Welcome back to Winter Term. I trust you have enjoyed a wonderful break. The holidays have seen a number of fantastic activities take place across the College. Thank you to all the students with whom I shared time on the Canberra Ski tour. It was a very busy time away and a wonderful experience. The participation and behaviour of the boys was wonderful and the feedback has been terrific. I would like to say a huge thank you to the staff who accompanied the students on tours. Giving up holiday time to enable such opportunities for the boys is greatly appreciated. Congratulations to the students who travelled to Tanzania on the Community Service tour. The group achieved a great deal and contributed significantly towards long-lasting change in the lives of many while they were away. Finally, congratulations to the students who represented the College in the Australian Secondary Schools Team Sailing Championship. Wonderful performances over the week saw the Scotch College team finish second in the country. Well done boys!
Returning to school after a long break is the perfect time to think about study schedules and establishing or re-establishing good study habits. Remember that study involves not only completing homework, but revising work covered over longer periods of time. Regular revision of content through summarising notes and practising skills helps to retain knowledge and skills, making preparation for tests and examinations more effective.
Planning a weekly schedule for the first time can be a challenge and adhering to it even more challenging, so being flexible is important. Below I have written some steps to consider in establishing a flexible study routine.
Step 1. Keep track of how you use your time for one week. Add up the totals for all your different activities including school, sport, eating, sleeping, leisure, homework/study, TV, etc.
Step 2. Plan a balanced weekly schedule. Include all the weekly activities you identified in Step 1. Start by writing in the obligated times such as school, sport and work. Remember to give yourself time off for relaxation and, importantly, schedule in that time. I believe it is a good idea to include those items first and work around the activities which give you joy. The trick is to enjoy this time and stick to the time you have dedicated to study. Now, write in flexible time requirements such as sleep (9.25 hours a night preferably) and recreation. Finally, fill in the time you intend to commit to study. Normal time for study is one to two hours per night for Years 9 and 10 and three hours per night for Years 11 and 12. Remember to maximise this time by removing distractions and plan small breaks every 45 minutes or so.
Step 3. Stick to this schedule for a week. This will help you to identify your priorities.
Step 4. Use a monthly calendar to help allocate your study time on the weekly schedule. Know what is coming up by entering all the important dates on the calendar (assignments, tests, exams) at the beginning of each term. Estimate the time needed to prepare for each of these and enter this into your weekly schedule. Breaking a large task up into smaller tasks is always a good way to approach what may seem too challenging upon first investigation.
Step 5. At the beginning of each week transfer important items from your calendar to your weekly schedule. This will help you use your time more effectively and reduce pressure.
Step 6. Continually review your weekly schedule. Your lives and priorities are continually changing. You need to adjust your schedule accordingly. You should never feel guilty about adjusting your study schedule, just committed to finding the time and being consistent and diligent in your approach.
Please remember to speak to your teachers, your House Head or the staff in the Residence should you need assistance with your studies. We are all here to help. Enjoy a wonderful Winter Term.


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Five Questions: Dan Weiss
Dan Weiss, president and CEO of Lillian August, discusses his journey from the business world to the business of home design—a process that took place during lunch breaks.
Text by Kyle Hoepner Photography by Lorin Klaris
What was the path to your present position?
I wrote a business plan for the company while I was working on Wall Street, in the late 1980s. That period really saw the beginning of modern fashion branding—companies like Laura Ashley and Ralph Lauren were moving into home design in a big way. My mother, Lillian August, had been doing some design licensing of wallcoverings and fabrics, and had come out with her first catalog of clothing, furnishings, accessories, and gifts. But she wanted to grow her business, and I realized that there was a fast-emerging market for designer "lifestyle" brands. I had a full-time job and had just gotten married, so I did this on my lunch hours. But we eventually raised the initial seed capital—and the rest, as they say, is history.
How has the company's engagement with home design evolved over the time you've been there?
When we started, we sold everything from furniture to women's apparel. We had a mix similar to the original Laura Ashley shops, with more emphasis on home furnishings and interior design. As the concept evolved, we migrated away from apparel and focused specifically on home furnishings and interior design…to the point that, today, we are a "one-stop shop" for designer home furnishings.
Are there special challenges that Lillian August faces these days? Or special challenges you see in the industry as a whole?
The biggest challenge is becoming truly omni-channel. The customer today wants a seamless experience, whether it's online, via a catalog, or in-store.
Do you have any notable initiatives planned for the near future?
We're continuing to open stores, we'll be getting back to producing our magazine, we continue to work on our online experience. We've been expanding our very successful proprietary lines of furniture and accessories as well, with Lillian August furniture for Hickory White, a new wall decor line with Wendover Art Group, and lighting with Currey & Company.
Designers these days are typically mixing and matching a range of products for their high-end clients, including some things available to the public and some things from trade-only or custom sources. How do you see Lillian August fitting into that spectrum?
Our design-services staff actually makes us one of the largest design firms in Connecticut: we have more than thirty-five designers working on anything from individual rooms to full homes. We have lots of published projects, and we just recently did the library at Holiday House NYC and last year's Hampton Designer Showhouse. Our designers source from the store and through trade-only design centers; they're no different than a private designer.
In the stores, we've pulled back the curtain between trade and retail a lot, with much of our product available to everybody—consumers and designers alike. We have a diverse mix of good/better/best products that allows both our trade and retail customers to meet their varied needs. We have always had a wide variety of unique, artisan-made custom products, and that continues to be an important and growing part of our designer business.
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Home/Sports/Vn88.cx reported that Messi helped host Qatar set a record of attendance after 28 years
Vn88.cx reported that Messi helped host Qatar set a record of attendance after 28 years
AdamDecember 5, 2022
Superstar Lionel Messi shines brightly to help Argentina beat Mexico in the second round of Group C, World Cup 2022. Lusail Stadium, where the match takes place, also set a record for the number of spectators- Sports reporter newspaper Vn88 mobile present on the field shared information.
With his name in the starting line-up against Mexico, Lionel Messi has equaled the record of 28 appearances in the World Cup in the Argentina shirt of the late legend Maradona.
But the superstar wearing the PSG shirt understands that the record is nothing if Argentina is eliminated early. And on the Lusail field, Messi had a class performance that reassured his senior.
Vn88cx sport said that in the 63rd minute, Messi hit an extremely dangerous shot from outside the penalty area to open the score for Argentina. Goalkeeper Ochoa poured in the right direction but that was not enough to stop the beautiful goal. With 2 goals so far, Messi has also scored 8 goals in the World Cup like Diego Maradona and is only two goals behind Gabriel Batistuta.
In the 88th minute, Messi continued to assist Enzo Fernandez to score. According to Opta statistics, from 1966 until now, Messi is the youngest player (18 years 357 days in the match against Serbia in 2006) and the oldest player (35 years and 155 days in the match against Mexico today) to have both scored and scored a goal. assists in a World Cup match.
Host Qatar shared with Vn88 daily about the match between Argentina and Mexico, which also witnessed a record number of spectators. According to statistics, 88,966 people came to see Messi play, the highest in the past 28 years. However, this number of spectators is still not in the top 30 in World Cup history.
The largest number of people ever to watch a football match in the World Cup was 173,850 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in 1950. It was a match where the host Brazil lost to Uruguay and watched the opponent win.
After Argentina beat Mexico 2-0, the people of Dhaka, Bangladesh, celebrated as if their home team had just won the match. Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to celebrate until the evening, while many houses hung Argentine flags…
As noted by the Argentine media, it is expected that millions of Bangladeshi fans have gone out to "storm" after this victory. "I wonder if the number is even more than in Argentina," commented Vn88.cx.
"Since before the match, public places such as squares, university grounds, streets… all were filled with Argentine flags and everyone exploded after Messi scored the opening goal."
The reason for this funny thing is that the people of Bangladesh have been fans of Argentina for a long time. They once celebrated passionately after the South American team won the Copa America 2021. They also cried when Diego Maradona died 2 years ago.
In Bangladesh, football is not the top favorite sport but most people know Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez or Sergio Aguero…
Vn88 mobile daily has found the answer to this strange thing. "Although there is no official explanation, all indicate that the love for Argentina has to do with the people of Bangladesh not liking the England team.
They were once a British colony. While the two football backgrounds of Argentina and England are always like fire and water. So they chose Argentina to support," the leading Tango publication wrote.
Moreover, in the context of the world's weakest Bangladesh team (ranked 192 in the world, only 2 places higher than Brunei), the people of this South Asian country do not have many occasions to celebrate. Remember the whole year, the Bangladesh team played 9 matches but only had 1 win, the rest lost 6.
Comments of Vn88cx commentator for bieeys: The defeat against Saudi Arabia makes Argentina face the risk of early elimination. It was a match where Messi scored on the penalty spot but could not help the home team get off to a good start. Messi's "disappearance" led to a provocative question from a group of Saudi fans after the match. "Where is Messi?", a fan of the West Asian football team asked while rummaging through the reporter's bag.
Argentina is the candidate to win the tournament, Qatar 2022 is also Messi's last World Cup. Needless to say, how shocked the Argentine players were when they lost their opening match. Amidst the surrounding skepticism, the Tango team was like a drowning man who suddenly grabbed the stake: The match against Mexico took place on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the death of Maradona, the 'Golden Boy' of the Argentine people. And coach Lionel Scaloni made this a mental springboard for the players.
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