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The University of Utah Skatin’ Utes are proud to announce tryouts for the 2015-16 Season. Tryouts are open to all currently enrolled or prospective (non-admitted/future) University of Utah Students. Tryout participants must attend all sessions and games, and register online by midnight on April 8, 2015. Final schedules will be sent via email on April 10, 2014. Tryout cost is $75 and payable by credit card when registering online ($65 if by March 21st). Required tryout forms are available here and must be completed in full before being allowed on the ice. University of Utah Academic & Admission Representatives will be present to answer questions. Discounted hotel accommodations can be found by contacting our team hotel at . All tryout sessions occur at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah. Please direct all tryout questions here. |
The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2006 Authors: Jihyun Lee and Andrew R. Weiss Download sections of the report (or the complete report) in a PDF file for viewing and printing. --- Executive Summary The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. history assessment evaluates students’ understanding of the development of America’s democratic institutions and ideals. Students demonstrated their knowledge of democracy, culture, technological and economic change, and America’s changing world role. A nationally representative sample of 29,000 students at grades 4, 8, and 12 was assessed in 2006. This report compares 2006 student performance to similar assessments conducted in 1994 and 2001. America’s twelfth-, eighth-, and especially fourth-graders know more U.S. history now than in the past according to the 2006 NAEP assessment. The performance of twelfth-graders, tomorrow’s adult citizens, improved over the last dozen years with increases distributed across the entire range of performance. A higher percentage of twelfth-graders performed at or above the Basic level in 2006 than in both previous assessment years. Scores increased over the past five years in all four themes measured by the assessment. Eighth-graders’ knowledge of U.S. history has also improved since 1994. Eighth-grade scores were higher at all levels of performance. The percentage of eighth-graders at or above Proficient increased from 14 percent in 1994 to 17 percent in 2006. What students know about U.S. history 66% understood the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty 35% explained how two inventions changed life in the U.S. 24% explained why people settled on the western frontier 64% identified an impact of the cotton gin 43% explained goals of the Martin Luther King, Jr., march 1% explained how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected foreign policy 67% identified important Great Society idea 36% identified immigration pattern and explained its causes 14% explained a reason for involvement in the Korean War Improvements in fourth-grade performance, with higher average scores in 2006 than in 1994, were evident for a number of student groups. The greatest improvement was found for the lowest-performing fourth-graders who gained 19 points. Seventy percent of fourth-graders performed at or above Basic compared to 64 percent in 1994. As shown in the chart below, White, Black, and Hispanic students at all three grades and Asian/Pacific Islander students at grade 12 showed improvements when compared to 1994. American Indian/Alaska Native students did not improve. --- Download sections of the report (or the complete report) in a PDF file for viewing and printing: PDF 1 of 2 contains:
Contents
Executive Summary
An Introduction to the U.S. History Assessment
Reporting NAEP Results
Overall Results
Student Groups
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Assessment Content
Technical Notes
(509K PDF) NCES 2007-474 Ordering information
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Lee, J., and Weiss, A. (2007).The Nation’s Report Card: U.S. History 2006 (NCES 2007–474). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. --- |
Singing Honeyeater Scientific name: Lichenostomus virescens Meaning of name: The meaning of Lichenostomus is not known. Virescens is a Latin word meaning greenish. Aboriginal name: Dooromdorom (door’awm’door’awm). Distribution: Widespread across Australia but largely absent from the wetter east coast and norther Queensland. Description: Up to 19cm long with a 25cm wingspan. Notes: The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 168 km. The oldest bird recorded was still alive when its band was read in January 1994, 10 years 5.3 months after being banded (information as at 21 June 2012). |
August when I mentioned Target's problem with honoring the full amount of manufacturer coupo Well one woman here in Jefferson County has filed a lawsuit. My co-worker Kent Faulk reported last night that -- The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Birmingham on behalf of Michelle Norris against Target Corp. and Target Stores Inc., seeks class action status in order to represent others nationwide who presented a valid manufacturer's coupon for merchandise since Nov. 1, 2004. Also on Tuesday, a Los Angeles County, Calif., woman filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that she did not get full credit for manufacturers' coupons for baby products at Target. Go here to read the full article. So tell me what you think |
Welcome to the St Margaret's Cricket Club website, we are one of the few clubs actually based in Ipswich, playing at at Ransomes Sports Centre, Sidegate Avenue, Ipswich, IP4 4JJ. We were formed in 1948 and are founding members of the Two Counties Championship and currently has teams in Division Four and Division Nine East. We will be able to avail ourselves of the new pavilion this season, built by Ipswich Borough Council, with support from the Football Foundation, the ECB and both Ransomes FC and St Margaret's CC, all being well the new car park will also be completed for the new season. In recent seasons we have taken over the preparation of the cricket wickets, purchased covers to protect the playing surface and this season renovated the net area. As with most cricket clubs, we are always on the lookout for new players, whether you are young or old we would be glad to hear from you if you are looking to start playing cricket. We have thriving junior section with coaching and teams for U11,13 &15 levels. The club has achieved Clubmark and Focus Club status and has strong links with a number of local schools and are keen to encourage the formation of a new girls team. To keep up-to-date with what's going on at the Club: Join us on FACEBOOK or Follow us on TWITTER or INSTAGRAM Alternatively contact us via EMAIL or Using the Online FORM |
wrapping my head around this brand new paper from Kyle Fort (appears available to anyone registered with ACS). What is it? A Q Exactive with an altered HCD cell. The HCD cell has lasers(?!?!?) in it. The lasers can rapidly cause UV-photodissocation in the HCD cell. This doesn't appear to affect the ability of the HCD cell to do HCD. What does it do? Well, it appears that it massively decreases the amount of neutral losses (?!?!?) in fragmentation leading to richer and more complete MS/MS spectra of peptides with post-translational modifications. If you're thinking "wait, isn't that what ETD does..." Me too! Sure, it doesn't work anything along the same lines, but it looks like there is potential here to get data better coverage of PTMs (like with ETD) but maybe a whole lot faster(??) second time recently I've seen a paper describe a laser equipped HCD cell . It still seems weird, but if you are going to take my favorite mass spectrometer and say that now you've increased its capabilities, I'm gonna get really really excited about it. Is this just a one-off weird thing that none of us will ever be able to do? Maybe. But two of the authors of this paper are kind of familiar to me....Heck and Makarov. Seems to me that the last time I got super excited about a paper with these two names we later ended up with a super cheap and amazingly underutilized Orbitrap that could do intact proteins and protein complexes better than any instrument in the world. So I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed! |
In 2001, as a 40 year-old mom, I signed on as crew to a historic voyage across the Atlantic by three authentic tall ships. SEA TREK was meant to commemorate the emigration of tens of thousands of LDS converts in the mid-nineteenth century, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a seafaring fanatic and family history enthusiast like me. However, during the actual g, the horrendous 9/11 ripped Sea Trek's plans apart. In fact, when my ship, the
Norwegian
Statsraad Lemkuhl
, sailed out of Ber mudan waters, it was up in the air whether we would be allowe d to sail down the Hudson, past Ground Zero to anchor in New York harbor. Word eventually reached us that the port authority would make ion for us, although the other Sea events, planned for the public upon our arrival, woul d be cancelled.
On our sixth day out of Bermuda, we spruced up the Lehmku hl, wanting her to be gorgeous for her fi rst appearance in America in decades. Very early that morning I had shot up the stairs, hoping to sight other ships I kept myself on deck, shini uhl's brass until it reflected like a mirror. At last, after a solemn sail past a smoldering Ground Zero, we spotted what w d come for: a tiny Statue of Liberty.
The ship drew closer and closer to the city until by nightfall, we had anchored only t hree miles off of Battery Park. Lighted Liberty cast her glow upon u s and electrified the ship.
We w ere in America!
Many of my shipmates had come all the way from Europe; others had left their U.S. homes two months ago. To help celeb rate, The Coast Guard and New York City Police boats , as our only companions that night, delive s of New York pizzas. Soon after, a dance commenced on deck. With the Manhattan skyline serving as backdr op on one sid e and with Lady Liberty on the other, boisterous music filled the expanse in betw een, wafting across the water into the warm October air. Norm ally a crowd of private boats wanting to join our reverie would have surro unded us, but tonight, in a traumatized America, we partied alone. Even so, our spirits could not be squelched: the surreal aspect of dancing together aboard a tall ship, beside the Statue of Liberty, with the memories of the last several days and weeks behind us and the anticipation of the next day ahead of us was thrilling. Patriotism, memories, friendship, and accomplishment made an exhilarating brew. Our Fourth-of-July-in-the-Fall finally climaxed about midnight when the DJ spun a popular and perfectly appropriate tune for the last dance. Everyone's lungs nearly burst as threw our arms in the air and billowed along with Neil Diamond: "They 're coming to America
TODAY
!" Pride and gratitude filled our hearts like never before: our ancestors
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-- to beautiful, wondrous, AMERICA! Mona muses inspirational ev ery Sunday at Mona's Gospel Musings and preaches romance in marriage at Mona's Musings with a Hint of Romance. She is the mother of four plus three, grandmother of two, and the award-winning author or With Mine Own Hand: The Musical Account of Nephi. For a daily Hint of Romance, go to Mona's Musings on Facebook. You can also experience more of the Sea Trek adventure at Mona's My Very Own Voyage. |
Sam The first one is a pastel painting of my own Sam when he was about 5 or 6 months old.
It was my first pastel painting of an Aussie and I have done a few since. At the moment I am getting started on a portrait of Sam in oils. He is now almost 4 yrs old and the most gorgeous loving boy ever.
I have a website: The address is:
Thank you for your interest and for your time looking at my work.
Warm regards,
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John Nations President & CEO at Metro Metro President & CEO John Nations has received the 2011 Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Missouri-St. Louis. Nations was recognized as an UMSL Political Science alumnus who is among the best in his chosen profession and who is making a significant, far-reaching and positive difference in the St. Louis region. Sign Up for Newsletters & Alerts Receive St. Louis Business Journal's Morning Edition and Afternoon Edition newsletters and breaking news alerts. |
Eagles dare to win again The Philadelphia Eagles left it late to end their eight-game losing streak, a touchdown as time expired clinching a 23-21 triumph over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nick Foles found Jeremy Maclin from one yard away as the clock ran out to complete a superb comeback for the Eagles, who had trailed by as many as 11 with four minutes to play. Quarterback Foles began the recovery mission with an 11-yard TD to Clay Harbour before engineering a late drive that made for a nail-biting climax. The rookie completed 32 of 51 passes for 381 yards in total in his fourth start in place of the injured Michael Vick. He set up the game-winning touchdown with a 22-yard completion to Jason Avant on fourth-and-5 at the one-yard line. The Eagles then rushed up to spike the ball, giving them one play for the victory. It was all they needed. The Bucs had appeared on course to move to 7-6 for the season when they overturned an early 10-point deficit to lead 21-10 in the fourth quarter. Josh Freeman threw touchdown passes of one and 13 yards respectively to receivers Mike Williams and Vincent Jackson, while Doug Martin also found the end zone on a four-yard run. Rookie tail-back Martin rushed for 128 yards, the fourth 100-yard game of his career already, on 28 carries. The Eagles had led by 10 at half time thanks to a 28-yard field goal from Alex Henery and a 10-yard touchdown run from Foles, who finished up as Philadelphia's leading rusher on the day. --- --- |
Ohio, April 23: Eight members of a family were found dead in a rural community in southern Ohio on Friday. Authorities said the deceased were shot in the head in an "execution style".Officials were searching for the killer(s), said Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader, a CNN report said. He said it was not yet known whether any other members of the community are under threat. Investigating officers found seven adults and a teenager dead at four crime spots. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine informed, the report added. The dead included a mother with her four-year-old child lying by her side. The child, along with a six-month and three-year-old, survived the homicide, it was said. |
When Dorothy killed the Wicked Witch of the West she certainly didn't expect what happened next as depicted in this cartoon! Barack Obama has given the same amount of consideration to the potential ramifications for the region and the world if he takes limited missile action in Syria meant only to 'send a message' and little else. The fact of the matter is that with his dithering and hesitation to act he has given Assad the time to move all of his weaponry to civilian areas, has repeatedly said that regime change is not the objective, has no idea about how Iran and Russia will react nor how Israel will respond and has, for the most part, lost what little credibility he had internationally and domestically. |
World-beating triathlete brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have partnered up with the National Trust to host their first ever triathlon this September in their native Yorkshire at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal. World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist Jonny Brownlee said, “It’s great to be holding our first Brownlee Triathlon at Fountains Abbey...As young children, our parents used to take us there for walks to try and wear us out so we have good memories of the place. We want this triathlon to be part of our legacy and to see as many people take part as possible.” The ‘Brownlee Tri’ will taking place at the World Heritage Site on Saturday 21 September. A super-sprint triathlon, it will start with a 400m swim in Studley Royal lake, a 10km bike ride will take competitors through the medieval deer park before culminating in a 2.5km run. The run goes through Studley Royal water garden and the ruins of Fountains Abbey before finishing on the east green. Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee added, “The whole area around Fountains Abbey is fantastic to train as triathletes and a perfect fit for us. The paths and trails in the abbey’s estate are a lovely setting for a run, with great views of Ripon Cathedral and the Yorkshire Dales. The lanes close to the abbey are some of the best in the country for cycling. We’re very lucky in Yorkshire to have some of the finest countryside around, and Fountains is a great place to see a lot of it.” Chris Fowler, National Trust General Manager at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, said, “This is going to be a unique event, not just for triathletes who will get to run through the iconic ruins, but for spectators too." People interested in taking part can register for a place from 10.00 on Tuesday 4 June; places are expected to sell out really quickly. |
Sam’s mother has been doing a lot of house cleaning and we helped her last weekend. Sam found a basket lined with newspaper from 1961 while clearing several shelves of junk covered with very thick dust. Turns out that his mother had woven the basket herself. She found her wedding picture in an old file and giggled when she showed it to us. Nearly 60 years ago, this happened: Today I watched news coverage of the anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa. 70 years ago, this happened: Student Nurses of the ‘Lily Corps’ by Miyagi Kikuko in Japan at War: An Oral History: “We were smoked out onto the cliff tops. … ‘If we stand up, they’ll shoot us,’ we thought, so we stood up. We walked upright with dignity, but they held their fire. We were slightly disappointed. … A small boat came toward us from a battleship. Then, for the first time, we heard the voice of the enemy. ‘Those who can swim, swim out! … We have food! We will rescue you!’ They actually did! They took care of Okinawans really well, according to international law, but we only learned that later. We thought we were hearing the voices of demons. From the time we’d been children, we’d only been educated to hate them. They would strip the girls naked and do with them whatever they wanted, then run over them with tanks. We really believed that. Not only us girls. Mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers all were cowering at the voice of the devils. So what we had been taught robbed us of life. I can never forgive what education did to us! Had we known the truth, all of us would have survived. … Anyway, we didn’t answer that voice, but continued our flight. “I had a hand grenade and so did Teacher. Nine of our group were jammed into a tiny hole. … Suddenly, a Japanese soldier climbed down the cliff. A Japanese soldier raising his hands in surrender? Impossible! Traitor! We’d been taught, and firmly believed, that we Okinawans, Great Japanese all, must never fall into the hands of the enemy. … Another soldier, crouching behind a rock near us, shot him. The sea water was dyed red. Thus I saw Japanese murdering Japanese for the first time. … Soon a rain of small arms fire began. Americans firing at close range. They must have thought we were with that soldier. … I was now under four dead bodies. … Yonamine-sensei, our teacher, shouldering a student bathed in blood, stood facing an American soldier. Random firing stopped. The American, who had been firing wildly, must have noticed he was shooting girls. He could be seen from the hole where my ten classmates were hiding. They pulled the pin on their hand grenade. So unfortunate! I now stepped out over the corpses and followed Teacher. … My grenade was taken away. I had held on to it to the last minute. The American soldiers lowered their rifles. I looked past them and saw my ten classmates. … Now there was nothing left of them. The hand grenade is so cruel. “Young people sometimes ask us, ‘Why did you take part in such a stupid war?’ For us the Emperor and the Nation were supreme. For them, one should not withhold one’s life. Strange, isn’t it? That’s really the way it was. We had been trained for the Battle of Okinawa from the day the war with America began.” |
TOS Klingon battlecruiser. An old AMT/ERTL kit. Like many of my models, it was partly assembled and then put away for years. Recently I unearthed it and worked on finalizing it. No special techniques or tools. The boom had a tendency to point downward more than it should. I think this is from plastic warpage when the kits were stored in the garage. A little pressure and heating at the joint helped correct it. It was painted with grey primer, after filling the one bad seam on the left warp engine with putty. Sanded and reprimed, it now waits for final painting and decaling. The impulse deck is completely finished, but it’s not shown here. |
Our beloved mom, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Ella Kunz, passed away the morning of Nov. 9, 2012, at the Hunterdon Medical Center. She could not fight the complications that arose from a fall at her home in October. Ella was loved by all and left a lot of joyous memories for all of us as she guided us on our life paths. She will be dearly missed. Ella arrived in the United States from Germany in 1951 at the age of 21 and proceeded to make her home in Flushing, N.Y. Two of her sisters, Hannelore and Agnes, followed Ella’s adventurous spirit and also immigrated to the United States. Ella met the love of her life Hans, married on Nov. 29, 1952 and had two children, Nancy and Robert. Ella was always looking out for her family and took them through two moves eventually ending up in Flemington in 1971. Here she continued her devotion to the Catholic Church and community participating in organizations like the Rosary Altar Society, seeing to the needy and volunteering her time and talent to anyone who needed it. Her talent and passion was baking and cooking. She became well known for her baking skills and the baked goodies she would bring to her friends and neighbors. Her family, fellow parishioners and friends were the center of Ella’s life and it gave her great joy to see their paths intertwine and prosper. Ella leaves behind her husband of almost 60 years, Hans; daughter, Nancy; son, Robert and his wife Lucille; and three grandchildren, Michael, Timothy and Rebecca. Also her sisters, Thea, Hannelore, Mia, and Agnes (Guenter); and brother, Leo (Elsa). Plus many nieces and nephews both in the United States and Germany, all of whom she loved very much.
She joins her brothers, Ewald and Heinz in the Lord’s presence. A Mass to celebrate Ella’s life will be held in the near future under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ella’s memory to Camp Rainbow Gold, an American Cancer Society funded camp for child cancer patients in Idaho at: The American Cancer Society, Camp Rainbow Gold, 2676 S. Vista Ave, Boise, ID 83705. Visit holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences. |
Untold Tales From The Bush Leagues Baseball is famous for its practical jokers and one of the best we’ve had in Salt Lake was one particular relief pitcher. Unfortunately for this pitcher, one his best pranks was an expensive one for him. The team was in Vancouver and he waited for a couple of his teammates to leave their room. After the coast was clear, he somehow was able to get into it and proceeded to......... Hear the rest of the story in Untold Tales From The Bush Leagues |
Day three of the Grateful Project! aka. my way of saying that Thanksgiving is still a real holiday. :) I think that creativity is definitely one of my God-given talents and passions. I'm thinking mostly of artistic creativity but also using those skills in creative ways...if that makes any sense! I've always loved drawing and doing crafts - I remember my Mom showing me how to sew and I'd have to ask for help untangling my thread every two minutes! Art classes were always some of my favorites throughout school, but I didn't really discover the little niche of Etsy & the handmade marketplace until I was in grad school. After finishing school, I started my Etsy shop and felt like I had been waiting for something like this my whole life! Without papers and academic deadlines in my life anymore (yay!) I've been able to rekindle my love of all things crafty from drawing to knitting and crocheting, sewing, scrap booking, and I seriously don't know what I'd do with out these things! I love the feeling of working with my own two hands and taking the time and effort to make something unique and special in a world so full of cookie cutter products made as fast as possible with the cheapest materials available. I dream about doing something artistic in a full time capacity someday but right now, my goal is to figure out how to use these skills for God's glory in the time I have available. What talents & passions do you have that you are grateful for?? |
The winning of the first world championship in the 50 class was the culmination of what Derbi had been dreaming of since 1962. The technical level achieved by all the companies that entered official racers in the category was very high by the end of 1969, so victory had real meaning. Derbi won the championship by one point over Aalt Toersen's Kreidler, and the Spanish company started out the 1970 season as the favorite. Angel Nieto won the first four races of the season but then fell into a slump, which enabled Toersen to win three consecutive Grand Prix with his Kreidler. Nieto came back to win in Ireland, and the last race of the season went to Nieto's teammate, Salvador Canellas.
Galvanized by success, Derbi neglected the 50 to concentrate on the 125. This was a great error in judgment. Jan De Vries took advantage of it at once to win the 1971 50-class championship in the saddle of a Kreidler that had been beautifully tuned and prepared by Van Veen, the Dutch Kreidler dealer.
In 1972 Derbi tried to make up for lost time with the 50. The engine was substantially improved and Nieto won the title again. The championship did not come easily, however, for Derbi and Kreidler finished the season with the same number of points. Motorcycle: Derbi 50
Manufacturer: Derbi Ciclomotores, Mol-
let, Barcelona Type: Racing Year: 1972
Engine: Derbi single-cylinder, two-stroke, with rotating-disk distribution. Displacement 50 cc.
Cooling: Water, including crankcase
Transmission: Six-speed block
Power: Over 18 h.p. at 16,000 r.p.m.
Maximum speed: Over 115 m.p.h.
Chassis: Double cradle, continuous, tubular. Front and rear, telescopic suspension
Brakes: Front, central drum, four shoes, four-cam; rear, central drum |
PRINCETON BOROUGH — With 11 newcomers — six of whom are freshmen — on the Princeton High School girls’ soccer team coming into this season, there were not many outside of the Little Tigers’ program who believed they would be playing meaningful soccer at this point of the season. “I think we work hard,” Princeton senior goalkeeper Lauren Ullmann said. “Part of it is that no one expected much of us, that I think we worked to prove ourselves day-in and day-out. We push ourselves at practice, and we want to be here again and again. We want to be here, and we want to play together. That’s what allows us to get it done.” Despite being peppered with shots and scoring chances incessantly early on, Ullmann yielded just one goal. Her effort in the net proved to be pivotal as second-seeded Princeton scored three unanswered goals to upend seventh-seeded Somerville 3-1 in the NJSIAA Group III Central quarterfinals this afternoon at Princeton. Princeton advances to host third-seeded Hopewell Valley — which outlasted sixth-seeded Ocean Township in a shootout — either tomorrow or Friday. “Right before we started to play, one of the quietest girls on the team (Kaitlyn Carduner) said to us, ‘Guys, I want to win this game,’” Ullmann said. “She marks their star striker. We just kind of took that.” Though Princeton came out strong in the first few minutes, Somerville managed to tilt the field in its favor, outshooting Princeton 7-1 over a stretch that saw the Pioneers get on the board first with a goal from Emily Lockwood on a header off of a corner. Princeton got the equalizer with just less than 11 minutes to play in the first half, as Gabby Deitch found Taylor Lis with a pass that the freshman midfielder redirected short side into the bottom-left corner. “It kind of made us play even harder than we were and kind of got us back into the game,” Princeton junior forward Ally Rogers said. “The first five minutes, we were playing really well, and then we kind of lost a bit of our intensity. But after we got that goal, we got hyped back up and just kept going.” Princeton assistant coaches Valerie Rodriguez and Kori Washington — the Little Tigers were without head coach Greg Hand, who was recovering from surgery — implored the team at halftime to keep Somerville from getting in position to draw corners. “The message was really to our forwards and our defense,” Rogers said. “They were playing three up top, and we weren’t used to that, so we had to organize our defense and recognize their corners because that’s how they were trying to score. They placed it perfectly off of corners, so we were trying to figure that out.” Shannon Pawlak gave Princeton the lead on a feed from Rogers that Pawlak chipped past Somerville goalie Alexis Koemm from 20 yards out for her team-leading 11th goal.
“I was going down the sideline, and I just saw Shannon in the middle,” Rogers said. “I passed it and screamed, ‘Shoot it.’ I don’t know whether she heard me or not, but she shot it, and it went in. That was a really nice goal. I was surprised that it went in. It was a perfectly little pop shot.” Rogers effectively put the game on ice when she chipped a perfect cross from Deitch on the left end-line up over Koemm with 24:22 to play. “I just put my foot in front of the defender,” she said. “It went off my foot, up in the air, over the goalie and in the net.” The comeback allows Princeton an opportunity to avenge one of its only losses of the season after falling to Hopewell Valley 1-0 on Sept. 6. “I don’t want the season to end today,” Ullmann said. “Being able to keep the team in the game until we could figure it out (was the mindset). Once we figured it out, the game spoke for itself with three unanswered goals. We got the job done.” Contact Kevin Maloney at PRINCETON 3, SOMERVILLE 1
Somerville (14-4) 1 0 — 1
Princeton (14-2-1) 1 2 — 3
Goals — S: Emily Lockwood; P: Taylor Lis, Shannon Pawlak, Ally Rogers. Assists — S: Jennie Lynn Martino; P: Gabby Deitch 2, Rogers. Shots — S: 14; P: 18. Saves — S: Alexis Koemm 10; P: Lauren Ullmann 9. |
An Erumpent horn is a powerful magical object that comes from the Erumpent. The horn contains a deadly fluid that causes whatever it is injected into to explode. They are highly prized as potion ingredients, but are listed as a Class-B Tradeable Material. Luna Lovegood's home was destroyed by an Erumpent horn that her father Xenophilius claimed to be the horn of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. He proudly displayed it despite the warnings given to him by Hermione Granger, and he accidentally blew it up while trying to stop her, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley from escaping Death Eaters shortly after Christmas in 1997. In the first film adaption of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the horn is not seen exploding. However after Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley escape by Apparition a flashing light followed by an explosion can be seen from the outside. |
Like other professional organizations, members of the International Coach Federation choose to be a part of its ranks for numerous reasons. For Gürkan Sarioglu (an executive and leadership coach in Turkey), it came down to the Code of Ethics; Code of Conduct; globally recognized accreditation and credentialing process; and the experience sharing through regional and global conferences. Gürkan joined the ICF global community in 2007. Other reasons people choose to be a part of the ICF will be shared in future blog posts. Learn how you can become a member of the ICF here. Labels: ICF members, join ICF |
The other day Chacalit posted a story about being homeless. Actually, it was a thank you note to those who helped her. I replied to her post that I have feared being homeless. This started me thinking. I have spent most of my life more or less homeless, or transitioning between temporary homes. I have been extremely fortunate in that I have always found a bed and a warm place indoors to sleep. That has been enough to be more home-full than those sleeping on the streets. This makes me grateful to a lot of people who have been there for me in ways I have too often overlooked. It also leaves me very humble in the face of those who haven’t had my advantages. My parents were always one step ahead of the street. My father would gamble the money away, work hard but often not be paid enough, and sometimes not at all, as contractors would run before payday. But there was always a roof over our heads in the next town or next state. Sometimes grandma would come and feed us eggs and toast, but I don’t remember ever being hungry. We always stayed ahead enough. As a child, I don’t think I ever consciously realized how precarious our situation was. We just moved a lot. As a young child, we moved to Florida, following the post-war building boom. We had beaches and even a neighbor with a pool. I knew the pain of being bullied at school for my second hand clothes and my questionable grooming, but that was not in my mind related to poverty, at least as far as I remember. All of our direct neighbors were poor, too, which makes it less notable. So I grew up to be comfortably itinerant, which has been a real advantage. It’s a long and twisted tale of adventures and misadventures, but I have always stayed a step ahead. I’ve lived in campers and tents, warehouses, basements, log cabins and geodesic domes, I have enjoyed the hospitality of friends and family, even past the expiry date – certainly testing some patience. I’ve actually owned a couple of homes, but not for too long. I even built one, which my ex and I sold so we could go back to school. So home has a deep meaning to me, but it has not been something that has driven my life to the point of bad choices and too many compromises. I know how to live on the precarious edge, but I’m now ready to try again to find a home. I don’t have the task of tearing up roots so I can retire abroad. |
I'm about to head out to my second Natcon, Continuum 13 Triskadekaphilia, in Melbourne, Queen's Birthday weekend, this month. The recorder is ready to go. The panel teams are already collaborating online. The flights are booked. I'll be on some of those aforementioned panels, and of course attending others. I'll try not to trip over my feet on the Maskobolo dance floor, and I'll launch a couple of books by long-standing and much-valued contributors to AntipodeanSF. What a way to spend a long weekend: basking in the warmth that comes from the shared love of genre (despite the season and the location), revelling in the clash of diverse ideas, expecting more questions than answers, and soaking up quiet moments grokking with friends. |
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2
Publisher: Nintendo To be fair, it isn’t an instant thing – it took me until World 7 to realise that New Super Mario Bros. 2 is incredibly boring. The Mario platforming template is still pretty flawless – the problem is that there’s just little to no attempt to expand or improve on the original, making the ‘New’ in the title quite suspect. Each of the early (S)NES Mario releases was like chalk compared to its predecessor’s cheese, so to betray that ideal in this technological day and age makes this doubly frustrating. Collecting coins is introduced like a groundbreaking new concept in the series with no sense of irony, and players are challenged with the thankless task of collecting one million; ‘cash cow’ unfortunately springs to mind in more ways than one during this game. The worlds are an expectedly bright, beautiful pleasure to traverse but, while embers burn brightly above lava and snowflakes are so palpable you would be forgiven for sticking your tongue out to catch them, a turned-up 3D slider melts the background into mush, an irksome nuance in a game already walking a tightrope. Compared to Nintendo’s recent successes in re-imagining their moustachioed mascot, there really are no reasons for letting things – including the 3D switch – slide.
RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS
Publisher: Capcom How to heighten the usual sense of isolation and dread of Resident Evil? Stranding the protagonists on an abandoned cruise ship in the middle of the stormy Mediterranean certainly does the trick. Ostensibly the laboratory of bio-terrorist group Veltro, series mainstay Jill Valentine and awesome-voiced partner Parker Luciani must explore its labyrinthic corridors and abyssal depths teeming with half-man half-fish terrors in order to uncover the truth about their activities. Atmosphere pours from every dark nook and cranny like seawater does through the dank, monster-strewn bilge and, even on a handheld, it will take nerves of steel to confront mutated, shrieking antagonist Rachael. Annoyingly, the episodic gameplay routinely takes away from the thick, salty air of urgency onboard the Queen Zenobia when you suddenly find yourself playing through a less interesting linear flashback or flash-sideways on the mainland. Regardless, whether it’s mountain wolves or invisible hunters, fluid controls (save for a half-baked dodging mechanic) and a wide range of weapons make obliterating enemy noggins a treat. Implement this into an addictive online multi-player and Revelations will put you in the mindset of the undead – continually coming back for more.
SONIC GENERATIONS
Publisher: SEGA Far too fast to become roadkill, Sonic the Hedgehog is once again crammed into a package of remade games from his glory years, which, by now, are a small dot on the horizon. Capturing a handful of moments from the halcyon days of the Mega Drive and some more modern selections from the likes of Sonic Adventure, SEGA here offer the opportunity to mar several childhood memories in an afternoon’s play. There are controls that often see the blue blur flying into an until-now-non-existent bottomless pit, two-dimensional worlds ironically on a platform that offers true 3D (versions on all other consoles allow multi-directional movement) and a laughable brevity, making for an ugly package indeed. Sonic never completely took to the three-dimensional world in the seamless way that his peers and rivals did but, with some great left-to-right platform outings in recent years, making a mess of the flat levels he was always adept at dashing through adds insult to injury.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK BETWEEN WORLDS
Publisher: Nintendo The 3DS has been crying out for a new Zelda title, but the fact that its first release was a glorious rewording of Nintendo’s greatest story ever told, Ocarina Of Time, adds more standards to which this must live up. Impressively, however, this sequel to the classic A Link To The Past is every bit as arresting as its predecessors. Set in the same version of Hyrule, Link must save his land from the evil forces of a parallel universe – a barren dystopia known as Lorule (get it?) – by utilising his new ability to merge with walls in the form of a painting. It’s an incredibly fun mechanic and the puzzles that necessitate it are hugely satisfying, more so when the charmingly presented top-down view changes to a panoramic circling of the textured worlds. Access to every item from the start adds a refreshing choice of the order in which you complete the main dungeons, while the twists of the finale are some of the most emotionally stirring scenes in the series. Consistent handheld magic and an essential purchase. |
Or, rather, twelve quanta of tweed arrived yesterday. Thanks largely to the kids sleeping on time and my husband bringing home Quantum of Solace, they have already become this gauge sleeve. I really enjoyed Quantum of Solace, and I don't think it's just because we don't get much chance to watch grown up movies any more. I'll post more details on the yarn and the sweater, but for now... I've got to get back to it. It's addictive. |
This article is about Erwin Smith. For other uses of this name, see Erwin Smith (Disambiguation). --- This article is incomplete.
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Specifically, it needs the No Regrets story. How did they find out that there aren't any humans outside the Walls?
— Erwin asks his father a life changing question[4] Erwin Smith (エルヴィン・スミス Eruvin Sumisu?), often formally referred to as Commander Erwin Smith (エルヴィン・スミス団長 Eruvin Sumisu Danchō?), was the 13th commander of the Survey Corps. Discerning, intelligent, and widely respected, Erwin was an able commander. While he cared deeply for his men, he did not hesitate to sacrifice them for the good and prosperity of mankind, and his men have proven more than willing to stake their lives at his order. Erwin developed the Long-Distance Enemy Scouting Formation, and due to much pressure on the Survey Corps, he later named Hange Zoë as his successor.[5] Erwin had a commanding presence. He stood tall above most members of the Survey Corps, with his blond hair kept neatly parted on the left side. Erwin always wore a calm, collected expression on his face, his icy blue eyes being one of his most striking features. His eyebrows were also quite noticeable, being very thick and bushy. Erwin typically dressed in the standard military uniform, donning the Survey Corps' signature green cape when on missions. He also wore a small, emerald bolo tie around his neck just like the other military commanders, Nile Dok and Dot Pixis. Following the second appearance of the Armored Titan, Erwin lost his right arm just below his shoulder as it was bitten off by a Titan.[6] Erwin was a complex character, portrayed as serious, calculating, seeing and planning far for the future. While he trusted his men, he was the first to realize that there was a spy interfering with the Survey Corps and arranged for their capture. He was an eloquent speaker, able to sway many people, such as the military tribunal held to judge Eren and the trainees choosing recruitment branches to join. Erwin was very grim. He accepted all news, good or bad, mockery or praise, with the same attitude because he knew his objectives and would follow through with them. His ultimate goal was for humanity to once again rise up and become the dominant species over the Titans, a goal he was willing to sacrifice anything for. Even with his arm caught in a Titan's mouth, he ordered everyone to save Eren.[7] He shared this unique stoic quality with men such as Garrison Commander Dot Pixis, Squad Leader Ian Dietrich and Commander-in-Chief Darius Zackly. As Armin Arlert put it, Erwin, like the aforementioned three men, had the ability to send his men to die if it would further the cause of humanity. He and they would sacrifice their own humanity in order to bring change to a world where those who cannot sacrifice things important to them will not change anything. Since he was able to make such commitments, he was a master strategist, shown multiple times through actions like capturing the Female Titan and leading a group of Titans to distract the Armored Titan so the military could save Eren. Behind his front of assurance and single-minded determination, Erwin revealed he still had his human side. Following the rebellion, he admitted he understood his audacious actions and questioned constantly if what he was doing was the right thing.[8] He also showed remorse after sacrificing countless others for the sake of his ambitions, viewing himself as selfish. Even so, Erwin still held a firm resolve to protect humanity's future as well as understand the world within the Walls, a dream he had held onto since his childhood.[9] His dream of understanding the world was so strong that he confessed to Levi that he considered it more important that the victory of humanity.[10] Erwin's father was a brilliant teacher, but also intensely curious about the mysteries of the world. Erwin was among the students taught in his classroom, and during a lesson on the history of humanity, he asked a question that his father could not genuinely answer. Later that evening, his father secretly shared with him a heretical theory: the official text books distributed by the government contained many contradictions. All knowledge of the outside world was declared taboo 107 years prior, but even that would not have prevented the first generation from telling their children stories. He had concluded that the first generation's memories had been altered, allowing the monarchy to control them better. Innocent of the danger, Erwin shared this theory with other children. This drew the attention of the Military Police's First Interior Squad, who approached him and inquired about his father's theories. Later that day, his father was killed in an accident in another town. However, Erwin correctly guessed that his father had been murdered for getting too close to the truth. From then on, he devoted his life to proving his father's theories true.[11] Towards the end of his story, Erwin tells that he would enlist in the military and join the Survey Corps. During training, he became friends with Nile Dok. He would serve as a trusted officer to Commander Keith Shadis, eventually taking his place when the other retired and became an instructor. During his time as an officer before the fall of Wall Maria, he fought alongside notable soldiers such as Mike Zacharias, and eventually, Levi. In the year 845, Erwin takes part in an expedition beyond Wall Maria. When the soldiers encounter a Titan, Erwin reports their distance from the Titan to Keith Shadis while the Corps splits up to engage the Titan.[12] He is later formally introduced when the Survey Corps is clearing a town inside Wall Maria. They discover Titans are moving north, towards the Trost District of Wall Rose. Fearing a breach, they head to Trost District and narrowly save a trapped Eren, Armin, and Mikasa after their mission to block the hole is complete.[13] Erwin next appears when Eren recovers from his three day coma and is kept in a jail cell beneath the military court. He explains to Eren that his Titan powers have caused an uproar within the Walls. He has taken the key to Eren's basement and asks if the secret to Titans is located in the basement, to which Eren replies that he thinks it is. Erwin then formulates a plan to use Eren's Titan form to retake Wall Maria so they can investigate the basement.[14] He appears at the trial of Eren Yeager and argues that Eren should live, in direct opposition to Nile Dok. He then makes a proposal that Eren be entrusted to the Survey Corps so that they can determine if he is helpful, which Darius Zackly agrees to. He welcomes Eren into the Survey Corps and shakes his hand.[15] After the death of the Titan research subjects, Bean and Sonny, he tests everyone in the Survey Corps by asking them a direct, but confusing question to gauge their reactions. When this turns everyone innocent, he begins planning the next expedition to capture the spy, guessing they have abilities similar to Eren and are intent on sabotaging the expedition.[16] Erwin later appears at the recruitment drive where the 104th Training Corps choose their path. He makes an impassioned plea that the Survey Corps and Eren represent the hope of humanity, although he is very realistic in telling them that a sizable number of them will die. His speech and other factors succeed in recruiting every remaining member of the top 10 graduates except Annie, who joins the Military Police Brigade.[17] Erwin leads the 57th expedition and deploys his Formation for Long Distance Enemy Detection to ensure that casualties are kept to a minimum. After the Female Titan appears and decimates part of the group, he enters a Titan Forest and sets up a trap in order to capture her.[18] She chases after Eren and kills many Survey Corps members but does fall into Erwin's trap and is unable to move.[19] After Levi provokes her and she summons Titans to come eat her, he orders all soldiers to defend her. However, the loss of life is increasing at a massive scale and Erwin is forced to order a retreat and surrender the Female Titan.[20] For the costly failure of this mission, Erwin is blamed and summoned to the Imperial Capital to explain. However, he trusts Armin's gamble that Annie Leonhart is the Titan and orders her covert capture en route to the meeting. After arriving in the capital to coordinate the plan with Levi, he is questioned by Nile Dok who orders his troops to support the operation.[21] She is eventually apprehended and Erwin goes into an emergency meeting held to sort out the day's events. He manages to convince the council that despite the expedition failure and subsequent death of some civilians in the inner city, they finally catch the Female Titan successfully and this indicates that there must be more of her kind hiding among them. Erwin next appears on top of Wall Rose, telling Dot Pixis that the government has sent members of the Military Police to assist the Survey Corps and Garrison, in dealing with the breach of Wall Rose. A Garrison member arrives and informs Pixis that there is no breach in Wall Rose. He also tells the assembled group that three more Titan shifters have been identified, Reiner, Bertolt, and Ymir. He quickly gathers soldiers from all three military branches and heads for the scene of battle.[22] Erwin arrives with the combined military forces but is five hours too late to save Eren. More soldiers agree to join him on the expedition and Hange Zoë informs them that they are most likely in a Titan Forest, still within Wall Maria. With this information in hand, Erwin deploys the Formation for Long Distance Enemy Detection and sets off to rescue Eren.[23] Upon sight that Eren has been captured by Reiner, Bertolt, and Ymir, he orders all squads to go ahead with him and let the Titans follow them, much to the dismay of the fellow soldiers who call him a monster believing he uses them as decoys. Erwin assures them that is not his intention, and claims that the Military Police fights admirably and that his men should fulfill their duty as soldiers. As the 104th were reunited they along with Hannes watch in shock as Erwin leads a pack of Titans right to them. The group is forced to briefly retreat and watch as the Armored Titan is overwhelmed by the horde. Erwin orders them to head into battle, stating that humanity has no future if Eren is lost. However, as he leads the charge a Titan manages to catch him by his right arm and drags him from his horse. He orders the others to continue the mission, while a handful stay behind to fight the Titan chewing on him. His fate is revealed a short time later when he manages to ambush and wound Bertolt. This allows Eren to be rescued, and Erwin immediately orders all surviving forces to retreat. Though still alive, his right arm has been severed just below the shoulder with a makeshift tourniquet secured around the stump. Ignoring his injuries, he continues to command the mission.[7] The retreat fails, however, when the Armored Titan panics and begins to throw Titans to block their path. The retreat and the mission to rescue Eren ultimately succeeds in the end when Eren unknowingly uses his powers to control other Titans to attack the Armored Titan and Bertolt.[25] This section does not yet meet the quality standards of the Attack on Titan Wiki.
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Reason: Paragraphs need to be thinned out or perhaps resummarized in a smaller manner. Erwin arrives back on top of the Wall but loses consciousness due to his injury. A week later, still recovering, Erwin has a meeting with Levi and Dot Pixis. Pixis explains that the citizens took refuge in underground cities during the supposed breach of Wall Rose. There was a food shortage after a week and many citizens were forced to violence. Wall Rose was declared safe. Levi apologizes to Erwin that he has to hear all this in his condition but Erwin assures Levi that he is fine. As Levi expresses remorse for Erwin's lost arm he is told by Erwin that he has caused the deaths of so many that one arm does not make up for that. Hange and Connie Springer appear to report on the breach of Wall Rose. Ragako village, where Connie is from, turns out to be the focal point of the investigation. Despite the evidence pointing to explosions as the cause of death in Connie's village there was no blood found. In addition to finding no survivors in Ragako, the number of Titans inside Wall Rose was equal to the population of Ragako. Hange states her theory that Titans are humans. She backs this up by pointing out the fact that the weak point of Titans correlates to the spinal cord of a human. Levi notices Erwin has not reacted to Hange's theory. He finds Erwin smiling which causes Levi to call him creepy, a statement Erwin agrees with. Erwin asks where Eren and Krista are and Hange responds that they are being hidden. Levi lets Erwin know that he recruited his new Squad and moved them somewhere safe. The new Special Operations Squad is Armin, Connie, Eren, Krista, Jean, Mikasa and Sasha. After being released from the hospital, Erwin arrives in the capital and shares a carriage ride with Nile Dok. Erwin is shocked to see child robbers and Nile explains that it has become far too common. Erwin brings up the fact that Minister Nick was tortured to death by the Military Police's First Interior Squad. He is surprised to learn that Nile has no knowledge of it. As Erwin leaves the carriage he admits to having loved Marie. Nile already knew and always considered Erwin crazy for choosing Titans over her. At a rural location, Levi tells his squad about Erwin's orders to allow Eren and Krista to be captured and then followed in order to gather information.[27] Unsatisfied with the results of his meeting, Erwin goes to meet with Dot Pixis and proposes that the military stage a coup d'etat.[28] The two commanders discuss the risks involved with such a plan, including the potential bloodshed and being executed as traitors if it fails. Erwin states his intentions to simply replace the King rather than killing him, but asks Pixis to wait with him for confirmation of the final piece of the plan. In the meantime, he recounts the events of his childhood that shaped the course of his life. Based on his father's theories, and the evidence they have gained concerning the Titans, the Walls, and Eren's powers, he concludes that 107 years ago, the memories of humanity were altered to erase knowledge of the outside world.[29] A messenger arrives with a note for him, confirming the final piece necessary for their revolution. Erwin proposes that they dispose of the King and replace him with Historia Reiss, the bastard child of the "true" rulers of humanity.[30] Nifa then reveals that she was present at Erwin and Pixis' meeting and tells Levi's squad, along with Dimo Reeves and his son, that Erwin has formulated a plan to have Eren and Historia captured so that they can find Rod Reiss. Once they find him, they will force him to answer questions about his true intentions and will replace him with Historia if his answers are not sufficient.[31] Once outside, an older looking Military Police member questions Erwin about the death of Dimo Reeves and accuses the Survey Corps. He believes that they wanted to rescue Eren Yeager and thus committed these crimes. He subsequently orders that the Survey Corps cease all activities and informs Erwin that the Military Police are now in charge of it. Erwin looks at Reeves and comes to the correct conclusion that it was carried out by the First Interior Squad of the Military Police, before promising to avenge his death. He then enters the carriage and is taken away by the Military Police.[33] A member of the First Interior Squad captured by Levi's squad claims that the Survey Corps is finished and that only by surrendering can Levi save Erwin from being the first one executed. His words later appear to be true as an injured Erwin appears before the King, who asks him if he has any last words.[34] Outside the King's Throne Room, the citizens talk among themselves about how Erwin is likely to die soon, noticing the gallows being erected. Erwin, clearly having been tortured, begins to explains to the Monarchy that losing the Survey Corps would be disastrous. He compares them to a spear that eliminates threats, not a shield. He goes on that if Wall Rose is breached there will not be enough supplies in Wall Sheena. This will inevitably lead to a civil war, since the divisions of the Walls would be much worse with the citizenry living together. A government official questions if the Survey Corps could prevent all this, to which Erwin responds that their job is to be proactive. Remaining on the defense will never solve anything he notes, unless the monarchy has a backup plan. The government official goes over Erwin's repeated story but notes that things have changed, like Levi killing several First Interior Squad members. This action is clearly against peace and the blades of Levi sing a treasonous song, so there is no longer a need for the Survey Corps. Dot Pixis is present and asked if he also shares these convictions. Although he replies that he does not, he does make an exception by stating that pushing humanity towards destruction is foolish. Erwin and Pixis exchange glances and flash back to their meeting where Erwin asked Pixis to join the coup. It is revealed that Pixis refused to help because the monarchy has the ability to control Titans, something essential for humanity that Erwin Smith cannot guarantee they would retain after the coup. Pixis told Erwin that he is too confident and that he would not gamble the existence of humanity. Back in the present, Erwin is told he is finished as his mind begins to wander. He believes he has said everything and that humanity cannot be saved by his efforts alone.[35] Just as he is being escorted out of the building, Anka Rheinberger bursts in and announces that the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan have breached Wall Rose. Several refugees are already on their way to Wall Sheena. This shocks everyone in the room, especially Nile Dok who thinks back to his conversation with Erwin in the Military Police torture chamber. Nile told Erwin that his dismal state is ironic, considering he was lecturing Nile earlier. He informed Erwin that King had summoned him and it was very likely that he would disband the Survey Cops and punish Erwin. Erwin asked if Nile's wife Marie and their kids were okay, and Nile replied that they were in Karanes District and should be fine. Erwin revealed to Nile that he entrusted Pixis with a task and that when the times comes, he will be judging Nile to see his decision, along with the monarchy. Pixis announces that all Garrison troops are to move towards the breach and assist people, however this is overruled by a government official who orders Wall Sheena to be closed down. This move shocks everyone present because it would doom half of humanity. He rationalizes this decision by claiming that a civil war will start and that 'those guys' will have that power in a few days. Nile Dok refuses to follow this order and announces that he is prepared to betray the King to do so, prompting Darius Zackly to agree with him. Commander-in-Chief Zackly appears armed with a group of soldiers and announces that the panic was just a fabrication. Erwin thinks back to when he talked about this with Pixis. Erwin proposed asking the monarchy if they were still fit to lead. Pixis claims responsibility and announces that had the monarchy responded benevolently, he would have confessed the plot and served them. The same government official who ordered the Walls closed berates the conspirators, shouting that the people and the nobility are loyal to the monarchy. Zackly calmly tells them that the decision is no longer up to them as he hands Erwin a report. It is from the Berg Newspapers and announces the testimony of Flegel Reeves, who says the First Interior Squad killed Dimo Reeves and that the Survey Corps is being framed. It also makes clear the press has been forced to print propaganda by the monarchy and that King Fritz is just a puppet for a noble family who remains secluded. As the government official yells at the senile old King, Nile Dok tells Erwin that he won the bet. This causes Erwin to remark that humanity must now embark on a perilous task. Later, Hange states that the capital and its administrative areas are under the control of Darius Zackly.[36] Erwin appears with two guards and Zackly on top of the execution platform. He is then quickly led into a carriage with Zackly as Nile Dok takes over public relations for the newly formed government. The citizens ask if the government impeding advancement and dooming half of them were the reasons for the coup d'etat and Nile replies that they are. Nile does however clarify that their objective is not to have military rule inside the Walls. He goes on to say that the Fritz Royal Family were just puppets for the real rulers, who hid from a crisis and this led to distrust. Nile continues by saying that soldiers must protect humanity and so their goal is to return the real rulers to the forefront of humanity. Nile asks if they have any questions and proudly notes that those who censored the populace are in prison now. A reporter is glad that censorship is over but is worried as the reactions from the populace are complex, in particular with the nobles who are concerned about whether or not the military will relinquish their power. He asks Nile if the true royals could garner the same reverence the Fritz family had, and concludes by asking what should they believe in and hope for. Erwin begins his meeting by depressingly saying that they should have left the previous government in charge. Despite being corrupt they have experience in keeping humanity alive. He adds that perhaps they should have left Eren's Titan power and the plan to retake Wall Maria with them. Erwin confesses that his thoughts are different from his comrades, and perhaps abandoning the entire Survey Corps would have been better, if Erwin truly wanted to save humanity. Zackly responds that he is being harsh, as usual, and bluntly suggests that death would have been better for Erwin. Erwin asks why Zackly went along with the revolution and he responds by asking why Erwin made the proposal to Pixis. Zackly tells Erwin that if he wanted to do all that he could have avoided the deal with Pixis and ordered the Survey Corps to not move. Erwin then thinks of his meeting with Pixis and when he told Hange that the negotiations fell through. As Erwin struggles to answer, Zackly decides to answer the question Erwin asked earlier. He admits to Erwin that he hated the monarchy for a long time. He elaborates that they act high and mighty and he has waited for this day while acting like their loyal servant to reach his position. He excitedly asks Erwin if he saw the look on their faces and remarks that it was more than he could have hoped. However, Zackly announces that the best has yet to come since he has been thinking about how to humiliate them for a decade. Zackly summarizes by saying that he was likely going to try overthrowing them before he died anyway. After saying that he would not have surrendered like Pixis planned on he adds that he does not care whether the revolution bodes well for humanity; finally concluding that he is quite a villain. Erwin says that he is one too. Zackly says that since Erwin allowed others to decide humanity's path he should not run away now that things got tougher. He goes on to say that Erwin did not want to die and like himself, he prioritizes the individual over the fate of humanity. Erwin responds to the questions about his rationale by saying that he has a dream and thinks of his father.[37] Erwin, Pixis, and Anka arrive at a military barracks swarming with Survey Corps soldiers. Pixis announces that during interrogation the government leaders all confirmed what Erwin and his father thought, the Reiss family can alter people's memories with some blood lines are unaffected. Pixis believes that if they acquire Eren's powers and combine it with their memory power they will be able to erase the memory of the revolution. Pixis dismissed this thought since the government officials are in the hands of Zackly. The Garrison commander does admit that he can not understand Zackly and questions what kind of person devotes their entire life to that, referring to Zackly's sick and cruel torture methods. Erwin is surprised that Pixis knew the truth about Zackly and Pixis admits that he said too much by accident. While he did nothing to stop Zackly just as Erwin did, Pixis is quick to say that he cares more about humanity than his own life, unlike Erwin. He tells Erwin that he supported the coup because he believed it was in the best interest of humanity, in fact he was prepared to fight Zackly if the monarchy acted benevolently. Pixis casually remarks that the revolution was only moments ago and they are already fighting among themselves. In extension he asks how long people have been fighting people. As Moblit Berner tells Erwin that the soldiers are ready to go, Erwin coldly remarks to Pixis that humans will only stop fighting when there are one or fewer left. Pixis laughs off Erwin's comment and tells him that he does not want to hear such faulty logic. On horseback, Erwin puts his cloak on and announces to his soldiers that they are heading to the Reiss chapel in order to save Eren and Historia.[38] Finally arriving at the Reiss chapel, Erwin and the Survey Corps find the land around it completely destroyed, appearing as though a cave collapsed. Erwin shouts at his men to stay back from a giant Titan that is roaming around while being hot enough to ignite trees. Erwin orders his men to begin evacuating civilians before speculating himself about the route this Titan is going on. One Survey Corps member alerts Erwin to Squad Levi in the area, who have apparently rescued Eren and Historia. Erwin catches up to Levi's squad just as Eren is attempting to use his coordinate power to control the lone Titan. After Levi and Erwin confirm who the other is, Erwin inquires about the well-being of the squad. Levi tells him that only Hange is hurt, which Erwin does not think is too bad. Hange waves while greeting Erwin and Eren notices him. He tells them that they have all done a good job before Levi brings Erwin up to speed by telling him that Eren's power is not working. He begins to say that he has many things to tell Erwin before being cut off by the commander who asks about the lone Titan. Levi tells him that it is Rod Reiss and ends by saying that they need to hear Erwin's opinion. Erwin and the rest of the Survey Corps arrive in Orvud District in northern Wall Sheena. Erwin tells the local Garrison commander that the Titan is headed towards them. The commander yells at Erwin for his suggestion to not evacuate the citizens and notes that it will arrive by dawn. Hange intervenes and tells him that it is abnormal, prompting him to ask why that matters. Hange explains that as an abnormal Titan it will be attracted by large groups of people, so by evacuating the people, you will lead the Titan to Mitras where it will cause immense damage. The commander begins to question what Hange has said but Erwin intervenes and tells him that they need to kill the Titan here, by using the citizens of Orvud District as bait. Erwin clarifies that as soldiers they still have a duty to defend the citizens and will do everything to prevent their death. He asks the commander to tell the people of Orvud that there is an emergency drill so that they can easily be moved in case of emergency. The commander grimaces at the news but concludes they have no choice. Erwin reveals his plan to use cannons on top of the Walls due to how slow and large the Titan is. However, he announces that they will use the Survey Corps' finest if this plan fails. The military begins to prepare for the coming battle and has placed numerous cannons on the Walls by the time dawn, and the Titan, arrive.[39] As the Garrison commander of Orvud District orders the cannons to fire on Rod, Erwin and the rest of the Survey Corps watch on. After the first volley, Erwin asks Levi what happened as all they can see is smoke. After Rod continues to move and the Garrison keeps firing, Erwin remarks that the ground cannons work poorly and the higher cannons do not have the proper angle to hit the nape. Erwin goes on by saying that they have a mixture of soldiers, scrapped-up cannons, and poor leadership. He attributes this to Orvud being on the north of Wall Sheena, away from most Titan attacks that occur in the south. He does add that they have the best fighting force in the Survey Corps and Levi agrees, although he does note that like all Erwin's plans this is a gamble. Hange then arrives with gunpowder, a net, and some ropes. Moblit wheels out gunpowder modified with vertical equipment to fire farther. Hange inquires about the shelling and Levi likens it to little more than pissing on Rod. Erwin orders Jean, Sasha, Levi, and Connie to handle one side of the Wall. He then compares setting up their net gunpowder trap to stuffing a sock full of rocks. Erwin tells Historia that since she is going to be the queen she should not be on the front lines. Historia rhetorically asks if Erwin thinks the people are naive enough to follow her just due to her name. She looks Erwin squarely in the eyes and tells him that she has her own thoughts on the subject and has a mission to carry out. Erwin begins to walk away and tells her that she still cannot fight, prompting Historia to complain. Erwin cuts her off and says that it seems unlikely he would be able to stop her given his missing arm. As the cannons resume firing Eren notices that the children watching the Walls and like himself, Armin, and Mikasa on the day Shiganshina fell. Armin adds that if they think a Titan bigger than the Walls does not exist they are dead wrong. Armin continues by saying that unlike Shiganshina, they have soldiers who can fight back, and they are those soldiers. Hange orders them to stack the gunpowder three high as Mikasa tells Eren to stop standing around and get working. Eren shockingly punches himself in the face and shrugs off the concern of Mikasa and Armin, telling them that he had to beat up a useless pathetic brat. With the nape exposed the garrison commander confidently announces that one more volley will do it but unfortunately, the wind changes and the heat from Rod comes towards the Wall. As the Garrison blindly fires, Erwin remarks that they were too late as Rod stands up using the Wall as support. Nearly twice the size of the Wall, Rod's face is sanded off from being dragged and he lets out a scream. Erwin fires a flare and commences the attack, resulting in the modified vertical equipment gunpowder barrels tunneling into Rod's hands and then exploding from the heat. Erwin then yells for Eren to begin his part, and he dashes towards Rod in his Titan from carrying the net full of gunpowder barrels. Eren calls back to the planning for the meeting, where Levi said they need to shove gunpowder into it is mouth, and Erwin replied that they need to hope it blows up the nape. Levi explained that the Titan is so hot it will ignite the gunpowder if its mouth is open. Erwin adds that they need an interior explosion for this to work, and their gambling on the mouth being open due to Rod dragging his face along the ground. Eren shoves the gunpowder into Rod's mouth and it ignites, sending pieces of the Titan flying. Erwin orders the Survey Corps to use their equipment and attack the pieces. Historia eventually finds the blown off nape and kills Rod.[40] Two months after Historia has been crowned as queen, the technology has advanced quickly. Thanks to the Military Police's experiments and Eren's hardening abilities, new weapons are being created that allow soldiers to kill Titan without taking risks.[41] In an army's reunion, Erwin explains that the Titan guillotine is a success and that they have started to prepare the road to the conquest of Shiganshina and announces that preparations will be ready in a month.[42] Even with the doubts of other officials, Erwin promises to give his life and those of his comrades to retake the lost territory.[43] After the meeting, Erwin, Pixis, Hange, Levi and Zackly have a secret reunion. They talk about the serum that Kenny gave Levi. Hange explains that analyzing it is impossible because the fluid evaporates in contact with air.[44] Pixis then decides that it must be used for the purpose it was made for, to allow a human to become a Titan and then take the power of a Titan shifter. They decide to gave the vial to Levi because he is the strongest soldier. Erwin gives Levi the right of using it at his own will. Levi finally accepts and he takes care of the vial.[45] In the Trost District, the Survey Corps' head members are having a meeting about Keith Shadis' revelation. Erwin listens as Hange explains that Grisha Yeager was a Titan shifter from outside the Walls. They then discuss why Grisha did not speak of the information he had to the Survey Corps but also committed the killing of the Reiss family the day Wall Maria fell.[46] They theorize about what may be hidden in the basement of Grisha's house as Erwin suggests that it may be the memories of the world that the Reiss family tried to erase.[47] Erwin then announces that the operation to retake Wall Maria is ready and will commence in two days, promising to see the basement.[48] When the meeting ends, Levi closes the door behind the other members and begins to warn Erwin. He tries to convince him, with the threat of breaking his legs, to stay behind in the Trost District due to the fact that his missing arm would make him "Titan food", especially on the front lines. However, Erwin confesses that seeing what is in the basement is more important to him than living and that he must be there to see this moment for humanity. After hearing this, Levi gives up and realizes that he will unfortunately not be able to change the Commander's mind.[49] The day of the operation, all soldiers are ready at dawn.[50] Erwin and other high-ranking soldiers salute to members of the other branches and head to the Wall. However, the soldiers are surprised after seeing that the civilians know about the operation's goals and start to cheer for them.[51] Erwin, seeing the best sends off the Survey Corps has ever received, cheers a loud scream back at them as he raises his one arm into the air, leaving his subordinates surprised for this unusual reaction. He then orders the start of the operation, and the members of the Survey Corps start their path towards Shiganshina District as Erwin leads them, yelling for them to once again, advance.[52] Upon arriving in Shiganshina, Erwin commands the soldiers to switch to vertical maneuvering equipment and rush the gate, as he himself also switches to vertical equipment.[53] Erwin is aware that their enemies know about the operation to seal the Wall and investigate the basement, so he has 100 soldiers covered by their hoods rush the gate so that the enemy will be unable to know which soldier is Eren until he has sealed the gate.[54] The corps' becomes wary of the complete lack of Titans in the area, but they choose to continue with the mission anyway, aware they are playing into the enemies' hands. The corps' stand by and prepare for the closing of the Wall as Eren flies up above the gate and prepares to transform.[55] After Eren seals the breach in the southern gate of Wall Maria, Armin informs the Commander of the remains of a camp site atop the Wall as well as cold cups lying on the ground. Erwin rightly speculates that the enemy had foreseen their arrival, and he gives Armin authority over an investigation of the Wall.[56] Just after Reiner is found within the Wall and unsuccessfully attacked by Captain Levi, Erwin spots the Beast Titan and a horde of other Titans from beyond the northern gate. The Beast Titan launches a rock at Shiganshina's outer gate and traps the Survey Corps' horses outside, making escape into the district impossible. This begins a war and Erwin states that only one of them, the humans or the Titans, will leave alive.[57] When Zeke begins the battle, Erwin orders Dirk, Marlene, and their squads to join with Klaus Squad in protecting the horses north of the district. He also gives Levi the order to kill the Beast Titan, and he sends Armin to join with Hange's squad in the attack on the Armored Titan outside the district.[58] While the battle of Shiganshina is waged to the north and in the city, Erwin contemplates the morality of his choices as Commander of the Survey Corps, sending untold hundreds of soldiers to their deaths for the sake of his lies and personal dreams. From atop the Wall, he witnesses Bertolt being thrown into the district by Zeke as well as his subsequent transformation into the Colossus Titan. Seeing the Colossus Titan, Erwin questions if everything is going according to the Beast Titans plan. When Zeke begins assaulting the Survey Corps to the north with a barrage of stones and boulders, Erwin orders their retreat and joins with them at the base of the Wall. Erwin informs Captain Levi of their desperate situation, having lost many of their soldiers as well as their advantage in the battle. As the new recruits descend into a panic, Levi asks the Commander if he has any more ideas. Seeing the inevitable defeat of the Survey Corps, Erwin begins to grieve over the failure of his attempts to learn the truth of the world. He thinks back on the many soldiers that died for the sake of humanity. Levi decides to make the choice of action on Erwin's behalf: Erwin must give up on his dreams and die with the recruits while Levi battles the Beast Titan. Despite his dreams coming to a bitter end, Erwin is relieved. Standing before the panicked recruits, Erwin announces their plan to charge head-on against the Beast Titan using smoke signals as cover while Levi moves in from the side to confront him, using the line of Titans as a means of clearing the distance. The recruits are distraught at the plan, asking if it is even worth the effort if they will die anyway. Erwin admits that the decisions of the recruits to fight or abandon their duties are meaningless, but the lives of the soldiers who will die are not without meaning. He declares that it is the duty of the living to give meaning to the dead, and that they must carry out their duty in a way that the living will give their own deaths meaning. The recruits agree to ride forth to their deaths. Using smoke signals as cover, they charge the Beast Titan head-on with battle cries. Charging into the fray, Erwin urges the soldiers to let their blood boil, to let their voices be heard, and fight. Erwin is struck in the hip by a flying stone at the front of the charge.[65] After the first barrage of rocks is thrown, Erwin is struck and a rock flies through the left side of his waist and through his horse's head and neck. In pain and near death, Erwin throws his head forward and smiles in determination shortly before his now dead horse collapses. Though Erwin's subordinates are shocked, Marlowe Freudenberg urges them forward just as the commander ordered.[66] After Levi brutally assaults the Beast Titan and cuts Zeke out of its nape, he wonders if there is anyone within the wreckage of Survey Corps' corpses that he could give the Titan serum to so that they may eat Zeke and gain the Beast Titan's power. Unfortunately, his thought is interrupted when the Quadrupedal Titan snatches Zeke and carries him away in his mouth. After the surrounding Titans are given orders to kill Levi, he remembers his promise to Erwin which he rode to his death for. Refusing to let him down, Levi exchanges his swords and begins to attack the Titans and chase Zeke.[67] In the meantime Eren successfully cuts Bertolt out of his Titan[68] and holds him hostage on one of the rooftops. Zeke attempts to talk Eren into joining his side, but then is interrupted when he sees Levi (having killed all the surrounding Titans) charging toward him. Shocked, Zeke and the Quadrupedal Titan decide to retreat and pick up Reiner in the process.[69] Levi regroups with Eren and a severely burnt Armin. Believing there are no other critically wounded survivors, he tells Eren that he will give Armin the Titan serum and have him eat Bertolt to save his life. However, Levi changes his mind when a soldier delivers a mortally wounded Erwin to him. He settles on saving Erwin, angering Eren.[70] After a scuffle with Eren and Mikasa, Levi is about to give Erwin the serum when he remembers Erwin's desire to give up his dreams and die with the recruits killed earlier. Levi gives Armin the serum instead, allows him to eat Bertolt, and tells Erwin that there will be a delay in killing Zeke as Erwin dies peacefully.[71] After he wakes up fully healed, Armin learns that Erwin died so that he could live. Levi explains that it was ultimately him that chose to save Armin. When all is said and done, Erwin's body is laid to rest in an abandoned house with his cloak draped over his body and flowers set next to the bed where he lays.[72] Erwin Smith's Statistics [73]: He was attributed with the literal title of "leader of the [Scouting] Legion" (団長 danchō), often translated as "Commander".
Erwin's motif was based on Adrian Alexander Veidt/Ozymandias, a character from Watchmen.[citation needed]
Another influence for the character appears to be Erwin Rommel who was known as the 'Desert Fox'. They share first names and the significant date of October 14, which was Rommel’s death and Erwin’s birth. Rommel was a famed German Field Marshall from WWII and was noted for his exceptional skills as a commander and his willingness to defy his superiors' unjust orders, and who was involved in the failed plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
According to Hajime Isayama, Erwin was single because he was not certain when he will die.[76]
Isayama revealed his nickname as a child was "Eyebrow".[1]
Erwin was the first commander of the Survey Corps to ever take over command before the previous commander was killed.[77]
Since Erwin lost his right arm, he saluted with his left arm, which is considered to be an incorrect way of saluting.[78] Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. |
“Those were the days when I was most grateful I was in country practice; the shirt sleeve days when the bleak menace of the bald heights melted into friendliness, when I felt at one with all the airy life and growth about me and was glad that I had become what I never thought I would be, a doctor of farm animals.” James Herriot This book could make the most hardened city dweller want to give up their cosmopolitan lifestyle and buy a farm in the countryside with a couple of pigs, sheep and a working dog called Jock. Of course, only if James Herriot is the local vet and the surrounding countryside are the heather-covered fells of North Yorkshire. Otherwise, his stories will do nicely. All Things Bright and Beautiful is the second in a trilogy of memoirs about James Herriot’s life as a Scottish country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. It’s a book with a sunny disposition full of short chapter stories, some happy, some sad but with laugh out loud moments never far away. If you ever need to know how to return a cow’s uterus to its rightful place, this is the book for you. You don’t need to love animals to enjoy this book, but it certainly helps. Happy to say, it’s not all “soapy arm up the rear end”. Herriot introduces us to farmers and townsfolk, his crusty partner and fun-loving brother, and his good-humoured, long-suffering wife. (Herriot, sent on a shopping mission to furnish their new bedsit, returns home instead with a weighty, smelly and ancient set of The Geography of the World in Twenty Four Volumes.) We traipse the fields, eat freshly baked cake in tiny farmhouse kitchens, chase ghosts through woodland and drink to excess in village pubs. It was a tough life but Herriot was a patient, gentle and kind man with as much an understanding of the people he met as with the biology of the animals he treated. He sees farmers as “the salt of the earth” – hardworking, honest, pragmatic, frustrating but ever hopeful. It’s slightly unfair that a talented and bright vet, full of empathy for man and beast, could also write so beautifully. His writing seems effortless, almost like he’s there sitting on the sofa next to you telling you his stories. I can see why they translated so well to the small screen. (I haven’t seen any of these yet. Have you? What did you think?) I’ve put All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Wise and Wonderful on my birthday wish list. But I’ll read them differently. These are ‘dipping’ books. One or two chapters a night, just before sleep. And I’ll add James Herriot to my Agatha Christie’s….the perfect way to while away those pesky night time hours when sleep is elusive. Charming, Fun and Heartwarming. 4.5 stars |
I created this web site to allow people to view my artwork without having to travel to Lionheart Gallery. I have been working in oils for many years, and my preferred subject matter is landscapes. I love the coast of New England, particularly Nantucket Island. For the past four years I have spent part of my summers there, painting with a group of like-minded artists who love plein air painting. My training includes classical landscape painting with John Osborne and still life study in Karelyn Siegler's New York City atelier. --- Nantucket Show 2007 Lionheart Gallery Opening Sunday, November 18th at 1 PM. Works from four artists will be presented.
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Last weekend, Lance and I and the boys went Yard Sale-ing in East Nashville. It's one of our saturday activities we like to do when Lance is home. We find all sorts of treasures and junk and it's cheap and fun. Well, this particular week we were cutting through a neighborhood to get to a sale when I noticed something interesting on the side of the road...but we passed it by so quickly I didn't get to investigate. It was like a huge mailbox or something like that, I wasn't sure. So a few days later, my mom posts on her page a picture of a "Little Library" and it occurs to me, THIS IS WHAT I SAW!!! I was kind of excited. It became my mission to find it again. Um. If you know me at all, you know I am lost. Always. So finding this "Little Library" I thought I might have seen somewhere while we were yard sale-ing a week ago...well, not such an easy task. Low and behold, it's a "thing" people do! Here is a link to the website in case you want to search your neighborhood to see if you also have one you can visit. I realized that I had literally been a block away in my searches...go figure. So close, and yet...so lost. So after naps today, I loaded the boys in the car and off we went on our Little Library adventure! I had my contribution ready to go! We drove up and there she was! Just what I remembered seeing, only now I was seeing with understanding. This little library was also offering free plants and herbs. If only I had a green thumb. I was excited to open it up and see what treasures were inside! Most of the books offered were older books, there were some kids
books and lots of Highlights magazines. I added my books to the selection and we picked out several books and some Highlights magazines I thought Judah would enjoy.
I think it's "Take a book, return a book"
but I thought it was "Take a book, leave a book" when I went.
I need to further investigate, in the meantime, I contributed anyhow! Judah and Lucas were looking at me like I was a little bit crazy parked on the side of a road trading books from a big old house on stilts. haha. Such a great idea. Of course I instagramed it right away. Gotta share the love! and it's quite picturesque in my humble opinion. I think that now that it's on my radar, I am going to try to get it on a few more people's radar and hopefully the book selection will improve. I plan to visit often! Such a great idea. Maybe someday I will have my own Little Library. Wouldn't that be grand!?! If you are in East Nashville and want to visit, it's located at 1210 Howard Ave. ETA: Looks like the theme of this Library is "Gardening, Cooking, Healthy Living, Feeding Mind and Body." So the things I contributed fit in perfectly. Glad for that! Wouldn't want to ruin the integrity of this sweet little library. |
Cerceta común en vuelo Voir ou revoir les femelles C'est un migrateur partiel - cette migration est généralement nocturne; il est hélas très chassé en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. La population nord-américaine - qui niche au Canada et hiverne aux États-Unis, au Mexique, à Cuba et à Porto Rico - est considérée comme une espèce à part entière par certains, comme une sous-espèce par d'autres. Un mot sur la , Anas crecca carolinensis, car elle peut être occasionnellement observée en France: le mâle des populations américaines présente une barre blanche en diagonale sur l'épaule, alors que celui des populations européennes présente une barre blanche horizontale sur l'aile. Eurasian Teal or Common Teal It is semi-migratory and the migration happens at night; unfortunately it is much hunted in North America and in Europe. The north American population - breeding in Canada and wintering in the US, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico - is considered as a species on its own by some and by others as a sub-species. The females can seen [HERE...]. C'est le plus petit à fréquenter notre territoire, avec un poids de 350 gr environ. Il conserve son plumage nuptial en hiver jusqu'en juin/juillet pour prendre son plumage d'éclipse jusqu'en octobre. Il est aussi granivore, herbivore et mangeurs de petits insectes et de mollusques. It is the smallest of the dabbling ducks weighing about 350 gr. Males keep their breeding plumage in winter until June/July to take an eclipse plumage until October. It is mainly granivore but will consume insects and mollusks too. Le niveau de l'eau étant très élevé, la plage limoneuse n'existe plus et l'objectif doit souvent faire un "slalom" entre d'assez hautes herbes! With a high water level, the muddy beach is flooded and the lens must "execute a slalom" between the wild grass! Ce sont des oiseaux qui volent très bien, contrairement aux canards plongeurs; le vol est bas sur l'eau, souvent en oblique, rapide et quelque peu erratique: These birds fly very well unlike the diving ducks; they fly low above the water, often sideways, fast but somewhat erratically: Pour prendre leur envol, ils décollent directement de l'eau sans courir sur la surface. They take off straight away without running on the surface: |
Osman Cleander Baker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Osman Cleander Baker (30 July 1812 – 20 December 1871) was an American biblical scholar and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Osman was born in Marlow, New Hampshire. He entered the Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy at the age of fifteen, where soon after he was converted to Christ, and was received into the church by Dr. Wilbur Fisk (who was at that time Principal of the school). Osman was licensed to exhort in his seventeenth year. In 1830 he entered Wesleyan University. He had successfully completed three years at Wesleyan when failing health compelled him to leave the institution. Yet, while in college he also was licensed as a Local Preacher, laboring diligently in that office Ordained and Academic Ministry The Rev. Mr. Baker became a teacher in the seminary at Newbury, Vermont in 1834. He was elected Principal of this seminary in 1839. Having resigned the seminary principalship in 1844, the Rev. Mr. Baker was appointed Pastor of the M.E. Church in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was appoiinted Presiding Elder of the Dover District in 1846. During the next year he accepted a professorship in the General Biblical Institute in Concord, New Hampshire, which later became the Boston University School of Theology. Dr. Baker became a distinguished scholar. He also continued to reside in Concord for the remainder of his life. The Rev. Dr. Osman Cleander Baker was elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church by the 1852 General Conference. He discharged the varied duties of this office with diligence and success until 1866. In 1866 Bishop Baker was attacked with partial paralysis while on his way to preside over the Colorado Annual Conference. He reached his destination with great difficulty. He thus examined and ordained the ordinands in a private room, rather than before the entire Conference. He then returned home, having suffered much pain and extreme exhaustion. Bishop Baker's health then became sufficiently restored to enable him to preside at a few other Annual Conferences, and to attend the annual and semi-annual meetings of the Board of Bishops of the M.E. Church for two more years, when his strength again declined and his voice was greatly affected. Final Illness and Death Bishop Baker was no longer able to take a public role in the work of the Church. Nevertheless, he continued to attend the various meetings and enjoyed them, up until a short time before his death. Returning from worship one Sabbath, he fell helpless at the threshold of his home, but regained his strength for a time. The fatal stroke of paralysis came 8 December 1871. Bishop Baker lingered but a few days afterwards. He died 20 December 1871 in Concord, New Hampshire, aged fifty-nine years. The Rev. Mr. Osman Cleander Baker was awarded the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity. Also, Baker University in Kansas is named in his honour. Chartered 12 February 1858, Baker University is the oldest University in the State of Kansas. Matthew Simpson, who was made a Bishop at the same General Conference, wrote this of his colleague Osman Cleander Baker: In his general character he was distinguished for regularity and symmetry. His temperament was even and quiet; he was possessed of sound judgment and retentive memory, and combined calmness with firm religious convictions. As a teacher, he was assiduous; as a preacher, he was persuasive in manner, chaste in style, and often his ministrations were attended with divine power. As a Bishop, he was impartial and judicious, and his administration was marked by a clear understanding of the constitution and laws of the church. His published work on the Discipline indicates his thorough knowledge of the administration of the church. Cyclopaedia of Methodism, Matthew Simpson, D.D., LL.D., Ed., (Revised Edition.) Philadelphia, Louis H. Everts, 1880. |
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AS AN EVANGELICAL pastor of a multiethnic church in New York City, I often find myself at the intersection of lively discussions about race. These conversations almost inevitably lead to a familiar question: What does the church do now? Maybe stated another way, “How do we work toward the dream of the beloved community?” This is why I find Edward Gilbreath’s Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Epic Challenge to the Church to be a timely and necessary read. While many books have been written on Dr. King and civil rights, Birmingham Revolution places King’s faith at the foreground of the writing. This is an important distinctive as King has often been co-opted, by conservative and liberal agendas alike. Yet history cannot deny that prayerful action, and a gospel that took seriously the social dimensions of human life, were at the very heart of King’s theology. Birmingham Revolution hones in on the year 1963—a time when the Southern Christian Leadership Conference took the civil rights efforts into the bowels of structural racism. Brown vs. Board of Education had provided an important Supreme Court victory in 1954, but many forms of local resistance to desegregation prevailed in the South. To compound the drama, many advocates in Alabama, both black and white, believed further progress should happen through legal means. They had a misplaced confidence that local structures would uphold federal law, despite the continued presence of the KKK and other such groups. Gilbreath explains Birmingham’s defining moment not only in confronting segregation, but also in challenging the subtler, unwittingly complicit voice of the moderate. Gilbreath highlights this complexity and points to the many people who helped propel the movement forward. For example, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the fiery action-oriented preacher from Alabama, was the perfect complement to the “analytical and circumspect” style of King. Gilbreath touches on the unified efforts of other movement leaders such as Dorothy Cotton, Ella Baker, and James Lawson. Referencing historian Stewart Burns, Gilbreath posits that King’s letter from the Birmingham jail was perhaps a mirror into King’s evolution from his own “moderate” past. Perhaps King could identify with the eight moderate clergy who had opposed his actions, yet he rejected their understanding of history. Gilbreath sees King’s letter from the Birmingham jail as a radical claim against incrementalism and an argument for the full humanity of African Americans—as well as that of oppressors—in light of a history where it had been long denied. And while the book would benefit from more detailed engagement with some excerpts of King’s letter, Gilbreath provides a robust view of Birmingham’s vital historical role in spurring civil rights; the Civil Rights Act was passed just one year after the Birmingham campaign. Gilbreath’s analysis of Birmingham then and now allows the reader to revisit King’s letter with a more informed hermeneutic—much in the same way one would read Paul’s epistle to the church in Philippi after a New Testament anthropology class. Clergy can receive Birmingham Revolution as a personal challenge to avoid caricaturizing King from the pulpit. Our lens will be widened by reading about King’s weariness and anger toward the end—a flawed hero who perceived a lack of racial consciousness among many in our country. Just read the chapter that references “An Angry Dr. King” or the reflection on the episode of Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks that offers a “what if” King still lived today. I recommend reading Birmingham Revolution before engaging the familiar “I have a dream” each January. Adding dimension to the historic civil rights movement helps us take seriously the pitfalls and promise of the hard work of racial reconciliation today. José Humphreys is pastor of Metro Hope Church in New York City and a member of the Latino Leadership Circle. |
Local Program Prepares Girls for College The African proverb "each one, teach one" calls on elders to pass on values and traditions to the next generation. Pearls of wisdom that older, experienced people provide youth can help them lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Twanisha Mitchell, manager of youth programs at the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Northwest, has taken that message to heart. Nearly two years ago, she set out to create a program that provides mentorship for young girls, strengthens academic skills, and reinforces positive behavior. “Mentoring is a huge part of the program, We pair the girls up with people who will ensure their academic growth throughout the year. This is our opportunity to educate and advocate for them,” said Mitchell, who lives in Alexandria, Va. Through the EMPOwERgirlz Youth Mentorship Program, 30 District girls pair up with mentors who represent various local universities and work in diverse career fields. The youngsters and teenagers, whose ages range from 6 to 17, meet twice a month at the YWCA. Over the course of 14 sessions, they sharpen their academic skills and talk about issues that they face as adolescents. During the Saturday, March 8 session, the group of girls learned conflict resolution methods, reviewed portions of the SAT, and discussed career plans with their mentors. A subgroup of middle and high school girls known as Sapphires and Pearls later listened as Florentia Spires, an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, talked about her career in the STEM field. The Rubies, a subgroup of girls whose ages range from six to nine, discussed the importance of healthy eating, time management, and adequate rest with members of Strive for College, a national organization that prepares low-income students for post-secondary studies. Toward the end of the five-hour meeting, the girls exercised and prepared presentations for a closing ceremony to take place in May. Aleathia L. Adams, chief program officer at the YWCA, said the variety of programs helps the girls understand the importance of an education and provides them with a foundation to tackle common problems that adolescents often face. “Our goal is to help these girls grow into independent women,” said Adams. “It starts early. Middle school is a crucial time for girls [because they’re] figuring out who they are and what they want to do with their lives. The mentorship, academic enrichment, and the presentations are part of a holistic approach that helps them grow so that they can handle any situation that comes their way.” D’Mia Jackson, a third grader at Excel Academy Public Charter School in Southeast, often engaged in conversation with the guest speakers throughout the day. During the session on bullying, she provided anecdotes about her experiences in the classroom and on the playground. Nearly seven months after joining the EMPOwERgirlz Youth Mentorship Program, D’Mia said that it has become a place where she can safely express her opinions and become a better student. “My mentors understand me and they know what to say when I tell them about my problems,” said D’Mia, 8, of Southeast. “My favorite part about this program is seeing friends who encourage me to do positive things. I want to be a teacher one day and hopefully the first black female president. This program helps me to reach my goal by teaching me things that I can use in my life.” The EMPOwERgirlz Youth Mentorship Program counts among one of the YWCA’s numerous offerings. Since its inception in early 2013, the curriculum has expanded to include health and well-being, STEM, academic preparation, and leadership development. Last October, the group of girls and mentors railed against the sex trafficking of minors during an event at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Northwest. Ameena Green, who has served as a mentor since September, said it provided an opportunity for her to engage in service and connect with District youth. “It's exciting to know that I can make a difference in someone else's life,” said Green, 19, a Howard University junior from Detroit. “I didn't get a lot of mentorship when I was growing up. As mentors, we learn patience and teamwork while bridging that generational gap. They get to hear what about what we are doing and we get to learn what they are going through.” |
Rs 10,000 crore cut in defence budget hits critical procurement deals NEW DELHI: A deadly double whammy has hit the armed forces. As it is, the entire Indian defence procurement process is a long-winded, tortuous one. To make matters worse, it often gets derailed by allegations and complaints - some genuine but many motivated. And now, with the defence capital acquisitions budget being slashed by around Rs 10,000 crore — as was first reported by TOI last month — several critical procurement projects have come to a grinding halt. They range from acquisition of submarines and howitzers to missiles and helicopters. "Nothing is moving. This is the largest capital budget cut in several years. The finance ministry's fatwa has ensured a virtual blanket ban on progressing procurement cases any further. It will have a cascading adverse effect for the next few years," admitted a senior defence ministry (MoD) official. Added another, "Many crucial projects are also stalled due to allegations of corruption, technical deviations etc...nobody wants to stick his neck out to take a decision. Defence minister A K Antony himself refers everything, even anonymous complaints, for a probe. Several MPs have also taken to writing letters to Antony on one project or the other, further delaying matters." In terms of sheer criticality, the two biggest projects facing huge delays are the over $10 billion one for six new-generation conventional submarines and the almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project to acquire 126 French Rafale fighters. The submarine proposal, dubbed Project-75 India, has been in the making for several years now. But the MoD is yet to even issue the global tender or RFP (request for proposal) to kick off the formal process. The explanation: The RFP is still being vetted for eventual clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) since two of the submarines will be imported from the foreign vendor finally selected. Three will subsequently be built at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai, and the last at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd in Visakhapatnam after transfer of technology. "Even if things move very fast from here on, the Navy will get the first submarine only by 2023 at the earliest," said an official. Similarly, the joint Army-IAF procurement case for 197 new light-utility helicopters for over Rs 3,000 crore, with Russian Kamov Ka-226T pitted against Eurocopter AS 550 C3 Fennec, has been stalled for months due to complaints of technical deviations during the flight evaluation trials. This is not the first time the 197-helicopter project has run into trouble. The entire process was scrapped in December 2007 after almost being finalized with Eurocopter due to some irregularities. This when the armed forces desperately need 440 such helicopters to replace their virtually obsolete Cheetah/Chetak fleets. The inking of the contract for the gigantic MMRCA project itself has been put off till the next fiscal due to the budget cut. The RFP for this project was issued way back in August 2007, and that too after a delay of several years then, but it is yet to be finally inked. Given India's dismal record in arms procurements, it's no wonder that some of fighters eliminated in the race earlier still fancy their chances of a comeback. More From The Times of India |
The Premiere The shooting of the 360° film has been completed. On July 13th, the opening night will take place in the Planetarium Hamburg. The final shooting of the 360° film has been completed. We have a first raw version - and still a lot to do. A first trailer for the film "Die Wirbeljagd - Expedition Uhrwerk Ozean" can be seen from May 8th to 10th 2017 at the re: publica in Berlin. Burkard Baschek, director of the scientific expedition Uhrwerk Ozean, as well as Torsten Fischer and Patrick Kalb-Rottmann from the public relations office will present the cross-media project "Clockwork Ocean" in a session in Berlin.
Premiere of the German version of the film is on Thursday, July 13th 2017, in the Planetarium Hamburg.
The fulldome live-action film production will also be shown in Kiel: The kick-off event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19th 2017 in the Media Dome of the Kiel University of Applied Sciences. "Die Wirbeljagd" is then shown in the summer program of many planetariums throughout Germany. The film consists of real pictures from the expedition of the coastal researchers - the spectators can thus immerse themselves in the world of the hunt and even be a part of the expedition clockwork ocean. The production of the Helmholtz-Center Geesthacht is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The HZG won the tender for realising a 30-minute planetarium film during the science year of seas and oceans. |
Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative Years of a New American Art (Hardback) Can be ordered from our supplier Making Music for Modern Dance traces the collaborative approaches, working procedures, and aesthetic views of the artists who forged a new and distinctly American art form during the first half of the 20th century. The book offers riveting first-hand accounts from innovative artists in the throes of their creative careers and provides a cross-section of the challenges faced by modern choreographers and composers in America. These articles are complemented by excerpts from astute observers of the music and dance scene as well as by retrospective evaluations of past collaborative practices. Beginning with the careers of pioneers Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn, and continuing through the avant-garde work of John Cage for Merce Cunningham, the book offers insights into the development of modern dance in relation to its music. Editor Katherine Teck's introductions and afterword offer historical context and tie the artists' essays in with collaborative practices in our own time. The substantive notes suggest further materials of interest to students, practicing dance artists and musicians, dance and music history scholars, and to all who appreciate dance. Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
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Clear Water Bay Country Park From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clear Water Bay Beach
Clear Water Bay Tree Walk
Lung Ha Wan Country Trail There is a designated hiking trail which begins on Clear Water Bay Road near Tseung Kwan O and ends near the Clearwater Bay golf course. Coordinates: 22°17′37″N 114°18′07″E / 22.29356°N 114.30189°E / 22.29356; 114.30189 |
Brent Bellamy to Speak at Spur Festival Number TEN architect and urban planning visionary Brent Bellamy will be a special guest speaker at the Spur Festival, which visits Winnipeg from March 20-23. Billed as a festival of art, ideas and politics as catalysts for change in Canada, Brent will participate in a special panel discussion entitled Winnipeg: This City in Seven Years, on Sunday, March 23 at 2PM in the atrium of the new downtown Manitoba Hydro Building. Click here for a clip of Brent speaking about the event, along with some of his ideas on the future of Winnipeg’s prized heritage buildings. |
On our recent camping trip we had store bought bars with Nutella on them. Okay, I admidt this is totally cheating. It was a total fail. The bars were harder than a rock, and the imitation Nutella-like substance (notice how I didn’t show the front of the Nutella jar?) was terrible. Not worth the effort at all. Let’s do that one again: This granola bar recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa: Ingredients 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup shredded coconut, loosely packed
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup dried cranberries Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper. Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Let cool 2-3 hours before cutting and spreading with Nutella. Sign me up! |
We just arrived home from a lovely few days in Paris. We managed to find some reasonably priced flights to Paris, and Ernest, who was in Athlone for a while kindly invited us to stay with him. August is a funny time to visit Paris because it is the month when Parisians go away on holiday! Many of the shops and restaurants (apart from the city center) were closed up. However it is a good time to visit as it isn’t quite as busy as maybe July. The Metro and bus system are brilliant – so easy and cheap to whizz around the city. And in Paris there is always so much to see and do. We must have walked for miles and miles over the last few days! Highlights for us were sharing our visit with Ernest, meeting some of his friends, and some of ours, and also eating some great French food! The French really know how to do food, although they have a lot to learn about service from the Americans 😉 We had some delicious pastries, coffees, ice creams and lunches in some of the many street bistros. We also ate one night at this lovely restaurant – “Bistro Des Dames“. Other highlights were the Aquarium, the Monet Museum and the Musee d’Orsay. |
My friend Di does a Throwback Thursday, over on Instagram. It's great fun to see her and her family over the years. So I thought I'd play the same game on a Friday, just through the month of October. When I was little, in the days before package holidays to Torremolinos, we used to go to either Eastbourne or Weymouth for our annual family holiday. This one just made me laugh - I was more of a tom-boy, but I'm being very precious here! I think this one must be Weymouth, because Eastbourne has a stoney beach. Look at our clothes - they're back in fashion now! |
You know the joke about the New Yorker cartoons being hard to get? (There’s even a Seinfeld bit about it.) Apparently Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is continuing the trend: Actually, I am pretty terrible at guessing what people get and don’t get, so perhaps I shouldn’t assume anything…I’ll just turn my assumption into a lesson instead: You know that whole economics as the “dismal science” thing? Yeah, we supposedly have Malthus to (indirectly) blame for that. From wikipedia: It is often stated that Carlyle gave economics the nickname “the dismal science” as a response to the late 18th century writings of The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus, who grimly predicted that starvation would result as projected population growth exceeded the rate of increase in the food supply. In fact, if the situation in the cartoon above were to have transpired, economics would likely have been labeled just another “gay science” like music and poetry. (No really, that’s what they were called. I’m now picturing a bunch of “science is so gay” t-shirts and can’t decide whether Carlyle and Malthus did economists a favor on the marketing front.) Actually, that’s not true, since the story quoted above is somewhat of an urban legend. Justin Ross was kind enough to post the actual etymology of the term on an earlier post: Actually, Carlyle’s objection was that the economic theory undermined arguments for “lesser races.” As Levy and Peart write:
While this story is well-known, it is also wrong, so wrong that it is hard to imagine a story that is farther from the truth. At the most trivial level, Carlyle’s target was not Malthus, but economists such as John Stuart Mill, who argued that it was institutions, not race, that explained why some nations were rich and others poor. Carlyle attacked Mill, not for supporting Malthus’s predictions about the dire consequences of population growth, but for supporting the emancipation of slaves. It was this fact—that economics assumed that people were basically all the same, and thus all entitled to liberty—that led Carlyle to label economics “the dismal science.”
The cite for this can be found here: http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/L…
We should wear “the dismal science” label as a badge of honor! Hmmm…so I suppose I would rather be dismal than gay? I’ll take it, but it sounds a little weird either way. Personally, I am a bit surprised that Malthus’ predictions actually worried people, since Jonathan Swift had already proposed a solution a number of decades earlier. |
The Classic Moth Nationals are always held off of the Pugh's lawn in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The previous header photo is the fleet coming in from racing on the Saturday - 2009 Nationals. is the varnished Moth front and center. Gary Gown's previous modified Cates build is the red and white stripe on the right. |
Once a month, we offer an Inquirer’s Class to help you make a decision as to whether Westminster is the right fit for your spiritual journey at this time in your life. The class will be small enough for you to ask questions–please don’t hesitate to ask, that is why we are here! We know that joining a church is an important decision. Once you’ve attended an Inquirer’s Class and would like to become a member of Westminster, we ask you to then attend our New Member Class. All classes are held in the Johnson Parlor, which is on the second (main) floor of the building, near the chapel. If you enter through the glass double doors from the parking lot behind the church, go up the brick stairs and turn right. Pass the main office and turn right again, then make an immediate left into the next hallway and go down the ramp. The Parlor is on the left, past the restrooms. Elevator access is available from the lower lobby. Faith in our lives is most often understood in two ways: first, as the Christian Doctrine of “what we believe,” and second, as a personal spiritual walk on which we respond to what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. In this class, we will think of both meanings of faith, and we invite you to consider your personal thoughts about faith as we discuss Presbyterian theology and doctrine, and the Christian life at Westminster Church here in Alexandria. 9:45-10:45 AM, the first Sunday of the most months during the school year.
Upcoming Dates: April 2, May 7 Learn about activities at Westminster and the meaning of membership. You are invited to this class after attending the Inquirer’s Class and you want to join Westminster! 9:45-10:45 AM, on the second Sunday of most months during the school year.
Upcoming Dates: April 9, May 14 We also hold a combined class, containing both the Inquirer’s and New Member Classes, on some Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00 PM.
Upcoming Dates: June 7, July 12, August 2 If you wish to unite with the congregation of Westminster, you will meet with the Session first, and then stand before the congregation to be received into membership. During the school year, you’ll meet with Session on the third Sunday of the month prior to the 11 AM worship service.
Upcoming Dates: April 16, May 21 |
Silver Nitrate Ampoules Tin Click thumbnails for expanded view. This little pocket tin is from Silver Nitrate ampoules made by Sharp & Dohme of Philadelphia, PA. It is in good condition with only very minor scratches and the start of a little rust on the top left hand corner of the front cover. It was a 1% solution of silver nitrate that was contained in wax ampoules. These were used flush new-born infants eyes. Jackson, Wisconsin
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Toku Hidayoshi Amethyst Champion and Duelest Description: Bio: From a very early age, Toku Hidayoshi was extremely competitive. Outwardly, it was playful and jovial, but internally it was the driving force of his life as failure will get you no where in Rokugan. To make things harder, he is from a minor clan. Most major clans think so little of minor clans, if they even think of them at all. He was going to have to stand out. Lucky for him, he could ride the coat tails of his major clan friends. Namely his childhood friend Doji Kachikuya who pushed him, not only in poetry, but in Dueling. Their friendship was a driving light in his life. Years before their Gempeku, they decided to become “Enemies” because “all good stories have a nemesis” and they would play the part for each other. Though he had great potential in Poetry as it came naturally to him, the same could not be said about Duelling. He found himself greatly outmatched by his Crane trained friend. Not to be outdone in anything, he poured his heart and soul into the art of Iaijutsu. Once immersed in the culture, he meet a young Hida Hara. She was truly a student of everything interesting and that interest was contagious. Hidayoshi was lost. This was the girl he would one day marry, or so he thought. At a Iaijitsu tournament, Hida Hara was goaded into a duel with a crane. Her temper raged at what the crane had done previously and during the duel to first blood, Hilda Hara killed her opponent. Though it may have been justified, the overall consensus was Hilda Hara was in the wrong. During the investigation into the issue, those that called her friend turned their backs on Hida Hara and, unfortunately, so did Toku Hidayoshi. It wasn’t long before he regretted his actions but the damage was already done. Hara would never forgive him but that would not stop him from trying every chance he could to make up for his actions. He fought many a duel to defend her honour and found his true drive to be extraordinary in dueling. For he couldn’t afford to lose a duel defending the woman he loves. As time went on, Hidayoshi’s fame was ever growing in poetry, Dueling, but as well as in the courts. He became a “Darling of the Courts” which granted him access to many Important events, meetings and people. His rise continued when he caught the attention of Hantei XL at the winter court of 1196 and received her blessing. He spent the next five years working to spread his poetry, and increase his position to further help the Monkey Clan. He found very quickly that his influence with individual people could get the Monkey Clan into places that they were normally would have troubles accessing. In this respects he served as an envoy for the minor Clan Alliance to help not only the monkey but all the Minor Clans. Though he never held a title for the Minor Clan Alliance they valued his input, as long as he was respectful. In the Year 1200 the Amethyst Championship was a competition of poetry, Doji Kachikuya and his rivalry was well established. Their fame and story overshadowed most other competitors. During the competition, Toku found his moment and presented a winning poem in front of the Empress and gained the Title of Amethyst Champion. --- This timeline Currently in Progress He now has heart set on the Emerald Championship and is working with everything he has to be the best candidate for the position. |
JYJ will be closing their European tour with their last concert, held at Berlin’s Tempodrom on 6 November. Following that, Kim Junsu has decided that he plans to take a short holiday after the concert. Kim Junsu appeared on YTN’s “Newswide” in a telephone interview on 5 November, and talked about his plans after the concert. “I think I will take a short break after this concert tour.” He also said, “This may be a break, but I will also be preparing for next year in the meanwhile. I couldn’t write many songs while on the European tour, so I will continue writing during the holidays, and the other members will be continuing with their individual activities as well.” As for his own individual activities, Kim Junsu is currently preparing for the musical “Elisabeth” which will start in February next year. When asked about how the JYJ members felt regarding their influence in Europe, Junsu laughed and said, “ This is a good chance for us to get a feel of a new culture, and to take the next step. Sometimes, I feel that if we were only (active) in Asia, that may not be a good thing. This concert tour is a good chance for us to grow and improve our skills.” JYJ, who completed their solo concert in Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi on 29 October, will be holding their next concert in Berlin’s Tempodrom on 6 November. Source : [BaiduTVXQ + TVreport via Nate]
Translated & Shared by : dongbangdata.net We were able to see that JYJ’s European fanbase continues to expand as time passes. On the 29th, JYJ held a mini concert at the LA FARGA Convention Centre’s performance hall and sang ‘Empty’ and ‘Get Out’ to 5,000 cheering audience members. Though it was a paid performance that showcased only two songs, people flocked to secure seats, showing the power of K-pop once more. We asked the European fans who were waiting in line for the concert about JYJ’s secret to success. They all praised the group as they said, “JYJ’s intense dance moves and live skills have us hooked.” Here is a Q&A session with their European fans. Silvia Sanchez (17, student) -How did you come to know JYJ? ▶In 2008, my friend sent me the ‘Mirotic’ album and told me to listen to it, and from that moment on, I became a fan. I started searching online for their videos and music and now, I’m such a big fan of JYJ. Their appearances in dramas made me like them more and I like them all so much that I make sure to check up on videos of them every day. -Who’s your favorite member? ▶Jaejoong. His voice and the expression he has when he sings is so hot. -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶I really wanted to go to Korea because I like JYJ so much, but I don’t have the money to go there. I’m so happy and thankful that they decided to come all the way to Spain to perform. My friends and I couldn’t sleep for the past couple of nights because we were preparing gifts for the members. We got Junsu a football shirt with the number ’12′ on it while we got ordinary t-shirts for the other members. We hope they wear them and we would like to see them wearing the shirts. Noemi Blaha (30, secretary) -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶I’ve been a fan of JYJ for the past three years. I like them so much but because I work, I don’t have much time to spare on other things. I only got three hours of sleep because of today’s concert. I’m so excited and nervous. I still can’t believe that they’ve come here to sing for us. They’re great singers, but they’re also very humorous and it was a great performance. -How did you come to know JYJ? ▶I was surfing the net a year ago when I randomly began searching up Korean singers, and I ended up clicking on a photo of Jaejoong and listening to their songs. Since then, I’ve been active as a JYJ fan. I like Junsu now too because his voice is so nice. -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶I spent an entire month preparing banners for JYJ’s concert with other fans. We paid for the production of the banner and put them up ourselves. There are over 50 banners hanging within the city of Barcelona that contain messages from JYJ’s fans, and we travelled through the other cities of Spain for a month, putting banners up for JYJ. I bought concert tickets after staying up all night for two days in a row as I waited in line. I was so excited for the entire two-hour train ride here and I’m still feeling that excitement as I wait for the concert to start. Maria Amparo (24, student) -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶I’m a fan of TVXQ. I like JYJ’s music and I loved watching ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’. I’m planning on downloading and watching ‘Protect the Boss’ as well. I really like K-pop and I was so excited to buy my ticket three weeks ago. When I first heard the news, I was so surprised and I couldn’t believe they were coming to Spain. I’m very thankful to them for flying all the way here. Rocio Maldonado (14, student) -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶I’ve been a fan of K-pop for the past five years. I’ve been a fan of JYJ since they were a part of TVXQ and I’m a fan of Junsu. I’m planning on visiting Korea. I want to live in Korea with JYJ. I’ve waited three years to see this concert. This is going to be my first K-pop concert, and I’m so glad that it’s a concert by JYJ. Sandra Vidail (24, office worker) -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? -What are your feelings on coming to today’s concert? ▶It’s been half a year since I first came across JYJ on the internet and I really like their songs. Most of all, their powerful performances are ones that aren’t easily found in Spain. They’re great singers and I like all three members. I listen to JYJ’s songs all the time these days. I’m especially addicted to their Korean songs because they have such great melodies and beats. Source: [TV Report]
Translated & Shared by: dongbangdata.net Together with teacher Kang Ho.. just the two of us for the 4th hour, walking aimless.. Just doing that, we arrived at this gate....? During those 4 we discussed about this and that about living life.. There's really no end to such a conversation huh.. (T/N that you can choose to omit when spreading the translation: Kangho is JYJ's hairdresser from Red Carpet beauty salon, and has been DBSK and SJ's hairdresser since their debut, and is still close to some of the members even now even though HoMin and Super Junior no longer go to Red Carpet. He's always one of the ones thanked in every one of DBSK's albums, so I'm sure he's very dear to the JYJ members.) Edit: (T/N: Kang Ho is JYJ's current hairdresser) Source: Jaejoong + Junsu's Twitter |
Dear Members of Congress, Y’all are going home for a couple of weeks. Some of y’all are going to conduct town hall meetings with your constituents, your “bosses,” the folks who decide whether to vote for you — and whose money pays your salary. I just got word of a new poll. It says that just 17 percent of Americans favor the Republican Senate version of a health care insurance overhaul. That’s about the same level of (non)support that the House of Representatives version got when the GOP caucus decided to send the issue over to the Senate. At least one of your House colleagues, by the way, is declining to meet face to face with his bosses. That would be Republican Mac Thornberry. He’s my congressman. He decided a while back that he didn’t need to hear from just plain folks. The last so-called “town hall meeting” he had was with local business leaders, tycoons, pillars of the community. He wanted to inform them of his desire to see Congress shed some of the Obama administration’s regulations. I reckon he got a friendly reception. But back to the point here. That poll doesn’t bode well for the future of the GOP plan to rewrite the Affordable Care Act — if House members and senators are going to heed its findings. If you truly are going to “represent” your constituents, then you need to rethink your approach. It cannot be a Republican-only effort. There appears to be a need to include Democrats in this process. Hey, I’ve heard some Democrats say in public that they want to work with their Republican “friends.” But the GOP leadership — so far — is having none of it. The president calls the House health care plan “mean.” He said he could support a plan with “heart.” The Senate version appears to many of us to be as heartless as the House plan. It takes too much money from Medicaid and according to the Congressional Budget Office — I am sure you are now aware — the plan will cost 22 million Americans their health coverage over the next decade. That’s not a plan with “heart,” you lawmakers. Enjoy your time away from D.C. Have a good time over the Fourth of July. Celebrate this great nation’s birthday. While you’re at home, though, listen carefully to what your constituents — your bosses — are telling you. You’ll learn something. |
It was a blazing hot July afternoon, and the condemned were led in irons from the Washington penitentiary about 1 p.m. They passed the pre-dug graves and the stack of gun crates that would serve as their coffins and climbed the steps of the wooden gallows that had been built overnight. Shuffling onto the crowded platform, they were hooded and bound with strips of white cloth. Nooses were slipped over their heads. The three men and one woman had been found guilty of conspiracy in the assassination of “the late president, Abraham Lincoln,” as official documents put it. A century and a half ago this month — on July 7, 1865 — one of the last grim scenes in the tragedy of the Civil War was played out — and caught on camera — at what is now Fort McNair, in Southwest Washington. Mary E. Surratt — the first woman to be executed by the federal government — Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt and David Herold had been convicted by a military tribunal of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the murder of Lincoln. Booth had been killed 10 weeks earlier while trying to escape, after shooting Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre on April 14. All the condemned were local Southern sympathizers implicated in the plans, first to kidnap Lincoln and later to kill him, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward. Seward survived a brutal knife attack by Powell the night Lincoln was shot. Johnson escaped harm when Atzerodt lost his nerve and failed to execute his part of the operation. Herold had helped Booth escape and was “the getaway guy,” as one expert put it. And by most accounts, Surratt knew of the plot and abetted the plotters from her boarding house on H Street NW. The four were lined up — their arms handcuffed, their feet shackled — as an officer read the execution order and the photographer, Alexander Gardner, aimed two cameras from about 100 feet away. |
Happy Monday 3 Birds Peeps! We are here with another installment of craft room storage ideas. Today, Mary Ann shows use how she stores her spray ink, twine and sequins. But what if you don’t use any of these items in your scrapbooking? If that is the case, maybe try looking at these storage ideas in a new light. Think about how this idea might work for the products you do have in your craft room. No matter how you are inspired, hopefully you will leave with a few new ideas. --- Hello! Mary Ann here to share a few ways on how I like to organize some of my scrapbooking supplies using storage products not found in a scrapbook store. First up, my spray mists and twine are stored in this Lazy Susan tray I found at Target in the kitchen department. I love how I can just spin it around to find the color I need. For separating small items such as these sequins, I use plastic containers I found at a sporting goods store. These are made to hold fishing supplies, but I think sequins look a lot prettier! Don’t you?! Is your brain thinking about how to use these ideas in your craft room? What about using that Lazy Susan to store acrylic paint or embossing powder? How about using the tackle boxes for buttons, brads, and other tiny embellishments? I’m sure your mind is spinning with new ideas now! You might even have some ideas that we haven’t mentioned or thought of. If so, we’d love to hear them! Leave us a comment or even a link to your blog where you have shared your craft room and storage ideas. We’d love to see it…and we might just select you to be featured on our blog! |
Cambell and I have been diagnosed with cabin fever... unfortunately, we also have real fevers, too. Our trip to the doctor this morning confirmed we are not carriers of swine flu! We apparently just have really bad colds. I was not worried about swine flu, but was curious about strep throat. Thankfully, Cambell tested negative for strep as well. Needless to say, we have been cooped up all week! Monday and Tuesday we were trapped inside due to the rain, but I was still able to appreciate the down time. Now I am just going nuts. There is a reason I pack our weeks full of activity. I think the worst part is I really do feel awful. I was a little embarrassed this morning to find out a silly cold has affected me in such a strong way. I am trying to get as much rest as possible, but a girl can only nap so much! Cambell is handling the quarantine much better than Mommy. Even with her poor little cough and fever, she is still all over the place. I am happy to report that she is FINALLY only crawling like a real baby. No more army scooting nonsense! Every now and then she incorporates the bear crawl, which is especially entertaining. In other news, this week marks the last week of classes for Graham at Truett Seminary... EVER! He will finish with his final exam at the end of next week, followed by graduation the week after that. I am so proud of Graham for persevering through this degree while working full time, being a husband and father, as well as updating our house. We will be doing lots of celebrating our amazing Graham! We have a lot to look forward to (if Cambell and I ever get well)... Graham's Birthday: Monday, May4
Cambell's Birthday: Thursday, May 7
Graham's Graduation: Friday, May 15
(Next year I need to start budgeting for May in January!)
This day last year our family looked like this: One year and one week ago, this little beauty entered our world and made our lives sweeter than we could EVER imagine! Our sweet surprise! |
Guest Author - Lisa Linnell-Olsen The design of this washcloth is made entirely of knit and purl stitches. This simple pattern repeat just staggers the knits and purls to form the raised texture of the parallelograms. This is a great beginner project,that produces a very usable and practical washcloth or dishcloth when you are done. I was able to knit the sample for this pattern in one morning while tending to small children. A variegated ring yarn would especially show off the raised pattern. The knit and purl combination knits a flat fabric, so there is no need for a border. The pattern looks basically the same from both sides of the washcloth, only the knits and purls are reversed. The 100% cotton yard suggested will be gentle to your skin or non-stick cookware. If you need some extra scrubbing power and dont mind a little scratch, you may want to to try this in a worsted weight 100% hemp yarn. Worsted weight cotton yarn is available at most large craft retailers and also at many smaller local yarn stores. Several colors and prints are available to help you coordinate to d้cor or personal taste. 2 ozs or more of 100% cotton worsted weight yarn . a 2 ozs ball of Sugar-n-Cream yarn was used for the example. Size 5, or the size you need for the proper gauge. 4 stitches and 6 rows per inch in stockinette stitch CO the number of stitches to cast on and begin with. BO bind off Row 1 K5, P5; repeat for all of row Row 2 K4, K5, P5; repeat , end P5, K1 Row 3 P2, K5, P5; repeat end K5, P3 Row 4 K2, K5, P5; repeat , end P5, K3 Row 5 P4, K5, P5; repeat end K5, P1 Row 6 - P5, K5; repeat Repeat Rows 1-6 9 more times, total of 10 pattern repeats. BO last row. Weave in ends This comes out pretty flat, but you can always block if desired. |
There's no nail art for today, sorry. Today I will tell you more about a product you all know and that I bought in the beginning of September. I'm talking about . Yeah, I bought it 3 months ago, but I couldn't write a post about it before trying it! |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine went "Full Boyle" on Season 1 Episode 17. The latest installment of this ever-improving Fox sitcom featured Rosa and Amy taking on the case of a costumed crime fighter, while Jake had a problem of a different kind on his hands: Could he keep Boyl from moving too quickly in his new romance? Like, really, really, really too quickly? What sort of advice did Jake offer? And do you really want to be taking romantic advice from Jake Peralta in the first place? Watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine online to relive the best and worst moments: |
This collection by the HSE Art and Design School students resulted from a mutual effort by designers from the undergraduate and master’s courses. The theme of the collection is ‘Klub Zavtra’ – ‘Tomorrow Club’. Students worked as designers, models and organizers in the show. On March 11, 2017, HSE will host the ‘Heroes Among Us’ charity festival. The month leading up to it is Good Deed Month, organized by the Open Your Eyes student project. People are encouraged to use this month to do good. Check out the ideas below – having a big positive impact doesn’t always mean putting a lot of effort in. Elena Koleva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and studies psychology at HSE. She not only masters the depths of psychology, but also actively participates in the HSE Extreme Sports Club. Elena says this club and its activities were one of the decisive factors in her choosing to study at HSE. Students from the HSE School of Design specializing in fashion presented their new collection H.A.R.D. 2.0 – a mix of works styled in a single concept. For a year HSE students have been experimenting with forms and techniques, deconstructing and creating new forms from old ones. Members of the student organisation Green HSE volunteered to clean up nearly 30 meters of lakeshore around Moscow region’s Lake Relax, as well as 60 square meters of the surrounding forest. The volunteers managed to collect more than 50 120-liter bags of trash. Dance with a robot, become immersed in virtual reality, mount a weather station, learn about smart home technologies and just have a good time. At Nauka 0+ Science Festival, HSE showed that scientific development can be not only useful, but also accessible to everyone. This year’s NAUKA 0+ festival aims to turn science into something anyone can grasp. At the festival, various laboratories and universities open their doors to anyone and everyone with an interest in science and research. What will people learn about HSE at the festival? What new things will they see and discover? Let’s find out! in sailing was the HSE team’s achievement at the 29th Moscow Student Sport Games, which were held on September 25 at the Klyazminsky reservoir. The HSE team scored 60 points in the regatta. On September 27, the 6th International Festival of Audiovisual Anthropology ‘Days of Ethnographic Cinema’ starts at the Museum of Moscow. Our guide will show you why not only professionals should go to this event and what’s remarkable about its programme. On September 8, 2016, HSE DAY took place in Gorky Park for the fifth time. This is a festival that allows everyone to have a good time in a joyful atmosphere. In the following article, we will tell you all about it. |
Nick is having a very bad day. In the next episode of "J.O.N.A.S!", the youngest of the Lucas brothers got a pink paint all over his head, an opened milk carton falling onto his lap and his guitar smashed by an elevator. As part of the really bad day, he also experiences a writer's block. When he falls asleep, he dreams of writing a great song but can't remember it once he wakes up, so Joe and Kevin try to re-create Nick's bad day to help him remember. Titled "Complete Repeat", the new episode will air on July 5. |
Colon returns to site of memorable homer On Wednesday, Bartolo Colon returns to the ballpark where he made the impossible happen. In his first start for Atlanta since sustaining a strained left oblique, Colon will pitch at Petco Park, where on May 7, 2016, he hit baseball's most unlikely home run, off of Padres starter James Shields, while a member of the Mets. The right-hander was the oldest player to hit his first homer in Major League history. Nathan Ruiz is a reporter for MLB.com based in San Diego. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. |
I love this new linky from Welcome to the mummy madness a chance to just natter about your little ones and what they have been up to - my favourite thing to do ;) heehee We have had a fun week, Little Miss got her own Reading Eggs account and has been really enjoying being allowed to play, rather than being told to "sit and just watch" by Little Mr as he plays on his account. She is almost 2.5 but amazes me with her love of letters and words, she is just like her big brother. Little Mr is 3.5 and at last count could read 80 words and write 46 without asking how to spell things. He can even put sentences together by himself, have a look at this cuteness: I've taken up a new hobby over the last week, paper cutting. I did a cut for Little Mr's room and he was soooo impressed with it he rang my little sister (his 8 year old auntie) and told her "mummy is very clever". And while on the subject of my kids being loving and making me feel all squishy and loved, Little Miss has taken to telling me she thinks I am "so prettyful" - These kids melt my heart. We had fun with our challenge this week, I love this pic of Little Miss taking seeds out of the packet :) Oops, this seems to have turned into a bit of a proud mummy/ boasty post but it wasn't meant to be, I can't help but whittle on about my little friends, they amaze me every single day. |
Ayn Rand Government and Economy Quote Poster 11x17 A great poster of Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. The quote says: "Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others." Ships fast. 11x17 inches. --- You Might Also Like This --- |
I came up with this recipe at the request of a dairy-free friend who wanted a sweet and savory chicken salad. While coming up with the components of the dish were easy, I got a little stuck on how to bind it together. Mayo wouldn't really work here, as I don't think the flavor would compliment the apple and cinnamon. Instead I went with coconut milk yogurt, which is not paleo in the true sense but is dairy-free (I used unsweetened). If you are primal I think that Greek yogurt would be an even better choice! You could use a rotisserie chicken here but I simply poached and shredded some boneless thighs. This made and easy and tasty lunch wrapped in lettuce leaves. nnamon & Curry Chicken Salad 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk yogurt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. curry powder 1 lb. cooked and shredded chicken 1 medium apple, diced 1/2 cup grapes, halved 1/4 cup chopped raw pecans salt & pepper, to taste Stir cinnamon and curry into yogurt in a small bowl. In a separate larger bowl, combine chicken with apple, grapes and nuts. Fold in yogurt mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. |
I realized I've been buying for the last two months or so. It's a bit weird if I really think about it because where I work we don't really wear suits. Heck, nobody even wears a tie anymore! But in an irrational attempt at rationalizing my purchases, I only went after the ones that were on sale (okay, save for one). Less guilt, I guess? Anyway, I've since made a resolve to put in a little more effort into dressing up for work. That includes wearing more long-sleeved shirts, neckties and bow ties, and yes, suits. I mean, I gotta wear all the stuff I've been buying, right? You see, I usually fall into this trap where, due to sheer laziness, I simply wear a pullover or sweatshirt with whatever pants that requires the least amount of ironing So today I'm wearing a suit. A |
Education authorities have parachuted in a statutory manager to sort out rifts at a top primary school. A damning Education Review Office report about Chelsea Primary in Chatswood on the North Shore listed "poor relationships" and "disharmony" between board members as one of the problems. Limited statutory manager Roween Higgie was introduced to the staff of the decile 10 school by the Ministry of Education on Friday. She says she will work with the school, trustees and the community to sort out the issues raised by the report. Higgie sent a letter to parents on Wednesday explaining her role. She will spend four to six weeks developing a picture of what has happened and getting to know people, before developing an action plan. She says she could be at the school for a year or longer. Higgie is a member of the Education Group Ltd and has completed a range of principal and senior leadership appraisals over the past four years. She has been the principal of Bayfield Primary School and Remuera Primary School. Board of trustees chair Dr Ingrid van Rijn says the meetings with Higgie have gone well. "They've been very positive, very constructive ..." Dr van Rijn says the school will be carrying on as normal. "We've already made quite a few changes over the months since the ERO report." A board of trustees member, Gabrielle Buchanan, resigned earlier this year after repeatedly clashing with the senior staff and other board members. Buchanan told the Herald in March her time on the board had been extremely tough. One parent says the school clearly needed some outside influence: "The board has been talking about improvement for a couple of months, so the letter shows something reasonably positive is going on. "Our son loves it there. But we've always found the school hasn't communicated well, even about how much homework he has to do. We've certainly heard from other parents who have had problems with bullying that haven't been addressed and they've ended up leaving." The school has more than 300 students. |
Darla Tillman’s Event Journal How was your experience? My seven yr old daughter hated the drive to get to the theatre (two fwys). There is road construction on Hollywood blvd which may be worse on a weekend. The movie was great we enjoyed the preshow entertainment. They raffled off lots of prizes. But somehow we didn't get our raffle tickets. We had a wonderful night. |
Snappers Are Looking For Volunteers The Snappers are looking to bring in Volunteersfor the 2015 season. Can work in concession stands, ticket taking Will work roughly every fourth or fifth home game
Must be physically able to perform basic concession duties Opportunity to take part in the exciting atmosphere of Minor League Baseball
Every volunteer will receive a season pass to Snappers games
Will receive 50% discount on food and beverage during games worked
Meet new people and make lifelong friends This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs. |
Fight for $15 chapter in Memphis alleges that officers engaged in surveillance and intimidation of fast-food worker organization Police claimed they had authorization from the president of McDonalds to arrest protesting fast food workers, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed on Wednesday against the city of Memphis, Tennessee. The suit alleges that local police engaged in a widespread and illegal campaign of surveillance and intimidation against a local chapter of the Fight for $15 fast-food worker organization as it campaigned for an increase in the minimum wage and union rights for fast food workers. Officers followed organizers home after meetings, ordered workers not to sign petitions and blacklisted organizers from city hall, according to the suit. They claimed to have been authorized by McDonalds, the worlds largest fast food chain, and in one incident a McDonalds franchisee joined police in tailing protesters. The suit alleges that a campaign of harassment began after Memphis workers participated in a nationwide day of protest on 4 September 2014. Since then, police officers have repeatedly threatened workers with arrest during protests, at one point telling them they had authorization from the president of McDonalds to make arrests. On multiple occasions officers seemed to take direction from McDonalds, the complaint charges. Last November, police officers stepped behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant to prevent workers from signing petitions calling for better working conditions, the protesters lawyers claim. They also allege that officers have enforced local permit laws on the predominantly black workers in the Fight for $15, while allowing protests by mostly white crowds to continue unabated. The suit, brought against the city, Mayor James Strickland and the police director, Michael Rallings, alleges that the police have violated a 1978 consent decree that banned political surveillance following revelations the department had spied on civil rights activists, war protesters and other radicals for years. McDonalds was not immediately available for comment. The Memphis mayors office declined to comment on pending litigation. The suit, filed in US district court for the western district Tennessee by the Fight for $15 mid-south organizing committee, alleges the Memphis police department [MPD] engaged in improper and illegal surveillance tactics aimed at having a chilling effect on the freedom of speech and the right to assemble or associate. In February, Fight for $15 held a teach-in about Andy Puzder, the fast-food CEO who was, at the time, Donald Trumps pick to be labor secretary. According to the complaint, four unmarked cars and a patrol car showed up outside the teach-in and followed an organizer at the meetings conclusion. When an organizer asked one of the officers why he was being followed, the officer replied: Were just trying to make sure everyone stays safe. Jerry Martin, an attorney for the mid-south organizing committee, said: The MPD is engaging in an intentional and illegal campaign to intimidate workers in an effort to prevent them from exercising their constitutional right to speak out … Weve read about such behavior in history books, but unfortunately, in Memphis, intimidation and harassment of protesters is not just a thing of the past. Ashley Cathey, a Churchs Chicken worker and member of the Fight for $15 national organizing committee, said: Theyre trying to stop us from speaking out, but even though its riskier, we know we have a right to protest and were not going to be intimidated … Our Fight for $15 is changing the country and its the Memphis police department thats going to have to change along with it. |
Just four months ago, the Philippine government came down hard on online piracy with the newly revamped Cybercrime law. Filipino offenders now stare at a fine between Php 200,000 (US$4,470) to Php 500,000 (US$11,175) and six to 20 years in prison. Yesterday, the Singapore government decided to take a crack at it themselves, passing new amendments to its Copyright Act. The Bill allows owners of copyrighted material to get local Internet service providers (ISPs), such as SingTel or StarHub, to block “flagrantly infringing sites”. Copyright holders now have the right to be heard during a blocking order application, while the receiving party will also have the right to appeal. Singapore is apparently one of the worst offenders in the world when it comes to downloading pirated content. The island-state comes in third behind South Korea and Malaysia with regards to torrent traffic throttling. Reactions on social media to this news have been less-than-positive, to say the least: The Bill, championed by senior minister of state for law Indranee Rajah, was actually put before Parliament on June 7, but the sitting was adjourned for the next day before it could be passed. Prior to this, the copyright holder had to send a take-down notice to their respective ISPs in order to disable access to, or remove outright, the offensive material. However, there was no rule making it mandatory to comply, and as such service providers have not been active in acting on such notices. The victim has the right to sue the ISPs for copyright infringement if they do not comply, but since this could result in months of litigation, none have tried it thus far. The Pirate Bay currently tops the hit-list of sites to be taken down by copyright holders, according to TorrentFreak. KickAssTorrents is reportedly next in line to get axed. The question now is whether the act of blocking offensive websites will lower the rate of online piracy, since history has proven that users will simply find another way to circumvent the system. Users can still access these sites via virtual private networks (VPNs) anyway, and there’s also nothing to stop them from sharing content via mirror sites or peer-to-peer sharing options. |
A few weeks ago, Matt Lanter came aboard 90210 as bad boy Liam. He's now a full-time cast member. Then, last week, Sara Foster joined the show as a new bad girl: Naomi's older sister, Jen. While the actress isn't signed a series regular yet, she'll be sticking around Beverly Hills for awhile. Here's what Foster had to say about Jen Clark in an interview with Zap2It: On acting over-the-top: It’s fun for one episode, but I had to start going, how is this person going to relate to everybody else? How is she going to be believable in a relationship with Ryan? How is she going to be believable in situations with the other girls, you know? On the evolution of her character: The way that we first talked about her in the auditioning process, she was big. And you know how you see some of these actresses - who shall remain nameless - that go off to Europe for a few months and all of a sudden they’re talking with a British accent? You know what I mean? It's like, you’re from Calabasas. A British accent? Really? So in the beginning, I was kind of like, wouldn’t it be great if there were like little hints of a British accent? It’s just so silly, these women who do that. So I thought it would be fun to throw that in, but the truth is, you can’t stay really consistent with it. 90210 Spoiler Alert: Jen cozies up to Ryan at the West Beverly prom. |
AMC has released a new 30 second teaser for the upcoming third season of 'Better Call Saul'. The teaser hints at the impending end of Jimmy McGill's relationship with his brother and the arrival of Giancarlo Espositio's Gustavo Fring, a drug lord who also runs the fast food fried chicken restaurants Los Pollos Hermanos. |
Following the resignation of Rep. Justin Miller (D-Millcreek) a special election was called and delegates of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party will select a replacement for Utah House District 40 on November 11th. We sent a questionnaire to each of the candidates regarding their positions on issues that our members asked about. The second candidate that we received answers from is Chris Stout. Chris Stout is a native Utahn who has resided in the Salt Lake City area for his entire life. He graduated from Alta High in 1984 where he was active in Key Club and debate. Chris was married for nine years and has two grown daughters, Mercedes who is married with four children lives in Tooele, and Heather currently resides in Maine. Chris was a member of the Army Reserve for nine years and served an active tour as U.S. Army Recruiter in Ogden, Utah. He obtained an Associate Degree in Business from Salt Lake Community College in 1997 while working as a bookkeeper for a family business. He later obtained a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from the University of Utah while working full time and raising his children as a single father. In 2005, Chris founded Boswick Enterprises, LLC doing business as SalesTaxSolutions.US that is a sales and use tax consulting firm in Salt Lake City. It was a culmination of his experience within sales tax working for several national companies headquartered in Utah. In 2014, Chris expanded his business to handle income tax preparation. Chris co-founded the Utah Transit Riders Union (UTRU) in 2013 to be an advocate for transit riders and transit priorities. The UTRU board is made up of individuals from different political and socio-economic backgrounds, and Chris has served with distinction as their President since they were founded. UTRU has been instrumental in bringing change within the Utah Transit Authority through scrutiny and demands for increased service as well as by helping to put Proposition One, which raised tax revenues for transit projects, on the ballot.
Chris is also the Chairman of the Salt Lake County Democratic Progressive Caucus, having served since 2013 and was re-elected to serve again in 2015. Under his leadership, they have increased fund raising for progressive candidates, began the process of updating and changing their bylaws, and created an Issues Committee to identify candidates and legislators that understand and promote progressive issues. In 2015, Chris was elected Chairman of the Utah State Democratic Progressive Caucus, where he is leading similar changes.
Chris has campaigned for, and donated to, various Democratic candidates, and was honored to run for the position of Utah State Treasurer in 2012 when he was recruited by the Utah State Democratic Party. He is currently running to represent the residents of House District 40 in the Utah House of Representatives. Below are his answers to our candidate questionnaire: What is your general feeling about medical cannabis? I believe that it is an important tool in reducing pain and suffering and should be available to physicians to prescribe for patients. Do your support whole plant access? It’s my understanding that the whole plant process allows more diseases and illnesses to be managed rather than THC or CBD by themselves. Again, it’s an important tool for physicians to be able to use. Would you support a medical cannabis program in the State of Utah? Do you support HB348, which reformed the way that the criminal justice system in the State of Utah interacts with drug offenders? If you could tell your constituents one thing about how you view drug policies, what would it be? Please feel free to elaborate. The war on drugs has failed. We need to focus on rehabilitation of “hard core” drug users, and not on punitive measures. Anything else you’d like your constituents to know about you? I’m progressive and forward thinking, and am the Chair of the Salt Lake County Democratic Progressive Caucus, as well as the Utah State Democratic Progressive Caucus. Do you like this post? |
DONUT 1: Down goes Delonte ... Delonte West has been suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team'' after a late Monday locker room incident in which the guard "cut it loose,'' according to a source. "Cut it loose'' would seem to be a polite way to describe an action so negative that Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said was obligated to announce the suspension shortly after the team's 124-103 preseason home-opening win over Houston. Carlisle neither described the incident nor specified a timetable for West's return. West participated in the game, playing 17 minutes (scoring two points with two assists). It is not known if playing time is associated with his locker-room behavior, but he is part of a crowded backcourt in which newcomers Darren Collison and OJ Mayo start ahead of him. Younger players Dominique Jones and Jared Cunningham played most of the fourth-quarter minutes as the backcourt combo in sealing the win. For what it's worth: Via Delonte's Twitter account, Monday seemed an emotional day for him as it was his mother's birthday. The veteran West has been forthcoming about his bipolar disorder, which he manages with the help of medication. For the most part, fan-favorite Delonte has been a positive for Dallas – and cited by Carlisle as such – in part due to his openness about his hard-knocks background. DONUT 2: O.J.'s home debut ... Guard OJ Mayo's game wasn't right in the two games in Europe as he contributed a total of nine points, five rebounds, six assists, four steals, four turnovers and, most alarmingly, was just 2-of-13 from the field in 50 minutes. Part of that was the 0-of-7 shooting in 24 minutes in Barcelona, which we now know might've been the result of a hand injury he bandaged up and played with. His hand seems OK. Mayo scored 20 points, including a cluster of 3's bridging the second and third quarters, to lead a rout of the Rockets. Said Carlisle: "O.J. did a terrific job. There are some defensive things he needs to do better, and a lot of guys need to do better, but offensively, we play the kind of game that we want to play-aggressive, stepping into open shots, attacking when it's there, and when it's not just keep moving the ball. The ball movement is going to be really important." That fits Mayo's overall game, as he is a talented passer from the 2-guard spot. But as a shooter, he enjoys getting the "green light'' -- though this light is a different shade from the one that sometimes got him in trouble in Memphis. "It's (still) a green light, but a responsible green light," OJ says, smiling. Dirk, for one, never was concerned about the Euro misses. "He'll be all right,'' Nowitzki said. "He's been working since July when I was here, running in the gym, shooting, so he put in a lot of work in the summer and has just got to put it together with the new teammates. I'm not worried about him. He's a hard worker.'' DONUT 3: Speaking of "Dirk'' and "worry'' ... Dirk Nowitzki declined to speak before the game and declined to play in the game as well. Why? That troublesome swelling has returned to his right knee. "I'm doing everything I can not to have surgery," Nowitzki said, stressing his wish to be "conservative.'' "I guess that's obvious that I really don't want it done now. If I want to do it, I would love to do it after the season, get through the season somehow.'' Frankly, though. this is the second Dallas Mavericks training camp in a row Dirk's endured a sore right knee. Last year -- maybe in part due to Nowitzki not coming into camp in prime shape -- it took nearly two months to get fully healthy. After openly discussing how great his legs felt entering training camp, it is a bit surprising to see Nowitzki miss a second preseason exhibition with a knee issue. ... and now it's a bit surprising to see him attempt to delay the seemingly inevitable. It's to his credit, though, and typical UberMan: He simply doesn't want to miss time with "his boys.'' The full and inside story here. DONUT 4: The Young Star of The Game ... If Mayo was the most impressive among the new vets, Mavs forward Jae Crowder gets the honors for the group of new kids. He demonstrated remarkable range as a shooter, scoring 20, and drew the love of the AAC crowd for his defensive intensity and obvious joy in playing. "It was a good moment for me to come out in front of the home crowd and play free,'' Jae said. "The first group set the tone early in the second half so we just came in and played loose and played good basketball." So loose that Crowder was unleashing shots that might have been less advisable in a tight and/or meaningful game. And yet ... Maybe his offense is the real deal? "I came into camp knowing I had to improve on my outside shooting and be more consistent,'' he said. "To get minutes on this team I need to be able to stretch the floor and that's what I've been trying to work on and that's what the coaches have been working me with and trying to get better every day." DONUT 5: It's Halloween! Time to check out Frisco Party Station! ... Robert and his family-owned has long been the go-to place for Halloween, for celebrations and now, even for Mavs-themed parties! They are the best in the business, are long-time DB.com readers, Mavs season-ticket holders and excited to help you with your Halloween! DONUT 6: Deep depth ... Off the bench, the Mavs got the 20 from Crowder, plus 15 from Vince Carter and 10 from Brandan Wright. Does it speak to the Mavs' depth? Maybe. Does any of it add up to regular-season success? "We were going to play a lot of guys tonight,'' Rick said. "I don't want to run anyone's minutes up because we are going to practice (Tuesday). But, beyond that, it's been a competitive camp, we've talked about our depth and it showed tonight.'' In other words, playing this many guys and allowing this many minutes to the kids isn't exactly the plan. But in a preseason game featuring no Dirk, watching Jared and Bernard in particular flying up and down the court ... big fun. DONUT 7: Can B-Wright stretch? ... We know he can "stretch'' in the physical sense, as B-Wright is almost elastic when it comes to hops. But can he "stretch'' in the basketball sense -- that is, be a forward with enough shooting range to stretch the floor? "We've worked with him and he's worked on stretching out his range a little bit,'' Rick said after Wright did some of that against Houston. "We want him to be aggressive to look for 16-to-17-foot shots when they're there. ... He's a skilled guy and plays above the rim.'' As with the aforementioned Crowder, this is the point in a big's development when he often hits a roadblock. Wright does indeed "play about the rim''; that's a skill that is God-given and he's had it since being a teenager. Now comes another level of development, hopefully: Stretch. DONUT 8: Thanks, Esparza's! ... loves that it's Mavs season and the Mavs love Esparza's, too! Let me put it this way: You never know who you'll see out on Esparza's famous front porch! Thanks for your sponsorship, Esparza's! DONUT 9: Your game highlights package ... DONUT 10: A Hand To The Ground ... I enjoy dispelling sports myths and goofing on sports platitudes, so I got a laugh when Carlisle referenced the difference between Dallas' approach in the first and second halves. "We stepped up and played at a higher level of physical capacity,'' he said. "Our effort wasn't where it needed to be in the first half, but the second half it was there. No tricky, strategic things or anything like that. Like they say in football, 'You put your hand to the ground and play,' and that's what we did in the second half.'' And that's how a 58-57 halftime deficit because a 77-62 lead. A 20-0 run, an up-tempo and a figurative hand to the ground. In related news, "halftime adjustments'' are overrated. DONUT 11: Where's Lin? ... If you went to the AAC expecting to see Dirk ... sorry about that. If you went to see Jeremy Lin ... sorry again. "We had planned on this already,'' Rockets coach Kevin McHale explained. "This was his day off.'' Lin, once upon a time a Mavs Summer-Leaguer, signed a three-year, $25 million free agent contract with the Rockets this summer. He had knee surgery in the offseason (not dissimilar to what the Mavs might hope for with Dirk). He played in the Rockets' first three preseason games but has totaled just 16 points and 14 assists in 68 minutes. "He's finding his way,'' McHale said. DONUT 12: The Final Word ... It's been an eventful preseason for Dirk, and "eventful'' includes the odd joy of dealing with certain Mavs fans ... including the gentleman pictured below who requested a Dirk autograph placed ... |
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TV presenter and scientist There can’t be many people who have done more to popularise science in recent years than Cox, the former musician turned professor of physics and TV presenter. He argues that we are living in a “golden age of discovery” and this summer took his live show about science on tour to Australia. His summer series for the BBC, Forces of Nature, was an ambitious — and successful — project which reached his widest audience yet. In the year that Major Tim Peake flew the flag for Britain’s space ambitions, Martin Rees provided an alternative perspective to those in favour of manned expeditions. Instead, he argued, we should support robotic missions, which can — literally and metaphorically — explore more distant horizons. At the Hay literary festival, the Astronomer Royal caused excitement when he said he would “bet his dog” on the controversial “multiple Big Bang theory”, which proposes the existence of universes other than our own. The former MI5 chief made headlines when it emerged that her discovery of the extent of rendition operations by MI6 had led to a serious rift between the sister agencies at the height of the War on Terror. But it is her role as chair of the Wellcome Trust, the global charitable foundation which funds a raft of scientific programmes and innovations, that bagged the peer a spot in Forbes’s list of the world’s most influential women. Improving UK science education has been a priority for the trust this year. Government chief scientific adviser Three years after being appointed to his role as head of the Government Office for Science, Sir Mark continues to prove a hugely thoughtful incumbent, tackling a wide range of issues about Britain’s future — notably, this year, what UK cities will look like half a century from now. He has praised the technology behind the online currency bitcoin, arguing that it could reduce global fraud and corruption. Neuroscientist and visiting professor, UCL Alongside professors Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris, Bliss took home the 2016 Brain prize, one of the world’s most coveted science awards. After working in Norway, he joined the National Institute for Medical Research in Mill Hill in the late Sixties and his work there on providing a neural explanation for memory was groundbreaking. Prior to taking up the challenge of running the Wellcome Trust, Dr Farrar was a professor of tropical medicine at Oxford University. He was well-placed therefore to comment on the impact of the Zika virus on the Rio Olympics, arguing that the risks did not justify the postponement or cancellation of the Games. Nevertheless, he emphasised the need to take more action against future epidemics, reminding an audience at Hay: “We are not passive observers.” Director, Natural History Museum After more than a decade in the job, Sir Michael has seen annual visitor numbers to the Natural History Museum climb to more than five million. The upcoming disappearance of Dippy the diplodocus from the remodelled Hintze Hall may have divided opinion, but plans to transform the South Kensington museum’s grounds would see a replacement cast in bronze take up its watch in the newly landscaped surroundings. With a chair in theoretical solid state physics at Imperial, Sir John is a leader in his field. The professor was awarded the Newton medal in 2013 and is perhaps best known for his creation of the first practical “invisibility cloak” and the “perfect lens”. This year, he shared a slice of the $1million Dan David prize in the “future” category for his work in the field of nanoscience. Following his successful stint at the head of BP, Lord Browne has taken on several roles, including that of executive chairman of L1 Energy, an oil and gas investment company. He is also a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and is passionate about science and technology providing solutions to global challenges, including climate change. The Cambridge physics graduate has been vocal about the need for businesses to benefit the societies they spring from. Physicist and mathematician, UCL A research fellow at UCL’s department of mechanical engineering, Dr Czerski will be familiar to many through her regular television appearances — her series about colour for BBC4 last November was critically acclaimed. She criticised the BBC’s Big Questions for giving a platform to Piers Corbyn, the brother of Labour leader Jeremy and a climate change sceptic, in preference to “a scientist who understands the data”. Chair, Prime Minister’s policy board After impressing as an adviser, Freeman was made life sciences minister in 2014 and has written widely about how science and tech can help the UK towards economic strength. During the referendum campaign he argued that the EU was a positive force for Britain’s science industries and in July was appointed by new Prime Minister Theresa May to chair her policy board. Remarkably, it is 25 years since Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space. Her achievement, unfairly pooh-poohed by some, was celebrated in May by a gathering of astronauts at the Science Museum. Dr Sharman remains no lover of the limelight and works as operations manager for Imperial College’s department of chemistry. She has been vocal, however, about the failure of successive UK governments to promote the space industry. Director of external affairs, Science Museum Having spent two decades as the Daily Telegraph’s science editor, and three years as editor of New Scientist, Dr Highfield joined the museum in 2011 and has brought his boundless energy with him. He was the first person to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Today, he uses a treadmill desk and is a guru of social media. Not a man who stops moving ahead. President, Royal Academy of Engineering As the academy’s first woman president, Dame Ann is well-placed to comment on the lack of female engineers in Britain. Just seven per cent of professional posts are filled by women. The professor says there is a perception gap: people don’t realise the rewards a career in engineering can bring. In July, she became only the 10th woman to receive the Order of Merit, following in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale and Margaret Thatcher. 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Figures Citation: Julian MW, Strange HR, Ballinger MN, Hotchkiss RS, Papenfuss TL, Crouser ED (2015) Tolerance and Cross-Tolerance following Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)-4 and -9 Activation Are Mediated by IRAK-M and Modulated by IL-7 in Murine Splenocytes. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0132921. Editor: Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—New Jersey Medical School, UNITED STATES Copyright: © 2015 Julian et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited Data Availability: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files. Funding: Funded by National Institutes of Health R21-AI083912 (EDC), National Institutes of Health RO3-AI62740 (EDC), and DHLRI Davis Developmental Grant, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University (EDC). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Introduction Tolerance in the setting of immune responses refers to a state of refractoriness towards a second stimulation by an immunostimulatory agent. The most extensively studied example of immune tolerance is in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of Gram-negative bacteria which promotes immune cell signal transduction through Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, wherein low-level pre-treatment with LPS is shown to induce hyporesponsiveness to subsequent LPS exposure in vitro [1] and in vivo [2–4]. LPS also promotes cross-tolerance to CpG- containing DNA [5], which is a putative immunostimulatory component of common DNA-viruses [(e.g., adenovirus, parvovirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV)] and mitochondrial DNA that is recognized by TLR-9 [6–11]. The mechanisms underlying tolerance induction and sustained cellular hyporesponsiveness remain unclear. Reductionist models (e.g., cell lines, immune cell isolates) fail to replicate in vivo immune tolerance and cross-tolerance. For example, CpG DNA treatment of RAW264.7 macrophages induces cross-tolerance to subsequent challenge by LPS [12]. In contrast, low-dose CpG DNA pre-treatment in vivo selectively protects against subsequent CpG DNA challenge and paradoxically enhances TNFα production and organ damage in response to subsequent LPS challenge [5]. Whereas alterations of several critical signal transduction pathways, particularly those regulated by IRAK-1 and IRAK-M, are implicated in the induction of immune cell tolerance [13, 14], the situation is likely to be much more complex in vivo. The intact immune response depends upon interactions among multiple cell types, and immune tolerance in vivo is potentially influenced by direct intercellular interactions, including inhibitory effects of programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) [15], and indirect suppression of nearby and remote immune cells by immune-modulating cytokines (e.g., TGFβ, IL-10) [16, 17]. Moreover, the mechanisms of immune tolerance may be further influenced by regional variables, including the variation of the immune cell populations within each tissue [18]. Immune tolerance has very significant implications in the context of critical illness. Critical illness associated with severe bacterial or viral infections (i.e., severe sepsis) or extensive trauma is characterized by an initial systemic pro-inflammatory response and subsequent immune suppression during which the host becomes susceptible to otherwise non-pathogenic microorganisms and activation of latent infections. Tolerance in the setting of critical illness is demonstrated in many cells, including cells that promote innate (e.g., macrophages) and adaptive (e.g., dendritic and T cells) immune responses, which explains susceptibility to an array of secondary infections and reactivation of latent infections [19, 20]. These secondary infections, and flaring of latent infections, contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in the ICU setting [20–22]. An emerging body of evidence further indicates that treatments directed at reversing manifestations of immune tolerance, particularly T cell “exhaustion” consequent to enhanced expression of programmed cell death (PD-1) and PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and the related suppression of monocyte responsiveness, as reflected by reduced TNFα production, may be of significant benefit in terms of preventing secondary infections in the context of critical illness [20–22]. In this regard, IL-7, which potentiates T cell functions, is shown to reverse immune suppression in the context of severe sepsis [23]. We hypothesized that a murine splenocyte model would provide novel insights into the mechanisms by which LPS and CpG DNA induced tolerance and cross-tolerance, and that this model would be useful for exploring the means by which immune tolerance could be reversed. As hypothesized, these studies provide novel insight into the pathogenesis of immune suppression in the setting of acute critical illness, and provide support for the use of IL-7 to modulate tolerance and cross-tolerance under these conditions. Discussion This study explores the mechanisms of tolerance and cross-tolerance in a splenocyte culture model that closely approximates the complex immune cell interactions in vivo. In an effort to more accurately model conditions observed in acutely ill patients (e.g., with severe bacterial or viral infections), this model was modified such that the initial doses of LPS and CpGA DNA used to induce tolerance were sufficient to produce an acute, intense immune response, such as occurs in the setting of severe acute illness [32, 33]. The profound tolerance and cross-tolerance observed in the splenocyte culture model is comparable to the results of previous studies conducted on isolated macrophage preparations [1, 34] and in humans treated with LPS [15] and is in keeping with tolerance observed in animal sepsis models [3] and in patients with severe sepsis and trauma [35–37]. These observations, and the mechanisms considered herein, are highly relevant and have important implications for the development of secondary infections, including nosocomial bacterial infections and reactivation of latent viral infections, in the context of critical illness [20–22]. As expected based upon studies performed on immortalized macrophage cell lines [1, 27] and in mice [38], high-dose LPS treatment of murine splenocytes promoted significant tolerance to subsequent LPS treatment and cross-tolerance to subsequent CpGA DNA treatment. Highly purified LPS, as was used in these experiments, is a selective TLR-4 agonist, a receptor that is essential for the host defense against Gram-negative bacterial infections [39, 40]. Moreover, tolerance and cross-tolerance induced by LPS non-selectively suppressed pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine release, as previously reported following human endotoxemia [2, 4]. Compared to immortalized cell lines or single cell cultures, this model more closely replicates conditions of severe bacterial sepsis or trauma wherein the initial immune response is characteristically very intense (e.g., described as a “cytokine storm”) [32, 33]. In this regard, it is important to note that profound tolerance and cross-tolerance to high-dose LPS was established quickly (within 24 hours), as was previously reported in humans [41]. It follows that the stage is rapidly set for secondary bacterial, viral and fungal infections and reactivation of latent viruses, which contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients [22]. Comparatively less is known about tolerance and cross-tolerance following CpG DNA exposure, which promotes both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine release via TLR-9 signaling. Like LPS, high-dose CpGA DNA exposure strongly induced tolerance to subsequent CpGA DNA or LPS treatment, particularly in terms of pro-inflammatory cytokine release. Unexpectedly, secondary exposure to LPS following CpGA DNA treatment led to the selective release of significant amounts of IL-10. To the extent that the splenocyte culture model reflects conditions in vivo, this finding suggests that a secondary Gram-negative bacterial infection following exposure to CpG DNA (e.g., DNA virus infection, or mitochondrial DNA release following trauma) could lead to further suppression of the immune response. This mechanism may contribute to the observed predisposition for bacterial super-infections following DNA viral infections [42, 43]. In terms of mechanisms by which immune tolerance is promoted within a mixed population of immune cells in the spleen, extracellular factors would seem to be the most plausible explanation. IL-10 is implicated as an important mediator of immune tolerance to LPS [44, 45]. IL-10 is also implicated in the development of secondary bacterial infections following viral infections [46] or trauma [47], conditions associated with TLR-9 activation [48–50]. However, our data did not support a primary role of IL-10 in the development of tolerance or cross-tolerance in the spleen in response to LPS or CpGA DNA. For instance, no IL-10 was produced in response to the initial dose of LPS after which profound tolerance and cross-tolerance was observed (Fig 1C) and had no correlation with TNFα or IFNγ responses to CpGA DNA (Fig 2). That said, it is interesting to note that initial CpGA DNA treatment primed the splenocytes for IL-10 release following subsequent LPS exposure (Fig 4C). This finding implies that sequential TLR-9 and TLR-4 stimulation are additive in terms of promoting immune suppression. Programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) is another well-characterized mediator of immune tolerance and is shown to suppress immune responses to LPS in the RAW264.7 macrophage cell line [51]. Thus, it is not unexpected that PD-1 and PD-L1 expressions were significantly promoted by treatment combinations of LPS or CpGA DNA with successive challenges of either vehicle, LPS or CpGA DNA (Fig 5). Of note, baseline PD-L1 expression was much higher in both monocyte and T cell lineage cells within the splenocyte preparation compared to that of PD-1. In contrast to immune suppression during established sepsis, wherein PD-1/PD-L1 interactions between antigen-presenting cells and T cells are shown to strongly influence immune hyporesponsiveness [52–54], anti-PD-1 antibody treatment did not influence LPS- or CpGA DNA-induced tolerance or cross-tolerance in the splenocyte model (Fig 6). Our findings are consistent with previous studies showing PD-1 to be expressed minimally on resting T cells compared to activated T cells wherein PD-1 is inducibly expressed and is functional within 24 hours with maximal expression occurring after 48 hours [55]. Since this study was limited to tolerance induced within 24 hours and given that expression levels were increasing significantly at that time, it remains plausible that PD-1/PD-L1 interactions could contribute to tolerance and cross-tolerance, especially relating to T cell functions (e.g., IFNγ release), that typically occurs several days after TLR-4 or TLR-9 activation. In keeping with its documented capacity to promote dendritic cell-mediated T cell activation [56] and restoration of T cell responses (e.g., IFNγ) in the setting of sepsis [30], IL-7 treatment selectively restored IFNγ release in response to tolerance and cross-tolerance following treatment with high doses of either LPS or CpGA DNA (Fig 7B). T cells are particularly responsive to IL-7 given that their basal NF-κB activity plays an important role in enhancing their sensitivity to IL-7, even in the absence of antigen encounter, thus promoting T cell viability and responsiveness [57]. Restoration of T cell dysfunction, particularly IFNγ production, is shown to be critical for the resolution of infections during critical illness, as reflected by recent laboratory [53] and human studies [4, 58]. IL-7 also partially restored responsiveness in the form of TNFα release to CpGA DNA, a selective TLR-9 agonist (Fig 7A). This data indicates that the function of TLR-9-responsive splenocytes, particularly dendritic cells, is augmented by IL-7 in the setting of CpG DNA-mediated tolerance. With regard to restoring immune responsiveness in the setting of tolerance and cross-tolerance, it is important to note that IL-7 does not promote IL-10 release, which would potentially counterbalance the restoration of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IFNγ and TNFα. The likely role of IRAK-M, a putative mediator of LPS-induced tolerance [13, 59], in the induction of tolerance and the reversal thereof by IL-7 was supported to some degree by our data. IRAK-M is an endogenous negative regulator of TRAF6/IRAK-1 and downstream NF-κB signaling that is induced by LPS [27, 38] and by CpG DNA [60]. As demonstrated in Fig 8, splenocytes from IRAK-M-/- mice exhibited significantly less tolerance and cross-tolerance for certain immune responses, particularly TNFα release following successive treatments with TLR-9 agonist, CpGA DNA, and IFNγ (presumably T cell-mediated) release in response to any serial treatment combination of TLR-4 and TLR-9 agonists. The role of IRAK-M during tolerance was further supported by the observed induction of IRAK-M protein expression in the splenocyte model following either LPS or CpGA DNA treatment (Fig 9). IL-7 significantly but incompletely suppressed IRAK-M expression following LPS treatment, but had no significant effect following CpGA DNA treatment (Fig 9B). It is notable that other intracellular mechanisms are proposed to regulate tolerance and cross-tolerance following TLR stimulation, including endogenous negative regulators (e.g., SHIP-1, A20) [38], and microRNA-mediated inhibition of components of the MyD88-dependent signaling pathway [61, 62]. In fact, Zhou et al recently demonstrated that through its association with MyD88 and IRAK-4, IRAK-M mediates TLR-induced MEKK3-dependent secondary activation of NF-κB to produce the aforementioned inhibitory regulators, including SOCS1 and IκBα, as well as exacting an inhibitory effect upon the translational control of microRNA-mediated cytokine production and resultant inflammation [14]. These mechanisms appear to be most relevant to the suppression of monocyte/macrophage cell lines, which could account for the suppression of TNFα [61, 62] and perhaps IFNγ [41] in the current study. With respect to TLR-4 tolerance in particular, SHIP is known to contribute to LPS tolerance through the inhibition of NF-κB [63], and SOCS-1 regulates LPS responses through inhibition of JAK-STAT pathways [64]. Additional experiments are required to clarify these and alternate mechanisms by which tolerance and cross-tolerance in macrophage/dendritic cell lineages (e.g., blunted TNFα responses) and T cells (e.g., reduced IFNγ and IL-10 responses) occur in the setting of complex immune cell interactions, such as modeled herein and as occurs in vivo during critical illness. Any attempt to model the immune response can be criticized; however, the ex vivo splenocyte culture model is considered to be a useful surrogate for complex in vivo immune responses in the setting of bacterial [65–67] and viral infections [68, 69], and “sterile” immune responses to endogenous danger signals [11, 26]. The complex interaction among the various immune cells and the changes in immune cell function following stimulation in the splenocyte model recapitulates the dynamic immune cell interactions and related disease mechanisms in vivo. The tradeoff of a complex model is the inability to clearly define mechanisms, such as the source of a given cytokine, or the immune cell that is responding to a specific treatment (e.g., IL-7). That said, we can glean mechanisms based upon the known functions of the cells that are present in the modified (Flt3-expanded) splenocyte preparations (e.g., immature dendritic cells primarily respond to TLR-9 agonists and are unresponsive to TLR-4 in splenocyte cultures [70], T cells are the primary source of IFNγ, and dendritic cells and T cells produce IL-10 [71]) and the treatments (e.g., IL-7 promotes dendritic cell and T cell activation [20]; whereas, PD-1/PD-L1 regulates T cell activation by antigen-presenting cells [52–54]). Admittedly, the immune response is complex and involves multiple cells and many intercellular interactions. In particular, NK cells are important participants in the immune response, particularly as a source of IFNγ, respond to both TLR-4 and TLR-9 agonists, and are rendered tolerant in response to activation by TLR agonists in the spleen. Recent studies indicate that regulatory T cells are critical for NK cell tolerance in the spleen under these conditions [72]. The details of these complex interactions are beyond the scope of the present study. However, we postulate that the splenocyte model more accurately replicates in vivo immune responses compared to reductionist models using a single immortalized or isolated cell line. Moreover, we can infer that IL-7 selectively restored the functions of TLR-9-responsive immature dendritic cells [e.g., to produce TNFα (Fig 7A)] and T cells (and consequently NK cells) [e.g., to produce IFNγ (Fig 7B)], and this effect may be related, in part, to changes in IRAK-M expression (Fig 9). Since IL-7 did not completely reverse tolerance or cross-tolerance, it is apparent that further studies are needed to consider other mechanisms, and related treatments, contributing to tolerance and cross-tolerance in response to acute TLR-4 or TLR-9 stimulation. In summary, the profiles of tolerance and cross-tolerance following treatments with LPS or CpG DNA (TLR-4 and TLR-9 ligands, respectively) in a murine ex vivo splenocyte model are distinct. Tolerance and cross-tolerance to LPS was shown to be associated with dramatic and selective suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IFNγ); whereas, tolerance to CpGA DNA affected both pro- (TNFα, IFNγ) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines. Additionally, CpG DNA was shown to prime the splenocytes to promote LPS-induced IL-10 release. The mechanisms of early immune tolerance in this model were unrelated to IL-10 or PD-1/PD-L1, and immune tolerance, particularly IFNγ suppression, was significantly reversed following treatment with IL-7. Furthermore, IL-7 did not promote IL-10 release. Together, these data demonstrate that IL-7 significantly reverses tolerance and cross-tolerance induced by LPS or CpG DNA, and to our knowledge, this is the first study to implicate IRAK-M as a target of IL-7-mediated activity. Thus, the murine splenocyte model, which closely replicates complex intercellular interactions in vivo, is shown to be useful for examining the mechanisms of tolerance and cross-tolerance consequent to exposure to bacterial or host danger signals, and for developing related treatment strategies, in the context of critical illness. Supporting Information S1 Fig. Post-experimental analyses of the side-scattered light (SSC) demonstrated minimal variability among the experimental groups following flow cytometry evaluation of treatment-induced increases in splenocyte PD-1/PD-L1 expression. (A) Overlays of the various treatment groups demonstrated only minimal changes between Vehicle (Veh)/Non-treated (NT) versus treated groups. (B) Histogram of the mean SSC showing comparable SSC values for the NT-NT/Veh-Veh groups with an expected increase observed for the treated groups (LPS or CpG) typical of activated cell populations. (C) Detailed histogram statistics of the SSC signal confirmed similar SSC detection patterns in the NT-NT/Veh-Veh groups with slight increases in the mean and percentage of coefficient of variation of the SSC signal in the treated groups (LPS-LPS or CpGA-CpGA) consistent with the morphological changes expected with cell activation following treatment with pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) like LPS and CpGA. Acknowledgments The authors wish to thank Lucia E. Rosas, D.V.M., for all her help with additional post-experimental flow cytometry analyses related to cellular PD-1/PD-L1 expressions. Author Contributions Conceived and designed the experiments: MWJ MNB RSH TLP EDC. Performed the experiments: MWJ HRS. Analyzed the data: MWJ HRS TLP EDC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MWJ MNB RSH TLP EDC. Wrote the paper: MWJ RSH EDC. |
The 2013 legislative session started quietly for groups hoping to pass legislation further restricting abortion in Texas. Gov. Rick Perry, a staunch supporter of such measures, didn't even mention abortion in his January State of the State address. But with about eight weeks left in the session, abortion bills have started to get committee hearings, and the issue has moved from the back burner to the middle of the action under the dome. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune spoke with abortion opponents about the bills filed this session, as well as the new strategy of focusing on clinics and the health of the woman, rather than on the fetus. The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here. |
Divide and Fall?: Bosnia in the Annals of Partition (Paperback) "Divide and Fall?," the first full-length analysis of the post-Cold War revival of ethnic partition, is a major intervention in the study of international relations. Radha Kumar examines the carve-up of Bosnia, comparing it to earlier divisions of Ireland, India, Palestine and Cyprus. Publisher: Verso Books
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Having a Baby Made Me Suicidal I wanted to start this post off with something very dramatic like, when Theo was six weeks old, I was contemplating suicide. That has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Edgy, yet thoughtful. The problem is, it would be a lie -- by the time Theo was six weeks old, I'd gone way past contemplation and was firmly into planning territory. It's just that "planning" doesn't have quite the same literary panache as "contemplating", you know? It would be pills, I decided: the percocets I had left over after my c-section, and some sleeping pills that'd been sitting around since before my pregnancy. I would have to do it while Matt was at work, but close enough to the end of the day that Theo wouldn't have to be alone with his dead mother for too long. I would get some formula, I decided, and sterilize some bottles -- that way Matt could feed him immediately, because Theo would likely be hungry by the time I was found. I would write a note, a good one. Planning things out step by step like this made me feel better; it made it seem as if I had some kind of control over my life. I didn't want to die because I hated Theo. In fact, I loved him ferociously. I wanted to die because I knew that I was totally and utterly incapable as a mother. I wanted to die because I knew that if I lived, if I had to continue to be Theo's primary caregiver, then I would continue to fuck things up horribly. I wanted to die because if I did, someone else would have to step in as his mother, and whoever it was would surely be more competent than me. At that moment I sincerely believed that even random people I passed on the street were more qualified to raise my son than I was. I tried to tell people how I felt, I tried to convince them that I was an unfit parent, but no one seemed to believe me. They dismissed my worries as normal, and told me that every first-time mother felt the same way. I knew that what I was feeling was far from normal, but I didn't know what to do about it. I thought about running away, packing a suitcase full of warm weather clothes and boarding a plane, but that seemed crazy. Suicide, however, seemed totally logical. Although I'm referring to what I went through as postpartum depression, my anxiety and fear had been around for most of my pregnancy. Here I'd gone 27 years only having to take care of myself (and often doing a pretty poor job of it), and now suddenly I was 100% responsible for this tiny life inside of me. It seemed like that should be enough to drive anyone around the bend. Was I eating enough, I wondered? Was I eating the right things? Did I need more iron? Was I getting enough omega 3 to ensure healthy brain development? I started carrying around a list of fish, rated from highest mercury content to lowest. I would whip this list out at restaurants and do a few quick calculations in my head -- had I already ingested any potentially mercury-laced fish this week? How big of a portion could I have? It didn't seem fair that Matt didn't have to change his life at all while his son gestated, but I had to watch every bite that went into my mouth. And then there was the alcohol. See, I hadn't known I was pregnant for the first few weeks, and I'd had maybe two or three glasses of wine, total, in that time. Midway through my pregnancy I became convinced that my child was going to have fetal alcohol syndrome. I hadn't even given birth yet, and I'd already ruined my child's life. How could I be such a selfish, terrible person? By the end of my pregnancy I'd become incredibly paranoid about everything, so it was almost with a sense of relief that I greeted the news that, at 34 weeks, I had to be hospitalized and put on bed rest. Here I would be in a place where I was eating a doctor-approved diet, where I would be hooked up to a big, clunky machine twice a day in order to monitor my son's heart rate, and nurses were only the press of a button away. After months of fretting over taking care of myself and the baby, suddenly I could put myself in someone else's hands. And then Theo was born, at 36 weeks, via c-section. I'd thought that once he was out of me, once I could hold him in my arms and know for certain at any given moment that he was alive and well, things would be better. It wasn't like that, though. I held him briefly in the operating room while they stitched me back up, but then they whisked him away, concerned about the grunting he was doing (a sign of laboured breathing, they said). Matt went with him, and my mother went off to call my grandmothers and aunts and uncles. I sat alone in the recovery room and waited, wanting only to hold my son. They brought Theo back to me and let me try to nurse him, but he wouldn't, or couldn't. He started grunting again, so they took him away again, this time across the street to Sick Kids for an x-ray of his lungs. You need to prepare yourself for the fact that he might end up in the NICU, the nurse told me. I knew that wasn't the end of the world, but still, it was scary. On top of that I'd read so many things about how the first few hours of a baby's life are critical for bonding and creating a breastfeeding relationship -- would missing this time with him have an effect on the bond we had? The thing was, I was already having doubts about our mother-son bond, even that early in the game. When I'd been pregnant, I'd felt like Theo and I had intuitively understood each other. He would kick, and I would ascribe meaning to those kicks. I would rub his feet as they poked my ribs, and I felt like he just knew that my actions meant, baby, I love you. But once Theo was born, I realized that he was a total stranger. I didn't know what he thought or wanted at all, and he didn't give a shit about my feelings. That first week things went from bad to worse. I couldn't get Theo to latch, and every attempted nursing session was a nightmare. His weight dropped down to 4 lb 12 oz, which, while still within the range of normal, seemed frighteningly low. I felt like I'd failed at having the birth I wanted, had failed at properly bonding with my son, and was now failing at providing him with even the most basic necessities, like food. I couldn't believe that they actually trusted me enough to let me take my kid home a few days after his birth. There was something else, too. During my c-section, I heard my doctor say to his intern, look at this, here's why he was breech. I asked him what he'd found, and he told me that I have a bicornuate uterus (like a cat! he said brightly). This means that instead of having one large chamber, my uterus has two smaller ones. Theo's head had been stuck in one of the chambers and he'd been unable to flip into the proper position. Of course, as soon as I could, I googled bicornuate uterus. Wikipedia had the following to say: Pregnancies in a bicornuate uterus are usually considered high-risk and require extra monitoring because of association with poor reproduction potential. So here I'd been worrying about stupid things like omega 3 and iron while, deep in the dark recesses of my body, my own uterus was secretly working against me. This whole time I'd been afraid of the wrong thing -- I was like France, setting up the Maginot Line, while all along the Germans were planning to attack from the opposite direction. I was clearly (biologically, even) not meant to be anybody's mother. The first few weeks of Theo's life were awful. I'd always been a bad sleeper, and now it was worse. Theo wriggled and grunted in his sleep, and it kept me awake. Every little sound that came out of him made all of my muscles tense up, making rest nearly impossible. Whenever I complained about how tired I was, people would say, sleep when the baby sleeps, as if that was some great revelation. As if it was something that I couldn't come up with on my own. Breastfeeding continued to suck, and I began to dread feeding time. I would push it back by 5, 10 or 15 minutes, as if that made any difference. My days were lonely, boring and frustrating. It was the carrier that finally pushed me over the edge. See, we live on the third floor and our building doesn't have an elevator. I'm not strong enough to drag our stroller up and down the stairs. So, whenever we went out, I used a carrier for Theo. And whenever he fell asleep in the carrier, he grunted with every breath. I asked everyone about the grunting -- my mother, my sister-in-law, friends with kids. Everyone assured me that it seemed totally normal. Then, while obsessively googling "grunting" "breathing" and "baby carrier", I found one lone site that said that grunting was a sign of laboured breathing (which I already knew), and prolonged grunting could mean that the baby's blood oxygen level was low. Which could lead to many health complications, including brain damage. The thing is, I'd known something was wrong. I'd known. I'd asked everyone and yes, they'd reassured me, but why hadn't I trusted my own instincts? Because I stupidly and selfishly wanted to be able to leave the house, that's why. If I was any kind of good mother, I would have stopped using the carrier as soon as he started grunting. I would have stayed home until Theo was old enough for the grunting to fix itself. But I wasn't a good mother. I was a terrible mother. Not only that, but I was a clear danger to my child. When I read that part about the brain damage, I handed my sleeping son to my visiting mother-in-law, went into the bedroom and cried for three hours. How could I ever undo this? How could it ever be fixed? It wasn't as if I could just have a new kid and start fresh, having learned from my mistakes. A baby wasn't like a paper that you could crumple up and toss in the garbage. I was stuck with my sad, damaged kid, and would be stuck with him for the rest of my life. He would be a constant reminder of what a terrible person I was. If I'd been home alone at that moment, I likely would have killed myself then and there. But I wasn't alone, so instead I confessed everything to my mother-in-law, hoping she would call the CAS and have Theo taken into protective custody. Instead, she convinced me to go to the doctor. And I did go to the doctor, and joined a program at Women's College Hospital specifically for women with postpartum depression, and I went on medication, and saw a therapist. All of that helped, but I think what helped the most was seeing Theo grow up and realize that no, in fact, he wasn't brain damaged. He's a totally normal, lovely, happy kid. And these days I'm mostly a totally normal, lovely, happy mom. The two of have a fantastic bond. I am so lucky. I still have my moments of fear and paranoia. I still occasionally freak out over little things. I will probably always be a somewhat high-strung parent, but I can live with that. What makes me sad is that I will never get those first few weeks of Theo's life back. They will always exist for me in this cold, dark haze. I will never be able to think of Theo as a newborn without associating his early babyhood with that terrible time in my life. And that sucks. It sucks big time. What also sucks is that I feel like I can't talk about my experience with postpartum depression. I often dance around the issue, saying "I had a tough time at the beginning," or, "things were really hard for me". I've never said, "being a new mother made me suicidal". Well, not until now. But I want to talk about it. I want to share my experience so that maybe someone else will think, hmmm, maybe I'm not bonkers and/or a terrible mother, maybe it's my hormones. I want to feel like I'm not the only one who went through this, and I also want other women to feel like they're not alone. I want them to know that things will get better, that they should talk to their doctor, or call a suicide hotline. Most of all I want them to know that they are, in all likelihood, fantastic mothers. Theo and I a few hours after his birth For anyone who is in a state of mental health crisis, here is a link to the Mental Health Crisis line. You can also call Telehealth, if you're in Ontario. If you are experiencing any kind of depression or are having suicidal thoughts, please, please call one of the numbers above, or else contact your doctor or local mental health crisis line. Celebrity Kids: Out And About Charlize Theron and Jackson stroll to Pinkberry for a treat.
Sarah Jessica Parker out and about with her precious twins, Marion and Tabitha Broderick.
The Affleck girls are out for a stroll on a sunny day in L.A.
Matilda Ledger steps out with her mom, Michelle Williams.
Kingston and Zuma Rossdale go for a spin in New York City.
Skyler Berman is guaranteed a front-row seat, especially at his mama's show.
Jessica Alba grabs a treat with with daughter Honor.
Katie Holmes and her daughter, Suri Cruise, step out in New York City in August 2012.
Alexis Denisof and a pregnant Alyson Hannigan step out for a walk with their daughter, Satyana.
January Jones and baby Xander hang out by the pool in Topanga Canyon, Calif., in April 2012. (FameFlynet)
Jennifer Lopez hits The Grove with twins Max and Emme.
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden took their kids out for some fun in the sun in Santa Monica, Calif.
A very pregnant Jennifer Garner supports her back as she looks on at daughter Violet.
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani take their littles out for a day of fishing.
Nicole Kidman steps out with baby Faith, 13 months.
Victoria Beckham was spotted with daughter, Harper, and one of her three sons, Cruz, at the MLS Cup Final in Carson, California.
Heidi Klum takes her kids to the Katy Perry concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Ben Affleck is on daddy duty as he spends the day out with daughters Violet and Seraphina.
Suri Cruise flashes her million dollar smile while out and about in New York City with Mom, Katie Holmes.
Kendra Wilkinson's cute little man, Hank Jr., had a fun day out with his famous mom and dad for a playdate in the park.
Hugh Jackman takes his daughter Ava for a dip while he and his family vacation in St. Tropez, France.
Sandra Bullock steps out with her little guy Louis for a day out in Los Angeles, Calif.
Reese Witherspoon enjoyed a stroll on the beach with her daughter Ava and some friends during a Fourth of July party in Malibu, California.
It was a family affair at the Fourth of July parade in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. Ben Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner took their adorable little ladies, Violet, 5, and her younger sister Seraphina, 2, to show their red, white and blue pride on July 4th.
Pink and husband Carey Hart enjoy enjoy a beautiful beach day in Malibu, CA with new baby Willow.
Jennifer Lopez takes her twins, Emme and Max to the Parc Monceau in Paris, France where they played on the carousel and swings.
Heidi Klum spends a fun filled day with daughters Leni and Lou at a park in the Tribeca section of New York City.
Halle Berry wears a blue dress over her bikini as she takes her daughter Nahla shopping for groceries at Bristol Farms.
Ellen Pompeo holds on tight to her daughter Stella during a drink break from their play date in New York City.
Bethenny Frankel strolls with her husband Jason Hoppy and their daughter Bryn through the West Village in New York City.
Rachel Zoe and her husband Rodger Berman show off their brand new son Skyler Morrison at the "InStyle's Dinner With A Designer" for Rachel Zoe at Soho House in West Hollywood, California.
Ashlee Simpson shows off her stylish side in a mini skirt and hat as she carries her son Bronx through Studio City in Los Angeles.
Courteney Cox takes her little lady, Coco and a friend, for an ice cream break in Malibu.
Alanis Morissette leaves her home in Los Angeles with her hubby Mario and their 4-month-old son Ever.
Gwen Stefani heads out to Primrose Hill giving her son Zuma a push in the stroller in London, England.
Sean Combs aka Diddy takes his twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James to the Westfield Mall in Century City, Calif.
Jennifer Garner makes her way out actor Adam Sandler's home with Seraphina who holds on to a balloon and has a painted face.
Katie Holmes and Suri spent a little time in the hotel pool and it looks like Holmes was trying to teach her little lady how to swim.
Rebecca Gayheart goes for a ride with daughter Billie Beatrice, spending a fun filled mother daughter day at the park in Los Angeles.
Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham take little Michael Wahlberg out shopping in Los Angeles.
Gavin Rossdale chases after son Zuma on the beaches in Malibu. He and Gwen Stefani spent their Memorial Day with their boys having some fun in the sun.
Rebecca Gayheart shops with darling daughter, Billie Beatrice in Los Angeles.
Halle Berry takes an after school walk with daughter Nahla Aubrey in Los Angeles. The little overall clad artist colored her mom a picture and carried a pink cartoon backpack!
Little Zuma Rossdale showed his American spirit as he dressed up in a Captain America costume while on a Ralphs run with his nanny in Los Angeles.
Violet Affleck is ready for the 4th of July as she sports some red and white stripes during a playdate with mom, Jennifer Garner, and a friend.
Nicole Kidman was all smiles as she arrived in Sydney, Australia holding hands with daughter Sunday Rose and baby Faith in her arms.
Halle Berry is a proud mommy as her daughter Nahla makes her way across the monkey bars at a local park.
Jennifer Garner gives her youngest daughter Seraphina a lift while out shopping.
Angelina Jolie exits Grauman's Chinese Theatre after the "Kung Fu Panda 2" premiere, holding the hands of two of her six kids, Shiloh and Maddox.
John Travolta steps out with his little man, Benjamin.
Marcia Cross takes her twin girls, Eden and Savannah to the Santa Monica Pier where they had a blast riding the rides.
What a fashionable mommy/daughter team! Milla Jovovich daughter Ever are spotted at LAX on their way to Paris.
Rebecca Gayheart spent the day in the park with hubby Eric Dane and their daughter Billie in Hollywood.
Tiffani Amber Thiessen takes chubby cheeked baby girl, Harper Renn for a walk in New York.
Usher grabs the hand of his little mini me, son Raymond V, as the pair leave a vegetarian restaurant.
Ellen Pompeo pushes her sweet little girl Stella on the swings, when the mommy-daughter duo stopped at a local playground in New York City. Follow Anne Theriault on Twitter: _theriault |
The Chicago Blackhawks cleared enough space in the past couple of offseasons to keep the core of the team together. Now they are locking up those guys, the most recent being Patrick Sharp, who the 'Hawks inked to a five-year extension on Wednesday. According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the deal will be for an average salary of $5.9 million. Using quick work of my math skills, that's $29.5 million over the five years. Sharp is coming off a spectacular season for Chicago, having led the team with 34 goals and chipping in 37 assists in 74 games. The 34 goals were two shy of his career high, set back in 2007-08 with Chicago. The extension is a fantastic move by the Blackhawks as Sharp is truly an instrumental piece to their puzzle. The dynamic duo of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane draws the brunt of spotlight, and rightfully so, but Sharp is as key a piece as either in Chicago. It's hard to call a guy who won the All-Star Game MVP underrated, so we won't, but perhaps he's a little unheralded. Not that there was any concern the Blackhawks wouldn't keep Sharp around, but it's always nice to get it wrapped up and not have to worry about future negotiations. Sharp is still scheduled to make $4.2 million next season with a cap hit of $3.9 million, the final year of his previous contract, after which he would have become an unrestricted free agent. The 'Hawks now have themselves a large core under contract to make another run at Lord Stanley's Cup. For more hockey news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsnhl and @BrianStubitsNHL on Twitter. |
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
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(Similar) XOXO Juniors Jumpsuit Handbag: (Similar)Michael Kors Gold Small Messenger Bag Happy Friday! I’m excited to announce that this Sunday one of my closest friends and I are doing a bit of a road trip. I’m extremely excited! We will be headed first to Orlando to visit her family and then we will drive down to Miami, where our friend Carolina lives. We’ve been to Miami in the past but the last time I went to Orlando I was eight years old and I was mostly there to visit Disney World. I’m going to have to do a bit of research to find out what else there is to do there. If any of you know of any places to visit please comment on this post to give me some direction. I’ll try to add photos of our trip and notes on where we went and what we did as they come :). I fell in love with the beautiful jumpsuit! I love the color black, lace and all things backless and this jumpsuit combines them all. I also like that it’s loose and if you don’t look to closely you might think it’s a dress. I paired it with mostly gold accessories and a Michael Kors leapard print handbag. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! |
I've got spring cleaning on the brain, but it can feel kind of daunting when you think about how many things you probably should be cleaning... So! Tackling small projects is the way to go. I picked the top of my dresser to organize today (the contents of my dresser will have to wait until another day...). As you can see from the photos, it was a total mess. My jewelry box is totally out of control! Tons of clutter, perfume and nail polish everywhere. So I put things like that lint roller in the bathroom, took all my nail polish and put it in its own box and put it elsewhere, took down the Paris poster, and got organized and this is the result! Everything feels so much cleaner! I finally got my jewelry box organized enough so I could actually close it! I put my sunglasses in a little vase next to it, and left my jewelry that I keep in rotation in the little dishes in front. That's an organizing project for another day, but for now I think they look pretty cute. I put my little Eiffel Tower ornament on top which I think spiffs it right up! I used the tray that I had my nail polish on (a thrift store find) to put my perfumes and my sleeping mask (which I never use but I think looks cute...). They finally look as pretty as they deserve to look! And last but not least, I moved my Paris poster to my bathroom and instead hung up some Elle Magazine clips of Emma Watson (my current style icon/fav human) and a little Julian Casablancas quote that my best friend made for me. Definitely a good reminder to look at every day when getting ready. I feel so refreshed and happy look at my new dresser space! What should I tackle next? Probably my wardrobe...yikes. ;) |
Rasam is a staple in a South Indian household and 11 years ago when I married into a south Indian household I was most amazed by the whole cycle of eating. Dal, Sambhar, poriyal, rasam and then curd rice. It was almost like a sacred ritual and slowly over time I warmed up to it and the days I eat a south indian lunch, I find myself following the same sequence and a difference or a missing item tends to upset me. Strange how we become creatures of habit. I got married in November, in the middle of Bangalore’s almost winter and the tamarind, garlic pepper rasam felt honestly good but then came along summer and I visited hubby’s ancestral village in Chittor, which is typically hot and hotter and that had me wondering on how do they eat rasam in that heat untill I was served with this beauty. The first time I ate this I drank two glasses of it after I finished eating it with rice. Made with raw mangoes and mint, this rasam is perfect for summer. Cooling and so refreshing. N’s granny owns a mango orchard in the village and he tells me that every summer they would walk upto the orchard to pluck the raw mangoes and those would be used to make the rasam after the mint would be plucked from the kitchen garden. A lifestyle we all aspire for and which was so common even till sometime ago? This summer I got the Raw mango and mint summer rasam recipe from N’s granny, she is 85 and speaks only Telegu and we had to have a lot of translation involved with N and I was worried if the results would be as good but they were stellar and granny had it herself and smiled wide. So here the recipe of N’s granny’s summer rasam, the raw mango and mint rasam. I promise try this and it will be the only rasam you will be making this summer. Peel and chop raw mangoes in small cubes.
Boil raw mango, toor dal, green chilly, salt and turmeric powder with 4 glasses of water for one whistle and then 5 minutes on low flame. Allow the steam to escape.
In a small pan, heat ghee and add heeng, sautee for 1 minute. Add curry leaves, smashed garlic pods, dry red chillies and sautee further for 2 minutes till teh garlic turns slightly brown
Add the boiled raw mango and dal, along with pepper powder, rasam powder and mint leaves. Boil for 5-6 minutes
Serve warm with rice and chilled as a soup And if you love this and want to try one rasam with a twist, try this ripe mango rasam |
The Making of Knowledge-Makers in Composition: A Distant Reading of Dissertations For my dissertation at The Graduate Center, CUNY (completed in 2015), I conducted a “distant reading” study of ~2,700 doctoral dissertations in Composition / Rhetoric, 2001-2010, analyzing and visualizing clusters within and among methods, tags, and vocabulary. I find that subject matter varies widely, while dissertation methodologies collocate within a small number of clusters, and I call for increased dialogue among schools focusing on these different methods and subjects. The first publication to emerge from this work, entitled “Mapping the Methods of Composition / Rhetoric Dissertations: A ‘Landscape Plotted and Pieced’ ,” was published in the special “Locations of Writing” issue of College Composition and Communication in September 2014. Source code for these analyses is available at . In addition to my dissertation and teaching work, I have been continually involved in the following projects since their beginnings: The Writing Studies Tree The Writing Studies Tree is an online, is an online, crowdsourced database of academic genealogies within writing studies; in other words, it is an interactive archive for recording and mapping scholarly relationships in Composition and Rhetoric and adjacent disciplines. In my role as lead developer, I have designed the data architecture, tested a number of different platforms before settling on Drupal, built out and maintained the Drupal backend, and coordinated with programmers and my partners in directing the development of new features such as the D3 visualizations and filters. I was also the lead writer, with Amanda Licastro, on several grants, including three successful awards (in 2012, 2013, and 2014) from the Provost’s Digital Innovation initiative at the CUNY Graduate Center. Using that grant funding, I am currently seeking consultants and developers in user experience design, a subject on which I have been reading and sketching out ideas. Please contact me if you are interested in working on the Writing Studies Tree! For a short video introduction, see this presentation from a CUNY Digital GC event in May 2014: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy As part of the founding editorial team of The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, I helped to craft the mission statement and review policies of this open-access online journal, which released its first issue in February 2012. Committed to the idea that the journal should promote learning experiences throughout its processes as well as its products, as coeditor (with Joseph Ugoretz) of Issue Two I introduced the “Behind the Seams” feature, which opens a reflective space for conversation about feedback and revisions that are often hidden for publication. We envision this feature working over time to create still further transparency, with navigable drafts and reviewers’ notes. I also encouraged reviewers to use the second person in addressing authors, to build investment in their ongoing improvement as writers. An active member of the editorial collective, I have served as reviewer, copy editor, and editor for structure and style, as well as participating in collective debate and decision-making. To view the current issue and most recent short-form pieces, visit . |
A history of Verona, by A. M. Allen. Edited by Edward Armstrong, with twenty illustrations and three maps. Page: 33 of 493 These controls are experimental and have not yet been optimized for user experience. Extracted Text The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
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so that their weight might break the bridge when half of the
troops were on one side of the river, half on the other. In the
ensuing confusion an attack was to be made on the Imperial
army. This tale rested on no trustworthy evidence, but it
received a colouring of plausibility from an occurrence which
happened immediately afterwards. On his way up the Brenner,
Frederic found the fort of Rivole, which stands on an
almost inaccessible rock on the western side of the defile of
the Chiusa, in possession of a certain Veronese rebel named
Alberico. Alberico allowed the Imperial vanguard to go by
unmolested, then swooping down on the road, blocked it at
the narrowest point with a considerable body of men, and demanded
a large sum from Frederic as the price of the passage
of the rest of his army. Frederic indignantly refused to parley
with the foe, and by the aid of two loyal Veronese, named
Garzapan and Isaac, a path was discovered over the cliffs and
Alberico was dislodged from his position. This occurrence is
only reported by German writers, and they give confused and
mutually contradictory versions of the whole episode, which
indeed reads more like the daring exploit of some robber chieftain
than a serious attack on the Imperial army. But there
must have been some suspicion that the Veronese as a whole
were implicated in the matter, for in the following winter the
assembled citizens deputed their bishop Tebaldo to visit the
Imperial court and make their peace with Frederic Tebaldo
asseverated that the Veronese as a whole were faithful to the
Imperial cause and that none of the leading citizens had been
privy to any plot against the Emperor, but Frederic only
consented to receive the city back into favour after the payment
of a heavy fine.
On his second visit to Italy in r 58 Frederic was again
welcomed at Verona, and Veronese troops took part in the
Imperial attack on Milan. At the diet of Roncalia, in November,
11 58, the Emperor induced the North Italian cities, Verona
amongst them, to recognize his claim to appoint their chief
magistrates, the Podestas, Consuls, etc. But in the next few
years a complete change came over Veronese policy. The
citizens openly threw off all allegiance to the Empire, and allied
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Someone recently asked me what were the first weeks like with Ava. I had to pause and really think hard about that. A few days after bringing Ava home. Although the “first days” were really just a few weeks ago, the experience feels like a distant memory in the far distant past. The routine and rhythms (or lack of) are blurred, swirling memories. What endures, though almost vaguely, are the vast range of emotions I felt during my initiation into motherhood. Perhaps that’s a good thing… Because in all honesty, the first weeks were hell for me. My doctor told me on many occasions that the first two weeks are the hardest and then “it gets better.” That wasn’t the case for me. The first two months proved to be a long, hard, and slow period of acclimation and adjustment for my new family. And that’s ok. Because although I had banked on my challenges being limited to just the first two weeks, the number one thing I had to remember after those first two weeks was that every child is different. I can only now say that that’s ok because I am out of the trenches. While on the battlefield, the last thing that I wanted to hear was that “every child is different.” That made me feel so lonely. While reading all the baby books in the world can prepare you with general parenting skills, nothing in the world can prepare you for the unique personality that your baby has. And that can be very lonely. Not so much physically lonely (because I was surrounded by a lot of love)–it can be mentally lonely. Loneliness is one of the unspoken, yet common emotions that many first time parents experience. I personally found a lot of comfort in joining online communities, such as Babycenter Community Groups because I got to commiserate with other moms of babies that were going through the same developmental stages as my daughter. I also joined Facebook Breastfeeding groups. Yes, less than a week after Ava’s birth, I ran to Babycenter Birth Club/Community Group to get advice on soothing a baby. I got some really helpful tips. This is a screenshot from the app My Pregnancy (Babycenter). Other than loneliness, the first days at home were also filled with pain and exhaustion. Of course I was excited to have Ava home, but I was also in severe pain from my c-section. And my breasts were extremely sore and cracked from around the clock nursing–around the clock nursing which left me with no time to sleep. No sleep and no routine. Healing while trying to care for another little being was one of the hardest juggling acts I’ve ever performed. I felt like I had no “me” time and that I served at the pleasure of Ava–a sweet faced but finicky baby who cried a lot and was often hard to console. She woke up at all hours of the night and wouldn’t go to sleep. I was actually miserable. She was probably even more miserable. But the doctor (and every baby book or website I could get access to) said that it was completely normal and that most babies were like that. I didn’t anticipate the sense of hyper-vigilance that I had over Ava. I felt like I couldn’t ever sleep because I was constantly worried about her and my body was ultra sensitive to any sound that Ava made. A deep sigh would jolt me out of my sleep, in anticipation that Ava was about to wake up hungry and then inconsolable for hours. I remember hoping every night that from whatever time she last ate, that she would at least make it until 4 am for her next feeding/cry session. At 4, I felt like it was “late” enough to get my coffee and day started. Even my dog was worried about her. The most helpful bit of advice I got came from the book “The Happiest Baby on the Block.” It proposed thinking about newborns as fourth trimester babies (or fetuses) that are continuing to develop, but outside of the womb. It challenged parents to think about how jarring and scary life is for newborns outside of the warm waterbed they were used to for 40 weeks. Get the image of the fat smiling baby out of your head! That fat smiling baby will come, but not for another two to three months. What people imagine newborns to be like versus the reality. Image from the book The Happiest Baby on the Block. At two months, something clicked. We got into more of a “loose” routine. She started sleeping much longer at night, waking up only once or twice. She started to smile and to babble. She was just darn adorable. My fat smiling baby finally appeared. While love is one of the most anticipated emotions that you expect after having a baby,
it is not like what movies depict. I certainly felt a maternal love for Ava–a quiet love. But also, I felt frustration, anger, pain, and exhaustion–all of which was “Ava’s fault.” I don’t say this to be mean and I certainly don’t/didn’t actually blame Ava. Besides just pure shock at being a new mom, I believe part of my “lower than expected excitement” was also due to my hormones trying to readjust themselves. But everyday my love grew for Ava. I really hate to say this…but nothing prepares you for motherhood. The closest experience I can relate it to is like pulling constant all nighters and cramming for exams during finals week. But add pain and frustration to the mix. All in all, I am very happy and excited to be a mom. Yes, sometimes I want to lock myself in a room, alone for some “me” time. But I absolutely adore Ava. My favorite time everyday is when I rush home to see her chubby cheeks and chunky hands reach out for me to pick her up. I love the smell of her hair when I go to kiss her, or seeing the bright spark of life in her eyes. I love holding her as she gets ready to eat. Or singing songs in the bathtub as she kicks her feet and flails her hands to splash the water. All these moments and more, I hold dear to my heart. At 6pm, Ava and I snuggle together to watch the tv show “100 Latinos dijeron” (basically, Spanish version of Family Feud). From my instagram. We basically chill together all evening long. |
How to grow them: The zucchini, or courgette, is a great summer staple. Planted as the ground warms, courgettes grow well in well-drained soil enriched with compost or well-rotted manure. You'll get lush leaves, yellow flowers (which are edible and quite the delicacy) and fruit. Left to grow on to larger sizes, zucchini become huge marrows with hard skin and fit only for stuffing after the seedy insides are scooped out. Later in the season, the plants are prone to powdery mildew. Keep well mulched, and foliar-feed with diluted compost tea or a seaweed brew to deter mould. Slice thin strips with a potato peeler and marinate as a side dish. For a sweet alternative, grate zucchini and add to a rich dark-chocolate cake mixture. The result is a beautiful moist cake, and the zucchini is unidentifiable. |
My gorgeous son turned sixteen last month, happy birthday son, you are a fine young man and Mum and Dad are proud of you. We spent the night pre-birthday camped at Lake Somerset. What a gorgeous site to awake to. Tranquil. A feast to the eyes. A special breakfast feast around the fire was followed by present opening, still exciting to a 16 year old! Lol. He then spent the day canoeing to prepare for a teen canoeing expedition he is attending in the coming June/July holidays. Son you are my happy thought! Sixteen years with you has been amazing, you bless my life… |
Cass Daley in Vaudeville and Night Clubs Today is the birthday of Cass Daley (Catherine Dailey, 1915-1975). Daley started out as a teenage singer, accompanying herself with ukulele in New Jersey nightclubs. An enterprising manager encouraged her to stress comedy in her act and by the 30s she had worked her way up to presentation houses, the scattered remnants of vaudeville, revues (Ziegfeld Follies of 1936) and English music hall. The 40s were the peak of her career, when she starred in radio on shows like The Frank Morgan Show and The Fitch Bandwagon (with Phil Harris and Alice Faye), and several Hollywood movies, in which she usually played a love-starved homely girl in the fashion of Martha Raye or Judy Canova (The Fleet’s In, Star Spangled Rhythm, etc etc). She retired from show business in the early 1950s to raise a family, and then re-emerged in the late 60s to take the occasional bit role. To find out more about the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever nutty books are sold. |
Pat Campbell, back up goalie for the Toronto Rock, gives some tips on the basics of box lacrosse goal-tending. For anyone out there who has considered playing goalie in box, these are tips to know for sure. For anyone who plays box on offense, these are also good tips to know – so that you can somehow score on these heavily padded mad men. This winter, I’ve seen 4 or 5 different field goalies play box lacrosse for the first time. Almost ALL struggled with keeping the stick in one hand, between their legs, initially, but the majority have really seemed to pick up some of the concepts… and in only a couple of games! I bet watching this video would have helped. My one question: Why hasn’t some washed up American hockey goalie decided to play box lacrosse? The US team could really use a new keeper (as Miller is getting older each year) and the guy would have to have a shot in the NLL. Philly would take him. He’d be American! Ok, maybe not, but someone might take the guy. But seriously, hockey washouts, get cracking. |
What’s more exciting than starting a really great project? Finishing it, of course! Teaching Tolerance has always provided quality anti-bias social justice lessons and teaching tools, and for years our community had been asking for a full curriculum. The widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards offered an opportunity for TT to meet this need: Why not go beyond the Common Core and offer an option that also aligns to learning targets that reduce prejudice, promote equity and support intergroup relations? Three years, 300 texts, 130 tasks and strategies, and 20 anchor standards later, Perspectives for a Diverse America is ready—and we can’t wait for our community to begin exploring! “I see concrete, practical ways to make everyday teaching culturally relevant.”
—pilot teacher What is Perspectives?
Perspectives is a literacy-based, anti-bias, social justice curriculum that is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Language Arts and Literacy standards—and to the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework (ABF), a groundbreaking set of anti-bias standards. Its Web-based modular design allows for maximum flexibility, customization and differentiation. Use it to plan one lesson or integrate it throughout your scope and sequence. “I love the ability to tie the CCSS and Anti-bias Framework together. Great UBD design.”
—Pilot teacher Why Perspectives?
Perspectives is ideal for educators who embrace both social justice values and backward planning. The curricular elements are aligned to the four domains of the ABF: Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action. Using the anchor standards and grade-level outcomes of the ABF for backward planning allows you to engage a spectrum of social justice topics and cultural and social emotional competencies—critical in today’s diverse classrooms. Click on the space shuttle game piece below to open our special feature game board! Essential Question + Central Text + Tasks + Strategies = Learning plan Essential Questions
Begin by selecting an essential question (EQ) that aligns to your instructional goals. Questions like “What makes us who we are?” (Identity) and “How do communities become diverse?” (Diversity) drive inquiry and student connection with content. Central Texts
Rigorous, relevant texts are at the heart of Perspectives. Select from the anthology of short texts that meet the complexity demands of the Common Core and align to ABF anchor standards. Tasks
Practice UBD by selecting performance tasks next. Write to the Source tasks (3-12) require students to use the central text as a source for argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing. Do Something tasks (K-12) build civic engagement and assess progress toward
anti-bias goals. Strategies
Based on the EQ, the text, your selected performance tasks and your students’ needs, select instructional strategies from each phase of the learning plan. Learning plan phases align to the reading, writing, speaking and listening goals of the Common Core. So…how will YOU use Perspectives? >> Check out examples of Perspectives learning plans. |
We invite you to hear Larissa Snorek-Yates talk about finding a restful, deep-settled calm that cannot be disrupted by fear or any outward disturbance. Larissa Snorek-Yates’ professional work began with opportunities in outdoor education, small claims court mediation, and human rights advocacy. She also taught graduate students at the World Learning Institute, which focused on issues of social justice and community action. Now working full-time as a healing practitioner of Christian Science, Larissa has facilitated workshops and given talks in French and English in Africa, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. |
The Original Pipe Dream: Crimson on Charcoal Gray Instructions For Use: For best results freeze your The Original Pipe Dream in a standard home freezer for at least 4 hours before use. A methodical rolling on the device for at least five minutes to get the best icing and massaging effect. Use on a flat, clean surface such as carpet, hardwood, or tile. This will help avoid abrasions, dents or other mishaps. You can clean the device with your typical ordinary house cleaners. Recommend non-abrasive cleaners that are safe for use on humans. If you have a medical condition, we recommend consulting with a medical health professional prior to use. You may leave the device in your freezer for an extended period of time. The device is rated for temperatures up to -50 degrees Fahrenheit. If using The Original Pipe Dream on any injury please consult with a medical professional prior to use The Original Pipe Dream methodically releases cold at comfortable yet therapeutic levels (a steady 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Roller Massager: Increases Joint Range of Motion and Movement Efficiency |
Ross Murdoch, the European champion, and Andrew Willis, fourth in the Olympic final in Rio last year four years beyond racing in the London 2012 showdown, led the way into the the 200m breaststroke battle on 2:10 and 2:11 on the fourth of six days of action at the British Championships in Sheffield this morning. For Murdoch it will be a case of third time lucky if he lands a ticket to world titles in Budapest this July. On 2:10.88 at the helm of heats this morning, the 22-year-old from the University of Stirling, claimed a home Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth crown ahead of Olympic silver medallist and fellow Scot Michael Jamieson in his breakthrough season with a blistering 2:07.30. That remains his best, silver in 2:07.77 at the 2014 European Championships behind Marco Koch, of Germany, followed by setback. In nationals in 2015, he clocked 2:08.90 only to find himself locked off the world-titles team by Adam peaty and Willis. History repeated itself a year later and on 2:09.16, Murdoch missed the cut for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, his campaign in Brazil confined to the 100m a year after claiming bronze behind Peaty over two laps at the world titles. Murdoch jumped back on his horse after Olympic trials and clocked 2:08.33 for the European crown in London last May. Tonight, he will seek to returned to international four-lap racing for what would be his first world-titles campaign over 200m. Beyond the clock and tough standards that demand all to step up to a time that would put them in the club of title hopes in Budapest, Bath University’s Willis is the biggest threat to Murdoch. He clocked 2:11.88 this morning, Murdoch’s teammate Craig Benson, who claimed the second berth for the Olympic 200m last year, on 2:12.31, Edinburgh’s Calum Tait on 2:12.99 and Loughborough’s James Wilby on 2:13.23. The top eight was completed by Edward Baxter, Charlie Attwood and Luke Davies. “The 200 breaststroke is absolutely stacked and we are missing one of the main players Adam Peaty from it as well so there are so many names you can add into that hat. It can go any way tonight really – it’s the exact same thing as the trials last year, everybody is as well prepared as each other. It just comes down to who wants it the most on the night and who holds their race plan and gets the job done.” Willis was “okay” with his swim, noting: “It’s hard, a heats swim and of course never totally easy. It felt nice and long – probably a bit too long – if you are keeping it long then you are going to be putting on time quickly. I am in the final, that is all that matters.” On the fight tonight, he said: “It’s the same every year, it’s just going to be a fight tooth and nail down the last 50, it always is. With the standard at the moment it always will be for a while now. I’m in there, try and stick to my own race and hopefully I can do what I need to do.” In other action this morning, James Guy, of Bath University, booked into lane 4 for the 100m butterfly final in 52.81. Another win would deliver a third gold of the meet, after victories in the 400m free and 200m butterfly, the latter ina breakthrough 1:55.9 loaded with promise. Next through was Loughborough’s Adam Barrett in 53.00 and City of Glasgow’s Sean Campsie, on 53.49. The top 8 was completed by Sam Horrocks, Duncan Scott, on a 53.78 match with traning partner Cameron Brodie the morning after a pioneering 47.90 in the 100m freestyle, Kevin Wallbank, Calum Jarvis and Cameron Brooks-Clarke. Said Guy: “To me it was just a heat swim, the goal is just to make it back to the final, get a lane. It felt quite controlled, I can drop some more tonight. Asked what gives with him, Scott and the freestyle crew attacking the ‘fly events (Scott having made the podium in the 200 on 1:57), Guy told Byrnes: “I think it’s just after the Olympic year, usually now it’s quite quiet for the next couple of years, I think we are just trying different things. I know Duncan (Scott) – it’s the Commonwealth Games next year and he can qualify here for a few events, maybe that is why we are doing different things. I’ve been doing 100 fly for a couple of years now just for the relay spot but it’s getting faster, hopefully as I get a bit older and stronger I shall start taking it a bit more seriously.” Barrett, the man who in 2014 was racing relay splits on the cusp of Phelpsian speed, is now coached by Ian Hulme, who guided Jocelyn Ulyett to victory in the 200m breaststroke on a British record of 2:22.08. Says Barrett of Hulme and the Loughborough set-up: “He is doing a fantastic job, we’ve got a great squad of people. Even in (coach) Andi Manley‘s squad – people like Charlotte Atkinson (200 fly) last night, we have got a great programme up there and it all seems to be coming together for everyone.” Freya Anderson, the 16-year-old from Ellesmere Co, clocked 54.40 at the helm of the 100m free heats, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, Olympic silver medallist over 200IM last year, on 54.49. Lucy Hope, Anna Hopkin, the 50m free champion last night, 200m champion Eleanor Faulkner, Jessica Jackson, 100m back champion Georgia Davies and Kathryn Greenslade completed the top 8, all barring last in on 55s. Charlotte Evans, Loughborough University, on 2:12.26, and Jessica Fullalove, of Bath University, on 2:12.31, led the way to the 200m backstroke final, the next six swiftest this morning Chloe Golding, Kirsty Simpson, Rosie Rudin, Candice Hall, Kathleen Dawson and Courteney Price. |
Chaffetz called the Secret Service's response to the episode a "complete and utter, total failure", recalling that the incident was not the first such instance of someone vaulting the White House fence. United States authorities have arrested a person who drove to a White House checkpoint last night and claimed to have a bomb, CNN reports. A man has been arrested after reportedly approaching a checkpoint near the White House in a vehicle and claiming to have a bomb. A person earlier jumped over a bike rack in a buffer zone in front of the building, but was unable to scale a fence into the grounds before being tackled by guards. The individual, who was not identified, was "immediately apprehended" before reaching the White House fence, said Mason Brayman, a Secret Service spokesman. The "rack" Spicer referenced is a barrier lower than the spiked fence that marks the north side of the complex. The network also reported that Tran was spotted "looming around" Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue, where the White House is located, almost six hours before his arrest. There have been no details given on specifically what caused the vehicle to be considered suspicious, but the Secret Service has said it's investigating the matter. There is an "on-going criminal investigation", the spokesperson told reporters. President Trump was reportedly in the White House at the time of the incident, which took place on the evening of March 10. The arrest came about a week after a more serious incident that called into question security outside the White House. Several streets around the White House have been closed, and the situation is ongoing. President Donald Trump's proposed deep cuts in foreign aid could mark the retreat of USA support for South Sudan, a nation America enthusiastically helped to create. The man had a document he wanted to give to someone at the White House and wasn't carrying a weapon, CNN reported citing law enforcement. |
Akhilesh Yadav And Navjot Singh Sidhu Most Talked About Candidates on Facebook Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav/File photo As the assembly elections fight in five states enters the crucial stage, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has emerged as the most talked about candidate on Facebook followed by Navjot Singh Sidhu who recently joined the Congress party in Punjab. According to the data provided by the social networking website, BJP candidate L Bashanta Singh (Bhim) from Manipur is at the third spot, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is trending at fourth and Elvis Gomes, Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Minister candidate for Goa, is part of the discussion threads at the fifth spot. Based on the number of unique people discussing a particular issue, the Facebook data also provides an insight about the top political issues people are talking about on the platform, the company said in a statement. "About 52 percent of the target audience are talking about defence, while nearly 30 percent of the same sample consider crime to be an important issue in this election," it added. These are followed by industry (22.18 percent), health and welfare (18.6 percent), economy (14.46 percent), tax (14.27 percent), transport (5.14 percent), pension (4.56 percent) and education (3.05 percent). Also read: Jack Dorsey Buys $7 Million of Twitter Shares After it Misses Revenue Estimates |
Grey District's Mayor says there's a sense of relief that hearings for the Pike River Royal Commission of Inquiry will end this week. The last public hearings into the deaths of 29 men at Pike River begin in Greymouth this morning. Final submissions will be given by 12 lawyers over the next two and a half days, representing 15 key participants. Tony Kokshoorn says it's been a long and emotional journey for the West Coast. "There's a relief down here it's been going for a long time. November 2010 is a long time ago now but it's still on the minds of everybody and we all want to know what happened." The commissioners are due to report their findings to the Governor-General by September 28. |
Museo de Ciencias
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2012–2017 Identity and naming for a science museum (name below) located in the basement of the Instituto Padre Suarez (name above), a historical Secondary school in Granada. A thin line between the two groups of abbreviations establishes a clear sense of hierarchy between the entities. The identity uses Simplon, a swiss monospaced typeface evoking a notion of future from the past. The collections come from the end of 19th Century. At that time important Secondary Schools like this one used to acquire vast amounts of scientific material to be used by the students. Tagging was a very common way to describe the items of a museum in the past. We wanted to bring this beautiful tradition back. The back of some nice postcards to send to your love ones. |
History will say the Boston Celtics passed on the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, not only trading it away but doing so in a deal with one of the team’s fiercest rivals. Danny Ainge isn’t worried. Philadelphia and Boston completed their trade of draft picks on Monday, the 76ers acquiring the No. 1 pick from the Celtics and netting the chance to draft Washington guard Markelle Fultz. The Celtics moved down two spots to No. 3 and picked up another first-round selection in either 2018 or 2019 — with Ainge saying the deal came at no cost to Boston whatsoever. “We’re getting the player we want. They’re getting the player they want,” said Ainge, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations. “And we’re getting an additional player that we want in next year’s draft or the year after. It’s a good deal for both teams.” The player Philadelphia wants is clear: The 76ers wouldn’t say it Monday, but they’re going to take Fultz barring something cataclysmic happening before Thursday. “We felt like the move from 3 to 1 was worth the cost of a first-round pick in the future,” 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo said. Source:: The Denver Post – Sports |
After about 5 hours on the boat we arrived to Athens. The city was ugly and intimidating. It reminded me of Sao Paulo. There were ugly graffiti everywhere on the walls around the city. We stayed near Syntagma Square, where the Greek Parliament is located. We were a bit shocked by the state of the city. My friend was a bit nervous walking around the city late at night. I don’t blame her. The whole place looked so sketchy and dangerous even in the daylight. In the evening we went to St George Lycabettus Boutique Hotel for dinner. From the rooftop restaurant you can see the Acropolis lit up at night as well as the entire Athens below you. The food was OK, we only had a Greek salad and a shrimp dish baked in a casserole with Feta cheese. Things to To Do In Athens Top Things to To Do In Athens I spent the next day sightseeing. I walked up to the Acropolis. I walked across the Monastiraki Flea Market on the way to the Acropolis. It reminded me of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. I saw so many ugly graffiti on the way there. If it wasnt for the ancient ruins, it would be the ugliest European city. I walked up to the Acropolis. It was on the top of the mountain. It was enormous and beautiful! The sun was shining bright on top of us. The Acropolis serves as an eternal symbol of education, democracy and inspiration. I made friends with every Asian tourists up there, because they usually take really nice photos and I needed people to take photos of me as I was alone. The view was spectacular from up there. I could see the entire city and all the famous ruins were below us. The Acropolis was very beautiful and surprisingly well maintained. After taking a ton of awesome photos of the city and the ruins, went to see the Ancient Agora and the Roman Agora. I found churches everywhere. The Ancient Agora was also well maintained. It was spread out in a very large green territory. The best thing of the Ancient Agora was the Temple of Hephaestus. It is the best preserved ancient temple in Athens. After this I walked towards Syntagma Square. I walked down Ermou Street and checked out the shops. Every brand was represented on the street and you could find a church on every corner. I walked by the Parliament, walked through the park behind it. I enjoyed the shades of the beautiful palm trees. I continued towards the Temple of Olympian Zeus. This ancient ruin looked so cool from the Acropolis that I definitely wanted to see it before heading to the airport. Only some pillars remained from the front of the temple, but these pillars are so huge that I can only imagine how massive this temple was thousands of years ago. It was great to see it. I saw another ancient building called Zappeion on the way there. After I have seen enough ruins, I headed back to the hotel to pick up my luggage and departed from this beautiful city to head back to the island of bad food and bad weather. Barbara is a London based luxury travel and lifestyle blogger. She started traveling through Paris, London, New York, Milan, Tokyo at the age of 17 to conquer the World as a model. Ever since, she has visited 67 countries. She writes about the most exclusive jet-set destinations such as Cannes, Venice Film Festivals, Monaco Grand Prix, Oscar Parties in LA, Fashion Weeks in Milan or Paris as well as yacht parties in St-Tropez, Miami Art Basel, Biennale in Venice, Frieze in London or the Royal Wedding in Monaco. |
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