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The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded' : NPR
The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded' : NPR
In his new book, "Decoded," Jay-Z offers his story as an example of the story of his generation, explaining the tough choices they faced at a violent and chaotic time. "Decoded" also tells the stories behind 36 of Jay-Z's songs. He holds the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. His recording with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," from his 2009 album "Blueprint 3," has become something of a New York anthem.
In his new book, "Decoded," Jay-Z offers his story as an example of the story of his generation, explaining the tough choices they faced at a violent and chaotic time. "Decoded" also tells the stories behind 36 of Jay-Z's songs. He holds the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. His recording with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," from his 2009 album "Blueprint 3," has become something of a New York anthem.
Billy Joel - And So It Goes: lyrics and video
Billy Joel - And So It Goes: lyrics and video
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And So It Goes Lyrics
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
Billy-Joel-and-so-it-goes
Music Lyrics
And So It Goes Lyrics
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
Today's Ideas & Actions | OurFuture.org
Today's Ideas & Actions | OurFuture.org
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We live in a remarkable political moment: precarious, yet potentially transforming. At the Campaign for America’s Future, our daily work is to bring about the progressive transformation.
After three decades of conservative dominance in American politics, we Americans are threatened with economic disintegration, environmental devastation and internationalisolation
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ColorOfChange.org
What Is ColorOfChange.org?
ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.
Tag Your Green
Tag Your Green
Learn about all the ways you can Tag Your Green by clicking on the “Next” button in that navigation bar up there, or on one of the links down below.
Share What Matters With Everyone
What does environmental responsibility mean to you? Show the world. Letʼs “Tag Your Green”. Letʼs use the Internet to get inspired, get involved, and get everyone thinking and acting more responsibly. Letʼs connect and exchange new eco-ideas, thoughts and innovations.
Learn about all the ways you can Tag Your Green by clicking on the “Next” button in that navigation bar up there, or on one of the links down below.
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Alex Kajumulo Official Website
Alex Kajumulo Official Website
The Bushman’s Wisdom
In 2010, Alex Kajumulo has released his sixth and most acclaimed album, Never Surrender, under the BabuKaju Record Label. His first five albums - Never Before, Justice for Mankind, Searching for Love, I'm Kool Like That, and Bushman Vision – have played on radio stations around the world rising to the top ten in many African countries. In just three years, since the release of his first album Never Before, Alex has over a million plays on myspace (www.myspace.com/alexkajumulo). Three of his songs have placed in the International Songwriting Competition. “Maza Africa”, from the album Never Before, was a finalist in 2007; “Family Man,” from the album Justice for Mankind was a semi-finalist in 2008; and again in 2009, “It’s Not My Fault,” the first single from his new release Never Surrender, was a finalist. “Zuwena,” also from Never Before, placed 5th in the World Music Category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Samples
Be My Wifey (Feat. H-Bomb & Selassie Soldier)
Black History
The Bushman’s Wisdom
In 2010, Alex Kajumulo has released his sixth and most acclaimed album, Never Surrender, under the BabuKaju Record Label. His first five albums - Never Before, Justice for Mankind, Searching for Love, I'm Kool Like That, and Bushman Vision – have played on radio stations around the world rising to the top ten in many African countries. In just three years, since the release of his first album Never Before, Alex has over a million plays on myspace (www.myspace.com/alexkajumulo). Three of his songs have placed in the International Songwriting Competition. “Maza Africa”, from the album Never Before, was a finalist in 2007; “Family Man,” from the album Justice for Mankind was a semi-finalist in 2008; and again in 2009, “It’s Not My Fault,” the first single from his new release Never Surrender, was a finalist. “Zuwena,” also from Never Before, placed 5th in the World Music Category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Samples
Be My Wifey (Feat. H-Bomb & Selassie Soldier)
Black History
American Justice (Feat. Derrick)
NPR Fires Juan Williams over Anti-Muslim Remarks - CBS News
NPR Fires Juan Williams over Anti-Muslim Remarks - CBS News
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country," he said. "But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country," he said. "But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
Nov 22, 2010
Nov 21, 2010
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments of the United States constitution are more commonly referred to as the “Bill of Rights,” because they set out specific rights of American citizens in order to ensure that those rights are not infringed. The Bill of Rights is modeled on many other similar documents, all of which owe their inception to the Magna Carta, the bill of rights written in England in 1215 CE. The Bill of Rights is considered to be an important part of the Constitution, and is also an integral part of popular culture; most Americans, for example, know what someone means when he or she “pleads the fifth,” a reference to the fifth amendment, which protects people from self recrimination.
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The first ten amendments of the United States constitution are more commonly referred to as the “Bill of Rights,” because they set out specific rights of American citizens in order to ensure that those rights are not infringed. The Bill of Rights is modeled on many other similar documents, all of which owe their inception to the Magna Carta, the bill of rights written in England in 1215 CE. The Bill of Rights is considered to be an important part of the Constitution, and is also an integral part of popular culture; most Americans, for example, know what someone means when he or she “pleads the fifth,” a reference to the fifth amendment, which protects people from self recrimination.
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Coolio Samples Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131370744/coolio-samples-mama-stamberg-s-cranberry-relish
Coolio
Cookin with Coolio
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
Coolio
Cookin with Coolio
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
Nov 16, 2010
Alvin Hall : About
Alvin Hall : About
Alvin Hall is an internationally renowned financial educator, bestselling author, and regular contributor to magazines and newspapers.
For five years on the BBC, he hosted the highly rated and award-winning series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered both practical financial and psychological advice to people about how to fix their financial problems. His radio program, Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom, won the Wincott Foundation Press and Broadcasting Award for the best radio program for 2006. Hall has also hosted programs on current events and contemporary art for BBC Radio 4. Among Hall’s bestselling books are: You and Your Money: It’s More than Just the Numbers, Your Money or Your Life, What Not to Spend, Getting Started in Mutual Fund Stocks, and Getting Started in Stocks.
Alvin Hall is an internationally renowned financial educator, bestselling author, and regular contributor to magazines and newspapers.
For five years on the BBC, he hosted the highly rated and award-winning series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered both practical financial and psychological advice to people about how to fix their financial problems. His radio program, Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom, won the Wincott Foundation Press and Broadcasting Award for the best radio program for 2006. Hall has also hosted programs on current events and contemporary art for BBC Radio 4. Among Hall’s bestselling books are: You and Your Money: It’s More than Just the Numbers, Your Money or Your Life, What Not to Spend, Getting Started in Mutual Fund Stocks, and Getting Started in Stocks.
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The Big Fix | GothamSchools
The Big Fix | GothamSchools
The Big Fix: What will it take to transform three New York City high schools?
A year inside three struggling New York City high schools as they work to serve their students better.
› Christopher Columbus High School
› Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
› William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
This project is a collaboration between GothamSchools, WNYC and Big Apple Ed.
Starting an Ed School » Blog Archive » Seeking Out Coaching
Starting an Ed School » Blog Archive » Seeking Out Coaching
1. Preparing For Lows
A teacher prep program should explicitly raise this issue with the trainees. It’s normal for rookies to have gut-wrenching lows. Precisely how will they deal with these?
One aspect of this is learning to vent in a healthy way — so you get it out, but it doesn’t consume you or harden you. The other aspect is stress management (sleep, exercise). It’s one reason we purposefully have our trainees experience a hard, stressful year — the same reason that the military makes its training pretty tough — to prepare you for an even tougher following year as a rookie.
2. Seeking Out Coaching
In sports, it’s common for athletes to seek out extra coaching. It’s normal self-interest. I want to get better. So I ask someone to watch me and give me feedback. Sometimes I even pay for it (private lessons). Other times it’s free.
In teaching, it’s uncommon for rookies to seek out feedback. That is bad. Here’s what we’d want rookies to think:
Nov 9, 2010
About the film: Jamaica for Sale
About the film
Though the Caribbean receives only about five percent of the global tourist trade, it is the region most economically dependent on tourism. This narrow dependence on the highly volatile tourist industry is increasing as the region’s traditional agricultural exports fail, and as the small scale economies of the Caribbean get further mired down in debt, while being unable to compete with the massive engines of globalization - North America, the European Union, China, India and Brazil.
Though the Caribbean receives only about five percent of the global tourist trade, it is the region most economically dependent on tourism. This narrow dependence on the highly volatile tourist industry is increasing as the region’s traditional agricultural exports fail, and as the small scale economies of the Caribbean get further mired down in debt, while being unable to compete with the massive engines of globalization - North America, the European Union, China, India and Brazil.
Jamaica, one of the most indebted countries in the world, is undergoing unprecedented large-scale, mass market, all-inclusive hotel development, as well as the construction of exclusive gated residential schemes and luxury condominiums for non-residents. Casino licenses have been approved, major tourist attractions, another international airport and many more hotels and luxury resorts are in the pipeline. There is a construction boom in both tourist related infrastructure (primarily highways and water delivery systems) and mega-sized hotels built on ecologically sensitive shorelines, often in socially impoverished rural communities which are without such basic amenities as proper schools, health care, housing, sewage treatment, reliable utilities and security.
Nov 7, 2010
youngwritersproject.org | Create. Learn. Publish. Connect. Read.
youngwritersproject.org | Create. Learn. Publish. Connect. Read.
The Young Writers Project is an independent Vermont 501(c)3 nonprofit that engages students to write, helps them improve their writing skills and finds audiences for their work. It works with students in grades K-12 in Vermont and the greater Lebanon, N.H., area.
Writing skills are essential for success in school and in the workplace. Studies show that students with strong writing skills learn more and, in the workplace, are more apt to be hired or promoted. YWP believes that providing an audience for student writing motivates young writers to try harder, learn more and write better. Receiving objective, positive feedback from peers or external readers helps them gain confidence and grow. Giving feedback to others improves students' critical thinking skills and their ability to revise their own work more successfully.
NEED | Seventy five percent of high school graduates cannot write proficiently, yet the ability to write is key to success in business, community affairs and life. • Schools do not spend enough time with writing. • Students learn to dislike writing.
CORE BELIEFS | Students can learn to write well • The Web is a comfortable place for students to write • The prospect of being published motivates students to try harder, learn more and write better • Receiving objective, positive feedback helps young writers gain confidence and grow; giving feedback improves critical thinking • Students at risk need special attention • Young people want voice.
Nov 6, 2010
Kiva - Loans that change lives
Kiva - Loans that change lives
Kiva (www.kiva.com) is one of today’s most important social responsibility Web sites. This site opens the doors of learning and gives students the opportunity to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Through this site, your class can join others in making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries who are trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. These loans are repaid over time as students are kept up to date on the successes and struggles of those to whom they have invested contributions.
You might consider pulling together a team that searches out investments the class finds important and relates to their current studies. They might organize snack sales or penny drives while educating other classes about their mission. This team then works with the research team to investigate what is happening in these other parts of the world. They might work with the collaboration coordinators to find experts whom they can talk to about how loans work.
The learning cycle can go on and on as loans are repaid and reinvested. Your students can be tracking the results of their micro-investments long after the school year has ended.
Kiva (www.kiva.com) is one of today’s most important social responsibility Web sites. This site opens the doors of learning and gives students the opportunity to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Through this site, your class can join others in making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries who are trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. These loans are repaid over time as students are kept up to date on the successes and struggles of those to whom they have invested contributions.
You might consider pulling together a team that searches out investments the class finds important and relates to their current studies. They might organize snack sales or penny drives while educating other classes about their mission. This team then works with the research team to investigate what is happening in these other parts of the world. They might work with the collaboration coordinators to find experts whom they can talk to about how loans work.
The learning cycle can go on and on as loans are repaid and reinvested. Your students can be tracking the results of their micro-investments long after the school year has ended.
Nov 3, 2010
NYSED::Videos
Videotaped Message Inviting the Public to Review and Comment on the Common Core Standards
Common Core State Standards Initiative
Commissioner Steiner on New York State"s Common Core Standards Initiative - December
NYSED::Videos
Common Core State Standards Initiative
Commissioner Steiner on New York State"s Common Core Standards Initiative - December
NYSED::Videos
Nov 2, 2010
Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools
Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools
Topic Selection Wizard: Background Info for Science Projects
Background Info
Tools, Techniques, and Reference Information
Science Project Resources
How the Scientific Method Works
Topic Selection Wizard: Background Info for Science Projects
Background Info
Tools, Techniques, and Reference Information
Science Project Resources
How the Scientific Method Works
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