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GREENWICH, Conn. — The body of a man was found dead in the Mianus River on Thursday evening three days after he was reported missing, Greenwich Police said.
Kenneth Wood-Cahusac, 61, was found near a private dock, police said.
"Early in the evening of March 16, 2017, officers of the Greenwich Police Department returned to the area surrounding Carry Road and continued to search for a missing 61-year-old local resident," Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gray said in a press release. "At approximately 6 p.m. our officers located a body under the ice along the eastern shoreline of the Mianus River. The body was located in the shallows near a small private boat dock."
The body was positively identified as Wood-Cahusac.
An Investigator from the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner's office helped Greenwich Police in recovering the body. Police are continuing to investigate the death, Gray said in the release.
He had been reported missing at 8:30 p.m. Monday by his sister, police said.
Woodd-Cahusac lived on the border between Riverside and Cos Cob near the Mianus River, and is autistic and partially deaf, police said.
He was last seen by his neighbors on Sunday walking up and down his street, which police said is normal behavior for him.
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Owner of the Blue Note Cafe, where we often have our coffee and read The Cook Island News. He's British, his wife was born on Rarotonga and is a well-known artist here.Previous photo. Next photo. Start from beginning.
|On June 21, 2003, Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair moved from Los Angeles to the South Pacific. Our first stop is Rarotonga, a tiny island in the South Pacific. We're bringing our two young daughters with us.
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Just thought about a friend of mine , they stay up playing Team fortress 2 till 5am everyday , is this a common thing? I personally believe in a good nite sleep , but are most people ignoring sleep in favor of other things wether it be work , games or something else.?
http://youtu.be/txINV-l0qlI GOD FUCKING SPEED
games > sleep
I skip sleeping all together two or three times a week. But then when I do sleep it like crashing for 14 hours.
I'm sure majority of the population has that problem. lol. My problem is Tumblr and Instagram. I don't go to sleep till like 3 or 4 in the morning, no matter how hard I try. I have to wake up for school around 6:30 that morning.
Whoops, went MIA for a whole second.
When I work I get an average of 4 hours of sleep, once I got 2 and had a seizure.
Sleep is for happy people.
I sleep odd hours, at random times, sometimes I sleep at 5am, sometimes 9pm.
Not many hours though :/
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I sleep odd hours, at random times, sometimes I sleep at 5am, sometimes 9pm.
Not many hours though :/
haha I have the same habit as you
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If I have nothing to do, I'll stay up and play games or watch youtube or something, or like last night, I just cruised around my hometown with a mate for like 2 hours. But, if I have work or need to do something important, I try to get a good night sleep. The keyword is try though
You've been hit by, you've been struck by a smooth criminal!
Ahaha when I have nothing to do I'll be like " oh who needs sleep "
but then I'm busy I come home all " UGH BED NOW " It's odd, I usually base if I sleep or not based on what I have to do the next day, It's mad late now so I think I'ma head to bed in like 25 minutes or so anyway
I'm on the highway to hades with my muthafukin seatbelt off. --Hiatus --
Well I don't know if I qualify as one. But tbh:I don't like going to sleep.I try to stay up as long as possible. Somtimes its to the point where I don't feel tired even after 24hrs.
I study art and play video games when I'm tired of the prior.I eat when I'm hungry.As long as as I have this cycle, I have some kind of infinite stamina. I can hardly sleep.When I try to go to sleep manually. Most of the time,I can't sleep and it annoys me to the point where I just get up and find something to do.
i sometimes sleep at 4-5pm and wake up at like 12am so i have no choice but no stay up to 5am lol
I use to be that way for a little while, but had to quit because that's not healthy playing all night without taking a break and getting a good night's rest. As much as I enjoy Team Fortress, I know when to log off lol. I don't have an insomnia issue anymore. Mostly stress keeps me awake these days.
I have problems with sleep, sometimes I cook or watch tv or read manga to pass the time. Other times when I really need to sleep I just give in and take the my sleeping pills.
I'm going to start trying something new though where I take a warm bath, drink sleepy time tea, and then hop in bed with some relaxing music. Hope it works.
I have 3 guest passes message me for one.
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I'm going to start trying something new though where I take a warm bath, drink sleepy time tea, and then hop in bed with some relaxing music. Hope it works.
That sounds like a chill routine hope it works :3
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Usually there is not enough time during the day to get done what it is that I need to get done. I don't know how the rest of you feel...but it seems that in this world if you are not constantly busy doing something you are not a (and I choose my words carefully) "valuable" member of society. I don't really care too much about that I just hate falling behind in what I am doing. Sleep is usually an after thought with me, been known to function on little to no sleep.
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You might say that The Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society was created over lunch at the home of Tanayo, once billed as The Costa Rican Dream Girl, in December of 1994. Handing me an old address book, with scratched out faded names, many of which were stage names, she asked if I could help find old friends from her days on the burlesque stage. Three weeks later I accepted her challenge and the Burlesque Historical Society began to take shape.
When the search began Tanayo and I combined what addresses we had between us, which numbered close to twenty-five. But many of them were no longer good. People had moved, remarried or died. Several of the letters I sent out were returned. However some people we were looking for were found and they were very helpful. They were also interested in finding friends they had worked with in burlesque. So the group was beginning to form, even though at that time I am sure we didnt realize we were about to become a group. What also helped in the beginning was the fact that Jennie Lee, known as The Bazoom Girl during her career, did everything in her power to keep the dancers connected over the years. Jennie passed away in 1990, long before this group was created, but her interest in burlesque, its history and its people, has been a great help and inspiration to me over the years.
The growth of the Burlesque Historical Society was slow at first, and it still comes and goes in spurts. I suspect it may always be hard for me to comprehend how many thousands of people worked the various stages of burlesque, whether it was in theaters, clubs or carnivals. It took so many people to put on a show. Now stop and multiply that by all the shows that were playing simultaneously not only in the United States, but Mexico, Canada, Europe and the Far East. These shows all required: performers, whether they be strip-tease dancers, specialty dancers, comics, straight men, talking women, MCs, chorus line dancers or house singers; directors and producers; agents; musicians; stagehands; costume designers; choreographers; candy butchers; theater managers and owners; ushers and cashiers and even still I may have left someone out. That leaves us with a lot of people to find! So we ask, WHERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN OLD TIME BURLESQUE?
As weeks progressed to months, and months to years, people were slowly being found. The list grew to 45, then 75; at one time we knew where over 200 people were all having worked in burlesque in one way or another. Sadly, the true legends are passing - with each quarterly newsletter mailed out, more and more of them are being returned. Some have "deceased" scribbled across the envelope, others simply have the post office label stating they can no longer be found or forwarded. But there has to be even more people out there... where are they? Can you help us locate them? If you know of anyone who worked in the burlesque theaters or clubs By or BEFORE 1965, (date negotiable)... please send me their information. Everybody is looking for somebody!
People continue to be found, and as long as they worked in old time burlesque in any fashion, they are a welcome part of this group. The group works well together, and they help find others. At this stage in the game from what I can tell, however, most of the men involved in burlesque are gone. They were usually older than the dancers. But the search continues, as it continues for all involved in the golden days of burlesque.
What The Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society is all about is quite simple. We re-connect old friends who worked in burlesque with one another, and share information. In the past, several Reunions have been held in both California and Las Vegas. Will there be more Reunions? I cant say for sure. What seems to be most important to the people in the group is that they receive the newsletters that are put out four times a year and that they can reconnect and stay in touch with old friends. What is most important to the Burlesque Historical Society is that the history of old time Burlesque is preserved.
We should never forget our past. Many of the names of people who were involved in burlesque are names you are probably not familiar with. Thats because of all the thousands who worked the various burlesque stages. I feel as though I have barely scratched the surface as far as learning names or about the various performers themselves. But I have help. I have learned so much from his group of individuals, not only about burlesque, but also about life. Their stories, and their histories, must be preserved before its too late. The stigma surrounding burlesque must finally be put to rest. These people are and were performers of many talents. They all worked on a stage, out of reach of the audience. These performers put on a show with comedy, musical numbers, dancing, costumes, scenery and lights. I only hope that we can continue finding others who performed on the many stages of burlesque before its too late.
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The NFL Is Blitzing the Chinese Market
The Super Bowl, much more than a football game, has become a global cultural event and an economic engine.
The National Retail Federation estimates more than 179 million people will watch the Baltimore Ravens battle the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Total Super Bowl spending by consumers, it says, will come in at nearly $12.3 billion. And the average game watcher will spend $68.54 on Super Bowl-related purchases like food, beverages, snacks, sportswear, decorations, and even new televisions.
Last year's championship game was seen by a record 111.3 million viewers. And if you take into account edited and tape-delayed broadcasts, tens of millions of viewers outside the US also watch the Super Bowl.
Given those numbers, the NFL is actively looking to recruit more fans overseas, and is reportedly focusing on five core countries: Canada, Mexico, Britain, Japan, and China.
In fact, according to Ad Age, the Super Bowl was watched by 22 million people in China last year, either live or on delay.
League officials have been blitzing the Chinese market -- bringing NFL legends and cheerleaders over for public relations events, launching a Web page in Chinese and hosting Super Bowl breakfast parties in Beijing and Shanghai. Seven Chinese TV stations will reportedly be broadcasting the game starting at 7:30 a.m. local time -- and it will also be available via live online streaming.
"You've got to make a marketplace," Richard Young, the NFL's Managing Director in China, told Ad Age. "We're building the NFL, but there's nothing underneath. We have a 38-university flag-football league and they're in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. There's a real opportunity here both for flag football and contact to grow, but it's going to require some help."
And while a lot of non-Americans are drawn to the power and fast play of "American football," the game faces some unique obstacles in China.
"China's one-child policy presents a problem for most sports, and particularly for strong sports," Yu Hang, the director of China's Sina Sports, told the New York Times -- referring to the Chinese emphasis on education and concerns by Chinese parents about football's physical dangers.
Sina Sports is working with the NFL to explain the complexities of football to the Chinese public. But Yu says it's not necessarily the game itself, but its pageantry, that is drawing most Chinese viewers to the Super Bowl.
"Our viewers are keen to pursue fashionable things," he said. "They want Justin Bieber and Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show. They want to see the TV ads. That's international-qualit?y entertainment. But after the game, they may not continue to be fans of the sport. Not yet."Editor's Note: This story by Bruce Kennedy was originally published on MSN moneyNOW.
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LOL yes, I did at first, but please blame it on sleep deprivation and just overall a traumatic night! I am with you guys on this, but would weening gradually now, after night 1 "set me back"??


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WICHITA — The number of Kansans without insurance declined in 2011, according to newly released data from U.S. Census Bureau.
More than 348,974 Kansans under age 65 were uninsured in 2011, which is about 14.4 percent of the state's population, according to the census data. That compares with about 380,500 people who were uninsured in 2010, or about 15.8 percent of the Kansas population, The Wichita Eagle reported (http://bit.ly/16WzVFc).
Compared with the percentage of uninsured under 65 in other U.S. states, Kansas ranks 22nd lowest in the nation.
Racial and ethnic minorities nationwide continued to have higher uninsured rates compared with non-Hispanic whites. That was also true for Kansas, where in in 2011, about 11.5 percent of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured, compared with about 18.8 percent of non-Hispanic blacks and 29.4 of Hispanics.
Johnson County, in suburban Kansas City, had the lowest uninsured rate in the state at 9.9 percent. The Kansas counties with the three highest rates of uninsured under 65 were Stanton (26.8 percent), Seward (23.8 percent) and Wyandotte (22.7 percent).
In the last six years, the lowest number and rate of uninsured in Kansas was in 2008, when about 305,000 people in the state were uninsured.
Linda Sheppard, special counsel and director of health care policy and analysis for the Kansas Insurance Department, said the change could be related to provisions of the Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2010, requiring insurance companies to provide coverage to children with pre-existing conditions and allowing dependents under the age of 26 to remain on or rejoin their parents' health insurance plans.


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The little black dress just got a seriously sexy update in this bebe silhouette, featuring crossover skirt and plunging V-neckline. Soft fabric is cut to contour to your body. Try it with a pair of lacey heels and a sparkling clutch for a dinner date look.
- 88% nylon, 12% spandex
- Center back to hem: 35" (89 cm)
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Twin1 from Great LBD I liked this dress because of the crossed hem in the front but thought it looked plain. This dress is not plain! It is very flattering and form fitting. The fabric is kinda thick but I still love it. The V-neck is slighly deeper than how it looks on the model but still a super sexy dress.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by lizzay0531 from Versatile Dress I am 5'2'' with a DD bust and a smaller waist. I ordered this in a medium and although a little tight on the bust (and by that I mean the v cut is a little lower than I would like) I love this dress. Able to dress up or dress down. Thick material. I would recommend sizing down as it hold you in place better.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by AshleyP from My new favorite!! I love this dress. Im usually an xs but the xxs fit much better.. It hugs everywhere and has a great v front. The hi lo hem at the bottom is a nice touch. The material is thick and sturdy. I put a belt with it to fancy it up!! My new favorite from bebe!!
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Rated 3 out of 5 by MsLolaGrace from Too Plain This dress is too plain & simple for me. I like the cross over hem which is why I ordered it but in person & on, it doesn't do anything for me. The material is nice & thick which is a plus. The length is also good, not too short. I'm keeping it bc I hate to return things & I think I might be able to wear it to work or a casual dinner. It is flattering on. The worse part about this dress was the back was way high up on my neck & the zipper/ hook & eye kept catching my hair. Very annoying.
Date published: 2013-05-15
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ladybug83 from Nice dress Awesome dress. It can be dressed up with heels or dressed down with flats. I bought a medium, it's not very flattering for my body type unless I throw in some spanks!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Jlourd22 from Beautiful Such a good quality dress, I love it, it's worth the worth the price ! Very elegant as well
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Rated 5 out of 5 by michelledy from Perfect LBD Love, love, love this dress. It's simple, but gorgeous and also super comfortable. I paired it with the Skinny Rhinestone Stretch Belt from Bebe and strappy red heels. There are so many options with this dress.
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Up next, we have a lesson on a character that is brand new to the Pokedex. Here is "how to draw Pancham", step by step. Pancham to me looks like a leafy panda bear. He is black and white like a panda, but he has a green leaf coming from the mouth and has these frills on his cheeks. Drawing Pancham will be really easy because he sort of looks like a grumpy chibi panda. I do hope you all enjoy the Pokemon that are being submitted today. I had fun recreating them all for you, and laying them out as easy to follow tutorials. I shall return my fellow artists and friends so stay tuned in.
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Arturia HP says:Yes, you will be treated as a regular customer for the free product you get.
Quote from: folkfreak on May 16, 2012, 04:07:24 pmArturia HP says:Yes, you will be treated as a regular customer for the free product you get.This is in response to the following questions:Do I get the full versions ? Do I get the latest versions ? Do I qualify for upgrades in the future ?..The detailed response could have been:- yes, full versions (not time-limited, not "light" versions with less features)- yes, it's the latest versions- yes, they qualify for upgrades
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Meet The Craziest Sorority Girl In The World
Earlier today the internet was introduced to the insane ramblings of a very frustrated sorority girl from the University of Maryland. Thanks to two people, Andrew and Caroline, BuzzFeed was sent a copy of this e-mail directly earlier this morning. Here's what Caroline, herself a member of a sorority, had to say about it:
This is what a girl posted in our sorority group. Some crazy sorority president at University of Maryland is taking "Greek Week" (a week when frats team up with sororities to see who can donate the most blood/raise the most money for charity/win contests) to the next level.
Think Greek Week is a big deal here? Look at this shit. Apparently, the greek week chair of DG at UMD got very angry at her chapter for not mixing with their partner, Sigma Nu.
While you'd think that the insanity might end with the e-mail (which you can read at the bottom of this post), here are some tweets from her currently inactive Twitter account:
5. And here's the original e-mail, with the most insane parts bolded:
If you just opened this like I told you to, tie yourself down to whatever chair you're sitting in, because this email is going to be a rough fucking ride.
For those of you that have your heads stuck under rocks, which apparently is the majority of this chapter, we have been FUCKING UP in terms of night time events and general social interactions with Sigma Nu. I've been getting texts on texts about people LITERALLY being so fucking AWKWARD and so fucking BORING. If you're reading this right now and saying to yourself "But oh em gee [redacted], I've been having so much fun with my sisters this week!", then punch yourself in the face right now so that I don't have to fucking find you on campus to do it myself.
I do not give a flying fuck, and Sigma Nu does not give a flying fuck, about how much you fucking love to talk to your sisters. You have 361 days out of the fucking year to talk to sisters, and this week is NOT, I fucking repeat NOT ONE OF THEM. This week is about fostering relationships in the greek community, and that's not fucking possible if you're going to stand around and talk to each other and not our matchup. Newsflash you stupid cocks: FRATS DON'T LIKE BORING SORORITIES. Oh wait, DOUBLE FUCKING NEWSFLASH: SIGMA NU IS NOT GOING TO WANT TO HANG OUT WITH US IF WE FUCKING SUCK, which by the way in case you're an idiot and need it spelled out for you, WE FUCKING SUCK SO FAR. This also applies to you little shits that have talked openly about post gaming at a different frat IN FRONT OF SIGMA NU BROTHERS. Are you people fucking retarded? That's not a rhetorical question, I LITERALLY want you to email me back telling me if you're mentally slow so I can make sure you don't go to anymore night time events. If Sigma Nu openly said "Yeah we're gonna invite Zeta over", would you be happy? WOULD YOU? No you wouldn't, so WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO IT TO THEM?? IN FRONT OF THEM?!! First of all, you SHOULDN'T be post gaming at other frats, I don't give a FUCK if your boyfriend is in it, if your brother is in it, or if your entire family is in that frat. YOU DON'T GO. YOU. DON'T. GO. And you ESPECIALLY do fucking NOT convince other girls to leave with you.
"But [redacted]!", you say in a whiny little bitch voice to your computer screen as you read this email, "I've been cheering on our teams at all the sports, doesn't that count for something?" NO YOU STUPID FUCKING ASS HATS, IT FUCKING DOESN'T. DO YOU WANNA KNOW FUCKING WHY?!! IT DOESN'T COUNT BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN FUCKING UP AT SOBER FUCKING EVENTS TOO. I've not only gotten texts about people being fucking WEIRD at sports (for example, being stupid shits and saying stuff like "durr what's kickball?" is not fucking funny), but I've gotten texts about people actually cheering for the opposing team. The opposing. Fucking. Team. ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID?!! I don't give a SHIT about sportsmanship, YOU CHEER FOR OUR GODDAMN TEAM AND NOT THE OTHER ONE, HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN TO A SPORTS GAME? ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND? Or are you just so fucking dense about what it means to make people like you that you think being a good little supporter of the greek community is going to make our matchup happy? Well it's time someone told you, NO ONE FUCKING LIKES THAT, ESPECIALLY OUR FUCKING MATCHUP. I will fucking cunt punt the next person I hear about doing something like that, and I don't give a fuck if you SOR me, I WILL FUCKING ASSAULT YOU.
"Ohhh [redacted], I'm now crying because your email has made me oh so so sad". Well good. If this email applies to you in any way, meaning if you are a little asswipe that stands in the corners at night or if you're a weird shit that does weird shit during the day, this following message is for you:
I'm not fucking kidding. Don't go. Seriously, if you have done ANYTHING I've mentioned in this email and have some rare disease where you're unable to NOT do these things, then you are HORRIBLE, I repeat, HORRIBLE PR FOR THIS CHAPTER. I would rather have 40 girls that are fun, talk to boys, and not fucking awkward than 80 that are fucking faggots. If you are one of the people that have told me "Oh nooo boo hoo I can't talk to boys I'm too sober", then I pity you because I don't know how you got this far in life, and with that in mind don't fucking show up unless you're going to stop being a goddamn cock block for our chapter. Seriously. I swear to fucking God if I see anyone being a goddamn boner at tonight's event, I will tell you to leave even if you're sober. I'm not even kidding. Try me.
And for those of you who are offended at this email, I would apologize but I really don't give a fuck. Go fuck yourself.
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U of Illinois to create presidential search panel
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois hopes to have a new president selected by January, well ahead of the retirement of current President Robert Easter.
The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that (http://bit.ly/1g5rsVI ) a 19-member search committee will be appointed in May to recruit and review candidates to replace Easter, who's retiring in June 2015 when his contract expires.
He was named the university's 19th president in March 2012 and planned at the time to keep the job only until June 2014 before school trustees voted to extend his contract in July.
Easter, who was previously a faculty member, dean, provost and chancellor on the Urbana campus, replaced Michael Hogan who resigned under pressure from faculty who were unhappy over his plans for the university.
The search committee will include trustees, faculty members, students, as well representatives from UI Alumni Association and the UI Foundation, among others. Administrators also plan to hire an executive search firm to help with the process.
Trustees will have the final vote.
"Outside consultants have a role, but no one can reach deeper inside other institutions as quickly as our own faculty," said Chris Kennedy, the chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
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Title: Taming the Brooding Cattleman
Author: Marion Lennox
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
Alexandra Patterson swaps city chic for the dusty outback when she arrives at Werrara Stud Ranch. As the new vet, she may be more used to pampered puppies than prized stallions, but Alex is determined to show that she can cut it.…
Brooding rancher Jack Connor is in for a shock—the women in his life have only ever caused him pain and anguish…and Alexandra was supposed to be Alexander. Instead, the person before him is a petite blonde with a pink suitcase and is distractingly, infuriatingly attractive!
My Larkville Legacy reading journey continues! This time, we find ourselves in Australia, on a horse farm. Alex Patterson is a large animal vet, and she wants nothing more than to work at a large horse breeding operation, but the big names in the US will barely give her the time of day because of her lack of experience. When her father uses his connections to land her a job in the Outback for six months, she is overjoyed. She'll be earning some practical experience, so she will have something to put on her resume. She isn't even bothered by the knowledge that she will also have to pitch in as a farm hand. She is hard-working and determined, and she will do whatever is asked of her. Did I mention that there are horses?
I found the premise a little hard to swallow, but quickly set that aside. Perhaps Jack could be confused and think that Alex was a guy. Perhaps Alex's father, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, could have either misled him or truly been confused about his child's gender. Perhaps Jack would be adamantly against hiring a woman, given the primitive conditions. Jack inherited the horse breeding operation from his grandfather, a harsh man he grew to despise, and he hasn't been back to the farm in years. He was too busy trying to take care of his younger sister, who suffered from deep and overwhelming depression. After her death, he left the big city to get away from any possibility of human entanglement. At the ranch, he is dismayed to see how run down it has become. The overseer was stealing from him, the house is in ruins, and entire place needs a ton of TLC. At least the horses were well cared for, but this is obviously no place for a woman.
When Jack is confronted with Alex for the first time, he rails against her for lying about her gender. Quick to take the defensive, she argues that she never said she was a man. When Jack tells her that her father pitched the skills of his "son" Alex is aghast. Then she's infuriated. What difference does it make, whether she's a woman or a man? All she wants is the opportunity to prove herself. While I had a few issues buying into the idea of Alex's mistaken gender, I did like Alex and how she quickly put Jack in his place. I loved how she pushed him out of his comfort zone for the entire book. He's cold and determined to stay detached from his feelings. Alex isn't about to let him do that. Even if it means overcoming her distaste for the scary outhouse behind the house. The plumbing in the house needs serious attention, and for someone used to much more luxurious surroundings, the lack of indoor plumbing is almost a deal breaker. More so than Jack's unwelcoming attitude. After recently suffering from a lack of running water when our well went out, I could completely sympathize with Alex. No flush toilet would be more of a challenge than a rude, dismissive employer for me, too!
Alex quickly proves that she is worth her weight in gold by saving a mare and her foal. Alex shows Jack that she is a competent vet, and against his better judgment, he agrees that she can stay the six months. He will even have the plumbing repaired. Yay! I thought, the question of her worth was quickly answered. But then the demons in Jack's past pop up, challenging him with every encounter with Alex. She dares him to care for the unhappy boy who lives with his step-mom on Jack's land. She dares him to re-establish emotional bonds with the people around him. Like a skittish colt, he constantly pushes back, unwilling to be hurt again. I found Alex's willingness to put her own heart on the line admirable, and I grew impatient with Jack. For every attempted outreach she made, he stubbornly rejected her. He's not nice about it, either, but Alex takes his rejections in stride and never gives up on him. Bravo!
While certain aspects of the story did not work for me, I found the characters so engaging that I overlooked my skepticism. I wonder what is next for the Larkville Legacy crew?
Be sure to read my interview with Marion Lennox here.
Grade: B
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"...owners will be able to charge the M.Go from any domestic socket good for 16A".
Erm, that'll be none then, at least not in this country!
Gallic car maker Microcar has announced that its new Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) model, the M.Go, will go on sale in the first quarter of 2009. Microcar M.Go Microcar's M.Go: not quite tearing up les boulevardes The diminutive two-door urban runaround, first shown at the Paris Motor Show earlier this month, will …
"...owners will be able to charge the M.Go from any domestic socket good for 16A".
Erm, that'll be none then, at least not in this country!
This is just what you need for an urban runaround: I'm guessing it will be fairly nippy with a weight of around 350kg tops, if it's meeting the 'sans permis' rules in a restricted form. Only problem is that Microcar, Ligier, and Aixam cars are hand made, and consequently tend to be ridiculously expensive for what you get. What we really need now is a mass producer to take it on.
" "...owners will be able to charge the M.Go from any domestic socket good for 16A".
Erm, that'll be none then, at least not in this country!"
Just because you don't have one in your home, doesn't mean they don't exist!
Easy to fit one at home though standard 3 pin weather proof connector some cable and an extra breaker in you fuse box and voila 16amp socket, £30 worth of bits and a couple of hours work.
Not good for me or my mrs though, not enough seats, the range is too limited and they are too slow.
Err.....yup, the "bits" might only cost £30...but under the changes in Building regulations (as affecting electrical safety) - the so called Part P regs - which came into effect 1 Jan 2005, any new wiring or change to existing wiring has to be done by a qualified sparks or at least overseen by them, once the work is completed....
There's some info here:
16A sockets or otherwise, it's no good for me, living in a third floor flat. And flats tend to be particularly popular in cities (where this car is aimed), whereas a nice cosy garage setup is more prevalent in rural areas (where this cars uses are severely reduced).
Basically batteries of most descriptions and in most scenarios are shockingly inadequate. Batteries in TV remote controls are dandy. Mobile phones are just about tolerable (though 3G limits this claim). Laptops are broadly insufficient (fires notwithstanding, Sony seem to be leaders).
Anyway, back to cars: Leccy requires an age to "refill" and demands some wholescale rethinking/remodelling of infrastructure compared to the the tank/combustion model which allows for rapid (near-instant) impromptu refuelling within the existing infrastructure.
That's interesting stuff, which I confess I hadn't considered. It looks to me as if the compressed air idea could be useful to somebody in your position, although it would rely on garages having compressors.
Performance aside, i wouldn't be ashamed to be seen it it, which is saying a lot compared with all the other pig-ugly electric cars in production out there (not including the concept cars which of course the manufacturers make pretty).
That's 16A in Europe, where there is higher currrent with lower voltage. It's the power required that matters and in the UK, a regular 13A 240V would suffice.
The simple fact that they chose to plagiarise Jaguar's iconic Grace, Space, Pace strapline show what a grasping bunch of garlic stinking tosspots this lot are.
Design? Shite.
Range? Shite
Styling? Shite.
Effort? Don't be stupid, this is French for fuck's sake. The country that continually bleats about having the best clothes, food, wine and cars when it's emphatically second in all of these to the Italians. Lazy, plodding shite.
Long- term outlook? Complete failure which will probably get propped up/bailed out by the state as per sodding usual.


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Summer jobs are out there, but so are the applicantsBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 28. 2013 12:18AM
Here are some words to the wise job hunter.
"I would get my name in the hat early, and get it in as many hats as you can," said Annette Nielsen, an economist with the New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau. "There are jobs out there - and a lot of people looking for them."
Cremeland, a popular Manchester eatery, has already filled all available job openings for the summer.
"I'm turning away an average of five people a day," said Cremeland owner Nicole Queena. "Most of the staff we'll have here are returning from last year. We're down a few positions this summer though. Usually, we have about 36 employees here. This year we're at 30. I don't expect to be hiring anyone else either."
In contrast, Diane Sawyer, human resources director for the YMCA of Greater Manchester, said she has had to wear a job recruiter hat this spring.
"We can't find enough people," said Sawyer. "We've had jobs posted since February, and they still aren't filled."
Sawyer said she is looking to fill 15 full-time seasonal positions at various YMCA camps across the state. A full list of open jobs can be found at www.yogm.org.
Dan Chapman, a human resources analyst for the city of Manchester, said the city is looking to fill more than 100 temporary seasonal positions.
"The hiring sign is out," said Chapman, who said the jobs include 13 lifeguard supervisor positions, 33 lifeguard openings and 24 temporary recreation maintenance workers. Details are available at the city website, www.manchesternh.gov.
Karmen Gifford, executive director of the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, said she has seen the number of job openings at area tourist destinations begin to pick up recently.
"I think it's a good sign," said Gifford. "I know the Speedway is hiring, resorts are hiring and the attractions are starting to call back people from last summer. I've seen full-time jobs opening up, not just the seasonal part-time spots. I think it's very encouraging."
Tough market
Many people seeking jobs in New Hampshire this summer can expect to face a much more competitive market than in previous years, said Nielsen. A combination of retirees re-entering the work force and teens and college-age students home for the summer could result in a shortage of openings.
"We've seen the national employment rate drop a bit, and there's data that shows that was due to people leaving the labor force," Nielsen said. "But that's not what we're seeing here in New Hampshire. There seems to be a trend showing people getting back into the work force."
According to Department of Labor, the unemployment rate in New Hampshire was 5.8 percent in February, compared with a national rate of 7.7 percent. The New Hampshire jobless rate was 5.3 percent in February 2012.
The rate "is high for New Hampshire, compared to previous years," said Nielsen. "That's why I say it could be difficult for anyone back from school looking for a job. There's already people out there looking."
Unemployment in New Hampshire hit a high-water mark of 6.7 percent between October 2009 and January 2010.
Restaurants and hotels statewide offer about 60,000 seasonal jobs between the beginning of June and the end of August, which is about 10,000 more than are offered off-season.
The entertainment industry boasts the second-biggest spike, adding about 4,000 jobs over the same three-month period of June, July and August.The tourism industry is third with about 3,000 jobs added.
A quarter of teenagers 16 to 19 and 61 percent of adults 20 to 24 were employed last summer across the country, according to a study prepared by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation as part of its annual Kids Count data and analysis.
At employment offices across the state, employment counselors can offer advice to job-seekers, and computers are available to assist with online job searches.
"It's as difficult for kids to find work as it is for professionals," said Stacey Bruzzese, executive director of the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. "They need to take their job search seriously and really go after the ones they want."
"We are seeing a lot of applications this year," said Steve LaRocca, owner of Moo's Place ice cream shop in Derry. "We have kids coming in with resumes ready to hand in."
About one-third (36 percent) of businesses in New Hampshire not hiring this summer say the decision is budget-related, a figure that is up 9 percentage points over last summer, according to a survey by SnagAJob.com.
An equal number of hiring managers (36 percent) say they plan to increase existing staff hours this summer, down 11 percentage points from 2012 levels.
Most hiring for summer jobs is done in April and May. By the end of May, 77 percent of all openings have been filled.
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"Last Christmas," the great sad-sack holiday jam by Wham!, has been covered by countless acts since the song's release in 1984. And a good number of those interpreters -- from Jimmy Eat World to Crazy Frog to Ashley Tisdale of "High School Musical" -- did what they could to add some pep to George Michael's tale of romantic woe under the mistletoe.
The xx? Not so much.
In an in-studio set broadcast Monday by the BBC, the English electro-goth minimalists strip "Last Christmas" to its heartbroken core, singers Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim trading miserable-sounding vocals while Jamie Smith pumps out a gloomy club-soul thump. It definitely emphasizes the memory of last year over the promise of this one. (Listen to the song below.)
The xx recently created an app related to its 2012 album "Coexist," and it's due to kick off a U.S. tour in January, though no L.A. dates have yet been announced.


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History and art
Posted 11 January 2004 - 01:34 AM
One of the most interesting, useful, engaging and effective methods of delivering the History curriculum is through the medium of art. All periods in the history of the world have produced paintings, sculptures, buildings and many other forms of artistic presentation. All of the art produced within a time period in some way reflects upon that time period, and can provide students with a way to access the past different to so many others.
If you have never used art to teach your students about the past, I think you should make this your target for the next week! Deliver a lesson where the entire focus is a painting about the event. Make it the starting point for an investigation into the past. Discuss the images in the painting with your students and then get them to interpret them based on what they already know, before they find out more information in order that they may better interpret the painting from a position of more knowledge. When they think they have fully understood the painting and the events or ideas is depicts, move the lesson on to interpretations. You will soon have students using their own contextual knowledge to pick apart the image in front of them before reaching substantiated independent interpretations of a piece of contemporary source evidence. Throw in a written primary source that gives a different interpretation of the person or event and get the students to compare this to the painting. Get them to discuss why the two are different. Words such as motivation, purpose, bias etc. will soon be flowing from their lips and they will be using their contextual knowledge to judge the validity or reliability of each of the sources.
All this can stem from a lesson built around a piece of art I have seen it done by others, and have done it many times myself.
Here is the list of the topics that we use art to help us to teach:
o Elizabeth I
o The Protestant Reformation
o Family life in the 17th and 18th centuries.
o The French Revolution
o Slavery
o The British Empire
o The Industrial Revolution
o World War I
o The Holocaust
o Medicine Through Time
o The Arab and Israeli Conflict
o Weimar Germany
o Nazi Germany
The possibilities are endless, and I have yet to do a lesson built around a painting or pictorial cartoon that has not delivered at least as much learning as would have occurred using a non-visual technique.
What I see this seminar as is an opportunity for people to share their successes, strategies, techniques and knowledge of pitfalls for the use of art as a teaching medium in History. I intend to post a detailed example of the use of art in History teaching at Passmores every day for the next week as part of the seminar. I hope that the examples and ideas that are placed in this seminar will inspire everyone who reads it to either use art for the first time, or to give consideration to developing their use of the technique to be an integral part of their teaching of History.
(As you can doubtless tell, I am somewhat passionate about art and the teaching of History).
Posted 11 January 2004 - 09:46 AM
Bernard Woolley: That's one of those irregular verbs, isn't it? I give confidential security briefings. You leak. He has been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act.
Posted 11 January 2004 - 11:53 AM
For example I have used 'chocolate box' images of C19th rural life and compared these with more realistic images of back-breaking manual work. Similarly, one can contrast idealised views of warfare with more 'truthful' pictures (good when dealing with why men fought in WWI)
I don't wish to preempt Stephen as I know he has some excellent examples of work he has done in class with his own pupils and these will be something for us all to look forward to.
For those studying Weimar Germany at 14+ then Russ Tarr has an excellent task on The Art of George Grosz on his website here. I have used it with an AS class and it works very well.
Similarly, the photomontages of John Heartfield are an excellent source for close analysis as I feel sure most of us are aware.
However, there are pitfalls when using art (most especially political cartoons). I think we tend to think that pictures (per se) are somehow easier for children to comprehend because there are no/few difficult words. Clearly this is often not the case since a good understanding of the context of the cartoon is generally needed if one is to understand it completely. I know that intially GCSE examiners fell into the trap of making this assumption - as did I.
Here, of course, we are talking about using pictorial sources to develop analytical and evaluation skills - but it also works well to use a collection of pictorial sources when you are trying to give the 'flavour' of a period the children are not familiar with. eg the Renaissance.
Edited by Carole Faithorn, 11 January 2004 - 12:11 PM.
Posted 11 January 2004 - 12:37 PM
With PowerPoint students can easily manipulate / annotate images themselves, adding their thoughts and ideas. In a classroom context an interactive whiteboard is such a splendid tool. Your labels and ideas can be hidden, then students can do their own version with the rest of the class and then you can compare the two. When I've had the opportunity, it really allows for really effective history. Endless possibilities.
Interesting point about context that Carole makes and one that I thoroughly agree with. As with all source materials, it is bringing their own knowledge into the source analysis. Sometimes it can actually be helpful if the students know nothing. Akin to a blank canvas!
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Posted 11 January 2004 - 03:10 PM
My lessons tomorrow will be based on the Holbein portrait and what it can tell us about Henry VIII.
The portraits are an invaluable resource especially when they make the topic so accessible to pupils of all abilities - plus the teacher gets it as well!
Posted 11 January 2004 - 03:23 PM
or indeed throw in a photograph - particularly applicable to a topic such as ww1 and life in the trenches.
Throw in a written primary source that gives a different interpretation of the person or event and get the students to compare this to the painting. Get them to discuss why the two are different. Words such as motivation, purpose, bias etc. will soon be flowing from their lips and they will be using their contextual knowledge to judge the validity or reliability of each of the sources.
one of my favourite lessons in the whole of KS3 in in my enquiry into how to find out about life in the trenches, pupils frantically debating the comparitive usefulness of photos and paintings. an obvious starting point here would be 'gassed' and the famous photo depicting a similar image, but many others could easily be used.
the list of paintings (woodcuts/sketches etc) one can use in the classroom is nearly endless.
one example i use is a court for king cholera. the detail in the picture is excellent and particularly lower ability pupils gain so much from it, as stephen says the ability to access the information without it coming from weighty text or from the mouth of the teacher is great
Posted 11 January 2004 - 06:42 PM
1873, in French traditional political history, it was a monarchist government.
But now, we also teach that this government built the Sacre Coeur to wipe La Commune de Paris.
And we give as much importance to Claude Monet, and the first Impressionnist exhibition.
We have in mind a more global history.
But I shall also disagree :
What is Art and Art history for you ?
Why should we put every image on the same level ?
Manet s Olympia has nothing to do with a cartoon, or with a 2004 nude photo.
For me, art means creation. By Michel-Ange, by Rembrandt, by Turner, by Picasso...
If art is creation, then the historian may got in trouble. How can he explain fully
what is a masterpiece and how this creation was brought to life ?.
As a teacher, I know Albert Barnes, I can explain how he earned a lot of money, how he used it to buy Renoir or Matisse s paintings. I can buy and use Corbis cederom on Merion. But my pupils cannot imitate Renoir or Matisse.
Several other issues on art and education :
Art history is taught, as such, in universities.
In secondary schools, it is only taught associated with other subjects, history, literature
Art, for most of us, is painting.
We should also use architecture, sculpture, dancing, music
We try to teach what we know
For some teachers, painting is another historical source, a visual one.
That can be tricky if you look at Ambroise Vollard (un marchand de tableaux) painted by Picasso. http://www.abcgaller...picasso190.html
- I show 2 visions, Cézanne, and Picasso, so I can explain at least 3 things : history of painting, art business, the way we see this paintings
With abstract art, with Malevitch, or Kandinsky, how can you study social science ?
In lycées, we study « Humanisme et Renaissance ».
2 difficulties :
. How can we choose a limited number of masterpieces ?
In the Web Gallery of Art, you may visualise more than 10 000 from 1150 to 1800
. How can our pupils, from a general education, understand what they see in a painting : both the visual facts, but also all the links with greek mythology, with religious symbolism ?
(cf Van Eyck Arnolfini and his wife
What we may try to teach, is the change in the way artists saw the world and represented it :
The perspective was settled during the Renaissance ; Claude Monet and the Impressionnists searched another way, partly seen on Japanese art.
On all this, you may find some good tools on internet
. An important detail is the reproduction quality.
In Google images, http://www.google.fr...ge_search?hl=en
type "monet impression"
Compare the scanned colors...
Even, if we have pretty good quality reproductions, it should be far better to study the original.
We do it sometimes, going to Paris, Le Louvre, Musee dOrsay.
That a main issue : if art is a personal feeling, how can you educate it ?
What is the part of your sensibility, the part of your personal culture ?
- I have searched for a webbography :
a general one : Art history on the net : http://aphgcaen.free...que/arthist.htm
One of the best portal is
But lots of websites' addresses have changed...
2 case studies :
Florence and Renaissance Art : http://aphgcaen.free...ue/florence.htm
Manet à Kandinsky : http://hgtice.free.f...e/peint5014.htm
Edited by D Letouzey, 12 January 2004 - 07:57 AM.
Posted 11 January 2004 - 06:51 PM
and has some good examples of how images have been used. The article suggests using a woodcut print of the execution of Charles I and that the students should have NO prior knowledge of the topic - they then interrogate the source and come up with a series of enquiry questions that can form the future lessons on the Civil War - interpretation of the source and ownership of the work; an excellent combination!
One of the best trips that I took (year 8) students on was a joint trip with the Art department to the National Portrait Gallery to study original Tudor artwork: http://www.npg.org.u...ve/edsecond.asp
Posted 11 January 2004 - 09:16 PM
Posted 11 January 2004 - 10:20 PM
And this one :
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: History of Art
Posted 12 January 2004 - 11:51 PM
I put this unit in immediately after a uint on the Tudors. The first lesson that we study is on Elizabeth I using the Rainbow Portrait.
The Rainbow Portrait lesson on the Passmores website.
The resources for this lesson can be downloaded from here.
The students go into this lesson with a good deal of knowledge about Elizabeth I, having studied her at the end of Year 7 and then again for the first two weeks of Year 8 as a recap and extension exercise. Therefore this is not a "blind" portrait exercise.
The Rainbow Portrait is a brilliant piece of propaganda for Elizabeth I. It has so many images that students are able to spot and discuss. The images are accessible for all levels of ability, and students get that real sense of feeling clever in History from looking at this portrait. If you go into the lesson having really immersed yourself in the background to the portrait, you are able to greatly stretch the students throughout the lesosn. We do the portrait by discussing the images first and then getting the students to do a set of structured written tasks on the portrait using a background information sheet to help them with their answers.
I have the benefit of a digital projector in my classroom, which allows me to use the full colour image as well as to zoom in on parts of the image. By using a bit of cropping in an image application and putting some carefully placed invisible buttons on to the first slide of a PowerPoint with the whole portrait, you can soon create a PowerPoint presentation that allows you to zoom in on parts of the painting. This really helps students to interpret the images in the painting. By removing the visual clutter of the rest of the painting, and focussing specifically on say the heart shaped pendant in the serpent's mouth on her left arm, students are able to improve the analysis and explanation. They can then go back to the whole painting and fit all the bits together.
There are plenty of good exercises in textbooks on the Rainbow Portrait and other images of Elizabeth I that can be used in a more traditional lesson structure. For instance on pages 52 and 53 of the John Murray book "Re-discovering the Making of the UK" thre is an exercise looking at six different images of Elizabeth I. On pages 6-8 of the Heinemann History Scheme book "The Early Modern World (Book 2)" there is an exercise specifically on the Rainbow Portrait that also gives students information about the construction of portraits and images of Elizabeth specifically.
The Rainbow Portrait is an exercise that any student can do at some level, and every teacher I have ever spoken to who has used the portrait has talked positively about the impact it had on their students. It is well worth a lesson!
Posted 13 January 2004 - 12:04 AM
Except have you ever had to explain to a Yr. 7 SEN class what a cod-piece was?
Andrew has politely asked me to enlighted you all as to the nature of my lesson today - so ok!
I used a digital camera at the weekend to take a variety of shots of me doing different things:
1. In my pajamas.
2. In my casual gear.
3. In my work gear.
4. In my badminton gear.
5. In my 'going out' gear.
6. In a ball gown.
I then loaded them onto a PPT.
Today I had an A2 poster of Henry VIII on one side of my whiteboard and the projector running on the other side and my digital camera on the desk next to me!
I got the class discussing how we know what people today look like even if we have not met them - i.e. the camera!
We discussed whether the camera ever lies? Some yes and some no!
I then took the class picture! It shows them sitting there in school uniform exactly as they are!
I then asked how long would it take to paint a portrait of them - answers ranged from 2 hours, 3 weeks and 6 months!
The girls pointed out that they could not sit that still for that long!
I then asked if my portrait would be as accurate as a photograph - some said yes and some said no!
I highlighted the fact that I could paint over a spot, or add earings etc!
We then looked at my PPT - and I asked the students what they thought I was thinking or doing in each one - what did I want them to know about me?
This was effective and led onto the Holbein portrait.
We looked at that, analysed the symbols etc and the discussed as a group whether or not Henry VIII really looked like that and what was it that he was trying to make us believe.
We then used the excellent octopus document mentioned previously on this site to complete some work on the portrait's symbolism!
That is what we did - will lead on to a portrait source analysis on Elizabeth I in a few weeks with Yr. 7.
Hope that was ok Andrew?
Edited by Nichola Boughey, 13 January 2004 - 12:20 AM.
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:07 PM
Enough of that - further to M. Letouzey's point:
[Art history is taught, as such, in universities.
In secondary schools, it is only taught associated with other subjects, history, literature ]
I just wanted to point out (as you probably all know) that the Art Curriculum in the UK should always employ an understanding of historical context in order to understand Art works which are used to prompt projects.
I find it particularly useful to work alongside the History KS3 syllabus, to some extent, and try to include topics within each year's SoW that reflect those being studied in History.
Posted 14 January 2004 - 09:28 PM
The National Portrait Gallery's guide to "The Secret of England's Greatness"
We do this a final lesson in our unit on the British Emipre. Again this unit is based on teh original ideas in the QCA Scheme of Work Unit 14. The British Empire how was it that, by 1900, Britain controlled nearly a quarter of the world? . After students have studied the origins, growth and impact of the British Empire, we use this painting as a final exercise to sum up and evaluate the ideas that existed in the 19th century about the British Empire.
We refer back to the work from the start of Year 8 on portraits and the issues of presentation of images and propaganda purposes for pictures. In the case of this picture we do start off with the image being interpreted to some extent blindly by the students. Although they have some knowledge and understanding of the empire based on the three lessons they have already done on the topic, they are not experts in the people in the painting. We put up the image and ask them to choose specific images to comment on, interpret or evaluate. By creating a PowerPoint on the picture which allows the teacher to zoom on specific parts of the image we are able to focus the minds of the students on individual parts of the image, before returning them to the whole image for a wider explanation.
This acts as the discussion part of the lesson, and students are always totally engaged in this exercise and will usually get to the correct answers after a bit of collaborative thinking and a few strange ideas. We then move students into writing a more formal interpretation and analysis of the picture based on some more contextual knowledge that we give them. This comes in the form of an information sheet that tells them fully who each of the peopel in the picture are, as well as giving them an edited version of the textual description of the painting on the National Portrait Gallery website.
The students are required to write an answer to the question:
"What is the message of the painting and how does it communicate this?"
We give them an A6 version of the painting to stick in the books to give an image to their work.
Because we have already developed this style of lesson with the class earlier in the year with our unit on portraits in the 16th and 17th centuries, students are already equipped with the key skills of analysis required to access the lesson. The focus this time is increasingly on getting them to use the full extent of the contextual knowledge to assess and explain the imagery in the painting. Students really enjoy this style of lesson and rise to the challenge with gusto. It produces some very high quality work for the levelled writing task that forms the second half of the lesson.
You can download the resources for the lesson from this page of the Passmores website.
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Welcome Ellie!
Enough of that - further to M. Letouzey's point:
[Art history is taught, as such, in universities.
In secondary schools, it is only taught associated with other subjects, history, literature ]
It is really good to see an Art Teacher participating in this thread. Would you be able to elaborate a little on any of the formal/informal work you have done with the History Dept. in your school?
I am no longer in the classroom, but it's wonderful when the Art Dept. is prepared to support other subjects in the way you mention. For example when studying the Renaissance the Art Dept in my school would do work on perspective with the children and I found it helped tremendously. The vocabulary of Art was very helpful too.
Whilst it's true that children in KS3 and 4 (11-16) do not study the History of Art in the way I think Daniel has interpreted this Seminar, pupils of 16+ may choose to study the subject (if it is offered). OR is it no longer an option at AS/A2? I fear I may be out of date here.
At the school where I taught until recently, we used to offer History of Art at A Level. Although it tended to attract academically weaker students it was a very popular course and if they were also taking History the two subjects 'informed' each other very well.
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Inspired By: Quirky, Playful Greenery
As a long-time member of the Green Thumb Club, I really admire and appreciate the beautiful plants and flowers I see in my neighbor's yards and on their stoops. A few I've come across this year made me take out my phone to capture their quirky fun; enjoy!
1. An old toy truck has a new life as a planter, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
2. Flowers planted in a heart arrangement (with an arrow through it which is not well depicted by my photo), Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
3. A vignette of suitcases, one playfully used as a flowerbed, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
4. A bright and over-sized chartreuse planter is a fun play on scale, Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
5. Same as above, but the wider shot gives you a better sense of the size.
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Plans for former school approvedBy ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
April 05. 2013 1:38AM
DERRY - The Planning Board has approved a 19-unit apartment complex at the former Floyd Elementary School on Highland Avenue.
Several board members and abutters expressed concerns about the density of the project, but ultimately the project passed by a 4-2-1 vote, with the board members voting in favor of the project noting that the number of units is allowed under the zoning regulations.
Board member John O'Connor also pointed to the developer's willingness to compromise on several issues regarding the project, including lowering the total number of units from 20 to 19.
At Wednesday night's public hearing, project engineer Nicole Duquette stated that there was a proposed change in the configuration of the units because of structural issues associated with the building, with a larger apartment being reconfigured into a 320-square-foot efficiency apartment.
That would have increased the number of efficiency apartments from five to six, which was a concern for abutter Craig Busteed.
"I'm completely against six efficiencies at this point," he said. "The last time we spoke, other people thought that five efficiencies were too much. It seems to make the neighborhood a little too transient."
Busteed said he was not against the planned use for the former school, but said he thought the density was too high for the neighborhood.
Board member Randall Chase asked whether the developers could look at doing away with the former multi-purpose building next to the school. Plans for that building include four of the proposed apartments.
Project architect Dave Gleason said the multi-purpose building would be renovated to match the facade of the brick school house. He also said the building was the only feasible place for the two handicapped-accessible units included in the project.
Gleason said he has worked with the state on accessibility issues and that there are not enough places for people who have accessibility issues to live.
After hearing from the board and several abutters, Gleason said it would be possible to reduce the number of efficiency apartments and overall units by turning two adjacent efficiencies into a single one-bedroom unit.
Even with the change, Chase and board member Darrell Park voted against the project, citing concerns about the density. Park said he liked over 90 percent of the project, but wanted the developers to decrease the density.
Anderson said he shared Chase and Park's concerns about the density, but voted for the project, noting it is allowed under the town's zoning regulations.
He did urge the developers to continue to communicate and work with neighbors as the project moves forward.


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The Microsoft TechNet Gallery is a big improvement over previous incarnations of a scripting center on the TechNet site.
With the increasing importance of PowerShell to Windows management and automation, an easy to use and dynamic place to get scripts from is very important. Most IT pros have no interest in re-inventing the wheel; if they can use a script that someone else has already written to get a task done, they're all for it. Additionally, there was a need to provide other resources such as management packs, utilities, and extensions.
The Microsoft TechNet Gallery site is laid out very cleanly. Most prominent on the page is the search field; we've all been conditioned to search first and dig by category later, and Microsoft clearly gets this. Default search results are by popularity, also a wise choice. There's a menu on the left that you can dig two layers deep into to display scripts that match the category you've chosen. And importantly, there's an upload button where you can contribute your own favorite script. As far as I can tell, there's no vetting of uploaded scripts, so there's no promise it'll work as you intend (or indeed at all). What's the cmdlet for caveat emptor?
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Second, it would be helpful if what's available is mentioned in high-level description of what the site is for. Oh wait…there isn't any high-level description of the site's purpose.
Third, It's mildly annoying to my inner wordsmith that this site is called the Gallery; as far as I can tell (I haven't gone through all the 6000+ entries), there are no graphics…just scripts, management packs, extensions, and who knows what else. And if it's a gallery, a gallery of what? To jump on the Metro theme, how about "Resource Hub"? Kind of vague, I know.
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Kevin Spacey's character, Dave Harken, in Horrible Bosses is basically a slave-driver. He forces Nick (Jason Bateman) to work sunrise to sunset, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit. Oh, also he shoots the guy he thinks his wife is cheating on him with. No wonder why Nick plots to kill him.
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In The Devil's Advocate Al Pacino plays Jack Milton, a New York lawyer who turns out to be Satan. No, not figuratively, literally the Devil. In the movie, Keanu Reeve's character, Kevin Lomax, jumps at the chance to work for Milton. Bad decision. Milton eventually makes Lomax's wife go insane, and more or less ruins his life. I think its about time you did something nice for your boss, who happens not to be the Devil.
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Gordan Gekko, played by Michael Douglas in Wall Street, is a corrupt business man who takes a young stock broker, Bud Fox, under his wing. Gekko teaches him the world of insider trading and corporate raiding. Gekko takes the scariest boss trophy for his famous advice to Fox that "greed is good," and also for his plan to secretly break up the company Fox's father works for and to plunder employees' retirement fund. Not cool.
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Yes, the Devil does indeed wear Prada. This wouldn't be a scariest bosses list without the most feared magazine editor in the movie world, Miranda Priestly. Her stare, her intensity, her ability to make Andy (Anne Hathaway) feel insignificant in every way; she's terrifying!
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In 9 to 5, sexist Franklin Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman) gets what he deserves when Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Doralee (Dolly Parton) finally have enough of being sexually harassed day after day. The women kidnap Hart, hold him hostage in his home, and are free to run the office the way want and far more efficiently.
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Jessup (Jack Nicholson) makes the list for his twisted views of what should be considered right when it comes to loyalty in the military. Under his command, two marines were ordered to kill their fellow comrade, Santiago, because he basically wasn't a very good marine. Jessup denies he ordered a "code red" until the final scene where he delivers the famous line "You can't handle the truth."
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Kevin Spacey's character, Dave Harken, in Horrible Bosses is basically a slave-driver. He forces Nick (Jason Bateman) to work sunrise to sunset, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit. Oh, also he shoots the guy he thinks his wife is cheating on him with. No wonder why Nick plots to kill him.
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Jane Lynch plays Paula in the 40-year-old Virgin. She constantly hits on Andy (Steve Carrell), and after hearing he is a virgin, propositions him while singing him a Guatemalan love song. Creepy.
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Glenn Close's character is a cutthroat boss at a newspaper in New York city. She is tough as nails and always just does what is going to make more money instead of waiting for the best story. This goes against Editor Henry Hacket's (Michael Keaton) attitude. They even get into a physical fight!
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Parker (Sigourney Weaver) is the worse type of person. She steals her employee's (Melanie Griffith) idea and gives her no credit, because she is only a lowly secretary after all. She does get what she deserves, however, when she breaks her leg on a skiing trip, and Griffith's character forges ahead with her idea and pretends to be the boss.
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Well, not many people can say that their boss tried to kill them, but Michelle Pfeiffer's character in Batman Returns can. Her character Selina Kyle was pushed out of a window by Shreck (Christopher Walken) after she discovered his plan to steal all of Gotham's electricity. It wasn't all bad though. She became Catwoman as a result and eventually killed Shreck.
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SWIMMING - The Lady Bronc swimmers will be at home for the first time this season this evening as they host a dual with Buffalo events get underway at 4:00.
TENNIS - The Bronc and Lady Bronc tennis teams play at Kelly Walsh today and host matches with Powell Friday.
SC VOLLEYBALL - The Sheridan college volleyball team hosts a match tonight with Rocky Mountain college the match will begin at 7:00.
X-COUNTRY - The Bronc and Lady Bronc cross country runners, run this week at an invitational in Custer, South Dakota.
The women's team finished finished 4th led by Sophomore Teddi Schwagler. Teddi had a great run in the goat tying in the long round placing 2nd with a time of 9.0, in the short round mud she had a time of 9.1 placing 2nd in the round and 1st in the average, earning 160 team points.
Freshman Shai Schaefer from Torrington, WY had a good run in the long round and made it back to the short round with a time of 10.3, in the mud she was a little slower with a time of 10.6 placing her 7th overall, I was happy with her performance considering she is coming off of a knee injury.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs won at Evanston 35-14 Friday night. The Broncs had their struggles in the game with more turnovers and some costly penalties but they got on track too the lead away from Evantson and put it away late with two scores in the last five minutes, Head coach Don Julian.
The Broncs are still 3-0 and that's the main thing, but the schedule starts getting tougher this week. The Broncs host Cheyenne East Friday night kick off is early at 6:00.
Another busy high school sports weekend is in the books, and most teams from Johnson County had a tough time in competition.
The Buffalo Bison football team dropped their home opener to Powell 45-6 Friday night and now sit at 0-2 on the season. Next up is the Wolves at Green River this Friday night.
East 3-0
Gillette 3-0
Sheridan 3-0
Natrona 2-1
Central 1-2
Evanston 1-2
Kelly Walsh 1-2
Laramie 1-2
Rock Springs 0-3
South 0-3
3A East:
Douglas 2-0
Rawlins 1-1
Riverton 1-1
Torrington 1-1
Buffalo 0-2
Lander 0-2
3A West:
Powell 2-0
Cody 1-1
Jackson 1-1
Star Valley 1-1
Worland 1-1
Green River 0-2
2A East: (Conference Record listed first, then Overall record)
Burns 1-0, 2-0
Big Horn 1-0, 2-0
Glenrock 1-0, 2-0
Wheatland 1-0, 2-0
Moorcroft 0-1, 0-2
Newcastle 0-1, 0-2
The Tongue River Eagles were no match for the high powered offense of the Wheatland Bulldogs Friday afternoon in Dayton. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter was there for the game and has this report.
Broncs Final Score: Sheridan 35 - Evanston 14
Rams Final Score: Big Horn 50 - Newcastle 43
Tongue River Final Score: - Wheatland 36 - Tongue River 6
Wheatland took the victory in today's game against the Tongue River Eagle's football team with a final score of 36 to 6.