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In order to carry out its ordinary duties to past and current pupils, parents and staff of Merchiston Castle Shcool, the Club needs to process a range of personal data about individuals as part of its daily operation.
Some of this activity the Club will need to carry out in order to fulfil its legal rights, duties or obligations – including those under a contract with parents of its past pupils.
Other uses of personal data will be made in accordance with the Club's legitimate interests, or the legitimate interests of another, provided that these are not outweighed by the impact on individuals, and provided it does not involve special or sensitive types of data.
The Club expects that the following uses will fall within that category of its (or its community's) "legitimate interests":
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Organising Club events and sporting opportunities for current and past pupils and parents
For the purposes of donor due diligence, and to confirm the identity of prospective donors and their background and relevant interests;
To make use of photographic images of past pupils in Club publications, on the Club website and (where appropriate) on the Club's social media channels
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names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other contact details;
during their time at Merchiston Castle School, details of past pupils' general and sports interests, positions held, achievements and prizes awarded, and their intended education destination or employment upon leaving the School.
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Generally, the Club receives personal data from the individual directly. This may be via a form, electronic survey, bi-annual Merchistonian membership update or simply in the ordinary course of interaction or communication (such as email).
For current pupils and parents of Merchiston Castle School, personal contact data will be supplied by the School under a data share agreement between the Club and the School.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA AND WHO THE CLUB SHARES IT WITH
Occasionally, the Club will share personal information relating to its community with Merchiston Castle School staff under the terms of the data share arrangement, to promote, support and create opportunities for current School pupils.
For the most part, personal data collected by the Club will remain within the Club, and will be processed by appropriate individuals only in accordance with access protocols (i.e. on a 'need to know' basis).
Finally, in accordance with Data Protection Law, some of the Club's processing activity is carried out on its behalf by third parties, such as IT systems, web developers or cloud storage providers. This is always subject to contractual assurances that personal data will be kept securely and only in accordance with the Club's specific directions.
HOW LONG WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA
The Club will retain personal data securely and in line with the lifetime membership category of past pupils. For past pupils, up-to-date contact and interest details will be sought every two years.
If you have any specific queries about how our retention policy is applied, or wish to request that personal data that you no longer believe to be relevant is considered for erasure, please contact the Club Secretary.
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Individuals have various rights under Data Protection Law to access and understand personal data about them held by the school, and in some cases ask for it to be erased or amended or have it transferred to others, or for the school to stop processing it – but subject to certain exemptions and limitations.
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The Shaggy Dog Partnership
peteraltschul politics 2	0
"Those humans are barking up the wrong tree," declared Hunter, a multicolored standard poodle. He and his partner, Heath, a black Labrador guide dog, had just inhaled the contents of a full box of Lucky Charms and a large piece of Brie cheese both of which they had snatched from the kitchen counter.
Heath belched loudly, looking for more crumbs.
"They're all growling about their election of a president," Hunter continued. "Everybody seemed to hate the two leading candidates, and now that the election is over, both factions are hiding from each other."
Heath yawned.
"They should have learned from our elections. I mean both of the leading candidates for president of Service Dogs of America were pathetic," Hunter continued.
"Take Fluffy, the standard poodle candidate," Heath grunted. "The name was bad enough, but his `service` involved guarding a precious object."
Hunter hung his head. "I know, I know. And then he fell asleep when two different people on the same night tried to steal the object."
"The rumor is that he was stoned," Heath said, leaping onto one of the leather sofas.
"And others believed that a magic harp and flute put him to sleep," Hunter said, leaping onto the other sofa.
"And then there's the rumor that he once had three heads," Hunter growled.
"A nasty piece of doggerel, no doubt," heath said.
Hunter leapt off of his sofa. "And what about the Labrador candidate, Snuffles?"
Heath sighed deeply. "Whenever he said `seriously`, everyone howled with glee. I never got the joke."
"And he apparently murdered a human," Hunter continued, his head in the air.
"Trumped-up charges!" Heath barked.
"Then there's the rumor that he was a human in dog's clothing."
"Ridiculous; the things that some hounds believe," Heath said, slithering from his sofa.
"The important thing, though," Hunter said, "is that we persuaded the pack that we could do better than a poodle who sleeps on the job and a Labrador who might not even be a dog."
Heath padded to one of the three water bowls scattered throughout the house. "And all we really did was to tell stories and encourage others to share stories of their own."
"Heroic stories," Hunter said, prancing about the living room. "Funny stories. Sad stories. Inspiring stories."
"And through these stories," Heath called between slurps of water, "we realized we could forge a partnership between Labrador love and poodle pride to find better candidates."
Hunter smiled. "And now we're being paid to continue our work with service dogs. It's so nice to be eating from the government bowl."
"If only humans could remember the power of storytelling to bring people together," Heath said, belching loudly. "They would be much happier."
"You do remember one of our new president's more annoying sayings?" Hunter asked, heading towards the doggy door.
Heath joined him there. "Which one?"
"To err is human, to forgive is canine!"
And both dogs hurried outside, leaving behind a smell of sugary cereal and sour cheese.
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thanks for the chuckle!
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This inhitsg's just the way to kick life into this debate.

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Raising Children You Like | Sonnet Mathews
Hey guys, you are tuning into this episode of MomTalks with Christa. I'm your host, Christa. And wow, I just had another amazing interview here and I can't wait for guys to listen, I just have to sign it from raising children you like and it's another awesome Instagram page, I came across like through her reels, and it was so eye-opening. So, raising children you like is for parents who want to break the cycle. It talks about healing your past wounds, as adults to become better parents. And like I said, our conversation was so eye-opening. Anyone that is a new parent or wants to make a shift in how they are parenting, she's got some amazing tips for you. So, check that out in just a minute. And stick around at the end of the episode because we have our new segment called mom tales of the week, where we ask you guys a question on social media. And they're kind of fun, they're funny, they're interesting. They allow you guys to share a little bit from your week and it's fun. So, we'll hang around for that. And that'll be at the very end. So, without further ado, here's my interview with Sonnet from raising children you like.
Sonnet: Thank you for having me.
Christa: I'm so excited to have you. Oh, can you just tell us a little bit about you? And then we'll kind of go from there.
Sonnet: I'm Sonnet. I'm 1/3 of raising children you like. There's Breanna Kappa, who's our licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she's had over a decade of clinical work working with children, zero through six. And then Veronica is my co-host in our podcast, Not Your Mother's podcast. And we all partnered together, we all have toddlers and two toddlers each. And we were just like, there needs to be some more information on the work that we do as, as parents internally and not passing that on to our children. Because it has everything to do with working with them in those moments of their tantrums, we want them to behave, we want them to listen, we want them to be resilient, and empathetic and be wonderful, well rounded, well-adjusted human beings. And it starts with our work. And it's something that really, we are challenged by every day as parents, I think like how can I show up differently in this situation? So, we started raising children, you like to help other parent's kind of get to those answers.
Christa: Awesome. I love that you, I just love this mission and passion behind the company. Because you care about like generational trauma or generational things just pass down. So, if you can kind of look at your own past and heal yourself, then you're going to be you know, even better and kind of, end that cycle.
Sonnet: Right, exactly. Which is such a gift to give to our children and their children to come.
Christa: What are the key steps? And there's a lot of moms listening like this is so intriguing. What can I do? So, what are some key steps to start healing our past wounds as adults?
Sonnet: Well, I think the first step is just awareness. When we start understanding, like, where's that thought, when we start feeling like we're triggered by our children's behavior? And we start seeing like, Oh, my God, they're not listening to me. Oh, my gosh, like, they should know better than that. Where does that thought originate? Is that because you feel that they should be listening to you? Or is it because you were taught somewhere like children should be quiet, or they should be obedient, or there was some messaging that you were told there was no space for you as a child to be loud, or to have opinions, or you were told that you were too noisy, or you were too loud, or you were too sensitive? Or all the things that parents tell their children? And so, we start to see, why am I triggered by my child? And is that more my story than theirs? Is it more true that I have an understanding of what my child should be like? And actually, when I look at my child in front of me, and I parent, the child in front of me, and I reframe my old thoughts, and my, what I've been taught, I can be much more effective in my parenting, because I can see what my child is really asking for what they really need, not what I think they need or what they should be doing, because based on an old pattern that I was taught, and that we don't even really want, we didn't like being told that we were taking up too much space, or that we were too loud, or that we're too sensitive, or that there was no more room for us to cry as children and yet we like internalize it and we share it with our children in the same way even though we wish that it was different for us. So, it's like a big boat to turn because you have to start seeing those triggers of your children start triggering you and you have to start thinking is this me or them? You know what? because I'm the adult here. Why am I being triggered by my three-year-old's behavior, my five-year-old behavior? They're the child who's stressed figuring out and just learning, right job to stay regulated and teach them every step along the way. And of course, we're all going to get dysregulated and very normal experience. But how do we bring ourselves back to that regulated state?
Christa: Yeah, absolutely. I think that's a great point what you said like, what we're told as children that we ended up internalizing it and thinking, that's how also is meant to be. And that's how we should raise children without actually questioning or asking ourselves like, why is it that way? Or did I like when I was told to be quiet, or when I was trying to figure out my emotions, that's an amazing point.
Sonnet: No space to figure out our emotions, because there wasn't really like, I think there's a lot of debate on why don't want to raise a soft child. So, I don't want to give into every emotional experience that they're having. But it's what we're teaching people, parents to do at raising children is to help narrate the experience that your child's having, let them know you're there, while they're having their big emotion not to stop their big emotion, they're allowed to have it, and we want to help shape the behavior that comes from it. Obviously, no hitting and yelling, and biting the hate. Behavior is not is the unacceptable part, not the emotion so we allow for all the emotions. You can be upset, but you can't hit.
Christa: Right? And so, for parents that have a lot of frustration, or find they're yelling at their kids a lot, what kind of things you tell parents? Or what can parents do to kind of turn off the yelling or try to communicate with your child a different way?
Sonnet: Well, so both two things, one is just like, work on your own regulation in the moment and at the moment. So, what does it take to take three deep breaths, close your eyes, feel your feet on the floor? Remember, your body goes into fight or flight when you're battling with your child, and all sudden you're at war. And it's like a power struggle, you're like, Whoa, like, let me just take a deep breath, take a step back, feel my feet on the floor, I'm not in danger, my child's not in danger. We can figure this out. This is just a moment. I have a good child. I'm a good mom. I'm a good parent, we can figure this out together. And so just like taking yourself out of that fight or flight is in really crucial for then moving forward with like, how do I speak to my child when it's not going the way that I want? Or when we're in that power struggle? How do I get out of the way of the clash? And then practicing that when you're regulated practicing that it's not a foreign thing to you? How do I get back into my body? This is me out of my this is me like being triggered. This is me, feeling like we have these different zones in our courses. We talk about Tiger zone where you're just like our like porcupine, where you just like go and run and you're like, I can't even deal I'm leaving. So how do you get back to that horse, that steady, stable horse zone. Also, it's totally acceptable if your child is in a safe place and you can say Mommy needs to take a little break and you can walk out of the room, let them know you'll be right back. Take a few deep breaths, come back, and like put give yourself a little time to recalibrating yourself. So, you can come back and really speak with them in a regulated and clear way to be like, okay, let me see what's going on for them and how we can connect here to
Christa: Be a little more proactive and things than just reactive to.
Sonnet: What's in percent. Yeah. How do you respond? So, we have, we talked about the respond method, responding to our children's talk tantrums are their behavioral outbursts, rather than reacting rather than just like, go to your room or whatever that it's so normal because we just get like, pushed and we all have different buttons that push us. This morning, my child didn't want to wear anything by her Elsa dress to school, which was dirty. Do I let her wear a dirty dress to school? Do we battle for the next 30 minutes? Right? We ended up wiping the dress down. Like, right? We're going to figure this out together. Because you got to go to school and I need to clean it so let's compromise. So, we sat at the table and we like figured out okay, maybe we can clean this little paint that you have here and if we can get it clean, you can wear it and we did get it clean. Yeah, so we had to have a compromise session there. But I was definitely just like, just wear it in my mind right now or anything else.
Christa: And I think that's true. I mean, even like outside or like before Parenthood to it's like a get to those points, you get so frustrated with something. And so being able to understand why you're frustrated before you even hit that point and then into parenthood to understanding all those feelings and it's kind of like addressing our own emotions. First thing, a lot of times when we go to anger, it's like, we don't always understand why we're angry, I heard it's like a secondary emotion.
Sonnet: Right, right. Yeah. So, there's, there's so much underneath that and it's deep work. It's not like, yes, in the moment, finding that regulation, start becoming aware of your triggers. And then it's like, dealing with that, okay, so now I actually have to work through the pain that I had as a child or being told that, not being acknowledged for how I was feeling. So, I felt like I was invalid, or feeling that your self-esteem has suffered for all your life, because it's unpacking so much. And you don't know exactly what you're going to find as you're unpacking. And even if you had a really great childhood, there's still some, there can still be stuff in there that just you've picked up along the way. And it doesn't have to be dramatic but it is deep work that we are lucky enough to do as parents.
Christa: Yeah, absolutely. And so how should parents respond to tantrums? and because we a lot of times it angers kind of breeds anger. So, if we see your kids upset and throwing a tantrum, a lot of times the first reaction is to be angry back. So how should parents respond to insurance?
Sonnet: Well, our first goal is that regulation, so bring yourself to the horse zone, one of the phrases that like helps me so much is when my child that they're worth, they need me the most. And it just helps you shift like their child, their three-year-old right here in front of me having a big emotional experience. And it's not, it's not comfortable for them, they're scared, they're out of control, their body's not in control. And they need us to help like, center them, give them some calm, let them know they're safe, help them figure out what to do next. And so that shift helps us get out of that, like, just listen to me, like I'm so tired of this mode, and like slow down. It's also really hard to slow down when you are working in a really busy life so you have another you have other children, you have things to do, you have places to go and just kind of building the fact into your life of like, you're going to have meltdowns and like, have enough time for that have enough time to slow down with your child and be like, okay, like, let's, you are allowed to be upset that we turned off the TV, I'm not turning it back on. But I'll sit here while you're upset. And we can come up with another idea of like, what we want to do after, or let's go do this. And it's really tough to not get what we want sometimes, isn't it? it is really tough. And just like understanding that with them, and letting them go through that, but not a lot, but you're not just like, go to your room till you figure it out. Because that's really not giving them the stability that they need to they our bodies near each other. So, if we're calm, like you said, with the yelling, you just said like, they yell we yell. But if we're calm, they can start collecting and gathering from that. So that's just like step one is just finding your calm. And then some other like, we have a lot of different tips that we get, but one that is just really helpful is just getting down to eye level and thinking like talking to them eye level slow, low, we tend to over talk we tend to say too much. So, like how can I talk slowly talk low to say very little. And then we talk about the seven different reasons why your child is having a tantrum. And this is really insightful and helpful but you can go through the ladder of needs what is the unmet need my child's having right now? And just go through the ladder of needs and go. Is it food? Is it are they tired? Do they need a sense of independence? Do they need connection? Are they asking for like connection from me? I've been on my phone too long it. Are they over sensory? Do they have over sensory which is often like with TV? Or they've been out too long? And then they start breaking down or something? Or are they having like an emotional experience that you need to help contain think there's one more I'm missing but you go through the rung and we give you different ways of like being that soother soothing that answer. And that's really like, the key to these tantrums of being like, what's like behavior is just a sign of an unmet need. They're having. So, what is the unmet need, because it's not usually about that they need the blue plate, or they need to take the toy from their sister. There's something else going on and so when we can really identify and it takes a little work, but once you've kind of like start going through that ladder of meaning. You might be like, maybe they're hungry is try a snack. That didn't work, okay, must be something else. And like, it's okay to kind of figure it out, let me try. And we do that naturally as parents, right? We're like, do you want this? How about this, but this help? Do you want to hug? So, this kind of gives you a framework for going through that and identifying what the signs are of being over being in that sensory overload mode. What does it look like? Like? Is your child flailing? Is their body just out of control? Usually, that's a sign that they are like, over stimulated, there's too much sensory going on to them or too little. And they need some, some like body input.
Christa: Okay, awesome. And you've talked a lot on your page about emotional intelligence. And so, what is the big differences between emotional immaturity and emotional intelligence?
Sonnet: Oh, that's such a good question. Well, I think it comes back to what we were just talking about in terms of, like, being able to see your child for who they are, and having that emotional intelligence to see like, it's not about that blue plate. There's something else like, let me what happened right before this, what happened yesterday? What happened? Like, have we been out of routine? Are they feeling like they are not getting enough connection with mom, or did or enough connection with data, putting all of those pieces together is some sense of emotional intelligence? So, we're connecting with our child we're tuning to our child was figuring out like most parents, you kind of know, when you're pushing your child and you're about to head into meltdown. Because the signs are there, they're on the edge. And that emotional intelligence comes in and we were slow down, we soften, we start figuring out what is my child trying to tell me, and the immaturity is just like, you're going to listen to me, no matter what, I'm the parent, you're supposed to be obedient. If you do not, there's no other room for that, that's it. So, you're not taking in any consideration of you're not actually tuning into your emotional intelligence and tuning into your child. And it really isn't helpful or effective. Yes, it's maybe scary. And so, they do behave, but you're not teaching them the skills you really want to teach them. You're not giving them that platform or foundation that you really want them to have for lifetime. So, it might be helpful in that moment. But that's really our work of being like children should be obedient. Yes, we want them to listen, yes, we want them to behave. But it's a process, they don't just listen and behave overnight, they have to learn. And then they have to push buttons, and they have to push boundaries, and they have to figure all that out, and our job is to create a safe container, and to create boundaries that are firm, so that they know like, you can try to push but not that one's not moving. But you know, I love you and you're safe. And it's all, keep on trying to push, it's not moving, though we're not taking it personally because they need to push and we need to hold.
Christa: Yeah, absolutely. And this kind of ties into what you're talking about but being like having children being obedient, and how I speak to them. But what is the difference? So, we can kind of talk about controlling children versus empowering children? So, what are some samples of this? And yeah, how can parents that are listening, kind of start changing how they speak to their children?
Sonnet: I catch myself in this one a lot. Because you know, an example we give on is like, don't do that, you're going to hurt yourself like, every child likes to walk on walls and so, it's not too high, let them do it by themselves or you might hold their hand but when they climb up, and they're on there, and you're like, stop doing that, you're going to hurt yourself, you're going to break your head open, and like, you're just controlling your child, you're not empowering them. So, all they hear is like, oh, my gosh, I can't trust my body, I can't figure like, maybe everything is scary, I need to be so careful, I could break my head open, no. So, we're really there's nothing empowering about that message. But we can check in with our child when they start climbing up as your body feel safe. What's your plan? What's your plan for keeping your body safe? While you're walking on there? Do you need my help? how close your foot is to the edge there? You're empowering them with all of this, okay, so when I'm by myself, what does my body feel safe? And it could be like, not a physical safety, is my body feel safe in this situation with all my friends? What do I how do I feel right now? You're empowering them to check in with themselves and to trust themselves to like, Yeah, I do feel safe. I don't feel safe. And our children if you notice, once you start giving them their space, they don't do things that are beyond their limitations. they really stay like they might push pretty far but they're pretty give me yes, you need to be there to spot them. Because I'm thinking about this one who's sick right here, if you're watching the video, I'm nursing my sick child, but she wants to do everything her big sister does. Everybody's just not quite ready. So, we have to have this conversation a lot, but she isn't doing a jump with two feet. She's trying, but they have their limitations within their body, they have that sense and you want to encourage that. And not, as I said, just physically, but also emotionally. So, when they are teenagers, and they are in that group of kids, and they're just like, nobody doesn't feel safe right now. I don't want to go home with those people. I'm so used to checking in with myself and how I feel that it's just innate in within them to trust that sense of knowing, and be like, I'm going to call my parents to pick me up.
Christa: It's like you're trusting your intuition, but learning how to work on that as a kid and kind of grow into that, and learning like what feels good to you and feel safe to you. And so I'm sure too, it's like at different ages, kind of giving them a little independence to be like, you have the ability to make this decision based on how you feel versus me saying, no, you can't do that, because of this, then they can be like, Oh, I feel like I might fall here. So, I'm going to do this.
Sonnet: Right? And if it's up to them, like they're not trying to push it, I'm going to do it anyway. And then they get hurt. Right? They're just like, Okay, I have to decide, hmm, what should I do? To me now?
Christa: Yeah. So, for parents that are listening right now, they're like, this is so intriguing. Like, maybe they've never heard of this type of parenting. What advice do you have for parents like hiding kind of wanting to ease their way into it, and then starting to kind of heal their own wounds and just kind of dive in?
Sonnet: Well, I think starting with that ladder of needs is really helpful, because it's going to start, you're going to start seeing the different unmet needs that your child might be having, and being able to really put words to it. And then as you do, you're like, okay, so they are having a need for connection, what comes up for you? Are you like, Oh, God, I've spent all day with them? Or, you know, like, what else do they need from me, or what? What's the trigger that's coming up for you in those needs, so that you can start examining your work, because it might be that you've spent all day with them, but there's maybe something else at play, that they're looking for that connection, or that safety and really diving into that, that work. So, starting with the ladder of needs, I think it's just a good framework to start from, because it's simple and straightforward. And it's extremely effective and helpful for behavior and seeing those results that we so want his parents, I'd like just give me results like this other work is great, but like, I need my child to listen. So, it's really helpful for that. And then we have a workshop, you can get just that if you don't want to get our whole course, we have just a workshop on tantrums. And it's, I think, $40 or something, and you learn all of that. So, you can start there. And then if you want to really dive into that internal work that starts coming up, as you start learning a new way, we have one around discipline. And we also have one about transforming ourselves and our parent and our connection with our parenting partner and working with siblings and like the work just never ends, right? So, I think for myself and I probably other people are similar. It's just like, you feel like oh my gosh, I have to get this together so that I can be the best parent I like right now. And it's just a process. Like they're evolving, and we're evolving, and we're doing it together. And so, there's we repair part of that process is like, Hey, Mommy got really upset. I'm sorry. Like, I was frustrated. You don't blame the child. But we just we own our part of it, and we teach them how to repair and then they're so willing to be like, okay, Mommy's going to work on being upset. And I'm going to work out, you know, like, there's just ways of creating that, that connection by repairing those moments that we have as parents that are inevitable.
Christa: Yeah, and I'm sure that shows like healthy like assessment, like self-assessment of being like you were talking about earlier, like, how do I feel in this situation or just knowing it's a marathon, not a sprint, and just life is a journey, we can kind of constantly do those self-assessments and see how we feel in those moments.
Sonnet: Yeah, it's true. I love that. Like, I mean, that's such a good reminder, this life is a journey, we get so caught up so desperately wanting what's best for our children, and just to be the best for them and all of that and like we are the parents that they're supposed to have, and we're all supposed to be on this journey. You know, it is a journey to get there.
Christa: Absolutely. Well, awesome. This was such an interesting episode, and I feel like I learned a lot and I know it's such a unique way of parenting and I think more people should be aware of it and more aware of healing our own wounds before bringing it into parenting and kind of understanding how we can do that with self-assessment kind of thing. So, this was awesome. So, I'm so glad we are talking about this, had someone on to talk about this.
Sonnet: Thank you. Thank you so much for your flexibility with having my little sick here too.
Christa: Of course.
Sonnet: When they're sick, they just connect, they just need to attach.
Christa: Right? Right? And so, I actually always end these interviews with a fun thinking crap question. And so, if you have a billboard me today, we could share one tip with moms everywhere. What would you have it say?
Sonnet: One tip, I think my tip would just be like, You are enough. You are enough. Like that's just so simple. But it really is just all of it. Whether we lost it that day, or we were perfect that day, like the next day is going to be completely different. And we just have to have that sense of knowing within ourselves that we're enough because that's really what we teach our children.
Christa: Yeah, awesome. Love it. And last but not least, where can everyone find you on Instagram and then like the name of your course and any other things you want to share?
Sonnet: @raisingchildrenyoulike is our Instagram handle. Our website, you can find all of the workshops and our like Mega course. It has been just like all the workshops bundled together all on our link tree in our Instagram or on our website.
Christa: Alright, awesome.
Sonnet: We're there in DMS. So, if you have questions, please just say hi. Come on over and say hi.
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War Drums Over the South China Sea? Don't Hold Your Breath!
In recent weeks a number of commentaries have emerged sounding the alarm that conflict between the United States and China are inevitable or at least increasingly likely. In particular these commentaries are quick to point to the confrontation between the Chinese Navy and the U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft in the South China Sea; China's land reclamation activities in the Spratlys which has served to heighten tensions in the region; the Chinese press, notably The Global Times commentary that "if the United States' bottom line is that China has to halt its activities, the U.S.-China War is inevitable in the South China Sea"; the continued build up of China's military and navy to increasingly operate further from China's shores; the recent news of cyber hacking of the U.S. Federal Government originating in China; the increasingly pointed words coming from the political leadership of both countries; the recent news of the U.S.S. Shiloh pulling into Subic Bay; and China's bellicose behavior over the past two years in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea (standoffs with Japan, the declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea, China Maritime Law Enforcement vessels confronting the fishing vessels and law enforcement vessels of claimant countries, and the China-Vietnam Oil Rig Stand off of the Spring of 2014). For many observers these examples portend a dark future between the United States and China. These events are indeed troubling and do signal the possibility of turbulent relations between the two great powers, but the likelihood of all out conflict between the two countries is unlikely. Here's why: [Read more…]
China, War, and Logistics in the Indian Ocean
by Christopher Yung
Professor James Holmes and I are in the middle of the usual public back and forth that takes place between academics who disagree strongly. In a January piece here at War on the Rocks, Holmes took issue with an article I wrote that was published in the Diplomat, which itself was a rejoinder to his article criticizing our National Defense University (NDU) report, "Not An Idea We Have to Shun: Chinese Overseas Basing Requirements in the Twenty First Century" (NDU Press, October 2014). Holmes first takes me to task for not responding to the substance of his argument that a fictitious Spanish NDU would have concluded in 1897 that the United States would not build bases and engage in conflict with the Spanish Empire. His larger conclusion is "Never Say Never!" Next, he accuses the NDU report of "cherry picking" its definition of the "String of Pearls" concept, essentially creating a "straw man" and then shooting it down. He prefers the definition laid out in the original Booz Allen Hamilton Report to the Office of Net Assessment in 2004, which hypothesizes that China will form commercial and strategic partnerships in the Indian Ocean to ensure continued access to facilities there to protect China's overseas shipping and access to energy and raw materials.
click here to read the rest of the article at War On The Rocks
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Conflict and Cooperation in Sino-US Relations: Change and Continuity, Causes and Cures (Routledge Contemporary China Series)
1. Taking the Temperature of China-US Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard and Simon Shen
2. A Primer on China-US Relations, 1949-2012: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
3. China, the US, and the Transition of Power: A Dual Leadership Structure in the Asia-Pacific, Quansheng Zhao
4. China and America: Showdown in the Asia-Pacific?, Suisheng Zhao
5. Friend or Foe: Washington, Beijing, and the Dispute over US Security Ties to Taiwan, Dennis V. Hickey and Kelan (Lilly) Lu
6. China's North Korea Dilemma and Sino-U.S. Cooperation, Jingdong Yuan
7. Tough Love: US-China Economic Relations between Competition and Interdependence, Wei Liang
8. US-China Relations in Asia-Pacific Energy Regime Complexes: Cooperative, Complementary and Competitive, Gaye Christoffersen
9. Dialogues and Their Implications in Sino-American Relations, Robert G. Sutter
10. Continuity and Change in Sino-US Military-to-Military Relations, Christopher D. Yung
11. From the EP-3 Incident to the USS Kitty Hawk-Song Class Submarine Encounter: The Evolution of Sino-US Crisis Management Communication Mechanisms, Simon Shen and Ryan Kaminski 12 Conclusion, Stanley Rosen
China's Tailored Coercion and Its Rivals' Actions and Responses: What the Numbers Tell Us
The fifth paper in the Maritime Strategy Series, by Dr. Christopher Yung and Patrick McNulty, is a groundbreaking data-driven look at how the six claimants of features in the South China Sea have advanced and defended their claims from 1995 to 2014. During several years of research conducted at the National Defense University, the authors constructed a custom-built database of open-source reporting on actions taken in the South China Sea by each claimant, classified them into a detailed typology of different tactics, and drew conclusions from the resulting data. Broadly speaking, the research concludes that China has been the most active player, leading the field in use of all tactics save legal measures, and especially so in military and paramilitary actions. But activities by other claimants including the Philippines and Taiwan are also of note, providing a richer picture of the disputes. These data provide one of the only public sources for numerical comparison of various claimants' actions, and Yung and McNulty's analysis thus provides a crucial basis for further study of this fraught maritime zone.
Dr. Christopher Yung is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. At the time of writing, Patrick McNulty was a research analyst at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
Download the report (PDF) from CNAS
Burying China's 'String of Pearls'
The "String of Pearls" model has long outlived its usefulness as a strategic concept.
In a November 8 column, U.S. Naval War College Professor James R. Holmes (aka the Naval Diplomat) criticized a new National Defense University (NDU) report on Chinese overseas basing that I and a team of analysts published in October 2014. Holmes mischaracterizes the report's findings as concluding "there's little reason to expect China to seek bases in the Indian Ocean" and criticizes it for "linear thinking" and "straight-line analysis." In fact, the report argues that China's expanding global interests will generate increased demands for out-of-area naval operations and predicts that China is likely to establish at least one "dual-use" civilian/military base to provide logistics support for increased People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operations. The report also concludes that the so-called "string of pearls" model of covert access to commercial ports built with Chinese investment is unable to support a robust, combat-oriented Chinese naval presence in the India Ocean. The report argues that it would not make strategic sense for the Chinese to pursue such a course.
The NDU report is titled "Not An Idea We Have to Shun: Chinese Overseas Basing Requirements for the Twenty First Century" and was written by Ross Rustici and me with research assistance from Scott Devary and Jenny Lin. We examined China's growing foreign economic and security interests abroad; posited which interests needed to be protected and would generate PLA missions; surveyed press reports and statements by government officials about overseas bases; looked at writings by Chinese civilian and military analysts; and conducted interviews with logistics experts. We concluded that China's current method of protecting its interests abroad by relying solely on commercial port access was unsatisfactory from a Chinese perspective, which suggests change is likely. A number of Chinese commentators agree with this conclusion.
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Nick Saglimbeni's Mastering Lighting Volume 1
MASTERING LIGHTING: VOLUME ONE – Nick Saglimbeni's ground-breaking new series makes once-difficult lighting concepts easy to understand. Join Nick on some of his biggest shoots, and watch as he completely reverse-engineers his lighting setups, covering concepts such as lighting a large space, redirecting the sun, balancing natural & artificial light, working with fog, making hair & skin glow, finding the best composition, and much more!
About the Author: Nick Saglimbeni was working concurrently as a cinematographer and photographer when he opened SlickforceStudio in 2003. He quickly became one of Hollywood's most sought-after artists, photographing his 100th magazine cover in less than five years.
Nick is known around-the-world for his celebrity portraits and for artistic innovations such as WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful, the first commercial magazine entirely photographed and designed in 3D, and the comic-book/photography-hybrid project SlickforceGirl. His achievements have won him multiple awards, including Grand Prize in 3D at the Sony World Photography Awards and the Champion Award from Nvidia.
Nick currently photographs commercial campaigns for companies such as Sears, Skechers, Wacom, Kardashian Kollection, and Colosseum. His work has been featured on Ellen, The View, Larry King Live, The Huffington Post, Keeping Up with Kardashians, E! News, and countless others. He is heavily involved in photographing charity campaigns, including the Humane Society, Breast Cancer Charities of America (BCCA) and The Epilepsy Foundation.
You can follow his work on his blog at NickSaglimbeni.com and on social media at @NickSaglimbeni.
In Volume One, you'll follow Nick on his visual journey from concept and scout to lighting and post. Watch as he completely reverse-engineers his shooting process and details the pitfalls many photographers fail to avoid. Mastering Lighting gives you the experience of being right there on set, lighting like the pros in real-time.
Mastering Lighting Volume One covers challenging concepts such as
Lighting a large space redirecting the sun
Balancing natural and artificial light sources
Creating light contrast
Making hair and skin glow
Working with fog
Scheduling your setups
Finding the best composition for both your model and the location


Roaster's choice: For those with an innate curiosity for adventure and discovery. Each month we feature a different coffee for you to experience and enjoy. Our collection rotates seasonally based on the harvest schedule of our highlighted regions.


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The standard equipment to practice Judo is the Judo Gi, as shown here. However, we don't expect new members to turn up with one of these - if it's your first time at the club, just wear comfortable, loose clothing that doesn't have any sharp or hard parts to it.
If you intend to train with us regularly, we will require you to purchase a Gi, and so we offer members the opportunity to do so through the club throughout the year.
When practising judo, all articles of jewellery, wristbands, and anything else that could cause injury must be removed or, if this is not possible, taped up. Long hair must be tied back. It is also important to keep your hand and toe nails short.
The first session or two are always free.
If you wish to become a member of our Club, please pay the membership fee through the university's online shop by week 3 of term and inform the secretary once you have done so.
To be a member of our Club, you MUST be a member of JudoScotland.
The fee for a membership with JudoScotland is £32 (+£2 for a record book).
JudoScotland membership can be purchased online on the JudoScotland website.
A typical training session with us will involve a warm-up, learning of new techniques (or extending your knowledge of already-learned ones), some conditioning work, and a chance to test your skills in Randori (free practice). We aim for the training to be at a good pace, physically demanding yet enjoyable, and accessible to all.


Spent this AM reflecting and organizing my work week. To some it may seem like another day in paradise, but to me it's just another week of tasks, expectations and (hopefully) results. As I wrote feverishly in my day planner (yes the paper kind), I felt the need to pause and pull out my journal (yes…still the paper kind). Why? Because every time I entered another meeting, another goal, another "have to" in my day planner, I asked myself "Why"? Why do I do all of this, who am I serving and most important, why do I care?
The questions were answered with a single word: Purpose. As exciting it is to live and work in this amazing town, it's even more exciting to share the challenges, the successes and the journey. With that, I give you my audio decompress of this morning's purpose filled meditation.


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Remembering the underappreciated Billy Casper
Mark Whicker
February 9, 2015 8:48 am ET
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The best example of Billy Casper's comfort level with himself came at the Masters in 2005.
Using his privilege as a past champion, the 73-year-old Casper played Augusta National one final time. He took 106 shots and didn't turn in his scorecard, but he discussed it cheerfully afterward. He said he'd brought six golf balls with him but prudently decided six might not be enough. He had drowned four of them into the pond on the par-3 16th.
"So I played with the same one from the 17th hole on, and I'm proud of that," Casper joked.
He was also proud that his family got to see him play Augusta.
Casper died Saturday night, more famous for being underrated than for winning 51 tournaments. From 1964 to 1970 he won more tournaments than either Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player, and he was a two-time Player of the Year in the midst of the Big Three era.
Nicklaus said Casper should be known as part of a Big Four. It didn't happen because Casper only won three majors, although he finished second in four others.
GALLERY: Billy Casper through the years
And some of it came from the resentment America always felt toward anyone who beat or threatened Palmer. Casper felt it after the remarkable 1966 U.S. Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club.
Palmer, who hadn't won a major in two years, shot a 32 on the front nine Sunday and led Casper (and everyone else) by seven. But Casper knew Palmer might get in troule by aggressively chasing Ben Hogan's U.S. Open scoring record.
Palmer went off the tracks and Casper shot a 32 on the back. At that point he had bettered par every day and had not 3-putted. The next day Casper won the 18-hole playoff. Palmer would not win another major, but Casper won the 1970 Masters.
Casper was also damaged by his edgy demeanor. That all changed when he and wife Shirley started a diet of bison, elk, caribou and bear. It got rid of their allergies, which in Billy's case were causing extreme headaches, and lopped 50 pounds off Casper. He rediscovered his smile during that period, and even when the weight came back he seemed at peace.
He leaves behind Shirley, 11 children and 71 grandchildren and great grandchildren. To them, he was never unappreciated.
Mark Whicker is a columnist for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. His work appears here on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Here is his full archive.
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Butch Harmon makes a prediction about Rickie Fowler after changing his swing: 'I think he'll win this year'
'Five birdies, one bogey, no subpoenas': Max Homa, Collin Morikawa wasted no time having some fun with the McIlroy/Reed tee-throwing video
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Shelbyville High School Newsletter
Quiz Bowl Champs!!!!!
Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl team for winning the Hoosier Heritage Conference last night! We beat New Palestine in a nail-biter 18-16, but then trounced Greenfield central 31-9! Madelyn Scott, Gage Whitten, Braydon Pavonelli, and Bella Bradburn led the onslaught. Shout out to Nolen Chaney and Kevin Fritz for their play earlier in the tournament! Mr. von Werder was also named Academic team coach of the year. Great job Golden Bears!!
Staff and Student of the Month for December
MS. ULLOA
Ms, Ulloa buys us things that we need to use at school and gives everyone amazing life advise. She has an amazing energy that you're able to feel as soon as you meet her. She comes to people with warm arms and a huge heart, one you'll never forget meeting. When we think of Ms. Ulloa, we think of an amazing mother, teacher, friend and a strong woman who helps us reach our goals. It is a blessing to have had her as a counselor and now a teacher.
GABBI FOX
Gabbi is a hard working, creative and very talented student. She has a solid work ethic and is highly self-motivated. This is evident in all she does. You never see Gabbi just sitting around relaxing. She is always on the go and constantly working on at least three things at once. There is never a wasted moment in her day. Gabbi challenges herself daily to push the boundaries of her knowledge to become better at whatever she is doing. She is a patient and kind leader in class to all her peers as she frequently volunteers to help others in class. Gabbi approaches tasks in class with a positive attitude and a great sense of maturity. These are all qualities that make her a great choice for student of the month.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE OUTSTANDING GOLDEN BEARS!!!!!
Be a part of our Great SCS Team!
Positions available: Custodians, Bus Drivers, Bus Aides, Instructional Assistants and Substitute Teachers.
Apply at scs.shelbycs.org.
Student Job Opportunity
Mr. Baker is looking to hire student custodians at SHS that can work after school for about
10-15 hours per week. The pay is $11.70 per hour. Students can apply by following the link below. Students should also email Mr. Baker at bmbaker@shelbycs.org once
they have applied.
https://ats4.atenterprise.powerschool.com/ats/job_board?APPLICANT_TYPE_ID=00000002&COMPANY_ID=00007619
The book fair is here! Books start at $5 and are shipped to your home! What a great way to support reading over the winter or buy a quality gift for someone from hundreds of titles! Shop November 22-December 5 and support the SHS library.
https://athomebookfairs.com/home?bfstring=U5nckZRQ
Looking for Adult Volunteers
The SHS library is looking for adult volunteers to help with tasks such as book repair, new book processing, and promotional display setup. You will need to complete a Limited History Background Check and you can volunteer as much or little as you wish. Please contact Mr. Stenger at 317-398-9731 ext. 2290 or email jtstegner@shelbycs.org with questions or to express interest.
Mr. Kenemore is currently working to put Synergy's backup band together for the year, and the
following instrumentation is needed:
1 Alto Sax, 1 Tenor Sax, 1 Bari Sax, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar,
Auxiliary Percussion, and Synth Keyboard.
Those interested in being in the backup band should stop by the choir room to pick up music as
quickly as possibly. The first rehearsal is NEXT WEEK on Thursday, December 9th from 3:40 to
5:30 PM, and then another rehearsal on Thursday, December 16th from 3:40 to 5:30 PM.
The Culture Club will have its next meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in the GBR at 7:45. Everyone is
welcome to attend! Our foreign exchange student, Jane will be presenting on the culture of her
home country of Belgium!
MHP Pediatric COVID Clinic
Pediatric COVID Vaccine Clinic:
A Pediatric COVID Vaccination Clinic will be held Saturday, December 11, 8AM-2PM.
MHP will administer the newly approved COVID vaccine for ages 5-11, which is one-third of the adult dose.
The COVID vaccine for pediatric patients ages 12+ will also be administered.
Please call MHP Pediatrics (317) 398-7337 to schedule your vaccine appointment.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is an annual national observance in the United States. It is observed on December 7 to honor the victims of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
On December 7, 1941 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Almost 2,500 military personnel were killed and more than 1,100 others were injured. Two U. S. Navy battleships were sunk. Five battleships, three destroyers, three cruisers, and one minelayer were destroyed.
Several hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor Canada became the first Western nation to declare war on Japan. On December 8, the United States followed the example of Canada and entered the Second World War.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day was declared in 1944 by the United States Congress. It is not a federal holiday therefore schools, government offices and businesses don't close but may organisations recognise the historical day and mark the occasion. The Flag of the U. S. is traditionally flown at half-mast in honor of those killed or injured during the attack. Special events are held in memory of patriots. Several memorials have been established to honor those who were killed or injured during the attack. They include the USS Arizona and the USS Utah memorials in Pearl Harbor.
Take some time today to remember those who lost their lives and the impact that the attack had on the history of our great nation.
SHS Music Department Holiday Concert
ACT at SHS
SHS will be hosting the ACT on Saturday, December 11th.
Register by November 19 - late fee applies.
Register for the ACT
End of Quarter 2 ~ Friday, December 16th
End of 1st Semester Finals
Finals will be taken on Tuesday, December 14th, Wednesday, December 15th, and on Thursday, December 16th. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL THESE DAYS AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE EXAMS. Please refrain from scheduling appointments during these days.
PM BLUE RIVER STUDENTS WILL TAKE THEIR FINALS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.
AM BLUE RIVER STUDENTS WILL TAKE THEIR FINALS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.
DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
On Thursday December 16, the student council is hosting a single elimination dodgeball tournament in Garrett Gymnasium since students are not allowed to leave early or skip finals.
Some important information to know:
-Teams are allowed to be coed, and are made up of 6 players.
-Each team must pay an entry fee of $30 ($5 per team member) BY Friday, December 10th. We hope to use this money for the Student Council's annual scholarship and SCUFFY.
-Teams should either sign up directly with Mr. Heim or myself, or use the QR codes spread around the school. If they use the QR code they still have to bring their team fee to us to be eligible.
-Student Council will be providing concessions for students to purchase while watching the tournament.
-We hope to have a staff team that will face the winner of the tournament.
Winter Break ~ No School
Friday, December 17th through January 2nd.
Students return on Monday, January 3rd, 2022.
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Should a library log its version number ?
Most libraries, log their version number (and some other data) when you import them. Sometimes, you can disable this behavior, sometimes you can't.
I don't find it awfully bothering, but I wonder what everyone think about it.
Libraries doing any kind of logging is a horrible thing.
Results in polluted logs and all sorts of problems that are easily prevented by just allowing developers to either pass in a logger of their choice or return back data when calling whatever things it exposes and then letting me decide what to log.
Similar with libraries outside js world too, personally I would extend this thought process to all I/O unless that's the purpose of the library.
And good practices for programmer is to provide this info in log for guys who will support your application. It helps to fix issues very very much.
Yeah... As people said, programmer usually knows libraries' versions. But guys who will you support it, may not know. Environment may contains several versions of the same library installed. And application may take version that not supposed initially. And it's pretty typical issue.
My first thought was for discoverability. Some devs see something cool on the web, open the console and see Build with love using "MyAwesomeApp v1.0.0".
Thanks, to others comments, I realize that if every lib do the same, log can be cluttered.
good library should have ability to provide its' version.
IMO, it could help users to fill issues and help devs with discoverability.
Also, if the library is shipped to all users, all users likely have the same version.
By users I meant the ones using the lib so webdevs.
Agreed. I think they should be logged.
Having mostly worked with Node for years, where there's only one log stream, there have definitely been times I've missed log4j. Init messages showing up at trace level but not below is exactly how it should be.
Yeah, this seems obnoxious. If this were part of a well-documented config which also let you make other adjustments and was easy to toggle, I'd be cool with it.
But that doesn't seem like what you're describing, so I agree.
For the records, I decide to not log anything in the console. I just made some useful informations available at the namespace root (version, author and homepage) read directly from package.json.


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The work of Couturier Iron Works Inc. is featured in corporate headquarters, universities, malls, hospitals and other edifices across the country.
The most recent work is the artistic element of Battle Creek's $8 million downtown streetscape transformation.
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He says he felt like an artist because he had to figure out how to make some of the fabrication called for in the renderings possible.
The metal skin of the sculpture has an "angel hair finish" created by polishing with a pneumatic orbital sander using 80-grit sandpaper. He had to create a track along the middle for LED lights.
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Glass will soon be added the sculpture, which is expected to be wrapped up by the end of the summer with a dedication planned for sometime in the fall, Tribbett said. A water and fire element will be added near by as well.
Dominic Couturier's grandfather, Richard Couturier, started the business in 1968 when he cashed in his life insurance policy to buy property at 5050 West River Drive NE. His first shop has since been expanded into a 32,000-square-foot plant.
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"We've had 40 years of continued growth," said Rich Couturier, adding that the economy caught up to the company in 2010, but business quickly began to rebound last year.
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The company's glass and metal rails, and metallic column covers can be found in buildings throughout the Midwest and along the East Coast. Couturier's signature spiral and curved staircases are in the JW Marriott hotel and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
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Dominic Couturier is the only one of Richard Couturier's 60 grandkids who has forged his way into the family business. While he has earned a business degree at Davenport University, he credits his grandfather and his uncles for showing him how to build a successful business that adapts to changes in the market.


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Academic Bill of Rights
By Michael P. Bobic
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David Horowitz, a conservative political author and commentator, put forth the Academic Bill of Rights in 2004 over concern that universities had become overly political and were excluding conservative views. (Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Academic Bill of Rights is a three-part document offering a definition of academic freedom and presenting a number of "rights" that students and faculty should have in scholarship and in the classroom to protect academic freedom and reduce ideological intimidation.
Horowitz created Academic Bill of Rights to combat political university curriculum
David Horowitz, a conservative political author and commentator, promulgated the document in 2004 in response to a growing concern that modern university curricula have become overly political and ideological. Supporters of the Academic Bill of Rights cite studies revealing that most faculty members are members of the Democratic Party, profess doubts about the existence of God, and identify themselves as liberals.
Horowitz, who has written several books exploring the ideological leanings of professors in public universities, has been a harsh critic of colleges and universities, identifying professors he considers to be particularly ideological or political. He worked for more than a decade to draft the Academic Bill of Rights, which he claims is based on the American Association of University Professors' reports on academic integrity.
Academic Bill of Rights argues for First Amendment concept of intellectual diversity
Part one of the Academic Bill of Rights defines the mission of universities as finding truth, expanding knowledge through new scholarship and research, and encouraging students to become creative, productive citizens.
Part two argues that freedom exists when there is an institutional environment of "intellectual diversity that protects and fosters independence of thought and speech, ... a complete and unlimited freedom to pursue inquiry and publish the results."
This section offers three guidelines for implementing true academic freedom on campuses:
Universities should not impose a political or ideological orthodoxy on professors;
Legislatures must avoid imposing ideological constraints on universities through their budgetary decisions; and
Students should not be "indoctrinated" and "should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered" by their professors.
Hiring should not be based on ideological beliefs, document says
Part three consists of eight principles a university should observe to guarantee academic freedom.
In sum, these principles argue that hiring, promotions, and terminations should not be based on ideological or political beliefs, and curricula, especially in the social sciences, should reflect the uncertainty of knowledge and offer students multiple points of view and methodologies.
The tenets attempt to protect knowledge advances by students and faculty through the promotion of the integrity of the research process in an atmosphere of civil discourse. Taken together, the Academic Bill of Rights defines academic integrity in terms of freedom to focus on research and scholarship without fear of political or ideological retribution.
Critics say Academic Bill of Rights designed to create 'liberal witch hunts'
Although the Academic Bill of Rights seems innocuous and in many ways obvious, the document has created substantial debate.
Those who support Horowitz and the bill of rights often present anecdotal evidence of students and faculty who have suffered academically or professionally because of their (generally) conservative beliefs. The Chronicle of Higher Education, a trade newspaper for academics, has documented that conservative student newspapers are more likely to be stolen or vandalized than are liberal student papers.
Opponents of the Academic Bill of Rights assert that the document is designed to increase the number of conservatives on campuses and that the impact of the document has been to create "liberal witch hunts."
In 2005 Ellen Willis argued in the Chronicle of Higher Education that the impact of the Academic Bill of Rights has been to intimidate liberal professors who fear that students will report them for bringing political views into the classroom. Most critics of the Academic Bill of Rights argue that its implementation would have a substantial chilling effect on academics and research.
Supporters believe conservative ideals are pushed out of campuses
Supporters and critics of the document argue that free speech and intellectual freedom are at stake in the debate over the Academic Bill of Rights. Supporters believe that there is already a chilling effect on campuses against conservative ideals and academic integrity.
Opponents believe that given the conservative nature of current American culture, liberal points of view are in the minority and are thus essential for social development. Both sides have presented evidence and arguments to support their positions. The debate itself ironically fulfills the spirit of the Academic Bill of Rights.
This article was originally published in 2009. Dr. Michael P. Bobic, who worked as an assistant political science professor at Glenville State College in West Virginia, is author of With the People's Consent: Howard Baker Leads the Senate 1977-1984.
Keyishian v. Board of Regents (1967)
Rights of Teachers
Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957)
Bahr, Ann Marie B. "The Right to Tell the Truth." Chronicle of Higher Education, May 6, 2005, B5.
Browning, Reed. "How to Hire Conservative Faculty Members." Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2004, B14.
Hebel, Sara. "Patrolling Professors' Politics." Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2004, A18.
Lazere, Donald. "The Contradictions of Cultural Conservatism in the Assault on American Colleges." Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2, 2004, B15
O'Neil, Robert M. "Horowitz, Churchill, Columbia — What Next for Academic Freedom? Bias, 'Balance,' and Beyond: New Threats to Academic Freedom." University of Colorado Law Review 77 (2006): 985–1015.
Pavela, Gary. "Academic Freedom for Students Has Ancient Roots." Chronicle of Higher Education, May 27, 2004, B8.
Sanders, Jon. "Lean to the Left, Lean to the Right: Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education." Letter to the Editor. Chronicle of Higher Education, August 13, 2004, B04.
Thayer, Frederick. "Rebutting Both Supporters and Opponents of the 'Academic Bill of Rights.' " Letter to the Editor. Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2004, B4.
Willis, Ellen. "The Pernicious Concept of 'Balance.' " Chronicle of Higher Education, September 9, 2005, B11.
Battaglia, Adria. "Opportunities of Our Own Making: The Struggle for 'Academic Freedom.'" AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom, Volume 5, 2014.
Michael P. Bobic. 2009. Academic Bill of Rights [electronic resource]. The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University (accessed Jan 27, 2023). http://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/855/academic-bill-of-rights


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Child Abuse on Navajo Nation
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A child on the Navajo Nation is bused or neglected every 15 seconds.
That's according to data recently released by the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services.
"My goal is to get data on the status of Navajo children," Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty said. "It's an ongoing conversation now. We don't want our children to be neglected."
The data is alarming, but vital that the Navajo Nation know it, Crotty said.
There are 11 social services offices on the Navajo Nation, with each receiving reports and phone calls daily from parents, teachers, police, social workers, medical personnel, witnesses, etc., about neglected or abused children, according to Gladys Ambrose, department manager with the Navajo Nation Department of Family Services.
If those reports were combined it would equal one report every 15 seconds, she explained.
"We take every call seriously," Ambrose said.
But with a shortage of staff the department has to prioritize calls, she added.
The Nation currently has nearly 50 vacancies for social workers.
Child abuse or neglect has long been an issue on the Navajo Nation, Ambrose said.


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Here Are 7 Things We Want You To Know About MS
Tags | Coping strategies | Multiple Sclerosis
Date published | 03 October 2018
There's no way to fully articulate the fear, confusion, sadness, and anger that come with hearing the words, "You have multiple sclerosis." Who knew four words could carry so much weight?
Simply said, these feelings are very real and it will take some time to tame them.
We're here to tell you that, regardless of how complicated or intense those feelings are, you will eventually come to terms with them — and we're living proof of that.
We each remember what it was like nearly two decades ago when we sorted through the same emotions you're dealing with today, not knowing the impact MS would have on our health. Our bodies. Our abilities. Our families. Our friendships. Ourselves.
Looking back now, we're both grateful that we were able to move forward regardless of what this chronic disease of the central nervous system has thrown at us.
In fact, we just celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary and truly couldn't be happier. That's right! Unbelievably happy even though we both have MS — Jennifer has secondary-progressive MS and can no longer walk, and Dan has relapsing-remitting MS and still is working full-time.
In the spirit of our anniversary and how lucky we felt to have found each other, here are seven things (that's a lucky number, right?) we want you to know about MS to help give you perspective and the confidence to push through the unknowns that lie ahead.
Remember: You are the same person you were before your diagnosis.
And you will be okay. Dan remembers sobbing the entire day after he was diagnosed, but he woke up the next morning with a sense of peace and purpose. He realised the diagnosis didn't instantly make him less healthy. If anything, he was relieved to have the diagnosis so he knew the reasons for his symptoms and what he had to do to wage a counter-attack against MS.
Yes, believe in the disease. But believe in yourself more.
MS is the real deal and can be relentless at times. The same can be said about you — so always bet on you. Having a progressive type of MS and losing her ability to walk didn't stop Jennifer from going to graduate school and earning her master's degree. And Dan didn't start running in 5K races until after he was diagnosed with MS. Sure, the disease had to be factored into these accomplishments. But it didn't have the power to stop us from trying and making them happen. In some ways, it may have motivated us even more to make them happen.
Your battle begins today, and there is strength in numbers.
Like any good soldier, you need to be prepared to fight MS every day, but you can't go it alone. Open yourself up and build a strong support team to help you through every aspect of the disease. This team might include everyone from friends and family to doctors, dietitians, counselors, physical therapists, and other people living with MS. This disease is going to come at you in many directions, so it will help to build a diversified arsenal of resources you can turn to.
You still can (and deserve to) have fun and be happy.
Adjusting to your new realities can be overwhelming at times, but don't allow MS to consume you and prevent you from enjoying life. We always do what we can to have fun, despite MS. Whether it's as simple as watching a movie at home or taking a fishing trip on a barrier-free accessible boat, we never let this disease steal our fun.
Don't give the disease more credit than it deserves.
Here's the reality: Whether or not you have MS, you're going to get tired, sick, emotional, headaches, confused, worn out, and have sore muscles from time to time. Even before MS, you likely tripped and fell, dropped books, spilled a glass of water, and had trouble sleeping through the night. MS is not the be-all, end-all reason for your problems. Always assuming it's MS may lead to missing the diagnosis of a more treatable condition.
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Listen to and take care of your body.
Now more than ever, you need to respect your body and what it is telling you. Sure, there will be times when you need to push it as much as you can, but always be mindful to not overdo it. Start by watching your diet, getting enough rest, and exercising. When Jennifer was first diagnosed, she focused on losing weight so that if her disease progressed it would be easier for her to do functional daily activities.
Keep learning.
Truly, ignorance isn't bliss when it comes to living with MS. It's a complicated disease. Knowledge is power when it comes to advocating for yourself, whether it's knowing what questions to ask your doctor about a new treatment option or having a conversation with your friends about the effects of heat on your body. Don't rely on rumours or hearsay, but turn to credible sources, such as your healthcare team or evidence-based websites and journals, to empower yourself with information.
Heat and temperature sensitivity. (n.d.). https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Living-Well-With-MS/Diet-Exercise-Healthy-Behaviors/Heat-Temperature-Sensitivity
Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). (n.d.). https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/types-of-ms/relapsing-remitting-ms
Secondary-progressive MS. (n.d.). https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/types-of-ms/secondary-progressive-ms
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