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Perry County Almshouse
Demolished
Single Building,
Tyrone Township, PA
Cumberland County Poor-House
Perry County Poor-House
The Perry County Almshouse has its roots back to April 12, 1810 when the director of the Cumberland County house of employment purchased 112 acres of land from Adam Bernheisel for a county Poor Farm. In 1820 Perry county was created and the Cumberland County poor-house, falling this new county, became the Perry county poor-house. The paupers of Cumberland County however remained at this location until about 1826, with the first being transferred to Cumberland County on April 14, 1824.
The original brick residence built in 1806 on the property was used as the stewards dwelling. In 1839 a fire destroyed the 1810 structure and a new one was erected by Samuel Shuman which was in use until 1871 when a new building was erected. The 1839 building was two stories tall with a basement. In the basement was contained the kitchen, washroom, ironing room, and dining room with separate table for women and men. The first story was for women and consisted of 9 rooms, including a clothes room, nursery for children, and what was called a "dead-room", The second story was occupied by men, though at times women also lived on this story, as according to the 1871 report of Commissioners of Public Charities three women were living on the second story at the time of their visit on August 30th. The building was warmed through a stove and supplied with water forced from a spring. According to the previously mentioned 1871 report "The building is old, and very much out of repair".
At thee time of the 1870 visit there was also a third building on the property called the "mad-house", which was one story high and twenty by twenty five feet. The building had eight cells for the insane with windows for light and wooden slat doors.
As of 1870 the total population of the Almshouse was 60 with about an even split male and female. The steward salary was $500 and one man was paid by the steward to attend to the farm on property to assist the "inmates". A doctor attended to the almshouse twice a week or when necessary. Plans for a new structure were in the words an in 1871 a new building was erected.
The 1871 structure was a four story brick structure 112 by 48 feet with a central projection of 62 feet in depth. Upon its completion the 1839 structure was taken down. The building contains 72 rooms in all. The basement, which is above ground, contains the kitchen, wash rooms, launderies, baker's room, and store rooms. The basement also contained four Boynter's heaters which warmed the rest of the building. Water is pumped into a tank contained on the fourth story.
In the second story contained the sleeping rooms, directors room, offices, and store rooms for the steward. This is located in the central part of the story, while the wings are occupied by the paupers who can care for themselves, separated male and female. Each wing has its own dining room and water closet. The third floor was for the infirm and insane paupers. The insane were chained to the floor to prevent window escape however it appears by 1880 a one story brick building, which at the time of the 1873 visit was being used for vagrants, had been modified for the more violent insane to prevent the danger of keeping them on upper stories.
The first steward after it becamse jurisdiction of Perry County was George Hackett and the first in the present structure was J.B. Trostle.
http://books.google.com/books?id=_RYVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=perry+county+poorhouse&source=bl&ots=mEKXQMeTwI&sig=ixGtAxWBJ4C2K_wxtCpqHzXLXZk&hl=en&ei=wQc1Tpa9IsHSgQfY0fyMDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEcQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=perry%20county%20poorhouse&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=Y9TJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Annual+report+of+the+Board+of+Commissioners+of+Public+Charities+1874&hl=en&ei=ThM1TvrtKImr0AGm2KTeCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=4wjKAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR26&dq=Annual+report+of+the+State+Hospital+Commission.+PA&hl=en&ei=2UduTfOgIszTgAfPwugy&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=perry&f=false
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27 horses killed in blaze
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - November 20, 2008 - It was the second deadly fire in less than a year at Riverside Downs outside Henderson, Ky., near the Indiana border. Investigators did not know the cause.
Among the horses killed were Kept Lady, a winner at Churchill Downs on Sunday, and another 3-year-old filly owned by Kenny Miller. He had celebrated his 33rd birthday along with the win.
"This business comes with a lot of highs and it comes with a lot of lows. And the low that you don't want is what happened today," he said. "You can survive losing races; you can go all year without winning races. But when you lose everything, it's a low that you don't want to go to."
The horses killed included one that survived the blaze but had to be euthanized. Four others in the barn at the time survived.
About 70 horses remain at Riverside, a former quarterhorse and harness track now used to stable and exercise horses, co-owner Mark Bowling said.
The fire, which started between 5 and 5:30 a.m. EST, was contained to one barn, which was destroyed. The barn was insured.
In January, six horses died in a fire at Riverside blamed on a vending machine electrical cord. Those horses were owned by John Hancock, a brother of Riverside manager Jack Hancock.
"It's just a terrible thing," Jack Hancock said Thursday. "The worst thing a horseman could ever hear is the word 'fire."'
Miller, of Evansville, Ind., was left contemplating whether he could start over in the business he loves. The recent win was Kept Lady's third, and Miller hoped the horse had plenty more left.
He spent every working day with Kept Lady and his other filly, Rodney's Lil Girl.
"They're family," he said. "You're attached to them. The only thing you look back and you say they aren't one of your kin folks. But it's close enough where it hurts. I've shed a lot of tears."
Trainer Steve Larue lost two of the five horses he had stabled in the barn. Three survived, including Countess Katie, a 2-year-old filly being treated for burns.
"I had tried to reach for her in her stall, but the smoke was so bad I couldn't see her," Larue said. "A couple minutes later she come walking out and her hair was on fire."
Larue said he expects Countess Katie to live, but doesn't know when or if the horse will race again. Countess Katie was scheduled to run in the first race at Churchill Downs on Friday.
Larue said many local trainers move their horses from nearby Ellis Park to Riverside Downs over the winter to train. He said the facility was well kept.
"We were in a nice barn, good people and everything," Larue said. "You couldn't ask for better people."
Associated Press sports writer Will Graves contributed to this report.

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Q: Twitter API in Python I am trying to access the Twitter API via Python and export the tweets into a csv, but it seems to just keep loading. I am getting no errors but I just want to make sure that the code is working:
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from tweepy import Stream
from tweepy.streaming import StreamListener
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def on_data(self,data):
    try:
        print(data)
        with open('TwitterAPI.csv','a')as f:
            f.write(data)
    except Exception as e:
        print('[!]Error: %s' %e)
        return(True)
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        print(status)
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Back in February, The Guardian broke a story about how Chicago was operating a "black site" that effectively "disappeared" people:
The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.
The facility, a nondescript warehouse on Chicago's west side known as Homan Square, has long been the scene of secretive work by special police units. Interviews with local attorneys and one protester who spent the better part of a day shackled in Homan Square describe operations that deny access to basic constitutional rights.
Alleged police practices at Homan Square, according to those familiar with the facility who spoke out to the Guardian after its investigation into Chicago police abuse, include:
Keeping arrestees out of official booking databases.
Beating by police, resulting in head wounds.
Shackling for prolonged periods.
Denying attorneys access to the "secure" facility.
Holding people without legal counsel for between 12 and 24 hours, including people as young as 15.
At least one man was found unresponsive in a Homan Square "interview room" and later pronounced dead.
More: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...ans-black-site
Now we are finding out the extent of the operation:
Police "disappeared" more than 7,000 people at an off-the-books interrogation warehouse in Chicago, nearly twice as many detentions as previously disclosed, the Guardian can now reveal.
From August 2004 to June 2015, nearly 6,000 of those held at the facility were black, which represents more than twice the proportion of the city's population. But only 68 of those held were allowed access to attorneys or a public notice of their whereabouts, internal police records show.
The new disclosures, the result of an ongoing Guardian transparency lawsuit and investigation, provide the most detailed, full-scale portrait yet of the truth about Homan Square, a secretive facility that Chicago police have described as little more than a low-level narcotics crime outpost where the mayor has said police "follow all the rules".
The police portrayals contrast sharply with those of Homan Square detainees and their lawyers, who insist that "if this could happen to someone, it could happen to anyone". A 30-year-old man named Jose, for example, was one of the few detainees with an attorney present when he surrendered to police. He said officers at the warehouse questioned him even after his lawyer specifically told them he would not speak.
"The Fillmore and Homan boys," Jose said, referring to police and the facility's cross streets, "don't play by the rules."
According to an analysis of data disclosed to the Guardian in late September, police allowed lawyers access to Homan Square for only 0.94% of the 7,185 arrests logged over nearly 11 years. ...
More: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...nJx?li=AAa0dzB
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More of the whole "give up some liberty for safety" b.s. that both libs and conservatives are touting as the way to "keep us safe" programs.
http://flic.kr/p/297hR6v
the city is ..segregated. the gang shootings are exploding. these are the black lives matter folks- combined with the illegals.
...I am glad I got out of there alive. The gangs put 6 bullets thru my window- I was car jacked and my car was stolen- that lasted 40 minutes of hell the cop did not want to take the report even. ... and finally the Mexicans torched my home- the fire was pretty bad. This was in 1986. I am sure things are worse. The absolute worse day of my life is when I was car jacked. (incidentally it was a white guy- tho blacks stole my car and staged car accidents which sent the fbi asking questions)
cook county bah.. If you read the report carefully- it isnt that the prisoners are denied- it is that they did not get processed in the amount of time that they figured was fair.
Penn, if you want to argue that there was a problem in Chicago that needed solving, you won't get an argument from me.
If you want to argue that black sites, intimidation, torture and suspension of Constitutional rights and due process is the appropriate solution, I'm going to disagree vehemently.
Read the articles again. Less than 1% of detainies ever got any representation. We still don't know how many of them were ever booked/charged with any crime.
Location: Waaay south
I'm with 'Bug on this. Irrespective of the accused and whatever the supposed crimes, we are not in communist Russia or Nazi Germany. We have a Constitution for a reason, and this is it. Americans of every stripe have rights, and those rights must be respected.
Even a sub-human animal like Jefffery Dahmer had the right to an attorney, and I would fight to the death for his right to be represented and a fair trial by a jury of his peers. This bullshit of extraordinary rendition and "disappearing of suspects" within these black ops sites is total horse shit that should have been immediately investigated from the highest levels of the justice department. However, since this occurred within the city limits of one of Obongo's beloved minority enclaves, it will quietly disappear down the memory hole like so many other horrific crimes against humanity that occur every single day under the watchful eye of the community organizer in chief.
No matter the crime, no matter how evil the person, we have a system within which we are guaranteed certain rights, and certain protections for our person and papers. I want that if God forbid I am ever detained or arrested, for right or for wrong, that I am afforded those very protections, and not rendered to some building somewhere that no one knows about and no one can contact me, where I am beaten until I say whatever "they" want me to say to incriminate myself, all so they can reach their arrest goal for the month, or whatever sick ass goal they need to reach.
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From the link- Holding people without legal counsel for between 12 and 24 hours,
= which means on the 13th hour or 25th hour, you did get legal council- even in traffic it can take 3 hours to get from one side of the metro to the other. So they got legal council- it just wasnt sooner then 12 hours.
Keeping arrestees out of official booking databases. ---> once you get processed you are then in the database. You have a right to a trial- but you do not have a right to a perfect trial.
Beating by police, resulting in head wounds --> when you resist- you end up injured- these guys are thugs- the dont say please and thank you- they shoot cops dead on a whim
Shackling for prolonged periods --> what is a long period of time? the police do this to violilant kids... not mom baking pie.
Denying attorneys access to the "secure" facility --> a jail is locked for a reason
============================ the whole uproar isnt every day mind your own business folks being stolen out of their bedrooms. It is thugs who did not get processed in the time it takes to order a pizza.
When I was a kid- we could be held for 72 hours - and for no reason. They can hold anyone for observation.
from the link
Alleged police practices at Homan Square, according to those familiar with the facility who spoke out to the Guardian after its investigation into Chicago police abuse, include: --> so who is this person? tell us a name for credibility. For all we know it is black lives matter protester, agitators, al sharpton, ms 13, or dafney duck
Chicago police "physically and psychologically abused" three wrongfully imprisoned black men at Homan Square,
These interrogation techniques included:
An officer holding a knife to Wilson's neck, then slicing off parts of his hooded sweatshirt after he requested an attorney and refused to supply information on drug-dealing in his neighborhood, where he was picked up by officers while buying a soda.
An officer conducting full strip searches on Mann and his stepson Patrick, whose requests to contact lawyers and family were ignored.
Officers short-shackling both men to a bench and a wall "in dark, Spartan-like cells without food, water, or access to bathroom facilities".
Another officer grabbing Mann by the collar and threatening his family – to arrest his wife's "black ass" and ensure he would not see his young son grow up, Mann recalled in an interview – if he did not snitch on a heroin dealer.
Officers repeatedly using "a stream of insults, racial slurs, including the N-word, and threats" – including "bogus criminal offenses" – if his stepson did not provide intelligence on illegal guns. (they were expecting to go to the prom?)
were coerced into providing false information through a series of physical, verbal and psychological assaults at the facility which their attorney said "does fit into torture under the United Nations definition".
Chicago city council voted to award a total of $5.5m to help survivors, almost all African American men, who were mistreated in a long episode of police brutality that ran throughout the 70s and 80s under Jon Burge.
The funds will be used to pay up to $100,000 per individual for living survivors with valid claims to have been tortured in police custody during Burge's command.
The package also provides for a public memorial and access to services including counselling and free tuition in city colleges for both survivors and their immediate families.
It was passed unanimously by the city council on Wednesday.
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I have been woefully lax in updating you all here – but I've been plugging away at my sweater design, and we went to Disney for 9 days a couple weeks ago, so no knitting was done at all for a while there!
I took a freeform Knit and Crochet class – that was fun!
And I took a set in sleeve class with Margaret Fisher – a very good class – I learned a good bit, and we made a mini set in sleeve cap.
Mini sleeve cap and shoulder. Isn't it cute?
I also took an all day Shetland Lace class with Leslie Gonzales – excellent class! I'm almost done with my Shetland lace sampler, so once it's done and blocked I'll post about it here – I learned so much!
Our local Guild had a table on the shopping floor as well, and we got a lot of interested folks stopping by, which was awesome!
I've scrapped my previous idea for my sweater (or it's been put on the back burner – I'm sure I'll come back to the idea at some later point, but not for this sweater!) and I've latched onto a new idea. I'm very excited about it, and have a chart made up (finally – I lost 3 hours worth of work on it the other day when I didn't save my file and the program crashed! Oops! o.O) Swatching has started, but I'm thinking I need a few different colors than I have on hand, so I'll order some more yarn here in the next couple of days. I'm plowing ahead with the colors I have to see what color progression I like the best, though.
I redid the Bavarian swatch, and need to block it still, so I'll show that to you soon. And I should have a redone Smocking Stitch swatch here soon to show you as well!
So, not really many pictures to show you today, but I should have some to show you soon!
Can't wait to see some of your ML3 work. I'm stalled on the first swatches in level 2 since 'finishing' is not my favorite thing to do. Sweet family picture! We also went to Disney in October several times ( a perk of homeschooling – vacationing when others are not). Happy knitting!
Level 2 was a bear, with all the finishing work – but keep at it!! Check out some of my prior MK posts, I have most of the Level 3 swatches posted already! We love doing Disney in the fall when the crowds are low – definitely one of the perks of homeschooling we enjoy!


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ASH Ireland Response to Budget 2014
October 15, 2013 ASH Ireland
ASH Ireland is very disappointed the Government has increased the price of cigarettes by a mere 10 cents in the budget. Price is recognised by the W.H.O. and others as the most important way of encouraging smokers to quit and discouraging young people from experimenting with tobacco. The concerns being raised about 'smuggling and price increase' are misguided and mainly fuelled by the tobacco industry. Smuggling must be tackled as a separate and very serious criminal issue; however, it should not impinge on health policy and related decisions.
Dr Ross Morgan, Chairman of ASH Ireland said today, "Tobacco smuggling must be tackled before the market is flooded with cheap cigarettes and a consequent increase in smoking and tobacco related illness. The current cost to the state of treating tobacco related disease annually is well over €1 billion euro. This will increase if prevalence, which has been reduced to 21.7%, is allowed to rise again.
Dr Morgan went on to say, "Smuggling of tobacco into this country has now reached major proportions and must be tackled head on by the government. 13% of cigarettes smoked in this country are non-duty paid; the loss in revenue to the exchequer is over €400 million per annum. Smuggling increases consumption and addiction and therefore is of long-term benefit to the tobacco industry. There are many examples of jurisdictions where tobacco price has been increased for health reasons and smuggling simultaneously tackled and reduced – such as Australia, New Zealand and Spain".
ASH Ireland is disappointed that VAT has not been reduced on nicotine replacement patches and that a 50 cents environmental levy was not introduced on the tobacco industry for each pack of cigarettes sold in this jurisdiction, both of which could have been incorporated in the Budget Statement.
"I ask the Government to continue the fight against smoking, especially with such initiatives as the introduction of plain packaging and the banning of smoking in cars transporting children. Over 5,200 of our citizens die each year from smoking, and we must reduce this dreadful statistic by de-normalising smoking, educating young people and adults on the risks and above all introducing pro-health legislation", Dr Morgan said.
Further information contact:
ASH Ireland, 0818 305055
Wally Young, Young Communications, 087 2471520
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This weekend, alumni, friends and KU Info superstars are invited to help celebrate the new KU Info booth on Jayhawk Boulevard. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for noon on Saturday, three hours before kickoff of the Homecoming football game. Learn more about the new booth in this post submitted by Curtis Marsh, j'92, director of KU Info.
KU students today are used to a continuous stream of crimson and blue buses that transport them to all reaches of Lawrence. In the 1950's, just three decades after the electric trolley stopped running between campus and Massachusetts Street, there were buses on Jayhawk Blvd, but very few.
There was a bus stop on Jayhawk Boulevard, just south of Bailey Hall, built with funds from a gift of the class of 1950. Students could take shelter from the elements and wait for the occasional public transport. It included a small building that was rarely used. Research has only uncovered one example of its regular use, and that was in the volatile early 70's when campus law enforcement committed to staffing the booth in the early evenings.
This small shelter fell into disrepair after decades of non-use. In the mid 2000's, a group proposed refurbishing the booth to provide walk-up service for KU Info. The booth got a facelift, and from 2010 to spring 2014, students could get all their questions answered from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.
But last summer, the booth had to be taken down in preparation for the second phase of the Jayhawk Boulevard reconstruction project. Because the structure was a class gift, and because it had been rejuvenated as a campus information desk, the decision was made to rebuild it just a few yards to the southwest of its original location.
The campus master plan dictated that the booth be further away from the street to increase safety for pedestrians. The structure was also moved closer to Wescoe Hall to better position it as a bus stop.
It represents a contemporary version of a classic campus structure and will still host KU Info staff during regular class times. KU Info itself is a contemporary version of a classic campus service, so it is a perfect marriage of the two.
The photos below were taken on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and show the current state of construction on the booth.


Stories of Strength & Resiliency was commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Education in their efforts to strengthen the public voice of tribal school students in the nation. In Progress artists visited with 20 schools in the nation and worked with over 200 students to produce a series of videos about what makes young people strong and resilient. The project lasted for only one year, but the hope is that In Progress will be able to establish future partnerships.
Through The Eagles Eye began as a summer video storytelling workshop and expanded over-time into a federally recognized best practices model for digital arts learning. The partnership between In Progress and the Four Directions Charter School brought digital storytelling front and center in the learning process with students and became a core part of a graduation path for at-risk urban Indian youth. Four Directions closed in 2012 but is working to re-open in 2014.
Project Preserve represented a partnership with Red Lake High School to provide digital storytelling opportunities to high school students that connected youth to their community, their histories, and traditions. The program is on hiatus as the school recently retired the lead educator in charge of the program.
In Progress partnered with Fond du lac Tribal and Community College2013- 2016 to develop a digital arts studio dedicated to serving American Indian students, and community members in the act of preserving and celebrating Anishinaabe culture. The studio is now up and running and ready to engage the community with a series of digital arts based activities and events. In Progress continues to provide informal consultation and looks forward to future partnerships.
Rural Landscapes represented a series of digital arts partnerships with rural Minnesota schools. In Progress artists would plan and implement a series of activities that included curriculum development, learning activities and teacher training. In Progress is still very open to working with greater Minnesota communities - especially those that lack adequate storytelling resources.
Artists In The Schools was a roster based residency program that offered 1-20 day digital arts learning activities in schools throughout the state of Minnesota. The program was funded by the state of MN and by individual schools through 2010.
The Native Media Arts Program began as a summer workshop for students of the Bug O Nay Ge Shig School. Over time and with support from the McKnight Foundation, the project developed into a national model for digital storytelling. The program has now merged with the Ogichidaakweg Program and continues as Living Histories.
Educator Workshops were the established in the mid 1990s to prepare educators on how to integrate creative technologies into classroom learning. The workshops provided graduate credit, learning intensives, and lesson plan development.
The North End Arts Initiative allowed In Progress artists to present a series of arts activities that were accessible and reflective of those living in our North End neighborhood. The project resulted in some amazing artwork and a whole new group of invested partners for our work in Saint Paul.
Saib Kuv was established to provide a place for young Hmong artists to explore their connection to Hmong traditions, histories and ceremonies. The program included intergenerational dialogues, creative artmaking workshops and exhibits - culminating with a large scale exhibit and celebration at the McKnight Foundation in 2010. The program later transitioned to Qhia Dab Neeg.
The Critical Eye began in 1997 and continued through 2011, It began as a weekend workshop but quickly became part of the core program offerings to youth living in the Twin Cities. The program transitioned to what we now call Studio 213, and offers a wider array of digital arts mentorships to youth.
The Latino Youth Filmmaking Project represented a unique partnership between Aspen Film and In Progress. Each summer for 6 years, artist Kristine Sorensen traveled with an In progress intern to Carbondale Colorado, where the two partnered with AFF to provide creative arts instruction to 20+ Latino youth seeking to tell their own stories. The project continued until funding sources dissipated in 2008. Though no longer a program, In Progress maintains contact with local community members and youth artists.
Ogichidaakweg (Sisters In Leadership) began as a intensive leadership and digital artmaking initiative for young women living on the Leech Lake Reservation. Over time the program grew to include projects in Nett Lake Village and the inclusion of young men. In 2010 the program transitioned into the program we now call Living Histories.
La Semana was a summer digital artmaking workshop for adopted Latino youth. The program focused on using video as a tool to explore Latino culture.
La Familia was an artist development initiative for Latino based artists. The program included mentorship, technical training, network development and dialogues.
Indian Treaties Project - In Progress artists Kristine Sorensen and David Sam were selected to travel and meet with youth from 4 Minnesota reservations to collect stories for a state-wide exhibit on Indian Treaties. Youth were interviewed from different communities about what life is like for them and their families and how they are connected to treaty lands.
Youth Express is a neighborhood development program for youth. between 2006 and 2009 they would bring youth over to In Progress to learn how to take photographs and make videos. It was a great way to introduce youth to In Progress and give them some strong exposure to digital storytelling.
The Native Chat Film Festival represented a partnership between In Progress and the Indigenous Peoples Task Force to create opportunities for Native American youth to create and present videos that delved into issues that effect Indigenous communities in Minnesota.
The Cultural Arts Integration Workshop 2013 invited In Progress artist Kristine Sorensen in to work with educators to teach them the art of digital storytelling using iPads. The workshop served 24 educators from the Saint Louis School district and is already leading to some new partnerships with schools and artists.
Street Stops to Mountain Tops led by Tou Saiko Lee held a dance off at Studio 213 as an effort to raise awareness and funds for a cultural music exchange between the U.S. and Thai artists. We continue to support this initiative as a fiscal sponsor to Tou Saiko Lee.
Digital Journeys is a program that In Progress offers from time to time professional development and asset building . Cha Lor was the first artist to earn a digital backpack through fundraising in 2010.
Dreams of Wild Health 2014 were able to utilize Studio 213 for a video storytelling project led by Missy Whiteman and Deanna Rae Standing Cloud. Youth put together a cooking show, and made videos that revealed the importance of indigenous practices related to the cultivation of food.
The Center for Book Arts in partnership with Youthprise invited In Progress artists over to learn the art of book making. Sherita Townsend and Cha Lor were happy to engage and learned a lot in the process.
The Saint Paul Art Crawl allowed In Progress artists to learn the art of curating while introducing themselves as artists to the broader Saint Paul community. Twice a year, youth artists would come together to develop exhibit ideas, curate and present the artwork of In Progress. This process has now transitioned into our work with Studio 213.
MPR Ethics in Radio Panel provided an opportunity for In Progress artists to reconnect with Kao Kalia Yang and hear media representatives perspectives on cultural representation and mass media.
Travel has always been a part of how In Progress artists develop and grow. Whether to conferences, film festivals or national gatherings, young artists benefit from meeting others in new professional arenas. We have taken a break from national travel as we work to establish our studio in Saint Paul but hope to resume travel in 2014.
The Division of Indian Work partnered with In Progress on many levels to provide young Native American artists the opportunity to tell their own stories (most recently in August). They also worked with In Progress to help us develop a no-smoking policy!


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Save the Koalas!
Jedidiah S started this petition to The Australian Government
Australia is facing one of its history's darkest hours: record-breaking droughts and brushfires across the continent. These fires have slain more than 1,000 koalas and have razed 80% of their natural habitat. This tragedy has lead to the functional extinction of koala bears. Functional extinction is when a species becomes so finite that it becomes unnecessary to the environment and significantly more prone to sickness.
One of the effects of these fires is the destruction of the koalas' main nutrient source, the eucalyptus tree. A fully grown koala can eat up to 2 pounds of eucalyptus leaves every day, which makes up most of its nutrients. Despite the fact that these plants can regrow after being burned down, the months it takes to complete this task often leads to the starvation of many koala bears.
If our furry friends are going to survive this massacre, they need our help. In 2016 the Koala Protection Act was introduced. This bill was styled after the United States' Bald Eagle Protection Act but was never put into place. If passed, it can provide protection for trees and habitats crucial for the koalas' survival as well as a ban against hunting koalas themselves. By signing this petition, you will be helping to pass the Koala Protection Act and save thousands of koalas for generations to come.


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Clint Dyer
'A performance that burns with anger & emotion': DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY (Online review)
In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by John Chapman 29th November 2020 Leave a Comment
Death Of England: Delroy is by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams and is a response to their own earlier play, simply called Death Of England which played at the National Theatre before Covid hoved into our lives.
NEWS: National Theatre's Death Of England: Delroy will be streamed for free & returns to live performances in spring 2021
In London theatre, Native, News, Online shows, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases 18th November 2020
Death of England: Delroy, which was mid-way through its run at the National Theatre before it was forced to close, will be streamed for free on YouTube on 27 November 2020 at 7pm GMT and return to the Olivier Theatre in spring 2021.
NEWS: Emergency surgery forces Giles Terera to pull out of Death of England: Delroy at the National Theatre
In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases 6th October 2020
Having had emergency surgery (not Covid related), Giles Terera will no longer be appearing in the National Theatre production of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' new one-person play Death of England: Delroy. Understudy Michael Balogun will take over the title role.
NEWS: The Black British Theatre Awards reveal 2020 nominees & announce the ceremony will be broadcast on Sky Arts
In Awards, Dance, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases 26th September 2020
The BBTAs have revealed the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards nominee list, voted almost entirely by the public and representing some of the finest work by Black performers and creatives in UK theatre. The 2020 awards ceremony will air on Sky Arts this autumn, as part of the channel's free to air line-up.
NEWS: National Theatre returns with new Clint Dyer & Roy Williams play performed by Giles Terera
In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases 14th August 2020
The National Theatre will reopen with a socially distanced production of new one-person play, Death of England: Delroy, by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, directed by Dyer and performed by Giles Terera.
NEWS: Headlong & Century Films announce major new digital series of short plays
In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes, Sticky by Press Releases 24th March 2020
Award-winning theatre company Headlong, in association with the BAFTA-winning Century Films, have announced Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre From a State of Isolation, a major new digital project, bringing together celebrated playwrights to create a series of short digital plays, as a response to the current global crisis.
Text of the Day: Death of England
In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Quotes by Aleks Sierz 20th February 2020 Leave a Comment
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Death of England at the National Theatre
In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Quotes, Reviews by Emma Clarendon 17th February 2020 Leave a Comment
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Roy Williams and Clint Dyer's one man play Death of England starring Rafe Spall.
'Highly entertaining & definitely disturbing': DEATH OF ENGLAND – National Theatre
In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz 10th February 2020 Leave a Comment
A new monologue about rage, racism and national identity, Death of England at the National Theatre is magnificent in its fury and perception.
'A truly astonishing piece of acting': DEATH OF ENGLAND – National Theatre
In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster 7th February 2020 Leave a Comment
In Death of England, Rafe Spall delivers the performance of a lifetime in this punchy monologue by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams at the National Theatre.
NEWS: National Theatre announces 15 productions of new plays & fresh adaptations by leading writers
In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases 13th June 2019
The National Theatre has announces 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers. Olivier Theatre My Brilliant Friend 12 November 2019 to 18 January 2020 (Press day is 26 November). Plays in rep, with further performances to be announced Following a sell-out run at Rose Theatre Kingston, the two-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend by April De Angelis is reworked …
NEWS: Cast announced for Complicite's The Kid Stays in the Picture at Royal Court
In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases 18th January 2017 Leave a Comment
Cast is announced today for the premiere of Complicite's new play The Kid Stays in the Picture, based on the life of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans and adapted from his memoir, which premieres at the Royal Court Theatre in March.
Weekly Theatre Podcast: Escaped Alone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Red Velvet
In Audio, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast 14th February 2016 Leave a Comment
This week the London theatre bloggers discuss Caryl Churchill's latest play Escaped Alone at the Royal Court, the National Theatre revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Red Velvet, starring Adrian Lester as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season in the West End.


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Thirty percent of women will suffer from migraines during their lifetime. To be diagnosed with migraines your headache must be recurring, moderate to severe in intensity, pulsating, unilateral and last between 4-72 hours. Other minor signs of a migraine include sensitivity to light, sounds and smells, nausea and/or vomiting and a desire to be still.
Migraines in women are often triggered by hormones and/or stress. Migraine frequency and severity often increases around periods of significant hormone fluctuations, such as the onset of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy (especially in the first trimester and after delivery) and during menopause. Stress factors in as a major migraine trigger as demands on American women are very high. Many women are balancing a full-time job, children and running a household. Therefore, migraines often co-exist with conditions such as anxiety, depression and/or insomnia in women.
It is important to make sure you are doing things that commonly reduce stress such as getting enough sleep, exercising and eating healthy. It is also a good idea to cut back on alcohol and caffeine consumption, and if you smoke, stop.
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This building was built in 1923 and is another example of bank branch projects led by Korrodi. A significant presence in Leiria's urban landscape, this building is now dedicated to cultural events. It usually houses the more famous painting exhibitions.
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During exhibitions: open to the public from 09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m. (weekdays) and 02:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m. (Saturday).


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Ind vs NZ second Test | Very illustrious group to be a part of, says Ajaz Patel
Amol Karhadkar
MUMBAI, December 04, 2021 22:30 IST
Ajaz says these things don't sink in until later; admits he was nervous
Ajaz Patel bowls on the second day of the second Test match between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: AFP
Moments after the end of the second day's play, Mayank Agarwal walked up to Ajaz Patel and gave the Black Caps spinner a tight hug. It had been more than four hours since Ajaz etched his name into cricket history by achieving the feat of 10 wickets in an innings.
But Ajaz was as calm as he has been over the last fortnight in India. Despite all the adulation that has come his way from across the globe since Rachin Ravindra caught the last-man Mohammed Siraj at 1.02 p.m., Ajaz was far from celebrating in an exuberant manner.
"These things don't sink in until later. It's brilliant for me, my family and my wife. You spend a lot of time away from home as a cricketer and I am just grateful to god for this, this occasion. It's very special for me," Ajaz said during the post-match media interaction.
One of the greatest days
"Personally, it's one of the greatest cricketing days of my life and it probably will always be."
Ajaz admitted that after finishing the opening day with four wickets, he had aimed to get his name on the honours board of the Wankhede Stadium, having spent the first eight years of his life in Mumbai before migrating to Auckland in 1996.
Soon after he achieved the landmark, Anil Kumble welcomed him to the elite club with a congratulatory tweet and followed it up with a video message to the official broadcaster. Ajaz was thrilled with Kumble's message.
"I remember his ten-fer. I have seen highlights of that game plenty of times. Very illustrious group to be a part of. Great to see his message and his kind words. Humbled and fortunate to be in that company," Ajaz said.
Despite his calm demeanour, Ajaz admitted that as he got closer to the mark, he started getting nervous.
"It was a nervous time. We backed Rachin to take it (the catch) but the ball wobbled and we were all nervous. I told Neil Wagner during drinks that I was more nervous now than I was all game," he said.
"We don't have these moments as cricketers often. It was special that it came in Mumbai," Ajaz said.
Shifting base got him into cricket, switching to spin made it all possible for Ajaz
'Welcome to the club': Kumble and cricket fraternity laud Ajaz Patel's 10-wicket haul
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15 Projects Worth Almost $1 Billion USD To Be Invested In Jordan By European Investment Bank
Water Sector Is "Starting Point" For EIB Sustainability Awareness Bond
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EIB Boosts Support For Jordan Water Supply And Sanitation Services
2 Mar 2019 - 11:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Jordan have signed a $74 Million USD loan to finance the improvement of water supply systems in the Jordan valley, as well as a wastewater treatment network.
EIB President Werner Hoyer announced in London February 28 the bank's 2019-2020 plans to support infrastructure and development of the private sector in the Middle-Eastern country. The EIB's support is part of its Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) that is designed to strengthen EU Southern Neighbouring countries' ability to withstand shocks. In addition to the loan, the project will benefit from an additional investment grant of $18.5 Million USD from the Economic Resilience Initiative Fund (ERIF). The project will improve water supply and sanitation services for more than 85,000 people in the Jordan Valley and will have a positive impact on agriculture, environment, and tourism in the Jordan Valley region.
The Project, known as the "Deir Alla Water Supply and Sanitation", is described by EIB as a good example of cooperation between donors and the bank to support the preparation and implementation of the project. It is financed under the External Lending Mandate (ELM) guarantee provided by the European Union (EU) to the EIB. The feasibility study was prepared with the support of the EU funded Mediterranean Hot Spots Investment Program (MeHSIP), according to information from EIB.
Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Hoyer said "the EU bank is demonstrating Europe's commitment to resilience, stability, and quality of life in the country [Jordan]. Projects like 'Deir Alla Water Supply and Sanitation' provide water services to Jordanians and refugees alike. We must help public investment but focus also, and primarily, on private financing."
"The Government of Jordan is grateful for new EIB financing that will support our plans to provide better access to water and sanitation services. The EIB has significantly been supporting Jordan's economic development over the years by investing in key sectors of our economy such as mining, industry, water, education, and energy in addition to private sector operations", said Mary Kawar, Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation. "Furthermore, I would like to thank EU donors supporting the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) for the technical assistance and investment grants provided to the project," added Kawar.
The grant for the preparation of the feasibility study was provided by the Climate Action in the Middle East and North Africa (CAMENA) initiative. CAMENA is a climate action endowment under the exclusive support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by the EIB.
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Jordyn Woods reflects on Tristan Thompson scandal
By Mark Gray Wonderwall 12:03pm PDT, Sep 28, 2020
A year and a half after the Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson scandal sent shockwaves throughout pop culture, the model is opening up about the fallout that occurred afterward and how she felt like it was her against the world.
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"I remember just sitting in a very dark place. I had my family to talk to, I had you to talk to, but I just felt like I had no one," Jordyn said in an interview with Natalie Manuel Lee. "You take everything you think you know for a whole decade, the people you think you know, the life you think you know, everything that you've grown up doing and take it all away from someone. I didn't even know how to feel."
Jordyn has long maintained that Tristan, Khloe Kardashian's boyfriend, kissed her at a party on February 2019, but she says she never returned the kiss. Nonetheless, she was essentially blackballed from the Kardashian inner circle and she was essentially forced to move out of longtime BFF Kylie Jenner's house.
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Amid the reports, many of them unkind to Jordyn, she said it wasn't difficult to avoid the rumors because she "deleted everything" off her phone.
"I wouldn't respond to anyone. I responded to about two people. I pushed people away that probably shouldn't have been pushed away but I just couldn't trust anyone. Everything in my life changed," she said, according to TooFab. "It's easy to make it seem like the world is against you and in that case in that moment, I did feel like everything was against me. The only thing I really had to lean on was my faith and my family. At some point in time, you're going to go through something that feels like your world is falling apart."
The situation — and the collapse of the world around her — forced her to look inward.
"Looking at the situation, 'Okay what did I do, what role did I play in this, how was I responsible, how can I be held accountable, how can I take responsibility for what happened?'" she said she asked herself at the time. "Things happen and that's what makes us human. But just acceptance and accountability and responsibility. I feel like people in this generation lack accountability and when you can't accept what you've done or you can't accept that, then you can't heal from it."
"It's easy to beat yourself up over things that you could have done differently," she continued. "You can't hold on to what you could have or should have done, you just have to accept what actually happened and then you can let it go. It might take you a month to let it go, it might take you a year to let it go but you have to start praying to be able to let it go."
Jordyn has since found happiness, as she's rumored to be dating NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns. However, she scandal was one of the more traumatic experiences of her life.
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights 💫
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"A lot can happen in one year, a lot. A lot can happen in one day. A lot did happen to me in one day," she said. "Over months, and losing everything I thought I knew and gaining so much knowledge, you just can only be happy. The amount of strength I've gained in this year alone, nothing else could have shaped me to the person I am today."
When asked if she was happy that that scandal happened because of the strength gained, Jordyn said, "I'm not happy that people were hurt and people had to go through what they went through. It was a lot for everyone, my family, other families, friends and not in a million years have I had a negative intention to do anything bad to anyone that I love. I wouldn't say that I'm happy something like that happened, but I'm happy that I was able to become who I am today."
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Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Carrillo is an established photographer with a love for capturing candid, organic and sincere moments in their truest form. Jennifer's experience is vast, having photographed hundreds of weddings, families, events, births, commercial photo sessions and so much more since 1999.
Jennifer is an established photographer with a passion for capturing candid, sincere, and authentic moments that happen in life. She began her photography business as Bella Rosa Photography in 1999, shooting film for years before transitioning over to digital photography in 2006. In 2016, she rebranded her business, bringing Jennifer Carrillo Photography to life.
Jennifer's style is simple, organic and fun with an artistic flair. She believes there is a beautiful and innate chemistry between people and in life that she strives to capture naturally, as it unfolds. She loves using natural, available light as much as possible for both outdoor and indoor photoshoots, augmenting with studio lights as needed.
In addition to being a professional photographer, Jennifer is a single mother to three incredible children who are her everything. She also holds a Masters degree in Forensic Psychology and has spoken on behalf of Operation Underground Railroad, helping to raise awareness of the danger, enormity, and negative impacts of human trafficking.
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How do I evaluate the level of my languages?
For each of your languages (including your mother tongue), we ask you to evaluate the three following language skills using the self-assessment grid which is part of the application form: understanding, speaking, writing. Each language skill must be assessed from A1 (beginner) to C2 (expert).The lowest of the three skills is taken into account to determine whether you can take the tests in this language (see example grid below). Generally, we require at least level B2 for the tests (see the competition notice).LanguageUnderstandingSpeakingWritingLevel taken into account by...
Can candidates decide which language is their mother tongue?
EPSO doesn't impose any rules or restrictions in this regard.A candidate's mother tongue is impossible for a selection board to verify, as it does not always correspond with citizenship. Some candidates may have multiple mother tongues, and some candidates may prefer to take tests in the language of their daily work, rather than the language they speak, or spoke, at home.The Institutions agreed it is fairer to leave the decision on the language of these tests to the candidates themselves.
Can you give me an example of how EPSO will choose the languages?
Let's take the following candidates:CandidatesLanguages indicated in the application at the required level (Part 1)List of languages (and number of candidates who declared them) in descending orderLanguages this candidate can declare as language 2RosarioEN, IT, ES, PTEN (5)DE (3)FR (3)ES (2)IT (2)EL, GA, PL, PT, NL, CS, SK, FI, DA, SV (1)EN, IT, ESJeanEL, EN, FREN, FRMaureenGA, ENENPiotrPL, EN, DEEN, DESamuelFR, IT, ESFR, IT, ESGertrudDE, NLDEMariaCS, SKDisqualifiedJari-PekkaFI, DA, SV, ENENMathieuEN, FR, DEEN, FR, DE The five most-requested languages in this example are: English (5),...
What work will I do if I'm recruited through this competition?
This is a competition for a generalist profile, this means that it is not for one specific post, but rather for an administrator capable to work in any type of sector of EU policies.If you are recruited at this grade following this competition, you will be working as part of a team in one of the following areas of work in the EU institutions:1. policy formulation,2. operational delivery,3. resource management.Find more information here.
What happens if I do not speak one of the languages proposed by EPSO?
Only the candidates who have declared one of the languages chosen by the Institutions in the first part of the application will be invited to continue their application for the competition. If you do not have at least one of these five languages, you will be eliminated. Based on our analyses of previous competitions, we expect a very low rate of elimination for this reason, as almost all candidates know at least one of the most common languages for Europeans.It is therefore important that you declare all the languages you speak and in which you are prepared to take the tests. It will no...
I risk having to take my assessment centre/phase tests against competitors who may take the tests in their mother tongue. Isn't that unfair?
The selection panel do not assess your proficiency in the language: no points are added (or deducted) for the language level. The role of the assessment centre/phase is to assess candidates solely on the basis of their competencies (see competition notice) and not to compare them with one another.
Why propose five languages for the Assessment Centre/ phase and not all the 24 official languages?
It is essential to have a limited number of vehicular languages to ensure that the candidates and the selection board can communicate with each other and that future recruits can work with their future colleagues.The number of languages proposed by EPSO is a balance between the logistical and financial resources on the one hand, and the desire to allow a maximum of candidates to participate in the competition on the other hand. Having more (if not all) languages would involve an additional effort, disproportionate in relation to the number of additional candidates who could thus...
What is an e-tray?
An e-tray exercise is a computer-based simulation of a real work situation and replicates an email inbox which contains information relating to a particular issue. Candidates need to find solutions in the best way possible within a fixed amount of time. The exercise is taken in language two of the candidate and is designed to measure four competencies:Analysis and Problem SolvingDelivering Quality and ResultsPrioritising and OrganisingWorking with Others
What are the competencies candidates must demonstrate during the tests?
The institutions are looking for candidates who are talented, motivated, and highly qualified in their field, and who can demonstrate the following general competencies:Analysis and Problem Solving: Identify the critical facts in complex issues and develop creative and practical solutionsCommunicating: Communicate clearly and precisely both orally and in writingDelivering Quality and Results: Take personal responsibility and initiative for delivering work to a high standard of quality within set proceduresLearning and Development: Develop and improve personal skills and knowledge of the...
Why not oblige the candidates to use a language other than their mother tongue for the assessment centre?
As the concept of a mother tongue is difficult to define (some candidates speak several languages at a high level, while others have only a limited knowledge of their mother tongue and would prefer to sit the tests in their usual working language), EPSO has thus opted to test the candidates in languages common to a majority of them. This choice is the most faithful representation possible of the actual working environment within the Institutions.Finally, at the assessment centre the candidates are not assessed on their language skills (apart from the linguists, of course), but on their...
What happens if the most-frequently declared languages do not meet the needs of the services?
If the five languages most frequently declared by the candidates are not validated by the Institutions because they do not meet the needs of the services, EPSO will propose the sixth and then the seventh most-declared language and so on until a list of five languages is obtained. These languages, together with the justified decision, will be published on the EPSO website and communicated to all the competition candidates.
Can you tell me which five languages will be proposed for the assessment centre tests and the e-tray exercise?
We have to wait until the end of the first phase of registration to collect the data from all the applications before drawing up a list of the languages most frequently declared by the candidates. In the 2017 graduates' competition, the most frequently declared languages were English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. You may also consult the European report on the languages most widely known and used, which may provide guidance though no guarantee. Furthermore, it is up to the Institutions to validate the five languages proposed by EPSO on the basis of the data extracted from the...
Can I participate if I graduate only this summer?
Yes, students in their final year at university (bachelor degree) can take part in the competition provided that their diploma is awarded by 31 July 2019.
Can I declare all the languages I know?
Yes, during the first phase of the application, you can declare all your languages (minimum 2 and maximum 10) amongst the official languages of the European Union.For example, let's suppose you speak the following languages:French (excellent level - C2)Dutch (excellent level - C2)English (very good level - C1)German (intermediate level - B2)Portuguese (beginner level - A1)First of all, congratulations on being so multilingual! You can declare all these languages during the first phase of your application.After the first phase of application, EPSO will draw up the list of the 5 languages most...
My application disappeared – can you please reactivate it?
Please check the full list of applications in your EPSO account by scrolling down. As long as the competition's application process is ongoing, the application and related messages may be in the middle of the list – after any previous validated applications you may have.
In which language/s do I have to fill in the application form?
You can fill your application in any of the 24 EU official languages.Your whole application form will be accessed by the Selection Board (during the competition) and by the HR services of the European Institutions (for recruitment in case you are a successful candidate) who work in a limited number of vehicular languages as explained above.In case you succeed in the competition and your name is placed on the reserve list, you will be asked to provide a translation of the application form into your language 2 (chosen from among the 5 languages offered) to the recruiting services if you have...
How do I finalise my application form for the competition?
Candidates who have been invited to complete their application form must undertake the following steps:Log in into your EPSO AccountUnder "Applications", click on your applicant number (in blue). This will bring you to the application form you submitted as part of the first registration phase. Your application might be down the list of applications in your EPSO account after your validated applicationsComplete your application form as follows:In the "Registration data" tab: indicate your languages 1 and 2 for the purposes of this competition ;Under the "My Profile" tab: fill in your...
There is an issue with the calendar in the application form. Why can I not select a date after 24/06/2019?
The main purpose of the application form is to determine if a candidate fills all conditions as set out in the Notice of Competition, on the date of closure for applications.In the light of the above, please note that:The deadline for applications was 25/06/2019.The date taken into account to determine if a candidate fills the conditions is the last full day before the deadline: 24/06/2019.No professional experience is required to apply for this competition.Candidates who wish to add professional experience can do so with latest end date 24/06/2019.Candidates can also add a CV...
Why can I not edit my language skills anymore in the second part of my application form?
In the first part of the application form, we asked candidates to declare their knowledge of all official EU languages. After the validation of this first part of the application, the declared languages could no longer be edited.Based on the declarations of the candidates, 5 languages are now offered for the competition tests.In the second part of the application form opening on beginning of July (please check your EPSO account for further details), only candidates who declared minimum of 2 languages (one at minimum level B2 and one at minimum level C1) of which at least one is amongst the...
Which languages do I take my tests in?
The tests will take place in two different languages:- One language for the numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning (most of the multiple-choice questions test - MCQ): you choose this language from the 24 official languages of the European Union.- One language for the situational judgment test, the e-tray test and the assessment centre tests: you choose this language in the second part of the application from among the languages you indicated in the first part of your application.
How will the languages for the assessment centre tests be chosen?
First, all the candidates must state in their application the languages in which they would be prepared to take the tests (notably for the assessment centre tests), in the knowledge that the minimum level required is B2.At the end of this first registration phase, EPSO will compile all the data from all the applications to extract the languages most frequently declared by the candidates. The five languages most frequently declared by the applicants will be proposed to the Institutions. If they approve these languages, they will be offered to the candidates for their tests at the assessment...
What are the language arrangements for competitions for generalists?
In which language do candidates take the tests in the competition for generalists?A candidate for the competition for generalists will take the tests in two different languages:Language 1 : Most of the multiple-choice question tests (MCQ - verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning tests) will be in the candidate's Language 1, which must be one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.Language 2 : One multiple-choice question tests (MCQ – situational judgment test), the e-tray test and the assessment centre tests and the e-tray test will be in one of the other languages indicated...
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Over the past years, classrooms have evolved a lot. PCs were replaced by laptops, tablets became phablets like the Lumia 640 XL or smaller smartphones like the Lumia 532. Schools stopped using chalkboards and floppy disks, and started using digital screens, flash drives and cloud storages like One Drive. Other great innovations such as OneNote (http://www.onenote.com), now allow people to also bring classrooms into the digital age (http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/03/09/bringing-classrooms-into-the-digital-age).
With the world's fast-paced technological advancements, some members of the Philippine academe are now seeing the potential, and looking forward to having digitised classrooms with OneNote Class Notebook (http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2014/10/23/digitizing-classrooms-onenote-class-notebooks/), an app for Office 365 that lets teachers create a digital notebook for each student and distribute their personalised lesson materials and homework, which their students can access anywhere, anytime, and even offline.
Prior to class, students may download the notes they need. As their teacher discusses the lesson that's projected on the screen, they can edit and write their own notes right on their own copies. They can also manage their notes and tasks as OneNote carries with it a built-in to-do list feature, a camera and a recorder, productive tools a student can use for academic purposes.
In classrooms, devices such as Lumia 640 XL, can be used to replace their paper notebooks; while at home, they can use the same device or more affordable Lumia models, like Lumia 535 or 432, to complete requirements for the next day. They can edit their work, and even ask for their teacher's input.
For educators, there is the OneNote Staff Notebook <http://blogs.office.com/2015/02/24/classroom-school-introducing-onenote-staff-notebook-education/>, another app for Office 365 that lets educational staff leaders set up a personal workspace for every teacher and manage educator collaboration in an entire school or district rather than just individual classes. "I believe this technology is very efficient for us, teachers. The tools catered in OneNote would be of great help for us because it will manage our work in the easiest way possible." says Aljohn Emmanuel Cruz, Science Teacher from Sapang Palay National High School. Beulah Joy Lejano, Assistant Professorial Lecturer 1 at the De La Salle University-Dasmariñas—Communication and Journalism Department sees some of the practical applications of One Note: "outline lectures, record audio notes from conversations, and easily sketch away any presentation which is best for visual learners in school. OneNote makes it so much easier to manage your life." she added.
Parents who are sometimes hesitant of additional expenses for school see how promising digitisation of classroom might become. OneNote also provides an avenue for parents to engage their kids to conversations with their teachers while they are at home. Teachers can hear their students from home, and they can respond by typing their comments or recording their voices. They can even monitor and give special attention to students who need it more. "My kids may have their gadgets with them but if there's OneNote, I know they will not be missing anything about their class. I guess OneNote will make me a worry-free mom," says Jody Derafera, a mother of two who is originally based in Manila.
With summer vacation over and school to soon reopen, it is good to know that there is now an option that may allow students and teachers to say goodbye to the struggle of decoding their notes or decluttering rooms of unwanted paper. One Note can bring your classroom into the digital age without paying the hefty price tag.
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Our Catholic Congregation of priests and Brothers is in 39 different missions located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico. These missions involve staffing parishes where Bishops request our help, usually in inner-city neighborhoods or isolated, rural areas; working with migrant workers, native Americans and indigenous populations, gang members and other vulnerable youth, and with individuals suffering from addictions and their families.
Happy Thanksgiving! This is the perfect time of year to express our gratitude for all of the blessings our Lord has bestowed upon us. We, as Missionary Servants, are reminded of our gifts daily. Each new day brings with it the generous support needed from friends like you. Thanks to you we are able to extend God's love and kindness to those who need it most.
This month, as Thanksgiving approaches, we reflect on the many Native Americans in this country who suffer from poverty, alcoholism, poor education, and housing. We have two missions dedicated to working with Native Americans — Holy Rosary Indian Mission in Tucker, Mississippi, and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Tucson, Arizona. Father Bob Goodyear, S.T., serves the Choctaw in Tucker and Father Seraphim Molina, S.T., the Yaqui and the Tohono O'odom Nation in Tucson.
Father Bob reports that life on the mission is bustling, especially at this time of year. Weddings, funerals, preparations for Thanksgiving feasts at the parish hall and daily visits with the sick parishioners keep everyone very busy.
The photos shown are of the Halloween party celebrated at Holy Rosary where 170 children participated. Please keep 8 year old Lilah in your prayers. She had a bone marrow transplant several months ago. The process was very painful for her. She is past the critical first 100 days so we are hopeful she will recover completely.
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Alternative education is a program operated as a subdivision of the regular K-12 program. It is designed for students who can be better served in an alternative delivery system. Students served include those who have specific needs and are often at risk of not graduating. Alternative education programs seek to provide added flexibility and alternative instructional models. These often include expanded services from the traditional setting such as online learning, institutional programs, counseling, childcare, and transportation in an effort to help students overcome barriers and meet the goals of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. Alternative education pupils are funded under the K-12 foundation rate.
Alternative Education is a separate, non-traditional program within a K-12 public school district or a public school academy established to provide personalized educational services for students who:
are at risk of not graduating with their class; and/or
have individual needs not being met in a traditional setting.
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MDE Contacts
Steve Nemeckay - 517-335-3199
Jeff McNeal - 517-241-6958
Alternative Education/Innovative Programs Reduction of Hours and/or Days Waivers
The State School Aid Act, Section 101(9) [MCL 388.1701], permits the State Superintendent to waive the minimum number of hours and days of pupil instruction for alternative education programs or other innovative programs approved by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). This waiver can only be granted for alternative education or innovative programs and is not intended for individual students.
The State Superintendent considers applications for waivers of hours for programs that will operate for less than the required 1,098 hours and/or less than the required 180 days on a yearly basis. Before submitting the waiver to operate less than the required 1,098 hours of instruction or less than the required 180 days of instruction, consider very carefully the amount of instruction time needed to deliver the Michigan Merit Curriculum. The waiver application also allows a district to apply for a 50 percent attendance waiver, as indicated in Section 101(3)(h).
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Section 21f Expanded Virtual Learning for Course Providers
Section 21f allows districts, intermediate districts, community colleges, and the Michigan Virtual University (MVU) the opportunity to publish courses in a statewide catalog of virtual courses for consumption by pupils located throughout Michigan. Follow the link for further information and requirements.
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So you've written a book. And all that's left to do is title the dang thing. Or maybe you're searching for the perfect title before you really begin the writing process. For some reason, you cannot possibly think of a group of words that aptly expresses the contents of your book. The more you think about it, the farther your good ideas float away, till they slip past your peripheral vision and into oblivion.
Sound familiar? Never fear, Shaelin is here! We've got another video from the talented young writer, Shaelin. And today she's going to help us with our title ideas.
First things first: as soon as you get an idea for your title, google it. While you can't copyright titles, it's good to know what else is out there. Also, ya know, don't title your book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. You get the idea.
You can, however, write down some of your favorite book titles and favorite books to get an idea of what makes them work. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe is a very straightforward title, whereas something like The Broom Of The System is a little more abstract. Go ahead and see what other tips are in store for you in the video below!


Coloured map of Rutland, England. Printed in London by George Bishop in 1637.
Early antique map of Rutland by William Kip from Camden's Britannia; Sive Florentissimorum Regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, Et Insularum. The map is based on the surveys of Christopher Saxton and was first added to the Britannia in 1607. The maps of the 1607 edition have partially Latin text on verso, the 1610 edition lacks the text and the 1637 edition displays a plate number in the lower corner.
With a beautiful title cartouche and a cartouche with mileage scale and a key.
William Kip: Rutlandiae, Omnium in Anglia Comitatu, um minimus Pars olim Coritanorum.