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The 10 Most Reliable BMW Models of All-Time
Benjamin Smith 1 year ago
If you want a car that gets you from A to B without missing a beat, BMW is the brand for you. The German auto manufacturer is known for combining luxury with performance. The end result is a collection of cars that deliver superb reliability and look good as they do it. Just remember one thing: if reliability is your priority, steer clear of cars with more tricks up their sleeve than Penn & Teller. Typically speaking, the more complicated mechanisms a car has, the more likely it is to experience a fault. But stick to the basic models, keep up a good maintenance schedule, and you'll not go wrong with BMW. To find out which cars make our list of the top ten most reliable BMW models of all-time, stay tuned.
1. BMW 318i
Prior to 2002, the BMW 318i was also known as the E46. But whether you remember it as the E46 or the 318i, you'll remember it most for its reliability. Letsdrivecar.com has named it one of the most reliable BMW's ever made, and we're not inclined to disagree. It's also a powerful beast whose 2.0-liter engine is capable of delivering 141 hp. Needless to say, it's not lacking in the style department either. If you want a reliable motor with the good looks to match, you're not going to be disappointed in the 318i.
Instamotor.com rates the 2005 BMW 325i as one of the best BMW's ever made. It's not hard to work out why. Its N52 engine is a reliable dreamboat, turning what was once a series plagued by problems into one of BMW's most reliable. trouble-free, and as quiet as a mouse, the BMW 325i is a family car with a difference – just make sure to buy a post-2005 model if you want to avoid any upset.
3. BMW E90 328
Motorbiscuit.com has already waxed lyrical about the beauty and the reliability of the BMW E90 328, but there's always room for a little more praise. Boasting the same N52 engine that gives the 325i its power, the BMW E90 328 is a spacious dream of a car that packs a powerful punch. Powerful, comfortable, and reliable, it offers a satisfying drive and blissfully few problems.
4. BMW F40
Remember when we said the more basic the car, the better reliability? We weren't lying, and you can't get much more basic and much more reliable than the BMW 1-series. The successor to the BMW 3 Series Compact is a compact hatchback with enough great features to keep you happy, but not enough to result in a big repair bill. The latest incarnation, the F40, was released last year. So far, it's proving as trouble-free as its predecessors. As an added bonus, it's also one of the most affordable vehicles in the BMW range.
2010 marked a good year in BMW history, if for no other reason than the upgraded 528i. Basic enough to deliver superb reliability but luxurious enough to keep pace with the fancy offerings from Mercedes et al, it featured a stack of great functions (including a 4-D surround sound system, 10-way adjustable seats with seat memory, heated mirrors, and climate-controlled storage comparts) along with a 3.0-liter V6 engine that packed 230 horsepower. Powerful, stylish, and, most importantly of all, reliable, it represents one of the best additions to the Series 5 lineup to date.
6. BMW i3
In October this year. the 200000th BMW i3 rolled off the production line. Now that's a lot of cars, by anyone's reckoning. So, what makes the i3 so popular? For a start, it's one of the most reliable electric vehicles on the market. In lab conditions, it's capable of travelling 186-miles on a single charge. In real life, that figure obviously comes down a little, but even so, it's impressive stuff. Although it's not quite as powerful as traditional gas-guzzlers, it's still capable of punching out 170hp, peak torque of 184lb-ft, and a top speed of 93mph. Push your foot to the floor and you can expect to get from 0-62mph in 7.3 seconds – again, not necessarily great when you compare it to petrol and diesel cars, but an outstanding achievement for an EV. But obviously, we're looking at reliability as much as power today, and in that regard, the i3 doesn't disappoint. Since its launch, it's been remarkably free of complaint – a rare feat for both gas-powered cars and electric ones. If you're happy to save the world but aren't willing to break down while you do it, the i3 is the car for you.
7. BMW X3
As cashcarsbuyer.com notes, the 2006-2013 BMW X3 is the perfect ride for anyone looking for a reliable SUV BMW. Comfortable, fast, and capable of navigating even the bumpiest road with grace, it's a powerful workhorse that won't let you down. Giving its size, it's also remarkably fuel-efficient.
In 2008, BMW released an update on the BMW 750i that managed to attract more than its fair share of fans. Its 4.8-liter V8 engine delivered headline-grabbing performance, while its bevy of state-of-the-art features (including lounge lizard heated seats and a 4-D surround system) proved remarkably problem-free. The spacious layout, luxurious finishes, and elongated length combined to create a modern classic – and fortunately, one very unlikely to require roadside assistance.
9. BMW Z4
The BMW Z4 is an impressive car with superb dependability and exciting performance. Available in a range of engine sizes, it delivers on all fronts. With enough power to thrill fun-seekers and enough safety features to suit the safety-conscious, it's easily one of BMW's most reliable models.
10. BMW M4
If you want a car that goes above and beyond the call of duty, you'd be well advised to consider the M4. A zippy version of the 4 series that's nimble enough on its feet to please speed freaks and reliable enough to please everyone else, it's a great little car that makes a fine addition to the series. The 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine packs a whopping 425 horsepower, but unlike many turbo engines, remains blissfully free of maintenance issues. If you long for a fast car but aren't prepared to spend the next decade dealing with the dealership, this reliable option is well worth considering.
Benjamin Smith is one of the managing editors of Moneyinc. He has a strong interest in sports, video games, and above all, food.
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The Next 100 Years: Combating Energy Poverty
October 2017 David Brown, Explorer Correspondent
The biggest challenge for the energy industry in the next 100 years involves more than just discovering where the resources are.
It's also about where they aren't.
Energy poverty affects populations around the world. According to a World Bank study released in April, more than a billion people have no access to electricity.
Another 3 billion without access to fuel rely on dung, wood or other biomass for cooking and heating, resulting in indoor and outdoor air pollution that causes about 4.3 million deaths each year.
The problem is "typically defined as a lack of access to modern energy services, but there are degrees of energy poverty," said Kenneth Medlock III.
Medlock is a fellow in energy and resource economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston.
At the extremes, energy poverty can deprive communities of sanitation, of heating and cooling systems, of safe lighting, of accessible transportation, of water purification.
"All of this together — especially the indoor air quality from burning biomass — is horrible for human health," Medlock said.
In the global picture, energy poverty appears to be both concentrated and widespread, immediate and extremely long-term in complexity.
Nearly three-quarters of the global population without clean cooking facilities live in just ten countries, according to the International Energy Agency.
Some of the dark swathes indicate sparse populations, but others indicate energy impoverished populations. Image courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC.
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Most people in energy poverty live either in sub-Saharan African or developing Asia, and around 80 percent are in rural areas, the IEA reported.
"We're not talking about something that's fixable in 10 years," Medlock observed.
He described the energy poverty problem as "decadal," in the sense that it will take decades — probably many decades — to address the full scope of the challenge.
With no quick-fix solution in sight, there's plenty of debate about how to get fuel, electricity and other forms of energy to the world's most impoverished areas.
"You get into discussions of rule of law, of institutional and regulatory frameworks, of the existence of markets," Medlock noted.
"One model is to think about how it occurred in the developed world. What institutions were in place to attract capital into energy infrastructure? The developed world didn't just jump into capital inflows and infrastructure investment," he said.
Medlock identified three basic requirements necessary for countries to alleviate energy poverty:
An energy infrastructure backbone
A proper regulatory environment
Supportive government involvement
Infrastructure backbones allow the build-out of laterals and extensions to bring energy to wider areas, Medlock said. An electricity backbone might be a grid or even a primary transmission line, a natural gas backbone a main pipeline.
The role of government should be to facilitate energy development, to create and sustain an effective and non-limiting regulatory environment, and to enforce the rule of law.
"You need infrastructure backbone, the proper regulatory environment and government involvement to ensure adequate long-term investment," Medlock said.
"Once the backbone is in place, it should create demand pull as accessibility rises, and that's a signal for more capital investment. That's where you get a 'virtuous circle' going," he added.
Energy investment is key, and governments have a critical role in fostering the right environment for capital inflows, Medlock said.
"If you aren't earning revenues from the delivery of energy, you aren't earning a return on investment. This is important to attract capital and it requires institutions in place that allow for bill collection. For this you need, at the end of the day, the ability to enforce the rule of law," he said.
An infusion of foreign aid can help jump-start energy development, but aid doesn't replace the need for ongoing, substantive and successful investment in energy services, according to Medlock.
"Aid can't ever be a crutch. Government has to say, 'This aid is good. It helps us move down the path, but it's only a first step,'" he noted.
Despite the challenge of funding, the world has made some progress in alleviating energy poverty in recent years
The United Nations has set a goal of universal access to electricity by 2030. The World Bank reported that an estimated 200 million people in energy poverty gained access to energy services between 2010 and 2012, although such successes are tempered by the growth of global population.
"The amount of people getting access to energy services is actually going up. This is positive news," Medlock noted.
And the oil and gas industry has brightened the picture with recent discoveries near under-served areas, especially in east Africa and in Pakistan and other parts of Asia.
"At this point it really gets into educated opinion-making. Kenya is a great example. In Kenya they had a very specific goal of eliminating energy poverty and bringing electricity to 100 percent of the population," Medlock said.
By contrast, he described failed attempts at energy development in India. The large segment of India's population in need of access to electricity enticed investment in power build-out for the country, he said. But at the time, India lacked the governmental and regulatory systems that might have facilitated development of extensive energy infrastructure and brought power to poor rural areas.
"If those institutions had been in place, a lot of those people would have reliable electricity today," Medlock said.
India's government now has adopted a "Power for All" objective that aims to bring electrical connections to some 50 million rural households without electricity.
The outlook for alleviating energy poverty varies around the world, according to Medlock.
"It depends on where you are. If you're in sub-Saharan Africa, it's pretty bad," he said.
Severe economic poverty, often hand-in-glove with energy poverty, complicates attempts at a solution.
That creates a dilemma where the poorest need access to energy to rise out of poverty, but remain in energy poverty because of their economic impoverishment.
"Too often people will focus just on energy poverty, but to address that you need to focus on poverty in general," Medlock observed.
"I tell my students, if you want to be against something — if you want to stand up and be against something — be against poverty," he said.
When the focus shifts to addressing poverty, Medlock said, "everything else falls by the wayside."
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I drove into my hometown sometime around 7:30 pm last Wednesday night. I went straight to Jessica's house (oh… when I say straight, I actually mean that I drove in circles and got lost twice on the very streets that I traveled on every day of my life until I was 25 years old because I'm seriously dysfunctional like that); she was scheduled to be induced early Friday morning, and we had plans for awesome pedicures and last minute baby shopping for Thursday.
Pedicures and shopping went well.
I picked a post-VAMP-era red and she went with some sort of orangey shade. We laughed at how different we are. But, I must admit, the orange did look good on her feet even though it reminded me of those atrocious candy peanut things that foam in your mouth if you mix 'em with diet coke.
We went back to her house for her afternoon nap, and I headed off to see how many people I could visit in one afternoon. Hah. I got in three. Only five hundred more to go.
Went out and had a few (a lot) of drinks with an old friend. Actually visited the casino first (they encourage sin in Louisiana), but decided that the free Heineken wasn't worth the money that that little machine kept stealing out of my purse. Ended up at a favorite pub and had a relatively great time. Yay.
Off to the hospital on Friday morning. Jess and her husband left the house around six, but me and ms. hangover snuggled in their king-size bed for a few more hours (babies take FOREVER). Took a bubble bath AND a shower, because you can do that sort of thing with NO children. Walked around the nursery for a little bit and sighed greatly over that "new baby" smell.
Two effing pushes??? What do you mean two effing pushes and we're done?!?@!?
Yes, ladies, she pushed twice and out popped this beautiful little girl. No grunting. No cursing. Not even a single murmur of discomfort.
Oh, yeah, and not even a single solitary stitch.
It ain't right, I tell 'ya.
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(b) Each Senatorial District shall be divided into three Representative Districts and one Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years.
If Separate Question No. 2 A concerning election of Judges is approved by the electors and if the proposed Constitution of 1970 is approved by the electors, then the following changes shall be made in the following Sections of the Constitution prior to promulgation and publication:
(a)    Section 12 of Article VI
Section 12 of Article VI of the proposed Constitution shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor:
section 12.    ELECTION AND RETENTION
(a)     Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Judges shall be nominated at primary elections or by petition. Judges shall be elected at general or judicial elections as the General Assembly shall provide by law. A person eligible for the office of Judge may cause his name to appear on the ballot as a candidate for judge at the primary and at the general or judicial elections by submitting petitions. The General Assembly shall prescribe by law the requirements for petitions.
(b)     The office of a Judge shall be vacant upon his death, resignation, retirement, removal, or upon the conclusion of his term without retention in office. Whenever an additional Appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office.
(c)     A vacancy occurring in the office of Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Judge shall be filled as the General Assembly may provide by law. In the absence of a law, vacancies may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court. A person appointed to fill a vacancy 60 or more days prior to the next primary election to nominate Judges shall serve until the vacancy is filled for a term at the next general or judicial election. A person appointed to fill a vacancy less than 60 days prior to the next primary election to nominate Judges shall serve until the vacancy is filled at the second general or judicial election following such appointment.
(d)     Not less than six months before the general election preceding the expiration of his term of office, a Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Judge who has been elected to that office may file in the office of the Secretary of State a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself. The Secretary of State, not less than 63 days before the election, shall certify the Judge's candidacy to the proper election officials. The names of Judges seeking retention shall be submitted to the electors, separately and without party designation, on the sole question whether each Judge shall be retained in office for another term. The retention elections shall be conducted at general elections in the appropriate Judicial District, for Supreme and Appellate Judges, and in the circuit for Circuit Judges. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of the electors voting on the question shall elect the Judge to the office for a term commencing on the first Monday in December following his election.
(e)     A law reducing the number of Appellate or Circuit Judges shall be without prejudice to the right of the Judges affected to seek retention in office. A reduction shall become effective when a vacancy occurs in the affected unit.
If Separate Question No. 2B concerning appointment of judges is approved by the electors and if the proposed Constitution of 1970 is approved by the electors, then the following changes shall be made in the following Sections of the Constitution prior to promulgation and publication:
section 12.    APPOINTMENT AND RETENTION
(a)     Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court Judges shall be appointed by the Governor from nominees submitted by Judicial Nominating Commissions.
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Transcript 806 SIXTH ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (b) Each Senatorial District shall be divided into three Representative Districts and one Representative shall be elected from each Representative District for a term of two years. SECTION 3. If Separate Question No. 2 A concerning election of Judges is approved by the electors and if the proposed Constitution of 1970 is approved by the electors, then the following changes shall be made in the following Sections of the Constitution prior to promulgation and publication: (a) Section 12 of Article VI Section 12 of Article VI of the proposed Constitution shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor: section 12. ELECTION AND RETENTION (a) Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Judges shall be nominated at primary elections or by petition. Judges shall be elected at general or judicial elections as the General Assembly shall provide by law. A person eligible for the office of Judge may cause his name to appear on the ballot as a candidate for judge at the primary and at the general or judicial elections by submitting petitions. The General Assembly shall prescribe by law the requirements for petitions. (b) The office of a Judge shall be vacant upon his death, resignation, retirement, removal, or upon the conclusion of his term without retention in office. Whenever an additional Appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office. (c) A vacancy occurring in the office of Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Judge shall be filled as the General Assembly may provide by law. In the absence of a law, vacancies may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court. A person appointed to fill a vacancy 60 or more days prior to the next primary election to nominate Judges shall serve until the vacancy is filled for a term at the next general or judicial election. A person appointed to fill a vacancy less than 60 days prior to the next primary election to nominate Judges shall serve until the vacancy is filled at the second general or judicial election following such appointment. (d) Not less than six months before the general election preceding the expiration of his term of office, a Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Judge who has been elected to that office may file in the office of the Secretary of State a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself. The Secretary of State, not less than 63 days before the election, shall certify the Judge's candidacy to the proper election officials. The names of Judges seeking retention shall be submitted to the electors, separately and without party designation, on the sole question whether each Judge shall be retained in office for another term. The retention elections shall be conducted at general elections in the appropriate Judicial District, for Supreme and Appellate Judges, and in the circuit for Circuit Judges. The affirmative vote of three-fifths of the electors voting on the question shall elect the Judge to the office for a term commencing on the first Monday in December following his election. (e) A law reducing the number of Appellate or Circuit Judges shall be without prejudice to the right of the Judges affected to seek retention in office. A reduction shall become effective when a vacancy occurs in the affected unit. If Separate Question No. 2B concerning appointment of judges is approved by the electors and if the proposed Constitution of 1970 is approved by the electors, then the following changes shall be made in the following Sections of the Constitution prior to promulgation and publication: (a) Section 12 of Article VI Section 12 of Article VI of the proposed Constitution shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor: section 12. APPOINTMENT AND RETENTION (a) Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court Judges shall be appointed by the Governor from nominees submitted by Judicial Nominating Commissions. (b) The office of a Judge shall be vacant upon his death, resignation, retirement, removal, or upon the conclusion of his term without retention in office. Whenever an additional Appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office.
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The best way to earn a living on the internet is a burning question in the hearts of many newcomers to the net enterprise world. Other than the advanced array of bodily connections that make up its infrastructure, the Internet is facilitated by bi- or multi-lateral commercial contracts, e.g., peering agreements , and by technical specs or protocols that describe the exchange of knowledge over the network.
Learn to manage all options of your Verizon Internet, TELEVISION and Cellphone companies on-line at My Verizon or in the My Fios app. The identical deal applies for DSL, a slower Internet connection provided by phone corporations and delivered over traditional telephone lines.
Most conventional communications media, including telephony, radio, tv, paper mail and newspapers are reshaped, redefined, and even bypassed by the Internet, giving beginning to new companies akin to electronic mail , Internet telephony , Internet television , on-line music , digital newspapers, and video streaming web sites.
Synced clocks in operating methods may make digital timekeeping look easy, but it takes a whole lot of work behind the scenes, and doesn't at all times remedy issues on-line. There are 15 internet providers in Johnson City with 5 of those offering residential service.
Most of the internet service providers we evaluated have a 12Mbps minimal pace, although most areas see minimum speeds around 25Mbps. In the meantime, these filters which might be sure to be hundreds of times simpler than any copyright filter as a result of they're doing a much more modest job with far more cash and technical talent readily available.
Twitter served as his unprecedented direct-mail-style megaphone, Google helped pro-Trump forces goal customers most vulnerable to crass Islamophobia, the digital clubhouses of Reddit and 4chan served as breeding grounds for the alt-right , and Fb turned the weapon of alternative for Russian trolls and knowledge-scrapers like Cambridge Analytica Instead of manufacturing a techno-utopia, the internet all of a sudden seemed as much a menace to its creator class as it had beforehand been their herald.


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When traumatization occurs due to experiences of racism it is sometimes referred to as racial trauma. Racial trauma can result from acts and experiences of racism such as workplace discrimination or hate crimes. It can also be the result of an accumulation of many less overt occurrences, such as, everyday discrimination and micro-aggressions. Regardless of whether these racial acts are overt or not, they are traumatic to the victim of these experiences.
Watching the news right now can be overwhelming for both children and adults. The world can feel like a very unstable and unsafe place.
Understanding how to cope with traumatic racial events is important for mental health and overall wellness.
Understanding how to talk to your family and children about what is going on in the world is important for mental health and overall wellness.
Here's some resources we've put together for both adults and kids:
Resources for Adults & Kids:
Sesame Street 60-minute special "Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism. A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Families" will air on Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m. ET
Glazer Children's Museum "Embrace Race" Social Justice Resources for Talking with Your Children, Resources Targeted to Educators, Resources for Kids, Books & Podcast for Adults
Healed Men, Heal Men
8 Tips for Talking to Your Child About Racial Injustice
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Talking Race with Young Children, a Conversation with NPR and Sesame Workshop
I Love My Hair – Sesame Street video featuring Mando and Segi (English & Spanish)
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Black Youth Matters: Understanding Mental Health Issues among Black Teens
Coming of age is hard under practically all circumstances; coming of age and identifying as LGBTQ+ can be even more difficult, especially if the very people who are supposed to protect and love you judge you and treat you differently because of your orientation. The discrimination, abuse, and marginalization that LGBTQ+ young adults face in childhood can carry over well into adulthood in multiple areas of life, including the workplace, the family, the legislative chamber, and even the doctor's office. Internal and external stressors can lead to serious mental health issues, including suicidal ideations and attempts.
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Resources for kids that celebrate diversity:
All Are Welcome, (ages 4-7)
*Lovely (ages 2+)
We're Different (ages 2-5) We're The Same
For cultural diversity:
*On The Day You Begin (ages 6-12)
*Where Are You From? (ages 3-10)
*Alma And How She Got Her Name (ages 3-8)
How diversity makes us stronger:
*We Are America, (ages 6+)
*Three Balls Of Wool (ages 3-9)
*Spork (ages 4+)
Books with Protagonists of Color
A 2018 study by the School Library Journal showed that 50% of all characters in children's books were white. 27% were animals. Populating your child's bookcase with books featuring people of color as protagonists is an important step in combating the narrative of white domination. Here are a few of our favorites!
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. A classic tale of joy and discovery in fresh snow.
The Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena. Nana shows her grandson the city as they travel by bus.
I Am Enough by Grace Byers. The main character celebrates herself in this poetic picture book.
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall. Jabari is scared to jump from the high diving board. This book helps kids understand how to confront and deal with fear.
Princess Hair by Sharee Miller. A beautiful, joyous celebration of all girls' hairstyles and hair textures.
The Katie Woo series by Fran Manushkin. Early rider chapter books featuring a stylish and spunky heroine in relatable adventures.
The Birchbark House series by Louise Erdich follows an Ojibwe family through Minnesota in the mid-late 1800s.
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon. A sweet story of friendship and adventure.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. A Newberry-Medal winning novel about an orphan's search for home.
Grades 6 and up
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington. A black girl in a white family finds her voice.
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. An award-winning piece of historical fiction that tells the story of a Mexican migrant farmworker in the 1930s.
About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge (4.8 stars)
The Diversity Gap (5 stars)
What Matters (5 stars)
POD Save the People (5 stars with 6.7K ratings)
You're Pretty for a Podcast
The Safe Place – on Google play and in the App Store Minority Mental Health app
Liberate Meditation – on Google play and in the App Store #1 meditation app for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community
A Raw and Authentic Story
Join us as Jesaira L Glover, MA, APC, NCC, CPC, shares her story, "I Am Not My Hair", a raw and authentic sharing from a member of the black community. Glover focuses on the physical and emotional effects of those suffering from Racial Trauma or Race-Based Traumatic Stress in today's society:
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the March challenge here at Crafting With An Attitude. As always our challenges are Anything Goes and I can't wait to see what you talented artists create.
We still have room for a couple more designers on our Design Team if you are interested. Please see details listed below.
You must have an active blog and face book account.
Be able to comment on a share of our participants using a rota system.
The design team will receive digital images from our sponsors which you must use. You will also be expected to advertise our sponsors on your blog on each challenge, with a badge and a link back to the store.
Be able to be involved with the picking of our winners and the top 3.
You must be able to complete projects on time.
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What design teams you are on or have been on.
A link to your blog or other social media site that you post your projects on.
Even if you have never been on a design team, I would love to hear from you.
Design Team Call ends March 10th. New members will be announced Friday, March 11th and will begin posting with the April challenge.
Here are some inspiration projects from my Design Team members. Thank you ladies, for your fabulous creations.
Lovely creations by your DT.
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Mahabharata : Morality, Ethics & Strategies in Enmity & War is a compilation on these topics from Mahabharata. I studied Vyasa Mahabharata full time for 2 years. While doing it I created an extensive topic wise indexed content across about 20 topics. My document is called 'Mahabharata-Spectroscope'. In this I have Indexed, Compiled & Translated to English the material from the Kannada version. Please see the Tab 'Mahabharata' in this site for more information.
This work has all material from Mahabharata-Spectroscope arranged by sorting sub-topic-wise and hence is more 'User-friendly'. The contents of this work can also be applied suitably to Corporate & Political wars and competition. It is about 45 pages.
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Forums Argent Dawn Orgrimmar got nuked?!
Today at 14.30 Orgrimmar got nuked, killing almost everything except for a few NPCs, all players and most of the NPC civilization died including Garrosh and Gamon, our two greatest douchebags.
What happened? Really? And did Stormwind also get this?
It was really weird. I was AFK for like one minute, and when I came back I was dead and so were everyone else, including NPCs and such. Really creepy. I wonder what happened.
At least roleplayers got something interesting to RP about.
Clearly it was based on LoS because i was in the forge when the first "wave" hit everyone.
I wander outside then BANG, i was dead too.
Maybe it was...Maybe hack? Maybe it's the nuke on Orgrimmar by the Alliance already?!
Well...I was in the Hall of the Brave by that time. I died a hero's death!
I also wonder what it was. I was in the bank at that moment, I died a hero's death as well!
I bubbled a sec before it hit us, so i survived! herpi derp.
*Cries* WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEE!!!!
Fack you pally :C You're psychic, knowing when to bubble and not.
Sorry, was checking out my new fire spec.
Add: On a serious note, there's a rumour that it was a GM proving a point. I find it hard to believe though.
GNOMES! OMFG! I KNEW IT!
...GM that was proving a point?>_> The !@#$?
Sorry people of Orgrimmar! I was a bit trigger happy and accidently pressed the big red button and my blightnuke was launched on Orgrimmar. Won't happen again,. I swear!
It was an accident oke!
Akru...I'm sorry to say but that can't be it. I'm blightnuke immune :C Your point is invalid.


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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ralph Northam looked like the perfect candidate to help Democrats regain traction with rural voters after a disastrous 2016, with his Southern drawl, upbringing in the state's rural Eastern Shore and military background.
But despite substantial efforts in the far reaches of the commonwealth increasingly ignored by Democrats, Northam appears to be coming up short of a big improvement, according to his own internal polling.
"We're plain Jane," said Jay Clarke, a retired history professor who briefly resigned from his post as Rockbridge County Democratic Chairman earlier this fall in order to protest what he saw as the state party's neglect of rural areas. "And the temptress is Northern Virginia down to Richmond and Tidewater. And politicians are easily seduced."
Matt Morrison, the co-executive director of the AFL-CIO-backed group Working America, has helped lead Democratic turnout efforts in Virginia's southwest, targeting about 100,000 voters — including white moderates as well as sizable black and Latino populations in cities like Danville and Martinsville.
Morrison said canvassers in the region haven't detected enthusiasm for Gillespie or Northam, who both lost rural areas to their primary opponents in June.
"Enthusiasm on both sides is low," he said.
Democrats say that's not for lack of trying on Northam's part. Former Democratic Rep. Rick Boucher, who held a district in Southwest Virginia for 28 years before losing in the 2010 wave, said Northam is "doing a lot of what I recommended" in an essay in the journal "Democracy" outlining how his party could do better in rural areas. Boucher's key lessons: Allow some flexibility on gun policy, focus on the economy and show up.
"'Showing up' means returning repeatedly and listening more than talking," he writes.
Northam and his chief of staff pushed for the recreation of the party's rural caucus, and he held over 100 events in rural parts of the state as lieutenant governor. He asked for rural Wise as the location of the third debate of the governor's race.
"He's sincere. He's not slick," said Toni Radler, chair of the Hanover County Democratic Party, which includes suburban and rural areas outside of Richmond. "And we kinda like that."
The Northam campaign released a television ad earlier this month designed to appeal to rural voters, featuring Northam working to restore a 1953 Oldsmobile and explaining that classic car restoration has been a hobby of his since high school.
"I'm from rural Virginia, and when I'm governor, you won't be forgotten," Northam says in the 30-second spot.
Last month at a Blacksburg fundraiser for Chris Hurst, a local television anchor-turned-House of Delegates candidate, Northam attacked the "clown show in Washington" and said Gillespie needed to do more to condemn Trump's flirtation with white nationalists in Charlottesville before he laid out his plans for the state's rural areas. He wants to expand a University of Virginia branch in rural Wise County, make community college free for students in high-demand fields who commit to a year of public service and continuing increasing vocational training in high schools.
But there was one hot-button issue here Northam didn't mention: the construction of two natural gas pipelines, opposition to which has united environmentalists and rural landowners.
In the Democratic primary, former Rep. Tom Perriello campaigned heavily against the pipelines, while Northam said a governor would have little power to stop their construction and avoided taking a firm stance for or against.
Asked whether Northam had missed an opportunity by not coming out against the pipelines, Clarke had a simple response: "Yes." He said volunteers in Rockbridge County had asked for guidance from the Northam campaign on what to say if asked about the pipelines and hadn't received a response. "That's political malfeasance," Clarke said.
Vee Frye, chair of the state party's rural caucus, downplayed the pipeline issue.
"Ralph did what he thought was right," she said, noting Gillespie's support for both pipelines and Northam's strong environmental record. "I think it's a non-issue, I really do."
Northam's campaign cautions that the Democratic Party, which has lost rural voters over the course of decades, can't expect to win them back in a single election cycle. They also expect Gillespie to underperform in rural areas, many of which he lost in the GOP primary, and think attacks on the Republican's record as a lobbyist will not inspire high turnout there.
But Republicans, who hope Gillespie's emphasis on barring sanctuary cities and protecting Confederate monuments can excite Republican voters in rural areas where he struggled during the primary, slammed Northam for ignoring the less-populated parts of the state.
"Ralph Northam has yet to offer any substantive vision to address the challenges facing rural Virginia," Gillespie spokesman David Abrams said, noting Northam missed meetings of a rural economic development panel. "Northam's inattention and bad policies will make things worse in some of the most economically challenged areas of the commonwealth."
Some rural Democratic county chairs hold out hope for a resurgence, noting high turnout at recent events, which they argue shows Democrats' reintroduction efforts are working. Boucher said 200 people showed up for an event in Scott County when he campaigned for Northam in the far western part of the state. Radler says the party has worked hand-in-hand with local parties to capture enthusiasm after the 2016 elections.
She said the party recently held an event in Beaverdam, roughly halfway between Richmond and Charlottesville, and had more than 100 attendees.
"Someone told me, 'We haven't seen this many Democrats in Beaverdam since the Voting Rights Act passed,'" Radler continued.


We've all seen plenty of police sketches that don't seem to match up very well and you look at them and think either, that sketch looks like every person I know, or looks like no human I've ever seen or no human at all.
But sometimes those famous police sketches are really bad as in the 7 examples below. With some of the sketches, it's hard to believe the artist was actually hired to draw suspects because they look like the artist has the talent of a 1st grader.
What's even more amazing, is that as bad as the sketches are, there are a couple of them below that really in truly helped identify the bad guy which we find absolutely amazing.
1. The weird thing is, this sketch actually helped identify the suspect. We have no idea how.
2. This easy going looking guy doesn't seem to be very worried for a man being accused of battery.
3. This sketch is just plain terrible and is this the one feature the victim remembers, that the guy looks to the side?
4. This guy looks more like a rock star than a criminal.
5. I want to ask the person giving the description if the perp really had no eyes. Seriously?
6. Another sketch that looks nothing like the bad guy. Was this drawn by a 6 year old?
7. How could you possibly identify anyone from this sketch? It's a head with shiny lips wearing a hat, what?


Writing is a skill that is integral to your success in school, in the workplace, and also in life itself! It's the method through which we communicate with a large audience of people. Not everyone that you interact with can listen to you explain what you are trying to express, sometimes you will have to write things down. This fact can worry a lot of people, those that have sub-par writing skills may get very worried and end up giving up writing altogether. But, through the wonder of the internet, there is a multitude of websites that can help you with your writing. All of them help in a different way, and if you use even one of them, you will find that your writing improves tenfold! So get to know these next few websites, as they might save you when you are going through a difficult writing exercise or essay!
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Though you knew all the facets of Google? Well think again! They have a service that is set up, that can be of great service to any struggling student. Google Scholar is a website that has thousands upon thousands of professionally written journals and essays ready to access at the click of a button. It is a database of interesting and useful documents. If ever you are struggling to find some effective quotes for a topic, Google Scholar is where you should go. It is made for those students that want to push their writing a little further. It is designed to be easy to use for references and citations. This site can really help your essay to achieve an organised and professional look! And it's run by an extremely successful company so is easy to navigate!
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In November 2013 we announced our backing of Eilish McColgan, who is now a two-time Olympian, three-time British steeplechase champion and GB international, in an individual sponsorship deal.
Eilish writes a monthly blog for us, charting her progress towards each milestone and sharing her experiences.
In her latest vlog (April 2019), Eilish explains why and when athletes plan altitude training into their schedules.
Previous vlogs from Eilish include reflections of her experience at the European Championships in Glasgow, as well as her performances in 2018. She also shares her plans for this year including her hopes to compete in the World Championships in Doha this October.


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Educational law requires that every school/academy promotes the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils. In the spiritual component, faith schools and academies will ensure that the children learn about their distinctive religions. Non-denominational schools/academies will, teach the pupils about faiths generally and encourage tolerance of all religions and none. Good institutions, through the cross-curriculum strategy, ensure that children have access to social and cultural development as they do with moral education.
However, there is one aspect of the moral strand that vexes many. That is about telling the truth. From an early age, responsible parents and institutions encourage children to speak the truth, even if that means getting themselves into trouble. That is as it should be, especially in an age when we have a surfeit of fake news spouted on the internet by social media and leaders of some countries.
At election time, as we have seen recently, politicians seeking people's votes blast out whatever it takes to get them first past the post and into parliament. At their best, they are economical with the truth – withholding information that could be unpalatable to the electorate.
In good schools/academies, teachers warn pupils about not believing all they read and everything they are told, to be wary of people who are attractive, articulate and offering them gifts, in short, to be critical of what they see and hear. In 2018, the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills run by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy and the National Literacy Trust, reported that only 2% of children and young people could judge correctly whether a news story was real or fake. Over 50% of teachers did not feel that the national curriculum was developing the literacy skills of pupils critical enough to judge whether something was true or false.
According to Ann Mroz, Editor of The Times Educational Supplement, there is "lots of examination of prepositions but less of propositions; plenty of nouns but sadly not enough nous".
Categories Character Education, Ethos and Values, Issue 75-Spring 2020, Values in Education
The new government that we have in the UK is likely to be the one we will have for the next five years. It will be a time of significant change as we exit the European Union (EU). The education team of Ministers, however, which could be reshuffled in February 2020 is comprised of the following members.
Mr Gavin Williamson – Secretary of State for Education
Mr Nick Gibb – Minister of State for School Standards
Mr Chris Skidmore – Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
Ms Kemi Badenoch – Minister of State for Children and Families (currently on maternity leave)
Ms Michelle Donelan – Minister for Children and Families (providing maternity cover for Ms Badenoch)
Lord Agnew – Minister for the School System
Our politicians and civil servants will be so busy recreating the machinery to propel us into a go-it-alone future, that many fear other services, with the National Health Services being an exception, could be forgotten. It is apposite, consequently, to remind ourselves of the educational promises of the prime minister, following his Boris bounce on 12 December 2019.
Categories Department for Education, Government, Issue 75-Spring 2020
I Preamble
In March 2019, The Key, the governors' organisation, interviewed Matthew Purves, the Deputy Director for Schools Inspection. In response to a question, Mr Purves said that governance would now be part of the overall judgement on leadership and management. There would not be a separate judgement or grade for the quality of the work that governors do.
He acknowledged, in broad terms, that pupils' standards of achievement had risen over the last score of years. However, he admitted that the inspectors had been too focused on data rather than the quality of education, which was at the heart of the new framework. In future, there would be "a single conversation about teaching quality and outcomes". To ensure that this was appropriately covered, he explained, inspectors would be asking the following questions.
What is it that the school/academy wants children to learn?
How does that translate into classroom practice?
How is that curriculum passed on through teaching?
How do teaching, learning and the quality of education impact on the standards children achieve?'
Ofsted will examine how well those "responsible for governance" deal with the following matters.
Understanding their role and how well they carry it out.
The school's/academy's vision, ethos, and strategic direction.
The management of resources.
The oversight of finance and ensuring that money, including the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG), is well spent.
How well governors hold the executive leaders (the headteacher or CEO, for example) to account for educational performance, the performance management of staff and the quality of education and training.
How well governors fulfil their statutory duties (like the ones placed on school/academy by the Equality Act 2010, the Prevent Strategy and Keeping Children Safe in Education).
The way governors promote the welfare of learners and ensure that the education the school/academy provides positively impacts on all pupils.
A full description of the judgement is on pages 11 to 12 of the inspection framework and page 66 to 67 of the inspection handbook.
The structure of education in England is messy, because of which there are multiple accountabilities. In schools and standalone academies, people in charge of governance are governors. In Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), the responsibility for governance could lie with the trustees or the governors of the academies for which the trust board is responsible – or both. Ofsted is keen to ensure that inspectors hold the right people to account.
Categories Governors, Inspections, Issue 75-Spring 2020, Leadership and Management
It irks me when I hear someone say that there is considerable merit when people row with one another. My prickles rise further when they add that conflicts are good for the soul. They aren't. They frequently create win-lose situations. At its worst, the outcome of a conflict involving two or more ends up with blood on the carpet. I have observed on several occasions how destructive conflicts have been during and in between meetings of the governing board. Conflicts occur for a host of reason.
The first reason is a primeval one. Our prehistoric ancestors responded with a fight-or-flight mindset, when confronted by danger. If they fought, it was to win and for the enemy to lose. If they lost, they either took flight or suffered fatalities. It was a case of survival of the fittest.
Second, no one likes to lose and certainly not in front of spectators. In the animal kingdom, the loser slinks away. In human exchanges, often, there is nowhere to go but "to slink away". The loser feels trapped; the blood drains from the face and the conflicting encounter is followed by sleepless nights.
Conflicts are part of the human condition. So, expect clashes at meetings of the governing board on contentious issues. But they can be used to good effect. Just as a kite soars high when it is confronts a gutsy wind, so also can great decisions be made by the governing board when members disagree with one another.
Conflicts can have positive outcomes, provided that there are certain ground rules. However, if not managed carefully, they can cause ruination and chaos.
Categories Conflict Management, Governors, Issue 75-Spring 2020
Working educationally without a moral compass is tantamount to spinning away into space bereft of a steering wheel and without a clue about the destination. It is, consequently, welcome that the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has developed a blueprint for the ethical leadership of schools, academies and colleges. ASCL took a year to do so.
Governors together with their headteachers are very much part of schools' and academies' leadership team. Accordingly, there is merit in taking time out to read, digest and act on the framework, which sets out the characteristics of effective leaders.
I The Framework
(1) SELFLESSNESS
School, academy and college leaders should act solely in the interests of children and young people.
(2) INTEGRITY
School, academy and college leaders must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. Before acting and taking decisions, they declare and resolve openly any perceived conflict of interests and relationships.
(3) OBJECTIVITY
School, academy and college leaders must act and take decisions impartially and fairly using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias. Leaders should be dispassionate exercising judgement and analysis for the children and young people.
(4) ACCOUNTABILITY
School, academy and college leaders are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
(5) HONESTY
School, academy and college leaders should be truthful.
(6) LEADERSHIP
School, academy and college leaders should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour whenever it occurs. Leaders include both, those who are paid to lead in schools, academies and colleges and those who volunteer to govern them.
II Essential characteristics of good leaders
Schools, academies and colleges serve children and young people and help them grow into fulfilled and valued citizens. As role models for the young, how we behave as leaders is as important as what we do.
Leaders should show leadership through the following personal characteristics or values.
(a) TRUST
Leaders are trustworthy and reliable. We hold trust on behalf of children and should be beyond reproach. We are honest about our motivations.
(b) WISDOM
Leaders use experience, knowledge and insight. We demonstrate moderation and self-awareness. We act calmly and rationally. We serve our schools, academies and colleges with propriety and good sense.
(c) KINDNESS
Leaders demonstrate respect, generosity of spirit, understanding and good temper. We give difficult messages humanely when conflict is unavoidable.
(d) JUSTICE
Leaders are fair and work for the good of children. We seek to enable all young people to lead useful, happy and fulfilling lives.
(e) SERVICE
Leaders are conscientious and dutiful. We demonstrate humility and self-control, supporting the structures, conventions and rules which safeguard quality. Our actions protect high-quality education.
(f) COURAGE
Leaders work courageously in the best interests of children and young people. We protect their safety and their right to a broad, effective and creative education. We hold one another to account courageously.
(g) OPTIMISM
Leaders are positive and encouraging. Despite difficulties and pressures, we are developing excellent education to change the world for the better.
Categories Issue 75-Spring 2020, Leadership and Management
On 5 November 2019, the government published a new set of benchmarks for schools and academies to rate how well they are doing to promote character education. The guidance urges governors and headteachers develop, promote and assess pupils' character within their normal curriculum. They are also asked to encourage pupils to volunteer. This mirrors the benchmarks that the former Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, set out for careers education Gatsby Foundation. However, character education (unlike careers) is not statutory.
Ian Bauckham, chief executive of the Tenax School Trust, led an advisory group, which included representatives from other schools and academies, the unions and the voluntary sector, in the spring and summer of 2019 to create the benchmarks.
In the halcyon days, we would have described character education as the key component of the hidden curriculum, which is now being given a more prominent thrust. In developing character education, a school/academy needs to reflect on six overarching aspects, which are as follows.
Categories Character Education, Issue 75-Spring 2020, Pupils, Values in Education


Nick Saville-Wood has been seconded to the role of Chief Executive at Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua and Taupo hospitals, starting late December 2018.
Recruitment is currently underway for the CE role, following the retirement of former CE Ron Dunham in December 2018.
The Personal Assistant to the CE is Theresa Fraser. Theresa can be contacted on extn 7982.
Beryl Erenora Harris is Board Secretariat, providing full administrative services to the Board and the Advisory Committees. Beryl Harris can be contacted on extn 7822.
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The Communications Officer Sue Wilkie and the Assistant Communications Officer are part of the CE Office.
Sue Wilkie can be contacted on extn 7944 or mb 027 242 3652. Assistant Communications Officer Shan Tapsell can be contacted on extn 8491.
All media enquiries relating to our hospitals at Rotorua and Taupo and community services must be made through the communications team. This includes requests for patient condition updates, staff and patient interviews, and photography or filming.
or shan.tapsell@lakesdhb.govt.nz with non-urgent enquiries.
Patient condition requests can be made after hours, on weekends and on public holidays directly to the duty manager at Rotorua Hospital on 07 348 1199.
Please click here for more information on the services provided by the Communications team.


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