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Of sampaguita, ilang-ilang contains narrations and reinterpretations of the sampaguita wreath – a common object and persistent industry found throughout the Philippines.
In fine white thread, sampaguita and ilang-ilang flowers are strung together to create fragrant garlands with practical and spiritual functions. They are most commonly peddled to people in transit, walking or in cars, and hung over rear-view mirrors or religious statues in homes and churches.
Working remotely from their locations in Laguna, Quezon City and Melbourne, the artists will respond to the meaning and value of the sampaguita and ilang-ilang as they are carried from place to place through the exhibition.
Czar Kristoff is an artist who works across still and moving images, intervention (virtual and physical), performance and publishing. His current practice is derived from his inquiries on function and memory. He lives and works in Laguna, Philippines.
Lesley-Anne Cao is an artist working primarily with text and objects. Her practice is focused on the quiet and inconspicuous vis-à-vis spectacle and significance in the context of art-making and exhibitions. At present, she is also working as an archivist for Green Papaya Art Projects and Asia Art Archive.
MJ Flamiano is an artist, curator and community arts worker. She endeavours to present critical and often playful investigations into sites and their cultural significance. Her present focus is on exploring Filipinx histories and diaspora through video installation, printmaking, and social engagement projects.
This exhibition has been generously supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
We recognise the traditional custodians of the land and water of the Wurundjeri People on which we work and live.
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Q: How to pass parameter to modal in svelte Hello I need your help because I use modal in my svelte app but I need to pass parameter to the modal component to choose what I wrote inside of it. But in the open() function of Modal we just need to give the component we imported so I don't know how to pass the parameter.
Here some code I have :
import { getContext } from 'svelte';
import ModalContent from './ModalContent.svelte';

export let title;

const { open } = getContext('simple-modal');

    const showModal = () => {
      open(ModalContent);
    };

But I would like something like this :
import { getContext } from 'svelte';
import ModalContent from './ModalContent.svelte';

export let title;

const { open } = getContext('simple-modal');

    const showModal = () => {
      open(<ModalContent texte={title} />);
    };

A: It looks like you're using the svelte-simple-modal component. In that case, you'll want to pass the props as an object to the second argument of the open() function.
import { getContext } from 'svelte';
import ModalContent from './ModalContent.svelte';

export let title;

const { open } = getContext('simple-modal');

const showModal = () => {
  open(ModalContent, {texte: title});
};

See the documentation for more information.

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Who is our coworking Munich aimed at?
Our coworking offer in Munich is aimed at companies looking for an innovative open space solution over a period of 1-3 months. Due to the high occupancy rate in the loft, we currently offer space of 10 or more people in the summer and winter months.
Individual desks are fully booked until further notice.
Who is our coworking Duesseldorf aimed at?
In Duesseldorf, we expanded our co-working offer. There is a great café overlooking the pedestrian zone, a quiet office zone where a maximum of 4 coworkers work per room and room for corporate coworking in temporary open space solutions. In short – here everyone finds a nice place.


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Arrieta is een gemeente in de Spaanse provincie Biskaje in de regio Baskenland, op ongeveer 25 kilometer ten noordoosten van Bilbao. De hoofdplaats van de gemeente is Libano.

Geografie
Arrieta heeft een oppervlakte van 15 km² en telde in 2001 521 inwoners.

In de gemeente bevinden zich de volgende kernen:
 Agarre
 Jainko-Oleaga
 Libano
 Olatxua-Olabarri

De gemeente grenst in het uiterste noorden aan de gemeente Bermeo, in het westen aan Busturia en Errigoiti, in het zuiden aan Morga en in het oosten aan Fruiz en Meñaka.

Demografische ontwikkeling

Bron: INE, 1857-2011: volkstellingen

Cultuur
Arrieta is sterk Baskischtalig.

Gemeente in Biskaje

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E-MU LONGboard 61 is a 61-note MIDI controller keyboard with a 128-voice professional sample-based instrument with 32-bit effects.
E-MU LONGboard 61 keyboard is a completely new instruments combining a great feeling 61-note MIDI controller keyboard with a 128-voice professional sample-based instrument with 32-bit effects and a world-class 64MB sound set.
The LONGboard 61 features a 64MB sound set containing a complete range of classic keyboard instruments such as: Grand Pianos, Electric Pianos, B3s, Clavinets, Solina-Moog-OB-Prophet-Juno-TB synthesizer leads and basses, as well a General MIDI sound set. Sounds can be modified during performance using six controller knobs, pitch and mod wheels and the octave transpose buttons.
The LONGboard 61 is based on the new E-MU 8030 platform, which performs super high quality pitch interpolation for 128 voices, as well as generating 256 envelope generators, 128 LFOs, 128 low-pass filters (12dB/octave with resonance), 128 DCAs and 32-bit effects processing.
PIPEline wireless audio transmission is also included, and under battery power, allows completely cordless operation up to 49 feet away. PIPEline is E-MU's new wireless stereo transceiver system designed for musicians.
Full-size professional keys with aftertouch.
Expressive performance instruments with high-quality synth-action keybeds.


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Pennsylvania Governor, State Lawmakers, Judges Get Pay Raise
Pennsylvania state lawmakers are getting an early Christmas gift. A pay raise of more than 5% that kicks in December 1. The governor, cabinet members, statewide and county judges are also getting the increase which starts January 1, 2022.
For many, it's the biggest hike in three decades and it's being driven by inflation. Salaries will rise 5.6%, a figure tied by state law to the year-over-year change in the consumer price index for the mid-Atlantic region.
State lawmakers make about $90,000 a year as a base salary. Lawmakers in leadership positions earn more. The governor's salary is more than $200,000 a year. Although wages differ for the Governor's Cabinet Secretaries, they all make about $100,000 a year. For instance, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam earns more than $160,000 a year.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says it's the largest year-over-year increase since 1991. The increase applies to more than 1,000 positions, including the governor, Cabinet members, three statewide elected officers, all 253 lawmakers and state and county judges.


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Americas: As of 22 December 2020, governments in the Americas region have tightened entry restrictions in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 following the discovery of new strains of coronavirus in the U.K. and South Africa. The most notable developments in Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru are outlined below.
As of 22 December, all travelers arriving in Ecuador from Australia, EU member states, South Africa or the U.K. must take a rapid antigen test upon entry in addition to fulfilling the current requirement to show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken no more than 10 days before entering Ecuador. All travelers must self-isolate for five days if the antigen test is negative and 10 days if it is positive; foreign travelers are required to self-isolate at a government-approved hotel at their own expense. Additionally, on 21 December President Lenín Moreno signed a new state of emergency decree, which will remain in effect until 20 January 2021. Under the restrictions, the capacity of shopping centers is limited to 50%, while family gatherings are limited to a maximum of 10 people. A nationwide nightly curfew from 2200-0400 local time (0300-0800 UTC) will also remain in effect until 5 January 2021.
Panamanian authorities on 21 December announced temporary entry restrictions for travelers arriving from South Africa and the U.K. As of 2359 local time on 21 December (0459 UTC on 22 December) and until further notice, foreign travelers who have visited or transited either country within 20 days prior to arrival in Panama are prohibited from entering the country. Panamanian citizens and residents are permitted to return but will be subject to COVID-19 testing upon arrival and a period of mandatory quarantine in a government-approved facility until health officials confirm the traveler is not infected with COVID-19.
Paraguayan authorities on 21 December amended entry requirements for travelers arriving from the U.K., effective immediately until at least 4 January 2021. Foreigners who have visited or transited the U.K. since 7 December or within seven days prior to traveling to Paraguay are not permitted to enter. Visitors who entered Paraguay between 14 and 21 December are advised to self-isolate for seven days from their entry date. Paraguayan citizens and residents subject to the restrictions must obtain a special entry authorization, show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival and undergo a 10-day mandatory quarantine in a government-approved hotel or government facility.
Peruvian authorities imposed a temporary ban on inbound flights from Europe until at least 4 January 2021, as well as an indefinite suspension of flights to and from the U.K. Foreign nationals who have visited or transited the U.K. within 14 days prior to traveling to Peru are not permitted to enter. Meanwhile, officials amended hours of the nightly curfew for several regions of the country, which will be in effect from 22 December until at least 4 January 2021. During this time, the curfew will run from 2300-0400 local time (0400-0900 UTC) in the provinces of Callao and Lima — which include the Lima metropolitan area — and from 2200-0400 local time in the regions of La Libertad, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes, as well as in El Santa province in the Ancash region. The remainder of the country remains under a nightly curfew from 0000-0400 local time.
Canada (Security threat level – 2): On 21 December 2020, the premier of Ontario province announced new restrictions in an effort to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the province. The "provincewide shutdown" will come into effect at 0001 local time (0501 UTC) on 26 December and last until at least 23 January 2021 in southern Ontario — which encompasses the cities of Toronto and Ottawa — whereas the restrictions will last until 9 January in the less-populated northern areas of the province. During these time periods, residents are urged to stay at home as much as possible and avoid traveling outdoors. Indoor public events and social gatherings — except with members of the same household — will be prohibited. Nonessential businesses will be required to suspend in-person services, while essential businesses — such as supermarkets, grocery stores and pharmacies — will remain open at 50% capacity. The measures also impose a 25% capacity for commercial retailers selling groceries. Bars, restaurants and other eateries will be limited to curbside pickup, takeout and delivery services. Detailed information regarding the upcoming restrictions as outlined by the Ontario government is available here.
South Korea (Security threat level – 2): On 22 December 2020, authorities announced that they will be imposing coronavirus-related restrictions on tourist destinations and social gatherings, effective from 23 December until at least 3 January 2021, in the capital Seoul and nearby areas, including the city of Incheon and Gyeonggi province. During this time, ski resorts and other tourist attractions will be closed, and social gatherings restricted to no more than four people. Hotels and resort facilities will be restricted to 50% of maximum occupancy. In addition, restaurants must comply with tighter social distancing rules and other health regulations.
Europe: On 22 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a recommendation, advising members of the EU to discourage all nonessential travel to the U.K. in response to a new strain of coronavirus discovered in the U.K. However, the council advised that EU member states should allow essential travel and transit through the U.K. and halt flight and train bans. The recommendation comes amid restrictions imposed by more than 50 countries, including nearly all EU members, prohibiting inbound flights and/or travelers from the U.K.
French authorities currently maintain a ban on all travel from the U.K. — except for unaccompanied freight shipments crossing the English Channel — which is due to expire at 0000 local time on 23 December (2300 UTC on 22 December), including cargo trucks. Due to the ban, more than 1,500 outbound cargo trucks remain stranded in southeastern English city of Kent as U.K. officials work with their French counterparts to resume cargo transport. Meanwhile, the German government has extended the ban on inbound travelers, except German citizens and residents, from the U.K. until at least 6 January 2021, which now includes all forms of passenger transportation. The U.K. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) maintains travel advices for foreign countries and territories, including information regarding recently imposed entry restrictions, which can be viewed here.
Iraq / Kuwait / Oman (Security threat levels – 5 / 2 / 2): On 22 December 2020, authorities in Oman closed the country's land, sea and air borders until at least 29 December in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. All commercial flights into and out of Oman are also suspended until 29 December as part of the closure.
In Kuwait, on 21 December authorities closed the country's land, sea and air borders until at least 1 January 2021, and all commercial flights are suspended for the same period. In addition, Kuwaiti authorities announced that all citizens and residents of Kuwait who entered the country between 11 December and 21 December must take COVID-19 PCR tests on the fifth and 10th days following their arrival.
GOVERNMENT WARNINGS
Central African Republic (Security threat level – 5): On 21 December 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Bangui issued a Security Alert, which reads in part as follows: "Reports of Pre-Election Increased Violence, Criminality and Armed Group Activity
"U.S. Embassy Bangui has received reports of increased violence, criminality, and armed group activity in the regions of Ombella-Mpoko, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Lobaye and Ouaka.
"Although there have been no specific incidents of violence or threats targeting U.S. citizens, civil unrest, demonstrations, and violence have already occurred, and may recur in the period leading up to, during, and following the December 27 elections. Armed groups may seek to move towards Bangui and/or cut off supply routes into the city.
"Commercial flight options are available and should be utilized if you are concerned for your security. Please check with airlines directly regarding their schedules, as flights may change at the last-minute."
Guinea (Security threat level – 4): On 22 December 2020, the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued updated travel advice for Guinea, which reads in part as follows: "The state of emergency was extended again on 16 December for a month. There is a curfew in Conakry, Coyah and Dubréka from midnight to 4am [local time/UTC]. Movement around the country is restricted and a negative COVID test certificate within 14 days of travel outside of Conakry is required. Conakry Airport is gradually opening to commercial flights. Guinea's borders are currently closed.
"Everyone must wear a mask and those not wearing masks are subject to a fine of 30,000 GNF [approximately 3 U.S. dollars]."
Sudan (Security threat level – 5): On 22 December 2020, the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office (FCDO) issued an update to its travel advice for Sudan, which reads in part as follows: "The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority has announced they will be restricting air travel from the UK, Netherlands and South Africa from 23 December 2020 until 5 January 2021."
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Good Morning All! I've put together a card kit using the Strength and Hope stamp set and the retiring Lap of Luxury DSP. I've wanted to do this for a while, but school/dance/basketball/work and other time constraints have really gotten in the way! Well, no more excuses ... here it is!
The kit comes with all of the paper pre-cut and scored for you to make your cards, the envelopes, and all necessary embellishments (ribbon, brads, pearls). (I will even emboss the vanilla card using the Framed Tulips embossing folder, and the Perfect Plum strips using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.) You will need to supply the ink, adhesive, as well as some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, although glittering your butterflies is an optional step.
The Strength and Hope stamp set is not included, but there is the option to purchase from me below. Check out all the promotion details here, including why it's such a great stamp set to purchase! $2 from the sale of every set goes to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! Woohoo!
Cost of the Card Kit is $15 with the supplies listed above. If you need me to ship it to you, I will add an extra $5 to the charge. If you order the stamp set through me, I will discount the card kit 20% (you can order either wood or clear stamps). Cost of the instructions only, emailed to you, is $3.95.
How does my Class to Go work?
Basically you are making your own set of cards using the supplies I cut out & send you. You'll need a basic supply of ink, possibly a few punches and other common tools along with your own adhesive. You'll have 4 great cards finished and ready to use right away or to copy later.
When you order the Strength and Hope stamp set in clear or wood mount you'll receive all of the supplies needed to make the 4 cards shipped to you, and I will deduct 20% from the cost of the kit. Plus you'll receive the photos & step by step directions sent via e-mail.
Strength and Hope Card kit with pre-cut and scored cardstock and Designer Series Paper, embossed cardstock, envelopes, and all embellishments except for the glitter.
Cost of the instructions only, emailed to you, is $3.95. I will email all instructions with the full color photo when your payment is sent to me.
If you'd like to order the Strength and Hope stamp set from me & get the Class to Go cards kit, please contact me at jvn89 at aol dot com by Thursday, June 30th, 9 p.m. EST, & I'll send you a PayPal invoice. (Tax will be added on to the invoice.) Hurry -- 1st come, first served!
I finally finished my samples for the Bold Blossom Card Class that I'm hosting tonight! I love the colors IRL, even though the photo doesn't truly do it justice!
The colors are Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze. I used the Bold Blossom stamp set with the Swirls and Curls stamp set for sentiments (except for the "thank you" from the Thank You Kindly stamp set). You can see more details (i.e. stamp set order numbers) here.
I used the Big Shot to emboss a few of the layers for more interest. A few punched circles, popped up, completed the cards.
If you want the tutorial, I need to send you to Chat Wszelaki's blog -- look for her April tutorial. I just changed the colors and the sentiment stamp set, primarily because I'm out of Concord Crush card stock right now, and I don't have the Curly Cute stamp set!
Isn't this the perfect way to demonstrate how you can case a card and make it your own, just by changing the colors/sentiment, ribbon, or a few other details?! You don't need to copy everything -- it's quite possible to go broke if you do!
Tomorrow marks the end of another school year for my kids -- at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Chris will be entering the 8th grade and his last year of Middle School, and Lyndsey will officially be a sophomore at the high school! Yikes!
The secretary in the high school has been wonderful to Lyndsey this year (they all have been wonderful, to be honest!), and she is retiring at the end of the school year. I want to share with you my Saturday morning project that I made for her, to let her know we appreciate her kind, caring, thoughtful manner with the kids. No matter how involved this project looks, I did complete it in 4 hours total. Mind you, I had in mind what the cards and tags would look like, but still, for a project of this size, that's something! The tutorial can be found on Jackie Topa's blog, Addicted to Stamping, found here.
I used the Brights DSP stack for most of this project -- I think the only exception was a small amount of Sunny Garden (also in Daffodil Delight) DSP for the 4 tags which you'll see in another photo.
You hopefully recognize the stamp set used as Bold Blossom from the spring mini catalog -- this set is being carried over to the new catalog so you can certainly purchase it on July 1st! It pairs so beautifully with the Bouquet Blossom punch -- my 3 colors that I consistently stuck with is Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight. I "threw in" the occasional Old Olive card stock as well.
Above, you see a closer photo of the inside of the box -- the tag on the left is from Vintage Vogue -- I used my marker and Poppy Parade to color just the "friend" sentiment from the large "F" image in that stamp set -- I layered it on Pumpkin Pie. The right pocket in the first photo holds the stamps -- I used Rhinestone brads on both flowers from the Bouquet Punch -- the left flower is all 3 layers of that triple punch -- I used only the smaller 2 layers of the punch for the postage stamp pocket flower. The brads were the Circle Fire Rhinestone brads -- I believe they're being discontinued (and may already be out of stock!).
In the bottom photo above, you see the outside of my completed box. I punched the flowers, stamped the stems from "Bold Blossom" and matted on Old Olive card stock. This box is really neat! You just fold up the bottom and put the lid on to close the box! It stays put!
Well, my favorite color of all time right now is the Daffodil Delight, and I finished the lid of my box with the wide 1 1/4" Daffodil Delight striped ribbon. I'm thrilled to say that this ribbon isn't leaving us yet!
Too much detail?! I have more pictures for you -- these may speak for themselves!
A full-size card that fits in the back pocket of the stationary holder. I included 4 cards and envelopes.
A 3x3 card -- there are 4 cards with envelopes in the left middle pocket of the photo on top.
I made 4 tags to complete the ensemble. Sunny Garden DSP coordinates well with the Brights stack. I stamped just a part of the stem from Bold Blossom. The "leaves" are the remainder of the triple Bouquet Blossom punch when I punched out the smallest, most detailed flower in Old Olive -- cute, huh?! Pumpkin Pie 3/8" taffeta finishes the tag off nicely. You can see the tags peeking out of the right middle pocket in the very top photo.
That's all for today! I have more gifts to make before tomorrow so I need to get going! Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Father's Day to all of your husbands, dads, brothers, sons (and maybe to you?!) as we celebrate a beautiful day honoring all dads!
My husband has a passion for flying -- he's a pilot as a hobby, but would give his eye-teeth (maybe even more! LOL) to be a pilot for his career! He started out getting his pilot's license very young -- if he didn't get his pilot's license before his driver's license, it was within a month or two! Since then we've made a few trips to visit family, a jaunt here and there to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard, up to Maine or New Hampshire for lunch, etc. Unfortunately, flying is very expensive! You rent a plane by the hour (at $200 or more!), which sometimes prohibits those little jaunts nowadays. Still, I thought he'd appreciate this card to celebrate his day!
I used the Color Spritzer tool to add a little pizzazz to the card. Not sure if it had the desired effect or not. I used a vintage brad in the center of my compass. The paper is from the new Nautical Expedition DSP pack in the summer mini. Love the rich colors in this!
Here's closeup photo. The Night of Navy layer is embossed using the Big Shot and my lattice folder. I handcut out the compass and my "banner". That could have been an idea too I suppose -- to use it as a banner that the plane was towing! Anyways ... I hope your weather is as gorgeous as ours today! After church, we're headed up to a quaint little outdoor restaurant in Rockport for seafood and an afternoon skipping over the large rocks that "dot" the shore!
Well, I expounded a little on my shirt card that was part of my "For the Guys in Your Life" card class earlier this week. Check out my cute shirt chocolate holder!
The item on the right is my Shirt and Tie Chocolate Holder. Now I can't take complete credit for this holder -- I actually got the original template from Jill Hilliard's blog earlier this week. I changed the template just a bit and then adapted my shirt and tie to fit the template. Want to know how I did it?
First of all, go to Jill's blog for the chocolate holder original instructions. She said to cut the paper at 7.5 x 8.5 inches. I found that cutting it at 8" instead of 7.5 actually covered and enclosed the whole bar -- it just worked better for me. Then, I used the same instructions as for the shirt card, but adapted the measurements. You can get Jackie Topa's tutorial for the shirt card here. I then cut my shirt at 2.5" rather than the 3.5" that was used for the width of the card. Once again, I scored down 1/2" to make the collar, punched the hole in the center, and folded in the corners to form the collar. I added some pants on the bottom (2.5" x 8" cardstock) because it was way too much shirt! A 1/4 inch "belt", with a 1/2 x 1/2" square for the buckle finishes the ensemble. What do you think? Tucked safely inside is a large Hershey's chocolate bar (part of the 6-pack) -- yum!
I have one more to show you, but this time I tried to "casual-ize" it (is there such a word?!). It's for the gym teacher, and my husband thinks it doesn't work!
I ended up having to take a piece of white cardstock and fold it in half so there was a button-down look, instead of the tie. I stuck a "stopwatch" around his neck -- do you recognize it? It's a stretch, but I used one of the small "watch" images from the Sense of Time stamp set (retiring the end of the month -- might want to hurry for this one!), and then pieced together the minute and second hands from the larger image to make the "chain". I wanted him in shorts, but you can't really tell shorts from pants, ... so just imagine, okay?! LOL!
So ... I really enjoyed creating these, but I'm a little stumped how to make it look more "feminine". I have 2 days to figure it out! The kids finish school on Tuesday!
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if I didn't answer your questions!
"For the Men in your Life" Card Class tonight!
Tonight is my last-minute addition to my card class schedule: "For the Men in your Life" is the name of the class and it features all kinds of cards that would be appropriate to present to the men in your life (hence the name! LOL!). I wanted to get this in before Father's Day, but not everyone has a father, but usually has someone they need a card for: a close friend, a neighbor, a son, a brother, a husband, etc.
Two of the cards pictured above feature stamps or stamp sets from the current new Summer Mini Catalog. I love the "Sail Away" stamp that I used for the Cherry Cobbler/Night of Navy/Sahara Sand card on the right (also pictured singly below for more detail). I used a Signo Gel Pen to lightly color in my sails. The paper is the new Nautical Expedition DSP that is in this catalog as well (also available as a download with MDS). If I could have found the new Baker's Twine that I ordered a few weeks back, I might have used that as my embellishment, but ... I settled for a doubled-up linen thread instead. I'll probably find that twine as soon as I post this! LOL! I decided to use one of my Build-a-Brads embellishments on this card too -- I punched out a small ship wheel from an extra piece of the Cherry Cobbler DSP from the Nautical Expedition paper pack and adhered that to the Build-a-brad. I love this little detail! The Night of Navy layer is embossed using the Big Shot and the Square Lattice folder too.
The green card on the right (and pictured below) also features a stamp set from the mini. It's called "Best Dad Ever" and I love the options with this. It has sentiments that could be stamped, but I opted to use a sentiment from the "Full of Life" stamp set instead -- the credit for that goes to another demonstrator who pictured a similar card in different colors on Stampin' Connection, the demonstrator website that is chock-full of ideas to share and expound upon!! My colors are Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi, with a strip of paper from the Woodland Walk DSP that I believe is retiring at the end of this stamping year.
I was stuck on this next card (pictured below) a bit. I stamped and colored my tree with the blender pen and my Wild Wasabi/Soft Suede ink, and then couldn't decide on a sketch to use. The image almost took up too much of my standard-sized, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card, so I finally decided to mount it on a larger So Saffron card base. The measurements for this one is 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", scored at 4 5/8". I then added another mat using a second piece of paper from the Woodland Walk DSP. The wide chocolate chip stitched ribbon was a good finishing touch, since I couldn't decide on a sentiment for the outside of the card. This way my customers can choose the occasion for the card if they opt not to use it for Father's Day this weekend.
The last card used a template and instructions from Jackie Topa. It's a fun shirt card and wasn't that difficult to make! I love navy suits, so I made my card Bashful Blue and Night of Navy -- the DSP is retired but still left over in my stash. Since I'm also a sucker for polka dots and/or stripes, my "shirt" is a Bashful Blue DSP. I used some Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon (I can't remember ... is that retiring?!) for the "handkerchief" and the "tie". All I can say is that it's a good thing that I'm not a guy, 'cause I can't tie a tie for nothin'!! I think tie-tying might be a gift! Now that I think about it, not all guys can tie one either! LOL! This tie, however, was extremely easy following Jackie Topa's directions!
Here are two more views below. I "made" my buttons using the mini punches and some Marina Mist card stock below the clear mini buttons. My entire card, by the way, is on a Marina Mist base.
If you live in northeastern Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire, by all means, come to the class tonight! The cost is $12 for 3 cards, with the optional shirt card and additional $3. The time is 7 pm tonight, and I don't think the cards will take that long to make. You can go to my website and click on the event you'd like to attend to follow the steps to RSVP.
Last Week's Quilt Cards Class!
I finished my Quilt Card class last week and just want to post some photos very quickly. The class was a big hit, and a learning experience for all! Besides the cards I made, I also taught everyone how to make a fabric flower. Unfortunately, I was waiting for my fabric to arrive from Stampin' Up, so I ended up going to a LCS to buy a fabric bundle. Enjoy my photos!
The cards and fabric flower we made.
The card is a Very Vanilla Base, Pink Pirouette mat, and a collection of the Springtime Vintage DSP -- the squares are 1 1/4" and applied to a base, then cut out with the top note and finally embossed (using the Finial Press embossing folder and the Big Shot) before being adhered to the card base. I used the Roses that were in the spring mini as well as some Certainly Celery seam binding to embellish my card.
This card was totally inspired by my downline, Laura, who shared it at a demonstrator shoebox swap this spring. The squares are 3/4" and adhered to a cardstock scrap, then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and the Big Shot.
I still have a few kits left if you live in the area and want to make this card!


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Nakayama, A. (2008, July). Belief and Anxiety in EFL learning., ALAA2008, 4-6 July, University of Sydney, Australia.
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Nakayama, A. (2005, July). Non-linguistic Factors related to EFL learning in Japan., AILA2005 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Nakayama, A. (2005, April). Gender Differences in Language Learning Beliefs: Focuson Japanese Learners of English as a foreign language and Chinese Learners of Japanese as a second language., ISLS2005 conference in Montr?al, Canada.
Nakayama, A., Ochiai, M., Inada, K., Mori, M., & Kuramoto, K. (2004, November). The Gap between Teachers' Beliefs and Learners'., 30th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching hosted by Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT2004), at Tezukayama University, Nara, Japan.
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Nakayama, A. (2002, November). Language Learners' Beliefs and Strategy Use., 28th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching hosted by Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), at Granship Shizuoka, Japan.
Nakayama, A. (2001, November). Web Page Design Project: Classroom Activity., 27th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching hosted by Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), at Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Why Northern Ireland is the most serious obstacle to Article 50's invocation
July 29, 2016 Kevin Lees 2 Comments
Few Protestants or Catholics want to go back to the days of a land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (BBC)
When pro-Leave campaigners argued that, by leaving the European Union, Great Britain could 'take back control,' one of the clear things over which Brexit proponents seem to want to take control was national borders.
Given that Great Britain itself is an island, that's mostly a theoretical proposition, because you can't step across the border into England, Scotland and Wales — their 'borders' are through their seaports and airports.
That's not true in Northern Ireland, the only region in the United Kingdom that does share a land border with another European Union member-state. It's also one of the most delicate tripwires for British prime minister Theresa May in her dutiful quest to invoke Article 50 of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty next year and begin negotiations for a British EU withdrawal.
Scotland has garnered more headlines because Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has argued that Scots, who voted strongly for Remain, deserve a second independence referendum when the British government finally does leave the European Union. But if 'Remain' proponents are looking to the one part of the United Kingdom that could impossibly prevent Article 50's invocation, they should look to Northern Ireland, where Brexit could unravel two decades of peace, and where Brexit is already causing some anxiety about the region's future.
May, just days after replacing David Cameron at 10 Downing Street, visited Belfast earlier this week in a bid to reassure both unionists and republicans. But it's not clear that May's first journey to Northern Ireland, which preceded a meeting with Ireland's leader a day later, was a success.
May boldly claimed that Brexit need not result in the return of a 'hard border' between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. But settling Northern Ireland's Brexit border issue is virtually intractable for the May government — at least without alienating one of three crucial groups of people: first, the mostly Catholic republicans of Northern Ireland; second, the most Protestant unionists of Northern Ireland or finally, those Brexit supports across the entire country who voted 'Leave' in large part to close UK borders to further immigration.
As in Scotland, Northern Ireland's voters narrowly titled against Brexit — 55.78% supported 'Remain,' while just 44.22% supported 'Leave.' Generally speaking, republicans widely supported 'Remain,' and unionists leaned toward 'Leave,' including first minister Arlene Foster. Continue reading Why Northern Ireland is the most serious obstacle to Article 50's invocation →
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No eulogies for Paisleyism
September 12, 2014 Kevin Lees Leave a comment
Ian Paisley was a small man, and he led a small movement that forestalled peace in Northern Ireland for decades, withholding from Protestant and Catholic families alike the economic and social progress that accrued to virtually the rest of western Europe, and inflaming sectarian tribalism that still haunts Northern Ireland's cultural fabric in the 21st century.
Upon his death today at age 88, he'll be feted as a statesman in too-long-to-read eulogies prepared long ago in The Guardian and The New York Times.
Those eulogies will note that Paisley, at age 81, finally agreed to a power-sharing agreement with Irish Republicans, making him Northern Ireland's first minister from 2007 until his retirement in 2008. It was a decade after he opposed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that generally ended active fighting between Northern Ireland's Protestant loyalists and Catholic republicans. Those eulogies will show pictures of Paisley smiling and laughing with his nemesis, Martin McGuinness, the Northern Irish leader of Sinn Féin who continues to serve as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister in a power-sharing coalition with Paisley's successor, Peter Robinson.
They were nicknamed the 'Chuckle Brothers,' though it's hard to find too much to laugh about in the deaths of over 3,500 people during three decades of fighting that tore apart families and stunted the growth of a country all in the name of religious nationalism.
Paisley's critics argue that his 11th hour conversion to power-sharing was a cynical maneuver — with the knowledge that reverting to the violent era of the Troubles was impossible, Paisley moved to cement his Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as the natural party of Protestant governance in Northern Ireland, displacing the more moderate Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and David Trimble, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to enact the Good Friday Agreement.
Cynical or not, Paisley's late-in-life conversion is a fact, and it won't be the first time that politicians have taken self-serving actions. In exchange for the power-sharing agreement, Paisley will be remembered today as a statesman with a peerage, not a garden-variety terrorist. That's just politics, and Paisley made the smart move. He saw, a decade after Good Friday, that the train was well out of the station, and he jumped on at the last minute.
And so much the better for Northern Ireland that he did.
But he took a damned ugly path to get there. Continue reading No eulogies for Paisleyism →
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What's going on with Gerry Adams and the Northern Irish police?
May 5, 2014 Kevin Lees 1 Comment
With just less than a month until voters in both Ireland and Northern Ireland choose their representatives to the European Parliament, the Belfast police have for the past four days given the Irish republican Sinn Féin a potent campaign issue — and exacerbated tensions nearly two decades after the struggle between Irish Catholics and Protestants moved from killing and violence to the realm of politics.
Northern Ireland's police force arrested Gerry Adams, the leader of the republican Sinn Féin since the early 1980s on Wednesday, holding him for four days in relation to one of the most brutal murders of the Northern Irish violence. Other Sinn Féin leaders, including Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness, have attacked the arrest as a political stunt, but other politicians in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been more reticent to comment on what's become an unpredictable turn of events.
The arrest relates to the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 who was pulled from her home by armed gunmen within the Irish Republican Army. She was later killed and 'disappeared,' her remains found only in 2003. It was a particularly cruel murder among many such killings during Northern Ireland's 'Troubles,' the violent struggle between unionist Protestants who largely supported Northern Ireland's status within the United Kingdom, and Irish nationalist Catholics, who wanted northern Ireland to be part of a unified Irish republic.
The struggle dates to 1921, when the United Kingdom partitioned Ireland into the largely Protestant Northern Ireland and the largely Catholic Southern Ireland. A year later, Southern Ireland became the 'Irish Free State,' but most of Northern Ireland's residents remained committed unionists, despite a strong, organized Catholic minority that favored Ireland's unification. When the Republic of Ireland gained full independence in 1949, Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, a status that continues to this day. The IRA began an armed struggle against British rule in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.
Throughout the worst of the political violence in the 1970s and the 1980s, Sinn Féin emerged as the political arm of the IRA. Though Adams (pictured above) claims that he was never a member of the IRA, there were always strong links between the two organizations, and Adams has never apologized for advancing the IRA's political interests.
Adams surrendered to police on Wednesday in connection to the re-opening of the investigation, and they held him in custody through the weekend, going so far as to obtain a court order in request of an additional 48 hours to interrogate Adams. He was released earlier Sunday without charge — for now.
Former IRA leader Brendan Hughes accused Adams of having organized and ordered the killing on suspicion that McConville was a British spy. Hughes died in 2008, but made the claim to a Boston College historian compiling an oral history of the Troubles. Hughes strenuously broke with Adams after the Sinn Féin leader accepted the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, so his accusations must come with some amount of skepticism — he's also been dead for six years, making his charge against Adams problematic from an evidentiary point of view.
Shaun Woodward, a British Labour MP and former secretary of state for Northern Ireland, argues in The Guardian that Adams's arrest highlights the need for a way to address the atrocities committed during the Troubles in a manner that doesn't jeopardize the future of Northern Ireland's government and what's still very much an ongoing peace process:
South Africa dealt with its past through a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I can already hear the politicians screaming no, but that's to be expected: the thing is to take the argument directly to the people. Nor is it for outsiders to choose whether this model could work for Northern Ireland. What is clear is that we need something that allows justice to be seen to be done, without crippling the peace process or simply avoiding the issue. Without a mechanism that is both fair and based on quasi-judicial principles, it is impossible to imagine that Northern Ireland will ever successfully move out of the clenched jaws of its grisly past.
So what does this latest development mean for politics in Northern Ireland and in the southern Republic of Ireland?
Adams's arrest could derail 16-year peace in Northern Ireland
The 1998 'Good Friday' agreement largely brought the sectarian violence to an end, and Adams now leads Sinn Féin as a force within both Northern Ireland, where the party sits on the Northern Ireland Executive — it largely governs alongside its rivals, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and other parties. Sinn Féin holds four ministries, the DUP holds five ministries, and three other parties hold another four ministries. Adams's colleague McGuinness has served as the deputy first minister of Northern Ireland since 2007. Continue reading What's going on with Gerry Adams and the Northern Irish police? →
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Senior Isiah Marks scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in the 86-77 loss to Suffolk.
Junior Nate Hale scored 29 points in the 109-81 loss to Lasell this evening.
Issaiah Chappell scored a game-high 22 points in the 82-67 loss at Emmanuel College.
Josh L'Heureux and the Raiders wrapped up the first semester with a 91-83 loss to Norwich this afternoon.
Freshman Jalen Watson scored a career high 16 points int the team's 75-64 loss to MCLA this evening.
Isaiah Marks scored 15 points in the non-conference loss to Emmanuel College this afternoon.
Junior Nate Hale scored 20 points to lead the Raiders to an 87-61 win over Lesley.
Issaiah Chappell scored a team-high 27 points as the Raiders fell in the opener, 95-84 to Newbury.


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If it is Sunday then Do Not Disturb
Anthony Duclair (Sebastien Dion)
The quickest cure for lack of sleep is to watch New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects in action as someone or some team will find a way to make you smile. Now let's start off by seeing who earned our first star for the first Saturday evening of the 2nd half. If you picked Anthony Duclair (NYR 2013 3rd) of the Quebec Remparts then you are either a really loyal reader or you cheated and peeked.
First Star Anthony Duclair Quebec Remparts
If you want to talk about getting off to a good start to the 2nd half of your season then boy will you like what the Duke did. The Duke was 1-3-4 to lead his Quebec Remparts to a 5-4 overtime win over the Rimouski Oceanic. The Duke got his night going by setting up defenseman Cody Donaghey for Donaghey's 4th goal of the season which was a power play goal at 7:48 of the second period and tied the game up at 1-1.
52 seconds later it would be Duclair giving the Remparts a 2-1 lead when he converted on his 30th goal of the season at 8:40 on an even strength goal. The Oceanic and Remparts would trade goals to finish the 2nd period with a 3-2 score favoring the Remparts.
In the 3rd period, Duclair would earn a secondary assist for his 3rd point of the night giving the Remparts a 4-2 lead just 46 seconds into the 3rd period. It would not be enough as the Oceanic would rally for 2 goals to tie the game and force it to overtime. Overtime though would be where the Duke would once again help the Remparts as Duclair's 4th point of the night would be setting up linemate Kurt Etchegary for a power play goal at 2:25 and a 5-4 overtime win.
Duclair with his 3rd four point game of the season helped the Remparts pull to within 2 points of the Oceanic in the QMJHL overall standings and 2 points for 2nd place in the Telus Eat Division with the Remparts holding a game in hand. Duclair was named the game's 2nd star as he improves to 30-25-55 on the season.
The 2 teams will be taking each other on again Sunday evening.
Mackenzie Skapski (Kootenay Ice)
Second Star Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay Ice
Nothing tells you about the fight inside a young goalie than watching him go from playing a horrible game the night before, get on a bus and ride it all night then just flat out steal a game. That is exactly what Skapski did as he stopped 36 out of 37 shots to help his Kootenay Ice earn a 2-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs.
Mackenzie Skapski (NYR 2013 6th) was named the game's first star by the Spokane folks as he made a 2-0 first period lead stand up to give Kootenay 2 badly needed points in their hunt for a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference.
The Ice are fighting 5 teams for 4 playoff spots and the bad news is the Ice are in the middle of the pack with every other team holding games in hand. The Ice badly need Skapski to go on a hot streak after a very inconsistent 1st half. The win gives Skapski a 10-10-2-1 record with a 2.87 goals against and a 0.910 save percentage.
The rest of the prospect report
Brady Skjei (HHOF/IIHF Images)
Brady Skeji (NYR 2012 1st) doesn't have to score any goals to get people talking about him as they were after his defensive efforts to help Team USA defeat Slovakia 6-3 to go 2-0 in Group A play at the World Under-20 Championships in Sweden. Now look real close at the picture and find the puck.
Now come on if that doesn't make you smile to see this kid's effort then boy you are hard to please.
Russia with 2013 New York Ranger 3rd round pick Pavel Buchnevich playing on their top line had no trouble defeating Switzerland 7-1 in Group B play. Buchnevich had an assist on Russia's 7th goal of the game for his 3rd assist in 2 games.
And we have the annual freakout going on up north as Canada (GASP NOOOOOOOOOOOO) lost to the Czech Republic 5-4 in Group A play. Adam Pelech (NYI 2012 3rd) was scoreless as the Czech Republic defeated Canada for the first time ever as the Czech Rebuplic (They last defeated Canada when they were part of Czechoslovakia in 1993). So why the Canadians freak out, it was just a overtime loss which means the Canadians are 2 points behind Team USA for 1st place in Group A.
Loic Leduc (NYI 2012 4th) was traded from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles to the Rimouski Oceanic for a 2014 2nd round pick in the QMJHL draft. The move gives the Oceanic one of the biggest bluelines in junior hockey as the 6'6 Leduc joins 6'7 Samuel Morin and 6'5 Beau Rusk. In his first game as a member of the Oceanic, Leduc wearing #71 was a -2 on 1 shot with 2 minors.
Ryan Graves (NYR 2013 4th) was scoreless on 4 shots and a +1 as his Charlottetown Islanders shutout the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-0. It was a badly needed win for the Islanders as they won for just the 2nd time in their last 10 games.
Jesse Graham (NYI 2012 6th) must have thought he was reliving the first half of the season with the Saginaw Spirit with the only assist on the Spirit's only goal. The Spirit lost to the Windsor Spitfires 4-1 for their 4th straight loss and you can't blame Graham for he is is 0-10-10 in the last 10 games (Spirit are 1-7-2).
It took 36 games and the holiday break for Troy Donnay (NYR 2013 UFA) and his Erie Otters to lost 2 straight games but they did getting whipped 6-2 by the Kitchener Rangers. The Otters had a 2-0 lead before the Rangers would score 6 times for the win.
Donnay was scoreless with a -1 and a minor for "checking from behind" that the Rangers cashed in on for a power play goal.
24 hours later, the winning team still scored 8 times to earn the win but for Kyle Burroughs (NYI 2013 7th) and his Regina Pats, the 8-4 win over Ryan Pulock (NYI 2013 1st) and the Brandon Wheat Kings took the sting from Friday's 8-0 loss to the Wheat Kings.
Burroughs didn't score but took a minor for boarding while Pulock had an assist on Brandon's 4th goal but by then it was way over.
Cristoval Nieves (NYR 2012 2nd) and his Michigan Wolverines normally use the Great Lake's Shootout as their launching pad for their 2nd half. Not this year as the team that was ranked 3rd entering the 2nd half was shutout 3-0 by Michigan State to drop the consolation game. Nieves once again had Michigan's best scoring chance of the game but when you lose it doesn't matter.
Eamon McAdams (NYI 2013 3rd) did not even dress as his Penn State Nittany Lions were spanked 8-2 to lose the 3 Rivers Classic Finals.
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What a charming novel The Red Notebook is! Antoine Laurain has written a story about two strangers who would be perfect for each other, if only they could somehow connect. But he is a divorced bookseller. She is a widowed gilder. A meeting seems unlikely.
He finds her abandoned handbag, which contains objects and mementoes that reveal her personality but not her identity. A red notebook is filled with her thoughts and musings, and he gradually falls in love with the person who has written them. He uses his superior literary powers (being a bookseller and all) to discover her identity, doggedly pursuing a series of clues that are scattered throughout the text like breadcrumbs.
However, The Red Notebook is more than just a lovely story reminiscent of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry and When Harry Met Sally. The Red Notebook is a love song dedicated to French literature, in particular to Patrick Modiano and his oeuvre. It is Modiano himself who provides the first clue to the handbag owner's identity. There are references to at least 43 other authors, most of them French. Many names are recognizable to American readers.
Reading this novel made me want to read all of Modiano's novels — sadly, out of 25 or so, only a few are available in English. The only way I see out of this deplorable situation is to improve six years of French well enough to read them!
Everlasting Lane, by Andrew Lovett, is being marketed as a "timeless coming-of-age tale as charming and haunting as the movie Stand by Me." It promises something dark underneath the surface, told from a child's point of view, and it takes place in England, all very compelling reasons to read this novel, at least in my opinion. Melville House is one of my favorite publishers, and this novel seemed different from some of their other books, which intrigued me as well.
Well, I got more than I bargained for.
Everlasting Lane is more like I Am the Cheese morphing into We Were Liars.
Peter Lambert is a nine-year (or is he ten?) boy whose life changes in the 1970s when his father dies, and his mother moves them to a village called Amberley. However, as soon as they arrive, Peter feels like he's been there before. His mother confirms that they used to live in the very same house that they have now moved to. As the new kid at a small village school, Peter endures being treated like an outcast. He makes a couple of friends, Anna-Marie Liddell and Tommie Winslow, who are outcasts too, and together they explore the countryside. Except for the bullying they endure at school, this all sounds very bucolic. However, some of the people and situations that they encounter are completely horrifying. There is a chilling scene with a local called Mr. Merridew and a dog called 'The Beast.' Their teachers, Mr. Gale and Mrs. Carpenter, would be arrested if they taught in the schools today. Peter's mother is acting strangely, and a psychiatrist called Dr. Todd has appeared in their lives. There appears to be a hidden room in Peter's house, because the window is visible from the outside, but he cannot get in from the inside. Peter gradually realizes that there is a secret that his mother is keeping from him.
So how much can I say without giving anything away?
Peter, and Anna-Maria, and Tommie eventually discover what the secret is, but this is not as straightforward as it sounds. Oh, I do love unreliable narrators! They make you go back and re-read everything because all the assumptions that you have been blithely making turn out to be questionable. It's kind of like real life: decisions based on unspoken assumptions often turn out to be wrong.
Alice in Wonderland is referenced many times, with the underlying theme of being unable to distinguish reality from unreality. Butterflies are another recurring theme, but the symbolism is variable and open to interpretation: transformation, rebirth, new beginnings, souls of the dead, souls of the dead in Purgatory. Picking one or another here is difficult because I am not sure what is real or what is not real in Everlasting Lane.
Is Peter a traumatized child or is he a psychopath? Has he buried his trauma by making up stories or has he made up stories to bury the truth? Do we all have the capacity to develop into psychopaths at a certain crucial point in our lives? Is there some sort of fork in our personal road, as there is in the Everlasting Lane of the title, where we turn to the dark or to the light?
Have you all been following the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign? I can't even explain how impressed I am with this organization. They have managed to completely flip the conversation about diversity in publishing. No complaining, finger pointing, or hand wringing. Instead they offer clear actionable steps and incredibly positive dialogue, not to mention palpable enthusiasm, about the importance of diversity in publishing. If you want to know more about this incredible group of people, check out their website weneeddiversebooks.org.
In our ongoing conversations with the members of the Morse Pond book club, Mrs. Abbott and I have had numerous conversations about diversity in publishing and the importance of reading outside one's comfort zone. Mrs. Abbott took these photos ages ago and I have been sorely remiss in posting them. Nevertheless, I'm so excited to share these photos. We need diverse books. Always.


Conducts research and market analysis on China agriculture and international trade. Fred Gale also has extensive experience in research on U.S. farm structure, the rural economy and manufacturing employment issues.
Gale, F. 2003. "China's Growing Affluence: How Food Markets Are Responding," Amber Waves, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, June.
F. Gale, ed. 2002. China's Food and Agriculture: Issues for the 21st Century, AIB-775, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, April.


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import org.hsqldb.Trigger;
import org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCArrayBasic;
import org.hsqldb.types.Type;

public class TriggerClass implements Trigger {

    static int   callCount;
    static int[] callCounts = new int[12];

    public void fire(int type, String trigName, String tabName,
                     Object[] oldRow, Object[] newRow) {
        callCounts[type]++;
        callCount++;
    }

    public static java.sql.Array authenticateFalse(String database, String user, String password) {
        throw new RuntimeException("bad user");
    }

    public static java.sql.Array authenticate(
        String database, String user, String password) {
         return new JDBCArrayBasic(new String[] { "DBA" }, Type.SQL_VARCHAR);
   }
}

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SWBAT use text and picture clues to learn new or unfamiliar words.
Your student's attention will become razor sharp when learning new or unfamiliar words.
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
Close reading is one tool in the Common Core toolkit that allows students to take ownership of their learning. Through this process, they develop the habits of looking closely at what they are reading to make connections to what they already know. It also allows me to help my students to learn how to assimilate new textual information and taking more responsibility in their own learning.
In yesterday's lesson I purposely did not give my students the meanings to new or unfamiliar words. Instead they read their literary story Fireflies for Nathan, by Shulamith Levey, and noted new words on their activity sheets. In today's lesson I put students in groups and assigned each group a word or phrase from the list they created the day before, they then used picture and text clues to determine what the new words meant.
I started today's lesson with my students on the rug and asked them to retell the events in Fireflies for Nathan. I did this by having them partner share first and then called on students who raised their hands to share what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of this story. Once they were finished re-telling the story I reminded them that the day before they created a list of words or word phrases that they were unsure of the meaning. Today, I told them, they would work in groups to re-read and look at the picture clues to find the meanings of these words.
"How can I find out"?
"Explain more about how you get the answers from the story".
This time a couple of students responded, 'by looking and the pictures and reading the words again'. With that answer I modeled how to read the passage again that had that word phrase. Explaining to my students to put their book marks under the phrase when they found it during their re-read and to look closely at the picture, paying close attention to the sky. Then I asked: 'Why would I pay close attention to the sky in the picture'? As several students called out because that is what we are trying to find out, a few more exclaimed, 'now I get it, the clouds look like red lines'! You can almost see the 'ah-ha' moment on these boy's faces in the picture: Red Streaked Sky.
I wanted them to make the connection that sunsets are sometimes red; meaning this part of the story takes place in the early evening. To do this, I directly asked if any of them had ever seen a red sky, and if so, what time of day was it red? After giving them a moment to think about this, I called on students who raised their hands to share their answers. Nearly all students who had their hand up shared out that they had seen a red sunset before and that meant it was turning to night. After hearing their answers, I asked: 'What does red streaked sky mean'? This time they all answered the sky and clouds were red because it was sunset and almost night-time, or something similar to that.
I then explained they would work in their reading groups to discover the meaning of one of the remaining words on the Promethean board. When each group was finished with their word we would re-group and each group would share the meaning of the new unfamiliar word.
As my students worked I met with each group to make sure they fully understood the directions and were only re-reading the one page. This is demonstrated in the video, Green Group: It Looks Like Lace, where I am checking in and asking if the group agrees. When all the divided groups were finished, I had them re-group in their whole reading group and directed them to share with each other what they discovered their word meant, as seen in the video, Yellow Group: Beacon of Light, the reading group had re-grouped and after discussing their work agreed the word 'beacon' means light. I also instructed them to choose one or two students to share with the class what their word meant. The video video, Sharing What they Learned, shows two students from the beginning reading group explaining what Queen Ann's Lace is. I usually try to have my students share-out like this because it gives practice sharing and confirming their work with peers. When all the groups were finished we met on the rug where the selected students from each group shared the new word meanings.
It was at this time I reminded my students that author's chose and use words carefully to make the story more interesting. To demonstrate this I re-read parts of the story using generic words, such as 'flower' instead of 'Queen Anne's Lace', and asked which reading did they like better. They all agreed the one with the more detailed words.
During our Independent Practice rotation block my students are in their differentiated reading groups and rotate every 15 to 20 minutes through reading areas that include journal writing, independent work, computer work, and reading with me. Today during their journal writing rotation my students used the information they got from their peers and the text to describe the new words they learned today. For example in the video, Describing Queen's Anne Lace, we see the same student who discovered the meaning of Queen Ann's Lace and who shared with her peers, now describing it in written form. Her writing sample is also an example of writing across the curriculum because she is taking elements of what she learned from our writing block and incorporating them in her journal writing. The student describing a beacon of light in the video, Putting it in Her Own Words, is in a higher reading group, however is only writing just enough to write to the prompt. This tells me that during instructions I need actually state 'remember to use what we learned from our writing time'.
During their independent work they also drew detailed pictures of what the new words were and labeled them. These pictures were used for their Ticket Out the Door. I checked their journals during their rotation time with me.
In order to receive a sticker my students had to show me their pictures of the new words we practiced and explain which word each picture represented and how they knew to draw it the way they did. Some examples of the drawings are included in the pictures: Students Drawings.


Carros de Foc is an ideal program for to trek the famous traverse of the Aigüestortes National Park and Sant Maurici with your children!
It is defined group with children and open to more people who want to share with their kids.
From 8 years old you can join with your kids the Carros de Foc traversee.
Also we can adapt to your dates!
Ask for other dates. We adapt to your holidays!
Price includes 5 nights' full board (B&B+packed lunch+dinner) in a mountain refuge, High Mountain Guide services, and a hiking pass which when duly completed will earn you a Carros de Foc gift. Also is included a book La Tina a Carros de Foc, and the andatory minimum accident insurance and RC during the days of trekking.
The price does not include trek insurance, transport to and from the departure point, drinks at mealtimes, showers and extra items in the refuges, or expenses incurred should you leave the trek for any reason.


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Executive EMBA vs Regular MBA
By BusinessStudent.com - April 11, 2018
Many business professionals want to earn their MBA for the higher salary potential. Depending upon the school and the specialty, it is possible to enjoy a substantial salary boost after you get your MBA. For example, some surveys indicate that some MBA graduates can almost double their salary within a few years of getting their degree, with finance, strategy and consulting MBAs tending to see the highest increases.
The chances for making more money throughout the career is a major driver for professionals to get their advanced business degree. What many people do not consider is there are different types of MBA.
The two major choices available are the regular, professional MBA, and the executive MBA, often referred to as an EMBA. The EMBA is usually offered to students with many years of work experience – seven to 10 or more is a common minimum number. On the other hand, the MBA is often offered to younger workers with less work experience – three to five years' experience is common.
What are the major other differences between an MBA and an EMBA, and which is the best choice for you?
Below are the major differences and similarities to consider.
The EMBA Is a Highly Focused MBA
Most regular MBAs have a generalized structure that prepare younger business workers to hone the skills needed to rise to upper level management positions. Typical courses are in accounting, supply chain management, finance, marketing and management ethics. Most of these programs allow the student to select a MBA concentration, such as entrepreneurship, accounting, finance or healthcare management.
For example, core coursework in the Columbia University MBA program include these:
Managerial Statistics
EMBAs are different. Most EMBA students already have upper level management or executive positions, so they do not undergo the typical MBA introductory coursework. Instead, the EMBA program consists of core courses for a highly focused and defined curriculum that helps experienced managers to obtain higher level skills so they can become leaders in their field.
For example, this is part of the EMBA curriculum at the University of North Carolina:
Strategic Innovations in Cost Management and E-Business
Shareholder Value Creation and Financial Statement Analysis
Corporate Financial Management
HR and Leadership Management
Strategic Decision Making in Business – Game Theory
Programs Have Different Workloads
Most full time MBA students have all day, intense school schedules. Most full time students do not work while in college. But most EMBA students keep their regular jobs and most often go to school at night and on weekends.
Of course, there are online MBA programs available if you want to continue to work full time as you get your regular business graduate degree, too. Some of the top choices for online MBAs these days are:
Cost Differences
For many MBA students with limited work experience, the cost of the program may be on them. Some employers may reimburse tuition for MBA programs, but this is could be limited except for the best performing workers.
On the other hand, most EMBA students have their tuition paid for by the company. Many students getting their executive MBA are high performing professionals that the company does not want to lose, so it is customary for their tuition to be paid in full.
Most EMBA Students Are Older
There is a significant age gap between typical MBA and EMBA students: Most EMBA students are 32 to 38 years old, while many MBA students are 24 to 27 years old. The reason is there are stricter requirements for business experience for EMBA programs. Students who want to get into a good EMBA program will need to have an extensive business resume with a minimum of seven to 10 years of experience, in many cases.
Most EMBA students have held a leadership role of some type in their company that nearly always comes only with significant business experience. EMBA programs generally hold students to higher standards in terms of business knowledge and experience so they can keep up with the more advanced, less introductory coursework.
Most EMBAs Can Be Finished in Same Time As MBA
Most EMBA programs offer classes only on evenings and weekends, but most programs may be completed in two or three years. This is the same as MBA programs. Remember that EMBA programs do not have electives. By getting rid of most supplementary courses, EMBA students can focus hard on the core courses and complete their degree in roughly the same time as conventional MBA students.
Some EMBAs and MBAs Can Be Completed Online
Most students who are considering an MBA probably know you can earn a high quality, AACSB accredited MBA online. But did you know there are online EMBA programs as well? While not as numerous as their regular MBA counterparts, there are some solid online executive MBA programs out there, such as:
Howard University Online Executive MBA: AACSB accredited, convenient 18 month program that is entirely online, no GMAT requirement
University of Arkansas Online Executive MBA: AACSB accredited, 24 months, mostly online with one classroom course per month on weekends
Texas Southern University: Consists of 12 classes for a total of 36 credit hours, can be completed in two years full time
University of North Carolina Wilmington: Two year, full time program with three residencies – two on campus and one in Europe or Asia
Job Change Vs. Job Progression
Both the MBA and EMBA can be chosen by people who want to improve their prospects for a major promotion. But the traditional MBA is also the typical choice for a professional who wants to change into another industry. For example, if you have a career as an accountant but want to become a business manager in marketing, earning an MBA in marketing might suit you.
But most EMBA students are well established in their careers and are getting their MBA to bring more skills to their current job and industry. Most students earning the executive degree will stay in their current company and will ascend the career ladder in that company once the degree is finished.
Also, some business education experts note that many EMBA students come from IT backgrounds. Advanced business management skills are very important to advancing in business, and IT professionals often need a better background in leadership, accounting and finance to ascend.
Acceptance Rates and Requirements May Differ
It may be more difficult to be accepted to a good EMBA program because of tougher work experience requirements and fewer available slots. Also, EMBA programs are not as numerous as MBA programs, so you can expect keen competition in the programs that do exist. Most business schools in the US offer an MBA program, but a lot fewer offer EMBA programs.
See also Online MBA Acceptance Rates – Lowest vs Highest
The MBA and EMBA programs are both highly valuable and worth earning for many business professionals. If you have fewer than five years of business managerial experience, you should usually consider an MBA, while professionals with seven or more years of business managerial experience will find the EMBA to be a better fit.
See Best Online MBA with GMAT waiver
EMBA vs. MBA: The Six Things You Need to Know Before Deciding. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-scalco/emba-vs-mba-the-6-things-_b_7842906.html
What Is the Average Salary for An MBA Graduate? (2017). Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/031215/what-average-salary-mba-graduate.asp
What Makes an Executive MBA Different. (2010). Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/04/15/what-makes-an-executive-mba-different
Four Differences Between EMBA and Regular MBA. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://onlinemba.wsu.edu/resources/all/articles/four-differences-between-an-executive-mba-and-a-regular-mba/
Eastern Oregon University MBA Interview
Fort Hays State University Online MBA Interview


Our favorite character from The Nightmare Before Christmas who embodies both spooky and festive behavior.
Although we'd rather see True Blood star Joe Manganiello in wolf form, we'll settle for this awesome carving.
Saving the world from weapons one pumpkin at a time.
Media bias aside, this is totally awesome!
Adding a little extra sweetness to Halloween candy and carvings.
This pumpkin probably can't destroy a planet with a laser beam ... maybe just another pumpkin?
Equally as frightening as the big screen.
Exactly the kind of scraggly, spooky tree you envision for this time of year.
You can't go wrong with the classic comics.
These days, pumpkin carvings go way beyond your traditional jack-o-lantern. Halloween celebrators are getting super creative with their carvings.
More than ever before, people are sharing their handiwork on social media. To give you some inspiration, we've selected 10 of the best we found on Instagram, but we want to see the pumpkins that you're carving.
Share your own masterpieces with us. Your creation could be featured on Mashable next week. Bonus points for the geekiest, the scariest and the most original carvings. Happy Halloween!
Submit your photo by Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. ET. The Mashable team will select our favorites from your submissions. These pictures will be featured on Mashable, as well as on our Facebook and Pinterest pages.


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Home > HUCE Special Lecture: Selections from "Black Maps" with David Maisel
HUCE Seminar Room 440, MCZ, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
HUCE Special Lecture: Selections from "Black Maps" with David Maisel
http://davidmaisel.com/ [1]
American photographer and visual artist David Maisel will discuss Black Maps, an ongoing multi-chaptered series of aerial photographs of environmentally impacted sites exploring the aesthetics and politics of radically human-altered environments. Selections from this series are currently on display in the Center lounge.
Natural resource extraction and its consequences are themes central to Maisel's photographic practice for nearly thirty years. Through aerial photography, the interlinked series Black Maps, The Mining Project, and American Mine explore sites across the United States that have been radically and irretrievably transformed by open pit mining. These images encompass documentary and aesthetic perspectives in equal measure, seeking to frame and interpret issues of contemporary landscape and culture. Literally and figuratively, the Earth's consumption is revealed.
David Maisel was a Scholar in Residence at the Getty Research Institute in 2007, and an Artist in Residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts in 2008. He has served as a Trustee of the Headlands Center for the Arts since 2011. He has been the recipient of an Individual Artist's Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and an Investing in Artists Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation. Maisel has been shortlisted for the Prix Pictet Award and the Alpert Award in the Visual Arts. He received his BA from Princeton University, and his MFA from California College of the Arts, in addition to study at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. David Maisel was born in New York City in 1961.
laura_hanrahan@harvard.edu [2]
Source URL: http://environment.harvard.edu/events/2017-11-02-200000/huce-special-lecture-selections-black-maps-david-maisel
[1] http://davidmaisel.com/
[2] mailto:laura_hanrahan@harvard.edu


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Start aktualności Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography
Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography
Mamy już najnowszą, kompletną biografię Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography (Revised Edition) . Poniżej kilka recenzji:
"Franz Schulze's 1985 biography of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has always been acknowledged as the most comprehensive and thoughtful biography of one of the key figures in twentieth-century architecture. This revised edition with significant new scholarship by its two authors will undoubtedly come to occupy the same position."
(Dietrich Neumann, Brown University)
"A herculean, generally successful effort to present Mies's work in terms of both character and context. . . .This book has obviously been a long labor of love and respect for which no source has been left untouched." (Ada Louise Huxtable, on the previous edition)
"[A] distinguished and eloquent biography." (Paul Goldberger, on the previous edition)
"The most comprehensive book ever written about the master designer and, by any measure, the best. . . . Because no writer has ever before probed into Mies's life at such depth, we have here the first definitive reconstruction of the architect's personal habits, loves, fears, triumphs, loneliness and (in his old age) agonies." (Paul Gabb, on the previous edition Chicago Tribune)
"This excellent revised edition of a work originally published in 1985, has 138 illustrations, incisive descriptions of Mies' innovative creations and a fascinating account of his Pyrrhic victory in a lawsuit against his disaffected client Edith Farnsworth. (Booklist, Starred Review)
"One recent book, however, has been largely overlooked by reviewers, perhaps because it appears to be merely a revised edition of a volume that Mies lovers already have on their bookshelves. Other than the title, though, the book is a completely different animal. . . . Fresh research into Mies's American commissions, among them the troubled history of his most alluring American residential work—a transparent glass house for the eminent nephrologist Dr. Edith Farnsworth—has resulted in an almost entirely new book." (Architectural Digest)
"This authoritative biography of Mies van der Rohe has been updated through building records, the recollections of students and a court transcript. It's a gripping read, even if you're not a fan." (Christopher Woodword Building Design)
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