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The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Lori Frank, Emily Shubeck, Melanie Schicker, Teresa Webb, Katie Maslow, Laura Gitlin, Cynthia Huling Hummel, Edward K. Kaplan, Brian LeBlanc, Myriam Marquez, Brenda P. Nicholson, Greg O'Brien, Louise Phillips, Brian Van Buren, Gary Epstein-Lubow
Objective: A stakeholder group for persons living with dementia (PLWD) was convened to support the work of a major US dementia research meeting. The objectives of this examination are to present the steps used to implement the Group and guidance for both PLWD and researchers for partnering on research conference planning and participation. Methods: PLWD met monthly to provide input into the agenda for the 2017 Research Summit on Dementia Care and some Group members also presented at the Summit. Following the Summit, the Group reviewed their contributions and completed an evaluation of the Group process, identifying best practices to support future efforts. Results: Group members were initially unsure about participating due to concerns about ability to contribute and concerns about disease progression. Members reported that participation was a positive experience, however, identifying Group-led governance and attention to Group work process as important contributors. In addition to giving input to the Summit and having the opportunity to interact with researchers, sharing personal experiences with each other was part of the value of the Group to members. Careful Group selection and attention to governance were among the Best Practices members. Conclusion: Despite initial uncertainty among members about participating as a Stakeholder Group to inform a national research meeting, members developed a successful process for governance, convening, and providing input to a major national research meeting. Group's self-evaluation yielded specific strategies likely to be useful in formation and implementation of future partnerships between researchers and persons living with dementia.
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Frank, L., Shubeck, E., Schicker, M., Webb, T., Maslow, K., Gitlin, L., Hummel, C. H., Kaplan, E. K., LeBlanc, B., Marquez, M., Nicholson, B. P., O'Brien, G., Phillips, L., Van Buren, B., & Epstein-Lubow, G. (2020). The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(4), 434-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2019.10.015
The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers. / Frank, Lori; Shubeck, Emily; Schicker, Melanie et al.
In: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 28, No. 4, 04.2020, p. 434-442.
Frank, L, Shubeck, E, Schicker, M, Webb, T, Maslow, K, Gitlin, L, Hummel, CH, Kaplan, EK, LeBlanc, B, Marquez, M, Nicholson, BP, O'Brien, G, Phillips, L, Van Buren, B & Epstein-Lubow, G 2020, 'The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 434-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2019.10.015
Frank L, Shubeck E, Schicker M, Webb T, Maslow K, Gitlin L et al. The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;28(4):434-442. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.10.015
Frank, Lori ; Shubeck, Emily ; Schicker, Melanie et al. / The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting. Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers. In: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 ; Vol. 28, No. 4. pp. 434-442.
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October 25, 2019 In All News
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) initiated a project to develop a comprehensive environmental policy for the AIMS network. AIMS acknowledges the importance of protecting environmental values as part of the global community. This project was developed with the assistance of Academics Without Borders and the University of Calgary.
Academics Without Borders (AWB) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that works with universities in the most disadvantaged countries by building their capability to educate professionals and leaders essential to the strong societies they justly desire. AWB does this by sending professional staff and academics who donate their time to work on projects that originate with its partner universities, reflecting the most pressing needs of their communities.
The University of Calgary is a leading Canadian research university, which prides itself as a global intellectual hub.
Professor Getachew Assefa from the University of Calgary, working as an AWB volunteer on the project, donated his time and talent to assist AIMS in developing its first environmental policy. Dr. Assefa's research focuses on mitigating the problem-shifting and sub-optimization in the design and development of technical systems including buildings and energy systems. His current research involves environmental sustainability and social life cycle assessment of energy-related technology development. In addition, the University of Calgary's International Office provided the support of Mr. Jamie Charlebois, International Development Manager on a pro bono basis.
The first AWB mission to AIMS Senegal took place in May 2019. Its objective was to gauge the environmental footprint of the AIMS centre, collect baseline data on environmental practices – from air conditioning refrigerants and water usage to waste disposal and recycling practices. During that time, interviews took place with AIMS staff and students, as well as government officials. Furthermore, a comprehensive literature review on Senegalese environmental policies and legislative frameworks was undertaken. A consecutive AWB mission to AIMS Rwanda took place in August 2019 in order to conduct comparative research on the environmental impact of the AIMS Secretariat.
Professor Assefa highlighted the unique challenge of developing the environmental policy from a pan-African perspective: "AIMS operates in various African countries, each of which has its own unique natural, physical and legislative environment bringing unique opportunities and challenges to the table. This project on environmental policy aims at catering to locally relevant and context-specific variations while anchoring itself on globally and institutionally generic principles."
Jamie Charlebois noted the significance of formulating network policy, while underscoring the approach behind this collaborative exercise: "Leveraging the expertise and connections of the University of Calgary, Academics Without Borders and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences provided a unique opportunity to work together towards creating a sustainable environmental policy for AIMS. It is precisely these types of partnerships that are required to tackle complex global issues."
Corrie Young, AWB Executive Associate Director underscored the innovative approach to this initiative: "Academics Without Borders welcomes this first collaboration with AIMS-NEI and we hope it is the beginning of a productive future partnership. This important initiative undertaken by AIMS lays the foundation for the network to grow while ensuring that expansion will be ecologically sustainable."
The long-term objective is to effectuate an institutional shift in the way the AIMS network interprets and acts on environmental values. Through its planning and practice, AIMS-NEI will strive to be recognized as an environmentally safe and responsible centre of excellence, and as a model of environmental responsibility.
As a next step, Professor Assefa will draft a comprehensive assessment of current environmental practices at AIMS and determine a course of action which builds upon the consultations and findings. Furthermore, these findings will inform an environmental policy roadmap and implementation plan for use across the AIMS network.
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Supreme Court denies appeal in Slenderman stabbing case
February 2, 2021 By Raymond Neupert
The State Supreme Court has denied an appeal from one of the girls convicted in the Slenderman stabbings.
Attorneys for Morgan Geyser argued that the original judges in the case made a mistake by allowing Geyser and Anissa Weier to be brought immediately into adult court when they were charged in the case, and that police did not advise Morgan of her Miranda rights before she made statements to them following her arrest.
Judges in the Second District said that overwhelming evidence outside of her statements would have led to Geyser's conviction anyways, and that the crime of attempted murder was serious enough to be brought to adult court. The Supreme Court did not comment in their denial.
Geyser will remain committed to a mental institute for 40 years.
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Judge increases restrictions on bond of accused Kenosha shooter
January 25, 2021 By Raymond Neupert
A judge has increased restrictions on the bond of accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.
Photos posted to social media earlier this month showed Rittenhouse drinking at a bar in Kenosha and flashing white supremacist signs.
Rittenhouse is now barred from drinking alcohol or from associating with anyone from known hate groups. He is also forbidden from possessing any weapons.
Rittenhouse's attorney did not contest the change in bond. He remains free on a 2 million dollar bond.
Beware of scammers offering to get you a COVID-19 vaccine for cash, says DATCP
The state's consumer protection division has been getting reports of scammers trying to trick people into paying to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Administrator Lara Sutherlin says those scams have come in various forms, from spam emails to robocalls to text messages.
Sutherlin says these claims fall squarely into the realm of 'too good to be true'.
"What's clear is you cannot pay someone to get on a list to get it faster and that's what the scammers are often telling folks."
"So if you're getting unsolicited emails or texts or phone calls from people and entities telling you we can get you the vaccine and we can get it faster, you should ignore those emails."
If you're worried about getting a vaccine, contact your doctor or insurance company, and never ever pay someone who calls you out of the blue asking for gift cards, prepaid debit cards or money orders.
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Gallagher blames President Trump and Republicans for violence at US Capitol
January 6, 2021 By Raymond Neupert
Congressman Mike Gallagher says that Wednesday's riots and violence at the US Capitol was an unavoidable outcome of the rhetoric from far right Republicans and President Donald Trump.
The Green Bay Republican said Republicans in the House and Senate and the President are the root cause of the violence.
We are witnessing absolute banana republic crap in the United States Capitol right now. @realdonaldtrump, you need to call this off. pic.twitter.com/0QGx2PlXFY
— Rep. Mike Gallagher (@RepGallagher) January 6, 2021
"This is the cost of this effort. This is the cost of countenancing an effort by Congress to overturn the election and telling thousands of people that there was a legitimate shot of overturning the election today."
Gallagher called on the President to call off the protestors in order to protect the integrity of the United States.
"We have got to stop this. Mr. President you have got to stop this. You are the only person who can call this off."
Gallagher, who represents the 8th Congressional District in northeast Wisconsin, says that efforts by Republicans, who knew that their challenges to the Electoral College were bound to fail, emboldened the protestors and led to the evacuation of the Capitol and the delay of the certification.
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Kenosha Co. D.A. won't file charges in Jacob Blake shooting
January 5, 2021 By Bob Hague
Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey will face no criminal charges for the August shooting of Jacob Blake.
"It is my decision now, that I announce here before you, that no Kenosha police officer will be charged with any offense, based on the facts and the laws," Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Gravely said Tuesday.
Gravely also said Blake will not be charged in connection with allegations of resisting and officer. Sheskey shot Blake seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed.
Graveley, in deciding not to charge Sheskey or two other officers at the scene, said he would have to "disprove the clear expression of these officers that they had to fire a weapon to defend themselves." He said he did not believe he "would be able to prove that the privilege of self-defense is not available." He said it was shown that Blake had a knife in his possession.
Benjamin Crump, and attorney for the Blake family said in statement "We will continue to press forward with our own investigation and fight for systemic change in policing and transparency at all levels."
A federal civil rights investigation is ongoing, according to a statement Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Rittenhouse pleads not guilty to charges in Kenosha murder case
Accused Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to all charges in a short hearing on Tuesday.
Rittenhouse is accused of shooting and killing two protesters and wounding a third during protests and unrest in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He'll be back in court in March for a pretrial conference. Rittenhouse remains free on a $2 million cash bond.
Sen. Johnson continues to insist on investigations into the November election
December 31, 2020 By Raymond Neupert
US Senator Ron Johnson is continuing to push for investigations into the November presidential election, even as most of the nation prepares for President-elect Joe Biden to take office in January.
On Fox News on Wednesday, Johnson brought up the idea during an interview about the stimulus vote.
"I personally think we do have to take a look at what happened in the election. We can't just forget it and move on like Democrats want us to. We need to seriously consider what fraud did occur. The other types of… lack of transparency, the problems that we did have, the irregularities in this election need to be examined and they need to be corrected for the next election."
Those claims of fraud and misconduct have consistently fallen short in court, and the Trump Campaign has lost nearly every single legal challenge it's brought forward.
The campaign is pushing to bring a failed federal court challenge in Wisconsin to the US Supreme Court.
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Health-care worker 'intentionally' ruined more than 500 coronavirus vaccine doses at Grafton hospital
December 31, 2020 By Bob Hague
Advocate Aurora Health says 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine were deliberately removed from a refrigerator.
Aurora initially thought what occurred last weekend at its Grafton hospital was an "error," which resulted in 500 doses being discarded. But the health care provider said in a Wednesday update that after an internal investigation, an employee acknowledged that they intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration.
That person has been fired, and appropriate authorities have been notified for further investigation.
The Grafton Police Department said in a statement late Wednesday that it was notified by Aurora shortly after 6 p.m. "regarding an employee tampering with vials of the COVID-19 vaccine" at its hospital, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The incident is being investigated by the FBI and the Food and Drug Administration as well as Grafton police, according to the statement.
Federal appeals court again rejects Trump Campaign challenge to Wisconsin election results
It's yet another legal defeat for the Trump Campaign in their efforts to overturn the results of the Wisconsin presidential election.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Thursday that the Trump Campaign waited too long to complain about how the election was handled, and that their reasons for objecting were faulty.
The Campaign was trying to argue that the Elections Commission should not have allowed local clerks to complete address fields on absentee ballots, and that drop boxes were an illegal way to collect ballots.
The court stated that if the campaign wanted to complain about those decisions, they should have done so before the election.
State Supreme Court to hear case on digital privacy and evidence collection
The State Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could define how police are allowed to search and use cell phones as part of their investigations.
George Burch was convicted in 2018 in the murder of Nichole VanderHeyden in Green Bay. Police caught Burch by connecting him to the case with the use of cell phone data that they had gathered from him while downloading his text messages several months before in an unrelated case.
At issue is whether or not police should have retained that phone data past the point of the previous investigation. There's also a discussion to what extent police can actually search your phone when you give consent to only parts of the data on the device.


68 year old retired Central Govt. employee from Bangalore who recently underwent 'heart and lungs' transplant at Narayana Health City earlier this month, is presenting speedy recovery. With this surgery he became with first patient in Karnataka to receive 'heart and lungs' from a single recipient. Within 10 days of the surgery, the patient started speaking effortlessly and by now he has started walking as well. He has become an inspiration to many around him in the hospital.
He came to Narayana Health City six months back for consultation regarding his 'End Stage Lung Disease' for which lung transplant was the only solution. When Narayana Health doctors conducted full body check-up, he was also diagnosed with severe Coronary Artery Disease. As his health condition was not suitable for Bypass Surgery, the patient was registered at the state nodal agency 'Jeevasaarthakathe' in Nov'18 for Heart and Lungs.
"Lung transplant is complicated, risky and the chances of infections are higher and in this case we were doing bloc transplant which made the surgery more complex. The patient was under observation in ITU for few days after the surgery to avoid any complications. The organs were transported via green corridor with the help of Bangalore Traffic Police on 3 Jan 2019," said Dr. Basha Khan, Senior Consultant Pulmonology/Intensive Care and Medical Director-Lung Transplant, Narayana Health City.
The patient received 'heart and lungs' from a 24 yr old male from Bangalore who met with a road accident and was admitted at a city hospital. Doctors declared him 'Brain Dead' and the family consented in the presence of Jeevasaarthakathe for organ donation to save many lives.
NH Health City is located in Bommasandra, Bengaluru, which comprises of Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences (NICS), a superspecialty hospital for cardiology and cardiac surgery, and Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center (MSMC), a multispecialty hospital for cancer care, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology, urology, and houses what is possibly India's largest bone marrow transplant units. NH Health City operates a stem cell bank and a homograft valve bank as well.


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State Thirteen: New Hampshire
AT total mileage: 1,759.0
Time: 7.5 hours
The night in the garage passed quickly, and I woke up early per usual feeling exceptionally tired. Packing up and thanking Betsy as she headed off to work, Legs, Santa, and I headed back up the hill to the Thayer house to meet up again with Rocket and Dorothy. There were a few hikers awake when we got there just before 7, and Dorothy informed us that Rocket Girl hadn't slept well at all. She was going to try and sleep in for a while longer, a decision that was fine with me as I was exhausted as well. Eating breakfast on the porch with everyone, a list was made of things that needed to be purchase at Eastern Mountain Sports in town, as one of the Thayers had offered to drive a load of hikers in to make some purchases. As I didn't have anything I needed to buy, I proceeded to flatten myself on the wood decking of the porch next to Naila as she napped, and caught up on a few hours of sleep as Dorothy, Santa, and Legs went into town. Waking up nearly two hours later, still comfortably entwined with the puppy, I took another shower in the Thayer's guest bathroom and got ready for some actual hiking. It wasn't until 11:30 or so that the gang arrived back from EMS and began packing up to hike out. Saying goodbye to the wonderfully hospitable Mr. Thayer, I caught up to my friends and headed towards New Hampshire.
We would end up with 4 miles of road walking before the Appalachian Trail would turn back into the woods. Descending from a higher vantage point on the side of the mountain where the Thayer household was, we crossed under Vermont's I-89 and over the Connecticut river on a bridge that had the letters 'VT-NH' stamped in the side of the concrete. With nearly a dozen of us hikers gathered there we took a group photo - officially having completed the 12th and entered the 13th state of the Trail. Cars honked and we cheered, and I added to the festivities by mounting my amazingly awesome American flag on my trekking pole and flying it as we walked into Hanover center. The trail walks down Main Street in town only after traipsing through a bit of the Dartmouth University campus. We took a quick detour and followed Santa to the university's library where in the 'Tower' room, there was some kind of filming of Harry Potter. I'm not sure the exact details as it's very much second hand information, but the tower room in the air conditioned library was a wonderful place for us to stand for a while on the hot summer day. Exiting the library and finding ourselves back in the insane heat and humidity of the otherwise beautiful summer day, we were approached by a grad student named Shelby who was interested in interviewing us for a project she's working on. She said she was willing to hike along with us so as to not slow us down, and would meet us on the edge of town before the trail ventured back into the mountains. We hiked down Main Street, passing by hundreds of people out enjoying the gorgeous day, and found our way out to where the trail left the paved road. Situated around this area is a Co-Op grocery store, which was perfectly placed for me to buy a liter of Gatorade before continuing on with the day. Standing in the parking lot as a group we were approached by an older gentlemen who asked if we were thru-hikers. Introducing himself as The Ice Cream Man, a famous individual on the Trail, Mr. Bill Atkinson invited us to stop by his house for ice cream and a game of croquet some 16 miles north on the trail when we arrived later in the day. Noting Naila's discomfort in the heat, he also offered to take her for the afternoon so she wouldn't have to climb mountains. We thanked him profusely, finished our shopping, and met Shelby to continue hiking while she interviewed us. The terrain for the day would include two serious climbs of over 1,200 feet each, a challenge in the heat of the late afternoon. Shelby did a great job keeping up with us, and I was actually rather quiet in responding to her questions. She spent about 3 miles hiking moderate terrain in our well-polished group before hopping off the trail at a road crossing that would allow her a quick hitchhike back into town. We hiked on, beginning the first of the two serious climbs. I hiked most of this alone, for reasons I'll now explain.
There are many approaches to the Appalachian Trail. Some people hike 2,000 miles or so, some complete all 2,185.3 miles. Some hikers skip sections via 'blue blazing' meaning to take side trails that might skirt summits or cut out more challenging terrain. There's 'yellow blazing' which means to utilize a car or hitchhike to skip mileage and jump ahead by a fair distance. 'Aqua blazing' refers to a fun and common practice of canoeing through the Shenandoah National Park, bypassing some 100 miles of trail. There's also a common practice called 'slackpacking' a play on slacking and backpacking, where hikers will leave their full backpacks with a trail angel or hostel owner and carry bare essentials for a day instead of every piece of gear, getting their packs back at the end of the day so they can camp normally. It's important to follow up this information by informing you of a very important phrase that's synonymous with long distance hiking- HYOH- or, hike your own hike. There is no right or wrong way to go about this adventure, and in the end it is only each individual hiker that can judge whether or not they have successfully thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. I happen to be in the somewhat strict camp with regards to what constitutes a thru-hike. I have worn my backpack for every mile I've hiked, I've not missed 0.1 mile of trail, and I don't much feel good at the thought of having it any other way. In the end, though, it is the opinion of each individual. Does physically hiking any distance of the trail over 2,000 miles constitute a full hike? Is it the same accomplishment even if you've utilized different avenues to make things a bit easier on yourself? I'm not sure that it is, but that's just me.
If you'd like to comment below on your thoughts, I'd be very interested to hear. Reason for bringing this up is that the option of a slackpack was presented by a thru-hiker with a car named Bangarang. He offered to drive our packs to the road crossing just shy of the shelter where we would stay, then give us our gear back. I was exceptionally back and forth on this despite the eager nature at which my friends all accepted his offer. It felt wrong. In the end I compromised- still carrying my backpack with important gear and the like, taking out things like my sleeping back and tent which I wouldn't be needing for the afternoon. I still carried a weighted pack. I found this to be a somewhat reasonable alternative, that didn't leave me feeling horribly guilty.
The first climb went smoothly. I did most of it alone as the others were literally running the trail with the newfound freedom of no backpack whatsoever. I eventually caught up to Rocket and Santa, noting from a vista that some serious storm clouds were moving in. An hour or so later after descending into a gap below, the sky got insanely dark in a very short period of time. Distant thunder became much closer, and the sky literally turned a sickly looking green color. At this point it was 1900hrs or so, but the darkness of the environment around us gave the impression it was much, much later at night. I stopped to put my headlamp on, a decision based on my poor vision in the dark woods and the desire to not stop during torrential rain to search for it in my backpack. It wasn't 2 minutes afterwords that the heavens opened and all hell broke lose on the Appalachian Trail. Torrential downpours were accompanied by incessant lightning and thunder in the distance, some 4 or 5 miles away. Pushing at an insane pace towards the summit, wanting to get the climb over with and find somewhere dry to stop, we hiked the steeply sloped mountain at nearly 3.5 miles an hour, a rate that's rather beyond my usual uphill speed, and way beyond Rocket's comfort zone. We stuck together as a group, three LED headlamps marching through walls of water in the pitch black of the woods, a sharp contrast to the ghastly green hue of the sky above. At one point the cracks of thunder and lightning measured out to be less than 1/4 mile away as we neared the wooded summit of the 2,600' peak. One crack of thunder was loud enough to leave my ears a bit sore, likely having been well over 110 decibels, and the closest/loudest episode we encountered. The three of us trekked on, beginning the uncomfortable descent of what was quite literally a river gushing with rainwater and drowning what should have been the Appalachian Trail. I did my best to entertain my two friends, singing and doing anything I could to keep spirits up despite the absolute misery of the situation. At around 2100hrs we neared the bottom of the mountain, approaching a state road crossing. In this moment, Rocket cheered loudly. Following her lead a loud and low pitched scream came from the darkness ahead of me as Bangarang quickly emerged from behind a tree, causing me to jump some 4 feet in the air, subsequently scream, and involuntary throw my trekking poles at him. Laugh all you want, but if you were the first person in a group hiking in the pitch black and someone jumped out from behind a tree and screamed, you'd jump like an NBA star too.
Bangarang led us the 0.1 miles off the trail at the road crossing to Bill Atkinson's house. In light of the ferocious storm, we were offered to spend the night. His porch was already full of hikers, but Legs, Rocket, Santa, and myself were given space on the living room floor. Cooking a dinner quickly, we still didn't make it to bed until 2330hrs or so. It wasn't an exceptionally long day, but having started well after noon o'clock and hiking through an insane storm, I think we did just fine. It's insane to think that I'm almost there. Some 425 miles from now I'll be standing atop Katahdin. If nothing else, that'll give me something to dream about tonight.
Somewhat dry on the living room floor of a trail angel and living legend of the Appalachian Trail, it's time for bed. Life is mysterious that way- from a grocery store parking lot on a hot summer afternoon to a full house of friendly people some 8 hours later while the world outside gets soaked in precipitation... I've literally found a port in the storm.
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Glad to hear you're safe from the storms.... Didn't like the sound of crossing the top of the mountain in a thunder and lightening storm! Welcome to NH! Second to last state! Getting close!!!!!! Xoxo
Hope you're having fun with Dan!
Hi Ryan. Great to see your having a fantastic hike. Passing every white blaze is a decision everyone will respect. On the question of slackpacking, how many times have you wished your pack would disappear. Having someone take off some of the load is trail magic. Look at Naila. She misses sections and carries no pack but she will always be a Thru Hiker Dog .Go Naila! By the way on Saturday I hiked to Black Mountian, that is just west of Moosulauke, and we could see hikers crossing the summit dome. Could have been you. So cool. Like you said HYOH


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WSM Interviews: Lara Latham
October 3, 2017 October 17, 2017 Wakesurf Media Admins	Agenda Surf, Blueswipe, Complete Automotive of Richmond, interview, Phase 5
WSM: Let's start with a typical interview question. What's your name, where are you from, and how long have you been wakesurfing?
Lara: I'm Lara Latham, from Richmond, Virginia. I just wrapped up my third year of competitively wake surfing.
WSM: Prior to wakesurfing, were you doing any other towed watersports?
Lara: Before I ever saw a wakesurf board, I was wakeboarding, but wasn't progressing very much.
WSM: You recently placed 2nd in the outlaw female skim division in the World Wakesurf Championships from Kelowna, B.C. How much fun was that experience and were you nervous going into the finals?
Lara: Going to Kelowna for Worlds was amazing! It's such a beautiful place to see. I was definitely nervous going into finals, as I am for almost every competition!
A post shared by Lara Latham ????????♀ (@laralatham) on Sep 23, 2017 at 10:22pm PDT
WSM: Are you used to riding in temperatures that cold? We heard some competitors drove through snow on their way out of the states. Did you experience any of that?
Lara: The air was pretty chilly, but not bad. The water was in the 60's I would guess, which is pretty cold. I think the chill of the water mixed with nerves made it seem colder than it was! But we're used to riding in that degree of water whenever the seasons change to colder in Virginia.
[Editor's note… 60 degree water is definitely cold in our book!]
WSM: To compete in the worlds you have to have already competed in another event in the same season, which events did you compete in and how did you do?
Lara: Yes, to be invited to compete at the World Wake Surfing Championships, you must have competed at other events and be ranked in the top 10 in the world. As an outlaw rider, I needed to compete at 3 events minimum. I went to the Lake Anna Wake Surf Open, where I placed 1st. Next I went to 10,000 Lakes in Minnesota, where I placed 1st. And then finally, I went to USA Wake Surf Nationals in Georgia where I placed 3rd.
A post shared by Lara Latham ????????♀ (@laralatham) on Aug 5, 2017 at 5:25pm PDT
WSM: Do you have any rituals you do before you compete? Are you isolated and getting pumped up? Or, are you open and relaxed?
Lara: I usually hang out around friends and family before I compete. I don't like to be isolated because I get in my head too much. I also try to calm myself down before competing so that I'm not overly jittery. I stretch a little to make sure I'm warmed up and loose enough to ride.
WSM: We saw you recently landed your first regular back shuv, how long have you been trying to land that trick?
Lara: I landed a revert 180 shuv a year ago, which prompted me to want to learn a regular 180 shuv. I haven't been as diligent about trying it as other tricks because it has never felt like I was close to getting it! I would guess I've probably tried it about 20 or so times over the course of this past year.
A post shared by Lara Latham ????????♀ (@laralatham) on Oct 1, 2017 at 3:55pm PDT
WSM: When you're practicing during the season, who's usually driving and on the boat with you? Is it a packed crew or just a few friends?
Lara: Every year seems to be a little different, but the staple is me, my husband, and my father-in-law, who owns the boat. My father-in-law loves to be the driver, and my husband is great at giving me analytical feedback, cheering me on, and loves to record my surfing. Usually the fewer people there are on the boat, the more likely I am to try new tricks since I feel like I have more time!
WSM: What was the first CD or MP3 you ever bought… tell the truth!?
Lara: I want to say it was Hanson! I bought that when I was probably 11 or so, and it was wonderful!
WSM: If you had your choice of music when riding, what would it be?
Lara: I like upbeat electronic or hip hop to keep my pumped up and prevent me from surfing too slowly with the beat!
WSM: Where would you like to see wakesurfing go in the future?
Lara: I would love to see more women competing! I think eventually the sport will grow enough that we will need more divisions of some sort. I would love to see more contests on the east coast, and also more content online and on social media. A lot of people love the sport, but have no idea what tricks there are, or how to learn them.
A post shared by Lara Latham ????????♀ (@laralatham) on Aug 23, 2017 at 5:35pm PDT
WSM: What advice would you give a newcomer to the sport that's looking to progress and learn new tricks?
Lara: I would say go to Instagram and YouTube to try to find videos of tricks that look fun to you to try. The best way I learned of new tricks was by competing. I rode for a few years before competing, only ever knowing about a fire hydrant and a 360! Once I did my first competition, I quickly learned of easier tricks I could be trying and went from there. At a lot of competitions there is live streaming from the boat to shore, so you can record what people are doing and then watch it later to learn. Also when you go to events like competitions where you have so many riders who love the sport, you can ask for help from several people and opinions on how to accomplish your trick.
WSM: What tricks are you working on? Anything you feel like lettings us know about?
Lara: I'm currently trying to learn a backside big spin, a 360 shuv, a front shuv, and a shuv grab. I have a list of tricks that I'd love to learn, but those are top of mind! I'm also always working on making the tricks I've already learned consistent, or tweaking them in some way to look more stylish or clean.
WSM: Do you have any sponsors, friends, or family you'd like to thank?
Lara: I'm really thankful for the constant love and support my family has given me throughout the years! Without them, I never would have competed. I also want to thank Phase 5, Agenda Surf, Blueswipe, and Complete Automotive of Richmond for their support!
WSM: Would you like to plug any social media?
Lara: Follow me on Instagram @laralatham! I try to post often for people to have plenty of content to look through for wake surf ideas, inspiration, and general fun!
Summertime Wake Surfing from Lara Latham on Vimeo.
We want to thank Lara for being WSM's first interview and we look forward to seeing more of her in the future as she continues to land new tricks and push wakesurfing into the future!
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It's January y'all, and that means everyone is back at the gym! However, not everyone is seeking out professional guidance on what they should be doing at the gym. Through chatting with clients, friends, family members and strangers I've started a running tally in my mind of all the one-liners people give me for not wanting to hire a personal trainer, let alone go to the gym. I absolutely empathize with the assumptions, anxieties and confusions people have about the gym--it can be an extremely daunting place to visit. However, I want to help break down those thoughts for you.
Here is a list of some top one-liners I've heard over the past 3.5 years in the industry. Whether you've considered working with a personal trainer or simply visiting the gym on your own, I bet you've said to yourself one or two of these lines which I am dubbing: Frequently Feared Assumptions.
#1 You are most certainly not going to "die" in the first session. Let's be real: that trainer wouldn't even have a job if they had a track record of killing their clients.
#2 A first session with any trainer often starts with a 15-minute conversation, during which you share your reasons for hiring a trainer, your health and fitness background and your personal goals you'd like professional guidance on achieving. After that, a physical assessment is completed at a pretty low intensity so the trainer can learn about your mobility, flexibility, balance, strength and endurance levels. We must first learn where you are coming from and establish a foundation of movement before we can design a program just for you that will help you progress.
Thus, #3: A first session is often the least intense of all sessions with your new trainer. It might even feel boring compared to what you assumed your first session would feel like. That's okay! We're not trying to scare you away from the gym, we're trying to welcome you in to a safe space--killing someone is not how you accomplish that.
Let's break that one down: folks that are either inexperienced or de-conditioned believe they need to start exercising more before they hire a professional that will educate them on how to properly exercise for their goals. That's typically when they are putting themselves at risk for injury, not using their time efficiently and sustaining the cycle of the gym being this daunting, confusing place people go to sweat.
I understand training is a financial luxury for a lot of folks, but wouldn't your time be better spent hiring someone at the beginning of your return to the gym so you can fully capitalize on the time you spend there on your own? By hiring a trainer and meeting with them a few times in the beginning, you can get on track with a new program that is specific to your training goals, lifestyle and physical limitations rather than googling a bunch of "one size fits all" workouts that may leave you with a strained back and a defeated attitude, keeping you even further from the gym than when you started.
If you're hoping for a change in your gym routine or simply to learn some new movements, set some money (and time) aside to meet with a trainer. I've met with many clients for 3 sessions and then sent them on their way due to financial restraints--this way you've gotten a chance to ask your burning questions, got some insight into what program would be best and started a relationship with a professional that you can continue to reach out to for support.
Mmmm, if I had a nickel for every...y'all: cardio is great! If you genuinely enjoy feeling your heart rate spike, sweating out toxins and training for endurance events, then keep up with your cardio. It is an absolutely vital part of increasing your overall fitness levels.
However, when it comes to burning fat as efficiently as possible, lifting weights must be added to your weekly program. Now to talk science: fat storage is directly related to high insulin levels in the body. To optimize utilizing fat as an energy source and burning it throughout our workout (and beyond the gym), we must work to lower our insulin levels in the body--when insulin levels are low, we will mobilize and burn fat at a much more efficient rate.
Cardio can help you lose weight, no question. But running at a steady state for a long period of time will utilize more of your slow twitch muscle fibers; these are primarily used for endurance.
4. I don't want to lift weights because I don't want to get bulky!
Lifting weights 2-3x/week will not turn you into Dana Linn Bailey overnight (if only it were that easy to get boulder shoulders like hers). Nah. Girlfriend is consuming thousands of calories, lifting nearly everyday (if not doing 2-a-days), definitely taking some form of anabolic steroids, etc. etc. She is not your average weightlifter--she is a professional bodybuilder.
In short: you would have to dedicate your life to achieving the look of a bodybuilder. Lifting weights a few times a week, regardless of what your body looks like when you start, will only help you achieve the look of "toned, tight and lean" as opposed to make you "bulky"--unless that is part of your goals, in which case: let's talk!
Whether it be age, finance, fitness or physique-related, many people assume they are not the right "type" for personal training. I almost stopped myself from hiring a personal trainer when I was 23 because I thought I was too young--as though learning how to properly exercise was a privilege reserved for folks above the age of 50.
Similar to the concept of needing to "ramp up" one's own experience before hiring a professional, it's easy to categorize those who seek out professional advice--as if you must be "this tall to ride this roller coaster." Everyone has some fitness and health goal they want to pursue, even if you don't consider yourself a "gym goer." More often than not, there is a professional out there that can help pave the way to success.
I have personally worked with folks ages 16 to 78, students to CFOs, powerlifters to weight loss focused, and cis-gendered to non-conforming (just to name a few of your "categories"). That is part of why I love my job! While I may specialize in strength training for women, Kettlebells and barbells, I am always open to meeting people where they are. And hey, if I believe you'll have a more productive experience working with a trainer that has specialties specific to your goals then I am always willing to refer you to another professional. There is always someone specifically for you. That's the deal, baby!
I honestly don't know a single trainer that would ever judge a client for being at a certain fitness level. We may have hesitations to work with a specific injury or limitation because of our lack of experience with it, but I could never hold a judgment against someone who is genuinely seeking out guidance to get better.
There is a bad stereotype out there that all personal trainers care about is weight loss or body transformation. In fact, many of my female clients left their previous trainer because they (usually a guy, sorry...) would shame their clients for not losing 5 lb/week because that is the goal the trainer set for the client. This has become widespread and has scared many people away from seeking out training advice. All training should be client-centered training. Again: I am always open to meeting people where they are, and any professional and passionate trainer would do the same. We want to provide a safe, comfortable and uplifting space for you to get ______er, and everyone starts somewhere.
This is a very common fear I've encountered with clients, friends and new acquaintances I meet at cocktail parties (I may have to write another post about FAQs trainers encounter at cocktail parties, HAH). Whether you're self-conscious about your athletic abilities, generally shy about performing in public or feel completely clueless about what to do with all those medicine balls, dumbbells and medieval looking bells with handles, it is totally normal to convince yourself that everyone will watch what you're doing and shake their head at you. But guess what? That couldn't be further from the truth!
No one gives a sh!t what anyone else is doing at the gym. In fact I've only experienced the opposite: people wanting others to look at them. And they typically achieve this by slamming weights, grunting and exhibiting other traits of a monkey in a zoo. For some, the gym is a place they retreat to their ancestral characteristics while others stay focused on their own routines and grind through it!
Everyone wants to be efficient in the gym: they want to get in, do some work and GTFO 'cause they got somewhere else to be. No one is concerned with what anyone else is doing unless they're using a piece of equipment they desperately want. We're all too busy checking ourselves out in the mirror or feeling self-conscious ourselves to look around and judge other peoples' routines. So do your thing, boo boo!


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..ff..food? I just stumbled upon this fun blog recently, and I'm hooked. Too bad the blog's not updated often. I go there everyday just to see a gross face made of food (sometimes plate leftovers). So, if you have great food face shots, submit your photos to the FoodFaceFriends blog! ..and make me smile.
..an ad like this can be fun too.
..could be gift tags set, letter set, sticker set, or a box? mmm.. what should I make of this? Today is the last day to join the swap, I didn't manage to find a lot of friends in the swap.. oh, well, there's always be next time..
I started my own blog just a few months ago, still a crawling baby of the blogosphere, but I have read many great blogs before I decided (and have the courage) to start my own. Here is the celebration of Blog world that I just discovered: Igor + Andre's Blogger Portrait Series. Can you recognized any of them? They are mostly fashion blogger, so if you're in tune, they're all be familiar. Danny Roberts, the man behind these drool worthy illustration, is a Californian based artist. He's simply doing a portrait of whoever inspire him as a way of giving back, how cool is that? Simple, yet very flattering and effective idea to capture your muse.
Here are my favorites of the series, not based on the object of illustrations, but on the execution of illustrating itself, I love the colors, compositions, and the whole feeling and energy these masterpieces have.
To enjoy more, visit here.
I am no Fairy Godmother nor do I have a pair of glass shoes but I love pumpkins with all my heart.
..That means "Nice to know you, Yuuco" or something like that, easily stated, it's the nice you'll say when you first meeting someone. I'd rather say "Thrilled to see your work, Yuuco!" but I can't say that in Japanese.
Yuuco is a Takamatsu (that's in Japan, folks!) based artist. I was thrilled the first time I saw her illustrations, transferred into prints and postcards which can be bought at her shop. Her lines are delicate and soft, naive and detailed. Her subjects are simple but never boring, she always put a touch of whimsical homour if you put your attention closely.
She's also super nice and chatty, letting me do a simple interview for her! She is learning English and I think she's doing great, much better than I first learn my lessons! Here's our little chitchat..
When was the first time you realized you can earn a living from drawing?
May be it's around when I graduated from university. I started selling my works around then.
It's difficult to imagine but I'd study foreign languages and travel all over the world. I'm interested in foreign cultures.
What is the thing(s) you continuously drew as a child?
I drew many many things though I loved to draw animals, especially horses and frogs.
What is the thing(s) you continuously draw now?
It's animals, insects and hands lately.
What is your biggest inspiration(s)?
I'm always inspired by nature. And other artists' great works do inspire me, of course.
What is your current obssession(s)?
I'm obsessed with foreign language now. I'm learning English and started French recently. It's so much fun for me! I'm also addicted with chalcography and photography. I love cute toy cameras and I'm now a collector rather then a photographer though. I want to shoot many more if I can get enough time.
Can't get enough of her? Visit her blog often, don't bother to switch the translator on, Yuuco provides us a very great translation on everty post.
Ok.. love it or not Etsy has changed the way we shop and sell and of course, craft. Today is Etsy day and many stores have special offer!
This is my first time so I get a little excited, umm...ok a lot. I'm joining Printable Paper Goods Swap, so I am swapping printable goods over the internet with every person who joins the swap. Everything is in pdf, no shipping cost necessary! See anything you like up there? They are all printable goodies in pdf files and are ready to be sent away for my swap partners! But they are not all. See this mother's day card I made? It's going to be included too as one of the items in my printable file package!
"Green Bloom" envelope set w/ stickers.
"Poodle in Blue" note paper.
"Retro" mini greeting card set (in 'happy birthday' and 'blank').
If you want to join, it's easy. Head over to Swapbot, register if you haven't been a member yet, and join! Super easy! You will be assign to 3 swap mates (randomly pick, I assume), and you'll send them a package of (minimum) 4 printables to all your mates (you can send the same package to three of them, and obviously you get 3 different designs, yaaay!). The swap deadline is May 26, so be sure you'll be ready before the deadline. Last day to enter the swap is April 28!
..just when I need it!! Yaaaaay (again)!! When I got my first award yesterday, passed it on, I thought, no way, I want to pass this award to more people, it's very hard to pick, I wish I could pass the award to more friends. ... and my wish granted, another award to share with more friends!! Yaaaaay (again and again)!
How cute the award is?? .... I know (giggling annoyingly like little girl)!!! Without further babbling, here are our beloved bloggers who will continue Renee's spirit; Lisa, Rheea, Rosey (and her 3 angels who might love this award more than her mom :)), bunnycreates and mushroommeadows, lovelylittledeer, the dedicated Rachel, and Lolly. Pass this one, ladies, because it's too cute for not to!
Lovely Diana from our.city.lights. is full of surprise! You haven't forgotten the Nara postcard she sent me, right? Now, look what a deer she is, sending me this beautiful award!! I was stoned for a moment or two in disbelief as the array of other recipients are the most creative bloggers, from fashion blog, design, even a culinary one!! (Check out all other great winners here.) I don't deserve the same spot as them, not even close!!
Funnily, my friend Anna from muchlove got the same award as well. Tee-hee, Anna, this is our second time coincidentally share the same winning streak! Here is our first. Her blog is better than mine, though.
Thank you Diana for the award, and I'd like to pass on this lovely deer and cupcake award to my friends too! Jessica, Christy, mamamima, sally, Eva, Lotta, Carrie, and yuuco (she's so talented, stay tuned for our little interview!), you ladies won an award!
I can't seem to let that word stays in my throat as I finally received Diana's (from our.city.lights, great blog, you should check, by the way) Yoshitomo Nara's postcard. What a bliss! I ask the kind Diana to send me her least favorite one, but she gave me her fave instead, isn't she lovely? I have been a fan of Nara sensei's art how I don't know how long, but I haven't got a thing, not even a desktop wallpaper, let alone the artworks and books. If you look at the artworks you'll fell like you fall in love again, trust me.
I love stamping. But I'm not a good carver. Dang. So, I make simple shapes out of my rubber eraser blocks, and play with them, a lot. I like easy and simple that can be used over and over again.
Like this one, it's a leaf shape, obviously, didn't take too much effort making all the details.
..perfect for Christmas, I think. The red dots? I use the back of eraser head attached to some pencils like I did here. Our next simple shape is..
..scalloped border, anyone? I am such a sucker for pretty things. This stamp is perfect for prettifying any plain white surface, use it on envelopes, note cards, book corners, kitchen towels, you name the thing, you can stamp it.
See, stamping doesn't need too much carving talent, right? Or so I'd like to think to cheer myself up. Anyway, I carved this too but haven't put it to the test. Do you have any ideas?
Enjoy my Etsy antlers find. None of my pick is made from real antlers, of course, I am against using real dead animals as craft and fashion. Enjoy your antlers moment.
The talented Grosgrain strikes again! See the beautiful top up there? It's up for giveaway at her place. Personally altered by Grosgrain herself, the top is perfect for spring!
This is before picture of the top.
She works like magic, isn't she? Hop on to Grosgrain to win your chance of this lovely top!
The Father, The Mother, The Son, and The Dog. Add a camera and a few whimsical and funny properties, you have the most entertaining family portrait ever. It's the same ingredients over and over again, but why can't I feel a little bored (can't even take my eyes off them!)?
This is my first ever vacation after, say a year or so.. I was very excited, I got the baby with me but not the laptop. I was away from computer and internet related things for a week! That's good news for my husband.
I was so irritated about the fact that my Easter printable here is taken off by the pdf-share web hosting before its limited time (30 days) without any cautions or what so ever. I have received a lot of emails asking about the matter, and I am truly apologized for those of you who can't download it anymore. I contacted and asked the web about it, and I got an automated reply stating that I violate their rules by uploading more than 5 files in a month or sharing a file containing illegal material or signing up twice or using a fake name etc, which of course I didn't feel ever do. I hate it when they replying with automated content, why don't they just point my mistake and ask me to correct it, personally. A list of wrong doings I have never done is just so confusing and it didn't solve my problem.
If you have a pdf-share web hosting that you use (preferrably free and the files can be shared in a long time ;) ) and would like to recomend to me, please do. I really need it to post more printables and projects (yaaay!). I think I'm quitting from my web hosting.
I know Easter's already past, but if you really need the tags, you are welcome to contact me by email and I'll send the pdf files to you. Ooops, ...I almost forget but Happy Easter everyone.
.. I don't usually post a health products review or hygiene products, or ..er... I don't even know what category this product falls into. But anyway I think it fits my blog because hey, it has good design. Ehem.. sooo, this is for us ladies, ..to...pee while standing.
You may laugh and/or ask "who needs such a thing", "do you want to be a man, you radical feminist", "grooooosss!!", etc, but you haven't seen our public lavatory. I'd rather hold it for the next 2 hours than sit my lovely clean b**t on top of that nasty toilet ring. I have been half standing half sitting up until now, but sometimes it is really hard to do when I wear high heels, clutch a big bag in my arms, or the public toilet is beyond disgusting. I think it's suitable for adventurers and backpackers too, since you'll never know where and when you have to pee in your adventure, right?
Sooooooo... what do you think? If you've been using it, please let me know your experience.
Can be bought here. Found via Queenbee.
My brother's feeling a lot better, but he has to stay at the hospital for while longer. I thought he looked pretty bored now that's he's fully alert and awake, not the drowsy one I used to see in the hospital bed, hehe, though I have to admit that he looked funny in fever (bad sister!!). I went to a bookstore yesterday, hoping to find something for him to read in bed. I found something for him, a textbook he might like, and.....look what I found for myself! They were there on a dusty SALE pile nobody cares to look at. Thank you, brother!
And now, I have to remind you that both books are imported, hard covered, with good quality printing, which have to cost me more, right? The Guri&Gura book is 10.000IDR, less than 1US$, maybe about 90 cents, the Koguma is 5.000IDR, more or less equals about 50 cents.
I am very lucky. hehe.
Sorry for another quick post, but my brother just got in a hospital for dengue fever. It's very common in tropical weather, and it's deadly if it's not treated immediately. You can google or wiki it, but here's a brief description (unprofessional, by me). It's a virus, breaking down your immune system, causing sever muscle and joint pains, headache, and (duh) fever. How you get it? The virus is well breed in one particular mosquito species' saliva called the Aedes aegepty (I don't know if I'm spelling it right) and when it bites you, the virus is transmitted from its saliva to your blood, voila, you get the fever. Nice.
So of I go to the hospital now, and I'll leave you with something to do while I'm away. The instruction is in Bahasa Indonesia but I am sure you all are clever enough to do what you have got to do. Print and enjoy. Please do show me your finished artwork.


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In my last post, I wrote about how I introduced converting decimals and fractions. My students did so well with it and didn't need too much more practice on it. However, I needed them to show me they could really apply their knowledge in other situations, but I didn't want them simply working through worksheets to show me what they knew. Today I'm sharing, for FREE, the project we did instead!
Since we are an IB school, we focus a lot on building international-minded citizens. Any time I can bring in an international concept, it's a huge plus! I remembered a book I used to read my third graders during our community unit. It's called If The World Were a Village and it's one of those striking books that really sticks with you when you are done. The author takes the world's population of about 6.9 billion people and puts it into a village with just 100 people-- each person representing about 69 million people. Then, he gives pages and pages of statistics about the languages, nationalities, ages, etc. of the people in the village. I thought it would be a PERFECT book to make some connections with since all of the statistics would have a denominator of 100.
I set out creating a project for my students not really sure how it would look in the end. I knew I wanted them converting fractions and decimals, I knew I wanted them showing their data on a hundreds chart model like we had worked on, and I knew I wanted them to do some critical thinking about their data.
I ended up taking four of the pages from the book and creating assignments to go with them. The pages and statistics I chose were on Nationalities, Languages, Ages, and Food. These pages had the most concrete data for the students to use and were most relatable to my kids.
At the beginning of the lesson, I introduced the books, as well as the website 100people.org, which I also used in some of the questions. I explained the premise of the book, and I read the first page that described the data in the book. We talked about how the 100 people represented the ONE whole village and each square represented one person which represented 69 million people.
Then, I split my students into groups and explained their assignment to them. First, they would collect the data from their book and write it as fractions and decimals. Then, they would display their data on a hundreds chart. Finally, they would complete 6 tasks/questions about the data.
I had my students work in pairs within a group. That is, each pair of students had one packet but there were two or three pairs working on the same section. I let them work near each other in case they needed support from their peers. If you have more time than I did (only one lesson period), you could have every student complete all four sections of data!
I also had my observation while I was teaching this lesson, and it went very well. The students were incredibly engaged and were making great connections and having many "Ah HA!" moments during their work. It was really beneficial for me to walk around and talk to the students about what they were doing and ask them questions about their work.
When we were done, we debriefed together and discussed our data. We looked at some of the changes over time and why we think some of the statistics changed. We also talked about our hundreds charts and how they made evaluating the data a bit easier and what other ways we could represent the data. We discussed why I chose to have them use a 100 chart to show their village's population, etc. Overall, it was incredibly meaningful for them. It is also going to make a wonderful bulletin board when I find the time to hang it up!
Click on the cover below to download the free recording sheets and answer keys that I used. Have FUN!
If you are searching for the book, grab it on Amazon below.


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Spirogyra Slide, Scalariform Conjugation, w.m.
Spirogyra Slide, Terminal (Lateral) Conjugation, w.m.
Spirogyra Slide, Vegetative, w.m..; Multiple Spiral Chloroplasts.
Spirogyra Slide, Vegetative, w.m..; Single Spiral Chloroplasts.


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Digital Art, Uncovered: A New Interior Design Frontier
Posted on May 14, 2021 by Lennart Nielsen
How does Digital Art fit in at Styylish? As loyal readers of our blog and followers of our shop will know, we have a significant focus on antiques and antique furniture. But we are always expanding our reach for new uniquely artful pieces.
We have been adding contemporary design pieces to our catalogue, in order to expand our reach into unique design. Therefore, we are debuting a brand-new collection of digital art by French artist Sandrine Berthon. To understand how remarkable digital art like hers fits into the canon of art history, let us take a look at the processes and priorities of digital art and its antecedents.
A History of Printmaking
Knight, Death and the Devil, by Albrecht Dürer, 1513
Digital art is based in the tradition of printmaking. The art of printmaking arose in the 16th century. With the advent of the printing press, the monastery scribes of the middle ages became obsolete. Theirs had been an art of individual skill and talent. Medieval manuscripts, often adorned with elaborate images and decorations, were all decorated by hand.
Above all, printmaking enabled the proliferation and production of texts and images in greater numbers. That is how books and pamphlets begun spreading around Europe. Together with newspapers, these printed goods drove the Renaissance and Enlightenment by educating the public.
But that new technology was not limited to the written word. The art of Albrecht Dürer, the German Renaissance artist, for instance, was heavily based in printmaking. Note the detail and depth that printmaking allowed artists for the first time – precise lines came from the carved woodprint, opening up a whole new realm of technological possibility.
As we will see, those same priorities underlie digital art.
A 19th century lithograph by David Joseph Blès
In the 19th century, lithography, a technique using limestone, became a popular way to proliferate drawings quickly. It formed the basis of photographic technology, thereby opening artists up to whole new realms of artistic flexibility.
Above all, the industrial technologies developed over the 19th century directly impacted the way art was made, constructed, or conceived. The rise of photography changed the way people recorded history and looked at reality. Therefore, it is no surprise that digital art similarly changes the way we perceive reality in the present.
We have talked about the impact of industry on interior design extensively. For more on the turn of the 20thcentury and Art Deco, check out some of our past blogs on the time period's style, history, and artists.
Image Duplicator, by Roy Lichtenstein. A classic example of pop art, using text and benday dots to emphasize the form and texture
By midcentury, printmaking had taken on a whole new meaning in visual art. From comic books to the pop art of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, images embraced the technical features of printing in reproduction. Lichtenstein in particular focused heavily on emphasizing the ability of the medium to play with color, texture, and form.
The phenomenon of pop art, which was wide-spread across the Americas, celebrated and challenged the colors and ideas of consumerism. Therefore, as a populist art form, just like early prints, it reached people all over the globe and made visual art more accessible.
Digital Art stands as a natural successor of photography and pop art, lithography and print-making. The same principles apply: using new technologies and new aesthetics to reframe a technique or subject for a new artistic age.
Digital art is, above all, extremely diverse. From early computer programs that allowed users to do digital painting, to the use of computers to edit and combine photographs, the digital world allows artists a palette like never before. In addition, because of its open source nature, it allows anyone to begin experimenting with art, right on their own screen.
Sandrine Berthon: A Visionary Digital Artist
The digital art available on Styylish is not by any means common, however. Sandrine Berthon's unique use of the form make
Prelude, by Sandrine Berthon
for striking additions to any wall. Educated in Paris, and residing in France, Berthon's goal is to use the medium of digital art to physicalize dreamscapes. She is one of the many professional artists working today experimenting with new form.
In her phenomenal Prelude, available now on Styylish, Berthon digitizes the natural world in painterly style. The tree, through photographic and digitally layered, could be straight from a Van Gogh. Similarly to his work, it is in the spaces between objects that Berthon's art truly shines. Her unique phosphorescent color technique leaves an imprint on memory.
Declinaison Marine, by Sandrine Berthon
Her ability to wield a popular form into true artistry is confirmed by her almost surreal take on machines. In this striking piece, titled Declinaison Marine, or maritime decline, she evokes both the capital commentary of pop art and the natural world. The rusted machine is almost beautiful in its subtly branching majesty.
Additionally, compare her work to some of the antique paintings we have on Styylish, and you recognize a clear connection and inspiration in the work of older masters.
This painting by Desiree Thomassin from the late 19th century, for instance, embraces the verticality of the boat mast.
Painting by Desiree Thomassin (19th century)- available on Styylish
As does this maritime scene by Sandrine Berthon, auspiciously titled Le promontoire du songe (Dream promontory). Note the cityscape rising from the vivid copper tones in the background. She has unquestionably created digital dreamscapes.
Le Promontoire du Songe, by Sandrine Berthon
An New World of Possibilities
The beauty of digital art is its current development. We are watching a form grow and morph as we speak, witnessing a new age of digital creativity. Our express goal, to introduce you to unique pieces for your individual home, does not stop at the antique shop. We want to combine tasteful and impressive art from throughout the world, and history, to elevate your living space into a vibrant, cherished space.
Check out our catalogue for many, many more works by Sandrine Berthon. In addition, dive deeper to discover antique paintings and remarkable furnishings from various centuries. There truly is a whole world to explore.
Lennart Nielsen
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The five-line rhyme scheme for limericks offers lots of opportunities for laughs. And even the greenest lads and lasses will enjoy these funny limericks for kids.
Limericks are funny short poems that only take up five lines, and limericks for kids offer some of the best laughs. Here are other funny limericks that only clever people will understand.
Being surrounded by a delicious pie doesn't sound like the worst thing in the world. If you like these funny limericks for kids, you'll love these funny jokes about families.
This limerick takes the term catfight to a whole new level.
Pole-thin, stick-thin, and thin as a rail are a few other ways Vin has likely been called skinny.
So what happened to the lady who lived in a shoe? Limericks for kids like this are as funny as these short and memorable jokes.
In classical mythology, a sphinx is a monster that combines the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
This owl is a hoot! We bet you can't create a rhyme with these words.
Limericks for kids that combine old fairy tales? Sign us up.
This forgetful older gentleman would never forget hearing these common sayings that sound way funnier in other languages.
These limericks for kids are mostly fantasy, but kids believe lots of weird things in reality too. Here are the most hilarious things people actually believed as kids.


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An X Factor star is set to head to Girvan next month to help out a local girl who is heading to India to teach in a primary school.
Nicholas McDonald, who was runner up in the 2013 series of the show, is set to be performing in the theatre at Girvan Academy on Wednesday June 3.
The concert is being held to fundraise for Emma Sinclair, who is currently a sixth year pupil at the school. Emma is set to head to Bangalore in August to spend a year volunteering at Adams High School teaching pupils English, English handwriting and also arts and crafts skills.
And Emma is hoping that the concert will help complete the funding for her excursion to India.
Emma said: "Hopefully there will be a big crowd on the night which will give me the last chunk of funding required. In total it's costing £5,900 to go to India and right now I'm about £1,500 short.
Emma reveals that it was a family connection that made it possible to secure Nicholas for the concert.
"His Auntie lives in the same street as my Gran in Bothwell so it was basically a case of just asking her and taking things from there.
Emma was unsure what she wanted to do if she headed to University so decided to get involved with the Project Trust ran scheme.
Emma's Dad Andrew, chairman of South Carrick Community Leisure says ticket enquiries have already started.
Tickets are on sale now for £15 from Mr Drennan at Girvan Academy during breaks, the Sweetie Shop, the Web Ale charity shop at 4 Glendoune Street, calling 07759 753425 or by contacting Emma directly. A limited number of tickets costing £25 will allow you to meet and have a photo taken with Nicholas.