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Press Room > Fulfilling the Promise of the Pell Grant Program: Most Colleges Aren't Doing Enough
Fulfilling the Promise of the Pell Grant Program: Most Colleges Aren't Doing Enough
Pell graduation rates at more than 1,100 public and private nonprofit institutions analyzed in a new Ed Trust report
WASHINGTON (September 24, 2015) – Several recent reports have estimated a significant gap in the college completion rates of the low-income students who receive federal Pell grants and other college students, leading some to question the effectiveness of this investment of taxpayer dollars. But, according to a new report and online data tool released today by The Education Trust, the average graduation gap between Pell and non-Pell students at the institutional level is actually much smaller: only 5.7 percentage points. And more than a third of four-year colleges and universities have even smaller gaps or no gaps at all. These data deliver a powerful blow to those who question whether taxpayer dollars are being wasted or whether most low-income students are even capable of completing college.
The report, The Pell Partnership: Ensuring a Shared Responsibility for Low-Income Student Success, provides Pell graduation rate data for 1,149 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges and universities. This is the first time information of this kind is widely available to the general public. But while this resource will provide pertinent information that policymakers, researchers, and students and their families have been waiting for — it's not all good news.
"At the national level, the graduation rate for Pell Grant recipients is just 51 percent compared to 65 percent for non-Pell students," said Andrew H. Nichols, director of higher education research and data analytics for Ed Trust and author of the report. "By closing existing gaps at the college level, especially the egregiously large gaps that exist in about one-third of four-year institutions, we can cut that gap in half. To go the remaining distance, though, we'll have to take on the even more challenging matter of enrollment stratification, because where Pell students do and don't enroll matters quite a bit."
The research finds that roughly half of the 14 percentage-point completion gap in the sample is caused by enrollment stratification. Compared to non-Pell students, Pell students are twice as likely to attend institutions with very low graduation rates. Non-Pell students on the other hand, are much more likely to attend more selective institutions, where they have a better chance of completing a degree.
Ed Trust researchers spent a year gathering the data discussed in this report, using four primary sources:
State higher education systems and coordinating bodies,
Colleges and universities across the nation,
U.S. News and World Report, and
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Nichols notes large differences in student success among otherwise similar institutions. "While institutions may be similar in mission and in the type of students they enroll, they often have vastly different graduation results, especially for low-income students," he said. The Trust's paper provides compelling case studies that show campus leaders, administrators, and faculty have the power to equitably and effectively serve all of their students when they organize around student success.
This report comes on the heels of the Obama administration's release of its revamped College Scorecard, along with massive amounts of new higher education data — including new Pell graduation data. While the author is encouraged by the release of these data, he notes its many limitations. Because the data are from the National Student Loan Data System, which was designed to track federal financial aid, they do not contain information on students who pay for college without financial aid, making good equity comparisons impossible.
"More college and university leaders need to follow the example of leading institutions and organize around the success of their Pell students. But if more institutions are to prioritize student success, Congress has work to do, too. We urge Congress to hold institutions that receive federal financial aid accountable for enrolling and graduating their fair share of Pell Grant recipients, as recommended in our Tough Love report," said José Luis Santos, Ed Trust's vice president of higher education policy and practice. "In addition, the federal government must require that institutions regularly report data on graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients. Parents, students, and policymakers deserve to know how their schools are doing."
The Education Trust is a nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels, pre-kindergarten through college. Its goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that consign far too many young people — especially those from low-income families or who are black, Latino or American Indian — to lives on the margins of the American mainstream.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and singers Bono and Madonna are among the 127 internationally known figures linked to offshore tax havens, according to a journalistic investigation published by media outlets.
The investigation, undertaken by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and called the "Paradise Papers", was performed by 382 reporters at almost 100 media outlets who analyzed more than 13 million tax haven documents covering the period 1950-2016, Efe news reported.
The documents from 19 jurisdictions on the worldwide list of tax havens were leaked from the Appleby and Asiatici Trust Law Firm and received by Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, which called in the ICIJ to examine them.


It's great to have a regulatory expert (Neil Peretz) as one of our founders at Contract Wrangler. The Association of Corporate Counsel recently asked Neil to author a series of articles about how to set up and run a Compliance Team when you work at a regulated company. Meeting Compliance requirements is one of the key reasons we created Contract Wrangler. Contracts are the vehicle for companies to make legal and regulatory disclosures to their clients and communicate shared compliance responsibilities to partners and vendors. Not surprisingly, we have a rapidly growing roster of highly regulated companies, such as large financial services providers, relying on Contract Wrangler to stay on top of this.


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Q: After Fragment transaction, new Fragment's UI is transparent and makes the entire application unresponsive There are Fragments A and B. The app starts with A and then, if some condition met, automatically navigates to B with slide animation:
fragmentTransaction
.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in_left, R.anim.slide_out_right, R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left)
.replace(R.id.container, mCurrentFragment, fragmentId)
.commitAllowingStateLoss();

I know that keeping a reference to Fragments in mCurrentFragment is bad, but this reference isn't used for anything suspicious in this case.
Everything works alright in most cases.
However, if the application starts when some system dialog is shown (e.g. approve app's auto-start when connecting devices to USB using OTG), then something really strange happens: the app navigates to Fragment B, but it's UI is not shown and it remains transparent.
I reproduced the issue and even AndroidStudio's layout inspector claims that the currently visible UI belongs to Fragment B. When this happens, since Fragment B is transparent, I can see the UI of Fragment A, but can't interract with it. The application simply becomes unresponsive to any touch events and needs to be killed.
I added some logging and can see the following:
// app start
[main] INFO   MainActivity onStart
[main] INFO   MainActivity onResume
[main] INFO   FragmentA onResume
// system dialog shown
[main] INFO   MainActivity onPause
[main] INFO   FragmentA onPause
// replace fragment
[main] INFO   navigateTo(); fragmentName: FragmentB
[main] INFO   FragmentA onStop
[main] INFO   FragmentB onViewCreated
[main] INFO   FragmentB onStart
// dismiss system dialog
[main] INFO   MainActivity onResume
[main] INFO   FragmentB onResume

It looks like the issue might be related to the fact that the navigation happens when the app is "paused".
In addition, I found this question which describes very similar (probably same) issue, and it suggests that the issue might be related to animation on Fragment transaction.
Edit:
After performing several more tests, it looks like this bug is indeed related to animated FragmentTransaction because I couldn't reproduce it if I remove the animation.
Edit 2:
Forgot to mention that this app hasn't been migrated to AndroidX yet, so it usses support Fragments:
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'

Edit 3:
I tried to build a minimal standalone app to reproduce this issue. While it reproduces quite easily inside the production app, I couldn't reproduce it in this standalone repo. Tried to add variable amounts of delays inside lifecycle methods, but it didn't help. Now I start to think that it might also be realated to some other feature as well...
I have several ideas about workarounds that I can use to fix this bug, but I'm really curious to know the root cause of this behavior and whether it's a bug in the application, or in Android framework.

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홈뉴스 Ocean Park to Entertain Tourists and Busy Hongkongers at Chill Out @ The South presented by Prudential Over HK$10,000,000 invested in all-new night food fiesta to deliver a unique dining and entertainment experience
Ocean Park to Entertain Tourists and Busy Hongkongers at Chill Out @ The South presented by Prudential Over HK$10,000,000 invested in all-new night food fiesta to deliver a unique dining and entertainment experience
Ocean Park today launched its first Ocean Park Chill Out @ The South, presented by Prudential Hong Kong Limited, a culinary event offering a month long all-new dining experience on 19 select evenings between 17 March and 17 April, complete with live music, drinks, themed workshops and shows as part of the Park's ongoing 40th Anniversary celebrations.
The all-new dining fiesta will be an opportunity to indulge one's senses and taste some of the finest cuisines and beverages from around the world, whilst experiencing one of Hong Kong's most popular entertainment spots. With three unique evening themes – All About Sake, Pop & Rock Beer Fest and In Taste of Excellence, Chill Out @ The South will take advantage of the Park's unique setting on Hong Kong Island's south side; where guests will be able to relax, eat and drink al fresco in the evening away from the hustle and bustle of central Hong Kong, and take advantage of the MTR's new South Island Line to get to and from the Park.
Lau Ming Wai, Deputy Chairman of Ocean Park, said, "Hong Kong's food scene has it all to offer: the restaurants, the talent and an adrenaline-like energy. With the Park having invested over HK$10,000,000 in this month long night food fiesta, now it's time to help shine a light on the up and coming south side of the Island, by providing a unique al fresco food and entertainment experience for both our local and overseas guests. Chill Out @ The South will not only showcase, and capture, the beauty of Hong Kong's south side, it will also prove once again that Hong Kong can stand shoulder to shoulder with the greatest food cities of the world and provide an unforgettable experience."
Anthony Shaw, Chief Officer, Marketing and Customer Service of Prudential Hong Kong Limited, said, "Prudential has been supportive of signature events in Hong Kong. As a close partner, we are very pleased to work with Ocean Park to promote and support a unique, new theme park experience. We welcome visitors from Hong Kong and overseas to taste the finest selection of food and drinks and enjoy an exciting line-up of entertainment by local and overseas artists."
Food aficionados wishing to attend Chill Out @ The South can enter the Park's Waterfront entrance after 5:00 p.m. on the selected evenings for just HK$168 and indulge in a wide selection of food and premium drinks while watching a variety of performances alongside the Park's mesmerizing lagoon side setting, where they can relax and take in the atmosphere during perfect Spring weather.
Three Unique Themes to Cater For All Tastes
Over the course of the 19 select evenings, Chill Out @ The South's three unique themes - All About Sake (17-19, 24-26 March), Pop & Rock Beer Fest (31 March – 4 April, 7-9 April) and In Taste of Excellence (13 – 17 April) – will cater to everyone's tastes. The events will also feature 70 workshops, including tasting classes, talks, cocktail mixing, and cooking demonstrations.
At All About Sake, guests will be able to sample rare sake from Japan and Taiwan, along with top-quality imported Japanese Wagyu beef, as well as participate in a range of workshops featuring sake tasting, sake and food pairing and sake cocktail mixing. To complete the Japanese experience, traditional cultural performances – an astonishing traditional Taiko drum stage show, will also take place when the night falls.
For the beer aficionados, all their dreams will come true at the Pop & Rock Beer Fest which will feature brewing workshops, beer tasting and beer appreciation classes. Guests can try a comprehensive collection of beer, from international craft beers to local Hong Kong labels and then grab a bite to eat from a broad range of excellent street foods. To get guests into the party spirit, two shows of the Canon Hong Kong 45th Anniversary fully supports – Mini Pop Concert LIVE, featuring some of the city's hottest singers and bands, will also occur with acts taking turns to spice up each event night.
Finally, for sophisticated gourmet lovers, In Taste of Excellence will introduce them to exquisite international cuisine presented by award-winning and Michelin starred restaurants and chefs; while wine tasting, cocktail mixing workshops and cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs will also be available to complete the gourmand experience.
To enjoy even more privileges, purchase a VIP ticket at HK$688 for All About Sake and In Taste of Excellence, or at HK$788 for Pop & Rock Beer Fest, to enjoy exclusive access to the VIP lounge located in front of the giant acrylic viewing panel of the Grand Aquarium, where guests can enjoy a free flow of hors d'oeuvres, red, white and sparkling wine, beer and soft drinks. The VIP ticket also guarantees access to the Applause Pavilion for a Taiko drum stage show or one of the two mini concerts, and other exclusive activities making for a truly unforgettable evening.
Ticket sales and a full schedule of events are available on the Ocean Park website at: https://www.oceanpark.com.hk/en/park-experience/chill-out-south-2017
Event sponsors:
Title Sponsor – Prudential Hong Kong Limited
Sponsors – 3HK, Canon Hongkong, Cathay Pacific, Cosmo, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong, Yahoo! and Zonics Visual

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using System;
using System.Linq;
using Orchard.Alias.Implementation.Holder;
using Orchard.Alias.Implementation.Storage;
using Orchard.Environment;
using Orchard.Tasks;
using Orchard.Logging;

namespace Orchard.Alias.Implementation.Updater {
    public class AliasHolderUpdaterTask : IOrchardShellEvents, IBackgroundTask {
        private readonly IAliasHolderUpdater _aliasHolderUpdater;

        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }

        public AliasHolderUpdaterTask(IAliasHolderUpdater aliasHolderUpdater) {
            _aliasHolderUpdater = aliasHolderUpdater;
            Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
        }

        void IOrchardShellEvents.Activated() {
            Refresh();
        }

        void IOrchardShellEvents.Terminating() {
        }

        private void Refresh() {
            try {
                _aliasHolderUpdater.Refresh();
            }
            catch (Exception ex) {
                Logger.Error(ex, "Exception during Alias refresh");
            }
        }

        public void Sweep() {
            Refresh();
        }
    }
}

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Use the Holly Leaf Mini Mold to create 12 leaf shaped embellishments for your holiday inspired soaps! These soaps are perfect on top of Christmas soap cupcakes.
Leaf: 2" x 1.125" x 0.125"
COMMENTS: Works well, as do all of the LOP molds. Looks more like a red oak than a white oak, BUT would be great as a holly leaf!


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Create a fully functional [CoreOS Cluster](https://coreos.com/using-coreos/) on Rackspace Cloud from the command line. A node.js sdk version of `coreos-cluster-cli` is available on npm as [`coreos-cluster`](https://npmjs.org/package/coreos-cluster).

#### Quick Example

```bash
$ coreos-cluster --username my-rackspace-username --apiKey asdf1234 --region iad
    --num-nodes 5 --release alpha
```

![example usage](coreos-cluster.gif)

### Usage

```
    Usage: coreos-cluster [options]

    Options:

    -h, --help                     output usage information
    -V, --version                  output the version number
    -t --type [type]               type of cluster [performance]
    -r --release [release]         coreos release [stable]
    -f --flavor [flavor]           flavor for the coreos cluster [performance1-1]
    --num-nodes [number]           number of nodes to create (or add)
    --discovery-service-url [url]  url for an existing cluster discovery service
    --private-network [guid]       guid for an optional private network
    --monitoring-token [guid]      guid for optional rackspace cloud monitoring
    --ephemeral                    optional use data disk for Docker storage
    --key-name [ssh keyname]       optional ssh keyname
    --username [username]          required or via RACKSPACE_USERNAME env variable
    --apiKey [apiKey]              required or via RACKSPACE_APIKEY env variable
    --region [region]              required or via RACKSPACE_REGION env variable

```

### Installation

```
npm install -g coreos-cluster-cli
```

### More Information

#### Private Network
`coreos-cluster-cli` now supports adding a `--private-network [guid]` to each machine on the cluster, and will bind `etcd` to this private network. This is only available for `performance` type clusters. To get the guid of a private network in the desired region, please access the rackspace control panel.

#### Adding to an existing cluster
You can now provide the `--discovery-service-url [url]` of an existing cluster. Doing so will add `--num-nodes` to the current cluster, instead of registering a new cluster.

#### Cloud Monitoring
If you provide `--monitoring-token [token]` to your call, all of the created nodes will be registered with Cloud Monitoring. You can get an existing Cloud Monitoring token via the API: http://docs.rackspace.com/cm/api/v1.0/cm-devguide/content/service-agent-tokens.html#service-agent-token-list


We got chickens! Phillip built the chicken tractor weeks ago. While Max enjoyed it, we did want chickens to abide within.
We'd been warned to buy young chickens, or else we'd end up with 2+ year-old hens, running out of eggs. Still we didn't want to pay to feed chickens for a few months before getting any eggs out of it. But after months of casual looking we could only find adolescents, 5-weeks-old. In three or more months we'll see some eggs.
At least now we have gallinas to eat the gallinas ciegas I dig out of our garden beds! Those yucky grubs the size of my thumb that turn into something in the June bug family. Their favorite food is grass root, but they've infested our root vegetable bed, so I cull between the plants once a week. Oh, I'm so excited for our little chickens!
Phillip built the chicken house as a chicken "tractor" which means we can move it around el terreno and the chickens get new places to scratch and leave behind their nutritious poop. If Hannah doesn't eat it all before the earth does.
So interesting that they ran from the grubs. I bet they'll eventually discover how good they are.
That is going to be a huge disappointment, if they won't eat the grubs!
Please, let them grow out of it!
I don't blame them! I'd want to stick to the other options too. Hope they can find use for any nutrition though!
Have the chickens started eating the gallinas ciegas yet?
They sure are! I almost got a video of that today, in fact. I need a few more hands though. Sadly I find gallinas ciegas virtually every time I dig (either "new" ground or garden beds) but happily they come to a redeeming end:-) Grasshoppers are our latest pest and they're hard for me or chickens to catch.


I previously have written about creating meaningful traditions that last, and how in our family, one way to do this is with the special "Red Plate" that symbolizes a special event or achievement from one of us in our home. It can be a birthday, a graduation, special sporting event or accomplishment, or it could even be the day of a doctor's appointment, but whomever comes to the kitchen table in the morning and sees the Red Plate at where they sit, they know they are going to be celebrated. Every one of us – my four sons, my wife Shawntel, and I – all look forward to seeing the Red Plate.
Our family has another way of creating meaningful traditions. Another major event happens when our boys reach their 10th birthday, when they have the opportunity to accompany me to a meeting with my stockbroker, and learn what the stock market is and how it works. And on that special day I place $1,000 into their stock account, and my boys have 100% control what happens to it – I let them manage it as they see fit, as long as they keep the money in the stock trading account. They are in charge of choosing the stocks, researching the companies, which I've found provides an invaluable lesson in beginning to understand financial management and develop skills that will serve them well throughout their lives.
My son Brennan made his first stock picks when he turned 10 years old this past July: Facebook, Apple and Amazon. Only 7 months after he picked his first stocks for his account, he's seen a 21% gain in his portfolio. I'll never forget taking his older brother Braden (who is now 22 years old) to open up his stock trading account when was 10 years old. He sat with my broker wearing a blue sport coat and so eager about what he was getting to do. Braden bought Coca Cola because it was his favorite drink, McDonalds because it was his favorite restaurant, Best Buy because he thought it was the coolest store, AOL because he loved the internet and Gateway because it was his computer. In his first two years Braden had a 38% return in his portfolio! That included a 6.7% return in his first several months, and his brother Brennan is even showing some of the same return results.
What does this show? That in investing, as in so many other areas of life, it's good to go with what you know and like! I remember my brokers saying to the boys to not think of the stock market as charts, graphs or newspaper headlines but rather think of it as way to buy a part of the companies you think are great and that you think will be great for a long time, the Warren Buffet philosophy. The boys were instructed to take two weeks and ask me what companies that they liked were public or private. It was after two weeks that they were to buy companies they like, buy what their friends like, and what they and their friends would like for a long time. None of those things took a computer program to analyze.
This tradition of investing has imparted so much wisdom to my boys, like lessons in money management and sound investment principles. It's also a good way to impart the values of saving as well has learning how money can be put to work for work, as opposed to spending money on things that don't provide a valuable return.


Home > Blog > 2016 > February > WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY UNDER EYE AREA LOOK BETTER? ALSO ANYTHING TO MAKE SKIN LOOK BETTER?
I did Artefill a few years ago, and this year did Belotero . Don't know if I just need more or if my body is absorbing it somehow or if I need to do something else?
There are a few approaches to volumizing the lower eyelid area. You have already tried one approach which is injecting hyaluronic acids (Belotero). You also had Artefil injected into that area which I would advise against. If the hyaluronic acid products aren't producing enough change or long enough lasting change, I would recommend a tear-trough implant. These are permanent (but removable) implants much like a chin or cheek implant that consistently and permanently adds volume to your upper cheek/lower eyelid area. Other surgeons shy away from this procedure because of the technical challenges, but I have been very satisfied with the procedure. Another choice is fat transfer which holds the possibility of being "permanent". I find the inconsistency in the survival of fat transfer, future variability of the fat volume, and the fact that it is almost impossible to undue it that I don't recommend it.
Of course none of the volumizing procedures effect skin quality. Skin resurfacing procedures are used for this and include various chemical and laser procedures. You would need to be evaluated in person to determine which of these may be most suited to you.


Today, children's play is often tainted with boxes to check and points to score. So often teachers will say things like "they think they're playing, but really they're learning" to which I think: "What's the difference?!" and further: "Why isn't playing enough? Why does there have to be a quantifiable, measurable end"?
To me, the type of play that has a parent or teacher hovering, commenting, evaluating, praising, encouraging and of course, teaching, isn't really play at all. Or at least not the deep flow that I'm thinking of.
All children are born with the capacity, and the drive, to get lost in their imagination. But our culture is slowly knocking this type of play out of childhood and instead replacing it with "enrichment". We're no longer respecting time spent lost in play and therefore, we are losing play. We fear that if they're not being taught their shapes and colors, their ABCs… or if what they're doing can't be documented and evaluated, then it isn't time well spent.
But independent play isn't just important for children's sense of agency, it's vital for parents, too. Today, when so many of us have no help or extended family around, we need a few moments to shower, to cook, or to work. Having a child with a robust inner world is a gift to us, as well. It means they needn't be always pacified by a screen. They can "just" play. How can we cultivate this independent play?
Set up the right type of playspace. Passive toys encourage active play (an idea brought to us by Magda Gerber). So ditch the battery operated singing-dancing-lights-flashing extravaganza in favor of the tried and true blocks and dolls, and see that your child can create their own fascinating scenarios when they're not being programmed to sit silently and watch.
Consider separating screens from playspace I'm not anti-screens. But passive watching can discourage active play, especially when a TV is on in the background, or a game is available right there. Perhaps having screens available at a separate time or in a separate space than the play area can counterbalance their allure.
Don't overpower your child's play. When you yourself play with your child, remember that you are the assistant and they are the director. You follow their lead as passively as possible without being disconnected or detached. This trains their muscle to take the lead in play, so that they aren't reliant on your inner world, but rather on their own.
Create a space where they can be alone. Childproof! If you are constantly hovering and watching that they don't bump their head or play with a plug, you will be interrupting their play and not allowing them into the flow of play. This will also allow you to go put in a load of laundry or take a shower, once they are immersed in play, without worrying (although best to always be within earshot).
Have only age appropriate toys on offer. If you're leaving them to play with a puzzle that's simply too hard, they will inevitably seek you out because they can't master it on their own. Save the more difficult toys for when you're on the floor with them.
Examine your expectations. If you think your child doesn't know how, or is uninterested in playing on their own, you are probably communicating that through your tone of voice, your body language, and the way you setup your space. Our expectations often become self fulfilling prophecies.
Consider keeping them close to you. Many children cannot immerse themselves in play unless they feel secure that their caregiver is within earshot or even in sight. The idea isn't for children to be alone. It's for their play to be left alone.
Use storage that your child can manipulate. If your toy storage is too heavy, too big, or too cumbersome for your child to manage alone, they will inevitably be calling you over for help all the time.
Treat play as the natural birthright – not a chore or punishment! Instead of making a whole long speech: "Now I'm busy, you need to go play by yourself, don't disturb me…" try to keep it as light and airy as possible. "You can play now!". Just something that is an easygoing thing, a choice that the child has control over..
Don't praise, comment or evaluate. Praise inhibits intrinsic satisfaction and meaning. Which means that if you tell your child that they're 'playing so beautifully', that is actually going to minimize their interest in playing by themselves. Do not praise it, do not reward it, certainly don't punish it. This is not an emotional exchange.
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Step into Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood—where Daniel and his friends help young children navigate their world, and parents guide their journey. Play, sing, explore, and pretend in some favorite and familiar places from the Neighborhood. Try a fun activity, share a memory, and create grr-ific new ones on this beautiful day!
Take the time to thank someone who has done something special for you. Write or draw a thank you note and share it on the Thank You Tree.
Make your own clock using numbers, gears and clock hands. Can your clock match the clocks on the wall?
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Nic Ransome is a script editor, screenwriter and educator. He ran development at Hammer from the relaunch in spring 2007 till the company was merged with Exclusive Media twelve months later. He undertook the development on Wake Wood and The Woman In Black.
He has written for Holby City (BBC One) and Freefonix (CBBC/BBC One) and has developed TV for Silver Pictures Television, Starz, Artists Studio and Bentley Productions.
As an educator he has taught M.A. screenwriting degrees and has guest lectured at film schools internationally, including at the NFTS.


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The Greatest Poker Face in Film
When hard-pressed to name my favorite comedies I invariably resort to naming several Marx Brothers movies (Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, etc.), Charlie Chaplin movies (The Gold Rush, The Kid, City Lights, etc.), and also several films of Buster Keaton.
Born in Kansas in 1895, Buster Keaton, the Great Stone Face, was one of the most daring comedians to ever live. Keaton's trademarks included a pork pie hat, flat shoes, and a countenance whose expression never changed. Some have called it an emotionless face, but that is a tragic mislabel as Keaton's face conveyed a wildly versatile range of emotion. Although he never cracked a smile, Keaton exercised emotion through other means. Buster Keaton utilized his eyes and movements to express every subtle color on the emotional spectrum and he did it to great comic effect. What made Keaton so daring was not only these unique trademarks, but his extremely elaborate and sometimes highly dangerous stunts and complex comedic choreography.
If Charlie Chaplin was the master of comic poetry and delivering a tear along with a smile, then Buster Keaton was the master of slapstick, physical comedy and technological inventiveness. I daresay only Jackie Chan (who himself was inspired by Keaton) comes close to the physical daring of the Great Stone Face. A true genius, he invented most of the stunts himself and performed them all himself too.
As a film comedian of the 1920s and 30s, Keaton's films followed the standard formula of the little, endearing underdog up against a big, dangerous world and sometimes there is a woman to be won (Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd also used this familiar formula). Keaton's schtick, however, was to capitalize more on the stunts and technical wizardry. Like French magician and special effects pioneer, Georges Melies, Keaton understood the magic that the movies could create and used the camera to tell jokes and devised special effects as elaborate sight gags. It's difficult to watch Sherlock, Jr. (1924), and not be amazed by the visual inventiveness and marvel at some of the pioneering camera tricks Keaton employed (the scene where he enters the movie screen and he stays the same although the film is constantly edited and altered behind him is still astonishing today). The pool playing scene still cracks me up even after seeing it twenty times.
Keaton's manic ballet-like choreography did not merely limit itself to himself and performers, but to objects and industry as well. It wasn't enough that he and the camera were dancing about; because in The General (1926) Keaton choreographed several actual locomotives along real train tracks. He makes the trains almost dance from track to track and around each bend. The results are nothing short of amazing and never less than hilarious. It's a wildly ambitious historical wartime epic, but it's a comedy! And it might just be the only Civil War movie where you actually root for the South. Both The General and Sherlock, Jr. are probably among the best comedies ever made.
The stunt work in all of his films remains incredibly impressive, but perhaps (apart from The General and Sherlock, Jr.) Our Hospitality (1923), College (1927) and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), feature some of his most iconic stunts. Our Hospitality has a death-defying vine swing to rescue the girl from the brink of a raging waterfall. College has Keaton attempting and failing (quite comically) at every single sport his campus offers and then (after much ridicule and in a last ditch effort to save the girl) he attempts again and excels with gusto at all the sports revealing his true athleticism and versatility as a performer. The storm sequence in the finale of Steamboat Bill, Jr. is fantastic, clever, and extremely funny. The stunts in that sequence represent some of his most famous, including the house-face falling and a well placed window. All of his features from Three Ages (1923) to The Navigator (1924) to Battling Butler (1926) and more are well worth a look. His work in the realm of short films was no less impressive and, unlike Chaplin whose characters generally stayed in familiar contemporary environments, Keaton would become a cowboy, a detective, a city slicker, or whatever and interact with history to tell a funny story.
After a few failed marriages and loss of creative control on his projects, Keaton deteriorated into alcoholism but continued to make screen appearances until his death in 1966. He appeared with Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin's Limelight (1952); and in Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as a train conductor (fitting); an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1961; and he had a brief cameo in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). He even had a starring role in the surreal avant-garde piece Film (1965) from writer Samuel Beckett. The Roman era musical comedy starring Zero Mostel, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), would be Keaton's last film. A fitting departure to be directed by the anarchically great Richard Lester (The Bed-Sitting Room, A Hard Day's Night, Three Musketeers).
Buster Keaton's legacy and influence on film remains an important part of film history. The vaudevillian turned movie star contributed much to comedy, film, and filmmaking in his lifetime. If you haven't seen any of this man's work I encourage you to find some. It's been nearly a century since his film debut but his films still retain their undeniable ability to entertain and delight.
Originally published for "The Alternative Chronicle" August, 21, 2009.
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Knowing when and how to delegate is a key trait of good leaders, suggests Bernard Marr, LinkedIn Influencer, Keynote Speaker, and Leading Business and Data Expert. It shows trust in employees and ensures that you are focusing your own time and skills in your zone of genius. That is, the tasks that only you can do.
However, there are certain things that should never be delegated, because they will make you too far removed from your team, open you up for criticism, or ultimately paint you in a bad light. An article by Marr has developed a list of seven tasks that he suggests a leader should never delegate out to the team.
First on the list is "Core functions or responsibilities." A company or an individual should never delegate their core competencies to their employees, suggests Marr. As an employee, if you outsource these tasks, your manager may wonder why he or she needs you at all. As a company, you may find yourself held hostage if you outsource and your partner leaves or demands more money.
Second on the list are two very opposite things: Praise and discipline. Employees will tend to trust and be more loyal to a manager who gives them praise and incentive, and the higher up you are in a company, the more important it is to do these activities yourself. On the other side of it, while disciplining employees is potentially a manager's least pleasant task, it should not be passed off to someone else.


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Zhang, X., Li, W. & Gong, X. (2010). Thixotropy of MR shear-thickening fluids. Smart Materials and Structures, 19 (12), 125012-1-125012-6.
Particle sedimentation is a key issue of conventional magnetorheological (MR) fluids. We recently fabricated MR shear-thickening fluids (MRSTF), which can work as novel MR fluids without particle settling. This merit of the material against particle settling is attributed to the thixotropy property. By using shear-thickening fluids as a base medium, a series of MRSTF samples was prepared and their rheological properties were tested. It was found that when the weight fraction of the STF base is above a threshold value of 15%, the MRSTF exhibits a significant thixotropy phenomenon, which greatly reduces the settling problem of MR fluids and consequently increases the stability of MR fluids. A theoretical approach was proposed to verify the experimental studies.


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Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger (* 11. Juni 1881 in Mödling-Hinterbrühl, Österreich-Ungarn; † 1. Jänner 1968 in Graz) war eine österreichische Schriftstellerin und Illustratorin. Ihre Werke erschienen auch unter den Namen Käthe Schönberger, Katharina von Dombrowski, Käthe von Dombrowski, Baroness von Dombrowski und dem Kürzel K.O.S.

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Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger wurde am 11. Juni 1881 in Mödling als Katharina Ludovika Schönberger geboren. Sie wuchs in Abbazia auf und kam im Alter von 14 Jahren nach Berlin. Ohne eine entsprechende Ausbildung absolviert zu haben, war sie im Alter von 20 Jahren bereits eine bekannte Illustratorin und Zeichnerin von Exlibris sowie von Tierkarikaturen. Zahlreiche Zeichnungen der Künstlerin wurden zunächst in den Fliegenden Blättern und später in Buchform veröffentlicht. 1914 erhielt sie die Silbermedaille der Bugra in Leipzig.

Den Doppelnamen nahm sie nach ihrer Hochzeit mit dem deutschen Diplomaten Franz Olshausen an. Dieser Beziehung entstammt als Nachkomme der Biochemiker Joern Olshausen (1903–1988). In der Ehe mit Olshausen lebte sie in Berlin, München, Königstein im Taunus, zeitweise auch in New York, Südamerika und wohl auch in Afrika.

In zweiter Ehe war sie mit dem Maler Carl Ritter von Dombrowski zu Papros und Kruswic verheiratet. Danach verwendete sie auch den Namen Katharina von Dombrowski für ihre Werke. Ab 1930 veröffentlichte sie zahlreiche Romane, Novellen und Essays. Ferner arbeitete sie für Film und Hörspiel und als Übersetzerin aus dem Englischen, Französischen, Italienischen, Spanischen und Portugiesischen.

Werke
Besonders ist in ihrem Werk die Teilnahme an Fridtjof Nansens Spendenappell für Russland und ihr antimilitaristischer Roman Land der Frauen hervorzuheben.

Bei der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek wird sie unter Katharina von Dombrowski geführt.

Sie war um 1900 für den Kölner Schokoladeproduzenten Ludwig Stollwerck mit Entwürfen für Stollwerck-Sammelbilder tätig und entwarf u. a. "Die Störche" und "Aus der Vogelperspektive" für Stollwerck. Die Serie "Reineke Fuchs" schuf sie für Palmin. Ihre Sammelbilder pflegte sie mit KOS zu signieren.

Bücher
 Aus Thier- und Menschenleben, 25 Federskizzen zur Erheiterung von Jung u. Alt. Wien und Leipzig: Verlag von Ludwig Schönberger, ca. 1896.
 Reiterinnen und Radlerinnen. Berlin: Harmonie Verlags-Gesellschaft für Literatur und Kunst, ca. 1899
 Im Spiegel der Tierwelt. Vier Bände. München: Braun & Schneider, ca. 1901, 1909, 1914, 1919.
 Beiträge zur Damen Reitkunst: nach eigenen Erfahrungen. Leipzig: Engelmann, 1909
 Die politische Arche Noah. München: Braun & Schneider, ca. 1916
 Zwischen Krebs und Steinbock, tropische Tiergeschichten in Wort und Bild. Leipzig: Ernst Keils Nachfolger (August Scherl), 1922.
 Abdallah and the Donkey, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928
 Abdalla und sein Esel. Eine Geschichte für Kinder von acht bis achtzig Jahren, Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Heinrich Scheffler, Erste Auflage April 1950, Zweite Auflage April 1955
 Hörspiel, die Audiothek GmbH, 2004, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 1953
 Hörspiel, Igel-Records, Februar 2003 (mit Axel von Ambesser, Bum Krüger, Heinz Rühmann u. a.)
 Augsburger Puppenkiste, S.A.D. Home Entertainment DVD 2009, Hessische Rundfunk 1984
 Boga the Elephant. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1928.
 Boga, das Kameruner Elefantenkind. Ein Tierbuch für Kinder von 8 bis 80 Jahren. Wien, Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk 1936, Wien: Verlag für Jugend und Volk 1941, 3. Auflage 1947
 The Fat Camel of Bagdad. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929
 Just Horses. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1930
 Land of Women, Tale of a Lost Nation. London: Putnam, und Boston: Little Brown, 1935.
 Naisten Maa, Kertomus tuhoutuneesta kansasta. Helsinki, K.J. Gummerus, 1937.
 Land der Frauen, Roman eines untergegangenen Volkes. Frankfurt am Main: Gutenburg 1933 / Frankfurt am Main: Scheffler 1950.
 Terre des Femmes, roman d'un peuple disparu. Paris, Editions Albin Michel, 1952

Illustrationen und Karikaturen
Zu folgenden Werken hat Käthe Olshausen ganz oder teilweise die Illustrationen beigesteuert.
 Wir. Von Friedrich Werner van Oesteren, Zeichnungen von Käthe Schönberger. Dresden: Verlag von Carl Reissner, ca. 1901.
 Fabeln. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781). Mit Illustrationen nach Original-Handzeichnungen von Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger. Volksverband der Bücherfreunde. Berlin: Wegweiser-Verlag 1927.
 Wodurch imponieren wir in der Welt am meisten? Verhandlungsbericht von der großen internationalen Hundeversammlung. Eine Gesellschaftssatire von Hertha von Knobloch, mit 10 Bildern von Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger. Wolfenbüttel: Julius Zwißlers Verlag, 1915.
 Pour nos petits freres russe! Spendenappell mit Farbdruck von Käthe Schönberger. Geneve: Haut Commisiariat du Professeur Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, 1922.
 Für unsere kleinen russischen Brüder! Gaben westeuropäischer Schriftsteller und Künstler für die notleidenden Kinder in den Hungersnotdistrikten Rußlands. Genf: Hohes Kommissariat Professor Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, 1922.
 Das lustige Fön-Buch: Ein Bilderbuch f. jung und alt / mit Beitr. erster Künstler wie G. Mühlen-Schulte; Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger; W. Haymann… u. a. Berlin: Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft "Sanitas", 2. Auflage 1925
 A Jackal in Persia. By Major C.F. MacKenzie, illustrated by KOS (Baroness Dombrowski). Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Comonay, Inc., 1928.
 Jungle Gods. By Carl von Hoffman, illustrated by Baroness Katharina Dombrowski (K.O.S.). New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1929.
 Little Jungle Village. By Jo Besse McElveen Waldeck, illustrated by Katharina von Dombrowski. New York: The Viking Press, Fifth Edition 1940.
 Brehms schönste Tiergeschichten. Bearbeitet von Theodor Etzel, Federzeichnungen von Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lesering, 1960.
 Berlin - A City of Animal Lovers, A Special Edition for the Friends of the House of Ullstein. Berlin: Ullstein GmbH, 1963.
 Das tierverliebte Berlin. Sonderdruck für die Freunde des Hauses, Berlin: Ullstein 1963. (Unbestätigt)

Literatur
 Olshausen-Schönberger, Käthe, in: Detlef Lorenz: Reklamekunst um 1900. Künstlerlexikon für Sammelbilder. Berlin : Reimer, 2000 ISBN 3-496-01220-X, S. 147

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This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside Iran who are of Iranian origin.

Canada
 Ali Ehsassi – Member of the House of Commons of Canada
 Goldie Ghamari – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
 Majid Jowhari – Member of the House of Commons
 Amir Khadir – Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
 Reza Moridi – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
 Michael Parsa – Associate Minister of Housing of Ontario

France
 Pouria Amirshahi - Member of the National Assembly

Germany
 Bijan Djir-Sarai - Member of the Bundestag
 Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg - Mayor of Frankfurt
 Yasmin Fahimi - Member of the Bundestag
 Parsa Marvi - Member of the Bundestag
 Niema Movassat - Member of the Bundestag
 Michaela Noll - Member of the Bundestag
 Omid Nouripour - Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens
 Sahra Wagenknecht - Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag (2015-2017) and of Die Linke in the Bundestag (2015-2019)

Israel
 Eliezer Avtabi - Member of the Knesset
 Michael Ben-Ari - Member of the Knesset
 Moshe Katsav - President of Israel (2000-2007)
 Shaul Mofaz - Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1998-2002), Defence Minister (2002-2006) and Deputy Prime Minister (2006-2009, 2012)

Netherlands
 Ulysse Ellian – Member of the House of Representatives
 Farah Karimi – Member of the House of Representatives

New Zealand
 Golriz Ghahraman – Member of the New Zealand Parliament

Norway
 Masud Gharahkhani – President of the Storting
 Mazyar Keshvari – Member of the Storting

Sweden
 Alireza Akhondi – Member of the Riksdag
 Minoo Akhtarzand – Governor of Jönköping County (2010-2016) and Governor of Västmanland County (2016-present)
 Hanif Bali – Member of the Riksdag
 Nooshi Dadgostar – Leader of the Left Party
 Ali Esbati – Member of the Riksdag
 Shadieh Heydari – Member of the Riksdag
 Reza Khelili Dylami – Member of the Riksdag
 Parisa Liljestrand – Minister of Culture (2022–present)
 Romina Pourmokhtari – Minister for the Environment (2022–present)
 Daniel Riazat – Member of the Riksdag
 Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson – Member of the Riksdag
 Ardalan Shekarabi – Minister for Public Administration (2014-2019) and Minister for Social Security (2019-2022)
 Maryam Yazdanfar – Member of the Riksdag

United Kingdom
 Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar - Member of the House of Lords
 David Alliance, Baron Alliance - Member of the House of Lords
 Seema Kennedy - Conservative MP and Parliamentary Undersecretary

United States

US Congress
 Stephanie Bice – Representative from Oklahoma
 Anna Eshoo – Representative from California

State and territory levels
 Raumesh Akbari – Member of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives
 Dalya Attar – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
 Jimmy Delshad – Mayor of Beverly Hills, California (2007-2008, 2010-2011)
 Anna Eskamani – Member of the Florida House of Representatives
 Darya Farivar – Member-elect of the Washington House of Representatives
 Rey Garofano – Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
 Haraz Ghanbari – Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
 Cyrus Habib – Lieutenant Governor of Washington (2017-2021)
 Anna Kaplan – Member of the New York Senate
 Zahra Karinshak – Member of the Georgia Senate
 Ross Mirkarimi – Sheriff of San Francisco (2012, 2012-2016)
 Adrin Nazarian – Member of the California State Assembly
 Bob Yousefian – Mayor of Glendale, California (2004-2005)

See also
 List of heads of state and government of Indian origin
 List of foreign politicians of Chinese origin
 List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
 List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
 List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
 List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin

References

Politicians of Iranian descent
Lists of politicians


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The Clone Wars: "Together Again"
Tim Etheridge	Reviews, Series Reviews, The Clone Wars	 April 10, 2020
The Clone Wars is back! The show that was cancelled after 5 and a half seasons returns on Disney + to get the ending it deserved. I was a huge fan of the show, so safe to say I'm thrilled that we finally get to see these episodes.
After really enjoying writing my episode reviews for The Mandalorian and Resistance, I couldn't wait to do the same again for this final season of The Clone Wars. The reviews will take on the same format: an overview of the plot (so be aware, there will be spoilers!), my review of the show, then a few "Moments in canon" – references that link to other media and the galaxy as a whole. Today, we'll be looking at the finale of the Ahsoka's Walkabout arc, Episode 8: "Together Again"
Stuck in their detention cell, Ahsoka and the Martez sisters continue to argue over whose fault it is that they are in their situation. Rafa refuses to accept that fault for taking the job, and gets annoyed when Trace sides with Ahsoka. Ahsoka tells them that she has a plan, but that it will be better if the sisters don't know what it is, highlighting the need for them to trust each other if they are to get out.
"You and I were always good. Good until she showed up."
The trio are taken before Marg Krim, who gives them the choice of paying their debt or watching their friends die slowly. Ahsoka steps forward and tells Krim that she wants to make a deal alone. She says that the sisters hid the spice off-world but she doesn't know where. She suggests the Pykes send them to retrieve the spice,giving them one rotation to return or Ahsoka will divulge the location of their family to the Pykes. All Ahsoka asks in return is a small percentage of the value of the spice shipment. Trace is confused, but Rafa understands Ahsoka's ploy and plays along, reacting to her "betrayal". Marg Krim agrees to Ahsoka's suggestions. After the trio leave the throne room, Krim's majordomo Fife tells him that it is surely a deception, to which Krim agrees, however he has little choice as his own life may depend on the spice being returned.
The Martez sisters leave in the Silver Angel, watched unnoticed by the 3 Mandalorians, who notice that Ahsoka is not with them. Bo-Katan orders the other two to keep watch and let her know the instant they see Ahsoka leave the citadel.
At a filling station, Trace and Rafa discuss what happened as Trace doesn't understand Ahsoka making threats against their family when she knows that they're dead. Rafa explains Ahsoka's deception to allow them to escape and comments on her bravery and selflessness. Rafa begins making plans to help Ahsoka escape, as she does not want Ahsoka holding it over her head if she escapes on her own.
The sisters fly to a Pyke loading facility, where Rafa manages to talk them into allowing her to land to pick up a spice shipment (which they intend to give to the Pykes, pretending that it is the original shipment). Rafa's bluff works and the ship is loaded with spice, but the manager – a Trandoshan – arrives, leading to a fight with Rafa while the workers fight Trace. Trace manages to hold off the workers while Rafa manages to cause the Trandoshan to fall to his death.
"You are but one small piece moving in this mechanism that I have designed, and yet when you falter, it jeopardises everything."
Ahsoka is placed back in her cell but quickly uses the Force to break out and sneaks through the facility, taking some detonators from the armoury, which she begins planting around the refinery where the Pykes are being processed. While doing this, she overhears Marg Krim reporting to his superior, who she recognises as being Maul. Maul threatens to have Crimson Dawn take over the Pykes' work if they continue to suffer failures and delays. After the transmission ends, a guard reports to Krim that Ahsoka has escaped.
Ahsoka makes her way to the control room, where she accesses the transmission log, finding out that Maul is on Mandalore. She is ambushed by the Pykes and overwhelmed, though in trying to fight them off, she reveals her identity as a Jedi.
"Mandalore? What's Maul doing there?"
Krim is about to have Ahsoka executed in his throne room when the sisters arrive with the shipment of spice. Krim says that he knows they have been working for the Republic and the Jedi, Ahsoka, which shocks the sisters and hurts them. As the trio argue, the detonators Ahsoka set explode, and the trio use the distraction to escape to the Silver Angel. As they try to fly away, they are pursued by 3 Pyke patrol ships, but manage to work together to take them all out. Free, they make their way to open space, but are unknowingly pursued by the 3 Mandalorians in a Gauntlet starfighter.
The trio return to Trace's garage on level 1313 of Coruscant, where Rafa asks Ahsoka if she will arrest her for spice smuggling as its what Jedi do, but Ahsoka reiterates what she told them on Oba Diah that she chose to leave the Order. Rafa says that even though Ahsoka doesn't think of herself as a Jedi, she acts like one, or at least how Rafa would want them to be. Trace thanks Ahsoka for saving them and says that she considers her a friend.
"So, you remember me. Don't worry. Death Watch is gone. And now, you and I have a common enemy."
"Maul."
They are interrupted by Bo-Katan, who approaches them. Ahsoka gets defensive, but Bo-Katan tells her not to worry as Death Watch are gone, and instead they have a common enemy, showing her a hologram of Maul. Bo-Katan asks Ahsoka to help her, saying that she has 5 minutes to decide and will get details on the way. The sisters convince Ahsoka that she can help the Mandalorians, but Ahsoka is nervous that the path may lead her back towards the Order. The sisters agree to look after Ahsoka's speeder bike and watch as Ahsoka boards the Gauntlet fighter with the Mandalorians.
While this certainly won't go down as my favourite arc of the show (it will probably finish my least favourite of the season), this was definitely my favourite episode within this arc. I completely agree that this arc was needed to show Ahsoka's growth to realise that she can do what is right in the galaxy and do what a Jedi should without being a Jedi, but I think it has suffered from being one of just 3 arcs, so feeling to small for the finale of the show.
Rafa is a character that I have not been big on through the arc, however (barring the first scene, which felt like a step back on the ending of "Dangerous Debt") it felt like the character really grew in this episode, recognising Ahsoka's ploy and managing to play along as she is a swindler herself – I especially loved the line she said to Ahsoka of "I won't forget this" and the dual meaning intended for the Pykes that she wanted to get her own back and to Ahsoka as a thank you! Even more so, it was great to see her overcome her dislike of not just the Jedi, but Ahsoka specifically by the end of the episode. Even her reasoning for trying to rescue Ahsoka was great as she is still not fully understanding Ahsoka's selflessness and is thinking how she or others in her circles would act in such a situation. Sadly, I don't think Trace ever developed as much as I hoped. She was good in "Gone With a Trace" but never really developed much once in the wider world, other than at the very end where she admitted that they got in over their heads and confirmed her friendship with Ahsoka. That said, I'd love to see both of the sisters reappear in the future, though I doubt we will see them in the remaining episodes.
"You think he will find out about this?"
"He knows. He always knows."
In terms of the story, I thought that this episode progressed really well, though I do wonder why Ahsoka never tried this plan earlier. Everything felt natural to the characters, though I do wonder if the sisters' side mission to steal the Pykes' own spice to trade for Ahsoka seemed a little too easy. For me, the best bits of this story were those that tied into the upcoming arc, with the foreshadowing of Maul early in the episode leading to the reveals to Ahsoka that the Pykes are working for Maul and that he is on Mandalore. And then finally the reunion of Ahsoka and Bo-Katan was a wonderful way to end the arc by sliding it into the next arc – something that I think really improved this arc.
One thing that I was looking forward to all arc was how Ahsoka's identity as a Jedi would be revealed to the sisters and how they would react. While I think that they got over things quicker than I expected, I can understand that part of this is due to the trust she has earned by that point in helping rescue them when they realised they were in over their heads. It did however feel like the story was trying to set up a bit more of a feeling of betrayal with Marg Krim assuming out loud that Ahsoka was on a mission and kept her identity a secret to take advantage of the sisters. Personally, I would have quite liked the opening scene of the last episode to be tacked onto much of this, with one more episode in the arc so that we could have given a bit of time for the sisters to feel betrayed and for Ahsoka to earn their trust back.
"You might not think of yourself as a Jedi, but you act like one. Or at least how I want them to be."
What this arc really was about, was the growth of Ahsoka after leaving the Order to figure out her place in the galaxy and realise that she could help those who couldn't help themselves without having to be be part of the Order. Rafa even goes as far as to describe Ahsoka as what she would want a Jedi to be, and this is in fact what they should be, with this and the description of Luminara's role in the death of Trace and Rafa's parents in the last episode creating a great contrast to show just how far the Jedi have fallen on the whole, something that we see hinted at in a number of canon stories.
A few final thoughts on the episode and the arc:
"I see. So, it is true. The Jedi used you both. How unfortunate that your stupidity is so authentic."
I loved how the music during the chase of the Silver Angel had some similarity to the TIE Fighter Attack track from A New Hope, as this is one of the few moments that we see all of the trio working together, much like Han, Luke, Leia and Chewie during when attacked by TIEs as they escaped the Death Star
I loved the name drop of Crimson Dawn in this episode, a great natural way to tie the story into Solo: A Star Wars Story
Knowing that we are already two thirds of the way through the final season makes me really wish we were getting a longer season with all of the missing arcs. I think that would have helped this arc go down better with fans. I'd also love to see how this arc was initially intended to go, as I think that this was amended from the original plan to tie into the Siege of Mandalore arc, as well as the Martez sisters initially being a male called Nyx Okami
Moments in Canon
"He plays members of the Collective against one another."
"An efficient way to deal with our kind of business."
Crimson Dawn was a member of the Shadow Collective
The last time Ahoska and Bo-Katan came face to face was on the planet Carlac in the episode "A Friend In Need", which saw Ahsoka taking on Death Watch. That was also the first episode in the series to feature Bo-Katan
What did you think of the episode?
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Now you can safely enjoy the strange beauty of 1990s malware
By Shaun Prescott 2016-02-10T02:12:12.4Z
Malware tends to be subtle nowadays, but in the '90s it liked to announce its presence loudly and proudly. Most PC users were less savvy back then, so it was okay to hijack their screens and spook them (or attempt to entertain them) while formatting the C: drive. There was no need to be underhanded because there was less at stake – credit card transactions weren't as ubiquitous as they are now, and identity theft less lucrative.
So it's weird to visit this new archive of classic malware programs – known as the Malware Museum – and note how creepy and threatening they sometimes were (though they were often very funny, too!). Take Q Casino for example, which hijacks the DOS prompt with a good ol' fashioned round of Russian Roulette: if you win, your hard drive stays intact and you get the hacker's phone number. If you lose, say bye to all your files.
Some – or most – weren't as cunning. Some of my favourites are those that just make the screen look pretty, or which play austere, beatless techno music. While no doubt annoying and frightening in the '90s, now these tiny programmes – emulated via DOSBox – are charming in the way they capture the prankster experimentation of the time.
Browsing the Malware Museum won't infect your modern PC. All "destructive routines" have been removed by curators Mikko Hypponen and Jason Scott, and the library is for posterity. As someone on the receiving end of quite a bit of this stuff in the mid '90s, I get cold flushes when I watch some of these. Still, it's hard to ward off nostalgia for a time when malicious software would just render a pleasant Egyptian pyramid on the screen.
Cheers, Rock Paper Shotgun.


Can we "unlearn"schooling and learn how to "be there" for kids?
That quote was shared with me in a conversation with a very wise man when I was saddened by something that had hurt one of my kids. In this age of standards, high stakes testing, increasing academic and social pressures, I wonder if we've lost the time, freedom and commitment to "be there" for the kids we teach.
My reflections on this brought me back to Clark Aldrich's book, Unschooling Rules, in which he describes the three critical types of learning that our kids need today: learning how to learn, learning how to be, and learning how to do. (For more on Aldrich and his thinking, here is a link to a YouTube presentation by him).This was a private reflection, one that I've been hoping will lead me to language sufficiently powerful to move readers to consider the possibility that Wachtel raises, i.e., school may be the obstacle. School may be, as Russell Ackoff asserts, an example of trying to do the wrong thing better and better.
I've written about this conflict previously, but something in the piece struck a new chord with me. I connected it to observations I've been making recently about my youngest grandchildren, all four of whom are under the age of ten with three of them less than 5.
Each time we have the kids over or have babysitting duty (which I've come to realize is actually babysitting "privilege"), I'm amazed at how they much they learn, how serious they are about learning, how much fun they have doing it, etc. I don't want to romanticize this process. There are times when they are frustrated, impatient, downright unpleasant. But they are natural learners. They are driven by curiosity and the need to find explanations for the world they are experiencing.
And then school/schooling happens. We've all seen it. Our kids and grandkids come home and after their first week we notice that they are raising their hands to speak. The proudly announce that they were named "line leader" for recess. Out nine year old responds to the question, "what was the best part of school today?" with one word "Recess"?
The school that happens to/for our kids reflects the need to "educate" increasing numbers of children, to insure that important information is transmitted to all and to do this efficiently. The result… kids grouped by age, kids moving in age based cohorts, kids being exposed to information organized by discrete content areas, and kids being evaluated largely based on their ability to recall pre-identified facts, etc., etc., etc.
We aimed for excellence and focused delivery of information on the average. We guaranteed the perpetuation of the system with only minor and incremental modifications by staffing the schools largely with those who had "succeeded" in such a system.
Enter the kindergartners or pre-schoolers, full of curiosity, full of questions, experienced in independent inquiry and conclusion drawing. Too often we treat this as a lack of the discipline necessary for learning. It reflects a need to impose discipline so that we can provide learning in the way we have organized it… it is about efficiency. We assume that certain kinds of environments are conducive for learning and we set about to create these conditions.
Because we have organized by age and by a preferred group size (an efficiency issue) we need to provide the environment in which kids thus grouped might be able to "learn" what we have decided they need to know, in the framework that we have determined to be best, and at a pace which is based on average not uniqueness.
Ironically, we do so, too frequently, at the expense of the very things that now, in the 21st Century, we are hoping to see in our children, in our graduates. We recognize our failings, or perhaps more importantly, we "recognize" the failing of our students and blame them and their teachers.
And we try very hard not to accept the observation shared by Wachtel, "…the institution of school itself is the obstacle to learning for many young people." But what if he's right? What kinds of things might we consider for the new year?
How can we transform the "obstacle of school" to the "center for learning"? How can we create "circles of safety", places dominated by the commitment to personal relationships and support for all?
What would happen if, at the very earliest ages and thereafter, instead of training young children how to conform to the culture of school, we intentionally focused on the further development of their innate curiosity, their desire for learning, the need to seek and explore explanation for the way their world works?
What would happen if, instead of focusing our high profile reform efforts on high school programs, we helped our youngest children understand that it's great to follow their curiosity and decide what they would like to learn and that we can help them do that in our schools?
What would happen if we built primary and elementary learning experiences for children around what we now know about learning and worked on the development of metacognitive and self-reflective dispositions to enhance their natural inclinations?
What would happen if we removed obstacles to us "being there" for our children by focusing less at how to score higher on tests of content increasingly removed from the life needs of our students?
What would school look like if we acknowledged that Dewey was right and focused on the creation of learning experiences that extend well beyond thee walls of the school?
Would school still be an obstacle? Would schooling and learning still be in conflict?
Please feel free to use the comment option to share some questions of your own and if you know an elementary educator who might like this, please pass it along and suggest that they subscribe.
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Janysium are a British neo-progressive rock band, founded in 1980 by two pupils from Little Ealing Middle School; Peter Matuchniak and Simon Strevens.  Their debut release in 1982 attracted the attention of Phil Collins via a chance meeting with his mother, and was also given a positive review in the Official Genesis Fan Club quarterly magazine.

The Neo-Progressive movement
Janysium were one of a small number of British bands formed during the early 1980s, including Marillion, Pendragon, IQ, Twelfth Night, Pallas and Mach One, that was associated with the progressive rock revival of that decade, often referred to as the "Neo Progressive Rock Movement".  Initially their sound was likened to progressive bands like Camel and Genesis, although they later experimented with a more updated sound, influenced by current bands at the time such as Duran Duran.

Interesting post note: The band got its name from Peter Matuchniak overhearing a conversation about the singer Janis Ian, and interpreting this as Janysium.

Line-ups and output
During 1981-82 two members joined Janysium, Sean Lewis (keyboards) and Martin Polley (bass guitar), to rehearse and record their first studio sessions.  The original members Matuchniak and Strevens remained the core of Janysium throughout, although both abandoned their project with the band when they merged with fellow musicians in Mach One from 1982-85.  After the breakup of Mach One, Matuchniak and Strevens resumed writing and recording in late 1985-86 but this time as a duet only.  In 1987, they performed as a guest act for Rock Machine (later known as Indus Creed under CBS) in front of 4,000 people at the Rang Bhavan in Bombay, India under the name "The Various Artists".  This followed several months there recording jingles for television advertisements shown nationally on Indian TV.

Other projects
Matuchniak formed the progressive rock band Evolve IV in 2003, and Strevens played in Still (1990s) and The Noun (2000s). Lewis became a producer/engineer of classical music at Naxos Records.  Polley dropped out of music entirely, focusing on publishing books on the history of sports, and is a lecturer at Southampton University.

Band members
 Peter Matuchniak – rhythm and lead guitar
 Simon Strevens – drums, vocals, keyboards
 Sean Lewis - keyboards (1981–82)
 Martin Polley - bass (1981–82)

Discography

Albums
 Studio Sessions (cassette) (1982)
 Half a Dozen of the Other (cassette) (1983)

References

Notes
 Lucky, Jerry. The Progressive Rock Files. Burlington, Ontario: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc (1998), 304 pages,  (paperback). Gives an overview of progressive rock's history as well as histories of the major and underground bands in the genre.  Lists Janysium in the appendix, as well as the release of their so-called 'sister-band' Mach One's LP Lost for Words in the 1983-84 chapter.

External links
Official Janysium MySpace page
Official Mach One MySpace page
DPRP review (mentions Janysium, and the overlapping members with Mach One)
ProGGnosis review mentions Janysium
Various articles involving Janysium

British progressive rock groups
Musical groups established in 1980
1980 establishments in England


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Unfortunately we were sitting in front of some fat d bag who wouldn't shut his hole the entire concert. Why is it always fat people who can't shut up?
Good seats, ya get the breeze. About 10 rows from back rail.
This sec/row is positioned directly behind the (elevated) VIP section and should be sold as obstructed view! Worst seat ever! Venue FAIL!
great sound here! orchestra level seating is chairs on non-tiered floor, so you have to hope you aren't behind a tall or big headed person. security strict about people staying in their seats -- no dancing in aisle during encore, alas.


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Karen Ronney is in her 14th year as girls' head tennis coach at Patrick Henry High School, where she has accumulated a 127-23 record in the CIF San Diego Division. She has led her team to eight Eastern League Championships in 12 years, and has produced five Singles champions and 11 Doubles champions. Ronney also worked hard to create team-building activities and philanthropic initiatives, such as giving sandwiches to the homeless in San Diego and volunteering in the community. She is a USPTA Elite Professional and a 20-year member.
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Has anyone worked some of the DC Characters (either minor or major) into the back-story / origin story of their DCU:Online characters? I'm always in two minds about referencing other people's creations especially if they are quite famous but on this occassion I decided it would be fun to do for DCU:O.
Do you use any characters from DC in your characters' backstory? if so, who?
the Joker, Manchester Black, Superman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern are the ones that have appeared now.