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Parents and Teenagers … Oh, the Joy! Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Parents and Teenagers … Oh, the Joy!
Hosted by Anne Maxwell, Susanna Mittermaier, and Jonas Svensson
Do you have teenagers in your world? Remember how sparkly they were when they were younger … and how easy it was to move through whatever the problems were that arose? (Or, at least compared to now, it seemed relatively easy!) Then … they became teenagers … and … everything changed!! Does it seem as if you don't quite connect … that you can't say or do much of anything right? Do you wonder what makes them tick? What is that space … teenagedom? Who are they and how can we be with them? Would you like to contribute to them, yet don't know how to access that? What if there was another way of being with them? Join us as we take a look at parents and teenagers from a completely different perspective!
Access Consciousness Presents Beyond Saying Thank You
Have you ever noticed that sometimes life just feels easier? Especially when judgement, of you or anyone else, ceases to exist?
What if you could function from that space all the time? What if gratitude is the key?
Join our hosts and their guests for an exploration of creating from the space of gratitude. We're going beyond saying thank you and no topic is off limits.
What difference can you create in your life and the world from the energy, space and consciousness of gratitude?
Anne Maxwell, Susanna Mittermaier, and Jonas Svensson
Anne Maxwell, LCSW, RPT-S, is a child and play and family therapist, author, and an Access Consciousness(r) facilitator. Known as the "Play Lady" by many of the children with whom she works, and as the "Kid Whisperer" by some of her colleagues, she facilitates Access Consciousness® workshops worldwide. She has over 20 years of experience working with kids of all ages and with all kinds of adults and families.
Prior to working with children and families, she worked in Washington, DC, in national politics. She successfully lobbied for the authorization of and funding for a $25 million primary prevention and early intervention program for at-risk mothers and their babies. She changed direction from lobbying on behalf of kids and families to attending graduate school, so that she could become credentialed to work directly with them in a clinical capacity. Knowing that there was more to children than her traditional trainings led her to believe, she discovered Access Consciousness(r), which gave her the tools and processes to use to enhance what she had learned.
Anne has developed a unique approach to change for children and families. She teaches kids and parents to tap into and recognize their own abilities and knowing. And, the results have been magical, phenomenal, amazing! She recently published "Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD and Autism," co-authored with Gary Douglas and Dr. Dain Heer.
Susanna Mittermaier, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, sought after Access Consciousness Facilitator, author of Pragmatic Psychology- Practical Tools for Being Crazy Happy and worldwide speaker is creating a new paradigm with psychology and therapy, called Pragmatic Psychology.
Susanna is known for her revolutionary perspective on mental illness and for inspiring people all over the world to access the greatness they are beyond abuse and disease.
Growing up in Vienna, she came in waltzing through life, choosing ease and elegance with the difference she is being; receiving everything and everyone and judging nothing and no one, embracing the celebration of living. Susanna has an enormous capacity to facilitate lightness and joy beyond what this reality finds normal. She lets the world know that depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism and every other mental illness is a capacity that has not been acknowledged and can easily be turned into possibilities and creating ones´ life greater than can be imagined.
Susanna is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with years of experience in mental health, working with in- and outpatients with all diagnosis. The success of her book leads to many worldwide travels every month to facilitate classes, private sessions and changing the world.
Is now the time for you to get over being normal and to tap into the true brilliance of you? Join in creating the world you always have known is truly available for all of us!
Jonas Svensson has always had the knowing that there must be a greater possibility in the world. Constantly walking around wondering "What else is possible?" and asking "How else can I develop myself?" led him to all kinds of different techniques and modalities. But it wasn't until Access Consciousness TM came in to his life that everything started to change towards what he was looking for. With the Access tools and techniques everything started to change with speed and ease, with the result of a totally different reality showing up.
From having the right career, nice title, good salary, and awesome benefits he chose to give it all up and follow his knowing of what he wanted to create as his life. "It must be possible for life to be more fun than this" was the source for just jumping and starting to create something else. Constant change towards more fun, more expansion and more consciousness every day has been the reality ever since.
With his background in marketing and sales as category manager, project leader and sales person within different companies, Jonas has developed a broad competence and expertise around creating and generating business.
As a Certified Access Facilitator, Jonas offers Access Consciousness core classes, private sessions, tele-classes and workshops in many areas such as money, relationships, conscious leadership and much more.
Access Consciousness(R) website


Recently we had an office manager in her 40's present to the clinic with a constant ache in her right forearm. The pain radiated down the outside of her elbow, into her forearm, wrist and thumb. She had been experiencing this pain for approximately three months.
The patient in question had a past history of tennis elbow which had affected her other forearm and had been rectified with treatment over 18 months ago. When the patient had first started to notice the pain, she had seen her doctor who diagnosed it as extensor tendinopathy or more commonly, 'tennis elbow'. She was advised to manage it as previous with a forearm brace, stretches and rest from aggravating activities.
Unfortunately, following this advice had made no change to the pain levels she was experiencing, and if anything the pain was slowly progressing. At this point she came to me to see if Myotherapy could help.
After a thorough examination of the patient's wrist movements and palpation of the areas normally involved in tennis elbow, I wasn't convinced that she had been given the right diagnosis. She definitely had tightness in the associated musculature, but I felt there may be more going on. In the first treatment I focused on the elbow, forearm and wrist along with the neck and thoracic spine.
I also did a little work to help her posture as she was spending long hours hunched over a computer. I sent her home with some forearm strengthening exercises and general stretches to help with her posture.


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Walking on Clouds
Two full decades after the fall of the wall, and German political and cultural changes suggest an increasing desire for German people to be perceived without mentioning the fall of the wall in the back. This year Cinema City festival in Novi Sad showed a film retrospective of one of the most important contemporary German authors, Dresen Andreas, the honored guest of Serbia. Andreas was also guest on Master Class at Kusterndorf Festival of Emir Kustrurica and this is not his first time in Ser...
02.07.2012 | Radmila Djurica's blog
The Clip Takes it All at Cinema City
Cinema City is the past eight days showed a hundred films, most of which have premiered the local audience. In addition to four competitive selections, the program was introduced Revue "MTV is the Burn Planet Rock" and 360 °. This year Cinema City marked the visit of members of the board of the European Film Academy and a significant number of domestic and foreign filmmakers and professionals including a special guest was the German director Andreas Dresen. The festival Cinema City ...
Bosnian Actor Emir Hadžihafizbegovic
26.06.2012 | Radmila Djurica's blog | 2898 reads
The awards at Cinema City International Film Festival
The Cinema City International Film Festival closed June 23 with an award ceremony and a great party (faboulous DJ). The closing ceremony was held at the Serbian National Theatre, Pera Dobrinović hall. During the last eight days, the Festival has presented 100 films in four competition and four review selections, most of those being Serbian premieres. Locations of the Festival – the Serbian National Theatre, open-air cinema Katolička porta, Arena Cineplex, the Cultural...
25.06.2012 | Editor's blog
Nik Powell at Cinema City
21st of June 6th day of Cinema City, went off very quickly. Beside a wonderful party, a lovely lunch with editor Bruno Chatelin and extensive talk with NickPowell about the celebrity world and rather interesting programs on festival there were interesting events to go to and films to see. Powell is a film producer, a co funder of Virgin Group (with Richard Branson), director of National Television and Film School in England and founder of Palace Produ...
The Jury Un Certain Regard 2012
Alongside the films in Competition, the Official Selection Un Certain Regard also welcomes its own Jury which will announce his awards during a ceremony on stage at the Debussy Theater, on Saturday, May,26.The Jury, presided over by British actor and director Tim Roth, is composed of five personalities of cinema. They will have to choose among the twenty films in Un Certain Regard Selection. Tim Roth (actor and director), President of the Jury Leïla Bekhti (actress) Tonie Marshall...
Dr. Ray and the Devils
Before I write more about Serbian film premier on the International Film Festival FEST 2012 I would like to present you Dinko Tucaković, Serbian film director, film historian, critic, essayist and the principal of Belgrade's Kinoteka (Yugoslav Film Archive). This time he made rather interesting film with great care and distinctive humor depicting the old communist state of mind in Yugoslavia in 60s. The film's called, Dr. Ray and the Devils (Doktor Rej i đavoli) film that closed the ...
Le Havre - liberté and égalité
Veteran French actor André Wilms, guest of the International Film Festival FEST 2012 in Belgrade has delighted journalists and Belgrade audience with his vital, remarkable and high-spirited energy. The star of, must be over 50 films by now, including Le Havre, the Cannes FIPRESCI Prize winner directed by Finish film director Aki Kaurismäki sounds as he's getting tired of acting (Le Havre won FIPRESCI Award on International Film Festival FEST 2012 as well). ...
Serbian Film and Film from Region
Couple of Serbian films by now, already shown on The International Film Festival - FEST 2012 would be: --a documentary about Jiri Menzl visit to Belgrade made by Purisa Ðorđević I am Afraid That She Understand All, -short and I may say rather ridicules film directed by young director Miroslav Stamata Take-Off film co-financed by the FEST Directorate, starring with Emir Kusturica and -Doctor Ray and Devils by Dinko Tucakovic film already discussed last year, about Nicholas R...
French Director Hazanavicius announced his next project on the war in Ceceniaat Capri Hollywood
FROM «THE ARTIST» TO CECENIA WAITING FOR THE GOLDEN GLOBES AND THE OSCARS French director Hazanavicius received the Best Film Award for his black & white movie at «Capri, Hollywood» where he announced his next project: a feature-film inspired to a Fred Zinnemann movie: «A contemporary story with a woman as a leading character » ...
Hazanavicius: from the Artist to the blast of the war in Cecenia
French director Hazanavicius received the Best Film Award for his black & white movie at «Capri, Hollywood» where he announced his next project: a feature-film inspired to a Fred Zinnemann movie: «A contemporary story with a woman as a leading character » From the poetry of silent cinema to the blast of the war in Cecenia: French filmmaker Michael Hazanavicius, director of the "The artist" - one of the greatest favourites in the race for all the Awards 2012 - announced his next project, fea...
52nd TIFF: Sara Driver Press Conference
SARA DRIVER at TIFF AWARDS CEREMONY TIFF PRESS RELEASE 52nd TIFF: Sara Driver Press Conference (11/10/2011)SARA DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE American director, scriptwriter and producer Sara Driver gave a press conference on Thursday, November 10, at Warehouse C, in the framework of the Thessaloniki 52nd International Film Festival. Present at the panel was TIFF director Dimitris Eipides. The TIFF is hosting a tribute to the work of Sara Driver, who is the Jim Jarmusch's partner in both filmm...
13.11.2011 | Thessaloniki International Film Festival's blog
Lazar Ristovski at the Golden Orange Film Festival
The famous Serbian director, actor, producer and writer Lazar Ristovski is at the 48th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for the special screening of his latest film, 'WHITE LIONS'. Ristovski who has become world-renowned actor, after appearing the award-winning Emir Kusturica film, "Underground", will get together with the audience for the Q&A session after the screening of his film. Ristovski will also hold a worksho...
13.10.2011 | International Antalya Film Festival's blog
Arirang Wins Prize of Un Certain Regard Ex-aequo
The section's jury president, Serbian director Emir Kusturica, announced the winners for best picture, Kim's "Arirang" and "Stopped On Track" by Germany's Andreas Dresen, at a glittering ceremony."Arirang", which drew a lengthy standing ovation when it screened during the 12-day event, is an emotionally raw film exercise aimed at curing a crippling bout of "director's block".The picture shows Kim, who won prizes at Venice and Berlin for "3-Iron"...
22.05.2011 | Jamescia20's blog
Absent Iranian wins Cannes directing prize
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof (AFP/File, Rafa Rivas) AFP CANNES, France — Iranian dissident Mohammad Rasoulof won the Cannes prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section Saturday but could not attend because of "Kafkaesque" authorities at home. Rasoulof's wife received the prize for "Be Omid e Didar" (Goodbye) on his behalf after mounting speculation about whether the director, who is appealing a lengthy jail sente...
Un Certain Regard 2011 presented its awards
Un Certain Regard 2011 presented 21 films directed by 22 directors hailing from 19 different countries. Two of the works were first films. Presided over by Emir KUSTURICA (Director, actor and musician - Serbia), the Jury was comprised of: Elodie BOUCHEZ (Actress - France), Peter BRADSHAW (Critic-The Guardian - United Kingdom), Geoffrey GILMORE (Chief Creative Officer-Tribeca Enterprises - USA), Daniela MICHEL (Director of the Morelia Festival - Mexico). PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD Ex-æ...
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The Jury Un Certain Regard is now completed
The Jury Un Certain Regard welcomes: Emir KUSTURICA, President - director, actor & musician (Serbia) Elodie BOUCHEZ, actress (France) Peter BRADSHAW, critic, The Guardian (United Kingdom) Geoffrey GILMORE, Chief Creative Office Tribeca Enterprises (USA) Daniela MICHEL, Director of the Morelia Festival (Mexico) ...
11 East and Central European films compete in Vilnius international film festival's competition programme
The competition programme "New Europe - New Names" at the Vilnius International Film Festival "Kino Pavasaris" has selected a formidable collection of Eastern and Central European films. The audience is invited to 11 thrilling, refreshing brand new films thoroughly selected by an international jury. These particular foreign films are all contenders in the line to become the highlights of the festival. They have already proved their potential at Cannes, Venice, Berl...
30.03.2011 | Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris's blog
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Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes, from 11th to 22nd May 2011. Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their a...
Vilnius International Film Festival: the mission
Vilnius International Film Festival (Vilnius IFF) "Kino pavasaris" is the biggest and most important cinema event in Lithuania. Festival was established in 1995 and now that fifteen years have passed it earned its reputation because it is showing high quality newest films that are carefully picked out of highly rated festivals and has been awarded the prizes by both the audience and film critics. Serious discussions, widely respected Lithuanian and international filmmakers, events fo...
Emir Kusturica returns to Cannes as President of Un Certain Regard
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica will be president of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 64th Festival de Cannes, from 11th to 22nd May 2011.Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic. Emir Kusturica received the Palme d'Or in 1985 for When Father Was Away on Business. Ten years later, his second Palme d'Or for Underground made hi...

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Hey, could anyone who has used both Blade Dancer and Assassin (main souls) @ lvl 50 in pve groups say if one was more dominate than the other? I'm just curious if one clearly tops the other in the late game or if it's all up to the player and not the class. Thanks in advance.
P.S. - Sorry if my question is a bit vague. I'm still very new to the game.
I was waiting to to see if someone else would respond who would know more. I don't have numbers, but from using both in a couple dungeons, I think BD brings more to the group. I say this due to group buffs (combat prep, dauntless strike) and more aoe abilities for mob group pulls. This can depend on how good the tank is since slip away is nice to reset aggro a bit. I also felt that BD with energy refunds and 120 total felt more fluid overall. Lastly, assassin puts up good single target numbers, but BD is not a slouch with the rythmic abilities. I think assassin is easier to use. The BD is more dynamic like when to use deadly strike for the deadly dance buff or when to go compound etc. Best advice is to have both and see which you prefer. Sorry if this is not as helpful as you hoped.
Ebby is right, it really does come down to your play style and comfort. I've played both at main spec and I am actually happier with Assassin and run it 90% of the time in PVE now. I love the burst DPS and stealth and stun abilities. I still have slip away since I have the BD build blended with my Assasin soul. I can't really say for dungeons how it goes as I usually run my Ranger/BD spec for the AOE and ranged abilities or I'm tanking or support healing. I have a guildie though, she uses Assassin all the time in our runs and she does quite a bit of single target DPS. My Assassin build is a heavy blend of Assassin and BD. I have (off the top of my head) 41 in Assassin and 16 in BD. I am constantly tweaking all of my builds so it can vary as I try to squeeze a bit more DPS or healing or threat out of my builds. The soul building is one of my favorite aspects of Rift. Zam's soul builder is really nice and can help you tweak your build till you find whats comfortable and fun to play.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while losers post on the forum and cry to the Dev team.


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Santa Cruz prepares for El Niño
Public Works adds extra catch basins to help with flooding
Updated: 6:07 PM PST Nov 21, 2015
Bianca Beltrán
For almost two decades the city of Santa Cruz has been working to improve its infrastructure in preparation for another big storm, like the El Niño of 1982 that caused a lot of damage and took many lives."Any of the low lying areas, beach flats, lower Ocean Street, downtown can be prone to flooding," said the city's flood control manager, Chris Cave.The Public Works Department has added extra catch basins upstream of Grant Street, Coulson Avenue and Glenwood Avenue to help with some of the flooding that occurs there. They have also dug out a lot of sediment from the San Lorenzo River to help the water flow.This year was the first time they also removed material from the Branciforte Creek Channel."There was so much sediment in the channel that trees were growing, big trees," said Senior Civil Engineer Steve Wolfman.A project that the city expects will make a big difference has been in the works for over 15 years."The levies have been raised and repaired," said Wolfman. "And maybe even more importantly all four bridges have been improved so that they are above the flood zone."Matt McCaslin was a Battalion Chief for the Santa Cruz Fire Department in 1982 when the El Niño storm caused the Soquel Avenue Bridge to collapse."I was actually right on the bridge after it happened and what happened was we had a log jam that came up on the upstream side and have forced the water down underneath the bridge and it undermined one of these center pillars," said McCaslin. "People were walking along roads they got swept into streams and they were drowned."More than 20 people lost their lives from mudslides and other disasters caused by the storm, McCaslin said.Despite all of these repairs and improvements the Fire Chief Jim Frawley said people should be careful near moving water and be ready for the storm."Now is the time to be prepared, now's the time to put the sandbags in, now's the time to clear your gutters, downspouts and drains to go out and get your kit," said Frawley. "Do it now. Don't wait until its raining."For a copy of the Emergency Storm Preparation guide prepared by the City of Santa Cruz, visit www.cityofsantacruz.com/emergencystormpreparation.
For almost two decades the city of Santa Cruz has been working to improve its infrastructure in preparation for another big storm, like the El Niño of 1982 that caused a lot of damage and took many lives.
"Any of the low lying areas, beach flats, lower Ocean Street, downtown can be prone to flooding," said the city's flood control manager, Chris Cave.
The Public Works Department has added extra catch basins upstream of Grant Street, Coulson Avenue and Glenwood Avenue to help with some of the flooding that occurs there. They have also dug out a lot of sediment from the San Lorenzo River to help the water flow.
This year was the first time they also removed material from the Branciforte Creek Channel.
"There was so much sediment in the channel that trees were growing, big trees," said Senior Civil Engineer Steve Wolfman.
A project that the city expects will make a big difference has been in the works for over 15 years.
"The levies have been raised and repaired," said Wolfman. "And maybe even more importantly all four bridges have been improved so that they are above the flood zone."
Matt McCaslin was a Battalion Chief for the Santa Cruz Fire Department in 1982 when the El Niño storm caused the Soquel Avenue Bridge to collapse.
"I was actually right on the bridge after it happened and what happened was we had a log jam that came up on the upstream side and have forced the water down underneath the bridge and it undermined one of these center pillars," said McCaslin. "People were walking along roads they got swept into streams and they were drowned."
More than 20 people lost their lives from mudslides and other disasters caused by the storm, McCaslin said.
Despite all of these repairs and improvements the Fire Chief Jim Frawley said people should be careful near moving water and be ready for the storm.
"Now is the time to be prepared, now's the time to put the sandbags in, now's the time to clear your gutters, downspouts and drains to go out and get your kit," said Frawley. "Do it now. Don't wait until its raining."
For a copy of the Emergency Storm Preparation guide prepared by the City of Santa Cruz, visit www.cityofsantacruz.com/emergencystormpreparation.


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From Sudan To Germany: Surviving The Pandemic With My Mother's Cooking
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by Zeena Mubarak
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Endowed with all the peculiar arrogance of a third culture kid, I've never thought of the Atlantic Ocean as uncrossable. All those miles of angry water, which for centuries have turned trips into adventures, are just a puddle which I skipped over joyfully. When I was younger, the ocean was sometimes a bit cruel, asking that we pay it in long years spent saving money and vacation hours before tickets for a summer trip from the United States to Sudan could be purchased. But still, it was only a matter of waiting. And until recently, B.C. (Before Corona), I have been going yearly.
This year, there have been no trips to either of my homes. I am spending the pandemic in Germany, where I live with my husband. Or rather, the pandemic is spending me, buying its continuing lifespan with bits of my mental health. I have not been back to the US in more than a year.
In Sudan, my grandmother's kitchen is separated from the rest of the house by a bit of courtyard. And just like hers, my kitchen, too, is separated from the rest of our home.
While it may appear to be rooted in Germany, really it stretches across borders, across oceans, into both Virginia and Omdurman. My mother's face in my phone screen sits perched inside a cabinet or atop a jug, instructing me in the recipes she learned long ago from her mother. I happily wolf down dishes that I never liked while growing up at home, not because I can make them better than my mother, but because now they are richly seasoned with nostalgia and longing. Or perhaps simply because as I get older, my taste buds revert back to their roots.
Ka'ak cookies
My aunt, my second mother, is sometimes present on these calls too. On Eid, I almost feel like it's a real holiday. Despite our quarantining, then at its peak, my aunt has successfully guided me through the steps of making the holiday essential: ka'ak cookies. She gives me the most Sudanese of instructions — "Add butter until you like the texture," "Preheat the oven until it's very hot," "Add a little salt." If she were more specific, I would understand her less. I have been trained by my mother to work in this mode of intuitive cooking.
I am very much like my mother. Not only have I borrowed her whole face, but now I seem to be reliving her life as well. Almost thirty years after my parents left Sudan on their wedding day to search for a brighter future in the strange world of the United States, I left Sudan myself with my new husband, ready to live in Germany, where he is completing his Ph.D.
There are some differences in our situations. My husband had lived in Germany for two years before I joined him, whereas my parents were both new to America. They also knew English pretty well when they arrived, while upon my entry into Germany, all my knowledge of the language could fit into the palm of one hand. But the disorientation of being totally new is the same in both cases. It is a feeling of being completely decontextualized — all the social cues you've spent years learning, all the friends and family you're used to relying on, all the certainty of knowing how to conduct yourself—all gone. I often find myself in situations where I cannot quite tell whether someone's tone or comments are rude or actually just acceptable in a German context.
It wasn't until I found myself driven nearly to despair by stacks of incomprehensible German forms, that I truly understood why my mother passed my sister's and my American school forms back to us every year. It's not even really about the language barrier; sometimes I feel that the endless bureaucracy of grown-up life will surely destroy me.
In college, I had noticed that I only knew the names of spices in Arabic because my mother's kitchen was so firmly placed in Sudan, so when I cooked for myself I had to translate them all into English. Now, I have to learn everything all over again in German. After more than a year here, I still find myself setting out for cumin yet ending up with caraway seeds because the names are so similar auf Deutsch.
Little by little, however, I am beginning to become integrated into my German reality. While my grammar is dismal, I can stumble creditably through all sorts of conversations, and more often than not, I can make sure my point is understood. Our little apartment has become a real home, though we don't plan to stay long-term; we've hosted a number of happy dinner parties here and — the surest sign of homeyness — our bookshelf is slowly filling up.
Sometimes, the dishes I make are foreign to my mother. My husband and I both love maafe, the rich, delicious peanut stew that comes not from Sudan, but from the other side of the continent. We are also big fans of fried rice, and we've even been known to consume a little tofu now and again or to attack a pan of chilaquiles.
But no matter where a dish originates from, I make it with my mother's hands. Her choice of spices influences mine, her techniques for sauteing, her ability to pour out ingredients without measuring. By the time a plate makes it to our dining room table, it might have journeyed from Senegal to Germany, passing through the bit of Sudan my mother built in America. The thick curls of garlic-scented steam rising from the plate zoom through the conflation of mixed cultures, the hardened Corona borders, the sheer distance to bind my family and me together in ties so strong all the waters of the Atlantic could never wash them away.
Zeena Mubarak
Zeena Mubarak is a Sudanese American writer living in Germany. She is currently pursuing a Masters in English Literature and Culture at the University of Tuebingen.
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Travel Guide | Visit Malaysia
Bayswater London
Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster, London. It is located on the north from Hyde Park. There are many hotels can be found in this area such as Hilton London Hyde Park, Berjaya Eden Park, Grand Royale London Hyde Park, Hyde Park Executive Apartments, Smart Hyde Park Inn and Hyde Park Suites. From Bayswater the traveler can easily travel around London by tube or bus. There are three tube stations which are Queensway, Bayswater and Lancaster Gate. There are three tube stations in this area which are Queensway, Bayswater and Lancaster Gate. Besides that, there is several bus stops have been provided at every corner. I believe to get the public transport from here is not a problem. There are many types of cuisine including Asian and Halal foods can be found in this area. The Subway restaurant is Halal. This place is highly recommended for Muslim travelers.
There is a shopping centre called Whiteleys. Whiteleys was a first department store in London before it converted into a shopping centre. It has been built since 1863. You don't need to go to Oxford Street to shopping because this shopping centre already provide many things such as cinema, Topshop, HMV, Marks & Spencer, GAP, H&M, French Connection, Accessorize, Muji, La Senza, Zara and many more.
From Paddington, we took Circle/District line (TUBE) to Bayswater tube station. It cost us about £1.80 per person with Oyster Card. Without the Oyster Card the fare will be £4.00 per journey within Zone 1. You will save more with Oyster Card!
We have stayed at Hyde Park Suites for a week. It is located at Inverness Terrace, just a few meters away from Bayswater station. Large duplex apartment room cost us about £770.00 (RM37, 654) for 7 nights. This room is suitable for five adults and ideal for a family vacation. This room has big balcony and mini-kitchen. We cut our expenses by cook our own foods. We bought the frozen foods from Tesco and also Marks & Spencer. The quality of this apartment is below the par from our expectation because the furniture is not well-maintained, poor security system and does not have enough lighting. The bathroom is also very small. I chose this apartment because it is located in the strategic location.
Not far from Hyde Park Suites, there is Malaysia Hall. You can meet many travelers and students from Malaysia gathered here. It has canteen, hall, surau and hostel. You can get Malaysian foods from the canteen. The foods price is a bit higher than local foods.
Bayswater Station (TUBE).
Inverness Terrace.
Tesco Metro at Queensway.
Whiteleys.
Queensway.
Inverness Pl
Free travel during the New Year's Eve on the Tube, DLR or London Underground, that was cool! This picture was taken before the New Year.
There is no cloud!
The ice skating rink at Muji, Bayswater. It also has bowling alleys.
I was blogging at Hyde Park.
Queensway at night.
Long time I didn't see long luxury car!
Halal Restaurant is one of the Halal restaurants in London.
I like the sport rims. Dang cool!
I was walking along the Inverness Terrace.
Paddington Station.
Fare: £5.00 (£3.00 refundable deposit and £2.00 worth of credit).
Benefits: Daily price cap, cheaper than cash for single fares, cashless.
Price cap for Zone 1: £7.20 (peak) or £5.60 (off-peak).
Heathrow to Paddington with Heathrow Connect
Fare: £7.90 (single fare).
Duration: Estimated about 25 minutes.
Hyde Park Suites
Room type: Large Duplex / Loft Apartment (Bronze).
Rate: £110.00 (or RM540) per night.
Size: Suitable for 5 Adults.
Trip to London
Night Flight to London
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Hildamilda on July 3, 2010 at 4:16 pm said:
LONDON! 😀 everything looks so grand there.
Vince on July 3, 2010 at 4:24 pm said:
Waaa I want go!
M-Knight on July 3, 2010 at 4:37 pm said:
cool… my next destination….
ulricng on July 3, 2010 at 5:17 pm said:
nice post of london! i miss london so much…
sabahking on July 3, 2010 at 5:46 pm said:
nice places for us !!
kenwooi on July 4, 2010 at 1:19 am said:
i miss london! =(
Phittera on July 4, 2010 at 11:39 am said:
I didn't even know there was a skating rink at Muji! Was it only there because of winter?
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Tiffanyk. on July 4, 2010 at 4:15 pm said:
Ah, I love the architecture in London – there's such an old feel to everything! Ah, informative guide, yet again. Would have liked to read more about the places though.
tolanic on July 4, 2010 at 9:43 pm said:
@Hildamilda:
Yes, everything at here looks grand but very classic.
@Vince:
When you want to go? =)
@M-Knight:
Great. Don't forget to plan your trip before you go. =)
tolanic on July 4, 2010 at 10:48 pm said:
@ulricng:
Thanks a lot for your support! Fuahh, you travel a lot around Europe. So nice!
@sabahking:
Yes, very nice place to visit!
@kenwooi:
I thought you went to London somewhere early of this year right? So fast you miss that city! Wahaha.
@Phittera:
I think it is permanent. The ice skating rink is at the lower ground.
@Tiffanyk:
So many old buildings over here. Most of them are very well-maintained. The architecture design is very unique. Please stay tuned for the next post about Hyde Park. =)
meoramri on July 5, 2010 at 11:52 am said:
studied in UK in the late 80s and early 90s. so much as changed…
NANG ME
dell on July 5, 2010 at 4:52 pm said:
ive always loved london. been there twice and feel like staying there for the rest of my life hehe
lechua on July 5, 2010 at 6:24 pm said:
this brings back lotsa memories… used to stay in bayswater during college days… great food, great atmosphere. Taza Kebab is still there and it's da best!
xudeen on July 6, 2010 at 12:00 am said:
Cool pics and very interesting place.
nebular on July 6, 2010 at 2:34 am said:
I love the scenery………..
shaunelle on July 6, 2010 at 4:52 pm said:
nice been there, but it has been ages.
pilotHans on July 6, 2010 at 5:39 pm said:
hi tolanic..nice organized story + use of photo's…thanks for sharing..i've also just uploaded some of my bandung photo's..hehe
CYNTH on July 8, 2010 at 12:43 am said:
beautiful.. i wish i was there 😀
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Wawa~* on July 12, 2010 at 3:40 pm said:
bila laaaa saya nk berpeluang travel ke sana… haishh…
tolanic on July 14, 2010 at 11:13 am said:
@meoramri:
You took what course and which university in the UK?
@Dell:
Hey Dell. Long time no see you. Fuahh, you travel a lot!
@lechua:
You were studying at which college? How's the rental? Yes, I like the Kebab too! =)
@xudeen:
Yes, you wanna go? =)
@nebular:
@shaunelle:
Cool. You went to British Museum?
@pilotHans:
Thanks for your support! Just checked out your articles about Bandung!
@CYNTH:
Your wish can become true. =)
@Wawa~*:
Sudah pasti satu hari nanti anda akan berpeluang ke sana. =)
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Blabberina on July 14, 2010 at 6:20 pm said:
hmm,jeles..my bro finished his studies,n now i think he's touring Europe.but not sure where.
tolanic on July 20, 2010 at 7:22 pm said:
@Blabberina:
Syok nya your bro can travel around Europe. He took what course in the UK?
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xj2011 on September 29, 2010 at 10:49 am said:
很漂亮啊
Karmun on October 5, 2010 at 11:17 pm said:
hi tolanic,i wish i could go london too one day ..and paris!!! hahaha..
ts2011 on October 5, 2010 at 11:26 pm said:
fei chang piao liang
世界名表排行榜 on October 5, 2010 at 11:27 pm said:
tai beautiful
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reen on January 5, 2011 at 12:17 pm said:
Thanks for sharing the info bout bayswater. actually am going to london in March and I have booked apartment @ 34 interverness terrace. Is this the same place u stayed before? After reading through the review i feel so regret now because most of them had a bad experience with it. Therefore I really need your guidance and advice for my trip.
nur on March 16, 2011 at 9:39 pm said:
Bayswater is indeed beautiful. Been to london ages ago but I'd be going again soon.. it's lovely down there… people of all sorts just like in malaysia.
Niel on June 3, 2011 at 7:20 pm said:
Wow..nice..i like..;)
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Assessment of the Meridional Overturning Circulation and Meridional Heat Transport and Their Meridional Variability in the South Atlantic Ocean
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Preliminary altimetry-derived estimates of Meridional Heat Transport in the South Atlantic Ocean at 35°S.
This proposal represents a collaborative project between the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in which satellite altimetry observations will be the main data set used with other in situ data to estimate the Meridional Heat Transport (MHT) and Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) in the South Atlantic.
This proposal addresses the following research theme of the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST): To supports studies in physical oceanography utilizing Jason-series mission data, as well as the combined ~20 year TP/Jason/Jason2 data in support of basic research to resolve the large-scale redistribution of heat and mass in the upper ocean. The research proposed here is also related to the U. S. CLIVAR AMOC program and makes use of observations obtained from the Global Ocean Observing System. Results obtained from analysis derived from these studies will be shared with the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC) community, distributed through NOAA/AOML web pages, and published in peer-reviewed literatures. It is anticipated that assessments and analyses obtained throughout this work will serve in the design of future altimetry missions.
The Atlantic component of the Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is characterized by a northward flow of warm water in the upper layers from the South Atlantic into the North Atlantic, sinking and formation of North Atlantic Deep Water at high latitudes, and a southward return flow of cold water at depth. The AMOC carries a significant fraction of the total global ocean-atmosphere northward heat flux (e.g. Trenberth and Caron, 2001). The majority of this heat is lost to the atmosphere in the mid-latitudes where warm water meets cold, dry continental air masses. Changes in AMOC can have a direct and pronounced impact on a variety of climate phenomena (e.g., Vellinga and Wood, 2002), such as African and Indian monsoon rainfall, hurricane activity, and climate variability over North America and Western Europe. Thus, monitoring the AMOC variability is crucial for improving the understanding of important climate processes and for assessing future climate change.
Several efforts are currently underway involving in situ observations and numerical models seeking to design and establish a sustained observational system for the South Atlantic MOC. The PIs of this proposal contribute to several of these projects. The PIs propose here to incorporate satellite altimetry into these analyses in order to demonstrate how these crucial observations complement and expand the in situ observations and to expand our ability to observe the South Atlantic MOC and MHT. Of particular interest is to assess how well altimetry can be used to evaluate the spatial and temporal resolution of the MOC and MHT in the South Atlantic. It is expected that satellite altimetry observations will be able to extend assessment of MOC and MHT back to 1993 where sea height fields can be used as a proxy for upper ocean thermal structure and dynamics, and, therefore, to provide estimates in regions where there are no in situ observations and to develop 20-year indices against which model performance can be evaluated in the South Atlantic.


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Marc Stein is an associate professor in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University and the research co-director of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC). He is also a faculty associate with the Hopkins Population Center (HPC) and a faculty affiliate with the Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS). His research interests and agenda lie in quantitative and mixed methods analyses of the social contexts surrounding schools and schooling, and the role that these contexts play in the enactment of educational policy. He is especially interested in how educational policy can exacerbate or ameliorate racial-ethnic, socioeconomic and other inequalities. He has conducted experimental, quasi-experimental and mixed-methods research on a range of topics that include the instructional conditions of charter public schools, parent involvement in charter public schools, the effect of choice on student sorting by race and academic achievement and summer programs and summer learning loss.
Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies (2009), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
M.S. in Secondary Education (2003), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.A. in History (1998), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Quantitative Research Methods (ED.883.710)
Evaluation of Education Policy and Programs (ED883.721)
Advanced Statistical Methods in Education Research (ED.883.720)
Graduate Project in Measurement, Research, and Statistics: Multilevel Modeling (ED.883.830)
Issues in K-12 Education Policy (ED.851.616)
Research to Policy and Practice Seminar III: Evidence-Based Practices (ED.871.835)
Associate Professor (2009-Present) School of Education, Johns Hopkins University and by courtesy Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University (2012-present)
Faculty Affiliate (2014-Present) Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS)
Affiliated Researcher (2012-Present) Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC)
Resource Faculty (2009- 2015) Predoctoral Training Program in Education Research, Johns Hopkins University
Research Faculty (2009-2011) National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University
Research Assistant (2005-2009) National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University
Research Assistant (2005-2009) Scaling Up Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) to Strengthen Reading Achievement, Vanderbilt University.
Institute of Education Sciences Pre-doctoral Experimental Education Research Training (ExpERT) Fellow, Vanderbilt University, 2005 – 2009
David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy Scholar, 2008
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Tennessee, 1998
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Stein, M., Grigg, J., Cronister, C., Chavis, C. & Connolly, F. (2017). Getting to High School in Baltimore: Student commuting and public transportation. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Education Research Consortium.
Stein, M. (2017). Supporting the summer reading of urban youth: An evaluation of the Baltimore SummerREADS program. Education and Urban Society. 49(1), 29-52. doi: 10.1177/0013124516630595
Stein, M. & *Fonseca, E. (2016). A review and analysis of evaluations of summer programs. In K. Alexander, S. Pitcock, & M. Boulay (Eds.), The summer slide: What we know and can do about summer learning loss. New York: Teachers College Press.
Boulay, M., Alexander, K., Pitcock, S, & Stein, M. (2016). Forging a path ahead: A summer learning agenda for the 21st century. In K. Alexander, S. Pitcock, & M. Boulay (Eds.), The summer slide: What we know and can do about summer learning loss. New York: Teachers College Press.
Stein, M. (2015). Public school choice and racial sorting: An examination of charter schools in Indianapolis. American Journal Education. 121(4), 597-627. doi: 10.1086/681920
Stein, M. & *Nagro, S. (2015). The readability and complexity of district provided school choice information. Journal of Education of Students Placed at Risk. 20(3), 199-217. doi: 10.1080/10824669.2015.1042105
*Nagro, S. & Stein, M. (2015). Measuring accessibility of written communication for parents of students with disabilities: Reviewing 30 years of readability research. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1044207314557489
Durham, R., Stein, M., & Connolly, F. (2015). College opportunities and success: Baltimore City graduates through the class of 2014. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Education Research Consortium.
*Rose, B. & Stein, M. (2014). Mechanisms for teacher outreach to parents in charter and traditional public schools. Journal of School Choice. 8(4), 589-617. doi: 10.1080/15582159.2014.973780
Mavrogordato, M. & Stein, M. (2014). Accessing choice: A mixed methods examination of how Latino parents engage in the educational marketplace. Urban Education. 59(9), 1031-1064.
Stein, M. (2014). Supporting the summer reading of urban youth: an evaluation of the Baltimore SummerREADS Program. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Davis, M., MacIver, M., Stein, M., & Fox, J. (2014). Implementing an early warning indicator and intervention system in southern high schools: First year findings. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Sandmel, K., Stein, M., & *Nagro, S. (2013). The effect of videotaped lessons and university supervisor feedback on student interns' written self-reflections. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Sandmel, K., Stein, M., & *Nagro, S. (2013). The effect of videotaped lessons and university supervisor feedback on student interns' written self-reflections. Poster presented at Office of Special Education Programs Director's Conference. Washington, D.C.
Stein, M. (2012) Do parents get what they want? An investigation of alignment between parent preferences and actual characteristics of chosen charter schools. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Stein, M., & Smrekar, C. (2012) Unpacking the social context of school choice for parents: preferences, information networks and participation in charter schools. Roundtable session presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Stein, M. (2012). The construction of choice: how parents assemble information and make school choices. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Mavrogordato, M. & Stein, M. (2012). An examination of what informs Latino parents' decisions to choose a charter school. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Stein, M., Goldring, E., & Cravens, X. (2012). Academic preferences in choosing charter schools: Do parents do as they say? Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
*Rose, B. & Stein, M. (2012) Mechanisms for teacher outreach to parents in charter and traditional public schools. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Stein, M. & *Rose, B. (2011) Choosing more school: Extended time policies and student achievement across seasons in charter and traditional public schools. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Berends, M., Cannata, M., Cravens, X., Goldring, E., Penaloza, R. & Stein, M. (2011). Charter schools, instructional conditions, and student achievement gains. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA
Stein, M. & *Rose, B. (2011). Choosing more school: Extended time policies and student achievement across seasons in charter and traditional public schools. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
Stein, M. (2010). The role of neighborhood and school contexts on seasonal inequalities in student academic achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Cannata, M., Berends, M., Stein, M., Penaloza, R., & Smithson, J. (2010). Professional development and mathematics instruction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.
Berends, M., Stein, M., Cannata, M., Penaloza, R., & Smithson, J. (2010). How different are charter and traditional public school classrooms? an examination of mathematics Instruction. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Stein, M., Goldring, E., & Cravens, X. (2009) Choosing Indianapolis charter schools: espoused versus actual academic preferences. Paper presented at the National Center on School Choice Second National Invitational Conference. School Choice and School Improvement: Research in State, District and Community Contexts. Nashville, TN.
Berends, M., Cannata, M., Cravens, X., Goldring, E., Peñaloza, R., & Stein, M., (2009). School choice options, instructional conditions, and student achievement gains. Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Washington, DC.
Stein, M. Choice patterns in Indianapolis charter schools: where are students coming from and where are they going? (2009). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA
Berends, M., Stein, M., & Smithson, J. (2009). Mathematics and reading instruction in charter and traditional public schools: Content, cognitive complexity, and alignment to standards and assessments in Indiana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA
Berends, M., Stein, M. & Smithson, J. (2009). Mathematics and reading instruction in charter and traditional public schools: Content, cognitive complexity, and alignment to standards and assessments in Indiana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Finance Association, Nashville, TN.
Stein, M. & Stuit, D. (2008). Do faculty unions benefit students? Union differentials in tenure-track faculty and academic support spending (1989-1999). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
Stein, M., Goldring, E. & Zottola, G. (2008). Charter school effects in an urban school district: An analysis of student achievement growth, parent involvement and school climate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
Berends, M. & Stein, M. (2008). Factors related to fidelity of a peer-assisted learning strategies intervention for kindergarten reading. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
Kearns, D., Stein, M., & Meyers, C.V. (2008). Factors predicting sustainability of K-PALS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
Stein, M., Goldring, E. & Zottola, G. (2008). Charter school effects in an urban school district: An analysis of student achievement growth, parent involvement and school climate. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
Berends, M. & Stein, M. (2008). Differences between charter school and traditional public schools in instructional practices and curricular alignment to standards and tests. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
Berends, M., Goldring, E., Stein, M., & Cravens, X. (2008). Instructional conditions in charter schools and student achievement gains. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington D.C.
Berends, M., Stein, M., & Nicotera, A.. (2007). Instructional conditions in charter schools and student achievement growth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Fuchs, D., Berends, M., Yen, Fuchs, L., Compton, D., McMaster, K., Sáenz, L., & Stein, M. (2007). Scaling up peer-assisted learning strategies in Minneapolis, South Texas, and Nashville: A multi-method and longitudinal randomized control trial. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Berends, M., & Stein, M. (2007). Teacher responses to peer-assisted learning strategies. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Opening the black box of charter schools: Unpacking the process and consequences of school choice for parents and schools. Center for Talented Youth Colloquium Series, Baltimore, MD, April 2015
Building better summers through better evaluation practices and reporting. National Summer Learning Association, New Vision for Summer School Network Meeting, San Antonio, TX. November 2014.
Unpacking the social context of school choice for parents: Preferences, information networks and participation in charter schools. Program on Social Inequality Seminar, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University. May 2012
Summer learning research. National Summer Learning Association: Birmingham Summer Learning Forum. Birmingham, AL. April 2012
Charter school research, practice and policy. National School Choice Conference: Improving Student Opportunities with Systemic School Choice. National Charter School Resource Center, Washington, DC. March 2012
Seasonal inequalities in student academic achievement: The role of school and neighborhood contexts. Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. October 2009
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2017-2021 "Baltimore City Summer and Out-of-School Time Integrated Data System" The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Abell Foundation & The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Co-PIs: Faith Connolly, Marc L. Stein
2017-2022 "Educating a Stronger Workforce Integrated Data System." Baltimore's Promise. PI: Faith Connolly; Co-PIs: Jeanetta Churchill, Rachel Durham, Marc L. Stein
2017-2018 "Investigating youth commuting to school, violence exposure and school avoidance" Hopkins Population Center. PI: Marc L. Stein, Co-PIs: Julia Burdick-Will, Jeffery Grigg, Jian Ni.
2017 -2018 "The School and Housing Market Relationship in an Era of Choice" Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative Seed Grant. PI: Jeffery Grigg; Co-PIs: Marc L. Stein, Robert Pipik (Baltimore City Planning Department), Nichole Stewart (Baltimore City Public Schools Department of Planning).
2016-2019 "Support for Leadership and Effectiveness." Baltimore Community Foundation. PI: Faith Connolly; Co-PIs: Rachel Durham, Marc L. Stein
2016-2017 "So You Want to be an Engineer? Summer Program Evaluation" Fund for Educational Excellence. PI: Marc L. Stein
2015-2016 "OneCard Pilot Study" Annie E. Casey Foundation, Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation, Clayton-Baker Trust, Open Society Foundations. PI: Marc L. Stein
2015-2016 "Raising a Reader Summer Pilot Program Evaluation." The Abell Foundation. PI: Marc L. Stein
2015-2016 "Evaluation of SummerREADS/Weinberg Library Summer Program." The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. PI: Marc L. Stein
2015-2016 "Supporting Schools in Implementing Improvement Science." Mid-Atlantic Regional Education Laboratory. PI: Faith Connolly; Co-PI: Marc L. Stein
2012-2016 "Getting Students to the Finish Line: An Efficacy Study of a Ninth Grade Early Warning Indicator Intervention." U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. PI: Robert Balfanz; Evaluator: Marc L. Stein
2014-2015 "Evaluation of SummerREADS/Weinberg Library Summer Program." The Abell Foundation. PI: Marc L. Stein
2011-2014 "Evaluation of the SummerREADS Book Distribution Program." The Abell Foundation. PI: Marc L. Stein
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CAMDEN (AP) - A medical examiner says a preliminary autopsy shows a toddler apparently drowned in a southwest Missouri home where her father was also found dead.
Camden County authorities found the bodies of 2-year-old Sadie Marie Burns and 40-year-old Robert William Burns in their Camdenton home Friday.
Deputy medical examiner Ron Yoder released the autopsy report on Sadie Monday but did not disclose details of the drowning. The father's death is still being investigated.
Authorities had said Sunday that foul play was not suspected.
Yoder says that Sadie's mother, 29-year-old Ashley Burns of Linn Creek, was one of three people killed in a traffic accident last November.
The Highway Patrol said at the time that Burns' vehicle collided head-on with an SUV in Miller County. Two people in the SUV also died.


I'm going to tell you why it's awesome to be single at Christmas. For some reason, there seems to a trend and belief that if you are single at Christmas, it is the worst thing that could possibly be happening in your life! Well, I am here to tell you that that simply isn't true. Why should being single in December be any different from being single in August? In fact, to buck the usual rhetoric around this subject, I happen to believe that not only is it completely fine and acceptable to be single during the festive period, it is actually awesome! If you are single right now and are dreading Christmas thanks to the usual boring stereotypes, then take a look at my list of reasons why it's awesome to be single at Christmas.
Eating whatever you want is one of the best reasons why it's awesome to be single at Christmas. When you are dating someone over the holidays, it can sometimes be tempting to limit your food consumption in order to retain some of that demure mystery that you have cultivated. When you are single, however, you are completely free to stuff your face with all and any festive foods that you wish without a second thought! After all, half the joy of Christmas is all of the amazing food on offer!
When you are single at Christmas, you don't have to worry about the prospect of your seasonal cheer being ruined or damped by a silly fight that could have been avoided. Nope, you don't have anyone to clash heads with, and therefore you are able to enjoy Christmas in exactly the way that you want to rather than having to compromise.
Being single at Christmas can save you a big chunk of cash! We always want to go overboard when it comes to buying gifts for a spouse, but if you are flying solo at this time of the year, you don't have to worry about pulling out all the stops to buy a great gift for a boyfriend or girlfriend. Treat yourself instead!
You can go into the New Year with lots of personal goals in mind, rather than having to think about where your partner is going to come into things. January is the perfect month for self-reflection and setting personal targets, and this can be achieved more effectively when you are single.
When you don't have a partner at Christmas, there is no need to worry about upsetting your own family because you know that you will be spending the holidays with them. Some parents take it hard when you decide to go to your in-laws for the big day, but being single removes any of that complication from your life.
When you are single, you are completely free to mingle with anybody who takes your fancy at the office Christmas party! When the drinks are flowing and the mistletoe is around, it can be fun to let loose and not have to worry about a partner at home.


I've recently taught a few small cooking classes/demos and come to the realization that a lot of my local readers and friends are on the lookout for simple, tasty, easy, no-fuss recipes to add to their repertoire. Recipes that I think are simple and not exactly blog post worthy, are really what most people want to make, and have time to make. I've always assumed that everyone had a go-to guacamole recipe, knew how to make brown rice, or de-stem kale, but I've come to realize that not everyone knows these things, and most of the time will not admit it.
With all that being said, I'm going to give you my favorite recipe for guacamole. This recipe is neither fancy nor complicated, and it's better than anything store-bought. It's so easy in fact that your kids can make it, and will have fun making it, as they get to smash all of the ingredients together with a fork! This guacamole requires only 5 simple ingredients, avocados, lime juice, cilantro, red onion and sea salt! That's totally it, folks! This recipe is also "kid approved" and "kid tested." I've tested it out on a number of kiddos besides my own, and they all LOVE it! It also makes for a great after school snack for the kiddos, as it's not only filling, but a great way to get some healthy fats into your kids, and as I said before, healthy fats are great for our bodies and our brains! Our brains love fat!
Guacamole isn't just a dip for chips.
We love topping it on our scrambled eggs, AMAZING! It's also great slathered on some toast, think avocado toast!
I always make a batch for taco night to add it to our burritos or tacos.
You can add guacamole to any sandwich. I love it paired with an egg salad, turkey, ham or salami sandwich! YUM!
So there you have it, a simple, no-fuss and tasty recipe that can be made in under 10 minutes! Yippee! So, let's get our aprons on, get back in the kitchen and make us up some guac!
The trick to making perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. You can check for ripeness by gently pressing the outside of the avocado. If the avocado is hard and there's no give, then the avocado is not ripe yet, and will not taste good. If there's a little give, then the avocado is ripe and ready to use. If there's a lot of give, then the avocado may be past its prime and will not be good.
Avocado's don't have to be black on the outside to be good either, these below avocados we're perfect and they were still a bit green on the outside. Like I said above, the best indicator of a ripe avocado is if there's a bit of a give when pressed. Cut avocados in half lengthwise (around the pit) and give them a twist to pull them apart.
Remove pit by firmly striking it with a chefs knife so it lodges into the pit, then gently give the pit a twist to dislodge it and lift it out. The pit will be slimy, so the best way to remove it from the knife is to grasp it with a paper towel and gently pull if off the knife.
Using a pairing knife, score the avocado crosswise and lengthwise, creating 1/2-inch cubes. Then using spoon, scoop out the diced flesh from the skin and place it into a bowl.
Add the lime juice, cilantro, red onion and sea salt. Using a fork, gently mash and toss all of the ingredients together until the guacamole is well blended, but still chunky.
Give the guacamole a taste and add in more salt, lime juice, cilantro or red onion if desired. I always add a touch more sea salt, as we like our salt.
You can also spice it up by adding in a bit of diced jalapeño pepper, or hot pepper or chili sauce.
In the summer, feel free to add a de-seeded and diced plum or heirloom tomato.
This is truly a great guacamole base, so feel free to spice it up or add in other ingredients to make it your own.
Top the guacamole with some fresh cilantro leaves and serve immediately with some crunchy tortilla chips. Got leftovers? Store leftover guacamole in a sealed container in the fridge. It should last for 2 days. If you find that it separates or browns a bit, then just give it a quick stir before serving. It may not look as pretty as day one, but it still tastes great!
Do you have a favorite guacamole recipe? If so, please share it in the comment section below! I would love to try it!
Like avocados? Here's 2 other recipes that we love!
Avocado-tahini dip. Avocado yogurt crema.
The trick to making perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. You can check for ripeness by gently pressing the outside of the avocado. If the avocado is hard and there's no give, then the avocado is not ripe yet and will not taste good. If there's a little give, then the avocado is ripe and ready to use. If there is a lot of give, then the avocado may be past its prime and will not be good.
Cut avocados in half lengthwise (around the pit) and give them a twist to pull them apart.
Using a pairing knife, score the avocado crosswise and lengthwise, creating ½-inch cubes. Then using spoon, scoop out the diced flesh from the skin and place it into a bowl.
Add the lime juice, cilantro, red onion and sea salt.
Using a fork, gently mash and toss all of the ingredients together until the guacamole is well blended, but still chunky.
Give the guacamole a taste and add in more salt, lime juice, cilantro or red onion if desired. I always add a touch more sea salt, as we like our salt. You can also spice it up by adding in a bit of diced jalapeño pepper, or hot pepper or chili sauce.In the summer, feel free to add a de-seeded and diced plum or heirloom tomato. This is truly a great guacamole base, so feel free to spice it up or add in other ingredients to make it your own.
Top the guacamole with some fresh cilantro leaves and serve immediately with some crunchy tortilla chips.
Got leftovers? Store leftover guacamole in a sealed container in the fridge. It should last for 2 days. If you find that it separates or browns a bit, then just give it a quick stir before serving. It may not look as pretty as day one, but it still tastes great!
While running, I listened to the Another Mother Runner podcast episode and you were the guest. It was a great episode! As soon as I got home, I bookmarked your website! My family loves guacamole, too! And my son, who is 16, is even making his own to put on his bagel sandwich with egg!
Thanks for sharing your recipes and your tips to eating healthy!
Hi Jacqueline – love your simple guac with the cilantro, red onion lime and salt – bet it's divine! I love that it is super easy and I already know our kiddos are going to love, love it. thank you for sharing girl!
No recipe is every too simple, and truly, I think they're often the most delicious — who doesn't love a perfect chunky guac?
this is exactly the way we make our guacamole too! Catherine is the guac maker in our house, she used a pastry blender, we like how smooth is makes the guacamole.


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First Rabid Dog in 10 Years Detected in Michigan
Lisa Marie Published: May 24, 2021
Mr. Ilkin
Just as the warmer temps arrive and dog owners are out and about with their pooches, this is not the news we wanted to hear.
A dog in Detroit has tested positive for rabies, state health officials announced. The 6 month old puppy is the first in Michigan since 2011 to test positive for rabies. According to the press release the dog was never vaccinated against rabies.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development state the case is the first since the confirmation of a rabid dog in Oakland County back in 2011. Testing to determine the strain of rabies in the infected dog is still taking place.
Both the MDHHS and MDARD are taking this incident as opportunity to stress to all pet owners to have their dogs, and cats, vaccinated against rabies.
"People can be exposed to rabies when they are bitten by a rabid animal. Other possible routes for exposure include getting infectious material in your eyes, nose, or mouth or on fresh cuts in the skin. Make sure pets are vaccinated and avoid contact with stray or wild animals to reduce your risk of exposure to this potentially fatal disease," said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health for MDHHS.
The state of Michigan requires that dogs and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. It is also important to make sure cats, even those kept strictly indoors, be vaccinated against rabies.
So far this year, there have been seven rabid animals detected in Michigan, state officials said. The other cases include six bats: one each from Clinton, Ingham, Kent, Midland, Oakland and Ottawa counties.
You can get more information on rabies by visiting Michigan.gov/emergingdiseases.
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Last Updated Feb 27, 2018 by Max Pulcini[ssba]
A few years ago, the Baltimore Sun published a hilarious list outlining 100 reasons why Baltimore is a better city than Washington DC. Here are some of our favorite reasons:
We don't start conversations by asking, "What do you do?" or "Who do you work for."
It never takes us 45 minutes to go six miles.
Our traffic doesn't lead to clinical depression.
D.C.'s happy hour is regular price to us.
Our signature food is crab cakes and pit beef. D.C. has … yeah.
We weren't built on a swamp.
Cal Ripken is 2,632 times better than any D.C. sports figure.
The NATIONAL Aquarium: Not in the nation's capital.
Yes, some of these reasons are very tongue-in-cheek, and the list aimed to be light-hearted and irreverent. But if you're a prospective MBA in the DMV, there are some clear advantages to picking a business school in the Baltimore metro over the Washington DC metro, namely the affordability of programs.
Let's take a deeper dive and see just how affordable Baltimore MBA Programs are compared to their DC counterparts.
Which MBAs Can You Earn in Baltimore and DC?
Both Baltimore and Washington DC are home to some of the country's most prestigious business schools and MBA programs. Programs offered in the Baltimore metro include:
Carey Business School – Johns Hopkins University
Meanwhile, MBA programs offered in the Washington DC Metro include:
George Mason University School of Business
George Washington University School of Business
Howard University School of Business
Kogod School of Business – American University
McDonough School of Business – Georgetown University
How Affordable are Baltimore's Programs Compared to DC's?
Yes, both metros boast and impressive programs that are sure to provide prospective MBAs with a high-quality business educations, but which city offers the more affordable options?
Here is the average cost per credit hour at business schools in Baltimore.
Carey Business School Global MBA: $2,174 per credit hour
Perdue School of Business Full-Time MBA: $392 per credit hour (in-state students), $703 per credit hour (out-of-state students)
Sellinger School of Business Full-Time MBA: $1,238 per credit hour
Merrick School of Business Flexible MBA: $824 per credit hour (in-state students), $1,149 per credit (out-of-state students)
R.H. Smith School of Business Full-Time MBA: $1,658 per credit hour (in-state students), $1,998 per credit (out-of-state students)
Let's compare these tuitions rates to the MBA offerings in the Washington DC area:
George Mason University School of Business Full-Time MBA: $950 per credit hour (residents of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC), $1,751.50 per credit hour (out-of-state and international students)
George Washington University School of Business Global MBA: $1,837 per credit hour
Howard University School of Business Full-Time MBA: $1,259 per credit hour
Kogod School of Business Full-Time MBA: $1,642 per credit hour
McDonough School of Business Full-Time MBA: $1,880 per credit hour
When looking at tuition costs, Baltimore takes the cake. Even though Baltimore boasts the most expensive full-time program (Carey Business School Global MBA), the average cost per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students is about 16 percent lower in Charm City.
Washington DC vs. Baltimore MBA Cost
In-State Cost (per credit hour) $1,257.20 $1,513.60
Out-of-State Cost (per credit hour) $1,452.40 $1,673.90
Additional Costs To Consider
Aside from tuition, business students living in the Baltimore area have a lower cost of living then their Washington DC counterparts. According to Numbeo, you would need around $4,541 in Baltimore to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $6,100 in Washington DC, assuming you rent in both cities. This calculation uses the website's Cost of Living Plus Rent Index to compare cost of living.
Here's a closer look at how Numbeo creates its Cost of Living Indexes, and a breakdown of a few key stats to look at when comparing Baltimore to Washington DC:
Consumer Prices in Baltimore, MD are 14.78 percent lower than in Washington DC
Rent Prices in Baltimore, MD are 39.97 percent lower than in Washington DC
Groceries Prices in Baltimore, MD are 15.70 percent lower than in Washington DC
Local Purchasing Power in Baltimore, MD is 10.21 percent lower than in Washington DC
The case for Washington DC
So Baltimore's MBA offerings are, on average, more affordable than Washington DCs. But what if money isn't an issue, or you happen to get into a program in DC? Here are a few ways that the Capital City has the Monument CIty beat, according to Thrillist:
Culinary Scene: DC is experience a craft beer renaissance with four breweries opening in recent years: DC Brau, 3 Stars Brewing, Chocolate City, and Bluejacket (soon). Meanwhile, notable restaurants such as minibar (Andres), Le Diplomate (Starr), Kapnos (Isabella), Range (Voltaggio), and Casa Luca (Trabocchi) have also opened. Baltimore isn't really known as much of a foodie town.
Public Transit: The Metro is one of the most efficient, most convenient, and cleanest public rail lines in the country. Baltimore's metro runs East to West only, and doesn't link up with either of the two other rail systems.
Oh, and remember that Baltimore Sun article we reference at the top of the page? Enjoy DC Inno's slightly more punchy response.
regions: Baltimore / Washington, DC
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Torq Star — Mercedes GLE 350d Review
By Anubhav Sharma
The new Mercedes GLE 350d
It has been a little over a year since Mercedes Benz announced a new nomenclature for its entire range of cars. While the sedans and coupes were not affected much, the SUV and crossovers got simplified names. The hallowed 'G' was left untouched, while the lesser cousins were allowed to borrow it with suffixes. The GLE, which we drove recently, for example, is an SUV based on the E-Class. The GLA is based on the A-Class, GLC on the C-Class; you get the drift, right? Good, let's talk about the GLE, then.
For a layman, or in this case someone who will have a chauffer drive him around, the GLE is an update and replacement of the ML-Class. A lot of bits and parts have been carried forward from the ML-Class, mostly the good parts and some new (and better) ones have been added. Up front is a big and bold three pointed star planted firmly in a two slat grille, new LED headlamps and a reworked bumper. A fresher and cleaner look to make you realise this isn't the ML-Class. At the rear, not much except LED tail-lamps while the profile is pretty much the same as the ML.
It is when you start driving the GLE, that's when you realise the difference. The engine power (254 bhp) and torque (62 kgm) figures are the same as the outgoing ML, but the GLE feels more refined. The 62 kgm with its smooth delivery makes driving effortless in the city. On the highway, the 9-speed gear box is the star. I was sitting at 100 kph in the 9th gear, with the engine at 1,200 rpm. Take that, all of you who doubted what one would do with nine gears in a car!
The new sporty steering wheel with paddles makes playing with the gearbox even more fun. The 9-speed gearbox is fairly intuitive though, downshifting three to four gears with the slightest nudge of your right foot. Grip is in abundance courtesy the big 255/55 R19 tyres. The GLE comes with Adaptive Brakes with Anti-lock Braking System, priming & brake drying function but the brakes on our particular car needed more pressure than what I felt they should.
The GLE offers five driving modes — Comfort, Individual, Sport, Slippery and Off-Road to help you enjoy the car as per your and the terrain's need. Each mode comes with its presets for throttle response, steering and suspension setup whereas in Individual you can choose whats works best for you. On tarmac, Sport was what I chose and it was a fun choice. Not so much fun, if you have rear seat passengers as the suspension is at its stiffest. Comfort lives up to its name and the way GLE absorbs bumps is almost car-like.
Since we are on the topic of the GLE being car like, the interiors could easily convince you of that. High quality and finish which one associates with Mercedes Benz is present in abundance. The front seats are XL-sized and extremely comfortable. There is no shortage of comfort at the back as well, with sufficient knee room, thigh support and head room. The GLE is loaded with features like an 8-inch high-res screen which is your gateway to everything on the car – from music to connecting your phone to navigation to vehicle settings to even browsing and apps! Mercedes says it has simplified the COMAND system, but I am still not a fan. The most useful feature for me was the 360 degree view of the car, a big boon while reversing and parking.
This year, over 50 percent of Mercedes Benz India's sales have come from its SUVs and I feel the GLE is only going to make it stronger in the segment. The GLE is being offered in two variants, the 250d and the 350d (which we drove), priced at Rs 58.9 lakh and Rs 69.9 lakh ex-showroom, respectively. If you prefer being in the driver's seat, the Rs 11 lakh premium for the GLE 350d should be worth it. If not, the 250d should be all the car you need. Looks, road presence, luxury, latest technology — need more? Buy the AMG version, then!
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350d 4MATIC
Displacement: 2987cc, V6, turbocharged
Max Power: 254 bhp@3600 rpm
Max Torque: 62 kgm@1600 rpm
Type: EPAS, rack and pinion
(F/R): Independent, double wishbone with coil springs/independent, four-link with coil springs
(F/R): Ventilated discs/solid discs
(F/R): 265/55 R19
L/W/H(mm): 4819/2141/1796
Wheelbase: 2915mm
Kerb Weight: 2175 kg
PRICE: Rs 69.9 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi


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