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As outlined in "Human Learning":
- "Some learning processes may be unique to human beings.
- "Learning involves the formation of mental representations or associations that are not necessarily reflected in overt behavior changes."
- "People are actively involved in the learning process."
- "Knowledge is organized."
- "Objective, systematic observations of people's behavior should be the focus of scientific inquiry; however, inferences about unobservable mental processes can often be drawn from behavior." (Ormrod, 2008, p. 162-163)
"Many cognitive theories focus on how people think about (i.e., process) the information they receive from the environment- how they perceive the stimuli around them, how they "put: what they've perceived into their memories, how they "find" what they've learned when they need to use it, and so own…collectively known as "information processing theory" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 163).
Constructivism – Cognitive theories emphasizing the idea that individuals do not just passively absorb information, but, rather, interact with information constructing their own individual meanings from it to form knowledge. See the Constructivist Learning Theory page for more information.
Contextual Theories – cognitive theories that place emphasis on the context (immediate environment) in learning. Additionally, "Contextual theories suggest that learners often think and perform more "intelligently" when they can draw on a variety of environmental support systems that enable them to make sense of new situations and help them tackle challenging tasks and problems" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 165). Examples include: situated learning, situated cognition, distributed learning, and distributed intelligence (Ormrod, 2008).
Situated Learning linking knowledge to "social relationships-situations of coparticipation," (Smith, 1999, p 7).
More specifically, "(1) Learning is in the relationships between people – As (2) Educators work so that people can become participants in communities of practice; and, (3) There is an intimate connection between knowledge and activity" (Smith, 1999, p. 1).
How Does Learning Occur?
Objectivistic – knowledge is acquired;
Learning is based on the informational processing theories involving physical acquisition, processing, and organization of knowledge, neural structures, in addition to environmental conditions.
"Knowledge acquisition is described as a mental activity that entails internal coding and structuring by the learner. The learner is viewed as a very active participant in the learning process" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 58).
"Structured, computational" (Davis, et al., 2008. P. 1)
"Learning, or encoding, occurs when information is stored in long-term memory. Information initially enters the information processing system through a sensory register after it is attended to, after which it is perceived by being compared with information in long-term memory and then enters short-term or working memory. This information can stay activated, be transferred to long-term memory, or be lost" (Ormond, Schunk, & Gredler, 2009, p. 96).
What Factors Influence Learning?
Emphasis focuses on the "mental activities of the learner" such as "mental planning, goal setting, and organizational strategies" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 58). Additional key elements include "the way that learners attend to, code, transform, rehearse, store and retrieve information. Learners' thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and values are also considered influential" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 58).
Environmental conditions are still important, such as "instructional explanations, demonstrations, illustrative examples and matched non-examples are all considered instrumental in guiding student learning" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 58), but the "real focus of the cognitive approach is on changing the learner by encouraging him/her to use appropriate learning strategies" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 58).
Factors that help encoding are meaningfulness, elaboration, organization, and links with schema structures" (Ormond, Schunk, & Gredler, 2009, p. 96). "Existing schema, previous experiences" (Davis, et al., 2008, p. 1).
"People control their own learning; Memory is selective; Attention is essential for learning; People can only process a limited amount of information at a time; and the limited capacity of working memory is not necessarily a bad thing" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 191-192).
"Meaningful learning can occur only when students have prior knowledge to which they can relate new ideas; Students are apt to engage in meaningful learning when they are explicitly encouraged to do so; Students learn more effectively when a lesson begins with an advance organizer; Students often need guidance in determining what things are most important to learn; In as many ways as possible, students should interconnect the new ideas they are learning; Generally speaking, students learn and remember new material more effectively when they elaborate on it; Visual aids enhance long-term memory storage; A variety of instructional strategies promote acquisition of procedures; Students learn new material more effectively when they have sufficient time to process it well; End of lesson summaries promote learning and retention; Periodic review and practice enhances learning and, Learning quickly does not always mean learning better" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 223-230).
What is the Role of Memory?
"Encoding, storage, retrieval" (Davis, et al., 2008, p. 1).
"Learning results when information is stored in memory in an organized, meaningful manner. Forgetting is the inability to retrieve information from memory because of interference, memory loss, or missing or inadequate cues needed to access information" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 59).
"Memory receives information and through associative networks links it with other information in memory" (Ormond et al., 2009, p. 96).
"Memory is related to the ability to recall previously acquired information" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 167).
Dual-Store Model of Memory – information is brought in the sensory register, encoded in working memory and then stored in long-term memory.
Levels of Processing Model – information is processed at various levels from superficial to more meaningful, which relates directly to retention and ability for retrieval.
Activation Model – information is stored, but in order for retrieval to occur the memory needs to be activated or attended to.
- "The internal organization of a body of information facilitates its retrieval."
- "How something is retrieved at one time affects how it will be retrieved later on."
- "Information that must be retrieved within a particular context should be stored within that context."
- "External retrieval cues minimize failure to retrieve."
- "Questions about previously learned material can promote both review and further elaboration."
- "Taxonomies of objectives can be useful reminders of the various ways in which students might be asked to think about and apply what they have learned."
- "Retrieval can take time."
- "Classroom assessments promote retrieval and review; they also influence storage processes."
- "Long-term memory can probably never be a totally reliable record of information" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 299-306).
How Does Transfer Occur?
"Duplicating knowledge constructs of 'knower'" (Davis, et al., 2008, p. 1).
"Understanding is seen as being composed of a knowledgebase in the form of rules, concepts, and discriminations. When a learner understands how to apply knowledge in different contexts, then transfer has occurred" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 59).
"Transfer occurs through the process of spreading activation in memory, where information is linked to other information such that recall of information can produce recall of related information. It is important when learning that cues be attached to information so that the learning may be linked with different contexts, skills, or events." (Ormond et al., 2009, p. 96).
"Transfer is more likely to occur when information is stored in multiple networks so that students understand the uses for various skills and knowledge" (Ormrod, et al., p. 145).
"The presence or absence of cues in the transfer situation will influence what relevant knowledge, if any, is retrieved to working memory" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 397).
As learning is context specific or "situated" it is "unlikely to result in transfer to new contexts, especially those very different from the ones in which learning originally occurred" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 397).
- "Meaningful learning promotes better transfer than rote learning."
- "The more thoroughly something is learned, the more likely it is to be transferred to a new situation."
- "The more similar two situations are, the more likely it is that something learned in one situation will be applied to the other situation."
- "Principles are more easily transferred than discrete facts."
- "Numerous and varied examples and opportunities for practice increase the extent to which information and skills will be applied to new situations."
- The probability of transfer decreases as the time interval between the original task and the transfer task increases."
"Transfer increases when the cultural environment encourages and expects transfer" (Ormrod, 2008, p. 399-401).
What Types of Learning are Best Explained by this Theory?
"Reasoning, clear objectives, problem solving" (Davis, et al., 2008, p. 1).
"Complex forms of learning (reasoning, problem-solving, information-processing)" (Ormond et al., 2009, p. 96).
How is Technology Used in this industry?
"Learner control, metacognitive training (e.g., self-planning, monitoring, and revising techniques; Cognitive task analysis procedures; Use of cognitive strategies such as outlining, summaries, synthesizers, advance organizers, etc.; Recall of prerequisite skills; use of relevant examples, analogies" (Ertmer & Newby, 1993, p. 59).
Online Learning aka eLearning (formal and/or informal) utilizing Course Management Systems (CMS) and/or virtual worlds such as the AET Zone ("Emerging," 2002).
"Constructivist-focused, online teaching: interactive learning, collaborative learning, facilitating learning, authentic learning, learner-centered learning, and high quality learning" ("Emerging," 2002, p. 1).
"Technology tools provide "the means through which individuals engage and manipulate both resources and their own ideas. Some kinds of technology tools can extend memory and make thinking visible. Good examples include brainstorming and concept mapping software such as Inspiration(r). Others help to represent knowledge and facilitate communication. For instance, the Collaborative Visualization or CoVis Project provides visualization software designed to help students collect and analyze climatological data and visualize effects due to greenhouse gases and other phenomena. Finally, some tools, like simulations mentioned above, enable learners to experiment with modeling complex ideas. NetLogo, for example, provides a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena, such as how segregated neighborhoods can arise, not from any specific bias, but from the simple desire of people to live near others who are like themselves" (Driscoll, 2002, p. 1).
"CSILE (or Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Environment aka Knowledge Forum) is one example of software that supports a networked, multimedia environment in which students collaborate on learning activities. They do this by creating 'notes' to express their ideas or integrate outside information about a topic. Then they read and respond to the notes of others, all of which builds a communal database producing shared knowledge about the topic or problem. CSILE also facilitates connections between schools and the scientific community, allowing practicing scientists to serve as mentors to students. Other projects, such as Kids as Global Scientists, also bring students and various experts together in virtual communities through Internet links. Such a dialogue-based approach to learning creates a rich intellectual context, with ample opportunities for participants to improve their understanding and become more personally involved in explaining scientific phenomena" (Driscoll, 2002, p. 1).
Additionally, the Horizon Report, "introduces six emerging technologies or practices that are likely to enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years" (Johnson, Levine, & Smith, 2009, p. 3) in the areas of "mobiles, cloud computing, geo-everything, personal web, semantic aware applications and smart objects.
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Juventus wing-back Mauricio Isla has confirmed the move to newly promoted Queens Park Rangers, Daily Star reports.
The Chile star has been an interest for both Arsenal and Liverpool, but has finally ended speculation after agreeing on a loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.
Isla tweeted on social media platform Twitter: "Starting a new stage on my career. Happy for be a new @QPRFC player".
The 26-year-old signed for Juventus just two years ago from Udinese, but has however struggled to get regular playing time with the Serie A champions.
Isla is an extremely versatile player, capable of playing anywhere on the sides from right-back to winger.
Arsenal and Liverpool were both originally keen on bringing the player to fill in the right-back role, but the Gunners went on to sign Debuchy while Liverpool are still in search for a back-up to Glen Johnson.
But QPR boss Harry Redknapp has warded off any interest by securing the Chilean, who will be available for the London club's opening fixture against Hull City.
ANOTHER DEAL! Mauricio Isla has joined QPR on loan from Juventus, with a view to a permanent move. #QPR pic.twitter.com/sb68wRJyt0
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My wife, Gail, often travels with me when I speak at various events. Inevitably, she is asked, "How do you live with a entrepreneur?"
In fact, two literary agents have encouraged her to write a book on this topic. So I sat down and interviewed her about this very topic. It was lot of fun. So much so, that we have decided to make this a three-part series.
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Subscribe to Podcast in iTunesLast week, we focused on what you need to do if you are married to an entrepreneur. This also applies to those who are married to corporate executives, ministry leaders, or any other kind of "Type A" personality.
This week, we focused on what you need to do if you are the entrepreneur. How do you achieve your dreams without sabotaging your marriage in the process?
Next week, in week 3, we are planning to take questions from my listeners. So if you have one, please scroll down to the voicemail widget below and leave your question.
If you are are the entrepreneur in your marriage, you can help your spouse (and yourself) by giving him or her five gifts:
- The gift of honor
- The gift of awareness
- The gift of inclusion
- The gift of commitment
- The gift of trust
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- We still have a few tickets left for the Platform Conference, which will be held in Dallas, Texas on November 3-5, 2013—just about a month away. We have a terrific lineup of speakers this year:
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This conference is for anyone who wants to build a platform or take their existing platform to the next level.
- If you are considering launching your own platform—or just getting serious about it—you need to start with a self-hosted WordPress blog.
This is not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, I have put together a step-by-step screencast on exactly how to do it.
You don't need any technical knowledge.By the way, I just updated this screencast a few weeks ago, so it has the latest and greatest information available. I walk you through the entire process in exactly 20 minutes.
- In my next podcast, Gail and I will answer your questions. So, if you have a question on this or ANY subject, please leave me a voicemail by clicking below:
This is a terrific way to cross-promote your blog or website, because I will link to it, just like I did with the callers in this episode.
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So many people rely on an appliance that has served millions of homes ever since it was first put in use. It is an iconic and very common item in kitchens, in bars, in grocery stores and all sorts of industrial plants. It comes in many shapes and sizes, ranging from the walk in domestic freezers and those large plants serving industries.
Repairing these appliances requires the expertise of trained people who have taken the duly licensed courses to operate. They are among the specialists who are called upon for refrigerator repair Atlanta GA and they can do the job for any concern. They could be called on by homeowners whose appliances have gone on the blink or could be employed in ice plants.
Getting into this trade is reliant on interest and love of all things electronic and mechanical. Enthusiasts are those who start off tinkering with the insides of their refrigerators and finding out the connections that count. They will certainly form a life long bond with machines which will be the foundation of their expertise.
There are many such mechanical experts in the city of Atlanta, and they are excellently employed in many reliable outfits here. Because the need is always for some good manual expertise to do the job here. And thus there are many of these who go through the jobs and the needed repairs for many residents of this city.
There are many things that are needed for repairs, and can range from the electronics to the mechanics. They must be things that are done with some intensive work here. The thing that works is often some a good mix of common sense work and also some knowledge from training and the experience of machines.
Refrigerators are not too complex, and its feed lines and Freon based refrigerant system is a basic item. These however are sensitive in the sense that the gases they use can harm the ozone layer. New standards for repairs and performance of maintenance for these already incorporate very strict safety rules when handling the said gases.
The licensing thus takes care the repairmen here are those who know how to handle gases when, for instance, they are replacing the Freon on a refrigerator. Once, repairmen just took it out and released some of it in the atmosphere. Today, this will not do, and anyone caught doing this is liable to have his or her licensed revoked.
For the most part, though, all other standards for repairs remain the same for this appliance. Mostly, these are mechanical or electronic in nature, and thus can be served even by handymen who are experts in appliance repair. For the refrigerant unit, real experts in this line need to be called in to do the job.
In Atlanta, the summers can bring on heat waves and these machines or units are those that produce all the ice for the mint juleps and other stuff. They are among the most appreciated items in the kitchen and the home. And what they store is often the entire larder of a house and the beverages that people drink.


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Dead lungs command it
You pour your life down the rifle's spiral
And show us you've earned it
Clerics fog will recede right before your eyes
So long to this wretched form
Down gray eyes on the subway
Long before you were born
You were always to be a dagger floating
Straight to their heart
Listen, now, we won't tell anyone
But you're gonna tell the world
So life ain't then any fun
Now your viscera unfurls
As you rise, rise from your burning fiat
Go, go get my suitcase, would you?
You've thoroughly blown their mind
And now I must have passage home your life's
Two veins from your heart
You're not invisible, now
You just don't exist
Your mother must be so proud
You sublimate yourself, granting us a wish
Primitive mural on the wall
To fortify your grim resolve
And made the glitz of a shopping mall
Another grain of indigent salt to the sea
Goodbye to this wretched form
Oh, them gray eyes on the subway
So long before you were born
You were always to be a dagger floating
Straight to their heart
The first song on the Shin's fourth album, Port of Morrow.
James Mercer told Magnet:
The song is written from the perspective of somebody funding and paying for suicide bombers to engage in that horrible activity. Just the perverse and grotesque thing that that is, and you know, living in the age we live in and my disrespect and fear of religion in general just fueling that intense hatred and appalling violence.


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The LOFT: Living Our Faith Together (CLC – Room C7) - 9:45 a.m.
This group is not oriented to any specific age group, gender or life style. It is open to all. This discussion oriented group focuses on faith, discipleship and contemporary issues. The group is suitable for those who want to attend regularly, those who can attend occasionally, and those who have never attended a group before. Leader: Tim Bourne


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Smart Garden Tips: Water-Wise Hoses & Sprinklers
Last week I wrote about ways to reuse household water for plants, but for larger gardens or during drier times of the year, you might need a little backup. Hoses and sprinklers seem like simple enough devices, but there are actually several factors to consider before turning on that spigot.
Water conservation is an increasingly significant environmental concern, especially in arid parts of the country. Using more water than necessary not only wastes resources but it puts a burden on your water bill as well. Do your part by following these tips:
1. Choose a durable hose from recycled material: It's not hard to find hoses made from recycled rubber or polyethylene. Like any eco purchase, buying a durable product that will last is an important first step – look for hoses that offer UV protection.
2. Find a hose with a flow restrictor: Built-in water restrictors control the pressure, saving up to 50% more water than a standard hose while reducing overwatering and soil erosion.
3. Look for lead-free: We've all drank from a garden hose at some point in our lives, but did you know the fittings could contain lead and other contaminates? Look for products that are 100% non-toxic.
4. Go with a soaker hose instead of a sprinkler: Sprinklers are fun to run through, but they waste water on overspray, runoff and evaporation. Soaker hoses allow water to seep directly into the soil and straight to the root zone. Soaker hoses work best if they are less than 100′ long, installed on level ground and placed 1-2 inches away from established plants. Covering the hoses in 2-3 inches of mulch also retains moisture and helps protect against UV rays. (For large or sloped yards and gardens, a drip irrigation system might be the better choice.)
5. Time it: Install a timer at the hose bib that regulates how long the hose is on, guarding against human forgetfulness!
6. Take advantage of the rain: It goes without saying that plants don't need to be watered if it rains, but if you have an existing irrigation system that's on a program, try installing a rain censor that will automatically shut off sprinkler valves as it absorbs rain water (when the water in the censor has evaporated, the sprinklers operate as usual without any reprogramming).
7. Don't water in the middle of the day: Minimize evaporation by watering early in the day or late at night. Also avoid watering if it's windy out.
8. Choose the right sprinkler for your yard or garden: Look for sprinklers that have a spray pattern that works with the size and shape of your space. Use rotating or oscillating lawn sprinklers, not fixed sprays (except for properly designed, installed and maintained automatic irrigation systems).
9. Fix any leaks: Even a small leak can have a big impact on water usage. Inexpensive repair kits are widely available and could keep any older hose from going to the landfill.
10. Learn how much water your plants actually need: Check out this handy guide that teaches you how to properly water new plants.
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Given the current status of the VXZ options, I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. With the spreads as wide as they are, why bother? VXX options, on the other hand, are starting to look a bit more tempting. Like most semi-liquid options, the front month is seeing the most action and thus offering the tightest spreads. Currently the ATM June call is trading at $1.95 by $2.15. At $.20, the spread is certainly tight enough to warrant playing with in my opinion. Venturing further along the expiration curve offers less liquidity and wider spreads. I suspect as volume builds, we'll see the spreads continue to come in.
Currently we're seeing a decent amount of upside skew in VXX options, where higher strike calls are trading at higher vol levels than lower strike calls. Those familiar with VIX options shouldn't find this all that revealing as VIX options have historically seen a decent amount of upside vol skew due to the higher demand for OTM calls versus OTM puts. Consider the following skew chart of the VXX July options.
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Today marked my first attempt at trading VXX options. To exploit the relative expensiveness of the OTM calls as well as a neutral to bearish move in the underlying, I entered a July call ratio spread by buying a 37 call and selling two 40 calls.
[Source: MachTrader]As long as we remain below 37 between now and July expiration, I stand to gain the net credit received at trade inception. A slow drift higher would also prove beneficial provided it doesn't occur too quick. Due to the extra short calls there is upside gamma risk if a continued rise in volatility gets out of hand. But given the already elevated state of volatility futures I'm relatively comfortable placing my bets we don't go that much higher over the next few weeks.
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There is a new beta release of version 7.0 NewsLeecher become available. With this program it is possible to download from newsgroups files in a simple way. The program supports NZB files , features a SuperSearch and can automatically check for integrity and completeness downloaded files, and then unpack independently.
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Exciting changes are ahead for District 622.
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courtesy of School District 622 • The District 622 Latino student group will be performing folklore dances from Mexico and El Salvador at the Tartan High School Festival of Cultures on Friday, April 20.
Aundrea Kinney photos/Review • Castle Elementary School in Oakdale is one of the District 622 schools offering free pre-k to 4-year-olds this school year. Without the Legislature supporting renewed or permanent funding, the school may no longer be able to offer any free slots in its pre-k classes.
courtesy of School District 622 • Pictured left to right in the front row are Bill Halbrehder, Mike Boland, Becky Neve, Superintendent Christine Osorio and State Rep. Leon Lillie. Pictured in the back row are Brad Martinson, Randy Anderson, Michelle Yener, Greg Nelson, State Sen. Chuck Wiger and Caleb Anderson.
On March 3, elected officials, members of the community, and district leaders gathered at Polar Ice Arena, 2444 11th Ave. N., for a unique rededication ceremony.
Solomon Gustavo photos/Review • Olympic hockey players Marissa and Hannah Brandt got quite the welcome during their homecoming event at the Vadnais Heights Commons March 8. The sisters returned from Pyeongchang, South Korea, and competing in the Winter Olympics for two different teams, a story that got international attention. Area hockey fans held "Welcome Home Brandt Sisters" signs, fire trucks were on display in the parking lot and hundreds of people lined up for pictures. Marissa, 25, played for South Korea and Hannah, 24, played for the U.S. Both were raised in Vadnais Heights and graduated from Hill-Murray School.
submitted photo • Several schools in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District celebrated National African American Parent Involvement Day over the week of Feb. 12. Events included educational games, classroom visits, presentations and a group dinner.
Research shows that students achieve greater academic success when parents feel connected with their child's school.
submitted photo • Early childhood staff are key to successful events, such as Friday Family Fun Nights, because they interact with the children and model how to practice skills.
We have all heard the research about the importance of the early years of a child's life, with extensive brain development occurring between birth and age 5.
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The North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale School District boasts three candidates for the 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award.
As District 622 prepares students for future careers, it is working to expand the science, technology, engineering and math programming, otherwise called STEM.
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Leafy green vegetables (spinach & kale), mushrooms, dried fruits like dates and obviously meats like chicken and beef are all good sources of iron. An iron powerhouse is liver but it is not a good idea to eat liver everyday but occasionally like once a couple of weeks or once in a month should be beneficial. Here is a link for the iron content in everyday foods.
Everyone in our house likes livers be it chicken or goat liver. Even then it is delicious to eat it once in a way. Quick to cook and works very well in a quick meal in a bowl along with some roasted vegetables and corn or rice.
The recipe is very simple with onions, ginger, garlic and some spice powders. The bowl is easy to make with some boiled corn, roasted vegetable and some black bean - chipotle style. Makes a filling and very comforting meal.
Chicken Liver - Quick Meal Bowl
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- 1/2 lb of chicken liver
- 1/2 cup of sliced onions
- 3-4 garlic cloves chopped fine
- 1/2 tbsp grated ginger
- 2-3 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder (optional)
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder + 1/4 tsp pepper powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tsp of oil
- Seasonings: cumin seeds and fennel seeds
- half a lime (optional)
- Wash and cut it into bite size pieces if required and drain the water completely. Pat dry or let sit in a colander.
- Add oil and when hot add the seasonings followed by the onions. Saute till the onions start to turn brown. Add in the garlic and ginger and saute for a couple of minutes more.
- Add the liver, gently mix it into the onions and saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the turmeric, chili, coriander, cumin and pepper powders. Toss to mix and when the liver is cooked and if using squeeze the lime over, toss and turn off the heat.
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December 28, 2008
What a week!
It was a whirlwind…but a fun one!!! We were packed with birthday's and Christmas' all week and it was a hoot!
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Hello everyone! I've already bought some of the new Avery Elle Winter/Christmas products to go on with my Christmas cards. Well, today's card is the result of mixing Christmas products with hot summer temperatures ;-).
I created the snowy background by ink blending the distress inks scattered straw, mustard seed, dried marigold and spiced marmalade. Then I used the new 'snow falling' die to create the colorful background.
Next I stamped the images from 'elf-tacular' with archival jet black ink onto watercolor paper and colored in the elf and the gifts with Zig clean color real brush markers. The images are quite big, which I like because they fill in a card easily, but because of that I fuzzy cut them to avoid the white border.
I clued them to the background and added some shimmer with my Wink of stella clear brush pen. I used the sentiment included in the stamp set and a die from 'sew fancy' together with a piece of pattern paper. Last but not least I adhered the label with foam tape and the background to a standard-sized cardbase.
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In this episode of TuesdACT, we're talking about appositives, those little phrases between commas that trip up a lot of students on ACT English.
Here's an example of an appositive:
My uncle, the greatest chef who ever lived, is cooking dinner tonight.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that RENAMES another noun right beside it. In this case "the greatest chef who ever lived" is renaming "my uncle."
Check out the video above for what the ACT specifically tests about these mysterious little creatures, including:
- Setting appositives off with commas
Most of the time, appositives are set off with commas. This technically makes them non-essential to the sentence. They're extra information that is helpful but not essential. This means you can lift whatever is set off with commas out of the sentence, and it should still read as a sentence. So when an appositive is in the middle of a sentence make sure that one of these commas isn't dropped:
This would be wrong:
My uncle the greatest chef who ever lived, is cooking dinner tonight.
and this would be wrong:
My uncle, the greatest chef who ever lived is cooking dinner tonight.
- Setting off the right things in between commas.
Be really careful that you don't include more than what is in the appositive or less than the full phrase between the commas.
For example:
My uncle the greatest chef, who ever lived, is cooking dinner tonight.
Take a good hard look at a sentence like this when you have answer choices that move the commas around. It's pretty common to have a clause that begins with "who" in the middle of a sentence, and the ACT will use things that look familiar like this to try to catch you. So you have to stop and think, "What is the full phrase that is RENAMING "my uncle"? The answer is "the greatest chef who ever lived," so that entire phrase needs to be set off with commas.
- Not all appositives need to be set off with commas.
This is a trickier scenario that the ACT might test. Sometimes, appositives are considered essential to the sentence, and in that case, you don't set them off with commas. You can try the "lift it out of the sentence" test to see if there would be an error created if we took an appositive out. If that is the case, then you should NOT set the appositive off with commas. Take a look at this example:
President of the school board Jane Smith decreed that summer vacation should be abolished.
In this case, if we set Jane Smith off with commas that would mean it could be lifted out of the sentence, and the sentence should still read correctly. But it doesn't. We would need a "The" before "president" to make this sentence work, so Jane Smith should NOT be set off with commas.
The three main things to be watching out for regarding appositives on the ACT:
- Make sure they are correctly set off with commas.
- Make sure the right part of the sentence is set off with commas.
- Know that not all appositives should be set off with commas. Make sure you don't create a grammar error if you were to lift that comma-sectioned-off phrase out of the sentence.


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Love the look of topiary trees, but don't want to pay the high price tag? Here's a way to make DIY topiary trees from Dollar Store supplies!
I thought it would be fun to whip up a little faux greenery for our kitchen in the form of some DIY Topiary Trees. 'Cause goodness knows I can't keep any REAL greenery alive indoors! When I imagined this project, one thing I wanted to see if I could do was to make the diy topiary trees JUST from things I found at the dollar store. Which I totally accomplished!
DIY Topiary Trees
Summary: To make DIY Topiary trees, add dry floral foam to the bottom of a clay pot. Cover with faux moss. Then roll out a bit of air-dry clay and wind around a wooden dowel and let dry. Paint both the dowel and the clay 'vine' green. Place one end into the floral foam and then add a faux moss ball to the top.
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- pots (terra cotta – or bamboo which is what I used)
- floral foam
- skewers
- modelling clay
- moss
- glue gun
- paint (green, brown, white)
- paint brush
- large knife
- scissors
- plastic dish
- napkins
- hairspray (optional)
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1. Cut floral foam to fit snugly into pots. Meanwhile plug in hot glue gun to heat it up.
2. Apply hot glue to bottom of floral foam and place inside pot, pressing firmly to allow glue to adhere the foam to the pot.
3. Insert pointy end of skewer into center of floral foam.
4. Add some hot glue to other end of skewer. Then quickly slide faux greenery ball onto skewer, straighten and hold in place for a minute or so to allow hot glue to set.
5. Now paint the skewer in a mossy green. Let dry. (If you only have spring green like I did, mix in some chestnut brown to deepen the color. Try not to use black as black craft paint often has blue undertones, which isn't what you want.)
6. Roll a smallish piece of modelling clay into a long skinny roll. Twist around skewer. Repeat with a second piece. This mimics the look of a vine.
7. Now paint the modelling clay "vines" in the same mossy green as the skewer stem. Let dry. Don't worry about getting paint on the floral foam as it will be covered by moss.
8. To age your pots (whether terra cotta or bamboo!), sparingly dry brush on a little of the mossy green paint in various places. Then dry brush on white, blending white and green together in some spots. Let dry. (My plastic painting plate looked rather mixed up and messy during this process.)
9. Finally apply hot glue to the top of the floral foam and cover with moss. Be sure to get the moss all down in beside the floral foam too. (When it looks full and the foam is covered, you can spray it with hairspray to help keep the moss from falling out all over the place every time the plant gets bumped!)
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And there you have it, DIY topiary trees made entirely from supplies found at the dollar store!
Which means each tree only cost about $5 (with paint and such leftover for other projects)!


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This post focuses on how to reduce the noise produced by gear, thus producing cleaner recordings.
Anyone who has worked on audio with a typical desktop PC gets to know the hum and fan noise of their PC very well. There are lots of different ways to get a quieter environment, from moving the equipment to custom silencing solutions.
Move the Noise Somewhere Else
The classic solution for noisy gear is to create a 'tape room' that is isolated from the tracking and control area where the noisy equipment is kept. This works well for those of us with a little extra space. You'll want a room with a nice solid door. There are extension cables for monitors, USB, and keyboards that help you to put the computer elsewhere. I used 50 foot cables to accomplish this, putting the enclosures in a closet.
Build or Buy a Quiet PC
One unfortunate truth about computers is that power produces heat and heat requires ventilation… meaning fans. But there are several companies that produce not only low noise fans, but also low noise and vibration cases such as those from EndPCNoise.com. EndPCNoise also sells pre-built low-noise computers for those who aren't into rolling your own. A quick search on Google reveals dozens of other similar offerings.
Some laptops are quieter than others. The Apple laptops in particular are pretty noise-adverse (especially if you let the drives spin down).
Build Your Own Silencing Enclosures
You can always go the totally DIY route. Quick searches reveal several interesting case and enlosure ideas…
There's not much reason to have PC noise in your recordings. It's a pain in the ass to filter out of recordings and there are several good solutions to preventing it in the first place.


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Georgia plans to execute on Tuesday a man who shot to death his father-in-law in a 1990 murder, then handcuffed and kidnapped his estranged wife and her sister.
William Sallie, 50, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. EST at the state prison in Jackson.
At the time of the murder, Sallie was separated from his wife, Robin, and their two-year-old son, who were living with her parents in rural Bacon County in south Georgia.
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Dressed in green camouflage and carrying a pistol, duct tape and handcuffs, Sallie broke into the Moore house early one morning and shot his sleeping in-laws, John and Linda Moore. John Moore, 49, died from his injuries.
Sallie then handcuffed Robin and her 17-year-old sister, and took them back to his trailer, releasing them later that night.
Sallie was originally convicted and sentenced to death in 1991, but the Georgia Supreme Court later ordered a new trial after it was disclosed that one of the defense attorneys had a conflict of interest.
Sallie's lawyers have petitioned the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute his sentence to life without parole. They argued that a juror was biased against Sallie and lied about having a "checkered and tumultuous" history of divorces and child-custody fights.
The juror later told investigators that she pushed a divided jury for a death sentence.
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Happy 2013 everyone! Yesterday I was going to post this but then got carried away with marathoning through the first season of An Idiot Abroad, which is the most hilarious British "travel" television program. Essentially the show is a guy who dislikes anything new or different + extreme travel experiences + dry British wit. I consider myself to be open to new things and slightly more adventurous but there were definitely things on that show that shocked me.
Anyways, a casual New Year's outfit on today's post. At the moment I'm still in a dark colours phase, which is a bit uncharacteristic. So fingers cross that Spring-like weather comes early this year and pulls me back into colours.
I would be lying if I said that I was sad to see 2012 go by. Quite a lot happened over the last year and there were changes, good and bad. My two main takeaways would be to appreciate the time you have with the people around you while you have them and that life is too short to wait around for things to happen. There are some new things on my horizon so I'm wishing for a happier and healthier 2013 for all of us!
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Towers Irish Pub – A place with history
The Irish pub Towers was created in 2006 by Christian Neutelings who came to
settle down in Ludwigsburg after spending his whole professional life as a bartender,
travelling around the world to satisfy all those thirsty guests of his.
Most of the furniture in the pub has come all the way from churches in England. The woodwork that you will find behind the bar and in front of the bar counter originally
came from a screen in St Michael's church in Folkstone, England.
It is made of oak and it is dated around 1878. When St Michael's Church was made redundant, St Francis purchased the screen and it was adapted and installed in
St. Francis in 1953.
It now rests in peace at Towers Irish pub in Ludwigsburg, Baden Württemberg.
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Surprise! The female falcon laid her eggs out of view on a ledge located on the southeast side of the building. The falcons had been visiting the nest box during the first two weeks of March and even built a scrape, a loosely constructed nest, but ultimately chose a different location to lay their eggs. Four eggs were noticed on this ledge on March 24.
The earliest date eggs have been laid in the past was March 17 so all eyes were on the nest box starting on this date. During this time the falcons were mysteriously absent in the box but still present around the Liberty Savings Tower.
Upon further inspection of the building, the eggs were found on a ledge on the side of the building that can only be reached by rappelling down from the roof. The eggs seem to be in good condition and the falcons are tending to the eggs. The falcons have laid eggs on this type of ledge before but unfortunately, a lack of protection from the weather caused the eggs to fail on the ledge in 2011.
A drain is present on the ledge to remove rainwater but there is no protection from the weather from the top like there is in the nest box. We are in the process of attempting to point a camera down on the nest so the eggs can be monitored with little disturbance to the nest. Check back for updates on the falcons and their eggs.


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A bag belonging to a World War II soldier from Lancashire has been discovered in the Egyptian desert after lying there for more than 60 years. Alec Ross, from Burnley, lost the bag containing personal letters and photos, while serving with the 8th Army. Egyptian tour guide Kahled Makram found the bag in the Sahara desert and traced Mr Ross's family through a BBC website on World War II. The bag is being sent to Burnley to Mr Ross's sister, Irene Porter.
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When I first saw this game, I thought OMFG, skill based combat. It will be like dark souls, but in first person and with survival! Well, it's not. As it is right now, in a singleplayer or low lag server, no matter how creative you get with blocking or dodging, you will kill faster and take less damage by just walking into a mob while mashing left mouse. If you're on a laggy server, then you will take no damage by just circle strafing around a mob while mashing left mouse. I believe this is partly due to the games currently extremely terrible hit detection, but I think the following changes would drastically improve combat on all fronts.
Blocking and Shield: As they are right now, shields are only useful for pvp, against archers, and against spiders. When you block in pve, THE MOB RECOVERS FROM THE STAGGER of being blocked, faster then you do from the animation of blocking. This means all that happens is that a mob hits you anyway, but you didn't even get to make an attack of your own for the trade. Solution is to have players or mobs who get blocked, stagger for longer. To combat this, harder mobs should all have a guard break type attack they will use occasional. It should have an animation tell, and a longer swing time. For example, the attack the turtles use where they stand up on their hind legs and slam down, that should be a guard break. When players use charged attacks in pvp, that should be a guard break. A guard broken player should be staggered long enough for the aggressor to get in one or two hits.
Armor and Dodging: Dodging right now, is pointless. Absolutely so. It's only there to infuriate you when you accidentally do it while fighting or traveling to suck up large portions of your stamina. You can't use it to effectively dodge attacks in combat, because you have to be standing still and in no other animation to do it, and you can't even really use it to re-position in combat either because the recovery is too long, leading it to be much more practical to just backpedal or strafe. On the flipside, armor is good. REALLY good. And there's absolutely no point in wearing armor of a class lower then you can craft. There are no disadvantages to wearing heavy armor, and no reason to wear light or medium armor once you have heavy armor. My solution to both of these problems is to make it so that as long as the highest class of armor a player is wearing is light or lower, then their dodge will cancel any animation they are in and immediately perform the dodge. If the highest class of armor a player is wearing in any slot is medium, then performing a dodge will only cancel the recovery frames of an animation. If the highest class of armor a player is wearing in any slot is heavy, then dodging works for them as it does now. Just like that, players can pick quick on their foot rogue types, or heavy and tanky frontline types. And combat can be highly skill and reaction based, IE fun and exciting.
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IE8 and Firefox not responding...
Ever since I updated to Windows 7 from Vista my internet browsers continually go to "not responding" and I have to go to task manager to shut them down and reopen them.
It does this A LOT. It seems more specifically to happen when I try to play a video, somebody tries to Facebook chat me, or something to do with adobe flash player.
I don't know too much about computers so if somebody could give me a lamens terms fix for this that would be perfect.
Everything is updated (adobe, java, IE8, Firefox, and all the new updates for 7) so I have run out of things to do to my knowledge.
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If you did an upgrade rather than a clean install, you should think about, and possilby do a clean install. If this is an upgrade rather than clean install, you will be having continual problems.
If you did not have to reinstall your prgrams, you have an upgrade. We will help you if you feel unsure about the process. You can do a clean install with an upgrade DVD
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I don't really know what you mean by that. I did everything I was suppose to do with the CD that was sent to me from Microsoft, I don't see how that is any different than what anybody else has down that went from Vista to 7.
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W7 x64
If you want people to assist can you complete your system specifications please, at the moment all you have in there is gibberish...
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i put in as many things as i knew. i don't really know where to look for all this information. i did a system restore a couple days ago and it stopped doing it. but now it's doing it again...
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Go to an administrator account and type cmd
In cmd type sfc /scannow
Tell us the result
When you installed, did you have to install your programs again, or were they already installed. (example games etc)
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No, I didn't have to reinstall stuff like that (games, Office etc.)
I am in the administrator thing and it says that I must be running a console session to use the sfc.
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Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
There are multiple reason for your issue that your facing. Rich as well most of use over here would recommend a Clean install (Format the whole thing and install fresh copy of Windows 7). Because in the past most of them had issue with upgrade. Even if your the Administrator Windows 7 as well as Vista has a feature has a feature called User Account Control so to gain Administrator right we have to Right click on the Icon and click on Run as administrator.
To run the System Integrity Checker
Start > CMD > Right Click and Run as administrator > then type SFC/ SCANNOW
1, First thing you have to do would to make sure your Network Card is using the Latest drivers. If your not sure what it is Go to HP website search for Windows 7 drivers for your Computer Model. Download the LAN drivers and install them.
2, Then try to Disable your Firewall not the Windows any third party application like MacAfee or Norton then see whether the browsers are freezing.
3, Check the Event Viewer whether any Errors are Reported
Start > Event Viewer > Windows Log > Application > On the right side panel look for Errors. If your finding any post the Description
Hope this helps,
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|13 Jan 2010
Select software and drivers HP Pavilion dv4-1430us Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
These are all the "drivers" that come up when I do the search. Which one do I click on?
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The CFC Scannow now said...
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When I did the error search thing, it came up with 6451 events.
I still haven't installed the drivers because I don't know which one to install.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Those of us living in NE Ohio have been gifted the last two weeks with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. That's big here-- rarely does the sun shine in November and often we are deep in snow -- for example
Monarda stems blown askew by Sandy, I smiled as I remembered the pink blossoms in their glory the past summer. Their strength-- the height and pink they bring to a landscape also graced with shorter yellow daylilies, pink peonies, deep pink coral bells, orange lillies, and yellow primrose. The Monarda are a favorite of the hummingbirds as they blossom and of the finches and chickadees for strong enough stalks to hold them as they light to check out surroundings. As I looked over the cut back, brown remains of the other perennials, I recalled their glory as they stood alone and their wonderful swath of color as they grew together.
Stems cut back, basking in the sun, my mind turned as it does so often these days, to Connected Coaching. Strong connections to the array of perennials in my garden struck me again as I reflected on the remarkable opportunity to improve a collective coaching practice with 13 talented, passioned educators in the Powerful Learning Practice Connected Learner Experience.
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Anne and Amy, Amanda, Becky and Dave, Patti and Heidi, Gene and Pati, Mark and Lisa, Marsha and Debby -- bring warmth, enthusiasm, joy, and caring to their coaching in addition to a meaningful belief system and foundation of values that support them in the work they do with a very diverse group of learners. Their propensity for and understanding of strengths based, appreciative approaches; their tendency for mindfulness (paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally); their commitment to understanding gained through listening and asking good questions related to practice; their perseverance toward deep thought by exploring ideas and concepts, rethinking, revising, and continual repacking and unpacking, resisting urges to finish prematurely; their courage and initiative to engage in discussions on difficult or messy topics; their willingness to leave one's comfort zone to experiment with new strategies; their commitment to deep reflection and growth over time; their inclination toward being open-minded, integritous, and professional; their dedication to the ongoing development of expertise; their ardor for a culture of collegiality- that "None of us is as good as all of us" and that the contributions of all can lead to improved coaching practice; and their comfort level with and thoughtfulness for the affordances of current technology for learning --collectively and individually create a brilliant splash of color and diversity that rivals and surpasses in so many ways my garden.
Gifted again and grateful beyond words for both.
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Lani - This was beautiful. Thank you so much for your guidance, your support, and your unwavering leadership. You have taught us so much!
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Can Young People Make Government More Accountable?
Even though it was windy and dark outside, Vivien Suerte-Cortez was smiling and full of energy on the stage. Suerte-Cortez is an accountability and transparency expert from the Philippines. Dressed in her gray jacket, she started to talk about Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA), a project in the Philippines that encourages citizens to participate in the audit process for government projects and explores how to ensure efficient use of public resources by the government.
Youth Financial Services: Changing the mindset
With an estimated 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24, the vast majority of them living in developing countries, youth are both a policy and political priority for many countries around the world.
An increasing number of governments are turning to youth financial services. Access to financial services—savings, payments, credit and insurance—can help young people to build assets, protect themselves against risk, and it can unlock economic potential. Yet, the World Bank's Global Financial Inclusion Database (Findex shows that youth are 33 percent less likely to own a bank account than an adult.
Last week we asked you for questions to put to policy makers gathered at a CGAP event in Paris to discuss what can be done to improve opportunities for youth through financial services. This video shows policy makers' responding to the question: "Why youth financial services?"
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I don't quite see what took them so long to take this seriously. But it's only now that the president of the Philippines signed the Magna Carta for Women. Thank heavens this little piece of paper will not just be some other piece of paper that's debated upon over and over again in congress.
Time to Move
During the first few years of the Women's Liberation Movement decades back, it wasn't uncommon for men to be portrayed as the victimizers and the oppressors of women. In many patriarchal communities, men have often been singled out as the perpetrators of domestic violence and as the roadblocks to the path of women empowerment.
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Two thousand fifteen is just half a decade away. That means we only have five more years to make a tangible and visible change in the lives of millions of people especially those in the developing world. That means we have five New Years and Christmases more before we can completely fulfill our promise to the world's poorest people.
Women and Agriculture
It was a funny experience, really, but a point worth pondering. When we asked a group of children to describe a farmer, all of them immediately said that a farmer was a man who planted and harvested crops in a field or a farm. Naturally, the definition, although simplistic, did make sense. But the point of the matter is that none of the children ever pictured the farmer as a woman.
The Gender Perspective
Today's global financial crisis is very much reminiscent of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. With the exports and labor-intensive industries being hit harder than Banda Aceh was with the tsunami that swept through its coasts, women were the most adversely affected. This was because of the strong gender composition of many of the most vulnerable industries today.
One Big Step
In the Philippines, men and women may still not have achieved equality, but the condition of women in this Southeast Asian country is way better compared to that in Nepal.
Snail's Pace
The other day I dropped by our school's Gender Studies and Development Center and had a brief chat with a good friend of mine, who also happens to chair the center. We had exactly the same observation on the progress of empowering women at the grassroots level here in the Philippines, and in Dumaguete City in particular—it's moving at a snail's pace.


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