I had been so focused on Ryan leading up to his birthday I hadn't really considered the "big picture." The fact that I've been grieving his loss for one whole year.
I'm sitting here, in the cemetery, on a hot and sunny day, with burnt orange leaves on the ground signalling a change of seasons. And I'm realizing I've been here for 4 seasons now. I'm about to enter my second Fall at the cemetery with Ryan. A year can happen so quickly.
Who I was one year ago at this time is so far gone from who I am as I'm sitting here now. The fog of my grief eventually lifted, though I still can't pinpoint the exact moment. And it became a manageable load that I carry each day. And I carry it willingly. Because carrying my grief means he was loved. He is loved.
Loved with a love that is as strong today as it was when we laid his sweet little body to rest. Writing here now, I'm reminded that a little over a year ago, on September 12, 2015, we held Ryan's memorial. We memorialized him that day. It was the first of many ways we have celebrated him since he died.
His grandparents, aunts, uncle, and great-aunt gathered here. His dad and I collected his ashes in an urn much too big for his little remains, but the thought of something smaller seemed too disproportionate to the importance he held for us. We laid him to rest along with various other small tokens of our love.
A baseball to represent all of the hopes and dreams we had for him.
A cross given to his dad from his great grandmother to represent the love waiting for him in Heaven.
A photo and love note from his dad and I to represent the love still held for him here on earth and so that he would never be alone.
And the 11 people who attended his service that day each left him with a rose on which we spoke a prayer or wish for him.
I read once that inviting a lot of people to a memorial or funeral for a baby helps others to understand how real the loss is. And although I sometimes wish we had invited more people. Allowed our friends and extended family to come witness this great loss. Experience at least some of our pain up close. I know, in the end, he was so surrounded by love that a million more people could have stood by his grave that day and it wouldn't have made any difference.
The love for my boy is so strong.
And I'm so relieved to still feel that one year later.
To see myself out of the darkness now.
But to still feel so much love for him. From inside my own heart, and the hearts of so many others.
It's been one week since Ryan's birthday. With the anticipation and preparations for that giant event behind me, I suddenly find myself face to face with the next "milestone."
There is so much anticipation for his arrival. I'm starting to feel it everywhere. Family, friends, coworkers, students. Even parents of students pulling me aside to chat about the excitement that is baby's approaching due date.
To be clear, I'm excited, too. I am. Partly. But that excitement has some pretty stiff competition.
Anxiety, fear, and mistrust are fighting for top billing with that excitement. And lately, they're winning.
Ask me how I'm feeling and I'll tell you, "Okay." "Pretty good." "Getting tired." "A little sore." "Alright." "Hanging in there."
I don't try to be trite. But let's be honest... When you ask, you don't really want to get into it, do you? Because here's what happened at my doctor's appointment today. After a routine visit, baby looking good, health questions answered, she asks, as she usually does: "And how are you feeling?" She asks it in the way that I know she's not talking about my sore pelvis or heartburn. She's going deeper, and checking in on me emotionally. I usually respond with one of the standards. Maybe a "Not too bad, actually." Try to sound a bit more optimistic.
But today was different. I needed it out there.
"Not great," I said. "The further along I get, the more I worry."
"I just don't trust myself to know when something is actually wrong."
Trust. I have none. And all of the motherly advice says, "Trust your instincts." "Mother's intuition is never wrong." "Go with your gut."
I broke down in my OB's office today because the fact is, we are rolling up into the "home stretch" of this pregnancy and despite countless "textbook" NSTs, and biweekly "beautiful, perfect" ultrasounds, I can't trust from one appointment to the next that something catastrophic isn't going to happen and I'm going to miss the warning signs.
I have a hard time accepting that, "Everything is good" doesn't mean, "Everything is good... for now."
And now it seems, to top off my own personal mistrust, I find myself (privately) questioning the decisions of my "team." The nurse who scans my NST and casually says, "Looks great! See you next week." I want to shout, "Look harder! Don't miss anything! Take this more seriously!" Or when my OB misspeaks herself and gets a date wrong, I inwardly roll my eyes like she should know better.
And it makes me feel ugly.
Everyone is trying so hard to put me at ease. To alleviate some of my worries. Yet the worries escalate to such a point that I find no comfort at all.
I'm temporarily reassured at his movements. A rhythmic hiccuping. A jarring attack on my ribcage. Elbows, knees, feet poking out in all directions.
And then he takes a nap. Is soothed to stillness by my busyness. And the fear creeps in. I fret. Should I call someone? In my head I hear, "Babies need to sleep." But what if this is a real problem and I've just used some mother-placating phrase to trick myself. I did it before with the real gem, "Near the end, babies run out of room to move." But I can't think like that. I don't call. Not right away. I recline. I drink water. I stay perfectly still.
Then he starts back up again. And I breathe again. But in the back of my mind is the question: "Is everything really all okay?"
I know I need to relax.
I know I need to find trust in my doctor. The nurses. Myself.
I know all of this, but it doesn't change anything.
I lost a baby who was supposed to be safe inside me. And every day I get closer and closer to that time that he slipped away from me without my knowing it.
Inside of me will just never seem like the ultimate "safe place."
I'll take it a day at a time. I'll accept my constant and close monitoring as a positive. I'll do what I can to cherish these last 4 or 5 weeks.
But I'm going to be worried. And you should know that when you ask me how I'm feeling, what I'm not saying is, "I'm scared."
I woke up this morning to a Facebook memory that made me pause. I had gotten used to the pregnancy memories. The happy moments with Ryan growing inside, anticipation building, preparations and plans being made. This morning was my first loss memory. One year ago today I published Ryan's birth announcement.
Richard and I had wished for a baby but were sent an angel instead. On September 7 at 1:02am, Ryan Kendrick Russell came into the world but only to live in our hearts. 5 lbs, 14 oz, 20 inches long, a head full of hair, and the most perfect of everything. We know our hearts will take time to heal, and we appreciate your care and support in this most devastating time.
Bits and pieces from other similar announcements I found online, it still chokes me up and takes my breath away to rewrite those words here. But the last lines, written one year ago, are still so true and profound I read and reread them over and over this morning as I laid in bed.
Our hearts still have not healed, nor do I now believe ever really will. Healing from the loss of a child is a forever-type journey. But it's one I have been able to wake up to every day because that care and support I hoped for back then, I have felt nearly every single day since losing by first born son.
I was especially reminded of that love coming at us from all around the world this past Wednesday as we celebrated Ryan's first birthday.
I was terrible at thanking people for their help, consideration, compassion, and support one year ago, and I'm sure I won't do an adequate job even still. But I wanted to take a moment today to say a giant thank you to everyone who celebrated Ryan's first birthday, to everyone who acknowledged the day in some large or small way.
In a selfish way, I'm posting today to keep a lasting memory of all the ways my baby boy, Ryan was shown love on his special day. So here we go.
Thank you to my family and friends and their coworkers who made donations to the PAIL Network in Ryan's name. We know first hand how their work can help with healing, and it's a beautiful gift to be able to support other families like mine.
Thank you to the Farrell family who sent me the most special Ryan pillow that now has a special place on our bed. Right between his mom and dad's.
Thank you to my parents for the butterfly necklace. Every day since Ryan died I've worn a little piece of him in some form of jewelry. And I know I will continue to every day as my way of keeping him close. Thank you for understanding that, getting it, and supporting it. It's beautiful and I love it so very much.
Thank you to Rich's parents who drove to visit him at the cemetery. Who took us for lunch and chatted for hours with us about life and our boys. These "little things" are really not so little to me.
Thank you to Kelly who brought me a September-blooming flower to add to Ryan's garden. Not even an 8 months pregnant belly and 100% humidity could keep me from planting it as soon as I could.
Thank you to the friends who wore some special jewelry of their own on Ryan's birthday as their way of carrying him with them throughout the day.
Thank you to Amelia and her son Jake who spent some time enjoying the day blowing bubbles, and having some fun with Ryan on their minds and in their hearts.
Thank you to the Whitesides who donated a sweet Blessing Bag to their local hospital full of gifts for the first baby boy born on September 7.
Thank you to the Santoros, Stilins, Caputos, and former student, Caitlyn, for sending love up to my boy with your balloons.
Thank you to the MacIsaacs, for the beautiful handmade garden sign, and for enjoying some cupcakes with your little ones. Thank you especially for singing him Happy Birthday and making a few wishes, too. (And sending me the video. My heart quite nearly exploded at the sight).
Thank you to Jessica for having the most beautiful cookies made for Ryan. Thank you for sharing them with the little ones in your life. And thank you for bringing some to my parents. I'm glad they could enjoy them in celebration of their grandson on his special day. That gesture alone means so much to me.
Thank you to the Bainbridges for celebrating with some birthday cake. These kinds of "normal" birthday celebrations are so important to me. Just seeing his name on a cake was a very powerful thing.
Thank you to Ange for taking time to put together a thoughtful and creative bit of word art for Ryan. I can imagine the time you put into it and thinking of him and that means everything to me.
Thank you to the Sudbury woman who is a stranger to me, but who was moved enough by our story to commit a random act of kindness and then share Ryan's story to have that kindness passed along. Words fail me to express how very much this means to us. We always say how much we want Ryan's life to mean something more -- to do some good in the world. This act is an embodiment of that. So thank you.
Thank you to everyone who sent a card. To everyone who called. To everyone who lit a candle. To everyone who wrote us a special note. Not one went unread or uncherished.
The only way Ryan's birthday could have been any brighter was if he was here with us. Your never-ending love and support carries us through the difficult days and makes the bittersweet, happy moments a little less bitter and a lot more sweet. I know I don't say it enough, so I'll say it one more time.
From the bottom of my always-healing heart.
Today is meant to be a happy day. I set out to celebrate you and the fact that you, on this day one year ago, made me a mom in the physical sense. (Though you know I considered myself your mom long before you were born.) Our year long journey has not be a conventional one. It has not been an easy one. But as I wrote to you in your birthday card today, I am proud and blessed to be your mom.
In only one year, you have made such an impact on not only my life, but the lives of so many people. I have tracked as best as I could all of the wonderful things that have been accomplished in your name -- because you exist.
You have made a difference.
and one Cuddle Cot was purchased and donated to the Sault Area Hospital in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario in your memory -- Since it was donated in March, I have personally heard of at least two families who have needed its use... And I know it has made a difference to them on their journeys through this grief.
And this list only covers what I've been told, and does not include some of the wonderful things that were done just today to celebrate and remember you on your birthday. I'm speechless at the generosity of others, and truly touched by how much love has been poured into your dad and I because of how much people care.
Your dad has said it best. Today is no different from any other day. I miss you terribly today, as I missed you terribly yesterday, and the day before that. I love you as fiercely in this moment as I did the day you born. It's not conventional to have the anniversary of your death come before the anniversary of your birth. But that is part of your story. And today, despite loving and missing you as much as I do every day, has been an incredible celebration and day devoted just to you.
It started at 1:02 am, the time you were born. I woke from my bed, and I lit your candle. Snuggling your bear, I read to you the story "On the Night You Were Born." It felt right to be awake with you at that moment. The house was silent. And I really was reminded of the night you were born. But not in the sad, awful way I remembered it yesterday. In the peaceful way you slept in my arms that night. The house felt peaceful. And I knew I was starting your birthday in the most perfect way.
When it was time to actually wake up and start the day, I baked your cake. Chocolate zucchini, just like the random craving I had in the weeks before you were born. Your dad and I will sing to you and enjoy a slice later tonight.
At 10:30 we headed to the hospital. We had to deliver the memory/bereavement box to Labour and Delivery and conveniently had an appointment scheduled to checked in on Baby Brother with our weekly NST. He was wigglier than usual today. Your dad thinks you two were having a little party, what with us being so close to the exact place you were born. I'm inclined to believe him -- Baby Brother has never been so active before. It was a really special moment made even more special by the fact that we got to meet with the head of the bereavement program in Labour and Delivery. We got to share a bit of your story and gush about the amazing and supportive care we received the night you were born. All things I've been trying to write in a letter to the nurses, but haven't been able to find the words. We also got to chat about things I wish had been different, and she was so receptive. It really meant a lot. She was grateful for the box, and I am so hopeful it will bring another family some comfort -- though I wish it didn't have to.
From there, we headed straight to the cemetery. Your Gramma and Grampa Russell were there too. We set up the flower arrangement I made for you. Your dad and I wrote you a special birthday note. And then we read to you again. This time, "Wherever You Go, My Love Will Find You." We cried of course. I don't think I'll ever be able to read that book without crying. But the words are so true, it's like it was written from me to you. I meant every word I read. It's yours now. It could never be for anyone else but you.
We had lunch with your grandparents and talked about this year. What a journey its been. We talked about some of the other moms I've met and the ways you've made a difference to me, to them, to so many people. It felt great to talk so openly about you.
Tonight, my Fall yoga session begins. I think it's pretty special that it starts up again on your birthday. I wasn't going to go at first. But your dad insisted. And I do agree. I like to think that you do too. I feel good when I'm there. I feel close to you. And to your brother. New sessions always begin with introductions. Maybe tonight, if I'm brave enough, I'll introduce you too and have the other mamas dedicate their practice to you.
When I get home, we'll sing and eat cake and write out our wishes to you. We'll do what we can to send them up to meet you.
Just like your life, today has been beautiful. And special. And so full of love.
There aren't many words for the way I felt last night as I tried to fall asleep.
September 5, 2015 was the last time I felt you alive. I went to bed that night with no understanding of how hard life was about to get.
And so last night, as I climbed into bed with your brother alive inside me, I was sad. And so scared that it could happen all over again.
I woke up several times last night. My hands gravitating to my belly. Hopeful for a kick of reassurance. They came. And I would drift back to sleep somehow.
But there are no words once again for how I felt waking up this morning.
"Babies on the inside are allowed to sleep." A constant reassurance from my own doctor and doctors I've met at the hospital. But that is no reassurance when you've given birth to a sleeping baby. Waking up today, I felt your brother's stillness as he slept. I took deep breaths. I held him through my belly. And there came the kicks. The wiggles.
Everything I did not feel the morning of September 6, 2015.
This morning there was no need to drink some orange juice and lay quietly on my side. Holding my breath.
No. This morning, there was life, safe inside me. And it only made me miss you more.
I was wide awake when your dad left for work this morning. The first day of a new school year. I could have gone. And had I, I know I would have made it through the day. Drama free. Meeting my new students and their parents. Doing my job and doing it well.
But now, as I sit here by your grave with your teddy bear in my lap and the sun at my back, I know there is nowhere else I should be today.
Today is the day you died. Just one year later. And I owe you my whole heart today. Alive or not. Here or gone. You will always be a priority to me. Today is important to me because it is the first day I survived without your spirit here on earth with me. A day that I look back on and wonder how I could have ever survived it. But I did.
I can remember the pain and the fog of this day like it was yesterday. The calls to the hospital. The reassurances that "it will be okay." The patronizing look on the nurse's face when I showed up to the hospital 30 minutes after calling. (I was instructed to wait a couple hours). The silence on the heart monitor. The look on your dad's face when he recognized what was happening before I was ready to accept it. His hug in the ultrasound room after the words, "There is no heartbeat." The phone calls we had to make. The waiting for the induction medication to do its job. The fear I had of this unknown situation. The pain of labour and birth that I insisted on feeling without medication to take it all away. And the absolute pride at seeing your sweet face the first time. The feeling of not wanting to let you go. The joy of seeing you held by your dad. And the heartbreak of knowing these moments wouldn't last long. The indescribable moment of having to give you up. To say, "You can take him now." Leaving the hospital hugging a pillow instead. The silence of the drive home. I still don't know how your dad did it. Did anything in those days following your death. I remember being such a zombie. And I remember him holding me together. He's a special guy, your dad. I'm pretty sure I survived the day you died in large part because of him.
I sit here now and think of how some memories fade over time, but the day you died and the day you were born will be forever vivid in my mind.
I've chosen to be here today, with you.
To remember even the hardest of memories.
To let myself cry over the things I haven't cried about in a while.
To give myself the freedom to just grieve and not worry about the rest of the world.
Because today is the day that changed everything.
Today is the day that you died.
One of the things I've really struggled to learn throughout this grief journey is that if you need something, you have to ask for it. Most of the time, especially early on, I didn't know what I needed. And for the most part, that was okay. People from all walks of my life came through and filled the needs I didn't know needed filling. Now, nearly a year later, sometimes, though not nearly as often, I find myself still "in need" of something specific, but can find myself left longing, mainly because I'm afraid to ask.
I haven't always been good at asking for things. I have never wanted to seem demanding, or needy, or nagging. It always seemed easier to just hope people could figure out what I wanted or needed on their own, without my telling. The truth is, especially in grief, if you need something, you have to ask for it. Or else sometimes you can be left waiting, and the waiting can lead to extra hurting.
Which is why, one week away from Ryan's first birthday, it felt prudent to say that it is okay to celebrate him on September 7. In absolutely no way do I want that day to slip by without feeling he's been joyfully remembered.
And I know he is remembered every day. But I also know that sometimes, people want to do things, or mention him, and are afraid it will make me sad. And it's true that sometimes (a lot of the time) people will do things, and mention him, and it brings tears to my eyes. But that's only partly from the sadness that he's not here. It's mostly from the joy I feel that he is being so lovingly thought of.
Nothing would bring me greater joy than a flood of messages on September 7, showing me all the ways my boy is being celebrated on his birthday.
One of my family members has plans to donate a basket of baby boy things to her maternity floor to be given to the next baby boy born on or near September 7. A beautiful way for Ryan to be part of a new life.
Richard and I have put together a memory box we will be donating to the labour and delivery ward of the hospital where Ryan was born. It will be given to the next parents who will leave the hospital without their baby in their arms. The box contains a teddy bear, picture frame (to encourage lots of photos -- I always regret only having the one), a mould for hand/footprints, a kit to make hand/foot ink prints, and two engravables (a necklace and a keychain they can take anywhere to be engraved). The nurses will add the hospital related mementos, like the crib card and certificate of life. I remember feeling so lost at the hospital, not knowing what to do. I hope that by providing such a gift, the parents will be more confident in making memories with their baby in the short time they have together. It's something for us to do to help make more meaning out of Ryan's brief life.
The point is, we will be celebrating him.
And it's absolutely okay for you to celebrate him too. And even more okay for you to feel comfortable sharing your celebrations with us. In fact, nothing could mean more to us than knowing how much he is still loved.


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Mitchel is a Contributing Editor at MacRumors. Southern Louisiana-born, he lives off of bad TV, good books, and great video games. Despite a few close calls, he has yet to forget the face of his father.
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MY CULTURE, YOUR CULTURE - MEET OUR PANELISTS
Posted by Marine Behilil on April 4, 2014 at 11:00am
9AM - CULTURAL IDENTITY: MOSAIC OR MELTING POT
Grace Aneiz Ali
Grace Aneiz Ali is the founder and editorial director of Of Note Magazine one of the first online magazines focused on global artists who use the arts as catalysts for activism and social change.
READ MORE ABOUT GRACE ANEIZ ALI
Gérard Bouchard
Professor Bouchard is an historian and sociologist, and a lecturer at the Université du Québec in Chicoutimi, where he holds a Canada Research Chair
READ MORE ABOUT GERARD BOUCHARD
Patrick Savidan
Director of the philosophy review Raison Publique, Patrick Savidan is professor of political science and philosophy at Poitiers University.
READ MORE ABOUT PATRICK SAVIDAN
Ruth Van Reken
Ruth Van Reken is a second generation adult "third culture kid" and mother of three adult third culture kids. She speaks nationally and internationally on issues related to global family living.
READ MORE ABOUT RUTH VAN REKEN
Sean Lynch
He has been head of school of the Lycée Franҫais de New York since July, 2011, after having spent 15 years at the Lycée International de St Germain-en-Laye outside of Paris.
READ MORE ABOUT SEAN LYNCH
11:15AM - EDUCATION K-12: MAKING THE MOST OF DIVERSITY
Jon Harriman
Jon Harriman is the principal of the International High School of Lafayette in Brooklyn. He started his career in education in Tonga in the South Pacific, where he worked for two years as a volunteer science teacher with the Peace Corps.
READ MORE ABOUT JON HARRIMAN
Christine Hélot
Dr. Helot is a professor in the Teacher Education Department of the University of Strasbourg. In 1988 she obtained her PhD from Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) for a thesis entitled "Child Bilingualism: a linguistic and sociolinguistic study »
READ MORE ABOUT CHRISTINE HELOT
Angelica Infante
Associate Commissioner for Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies at NYS Education Department. Her office provides guidance to over 625 districts, Charter Schools and Non-Public Schools, implement educational programs and services for over 300,000 students in NY State.
READ MORE ABOUT ANGELICA INFANTE
Fabrice Jaumont
Dr. Fabrice Jaumont is the French Embassy's Education Attaché in charge of secondary education. Based in New York, he is also a program officer for the French-American Cultural Exchange Council.
READ MORE ABOUT FABRICE JAUMONT
Vannina Boussouf
Vannina Boussouf is the Director of Primary at the Lycée Franҫais de New York. She grew up on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica, where bilingualism is an integral part of identity and heritage.
READ MORE ABOUT VANNINA BOUSSOUF
2:00PM - MULTICULTURALISM, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, CAREER PATHS IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD
Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet
Valérie worked for L'Oreal as Managing Director in Asia and Europe until she became the President of L'Oreal Luxury Product Division in New York, in 2007. She joined Louis Vuitton in 2008, and she is now President and CEO Americas at Louis Vuitton.
READ MORE ABOUT VALERIE CHAPOULAUD-FLOQUET
Angela Jackson
After a successful career in corporate America, Angela, in 2009, combined her corporate management experience with her expertise of language educators, and founded Global Language Project
READ MORE ABOUT ANGELA JACKSON
Teboho Moja
A policy researcher and policy analyst for higher education in South Africa, Dr. Teboho Moja was appointed Executive Director and Commissioner to the National Commission on Higher Education by the late President Nelson Mandela.
READ MORE ABOUT TEBOHO MOJA
Panetha Ott
Panetha is the Director of Admissions, International Recruitment at Brown University where she has worked with and advised international undergraduate students for the past 25 years.
READ MORE ABOUT PANETHA OTT
Pascale Richard
Pascale Richard, co-organizer of the conference, has been director of the Lycée Français de New York's Cultural Center for three years.
READ MORE ABOUT PASCALE RICHARD
3:45PM - I LEARN AMERICA
Film by Gitte Peng and Jean-Michel Dissard
At the International High School at Lafayette, a Brooklyn public high school dedicated to newly arrived immigrants from all over the world, five teenagers strive to master English, adapt to families they haven't seen in years, and create a future of their own while coming of age in a new land.
Watch the official trailer here
My Culture Your Culture - April 12
April 12, 2014 | 9am - 5:45pm
Lycée Français de New York
505 East 75th Street New York, NY 10003
DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE
WATCH THE CONFERENCE LIVE http://mycultureyourculture.net
Live blogging on Twitter : #mycultureyourculture
New Literature from Europe 2013: In Transit
Posted by Marine Behilil on November 15, 2013 at 11:30am
The New Literature from Europe festival's 10th Anniversary celebration will take readers on the road with 9 writers from different European countries whose writing blurs national boundaries.
Authors include Erri de Luca, Italy's most widely read author and an international best seller, award-winning novelist and non-fiction German author Ilija Trojanow, and Laurent Binet, author of the internationally acclaimed HHhH.
Cab Chats
Location: Melville House
145 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, NY
This mobile event with nine taxis, each with one author in the front passenger's seat, will take spectators on five-minute round trips in groups of three. During these rides, the author will read an excerpt of his/her book in the original language and then briefly chat with the passengers. The entire event will culminate with a cocktail event at a bookstore, where participants and authors will have a chance to socialize.
Authors, Witold Szabłowski, György Dragomán, Ilija Trojanow, Laurent Binet, Jáchym Topol, Erri De Luca, and Sabina Gruber will be IN TRANSIT tonight.
Download all the informations for this special event HERE
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for the lineup and events details...
www.newlitfromeurope.org
You can also follow the festival on Facebook.
The festival is organized by the New York branches of the Austrian Cultural Forum, Czech Center, Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Goethe-Institut, Hungarian Cultural Center, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Polish Cultural Institute, Romanian Cultural Institute, and Instituto Cervantes, within the framework of EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), in collaboration with the Center for Fiction, Melville House, the New York Public Library, McNally Jackson, InTranslation (The Brooklyn Rail) and Words Without Borders.
Creating a French-English Dual-Language Program in East Brooklyn
Posted by Marine Behilil on November 14, 2013 at 12:00pm
In New York City, there are 22,000 children living in homes where French is spoken daily. For many families, there are no available options for schooling their children in French, or helping them maintain their home language and their heritage. Together, we can create French-English Dual Language Programs (DLP) in public schools throughout the City.
The Brooklyn-Queens group is proud to present the following information session.
Saturday, November 16th, 2013 – 4pm
New Ingersoll Hall Room 133, 2900 Bedford Ave.
Here is a map of the campus. Look for Ingersoll Extension room 133NE
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/media/map.pdf
Subway: (2,5) Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College.
Information Session targeting: East Flatbush, Flatbush-Ditmas, Lefferts Gardens, Canarsie, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy
4:00 - Welcome by Moreen Tonny, presentation of program.
4:05 - Introduction of keynote speaker: Prof. Isabelle Barriere, PhD (Brooklyn College and Yeled V'Yalda Research Institute)
4:10 - Isabelle Barriere will talk about the advantages of bilingualism and bilingual education
4:25 - Q & A
4:30 - Panel 1: What parents can do to start a dual-language program
Belinda Mondjo (Parent, PS 84 Upper West Side), Virgil de Voldere (Parent, PS84 - Founder, la petite ecole) Earlene Cruz (Editor, New York in French), Fabrice Jaumont (Parent PS110 Brooklyn, Embassy of France), Pascale Setbon (Founder, The Language and Laughter Studio)
4:55 - Panel 2: What educators think
Annique Leman (Assistant Principal, PS58 Brooklyn), Benoit LeDevedec (Coordinator, French Heritage Language Program), Lena Barbera (Principal, PS20 Brooklyn), Kevin Goetz (teacher, PS133 Brooklyn), Asnath Fleuriot (Teacher)
5:35 - Panel 3: How can we start a French-English DLP in East Brooklyn?
Moreen Tonny (Founder Brooklyn-Queens DLP), Wolf Pamphile (Professional photographer), Debbie Jean-Jacques (Haitian Consulate)
Creating a French-English Dual-Language Program in the East Side
Creole Version
Bambara Version
Wolof Version
Pulaar Version
Arabic Version
DOWNLOAD THE DO-IT-YOURSELF ROAD MAP FOR CREATING A FRENCH-ENGLISH DUAL-LANGUAGE PROGRAM
The Road Map
November 26 - Manhattan Upper East Side / East Harlem
If you want to organize a session in NYC, feel free to send me an email.
https://www.facebook.com/FrenchEnglishDualLanguageProgramsInNyc
Donate to Support French-English Dual-Language Programs
If you would like to donate to the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) to support the French Dual Language Programs in New York City Public Schools you can donate online through the website Network for Good. This website enables individuals to safely and efficiently make their donation online. These donations, contributed to the non-profit French American Cultural Exchange Council (FACE), are tax-deductible. Please type "DLP" in the designation box.
These donations are used to purchase textbooks and materials for classrooms, and to fund scholarships and teacher development programs.
All checks can be made payable to FACE (French-American Cultural Exchange), 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075.
Tuesday, Nov 26 - Creating a French-English Dual-Language Program in the East Side (East Harlem/Upper East Side)
Posted by Marine Behilil on October 31, 2013 at 10:30am
The East Side parent group is proud to present the following information session. On Tuesday, November 26th at 6pm at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075
RSVP necessary: eastsidedlp@gmail.com
Targeted neighborhoods are: East Harlem, Upper East Side
Visit the East Side Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UESDLP?fref=ts
Introduction: Adrienne Berman
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bahar Otcu-Grillman, Mercy College
Panel 1: What parents can do
Panel 2: What educators think
Panel 3: Creating a DLP in the Upper East Side
East Side DLP English Version
East Side DLP French Version
Similar sessions will be organized in Harlem, the South Bronx, and other areas. Stay tuned.
Student-Teacher Scholarships!
Posted by Marine Behilil on October 10, 2013 at 3:30pm
The current demand for Bilingual French Teachers creates an unprecedented opportunity for students who study Bilingual Education to have numerous job opportunities available to them once they become certified bilingual teachers. There are currently six elementary schools and two middle schools in the New York City Public School System with Dual-Language Programs. This demand is only expected to grow in the near future, creating endless opportunities for qualified and enthusiastic students-teachers.
There are several $5,000 scholarships available, made possible by generous donations from the Société des Professeurs Français et Francophones d'Amérique, the Embassy of France, NewYorkinFrench.net, and individual donors. These scholarships are for candidates enrolled in Master's or Certificate Program in Bilingual Education who plan on teaching in a French-English Dual-Language Program in NYC after obtaining their degree and/or certifications. Please direct all questions and inquiries to education@frenchculture.org
TEACHER'S REQUIREMENTS (for French-English Dual-Language Teachers in NYC):
Proper documentation to work in the United States
New York State Teaching Certification
(out-of-state certifications must be transferrable)
Bilingual Extension Teaching Certification
Fluency in both French and English
Must show proof of acceptance into a Bilingual Education Master's or Certificate leading to NY State certification in French-English Dual-Language education within two months after application deadline.
Must be eligible to teach in a Dual-Language Program after graduation (see Teacher's Requirements)
Personal statement (in French) answering the following question: Pourquoi souhaitez-vous enseigner dans les classes bilingues de NY ?
Undergraduate transcript (unofficial)
Letter of recommendation (in French preferred)
Deadline: November 1, 2013
Please send all application materials to education@frenchculture.org
Download the brochure: scholarshipbrochure.pdf


Say goodbye to Liam and Dixon. This is a photo from the 90210 series finale.
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Dhana Taprogge performs here on 90210. She's a musical guest on the first episode in April 2013.
Annie is Author X. She is forced to own up to this fact on the episode "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Call Girl."
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Lincoln at 100 at Lincoln: the Lincoln Centennial celebration (1909) in his 1st namesake town
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I am pleased to announce the addition of a major, 30-page chapter titled "Lincoln at 100 at Lincoln" to my award-winning community history Web site of Lincoln, Ill. This particular Lincoln Centennial celebration is especially interesting to compare to those of the present Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations.
Late last fall, Mr. Richard Sumrall and Ms. Joyce Sutz of the Lincoln Public Library helped me obtain printouts from microfilm of several Lincoln newspaper articles describing that city's celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mr. Lincoln's birth. Using that information, I researched the planners, honorees, other special guests and speakers at this local celebration. The new chapter discusses those people and that event, providing insight into the social structure and culture of this small Midwestern town in the early 20th century.
The celebration in Lincoln was held in the Broadway Theatre, later named the Grand Theatre, on Feb. 10, 1909 (the Grand Theatre burned in 1960, and this location was later the site of Gossett's Cleaners). This namesake town celebration was among countless corresponding events throughout the nation and the world. The celebration in Springfield, Ill., consisted of a large banquet, which excluded blacks and required women to sit separately in the balcony. There, the ladies watched the men below as some of them imbibed too much wine.
No such problem of overindulgence apparently marred (or enlivened) the first Lincoln namesake town celebration, which consisted of a program of patriotic music, a recitation of the Gettysburg Address and speeches. My new chapter includes a photo of the Broadway Theatre and biographical sketches and photos of several of the planners, honorees, other special guests and the two speakers.
The general committee that organized this namesake town celebration had more than a dozen members, and they came from the business community and almost all of the major professions: education, engineering, government, journalism, the law, medicine and the ministry. Two of the general committee members had been officers in the Union Army, and they had taken ex-slaves to Lincoln, Ill., after the war. All general committee members were active in community service; several were deeply committed to the chautauqua of Lincoln -- the largest in the state. At least two people involved in the celebration had known Mr. Lincoln.
The honorees and other special guests included other Civil War veterans and prominent citizens. The listing of these elite citizens in the newspapers reveals a social hierarchy in which judges ranked at the top and were followed by clergymen, distinguished educators and leading businessmen, respectively. No women were on the general committee or among the named special guests, but the most prominent female civic leader, Mrs. John A. Lutz -- probably the most highly educated woman in town -- was allowed on the decorations committee. My new chapter has a biographical sketch and photos of her. The chairman of the general committee and master of ceremonies was Judge Lawrence B. Stringer, who gave a short speech about Abraham Lincoln before introducing the main speaker, Euclid B. Rogers, D.D. (Click on names for pictures.)
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The Lincoln Daily Courier said Stringer's speech told a story that was "new in this city and of more than ordinary interest. That is one of the reasons why Mr. Stringer's short talk was unusually enjoyable." Stringer's speech featured a detail about the naming of Lincoln, Ill., in 1853 that the townspeople in 1909 apparently had not heard. Stringer said that the town's founders offered to name it for Mr. Lincoln if he could obtain an advantageous town charter. According to the newspaper, Stringer said that Mr. Lincoln took this job and "secured the charter as the promoters wanted it."
The "reward for charter" theme of Stringer's 1909 speech has mostly been forgotten, and Stringer's "History of Logan County, Illinois, 1911," does not say that the town's founders were rewarding their attorney for that particular success only. Rather, the book explains the town was named by the founders in gratitude for the collective legal services which Mr. Lincoln provided in helping to establish the town. Stringer's book also says that the founders sought to compliment Mr. Lincoln in general for his fame in central Illinois as a popular personality, well-known lawyer and public servant. Stringer emphasizes that Mr. Lincoln did not gain national fame until later (in fact, not till the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858).
Euclid B. Rogers, the main speaker, was pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Springfield, Ill. He was well-known throughout the Midwest for his lively oratory in the pulpit and on the stages of the chautauqua circuit.
Years earlier, Rogers, while a pastor in Pennsylvania, had been accused of sexual impropriety and mental cruelty to his wife. That controversy had divided the congregation of a church in Burlington, Iowa, where Rogers had become the pastor, and these matters were notorious enough to be reported in the New York Times. Despite these problems, Rogers was a pastor in Springfield for many years, where he was an outspoken social critic following the 1908 race riots. Rogers, noted for his speeches about Abraham Lincoln, was known in Lincoln prior to his Lincoln Centennial address because he had spoken at the chautauqua there.
No copy of Rogers's speech in Lincoln has been found, but I did obtain a short speech Rogers gave on Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in 1922. My new chapter includes the full text of that speech as well as analysis of Rogers' celebrated rhetoric. I have sent bound copies of this chapter to the Lincoln Public Library, the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College, the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society, and Main Street Lincoln.
Access a link to a PDF of "Lincoln at 100 at Lincoln" at http://www.geocities.com/
findinglincolnillinois/
abes200th-lincolnil.html#lincolnfest1909.
Darold Leigh Henson, Ph.D.
Professor emeritus of English
Missouri State University, Springfield
dlhenson@missouristate.edu
http://english.missouristate.edu/faculty/henson.htm
Honorary member, the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission of Lincoln, Illinois
Note: "Lincoln at 100 at Lincoln" reads the same forward and backward, and that peculiar phrasing is called a palindrome.
[Posted February 12, 2009]
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The 2008 Climate Act states that emissions from international aviation should be included in the UK's carbon budget from 2013 and that in the mean time they must be taken into account when the budgets are set.
But yesterday's white paper, The UK low carbon transition plan, failed to show how forecast aviation emissions growth can be accommodated in the UK's overall carbon budget. While a series of ambitions for reducing aviation emissions are referred to in the report – including the possible introduction of aviation biofuels, new aircraft designs coming on to the market, and more efficient use of airspace – the potential carbon savings from these improvements have already been factored into the Government's projections released in January 2009. Their central forecast for aviation emissions suggested the sector could take up around 10% of the UK's total carbon dioxide by 2020, possibly rising to over 40% by 2050.
Nevertheless the Government continues to resist changes to its aviation expansion plans. In an interview earlier this week climate change secretary Ed Miliband suggested that aviation should not be subjected to the same environmental targets as other sectors because of the Government's desire for air travel to be affordable for the masses.
AEF considers that there are better ways to achieve this than by providing effective subsidies for the aviation sector. Taxation could, for example, by shifted away from income and employment and on to environmentally damaging activities – a policy the Labour party committed itself to when elected in 1997. Despite the rise of low cost carriers, CAA surveys indicate that it remains the rich who fly most so increases in the cost of flying would be borne primarily by the better off.
With sectors such as electricity, which everyone in the UK relies on, forecast to put up their prices to help cover green investment, perhaps there are better candidates than aviation for special Government measures to protect those on low incomes.
The UK low carbon transition plan is available on the DECC website.
Low carbon transport – a greener future has been published by the Department for Transport.


Berger-Levrault & Cie, Paris & Nancy 1898, 12x18,5cm, reliure de l'éditeur.
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Big Mac branch breaks records
fast-food fans are lovin' Gainsborough's new McDonalds, with the restaurant celebrating record takings for the company on its launch day.
30th Jun 2012, 1:30pm
The Beaumont Street premises was deluged with customers when it threw open its doors on Wednesday 23rd May.
Branch franchisee Bob Meadowcroft, who also owns McDonald's in Scunthorpe and Worksop, said he was delighted with Gainsborough's success story which has brought new jobs and regeneration to town.
"I'm delighted at how well the restaurant has been received by the local community," he said.
"We're providing a comfortable space for families to enjoy good quality, affordable meals and with it brings more than £1m of investment into the local community and 90 new jobs."
Bob added the restaurant has been very busy every day since the opening and thanked everyone for their support so far.
"Our first customer was a local man called Dennis Burge who had followed the build for several weeks and even helped the crew cut the ribbon at the launch," he said.
"We have had some great feedback from customers about the restaurant and our staff, whose commitment and hard work have been key to a successful launch."
Gainsborough resident Dennis Burge said he thinks the new McDonalds is a great asset to the town.
"The food is tasty and great value, and I absolutely love their milkshakes - they are so thick and creamy," he said.
"I think this is just what the town has needed and it's really great to see so many young people enjoying themselves there."
He added: "There's very little for young people to do in Gainsborough and here they have somewhere pleasant and central where they can hang out."
"It's also got free Wi-Fi, so it's really keeping up-to-date with modern times, and it's great to see the restaurant doing so well."
A spokesman for West Lindsey Council said the authority welcomed the new development to Gainsborough.
"It has made a positive contribution to the street-scene and regenerated a vacant and derelict site on a key route through the town as well as providing new jobs for the local community," she said.
"It is a positive step in the regeneration of the town and shows that Gainsborough is open for business, despite these challenging times."


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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is commonly known as ADHD. ADHD is a form of mental disorder, which is commonly found in small children. The children with ADHD disorder suffer impaired functioning. These children find it difficult to concentrate and are very impulsive, restless and also hyperactive. This can greatly affect their progress at school and….
One for the Road, the real-life story of a journalist's battle with alcohol, sparks debate over the country's self-image as a nation of moderate wine-lovers The posters, on hoardings across France, show a slightly dishevelled media executive in his 50s, on a jetty, a bag in his hand, a Swiss lake behind, staring with vacant,….


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Longboat Key Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2016 3 years ago
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Longboat Observer letters to the editor
by: Observer Staff Staff
Muhammad Ali's legacy is deserved
Editor's note: The following letter was sent to the Longboat Observer in addition to William Ali, who wrote a letter to the editor that was printed in the June 22 issue.
Bill, I appreciate your comments about Ali, but most of all, thanks for your service to our country.
The opinion of the people all over the world confirms you're wrong; being truly a proven conscientious objector does not make him a coward. I guess we can't sit in judgment; everyone is entitled to a second chance.
Ali was a member of the Nation of Islam, but he always professed peace. He had many friends from all walks of life. His best friend was Jewish, "little brother" Billy Crystal.
The world is a better place since the 1950s and '60s, for better or worse — you can be the judge about this.
Ali was named the athlete of the last century and professed peace in his later years. He got 10 pages of coverage in the New York Times, maybe because of this.
Boxing goes back to 700 B.C., played by the gods of Olympus as a sport. No one is forcing boxers to get in the ring. It is the purse (money).
You eluded to Ali "blabbering," but you must know that builds the gate and attendance.
Ali died not rich, but contrary.
James Tarsy
Return land acquisition funds to taxpayers
How should the town spend its $8 million windfall? Here's a novel idea: return it to the taxpayers. I figure the average check is around $800.
Do not spend it on another civic project. And absolutely do not buy some land and take it off the tax rolls.
The temptations of 'OPM'
Hooray for the Brits!


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At NIH, Two Strikes Policy Is Out The National Institutes of Health (NIH) submit essentially the same proposal three is relaxing a 5-year-old policy that gave times—the A0, A1, and A2 versions. The researchers just two chances to submit essen- problem was that reviewers tended to give tially the same grant application before hav- lower scores to first-time proposals, knowing ing to start over with a new idea—a rule that the applicant had two more chances, and many worried was especially hard on young then often recommended funding them on investigators. Instead, the agency announced the second or third try. This had the effect on 17 April, applicants can now resubmit a of putting researchers in a holding pattern, proposal as many times as they like. many times for an extra year, until their grant Scientists seem "uniformly pleased," by was finally funded. To make the process less the change, says Howard Garrison, deputy agonizing and more efficient, NIH adopted executive director for policy at the Federation the reduced two strikes policy, and it worked, of American Societies for Experimental Rockey says: More A0s were funded. Biology (FASEB) in Bethesda, Maryland. Many scientists, however, clamored to "They see it as a sign that NIH has taken bring back the A2, arguing for more than into account the pain and the difficulties that one chance to revise their pitches. And some people are experiencing." scientific leaders have urged the agency The shift is the result of years of com- to adopt a 2008 recommendation from plaints from FASEB and others about the an advisory panel: that every proposal be agency's "two strikes" rule, in place since considered a new A0, even if it was already 2009. It gave investigareviewed. The panel tors two chances to pitch also recommended NIH a research proposal: "This change will give allow unlimited resuban initial "A0" version missions. The new plan the research community that received reviewer is a hybrid of these two greater versatility in c o m m e n t s a n d, i f scenarios, and "the simrejected, a subsequent A1 plest way to approach allowing them to present version that the applicant this issue," Rockey said. their phenomenal ideas." could retool based on the Some research advo—SALLY ROCKEY, NIH first round of comments. cates don't go that far, If the A1 also missed but are pleased. The funding, however, the scientist had to start new policy "is a little bit … convoluted, but over with a new A0 application that was I think it's the right direction," says Stefano substantially different. Bertuzzi, executive director of the American That requirement created problems for Society for Cell Biology in Bethesda. It early-career investigators, who often lack won't solve NIH's overall money problems, the staff and resources needed to generate he and others note, and it does not the preliminary data used to support totally necessarily mean more applications will be fresh ideas, says Sally Rockey, NIH's deputy funded, Rockey said. director for extramural research. It was Some NIH watchers lamenting the forcing even established labs to abandon agency's growing budget woes have taken productive long-term studies that probably to blogs to describe the shift as rearranging would have been funded in a better budget the deck chairs on the Titanic. Others climate, she adds. worry researchers will now submit the Under the new policy, scientists will same proposals over and over, driving up still have just one chance to submit an A1 application numbers, lowering success rates, proposal. If it fails, however, they will be and increasing the burden on reviewers. free to resubmit the same application in the Rockey says NIH does expect an initial next funding round as an A0, and the same rise in the number of applications because NIH reviewers will be told to view it as a more investigators may have more than one fresh proposal. "I'm very optimistic that this proposal under review simultaneously. But change will give the research community she thinks that, in the long term, the numbers greater versatility in allowing them to present will stabilize as researchers "revert" to a onetheir phenomenal ideas to NIH," Rockey said at-a-time approach. All the same, Rockey in a call with reporters. says NIH will closely monitor the results of NIH's resubmission policy has varied over future funding rounds. the years. Before 2009, investigators could –JOCELYN KAISER
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As part of the tsetse fly genome project, Aksoy's collaborator, Matthew Berriman of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Hinxton, U.K., also sequenced the DNA of some of the insect's resident microbes. One that had been previously sequenced, Wigglesworthia glossinidia, is a bacterium that lives in a specialized organ in the insect's gut and helps keep it well nourished. The microbe, for example, has genes for the synthesis of vitamin B, whereas the tsetse has only proteins for transporting this vitamin. "Without these obligate microbes, the fly cannot maintain fecundity," Aksoy says. IGGI hopes the tsetse fly sequence will help revive the long-stalled fight against the insect and the misery it spreads. Even though epidemics of sleeping sickness erupted in the 1980s and 1990s, the number of researchers studying the host tsetse fly sharply declined during that period, with many switching to the better funded fields of malaria and AIDS. Beginning in 2004, Aksoy and the few remaining researchers in the field established the initiative on a shoestring—about $50,000 per year from the World Health Organization. Then in 2006, the Wellcome Trust committed about $4 million in in-kind sequencing toward decoding one tsetse fly species. All told, 146 researchers helped decipher the new genome. No vaccines against trypanosome diseases now exist, and the available drugs cause severe side effects including convulsions. One control strategy that seeks to get rid of tsetse flies by flooding the population with sterile males is showing some success (Science, 20 July 2007, p. 310). But better control strategies are needed. The new genome suggests one: Chemical inhibitors targeting the single transcription factor that controls milk protein production could inhibit tsetse fly fecundity and lower parasite transmission rates. And now that researchers know the tsetse fly's repertoire of taste and odor receptors, they should be able to improve traps by including more attractive chemical baits. "This is really going to drive research in how to control tsetse flies in the next 2 decades," says Stephen Richards, an arthropod genomicist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. However, researchers studying malaria and other insect-transmitted diseases caution that translating genome data into control strategies is difficult. Najib El-Sayed, a parasitologist at the University of Maryland, College Park, has sequenced several parasite genomes, and each time he expected that cures for their associated diseases or ways to prevent their spread would be forthcoming in 5 years. "Now I know better," he says. "The genome is just the beginning." –ELIZABETH PENNISI
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Residents living close to nature reserves, koppies, bird sanctuaries and ridges, please take note of our fire break burning schedule for July.
Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo has an obligation, in terms of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act, to create or renew the firebreaks in and around its nature reserves, koppies, bird sanctuaries, ridges and swamps.
Residents living in the vicinity of these protected areas are asked to take note of JCPZ's schedule for fire break burning ahead of this year's fire season.
Please also note that dates are subject to change without warning, as fire break burning is a weather-dependent (in particular, a wind-dependent) activity.


Be sure to click the picture or this LINK to see the rest of the article and photos. This beach art is like the 3-D illusion sidewalk paintings, but created only with lines in the sand. Pretty amazing?!
Of course, we were so excited, we headed right down to the beach to get artsy!
I like the way Lilah fit her boat into the triangle shaped nook of sand.
And there you have it! Lilah Bean Beach Art!
We were going to make more Lilah Beans, but the tide was already coming up over this one's toes.
Ok, this is too fun. Those guys are super talented! To get the shadow and perspective right? WOW! I love drawing in the sand. I am glad you two had a blast! We did the same thing last time we went to the beach. Cali did tangles, I did a sailboat, and our last name. Took pictures too. Check out my instagram from the end of October of last year to see them!


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Carrie Fisher's dog loved Star Wars: The Last Jedi
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 December 2017
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Carrie Fisher's dog has been to see 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', and ''perked up'' every time the late actress was on screen.
The actress - who passed away at the age of 60 in December 2016 - made her final outing as General Leia Organa in the eighth instalment of the sci-fi franchise in scenes filmed prior to her passing.
And her beloved pet pooch Gary Fisher - who is now being taken care of by her former assistant Corby McCoin - has been to support his late owner after the movie hit cinema screens on Friday (15.12.17).
ABC News reporter Veronica Miracle shared the news on Twitter when she wrote: ''The late @carrieffisher's dog Gary just watched #TheLastJedi! He sat on Fisher's former assistant's lap during the film. She said his ears perked up every time she was on screen @starwars @ABC7 (sic)''
It comes after Corby previously admitted Gary has been providing emotional support to Carrie's supporters, who love seeing her four-legged friend at events and have encouraged Corby to keep taking him out.
She said: ''The fans, they love him.
''I just think people who don't have conditions and understand what animals bring they kinda look at things as, they're just a dog. But they're not.
''Before working with Carrie, before understanding these type of conditions, it's hard to explain.
''When I go to a Comic-Con or something it's not there to make money. I know people are saying that I'm trying to capitalise.
''What Carrie got out of going to these Comic-Cons, were, you know, how many people would come up and say, 'You're such an influence for women.'
''A lot of it is the bipolar and the mental conditions and what she brought, and people see him, it's not that, 'Oh Carrie's legacy, Princess Leia, and now it's the dog,' it's more that people are like, 'Keeping bringing him out, it's great to see him and let people understand what animals do for people.'''
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Susan Wilson Solovic, "THE Small Business Expert", is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com top 100 and USA Today bestselling author, media personality, sought-after keynote speaker, and attorney. MoneyTransferComparison.com recently named Susan a 2015 Business Excellence Award Winner and Dunn & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation named her one of its 2015 Top Small Business Influencers. She was also named in the Top 10 of SAP's "Top 51 Potential Human Influencers" and consistently ranks in the top 5 of the "Top 100 Small Business Experts to Follow on Twitter." She has written four bestselling books which have been translated into multiple languages. Susan is a former small business contributor for ABC News and hosted a syndicated radio program, It's Your Biz. She appears regularly as a small business expert on Fox Business, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal's "Lunch Break", MSNBC, CNN, CNBC and other stations.


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What Makes it Unique?
Discovering the secrets of Japanese cuisine.
It's a mysterious land. A land of ritual, custom and tradition. A country where ancestors are venerated and honour is a way of life. It's 'The Land of the Rising Sun' and the home of the Samurai. And, although Japan traditionally always kept very much to itself, and resisted outside influences, today things have changed. Japan has become more westernised. And, in exchange, you'll find Japanese products all over the world. But one of the best-loved exports isn't the cameras, or even the cars – it's the cuisine.
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Table to Treasure
Indulge in sublime Thai and international flavours at The Kitchen Table at W Koh Samui.
Stylish settings are just the start of the experience at The Kitchen Table at W Koh Samui. The all-day restaurant impresses with its idyllic seascape and an interior that channels blonde wood and something of a contemporary Scandinavian décor – but with a totally relaxed and hip feel. Just a 20-minute drive from Chaweng, W Koh Samui is easily accessible, on the headland between the bays of Maenam and Bophut. Once through its portals, you'll slip easily into the laid-back atmosphere.
Read more: Table to Treasure
Look out for Thailand's gender-bender fish – the colourful and transsexual tilapia!
What's in a name? Well, when it comes to Thailand, a lot! Thai tradition and culture is deeply-rooted. And therefore many things we're familiar with seem unknown in this country – until you use their Thai names, that is! And if you're not convinced, try asking for a bottle of turpentine, a couple of grapefruit, or a kilo of eels. Many of the Thai names for fish are quite apart from their Latin classification, or their common English names, such as 'pla krapong deng', for instance, which is the ubiquitous red snapper. In the Thai language, the name of every type of fish begins with the word 'pla', meaning simply 'fish'. However, there are two very common fish that you'll find over here which do, in fact, have universally recognisable names - well, almost. And both of these are in the family of 'tilapia'.
Read more: Catch of the Day
Discover awesome new offerings at Hard Rock Café Koh Samui.
A brilliant escape from the beach when needed, Hard Rock Café Koh Samui is always bringing new food hits to the table – laurels aren't to be rested on for the chic café that's been going strong on Samui for two years now. Music's always part of the experience here, and when you step inside you'll be wowed by the mix of current and retro classics on the playlist. Meanwhile there's plenty of rock memorabilia on the walls.
Read more: Showstoppers
Untangling Wagyu
The low-down on Wagyu beef, and why it seems to be different all over the world!
Wagyu beef is shrouded in mystique and legend, and there are fables about the Japanese shrine of all beef – the Kobe region. These tales have expanded and broadened until the whole subject is a real minefield of misinformation and confusion. In fact, the only thing that can truthfully be said about the word 'Wagyu' is that you'll undoubtedly be eating tender beef! But to sort out the turkeys from the ducks, you need to know some facts.
Read more: Untangling Wagyu
Nourish Gently
Delicious Italian and Thai food at Dr Frogs Bar & Grill.
Commanding extraordinary views at one of Samui's most scenic spots, Dr Frogs Bar & Grill is perched high above the sea between Chaweng and Lamai. Sounds inaccessible? Not at all – it's on the ring-road which winds through the hills between the two towns, and is next to Samui's best-known view point. The restaurant, with its open sides and extensive terrace seems to have been built for an unending summer – this is the place to come to dream away entire days and watch the afternoon morph into the evening. It's a languid, tropical setting that nonetheless conjures up a taste of Mediterranean living.
Read more: Nourish Gently
MSG: the facts and the myths.
Sometimes it's hard to pinpoint where a myth started, other times it's a lot easier. The more people who believe something, the more it's accepted as truth; the more instances we hear of something being true, the more likely we are to believe it. In the field of health and nutrition there are vague litanies that are touted as new health norms to be exactingly followed. We now must eat 'clean', whatever that means. We should consume 'superfoods' and above all avoid 'toxins'. This sounds vague. How satisfying then to come across a sage piece of advice that's well-defined and indisputable. This concerns monosodium glutamate, or to reduce it to its hated acronym, MSG. For many it's the worst thing to be found in the pantry.
Read more: White Stuff
NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE
Samui's more than its natural beauty – there's a vibrant restaurant scene, too.
From the air, Samui may look adrift in the sea. And when you're actually settled into your hotel, you may yourself feel untethered from your life, and free to float wherever your whims take you. It's easy to let your life here revolve around dips in the sea, reading, idling in the sun and when the day wraps up to look out across the evening sea, drink in hand, and simply be appreciative that you're here.
Read more: NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE
The Art of Growing Organically
An exciting new healthy dining experience awaits you at WeGreen Restaurant.
The brand new WeGreen super-healthy restaurant in Lamai, is a true 'farm to table' experience. The on-site vegetable farm uses traditional planting techniques, whilst incorporating some modern methodology to obtain the best yield results for its 100% organic crops. They grow many different kinds of fruits, vegetables and herbs, all from scratch.
Read more: The Art of Growing Organically
The Amazing Avocado
Avocados are catching on in Thailand
Thanks to some persuasive children arguing it out with their father, a certain tree didn't get cut down in a Californian backyard in the 1920s. And because of that, more and more people enjoy avocados. What's the connection? Dad – that's Mr. Hass to you or I – had planted the avocado tree, but it wasn't doing too well. His children made him keep it, and it later bore fruit. Soon cuttings had been grafted on to other trees and the fruit became ever more widespread. The Hass avocados that originated from that single, illustrious tree now account for 80% of the world's avocado output. Tastier than most of its peers, Americans loved them and word spread. Or rather it spread even more, since avocados are widely eaten in other parts of the world
Read more: The Amazing Avocado
Shore Success
Sublime food and drink at The Siam Residence Boutique Resort.
The Siam Residence Boutique Resort is an Austrian-owned resort that was one of the first west-coast hotels on the island; it's been offering excellent fare for almost a quarter century now. It's just the kind of place that people like to stumble across on their travels – one of those laid-back spots that seem to have it all. For a start, there's the beautiful setting – it looks out west across the sea, and is graced with the sunsets that this coast is so renowned for. Then there's the food, which tempts not just the hotel guests, but those who come in from outside. With a menu that encompasses both Thai and international cuisine, it's bound to be popular. But there's another facet to this restaurant. And that's the staff.
Read more: Shore Success
Chinese Pleases
A round-up of some of the Chinese restaurants on Samui.
What's your favourite food? That seems a simple enough question. But it all depends on where you come from. Indian, Chinese and Thai eateries are popular more or less everywhere. But you might be surprised to learn that in the USA, Turkish food is top of the foodie pops. The UK votes for Indian and Chinese. Whereas Germany sings the praises of the Thai and Chinese restaurants that are scattered everywhere. And, speaking of Chinese food!
Read more: Chinese Pleases
Thai Recipe
Pat prik khing with beans and tofu.
Soup-like curries are one of the stand-out dishes of Thai cuisine; everywhere you go you'll see the much-loved spicy offerings, all with plenty of liquid and imparting a charm of their own. And where else can you find colour-coded curries except in Thailand? The red, yellow and green are a culinary flag of great taste that mark out these dishes as forever Thai.
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Enjoying the Best
At Nora Buri Resor t & Spa, you'll love the top-notch Thai and international fare – and the great promotions.
Holidays on Samui call for lazy days and nights, kicking back with some of the island's favourite eats and drinks. And even if you've only been here a couple of days, you'll know that you can dine next to postcard-perfect beaches. Offering sophisticated yet always affordable fare, The Barge Restaurant and Rice Barge & Terrace at Nora Buri Resort & Spa are known for superlative Thai and international dining. Situated on an idyllic part of the coast just a few kilometres north of Chaweng, it's well away from the most populated spots and has a niche of its own, looking out over a quiet but enticing stretch of sand.
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Pick Poppies for Dinner Tonight
Poppies Boutique Resort Restaurant stands out from the crowd.
According to TripAdvisor, Poppies Boutique Resort is the number one resort on Samui, and the number one 'small hotel' in the whole of Thailand. With these ratings, Poppies Restaurant must definitely be something totally unique and special, right? Absolutely. It was firmly established 24 years ago, as one of the most distinctive and memorable beachside restaurants offering fine-dining on this beautiful tropical island. And it hasn't looked back since.
Read more: Pick Poppies for Dinner Tonight


Children in 5/6 returned to school to find their classroom had turned into a crime scene! Working together as detectives, children pieced together clues to find out what had exactly happened. Clues included: witch's hat; weapon; CCTV audio; a letter and a crown. Children will find out the truth as they read Macbeth this half term.


Wrought iron makes a beautiful fence, but like most other types of fencing it will eventually need repainting to keep it in good condition. Most professional fencing contractors will tell you that such a job is usually left for far too long, making the necessary preparation more difficult. But it must be done properly or the paint will simply flake off and the fence will look worse than ever.
Here are some tips for repainting wrought iron.
As with any kind of steel, the rust must be removed before it is painted. Cordless tools can make this a great deal easier, but if there's only a tiny bit of rust you can remove it with a wire brush.
The whole fence will need to be sanded down with medium grit sandpaper to remove chipped or peeling paint and ensure there is a good surface for the new paint to adhere to.
Wipe all the dust and loose debris off the fence with a soft rag.


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Boris Tadić, 1958–, Serbian political leader, president of Serbia (2004–), b. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina). A student activist while attending Belgrade Univ., Tadić joined the Democratic party (DS) in 1990. A decade later, when the DS joined with other groups to form the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) and force President Slobodan Milošević from power. Tadić was elected to the National Assembly and became minister of telecommunications. He served as defense minister from 2003 to 2004, when he became DS party leader. Later that year, he was elected president of Serbia; he was reelected in 2008. A pro-Western reformer in favor of Serbia's joining the European Union, Tadić opposed independence for Kosovo while rejecting Prime Minister Koštunica's hard-line approach with respect to those nations supporting Kosovo's independence. In 2012 he lost his bid for a third term to Tomislav Nikolić, and he subsequently stepped down as party leader.
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The referendum is often referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, Brexit being a portmanteau of Britain and Exit.
The referendum was a non-binding referendum, but Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her intention to carry out the wish of the voting majority and invoke Article 50 on the Treaty of European Union before the end of March 2017. Once Article 50 has been invoked, two years of exit negotiations will follow between the EU and the UK. A complete withdrawal can therefore be expected by March 2019.
In 2012, Prime Minister David Cameron suggested the possibility of a future EU membership referendum to gauge public opinion.
As pressure mounted – both from within the Conservative Party and from the rise of rival party UKIP – Cameron announced in January 2013 that if a Conservative government was elected in the general election of 2015, that government would hold a EU membership referendum before the end of 2017.
To the surprise of many political analysts, the Conservative Party actually won the 2015 general election with a majority. The European Union Referendum Act 2015 was introduced to Parliament, and in a speech in the House of Commons on 22 February 2016, Prime Minster Cameron announced that a referendum would be held on 23 June that same year.
The official campaign group for the leave side was Vote Leave. This side was also supported by several other independent campaign groups, such as Grassroots Out, Better off Out, Get Britain Out, and Leave EU.
The official campaign group for the remain side was named Britain Stronger in Europe, but was often informally referred to simply as Remain. Examples of other independent campaign groups that supported the remain side are Another Europe is Possible, Universities for Europe, Scientists for EU, and Environmentalists for Europe. There were also four major partisan campaign groups: Conservatives In, Labour in for Britain, Greens for a Better Europe, and the Liberal Democrat group #INtogether.
The turnout exceeded 72 percent, and was the highest ever for any UK-wide referendum since the UK introduced universal suffrage.
The result of the EU referendum was announced on the morning of 24 June, the day after the referendum. The leave side had won, with 51.89 percent of the votes.
In England and in Wales, a majority of votes was leave-votes. In Scotland, in Northern Ireland and in Gibraltar, a majority of the votes was remain-votes.