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We organise tours for people with disabilities and seniors at an adapted pace under professional care & guidance. You can book accessible transport or accessible hotel rooms with us, single day tours or your entire holiday.

We stand for thorough tour preparation through direct communication with our guests and agencies to guarantee personal care and safety. We offer wheelchair-accessible transport, accomodation and assistive devices.We accompany your tour in accordance with your preferences and requirements.

Our main destinations in Indonesia are Bali, Java and Sulawesi. In collaboration with local people and service providers we show our guests the real Indonesia, daily life, amazing tropical landscapes, volcanos, temples and beaches.

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Everglades Challenge 2020: Tragedy and Pause

Posted by Alan Stewart on Apr 8th 2020

The EC this year brought four "B&B boats" out of the woodwork but tragically not all made it back to safe harbor. It was truly a worst case scenario for our community. We can hopefully all learn something from the events of this year. The thought of not making it back home is something that we all know can happen, but you don't think too much about it because that is life. For the B&B crew it is especially hard hitting because it involved one of our own and on a vessel that we have spent a lot of time working to make safe.

Jim Slauson AKA Sailorman as he was known in the water-tribe was sailing solo in his Core Sound 17 Mark 3 which he purchased used a few years ago. He did not build the boat but worked steadily to improve it, adding things here and there and refinishing the decks. He had participated in the EC in 2019 but stopped at Checkpoint 1 due to a rudder failure (lower gudgeon not through bolted and pulled out). He was therefore not well known within the tribe as most of the socializing and getting to know fellow tribers doesn't really happen until the finish of the event in Key Largo. He had worked hard on the boat to get it ready for 2020.

A brief synopsis: Jim had a fairly typical run down the coast stopping just before checkpoint 1, he hove to for the night (according to his spot tracker) before picking back up the following morning. By the second evening he had made it to Sanibel Island and again around midnight he appeared to heave to in order to sleep. At this point he was fairly well offshore but this is not atypical for class-4 boats although conditions this year were rough and we can presume it was a lumpy ride out there. He was regularly pressing his OK button throughout the night approximately every 3 hours. This intentional act alleviated fears that he was in any peril at this point despite his location which was not on the normal route.

He continued to drift downwind and the last spot-OK message received was at about 7:30am Monday. Having not engaged his tracking or initiated any further messages, a helicopter was dispatched to his last know location around noon where they found his boat floating upright. A swimmer was unable to locate him in or near the boat. His PFD was also not found. During the initial search the down wash from the helicopter caused his boat to capsize. Despite a multi day extensive search of the area, Jim was not found. We can only presume that he fell overboard accidentally or during a medical emergency that morning.

You can read a fairly comprehensive report here. The video below is a tribute we made to Jim. The events of this year have given those in our close nit community pause and a reason to think hard about why we do the things we do, how can improve in our own lives and a chance to think about what we have to be thankful for.

In lieu of the standard trip report for Alan and Paul's race this year we have created this video report. This year Alan and Paul sailed on the EC-22 Southern Skimmer. Graham's purpose built EC racing boat.

We chose not to include the details of the tragic events of this year in the report below. We continue to grieve for the loss of Jim and his family.

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Climb that Mountain

And Joshua blessed him, and he delivered Hebron to him as a possession.” These words are written about what Caleb realized after his days of patience.  Those days lasted 45 years.  These are fast times we live in today, days when only the immediate, the win now, matters most to people.  Trials are accepted if they are short, pain acknowledged and treated quickly is also acceptable; suffering yes, lest we suffer too long or live in pain beyond four Ibuprofen; then, it becomes something for others to deal with.  At 40, Caleb trusted God and followed him, at 85, Caleb received the answer to God’s promise.  Has technology made God respond different toward men?

We’ve all heard that it is never good thing to waste a crises; or was it in the book of James we learned that God loves us too much to waste our pain.

Oswald Chambers wrote,  ‘When God wants to drill a man, and thrill a man, and skill a man, when God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part.  When God yearns with all his heart to create so great and bold a man, that all the world should be amazed, watch God’s methods, watch God’s ways:  How he ruthlessly perfects whom He royally elects; how he hammers him and hurts him and with mighty blows converts him into shapes and forms of clay; which only God can understand.  While man’s tortured heart is crying and he lifts beseeching hands; yet God bends but never breaks when man’s good He undertakes.  How He uses whom he chooses, and with mighty power infuses him, with every act induces him to try his splendor out, God knows what he’s about…’

Caleb told Joshua that he was, as strong for battle today, as he was 45 years younger and he wanted the mountain country where the giants lived. Balzy, wouldn’t you say.

There are some things you just can’t learn fast; like laying a #18 dry perfectly on a picture glass backwater to a sipping trout; or making love on your anniversary, it is time and practice that make perfect.  Surround yourself with the memories of your trials, shy away from the whining those days brought forth, cling instead to their memory of testing, cause in those days, His mighty blows refined you.  It says in Isaiah, “Youths will grow weary and faint”; at the age of 85 they said Caleb was heard singing “I’m gonna climb that mountain, I’m gonna climb, I’m gonna climb, I’m gonna knock that giant down, every time, every time”.  Ain’t it so.

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Madhugiri is visited by many pilgrims who come to seek blessings at the two famous temples, namely Venkataramanaswami Temple and Malleshwara Temple. These temples have been built in the captivating Dravidian style. The main attraction here is the fort which has been made on top of a rock. It is said that this fort belonged to Hyder Ali, who had acquired this after the conquest of Bednur. He had imprisoned The Queen of Bednur in this fort until it was capturered by the Marathas in 1767 A.D. The Madhugiri Fort is said to be built by the Vijaynagar dynasty.

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Composed by David Lang, love fail is a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from the story of Tristan and Isolde with more modern sources. The recording also spotlights the singular and magical sound of the vocal quartet Anonymous 4, whose longstanding commitment to medieval music and historical scholarship has been acclaimed worldwide. The music and libretto pull together narratives of love from such sources as Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain and Richard Wagner. love fail was commissioned by The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2012 Next Wave Festival, The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, The John F. Kennedy Center Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, The Wake Forest University/Secrest Artists Series, and Hancher Performances at the University of Iowa.

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In his liner notes, David Lang poses the question: “It’s ‘the greatest love story ever!’ But why? Of course, there is excitement, drama, love, lust, shame, death, dragons. I think the real reason is because the love of Tristan and Isolde begins by accident—they drink a love potion. They didn’t mean to drink it, and they didn’t mean to fall in love. They drink and—BAM!—it starts. It’s almost a laboratory experiment into what love might be like without any of the complications of how real love begins or works—without the excitement, embarrassment, frustration, guilt or competition present in the courtships of ordinary people.”

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The La Liga outfit are in all sorts of disarray at the moment as a mixture of poor performances and injuries have cost the Blaugrana dearly this season.

A defeat to Atletico Madrid that was compounded by the long-term injuries that both Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique both picked up was the latest blotch on their current campaign that has been riddled with problems.

However, Ronald Koeman’s side have a good record in the UEFA Champions League at the minute, thus there will be some confidence amongst the squad that they can get a positive result when they play at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Tuesday. That record might be something that can be taken advantage of in betting circles, as those that like a high roller casino may particularly enjoy the chances that the Blaugrana have of coming out of this tie with the win and three points.

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The last meeting between the two sides ended with a tight 2-1 victory for the Spaniards, however they did not have the easiest of times against the Ukrainian outfit when playing at the Camp Nou.

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As mentioned, Pique and Roberto were both injured in their last outing in the La Liga defeat to Atletico Madrid, whilst individuals such as Ansu Fati and Sergio Busquets are both out of the game.

Samuel Umtiti and Ronald Araujo may also be unavailable for the contest at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Tuesday as the duo are struggling with their own fitness issues at the moment and that could see Frenkie de Jong have to play further back and partner Clement Lenglet in defence.

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The Atlanta Braves have to respond to the New York Mets trading for Francisco Lindor.

Though the Atlanta Braves are the favorites to win the NL East for the fourth year in a row, they will be pushed by the New York Mets, who just orchestrated a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Indians, bringing shortstop Franciso Lindor to Queens.

The Braves and Mets have had one of the most heated rivalries in the National League since the late 1990s. Though Atlanta and New York have had their down cycles as organizations, the bitterness between these two teams and fanbases is never lost on anyone. Atlanta has to do a few things this offseason to prevent New York from possibly overtaking the Braves in 2021.

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Though Braves Country anticipates it will get better with time, the starting rotation remains the club’s biggest weakness heading into next season. While Max Fried was dominant all season long and Ian Anderson came alive in the postseason, manager Brian Snitker needs them to improve in 2021, as well as ace Mike Soroka to come back healthy after rupturing his Achilles this summer.

Adding veterans Charlie Morton and Drew Smyly will likely be better than last offseason’s additions of Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez because anything will be an improvement over those two. But what this really comes down to is for general manager Alex Anthopoulos to revitalize that strong bullpen that kept the Braves in so many games the last two seasons.

Anthopoulos rebuilt it on the fly two summers ago, as he traded for Shane Greene, Mark Melancon and Cody Martin ahead of the trade deadline. Though none of those guys are spring chickens, bringing Greene and Melancon back on short-term deals could be advantageous for Atlanta heading into 2021. Other guys will have to step up, but they were tone-setters in 2020.

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Batwoman made a big promise last week. Since it started, the series has danced around the idea of bringing in Batman villains. We’ve heard mention of the Riddler, of Scarecrow. Luke even implied that the Joker is dead. But we haven’t seen any of these iconic characters in the flesh–that is, until now. Last week had former billionaire Tommy Elliott giving up his face in exchange for freedom. You know what that meansSpoilers follow for Batwoman Season 1, Episode 19, “A Secret Kept from All the Rest.”

“A Secret Kept from All the Rest”

This week’s episode makes good on the promise of showing us Hush right away as he charges into a library, killing a few people with his silenced pistols before taking a professor hostage. He gets the name “Hush” not as a matter of his personal design but because someone overheard him say “hush” to the professor. Even though this makes sense–the public is going to make up a name for a flashy killer before the killer can get their name out through an official press release–it also kind of sets the tone for this version of the character.

I generally love what the Arrowverse does with its takes on DC heroes and villains. Arrow faltered early on, and so did The Flash, but the universe has had a ton of great villains. Hush probably won’t be one of them. In the comics, Thomas Elliott is very much Bruce Wayne’s equal. He’s rich, handsome, accomplished, and brilliant. He’s a master physician and strategist, a good-enough planner that he could at least annoy Ra’s Al Ghul.

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This version of Tommy resembles that one. Tommy was friends with Bruce Wayne growing up, and indeed, Batman saved this Tommy’s mother the same way Thomas Wayne did the comic version’s, giving both versions reason to resent and obsess over Bruce Wayne. However, where comic Hush was a brilliant doctor, Batwoman’s Tommy is a clever guy, but that’s about it. He’s a Real Estate magnate, a land developer. There’s nothing about his character that suggests he’s the dangerous, capable adversary that he was in the books.

Indeed, the story serves to make him submissive to Alice. She’s holding his new face hostage while she tries to decipher Lucius Fox’s journal. Since her betrayal, Alice has become obsessed with killing Kate and Batwoman, and she uses Tommy’s predicament as an excuse to make him her pet. The show cuts away from Hush’s kidnapping long enough to show us Kate tracking down Regan, who reveals that Julia interrogated her before Kate. But when we cut back, Hush is back in Arkham, and the kidnapped processor is lashed to an electro-shock therapy chair as Alice tries to force him to decode Fox’s journal.

This Hush seems to be little more than a henchman. He looks and sounds cool, and quite authentic, but he feels like a bit of a shadow comparatively. I was never a big fan of Hush, but this is a pretty disappointing portrayal of the character all told.

In fact, his big moment has him coming face to face with Batwoman, only for her to knock his pistols out of his hands and lodge a batarang in his leg with ease. She rescues the girl he’d kidnapped–the young hacker named Parker from earlier this year–and sends him running back to Alice. Negative Man wore the jacket and bandages better.

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Alice is hunting down cryptographers, killing two of them before finally setting her sights on Lucius Fox’s own son. Events conspire to put Julia Pennyworth and Luke Fox, the children of Bruce Wayne’s closest allies, in the hotseat. Alice asks Luke to decode his father’s book with Julia as the hostage. Luke is Alice’s third try. She has really unrealistic expectations about how decryption works.

The whole time, Mouse begs her to lay off. In Arkham, the two have safety and each other. When someone points out later that Alice shouldn’t be able to orchestrate heists from Arkham, Kate smartly points out that “being captive is a way of life for Alice.” She’s right–Alice was born in captivity. That she’s used to finding ways to function there makes perfect sense. But it’s also a way of life for Mouse. It’s comfort for him. It’s all he knows. He just wants to be with Alice and lord over a small kingdom. Alice has bigger ambitions.

Batwoman eventually tracks Alice and Hush to Arkham and drops in unannounced. This is the big setpiece for the episode. After dropping a few guards, she puts on her bat goggles and scans the place. There’s a cool visual effect here as she scans the different signals and layout that is definitively Batman in flavor. It feels really authentic.

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Kate locates Alice and bargains for Luke’s life at great cost. One of the Arkham guards pulls the alarm, though, and then Alice flips the switch that lets out all the inmates. There’s a killer combat scene here as Batwoman takes on a dozen inmates with her bo-staff. She’s not invincible, but more than holds her own. The whole fight looks great, and it’s definitely one of the better throwdowns of the season. There’s also a great shot of Ruby Rose in the mask as she happens upon the inmate brawl. Getting expression through with a mask can be tough, but the look of “we have to deal with this, don’t we?” is genuinely funny.

This week’s events set Jacob Kane off, though, and he declares war on Batwoman. In fact, the episode ends with Jacob summoning Batwoman using the bat signal to tell her as much. I’m not sure how I feel about this storyline. The big scary policeman pursuing the superhero when there are clearly bad villains running around doing worse things is pretty tired. We saw it in Arrow and The Flash, and the theme has popped up in Batman stories over the years. One of the elements of Batwoman that sets it apart is that Jacob is supportive of Kate, supplying her with her initial equipment. I think the writers want to earn that trust, or have the decision to trust her be a big emotional moment, but I’m not sure that I need that. There are other ways to explore the father-daughter bond than a dramatic unmasking after lots of fighting.

Alice is feeling a little green

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What happens at the end, though, has me particularly intrigued. Alice and Mouse are in the sewers while she reads through Lucius’ book using the Tony Stark glasses that Kate and Mary found in Lucius’ things. Mouse is miserable and asks what happened to her, viewing her as someone who has changed. She says that all she cares about is killing “the Bat,” and she says that for her next step, she needs some Kryptonite. That is interesting. It makes me wonder if the season was heading toward some kind of Batwoman/Supergirl World’s Finest crossover that we could see take root next season. Kryptonite is awfully specific and it definitely has me curious.

I’m disappointed that Hush isn’t more interesting, but I also don’t find him super interesting in the comics. The episode didn’t do Hush justice, but it tried to make up for it with some great combat, some cool visual effects, and by putting Jacob and Julia Pennyworth’s employer, Safiyah Sohail, on Kate’s radar. She’s in a lot of danger between those two and Alice, who doesn’t appear to be going anywhere as Season 1 comes to a close.


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Malta’s Triton Fountain to be turned off for a week

It’s become one of Malta’s most popular spots for taking selfies and guarantees hundreds of Instagram likes.

But now the Triton Fountain at the entrance to Valletta is to be turned off for a week.

The water will be switched off from Wednesday so that cleaning work can be carried out.

Limestone deposits, which have built up since the fountain was restored six months ago, will be removed from the internal pipe work.

A spokesman for the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure in Floriana told 89.7 Bay: ‘These works form part of the programmed of maintenance which needs to take place continuously so that the fountain is kept clean with fully functional lights and jets.

‘This latest work will take around a week to complete.’

The restoration of the landmark statue cost €4 million.

It was originally designed by Maltese sculptor Vincent Apap and was officially unveiled on Saturday 16 May 1959.

Photos: Mark Cassar Photography, Julia Grech

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Term 1 Week 9

From our Stage 6 Leader, Mr Nate Miller

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The Power of Gratitude

A few years ago, I moved house. I still remember the stress and the daunting prospect of doing the move with two toddlers. Desperate for help but not expecting a reply, I put a call out to the staff for help.

I was overwhelmed by the response.

Throughout the day, there was a steady stream of colleagues who came to pack, clean and child mind. And then, as if that was not enough, they also cooked us meals for the week! How can you not feel loved after that? The stress I had been feeling was now replaced with gratitude. I was no longer worrying about things outside of my control but was instead focused on the generosity of those around me.

As Christians, we know the power of gratitude in our lives. Reflecting on the goodness of the Gospel, continually draws me away from myself and back to the love of God. During these moments, I feel more at peace and secure in my life. The transformative effects of gratitude are also supported by research from the University of Melbourne. Dr Lea Waters’ research has shown that gratitude can help us sleep better, improve health and develop stronger relationships.

Dr Waters suggests that we can foster gratitude in our lives by following these three simple steps:

1. Start by noticing the good moments in your life.

2. Spend time savouring the moment.

3. Express your gratitude through your words or through an action.I’d like to encourage our Stage 6 students to continue to foster gratitude over the next couple of months. Even when things look difficult, take time to reflect on God’s love, look for the good moments and express your thankfulness to each other. The benefits are worth it.

Prayer and Praise Points

Please Pray for:

  • for staff, students and parents in our community who need to know God’s tender healing touch
  • for covering over the Cross Country Carnival this week – for good weather and for safety and protection for all involved
  • for the preparations for our upcoming 7-11 camps
  • for clarity for Sharon and the Board as they lead our College forward
  • for the College Registration coming up.

Praise Points:

  • We thank God for the opportunity we have to love and serve the children in our care. Christian Education is transformational and the transformational nature of it flows out of our relationship with Jesus. When we see lives changed we know, without a doubt, that God has been at work.

Thank you for praying. It is the spiritual underpinning of our community.

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Introducing Mrs Bethany Clothier – Student Services Educational Assistant

Where have you come from?
I have spent the last year at home with my two little boys on parental leave. Before then, I taught at St Phillip’s Christian College in their Junior School.

What church do you attend?
I attend Gateway Church at Pelican. I absolutely love my church family. My husband and I have recently finished running the youth group there.

What are your interests?
I enjoy drinking tea and playing board games. I also have all the equipment for facepainting which I love doing, but not all that good at 🙂

A little bit about your new position at the College.
I’m really excited to be working in the Student Services department. I’ll be supporting teachers and students and facilitating learning programs.

College ‘Good News’ Stories

We have some talented Parents here at BCC

Wendy Robinson, a mother of four of our students has recently released a book on her experience with having their daughter Victoria diagnosed with cancer at the age of 3. ‘Victoria Grace, living with victory through childhood cancer’ is a book about Wendy’s journey of having a child with brain cancer and a resulting physical disability, hemiplegia. It includes both Wendy’s story and practical information for families in similar situations or people who have been struggling with traumatic on-going life circumstances.

Throughout the book there is the underlying theme of persistent faith and relying on God’s strength to get us through the tough times in life. If you would like any further information or would like to purchase the book visit: wendyrobinson.com.au or the book will soon be available through Koorong.

Jenni Goodman, a mother of three of our students has also recently released a book “A Boy and a Dog”. Jenni is an amazing illustrator and has done a beautiful job with this book. It is a children’s book, a classic story of a lonely boy and a lonely dog who find each other and discover true friendship. If you would like any further information or would like to purchase the book visit:jennigoodman.com.au

Secondary School Leaders

Secondary School LeadersIntroducing our 2019 School Captains Eliza Davies and Tim Taylor, our Vice Captains Hannah-Kate Proctor and Isaac Watts and our Prefect team Elijah Troyer, Sam Edwards, Ben Rogers, Lewis Brown, Jasmine Brown, Samantha Abel, Kye Horton, Regan Swaine, Will O’Toole, Katie Prior and Lauren Irvine.  Our Prefect Mentor, Mrs Potapczyk, sat down and had a chat with our Captains to get to know them a little.

What does it mean to you to be a part of the student leadership here at BCC?
Eliza – Being a part of the student leadership team at BCC means a lot more than just a badge to me, the team provides a strong sense of community and has allowed me to grow a lot deeper in my relationship with Jesus in serving the student body. Seeing the needs of others, praying for them and being diligent in what He has called us to do.
Tim – Being a student leader has challenged and grown me so much!

What has God been teaching you lately?
Eliza – Lately I’ve been appreciating the idea that our troubles don’t have to be faced alone. Dealing with stress and pressure from something like the HSC can be very draining, but we are reminded many times in the Bible that we can always find peace and comfort in the Lord. It is for everyone.
Tim – God has taught me a lot: learning to depend on Him and to team up with others as we navigate through this life together.

You recently went to Compass, what is it and what did you learn?
Eliza – Compass is an amazing Christian leadership conference in Canberra that gathers like-minded students to encourage and inspire Christ-like leadership. Something I found really beneficial from this conference was the emphasis they placed on the importance of learning to lead yourself well in order to lead others better. Tim – The Compass Conference, was an example where being part of a community of leaders helped encourage me in my faith and has grown me in my student leadership and desire for others to know Him. Student Leadership has taught me to value the community that God has placed me in, as humanity was always supposed to be a team experience.

Please pray for our Secondary School Leaders as they take up the challenge of making our College an even better place to be.

Vegie Crunch Week

What is The Big Vegie Crunch?
Only around 5% of NSW children eat enough vegetables! To help our community do better, our school will be taking part in The Big Vegie Crunch (part of Vegetable Week) at 10am on Thursday 4 April.
Primary schools across NSW will be joining together to break the record for the most students crunching vegetables simultaneously. Last year 50,260 students crunched together, including students from BCC!
What can you do to help?
Pack a container of vegetables (not fruit this time) for your child to eat on Thursday 4 April and keep serving up the vegetables at home and in your children’s lunchboxes!

Need some ideas?

  • carrot, celery, cucumber – cut into sticks or left whole
  • capsicum – cut into sticks or wedges
  • corn – raw baby corn spears or a cooked corn cob
  • broccoli or cauliflower florets – raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch
  • tomatoes – small cherry tomatoes or a large tomato that can be eaten like an apple
  • beans or snow peas – raw or lightly cooked to keep their crunch
  • mushrooms – sliced or left whole

Medical Details Update

Updating your Child’s Medical Details

As part of the College’s ongoing care for your child, it is important that you notify us if your child suffers from a known medical condition(s) or has any allergies. If your child has a medical condition that requires a Medical Action Plan, please provide us annually with an Action Plan signed by a Medical Practitioner.

Please also remember to notify the College office if your child’s medical circumstances or emergency contact details change throughout the year. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Young Entrepreneurs Boot Camp

Youth Week Boot Camp for Young Entrepreneurs

Youth Week is approaching and the Hunter Futurepreneurs will be holding a 2-day boot camp on the 16th and 17th of April. This will be a great program for our youth aged 16 – 24 to help them gain confidence and develop key business that are sort after by all employers and essential for those who want to explore new pathways.

Contact our Business Studies Teacher, Mr Urane or click here for further information. And click hereto Register.

Sport News

Primary Rugby Sevens

Our Primary Rugby team played in the Lake Macquarie Sevens last week. The boys started slowly, and lost to Valentine Public School in the first game, but regrouped to defeat Macquarie College and Edgeworth Public School in order to progress through to the next round. They finished the day qualifying for the Newcastle Regional finals, which will be held on Friday at Waratah.

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Secondary Zone Touch Football Gala Day

Recently 4 teams represented the College at the Annual THCCCSA Zone Touch Football Gala Day all teams performed well in the day the Open Girls made it through to the Semi-Finals but were unfortunately knocked out. The day also doubles as the selection trials for the Zone Team to compete at CSSA State, congratulations to Rebekah Moran (Open Girls), Grace Middleby (Under 15 Girls) and Toby Maddison (Under 15 Boys) who we’re all successful in gaining selection.

Morning Sport Training Sessions

Morning training sessions have been running for a few weeks. Students can come along to the College early to practice their sporting skills, seek technique improvement or work on their fitness. To date, we’ve had fitness sessions, along with many students getting in some javelin, discus and shot put practice ahead of next term’s Athletics Carnivals.

The sessions are at 7:45am Tuesdays and Thursdays (weather permitting), and are open to both Primary and Secondary students. For more information contact PDHPE@bcc.nsw.edu.au or our Sport Coordinators: Mr Robins (Primary) or Mr Hall (Secondary).

Swimming Carnivals

CSSA NSW Swimming Carnival

A team of 19 students travelled down to SOPAC in Homebush to represent the college and THACCCSA Zone at the annual CSSA NSW State Swimming Championships, the competition was fierce and racing was fast. Congratulations to the following students for outstanding results and will now represent CSSA NSW at the NSW CIS Swimming Championships, Ellie-Sue Lusis 3rd in 12 Yrs 50m Butterfly and Kiana Toole 3rd in 17 Yrs Girls 50m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle and 2nd 50m Backstroke.

Primary CIS Swimming Carnival

Our Primary swimmers swam out of their skins last week at the NSW CIS Swimming Championships, with all individuals breaking personal best times and our Senior Boys Relay shaving 6 seconds off their best.

Hamish Rae, Appin Paterson and Victoria Robinson all swam faster than they’ve swum before during the course of the day, with Victoria picking up 3 medals (1x Gold, 2x Silver) and qualifying for NSW PSSA.

Well done swimmers, outstanding results!

Pictured below: Victoria Robinson

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Creative and Performing Arts News

Lead Roles for ‘Seussical Jnr’ Primary Musical As things start to heat up for our Primary musical this year, we are pleased to announce our LEADS and featured ENSEMBLE for Seussical Jnr.

Abigail FarthingBird Girls
Lily NemethBird Girls
Ellie WebberBird Girls
Zaliah JohnsonBird Girls
Chloe AsherBird Girls
Ava HaubBird Girls
Mia WebberBird Girls
Ariel SharpBird Girls
Lexie SlevinBird Girls
Leena CashionBird Girls
Victoria RobinsonCat in the Hat
Estella BrownGertrude
Samuel GoldsworthyHorton
Piper RorkeJo Jo
Georgia FallisMayzie
Will MchughMr Major
Holly PriorMrs Major
Faith ColeSour Kangaroo
Jed PenningtonWick #1
Kingsley ScharfeWick #2
Joshua CuljakWick #3
Jasmine MoleYoung Kangaroo

All our auditioning students did an amazing job, it was extremely difficult for the selection panel. However, we are confident that these students have what it takes to take on the roles they have been offered – this show is going to be amazing!

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August Scholars Starting Its Seventh Year

August Scholars, a three-week summer academic program for children in the third to sixth grades, opened its doors this week at two sites—one at The Learning Project Elementary School in the Back Bay and one at Suffolk University on Beacon Hill. The program is serving 97 children who need an academic boost at the mid point of summer to prepare them for success in school in September.

Many programs have been developed in the past decade to address summer learning loss in vulnerable student populations. August Scholars’ target population is urban students who are performing below grade level and whose families do not have the resources to provide scholastic support in the summer. This year, 95 percent of the children attend various Boston Public Schools. While parents are invited to make a small contribution based on income at the time of registration, the program is offered free of charge.

According to Michael McCord, Head of The Learning Project, the program has three major objectives– to stem summer learning loss and to prepare children scholastically for the next school year; to replace negative attitudes about self and learning with positive attitudes; and to prove to the children–by showing them data based evidence –that if they work hard and if they maintain a positive attitude, they can and will improve their academic performance significantly, even in three weeks. And the statistical evidence seems conclusive: Last year’s aggregated average scholastic improvement showed a 99.6-percent gain from pre-test results to post-test results (over the four main subject areas: math, reading, vocabulary and writing.)

A core idea of the Scholars Program is to put before the children only the absolute best teachers that can be found—teachers who know how to help each Scholar make significant progress in three weeks. Only teachers who have experience working with lower income urban children are hired. Five of the eight teachers working this summer are employed in large urban public schools–three with the BPS — and seven of the eight are returning August Scholars teachers.

August Scholars started in 2008 with seven students and one teacher. The faculty now totals 16 – eight teachers and eight counselors. Scholars arrive on two busses—one from Dorchester, another from Roxbury. They start their days around 8:15 with a ‘working breakfast’ and spend first period on math. After a 20-minute class meeting, which occasionally combines sections and once a week is an All Scholars Meeting, they work until lunchtime on reading, writing and vocabulary. Scholars are sometimes working on their own, sometimes in pairs, and sometimes playing scholastic games as a group. There are frequent breaks and many opportunities to celebrate academic successes—individual or group. After lunch, children rotate through several arts experiences (dance, music and visual arts), which are run by cooperating partners, The Community Music Center of Boston and The Tony Williams Dance Studio. Scholars finish up the day with a study hall where they practice and further develop concepts from the morning and, also, with a few minutes to fill in a Self Evaluation of their day. There is no homework—“It’s summertime,” said McCord; but there is ‘opportunity work’—extra work that children can elect to take home. And many do.

“We’re trying to teach our Scholars that an education is not something one ‘gets;’ it is something one ‘makes,’ and every opportunity to learn and to grow their brains strong is one we hope they will want to take. We offer those opportunities.”

August Scholars is generously funded by Liberty Mutual Foundation, The Arbella Insurance Company, The Crawford Family Foundation and many generous individuals. The program is sponsored and operated by The Learning Project Elementary School.

For more information, contact: Michael McCord at [email protected] or 617-266-8427.

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The Evolution of the State Theater
Jacqui Huntoon

The State Theater, currently located at 304 Beale Street, is a step in the evolution of theaters in Kingman, Arizona which actually began in 1907. The community was first served by a theater Harvey Lang created in the Elk’s Lodge building, followed in 1917 by the Lang Theater which he constructed on Andy Devine Avenue (then Front Street). The Lang Theater closed when the first State Theater was opened by Harry Nace in 1939, and eventually the second State Theater was constructed in its current location.

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Historic State Theater

The first State Theater opened in 1939 in a new, state of the art theater, located at the corner of Fourth and Beale Streets. It was constructed by Harry Nace, as a part of the Lang movie chain. It was designed by Alexander & Burton, architects from Phoenix. It was expected to be among the best theater facilities in the state of Arizona at that time. On September 22, 1939, the Mohave Miner newspaper described it lavishly:

“Nothing finer is to be found anywhere in the state. Embodying every approved feature, and incorporating every advance made in recent years, the State has been designed with the fullest appreciation for the comfort and convenience of its patrons and into it has been blended a beauty and attractiveness to radiate an atmosphere of enjoyment and refinement, symbolical of the finest theatrical traditions.”

The theater was named by way of a local competition advertised in the Mohave Miner newspaper. The first entry sent in with the suggestion of “State” was from Mrs. E. A. Ray who won a $15.00 prize for her idea. Others who also entered “State” as a possible name won movie tickets to be among the first to experience the new theater.

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The State Theater had arrangements with Paramount Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia, United Artists, Twentieth Century Fox, RKO Radio, Warner Bros., and Universal Studios to show their films during this heyday of Hollywood. Especially promoted were pictures filmed in Arizona, like “Beau Geste” starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, and Robert Preston and films starring Kingman’s own Andy Devine like “Geronimo”. Legends of Hollywood like Bob Hope, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Greta Garbo, James Stewart, Bette Davis, and more had their movies presented in this theater in the magic of Technicolor and sound. The theater was equipped with the “last word in advanced stagecraft” including specially designed lighting equipment, Simplex projectors, Western Electric sound systems, and air cooling.

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The theater was so successful and popular that it wasn’t long before it could no longer handle the volume of customers. The August 29, 1946 Mohave Miner indicated that “the new cinema is sorely needed in Kingman. The State is catering to overflowing crowds at every performance which has resulted in very congested conditions.” The theater manager, Mrs. Ira Rawlings, made the announcement in 1946 that a new, larger theater would soon be built in Kingman by Harry Nace and the Lang movie chain. This new theater would be constructed at the corner of Third and Beale Streets, one block from the original location. The second theater would be of all fire proof materials with more seating capacity than the first. It was also to house state of the art equipment and seating.

Delays in obtaining building materials caused the new State Theater to open later than planned. Perhaps the material delay was caused by the still fresh war effort. Some sources indicate that the theater opened as early as 1948. Mrs. Ira Rawlings continued to manage the new theater until 1961 when local phone books show the manager as Jason Penhallegon.

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Historic picture of the current theater.

The new State Theater was very close to the original in interior detail. It was designed to enhance the comfort of the viewer and optimize the quality of the performance. Sloped seating helped to provide the optimum view from all of the upholstered seats. Curving side walls lead all eyes to the stage, adorned with lavish draperies. Neon lighting was used inside and out. A modest balcony provided intimate seating swelling the total theater capacity to 400 seats. Movies ran daily in this new theater until it closed in 1979.

In later years the theater functioned as a local church and, more recently, as a used furniture and antique shop. Today this gem stands waiting to be rediscovered. Many of the original features of the lobby and ticketing area are lost, but its interior is still largely intact, although in need of repair. With the reconstruction of the lobby area and refurbishment of the auditorium, the projected new Beale Street Theater will be the next step in a 109-year entertainment tradition in Kingman.


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Top 10 Quotes On Children for Children’s Day

Birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, 14th of November ,is celebrate as children’s day or Bal Divas all over India. He was always quite affectionate and caring towards children which resulted in children calling him “Chacha Nehru”. The Children’s Day is celebrated every year to let the people, especially parents aware about the welfare of children.

Jawahar Lal Nehru felt that the Children teach us integrity beyond all differences created by grown-ups -“Grown-ups have a strange way of putting themselves in compartments and groups. They build barriers… of religion, caste, colour, party, nation, province, language, customs and of rich and poor. Fortunately, children do not know much about these barriers, which separate. They play and work with each other and it is only when they grow up that they begin to learn about these barriers from their elders.”

Top 10 Quotes About Children on Children’s Day

Here are some rare and meaningful words from renowned people around the world about children on Occation of Childrens day or Bal Divas –

Quote#1 : Teach Children Kindness

“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
― L.R. Knost, Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages

International best-selling, award-winning author, L.R.Knost, is an independent child development researcher and founder and director of the child advocacy and consulting group, Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources. She is also a babywearing, breastfeeding, cosleeping, homeschooling mother of six.

Quote#2 : Gifted Child

“Every Child is gifted, they just unwrap their packages at different times”- Ann Van Tassells

Quote#3 Our Representatives in Future

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – Neil Postman, The Disappearance of Childhood (introduction), 1982

Neil Postman was considered one of America’s foremost writers and teachers of media and education theory. Postman argues that what we define as “childhood” is a modern phenomenon. He defines “childhood” as the period from around age 7, when spoken language is usually mastered, to around age 17, when written language is mastered. The word “child” originally meant “son or daughter”; only in modern times did it gain its second meaning of “a person between birth and full growth””. Prior to modern times, children were considered “little” adults, rather than today’s conception of them as “unformed” adults.

Quote#4 :Set the Correct Example

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James A. Baldwin

James A. Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.

Quote#5 : Perception of a Child

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” – Walt Streightiff

For a child, the world is still full of magic and wonder. Adults, filled to the brim with learned logic and harsh reasoning have more trouble seeing the magic. A reminder to the parents that in order to find inspiration for a creative problem, you might need to look at something through the eyes of a child.

Quote#6 : Moulding the Children for Future

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Speeches

Franklin D Roosevelt (or FDR) is the longest serving president in US history. His 12 years in office spanned two of the 20th Century’s greatest disasters – the Great Depression and the Second World War.

Quote#7 : Teach them Value

Do not educate children to be rich, educate them to be happy, so that when they grow up, the will know the value of things, and not just the price.

Quote#8: Educate their Heart

“It is vital that when educating our children’s brains, that we do not neglect to educate their hearts.” – Dalai Lama 1935

Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. The Dalai Lamas are the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who chose to reincarnate to serve the people. He speaks strongly for better understanding ,love and respect among the different faiths of the world.

Quote#9 : Child’s Imagination

Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up – Pablo Picasso

Quote#10: Hugs

Children are like sponges; they absorb all your strength and leave you limp… but give them a squeeze and you get it all back.


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How do I care for my saw?

The saws are finished in Boiled Linseed Oil. It is recommended to re-coat your saw regularly. *Note* Rags soaked in linseed oil and piled up may combust and be a fire hazard. Discard the in the proper manner.

How do I care for the blade?

Always store the blade dry. If using the saw in wet conditions, simply wipe the blade dry before storage. If you regularly wax or oil your blades they will likely never rust. Proper care must be used though. Although the blades have a rustproof coating, a surface layer may accumulate if stored wet. If this should happen, you may use a razor, sharp edge, or sandpaper to scrape off the superficial rust.

What are the dimensions of the saw?

The saw blade is 21”, the total length is just shy of 22” and approximately 10” tall. When collapsed it is 22” by about 3”

Being made completely out of wood, is it heavy?

No! It’s actually extremely light. Anywhere from 450-650 grams. That’s as little as 1lb-1.3lbs.

The saws are each handmade from different mahogany offcuts, therefore each saw’s finished weight will vary slightly.

Can I leave it out in the rain/snow/sun

It’s not recommended, but if it happens for a night then the saw will be just fine. Just remember to dry off the blade before collapsing it. Wet storage will eventually rust the blade.

If you leave the saw outdoors in the elements for extended periods of time, it is considered misuse and may void your warranty.

How tight do I wind up the saw?

Make sure not to over tighten the Windlass. It may result in compromising the integrity of the handles. That being said, it is important to wind the saw until the handles are snug and it's usable.

Can I leave the saw tightened fully?

Yes, there won’t be any damage to the saw if you kept it properly tightened fully for long periods of time. The only thing to remember is your paracord will likely stretch a bit and need to be replaced sooner than if you stored it in the collapsed position.

What type of blade is on the saw

We use a 21” Bahco Dry wood blade.

You can purchase a replacement blade from us or from a local Bahco dealer.

What is replaceable on the saw?

  • the 21” Bahco Dry Wood Blade
  • 1” brass machine screws, with a matching nut
  • 550 paracord tensioning string
  • Leather securing straps

How do I change the blade?

If your in the field, insert a knife or anything that fits into the slotted screw. Replace the blade and screw it back on.

My blade bent, now it won’t fold into the saw.

If the blade bends from a tree pinching it, you can warp it back into shape with pliers, but unless it’s perfectly straight it will never cut as well as it once did.

Replacement blades are very inexpensive, it is recommended to change the blade out should this happen.

Can I use the saw in the winter?

Yes, you can actually use it year round. Just make sure to store it dry if possible.

Can two people use it in tandem?

Yes, the best technique is each person focuses on pulling. It works quite well.

How tight do I wind the windlass?

As tight as you feel comfortable. The saw should be very snug and not rattle at all.

How thick of a log can I cut?

Well, that’s a matter of technique. You have 5.5” of clearance on the blade but if you cut at various angles you can achieve double that. 11” thick.

Is the case completely waterproof?

The case is made of waxed canvas. It’s fairly water resistant but if you leave it in the soaking rain for long periods of time eventually water will seep in.


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While “March For Our Lives” was a ridiculous thing, those who took part seemed to be kind of unified in the idea that kids shouldn’t be murdered. Of course, that’s one of those things that you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who disagreed with the sentiment. Anyone who said they thought kids should be slaughtered would be labeled a monster quick, fast, and in a hurry.

And for good reason.

But, like so many on that side of the political aisle, there are those who think kids shouldn’t be murdered…except for some kids.

Laurence Wayne Key is facing federal charges under the offense of “communication of a threat to kidnap or injure a person.”

A criminal complaint shows Key is accused of calling [U.S. Rep. Brian] Mast’s Washington, D.C. office Monday, and telling an intern who answered the phone, “I’m going to find the Congressman’s kids and kill them. If you’re going to separate kids at the border, I’m going to kill his kids. Don’t try to find me because you won’t.’

Documents show that the intern reported the phone call to their supervisor. The FBI was made aware of the threat and began an investigation. Key was arrested shortly after allegedly making the threat.

In an interview with the FBI and a Martin County deputy, Key told investigators he did not threaten to kill Mast’s children, but said if Mast supports President Trump’s immigration policies, Mast should be separated from his children.

Key’s social media pages show he is very politically active. He volunteers regularly for the Democratic Party of Martin County and has volunteered many hours for Planned Parenthood, according to a friend of Key’s.

While the news left out his involvement in gun control efforts, the good folks over at The Truth About Guns didn’t. They have a photo showing Key at a March For Our Lives rally, proudly wearing a t-shirt with the logo on it while carrying a sign with the same.

In other words, violence must end…unless it’s violence against people he doesn’t like.

Of course, Key has denied making threats, which should be remembered. He has a right to be treated by the courts as innocent until proven guilty, and he should be treated as such.

However, his comments are consistent with so many others I’ve seen who claim to embrace love and tolerance and then are hateful and intolerant, those who claim to want to end violence only to endorse violence against others. We’ve seen it too many times to not believe that it may well have happened.

We’re not a court of law, and I have every reason to believe this happened. The intern had no reason to lie. Congressmen get nasty phone calls all the time. If he or she wanted to report a threat, all they’d have to do is just wait a little while. Someone would be along to offer one. Why fabricate one? There’s no motive.

But Key had a motive in his warped little mind to make such a threat. Oh, I don’t think he’d follow through. I don’t think he had the testicular fortitude to be anything other than a tough guy over the phone. He has the righteous fury of his convictions.

Now, hopefully, he’ll get some jail time for his acts.

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As the US is celebrating its Independence Day, I have been mulling over the theme of independence.  I’ve never really cared for Fourth of July cook-outs with nitrite-laced hot dogs and salty potato chips.  I do enjoy fireworks, especially when I still lived in the Washington DC area.  The Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall are spectacular.

However, for this discussion, I am more interested in personal independence.

TattooThe dictionary defines independence as freedom from others’ influence, control or determination.   Another word that seems closely interlinked with independence is self-reliance – the ability to rely on one’s own judgment and abilities.

goneFrom the time I was a child, the struggle to be my own person and make my own decisions has been pervasive in my life.  First, there was the Catholic priest who punished me for exercising my free will to not attend student mass.  I couldn’t wait to turn 12 years old to drop religion class – which I did happily.  It took me many years before I was interested in looking at anything religious again.  But then I got to choose what I studied and how deeply I studied.

everyone into the waterAt the Gymnasium (university-track middle and high school), I was lucky to have Herr Schmitz as my teacher.  He told me much later, when I was an adult, that his mission was to teach us how to be critical, how to question authority, and how to think deeply.  We read both Hitler and Karl Marx in his class.  I am forever grateful for his Socratic questions and impenetrable half-smiles which often exasperated us.  I learned to forge my already independent mind into a formidable and highly useful tool (and, sometimes, weapon).

spider webAs a teenager, I struggled against my parents’ ideas of what I should do to earn a living.  I neither followed my mother’s advice to become a secretary nor my father’s demands to become a multilingual tour guide.  Somehow, I managed to move out when I was 17 and pursue my own path.  I became the first person in my extended family to ever study at the university level and the only one (so far) to earn a doctorate.  It helped that I was intellectually curious and enjoyed studying; but I was also determined to achieve financial independence as a woman.  Education was the essential tool to achieve that goal.

multi-faceted allium blossomMoving from Germany to the US as a young woman and being married at the time to a man from a different culture and race made me keenly aware of the influences of culture, race, and class.  I was usually the one person in class who asked about cross-cultural applications of concepts.  On top of that, I was a fierce feminist.  One of my psychology professors actually wrote to a famous feminist therapy professional because he did not know the answers to my questions!  I was often surprised when other students complained about a teacher after class but then never took the next step to discuss their issues directly with the professor.  What good is a critical, independent mind if you don’t follow up with actions that will change what you are unhappy with?

I had stood up to my priest, my parents, my teachers, and a culture that did not welcome me as part of an interracial couple.  I was independent, smart, angry, and fearless – and undoubtedly intimidating to many people.  But I also met a few people who took me under their wings and supported me.  Without them, I might have been forced to make much greater compromises.

While I have mellowed considerably since my early 20s, I still have a fiercely independent streak.    I can see through mass media indoctrination, advertising, fashion prescriptions, peer manipulations, and cultural and gender expectations…. and I haven’t had a boss in a long time.

However, independent thinking and living has its consequences and compromises as well.  Friends/acquaintances who are intimidated by my strong opinions or other manifestations of free thinking often fade away.  I feel lonely for my “tribe,” knowing full well that being part of a localized tribe would significantly diminish my personal independence.  My tribal members are scattered across the globe but thinking about them makes me feel grateful for their existence and the work they are doing in this complicated world of ours.

follow the leaderI am happy to have found my soulmate who is not threatened by my high level of independence. I am (mostly) willing to make the compromises that are necessary to be in an inter-dependent marriage.  It does take some juggling and jostling at times.

I realize that there are families and societies where an individual’s need for and assertion of high levels of independence can lead to ostracism, or worse.  I am lucky to live in an environment where I can pretty much get away with being who I want and need to be, although it doesn’t make me the most popular girl in town.  I also have the privilege of being white in a country that still struggles with institutionalized racism.

butterfly on thistleWhat about you?  How do you (or don’t you) get your needs for independence met?  What sacrifices do you make to keep the peace in your family or community?  What do you wish you could do or be if you were truly independent?

Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is “Independence.”

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26 Responses to Independence

  1. Dear Annette, you really spoke out of my heart and also what I have gone through in my own life. Your post speaks to me…. as my mother always wanted me to be the girly girl, and mirror of her self, I was the rebel, but in a passive way, being afraid so much of her and her judgement, well have in mind I was raised very German. I travelled on my own in many different countries when I was younger , but was always being filled with that guilt that I couldn’t become the person mu mom wanted me to be. Once I broke the chains of everything by moving to the US, actually July 2nd , 25 years ago, the guilt became even more in not taking care of my mom in her age. After 25 years now, my mom passed 5 years ago, I finally feel free to live a life that suits me, in my own photography business and in my spiritual life as well. Well happy 4th, to some of us, to free ourselves towards a fulfilled life.

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  2. Wow Annette this is a thought provoking piece! I am embarrassed to say that I have never achieved independence. I was totally dominated as a sickly child and traumatised by being put in a children’s hospital for many months where I was very badle damaged. I’ve never really recovered and am so easily dominated that I have taken the cowardly path of becoming a loner who does not socialise much as my means of self protection. I know this is appalling as I am nearly 70 now and have wasted a lot of my life in anxiety and fear, but my blogging brings me a safe community where I feel I can reveal my true self without fear.

    • That is quite a history. Have you written about it? I know a woman who was in a hospital for several years as a child, and it changed her personality and her social relationships entirely. She wrote an autobiography and is trying to get it published. Just the writing of it was very therapeutic. I am so sorry you had to experience that in your formative years. Glad you have your blog as an outlet. Thank you so much for sharing this, I feel honored.

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  3. Aggie says:

    Thank you for your story, Annette. So good to get to know you better.
    My parents and culture allowed my difference fairly well. The healing of what wounds there were haven’t occupied me for a long time.
    The chafing edge of personal independence for me now is to be independent of our culture, which I find to be diseased and unethical in so many ways. I want the freedom to eat food that is not harmful, to care for my health in the way I choose (e.g., no forced vaccines), to have clean water and air, and to use resources in a way that would sustain all of us rather than just a few. I do hope I can achieve this.

    • Thank you, Aggie, for sharing your story. I am so glad for you that your parents were fairly accepting – it makes such a difference in how we are in the world. You added an important dimension that I didn’t really expand on and you know I care very much – freedom from pollution of our water, air, food and bodies by industrial agriculture, pharmaceutical industries and the corporate government superstructure. That deserves a very long post, indeed.

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  4. Thank you, Annette and you other ladies for sharing your stories! They can be very difficult for some to talk/write about. Like you, I’ve always been independent and a fierce feminist. Even to the point of childbearing and I just refused to accept that women had to go through that and the labor, haha. But I’ve had two lovely children and loved every moment of the pregnancies and the whole process. I hated that women were treated differently than men but I’ve learned to be more tolerant and a bit less outspoken. Sometimes my stubborn morals of right and wrong, black or white, would get me into trouble. But I’ve learned to be more compassionate and to see there can be some grays, too. I have a wonderful husband that allows our interdependent relationship to thrive wonderfully. Thank you, again. Many Blessings!

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    • Barbara – thank goodness for that mellowing process as we age. It’s hard to manage those youthful fiery emotions and they are often based on black & white thinking. I agree, more shades of grey are coming in (not always 50 of them, though). Happy to hear that you also have a great husband who is supportive of your independent spirit.

  5. Barneysday says:

    Great story, Annette. The price of independence is often loneliness, or a feeling of tilting against the wind, but I’ve always said and strongly believe that the majority are usually wrong. Your life is a role model, not only for women, but for everyone who truly desires truth, knowledge, and attainment. Happy Independence Day to you in the truest sense of the word!

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  6. Maria F. says:

    I love the post Annette, very nice images and meanings.

  7. batteredhope says:

    Your thoughts, your images were captivating. I have had to ‘buck’ the system my whole life; hence, why I wrote my memoir. I want to get to know you better. Thank you

  8. Very profound post, Annette. Thanks for sharing your story with us. You’ve given me much to think about. When I was young, I “faked” independence, as I did with most of my fears of the unknown. No one really knew how fearful I was to be out in the world alone. It was something I wanted desperately, yet, I thought I had to put on a brave front and hide my insecurities and vulnerabilities because I thought they would make me appear weak.
    Now, that I have mellowed and aged, I’ve learned that although “faking” my independence and hiding my fears initiated me into a new world, my journey could only grow stronger when I confronted my fears and accepted them as part of my journey to independence. I still want to be fiercely independent, but I know my limitations and have learned to love myself for my strengths and my weaknesses.
    Your post touched me and made me think about our journeys through life. All different, yet in so many ways, very similar. Thanks for that, Annette.

    • Thank you, Debbie. We are all somewhere on this pendulum of dependence/interdependence/independence at any given moment in time. And it changes in different life phases and with life experience. Sometimes, hiding the fear and doing it anyway is exactly the way to go; at other times, not addressing fears makes us less stable and strong. In any case, each life is interesting, even intriguing, to me and I’d love to do a series of interviews of “ordinary” people’s life experiences.

  9. artofearth says:

    What an interesting life arc, Annette! I had this sense of you in our class, but knew very few of the details. I felt like I had to leave my own family tribe and area where I grew up; the cocoon was too small. And though I miss them and have good, if lonely, memories of a childhood spent outdoors with trees and insects and plants, I am ever grateful for the pressures. Without those, I would not have grown as I did. Often, it’s when we feel most comfortable that we need to push ourselves for independence from that comfort, so that we can keep growing. Thank you for sharing your story and your feelings around it. Kindest blessings!

    • You are so right about those pressures and challenges that force us to develop greater resilience, perseverance, and independence. If life is too comfortable and overly protected, our growth tends to be much slower. Now you made me very curious about your story, Leigh….

  10. I love your pictures and your writing! Wow independence and freedom. Something I am exploring right now at my age and trying to figure it out. So I love your ideas! Very amazing life you have lead!

  11. I so understand feeling lonely for one’s “tribe.” To a large degree, I’ve found members through social media – here and elsewhere. I’ve often pondered the tendency people have to shrink from others who offer unpopular or controversial opinions on issues. How else do we learn or begin to consider the other side on anything if all we do is surround ourselves with like-minded people? I have dear friends, whom I absolutely love, who are polar opposites politically from one another. It’s okay, they have the right to believe as they do and I have the right to think they’re full of beans. It’s only one facet to their wonderful selves. And I very much enjoy being introduced to the various facets of yours.

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Breakfast and Barney Butter

April 13, 2010

I think I’ve already shifted into vacation mode. It’s not even Wednesday, but I can’t seem to get moving in the morning.  I have no trouble waking up.  I just don’t seem to get anything done.  This morning I drank an extra cup of coffee and wasted precious moments of my life listening to Kate Gosselin rattle off on the Today Show.  Fortunately, I multi-tasked and caught up on some blog reading as well.  I ate a bowl of oats slowly as a surfed through the morning.

I won’t bore you with all the ingredients, but the toppings were extra yummy this morning – PB, dark chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, and shredded coconut! Anything with summer reminds of summer and the beach.  I long for beach days!

The day continued similar to the morning…meandering and relaxed.  No complaints.  I only had to run 3 miles today, and I planned for speed.  I ate some granola-trail mix hybrid as an afternoon snack.

I can’t get enough of this stuff – yogurt covered raisins, almonds, granola – genius!  I love it!  I picked a giant bag of this up at BJ’s, but the bag promptly ripped, so I store the mix in a giant ziploc.  When I restock, I will definitely share more info because this is worth a try.

The run went well.  I tried another new route…keeping boredom at bay.  It was fun, hilly, and challenging.  I pushed myself and felt like I was really huffing and puffing by the time I reached home.  It’s funny how 3 miles can seem equally as difficult as 11 miles some days…the joys of running!

Total Distance: 3.0 m

  • Mile 1 – 8:04/mi
  • Mile 2 – 8:22/mi
  • Mile 3 – 8:38/mi

Average Pace: 8:21/mi

Total Time: 25:07

In typical Beck fashion, I planned dinner while running.  I needed to grab a couple ingredients at the store and look what was on sale:

A big ol’ jar of Barney Butter – ON SALE! If you live near Shaw’s, you must go get some.  You will not be disappointed.  It has been way too long since I’ve had this stuff and I can’t wait to dig in!

Dinner is in the works…can’t wait to share!

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  1. April 13, 2010 9:28 pm

    Kate Gosselin drives me nuts…haha! I am so over that whole story! Anyway…haven’t ever had Barney Butter…isn’t that sad? We don’t get here…or at least I haven’t ever seen it. 😦 Can’t wait to see your dinner!!

  2. Betsy permalink
    April 14, 2010 12:29 am

    Oh, I know, Isn’t Kate Gosselin sickening! Total waste of time!
    Anyway, I looked for Barney Butter at Whole Foods in Atlanta this weekend and they don’t have it. Bummer. Wanted to try it. I bought Blue Diamond instead.
    You got me started eating almond butter 🙂 Love it!
    Hope your week goes by quick. Tomorrow is 1/2 way. yeah

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold

20140411-121359.jpgThis is Otis. He’s a noble puppy. Obedient. Gentle, unless he feels the immediate need to jump on you and lick you to death.

I exiled him to the office so I could clean in the kitchen, but he wanted so badly to be with me, and obey the command to stay in the office, that he tried to do a little of both. He figured he could stay and put his front paws past the threshold into the forbidden kitchen.

I feel like that these days. I’m quite comfortable where I am in my life. You could say I’m comfortable with the known.

Yet, the unknown beckons. It’s not about thinking the grass is greener elsewhere, but that I’m being called to do more. In my personal life, to finish a project that has consumed me for many years. Professionally, to take some risks and perhaps cast a wider net. Spiritually, to go deeper in my faith.

Like Otis, I’m taking some tentative steps, crossing the threshold into something new, not forbidden — on the contrary, designed just for me. I just need to stop looking around the corner and do it.

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How to Handle Criticism – “Flip it, and reverse it”

How to Handle Criticism – “Flip it, and reverse it”

You have a choice how you handle criticism, how to handle it when people negatively comment or give their opinion about your life/work/family/website/blog/social media stream. You have a choice, either to possibly learn something from it and better your life/work/family/website/blog/social media stream, or get offended. Obviously, I recommend the former.

You have a choice how to handle criticism. But, in truth, if you no longer see it as criticism there’s nothing to handle because you will then see people’s comments as helpful advice rather than criticism; and from this you will rise, better your life and use everything as a way to offer a better service to your people, or be a better person.

This is the choice: See and be grateful for the tidbits, advice, wisdom, other perspectives or views from others. Or shut yourself off from advice or insights that may greatly improve your life.

Personally, I think many people overact when it comes to the subject of criticism. They go straight to the place of feeling attacked, misunderstood or judged by others. They feel the person criticizing them is trying to hurt them. But I don’t think most people are coming from this space when they speak out. I think most people are simply offering their point of view.

When I receive criticism I’m mostly grateful. I’m being given the opportunity to see something through someone else’s eyes. Let’s be clear, though – of course, I too, receive emails and social media posts with people being deliberately offensive or using inappropriate language, obviously not wanting an open and honest dialogue with me but wanting to attack and offend. (And yes, there are times when I get offended and need to “sit with it” to get over it. And, yes, in the past I’ve taken things too personally and have overacted and hurt others. So, I’m no angel. I’m a work in progress). But, in my experience, the people that are genuine “haters”, are very few and far between. I don’t think most people are trying to hurt when they criticize. I think they are trying to express their feelings and educate. But we are quick to label them as haters.

But perhaps I have this perspective because I have super nice people in my world. Amazing, open-hearted, free and strong thinking men and women in my school and in my online space. Perhaps I’m just “having it good”… But I’d like to think it’s more than this. That I have it good because of the way I choose to respond to people’s criticisms. I listen. I take note. I seek to understand. I’m grateful. Although we can’t always respond to everyone, we try our best.

In my business, my team and I do our darndest to “keep our ears to the ground”. We want to hear what our school of the modern mystic community think, want and feel. We want to know if my message and the teachings are clear. If I’m being unclear or inconsistent, I want them to call me out on it. I want to know how I can improve. I want to be better; serve them better, offer them better and better…

I want to serve to the very best of my abilities.

That’s why we take the time to read emails and respond, to open up a dialogue, to help them, to be open and available to people saying their mind and speaking from the heart. Sometimes this is a very lengthy process that takes up a lot of our time, and sometimes we don’t reach an agreement; we agree to disagree. But in almost all cases we’ve created connection and harmony, and the flow on from this in peace, prosperity, goodwill and love. Not only for me and my employees, but also for my modern mystic community.

Try, as the amazing rapper and singer, Missy Elliott, says, “… to flip it, and reverse it” when criticism is flung your way. Seek to understand the other person and don’t view it as an attack. And then watch how you rise and how your life and business soar.

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Sheet Pan Italian Sausage and Potatoes Bake

All you need is a sheet pan and a few simple ingredients to make this Italian Sausage and Potatoes Bake! This recipe is delicious, easy, and perfect for busy nights.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 434kcal

  • 1 pound fully cooked smoked sausage, sliced (I used Italian style chicken sausage)
  • 1.5 pounds red potatoes, washed and chopped
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped into large pieces
  • 8 oz fresh green beans, washed and trimmed
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 (1 oz) packet dry Italian dressing mix
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or foil and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the sausage, potatoes, green beans, olive oil, Italian dressing mix, and salt and pepper. Spread evenly onto the prepared baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, stirring ingredients once or twice during cooking.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Return to the oven for an additional 2-3 minutes until cheese melts. Serve and enjoy!

Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1248mg | Potassium: 751mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2.1mg