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Earth Day has passed, but that doesn’t mean we should stop talking about the planet.

Earth Day. The first Earth Day was held in 1970, credit of the idea goes to Gaylord Nelson. Nelson created the day in hopes of demonstrating political support for an environmental agenda. But, as I look at the current political agenda it seems the original idea of Earth Day has been lost along with the American government’s integrity.
Three and a half years ago I stood on the streets of San Francisco asking people to “Step into my office…” and talk about climate change. Three and a half years ago I got a lot of proverbial doors slammed in my face. Before the hurricanes, the droughts, the wild fires, the blizzards, and the mass melting of arctic ice the general public was not interested in climate change. I know this for a fact, I know this in ways most people don’t.
I spent a semester outside of college living in San Francisco and studying with Greenpeace. When people generally think of Greenpeace they imagine the show Whale Wars and crazy hippies. Greenpeace is actually the largest non-violent environmental activist group in the world.
Two years later tropical storm Irene hit New York, a historic storm that marked the first time Albany ever issued a tropical storm warning, and followed it with an alarmingly dry winter. Six months after that, parts of America and Australia (among others) saw massive wildfires spreading out of control. Then the ice around the arctic reached an all time low, many scientists said it had basically disappeared. This past summer, the droughts have affected crops for the coming year. Then, Hurricane Sandy, much of Long Island and New Jersey will never be the same after the massive super storm.
In 2013, 90% of scientists believe that humans are affecting the climate and the temperatures are rising. Four out of five Americans believe humans are a cause of climate change and that it needs to be addressed quickly. These statistics are staggering when you realize that a mere three years ago the public was vastly uninformed or just thought tree huggers had made it up.
New introductions like the Keystone XL pipeline and Fracking the Marcellus Shale are leading us into a scary future. According to Bill McKibben, an environmental activist who has written extensively on Global Warming, if the temperature of Earth raises 2 degrees Celsius there would be a massive change in the climate. It has already risen 0.8 degrees and we have seen drastic changes as mentioned above. The more informed everyone is on climate change and its direct correlation to the fossil fuel industry the better. This is where Earth Day should come in; across the planet 192 countries celebrate the holiday and we will see if any legislative attention is paid to the issues that threaten the future of the planet.
Margaret Mead best described the most important concept I learned from Greenpeace, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I am committed to making Earth a safe and clean place, starting with Earth Day. Fossil fuel companies may have the money but they cannot buy our voices.


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all about Madonna

15 years online

“Madonna – Like An Artist” : Vanity Fair

Madonna - Vanity Fair / November 2000

The critics have buried Madonna’s career more times than she’s changed her image. What they don’t seem to get – and what her latest album, Music, makes clear – is that, thanks to an acute grasp of her own limitations, she is one of the greatest songwriter-producer-performers in recent history.

In the beginning there was the Boy Toy, the Material Girl, the born-again virgin with the wedding dress hitched up around her waist: then came the Sean Penn tabloid inferno, the ambiguities with Sandra Bernhard, the Warren Beatty imbroglio, Dennis Rodman; and, of course, the conical Gaultier bras, the Sex book, the $5 million Pepsi-ad debacle, the Letterman implosion; lately we’ve had the painted Kabbalistic novitiate. the Harrodsbought accent, and the spectacle of “Material Mom” Madonna as Style Queen of All London.
Each and every one of Madonnds dramatic shape-shifts could almost have been designed to distract us from the essential truth about the woman: not some tawdry secret from her seedy East Village past, not gruesome sexual proclivities or repellent personality traits, but rather the curious fact that Madonna Louise Ciccone stands as one of the great songwriter-producer-performers of recent times. And yet, where this particular disco strumpet is concerned, “music” is the love that dare not speak its name.
In keeping the tabloids and the fanzines frothing, Madonna has managed to veil what is, in the final reckoning, her prime asset. Because even at those Madonna Moments when her name is on everyone’s lips, people rarely speak of the star’s musical alacrity – her masterly way with a hook, her uncanny ability to pick the perfect collaborators, her unerring instinct for the next pop—cultural mood swing. More likely they’re calculating how many months she has before she is “over.”
Yes, this artist can be cynical; she is more concerned with marketing her image than is your average Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; and her career may even have been, as music critic Greg Kot once noted, “one long hustle.”

But if that were all Madonna had to offer, would she have outlasted every one of her early-80s chart contemporaries – from Cyndi Lauper and Duran Duran to Prince and Michael Jackson and still be making music more vital than that of kids half her age?
Had Madonna been a male performer blessed with the same assets, she would surely have critical respect to burn at this stage in her career. Look, for instance, at George Michael before his sudden descent into musical obscurity: the second he ditched his early-80s boy band Wham! to write a couple of decent tunes and the odd semi-smart line, Michael was being mentioned in the same breath as classic rock stalwarts like Elton John and Paul McCartney.
Whenever guardians of pop-cultural taste decide who next to ratily as a bluechip musical talent. Madonna’s name never gets mentioned. Her credibility is found lacking on two counts. As a woman she fits into no acceptable stereotype: Madonna is neither pitiably self-immolating nor conventionally defiant: she is neither an earnestly strumming Pottery Barn folkie nor a blues mama in recovery. Plus, most of Madonnas best work has been dance music, a frivolous form with roots in gay, latino, and black culture. The rock establishment has never had an easy time with dance music – think of the “Disco Sucks” backlash, with its homophobic overtones – and is suspicious of the genres hunger for constant innovation. Rock has become a pension scheme where predictability is interpreted as reliability; Madonna operates in a far more dangerous world, where overnight your groove can become a rut.

The early signs were not, it is true, promising.
Yes, this Michigan-born trooper did show impressive chutzpah when in l984 at the age of 26 she flounced across the stage of Solid Gold performing “Lucky Star,” which would become her initial top-live hit, and she was adept at co-opting all the street styles and dance moves of the day. Still, a few beat—box pirouettes and some thrift-store glad rags borrowed from London club kids (who, incidentally, disdained her) did not a long career portend. The hits from her debut album and there
were three of them, all self-written — were reasonably toothsome dance-pop fodder, but it seemed as if Madonna’s own lucky star would surely be on the wane before you could say “Bananarama.”

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Review: July 2012 Glamabox

7 Jul

July 2012 Glamabox

[Back: From left to right]
Kose Clear Turn White Mask – Gaba
Lucky LT Eye Mask
Celebrity Slim Meal Substitution Shake

[Front: From left to right]
Chocola BB Drink Bit
Axis Sense of Space Perfume
For Beloved One Melasleep Whitening BB Cream (Ivory)
For Beloved One Melasleep Whitening Treatment Toner

Got my July Glamabox today, it was very heavy but later I realized it was because of the drinks. To be honest, I’m totally not into beauty food or drink, so I’m not excited to try the Chocola BB drink and Celebrity Slim banana shake.

Well, I’m more interested in trying Kose’s mask and Lucky LT eye mask, though I still have loads of masks to finish up, I don’t mind having more! The perfume seems pretty interesting, the packaging isn’t great, because it doesn’t come in a spray bottle or a roller, and I’m not too sure why there are little beads inside. As for the 2 products from For Beloved One, I’m more into trying their BB cream, but the product size is ridiculously small.

P.S. Product reviews will be up once I have tried them.

Review: June 2012 Glamabox

17 Jun

Sorry for not updating my blog for a while, have been very busy since I started working; I’m still trying to find ways to make a balance and keep posting.

June 2012 Glamabox

[From left to right]
Prodigy Advanced Skin Lightening Face Cream
Proactiv Refining Mask (two $100 coupons included)
Ocean Potion Anti-aging Sunblock Lotion SPF 30
Dr. Ci: Labo Aqua Gel Bi-Ha-Ku
Copa Cabbana Pomelo with Aloe Vera and Vitamin C Face Mask

In this month’s Glamabox, there are 2 products that I’m excited to try. I have heard good things about Dr. Ci: Labo, so I’m interested in trying this little sample. The other one is Copa Cabbana’s mask, I have never heard of this brand, but don’t know why, this face mask caught my attention.

Prodigy and Proactiv are the 2 brands that I have heard of, but not too interested in trying. I tried Prodigy’s face cream this morning, nothing too special about it; I will do a more detailed review later. As for Proactiv, this brand seems to be more suitable for people who have acne-prone skin, which I don’t have, so I’m not too interested in trying their products and I don’t think I will use those coupons too.

Lastly, I love my Olay sunscreen, so not too excited when I saw Ocean Potion’s sunblock lotion, maybe I will put it in my make-up bag and bring it around with me.

P.S. Product reviews will be up once I have tried them.

  • Prodigy Advanced Skin Lightening Face Cream
    It’s white in colour, just like your ordinary face cream. Not too sure if it really does reduce the appearance of pigments and uneven skin tone, as I don’t have such problems; I like how it’s not greasy at all, and it immediately absorbs into my skin. I use it everyday before applying BB cream, and it works. I also like the packaging too, it’s very easy to control the amount you want. It’s a bit expensive for me, so I’m not sure if I would purchase the full-size product.
  • Copa Cabbana Pomelo with Aloe Vera and Vitamin C Face Mask
    At first I was expecting a cream mask, but it’s actually a clay face mask, very thick in texture. This small sachet provides a lot of product, I think you can use it twice, but because I don’t want to keep it for another time, as I believe it’s a natural product. So I applied a very thick layer on my face. I like how it feels on my face, and it does help cleanse my face. Not super moisturizing, but it doesn’t feel dry.

Review: May 2012 Glamabox

6 May

My third Glamabox arrived on 5th May. I feel like their method of delivery often surprises me; it was still delivered by Yamato Transport but they just suddenly bumped up at my door without calling me beforehand on Saturday. Anyway, let’s get into this month’s products!

May 2012 Glamabox

[Front: From left to right]
Ankang Beauty Restoring Essence
Shea Organics Shea Bath Balm
Caviar Skin Caviar Anti-Aging Essence
Kerasys Repairing Shampoo & Conditioner

[Back: From left to right]
Mask House Celebrity Snail Extract Moisturizing Gel Mask
Talika Bio-Enzyme Renaissance Mask

This month’s Glamabox included some things I’m excited about and some things I’m not too interested in. I have only heard of Talika and Mask House but have never tried any of the brands included in this month’s box. When I first saw the list, I was like “Oh, shampoo and conditioner again!?!”, but when I saw the packaging, I was like “Wow, I like the packaging, it’s perfect for travelling!”. So that’s a thumb’s up for Kerasys’ shampoo and conditioner, and it smells pretty good. I also like Shea Organics’ packaging, but I didn’t get the shea body butter; I got the shea bath balm and I can’t use it at all since I don’t have a bathtub at home!

To celebrate the coming of Mother’s Day, they included some anti-aging products. I’m not really interested in trying Caviar Skin’s product, as the packaging looks a bit cheap and unattractive to me. As for the 2 masks, I’m always interested in trying new masks, especially they are brands that I have never tried before. However, I’m not interested in the beauty drink, don’t think these type of products work and I feel like it’s going to taste gross, so let’s see how it goes!

Still going to stay subscribed at the moment, although I’m afraid I would end up having a bunch of samples and useless products at home. I wish they could include some make-up products!

P.S. Product reviews will be up once I have tried them.

  • Ankang Beauty Restoring Essence:
    As expected, it tastes gross! I firstly had a sip and couldn’t bare with the weird taste, so I got a cup of cold water, poured the whole bottle of beauty essence into it and kinda of forced myself to drink it. Well, I don’t think you would see any result by just drinking one bottle, but even if I’m given a full set of these beauty essence to try, I would not drink it again!

  • Mask House Celebrity Snail Extract Moisturizing Gel Mask
    The gel mask comes in 2 parts, which fits better than regular one-piece mask. However the packaging is bad. There’s a white plastic film and a clear plastic film, with the gel mask in between. I believe you are supposed to take the mask out, remove the white one, place it on your face and then remove the clear one, but that wasn’t the case at all. When I tried to pull out the mask from the packaging, the upper part of the mask was stuck with the lower part, and I ended up only pulling out the white plastic film, but not the mask.
    Then I tried to pull out the mask, but because it’s a gel mask, it’s slippery and hard to catch it, especially the two separate parts are sticking to each other. So it took me some time to get the mask out of the packaging, and it ended up pretty messy.
    Yes, I do like gel mask more than paper mask, as it feels like it is completely molded to your skin. However due to the bad packaging, I wasn’t able to put the mask on the exact spot, and it’s hard to move the gel mask once it’s placed on your face.
    It is moisturizing, and I feel like my skin has brighten up after using it, yet there is a little downside. Usually after I remove my mask, I will gently massage and pat my face so that the skin can absorb the remaining product. However, when I started massaging my face, some white flakes like eraser dust (if you know what I mean) appeared, which I don’t really like.
    Overall, I’m not sure if I will buy this mask again, it’s okay, but the packaging is really bad.

Review: April 2012 Glamabox

5 Apr

My second Glamabox arrived on 5th April! Unlike last month, my Glamabox was delivered by Yamato Transport instead of by Hong Kong Registered Post. A staff from the delivery company called me 15 minutes before to check if I was at home, and their service was good as usual.

The packaging was basically the same as last month, so I didn’t take any photos of them. If you want to see how it  looks like, please refer to my March 2012 Glamabox review. This month there’s no full-size products, but only 5 sample products included.

April 2012 Glamabox

[From left to right]
Mud Rang
 Cleansing Foam
Rose Absolute First Serum
Spa ph+ PHYTO-C Phyto Plus Gel Set
Glamour Perfume and Fragrance
Kamill Classic Hand Cream

Among all the brands included in this month’s Glamabox, I have only heard of Kamill. I know they are famous for their hand cream, but I have never tried them before, as I’m a bit picky when it comes to hand cream, so it’s good to see a sample size included for me to try it out. I’m particularly interested in the rose serum from Aromatica and the cleansing foam from Mud Rang, as I’m still in the process of finding a serum and facial cleanser that suit my skin type. Not really interested in the gel by Spa ph+ though, but will see how it goes. As for the tiny fragrance, the amount is really too little but I like the idea that you can create your own personal perfume and fragrance.

Overall, I’m satisfied with this month’s Glamabox, as I think all the products are suitable for me to try and use. Although this is a beauty box subscription, it would have been more fun if they included something related to Easter in this month’s box, maybe an Easter egg or a little bunny.  Anyway, I will continue to subscribe and review next month. Let me know how you think if you have also subscribed to Glamabox or any other beauty box subscriptions.

P.S. Product reviews will be up once I have tried them.

  • Kamill Classic Hand Cream
    I won’t say it’s super moisturizing, but I really like the scent. I have it in my make-up bag where I carry around everyday; every time I use it at work, I feel refreshed, so definitely something I will consider purchasing.
  • Mud Rang Cleansing Foam
    When I first saw the words “Mud Rang” and mineral, I was expecting it to be greyish in colour; however it’s actually light brown in colour. Used it a few times, not something I really like, just an average cleansing foam. My skin feels a bit tight after using it, but not to a status that it makes my skin dry. What I like about it is that it lathers up really well, so it is very gentle on my skin, and it works with my Sasatinnie Facial Cleansing Brush.

Review: March 2012 Glamabox

9 Mar

Since Glossybox stopped providing service, I decided to subscribe to Glamabox. My first Glamabox arrived on 7th March, however, I was not at home when the parcel came, so I had to go to the post office myself to pick it up the next day. It’s a safe method to make sure every customer receives their beauty box, however when compared to Glossybox’s delivery method, using the Hong Kong Registered Post is not that convenient for customers like me, who is not  always at home but has no other choice than sending the beauty box to home.

The Glamabox comes in a black cardboard box, and the beauty box itself is black with some pink patterns. Everything inside was packed and kept nicely. Well, to be honest, though they don’t really matter a lot to me, I think the February Glossybox’s packaging is prettier and the presentation is better than the Glamabox one.

Glamabox Black Delivery Box

Black Cardboard Box

Pink Glamabox

Pink Glamabox

Inside Glamabox

Nicely packed box with the card and product description

As expected, it comes with a card and a list of product description. This month, there are 6 products and some coupons. I think only the lipstick is a full-size product, others are just sample products. The vouchers and coupons aren’t very attractive to me, I might go and get the sample pack from Nature’s and Lierac Paris only if I have time.

March Products inside Glamabox

[From left to right]
Organix Moroccan Argan Oil Shampoo
Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners 60-second Hand Recovery Cream
Clinique Different Lipstick (A Different Grape)
Lierac Paris Exclusive Intense Nuit Wrinkle-filing Night Cream
Lierac Paris Exclusive Ultra Jour Wrinkle-filing Day Cream
Nature’s Moisturizing Toner with Green Tea and Orange Water

This Glamabox comes with some familiar brands and new brands that I have never tried or heard of. I do have a few products from Clinique, including foundation, eye shadow and pressed powder; their products are usually of good quality and good value. I also have Crabtree & Evelyn’s handcream, but I don’t really like the texture and the lavender scent, so hopefully I would like this hand recovery cream. I have seen Organix’s products before in the States, but not sure if I have really seen their products in Hong Kong before, so I’m looking forward to trying their shampoo, which seems to smell pretty nice. As for the remaining two brands, I have never heard of them before. Lierac Paris seems to be a high-end brand, whereas Nature’s seems to be a bit more affordable and I’m quite interested in the toner they included in this month’s Glamabox.

Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with the March Glamabox and will continue to subscribe for now.

For more details about Glamabox, please visit  http://www.glamabox.com/hk/tc/

P.S. Product reviews will be up after I have tried them.

  • Clinique Different Lipstick (A Different Grape):
    When I first saw the word “Grape”, I was a bit skeptical about it, especially when it seems to be a pretty dark berry colour in the tube. However, on the lip, this berry red colour is very pretty and wearable, especially great for night look. It doesn’t make my lip looks flaky, and it feels smooth on my lip. I think the biggest problem is the packaging, I understand the green colour is in consistent with Clinique’s brand colour, but it is really not attractive at all.There’s one thing I don’t really understand too,  the whole “Different Lipstick” line is not available on Hong Kong’s website, but you can find them on Clinique’s US website, so why are they giving us these samples to try when we can’t buy them in Hong Kong?  Or are they going to launch these products in HK soon?
    Clinique A Different Grape
    Clinique A Different Grape in the tube
    Swatch: Clinique A Different Grape
    Swatch: Clinique A Different Grape
  • Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners 60-second Hand Recovery Cream:
    When I pour out the product, it’s more like a liquid, but once I start rubbing the product onto my hands, it’s actually pretty thick with some chunky bits. My hands feel softer and hydrating after using it. The product itself is good, but I’m not sure if I would actually buy the full-size product.The first reason is because I didn’t really like the scent, I prefer something sweet and tasty when it comes to hand or body scrub. The second reason is because I like my St. Ives Body Polish very much, which can do the same exfoliating effect on my hands, and most importantly, St. Ives’ products are much cheaper. Although the body polish is now discontinued and I would need to find something to replace it after I finish using my existing one, I don’t really see a big reason to spend HKD$275 on a hand scrub.


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A tourist guide to Copenhagen

So this post was quite a fun one for me to make since I got to think about being a tourist in my own city!                                                                                But as you will find during this post, I don’t really have a lot of pictures from Copenhagen… And the ones I do have are mainly of food – very typically me!

If you are coming to Denmark as a tourist chance is you’ll go to Copenhagen since, after all, it is the capital. Now just to start this off I’m going to tell you a few possibly useful or fun facts about Denmark:

  • Denmark has the oldest flag in the world and we like it a lot, we use it for birthdays and any other celebrations.
  • Denmark is pretty small and could fit into the US 228 times, also only about 6 million people live in all of Denmark, 2 million of those live in Copenhagen.
  • Denmark is a very flat country, the tallest spot in Denmark is actually the top of a bridge which is 254 meter (833 feet) tall.
  • Oh and we speak Danish in Denmark, not dutch and to answer a question I once got: No Denmark is not the capital of Ikea…

Want to learn a little Danish? Check out my post about 10 Danish words you need to know.

And now onto Copenhagen itself!

In my opinion, Copenhagen is a very beautiful city, there are no skyscrapers in Copenhagen and so the skyline is pretty different from what you see in most capital cities.                                                                                The picture below is from Nyhavn, and it is actually my first recommendation for ANYONE visiting Copenhagen!

Picture source: Pinterest

Nyhavn is a beautiful, old harbor in Copenhagen, known for the many colorful houses that you can also see on the picture. All the houses have restaurants and bars on the ground level, where you can sit with a beautiful view and eat, among other things, great and fresh seafood.                                                                                All year around Nyhavn is also where boat tours, of the city on the canals, start. Tickets are cheap, you get to see a lot, most of them are covered, you can bring food and drinks on the boat and have a little picnic while seeing the city. It’s perfect for anyone really and all of the commentaries are in English, so check out the schedules here.                                                                                If you do however visit Denmark around Christmas time, there is also a Christmas market going on along the water in Nyhavn, where they sell all kinds of Christmas decorations, snacks, and Gløgg a warm wine drink, very similar to the German Gluewine.

If you’re looking for a great place to get some cake and coffee to bring on the boat tour, or if like me you just always love a good cake-break, then I suggest going to Lagkage huset! Lagkage huset is an amazing bakery, they have shops in several places and there strawberry cake (which also comes in a handy one person size) is simply heavenly!

Directly translated “Rundetårn” means “The round tower” and it fits the name. The tower is actually the clock tower of a church, but that is not why it is famous. There are no stairs inside, the whole way up is as a slide or chute, because the king who had it build (Christian the 4th) wanted to be able to ride his horse all the way to the top when he visited his close friend Tycho Brahe, who was an astronomer who had his observatory at the top of the tower.                                                                                Today you can walk all the way up, or run if you’re into that, but I wouldn’t recommend it, it’s pretty tough, and when you’ve made it to the top, you will have a beautiful view of the entire city – on clear days you can even see Sweden! I know that from the street it doesn’t look that tall, but remember that there are no skyscrapers in Copenhagen so you really do have a great view from this not so tall tower!

Entrance is 25 dkk (3.9$ / 3.35€) for an adult and 5 dkk (0.7$ / 0.6€) for kids up to 15 years.

19 Rundetaarn tower
Photosource: Molon.de

Rosenborg slot:

Denmark is known for its castles, at least that’s what I’ve heard, and there is a good reason for this since we have a bunch. This one, Rosenborg slot (Slot means castle) is pretty close to The Round Tower, so if you’re already there, I suggest paying the castle a visit as well!                                                                                Outside of the castle, there is a beautiful garden, and during summertime it will be full of people enjoying the sun, playing games, reading or just relaxing, so if you’re in the mood for a picnic this is the perfect place.                                                                   The castle isn’t one of the biggest but it is pretty spectacular since it’s been turned into a museum, meaning that no one lives here (Yes, the royal family or dukes do live in most of the Danish castles, which I realize seems strange, but we’re used to it here). Rosenborg is also where the crown jewels of Denmark are kept, they are in the basement and it’s pretty neat, however, sometimes some of the jewels might be missing – that’s because the queen and our crown princess can use the jewels if they want to.                                                                                This picture is from when I took my American host brother to the castle, as you can tell he is really excited, but that might have to do with the giant ice cream we just had.

If you are someone who likes to have fun, this recommendation is for you! Tivoli is an old amusement right on the other side of the central station of Copenhagen, which means it’s really easy to get to. There isn’t just a bunch of fun rides, booths to try, good restaurants, delicious snacks (both healthy and unhealthy) the scenery is also gorgeous, there are lakes and beautiful flower arrangments, plus if you are visiting during a holiday (Christmas/Halloween) there will be decorations everywhere which is quite special.

Picture source: Secretescapes.com

Den lille havfrue / The Little Mermaid:

So I realize that a lot of people coming to Denmark wants to see her and I’m not saying don’t go, I’m just saying she is called “The little” for a reason, she is tiny!! The boat tours from Nyhavn that I mentioned earlier, they go by her and I think that is the perfect way to see her! But of course, if it’s something you really want to do, you should go out there, the walk along the water front is beautiful and it’s a nice area in general, plus you will be close to some other things that I really do think you should visit!                                                                                Now last time I had someone visit me and I took them to see her, they asked me “Why is there even a statue of her here?” And if any of you are wondering the same thing, I’ll just give you the answer right now – it’s because the author of “The Little Mermaid” is actually Danish, his name was Hans Christian Andersen and you probably know several of his fairytales, without even realizing – The Disney movie Frozen is also based on one of his stories, so there you go 🙂

Now if you decided to go see The Little Mermaid, on your way out there you will come by Amalienborg, which is a white castle with 4 identical buildings and it is where our queen stays most of the time. There isn’t much to see here, but if you are already passing by, you might as well just go look, you might even be able to spot some Danish royals if you know what they look like that is!                                               I’ll give you 2 little tips to spot a royal if the flag is raised on top of one of the buildings, it means that somebody is staying there right now, and if you see a car with just a crown and a number on the license plate – that’s a royal car.

Photo source: Visitcopenhagen.com

Obviously there is a lot more to see in Copenhagen, including our biggest shopping street called Strøget, but I think these are the most important touristy things to see. Let me know if you have any questions about Denmark or Copenhagen or if you’ve ever been here to visit!

Lots of love, Anne

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VenomEvery summer my wife tries to get me on an amusement park ride called Steel Venom.

She loves the contraption – about as much as I hate it.

Last summer was no exception and one afternoon we found ourselves bickering in the shadow of a half roller-coaster, half catapult.

“You’re chicken,” she taunted.

“Not at all,” I said.

Overhead, the ride flexed and moaned as a trolley corkscrewed its way up a high tower. When it reached the summit, it paused for one heart-thumping moment before plunging into a wild spiral that ended only inches from the ground.

As the riders flashed by, howling in terror. A few wore faces whiter than death and I thought for a moment that I recognized an old friend among them.

Without the slightest hesitation or remorse, the trolley shot up a companion tower then repeated the process over and over – until everyone, rider and observer alike, was nauseous.

“Don’t look like much fun to me,” I observed.

“Chicken,” she repeated.

Believe me, Steel Venom did not frighten me. I’ve dodged bullets, survived a car wreck and endured an audit by the IRS and not one of those things even quickened my pulse – because nothing, absolutely nothing, will ever come close to the ride I took on a Radio Flyer wagon when I was six years old.

At first, I simply put things into my wagon and towed them around the yard. But I soon discovered it was more fun to hop in the wagon and roll down our backyard hill.

If rolling down the hill was fun, I reasoned, the most fun could be had by rolling down the steepest hill possible.  We had such a hill nearby, an old cobblestone street that plunged off a Mississippi River bluff.

To say the street was steep was to understate steepness. It was one of those hills where anything going over the crest disappears and only reappears at the bottom a long time later. Technically speaking, the grade was close to vertical.

Everything on the hillside: trees, fences and houses, clung desperately to the slope because at its base ran the busiest road in town where four lanes of traffic sawed past each other – eager for something to let go.

Without a moment of reflection, I towed my wagon to the crest of the hill, hopped in and surrendered myself to the magic of gravity.

I may have had time to reconsider my rash decision – but I doubt it. Things happened too quickly.

The tires chattered against the cobblestones as the wheels wobbled frantically. A cotter-key popped off an axle and pinged into the gutter. A parked car whizzed by. A woman screamed and dropped her groceries onto the sidewalk. A dog gave chase but couldn’t keep up…

It is then I realized that gravity was not the only force at work. The other was raw fear.

Like most kids, I had a monster living under my bed.

He had green oily skin, yellow iridescent eyes and long claws that he loved to rake across the floorboards whenever I approached my bed. If I wasn’t quick enough or didn’t leap from far enough away, he’d snatch at my ankles to drag me down into the horrors that lay under the bed.

As I rocketed down the hill, suddenly there he was sitting on my legs and glaring into my eyes.

“Remember me?” he said.

I nodded that I did.

“Well…,” he said, “I finally gotchya.”

I nodded again.

“Now,” he said rather whimsically, “what do I do with you?”

I was too scared to answer.

About then we hit a pothole and went airborne. I had never flown before and apparently neither had my monster – because it scared the crap out of him.

We landed so hard it rattled his eyeballs.

Then another pothole launched us again.

We hung in the air for the longest of moments – before the ground rushed up to meet us.

My monster turned to me in desperation. “Make it stop,” he bawled.

I felt sorry for him – I couldn’t save myself, much less any other creature.

Another pothole sent us spiraling.

The sky and ground swapped places and then upside down, I watched as a high flying cloud streaked across a cobalt sky – and there among the clouds stood a man on a road above the sky – frantically waving his arms to stop the traffic.

He and the earth slowly righted themselves as the wagon gently touched down and skipped between the walls of traffic held back by my modern-day Moses.

The wagon, the monster and I skidded to a stop a half-block later.

People bubbled out of cars and flowed off porches, washing toward us. My monster, always shy, managed a half-hearted “later” and vanished under the remains of the wagon.

“C’mon, be a sport,” my wife begged, “I don’t want to ride Steel Venom alone.”

As the trolley flashed by again, I recognized the familiar face. He sat upfront, facing the shrieking riders, grinning his reptilian grin.

“Oh, don’t worry,” I said, “you won’t be alone.”


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Say what you will about Quentin Tarantino, but if you ask me who could be more in love with cinema, I will answer you…no one but QT. Sit yourself down in front of your television or monitor, put on some Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, etc., and sit back for two and a half hours of some memorable storytelling that’ll stick with you. Django Unchained, Tarantino’s newest film baby, is no exception. It’s a wild, bloody ride through the pre-Civil War American South with Jamie Foxx as the titular protagonist and Christoph Waltz as the smooth–talking and brutal Dr. King Schultz, the bounty hunter that takes Django under his wing as a protégée in the business.

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Now we’re transitioning from buddy film to revenge tale. Shit’s about to get real pretty soon, but we’re only two hours into the movie, so sit tight. While that’s happening, let’s discuss aesthetics!

I gotta say, Tarantino movies of late (aka post-Kill Bill) are such a decadent feast for the eyes. Not to detract from the camera work in his stuff from the ’90s, but those films boast a more grungy aesthetic: lots of blood and dirt and general blech. Initially, Django has plenty of that grittiness, too, but then we arrive at Candyland. Oh, sweet antebellum architecture, you never let us down. Rolling plantations, the finest china in the dining room, a fully stocked bar, a couple of mandingos locked in a deadly brawl on the floor – wait.

AND THAT’S WHERE HE GETS YA! Tarantino gives you this lovely display of Southern haute culture, and then BAM – juxtaposes it with the very worst of 1860s racism.

And then, there’s Calvin Candie himself, played by the incomparable Leonardo DiCaprio. On the outside, he’s the quintessential Southern gentleman: dressed to the nines, hospitable, well-spoken…but don’t forget to address him as Monsieur…and make sure that’s the extent of the French you speak to him because that’ll embarrass him. Sorry, Christoph, you only get to be fluently bilingual in this film. As the film progresses, the refined exterior unravels to reveal a deranged, ignorant and downright terrifying bastion of bigotry and the product of instant gratification that only being a wealthy plantation owner with hundreds of slaves at your beck and call can bring.

There’s one more character that warrants discussion. I am, of course, talking about Samuel L. Jackson’s Uncle Tom character Stephen, who serves as Candie’s right-hand man and is just about as bigoted as he is. Seeing Django up on a horse like some plebe who’s lost his damn fool mind just about causes him to keel over right then. But while this controversial character adds some reeeeally uncomfortable comic relief (let’s be honest: this whole movie can be uncomfortable for people who eat white privilege for breakfast), he’s the ultimate catalyst for what unfolds in the Candyland mansion. TREACHERY, MUTHAFUCKAH, DO YOU SEE IT?

And the dialogue during the dinner scene…and the dialogue whenever Christoph Waltz says anything ever…it never ceases to amaze me how you can have a full half an hour in your film devoted to just dialogue and you’re hanging on to every word. It’s beautiful. Granted, there are plot points galore in the conversation, but it doesn’t start off that way, it’s all “ooh we’re gonna make a sweet deal on a mandingo” and “ooh look at this borderline incestuous relationship I’m heating up over here” and “ooh is that real hand-blown Polish glassware?” Okay, that last one wasn’t real. Again, you get it. It’s mundane and ridiculous and you’re mesmerized.

Of course, no Tarantino film is complete without cringe-inducing moments of physical pain for the characters. Candie smashes his hand on a glass, Django very nearly becomes a soprano (and no, I’m not talking about Tony), and just a slew of other Michael-Madsen-cuts-off-an-ear-in-Reservoir-Dogs equivalents. This precedes the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny inside the Candy Mountain Cave where the white walls get a red makeover and people die and whatnot followed by a simply explosive ending. Classic QT!

I’m toeing the line of Spoiler Land here, so I’ll leave you with this: Django is nothing you haven’t seen before in a Tarantino film, but that is nowhere near a bad thing. You can tell he has a ton of fun crafting these things and he makes sure you do as well when you watch them. Tarantino loves cinema, and it loves him right back.

Final verdict: A+

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Candidates must pass all tests required for licensure in Indiana prior to student teaching. Therefore, Anderson University has a 100% pass rate.

CAEP Annual Reporting Measures: 2017-18

Impact of P-12 learning and development

CAEP Component 4.1

Anderson University Teacher Preparation Program was accredited by CAEP after a spring 2016 CAEP visit in which no areas for improvement were cited. The unit uses the Indiana Department of Education survey data as an element in demonstrating that candidates that graduate as completers from our program have a positive impact on student learning. The unit is continuing to explore ways to add evidence in this area.

During student teaching, candidates create a Teacher Work Sample (TWS) which is graded on a rubric. The rubric has several parts that include the ability to contextualize the learning environment, complete pre and post assessments of student learning to demonstrate candidates make a positive difference for P-12 students. Using a variety of formative and summative assessments candidates are effective in classrooms and positively impact student learning as noted in the Indiana Department of Education data. The TWS gives experience in using assessment data to determine the impact on learning as candidates enter employment in schools as certified teachers.

Data collected by the Indiana Department of Education on teaching effectiveness as indicated from the Principal Survey data and the rankings of the teachers as noted in items below are also indicators that candidates prepared at Anderson University to make a positive difference for P-12 students.

Data regarding this impact can be accessed from the Indiana Department of Education.

Indicators of teaching effectiveness

CAEP Component 4.2

In 2018 report from the Indiana Department of Education based on data from 2016-2017, the most recent data available, Section IV. Impact of EPP Principal Survey and Effectiveness ratings overall, 19 principals ranked that they were satisfied with the teachers prepared by Anderson University and an additional seven principals indicated they were very satisfied.  Only one principal marked dissatisfied.

Data regarding effectiveness can be accessed from the Indiana Department of Education.

Satisfaction of employers & employment milestones

CAEP Component 4.3 A, 4.1

In breaking down the assessment of teachers achieving effectiveness ratings from the principal survey indicated that of the 28 teachers with one year of experience 23 were ranked as effective and one was ranked highly effective. In the group of 25 teachers in the survey for two years of teaching, 18 were ranked as effective with four ranked as highly effective. In the group of 41 teachers with three years of experience, 23 were ranked as effective with 15 achieving highly effective ratings. Therefore, the total of 94 teachers in the 2016-2017 report (the most recent available) 89 percent of the teachers achieved effective or highly effective ratings. In open-ended comments, principals noted the continued need for better classroom management.

The data is available from the Indiana Department of Education.

Although the number of alumni candidates was small (n=3) responding to the 2018 Annual Educator Preparation Program Report conducted by the Indiana Department of Education in the category “Overall Assessment” 100% rated their preparation at Anderson University as Excellent. In the areas of Knowledge and Pedagogical Preparation were positive with all the responses “Agree” or “Strongly Agree.” The area of Professional Disposition Preparation Item 21 “Working effectively within the school culture” one response was Disagree, one was Agree, and one was Strongly Agree. The only open-ended comment was very positive. “Anderson University offers a program that is comprised of very experienced teachers who are the professors preparing us for the classroom. They put a lot of effort into preparing us to open our minds and think outside the box in order to prepare us for the real-world of a teacher in a community classroom.”

This data regarding employer satisfaction can be accessed from the Indiana Department of Education.

Graduation Rates

The Teacher Preparation Program at Anderson University for 2017-2018 had two candidates who graduated in 11 semesters; one who graduated in 10 semesters; 10 candidates graduated in nine semesters and 18 candidates graduated in eight semesters.

Meeting Requirements

Ability of completers to meet licensing requirements and additional state requirements:
Because Anderson University Teacher Preparation Program requires candidates to meet all state licensure requirements as part of the benchmarks/gates for the program, all candidates are eligible for licensure upon graduation.

Ability to be hired in their field

Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have prepared:
Candidates graduating from Anderson University are heavily recruited by schools in Indiana, other states, and internationally. Of the 31 traditional candidate completers in 2017-2018, we know that one taught briefly then had the opportunity to play in a military band; one music education major chose not to pursue teaching immediately after graduation; one Spanish education major is tutoring and chose to work as an interpreter for a local hospital, one chose to go on to graduate school, and one married and moved the other 26 were hired and are currently teaching.

Student Loan default rates

The most recent student loan default rate for AU graduates are 7.8 percent of graduates.
The data is from 2015-2016 and the most recent available according to our Student Financial Services Office.