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November Blog Stats Checks: Aligned With Intention
If you've been reading Evolving Times for a while you know that since September I have been experimenting with an intention to double the number of unique visitors to this site every month at least until reaching 1 million unique visitors.
Because this is such a specific and measurable intention it has provided me with a powerful tool for gauging my ability to fully align with the intention. And if you've been following this experiment you know that, until now, I have been unable to get fully aligned with the intention.
Here's a brief recap: In August, Evolving Times had just over 1000 unique visitors. In September, the first month of my intention, 1406 unique visitors came to the blog. October growth was basically flat with just over 1553 unique visitors.
In November, 2968 unique visitors came to Evolving Times. Rounding the numbers, to account for tracking anomalies (wink, wink) this marks the first time that I have attained vibrational alignment with my intention.
What did I "do" in November to align with my intention?
I think the biggest factor was my ability to be present. September and October were filled with some pretty major distractions, including the death of my father-in-law and all the associated travel, events and emotional upheavals. During November, even with the Thanksgiving holiday, I was able to stay fully engaged with the blog.
Another contributing factor was an almost total lack of stats-checking during the month. I feel like I really did let go of attachment to the outcome. And that enabled me be freer to embrace the intended outcome easily and joyfully.
On a practical level I participated in more blog carnivals although still not as consistently as I would like.
I also added a live feedburner feed link from my coaching website, www.edwardmills.com which significantly increased traffic from that site.
I focused on improving the clarity of my headlines and the use of popular keywords in them.
And I got better at connecting with other bloggers though I still have a lot of room to grow in that area.
So where do I go from here?
Here are the practical steps I will take to continue the monthly doubling.
Continue to increase my relationship building efforts with other bloggers.
Continue to improve my headlines.
Contribute to blog carnivals on a more consistent basis.
Install and utilize the Ultimate Tag Warrior and Tags in the Head and Related Posts plugins. (Yes, that's left over from last month).
Install plugins for adding Evolving Times to del.icio.us and technorati and perhaps others.
Here, again are the Law of Attraction steps I plan to take:
Spend time on a daily basis envisioning the visitor number I want to see at the end of December. (6,000!)
When writing posts, envision myself speaking to an audience of at least 6,000. Thanks to Steve Pavlina for that tip.
Let go of attachment to the outcome. Check stats, at most, on a weekly basis, and preferably just once on January 1st.
Remain in a state of positive expectation throughout the month. Know that when I check my stats on January 1st I will see the number 6,000 under the words Unique Visitors! Practice continuous positive expectation.
Finally, another round of gratitude goes out to you, the readers and subscribers of Evolving Times. I could not have aligned with my intention without you! I intend to keep growing and writing and offering the best articles I can.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
mind-mart on
December 6th, 2006 10:48 pm
Being new to blogging, I'm a little obsessive about stat checking too–ok a lot. I think it's time to let that go.
Edward Mills on
December 7th, 2006 9:06 am
Hi Mind-mart
I completely understand. In September, the first month of my intention, I was checking my stats every day, often two or three times a day. It definitely got to be an obsession. Now I check my stats, at most, 2-3 times a month. It gives me so much more time and energy to focus on the writing, which is, of course, what this blog is all about.
See if you can start setting up on specific time each week to check your stats. And every time you catch yourself thinking about checking them, consciously choose to use that time to write another post for your blog.
You might also want to check out Jason Clegg's blog, the Mindful Entrepreneur. He has an ecourse specifically designed to help you get over stats-check obsession!
Good luck.
Shawn Blanc on
December 12th, 2006 3:59 pm
Being on 9rules will definately help you reach your goal of doubling your uniques! Congratualtions man!
Edward Mills on
December 12th, 2006 4:37 pm
Hi Shawn
I must admit that thought has definitely passed through my mind a few times.
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Okay so. Did you see that M Night Shyamalan movie The Village? If you're like me, five minutes into that movie you were like, 'clearly these puritanical folks are modern-day back-to-olden-times people! Otherwise why would a director like Mr Shyamalan, who normally pays so much attention to details and specifics, have them all talking like people in the oughties?' And then in the end you felt very smart for having such brilliant insights when you were proved right.
My point is not that I am a brilliant, insightful genius. My point is that, if you are going to have people talk a specific, idiosyncratic way, there had better be a goddam reason for it, y'know? The whole hook of this book is, oh hey, this is fragmented English because English isn't the narrator's first language! Which is a legitimate conceit, except that when the narrator is someone who's mastered the periodic table of elements by the time he's four, there had better be a goddam reason that he can barely grasp another language's syntax. And also, while we're at it, if the book is told in the form of reports back to his home country, why the fuck is he reporting in this language he sucks at? It just doesn't hold up.
Oh, wait, no it holds up in the context of xenophobia!
Which is complicated, right, because here is what the book is about: America is full of jerks (a thesis I'd agree with) and other countries don't always like it (a thesis I'd agree with) and sometimes people from other countries do something about it via terrorism (true). This is all fine fodder for a novel, for sure. Let's even make it science fiction, and instead of having the terrorist be from a real country America has declared war on, let's have him be from a made-up, futuristic coalition of countries- that might cut down on the potential for real-world political insight or commentary, but hey, it's fiction, Chuck can do what he wants. Plus they were made-up countries in Brave New World, weren't they? Oceania was, anyway. And Brave New World worked.
That is a good idea for a book! So Chuck, why did you have to waste it on jokes about vibrators and how foreigners can't speak English right? Oh, because you're Chuck Palahniuk and you pander to an audience of manly, bro-ey duders (and me, I guess) who want titillation, not insight. Who want you to play with but ultimately reinforce their prejudices and snappy judgments.
Of course this is old news to everyone except me. Chuck Palahniuk's reputation is: famous dunderhead, churning out stupid bullshit. I think it's more complicated than that, though! Dude has a giant brain, comes up with good ideas- brutal criticism of America from an oppressed outsider's perspective!- he just always then completely blows them with jokes about that murderous vibrator, or fucking your sister or something. (Whereas when he just lets his brain goes and gets less, like, sensationalistic- see Rant or even Invisible Monsters, although I guess Invisible Monsters was pretty ridiculous- he can be pretty amazing.) When you strip away the vaguely xenophobic conceit, Pygmy is just a bunch of goddam predictably outrageous Chuck Palahniuk hijinx: "Oh, Pygmy thought that he could bake the cake in half the time if he turned the heat twice as high! Oh, Pygmy ate all the chocolates!" Whatever.
It's a shame. I want better from you, Chuck! At this point, I almost wish you hadn't written Rant, because Rant was absolutely brilliant and is one of my favorite books and if I'd never read it I certainly wouldn't keep reading this shit.

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The Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday signed defenseman Vincent LoVerde to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
LoVerde, 25, played the past two seasons with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. He had 20 points (two goals, 18 assists) and 46 penalty minutes in 70 regular-season games this season with a plus-37 rating that was tied for second in the AHL. He split time with Manchester and the Ontario Reign of the ECHL in 2012-13, combining for 30 points in 78 games.
The 5-foot-11, 205-pound native of Chicago began his professional career in 2011-12 in Ontario with 24 points (five goals, 19 assists) and 54 penalty minutes in 64 games. Prior to turning pro, LoVerde played four seasons at the University of Miami (Ohio).


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- I found Zachatronics podcast few days ago and had a listen to the first episode. It looks like we are going to have a good indie dev podcastwith the behind the scene insight.
- If you missed Feast, charming animated short by Disney, don't worry, there is a 720p version on YouTube :)
- ARTCAFE is a new livestream goodie run by amazing Maciej Kuciara. Two recent episodes were about working in movie industry and using photos as reference and photobashing and incoming stream is titled : The Video Games Development Experience : How to break into video games industry. Along with Maciej we are going to hear Raf Grassetti, Ryan Hawkins, Nick Gindraux, John Sweeney, Alexandria Neonakis, David Lesperance and Jung Park.
- Working out podcast is something I came across recently and to be honest I haven't listen to any episodes yet but according to the website description it's about turning your creative hobby into business.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Halloween Original Sneak Peek...
The Glens Art Walk
Saturday, October 1, 2016
10 am - 4 pm
Find me & my Halloween at 1690 Glen Dee Drive, Lakewood, CO 80215
More Details HERE
Enjoy & Happy Halloween!
~ Johanna
Follow along with me on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK & PINTEREST
7 comments:
- Diane Mars said...
Everything lovely indeed! Magical..
- September 28, 2016 at 11:32 PM
- Johanna Parker said...
Thank you!!! :)
- September 29, 2016 at 12:07 AM
- Lisa said...
Love your new collection, Johanna! Enchanting as always! I was so fortunate to have ordered a couple of your signed reproductions last year from your blog. Will you be listing any again this year?
- September 29, 2016 at 11:24 AM
- Johanna Parker said...
Thank you Lisa! Well, whatever I have left from my event will be looking for homes. That said, I will likely host a blog sale of Halloween reproduction sets as I have done in the past. Just make sure you're on my mailing list so you get the details in advance.
Happy Halloween!
~ Johanna
- September 29, 2016 at 12:32 PM
OH, gorgeous!!!! Another great tease!! I wish I would go to Denver this year. :( Your pieces look great, and the reproductions were amazing. Have a wonderful time!!!
Jody H.
- September 29, 2016 at 8:50 PM
- Monica said...
All your work is fantastic... i hope to snag a Halloween creation when you post your sale online.
- September 30, 2016 at 9:52 AM
Hi Johanna: I sure wish I could be there. Love the owl on top of the moon and the ghostie. I hope you have an online after-Glen's-Walk-Sale. Happy Halloween!
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Here's a promotional video for the duo. The production quality might be on the lower side, but the music more than makes up for it.
That's what you get when you put years and years into a rewarding craft like mastering an instrument.
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Here is a roundup of the other attendees at the premiere of 'Youth' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 20) in Cannes, France.
Chanel Iman: I'm not surprised that Chanel served up one of the few Cannes-worthy gowns from this group. The model is forever in Cannes mode with her love of pretty princess gowns. She's clearly in her element here wearing Donna Karan Atelier – despite the long face.
Joan Smalls: The model made her first appearance on the red carpet at Cannes wearing an Alaïa white two-piece breezy look. While this is more Independent Spirit Awards than Cannes, I can't deny how gorgeous she looks.


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May was the last month of serious school time constraints so those were the major goals. Over the summer the goals will be much less time-dependent.
Goals completed this month
- Continue to monetize the blog. There will be posts on how I am working on monetizing the blog in the future!
- Have over 1,000 followers. There are currently about 1,200. Very exciting!
- Finish the current courses. Finally finished them :')
- Hear back from the university on my application. You can read about the school's response here!
- Get ready for finals and complete as soon as possible. Currently working on studying for the finals, but have to wait to complete the tests.
- Start lifting. It's so satisfying to lift and now my favourite workout. My current weightlifting routine is Ashley Conrad's 21 Day Clutch but only the lifting part.
- Begin running outside. It's so different?! It's not my favourite but it's good to get outside and fresh air and enjoy the weather.
- More yoga!! I HAVE NOT BEEN STRETCHING. But now that it's warmer it's much easier to stretch since muscles are not constantly cold.
Fun and random
- Make a summer bucket list so I won't be too bored. The Summer Bucket List can be found here!
- Start drawing more. I have drawn twice (I think???) but that's much more than before so I'm looking forward to drawing more and improving my technique.
This is also the 100th post on the blog!! Thank you for following everyone!
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So I'm still having problems with CMS Builder. I have managed to get it to install, but each time I try to add content from Dreamweaver to the CMS by clicking 'Add content to Power CMS' in the menu all my page content disappears and is replaced with a 'Content Area Not Found' message.
I've tried this on 2 different machines with different websites and each time the result is the same. I know the database settings are correct because the installation wizard completes and also I tested the connection in Dreamweaver before trying anything with the WA extension.
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Iraqi Artist Unveals Golden Shoe to Disgrace Bush
We're not the only ones who gave George W. the boot. From the Middle East online:
BAGHDAD – When an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at George W. Bush last month at a Baghdad press conference, the attack spawned a flood of Web quips, political satire and street rallies across the Arab world.
Now it's inspired a work of art. A sofa-sized shoe statue was unveiled Thursday in Tikrit, the hometown of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Baghdad-based artist Laith al-Amari described his fiberglass-and copper work as homage to the pride of the Iraqi people.
The statue also has inscribed a poem honoring Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist.
Al-Zeidi was charged with assaulting a foreign leader, but the trial was postponed after his lawyer sought to reduce the charges.
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I'm not sure if I would consider this a vacation, but maybe it's not supposed to be.
Maybe "wellness cruise" is a euphemism.
According to USA Today, hard-core "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels has partnered with cruise organizers Sixthman and Norwegian Cruise Line to create The Jillian Michaels Ultimate Wellness Cruise 2010, "a four-night, health-focused extravaganza at sea later this year."
The cruise launches Oct. 21 in Miami and stops at two different locations in The Bahamas before concluding Oct. 25. Rates start at $649, according to the cruise website.
As you might expect, guests will eat healthy, exercise and learn more about diet and fitness with help from Jillian and a team of trainers/experts. I'm hoping, for their sake, that Jillian comes in with a more jovial attitude than we're used to seeing on "The Biggest Loser," or in promos for her new show "Losing It With Jillian."
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The rupee on Wednesday fell 36 paise to end at an over seven-week low of 60.39 against the US dollar as growing unrest in Iraq pushed up crude and caution prevailed in the currency markets ahead of the outcome of US Fed meeting.
A sharp fall in local equities amid slow down in capital inflows too had a negative impact on the rupee, say dealers.
Global crude oil prices rose further and the benchmark crude oil for July delivery added 41 cents to $106.77 on New York Mercantile Exchange as militants, early morning on Wednesday, attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery. As a result, importers, mainly oil refiners, went on a dollar buying spree.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit commenced lower at 60.28 and moved erratically in a wide range of 60.06 and 60.54 before settling at 60.39, a net fall of 36 paise or 0.60 per cent. Wednesday's closing level was the weakest for the rupee since 60.42 on April 29.
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex reacted sharply downwards by 274.94 points, or 1.08 per cent. FIIs picked up shares worth Rs 48.02 crore on Tuesday, as per provisional data.
Pramit Brahmbhatt, Veracity Group CEO, said: "Today rupee lost more than half a per cent during the day taking cues from local equities which closed weak on profit booking. Also, tension in Iraq raised worries among investors. Trading range for spot rupee is expected to be 60 to 60.80."
The US dollar held firm against major rivals before an update on the US economy later on Wednesday from the Federal Reserve following its two-day policy meeting where it is widely expected to cut monthly stimulus further by $10 billion.
"A militant attack on one of the oil refineries in Iraq led to concerns regarding crude supply disruptions. India being one of the largest oil importers is especially vulnerable to such shocks. Immediate impact was seen in stocks and rupee," said Abhishek Goenka, Founder & CEO, India Forex Advisors.
Meanwhile, the premium for forward dollar closed steady to weak on stray receipts by exporters.
The benchmark six-month premium payable in November eased to 222.5-224.5 paise from 224-226 paise previously.
However, far-forward contracts maturing in May, 2015 closed at its overnight level of 460-462 paise.
The Reserve Bank of India fixed the reference rate for dollar at 60.1240 and for the euro at 81.4310.
The rupee fell back sharply against the pound to 102.33 from Tuesday's close of 101.19 and turned negative to end at 81.93 per euro from 81.45. It declined to 59.09 per 100 Japanese yen from 58.85.


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The Book that I RECIEVED is:
- Ondine: The Summer of Shambles by E.J.McKenna
This book I recieved from Becky at the Bookette
Thank you so much Becky for sending me the book, I am looking forward to reading this one. I love a great ´fairy tale´. And I adore the card you send me with it!
The Books that I BOUGHT are:
Yet again, none.
The Books that I BORROWED are:
- The Clique by Lisi Harrison (Dutch Translation)
- Invitation Only by Kate Brian, 2nd in Private series (Dutch Translation)
- Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda (Dutch Translation)
All of the above books are borrowed from the library.
Let's hope it's different than Private, don't get me wrong, I seriously adore Private, yes adore, but reading the same in another book is so WRONG.
Description The Clique:Meet The Clique… Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and laser-whitened smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private girls' school in Westchester County, New York. Massie knows you'd give anything to be just like her. Dylan Marvil: Massie's second in command who divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkins Diet shakes. Alicia Rivera: As sneaky as she is beautiful, Alicia floats easily under adult radar because she seems so "sweet." Would love to take Massie's throne one day. Just might do it. Kristen Gregory: She's smart, hardworking, and will insult you to tears faster than you can say "my haircut isn't ugly!" Enter Claire Lyons, the new girl from Florida in Keds and two-year-old Gap overalls, who is clearly not Clique material. Unfortunately, for her, Claire's family is staying in the guesthouse on Massie's family's huge estate while they look for a new home. Claire's future looks worse than a bad Prada knockoff. But with a little luck and a lot of scheming, Claire might just come up smelling like Chanel No. 19.... The Clique... the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.
After reading Private by Kate Brian and finding it very good, I can truly say I am hooked on this series. I am so happy that my library has the second book too and I can't wait to read this one.
Description Invitation Only:Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. She had to break every rule to do it, but she has accomplished the impossible:
Reed is a Billings Girl now.
And with her new status come respect, envy, and, most important, opportunity. Not to mention the parties. Unfortunately, at the next illicit party in the Easton campus woods, her roommate snaps some pictures of Reed in more than one compromising position. She uses the photos to blackmail Reed: Dig up dirt on the most powerful and popular Billings Girls or she will have Reed expelled.
And speaking of parties, the Legacy is coming up. It's the invitation-only Halloween party in NYC and it's rumored that Thomas -- Reed's MIA boyfriend -- will be making an appearance there. Too bad Reed isn't even close to invited.
Life as a Billings Girl is every bit as glamorous as Reed imagined. What she didn't bargain for is the tangled web of private lies these girls weave.
I didn't know that this was a book translated into Dutch. I really thought this was a book written by a Dutch author, later when I looked inside I saw that it was translated. I am looking forward to read this one, it does sound very excited.
Description Devil's Kiss: Billi SanGreal is the first girl in the Knights Templar, and the most kick ass weapon-wielding heroine around. At fifteen, her life is a rigorous and brutal round of weapons practice, demon killing and occult lore – and a whole lot of bruises. But then, she didn't have much choice. Her father, the Templar Master, forced her to take this path. There is no sacrifice Arthur will not make in his war against the Unholy. But Billi hates the Order, and she hates him too. Tempted by a chance to live a different kind of life and reject everything her father wants her to be, she learns to her horror that she may unwittingly have brought down the Tenth Plague upon humanity – the death of all first born. Faced with choosing her destiny, she must make sacrifices greater than she could have imagined.


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The men, hailed as heroes across the country, will march in no parades. They serve in what is unofficially called Seal Team 6, a unit so secretive that the White House and the Defense Department do not directly acknowledge its existence. Its members have hunted down war criminals in Bosnia, fought in some of the bloodiest battles in Afghanistan and shot three Somali pirates dead on a bobbing lifeboat during the rescue of an American hostage in 2009....There are thought to be about 300 members of Team 6, but its mere existence is classified and not acknowledged by the Defense Department. There were 79 people on the team that killed Osama. And we'll never know their names or be able to thank them in person. But they certainly burnished their image as the all stars of our special ops forces.
Inside the Navy, there are regular unclassified Seal members, organized into Teams 1 to 5 and 7 to 10. Then there is Seal Team 6, the elite of the elite, or, as Mr. Roberti put it, "the all-star team."
Former Seal members said this week that the unit — officially renamed the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, or Devgru — was chosen for the bloody Bin Laden raid, the most high-profile operation in the history of the Seals, because of the group's skills in using lethal force intelligently in complex, ambiguous conditions.
All Seal members face years of brutal preparation, including a notorious six months of basic underwater demolition training in Coronado, Calif. During "hell week," recruits get a total of four hours of sleep during five and a half days of nonstop running, swimming in the cold surf and rolling in mud. About 80 percent of the candidates do not make it; at least one has died.
For those who succeed, more training and then deployments follow. After several years on regular Seal teams, Team 6 candidates are taught to parachute from 30,000 feet with oxygen masks and gain control of a hijacked cruise liner at sea. Of those Seal members, about half make it.
In a side note, my students are preparing for the Advanced Placement Government and Politics test on Tuesday. One of the zillions of little facts they've learned is about the Goldwater-Nichols Act and how it reorganized the command structure of our military. And so I was able to point out to them yesterday, as they reviewed that unit, that the Joint Special Operations Command that dispatched SEAL team 6 was created by Goldwater-Nichols. Talk about an extra connection to current events!


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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Me Time (Again)
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Aaaaaaww...too adorable, Mila:) You do have a great smile.ReplyDelete
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Mike Leigh ("Happy Go-Lucky," "Vera Drake") has begun production on a new untitled film for Focus Features Intl. and Film 4 reports the trades.
Leigh regulars Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Michele Austin, Phil Davis, Karina Fernandez, Oliver Maltman, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, Ruth Sheen and Peter Wight. star in the film which will shoot in London for nine weeks.
David Bradley and Stuart McQuarrie, newcomers to Leigh's films, will join them. Many of Leigh's regular crew members are also returning.
Georgina Lowe produces the film while story details are being kept under wraps.


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National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL)
The application round is currently closed. The next application round will open on Friday 1st February. Please click here to register your interest.
The NPQSL is a dynamic development programme for experienced middle leaders potentially one year away from senior leadership and newly appointed senior leaders with whole school responsibilities. This programme is designed to support participants to improve existing knowledge, skills and experience and develop capacity to work efficiently across an organisation.
Facilitator's role-model outstanding practice and use coaching techniques to support participants to further develop their leadership experience. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own areas of strength and areas for improvement and identify ways they can improve their leadership through various activities whilst on the course.
Who is the programme for?
This programme is designed for leaders with cross-school responsibilities including experienced middle leaders, deputy headteachers, special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs), advanced skills teachers (ASTs) and other senior staff looking for further professional development. Please note applicants need to be resident in the UK, or have the right to study in the UK.
What is involved?
The programme is made up of eight face-to-face training sessions and a full day induction. Face to face sessions are delivered across three terms (approximately three sessions a term) and include final assessment support.
Structure and Content Areas
There are six core content areas that set out what a leader should know or be able to deliver as an effective leader. The content areas are common across each level.
The six content areas for learning are:
- Strategy and Improvement
- Teaching and Curriculum Excellence
- Leading with Impact
- Working in Partnership
- Managing Resources and Risks
- Increasing Capability
In addition, there are seven leadership behaviours, common to each NPQ level, which set out how the best leaders operate.
The seven leadership behaviours are:
- Commitment
- Collaboration
- Personal Drive
- Resilience
- Awareness
- Integrity
- Respect
We work closely with participants to evaluate their strength in each behaviour at the beginning of their programme, and plan how they will develop these behaviours during their NPQ study.
The benefits
All four Aspiring Leaders programmes are led by principals and are delivered by high-performing principals, middle and senior leaders with exceptional track records. Our leading practitioners have a wealth of experience in dealing with the challenges that schools, academies and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) face, and have a proven record in improving outcomes for pupils and students.
The benefits of our Leadership offer are:
- By using experienced practitioners to deliver all of the face-to-face training sessions participants will have a good understanding of the accountabilities and responsibilities that make up the different leadership roles. Facilitator's role model how to execute leadership roles effectively for impact sharing their challenges and achievements.
- Opportunities to visit a range of school settings, including primary, secondary, faith and private schools provides participants with a greater understanding of education and leadership. This feature of the programme will challenge existing practices and ways of working and will inspire new ideas for leaders to take back to their own schools.
- Participants will learn from evidence-based practices used in other schools to achieve rapid transformation. Aspiring Leaders will have access to a number of different models they can use to inform their own leadership development projects for the final assessment.
- Choose an experienced leader of former NPQ participant as a coach or mentor to gain further support and guidance on your learning journey. Take full advantage of the range of expertise available through the programme network.
The assessment involves successful delivery and leadership of a sustainable school improvement task that has a positive and measurable impact on student outcomes. Participants will complete a 5,000 word written assignment on:
Working across the school to
a) reduce variation in pupil progress and attainment
b) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching
Face-to-face training sessions take place our different academies or alliance partner schools. Participants will have opportunities to tour the schools and academies and interact with staff and students.
The cost of this programme is £1250.
The cost of the first assessment is included in the cost above, but please note that the cost of coaching and assessment resubmission if required is not included.


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Chris Martin: Father-Daughter Day with Apple!
Chris Martin follows closely behind his daughter Apple, 9, as they head to do some shopping at 98% Angel on Saturday afternoon (January 25) in Malibu, Calif.
The 36-year-old singer and his band Coldplay were nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Music Film at the 2014 Grammy Awards, which aired last night on CBS. They unfortunately lost both awards.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Chris Martin
Earlier in the month, Chris and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow stepped out together for the 2014 Sean Penn & Friends Help Haiti Home Gala benefiting J/P HRO in Beverly Hills.
20+ pictures inside of Chris Martin and his daughter Apple out and about…


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First Sergeant Danny Wallace (Ret.), Past National Sergeant-at-Arms and a recent catalyst for activities of the BVA Operation Peer Support Committee, has been accepted and inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Army Ranger Training Brigade (ARTB) for his exceptionally meritorious service as a Ranger Instructor in the Brigade as he worked with his fellow blinded veterans the past two years.
Danny is responsible for the training of nine BVA members of all ages at Camp Frank D. Merrill Military Base in Dahlonega, Georgia. His official induction occurred on April 6 at Fort Benning.
The Induction of Distinguished Members of the Ranger Training Brigade began in October 2000 to fully recognize the contributions of the Brigade's most renowned and influential members. Inductees are nominated by an active duty member of the Brigade but they must first have served in the Ranger Training Command, the Ranger Department, the Ranger Training Brigade, or have contributed significantly to the promotion of Ranger training in ways that stand out in the eyes of all Rangers past and present.
"First Sergeant Wallace's leadership and expertise as a Ranger Instructor was key in the development of Ranger leaders and will have lasting effects for years to come," the citation stated. "His work with the Blinded Veterans Association has been critical in the support and recovery of wounded veterans from all services, and his dedication to Rangers and America's wounded warriors is in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon him, the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, the United States Maneuver Center of Excellence, and the United States Army."
Ranger training at Fort Benning began in September 1950 during the Korean War with the formation and training of 17 Airborne Ranger companies by the Ranger Training Command. In October 1951, the Commandant of the U.S. Army infantry School established the Ranger Training Department and extended Ranger training to all combat units in the Army. The first class for individual candidates graduated in March 1952.
Sports and adventure enthusiast Lonnie Bedwell, a member of BVA's Operation Peer Support Committee and the Indiana Regional Group, known for seemingly impossible feats on kayaks, rock climbing expeditions, and downhill skiing events, has done it again with a deer hunting trip in Southern Indiana for disabled veterans. The five-day event began on Veterans Day last November.
The following is an account of the trip, reprinted by permission of the Greene County Daily World of Linton, Indiana. The story was published on November 11, 2016.
Heroes New Hope
Hosts Blind Hunting
by Kelly Slaven
The Heroes New Hope Foundation organized an all-inclusive deer hunting trip for disabled veterans from Friday, November 11 until Tuesday, November 15.
The foundation started a few years ago, according to its official website, to "help the public remember that 'limitations' are merely goals to surpass, and to enable wounded or injured veterans to overcome perceived limitations, and to allow for therapeutic healing of one's inner self through hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities."
Lonnie Bedwell, of Dugger, Indiana, started the program with the help of others in Southern Indiana to start raising money to take veterans hunting and fishing. Heroes New Hope Foundation now hosts multiple annual events such as blind turkey hunting, golf outings, and fishing trips.
Among BVA's first Operation Peer Support participants, Travis Fugate, Kentuckiana Regional Group, participated in Lonnie Bedwell's Heroes New Hope Foundation deer hunting trip for disabled veterans last fall. Pictured here, Travis tries out innovative special scope using his iPhone during target practice.
The group met at Goosepond Lodge and Retreat in Linton on Friday evening to practice and have dinner together before hunting over the weekend, appropriately beginning the trip on Veterans Day.
Bedwell, who is a Navy Veteran and 2014-15 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, was injured in a hunting accident that took his sight instantly. He was joined by three other disabled veterans and a student from Sullivan County who will soon be losing her eyesight completely, as the foundation pledges to also "provide the same opportunities to children of the fallen or injured, and to children with physical/emotional conditions who would benefit from similar activities."
With vision impairments present in the group, normal hunting procedures had to be adjusted.
Scott Goodman, one of the event's organizers, said Vortex Optics donated 12 special scopes to the foundation for use on the trip.
The scopes are equipped with an attachment for a smart phone, and as the smart phone magnifies what the scope sees, a guide standing behind the hunter is then able to view the smart phone screen to help guide the hunter to accurately take a shot.
Although some of the veterans had used the special scopes with the help of a guide before, a few were using the technology for the first time.
Goodman said the scopes are the only method blind hunters can really use, and that is why the student from Sullivan County wanted to learn to hunt with the special scope before losing her eyesight completely, as he said she enjoys hunting. The group of veterans had been wounded in combat, and joined Bedwell traveling out-of-state, with some coming from as far as Utah and others from Illinois.
A 'Hunting Blind' turkey hunting event is scheduled for late April.
Five blinded veteran athletes participated March 19 in the Bataan Memorial Death March, a challenging 26.2 mile full marathon march through high desert terrain in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II as they sacrificed their freedom, health, and, in many cases, their lives.
BVA team of Bataan Memorial marchers lines up prior to beginning of the 26.2 mile journey. Left to right, Steve Baskis, Kevin Baskis, Nate Gorham, Tim Hornik, Lonnie Bedwell, and Dan and Nancy Standage. Photo courtesy of Victor Henderson, Blind Endeavors.
Steve Baskis, Lonnie Bedwell, Nate Gorham, Tim Hornik, and Dan Standage, all members of BVA, joined a record 7,200 marchers from across the United States and several foreign countries 75 years after the historic march occurred on April 9, 1942. The venue for the event, as it has been since 1992, was the White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The athletes were assisted by three sighted volunteer guides—Victor Henderson, Kevin Baskis, and Nancy Standage.
"I was anxious to get the team together and take on the challenge," said Nate Gorham. "The event fostered camaraderie among the participants and served as just one more example of what blinded veterans can accomplish."
Participants and their guides met in Las Cruces, where they enjoyed the hospitality and encouragement of local resident blinded veterans, including BVA technology guru Terry Kebbel and his wife, Maryellen, who have previously engaged in similar physical and mental challenges. The Kebbels hosted the runners in their home.
"The graciousness of people like Terry and Maryellen, along with our trekking poles, decent footware, and considerable determination, helped us conquer the impending obstacles while supporting veterans everywhere and raising awareness of BVA and its misson," said Nate.
Full cadre of Bataan Memorial Marchers, left to right, Steve Baskis, Lonnie Bedwell, Nancy Standage, Nate Gorham, Dan Standage, and Tim Hornik. At far left only half inside the photo is Kevin Baskis. Photo courtesy of Victor Henderson, Blind Endeavors.
United States and Filipino soldiers numbering 75,000 were surrendered to Japanese forces on that fateful April 9 after months of battling extreme climate conditions. The U.S. soldiers represented multiple branches of the military: Army, Army Air Corps, Navy, and Marines. Among those seized were members of the 200th Coast Artillery of the New Mexico National Guard. The captive soldiers were marched for days, approximately 65 miles through the scorching jungles of the Philippines.
Approximately 10,000 men, 9,000 Filipinos and 1,000 Americans, died in the march. Those who survived faced the hardships of Prisoner Of war Camps and the brutality of their Japanese captors. The POWs would not see freedom until 1945 when U.S.-Filipino forces recaptured the lost territory.
The Army ROTC Department at New Mexico State University began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March in 1989. The memorial march was to mark a page in history that included many native sons and affected several families in the state. In 1992, White Sands Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard joined in the sponsorship and the event was moved to the Missile Range.
While it remains primarily a military event, many civilians also participate in the challenging march. Participants may choose between two courses: a 14.2-mile route or the one of 26.2 miles.
Marchers such as this year's group of blinded veterans participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March for many reasons: personal challenge, the spirit of competition, or to foster esprit de corps.
A team must include exactly five persons, and only finishes the race if all members finish together on the principle that one does not leave teammates behind. The race continues all day, with the slowest marchers requiring more than 12 hours to complete the course.
Blinded veterans and their families across the United States recently helped organize local events in their respective regions to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of BVA's founding on March 28, 1945.
The milestone anniversary remembers the approximately 100 young World War II veterans who had lost their sight in combat and gathered in an early morning meeting at Avon Old Farms Army Convalescent Hospital for the purpose of organizing themselves to help one another.
Public Law 111-156, enacted in March 2010 by the 111th Congress in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate with two separate resolutions, designated March 28 each year going forward as National Blinded Veterans Day in recognition of BVA's efforts to promote the establishment and improvement of rehabilitation services and benefits for America's blinded veterans. For more information, visit https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ156/PLAW-111publ156.pdf.
BVA requested the assistance of VA Medical Center Directors and Blind Rehabilitation Service staff (VIST Coordinators, BROS, and BRC Directors) in putting together the commemorative activities and events. The Bulletin's press deadline just before March 28 made it impossible to recap such events in this issue. Look for the coverage of BVA's anniversary events in the May-June issue.
Project Gemini has once again brought together veterans with vision loss from the United States and the United Kingdom. The occasion was an April 2-8 exchange in Washington, DC in recognition of the centennial anniversary of World War I.
Now in its sixth year and known as Project Gemini for the transatlantic cable that connects the two countries and continents, the week of activities in the Nation's Capital included educational forums, key federal agency site meetings with leaders of such agencies, and visits with U.S. vision rehabilitation experts, eye trauma specialists, researchers, and DoD specialty leadership.
"The goal of this April exchange was much like the ones we have already experienced in England," said BVA Government Relations Committee Chairman Major Tom Zampieri (Ret.) and annual coordinator of the exchanges. "We hoped to learn from one another and share best practices in the area of blind rehabilitation, war eye injury management, and current vision research advances so that our participants can be prepared to share them with officials in their home countries."
Tom also emphasized the importance of the program in fostering mutual respect and understanding between the two allied nations as participants establish new friendships, share knowledge of blind and visually impaired rehabilitation services, and exchange insights and personal experiences regarding their own adjustment to blindness. This year, he says, it happened as blinded veterans recognized the historical significance of World War I and the subsequent beginnings of blind rehabilitation programs.
U.S. blinded veteran participants were BVA National President and Vietnam War veteran Dale Stamper of Hayden, Idaho; Gulf War era veteran Monaca Gilmore of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Gulf War I and II veteran Bryan Corcoran of South Lebanon, Ohio; and Tom himself, a Vietnam era veteran from Pearland, Texas.
Participating from the United Kingdom were Blind Veterans UK President Colin Williamson and Royal Navy veterans Steven Birkin and Sue Eyles. Alan Walker, an Army veteran who served in the Falkland Islands War in 1982, also made the trip along with Blind Veterans UK Director of Research Dr. Renata Gomes.
The program included a visit to the renowned Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda and the National Medical Museum. They met with senior leaders and program directors at the Department of Veterans Affairs on April 6, the official 100th anniversary of the War. The veterans also visited the British Embassy, Arlington National Cemetery, and various other national memorials. They attended two sessions on the topic of World War I vision injuries and blast concussions at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on April 7.
Travel expenses for the British participants were covered possible by an American Embassy London exchange grant related to the centennial commemoration of World War I. Team River Runner supplied local van transportation throughout the week. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has also supported Project Gemini through a grant to BVA's Operation Peer Support program, which provides a pool from which Project Gemini participants are selected.
Retired Army Ranger and police officer Joe Amerling traveled to Washington from Georgia at his own expense to serve as a volunteer sighted guide for the group. Amerling provided a similar service last year during Project Gemini's stay in Chicago. He enlisted the involvement of the Montgomery County, Maryland Police during the week.
BVA and Blind Veterans UK together established Project Gemini in May 2011. Each year four U.S. blinded veterans are hosted at the Blind Veterans UK facility in Brighton, England, with four of their counterparts in the UK. Project Gemini seeks to raise public awareness of the issues facing war veterans with vision loss and help them individually to discover opportunities for their lives after blindness.
"The vital relationship BVA has developed with Blind Veterans UK has blossomed to the point that our activities and opportunities continue to broaden and multiply," said Tom. "Our week in DC was one more such opportunity to share knowledge and experience about blind rehabilitation services, vision trauma care, blast concussions, and research as we strengthen our relationship with veterans from the United Kingdom."
Blind Veterans UK is a national charity, now 102 years of age, working on behalf of visually impaired ex-servicemen. Tracing its founding back to 1915 during World War I, the organization now offers free and comprehensive support to all UK blinded veterans. For additional information, visit blindveterans.org.uk.
Additional highlights and stories surrounding the Project Gemini week in the Nation's Capital will be presented in the May-June issue of The Bulletin.
Blinded veterans were once again represented in the visually impaired division of the California International Marathon (CIM) last December 3 in Sacramento, California.
Participants in the race were Timothy Hornik of Lawrence, Kansas (Heartland Regional Group), and Nate Gorham of Fort Myers Beach, Florida (Florida Regional Group).
The event serves as the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) National Marathon Championships and also welcomes international participants, youth, novice marathoners, and relay participants.
It was BVA member Richard Hunter, Northern California Regional Group, who founded the visually impaired division of the event in 2007. Hoping for a category similar to that of the Boston Marathon, Richard first ran in CIM with a small group of friends and family.
"What started with two runners and only a dream has blossomed into more than 40 runners from around the world, nearly 70 sighted guides and volunteers, and the realization of countless dreams similar to Richard's," said Tim Hornik.
Tim and Nate have proposed a challenge to the BVA membership to help establish the first ever 65 years-and-older marathon relay team for the 2017 CIM. The course will be divided into four equal sections so that each individual running will be responsible for 6-8 miles.
If you feel you can compete with your fellow blinded veterans on a relay team, please contact Tim at email@example.com or Stuart Nelson at firstname.lastname@example.com. In the meantime, Nate and Tim have recounted for Bulletin readers, especially prospective runners, their impressions and memories of CIM.
I had a truly wonderful time participating with USABA in CIM. It was, no doubt, the planning and coordination that went into this event that made it such an awesome experience. From the moment I stepped off the plane in Sacramento, where I was greeted by a volunteer, until being escorted to my gate to fly home, everything went smoothly. I just can't offer up enough praise.
I was able to tour the city, explore the race expo, eat some great meals, and meet other blind athletes. There was so much inspiration at the event that it was impossible to want to do anything less than give the race my best.
My running guides were two of the most supportive folks I have ever met. I cannot thank them enough and have made plans to run with both again in the future. I am very grateful for this experience. It has motivated me to keep running.
Fitness should be an important part of every person's life, and not even blindness should hold you back. Running CIM with USABA really could change your life!
Participation in USABA's National Championships at CIM serves as a personal highlight and something I longingly look forward to each year.
During my military career, running enabled my platoons to create our bond of brotherhood by presenting a fun way to challenge and support one another. I would often offer a challenge to any of my Soldiers by promising that wings and beer would be on me for whoever beat me on our Friday runs.
Unfortunately, blindness halted my ability to run. For roughly a decade after going blind in Iraq, I lost this part of my life. The tables turned a little in 2015 when Richard Hunter presented me with an opportunity to run again as part of a blinded veteran relay team at CIM. I give Richard credit for helping me restore my ability to run.
After completing our leg of the 2015 race, my guide and I established a new goal: Run a half marathon in 2016 at CIM. Establishing this goal inspired me to embrace not only running but other forms of physical activities, such as cycling, to finish that half marathon. Thus, I set various daily goals to run or cycle each day and to participate in various other events throughout the year, including a 10-kilometer run.
The results of my activities include an increase in my morale, a decrease in ten pounds of insulation, motivation to create other adaptive sports goals, connection to my community through sighted guides, and a desire to establish a new goal for 2017.
The Blinded Veterans Association has launched blog.bvamedia.net as part of a national initiative to increase awareness among veterans and the general public about the organization itself and to empower and instill hope in blinded veterans during their personal quests to meet the challenges of vision loss.
The content of the blog emphasizes the services and benefits available to veterans through federal and local entities, communicated through personal success stories about BVA members and their families, information about current and pending legislation, and calendar items of upcoming BVA events.
A highlight of the new site is a previously untapped opportunity to produce podcasts, share BVA's existing public relations efforts more effectively with its members, and utilize other digital communication methods in disseminating such news.
Throughout BVA's 72-year-history, the ability to communicate with the blinded veteran community was at first limited to written communication and audio through phonographic records and audiocassettes sometime later.
The Internet has dramatically increased the number of accessible and inexpensive methods for individuals to interact and share information. Having already embraced social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn, BVA formed an internal public relations committee in August 2016 in an effort to expand communication efforts through podcasts and streaming Internet radio channels.
The launch of blog.bvamedia.net is among the first in a series of actions that have become part of the initiative. To reach the new site, go directly to blog.bvamedia.net or link to it via bva.org.
BVA members across the country were saddened to learn of the passing of their friend and fellow blinded veteran Roy Young on February 19 following an extended illness. Roy was a former BVA National Treasurer, Director of District 6, and Greater Houston Regional Group President.
A Vietnam era veteran with vision loss due to both diabetes and the advanced stages of glaucoma, Roy became a member of the National Board of Directors in 2008 at the 63rd National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, having been appointed first as an Interim District Director and then being elected by the blinded veterans of District 6.
At that same convention he was awarded both the Melvin J. Maas Award for Professional Achievement and the Irving Diener Award, the only blinded veteran in BVA history to receive both awards at the same time.
Once he had located his own needed support from BVA, Roy Young embodied the BVA motto "blinded veterans helping blinded veterans" as he served his fellow veterans both locally and nationally. Roy, left, is pictured here in 2008 at 63rd National Convention in Phoenix as he simultaneously receives both Maas and Diener Awards from then National President Dr. Norman Jones, Jr.
Roy served on the Board for five years until stepping down for health reasons in 2013. In 2012, under the direction of Roy and his wife, Annette, the Greater Houston Regional Group organized many of the activities associated with the 67th National Convention in the City of Galveston, Texas. Roy also helped generate much of the enthusiasm among the BVA membership to hold the convention in Galveston.
Prior to his service nationally and as president of his regional group, Roy fulfilled a number of other regional group and volunteer responsibilities. As a new member of the group, he told his fellow blinded veterans that he had made a promise both to himself and to God that he would forever make himself available to serve his fellow blinded veterans no matter the cost.
Roy was known for his almost unlimited energy, dedication, and creativity in organizing local activities in the Houston area that brought a positive image and extensive media coverage for BVA. He made a special effort to reach out to recently blinded veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).
BVA of Wisconsin Regional Group President John Carter is launching plans for a second annual motorcycle "ride to remember" for up to 75 blinded and low-vision veterans. The ride will occur in Milwaukee August 20.
Organized and carried out by the nonprofit Visually Impaired Patriots Experiencing the Road, Inc. (VIPER), established in late 2015, the journey will originate at a starting and ending point to be determined and announced later. Last year's ride coincided with the BVA 71st National Convention in downtown Milwaukee.
Veterans from 15 states participated.
VIPER was created with hopes of providing an annual opportunity for veterans to experience that same freedom and excitement of the road.
The ride will again be provided to the Tailgunners, the term used for a VIPER passenger on a motorcycle, trike, or sidecar rig operated by a fully qualified, licensed, and insured driver called a VIPER Pilot. Some 100-150 volunteers, referred to as the Groundcrew, will be available to provide other services, assistance, and support during the day.
The Viper Ride, now in its second year, offers a day of motorcycling, socializing, food, and entertainment to blinded veterans from Wisconsin and across the country. Last year more than a dozen attendees of the nearby BVA 71st National Convention participated in the event, including Tailgunners Kenny Adams and Claudia Belk (pictured with white canes).
The entourage will travel on some of the premier biking roads in Southeastern Wisconsin.
John reiterated that the Tailgunners themselves must be military veterans who are blind, visually impaired, or who receive low-vision services at a VA facility. BVA membership is not a requirement.
For more information and application materials, visit www.theviperride.org, call 414-525-9005, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Although it is a pre-registration event, there is no cost to the veteran for the ride, lunch, and entertainment.
BVA National Headquarters continues to search for blinded veterans who are owners of small businesses to connect them with one another and to highlight their stories and accomplishments through a variety of media.
"We hope to find examples of successful businesses so that other veterans become interested in starting their own enterprises," said Project Manager Christina Hitchcock. "Additionally, we would also like to maintain a list of businesses so that we can facilitate a connection when we are contacted by individuals or companies seeking service from veteran-owned and veteran-operated companies."
No business is too big or too small to be included on the list, according to Christina. Please call her at 202-371-8880, Ext. 303, or send a message to email@example.com.
Blinded veterans and their families who become aware of the relocation or passing of a fellow BVA member are advised to notify Membership Coordinator Cecilia Montenegro, email@example.com, at BVA National Headquarters, as soon as possible following the change in status.
Officers of regional groups are asked to do the same whenever they come across similar information in speaking with BVA members or in searching for individual veterans.
Spouses of deceased blinded veterans may, upon request, continue receiving by postal mail the hard copy print version of The Bulletin. Please contact Cecilia or Stuart Nelson, email@example.com, with the request.
BVA members are encouraged to read The Bulletin employing the format(s) most convenient for them. There are six options: 1) Hard copy print version mailed to the member's home (also available to nonmembers), 2) Professionally recorded CD with photo descriptions mailed to the member's home (membership required), 3) The same recording presented on YouTube, 4) HTML accessible text on the BVA website, 5) Emailed Word document containing the complete contents, including descriptions of photos and graphics, and 6) Emailed PDF document identical to the hard copy print version.
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I originally reviewed this book a few years ago and enjoyed it. I'm happy to reshare it with you now that the price has been reduced for your reading pleasure.
I expected chick lit. I expected a love story. The type of books I don't reach for first. And then a pile a bricks fell on my head. Okay, I wasn't that surprised, maybe one brick hit me in the face. But when I pulled it off and dusted myself off, I was very pleasantly surprised.
Hattie Cross writes for a tabloid in a world after the worse blight known to humankind. Most men in the world have been exposed to a virus that turned them into zombies. You could laugh here. Zombies unable to communicate beyond grunting, lack any hygiene and are only content when they watch the 24 hour football game. Call it kind of ironic and funny.
So what's a modern girl in the year 2020 supposed to do? Who do we date when there are only 300,000 real human males alive on the planet? Well date a zombie of course. And Hattie is the expert having written the ultimate guide to dating them, where to meet them, how to care for them, feed them, medicate them.
And then Hattie has the opportunity to meet and interview her idol, Mathilda Stansfield. The brilliant woman who started the drug company which developed the drugs that allowed the zombies to live a "normal" life. You know, drugs to suspend the loss of body parts, the meds which keep zombies from eating human brains, and the fresheners that keep the decomp smell from overpowering the sensed making women pass out. Hattie jumps at the opportunity to meet the woman returned some normalcy back to the world.
This is where I had the most fun trying to beat Hattie to the conclusion. I tried to figure out the secret of the virus, of the drugs, of the woman behind them. I was half right and pleasantly surprised by the ending.
I'm not a fan of chick lit. Why should I spend my time reading about the life I'm already living? I want to read and be entertained which is one of the main reasons I like fantasy. And The Girl's Guide To Dating Zombies, as awful as a virus that kills half of the world's population would be, it seems funny in this setting, this particular virus. I couldn't wait to find for the ending. I hoped Hattie would find what she was looking for and I cheered when she did.
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The study of economic helps ones to understand why one would choose an alternative over another. How does one arrive to that decision? What factors are involved? What does this mean to the individual and society? These questions can easily answer by explaining some basic principles of economics. This paper will attempt to define such terms as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, and interest rate to help one better understand some key concepts of economics.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)The official measure of total output of goods and services in an economy is known as the gross domestic product (GDP). The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, though GDP is usually calculated on an annual basis. It includes all of private and public consumption, government outlays, investments and exports less imports that occur within a defined territory.
GDP is commonly used as an indicator of the economic health of a country, as well as to gauge a country's standard of living. Critics of using GDP as an economic measure say the statistic does not take into account the underground economy - transactions that, for whatever reason, are not reported to the government. Others say that GDP is not intended to gauge material well-being, but serves as a measure of a nation's productivity, which is unrelated.
Real GDPThis inflation adjusted measures that reflect the value of goods and services produced in a given year (Colander, 2004). Unlike GDP, real GDP can report for changes in the price level which will provide a more accurate data.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Osprey Return
Back for the winter, I mean summer, the osprey have returned to raise a new clutch of chicks. This is the female preparing the nest with a watchful eye. The male was about 30 yards away watching too.
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This is as Regal as they come..Wonderful sight too see...
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I love this picture!! You are so good!!
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Teaching and Learning Issues within a Cognitive Context
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Choose two of the current topics in education and address how you can use your knowledge of the cognitive processes to create innovative teaching-learning strategies for the following types of learners:
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Poverty, homelessness, and hunger effect education
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Acquiring knowledge is often a complex task that requires students to use a range of cognitive skills. The student's ability to retain information while processing new information is critical to increasing knowledge and skills. While most students are able to successfully gain and respond to new information during classroom instruction, some students struggle and may even fail to acquire new knowledge, in turn negatively impacting the outcome of instruction. There are new creative ways that teachers are presenting information for those learners that cannot process and retain information as quickly. The outcome of these innovative teaching strategies is turning a negative into a positive for students and teachers.
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Luke Bryan Sings the National Anthem, Goes Behind the Scenes at Tennessee Titans Game
Luke Bryan sang the National Anthem at a Tennessee Titans football game this season, so of course the gregarious singer took fans behind the scenes via an episode of his LBTV web series. The most ironic thing about the footage is that we see about 20 seconds of Bryan singing the actual song! The lion's share (or is that Bryan's share?) of the video follows him as he rehearses, meets players and hangs with NWA wrestling legend Nature Boy Ric Flair. Bryan was way more stoked about meeting Flair than anything else.
Bryan, wearing a Matt Hasselbeck jersey, is seen practicing the National Anthem in a room at the stadium. Smart move to practice a little extra and warm his voice up beforehand, since no singer wants to flub a line and embarrass himself and his country -- especially since the media goes nuts with covering National Anthem mishaps.
Nevertheless, Bryan then walks on the field, bro hugs with players, waves to fans and then sees Flair on the sidelines and is determined to get the wrestler to do a spot for LBTV. Flair graciously agreed to do an ID for the show, complete with the "Whew!" at the end, like a good sport. Bryan is like a kid in a candy store around the Nature Boy.
Bryan runs on the field, catches a pass and then is seen singing for a whole 20 seconds. At the close of the video, Bryan even says he is stoked he got to meet Ric Flair. He has his priorities in line.
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This name of these boot cuffs are exactly how they sound! They are two faced boot cuffs :) These are a simple and quick design I came up with. These are very easy and I designed these so you can add 2 colors that will match 2 pairs of your boots (maybe even more!) un-button and flip them so you can change your color. Also make them as tight as you need around your caves!
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — A group called the Fighting Communist Cells claimed responsiblity for one of two terrorist bomb attacks on Belgian banks Monday that caused considerable damage.
Witnesses said one bomb that exploded in a car outside the main office of the Banque Bruxelles-Lambert injured a night watchman. Half an hour later a device exploded in the building, which by then had been evacuated. No one was injured in that bombing.


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Preciosuras feliz viernes que emoción!! Lo he dicho en otro blog no le encuentro mucho sentido a christmas stocking pero supongamos que alguien me quisiera regalar un stocking, que es lo deberían considerar e incluir in mi stocking.
To be honest I don't have specific stuff to ask for such as makeup, electronic device etc. What JoJo would like to be included in her stocking would be stuff that have sentimental value. Example a picture I didn't even know existed with someone who means a lot to me. A scrapbook full of pictures of a special event. Something that belonged to someone I really loved and might not be here anymore. You get the idea right?
Being more generic, during this holiday time getting random materialistic stuff isn't everything, or I should say, what I mainly look forward to. I value and cheers more a gift that has a sentimental value to it and would prefer receiving that instead of getting a computer that could cost $3,000 or a camera that could cost $1,500.


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Ok, so I haven't been on the forums in God knows how long & after I log in I had 12 friend requests. Jesus, it's my 1st day back and people miss me that much? It's looks super dead there, too. If it stays like this, I might go ghostie again
btw. . .
I graduated this past Sunday. I'm finally free of high school. Now I'm gonna cool it out, and get ready for college. The forums better expect some hell now that I'm back baby ;)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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Hey Lisa. I saw you're blog and realized I haven't seen you around in ages! I graduated too, all excited about college and stuff! I haven't been around the Ea forums much either. I've actually switched over to Zeri's site "Simpletons" now. It's great, everyone is so kind. If you get the chance you should join us ;DReplyDelete
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Cloud computing is now growing at a very fast pace for over 4 years now. Strictly related to the increased adoption of cloud technologies there is also an increasing interest in software as a service, as companies of all sizes around the world realized the benefits of paying a subscription for the software they use. In these perspective, software development companies and independent developers around the world build now multi tenant applications. However, multi tenant applications are a tricky from the planning phase, since customer data needs to be strictly isolated, the application itself must be highly available and easily scalable. And, as I also briefly mentioned in my previous article, everything starts from the database. That;s why I would like to briefly point out the main SQL design patterns for multi tenant applications.
In practical examples I will refer mostly to Azure SQL databases and the .NET ecosystem, although the main design patterns are still valid for any relational databases you might want to use. A lot of these aspects are described in different Microsoft Azure documentation articles. My goal is to summarize information that is otherwise dissipated in different sources. Continue reading


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Name The Golf Course!
The classic Columbia Park Golf Course has re-opened but it needs a new name!
There is on-line voting going on now for Kennewick's Columbia Prk Golf Course. The city has decided to rename the course. The on-line voting will run thru Saturday. Here is the link
The names that you can choose from are: Sacajawea Golf Links, Kennewick Golf Links or Columbia Park Golf Links. The name that gets the most votes will be the official new name for the golf course. The 3 names were chosen from over 400 entries. The winner name will be announced during the city's Parks & Rec Commission meeting on Monday at 6pm. The person that submitted the winning name will get free greens fees for a year at the golf course!


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How often we hear someone say: I will never use that fundraising technique because everyone does it!
We see something again and again and think it's hackneyed, out-of-style, and ineffective.
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We'd like to use the photographs of our members and friends on our website. Except for members of the staff and Board members, we will not associate any names with photos that we display on the site.
So that we have your permission to post photographs of you on our web pages, please download this form, fill it out, and send it to the UUSO Office or put it in the mailbox for the Office, which is located next to the individual mailboxes in the church vestibule:


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President Obama today announced some welcome news for a range of janitors, military base laundry workers, dishwashers, food service workers, and other low-wage federal contract employees—by executive order he's establishing a $10.10 an hour wage floor for everyone working on a federal contract.
Coincidentally enough, $10.10 an hour is also the level that Democrats have agreed the federal minimum wage should be raised to. This is something more left-wing members of Congress have been pushing for months.
In retrospect, the political advantage of doing it in late January rather than November seems obvious. Rather than being lost in the holiday rush this'll be big news today, and it'll give the president something concrete to talk about during tonight's State of the Union address. Republican members of Congress are going to hate the idea, but I think that when the president announces a big raise for a lot of hard-working people it's going to look weird to be sitting there and declining to clap.
On the merits, a wage hike of this sort is probably a little boost to the economy. But the specific outcome here is going to be one that nobody wants—the White House doesn't actually think there should be a special $10.10 minimum wage for federal contractors, they think there should be a broad-based increase. They're just not going to get Congress to pass one.


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Titanfall 2 is free this weekend on PS4, XBox One and PC!
The trial runs through July 30 along with an bonus XP weekend. Players will earn twice as much experience as normal in all the game's modes. The Double XP event ends on July 31.
This week saw the release of Titanfall's latest DLC pack, Operation Frontier Shield. This includes two new maps, Frontier Defense, and a cooperative horde mode. The Operation Frontier Shield pack is available for free. Respawn is also offering a range of Titan and Weapon Warpaints that players can purchase for a limited time. These grant merit boosts and other benefits when equipped to your Titans and weapons.


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About 1,000 gallons of stormwater leaked from a lined coal ash landfill at Duke Energy's Rogers plant and reached a nearby creek, the utility announced. The leak, attributed to heavy rains in the area, was discovered during an inspection yesterday morning. However, Duke officials have said neither the creek nor the Broad River sustained significant contamination from the leak.
This is the second reported leak from the Rogers Energy Complex since August. That's when 15,000 to 50,000 gallons of stormwater spilled into the Broad River, also because of heavy rains. At the time, Duke Energy told WNCN that "steps have been taken to prevent the issue from occurring again."
There are three coal ash basins — one active and two inactive — at the Rogers plant. (The closure plan is here: CCR CLIFF CLOSE PLN IMP)
In May, the NC Department of Environmental Quality ranked the Rogers active ash basin and one inactive basin as "intermediate risk," which would require them to be dewatered and excavated. However, Duke has repaired the dam and will provide permanent water supplies to nearby residents. Those actions would then reduce those dam ranking to "low," and allows Duke to leave the ash in place with a cap and liner and long-term monitoring. A second inactive basin will be excavated.
Environmental advocates have demanded that Duke excavate ash from all of its basins at the 14 coal-fired power plants in North Carolina, and placed in dry, lined storage or recycled for concrete. So far, requirements under the Coal Ash Management Act and litigation filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center have forced Duke to excavate basins at eight of those sites: Riverbend, Asheville, Sutton, Dan River, Cape Fear, Lee, Weatherspoon and Buck. However, the coal ash could be capped in place at six remaining plants: The one basin at Rogers, plus Mayo, Roxboro, Belew's Creek, Marshall and Allen.


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"Each record has its differences and its similarities, but we work to raise the bar every time we write a new album," begins War//Plague guitarist, Andy Lefton, of their new album, 'Carrion'.
"I think [previous album] 'On A Darker Dawn' was a great record, but it lacked a bit in production, especially how we approached the writing, and the magnitude of sound we were ultimately striving for. The biggest challenge for us has always been finding the right place to record. But we've learned along the way and feel we've finally honed in on who can get the proper sound for us."