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Author: Leon Toursarkissian '21
During my hosting of a German exchange student, I learned many valuable lessons. The first was that the true colors of a person do not emerge immediately. It took my partner about a week to truly settle in with my family, and it was not until after that that she really began to feel comfortable communicating with us. The second lesson I learned is that despite a multitude of cultural differences between people, there are always things that connect us. While my German partner and I had many differences, we were able to bond over things such as sports and popular culture. The final lesson that this experience taught me was that patience is key when trying to develop friendships. While there were several instances in which I felt myself growing impatient with the odd habits or communication difficulties of my partner, I had to adjust and remain patient due to my knowledge of the varying cultures between us. Continue reading "Lessons learned from hosting an exchange student"
As soon as there was an announcement for the German American Partnership Program (GAPP), my interest was peaked. It sounded like an amazing idea to be able to have a German student stay with me and vice versa. My mind was already set. I chose to be a part of the GAPP program because I wanted to be able to share the daily life of an American teen with a student from Germany and I wanted to experience their culture as well. It would expand my horizons and get me out of my comfort zone, which is a challenge I wanted to take. Continue reading "My time with Leonie Dietel"
A week before final exams, about 50 students at TMI Episcopal are invited to come up front during daily chapel to be recognized for summer plans that involve community service–volunteering as a camp counselor, in an animal shelter, at a food bank, on church mission trips and in many other settings.
"We are all gathered here as members of the TMI family, bound together by our common identity as servant leaders," says The Rev. Nathan Bostian, the school's chaplain, "to go forth from here to serve others in our communities, and around the world." The students receive blessings on their work, from Father Nate and through the responsorial prayers of the rest of the student body and faculty.
Continue reading "Learning Servant Leadership"
TMI's Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Jill Cross, had the opportunity to share her passion earlier this month with the NAIS Member Voices podcast host and Member Engagement Coordinator, Scott Donaldson.
Continue reading "Jill Cross featured on NAIS Member Voices podcast"
The TMI community might be apart for the summer, but it's coming together in a new way. The end of the school year and beginning of summer vacation marked the start of TMI's new Upper School Community Reads program that is designed to build community through a set of shared experiences.
Lynn Lada reading the Jones Library copy of How Dare the Sun Rise outside Coates Hall.
Continue reading "Community Reads brings students, faculty, and staff together"


After updating rockbox from 3.0 to 3.1 (r19569-081223) on my 80gb Ipod Video 5.5, I noticed that the "beep" noise when turned on now sounds really distorted and fuzzy. This happens on any setting; weak, moderate or strong.
Not too sure what is would be causing this, but it makes me worry that all the audio coming out of the ipod might be distorting as well.
Do you mean "keyclick"? Bug reports can be filed using Flyspray (link on the left).
Nah, I don't mean the keyclick. I mean the beep that can be enabled in Settings/Playback Settings/Beep Volume.
I will add it to flyspray, thanks.


Tinseltown's biggest night has been and gone for another year. And although much has changed in the last 12 months, it seems that all too many things have remained the same. Women in the industry may be claiming more space and volume in which to make themselves heard, but it may be some time yet before social attitudes catch up - even from the people we assume are supposed to "get it".
A week or so ago, the poster for Ava Duvernay's highly anticipated A Wrinkle In Time was released. It's a stunning image, with the profile of protagonist Meg Murray (Storm Reid) overlayed by a prism of the other characters' faces awash in a haze of purple, orange and acid green. I first saw the poster when it was tweeted out by Grace Randolph, creator and presenter of the immensely popular YouTube series, Beyond The Trailer.
Randolph may just be one person, but her views are not all that uncommon. There is an assumption among many that stories that centre women are somehow 'niche'. For women's stories to be appealing to male viewers, they have to work hard to make boys and equal part of the story. Or, you know, put a giant phallus in the shape of a rocket on the poster.
This isn't just reflected by anecdotal evidence; statistical data collected on movie production demonstrates time after time that women continue to be marginalised on screen. In 2015, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media released Gender Bias Without Borders, a report summarising the depiction of female characters in popular movies across 11 different continents. The investigation found that women featured as protagonists only 23 per cent of the time, and that they delivered only 21 per cent of the dialogue. The report also found that for every 1 visible woman on screen, there were 2.24 visible men (on average). But it was also instructive to discover the role women were assigned when they were allowed to be present; when women did feature in these movies, they were two times more likely to be depicted in revealing clothes, with teen girl characters the most likely to be sexualised in this manner.
Similar studies conducted by the research institute show that women in film reflect a dire workplace imbalance. Female characters in popular movies account for less than a quarter of all characters with jobs, which is a far cry from the 40 per cent of women that make up the global (paid) workforce (remembering of course that the vast, vast majority of the world's unpaid labour is performed by women.) And while boys might have been encouraged to see Hidden Figures because of the rocket on the poster (excuse me while I jettison myself into space), it's still one of the few films that shows women performing integral roles in the STEM, tech and science based industries with men in these fields outnumbering women on screen at a ratio of 7:1.
But as I said, Randolph's view isn't all that uncommon. In 2011, Disney Pixar announced it would be changing the title of their upcoming release, Rapunzel, to the more oblique Tangled. "We did not want to be put in a box," explained Ed Catmull, president of Disney Animation Studios. "Some people might assume it's a fairy tale for girls when it's not. We make movies to be appreciated and loved by everybody."
Isn't it funny how movies that centre the stories (and voices, and jobs, and importance) of men are never tailored to appeal to women beyond including one or two of us (maybe) somewhere along the way as a plot device? And yet women still see these movies, and are equally able to appreciate the purpose of them?
This, despite the fact that it's always been made explicitly clear to us that our presence in, or outside of them is most properly defined by male storytellers who all too often seem to have never actually met a real life woman in the flesh.
What kind of statement does it make about the complexity of boys to suggest that images of girls and pastels immediately shut them down to a story's breadth and beauty? We need to be challenging these ideas, not repeating them without question. If you build it, they will come.


All the critters were stirring, and eatin' real good.
In hopes the good Lord would bring forth what my freezer so needs.
While visions of vital shots danced in their heads.
Visualizing a shot as I peer through the peep.
Coming from where I'd laid my Bayou Buck Munch.
But the big guy I've been catching on cam this whole year.
My safety harness is on, and snug on my hips.
I hit where I meant, and this morning I'm pleased.
On area three, and ten and then eight!
Here's wishing you success from LABH!
Giving you time to watch the Tigers dominate in Death Valley!
Good luck to everyone! Watch out for that weather and GEAUX TIGERS!


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It rains as predicted.
The products in the fridge result in a tomato omlet, yoghurt and coffee. The Irish guy from next door appears. He travels with public transport and had a problem with his whiskey last night. It's open so he cannot take it to the airplane. People should think twice before they buy alcohol. There's only us in the whole building and we both have a private room. Nice.
I drive to Djúpalónssandur beach. The wind is so strong that it's possible to see it galloping over the field. In car park it rocks the car and hits against the windows with water. At least the rear window is clean now. It was very muddy from the gravel road yesterday and the water sprayer only reaches the bottom half.
I dress rainproof in the car because it would obviously not be possible to do this outside. Towards the sea it goes fast becase the wind is from the back. But if I turn around then rain hits in my face, it's difficult to breathe and my waterproof cape turn into a kite. I gather some round stones for weight. The beach is cool though. In addition to all kinds of rock formations stones shine and glitter in the rain. Throwing hot lava into cold water has resulted in something like tin casting. It's not difficult to guess what it foretold Iceland - hordes of tourists. Suddenly the beach is filled with colorful jackets but they disappear as fast as they came. Four lifting stones are on the beach. These were used to test fishermen's strenght, from 23 to 154 kg. I can at least rock each of them.
It would be nice to spend the rest of the day indoors. First indoors is Vatnshellir cave. Tourists are let in there three times a day in the winter, at 13, 14 and 15. It's half past twelve and the cave is right here. A small bunch of cars gather, two guides arrive, sell tickets, give everyone a helmet and a torch and then you have to slip through the snow and glide down a spiral staircase to go underground. There's a lava tube down there. The biggest cave around here, about 200 meters long. Furnishing is modest: some lava colums, a troll scoff, shining bacteria and dripping water. The best moment is when everyone is asked to turn off their torches and be silent for a while. Total darkness. Murmur. From the sound of the water it is possible to tell which side the cave is longer. And it has been like that the last 2000 years.
The next insdoors is a cafe in Hellnar called Prímus. It makes a good profit because of the rain. I read half of the story about going to the center of the Earth from Jules Verne. The opening to the center was just seen. The whole day I'm circling around the glacier under which the sleeping volcano should be the access to the center. Relevant literature was freely available in Reykjavík.
Then I drive around and try to remember places where I should come back to take pictures once better weather arrives. The places are many. The rain is so strong that landscape seems flat until somewhere up appears a gap with higher land terrain.
The shortcut through the peninsula that was closed yesterday is open today. It goes right next to the glacier. Not much to be seen. Everything is white. And I'm counted. On each road there's a web camera that shows how many cars have passed within last 10 minutes and since midnight.
On the other side the mountains that were there yesterday are no more. For example in a place where one fellow tourist had fully lost any sense of criticism, parked his car in the middle of a bridge and climbed over the road border to take a picture. With his phone.
The right time to go swimming to Ólafsvík. Or rather to sit in hot water. Three men already sit in hot water and discuss how expensive it would be to have a hot tube at home. Easier to come here. One of them comes here three times a week. The other would like to come in the mornings but then he's busy going to work. The pools are generally open from six in the morning until 21-22 in the night. Further they talk about which car is good and how much cars cost. And when is vacation. The blond guy goes to Poland in July. Of course, that's why it was difficult to understand him. Hardcore Polish accent. It rains on my head and raindrops create concentric circles around me. It feels warm and nice afterwards.
I buy some food from the next village because the rest of the contents of the fridge didn't seem very trustworthy. I already threw some stuff into the garbage bin in the morning. While I don't lock the doors of the car when I go to the shop then Icelanders leave also the engine running. So that a row of cars stands in front of the shop, engines running, lights on and no-one inside.
New people arrive in the hostel. From the Netherlands.
to the peninsula
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died 16 Apr 2015, in the Hampton Veterans Administration Hospital Hospice.
A viewing and memorial will be held Sunday, 19 April, at 430 pm, at the Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown. His final resting place will be Arlington Cemetery; Alcide was born 15 October, 1921, in Cologna, Italy. With his mom Elvira (Zanoni), sister Ancilla, and brother Adriano, he boarded the Conte Grande ship and immigrated to the United States entering though Ellis Island in February 1930, to join his father Luigi Benini who was working in the coalmines of Pennsylvania.
Alcide joined the Army 6 May, 1940, arrived in the Philippines Jun, 1940, and was captured 7 April, 1942. He survived the Bataan Death March, Japanese Death Ships, and the Japanese POW camps, serving three years and four months, until the end of World War II. He returned to the US 15 October 1945. After his release he served with the 82nd Airborne Division Pathfinder platoon. During his assignment to the Pathfinder Platoon, Benini was fully trained Master Parachutist. In January, 1953 he left the Army and enlisted in the United States Air Force to establish the Air Force Pathfinders later renamed Combat Controllers.
He achieved the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) and was in the running for the first CMSgt of the Air Force. Named in his honor is the Benini Heritage Center and Museum located at the Combat Control School at Pope Field, NC.
Alcide is survived by his sister Anna Thomas; brother Frank Benini; and his children, Michael and Christopher Benini, Jane Ables, Lisa and Lori Benini, grandchildren Brittany and Kaylee Ables, Daniel and Isabella Benini. He was preceded in death by his father Luigi, mother Elvira, sister Ancilla, and brother Adriano. He was a true hero to both his nation and his family and will be truly missed.
Donations may be made to the Combat Control School Heritage Foundation (CCSHF) any veterans organizations, of your choice, rather than flowers.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"> Who is to Blame for 9-11?
Who is to Blame for 9-11?
Given the toxic legal climate in the United States for business in general, it should have surprised no one that a federal judge has ruled that families who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks can sue United Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. That the plaintiffs and their lawyers are not suing the worst offender of the tragedy—the U.S. Government—says volumes about the surreal nature of American jurisprudence today.
had a duty to protect their passengers, crew and victims on the ground by better screening passengers. The . . . defendants controlled who came onto the planes and what was carried aboard. . . . They had the obligation to take reasonable care in screening.
While it may be true that terrorists had not before deliberately flown airplanes into buildings, the airlines reasonably could foresee that crashes causing death and destruction on the ground was a hazard that would arise should hijackers take control of a plane…. The intrusion by terrorists into the cockpit, coupled with the volatility of a hijacking situation, creates a foreseeable risk that hijacked airplanes might crash, jeopardizing innocent lives on the ground as well as in the airplane.
Of course, the attorneys who have filed in this case are ecstatic, one of them being Mary Schiavo, who was a Department of Transportation inspector general (and huge critic of the airlines) during the Clinton Administration. "It's the first time that a judge has said the airlines had a duty to protect those on the ground and that this was foreseeable," said Mitchell Baumeister, a New York lawyer who represents about 60 families.
While the attorneys and their hand-picked judge actually are clouding the issue here (as I will explain later), their lawsuit—and their public comments—do not tell us what really happened on that fateful day, and why this tragic event occurred. Suffice it to say that 9/11 had the imprint of the U.S. Government from the planning of the attacks, the truncated pre-attack investigation that permitted the terrorists to move about unmolested, to the boarding of the plane, and to the conduct of the crew and passengers before the planes were turned into flying bombs. In this case, the airlines and Boeing have a legitimate defense when they proclaim they were simply following orders.
The first thing to remember is that airline traffic in the USA is heavily regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration, which governs all procedures, including construction of the planes themselves. (Airlines have some say about routes and fares, which is about the extent of the vaunted industry "deregulation.") That means the placement of every wire, every piece of steel, and every doorway on the Boeing planes used as weapons of mass destruction that fateful day was approved and overseen by the FAA.
While it makes for good press for attorneys and judges, the idea that Boeing on its own could have ordered "secure" cockpit doors is a laugher. Any unilateral attempt by any aircraft maker to act without FAA direction is always met with swift action against the manufacturer; to put it another way, it would have been illegal for Boeing to make planes with impenetrable (if that is even possible) cockpit doors before 9/11, something that Schiavo and her fellow attorneys (and Judge Hellerstein) already know. Furthermore, as John Lott has pointed out, there are many questions of whether or not FAA-approved (now) secure doors are even secure.
Even without the secure door issue, let us now look at the role played by government regulations and actions that helped lead to the hijackings. We know now that many of those involved had expired visas or other legal problems, yet the government did nothing.
In fact, as James Bovard writes, at least one flight school official had tipped off FBI agents about a possible hijacking conspiracy, yet through unbelievable bungling, the FBI in the end did nothing. In other words, the idea of someone hijacking planes and using them as bombs was not considered out of the realm of the possible, but U.S. law enforcement agents failed in their duties to stop this conspiracy in its tracks (for which they are immune from any lawsuits).
The lawsuit claims that United and American should have kept the perpetrators off the planes, but even here, they were following the law. For example, at the time box cutters—the apparent weapons of choice for the hijackers—were FAA approved, so it would have been illegal for the airline security agents to have confiscated them. Second, suppose that the screeners had found not only the box cutters, but also the Islamic death shrouds that the hijackers were carrying. To have kept them off the planes almost certainly would have meant that the airlines were violating U.S. anti-discrimination laws, and no doubt anyone who might have intervened would also have found himself on the receiving end of a federal discrimination lawsuit.
Third, once the hijackers made their actions known aboard the planes, everyone on board obeyed the law by following the hijackers' orders. Ironically, the passengers on the UAL's doomed Flight 93 broke the law by attacking their assailants. Yes, it is doubtful that the passengers would have been criminally charged had the flight somehow landed safely, but nonetheless, prosecution of Todd Beamer and others who charged the cockpit would have been a legal (but not politically feasible) option for U.S. authorities. To put it another way, in the eyes of U.S. law, Todd Beamer was not a hero; he was a felon.
That Hellerstein has permitted the lawsuits to go forward is further proof that it does no good in the USA for private citizens to follow the law. Instead, federal authorities tend to make up the "law" as they go. Moreover, the government at all levels is doing its level best to keep airlines from preventing another such hijacking. From dragging its feet in permitting pilots to be armed, to turning air screeners into government employees (the creation of the Transportation Security Administration), to the inane methods used by the TSA to screen "potential" hijackers (like 90-year-old grandmothers in wheelchairs, who are regularly searched by screeners through "random" selections), the government is using massive amounts of resources to create an illusion that it is "doing something" about preventing airline hijackings.
One can be assured that should airline hijackers once again engage in a 9/11-type attack, the only entities that will receive official blame will be those private firms that were following the law. Yes, in hindsight, by following U.S. Government policies from beginning to end, United and American airlines inadvertently aided those individuals who snuffed out nearly 3,000 lives through their vicious actions. Yet, in hindsight, we also know that to have thwarted those attacks would have turned some employees of United and American into felons. Perhaps Mary Schiavo should be suing herself for her own role in creating this mess when she worked for the Department of Transportation, but instead she stands to become a wealthier person because of the twisted state of U.S. law.
William Anderson, an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute, teaches economics at Frostburg State University.
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For the past 11 years, the Morris Anderson Memorial Shootout has held a reservation in the middle of January as one of the biggest tournaments in the region. Drawing entries from all over the upper Midwest as well as our neighboring country, Canada, the Shootout has become a tradition for many.
This seasons tournament was moved forward a weekend due to hotel room availability. The date change meant some bowlers could make the trip while others would have to miss out. One of the notable absences was defending champion Matt McNiel who was bowling a college event in the Indianapolis area.
The action began on Saturday where 135 bowlers made the trip to Minot, ND for a chance at the $5000 top prize. The lane condition used this season was a modified (added volume) abbey road. The added volume on this pattern made the transition a little tricky. As the day went on, the cut line hovered around -10 to -20. Following game 6, the cut line was sitting at -14. At this point, the cut had never gone up and many bowlers started to feel like posting a + score would be "safe". The top 36 were announced at the banquet later that night and, to the surprise of many, the cut jumped to a staggering +11. This left a few bowlers fairly disappointed after feeling they had made the top 36.
When the dust settled, it was Bob Hager that claimed the top qualifying spot posting a score of 1797 (+197). As top qualifier, Bob receives a paid entry into the 2015 CMA Memorial Shootout. Rounding out the field in 36th was Dave Oulman at +11.
The conclusion of the qualifying round resulted in a very close finish to the 2014 Can-Am Challenge. Mike Schmidt edged Sam Lantto by 1 point to win the $300 top prize. Lantto had a one point lead on Schmidt following the Manitoba Open, but a 223 game 8 by Schmidt helped vault him two spots ahead of Lantto. With the win, Schmidt claims his second straight Can-Am Challenge.
The drama continued on Sunday morning when one of the top 36 bowlers entered the bowling alley a few minutes late and was forced to sit out the rest of the event. After an alternate was put in, the tournament continued.
The top 36 bowlers were split into 3 groups of 12. Each group would bowl round robin matches with the winners of each match receiving 30 bonus pins. Day 2 quickly turned into a grind as strikes and big scores proved hard to come by. Leading for most of the day was Andy Mills. Mills had made the TV show in 2013, so he was no stranger to the day 2 sprint at the CMA. As the day went on, familiar faces made their way to the top of the leader board and paved the way for an exciting position round. In position round, Dave Langer defeated Andy Mills to claim the TV show's #1 seed for the 3rd year in a row. In the 5-6 matchup, Nick Heilman fired a 266 game on Sam Lantto. With bonus pins, Heilman vaulted to the #2 seed for the show. Rounding out the top 5 for the TV show were Andy Mills and past Shootout Champions, Daron Hansen and Scott Pohl.
The win gives Langer his first Morris Anderson Memorial Shootout title. Langer becomes the 11th different winner in the events history. Nice bowling Dave!
I would like to thank Jeff Kragh, Rory Selk and the staff at North Hill Bowl for hosting another great tournament. I would also like to thank all the bowlers who traveled long and short distances to bowl this event and help make it what it is today.
The action continues next weekend at the NDBowling.com Classic. Come out and help support a struggling tournament that promises changes after this season! Once again, congratulations to Dave Langer on the win and thank you for visiting NDBowling.com!


Part of caring for an elderly parent involves coordinating care and making sure family members are all on the same page.
Of course, sometimes family dynamics are messy, making for difficult family meetings.
In addition, if your parent has had a sudden change in care needs, communication between family members can be even tougher because everyone's emotions are running high.
It can be hard to come to a decision together about whether your parent needs home care, how often they need a home care provider to visit, or if an even higher level of care is needed.
Having a plan and some ground rules can make a family meeting go more smoothly because everyone will know what to expect.
Knowing who should attend a family meeting sounds like it should be easy, but depending on the family, it may not be quite so simple. For example, if you're planning a meeting about your parent's need for home care, do only your siblings attend the meeting with you, or do their spouses attend as well?
The meeting should at least include everyone that will be responsible for some aspect of your parent's care.
Perhaps the best way to go about deciding on participants is to make a list of who you believe should attend and share it with everyone on the list. Ask if they think anyone else should be there, then come to a consensus on the final list. If some people live at a distance, consider having them attend by phone or video conference.
Providing everyone with an agenda can keep the meeting focused and ensure you decide on the important issues.
To start the meeting, it may be good to share the latest report from your parent's doctor or to summarize the concerns.
Recognize that talking about a parent's care can be emotional and everyone may handle it differently. Allow time in the agenda for people to share their feelings, but draw people back to the agenda as needed.
Some important things to talk about may be what your parent's daily care needs are, the financial aspects of care, and what role each person will play.
It may be a good idea to set some basic ground rules for all family members to follow.
1. Cell phones, televisions, and radios should be turned off to allow everyone to focus on the meeting.
3. All members should be respectful of the opinions of others.
4. Everyone gets a chance to talk.
5. Set an ending time for the meeting to cut down on tangents and keep everyone focused on the agenda.
6. If possible, your parent should also be given a chance to speak and should have a say in their care plan.
Even with a plan in place, sometimes family meetings are not successful. If that is the case, it may be helpful to have someone act as a moderator during the meeting. You may be able to ask a trusted family friend to take this role, or it may be necessary to bring in outside help, such as a pastor or social worker.


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International rating agency Fitch on Thursday said the asset quality woes of banks are unlikely to ease any time soon and the gross non-performing assets are set to inch up to 4.4 percent this fiscal from the likely reading of 4.2 percent in 2012-13.
"Banks' latest results show a continued decline in the overall asset quality as the economic downturn persists...The central bank's recent rate cuts are unlikely to ease asset quality pressures to any great extent or help the banks correct their funding imbalances," Fitch said in a note.
It said infrastructure is the biggest risk for the banks during the fiscal, which will see the gross bad assets ratio climbing up to 4.4 percent from the 4.2 percent estimated for FY13.
Some of the banks, including the largest lender SBI, are yet to announce their March quarter results, but the few public sector lenders which announced their earnings showed mixed bag on the asset quality front. However almost all the private sector lenders reported better quality in assets.
"The long-term nature of infrastructure assets leaves banks more exposed to asset/liability mismatches, particularly as deposit-gathering has not kept pace with credit growth," the report said.
Reliance on short-term funding like certificates of deposit and bulk deposits will remain high, Fitch note said, adding the larger banks with broader deposit and financing bases are better placed than the smaller ones in tackling the difficulties.
It said the growth in restructured loans will outpace those in NPAs, but added the pace of NPA accretion is slowing due to factors like policy easing by the Reserve Bank.
However, RBI's articulated concern on inflationary pressures and the twin deficit limits the scope for further easing from the 0.25 percent cut in key rates delivered last week, it said.
Fitch, which along with its peer S&P had downgraded the rating outlook to negative last year, said, "key structural impediments" including availability of fuel, rising input costs and government clearances will be hard to tackle in the short-term.
However, if the recent measures of the government bear fruit, there is some cause for optimism in the medium-term, the report concluded.


While many companies have focused on Russia's Central and North West districts, where Moscow and St. Petersburg are located and the wealth is more concentrated, the South, Volga and Ural districts have an almost equal share of income and are growing at a faster rate. But marketers will need to take initiative in order grow Russian consumption. Retail trade turnover in Russia has slowed from double-digit year-over-year growth in 2008 (14%) to single-digit growth in 2012 (6%). Furthermore, household consumption remains low (49% of GDP) compared with other countries, and has fallen from 54 percent since 1996-1997, based on data from the Bank of Russia and Cambridge Group analysis.


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Brindisi to hold first town hall
The Observer-Dispatch
Congressman Anthony Brindisi, D-Utica, will hold his first official town hall this month.
The event will be 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at the American Legion Post 1645 at 39 Louisa St. in Binghamton, said a news release from Brindisi's office. This event is free and open to all members of the community.
Brindisi plans to hold a town hall each month, visiting every county in the district in 2019, the release said.
"As a member of Congress, my top priority is helping the people of New York's 22nd district," he said in a statement. "That means listening to their concerns, answering their questions, and working hard to solve their problems. I will hold a free, open town hall in every county in the district because that's what Upstate New Yorkers deserve from their representatives. I look forward to listening to my constituents and making sure they know where I stand on the issues."


Differences in the sensitivity of marine species to ocean acidification will influence the structure of marine communities in the future. Reproduction is critical for individual and population success, yet is energetically expensive and could be adversely affected by rising CO2 levels in the ocean.
We investigated the effects of projected future CO2 levels on reproductive output of two species of coral reef damselfish, Amphiprion percula and Acanthochromis polyacanthus. Adult breeding pairs were maintained at current-day control (446 μatm), moderate (652 μatm) or high CO2 (912 μatm) for a 9-month period that included the summer breeding season. The elevated CO2 treatments were consistent with CO2 levels projected by 2100 under moderate (RCP6) and high (RCP8) emission scenarios.
Reproductive output increased in A. percula, with 45–75% more egg clutches produced and a 47–56% increase in the number of eggs per clutch in the two elevated CO2 treatments. In contrast, reproductive output decreased at high CO2 in Ac. polyacanthus, with approximately one third as many clutches produced compared with controls. Egg survival was not affected by CO2 for A. percula, but was greater in elevated CO2 for Ac. polyacanthus. Hatching success was also greater for Ac. polyacanthus at elevated CO2, but there was no effect of CO2 treatments on offspring size. Despite the variation in reproductive output, body condition of adults did not differ between control and CO2 treatments in either species.
Our results demonstrate different effects of high CO2 on fish reproduction, even among species within the same family. A greater understanding of the variation in effects of ocean acidification on reproductive performance is required to predict the consequences for future populations of marine organisms.


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Prep gymnastics: Trojans bid fond farewell to armory, look forward to new home
WORTHINGTON -- The downtown Worthington armory building. The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The similarities are striking. No, really. The armory building, home of Worthington High School gymnastics since 1996, is a dark and dank place. The Metrod...
WORTHINGTON -- The downtown Worthington armory building.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
The similarities are striking. No, really.
The armory building, home of Worthington High School gymnastics since 1996, is a dark and dank place. The Metrodome was once described precisely that way.
The armory was never the best place to hold gymnastics competitions. It's old and cramped. There has never been enough seating to comfortably accommodate fans. There's barely enough room to hold the bars, beam, vault and floor events at the same time. And the dressing room facilities are sub-par.
Major league baseball fans complained about the Metrodome for years before it was finally abandoned. High fly falls got lost by outfielders against the background of the white roof, and sometimes the roof itself ripped in rain and snowstorms. The seating wasn't angled for optimum fan comfort. Being there was like being in somebody's basement.
But there are thousands of Minnesota Twins fans who still hold the Metrodome dear. It was the Twins' home when they won World Series titles in 1987 and 1991, it's where they waved their "homer hankies." Twins players knew every little nook and cranny, and it gave them a decided advantage over rival teams. It was where their fans' best memories were made.
The armory? Local gymnasts, and their fans, will be glad to leave it and perform next season at a brand new facility being constructed on the west side of town. And yet … they'll always have their armory memories.
The Trojans, who soon will attempt to secure their fifth consecutive state Class A tournament berth, won their last four while calling the armory their home. Head coach Joni Reitmeier was a freshman when she first competed there in 1996, and she will leave a lot of wonderful memories there when the gym equipment is finally hauled away.
"Obviously, we were over the moon that we were getting a new facility," she said on Thursday. "But it's still bittersweet.
"We spent a lot of hours there, shed a lot of tears there, both happy and sad. So it's definitely going to be bittersweet to leave there."
She likened it to leaving home -- leaving the growing-up years behind.
"My parents still live in the home where I grew up," she explained. "People always ask me what is your favorite place. And it's still my favorite place to go home to my parents."
Ironically, the Trojans will not have the opportunity to adequately close out their varsity careers in the armory. Thursday's scheduled final regular season home meet was canceled due to inclement weather.
It was supposed to be a pre-sectional showdown with arch-rival Jackson County Central, which for years battled WHS for Big South Conference glory and team berths for state competition. This year's meeting was Meet the Trojans Night. That's gone, too.
There was no way, of course, of knowing it at the time. But it turns out that the final varsity competition at the armory occurred on Jan. 15 against Blue Earth Area.
There will be a JV meet at the armory today, however, and a SWAG meet there on Sunday. Then it's all over. It's on to a new era next season at the $13.1 million Worthington Learning Center/Gymnastics building still under construction.
Reitmeier said that she and her gymnasts are "grateful" to be able to move into their new state-of-the-art home. It will be a safer environment for the girls. It'll provide a better place to train, it will be better lit, it will have better seating and nice locker rooms.
"I just think of all the generations that are now going to call that home," she said.
Big meets ahead The Trojans have two big meets on the 2018-19 schedule prior to the state tournament. Today they'll compete in Welcome in the Big South Conference Championship along with JCC, New Ulm and Fairmont/Martin County West. On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Section 3A meet will take place in Redwood Falls.
For the rest of the season, Worthington senior Taylor Eggers, who has in the past qualified for several individual state tournament events, will play a lesser role. Eggers sustained an injury at the True Team meet on Jan. 26, which ended her ability to compete in the all-around. The uneven parallel bars will be her only event now.
"It's devastating to see her senior year have to end this way," said Reitmeier. "We're just happy that she's still able to compete on the bars, which will help our team in a big way. We just have to keep focusing on the positive, we can't dwell on the negative."
Fortunately for the Trojans, they are a very deep squad ranked eighth in the state Class A field. Their junior varsity team, for instance, regularly outscores rival teams' varsities.
Taylor's injury, however, might create an opening for teams like Martin County Area and Jackson County Central, who are ranked 14th and 17th, respectively, by the Minnesota Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association.
Whatever will be will be. Reitmeier will continue instructing her girls to do the best that they can and let the chips fall wherever they may.
"I think any team can be beaten. I don't think we've ever practiced thinking we can walk into a meet and count on winning it," she said. "I train my girls to worry about us, do the best that we can."


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Why Biden is standing firm on budget pick Neera Tanden despite pushback from left and right
Courtney Subramanian
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is standing firm on his pick for White House budget chief even as her confirmation was thrown into doubt after a key moderate Democrat said he would vote against her.
Longtime Democratic hand Neera Tanden, tapped to lead the powerful Office of Management and Budget, has faced a thorny confirmation process as she's been forced to reckon with a trail of past tweets and statements that targeted GOP senators and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. But Biden is pressing ahead with her nomination, despite losing a key vote, and Tanden is planning to continue her outreach to senators next week, according to an official familiar with the confirmations process.
"He thinks she'd be an incredibly successful budget director as far as helping turn our economy around during this time of crisis. And gauging from her strong backing ranging from the business community to the labor movement, he's not at all alone," the official said. "We're pushing our engagement forward going into next week's votes."
Tanden began outreach "moments after she was named" and has since met with more than 35 senators on both sides of the aisle, the official said. The team behind the president's Cabinet confirmations has also been in close contact with outside groups including Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations, labor unions, members of the business community, female business leaders, and faith leaders.
Though she's mended bridges along the way, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., announced Friday he would oppose her nomination after he concluded her prior statements and tweets were "overtly partisan" and would have a "toxic and detrimental impact" on the relationship between Congress and the OMB.
Although a final Senate vote on Tanden's nomination has yet been scheduled, Manchin's opposition could imperil her confirmation because of the Senate's 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats. She would need to pick up at least one vote from a Republican, and for Vice President Kamala Harris to break a potential tie, to secure the simple majority needed for confirmation.
'Radioactive?':Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for budget chief, tries to win over critics on left and right
As OMB director, Tanden would serve in a central policy role at the White House, helping Biden follow through on his campaign promises like improving the Affordable Care Act – which Tanden helped shepherd through Congress under former President Barack Obama – as well as overseeing the president's budget.
Following Manchin's announcement, Biden hinted that he might have some GOP support to compensate for the loss of a Democratic vote.
"I think we are going to find the votes to get her confirmed," he told reporters Friday after deplaning Air Force One following a trip to a Michigan Pfizer vaccine facility.
More:Bernie Sanders presses budget pick Neera Tanden on Twitter attacks against him and others
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki offered her full-throated support in a statement, calling Tanden an "accomplished policy expert who would be an excellent Budget Director and we look forward to the committee votes next week and to continuing to work toward her confirmation through engagement with both parties."
It is unclear which Republican senators might vote for Tanden, many of whom took offense to her older social media posts that often targeted them and other GOP lawmakers.
Tanden might be able to win the votes of moderate Republican like Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, or Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Romney has not yet said publicly how he would vote, and Collins and Murkowski's offices did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they supported Tanden's confirmation.
Asked about her in December, Collins told reporters Tanden's tweets were "intemperate" but noted she had never met her.
But Tanden has received an outpouring of public support across the political spectrum, including the right-leaning U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which sent a letter of endorsement to the two committees tasked with vetting Tanden.
Mark Holden, former senior vice president and general counsel of Koch Industries, also penned a letter urging her quick confirmation to the chairmen of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Budget Committee.
"Ms. Tanden and I do not agree on many issues. But even when we did not agree, I found her to be a person of principle who would listen respectfully and respond thoughtfully," he wrote in a letter obtained by USA TODAY. "In short, she was an effective and reliable ally and was always mission focused."
The Communications Workers of America, the Breast Cancer Coalition and a number of AAPI groups have also sent letters to members of the Senate endorsing Tanden's nomination. And more than 100 public health experts backed her nomination.
If confirmed, Tanden would return to the White House for a third time, and as the first woman of color and first South Asian to lead the OMB. The veteran Democratic operative led the left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for a decade and served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations. As a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, she bitterly feuded with supporters of Sanders, first during the 2016 presidential primary and later during the Vermont senator's 2020 run.
During her confirmation hearings earlier this month, Tanden apologized and said she regretted her past comments as senators repeatedly brought up her previous barbed Twitter attacks. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, read a series of Tanden's tweets that ranged from calling Collins "the worst" to comparing Sen. Mitch McConnell to "Voldemort," the villain in Harry Potter.
Sanders, who chairs the Budget committee that held one of her hearings, grilled Tanden on the corporate donations the CAP received under her leadership and pointed out the attacks she leveled against him and GOP lawmakers.
In a CNN interview on Friday, Sanders dodged a question on whether he would vote for Tanden, saying he would talk to her "early next week."
Contributing: Nicholas Wu


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Woodbine Congratulates Jim Lawson on his Induction to Burlington Sports Hall of Fame
Toronto, ON – July 6, 2021 – Woodbine Entertainment proudly congratulates Jim Lawson on his induction into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Lawson is being inducted as an athlete and builder due to his immense contributions to hockey, football and horse racing, alongside Sean Foley (builder, golf), Carol Angela Orchard (builder, gymnastics), Dr. John Kendall (athlete/ builder, running), and Don Lovegrove (builder, media).
In addition to his current role as Chief Executive Officer for Woodbine Entertainment, Lawson has been heavily involved in sports his entire life as both an athlete and executive.
As a hockey player who grew up in Burlington, Ontario and graduated Aldershot High School, Lawson played 'AAA' midget hockey and was drafted by the Ottawa 67's before receiving a scholarship offer to play at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Lawson was then drafted by the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens and played for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League.
Following his playing career, Lawson began practicing law and quickly started his calling as a builder in Canadian sports. This eventually led to his appointment in 2013 as the first independent Chair of the Canadian Football League's Board of Governors, where he held the position for seven years and served as Interim Commissioner twice. In 2019, Lawson was awarded the CFL's prestigious Commissioner's Award which is presented to an individual who has demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football.
"Jim is a great example of someone who has become a better person and a great leader through the lessons he learned as a talented athlete," said Bob Young, the long-time owner and caretaker of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. "In turn he has been able to make remarkable contributions through Canadian Football, the Horse racing industry, and a myriad of other projects that have made Burlington, Ontario, and Canada a better place. Thank you Jim."
In 2012, Lawson was appointed as Chair of Woodbine Entertainment's Board of Directors, before being named CEO in 2015, a position he still holds today.
"If there is anybody who deserves this recognition, it's Jim. He's always been so gracious with his time, and an amazing contributor to both Canadian sport and the communities in which its played," said John Fielding, who sat on Woodbine Entertainment's Board of Directors for 17 years. "The contributions he's made to the horse racing industry are unparalleled, he's just done an amazing job leading Woodbine and the sport of horse racing in Ontario."
The Burlington Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be celebrated with a reception on Tuesday, October 26th at the Burlington Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $60 per person. For more information, please contact Wayne Heslop at wayne.heslop@cogeco.ca.


Arrival to Marrakech airport, meet & greet by your English speaking guide/assistant /driver and transfer to your hotel.
After Breakfast. Departure to Ouarzazate by Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2260 m) in the High Atlas with wonderful landscapes and small villages arranged in tiers. Visit of the Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou: charming ksar backed by a hill dominated by fortifications in ruins, especially his Irghem (attic - Fortress). Visit of the Kasbah of Tiffoultout, lunch at Leisure. Continuation to Ouarzazate.
Departure from Ouarzazate to "Cigogne Kasbah" and a panoramic view of the lake; continuation to Zagora via agdaz. Zagora Or Tazagourt is a town in the Draa River valley in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of southeastern Morocco. It is flanked by the mountain Zagora from which the town got its name. Originally it was called 'Tazagourt' the singular of plural 'Tizigirt', Berber for 'twinpeaks', referring to the fortress of the Murabitun, or Almoravid, people. In old European maps the mountain Zagora is already indicated but the town itself was only built in the 20th century. On the top of the Zagora mountain the remains of an Almoravid fortress can still be seen. The exact location of the former Almoravid masjid is still a matter of dispute. Each year the moussem (festival) of the Sufi saint moulay Abdelkader Jilali is celebrated at Zagora. ? Dinner & overnight in Zagora hotel.
Option: you can spend next night after Zagora in Mhamid Ghizlane, to discover the Palm Grove of me hamid by camel and then tea break in a Bedouin.
Dinner and accommodation at Tent Bivouac.
After Breakfast, departure for Merzouga, the village is known for its proximity to Erg Chebbi, a Saharan erg. Merzouga has the largest natural underground body of water in Morocco.after arrival to the camp of dunes Merzouga to assist and witness the beauty of the sunst up their.
The camp is in the heart of the dunes. Enjoy your special night under the stars at this beautiful oasis in a tent camp.. your desert experience includes an authentic Moroccan? ? Dinner & overnight in Bedouin tents.
Breakfast in the camp, direction to Boumalne Dades via Tinghir region.on the road to Boumalne just after Tinghir you will see the valley of Dades.Boulmane Dades is originated from an old way of transhumance, controlled by the Aït Atta Tribe of Jbel Saghro and also used by neighboring tribes of Mgouna, Aït Sedrate, Aït Hdiddou and Aït Marghad between summer pastures in the High Atlas and Saghro wintering ones. Most residents, like those of the Dades Valley, are berber people.
Dinner & overnight in Boumalne Dades hotel.
After Breakfast. Departure to Marrakech through the High Atlas, by a winding road rolling down steep slopes. Lunch at Leisure. Afternoon at leisure..
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day devoted to Marrakech city tour Your introduction to Marrakech will begin in the Medina, the old quarter of Marrakech. From here we will explore this historically charming area by foot. In Djemma el Fna square, you will visit the famous 12th century Koutoubia Mosque and minaret.


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Jetty - Chelsea Scott Photography
Masked Booby - Hank Bower
Silver Eye - Jack Shick
Blinky Beach - Kenny Lees
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Welcome to the Lord Howe Island Board
The Lord Howe Island Board is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Lord Howe Island Act 1953. The Board is responsible to the NSW Minister for the Environment and comprises four Islanders elected by the local community and three members appointed by the Minister. It is charged with the care, control and management of the Island and the affairs and trade of the Island. It is also responsible for the care, improvement and welfare of the Island and residents. "Island" as defined by the Act includes Lord Howe Island and all adjacent islands and coral reefs within one marine league of the Island. Ball's Pyramid and adjacent islands are also included in this definition.
The Lord Howe Island Board is part of the Department of Planning & Environment cluster, which is the lead NSW Government agency in planning for a growing NSW.
The Department's two related agencies - the Office of Environment & Heritage and the Office of Local Government, support the conservation and protection of the environment and an effective local government sector in NSW. The Office of Local Government also has oversight of the Lord Howe Island Board administration.
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George Cope, long-time President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada, will be inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
Joining Cope will be Porter Airlines CEO Robert J. Deluce, former President of Desjardins Group Monique F. Leroux, and Goldcorp Chairman Ian Telfer.
Cope joined Bell in 2005 from rival wireless carrier Telus where he was President and CEO. While at Telus, Cope was responsible for the $6.6 billion acquisition of Clearnet Communications in 2000. Previous to Telus, Cope served as President and CEO of Clearnet for 13-years.
Bell's latest results revealed the company has 9,195,048 wireless customers, which slighlty trails Rogers by 1 million subscribers.


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Q: How to convert RDD like ((int, int), int) into 3 key-value pairs in one map function in spark? Right now I have a RDD in the following format
( (int, int), int )

and I'm trying to convert it into 3 key-value pairs like (int, 1).
I can do this by using 3 map functions then join them together, but it's definitely not the best way to implement it,
also by using case I can generate a list of ((int, 1), (int, 1), (int, 1)), but how can I generate a List of (int, 1)?

A: Perhaps you want flatMap?
rdd.flatMap { case ((x, y), z) => List((x, 1), (y, 1), (z, 1)) }

The above code produces RDD[(Int, Int)], expanding each of the nested tuples in your RDD into three separate RDD elements.

A: It shouldn't take three map functions but a single map function as shown below
inputRDD.map({case ((x,y),z) => ((x,1),(y,1),(z,1))})

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Le Parti travailliste socialiste (Socialist labour party, abrégé en SLP) est un parti politique britannique fondé en 1996 par l'ancien dirigeant syndical Arthur Scargill.

Historique
Le Parti travailliste socialiste est né en 1996 d'une scission du Parti travailliste, en réaction à la réécriture par Tony Blair de la Clause IV des statuts du Parti, qui supprimait la référence à la propriété collective des moyens de production. Considérant cette évolution comme un abandon des principes socialistes, Arthur Scargill, alors président du syndicat des mineurs, exprime son opposition au blairisme en faisant sécession et en lançant son propre parti.

Le mouvement de Scargill ne remporte guère de succès auprès des électeurs britanniques. Il se présente aux élections de 1997 - qui voient la victoire de Blair - et de 2001, mais n'obtient aucun élu. Scargill lui-même, qui se présente en 1997 et en 2001, n'obtient que 2,4% des voix lors du second scrutin. En 2004, le Parti connait une scission : sa branche la plus radicale, exclue par Scargill, fonde le Parti communiste de Grande-Bretagne (Marxiste-léniniste), un groupuscule partisan de la Corée du Nord.

Le Parti socialiste travailliste, qui prône la sortie de l'OTAN et de l'Union européenne, la semaine de quatre jours, la , l'abolition de la monarchie, et la suppression des grandes écoles , se présente à nouveau lors des élections de 2010 et de 2015, échouant à nouveau à obtenir des députés.  Il obtient son seul score à deux chiffres en 2010 dans la circonscription de Glasgow North East, où son candidat attire 14,2% des suffrages. En 2014, trois conseillers locaux du Parti travailliste rejoignent le Socialist labour party, mais ils perdent leurs sièges peu après lors des élections locales. Les résultats du parti plafonnent à 1,7% lors des élections générales de 2015.

Notes et références

Parti politique au Royaume-Uni
Travailliste socialiste, Parti
Travailliste socialiste, Parti
Parti politique eurosceptique
Anticapitalisme

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Are you having fun with the giveaways?! We hope so, we still have lots to come!! Today we start giving away our fabulous Lemonade Stand collection! Bring on the summer!!
Enjoy these fabulous layouts from our wonderful design team members! Don't you just love how they can mix and match with the BoBunny collections!
When you have a Girl and a Boy you must to have much more photos of the Girl, right? At least this is my case. I really treasure photos with 2 of my children together.
Vacation is always a good time to take lots of photos. This was taken during our last family trip last month and I liked it a lot.
I also like to mix collection from Bo Bunny and this was a great opportunity to do it. You can find on my page several of them, I used Primrose, Happy Tails, Modern Miss, The Avenues and Zip-A-Dee-Doodle.
I like to play with stencils a lot and I find a touch of gesso can in a very nice way "connect" different papers. You will get more united look.
I have this photo that was taken of me and my little great-niece Kiera that I've been meaning to scrap for some time now. I wanted the page to be soft and feminine with a feeling of 'home' about it. For the soft and femine, I reached for the Primrose collection and for the home elements I chose to add in papers from The Avenues collection. I love the way pink looks with gold, so I chose the gold zig-zag paper from The Avenues collection as the matting for my background paper, and then I cut a pretty window/door design and clock from some of the other Avenues papers to add a 'homey' feel to the page.
I love how the flowers from the Bo Bunny Blossoms Dahlia's pack goes with the Primrose papers! And that fabric bloom with the pretty button has to be among my most favorite blooms ever! As I was creating my floral cluster I added some cheese-cloth bits to give a more tattered look and finished it with the cute wood washer from the Primrose Button collection.
For my title I used one of the ornate chipboard pieces from the Primrose 12 x 12 chipboard and added a few of the little banners underneath. I really love the 'Garden' paper for the beautiful and intricate labels on the back. Not only are they great for titles but the ornate designs can be cut and used as page accents in areas where you want to add a little more interest to the page (I did this on the left and right sides of the pink pink dot paper).
As always, I LOVE to use the butterfly paper for fussy cutting and adding whimsical accents to the page. I also did a bit of inking and stamping in the corners of my page, using the Bo Bunny 'It is Written Stamp', I then layered on a flourish design with a stencil and home made texture paste.
I love to scrap my sweet little nieces so this layout is all about them. When I was younger I really wanted to have a sister or two but I grew up with two brothers, it's not that I don't like having brothers but hey they will never brush your hair or girl talk to you *grin*. My sister in law went to a photographer to make these special pictures of her daughters they always put a smile on my face.
For the bass of my layout I used the gorgeous Happy Tails sheet and stamped on the bottom part of the sheet I then used the music note stamp from the Autumn Song collection to match the stamping that's already on the sheet. Next I colored on top of the music note stamp to give it extra dimension and for the finishing touch I used a stencil. I really hope you are going to try mixing up all the pretty BoBunny collections.
WOW! What great layouts, they're just beautiful. TFS!
Great work! I've never had your class kits, but I'm loving the giveaway today!
Great inspiration as always! Class kits are a hit with me. I love having all the pieces for a project ready-made since I have limited time to spend at my craft table!
Wow looks like something I would love! Beautiful!
Love Bo Bunny! They always have a great selection of embellishments to go with their beautiful papers.
Class kits are good if it's something I'm interested in making. Love these LO's today! So pretty!
The lemonade colors are so bright and cheerful! These products would be a blast to create with!
I love these layouts! They are all beyond fabulous!!!
The LO's are truly beautiful. And the giveaway just screams summer!
I have seen your class kits but unfortunately have never worked with them. I would love to however....maybe someday soon. Thanks for the chance at the awesome giveaway today.
I have not tried a class kit. Would love to check them out!
I love class kits. However, I've never used one before. the Lemonade Stand collection is so bright and cherry! It would have to be a welcome addition to any scrapper's stash!
Another great post and giveaway!
All of the layouts are absolutely gorgeous!
Love the Lemonade Stand collection!!
Great pages! I have never gotten to play with a Bo Bunny kit, but am sure I'd love it!
This would go great with my daughter's pictures of selling lemonade, I love it, thanks for an opportunity to win.
Fun colors! Lots of ideas.
What fun summer colors. Lemonade stands are always fun to visit and the kids faces when you actually buy something is priceless.
Love the bright colors of this collection.
Amazing LO's and love class kits!
Beautiful LO's, and I've never been to a 'class', but I'm sure the kits are awesome!
Well BoBunny totes rocks so I'm sure the class kits do too!
Love the colors of this collection! Your class kits seem great, unfortunately they are not available in Norway.
Fun collection! And wonderful layouts!!!!! i would think anyone would love your class kits btw!
Love the Primrose line! Just finished a layout with it myself. See I am going to have to buy more of these papers!
Beautiful layouts! I love your class kits!
Such beautiful layouts, love all the detail!
These layouts have so many clever features!
The kits make everything come together so smoothly!
No class kits but looks like I need to remedy that. Beautiful pics....love those butterflies!
Love the Inspirations you give us, I admit I have never used one of you class kits, but I have looked at them on your website and they look brilliant.
Wow, what beautiful layouts, your kits are amazing, even though I have never gotten my hands on one, I sure would love to.
I love your layouts! And I love, love the class kits! And I love, love , love Lemonade Stand!!!
Beautiful. I really like the inspiration.
Always love Gabrielle P.'s work, and the other layouts were pretty as well!
Great pages! Love that collection.
So scraplifting that sisters layout!!
oh my Gabrielle layout is just amazing. I love all the detail, I wish,.....thanks for the inspirations.
I love your class kits.
Awesome layouts, especially the sisters one. Thanks!
Love the layouts! I am definitely excited about the giveaway today too. This is my fave of the new lines.
These are such gorgeous layouts! Love the one of Gabrielle and her daughter.
Fabulous layouts!!! Love these colors!
Beautiful page Gabrielle. Love the colour combinations.
Gorgeous layouts! Oh, and love your class kits!
Great layouts. I think my favorite is Gabrielle's. Love the pinks and the pop of green.
I think the class kits are great.
Love so much of your layouts and the BoBunny products!
Thanks for the opportunities to win some of them, too.
I love the class kits!!!!!!!
I love the class kits!!
I just made two guest books using Bo Bunny products. Getting ready to make some more. Love your stuff.
gorgeous layouts! I love class kits, too.
I've got to be honest here - I didn't know what a class kit was so I looked them up on your website. They were hard to find because they are not under Products, but under Projects within the Inspiration tab. So then I wanted to see how much they cost, but that's not listed. So then I see you have a Store Finder, but still no luck because your data is outdated for the 40031 zip code. Archiver's no longer has a store front & the other store listed has not carried scrapbook supplies for at least a few years. Do you see a disconnect here?
Beautiful layouts! Love your class kits!!
oh my, i love the new looks!
Gorgeous layouts! So many beautiful details! The kits look fabulous!
I love class kits!! They are so pretty and so motivating!! Just the thing I need to give my creativity a kick start sometimes.
Wow! I wish I had the talent that these ladies have! The projects are just simply gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing and for the chances to win!
Love these layouts. Your kits look Amazing.
Absolutely stunning LO's. Love the muted colors.
WOW - what WONDERFUL layouts - LOVE the colours, textures and layers!!!
I LOVE your Class Kits!!!
your kits are great, I love your mini albums they are just terrific!
The kits are fabulous - having everything that goes together. Love the colors in Lemonade Stand.
Love these colours!!! And the layouts! Good luck everyone!!!
These layouts are gorgeous. Love all the beautiful details on each one.
Everybody loves the Bo Bunny class kits!!! Love the Lemonade Stand collection.
Who does not love class kits? Lemonade Stand is awesome!!!
Wow, these layouts from the DT are gorgeous!! And of course, I love your class kits! The Lemonade Stand collection looks like so much fun!
Oh my gosh, I love lemonade Stand!!! And who loves your class kits? Well I Do!!!
Wow! These colors are so very pretty!! Great collection.
Beautiful layouts, thanks for the giveaway!
Awesome collection and I totally love BoBunny kits!!
Beautiful collection ...love the layouts and Bo Bunny !
love the Lemonade Stand collection! It just makes me happy!
Beautiful layouts, great prize package, would be thrilled to win the Lemonade Stand collection!!!!
Just love it. Thanks for the chance to win.
Oh these are simply amazing!
LOvely collection it's a must have!!!
Love your class kits! These are gorgeous layouts.
Gorgeous layouts! TFS!! Love your kits too.
Love Bo Bunny! Lemonade Stand with its bright n sunny colors n patterns is oh so wonderful for all ur Summer paper crafting.
I am so excited to see this collection up close! Thanks for the chance to win some of it...definitely my favorite of this release!
Lovely projects.....thanks for chance to win!
I love the class kit...!!!
I am in LOVE with Lemonade Stand! My little man adores yellow, even has a yellow hearing aid! I'll be watching for it at my local scrap shop! And I love all the class kits that have been shared recently! And the layouts from today... Wow. Just wow. Love your work ladies!
Love the butterflies! Inspired to go scrapbook today!
Can't wait for this collection! Yummo!!!
This is the collection I've been waiting for! Would love to win this!!
I love class kits! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the class kits but I WISH I could get them in Austria!!!!!
I love the class kits! The lemonade stand collection is so colorful and fun!!
I love the super cute class kits! What fun I am going to have creating with The Lemonade Stand collection. So Pretty!
You can never go wrong with butterflies - beautiful!
I have the whole primrose collection from fotobella!! Would love to try a class kit!!
I adore the Lemonade Stand collection!! It is so bright and fun!
Love your class kits. Have bought several from EBay.


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which surprised us both. lol.
nice. :) I'd say play nice, but I don't think Sengoku or Akutsu know what that means. So have fun..
I'd go for Kubota first and then probably flip a coin. *sighs* The world is not ready for three Atobes.
Mm, Kubota is in.. *checks* 4thA. Maa-kun (who I think got the wrong Ore-sama aura, sadly, it's more like Tsukasa's than Atobe's). Kazuki (awesome, awesome man) is in Tokyo.
With Dan the easiest I would think. I swear Akutsu has soft spot for that kid, even if he won't admit to it.
I think I'd duck. You'll have to let me know what happens when he finds out. :) Sengoku would. Or wouldn't, as the case may be.
And that makes no sense. *sighs* No real sleep for two days is catching up with me.
Lol, close shot for Sengoku, Akutsu do not want to remember what happens when Sengoku is drunk. XD And Akutsu wants to kill the girl. SevenLines must have had no idea what they did when they signed him.
Meaning Kubota is in A-cast, and plays with Seigaku 4th cast.
But how would you know Minami was around? It seems like he's always in the dark. I do think that's a little over done in the musicals, but funny at the same time.
Someone needs to sit on Akutsu. No killing girls. kicking yes. but no killing. too messy.
He's a kuroko. :D Poor Minami, Tezuka, Tachibana and Bakazawa doesn't notice he's there. After singing with them and everything. And lol, the discussion on who is Yamabuki's buchou. "Isn't it Sengoku?" "No." "Then Akutsu?"
lol. I don't think sitting on him will help. Sengoku would, but it's not like he's very heavy. XD He did try to convince Akutsu not to, though, but it didn't seem to help. Kenya didn't do any good either.
I know, that was so sad, but funny at the same time. I like the discussion between Minami and Sengoku in DL4. It's so cute.


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"This job really is amazing" - Alumni Teagan Glenane
Posted by Social Media on 03/02/2019 4:56:00 PM
"The most rewarding moment at PSC was probably when I realised that my work could contribute to something bigger than just making an image.
It could tell a story, create emotion and feeling."
PSC Alumni, Teagan Glenane shares how she turned her creativity into a career.
What inspired you to study photography?
Since I can remember I loved making things, and all things creative bought me so much joy. I love art, magazines, books, movies, all things visual, but it turned out I was actually pretty crap at painting and drawing. My studio arts teacher in year 11 took the paints away and lent me an old film camera instead. The first photos I took were pretty crappy, but they felt good to make. Watching those images form from nothing but light and chemicals in front of my eyes, was magic. Why did you choose to study at PSC?
I applied for a few different schools, but I settled on PSC for a few reasons. Mainly I liked the work on the walls, the course guide peaked my interest, as did the full-time aspect and flexibility it offered - and also because I really clicked with the guys who I had my interview with. I also liked that most of the tutors were working photographers, though I only really learnt that later from memory.
Did you know what type of photographer you wanted to be when you started?
Not at all! I have only worked that out with time, practice and it is ever evolving - still to this day. Nothing is set in stone in the industry today, and I like that about it.
What was your most rewarding moment at PSC?
The most rewarding moment at PSC was probably when I realised that my work could contribute to something bigger than just making an image. It could tell a story, create emotion and feeling. The final project I worked on helped a little boy get sponsored for schooling back in Tanzania and raised so much money for the charity who helped him. It made me incredibly proud.
Which major did you choose and why?
In my third year, after some signature Teagan indecisiveness and a mild internal breakdown, I signed up for the Commercial major, before switching to Photojournalism at the last minute. In the last semester, I struggled for a long time on what my project would be. I'd started becoming more socially aware, and figured, if I was going to spend so much time dedicated to one thing, it might as well be for someone who it might help. I blindly email about 20 odd charities, and Children First Foundation were the first to get back to me.
It turned out that my tutor, Mel had worked with them before, they told her about my email, and she backed me. I had always gotten on really well with Mel, but that moment really emphasised the importance of being good to people, and how small the world and the industry is. That project is still one that is closest to my heart and Children First Foundation are one of my longest standing clients today.
What was the most beneficial thing you learned?
Talk to everyone. Every single person you meet has something to offer. Be generous and kind. I also learned that making photos and learning how to create something great takes teamwork and is so much better when you help each other; other people's success doesn't diminish your own. You can grow together.
Did you have a mentor at PSC and if so, what were the benefits?
My mentor was Simon Schluter at The Age. He was awesome. I assisted him and it really helped me gain an understanding of lighting and working fast on location with a variety of subjects. It also helped me gain confidence and broadened my thinking along with my network.
What advice would you give to current or future students coming to PSC?
Talk to everyone! Better yet - become friends with them! These people are your support network, your models, assistants, mentors, therapists. Assist as much as you can, soak up every opportunity even if you don't think it's your thing. You'll never know where one road might lead you.
Find the things which really drive you, what makes you passionate, and excited about going to work every day. Make your own mistakes. You need to have your own experience and nobody else can really tell you what to do.
What was your biggest break after leaving PSC?
Towards the end of the final year, my mentor sent me a link to a job going with Fairfax Media as a Cadet Photographer. I applied and was absolutely terrified when they asked me to go in for an interview. I took in my folio from uni, plus another I'd put together of some odd shots I'd taken and liked which I thought seemed 'news-y' I had a second interview where a few of the other photographers from the magazines were there and was eventually offered the position. I spent the first year working half as a picture editor and half as a photographer.
Being a picture editor meant that I worked with the editors and journalists to set up photo shoots and then assign photographers to those jobs. Again, this was before google maps was really a thing and not being from Melbourne, lets just say those early days, not realising how far Brighton is from Warrandyte, was a disaster, So I started getting in really early every day, so I had time to double check the Melways (Street Directory) and make sure all the jobs were realistic and driveable for the photographers.
What are you working on at the moment?
I'm about to fly to Arnhem Land and work on photography and a video for the Yothu Yindi Foundation who are running the 20th Garma festival. It's my second year at the event, which is such a spiritual, magical place with wonderful people. I can't wait.
After that, I'll be helping to produce something very different and interactive, it's all under wraps at the moment, but rest assured it's a new challenge, unlike anything I've ever done!
What's your next goal?
My next goal is to create a short documentary (either as film, stills or both) of my own. It's been a while since I've produced a personal project, and I think it's about time for another one.
Any last words of wisdom to share ?
Don't listen to people who tell you you can't, or there's not enough work. That's rubbish. There is work, but it's about finding it and finding your place in it. Nothing is going to come to you, but there is absolutely work out there if you want it.
If you're waiting for the moment when you're 'ready' - there's no such thing. Accept what you're good at and love and at hone that. If you feel confident in your skill set, get out there and learn on the job. Surround yourself with people who are better than you and you'll strive to keep up.
See more of Teagans work on her website
Keep upto date by following @teaganglenane on her instagram
At PSC we believe that photography is an exciting medium offering endless possibilities and discoveries!
We are proud to witness the journey's our Alumni make and the careers they create to capture the world AND make a difference.
If you are inspired by Teagan's journey and aspire to have a career as a Documentary Photographer then your next chapter starts here....
There's still time to apply for 2019!
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