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Community Comment: City schools excited for new year
As we stand on the threshold of a new academic year, I am thrilled to welcome our students, staff, and families back to Mount Airy City Schools. The summer months have been a hive of activity and preparation, ensuring we are ready to embark on this exciting journey together. Our theme this year is “The Best is Yet to Come!” This theme is a testament to the teams across the district that give every child the best experience possible.
New superintendent excited about school system
As I reflect on my initial weeks as the superintendent of Mount Airy City Schools, I’m filled with gratitude. The culmination of Teacher Appreciation Week reminded me of the invaluable contributions made by our educators. As the end of the school year approaches, our team is more committed than ever to fostering excellence and collaboration within our district. Teacher Appreciation Week showcased the dedication and passion of our educators. Their unwavering commitment to our students is inspiring.
Lights, camera, Gold Coast - AACTA Festival to light up glitter strip
Cinephiles, television buffs, literary and music lovers rejoice – the first annual AACTA Festival, billed as a four-day celebration of Australia’s vibrant screen industry, is coming to HOTA Gold Coast next month. The festival’s billing includes the AACTA Awards and will bring some of Australia’s best and brightest creative talents to Queensland.
Boy Conquers Universe in hotly awaited Netflix series
Boy Swallows Universe takes to the small screen this week and if author Trent Dalton ever writes a sequel, he should call it Boy Conquers Universe. The book won people over, the stage play directed by Sam Strong was excellent and the seven-episode Netflix series is absolutely brilliant. I am, if I may say, a tough audience. I watch Netflix all the time, as we do, and I love it but if I’m half an hour into a series and it hasn’t grabbed me it is jettisoned.
Take a walk on the wild side
We all love our active footwear but is it worthy of an exhibition at a major art gallery? Trainers, joggers, kicks … sneakers have been called many things and wandering the sprawling Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street exhibition at HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise, you are struck by the unexpectedly rich history of this footwear tradition and the immense efforts devoted to popularising it.
The jewel in The Crown
You could say the Netflix series The Crown is a soap opera and it is. A very fine soap opera, as it happens. I came late to the party and shunned the series for several seasons while my wife watched it on her iPad. I prefer documentaries on the subject, which I have watched ad nauseum. I love this royal stuff and I’m not ashamed of that.
Kiwi talent opens and closes our premier film festival
At any film festival the closing film is as important as the opening night offering. You want to finish on a high and it seems certain this year’s Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) will do just that with its finale, New Zealand filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi’s new comedy sports film Next Goal Wins which will screen at BIFF November 5.
Russell Morris is still The Real Thing
It’s mid-afternoon in Brisbane and Russell Morris is nursing a cup of tea and taking some time to look back over his remarkable career. It’s quite a view from the top and that’s where Morris is sitting at the moment. He’s just recorded a symphonic live album with orchestrations by David Hirschfelder and he’s about to take the album on the road. With a 10-piece band, and a 54-piece orchestra in tow, the tour and the record take their name from Morris’ big hit from July 1969, The Real Thing.
Daniel Riley Honours the Past in a Poignant Ode to Country
You can’t walk on Country without leaving a trace. That is a fundamental truth anchoring Tracker – choreographer Daniel Riley’s exploration of his own history and the life of his great-great uncle, Wiradjuri Elder and tracker Alec Riley. The audience enters to find a ceremonial space demarcated on the stage. A beautiful river scene, painted on fabric and falling from a circular rig, shields part of the audience (or so we think). Ari Maza Long plays a young man about to become a father.
About a Boy - Pinocchio Gets a Makeover
The things you see at Brisbane Powerhouse on a school night! The Making of Pinocchio is by UK artists Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill and it’s like nothing you have ever seen before. I won’t say I was completely comfortable watching it at times. Full frontal nudity always comes as a bit of a shock to the system and for me some of the content was almost too searingly honest. But on the other hand, I guess this is not just superficial theatre to entertain.
If abortion rights are at risk, so are the rest of them
The Constitution says plainly that not all rights endowed to us by our creator are enumerated within it. We have acknowledged many such rights not enumerated, including the right to travel from state to state, the right to procreate, the right to privacy and even the right to vote. These rights are viewed as self-evident, just as all of our rights are. Abortion was recognized and re-recognized as a self-evident right several times by our Supreme Court.
The Grist Report: What the queer community brings to the fight for climate justice
Queer and trans people are on the frontlines, and their wisdom is essential to a growing, diverse movement. Thanks to our agreement with Grist, we can share their award-winning climate journalism with Bluedot readers. As queer and trans climate justice advocates, our fight is deeply personal. Our communities, friends, and chosen families are particularly vulnerable as rapid changes in climate lead to more natural disasters, environmental instability, and scarcity.
Castro Street
October 25, 2021 Issue 22, Issue 22 Poetry, Poetry By PHILLIP WATTS BROWN As through a prism, the city shifts to rainbow. We cross into technicolor, the famous marquee lipstick red against blue sky. For the first time without fear I hold my husband’s hand in public, an act common here as palm trees fanning in the sun. Shops spill over with wigs and shot glasses, big glossy books of erotica— not how I imagined heaven, but any freedom to breathe is paradise.
From Issue 18:
Reading time: Approximately 3 minutes I was first drawn into Phillip Watts Brown's poem by the gentleness of the imagery in the soft couplets. It perfectly captures, for me, the innocence of a boy's questioning and the tragedy of wanting a conversation that never happens. Both eloquent and heart-rending, "Boy With Flowers in His Mouth" is one of our Pushcart Nominees for 2020, and we were excited to publish it in Issue #18.
Software Selection: Industry Secrets on How to Select the Best Solution for You
Phillip Brown // June 12, 2019 (Image source: prettysleepy1.) So, you’re an insurance carrier or distributor and you need a new software solution. Compensation management will be used for the purpose of this discussion, but it could easily be policy management, claims, billing, or any other core application critical to running your business. What are the first steps? Whom do you talk to?
Complex Software Implementations Can Take A Village-Here’s Why
Phillip Brown // May 23, 2019 (Image credit: Holger Kraft.) So, you’ve selected the new “Wonder System.” Congratulations! It is a big decision, and one you’ll probably need to live with for at least the next 10 years. We’ve all heard the war stories of failed implementations. Some well-documented examples include Target US, who decided to implement a new ERP system in Canada that contributed to the business closing 133 stores and firing 17,600 employees.
Our New Building Should Say Their Names
As our Niner Nation grows, so does our campus. Over the past few years, we have added or extensively refurbished a number of different buildings. One of these new buildings is the University Recreation Center, currently under construction next to the Student Union. Its name is clearly a placeholder. At this university, naming rights can be given to donors after the building has been built. This can be seen in the cases of Wallis Hall, Miltimore Hall, and the Popp Martin Student Union.
Loose Lips Save Ships
During World War II, the best way to protect the navy was to remain tight-lipped or risk divulging sensitive data on ship movement to eavesdropping spies. “Loose lips sink ships,” the public was warned. Today, while citizens continue to play a vital role in ensuring public safety, there is a completely different ask. Instead of holding our tongue, we are encouraged to speak up and report anything that doesn’t look right.
Claim about school shooters' reasoning was hogwash
In a recent letter to the editor ["There's a reason shooters target schools. It's simple."] one Register reader suggested that the reason shooters target schools is simple: They are "gun-free zones." For one thing, many schools aren't "gun-free" at all. The recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, occurred despite the presence of an armed sheriff's deputy.
Stopping network project an expensive, bad idea | Lexington Herald Leader
In the interest of openness and transparency, the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) would like to address some statements about KentuckyWired that have appeared in public lately so that Kentucky’s citizens can be properly informed. KCNA is the agency overseeing the project. ? Misconception No. 1: Stopping the project.
Addressing misconceptions about KentuckyWired
In the interest of openness and transparency, the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) would like to address some statements about KentuckyWired that have appeared in the public forum lately. KCNA would like Kentucky’s citizens to be properly informed. A few have mistakenly argued that it would save Kentucky money to cancel the project now — to “cut our losses.” The contract signed by former Gov.
Letter to the Editor: Over spent - Porterville Recorder: Opinion
Editor, The editorial in The Porterville Recorder on Feb. 28 “Gibbs a good choice for superintendent” stated within the article that the Porterville Unified School district operates a budget of more than $160 million a year. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Current print subscribers Need an account? Create one now. kAmsC] z6? v:33D H2D C646?E=J BF@E65 :?
Letter to the Editor: Teacher shortage - Porterville Recorder: Opinion
Editor, Wile the state is currently facing a teacher shortage in all disciplines, the expansion of our Ag Education programs are increasing both in new programs and existing program. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Current print subscribers Need an account? Create one now.
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