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Discussion: 1: The importance of teacher expertise (GTCE)
Evidence is accumulating from around the world that the single most significant means of improving...
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Evidence is accumulating from around the world that the single most significant means of improving the performance of national educational systems is through excellent teaching (e.g.: Barber & Mourshed, 2007; OECD, 2005). The quality of pedagogy, of what teachers actually do, is thus firmly on the contemporary agenda. Since the UK already has a qualified and trained teaching workforce, relatively modest investment in supporting teachers' professionalism could be very cost-effective. There is both a need and an excellent opportunity for the profession to demonstrate and strengthen its expertise and to improve its status in the public mind.
The relative lack of reference to pedagogy in educational discussion in the UK, compared with practice in many other successful countries, has been the focus of academic debate for the best part of thirty years. The concern was first raised by Brian Simon's 1981 paper, Why no pedagogy in England? and was further developed by Robin Alexander (2004) in his response to the Government's 2003 Primary Strategy, Still no pedagogy?
In a world-class educational workforce - Finland might be used as an example - teachers are the ones who initiate discussions about pedagogy, and then evaluate and critique the ideas they develop. This 'pedagogic discourse' aspires to be explicitly grounded in the scrutiny of ideas, theories, ethical values and empirical evidence. It goes well beyond simplified prescription, for instance of 'what works', and supersedes reliance on centrally-imposed performance targets. In their place is greater trust in teachers' capacity for self-improvement as an inherent element of their professional identity. However, this trust has to be earned – hence the focus in this Commentary on the nature of pedagogic expertise.
The GTCE is keen to stimulate a debate with teachers and other partners on developing a shared pedagogical language for teaching. Indeed, we believe that teachers should be the main creators of professional knowledge as the basis of their practice.
Our work in this area, as the professional body for teaching, originates from the GTCE's remit to contribute to improving standards of teaching and the quality of learning in the public interest. We therefore have a role in strengthening teacher professionalism, a theme which we have developed through our Corporate Plan for 2009-12, Teaching in 2012.
In addition, the Code of Conduct and Practice for registered teachers, developed by the GTCE with teachers and others, sets out a professional expectation for registered teachers that they will: 'make use of research about teaching and learning' and 'actively seek out opportunities to develop their knowledge, understanding, skills and practice' (from principle 2, GTCE 2009).
In 2007 the GTCE began collaboration with Donald McIntyre, then Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, on a BERA Review of pedagogy and professional practice. Very sadly, he died before completing the work. Facilitated by Lesley Saunders, then GTCE's Senior Policy Adviser for Research, the task was then taken up by the ESRC's Teaching and Learning Research Programme, led by its Director, Andrew Pollard – hence the present TLRP Commentary and associated web resources which have been produced as a GTCE-TLRP collaboration.
Teaching is a professional activity underpinned by qualifications, standards and accountabilities. It is characterised by complex specialist knowledge and expertise-in-action. In liberal democratic societies, it also embodies particular kinds of values, to do with furthering individual and social development, fulfilment and emancipation.
'Pedagogy' is the practice of teaching framed and informed by a shared and structured body of knowledge. This knowledge comprises experience, evidence, understanding moral purpose and shared transparent values. It is by virtue of progressively acquiring such knowledge and mastering the expertise – through initial training, continuing development, reflection and classroom inquiry and regulated practice– that teachers are entitled to be treated as professionals. Teachers should be able and willing to scrutinise and evaluate their own and others' practice in the light of relevant theories, values and evidence. They should be able to make professional judgements which go beyond pragmatic constraints and ideological concerns, and which can be explained and defended.
Furthermore, pedagogy is impoverished if it is disconnected from the capacity and responsibility to engage in curriculum development and to deploy a range of appropriate assessment methodologies. Indeed, in most European countries, these elements are treated as a whole, enabling a broad conception of pedagogy. Teachers should be knowledgeable about curriculum and assessment principles as a part of their pedagogical expertise. To promote the further development of professional expertise in the UK, we have included these dimensions, and the interrelationships between them, in the conceptual framework later in the Commentary.
Pedagogic expertise can be thought of as a combination of science, craft and art; this notion helps us to understand the complementary needs for collectively created knowledge, professional skills and personal capacities. It is also important to remember that all these are grounded in ethical principles and moral commitment – teaching is never simply an instrumental activity, a question just of technique.
One of the challenges for pedagogical discourse is to distinguish between what is known in a scientific sense of being explicit, cumulative and generalisable, and what are the irreducibly intuitive and creative elements of teaching.
It is generally accepted now that good teaching requires strategic decisions informed by evidence. But it also requires a large number of implicit and often instantaneous judgements and decisions. These are responses to the dynamic situation in the classroom, often shaped by the 'community of practice' to which the teacher belongs. They are also expressions of each teacher's individual relationship with his or her pupils: how s/he generates a positive classroom climate or takes advantage of unexpected teaching and learning opportunities. This is the 'craft' and the 'art' of teaching.
And we all need to acknowledge this paradox of teaching – that the more expert a teacher becomes, the more his/her expertise is manifested in sensitivity to contexts and situations, in imaginative judgements in-the-moment sourced from tacit knowledge. The importance of these forms of expertise is often underestimated. Indeed, they often become so embedded, instinctive and taken-for-granted that they are barely recognised.
Such behaviours need to be analysed and discussed, so that the profession can become more confident about its expert practice, its professionalism. The development of a conceptual framework for the discussion of pedagogy in this Commentary is a contribution to that goal.
The GTCE believes that in the future teaching needs to be based on the development of a pedagogic discourse that arises from teachers sharing and scrutinising the practices and kinds of knowledge which they build, and the values in which these are rooted. The issue is not about theorising about practice since many teachers naturally do this. It is more about whether:
'The theories they espouse…have been justified and developed by being exposed to the critical scrutiny of other practitioners, whether they are based on a consideration of evidence from research…whether they have been interrogated in terms of the values and assumptions on which they are based' (Furlong, 2000, page 13).
This integration of theory, practice and values into a discourse of pedagogy would mean amongst other things:
- strengthening the shared professional language for talking about teaching, learning and children so that it can stand up to scrutiny in terms of argument, evidence and espoused values;
- developing communities of 'warranted' practice (discussed later in the Commentary) which contribute to the development of this language in dynamic ways; and
- enabling teachers to present their theories, practices and language in more confident and accessible ways.
Such an undertaking needs to be viewed in the context of the commitment within the 2009 DCSF White Paper, Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future, 'to lead a debate on world-class pedagogy', initially in conjunction with the 'social partners' (teaching workforce organisations and the TDA and NCSL).
With the support of the TLRP and others, the GTCE is keen to contribute to this debate through the work that it has already developed with teachers during 2010.
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Star Trek: The Original Series
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Color. 1966. Where No Man Has Gone Before, The Corbomite Maneuver, Mudd's Women, The Naked Time, Charlie X, The Enemy Within, The Man Trap, What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Dagger of the Mind, Miri. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelly; dir. various. 50 min. ea. Beta, VHS. $14.95 ea. Paramount.
Its creator Gene Roddenberry called it a "Wagon Train to the stars," but that earlier series has been forgotten while Star Trek cruises on, rerunning and rerunnirig around the country. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Uhura, and the other denizens of the huge 23rd-century stars hip Enterprise-along with phrases like "Beam me up Scotty," "He's dead Jim, " and "To boldly go where no man has gone before"-are more familiar to some people than their own families. Why? Though you can look for the answer in books, at conventions, even in Ph. D. dissertations, the show itself is still the best place to look-and Paramount's release of all 79 episodes on videotape will sure help.
The first 10 episodes-beginning with the series' second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," and running through "Miri"-show what all the fuss has been about. A typical episode presents the heroic Captain Kirk (William Shatner) with a seemingly insoluble dilemma, such as a plague affecting the1crewmembers ("The Naked Time") or a menacing alien capable of destroying the ship ("The Corbo mite Maneuver"). The solution usually reaffirms what it means to be human, and entails the assistance of Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Chief Medical Officer McCoy (DeForest Kelly). They are two sides of the human coin-one is logic, the other emotion-and Kirk's wit and decisiveness balance them out.
Humanity is what the series is about, for all its sci-fi trappings. The best episodes deal with human issues from growing up ("Charlie X") and sexism ("Mudd's Women") to penal systems ("Dagger of the Mind") and computers ("What Are Little Girls Made Of?"). In "The Naked Time" the crewmembers are affected by a virus that forces them to reveal their innermost selves: their fears, hopes, and dreams. In "The Enemy Within" Kirk is divided into two parts of the same man: one savage, the other compassionate. In "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" a brilliant scientist transplants his mind into an android body but finds that his soul is missing. He can think, but he is not human. To be so, says Star Trek, is to feel. To make mistakes. To be emotional. To care.
The best Star Trek is the stuff of opera: stylized morality plays with characters painted in broad strokes that allow the viewer to empathize. As David Gerrold, a former Star Trek writer, put it in The World of Star Trek: "We want to be as brave as our Captain Kirks, as cool as our Mr. Spocks, and as outspoken as our Dr. McCoys. We long to be as colorful and as larger-than-life as they are."
For the uninitiated (if. there is such a thing), the best of the first 10 are "Charlie X," a witty yet disturbing episode with Robert (Strangers on a Train) Walker's lookalike son as a human with strange powers, learning what it means to live in society; "The Naked Time," which spotlights all the leads in moments that would eventually become familiar as shtick (was this the first time Scotty warned that· "the engines can't take much more of this, " or that Spock cried?); and "Where No Man Has Gone Before," with Gary (2001) Lockwood and Sally (M*A *S*H) Kellerman as two crewmen transformed by an alien energy field. Shades of 200 l! Yet Kirk's message is melodramatically telling: "Do you like what you see? Absolute power corrupting absolutely?" The best episodes have calculated histrionics and well-staged action. They are notable for the wildly varying performances of Shatner, who can be both terribly good and terribly bad-all in the same episode (see especially "The Enemy Within").
In the end, what do you say about Star Trek? That it has a message? That it has good character types? That it has concepts? And that it now has the welcome familiarity of an old friend? Yes, and you can even say it's fun.
The transfer is excellent, the majority of the episodes exhibiting crisp color and sharp sound. The earlier shows have faded a little, but not too noticeably. That the shows are uncut is a delight.
VIDEO Magazine, 1984

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The boy, identified as Karan Kumar, was found dead in the local higher secondary school at 10.30 pm on Monday, a senior police officer told IANS here, adding that he was a Class 8 student there.
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Texan schooner San Jacinto
The Texan schooner San Jacinto was a two-masted schooner of the Second Texas Navy from 1839-1840. She was the sister ship of the San Antonio and the San Bernard. In 1840, San Jacinto was part of the Texas Navy flotilla led by Commodore Edwin Ward Moore which was dispatched to assist Yucatecan rebels that had taken up arms against Mexico. In a storm, San Jacinto ran aground at Cayos Arcas and was wrecked. The crew were rescued by the flagship Austin.
Schooner San Antonio, San Jacinto's sister ship
|Republic of Texas
|San Jacinto River
|Schott and Whitney, Baltimore
|27 June 1839
|31 October 1840
|Originally called the Viper
|Galveston, Texas
|wrecked in a storm at the Cayos Arcas in 1840
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|66 feet
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The Texas Navy was officially formed in January 1836, with the purchase of four schooners: Invincible, Brutus, Independence, and Liberty. These ships, under the command of Commodore Charles Hawkins, helped Texas win independence by preventing a Mexican blockade of the Texas coast, seizing Mexican ships carrying reinforcements and supplies to its army, and sending their cargoes to the Texas volunteer army. Nevertheless, Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent country. By the middle of 1837, all of the ships had been lost at sea, run aground, captured, or sold. With no ships to impede a possible invasion by Mexico, Texas was vulnerable to attack.
In 1838, President Mirabeau B. Lamar responded to this threat by forming a second Texas Navy. Unlike Sam Houston, Lamar was an ardent supporter of the Texas Navy and saw the urgent need for its continuation. The second Texas Navy was placed under the command of Commodore Edwin Ward Moore, an Alexandria Academy graduate who was recruited from the United States Navy.[1] One of the ships of this second navy was the San Jacinto along with her sister ships, the San Antonio and San Bernard.
History of the San JacintoEdit
Originally built as one of the Baltimore clippers at the Schott and Whitney shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland and called Viper, she was one of the smallest of a class of schooners and brigs built specifically for the slave trade between 1820 and 1850. A group of six schooners, including La Amistad was built in Baltimore around 1836. They were identified as being "Purposely built and fitted out for use in the slave trade by the United States Consul General in Havana", and Viper was typical of the class.[2]
Blockade duty and wreckEdit
On 26 June 1840, the San Jacinto sailed from Galveston with instructions to blockade the Mexican port of Veracruz and seize enemy ships. On 20 August, the San Jacinto rejoined Commodore Edwin W. Moore's flotilla and remained with them until being detached to Galveston with dispatches for the government. In search of drinking water, the San Jacinto called at Cayos Arcas. A violent cold front approached but Lt. O'Shaunessy nevertheless went ashore, leaving Lt. Alfred G. Gray as senior officer on board. When the ship's anchor failed to hold, Gray displayed great ingenuity and seamanship in an attempt to save it, but even a piece of the ship's artillery used as an additional anchor could not save the San Jacinto from being swept ashore by gale winds.[3]
The survivors of The San Jacinto were rescued by the Austin on 31 October 1840 and the ship was declared a loss.
Commanders of the vesselEdit
The San Jacinto was commanded by:
- Captain John T. K. Lothrop, June—November 1839
- Lt. James E. Gibbons, February—April 1840
- Lt. Alexander Moore, April—May 1840
- Lt. William R. Postell, May—September 1840,
- Lt. James O'Shaunessy, September—31 October 1840.[3]
- ^ "The Texian Navy" (PDF). Sons of the Republic of Texas. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "La Amistad". Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ a b Cutrer, Thomas. "San Jacinto". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
Further readingEdit
- U.S. Navy Department. Naval History Division. (1968). The Texas Navy (e-book). U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 11274.


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WMCOP Bulletin April 2012
Welcome to the April/May edition of our Community of Practitioners' Bulletin - your link to what's been happening in Teacher Education in the Lifelong Learning Sector in the last month.
The Lingfield Review continues to dominate this month and consultations are open on both the BIS and IfL websites. UCET have put together a suggested new qualification framework and also advised that their response to the consultation can be used as a model - see below. This should make it easy for everyone to respond before the end of May.
The next round of Q/ATLS is open on the IfL website and our IfL Regional Adviser has advised that there will also be a September/October window for expressions of interest - see below for details.
Special Educational Needs (SEN) is also centre stage with details of how the reforms from the green paper will be implemented following the revised Children and Families Bill. Community Learning Trust pilots have been launched as have Employer Ownership pilots, Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs and another round of the Regional Growth Fund. On the HE side, there is news on places for 2013-14 and a consultation on quality assurance in HE. In FE the results of Ofsted's consultation on ITE inspections has been published.
We'd welcome your views and any recommendations you have on articles, books or useful websites you've discovered so email us at: firstname.lastname@example.com and share your ideas.
See below for:
News from the Profession
Discussion documents
BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Lingfield Review Consultation: BIS have opened a consultation on the revocation of the further education workforce regulations. They are seeking the views from the FE sector and it can be responded to online at: http://bis.gov.uk/Consultations/revocation-of-further-education-workforce-regulations?cat=open. Closing date is 4 June. UCET have responded to the consultation and their answers can be used as a model (please don't quote but do support their response) for your response. They have also suggested a new framework for ITE qualifications in their response which can be found here
Adult Learners' Week: Organised by NIACE, this week is Adult Learners Week, a time for celebrating all that is good in learning and development with events and award ceremonies. Details are at: http://www.alw.org.uk/about-alw
The Employer Ownership Pilot: The Government has received 269 bids from employers looking to take part in a new pilot to design and develop their own vocational training programmes. The pilot invited bids for a share of the £250 million fund which will route public investment directly to employers to invest in training and skills development for their business. Details are at: http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/Hundreds-of-employers-bid-for-250m-skills-training-pilot-67a09.aspx
Community Learning Trust Pilots: Following the proposals for Community Learning in the 'New Challenges, New Chances' report, the Government has launched Community Learning Trust Pilots. It invites community learning providers directly funded by the Skills Funding Agency from the £210m Community Learning budget to submit applications to become part of the community learning trust pilots in 2012/13. Applications must be received by 25 May and details can be found at: http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/further-education-skills/learners/informal-adult-learning/community-learning-trust-pilots
Start-up Loans for young people: The Government has set up a new scheme which aims to provide budding entrepreneurs with support and a small amount of capital to help them get started as well as access to training and business mentors. This is at the consortium fund raising stage currently. More details at: http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/enterprise-and-business-support/access-to-finance/startup-loans
Uncapped University Places 2013/14: HEFCE has received the student numbers for 2013/14. This shows the allocation of university places for uncapped students will be eased in 2013/14 with the A-level threshold lowered from AAB+ to ABB+. An additional 5,000 places will be allocated through a competitive core and margin. Further details at: http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/DNWA-8TUFJE
A risk-based approach to Quality Assurance in Higher Education: HEFCE have launched a consultation (HEFCE 2012/11) that proposes that in future the frequency, nature and intensity of external quality assurance will be guided by each higher education provider's record in assuring the quality of its provision. Details of the consultation, which ends on 25 July, can be found at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2012/201211/#d.en.72860
UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: A new £100 million investment fund to support research partnerships between universities, businesses, charities and philanthropic donors is now open for bids. Details can be found at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2012/name,72913,en.html
Regional Growth Fund: The NAO (National Audit Office) has published a report on the first two rounds of bids for this fund and the thrid round of bids is now open until 13 June. Details at: http://www.bis.gov.uk/rgf
University student outward UK student mobility: The report by Professor Colin Riordan, Chair of the UK HE International Unit, looks at the incentives and obstacles to students studying and working abroad. It makes recommendations to ensure the numbers of students choosing to go abroad increases in the future. The report can be read at: http://www.international.ac.uk/policy/policy-positions-and-statements/mobility.aspx
Apprenticeships: An Ofsted report presents some of the common factors that have led to high performance in delivering apprenticeships to young people. It looks at recruitment, induction, support in vocational skills and completing their apprenticeship frameworks; and supporting their progression into employment and further study. It can be read at: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/apprenticeships-for-young-people
The Value of Apprenticeships: An evaluation of apprenticeships shows that they are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace. The report is at: http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/further-education-skills/research-and-statistics
DfE (Department for Education)
Special Educational Needs (SEN): Following the Children and Families Bill set out in the Queen's Speech, Children's Minister Sarah Teather has announced changes to SEN support. The reforms are set out in the Government's formal response to the public consultation on its green paper, Support and Aspiration. Two of the main points involve Health, education and care services being legally required to work together and parents are to get a new legal right to buy in specialist special educational needs (SEN) and disabled care for their children. Further details of the response to 'Support and Aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability - progress and next steps' can be found at: http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00209040/changes-to-sen-support-for-2014.
The annual SEN support scholarship programme: This will provide up to £2,000 each to some teaching assistants and school staff who work with children with SEND. The scholarship cash will fund staff through rigorous, specialist courses and qualifications. Details of the fund can be found at: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/funding
Reforming School Teachers' Pay: Michael Gove has set out a case for reforming teachers pay to the School Teachers Review Body which is expected to report back in the autumn. Further details can be found at: http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00209099/government-sets-out-case-for-reforming-teachers-pay-to-attract-and-retain-the-best-in-the-profession
Statistics show that more secondary students are studying core subjects at school: New statistics published today show that there are around 3,400 more teachers in secondary schools teaching in English Baccalaureate subjects. Further details at: http://www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00208706/secondary-core-subjects
LSIS (Learning and Skills Improvement Service)
LSIS and the Lingfield Review: The following is on the LSIS site at http://www.lsis.org.uk/AboutLSIS/MediaCentre/NewsArticles/Pages/SupportingExcellenceinInitialTeacherEducationinFEandSkills.aspx 'The interim report of the Independent Review of Professionalism, chaired by Lord Lingfield, made a number of suggestions about the role LSIS should play in supporting the development of the sector's workforce. Recommendations include the simplifying and renaming of qualifications, and responding to the increase of HE awarding powers given to FE institutions, the new arrangements for funding skills courses through large employers, and the equivalence of similar awards gained overseas. A further report from the Lingfield commission is due in July. LSIS will be able to advise on the second phase of LSIS funding for initial teacher education projects later on in the summer'.
Supporting Excellence in Initial Teacher Education in FE and Skills: Following the 'New Challenges New Chances' Report, new ways of delivering initial teacher education are being explored in 16 new projects funded by LSIS. These are well under way in development and will be offering places for trainee teachers from September 2012. Details at: http://www.lsis.org.uk/AboutLSIS/MediaCentre/NewsArticles/Pages/SupportingExcellenceinInitialTeacherEducationinFEandSkills.aspx
Responses to Ofsted's Consultation on Initial Teacher Educations Inspections from September 2012 and pilot ITE Inspections: A large majority of respondents agreed with Ofsted's approaches with the least favourable responses for the suggested practical arrangements. View the report at: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/responses-ofsteds-consultation-initial-teacher-education-inspections-september-2012
Functional Skills: Since September 2011, the English, maths and ESOL team have been drawing on the expertise of 40 improvement partners, currently supporting over 200 providers. Support has been focused on help to plan for and implement the transition to functional skills and on prioritising whole organisation approaches to embedding English, maths and ESOL. Case studies demonstrating impact of the support are included in the current edition of Update. See http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/20171
Workbased Learning (WBL) Workforce Report: This year, LSIS teamed up with AELP to capture the main elements and demographics of the current WBL workforce. The report of findings has now been published and can be accessed at: http://www.aelp.org.uk/news/general/details/wbl-workforce-report-published-a-big-thank-you-to/
Report on Impact of Work Experience: The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a report on the impact of the work experience programme. This showed initial positive results for the programme but with caveats. It can be viewed at: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/adhoc_analysis/2012/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf
Funding Opportunities:
LSIS Organisational Effectiveness Fund 2012-2013: Bids are invited from organisations to join this fund which is designed to support projects which deliver significant improvements in efficiency, effectiveness or the generation of financial surplus, in sector practice. Bids, up to a maximum of £20,000, may be submitted by provider organisations working individually or in collaboration with others but must be for activities that will have transferable learning and benefits for the wider sector rather than just an individual organisation. Details at: http://www.lsis.org.uk/WorkingWithLSIS/Opportunities/funding-Opportunities/Pages/default.aspx
Raising awareness of STEM opportunities with learners through 'Big Bang Near Me' fairs: The events should offer a valuable CPD opportunity for staff, and inspiration for current and future learners, all centred on STEM subjects. This will involve working in partnership with employers in local STEM-related industries and other organisations. Details at: http://www.lsis.org.uk/WorkingWithLSIS/Opportunities/funding-Opportunities/Pages/default.aspx
IfL (Institute for Learning)
Consultation on the Lingfield Review: An IfL survey is now open for IfL members to consult on the proposals laid out in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on revoking the 2007 regulations surrounding further education teaching qualifications, CPD and registration. It can be found at: http://www.ifl.ac.uk/about-ifl/the-future-of-ifl, takes about 30 minutes to complete and closes on Monday 21 May.
Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning: IfL, in partnership with LSIS and BIS is supporting this Commission which is chaired by Frank McLoughlin, City and Islington College principal. Its role is to gain critical insight into vocational pedagogy and Dr Joe Harkin gave a Presentation and analysis of the project to date which can be seen as a podcast at: http://www.policyreview.tv/conference/701.html
QTLS and ATLS: In the latest spring cycle 2,195 IfL members were awarded Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) or Associate Teacher Learning and Skills (ATLS) a 92% achievement rate overall. It is also the highest number to date, taking the total number of IfL members with QTLS or ATLS to almost 10,000. The next closing date to express your intention to apply for QTLS or ATLS is 31 May 2012. Details at: http://www.ifl.ac.uk/cpd/qtls-atls
IfL Regional Adviser Anne Schofield adds 'I have heard this morning that the September/October window for expression of interest will remain. Those applying then will need to submit their completed applications by the end of Feb 2013. Should any organisations for individuals want support please contact Anne at: email@example.com
IfL Impact Review 2011: IfL have published a review of how IfL members' views influenced national policy last year at: http://www.ifl.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/27368/IfL-Impact-Review-2011-Online.pdf
Information for literacy, language, numeracy and functional skills teachers: WMCETT's Skills Priority Area Co-ordinator Elaine Goodall and the Essential Skills Resource Centre at the University of Warwick have produced a guidance sheet on the value of integrated DTLLS routes for literacy, language, numeracy and functional skills teachers. For details see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/cll/othercourses/wmcett/about/wmcettactivities/
Comparing A levels
Any new education bills in Queen's Speech?
Policy Tracker - what happened in April 2012
Lack of growth continues to make things difficult
The Changing education landscape on non-executive agencies and National Careers Service
FE's spring revolution - funding and fees, workforce regulations, college corporations and core learning groups
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Ubuntu for tablets announced
Canonical has just announced a developer preview of a tablet ready version Ubuntu for Google`s Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. What does Ubuntu offer? Multiple user accounts including a "guest" mode, multitasking, the ability to run tablet and phone apps, a Snap View feature similar to that in Windows 8 and much more. Expect this developer preview February 21st.
looks to be shaping up to be a great alternative to Android, IOS and Windows 8
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Fox News has suddenly canceled "Red Eye," the popular offbeat news and satire panel program that aired at 3:00 a.m. ET Weekdays and 11:00 p.m. ET on Saturdays. Former host and co-creator Greg Gutfeld confirmed the news of FNC Red Eye's demise on Twitter Monday night, April 3, 2017, but there was no official mention of the change from Fox News as of Friday, April 7, 2017.
Current host Tom Shillue and co-host Andy Levy will stay on with the network, according to a tweet by Shillue, a former Comedy Central "Daily Show" correspondent.
Red Eye covered quirky details, satire of mainstream news, commentary on personalities, and reviews of strange videos from social media channels. Comedians were often guests on the panel, and a few guest lost their professional relationships with FNC over comments that went over the top while they were guests on the show.
The Red Eye time slot will be filled with a replay of the highly successful political and current affairs program "Tucker Carlson Tonight" which airs weekdays at 9:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CT.
Red Eye, with original host Greg Gutfeld, launched in 2007. A short time later the Chicago Tribune filed a federal trademark infringement suit against Fox News because the Chicago Tribune had already published a free daily commuter newspaper called Red Eye, including a website, and television programming on regional cable news channel CLTV. A judge denied the Chicago Tribune's argument in April, 2007. Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing, closed down the Tribune's Red Eye in January 2017, but Red Eye was re-born as a weekly dining and entertainment guide in February 2017. Red Eye on Fox News shut down at the end of their 3:00 a.m. ET episode on Saturday April 8, 2017 after a 10-year run.
Former Fox News Red Eye panelist Bill Schulz replied to other tweets, implying that it wasn't ratings or cost that shut down Red Eye tweeting: "There's another reason. And it's beyond insane. One day. ONE DAY…I'll explain."
See also …
RobertFeder.com RedEye to reopen as weekly — just for fun
The Hill Fox cancels 'Red Eye'
thanks for @RedEyeFNC fans everywhere for appreciating the most honest, strangest show on tv. If you got the show, then you were one of us.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) April 8, 2017
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There's another reason. And it's beyond insane. One day. ONE DAY…I'll explain. https://t.co/R8xJ1ME03b
— Bill Schulz (@BillSchulz) April 4, 2017
watch #redeye all week! andy hosting 2nit-i'm back on Wed. (on @FallonTonight on tuesday!) More to say later-Tom and Andy still at FNC!
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The Raspberry Pi hardware went on sale last night, and as with every other event related to the Pi, pandemonium ensued!
The educational, tech, and mainstream media is starting to take note. Here are some links to local coverage of the Pi and our work on the software for it:
Update 2012-03-10 - additional links:
To clarify Seneca's involvement, because it may not be clear from the press coverage:
Information about the Remix may be found on the Seneca CDOT wiki.
#1 - Luke
2012-03-03 10:58 - (Reply)
When will the actual download be available for the release? Surely after a few days now the mirrors have all been updated for distribution.
#1.1 - Chris Tyler
2012-03-09 13:01 - (Reply)
It's out now. http://cdot.senecac.on.ca/rasbperrypi
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Miche Poilâne
Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, my sis is celebrating her 50th... go figure :-)
Showing up without bread on my family's doorstep just isn't an option any more.
Since there's a big crowd expected for the birthday bash, I figured I needed something... substantial. And what is more substantial than a Miche Poilâne that can actually stand on its own :-)
I proofed this heavy-weight in my creuset and when I was about to transfer it to the peel decided to leave it right where it was, sort of liking the "push up" the skillet gave the boule.
So I baked it in my (cold) creuset, which was a first. Usually I heat it up when using it. It worked fine, juggling time and temp a little to compensate for the "slow start".
The oven spring was less than I'm used to with this bread, but the nice shape makes up for that.
I took it out of the skillet for the last bit of the bake anyway. Lately, I turn my more rustic breads upside down in my convection-oven for the last 10 minutes or so. I like my bread just as crusty on the bottom as on top.
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Puppy Chow Bars
4 cups chex cereal
5 marshmallows (the regular bigger ones)
1½ cup chocolate chips
¾ cup peanut butter
powdered sugar
1. In a large bowl melt together the marshmallows, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. Microwave at 50% power for 45 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Stir in chex cereal once melted.
2. Press into a 8×8 inch baking dish. Press well, so they stick together as a bar. Sift powdered sugar over the top.
3. Let cool completely before serving.
4. Store in the fridge for firm bars, room temperature for softer bars. Can double for 9 x 13 pan.


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by Mark Fowler Old Memories >
Randy has one rule for picking up a woman. It's simple. She has to be breathing. Outside of that he isn't fussy.
Tonight he makes a special effort. The shimmering satin shirt with puffy arms is standard fare. The tight hipsters accentuating his assets are every girl's dream. But tonight he puts on the jaunty fedora. The mirror screams sophistication.
Preparation is the key for Randy. He washed the sheets last week. Even turned the mattress this morning just in case.
The sound system is loaded to go. Barry White for the chic. Michael Buble for the soppy romantic. Aerosmith, just in case she's from the other side of the tracks.
Randy checks the fridge. Romanian champagne, New Zealand chardonnay, and home brew for the less picky.
The bling swings from his open neck as he leans to open the cab door. "The Litter Box," he says, "this tom is on the prowl."
The bouncer acknowledges Randy with a wink. Randy shoots his two handed, single barrelled finger pistols right back at him. "Special relationship," thinks Randy.
"Sad man," thinks Blocker.
The Litter Box is deep in smoke. Randy likes the obscurity. The ladies don't get put off as quickly in this light.
He slides up to the bar. Jamee, the barmaid sighs. "What's it to be, Randy?"
"The usual," he leers, "but I'll settle for a Johnny Walker's."
"Twelve bucks."
"I can offer more if you're game."
"Save it for the girls with no taste, Randy."
He loves Jamee's sense of humour. Uses it on him all the time. One day she'll crack.
The blues player in the corner strains, "I'm man for the ti-imes, comin' into to my pri-ime, every wo-oo- man wants a piece of me-ee ."
Randy loves that. "Yeah, that will me be some day," he thinks.
A tiny blonde sits alone in the corner clutching a Coke. She glances at Randy. "The call!" He swaggers through the gloom towards her.
"Pree-ty ladie, pretty ladie what this on your mind?" drawls the singer. Inspired, Randy says to the blonde, "Honey, what this on your mind?"
Carol looks up. She is impressed that a stranger can read her mood. "Boyfriend trouble? I can fix that," shoots Randy.
They return to his place.
"Be gentle with me," she pleads.
Randy flicks on the romantic lights. Carol sees the ultra sophistication of the bachelor pad, and Randy, properly. She cries.
"All men are pigs." She runs from the room blubbering.
Unfazed (been there before), Randy makes a note to self. Rule 2: Avoid the sad chicks.
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Kase-San Vol. 1: Kase-san and Morning Glories (Manga) (Books)
Manufacturer: Seven Seas
Item Code: 1626924708
Author: Hiromi Takashima
Request this item from your local retailer!
Kase-san and Morning Glory is the debut release of Hiromi Takashima's ongoing yuri series about the first love, high school romance between the clumsy, flower-adoring Yamada and the exuberant Kase-san, the school's track and field star.
This multi-volume yuri manga series consists of standalone volumes that can be read in any order, making this the perfect edition for oneshot readers and series collectors alike.
Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye--the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don't seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?
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Dreamweaver Server Behaviors
Hi Guys and Gals!
I am using Dreamweaver CS3. I am working with the Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes Book. I am at a section Protected Page. (Pg77) step 5 number 2. It says from the Behaviors Panel, Choose Add (+) and select the Go To URL. Behavior.
This is where I am lost. I seem to have no such menu item. I also own Dreamweaver MX 2204 and there is no such option there either. Maybe I am missing something, any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Monday, June 1, 2015
June Stamp of the Month - Ice Cream Dream Rose Blossom Blog Hop
12 comments :
- Lynn said...
I just love this layout with the darling photos. The colors are so coordinated and the fussy cut stamped images are perfect accents.
- June 1, 2015 at 7:16 PM
- Mary Newman said...
OMG Morgan....love, love this layout. It is beyond cute. Perfect pictures to go with this stamp set and you have nailed it with your style!
- June 1, 2015 at 7:32 PM
- Jenise Barnhouse said...
Love the choice of colors used on this layout! They are as cheery as the little one's face!
- June 1, 2015 at 7:39 PM
- Brenda said...
This is sweet and cute and full of fun detail! You did a great job with this set!
- June 1, 2015 at 7:52 PM
- Kim said...
Oh my goodness! What a cutie pie!! This is just the perfect layout for this set. Love it!
- June 1, 2015 at 8:18 PM
- Margot D said...
This is beautifully arranged and crafted! Well done, Morgan!
- June 1, 2015 at 8:21 PM
- Barbara Smith said...
Morgan, you did it again. This is so cute - not to mention the little girl :) Love the simplicity and the detail!
- June 1, 2015 at 8:53 PM
- Amy Ricker said...
I love your page it is so cute. I also love mint chocolate chip. It isn't my favorite but yummy!!!
- June 1, 2015 at 9:19 PM
- Amy Ricker said...
I love your page it is so sweet! Miny chocolate ice cream...yumm
- June 1, 2015 at 9:21 PM
- Kristine Porter said...
Oh my goodness! What a sweet layout! I love the kraft background with the pink and yellow and green. Your best friend's daughter is adorable!
- June 1, 2015 at 9:59 PM
- Karen Pedersen said...
Such fun layout and photos!
- June 2, 2015 at 10:58 AM
- Melissa Robinson said...
Adorable layout that really highlights the photos!
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The sooner that we quit resisting what is happening in our lives, the sooner we will find peace. If it is happening, it Has To! If something appears as a bad thing, instead of fighting it, ACCEPT IT as if you had chosen it and find the hidden good, it is always there. Be Grateful and write down things you DO have and are thankful for. Do something kind for another person expecting nothing in return. When followers of Neem Karoli Baba asked him 'How does one find God?', he answered 'Serve Others'. When they asked 'How does one find enlightenment?', he replied 'Feed Others'. What are you doing today to Serve Others, to Feed Others? Learn to let life happen, it's going to anyway and the sooner you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change! #Serve #Feed #Laugh #Love
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Let's Make This Week Better
Our world is hurting. Our tv's, phones, social media feeds are consumed with the worst shit possible. The flu is out of control, guns and school shootings-hell any killings are horrible. Let's be honest, our world is hurting!
This is a new week. This is our chance to do our part. We can not wait on a government, a religion, anything outside of ourselves. We have to be the change that we want to see in the world!
Begin this week knowing everyone else hurts, is scared, is fighting some battle. You cannot fix anyone else's problems, I get it, you got plenty of your own.
One of my favorite teachers, and one hell of a Human, Wavy Gravy said it best: "When the knit is slamming into the grit, and you are sinking…. and you reach down and help someone who is SINKING WORSE THAN YOU ARE… and Everyone gets high, and you don't even need LSD to do that".
We all have problems. We all are facing shit, if you are reading this you are included in this. So, will you spend your week focused on your problems, what is missing in your life? Or will you reach down and help someone sinking worse than you?
Give extra compliments you normally would not. Give extra smiles. Just GIVE more of you this week than you normally would. Change someone else's day, expecting nothing in return. You will see how your week gets better as you help spread love and happiness to others.
Just do something more than you would normally, gotta start somewhere!
The Seeker
I have been looking for something, for quite a while. I have searched near and far, high and low; But what I am looking for, I still do not know. While I can feel its presence growing stronger and stronger, yet I find myself continuing to wander.
Am I going crazy, am I losing my damn mind? What is this thing I strongly feel the need to find? How much adversity can one man take? Will I ever catch a fucking break? As all these thoughts bombard my mind, I know that it's up to me to find.
I have prayed for miracles, 'God show me a sign'; Yet as it continues to elude me, I still feel so blind. I have followed my religious teachings, rarely missed a Sunday preaching. Why must I face all this anguish and strife? Isn't there supposed to be much more in life?
Why the hell do I look so hard anyway? No matter how hard I look, how hard I try, each day turns out the same way. I feel so close to having all in my life that I need. What I want the most is to be free. Freed from the life that keeps me 'stuck'. This searching is getting old, I sure could use some luck.
Deep down I know there is more to life, there just has to be. If for no other reason, I am the only me! I have looked for answers from everyone else, all the while avoiding looking inside myself. What is this thing, this answer that I need? Hurry up dammit, I got mouths to feed.
Deep down, I know that I am supposed to help others, yet as this thing eludes me, I continue to feel smothered. Where have I gone wrong, why is nothing in life going my way? Could it be that it is my EGO that is making me pay?
I have heard wise mean say that EGO stands for 'Edging God Out'. But I'm not like the others-this does not apply to me, I have no doubt! I always 'make things happen', I achieve all of my goals. In my day to day life, I perform well in each of my roles. Even when I am having a bad day, I am so good at hiding it, no one would know anyway.
Every day I tell myself 'I got this shit because I am at the wheel'. Yet deep down inside, that is not how I feel. I put on my different masks of identity each and every day. To every person in my life, I know exactly what to say. 'God, why is this happening' I continue to pray. Lord, will things ever really be ok?
I've searched my whole life for this thing I cannot name. To die without finding it would be an eternal shame. I have looked to the heavens, prayed to God above, 'All I need is your amazing Love'.
What are you? Why do you continue to hide from me? PLEASE give me a sign, give me something I can see. Give me some hope, maybe something I can see or touch. In all of my life, I have never needed something so much! I'm growing weary from looking, I am sick of how I feel! Is this all an illusion, God are you even real?
I have prayed, am always nice, and I've even gone to church. Am I under some kind of fucking curse? I have looked EVERYWHERE for you, I've searched both far and wide. But all the sudden I hear the question 'Why have you not looked inside'? This makes no sense, how could you be inside of me? And frankly, it seems impossible to see.
As the old saying goes, 'Seeing is not always believing'. Sometimes I have to just trust deep down what I am feeling. For me to find what I want, what it is that I need, I know that I can no longer rely on anyone else. The rest of this road is the most important, and I now know that I must walk it alone, by myself.
It is time to just let go, to stop trying. It is time to heal myself through crying. No more searching near and far, 'the answer you need, is right where you are'! I must make time daily to write down my gratitude. Every morning when I pick out my clothes, I must also choose a positive attitude.
If nothing else is working, why not try something new? Has all you have ever wanted or needed been right inside of you? Go into your 'house', make sure to close the 'door'. It is here you will find what you seek, but only you can see it before.
Everything that I have wanted and looked so hard to find, it's always been there, right inside of my mind. No more need to search, I am finally free. To have everything I have ever needed or wanted, I just have to be Me!


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• President Bill Clinton invitation to address the Clinton Global Initiative on the WIZZIT model as a means to bank a billion.
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The Sun Never Says
Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
"You owe Me."
Look what happens with
A love like that
It lights the Whole Sky.
A full-disk multiwavelength extreme ultraviolet image of the sun taken by SDO on March 30, 2010. False colors trace different gas temperatures. Reds are relatively cool (about 60,000 Kelvin, or 107,540 F); blues and greens are hotter (greater than 1 million Kelvin, or 1,799,540 F). Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO AIA Team
"We've seen solar prominences before—but never quite like this," says Alan Title, principal investigator of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), the observatory's main telescope array. Launched on Feb. 11, 2010, the Solar Dynamics Observatory is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun. During its five-year mission, it will examine the sun's magnetic field and also provide a better understanding of the role the sun plays in Earth's atmospheric chemistry and climate. SDO will provide images with clarity 10 times better than high-definition television and will return more comprehensive science data faster than any other solar observing spacecraft.


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MLP / Desire Records / 2012 (1982)
Second pressing: 500 copies, white vinyl, double-sided printed 12x12" insert, printed inner-sleeve
Ike Yard was founded in 1979 in New York. The downtown art band
created a new sound by tapping into the UK post-punk dub of PiL and Joy
Division, the Neue Deutsche Welle of D.A.F., and the krautrock
experimentation of Can. Members were Stuart Argabright, Kenny Compton
(bass/vocals), Fred Szymanski (synthesizers/ programming) & Michael
Diekmann (guitar). Together they recorded for labels like Disques du
Crépuscule and Factory. Ike Yard dissolved at the beginning of 1983.
Their only album, Ike Yard also known as A Fact A Second is a classic
that still inspires post-punk bands and electronic producers. Released
in 1982 it was also the sole album to be issued by Factory US.
Ike Yard is now reissued in its original form : 6 tracks where the
drums were replaced by machines, guitars swapped for synthesizers and
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Raskolnikov's lover / THU 5-12-17 / Level of judo proiciency / Duchamp contemporary / Biblical wife of Elimelech / Ancient Roman Thermae
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Constructor: Timothy Polin
Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium
Theme answers:
- HOMEY (8D: Comfortable inviting ... or, phonetically, a clue for 20-Across) => "Hoe me!" => VEGETABLE GARDEN
- GLOOMY (27D: Somber ... or, phonetically, a clue for 29-Across) => "Glue me!" => MODEL AIRPLANE
- ROOMY (50D: Commodious ... or, phonetically, a clue for 58-Across) => "Rue me!" => LOST OPPORTUNITY
nounnoun: acolyte; plural noun: acolytes
- a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession.
- an assistant or follower. (google)
SEAMY coulda worked. Also THOME (which future MLB HOFer Jim THOME pronounces "Tow me!," I'm pretty sure). But the ones in the puzzle all work fine. I'm especially fond of the saucy VEGETABLE GARDEN, demanding action, now! As for the rest of the puzzle, I didn't have much trouble, despite being unable to flow smoothly down into the middle and bottom of the grid. Had to reboot with PCP and again with CLOY and *again* with PAR / AGE in order to get going again. Had NIOBI (😢) for NAOMI (18A: Biblical wife of Elimelech), but no other missteps to speak of. From PAPRIKA to ACOLYTE and on and on, this grid brings the interesting answers, and very little dreck. Satisfactory! Huzzah! It's a NEW DAY (for one day, at least)!
Signed, Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld
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Nicky Priest has begun to make a name for himself principally within stand-up comedy. He recently landed the part of Danny in the RSC's forthcoming production of The Seven Acts of Mercy. Colin Hambrook talked to the young actor about the role.
"I first heard the Royal Shakespeare Company were looking for a learning-disabled actor to audition for a part through Richard Hayhow of Open Theatre Company, so I thought 'why not?' I've done a few pieces of voice acting so when it came to the audition I made sure that I had the voice of the role down to a T – to ensure the character came across with the right emotion."
The RSC were clearly impressed and gave Priest the part in their forthcoming mainstream production at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
"It is hinted in the play that Danny is on the autistic spectrum, and more severely than I am – so having similar experiences meant I could easily identify with Danny's world view. He also knows what it's like to be patronized and talked down to as if he doesn't exist."
The Seven Acts of Mercy is set simultaneously in Naples, 1606 and present-day Bootle. Caravaggio is in the act of painting his masterpiece –his first painting since he killed a man and fled Rome. Meanwhile, in the present day, Danny is a subject of one of 'the acts of mercy' – to shelter the homeless.
"When I came to study Caravaggio's painting I thought about the message the painter is trying to get across and realised it presents a question about being human. The beauty of art is that it doesn't have a stereotypical meaning. It would be boring if it did. And so, the painting, like the play, is very much open to interpretation. In the process of working on the commission for his painting, he's trying to work out his relationship to the idea of compassion."
"Danny's story connects with a pilgrim in the painting who is asking a landlord for shelter. The painting serves as a critique linking the two timelines. Danny lives with his sister Jennifer who looks after him. He's recently had his state benefits cut off and they've been put in a compromising position. Their rent money has gone and they are being made homeless."
"Mickey has been taking his grandfather, Leon literally and is trying to 'do' the seven acts of kindness. So, he decides to take Danny and Jennifer home, without his grandfather's consent. A dilemma ensues because Jennifer feels awkward being put in that position. Danny's way of feeling productive in the situation is to colour-coordinate Leon's bookshelf. Leon and Nicky are expecting to be moved out by their housing association anyway, so Nicky's thinking if we house a disabled guy we'll be able to stay and everyone wins. At the same time Mickey is trying to prove himself to his granddad by taking his teachings to heart."
Priest has the resolve to make a success of a career in the performing arts. The Seven Acts of Mercy is his first big break and one that he's clearly enjoying.
"Being involved with the RSC has been a blast. Everybody in the play is so friendly and we get on – as well as being professional. You've no idea how good this cast is in terms of their talent. The acting is phenomenal. Absolutely brilliant."
"I would also say that this is a fantastic opportunity for me to show that just because a person might have learning difficulties doesn't mean we don't have high levels of intelligence or that we can't do great things. I know from the way that Danny goes about things that he's intelligent enough to know right from wrong. When people talk about him as if he's not there, he understands exactly what's going on and how insulting it is to be treated like that."
In addition to the opportunity at the RSC, Priest is working on his career as a stand-up comedian. He's been doing stand-up since early 2014 and has used that time to train, to get better as a comic and develop his skills.
He did a spot with BecauseWeCanCanCan – set up by Open Theatre Company in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome in the summer of 2016. He is set to build on the work with the company who advocate for emerging learning-disabled artists to support them to develop careers.
Priest is also involved in the development of a Creative Minds conference – set to happen in Birmingham in October 2017. Open Theatre Company is a lead partner with Creative Minds. The conference will have a focus on young people with learning disabilities and developing opportunities with them to advance their careers as artists. The plan is to bring disabled talent together in front of arts organisations and to showcase professional work.
"Our goal is to create opportunities for professional paid work for learning-disabled performers. Ultimately our aim is to fund disabled artists to get support for individual goals. We're in the process of developing the ideas, through board meetings at the Birmingham Hippodrome. They've given us access to facilities and have shown commitment to helping us get it off the ground. We've also helped create a production of Hansel and Gretel under the BecauseWeCanCanCan banner, working in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company – I played the storyteller."
Building further on his stand-up comedy performance Priest recently did a course at the Birmingham mac with funding from Arts Connect. Outside of his RSC schedule he is being mentored by Janice Connolly.
"Janice has helped me decipher my style and to recognise what I can and can't do. She's worked with Peter Kay and BBC Radio 2, so she really knows her stuff. The plan is to develop a 20-minute act as part of a performance at the mac alongside Connolly's alter ego Barbara Nice."
So as well as seeing him on the stage, we're set to see more of Priest on the comedy circuit. He is one of a handful of young performers on the autistic spectrum who are beginning to create a name for themselves as actors: Jules Roberston who debuted on Holby City at the beginning of 2016 and Cian Binchy who made headlines in 2015 with his show The Misfit Analysis are two other examples in what is becoming a trend.
With a dedication to honing his craft, Priest is on the up and it's clear that he's a performer we'll hear more of in the future. As he says:
"We've had enough of being patronised. We've proven time and again that we're talented artists, yet we're barely promoted and that makes us sick."
We've long heard the excuse that non-disabled actors have to play the parts of disabled characters in plays like Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, because there just isn't the talent out there in the disability arts community. Priest is set to prove the West End wrong – and to do so with a vengeance.
The RSC production of The Seven Acts of Mercy is at the Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon from 24 November 2016 to 10 February 2017. Please click on this link to the RSC website for details.


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That might be a teensy overstatement of the mandate of a bunch of budding agencies, but that all of these shops are starting up in an era in which marketing players are rethinking their processes, and "TV spot" has become two dirty words, does sort of make them poster children for the new order. And who are we not to jump on the bandwagon? There have always been new shops promising to shake things up, certainly. But right now, things are clearly already shaken and the particles haven't settled yet. And, as the wandering eye of advertisers seems to imply, there is room in the swirling chaos for some new players.
But success for the new guys won't mean the pendulum will get stuck on one side and smaller shops will be the default mainstream choice. Their success should only speed up the change that clearly needs to happen anyway. Ideally, it will mean that the ad agency itself gets redefined-that the choice isn't just between big and small but among a number of different kinds of companies. With the reshaping of big agencies, with the success of new ones and with the ascendance of existing companies that are redrawing the boundaries of exactly what an agency is (shops like R/GA, for example, with its big pools of creative talent, interactive expertise and production capabilities), the entire ad community gains new relevance.
It's all very simple, really.


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Whilst it has been all hands to the pumps getting ready for the forthcoming shows and sorting through the Fife and Drum stock I have still managed to find time to paint and try some sculpting!!!!
These first two show a couple of vignettes I'm working on, the larger of the two shows a couple of Minden Hussars painted as Hessians during the '45 rebellion (courtesy Osprey) with a Crann Tara foot Officer and a Foundry? female and a warbases dog.
The smaller vignette is a RSM foot Officer, the mounted figure I sculpted using one of Richard's dollies, as with all my current early sculpts the shoulders are too wide but I like the figure.
Again the two mounted figures are my sculpts - on Minden Horses again wide shoulder syndrome!
In the background you can just see a couple of Russian foot I had a go at making!!!


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Mrs. Annie Gibson, beloved aunt, who resided on West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, passed away in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center on Friday, December 16, 2005.
Annie was born to Ruffus and Elizabeth (Boykins) Thompson in Drew County, Arkansas. They both preceded her in death. Two brothers, David Thompson and Nathaniel Thompson, also preceded her in death.
At the age of 17 Annie moved to South Bend from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In 1934 she was united in Holy Matrimony to Walter Gibson. Annie was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Surviving family members left to cherish her memory include three nieces, Blanch Causey of Buffalo, New York, Francis Carter and Mary Fuller, both of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; and a great-nephew, Anthony B. Witt of South Bend; along with other relatives and friends.


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SOUTH AFRICAN HEYNEKE Meyer vowed to turn relegation-haunted Stade Francais into "the best team in the world" at his unveiling in Paris today.
The former Springbok coach will take over the reins next season — when Stade will hope to still be playing in the Top 14. Champions in 2015, the Parisians have fallen on hard times and are involved in a relegation battle alongside minnows Oyonnax, Brive and Agen.
But Meyer still believes that under Swiss millionnaire owner Hans-Peter Wild, the club can bounce back to past glories.
"I never make promises that I can't keep — I like to under-promise and over-deliver," said Meyer. "When I had a meeting with Doctor Wild I said to him I don't want to go into rugby or a team if I can't have the same vision to build the best team in the world."
Wild, though, wasn't so guarded about his ambitions.
"In three years we'll be champions. Perhaps it's going to take four," said the German-born businessman.
A 44-3 thrashing by Lyon at the weekend left Stade four points above the relegation places with two matches to play. But they are being hunted down by an Oyonnax side that has won five of their last seven matches, while next week's visit of rock-bottom Brive could prove decisive.
Meyer insisted that even relegation at the end of this season would not derail his ambitions.
"It doesn't matter in which division. I've committed and I like a challenge," he added.
He was South Africa coach at the last World Cup in 2015 and guided the Boks to a third-place finish, despite the humiliation of losing their opening pool match to Japan.
"Every now and then I try to forget that game," he said, while pointing out that journalists were never slow to remind him about the 34-32 defeat. "I let my country down, I take full responsibility for that game."
However, he joked: "I'm a hero in Japan!"
Meyer said his appointment does not mean Stade will become flooded with South African players, the way Montpellier were under his compatriot Jake White.
"If I wanted to coach South African players I would have stayed in South Africa. I had offers," said Meyer. "You're always going to look for the best players in the world. I'll definitely be trying to develop young French players, and if it's close between players you always have to go for the French.
"France rugby is healthy. Ireland won the Six Nations but it was a drop goal that made the difference [against France] and France could have been very close to Six Nations champions."
The 50-year-old Meyer won 32 out of 48 tests in charge of South Africa, including guiding the Springboks to a first victory over New Zealand in three years in 2014. He was widely expected to sign a contract extension following the 2015 World Cup but internal politics put paid to that.
It is widely believed that a sticking point was the racial transformation of a team that SA Rugby and the government have agreed should be half-black at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
'A lot of supporters will not renew their season tickets. Ulster need to explain their decision'
Another prestigious award for Joy Neville as she's named Sports Person of the Year


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I've actually been an advisor for a few years and I share an office with a senior advisor. To make a long story short there is a 25% over ride on my commissions (I have a S7&66) only since the other advisor does not have a S65/66. I'm curious how common this is in the industry and what is considered a typical override. I feel stuck since a chunk of my paycheck goes to the other advisor. We do not share a book of business and yes the other advisor helped me get started but I feel like I'm just viewed as easy money. I have approached this individual and wanted to renegotiate things but there hasn't been any budging on it. My GDC has increased between 15-20% each year and I could help split office expenses. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Depends on your product mix, contracts and AUM.
Who takes on the liability? Compliance? Office supplies?


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General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Source: kasapafmonline.com
The dispute over the likelihood of government giving the stamp of approval to homosexual practice in the future, which came up strongly last month in Ghana, looks far from over yet.
This is because a group affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper East region has joined the fray by throwing a scathing challenge at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to "pilot" the same-sex union he recently said was bound to happen in Ghana by tying the knot with Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia first.
The Crusaders, the name by which the group is called, vented their venom on the President at a news conference in the same measure some Ghanaians had shown after he indicated in an Al Jazeera interview in November that those who longed for Ghana to legalise homosexuality needed only to press the 'push button' hard enough.
The conference, held at the NDC's new office complex in the Bolgatanga East Constituency, brought together party youths led by a veteran campaign strategist, Ibrahim M. Musah, as well as Sadat Jambeidu and Salifu Alukuba.
"He said it was bound to happen. He has intentionally said that if there is a pressure group [pushing for it], he would consider it. He should consider it. But we want to advise that the consideration should come from the Flagstaff House first. He should marry Bawumia first as a pilot project," said Evans Dinko, one of the NDC activists present at the conference, as his comrades approved his statement with cheers.
Continuing, he asked with a disapproving look: "What is in a man's anus that you want which is better than a woman's vagina? The ingredients that are in the vagina, you can't find them in the anus; you can only find toxic waste. There are health implications. The men who practice homosexuality in America, in Europe, are now wearing pampers and diapers."
Group wants Bawumia's position on Akufo-Addo's statement
The Crusaders went beyond just their concerns about the health hazards they said same-sex intercourse posed to those involved by also claiming that the practice, if legalised in Ghana, would bring upon the country a similar 'fire and brimstone' God visited on Sodom and Gomorrah ages ago.
"We strongly wish to say that God/Allah will never forgive you, Mr. President, your family and your government if you ever commit this gargantuan mistake— and that will be the end of your party in tasting power again in this country!
"Mr. President, as a matter of urgency, you need to retract your statement to reassure Ghanaians that this evil act will never happen in Ghana. As Ghanaians, we have kept our entire country in your hands and legalizing this evil means you are toying with our lives which you claim to love so much and for which we gave you the nod at the 2016 general elections. As a matter of fact, you are bringing curses upon this country," said a press statement read by Sadat Jambeidu.
The statement added: "In Islam, homosexuality is forbidden. Period. There's no debate on the matter. The Quran al-A'raaf 7: 80-81 says, 'Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds by committing great sins'.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, we want your position on President Akufo-Addo's statement on the legalisation of homosexuality in Ghana vis-à-vis the position of the Holy Quran on homosexuality. We need your answer on what the President said on Al Jazeera English."
Mahama, Mills commended for Homophobic Stance
One view the group also expressed with deep worry at the conference was that there might soon be a never-seen-before influx of lesbian and gay rights activists flooding Ghana from foreign shores to lobby government to legalise same-sex marriage, following President Akufo-Addo's response on Al Jazeera.
"There are so many things happening under cover. Gayism and lesbianism are currently happening under cover in Ghana; we all know that. This is a green light the President has given for them to now come out in the open. Only an evil spirit will push a man to admire another man.
"What would ever attract me to a fellow man? Which part of his body would attract me when we have beautiful women around us? It is a green light that is thrown out. Just less than a week of the President passing that gay comment, two male-to-male couple were in the country.
Leviticus chapter 20 verse 13 says, 'If a man has sexual relations with another man, they have done a disgusting thing and both shall be put to death. They are responsible for their own death.' It is clear," Ibrahim M. Musah said.
The group heaped praises on late President John Evans Atta Mills and former President John Dramani Mahama for the strong will exhibited when confronted with pressure from some developed countries to recognize gay rights in Ghana.
"Former President John Evans Atta Mills told the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron, that he would rather not get aid from them if that was the cost he would pay not to be part of this evil act. And he stood firm on this subject until God took him away from us. What a generational thinker the late President Atta Mills was!
"Mr. President, former President John Mahama said, 'My country is a secular one, made up of Christians, Muslims and traditional believers. None of these sects accepts gayism and lesbianism. As a leader, once the people abhor these things, I cannot accept this culture on the grounds of human rights.
Despite our challenges, our nation stands paramount against any other foreign interest.' What a beautiful response that was and what a great a leader we had in former President John Mahama!" acclaimed the statement.


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Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Shape of Things to Come
There are many things you can take from a man and not break him. Although, if the one thing which gives him purpose and reason for living is removed from his life he will be broken. The one thing which gives me purpose seems to be slipping away from me. I hate to admit this but I am struggling to come up with a way to keep what is so dear to my heart. My entire adult life has been focused on only one person. All I know is this one person. When I get right down to it she is my life. I know that matters of the heart is something which turns a lot of people off. There is so much pain in our post-modern world that it can be hard for others to have mercy for those whose lives are being crushed. Yet, I fear this is what is happening to me.
This might very well be the first time I have written so openly about this topic. I tend to shy away form this kind of thing when writing but this blog is an expression of my life for better or worse. It really looks like the love of my life is leaving me. It is hard to put into words how I am feeling at this moment. She really is all I know to be true and good in this dark twisted world. Things are on the verge of ending in explosive fashion. Looks as if I will lose everything this time. The hardest thing to give up is this long deep bond I have with another human being. I am 31 now so that means I have been with this gal for 12 years. As the reality of her disappearing sets in I feel something eating away at me. It started in the pit of my stomach and has been spreading throughout my body. It has made it to the tips of my fingers and has begun clouding my mind with a blanket of darkness. I have never felt this way before. I don`t know what this is exactly. I can only describe it as a kind of death. A part of me is dying and I can feel it.
The effects are very unexpected to say the least. There is this disconnection I am feeling towards other people. I cannot feel the warmth and presence of others like I used to in the past. They are like balls of clay to me. This is not a pleasant experience. I find myself crossing the street without even looking. I have developed a total lack of concern for things around me. I have tunnel vision. I can only see my face of my darling in my mind. Everything else is just a means to an end. Work has become a chore of greed and money. As these effects set in I can see myself slowly becoming someone very different from what I am today. I really don`t want to end up one of those jaded empty souls known as divorced husbands.
Despite all of these things, I will battle on in an attempt to keep the one person who has given me purpose all these years. She really is all I know. She is so connected to my life that I fear I cannot life alone. I know it is shocking to read me write such a thing. It is shocking for me to admit this to myself. If she really does end up disappearing from my life, I will have to take a hard look at my ability to survive without her. A divorce will mean I lose almost everything. I will not have much to speak of. Living as a spartan would be calling it an understatement. I have no life to return to in the states so Japan is effectively my home. The visa issue will be a mess of shit I cannot even start to understand clearly right now. Every step of the way over the past 12 years she has been by my side helping me. It seems that she may have helped me too much as I think of all the things I will have to handle by myself.
As the situation may end up really bad I am holding on to the little hope that our bond will not be broken. The magic spark which has kept us connected all these years might somehow pull us back together. If it cannot then I face one of the darkest periods in my life.
Ah yes...the life of a ghost in Tokyo is getting complex....
5 comments:
- Chris said...
Just mentioned you in a post.
This idea might rise?
- April 17, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Soutenus said...
Just found your blog in a very serendipitous fashion.
Suffice it to say, I am so sorry you are having these heart wrenching times.
I have not read enough of your blog to know if you are a praying man -- but, if it is OK with you I will add you to my prayers.
Peace be with you.
- April 22, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- locohama said...
Hang in there ghost! I know how you feel bruh. Recently I have had fallen ots with two of the closest people to me, my best friend of 30 years and my sister, and it has been pretty rough. But humans can be pretty risilient when we need to/have to be and things work out sometimes. Just try to keep yopur head up. I hope you can manage to resolve the issues but if not take heart in the fact that all relationships are not meant to last forever. Perhaps she was in your life to meet a need of yours and hers and that goal has been met so it's time to move on to th next challenge/endeavour. And believe me, if life has taught me anything, what's around the bend can be so worthwhile that you'd be glad you had your head up when it came your way and didn't miss it!
Good luck tp you bro!
- April 26, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Chris said...
I hope it works out. Some things in life are definitely worth fighting for. Stomp all over your pride (a useless thing ina love bound relationship) Beg her.
"If I have to sleep on your doorstep
all night and day just to keep you from walkin' away
let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
cause I want to keep you any way I can
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me girl, don't you go "
Aint to proud to beg..
Down on bended knee..
I'd go all in to be sure you tried it all.
That's my thinkin'
Good luck bro!!
- April 28, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- TheGhost said...
For the love of a women there is no ends a man will go to hold on to something so rare.
- April 29, 2011 at 1:10 AM


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Oh Sadie, We Wish You Stay a Little Longer!
Don't miss the JMM's new traveling exhibition VOTE: The Life and Work of Sadie Jacobs Crockin 1879 – 1965. The new and original exhibition, curated by former JMM curator Barry Kessler will open this Sunday, December 12 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. and will be on display in the JMM lobby until January 3, when it will move to the Women's Heritage Center in Baltimore.
As JMM p/r and marketing director, I wish that Sadie could stay with us just a little bit longer… Folks' schedules being what they are, compounded by the holiday season, makes me worry that some will miss the exhibition at its original home. But such is the life of a museum p/r person. It seems I'm always trying to promote exhibitions and programs early, but there's always some glitch. Openings have to be scheduled around holidays, football games, weather, conflicting Jewish and secular events of all kinds, and dates are always changing. Even naming exhibitions can slow things down! Do you know how long it took the JMM staffers to agree on the name for the Sadie Crockin show? Actually, I take that back, not everyone is in agreement even now. I can't create press kits without knowing the name of a show, the opening and closing dates, and all the information about the funders.
Items above only on view at the JMM!
I wish I'd had more time to let people know that this great show will be with us for a few precious weeks. Of course, people can see the exhibition at other local venues, but really – you should see it here! I hope you will join us for the opening reception this Sunday. You'll learn that Sadie Jacobs Crockin was a really important and influential woman who made great strides in the early women's rights movement, and in support of children. She led the Baltimore chapters of the League of Women Voters, as well as Hadassah. At the opening, admission to the Museum will be free, refreshments will be served, and you will be part of a special celebration in honor of the League of Women's Voters 90th anniversary. Hope to see you there!
A few sneak peeks from the exhibition!


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KISSIMMEE — An 85-year-old Kissimmee man was killed Thursday morning when he steered his three-wheel bicycle into the path of a car traveling on a busy section of U.S. Highway 192, a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.
Robert Abbott, 85, 4391 Space Coast Parkway, attempted to cross the highway on his bicycle about 7 a.m. when he was struck by a car driven by James Monroe Essex, 21, of 2367 Heather Way, Kissimmee. The highway patrol trooper said an investigation is continuing.