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Critical questions are important to us. They are the foundation of the inquiry-based learning in our classrooms. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) guides our work 'with a philosophical perspective on international education', and 'a curriculum framework of essential elements – knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes, and action (IBO, 2007).
Together, our teachers and students generate questions to guide their inquiries into a variety of significant topics of study. As they develop their abilities as inquirers, students gain essential knowledge and skills and are encouraged to engage in responsible action. Their work is supported by a school climate that fosters positive attitudes and develops children's capacity to be internationally-minded.
Through their learning experiences in the PYP, students:
• develop an understanding of important concepts;
• conduct research that has local and global significance;
• acquire a range of essential skills;
• develop positive attitudes towards learning, the environment and other people; and
• have the opportunity for involvement in responsible action.
Benefits of the PYP Program
• KFS students are given ownership of the learning process and are encouraged to actively participate in their own education by setting personal goals and practicing ongoing self-evaluation.
• KFS students are nurtured to become well-rounded, individuals with an internationally-minded outlook.
• KFS students are consistently encouraged to take constructive action in their community.
• KFS students respond to the high standards and high expectations of the PYP.
• The PYP provides opportunities to include parents and other members of the community in the learning process.
• The PYP creates a common framework for schools and students around the world. As a result, families can move easily from KFS to any PYP school anywhere in the world and know that the learning philosophies and values will remain consistent.
• The PYP is part of a continuum of international education offered by the International Baccalaureate Organization. The approach to learning and teaching in the PYP is ideal preparation for the IB's Middle Years Program (MYP) and the IB's Diploma Program (DP).
• The International Baccalaureate is dedicated to training and supporting international teachers, which means that students receive high quality instruction from well-prepared teaching professionals.
The Primary Years Program allows students to participate in large, transdisciplinary units each year, called Units of Inquiry (UOI). Each of these units:
• is a significant, relevant, engaging and challenging learning experience;
• builds on the prior knowledge of the students;
• involves students in a range of learning activities;
• requires students to engage in positive action; and
• integrates diverse subject areas whenever meaningful and appropriate.
Through these Units of Inquiry, the classroom becomes a center of structured inquiry through which students acquire and practice skills and build new knowledge. These units are outlined in our school-wide Program of Inquiry (POI) and are carefully designed to build from one year to the next as a student progresses through the school.
We utilize the diversity in our student body to enhance the learning of the entire school, and we recognize and celebrate many different cultures. In doing so, we strive to develop students who are internationally-minded citizens with an understanding of their responsibility to the world.
Assessment is an ongoing process. Teachers use a variety of summative and formative assessment tasks to evaluate student performance and plan for further student learning. Feedback from assessment allows for the improvement of the overall program. Both students and teachers are engaged in assessing student progress. The reason for the assessment, as well as the criteria for assessment, is communicated to the students. Students frequently engage in self and peer assessment activities as they are important stakeholders in this process


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A simple blog bringing together the collective thoughts of three mums. We all have children with a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome.
Our children needed just three things. They needed to be believed, a few (mostly free) accommodations and for their school staff to work closely with other people who understood their needs.
The failings in the system meant that this didn't happen and led two of our children to be admitted to inpatient psychiatric units (at ages 9 and 12). We now each have a child who needs specialist residential provision. This is something that we feel could have been prevented if some basic support had been provided, within a culture that was genuine about multi-agency working and close working practice with families. The cost to the public purse of the school fees alone for three of our children is now more than £600,000 per year.
We have learnt such a lot during our individual journeys! We hope to be able to share this and provide information and reflections that will help others along their own individual paths.
We welcome feedback and comments 🙂
Mum to Lily and Peter was a Senior Manager in the NHS until working and looking after a rapidly declining son at the same time became untenable. She has an interest in the implementation of Public Policy – Particularly in Health and in Education. Before having children she gained a MSC (with distinction) in Public Sector Management; choosing to focus on the implementation of public policy in particular.
Having worked as a specialist nurse in cancer care for many years and been part of a growing culture of multi-professional care she craves that same experience of mutual respect, learning and sharing to be experienced in the provision of Special Educational Needs; in particular in the mainstream setting.
Peter is 2 years older than Lily. He has precocious cooking skills and a fantastic sense of humour. He is bright and ambitious. He has diagnoses of Asperger's Syndrome and Dyslexia along with other difficulties with sensory processing and visual motor co-ordination.
Lily has grown up watching her brother's difficulties and how those around us have responded. She has seen people help and she has seen people use their power and authority to make things far worse. The impact on her has been immense. Thankfully we are all "pathologically optimistic"!
Mum to DJ, Velcro and others is known to her family as "sqidgeymamalovergirls" and tbh it fits 🙂 Along time ago before kids, before SEN, before it all, I had a goal for my husband and children and me .. All I wanted was to feel loved, have fun and be happy.
"Families are like the branches on a tree, we grow in different directions but our roots remain as one". Love to you and yours<3
Rosie and Jo's mum. I worked with young people with disabilities before having children, when I became a childminder. Rosie was diagnosed at twelve years old with Asperger's Syndrome and anxiety. After one year out of school, three years in a dreadful autism base where her support was erratic and inadequate and two years in a marvelous mainstream sixth form where she blossomed, she is now thriving at university, studying a highly academic scientific course, has a job, a social life and two wonderful hobbies.
Jo, who, like her sister, is quiet, compliant and anxious, was diagnosed very soon after her older sister, at seven years old. Years in maintained schools with unmet needs, a short period in a mainstream independent school, in which she was abused by staff and a year without school provision, have led to repeated hospital admissions and a long list of autism, trauma and anxiety related diagnoses.
Our third successful appeal to the SEND tribunal resulted in a 38 week LA funded placement in a fantastic specialist independent residential school where she is surrounded by peers who are just like her. She is now happy and thriving, studying early for GCSEs and loving life again.

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T-Mobile is touting a new deal that eliminates international roaming charges in more than 100 countries.
The move is part of the network operator's continuing assault on the cozy (and highly profitable) practices of US mobile providers.
"The cost of staying connected across borders is completely crazy," said John Legere, president of T-Mobile US in a typically pugnacious statement.
"Today's phones are designed to work around the world, but we're forced to pay insanely inflated international connectivity fees to actually use them. You can't leave the country without coming home to bill shock. So we're making the world your network - at no extra cost."
From October 31, T-Mobile customers on its Simple Choice plan will have data and text messages charged at the local US rate when traveling abroad. In addition, charges for international calls to mobiles phones overseas and within the US to the rest of the world will be capped at no more than 20 cents per minute, and calls to overseas landlines will be free under a new $10 per month Stateside International Talk & Text plan.
European readers will be looking slightly smug at this point, after the EU's digital tsar 'Steelie' Neelie Kroes forced telcos to cut roaming charges to a pittance and told the telcos to get used to the idea. In America such interference is seen as socialism, and Verizon actually went to court to fight an FCC ruling that it should charge "reasonable rates" for roaming.
"It doesn't have to be this way," Legere said. "The truth is that the industry's been charging huge fees for data roaming. But what's most surprising is that no one's called them out — until now."
That's slightly self-serving – there have been numerous reports pointing out that both AT&T and Verizon use data caps, locked-down handsets, and high prices to constrain use and boost profits. As a result average revenue per user for the two companies have risen sharply, but visitors to the US are often shocked at how much consumers over here are charged for their mobile calls.
According to T-Mobile 40 per cent of Americans overseas turn off data altogether when leaving their homeland, and another 20 per cent would do so if they knew how. That said, only about a third of the US population owns a passport and only an estimated 5 per cent of them actually leave the Land of the Free every year, so T-Mobile won't be taking too big a revenue hit, but the move is more about tactics.
The Uncoupling strategies pursued so far has made T-Mobile the first US major mobile provider to eliminate two-year phone contracts (sort of) back in March and the announcement in July that customers can upgrade their phones every six months if they pay a small fee.
The changes have forced the two behemoths of the US mobile market, Verizon and AT&T to amend their strategies and prices in response, albeit with mixed results. Both currently make serious coin from the roaming charges and more than a few users have been hit by massive bills after either leaving roaming on while abroad or not understanding the charging system – leading to bill shock.
The goal of Uncoupling for T-Mobile is to build a viable business in the US after Deutsche Telecom's strategy of trying to sell off its American subsidiary to AT&T failed. The US authorities blocked the deal on the grounds that reducing the number of mobile telcos further would harm competition, leaving just three national carriers.
In response T-Mobile appointed John Legere and CEO and he has pursued an aggressive growth strategy. He bought up mobile minnow Metro PCS to expand its coverage, has been investing in spectrum, rolling out a nationwide LTE network, introduced Linux phones, and is considering buying third-place mobile provider Sprint.
The strategy appears to be working – the company added over a million customers last financial quarter and is getting taken increasingly seriously by the competition. All eyes are now on Verizon and AT&T to see if they will react to T-Mobile's move. ®


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Rachel's Blog: Review: Blade Runner: The Final Cut on screen too big to drool on.
We went to the Astor last night to see Blade Runner: The Final Cut, which is apparently the closest thing we're ever going to see to Ridley Scott's original vision for the film. I haven't seen any version for years, so I didn't notice any great changes, but there did seem to be more flying around in DeLoreans police cars than I remembered.
But that's all beside the point really. This is the film that Sony Australia is using to show off its 4K digital cinema projection system. (Which I calculate to be roughly eleventy billion pixels.) So the Astor's ancient projection suite was, Paul Harris informed us, jam packed with technology especially shipped in for these screenings. A Sony representative said some stuff, which ended with,"Here's an example."
They opened up the curtains to their fullest width, usually only done for the 70mm screenings, the projector began it's thing and light spilled out of the screen area onto the ceiling.
I hadn't felt this kind of awe in a cinema since I don't know when. Perhaps the preview of Serenity. Maybe it was the re-release of Star Wars. It doesn't matter. I am all over this projector within five seconds of Lightning McQueen racing around his li'l animated speedway. So shiny. So colourful. So Damn Pretty.
At the end of the brief trailer you could've heard a pin drop in the audience, we were too busy reconnecting our lower jaws to our faces to say anything.
And Blade Runner with this kind of visual? Gorgeous. There are so many details in the sets that I never knew were there before. Vehicles parked on buildings, text on advertisements, costumes on the toys in J.F.'s apartment. If you like this film I highly recommend seeing it this way. There have been some "corrections" to the film that make it flow more smoothly too, a lot of trouble has been gone to to make sure these new green screened effects blend in and if you weren't familiar (really familiar) with the scenes you wouldn't notice them. Which is as it should be.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut is screening at The Astor in Melbourne until Sunday night. Get there super early for front row balcony seats like we did (nerds!).


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Discovering Hidden Voices is back…
For the second consecutive time, SCJ is launching the project: 'Discovering Hidden Voices'.
Basically this is a call for youths and adults interested in learning music and getting the necessary training to perform high quality music. Once completed the programme, interested participants may join the SCJ family. The sessions will consist of theory of music joint with vocal training.
15 years of SCJ as seen by Mro Attard
'Librat et evolat' - a motto, coined by the old Romans. In simple English it means "poised and soaring", an apt description of the 'restrained assertiveness' which affectionately but succinctly characterises the people of Xagħra. But alas! It is a world - known fact that due to the Neolithic Temples at Ggantija, the village of Xagħra goes much and much more back in time than the Graeco-Roman Era.
SCJ Interviewed by the Times of Malta
Children should not be pushed to sing Let It Go while dancing to the music with "ugly" gyrating moves and, instead, be encouraged to join choirs, according to a choral conductor.
Marouska Attard, 30, from Xagħra, choral conductor of youth choir Schola Cantorum Jubilate, believes primary schools are not attaching too much importance to voice training and choir singing.
"When we were kids we used to sing a lot at school but, nowadays, children sing along to a You Tube clip on an interactive whiteboard," she said.
And these days, at school prize days, children sang along to CDs rather than performing as a choir, Ms Attard said, adding that the way they moved seductively on stage was "ugly".
Wedding at Ta' Pinu Shrine
Dorothy Vella and Eman Agius got married at the Basilica of Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu in Għarb. The mass was officiated by Mgr. Carmelo Refalo, Archpriest of the Basilica of Xagħra, from where the groom hails.
My Hidden Voices Experience
Having just successfully completed the 'Discovering Hidden Voices' short course I felt compelled to write this short post to express my gratitude to Marouska Attard and SCJ for the continuous support I have received these past 8 weeks.


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Some time ago, I wrote a entry in this Blog expressing my concern about the future of Sydney publisher Frew's The Phantom following the sudden and sad death of Jim Shepherd. It seems I needn't have worried! I see in my local newsagency that Issue #1700 is on now sale. That is certainly no mean feat! So, Congratulations Judith Shepherd, on just a remarkable local publishing milestone! At $3.50, 36 black and white newsprint pages, The Phantom is still a remarkably cheap investment. Sadly, there are so few comics on sale on our Australian newsagency stands: the only other I saw was the British weekly 2000AD. If there WERE other local (Australian) comics on sale and available at a reasonable price, would the Australian public support it? I would like to think so, but to test it out it would mean someone with a willingness to put up some serious money, a product that was modern and appealed to an everyday Aussie, as well as being superior to any other overseas product. Is anyone willing to give it a go?
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I had never used a body shaper before or tried any weight loss methods/ alternatives. Probably I didn't encounter issues with my weight pre...
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At St Edmundsbury CEVA Primary School we take the safeguarding of all children and the wider community extremely seriously.
Safeguarding takes into account the safety and well being of all pupils. This may be on site at the school or beyond the school gates outside of the school.
If there are concerns about the safeguarding of children the school may inform our colleagues at Social Care. This will allow any concerns to be investigated if necessary.
Concerns about the safeguarding of children should be shared with the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), who are:
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Halloween inspires all kinds of activities to do with your toddler, especially pumpkin fun! Visiting the pumpkin patch together, shopping for (or making) Halloween costumes, and decorating the house. But one of the best Halloween activities is doing art projects together.
Mr. Potato Head Pirate Pumpkin Decorating Kit
Here are two very simple pumpkin activities that every toddler can enjoy. Prepare for the activity in advance, so your little ball of energy can dive right in.
Pumpkin Painting
Oftentimes younger children miss out on the fun of jack-o-lanterns, because they obviously are too young to handle a knife. A toddler can scoop pumpkin guts, and draw a face onto a pumpkin, but then the rest must be handed over to an adult for the actual carving.
Here's an option. Pumpkin Painting. Think of how much fun your toddler or preschooler would have designing a pumpkin from beginning to end. And, don't stop with pumpkins. Paint gourds, too. Simply put an old t-shirt on your toddler, get out non-toxic paints and he'll go to town.
Simple Paper Jack-o-Lantern
There's nothing at all fancy about this idea. Simply cut a few pumpkins out of orange construction paper. Then, cut several triangles and a few big goofy grins out of either black or yellow paper. Lastly, cut a stem out of green or brown paper.
Present the pieces to your toddler along with a glue stick and watch his creativity. You'll treasure those three-eyed jack-o-lanterns years from now.
Spending time with your toddler is not difficult and doesn't need to be challenging. Just give him the tools, grab your camera, and relax. Your child will feel cherished, and you'll begin a tradition of making memories together.
Watch out Picasso. There's a new artist in town.
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Two WH Staffers Make Moves
Jennifer Psaki, the White House's deputy communications director, will be leaving the Obama administration on Thursday to start a new job at Global Strategy Group, a public affairs and research firm. She'll be SVP and MD with the firm, leading its Washington office. She was deputy press secretary for Obama's campaign starting in 2007.
Also in political people moves, former press secretary to President George W. Bush, Ari Fleischer, is joining CNN as a contributor to the cable news channel's roster of programming and special political programming. The addition is another of the channel's preparations for the 2012 election.
After serving as the primary WH spokesperson between 2001 and 2003 and a Bush/Cheney spokesperson before that, he launched Ari Fleischer Sports Communications.


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A new year brings a new trailer for writer-director Shana Feste's romantic drama, Endless Love. The story sees a privileged girl (Gabriella Wilde) falling for a charismatic boy (Alex Pettyfer); their love for each other grows ever more reckless as their parents attempt to keep them apart. Also starring Bruce Greenwood, Emma Rigby, and Robert Patrick, Endless Love opens February 14th. Hit the jump to check out the new trailer.
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ENDLESS LOVE stars Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers) in the story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.


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Take your need for speed to new heights on this thrilling zipline, and Akaka Falls adventure. Enjoy a relaxing drive through Saddle Road with views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on your way to the most beautiful falls on Hawaii. Covering nearly two miles of gorgeous tropical river gorges, our 8-line zip course is fun for the whole family. View multiple different waterfalls while soaring over 160 feet above them. Our certified staff will guide you over one of the longest lines on Hawaii Island at more than 2,400 feet in length! Ride the only all side-by-side dual-track zipline on Hawaii!
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La Tortuga Island, Venezuela
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La Tortuga Island (in Spanish: Isla La Tortuga; "La Tortuga" means "the turtle") is an uninhabited island of Venezuela, the largest in the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela. It is part of a group of islands that include the Tortuguillos and Cayo Herradura. Isla La Tortuga has an area of 156 km2 (60 sq mi).[1][2][3][4]
The island was visited by Amerindians from the coast of present-day Venezuela to exploit its natural resources including salt, fish and turtles, well before Spanish colonization of the New World. It is not known by which European explorer the island was first seen and named, yet the name derives from the large numbers of marine turtles that come to lay eggs on its long sandy beaches every year.[5]
The island was seasonally visited by the Dutch who came there to exploit the salt evaporation ponds on the east of the island between 1624 and 1638. They constructed a fort on the island to guard their salt works and repel the Spanish who were eager to keep the Dutch off the island. They were definitively expelled in 1638 when the Spanish governor of Cumaná, Benito Arias Montano, and his forces destroyed their facilities and flooded the salt pans.[6]
Since then, with the exception of fishermen who visit the island seasonally, the island has remained unpopulated and largely untouched. There is some tourism on the island.
See also
- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
- List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of Poriferans of Venezuela
- Cariaco Basin
- ^ "Dependencias Federales: Guía de Viajes Y Turismo de las Dependencia Federales - Archipiélago de Los Roques" [Federal agencies Guide Travel And Tourism Federal Unit - Los Roques Archipelago]. guiaviajesvirtual.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.
- ^ Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.
- ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volumes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6
- ^ Antczak, Maria Magdalena and Andrzej Antczak. 2006: Los Ídolos de las Islas Prometidas, Arqueología Prehispánica del Archipiélago de Los Roques. Editorial Equinoccio, Caracas. 630 p.
- ^ Antczak, Andrzej; Antczak, Konrad A.; Antczak, Ma Magdalena (2015-05-04). "Risky business: historical archaeology of the Dutch salt enterprise on La Tortuga Island, Venezuela (1624–38)". Post-Medieval Archaeology. 49 (2): 189–219. doi:10.1080/00794236.2015.1124193. ISSN 0079-4236.
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Coordinates: 10°55′54″N 65°18′29″W / 10.93167°N 65.30806°W


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LeBow College of Business: School of Economics
The LeBow College of Business celebrated its strengths in economics teaching and research by elevating its economics department into a School of Economics. The School of Economics continues LeBow's commitment to offering a curriculum that is current and challenging and to conducting research that aligns with business trends and informs policy makers.
Economics is at the root of business decisions, government policy making and global relations. As a course of study, it can lead to diverse career opportunities. A degree in economics provides students with a robust understanding of the workings of the market system, major economic institutions, economic policy, and development. The School of Economics boasts an award-winning faculty who are leading researchers and dedicated teachers. The world-renowned faculty members take a hands-on approach to teaching, research and mentoring students.


text: All-Star Mixology Competition Draws Support for Homeless Youth 9:57 PM PDT 10/2/2016 by Ramona Saviss FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME ABImages A-list mixologist Alex Straus was among the competitors as 'Major Crimes' star Jonathan Del Arco and other actors and execs vetted the cocktails at the fourth annual Covenant House of California fundraiser. Covenant House of California brought its All Star Mixology Competition (the fourth annual event) to a larger venue this year: the Hollywood Roosevelt. The poolside event featured cocktails from 10 of the country's top barkeepers, including mixologists from Los Angeles hot spots The Corner Door, The Varnish, 213 Hospitality (Seven Grand, Honeycut, Las Perlas) and Alex Straus of craft spirits marketing group Cornerstone. The event was co-chaired by film industry distribution execs Paul Hanneman (soon to exit 20th Century Fox) and Paramount's Liza Pano, who initially got involved with the Hollywood-based nonprofit four years ago. "I fell in love with these kids and the good work that Covenant House does and I immediately started to donate my time and resources," Pano tells The Hollywood Reporter. For the first time, this year's party kicked off with a VIP reception. "There are so many benefits [in the industry] where it's like you're going to the same thing, sitting down at a round table — what's great about this event is that it's lighter, it's outside, people are mingling and there's a lot more freedom to interact," says Pano. The party kicked off with a cocktail tasting where guests were able to vote via text for their favorite drinks, which led to a final four Iron Chef-style live mixing competition with a secret ingredient: ginger. Among the guests were members of the cast of Major Crimes (Kearran Giovanni, Rene Rosado, Ransford Doherty and Jonathan Del Arco) and its creator, James Duff, as well as Tanc Sade, Sterling Knight, Ayla Kell, Rachel McCord and Rick Shirmer. Sponsors of the night included The Hollywood Reporter, ABC-7, The Tasting Panel, Delta and Vortic watches, which created a special video countdown to time the competition. "Covenant House is based right in Hollywood, and I know so many of us drive by these kids, or, you know … we see them and we don't understand their plight, and why they're there," says Pano. "The most important thing is exposing our community — our Hollywood community and the entertainment community — to what's in our backyard." The annual event raised funds (through extensive silent and live auction items) and awareness for Covenant House's programs providing homeless youth with housing, counseling, medical care and employment. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ramona Saviss firstname.lastname@example.com ramonasaviss


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Wooden Torah Yad (pointer)
These beautifully hand carved wooden Torah yads will bring even more blessings when reading from the Torah. Includes attached chain to hang from one of the Atzei Chayim (wooden shafts).
- 11 1/2 inches long
- Made from sustainably harvested wood
- Made in Bali
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The DPF only has a finite capacity so this trapped soot periodically has to be emptied or 'burned off' to regenerate the DPF. Most vehicles are able to do this automatically whilst driving, however sometimes this is not the case and the DPF can become blocked. Due to the size and position of the DPF, replacements are notoriously expensive, however an intensive deep clean can clear blockages, allowing a 'forced' regeneration.
We use a DPF cleaning system manufactured by German chemical brand TUNAP. With over 40 years experience, TUNAP are worldwide market leaders with their innovative developments and system solutions in the field of cleaning products in the automotive market. Based on years of laboratory research and development, this environmentally friendly Euro 6 Approved cleaning system removes 98% of soot and ash.
We don't add any extra charges for the diagnostics and forced regeneration once the DPF has been cleaned to flush particulate matter and reset parameters, however we do recommend oil and filter change after any DPF cleaning process has taken place, this is due to the extra fuel that is added after the combustion cycle, can dilute the oil. The whole process takes around 1.5 to 2hrs
If you own a diesel car then chances are you have a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) but you may not know exactly what this is or how to maintain it. A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a filter that captures and stores exhaust soot and ash in order to reduce emissions from diesel cars. They are made of a porous ceramic honeycomb of alternate end closed channels. The exhaust gas enters the DPF and passes through the porous walls of these channels and traps the particulate matter.
Ash build-up is the primary reason for premature DPF failure and is the most important factor controlling the service life of the filter.
The DPF only has a finite capacity so this trapped soot periodically has to be emptied or 'burned off' to regenerate the DPF. Most vehicles are able to do this naturally during long journeys, however if you are a frequent short journey driver, eg. school run or local commute, then you are highly susceptible to blockages as your vehicle does not have the opportunity to regenerate itself over a distance at speed. You may find reduced performance known as "limp mode" or the dreaded DPF warning light display on the dashboard when it becomes blocked.
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Athens International Airport in collaboration with the Athens School of Fine Arts is hosting an exhibition presentingthe School's educational and visual artwork at the Main Terminal Building, in the exhibition area "Art and Culture" from May 3rd until August 31st, 2012.
The exhibition displays audiovisual material from the most important moments in the history of the Athens School of Fine Arts, which, during its 175-year span of art education, research and social contribution, has impacted significantly the evolution of Greek culture. Visitors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the educational and research work of the School's Department of Fine Arts as well as of the relatively recently established (2006) Department of Theory and History of Art. Particular emphasis is placed on the display of contemporary art creations from the Department of Fine Arts (painting, sculpture, engraving, and digital art forms).
All digitally displayed artworks are part of the School's Gallery, which includes characteristic examples of the artistic production of both Studio Professors and students. The Gallery, a rich harvest of 175 years of history, contains about 8,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, icons and mosaics; it is a living showcase of its own history, and, hence, of a very significant part of Modern Greek Art. In addition, the exhibition also presents material from recent exhibitions and expanded activities of the Athens School of Fine Arts.
The exhibition will be on display for 4 months at the airport's arrivals (entrance 1). The "Art & Culture" area is accessible to all passengers and visitors, open daily on a 24h basis.


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Guardians of the Seed Conserving Ancient Food Biodiversity
Have you ever marveled at the abundant food diversity in the Indian cuisine? Not just the techniques & dishes but even the ingredients used in every recipe are on an average a mix of 15 to 20 different food grains, herbs, fruits & vegetables. Is this variety not starkly different from the western countries where most dishes are cooked with a maximum of 5 to 8 ingredients? Any idea what could be the reason for such extensive food diversity? The answer is simple – Our Motherland, India is a country rich in terms of Biodiversity.
We are blessed with a varied climate across lands ranging from the Himalayan Snowy Mountains to the tropical rain forests of the Northeast; the arid deserts of Rajasthan to the marshy Sunderbans of West Bengal. It is thus no surprise that we are a nation just as diverse in its staple food, native plants & traditional medicines.
And believe it or not, the reason behind the biodiversity conservation over the ages in India has been attributed to the consistent efforts & work of the various tribes.
The Khasi tribes in North East, for example, are known to have aggressively conserved the biodiversity of their lands by protecting the emerald green forests from developers & outsiders who do not understand the delicate balance of nature. Similarly, the Seed-Mothers or "Bihana-maa" of the Koya & Kondh tribes in Odisha have been the strong pillars of conserving food diversity by identifying & conserving seed varieties. The seed-mothers also actively collect varieties of seeds from nearby farmers' in exchange for some of their seeds, to maintain the biodiversity.
These guardians of the seed have also been instrumental in advocating the use of traditional varieties of seeds to farmers across villages. One such seed-mother, Jamuna Kirsani, is an Adivasi from the Malkangiri district in Odisha & is the caretaker of more than 160 varieties of rice & 120 plus varieties of legumes, tubers, pulses, oil seeds, root vegetables & domesticated wild food. Being the seed mother of her village, Jamuna is the manager of annual crop plan.
Just like Jamuna, many women across the tribes are known for their abundant knowledge of the food diversity & crop protection. These women together have been able to reach more than 1500 families in their quest for Biodiversity conservation. Along with maintaining the stock of their seeds, the seed-mothers also promote organic farming & pest control techniques among the farmers.
Interestingly, through repeated farming cycles, these seed mothers have developed a stock of flood resistant & pest resistant varieties of seeds. They encourage the farmers to adopt organic manure & herbal pest control liquids to keep the fertility of their soils intact & become independent of chemical fertilizers & pesticides.
The efforts done by these uneducated seed-mothers at the grass-root level are commendable & can be followed if you also donate your sweat in creating small community kitchen gardens in your housing society. We can also assist their mission to conserve food diversity by preferring the use of diverse varieties of food-grains, staples, vegetables & greens in our daily meals. Research has also proved that eating the varieties in particular months of the year actually enhances our immunity & health.
Let's become the driving force in food diversity & conservation by diversifying our traditional eating habits & helping conserve the food variety.
Citizens can donate their sweat by creating a demand in the market for diverse foods in an attempt to help in the biodiversity conservation. Lastly, it is said that we become what we eat. India is another name of biodiversity & we proudly represent the food diversity of our ancestors!
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UP is a fanzine dedicated to a singular and subjective love of the built.
For four Sundays during the month of March, UP opens the doors of La Loge for afternoon discussions about architecture and design with invited guests, extending the mode of their zine off the page and into event form.
For the occasion, UP will refurbish La Loge's exhibition space into a bar setting, replete with selected designer furniture and artworks.
As your bartenders, hosts, and fellow fans, UP warmly welcomes you all.
As part of the Sunday afternoon events, UP will launch four new zine issues looking at significant and fascinating architectural works.
Curator: Anne-Claire Schmitz
Sunday 9 March 2014
program : release of UP issue 13 starring Hans Hollein's Museum Abteiberg; contributions by Henk Mihl (architect, Voorburg) and Susanne Titz (director of Museum Abteiberg, Monchengladbach).
Sunday 16 March 2014
program : release of UP issue 09 starring John Hejduk's Kreuzberger Tor; contributions by Fredi Fischli & Niels Olsen (co-curators of Studiolo and ETH, Zürich) and Dirk Somers (architect, Antwerp).
Sunday 23 March 2014
program : release of UP issue 16 starring Luiz Benedito Telles' & Eurico Prado Lopez' Centro Cultural Sao Paulo; contributions by Philip Metten (artist, Antwerp) & Stefaan Vervoort (critic & researcher, Antwerp - Ghent) and Gerrit Oorthuys (architecture lover & connoisseur).
Sunday 30 March 2014
program : release of UP issue 15 starring Franco Albini's and Franca Helg's Galeria di Palazzo Rosso; contributions by Lorenzo Benedetti (director of De Vleeshal, Middelburg) and Werner Feiersinger (artist & publisher, Vienna).
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I've never met a couple who have more fun together than Melanie and Chris. Chris may be the funniest guy I've met, and Melanie's laugh is so infectious – together, they're a perfect pair. They say laughter is the best medicine, and apparently it is also the foundation for a wonderful marriage. And these two are the proof, with Melanie repeating often how much they laugh every single day. Their wedding, held at the Blatchford Air Field Hangar at Fort Edmonton Park, was a combination of gorgeous planning and décor – a traditional wedding with a contemporary twist – though never far from their thoughts was the experience for their guests. An experience that was close to never happening, thanks to the vitriol of two young arch enemies.
Melanie and Chris have known each other since Junior High. But don't be mistaken – this isn't one of those high school sweetheart fairytales. In fact, it starts out as quite the opposite. As Melanie put it, "We were actually enemies in school!" For many years, Melanie and Chris acted like they had nothing in common, though they were loath to reveal the depths of their name-calling and nose-snubbing.
Their paths continued to cross as they grew up, and as sometimes happens when you outgrow your youthful fancies, they agreed to get together one day and talk about their past and their differences. That was all the prompting it took, for in this very first date, Melanie knew that Chris was going to be her life partner. And with that, in one evening they went from being rivals to best friends. Two and a half years later, as they were decorating their Christmas tree, Chris handed Melanie one final ornament —a trinket he had crafted himself that read "will you marry me?"
From the ceremony to the speeches at the reception, Melanie and Chris continued to have their guests' comfort at the forefront of their planning. Everything took place in one central location – The Blatchford Air Field Hangar at Fort Edmonton Park. Their wedding, albeit classy and elegant, was also quite simple — it was about spending time with their loved ones and hosting a party where everyone could let loose and have fun. With the help of wedding planner extraordinaire, Jennifer Bergman Weddings, along with a team of fabulous vendors, Melanie's dream sprang to life in glorious fashion!
Beyond all the amazing design and décor, Melanie remembers her first dance with Chris as her favourite moment of the day — "I knew the stress of the day was over and we could all just have a good time. The moment also signified a new future with my husband and I. It all felt real at that moment."
In the morning, as the bride and groom were getting ready with their wedding party, Melanie's dad was putting the final touches on a beautiful old white Jaguar, perfectly suited for the vintage aesthetic of Fort Edmonton Park. Janine and her fantastic team from Fabloomosity created some amazing pieces for this wedding as usual. I've heard a lot of speeches, throughout my career, and I can honestly say that the best man's toast to the groom was one of the funniest I've ever heard. And in true Melanie and Chris fashion, their party was off the hook…like call the cops good. Nothing got out of hand, but it was certainly an interesting, entertaining evening of dancing, photobooth-ing, and flip cup-ing! Melanie and Chris – may you continue to share a lifetime of laughs together!
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Ceremony Venue: Fort Edmonton Park
Reception Venue: Fort Edmonton Park
Wedding Planner: Jennifer Bergman
Caterer: Elizabethan Catering
Entertainment: Urban Metropolis
Floral Designer: Fabloomosity
Rentals: Site 6 Event Rentals and Special Event Rentals
Wedding Gown Boutique: Delica Bridal
Makeup Artist: Stylebar by Sonia Sajnani
Hair Stylist: Bailey Gartner
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Bond has been set at $100,000 for two lobbyists who were ensnared in a federal sting which ended with the arrests of the mayors of Miami Lakes and Sweetwater.
Jorge Forte, 41, the former chief of staff for Sweetwater Mayor Manuel Maroño, and Richard Candia, 49, will face the same federal charges as Maroño and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi.
All four men are accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for championing purported federal grant applications for their towns. In reality, however, federal investigators said they planned to line their pockets with the grant money, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald.
On Wednesday, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel issued the following statement concerning Forte's arrest.
"I first knew Jorge Forte from my time as Police Chief in North Bay Village, as Mr. Forte was then the City Manager. He always seemed to be a very competent administrator. After my election as Sheriff, Mr. Forte volunteered from time to time to give advice with the transition. When I took office, we hired Mr. Forte for a brief (4 week) consulting project to determine cost saving possibilities related to our vehicle fleet. I am as surprised as anyone by the news of Mr. Forte's arrest yesterday, as the person I read about in the news reports was clearly not the person I thought him to be."
Maroño, 41, and Pizzi, 51, were arrested at their respective town hall offices on Tuesday. Pizzi also was charged with the same misconduct linked to a purported federal grant for Medley, where he is the town attorney.
WebExtra: Read the complaints against Mayor Pizzi and Mayor Maroño
The federal investigation into possible public corruption began two years ago.
FBI undercover agents posed as businessmen from a Chicago grant business who claimed they get grant money from AmeriCorps, part of the Department of Commerce.
The feds used used Candia to approach Maroño and Pizzi.
In a one recording made by the undercover agents in September 2011, Candia said Maroño would be amenable to the grant scheme, according to the paper. "[Marono]'s not gonna be shy, shy to ask for sh-t. I mean, there will be no end,'' according to an FBI affidavit filed by prosecutor Jared Dwyer.
Maroño is accused of working with both lobbyists to break the law, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald. Maroño and Forte allegedly received $40,000 for their parts in the federal grant scheme.
Federal prosecutors said they also received an additional $20,000 for introducing the undercover agents and the scheme to other public officials who didn't bite.
Pizzi allegedly received $5,000 in cash kickbacks for the Miami Lakes grant deal and an additional $1,000 cash and $750 in campaign contributions for the Medley deal.
Candia allegedly received at least $5,000 in kickbacks for the Sweetwater deal. He did not get any money relating to the Medley or Miami Lakes grant deals.
According to federal prosecutors, both mayors sponsored resolutions to apply for the federal grants and wrote endorsement letters to the government for the money.
They also are accused of lying to FBI undercover agents who posed as auditors for AmeriCorps, saying the money had come in and was being properly spent, when neither was true, according to the Herald.
Pizzi and Maroño made their first appearances in Miami federal court Tuesday. Pizzi's bond was set at $100,000, Maroño's at $250,000. Both were ordered by Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton not to contact dozens of other politicians and officials who may be witnesses during the case.
CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald contributed to this report.
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I adore the style 'cause it pleases me c:
Perfectly fitting!
Tess`s hair is wrong.. her bangs are supose to be pink.. unless its some other character.. :3
but really.. this is awesome! :3
YUSSSSS Muse song ftw!
All so perfect. That song really does fit well.
<333 I like it.
For second there, I thought this wasn't fanart. Very impressive. =3
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Look this is my favorite picture of Mike, you're totally boss, A+
Source!! Please! I loved the composition of this.
I wanted to say I really like the style (especially) and composition of this!
Hot damn! I love this song... and the comic
Match made in heaven
What song is it? i love Muse but i cant figure out what song it is...
Not sure why, but this makes me sad.
Bad song, good art. Keep it up!
This is perfection. Perfect representation of Lucy's psychological depth and conflict.
Why are Paulo, Daisy, and Abbey looking nervous/depressed? Are they all that much down because of Lucy and Mike?
Are the words from the actual comic?


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By Kevin McDermott
In a move that could open Missouri to thousands of jobs for Uber and Lyft drivers while pounding another nail in the tire of traditional taxi services, Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday signed legislation paving the way for the new transportation companies to more easily operate statewide, effectively superseding local fees and regulations.
One immediate consequence of the new law could be to spawn a major push by taxi companies in St. Louis and other cities to demand that local regulators lighten their rules and fees to match what the new state system will do for Uber, Lyft and other services like them.
"Today is a great day for jobs in Missouri," Greitens said at a public bill-signing ceremony at St. Charles Community College, before an auditorium packed with state lawmakers, supporters of the measure and a few protesters.
"Thousands of Missourians will now have good work readily available," Greitens said, adding: "It shows that as a state, we are committed to fighting for jobs ... (and) that Missouri is open for business."
The bill -- long sought by "transportation network companies" like Uber and Lyft and opposed by the traditional taxi industry -- sets statewide regulatory standards for the companies and their part-time, independent-operator drivers, smoothing over the state's patchwork of local regulations. Those rules had created a scenario where Uber drivers were operating under different sets of rules in different cities or counties, sometimes even facing multiple sets of regulations within the same trip.
Andy Hung, general manager for Uber in Missouri, attended the bill signing and told reporters afterward that the company began expansion of its app-based services as soon as Greitens' signature was on the law.
"We've had people opening up the app, thousands of people across Missouri wanting to ride or drive, and now we're able to expand across the state," he said. "I'm very proud the say that we are currently live in St. Charles and Jefferson City. ... You can request a ride in St. Charles right now, today, and go wherever you want."
Lyft issued a statement after the signing, lauding "this important legislation."
"We look forward to announcing expansion plans soon and bringing the many benefits of Lyft to more Missourians," said the statement.
One St. Louis taxi company executive said Monday the legislation codifies the "unlevel playing field" his industry has long complained of from the ride-hailing services. He said the industry here will begin lobbying local regulators to get the same kinds of fee and regulations breaks that the new legislation gives to the Ubers and Lyfts out there.
"What the law does is put taxis at a disadvantage, with minimal regulations for them," said Adam McNutt, president of Laclede Cab of St. Louis. He cited the $5,000 annual fee the ride-hailing services will have to pay to the state under the new law, a fraction of the combined fees that cab companies and drivers must pay to local regulators. "In order for us to complete, we need similar regulations."
Taxi companies have managed for years to prevent unfettered expansion of the ride-hailing services, standing on issues like the possibility that drivers with questionable backgrounds would be driving passengers. The new legislation includes statewide standards on background checks for drivers.
The legislation is House Bill 130.
(c)2017 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch


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I was recently invited on a photo tour called Vibe Israel by a non-profit organization called Kinetis, I wanted to share my experiences of the trip with you.
Six of us were on this tour of Israel, a tour to show what Israel has to offer to photographers, to show a different side to Israel compared with the one you might typically see in the news. The different styles and personalities of the six photographers on the tour made for a fantastically fun and inspirational few days.
Travelling with the specific purpose of photography can be a daunting thing, especially with the ever present fear of having your precious camera gear gate checked when you're about to embark your flight. Is my bag overweight? Will ground crew single me out? Do I look like I'm struggling with this bag? All of these things play through my mind on every flight I'm about to catch, sometimes even when I'm not travelling with a heavy bag! I've been very fortunate thus far to have not been stopped for a heavy, or overly large, camera bag at the gate and this trip was no different (although I did have my backpack sent through the Xray machine four times).
I was travelling with a MindShiftGear Panorama camera backpack, the beauty of the Panorama is that you can use both the belt section and the top insert section to put your gear – if you get stopped and asked to gate check your bag, you can pretty much break it down into sections and nine times out of ten you'll get it through, onboard with your camera gear. The few basic pointers for trying to get you and your camera onboard that I quietly recite to myself every flight are:
There's a lot to be said for only packing what you're going to need – will I need to take a 100mm macro lens to Israel? Will I use my 5.8mm fisheye? As it happens, I used both of those lenses and I'm glad I packed most of my gear, but I did use a two bag strategy/ Doug Murdoch, president of thinkTankPhoto camera bags writes about it on his blog, a quick interesting read. I had a small laptop bag with my Apple MacBook Air 13″, a WD My Passport Pro 2TB drive for content and all the cables, pens, paper, passports, tickets, etc. Then my camera backpack and my roller bag with my tripod, clothes and another flattened out camera shoulder bag (for short wanders down through markets where I didn't want to take a backpack) and this combo proved to work really well for me.
So we're packed, we're flying, we're there. I've been to Israel once before and was very excited to go back. Arriving into Tel Aviv quite late, then driven to Jerusalem to meet up with the others, we stayed at this great place called Abraham Hostel on the first night (if you're travelling on a budget, it's a great place to stay) before travelling across to the hotel we were all meeting at, Dan Boutique Hotel. Thankfully they were totally fine with us setting up Ben's Broncolor and blasting away on the roof!
A quick introduction to the people on the tour: Adam Lerner, Mike Kelley, Rebecca Bathory, Benjamin Von Wong, Jared Polin and Simon Pollock (me – Hi!). Mike isn't in the photo above as he likes to go to bed at 8 p.m. every night hehe. The next day, after a tour of the old markets and surrounding area in the old city of Jerusalem, we headed for the Dead Sea, each of us with different ideas for what we wanted to do when we arrived there – fashion, portraits, landscape, it was set to be an epic adventure.
Arriving at Ein Gedi, the rain was starting to set in and with a call time of around 4 a.m., it was pretty much a quick dinner and directly to bed – poor Eyal had to put up with my snoring, sorry Eyal! The rain hadn't stopped the next morning, and we were told that with the Dead Sea clouded in, it was something people rarely get to see. As it turned out, the road was washed away in a couple of places and we had a pretty hard time getting the models, stylists and hair and makeup folks into the area of the Dead Sea that we were using for the shoot – thanks to some handy local wrangling and a police vehicle, we were all set to go once the weather cleared, and clear it did. Here's a setup shot and a few photographs from the shoot day at Ein Gedi.
I was very fortunate to essentially have my own personal guide from epic photo tour company, PhotoTeva which was fantastic as I'm certainly no landscape photographer, but had an amazing time taking in the amazing scenery unfolding before me.
Protecting your gear and keeping it off the deck was pretty important. The water is ultra salty (1/3rd salt, someone was saying) and the ground we were on was all salt – very sharp salt (see, I used the macro lens).
We only had a day at the Dead Sea and were supposed to head out into the desert to stay together in a big tent. The weather had other ideas and we all piled in the super bus and headed back to Tel Aviv for an impromptu camp out on our new friend, Adi's floor. A highlight of the trip – impromptu awesome. When you're travelling on a holiday, and things don't go to plan, you do your best to make the best of the situation that you're placed in – this was certainly the case and we had a fantastic evening before checking in to The Diaghilev Live Art Boutique Hotel (which I highly recommend if you're travelling to Tel Aviv).
The next couple of days were filled with amazing food, adventures and people – rather than bore you with my musings, I'll tell this part of the adventure in photographs.
Jared, Adam and I visited a fish market where the fish come off the boats and are snapped up by people waiting on the dock.
We managed a little beach time and happened across a great drum circle!
With only a day or two left to run, we had a load more to pack into our schedule, a visit to Israeli photojournalist and Canon Ambassador, Ziv Koren. We spent some time talking to Itzik Canetti, who has developed a nifty laser focus system for photographers, and we were hosted by Wix on our last evening, for drinks on the roof of their building – stunning.
The point of the photo tour was for us to see a different side of Israel, a creative and vibrant side – and that was exactly what we saw. Lots of tech startup, lots of art and culture, some great coffee and amazing food. If you're thinking about going somewhere on a photo tour, I'd certainly put Israel on your list! Big thanks to Kinetis and the whole team that made this trip possible. You can learn more about the not for profit work that Kinetis do on their website.


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Halloween was great fun in the Team T-Lo household this year. Logan is finally old enough to know what the heck is going on. For weeks he was excited about the big day. I was sewing his bee costume, we were baking all sorts of pumpkin things (pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin pie) and there was a fresh pumpkin outside waiting to be carved.
On Tuesday evening, Terry carved the pumpkin and showed Logan how to light it up with a candle. For the rest of the week, Logan insisted on having a candle lit up several times for practice.
Finally the big day came! Logan's costume was done and ready to go. He had a basket to put his candy in. And it was getting dark. Terry took him over to the neighbour's house first. They had a special candy bag made up just for him.
The picture below is Logan trying to figure out the whole Trick or Treating thing.
Once he got going, Logan knew exactly what to do... sorta...
He would walk up to the house and stare at the person. He isn't old enough yet to be able to say "Trick or Treat" but he can say "candy!" Terry needed to prompt him to at least hold up his basket to catch the candy. It was a great fun time though.
After Trick or Treating was over, Team T-Lo had our friends over for a little get together. It was nice since a lot of our friends live in apartments or out in the country where they weren't going to have many kids. We baked up a bunch of cookies, cupcakes and cake and made a spooky electric green punch (7-Up, Peach/Pear juice and Blue Caracao). Num Num!
And of course, for the last few days, Logan has been packed full of candy!
Here is a photo of him stuffing his face hehehe
Monday, 3 November 2008
Team T-Lo's Halloween Monster Bash
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Despite the tactics, tantrums, nuisance and noise of campaigns, I still love heading to the polls on Election Day and casting my ballot.
I love that voters get the final word and am truly inspired by the commitment to service and community shared by so many seeking elected office across our state.
Not convinced? Consider the tale of two Matts and have your faith restored.
Unknown to each other until approached about this column, Matt Pouliot of Augusta and Mattie Daughtry of Brunswick are 25-year-old first-time candidates seeking a spot in the 126th Legislature. While they come from different parties and parts of Maine, there is a lot more that unites them than their age and names.
Matt Pouliot is a Republican running in House District 57, which includes north and west Augusta.
He is a lifelong resident from a respected local family. He owns a real estate management business and has contributed his energy and ideas to a number of civic organizations and municipal boards.
Pouliot strives to live a purpose-driven life, talks of great pride in his hometown and wants to be a new voice for Augusta. He is a pragmatic problem-solver who will side with good ideas rather than partisan interests.
He has knocked on 2,500 doors and spoken with about 1,000 voters on front porches across his district, devoting five or more hours a day to his campaign.
And it is paying off.
Last week he knocked on the door of a Democrat getting ready to cast an absentee ballot for his opponent. After a conversation of nearly an hour, Pouliot had banked another vote.
Mattie Daughtry is a Democrat running in Brunswick's House District 66.
Like the Matt to the north, she has lifelong ties to her community and wants to give back through public service. Daughtry is a strong supporter of local education and wants to ensure a sustainable future for Brunswick and for Maine.
Daughtry has spent the last few years working for a public advocacy campaign committed to transparency and ensuring that our elected officials represent the interest of everyone.
As part of this work, she claims to have read every bill introduced at the State House over the last two years.
And I believe her.
I also believe Daughtry when she talks about her commitment to restoring civility and collaboration in government.
This fall she has worked with her Republican and Green party opponents to organize three cordial and informative issue-based candidate forums.
To this observer, it would appear the people of Brunswick are getting the type of campaign and choice they deserve. It is no accident.
Pouliot and Daughtry are replacement candidates, chosen at party caucuses this summer to step in after others had encountered legal difficulties.
In both cases, they represent a clean and refreshing new start.
Would-be representatives Pouliot and Daughtry are running extremely energetic and sophisticated campaigns. Together they have knocked on 5,000 doors and are using technology to track their progress.
Pouliot uses an application called Mobile Voter on his tablet that includes the location of every one of his 350 well maintained, private property-placed campaign signs, every voter connection he has made, snippets of those conversations and the identities of supporters he needs to turn out on Election Day.
Daughtry uses a similar system known as the Voter Activation Network that is helping her track and engage voters. A dog lover, Daughtry knows the names of most of the dogs across her district.
No one ever lost a political campaign by caring too much about the welfare of the electorate's kids and dogs.
Both candidates have earned high-powered endorsements. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell has endorsed Daughtry and Sen. Olympia Snowe is featured in a radio spot asking Augusta voters to send Pouliot to the State House.
Pouliot is running one of the best legislative political spots I have ever heard.
In her authentic Franco accent, Memere Pouliot urges her neighbors and the customers of her 30-year-old local business to vote for her grandson on Election Day. In a district where Franco voters dominate many neighborhoods, the heartfelt exchange between Pouliot and his memere is pure political gold.
Pouliot and Daughtry also are connected by their concerns about the economic realities facing young adults in Maine. Too many of their friends have been forced to leave Maine and they want to change that.
Every candidate devoting their time, energy and ideas to a campaign for public office are, win or lose, providing a great public service. Without necessarily serving a day in elected office, they guarantee a choice, ensure accountability and help frame the political debate.
And for that, every candidate with the courage and commitment to run deserves our sincere appreciation.
Matt and Mattie will be at the polls shaking hands on Election Day. Be sure to give them and any other candidate you encounter your thanks even if you cannot give them your vote.
Dan Demeritt is a Republican political consultant and public relations specialist. He is a former campaign aide and communications director for Gov. Paul LePage.
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text: Salt & Light Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:00 AM | David Lose | 19 Comments Facebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint Dear Working Preacher, Consider this part two to last week's letter on the Beatitudes. (Which means, I suppose, that if you hated last week's entry you'll likely not want to spend a lot of time on this week's!) We're in the second of five weeks of passages from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as recounted by Matthew. And we are again faced with the insidious temptation to hear Jesus' words as requirement rather than blessing, as command rather than commissioning. But take note: Jesus doesn't say, "If you want to become salt and light, do this...." Or, "before I'll call you salt and light, I'll need to see this from you...." Rather, he says both simply and directly, "You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world." It is, as with last week's Beatitudes, sheer blessing, commendation, affirmation, and commissioning. I realize, of course, that he goes on to say that salt that has lost its saltiness is useless and that light wasn't made to be put under a bushel, which might imply for some that there is, indeed, a threat hiding amid this pronouncement. But I wonder. Can salt really lose its saltiness? Doesn't it just dissolve? And are candles ever put under bushel baskets? Wouldn't that snuff the flame or, worse, start a fire? Maybe Jesus is implying that one can lose one's status as salt and light. Or maybe he's just naming the absurdity of the possibility of losing one's character as salt and light in order to underscore the reliability and resilience of the gift he bequeaths. "You are the salt of the earth! You are the light of the world. That's the way it is and that's the way it will stay. Period." (Even if you're inclined to suspect the former -- that Jesus is exhorting us to be salt and light rather than pronouncing us so -- go with me a little further to consider of what value it might be to preach this passage in a way that commends rather than commands you people.) Do recall the statistics about a children's self-esteem in relation to the messages they hear? Psychologists suggest that for every negative message elementary-aged children hear about themselves, they need to hear ten positive ones to restore their sense of self-esteem to where it had been previously. (Frankly, I don't know if anyone has studied this in groups other than young children, but I suspect that number doubles during adolescence and then recedes to about 10-1 again by adulthood!) Children, to put it another way, become what they are named. Call a child bad long enough, and he or she will believe you and act bad. Call a child (or teen or adult for that matter) worthless or unlovable or shameful, and eventually he or she -- all of us! -- will live into the name we've been assigned. In the same way, call us good or useful, dependable, helpful, or worthwhile, and we will grow into that identity and behavior as well. So, as with last week, here's my suggestion: Name your people as salt and light. Give them the gift of your affirmation and trust. Even more, given them the gift of God's affirmation and trust. But this week, I want to go a step further. I realize, you see, that we have a hard time believing that we are good, worthy, and lovable and therefore will perhaps nod politely when you call us salt and light but not really believe it. (And while I think this is true of all ages, I think it's especially true of adults! We know ourselves too well; moreover, we believe our pastors are nice people paid to say these kinds of things!) For this reason, we need to actually show people that they are, in fact, salt and light. So I suggest starting a "Salt & Light Log." Really. Start asking people to collect examples of where God has worked through them to help someone else. Now, I warn you: this may be difficult for many of us who were taught never to boast. (Or, more accurately, we were taught that saying anything good about ourselves publicly is boasting.) So you may have to tell people that you really need them to do this. You know, to help you with your sermon. Or you might say that they can practice by pointing out where they see someone else being salt or light, but encourage them also to look and see where God is using them as salt and light, too. Ideally, you're reading this post on Monday and can send out that email today. But even if you're not -- goodness, even if it's Saturday night! -- you can open up your sermon with God's declaration and promise that your hearers are, indeed, salt and light and then move on to announce your intention to start a Salt & Light Log. You can build the log onto your webpage and have folks record where they see God at work, or you can have them email you directly. Either way, the goal is 1) to help people start looking for God in the world (thereby gaining a skill many of us sorely lack) and 2) come to believe that they are vessels through which God is working (thereby growing in the name and identity you have called them). I don't know if it will work. But even if only two or three people respond, that's two or three more than might have been looking for God in the world otherwise. And, who knows, maybe a dozen will respond. Or two dozen, or a hundred, or a thousand. About 4000 preachers read this column each week. Think if just a quarter try this out. And then think if just 10 people of each of those put this exercise into practice. That's 10,000 Christians out being salt and light, naming it, sharing it, and growing into that identity ever more fully. So there you, Working Preacher -- my crazy idea for the week. :) Try it. Who knows, you might like it. Even more, your people might. Even more still, as a congregation you might gain confidence in your identity as God's chosen and beloved children, those called to be salt and light in the world and, gaining this confidence, you will be ever more truly what you have been named. Very cool! Thanks for your help. In Christ, David Tags: RCL, Epiphany 5A, Gospel, Matthew 5:13-20, salt and light, Dear Working Preacher, David Lose 19 Comments | Facebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint previous main next