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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Hardcover)
By Nancy Isenberg
The New York Times bestseller
A New York Times Notable and Critics' Top Book of 2016
Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
One of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head On
NPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016's Great Reads
San Francisco Chronicle's Best of 2016: 100 recommended books
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016
Globe & Mail 100 Best of 2016
"Formidable and truth-dealing . . . necessary." —The New York Times
"This eye-opening investigation into our country's entrenched social hierarchy is acutely relevant." —O Magazine
In her groundbreaking bestselling history of the class system in America, Nancy Isenberg upends history as we know it by taking on our comforting myths about equality and uncovering the crucial legacy of the ever-present, always embarrassing—if occasionally entertaining—poor white trash.
"When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there's always a chance that the dancing bear will win," says Isenberg of the political climate surrounding Sarah Palin. And we recognize how right she is today. Yet the voters who boosted Trump all the way to the White House have been a permanent part of our American fabric, argues Isenberg.
The wretched and landless poor have existed from the time of the earliest British colonial settlement to today's hillbillies. They were alternately known as "waste people," "offals," "rubbish," "lazy lubbers," and "crackers." By the 1850s, the downtrodden included so-called "clay eaters" and "sandhillers," known for prematurely aged children distinguished by their yellowish skin, ragged clothing, and listless minds.
Surveying political rhetoric and policy, popular literature and scientific theories over four hundred years, Isenberg upends assumptions about America's supposedly class-free society––where liberty and hard work were meant to ensure real social mobility. Poor whites were central to the rise of the Republican Party in the early nineteenth century, and the Civil War itself was fought over class issues nearly as much as it was fought over slavery. Reconstruction pitted poor white trash against newly freed slaves, which factored in the rise of eugenics–-a widely popular movement embraced by Theodore Roosevelt that targeted poor whites for sterilization. These poor were at the heart of New Deal reforms and LBJ's Great Society; they haunt us in reality TV shows like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty. Marginalized as a class, white trash have always been at or near the center of major political debates over the character of the American identity.
We acknowledge racial injustice as an ugly stain on our nation's history. With Isenberg's landmark book, we will have to face the truth about the enduring, malevolent nature of class as well.
Nancy Isenberg is the author of Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, which was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize in Biography and won the Oklahoma Book Award for best book in Nonfiction. She is the coauthor, with Andrew Burstein, of Madison and Jefferson. She is the T. Harry Williams Professor of American History at LSU, and writes regularly for Salon.com. Isenberg is the winner of the 2016 Walter & Lillian Lowenfels Criticism Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and was #4 on the 2016 Politico 50 list. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Charlottesville, Virginia.
"Formidable and truth-dealing…necessary." – The New York Times
"A gritty and sprawling assault on…American mythmaking." —Washington Post
"An eloquent synthesis of the country's history of class stratification." –The Boston Globe
"A bracing reminder of the persistent contempt for the white underclass." –The Atlantic
"[White Trash] sheds bright light on a long history of demagogic national politicking, beginning with Jackson. It makes Donald Trump seem far less unprecedented than today's pundits proclaim."—Slate
"Isenberg . . . has written an important call for Americans to treat class with the same care that they now treat race…Her work may well help that focus lead to progress." —TIME
"With her strong academic background and accessible voice, Isenberg takes pains to reveal classism's deep-seated roots."–Entertainment Weekly
"Carefully researched…deeply relevant." –Christian Science Monitor
Publisher: Viking
Publication Date: June 21st, 2016
Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
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Q: How to use jscrollpane with tabs I am trying to use a jscrollpane in each of my tabs but only the first tab shows the scrollbars. See my code below: Hope someone can help, Many thanks. Philippe

$(function()
{
    $('.scroll-pane').jScrollPane();
});

A: I know this is an old question, I think he is referring to JQueryUI tabs functionality.
It is a normal thing that only the visible tab gets the scroll-bar, I have the same problem.
This is because the other tabs are hidden and the JScrollPane can't calculate the size of the content. It returns zero, so he decides not to put a scroll-bar in there.
Please take a look at this demo for using this plugin with invisible elements.
Hope it helped.

A: Try this...
$('#tabs').tabs({
    show : function(event, ui) {
        $(ui.panel).jScrollPane();
    }
});

A: Turns out the tabs function actually hides the divs, which need to be altered by the scroll function. A quick fix is to ensure the scroll function comes first.
$('#offers_content').jScrollPane(
       {
           verticalTrackHeight :100,
           verticalGutter   : 5
        }).css('padding','10px');

$("#tabs").tabs();

A: I did it by using jQuery Layout plugin, and til now, its working fine. Here the example:
http://layout.jquery-dev.net/demos/tabs.html

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What's on people's minds when they are looking to renovate or undertake new home design? There is no doubt that they engage in visions of the end product- its beauty, aesthetics and functionality. At the same time, they also keep thinking about the process itself.
How will the designing or renovation turn out? Will it be a hassle-filled process? Will there be concerns of overcapitalising? Will there be a need to spend too much time on the project? How will the family cope with their temporary homelessness, and what if the project drags on for far too long?
It is then natural that homeowners seek those designers who are not only great at what they do, but are also good at communicating with them. The essential idea here is that home designers must be keen listeners. Martin feels that unless designers can soak in the vision of the client (without underestimating the client's potential for feedback) they can never produce anything that the client would remember for years. Martin aims to absorb a client's preference and his sensibility intently and thus he listens attentively, talking only when really needed.
It is worth remembering that at each stage of the project, feels Martin, it is the homeowner who is going to live in the home and unless his desires, taste and ambitions are given an emphasis in the design, the construction will be nothing more than an ego-pursuit on the part of the designer.
For designers gifted in their profession, it is easy to be waylaid by fancies. There are so many designing temptations along the way. In the early days of his career as a designer, Martin has fallen to such temptations where he has over-designed a project or made it a testimony to his own talent. Experience, however, is a great virtue, and with time he has fully understood the technique of achieving a beautiful balance between his craft and the homeowner's vision.
While designing homes, Martin likes to keep things simple; clean lines, marriage of form and function, ample scope for ventilation and natural sunlight, among other things. Martin is convinced that a designer must sit in the periphery and let his design do the talking. Martin believes that if a home has the indelible stamp of a designer but does not reflect the sensibility of the homeowner, it is a project gone wrong.
In his pursuit, Martin uses materials intelligently. He hardly gives in to unnecessary embellishments just because they add a sense of opulence. Materials which ooze out integrity and have their own voice appeal more to Martin.
While undertaking home renovation, designers have to stay in line with various creative limitations. For example, they have to comply with the needs of their immediate environment, neighbours (for instance, the area you add to your second storey cannot compromise the privacy of your neighbour), the greenery, ventilation, and above all the local council.
Who can forget the Turramaurra Bushfire of 2002? Turramurra is among the top bushfire-prone zones of the Ku-ring-gai council. Its residents know the significance of building in line with bushfire safety and local council regulations. Martin makes it a point to be updated with the latest regulations and this is one reason why his work is appreciated and seen favourably by the local council. For Martin, bushfire safety is indispensable whether you are talking about home renovation or new home design.


Last week we took a good look at all that has been accomplished in 2015 - now we're in 2016 and it's time to look ahead.
Personally, I'm not too big on New Year's Resolutions - I believe in seizing opportunities for improvement all year around.
I also believe in continuing commitment.
There's a lot of great plans for Downtown Wilmington this year, from new residential units to new businesses to new dining and entertainment options. We'll continue to have special events morning, noon, and night - weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
I look forward to continuing to work with all of you throughout 2016!


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namespace app\modules\comunicacaointerna\models;

use Yii;
use yii\base\Model;
use yii\data\ActiveDataProvider;
use app\modules\comunicacaointerna\models\ComunicacaointernaAut;

/**
 * ComunicacaointernaAutSearch represents the model behind the search form about `app\modules\comunicacaointerna\models\Comunicacaointerna`.
 */
class ComunicacaointernaAutSearch extends ComunicacaoInternaAut
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['com_codcomunicacao', 'com_codunidade', 'com_codtipo', 'com_codsituacao', 'com_codcolaboradorautorizacao', 'com_codcargoautorizacao'], 'integer'],
            [['com_datasolicitacao', 'com_titulo', 'com_texto', 'com_dataautorizacao', 'com_codcolaborador'], 'safe'],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function scenarios()
    {
        // bypass scenarios() implementation in the parent class
        return Model::scenarios();
    }

    /**
     * Creates data provider instance with search query applied
     *
     * @param array $params
     *
     * @return ActiveDataProvider
     */
    public function search($params)
    {

        $query = ComunicacaoInternaAut::find()
        ->orderBy(['com_codcomunicacao' => SORT_DESC]);

        $dataProvider = new ActiveDataProvider([
            'query' => $query,
        ]);

        $this->load($params);

        if (!$this->validate()) {
            // uncomment the following line if you do not want to any records when validation fails
            // $query->where('0=1');
            return $dataProvider;
        }

        //conexão com os bancos
         $connection = Yii::$app->db;
         $connection = Yii::$app->db_base;

        //$query->joinWith('colaborador');

        $query->andFilterWhere([
            'com_codcomunicacao' => $this->com_codcomunicacao,
            'com_codunidade' => $this->com_codunidade,
            //'com_codcolaborador' => $this->com_codcolaborador,
            'com_datasolicitacao' => $this->com_datasolicitacao,
            'com_codtipo' => $this->com_codtipo,
            'com_codsituacao' => $this->com_codsituacao,
            'com_dataautorizacao' => $this->com_dataautorizacao,
            'com_codcolaboradorautorizacao' => $this->com_codcolaboradorautorizacao,
            'com_codcargoautorizacao' => $this->com_codcargoautorizacao,
        ]);

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        $query->andFilterWhere(['like', 'com_titulo', $this->com_titulo])
            ->andFilterWhere(['com_codunidade' => $session['sess_codunidade']])
            ->andFilterWhere(['com_codsituacao' => 3])
            //->andFilterWhere(['like', 'colaborador.usuario.usu_nomeusuario', $this->com_codcolaborador])
            ->andFilterWhere(['like', 'com_texto', $this->com_texto]);

        return $dataProvider;
    }
}

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No one will be expecting you to wear a suit, tie and dress shoes. Most would find that over the top. A good clean pair of pants (no holes), a short sleeved collared shirt and clean shoes will be just fine.
Most guys I know buy them at marine stores.
Topic: can foreigner get AME M license in canada?
Re: can foreigner get AME M license in canada?
Topic: Aircraft Maintenance course at 30 yrs old?
Re: Aircraft Maintenance course at 30 yrs old?
Yes, sounds like a good route. You will definitely travel if you are working with helicopters.
Yes, we have done that before but are trying to stay away from doing that though. As an OEM service center, it looks a bit amateurish when you don't have the manuals to do simple things like an oil filter change or basic inspection items.
It's always good to hear when companies are expanding! It will mean more jobs for the area. I don't know what they're like to work for, but I've never heard anything bad. Good on them for making the investment.
Topic: Any opportunity of working on lycoming engines would be appreciated.
Re: Any opportunity of working on lycoming engines would be appreciated.
I just read through the list of elementary work 3 times and did not see anything related to the compass anywhere.
Use varsol, it's for cleaning oily parts.


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Coal India chairman Sutirtha Bhattacharya receives Best CEO-PSU awards from Forbes
Bhattacharya was the unanimous choice of the jury for the award in the PSU category for his leadership qualities and vision, Coal India, the state-owned miner, said in a statement.
Debjoy Sengupta
November 10, 2016, 18:41 IST
Kolkata: Sutirtha Bhattacharya, chairman of Coal India was conferred the Best CEO -PSU Award in the Sixth edition of the Forbes India Leadership Awards – 2016 for having engineered the turnaround of Coal India by streamlining its operations with advanced technologies and also addressing environmental concerns.
Forbes Leadership Awards are given to leaders who have responded to persistent challenges with reinvention, innovation and admirable energy.
Bhattacharya said "The award is, in fact, a tribute to the company. It is a recognition for the way it is adapting itself to newer challenges and changes with readiness, reinventing its function of ease of doing business and innovating consumer friendly strategies as business objectives."
He added it is with the support of all Coal India subsidiary companies that this glory could be achieved. Bhattacharya dedicated the award to all Coal India employees.
Sutirtha Bhattacharya

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Head in the Trees
Attie Jonker turns unwanted wood into coveted treehouses
By By Allison Copenbarger Vance
He doesn't have a term for the style, but master craftsman Attie Jonker says most people know one of his treehouses when they see it. A few clues: rustic materials, clean lines, contemporary designs, wood blended with metal and details like shutters and doors.
Jonker's most notable project is the circular, gazebo-style treehouse at The DoSeum, but his custom "homes" dot the backyards of San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Austin and the Hill Country.
The South African's signature aesthetic is reminiscent of luxury ecolodges in Botswana, where he learned the art of woodcraft while working as a resort builder. While there he met Christina, a San Antonio native visiting her brother, who worked with Jonker, and eventually, he moved to the Alamo City to marry her.
After converting from the metric system to the U.S.'s English system and launching a deck construction business, his custom treehouse company, AzzanArts, was born from a special request by a client. Jonker uses a mix of woods including native pecan, cypress, cedar, hackberry and others.
His love of working with unique wood varieties led him to found Green Wood Milling Co.—a sawmill service that turns unwanted trees and reclaimed wood into usable building materials or decor. For each treehouse, Jonker turns to his team at Green Wood Milling to source the materials and lumber, which become the framing of the house as well as custom details like spiral staircases made of logs or hand rails made with stripped pine branches. When all of the pieces are finished, the treehouse is constructed in his workshop, then taken apart and delivered to the site for installation.
While most of the projects are intended for children, the custom dwellings, which Jonker spends three to four months creating, come with adult price tags, starting at $30,000. AzzanArts has developed such a following, Jonker now has a two-year wait list, but the next stage of his business development could solve the problem. AzzanArts will soon roll out treehouse kits. Clients will be able to choose different elements like layouts, size, windows and doors a la carte and then have the pieces shipped to their home, where they can put it together themselves, or have a contractor install the house.
Even though the new model will mechanize the process, Jonker says the unique style will remain. "I really want to focus on being creative," he says. "I still want each treehouse to have a cool design. And I want to train up a new generation that makes really unique pieces for people to enjoy."
New Spectacular Modern Homes of Texas Book Features a Dozen San Antonians
Coffee table book highlights variety of modern architecture and interior design, including 12 architects and designers from San Antonio
Architect Elizabeth Haynes' Modern Oasis
When a simple remodel turned into a total rebuild, the local designer turned the space into a fresh getaway, complete with its own casita
Charming Homes of San Antonio: Mid-Century
Low and wide, these homes offer a glimpse at what San Antonio looked like from the 1930s to the 1960s


Union Public Service Commission has issued notification for conducting NDA-I and Naval Academy (NA) Examination (I) on 20 April 2014 for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA for the 133rd Course and 95th Naval Academy Course. The course is commencing from 02 Jan 2015. The details of the exam are given below.
1.A candidate must be an "Unmarried Male" and "Citizen of India".
2.Candidates appearing for 11th class are not eligible for the exam.
3.They should have passed "HSC" to apply for both the courses.
Candidate should be born between, 02 July 1995 to 01 July 1998.
Candidates are required to apply online through UPSC website www.upsconline.nic.in. Candidates have to register on UPSC website before applying for any exam. After registering click on the exam link you wish to apply.
General and OBC – Rs.100/- to be deposited at any branch of SB in case of offline mode. For online mode payment should be done through Credit Card/Debit Card or Net Banking. No fees for SC/ST/PH candidates.


Aries is the fiercest of the Zodiac signs, bursting out at the vernal equinox, when spring commences. That brings courage and the will to test it. Aries is the Archetype of the warrior, who jumps to a challenge and fears no adversary.
The Fury of Achilles. Painting by Coypel 1737.
An excellent representative of the Aries archetype is Achilles, the Greek hero who defeated any enemy, without mercy, and was invulnerable except for the heel of one of his feet. On the statute above (a Roman sculpture at Villa Reale), that's where he is struck by an arrow.
Aries gladly takes risks, needing it to feel alive – even when that increases the risk of a fatal outcome. It's the necessary attitude of a warrior: rushing into the battle as if overcome by rage, confident of being as close to invulnerable as Achilles. Forgetting about the heel.
This daring attitude of Aries is explained by the sun entering the sign at the very spring equinox, when daylight conquers the night and summer is within reach. Also, the ruler of Aries is Mars, the planet named after the Warrior God (Ares in Greek). Nothing else would do for Aries. At spring, one should spring into action.
The old Greeks praised the warrior archetype. The fearlessness and readiness to do battle was an ideal for both men and women. This was true for just about all the civilized world at that era. And when the Romans conquered Antique Greece as well as most of the rest of the known world, they proved to favor the same ideal. None met higher praise than the warrior.
The Age that ended with the birth of Christianity was the Age of Aries. It had ruled for two-thousand years, approximately from 2000 BC to the beginning of the Christian Era. During that long time, the archetype of Aries set the scene and acted on it. Wars were ended only by other wars beginning, the cultures and the arts were obsessed by it, even the gods were believed to be at war from the dawn of time.
Vicious warriors were admired, whereas the few who dared to speak of peace were regarded as blasphemous and often violently put to death.
Achilles (in the center). Greek relief from c. 240 CE.
The element of Aries is fire. It stands for activity – eager and impatient activity, sometimes furious. Aries shares that element with Leo and Sagittarius, but Aries is the cardinal fire sign. That's the most impatient and challenging one, who prefers to act before any order has been given. Well, Aries really only obeys Aries. It's an ally not to be taken for granted, but as an enemy guaranteed to be just that.
As civilization has grown more peaceful than it ever was in the Age of Aries, this Zodiac sign can be frustrated and often feel out of place. Aries longs back to the days of the legendary heroes.
There are challenges today, too – in sports, in business, and so on. There are wars as well, alas. The archetype of Aries will never be completely obsolete. But it takes twenty-thousand more years before it's back on the throne and the altars of the temples.
Young Achilles being taught by the centaur Chiron. Painting by Regnault, 1804. The centaur with his bow and arrow is the traditional symbol for the Zodiac sign Sagittarius, which is a fire sign like Aries.
Archetype is a concept familiar already to Ancient Greece, where it was called archetupon and meant "first-moulded" – like a prototype. Plato had theories about mental ideas – or forms – that were imprinted in the human mind before birth.
The psychoanalyst C. G. Jung claimed that there is a number of archetypes that we all share, without necessarily having been taught them. They're part of what he called our collective unconscious and influence how we look at reality. He also meant that the archetypes as inner clues to self-realization.
The twelve signs of the Zodiac can fruitfully be seen as a system of archetypes, making a complete world of sorts – let's say the cast of characters needed to make a play that represents human life sort of completely. The twelve characters can be seen as separate individuals making up the variety that mankind offers, or they can represent the different aspects and potentials of any one single person.
The Zodiac Star Constellations, by Albrecht Dürer.


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Here's everything Apple announced at its 'Hi, Speed' iPhone event today
Just shy of one month after their last event, Apple was back today with another one. Everyone had a pretty good feeling this would be the one where they announced this year's new iPhone… instead, Apple announced four new iPhones, plus a new HomePod, for good measure. Didn't have time Read more…
iPhone 12: Apple makes jump to 5G
Analysts say the new iPhone line-up could trigger a "super-cycle" of consumer upgrades. Source: BBC
UN rights experts calls for Kamto's release
A group of UN human rights experts has called on the Cameroon government to release detained opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, as well as hundreds of his supporters who were arrested following nationwide protests on 22 September. Mr Kamto has been held under house arrest for three weeks now. The military Read more…
Establishing a Creative Arts Ministry alone will fail – Jesse Agyepong
A marketing consultant and business strategist is pushing against the establishment of a creative arts ministry. According to Jesse Agyepong such a ministry without "proper structural layers is bound to fail" as it cannot stand on its own. His comments come on the back of calls by some industry persons, Read more…
Is the Twilio-Segment deal expensive?
The Twilio-Segment acquisition was the biggest story of the weekend, and in our current IPO lull, it is the most-discussed deal of the moment. So it hasn't been a surprise to see folks working to figure out if the $3.2 billion price tag Twilio expects to pay for Segment is Read more…
Caliber, with $2.2 million in seed funding, launches a fitness coaching platform
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the fitness space for a loop. Caliber, a startup that focuses on one-to-one personal training, is today launching a brand new digital coaching platform on the heels of a $2.2 million seed round led by Trinity Ventures. Caliber launched in 2018 with a content model, Read more…
Armory nabs $40M Series C as commercial biz on top of open source Spinnaker project takes off
As companies continue to shift more quickly to the cloud, pushed by the pandemic, startups like Armory that work in the cloud native space are seeing an uptick in interest. Armory is a company built to be commercial layer on top of the open source continuous delivery project Spinnaker. Today, Read more…
Messenger's latest update brings new features, cross-app communication with Instagram
Facebook Messenger is getting a visual update and a number of new features, including support for chat themes, custom reactions, and soon, selfie stickers and vanish mode. The changes are a part of Facebook's overhauled messaging platform, announced in late September, which introduced the ability for Instagram users to communicate Read more…
Blue Origin successfully launches and lands New Shepard, with a first-ever external booster payload
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched its first mission of 2020 today, flying a New Shepard sub-orbital rocket from its West Texas testing facility. This particular rocket has flown a total of seven times including today, and this is now the 13th flight of a New Shepard vehicle overall. Read more…
Astroscale raises $51 million in Series E funding to fuel its orbital sustainability ambitions
On-orbit service and logistics startup Astroscale has raised a $51 million Series E funding round, bringing its total raised to date to $191 million thus far. The Japan-based company has been focused on delivering new solutions for orbital end-of-life – meaning ways to make orbital operations more sustainable by offering Read more…
Alleged robbery on UCC campus was a prank – School authorities
Authorities at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) says reports of alleged robbery on its campuses on Monday night were untrue. Major Kofi Baah Bentum (Rtd) who is the director of public affairs at the University said their investigations so far does not confirm what is being circulated on social Read more…
Services maintains dominance as leading job provider, accounting for 91.6% of advertised jobs -BoG
The Services sector maintained its dominance as the leading job provider in the economy, accounting for 91.6% of total advertised jobs recorded during the second quarter of this year, according to the Bank of Ghana Development Report. Industry followed with a share of 6.5%, down from 9.1 percent in the Read more…
World Bank projects 7.2% fiscal deficit of GDP for Ghana in 2020
The World Bank is projecting a much lower fiscal deficit of 7.2% of Gross Domestic Product for Ghana this year, lesser than the government's revised forecast of 12.2%, according to its Africa Pulse Report. The fiscal deficit of GDP will be about 5% lower than government's revised forecast of 12.2%. Read more…
MTN Ghana withdraws NCA Significant Market Power case
Scancom Plc operators of MTN Ghana says it has withdrawn its case against the National Communications Authority (NCA) declaring it as a Significant Market Power (SMP). The telecom giant says it is having engagements with the Authority in a concerted effort to settle the procedural and administrative legal challenge concerning Read more…
Kayhan Space wants to be the air traffic control service for satellites in space
Kayhan Space, the Boulder, Colo. and Atlanta-based company launched from Techstars virtual space-focused accelerator, wants nothing more than to be the air traffic control service for satellites in space. Founded by two childhood friends, Araz Feyzi and Siamak Hesar, who grew up in Iran and immigrated to the U.S. for Read more…
Machu Picchu reopens for a single tourist who's been stranded in Peru for 7 months
Like many travelers around the world, Jesse Katayama found his dream trip thwarted by the spread of Covid-19. But after an unexpected seven month stay in Peru, Katayama is finally crossing "visit Machu Picchu" off of his bucket list — and he got to enjoy being the only tourist there. Katayama, a Read more…
Police say kidnapping in Ho a hoax
Ho, Oct. 13, GNA-A Ho Municipal Police Directorate investigations have revealed that the alleged kidnapping incident at Area 52, a suburb in the Municipality, is a hoax and a 'cooked' story by the victim and his friend. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Alexander Yeboah, in-charge of the Command, on Tuesday said Read more…
End SARS: I was a victim of Nigerian Police brutality – Joeboy
Nigerian Afrobeat singer Joeboy born Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa has recounted his experience with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). According to him, he was confronted and harassed by a group of SARS men. "They picked me up in a SARS bus for like three hours checking my phone… calling me a Yahoo Read more…
Brexit: Could a fight over British fish put a Brexit deal at risk?
If a Brexit deal has not been agreed by the end of December, Boulogne's fishermen may face a truly profound change to their lives. In Boulogne, the waves are pounding into the sea wall with an intimidating ferocity. France's busiest fishing port is a place that has long been accustomed to Read more…
Klarna apologises after backlash over email
People took to social media to demand where the payments company got their details despite never using the firm. Source: BBC


To the north an eerie, sulfurous-green sheen begins to ripple into the night sky. It arcs itself into an ebb and flow, slowly growing, then suddenly bursts across the full expanse of the night sky waving and dancing as if it were happy. It's the spectacular and mystical Northern Lights and viewings such as the one above are common in the Yukon.
Day 1: Vancouver > Whitehorse & Evening Aurora Viewing Depart Vancouver Airport for Whitehorse. Upon arrival transfer from the airport to your hotel in downtown Whitehorse. The hotel is located within walking distance of all attractions, restaurants, banks and stores. After your arrival, there is time for an information meeting, the registration for optional tours, the fitting of winter clothing, for shopping and dinner on your own.
This evening depart for your first Aurora viewing. A cozy, heated cabin or wall tent with hot drinks and snacks makes your Aurora viewing even more enjoyable. Return to hotel around 2:30 am.
Day 2: Morning Sightseeing Tour & Evening Aurora Viewing Sleep in this morning. At 10:00 am commence on your city tour including Main Street, Train Depot of the White Pass and Yukon Route, Log Skyscraper, Log Church, Sternwheeler SS Klondike, Fish ladder, Schwatka Lake and some residential areas.
Day 3: Whitehorse to Vancouver Transfer (included) to Whitehorse airport for your return flight to Vancouver, upon arrival at Vancouver Airport your tour ends.


There are two types of people in this world: those who regularly utilize more than 140 characters and those who do not—otherwise known as content maximalists and content minimalists.
Thanks to some dudes with names like Zuckerberg, Gates, Jobs, and Dorsey, we're living in a world made for and catering to content maximalists. Our reality is one in which a single fact can be spewed out and regurgitated into an endless collection of headlines, captions, tweets, and so on. This constant everything makes the world of content creation an alluring, maddening, or stressful place depending on who you ask.
It can feel like a giant game of keeping up with the Joneses where you can't help but feel the pressure to post. If this direct competitor is pushing new posts into the digital stream regularly, then I should be too, right? It's a loop we've both created and become accustomed to; but we're ignoring perhaps the most important fact: only the authentic will survive.
Identifying as both a staunch content purist and a storyteller who sees language, words, and commas as the lifeblood of all that is good in this world, I simultaneously understand the value of curation but also balk at forced brevity. But just as much as I believe in the power of the pen, I also believe in the power of authentic, purposeful content.
Consumers are smart. Just because you have the platform to create content doesn't mean you should do so blindly, carelessly, and constantly. That impulse to do so (you know, the one you're feeling right now) is a byproduct of the system we now function within—one in which we've become numb and desensitized to the quality of content. But empty words that have no strategic basing or relevant pull function like static.
That's not the point of content.
Whether we're working with production companies or hospitality brands, the Funkhaus content team always takes the same approach: quality over quantity, purpose over noise.
Because let's be honest: authentic storytelling is the only kind that matters. Before you push a blog post live or upload an image to Instagram, ask yourself honestly—why does this matter and what does this add? Every brand has their own take on the world—that's what led you to where you are today. Hone in on that and focus on curating and cultivating content that is meaningful to both your audience and to you.
This isn't saying that you need Pulitzer-worthy work every week. Far from it. There just needs to be a point, a reason, and a value. Entertain, incite, educate, profess—whatever you choose, just do it in a way that feels true to your brand.
Whether you're looking to convert to content minimalism or want to learn more about the path to less is more enlightenment, hit us up.


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Kevin Robert Harlan (born June 21, 1960) is an American television and radio sports announcer. The son of former Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan, and a two-time National Sportscaster of the Year, he broadcasts NFL and college basketball games on CBS and the NBA for TNT.
2023 will be his 39th consecutive season doing NFL play by play, and 2022-23 will be his 38th year broadcasting the NBA.  He is a two time National Sportscaster of the Year.  Overall he is third all time in the total number of network sports broadcasts doing play by play of one of the four major sports.

Until 2008, Harlan was the voice of Westwood One Radio's Final Four coverage. In 2010, he began serving as Westwood One's lead announcer for Monday Night Football, calling his first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLV. He has broadcast 12 consecutive Super Bowls for Westwood One, Super Bowls XLV-LVII. Twelve is the most consecutively in radio, and television, network history (Jack Buck broadcast nine straight). Harlan also broadcast the CBS HD feed of Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. He also calls the preseason games of his hometown Packers for the team's statewide television network since 2003.  In 2017 and 2019, he was voted the National Sportscaster of the Year by his peers. In total, Harlan has broadcast 13 Super Bowls and five Final Fours.  He is one of three broadcasters to have more than 3000 national network broadcasts in his career, along with Dick Stockton and Marv Albert, of the four major sports.

Biography
Harlan began broadcasting as a teenager for his alma mater Our Lady of Premontre High School's high school radio station, WGBP-FM, calling play-by-play for the school's boys' basketball, football and ice hockey teams.  He was recently inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.  He was a ball boy with the Green Bay Packers in his teens during the time that his father, Bob Harlan, was a Packers executive in the front office.  He had originally pursued attending either the University of Wisconsin–Madison or the University of Notre Dame in pursuit of his communications/mass media degree, but a personal recommendation from broadcaster Gary Bender to his dad Bob led Kevin to instead attend the University of Kansas and its School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Harlan was introduced to the Jayhawks' primary basketball play-by-play announcer at the time, Tom Hedrick, who noted Harlan's zeal for sports broadcasting and immediately considered him a protege in the making. Hedrick gave Harlan a sideline position his freshman year, eventually deeming him as his understudy and fill-in announcer on days where he had other commitments. Harlan graduated in 1982 with a broadcast journalism degree.

In 1982, right out of college, at age 22, Harlan became the TV and radio voice of the NBA's Kansas City Kings (now the Sacramento Kings). He was then a basketball announcer for his alma mater, the University of Kansas, for one year, then went on to call games for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs from 1985–93 after several years hosting and producing surrounding pre-game and post-game programming while still in college.  Harlan also split time with the University of Missouri (1986–89) calling football and basketball games, and worked as the play-by-play voice of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves for nine seasons (1989–98).  On the network level, Harlan called NFL football for NBC in 1991, college football for ESPN in 1992–93, NFL for Fox from 1994–97, and joined Turner Sports in 1996 to broadcast NBA playoff games (he would begin calling games throughout the entire season in 1997, which he continues to do to this day). Harlan broadcast his first NBA All Star game for TNT in 2022, as well the Western Conference Finals.  He began working for CBS in 1998 after four years at FOX..

In addition, Harlan has called Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers preseason games; boxing for Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr. in 1995; basketball games during the now-defunct Goodwill Games, which were owned by Time Warner; college sports on ESPN; and several bowl games during college football seasons. Harlan has also lent his voice on the NBA 2K video game series since 2005.

In 2017, Harlan was voted by his peers as National Sportscaster of the Year by the NSMA. He again was voted National Sportscaster of the Year by the NSMA in 2019. He was also named 2019 National Sportscaster of the Year by The Athletic.  In September 2019 Harlan was inducted into the Notre Dame Academy High School Hall of Fame (the former Premontre HS he attended in Green Bay, Wisconsin).

Notable calls
Harlan has a history of injecting humor into situations during games whenever he can, in addition to being able to dramatize even mundane moments not related to the game itself. These include:

May 12, 2008 – Harlan was calling the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals featuring the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, when Cavaliers superstar LeBron James drove to the basket and dunked as Celtics forward Kevin Garnett was rotating unsuccessfully to help on the drive. Harlan's call of the play:

Harlan: Garnett comes out on LeBron. Now they switch and here's Pierce again...a Smith screen. Posey will defend...OHHHHHH! LEBRON JAMES WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!

September 12, 2016 – Harlan was the radio play-by-play man for Westwood One's coverage of the Monday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, where a fan ran onto the field. Harlan then proceeded to give a play-by-play of security chasing the man. Deadspin referred to the call as an "All Timer"."Hey somebody has run out on the field. Some goofball in a hat and a red shirt. Now he takes off the shirt! He's running down the middle by the 50, he's at the 30! He's bare-chested and... BANGING HIS CHEST?! Now he runs the opposite way! He runs to the 50, he runs to the 40, the guy is DRUNK! But there he goes! The 20 — they're chasing him, but they're not going to get him! Waving his arms, bare-chested; Somebody stop that man! [Referring to the security] Oh, they got him, they're coming from the left — Oh and they tackle him at the 40-yard line! [Pause] Whew, that was the most exciting thing to happen tonight."

January 14, 2018 – Harlan called the NFC Divisional Match-up between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings for Westwood One Radio, where Stefon Diggs scored on a 61 yard touchdown pass from Case Keenum as time expired, now known as the Minneapolis Miracle. It's third down and 10. Keenum is in the gun from his own 39. Four man front, six in the secondary. Shotgun snap. He moves up, he moves up, he throws a long line drive on the near side, leaping to and catch made! It's made by – oh my goodness, it's gonna go in for the touchdown! Grabbed by Diggs! He broke a tackle! 61 yard touchdown throw! THE VIKINGS HAVE WON! THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS HAVE WON!

May 12, 2019 – Harlan called Game 7 of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals with analyst Greg Anthony, where Kawhi Leonard hit a shot at the buzzer that bounced four times before falling in to win the game and advance the Toronto Raptors to the Eastern Conference Finals. Harlan's call of the play:Harlan: It's off to Leonard, defended by Simmons. Is this the dagger?

[ball bounces four times on the rim, proceeds to go in as buzzer sounds]

Harlan and Anthony: OHHHHHH!

Harlan: GAME! SERIES! TORONTO HAS WON!

November 4, 2019 – Harlan was the radio play-by-play for Westwood One's coverage of a Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants where a black cat ran onto the field midway in the second quarter.

"Oh, there's a cat, a black cat has taken the field. A black cat is running from the 20 to the nearside, the 10, from the 39 of Dallas here is a short throw down the middle caught by Engram. Caught at the 35 to the 30, now the cat running the other way and so is Engram at the 25 near the 24 yard line of the Dallas Cowboys. It's a catch-run of 15. Now the cat is stopped at the 50. (Kurt Warner: So is it bad luck for the Giants, or bad luck for the Cowboys?) I don't know, I don't know but they've stopped play, and the players with hands on hips are watching the cat run and zig zag all over the field. The black cat is on the other end of the field. He's at the eight! (Warner: The cat doesn't know that it was last Thursday that was Halloween, Thursday Night Football, not Monday Night Football.) He's a little bit late. (Warner chuckles) Now he is sitting, and looking, now he's at the five... (Warner: Who brought the cat?) He's walking to the three, he's at the two... and the cat is in the CDW Red Zone, CDW, people who get it- Now a policeman, state troopers come on the field- AND THE CAT RUNS IN THE END ZONE! THAT IS A TOUCHDOWN! And the cat is elusive, kind of like Barkley and Elliott, but he didn't know where to go! Look at it, they're trying to corner him, and they got him in the end zone. There are state troopers all around this cat which now climbs up into the stands, and the fans are running for their li- Now it goes back on the field again and it's running in the back of the end zone, and it runs up the tunnel."

November 10, 2019 – The following Sunday, Harlan was the play-by-play announcer for a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. With Baltimore up 28–13 against Cincinnati, Ravens quarterback and MVP favorite Lamar Jackson used a spin move to elude several Bengals defenders for a 47-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, putting the game out of reach.

"Here's a second down and 3, Jackson takes it himself. Look at him dart back and forth- OHHHHHH! HE BROKE HIS ANKLES! NOW HE'S GOT AN ENTOURAGE! And he's got a touchdown! HE IS HOUDINI! What a play! 47-yard touchdown run by the magical quarterback Lamar Jackson! WOW!"

December 29, 2019 – Harlan was the television play-by-play commentator for the Los Angeles Chargers at the Kansas City Chiefs when he began calling the Miami Dolphins at the New England Patriots game in the Chargers vs Chiefs feed; with a New England loss, the Chiefs would claim the #2 seed in the playoffs and a bye week.

Meanwhile, Miami has first and goal down by four. And they're at the New England four yard line, first and goal. 29 seconds left. Here (in Kansas City) Butker kicks the extra point. And Fitzpatrick throws in the end zone, touchdown Miami! The Dolphins have just scored! Gesicki, the tight end, got a laser in the back of the end zone on a goal-to-go touchdown pass by Miami quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to take a lead with 24 seconds to go! The extra point coming up for Miami, leading New England 26 to 24. And the crowd (in Kansas City) now knows it.

... What a throw by Fitzpatrick, what a touchdown run by Williams, on the last weekend of the regular season in the NFL!

Rich Gannon, the analyst in the booth with Harlan, asked Harlan "I'm getting confused, what game are you calling?", to which Harlan responded with a very enthusiastic "I'M CALLING BOTH GAMES!"

February 7, 2021 – During Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Harlan was the radio play-by-play announcer when, in the closing minutes of the game, a streaker ran onto the field. The streaker was a man dressed in an undersized women's pink one-piece thong-style swimsuit and a pair of dark athletic shorts.

"Someone has run on the field... some guy with a bra! And now, he's not being chased he's running down the middle the 40. Arms in the air in a victory salute. He's pulling down his pants PUT UP YOUR PANTS MY MAN! PUT UP THOSE PANTS! He's being chased to the 30, he breaks a tackle from a security guard, the 20, down the middle the ten, the five, he slides at the one... and they converge on him at the goal line! (pause) Pull up your pants, take off the bra and be a man!'' And the players with hands on hips at the other end of the field are looking at him and shaking their head, and saying, 'Why, oh, why is this taking place in a Super Bowl?'"

Personal life
Harlan has been married to his wife Ann for 35 years, and together they have four children and four grandchildren. Their daughter, Olivia, is a sideline reporter for ESPN and is married to NBA player Sam Dekker, also born in Wisconsin (in Sheboygan).

References

External links
 CBS Sports profile

1960 births
Living people
American radio sports announcers
American television sports announcers
Chicago Bears announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
College football announcers
Green Bay Packers announcers
Kansas City Chiefs announcers
Minnesota Timberwolves announcers
NFL Europe broadcasters
Missouri Tigers football announcers
Missouri Tigers men's basketball announcers
National Basketball Association broadcasters
National Football League announcers
Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, Wisconsin) alumni
Sacramento Kings announcers
Sportspeople from Milwaukee
University of Kansas alumni


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FOH Legend Monty Lee Wilkes, Dead at 54
Veteran live sound engineer Monty Lee Wilkes died of cancer this past Friday at his parents house in Kettle River, MN; he was 54. His passing brought to a close a storied career that stretched back three decades—one that saw him mix concerts for acts as varied as Nirvana, Julio Iglesias, The Replacements, Britney Spears, Prince, Siouxsie Sioux, The Go-Gos, the Beastie Boys, The Commodores, Alice In Chains and Engelbert Humperdinck, to name only a few.
By Clive Young
New York, NY (August 31, 2016)—Veteran live sound engineer Monty Lee Wilkes died of cancer this past Friday at his parents house in Kettle River, MN; he was 54. His passing brought to a close a storied career that stretched back three decades—one that saw him mix concerts for acts as varied as Nirvana, Julio Iglesias, The Replacements, Britney Spears, Prince, Siouxsie Sioux, The Go-Gos, the Beastie Boys, The Commodores, Alice In Chains and Engelbert Humperdinck, to name only a few.
That Wilkes mixed top acts across so many genres was unusual, but that he mixed them all equally well was not. As Jim Ragus, the system engineer on Britney Spears' 2001 Dream Within A Dream tour, told Pro Sound News in 2004, "He is able to put more 'stuff' into a mix than anyone else I've heard and yet still have every detail clearly there. Very impressive."
Wilkes began his audio career in high school, mixing his father's band in rural Minnesota. He only saw it as a hobby, however, until a fated encounter with the late M.L. Procise, FOH engineer for the likes of ZZ Top, Boston and Guns N' Roses, and eventually a senior executive for Showco and Clair.
As Wilkes recounted in an unpublished 2004 interview with Pro Sound News, "Whilst still a mere fledgling of a budding, young, teenaged sound engineer, I attended a 'big rock show' at the Duluth Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. At the end of the evening, I stood watching the FOH Mixer as he packed up his world and tried to think of something cool to ask him, finally settling upon, 'Uh, how did you get here?' The guy replied with a wisecracking, 'Well, on a bus, of course' or something to that effect.
"But then he looked me in the eye, and seeing that I was seriously interested, dropped everything he was doing and took a few minutes—quite a few, actually—out of his load-out to chat with me. He filled me with valuable insights and good advice. Cut to several years later, and this guy is now handling sales for one of the biggest sound companies in the world and I am the one being approached by him. So every time some 'dumb kid' asks me if I've got a minute at the 'big rock show,' what I am doing that makes me think I'm so damned important? I always remember that guy who took a few moments of his precious time to take care of my interests."
Mixing a variety of regional acts, Wilkes eventually made his way to Minneapolis in the early 1980s and went to work for local audio provider Southern Thunder, which had him work at the then-fledgling First Ave. Club, which would soon become renowned as a pivotal location in Prince's 1984 film, Purple Rain. There, Wilkes built a reputation as a dependable engineer with good ears, and in 1985, he was asked to take on mixing famously boozy Americana punkers The Replacements, who had just released their first major label album, Tim.
What followed was a string of years spent holding the combustible band's sound together and occasionally partying as hard as the group itself. Last year's lauded biography of the act, Trouble Boys, found Wilkes recounting incidents like a show in Houston, TX, where the band and audience heckled each other to the point of near-riot, until the police came and ordered Wilkes to turn off the PA. It didn't matter: "They were the kind of band that was so loud, you could turn the PA off and not notice any difference," he recalled. Another tour found bassist Tommy Stinson arrested for drunkenness in a dry county; the desperate band pressed Wilkes into service against his will to play bass, but after a few basic covers, the group went into its own material. "I don't think we made it to the chorus before it fell apart and people started pelting us with all kinds of s—," Wilkes recalled in the book.
Right as The Replacements broke up in the early 1990s, Nirvana broke out on the back of its album Nevermind and Wilkes was soon tour manager on the band's journey supporting the record. It's well documented that the group was unprepared for the abrupt change from playing for empty bars to appearing on magazine covers and MTV all day, and those growing pains played out on tour in the form of numerous trashed hotel rooms. As legend has it, Wilkes, sick of having to literally pick up the pieces after the band's behavior, finally told off the group one day, pointing at the remains of a TV that had been destroyed. Leader Kurt Cobain angrily retorted that they had to trash it in the hotel room because they couldn't open the window to enact the rock n' roll cliche of throwing a TV out a window—an attitude that Wilkes squelched with a calm, "Yeah? Well, a real punk band would've thrown it through the window."
The Nineties saw Wilkes spend roughly a year mixing FOH for Prince—a good, long run as it went for engineers working with the mercurial star in that era. That stint, however, helped Wilkes move beyond being known as solely a rock engineer, and at the turn of the millennium, he took on mixing duties for Britney Spears as the teen pop star became an arena act. It was a decided change of pace from the raucous acts he had started out with. "I've never been on a tour in my life where the departments get along so well and look out for one another," he marveled in a Pro Sound News story from 2000. "There's better unity on this tour than any I've ever been on."
While the genre had changed, he was still the rock guy who liked it loud and mixed his shows at what he felt was a conservative 105 dB, noting "One, my audiologist tells me if I mix 90 minutes a day at 105, I'm going to be just fine; I'm going to hear my grandchildren's laughter. Two, it just happens to be the average speed limit in most North American amphitheaters. Third, that's loud enough, goddammit."
Wilkes was always one to share his enthusiasms—this writer can recall after a 2001 interview, Wilkes using Spears's in-the-round PA in Madison Square Garden to blast his favorite obscure, sugary power-pop bands for an hour until the locals eventually begged him to stop. On another occasion, Pro Sound News asked him to appear on an AES panel it sponsored; while the timing with his schedule ultimately didn't work out, he was nonetheless enthusiastic, sharing in an email, "I can see it now: Joe Engineer over here, speaking of highly complex miking procedures, phase anomalies and the like…and then there will be me, saying 'Look, kid; since tonight's house PA isn't large enough, if you position your setlist just so on the console, it eliminates those pesky clipping output meters! Hey, works for inputs as well!'" He even wrote an article for Pro Sound News once, simply to recount his excitement at mixing punk pioneer Siouxsie Sioux at the birthplace of British Punk Rock, the 100 Club in London.
Wilkes discovered he had terminal cancer last fall, and mixed his last show, a John Lennon tribute, in December, back in the same venue where he first built his reputation: Minneapolis' First Ave. club. Wilkes is survived by his parents, Howard and Sandra Wilkes; brother Ray Wilkes; and daughter. A public memorial celebration and jam will be held Saturday, September 3, at 1 PM at the Elmwood Inn in Carlton, MN.
FOH Engineer Vinnie Kowalski, Dead at 58
Roy Williams, FOH Engineer for Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin, Dead at 73
Metal FOH Engineer Dave "Shirt" Nicholls Dead
FOH Engineer David Eisenhauer Dead
Bringing the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound Back to Life
Producer/Q Division Founder Mike Denneen, Dead at 54
How U2 FOH Legend O'Herlihy Tackled Tour
Pro Audio Exec Dave Christenson Dead at 54


"I feel confident, but know I will have to train myself out of the western way of thinking and make that inevitable adjustment to 'traditional society' lifestyle – letting go of a focus on materialism and the need to be comfortable at all times.
I'm very excited about the prospect of exploring this unique culture which I've been fascinated with for many years. I feel very privileged to be part of a Canadian excursion to Bhutan – a once in a life time experience. Looking forward to observing the culture from a western perspective and then upon return to Canada, observing my culture from an eastern more traditional perspective.
I'm curious about exploring ways that will assist young Bhutanese to improve their English skills in a short time.
Teach in Bhutan – Application closes June 30th. One Month Left to Apply!
Posted on June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015 by Bhutan Canada1 Comment on Teach in Bhutan – Application closes June 30th. One Month Left to Apply!
Deadline to apply to Teach in Bhutan is only one month away. Please see our website www.teachinbhutan.org or email teach@bhutancanada.org to learn more and apply!
Toronto born BCF teacher Warren Tanner talks more in depth about his School Development Project, Gongthung Greenhouse in a post from Green Metropolis, an online community that empowers the people and city of Toronto to live greener.
Read more at Young Canadian Hero Grants Green House to Gongthung.
Earlier this year we posted an update on a BCF teacher Warren Tanner's school development project. Warren developed a plan to construct Gongthung Middle Secondary School and the greater community a Greenhouse to provide fresh vegetables year-round. In collaboration with the EuroCan Foundation and private backers, Warren and friends were able to construct a beautiful greenhouse that along with providing local veggies, will serve as an interactive classroom in which alternative cultivation and harvest methods can be taught!
Photo Credit: Warren Tanner – Gongthung Greenhouse!
Learn more about Warrens project Grant Gongthung a Greenhouse, and to see what other projects our teachers are working on this year check out The School Development Program!
Visit Warrens blog at Transmissions from Bhutan.
TEACH IN BUTAN WEBINAR JULY 17TH!
Have you always had an interest in living and teaching in Bhutan – a country with an enriching culture, welcoming people, a transformative education system, and Gross National Happiness? Join us in learning how you can be a part of the Bhutanese education system for the 2015 school year!
This is the perfect opportunity for us to answer all of your questions about the process! From finances to the application process, from accommodations to curriculum, this interactive information session will allow participants to ask their questions and get all the details needed to prepare for this unique opportunity!
Application Deadline is only 4 Weeks Away!
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Make a true difference in the lives of rural Bhutanese students and the communities in which they live?
Then apply today to Teach in Bhutan!
Television and Internet access were only introduced to Bhutan in 1999.
In 2004, Bhutan became the first country to outlaw tobacco.
Travel a world away. Make a world of difference. Teach in Bhutan.
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Creating A Positive Impact: Bcf Teacher's School Development Projects!
Posted on June 26, 2014 by BCF Intern1 Comment on Creating A Positive Impact: Bcf Teacher's School Development Projects!
We are excited to share with you some of the amazing school development projects our teachers have been working on within their schools! For 2014, the School Development Program is funded by the EuroCan Foundation, which focuses on conservation issues, particularly as they relate to renewable energies, climate change and sustainability.
Kevin Kilkuskie's waste management project at the Bidung Lower Secondary School, "Clean Today, Cleaner Tomorrow", hopes to implement awareness raising and education campaigns surrounding waste management practices. Waste bins, and information on recyclying will be used to teach students and the community about the importance of keeping the environment clean and how recycling and reusing materials can be sustainable and beneficial for future generations!
Travis Dewan has focused his efforts on developing an Environmental Conservation project with the goal of protecting the environment by using sustainable waste management practices among the students and community. Travis' project hopes to engage students in waste management by integrating visual art and creativity! At the Rangjung Lower Secondary School, art will be incorporated by creating garbage bins with bright colours, environmental proverbs, slogans and visual images. Travis hopes art will attract students to use these bins to safely dispose of waste, and create a sense of responsibility and interest in environmental conservation!
Warren Tanner a teacher at the Gonthung Middle Secondary School has developed a Greenhouse project that aims to cultivate fruits and vegetables and serve as an interactive classroom where students can learn and grow, while also contributing to the well-being of the school and surrounding community!
Sara Diamond is working on a WASH project that aims to minimize the occurrence of water-borne diseases from unsanitary drinking water by implementing a water filtration system. Currently, at the Tshangkha Lower Secondary School, students do not have access to a sustainable clean water source, relying on boiled water supplied from the school kitchen. The water filtration system will provide students, staff, and the greater community with a clean supply of water, leaving students happy and healthy while reducing illness!
Sharon Gan Chi Ching's project is a Botanical Garden at the Pemagatshel Middle Secondary School. This garden will be an area where students can learn about different plant life and species, complimenting what they learn in the classroom. In addition to the garden, washing stations and water taps will be constructed in order to provide students with alternative sanitation areas to keep clean before and after meals, teaching the importance of personal hygiene!
Ashley Lenzen is committed to developing a deer rehabilitation park for the injured wildlife nearby the Nangkor Higher Secondary School by creating a Nature Park . Multiple deer have already been rescued and the current enclosure is insufficient to properly rehabilitate the injured animals. The park would provide a safe place for the deer to recover, while also encouraging students to take initiative in caring for the environment!
Students in the Classroom at Tshangkha Lower Secondary School.
All of these eager teachers are getting ready to launch their projects! Stay tuned for more updates as the school year progresses! For Previous School Development Projects, visit Stories from the Field.
Check out BCF's New Booklet!
Our new organizational booklet is now available. Thanks to Jan Perrier for the beautiful design and Cameron Brown, Jeff Belinger, Raewyn Robbins and Aurelia Darveau – Smith for the incredible pictures!


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Home / Figure Skating News / Khokhlova and Novitski maintain lead at Europeans
Khokhlova and Novitski maintain lead at Europeans
By Anna Kondakova
Photo © Anna Kondakova
Russia's Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski perform their Original Dance to Sam's Blues and Puttin' on the Ritz.
Defending European Champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia, who stood in fifth after the compulsory dance, withdrew from the competition due to medical reasons. According to the medical bulletin, Shabalin's knee injury became more acute. Their coach Natalia Linichuk explained that it was caused by the fall in the Compulsory Dance.
"Maxim fell in the Compulsory Dance on his left knee," stated Linichuk, "the one that was injured before and where he had two surgeries. The knee was sore and swollen and we decided not to risk further injury and they withdrew. They both were very upset, because they wanted to compete here. This morning they left for Moscow. Maxim will see his doctor there and undergo therapy on his knee. The World Championships are too close to risk anything."
Teammates Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski defended their lead from the compulsory dance with a clean and confident performance to Sam's Blues and Puttin' on the Ritz. The skaters performed right after their main rivals and rose up to the challenge.
The Russian Champions opened with a trademark spin with changes of positions and a level four series of synchronized twizzles – the first half of which went perfectly with the music. Compared to their performances earlier in the season, the team replaced the curve lift with another one. Novitski later explained that they did it to maximize the score. "Although it was quite an interesting lift, we somehow never got maximum of points for it. Apparently we did the right thing, because we had a higher technical score."
The 2008 World bronze medalists also improved the flow on both steps sequences – especially the final one which received a level four. The team received 62.17 (32.90/29.27) points for for first place and are currently lead the field by nearly five points with 99.60 points in total.
"We did all the elements clean and only got a level 3 on one element (non touching midline step sequence)," said Khokhlova at the press conference. "We are happy that we were able to do this. We were in an especially good mood today. The audience was so supportive and when we were announced, we were so well received."
Even though their performance was not quite as playful as the one they gave at Russian Nationals, the couple seems to handle the pressure of being in the lead well. They were confident and expressive throughout the dance.
"We were in the lead but it doesn't mean much," said Novitski. "Let's say we learned from our experience at the World Championships last year. Yesterday someone told us 'the first place has not been reserved for you,' and this person is absolutely right. We'll have to fight for it and there are no weak competitors here."
Khokhlova agreed, adding, "It's a very exciting moment. Two thirds of the competition are over. We got our small medals (for being first coming into the free dance) and now we want to fight for the big ones. I wish everyone to skate their best tomorrow. As for us, we will skate to win. We are determined to fight for this title."
Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali of Italy were also strong, however, the team had to work to maintain difficult positions in the spin and Faiella later had a wobble on the first twizzle. The team otherwise delivered an entertaining and well done dance to music from Irving Berlin's Follow the Fleet. They really got into the spirit of the period with their costumes being a perfect imitation of the outfits from the original show. The Grand Prix Final participants received 59.03 (30.90/28.13) points, a new seasonal best, and have 95.06 points coming into free dance.
"We really felt like we went back [to the era of] Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger's dancing," said Scali at the press conference. "The elements were pretty good. My partner was a bit out of balance during twizzles and we only got a level three for them and the diagonal step sequence was also a level three. But our aim had been to get a level four on the spin and we did it."
The skaters, however, are not unaware of the new expectations from them. "This is the reason we are finally ready for the podium," said Scali. "The pressure is really difficult to handle, but today we felt the music and the rhythm. When we arrived here, we were not thinking about withdrawals of other couples. We were thinking about a medal anyway, with or without (the help of) other couples. Of course it was now easier to be second when the French and the Russian couples withdrew. We could be happier with second place (if everyone had been here). It was a new situation for us and I think everything was great."
The team admitted that they felt more comfortable during the original dance than they felt in the compulsory. "I think the hardest part of the competition was the Finnstep," joked Scali. "Afterwards, everyone was more relaxed, more comfortable. Believe me, everyone felt this way. It's a new dance with new positions and steps."
Sinead Kerr and John Kerr of Great Britain maintained their third place to claim the first small ISU medal of their career. The Scots were visibly nervous at first, but quickly got into the spirit of the dance and entertained the crowd with their rendition of lindyhop and swing rhythms.
Technically, though, their performance was not entirely flawless as John was off balance throughout the first half of the twizzle sequence. However, in terms of presentation, their routine was one of the most accurate and interesting interpretations of the prescribed period dances. The students of Evgeni Platov received 57.71 (30.20/27.51) for the dance and have 92.60 points overall.
"It went well, we had good energy today," Sinead told the press. "We were nervous at the beginning, but once we got going it was good. The most important for us was to really dance the swing dance and consider the judges as if they were a part of the audience. We want to entertain. We skate well when we're enjoying ourselves and we did that today."
"I was actually more nervous today than I've been before during this season," admitted John. "But as the music started and the audience began enjoying it, it really helped a lot, and after 50 seconds I was enjoying it too."
The team also confessed that they are nervous now that they have a first chance to win an ISU Championships medal. "I'm happy that we don't have a day off tomorrow," joked John. "I would not have been able to use it, and now I'm really looking forward tomorrow."
Skating last in the original dance, France's Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat placed a close fourth in this segment of competition with 57.56 (30.40/27.16) points. They currently have a total score of 91.94 points which puts them within striking distance of the podium.
The students of Alexander Zhulin performed a blues and lindyhop to It Don't Mean a Thing, and once again, took a slightly different approach to the dance. While the choreography and interpretation of their routine does not exactly fit the 'Roaring Twenties' (part of ISU definition for this season's OD), the smooth flow of the program highlighted their strong basic skating skills.
The French Champions were able to deliver all their elements without a glitch, something which they were not always able to achieve in the past. They were also able to preserve the character of the epoch, albeit a more subdued one than that chose by most of other couples.
"We are very pleased although there was pressure as we skated last," Pechalat later said. "This was the best performance of the season and we beat our [seasonal] best by three points."
"It was not easy to skate last," agreed Bourzat, "but we did well and we had a good technical score. We are finally ready. Now we have the free dance left. This is our strongest part of the competition. We have worked very hard. We did shows after French Nationals (to polish the programs) and we saw our choreographers again."
Teammates Pernelle Carron and Matthieu Jost finished fifth in the original dance and overall with 89.39 points (56.18 (30.30/25.88) for the dance. The team from Lyon convincingly interpreted Basin Street Blues and the choreography of their dance was once of the best in the field with all elements stylized to match the character of the music and linked together by smooth connecting moves.
"It was good," said Jost afterwards. "We were into our dance. We like this ice and we are feeling confident here."
Compared to earlier in the season, Jost changed his costume as the previous (white) jacket "was difficult to skate in and keep it clean with all the make up".
Their training mate Olivier Schoenfelder came to Helsinki to watch the competition and support them. "He is one of my best friends," said Jost. "Usually I am with him on every competition, so this time it is almost the same. He just talks to us, makes some jokes, makes us believer in ourselves."
Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy finished sixth with a clean performance to Secunda's Bei mir bist du schoen, but the couple only received a level three for their rotational lift as well as both step sequences. The quality of their elements was strong, allowing them to make up the difference in the basic value, and their skating skills were among the best in the field.
"I didn't expect this music to be such a popular choice this season because it was actually very hard for us to find this piece of music," Cappellini later explained. "We wanted to have the same song or melody to change from slow to fast. I am very picky about our music; I want to really like the music that I skate to."
However, the choreography of their dance did little to help them interpret the character of the period, and the team relied mostly on the chemistry between them to sell the program to the audience and judges. The Italian silver medalists scored 54.38 (29.10/25.28) points for the dance and have 86.96 points in total.
"We felt pretty good today," said Cappellini after the performance. "We don't understand why we got a level three on the rotational lift, but I'm sure there is a good reason for it."
Israel's Alexandra Zaretski and Roman Zaretski, who created a completely new original dance since the Grand Prix series, placed sixth in the OD (54.38 points) and remain in seventh overall (86.96 points).
Nora Hoffman and Maxim Zavozin of Hungary, who stood in eighth coming into the original dance, dropped to 11th overall (77.96 points).
2009 EuropeansJana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski
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