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In the midst of the economic turmoil that was engulfing the automotive manufacturer back in 2008, General Motors found a way to develop and launch three mid-size SUVs built on an integrated platform. The move was in response to market trends away from independent chassis that, though more robust, offered duller road performance and mediocre comfort levels. The three models were the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse. What is most striking about this trio of SUVs is its homogenous character as well as the versatility of each, which allowed the models to stay competitive on the market for more than a decade.
Buick is currently developing a modified new Enclave, and the Acadia got its reboot last year. Now it's Chevrolet's turn to introduce a wholly revised Traverse, which sees both its mechanics and design transformed. The only element retained from the previous version, in fact, is the first-generation 3.6L V6 engine, which has been modernized through the incorporation of a stop-start system, among other tweaks. It is now wedded to a new 9-speed automatic transmission, and buyers can for the first time opt for all-wheel drive in all trims.
A more diversified product offer
As similar as they were, the three SUVs targeted different clienteles depending on their characteristics and configurations. The Chevrolet held economic appeal, and aimed to address the needs of families wanting versatility and reliability. Offering more refinement and luxury was not part of the equation. Trims were adequate and competitive but never aimed higher than that. The new generation ventures far beyond that in attempting to lure consumers who demand a little more luxury and exclusivity. And so the competitively priced trims are being supplemented by two higher-end versions. The top-end High Country sports a distinctive chromed front grille and exclusive chromed alloy wheels, and its interior has higher-end finishes, right down to High Country badging embossed on the headrests. It's also the only version with available dual-clutch all-wheel drive, a more sophisticated and efficient system that reduces fuel consumption.
The other model infused with a larger dose of posh is the Red Line version of the Premier model, bedecked with a black front grille, the Chevrolet bow-tie logo dressed up in black and special black alloy wheels with red accents.
All models come with a third row of seats, which is relatively easy to access as the middle row is mounted on rails and can be moved to create a larger opening for those clambering into the back. Captain's chairs are available for the second row, but for consumers mindful of maximizing space, a bench might be preferable as folding it down creates a flat floor space. Overall cargo space is plentiful, a total of 2,781 litres being available for loading gear once all back seats are folded down. Versatility is also the keyword in terms of USB ports, which are placed in front, centre and back, and in terms of storage compartments, which are placed just about everywhere. The quality level of the finishes and materials used is also considerably higher than in the previous Traverse.
More stylish look, more comfortable suspension
Curiously, the contours of the new Traverse are the product of the design team in Chevrolet's truck division. And in truth the more muscular look that results is appreciated by the model's target consumers. In fact, its silhouette is largely the same as that of the Equinox's. Chevrolet has even intimated that the general shape will be used yet again when comes time to renew the company's large SUVs, the Suburban and the Tahoe, as well as when the Silverado gets it makeover in 2020.
But while the carapace may display a certain machismo, it rides on a suspension that has been refined front and back in order to upgrade comfort level and road handling. During our test drive, carried out on the belt roads that circle around Detroit, we were surprised by the ability of the suspension to absorb the potholes and bumps so ubiquitous on Michigan roads. What's more, the Traverse remained astonishingly neutral when cornering. I was able to try out a front-wheel drive model as well as the high Country version with all-wheel drive, though not on any rough terrain. Whichever traction mode it ran on, the vehicle performed steadily, without much change; the all-wheel drive system proved to be very transparent.
Its solid road performance is due in good part to the excellent work of the MacPherson front strut suspension and multi-link independent rear suspension. Towing capacity for the vehicle is 5,000 lbs, which falls into the norm for this category. As well, consumers get to choose between the 310-hp V6 engine and a 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo engine (255 hp) offered with the RS models, new this year. To compensate for the loss of horses, this engine does produce more torque than the V6.
And all the rest
There's simply not enough space here to get into detail about all the safety, comfort and convenience features and equipment available with the next-generation Traverse. What's important to retain is that this is a more refined vehicle, and offers all the safety features that its competitors do. It also includes the feature allowing owners to open the hatchback by simply swiping their foot under the rear bumper; even better, when it's dark the Chevrolet badge is projected on the ground just so you know where to place your foot!
As is the case in every current Chevrolet model, WiFi and Apple CarPlay et Android Auto compatibility are included, as is wireless smartphone recharging. Another nice touch is the special rear camera that can project a panoramic view of the road behind the vehicle in the rearview mirror while driving.
The Traverse is an improved and more-comfortable multi-use vehicle. It has everything it needs to take on the competition in terms of its mechanics, comfort level, road handling and versatility, making it a highly credible alternative to the segment-leading Ford Explorer.


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"Think pink! think pink! When you shop for summer clothes. " -Funny Face
I can't help but think of this jingle from the movie Funny Face when I see all the vibrant pink wardrobe options out there. Pink is here to stay. The powerful pink movement will carry over into next season as well. I recently attended a seminar with Neiman Marcus Fashion Director Ken Downing. He talked about how we are moving towards a "season-less wardrobes". Whether it's global warming, political views, etc etc… people want color all year round. I must say, even my New York clients want to incorporate more color in their wardrobes.
I'll admit I am trying to incorporate a bit more color into my own personal wardrobe. If you are digging this hue there are plenty of options and a variety of pinks, from light to dark, to choose from. Whether it be a statement coat or pant, my advice is the same with every trend that comes around – have fun with it!
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Sleep research
I'm reading a book right now called Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, who also wrote Raising Your Spirited Child, an earlier parenting book favorite of mine. I'm just a little way in, but Kurcinka is making a decent case for the idea that a lot of bad behavior is caused by fatigue, or rather, by the wired-upping that kids need to do to stay alert when they're fatigued. And while I try not to get swept up in each new parenting theory, especially one posited by someone who was selling a different parenting theory not that long ago, I have to say that to some extent, this seems applicable to my son's behavior. Not the sole reason for it, certainly, but a factor. Even he sees it: The kid saw the book on my desk, pointed to the subtitle, and said, "That's like me, mom!" So I have to give the notion some credence. I haven't gotten to the part in the book yet where Kurcinka gives instructions on how to re-make your family's sleep patterns, but I've taken some preliminary steps and will see over the next couple of weeks if they make a difference. Like making my son go to bed at 9 p.m. when his older sister, the sleepyhead, goes down; he may still lay in bed for an hour or more talking to himself, but when sleep does come it should be earlier. I'm also making an effort to get myself into bed at 11 p.m. every night, rather than falling asleep in my clothes at 10:30, with the lights on because I'm planning to still do more work, and waking up at 2:30 a.m. to finally "go to bed" and then lay awake for a while. I don't know how much sleep deprivation contributes to my son's bad behavior, but I know it contributes to mine.
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Since the kids were little we have been strict about their sleep schedules. All of our kids get 10 hours of sleep a night (they are 7,8, & 10 yrs old now.) Of all the interventions we have used with our kids this has been the most successful. I know this because occasionally there is an exception where maybe someone only gets 6 or 8 hours sleep. It is amazing how much more difficult it is for our 2 special needs kids to function on those days. We get a lot of snide comments about our sleep rituals from friends and family but it is easy to blow off because we know that it works.


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Today was a long day!!! We got up early and drove to Polonnaruwa, an ancient city. It was very interesting but we got hounded by people selling us crap - it got very annoying. They stand outside your van and pounce on you the moment you step out, and then follow you around . One man told Jen that she'd wounded him when she refused to buy anything. They are very sneaky and don't take no for an answer.
After wandering around for a bit and taking loads of photos (I got bored with taking my shoes off so stopped going inside all the temples) we headed off on our next drive to Kandy. On the way we stopped at a Spice Garden (one of hundreds) which was really interesting, we saw how nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, coffee, aloe vera and others were grown, and what their medicinal uses were.
We then went to see a cultural dance, this was quite fun and there were fire eaters. Didn't get any good photos though as my camera isn't great at capturing movement (or I am not great at making it capture movement!) After that we went to the Temple of the Tooth Relic. I felt quite uncomfortable in here - we were herded in to look at the tooth, amongst devout Buddhists who were praying. The tooth is hidden within a case so you cannot see it anyway, and I felt very weird as a tourist surrounded by people who actually had made a journey to come here to pray to their God. It was a nice temple, but I think I was tired and hungry by this point so got a bit grumpy.
The hotel we stayed in wasn't the best - Kandy Mountain. It did have nice views but the room was quite dirty and basic, the bathroom mouldy and the dinner very basic. I wouldn't have wanted to stay for more than one night.


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Like any good coin or Gemini, I've got two sides. One side revels in all things relationship, material, and shiny. The other side wants to suffer for her art and can't justify putting her creative writing in the same space as the writing that she loves to do for fun and pleasure.
Sometimes, one voice is louder than the other.
Because of this, I've created a twin-blog, Juxtaposition, for my more scholastic writing. (Yes; eight months a year, I am in classes designed to make me a better writer. Might as well have something to show for that 40-grand a year tution money. Some of what's created for class is actually passable enough for me to have designs for it.) Some of you close to me and with similar literary leanings may know, because it may have come up in conversations on favorite words and letters and the like, but I picked "Juxtaposition" because it's one of my favorite words. Also, I thought it worked well with the idea of having equal sides frivolous and fun and serious and striving.
Please check it out. It (purposefully, for the meaning of the title,) looks like SATCG's sullen older sister. At the moment, it's rather bare-bones, with four posts I've carried over from here: The Kitchen Bitches articles, the poetry post, and the recent "Snapshots". I have another poem that I wrote this evening that will be going up soon, and that will be published exclusively to Juxtaposition. (From now on, I won't necessarily be advertising what's new on "Jux," so if you like what you're reading, you may want to follow that blog, as well.)
For those of you worried about what this means for SATCG, have no fear. I absolutely adore what's happening here. I just need to stretch both of my writing wings, equally. I'm not just the Sex and the College Girl-girl; I'm also someone who reads Edward Abbey like a religion and thinks running away and getting back to nature is a viable option, a la "Into The Wild." As any Gemini such as myself will tell you, we need to feed both creative outlets and facets for ultimate happiness.
...Now, if I could just convince myself it's ok to bring those Tahari heels...
As always, thanks for your support and continued readership! And visit "Jux"!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Ok, heres the idea. I've found that it can be annoying to read through reams and reams of stuff. Sometimes people prefer if you dole info out to them in bite-sized pieces. As a result, I am going to gather all my posts on a weekly basis (for now. I will watch whats going on, I may move to a monthly format.)
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TBTF Erratum, 1/14/98: A dismal science indeed
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They call economics the Dismal Science and I'm beginning to under-
stand why. MIT economist Paul Krugman has called into question
almost everything about the New Yorker article on economist Brian
Arthur and his involvement with the theory known as "increasing
returns," described in TBTF for 1/12/98 [1]. This theory sheds
light on Microsoft's ascent to monopoly status.
In an article [2] titled "The Legend of Arthur: A Tale of Gullibil-
ity at The New Yorker," published yesterday, Krugman credibly dis-
putes much of the factual basis of New Yorker correspondent John
Cassidy's description of the history of the idea of increasing
> Increasing returns wasn't a new idea, it wasn't obstinately
> opposed -- and if increasing returns play a larger role in
> mainstream economic theory now than they did 20 years ago,
> Arthur didn't have much to do with that change. Indeed, the
> spread of the Arthurian legend is a better story than the
> legend itself: an object lesson in journalistic gullibility.
Here is Krugman's chronology [3] of events in the development of
the theory of increasing returns.
In the Dismal Science the facts are hard to discern. The New
Yorker's vaunted fact-checkers were, I assume, all fired years
ago in the barbarian takeover of that magazine. Please read
Krugman and make up your own mind.
Thanks to three alert readers who pointed out Krugman's article
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A holiday-maker has told how he feared he was going to die after being stabbed in a row about a dog.
Gavin Watson, a 30-year-old builder from Derby, was stabbed three times in the spleen, gut and chest by farmer Michael Turford who was wielding a four inch knife.
He only realised what had happened when his body went into shock and blood started "pouring" out of him.
Turford, of Back Lane, High Hawsker, was jailed for seven years this week for the attack on the dad of two who had been staying at York House Campsite in Hawsker with wife Kelly and children children, Madelaine, now 11, and Harry, now seven.
Doctors told Mr Watson he was lucky he didn't die as the stab wounds were so close to his vital organs.
Recalling the moments a family day out turned to horror, he told the Gazette he asked to speak to Turford outside the Hare and Hounds pub in Hawsker after hearing he had thrown his pet poodle against a wall.
He said: "I walked through one door and then as I walked through the other door I felt what I thought was a punch. I felt it in my back and thought that he had hit me. As soon as I realised he stabbed me, he was coming at me with a knife again."
Turford fled the scene while Mr Watson staggered back inside to get help.
He added: "I ran back into the pub. A bloke who works at the campsite then put me in his car and was dabbing me with towels and took me back to the campsite. An ambulance was called to the campsite and everyone was just packing towels around me. I stayed in the car because I was getting weak by then and was losing a fair bit of blood."
Fortunately My Watson recovered from the attack and Turford was arrested the following day.
After a trial at York Crown Court, Turford was cleared of attempted murder but found guilty of GBH and possessing a knife.
During the hearing the court heard the Watson family had gone into Whitby for the day and left Lola the dog in their tent. When they returned the dog was missing and they started a frantic search for her.
They were told the dog had been into the site's clubhouse bar, Turford had picked it up by the scruff of the neck and thrown it out of the bar as it yelped.
Enraged by this, and after the three year-old pet had been re-united with the family, Mr Watson drove to pub where Turford was having a drink. After a heated exchange both men went outside and the incident took place at around 10pm on Sunday April 20 last year.
Defence barrister Peter Makepeace claimed Turford acted in self-defence as Mr Watson made the first move by punching and pinning him to the ground.
But a jury agreed with the prosecution that he deliberately opened the blade and that he made the first move in a premeditated act intended to do serious harm.
The court heard Turford had been in an aggressive mood that day and that he had already come to blows with another man earlier.
Mr Watson added: "He tried to say it was self defence. There was no self defence. He had drank too much beer and had been out all day. I suppose I feel justice has been done. I don't think he has remorse about what he did. He was laughing in court.
"It's all a bit of a blur now but I still can't believe what happened. I think I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Detective Sergeant Ash Khan, of North Yorkshire Police's Major Crime Unit, said he was satisfied with the outcome of the case which should serve as a warning of the dangers of carrying knives.
He added: "Hopefully Michael Turford will use his time in prison to reflect on his actions. I hope that the sentence passed in this case acts as a deterrent to others who carry knives."


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Wednesday was a day to breathe a sigh of relief, as the actual move of Sankaty Light was completed.
Much more still needs to be done to secure the 550-ton, 70-foot-tall structure to its new base about 280 feet from a bluff overlooking the Atlantic at the end of Baxter Road in Sconset, but the physical move is over and went off with barely a hitch, said Erika Mooney, executive director of the Sconset Trust, the nonprofit organization that owns the lighthouse and is spearheading the $4 million move and subsequent restoration.
�The lighthouse is in the process of being lowered, and still needs to be attached to the foundation, but the nerve-wracking part is over,� Mooney said.
The final 50 feet was navigated Tuesday morning, with the historic lighthouse expected to be lowered onto its new foundation near the fifth hole of the Sankaty Head Golf Club late in the day or first thing Wednesday, said Bob Felch, president of the Sconset Trust, the organization that owns the lighthouse and is spearheading its $4 million move and restoration.
A vintage biplane fly-by flew over the lighthouse Tuesday afternoon to mark the occasion.
The lighthouse now stands on stable ground about 280 feet from the bluff, near the fifth hole of the Sankaty Head Golf Club. In its former location, the lighthouse sat less than 75 feet from the edge of a steep and eroding cliff, one or two major storms away from catastrophe.
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In February, 8z Rentals leasing agent Brian Kurtz preleased this nice home in Boulder's Martin Acres neighborhood.
This house has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and a nice wood burning fireplace. The kitchen has a dishwasher, disposal, refrigerator and range. Off the kitchen is sliding glass doors that lead to the huge fully fenced backyard and concrete patio. This property has a washer/dryer and plenty of storage space with locked storage rooms and a carport.
Tenant is responsible for paying utilities, snow removal, and landscaping.
Neighborhood: Martin Acres
City: Boulder
Property Type: Home
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 3.0
Square Footage: 2,800
Term: August 2016-July 2017
Rate: $3,600 /mo
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November 18, 2011
A Welcome Winterlude
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nice...defintiely love the views...we have yet to get snow...it was threatened the other night...it is so magical, i can not wait for when it finally happens...love your description in that opening paragraphReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Lovely photos. Esp the one insideReplyDelete
Eloquent and poetic. A lovely read as the sun warms my back through the window behind me. Sunny winter-fall days are so crisp and beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Rebecca!ReplyDelete
Great photos... and words to go with them!ReplyDelete
Brian: Coming from you...that is a compliment indeed. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Vince: The one inside was taken in my favourite coffee shop.
Roxanne: Thank-you! It was a treat of a day, wasn't it! And now the rain again...
Abby: Thanks so much. Glad you liked them. My brother in law has been giving me some photography advice.
Lovely pictures. I particularly like the moody window one. :)ReplyDelete
I can tell that you love nature and that you're proud of where you live...even if you "already" have snow! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Tera...I like that one, too.ReplyDelete
Anita: You're right. I do love nature, but our snow is gone and we are back to the usual - rain.
Love your photos! Such a big change in such a short time. We had some strong winds that finished off all the leaves, too.ReplyDelete
I really like your photo of the sun coming in the window. I can feel the warmth of the sun from this.


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November 17, 2015
Present: Diane Crandall, Toni Stone, Debbie Cable, Paul Bell, Larry Marvell, Sherry
Borsheim, Mel Feather, Bob Piede, Jason Bussman, and Roxy Gray.
Absent: Sue Richards
The meeting was called to order by Mel Feather, Board President at 6:30 PM.
The Secretary's report from the September 2015 meeting was approved as read. Motion made
to accept by Paul Bell and seconded by Larry Marvell. Carried.
Treasurer Report: (Please see attached.)
There has been a 4.38% increase in the investment portfolio. The budget looks fine through
December 2015. Motion made by Larry Marvell to accept the treasurer report. Seconded by
Debbie Cable. Carried.
Paul Bell has abdicated his position as Treasurer, but will continue to be a trustee. He presented a written resignation to the board. The resignation was accepted by the board with much regret and unanimous thank you! Toni Stone accepted the Treasurer position. Paul, Toni and Sherry view the transition as very smooth.
A resignation/retirement letter from Tammy Annis was received. Karen Nielsen also resigned
from her employment due to poor health and lymphoma treatments. Both resignations were
approved, with regret and much gratitude from the board. A motion was made by Paul Bell to
recognize both Tammy and Karen's service in the form of a plaque, on the door of the children's room downstairs. (Both ladies were the soul of the story time sessions, thus this seems very appropriate to honor them in this way.)
Elizabeth "Liz" Badgley was welcomed as a new employee to the Myers Memorial Library. She and Becky will manage the online story time.
Karen's position of 2.5 hours weekly will not be filled.
Director's Report: (Please see attached.)
The Director's Report was reviewed by trustees. A motion for acceptance was made by Paul
Bell and second by Debbie Cable. Carried.
At 6:50PM, Bob Piede request the Board enter executive session.
The Board came out of executive session at 7:04PM. Personnel matters were discussed during
this closed session.
A motion to accept the Director's Report was made by Bob Piede and seconded by Debbie
Cable. Carried.
Paul Bell left the meeting due to another commitment.
Ceiling bids:
Letters with specific points of the job were sent to three separate bidders to rebid the ceiling.
(The original bids were vague and did not incorporate all of the aspects involved for job
completion.) There has been no response thus far after a three week period. If an acceptable
bid comes through, the job can be done in January, February or March of 2016.
Plumbing Quotes:
Mel has been uncertain as to the exact plumbing needs thus, no bids have been initiated. After
some discussion, it was agreed pipes need replaced between the hot water tank and the kitchen/
bathroom. This is most likely due to age and corrosion. The bids will not include any fixtures.
Bids will be requested from Jamestown Plumbing and Heating, Circle Mechanical and Brendon
Mel stated the connector on the flag pole has been repeatedly coming loose. He has had to
remove the flag several times.
Policies are still in review. Progress has decreased since Tammy has left. However, Diane will get as many as possible done by year's end.
Wages for 2016:
Sherry Borsheim, bookkeeper will be given a 3% increase in her salary for 2016. She was
thanked by the Board for her exceptional work.
Elizabeth Badgley will begin at minimum wage of $8.75/ hour. She will increase in January
2016 to $9.00 per hour per law.
Diane's performance review was rated excellent. The Board praised her for her wonderful
leadership and efforts. Her salary will be increased by 3.5% to $23,805 yearly.
2016 Budget Proposal:
It is unknown if the Tanglewood donation will be repeated this year.
The overall budget for 2016 has minimal changes from the 2015 budget.
A motion was made by Bob Pied to accept the 2016 proposed budget as presented. Seconded by Larry Marvell. Carried.
CCLS Report:
Bob Piede stated," There is no "earth shattering" news to report from the last meeting."
The new Trustees Handbook review will be tabled until the new 2015 handbooks have been
The Thank You Reception for the community will be held in March 2016. A specific date
will be established in January.
A motion for adjournment was made by Jason Bussman. Seconded by Debbie Cable.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Annual meeting of the Association will be held at 6:00 PM. The Trustees Meeting will be held at 6:30PM or immediately following the Association meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roxy Gray, Co-Secretary


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Hi there... you must think I am glued to this computer... well, that is so rt of true. When your prego, your bum sort of molds into whatever you are sitting on and then it's aolmost impossible to remove yourself from it. Anyway, Do you remember Abbey's rag quilts she did a month ago? I found a great tutorial online on how to make them. Just check this out. Happy Sewing!
Monday, July 21, 2008
found a great tutorial
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I am Abd ul-Rahman Lomax. I am a Wikimedian, I can be contacted by users who have enabled email in the Wikimedia Foundation family of wikis, through the email interface at my Wikiversity user talk page, or messages may be left on that page.
I have been studying social structure and consensus process for about thirty years, and developed the concept of delegable proxy well perhaps by 1990 or so. However, I did not start work more intensively on it until after the 2000 U.S. Presidential election.
Others independently developed the same basic idea, and a proportional representation voting system, as a tweak on Single Transferable Vote, was described in a pamphlet by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) in about 1883, see Asset voting. It could be described as a secret ballot version of delegable proxy, with one layer of delegability; additional layers could easily be added when there are large numbers of candidates, as would be described in specific system rules.
I also have experience with "self-help programs" designed after the Alcoholics Anonymous Model. These are also called "Twelve Step programs," but what is of concern for Free Associations is the organizational work of Bill Wilson, found in the Traditions in The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts for World Service.
Those organizational principles empowered the AA community to capture the entire field; it absorbed most dissent, because of certain principles encoded in the Traditions. In a few years, AA was nearly everywhere, and it still is.
These two streams came together in the proposals and concepts called "FA/DP" or Free Association/Delegable Proxy.
FA/DP can add functionality at practically nor risk and miniscule cost in small groups, but the design is scalable, it could handle the population of the Earth.
Generally, any traditional organization may benefit from a parallel FA/DP "interest group." FA/DP creates an advisory structure that can coherently advise, say, a corporation, as to the experience, views, and wisdom of the members, customers, users, clients, and it can also advise the FA members as to the needs of the corporation. FAs exercise power only through advice, by design, they do not concentrate money, own significant property or command staff. That is all handled through what Bill Wilson called "service boards or committees." Which do not govern the FA.
There were obvious possible applications of these principles for Wikipedia, DP was proposed, and we will examine, here, what happened.


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Only a few have grasped the significance with the Chicago martyrdom; least of all the ruling courses. Via the destruction of a variety of labor leaders they imagined to stem the tide of the environment-inspiring thought.
Past, but not the very least, the man who most likely much better than everyone else understands the psychology from the Attentäter
Let us consider a few of The key Anarchist functions in the final 20 years. Bizarre as it could feel, among the most vital deeds of political violence occurred right here in the usa, in reference to the Homestead strike of 1892.
The main enterprise of a Modern Faculty was that of The good youthful old person Paul Robin. Together with a couple of good friends he founded a considerable university at Cempuis, a gorgeous spot close to Paris. Paul Robin aimed at a higher excellent than merely modern-day ideas in education and learning. He needed to exhibit by actual points that the burgeois conception of heredity is but a mere pretext to exempt society from its awful crimes in opposition to the younger. The contention that the child should put up with for the sins with the fathers, that it need to keep on in poverty and filth, that it need to expand up a drunkard or felony, Because its dad and mom left it no other legacy, was also preposterous to The gorgeous spirit of Paul Robin.
Crime is naught but misdirected Electrical power. As long as each and every establishment of currently, financial, political, social, and moral, conspires to misdirect human Electrical power into Erroneous channels; As long as most people are from put accomplishing the factors they detest to complete, living a lifestyle they loathe to Stay, criminal offense will probably be unavoidable, and the many legislation over the statutes can only boost, but under no circumstances get rid of, crime.
Mary Wollstonecrafts and Louise Michels. Posterity assigns to men like Wendel Phillips and Lloyd Garrison the proper area of interest of honor from the temple of human emancipation; but it's the duty in their contemporaries to provide them because of recognition and appreciation even though they Reside.
The oft repeated slogan of our time is, among the all politicians, the Socialists check here incorporated, that ours is definitely an era of individualism, on the minority. Only those that usually do not probe beneath the area may very well be brought about entertain this perspective. Haven't the couple of amassed the prosperity of the world? Are they not the masters, absolutely the kings of the problem?
ANARCHISM: The philosophy of a completely new social buy dependant on liberty unrestricted by gentleman-manufactured law; the speculation that all sorts of government relaxation on violence, and are for that reason Mistaken and dangerous, in addition to unwanted.
Anarchism urges man to Believe, to analyze, to investigate each individual proposition; but which the Mind ability of the average reader be not taxed excessive, I Learn More Here also shall begin with a definition, then elaborate about the latter.
But even a flock of sheep would resist the chicanery from the Point out, if it were not for your corruptive, tyrannical, and oppressive procedures it employs to provide its functions. For that reason Bakunin repudiates the State as synonymous with the surrender of the liberty of the individual or compact minorities, — the destruction of social connection, the curtailment, or entire denial even, of lifetime itself, for its possess aggrandizement.
By far the most Awful part is the fact our countrywide criminal offense is murder, not theft, embezzlement, or rape, as within the South. London is five periods as substantial as Chicago, nonetheless you will discover one hundred and eighteen murders yearly in the latter metropolis, his comment is here although only 20 in London.


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Tomorrows Schools.
Schools have a lot to thank for when they get supportive parents. We are lucky to have a group of parents at our school who are constantly helping our school grow in opportunities.We also have a teachers who give of their own personal time to create opportunities to help our children grow.
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- I have been Principal of Ashley School since 2002 and I am still learning my job.I am married with 3 children. I have a love of educating children to the best of their potential. I enjoy Rowan Atkinson, Ricky Gervais, cycling and all other sports.


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My name is Peter Sinclair of Harrow U3A.
Harrow is a suburb located in the N-W of London (GB)
2. We have at present almost 1400 members
3. Our activities are very numerous, about 80 active study/activity
groups including various sub-groups under Arts & Crafts, History
& Current Affairs, Languages, Music, Sociology & Sciences as
well as Social , Recreational and Travel. Additionally we invite outside
speakers once a month, at General Meetings, who give talks on a large
range of topical subjects, .
4. Harrow U3A offers all retired members of the local community an opportunity
to meet like minded men and women to share common interests and to acquire
from each other the expertise and knowledge gained during the many years
of being a bread winner. There is no distinction between those who 'teach'
and those who 'learn'
5. I started a U3A project in 1996 to 'collect' and publicize LINKS
to as many U3A websites as possible from all over the world. These links
to websites include those of any local organization with 'Learning'
aims and objectives comparable to those of U3A, provided there is no
commercial aspect involved. I now have several hundred links to such
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Monday, 25 July 2011
Sneaky previews. . . .
And there you have it! The first four materials purchased for Wolf Among Sheep skirts!
As you can see there is a black and white gingham material, a red and white stripey jersey material, red and white polka dot chiffon-esque material and a blue spotty type with red telephones and clocks on it!
So far three have been made up. . . So if any of you would prefer a skirt in a particular material then send me a message and tell me what size to make it!!
Everything is running pretty smoothly at the minute, a logo is in the process of being drawn, the pieces are coming together nicely. . . Hope you're all as excited as I am!!
Hope you approve of the material choices and don't forget to spread the word! Follow us here WolfAmongSheep1
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A puzzler that will keep your friends guessing.
Show a small metal lock. Ask a friend to open it. They can't. But when you take the lock behind your back (saying that it is a "bashful lock"), it opens.
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it's good phone , but COMPLETLY DIFFERENT from alcatel pevious products like OT-756 as this phone is made in china so it is very weak phone but the old OT 756 was made in france so it stays with me 4 years & never had a trouble but this phone OT-825 i changed its software 3 times till now & after changing software the mobile sound became very low & when i asked the servise center told me that's to not make the spekers break down?!
madison, 15 Aug 2008How can I format videos from my PC so that it can be played in my OT-C825? I tried to save vid... moreyou need a software that covert a video to 3gp and mp4..
Hi Sir. i have a problem with this phone.my phone alcatel ot-c825 is antenna off.I turn it on but nothing happened.How do i can restore my default factory setting.Pls help...thanks
How can I format videos from my PC so that it can be played in my OT-C825? I tried to save videos from my pc but it doesnt work in my phone. please give me the answer or send it to firstname.lastname@example.com
midoo Report, return your unit to the shop where you bought it and have it checked by their technician.
The German distributor Protel does not list any advanced Alcatel (eg V770, C825, Elle 3) phones on their homepage any more?! Is this just by accident or did they stop marketing these devices?
Why do you need antivirus? This phone is not powered by MS Windows so it is immune to virusses. Also for the person who has problems with the phone switching off, please send me a mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and I will see what I can do.
plz plz plz plz plz plz i have this phone and it turns off in the middel of the call and i dont why PPLZ ANY ONE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DOO PLZ?????
gemini, 23 Jul 2008is this cellphonee has an speaker? Yes it does, and volume is appropiately loud.
how can i use my celfone on group messaging?
i made a group, but wen im sending sms, it will become a multimedia message making it impossible to send. why's that?
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Deana, 02 Jun 2008I do have an alcatel OT-C825, whenever I wanna download it says to enter my password but I do ... moreit has a default password when first to transfer data thru bluetooth...wat the best thing to do is to input any password that u want...then must be paired with the device that ur using....the next sending needs not to enter the password....hi,im an alcatel user since it was introduced......
i had this phone...i really enjoy the features like webcam fxn....the mp4 player wc i downloaded 12 movies...huhuhu!unlimited videos and the best is it s the best audio output when connected to speakers...hehehe!
greg, 04 Oct 2007where will i go if i wanted to download free from the internet to the phone? is there any webs... moretry to go to this site for free down loads WWW.ZEDGE.NET
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I have a deep and abiding love for Newfoundland and Labrador, despite the fact I have seen very little of it. I love this poster for so many reasons, let me count the ways:
- Newfoundland and Labrador is fun. Crazy fun. Some of the nicest people on Earth, too.
- I'm pretty sure this poster is from a charming series of Mad Men-style posters promoting Newfoundland and Labrador shortly after it joined Confederation.
- This is actually how you pronounce "Newfoundland." On behalf of my Newfoundlander and Labradorian brothers and sisters, it drives me bonkers when other Canadians pronounce it "New-fownd-land."
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Treating Estrogen Dominance Naturally
Some Common Symptoms of Estrogen Dominance include:
Thyroid Disfunction (Cold Hands and Feet)
Early Onset Menstruation
Decreased Sex Drive
Excess fat gain around abdomen, hips and thighs
Gallbladder Issues
Irregular Menstrual Cycles
The list can go on so for a more complete listing and description of how the imbalance happens visit Here.
I have been struggling with this hormonal problem since I was 11 and started my first period. In the last few years my symptoms have become even worse including gallbladder issues, long periods up to 6 weeks at a time and hair loss just to name a few.
It was only the past couple of months I have come across information that is changing my life. There is so much I have learned, it would be hard to fit it into one blog post so I will do several over the next couple of weeks. If you are estrogen dominant please make sure to subscribe to my blog so you don't miss any.
As all of you have probably gathered I am an avid user of Essential Oils. They have changed the health of my family in so many wonderful ways, however I can now say with confidence they have worsened my hormonal imbalance because I wasn't using them with enough knowledge. I will expand on this concept in future articles.
Your body produces estrogen and progesterone naturally during certain times in your cycle. When you become estrogen dominant that basically means there is too much estrogen in your body and when it is time for the progesterone to be released your body can't produce enough to balance out an already estrogen overloaded system.
The excess of estrogen can come from many sources and is in a large part due to the environment we live in with chemicals, plastics and meat and dairy hormones. However generally the reason you struggle with estrogen and your friend or neighbor doesn't can be attributed to your liver and your fat deposits. God designed your liver to be a wonderful filter for your body. The liver can take excess estrogen from the body and process it right out which is why so many women can live in the same environment we do and not have any fertility problems. However, when your liver gets overloaded or fatty then it can't keep up with all of the estrogen and it gets stored in your fat deposits. So now you have estrogen from the environment coming in, plus the estrogen your body is producing, plus estrogen from your fat deposits which creates a vicious cycle of never ending estrogen your liver can't possibly filter properly.
Sounds hopeless doesn't it. Well as I will show you in the next couple of articles it isn't. We will just have to take some extra steps that others don't, in order limit estrogen exposure and boost our liver function.
In the next article we will discuss environment estrogens including phytoestrogens and Xenoestrogens and how to avoid them. Some essential oils are phytoestrogens so it will be important to learn which ones are and to find alternative oils to use.
I have now written several other articles in this series. Click below to read more about Estrogen Dominance.
Estrogen Dominance: Phytoestrogens and Xenoestrogens
Estrogen Dominance and Using Essential Oils
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Oh.my.goodness. Many of hose symptoms sound eerily familiar. I have an ultrasound and another blood panel to rule out cancer this month and if that all checks out I have been advised that a hysterectomy might be my best option. I have been struggling for 2 years now and nothing is quite fixing my issues. I need to go to bed now, but I will be back tomorrow to read what else you have posted on this topic! Thank you so much for sharing what you have learned and for linking this post in particular up last week at Walking Redeemed! Blessings, KaseyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2015 at 8:38 AM
I believe I am estrogen dominant... I have noticed it being worse since diffusing lavendar into my room at night. I will say however I have had SOME success straightening out my periods with Thyme oil. (to increase my progesterone). However, it is very hard to know when I start getting too much Thyme... oh hormones....why must we deal with you! :/ReplyDelete
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text: The registration Process for Students Exchange and Double Degree Program had been started from the beginning of May and earlier this month we started to begin the screening and selection process. Over all, the selection process divided into 3 stages. First, the English proficiency assessment. We coordinated with UPT Bahasa UNSOED for this stage. The students took the TOEFL test to measure their English skill. Second is the academic potential test or SAT. The last one is the interview. Here, the students were divided based on the University they proposed into. The purpose for the interview as the last step of the selection process is to figure out the motivation, willingness, and readiness of the students to go abroad. The total number of students who applied are 57 students; 18 from Economic Development, 20 from Management, and 19 from Accounting. The result of the selection process will be announced at July and wish them all the best! We hope that the selected student will be the best candidate to represent our university and also our country abroad.


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I have only ever had one serious long term relationship, we were together for four and a half years.
Although the relationship ended five years ago I have never really got over it. My feelings for him are nothing but a memory, I have no love left for him what so ever.
The fact is I never really allowed myself to heal from the relationship. When we were together I was suffering from major depression and an eating disorder. My behaviour was manic, one minute I was his darling sweet heart, funny, kind and cute and the next I was this angry psychopath.
Since we ended I have been scared of entering a new relationship. I fear my own anger. Back then I was such a jealous person, he had children so his ex was still part of his life. I could not cope with the baggage I wanted him all to myself. I needed to be his only love.
Throughout my life I have always felt alone and unloved. He came along and wanted to be part of my life, I believed he loved me… at this time when I hated myself I felt I needed his love to survive.
Our relationship was twisted and turbulent. I knew we shouldn't be together, we were not compatible, and I didn't trust him. I tried to leave him time and time again. I couldn't. I was like a heroin addict needing her next fix. I was completely hooked and could not imagine my life without him.
Once the relationship was over instead of trying to heal myself I used sex, drugs and alcohol to numb my thoughts. What I should have been doing is learning to accept and love myself.
My past behaviour does not need to define me. It's important that I learn from the the past and identify what caused me to act in such a monstrous manner. One day I would like a healthy relationship but I know I have a lot of self healing and work to do on myself before the time.


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I enjoyed Thomas' article but there is one correction I would like to make.
Thomas referred to the "Piccolino" dress Ginger Rogers wore in "Top Hat" as the ostrich plume dress which is said to have so chagrined Fred Astaire because of the plumes flying as they danced.
Any dyed-in-the-wool Astaire-Rogers fan will tell you that the ostrich plume dress was worn in the "Cheek to Cheek" number and that a simpler gown adorned with sequins or beading was worn in "Piccolino."
If the Smithsonian has the gown incorrectly labeled, I suggest they view the film.
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It's cute, like I said, but it takes a LOT of time, effort, and pure teeth gnashing nagging to keep it presentable. No one likes to use coat hangers. The charming baskets of gloves are always on the floor. A person could break a hip tripping over the mountain of boots that spill out into the kitchen.
What we need is lockers. Defined space. Hooks. Confinement. I showed Mr. Wonderful the above images. He hopped right up and headed for the mudroom to figure it out. That's a good sign. There seems to be no "load bearing wall" nonsense to contend with here. Just a few little old walls, some shelves, maybe hooks?
Call them cubbies. Call them lockers. Call them anything you want but my dream is going out to the Universe. A dream of a place where boots stand tall, gloves are neatly stowed, and coats don't live on the floor.
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I saw those same pictures and longed for a mudroom. Alas, I have a sort of hallway. Sigh...
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- March 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Joanne said...
I feel your pain. I have the mud... but no room. Why do we even bother to have hangars when no-one uses them?
- March 25, 2011 at 8:29 PM
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Property for sale in Portugal.In the last years Portugal has quichly become one of the best destination if you are interested in property for sale Portugal in a lovely destination overlooking Atlantic Ocean.
The tourism boom reflected in an increased demand of luxury resorts and property for sale that attract many foreign buyers.But not only tourism attracts buyers but also political stability, low tax and tax benefits above all if you want a property for sale.For the last three or four years, Portugal has been a really good market to invest in indeed in the luxury market, prices have gone up 10 % a year for the last three years.The mild climate helps, but also the definition of Portugal as the Miami of Europe and the 2017 Global Peace Index that declared Portugal as the third safest country in the world after New Zealand and Iceland help all investors who look for new property for sale in choosing this destination.
Other reasons for the price properties for sale Portugal increase regard the access to top golf courses and beaches, good flight connections, high-end resorts and marinas that accommodate super yachts.While prices at the beginning of 2018 were higher for properties for sale in Lisbon, three of Portugal's six most expensive areas were in the Algarve, including Lagos, Oeiras and Albufeira.Many of those who buy property for sale in the Algarve are looking for an investment while others invest and also want to live here.
About 70% of people interested in property for sale are from England and Ireland and a number are French citizens, attracted by the area's safety and the tax benefits.
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Club of Amsterdam Newsletter, Issue 09
This Club of Amsterdam Newsletter focuses on 'Re-Inventing Democracies for the Future'. It includes articles, links as well as information about the conference.
More information at: http://www.clubofamsterdam.com
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Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2003, 18:30-22:15
For information about the VIP Reception (17:30-19:00), please visit the Ticket Corner
Where: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Prins Bernhardplein 200, Amsterdam [next to Amstelstation]
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When prolific citizen involvement is vital to a healthy democracy, new means of strengthening the lines of communication and engaging people in politics and government must be found.
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Our speakers include Tom Kok, Director, Cool Capital, Thomas Held, Director, Avenir Suisse - Think Tank for economic and social development, Saskia Stuiveling, President, Dutch Court of Auditors - Algemene Rekenkamer, Wendy Asbeek Brusse, Staff Member, The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy , Jan Jacob van Dijk, Member of the Dutch Parliament, Christian Democrats (CDA) and our Host James M. Dorsey, Foreign Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.
Shaping Your Future in the Knowledge Society
The Club of Amsterdam is an international think tank which reflects our future: How we want to live, communicate with each other and what tools and cities we need, how we want to commute and how culture or industries should develop. In short: what we want our future to be.
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The aim of 'Electrical and Electronic Engineering' (EEE) programme at CUST is to equip its graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for high quality engineering work as well as advanced engineering research and to prepare its graduates with a broad intellectual spectrum to make them ready for diverse and competitive career paths.
The objective of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Program is to produce graduates who would be able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve electrical/electronic engineering problems.
- Use industry standard tools to analyze, design, develop, and test computer-based systems containing both hardware and software components.
- Continue to develop their knowledge and skills after graduation in order to succeed individually and contribute to industry's success.
- Work ethically and effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary development team and undertake leadership roles when appropriate.
After having undergone this programme at CUST, the graduates are expected to:
- Integrate conceptual and basic understanding of mathematics, statistics, and computer and information sciences with advanced knowledge within the EEE discipline.
- Exhibit expertise and professional judgment in engineering design practice which acknowledges contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.
- Adapt theoretical knowledge applicable to the discipline and propose creative, innovative and sustainable engineering practices.
- Plan and execute a research project or professional project which demonstrates intellectual independence and ethical soundness.
- Exemplify the requisite characteristics for team leadership and membership appropriate to specific purposes, projects and contexts.
Electrical & Electronic Engineering graduates of CUST can find their jobs in the following fields:
1. Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution Company.
2. ICT, semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing companies.
3. Telecommunication industries, software Industries, Defence Industries and Pharmaceutical Industries
4. Radio, Television or in other fast moving consumer goods industry.
5. Navigational, measuring, electro-medical, and control instruments manufacturing.
6. Scientific research and development service providers
7. Faculty members of higher studies programme at any institution.
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at CUST is a programme where students are trained to design and develop complex electrical systems and electronic components and products paying due consideration to multiple design elements and technical characteristics. Importantly, they develop a unique habit of engaging themselves in continuing education to keep up with changes in technology. At CUST they are also put to work with others during the manufacturing process to ensure that their plans are implemented correctly. While working in a group they are to explain their designs and reasoning clearly and to relay instructions during product development and production both vertically and horizontally. Unlike many local universities, the long Industrial attachment that they are exposed to offers them the rare opportunity to validate his learning with the practical field to finally fine-tune his learning outcomes. Finally, our graduates are also exposed to develop technical publications related to equipment they develop, including maintenance manuals, operation manuals, parts lists, product proposals, and design methods documents. Last but not the least, during the industrial attachment, for 06 credits, the competent resource personnel of the concerned industry would serve as faculties and the assessment will essentially be done by them. So, as a potential employer you will have the opportunity to know the potential of our student before they are actually employed in your firm. It may be mentioned here that at CUST all lecturers and staff are passionate about the future of their respective industries and the students whose minds they shape and groom. Here efforts are always on to maintain the integrity of our courses and graduates by continuously shaping and updating the syllabus around industry needs and trends.


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Tanned teen goddess with perky tits gets horny after tennis practice.
The girls of ALS Scan are girls from the real world, not airbrushed creations from a glossy Hollywood fantasy. They are the kind of girls you see every day… and always wanted to see more of.If you're tired of the false and the fake, and want to see genuine amateur females you're ready for ALS Scan.


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Pen and wash, 26 x 36cm, 2008
Collection: Rebecca Sutton
During the late '70's in Gothenburg, many of the city's drug takers and alcoholics were living or squatting in the old wooden buildings in the Haga area.
As a community, the inhabitants, which was made up largely of: the older generation, whom had dwelled there for years; mixing with the hippies, homeless and unemployed of the younger generation, lived in relative harmony, though due to the worstening conditions and the fact that within the community were infant and junior schools, it was obvious that something had to be done to improve the situation. Many of the condemned buildings being inhabited were even without inside sanitation. So were pulled down.
The picture above was executed with the aid of a black and white photograph and what struck me about the composition painted by the dwellers was that, unlike today where the graffiti would be no more than mindless morons "tagging" their areas as dogs do pissing in the street, at least there is an amount of skill trying to convey hope depicted in the work which shows: a family in a home, birds, trees, kites flying, pets and new buildings. Hope for a better future.
There are still many of the old building standing; renovated and inhabited and are mixed with the new. There are still pockets of drug dealers still plying their wares. When I live there, I was looking down on a house in which the occupants openly sold drugs from their window to callers on the street. They probably still do.
That apart, it is now probably the most visited area for tourists in Gothenburg.
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Alden Village North Charged With Neglect After Child Dies Due To Inadequate Nursing Care
One early morning in January 2009, a nurse at Alden Village North found a twelve-year old resident slumped in his wheelchair, unresponsive. The child's diagnoses included Profound Mental Retardation, Hydrocephalic, History of Pulmonary Hypertension, Respiratory Distress, and Asthma. The facility reported that the child's condition was very stable and that there were no medical incidents the day before the unfortunate death, which was caused by pulmonary, respiratory arrest. So, what happened?
On the morning that the child died, the night nurse left early and the day nurse was running late, which resulted in a gap in medical coverage of some fifteen minutes. A nurse who happened to be passing by found the child unresponsive in his wheelchair at 7:30 a.m., started resuscitation, and called for help. The child was pronounced dead twelve minutes later. When the IDPH looked into the incident, it found that Alden Village North had abused or neglected the twelve-year old by leaving him unattended between shifts and without a required oxygen saturation monitor and allowing an unauthorized person to attend to the child's feeding tubes.
Alden Village North is a small facility located at 7464 North Sheridan Road in Chicago, Illinois that describes itself as "a health facility for children and young adults." It is part of the Alden Network, a group of more than forty facilities that provide health care and senior living. As we reported last month, Alden Village North was one of 32 nursing homes that made it onto the IDPH first-quarter 2009 violator list, receiving a Notice of Type "A" Violation relating to the area of nursing and a fine of $35,000 as a result of circumstances surrounding the death of the twelve-year old. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the IDPH has listed Alden Village North on its violator list; the facility received another Type "A" Violation, again relating to the area of nursing, and a fine of $20,000 in the third-quarter of 2008.
For laws related to Illinois nursing homes, look here.
Related Nursing Home Law Center LLC Blog Entries
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Man Falls From Fourth Floor Window To His Death At Alden Nursing Home


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Well Presented Offices with Storage
Located on the corner of Charlotte Place and Beulah Road (close to Fullarton Road) is a well presented two storey office warehouse of some 342sqm.
The office component comprises a reception area, single office, boardroom, kitchen and male and female toilet facilities on the ground floor and four (4) offices and open plan area on level 1.
The warehouse component measures 148.4 sqm and provides high span clearance of 5.5 meters - 5.9 meters and benefits from a rear roller door for loading / unloading. Car-parking is provided at the rear of the property and accessed via Charlotte Place. ...
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by: Thomas D. Mooney
Amarillo indie-rock band Mount Ivy has announced that their full-length album, Wabi Sabi, will be getting an official release date for some time this winter. The 10-track album is on the heels of their debut extended play, the excellent The Wilted Day: B-Sides. Wabi Sabi was recorded in Amarillo at Animal Kingdom Recordings.
Yesterday, the spacey four-piece band shared "Space Camp," the first track from the album. The opening track finds the band embarking on more guitar driven and alive than their previous EP ever was. Still "Space Camp" finds Mount Ivy still within the lush landscape of the dream pop world, but this time with an early Smiths or Echo & The Bunnymen tinge.
Listen to "Space Camp" below.
Wabi Sabi Tracklist
01. Space Camp
02. The Colonies
03. Slurring
04. Cherry Frosted House
05. Fool's Gold Paradise
06. Cleopatra
07. Clevertake Daydream Pt. 2
08. Monowi
09. The 803
10. End of an Era


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What type of SKIN do you CHOOSE live in? Reinvention creates chapters in our journeys.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Coffee vs. Tea
None of that skim decaf soy latte shit, please.
If you were in New York, would you drink coffee at Starbucks or would you go to Dean & Deluca?
A wog friend of mine says "Good coffee is only made by wogs." I tend to agree with this tabouleh brother.
The next time you see your friendly neighbourhood barrista, check out his eyebrows. Do they join in the middle? If they do, that is usually a good sign.
Bankstown in Sydney has a sizeable muslim community. Faroukh el Bahsa's is famous for their baklava, but they also have the best coffee.
It'll make your eyeballs bug out. Heh.
But when in Malaysia, do drink that fabulous teh tarik.
It's wonderful stuff. It's honest and unpretentious.
Anyone who says they love the coffee at those ice blended, frothed, whipped creamed , cocoa dusted concoction joints are posseurs who like just hanging out at there with your crew. It's good if you can admit to that. Nothing wrong with that.
Don't tell me anyone prefers to study at a noisy place where you have to be quasi trendy with one or two ice blendeds instead of a quiet environment where you can maximise your concentration? Ah. I MUST be getting old. Or very pragmatic. Or spaced out.
The theory on why people drink coffee (supposedly bad for you) instead of tea (supposedly good for you) is presumably the same theory why women go for bad, dangerous boys.
Hey Mom, why didn't you warn me?
'Cause about boys there's something I should have known,
They're like chocolate cake, like cigarettes,
I know they're bad for me but I just can't leave 'em alone.
Lyrics from Bachelor Girl's "Buses & Trains".
6 comments:
- Pantani's 2nd Cousin said...
and that is why we men try to be as bad and dangerous as we can be.
- 2:47 pm
- -[Uh-miR]- said...
I actually like iceblended crap.. Oh, and I go to coffeebean/starbucks to bird watch haha.. I am shallow, I know.. =P
- 9:47 pm
- implosion said...
roadie: Speaking of dangerous, have you walked on the wild side and cycled thru KL's traffic? :P
uh-mir: Hey, at least you're honest about it :) I know I watch as well. ;9 Heh
- 8:18 pm
- Pantani's 2nd Cousin said...
i used to cycle to Jalan Sultan Ismail from taman tun @ aroun 12am-4am in the morning every sat during fasting month. u get to mix it with mat rempits, drunk drivers, drugged up drivers and sexually frustrated drivers.
- 9:13 pm
There was once, I could only study in silent places, nowadays if there was no noise I could not study. I was afraid of noise then, and I am afraid of silence now, it is not easy at all.
- 12:25 am
There was once, I could only study in silent places, nowadays if there was no noise I could not study. I was afraid of noise then, and I am afraid of silence now, it is not easy at all.
- 12:35 am


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Monday, 8 April 2013
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You'll Feel Like You're Dining In A Fancy Restaurant!
We all have that one food that we couldn't stop eating. I for one, if you offer me pasta, I will definitely say yes even though I'm already full. It's something that I crave for all the time and I wouldn't mind eating pasta for the rest of my life. But we all have that one friend who has weird tastes in food. In my case, it's Amanda.
Amanda was obsessed with garlic. While garlic was not really a weird food to get obsessed with, it's how she ate it that used to weird us out. She ate garlic just like peanuts! I mean, seriously. They tasted horrible raw. And they made your breath taste horrible too! It was worst when we were younger though.
She told us once that it's her mother's fault. We all know that garlic is good for the health. And that's what her mother instilled in her mind. We just couldn't figure out though how she could take the taste of it raw.
At least now, she can control herself and doesn't devour garlic anymore. Her best compromise, which was suggested by a friend, was garlic bread. As long as she has garlic bread, she doesn't feel the need to eat raw garlic. This tasty recipe for cheesy garlic bread reminds me of Amanda how we always thought she would never become a vampire victim. Ever.
Quick Tip: Leftover bread should be stored in a zip-top bag in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.


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Latte Upholstered Ottoman
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You'll love this generously scaled cocktail ottoman for it's looks, but you'll really enjoy its functional side too. It features a plush top and handsome transitional lines. But hidden underneath is the real prize- a trio of matching trays perfect for snacks, beverages, or even a game.
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Syrian regime makes gains in Idlib
The Syrian army and its allies have made significant inroads into the north-western governorate of Idlib, one of the last remaining areas of Syria under the control of opposition forces, aided by ongoing divisions among various rebel factions. This has in turn significantly increased the likelihood of a large outflow of refugees across the border into Turkey, with over 1m people in Idlib province already displaced from other areas of Syria. The threat of such an outflow will see Turkey ramp up support for some rebel groups in an attempt to halt government advances.
Thus far the primary objective of the Idlib campaign, which began on December 29th, for the president, Bashar al‑Assad, has been to recapture the Abu al‑Dhuhur air base in the eastern part of the governorate. This would consolidate the regime's control of the area to the south of Aleppo, and provide a platform for a potential offensive against the city of Idlib and strategic towns such as Jisr al‑Sughur, Maarat al‑Nuaman and Saraeqeb.
However, the timing of the offensive is probably linked to the upcoming peace talks in Sochi, scheduled for January 29th-30th. Military success in Idlib and Eastern Ghouta (where the government has also launched a military campaign) would strengthen the hand of Mr Assad ahead of Sochi. With each military gain made over the last year, the government has hardened its position on a settlement, and is in effect now arguing that the armed opposition within the country and the exiled political opposition have become an irrelevance now that the Syrian army has imposed its control over most of the territory to the west of the Euphrates River. This assumption and developments on the ground give whatever rebel elements that do attend Sochi little bargaining power.
Internal divisions hurting rebels
The Syrian army's campaign in Idlib will be helped by discord in opposition ranks. The largest rebel fighting force in the area is Haya Tahrir al‑Sham (HTS), an alliance between what was Jabhat al‑Nusra (JN) and other Islamist groups. HTS has renounced any connection with al‑Qaida, but this has put it at loggerheads with other factions from JN that retain links with the global terrorist organisation. Other opposition groups in Idlib are also in conflict with HTS over control of border crossings and administrative functions. According to an agreement reached in Astana between Russia, Iran and Turkey, Idlib is supposed to be a "de-escalation" zone, but this partial truce arrangement does not extend to areas where HTS forces are present.
Government forces therefore have the upper hand in Idlib and are likely to make territorial gains this year, probably resulting in the eventual retaking of the Abu al‑Dhuhur air base. However, attempts to retake all of Idlib are likely to be drawn out for considerably longer. The vast majority of Syrian rebel forces are now situated in the province, while Turkey has stepped up support for certain rebel groups against the government and claimed on January 11th to have taken back some areas from the regime in a counter-offensive. In addition, although the rebel threat has subsided significantly in the rest of the country, regime forces still appear stretched when forced to fight on multiple fronts. One of the side-effects of the army's Idlib campaign, for example, has been an expansion of a pocket of territory in northern Hama governorate that is controlled by Islamic State (IS).
Rising threat of refugee upsurge
One of the wider risks from the government offensive, to both Syria and also neighbouring countries, is the potential for another massive outflow of refugees. The UN's Organisation for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report issued at the start of January that the increase in hostilities in northern Hama and southern Idlib had already led to the displacement of 60,000 people. It estimated that the population of the rebel-held region of north-western Syria is 2.65m, including 1.16m displaced from other parts of Syria, and that 1.7m people in this region were in need of humanitarian assistance. If the regime offensive were to extend into the heart of Idlib governorate, which it probably will in the medium term, after the anticipated capture of Abu al‑Dhuhur air base, this could trigger a major exodus of refugees towards the Turkish border. According to the UN, there are already 3.4m Syrian refugees in Turkey, out of a total of 5.5m in the region.
This threat will in turn ensure that Turkey further increases support for anti-regime forces, in order to prevent regime territorial gains forcing refugees to flee over the border—although we still expect this to consist mainly of weapons supplies, with Turkey reluctant to commit large numbers of its own troops. The Syrian government has dismissed concerns expressed by the Turkish government about the situation in Idlib. Turkey has also called on Russia and Iran, its partners in the Astana peace process, to use their influence on Mr Assad to halt the Idlib offensive. However, the government has rejected Turkey's complaints, and refers to the presence of Turkish troops as an illegal occupation, indicating Turkey has little leverage over either Russia or Iran in Syria.
Sochi prospects damaged
The result of the Idlib offensive may therefore be a rise in tensions between Turkey and Russia, damaging prospects for a peaceful political solution (although we already thought this unlikely in the forecast period). Both the Syrian government and Russia remain committed to holding the Sochi conference as planned on January 29th-30th. Russia has described it as a forum for national dialogue complementary to the UN-sponsored Geneva talks, which have thus far failed to make any progress. However, the main body of exiled opposition groups has shown little interest in taking part in the conference, and the participation of Turkey and Turkish-supported groups will be in question with the violence in Idlib set to continue. In addition, Turkey will remain opposed to the participation of Syrian Kurds affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist group. With Russia nurturing ties with the PKK-linked People's Protection Units, Turkish suspicions will also fuel renewed distrust towards Russia. This all indicates a probable continuation of the war in north-west Syria in the medium term.


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My Learning Autobiography
My development as a learner began when I first learned to read. I refused to let my mother teach me. I insisted that I could not learn how to read because I didn't know how. My circular logic turned into my self-directed learning style because, when I was four, I taught myself to read because I wanted to read Batman comics. However, it wasn't until I went into elementary school that my learning journey began in earnest.
In elementary school, the memories I have are from teachers who challenged me or those who misunderstood and embarrassed me. The ones who challenged me did it in different ways. One sat me with the "trouble-making" student and asked me to help him with his work and help keep him quiet. It made me feel like a valuable member of the class, plus it kept me busy since I tended to finish my work quickly. I enjoyed being a student helper, and it was almost a reward for me, even as it helped the teacher.
I also really enjoyed the teachers who gave me extra work (although strangely enough, as I grew older, I began to not be quite as fond of that!). They let me read ahead and do self-teaching "SRA" work. They also let me read and write my own stuff once I'd finished my work. Since I was fast at my work and got bored easily (nowadays, I'd probably be ADHD – back then, I was just "hyperactive"), it made me happy because the teachers had acknowledged that I wanted more, and it didn't necessarily require their attention – it just had to be something for me to do.
What I didn't like were the teachers who misunderstood and/or embarrassed me. There's one particular incident that I'll never forgive or forget. A boy – I still remember that his name was Rod – stole an elastic band out of my hair in music class. It was no great, amazing band, but it was a pretty little one with a bead or ribbon or something attractive on it, whatever was popular then. I, understandably, got upset when he took it. The teacher got mad at me, though, not him, for disrupting the class and handed me a huge, ugly rubber band that looked like it had once held a newspaper. I refused to take it, but she yelled at me and told me it was another rubber band, so what was the difference. The total lack of compassion and caring from her has stuck with me still.
In high school, I enjoyed the teachers who allowed me to have my own opinions, as long as I could support them. My good teachers may not have loved me, as I was definitely a troublemaker once I got back to public school, but they taught me how to defend things I found in fiction and history, as opposed to those who said I was wrong – "No, Hemingway is the best writer of all time, regardless of what you students think" – because those teachers, while they made it clear that they were credible (as per Brookfield's definition), were definitely not authentic as they were not open to feedback and input, regardless of what they claimed. Anyone who disagreed was "wrong."
I also had a teacher who straight-out refused to teach me. Yes, seriously, refused. I was rejected from her class. Now, first, let me say that on one hand, I respected and still respect her decision because it shows that she knew herself quite well, but, on the other hand, it still worries me that she couldn't separate personal/private beliefs from her professional position. What happened was this: It was a history class. For the first day's homework, we were supposed to read the chapter, pick a quote, and discuss it in context. The chapter dealt with the pilgrims, and one of the quotes was "Forced religion stinks in God's nostrils." Coming from Catholic school, I loved the quote. The day after I turned my assignment in, I got called to my counselor's office and told that my history teacher didn't feel comfortable with me in her class, so I was being transferred.
Funnily enough, the other teacher was a good experience for me (I'd had him for history before) because while he wasn't altogether fun or interesting (but he was both credible and authentic), seeming to prefer to lecture while seated at his desk and give test straight out of the textbook, but he was passionate about his subject, and he was really invested in trying to teach a classroom full of bored and annoying high-schoolers.
I turned out to be a high school drop-out, however, which says nothing about the teachers I encountered. It was far more about the school system itself and arbitrarily enforced rules that, had I known then what I know now, could have been circumvented through rules and regulations that would have forced the system help me instead of reject me due to medical issues I suffered. Regardless, the end of my high school career left a bad taste in my mouth and made me settle for a GED, another story altogether.
I didn't completely give up on education, however, even with my bad experience in high school. My undergraduate experiences occurred at three different schools: two community colleges and one on-line university. The first time I tried to go to college after dropping out of high school, I failed my English class. For anyone who knows me, that's hard to believe. What happened was this: on the first night of class, the teacher stood up and announced that she enjoyed teaching at night because the students were older and therefore wiser (her words). She made fun of a past "young" student because the student didn't understand a word that had been used in an essay, a sure sign of stupidity, in the teacher's opinion. On that first night, there were only two of us "younger" students; the other one never came back. I came back, but then I missed a few classes. I tried to catch up, but the teacher told me not to bother. I had missed three classes, she told me, and so I failed. I had no options, according to her. It was very reminiscent of high school, and I thought I was done with school forever.
The second time I went to college, I had one teacher who was excellent, one teacher who was awful, and one teacher in between. (Okay, I really had more than one excellent teacher, but the excellent ones can be summarized as if they were a single teacher because they had the same things in common.)
The awful teacher was my chemistry teacher. The problem – and I realized this only after I had been in the class for a little while – was that he also taught where I worked: a graduate school of biomedical sciences. Because of this, he was used to teaching students working on their graduate degrees, and community college students were a disappointment to him. We knew because he told us. Regularly. It was normal protocol for him to go over something new, and when we asked questions, he would throw up his hands, declare us "stupid," ask why we didn't understand, and swear that he was going to stop teaching because we were all so awful. I finally called and complained to the department chair for sciences, and after that, the teacher's behavior did change, but it was still a pretty horrific experience.
The excellent teacher(s) were challenging and enthusiastic. One was my English teacher, and the others were history teachers. In all the classes, the teachers gave a lot of work, but they lectured like they actually cared about what they were talking about, and they graded harshly but fairly. They asked questions on tests that meant that the students actually had to study, but if they studied, they could make an A. There were no surprises or unfair changes to the work at the last minute. It was well-planned and the expectations were made clear.
Finally, my in-between teacher was fair in some ways, but very confusing in others. She was fair because she gave us very clear expectations, but then she judged them unfairly (in the students' opinions). She expected us to be able to function on the same level she did, both in writing and in objective tests. While I definitely learned a lot, I was not happy to get bad grades for things that I didn't understand. There's a difference between having a graduate degree in communication and being a freshman at a community college. She didn't seem too aware of that. The other issue we encountered was that she said the topic for our speeches were open, and then said that no one could speak on abortion because her personal opinion would come into the grade because she knew she couldn't separate her feelings from her intellect on that topic. Again, I was reminded of my high school history class and worried; if she was aware of her prejudices on that topic, then what else was there that she wasn't aware of? Would students lose points for other topics if we disagreed with her opinions? It made me very unsure in that class, and I know that other students felt the same way. Most of us did not recommend that our friends take her classes because of those issues.
My experiences in graduate school have definitely affected my teaching style. I've foolishly (?) completed two Master's degrees. The first was in Liberal Arts and was an on-campus program. The second was in English Lit and was on-line with a traditional brick and mortar school that had added an online program.
In my first degree, the teacher I was most influenced by actually taught most of my classes. He was one of those people who had no personal life – he sat around reading books, watching movies, and listening to music. He had no wife or children. His sister was his only connection to the "real world." They were both in their 70s. He looked like an egg on legs. But he was absolutely brilliant, he taught me a lot, and he was completely thrilled to teach. His full-time position at the school was as their librarian, but he taught part-time in the MLA (Master of Liberal Arts) program. He taught classes on science fiction, Renaissance art and music, and poetry. If you could think of it, he probably knew something about it. He was an inspiration to me – I wanted to be like him. (Well, sort of like him.) He definitely embodied the concept of a Renaissance man. He could talk about opera, about modern rock, and about musical instruments of revolutionary America. All the students knew that he knew what he was talking about. But he never came off as better than us or more "intelligent" than us. He simply was better educated, and he shared that education with us in such a way as to make us want to learn more. He never insulted the students and never assumed that we "should have" known something.
The bad experience I had involved a teacher who gave grades that made sense to him only. He would return a project with a single mark – the grade. If you had the nerve to question him, he would simply say, "It *felt* like an A-." If you asked how to improve the work, he would say it needed more work. He couldn't tell anyone why they got the grades they did. He simply assumed that, as teacher, his word was gold, and we should all behave as if he was the only intelligent person in the room. Instead of teaching, he would sit at the front of the room and tell stories about how he and Newt Gingrinch were friends in college. (Sadly enough, I'm not kidding.)
In my second degree, I don't know that I really had any truly good experiences. I did learn some great information, but I had a few instances that really made me not like the school or the teachers. The head of the program taught a majority of my classes. Unfortunately, he was not what I'd call a reliable teacher. The classes were online in WebCT, and there were times when he would disappear for up to a month. He wouldn't respond to anything within the class, and most emails outside of class would also go without response. When he did respond to emails outside of class, the response was generally, "I'm sorry, I've been very busy lately. This/that/the other thing went wrong in my personal life. Don't worry about the class – you're doing fine, and I'll be back in there shortly." I actually wrote a letter to the head of distance learning to complain about it and dropped out for a semester before deciding that I wanted to finish my degree and wouldn't let him stop me by his apathy.
The other issue I ran into was with a teacher who used a curve for grading discussion questions. If you were one of the first three people to post your responses for the week, you'd get an A. Everyone else could receive nothing higher than a B. This was hard for me because I was working full-time, taking care of my son, and going to school. I couldn't always be the first one because some students were full-time students, they did their work *weeks* in advance, and they would post before the unit even began. I thought that her rule was extremely unfair – it didn't matter how good or complete the answers were; they couldn't get an A.
While I've never really reflected on these things and how they influenced my teaching, when I look back, I can definitely see the connections.
First – empathy. My students are adults, and so while no one is stealing a hair ribbon, they have plenty of other emotional turmoil in their lives. Even if I haven't experienced what they may be going through, I try to put myself in their places and adjust my treatment of them accordingly. I try to be understanding and not just assume that they should "get over it."
Second – respect. I try as hard as I can to respect my student's opinions and point of views, even when I completely disagree. Now, there have been times when I've had to try to explain that they are wrong (for instance, I had a student who really wanted to write a persuasive paper on the fact that the whole economic crisis could be averted if we just printed more money because then no one would need any), but by and large, I let my students take their own viewpoints, explore them, and support them. Even if I completely disagree with something they say, if they say it well and have something to back it up, I let it ride and try to look at it objectively.
Third – excitement. I love English. All aspects of it. Even grammar is fun. I have been known to have entire dinner conversations about punctuation. And I let my students know that. If they know that I love my subject, I hope that they will try to see it through fresh eyes and not be as afraid of it. When my teachers have been "into" what they teach, I have tended to enjoy it more, so I hope that I can bring the same thing to my students
Fourth – communication. Communication is key! I believe that schools should have a policy of responding to students within 24 hours during the week and within 48 hours over the weekend, and I try to follow that religiously, regardless of whether it is an official policy or not. I also learned to respond to student posts as quickly as possible, especially if they had questions, and to answer questions about assignments.
Fifth – fairness and transparency in grading. Because of that, I don't force my students to post earlier than the syllabus requires. I know a lot of teachers do in order to help stimulate the discussion, but because I know how hard it was for me, I can't enforce a rule that I disagree with personally. Does it make my discussion boards suffer? Not really. I still get a lot of responses in those first few days, and with all the comments I make to my students, there is always something for them to say to get their participation credit. It also keeps the students who can only do their homework on weekends from suffering due to their schedules. I am also careful to provide a rubric and mark papers with enough comments so that students would understand where their problems (and successes) were, how they could improve, and why they had received the grade they received.
My experiences definitely informed the teaching style I use today, but they also informed my learning style. I have always been a self-directed learner who enjoyed having free reign on a topic. I enjoy being able to read and then respond to others' thoughts and theories. Another thing I've learned is that I am happiest when what my teachers want from me is clearly stated. Having rubrics or clear expectations is very important. It's also important to have deadlines for work, but those deadlines need to be realistic. While I understand (especially from a student standpoint) that school cannot always come first in life, I also understand the teacher's viewpoint that deadlines should be firm. I believe that my dual experiences as a teacher and a student, both on campus and online, have informed the choices I've made and the theories I believe.
Brookfield, S. D. (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Merriam, S.B., Caffarella, R.S., & Baumgartner, L.M. (2007). Leaning in adulthood: a comprehensive guide. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Mr. Ang and LerLer celebrated our first valentine day in this cosy cafe. The cafe was very small yet very cosy. This cafe 's speciality is serving lunch box. We can't help been attracted by the simple dish display.
|Pork Chop Rice RM9.90
|The thin slide of pork was fried till crispy and golden brown.
|Chicken Chop Rice RM9.90
Mr. Ang like this well marinated grilled chicken chop. The texture is tender and soft. The mushroom sauce complimented the chicken dish.
Ler's Reviews:
Halal? : NON HALAL
Service: 7/10
Delicious: 8/10
Parking : 3/10
(Quite hard to find a parking lots)
Parking : 3/10
(Quite hard to find a parking lots)
|Chop Chop
54, Jalan Kuning,
Taman Pelangi,
80400 Johor Bahru,
Tel: +6012-734 3759
Operating Hour
Monday to Sunday
11:00am - 9:00pm
(Close on Friday)
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