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Over in the Garden, this is the last challenge of Mary's Mixed Bag. Thank you Mary :D
Kerry initiated this challenge: Imagine you hold a bag which contains two objects: one which can heal and one which can harm. Only you may identify these two objects through touch, texture, shape-recognition and imaginative exploration. Which object would you withdraw first? Does the good out-weigh the bad, or is harm something that cannot be prevented? Use one of these two items as the starting point of your poem and move towards the other in conclusion. It is up to you whether you will begin with the healing or harmful thing. Lastly, the hidden objects may be either real or abstract.
Can you guess what my objects are? *Source
Moon's magic soon outlines Fool
sheer drapes veil the Queen shooting stars quiver
from Archer's bow arrows guide the glowing eyes of wolves his hunting dogs they protect their Queen
Aquarius pours her tea a cup of Heavenly Water
Did you see the Swan? Empress' hair color of field ripe wheat
her crown clustered stars
her gown white dotted with ruby red Pomegranates
heart shielded close by
Her daughter Persephone taken
Full Moon rises between two pillars
illuminating the path of tears
Tarnished trees intersect historic pass
right angles meet Rumor first carried in the hands of Egyptian priest
God's lamb mine is gold, small, fragile
arms of teaching
reaching equal in length
must climb 3 steps up hill and carry
faith, hope and love. © Ellen Wilson
See Fool has a bag Source
Empress has a crown of stars
I read this poem thrice, and I still need a couple of reads before I can grasp all the elements you've used here! And no, I have not been able to identify your chosen objects (Sorry :( Put it down to my denseness!)
I showed my hand at the end..Tarot Cards and a Cross necklace :DYes, I tried to layer this one....the Swan is the cross in the Stars...first photo! Sorry, I didn't mean to be that mysterious~ March 16, 2013 at 9:08 AM
I was thinking gold jewelry, but I didn't think of the tarot cards even though they were staring me right in the face.A good mystery, and a unique response to the prompt.Well done, Ella.K
This IS really a layered masterpiece, Ella. You put so much of 'you' into your poetry. "Faith, hope, and love." If we all had these characteristics on a regular basis, the world would be a better place.
Very cool poem, Ella. I love Tarot cards-the pictures are so interesting. I must admit, though, that I thought one of your objects was the constellations! March 16, 2013 at 9:52 AM
When I read the last line, I knew what the final item was!
This is a fascinating piece, from the arcane tarot cards to the cross, and paths of religion and superstition cross.
Such an intriguing write. I never could have guessed, glad you told us at the end.....very mysterious. I love the way you weave your thoughts in poems........your style really draws the reader along. Well done. kiddo.
It's beautiful. A unique collection of items woven together with words. I especially liked the crown of stars and the pomegranates! March 16, 2013 at 1:24 PM
hey you got all bases covered carrying both...i thought initially you might have a star map...love the sky...and the stars...really cool though...not bad to have in your bag...smiles.happy saturday to you
Very cool...from Persephone to the cross.Hugs and chocolate,Shelly
oooooh, Demeter's dress with a field of pomegranates! love this, Ella.
love the flowers in your header, Ella. We call that flower Golden Rain here and it really comes first in the spring announcing the end of winter. My trademark flower from April will be daffodils :) March 17, 2013 at 11:06 AM
We don't know what cards we will draw...love your poem. So much to think about..imagine. Nice job!!
Mixed bag indeed! First Astrology, then Tarot--which is christian mysticism--and then the cross with altars and stations and jobs in the real world. Perhaps you chose the latter and the other two chose you? It's a good mix, I think, though you could still add to it. No reason to make the choice easy. March 17, 2013 at 7:27 PM
Yikes, no way could I have guessed those objects. Well done! March 18, 2013 at 2:05 AM
thoughtful and well crafted - it is always good to go to the stars!
Love this Ella... especially the last stanza, the right angles and equal length arms reaching and teaching... faith, hope and love. Yes!
Hi Laurie-I thought it was a cool way to describe the Cross :D Thank you~Hi Ollie-Yes, those stars have a lot to tell ;D Thank you~Talli-Really? lol Thank you~ Hope you and your family are doing well!He is adorable :DSusan-Thank you! Yes, I could of gone long, so much detail in both areas. There is also so many symbols and then signs... Yeah, tough to narrow down... ;D Yes, chose the later-I like that~Hi Susie-Thank you! ;D Yes, the intersections of life-are never dull~ Dezzy-Thank you for sharing! This is beautiful :D I love the name~Here, the first Robin and the Forsythia blooming are the signs spring has made her grand entrance! I love daffodils ;D @>----------Marian-Thank you! I kinda like her Crown of stars ;D March 18, 2013 at 8:49 AM
I picked up on the Tarot Cards, but the necklace eluded me until I saw your photos. Lots of imagery, here, Ella. Much to consider.
Shelly-Hi! Thank you I'm sending you hugs and Cadbury Eggs ;D Do you like peeps? lolHi Brian-I walk almost every night to look up at the stars! :D Thank you~ Hope you have a great week! These two subjects offer a lot of wonder!Hi Mary Ann-Thank you! Yes, I do love her crown ;D I thought it fun to see how to outline the Swan.I didn't know about it~ Hope you had fun in your studio :DSherry-Thank you! Yes, it took a bit of time to figure out how to do this prompt. I think all poets share their lives, in this secret language ;D Kerry-Thank you! Yes, a lot of ideology and intersections crossing, on these two paths. I tried to trend carefully :DAlex-You are so clever :D I like that you knew~Lolamouse-I can see why! ;D I didn't know about the Swan constellation?! I was thinking of Shakespeare:Men at some time are masters of their fates:The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,But in ourselves, that we are underlings.(Julius Caesar, 1.2.146), Cassius to BrutusIt is the stars,The stars above us, govern our conditions.(King Lear, 4.3.37), KentI do think I might of blurred these two, lol ;D Thank you!Mary-Thank you :D I know, we do need to consider these stairs. The Cross with stairs represents these three. Hi Kay-I think I went too mystical, lol ;D Thank you~Mixi-I guess I layered it too much ;D Oops! Thanks for being a good sport~
Hi Kim,I thought you would get it :DYes, I think it is so easy to blur the lines~ Thank you Kim! @>--------


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saki Gallery June Opening: Shawn Stucky
The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky, a set on Flickr.
The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky
Opening Reception Saturday, June 2nd, 6-9pm at saki. Free.
Hors d'oeuvres provided by saki
Whiskey & Spirits tasting from Koval Distillery
Beverages from Cellar Rat
Shawn Stucky began his early work by taking the intangible passions and feelings that people share in music and translating them into physical form. This has progressed to reproducing what he calls his “silent film animations” that appear in his head on the verge of sleep. When looking for new sources of inspiration, Stucky later found it in the most personal of places. It was quietly lurking in that mysterious space between waking-life and dreams, hidden in plain sight. In these “silent film animations,” he sees films vividly playing in stop-motion. The imagery ranges from children on swing sets to odd-looking elderly men spinning chairs above their heads. Through these waking dreams, Stucky consciously collects the imagery to reproduce in his art.
Stucky was born red/green colorblind and moved from McPherson, Kansas to Chicago in 2002. He created his first screen print in 2006 and identifies that moment as the first time he was able to put his artistic visions onto paper. His process is based on simultaneously engaging his conscious and unconscious mind to express an intense emotion or complex thought based on personal experience. He utilizes the challenge of being red/green
colorblind in his work by relying on value more than color.
Shawn Stucky has shown his work nationally and internationally in New York, London, Pescara, Italy, the recording studio of Sigur Rós in Mosfellsbær Iceland, Keflavík, Iceland, and Chicago.
Please join us Saturday, June 2nd from 6 - 9pm for the opening of The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky. Enjoy a tasting table of whiskey and spirits from Koval Distillery, cool beverages from Cellar Rat, and food provided by saki. This event is FREE.
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Sandy Snowden: Bangle 16
I have been trying to steadily work on this last bangle for a Christmas present, but I am finally finished.
That is most of the ladies in my family sorted with beaded bangles. Most of them done last year.
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What is the difference between popular and hot? - Meta Stack Overflow
Or to put it another way, is it hot or not?
Actual number of views and/or activity probably, not sure. – πάντα ῥεῖ Jul 7 '15 at 21:47
I think "hot" just means how active they are over the past few days, but popular means either a lot of votes or a lot of links to the post. (This is just a guess, of course.) I'm taking the meaning of "hot" from the tooltip for the hot tab on the page I get when clicking the logo (I don't have the new navigation) and assuming it's the same meaning. – Kendra Jul 7 '15 at 21:50
I have read that the difference becomes more pronounced after one leaves high school. – Mark Amery Jul 8 '15 at 13:28
@MarkAmery You mean after graduation? – SuperBiasedMan Jul 8 '15 at 14:26
Hotness brings popularity, but popularity doesn't bring hotness. Someone can be popular for many reasons, but there is only one reason why one is hot. – Fjodr Jul 8 '15 at 14:28
@MarkAmery You made my day. – Anubian Noob Jul 8 '15 at 14:49
Ask Kim Kardashian. – Lightness Races in Orbit Jul 10 '15 at 16:06
Amy Schumer is popular, but she's not hot. – j08691 Jul 10 '15 at 17:26
Popular questions have had high activity over time. Hot questions have more recent activity. So hot and popular means lots of historic activity and recent activity. Popular but not hot denotes a "classic" question that has had activity for a longer period of time.
Can you provided any references for that? It seems like everyone has their own opinion on it. – David says Reinstate Monica Jul 8 '15 at 14:54
@David Grinberg I found: stackoverflow.com/help/badges/26/popular-question ^ For what makes a popular question. meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4766/… ^ For what determines a hot question. – StephenMcMurtry Jul 8 '15 at 14:59
@DavidGrinberg Your (edited) second link is broken. Please correct it. – Firelord Jul 8 '15 at 22:11
@Firelord fixed, but you really could have done that yourself. – David says Reinstate Monica Jul 9 '15 at 0:10
@DavidGrinberg I don't have sufficient reputation to make edits on Meta here (you do realize it has different rules for editing, don't you), otherwise I would've done that already. – Firelord Jul 9 '15 at 7:49
@Firelord: Hmm, what are the different rules for editing? – Lightness Races in Orbit Jul 10 '15 at 16:06
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@DavidGrinberg There are no suggested edits on Meta. (I don't think this applies to tag wiki edits, I think those can still be suggested.) Therefore, to edit on Meta, one must have 2k rep. Or, of course, be the owner of the post. (This also does not apply to Meta Stack Exchange, just the per-site metas.) – Kendra Jul 10 '15 at 20:20
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Great picture ! Thank you :-)
5:52 AM, December 05, 2005
Hi Chanit,Thanks for passing by!
10:05 AM, December 05, 2005
J'aime beaucoup cette recette. Et quelle magnifique illustration! :-)
1:58 PM, December 05, 2005
Merci Elvira pour ton commentaire qui me fait chaud au coeur!
5:24 PM, December 05, 2005
Rosa, I followed your link via chanit's blog (she always finds the most interesting sites!) and wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading all of your posts on this page. Two posts in particularly caught my eye...the one on ELLE À TABLE. I picked up a mag in France but didn't know that they have distribution in Italy! I'll have to search for it as my french is non-existent and I always need to rely on my husband to translate.Secondly, that Moqueca de peixe sounds really good. I am nuts for exotic food from the tropics and elsewhere and will definitely give this recipe a try. I look forward to the next post!
Bonjour Rosa, just the other day my friend asked me for a chicken with lemony flavour so I suggested a pan grilled breast served w cream lemon sauce. she wanted something quick but I did promise her to look for more lemony kind of recipe. I will forward her this recipe if you dont mind.
2:04 PM, December 06, 2005
Rosa, I love lemon chicken! I'm amazed that you can cook this dish! BTW the contonese garden is sooo beautiful... oh I wish I could just go there...
This looks absolutely delicious. The photo below of the garden is really nice, too.Paz
Hi,sha:No problem, you can forward this recipe to your friend. I hope she will enjoy eating this dish!glutton rabbit:I always liked this Cantonese speciality! I love Chinese ans Asian food and I cook a lot of specialities. You see, I'm not afraid to try cooking exotic dishes at home. Mostly, I'm more satisfied by them than if I go out to eat!paz:Thanks for the nice comments! Yeah, the garden looks peaceful...
4:44 PM, December 06, 2005
Looks great! I've got to try this sometime soon. And you did your categories perfectly! I'm sooooooooooooo happy for you! Great job! :D
8:59 AM, December 07, 2005
Hi Obachan,Thanks for the nice comment! I'm very pleaed with my categories although this part is still under construction. Your help was very useful!!! THANKS very much...
11:07 AM, December 07, 2005
Great photo! The dish looks so delicious.
1:51 AM, December 09, 2005
This is the first site I have found that has the typical restaurant style Lemon Chicken recipe. You have listed all of the ingredients and not left a thing out. Congratulations! and Thank You!
9:40 PM, December 23, 2005
si Karin
Hello Rosa,I tried your lemon chicken. My whole family loves it! I'm book-marking your recipe for future reference.Thanks a bunch!
1:06 AM, May 07, 2007
NIC: Thanks!LORI: Thanks for the very kind compliment, Lori!SI KARIN: Thanks for your visit and nice comment! I'm ever so happy to hear that my recipe has been enjoyed by your whole family. Wow!
Rosa, thank you for this recipe. I decided to cook it for my family tonight (as my first time cooking a main meal "by myself" - except for the rice, which my mother made)... it turned out nicely. My dad ate half of it on his own! Both mum & dad liked it and have asked me to make it again sometime!! :) Thanks again...oh, and I'll definitely be using more of your recipes in the future! :)
Hello, I was just looking for a nice lemon chicken recipe and I came across yours. I think I'll try it out tonight, as it looks and sounds delicious. Thankyou for posting this ^^ I'm sure it'll be lovely, as others have commented on how nice it was :D
5:20 PM, August 11, 2008
NI: Thanks for passing by and for the kind comment! I hope you'll enjoy that delicious dish :-D!
Hi Rosa, Thank you for the recipe! It was easy to follow, and the yummiest I've made yet. Vegetarian "chicken" pieces can be substituted, but it helps to microwave them 1-2 minutes before battering and frying. I also grated the lemon peel and added it to the sauce.
Yum, great recipe.
LOVED IT!!!Thanks so much. Cooked lemon chicken yesterday, it is the best lemon chicken I have ever had. I actually added grated lemon zest from 2 lemons and additional spoon of honey.yammyyy.Thanks so much for sharing this amazing recipe.
8:02 PM, November 25, 2008
ANONYMOUS: Thanks for passing by and for the kind comment! I'm ever so happy to hear that you loved this dish! Your version sounds interesting...
Hi Rosa, my sauce turned into a big lumpy blob...what did I do wrong?
10:14 PM, November 30, 2008
LISA: I'm so sorry to hear that your sauce didn't work...Are you sure you mixed the ingredients correctly (dissolving the cornstarch)? Maybe, you overheated the sauce and didn't stir it while it was cooking... I hope it helps!
7:54 AM, December 01, 2008
Rosa ,what can I say ,your lemon chicken was fantastic ,will be making it again and again and again.My batter was not has thick as I think it should have been but that gives me the opportunity to try again.thanks again ,Liz from Glasgow ,Scotland
LIZ: Thanks for passing ba and for leaving a comment! I'm so happy to hear that you liked that dish! Happy cooking! Cheers.
This chicken spells delicious all over it. I have bookmarked it. Thank you for doing the 7 links post, else I would have missed such wonderful recipes.
that photo is japanese, isnt it ?
ANONYMOUS: It could be a Japanese garden, but is is Cantonese... ;-)
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Wine firm director who cheated elderly customers out of almost £500,000 to fund his luxury lifestyle is jailed for more than four years
Harry Mosley's customers were promised money for their wine collections
But the vulnerable clients received barely any compensation for the sales
Instead Mosley 'cut and run', using the money to party and buy luxury goods
The judge described Mosley's fraud as sustained and planned
Published: 13:29 EST, 1 April 2017 | Updated: 13:42 EST, 1 April 2017
Mosley's clients were promised profits but received little or no money from the sales of their wine collections
Customers of Harry Mosley and his team lost entire portfolios or vast amounts of money when they signed up to his company Optimum Fine Wine.
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Mosley (left) pleaded guilty to four offences of conspiracy to commit fraud
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On Sunday February 11, Harry Edward Corr died surrounded by family after a short illness. He led a full life of devotion to family, service to community, and entrepreneurship. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean Hogge Corr who was his childhood sweetheart, his children Andrew Reade Corr...
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Dear Cindi, Mrs. Corr and the entire family, We are so sad to hear of your Dad/Mr. Corr's passing.Mom and I will always remember his amazing voice. His strong faith in Christ, his Love for his family and friends and his generosity with all he had. Prayers for peace and comfort.
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A wonderful man with a wonderful family! Prayers being lifted for all!
So sorry for your loss. Mr. Corr was truly a wonderful man and will be missed by many. Prayers for you and the family.
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To Jean, Andy, Cindi and Christopher, Dana and I send our sincere condolences. Your husband/Dad was a kind, warm, gentle man who was always a pleasure to be around. He will be missed greatly.
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To the Corr Family, you had an amazing husband and father who shared his talents with family and friends. You are all in my prayers. With deepest sympathy,
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Thinking of you, Jean, as you bid Harry goodbye for now. Remembering what a special man he was, sharing his time and talents with the church, community and especially his family. Blessings to you and your family.
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I had arranged with the hotel to be met by their Tuk Tuk driver from the port (had taken a boat from Siem Reap). We were some 5 hours late...so I was extremely pleased that the driver was there to collect me.The hotel is just up the road from the Port and a short stroll into the main town area. In honesty, there isn't much to do in the area once you have completed the tourist itinerary, so a couple of days should do it - as there isn't any night life to speak of.The staff are all very helpful, no matter what time of day or night you speak with them. I booked their Tuk Tuk driver, Surate, for a whole day and found him to be very reliable and helpful with a good understanding of English.They hotel does state that it has wifi - but it is touch and go...though they do have internet in the main reception area - but it is fairly slow (computers running off of floppy disk!).The rooms are decorated in fantastic ornate wood and very spacious and clean. The shower room met expectations also.Very good value for money.
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14 helpful votes “One of the nicest hotels I've stayed in, but avoid their tuk tuk driver with the Australian accent”
The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff are extremely nice, though they had a tendency to say "yes" to many things, even though they clearly had no idea what I was saying or they would say "no problem," which didn't apply to some of the situations I was asking about. But they did their best, can't ask much more than that. However, the manager was incredibly helpful with making arrangements, changing plans and providing every comfort and accommodation. She went above and beyond. She was truly wonderful! If I went back to Battambang, I would definitely stay at this hotel. The only problem that I had associated with the hotel was with the tuk tuk driver they contracted with to pick me up from the bus station. They sent a tuk tuk driver to pick me up from the bus station, even though they were located a short walk from the bus station. Traveling with a crazy large backpack, I much appreciated the help. I was promptly taken to the hotel and quickly checked into my room. But here is where the problems began. First, the staff had the tuk tuk driver take my bag up to my room, which was nice and all, except he wouldn't leave unless I agreed to use him the next day. He told me the price for the tour was the same as Siem Reap. I tried to tell him that I would thing about it and talk to reception, but he just kept talking and wouldn't leave, so I agreed to pay him $20 and he said he would take me to the caves, the temple and the bamboo train. Well, I went down to reception a bit later and spoke with the manager who informed me that the 3 places I wanted to go shouldn't cost more than $13. I told her about the tuk tuk driver and she said she would call him and work it out. Well, the next morning, I see the tuk tuk driver waiting in the lobby. I tried to confirm with him the lesser price and he told me that it was only for 2 places. I told.the manager and she promptly found me a new driver who only charged me $13. So,if you plan on doing anything in or around Battambang, ask reception FIRST! One thing to note, the manager is the only one who can use the credit card machine, so if you are paying by credit card, be sure to do it while she's around. When I went to check out, the staff on duty just kept asking me for cash and when I said I planned to pay by credit card, they informed me that the manager was the only person who could operate the machine, but they could go with me to the bank. I found this last bit slightly odd. In the end, it got worked out, but just be aware... Oh, if you are planning on getting a visa for Vietnam, the Vietnam Consulate is right around the corner. Be aware, they charge $40, not the $35 quoted in the Lonely Planet guidebook. But the good thing is, if you go first thing in the morning, have your paperwork all filled out prior to, had been issued a Vietnam visa before, it shouldn't take that long. It took about 15 minutes for me to get in and out.Plenty of time to taking a cooking class, just don't go to the Smoking Pot.
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48 helpful votes “Three star quality for a one star price”
Very tired after a long trip from Sihanoukville I chose this hotel just because it is close to the bus station - and it was a pleasant surprise. The building is juist a few years old, but the entrance is full of tradtional Khmer wood carving.For just $15 I had a wonderful room and excellent service and personnel who spoke quite good English. Breakfast is included, and free bicycles are available.
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14 helpful votes “Good hotel in good position...”
Well after the disappointing Waterside Guest House in Phnom Penh this place was a revelation. Same price but the rooms were large, very clean and everything worked. Nice modern bathrooms that you could swing a cat in and classical wooden furniture. Apparently the building is an ex bank and the quality shows throughout. Free good reception WiFi, pick up from the bus station, bikes and OK breakfast in the huge reception area - all held together by the super efficient general manager Ms Sodavy Phay who was always on hand to help. She even went to the trouble of providing gluten free bread for my packed lunch (I’m cursed with coeliac disease) on the slow boat trip to Siem Reap. In brief a very nice, comfortable good value hotel - just what you need after a long hot bus journey (after being ripped off by the previous hotel on the bus fare to Battambang) definitely recommended. And I hear they are doing really good deals in 2011 to celebrate the opening of their new hotel. Iincidentally the boat trip to Siem Reap said to be ‘scenic’ (never felt seeing river banks covered in waste plastic bags was ‘scenic’) seems to be basically a service for the locals with tourists paying the price on a packed, noisy boat and the worst toilet you have ever experienced. With the income from this packed tourist boat you would expect better. Oh and ignore the picture of the smart, modern boat on the ticket – what you get is an overloaded wreck and charmless crew. The worst value $18.00 worth of travel in Asia) – take the bus - half the time and over half the price.
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1 review “great value and good service with hepful staff treat you as family”
Excellent value at $17 per night double including a very good cooked breakfast served at a huge table made from a single piece of Cambodian tropical timber with seats to match made from roots. The timber in the foyer is a woodworker’s dream, sourced by the engineer owner at a time when such wood was legal to purchase. Even in our room, the wood theme was continued; the room was very clean and comfortable, with an enclosed shower in the bathroom (i.e. the water didn’t spray all over the toilet). The service was exemplary, guests are regarded as one of the (honoured) family during the stay. Free tuk-tuk to hotel, a stone’s throw from the bus depot. Helpful tourist information, suggestions to suitable restaurants, seats on the Battambang to Siem Reap boat booked at no commission and free tuk-tuk ride to Siem Reap at the other end.I certainly would only look elsewhere in Battambang if the Banyan was fully booked, and no, I am not being paid a commission or any other perk.
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33 helpful votes “A weird one night stay with staff who tried to help but failed!”
I genuinely don't know whether the language barrier caused us to not rate this hotel but we can truly said we had a bizarre experience. Started off by not getting our complimentary tuk tuk from the boat drop off and then to wait in reception whilst the staff confirmed the booking - they couldn't find it. We then got taken to a room which was empty on the first floor but are offered to get upgraded to the second floor. Of course we accepted, but to find two people in bed in the other room was quite a surprise! The member of staff either didn't understand or didn't believe us so he checked the room again - never met the people but did feel slightly embarrassed for them.Rooms were big and a lot of dark traditional wood - not sure what you need a three seated wooden bench with no cushion for exactly? Nicely carved though.Breakfast was alright but a little bizarre although you could se the staff trying to make an effort. The swimming pool isn't quite there yet but should make a nice bonus! Think you could get better for your money.
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16 helpful votes “Great hotel with very friendly staff”
The Banan was a very clean and friendly place to stay. There was at least one member of staff who spoke excellent English, and others were very helpful. They arranged boat travel to Siem Reap for us, and gave us a map and bikes for the day we wanted to go exploring. The room was spacious, with lovely carved wooden bedframes and chairs. The bathroom had a self contained shower - a rarity for this part of the world - which meant you could keep your feet dry while using the sink. Breakfast was pretty basic, omelette, bread and bananas, but there was plenty of it and it's included in the room price. It's about a five or ten minute walk to where Battambang's very small centre lies, but that does mean it's nice and quiet.
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It’s Monday, which means it is time for a new challenge!!! So week 4 will be a fun adventure of some smart planning and open minds. So are you now asking what it is…”Shredding Wonderland—Summer Games” week 4 challenge is “Olympic Eating”. So get you taste buds ready for some healthy eating!!!
How this week’s challenge works is…we have to follow Michi’s Ladder and pick food out of Tier 1 and Tier 2. From there we makes meals without adding anything extra. To put it simply…we are clean eating.
This challenge will not be hard, just a bit boring. One of my favorite foods is a baked potato and those are a no-no since they are in Tier 3. I also love when our asparagus has Parmesan cheese on it. Hard cheese is also a Tier 3. We can do nonfat cheese so looks like Kraft Fat Free Cheddar here we come!!!
I will probably bombard you with our clean eating recipes throughout the week, but I am going to warn you now…they will be healthy and boring!!! Here was our breakfast and lunch from yesterday.
Oatmeal with skim milk, a dash of cinnamon and coffee with skim milk
Cucumbers with balsamic vinegar and apples, bananas with natural peanut butter
As for last week’s “Diving Challenge” we accumulated 229 minutes and 53 seconds!!!
Smalls and I planked for 1 hour 43 minutes and 20.8 seconds
It was definitely a challenge fighting with sweet old Briggs
I am interested to see how many “lbs.” I am going to lose while clean eating. Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and get your taste buds ready for some healthy dishes.
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RICHTON PARK — Authorities on Sunday charged the 17-year-old son of a Cook County Sheriff's Police officer with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the officer, his mother, in late September.
Richton Park police said they found the teenager, Jonathan Stone, early Friday morning sleeping in an allegedly stolen car in the parking lot of a Richton Park condominium complex.
Stone subsequently admitted to investigators that he shot his mother, veteran officer Janice Stone-Norrington, and provided details of the crime in a written confession, Police Chief James Van Schepen said.
Police had questioned and released Stone and his stepfather in early October, less than a week after the slaying.
Van Schepen gave no details about why authorities now suspect the teenager shot his mother, and the chief declined to answer reporters' questions.
"We're just not releasing any more than somebody has been charged," Van Schepen said, adding the investigation continues in order "to tie up some loose ends."
He would not say whether further charges are expected, whetherinvestigators have other suspects in mind or whether a weapon has been recovered.
Stone appeared Sunday at a bond hearing inside the same courthouse--the Cook County 6th District Court in Markham--where his mother and stepfather, Paul Norrington, also a sheriff's officer, met while working together in the early 1990s.
Stone was being held Sunday without bond.
Stone was arrested Friday after officers responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle. Police later determined the vehicle was stolen in Chicago and questioned Stone, who gave a false identity, Van Schepen said.
Stone-Norrington, 47, a 21-year veteran of the sheriff's police, was discovered Sept. 29 by her husband of less than three years in a utility closet inside their home in the 4400 block of Michael-John Lane in Richton Park.
She had sustained bullet wounds to the chest and upper arms. Her cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Paul Norrington had filed a missing-person's report the day before finding his wife's partially decomposed body in the lower level of the family's home.
After the officer's body was discovered, authorities held Stone for several days in the Cook County Juvenile Facility for violating probation on an unrelated matter.
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Posted on December 23, 2014	by Jon Dunn
As Christmas is just around the corner, I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the past year. It’s been a brilliant one for me where wildlife-watching’s concerned, with a phenomenal 10 days of hummingbirds in Ecuador closely followed by a terrific few days exploring the wilds of Colorado – a trip notable for rosy-finches, lekking grouse and a wide array of mammals new to me.
And then of course there were the usual highlights that come with living in Shetland – seeing all the orchid species known to occur in the islands (though I like to think Small White Orchid Pseudorchis albida exists somewhere here, for all it’s not been seen for many a long year); finding Whalsay’s first records of Autumn Gentian and Small Adder’s-tongue; watching Otters and cetaceans from the house… and not least adding Hoopoe to the house list! I don’t keep many lists nowadays – all a bit too nerdy for my liking – but the house list remains a habit that’s hard to kick. Currently languishing on 174 species of bird seen from the croft, I wonder if 2015 will deliver the 175th species. And what it will be.
It’s been great to lead some tours for Shetland Wildlife and share these beautiful things with enthusiastic and friendly visitors to the isles, and I’m looking forward to more of that in the new year. And of course, it’s been good to see my pieces published in Bird Watching and 60 North magazines, and online for Rare Bird Alert – the latest of the latter pieces out only today. Here’s to more writing, photography and shared encounters in the coming months.
So for now, all that remains to do is to wish you a very happy Christmas, and a new year full of all the wildlife you could wish for.
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Troubleshooting SDK Download/Setup Problems	★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
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Having trouble downloading or installing the Windows SDK? Here’s help.
Most common issues<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Running the Windows SDK web setup on some connections can sometimes have issues when downloading the files. We recommend that you clear the %temp%\sdksetup directory and retry your web setup. If that fails, switch over to the ISO setup for the Windows SDK. Also if you are trying to install Windows Vista RTM SDK (build 6.0.6000.16384, released November, 2006), you should try installing the more recent Windows Vista SDK Update (Build 6.0.6000.16386, released in February, 2007):
Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista Web Install:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4377F86D-C913-4B5C-B87E-EF72E5B4E065&displaylang=en Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista ISO Install:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/6/42684501-9ec5-43dd-9dfe-c8c9dfa6a66f/6.1.6000.16384.10.WindowsSDK_Vista_Feb2007Update_rtm.DVD.Rel.iso Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista ISO verification information
For more information on how to use this information to verify that your ISO download is not corrupt, see Testing CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, below.
· AutoCRC: 0x9863D5EC
· Size: 1.15 GB (1,237,436,416 bytes)
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Many products are posted as ISO-9660 image files. An ISO image file is an exact representation of a CD or DVD, including the content and the logical format. The most common use of an image file is to write it to a blank CD-R or DVD-R, resulting in an identical copy of the original disc including file name and volume label information. ISO image files may also be opened and their contents copied to a local folder, much like ZIP files. ISO files may also be virtually mounted and accessed as a device. These three methods of using ISO images are described below. Writing ISO files to CD-R or DVD-R Most CD-R/DVD-R writing software includes a feature to create a disc from an image file. Note: you must use the special “copy image to CD” or “burn image” functionality. See your software’s Help for detailed information. <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /> Testing CD-Rs and DVD-Rs
After a CD/DVD-R has been written, you should verify that the file was successfully written. Many freeware programs are available for calculating the SDK SHA-1 hash value (provided above). Use an Internet search engine to search for “sha1 hash” to find a freeware program.
The contents of image files may be accessed directly using third-party tools. Using this method you can extract the files from an image file to a temporary folder on your hard drive, then run setup. The following tools (and others) offer image file support:
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Review: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories | trulYou
Review: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
Posted on August 31, 2012 @ 9 am by Annie
I picked up this book because I recently joined the hitRECord community. The cover illustration is very cute and it makes the book kind of hard to resist (yes, I sometimes judge a book by the cover). Before today the only pictures that I saw of the book cover were online. At $10 per book I thought it was a great steal. When I finally saw it my initial thought was, ‘it’s so SMALL.’ It’s a lot smaller in real life than I expected. All of a sudden, $10 per book made a lot of sense. What I really don’t get is why Barnes and Nobel categorized the book under Humor. I had trouble finding it since I was originally looking for it under the fiction section.
Though I love the concept you can tell that some of the ‘stories’ were better than others. The artwork follows a similar trend. I guess for a book that can be considered an anthology that makes a lot of sense. You’re bound to like some more than others. I appreciated the witty stuff that got published in the book, however, I kept waiting for something with more heart. I found it in a few pieces, but I didn’t experience it with a lot of them. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great collaboration, but I feel like it could have been a little better. I predict that this stems from the fact that the book does not have a unifying theme (but at the same time it is what makes the book fun). My favorite tiny story is titled the tiniest story. The one that confused me the most is the one about the alligator and the turtle.
I applaud the hitRECord community for producing this little book. It’s great, it’s small, and it’s easily digestible in about ten minutes. It might not be something that I would pick up again and again, but I think it’s a neat little book that everyone should take a glance at.
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5 thoughts on “Review: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories”
victoriah4rt on August 31, 2012 @ 10 am at 10:02 am said:
This book does look incredibly cute.
yawnie on August 31, 2012 @ 2 pm at 2:13 pm said:
It’s REALLY tiny. Haha. Like I said, it’s a great book to read through at least once. The art is pretty great too.
Gen on August 31, 2012 @ 6 pm at 6:42 pm said:
I sometimes judge a book by its cover too! Also by its font and paper used. My sisters think I’m weird (nothing new there). If I saw this book in a bookstore, I would have bought it too. 🙂
CokaRabbit on September 1, 2012 @ 12 am at 12:38 am said:
the book cover is super cute!!! I just start to wonder how small is it?!
yawnie on September 1, 2012 @ 2 am at 2:56 am said:
It’s about 4 inches tall and about 3 inches wide. Very small!


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ONOLULU -- President Jiang Zemin of China surprised many afternoon strollers on Waikiki Beach by turning up unexpectedly for a swim late Sunday afternoon.
Many beachgoers were naturally curious what famous person required an entourage of 17 bodyguards just to go into the ocean, and others stopped to watch the buzz of attention his aides created when their boss emerged from the water.
In China, Jiang's swim will be of even more interest, especially when word spreads that he did the breast stroke for a full hour. China is the audience, in all likelihood, that Jiang wanted to show his physical prowess. He is 71.
In recent months, concern has spread in China that Jiang may be suffering from heart trouble. At the ceremony marking Hong Kong's return to Chinese control on July 1, he looked so pale and pasty that rumor spread that he had suffered a minor heart attack on his flight there. But China's leaders are so secretive about their personal lives that it was impossible to know.
So the appearance on Sunday, with the handy complement of reporters from China's state-run news organizations in tow, was of extra interest. The event was not on Jiang's public schedule.
Donning a pair of black swim goggles and a pink-and-white bathing cap, Jiang looked something like an Italian race car driver when he ventured into the ocean. He needed help balancing himself as he walked through the surf, taking the arm of a bodyguard on each side, but once he was swimming he appeared to need no further help.
Jiang swam and swam and swam, his head bobbing all the way underwater with each breast stroke he took.
Swimming, in Chinese politics, has an illustrious history. Mao and Deng Xiaoping both carefully chose the political moment to take a well-publicized swim to show everyone exactly how robust they were. At the start of the intensely leftist Cultural Revolution in 1966, Mao chose to swim with the tremendously strong tide in the Yangtze River.
Choosing Hawaii as the setting for his own public swim affords Jiang a beautiful setting and a chance to use the prestige of his visit to the United States to show that he is healthy, physically and politically.
He certainly looked robust. When he emerged onto the beach, an aide trading Jiang's dark swim goggles for his ordinary dark glasses, Jiang seemed vigorous and -- in a rare move -- even answered a few questions yelled by journalists over the heads of several bodyguards.
"I swam more than a kilometer," Jiang said. "It was very calm. Like a mirror.
"What? Yes! I very much like Hawaii."
And when the leader goes in, so do many of the minions.
Zeng Qinghong, who as Jiang's aide-de-camp is now considered one of the nation's most influential men, took a swim in his own personal style. He wore his prescription sunglasses, not bothering to take them off when his head went repeatedly underwater during a decent rendition of the butterfly stroke.
One security officer did not bother to take off his socks and sandals, and he strolled knee-deep in the surf. Yet when he finally decided to put down his walkie-talkie to head into the water for a swim, and a friend suggested that he take off his footwear, the officer shed his sandals but headed into the water with his socks on. None of his colleagues seemed to notice.

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RAFT Hands-On Education: 2011
RAFT wins first place in Bright Green Tree Contest!
RAFT has a lot to be jolly about this holiday season! RAFT has won 1st place in San Jose Christmas in the Park's "Bright Green Tree Contest".This year RAFT was officially handpicked to participate in San Jose Christmas in the Park’s first ever “Bright Green Tree” contest to showcase eco-friendly Christmas trees and tree decorations in a highlighted section of the event!The non-profit ‘Our City Forest’ provided potted, instead of cut, trees for the contest and will replant them throughout the community after the event.The RAFT tree was decorated with clever. one of a kind, hand-made ornaments including test-tube “icicles” filled with thinly sliced strips of shiny mylar calendars, mini RAFT game boards, CD “snowflakes”, mylar spirals, sparkling “different color hand circles”, red spool cornucopias, cork reindeer, and more!As the “Bright Green Tree Contest” contest winner, RAFT will receive a $350 grand prize donated by Garden City Sanitation, one of San José’s garbage and recycling haulers. ‘Hands-on’ is absolutely the way to go!By Jeanne Lazzarini, RAFT Math Education Activity Developer
Middle-schoolers wowed everyone at the RAFT Citizen-School after-school program showcase
"Chromatography"
"Liquefaction"
"Regurgitation"
These are just a few of the amazing words that thirty middle school students used with casual precision during their presentations at the RAFT Citizen Schools WOW event, held at RAFT Redwood City . For the students, the WOW event marked the completion of a 10-week after-school program. For Citizen Schools and RAFT, it marked the beginning of a promising new collaboration to expand the use of ‘hands-on’ activities in after-school programs.
Students at Kennedy Middle School completed 16 ‘hands-on’ activities in the course of their "Crime Scene Investigation" program. The instructor skillfully wove together RAFT activities on fingerprinting, DNA, color analysis, and more. During the WOW event, students presented a fictitious crime, and challenged the audience to use RAFT activities to discover the criminal. For example, ink from a pen used to write a threatening note could be traced back to the writer using a RAFT chromatography kit. Even the classic RAFT activity, "Owl Pellet Dissection" became very cool when the experience was tied to crime scene investigation. According to one enthusiastic student, "we sorted out all the rabbit bones the owl regurgitated."
Young scientists at McKinley Institute of Technology spent 10 weeks learning about the Redwood City marshland. They used a wide variety of RAFT activities to demonstrate how marshes filter water, prevent floods, and host wildlife. In one display, they placed a sample of marshy soil on a RAFT shake table. Liquefaction caused by a small tremor caused a model building to fall off its foundation. The students noted that apartment buildings are currently being built on Redwood City marshland. "We want to talk to a judge about that," they told one observer.
The instructors who led the pilot project were enthusiastic about the impact it had on the students. RAFT and Citizen Schools are already planning to repeat the pilot next semester - doubling the scale to include four schools. No matter what topics the instructors choose, RAFT will be able to provide the hands-on kits and mentoring they need. Looking farther into the future, both organizations expect that Citizen Schools locations around the country will benefit from the innovative approach we prototyped here in Silicon Valley.
Greg Brown, RAFT Director of Education
EVENTS EXCERPTS
Big Idea Fest, 2011 - Day 4The Wednesday presentation was a huge success for my Big Ideas Fest Action Collab design team. Our project was chosen as one of three that will receive funding from the Gates Foundation for Beta testing! Gates has provided ISKME with $50,000 to take the three most promising ‘big ideas’ from the Big Ideas Fest to the next stage of development. An additional $50K will come from matching grants secured by ISKME in the coming months. The total fund of $100K will be used to pay for non-labor costs, such as travel, design assistance, software, materials, etc. Everyone from my Collab, plus any other conference participants who are interested, are invited to participate in the follow-on.The team came up with an amazing way to assess student performance in 21st-century skill areas such as teamwork, creative problem solving, etc. These so-called ‘soft skills’ are not currently assessed using conventional bubble tests. Our assessment tool is very simple, very hands-on, and tightly integrated with the use of design challenge learning projects. In a nutshell, it provides a way to measure the impact of RAFT-style activities on student achievement. Everyone who heard the presentation agreed that effective assessment of 21st-century skills is sorely needed in education. With Common Core standards right around the corner, the timing is perfect. We already have a teacher in SF who wants to pilot our assessment tool in her classroom. I could not be more pleased with the outcome! My group of 18 educators was creative, enthusiastic, and very collaborative. We transformed "provocations" into "solutions," and we converted "No buts" into "Yes ands." Hearing our name called after three days of hard work gave me goosebumps!- Greg Brown, RAFT Education Director (Dec 7,2011)
Big Ideas Fest, 2011 – Day 3Yea! The Action Collab design team I am leading has completed its project at the Big Ideas Fest. Today, we pitched our 21st-century skills assessment concept to the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and a professor from the University of Ottawa. The team got excellent feedback and one suggestion to make the idea even bigger. Together, the team created a second prototype (again using RAFT materials) which incorporated the expansion idea. Tomorrow, the team will present their final concept to all 200 conference participants. Other foundations represented at the Big Ideas Fest include Gates, Hewlett, Qatar, National Endowment for the Arts, CK-12, Sherwood, and Carnegie.Today's Rapid Fire speakers presented cutting-edge programs:> Common Craft (a 2-person company that makes short videos explaining social media tools, like "Wikis Made Simple")> Valencia 626 (a very popular free tutoring provider that publishes its students' works)> CK-12 Foundation (a group that replaces textbooks with on-line equivalents, saving schools up to $175K per year)> New Orleans Charter Academy (a school in the flood-ravaged 9th Ward of New Orleans that went from last to first place in reading scores), and more!RAFT got a big round of applause from all the participants for supplying all the prototyping materials used during the conference (most of which were paid for by the organizers). I was given three buttons from my fellow conference attendees: "You Inspired Me", "I Learned Something From You", and "Interesting Adult". The last one came from a high school student from South San Francisco. I have learned so much about trends in assessment, the needs of today's teachers, the future of education policy, and what is at the forefront of online professional development. I Can't wait for the big presentation in the morning!- Greg Brown, RAFT Education Director (Dec 6,2011)
EVENT EXCERPTS
Big Ideas Fest, 2011 – Day 2The first full day of the Big Ideas Fest in Half Moon Bay included a "Rapid Fire" presentation by Barbara Chow (Education Program Director at Hewlett Foundation). Barbara talked about the importance of Federal policy and new school models.William Ayres (noted educational activist) talked how the national "disrespect" for teachers is damaging the profession. His simple belief is "Good working conditions are good teaching conditions, and good teaching conditions are good learning conditions." He is concerned that some for-profit providers turn education into a product assembly line filling "inert heads with disconnected facts." Enrique Legaspi, a young teacher, showed how he is enabling students to "curate" their own content on the web. He feels that "editors learn - so we should let students edit their own materials rather than doing it for them." The need for "real time assessment" was also discussed. Students need (and deserve) to get "the right data at the right time." People were talking about "Course Signals" - a tool that gives a student a green, yellow or red light to indicate their chances of passing a course. The signal is based on the passing rate of past students who have performed similarly up to the same point in the course. Apparently the simple signal greatly improves the pass rate because students who get a red or yellow warning take action before it is too late. The Ford Fusion dashboard was provided as an example of real time feedback. A green plant is shown on the dashboard. It gets greener if the car is driven in an eco-friendly way, and shrivels if the car is not driven responsibly. Apparently this real time feedback has greatly improved the driving performance of Fusion owners. The symbol was developed by IDEO using the same "Action Collab" process we are using at the conference.The first full day of my Action Collab went well. My group included educators from around the nation, creative people from Edutopia, and more. We worked on an assessment tool that measures 21st century skills (such as teamwork) and would work with the Common Core Standards. One of the special "research subjects" who was interviewed by my team was Gever Tulley a former Adobe designer and friend of mine who recently started a charter school (Brightworks) focused on tinkering. He also wrote a book called "50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do." To spark creative thinking, I led my group through five different ‘Improv’ activities - something I never imagined doing but find very effective now that I have gotten training from the pros on how to do it. Improv, it turns out, is not about being funny. It is about being "present" and connecting with people in new ways.I am all set for tomorrow's "proto-storming" session in the Collab. We will be using RAFT materials to create a physical model of our assessment system. Time for lights out!- Greg Brown, RAFT Education Director (Dec 5,2011)
Big Ideas Fest, 2011 – Day 1Sunday got off to an amazing start here at the Big Ideas Fest. My first conversation was with none other than Dr. Martha Kanter, the US Under Secretary of Education. Dr. Kanter is a visionary educational leader, and (thanks to many years spent in Silicon Valley) she is very familiar with RAFT. Later, she delivered her public address to all 200 conference participants. It was easy to see that the decline of education in America is as concerning to her as it is to us. Among the statistics she shared:> 25% of US students never finish high school. The drop-out rate in some areas is as high as 50%.> The economic impact of the high drop-out rate is equivalent to a "permanent recession."> The US is #16 in the world in terms of college graduation rates. Just one generation ago, we were #1.> Millions of jobs available in the US today are going unfilled because of a lack of qualified applicants. On a positive note, Dr. Kanter described many actions that are being taken to reverse the downward spiral. One innovative approach she described was "badging" - giving learners credit for demonstrating aptitude in a subject by completing a set of requirements similar to Boy Scout or Girl Scout badges. The skills can be learned anywhere, even outside of school. Dr. Kanter got enthusiastic applause when she mentioned the importance of looking beyond NCLB (No Child Left Behind) requirements to find teaching strategies that address the needs of individual students. She is optimistic that the common core standards will help create a more qualified workforce. She advocated "personalized" education and noted that no single style works best in all cases. On this point she mentioned the need for assessment-driven decisions about education funding.She concluded by observing that the Big Ideas Fest has the potential to bring together "new consortia" of innovative educators who have the potential to solve the problems facing our country. She committed to listen to any big ideas we want to send her way, and she is eager to use our help to convert the Government's educational agencies from "compliance-based bureaucracies" to "engines that drive innovation."I am now looking forward to "Action Collab" I will be facilitating starting on Monday morning. My group of 20 big thinkers will tackle the challenge of creating "meaningful assessments" of student learning. During the next three days, we will produce a well-defined, scalable solution that will go "way beyond" standardized testing. - Greg Brown, RAFT Education Director (Dec 4,2011)
How Hands-On Teaching Helps the Learning Challenged Child
My daughter Aruna is all of 3 and half years old and she knows the sheet on our bed is made of millions of threads intricately woven together because she goes around pointing and peering through her huge magnifying glass at everything around her. Aruna was diagnosed with Autism when she was 18 months. From almost no eye contact, speech or any other kind of non-verbal communication to a child who asks a million questions a day about everything around her and even the space above us... yes she has to know the phases of the moon and constellations too… well, she has come along a good measure!Her way of learning however, is different. It is a bit repetitive. So if someone introduces a simple question like "what is this?" she takes the baton and goes around exploring and applying the same question to everything. While the curiosity is well taken care of, the challenge for us has been to introduce new questions and give her hand-on tools to discover the answers. Children who struggle with some physical or learning limitation are the ones who can most benefit from hands-on teaching. The child who has difficulty understanding concepts at a pre-school level has a greater chance of learning the material during a hands-on teaching activity than simply listening to a verbal explanation. Aruna is learning a lot about different textures and materials by touch and feel. She goes around feeling textures and knocking at different materials and differentiating and classifying the sounds into metal, plastic, glass, ceramic, cotton, synthetic, wood - as many as I can introduce. Hundreds of studies support the idea that hands-on teaching is key to a well-rounded, rich and successful education. Recent studies like the one done by the respected Rockman Et. Al, confirmed what RAFT has known for years, that children are more engaged, more likely to learn and truly enjoy their hands-on teaching time. The result? Kids achieve more. RAFT has all kinds of hands-on educational activity kits that can really benefit children who need additional help. Kits are affordable because materials are donated and then repurposed into myriad hands-on activities. They’re easy to use and engage students in surprising ways. Most importantly, they give students creative ways to learn and succeed, even if they have struggled in the past.- Valli Bindana, a RAFT follower
At the RAFT Homeschooling Open House held last month, we were pleased to welcome both first time visitors and veteran members of the home school community. As visitors signed in, we chatted and I thanked them for coming out on a rainy evening. Their gracious responses voiced their acknowledgement of RAFT as a hub of the education community:• ”Thanks to RAFT for having this event!”• ”Thank you for recognizing us as educators.”• “We face some of the same challenges as classroom teachers.”• ”It’s nice to be part of this larger community of educators”Whether you teach a class of one that may be your own child or a classroom filled with students, what is it about RAFT that appeals to a wide range of educators? I asked a few of our guests this question. The response of one home school educator provides the best clue -- “All children learn differently. There should be room to explore many different teaching models and, if you can, match the model that best meets the need of each child.” Educators are the experts in knowing what they need to teach and what will work with their students. RAFT’s mission as a non-profit organization is to support educators with the teaching resources that promote creativity and exploration, tools that engage and delight students to develop a life-long love of learning –‘To Transform the learning experience through hands-on education to engage and inspire students”. Because, we agree! All children do learn their own way and hands-on teaching is an effective way to teach children the way they learn. - Maria Biggs, RAFT Marketing Manager
Hands-on is the 21st century way!
Many educators have been utilizing all kinds of recycled, upcycled and found materials for decades to explain concepts in classrooms. Today many instructors in schools, learning centers, or parents/ caregivers want to use common, readily found and affordable materials as teaching tools. Educators now have access to resource centers like Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) that provides a platform for teaching resources and materials that they can use to bring concepts alive for students. Not only classroom students, but Girls and Boys Clubs and Scouts, Campfire Girls, After School programs (ASPs), preschools and daycare all benefit from more hands-on education. Hands-on method of teaching helps the educator to be flexible, creative, challenging, and collaborative with students – all the necessary skills needed in the 21st century. Many homeschooling and teachers’ resource sites have idea sheets, lesson plans, activity kits and recommended age ranges for hands-on learning. RAFT is one of the organizations that meet this challenge of providing educators with strong hands-on learning concepts and resources in the form of Activity Kits and Idea Sheets keeping in mind the curriculum standards.
Educators, administrators, and science specialists from the Sam Ramon Valley Unified School District recently visited Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) in San Jose, for a professional development experience. They toured the facility, participated in a hands-on activity, and got a chance to shop in the store. They choose from the various Activity Kits on sale and many additional materials that could be used for hands-on teaching in the classroom. The visitors from the East Bay were also mentored by RAFT’s Education staff in hands-on teaching ideas and RAFT’s many resources. Says Stan Hitomi, Math & Science Coordinator, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, “Thank you so much for the incredible day! Some of our teachers have taught for 30-40 years and said it was the best professional development experience they have ever had.” Continuing their involvement with RAFT, 20 of the visiting educators became members or renewed their membership. For more information on RAFT’s professional development offerings go to www.raft.net/workshops. If you would like to sign up your organization for a tour and/or professional development opportunity with RAFT please email workshops@raft.net.
Why RAFT educators use hands-on teaching methods
Today one of the concerns of educators is that only a few students appear engaged with the task at hand. If students can’t engage with the content to construct meaning for themselves, then they aren’t learning. Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) recognizes this problem and helps educators with hands-on teaching tools to help close the engagement gap.Jennifer Lazzarini, 2nd Grade Teacher of Hubbard Elementary and RAFT Member says, “RAFT is an organization that reaches out to make a difference in our classrooms. They provide activities that help educators like me bring 21st century skills to future leaders.”RAFT members and many educators have realized that hands-on teaching means students are actively engaged in a lesson using multiple intelligences and learning styles to access the content. They connect with the lesson at a new level aimed at creating a physical experience that helps them learn by doing.
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At the Discovery Days of the Bay Area Science festival held over the last couple of weeks, Chevron, demonstrated and gave away hundreds of hands-on RAFT Activity Kits to a wide variety of eager young students. One of the events was at the Cal State East Bay campus in Hayward.This successful event provided students and teachers with clever hands-on, solid STEM learning, by discovering the fun creative techniques that make learning really meaningful!Over 1,500 young people visited the Chevron tent where they got to learn about self-similar patterns in nature while making their own amazing fractal patterns with paint and CD cases from the RAFT Freaky Fractals Activity Kit!The tent was continually packed with enthusiastic kids eager to make these fractal designs and they left with a variety of RAFT Activity Kits that cleverly illustrate STEM concepts from why our eyes see color (Black And White makes Color Activity Kit), how light separates into color spectrums (The Colors of Light), to how sound is made and changes in pitch (Glove-a-Phone Activity Kit, Buzz Off Activity Kit, Tongue Depressor Harmonica Activity Kit) and more!Young participants placed their colorful painted fractals along a nearby creek bed to dry in the warm sun before taking them home --- creating a truly awesome effect for all to see!By Jeanne Lazzarini, RAFT Math Education Activity Developer
Hands-on activities lead to comprehension and retention
Great educators, such as John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Rudolph Steiner, Reggio Emilia, John Holt, and countless other education leaders all agree on one thing: children learn best when they are actively engaged in education, and the best way to engage them is to involve them with hands-on curricula. Especially for lesson plans in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the best way to make any topic come alive and make the learning memorable, is to bring the students right to the table and get their hands actively moving.Retention is a key element of academic achievement; making lessons memorable is critically necessary. Fun, excitement, appropriate challenges, and solvable problems are all aspects that make the learning of difficult concepts seem easier and their applications more obvious.Comprehension and retention both flow from hands-on learning activities.
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