our suites feature two queen beds, a partial room divider and a pull out sofa accommodating up to 6 guests. Our special suites offer all the comforts of our standard guest rooms but also include added space.
They are perfect for that extended assignment in the area. If you are relocating and need a place to stay while looking for a home or having one built, the Comfort Inn & Suites can work with you on special extended stay rates.
Each of our spacious rooms and suites include all the amenities you expect from Comfort Inn & Suites, free hot breakfast buffet, free wireless internet, outdoor heated pool and hot tub, business and fitness centers, 24 hour market, free attraction shuttles, and great location for all Orlando has to offer.


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Remembering Marie Colvin, Friend and Intrepid War Correspondent
Haaretz contributor Petra Ramsauer recalls Marie Colvin, one of two western journalists killed on Wednesday while reporting on the Syrian uprising.
The night before Marie Colvin was killed, she posted a message to her friends in a closed facebook group. It sent a chill down my spine: "Please post my Baba Amr, Homs story in February 19 issue. I don't often do this, but it is sickening what is happening here. Cannot understand how the world can stand by and I should be hardened by now. Watched a baby die today. Shrapnel, doctors could do nothing. His little tummy just heaved and heaved until he stopped. Feeling helpless."
Her words made me to reconsider my plans for the near future. Having just returned from Libya, I intended to go to Homs later, by the end of March at the earliest. Only her passionate account made me realize. I must go now. I sent her a brief message, inquiring about the latest intelligence of how to sneak in. This information she would never want me to share publicly, for the sake of those, who take these roads, but I might share her last words. "Bring warm clothes. It is freezing here. It is so cold."
This morning I got another message, and it sent another hefty chill down my spine. "Something bad has happened to Marie. Still unconfirmed", a Spanish journalist based in Beirut wrote. I didn't want it to be true, but I knew, that this journalist would never share rumors. So I knew it was true, when I got another message from her half an hour later, saying, "Marie is dead, confirmed."
On the last day of her life Marie would do her utmost to get her story out, to the widest public. Just hours before her death, she would give live interviews for international channels.
It might be the case that Marie Colvin and several other journalists were killed in a targeted strike. The safe house, where the journalists stayed in Homs had an obvious satellite link. Her death, as well as the death of the young French photographer Rémi Ochlik, are sending out a clear warning: Covering Syria today is one of the most dangerous endeavors for war reporters. Even Marie pointed this out before her death. But not covering Syria must not be an option while the international community is sorting out its options of how to deal with this obvious massacre against the civilian population.
I am more committed going to Syria today than I was yesterday. We might never know the truth: Whether Marie's death was arbitrary or if it was meant to scare away international reporters. But if we, the reporters, give in now and stay away from Syria, the mayhem will get completely out of control. And then Assad's troops might eventually win his war, by winning the battle against free reporting. And in the end, this is what journalism should be about: Simply not giving in.
Petra Ramsauer is a journalist who has been covering crisis-hit and war-torn parts of the world since 1999.
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Degrees & Programs
Nearly 30 degree programs and professional certificates offer students the ability to find a program that fits their career goals. Use the interactive explorer to filter by program level or discipline.
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Dental Hygiene (BS)
The Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene satisfies the educational requirement for eligibility for state licensure as a dental hygienist. These preventive oral health professionals work in private dental practices and clinics, public health agencies, school systems, hospitals, nursing homes and corporate health facilities.
Oral Biology (MS)
The Master of Science in oral biology is designed primarily to provide advanced scientific training for graduates of dental programs and students enrolled in a clinical specialty program at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. This program is also well suited for dental specialists from countries other than the United States who desire to obtain or improve their background in dental research.
Oral Biology (PhD)
Students in the Doctor of Philosophy program in oral biology receive training in the fields of craniofacial development and genetics, bioengineering and regeneration, mineralized tissue biology and neuroscience and pain. Students may pursue research in cellular and molecular mechanisms, experimental studies, and clinical studies of development, growth, aging, function, disease and treatment.
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
The program leading to the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery is designed to develop broadly competent practitioners who provide the highest quality patient care while encouraging an appreciation of research and a spirit of inquiry. As one of only three dental schools in Texas, its graduates make up nearly one-third of all dentists in the state.
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
An innovative Doctor of Medicine curriculum was recently introduced to bring more flexibility and individualization to the education process, to create lifelong learners and bring better health care to all. The curriculum integrates basic science content more closely with clinical context, provides clinical exposure earlier and reinforces basic science content in clinical rotations.
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The Doctorate of Philosophy in Medical Science program provides cutting-edge research training with a flexible and interdisciplinary curriculum with six focus tracks (biochemistry & structural biology, cardiovascular and lymphatic biology, cell and molecular biology, clinical and translational science, microbial pathogenesis & immunology and neurosciences) that allow students a highly personalized training program.
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The Graduate Program in Medical Science provides a broad background in basic sciences with focus on applications of this background to medical problems with six focus tracks (biochemistry & structural biology, cardiovascular and lymphatic biology, cell and molecular biology, clinical and translational science, microbial pathogenesis & immunology and neurosciences).
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Students in the master's program, which is designed to develop skills to become excellent teachers in their areas of specialty, may pick a 36-hour non-thesis track that requires a project, or students can complete 34 hours with a thesis. With either option, students will learn how to conduct research to improve and develop innovative educational programs in health professions education.
This combined training program leading to both Doctor of Medicine and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees provides research training for highly motivated medical students planning careers in academic medicine. Such training produces medical scientists with a valuable, and well-balanced, ability to relate their study of clinical medicine with basic biomedical science and provide unique insights into human disease processes.
MD + Business Administration (MD+MBA)
The MD Plus Program is committed to providing students the skills needed to take leadership roles in the healthcare industries, and combining a business degree through Mays Business School with a medical degree allows graduates to excel in areas of health care entrepreneurship and manage health care teams and organizations.
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The MD Plus Program is committed to providing students the skills needed to take leadership roles in the health care industries, and combining a Master of Public Health degree from the School of Public Health with a medical degree allows graduates to become key advisors in health care policy for government and private organizations.
MD + Master of Science (MD+MS)
The increasing complexities of health care delivery put a premium on professionals who understand and meet the demands required to deliver innovative, collaborative, and compassionate care. This MD Plus Program, an integrated five-year course of study, is a pathway for students who are interested in enhancing options in their medical careers by also earning a Master of Science in Medical Science (MS).
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The new Engineering Medicine (EnMed) program allows students to obtain an engineering degree along with their medical degree in an integrated five-year course of study. Graduates will be well poised to develop new therapy paradigms and pharmaceuticals and solve a variety of health care problems.
MD + Education for Healthcare Professionals (MD+EDHP)
This program combines a Doctor Medicine with a Master of Science in Education for Healthcare Professionals. The MD+EDHP program is committed to providing students the skills needed to take leadership roles and who wish to pursue academic teaching careers by expanding their knowledge of teaching and curriculum development.
Education for Healthcare Professionals (CERT)
For students who wish to expand their knowledge of teaching and curriculum development, the certificate program prepares students to teach in a variety of settings with an interdisciplinary team. Coursework may be applied to the master's degree if the student wishes to pursue the advanced degree in the future.
Nursing (BSN)
The Texas A&M College of Nursing is committed to addressing the critical nursing shortage across Texas, and strives to produce the most prepared nurses. Students may earn a traditional or second-degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and currently registered nurses with an associate's degree may earn their BSN online with both full-time and part-time course loads.
Nursing Education (MSN)
The Master of Science in nursing education prepares the graduate to take on the role of educator in various patient care settings and in institutions of higher education through completion of a 36-hour curriculum. The course instruction is delivered primarily online allowing students to balance career, family and other responsibilities while advancing their education.
Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN)
The Master Science in nursing–Family Nurse Practitioner track prepares the graduate to practice as a primary care provider to a wide range of clients while focusing on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and illness management. The majority of course instruction is delivered online allowing students to balance career, family and other responsibilities, while advancing their education.
Forensic Nursing (MSN)
The Master of Science in Nursing–Forensic Nursing track prepares the graduate to care for victims and perpetrators of traumatic events or criminal acts that result in trauma or death. While caring for their patients, the forensic nurse is also responsible for observing, recognizing, collecting and documenting forensic evidence related to the traumatic event or criminal act for subsequent use in civil or criminal legal proceedings.
Forensic Health Care (CERT)
The multidisciplinary graduate certificate in forensic health care allows health care workers, protective service investigators/case workers, social workers, law enforcement, prosecutors and other professionals holding a minimum of a bachelor's degree to sharpen their skills in assisting victims of violence and trauma.
Pharmacy (PharmD)
The Doctor of Pharmacy degree, the first health professions program established south of San Antonio, recruits and trains talented and caring future pharmacists who will provide excellent patient care and serve as catalysts for advancing the practice of pharmacy. Students begin applying what they have learned by their second year through participating in community practice and hospital pharmacy rotations.
Pharmacy + Business Administration (PharmD+MBA)
The College of Pharmacy has partnered with the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville to provide students with an opportunity to earn a Master's of Business Administration while working towards a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, preparing them for both the clinical aspects of pharmacy practice and management positions within pharmacies.
Public Health (BS)
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities. It can complement or enrich a traditional biology-based pre-health degree plan for students intending professional education in medicine, nursing, allied health or other health professions.
Public Health (MPH)
The Master of Public Health degree is a multi-disciplinary professional degree program with six concentrations (epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health policy and management, health promotion and community health sciences) designed to provide practical training in areas related to public health practice.
Health Administration Resident Track (MHA)
The Master of Health Administration program helps students pursue administration in health service related settings and will develop health care managers who will provide leadership for their organizations and communities based on a strong commitment to public health, ethics, integrity and service as well as demonstrate the ability to implement innovative ways of meeting health care needs of a diverse society.
Health Administration Executive Track (MHA)
The Master of Health Administration Executive Track is tailored to mid-career health care professionals with at least five years of increasing responsibilities within health services or related industries who need formal management knowledge to enhance their career. This 12-course, 48-credit hour master's degree takes 24 months to complete and is taught one weekend a month in Houston.
Public Health (DrPH)
The Doctor of Public Health is an advanced degree for those whose career goals are in the area of professional practice in public health, including current and potential leaders in the public health practice. Applicants may choose among two programs: health promotion and community health sciences or epidemiology and environmental health.
Health Services Research (PhD)
The Doctor of Philosophy in health services research is designed to prepare students to conduct high-quality research addressing important health services issues through intensive education in research methods. Students are provided opportunities for advanced training in health policy, organization theory and health economics along with applied knowledge in specific areas of health policy or management.
Health Coaching for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CERT)
Health coaches are a new and vital part of our evolving health care system. They work independently or with primary care providers and employers to help clients, patients and employees achieve health care goals. Becoming a health coach gives students an advantage in the public health field.
Global Health (CERT)
The Graduate Certificate in Global Health is an interdisciplinary certification available to all graduate students at Texas A&M University. Its purpose is to teach public health professionals about global perspectives on public health, encourage students to consider careers in a variety of settings and to promote research and innovation in addressing the myriad public health problems seen around the world.


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China's manufacturing industry contracted again in April, though it was up on the previous month, according to a new survey.
AAP reports that the HSBC purchasing managers index (PMI) for China was 48.1 in April. All figures greater than 50 represent expansion in the market, while figures under 50 mean activity contracted.
This represented an improvement from the March figure of 48.0 but was lower than the forecast figure of 48.3.
Commenting on the result, Qu Hongbin, a Hong Kong-based economist with HSBC, said in a statement, "These indicate that the manufacturing sector, and the broader economy as a whole, continues to lose momentum."
Last month the Chinese government introduced tax breaks for small enterprises and targeted infrastructure outlays in an attempt to improve growth.
However, the government is attempting to move the economy from a reliance on exports and investment to increased consumption.
Therefore they will not use a massive stimulus package to improve growth as they have done previously.
As Reuters reports, according to the official Chinese government PMI, activity in China's manufacturing sector actually picked up in April, though only slightly. The figure rose to 50.4 in April from March's 50.3.
In comparison, the HSBC figure surveys a smaller sample and focuses more on smaller companies.


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Since our founding in 1923 as Alberta's first university-based school of nursing, the Faculty of Nursing's aspirations and actions have been guided by core values drawn from the discipline of Nursing, the University community, and Canadian society.
My clinical area of expertise is teaching and learning. I am also a registered psychologist and in this role maintain a practice in conflict resolution.
Selected Achievements and Affiliations
My SSHRC-funded program of research is in the area of preceptorship and courage in female leaders.


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The Endura T20s Kit from Innokin is its latest TPD compliant vaping kit.
Perfect for an entry-level device, the Endura T20 comes with a 1500mAh battery and is supplied with the T20s Prism 2ml top-fill tank. It runs at 18w and is suitable for satisfying, powerful, mouth-to-lung vaping, with High VG, mid-strength nicotine liquids.
Box Contents:
- 1 x Innokin Prism T20s tank
- 1 x Innokin Endura T20s battery
- 1 x 0.8 ohm Endura T20s coil
- 1 x Alternative Drip Tip
- 1 x Micro USB charging cable
- 1 x Accessories
- 1 x User manual
Innokin Endura T20s Features:
- Capacity: 2ml
- Battery size: 1500mAh
- Wattage: 18W
- 510 drip tip (Delrin)
- MTL (Mouth-To-Lung) support
- Top-filling design
- "No-Spill" coil swap system
- "Vape While Charging" system
- Numerous safety protection features
- 510 threading