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SUCCESS REQUIRES TEAMWORK… AMERICA IS A TEAM
By James Hovda on	 August 17, 2018 American politics, Free of Political Correctness, Ignored Political Reality, James Hovda, political commentary, politics in America
Any athletic coach will tell their players, "We cannot win a championship without complete teamwork!" Sure, a few games can be won, but to win a championship requires a full team effort with the drive of each member to win. No championship is won by the quarterback, the pitcher, the goalie, the driver, or the center. The same can be said in production of plays, films, and song. The star may be in the spotlight, but without the full support and successful effort by the team behind the star, then the production will fail, as the support of the followers will then diminish.
We expect perfection, and so rightly deserved. There are plenty of others to follow, but we want our personally chosen "team" to be on top… the victor above all the others, and our enthusiastic encouragement towards their success only heightens the team's efforts, placing them upon a pedestal which they want to hold so as to be on top, that is until someone comes along to knock them off.
The Dallas Cowboys, the Chicago Bulls, the New York Yankees, Dale Earnhardt Sr, Steven Speilberg, the Beatles, Aerosmith, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams, 'The Sound of Music', 'Star Wars', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Beauty and the Beast', have all had long running dynasties in their field. But each one never could have risen to the top without their supporting team behind them. Individually, each is but a drop in a bucket, but together as a team, they are an ocean. Jillian Farrar quoted, "Success is not created by just one person, but by a team that comes together as one!"
The United States of America is also a team. Our success came from a combined effort, from the President and his administration down to the farmer and coal miner. America has held a dynasty for over two centuries because of teamwork and the drive towards success. Nobody wants to be on a losing team… nobody desires to support a loser. Yet in America today, there is a growing number of citizens, agencies, politicians, and industrial leaders who wish to see America fail, to support the "other" team… who roots for the losers, and will purposely sabotage the successful to get their losers to the top.
President Trump's main goal is to make America great again, for everyone. President Obama's main goal was in America's total, fundamental transformation. President GW Bush wanted to keep America safe, eradicate terrorism, and bring peace to the world. President Clinton only wanted what he could get, rode on the coat tails of Reagan, and set up a kingdom for himself and his wife. President GHW Bush wanted a New World Order. And President Reagan wanted to fix all the problems that President Carter created. But none of these presidents could have achieved one item without having support, in various ways… nefarious or not.
Can a winner also be a leader? If you can lead the one, yourself, then you can lead many… if you can't lead the one, then you can't lead any! So, a winner can win, but cannot lead, as a leader can lead, but cannot win. It takes both to achieve total success, and finding the right supporters is the key to having great success. One person within the support group can derail the train towards success. This is why it is crucial for all members of the team to be in sync with the leader, having the same desire for the same success.
If you are an American, then why wouldn't you support America? Would you wear a Boston Red Sox ball cap in New York to a Yankees' game if you are a devoted Yanks supporter? But in today's twisted, upside down society, you see Americans displaying their support of Che, Marx, Mao, Alinsky, Chavez, Castro, and every other vile communist ever known. America stands for Constitutional freedom, liberty, and a free enterprise system of democracy. Yet, there are millions who demand their removal and replacement with a system that only brings harm to most, under its rule.
In the Divided States of America today, millions want to see America destroyed, and the fabrics of freedom and liberty ripped to shreds. Be careful what you ask for, because we are moving closer every day towards fascism, socialism, communism, and globalism… each only benefiting the few, while putting the vast majority into bondage. History has never held success with any of these progressive ideals, yet millions still believe that they can make it work, this time. And there lies the problem, as those millions only believe what they have been indoctrinated by.
We lost America long before the 60's and the Vietnam War, although that era of tribulation has help immensely to move those progressive ideals forward. When the government stopped being of, by, and for the people at the turn of the 20th Century, America has been a floundering ship on very troubled seas ever since.
The media was the voice of knowledge for America, but when the voice is controlled to steer truth away and push an alternative direction, then those who follow the media will only believe what they are being told, not knowing any difference. When education became indoctrinational clinics, then brainwashing became the desired effect upon unknowledgeable, young minds that will grow up to be followers, not leaders nor doers. When unions organized for an ideology, it stopped being a force for solidarity to improve life for those who paid its dues, but to force an outcome based upon being forced to comply. And when political parties split away from the people to unite with greed and corruption within the hierarchies of capitalism, they became the nemesis of the American Way.
Our past allowed the Maestros of Global Order to rein in money and financing for their own gain and control, leaving the free enterprise system hostage to their demands. "Offers that cannot be refused" were made to leaders of the media, universities, politics, entertainment, and labor in order to persuade them to leave the sanctuary of the American systems to join their syndication. Those who refused found ill-fate waiting around the next corner.
We have been pawns on their chessboard for over 100 years. We are manipulated and moved by their hand, and placed upon a square to either remain, or be taken… never allowed to advance to someday be kinged. Piece at a time, the means to advance as a society, as a nation, have been removed for most. Only certain pieces are allowed to advance until their usefulness becomes used up. We all know their ultimate end as "checkmate", with cheating, defiance, and scandal seeming to be their justified means.
We are but products of our consumption… garbage in, garbage out! As a civilization, we could be much farther advanced from where we stand today. But the proper tools for that advancement have been removed… replaced with the weapons of destruction that eventually brings every civilization down. Wrath, resentment, greed, futility, envy, gluttony, lechery, acedia have replaced wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, piety, fortitude, charity, and most importantly, fear of the Lord. So, how did it get this crazy?
We Americans failed as a team. We became so consumed with our own lives that we stopped watching what was occurring outside of our home. We took for granted that our children were getting the same education as we did… that they were safe and protected. We took for granted that politicians were listening and acting for us. We took for granted that bureaucracies were only going after the wrong doer's. We took for granted that our courts were being fair and just. We took for granted that unions were there to protect us. We took for granted that clerics were only acting for God. We took for granted that the police were always there to protect and serve. And we took for granted that America was strong, safe, and the best country to live, raise a family, and experience "the Dream".
We closed our eyes to that which we didn't want to see. We stopped being accountable. And we didn't hold others to accountability. It became too easy to do wrong, until you got caught. Punishment rarely fits the crime. Yet, we were promised with grandiose style of living, but settled for a fraction of it. We stopped vetting those who wished to enter America, and allowed anyone in regardless of their history, hatred of this nation, or respect for our laws. We placed nobodies on pedestals, as we condemned good citizens because of a minor flaw or made-up, fake glitch. We removed God from schools, from business, and from our homes. We listened to fools, and were played as one the whole time. And we elected flawed candidates who had a different agenda. We voted (or didn't vote) because of looks, money, smooth talk, or Party affiliation, not by their history, their principles, their ideology, nor love of America and Constitution.
We paid no heed to history, nor to the warning signs of transformation in fundamental change that infiltrated our society. We complained constantly, yet never acted until it was too late. We let frivolous excuses decide someone's fate, and made the same excuses to cover up our own lack of responsibility and commitment. In short, we handed over America to our enemies without them firing a single shot. We were subdued from within.
Not everyone is guilty of not being a "team" player. In fact, many have gone against some very powerful forces to keep America as the nation founded. Some have even won, but the dark forces going against us are too strong, entrenched, and backed by more money, lawyers, and judges than we can possibly imagine for most to compete against. Their team is faster, smarter, richer, and more determined than we are. They work 24/7/365 to accomplish their missions, while we have to work, take care of the home and family, and find time for ourselves. Who has time for FOX News, Rush, and conservative circles?
America isn't doomed completely, as yet. We found a true American leader, a hero to rescue us from decades of transformation. He has assembled a great team, and those who follow him are core-strong to make America great again. We have reversed course, and are now winning battles on the goal line. We are scoring major points, as our enemies dig deeper, come at us harder, while acting scared that decades of their destruction will be rebuilt, as the attitude of the nation resumes a conservative means. Patriotism is being restored, as God is beginning to find it back into our schools, work place, and homes. The No 1 films, books, and songs are no longer about them, but about us. America is on a comeback.
But none of us can rest upon our laurels, as much work still needs to be done. Benjamin Franklin told a group of people that they (the Framers) gave them liberty, but only so long as they can keep it. We just about lost it! It now becomes a team effort to restore it, and remove the evil that has dwelled within our society longer than half the citizenry has been alive. We know the game, we know the drills, we know the rules, and we know how to score. It is time we win the championship, and put the trophy back into the case of, by, and for the people, where it belongs.
Written By: Jim Hovda
"There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed." ~Ray Goforth
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JAMES HOVDA There are 2 things that are very important to me: God and my family. And I guess if I had to choose 2 others they would be: helping people to gain their financial freedoms, and the other is to help Americans keep their freedoms. I hate politics and believe in GOD, FAMILY, FREEDOM, AMERICA, and AMERICAN VALUES & PRINCIPLES(also Mom and Apple Pie). Want to make something from it? I also love a challenge!


LSESU Debate is one of the most established societies at the LSE and has achieved consistent success over the years, owing to its longstanding history of attracting intelligent, articulate and charismatic members from a diversity of backgrounds. As a society, we have done exceedingly well in inter-varsity tournaments and left our mark in both the national and international debating circuits - in recent years, we've broken teams on a regular basis at the World Universities Debating Championships and European Universities Debating Championships. We also compete in other prestigious international tournaments such as the World Universities Peace Invitational Debates, and various tournaments across Europe and the UK. These activities bring our debaters to a bevy of exciting locations, from Malaysia to Mexico, and even Cape Town and Bangkok in the upcoming two interations of the World Universities Debating Championships.
We're one of the most active societies on campus, with twice-weekly training sessions in Michaelmas Term, once-a-week sessions in Lent Term due to popular feedback against a heavier workload in Lent Term, and tournaments every weekend. We have no attendance requirement - all members are free to come and go as often or infrequently as they'd like, and we ensure open and transparent communication so that no one will feel left behind.
LSESU Debate is also host to three of the most prolific and competitive debating tournaments in London — LSE Schools, LSE Pro-Am and the LSE Open — which regularly draw domestic and international talents due to the high standard of debating we are known to have. In recent years, we've begun to diversify into other fun and smaller-scale events such as the Pop Culture Pro-Am, the London Debate Workshop, and several public debates and fun socials throughout the year. Apart from debates, our socials are held throughout the year, on individual occasions (such as Bowling Outings or Karaoke!), as well as after trainings and tournaments. Our socials are designed to be an inclusive and friendly environment, and are an excellent oppourtunity for members to socialize and interact with people of various backgrounds and enjoy themselves in a relaxed environment.
LSE Asians is an Asian Parliamentary-style debating tournament hosted by the LSESU Debate Society from 22/06/2019-23/06/2019. The tournament will host university students from across the UK.


By leveraging California's collective ingenuity in academia, agriculture and government, we can mitigate the most harmful effects of climate change globally.
California leads the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but reductions alone will not be enough to reach the targets set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. To do that, greenhouses gases like carbon dioxide will need to be removed from the atmosphere on a monumental scale.
An ambitious new multicampus, multipartner consortium led by the University of California, Davis, and the UC Working Lands Innovation Center is taking on that challenge with the goal of finding ways to capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide and bring net carbon emissions in California to zero by 2045.
The consortium has received a three-year, $4.7 million grant from the state of California's Strategic Growth Council to research scalable methods of using soil amendments — rock, compost and biochar — to sequester greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in soil.
UC Davis Professor Ben Houlton, director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment and a member of the UC Office of the President's Global Climate Leadership Council, is the principal investigator for the project. UC Berkeley Professor Whendee Silver, lead scientist of the Marin Carbon Project, is the co-principal investigator.
The Working Lands Innovation Center will partner with industry, community groups, farmers, ranchers, tribes and small businesses to support the state's agriculture and natural resources, and the livelihoods of Californians.
To find out whether adding pulverized rock, compost and biochar to different types of crops and rangelands can significantly sequester carbon, the consortium will conduct and oversee 29 treatment and control sites across California. The studies will assess whether soil amendments can bring additional co-benefits, such as improved crop and rangeland productivity and soil health to California growers and ranchers across diverse regions.
The sites range from croplands in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys to the Imperial Valley, as well as ranchlands from Marin County to Southern California.
UC Davis professor, Kate Scow, center, works with UC Davis students during a Soil Science 100 class at Russell Ranch, in Davis, Calif. The students collected soils from natural grassland, conventional agriculture plot and an organic plot to test carbon storage, infiltration rate, microbial diversity and type of soil.
At the end of the three years, the consortium plans to deliver the most promising "shovel-ready" soil amendment strategies for capturing carbon dioxide in soil.
In addition to UC Berkeley and UC Davis, the consortium also includes scientists from UC Merced, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and California State University, East Bay. The group will be working with the California Collaborative for Climate Change Solutions (C4S), Larta Institute, the Almond Board of California, commercial manufacturers of compost and biochar, ranchers and farmers, carbon offset registries, the U.S. Department of Agriculture California Climate Hub, and UC Cooperative Extension.
The project will also engage with tribal nations and indigenous communities that are already using innovative strategies and actions to enhance carbon sequestration in the land.


, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said in an order released on Thursday that referred the issue to an administrative law judge for a hearing.
The order is a blow to Sinclair`s bid to acquire Tribune.
Sinclair had sought to remove questions about three stations referenced in the order by dropping divestiture plans on Tuesday. The FCC said the judge will review if Sinclair engaged in misrepresentation or a lack of candour and if the deal would violate the FCC`s broadcast ownership rules.
Sinclair did not immediately comment on Thursday, but said on Wednesday "at no time have we withheld information or misled the FCC in any manner whatsoever with respect to the relationships or the structure of those relationships proposed as part of the Tribune acquisition."
Shares of Sinclair, the largest U.S. local broadcast station operator, fell 2.4 percent on Thursday and are down 19 percent since FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said on Monday he had "serious concerns" about the deal. Tribune shares fell 5.8 percent on Thursday.
Sinclair said on Wednesday it will drop plans to divest stations in Dallas, Chicago and Houston to "expedite" the transaction after the FCC suggested the company would still control the stations.
Sinclair also said it was withdrawing plans to sell stations in Dallas and Houston to Cunningham Broadcasting Corp, a company controlled by the estate of Smith`s mother. Sinclair said on Wednesday it now wants to put the two Texas stations into a divestiture trust to be sold and operated by an independent trustee.
The FCC said Sinclair did not "fully disclose facts" including the pre-existing business relationships between Fader, Smith, and Sinclair nor the full entanglements between Cunningham, Smith, and Sinclair."
The FCC said the $60 million purchase for WGN "appeared to be significantly below market value" and noted that Fader is CEO of a company in which Smith has a controlling interest. The FCC also noted Sinclair would have owned most of WGN`s assets and would have been able to buy back the station in the future.
"Such facts raise questions about whether Sinclair was the real party in interest.... and attempted to skirt the commission`s broadcast ownership rules."
The FCC said it questioned "the legitimacy of the proposed sale of such a highly rated and profitable station in the nation`s third largest market to an individual with no broadcast experience, with close business ties to Smith and with plans to own only the license and minimal assets."


On Hannity, Gina Loudon Defends Trump's Deplorable Hot Mic Tape By Arguing "No One Was Raped, Nobody Has Died"
Dinesh D'Souza: "Never Before Have I Seen The Media So Aggressively Huffing And Puffing To Drag This Crooked Hag Across The Finish Line"
GINA LOUDON: Sean, I was thinking tonight, I wish we had one of your town halls that you used to do when you had all of the people in a room, because it would be interesting to ask a men full of -- a roomful of men if they have never said anything remotely like that, aside from maybe pastors and priests, right, in their lives, because I think that was locker room talk. Mr. Trump has apologized.
And then when you hold that up and look at what Hillary Clinton has done -- look in Mr. Trump's case, in the entire record of his life, Sean, no one was raped, nobody has died, no illegal servers were put in his -- I mean, the list goes on.
SEAN HANNITY (HOST): So all of these people saying "Hannity, you've got to condemn Trump," alright, his words were wrong, but Bill Clinton's actions are far worse. So, why is it covered this way Dinesh?
DINESH D'SOUZA: Well, I think that what we are seeing, we have seen a biased media in my entire adult lifetime but never before have I seen the media so aggressively huffing and puffing to drag this crooked hag across the finish line.
That is their objective, and so to some degree we're seeing journalists who wear the label of journalism, but they're not really journalists, they're actually doing a political mission for Hillary in this election.


Those eleventh-hour rushes to the fax machine only to wait in line for a leisurely transmission may soon become office history now that Ibis has developed a new software program which lets you send faxes with a modem.
On the GoFAX can transmit a one-page document in 20 to 30 seconds - from your computer. If the number you're calling is busy, AT&T's Service Bureau will redial it up to four times during the first half hour, leaving your computer free for you to work on something else. Transmission for the first page is $3.00, and each additional page costs $2.000. The product retails for $ 69.95.
Alan R. Bechtold is editor of Info-Mat Magazine, an electronic news weekly published by BBS Press Service.


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Cardiff in the Eighties – by Nick Sarebi
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I recently spent a few hours lost in the internet when I came across Nick Sarebi's wonderful photographs of Cardiff in the 1980s. I messaged Nick who kindly agreed to let us publish them, and even did a mini interview with me, which I present, here, for you. Do enjoy this wonderful dip into the archives, back into Cardiff in the late 1980s and very early 1990s. Over to Nick …
Nick: I originally came from London. I lived in between Grangetown 1988 – 95, although I was still working in London for much of that time. I always thought Cardiff was a lovely city.
I was doing a City and Guilds photography project at the time. I loved the sense of history that the Docks had, and obviously it was just on the cusp of change. I wish I took more photos back then, but it was before digital.
I lived in Pentrebane Street in Grangetown. I remember my neighbour saying that she knew Shirley Bassey and went on a works outing with her, where she sang, but then again everyone claimed to know her at that time! I think there were still close-knit families in Grangetown then, which was changing at that time. The neighbours were all very friendly. The house was covered inside with Artex when I bought it. It took ages to scrape off, I must have been mad!
Cardiff docks, taken around 1990
Imperial House, which disappeared sometime in the 1990s
The dry dock, photographed in the 1980s. The dry dock is still there, but the shed has long since been demolished.
Cardiff Docks, taken in 1990
Nick: I loved wandering round the Docks at that time, before it was all developed. It was pretty much deserted at the time. I also remember visiting the Sea Lock and some other Docks pubs. I wanted to go into the clubs down there but was a bit wary as an outsider. The Sea Lock was definitely stepping into the past. The main bar was closed and they only had a tiny bar left open. They frowned on women going in there alone! It was demolished soon after, I think. The publicans were really friendly. I recommend Trezza Azzarardi's The Hiding Place – it's a brilliant take on Tiger Bay. It conjures up Tiger Bay so well for me I had to go back and take another look. It was criminal how the knocked the place down. It can still be seen in the classic film Tiger Bay, which you should watch if you haven't seen already.
There's a nice interview with Neil Sinclair here, talking about the story of the place that inspired the Tiger Bay musical that was out year …
I remember meeting Neil Sinclair, who is at the start of Tiger Bay talking with Hayley Mills. We met at a nice pub which was on the Bay front and was very isolated, out on the way to Penarth. This was before they built that flyover. I forget its name, I think it must have gone now.
Butetown, Cardiff 1991. This building is now home to Octavo's bookshop and cafe
The Dockland Mini-Market – which can still be seen on James Street today
This building was preserved in the Docks redevelopment – you can now see it as the entrance to the Waterguard pub
The famous clock from the famous Coal Exchange – which, after years in disrepair, is now the Exchange Hotel
The infamous Casablanca Club, long since demolished
Cardiff docks … taken in 1991
The Norwegian Church, 1990
Windsor Esplanade, early 1990s
Cardiff Bay redevelopment, early 1990s
Cardiff – the city
Nick: Why did I move to Cardiff in the first place? That's a good question. I wanted to move out of London, as it was expensive to buy a house there (even then!) and it was so big. Of course, no one could imagine that house prices would rise to the crazy levels they are now…
I couldn't decide on Bristol or Cardiff. My girlfriend at the time lived in Bristol, but we split up just before I moved, so I chose Cardiff. In retrospect, what was mad was not looking for work in Cardiff. So I just travelled thousands of miles up and down the M4!
Eventually after Cardiff I moved to Bristol and I worked there for a couple of years, but was offered a part-time job in London, which went from two to four days, so I started commuting again, from 1997 right through to 2013.
I now look back and wonder why I did that! I spent seven years in Cardiff, but somehow it doesn't feel that long – it flew by. I arrived in Cardiff only a few months after Lynette White was murdered. Someone wrote a book on it called Bloody Valentine, but it had to be pulped for libel reasons.
Tremorfa, around 1991
Seriously – whatever happened to Mr Sandwich?
Nick: It was a bit ridiculous travelling backwards and forwards to London for all those years I lived in Cardiff. Cardiff was all changing at that time. I studied at the Arts Centre – I can't remember what it was called now.
I have visited Cardiff a few times since I lived there, walking all round the barrage with my son, and have been to watch my team, Fulham, play Cardiff. It always brings back memories. I'm glad I lived there when I did, and saw the bay before it became "the Bay".
Thank you so much Nick! He has a couple of really great albums of 1980s photography. We particularly love these albums:
Miners strike 1984 (photographs of mining families on holiday in London during the strike)
St Pancras Station 1980-1 (some great portraits of rail workers as well as general shots from around the station)
London Docks (images from the 1980s to now)
And of course, his Cardiff in the Eighties album in full.
To see more of his photography, visit Nick's Flickr page.
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My kids are enjoying courses from NatureGlo's eScience. We were recently given a subscription to review their MathArt Online 4-Class Bundle courses, and we tried out some of their other products too.
NatureGlo's eScience offers several online live classes and pre-recorded classes that you can do at your own pace. If you purchase the live class format, you also get access to the pre-recorded course for one year. The whole family can use the pre-recorded classes for one price. Most classes are taught for kids ages 10 and older and some classes are geared for specific ages such as highschool age.
The classes are taught by Gloria Brooks, the founder of Nature Glo and NatureGlo's eScience. Gloria has extensive knowledge, and she is the creator of several curriculum products. She teaches from a "Neutral Worldview" meaning she doesn't focus on "Creationism" or "Evolution" in explaining the universe. She has been teaching and working in education with all grades in the public, private, and homeschool education settings since 1997 and has been offering online courses since 2011.
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For the purpose of this review, we will focus on one of the classes in the MathArt 4-Class Bundle called MathArt: Math Connections With The Real World.
There are 6 Lessons in this course that are meant to be completed about 1 lesson per week. However you can go as fast or as slow as your student needs to go. This course is designed for students age 12 and older.
Each lesson in this course contains videos, power points, study guides, downloads, suggested activities, suggested research projects to further the learning, theme connections with various subjects (Math, Art, Geography, Archaeology, Music, History, etc) and quizzes.
Activity – Math is Fun: Nature, The Golden Ratio,and Fibonacci too!
When your students complete the course, you can print out a nice certificate of completion to keep in their portfolio.
Check out this Video from Lesson 1 in MathArt: Math Connections With The Real World.
Check out this Video about "Why" Gloria created the MathArt courses.
We received a subscription to NatureGlo's eScience MathArt 4-Class Bundle. We chose to focus on MathArt: Math Connections With The Real World for the purpose of this review. My 17 year old son and 14 year old son were the primary participants in this course, though all of my kids participated in some of the other courses.
After enrolling in the courses at NatureGlo's eScience, students can access their dashboard. The dashboard has tabs for each of their enrolled courses, achievements, notifications from the teacher, etc.
Here is an example of the "My Courses" tab with an overview of everything on our personal dashboard. My kids have enrolled in both the MathArt courses, and also several of the free courses offered including course samples in Marine Biology, Herptology, etc. My kids can easily click on the course they want to work on and then click on the specific lesson.
We have access to each course pictured in the "My Courses" tab for 1 year from the time we enrolled in them. For a quick overview of progress, you can see how far along the student is by observing a small pink bar under each of the courses in the picture above. Then once you click on the specific course, another pink bar appears above the list of lessons on the right side of the dashboard.
This pink bar indicates the level of completion of the courses we are working on. At the time I took this photo, you can see at a glance on the dashboard that we were over half way through with the Math Connections With The Real World course. We had also completely finished with The Introduction to Sea Turtles of the World course.
Under the "My Acheivements" tab on the dashboard, all of achievements are listed for all of the classes your students are working on. This is a nice way to see them at a glance.
Here is a screen shot of the downloadable study guide. Each lesson in the course has additional study guide pages and worksheets you can save to your computer and print when needed.
Here are a few more examples of lessons in this course.
In addition to the MathArt courses, we also signed up for several of the free course offers and free downloadable unit studies. So far we have completed Introduction to the Sea Turtles of the World course.
This course was suitable for all ages of my kids from the youngest to the oldest so we hooked our computer up to the TV in the living room so that all of the children could take the class at the same time. This class covered the biology of sea turtles, geography, fiction story about a young turtle, as well as how different cultures view turtles such as the Japanese view, and also focused on different art projects relating to sea turtles.
The kids studied 7 different kinds of sea turtles and learned how to identify the different body and head types of each kind.
They also learned about life cycles of turtles from laying eggs on the shore to the eggs hatching and the baby turtles emerging from the nest to make it back to the water.
The course has several lessons and suggested videos. There is an audio video animated story about the eggs hatching and the new life of the baby turtle. After watching the suggested video, the kids dug deeper by researching their own videos of sea turtles hatching.
One of the videos they found was taken at Oak Island, NC where we have visited a couple of times and my kids have swam on that same beach that the turtles hatched from. The kids were very excited to make this connection.
One of the lessons in the course is learning to identify and draw a sea turtle.
Another art lesson in this course involves creating a unique 3D painting of a turtle and fish in the ocean.
Once you have completed this course, the student is sent an achievement award.
Here is a short video on the Introduction to Sea Turtles of the World course.
My kids are enjoying all of these courses from NatureGlo's eScience and having Gloria as the teacher. The younger kids are getting ready to start the Introduction To Whales & Dolphins. The older kids are about finished with the Math Connections In The Real World and will soon be starting the MathArt In Ancient Cultures. They are looking forward doing all of the classes in the MathArt Online 4-Class Bundle.
These classes are informative and there is a variety of things to do from reading, watching videos, videos of recorded classes, completing worksheets in the study guides, and additional suggested videos to expand the learning as well as a lot of suggested hands on learning activities, including fun art projects too. She covers such a wide variety of subjects from Science, Math, Art, History, Archaeology, Cultural History, etc and there is something that interests each of my kids even thought they are all different.
We really like the pre-recorded classes, because you feel as if you are in class with Gloria and the other kids, but you have the benefit of going at your own pace, and you can rewind and hear it again if you need too. With either option, pre-recorded classes or live classes, Gloria has made herself accessible if you have questions. She also asks if kids do the suggested projects, to send in pictures or links that she can share with others.
On a personal note, I wish these courses were taught from a Christian worldview. I intentionally seek out educational programs with this worldview. Thankfully my kids are strong in their faith, and they are able to add what Gloria is teaching them in NatureGlo's eScience courses into what they already know to be true about the "Creator of the creation", the one who created everything we are studying around us.
You can "try before you buy" by checking out the free courses and unit studies offered through NatureGlo's eScience.
Be sure to check out NatureGlo's eScience on their social media links for all the latest news and product updates.
Be sure to check out what other families on the Homeschool Review Crew had to say about using courses from NatureGlo's eScience in their homes.
This entry was posted in NatureGlo eScience, TOS Crew Reviews and tagged escience, Fibonacci number, Golden Ratio, homeschool, homeschool science, Marine Biology, mathart, nature, Online Science, Science Curriculum, turtles on March 15, 2018 by Melinda Weiser.
Would you like your kids to love chemistry? Then this curriculum is for you. We were offered the opportunity to review Fascinating Chemistry by Fascinating Education this fall. This class has helped my son to have a great start to the new school year.
Fascinating Education currently offers science courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics created by Dr. Sheldon Margulies. Read on down to the bottom to learn more about Dr. Margulies.
With Fascinating Education, your kids will get up to date technology interwoven into great science courses for high school. You can see the coarse outlines and free sample lessons for each course on their web site.
The Fascinating Chemistry course is geared for the highschool student. It is a year's worth of chemistry learning through an online course and includes 18 lessons covering about various subjects.
The course retails for $79.00 a year.
Every lesson has various subject within the lesson, and each subject covered has its own learning video, glossary, and a written script of the video lesson and an online quiz.
The quizzes and answer keys are available in PDF versions.
Each lesson is laid out in an easy to use display, with buttons below each picture for access to the lessons, text scripts, and tests which correlate with each lesson making it very easy for students to navigate the course.
You can access the course outline and see how each subject fists into each lesson.
This is page one of the course outline, access the link above to see the additional pages.
We received a one year subscription to Fascinating Chemistry for the purpose of writing this review. We love learning science at our house and my oldest son is especially interested in learning the "WHY" of behind every thing.
He has been asking for a Chemistry course and this opportunity to review this class was a great opportunity for him. Each day he logs in and watches the lesson videos, learns terminology, and completes assigned tasks without being prompted by me.
He is learning so much. I am very impressed how easily he is learning the information. I feel he is getting a good handle on being familiar with the terminology. He takes his time and often repeats the videos to be sure he has learned all of the information. I think learning the terminology is the key to grasping an understanding of the videos.
I would definitely recommend this curriculum. It is wonderful to have courses on line because you can access them anytime day or night 24/7 to work on your assignments.
I love science as much as my kids. My favorite classes in school were science and music and I think I have passed this on to my kids. We want to know "HOW" things work and "WHY". If you asked me about almost any subject today like cooking, bible, health, gardening, etc. I would tell you the science behind it. The kids are turning out like this too…cooking science, science of health, science of gardening, even science in the bible. We all love science. I have shared this with my friends before, but I will share it again, that our family's favorite kind of TV shows are ones that show the science behind how things happen like "How It Works" "How Its Made", "Good Eats", "Myth Busters", "Time Warp", "The Science Of Stupid", etc.
I am happy my son is enjoying this class and is learning about How and Why things around us work.
Dr. Margulies created Fascinating Education. He is an author, teacher, attorney, and a neurologist and knows the brain and how it functions best when learning information and performing tasks.
Dr. Margulies has taught neurology to thousands of medical students in his 35 year teaching career and trained doctors to work in neurology. He focuses on interactive right brain methods of learning primordially audio visual methods with questions and answer. He supplements the audio-visual methods with written text. Dr. Margulies is especially skilled to teach science. He has an extensive background and understanding of the brain. He wants to use his knowledge to create programs that inspire the younger generation to pursue science related careers and study of science.
Please check out his ABOUT DR. SHELDON MARGULIES web page to learn more about his qualifications, degrees, experience, books he has authored, and his passions. He is a fascinating person with an incredible amount of experience and insight in many areas. It is so fitting that he would inspire others to learn about science with the creation of Fascinating Education courses.
Be sure to check out what other homeschool families on the Schoolhouse Review Crew had to say about Fascinating Education.
This entry was posted in Fascinating Education Chemistry and tagged Biology, Chemistry, High School Science, Online Science, Physics, Science Curriculum on September 23, 2015 by Melinda Weiser.
Looking for a fun and challenging homeschool curriculum option for your students? Then you might want to check out Standard Deviants Accelerate for homeschoolers.
Standard Deviants Accelerate Homeschool Courses (SDAccellerate.com) are an easy to use, online, homeschool curriculum for students 8 and older. Courses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online (videos, interactive quizzes, writing, etc) and you can access them through your desktop computer, mobile laptop, and smart device like a tablet too. So this greatly increases your options of where and when you can find flexible time to work on your school work. They can be used as a supplemental program, but also may fit as your main learning program in a given subject too.
Standard Deviants Accelerate is appropriate for students ages 8 through adult. They currently offer 14 different homeschool curriculum options for middle school and high school age students, and 2 curriculum options are also appropriate for elementary aged kids in 3rd and 4th grades and above.
Each course offers a full year's worth of learning materials including videos, note taking, quizzes, written work, review, and exams for your student. Each regular course costs $99.00 for a year subscription, or $24.95 for a month to month subscription. The AP courses cost $14.95 a month. They are currently running a special, and offering you to try out the program for free for 6 months and see if it is a good fit for your family.
I am very grateful for this opportunity to review this homeschool program. I have taken time to explore all of the classes for grades 3 through 9 for the purpose of writing this review. I have not explored the AP classes yet, but hope to look through them too. I would encourage you to click the link at the bottom of this review to read what other TOS Crew members had to say about the regular and AP homeschool courses and see if this program would work for your homeschool.
My kids and I each have our own seperate dashboards when we log in. I have the kids log in each day and view the video assignment, take notes as they watch the video and save their notes on the computer program. They complete any related written work and take the quiz. The notes they type are stored in their "locker" which is a filing system they can keep track of all of their notes for classes. On my dashboard, I can view their progress, what areas need more practice or review to improve their understanding. Check out this short Teacher Account Video that explains more how this works.
Below is a picture of my 8th grader working on Algebra. He is also working through the U.S. History, English Composition, Chemistry, and Biology courses. He is thrilled with these classes. He is not really a video oriented learner and prefers to read information for himself in most situations. I am very glad the classes include the written transcript of the video lessons. This fella loves to read and work independently and doesn't need videos to grasp information though he does find it helpful at times. Over all though he loves the curriculum and is self motivated to work on it each day. He sets high standards for himself and strives to get good scores on his work. I feel like he is gaining a solid understanding of the information presented. We do disagree with some things regarding evolution in the biology course work. We believe the earth and all of creation was created by God and our faith plays a big role in our education. The course work is not written from a Christian perspective, but putting the evolution issue aside, the curriculum is done well and the kids like it.
Below is a picture of my 6th grader on the computer working on the SDAccelerates U.S. History course. He is also working through the Nutrition and Earth Science courses too. Even though the U.S. History course is advanced for his grade level, he works exceptionally well with this style of learning. He is an audio-visual learner and works his best and excels when school work is presented in a combined audio video format. He does not like to read a lot of verbage, and will quickly become bored if expected to read all his school work. But he stays attentive to video presentations. His learning style is the complete opposite of his older brother, and I am thankful for SDAccelerate's fun video style learning program for him to use.
Check out what other homeschool families on the Schoolhouse Review Crew had to say about using Standard Deviants Accelerate with their family.
This entry was posted in Review Curriculums, Reviews, Standard Deviants Accelerate, TOS Crew Reviews and tagged Curriculum supplement, English Composition, Homeschool curriculum, Homeschool resource, Homeschooling High School, math curriculum, Online educational teaching tool, Online learning resource, Online supplement, Online teaching resource, Science Curriculum, US History Curriculum, Weiser Academy on October 21, 2014 by Melinda Weiser.


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Cue Craig Bellamy, the Premiership's foremost troublemaking gnome, getting drunk, hitting team mates with golf clubs, and generally getting everyone in a spot of trouble. Everyone was momentarily in "innocent until proven guilty" mode, but Rafa Benitez' statement sort of removes any doubt,
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Behind Our Printers: In conversation with Domino's UK General Manager
By Luigi Pistilli
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Luigi 'Gino' Pistilli started his career at Domino in 1989 and brings vast experience, technical expertise and commercial success to the business. His first role was as a technician in Domino's wet test area, and rose through the ranks in Service, Technical Help Desk and Systems Management roles. He then excelled under a commercial remit in business development roles, with a forte in secondary and tertiary coding and labelling product sales. Gino is now Domino UK's Head of Sales.
Please introduce yourself! What is your role within Domino?
Could you explain more about how your career has progressed at Domino?
What do you most enjoy about working at Domino?
Could you pinpoint a standout moment in your Domino journey that's led to where you are today?
Why do you think customers choose Domino?
My name is Luigi Pistilli, but you can call me Gino. I've been at Domino for 29 years and I'm currently the UK General Manager. That means I'm primarily responsible for the UK business' people, sales and service strategies and everything else that comes with being a General Manager. 29 years ago, I started here as a test technician. After a long and varied career, working across many different areas of the company, I moved to my current position in January 2019.
When I arrived at Domino, I was still studying. During my first two years in the test department, I finished my qualifications and undertook my technical HNC. Then after two years of working in operations, I moved into the service workshop, stripping down and dismantling printers and subsequently rebuilding them. So I had a good "hands-on" understanding of our products at that point. I was in my early twenties when an opportunity arrived to become a field-based service engineer, along with the allure of a company car and associated benefits, which was exciting. I picked up the keys to my car and off I went: driving around the country servicing printers, which was really enjoyable.
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Having accumulated a tremendous amount of knowledge about our printers and how they function, the next challenge was understanding how our customers utilised printers, what their business challenges were and how they could benefit from our products. As I was locally based to headquarters, I used to come into the office and support the technical helpdesk when they required extra resource. Having built that customer insight in the field, it was a natural progression into an office-based technical helpdesk role.
After about fifteen years of being in service, during which I grew to become a manager of regional service, I was hungry for a different challenge altogether. Following a conversation with HR and our General Manager at the time, a role was arising in sales and I thought it would be a good challenge in a completely different business area. My job was to drive new business and I hit my targets for five consecutive years before becoming a business development manager for our print and apply labelling range. I doubled the sales of that product line during that period.
I was then asked to move into management, heading up the products and projects team. I performed that role for a couple of years before I was made Sales Operations Manager. Subsequently, a Head of Sales opportunity surfaced, which I embraced. Finally, with our previous General Manager Mike Hurst pursuing a new position outside of the business, I applied for the position of UK General Manager. In January, I was told I was successful in the application for the role. It's been quite a journey!
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I'll tell you what moment this was. It goes back to my transition from service to sales. It enabled me to grow core skills and learn about working with people. That really helped to get me where I am today. If I remained on a technical trajectory, I probably wouldn't have achieved as much as I have done to date. Moving into sales suited my capabilities, my personality and the way I like to operate. It enabled me to achieve the goals I had set for myself in terms of career progression.
I think it goes back to the people again. We've got award-winning products and services, used across the globe. However, it's our field-based colleagues that speak to our customers on a daily basis that make the difference at Domino. It's also the internal teams that are resolving customer issues and being proactive in terms of helping people and problem-solving. Our central business focus is on customer service. Lots of businesses have good products or services, but it's our people that make Domino special.
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Integrating nature into your daily life can improve your health! But most of us do not have the time or resources to take a daily hike. Fortunately more localized, smaller doses of nature also can increase one's health and well-being. Put a plant in your home or office. Put up nature photos or screen savers that depict nature vistas or water scenes. Exercise outdoors. Learn the names of your local wild-life, including birds and butterflies.
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2021 Enduro World Series Race Calendar is Revised and Ready
By Brian Gerow December 17, 2020
Eddie Masters in Pietra Ligure, 2020.
The race is on for 2021! Check out the EWS press release with full season highlights below.
The Alps, the Dolomites, the Pyrenees, the Pacific Coast Range, the Italian Riviera and the forests of Scotland; the Enduro World Series is back and the 2021 calendar is like nothing that has gone before.
After a much reduced 2020 season due to COVID-19, the Enduro World Series (EWS) is preparing for more racing than ever in 2021. With new schedules, a new format, new rule book and some brand new venues to look forward to, the new season promises to deliver the very best racing the EWS and EWS-E has to offer.
The new season has been pushed into the second half of the year, with races taking place from June until October. And alongside the change in dates, comes a big change to the racing format.
The introduction of the new Pro Stage will see the EWS racers take to a short, fast stage in the evening ahead of the rest of the stages the following day. The Pro Stage will offer up extra points to the top five finishers in the Pro men's and women's field and the top three in the U21 and Master categories.
Ruaridh Cunningham, EWS Sport Coordinator, said; "The Pro stage will provide a fast and exhilarating start to an EWS weekend. It will use a specially designed, high speed stage aimed at creating close racing and excitement for spectators, as well as offering up extra points for the racers."
Also making its debut in 2021 will be the introduction of double EWS rounds at select venues. These double rounds taking place in three venues will see the pros race twice in a single week, first on Thursday and then on the following Sunday. Providing double the racing for both athletes and fans, this new format will also help budgets for privateers and teams, as well as lessening the environmental impact by reducing the amount of travel. The season is grouped into longer blocks of travel to allow for more racing than ever before, with the EWS expanding to nine rounds and EWS-E increasing to four.
The new scheduling allows for more capacity for amateur racing too, with a full day dedicated to the EWS100 and EWS80 at each EWS venue. And for those looking to earn qualification points to move up to the Pro races, EWS Qualifier races will be taking place all over the world, with new races being added to the calendar throughout the coming months.
The new season will also see the introduction of Gold Qualifiers – large scale regional races that will provide more points than regular Qualifiers and maintain a strong and clear pathway to the top for riders and amateurs around the world.
Chris Ball, EWS Managing Director, said: "Although 2020 was a tough year for everyone, the extended off-season gave us an opportunity to reflect on all aspects of the EWS and EWS-E and we're excited to introduce these changes. It's the biggest shake-up to the format in the history of the series and we're excited about the direction of the sport.
"We are obviously incredibly disappointed for our partners who we are unable to visit in 2021, but they have our full support and we look forward to returning to them as soon as we can.
"There's a lot to look forward to in 2021, the increase in the number of both EWS and EWS-E races and the return of the Trophy of Nations. And on a personal level, I can't wait to see both the EWS and EWS-E conclude in the Tweed Valley, where the Enduro World Series team is based – it'll provide the perfect backdrop to finish our biggest season to date."
To check out the full 2021 Calendar click here.
The updated Rulebook is available here.
Public event entry for all rounds except Whistler will open the week beginning February 8th 2021.
Public entry for EWS Whistler will open on April 14 2021.
Riders who had entries for Chile and Colombia will be contacted directly about refunds.
Brian Gerow
If not riding then I'm writing, or quite possibly cooking something. I play bass with nine-and-a-half fingers, eat vegetables and fruit, and prefer movement as frequently as possible. I find discomforts and challenges more useful than most things, particularly what emerges from them. If I died and could return as anything, I would choose a camp fire.
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You've sauntered into your office in a tracksuit looking like Tony Montana's long-lost brother. It's not a good look. People have avoided staring at the dark burgundy of your sports jacket, and no one's mentioned the 15 sovereign rings you've somehow managed to fit on your pudgy fingers.
This could apply to any age and any gender, and could affect the way you're perceived in a business environment.
Imagine losing out on a job interview because you chose the wrong dress, or having that promotion escape your grasp because you look too slovenly for a managerial role.
It'd be pretty frustrating. But it's a problem easily solved – especially if you take a look at our business style tips.
Before a gig, stand-up comedians use a technique they call 'reading the room'. This means they'll take a look at the audience and make a value judgement on the kind of jokes they'll enjoy, as well as how to best stoke them into good humour.
While great comedians do this every few minutes to assess a crowd during their set, you only have to do it once in a workplace environment.
If you're starting a new job, take a look at what everyone else is wearing on your first day. You can then augment your sartorial choices in the future.
This'll help you fit in easily with your new co-workers, creating a subconscious rapport with them by your dress sense alone.
It's fairly easy to guess how people in a certain company will dress. If you're a stockbroker, then sharp suits are the name of the game. But if you work in a media ore design agency, a t-shirt and jeans will do.
You can use this rule of thumb to ensure that you dress appropriately in any workplace environment, whether you're starting a new job or attending a meeting.
There's no need to splash the cash on your work outfit. Purchasing something that screams 'I'M RICH' will most likely rub your co-workers the wrong way, so choose high-quality brands from the high street.
Whether you want a prom dress for the work's night out or a power suit, mid-range brands offer you quality and style – and won't foster jealousy amongst lower paid workers in your organisation.
Wearing your Cannibal Corpse t-shirt might seem appropriate when you're in the pub, but it doesn't send the right message to your boss during your nine-to-five.
No matter the dress code in your workplace, respect is a given. Look at how your boss dresses and take that as an implied dress code, even if the formal rules state otherwise. That way, you'll never be blown off-course by the pinstriped suit you found in a charity shop.
Have you got any sartorial tips for business? Then let us know in the comments below.


This tips sheet is designed to be printed and kept in your vehicle's glove compartment. It provides information to help you choose when and whether to retrofit a vehicle air conditioner from CFC-12 to another refrigerant. The text from the tips sheet is provided here, but you may also either download and print the PDF version or call the hotline to order a paper copy.
Does my air conditioner currently use CFC-12? Can you repair my air conditioner and recharge it with CFC-12?
How much will it cost if I choose to stay with CFC-12, now and in the future?
If I decide to change refrigerants, what other refrigerants are available?
What is involved in retrofitting my car?
How much will retrofitting my car cost, now and in the future?
Will a retrofit affect the performance of my air conditioning system?
If I need to repair the system in the future, will I be able to find the same refrigerant I used to replace the CFC-12?
All service technicians handling air conditioner refrigerants must be certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and should be able to answer all of your air conditioner repair questions. See below for more information on the connection between CFCs and the environment.


Hi everyone it's Deb here with news of a new addition to our unique growing range of Magnifying mirrors from Zadro.
Uniquely accessible are the words Zadro uses to describe this magnifying mirror with the model going very well in the US as an office gem or travel mirror.
As you can see by the image it's so handy to pop out onto the desk at work and take a quick check to see all is in order.
This model has the best of both worlds with two mirrors and two different magnifications to choose from; doing your hair and make-up has never been easier. Zadro's LED Lighted Make-Up Mirror features two high quality glass mirrors to ensure a clearer reflection of your true self. One mirror features 10X magnification, which is great for touch-ups, detail, and make-up application. The other mirror has 1X magnification, which is perfect for all-around hairstyling, cosmetics, and everything in between. Mirror dimension is 14cm or 5.5 inches across.
No matter how dim the environment, the surround lighted LED lights are sure to illuminate any area of your face eliminating the shadows so you can apply your makeup perfectly. Using just 4 AA batteries and the energy-saving LED halo lighting technology, it's able to run with the batteries for an extensive amount of time.
The LED Lighted Make-Up Mirror easily opens into an upright standing position for hands-free make-up application. Most surprisingly so you don't have to hunch over or stoop to low, as the mirror opens up to 40cm or 16inches At full height and folds down to a very flat 4cm or 1.5 inches. The sleek, fold-up and swivel head design allows it to collapse into a compact size for travel portability that will fit neatly in your purse, carryon luggage or the glove compartment in the car. It comes in a beautiful translucent Ivory finish that is very easy to keep clean.
Zadro being very clever people have also made this mirror so it can be wall mountable.
Sometimes when we are on the run, time becomes very important to which Zadro have include a Digital clock in the base of the unit that comes complete with an alarm that you can turn easily on or off with the flick of a switch.
This mirror is currently being shipped and we expect will be in stock in 4 weeks, it will appear on the site under travel mirrors category the moment it goes into the warehouse.
We have due in the same shipment the LEDT01 Lighted purse mirror and new stock of the LEDMW45 wall mounted cordless magnifying mirror.
Remember always to work on your life plan, take care and always have a smile on your face the world will be a better place.


Installation of FM Radio comprises of installation of NAT NPX Radio on the pedestal panel and a VHF antenna (Comant CI-292-3 FM Bent antenna) under the fuselage on the right side of the nose landing gear.
Installation of NAT NPX 138 an FM radio on AS332.
The installation of an FM Radio consists of the installation of a NAT NPX radio on the pedestal panel and a VHF antenna (Comant CI-292-3 FM Bent antenna) under the fuselage on the right-hand side of the nose landing gear.
An FM radio NAT NPX 138 transceiver is used for air-to-air and air-to-ground radio communications on the FM band (138 to 174 MHz).


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Sol Design Lab Installs Awesome Solar Charging Stations At UT Austin
under Architecture, carousel showcase, Environment, Gallery, Green Technology
by Beverley Mitchell
Approached by three students to bring more clean energy to their campus, Sol Design Lab installed two solar-powered off-grid charging stations at the University of Texas at Austin. The Solar Charging Stations can charge anything from cell phones to electric scooters and they also provide energy efficient lighting, internet connectivity, gather data about the environment, and display information on an integrated digital screen.
The students, now-alumni Eric Swanson and Austin Jorn, and current student Megan Archer, received grants from two student organizations to build one solar charging station, build two more, and run workshops. Sol Design Lab principal Beth Ferguson is a UT alumni and together with her co-principal, Dallas Swindle, has collaborated with architects, engineers, designers, fabricators and ecologists on award winning projects internationally. The company's goal "is to spark conversations about energy use, resiliency, recycling objects, evolving use of public space and innovation for our changing world."
Related: Strawberry Tree Flow: Solar Power Park Invites Passersby to Charge their Gadgets in Belgrade
The solar charging stations offer students and community members a shady place to gather while recharging their laptops, phones and electrical devices via USB ports or standard electrical outlets. With three solar panels pumping out 250 watts each, the stations provide a Wi-Fi workstation and solar laboratory for students during the day. Six batteries extend the charging capacity on cloudy days and into the night as a vibrant, LED-illumined, Wi-Fi hotspot. Ferguson states: "With one station in one day, you could essentially power 50 cell phones, 10 iPads, 15 laptops or five electric bikes."
The stations cost between $55,000 and $65,000 each, although Sol Design does rent out stations for South by Southwest. The accessibility of the stations was a part of their appeal for the commissioning students. Jorn noted, "Texas has so much opportunity to utilize solar energy, not only on a large scale, but on small, adaptable levels. This project helped place the practical use of solar into the minds of thousands of people."
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Photos by Sol Design Lab
Approached by three students to bring more clean energy to their campus, Sol Design Lab installed two solar-powered off-grid charging stations at the University of Texas at Austin. The Solar Charging Stations can charge anything from cell phones to and
Sol Design Lab Solar Charging Station Austin
The students, now-alumni Eric Swanson and Austin Jorn, and current student Megan Archer, received grants from two student organizations to build one solar charging station, build two more, and run workshops. Sol Design Lab principal Beth Ferguson is a
The students, now-alumni Eric Swanson and Austin Jorn, and current student Megan Archer, received grants from two student organizations to build one solar charging station, build two more, and run workshops. Sol Design Lab principal Beth Ferguson is a UT alumni and together with her co-principal, Dallas Swindle, has collaborated with architects, engineers, designers, fabricators and ecologists on award winning projects internationally.
The solar charging stations offer students and community members a shady place to gather while recharging their laptops, phones and electrical devices via USB ports or standard electrical outlets.
With three solar panels pumping out 250 watts each, the stations provide a Wi-Fi workstation and solar laboratory for students during the day. Six batteries extend the charging capacity on cloudy days and into the night as a vibrant, LED-illumined, Wi-Fi hotspot.
One station in one day can power 50 cell phones, 10 iPads, 15 laptops or five electric bikes.
The stations cost between $55,000 and $65,000 each, although Sol Design Lab do rent out stations for South by Southwest.
The accessibility of the stations was a part of their appeal for the commissioning students. Jorn noted, "Texas has so much opportunity to utilize solar energy, not only on a large scale, but on small, adaptable levels. This project helped place the practical use of solar into the minds of thousands of people."


It's no secret that Allan and I love Indian cuisine, but for whatever reason, it's so hard for us to replicate in our home. That was true until we discovered some of our favorite dishes on Pinterest and then we realized they weren't really that difficult to do.
One of our favorite vegetarian dishes, Saag Aloo (Potato and Spinach), packs all the wonderful aromatic flavors and heat of Indian cuisine without all the clarified butter and fat. The potatoes add heartiness to the dish which also makes it rich and filling.
I submitted the recipe and all its secret ingredients to Iron Chef Allan for approval. Then, while he prepared the Saag Aloo, I worked diligently as his sous chef by preparing the Kachumber Salad to accompany the main entrée.
The meal was like eating Indian take-away without having to leave our home. Of course, our kids wouldn't eat it, but at least we didn't have to pick up fast food on the way to the Indian restaurant, like we normally do. The kids ate loaded baked potatoes as Iron Chef Allan and I dined on our own five star Indian cuisine in the comfort of our kitchen.
Par boil the potatoes until still firm, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool. Once cooled, slice the potatoes into small one square inch cubes.
Mix the chili pepper, spinach lemon juice and leave to sit in a bowl.
Heat oil in a medium-sized pan. Add chopped onion and garlic and sauté until onions are soft. Then add the potatoes, cumin and coriander and stir for five minutes. If the spices stick to the bottom of the pan, add a tablespoon of hot water.
Add hot (not boiling) water to the pan until it covers the potatoes halfway. Lower the heat and cook the potatoes until soft are done, about ten minutes. Stir often.
When you can easily insert a fork through the potatoes without breaking them, add the spinach mixture. Add salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Finally stir in the garam masala.
Mix lemon juice, spices and sugar in one bowl. Toss in all the vegetables and combine until well coated. Cover and chill for about 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE Indian cuisine!! Looks delicious!
I love Indian food also. I have never tried to make any at home. I have thought about it. Does that count. Great pics. Thanks.


James McCusker is currently a student in the Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences (Advanced) at the University of Adelaide, with a keen interest in both Pure Mathematics and Statistics. After graduating in 2015 from Glenunga International High School, James entered a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, but pursued a change of study after developing a strong passion for Mathematics. His academic interests primarily lie in Differential Geometry, as well as the connections between seemingly separate areas of Mathematics.
The generalisation of the complex numbers to quarternions and subsequently octonions poses several interesting questions, as these higher dimensional algebras continue to lose properties, with the quarternions being non-commutative and octonions even being nonassociative. We first aim to investigate these properties and derive a proof of Hurwitz's Theorem about the classification of normed division algebras. The next and primary aim of the project will be to focus on the geometric constructions related to the quartonions and octonions. most notably, we will consider fundamental geometric constructions such as the group structure on the 3-sphere and the Hopf fibration. Moreover, the octonions will lead us to consider an important matrix group – one of the exceptional Lie groups, which can be realised as an automorphism group of the octonions.


CMA said it has established that a number of investors had been advised and encouraged to buy KenolKobil shares before Rubis Energie publicly declared its interest in taking over the oil marketer at a premium.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 13 – The Capital Markets Authority has secured illegal gains amounting to Sh458 million in the ongoing investigations into insider trading on KenolKobil shares.
The Authority said the surrendered funds relate to 90 percent of the suspicious trades identified through 14 accounts that were frozen in October last year to facilitate investigations.
In a statement, CMA said it has established that a number of investors had been advised and encouraged to buy KenolKobil shares before Rubis Energie publicly declared its interest in taking over the oil marketer at a premium.
"The investigations relating to the balance of the accounts flagged in connection with suspicious trading activities are ongoing," read the statement.
The CMA Board has further said it is initiating enforcement proceedings against top executives of a stock brokerage firm and a stockbroking agent.
"Upon review of the investigation findings and recommendations, the CMA Board has resolved to initiate enforcement proceedings against the Kestrel Capital Executive Director, Mr. Andre DeSimone, Kestrel Capital Chairman & Founder, Mr. Charles Field-Marsham, and their stockbroking agent, Mr. Aly Khan Satchu, through issuing Notices to Show Cause," said CMA.


9.82 acres AND a home are located at end of Sharp Road. Home is surrounded by larger tracts of land. This property has natural gas! The home has gas heaters, gas water heater, gas dryer, and gas stove and all appliances convey! This property also good water! Well is 90' deep and water is approximately 35'! Stucco home has fresh paint and is move-in ready. Home has two bedrooms, large living room with a 10'X11' alcove, kitchen, and dressing area off the master bedroom suite. Covered porch off the master bedroom. Two level porch located on the side of the carport. Grey water to water trees. Fenced backyard. Workshop has concrete floor and lean-tos on either side. Dry creek bed to the west of the property. Water Valley ISD! Abundance of wildlife, including deer and Bob Whites!


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The Baryshnikov Arts Center presents Joanna Kotze's dance "Find Yourself Here" in the Howard Gilman Performance Space on September 16, 2015. Photo Credit: ©Stephanie Berger.
After making three shorter trios, each between two dancers and one visual artist, Kotze – who in 2013 won a Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, and also holds a B.A. in Architecture – now brings together dancers Stuart Singer and Netta Yerushalmy (with whom she previously worked in It happened it had happened it is happening it will happen), and visual artists Zachary Fabri, Asuka Goto, and Jonathan Allen (her husband), whom all perform alongside Kotze. All six dance and all six deal with the material elements in the space.
The composition of moving bodies in space and time; this is a bread-and-butter definition of choreography. Not that defining choreography in concrete terms is at all useful. That description says nothing of conceptuality, politics, emotionality, or any of the other myriad lenses through which we might read a piece of dance. What is fundamental to that description is form; plastic and malleable, temporal, an Apollonian art. My question then is: what can the form affect in me?
The work is so dense that it would be useless to attempt to recount everything. The piece unfolds like a series of self-contained sections: Linoleum squares in playhouse colours arranged in a Tetris-like map, each tile removed from one position to continue the design at another. Addition via subtraction; the performers running with super-fast micro-steps in single file, steadily mapping the space with their linear pathways – their faces comically unperturbed by the exertions happening below; a trio between Kotze, Yerushalmy, and Allen shows off the most studied play of fractured movement sequences, their irregular rhythms virtuosically syncronised.
What is interesting is the relative constant of speed. Kotze moves from one finely-tuned choreographic proposition to the next with an assured urgency. The ideas fly thick and fast, and while there is an unfolding structural logic, there is something unrelenting in its forward-focused momentum.
Part of what defines Kotze's movement language is her own physicality, which looks as if it's been pulled from an Art Deco motif off of Rockefeller Center; her body can't help but describe itself in dramatic lines. Passing through heraldic postures, while systematically dissecting the movement in specific joints and limbs, denying any singularly emotive reading. The extension in the body lends the dance a classicism, intentional or not, that also reveals a deeply rooted attachment to histories of formal choreography – classic, modern, post-modern. The intent forward-thrust also feels like an attempt to shed this saturation of history and move beyond it. Fabri's movement is the most apparently personal, rougher around the edges.
The abundance of movement is measured by sparse design. The performers, dressed by Mary Jo Mecca, wear whites and complementary greys, while the featured uniform shoes provide a spectrum of colour (I absurdly thought "iDance by Apple"). Ryan Seaton's sound, which he live-mixes each performance, generously supports the space, while occasionally interrupting its weighty atmosphere with electronic spasms. Midway through the piece, Goto spreads open the back wall partition segments to reveal the Manhattan skyline behind, literally expanding the possible horizon.
The openness of design belies a fraughtness that persists in the performers. Active attention to form is the fore-grounded performative action in FIND YOURSELF HERE – the title implies this active self-awareness; locate yourself, do it now. I believe this is a conscious choice, to heighten the performative stakes by dialing up the urgency. But I would also guess that this pace is second nature for Kotze, and that her fastidious eye for detail wouldn't let up even if she wanted it to.
Perhaps as an antidote to all this composition, form succumbs to degradation. Bodies losing their sense of clear direction as they feebly punch their fists in the dark, heads bowed; Singer's eyes transfixed in disorientation as he spins and runs in circles, exhausted; coloured materials thrown haphazardly, fervently organised in one pile and then another, purposefully purposeless. The human body as a functioning object is imperfect, but here, even as it stumbles, it still serves a more perfect ideal of form, never departing entirely from Kotze's blueprint.
Kotze clearly has a great eye for composition; it is a nuanced, deliberate, intelligent construction. And while defining choreography in terms of space and time may seem overly simplified, the work that this actually takes is anything but simple. The question I'm left with is: how does this rational experience of form drop down from the mind and fully reside in the body, both for performer and audience?
What's missing for me in that analogy is the big sheet of glass separating me from the world as it passes by. I observe from a comfortable unaffected distance, and experience the images dispassionately. And I can't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied by this removed forward momentum. I want to derail that train!
The insistence that drives Kotze's choreography feels as if she wants to break through this dividing glass, for all this structural work to bridge the gap and be felt by the audience. Maybe all this needed was for the space between us all to relax, for the tightly wound guy-wires of this construction to slacken, so that the piece might be allowed a more organic momentum.
The Baryshnikov Arts Center presents Joanna Kotze's "Find Yourself Here" in the Howard Gilman Performance Space on September 16, 2015. Photo Credit: ©Stephanie Berger.