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When a child mutters, "I hate school," how should a parent react?
When a child mutters, "I hate school," how should a parent react?
Often it is difficult to read a child's true emotions regarding negative comments about school. In many cases, children have experienced an isolated situation that has left them feeling sad or angry. Listening patiently to kids, and allowing them to recount in detail an uncomfortable interaction with a peer or teacher, will sometimes ease unenthusiastic feelings about school. Other times, a child has had a serious social or academic setback in school, and it is important not to let this go unnoticed. Schools that do not address the needs of students who require an accelerated academic program also run the risk of turning out unhappy, disengaged children. The challenge for parents, teachers and school administrators is to recognize a child's suffering in school and to know how and when to take action.
Most social workers and psychologists advise parents to begin by asking specific questions to a child who seems unhappy at school. What is it you dislike about school? How do you get along with your teacher? Is she fair? How about the other kids in your class? Do you have friends at school? With whom do you play? Is there a bully in your classroom? Whom does he/she pick on? How do arguments in the classroom get settled? What happens during recess? What is your favorite part of the day? Your least favorite? Why?
Dr. Paula Rosen, a family therapist, proposes a family consultation with a professional if the child consistently comes home in tears, has trouble sleeping, seems disinterested or depressed, has a sudden, unexplained change in behavior, has difficulty separating from parents, has frequent stomach aches/headaches (after a screening with the pediatrician), is fighting more often with siblings and/or parents, seems inconsolable or withdrawn or angry, is fearful of going to school, makes multiple trips to the nurse's office, or is having frequent nightmares.
Professor of Child Psychology and Anthropology at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Dr. Anna Beresin, agrees that significant problems for school-aged children are associated with a set of markers. If the child suddenly doesn't sleep well, eat well, or refuses offers of play dates, then something is seriously wrong. As with any sign of sadness, adults should encourage the child to talk about what's bothering him or her. Young children often do best drawing "whatever they want" while sitting next to a grown-up who is drawing too.
Dr. Beresin asserts that children under the age of 8, express themselves symbolically more than through words. Playing with puppets, dolls, or Legos can give clues as to what may be bothering the child.
A change of schools may be in order if the following three issues have been addressed with the teacher, and there is no satisfactory resolution: Is the child physically being hurt? Is the child's fundamental sense of self not being valued? Is the child intellectually bored?
The issue of boredom at the elementary level is not new, but the current generation of parents may be taking it more seriously than in previous years. Dr. Laura Rubin, child psychologist and founder of the Portsmouth Neuropsychology Center, cautions parents that a child who is not challenged in school is just as at risk as a child who is diagnosed with learning disabilities. Once a child loses interest in the school curriculum, he or she disconnects from the learning environment, which may have long-term social and emotional effects on the child's growth. If a child seems bored in school over a period of more than two weeks, the parent should first meet the teacher, who may be able to provide enrichment or more challenging work in the classroom.
Thanks to Professor of Education Dr. Howard Gardner's work in 1983 on multiple intelligences, we know that children are gifted with different kinds of intelligence. Gardner reminds us that while our schools generally teach to kids with linguistic or mathematical intelligence, we must not ignore the individuals who are smart in other ways. Gardner recommends that schools adjust their curriculum to account for eight types of learners: spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, spatial, linguistic and logical-mathematical. Unfortunately, many of the children who possess these rich intelligences do not receive an education that meets their needs. Imagine the frustration of a bodily-kinesthetic learner who is allowed only 20 minutes of recess, or a musical learner whose music class is a mere 30 minutes per week! Gardner calls for public schools to redesign their systems of instruction, incorporating music, cooperative learning, art activities, role play, multimedia, field trips, inner reflection, and much more into daily lessons. Jill Lemay, principal of Dondero Elementary School in Portsmouth, points out that her students take advantage of the cultural richness in the area through field trips. They attend live theater at The Music Hall, tour historical homes downtown, and study ecosystems at the Urban Forestry Center and other locations.
Other than homeschooling, are there options for parents of children who learn in unique ways? Although New Hampshire public schools are not required to have advanced programs for students who have accelerated academic abilities, each local school board is required (as per the N.H. Minimum Standards for Public School Approval available on the state education Web site at www.ed.state.nh.us) to have a written policy that addresses the different talents of the children. According to Robert Wells, the New Hampshire State Education Department contact person for Gifted and Talented Education, schools in the state, and around the country, are instituting programs to engage students who have the capacity to learn above and beyond the standard curriculum. In the case of students who are not being challenged in school, it is essential that parents, students and administrators work together to discuss opportunities for "above grade level" curriculum and instruction and meet the individual educational needs of each student. Healthy and frequent communication between parents, teachers and administrators may also result in an improved educational program that benefits the entire student body.
Jen Bell is a former teacher and school administrator. Please e-mail any thoughts, questions or concerns regarding your child's school experience to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Saltire Prize competition guidelines were developed in 2008 following consultation with leading representatives of the marine energy sector and the scientific community.
The whole energy sector is now operating in very different circumstances. The marine renewables industry has taken momentous steps forward since that date, but the path to commercialisation is taking longer and proving more difficult than anyone initially expected.
The Saltire Prize Challenge Committee has been keeping the prize criteria and competitor progress under review and is considering options for reshaping the prize to better reflect the circumstances of the wave and tidal sectors.
There is increasing recognition that the development paths of wave and tidal stream technologies are quite different, and the Scottish Government has already introduced a more tailored approach to the way it supports the two sectors.
The Scottish Government sees the considerable potential of the ocean power sector and is committed to providing the marine energy industry with the supportive policy environment it needs.

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Internships provide young professionals with the chance to gain practical experience in a real-life setting that can't be mimicked in the classroom. An internship with AQHA is an excellent opportunity to apply knowledge from your university courses and gain experience in the industry.
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Shares of BlackRock Inc. were indicated down less than 1% in premarket trade Monday, after the investment management company missed second-quarter profit and revenue expectations. Net profit rose to $857 million, or $5.22 a share, from $789 million, or $4.73 a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share came to $5.24, below the FactSet EPS consensus of $5.40. Revenue increased 6% to $2.97 billion, but was just shy of the FactSet consensus of $2.99 billion. Assets under management grew 16% to $5.69 trillion. Equity had net outflows of $600 million, reflecting outflows from European and U.S. equities, while fixed income had net inflows of $7.1 billion, led inflows into municipal, total return and unconstrained strategies. IShares ETFs had long-term net inflows of $73.8 billion, including $51.8 billion in equity net inflows and $21.0 billion in fixed income inflows. "While significant cash remains on the sidelines, investors have begun to put more of their assets to work," said Chief Executive Laurence Fink. The stock has rallied 15% year to date through Friday, while the S&P 500 has gained 9.9%.
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RR- What's your favorite author/series, babe? And no, it doesn't have to be me.
M- Easy, Gunslinger by Stephen King.
That's what nightmares are made of! At least for me. lol
RR- When I started my writing career, seriously, what was your biggest fear?
OMG, me too!
RR- Was it hard adjusting to my new work schedule?
M- No. You've always been on the go and going nonstop on whatever you do. So, the long hours of writing and editing were no surprise.
I don't really sleep, do I?
RR- What's your biggest complaint or pet peeve? Like I really have to ask!
M- People who stop at the end of their driveway for their mail. Then get back in the car and drive the forty feet to their parking spot!
I do that when you're not home, you know. :)
RR- Honey, what would you say the funnest thing about having a romance writer as a wife?
M- Helping to come up with new material for you. I want to be her biggest inspiration!
OHhhh...you totally are!
RR- Is there anything people would be shocked to know about living with a romance writer?
M- Life isn't always full of romance and fun. A romance writer is just like every woman out there with a family. There's lots of work in every day life and romance often takes a backseat to everything else.
RR- Babe, what's the biggest misconception people have about how our household is run?
M- It's not all sex and romance but dirty laundry, homework with the kids and trips to the supermarket.
Hey, don't make fun of the supermarket! That's our dates!
RR- What about our kids? Do you ever feel it's unfair to them having two parents who are so good in English?
M- Two? I'm the only good one in English!
LOL Okay, the truth is I'm terrible with spelling! I've actually called Mark, at work, and asked how to spell certain words. :)
RR- When bragging about me, which I love that you do, what happens when someone says something inappropriate?
M- The 'inappropriate' is usually out of my mouth! LOL
Now honey, *snickers* behave.
RR- What's the worst thing someone has said to you?
M-Probably when you were starting out and someone saying you wouldn't make it as a success.
RR- Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you wished I chose another career?
M- Sure. It's a lot of hours you spend buried in research and in the computer. But, I've accepted the challenge and do my best as Dad and Mom to keep life normal for our kids.
M- No, I won't write. But, if I did I could have a future in hardcore erotica. C'mon, my wife IS a romance writer!
RR- Any advice for significant others out there with a writing spouse?
M- Listen, talk to each other and always make time for just the two of you.
Thank you honey for being here! It was a lot of fun and so is the 'research'.
Everyone, have a Sparkling Day and I'll see you next week when my friend from the north, Natasha Bennett, drops in for a chat.
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This Ginger Sauce is an exact replica of that famous Benihana sauce you love so much. Goes great with steak, veggies, rice or fish!
If you've ever eaten at Benihana or a similar Hibachi-style restaurant, you will likely begin salivating when you imagine dipping a succulent piece of steak into their famous Ginger Sauce. Every time we go to Benihana, I end up dousing my steak, shrimp, veggies AND rice with that stuff. It is unbelievably addicting. When I decided to go crazy with lunches this week, this Ginger Sauce popped into my head as I tried to think of the perfect dressing for a steak salad.
I wish I'd known sooner how easy it is to make! Wow! And it is SPOT ON. Yum yum.
This week is going to be packed with lunch fare and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Use this Ginger Sauce as a salad dressing or pour it over a side dish of quinoa or rice. You can also use it as a dipping sauce for Steak Bites, Steak Salad or Grilled Veggies. It's versatile!
Ginger Sauce (Benihana Copycat)
This tastes JUST like the ginger sauce at Benihana. It is so delicious with shrimp, vegetables or steak!
Contributed by Megan Porta from pipandebby.com.
Published Mar 14, 2016
Serves: 12
Total time: 10 min
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse/puree until a chunky consistency is achieved. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Serve with a salad, vegetables, steak, shrimp or pour over rice/grains.


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As the New Year begins, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says exports and better consumer understanding are his top priorities for 2012. Vilsack says 2011 was a very good year for U.S. exports, as a weak U.S. dollar made farm goods less expensive on the world market. Vilsack is anticipating continued strong overseas demand in 2012.
Vilsack says Asian markets will continue to show strong demand for U.S. farm products, "Asia will continue to be our focus because that is where the growing markets are. I visited Vietnam a few weeks ago, and it has grown to be our 13th largest trading partner in agricultural products."
Vilsack also named as a top priority working with Congress to craft a new farm bill in 2012. He acknowledged that budget issues would be a serious concern, but emphasized that maintaining a safety net for U.S. farmers is necessary.


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A crucial part of any criminal investigation are the first responders to a crime scene. Benjamin Ambrosio, as a police officer in the New York City Police Department, has extensive experience as a first responder. During his ten years on the force and as a first responder to numerous crime scenes, he has been responsible for establishing the perimeter of the crime scene, determining the entrance and exit locations of any suspects, and keeping people out of the crime scene that is not authorized to be there. These are important steps that every first responder must make when investigating a crime.
- When a first responder arrives at a crime scene, they must first determine if the scene is safe and if any individuals require medical attention. If there are any witnesses to the crime, the need to separate them from the scene immediately in order for detectives to interview them.
- Don't attempt to gather any evidence. There are only a few situations where it is acceptable for a first responder to collect evidence before the crime scene investigators arrive.
- Be conscious of the possibility of contaminating the scene. Be sure to wear personal protective equipment like gloves, avoid leaving shoe prints in crucial areas of the scene, don't toss cigarette butts within the scene area, and be careful when handling electronic devices.


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Searchlight and the Phillip Green Memorial Trust Charity
Please excuse the poor formatting of this explosive information.
Meanwhile read on. I am not the author and am not at liberty to name the hard working patriot. You can read the document in its original PDF format by clicking here.
Searchlight Director Gerry Gable
The Searchlight organisation runs six main operations:
Searchlight Magazine
Searchlight Information Services (SIS)
Searchlight Educational Trust (SET)
Operation Wedge
Stop The BNP
Hope Not Hate
The Director of Searchlight, Gerry Gable, is the vice chair of the Independent Advisory Group to the Diversity Directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service at Scotland Yard. The Searchlight organisation also claims to be 'sponsored' by The Crown Prosecution Service and The Prison Service. Searchlight also provides formal training programmes for officers of the Criminal Justice System.
Searchlight: The Business Of Hate
[1] Introduction
Even a cursory look at the current social, economic and political scene will show that vast numbers of people, and staggering quantities of money, are now being consumed by the race relations industry. To put it bluntly, an institutionalised culture of discrimination and hate, directed against (and to the disadvantage) of the native British population, has become big business.
There is both money and 'a living' to be made in promoting the notion of native Britons being an obstacle to 'progress' – or, better still, of being portrayed as racists and fascists, when objecting to the loss of their homeland and the denial of their native entitlements.
So, within this context, what does an examination of the financing – and the individuals and groups behind that financing – tell us about this 'industry' – and of the Searchlight organisation in particular? How does Searchlight fit within this State sponsored enterprise? The question is: is Searchlight conducting its 'business' to address the genuine problems within society, or is it simply a cynical self-serving collaboration with a rich and powerful elite – and with a treasonous State?
[2] The Charities Connection
The charities of today are very different from those of 50 years ago. There is now a vast charity 'industry' – with full-time salaried staff, 'public relations' executives, marketing experts, slick advertising campaigns and huge annual turnovers.
One of the major charities is The Philip Green Memorial Trust (PGMT, Reg. Charity 293156). The 'charitable purpose' of PGMT is listed as follows:
The objectives of the Charity are raising money to help young people, the elderly, the disabled, and the needy in the community at large1.
and the: Generation Of Donations For The Purpose Of Charitable Causes In Respect Of Sick And Disabled Children2.
This is a clear and unambiguous statement in terms of identifying a charitable 'need', and describing (in general) the way in which PGMT will operate to meet that need. On the face of it, these seem to be admirable aims for a charity.
In terms of its 'public face' the charitable purpose that PMGT wish to be identified with is clear and totally unambiguous. On the home (index) page of their website3 they have stated:
The Philip Green Memorial Trust is a charitable organisation which helps sick and disabled children all over the UK and overseas. It supports welfare, medical and educational projects as well as helping individual children to lead a normal life. … The Philip Green Memorial Trust needs your support to help improve the lives of sick and disabled children.
Please give whatever you can so that we can continue our work.
And on the 'donations' page 4 they go on to say:
The Philip Green Memorial Trust relies on the generosity of its supporters to help sick and disabled children all over Britain. As a registered charity, we are dependent on voluntary income. Please help us to continue our work by donating whatever you can afford.
Clearly the intention is to promote a public perception of the charitable purpose of PGMT is to help "sick and disabled children".
However there are, we believe, some grounds for serious public concern.
It is also noted that property tycoon Gerald Ronson is listed as one of the patrons of PGMT. Born in 1939, Gerald Ronson is a contemporary of Gerry Gable (the Director of the Searchlight organisation). And, like many of his contemporaries, was also heavily involved in the inter-ethnic political activism of fifty years ago – activism that led to the formation of The 62
Group, with Ronson describing his actions at that time as that of a "street fighter"5. In March of last year it was revealed that Ronson made a secret donation to Ken Livingstone, shortly before Livingstone won the June 2004 London Mayoral election6. Ken Livingstone is chairman of the hate group UAF.
The UAF was formed in 2004. Although the UAF was initially an affiliate to the Searchlight organisation, Searchlight split from UAF early in 2005 – in an acrimonious dispute which saw members of rivals factions hurling accusations of 'racism' against members of the opposing group.
The PGMT accounts show that, incongruously listed among the donations to obviously worthy causes, are regular donations to a number of organisations for which it is difficult to see how their activities are consistent with the charitable purpose for which PGMT publicly campaigns. There are therefore grounds for concern that money is being 'siphoned off' for other purposes -and, in one case at least, for activities may actually be in breach of charity law. Two of these charity organisations therefore merit particular attention: the Community Security Trust (CST); and the Searchlight Educational Trust (SET).
An overview of each of these charities (beneficiaries of PGMT) is given below. This overview includes concerns with regard to the particular activities of each of these charities (including their activities in the context of Charity Law and the requirements of the Charity Commission), and with the relationship with PGMT.
In each case the question that must be put is: in what way is this helping "sick and disabled children"? The British public have a long tradition of altruism and volunteerism – especially when it concerns charitable work and looking after the well being of children. They do not take kindly to that concern being cynically exploited, or of the trust between the public and charitable organisations being abused. We hope that this is not one of those cases.
Community Security Trust (CST) is a registered charity No 1042391. The 'charitable purpose' of CST is not given on the 'overview' page of the Charity Commission website – however it is specified within the CST accounts 7 as follows:
(1) To promote good race relations between the Jewish Community and other members of society by working towards the elimination of racism in the form of anti-Semitism.
(2) To promote the efficiency of the police within the community at large and the promotion of good citizenship and greater public participation in the prevention of crime with particular
reference to the maintenance of public order and racially motivated, especially, anti-Semitic crime.
(3) To relieve the victims of racial or religious harassment, and especially anti-Semitic harassment, who are in need or who have suffered
hardship or distress.
(4) To promote research into racism and anti-Semitism, and to publish the useful results of such
research and otherwise to promote public education about racism and anti-Semitism.
(5) To promote and support suchother charitable purposes or institutions as the Trustee may from time to time think fit.
The property tycoon Gerald Ronson (see previous comments) has been listed as a trustee of CST 8. He describes his involvement with the CST organisation as both seminal and significant. Gerald Ronson is identified as the founder and national chairman of the CST.
The CST is, in effect, a self-appointed ethnic 'self defence' organisation. In a recent
newspaper interview9 we find the reporter, following an interview with Mark Gardner, CST Director of Communications, describing the CST role and operational methods in the following terms: "The CST is a task force committed to protecting the Jewish community in Britain; it's a charity, manned by volunteers trained in street-fighting and surveillance, and according to the Met and the Home Office, it's a role- model, in these uneasy times, for all Britain's communities", and she goes on to say:
"They [the CST] keep their eyes peeled for shady characters, and terrorists. Instead
of sitting round complaining that there's never a policeman or woman when you need
one, they're trained by them and, in exchange, share information". This working relationship between the CST and the law enforcement agencies (training, information sharing) is, if true, quite extraordinary.
Again, the question needs to be asked: in what way does the work of the CST organisation help "sick and disabled children"?
Searchlight Educational Trust (SET) is a registered charity No 1013880. Its purpose is defined as:
The advancement of education of the public and in particular but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing:
(A)Provision of education and training of members of the public and in particular children and young people, in relation to racial and religious prejudice;
(B) research into the causes and effects of racial and religious prejudice and disharmony
and the dissemination of the useful results of such research.
The general benefit of the public in such a manner as may be charitable including but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing the promotion of good relations between people of different races and religions.
There have been numerous complaints regarding the political activities of SET. The Charity Commission seems extraordinarily reluctant to inquire into the activities of Searchlight – they simply accept Searchlight's explanation that there are only "links between the charity [SET] and these other organisation [Searchlight Information Services (SIS) and Searchlight Magazine (SM)]".
The concession by SET to get a separate office telephone number from SIS, and SM (the
number has been changed from 020 7681 8660 to 020 7681 8846 – although SET is still using the former number) appears, quite astonishingly, to be good enough for the Charity Commission. This is a totally puzzling response from a regulatory authority that has a prime legal duty is to thoroughly investigate all complaints. Notably Searchlight Educational Trust has not agreed to change its PO Box – it is still using PO Box 1576 Ilford, Essex IG5 0NG – the same address as SIS and SM.
The original registrant's name for the Searchlight Educational Trust web site (searchlighteducationaltrust.org) is a Mr Gerry Gable, and the registrant's organisation is listed as Searchlight Magazine, PO Box 1576 Ilford. The administrator's name for the Searchlight Educational Trust web site is a Mr Gerry Gable, and the administrator's organisation is listed as Searchlight Magazine, PO Box 1576 Ilford. [sponsoring registrar Easyspace Limited (R36-LROR), and the Registrant/Administrator ID 4703503037593239].
On documents supplied to the Charity Commission (for charity No 1013880) the 'Charity Correspondent' for Searchlight Educational Trust is listed as a 'Ms Sonia Gable' . Presumably this is Sonia Gable, wife of Mr Gerry Gable – who between them effectively run Searchlight.
It seems obvious that fund providers to Searchlight Educational Trust (SET) have the clear understanding that Searchlight Educational Trust is a part of the Searchlight organisation -and that money going to SET will/may be used for political purpose (interference in the electoral process, political propaganda, etc.). For example, in the report by Barrow CadburyTrust for 2003 this charity states:
By contrast Searchlight focuses on tackling far right activity ... Their infiltration of the BNP helped counter the image of respectability that the BNP have tried to establish.
Some may think that a clear admission of the use of lying, deceit, deception, and agent provocateur efforts to destabilise a legitimate political party, to be a rather odd 'charitable purpose'. Clearly (from the above statement) the objective of this 'infiltration' was to make the British National Party look 'un-respectable'. This appears to be a clear breach of Charity
Commission rules -a charity cannot give support to such activities. BCTrust donated £28750 to Searchlight Educational Trust in 2003. It is difficult not to conclude that BCTrust may, itself, be complicit in a serious breach of Charity Commission rules.
The following statements are given by Searchlight Education Trust in their audited statement of accounts submitted to The Charity Commission (for year ending 31st December 2003, submitted on the 11th November 2004).
During this year SET [Searchlight Education Trust] has researched how fascists have used different methods in different areas to secure electoral success and into the effectiveness of various methods of combating racism and fascism in these areas. SET has particularly focused on the issue of asylum and the way in which the fascists exploit it to win support. In addition SET obtained a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to commission a quantitative and qualitative study into voters' views, experiences and perceptions of fascist and other
parties during the three by-election campaigns. The study was completed during 2004 with further grant payments from the same source. Its findings are being used to inform community groups about the nature of fascist electoral support.
Two grants were received from the Joseph Rowntree Trust Ltd. One was for the purpose of commissioning a quantitative and qualitative study into voters' views, experiences and perceptions of fascist and other parties during three by-election campaigns [of £9,500]. The other was to establish a working group on asylum in order to combat the myths that racist organisations are promoting and trying to exploit [of £3,500].
Again, we feel compelled to ask: in what way is this compatible with SET drawing on PGMT funds – funds donated by members of the public for the purpose of helping "sick and disabled children"?
The Searchlight Educational Trust continued with its political activities despite the fact that in 2003 the SET was formally censured by the Charities Commission; that it: "encouraged members of the public to not only vote against what it saw as far right political parties, but also to carry out direct action by, for example, disrupting political meetings."10 There can be no
possible doubt, given statements to be found in this charity's own publications together with the outcome of Charity Commission inquiry, that the Searchlight Education Trust is primarily committed to political work (research to support hate mongering, propaganda, political campaigning, and political 'direct action').
In the last 6 years PGMT has provided grants of £64,000 to the CST, and £11,700 to SET.
It has been previously revealed that over the period 2003 to 2005 PGMT provided a grant totalling only £10,300 to the Children With Leukaemia charity (leukaemia is Britain's biggest child killer disease) – with a zero grant in 2005, and the removal of the Children With Leukaemia charity from their list of beneficiaries in 2006. We are therefore very pleased to see that the Children With Leukaemia charity has now been reinstated as a beneficiary by PGMT, receiving a grant of £10,500 over the last year alone11. However this is still less than the grant given by PGMT to CST.
We will probably never know to what extent PGMT's reinstatement of the Children With Leukaemia charity to its list of beneficiaries was the result of concerns raised in February 2008 – especially given that it was the British National Party that was first to bring this matter to the attention of the public. However it would seem that the PGMT still consider the CST to be
a more worthy cause than that of helping little children suffering from leukaemia.
The basic question is: in what way is the funding of projects such as the two listed above (the CST and SET – an ethno-nationalist 'self defence' organisation, and an organisation involved in political propaganda and campaigning) compatible with the charitable purpose of helping "sick and disabled children". It is this question that still needs to be put to the trustees
of the Philip Green Memorial Trust. Perhaps this is a question that the trustees of Philip Green Memorial Trust should be required to provide a response.
[3] Slush Funding
Searchlight Educational Trust failed to submit accounts to the Charity Commission for over 3 years (2004, 2005 and 2006),
and was listed by the Charity Commission as a 'defaulter'. Despite this, the Charity Commission allowed SET to continue to operate. This serious breach of Charity Commission
rules was only rectified by Searchlight following the very public exposure of this lamentable situation in February 2008.
An overview of the recent history of Searchlight's noncompliance with its obligation to supply the Charity Commission with financial statements of account is shown opposite12.
It is extremely difficult to understand the attitude of the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission is the regulatory authority for registered charities within the UK. So why does there seem to be such an extraordinary reluctance by the Charity Commission when it comes to the ensuring that Searchlight Educational Trust complies with the necessary regulations and statutory requirements?
Searchlight Education Trust is not a charitable trust. It is not constituted by means of a charitable trust deed (which is required by the Charity Commission) and it quite explicitly declares, in its submitted statement of accounts, that: "The company does not make any grants." The regulations stipulated by the Charity Commission are completely unambiguous –
that the purpose of a charitable trust is "to be a grant-making body only"13. SET is a private company, limited by guarantee.
However, quite clearly, SET presents itself as a 'Trust' with registered charitable status.
Based on its most recent set of accounts, Searchlight Education Trust currently receives each year some £160,000 in grants and donations – of which almost £117,000 is used to cover staff costs (equivalent to three, full time workers), plus a further £26,000 to cover the rent and rates of the premises Searchlight uses for its work.
When Searchlight's expenditure on direct political campaigning is examined, further interesting facts are revealed.
It would be a mistake to believe that Searchlight's campaigning efforts are minor. Searchlight receives, and also spends, large amounts of cash on its hate mongering activities – particularly at times of Parliamentary elections. For example, in the campaigns leading up to the last General Election on the 5th May 2005, the Searchlight organisation (using its SIS identity)
received donations totalling £65,275. This was more than any other 'third party' campaign group (the UAF came second with a total of £43,045). In terms of actual campaign expenditure, Searchlight spent a total of £42,761 – more than the total amounts spent by the political parties Plaid Cymru or Sinn Fein.
These expenditures do not (of course) include the political campaigning carried out by Searchlight via its other subsidiary groups (SM and SET). And (equally obviously) these other campaigning activities are not declared to the Electoral Commission.
[4] Many Hats, One Head
Searchlight undertakes at least 6 distinct operations. The organisation is itself composed of no less than three, formally
constituted businesses – with each business separately registered at Companies House as a 'Private Limited Company'. For
each of these businesses the directors are therefore entitled to claim limited liability and to prepare separate financial
statements of account (each of which can claim special exemption).
It seems apparent that these three business entities, Searchlight Information Services, Searchlight Magazine, and Searchlight
Education Trust all operate using the same premises (same office phone number, same fax, same PO Box address) – and, we
believe, with essentially the same directors and managerial staff.
The co-founder of Searchlight Magazine, Gerry Gable, writes regular articles for the magazine and has been listed as its
editor. He has also been listed as a director of Searchlight Information Services. Sonia Gable (Gerry Gable's wife) also writes
articles for Searchlight Magazine and is also listed as both the Charity Correspondent and Secretary of Searchlight
Educational Trust. The journalist Nick Lowles is employed to write articles for Searchlight Magazine – however it is a
matter of record that he has also been involved in direct political activism (campaigning and canvassing)14. It is noted that
members of Searchlight staff habitually use the generic term 'Searchlight' when communicating with members of the public,
the trade unions, law enforcement agencies, political pressure groups, political parties, Government agencies and Members of
There is (of course) a purpose behind this arrangement. By presenting its organisation as three separate business enterprises
Searchlight is able to maximise the opportunities for both the funding, and for the dissemination, of its hatemongering efforts.
Searchlight has therefore adopted three very different 'persona' for its operations: a research, investigative and consultative
organisation (SIS); a journalistic and publishing organisation (SM); and a charity (SET). We therefore find that not only is
Searchlight Information Services a separately registered limited liability company, but that it is also registered with the
Electoral Commission as a 'third party' political campaigning organisation. Searchlight Magazine is registered as a limited
liability company. Searchlight Educational Trust, a registered limited liability company, is also registered as a charity with
the Charity Commission.
Therefore Searchlight is able to adopt a different persona according to who it is attempting to get money from, or who it is
attempting to convince with its hate propaganda. If it is dealing with members of the public, then the persona is that of the
magazine publisher (SM). If it is dealing with Government or law enforcement agencies then the persona is that of an
independent research and consultative institution (SIS). And if it is dealing with charities (especially charitable trusts, such as
the Barrow Cadbury Trust or the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) then the persona is that of a registered charity (SET).
All three 'companies' are essentially involved in the same type of work (research, journalism, publication, consultation) and
with a single objective – to manufacture and disseminate extreme hatred towards targeted members of the native, indigenous
(white) population. The idea, therefore, that these are the activities of three distinct and separate organisations is ludicrous.
[5] Summary
An examination of the 'business of hate' reveals the strange world that Searchlight inhabits – the bizarre juxtaposition of the super-rich, the political aristocracy, criminals, and neo-Marxists 'internationalists'. It is the collaboration of these disparate groups, especially in terms of financing Searchlight, that reveals the true target for the hatemongering -independently
minded Britons who value a sense of nationhood and native entitlement, who dissent from (and wish to resist) the exploitive agenda of political, economic and cultural 'internationalism'.
This, then, is one of the key findings of this investigation: that Searchlight is essentially a catalyst (albeit a very willing and forceful one) for these different groups, for generating an institutionalised hatred towards self-assertive and stubbornly independent native Britons.
Therefore there are, within this report, numerous grounds for concern. However, in terms of specific issues, three matters of special concern need to be highlighted:
1) That money, donated (out of charitable concern) by members of the public to "help sick and disabled children" is being used to finance charities (such as SET and CST) that not only do not have this purpose (with no such declared 'charitable purpose') but which are heavily involved in political activities – in the politics of hate.
2) That the charity Searchlight Educational Trust (SET) is neither legally constituted as a Trust, nor does it act as one. The use by SET of the term 'Trust' is therefore fundamentally misleading.
3) That there are good reasons for believing that Searchlight Educational Trust is using its donations for, and engaging with, activities that do not have (or are not in support of) a charitable purpose. This would be contrary to Charity Commission rules and statutory regulations.
These matters (especially) raise serious questions – not only in regard to the morality of the activities of groups such as Searchlight, but also the legality of their actions. No doubt these are matters that others, more familiar with criminal law, may wish to pursue.
1 From the PGMT Statement of Accounts, for year ending 30th June 2007
2 http://www.charitycommission.
3 http://www.pgmt.org.uk/ downloaded on the 3rd January 2009
4 http://www.pgmt.org.uk/donate.php downloaded on the 3rd January 2009
5 In 'Street Fighting Man', by Jenni Frazer, The Jewish Chronicle, 23rd November 2007
6 see: 'Developer gave secret donation to Livingstone', Jonathan Oliver, The Times, 16th March 2008. The amount given was £4,990 -£10
below the threshold at which donations have to be publicly registered with the Electoral Commission.
7 From the CST Statement of Accounts, for year ending 31st December 2007
8 From the CST Statement of Accounts, for year ending 31st December 2003.
9 'On The Street, Someone Is Standing Tall', by Mary Wakefield, The Telegraph, 13th August 2006
10 http://web.archive.org/web/20030630145537/www.charitycommission.gov.uk/investigations/inquiryreports/search.asp
11 From the PGMT Statement of Accounts, for year ending 30th June 2007
12 http://www.charitycommission.
13 The Charity Commission, document CC21, Annex A
14 See, for example: The Independent newspaper, 22nd April 2006, page 2
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Sunday School is the centerpiece of our Christian Education for children. We focus on Biblical foundations, fellowship and service. After Sunday School, we provide Worship Care for the preschoolers so that parents may have their own time for worship. Elementary-aged children go to worship with their parents to begin learning more about the presence of God, worship, scripture, and community.
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Children in the elementary division gain greater experience in applying the teachings of the Bible to their own lives. Activities are designed to help these children develop an understanding of the Christian faith as expressed in Scripture, and to apply those lessons to one's life and the work of the church. These classes use the Shine curriculum including the Shine Story Bible. Shine: Living in God's Light is a dynamic Sunday School curriculum that engages Christian communities and families in their life together by:
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First through third graders enjoy a Children's Worship service crafted especially for young disciples on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of the month. The curriculum used is the Montessori-based Godly Play, a creative approach to children's Christian formation. During the Hymn of Devotion, the children meet their leaders in the narthex and walk together to the Children's Worship room in Building B. After a greeting and song of praise, the leader imaginatively tells a Bible story using a variety of materials such as figurines, backdrops, and landscapes. The children are then invited to "wonder" about the story and respond creatively through artwork or reverent play with the story materials. Through Godly Play story-telling, children become familiar with the theological language, symbols, and rituals of the church, and grow spiritually as they curiously engage their developing faith.
Parents may pick up their children from the Children's Worship room (B244) at the conclusion of the worship service.
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Two of bitcoin's most prominent advocates took to the stage Saturday to debate why the No. 1 digital currency has a bright future and is here to stay. Pitted against two academics, the business tycoons — venture capitalist Tim Draper of Draper ...and more »
Two of bitcoin's most prominent advocates took to the stage Saturday to debate why the No. 1 digital currency has a bright future and is here to stay.
Pitted against two academics, the business tycoons — venture capitalist Tim Draper of Draper Associates and Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com OSTK, +1.09% — looked, on paper at least, to be a sure thing in the never-ending bitcoin bubble debate.
However, it was anything but that, as Gillian Tett, U.S. managing editor at the Financial Times, and University of Chicago professor Eric Posner took down the two moguls in an audience vote, successfully arguing against the merits of bitcoin.
Read: Opinion: The bitcoin bubble is a bad omen for the U.S. economy
Byrne began his argument saying the No. 1 reason why bitcoin is here to stay is that people have grown inherently untrusting, especially in the wake of the financial crisis, when many libertarian-leaning crypto bulls felt the banks and governments failed them.
"How do we solve trust?" said Byrne. "We create these central institutions that, since we can't trust each other, we just trust them. For the first time in 6,000 years, we can have consensual exchange among strangers that is trustworthy," (that consensual exchange being the ledger that bitcoin runs on).
Bitcoin transactions are stored on the ledger, confirmed by other computers and are, for all intents and purposes, anonymous. The problem: Where's the backstop when things go wrong?
"If you're going to a bank, you're not only trusting your computer for the value of your money... but you have a backup," said Tett, in response to a comment from Draper. "And the backup is called a central bank. With bitcoin, you are only trusting computers."
Bitcoin debate resultsDraper's approach was more vivacious and to the point, saying digital-currency technology will dwarf anything society has ever seen.
"This is bigger than the internet. It's bigger than the iron age, the Renaissance. It's bigger than the industrial revolution," said Draper. "This affects the entire world and it's going to be affected in a faster and more prevalent way than you ever imagined."
Draper is never one to shy away from big bets. The venture capitalist's latest prediction for the price of bitcoin is $250,000 by 2022.
Read: Bitcoin will rise to $250,000 by 2022, says Tim Draper
For Posner, the law professor from Chicago, his argument against the digital currency was the very traits that its followers cite when championing the decentralized technology.
"So, bitcoin transactions are anonymous or, more accurately, pseudonymous," said Posner.
"The people to whom this is most attractive is criminals. That's why there's a great deal of criminal activity in the bitcoin market. Bitcoins are very good for money launderers, drug criminals, human traffickers and many other criminals," he said.
The law professor went on to say that bitcoin is only anonymous for sophisticated people and the majority of users require an intermediary body, usually an exchange, which gathers users' information. Essentially these exchanges are banks, the very thing the crypto community is trying to upend.
After casting votes before the debate began, onlookers were asked to vote again after it concluded, with the winning team being the one whose votes increased the most. After a neck-and-neck pre-debate vote, the law professor and editor came out victorious, taking 68% of the votes.
However, the tech entrepreneurs didn't go home empty-handed. Over the weekend, the price of bitcoin BTCUSD, +3.27% hit a six-week high, which is sure to please the two digital-currency owners.
Saturday's event was an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate presented in partnership with the Manhattan Institute's Adam Smith Society.
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2014 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup officially teased
Although the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado isn't scheduled to go into production until sometime in 2013, the division has released this image of a camouflaged version of its next-generation full-size pickup undergoing final validation testing at GM's Milford Proving Ground in Michigan. Save for the Silverado being fine-tuned to deliver "a comfortable, well-balanced ride," few facts have been revealed about the vehicle Chevrolet is grooming to take on its two key segment rivals, the country's perennial best-selling overall vehicle, the Ford F-150 and the all-new for 2013 Ram 1500.
Even with a full face mask in place, it's obvious the new Silverado's exterior cosmetic makeover appears destined to be fairly evolutionary in nature. However, expect a selection of wind-cheating tricks to be on hand to help clean up its aero act. The more prominent changes are expected to be found beneath its skin, starting with a redesigned cabin that will add new levels of style, comfort and convenience to the basic mix.
Chevy's top-selling vehicle also will add a bespoke version of GM's new Gen 5 small-block V8 to its underhood arsenal. A bespoke version of the compact, lightweight engine destined for use in the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, it's rumored to have a displacement of 5.5-liters, feature an aluminum block, direct fuel injection and a higher compression ratio plus several other efficiency enhancing design touches including a new combustion system that may involve a three-valve head design, an updated version of GM's "active fuel management" cylinder deactivation system and variable valve timing.
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A judge can only imply a contractual term if it is a reasonable and contextual reflection of what the parties must have intended.
Two recent appellate decisions show how this test is applied in practice. Most recently, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Energy Fundamentals Group Inc v Veresen Inc, 2015 ONCA 514 upheld an application judge's decision to imply a term governing one party's disclosure obligations. In Moulton Contracting Ltd v British Columbia, 2015 BCCA 89, released earlier this year, the BC Court of Appeal overturned a trial judge's finding that the province had breached an implied term in a timber sale agreement.
Despite these different results on the facts, both courts took a similarly balanced legal approach, one that generally preserves freedom of contract, but still leaves room for judicial intervention if necessary. In doing so, they confirmed that the latest Supreme Court of Canada cases on contract interpretation, Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 and Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 (which established the new cause of action for breach of the duty of honest contractual performance) have not changed the test for implying terms.
The test
The courts in both Energy Fundamentals and Moulton Contracting followed the "presumed intention" test from Supreme Court cases like M.J.B. Enterprises Ltd v Defence Construction (1951) Ltd, [1999] 1 SCR 619 at para 27. As Justice Levine summarized in Moulton Contracting:
[55] The key element is that the implied term is more than just reasonable; it is necessary to make the contract as the parties intended. That is, without the term, the contract, as intended by the parties, would not be effective.
A term can be implied to "fill a gap" and to give "business efficacy" to the agreement, but not to change the substantive meaning of the bargain (see e.g. Energy Fundamentals at paras 30- 35).
Applying Sattva
Both courts of appeal referenced Sattva on the proper standard of review in contractual interpretation appeals. We know from Sattva that most issues of contractual interpretation are questions of mixed fact and law, meaning a court of appeal has to defer to the lower court's conclusion unless it made a palpable and overriding error of fact. But if the court of appeal finds an extricable issue of law, that can be reviewed for correctness and replaced with the court of appeal's own conclusion if the trial judge erred (Energy Fundamentals at para 29; Moulton Contracting at para 77). The level of appellate deference, then, depends on the proper characterization of the question.
The terms
It was important for the application judge, and the Court of Appeal, in Energy Fundamentals that the parties' contract, a letter agreement, "was not intended to comprehensively define the relationship between the parties" (para 37). The application judge implied a term that Veresen had to disclose certain price and value information to EFG so that EFG could make a fully informed decision on whether to exercise an option right in the agreement, related to EFG's potential investment in Veresen's natural gas project (para 15). Justice Pardu found no reason to intervene:
[39] The application judge's conclusions that the option was illusory unless a right to disclosure was implied, and that an implied term of disclosure was necessary to give business efficacy to the agreement[,] are not tainted by reviewable error.
Contrast this conclusion to the Court of Appeal's decision in Moulton Contracting, where the implied term also related to disclosure of a sort. There, the trial judge had implied a term into the timber sale licences ("TSLs") issued to Moulton providing "that the Province was not aware of any First Nations expressing dissatisfaction with the consultation undertaken by the Province, save as disclosed to Moulton" (para 5). This translated into an ongoing duty of disclosure on the Province's part. The trial judge did this "on his own," as Moulton had not pleaded or argued its case from that angle (para 40).
The trial judge then found a breach of the term he created and implied, because the Province had not informed Moulton that a member of the Fort Nelson First Nation had expressed dissatisfaction about the TSLs and threatened to "stop the logging." This blockade ended up impeding Moulton's access to the area it planned to log, and Moulton suffered losses as a result. The trial judge awarded Moulton $1,750,000 in damages, reflecting "Moulton's lost opportunities to enter into alternative logging contracts" (para 3).
When the Province appealed, Moulton had a problem: the trial judge's implied term was actually inconsistent with several explicit terms in the TSLs, and with other findings he made (para 60). The trial judge had refused to imply a term providing that the Province guaranteed barrier-free access to the logging land, and he upheld the explicit term exempting the Province from liability if access was blocked by a third party (paras 31-35). The implied "dissatisfaction term" was incompatible with these findings, and with the presumed intention of the parties (para 59). Because the trial judge did not apply the proper legal test, there was reason for appellate reversal.
Comparing the two cases, it is probably not a coincidence that the implied term upheld in Energy Fundamentals involved the sharing of information, rather than a basis for paying close to $2 million in damages as the trial judge's implied term would have done in Moulton.
Applying Bhasin
While Justice Cromwell did not say anything revolutionary in Bhasin about implying terms, this statement about good faith may have caused some confusion:
The implication of terms plays a functionally similar role in common law contract law to the doctrine of good faith in civil law jurisdictions by filling in gaps in the written agreement of the parties: Chitty on Contracts, at para. 1-051. [Bhasin at para 44]
Moulton tried to use this comment to bolster its argument on the implied dissatisfaction term (para 65) – even though Bhasin says that good faith does not ground its own cause of action, but rather acts as an "organizing principle" in contract law. The Court of Appeal rejected Moulton's submission, finding that it was mixing up the implication of terms for reasons of law (e.g. in employment and insurance contracts – see para 64) with implied terms based on the presumed intention of the parties (paras 67-68). Neither had Moulton proved the separate Bhasin cause of action: "No issues of honest contractual performance…arise in this appeal" (para 76).
The application judge in Energy Fundamentals had also referred to Bhasin and good faith, but he had applied the correct test for implying terms so the "references to good faith [did] not undermine his earlier factual conclusions as to necessity and business efficacy" (para 47).
In conclusion
Whether the court should imply a term into a contract depends on the parties' actual and presumed-to-be-actual intentions. These two appellate decisions offer a good reminder of that basic point, which has not changed with the arrival of Sattva and Bhasin on the contract law scene. Energy Fundamentals confirms that it's appropriate to imply a term where necessary to breathe life into the contract and make the rights therein more than "illusory." And after Moulton, it goes without saying that the court cannot imply a term that is actually inconsistent with other explicit provisions of the agreement.


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Tuesday night promised to be a four-band bill at the Wonderbox, but when the DIY venue fell through, two bands dropped out. The show was moved last minute to an artist warehouse space off of North Capitol in Bloomingdale, under the guidelines that the two remaining bands ran the show at a respectful volume and mindful hours. The touring band, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, couldn't of been any happier to play early. "One in the morning is a normal time slot to go on when we're on tour," a member of the band expressed. "It's nice to play like we're on a school-night schedule!"
The Brooklyn band then dove into their set, immediately revealing their diligent and dexterous performance capabilities. Their sound border-lined improvisation and meticulous orchestration; sometimes cacophonous and then melodic, and always complex. "They're kinda like John Cage meets Mahavishu Orchestra, or King Crimson" my friend whispered to me during their set. I nodded a bit, somewhat concurring. The prog was definitely present, and so were the intermittent blips and pausing moments reminiscent of Cage. Guitarist Stephen Cooper even took a screwdriver to the neck of his guitar at times to use it as a substitute slide. Not exactly a prepared guitar, but creative, and close.
After a couple of songs, I was taken aback at noticing that each musician followed the songs with sheet music. How could such spontaneous-feeling music be captured by notation? I pointed that out to my friend, who said, "It takes a special breed of musicians to perform written pieces like this." Taking a peek at one of their sheets, I was able to catch the visible and playful title "hawk sonG", along with a blast of elaborate notation that could've been a segment of John Stump's satirical "Faerie's Air and Death Waltz" (you know, the piece that has musical commands like "release the penguins" or "gradually become more agitated").
As the show progressed, it became more obvious though that the band move in a conceptual direction, from title to tone. For instance, "Rutabaga Pigeons" might sound like immediate nonsense, and that's okay, because it should. It's homage to Carl Sandburg's 1923 sequel to "Rutabaga Stories", a series of whimsical fairytales written "for people from 5 to 105″. The same could be said about Cloud Becomes Your Hand's music and interpretation of nonsensical stories. Their atonal ragas and meditative yet engaging, and quite a spectacle with their use of combining standard instruments with an electric and effected violin and marimba.
The band moved with incredible finesse, stretching their extremities to the extreme. It was as if the marimba player's fingers were extended by his mallets, resembling paws almost and making his hands move in a rather animalistic nature. Their drummer would often turn his sticks around and use the blunt, rounded side of his sticks to obtain certain pitches, too. Overall, the band's adventurous compositions were on point. Even when the guitarist broke a string, he went with it, and started to spastically sing what should've been the guitar solo.
Closing out their set, the band let their synth specialist weave together an extended loop, allowing them some wiggle room, literally. The group moved away from their instruments and onto the floor, except for their marimba player, who climbed on top of his instrument and situated himself into a table-top pose. For five to ten minutes, they took part in a ritualistic dance, crawling on the floor, interacting with furniture, and swiveling back and forth between each other. The whole thing seemed incredibly interpretative, but at that point, wouldn't of been surprising had they planned the dance out prior to the performance.
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About Les Cavaliers
We're a Mardi Gras Krewe without a Parade! We have all of the fun and pageantry without the hassle of crowds and beads.
Each year, Krewes of commoners gather to celebrate the Carnival season. Not only is Carnival is a special season to the participants, it serves as a great economic engine for our community. Krewes select members of "Royalty" including a King and Queen to lead the misrule. King Cavalier has been leading misrule since 1958. As one of the oldest Krewes on the MS Gulf Coast, Les Cavaliers is also one of the most fun! Our official schedule consists of a spring King & Queen's party, a summer party, and a Fall Fete' in late fall. All events lead up to the Les Cavaliers Ball weekend. We get things started with a Friday night "Floor Party", a Saturday warm-up luncheon and a formal Ball on Saturday night. That's just the official parties! One never knows when the King of misrule will call for an impromptu gathering! Watch our website for information on those!
The King, Queen and Royal Court (six Dukes and six Maids) are selected by a random drawing from the paid membership – anybody can be selected! Court members have ranged from 21 to 70 years old. Membership is enjoyable and affordable. For only $325 per year, members and their spouses get invitations to all of the parties!
For those members who participate as Royalty, participation is reasonable and yes, the Royalty has a lot more events to heighten the experience and enjoyment of membership in a Krewe.
Come join the revelry! There is really no work involved. Just show up, have fun, meet new friends, and make new memories.
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Our Last Ball
Meet the Seamstress Who Makes Mardi Gras
Dec 30, 2015 – Amanda McCoy
Sheila Gray of Vancleave has been creating the ornate costumes for the Gulf Coast Carnival Association court since 1980. Learn how she became involved in making Mardi Gras sparkle.


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App Info
APP NAME: March of the Dinosaurs
DEVELOPER(S): Touch Press
GENRE(S): Books
RELEASE DATE(S): September 29th, 2011
One of the most fascinating things is seeing the past brought to life, and that's never more clear then seeing dinosaurs in action. The prehistoric dinosaur era captivates many as we see the skeletons come to life on many documentary series, especially on the National Geographic Channel. National Geographic has worked with Touch Press to create March of the Dinosaurs which is an interactive storybook following the story of a particular set of dinosaurs. The dinosaurs deal with the transition from 24 hour sunlight to continuous freezing nights 70 million years ago in the North Pole.
As soon as you launch the app, you know you have something special with the deluxe animated intro right out of a NatGeo special. You're then presented with a 12 chapter story with 65 intricately illustrated pages. The story can be read to you or read ityourself, and it's quite an intriguing tale of these particular dinosaurs. The story takes a considerable time to get through as compared to other storybook apps, and it's an engaging read. On top of the story there is also a Meet The Dinosaurs section with 10 3D animated dinosaurs. You can rotate and zoom on the 3D models, or watch the animated clips to see the dinosaurs in action. There are also detailed pages describing the discovery of, behavior, and diet of the 10 included dinosaurs as well as a general overview.
March of the Dinosaurs ($7.99, iPad) is extremely well designed for the interface to get out of the way allowing you to focus on the story. It's a great story to read, and every illustrated page looks beautiful on the iPad. While reading the story you can look at the dinosaurs on the page in more detail with the 3D models and animated clips. The story is an enjoyable read that is enhanced by all of the extras, though you can read it only so many times.
March of the Dinosaurs is a should buy for the price that is a thoroughly engaging story and app for your iPad.


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Philip Morris won the very first Thanksgiving Classic held at Southern National Motorsports Park nearly two decades ago. Now, the veteran is back with his sights set on a second.
The 52-year-old from Ruckersville, Virginia, has been one of the most prolific drivers in Late Model Stock Car racing, racking up hundreds of wins over his illustrious career. This weekend, driving for Wilson's Adam Murray, he has his sights set on victory in the 17th Thanksgiving Classic presented by Solid Rock Carriers.
"Adam Murray has a really good race car here," Morris said after shaking the car down earlier this week. "Everywhere we've run it, it's run great. During the test, it ran really fast so I'm expecting to come back with it cutting like it is. There will be a big field of cars and I'm expecting a lot of competition. I've been hearing a lot about this place so I expect it's going to be hard but I expect to put in the time and effort to make our car good."
Morris enters the Thanksgiving Classic on the heels of one of the most successful seasons of his decades long career. The four-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion picked up 20 wins during the course of the 2017 season at multiple tracks.
"I've got a great crew chief who's got great ideas and he's got a good eye for what the car needs to be," Morris remarked. "Communication's been great. Not to mention, I've got a veteran crew that knows exactly where to go to fix things. I certainly can't take credit for how good we run. I think I'm just fortunate to be in a really good race car."
A disappointing result at Martinsville was an uncharacteristic performance for the driver who has been dubbed "The King of Late Model Stock Car racing," but he hopes to make up for those finishes on Sunday.
"A win this weekend would mean a lot, making up for those two races, but it would also mean a lot of momentum going into next year," Morris explained."You can bet I'm going to be working as hard as I can in the race car. If I have to run qualifying laps the entire race, I'll do it. Whatever it takes for effort on my part, and my guys feel the same way. They want this momentum, they want it going into next year.
"We don't want to mess up our 100-percent win record here, so it would mean a lot," Morris continued. "It would fix a lot of things that went wrong this year and it would make the end of our year really good."
The momentum of a Thanksgiving Classic could potentially carry over into next year and ultimately propel Morris to his record-tying fifth NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship — a record currently held by NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Larry Philips. "I'm not worried about the numbers," Morris commented. "I'm more worried about just being able to compete. If we can run for a national championship, then yeah, absolutely. This crew deserves one. got everything it takes to be national champions and I'd like to be the driver for them if I can. This race would mean a lot for momentum going into next year."
Morris finished sixth in the NASCAR national standings this year, which was impressive considering it was not his goal.
"We were all just getting acclimated to one another," Morris stated. "We've got a different perspective going into next year and this race right here would really help us out."
Philip Morris has entered for a shot to win $20,000 in the Thanksgiving Classic's unique Racing Roulette format. Other drivers who have entered for a shot to win $20,000 include defending Thanksgiving Classic winner Tommy Lemons, Jr.; Layne Riggs, son of 1999 Thanksgiving Classic winner and two-time track champion Scott Riggs; Matt McCall, Bradley McCaskill, track champion Mason Diaz and Mike Darne.


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Thursday, April 15, 2010
File under: "What might have been."
4 comments:
- J.D. said...
Wow, that is fantastic! If only... Altho, I do like what Richard Gere did with the role but still...
- April 15, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Ned Merrill said...
Yes, Richard Gere should, if he hasn't done so already, thank Johnny Travolta for letting him feast on his scraps...AMERICAN GIGOLO and AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN.
Word was that Travolta was too busy flying planes / getting licensed to work on AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN. He kept turning down other Paramount projects to the point that he HAD to do STAYIN' ALIVE, which he did not want to do, but needed to do to fulfill his Paramount contract.
As for AMERICAN GIGOLO, in the production updates section in one 1979 issue of Film Bulletin, it was said that Travolta bowed out due to an issue / sickness in his family (his grandmother?) and that he felt the role was too close to the one he played in the previous year's box office bomb MOMENT BY MOMENT.
- April 15, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- J.D. said...
Interesting trivia bits! Also, the Travolta-Gere connection extends to DAYS OF HEAVEN. Malick wanted Travolta originally but he couldn't get out of his WELCOME BACK KOTTER contract and so Malick had to go with Gere! Go figure...
- April 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Ned Merrill said...
That's right...I had heard about the DAYS OF HEAVEN story before, but I had forgotten it. Good call.
Of interest from the Warner Archive, is Robert Mulligan's BLOODBROTHERS, with Gere playing a Bronx variation on Tony Manero a year after SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Based on a great novel by Richard Price, the film still feels too melodramatic and unfocused for my tastes and Gere is too old to be playing a 19 year-old, but I dig the upbeat Elmer Bernstein main theme and the cast of heavyweights: Paul Sorvino, Tony LoBianco, and Kenneth McMillan, plus many other recognizable "New York types" from the era. Watch for some great moments between Sorvino and McMillan and Sorvino and Gere.
- April 15, 2010 at 5:03 PM


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An announcement with the title "HL7 Reference Information Model Becomes ISO Standard" was recently posted at the http://www.hl7.org/ website by: Health Level Seven, Inc.
So that's clear, then. HL7 Reference Information Model has become an ISO standard.
Governments with centralized healthcare systems, as we know, like to embrace international standards; and they have been known to invest large amounts of money in systems based on such standards which have then failed.
This raises all the more urgently the question: are there clear examples of V3 implementations which actually work, to set alongside the conspicuous examples of failures?
It raises also the question: on what basis did the ISO make its decision to anoint the V3 as an ISO standard, given that the V3 documentation is, as representatives of the HL7 organization have admitted, of such low quality as to be practically unintelligible?
September 18, 2006—Health Level Seven (HL7), one of the world's most prolific healthcare standards developers, today announced the August 3, 2006 publication of ISO/HL7 ... Reference Information Model (RIM) – Release 1.
HL7 became a Standards Partner of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1998. This arrangement allows HL7 to submit its ANSI approved standards directly to ISO to become joint ISO/HL7 standards. The standards are accepted and approved through the ISO Technical Committee 215 – Health Informatics. Through this process, HL7 can share its products with the International Standards community, thus reducing the need for duplicative work. Furthermore, HL7 standards are widely used by vendors who sell their health information technology
products internationally. Because many countries require the use of ISO standards (when they exist) a major regulatory and legal barrier will be removed when HL7 standards are approved as ISO standards.
"We are delighted with this first publication of an ISO/HL7 standard—the HL7 Reference Information Model," said W. Ed Hammond, member of the HL7 Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the HL7 Technical Committee. "It is particularly important because it sets a direction for further HL7 standards to be shared internationally and defines the role of ISO in coordinating "a single standard for a single purpose." HL7 appreciates the support and contributions of other standards development organizations and national member bodies in making this happen. It is significant that the HL7 RIM is the first standard to achieve this joint publication because of the role the RIM plays in harmonizing building blocks for additional data standards."
From http://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/pressreleases/20060918.pdf
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Is the HL7 RIM an ISO standard? Really?
Posted by Barry Smith at Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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- "You're Westerosi."
- ―Arya Stark
A Westerosi trader is from Westeros.
Season 6
The Westerosi trader is speaking with his companion concerning the Ironborn fleet's recent arrival at Slaver's Bay when he is approached by Arya Stark, who recognizes him as a trader due to his usage of the Common Tongue. She then pays him with two bags of coins in order to secure passage for her journey back to Westeros. [1]
|Season Six appearances
|The Red Woman
|Book of the Stranger
|The Door
|Blood of My Blood
|The Broken Man
|No One
|Battle of the Bastards
|The Winds of Winter


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians.
- n. The attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage.
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- n. The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
- n. The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In biology: The reversion of a phylum to a modified embryonic condition.
- n. The retention by an organism of larval or juvenile characters beyond the time characteristic of other members of the group to which it belongs. This may be partial, as in the case of some toads and frogs, whose young pass the winter in the tadpole condition, or total, as in some salamanders that retain their external gills when adult. Also neotenia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Humans, especially females, are likewise evolutionarily wired to respond in a nurturing way to faces that have a quality of neoteny, which is to say, the retention of infantile characteristics: large head, wide and prominent eyes, slightly helpless and winsome.
It seems highly plausible that, as Australopithecus evolved through various intermediates to Homo sapiens, shortening the muzzle all along the way, it did so by the obvious route of retaining juvenile characteristics into adulthood the process called neoteny, mentioned in Chapter 2.
What they found was quite consistent with the notion of neoteny, not only for body shape but for dog language.
The most important of these involves neoteny, which is the technical term describing the fact that certain juvenile features and behaviors are retained in the adult.
This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude from the back of its wide head.
"Dinosaurs, like birds and many mammals, retain neoteny, that is, they retain their juvenile characteristics for a long period of growth," Horner said, "which is a strong indicator that they were very social animals, grouping in flocks or herds with long periods of parental care."
Attributing homosexuality to any single factor, whether "neoteny" or an absent father gives the impression that there is something abnormal, something that requires treatment.
The neoteny issue is a pervasive cultural problem, but it applies to men and women alike in all aspects of our culture.
She even raised (and educated me in) the biology concept of neoteny, whereby new species begin to resemble the embryos of the animals from whence they evolved -- chihuahuas, for example, look like fetal wolves.
For me, he's fascinating as one of those ironic antiheroes, subverting the champion in his neoteny/effeteness, in his innocence -- everyboy rather than everyman.