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The last few years have seen an increase in insurers including "Partial Payments" within their Critical Illness Cover policies.
Your standard Critical Illness contract would these days typically cover you for between 35 - 45 conditions which when diagnosed would payout the sum assured. Partial payments are paid if you are diagnosed with a less severe critical illness and are not usually deducted from your original sum assured.
The payment will be calculated upon the severity of the condition and can range between 10% to 25% of the policy sum assured; these payments can be capped to a maximum monetary value, please see your policy wording.
The main reason and main benefit of these partial payments is that you may still qualify for a payment from your policy even if you have not suffered from one of the main conditions listed. An example of one of the partial payments is as follows;
We will pay the lower of 25% of the amount of cover and £25,000 if you are diagnosed with ductal or lobular carcinoma in-situ of the breast, that is histologically confirmed, and results in you undergoing surgical removal on the advice of your hospital consultant.*
This partial payment can benefit those individuals whom developed breast cancer, if it was isolated and treated early enough to not be defined as a full 100% cancer claim.
What started off a few years ago with a handful of companies including mastectomy benefit has now progressed to numerous partial payments on offer. Partial payments cover now seems to be a numbers game between the insurers to see who can offer the most. The list of what is available now is almost as long as the standard policies:
This does not even take into account Pruprotects** entire Serious Illness Cover policy that is primarily structured around severity based partial payments. Each company only offers a select few of these conditions, no one as yet offers them all within one policy but with such a competitive market I am sure it will not be far away.
I suppose the main question is 'Do they work or are they just a gimmick?'
At the moment claims history is low as the insurers have not been running them long enough to gather any significant information. Certainly when mastectomy and prostectomy cover were introduced they were well received and addressed a gap in the policies. It is still up in air as to whether some of the new partial payments fill a similar sized gap. Some of the more common critical illnesses covered certainly do, but for the more obscure critical illness a few more years of claims history will need to be analysed. Time will tell if they benefit clients or are to simply help the insurers play the numbers game.
* https://www.lv.com/adviser/protection-products/fpp-mk2/ci/the-critical-illnesses-covered/ accessed 15th April 2014
** Update: This product is now Vitality Life and not PruProtect.
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The Counting Song!
Fall story times begin next week in my library and it is time to dust off the flannel board and organize the books, songs and stories. Who's ready for fun?
First up - This Old Man The Counting Song illustrated by Robin Michael Koontz. This is one of my long time favorites. I grew up singing this song and learned the hand motions from a little girl named Colby. I made these pieces 24 years ago to go along with the book.
I drew them, outlined them, colored them with markers, laminated, cut them out and attached a piece of felt to the back of each. I remember sitting at the Ref Desk and coloring them. I still love "doing this song".
This old man, he played one, he played knick-knack on a drum with a knick-knack paddy whack, give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home!
Sometimes the children ask "did you bring the old men with you?" I tend to play-out this question...looking all around, what old men? who are you talking about? The responses vary ...the counting men! the give a dog a bone men! the knick-knack men!!! And I can not resist to play some more ...oohhh, the men who go with this book? Maybe, let's see. And I will take out the men, (from my book bag) one by one and we will count out loud til we have the 10 men on the flannel board. Yay! And then we have Piper too. She is the dog from the line "give a dog a bone"
Click here for an adorable video of This Old Man with the words on the screen
or here for a version you may download for free to an iPad or iPod
This song is available as a free App for iPad and iPod. Visit the App store under Nursery TV
With each verse I place one man on the flannel board we do all the motions, (hopefully I find a volunteer who will let me film him/her doing the motions next week and I will post on this blog!), and go right into the next verse. The song moves quickly and that is good because there are ten verses! This is what the flannel board looks like at the end of the song:
UPDATE: we made our own video click here for new posting
p.s. (piper script) I love this song because I always get 10 bones! yum!

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Here you will find all the articles, Toolkit items and Q&As relating to Parental engagement.
Scroll down to see the articles, supporting Toolkit documents and Q&As in this section. You will find the most recent ones listed at the top.
Attendance: relationships with parents and carers
As attendance continues to be high-profile in the draft Ofsted Education inspection framework, Steve Burnage talks about how schools can work with parents and carers to improve attendance.
Engaging parents and families of disadvantaged pupils
David Birch argues that engaging families is crucial to making the most effective use of the pupil premium grant, especially in terms of successful transition and progression through the child's educational journey.
Nurture groups and parental engagement
Nurture groups are a multi-dimensional group intervention with a whole-school focus, and running them successfully depends on a wide array of different factors. In this third and final article exploring nurture groups, Batul Al-Khatib considers parental involvement in the groups and the ways that staff and parents can establish positive relationships and work well together.
How to improve parental engagement
Parental engagement remains an area for improvement for most schools, and the responsibility for improving it often rests with the SBM. Matt Bromley explores how to do it well.
Parental engagement: working with hard-to-reach families
In this article, Professor Ken Reid explores some of the many options for families to play a larger part in school life, with potential benefits for both the children and the parents.
Practical approaches to parental engagement
The family is often the key to attendance issues. In this article, Stephen Burnage argues that engagement through the use of supportive strategies is more likely to be successful in improving attendance.
Parental engagement: A pragmatic approach
Finding strategies to support your less-engaged parents means looking at how things seem from their perspective. Matthew Nuttall provides us with some examples of what has worked in his experience and how his schools have broken the cycle.
Free article: Parent View — an update
Jenny Townsend looks at the importance of Parent View in achieving an outstanding rating in inspection, and how comments from parents are used by Ofsted.
Free article: Raising pupil achievement through parental engagement: a practical approach
Jenny Townsend explores how parental engagement can contribute to school improvement and in particular the role this can play in raising pupil achievement levels.
Free article: Effective parental engagement
Ofsted's Parent View means that parents have a direct influence on the decision to inspect. Jenny Townsend examines why this matters to schools.
Handout – The part parents should play and the legal powers schools can use
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Q We have not reviewed our home–school agreement recently. Should we bother or is it likely they will no longer be compulsory?
A The requirement for schools to issue a home–school agreement could easily have been one of the minor pieces of legislation that disappeared with the arrival of the coalition government.
Q: I've just been appointed headteacher of my second school and I'm concerned about the PSHE education here. What advice is there in Ofsted's PSHE report?
A: Ofsted has now released its report into the quality of PSHE in primary and secondary schools in England. The title, Not yet good enough: personal, social, health and economic education in schools, gives you a flavour of what to expect.


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Hi all,
One more review from Juicy Chemistry today! 😀 Lip balms are an essential for everyone nowadays. And the market is flooding with loads of them from different brands. I love experimenting with lip balms, mostly natural ones, and have quite a big collection of them with me. Let me know if you wish me to do a separate blog post on my lip balms collection 😊. Today let's see how the Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter fared on me. Forgive me for the bad images of the product. You can see how much I have used the lip balm from its wear and tear 😅
Product claims
Kiss goodbye to dull, flaky chapped lips with the ultra-nourishing lip care products from Juicy Chemistry. Nourishing shea butter, rich Avocado oil and soothing essential oils gently address the dryness and help seal in the moisture. The lip butters works well for dry, chapped lips, leaving it smooth and also they penetrate deep into the skin cells to rejuvenate your lips.This classic combo of chocolate and mint will please the chocoholic in you and keep your lips hydrated all day long!
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Coming to the packaging of Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter, I feel there is room for improvement. It comes in a twist-up packaging, but the brand and product details are wrapped in paper which is torn and worn with daily use, as you can see in the images. I wish they do something about this.
Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter is chocolate brown in color and has a thick butter like texture. The scent is more minty than chocolatey.
I ordered this lip balm along with their hand & foot cream and body butter. And let me tell you, from the first use, I have been enjoying this! Something about it makes me want to take it every 2 hours or so and apply on my lips. It just feels sooo good 😀
Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter is made up of 100% natural ingredients – oils and butters – and there are no other chemicals or preservatives. It moisturizes and nourishes lips well. The butter lasts on the lips for around 3-4 hours and survives small drinks and water which I think is a great thing, as many lip balms hardly last on my dry lips for an hour or so 🙁
Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter adds a subtle shine to the lips due to the presence of oils. But it will fade away in a while making lips look natural. I like to apply a tinted lip balm on top of it. Am currently using the organic lip tint from Island Kiss.
Coming to the scent, I was kinda disappointed since I had expected a chocolatey scent. That was the primary reason I bought this lip butter. But the minty scent is more prominent. The fresh minty scent lingers for a long time actually, until you drink or eat something.
Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter is a non-tinted, good, daily use lip butter to prevent dry and chapped lips and keep the lips in good condition. But if you already have chapped lips, this doesn't do much to repair them. So while it can prevent chapped lips with daily use, I feel it cannot heal already chapped lips.
The ingredients list is simply great. Avocado oil as we all know is an excellent moisturizer as its full of essential fatty acids. Along with sweet almond oil, vitamin E, shea butter and cocoa powder, this is one of the best 100% natural lip balms in the market.
Does it satisfy all its claims?
Yes, partially. I didn't find any effect on healing chapped lips though. Its not nourishing enough for that.
What I like?
* 100% natural, organic ingredients and free from chemicals.
* No parabens, preservatives, petroleum products, artificial perfumes, alcohol.
* Thick butter like texture which moisturizes and nourishes lips.
* Lasts for around 3-4 hours and survives small drinks and water.
* Doesn't add extra shine or gloss to lips.
* Fresh minty scent which lasts for a long time.
* Good for dry lips as daily use. Prevents chapped lips and keeps the lips nourished and healthy.
What I don't like?
Not deep nourishing to heal chapped lips.
Would I recommend?
Would I repurchase?
No. I might try their Rose variant next though 😀
Value for money?
Its pricey for a lip balm. But considering its made up of 100% natural, organic ingredients, I think its worth it.
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IBeautySpy Rating: 4.5/5
Overall, Juicy Chemistry Choco Mint Lip Butter is a good, daily wear lip balm for dry lips. I like the fact that it is made up of 100% natural ingredients. I only wish that it was more deep nourishing, containing shea butter in more proportion, to heal chapped and cracked lips also. Then it would be the perfect lip balm for me! But, still, I would recommend you to try this atleast once and feel the naturalness (forgive me for the word! 🙈) on your lips, after using all our drugstore lip balms over the years!
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Just as many have been forgotten completely.
This is the price I must pay for being a slacker when it comes to documenting my family's lives.
Pictures will have to suffice.
|She smiles!
|The many stylings of Faye
|My darling grandmother meeting Beth for the first time. Aren't they both beauties?
|The first time I have ever done Faye's hair curly. She has beautiful curly hair, I just don't have the time or patience usually. The pink was her little touch.
|Greeting a new tree, sizing it up, and getting ready to climb it.
|What happens when I feed the baby.
|Another example.
|Evidence of a most glorious storm this past weekend.
|Keith's gorgeous face. Tragically swollen up from allergies.
In preparation for that, I have been trying to send them to bed earlier. Keith went down just fine tonight. Faye, however, refused to calm down and sleep. She would play on Keith's bed, trying to engage him. After several warnings, I didn't know what to do, so I decided to pull a punishment out of my past.
Growing up, my parents were very strict when it came to bedtime. At least it seemed that way to my child brain. I don't remember playing instead of sleeping, though I am sure I did. I shared a bedroom for most of my growing up life. I like to play with anyone who will join me.
I recall my parents catching me out of bed ("I just need another drink! I just needed to use the bathroom! etc.") and so my dad made me go stand in the middle of the living room in scorpion position. Which is downward dog with one leg lifted and bent. For those who don't speak Yoga, it is hands down on the ground, feet flat on the floor so the body is in a sort of V shape with the bum in the air. Scorpion is with one leg lifted and crooked back. Like a scorpion's tail.
I had to stand like that for an hour. At least that is what it seemed like. It was probably really only five minutes.
Another time I had to stand in the middle of the room on one foot.
For an hour.
Again, probably only five minutes in reality.
But the worst punishment ever, was when I was given chores.
My parents were big on giving us chores, too.
I remember one time when I couldn't sleep, and so had to help paint and rearrange the family room. I remember helping to move a big, all wood, heavy bookcase. My eyes were drooping and it was all I could do to keep them open. My body was tired, and I just wanted my bed! When I was finally permitted to go to bed, I simply collapsed.
Genius of my dad, I think.
I didn't think so at the time. I thought it was child abuse back then.
And so, I implemented the cleaning punishment on Faye.
I told her since she didn't want to sleep, she could help me clean up the family room. The room that she and her brother had recently demolished while playing.
From the moment I told her she needed to clean, she began protesting that she was too tired and just wanted to go to bed.
I insisted she help, and together, we got the room clean in record time.
And then, she went to bed.
And to sleep.
Without complaining!
I have to remember this "teaching" mode.
My parents were so smart!


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The Wave #1
The Wave is an iconic destination for travelers and landscape photographers alike. The amazing sandstone formations consist of lines, swirls, and incredible geology. Late afternoon summer clouds fill the sky over the main view at the Wave.
Alien Planet
Above the more popular Wave sandstone formation lies an area of another type of interesting geology. These "brain rocks" are a wonder to behold and are a common subject of landscape photography when out in the Arizona desert.
Rattlesnake Canyon
A seldom visited slot canyon on Navajo land, Rattlesnake canyon is short, but has some nice formations to photograph.
360 Degree Wave
While visiting the sand stone formations known as The Wave in northern Arizona, I used my circular fisheye lens to create this image of the line and patterns in this amazing desert landscape. These orange and red rock formations are actually petrified sand dunes.
Sandstone Grandeur
The amazing sandstone formations at the Wave in the Coyote Buttes North region of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon wilderness draw travelers and photographers from all ovre the world to witness this stunning landscape. Here, a photographer rests in the shade formed by a large sandstone wall.
The Alcove #2
Amazing sandstone formations found at the Wave in Arizona's high desert. The Coyote Buttes North region of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon wilderness is an epic landscape destination and draws travelers and photographers from all over the world.
Monochrome Wave #1
Swirling sandstone formations from the Wave in the Arizona desert contrast nicely in both color and black and white. A blue sky is rendered black with a red filter applied to the image in post processing. This stunning landscape is located in a permit area of the Coyote Buttes North region of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon wilderness.
The Horseshoe Bend
A sweeping curve in the Colorado River below the Lake Powell dam near Page, Arizona is a majestic landscape scene full of orange, red rocky textures and a true sense of being on the edge. Recent fires cloud the sunset sky in the distance as the sun drops below the Vermillion Cliffs wilderness.
Horseshoe Bend Sunset #2
The Colorado River winds its way through the Arizona desert landscape, carving deep canyons walls such as seen here at Horseshoe Bend just outside of the city of Page south of Lake Powell. Summer fires catch the last light of sunset on a still evening.
Antelope Canyon Arcing
The sandstone carved slot canyons of the Navajo Nation outside Page, Arizona draw travelers and photographers from all over the world. Tourism is certainly on the rise. The use of a circular fisheye lens created this super wide view of the glowing light bouncing off the Lower Antelope Canyon walls and gives a 180 degree field of view from the ground to the sky.
Approaching Storm
The amazing sandstone formations at the Wave in the Coyote Buttes North region of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon wilderness draw travelers and photographers from all ovre the world to witness this stunning landscape.
The Arch of Antelope Canyon
Light reflects off the sandstone canyon walls around a natural arch. Lower Antelope Canyon in the desert southwest of Page, Arizona on Navajo land has spectacular shapes and draws landscape photographers and tourists from all over the world.
From Above
While photographing the desert landscapes of northern Arizona, I made a stop into Lower Antelope Canyon which is located outside of Page, Arizona on Navajo Nation land. After securing my commercial photography permit and a photographer's pass, I descended into the underground slot canyon to experience the beauty of these carves, sandstone walls. The sun light was amazing, and at the end of my stay, light beams from above shone down through an opening in the canyon.
Flowing Glow
The "Lady in the Wind" sandstone formation of Lower Antelope Canyon is one of the striking scenes one will witness when in this otherworldly desert landscape. These popular slot canyons are located outside of Page, Arizona on Navajo nation land and draw photographers and travelers from all over the world.
Shape Shifter
The southwest deserts in Arizona are host to a variety of scenic landscapes full of rich, warm orange, red, and golden colors. The Antelope Canyons located on Navajo land are some of the most beautiful in the world where abstract shapes and patterns appear along the carved walls.
Storm Receiver
Stud Horse Point overlooks Lake Powell and nearby Page, Arizona. The stone hoodoo rock formations are yet another unique feature to the desert landscapes of this region. Here, storm clouds from the early monsoon season show off their textures and contrast in this black and white photograph.
Canyon Glow #1
The glowing light of early morning bounces along the slot canyon walls in a remote region of Navajo land outside Page, Arizona. The scultped sandstone canyon's warmth is a feast for the eyes.
The Hoodoos Rise
Stone formations known as hoodoos formed by years of erosional forces dot the desert landscape outside Page, Arizona at Stud Horse Point.
Sandstone Swirls
The Coyote Buttes North region of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon Wilderness is know around the world as "The Wave". This high desert landscape of northern Arizona is home to phenomenal sandstone formations which draw travelers and photographers from all over the globe to experience this fragile environment.
Wall at the Wave
Coyote Buttes North is part of the Vermillion Cliffs Paria Canyon Wilderness and is home to magnificent sandstone formations, patterns, swirls, and lines. This desert landscape in northern Arizona is a true wilderness destination for any photographer or traveler.
Lake Powell Sunset Panorama
In the summer of 2012, I visited the desert landscapes around Page, Arizona including the Stud Horse Point area. At sunset, I photographed the soft colored clouds over Lake Powell.


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Sold - The Magician's Nephew
"Diggory" is an 8yo, 14.1 Welsh/Warmblood gelding. He is incredibly talented over fences and very fancy on the flat. Diggory has successfully competed in 1-meter jumpers at rated shows, Training level eventing, and also foxhunted first flight with Deep Run Hunt. He has a huge, balanced, uphill canter and is easy to ride to the fences - he makes the distances easily and has incredible scope. Diggory also has auto changes and could easily do the pony hunters as well. He is brave and catty on cross-country, and has done ditches, banks, water, etc. without batting an eye. He's easy to get round for dressage and naturally uphill and forward in his gaits. Diggory also hacks out happily on the buckle in a group or by himself. He's not spooky and has no soundness or health issues. He is the perfect horse for a young adult or amateur who wants a big horse in a little package! He has a charming, inquisitive personality and enjoys being around people. He's an easy keeper, gets along great with other horses and lives out in a mixed herd.


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The Wall Street Journal reports this morning on what it calls a "guessing game" among South Korea's daytraders. The object of the game: deciphering a typically "coy" comment from Warren Buffett.
The Journal writes that at his news conference in Korea, Buffett told reporters that he still has "one personal investment in the country, though he wasn't specific."
It's a matter of public record that Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns a 4% stake on Posco, the Korean steelmaker. It's been a big winner for him. But that's owned by Buffett's holding company. While Becky Quick points out to me that Buffett could also hold it in his personal account, that possibility didn't seem to catch on among those playing the game.
Instead, they focused on a couple of stocks that Buffett mentioned in his news conference as examples of what he or Berkshire has owned in the past: Kia Motors and Hyundai Steel, previously called INI.


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Lead-Acid Battery Recycling
How To Identify Lead-Acid Batteries
Lead-acid batteries are commonly used for automobiles, boats, and outdoor power equipment. They are the oldest type of rechargeable batteries, and are comprised of lead plates that are immersed in electrolytes. They also include separators between the positive and the negative plates to prevent short-circuiting.
Unlike lithium ion batteries, lead-acid batteries have a very low energy-to-weight ratio and low energy-to-volume ratio. However, due to them being inexpensive compared to newer technology, and the ability to produce high amounts of power, they are favorites for automobiles and other uses.
Why Lead-Acid Batteries Are Popular
Most batteries don't provide the advantage of being able to be used more than once. This is because once the chemicals break apart, the electrons flow from one end of the battery to the other and can't be reused.
Lead-acid batteries have become a popular choice for high-energy situations due to their lifespan and ability to be reusable.
Lead-acid batteries start off like any other battery, releasing electrons from one end of the battery to the other. These two ends are known as the anode and the cathode. In regular batteries, this process can only happen once before the battery becomes useless.
The chargers that are used for the lead-acid battery fix this problem by moving the ions in the opposite direction they were moving when in use. Once these electrons flow back from the cathode to the anode, the battery's energy is restored and ready for use once again.
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According to 2015 national statistics, the average U.S. household is carrying roughly $133,000 in debt. For households that have debt related to credit cards, auto loans, student loans and mortgage loans, here's a breakdown of the average household amount.
- Credit card debt = $16,000
- Auto loans = $28,000
- Mortgage loans = $172,000
- Student loans = $49,000
For even a two-income household, the monthly payments associated with these types of debts can be burdensome. In cases where an individual suffers a job loss, is hospitalized due to an injury or illness or goes through a divorce; paying even the minimum monthly amount may be difficult.
When debt problems start to become truly overwhelming and unmanageable, it's important to address them as quickly as possible. While most people who live in and around Medina know about bankruptcy, many people struggle with questions related to whether or not they should file and, if so, which type they should file for.
Should You File For Bankruptcy?
Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to file for bankruptcy is a highly personal one that should be made only after careful consideration and after consulting with a seasoned bankruptcy and debt resolution attorney. For individuals who are contemplating whether or not their debt problems warrant a bankruptcy filing, the following are five key indicators that bankruptcy may be your best option for eliminating or making debts more manageable.
- Your debts total more than 50 percent of your annual income
- The majority of your debts are unsecured (i.e. credit card and medical bills)
- You are being harassed by creditors or are the subject of lawsuits or judgments filed by creditors
- You are only able to pay minimum monthly payments, which equates to almost nothing towards your debt principal
Your debt problems are negatively impacting your mental and physical health and relationships with loved ones
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If you answered yes to the majority of the key indicators listed above, it's time to contact a bankruptcy attorney. An attorney can answer your questions, review your specific situation and provide information about your options. Depending on your income, the types of debts you owe and your personal bankruptcy goals; you may decide to move forward and file for either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.


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Science at St. Joseph's aims to promote the development of children's natural curiosity about the world around them and to foster an appreciation of the importance of science to develop an understanding of that world. We encourage active participation in the gaining of scientific knowledge, understanding skills and language. We seek to promote and develop a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty and balance of God's world.
We nurture children's curiosity and acknowledge that they come to science education with ideas, observations and questions about the world around them and use these as a foundation for their learning.
Please see latest science events happening at our school:
Science Show
We challenge children to develop and use scientific skills; acquire and apply scientific knowledge, understanding and language; investigate through play, exploration and experimentation; communicate and collaborate effectively with others.
In our Curriculum Enrichment Week in June, we invited Mr G into school to perform a science show with amazing experiments based around sound, vision and magnetism. The children then continued with their own daily scientific investigations all week wowing their classmates and teachers. The children learnt how exciting science can be!
Above all we hope that children will enjoy and be excited by their learning in science.
Please read our school Science Policy: Science Policy 2018
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VARIOUS ARTISTS / "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" Mixtape
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tayari Says:
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Yes, this one of the few songs I learned to sing a cappella to feed my spirit. So, Billy Taylor composed the tune. Did he also write the lyrics? Thanks, Kalamu, giving us our music, Black music.
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I appreciate all ways of adjusting the spine, which can be safe, effective, and life-changing. But I also have my reasons for practicing in a way that very few others embrace.
1. I'm addicted to seeing visible changes in posture.
There is a quote by a medical doctor, Dr. Rene Cailliet at the University of Southern California, that says:
The entire body can be aligned by first aligning the head.
As an upper cervical chiropractor who uses posture as a a before and after tool to help me to decide whether to give an adjustment or not, I understand what the doctor is talking about.
Hip tilt and twist, spasm in the lower back muscles, leaning of the spine, and shoulders that aren't level can all change and resolve after a careful, measured adjustment to the upper cervical spine. Many of these changes are instantaneous.
In a world where some believe that change in posture is only possible after months of sweating through muscle retraining, or spending thousands of dollars on traction, it is nice to see it after one chiropractic adjustment.
2. I like giving everyone an adjustment that is unique to them.
You can adjust the upper neck based on lack of motion alone. If it's stuck on the right, adjust the right. If it's stuck on the left, adjust the left.
But there is another school of thought that says that the head and the neck are in such unique balance to each other, that chiropractors should not just guess on a direction based on the motion of the joint. Instead we should measure the misalingment taking the measurements of all the bones at the top of the neck into account, which are unique for every individual.
With the NUCCA system for the care of the upper neck and spine, that is exactly how we do it, with very detailed x-rays and measurements.
The goal is to give everyone a unique adjustment that is unique to their specific anatomy.
3. I believe that less is more and enjoy practicing that way.
In the early days of chiropractic care there was a lot of experimentation with adjusting procedures. Some advocated adjusting every single vertebrae in the back. Others adjusted the same series of vertebrae in every single patient. As the art and science of adjusting developed, gradually there grew in interest in discovering how much could be accomplished with one adjustment.
That lead to the discovery of the unique relationship between the top of the neck and its influence on the rest of the spine and body.
Today, upper cervical chiropractors try to get the most positive change in the body in the least invasive way, with the least number of adjustments possible. Many of the people that we serve appreciate this less is more approach when they see what kind of healing changes that are often possible, often in fewer chiropractic visits.
To put it another way: there is no sense in using a crowbar to open a door when you have the key.
4. There are 24 vertebrae, but only two are named Atlas and Axis.
Of all the many bones in the spine, there are only two that anatomy experts have given special names. They are the first and second neck bones, or vertebrae. They are known as C1 and C2, or Atlas and Axis.
Atlas is a good name for the first neck bone, because like Atlas of ancient mythology, it holds up the weight of the world, which in your case, is your heavy head and all the important brains inside.
Axis is a perfect name for the second neck bone, because it has a unique shape which allows the the Atlas bone to pivot around it with almost 160 degrees or more of motion. In anatomy we call it a trochoid joint, and it is the only joint of its kind in the human body.
Together, Atlas and Axis provide us with some of the largest and dynamic joint movement in the spine, all while holding up the weight of the head. Mechanically speaking, it makes sense that this area is less stable, and more likely to be affected by a minor injury.
As spinal bones Atlas and Axis do more than just provide motion and balance the head. They also provide protection to the nervous system which is housed inside the spinal column. At the level of first neck bone, there are nerve system controls that influence a lot of body systems, including our heart rate and breathing.
It is a pretty important place to work in the spine, and is worthy of a special name.


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"Slavic Studies Panel" behandler spørgsmålet "Hvem lovede hvad til hvem angående NATO ekspansion?"
Den amerikanske forsvarsminister James Baker's berømte "ikke én tomme mod øst" forsikring angående NATO ekspansion, i sit møde med Sovjetlederen Mikhail Gorbachev den 9. Februar, 1990, var del af et væld af forsikringer om Sovjets sikkerhed givet af vestlige ledere til Gorbachev og andre sovjetiske ledere igennem hele processen om tysk genforening i 1990 og ind i 1991, ifølge frigivne amerikanske, sovjetiske, tyske, britiske og franske dokumenter der blev opsat i dag af National Security Archive ved George Washington University.
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The documents show that multiple national leaders were considering and rejecting Central and Eastern European membership in NATO as of early 1990 and through 1991, that discussions of NATO in the context of German unification negotiations in 1990 were not at all narrowly limited to the status of East German territory, and that subsequent Soviet and Russian complaints about being misled about NATO expansion were founded in written contemporaneous memcons and telcons at the highest levels.
The documents reinforce former CIA Director Robert Gates's criticism of "pressing ahead with expansion of NATO eastward [in the 1990s], when Gorbachev and others were led to believe that wouldn't happen."[1] The key phrase, buttressed by the documents, is "led to believe."
President George H.W. Bush had assured Gorbachev during the Malta summit in December 1989 that the U.S. would not take advantage ("I have not jumped up and down on the Berlin Wall") of the revolutions in Eastern Europe to harm Soviet interests; but neither Bush nor Gorbachev at that point (or for that matter, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl) expected so soon the collapse of East Germany or the speed of German unification.[2]
The first concrete assurances by Western leaders on NATO began on January 31, 1990, when West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher opened the bidding with a major public speech at Tutzing, in Bavaria, on German unification. The U.S. Embassy in Bonn (see Document 1) informed Washington that Genscher made clear "that the changes in Eastern Europe and the German unification process must not lead to an 'impairment of Soviet security interests.' Therefore, NATO should rule out an 'expansion of its territory towards the east, i.e. moving it closer to the Soviet borders.'" The Bonn cable also noted Genscher's proposal to leave the East German territory out of NATO military structures even in a unified Germany in NATO.[3]
This latter idea of special status for the GDR territory was codified in the final German unification treaty signed on September 12, 1990, by the Two-Plus-Four foreign ministers (see Document 25). The former idea about "closer to the Soviet borders" is written down not in treaties but in multiple memoranda of conversation between the Soviets and the highest-level Western interlocutors (Genscher, Kohl, Baker, Gates, Bush, Mitterrand, Thatcher, Major, Woerner, and others) offering assurances throughout 1990 and into 1991 about protecting Soviet security interests and including the USSR in new European security structures. The two issues were related but not the same. Subsequent analysis sometimes conflated the two and argued that the discussion did not involve all of Europe. The documents published below show clearly that it did.
The "Tutzing formula" immediately became the center of a flurry of important diplomatic discussions over the next 10 days in 1990, leading to the crucial February 10, 1990, meeting in Moscow between Kohl and Gorbachev when the West German leader achieved Soviet assent in principle to German unification in NATO, as long as NATO did not expand to the east. The Soviets would need much more time to work with their domestic opinion (and financial aid from the West Germans) before formally signing the deal in September 1990.
Having met with Genscher on his way into discussions with the Soviets, Baker repeated exactly the Genscher formulation in his meeting with Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on February 9, 1990, (see Document 4); and even more importantly, face to face with Gorbachev.
Not once, but three times, Baker tried out the "not one inch eastward" formula with Gorbachev in the February 9, 1990, meeting. He agreed with Gorbachev's statement in response to the assurances that "NATO expansion is unacceptable." Baker assured Gorbachev that "neither the President nor I intend to extract any unilateral advantages from the processes that are taking place," and that the Americans understood that "not only for the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is important to have guarantees that if the United States keeps its presence in Germany within the framework of NATO, not an inch of NATO's present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction." (See Document 6)
Afterwards, Baker wrote to Helmut Kohl who would meet with the Soviet leader on the next day, with much of the very same language. Baker reported: "And then I put the following question to him [Gorbachev]. Would you prefer to see a united Germany outside of NATO, independent and with no U.S. forces or would you prefer a unified Germany to be tied to NATO, with assurances that NATO's jurisdiction would not shift one inch eastward from its present position? He answered that the Soviet leadership was giving real thought to all such options [....] He then added, 'Certainly any extension of the zone of NATO would be unacceptable.'" Baker added in parentheses, for Kohl's benefit, "By implication, NATO in its current zone might be acceptable." (See Document 8)
Well-briefed by the American secretary of state, the West German chancellor understood a key Soviet bottom line, and assured Gorbachev on February 10, 1990: "We believe that NATO should not expand the sphere of its activity." (See Document 9) After this meeting, Kohl could hardly contain his excitement at Gorbachev's agreement in principle for German unification and, as part of the Helsinki formula that states choose their own alliances, so Germany could choose NATO. Kohl described in his memoirs walking all night around Moscow - but still understanding there was a price still to pay.
All the Western foreign ministers were on board with Genscher, Kohl, and Baker. Next came the British foreign minister, Douglas Hurd, on April 11, 1990. At this point, the East Germans had voted overwhelmingly for the deutschmark and for rapid unification, in the March 18 elections in which Kohl had surprised almost all observers with a real victory. Kohl's analyses (first explained to Bush on December 3, 1989) that the GDR's collapse would open all possibilities, that he had to run to get to the head of the train, that he needed U.S. backing, that unification could happen faster than anyone thought possible - all turned out to be correct. Monetary union would proceed as early as July and the assurances about security kept coming. Hurd reinforced the Baker-Genscher-Kohl message in his meeting with Gorbachev in Moscow, April 11, 1990, saying that Britain clearly "recognized the importance of doing nothing to prejudice Soviet interests and dignity." (See Document 15)
The Baker conversation with Shevardnadze on May 4, 1990, as Baker described it in his own report to President Bush, most eloquently described what Western leaders were telling Gorbachev exactly at the moment: "I used your speech and our recognition of the need to adapt NATO, politically and militarily, and to develop CSCE to reassure Shevardnadze that the process would not yield winners and losers. Instead, it would produce a new legitimate European structure - one that would be inclusive, not exclusive." (See Document 17)
Baker said it again, directly to Gorbachev on May 18, 1990 in Moscow, giving Gorbachev his "nine points," which included the transformation of NATO, strengthening European structures, keeping Germany non-nuclear, and taking Soviet security interests into account. Baker started off his remarks, "Before saying a few words about the German issue, I wanted to emphasize that our policies are not aimed at separating Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union. We had that policy before. But today we are interested in building a stable Europe, and doing it together with you." (See Document 18)
The French leader Francois Mitterrand was not in a mind-meld with the Americans, quite the contrary, as evidenced by his telling Gorbachev in Moscow on May 25, 1990, that he was "personally in favor of gradually dismantling the military blocs"; but Mitterrand continued the cascade of assurances by saying the West must "create security conditions for you, as well as European security as a whole." (See Document 19) Mitterrand immediately wrote Bush in a "cher George" letter about his conversation with the Soviet leader, that "we would certainly not refuse to detail the guarantees that he would have a right to expect for his country's security." (See Document 20)
At the Washington summit on May 31, 1990, Bush went out of his way to assure Gorbachev that Germany in NATO would never be directed at the USSR: "Believe me, we are not pushing Germany towards unification, and it is not us who determines the pace of this process. And of course, we have no intention, even in our thoughts, to harm the Soviet Union in any fashion. That is why we are speaking in favor of German unification in NATO without ignoring the wider context of the CSCE, taking the traditional economic ties between the two German states into consideration. Such a model, in our view, corresponds to the Soviet interests as well." (See Document 21)
The "Iron Lady" also pitched in, after the Washington summit, in her meeting with Gorbachev in London on June 8, 1990. Thatcher anticipated the moves the Americans (with her support) would take in the early July NATO conference to support Gorbachev with descriptions of the transformation of NATO towards a more political, less militarily threatening, alliance. She said to Gorbachev: "We must find ways to give the Soviet Union confidence that its security would be assured.... CSCE could be an umbrella for all this, as well as being the forum which brought the Soviet Union fully into discussion about the future of Europe." (See Document 22)
The NATO London Declaration on July 5, 1990 had quite a positive effect on deliberations in Moscow, according to most accounts, giving Gorbachev significant ammunition to counter his hardliners at the Party Congress which was taking place at that moment. Some versions of this history assert that an advance copy was provided to Shevardnadze's aides, while others describe just an alert that allowed those aides to take the wire service copy and produce a Soviet positive assessment before the military or hardliners could call it propaganda.
In his phone call to Gorbachev on July 17, Bush meant to reinforce the success of the Kohl-Gorbachev talks and the message of the London Declaration. Bush explained: "So what we tried to do was to take account of your concerns expressed to me and others, and we did it in the following ways: by our joint declaration on non-aggression; in our invitation to you to come to NATO; in our agreement to open NATO to regular diplomatic contact with your government and those of the Eastern European countries; and our offer on assurances on the future size of the armed forces of a united Germany - an issue I know you discussed with Helmut Kohl. We also fundamentally changed our military approach on conventional and nuclear forces. We conveyed the idea of an expanded, stronger CSCE with new institutions in which the USSR can share and be part of the new Europe." (See Document 24)
The documents show that Gorbachev agreed to German unification in NATO as the result of this cascade of assurances, and on the basis of his own analysis that the future of the Soviet Union depended on its integration into Europe, for which Germany would be the decisive actor. He and most of his allies believed that some version of the common European home was still possible and would develop alongside the transformation of NATO to lead to a more inclusive and integrated European space, that the post-Cold War settlement would take account of the Soviet security interests. The alliance with Germany would not only overcome the Cold War but also turn on its head the legacy of the Great Patriotic War.
But inside the U.S. government, a different discussion continued, a debate about relations between NATO and Eastern Europe. Opinions differed, but the suggestion from the Defense Department as of October 25, 1990 was to leave "the door ajar" for East European membership in NATO. (See Document 27) The view of the State Department was that NATO expansion was not on the agenda, because it was not in the interest of the U.S. to organize "an anti-Soviet coalition" that extended to the Soviet borders, not least because it might reverse the positive trends in the Soviet Union. (See Document 26) The Bush administration took the latter view. And that's what the Soviets heard.
As late as March 1991, according to the diary of the British ambassador to Moscow, British Prime Minister John Major personally assured Gorbachev, "We are not talking about the strengthening of NATO." Subsequently, when Soviet defense minister Marshal Dmitri Yazov asked Major about East European leaders' interest in NATO membership, the British leader responded, "Nothing of the sort will happen." (See Document 28)
When Russian Supreme Soviet deputies came to Brussels to see NATO and meet with NATO secretary-general Manfred Woerner in July 1991, Woerner told the Russians that "We should not allow [...] the isolation of the USSR from the European community." According to the Russian memorandum of conversation, "Woerner stressed that the NATO Council and he are against the expansion of NATO (13 of 16 NATO members support this point of view)." (See Document 30)
Thus, Gorbachev went to the end of the Soviet Union assured that the West was not threatening his security and was not expanding NATO. Instead, the dissolution of the USSR was brought about by Russians (Boris Yeltsin and his leading advisory Gennady Burbulis) in concert with the former party bosses of the Soviet republics, especially Ukraine, in December 1991. The Cold War was long over by then. The Americans had tried to keep the Soviet Union together (see the Bush "Chicken Kiev" speech in July 1991). NATO's expansion was years in the future, when these disputes would erupt again, and more assurances would come to Russian leader Boris Yeltsin.
The Archive compiled these declassified documents for a panel discussion on November 10, 2017 at the annual conference of the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) in Chicago under the title "Who Promised What to Whom on NATO Expansion?" The panel included:
- Mark Kramer from the Davis Center at Harvard, editor of the Journal of Cold War Studies, whose 2009 Washington Quarterly article argued that the "no-NATO-enlargement pledge" was a "myth";[4]
- Joshua R. Itkowitz Shifrinson from the Bush School at Texas A&M, whose 2016 International Security article argued the U.S. was playing a double game in 1990, leading Gorbachev to believe NATO would be subsumed in a new European security structure, while working to ensure hegemony in Europe and the maintenance of NATO;[5]
- James Goldgeier from American University, who wrote the authoritative book on the Clinton decision on NATO expansion, Not Whether But When, and described the misleading U.S. assurances to Russian leader Boris Yeltsin in a 2016 WarOnTheRocks article;[6]
- Svetlana Savranskaya and Tom Blanton from the National Security Archive, whose most recent book, The Last Superpower Summits: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush: Conversations That Ended the Cold War (CEU Press, 2016) analyzes and publishes the declassified transcripts and related documents from all of Gorbachev's summits with U.S. presidents, including dozens of assurances about protecting the USSR's security interests.[7]


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In 2020 we are again offering an 'elite group' for the 160km Maxi Classic course, the Highlanders. This is a self-nominated group of a maximum of 75 riders. You may nominate yourself when registering for the 160km Bowral Classic Maxi course.
When registering riders will be asked to provide their current Cycling Australia Race Licence. This is to ensure they are experienced at riding in teams or bunches. Riders will need to show their Cycling Australia Race Licence on the event day at the start line.
Even though this event is not a race, this first group will be riding in an envelope with vehicles front and back for safety. The vehicles in this group will be 1 Police vehicle (front), 1 Mechanic and 1 Medical Vehicle (both rear). Participants will be riding on open roads with traffic. Riders must obey all traffic rules and regulations, especially Police instructions. Event vehicles from the organisation WILL limit the speed of the riders at some points during the ride. In this case, the riders are forbidden to overtake the organisation vehicles. Any rider who violates this rule, will be disqualified from the event, resulting in a DNF.
The mechanical vehicle will be there to assist as best as possible the riders in that group. Note that the mechanic vehicle will not be carry be carrying any spare bikes and will not have countless wheels including disk brake wheels. The mechanic vehicle is there in a support capacity for minor repairs. If riders use mechanical assistance they will have an opportunity to re-join the group if they pace themselves back to the group.
Riders in this group will have ONE designated 'quick' stop when in Exeter at Rest Stop 2 at ~106km. Riders are able to drop off a backpack or musette with gear which they want to access at this 'quick' stop. The drop point for this is at the start line on Sunday morning. This needs to be dropped off before riders depart – the vehicle will be ready from 6:15 to 6:25am. It is suggested that riders mark the bag clearly so that riders can see and access it quickly.
If a rider has fallen off the back of the Highlanders group, those riders WILL STILL be able to access their bag at Rest Stop 2. All bags will be taken from Rest Stop 2 to the Info Point at the Event Expo at Eridge Park. Riders should collect these when they arrive to Eridge Park. If a rider has fallen off the back of the Highlanders group they are allowed to stop at any of the designated Rest Stops on course.
If you are already registered for the 160km Maxi Classic and wish to enter into the Highlanders Group, click here.


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