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By now you will be beginning to develop a good tool-bag of models, practices, tips and techniques. You have many of the tools necessary to transform yourself into an outstanding leader, whether that be in your chosen profession, parenting or just life in general. It’s time to deepen the work. Here are three more “algorithms” to simplify embodied work, remembering as ever that life and people are not simple so you can never just do it by the numbers.

The Insight Algorithm  The Embodied Simulator

The insight algorithm is a fundamental way of working with the body that is used, often unconsciously, by most embodied trainers. It involves creating an embodied metaphor for external circumstances that are currently challenging or in need of fresh insight of another reason. One observes ones reactions which tend to match strongly one’s reactions in the world. The beau

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Beauty school students dream of making the world a little more stunning. Beauty Schools Marketing Group (BSMG), the company that works with the well-known cosmetology school directory websites BeautySchool.com and BeautySchoolsDirectory.com as well as the beauty social networking site MySocialBeauty.com, wants to make that vision become real for hardworking students that want to pursue a career in cosmetology.

“We’re excited to announce that we are now taking applications for a $2,500 scholarship,” said Bridget Duffy, Director of Beauty Schools Marketing Group. “There are so many students who dream about entering the cosmetology field, but are worried about how to pay for the cost of school. We want

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Transparent Connect is passionate about languages, and to showcase our love, were giving you some language fun facts to share with others throughout your day!

• Fact: There was no standardized punctuation until the 15th century.
• Fact: The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Fact:  At least half of the world’s population are bilingual or multilingual .
• Fact: Bilingualism brings with it many benefits: it makes the learning of additional languages easier, enhances the thinking process and fosters contacts with other people and their cultures.
• Fact: According to research, on average, people who use languages in their jobs earn around 8% more!
• Fact: Were announcing the addition of 8 new languages to our online courses, bringing us to a total of 15 available languages.

Transparent Connect Online is now available for Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese , Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Urdu. Ea

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PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania’s secretary of education is ordering more than three dozen school districts to conduct internal investigations of suspicious scores on state standardized tests.

William Penn High School in Harrisburg, Pa.The majority of the schools listed in the report on 2009 test scores are in the Philadelphia region. Two Harrisburg schools were mentioned for aberrations.

Ronald Tomalis said Thursday that the districts must report back to the state within 30 days.

The move stems from the recent disclosure of a report identifying possible cheating on the 2009 math and reading exams known as the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSA.

Tomalis says he has also asked the company that conducted the forensic analysis to compile a report on 2010 scores as well.

The 2009 report surfaced only last week after it was obtained by a news organization. Tomalis was not in office in 2009; his predecessor has denied ever seeing the document.

Updated 9:50 p.m. 7/11

DESOTO Monday was the first day on the job for DeSotos new school superintendent. But, under fire for a cheating scandal in Georgia, Kathy Augustines first day could also be her last.

Trustees of the DeSoto Independent School District school board meet behind closed doors Monday evening to discuss the Georgia cheating scandal and the extent to which it implicates their new superintendent.

With a doctorate from Harvard and 35 years in public education, Kathy Augustine appeared to be a top pick for the $188,000 a year job.

But, now the former Atlanta Public Schools Deputy Superintendent has been cited in one of the largest test cheating investigations in the nation. Augustine is accused of purposely providing investigators with false information.

The 60-year-old administrator issued a statement Wednesday, dismissing the accusations against her.

DeSoto school board trustee Sandra Wheeler says the district has no business hiring anyone who is under suspicion and claims that critical data about Augustine was not revealed by the search firm who recommended her.

“We shouldve been notified about that right up front,” Said Wheeler. “If

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