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Q: UITableView and UIRefreshControl I'm trying to move the UIRefreshControl on top of my headerView or at least getting it to work with the contentInset. Anyone know how to use it?
I used a headerView to have a nice background when scrolling within the TableView. I wanted to have a scrollable background.
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
// Set up the edit and add buttons.

self.tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyleNone;
self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

[self setWantsFullScreenLayout:YES];

self.tableView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-420, 0, -420, 0);

UIImageView *top = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"top.jpg"]];
self.tableView.tableHeaderView = top;

UIImageView *bottom = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bottom.jpg"]];
self.tableView.tableFooterView = bottom;

UIBarButtonItem *leftButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"settingsIcon"] style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(showSettings)];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = leftButton;

UIBarButtonItem *addButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd target:self action:@selector(addList)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = addButton;

//Refresh Controls
self.refreshControl = [[UIRefreshControl alloc] init];

[self.refreshControl addTarget:self action:@selector(refreshInvoked:forState:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
}

A: I'm not really sure what your intention is with the contentInset stuff, but in terms of adding a UIRefreshControl to a UITableView, it can be done. UIRefreshControl is actually intended for use with UITableViewController, but if you just add it as a subview to a UITableView it magically works. Please note this is undocumented behaviour, and may not be supported in another iOS release, but it is legal since it uses no private APIs.
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    ...
    UIRefreshControl *refreshControl = [[UIRefreshControl alloc] init];
    [refreshControl addTarget:self action:@selector(handleRefresh:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
    [self.myTableView addSubview:refreshControl];
}

- (void)handleRefresh:(id)sender
{
    // do your refresh here...
}

Credit to @Keller for noticing this.

A: @Echelon's answer is spot on, but I have one minor suggestion.  Add the refresh control as a @property so you can access it later.
in YourViewController.h
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIRefreshControl *refreshControl;

in YourViewController.m
-(void) viewDidLoad {
    self.refreshControl = [[UIRefreshControl alloc] init];
    [self.refreshControl addTarget:self action:@selector(refresh) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
    [self.tableView addSubview:self.refreshControl]; //assumes tableView is @property
}

And the big reason to do it this way...
-(void)refresh {
    [self doSomeTask]; //calls [taskDone] when finished
}

-(void)taskDone {
    [self.refreshControl endRefreshing];
}

Just gives you class-wide access to the UIRefreshControl so you can endRefreshing or check the isRefreshing property of UIRefreshControl.

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U.K.: World Motor Cycle Champion Kenny Roberts Wins "Race Of The Year". 1979
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World motorcycle champion Kenny Roberts of the U.S.A. has won the last major international event?
CU No. 20 Jeff Sayle of Australia on starting line
CU Exhaust PULL BACK TO SV riders on grid
CU Barry Sheene having helmet adjusted
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GV No. 3 Kenny Roberts of U.S.A. riding 750cc Yamaha
GV Riders with Steve Parrish leading Dave Potter, Barry Ditchburn
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SV No. 3 Kenny Roberts, eventual winner
SV Riders at speed
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SPORT: MOTOR CYCLE RACING
Background: World motorcycle champion Kenny Roberts of the U.S.A. has won the last major international event of the British racing season -- the Race of the Year. Roberts, who led throughout the race, beat his closest challenger by full six and a half seconds.
SYNOPSIS: This year's event was the twenty-first running of the Race of the Year. However, this was the first time it had been held at Oulton Park.
The most likely challenge to Roberts was thought to be British rider Barry Sheene. Sheene however did well just to finish the race -- he was still in pain from the broken right collar bone he suffered in practice during last weekend's Nation's Cup Series in Italy.
Last year Sheene did win this race by narrowly beating out his arch rival Wil Hartog.
Roberts has already won the World 500cc Championship, and in this race, right from the start he was eager to be the first across the finish line.
Roberts clocked the fastest lap on his way to the win. He drove his Yamaha at the incredible speed of 166 kilometres per hour (103 m.p,h.). So, in order, Roberts of the U.S., Sheene of Great Britain, and Sayle of Australia.
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It's always a good time to visit China and Vietnam. Both countries have been popular destinations with Australian travellers for many years and visitor numbers continue to grow. Whatever the season, there is always something happening in China and Vietnam. Festivals are celebrated throughout the year, so no matter which month you choose to travel, you will find a festival or three.
One of Vietnam's main Festivals occurs between late January and February. Depending on the Lunar Calendar, this four day national holiday falls on a different date each year. Tet, the Lunar New Year, is Vietnam's biggest holiday. The festivities begin on New Year's Eve and the first three days of the Lunar New Year, but most people celebrate for a week or more. It's a time to be with family members.
February 3 each year sees the Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party. Celebrated nationwide, visitors can expect to see cultural displays and the waving of massive red flags in open air shows.
In China, the Spring Festival, Chinese New Year, is held nationwide on the day of the first new moon after January 21 and no later than February 20. January 31, 2014 will see celebrations begin for Year of the Horse. Lion dances, fireworks, the giving of red envelopes, visiting friends and relatives and enjoying family meals are just some of the many ways Chinese people enjoy this time of year.
The Lantern Festival, which falls fifteen days after the Spring Festival, concludes celebrations for the Chinese New Year. A main feature is the carrying of brightly lit lanterns and lighting lanterns on towers or floating sky lanterns.
Popular with tourists is the Water Splashing Festival, held in mid April. Dai New Year is ushered in with a large market on the first day, dragon boat races on the second and copious amounts of water splashing on the third day. Apparently, the wetter you are, the more luck you will have.
Celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese, the Mid-Autumn Festival is held during a full moon in September or early October. The festival was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. Today, it is an occasion for outdoor reunions with friends and relatives, eating mooncakes and watching the moon, a symbol of harmony and unity.
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Directed by John Bell, Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare and one of Australia's most distinguished actors, Tosca is the first mainstage production that he has directed for Opera Australia.
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Ambassadors Manu Feildel and Lyndey Milan have got behind the cause providing recipes and tips for hosts on dineatmine.org.au.
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Camp Quality currently only reaches one in three children living with cancer with its programs, which provide children living with cancer and their families with an essential break from hospital, stress and constant worry. The charity is currently expanding its programs which builds optimism, resilience and confidence at hospital, at home, at school and at camp. The "Dine at Mine" fundraising campaign will enable Camp Quality to deliver these expanded services.
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Without an umbrella, I ran into the nearest shopping arcade to purchase a new one to get me home dry. Looking through the umbrellas on display a rather unusual one caught my eye. It was a Blunt Umbrella, a brand I had not seen before. This umbrella's ribs each had blunt tips which were covered in material, making them safe to use in crowded streets, unlike the more traditional umbrellas which almost cause injury to the person standing next to you.
This unusual umbrella was very easy to open and felt secure to use in the windy streets. I came to the realisation that it was just a waste of money to buy another poor quality umberella that would let me down again, so I decided the Blunt umbrella was for me.
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Located on the Mediterranean coast and Spain's second largest city after Madrid, Barcelona, with its fabulous weather, beaches, great transport connections, huge choice of hotels and accommodation, restaurants and bars, great shopping, vibrant nightlife, architectural heritage, cultural attractions and much more, is a city that keeps attracting visitors from all over the world.
Famous as the location of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, which helped revitalise the city, Barcelona has grown as a cruise hub for the Mediterranean and is now the second largest cruise port in the world after Miami. With its modern cruise terminal and great transport connections linking the city to all parts of the globe, visitor numbers and tourism continue to grow.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous community within Spain where Catalonia's own language, Catalan, is spoken as well as Spanish.
activities but skiing, hiking and adventure sports in the Catalan Pyrenees.
Catalonian cuisine, using the fine food and wines produced in the region, along with traditional Mediterranean cuisine has made Barcelona famous amongst food lovers. Catalan red, white, rose, Cava sparkling and dessert wines are a great accompaniment to the region's meats, sausages, fish and cheeses.
Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. The average annual temperature is 20C during the day and 11C at night. Perfect to enjoy any of Barcelona's seven beaches or for strolling around Las Ramblas, a great place for walking both night and day, where you can also visit the many bars, cafes, restaurants, try some tapas and do some shopping.
The city has a rich cultural heritage and is famous for architectural works by Gaudi and Montaner. The Catalan modernista architecture, a style related to Art Nouveau, developed between 1885 and 1950, left an important legacy in Barcelona, with several of these buildings listed as World Heritage Sites. The city was also home to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion, designed in 1929 for the International Exposition. Although the original building was removed in 1930, a modern re-creation by Spanish architects now stands in Barcelona.
Gaudi's unfinished church, La Sagrada Familia, under construction since 1882, is perhaps Barcelona's most famous attraction.
In the Barri Gotic, (Catalan for Gothic Quarter), the centre of the old city, many of the buildings date from medieval times, some even from as far back as the Roman settlement of Barcelona.
Some of the 20th Century's most famous painters lived and worked in Barcelona. Picasso, Tapies and Miro have museums dedicated to their works. The second most visited museum in Spain after the Prado, The Dali Museum, is located in Figueres, perfect for a day tour.
Barcelona's international airport is the largest on the Mediterranean coast and the second largest in Spain. About 17 km from the centre of town, it handles over 35 million passengers per year.
High speed trains connect Barcelona with Madrid and it's also a rail hub for trains from other European cities. The extensive motorway network also provides easy access for visitors.
Australians now have another option when flying to Barcelona, Qatar Airways offers a daily flight from Melbourne via Doha.
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USC Thornton grads win the game of musical chairs with worldwide orchestras
Beating the odds, Trojans grab full-time posts with celebrated symphonies
BY Julie Riggott
John Klinghammer MM '98, DMA '06, center, is one of three USC Thornton alumni in the clarinet section of the Kansas City Symphony. (Photo/David Bickley)
The odds of winning a position in a full-time orchestra are daunting. Nabbing a spot in the annual musical chairs playing out across the nation is rare, but graduates of the USC Thornton School of Music have been winning these highly competitive seats at an enviable rate.
"Four of the six horn majors who graduated from Thornton in May left with jobs that they won this year," said Kristy Morrell MM '94, DMA '97, professor of horn and chair of the Winds & Percussion program. Emily Browne MM '16 won principal horn in the Spokane Symphony and was granted tenure. Katie Upton MM '16 won third horn in Orquesta Filarmonica. DMA candidate Katelyn Benedict MM '13 won third horn in the New Mexico Philharmonic and Dallin Taylor '16 earned a spot in the Marine Band, she noted.
USC Thornton clarinet professor Yehuda Gilad has been turning in numbers like that for years. It's not uncommon for orchestras to hire more than one of his students at a time. The Seattle Symphony currently has two of his students and the Kansas City Symphony clarinet section includes three alumni: Raymond Santos '06, John Klinghammer MM '98, DMA '06 and Jung Wan Lee '08, MM '13. The fourth member of the section, associate principal clarinet Gabriel Campos Zamora, studied with Gilad at the Colburn Conservatory of Music.
"It's the same family of students and I'm very proud of them," said Gilad, an accomplished clarinetist, music director and conductor who has become one of the most celebrated professors of clarinet in the world. "Our grads are all over the world right now — in the New York Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw, Swedish Radio, Madrid."
Why teachers teach
But even the most recent wins for USC Thornton don't end there. Since May 2015, more than 20 Wind & Percussion grads have secured coveted orchestra jobs.
In addition to the work of Morrell and Gilad, the students of flute professor James Walker, bassoonist Judith Farmer and faculty across the department are winning jobs. The percussion students of Joseph Pereira, principal timpanist of the L.A. Phil, and James Babor, Pereira's colleague at the Phil, are seeing similar success.
"This is the whole reason why we teach," Babor said. "We can push our students to be the best that they can be and help them to realize their dreams of a career in music."
The success extends to USC Thornton's venerated Strings program as well. Bassist Owen Levine MM '09 recently won a position with the Colorado Symphony and Peter Myers MM '10, GCRT '13 was named the new associate principal cello of the San Francisco Opera.
Job wins are coming in all the time and across all the disciplines at Thornton. I'm very excited about what we're doing.
Kristy Morrell
"We are really beating the odds at Thornton," Morrell said. "It's not just our department. Job wins are coming in all the time and across all the disciplines at Thornton. I'm very excited about what we're doing."
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A faculty composed of working musicians, a commitment to mentoring and an education that balances technical proficiency and professional know-how with a broad foundation across disciplines are all factors in why students are succeeding.
"What's different about Thornton is that we have a working faculty, and it's because we're located in Los Angeles that we can offer that to students," Morrell said. "Our faculty are members of the LA Phil, L.A. Chamber Orchestra [LACO] and LA Opera and recording musicians on TV, film and video games. We're sitting on audition committees in orchestras and understand what it needs to sound like.
"It gives a different perspective on instruction and what it is that students need to know," added Morrell, who won a seat with LACO 20 years ago — six months before finishing her doctorate at USC Thornton.
Gilad said that teaching and mentorship are the keys to USC Thornton's impressive results.
"A professor needs to have conviction and pass that along to the students so they create their own personality with all the tools given to them. It's a long process of ups and downs of the musical world and becoming a better person after that."
Santos, who won his principal position in Kansas City in a two-day, four-round audition in competition with 100 other clarinetists, called Gilad "a brilliant musician that has so much to offer and he does so with great generosity of spirit.
"For anyone aspiring to a career in music performance, it is paramount that you develop the highest level of technical control of your instrument, while still finding a way to be captivating for your audiences," Santos said. "Your private teacher is by far the most important element in your pursuit of professional success, and Professor Gilad was an indispensable force in my ability to be employed as a performing clarinetist."
Gilad added: "Our teaching is never over. It's a lifetime association and mentoring with the students."
He regularly takes calls for advice and mentorship from USC Thornton grads around the world. They talk about career moves and what auditions to take, and they come back to campus for "tune-ups," playing for Gilad's feedback.
That's one illustration of the Trojan Family commitment.
"It's very special," Morrell said. "It's not just the school of music; it's the whole university. To learn in a place like that means you feel cared about and that we really can mentor every student."
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Previously published as Pieces of You.
From award-winning romance author Loreth Anne White comes a story of justice, loyalty, and unbreakable bonds that is both a thrilling mystery and a moving love story. Newly exonerated ex-con Jeb Cullen is determined to prove his innocence to his former neighbors and win back the heart of Rachel Salonen, the only woman he's ever loved.
Nine years after her testimony helped put Jeb behind bars, Rachel's life is finally getting back to normal. But it's turned upside down by the sudden death of her sister and her new responsibility for her sister's adopted daughter, Quinn. Now Jeb is back in his hometown, and he's willing to risk everything to discover who was really responsible for the crime he was accused of. But there are people in Snowy Creek who will do anything to keep the truth buried, a truth that could tear the sleepy town apart and cost Jeb everything he holds dear.
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Loreth Anne White is the author of numerous award-winning romantic suspense, thriller, and mystery novels. Her work has earned her multiple CataRomance Reviewers' Choice Awards, and the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Romantic Suspense. She has twice been a finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award, the RT Reviewers' Choice Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award. Loreth hails originally from South Africa, where she worked as a journalist and newspaper editor for many years before escaping to the world of romantic fiction. She now lives with her family at a ski resort in the moody Coast Mountains of North America's Pacific Northwest.
The Slow Burn of Silence 4.8 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 4 reviews.
Amelia_Autin_Lam More than 1 year ago
I've always thought one of the saddest things in the world is to be believed guilty of a crime, knowing you're innocent, but unable to prove it. (Think Jaycee Dugard's stepfather--that sad yet true tale just about broke my heart.) THE SLOW BURN OF SILENCE is just as heartbreaking. Jeb Cullen spent nine years in prison, convicted of a horrific sex crime, and believed by everyone to be responsible for the death of another woman (her body had never been found, so he was never charged with her murder). Even Rachel Salonen, the woman who loved him back then, believed him guilty and testified against him. Loreth Ann White has crafted an incredibly emotional and moving story of second chances. Bit by bit, she reveals the truth to the reader (as she reveals it to the heroine), and oh what a tangled web it is. We see ourselves as Rachel, yes, but we also see ourselves as other women in the story. Like Rachel, they were all quick to judge Jeb years ago, but unlike Rachel they can't believe they might have been wrong back then. Even the women who should have known deny it to themselves with every breath they draw. That, I think, is the saddest truth of all. And yet...because this is a romantic thriller, there is an ending that leaves us with hope for the future. Not merely for the hero and heroine and the hero's young daughter, but for the other characters in the story. My heart was in my throat throughout the book, and I could barely put it down until I reached the end. Kudos to Ms. White. THE SLOW BURN OF SILENCE is a book that goes on my keeper shelf.
Liela More than 1 year ago
Jeb and Rachel young love, what was friendship turned into something more. A gathering happened at a place called the pit, drinking and partying. Jeb and Rachel fought which left Jeb to make a choice and that choice cost him dearly. Lies filter in and Jeb stand accused, people turn on him. Jeb served some time in prison released on a technicality. He returns to Snowy Creek the place where he needs to right a wrong, the wrong the town accused him of doing. He had other intentions, to find Rachel his love of his life and a child that was conceived that awful night with Amy. The story dug deeper and deeper into the abyss so much so that I could not put the book down. What captured my attention right away the writer's descriptive expertise showing me the beautiful landscape of Snowy Creek, you could imagine the vividness of the place. Now are you wondering did Jeb find solace? Does he get Rahel Back? Did Jeb clear his name? What about the child he had fathered? Why was he accused in the first place? So much lies so much deceit. Don't get me wrong Rachel's life is detailed throughout the story too. She has decisions to make, life altering decisions. Her sister and brother in law dies now she becomes an instant mother of a nine year old niece. This piece of the puzzle will come full circle. So good, so not predictable. I enjoyed every moment reading the book. You can feel it, hear the sound of it, accompanied by rich bold imaginary colors. This is the author's doing, her talented writing. Wonderfully read indeed! I won this book on Goodreads, First Read Giveaway. Thank you, Darlene Cruz
blonde_betty More than 1 year ago
On the surface this is Rachel and Jeb's story. Underneath it is really about the town and what the town leaders will do to protect the chosen ones. It is also Rachel's story. For an almost ten-year stint in prison, Jeb is surprisingly well-adjusted. It is Rachel's world, and that of the town, that is thrown on its ear by Jeb's reappearance. Rachel and Jeb do not have an easy road to travel. They have come no-where near addressing the issues of the past. Even before Rachel's damming testimony there were issues between the two. In fact, it is those issues that lead to the ultimate accusations against Jeb. Rachel also has to adjust to the loss of her sister and suddenly becoming a mother to her nine-year old niece. These major changes in Rachel's life and the compressed timeline, the entire novel takes place over little over a week, make this a fast paced, almost frenetic read; in a good way. You are part of Rachel's journey as she adjusts to her new reality. This reality is enhanced by White's writing style that is characterized by lush descriptions. Her vivid imagery brings to life the events in Rachel's life, Snowy Creek, the surrounding forest, and mountains. Having lived through recent western forest fires, I could easily envision her tinder dry landscape and smell smoke in the air. This level of detail provides a richness to the story as the reader becomes one with the descriptive setting. The descriptions never tumble into too much or tediousness. The landscape becomes an integral part of the story. Every image has a defined place in the story and is used to move the narrative forward. Not to be outdone, the characters are more than able to hold their own. There is more to each and every one of them than the typical small town stereotype. While the story builds on that idea, the characters and story take a fresh approach. There are several scenes that the antagonists could have devolved into caricatures of Mean Girls. However, White's deft writing style gives each character life and depth, even if there are those you don't like very much. White has created a multi-layered setting, with a variety of well-developed characters that will resonate with readers. The descriptive imagery and desire to know more about how the town recovers from the events in this novel will keep readers interested in the planned installments of the series. The ripples of the events in The Slow Burn of Silence will linger long into the future in word and mind.
Bailey_Stewart More than 1 year ago
An artist fills the viewers mind with broad brushstrokes and tiny smidges, colors vividly springing to life on the canvas in front of them. Loreth Anne White fills the viewers mind with images painted through the written word, each phrase dripping on the pages, oils and charcoal the tools of her craft. It's not often that I refer to a mystery as poetical in its prose, each word not to tell the story, but rather to put the reader into the scene, walking along with each character. Thomas H. Cook is the only other that comes to mind, a painter of pictures of the mind. "An Indian summer. He'd forgotten the taste of it. The feel of it. The sound of it. The way the breeze whispered in his ears with the voices of dead leaves, brittle grasses, crackling twigs, the soft swishing of drought-browned conifer tips. It was a dialogue that could only come after a killing frost. This valley was tinderbox dry, ripe for fire, whispering for it. Or for rain." Jeb Cullen returns to Snowy Creek after serving almost 10 years in prison for a crime he never committed … or did he? With flashbacks indicating something violent in his past, can he really be trusted? A review of the case gets him released by the courts, but not technically "not guilty". He comes home, his guilt still evident in the eyes of the townspeople, in the doubting eyes of the woman he once loved. The woman whose testimony helped put him away. Jeb wants to reclaim, needs to reclaim, the life that was taken from him … and the woman who has never left his heart. But could he face down a town full of hatred and suspicion. "But it was what he wanted, a stark spotlight which under everyone would be exposed and held accountable, under which he could stand up and show he had nothing to hide. Where he could look into the faces of the men who'd lied, into the eyes of those who believed in his guilt, and let people know he would not back down. It was the only tool he had. Darkness bred shadows, secrets, easy violence without consequence." Rachel Salonen lost her innocence and her soul mate on one fateful night almost 10 years before, a night that she pushed back into the recesses of her mind as she went on with her life; a life that included a fiancé, a life that was happy. But then her sister and brother – in-law die in a house fire and she becomes the guardian of their little girl. A child she barely knows, a child that ends up tying her to the one man she never dared see again "I try to swallow against the tightness closing my throat. My skin is hot. Dark memories thread into my mind like ink tendrils into water, swirling, curling, clouding the present, blurring plans for the future with Trey. We've all worked so hard to bury the past, the whole town has. But sometimes all one can do is plaster over the cracks with the concrete of industry; because underneath the fissures remain, waiting for some little tremor to open them up into black maws hungry to swallow you up again. Like now." The Slow Burn of Silence is a book full of suspense, tension, danger and romance. From a writer with an exceptional grasp of the English language, this book can finally move Loreth Anne White in with the best romantic suspense writers today. Go buy the book, you won't regret it.
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Libby Conley and her friends Pete and Bennett formed a strong bond growing up together in a small orphanage. September 1914 finds them transplanted into residence at the University of Southern Missouri, sponsored by scholarships.
Libby dreams of becoming a famous journalist, Pete is studying for the ministry, and Bennett wants to dive into fraternity life. And although they're on the same campus, each one carries goals and wounds that threaten to pull their friendship apart.
In Every Heartbeat brings a slice of American history to life. Social conventions carry great weight on- and off-campus. It's a rarity for a woman to have a career as a writer (or to wear her long hair down, let alone wearing "britches"). And physical discipline is matter of course behind family walls—making abuse almost impossible to prove.
This is a delightful story of friendship, faith and love, and of learning to know God's presence "in every heartbeat". Libby (or Elisabet, as she wants to be known in journalism) is a feisty, unconventional young woman, and I enjoyed her.
I'd heard good things about Christian author and inspirational speaker Kim Vogel Sawyer, but this is the first of her novels I've read. It follows the award-winning My Heart Remembers, which featured the Gallagher siblings who are now adults running the orphanage where Libby and her friends grew up.
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Thanks for the review Janet. I just started reading this and was immediately bored. I will plow through thanks to your recommendation.
I hope it catches hold of you, Laura. I suspect when you reach the sections about Pete's family it'll touch your heart.
My first reactions were very defensive on Libby's and Pete's behalf–I've always thought fraternity hazing sounded more like bullying than like fun, and I sure related to Libby's thoughts about the "proper" way for young ladies to behave to suit fashionable society's dictates. For me, it was good reading through to see how Libby kept true to herself but yet found value in people she'd originally discounted.
Laura, I'm so sorry you didn't find Libby's story interesting. Of course, an author never wants to bore a reader! I hope you'll give some of my other books a try and find them more to your liking.
Thanks for stopping by, Kim! I jumped at the chance to review this book, because yours is one of the names that kept coming up and I kept saying "Oh, I need to check out her books." I definitely want to read more about Maelle, to find out how she gets to be so comfortable with who she is without just turning into someone who's defiant towards the attitudes she doesn't share.
I hope In Every Heartbeat makes a connection with Laura, and I'm also taking this to heart for the day when/if I have my own novels in print. We know we can't please everyone, but that doesn't negate the story's value for the ones it connects with.
God continue to bless you with stories to share!


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Ercole e Onfale è un dipinto su tela di Giambattista Pittoni, realizzato tra il 1723-1726, presente nella collezione della Galleria nazionale d'arte antica di palazzo Corsini a Palazzo Corsini, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei a Roma.

Descrizione
L'opera richiama sia lo stile che la figura dell'Onfale di Pardo a Parigi. Mentre richiama il S. Tomaso di San Stae a Venezia la figura del nudo di Ercole. Tutte e tre le figure hanno su sfondo scuro una forte illuminazione del tutto simile.

Il piccolo Amore che muove le mani ed è bendato, richiama anche esso l'Onfale di Pardo parigino, così come il modello di figura femminile con la particolare acconciatura con riccioli ricadenti sulle spalle e perla sulla fronte che evidenziano i profondi occhi scuri.

Note

Bibliografia
 Franca  Zava Boccazzi, "Pittoni", 1955, ed. Afieri, p. 148

Voci correlate
 Galleria nazionale d'arte antica di palazzo Corsini
 Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Dipinti di Giovanni Battista Pittoni

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Q: How to perform lorentz transformation on Cartesian coordinates $x= [x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4]$ Can any one explain me what is lorentz transformation and how is this different from orthogonal transformation. How to perform lorentz transformation on cartesian co-ordinates ?

A: An example of a Lorentz transformation for two inertial frames with relative velocity $v$ in the $x$ direction is:
\begin{equation*}
\left[ \begin{matrix} x' \\ y' \\ z' \\ ct' \\ \end{matrix} \right] =
\left[ \begin{matrix} \cosh\theta & 0 & 0 & \sinh\theta \\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\
\sinh\theta & 0 & 0 & \cosh\theta \end{matrix} \right]
\left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ y \\ z \\ ct \end{matrix} \right]
\end{equation*}
where $\theta = \tanh^{-1}(v/c)$.
Superficially, this looks almost like a rotation matrix, except that it uses hyperbolic trig functions instead of normal trig functions.  From that analogy, you might also be led to rediscover the invariance of $c^2 t^2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2$ under Lorentz transformations - as opposed to the invariance of $x_1^2 + x_2^2 + x_3^2 + x_4^2$ under orthogonal transformations.

A: In the Cartesian plane with coordinates $(x, y)$, and with $\theta$ denoting a real number, a rotation has the form
$$
R_{\theta}\left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x \\
    y \\
  \end{array}\right]
= \left[\begin{array}{@{}rr@{}}
    \cos\theta & -\sin\theta \\
    \sin\theta &  \cos\theta \\
  \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x \\
    y \\
  \end{array}\right]
= \left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x\cos\theta - y\sin\theta \\
    x\sin\theta + y\cos\theta \\
  \end{array}\right],
$$
while a boost has the form
$$
B_{\theta}\left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x \\
    y \\
  \end{array}\right]
= \left[\begin{array}{@{}rr@{}}
    \cosh\theta & \sinh\theta \\
    \sinh\theta &  \cosh\theta \\
  \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x \\
    y \\
  \end{array}\right]
= \left[\begin{array}{@{}c@{}}
    x\cosh\theta + y\sinh\theta \\
    x\sinh\theta + y\cosh\theta \\
  \end{array}\right].
$$
A rotation preserves the Euclidean metric $dx^{2} + dy^{2}$, while a boost preserves the Lorentz metric $-dx^{2} + dy^{2}$.
In four-dimensional space, analogously, a rotation preserves the Euclidean metric
$$
dx_{1}^{2} + dx_{2}^{2} + dx_{3}^{2} + dx_{4}^{2},
$$
while (modulo the choice of timelike coordinate) a Lorentz transformation preserves the metric
$$
-dx_{1}^{2} + dx_{2}^{2} + dx_{3}^{2} + dx_{4}^{2}.
$$
Writing down a general rotation or Lorentz transformation is not as pleasant as in the plane, but the situation in the plane conveys the general flavor of the distinction.

A: Special Relativity says that when objects are in motion space gets stretched and time gets shortened (from what it usually would be if it was at rest). Given four coordinates, a transformation (or a linear map) between any other 4 coordinates can be thought of as a 4x4 matrix. Given a speed that your reference frame is moving (with respect to your rest frame) and a direction that your frame is moving in, the Lorentz transformation is a 4x4 matrix which you can multiply your coordinates by to get the elongated or shortened coordinates viewed from a rest frame.
An orthogonal map is a matrix that just rotates the coordinates but does not  change anything else unlike a Lorentz transformation because Lorentz transformations change the size of an object in the direction of motion more than in other directions.


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Review: Pixar's Brave Plays it Safe.
By this stage there should be no question in anyone's minds that Pixar can produce exquisitely rendered and thoughtfully animated films, and their newest, Brave, is certainly no exception. It's a visual feast with the utmost attention to detail and a vibrant cast of likeable characters who have been vividly brought to life. But, beyond that, at the core of every great Pixar film is an intelligence, a wit, and a warmth. They have an effortless breeziness about them, they're quirky, fun, contemporary, and often make us laugh or cry when we're really not expecting too. This is why they have such a wide reach - they are the rare animated films that truly do appeal to all ages.
So going into Brave, the expectations are set very, very high...
Is Brave an instant classic? Join me after the jump and we'll find out.
It's both a blessing and a curse for Brave that you go into the film not really knowing what it's about, which is either surprising or disappointing depending on your expectations. The trailers protect the crucial event that kicks off the second act and I won't spoil it here, but I will say that the story presented is deceptively simple. There's not a whole lot of meat on Brave - it's a fairy tale/legend that could just as easily be presented as a 20 minute short.
The "padding" (although I'm hesitant to reduce it to that) is equal parts character study (as I said, the character animation is stunning and much time is spent exploring how certain characters move, react and adapt) and equal parts slapstick comedy. Pixar's first period piece, this is easily one of the driest narratives we've been presented to date, and the constant slapstick (especially in the first act) at times feels like a clumsy attempt to alleviate the angst.
Without giving away the "twist", Brave is essentially a tale about a plucky princess (Pixar's first heroine) who is dissatisfied with her station in her life, and the expectations put upon her, and craves change. As likeable as Princess Merida is, I can't help feeling that we've seen this story far too many times before. There must be more than this provincial life? The comparisons to Beauty and the Beast don't end there.
And now we're getting to the core of my hesitation with Brave. Jettison your usual Pixar expectations, because it has little in common with Up, Wall-E, The Incredibles, Ratouille, and certainly not the Toy Stories. Brave is very much a traditional Disney film, in the tradition of Beauty and the Beast of The Little Mermaid. And it's a solid film, worthy of that comparison, but will it have that wide appeal of Pixar's previous offerings? I'm not sure it will.
If we pretend that Cars 2 didn't happen (and I haven't seen it), then Brave is the first time that I watched a Pixar movie in the cinema and thought, "This is a kid's movie." And it's a solid kid's movie (although I felt that the even the child audience's attention wandered at times) but Pixar movies usually transcend. If you're an adult animation aficionado then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it - and you were going to see it anyway, and you will be gobsmacked by how beautiful it is - but my Dad is not going to sit through this film, and neither is yours probably. It's a good film - it really is - but even I had moments of, "Wait... why did I rush out to see this Disney princess movie?"
By the end of it we've predictably learned that individuals should be allowed to follow their hearts... but we knew that, right? Am I wrong in thinking that in our incredibly privileged parts of the world that this is a fundamental truth taken as a given? And in that sense, I find Brave to be incredibly safe. A story beautifully told, but it lacks that Pixar spark of ingenuity. I think the great Pixar films are mildly subversive. Brave is not. Instead it's a far prettier version of ideas we've been served a thousand times before.
But it's still really good. And there's my bind. Because throughout it all we're still watching masters ply their craft.
Mulling over it afterwards with my girlfriend, the best analogy I could come up with is that it's like seeing a really great guitarist play a pretty good song that everybody knows. And right in the middle she breaks into an amazingly extended solo and we're all blown away by how undeniably skilled she is. She elaborates, and embellishes in a way that not many people could match. We're impressed more by the skill than we are by the song.
The parts I genuinely loved are impossible to talk about without spoiling it for you. Let's just say that the mother and daughter bond at the centre of the film is surprising and engaging. And for me, it's some of those quieter moments that are the most effective. See it if you have children. See it if you're an animation fan.
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Sexual Harrasment in Egypt, Violence against women, Women Rights in Egypt, Women's Rights
Women Around the World: A Year In Review.
By: Alexandra Kinias
Even though it has been a very tough year for women in many countries around the world, there are still no indications, however, that this past year was any different than the previous ones. Women's rights were as violated as ever, they were bullied, oppressed, controlled and punished under the banner of their culture, traditions, tribal laws and religious scripts that encourage violence, abuse and even persecution. The quest for material about women's issues on-line took me on an emotional journey around the globe. The expedition was filled with an abundance of painful stories about the disgraceful status of women, but yet there were also a slight glimpse of hope, a dim light at the end of the tunnel.
While the year was marked by the UN achievement of setting up a single agency dedicated to promote the rights of women and girls around the world, enormous violations to women rights were extensively covered in the news.
For Egyptian women it was a bleak year that started with a major setback when the State Council for Administrative Judges voted overwhelmingly against admitting female judges.
By year end, ECWR published that Egypt ranked 125th of 134 countries regarding women's rights. 83% of Egyptian women are subjected to sexual harassment. Women walking the streets in Egypt are subjected to indecent exposure, sexual invites, groping, comments, stalking or following and catcalling. While private NGOs are taking the initiative to battle this pandemic, the rights of women to safely walk the street is completely ignored by the lawmakers and enforcers. The problem will unlikely be resolved in the near future. It became a farce how the first lady of Egypt Suzan Mubarak, maintains a state of denial. In an interview she was quoted that Egyptian men fundamentally respect women and that harassment incidents may have been blown out of proportion. It is quite obvious that the first lady neither walks the streets nor uses public transportation.
And while still the Egyptian women are denied the right to travel without their spouse's consent, their counterparts in Kuwait celebrated with jubilation the parliament's decision that repealed the ban on women traveling alone. Kuwaiti women are now allowed to travel without husband's consent. Not only that, but Kuwaiti women were allowed to join the police forces.
Just across the border from Kuwait, women of Saudi Arabia received a mixed basket. While the effort to revoke the ban on allowing women to drive in the kingdom was ignored by the religious authorities, the U.N. chief appointed Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia to head the UNFPA (United Nation Population Fund), the agency that promotes family planning, sexual health and women's equality. Her selection came after the extensive campaign, by her government behind the scenes, for her appointment. Quite an achievement for Saudi women in a country where the rate of domestic violence is increasing, women are denied jobs as cashiers in markets, not to have direct encounter with men, woman still need written permission from male relatives to travel, are banned from mingling with men and must be covered in public from head to toe.
Across the border to the East is U.A.E., the world's emerging pearl that is dazzling the world with its wealth, architecture and religious tolerance. On October 2010, a court in the Emirates ruled that it is okay for a man to beat his wife and daughters to discipline them as long as the beatings don't leave bruises on their body. Earlier this year in Abu Dhabi, an eighteen years old girl who reported that she was raped was charged with illegal sex.
Afghanistan as always had its lion's share in demonstrating violence and abuse against women. The image of Afghani woman Bibi Aisha with her nose-less face horrified the world when published on the cover of Time magazine. Her gruesome story of how her husband cut of her nose and ears off to punish her once again brought to mind the atrocities that occurred to women under the rule of the Taliban. Bibi's story had a happy ending when a women's NGO flew her to America and she underwent a reconstruction surgery for her nose and ears.
Image of Bibi before and after the surgery
Unfortunately, not all Afghani women were as lucky as Bibi. Gruesome stories dominated the news of Afghani women burning themselves to death as a way of escape, since there is no other way for them to change their lives. Burning women in Afghanistan can be self inflicted or as a way of punishment by their husbands and their mother in-laws. The Taliban also executed the pregnant woman Sanam Bibi who was accused of adultery after being whipped 200 times. A fatwa by Afghani religious clerics that became a law gave men the right to starve their wives if they refused to have sex with them. The Taliban encyclopedia of medieval practices has also included stoning to death as a means of punishment. An incident of stoning to death a woman and a man for allegedly having an affair was also reported.
Stoning to death is a punishment not only practiced in Afghanistan, but also in Iran, Nigeria and Somalia. Sekhina Muhammadi's story dominated the news after foreign governments intervened and people around the world rallied for her release from her Iranian jail. The woman who was accused of committing adultery and murdering her husband had been sentenced to death in Iran after forced confession. When her news was smuggled out of Iran on her lawyer's blog, the young man fled the country and sought asylum elsewhere in fear from the regime. There is a lot of conflicting news circulating about the fate of the woman.
Nojood Ali's international fame came after she published her book "I am Nojood. Aged 10 and Divorced". The 10 years old girl, who won the title of the youngest divorcee in Yemen, attracted the world's attention after her story shed light on the dreadful practice of child marriages in Yemen and elsewhere.
Every day, approximately 25,000 girls become child brides. It is estimated that one in seven girls in the developing world is married before she turns 15. Being forced to marry so young, increases a girl's chance that she will become pregnant before she is physically and psychologically ready. Problems associated with pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide. While Noojod was lucky she survived this marriage, not all child brides were as lucky. An eight years old girl was denied a divorce in Saudi Arabia, while another Yemeni child died of bleeding after being raped by her husband. As such practices are embedded in the culture and traditions and encouraged by religious clerics in these societies, it will be hard to eradicate them, unless there is a global intervention to save the lives and future of these innocent girls.
In 2010, more women were killed in the name of honor. Brutal flogging was used as a means of punishment and women's promiscuous behaviors were blamed for natural disasters.
Last but not least, the year witnessed the occurrence of a new phenomenon. After being a male's trait ever since its emergence, 2010 introduced four female suicide bombers. Two women were from Dagestan, the former Soviet republic, one from Pakistan and one from Afghanistan. It is quite intriguing that women under the most oppressive regimes are brainwashed to carry out their dirty work, a classic case of Stockholm Syndrome.
Happy New Year to all the women around the world. Don't despair. We will do better next year —
December 30, 2010 December 30, 2010 Women of EgyptBibi Aisha, Child marriage, female suicide bomber in Afghanistan, female suicide bomber in Pakistan, Nojood Ali, Thoraya Obaid, women in Egypt, women in Kuwait, women in Saudi
6 thoughts on "Women Around the World: A Year In Review."
Such a depressing summary – but it's also another reminder of how much work we have left to do. It also makes me thankful to live in the US, despite the wage gap and persistent issues of sexual harassment, etc. Women here are definitely much better off than so many other countries.
You have done an extraordinary job of reviewing th atrocities against the female gender world wide in 2010. It makes my heart ache to read about all of this happening in the 21st century. One would think the world's society should have advanced past this point by now. Thank you for being a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Sherine Tully says:
Thank you for being a voice for those who have been silenced. Thank you for raising awareness about the plight of these girls and women. It is only because of honest and courageous women like you that we hear, read, ponder, and take action to help them. Please keep writing, exposing, and inspiring.
Yosry Bekhiet says:
Geat article as always Alex, good luck and wish you the best
Yosry
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Screenshot: Yaacov Hecht addressing the Opening Plenary of the World Forum for Democracy 2016 on democratic schooling.To me it's very difficult to sit and talk. I need to move. Hello everyone, my name is Yaacov Hecht and I am from Israel and 30 years ago I built a new kind of school in Israel and I called this a 'democratic school'; and from the moment I called it thi people started to ask me why I called it a 'democratic school'. They said, "Maybe all the schools that exist in democratic countries are democratic schools?" To me it was clear that what we call 'school' in all our countries is something that doesn't understand clearly where it has come from. It has taken me some time to understand that the school that we see today is coming from the ideas of one hundred years ago; that people who want to promote undemocratic ideas built this hieratic school to prepare people to work in the factories, and be like slaves. They had the idea to build this school as we see it today. But when I say I want to build a democratic school today, I mean that in the big puzzle of our democratic societies, I feel that there is a missing piece of the jigsaw – and that this is the education, an education that promotes democracy and prepares people for the future. I fear that in schools today they prepare us for the past. But how do we build a school that prepares us for the future? That was the idea behind my democratic school.
And then, for me it was like magic. Once I'd built this school there was immediately a huge waiting list. And I found myself building another, and then another, another. I found myself building 30 democratic schools in Israel, and then I realised that I wanted to understand what had happened in the world, and so I founded an international conference, and I call it IDEC, the international democratic education conference, and I called on innovative democratic schools from around the world to come to this conference. And today, we have more than 1,000 democratic schools from all over the world in more than fifty countries. It is an annual event, running in different countries ever year. Last year IDEC was in Finland: this year in April it will come back to Israel and all of you will come!
But what is this democratic school? Look today at democratic schools around the world and you will see that in most of these schools four major rules exist. But before I explain further I should say that among these 1,000 schools, every one is different, because we believe that different is beautiful. We say there cannot be two democratic schools that are the same. But you can find these four major rules in most of them.
One, we live in a democratic community. For example, my school is six hundred students between 4 years old and eighteen, and every Friday we have a meeting and we make decisions together. My vote as the Headmaster and the vote of the students is the same. We cannot change the rule of Israel, but in the law I give all the power that I have as the Principle to the community.
The second thing that we have in the democratic school is personalised learning. What does that mean? It means that every student in my school chooses: what, how, where, when she or he learns. Think about the traditional school, the great idea that if you are this age, you need to learn this and this. We think that the most important thing that God created was to create us different. And school needs to continue to find out our uniqueness. But what you find in the traditional school is that they try to make us the same. At the same time, no matter how bored I am, we sit with people who are the same age and we learn the same things. In the democratic school everyone learns differently, in mixed ages.
Rule number three. In our school we have a very close relationship between the staff member and the student. In most of our democratic schools students choose their mentor. The teacher doesn't choose us to sit in his class. I choose with whom I want to be in a close relationship, and this is my mentor.
The fourth rule is content. Our content that we teach in our school is from the point of view of human rights. Most of the content that is studied today in conventional schools is studied from the point of view of nationality. We study from the point of view of human rights.
You understand the movement is becoming larger, we have teacher training programmes around the world and a lot of schools are beginning to tackle the idea of democratic education. When we say democratic education, we are not talking about the school remaining the same. Because a lot of people say, "OK. We are the traditional school: we work in an undemocratic way but we will teach democracy." We say, " This cannot work." It cannot work. We live in the time of a shift in the paradigm. This is the time, because we have arrived at the knowledge age. Before the knowledge age, hierarchical schoolwork worked very well. But today? Something has changed.
And in the last year, we have built two more projects to promote a democratic education. One is a classroom and the second is a city! Of the classroom we say, "OK , it is very difficult to change schools, especially state schools. But we have a lot of teachers who want to build a democratic education, so let's construct a classroom of democratic education. We call it classroom 2.0. In this classroom we have only two rules – simple rules! One – simple rule – every student is a teacher. In this classroom we only study through peer learning. You know the best way to study something is to teach it? So let's make a classroom where everyone teaches everyone.
And the second rule says that we have a common challenge. What does this mean? I can take the example of mathematics. In a traditional school if we study mathematics together, we also compete with one another: asking who is the best mathematician in our classroom? This is the motivation – the driver is competition. In the classroom 2.0 we say, "OK every one of us will have a grade, but we also have a grade for the whole class." Then the classroom becomes like a football team. It is magic. Think about this. In a football team everyone has a different role, but together they arrive at a common goal. We are now trying this in mathematics and in other classes and the result is unbelievable. Children want to learn and they want to play a game in the classroom, and to achieve together something very strong. The cooperation becomes much stronger than the competition.
So this is what we are doing in classroom 2.0, and in the last seven years we have another very exciting initiative too. We call it education city. We promote a democratic education throughout the whole city. What's the idea? The idea is: why should we only do what I'm talking about now in a classroom or a school? Let's imagine that the whole city could become one big school. And each student can go to learn in different places in the city. Oh, suddenly there are a lot of new resources available to us. And this is something that we are exploring now with twenty cities. And it is really fascinating. Because they are not only learning inside these cities, but they are taking on the real challenges presented by the cities and dealing with them!
So, after thirty years in the area of democratic education, it is clear to me that we in what we call democratic societies, we have a missing piece of the puzzle. And this missing piece is democratic education. What we need to do today is also to be clear. We need to connect what is happening outside the system now in alternative, innovative education with state education. Something needs to be connected. And what that something is that connects this up – I hope this is the challenge of this conference.
I want to pick up what Professor Haddah said and repeat that I think this is the time of knowledge. We are leaving behind us the hierarchy, the time of doing what someone above me tells me to do, and coming into the time of knowledge. Knowledge is connected with networking, a networking that can only begin when we are different. And when I say different I am not only talking about the students. I think as a country one needs to dare to be different. I find international tests very dangerous: they don't only check us out, they also force us into one direction. I want to see Israeli education being very different from Russian or Chinese education, because every one of us comes from different roots and this is what is beautiful about it. Every one of us contributes to the development of the world because we have different opinions, different roots and we are different.
When I say to you that God created us different. Think for example what it would be like if God had made us no different, the same. And here I was coming to talk to you in this meeting, and all of you were Yaacov! What a catastrophe! And I go into the street and everyone is Yaacov! I think it is the most beautiful thing that we are all different. And when we recognise that we are different, something happens between us. Just think how the old traditional hierarchy is always trying to find out who is the best among us… and this is a bad idea. It is not the best, the greatest, but different that is beautiful. I don't want to see if someone is better than me: I want to learn if something is different. That, from my point of the view is at the core of what we call a democratic education.
Think about schools which don't give the student any choice. I hope they will disappear very soon. Think how for one hundred years people have been sitting in classrooms being told what to do. From my point of view this is something very catastrophic. We can explain it . OK. It was the industrial age, and people needed to go to work as a machine, so we helped them go to work as a machine. But today in the knowledge age, it is very clear that we have to help students to find their element, a place where they can connect their talent and their passion. Because in their element they have the most chance to succeed in the future.
How to do it? There exist a lot of ways, and I hope there will be a net here that will enable us to share our many ideas of how to do it with one another. It is a time for sharing. The young man over there asked me how to push democratic education in your city or in your area. It's easy, build a network around this. Don't be alone. Find another person who wants to do it. Go and meet together and talk about this. Then find another one. And then a big group, and then go to talk with the Department of Education in your city but as a group. I think this is the time of networking. So build a network around this. Yesterday evening I sat with a huge group of young people full of ideas about how to change the education system. That, I think is the way.
As for morality, in some schools that I visit around the world, they say to children that they need to sit on a chair for one hour without moving. Like this. In other places, it is five hours! And in other places it is ten hours to sit without moving, and if they begin to move they are punished. And now there is a great new idea! They give them drugs not to move. And people sit there not just for one day, but for twelve years! And that's meant to prepare them for the future! OK – I know the people who move: I'm one of them. They don't worry me. But what happened to the people who have succeeded in not moving? For twelve years! So these are terrible, terrible things that happen today in schools that we know. And it needs to change. School needs to be more like the hub of a start-up company, where people join together to design a project.
You know Thomas Kuhn talked about the time of revolution in the sciences. When we want to improve the paradigm, if we want to make education better, we can change it. But if we want a total paradigm shift, then this is the time for revolution.
So it is important to understand what we are doing now. Do we want to make a change that will improve a school? Or do we want to build new learning centres for a new environment? I'm in the business of revolution, to build a new kind of education system. But to explain this, I need to know what you know. Who knows about Blockchain in this room? This is very important. It is as if I were standing in front of you in 1995, and I asked you, "Who knows about the internet?" Some people think it is much bigger than the internet.
Let me explain to you briefly about Blockchain. You know that Facebook is an excellent networking platform, where everyone can put their words and everyone can read them. But it is also the case that all the money that Facebook makes goes to someone called Mark Zuckerberg. So all of us in Facebook give money to Mark Zuckerburg. Blockchain changed this paradigm and this is why the big companies are very afraid of Blockchain. They organised a network in which everyone can get the information out that they want, and the money connects to everyone.
Listen to the economists talk. We are at the end of what we call banks: banks will disappear before schools. They have reached the end of their lives. And if we want children to learn about the future they need to understand deeply what is not far away – but within the next ten years. We need to prepare them for the work they will want to do in the future – not just to accept whatever job is on offer. To succeed in this revolution in knowledge, we need to work together.
Screenshot: WFD2016 Opening Plenary. Enthusiastic voting for over 20% of the school curriculum to be decided by students and teachers together.
Finally, I want to suggest a very pragmatic idea to you. But I want to check with the people here first if it is really a good idea. I want to suggest to you that in all the schools, maybe in Europe, students and teachers together will decide what they shall study in at least 20% of the curriculum, one day a week if you like, through a democratic process. Each school needs to decide – not the teacher alone – teachers and students also have to design a process to do it. I think this is a very strong beginning: but let's see what you think! You can vote for less than twenty per cent, zero, or more than 20% of school time to be decided in this way. Please raise your hands those of you who think 20%. Wow! Quite a lot! Thank you.
Well we are here for another two days and some people from the democratic schools will be in the Labs, in the storytelling session, and we also have a movie that is doing the rounds. So everyone who wants to talk with me later – you are welcome! Thank you.