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The morning of November 6th 2010 i went in to the city to work at my dads friends chocolate shop to bassnectar ticket 150x143 This Bogus Ticket Still Got Us In!make some extra money because i was planning on going to a concert later that i didn’t have tickets to. All day i was calling up craigslist ads trying to get tickets but nothing was working.

After i finished working i went back to my dads apartment and waited around there. My friend (who also had no ticket) and his brother pulled up shortly later. We thought our best bet was to go to the concert arena before it started and try to scalp tickets. Just as we are pulling away to go to terminal 5 we see rev run coming out of the apartment building. We said hi and met him and we were on our way. When we got there we realized it was probably to early for scalpers so we headed back to the apartment. A little later we decided to give it another try and walked to terminal 5.

We walked up to the first guy that we thought would be scalping tickets and we asked “how much for two tickets?” he replied “45 each” we thought this was a pretty good deal and gladly paid him. We then got on line and i was already texting my dad that we got tickets and that everything was good. When we finally got to the front the guy scanned are tickets and the scanner made an unusual sound so i immediately got worried. The man scanning the tickets said “something is wrong, head over to the ticket booth on the right”.

We went to the ticket booth and gave the lady the tickets and she asked “Where did you get these tickets” I thought it would be better if I didn’t say scalpers and replied “Ticket-master…my dad bought them”. She looked at them a long time and said these are fake. I couldn’t believe what she said. Me and my friend then were walking down the street and he said that we should confront the scalpers and demand our money back. At the time it seemed like a good idea so we proceeded. My friend gunner did most of the talking but it didn’t do anything the scalper denied selling us tickets in the first place and reassured us that it was the other guy across the street. After running around asking for our money back we finally gave up and started to walk away. Just as we were walking across the street a man came up to us and asked if the scalpers sold us fake tickets. With our heads down saddened we replied “yes”.

He then told us that he works for the venue terminal 5 and that he can get us both in the back entrance. We were ecstatic and could not believe our luck. We then walked in and found our friends and told them all about what we just went through.

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Djokovic into Wimbledon semis like a man on a mission - Omni Sports

Djokovic broke Nishikori's serve seven times, and finished with six aces.

Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 10th time on Monday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov.

He next faces two-time champion Rafael Nadal or fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro in his first Grand Slam semifinal since the 2016 U.S. Open.

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"I didn't harm the grass, I know how I threw the racket".

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However, should he make Sunday's final and win it, he probably won't care that he isn't exactly a fan favourite.

"I'm very pleased", Djokovic said after the victory. "I've been building the last couple of weeks on the level of tennis that I've played the last couple of month, the last couple of clay-court tournaments and Queen's". This is where I'm peaking at the moment.

Nishikori put up an admirable fight but was not clinical enough to hold back Djokovic's tide-finally collapsing 6-2 with a third break of the set. I think his confidence is back, ' he said.

The 2011, 2014 and 2015 champion was clearly unsettled by the dispute, quickly surrendering the set.

Defending champion Federer lost a Court One thriller, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as 32-year-old Anderson became the first South African in the Wimbledon semifinals since Kevin Curren in 1983.

He has also lost all four meetings against the 20-time major victor, failing to win a set off the great Swiss star. During Wimbledon, speaking of the big event that is taking place in Russian Federation, in which his country, Serbia, failed to go beyond the group stages, Djokovic said: 'I support Croatia. "Double standards, my friend", screamed the former world number one.

Things got worse between the two later when Djokovic felt Ramos failed to sanction Nishikori for a similar act in the fourth set. But the 12th seed was not to be denied as he raced into the last four, hitting an impressive 40 winners on the way.

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Average consumer price of refined sugar amounted to 35.68 rubles per 1 kg in February 2018, which is 0.22 rubles less than a month ago, reports Rosstat.

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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Join a Campaign

The election is just weeks away. It is time to volunteer for a campaign. There are many pro-equality candidates that need our help. Some of our best advocates in the legislature are under attack for their support of LGBT equality. We must stand up for them now as they have done for us in the past. This is when they really need our help.

Find a campaign close to where you live and give them a call. If you have any time on the weekends or after work you can make a huge different in the fight for LGBT equality.

I have compiled a list of the campaigns that need our help the most. Included are the phone numbers and websites for the pro-equality candidates. There is also a little information about the candidates and the races they are in.

Click on the maps below according to where you live.

Click here for the complete list of campaigns in Massachusetts

Friday, September 29, 2006

Rhode Island Gay Couples Can Marry

In what the Boston Globe is calling a "significant victory for gay rights advocates", Judge Thomas Connelly has ruled that gay and lesbian couples in Rhode Island can legally Massachusetts.

The ruling by Judge Thomas Connolly is the first to find that same-sex couples from outside Massachusetts may wed under the Supreme Judicial Court's 2003 ruling that legalized same-sex weddings in the Massachusetts.

GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) has released a statement containing few details. Judge Thomas Connelly ruled that Rhode Island’s laws do not explicitly prohibit same-sex marriages.

“At last the fence of discrimination has been removed at the border of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,” said Michele Granda, the GLAD attorney who represented plaintiffs Wendy Becker and Mary Norton of Providence.

Governor Romney has tried to prevent out of state same-sex couples from marrying in Massachusetts by reviving a racist law from 1913. This law says that couples from other states cannot marry in Massachusetts if their home state would not legally recognize the marriage.

However, in March of this year the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided that only couples from states with no “express prohibition” against marriage in their home state could marry here.

That is when Wendy Becker and Mary Norton of Providence, R.I., went to court. They argued that the 1913 law that forbids out-of-state residents from marrying in Massachusetts did not apply to them because Rhode Island does not specifically ban gay marriage.

Attorney General Thomas Reilly, who had defended the 1913 law in court, said officials in Rhode Island could challenge the decision, but said his office would not appeal.

"In Massachusetts," Reilly said in a statement, "pursuing this matter further in the courts would be a waste of time and resources."

Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute had this to say, "This creates a new level of legal chaos for regulators and lawmakers in the state of Rhode Island and any state that does not expressly forbid same sex marriage. It also furthers the notion of Massachusetts becoming the Las Vegas of gay marriage."

The anti-gay organization Vote On Marriage has sent out an email alert. They are furious with the court's ruling. My favorite line in their emails states, "Already Massachusetts is the laughing stock of the nation for our far-left policies and disregard for the will of the people, and now we're impacting other states."

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Fasting For Discrimination

I was reading the latest email update from the anti-gay organization, Massachusetts 'Family' Institute (MFI), when I came across something that really caught my attention. The email had a section in it titled:

Prayer group commits to 40 days of prayer and fasting for marriage

This sounds very interesting. I had to read on...

JHOP (Justice House of Prayer) Boston is launching a forty-day season of prayer and fasting from September 29 through November 7 for both the state elections and the Constitutional Convention on Nov. 9.
This is very intriguing. It is the first time I have heard of fasting taking place to affect the outcome of any Massachusetts elections. The flier announcing the season of prayer and fasting goes on to say:
"The outcome of the election on November 7th will have ramifications equally as important as those felt by the consequences of Roe v. Wade,"
The November 7th general election is very important to me, but I wouldn't exactly compare it to the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v Wade.

I do agree with this part of the JHOP flier:

"The results of their votes [at the Constitutional Convention] will play a key roll in the definition of marriage for the state of Massachusetts and subsequently, the nation. In addition, the outcomes of these two dates will not only affect our nation's religious liberties, but ultimately, it is our children who are at stake."

As the JHOP flier mentions, the November 7th election and the Constitutional Convention will play a key role in the future of marriage in Massachusetts and the nation. We need to keep marriage equality legal here in order to bring full equality to the rest of the country. I also agree that our children are at stake. I want to make sure that our children grow up in a world where marriage discrimination is written into history books, not into constitutions.

The MFI email blurb leaves us with this thought:
"The Church can win the battle for Massachusetts and the nation, but it will only be won with the weapons of prayer and fasting."
I have to disagree with that statement. I believe that you and I can win the battle for Massachusetts and the nation. I believe that we can win with hard work and dedication.

I encourage you to go eat a great big meal and then join a campaign! While they are praying and fasting; we need to be knocking on doors, making phone calls, stuffing envelopes, contacting voters and winning elections. That is how we will win "the battle for Massachusetts and the nation".

Monday, September 25, 2006

Gay Versus Gay

This election season is a looking very gay on Cape Cod. The 4th Barnstable district, which includes the towns of Eastham, Chatham, Harwich, Orleans, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown, will have a historic decision to make on November 7th. The voters of these towns will choose between two openly gay candidates to representative them in State House.

This is the first time in Massachusetts history that two openly gay candidates from the two major parties are running for the same seat. This district, which includes the gay haven of Provincetown, has not elected a Democrat in over 100 years. That might change this fall.

The Democrat running is Sarah Peake. She is currently a selectman in Provincetown. Two years ago she ran against the current anti-gay Republican state representative, Shirley Gomes. Gomes is retiring this year.

The Republican running is Aaron Maloy. He won the Republican primary by just 11 votes. He is a 24 year old Cape Cod native from Orleans. The sad part is that even though Maloy is openly gay, he is against gay marriage.

Bay Windows wrote an interesting article on Maloy a few weeks ago. In the article he "recalls being called a “fag” and doused with salad dressing by a fellow student. He hints that his experiences spurred him into gay activism during his teen years, but declines to elaborate for fear of alienating his conservative supporters."

As for marriage, Maloy say it “is an institution between a man and a woman and I think that it’s part of the heterosexual culture. I don’t buy the whole separate but equal thing”.

It gets even worse when he is asked about how banning equal marriage rights would affect him. Maloy answers, “It is probably going to hurt me”.

It is too bad that even though voters will be choosing between two openly gay candidates, only one of those candidates supports gay rights. Nevertheless, it is still amazing that there will be two openly gay candidates running against each other in the general election.

No matter who wins they will go on to join the other openly gay members of the Massachusetts legislature. Currently, there are four out gay legislators: Senator Jarrett Barrios, Representative Liz Malia,
Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, and Representative Carl Sciortino. There are a couple more that do not hide that they are gay, but they are not exactly out to the public. In a legislature of 200 we know that there must be quite a few more gay representatives. I believe there are a few that are totally in the closet, maybe even to themselves.

Whatever the outcome of the race in the 4th Barnstable district, we will soon have five openly gay state representatives on Beacon Hill.
I will be on Cape Cod in these next six weeks to make sure that the next openly gay state representative is one that supports gay rights!

Thursday, September 21, 2006

My Election Day

Tuesday, the day of the primary election, was a very busy day for me. I have been working on electoral races all across the state. As it got closer to Election Day I started to work on the DiBella race in Methuen. I ran Chris DiBella's Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign on Election Day. We came very close to winning but lost by 192 votes out of the nearly 6000 votes cast.

The daily newspaper in Methuen had this headline the day after the election:
Campbell is Democratic nominee for state representative; Wins close contest against newcomer DiBella
Former City Councilor Linda Dean Campbell became the Democratic nominee for state representative from Methuen yesterday edging out political newcomer Christopher DiBella by 192 votes.
I was honored to be part of this campaign. Chris is an amazing guy who believes in many of the same things that I do. There is something about him that inspires people. He actually reminds me of a modern day JFK. I know for sure that we have not seen the end of Chris DiBella.

On Election Day I was in Methuen by 5:30am. I ran DiBella headquarters, managed 50 volunteers, and successfully completely a full scale GOTV campaign. We had poll checkers in place all day, a 10 person phone back, and four teams of canvassers knocking on doors. We got all of the 1500 people who said that they would vote for Chris
to the polls.

The polls closed at 8:00pm and we anxiously awaited the results. As my precinct captains called in the results we remained hopeful. With 9 out of the 11 precincts reporting we were winning by just under 100 votes.

Then the last two precincts came in: we had lost.

In the end Chris got 1715 votes. Unfortunately it was not enough. We needed 193 more to win.
I am very proud to have been part of Chris DiBella's campaign.

After I packed up campaign headquarters and said my goodbyes, I headed back to Boston. That is when I heard the great news that the longtime incumbent Representative from Milford, Marie Parente, had been defeated! I was elated over this news. She has been a staunch opponent of gay rights for 20 years. The best part is that she was planning on retiring this year, but then decided to run for re-election one more time. She made a mistake, and she got the boot!

I was also excited to hear the results of the Gubernatorial race come in. Deval Patrick trounced his competition. My dad has been a big part of Deval's campaign and was extremely excited as well. He headed in to Boston for Deval's victory party.

Then the news came that the votes in the Second Suffolk senate district were going to be counted that night. This was a surprise because every candidate in this race was running a sticker campaign. I did not think that we would know the outcome of this race until the next day.

Around 11:30pm I headed over to Senator Senator Dianne Wilkerson's victory party. I was overjoyed to hear that Senator Wilkerson beat her challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz. I have supported Senator Wilkerson all the way, even in this tough time for her.

In Newsweekly reports on the Wilkerson victory party:
Partygoers included a relieved MassEquality executive director, Marc Solomon, as well as Chris Mason, a campaign manager with the gay lobbyist group. Ken Reeves, the openly gay mayor of Cambridge, was also there to share in Wilkerson's joy.
Marc Solomon, MassEquality's campaign director had this to say to In Newsweekly:
"Two years ago some people in the African-American community said that if things got tough for Dianne the gay community would easily abandon her. But today proved that we were there when she needed us and I was proud to stand with her."

Yet, some in the gay community turned their back on her.

I am very disappointed by those in the gay community that abandoned Senator Wilkerson when she needed us most. She stood up for us when other people would not. She has fought incredibly hard for our community. She has lost family members because of her unwavering support of equal marriage rights.

In Newsweekly endorsed Sonia Chang-Diaz. In their endorsement they write:
We know she's (Senator Wilkerson) inspiring and committed to our concerns. And that would be more than enough to support her for another term, except that she has a bright, energetic, long-time supporter of GLBT rights issues challenging her. This is a woman who has worked with MassEquality, Cheryl Jacques and others on GLBT issues for many years.

In my opinion you support people who have stood up for you. That is the right the to do. Worth mentioning is the fact that, even though the article mentions that Chang-Diaz worked with MassEquaity and Cheryl Jacques, both MassEquality and Cheryl Jaques have endorsed Senator Wilkerson.

Another writer in the gay community to desert Senator Wilkerson was Mass Marrier. He also endorse
d Sonia Chang-Diaz. Some people just don't get it. Not only is supporting Senator Wilkerson the right thing to do, it also is crucial for the fight to preserve marriage equality.

We need to be able to assure the fence sitting conservative legislator that if he votes with us, he WILL be re-elected. We need 151 votes to kill the anti-gay constitutional amendment. To get that number we need conservative legislators to vote our way. We can't have them say to us, "Look what happened to Dianne. In her liberal district she got beat in the primary. How can you possibly stop me from getting beat in the primary in my conservative district?"

I am thrilled that Dianne won her primary race. I was also there in Boston City Hall today as they counted the last eight precincts. Senator Dianne Wilkerson will be able to continue to fight for our community on Beacon Hill, even if some in our community didn't fight for her when she really needed us.

This is a photo that appeared in this weeks In Newsweekly. It was taken around midnight on Election Day. This is four afters after I was in campaign headquarters in Methuen getting the results in from the polls. In this picture I am with the highest-ranking Black elected official in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Senator Dianne Wilkerson, MassEquality Campaign Director Marc Solomon, and the Mayor of my fair city of Cambridge Ken Reeves (the first openly gay black mayor in the United States). (photo credit: Eric Hess)

This Election Day was a long day for me. It was full of emotions. At 8:00pm as the results came down in Methuen I had tears in my eyes. Just a few hours later I was hugging Senator Wilkerson at her victory party. Let's hope the November elections are just as exciting.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Primary Election Results and Analysis

The primary elections went very well for progressive candidates all over the state. Deval Patrick won the Democratic nomination for Governor, making history in Massachusetts. The House and Senate races were overwhelmingly positive for us as well.

Take a look at the results of the elections and my analysis here.

This is a basic overview of where we stand after the primary elections:

We SAVED 10 pro-equality incumbents
We saw NO CHANGE in 6 anti-equality seats
We PICKED-UP 8 pro-equality seats previously held by anti-equality reps (This is HUGE!)
We LOST 2 open-seats to an anti-equality candidates (who we might be able to switch!)

This means that we have picked up 6 more votes to defeat the anti-gay constitutional amendment!

These numbers are only for the primary election. These could change after the general election.

See how I got these numbers in my analysis.

Victories Across Massachusetts

We had victories for progress candidates all over Massachusetts on Tuesday!

We kept every single one of our pro-gay incumbents.

BIG NEWS: We booted anti-gay, anti-immigrant Rep Marie Parente! The anti-gay folks love her and will miss her dearly.

I will have much more information tomorrow with an analysis of the primary election.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Get Your Vote On!

Today is Election Day!

Get out and vote! The polls are open from 7:00AM until 8:00PM. It is very helpful to the campaigns if you vote early in the day. Click here to find out where your polling place is located.

I am managing the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign for Chris DiBella in Methuen. He is running for state representative for the 15th Essex district. This election is one of the closest in Massachusetts. He needs every single voter that committed to vote for him to get to the polls today. If you have any time after work, come to Methuen and help us out.

I will let you know the results of the primary races as soon as I am able to post them. In the mean time, check out my analysis of the primary election and who I predict to win in each race.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

MassResistance Sends Hate Mail to Voters

The anti-gay organization, MassResistance, has gotten involved in the primary campaigns. They have mailed a postcard size piece of literature to primary voters in Representative Mark Falzone's district. The mailing attacks him for his positions on gay marriage, in-state tuition for the children of undocumented workers, and for voting to fund gay/straight alliances in our schools. (Click on the mail pieces below to enlarge the picture)The mailing is much better than the pieces MassResistance did in the primary two years ago. In the last election all they had was homemade flyers. This year they look a little more professional. Although they are still very poor mailings. The mail pieces are small, they have no color, and not a single picture. I don't think the mailing will be very effective.

MassResistance did the mailing to Falzone's district in response to mail that had been sent by MassEquality. On the MassResistance website they have a whole page dedicated to the mail MassEquality has been doing (including pictures). You can see how the MassEquality mail
pieces are big, colorful, and full of pictures.

In a recent email, MassResistance claims:
The homosexual lobby has already started their slick, misleading district-wide mailings. Someone in Saugus sent us a big MassEquality postcard for Rep. Mark Falzone. It doesn't even mention MassEquality's issue -- homosexual marriage -- probably because they know it's not a selling point in very many places. Instead, it talks about Falzone supposedly delivering "aid to our towns." And the MassEquality name is in very tiny print! Click here to see them! )

The email goes on to say:
MassResistance is not taking this race (or other important races) lying down! We have some action planned in this race and several races. And YOU should get involved, if you possibly can!

There is one very interesting thing about these mailings. The return address says:

Parents Rights Coalition
PO BOX 1612
Waltham, MA 02454

Now look at the MassResistance website. Check out the address to send donations to MassResistance:

PO BOX 1612
Waltham, MA 02454

We have known for a while that the "Parents Rights Coalition" and "MassResistance" is the same exact group with the same people, same address, same phone number, and same PO BOX.

I wonder why they decided to use the name "Parents Rights Coalition" on the mail piece attacking Representative Falzone. Is it because they know MassResistance is not taken seriously and is considered a fringe group by Massachusetts voters? Is that why they didn't want their name on the mail piece?

Friday, September 15, 2006

Take Mass Action in Methuen

As we get closer to Election Day it looks like our main battle ground will be in Methuen, Massachusetts.

There is a primary race happening there that will be decided by just a handful of votes.
This close primary race will have a huge impact on the future of marriage rights for same-sex couples. The retiring state representative,
Arthur Broadhurst, has consistently voted against the amendment to the constitution that would eliminate equal marriage rights.

There is a four way primary race to fill this open seat. Out of the four candidates, two are tied neck to neck in the closest race in Massachusetts! Between these two candidates, only one of them supports marriage equality. The other candidates would vote in favor of the constitutional amendment to take equal marriage rights away.

This race has become one of the most important races in the fight for marriage equality.

Chris DiBella is running a good campaign and has the votes needed to win. The challenge will be getting those people out to the polls on Election Day. He needs to make sure that every single one of those voters who said they were with him gets out to vote.

This race will be won or lost by less than 50 votes!

All the real action on Election Day will be taking place in Methuen. This is where you can really make a difference!

Contact me to volunteer in Methuen. We need people to help the DiBella campaign get out the vote. We need poll checkers, phoners, door knockers, and other campaign volunteers.

This race could literally decided whether or not gays and lesbians will have the right to marry.

Take the day off from work if you can. If you can't, then join us after work. Email me now for more info and directions to the campaign Headquarters.

Even if you have never done anything political before, it is time to take action.

If you don't fight for your rights, they will be taken away from you.

To volunteer or for more information, please email me at

It is time to TakeMassAction.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Historic Governor's Debate

Tuesday was the nation's first ever LGBT forum for Gubernatorial candidates. The debate was hosted by the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Journalists (NLGJA), In Newsweekly, the Boston Pride Committee and HLS Lambda (Harvard Law School's GLBT student organization).

The two front runners in the race for Governor in the Democratic primary were both at the debate. Deval Patrick and Chris Gabrieli are both strong supporters of marriage equality and other LGBT rights. It seems that there are few differences between Patrick and Gabrieli when it comes to LGBT issues. Tom Reilly did not attend the debate.

You can watch the debate here.

It does appears that Patrick will be a stronger advocate for LGBT rights across the board. In Newsweekly reports that Patrick said he would take "concrete steps" to protect the transgender community by extending the state's hate crime laws and broadening civil rights laws to include "those who identify across genders."

I believe that Patrick will be a more outspoken leader on LGBT issues and other issues of social justice. In my opinion, Deval Patrick is the right choice for LGBT voters next Tuesday.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

New Poll Shows Patrick Leading

Great news for Deval Patrick in a poll just released by CBS4. Deval has jumped ahead of the other two candidates in the race for Massachusetts Governor. He is now the clear front-runner in this race.
It has been said by many that Reilly really did himself in during the last debates. The numbers seem to prove this to be true. What is interesting to me is where the fleeing Reilly supporters are going. I thought they would be moving into Gabrieli's camp. However, the latest poll shows that people are leaving Reilly and moving to Patrick.
The contrast in movement between Patrick and Reilly since our last Fast Track survey is striking: Among men, Patrick is up 10, Reilly is down 11. Among women, Patrick is up 13, Reilly is down 8. Among voters earning less than $40,000 per year, Reilly is down 13, Patrick is up 13. Among those earning more than $80,000 per year, Patrick is up 14, Reilly is down 14. In almost all of these cases, Gabrieli is unchanged, or has moved onlyslightly.

I am very excited to see Deval Patrick take such a clear lead with the election just one week away. I have already voted for Deval Patrick and I urge you to vote for him as well.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Pre-Primary Election Analysis and Predictions

The primary election is less than two weeks away! This is the best time to elect progressive candidates. While most voters are focused on the close race for governor, alot of action is taking place in races for seats in the state legislature.

Click here to see my analysis of all the primary races taking place in Massachusetts. I also include predictions of who I think will win in each race.

Using these predictions I analyze the out come of the primary election. I believe the result of the primary races will look something like this:

We will SAVE 12 pro-equality incumbents
We will see NO CHANGE in 7 anti-equality seats
We will PICK-UP 6 pro-equality seats previously held by anti-equality reps (This is HUGE!)
We will likely LOSE 1 seat to an anti-equality legislator (who we might be able to switch!)

A few of the races are too close to call, so I am making an educated guess. Check out my full analysis to see how I get the numbers above. Of course the final numbers above are subject to change.

Click here to see my analysis and my predictions of who the winners will be.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Vote Early and Vote Often

I went down to the City of Cambridge Election Commission and voted in the Democratic primary today. The actual primary takes place on September 19th, just 13 days away. However, I had to vote absentee because I will not be able to make it to the polls on September 19th. I am working on races all over the state and Election Day will be a very busy day for me. I will be working on campaigns while the polls are open and getting results after they close. Then hopefully the night will end with celebration.

I live in Cambridge where my state rep and state senator don't have primary opponents. The biggest competitive race I could vote in was for Governor.

In the Democratic primary I voted for Deval Patrick.

I voted for Deval because I believe that he has the leadership our state needs. Almost two years ago I saw him speak at a little book store in Worcester. I was amazed at what I heard. He didn't speak like an ordinary politician. He actually answered the questions that people asked him.

I remember one thing he said that night that I had never heard a politician say. Someone had asked him what he would do about taxes is he was elected. His answer was that it would definitely be possible to cut taxes in Massachusetts. He then went on to say that it would be possible if we built the roads ourselves, caught the criminals ourselves, and taught the children ourselves. But if you want the state to do these things for you then you have to pay for them. Call me a tax-and-spend liberal, but that just makes sense to me. Deval answered the question honestly. That is what really got me.

Deval is the person that I want to lead our state. Massachusetts has always been a great leader in the nation, and will continue to be in the future. It is time that we have a great governor to lead our state.

Vote early and vote often. If you can’t make it to the polls to vote on September 19th, call your town hall and ask them how to vote absentee.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Another Gay Movie

I saw the new film, Another Gay Movie, yesterday. This is a great film that isn't afraid to "go there". It was refreshing to see a happy, queer-positive, sex-positive movie. Go to the movie website to watch the trailer.

While I love most of the gay films I have seen, they are usually kind of sad. There are quite a few movies about coming out, falling in love, and how hard it is to be queer. Many of these movies show the rejection that many queer people face. A lot of gay movies touch on how hard it can be in gay relationships.

The majority of gay films portray the rejection, isolation and lack of acceptance that many gay people feel. These topics are incredibly important to portray in film. It helps for gays and lesbians to be able to identify with the strong emotions displayed in these movies. However, there is more to being gay than pain and suffering!

I love movies like Edge of Seventeen, The Trip, Latter Days, Trick, The Broken Hearts Club, Mysterious Skin, Transamerica, and Brokeback Mountain. While these are all great films, they all express how hard it is to be queer.

Another Gay Movie is completely different because all of the main characters are out and proud. Being gay is not the issue in this film. It is not a coming out film, or a boy-meets-boy movie. It is a campy gay teen movie (like the gay version of American Pie). It touches on every aspect of being queer and does not apologize for anything. This movie is incredibly sex-positive in a very gay way.

I suggest you see this film the first chance you get. Another Gay Movie is playing at Kendall Cinema in Cambridge.


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 Venerated Venomous Consort - Chapter 193: This Little Girl Does Not Know What Is Good For Her - Wuxiaworld
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Chapter 193: This Little Girl Does Not Know What Is Good For Her

Chapter 193: This Little Girl Does Not Know What Is Good For Her

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Xijiu's face reddened, and she looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Sir, would you like me to sing for you?"

Di Fuyi looked at her with his palms supporting his face, "I only like music. Voices that are not to my liking would annoy me and would make me cut out the person's tongue. You sure you want to sing?"

Gu Xijiu pursed her lips and answered with pride, "My voice is considered good music by many, I only sing to a connoisseur."

Di Fuyi smiled and replied, "Hmm, then I have to listen. Which song do you want to sing?"

He took out a jade flute, "I could play a tune for you."

Gu Xijiu shook her head and put her hand up to stop him, "No thanks, I prefer to sing solo."

Di Fuyi sighed and put away his flute, "You little girl, you do not know what is good for you! Do you know that there are a lot of people out there who need my tune but could not get it?"

The night was full of stars, and the lake was decorated with flora.

Gu Xijiu sang, and her voice was a lovely melody. It was strange but elegant as if it merged with the night sky. As she finished singing, her voice echoed in the night.

Di Fuyi slowly tidied up his wine cups and pots, and looked at her with a smile, "You are nice to me, are you hinting me to let you go?"

Gu Xijiu looked back at him and asked, "Would you?"

Di Fuyi replied sternly, "No. It is my duty. I am serious about it."

Gu Xijiu sighed, "I know you are. That is why I would never ask."

"You are a sensible child." Di Fuyi seemed gratified and decided to go a bit easy on her.

"Since you are nice to me, I could give you two choices without disobeying my duty. One, you come with me obediently, and I could give you three days to prepare. After that, the celestial platform would reopen to test the genuineness of your celestial skill. If it is real, I will give you a big gift. If it is fake…" He stopped.

"What happens then?"

Di Fuyi looked at her and said, "You have no spiritual power, so there is no need to abolish your kung fu, but you would be deported deep into the Dark Forest. After that, it is all about your luck. If you are fortunate enough to escape, you will still make a good student, and I will teach you kung fu personally."

Gu Xijiu replied, "Sounds good to me. So, at that time you, would take me as your student?"

Di Fuyi swiveled his finger and answered with a soft tone (even though he threw a bomb at her), "No, darling. At that time, you would be my fiancé. Not my student."

Gu Xijiu remained silent.

She dropped the wok in her hand, and it almost landed on her toes, "What?!" Her fiancé was Rong Yan. She spent so much effort in sending that thing into prison to dismiss that terrible marriage. Since when did another wedding pop up out of nowhere?! This was absurd!

Di Fuyi looked at the wok on the ground and said, "Is this news not pleasing to you?"

"Not pleasing, but very shocking!" Gu Xijiu's expression was as if she was struck by a brick dropped from heaven.

"Celestial Master is kidding, right? That is impossible!"

"How could I kid about such things?" Di Fuyi raised his arms, picked up the wok, and handed it back to her. "This marriage began thirteen years ago…"


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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

New Book: Hunted

I received a mail from the folks at Zeitghost Media with details of the new book Hunted, part 5 of the House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I am always more than willing to give new vampire material a shout.

The series follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird, who gets “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the Change into an actual vampyre and is teen fiction. There is a sample of the book – chapter one in fact – which can be found here, and I have embedded an audio of chapter two below:

It also seems that trailers for books are all the rage these days – no bad thing either – and I have also embedded the trailer:

Dracenea said...

Hmm. You know, I see the covers for these books and they always look like they would be good but then I see that the character is 16 years old and it's a young adult book so I tend to shy away since I'm 28. : ) Reading that first chapter though, it seems like it's a 16 year old in an older woman's body. Of course, they do say that kids grow up faster nowdays. I think the writing is a little immature for my taste though. What are your thoughts?

Taliesin_ttlg said...

Dracenea, I have read through the first chapter and (being a long, long way from 16!) it did seem too teen for my tastes...

Some teen books and some childrens books will cross over into adult sensibilities. This one perhaps did not but a single chapter is a little difficult to get a full picture, admitedly.

Probably not to my taste, however


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Launching Your Digital Download Business

You’ve got great products, and a plan for building your personal brand. Now, how do you get your digital download business up and running? With so many different sales management options, figuring out how to take the first step towards success can be overwhelming. When it comes to online sales success, knowing what you don’t need is almost as important as securing essential services. Remember: the more you spend before you launch, the more product you’ll have to sell in order to break even. Turning a profit can be a difficult proposition if you invest a small fortune into your brand, particularly if you’re selling relatively inexpensive digital products.

Minimizing Investment to Maximize Profits

When you’re just getting started, making sure you have all the newest and most advanced tools can seem vital. What you may not realize, though, is just how easy it is to waste money on tools and services that will never show you a return on your investment.

In order to launch a digital download business, you really need just a handful of things: a sales portal, a reliable way to collect payment, secure file hosting and the ability to automate order fulfillment. You don’t need an expensive website designed by a highly paid professional with all the latest bells and whistles. In fact, you can turn an inexpensive template site you build yourself or even a free blog site into your designated sales portals when you choose a high-quality eCommerce platform. Services like offer a one-stop solution, seamlessly integrating trusted names like PayPal and Google Wallet while providing the file hosting you need to keep your products protected. Automated order fulfillment means your customers have instant access to their files immediately upon completing a transaction. You’ll even be able to secure risk-free marketing as an added service through high-end services.

How Marketing Can Make or Break Your Digital Download Empire

No matter how innovative or exciting your products, you can’t make a sale to people who don’t know you exist. Marketing is absolutely vital to your success, and figuring out how to promote your brand effectively can be fraught with obstacles. Sponsored social media posts and banner ads may drive a bit of increased traffic to your site, but you’ll pay a substantial amount of money for the mere potential to secure the attention of your target audience.

When you’re new to online sales and looking to find the biggest bang for your buck, affiliate marketing is by far the most economical choice. These networks connect you with marketing professionals who essentially get paid on commission, only earning when they close a sale for you. They have a built-in incentive to promote your brand, and you only pay for marketing when it works. No gambling, no stress. Best of all, high-quality eCommerce platforms include access to affiliate networks as an added value service.

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Fifth Candle: Darkness-shattering Light

1296692956-jp_lightbeam_2007-iiJesus Christ is the Light of the World.

The final candle, the white one in the center of the Advent Wreath that we light on Christmas Day, represents the Light. Christ’s white, piercing light sends the darkness scurrying for cover, like roaches when a light switch is flipped. It displaces the darkness.

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them. . .

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:2, 6

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being. In Him was lifimagesCAWBH8CFe, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5

 This final candle, with its white color of purity, also speaks to the spotlessness of the  Lamb of God, without a single blemish, born to be slain for us. One of the most wonderful, incomprehensible mysteries is that white can also become our color.

lambHe takes me, with the most righteous thing I’ve ever done being like filthy rags in comparison to His brilliance, and washes me so that I am as white as snow. He offers to do the same for you. Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. Isaiah 1:18

Jesus became like us so that we might become like Him. He took on our human flesh and frailty, exchanging our sin for His righteousness and bearing the full weight of our sin. He even provided the Holy Spirit to empower us as we attempt to imitate His life, to strive for holiness as He is holy.

Certainly, we will fail. We will never become little gods. But the amazing thing that I’ll never be able to fully wrap my mind around is that when God looks at me, He no longer sees my sin because Jesus stands between us. He sees me as blameless and holy, like His Son.

Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29

Merry Christmas! May you be blessed as you celebrate the birth of the Baby who came to earth to shatter the darkness and to be slain for us.

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What Does it Mean to Have Optimal Health?

You probably know that you should be eating nutritiously and exercising, right?

So I am not going to tell you the obvious.

And you probably already know how:

  • Obesity
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer

are epidemic problems in modernized countries around the world.

Its more than a problem – there is a health epidemic!

The more important questions are:

  • Why can’t you find a lifestyle of health and wellness that make senses to you?
  • What do you do when one expert tells on thing and the next expert says the exact opposite?
  • What diet is the best for losing weight and keeping it off?

Unfortunately, there is a core of confusion in hearts and minds of thousands of seeking to improve their  health.

There is an endless list of contradictions.

There are Low Fat diets vs. Low Carb diets vs. High Protein diets – each having an health expert claiming this is the answer to all your health issues.

Then you are faced with the choice of how you will exercise. There are gym memberships, at home exercise equipment and then the 100’s of exercise classes to choose from.

Are you confused about what is right for you? You have every right to be, as matter of fact I would be very surprised if you were not!

What if I told you none of these questions and concerns really matters?

That’s right, it really does not matter if you learn to see the big picture and what it means to have health.

Let me explain it truly is amazing how simple it really is.

The one thing that you should not be confused about is what it means to have optimal health!

Take a minute to consider what it means to be have complete health – make a mental note of what it means to you.

  • Is health something you see or hear? Or is it something you feel inside?
  • How does your optimal  health touch others around you?
  • What are the things that you could do if you had a unified body, mind and spirit?
  • If you had complete health and wellness what is the one thing you would do – try to think of something that you cannot do right now?


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Crown Inn

154 Heaton Lane

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From its striking position underneath the Viaduct this 150-year-old free house has been a CAMRA stalwart for many years. It vies with The Magnet to be the town's foremost cask ale outlet with around 13 constantly changing beers on handpump. A  few years ago it was runner-up in the national CAMRA pub of the year awards. Nowadays it is the brewery tap for Stockport Brewing Company, launched by landlord Steve Alexander and colleague Andrew Leslie in 2014. Four rooms radiate from the busy bar, two compact snugs, a large lounge with a feature overmantle, and lastly a plainer pool room. There’s live music regularly in the beer garden and barbecue area.

This venue is listed in our Taste of Manchester Taste Charts:


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We believe in a generation of African girls that change their lives and contribute to global sustainable development through science, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship and mathematics - STEM.

Taungana seeks to create a supportive ecosystem that encourages sustained female student engagement in STEM.

We achieve our goals in the following ways:

1. Fellowship Program: A high school fellowship that is initiated by the flagship STEM Expo, a one week multi-industry immersion and entrepreneurship program. Ambassadors (rural high school girls) are supported with a mentor network and with ongoing outreach events in their communities.

2. Networking platform: An online community for STEM practice and thought leaders that fosters solutions to industry challenges.

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If there has been one supreme divisive factor among our united classroom forces, Facebook is it. Block it! Ban it! Take their computers! Oh, the drama you have brought to us, dear Facebook, and yet I do believe we have given you too much credit for our frustrations and perhaps not enough for your potential.

As school administrators, my Head of School and I use Facebook to keep up with our many learning communities beyond the walls of our school. What better way to tap into the latest release from ASCD, FCIS, NAIS, and a slew of other rich resources? Last year, because we wanted to access Facebook ourselves and to build a school presence within the FB network, we opened access to it on our network...gasp! I do not think we anticipated the level of outcry we would get from a large part of our teacher base who felt frustrated with student disengagement, and for whom Facebook became the scapegoat for a number of student culture issues. It was, in fact, the one resounding request from teachers in the midyear survey--Block Facebook please! Students need to pay attention. They need to concentrate on learning.

So began our long will it take for students to navigate around the firewalls we put up? (a nanosecond) How many creative ways will they invent to do so? (several!) How many firewalls are necessary to ensure complete FB  blackout? (too many to count) Who will become more frustrated in the process, the students or the teachers/administrators? (the teachers) Will even effective blockage of FB lead to higher student engagement? (hardly, um...hello Google Chat, Skype, AIM, and the multitudinous other computer-related distractions) What is a teacher to do?

My answer, and certainly not an original one...take what they are obsessed with and use it as a way to engage them. Some would call this a “if you can’t beat em, join em” answer, and I guess in some ways it is, but that is only if one chooses to see the tools, whether it be Facebook or another disruptive element, as the adversary rather than the ally. This summer, we are embracing Facebook as a learning tool. We’ve created a private group for summer reading discussions, and only two weeks in we are seeing positive results. After many years of frustrating summer reading outcomes during which we struggled to find the balance between enjoyment and accountability, we are seeing not only a higher level of student engagement but also an increased excitement about reading in general. The discussions of paired titles on family addiction have led to students and teachers sharing other suggested reading, and students are jumping in. One rising senior who planned to read an additional title based on another member’s suggestion posted yesterday, “A senior reading a book for fun over the summer...what?” We are equally (and pleasantly) surprised. We are starting to see similar interaction and shared enjoyment of our suggested (okay, required) teacher reading within our FB Faculty Beach Reads group where our teachers are not only sharing fun stories from their summer adventures but also discussing titles such as Chen’s Education Nation, Vatterott’s Rethinking Homework, and Lemov’s Teach Like a Champion.

“But Facebook can be so dangerous,” say some. No, not really, at least not any more dangerous than a field trip, and even more important, teaching students to safely navigate the risks of social networking must comprise part of our redefined role as 21st Century educators. But what about personal boundaries...should teachers and students really be interacting with each other in this way? With proper adherence to respectful and professional interaction, and with the understanding that our personal and professional cyber presence cannot really be altogether separate and based on different standards, yes! We should! Who better to teach students how to develop online identities aligned with the same character education standards modeled in “real” life? Who better to guide them on what is acceptable interaction? I believe this is a wonderful opportunity for mentoring young students, and for the most part, we are currently opting out.

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Choosing which career path to go down is the biggest decision a graduate has to make and should never be rushed. As a graduate, you should first do your research to see if what you want to do is viable. If you've considered getting into the real estate business, you will discover it is a vast field to pursue on your professional journey.

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You Get to Be Your Own Boss

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Most graduates face challenges of finding work. They see that employers want to hire people with experience. This becomes hard for graduates as they are fresh from college. The real estate sector is a people industry—the more confident you are, the easier it is for you to deal with people on a daily basis. This industry requires a high degree of commitment, and you'll find that you will become a natural in no time.

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This isn't your typical nine to five job. If you've started a family already or have a crazy schedule, the real estate industry may be perfect for you. As long as you balance your hours and create time to earn, you will excel. When you find that your days are sometimes becoming hectic, you can efficiently work out a schedule with your clients for viewings at specific times. If you can organize accordingly, you will find that you can make your career work to your advantage.

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Like most markets, the real estate market will wane. Sometimes you might find that at a particular point you did not sell many homes, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you didn't close any sales. Most people will want to own a home eventually, and real estate agents will be there to sell to these people.

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Hayden will turn three on Monday.  She was soooo looking forward to her birthday party. She has been waking up for the past week and asking me "Is today my party day?".  She wanted a princess cake and everything to be pink.  And of course, Cinderella came to play games with Hayden and all of her friends.

 Ivy wore her dress the entire party then felt like relaxing on the couch.

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This guest post was provided by Lee Munson on behalf of GFI Software Ltd. GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for network administrators to address their network security, content security and messaging needs. More information: GFI vulnerability scanning software.

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Nowadays many companies will scan their corporate networks in order to identify security issues. A vulnerability scanner may be employed once per year or, preferably, more often, and can be run either in-house or by a third party.

Typically, the results that come back from the vulnerability scan are used to identify and rectify any security concerns, as well as to remain compliant with the company’s own internal policies and procedures.

The Regulations

There is a whole raft of regulations that either do, or could, have a significant effect on information processing and security. The key regulations for the USA, Europe and the United Kingdom –include:

  • Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
  • Health Insurance Portability Act 1996 (HIPAA)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX)
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 1999 (GLBA)
  • Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA)
  • The EU Data Protection Directive
  • The EU Directive On Privacy And Electronic Communications
  • The Computer Misuse Act 1990
  • UK Data Protection Act 1998

Many of the above regulations either require, or at the least imply the need for, regular vulnerability scanning across the organisation’s network.

The Consequences Of Non-Compliance

There are, of course, many possible penalties associated with non-compliance of the regulations listed above. The first such penalties that you would likely think of would be immediate, legal and financial in nature but there would also be a longer-term concern as well.

In business, reputation is everything, and a company that is not compliant with the regulations will suffer as a result, either through that knowledge becoming known to prospective partners and customers, or as a direct consequence of a breach occurring.

Vulnerability Scanning and Compliance

By using a vulnerability scanner – that also includes the ability to patch vulnerabilities and provide audits – on a frequent basis, a company can detect security threats before they can affect the network. This is especially important in an environment where hardware and users are changing regularly.

Network security is a fluid process that changes all the time with new threats emerging on a regular basis. A vulnerability scanner is an essential tool for combating these new threats as these would be updated regularly by their vendors in pretty much the same way that antivirus programs are updated with new virus definition files.

Another benefit to running regular vulnerability scans is that it helps with security audits and, therefore, helps you meet compliance with the regulations mentioned above.

In the future, the need for compliance is only going to grow due to the fact that there will undoubtedly be a raft of new regulations being released and, also, because the existing regulations will almost certainly begin to encompass more and more companies, regardless of their size.

A vulnerability scanner is your virtual security consultant and can aid your organisation to pass all the appropriate legal audits as well as your company’s own internal policies, protecting all your customers’, partners’ and employees’ data and privacy in the process.

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 At its Annual General Meeting on June 10th, the Technical Training Group (TTG) awarded The Ken Halwachs Award for 2009 to Dale McGavin. The Award is given to a 3rd level Welder Apprenticeship student who has demonstrated welding excellence, professionalism, leadership and teamwork. A phenomenal year for Dale, he achieved a gold medal at the Ontario Skills Competition in early May and placed 4th in Canada at the National competitions held in Prince Edward Island, May 20th -23rd, 2009. Dale thanked the TTG Board for their support and said that his accomplishments reflect on the training he has received. He thanked TTG Coordinator Mark Roth for the direction he provided and praised Malcolm Macdonald for his welding instruction. Clemmer-Steelcraft Technologies honoured Ken Halwachs, on his retirement, with an annual award in his name to a deserving individual completing the TTG Welder Apprenticeship program.


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Standards---yes, we use them to guide our teaching but did you know that there are standards for professional learning too? Learning Forward is an organization devoted to professional learning.  They state that:
“The standards make explicit that the purpose of professional learning is for educators to develop the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions they need to help students perform at higher levels. The standards are not a prescription for how education leaders and public officials should address all the challenges related to improving the performance of educators and their students. Instead, the standards focus on one critical issue -- professional learning.”

Indeed, you have been a part of professional development or learning in the past.  Many times the PD or PL includes an outside source telling you what you should learn or develop. I am sure that you can reflect on times when the PD was “great” or “just what you needed”.
Likewise, there have certainly been occasions when the time that you spent being developed fell short.  What if you took some control over what you learned?  This is not to suggest that you ditch the next PD session you are invited to.  Instead, this is to remind you that you have options.

Below are some things to think about as you take more control over your learning!

  • Visit this guide from EdSurge for Brewing your Own Professional Development

  • Consider using Twitter to create a Professional Learning Network or PLN.  Check out this post on the topic.  You do not have to be an expert or even know how to tweet.  Set up an account and start searching for topics that you are interested in.  Soon you will find yourself following others and learning from them.  When you are ready, you might just start to find your voice in 140 characters or less.  For a little more wisdom on twitter, look at this blog.

  • Visit Connected Educators.  This is a site dedicated to help educators thrive in a connected world.  Bet you did not know that this is Connected Educators Month?

  • Participate in a webinar- Many companies have free webinars that you can sign up for.  Being part of an actual webinar is exciting as you have an opportunity to ask and hear questions in real time.  Can’t make the specified time?  Don’t worry. Often times if you have signed up to be a participant you can watch an archived version at a later date.

The challenge is up to you.  Decide.  What do you want to learn about.  Take charge and investigate.  You will thank yourself.

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