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birds-at-night · 3 years

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Autistic Tim Drake Headcanons: The Early Years

So, a few weeks ago I saw a post floating around about Tim Drake being autistic and, also being autistic, I loved it! Unfortunately, I cannot find the original post. Therefore, I’m making my own!

Please be advised this list of head canon is primarily based on a combination of the earlier 1998-2003 Young Justice comics, the 2nd and 3rd seasons of the 2011 Young Justice cartoon, fanon, and my own personal experiences. I have not read the 1990s Robin comics nor the later Red Robin comics and may be missing some canon information. You have been advised.

Tim did not talk at all during the first three years of his life

His parents dismissed his nanny’s concerns because “Janet did the exact same thing at his age, he’ll come around.”

Tim’s first sentence was “Candance, may I please have some apple juice?” just after his fourth birthday. Tim’s nanny, Candance was both spooked and endeared.

After Tim started talking, he wouldn’t stop and his nanny heard about nothing but Ordovician Era biology, particularly jawed fish, for the next three years.

Tim’s nanny learned that Tim knew how to read before he knew how to speak.

Tim had a hard time make his face fit his emotions, but he figured his classmates had just learned earlier than he had.

He asked his mother to teach him how to make the right faces one time when his parents were actually home. She was thrilled and taught him all the tricks she’d learned over the years

Tim’s classmates in elementary school perceived him as extremely confident because he always ignored or was friendly to potential bullies. Tim was actually just really oblivious.

In first grade, Tim watched Karate Kid for the first time. His father immediately

Tim could not distinguish between what he could say to a friend versus what he could say to a teacher for a very long time.

He was always furious when he got in trouble for “being smart” with a teacher.

When Tim was in third grade, one of his teachers told him that he shouldn’t run his finger in the crack between the wall bricks at school because he would eventually erode the mortar and the school would fall down.

Tim learned later that day that that was bullshit.

Tim’s decided his teacher was stupid.

Tim learned that just because you think some is stupid doesn’t mean you can ignore them.

Tim learned how to fake respect.

In fourth grade Tim’s father gave him a camera

Tim spend the rest of the year taking candid pictures of his classmates and anything else that interested

He made it a game to see how many pictures he could take without being noticed

He showed his teacher (this one he actually liked) and all his classmates all the pictures he took over the course of the year

Tim learned that people don’t like it when you take their picture without them knowing

Tim’s father took Tim’s camera away from him for a whole month when Tim’s teacher told him what happened

Tim decided authority was stupid

I’ve decided that this list of headcanons had gotten too long in my opinion, so I’ll cut it off here and get into my headcanons about Tim becoming Robin and as Robin in a later post, especially the sensory aspects. A lot of these have come from personal experience or friend’s experiences, so please keep that in mind.

Read under the cut for a short note on terminology.

Warning: Nazi mention

A note on terminology: I prefer the term autistic person. This is what is generally preferred by the autistic community. I would also appreciate it if people didn’t use Asperger’s or high functioning autism on this post. Hans Asperger unfortunately was directly associated with Nazi child euthanasia and I don’t want to be associated with him. Also, being labeled “high-functioning” over the years has been used to deny me the support I needed, whereas some of my so-called “low-functioning” friends have been denied their autonomy. Please don’t use those terms here.

#Tim Drake #batfam #actuallyautistic #batman #robin

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independencebox-blog · 5 years

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Iconoclast // Spot: “Ich bin ein Ultra” // Football Sport Commercial

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WM Spot 2018 // Always Ultra // Fußball Werbung

Filmproduktion: Iconoclast Germany Finanziert durch: Deutsche Werbefilmakademie, Iconoclast Germany Regie, Idee, Schnitt: Magali Herzog, Miguel Schmid Produktion Executive Producer – Tim Augustin & Nils Schwemer Aufnahmeleitung – Justus Toussaint Post Production Producer – Jens Maier-Rothe Produktionsassistent – Bastian Farralisch Kamera DOP – Christian Huck Gimbal Operator – Bernhard Russow 1st A.C. – Tom Zylla 2 nd A.C. – Simon Wandelt Cam Car – MCC Data Wrangler – Tristan Guercovich Crowd Shots – ODDZ, Toon Persyn & Bhodan Lysyk H&M – Victoria Reuter Licht Gaffer – Christofer Durth Beleuchter – Marco Siebert Beleuchter – Marco Mende Beleuchterassistent – Tim Bornhöfft Post-Production Grading / Mastering – Ramola Davies (SLGH Berlin) VfX – Aljoscha Brunk (Gloss Post-Production Hamburg) Compositing – Thomas Zipf Sprecher – Carsten Wilhelm Musik – Warner/Chapell Production Music Audio Mixing – Marvin McMahon Audio Mastering – Alexander Goehrke (Rekorder)

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justnotcricket · 7 years

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Match Report: 18/11/17 WASTCA One-Day Div 2 Fremantle Mosman Park [6/202] def Balcatta [7/199]

After two wins back to back, and looking to make it three in a row, the One Day Pirates are faced with a new kind of selection dilemma; more men lining up for a share of the spoils than available berths on the ship.

Rather than risk meritocracy, Rayzor rested half the team to be fresh against Sub Marist in the coming weeks; those with old grudges and axes to grind.

Instead we were joined by the ghost of disgraced Captains’ past; Tim Bott, after abandoning ship, now aimlessly whoring himself game to game, any game, any grade... and we lacked the self-respect to not take him back.

“Quis Portus Tempestate’.

The pirate motto: ‘Any port in a storm...’ Tawdry Rory [Von 9’s] purloined our cabin boy, Phoenix McCarthy, and at the midnight hour attempted to steal me away as well. Finding himself a couple of players short, he thought he might just help himself to our opening bowler, and the Vice Captain!?! Like a merry smorgasbord at Miss Maude’s!

I suspect so I might write up his milestone of 1000 runs for the club in this weeks match report? Sorry Rory, nobody cares... have Cooky.

We met at the Trade Winds to find Corms already waiting for us, like an old dog who wastes away at his master’s grave.

It was another glorious day, clear skies punctuated by soft and fluffy cumulus. Thank the gods; we were playing at home and not in a light industrial wasteland like Balcatta. Officiated by Umpire Whitt, an actual umpire, Ray lost the toss, and we were bowling.

The quick Whitted would remember we have been out Whitted before, [last year’s semi final versus Applecross], and we groaned under the memory of pointless stories, and slower over rates.

Jordan Lukan began his leavers’ celebration early, opening from the Pavilion end, and I snuggled a catch into my tummy in the first over. Technically, not actually a catch, but it didn’t touch the ground either. The scorebook will never know.

He bowled well, and you would think with a real umpire more LBW’s would be paid than by teams ‘umpiring themselves’, but when a club provides a ‘team umpire’, the clown suit merely adds an air of legitimacy, and Jordan had to trap three batsmen plumb in front before it became so absurd, he was given one.

He finished with 2 for twenty off his 7, relishing the new ball and the salad days between finishing exams and receiving the results. Year 12 again? or settling for ‘teaching’…

Leon Weston opened from the other end and was warned for targeting the soft spot at the back of the batsman’s skull; unrepentant he followed through with another viscous full beamer, and was taken off by the umpire for dangerous play.

He bowled 8 balls in his first over, and 4 in his second, and then was barred for the rest of the game.

He seemed like such a nice guy!?! Maybe so was Douglas Jardine!

Like a true friend, Sean McGivern eagerly stepped in, took the ball and pushed him out of the way.... Joe astutely observed that we should probably allow one of our lesser bowlers to inherit the spell, as the remaining over would count towards their allotted 7. But not so observant to notice that we did...

Dave Lawrence put his hand up for a bowl at every opportunity. Ray asked me if he had Mummy issues?

‘Something like that...’

He went for a brutal 19 off his first over, but pulled it back to finish with 3 overs 1for 26.

Dave Barrett bowled well, if not a little Penfoldesque to Ray’s Danger mouse, and took 2 for 33. Ray got the danger man with Tim taking a great catch to finally remove Ikbal.

I bowled at the death for a wicketless spell of 7 for 40 off seven. Ray encouraged me to hit the deck, so I bowled a no ball that bounced numerous times in front of my face.

I was more dark with myself for not being more disciplined with my field settings, that should have save at least 10+ runs protecting the boundary from my full bungas. Mind you at a similar stage in the match we were heaving along at 10 an over, so maybe I’m being a little hard on myself...

There were some sloppy moments in the field, but also some blinders, including a blinding run out enacted by David Carmenson.

Less inspirational was Shorty calling ‘NOT MINE’ as the ball landed square at his feet, and Quinny wasting so much time knocking over the stumps of batsmen clearly inside their crease, that it makes you wonder if the attraction to architecture isn’t that of a frustrated demolitions expert.

The innings took so long that by tea the funny faces were melted and the party pies were cold. To be fair, their outgoing Batsmen also enjoyed catching up on the boundary to reminisce about old times, and to swap elaborate stories between overs. On saying that, tea was still excellent and Balcatta commended it.

Also our sportsmanship!?!

Which came as a surprise, maybe they had never played Tim Bott before? Although by the end of the game, you got a sense they didn’t mind punching on with their own team either...

They finished on 7 for 199 after 35, and weren’t they pleased with themselves.

It wouldn’t last.

Quinny’s girlfriend and his Mum [not the same person], watched on as he and Dave Barratt opened. A little slow at first, DB racked up over’s and over’s worth of dots, so the umpire decided to speed the game up by firing batsmen.

First Dave Barrett, not so much for Leg Before Wicket, but for just being kind of boring to watch.

Then Quinny was given a rank LBW decision, which was kind of bizarre, given how reticent he was to give them earlier in the day.

I came in and pushed the runs with a couple of 4’s and finished with 16 off 16 from a solid 40 run partnership, only to be bowled, sweeping across the line to the spinner... again.

Tim came in and blazed. Balcatta shared looks as if to say,’ I don’t think we are in ‘One Dayers’ anymore, Toto...’ And we were 2 for 91 off 18 at drinks.

Shorty finally got off the mark with a three. Freed of the keg hoodoo, he proceeded to hit one straight up into the stratosphere and was caught by the keeper for a nervous 5.

Tim was both patient, and orthodox in attack but eventually went on 30 off 45 balls, caught behind square.

Ray came in and got off the mark, down the ground, dropped for 6. He even ran some quick twos before being bowled bowled on 18.

I would not have believed either, it if I wasn’t at square leg, and saw it with my own eyes: actual twos!

With the score on 6 for 153, Dave Lawrence was joined by a similarly anxious Leon Weston, new to the team, and also in keg territory.

It lead me to question if the self inflicted pressure of such gentle ribbing, was maybe going to be counter productive in such a situation?

We required 47 to win with 5 overs remaining. Did we dare to dream?

We did.

Dave smashed four fours in an over, and Leon Weston clubbed a six for a match winning 49 run partnership. And then to add insult to injury, sealed victory stealing a run on a wide in the 32nd over.

Balcatta were furious at each other and themselves, as one by one, the well oiled wheels fell off …

It was a blinding win, even McGivern petitioned to go up the order and bat at 10. Potentially he has a case to answer, even if it went untested.

Off field discussion drifted to the various merits of keeping Joe out in the middle at square leg. Could this be Corcoran’s calling?

It would play to his strengths, such is the disparity between his knowledge of the laws of the game, and his actual ball skills, that maybe he would be better served being paid to umpire?

And with the $80 fee he could also pay for a carton after the game, and the half a bottle of Timmy’s expensive scotch that he guzzled.

The concept is sound on paper, but maybe a slippery slope in practise. Should McGivern give up bowling and instead focus on scoring, or Leon Weston run a crèche for babies behind the bowlers arm?

You have to admit, it kind of makes sense…

In other news, Quinny brought Dave Barrett an elk horn for his 50th. With a gentle fisting discouraged, it seems latent homoeroticism will be sublimated into the gifting of sub tropical plants. And Ray sadly announced Daff has officially retired.

Too young, too soon, beyond reminiscing of on field wireless broadcasts and legendarily green thumbs, still too raw to speak of.

But life goes on, Jordan drank his first beers at the club, a man now, and young Henry Lawrence, overflowing with questions and unsolicited opinions, endured a full day outdoors.

Sensing a photo opportunity from across the road, our favourite collective ex Premiere arrived to present the ‘The Full Angus’ Award [The Matty Angus Water Bottle Trophy] to her son, and we caroused long into the night, full on the fleeting joys of life and success.

Go the Pirates... AAAARGH!

#Cricket #Wickets #Pirates

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thepermanentrainpress · 5 years

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EVERYBODY LOVES FIN: EPISODE 6

A hot start saw the Canucks score 3 goals on 9 shots, forcing a goalie switch nearly 7 minutes in to the first. It started with a lil give and go off the rush between Sutter and Ferland, before Sutter finished it off for an early lead. Their quick zone exit was a key factor in this play, with even Demko involved in the initial outlet pass. Tim Schaller is feeling good, scoring goal number 4 (surpassing his 3 goals in all of his 47 games last season!) off a strong forecheck by Eriksson and Beagle. Shotgun Jake scored a rebound off a chip and chase play, and the Panthers put Bob in net in relief. Or was it? Bob let in 2 goals on 6 shots, and didn’t return to start the 2nd.

When the score was 5-1, I had shades of Friday night on my mind, but I’ll hand it to the Canucks – they didn’t let up. Sustained pressure, an offensive push from players like Leivo, Ferland and Miller (scoring his 100th career NHL goal), and keeping disciplined kept the team at an even playing field throughout the final 2 frames. They capitalized on opportunities, and if you can believe it given the scoreboard, even missed out on a few Grade A chances. Beagle had a breakaway, Boeser on a partial break in tight to no avail; the team is fortunate to have some players with higher confidence levels, and finding the back of the net in the process. Virtanen and Schaller are driving forward, more fearless in approaching the net with the puck in toll. It’s a nice sight to see!

While I commend other players, I have to mention that Boeser and Pettersson were by no means sleeping. They haven’t been able to score on all their chances, and while I would like more to show for their ice time (a significant portion on the PP, which went 0 for 2 tonight), their fine chemistry last season clicked again tonight. Petey picked up 3 assists, his third of the night on a soft feed from beneath the goal line for Boeser’s fourth of the season. In fact, it was Petey who sprung Boeser on the partial break I mentioned earlier with a nifty saucer pass that didn’t convert. I liked their play tonight, if only they could rip those one-timers and/or wristers on a consistent and accurate basis, I’d be a happier camper. They were active and involved, and I hope that some of their teammates’ scoring touch will soon rub off as we approach the twelve game mark.

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All of the Canucks forwards picked up at least a point tonight, with Edler as the lone defenseman, notching 3 helpers this outing. He was a force, solid on both ends of the ice, and got some points as credit for a job well done. The group and Demko worked together to shut down Florida’s offense, only letting in a Brian Boyle wrister (after a scramble where the guys in blue had issues chipping the puck back across their blue line) and a Mike Hoffman PP goal. Not going to lie, the one-timer was a great goal that sent Demko’s water bottle cap flying as the puck hit the net’s centre. Overall, Demko stopped what he could see (including a good blocker save in tight off Huberdeau), and the team managed to pull out the win after a sloppier 3rd. They were prepared mentally and their play showed it, with depth scoring and the sustained offensive pressure that is needed to maintain leads. Time to catch some sun for a late one in Los Angeles (7:30 pm this Wednesday)! Here’s to hoping Bailey doesn’t show up as a mummy like Fin did at Rogers Arena, he definitely looked distressed – and creepier than usual.

Posted by: Chloe Hoy

#Everybody Loves Fin #Vancouver Canucks #Canucks #hockey #hockey blog #yvr #NHL #Chloe #Florida Panthers #Thatcher Demko #Elias Pettersson #Brock Boeser #Tim Schaller

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warninggraphiccontent · 4 years

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11 September 2020

The strategy is delivered

It's here!

Nearly two and a half years after it was announced, DCMS has published the framework National Data Strategy. It's open for consultation until 2 December, so do submit your thoughts by then. There's also an extremely interesting-looking report from the Government Office for Science alongside it on 'the future of citizen data systems'.

I'm sure you've not been able to sleep with excitement for my hot take on it all. With apologies to insomniacs, I'm going to take some time to digest the full suite of publications and announcements properly (see Meta Data, below), but some initial thoughts are here. There are also interesting responses from the Open Knowledge Foundation, Prospect, CBI, Peter, Mor, Tom, Owen, Heather Burns and Adam to keep you busy. And well done to the team at DCMS on getting it out.

Elsewhere:

Gaia, head of the National Data Strategy at DCMS, was one of the excellent speakers at this week's Data Bites, one of the best we've done, I think. 13, lucky for some, etc. Watch the event here.

More press briefings about magic data at the centre of government. Will we find out more? Does it really exist? Let's see.

I'll be chairing a few events at the IfG's virtual fringes for both Labour and Conservative party conferences.

Have a great weekend

Gavin

Today's links:

Graphic content

Viral content

Coronavirus UK map: confirmed Covid cases and deaths today (The Guardian)

UK government alarmed over rising coronavirus cases* (FT)

Covid: why Spain is hit worse than the rest of Europe* (FT)

Coronavirus surges in India as infections spread from cities* (FT)

The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020* (The Economist)

Coronavirus: Behind the rise in cases in five charts (BBC News)

Environment and climate

It’s a Race Against Heat, and Humanity Is Losing* (Bloomberg)

California, Washington and Oregon Fire Tracking Maps* (New York Times)

A devastated West Coast (Reuters)

Air attack: How California uses dozens of aircraft to battle wildfires (Reuters)

Net zero: how government can meet its climate change target (IfG)

Ministerial resignations (IfG)

'Permanent' secretaries (IfG)

Brexit bill tracker (IfG)

Cabinet secretaries (IfG)

Measuring up for levelling up (Onward)

What happens to Admin Court JRs (Joe Tomlinson, via Sukh)

There aren't enough jobs for America's unemployed (Axios)

Playing around with making presidential election Galton boards (Matthew Kay)

Trump-Biden Battleground States Shaped by Virus-Fueled Downturn* (Bloomberg)

Voters Face a Complicated Election as the Pandemic Remakes Voting* (Wall Street Journal)

Facebook offers a distorted view of American news* (The Economist)

Americans’ view of black-white race relations hits a 20-year low* (The Economist)

Polling explainer: is the race for the White House tightening?* (FT)

These are 922 of the most powerful people in America. 180 of them are people of color.* (New York Times)

1,018 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year* (Washington Post)

America in Crisis: A Closer Look at a Deeply Polarized Nation* (Bloomberg)

Everywhere else

Elections in Russia’s regions will be test of Putin machine* (FT)

What is at stake in the eastern Mediterranean crisis?* (FT)

How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port* (New York Times)

Evin Prison* (Tortoise)

#dataviz

BEST OF THE VISUALISATION WEB… MAY 2020 (Visualising Data)

How to pick more beautiful colors for your data visualizations (Datawrapper)

VISUALISING UNCERTAINTY: A SHORT INTRODUCTION (Analysis Under Uncertainty for Decision Makers Network)

Meta data

National Data Strategy

National Data Strategy (DCMS)

The future of citizen data systems (GO Science)

Government publishes new strategy to kickstart data revolution across the UK (DCMS)

Digital Secretary launches National Data Strategy at London Tech Week's Global Leaders Innovation Summit (DCMS)

UK National Data Strategy (NDS) consultation (DCMS)

Consumers and businesses to be given more control of data under new laws (BEIS, DCMS)

Smart data: putting consumers in control of their data and enabling innovation (BEIS, DCMS)

Government publishes long-promised national data strategy (Computer Weekly)

UK wants pandemic levels of data sharing to be the new normal (Tech Crunch)

For reaction, see introduction

Viral content

Coronavirus: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan 'frustrated' over 'lack of information' about contact tracing app (Sky News)

More testing alone will not get us out of this pandemic (Nature)

Scotland's new tracing app: What you need to know about Protect Scotland (BBC News)

Royal Society publishes rapid review of the science of the reproduction number and growth rate of COVID-19 (Royal Society)

Statistics, lies and the virus: Tim Harford’s five lessons from a pandemic* (FT)

Ministers warned on Covid freedom of information failures (The Ferret)

The government’s mass testing Moonshot project looks like a 90s Silicon Valley PowerPoint nightmare (Diginomica)

Identity crisis

No, Dominic Cummings isn't plotting to bring back ID cards* (Wired)

Industry ‘cautiously’ welcomes plan to overhaul digital ID, but privacy campaigners warn of weak protections (NS Tech)

Covid-19 strengthens the case for digital ID cards* (The Economist)

Experts slam government digital ID response (Computer Weekly)

I got 'rithm

From viral conspiracies to exam fiascos, algorithms come with serious side effects (The Observer)

The labour movement must be prepared for the age of the algorithm (LabourList)

Mutant Algorithms Are Coming for Your Education (Cathy O'Neill for Bloomberg)

A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? (GPT-3 for The Guardian)

The Guardian’s GPT-3-generated article is everything wrong with AI media hype (The Next Web)

Google Maps 101: How AI helps predict traffic and determine routes (Google)

Tech

Beware Dominic Cummings’s technology investment arms race* (The Independent)

Why Boris thinks no deal might be worth the pain (Robert Peston for The Spectator)

Inside Dominic Cummings' wild scheme to build a British Google via a no-deal Brexit: 'It's a bit of a simplistic way of thinking about technology'* (Business Insider)

A vision for community-powered tech: a real-time investigation into the relationship between civil society and technology in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (Glimmers)

Internet Society launches tool to protect the open web (NS Tech)

Facebook to be forced to stop sending EU data to the US (Politico)

Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election (BBC News)

Facebook’s ban on new political ads won’t change anything (CNBC)

Making the UK a digital clean tech leader (techUK)

UK government

It's the biggest job in tech. So why can't they find anyone to do it? (ZDNet)

The data flows of Universal Credit (medConfidential)

Data stakeholders in government - any research? (Edafe Onerhime)

'Data privacy' (Privacy Matters)

Local authority financial reporting and external audit: independent review (MHCLG)

Our Digital Future Consultation (Labour Party)

Everything else

Bringing Structure and Design to Data Governance (Sage Bionetworks)

Opening up climate data (Open Data Charter)

Inside the secret plan to reboot Isis from a huge digital backup* (Wired)

[Annual Report] Open Data to Shift Power (Open Data Charter)

A data fail left banks and councils exposed by a quick Google search* (Wired)

Opportunities

JOB: Investigator and Organiser (Foxglove)

JOB: Executive Director (Financial transparency Coalition)

JOBS: Deputy Director job opportunities with GOV.UK at the Government Digital Service (GDS)

JOBS: Assistant Deputy Directors (ONS)

JOBS: Data roles - Grade 6 and Grade 7 (DHSC)

JOB: Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer (ODI)

JOB: Policy Research Officer – Part Time (Campaign for Freedom of Information)

JOB: Legal officer (Privacy International)

JOB: Python Developer (Democracy Club)

JOB: AI Imaging Senior Programme Manager (NHSX)

EVENT: Coming together to face the social sector’s data challenges: the data for good festival 2021 (DataKind UK)

EVENT: Exploring Data Institutions (ODI)

CONSULTATION: Artificial intelligence and intellectual property (IPO)

And finally...

Hear, hear

PHANTOM ISLANDS – A SONIC ATLAS (Andrew Pekler)

Interstellar (A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail, via David)

A Data-Led Theory to Generationally Divide Dance Floors (The Pudding)

Everything else

At last - an honest response to an FOI (George Grylls)

Presenting the public beta of my digital government alignment chart (Chris Yiu)

Online testing session: Datopolis - The open data board game (ODI)

Can artificial intelligence create a decent dinner? (BBC News)

Finally, a decent use of not3words. (via Chris Barnes)

Petition for a canonical register of... (Alice)

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spikelarock · 6 years

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Kamasi Washington Hub-Tones - ‘Hub-Tones’, taken from Kamasi Washington's sophomore album Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth is available on Young Turks. http://bit.ly/2MFw10x Directed by Jenn Nkiru. Follow Kamasi Washington: Web - http://bit.ly/2CthXln Twitter - https://twitter.com/KamasiW Facebook - http://bit.ly/2AjQj9d Instagram - http://bit.ly/2Cun3On... Young Turks - http://bit.ly/2AjQjWL Director: Jenn Nkiru Executive Producer: Emily Rudge Production Co: Iconoclast HUB-TONES by FREDDIE HUBBARD published by HUBTONES MUSIC CO. (BMI) Pan-African Flag For The Relic Traveller courtesy of Larry Achiampong. Production Company: Iconoclast Director Jenn Nkiru Executive Producer Emily Rudge Producer: Lana Salfiti Production Manager: Polly Hartley Production Coordinator: Natalie Uglow Location Manager: Paul Davies 1st Assistant Director: Ed Bellamy Runner: Jim Penfold Runner: Morgan Kemeys Runner Mahta Hassanzadeh Runner: Louisa Rechenbach DOP: Benoit Soler Steadicam Op: Richard Lewis Focus Puller: Michael Hannides 2 nd AC: Cameron Axsel Camera Trainee Eva Klein Grip: Pete Muncey 2nd Grip: Jay Matthews Crane OP: Aaron Douglas Video Playback: Nat Valente DIT: Jay Patel Sound: Nigel Albermaniche Gaffer: Paul Allen Production Designer: Nathan Parker Art Director: Jenny Wells Prop Man: Max lincoln Art Department Runner Dave Stocks Art dept Rigger: Steve Daly Costume Designer (Womens): Feben Vebemmey Make Up Artist: Grace Marie Ellington Hair Stylist: Charlotte Mensah Choreographer: Ivan Blackstock Cast: Summer Pearl Cast: Myriam Sow Cast: Nadia Adu Gyamei Editor: Kit Wells VFX Sarah Crux VFX Company: Electric Theatre Company Colourist Tim Smith Grading Company Electric Theatre Company Label: Young Turks Label: XL Recordings - https://youtu.be/u-e6mOTK__Y

#YouTube #SLRoxox

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tenaciouspersonbouquetus-blog · 6 years

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American legion essay 2011 Flag Essay Contest

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I’m a HP nerd, but I love books and reading in general. My favorite book would probably be The Memory of Light by Francisco X Stork because it was what I needed at the time, but I also love The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I don’t know, I love books so much it’s sad �� what about music? What do you like to listen to?

PART 2: And I have a couple good gay books I could recommend to you if you were interested, I used to go to the library with my ex and we’d find all the gay books we could and read them .

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Oh yeh, I read HP in 8th grade, all the books in a month, but I feel like I really missed out, because I didnt grow up on it? And then i read it all and watch all the films right there, it didnt span over my childhood, Like my mum refused to let me read or watch it, and it wasn’t until I got to highschool that I realised “oh shit, like, culturally, Im so far behind because ive been banned from all these things” and yeh it was p good, i loved it at the time, now im just like “eh” about it. Perks is a really great book tho !! (i love the movie too) Nd thnks but ive got a tonne of lists of good gay books saved, ive just not bothered, plus we’ve got AO3 so im content.

Im super picky about music. Like, very particular. So I only first started listening to music in like 2010, so I can get behind 2010 pop, and then I had a country phase which will be a part of my heart forever -so like 2012 country, and then a brief emo phase, and then a life-long taylor swift phase, and these days, i love Badlands Halsey, and Hayley Kiyoko (obvs) and Zolita (🙌), but the last few days Ive been listening to this playlist of 90s pop rock on spotify because i watched Everything Sucks! I also am quite fond of Ed Sheeran and Troye Sivan.

In fact, I’ll give you my top recs from each era aha

1. Airplane - B.O.B ; Fireflies - Owl City ; Paparazzi - Lady Gaga ; Funhouse - Pink

2. Mama’s Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert ; Blown Away - Carrie Underwood ; Play It Again - Luke Bryan ; Storm Warning - Hunter Hayes ; Bartender - Lady Antebellum ; Are you gonna kiss me or not? - Thompson Square ; If I Die Young - The Band Perry ; Pontoon - Little Big Town

3. Little Talks - Monsters & Men ; Misery Business - Paramore

4. (Taylor Swift) Tim McGraw - self-titled ; Change - Fearless ; Long Live - Speak Now ; Starlight - Red ; Clean - 1989 ; Getaway Car - Reputation

5. The entire Badlands album minus Colors Pt 2 & I Walk The Line

6. Holy - Zolita ; The A Team - Ed Sheeran ; DKLA - Troye Sivan ; Feelings - Hayley Kiyoko

Hbu?

#flamingo anon #lol sorry for the long ass response #Anonymous

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26 Legends of Notre Dame

How did I do in my other classes? I guess, just fine. Even though I failed chemistry the Fall semester, my grade was so close to passing, my semester GPA was pulled down by only three or four points. I avoided probation, and got nowhere near the Dean’s List. However, the Spring Semester, with that 97 in Chemistry, I missed the Dean’s List by one-tenth of a point. Through it all, I was learning something important about myself- when I put my nose to the grindstone, I do very well. More appropriately, I found out I really could handle the academics…maybe I have a brain, after all.

Before I move out of my first year as a Fighting Irishman, there are three topics of importance about which I would like to tell you a Jim Van Petten, a Notre Dame Legend, Marcia K., a real cute nurse I couldn’t get my eyes away from, and Notre Dame football.

I believe I have mentioned Jim Van Petten two times before now. I have labeled Jim a Notre Dame Legend. I do put him on a level with my personal legends at Notre Dame. The one thing about Jim that separates him from all the other Notre Dame Legends is that he was not very well known. Today, if you ask any Notre Dame fan, student or otherwise, to name three Notre Dame Legends, you might hear Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, and Ara Parseghian, or Johnny Lujack, John Lattner, and Paul Hornung. It is unlikely you would hear Tom Brennan, Jim McCaraghy, or Jim Van Petten. But if you were a student who took Philosophical Psychology, you would include Tom Brennan; or if you worked as a soda jerk in the South Dinning Hall, you would have included Jim McCaraghy; or if you walked by the Bobbin Restaurant and met another student who was form Oak Park, Illinois, you would have named Jim Van Petten. Brennan, McCaraghy, and Van Petten were my personal legends.

As the first semester was coming to a close, I was standing outside Room 104 O”Shaughnessy Hall, when inside that classroom, a priest was on a rant, yelling at the students in the room. I couldn’t believe what I witnessed. I made up my mind, if that priest ended up being my teacher, I would drop the class.

Prior to the start of the spring semester, I had to register for my classes. In a nut shell, I wanted to take a logic class, but there wasn’t one available that could work into my schedule. My adviser, with the Dean’s permission, put me in a philosophical psychology class for which logic was a prerequisite. When I got into the classroom, 104 O’Shaughnessy, the professor wasn’t there, yet. I took a seat by the windows. Suddenly, my jaw dropped when into the room walked that priest who I watched rant and yell at his unfortunate students. I said to the student sitting in front of me, “This priest is nuts! Last semester, I watched him go out of his mind. I’m gonna drop this course!”

That kid, in front of me, turned around and said, “Are you kidding? Do you know who that is? That’s 88-Brennan. Everyone gets an 88 or better, unless your absolutely stupid. Father Tom Brennan is a legend! This is one of the hardest classes to get into. I wouldn’t drop the class. You just hit a gold mine!”

Yes, I did hit a gold mine! I looked forward to every moment with Fr. Brennan. In that first class, he made it around the room, and had a public conversation with each of us. When he got to me, I’m certain he was taken aback by my size. But he seemed to understand to say nothing of that. Instead, he found out where I was from and my major. Then he discovered I had not taken Logic 101. I thought I had it. But instead, he introduced me to the class as “The Advanced Freshman”. I was thrilled! I was the Advanced Freshman throughout the course. Our final exam, after 40 or so class meetings of humor and Catholic philosophy went like this: He walked into our classroom with a slew of bluebooks, and wrote on the blackboard, “Quid est homo?”. He then looked at Tim Reilly and said, “Reilly pass out the bluebooks, wait until everyone is finished, and bring them all to me at the Huddle. I’m going over there for coffee. I wrote almost a bluebook and a half about man’s soul. The Advanced Freshman learned a lot, and was rewarded with an 89%.

As a soda jerk in the South dining hall, I ran into another “legend”- Jim McCaraghy. Jim was my supervisor. When I first met him, he introduced himself as “Jim McCaraghy, that’s M-c-C-a-r-a-g-h-y, the ‘g’ is silent like pee in swimming”. I can best describe him as an old Irish elf with glasses. He was Irish through and through. Almost a carbon copy of Barry Fitzgerald, except he didn’t have that Irish brogue. He took interest in all of the students, and shared so much of himself. One of his claims to fame was, when Knute Rockne was alive, he regularly joined in on Rockne’s poker night. Only those students, such as myself, who were honored to work with him and talk with him, would call Jim McCaraghy a legend.

Finally, there was Jim Van Petten. Jim is my number one Notre Dame legend! He is what a Catholic, more precisely, what a Christian ought to be. He has always offered himself to anyone in need. Throughout his life, others have always come first. I suppose we met because he gathered I was a student who needed a friend. He regularly ate at the Bobbin Restaurant, which was on my walk from the bus stop to St. Joseph Hospital, where I worked. One late afternoon, he approached me on the street to find out if I was a student. We struck up a friendship that has exceeded sixty years.

Even though I speak of Jim as a saint, he wasn’t perfect. Here are a few of his sins: 1)He would receive money from his grandmother, get on a train, and travel to one of the many Chicago Area race tracks. He had a system. Funny thing, he never got rich from his winnings; 2) He systematically rated girls on an A through F scale. I wish I could tell you the parameters of each grade level. Good looks were important, and so was height. Jim was my size, or even a bit smaller. Eventually, he married Ruth, definitely A material! {Actually, I had no understanding of his rating scale, so I used mine for Ruth) and 3) Jim didn’t know how to be gracious enough to let me win at anything. Be it tennis, ping-pong, pool, or checkers, he would triumph with a poorly hidden gloat. I think, much earlier, I mentioned Jim having more trophies in Oak Park’s Fenwick High School’s trophy cases than Johnny Lattner- a Fenwick student who was awarded the Heisman Trophy and became a Notre Dame Legend. But as you may have guessed, Jim’s trophies were not in football. However, like Lattner, he was an ND legend- one of my own ND legends! Here’s just one example of why Jim Van Petten deserves this honor.

Later in his academic program, he signed up for Business Law, a required course for his major in the College of Business. Jim managed to keep up with any assignments regardless of what horsetracks were open. This, in itself, was near miraculous. However, the greatest feat I witnessed was his preparation for and his performance on the Business Law Final. Hustling back from the horses rather late the night before the exam, Jim went to his Business law book and scanned the 900 + pages through an all-night cram session. He took the final, and ended up with a 96%. If he had just not crammed the night before the exam- he could have returned that book to the bookstore “Unused” or better yet “Unused by a Notre Dame Legend”!

Although not one of my legends, I would like to briefly tell you about Marcia K. and me. Marcia was a nurse (in training) at Holy Cross Central School of Nursing. She was the prettiest nurse I had ever seen. Like, Mary Lou Dillon, I gulped every time I saw her. Most of the time, I would spot her on Saturdays and/or Sundays. She was about my height, blonde hair, a friendly smile, and always said hello. I became somewhat obsessed looking for her any time a group of nurses came down the hallway. I knew she knew I was a Notre Dame student, which meant I was eligible for dating or even marriage.

The big dance for the ND freshmen was coming up. It was called, “A Nigh in Venice”. As you might expect, this was a very scary moment in my life. I hadn’t been to a dance with a date since sixth grade, my only date in high school was the one with Linda Larriar when we ducked for apples, and I hardly knew Marcia. Asking her to attend a semi-formal dance with me was really scary. Somehow, I got up enough courage to ask her. Surprisingly, she said, “yes, I would love to go with you.”

I bought Marcia a corsage, and I had on a new suit. The crazy thing about that night was that I had a “craptastic” time. Little did I know she had the “hots” for a ND freshman who had asked a different girl to the dance. Just about through the entire dance, she was off looking for that other guy, with me following her everywhere. I might have danced with her once or twice. I don’t remember. We didn’t even have our picture taken together under the “A Night in Venice“ sign. At the end of the night, I thanked her and went to give a quick kiss on her lips. She turned her head so she got the kiss on her cheek. I was very embarrassed as I left. At work, the very next day, two of the nurses sought me out and told me why she acted that way. They felt embarrassed for me. Marcia is not a legend; she is a bad memory.

The final topic of thi post is my experience with Notre Dame football. Since I worked on Saturdays, I didn’t see the first game that year. It was an away game, and I can’t remember with whom. The following week, Purdue University was at Notre Dame. Since I got off for home games, I went to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time. All the ND students sat in the northwest corner of the stadium with all the St. Mary’s students next to us, but further into the end zone. My seat was on the end with the aisle to my left. I sat next to a student who was a diehard ND fan. He was irritating. Purdue won the game, and that guy was crying and talking about not being No. 1. You would have thought the end of the world had come. Since Purdue was a team I always liked, and I was not yet fully brainwashed with the Notre Dame spirit, the results of that game did not affect me. Eventually, I reached diehard level, but I never cried. I just got depressed.

And that, as I wrote earlier, is a lifelong malady. I was at Notre Dame as their football performance slid quickly downhill. Even with Paul Hornung, they weren’t that good. The coach was Terry Brennan. He inherited Frank Leahy’s players, so his first two seasons were fairly good. (9-1 and 8-2).

Regarding football, the neatest thing that happened was meeting Don Schaefer. I think he was a half back It was in Dillon Hall. I was applying to be a cheerleader. Schaefer just happened to be there. He couldn’t believe a a little squirt like me was a student. He decided to show everyone in the hall that he could press me. In an instant, I was high over his head. Little did he know he had just pressed a Notre Dame Legend- The Advanced Freshman!

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What’s Hot in 2nd-Grade with #2ndchat moderator Carol McLaughlin

Episode 138 on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

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Today Carol McLaughlin @missmac100 second grade teacher from Alabama and #2ndchat moderator talks about the global trends in second grade. From Project based learning, global projects and steam to the biggest heartbreaks of second-grade teachers, Carol shares it all. She gives a pep talk for second-grade teachers that will get you excited to innovate! Even if you don’t teach second grade, you’ll learn a lot.

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What’s Hot in 2nd-Grade with #2ndchat moderator Carol McLaughlin

Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e138 From Audio File: 138-Carol-McLaughlin Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Carol McLaughlin @missmac100 from Alabama, but she is the moderator for Second Chat #2ndchat, currently. And today, Carol, we thought we would talk about some of the trends we’re seeing in second grade across the world. So what’s hot with second grade teachers right now?

2nd Grade Trend #1: Project Based Learning

Carol: Well, what I’m really excited to see is that second grade and other primary classes – but second grade are starting to do Project Based Learning. That’s always been really elevated in the upper grades, but I’m starting to see second grade and lower do some Project Based Learning in their classrooms.

Vicki: So, do you think it’s just – you know, because there’s a difference between projects and Project Based Learning…

We’ll have a person on the show tomorrow from the Buck Institute to talk about this important difference between projects and project-based learning. You might do a “project” but that doesn’t mean you’re doing PBL. There is

Carol: Yes.

Vicki: Do you think teachers are really grasping that difference?

Carol: The ones that are on Second Chat do. They realize that it’s not just a project. And projects are great, all on their own. They have their place, and we still do projects. But Project Based Learning is a whole other animal, and so I see teachers really trying to get their kids involved and engaged in problems they can solve. [They’re] using all the skill they need to solve it with a real audience and finding experts in that field – because kids can do that, and they get excited about what they’re learning because they’re solving a real problem.

Not Just Visiting the Zoo – Collaborating with It

Vicki: Can you think of an example that you’ve seen lately?

Carol: Yes! My class collaborated with our local zoo. I happen to know the educational director, one of the education directors at the zoo, and I wanted to do something with animals that was a big standard that we had. I wanted research to be part of it, but I also wanted to help the zoo because the zoo has been really rebuilding. They redesigned their zoo, and I wanted kids to be really excited about it.

So, I contacted him, and we made a project together, where he asked us to try to think of some animals that would be a good addition to the zoo, [some] that they didn’t currently have. And so they had to research what the zoo already had, and then they had to research what animals would be good for the zoo, and animals that kids would like. They did all this research, and they polled kids [about] what they wanted, and they sent all their results to the zoo. Not knowing that they didn’t mean to get that zoo animal, but it just meant that they had input that the zoo would listen to. And that was fun for them to do that.

Great teachers will contact people and see what they can do. The worst thing they can do is say “no.” You already DON’T have a project with that person, so you have nothing to lose. Great teacherpreneurs create partnerships to pursue learning like business entrepreneurs create partnerships to pursue business. We can do this.

Vicki: Did the zoo listen?

Carol: They did listen. They didn’t have to get that animal, but they gave them feedback and told them what they liked about it and why they could or could not get that animal. But they were so excited! We skyped with many of the zookeepers, and they talked to them about why the animal would be good for the zoo or not. They learned so much more than they would just doing a little animal research project.

Vicki: Oh, so much. OK, what other trends. Project Based Learning, what else?

2nd Grade Trend #2: Global Projects

Carol: I noticed that a lot of Global Projects are huge right now. We want our kids connected to other classrooms around the world. It can be as simple as just solving a math problem with each other, or doing a science project, or doing a whole chapter book that we are sharing books and ideas with.

Vicki: You connect and collaborate with guests we’ve had on the show. Why don’t you tell us [about] one of your collect global projects?

Carol: Oh my goodness. One of the coolest ones I did was actually with Tim Cahey, who teaches in Chicago, and another teacher taught in Canada, which was not Vickie Margado but another friend and another teacher taught in California, and then I was in Alabama. We collaborated with an author, Tricia Springstubb, who wrote Cody and the Fountain of Happiness. We all read the same book at the same time, but we each shared ideas throughout it, and we had different things we talked about in the book. At the end, the author skyped with all four of our classes, which was fun!

Vicki: Oh, wow. When you get creative and you become a “teacherpreneur” like you are, you just put together – it’s almost like, you know, business deals, but it’s really deals between classrooms, you know, because you’re a “teacher-preneur.” OK, what else? So we have Project Based Learning, we have Global Projects. What else?

2nd Grade Trend #3: STEAM and MakerSpaces

Carol: Of course, STEAM is a big thing that teachers are wanting to do in Maker Space. Having kids get very involved in using all the parts of STEAM. What I love about Twitter and other things from #2ndChat is that we get to share ideas and talk among ourselves about ideas we have, but we can also contact people.

Chris Woods — he is @dailystem on Twitter – and he’s done our chat a few times. He is an expert in STEAM and STEM and science. He gave us great practical ideas about how to make every day STEAM activities and how to easily integrate it into your lessons.

The Biggest Heartbreak of 2nd Grade Teachers

Vicki: OK. So, let me ask you this. We talked about three ideas. What’s the biggest heartbreak of second grade teachers right now?

Carol: I see a lot of people struggle between wanting to do innovative things and the pull for some to stay traditional because testing, sadly, has gotten all the way down to second grade. The push for getting all the content in – and people keep it all isolated, instead of thinking about it being integrated – which is why Project Based Learning works, and STEAM works, and these global projects work so well.

They teach all of these things in a way that makes sense to kids, but we don’t always have people join with us. So a lot of the time, I feel like we’re “lone wolves” in our schools. That’s heartbreaking because the whole part of teaching that’s fun is to do it with someone else, get excited, share ideas. We’re better together.

This past Monday I was at a lunch and learn with the VP of Human Development at Chic-Fil-A, Mark MIller and he made an interesting point that applies here. He talks about the constant tension between results and relationships. I think in teaching we have it too. -Vicki Davis

Mistakes 2nd Grade Teachers are Making Right Now

Vicki: Absolutely. What do you think is a mistake that some second-grade teachers are making right now, besides maybe just the traditional piece? Are there common mistakes you’re seeing?

Carol: I think sometimes second grade teachers are scared to let [go of] control of their classrooms, and also the technology, thinking that their [students] are too young to do it. And they’re not. Second graders are amazing in technology. They’re leaders, already. They can do a lot of these things. I think [the teachers] are kind of scared to let go – it’ll be chaos – but if you have them in the right project and the right activity, doing the right things that are very engaging, kids will take off with all those things. They will surprise you beyond what you could possibly ever do. I think teachers just don’t want to let go all the time, scared of what might happen. But that “what happened” is the most fun part!

Vicki: Yeah. So, Carol, could you give a 30-second pep talk to all the second grade teachers listening right now to give them the energy to just be awesome for their kids?

Carol: You do not know what you’re missing if you don’t try some of these things. Maybe you’re scared, and maybe you don’t feel like you’ve have someone else to do it with, but reach out online –through #2ndChat or through some other second grade teachers online. Ask other people in your district. There’s someone else who’s willing to try it. Just try it. One time. Start small. Do something like maybe an integrated unit or a small Project Based Learning or a STEAM activity or a global project. Start small. You will become addicted to it. You’re going to want to do it more and more, because your kids are going to benefit, and your kids are going to learn more than you can possibly imagine.

Vicki: So, join #2ndChat, and remember if you’re in another grade, there’s #3rdChat, there’s #4thChat, there’s #5thChat, there’s #KinderChat, there’s #1stChat. There’s all these chats out there, where you can find awesome, engaged, excited teachers like Carol. Like you, we don’t have to be an island of innovation. We don’t have to be alone. We’re better together. We get energy from one another. So, you need to join in, be part of the chat and the community, and learn. Carol, I know that you started as a “lurker,” right?

With all of the Twitter chats, there’s no reason for teachers to feel isolated and alone. You can find collaborators and people to join.

Carol: I did! I just read everything for a long time. But the magic happens when you engage with others.

Vicki: Yeah. Yeah, it does. So, get out there. Be a remarkable educator. We’ve had so many wonderful ideas today.

Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford

Full Bio As Submitted

Carol McLaughlin

Carol has been an elementary educator in the primary grades for 26 years. She holds a Masters Degree and a National Board Certification. She has presented in various school districts. Carol was a PBS 2016 Digital Innovator and also serves as the moderator for #2ndchat.

Carol believes this is the best time to be a teacher and a student with the integration of technology to expand the classroom globally and to display learning in new and exciting ways. She believes that student choice is vital to creating a love of learning.

Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.)

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Broadway Across Palm Beach

The Raymond F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Announces Kravis On Broadway’s 10th Anniversary Season Featuring Seven Blockbuster Hits in 2017/2018 Including Multiple Tony Award® Winners & Kravis Center Debuts. They are: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I (November 7-12, 2017); THE BOOK OF MORMON (November 21-26, 2017); FINDING NEVERLAND (January 2-7, 2018); CABARET (February 6-11, 2018); THE ILLUSIONISTS Live From Broadway (March 6-11, 2018); THE BODYGUARD (April 10-15, 2018); SOMETHING ROTTEN! (May 1-6, 2018), and Coming to the 2018/2019 Kravis On Broadway Season Disney’s THE LION KING.

(Photo: The Book of Mormon / Joan Marcus)

Lee Bell, the Kravis Center’s Senior Director of Programming said: “2017/2018 marks the Tenth Anniversary of Kravis On Broadway, and this spectacular season features seven not-to-missed shows including six making their Kravis On Broadway debut and the return of the Tony Award® winning Best Musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which sold out during its first Kravis Center run in December 2014.”

The 2017/2018 Kravis On Broadway series includes:

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I

November 7-12, 2017

Two worlds collide in the Lincoln Center Theater production of this “breathtaking and exquisite” (The New York Times) musical, directed by Bartlett Sher. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score that features such beloved classics as “Getting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and “Something Wonderful.” Set in 1860’s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children. Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I is “too beautiful to miss” (New York Magazine).

THE BOOK OF MORMON

November 21-26, 2017

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of the century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award®-winning Best Musical. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, THE BOOK OF MORMON has truly become an international sensation. Contains Explicit Language.

FINDING NEVERLAND

January 2-7, 2018

The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award® winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. The magic of Barrie’s classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this heartwarming theatrical event. FINDING NEVERLAND is “far and away the best musical of the year!” (NPR).

CABARET

February 6-11, 2018

Based on Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony Award®-winning production, Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall’s (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films), CABARET comes to the Kravis Center. Welcome to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd – and to leave their troubles outside. But as life in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more uncertain, will the decadent allure of Berlin nightlife be enough to get them through their dangerous times? Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at CABARET, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

THE ILLUSIONISTS: Live from Broadway

March 6-11, 2018

Hailed as “a high-tech magic extravaganza” by The New York Times, this mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of five of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. THE ILLUSIONISTS – Live From Broadway has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions. Direct from Broadway, this is the world’s best-selling magic show.

THE BODYGUARD

April 10-15, 2018

Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,�� “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. film and adapted by Academy Award- winner (Birdman) Alexander Dinelaris, THE BODYGUARD had its world premiere in London’s West End where it was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. The Southern Daily Echo raved, “It started with a gunshot and kept us on the edge of our seats from the outset. Exciting, thrilling, uplifting, moving – THE BODYGUARD is a truly exceptional show! … A five gold star-winning show. Miss it at your peril!”

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

May 1-6, 2018

Welcome to the ’90s — the 1590s — long before the dawn of premium tickets, star casting and reminders to turn off your cell phones. Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard”. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first MUSICAL! But amidst the scandalous excitement of Opening Night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self … and all that jazz. With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is an uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals — those dazzling creations that entertain us, inspire us, and remind us that everything’s better with an exclamation point! From the director of Aladdin and the co-director of The Book of Mormon, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is “Broadway’s big, fat hit!” (NY Post).

And Coming to the 2018/2019 Kravis On Broadway Season Disney’s THE LION KING

More than 90 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING, and now you can, too, when the world’s best-loved musical comes to the Kravis Center for the first time. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like Disney’s THE LION KING.

The best way to ensure being first in line to order tickets to Disney’s THE LION KING at the Kravis Center during the 2018/2019 season is to remain or become a subscriber to the Kravis On Broadway 2017/2018 season.

How to Get Tickets to Kravis On Broadway 2017/2018: Subscribers for the Kravis On Broadway series will receive their renewals in early March. Kravis Center donors will receive information on becoming a Kravis On Broadway subscriber for the 2017-2018 series mid May, and subscriptions will go on sale to the general public in June. For more information about becoming a donor, log on to kravis.org/membership, or call (561) 651-4320.

For information about purchasing a subscription to Kravis On Broadway 2017/2018, contact the Kravis Center box office at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, or log on to www.Kravis.org/broadwayseason.

For group sales contact Teri Reid at (561) 651-4438 or [email protected] or Karen Farruggia at (561) 651-4304 or [email protected].

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

Celebrating 25 Seasons of Success, Thanks To The Community: This season, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts celebrates a Quarter-Century on Stage. And while we celebrate our silver anniversary, we renew our commitment to the community to present the gold standard of excellence in the performing arts.

Today, the Kravis Center is a thriving cultural complex, serving as the gateway to downtown West Palm Beach. Thanks to so many who have and continue to support the Center; it has become one of the premier performing arts centers with a renowned national and international reputation.

The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call 561-832-7469 or visit the official website at http://www.kravis.org/.

source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/24/broadway-across-palm-beach/ from Hot Spots Magazine http://hotspotsmagazin.blogspot.com/2017/08/broadway-across-palm-beach.html

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Broadway Across Palm Beach

(Photo: The Book of Mormon / Joan Marcus)

The 2017/2018 Kravis On Broadway series includes:

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I

November 7-12, 2017

THE BOOK OF MORMON

November 21-26, 2017

FINDING NEVERLAND

January 2-7, 2018

CABARET

February 6-11, 2018

THE ILLUSIONISTS: Live from Broadway

March 6-11, 2018

THE BODYGUARD

April 10-15, 2018

Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. film and adapted by Academy Award- winner (Birdman) Alexander Dinelaris, THE BODYGUARD had its world premiere in London’s West End where it was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. The Southern Daily Echo raved, “It started with a gunshot and kept us on the edge of our seats from the outset. Exciting, thrilling, uplifting, moving – THE BODYGUARD is a truly exceptional show! … A five gold star-winning show. Miss it at your peril!”

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

May 1-6, 2018

And Coming to the 2018/2019 Kravis On Broadway Season Disney’s THE LION KING

For information about purchasing a subscription to Kravis On Broadway 2017/2018, contact the Kravis Center box office at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, or log on to www.Kravis.org/broadwayseason.

For group sales contact Teri Reid at (561) 651-4438 or [email protected] or Karen Farruggia at (561) 651-4304 or [email protected].

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/24/broadway-across-palm-beach/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/164562328695

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Broadway Across Palm Beach

(Photo: The Book of Mormon / Joan Marcus)

The 2017/2018 Kravis On Broadway series includes:

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I

November 7-12, 2017

THE BOOK OF MORMON

November 21-26, 2017

FINDING NEVERLAND

January 2-7, 2018

CABARET

February 6-11, 2018

THE ILLUSIONISTS: Live from Broadway

March 6-11, 2018

THE BODYGUARD

April 10-15, 2018

Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. film and adapted by Academy Award- winner (Birdman) Alexander Dinelaris, THE BODYGUARD had its world premiere in London’s West End where it was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. The Southern Daily Echo raved, “It started with a gunshot and kept us on the edge of our seats from the outset. Exciting, thrilling, uplifting, moving – THE BODYGUARD is a truly exceptional show! … A five gold star-winning show. Miss it at your peril!”

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

May 1-6, 2018

And Coming to the 2018/2019 Kravis On Broadway Season Disney’s THE LION KING

For information about purchasing a subscription to Kravis On Broadway 2017/2018, contact the Kravis Center box office at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, or log on to www.Kravis.org/broadwayseason.

For group sales contact Teri Reid at (561) 651-4438 or [email protected] or Karen Farruggia at (561) 651-4304 or [email protected].

About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/24/broadway-across-palm-beach/

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Learning disabilities do not define us

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Though challenges like dyslexia can make learning difficult, these disabilities shouldn't define who you are – or what you can do. Tim Kwee, CC BY-NC

I am an educator of educators. I teach others how to be the best teachers. But, I’m also different.

I have learning challenges.

As we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I’m reminded of my personal journey.

My disabilities could have defined me. But they did not. I don’t consider myself dyslexic or learning-disabled.

I am Jim. And here’s the story of how I overcame my challenges and found my life’s calling – and of the dedicated educators who helped me along the way.

This year the Americans with Disabilities Act celebrates its 27th anniversary. Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/IPX/AP Photo

My disability

Born in 1970, I suffered a head injury as a young boy while roughhousing with friends. Maybe that led to my learning problems. Maybe it didn’t. Doctors aren’t really sure.

What I do know for sure is that in kindergarten, I couldn’t spell my name: James. That’s when I became Jim. Over a period of time, I turned Jim into Mij.

I didn’t like school. I decided it was about one thing: learning to read and write. I was poor at both.

I didn’t like myself.

James Gentry, the author, in second grade. CC BY

At the age of six, I was diagnosed with dyslexia or a minimal brain dysfunction with learning disabilities. At the time, awareness about dyslexia was so poor that my mother asked, “Is it contagious?”

Then something changed.

In 1975, Congress passed Public Law 94-142, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This law provided special education services for all students with disabilities.

A breed of new educators – called special education teachers – came to my school in East Texas. They developed a curriculum tailored just for kids like me. The curriculum provided reading and writing experiences using specialized learning strategies. My teachers helped me learn to read books by looking at pictures, acting out stories and reading text.

Left, right, tar

A crucial event occurred in my second year of first grade that helped crystallize the visual cues I was being trained to see.

It was the summer of 1977. The roads of my small town were being resurfaced with asphalt and tar and I did what any inquisitive young boy would do: I stepped right into the middle of the warm, gooey stuff.

Predictably, it stuck to the side of one of my shoes.

The next morning, I lined up the shoes so they stuck together perfectly. Next, I slid my feet into the correct left and right shoes.

In the ‘70’s, they didn’t have cute stickers to help me figure out which shoe was which. Shoezooz, CC BY-ND

I was elated.

For the first time, I was able to place my shoes on the right feet using that sticky tar as visual and kinesthetic cues that my teachers had taught me. I was independent.

This was the beginning of understanding visual cues to learn to read, write and tell left from right. Even though it still took a while, I learned to make the connections.

For instance, when one of my teachers told me I needed to write on the correct side, I still didn’t understand. I asked, “What’s the correct side?” She said, “Write from left to right.”

I asked what are left and right. She took my paper, moved the holes of the paper to one side of my desk and said, “The holes face this way, left.”

I looked in that direction and saw these huge windows.

I still remember thinking, “This is like my shoes and that tar.” I knew it was unlikely the windows would move, so every time I began to write, I moved the holes of my paper toward the windows.

I learned to adjust to my visual landmarks if my desk moved by asking people what was my left.

I never wrote on the wrong side again.

Legs, loops, letters

Once I understood spatial relationships, I made new discoveries with letters and numbers, finding that some have “legs” and “loops” that faced the holes in the notebook paper while others faced in the opposite direction.

For instance, letters and numbers like a, d, 7, 3, and Jj faced the holes, while Bb, L, Ee, Ff, and Cc faced away from the holes. There were confusing ones like Zz, 5, Ss, and 2 that had loops and legs that faced toward and faced away from the holes on the notebook paper. I had to memorize or review them each time.

For people with dyslexia, learning letters and numbers can require special strategies. Cmspic/shutterstock.com

As I learned to write, I learned to read better too. I could call some words out orally and use pictures to fill in the missing parts.

Using visual cues and working with my peers and teachers were the solutions to learning, reading and writing. Also, I could persuade peers to read to me, and piece the meaning together like a puzzle.

Later, using visual cues helped me play football and drive a car. And it all started with tar and some teachers holding my hand.

College and beyond

The author, James Gentry, in his college graduation photo. CC BY

Learning with learning challenges is never easy. But higher education proved to be an even greater challenge.

Spelling often seemed to me to be an insurmountable challenge. Professors required me to type my papers, but the end result resembled patchwork drywall thanks to the amount of white correction tape I used to correct misspelled words.

That’s when I found something that was as life-changing as the tar-on-my-shoes experience: the invention and availability of the personal computer.

I purchased an IBM clone with a word processing program that would review and check spelling. Once I used the word processor to complete various written assignments for college, I was like a caveman who discovered fire. I could turn in clean documents without worrying about handwriting legibility or the letters facing the wrong direction.

A personal computer – with word processing and spellchecking software – helped me overcome dyslexia and become a writer. Wolfgang Stief

I was free. I could be a writer.

I completed my bachelor of science degree in psychology with a 4.0 grade point average. Later, while working as a schoolteacher, I completed my master’s degree in special education and my doctor of education degree in curriculum and instruction, again with a 4.0 grade point average.

Making a difference

I’m now a teacher. And as an associate professor at Tarleton State University, I work with students and their parents to focus on their abilities and not their disabilities – just like my teachers did.

And I still face the same learning challenges that I did as a young boy.

My experiences and challenges have enabled me to listen to my students more. I model every day the value of building relationships and collaborative learning. My school days taught me that learning occurs best when done together.

In 2016, the students at my university selected me as a speaker for Tarleton’s “Last Lecture” speaker series. I shared my story. I wanted our students with disabilities to know, “You are not alone!”

In 2016, James Gentry was asked to deliver a lecture about his experiences as a disabled professor. Tarleton State University, CC BY-NC-ND

Since this speech, I’ve had numerous students and professors come up to me to describe various learning challenges they’ve endured for most of their lives. Many of them are still working to overcome these challenges today.

This experience has helped me to discover that we’re all working to do our best with the challenges we face. Hiding or ignoring learning challenges is lonely and sad. We all – humans, I mean – have challenges in common. If anything, sharing and overcoming them together is the new reality.

We’re all different, and that’s a good thing. Remember that you have something to offer the world: a thought, a story, a new way to do something or some creation that may change the world for the better. Please be brave and overcome that challenge. We need you. You belong. You’re not alone.

The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act before it have given me and others like me the opportunity to thrive.

And what a difference that has made in our worlds.

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This is an updated version of an article originally published on July 24, 2015.

James Gentry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above.

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