Howdy, Campers ~ Happy Poetry Friday! Link to PF is below.
It was inspired by poems in The Poetry Friday Anthology® series. Five of these became "anchor poems" that form the core of PET CRAZY. Seven new poems were commissioned specifically for this book. Then Janet took these 12 anchor poems and connected them with 24 poems (which she wrote) to create a story featuring three animal-loving kids.
Congratulations, Janet and Sylvia for producing another imaginative, satisfying, useful book!
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If you choose option 2, you MUST leave a comment on TODAY'S blog post below or on our TeachingAuthors Facebook page. If you haven't already "liked" our Facebook page, please do so today. In your comment, tell us what you'd do with this book if you win our giveaway--keep it for yourself or give it to a teacher or a young reader?
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posted poetically by Eli, with help from April Halprin Wayland...and Snot, though Eli refuses to admit it.
Looks like a wonderful addition to the series, April. I won't enter the contest because I am so far away that postage is problematic, but I did win an earlier installment of the series and will try to hunt down a way to order this here in Australia.
I've enjoyed reading about this book every time it shows up. It looks like it knocks reading and writing poetry out of the ball park.
Wonderful to see all those links, April. It is a book to enjoy, and in the classroom especially. Thanks for sharing so much!
April, thanks for the review of Pet Crazy. Janet sent me copies to raffle off and one for me. I am enjoying the newest addition to the Poetry Friday books. Your review was inviting.
Absolute Truth: As always, creators Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell turn teaching on its ear.
Thanks for giving me another glimpse at another Janet and Sylvia creation! Go Poetry!
Thank you, April, for this thorough and thoughtful post! LOVE the way Eli is focusing on the poem. From his serious expression, I'm guessing that he's reading "Please, Mommy, Please?" by Janice Harrington and wondering why on earth anyone would NOT say yes to a dog!
Love your pet-healing poem, April! Thanks for sharing this review.
I have been hearing a lot about this book. I would love to share it with my granddaughter, a budding writer. Then I will donate it to her charter school. Thanks for the chance.
Well, I have not been paying attention, I guess--I knew about the concept of these participatory poetry books--had the chance to be in on early versions of *You Just Wait*, but I didn't realize *Pet Crazy* would be perfect for my classroom of 2nds. Looking forward to bringing it to them!
Thank you for letting me know about this book. The contributors are amazing. I love learning all I can about poetry and creating it.
I am so excited to read this book and put it to good use myself! What a great way to practice my writing and pass it on to others as well!
Thanks so much for this fun post, April! Love all the links and tips you've incorporated. We're so happy PET CRAZY is getting such a lovely reception and we look forward to sharing it with more pet-loving, poetry-minded readers!
I'm new to teaching second grade this year after years in third. This looks like a wonderful resource to use as I explore poetry with my kiddos!
Thanks Eli, I'd love to win a copy of Pet Crazy. Please enter my name in the draw. Thanks, have a great weekend!
I have been teaching a long time and know that young students love their pets and love to write about their pets. This book would be such a welcome addition to my classroom.
Congrats on being included, April. Eli is a handsome guy, but I bet Snot would never agree! I love that name. I won't put in for the give away since I already had the honor of winning this wonderful book. It's such fun seeing the genius of Sylvia and Janet.
Pets make an always uncertain life bearable for kids, and adults!
Yay for you (and Eli), April!
I can't wait to read this latest POETRY FRIDAY edition.
Sally ~ I hope you do track it down in Oz!
Carol ~ Lucky Kidlitosphere--yet another Pet Crazy raffle!
Rosi ~ G'luck to you and your granddaughter!
Karen ~ a wonderful resource indeed!
Carl ~ Eli says g'luck!
Margaret ~ I love the photo of you and your dog!
Brenda ~ you're right--Snot has her own opinion about Eli and trust me, it's not pretty.
April, this book is a great resource...I'm trying to teach my 9 yr old writing granddaughter (she's constantly writing and making books) the joy of poetry too. And she's an animal lover (actually terms herself a dog-whisperer!). It would be a great guide for her. Thanks for the giveaway and post.
Damon ~ a 9-year-old writer of books and dog-whisperer is probably already a poet, whether she's aware of it or not...which as Grandpa you know. G'luck to both of you!
Each time Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong come out with a new Poetry Friday Power Book, I jump at the opportunity to review it. That's because I believe so strongly in what they are accomplishing with these fun DIY poetry journals—slipping poetry into children's lives (at home and in the classroom) in a way that not only entertains, but helps young people explore their surroundings, think about themselves in relation to others, and express themselves through the power of words.
Willie Mays and Giselle ~ I ABSOLUTELY agree!


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Valve's Steambox to reveal in 2013 & its reported to be Linux based
Published on January 7th, 2013 20:00
Its been quite some time that speculation of Valve's 'Steambox' might be a console. Gabe Newell confirmed a while ago that Valve's future is in the hand of its future console release. Newell also doesn't care for Windows 8.
Fan art of Valve's SteamBox
According to German IT news site Golem [Google translate version], Valve engineer Ben Krasnow attended SSIM 2013 which was held in December and there confirmed that the company has a console-like piece of hardware in the works. He also reported that Valve is working on secret project for the console.
Rumor has it that the console will be revealed at GDC this year. It could possible that Valve releases Steambox with exclusive games like Half Life 3, Portal 3 & Left 4 Dead 3.
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aayman - January 7th, 2013
I'd say its at most a threat to the Wii U I just don't see how they can pull this off without Windows. Linux is great and all but on the gaming side of things... They'll port their own games and they'll definitely have a lot of Indie games (which is why I think it'll eat into Wii's share) but don't see it taking off for full fledged games, at least not yet.
anik_lc - January 8th, 2013
How that be a threat to Wii U? I thought it more of a threat to PC Steam!
Because Wii is more catered to the casual gamers, just like Indie games. PC steam won't be affected cause the games won't be the same, and the catalog on the PC steam will always have more titles.
CvP - January 8th, 2013
This thing is between PC and console.
If you are a PC gamer, this is a downgrade (who wants a crippled PC)
If you are a console gamer, this a downgrade (in terms of usability, library etc).
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After year of scandal, CU-Boulder philosophy…
After year of scandal, CU-Boulder philosophy department sees latest departure
Courtesy University of Colorado
Bob Hanna
By Sarah Kuta |
January 2, 2015 at 6:56 p.m.
A University of Colorado philosophy professor previously found in violation of the school's sexual harassment policy retired over winter break, the latest departure from a department still reeling from the release of a scathing report describing a climate that was unfriendly to women.
Tenured professor Bob Hanna, 57, retired Dec. 31 after more than two decades on the Boulder campus.
Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Daily Camera that Hanna was investigated twice by CU's Office of Discrimination and Harassment in recent years. He was suspended without pay for a semester in 2013 for sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct, sources said.
The sources spoke to the Camera on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.
Hanna made frequent unwanted romantic advances, often in the form of emails, toward women in the philosophy field, including faculty and students in the department at CU, sources confirmed.
Approached at his house in south Boulder, Hanna declined to comment.
"I'm not saying anything," he said.
Salary and performance ratings provided by CU show that Hanna received an "A" grade for his performance for several straight years until 2012-2013, when he was given a "D" grade.
Hanna's annual salary rate was $106,923 this year, according to CU spokesman Ryan Huff.
Huff told the Camera that Hanna was suspended without pay during the fall of 2013, but would not elaborate.
"I cannot discuss the reasons for the suspension, as it relates to personnel actions," Huff said.
Hanna originally came to CU as an assistant professor in 1989, according to his curriculum vitae. He left in 1995, but returned in 1999. He was promoted to full professor in 2005.
Patrick O'Rourke, chief legal officer for the CU system, said Hanna did not receive a settlement or any other payout in connection with his retirement.
Though the independent report released in January 2014 summarizing sexual harassment, bullying and other unprofessional behavior did not name faculty members or students, it describes specific problems in the department.
Email, for example, was pointed out as a "nexus for incivility and disrespect."
"Both students and faculty need better training or information regarding appropriate email etiquette," according to the report, which was authored by members of the American Philosophical Association Committee on the Status of Women Site Visit Program.
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In an essay published online at Academia.edu in October titled "Sexual McCarthyism, Polyamory and the First Amendment," Hanna wrote about CU's Office of Discrimination and Harassment, which investigates incidents involving employees.
Hanna emailed a link to the essay to philosophy faculty and graduate students, and encouraged them to share it "as widely as you like." The paper has since been removed from Academia.edu.
"Even being accused of wanting to have an intimate, romantic relationship with another academic person … is subject to investigation by the ODH and punishment by the university, including being fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined, and also informally or formally blacklisted," he wrote.
Hanna went on to write that the sexual harassment "label" at CU is applied to everything from "originally welcomed but ex-post-facto-unwanted expressions of romantic affection over e-mail, and funny or not-so-very-funny jokes that someone took the wrong way, to rape."
He added that if a sexual harassment complaint "doesn't stick," professors can still be charged with unprofessional conduct. Hanna also wrote that a complainant "always gets the benefit of all the doubts" during a CU investigation, and that people use sexual harassment complaints as "effective weapons for silencing and terrorizing other academic people."
"I know this first-hand, because it has happened in my own department several times in recent years," Hanna wrote.
Department in crisis
Hanna's departure comes on the heels of several other recent cases involving philosophy faculty.
Brad Monton, an associate philosophy professor accused of violating the school's amorous relationship policy, reached an agreement with CU in November. He'll get paid for the rest of the current academic year without having to work, and will receive a $120,000 settlement in exchange for his resignation.
The university moved to fire David Barnett last summer after he was accused of retaliating against a female philosophy graduate student who reported being sexually assaulted by another student.
Barnett denies the accusations, is battling to keep his job and has demanded $2 million from CU for defamation and other claims.
A report that could help determine Barnett's future is due in early January, according to university officials.
Also this year, CU banished philosophy professor Dan Kaufman from campus for more than two months. He was reinstated after being evaluated by a violence expert, and is also seeking $2 million from the campus.
Those four professors — Hanna, Monton, Barnett and Kaufman — have drawn much of the attention since the release one year ago of the independent report describing problems in the department.
Some have criticized the CU administration for releasing the report and for taking action against men in the department.
Others, including women in the department, wrote in a Daily Camera letter to the editor that they are grateful to the university for taking "strong and decisive action to investigate wrongdoing" and "for committing significant resources to punish those found in violation of university regulations."
After a yearlong hiatus, the university decided in October to reopen graduate admissions in philosophy, despite perceived reputational harm to the department.
The recent departures and pending case against Barnett, coupled with an expected new class of graduate students next fall, has given hope for a fresh start to many professors, who have at times feared the collapse of the department.
"Although the process has been and continues to be painful, we believe that the outcome will be positive," the female members of the department wrote in the letter to the editor.
Sarah Kuta: 303-473-1106, kutas@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/sarahkuta
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""…tort-type law, we can see that principles of economic efficiency have always been a part and parcel of civil remediations of wrongful harm."
In his highly informative work, the author posits that as soon as small social groups began to coalesce, man devised methodologies to maintain order by enforcing customs, norms, and peace through rules preventing such wrongs as theft, assault, battery, and negligence, to name a few. Written codes like that of Hammurabi and King Ur Nammu were the first known written laws, but it was the Greek penchant for myths such as those written down by Hesiod that led later Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato to devise detailed reasons for laws as the highest "good." The Roman law of twelve tables was revised by Solon and later expanded into the Codes, Institutes, and Digests (Pandects) of Justinian I that became practical customary law.
Roman codes included the concepts of the "delict," or fault, and juries. It is regarded as a major development from archaic formalism to rationalism and helped eradicate "blood feud" solutions, an age-old practice, substituting compensatory monetary damages instead. The author then discusses Gothic codes, myth and folklore's role, and the relationship between common law and statutory law. A comparison of American and Colombian law reveals the lasting influence of Roman approaches with the concept of fault, guilt, or "culpa" being problematic. Strict liability or "without fault" regarding negligence cases is now much rarer than the modern accident concept of "fault," defined as a failure to act with due care to prevent loss or harm.
In his wide-ranging and well-written treatise on tort law's importance in society's development, the author firmly rejects a traditional and mythic understanding of modern law but advocates instead for a model of economic efficiency correlating with deterrence as the most scientific method for injury law today. Well-researched and engaging, Madden's work is a fascinating overview for laypeople and professionals alike.
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Liverpool v United: Solskjaer's poor big six record hands rivals a huge advantage
Stephen Tudor
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Ole searches everywhere for a Plan B when facing the big boys
Manchester United are in imperious form going into their top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool but Stephen Tudor sees a potential problem ahead.
"Solskjaer's overall record against the top six since taking the reins at Old Trafford remains pretty decent."
When conceptions turn into misconceptions, we are sometimes slow to catch on.
This is understandable with so many other things in life demanding our attention and frankly, given the state of the world right now, it's a small wonder we retain the information that we do.
Even so, as Manchester United prepare to take on Liverpool in a top-of-the-table clash at Anfield this weekend maybe it's time we reassessed the notion that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer boasts an impressive record against the top six.
It is a trope that certainly used to ring true and for a good while the Norwegian seemed to have the big clubs' number.
Only now the very opposite applies.
A respectable return
Solskjaer's overall record against the top six since taking the reins at Old Trafford remains pretty decent. In 26 games he has bested Guardiola and co on ten occasions, losing nine times and - obviously - drawing the rest.
It's a 38.4% win ratio that pales to Mikel Arteta's 43.7% but puts Frank Lampard's poor 28.5% success rate against his immediate peers in the shade. When stood alone, losing just nine from 26 encounters v Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool is respectable enough given the recent dominance of the latter two and the coin-flip nature of such big games.
A problem arises however when these figures are broken down and what's more, it's a concern that further leads us to believe that Liverpool will prevail on Sunday for all the visitor's recent fine form that has seen them unbeaten in 11.
Forget about Liverpool's mini-blip - 19/20 for a home win are terrific odds for a side who were last beaten at Anfield in the league 68 matches ago.
In Solskjaer's two-and-a-bit years in charge his experiences when competing with the Premier League's elite can be split neatly down the middle.
In his first 12 months United played Arsenal et al 13 times and won seven of them, drawing four and losing only twice. Given that the Reds' average league position throughout 2019 was sixth this is an impressive feat and suggests that United enjoyed 'punching up'. We saw this too of course in Europe with that brilliant 3-1 win in Paris.
The reasoning behind their ability to raise their game for the big occasion was commonly attributed to United's counter-attacking ways and there was clear logic to this. Solskjaer's set-up would usually work a treat against sides that came onto them - in 22 of the 26 fixtures the Reds stayed deep for the most part and invited pressure - and conversely it was when trying to navigate the low-block of lesser opponents they would typically come unstuck. This is evidenced by numerous defeats across 2019, firing blanks at West Ham, Newcastle, Bournemouth and elsewhere.
Against the big boys though, Ole had it sussed.
In 2020 however his track record against the top six dips quite alarmingly. In their last 13 games United have won out only three times, drawn three, and lost seven. It is almost an exact opposite of their 2019 pedigree.
It stands to reason therefore that if United's counter-attacking methodology explains their relative success in 2019 it also suggests their top six rivals learnt from this. They got cute. They stopped throwing bodies forward and instead picked the right moments. And all to United's cost.
United have drawn a blank at Anfield in four of their last five visits. The 11/4 available for Liverpool to win to nil is a sensible shout.
A tale of two Uniteds
This is best illustrated by United's tussles with their arch-neighbours City, even if the dates do not directly correspond with the theory.
Last season Solskjaer's men unexpectedly won a league double in the derbies and did so by making absolutely no bones about their approach. They sat back throughout and waited for City to over-commit before using the pace of Rashford and Martial to devastating effect.
The numbers bear this out. In fact, the numbers are astonishing. At the Etihad the visitors had just 28% of the possession and made 39 clearances. They won 2-1.
Compare this daylight robbery to the Carabao Cup semi last week. A chastened Guardiola this time ensured his defence was much better protected, with Gundogan offering support alongside Fernandinho in midfield and with United's primary means of attack nullified they were out-classed throughout.
Anfield awaits
So where does this leave Solskjaer now that his Plan A against the big clubs has been rumbled, with opponents now tempering their ambition so as not to play into United's hands?
It leaves him with a good deal to think about prior to heading down the M62 on Sunday. It might even have him considering the scrapping of a system he knows so well and loves.
Because even before his counter-attacking strategy lost its effectiveness Liverpool were already the team best equipped to deal with it, with their three energetic midfielders always providing coverage for their centre-backs while two flying full-backs and a trio of sublime attackers commit serious damage safe in the knowledge that mistakes can be made. It's why the former super-sub has yet to beat Klopp and Liverpool in three attempts.
For sure United are full of momentum and self-belief right now after dramatically turning their season around and topping the table post-new year for the first time since 2013.
Yet it's ironic they go into this game in the best shape possible but ultimately it might be their shape that proves to be their undoing.
Liverpool have got off the mark three times in the third minute this term. Klopp's men are 21/10 to win both halves.
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Top 10: Most Iconic Railroads
Of course this top ten will be and remain highly subjective but it will also contain some "inevitable" contenders in the ranking of the most iconic railroads on the planet. Pack your bags, ladies and gentlemen, dress comfy but classy, turn off your screens (cellphones, tablets etc.) as what you are about to see on these tracks counts among the most incredible sceneries Earth has to offer. Get on board!
Wilderness and adventure on the tracks!
10. Tren Crucero, Ecuador: Quito – Guayaquil
You will feel like a Spanish adventurer roaming thru the new world, as these incredible tracks will take you along the "Avenue of Volcanos", reaching almost 3,000m of altitude in less than 60km. Stay put, order a cold aguardiente to not feeling dizzy as the scenery of the immense Andes mountains to the Pacific coast will unfold under your feet.
The Tende Viaduc
9. La Ligne de Tende, France/Italy: Coni – Ventimiglia
Like Hannibal who crossed the Alps with his army sitting on elephants backs, will you be brave enough to follow the scenic railroad that crosses the mountains of the Mediterranean Riviera? We would expect you to be, as the challenge is not quite what the African general went thru in his antique travel. You'll most likely enjoy a gorgeous succession of troglodyte mountain villages and elegant bridges stepping over clear streams, while being proposed a bowl of olives and a local pastis.
The gorgeous interiors of the abandoned spa buildings of Băile Herculane
8. The Banat Wonder, Romania: Timișoara – Băile Herculane
Set in one of the most amazing Eastern European region, which changed nationality several times during the 20th century due to wars and borders frequently redefined, this railroad will lead you to a hidden treasure discovered in the dawn of times and enjoyed by the Romans as a "luxury/leisure" center back in their days. First Austrian, then Ottoman, then Austrian again, then Austro-Hungarian and then finally Romanian, the mysterious valley of Băile Herculane has been enjoyed for its natural hot springs by the whole Western Europe gotha for decades.
The great outdoors outbacks
7. The Ghan, Australia: Darwin – Adelaide
Almost 3,000km long of pure Australian outback beauty! Since before the 1930's, Australians and travellers from all over the world have enjoyed to cross the red continent, north to south and the other way around, at the sound of a relaxing live piano, preserved from the scorching heat and the desert dust while never losing sight of it: the magic of train travels! The transcontinental trip of "The Ghan" still takes today its passengers thru the most scenic and typical Australian sceneries.
Pure flavour of raw Americana
6. California Zephyr, USA: Chicago, IL – Emeryville, CA
America in all its greatness and disproportion! 4,000km of all possible sceneries, from the midwest plains to the central high mountains, the high plateaux and the torn up landscapes, the desert valleys and finally the welcoming, empowering Pacific bay that leads the world towards the source of an ever more distant horizon and full of promises. The "California Zephyr" is one of these true pieces of "Americana", part of the world culture that resonates within everyone.
Towards the rising sun
5. Trans-Siberian, Russian Federation: Moscow – Vladivostok
Another land of disproportion and unmeasurable horizons! This time with a staggering railroad length of more than 9,000km that runs thru the heart of Russia all the way to the far East and the entry into the Pacific. Brace yourselves, courageous wanderers willing to follow Dostoyevsky on his way to the House of the Dead, merry travellers hearing Gogol's chuckles as they follow the path of his Dead Souls, as the legendary Trans-Siberian railroad today will need 6 days and 4 hours to go from Moscow to Vladivostok!
Breathtaking… but literally!
4. Qingzang Railway, China/Tibet: Xining – Lhasa
This hardly believable railroad will hold 2 records in the first sentence of its dedicated paragraph: it is the "youngest" railroad of this Top 10, or most recent, and it is also the highest in the world, with a peak reached at 5,072m – and with almost 1,000km constantly above 4,000m of elevation. Although its scenery is truly mind-blowing, although this "train of records" seems so appealing and attractive to train enthusiasts and travellers, it must be said that, due to the extreme high altitude of the track, each wagon is under the supervision of its own medical doctor, and an oxygen supply kit is provided to every single passenger, for obvious reasons. Traveler, you've been warned: only consider if a professional validates your physical condition before!
An unfinished dream
3. Cape to Cairo, at least 11 countries: Cape Town, South Africa – Cairo, Egypt
Legendary, to say the very least. This one railroad carries in its path, following its trail of smoke, scents of vanilla, tobacco, coffee, leather, rare woods… It is humid, it is hot, it is also dangerous and hypnotic, fascinating, scary… and it also doesn't really exist! Never completed due to many wars, civil wars, regime changes, because it was supposed to run thru so many countries that time swallowed, transformed, reshaped or reinvented, the Cape to Cairo is still one of the world's most iconic railroads for real reasons. Parts of the track exist and have been in constant use since the late 19th century; the journey will take you thru the oldest cities and civilizations of the planet, such as Dar es Salaam, Aswan and Alexandria; the railroad represents human ambition and the alternative to glory that is failure in the sense of a fantastic project, motivated by many nations and representing countless interests, that is, as of today, unfinished…
"Don't you have something a bit less… – High? Huge? Expensive? – Beautiful."
2. The "RB 68", Germany: Munich – Füssen (near Neuschwanstein)
How would you enjoy traveling thru a postcard? In a landscape so scenic, so majestic that everybody, somehow, knows it and can identify to it, can somewhat feel closely related to it. The Neuschwanstein castle is mostly responsible for the magic of the "RB 68". Commissioned by King Ludwig II to be offered to Richard Wagner as a creative retreat, its silhouette has inspired the Walt Disney company logo for a century. This rather short (90km) railroad will take you from Munich to Füssen in roughly 2h, in one of the most iconic scenery of the old continent, filled with a strong identity and culture that ranges from Adalbert Stifter, Richard Strauss, Stefan Zweig, to BMW, Mercedes and the glorious soccer club of the Bayern München. Do not miss this one-in-a-lifetime railroad experience.
Sometimes it's not so much where you go, but how you get there
1.The Orient Express, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey: Paris – Istambul
Forever unbeatable, thanks to the list of nations that it crosses, thanks to Agatha Christie, to the magic of the old world where trains were given birth, to the legendary capitals that it connects, and to the luxurious image it conveys, infinitely. Not only is the Orient Express the most iconic railroad of all, but it is also the one that we secretly think of when we think of train travel, the one we instantly link to the Mitteleuropa when we see a map of the old world. And secretly thinking of it is indeed the right approach here: at 15,000€ a round trip ticket, it sure lives up to its name and will unfortunately prevent a lot of us to enjoy some of his legend and glorious past… Nevertheless, this railroad is for ever the epitome of the old world's railroads.
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It was interesting to see a feature recently in the media on a "reading dog", Fernie, who was part of the staff at a primary school. Aged only two years old, Fernie was able to read and respond to flash cards – although judging by his performance on "This Morning" some homework might be needed to truly embed that skill!
Joking aside, it is well established that dogs in school offer real benefits to children; that goes for staff and parents too. There is something very calming about the presence of a dog; research has showed the act of stroking can lower blood pressure. Certainly reading to a dog has been proven to raise confidence in children, reducing stress levels and making them less self-conscious. The charity Bark and Read attribute it in part to the non-judgmental canine response – unless you count a wagging tale!
For so many of our girls it is simply impossible to have a dog in families where both parents work; it is lovely to see them over-coming fears and getting to know Florence, Blackheath High Juniors' resident dog. Florence has been coming to school for over three years now. Assemblies are something of a challenge (just too exciting) but she has been a regular, generally authorised, observer of Chamber Choir practices in the hall. A little band of Year 5 and 6 girls take particular care of her but most of the time she hogs a sofa in my office where she has visits from girls through-out the day. I get the benefit of a relaxed chat with them while Florence gets a cuddle. Girls who have been upset are calmed quickly – ditto parents and staff.
While girls have read to Florence, even at six years old she cannot match Fernie in her own reading ability. I'm happy that she hasn't acquired any literacy skills; I fear a doggie email to the NSPCA, complaining about enforced attendance at Health and Safety meetings, so she will not be attending booster classes, receiving one to one support or getting extra homework to remedy the situation; she will however continue to be available for stroking therapy and, being the hypoallergenic labradoodle that she is, that facility is open to all.
At the heart of Blackheath High's mission statement, sits the commitment to inspire and equip girls to strive for personal excellence in all her endeavours: intellectual; physical; creative; cultural; social and moral. In seeking to educate girls for life, as well as achieve high grades, we have an unfaltering commitment to a genuinely balanced education. Not only do we believe that a balanced approach provides girls with a sustainable approach to the life after school, but we also know that opportunities to exercise their creative, spiritual and physical muscles improve students' academic performance and motivation. It is the greater shame therefore, that some schools (especially in the state sector) are increasingly narrowing their curriculum and co-curriculum to focus on a smaller and smaller range of E-Bacc subjects, to the detriment of the musical, artistic and sporting life of the students. Government League tables, that exclude interesting qualifications like IGCSE and focus on an increasingly narrow range of measures to rank schools, seem increasingly uninformative and unhelpful for the discriminating parent.
The benefits of a broad and balanced curriculum are abundantly clear. Students will learn some of their most valuable lifetime lessons on the sports field, on the debating podium or in the orchestra pit. The discipline required to practise a musical instrument for a performance or the memory techniques developed to recall lines for a play directly benefit students in a wealth of other areas. The creativity, originality and enterprise necessary to stage a fashion show or develop a fund-raising initiative and implement it, are exactly the skills that employers are seeking and that businesses require. The teamwork, enthusiasm and commitment demanded by belonging to the Netball team are highly valuable attributes that feed into continued success academically and in the world of work. I say this with particular conviction, having also helped to start up a school in South Korea, where students joining the school had not benefitted from this breadth and balance in their curriculum. A didactic, rote-learning approach that focuses solely on the 'core academic subjects', to the exclusion of creative and sporting activity had left most students: unconfident; physically unfit; unquestioning and unhappy.
Students at Blackheath High are privileged in this context. The wealth of co-curricular opportunity is mind-boggling. A girl can star in a play at the Greenwich Theatre; organise a mock election; enjoy the richness of poetry with like-minded souls in the peace of the library; spend a blissful hour at crochet collective; perform a solo in the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College; find a new society or befriend fellow netballers from over 20 other GDST schools at a weekend tournament. The love of these subject areas can be further developed with a broad, balanced curriculum that embraces Mandarin, Sports Science, Astronomy or Theatre Studies alongside Further Maths, Physics, Philosophy and History. I believe that makes our students much happier and successful young women. Sadly, none of these opportunities or strengths are reflected in Government League tables or E-Bacc scores. It is our good fortune, therefore, to enjoy the support of intelligent open-minded parents who see the value of a truly balanced and meaningful education as one of the most important gifts to bestow on their daughters. For this we, and their daughters, are truly grateful.


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20 December, 2019 | By - Mark Saldana
Austin Film Festival 2019 Review: THE TWO POPES
By Mark Saldana
Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars)
Written by Andrew McCarten (based on his play, The Pope), and directed by Fernando Meirelles, this occasionally comedic drama is currently playing in select theaters and will be available for viewing on Netflix, Friday, December 20, 2019. I had the pleasure of enjoying this profound examination of differing ideologies and two headstrong gentlemen who firmly hold on to them. It is a challenge of wills, wits, and patience, but despite their differences, the clashing of the two popes eventually culminates in a mutual respect and friendship.
In 2005, following the death of Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Ratzinger chose the name of Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict became a controversial figure as he maintained a very strict and not very progressive approach to the church. Anthony Hopkins stars as Pope Benedict XVI and portrays the pontiff as stubborn, curt, and occasionally abrasive.
In the film, Benedict invites the charismatic and passionate Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) to his Vatican home in what seems to be a casual attempt at getting better acquainted. As the two begin to socialize, it becomes apparent that couldn't be any more different. The two clergymen challenge each other and debate about what the Catholic Church should do about its troubles. In 2013, after Pope Benedict resigns, Bergoglio would succeed him as Pope Francis.
With superb performances by both Hopkins and Pryce, and with great writing and solid direction by Pryce, The Two Popes is a fascinating and compelling piece which shows the power of love and brotherhood despite vast differences in thinking and beliefs. The movie is not all philosophy and ideology, the filmmakers and actors succeed in developing these two characters in some truly dynamic ways. Just the right amount of appropriate humor also adds some color to these amazing characters. It is a movie I must highly recommend whether viewed at home or in a theater.
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Analysis of the fruit processing sector in the country has shown that the industry is being underutilized, as only about 62 percent of the total installed capacity is operational at peak production.
Research commissioned by the HortiFresh project has revealed that the installed capacity of the industry is estimated 2,240 metric tonnes (MT). However, about 868 MT, representing 38 percent of that capacity remains unutilized.
Again, out of the about 216 processing companies registered for both production for export & local markets, and production solely for local market, only 176 are still functional, as at the end of 2019.
The total installed capacity of solely local processing fruit juice companies, for instance, is about 330 MT per day, but they are currently producing at 142 MT, far below half of installed capacity.
It was observed that a myriad of challenges has contributed to the underutilization of these installed capacities by the various processors. Key among these factors are: raw material supply, price negotiations and payment terms, storage of fruits for processing, quality assurance, packaging and marketing.
Others are: poor choice of technology, absence of skilled technicians needed for maintenance and repair of spare parts, high production loses, unfavourable national regulations, cheaper imported fruit juices on the market, among others.
On the other hand, farmers are also not spared as their challenges impact the processors. Key among their challenges are: seasonality of fruit production due to inability to produce all year round, pest and diseases infections, lack of irrigation facilities to address drought and prolong the season, poor post-harvest practices, among others.
An Independent Consultant on the project, Pamela Okyere, who made this known at a forum to launch four new reports reiterated that fruit processors in the country are producing less than their installed capacities due to a combination of factors including delays in payment from buyers, quality standard issues and seasonality of the fruit supply to the companies.
Consequently, the majority of the processing firms are not able to raise enough funds to pay suppliers or service loans resulting in low production.
"The fruit industry covers key export commodities and offers great potential for contributing to Ghana's effort at enhancing non-traditional export economy and for accelerating the domestic fruit processing sub-sector. However, the several production difficulties hindering processing and export activities must be tackled now by all hands-on deck approach.
Though the potential for growth in the fruit industry is still high, as fruit consumption continues to increase with growing middle class and heightened health awareness of consuming fruits and vegetables, coupled with the rise in fruit processing units, the fueling the market growth for fruits and vegetables, inability to deal with risk factors may act against the country," she said.
The reports launched were: Fruit Processing in Ghana, Catalogue of Selected Indigenous Vegetables in Ghana, Pest Management Guide for Tomato and Pest Management Guide for Onion. The reports were presented to players operating in the various sectors of the industry to guide and make an informed decision.
Programme Manager, Hortifresh West Africa, Sheila Assibey-Yeboah, indicated that HortiFresh is all about promoting and sharing learning and knowledge, a factor that influenced the research project to identify the challenges in the fruit and vegetable sector and how best to address them.
"All the reports are highlighting the opportunities and warnings with regards to losing out on the foreign incomes the country realizes from exporting fruits and vegetables. We urge sector players to use these learnings to further enhance the sector," she said.
Defunct processors
The Fruit Processors and Marketers Association of Ghana (FPMAG) indicated that out of the about 60 member companies, only about 20 are still operational. Most of the defunct processors could not break even and continue with their operations due to the identified challenges, stressing the need for a swift response.
The report recommended that funds for irrigation facilities should be made available together with the appropriate technical advice on best irrigation practices; investment in appropriate post-harvest storage and transport should be promoted with required technologies; seasonality of fruits alleviation through a mix of different varieties with different maturity times; and the control of pest and diseases through improved integrated pest management.


Positive Action is based on the intuitive philosophy that we feel good about ourselves when we do positive actions: cycle is positive, students want to learn; cycle is negative, students do not want to learn.
Unit 4 – Treating others the way you like to be treated: Reinforces positive social skills and reinforces key concepts through puzzles, posters and role-playing.
Positive Action has been approved as a SAMHSA Research Based Model Program and is available free of charge to all local school districts.


Fr Alexander Webster, dean of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, reflects on our heavenly Father as the model for all earthly fathers.
The third installment in a continuing series examining the theological and historical substance of the Emergent Church Movement. Part 3 looks at the phenomenon as natural heir to the Reformation.
Obituary of an Orthodox priest and his matushka, children of the Russian diaspora, who departed this life together, only hours apart on December 10, 2017.
"This notion of a feast of the cross may seem paradoxical to our mind: the cross in the ancient world was an instrument and symbol of inhumane torture and death ... Yet we, Christians, celebrate the Cross of the Lord in a festival and we praise it as the 'preserver of the whole universe … the glory of angels, and the wound of demons.'"
This first installment of an ongoing series gives a broad overview of the Emergent Church Movement (ECM) and describes this loose coalition within a wider Protestant context.
Sermon on the Feast of the Praises of the Mother of God (5th Saturday of Great Lent), delivered at Holy Trinity Monastery.
We offer here the work of a seminary graduate and ordained reader summarizing the historical basis and canonical responsibilities of the office of Reader. This article first appeared in Russian in Православный Путь for 2005 and was subsequently featured in Orthodox Life Vol. 62.1.


For information on the Lisbon Treaty please go to our Lisbon Treaty page via the link in the Navigation Area on the left of this page or click here.
Below is a summary of our policy on Europe. Click here to download the full European policy document in PDF format.
We will shortly add the updated Party Policy document with material from the party's 2008 Árd Fheis / Annual Delegate conference which took place on 16 / 17th May.
Since its founding there have been many groups and parties opposed to the ethos and policies of what is now the European Union. From Ireland's entry into the EEC in 1973 the Workers' Party has continued to have fundamental concerns at the EU's structures and policies. For over 30 years we have expressed our reasonable concerns. Time has not lessened our opposition to anti-working class ideology and policies of the European Union. And yet whatever opposition is presented, the EU marches on and we must recognise this and formulate the necessary strategy and tactics to halt the advance of capitalism.
The EU's present impasse, arising from the rejection of the European Constitution by Dutch and French voters, will only represent a temporary setback unless the progressive forces in Europe are capable of formulating and presenting a coherent and viable alternative to the capitalist project.
The French and Dutch vote will give an impetus to the "No" lobby across the EU, but because the No lobby is made up of many diverse elements, from fascists to the ultra-left, it is of the first importance that we make a clear distinction between these reactionary forces and genuine progressive parties in Europe.
It is a mistake not to recognise that there are some groups and individuals who parade as "progressive" and yet will align with any group, regardless of its orientation, once it says "No" to the EU.
Some of these forces would have us retreat into sterile, narrow nationalism (a malignant disease) which has caused untold misery, death and destruction across the world in recent decades.
As Socialist Republicans our opposition to the European Union derives from a principled political position.
The current developments in the European Union reflect the ideology of neo-liberalism. The object of competitiveness was to be achieved by cutting public services and increasing the trend towards privatisation. International experience dictates that this will be achieved by lower wages, cutting taxes, reducing regulation and lowering or removing protection for workers' rights and the environment. The EU is simultaneously attempting to reduce the state's responsibility for pension provision.
Although the EU is presently a "confederation" it is moving in an ever more federal direction. The EU policy agenda is largely framed by the Commission. The unelected, unaccountable Commission has the task of furthering the Lisbon process by forcing member states to deregulate labour markets, open essential services to private control and reduce social welfare commitments.
The Lisbon process which commits member states to the neo-liberal political agenda cannot be changed by the voters of any member state. It is fundamentally undemocratic that the peoples of Europe are subjected to a right-wing political, social and economic programme over which they have no control.
Similarly, the unelected European Central Bank dictates vital monetary policy.
The EU has, accordingly, transferred vital decision making powers, not to a transparent, accountable, democratic institution but to a group of bankers who are unaccountable, wholly undemocratic and fundamentally and inherently hostile to a socialist agenda.
These arrangements expose the difficulties of creating a "social Europe" when the systems is based on policies and institutions which are not amenable to democratic control and which accept, unchallenged, the philosophy and ideology of capitalism.
The growing militarisation of the European Union is a continuing cause of concern. This militarisation is a two-pronged affair. On the one hand there is the increased "defence" spending in all EU countries. On the other hand is the hidden militarisation: the growth and power of the EU armaments industry. otion of the concept of a "battle of civilisations".
This Ard Fheis therefore particularly condemns the decision of the Irish Government, announced recently by the Minister for Defence, that Ireland "was willing" to participate in EU battlegroup activities without the authoriity of a UN mamdate. Added to the known use of Shannon airport as a massive transit camp for American soldiers en route to and from Iraq and Afghanistan, and the probable use of Shannon for covert CIA flights for "extraordinary rendition" (ie kidnap and torture) this marks another step away from neutrality and the further integration of Ireland into the EU/US military fabric.
The Ard Fheis demands, i) No foreign military bases in the EU and ii) No EU troops outside the EU except under UN mandate and control.
We must recognise the significant benefits in social and progressive legislation since 1973. Despite these welcome advances, we make it clear that we stand for a different Europe to the present capitalist bloc.
This would be a Europe based on the principles of full democracy and accountability of those elected or appointed to lead, equality for all citizens, full employment, housing for all its citizens, a one-tier health service free to all at the point of delivery, a comprehensive education free to all from kindergarten to third level, a living income for pensioners, an end to military blocs, a fair and generous aid development programme representing a minimum of 0.07% of GDP, an environment protected by an energy policy based on clean and sustainable fuels with the option to examine the possibility to build a safe nuclear power programme.
It is an insult to the French and Dutch voters to claim that their rejection of the Treaty was based on national attitudes to their own governments. The leaders of the EU, including its bureaucracy, fail to understand that the people of the EU are seeking not just cosmetic reform or a few more crumbs of democracy but a fundamental and radical reappraisal of the entire project.
Any meaningful, democratic European parliament must be elected by the people of the Union. All other central institutions of the EU must be subordinate to the parliament in all matters affecting the Union.
It is the parliament which must have the power to elect and, if necessary, recall the Council and the Commission if either or both have lost the parliament's confidence. ill try to achieve their aims, which are contained in the Treaty.
The Directive on Services in the Internal Market (the so-called Bolkestien / Services Directive) was and remains a part of this agenda.
On 14 -16 February 2006 the European Parliament debated the Dirctive in plenary session and amended the text, removing, for example, reference to the country of origin principle. This result was achieved by reason of major resistance on the streets. However it is important not to be complacent. The directive proceeds apace.
The expansion of the EU and NATO into East and Central Europe has meant that Brussels has become the de facto capital of Europe with the European Commission and its bureaucracy a European government in transition.
The Workers' Party has one test in respect of any political issue: "How does this issue affect the interests of the working class? Is it in their interests or the interests of capitalism?" We are sure that the European Union under its past and present regimes pursues its policies in the interests of the few. The EU has failed the working class. Yes, there have been concessions and improvements in the lives of many people (in Ireland especially) in relation to social and human rights issues. But the reality is that the forces of capital have been able to repeatedly enrich themselves, through the privatisation of state companies across Europe and through widespread corruption at the expense of the citizens of Europe.
The democratic deficit is the EU's Achilles heel: "The Commission has immense powers. Commissioners are the only people in Europe with the right to propose EU Laws. No-one whom the people of Europe actually elect can propose an EU law". This reality means that such rightists as Charlie McCreevy and Peter Mandelson are two of the few people who can propose EU laws.
Some 85% of EU laws are agreed in secret working groups under the Council. Members of the European Parliament have no access to these groups. What have our elected representatives to the European Parliament been doing about this scandal, aside from drawing huge salaries and expenses?
In Ireland in recent times we have witnessed the coming of a huge number of migrant workers from the new member countries of the EU. We are also experiencing serious, widespread and sickening exploitation of thousands of these workers. On top of that these workers are being deprived of pension rights and other entitlements. Many are living in appalling conditions in caravans or huts on illegal sites for which they are being charged a large portion of their wages.
The contempt which the employers' organisations and the vast bulk of employers hold their workers is well illustrated by the actions of the Irish Ferries Company which decided to make hundreds of its workers redundant without any consultation. It states quite clearly that its decision is based on profit and to achieve this it will sack hundreds of Irish workers and employ hundreds of migrant workers on low pay. And all within the law as drafted and enforced by the EU Commission and bureaucracy.
There is a clear need for the progressive forces across the European continent to take unified action to begin to properly combat on a continental basis the activities and policies of capitalism in all its manifestations.
This should begin with a well-prepared European Union conference open to all progressive parties. The Workers' Party would suggest a similar initiative to the San Paulo Forum, which brought together all progressive parties and movements in Latin and Central America.
A campaign for Ireland's withdrawal is not viable having regard to the political realities in this country. In those circumstances, it is necessary to create a people's Europe.
The campaign for the rejection of the draft European Constitution as approved by the Intergovernmental Conference on 18 June 2004 remains a vital task for the Left in Europe because the ideas and aims it contains remain the aim of the ruling circles in the EU.
The fight against the EU Constitution is, accordingly, a struggle in defence of democracy.
* The key demand is Democracy in all areas of life in the EU.
* Accountability and Transparency must be a cornerstone of all decisions.
* The right of voters to recall their members of parliament if they are dissatisfied with the work and voting record of the member. This process can only be set in place when twenty per cent of the registered voters in the member's constituency sign a petition for the members recall.
* Oppose Privatisation and defend all Public Sector enterprises.
* End the exploitation of migrant workers by enacting legislation which will make employers accountable so that all their workers are protected and given full rights as citizens of each EU country.
The Workers' Party stands with our fellow European socialists in all European progressive organisations who are committed to a different Europe based on genuine internationalism, peace, equality, solidarity, dignity, social progress and workers' rights, a respect for and defence of the environment and the value of all living things over private profit and corporate greed.


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Misifu Remeow - If you loved the 1980's classic of Alley Cat, you'll love this ZX Spectrum demake!
It's time for some great ZX Spectrum news, as we have just been informed through Facebook that Jordi has released an overhauled version of his ZX Spectrum game 'Misifu Remeow'; a game that was previously released via the ZX-DEV MIA remake competition as a demake of the classic game 'Alley Cat'. For those of you who haven't heard of this game before, the original was released on the Atari 8bit in 1983 and MS-DOS in 1984 by Bill Williams and published by Synapse Software, and puts you in control of Freddy the Cat on a challenging mission to rescue his Cat love, Felicia.
For those of you who didn't follow our other write ups, this game was actually coming to the ZX Spectrum as a port by Destr some time ago, with as much of the original gameplay intact. Sadly that conversion became MIA and it was down to Jordi to take the reigns and give us that much needed conversion/demake, which was released via the ZX DEV MIA competition, and then overhauled today as Misifu Remeow.
This is the 'Remeow', remake of ZXDev'19 Misifu, improving not only graphics by the internationaly known artist 'Jarlaxe', but also re-developing every phase of the game. Now it features: better collisions, better and more optimized code, richer visuals and you'll see there are two versions: One tribute to CGA-PC Alley Cat, and one featuring ZX Speccy COLOR.
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Labels: Alley Cat, demake, GAMES, GAMING, Misifu Remeow, OVERHAUL, Retro Gaming, Retrogaming, Zx Spectrum


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Newcastle United put in request to Premier League for Everton match to be postponed – Report
An 'exclusive' on Tuesday night reports that Newcastle United have asked for the Everton game to be postponed.
The game is due to go ahead at 7.30pm on Thursday (30 December) night at Goodison.
However, The Telegraph say that their information is that Newcastle United have put in a request to the Premier League for the game to be put back.
The report says that Newcastle cannot field a team of senior players, due to a mixture of Covid and injuries affecting the NUFC squad.
The Tuesday night media report says that the request went in earlier today but so far, no decision has been made by the Premier League.
The Telegraph say that their information from sources is that the number of players set to miss, meets the criteria the Premier League have laid down for cancellations.
Eddie Howe said on Monday night that his understanding is that for a game to have to go ahead, each club must have at least a goalkeeper plus 13 outfield players.
The report adds that the game against Southampton on Sunday 2 January is also at risk.
This is how the Newcastle United player availability for Everton looks to me:
Definitely out injured:
Jamal Lewis, Federico Fernandez and Paul Dummett were all missing through injury last night and it now appears we can add Callum Wilson, ASM and Ryan Fraser as other injured players who definitely can't start at Everton.
The following were unexpectedly missing from last night's matchday squad:
Karl Darlow, Ciaran Clark, Matt Ritchie, Joe Willock. So I think safe to say that whether it is injury or Covid, this quartet will all still be missing on Thursday.
In addition, Javier Manquillo is suspended for the Everton match due to his fifth booking that was picked up v Man Utd.
So to me, at best, the Eddie Howe head count for Goodison now looks like this:
Dubravka, Gillespie, Woodman
Outfield players:
Krafth, Lascelles, Schar, Shelvey, Longstaff, Joelinton, Hayden, Hendrick, Gayle, Murphy, Almiron
That is the entirety of Newcastle United's senior 25 man squad, with it looking very much to me like three goalkeepers and only 11 outfield players available for Everton. Not enough to meet that minimum requirement of 13 outfield players plus goalkeeper(s).


well, not quite that many. but wasn't i just saying i have a lot of results due back over the next few weeks? and voila: two rejections in one day. one not that surprising, but one that i was kinda hoping/thinking was in the bag . . .
now back to wrestling with the Big Problem in talassio.


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Home Magazines BizTimes Milwaukee Beauty, bistros and bars: Today's senior living facilities have it all
Beauty, bistros and bars: Today's senior living facilities have it all
Health Care & Senior Living
Corrinne Hess
One of the pubs at a Heritage facility. Most of the modern senior facilities now include pubs for residents.
When Ryan Novaczyk's grandmother Betty came to live with his family after developing Alzheimer's disease, they decided the best way to keep her healthy was to keep her busy.
Betty enjoyed the outdoors, so she helped the family rake, pull weeds and garden.
Most of the days, she went to bed because she was tired, not because she was overmedicated, Novaczyk said.
A Snoezelen room at a Heritage Senior Living facility.
Eastcastle resident Harriet Herrick, who is a professional artist and retired art teacher.
Eastcastle resident Larry Hammon, who oversees the garden at Eastcastle, which is planted, maintained and harvested by residents.
In 1998, the family started New Perspective Senior Living in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with a strong focus on amenities for seniors.
When New Perspective Senior Living opened a $30 million, 135-bed senior living facility in August 2016 in Brown Deer, it included a pool table, a library, a Starbucks and a pub, where residents are served two free drinks a day.
The company also has local facilities in Brookfield, Mequon and West Bend.
"Every building has about 40 to 45 percent of common space, which is very high for our industry," Novaczyk said. "With every new project we have, we find ways to improve. It has been the evolution of the business, but also the mindset of trying to get people out of their rooms and into the community spaces so they are living life on purpose."
Just as today's luxury apartments include everything from walking tracks to heated swimming pools, so do the newest senior living facilities.
Baby boomers are accustomed to a lifestyle where all of their needs are met, so when they move into a retirement facility, there is demand for high-quality communities, said Ben Mandelbaum, chief operating officer of New Jersey-based LTC Consulting Services and Senior Planning Services.
"Baby boomers can't be offered a one-size-fits-all solution," Mandelbaum said. "The baby-boom generation invented the idea of mass customization and many assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities now make it their aim to appeal to this new generation of seniors."
Full-sized gyms, trained chefs who have studied at top cooking schools, spaces that have been decorated by professionals and numerous social activities, including entertainment areas with age-modified Zumba and belly dancing classes, have redefined the aging in place movement, Mandelbaum said.
At West Allis-based Heritage Senior Living LLC, which has 15 locations throughout Wisconsin, most campuses offer a pub area where residents can bring their own wine or enjoy the facility's happy hour. There are also structured entertainment nights, warm water therapy pools, movie theaters and beauty salons.
Four different wellness packages are offered, ranging in price from about $100 a month up to $900 a month. The packages include massages and other spa-type amenities, said Debbie Miller, Heritage's vice president of sales and marketing.
"We try to foster an overall campus resort feel," Miller said. "We can provide an all-inclusive luxury resort package."
For its memory care patients, Heritage offers multi-sensory rooms, which utilize light, sound, aromatherapy and touch to stimulate the brain.
These spaces, called "Snoezelen" rooms, are available throughout the day to anyone who needs them to reduce stress and agitation, Miller said.
During the late 1970s, two Dutch therapists began experimenting with a sensory tent to increase enjoyment for people with intellectual disabilities.
In 1992, the first U.S. Snoezelen room opened. The rooms are now used in a multitude of settings, including schools, hospitals and long-term care facilities.
"We are trying to take a different approach to therapy and reduce agitation, reduce medication," Miller said. "Even just by taking a few minutes to sit down and have awareness of your surroundings can help with relaxation."
Eastcastle Place, 2505 E. Bradford Ave. on Milwaukee's East Side, has an artist studio with two kilns.
Harriet Herrick, a retired art teacher and professional artist, creates her own glasswork and pottery in the space, and also teaches the residents how to make art. Eastcastle residents also have a rooftop terrace and an herb garden that the chef incorporates into his menu daily.
Many of the senior living facilities have a focus on food. Residents come from different cultures and often have stories to share about how they prepared food at home, and their favorite recipes and traditions.
At Heritage and New Perspective, those traditions are honored with special dining nights, holiday parties and bistros.
"We took a step back from our high-quality, home cooked meals and looked at our culinary program to see how we could make it engaging and exciting," Miller said. "We added action stations, cooking demonstrations and monthly themed meals. The variety is nice and the residents have loved it."
Corri Hess, former BizTimes Milwaukee Reporter.
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Army Aviation Combat Uniform
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Preparing for a World Transformed, Prof. Singhal Leads Launch of New Business Journal
Merrick School of Business Partners with Management and Business Review, a Newly Launched Journal to Rival HBR.
Launching a new professional business journal is no easy feat. But for Merrick School of Business Professor and the McCurdy Professor of Innovation and Supply-Chain, Kalyan Singhal, a determination to make the world better through transformative research propelled a bold vision for his recently launched journal: Management and Business Review (MBR). As publisher of MBR, and one of its three editors in chief, Singhal has been mapping out his latest project for over a decade. He is joined by Wallace J. Hopp, the C.K. Prahalad Distinguished University Professor of Business and Engineering at the University of Michigan, and Christopher Ittner, the EY Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Accounting Department at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as coeditors in chief.
On November 7, 2020, they published the first issue of what is sure to become the world's next globally influential business journal, Management and Business Review. A complimentary digital copy of its debut issue may be found here.
Drawing upon 28 years of publishing experience with the top-tier management journal, Production and Operations Management, Singhal has created a journal that Forbes.com called "a rival to the Harvard Business Review." MBR strives to draw attention to the questions facing contemporary business and management leaders, scholars, and students and, when possible, to answer them. The inaugural issue includes 27 articles which scrutinize topics ranging from adaptive space to reimagining capitalism, from strategy to climate change, from digital transformation to leadership and organizational change, with much more in between.
MBR's editors freely admit that there are over 30,000 academic journals publishing research on a vast array of topics and that many of them may be of use to the millions of businesses around the world. So why do we need another business journal? While there are hundreds of business magazines written and edited by journalists, few of them include articles by leading-edge management scholars. The handful of publications that do address the interplay between management research and practice cannot possibly disseminate the research findings of over 200,000 business professors, let alone those of professors from other disciplines or of leading management thinkers outside of academia. The MBR team, along with their academic sponsors, believe it is time for a new journal which will draw management scholars and practitioners closer together worldwide.
"In 1900, Dartmouth College awarded the world's first MBA degree. About sixty years later, two reports from the Carnegie and Ford Foundations led to the evolution of more rigorous research and modern business education. However, after another 60 years, only a small part of that research has been accessible to executives and managers," said Singhal. "The new journal is an opportunity to publish articles that translate overlooked leading-edge research into useful insights and thereby help managers to elevate their practices."
In the words of MBR's three editors-in-chief, "MBR is designed to publish overviews and discussions of pressing management concerns and to bring the ideas of leading thinkers from academia and industry directly to students to enhance their education and help them to become more effective managers."
The University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business and 11 other top business schools around the world have sponsored the establishment of MBR. Murray Dalziel, dean of the Merrick School of Business is enthusiastic in his support of the publication.
"I see this journal as providing a quality platform to deepen the engagement of management scholars with practitioners in business and vice versa," said Dalziel. "Engagement with the practice of business and management is so deeply a part of the Merrick School's mission. We are dedicated to educating the next generation of business professionals and entrepreneurs to be ready for a rapidly changing world. This journal is an important part of their toolkit."
Kalyan Singhal is a 1967 mechanical engineering graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay at Mumbai, a university once described on CBS' 60 Minutes as "Harvard, MIT, and Princeton put together." He founded the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) in 1989. In 1992, he also launched the society's journal Production and Operations Management (POM) and has since served as its editor in chief. POM is one of the top twenty journals on the Business Week list. Singhal is also a fellow of INFORMS and POMS.
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HSG80 controllers attached to EMA12000 SAN Storage.
Found the answers by calling HP tech support. Therefore, I am closing this thread.