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By Nick Whittaker Posted on January 9, 2018 April 1, 2018
Abigail Tere-Apisah: Breaking new grounds for Papua New Guinean tennis
Representing your nation has got to be one of the proudest moments for any sports star. In tennis, the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Olympics provide the opportunity to hear your national anthem, while playing in front of a raucous home crowd in tournaments allows you to feel the love from those that follow you.
But what if your country is too small to have its own team? And what if the sport isn't big in your country?
Meet Abigail Tere-Apisah, who at world number 331, is the highest ranked tennis player from Papua New Guinea. In December 2017, she was one set away from causing one of the biggest upsets in recent tennis history, but it is unlikely that you know about it. Going into the Australian Open Pan-Pacific Wild Card Playoffs, little was fancied of the Papua New Guinean, however Tere-Apisah defied the odds to reach the final. Eventually losing out to teenager Wang Xinyu, Abigail missed out on the opportunity to become the first ever player from her nation to compete at a Grand Slam tournament.
But what is it like being a tennis player from a nation with little budget, support and history in the sport? We caught up with Abigail following a positive year in 2017 to find out.
Tennis in Papua New Guinea
"Tennis isn't a big sport in Papua New Guinea at all. Most days of the week, the national club is sitting idle. It's more of a social sport for families, particularly adults that are financially stable or foreigners that are working and living in the country."
As Abigail says, tennis is not a big sport in Papua New Guinea. Where the locals enjoy rugby league as the number one sport, little, if any, light shines on tennis. It could be for this reason that it's taken so long for Tere-Apisah to become a professional tennis player.
"My decision to become a professional tennis player didn't happen overnight. After graduating from college, I wasn't 100% convinced on the idea of playing Pro. There were a lot of people dear to me that really believed in my game and believed I could play amongst the best in the world but I myself didn't think so.
"I took a whole year off and spent it at home in Papua New Guinea. I think it was during that time that I realised I was not doing anything at home and I missed playing competitively. So I ended up visiting my brother in Australia and joined in on some of his practices at Meriden (where I currently train), and the rest is history. I absolutely love the process of working hard on the court and in the gym. I don't feel like it's a chore when previously it felt like it. So I'm absolutely having a blast on my journey."
Funding and finding inspiration
As a sport which doesn't have much following, finding tennis was by chance for Abigail. Not aspiring to be like a particular player, it was due to her parents' and brothers' time on the courts that made Abigail pick up a tennis racket.
"My parents are both tennis coaches and because my elder brothers both played, it was the only thing I grew up around so I just went along with it without consciously understanding what I could gain from it. If you ask my parents, they will tell you I used to hate watching tennis when it was on TV. Playing it was enough, why should I watch more? But in all seriousness, I would say my family, my parents have been my main influence in the sport and I'm really thankful for it."
Like many a tennis tale, funding plays a big part. Where players from the UK benefit from support from the Lawn Tennis Association, Abigail doesn't reap the rewards from having such luxuries.
"It's been difficult trying to secure funding and my parents have sacrificed and worked really hard to help me get to where I am. Because it's not a major sport, money really isn't invested into tennis so a lot of the times, young players and myself, for example, have to look for funding on our own."
Despite this obstacle, 2017 saw Abigail Tere-Apisah have her best season to date and she has provided herself with a fantastic opportunity to break further ground as a tennis player from Papua New Guinea. In October, she reached her first $25k ITF final, losing to Olivia Rogowska 6-1 2-6 2-6, and ended the year in the top 350 after making the semi finals in a $60k tournament in Bendigo.
"It was definitely an amazing run to reach a final. It also disappointing at the same time but my goals for next year are to start playing higher level ITF tournaments and also maybe enter some WTA tournaments."
In the doubles, Tere-Apisah has excelled and won four titles in 2017, three of which with Leeds-born Australian Naiktha Bains. "There's no doubt there'll be some bumps in the road as we progress to playing higher level tournaments and WTAs, but I think that's only going to help us learn more about each other and what we as a team can work on to get better. For me personally, doubles translates into my singles game and I find it just as important. I actually love doubles and if I have the chance to play both singles and doubles at a tournament, I'm going to take it and go with it."
Representing the minor nations
With a country with so few professional tennis players, how does Abigail represent Papua New Guinea at the Fed Cup? Well, it's perhaps not what you'd expect. Papua New Guinea is part of a wider team – Pacific Oceania – which represents ten nations and Abigail is very much a key player in the team.
"I think it's absolutely amazing when you can represent your sister countries. Although ideally, it would be a dream to have a Papua New Guinea Fed Cup team, there are just too many factors that don't allow our young Papua New Guineans to be groomed and trained consistently to be top players. I am proud to be the lone Papua New Guinean in the Pacific Oceania Fed Cup team and I'm proud to represent all the other island nations."
Despite facing so many factors that may have prevented a career in professional tennis, Abigail Tere-Apisah is a fine example of a sportsperson that has true grit and determination. Her secret? Surrounding yourself with people that believe in your potential, consistently putting in hard work and working with like-minded people.
"No amount of words or money can describe how supportive my family and friends have been throughout my whole tennis career. My parents have been no doubt the core all my tennis years and I have an unbelievable support system from my extended family and friends.
"There's been a tonne of people that have positively contributed to my career over the years so it hasn't been just one person. I've been fortunate that people believe in me and want to help me pursue my dreams. I may not be in contact with them all the time, but I hope they know I'm still thankful for what they've contributed to my life.
"I also want to thank my current team at Meriden (where I train) for taking me on board and helping me better myself as a player on court but more importantly as a person. And a thank you to my sponsors the ITF development Fund as well as Kina Securities LTD PNG for helping me pursue this career."
Abigail wants to show that young female Papua New Guineans can become what they want to be and can chase their dreams, wherever they lie. While she's certainly had to make some sacrifices during her career, such as moving away, Tere-Apisah has shown that she has the skill and ability to become the first ever player from Papua New Guinea to make a Grand Slam main draw. Whatever happens over the next year, she is definitely a role model for all young tennis fans to aspire to and Papua New Guineans should be proud to follow their number one player.
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2 Replies to "Abigail Tere-Apisah: Breaking new grounds for Papua New Guinean tennis"
Egalite says: 3 years ago Reply
Fantastic interest outreach. Stories like that of Ms. Tere-Apisah need more attention.
Shine a light in to the the unfashionable corners of the tennis world.
The more tennis can widen it's appeal in markets where it has little foothold, the better for the game as a whole. No shortage of talent, just need an equal opportunity to compete.
Best wishes to her as she continues to carry the flag for PNG (and Pacific Oceania).
Martin Maden says: 3 years ago Reply
Thanks for featuring this story. Always happy for the growing success of Abigail Tere-Apisah. By the way, Heather Watson the British Nº2 is also Papua New Guinean on her mother's side.

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Tailwind Airlines is een Turkse luchtvaartmaatschappij die haar thuisbasis heeft in Istanboel. De maatschappij werd in 2006 opgericht. De eerste vlucht werd succesvol uitgevoerd in mei 2009.

Bestemmingen
Sinds augustus 2013 vliegt Tailwind Airlines naar de volgende bestemmingen in Azië en Europa:

Zweden
Kristianstad - Kristianstad Airport
België
Brussel – Brussels Airport
Bosnië en Herzegovina
Sarajevo - luchthaven Sarajevo
Tsjechië
Praag – luchthaven Praag
Frankrijk
Parijs – Orly Airport
Lille – Lesquin Airport
Duitsland
Berlijn – Schönefeld Airport
Bremen – Bremen Airport
Keulen – Cologne/Bonn Airport
Dortmund – Dortmund Airport
Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport
Dresden – Dresden Airport
Erfurt/Weimar – Erfurt-Weimar Airport
Frankfurt/Hahn – Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Hamburg – Hamburg Airport
Hannover – Hannover Airport
Kassel – Kassel Airport
Leipzig – Leipzig/Halle Airport
München – Munich Airport
Nuremberg – Nuremberg Airport
Stuttgart – Stuttgart Airport
Hongarije
Budapest – Ferihegy Airport
Debrecen – Debrecen Airport
Italië
Bergamo – Orio al Serio Airport
Catania – Fontanarossa Airport
Milaan – Malpensa Airport
Rome – Fiumicino Airport
Verona – Villafranca Airport
Israël
Tel-Aviv - Ben Gurion Airport
Iran
Teheran - Imam Khomeini International Airport
Noorwegen
Bergen – Flesland Airport
Kristiansand – Kristiansand Airport
Oslo – Gardermoen Airport
Stavanger – Sola Airport
Ålesund – Vigra Airport
Slowakije
Bratislava – M. R. Štefánik Airport
Spanje
Bilbao – Bilbao Airport
Madrid – Barajas Airport
Valencia – Manises Airport
Zwitserland
Basel – EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Geneve – Cointrin Airport
Zürich – Kloten Airport
Turkije
Adana – Adana Airport
Ankara – Esenboğa Airport
Alanya – Antalya Gazipasa Airport
Antalya – Antalya Airport (Hub)
Bodrum – Milas-Bodrum Airport
Dalaman – Dalaman Airport
Ercan – Ercan Airport
Eskişehir - Hasan Polatkan Airport
Istanbul – Sabiha Gökçen Airport (Hub)
Isparta – Süleyman Demirel Airport
Izmir – Adnan Menderes Airport
Kayseri – Erkilet Airport
Nevşehir – Kapadokya Airport
Samsun – Samsun-Çarşamba Airport

Vloot

De vloot van Tailwind Airlines bestaat uit (maart 2015):
 Vijf Boeing 737-400 (TC-TLA, TC-TLB, TC-TLC, TC-TLE en TC-TLD)
De gemiddelde leeftijd van de toestellen bedraagt 22.3 jaar. (augustus 2017)

Externe links
 Tailwind Airlines Homepage
 Vlootdata op airfleets.net

Turkse luchtvaartmaatschappij
Economie in Istanboel

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Q: Solving a function and getting the roots $$x^2+y^2=4y $$
$$x^2 + y^2 - 4y = 0$$
$$x ^2 + (y-2)^2 = 4$$
Then I get the radius being  $$(0,2)$$ and the range is $$0<=y<=4$$
Why is $y$ here ranges from 0 to 4?

A: Because, the given equation
$$x^2+y^2=4y$$
At,$x=0$,
$$y^2-4y=0$$
$$\implies y(y-4)=0$$
Hence,y=0,4.
So the points are (0,0),(0,4)
And if $y>4~or~y<0$ that yields $x^2<0$ which is not possible,because square of any number can't be negative.

A: If $y>4$ or $y<0$, then $(y-2)^2 > 4$. Then, $x^2 < 0$, which cannot be satisfied by any $x\in\mathbb R$.
In other words, the set of all solutions is such that $y\in[0,4]$, as it is not possible to have a solution with $y<0$ or $y>4$.

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TVNZ Sport is a division of TVNZ which airs many of the sports telecasts in New Zealand.

TVNZ Sport broadcasts programs like The Championships, Wimbledon, Commonwealth Games, and the America's Cup.

TVNZ Sport was originally known as One Sport and later 1 Sport. It was renamed due to sports being broadcast on both TVNZ 1 and TVNZ Duke.

Past Sports Rights Held
They previously held the rights to live coverage of the international rugby union until 1996, live cricket matches until 1999, and the Olympic Games until 2008.

Exclusive programming

Current

New Zealand Cricket home T20 internationals - Free-to-air partner with Spark Sport
Men's Super Smash and Women's Super Smash - All 64 games.
 Paralympic Games

Previous

 Super Rugby
 The Barclays Premier League
 World Rugby Sevens Series Wellington tournament only
 New Zealand Golf Open
 V8 Supercars and the Bathurst 1000
 Wellington 500
 New Zealand ASB Tennis Classic
 New Zealand Heineken Tennis Open
 FA Cup (semis and final only)
 The Championships, Wimbledon
 Commonwealth Games
 Olympic Games
 2020 Olympic Games - Free-to-air partner with Sky Sport
 Rugby World Cup - Free-to-air partner with Spark Sport
 2021 America's Cup

See also

 Sky Sport (New Zealand)
 Spark Sport

References

External links
 One Sport

TVNZ 1 original programming


Facebook closed its voting application that allowed its users to weigh in on the proposed privacy changes last week. Of the 342,600 users who voted over a seven-day period, 297,833 of them, or 87 percent, opposed the changes. The site claims about 901 million active users, so total turnout was less than 1 percent.
As Security Watch reported earlier, the company had originally outlined the changes in a Facebook post in May. The changes, partially crafted in response to a recent audit by the Irish data commissioner, focused on how the company could use user photographs and other data as well as what information would be available to third-party advertisers. Facebook clarified that user data would be shared with advertisers to deliver relevant ads, and that Facebook will "store data for as long as it is necessary."
"A very very small minority of people that use Facebook voted, which was pretty disappointing from our point of view," Facebook spokeswoman Jaime Schopflin told PCWorld.
The company was forced to open the changes to public debate after the post collected more than 7,000 user comments. However, since less than 30 percent of users took part in the vote, the company could treat the results as "advisory," Elliot Schrage, vice-president of communications, public policy and marketing, wrote June 8. The company will move forward and adopt the proposed updates, Schrage wrote, despite the fact that fact just 13 percent of the users who voted supported the changes.
According to Facebook's "Statement of Rights and Responsibilities," 30 percent of users, or more than 270 million users, would have been required to vote in order to make the results binding.
"Despite our substantial outreach effort, the number of people who voted constituted such a small and unrepresentative percentage of our user community," Schrage wrote. The outreach efforts included translating the documents and voting application into different languages and notifying users about the poll through news feeds and advertisements, he said.
One user criticized Facebook's efforts in a comment to the post announcing the voting results. "Couldn't your 'substantial outreach effort' have included something as simple as a message that showed up on each and every Facebook user's page????" the commenter wrote.
The company plans to review the voting process to determine how to increase user engagement and feedback, according to Schrage.
Facebook has struggled with user privacy, with critics accusing the social networking giant of continuously changing its policies and making it difficult to manage privacy settings. Users are often unclear about what Facebook is allowed to do with their data, and are often unaware how much data is already available on their profile.
Nearly 13 million US Facebook users have never set, or don't know about, Facebook's privacy tools, and only 37 percent have used Facebook's privacy tools to customize how much information is shared with third parties, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey.
Shortly after the company went public, many Facebook users posted a "privacy notice" on their Walls claiming all the content posted on the profile are "private and legally privileged and confidential information," and that people are "strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action."
Posting the message doesn't accomplish anything, according to Chester Wisniewski, a senior security advisor at Sophos. "If you are uncomfortable with Facebook monetizing your content or making your content available to the US government you either need to avoid posting the content to Facebook, or more carefully control your privacy settings and hope the authorities don't seek a court order for your information," Wisniewski wrote on Naked Security.


Recruitment and hiring have to be one of the most arduous tasks we face in this industry. Unfortunately, it seems to be a daily task at times as we try to find and keep good employees. In my time managing a tow company, I vacillated between hiring drivers with towing experience so that they could be trained quickly and hiring drivers without towing experience so that we didn't have to un-train their bad habits.
Many, many times I regretted the choices I made, usually the choice to find a warm body, but when you've covered extra shifts yourself and begged others to do so for weeks at a time, it is a very attractive option to hire anyone who can fog a mirror. This is a conundrum that cannot be solved in a newsletter, or a year of newsletters for that matter, but now that I no longer face the problem, I can ponder it without a rise in my blood pressure.
I've worked with some shady individuals in this business, to be sure. I'm all about forgiveness and fresh-starts (ask my wife), but in business sometimes you have to go by the numbers. If someone has displayed a serious lack of judgment at some point in their life, the chances are better that they will do so again. If they've done so enough times that the law actually caught up with them, there's a distinct possibility that it's become a habit.
I think I've written before about the most interesting of these examples, a driver who walked in one day claiming he'd been driving tow trucks in Australia for ten years and impressed my boss so much that he hired him immediately. He was a crafty one--got in the truck and starting towing cars like he'd been doing it for 20 years. Thing is, he hadn't ever driven a tow truck, and he was using the name and identity of a deceased person to elude warrants for Workers' Compensation fraud and writing some bad checks. They nailed him when he applied for a Social Security card.
Sometime after 9/11, the County Sheriff's office started running background checks on our new and prospective employees, and this turned out to be a very valuable recruitment tool for us. One of the Deputies would give me a call if there was anything unusual, and it kept us from hiring people who'd done time for drug offenses, sexual crimes, and armed robbery. Some of these people interviewed quite well. Some were related or married to other employees we already had.
One disturbing thing about this new policy was when it was first instituted and they ran the background checks on our current employees. A few of them, it turned out, had quite interesting records, including a dispatcher with multiple drunk-driving convictions, and a bookkeeper who'd been convicted of stealing money from his former employer. This was kind of tricky to deal with, but it was certainly valuable information.
I suppose we're not far away from the day when we do an eye scan or wave our hand over something and up will pop our criminal background, family history, credit rating, life expectancy, and favorite drink. I'm ready. I have nothing to hide. It will be interesting for me as well, since I don't remember a lot of things I've done.
One of the most interesting episodes from the County Sheriff background check program was the one they didn't give us the heads-up on. After an employee passed the background check and was hired by us, within 30 days they had to go to the County facility and get a special photo ID, which they had to carry with them while working and present to any County employee upon request. One driver I hired passed the background check, and started dragging his heels about getting the ID. After a few weeks, the Deputy in charge of the program called and asked about this driver. I assured him that it was simply a matter of convenience and reminded the driver that his employment hinged on this issue. He kept coming up with excuses. After the 30 days had passed, I gave him one last chance and restricted him from running any County calls. A few days later, the Deputy called me and admitted that he had misled us. The employee was wanted on open warrants in another state, for a variety of fraud-related activities. They asked when his next scheduled shift started, and they were waiting for him when he arrived. They had apparently wanted him to simply stroll into their facility to get his photo ID, where they would slap the scuffs on him (why are cuffs always "slapped"). My question: when the employee became aware that the County REALLY wanted to see him in person and kept calling me to ask when he would be in, wouldn't you get the idea that the jig was up? My other question: didn't the Deputy care about the possibility of this wanted felon victimizing our business or our employees? Talk about a liability issue. I hate to say it, but I think it came down to an issue of territory--our main office was in downtown Portland, so the bust had to be carried out by the Portland PD, but if the employee went to the County facility, the County Sheriff would get to make the nab.
Of course, I made sure I was at work when the bust went down, just in case I needed to engage in the mayhem, and the employee cursed me up and down for my betrayal, claiming that the charges were trumped-up. Someone had stolen his identity, he claimed, and had gone on a crime spree, and he had been on-the-lam for months trying to clear his name, not unlike Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, or Sir Charles Litton in Return of the Pink Panther.
It's these kinds of dramas that add a little spice to the workday, don't you think?


I gave a concise, informative and objective answer to Tucker's question.
Here in the UK it's just over 3 pounds (about four US dollars) and on the US store it's US$3.99.
Can't see it on the Japan or Hong Kong stores.
My load game is not working it just crashes when I click on it!
When my workers are building they place the objects out side of the room instead of in the room HELP ME!!!!!
Yawn. Oh look, another Escape Mode post.
You can, ah, recuist, (???) it as much as you want, it's not likely to happen.
I'd recommend buying a full Superman costume, or to save money just buy the "escape" by itself.
So Nat I've come across a game breaking bug, I am unable to destroy walls! What caused it? I have no idea, but the worker will do the animation on the wall like they are demolishing it, but will never actually do it. Also you know the sound that is made when you place down rooms or remove them, well that sound is constantly playing in the backround, it's not as loud as it would be if you were placing rooms or removing them, but it's just loud enough to annoy the ■■■■ out of you. P.s. will you guys ever add the ability to change the games options after it has been created. Thank you!


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Mercedes-Benz Oman
Mercedes-Benz drives clarity of growing model portfolio with easy-to-follow nomenclature system
New system will ensure clarity for the millions of Mercedes-Benz lovers around the globe
The system centres around the five core model series, A, B, C, E and S
The new system will be introduced in Q4 of 2015, starting with the Mercedes-Benz SUV range, followed by the Roadsters in 2016
All SUV models will carry the first two letters "GL" in their name, except the legendary G-Class which willretain its iconic lettering
All 4-door Coupés will carry the first two letters "CL" in their name
Roadsters will all include "SL" in their names
The established designation 4MATIC for Mercedes-Benz all-wheel-drive vehicles will remain unchanged and will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary next year
With the growth of the Mercedes-Benz model portfolio forecast to include more than 30 models available on the worldwide market by 2020, Mercedes-Benz has announced a new, simple and logical vehicle nomenclature system that will ensure clarity for the millions of Mercedes-Benz lovers around the globe.
Based on model series, different body variants and drive systems, the new system will come into operation in Q4 of 2015, and will begin with the Mercedes-Benz SUV range, followed by the Roadsters in 2016.
"Historically, our vehicle nomenclature system has been iconic in itself, with the names of many of our model series at least as well known as the Mercedes-Benz brand name," said Dirk Fetzer, Director of Sales & Marketing at Daimler Middle East & Levant. "Given the intense rollout programme we're following – we currently have 11 brand new models in our 2020 plan that currently have no predecessor – and due to the fact that Mercedes-Benz enjoys exceptional global appeal, we have adopted an even simpler, easy-to-follow system for the designations of our model series. The introduction of our new SUV range in Q4 2015 is the ideal time to establish the new nomenclature as a prelude for the roll-out.
The nomenclature system is straightforward and easy to understand. The model designation is always an acronym made up of one to three upper-case letters. The different types of engine are indicated by a lower-case letter. The system centres around the five core model series, A, B, C, E and S, which will continue providing orientation for customers.
In the case of model designations for the SUVs, and in tribute to the legendary G-Class, all SUV models will carry the first two letters "GL" in their name. The "G" here denotes the car's lineage. The "L" is a letter that has appeared time and time again over the history of Mercedes-Benz and serves as a linking letter to make model designations easier to remember and easier to pronounce; for example, the legendary SL , and more recently, the CLS and CLA. The last letter of the model indicates the relationship to the relevant core model series.
The system for the 4-door Coupés is constructed along similar lines. The first two letters, "CL", denote the origin, the third letter the link to one of the core model series: in other words CLA or CLS.
From 2016, Mercedes-Benz Roadsters will all include "SL" in their names to denote their origin, with the third letter again the link to one of the core model series. The SLK therefore becomes the new SLC.
The different types of engines will also be given new designations providing clear orientation to Mercedes-Benz lovers around the globe. The boot lids will in future feature lower-case letters, whose meaning is as follows:
c for "compressed natural gas" (Natural Gas Drive until now)
d for "diesel" (BlueTEC and CDI until now)
e for "electric" (PLUG-IN HYBRID, BlueTEC PLUG-IN HYBRID and Electric Drive until now)
f for "fuel cell" (F-CELL until now)
h for "hybrid" (HYBRID and BlueTEC HYBRID until now)
Similar to previous specifications, there will be no suffix for the petrol models. The established designation 4MATIC for Mercedes-Benz all-wheel-drive vehicles will remain unchanged and will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary next year. Given the way that Mercedes-Benz has evolved into the leading brand for all-wheel drive, 4MATIC will in future play an even more important role in its model portfolio. As a result of a steadily growing demand, Mercedes-Benz will in future be adding further models to its all-wheel drive segment.
"At Mercedes-Benz, we are always thinking of ways to enhance our customer experience and there is no doubt our new nomenclature system will enable our customers to easily navigate our growing product portfolio," added Fetzer.
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To one from that same superintendent saying, "We need to regroup Patty. This is way out of reasonable conversation..."
...in the course of fewer than 30 hours?
I don't know. She didn't say.
Some think she might have read blog posts. Oh, yeah, did I really say I figured someone at another school have photos of her in a three-way with two school board members?
Still others think maybe it was my comments on a local online news site. Oh, yeah, did I really say, "Put your options on the table, in full view, not under the cloak of 'We can't talk about it at this point.'"?
I am very concerned that the message that "we heard this from SCHOOL'S parents at the parent meeting" is still being used without the caveat of "although we understand from a number of SCHOOL'S parents in attendance at that meeting that this was not suggested." J. has posted on the NEWS SITE that she and her husband spoke to you on the phone yesterday and that you "expressed that the "keep all of the kids together" recommendation came from what she and the board thought they heard from the SCHOOL'S community at a PTA meeting."
Other parents have reported receiving email responses from you since you've been made aware by at least a few of us that we disagree with your perceptions of that meeting. To let that message stand -- that SCHOOL'S parents said it at a SCHOOL parent meeting -- does a grave disservice to us. Of course you and the staff and trustees who were there can say that's what you heard. I would request, however, that you now start adding to your message that there are those of us who strongly disagree with that having been the case.
I think that was totally reasonable. It's not like I called her a liar.
Or Photoshopped her with an elephant or some other animal in a delicate position.
Okay, yeah, that last image was unreasonable.
I cannot imagine how frustrating this is to personally be dealing with this fuster cluck.
Take out all the parental influences, logistically, it makes no sense to move one entire school population into a second, with no change to a third. Yeah, there is something going on here that defies explanation.


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The Mudshow Diaries
© Valerie Berta
It's about us.
It's about a small circus traveling around the country gathering memories.
It's called The Mud Show Diaries.
It's about making sure my kids stay away from the elephants, catching beauty at my doorsteps, trying to find the laundromat in a strange town, documenting a disappearing way of life built around strong ties: A diary kept over five years of traveling with a circus in America became a journey in motherhood and photography, along with an odyssey into the country's forgotten paths and the circus' hidden world. Along the way it also became a journey in belonging - in discovering my family in a fleeting cast, reluctantly, and of finding acceptance, slowly, in this close-knit family that is the circus - love unfurled by tenuous chance, as on a tightrope.
The diary follows the Kelly Miller Circus, a mosaic of people from around the world who live, work and travel together, from Texas to Massachusetts and back again, for nine months out of the year, seven days a week. My husband is an acrobat; I followed him into another life. On the road we had two sons, and I recorded, through both text and photographs, my life as a new mother intertwined with the life of an American tribe fast slipping into oblivion.
The circus is a way of life, an insular culture and one of the oldest traditions in America. It has been documented many times before but never quite revealed. The iconic images of Mary Ellen Mark and Bruce Davidson are well known; they leave us with a sense of the quirky and sometimes grotesque, but not of our common bond with the people behind the proverbial muddy shows. Similarly, being on the road is a quintessential American trait, and tales and images abound. This project opens a unique window into these worlds through a mother who is also a writer and a photographer.