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Emotional Gopal Rai ‘forgives’ his attackers but warns he knows how to deal with traitors
The alleged attack on a Delhi government minister Gopal Rai in his office inside the assembly premises on Wednesday night dominated the proceedings of the Delhi assembly on Thursday.
In an emotionally charged speech, Rai lashed out at his rivals.
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He said, ‘This may be a small incident. But the mission we’ve started, they can’t stop that mission. I was once shot at. If the bullets didn’t stop me, how can these few people succeed? The people who are indulging in theatrics on twitter now a days were nowhere near the movement we had launched for Jan Lokpal under the leadership of respected Anna Hazare ji. What do these people, who neither had anything to do with Jan Lokpal in the past nor now , want to achieve by throwing mud at me, abusing me or stooping so low?”
Rai, who concluded his speech by requesting the Speaker to forgive his alleged attackers said he was adept at dealing with the traitors same way he dealt with them in the past.
He said, “People opposed us when we launched the movement at Jantr Mantar, they opposed us when we met at Ramlila ground and there were people opposing us even when we formed the party. Gaddaron se ladna ham tab bhi jaante the, gaddaron se ladna ham ab bhi jaante hain!”
Delhi’s deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia said that the attack on a minister inside his own office in an otherwise high security assembly compound was a very serious matter. He asked the Delhi police to understand the severity of the matter while probing the incident.
He said, “the attack on our minister is being investigated by the police. The main issue is that a minister has been attacked inside the assembly compound. I hope the police will show the same urgency in dealing with this attack on our minister as they’ve been nimble-footed in acting against our MLAs. This is also a test for the police.”
Pushkar made several attempts to get up and clarify his stand but the the Speaker RN Goel was in no mood to allow him to speak. A visibly upset Goel told Pushkar to avoid indulging in any theatrics because he said he was the witness to the incident on Wednesday night.
Goel said, “Don’t do any theatrics here. Please sit down. I saw what happened yesterday. I saw all the tamasha. I was called by mantriji’s secretary at 6.45 pm. He informed me that few people had forcibly entered the minister’s office and attacked him with mud.
“They also misbehaved with the minister. I immediately came out and saw five people standing there. They were carrying packets with mud. I restrained Nitin Tyagi and Amanullah who wanted to go and intervene. I can show the CCTV footage.”
Goel asked Puskar, ” Will you apologise to all of us if the security person on duty confirms that you had called him to grant entry to these attackers?”
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Analya smiled in appreciation as the throwing knife hit the tree just above her head but thrust forwards again without delay. Searinox made a few steps back, parrying and escaping with quick half turns, waiting what the girl was going to come up with.
“So you count on shadows and quick wits,” she said, with a slight interruption after every few words as the swordplay was getting intense again. Attacks and guards, bluffs and counterfeints. “They can without doubt keep you in the fight for some time. But how long?” Searinox led away her sword and she had to escape with a roll; she was able to strike against the corsair's legs simultaneously and get up with her blade ready to parry which together barely gave her enough time to get up again.
“Sooner or later your trickery is bound to fail,” she claimed and pressed again. Searinox hid his left side behind a tree and she circled around him to gain more space for her sword. The corsair darted forwards this tame and she gave in several yards, weaving her way between several low boughs. Searinox followed, hardly slowed down by the interfering plants. He bent one branch and sent it against Analya's rapier; she dodged but had to fall back a few more steps. The corsair followed, ready to use his advantage. Then, however, he overextended his dagger, the noble daughter trapped it between her rapier and a branch and caught the swashbuckler's wrist. She blocked the immediate attack against her arm and held fast when the elusive fencer tried to set himself free. She then quickly jumped forwards, touched her opponent's head with an elbow strike and grasped his arm in a lock. Searinox was suddenly at a distinct disadvantage; he tried to stab her with his free hand at least but she shifted her weight somewhat and the attack lost all strength.
“And when this happens and someone gets a tight grab on you, you will soon find yourself on your knees,” she concluded with a smile and rotated her body, forcing Searinox to the ground. Controlling the corsair by a lock on his wrist and shoulder, she put her blade on his neck. After a while, she loosened the grip again and made a few steps back, awaiting the corsair's answer.
Analya is fencing Searinox and discussing strategies for staying alive.
Getting up on one knee Searinox turned his shoulder as he reached for his sword, obviously it was slightly sour from the arm lock but he didn't let it show. "While you do make a good point, I have other ways to survive." He stood up slowly, his Sea Dragon Cloak draped over him, hiding any movements he made beneath them. Once fully straightened Searinox looked at Analya 'It's been fun sparring with her.' a small smirk appeared on his face as he launched himself towards the Noble Lady.
Analya prepared her defence as Searinox unleashed a series of thrusts with his sword. Whilst Analya could feel the style he was using was still the same, the pattern had changed drastic. They started of slowly yet, with each following attack, they picked up speed. Even with her fencing skills she couldn't slack. Yet she saw one opening, the disgraced noble wasn't using his left arm. Had her arm lock done so much damage he couldn't use it properly any more? It mattered not, for with a quick twist of her blade she parried Searinox's final thrust and send it to her side.Yet not wasting any of his momentum the he attack with his left arm. In her mind she sighed, such a open attack, so easily blocked, is this truly the extend of his skills? Raising her blade to block the incoming dagger she quickly found out that instead of the sound of clashing blades, she heard the sound of a chain wrapping around her rapier. When Searinox stood up slowly it wasn't because of any pain, it was to give him time to wrap the chain around his arm.When he attacked Analya keeping his left side hidden it wasn't because he couldn't use his arm. It was so she wouldn't see the chain.When he made that open attack with his left arm it wasn't a desperate attack, it was planned to ensnare her weapon.Before she could truly register what and how it had transpired the rattling of chains could be heard and she quickly found herself without a weapon. It had been pulled out of her hands and thrown into a near tree.Realising the danger she was in Analya jumped backwards and landed on her knees. When she looked up Searinox had already closed the gap and was pointing his sword at her, almost touching her with it.
"And I'm sure a beautiful and skill full Lady such as yourself could understand these ways." With a movement ever so subtle a small silver bracelet slid down the length of the sword and rested on it's tip. "As such, please accept this small token of my gratitude for sparring with me once again." Adding in a small bow he continued with a smile on his face."I hope that after this job is over we can have a closer look at what we can offer each other."
Continuing with sparring, agreeing with Analya that smoke and mirrors will not help him forever. ((Implying that he always has his silver tongue))accepting Analya's offer for further assistance after this job and presenting her with a gift.((Also I suggest we end it with your next post so that the story can continue some more))
OOC - Sorry it took so long to get anything up. I agree with Searinox, might be worth getting the story moving and everyone into the same timeline again.
Gazing around the deck of the ship, there was little to inspire Gilvaad. The number of patches and makeshift repairs seemed disproportionate to her apparent age, but that it was loved and attended to was apparent. Perhaps this ship would see him home in the end.
“So,” a voice announced from behind him, “I hope you understand I did not want you here. I expect you to at least be quiet and go out of our way. But if you think you can actually do something feel free to convince me you won't be a burden.”
Turning to face his accuser, Gilvaad saw it was the Captain, 'Kireth' he seemed to recall.
"I assure you my Captain, that I am indeed far more than just a burden. I long for the day when I can amaze and astound you with my talents. I will however do as you request and keep to myself until you understand and appreciate all of my not inconsequential virtues"
Possibly a little over the top he thought to himself, but better that he believes that I have the confidence to deliver against my boasts than play the meek kitten
The captain seemed less than impressed with what was obvious exaggeration, "Trust me, if you fail to live up to your boast, when the time comes I will have you keel hauled. I have no place on my crew for incompetence and falsely made promises!"
With that the Captain turned his back and strode off, still angry at this intrusion on to his vessel.
Catching his breath momentarily Gilvaad paused and looked out over the rail.
Analya and Searinox had left. On a date. Of sorts. Actually left the ship. Ladry did not care for this one bit. What could be important and secret enough to keep two entire crews waiting? Surely if she needed it that badly, there should be an abundance of willing males on the other ship. No, this could be only one thing - scheming.
And then there was this newcomer. Having only recently accepted that Car and Sear could probably be somewhat trusted... And he was here on the whim of Analya. But this was a concern for later. With the lovebirds disappearing toward the shore in the small boat, Ladry cleared her throat and moved toward Kireth. "Whatever is with that girl, she puts her own whims over that which must be done. Elves have bled today. Elves have died today. We should drink to them before anything else."
Having conveyed her opinion to the ships captain, Ladry drew her robes more tightly around her slim figure. It was not a pretty sight before, worn for wear as it was. Now, the edges where singed and several scorched holes allowed the cold shore-bound winds to caress her legs. It chilled her more than usual, and she realised that she was, in fact, barely standing. Snap out of it! Doing her very best to maintain her composure, she stepped towards the railing and found a comfortable spot to sit. Getting off her feet was an immense relief, and soon a small fire danced in her hands, radiating what small energy she dared into her chilled bones.
Intermezzo. Ladry expresses a wish to drink to those elves who died, then sits by the railing, clearly appearing exhausted but doing what she can to conceal this fact.
Finding a suitable spot to read "the" book had not been easy.It had to be outside, because under the deck the light was not sufficient.The aft deck near the helm would have been a preferred spot, had it not been for the officers who appreciated the same place for the same reasons. But Caraoc had been annoyed by them enough already.After a thorough investigation, the pilot had found the perfect spot, between two barrels by the railing, almost hidden by heavy ropes. There was just enough space for Caraoc to sit and hope to be left alone with his book to read avidly.
Hmmm...On the Boundary between Life and Death. Chapter two. The only important thing is: A practitioner of the teachings described here is going to live on while his enemies succumb fall one by one...
Light steps coming close. Smoky smell. Caraoc could not concentrate knowing that Ladry was passing by. He just remained still and waited for her to fade away.Steps stopping. Slight movement of the very barrel Caraoc was leaning his back on. No way, she's not sitting that close! For how long?Faint brightness disturbing the shades and barely touching the winds of magic. Subtle sulfur hint. What a curse, that girl. She's smoking now! Why was she ever allowed onboard at all?
He knew she would not go. He wished so much to find answers in his book! For example, to find out why she was such a nuisance?That's when he made a mistake: he had not realized how easy it was for the book to gain the upper hand on him. He wondered what the book said about Fire magic. And the answer was: Aqshy wizards often surrender to their own passion but their ability to find raw power within themselves is uncontested...Then a bell rang in his head and another mental voice warned him: you shouldn't read that close to her.He closed the book hastily and kept his breath.
Trying to read, but disturbed by the very presence of Ladry, on the other side of the barrel he is sitting against._________________Caraoc the scald pilot - WS3 S4 T3 D5 I5 - A saga or it didn't happen!Equipment: staff, repeater handbow (20 clips), Sea Dragon Cloak, cutlassInventory: "Beastbane" Horn, Book On the boundary between life and death, sunstone, sextant, set of navigational instruments; 24 gold + share + 5 food + 5 alcohol +1 lyre.Skills: Power of Azyr (2) Power of Ghur (1), Evasion, RaidingClass: Mage (Astromancer)
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When Searinox showed her the silver bracelet Analya laughed from heart, obviously in a very good mood. “But Searinox, if you are giving jewelry to a noble lady should it not be you the one kneeling? You really need to work on your etiquette,” she replied smilingly. She stood up and added: “I have to admit, I expected many things but not this.”
She accepted the bracelet and touched the tiny golden leafs lightly. Switching to a more serious tone but still smiling, she continued: “I hope you understand I can hardly allow myself to wear this now. It would not be proper for a highborn to accept gifts from regular corsairs. Still, I appreciate your gesture, I like the jewel and I will find a way to put it to good use.”
She picked up her sword from the ground, cleaned its blade with a piece of cloth and sheathed it.
“It was a pleasure fencing with you again and I am grateful for your willingness,” she thanked with a slight bow. “I look forward to meeting you again and discussing more, as you said. For now, though, it is probably time for us to part. The preparations for departure are not going to last long and I do not want the ships to have to wait for us. I will look forward to our next meeting – and to the discussion you mentioned.”
She bowed once more. “Farewell, swashbuckler extraordinaire with mysterious past.” Then she turned around and disappeared between the trees.
***
Ladry had found Kireth leaning over the railing, staring in the sea. Somewhat uncharacteristic for the grumpy elf that was usually spending his days clamping back and forth on the board or holding the wheel. Now he seemed to be lost in his thoughts, most likely for the first time in the months the mercenaries had known him.
„Elves have bled today,“ said Ladry to the captain. „Elves have died today. We should drink to them before anything else."
Kireth gazed at her for a long time before he answered. His voice sounded as if he were speaking to himself rather than to the fire mage. „Funny thing is, no one from the crew died today, only Paithan. Some are hurt really badly but everyone is alive. We are tougher that we ourselves think, it seems.“
Suddenly, as if remembering whom he was speaking to, he straightened up and returned to his usual grumpy, commanding manner of speach. „We will do it in the eve. The first hours after an injury are the worst so maybe someone will die today after all. For now, there is still lots of work we have to do before setting sail.“
Without waiting for an answer, he left the noble girl and ordered someone to shelter the wounded lying on board with some canvas.
***
Once Searinox set foot on the board of the Hungry Gaze again, the corsairs gathered around him, greeting him as a hero and shouting questions.
“So our lovebird is back! How was the sparring lesson? What new moves did you teach her?” “I hope your sword was long enough!” “How long did it take to strip down her defenses?” “And how did she repay you?” “Did she show you her secrets? What are they like?” “Who ended up on top?”
***
Then they finally set sail again, to the south. The other ship diappeared and soon, the shore was only a thin strip of green between the dark gray sea and lighter gray sky. And finally, they managed to escape the rain.
When the evening came, Incaneth had everyone gather under the canvas that was sheltering the wounded from rain. It was tight there but everyone had found a place nevertheless.
“As you know,” the first officer explained, “we were tasked to free the margrave Hildebrand von Trotzenau. Based on the letter the tax collector was carrying, he is probably in the castle Raukarg. This is a smaller stronghold on an isle on the south of the Empire shore, easy to defend but quite a distance away from other human garrisons. The Inquisitions is using it for holding the most dangerous offenders so it would make sense our target would be there. We do not know it for sure, however; and even if we did, I doubt someone of us has ever been inside.”
He shrugged and concluded:
“Ideally, we would need confirmation that the margrave really is there and some kind of plan how to get him outside. Any ideas?”
Searinox parts with Analya and returns to the ship (feel free to write your part of this of course).Kireth thinks drinking to the dead is a good idea but remarks they only lost Paithan.The ship sets sail finally.After some hours of sailing, the crew gathers and discusses how to retrieve the margrave from prison.
Setting sail again! These moments were always exiting.Actually, nothing on earth beats the sight of a ship setting sail... except for the sight of the shore viewed from the ship coming back home, of course.
Time came for the evening brief.Incaneth told them all about a stronghold on a remote isle, used as a prison for high profile personalities.A castle on a remote isle, that was rather intriguing - thought the pilot. Castles are built to protect something, and this one was... remote? What was it protecting before becoming a prison? It could be defending a narrow access to a bay, most likely a river mouth.In that case, not only accessing it was naturally difficult from land, but accessing it from sea would be easily spotted by the guards, as there would be a single direction from which a sea threat would come.The castle was most probably easy to defend indeed. And who were them to consider to attack it? How mighty was the army carried by the lone Hungry Gaze?With fog concealing our troops, and a daredevil scout sneaking inside the castle and opening the doors for us, we should have sufficient troops to assault the castle. Now, without these two elements...
At least, Caraoc could try and answer the interrogation about the presence of the margrave.He could ask one of the Margrave's old friends: its book.
Caraoc stepped away from the crowd.He took the book in two hands, and started to concentrate on the only thing he knew about its former owner: its name."Margrave Hildebrand von Trotzenau, where are you hiding? Margrave Hildebrand von Trotzenau? Book, tell me where he is?
Take me down to the river bend - Take me down to your former friendWatch the prison from off my skin - Show me how to meet Hildebrand Fly me up on a silver wing - Past the rock where the sirens singWarm me up where the Margrave show - And bring me down to von Trotzenau
'Cause I need see a crack in this castle Raukarg - Hardly anything hard for you to see - For you to see
Bring the jail in blinding dream - Through the secrets that I want seenWatch the prison from off my skin - And show me how to meet Hildebrand 'Cause I need see a crack in this castle Raukarg - Hardly anything hard for you to see - For you to see
'Cause I need see a crack in this castle Raukarg - Hiding everything for Inquisitions'Cause I need see a crack in this castle Raukarg - Hardly anything hard for you to see - For you to seeFor you to see"
Searinox returned Analya's smile with one of his own. "Doing the unexpected, it's what I do best."
"It would not be proper for a highborn to accept gifts from regular corsairs""But of course, M'lady. Searinox added a playish bow to his posture "It's an honour that you accepted this regular Corsairs gift."'Maybe... if she's trustworthy she'll find out one day.'
Forming a more sincere bow this time he continued "Farewell, graceful Highborn fencer. Travel safe until next we meet."
***
Finally returning to the ship the jesting from the corsairs began. Searinox chuckled and grabbed the nearest jester in a friendly grip and joined the laughter. "That's for me to know and for you to guess Lads! Let's just say I showed her every corner of the forest and she liked it!"
***
After listening to the first officers explanation about the next target Searinox pondered for a bit."Ideally you'd send a small force in to secure a quarter, maybe even open the gates for the rest of the crew."A concerned look crept up upon his face. "Though with a fortification like this that might not be as easy as usual."
Caraoc was standing under open sky, singing and concentrating, pronouncing the name again and again. Hildebrand von Trotzenau, the heretic margrave. Soon, his mind was circling around a fort that he knew had to be Raukarg, a rather small castle but with tall walls washed by the sea and many guards keeping watch. He felt he was not alone in the dreamlike world he had created with his song – there was the familiar singing of Azyr, comforting like the presence of an old companion; the whispering of his book, dry and serious and full of mystery; and in the fort itself, some strong will was waiting, prepared to repell all invaders. They, his mind and the essence of his book, were scouring around, looking for an opening or a moment of unattentiveness but their effort was in vain and every time they closed in, the stern eye of the guardian chased them away again.
For a moment, the handsome face of the margrave appeared in a window and the book reached to him; the watcher was prepared, though, and forced it back away. The connection was too weak, the distance too long. The divination was futile without more power but it was up to Caraoc to decide if this was the way to go.
***
Incaneth raised his eyebrows when Searinox spoke out. “You know, there is no need for us to capture the entire fortress,” he remarked. “The goal is only to extract one single prisoner. If we do it right we might even be able to entirely avoid confrontation.” “And to be honest,” threw in Hendor, lying on the deck covered in bandages, in a weak voice, “I don't really want to meet those Inquisition guys again. Last time was enough I say.”
“What,” barked Galder, “we are all quite well, aren't we? They got a proper beating then and they will get one again if they cross us.”
The cook started to protest but Kireth cut the argument short: “Enough. We don't fear those holy freaks but we don't run on their swords if we can help it. I'd think that with two mages, one mercenary scout and one infiltration specialist backing my crew we should have a decent chance of going unnoticed. If those experts can come up with something of course.”
Caraoc is able to divine with decent certainty that the margrave is indeed held in Raukarg. However, the fort has some sort of magical protection and it is not possible to find more too easily. Corsairs continue to discuss the prison break, pointing out that it might possibly go without any fighting at all.
Searinox crossed his arms and started to ponder after Incaneth's remark. "Well ofcourse that's a good point... but I doubt the Margrave will come quietly." He let out a small chuckle "What are we going to tell him? 'Don't worry! We'll just take you to Naggaroth for some abroad studies.'?"
He then turned to Kireth. "Personally I'd have to see the fortress first before I can make any plans. Every Fortress has it's shadows, and every shadow can be used to slip through unnoticed. Most likely through a port of some sorts. Though as I said, I think the hardest part would be getting the Margrave out." Searinox eyed Gilvaad, "How about you?" he asked him. "You have any idea's so far?"'Analya put him here... most likely with some ulterior motive. I just hope he's as good as she hopes he is.'
A vision. A glimpse in the darkness, which took progressively shape.A rock. Sea waves assaulting tall walls in vain. Formidable heights battered by the sea, and only a narrow path. Castle Raukarg.A Will. Circling endlessly around the rock, it added an arcane defense to the already formidable natural defenses of the castle. It had sensed Caraoc and the Book presence. Whatever it was, it would not let them through.A face, during a brief instant. Caraoc knew it was the Margrave. The Margrave had sensed that something was calling him. He had scrutinized the ether. His movement betrayed his surprise, when he realized that the arcane call was coming from his former Book, that he thought lost - it had lasted only a fraction of second, and the Guardian chased the vision. It could never happen again.
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Caraoc needed to know more. The pilot in him wanted to find a way.What was inside the castle? Could he communicate with the Margrave?For that, the Astromancer needed a stronger divination spell. He needed to communicate with the Margrave.But the Will was interposing. He needed the Will to be distracted - maybe by the Book?Yes, that was the way.
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The bard concentrated on the image of the fort. He brought the image of the Book along with him, and incited the Book to try to call again its former Master. The pilot knew that the Will would interpose. An alignment of the Book, the Will and the Margrave. That would pin the Will in position.Caraoc would take advantage of them being focused on each other to try and sneak into the fortress from a divergent angle, and reach the Margrave. He hoped to be able to exchange a few words before the Will would chase him away, ultimately.
First was to catch the attention of the Margrave again, and to incite him to discuss - expecting the Will to interpose."You, you who smiled when you're in jail - You who soldiered through the arcane - But were distracted and shut downSo why, why did you talk to your old Book - Such words were inaudible and in vain - Their promise has to be asked againAnd where was your watchman then - It'd be your keeper for life as your guardian"
Now that the Margrave knew he had to try and communicate, and the Will interposed, there was the time when Caraoc could try to take an oblique approach.The Astromancer would intoduce himself by alluding that he was to liberate the Margrave.
"I could be your carrier out of there, your first warden - I'll be your guidance out jail, I'll be with a gang - The greatest escape of all from your guardianYou, you in the chaos feigning sane - You who has pushed beyond what's humane - Them as the ghostly tumbleweedAnd where was your watchman thenI could be your carrier out of there, your first warden - I'll be your guidance out jail, I'll be with a gang - The greatest escape of all from your guardian"
The last step was the most delicate. It was to listen to what the Margrave could tell him about how to circumvent the castle's defenses.
"Now no more smiling mid crest fall - No more managing unmanageables - No more holding still in the hailstormNow tell us how best to come - To be your freedom for life as your guardian - To be your carrier out there, your first wardenI need your advice on call, I beg a demand - The greatest honor of all is your freedom"
Trying to communicate by spell with the Margrave - using the Book as a disctraction for the Will - in order to learn from the Margrave his opinion about the best way to take him out.
Caraoc kept singing but now, knowing the fort was protected by some magical will, he changed his approach.
The book followed his command with eagerness and determination. It headed directly to the main gate and slammed into it powerfully. The defender reacted immediatelly and formed a shield; the book, knowing its strength was insufficient, examined it carefully. And so they stood, the stalwart protector from evil and the demanding book longing for its master, eyeing each other, neither one gaining any ground.
In the meantime, Caraoc, treading lightly and hiding in the shadows, was slowly sneaking inside. The protective will did not seem to notice his light steps, or maybe it considered him no threat. Soon enough, he was climbing the wall, ascending some steps, hiding himself in an abandoned room, passing a guard that was staring at the sea without interruption - and finally, looking in the eyes of the margrave himself.
The man seemed surprised but he listened to the scald. Then, he hesitated for a slight moment but decided soon to answer and whispered with a voice used to far more strength and passion:
"Guardmaster Herman is a drunken fool. The magic protection only affects spellcasting and artifacts and is silent when no one tries to cast magic - as far as my limited experience tells at least. They are cutting expenses where they can and so there are only a few torches and some locks probably need repair. Some guards see themselves as holy warriors and will fight to the death but many are only here because of the mostly easy service. You can tell them apart by the shinyness of their armour. I am being held somewhere high, probably in a tower. I will be able to walk."
The margrave fell silent, considering what more could he say. Then, however, the mysterious guardian finally noticed the conversation and leapt towards them fiercefully. Both the scald and the margrave quickly closed their minds. They managed to avoid any harm that way; however, their conversation was cut and now the guardian was more wary than ever before.
Caraoc succeeded in fooling the magical defender and contacting the margrave. He obtained some information from this man.
The divination provided precious information to the Astromancer.Next step was to give that information to the group.The only difficulty was that Caraoc had never admitted publicly his "talents".For that reason, he would pretend he had the information from before joining the Hungry Gaze.
While he was concentrating in his divination, Caraoc could not follow the discussions, and did not know what was said.He came back towards the group.Kireth and Incaneth were in the middle, staring at the rest of the mercenaries, who were silent. All corsairs were circling around, apparently curious to see whether something interesting would come up.
All eyes converged towards the scald when he interrupted the uneasy silence."Please, I need to tell something.The more I think about it, the more I'm confident I have heard something about that castle.I did not know the name, but everything else matches.A small castle with tall walls on an isolated reef washed by the sea, which looks impossible to capture.The inquisition holding there a few special prisoners, among which a Margrave - there must not be that many Margraves kept prisoners in the whole Empire, wouldn't they?"
The silence was impressive. The whole assembly was holding their breath, waiting for more. Incaneth made a gesture towards the scald and invited him to tell all he knew.
"The person who got me the information went inside quite recently, although I can't tell how fresh was his visit.Prisoners would remain there for life unless being pardoned, so we can safely assume that the Margrave is still there. At the time, he was treated decently and was able to walk. He was held in altitude, in a tower with a window.
He told me that the many guards visible on watch are not as formidable as they seem. The Guardmaster is a drunken fool. Many guards are here only because of the mostly easy service, and don't even maintain their armour properly. Only a few guards are fanatic, you can tell them apart by their shiny armour.They are cutting expenses where they can, there are only a few torches and some locks need repair.
There are serious magical defenses, though, but it only affects spellcasting and artifacts and is silent when no one tries to cast magic.
That's all I can recall from that informer... who cannot talk anymore, I'm afraid."
The fire mage did not pay much attention to the planning. They knew nothing, how should they prepare a plan anyway? She was still exhausted from the outburst of fire she had created in the battle not that long ago and she was not in the mood for this kind of babbling. "I think he will come, Sear," she forced out of herself to save them all even more words. "He is in prison, they probably torture him and he is to get executed soon. He has no reason to stay."
As if it mattered to her. She was on a ship that belonged to someone she did not care about, accompanied by elves she could hardly trust, rescuing some necromancer she has never met to push forwards some plan that would not benefit her. She was serving a noble girl that had no right to be the luckier of the two - but chance allowed her to give commands while it forced Ladry to follow them.
Why should she care, about the margrave, about Analya, about anything?
She just wanted this meeting to end, she wanted to delve in her flames again and forget the whole world.
GILVAAD
So the time was here - his first chance to impress the others with something more than boasts. Given their distrust towards him he really should make it count.
"You are lucky to have such a well-informed source, Caraoc" he begun. From the looks of others it seemed they were trusting what this shoeless elf had said so Gilvaad decided to do the same without any comments. "It gives us some possibilities. If we encounter any damaged locks I should be able to open them. The missing torches should allow us to stay in darkness and avoid unwanted attention easier. Furthermore, if the guardmaster really is a drunkard and a fool chances are the inner corridors will not be guarded, meaning that once we are inside we will encounter no further watchmen. In case I am interpreting his incompetence wrongly, there is nothing that stops a guard from sounding the alarm like a blowpipe dart in his neck with some suitable poison applied. Therefore, once we are inside I believe I can get us moving forwards without any guards noticing."
He was speaking in a professional manner, in a calm voice, loud enough for anyone to understand well but not more. In his last sentences he forgot himself a bit and sounded somewhat more relaxed for a while but he quickly put his voice under his control again.
"However, breaching the walls will be more problematic. I assume we can close in covered by morning mist; then we could just throw up a hook with a rope and climb up on the walls. This carries a substantial risk of looming out right in front of a guard. My suggestion in this regard is creating some small distraction first - a few strange noises that will attract the guard's attention. As this can backfire and only make the guard more watchful, though, I am open to alternatives. I am sure there are elves of various talents here."
After a short pause, he then added: "And of course, not too many of us should go inside. I suspect we might need a mage in case there is some protection spell Caraoc's contact failed to notice, and perhaps a skilled fighter or two in case things go wrong but one that can move quietly."
Ladry and Gilvaad offer their input. Unless there is something important you want to add, the next modpost could take us to the prison.
Gilvaad, the new guy looking like a ratman, had revealed himself to know some burglar tricks. Could prove useful. It also meant that later, this strange fellow had to be monitored closely. Ladry thepyromancer should be useful to destroy resistance and possibly to create a flaming diversion.Searinox would scout, and he had proven good at fencing. That would make three, the party was nearly complete.But hey? what role would have Caraoc? There was no way he would remain on the ship while the other ones would have all the fun! This had been Caraoc's life years ago, when the pilot was deemed only good to guard the ship. No longer! He wanted adventure! Better make his presence unescapable.
"So Gilvaad for the locks, Ladry for the arcane cover and diversion, Searinox for scouting and getting rid of the odd guard. Possibly another fighter. I should come, too, in case seeing the castle uncovers hidden memories that I might have half forgotten. Would it be enough of us?"
Searinox chuckled, "Ofcourse you're comming Caraoc! We need someone to sing our grand escape later."Taking a more serieus tonen he continue'd, "So now we have a party formed... does anyone speak Reikspell? because I doubt our mangrave speaks Druchii."
"Well," replied Kireth, "good thing we have a stealthy guy who can speak the human tongue quite well." He nodded to Iscar and said: "Looks like you WILL have some adventure, too."
"Hope so," answered the scout with a smile. "You know, this group is all shiny but they need someone that actually knows some sense."
"Then I´ve no idea who to send," grimaced Kireth. Several corsais laughed and the captain continued: "So we are dediced. We close to the fortress two hours before dawn and hope half of it is drunk at least. We wait for a dense fog. The ship will stay some hundred metres away so no one has a chance of seeing or hearing it and you will take a boat from there. Galder will guard it. Be fast."
The two muscular mercenaries exchanged looks, then Kirvaleth spoke out: "We should rather guard it. Nothing against Galder but in case something goes wrong, we are far better fighters than him."
"You wish," barked Galder, clearly offended. Then he shrugged. "If you really want to freeze down there, I gladly stay here where it is dry and warm."
The captain looked from Kirvaleth to his corsair and back. "Fine," he decided. "This means this will be all. End meeting, we will arive to the fortress in four or five days so prepare yourselves."
Then he left the group and disappeared in his cabin.
***
GILVAAD
This was harder than he had originally thought. He only needed a few moments alone with her but here on the ship, someone could easily overhear. Maybe he should risk it anyway... will the reception of his words be different if he waits for several days? She can hardly abandon this ship anyway, he cannot be blamed she loses something by his hesitation.
He will wait until they go to the shore again. It should not take long.
***
Several days later, a boat with five rescuers and two mercenaries set off towards the shore. The silouette of the Hungry Gaze had disappeared just after a few yards and for a while, they were travelling blindly, the fog being so thick that Iscar on the point could not see Ladry in the back. Still, despite complete silence had been ordered on the ship, they were able to hear the footsteps of some corsair, the creaking of the hull itself, as clealy as if they were right on the ship. Then, a majestic shadow had formed in front of them, seemingly out of nowhere, and just a few moments later the boat was secured with Kirvaleth and Kruz waiting inside and the five rescuers were gathered on the thin stripe of stones between the wall and the sea. It was quiet there, nothing was to be heard except the swashing of the waves; only when listening carefully, the elves were able to recognize footsteps somewhere above them and to the left.
***
GILVAAD
Standing under the wall, the infiltrator hesitated for a while. He could try to distract the guard by throwing something and causing noise far from them; or he could just hope he will get up there unnoticed. The guard will have to be put to sleep anyway, though, as it was doubtful their whole team will be able to climb up without making a sound.
This settled it. He unpacked a rope with a hook at one end, wrapped in cloth to minimize noise, took a deep breath and threw it up. For a brief moment, he was unable to tell what had happened... but when he pulled on the rope he felt it got caught somewhere and in no time, he was climbing over the bulwark.
He stopped and listened. For a long time he heard nothing; but finally, light coughing sounded somewhere on his left. He neared it very carefully, treading lighter than raindrops; and indeed, a moment later he saw a shadow staring in the mist. He prepared his dagger and continued with even more caution - and several painfully long moments later, he was able to lay the guard down, staring blindly towards the sky, bleeding from a single wound in the neck.
Then he returned to the rope, to signalize it was time for the others to go up.
***
LADRY
Finally, something to do again. While some of the corsairs had been shivering in the cold morning she felt as warm and comfortable as always, thanks to the flames in her that were never truly extinguished. She had not managed to climb without a sound and every noise she had made had sounded like thunder to her ears; no guardsman seemed to notice, however, maybe thanks to luck, maybe thanks to their new companion. Now, they were all up, ready to delve in the depths of the fortress.
Slowly, they moved along the walls, carefully weighing every step, treading as lightly as possible. Ladry soon begun questioning her presece there - she was no thief or assassin, hardly a person of stealth and subtlety, and with the use of magic forbidden, how could she have helped at all? This thought was slowly gaining strength as a hidden stream of heat; it was under control at the moment but soon, it could burst out.
They found some doors and Gilvaad opened them with a key he had probably stolen from the guard he had silenced. Then, they begun a long journey of stone walls, narrow corridors and missing torches, of long waits before a watchman passed and swift yet silent moves behind his back. And all the time, the heat of frustration was buiding up, stretching her nerves even more.
Then, after looking roun a corner, Gilvaad gestured them to halt. In the poor light of a distant torch, he begun to gesticulate.
Finger pointing round the corner. Two raised fingers. Showing his blowpipe with one raised finger. A doubtful look, then a shrug. Two raised fingers on one hand, the second hand pointing at the others - Ladry, then Caraoc, then Iscar, then Searinox, then back and forth.
Ladry shrugged. She would have liked to just burn the two scumbags down, this would be so clean and easy - but no, her only choice was to just stand there and oberve the others being awesome. She reproved herself and took a deep breath. She could at least try to listen carefully. She closed her eyes and concentrated on her surroundings.
And indeed, she realized something she had never noticed before - a slight, almost unnoticeable glow around Iscar. It was a similar colour as the spells of Caraoc but this one was far, far heavier, maybe like a mountain touching the clouds on a rainy day.
However strange, though, this was no help with their current task. She opened her eyes and looked around. She knew she was unable to get them further so who will?
The player characters plus Iscar venture in the prison while Kirvaleth and Kruz are guarding their boat. Round the corner, there are two guards standing in the way. It is not clear if they can be avoided - there probably is some other way but navigating through the fortress is quite difficult.
Caraoc enjoyed the expedition.The fog couldn't have been more convenient.The Astromancer was wondering if that was because of him or natural.Well, in case anyone would ask, he would say "natural, of course"... and blink.
But now there were guards in their way. Caraoc was curious to see how Gilvaad or anyone else would get rid of them without alerting the garrison.
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With so many customization option given by the game, creating your character is not going to be too hard. We have taken a good look at each of the races available and understood that each one of them comes with its own strengths and weaknesses: some are better suited at being warriors while others are better at magic or stealth.
In creating your character and getting him or her ready for battle and adventure you’ll probably need some good understanding on how skills work. Skills determine your proficiency at everything that can be done in the world of Skyrim. Unlike previous The Elder Scrolls game, skills aren’t determined by the character class: the specialization of skills comes with the Perks system.
All Skills improve depending on the action you do: improving some of them can be somewhat tedious. There are other ways to improve skills without having to repeat some actions over and over: you can improve them by getting your hand on a Skill Book or find some Trainers who will help you improve specific skills.
Trainers can only train you five times per level: to get them to train you again you will have to raise you level. This limit doesn’t apply to a single trainer but to all: if you have already trained three times with a single trainer, you can only train two more times with another trainer. To start training again you will have to level up.
Some followers will also be able to train you: this actually comes with an advantage since you can get your money back by going through their inventory.
There’s also another trick to earn some good XP if you have the horse Shadowmere: this horse cannot be damaged by magic, direct and ranged attacks. Keep attacking him to earn some easy XP.+
Pickpocket
The Pickpocket skill tree will improve your pickpocketing abilities, making you a better thief. With the amount of items to collect in the game you may want to invest some time into this skill tree, especially if you’re using a stealth build. To be able to pickpocket you must be in Stealth mode and any pickpocketing attempt will make you earn a bounty on your head. Also, the more valuable the item is, the harder it will be to steal so keep this in mind when searching through other characters’ inventories. | {
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Whole Planet Foundation Hosts Pre-Grammy Party At Ohm Nightclub
With the Grammy Awards around the corner, Whole Planet Foundation hosted a pre-Grammy Party at the Ohm Nightclub in Hollywod where various musicians and award nominees, Rene Marie and La Santa Cecilia, attended. The benefit honored the the co-founders Alaffia, Olowo-N’Djo and Tose Tchala, and was hosted by Vince Wilburn Jr. (Miles Davis Estate). Among the list of performers included Chris Assaad, Rene Marie, The Reluctant Apostles eatureing Katey Sagal, Jessica Childress, La Santa Cecilia and Givers & Takers. Check out the red carpet and performances below.
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4 Ways to Bring Back the Spark in Your Marriage
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Remember when you fell in love with your husband and everything he did was adorable, romantic, and perfect in every single way? Well, if you’ve been married for a while, that perfect ship has probably sailed. Nearly everything he does can be annoying now. The way he breathes, leaves his dirty socks on the living room floor, chews, leaves tiny whiskers all over the sink, and somehow can’t manage to actually put his dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper but just next to it. Every. Single. Day.
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Don’t get us wrong, we know you love your husband. Everyone struggles with living with other people and it can be, in a word, taxing. And not an I-just-got-my-refund-time-for-a-new-purse taxing. No new Coach purse for you — just a husband that sometimes makes you want to commit murder. He’s saved, no doubt, by being adorable and telling you how much he loves you, reminding you why you decided that he was ‘the one’ those many moons ago.
The way we look at it, this has to happen to every relationship. Brangelina only made it two years after tying the knot – and we’re talking Brad Pitt here. You’d probably put up with a lot from Brad Pitt, but even with a butt that nice, dirty socks may have been the deal breaker for Angelina. The point is – everyone has a limit, and it’s natural and downright human to get sick of a person sometimes. Still, you’re married and so you’re in it for the long haul – a long haul that can be happy, fruitful, and fulfilling for the both of you. You simply need to find a way to deal with your frustrations minus a life sentence without the possibility of parole. So, here’s our best advice for reclaiming and rekindling your relationship so you can go the distance.
Where Has All the Passion Gone?
Passion – that chemical cocktail of neurotransmitters and hormones – is what drives us at the very beginning of our relationships. It’s exciting. It gives flight to butterflies in your stomach. In the early days of your marriage, it’s probably what allowed you to overlook the little things that now drive you crazy. When you’ve got passion, little else matters. To put it simply, passion helps you to get along with your partner as you tackle everyday obstacles together. So, it seems pretty intuitive that if you can rediscover passion, then you can rediscover and reconnect with the man you chose to love and honor until death do you part. You know, the natural sort of death that doesn’t involve you slowly poisoning him.
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First, we need to take a look at a way guaranteed to not rekindle the passion in your relationship. We live in the real world. We know that just because you’re married doesn’t mean you’re dead. We all scope out all the hotties at the gym, looking good in their workout gear. The gym is an optimal ogling zone! But, some women can become so despondent about the decline in romantic gestures, quality time spent together, and (gasp!) sex in their marriage that they go looking for love in all the wrong places and end up stepping out. Taking a left-handed honeymoon. Going off the rez. Cheating.
We’re not here to judge, people make mistakes and this kind of stuff happens. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that cheating isn’t going to get you what you want. The grass is definitely not greener on the other side. All relationships change and evolve over time, and not always in ways you see as positive – but that doesn’t mean they aren’t worth fighting for. Plus, avoiding venereal diseases is one of the many benefits of a monogamous relationship, so keep that in mind too.
Don’t lose hope, ladies! You can rediscover all the things about your husband that made you love him in the first place. Your husband is still the guy you fell in love with, with his adorable quirks and eyes only for you, which means he’s worth it. A relationship is work, but it’s work worth doing. You simply need to remember that the love hasn’t gone away; it’s just been buried a bit under dirty socks on the living room floor and whiskers in the sink.
How to Find Passion Again
If you want to rekindle your desire for each other, there are some steps you need to take to make it happen. And don’t just look at this as a time to work on changing him either because this is for you too. A little introspection never hurt anybody. Well, almost nobody.
Take time for yourself. You need to first work on you. By this, we mean find a new hobby, a social club, and some new interests. Work on filling in some of what you think you’ve been missing in your relationship by taking steps to make yourself happy – be the master of your own destiny. As a very last resort, you may need to take drastic measures by taking some time away from your relationship and then coming back together with a better understanding of what is it you loved about one another from the start.
Sex it up. You know the saying “fake it until you make it”? Well, that applies here! The more sex you have, the more you’ll feel like having it. So, strive to have sex as much as you can but add some flare. Get some books, videos, and sexy accessories to take your sexcapades to the next level. Make it like a homework assignment for yourself every day. You don’t have to be someone else, but learn some new tricks and try to add some variety to your sex life – hopefully, he’ll follow suit. Premeditated sex may feel strange at first, but you may be surprised how much his attitude changes when he’s getting some frequent sexual healing and how much more connected you will feel.
Change your perspective. Instead of focusing on the things you don’t like about your partner, focus on what you do like. You hate his socks on the floor, but does he have nice feet? You hate his whiskers in the sink, but isn’t his beard sexy? You hate the way he chews, but he makes a damn fine homemade pizza. You get the idea – turn a negative into a positive and you’ll notice a big change in your attitude. You may find this tip helpful if you apply it to other areas of your life, not just in your pursuit to bring the spark back to your relationship.
Play his strengths. You know what he’s good at, so let him be good at them. If he made you laugh all the time once, then let him make you laugh again. Let him be what he once was to you, because everyone needs to feel validated. And this works especially well on men, who are naturally programmed to want to make their partners happy. A man can love you with everything he is, but if he doesn’t feel validated, he’ll find someone else who will.
These tips are just a start to get you back on the road to a satisfying relationship. We know that relationships aren’t easy, but if you’re with the right person, then they will always be worth it. Plus, going through rough patches and coming out on the other side together has a way of strengthening a relationship and adding to your history together. That shared history you have together will never be repeated or captured with someone else, and it’s worth the effort you have to put into it to stay together. So cherish what you have together, give it a little sun, and watch it bloom for you once again. You won’t regret it, especially when you’re sitting on your cute little covered porch, clasping each other’s wrinkled hands, and reminiscing about the long life you have shared together. | {
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I recently attempted to use Migration Assistant to move over my Macintosh HD (Disk Image) to a new machine (Apple gave me a replacement). It's been sometime since I've used Migration Assistant, and was skeptical to try it this time. I went ahead and restored the disk image via Disk Utility and selected Migration Assistant. At first, I was surprised to not have suffered any of the perennial issues. It wasn't long however, that I soon realized that Migration Assistant is still buggy. Moral of the story: if you use Migration Assistant and Accordance crashes on open every time. It's not Accordance, it's a bug in Migration Assistant.
I have a question then that follows this topic. Rather than using Migration Assistant, could I take my 500 GB hard drive from my old (early 2008) 15 inch MBP and install it into a 2009 13 inch MBP as is, with the OS and all apps already installed?
I don't know if OSX will adjust drivers etc. upon booting or will I encounter a problem? It is just that I am limited to 4 GB RAM on my older 15 inch, but have 8 GB RAM on the newer 2009 Unibody and would like to switch over, but without reinstalling everything. Thanks in advance.
Yes. You can. You will need a third party cloning application. There are several that I've used (some of which are SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner). I'll let you peruse the various Mac/Apple websites for reviews.
N.B.: If you use SuperDuper!, you need to clone the drive in Safe Start mode (hold shift down during a restart).
I have used Carbon Copy Cloner and love it. But what I actually want to do is just open up my 15 inch, pull the HD as is, and place it into the 13 inch, and fire it up. No copying. Do you know if this will work?
In theory yes, but I would check a few compatibility issues before I attempted it. What I would examine closely is the specs on Serial-ATA, etc. Either way, I would highly recommend a clean install. You might try connecting with someone at a Mac Store (not Apple store). When I lived in Portland, the tech that worked at the Mac Store would share more openly about these sort of questions.
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When Iowa’s Dubuque County Div 1 was approached last year by their chaplain, Fr. Douglas Loecke, to help with a priest appreciation gathering, the stage was set for a new tradition. The brothers quickly rallied together to co-host the event. This year, the second annual Priest and Deacon Appreciation Day was held June 13th, at Fr. Loecke’s home in Cascade, Iowa. The brothers donated and prepared a ‘low country boil’, including shrimp, potatoes, onions, sausage and corn, served with bread and a selection of pies and beverages. Tents were erected for the comfort of the guests and the weather proved to be perfect for the event. Division President Greg Keegan received a note of gratitude from Deacon Ray Noonan and his wife that read Carol and I want to thank you and all of the fine AOH’ers for your generosity and hospitality at Fr. Loecke’s last night. What you good men do for the Catholic Church, clergy, and community is an extraordinary example of Christian charity to which we are all called. Please extend our appreciation and best wishes to all the other AOH members. On June 6th, the St. Francis Xavier Basilica of Dyersville, Iowa celebrated its annual Corpus Christi procession. For the second year running, the AOH was called upon to participate in the procession as canopy bearers and to march beside other Catholic organizations. Each year, the Dyersville procession draws several hundred participants to honor our Lord’s presence in the Holy Eucharist. The brothers were honored to be involved in the ceremony and hope to assist for years to come.
Rev. Robert Gross, Associate Pastor (gold vestment) and Rev. Mr. Fredrick J. Pins, Deacon, precede the Holy Eucharist, held by Rev. Phillip F. Kruse, Pastor, as AOH members (from left to right: Keith McCarraher, Patrick Valant, John Gallagher and George Graham) carry the canopy for the annual Corpus Christi procession through Dyersville, Iowa. | {
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The wickets are good to bat on, and it's very tough for them to stop me," Sehwag said. "They are bowling into my body, and I'm playing my hook and flick shots to get boundaries. There is no other [effective] way they can bowl to me." Imagine being a bowler. Check your limitations first: you can't hit 140kmph regularly, you don't have any help from the pitches, and the grounds are small. You start off with what you think is the best theoretical way to bowl to Sehwag: short and into the body. Sehwag clears his front leg, and pulls it ferociously into the stands over midwicket, sometimes from chest-high. | {
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The people making films above the 60th parallel
Two Yellowknife residents are using one-of-a-kind technology to connect communities separated by thousands of kilometres of ice and snow.
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Buried beneath snow and ice
In winter, Canada’s Northwest Territories are a stretched-out marshmallow of pure white. Only small specks of evergreen dot the vast landscape that endures temperatures of -20C to -30C and is largely buried beneath snow and ice for much of the year.
Despite the challenging climate, approximately 4,300 Inuit reside here, with another 55,000 scattered in communities across northern Canada. In the Northwest Territories, a vast area that spans more than 1,346,000 sq km, staying connected isn’t always easy. But two filmmakers in capital city Yellowknife have found an unexpected way to bridge the distance. Through the medium of movies, they have not only helped bring people together, but also given them a renewed sense of cultural identity.
(Credit: Pat Kane)
Two men building an industry
In 2013, Jay Bulckaert and Pablo Saravanja had the idea of empowering Inuit people to tell stories from the point of view of the North, and dispel the stereotypes they see all too often in mainstream films.
They formed aRTLeSS Collective, a small film production studio and multi-media entertainment company, to teach residents how to operate cameras and edit film.
(Credit: Ken Mackay)
It is so unfortunate how Hollywood has created this imaginary ‘Indian’. It's a bottle-drinking, cowboy-killing savage, or it’s the noble, peace pipe-smoking brave. These stereotypes are completely destructive. We want to give indigenous people the opportunity to tell their own stories. – Pablo Saravanja
Connecting communities
Bulckaert and Saravanja also launched the Dead North Film Festival, a home-grown horror, sci-fi and fantasy short-film event designed for amateur filmmakers living above the 60th parallel, particularly from the Northwest Territories.
Having a film festival is one thing, getting people in remote places to attend is another. Jason Tologanak, a native of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, and social cultural development director of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA), had a similar problem. Tologanak was in charge of planning the association’s 40th anniversary celebration, but he was struggling to find a way to involve Inuit people living outside the Arctic territory who weren’t able to attend.
The solution was worthy of a Hollywood studio’s PR department. By live-streaming the two-day festival on YouTube, they found a way to unite Inuit groups across thousands of kilometres.
(Credit: Pat Kane)
We had people all the way from British Columbia to Halifax tuning in. – Jason Tologanak
(Credit: Ken Mackay)
Preserving a culture on screen
Representing herself and her culture on screen is important for Inuk filmmaker and Yellowknife native Kayley Mackay. The mother of two boys devotes her spare time to making movies, some of which feature her children. Her eldest son, Desmond – whose Inuktitut name is Uqqok – wants to be a YouTube star. (He’s pretty sure that that’s the highest honour you can get in the world of film-making.)
“I make sure that I put [my boys] in connection with as many people as I can to round out their cultural experience,” Mackay said. “I also embrace that we're modern-day Inuit.”
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I don't live in an igloo, I don't have a dogsled and I like making movies. – Kayley Mackay
(Credit: Ken Mackay)
A new way to stay connected
Mackay’s film, Little Man, starred her sons and her sister, Tiffany Ayalik, who won the festival’s award for best actress.
Around 150 people physically attended the awards ceremony in Yellowknife in late February, 2017, while another 7,300 people tuned in via Facebook.
“Our lead actress and my sister Tiffany couldn't be at the festival or the awards,” Mackay said. “For her to be able to tune in live and see what was happening – we were all in the moment together even though she was on the other side of the country. It was really cool. Things like the Internet have connected us in ways that we never envisioned.”
(Credit: Pat Kane)
The Dead North Film Festival started off small. In 2013, only four films were featured, two of which were directed by indigenous filmmakers. This year, 35 films were submitted – one of which was invited to screen at Cannes Film Market – and 12 were by indigenous directors.
(Credit: Pat Kane)
A greater reach
By live-streaming the ceremony on Facebook, Bulckaert and Saravanja have inspired a broader audience than they could have possibly imagined.
For instance, Joseph Quiqqiaq, Jr., a television maintainer and radio programmer for stations based out of the tiny Nunavut town of Taloyoak, wasn’t able to bring himself and his family to the festival. But after hearing about the film that will be shown in Cannes, he told Bulckaert and Saravanja how this sparked his aspirations to join A-list celebrities in the south of France.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
We're the first HI-SEAS crew to experience Christmas in the dome. Since previous missions were in the summertime for four months, it seems we're doubling the time and quadrupling the holidays!For some of us, this was also our first Christmas apart from our families. We tried to carry on Christmas traditions from home, played board games, watched movies, and made delicious treats. We actually used the rest of our sugar supply on cinnamon rolls, cookies, and icing. This should make my New Year's resolution of "no cookies" quite easy until February's resupply!
From left to right in first row: Allen, Sophie, Martha, Jocelyn (Me!)
and in the back row from left to right: Zak and Neil
Christmas in the dome might be as close as it gets to living in a snow globe! Rather than cute puppies and snow-covered fir trees, the contents of our globe includes an indoor garden, six adults in space pajamas, and gadgets galore. Sadly, snow does not fall when NASA gives our world a shake or twirl ;) but magically, we did have a white Christmas with snowfall on the peak of nearby Mauna Kea, as shown in the photo below.
Snow-covered top of Mauna Kea in the background with my radio call sign "Fancy" on display, this was a Christmas gift from Neil Scheibelhut aka "Rex"
Over the holidays, instead of shopping to the tune of classic Christmas songs, we laughed along to “Hung for the Holidays” album.. true story, the Christmas music selection here is rather limited. For gifts, I wrote poems, Martha was knitting, Sophie sewed stockings, Zak baked us treats, Allen made mnemonics in Russian out of our names to describe each personality, and Neil took beautiful photos for us! Thanks and photo credits to Neil Scheibelhut!
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
After two months of Mars-living, I’m starting to crave some food items from Earth, namely peaches and some type of pork (carnitas or bbq would be awesome), but still I am feeling satisfied thanks to some steady research progress and the desserts galore! Tonight to celebrate our two-month milestone, our lasagna dinner was followed by brownies with homemade ice cream and fudge topping!
It was nice to relax and celebrate, since lately I’ve been slaving over some code for getting data from our Jawbone activity monitors. We are all wearing Jawbone UP wristbands 24-7, enabling constant data collection about our lives here. However, from the Jawbone website, only simplified summaries of daily aggregate data are readily downloadable. So, I recently finished a Python project that digs into the Jawbone UP app for a wealth of full and detailed data.
Check it out on GitHub and pass it along to your friends who use Jawbone:
For my research in data analytics, I am collecting and analyzing all kinds of data from the crew, ranging from data about our sleep and activity to recording our meals to logging our entertainment and media usage to identifying physiological markers of stress to tracking the jokes and memes that emerge and fade away!
Speaking of memes, the title of this blog post is one of our earliest jokes that still pops up and amuses us. During training week, one of the NASA researchers, Pete, initiated this meme by commenting "it's all data" after we were being silly and ridiculous. It's a bit sarcastic, but also points to a deeper truth that all data has value, even our quirky jokes!
Living in this semi-controlled environment presents the opportunity to analyze social, physiological, and psychological impacts that are often too variable and unpredictable in our daily lives on Earth. With limited factors on our lives here, it’s all relatively easy to track. We are not going out to eat, meeting with new people, or catching flights across the US. There’s a predictability that gives promise of good data quality.
I'm tackling projects that would have been overwhelming previously. This big move to "Mars” has been a powerful transition for my personality as well, feeling stronger, happier, and more determined. Change is good, but at this two-month mark, I am glad that I still have six months to live with this amazing crew and continue the research of my dreams!
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
For Thanksgiving last year, I was at the family compound in North Carolina, we had three kitchens going as we prepared all the side dishes in the universe and cooked three turkeys, fried one, baked one, and smoked one! It was quite the contrast to be cooking on “Mars” with two induction plates and one toaster oven!
Here in the dome, we made a list of the dishes that we traditionally have with our families, then brainstormed on how to make them with shelf-stable and freeze-dried ingredients. We also discussed cooking plans in the context of our limited energy supply. Typically, we prepare our dinners at around 2pm then reheat later, so that we do most of the cooking during peak sunlight hours when our solar panels are generating the most power. On thanksgiving we just started even earlier to squeeze in more kitchen time! I woke up extremely exhausted because I was up until 5am coding. It was totally worth it, had a breakthrough with acquiring data from Jawbone API that made me feel like a python programming wizard ;) I felt very thankful, and, despite being tired, had a fantastic Thanksgiving! (PS - stay tuned for an upcoming blog post on my research progress)
We cooked all morning, then had a mid-day yoga break, which boosted my energy and helped me make it through the rest of the day! We watched a couple recordings of football games, thanks to our amazing mission support team, while also treating ourselves to pedicures. Later we enjoyed our feast, played scrabble, and danced the night away!
Our Commander Martha watching football and getting a pedicure from Sophie!
As for the feast, amazingly it all turned out as hoped :) even our experiments like homemade marshmallows! We have freeze-dried meats and veggies that are pre-cooked and diced. On our EVAs, we didn’t see any turkeys to hunt ;) instead, we rehydrated some diced turkey and made a skillet with potatoes, onion, and carrots. As for the fixins, we had sweet potato casserole with homemade marshmallow topping, green bean casserole, succotash, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes. Zak followed his mama’s recipe for crescent rolls. Martha made fresh bread for one delicious stuffing! And our gluten-free crew members, Sophie and Neil, made a cornbread stuffing that blew my mind!
Our Thanksgiving spread on "Mars" did not disappoint!
After dinner, the crew decided to dance off the calories :) Here’s a little montage of our festivities, ’twas a happy thanksgiving in the dome!
Thursday, November 20, 2014
When envisioning life in a dome, my research ambition was inspired by the valuable data to collect and analyze from this experience, and a big part of me was excited for leaving distractions of the real world behind. I looked forward to reading a long list of books and imagined these eight months of living in a dome as an intellectual and spiritual retreat.We've reached the milestone of completing one month of the mission. In this month, I can say I’ve read exactly one book, and it’s a short one, Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger. The battle for personal time that is fought in our great big worlds on Earth, still blazes from a tiny dome in Hawaii.In daily surveys for the NASA study, we are asked if our day has gone by abnormally slow, fast, or just normal. Thus far, I have repeatedly indicated that time is moving more quickly than normal. I decided to investigate our hurried pace by outlining my schedule with some detail. Now I can see why the days are flying by so quickly! The schedule here is intense!
We all have different responsibilities here in the dome in addition to lingering commitments to our lives back home. Despite our numerous and varying tasks, as a crew, we all sync our schedules to do P90x workout each night, have dinner together, and often play a game or watch a show afterwards. In dome life, I am free of social media distractions, but I’m probably more prone to the phenomenon of peer pressure. Last night provided the example that inspired this blog post. I planned to do some coding for my analysis of our jawbone wristband data. That plan began to derail when we decided to watch an episode of the Firefly TV series while having dinner. Prior to this, we had already declared that we will only watch Firefly when all crew members are present, so that no one misses out. Are you seeing the pressure point?! If I would have opted out, then no one would get to watch Firefly. After one episode, the crew applied some pressure for another, and even more pressure subsequently, until we watched four episodes of Firefly together!! I definitely lost this battle. Sorry research, forgive my gluttony, I promise to find extra time for you soon! It is crucial that we keep a balance of team and individual goals. If I choose my research all of the time, then our team dynamic will suffer. But mission success will also degrade if I am not mindful of my personal responsibilities. Though the binge-watching felt sinful, I have to say I’m thankful that the crew has introduced me to the Firefly TV series and the concept of a “Space Western”.. yep, cowboys and space exploration!! It took a couple episodes for me to warm up to the lead character in particular, but only because I saw him first as Captain Hammer, the annoying arch nemesis from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. So far, my favorite episode is called Mrs. Reynolds, I was so surprised and delighted to see Joan from Mad Men as a sly space cowgirl, check it out!
Monday, November 10, 2014
As a crew, we're often asked how we prepared for this mission, and my answer to this question has a glaring contradiction. To prepare for life as a simulated astronaut, I worked on my physical fitness, while also eating as much pizza and sushi as I could find! I was worried that I would not like the food on “Mars.” I thought I would have trouble adjusting to the 2-min showers.I predicted that I might feel cramped, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity to have this dome life focused on research and teamwork.
HI-SEAS habitat on Mauna Loa, there's no place like the dome!
Now that 25 days have just flown by, I’m thinking the transition back to “Earth” might be harder than our transition to “Mars.” It’s a challenging, busy schedule here, but it's worth every minute, since we are doing stuff I love: research, fitness, satisfying meals, and teamwork. I’m a fourth-year PhD student, so I’ve been immersed in research environments for a while now. The major difference is that the nature of my prior graduate student life was quite solitary. Learning processes are satisfying and fun on their own, but now I realize how much I've missed working together as part of a team.
Here, I'm interacting with crew members to accomplish our mission goals and to maintain a healthy team chemistry, while also gaining confidence in applied engineering and insights for proposing novel research. This past week, we worked on the first Geology task of the mission. Our task was to estimate the volume of a nearby ridge-like feature that is composed of a type of lava called spatter, which is a possible insulating material for building surface shelters on Mars. So, the question was basically how much spatter is deposited in this geological feature.
An aerial photograph of the geological feature
We divided the task into two separate EVAs. On Monday, Sophie and Allen suited up and headed out with the goal of determining the location of the ridge-like feature relative to the habitat and gathering information about where to start measuring and about the difficulty of exploring the terrain. From this information, we decided to tackle measurements with a three-person crew. On Tuesday, Martha, Neil, and I went out to track the feature and completed the longest EVA we’ve had so far. It’s hot and sweaty in those suits, but we kept going up and down the slopes of the 575-meter ridge to measure angles, input GPS waypoints, and to wave hand signals when radio communication failed.
Steep slope of the ridge with loose surface rocks, tread lightly...
At times, it felt as though I was skiing, when on the way down rocks would start slipping and rolling away. If it was not too steep, sometimes I would decide to just slide along with the lava rocks, in my clumsy hazmat suit holding a trekking pole! My golf experience also came in handy as I was pacing yardages to verify GPS calculations. The 1-yard stride I have ingrained on manicured golf course fairways still ended up being quite accurate on the rough terrain of a lava field.
Suited up for hiking (or skiing) through the lava field.. and staying hydrated!
What a great day, experiencing awe and wonder as if we really were exploring another planet! We faced challenges, stayed positive, and pulled together to successfully complete the task (estimated 155,500 cubic meters of spatter).
Monday, November 3, 2014
Resourcefulness is one of the traits I’ve always admired about Momma Dunn, a mix of creativity and a positive attitude. She can make a bad day into a lovely one, and she can whip together a hearty meal out of seemingly random, lacking ingredients. It’s easy to fill up a grocery basket with fresh ingredients, take it home, and toss it together like a master chef. But putting together a meal from a limited pantry is the sign of a true kitchen master!
Cooking on “Mars” requires some gambling and imagination. Before I served my first meal, and actually it was the first meal of the mission, I recited a quote by John Wayne, “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway!” The dehydrated ingredients seemed so foreign to me. The first step in cooking here is always add water and wait for the ingredient to rehydrate, which can take several hours. Though the ingredients are mostly pre-cooked, cooking here takes a similar length of time due to the preparation and experimentation.
Initially it was quite intimidating to cook with shelf-stable ingredients, so I was keeping it simple.Last week, however, I made what the crew dubbed a “taco extravaganza” that included chicken and steak taco options with a traditional spicy salsa and a sweet pineapple slaw. For some inspiration, I had mission support download and email me the menu for Taco Joint in Chicago. Here’s a photo of the spread; there were leftovers, still working on the ideal portioning for this group, but at least I am confident with the cooking methods now!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Throughout my life, I’ve often heard the saying “Don’t burn the candle at both ends." It's useful to have reminders to make tough choices about how to spend your limited time and energy.
Even though joining this mission did feel rushed and similar to the "burning both ends" phenomena, I don’t think this transition deserves the negative connotation of that saying. I am now much closer to the goal of living simply and passionately. Instead of worrying about burning the candle at both ends, I’ll make "burning the candle in the right places” my mantra. I've made it to the right place and feel so thankful for this opportunity.
On a lighter note ;) here at the dome, we are burning tons of calories by committing ourselves to a daily fitness program! This is our first week of the workout regimen. My Jawbone UP data shows evidence of how sore my muscles are feeling, since outside of workouts, I've had about 60% less activity today.. I walked around much less because my hip flexors are killing me!
But no pain, no gain! Tomorrow is yoga, definitely looking forward to a good stretch! Here’s some photos of fitness-related engineering from the past week:
Zak duct-taping some steps and a bucket together for our tabata workout, okay, so this is not exactly engineering..
But Martha and Sophie repairing our treadmill motor definitely is!
Our kitchen-made incense holder is important too, keeps the dome from smelling like a gym! There's a glimpse of our Martian kitchen in the background.
Next post, I'll give you a tour of the place. We are slowly getting organized. It takes time just like moving into a new house on Earth! My sister and brother-in-law can testify as they are moving into their new home this week, congrats Kayla and Lee, can't wait to see your new place too, xoxo!
Friday, October 17, 2014
This past week has been a series of crash-courses in power systems, geology, EVAs, inventory, and IT networks. Our dome habitat is powered by photovoltaics (10kW solar array) with hydrogen fuel reactors as a secondary energy source. We are surrounded by basaltic lava and living in isolation on the slopes of Mauna Loa where there is little evidence of plant or animal life.
Today was our first full day of the mission. We have been diagnosing network problems and doing inventory on our shelf-stable food supplies. The majority of our food is freeze-dried, including fruits, vegetables, eggs, and meats. We also have a large supply of cereals, rice, flour, spices, pasta, and snacks. From the start, a thorough inventory is critical, since we must divide our massive food supply into rations for the long-duration mission.
One of the goals for HI-SEAS is exploring how to effectively promote crew autonomy. With a mission to Mars, the wide distance makes communication difficult. Depending on the current positions of Mars and Earth in their orbits, information packets from Earth take between 10-25 minutes to reach Mars. Therefore, a crew on Mars should be able to operate autonomously, rather than waiting for orders from mission control. During the HI-SEAS mission, instead of "Mission Control," we have a "Mission Support" team.
(Illustration by NASA)
The only communication we can have with the outside world, including mission support, is through email on a NASA network that is delayed 20 minutes to simulate the distance from Earth. Our cell phone services have been turned off and our internet access is limited to static web pages. There will be no chatting or webcam conversations. I am still able to post to social media through my delayed email, but I cannot participate fully, since newsfeeds are dynamic and infeasible over the wide distance to Mars.Of course, this is a simulation, so if emergencies arise, then we do have an emergency phone to call for help. In fact, we are monitoring a potential emergency situation as Tropical Storm Ana is making her way to the Hawaiian islands. During training, we practiced evacuations and learned about the weather conditions that our vinyl dome is able to withstand. If the winds get too strong, then we will hunker down in the supply container until the storm passes. The training wheels are coming off as our new reality is setting in!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
The crew has made it to Hawaii along with NASA researchers and mission support. Traveling to Hawaii was especially exciting for me because it was my first time leaving North America. I caught some great views of LA as we started flying over the Pacific.
During this week of training, we are staying at a beautiful ranch on the Big Island. As glamorous as it may sound, in reality, our days in training have been filled with powerpoint presentations and questionnaires.. but this has been augmented by the fun of training with high-tech gadgets!
During this 8-month Mars analog mission, we will facilitate research studies of biological samples, social interactions, as well as psychological and cognitive testing with the goal of learning how health and performance change throughout our time in this isolated, confined, extreme environment.It’s sometimes difficult to be unbiased when answering survey questions about how you are feeling and performing. So, we are working to develop methods that can automatically infer our mental and physical states in an objective, quantitative manner.
My favorite device in the toy chest isHexoskin biometrics, which are physiological sensors and data processors built into athletic shirts. Data collected include respiratory and cardiac activity along with movement and sleep monitoring. The Hexoskin application for mobile devices has really amazed the crew with it's beauty and responsiveness.
In the Hexoskin app, the lungs on the screen inflate to match every breath you are taking, and a real-time electrocardiogram scrolls across the screen to show how your heart is beating. We will be wearing these devices during exercise inside the dome and when we go outside the dome in our spacesuits to explore the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano.
One of the main tasks of our mission will be exploring and surveying the geology of Mauna Loa, which is the largest active volcano on Earth. The crew will be evaluated based on our performance during these assigned extra-vehicular activities (EVAs). So, up next, we will be traveling to Hawai’i Volcano National Park. There, we will learn techniques for geological surveying that we will need for completing our EVAs throughout the 8-month mission. Can’t wait to see the glow of lava!!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
It's been a whirlwind! Managing my time has felt like a game of Tetris, where the pieces seem to be falling faster and faster. But rather than ending up with a wall of bricks and a game over, the pieces have aligned and tasks are being completed.The HI-SEAS crew selection took place in the wilderness of Wyoming while backpacking through the Wind River mountain range. It was a harsh transition going from the solace of the mountains to the honking streets of Chicago and from no access to phone, email, or paperwork to being completely immersed in modern world tasks.My first week back from selection was focused on administrative details and organizing hundreds of files in order to hand-off my current research project. Then this past week, I packed up my apartment and literally played a game of Tetris in fitting diversely-shaped and obnoxiously-heavy boxes of belongings into my Jeep. When I started driving away from Chicago, I felt so thankful for a pizza party with my friends the night before. So many changes had happened so quickly. It was great to relax and soak it all in. The pizza pies were delicious and the conversations helped me realize that the pieces are coming together in the Tetris game of life!I'm on my way to Hawaiian Mars! But first, it's time to play some golf with my Dad and co :)
Monday, September 22, 2014
Counting down until October 15th, when I will enter the 1000-square-foot dome where I will be living and working with five other crew members for 8 months! Still, I haven't completely decided if this is a countdown to a party or a prison sentence. But all I know is that, lately, every day feels like Christmas!
It is sad to know that I will be missing out on traditional Christmas festivities this holiday season. However, in feeling the support of my family and friends, I've been experiencing Christmas now for almost a week! Thank you folks for making my heart happy and my eyes eager! This new journey will certainly require community support. I am so appreciative for all of your ideas, curiosity, and consideration!
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
My name is Jocelyn Dunn, often called Jocey or Joce by friends and family. I grew up in Sebring, Florida surrounded by the rural landscape of orange groves, swamp land, cattle ranches, lakes, and golf courses. Without the distraction of city lights, my hometown is perfect for star-gazing and that's where I started dreaming about space exploration. I am so thankful for those five-star views of the heavens and for the immense support of my family, teachers, and coaches!
After high school, I landed academic and athletic scholarships at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. I was fortunate to find a supportive environment for academics and athletics, a place where I could both study aerospace engineering and compete in golf at a collegiate-level. This is also where I was first exposed to academic research. I had wonderful mentorship from faculty in physics and aerospace medicine that helped me pursue my academic interests.
Over the course of my undergraduate studies, my dreaming about space exploration became attuned to the challenges that astronauts face while living and working in space, such as bone and muscle loss from being without gravity and radiation damage from being outside Earth's protective atmosphere. I was thinking broader and began studying biology, chemistry, and psychology in addition to engineering sciences. Human performance in the extreme environment of space is really what fueled my desire to go to graduate school to study biomedical engineering.
After graduation from Embry-Riddle, I moved to Indiana to begin studying biomedical engineering at Purdue University. Graduate coursework deepened my understanding of the engineering sciences and sharpened my ability to apply engineering principles to new contexts, specifically the biomechanics of human physiology. For my master's thesis, I furthered the development of a patented biomaterial for replacing damaged soft tissues, specifically liver tissue and blood vessels.
During this time, I found myself thinking "big picture" and wanting to address healthcare problems from a systems perspective. In studying chronic diseases I realized that better policies and methods for system improvement are as vitally needed as medical solutions. I started reading more and more scientific articles from the field of industrial engineering, and so began my PhD program in Operations Research at Purdue.
I am now working at the interface between humans and technology. My dissertation focuses on 1) developing intuitive and reliable methods for harnessing knowledge from real world data, and 2) implementing these methods to aide system improvement. The overall goal is generating data-driven knowledge that will help improve systems design, operations, and policies. These methods are general and can be applied to analyze data from wide-ranging domains, such as education, finance, and healthcare. My goal after graduation is to join a team in applied research that is focused on improving systems in order to positively impact people's lives; whether it be the lives of astronauts, patients, or young students, I want our work to have a positive impact on society.
Outside of research, I enjoy participating in K12 outreach programs for local communities. I've worked with teams of graduate students to organize tours of research labs, design activities for classrooms, and setup hands-on demonstrations at local fairs. The goal is to encourage young students to be interested in science and engineering. Inspiring young students is a great accomplishment, and I think we've had a lot of success on topics ranging from renewable energy to the scientific method to orthopedics.
As for hobbies, my golf game is not as sharp as it was in college, but I hope that after graduate school, I will have more time to practice. My long-term goal is qualifying for a US women's amateur championship. I stay active by running, weight-lifting, and practicing yoga each week. Then, recreationally, I like to play softball and volleyball, go biking, or take a swim. If you ask me to choose a restaurant, know that I have become a connoisseur of Neapolitan wood-fired pizza, so bring an appetite and curiosity for trying pizza pies!
About Me
Currently, Jocelyn is a PhD candidate in Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering. Her dissertation work combines optimization and data analytics to generate reliable information from data. Her overall goal is to support decision-making and aide systems improvement. During the HI-SEAS mission, Jocelyn will monitor habitat systems data and develop analytics for optimizing crew schedules and mission performance.
Jocelyn has a passion for working at the interface of humans and technology and for presenting technical information in an engaging and understandable manner. She has organized numerous outreach activities for K12 students on topics ranging from renewable energy to robotics to orthopedics. Outside of research and education, Jocelyn enjoys yoga, golfing, having picnics, trying new pizza pies, and spending time with family and friends. | {
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How to Take the Perfect Nighttime Bath or Shower That Will Put You to Sleep
According to a new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews, taking a hot shower or bath one to two hours before bedtime can help you fall asleep faster.
This is because your body temperature plays an important part in regulating your sleep/wake cycle.
However, if you take a shower or bath too close to bedtime, it’s too late to have any effect—and it may even disrupt the natural circadian process controlling sleep.
Getting a good night’s sleep is important not only for our performance as an athlete, but also so we don’t feel like a zombie going about our other daily activities and responsibilities. Sipping a cup of tea, reading, or meditating are all things that help people wind down before bed.
But how about a sleep aid that pulls double duty? Taking a warm bath or shower—you needed to do that anyway, right?—can help you get an adequate amount of shuteye, according to a new review published in Sleep Medicine Reviews.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin reviewed 5,322 studies to figure out if “water-based passive body heating”—a.k.a. a warm shower or bath—before bedtime can help improve sleep. They looked at how presleep showers or baths affected things like how long it takes to fall asleep, total sleep time, sleep quality, and sleep efficiency—or the ratio of total sleep time to time spent in bed.
Their findings? When people took a bath or shower that was between 104 and 109 degrees Fahrenheit one to two hours before they wanted to head to bed, they were able to fall asleep about 10 minutes faster on average.
According to lead study author Shahab Haghayegh, Ph.D.(c), of UT Austin’s department of biomedical engineering, body temperature is important in regulating your sleep/wake cycle.
“It’s an essential factor in achieving rapid sleep onset and high-efficiency sleep,” Haghayegh told Bicycling. Translation: It makes you nod off faster and spend more time in bed actually sleeping as opposed to just laying there staring at the ceiling.
“Therefore, if baths are taken at the right biological time—one to two hours before bedtime—they will aid the natural circadian process and increase one’s chances of not only falling asleep more quickly, but and getting better sleep.”
In other words, the hot water raises your body temperature, and the resulting fall in your body temperature as you cool off mimics the drop in body temperature that signals it’s time to go to sleep.
However, if you take a shower or bath too close to bedtime, Haghayegh said, it’s too late to have any effect—and it may even disrupt the natural circadian process controlling sleep.
But not everyone knows exactly what temperature their bath or shower water is. So how can you tell that your bath water is the right temperature if you don’t have a thermometer handy?
According to Haghayegh, your water temperature should feel warm to a little hot. So as long as you feel comfortably hot—but not hot enough that you’re scalding your skin—that should be about the right temperature.
The bottom line? Taking a hot bath or shower one to two hours before hitting the hay can help you get to sleep faster and stay asleep longer.
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Marouane Fellaini has fended off interest from a number of clubs by insisting he is not ready to end his Everton career just yet.
Fellaini, 24, has admitted he is unlikely to remain at Everton in coming seasons, with Chelsea leading the race to sign the Belgian.
Toffees boss David Moyes has said he would consider selling his talisman for the right price, but despite attempts to lure him away from Goodison Park in the January transfer window, Fellaini is in no rush to leave Everton.
"There is interest in me. But Everton are an ambitious club as well," he said. "I don't think they'll let their best players go just like that. I want to play for one of the biggest clubs one day. But I am patient."
After enduring a tricky start to his Manchester United career, perhaps it is fair that Marcos Rojo celebrated so boisterously as he watched his first professional club Estudiantes beat fierce rivals Gimnasia | {
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Application Services for Kubernetes Applications: Same Old New
Robert Haynes
Published December 13, 2018
It’s a long way from VMS VAX troubleshooting to writing serverless microservices (although with the announcement of COBOL support in AWS Lambda at re:Invent, the first lap of the IT lemniscate might be complete).
Many things have changed along the way. I seem to remember being able to hack up scripts in Perl and getting annoyed at an operating system that would let you change directory to somewhere that didn’t exist (bonus: it would let you create it once you were there). Now it seems you can spend as much time deciding on the very approach to solving a problem as actually solving it. And this is fantastic. The array of architectures, the pace of development, the digital opportunity, and the unlashing of developer creativity that all the new toys are giving us is great. It doesn’t matter what side of the proscenium arch you are on, both builders and consumers are enjoying new and better apps at a rate and functionality that was the property of science-fiction not that long ago.
Containers and their watchful Kubernetes minder is a pertinent example. Container technology has unarguably been a key accelerant of the application development explosion.
This week in sunny Seattle (as of 10:46 AM on the day of writing [Update – still sunny at 1:36 PM]), over 8,000 people are gathering to talk, listen, and learn about Kubernetes and other open-source related technologies. The mix of conversations, hands-on learning, and stimulants is the primordial soup of innovation. While you are reading this, 12 great new ideas (and 37 terrible ones) will have been dreamed up.
Some of these apps will change lives, some will innovate architecture, some will evolve user interfaces, and some will probably just be another way to illustrate how disconnected I am from youth culture.
But a few needs will unite these diverse applications and the frameworks they use. The solutions might look different, but there are critical components that everyone needs to solve for:
Scale – If you’re going to make it big, you need to be able to get big along the way (and probably occasionally back again).
Stability – All apps need an appropriate level of stability – from ‘making it through the onstage demo’ to life-threatening uptime requirements.
Security – Bad people exist, and sometimes they will attack your applications. The complexity of modern systems seems to ceaselessly stretch the attack surface area you need to worry about.
Observability – Seeing is believing, which is doubly important when there’s a problem. Getting the right information from the OSI layer to the right people fast can help you fail less, recover faster, and make the ‘you build it, you run it’ world a bit more comfortable.
These needs aren’t terribly unique, but they remain the fundamental concerns that need to be addressed by every well-architected app, ideally before they become a problem and before a line of code is written.
My esteemed employer F5 Networks has built a multi-billion-dollar business meeting these needs, and honestly, we’re pretty good at it (but I would say that). We call the things we make to meet these needs application services. Application services that secure application traffic, inspect it, direct it. Application services that route clients to the right place, application services that extract, forward, and display key application telemetry. These are the core services that have kept our customers’ applications up and running – and they are the kind of services that applications continue to need, no matter where or how they are created.
Bringing it Back to a Vendor Pitch?
So far, so ‘old crusty guy trying to convince me his old-skool tech is still relevant.’ OK, so here’s what has flipped, twisted in the air, and landed upside down. Let’s start with the most important: The way the services are deployed.
One of the enabling technologies behind the adoption of platforms and working practices has been the systems that link intent to action in an automated, integrated way. Application services have to be part of this chain, and this represents a more fundamental shift than simply a change in runtimes.
Sometimes, services need to be injected into existing components – like the exceptional visibility and control that Aspen Mesh adds to Istio. Alternatively, connection tools like the F5 Container Connector can link environments to services, so that as Kubernetes pods are added or removed, they can be secured, scaled, and observed.
Ideally, the code to create the application services needs to exist in the same repository as the code for that application and be deployed in the same way. Application service definitions – for example a web application firewall service – need to exist as code and be treated as code, whereby a service definition change and commit in source code management produces a production web application firewall deployment without further human input. In late-breaking news the fast-talking Melaine Cebula from Airbnb described exactly that model in her Wednesday keynote session at Kubecon when she described keeping all the components for a service – including infrastructure definitions in a single project (as well as about fifty other cool things they do to make app developers lives easier).
This change in service instantiation (coupled with the welcome death of long IT ticket queues) is dramatic and obvious.
The second change is maybe a little more mundane, but still critical. One of the joys of Kubernetes and containers is portability between environments. Your Kubernetes-managed microservice will run anywhere a supported container engine does (hint: everywhere), and the same app services should be there too, not ‘sort of the same’ or ‘does the same thing in a different way with a slightly different interface.’ The same. This means the number of places we need to deploy is growing all the time.
The need to work in the same way and the same places as all your current and potential Kubernetes deployments has become guiding principle for F5.
It’s absolutely critical, as our customers not only rely on us to keep not just their existing apps scaled and secure, but also need to know we’ll be protecting and observing the apps that are – as of this very writing – being thought of as a rogue caffeine molecule binds to a lucky adenosine receptor in need of a post-lunch boost. | {
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I hope the bring at least some Gen 1-4 Pokés into the Unova wild, or maybe scratch that idea and Nintendo could have a Wifi event where
they give you an egg that contains a 1-4 Pokémon.
That's kinda of an odd event to have. An egg that contains some random Pokemon from a pool of about 400?
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Wait, what? How?
It's pretty much exactly the same as DP if you're using button controls, except you also move the D-Pad horizontally.
The grid layout doesn't work nearly as well as a simple list when you're navigating with buttons. It's like trying to use the touchscreen to navigate D/P/P's menus. It's not what it was designed for, so it's cumbersome.
How is it unlikely, though? Since TMs cannot be held items anymore, it seems logical that they'd change the TM list in BW2, since there'd be no compatibility issues.
Oh right... I totally forgot about this. XD
Speaking of, I wish they offer us more diving spots, and put more use to the HM Dive. And at least allow us to encounter underwater Pokemon.
Also, the Dive Ball. It's interesting that it's original function from RS (increased catch rate for underwater Pokemon) had returned. But there were no Underwater Pokemon encounters in BW at all. So hopefully they consider this.
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All I am really hoping for is gym leader rematches, Move tutor, and battle frontier. None of the other things said before really interest me. I mean, the pokemon following you around would be cool, but I don't think it is 100% neccesary.
Dive Ball's purpose may have been restored for potential RS remakes, not this.
I doubt that there'll be new uses for Dive beyond Undella Bay. The only other place there could really be Diving is Routes 17/18.
They could, of course, introduce a new area of Unova for these games. What if the area north of the Pokemon League is playable? What if the ships can take you to a Sevii Islands-type of location? Since these games don't need to be bound to the original Unova region, there's nothing stopping GameFreak from adding on a "subsection" of Unova (like, a new semi-region that attaches to the original region) or something similar for these games, and Dive locations may be there.
They could, of course, introduce a new area of Unova for these games. What if the area north of the Pokemon League is playable? What if the ships can take you to a Sevii Islands-type of location? Since these games don't need to be bound to the original Unova region, there's nothing stopping GameFreak from adding on a "subsection" of Unova (like, a new semi-region that attaches to the original region) or something similar for these games, and Dive locations may be there.
That's true. Perhaps off of some of Castelia's piers? The Battle Subway has some undersea lines, according to the map - perhaps they could lead to Diving portions?
Dive Ball's purpose may have been restored for potential RS remakes, not this.
I doubt that there'll be new uses for Dive beyond Undella Bay. The only other place there could really be Diving is Routes 17/18.
I know that there is a lack of water routes in Unova.
My point is, assuming it still takes place in Unova, they could put more diving spots on the surf routes, at least for purposes of catching rare underwater Pokemon (post-game) or obtaining rare items. Also, what Grei said above.
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My point is, assuming it still takes place in Unova, they could put more diving spots on the surf routes, at least for purposes of catching rare underwater Pokemon (post-game) or obtaining rare items. Also, what Grei said above.
And my point was that there are so few Surf routes to do so. I wasn't trying to say that the implementation was unlikely, simply that there may be other reasons for things like the Dive Ball's purpose.
Again, with non-tradable TMs, there's no reason for Dive to even be included in the game.
Again, with non-tradable TMs, there's no reason for Dive to even be included in the game.
I understand. Although I think they wouldn't.
They could remove Dive IF the setting was in a different region. But, let's assume that the setting is still Unova. What will become of the Abyssal Ruins then if you were to remove Dive? I guess we could simply say that it will be no longer accessible.
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They could remove Dive IF the setting was in a different region. But, let's assume that the setting is still Unova. What will become of the Abyssal Ruins then if you were to remove Dive? I guess we could simply say that it will be no longer accessible.
Originally Posted by Hydrohs
And yet they included it, so there's clearly a reason they wanted it in Unova. Maybe it was only for the few things they used it for in B/W, or maybe they've got more plans for it in B2/W2.
Once again, I'm not saying it's likely, but it's possible. Abyssal Ruins isn't really necessary (if the Arceus plates are absolutely necessary, they could be placed elsewhere), which is literally the only thing that it's used for.
It could be for BW2, but it's just as likely that they're for RS remakes, especially given that RS was the only other game that used Dive anyway.
As it happens, in BW they aren't. You need Cut once, all other HM use was optional. Which kind of hacked me off because I'd spread them about my team, assuming they'd be needed the same as in previous games.
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Those little apps were worthless.
RNG Manipulators will disagree
In HGSS you can do everything except moving with the touchscreen. So left hand holding the console and moving, right hand with the stylus. It's not difficult.
On Dive, they could just put seaweed in the Undella Ruins. Their original purpose, incidentally, seems like one of the things I believe game developers put in games to help sell game guides. To work it out and get all the items without guiding, you'd need some serious dedication, and basic knowledge of cipher-breaking.
Once again, I'm not saying it's likely, but it's possible. Abyssal Ruins isn't really necessary (if the Arceus plates are absolutely necessary, they could be placed elsewhere), which is literally the only thing that it's used for.
It could be for BW2, but it's just as likely that they're for RS remakes, especially given that RS was the only other game that used Dive anyway.
Very true, but we're also in an odd spot here with the R/S remakes. Could be that they become part of Sixth Gen on the 3DS. There's a lot of odd things with Fifth Gen.
3rd gen remakes mixed in with 5th gen sequal
look closely at the logos it kind of has a sort of ruby and saphire effct in them with this im thinkig maybe the 3rd gen remakes are somehow tied into these ew games. so we are looking at the 3rd installment for gen 5+the remakes of ruby and saphire in these games pobly why there are 2 games instead of the usual one direct sequal for the genartions
pokemon X(dark friend safari with vulluaby, liepard, crawdaunt or absol)
wifi has been shut down for 4th/5th gen games
look closely at the logos it kind of has a sort of ruby and saphire effct in them with this im thinkig maybe the 3rd gen remakes are somehow tied into these ew games. so we are looking at the 3rd installment for gen 5+the remakes of ruby and saphire in these games pobly why there are 2 games instead of the usual one direct sequal for the genartions
No. Those are clearly icy designs (referring to Kyurem) and the colors are references to Zekrom (blue lightning, blue ICE) and Reshiram (red fire, red ICE). Let's not start this again--they are not related to Ruby and Sapphire. At all.
I can't see BW2 changing very much from BW. If there's any sort of new region or area to explore I'd be very surprised... But considering that this is a continuation of BW, it is possible that Unova extends further?
Idk, I've sat here for 5 minutes trying to think about where they will take BW2 and honestly this is all I could come up with. Speculation on our part is probably so far off from what GameFreak is doing. The only thing we can really do is wait. It's only 4 months until the game releases in Japan.
I've always wanted to just carry around a little knife to cut that bush instead of teaching Cut to a Pokemon.
All I really want is a new Pokemon game so whatever they release - I will buy and play religiously. Till then I'll just be making Pokemon on my White file.
No. Those are clearly icy designs (referring to Kyurem) and the colors are references to Zekrom (blue lightning, blue ICE) and Reshiram (red fire, red ICE). Let's not start this again--they are not related to Ruby and Sapphire. At all.
thank you. someone who agrees. just because they made 2 3rd game installment doesnt mean it has to do with hoenn. either they wont make r/s remakes at all or it will be another set of games
I don't really get why in the world that there is thinking about that these games are combined with the RS remakes. That is since Nintendo ain't that dumb to actually put together these games with RS remakes and just sell four games into a set of paired games. The main reason why is that Nintendo is a business and buisnesss do what they would make the more money off of. Like having these being released as their own games first then MagmaRuby and AquaSapphire to be release as their own completely different games around the time all of us outside of Japan getting B2W2. But hey , Let's just put a stop to this dumb talk about MagmaRuby and AquaSapphire being combined in with Black 2 and White 2 in the same cartridge. Besides the point , This is something which they did with the logos in the first place instead of them being a Ruby and a Sapphire.
One thing I would like to see is maybe having the walking feature return. I liked having a Pokemon follow you in HG/SS. Even if it is just the starter that follows you in the game I would still be happy.
i Hope the give overworld sprites to the fifth gen pokemon and allow an option of pokemon following you to return.
Or they could have something similar to Amity Square where more Pokemon can follow you. If they went with the feature that way I would like to see a bigger park with different areas for you and your Pokemon to walk around in. And maybe include more animations for it where it lets say, a area with a river/pond and you have a water type following you, it would jump into the water and swim around for a little while. | {
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Some Ramen shop. The starters were decent. The soup was salty as fuck. impolyt would've gone mad. Unfortunately my first ramen experience, and not a good one at that.
Some Neapolitan place. Very enjoyable. Unfortunately, the pizza verace wasn't so good (very runny topping). The waiter apologized and said the guy usually making the pizza wasn't there today and the replacement mixed up the process (usually mozza -> sauce; he put the mozza on top of the sauce). Not sure whether that makes a lot fo sense, but given that the pizza from them is usually praised, I tend to believe him.
Pasta, fave, guanciale, cherry tomatoes. Really tasty. Pasta homemade (or housemade?) and cooked perfectly, great flavor combination. Only negative aspect might be that it was quite salty (guanciale, parmiggiano, ...) and that I would've preferred the fave to be peeled (though the vast majority of them was fine with them), if alone for the look.
Speaking of ramen, I'd avoided all the ramen places in Philly because they all seemed kinda janky. But we recently got a place that's an offshoot of a New York ramen joint and the buzz seemed pretty favorable. Went there today. Had their takoyaki and their standard house special ramen. I think I'm now pretty sure that I don't like takoyaki as an entire genre--fried batter, octopus, bonito flakes, and mayo-based sauce might all be decent things individually, but they're gross together. Fortunately, the ramen was surprisingly decent. Not too salty but still really rich. Place is BYOB too so next time I'll have a nice supply of beer with me.
Genevieve's mom used to call me up to ask what the appropriate thing was to get for various Jews that she knew when some gift was in order. I would tell her to get stuff like gefilte fish or obscure cantorial instruments. Gen and I used to laugh about it but I guess she forgot because last week she called me up to ask what a good gift would be for a Jewish Republican. | {
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Monday, April 27, 2009
An argument (but, to be blunt, it frequently is not made as an argument but merely as an assertion) against the reality of God's existence which is popular amongst village-atheists-with-intenet-connections is that the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster.
Following is my response directly to "KairosFocus" (and more indirectly, to the general tone of comments made in the DI thread):
I seems to me that you [that is, "KairosFocus"] don't get around to explicitly answering the question you've posed -- note, I said "explicitly." Here's my attempt to draw out, and to a degree expand upon, the implicit argument you're presenting:
1) There exists that which is properly called 'morally evil' -- and the atheist cannot, upon pain of incoherence (and willful incoherence is itself a moral evil), simultaneously deny this reality while asserting that the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster.
1a) The fact that there is moral evil is proof that moral good exists; for, to say that "thus-and-such is a moral evil" is a meaningless assertion if there exists-not that against which the "thus-and-such" is a violation.
1b) BUT, neither good nor evil are compossible with any atheistic/materialistic/naturalistic worldview.
For, IF the world itself *just is* (i.e. the world was not intended-and-created, but rather exists in its own right) -- and, after all, this belief/assertion is a primary and non-negotiable commitment of atheism -- THEN there can exist only that which is grounded in, and reducible to, matter-energy moving in time-space.
AND, since 'good' and 'evil' are *not* grounded in, nor reducible to, matter-energy moving in time-space, then no such things can possibly exist were it indeed the case that the world is not created, but rather exists simply and without need of further explanation.
1b.1) THUS, in the very act of making the accusation that "the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster," the atheist has asserted that atheism -- the assertion that there exists no Creator-God whatsoever -- is an assertion from a false worldview. That is, the particular atheist admits that there is, and that he knows that there is, some being who may properly be called 'God.'
1b.2) THUS, if he will be logically consistent (which is itself, after all, a moral obligation), the atheist must give over his atheism and admit that the world was intended-and-created; which is to say, that there exists a Creator-God.
1b.2a) AND, if he will not be thus logically consistent, then we Christians have no logical (nor moral) obligation to take him -- or his "objections" to the God-of-the-Bible -- seriously. For, he proves himself to be intellectually dishonest (which is to say, to be worse than a mere liar); he proves by his very act of willfully embracing logical inconsistency that it is logically impossible for us to argue with him, for there are no rules to which any "argument" he presents will adhere. I, myself, would go further and argue that not only is it logically impossible to argue with such a person, but also that it is immoral to (pretend to) attempt to do so; that one has the moral obligation either: to ignore him; or, to attempt to help him admit and correct his underlying problem, which is hatred of the truth and the good.
So, on the assumption that we are now dealing with an erstwhile atheist, perhaps we can procede:
2) The assertion that "the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster" is seen to contain the unstated (and doubtless unrecognized) assumption that, while there is indeed a God, the God-of-the-Bible is not the *real/ultimate* God.
2a) For, after all, the "ultimate" God is that being in whom all things ultimately are rooted and have their being -- else, one ends up with the infinite regress problem of positing an infinite series of "Gods," each of whom it becomes epistemologically necessary to assert, in never-ending sequence, is ontologically prior to the one currently under consideration.
3) Positing that "the Good" -- that by which one is justified even in asserting that "the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster" -- exists in its own right (as per the false paradox of the Euthryphro dilemma) turns out to be as incoherent as asserting that the physical world exists in its own right. That is, "the Good" must also be rooted in, have its existence in, the "ultimate" God.
3a) For, not only is "the Good" semantically contained within the "all things" which are and must be ultimately rooted in the "ultimate" God, but also "the Good" is inter-personal and relational -- one cannot coherently speak of "the Good" and of the moral obligation to accord with it (nor of its violation, that is, of moral evil) without implying a plurality of persons: if there exist-not persons (emphasis on the plural), or should there exist a plurality of persons but with no relationship one to the other, then there exists nothing, nor can exist anything, properly called "good."
3a.1) Moral evil just is the violation of the interpersonal relationship amongst a plurality of persons. Even to use the word 'violation' assumes there is something which is proper and of which violation is possible.
3b) To reiterate: "the Good" -- that by which one is justified even in asserting that "the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster" -- does not exist in its own right. Rather, its existence, as with that of all other existing things, is grounded in the reality and existence of "ultimate" God.
4) So, our erstwhile atheist, if wishing to maintain his assertion that "the God-of-the-Bible is a moral monster," logically must adopt a position of gnosticism; that is, that there is, indeed, an *ultimate* God-who-is-Good, but that the God-of-the-Bible cannot this *real* God.
4a) BUT, this throws us right back into an infinite regress of an ever-receding, ontologically-prior, "real" God, by the Goodness of whom we are judging the so-called God currently under consideration to be morally deficient.
4a.1) For, after all, our erstwhile atheist's argument against the God-of-the-Bible rests upon the appeal to one's emotional response to the moral evil (and/or natural evil) which exists in the world and the existence of which the God-of-the-Bible, whom we Christians say *is* the real God, allows. Going further, our erstwhile atheist's argument is not only that God-of-the-Bible allows moral evil (and/or natural evil), but that he both commits and commands moral evil.
4a.2) BUT, if this argument is valid against the God-of-the-Bible, then it is equally valid against the God-Before-The-God-of-the-Bible. And, if it is valid against *that* God, then it is valid against the one before him, world without end (amen, amen).
4b) So, our erstwhile atheist logically must abandon gnosticism as fruitless and self-defeating, for it devours itself; the very percieved problem (real or imagined) on the basis of which one adapts gnosticism in the first place cannot be answered by it, and, in fact, if the percieved problem is real, then it apples as fully to gnosticism as to non-gnosticism.
4c) Or, our erstwhile atheist, if wishing to maintain his rejection of the God-of-the-Bible, must maintain that there exists some morally valid, even if unknown-to-us, reason that the "real" God allows the "evil" of the God-of-the-Bible.
4c.1) Which is to say that there exists some morally valid, even if unknown-to-us, reason that the God-of-the-Bible allows evil to exist in his Creation.
4c.2) Which is to say that there exists some morally valid, even if unknown-to-us, reason that the God-of-the-Bible does and/or commands that which we emotionally reject as being evil, or that which would indeed be evil when commanded by a mere human being.
5) To reiterate, the existence of "the Good," as with all things which exist, is and must rooted in the God-Who-Exists (and whom, as we Christians know, just happens to be the God-of-the-Bible).
5a) To assert that the God-Who-Exists is morally evil is to assert that Goodness is a self-contradiction, which seems to be absurd; or it is to assert that existence is a self-contradiction, is blatantly is absurd.
6) So, our erstwhile atheist is backed into the corner of realizing that the "problem" is vastly misstated and misunderstood.
Victor, that some level of governmnet is necessary does not at all mitigate the fact that government is an evil; nore does it even begin to mitigate the fact that government's sole method of funding itself is indistinguishable from a Mafia protection racket -- "Give us your money and do what we tell you to do or we'll kill you."
Conservatism seem to revolve around three central ideas. One of the ideas is economic conservatism, the idea that we deserve what we earn unless it was taken by force, theft, or fraud. The second is national security conservatism, the idea of taking threats to our country seriously and being pro-active in dealing with them, as Reagan was during the Cold War and as Bush was when we launched a War on Terror that sent us into Iraq. This, I suspect, doesn't mix terribly well with economic conservatism, since war is expensive, and the money for guns and tanks probably can't be got from bake sales. And then there is social conservatism, the use of the government attempting to uphold traditional values, leading to anti-abortion/gay marriage positions. The last two increase the involvement of government. If government is out there trying to stop abortions fighting enemies, this has to be paid for.
It would be fair enough to ask if liberalism goes together as well. I suppose we could say liberals accept
1) The proactive role of government to alleviate poverty and its consequences.2) Restraint in fighting against supposed threats to our country (not going into Vietnam or Iraq).3) Upholding a strong doctrine of the separation of church and state, not attempting to bring the state into controversial question of value.
So, now the point of this post:
VR: "Conservatism seem to revolve around three central ideas. One of the ideas is economic conservatism, ... The second is national security conservatism, ... And then there is social conservatism, the use of the government attempting to uphold traditional values, leading to anti-abortion/gay marriage positions."
If you want three key ideas of conservativism, they are more likely to be:1) Government ... all government .. is coercive, by the very nature of government2) Human beings ... all human beings ... are perverse, by their very natures3) From which two observations it follows that government is a necessary evil
All truly conservative ideas/positions take account of those observations and especially of that conclusion. For instance: "That government which governs best is that which governs least."
VR: "The second is national security conservatism, the idea of taking threats to our country seriously and being pro-active in dealing with them, as Reagan was during the Cold War and as Bush was when we launched a War on Terror that sent us into Iraq. This, I suspect, doesn't mix terribly well with economic conservatism, since war is expensive, and the money for guns and tanks probably can't be got from bake sales."
If "liberals" really were as nuanced in their thinking as they like to imagine they are, this would not be such a stumper to them.
The primary duty of government -- and, gven that it is inherently an evil, THE ONLY THING about (human) government which justifies its existence -- is that those who would govern are sworn to defend those whom they would govern; or, failing defending them, they must avenge them. A government which will not do these two things forfeits any claim to legitimacy ... and, in the nature of things, must eventually train its guns upon its subjects if it will not train them upon the enemies, both foreign and domestic, of its subjects.
Indeed, war is expensive (*). But, just as there are things worse than death, so too are there things worse than war.
(*) Pace what doubtless we both were taught in school (and I saw through it at once even as a teen), war destroys wealth; war can never generate wealth. One might as well expect that a hurricane which wipes out a city will make all its people more wealthy. A hurricane destroys wealth and lives; war destroys lives and wealth.
VR: "The last two increase the involvement of government. If government is out there trying to stop abortions fighting enemies, this has to be paid for."
2) Human beings ... all human beings ... are perverse, by their very natures
Yes, stopping abortions before they are performed, or punishing those involved if the abortion could not be stopped would have to be paid for. By then, the same is true of stopping and/or punishing other forms of murder.
You really do need to do better than this -- your "liberalism" does not equate to an incoherency in conservatism.
VR: "And then there is social conservatism, the use of the government attempting to uphold traditional values, leading to anti-abortion/gay marriage positions. The last two increase the involvement of government."
Again, you really do need to do better than this.
The best -- meaning, the least coercive -- government will not be at war with the society it seeks to rule. As Reagan pointed out: "We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people."
With us, it is the nation, not the government, which is important and which properly sets the tone.
VR: "It would be fair enough to ask if liberalism goes together as well. I suppose we could say liberals accept
1) The proactive role of government to alleviate poverty and its consequences. "
The *only* proactive way to alleviate poverty is to generate wealth. "Liberal" "solutions" to poverty destroy wealth, both by destroying already existing wealth and by putting a damper on the creation of new wealth. But, "liberals" seem constitutionally unable to grasp the concept of baking new pies -- all they seem to grasp is slicing an ever-diminishing pie into smaller and smaller pieces.
Besides which, *where* does the US Constitution give even a hint that it is within the competence of the general government to "alleviate poverty and its consequences?"
VR: "2) Restraint in fighting against supposed threats to our country (not going into Vietnam or Iraq). "
That's right! It was conservatives who got us into Vietnam, despite that conservativism had been moribund since the time of that would-be fascist FDR.
You know, the problem with Vietnam, as with Korea, is not that we were there, but that we were not there to win it and to win it as quickly and humanely as possible.
The problem is so typically "liberal" -- we've stopped treating war as war; rather, we insist upon treating war as policing.
VR: "3) Upholding a strong doctrine of the separation of church and state, not attempting to bring the state into controversial question of value."
"Liberals" do so like to fool themselves, don't they? Seriously, who in his right mind can say with a straight face that "liberals" are not all about "attempting to bring the state into controversial question of value." Hell, "liberals" can't convince the people to their schemes, that's why they so love the coercive apparatus of the state.
The fact is, to govern just is to rule on questions of value and morality.
Compromise -- splitting the difference -- can be a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing; and it can also be utterly impossible to compromise.
For instance, suppose that I am criminally minded and I take it into my mind that it would be a good thing to murder you. You, on the other hand, are quite convinced that your death would not be such a good thing. So, how are you and I to compromise on this trivial issue? Perhaps I can be allowed to cut you in two at the waist (your really vital organs are above that point). That's a win-win compromise, isn't it?
Moreover, an uncompromising committment to compromise is a Very Bad Thing.
The person who foolishly imagines that compromise is the highest good will tend to insist that you are the trouble in the above scenario. For, you did adamantly refuse the proffered "compromise," did you not?
Just as it is impossible for you and me to compromise between my desire to murder you and your desire not to be murdered, it is likewise impossible to compromise between truth and non-truth. To put it bluntly: the world is black-and-white, after all.
It's quite popular these days to sing peans to relativism: to assert either that there is no such thing as objective truth -- especially in regard to morality -- or, that if there is, it cannot be known (and so, is unimportant). I refer to this "All The Pretty Shades Of Grey." Of course, the actual truth of the matter generally is not that people cannot distinguish black from white, but that they are disinclined to make the effort. After all, what is grey but unresolved black and white?
A few months ago I wrote a little parable about compromise and the sometime impossibility of compromise. Here is the context for which I wrote it (though, the idea has much wider applicability) -- on Victor Reppert's Dangerous Idea blog, as a comment to the No compromise on abortion? item:
Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe
One fine summer day, Wicktor Ruppert, as is his wont on fine summer days, was hiking in the Arizona desert. On this particular fine summer day, Wicktor was enjoying the hike in his favorite area of the desert, marvelling at all the dried-up scenery at which he'd marveled so many hundreds of times before.
Hike, hike, hike! Marvel, marvel, marvel!
In the early afternoon, Wicktor chanced to see a path he'd never seen before, branching off from the main trail. Now, Wicktor knew exactly what dried-up scenery he'd see if he continued on the main path, for, after all, he'd hiked this trail hundreds of times before. But this new path, what wonders of dried-up scenery might it not reveal?
And so, of course, on this particular fine summer day, Wicktor took the promising new path.
An hour later on the new path, and after much marvelling at fine new vistas of dried-up scenery, Wicktor was about to turn back. He'd long since eaten the food he'd brought (but was hungry again), he'd drunk much of the water he was carrying ... Wicktor knows better than to be out in the desert without water! It really was time to return to the comforts of the city.
Just then, Wicktor saw that just ahead the path entered a cleft. Now, this was much too promising of more marvels of dried-up scenery, so Wicktor decided to stick with the hike for fifteen minutes more.
Entering the defile and rounding a bend, Wicktor suddenly came upon the sight of a wonder indeed: -- a tidy little building bearing a sign reading: Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe.
Now, Wicktor was very curious and intrigued at this new wonder. And, as Wicktor was also hungry (and a great lover of new ice creams), naturally he entered the shoppe.
Noìli: Good afternoon! May I offer Sir some fine Custom Ice Cream?
Wicktor: That sound marvelous! What have you got?
Noìli: Anything you wish, Good Sir. At Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe, we are here to serve!
Wicktor: Ah. Hmmm, I see only one flavor listed on the board.
Noìli: Yes! 'The Streets of New York City;' for that is our custom offering, carefully custom blended to Sir's exact specifications.
Wicktor: I'm afraid I don't understand.
Noìli: Oh, I see. This is Sir's first visit to Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe?
Wicktor: Yes. In fact, I've never before encountered one.
Noìli: Well, one expects that -- we are a quite exclusive franchise.
Wicktor: I see many tubs of ice cream in the cooler, more than I can count.
Noìli: Yes, any flavor one wishes. At Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe, if we do not already have the flavor of ice cream Sir wishes, we can whip it up almost instantly.
Wicktor: But there's only one flavor listed on the board?
Noìli: Yes! 'The Streets of New York City;' our custom offering. This is what we serve at Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe.
Wicktor: I'm afraid I still don't understand.
Noìli: I'll try to explain.
Say that one wishes to patronize Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe (and I certainly encourage Sir to do so). Well, the first thing to do is to decide which flavor of ice cream Sir wishes.
Wicktor: Ummm ... vanilla?
Noìli: A fine, fine choice. And how many scoops?
Wicktor: Three. Two!
Noìli: An excellent decision, I must say!
Wicktor: And then what?
Noìli: And then, Discerning Sir, I will transform the vanilla ice cream which you have chosen into our custom offering: 'The Streets of New York City.'
Wicktor: Which is?
Noìli: Which is somewhat like 'Rocky Road' or 'Denali Moose Tracks.' At least in concept.
Wicktor: Ah, I see. Well, no I don't. Aside from being your custom offering, what, exactly, is 'The Streets of New York City?' What is the concept which makes it like 'Rocky Road' or 'Denali Moose Tracks?' If it is not a trade secret to tell me so, just how will you transform the vanilla ice cream which I have chosen into 'The Streets of New York City?'
Noìli: Sir is indeed discerning!
Wicktor: Oh! Well, thank you!
Noìli: It is like this. I will take these two scoops of the vanilla ice cream, which is the flavor Sir has selected, and I then will carefully and tenderly, lovingly almost, blend it with these two scoops of dog shit.
Wicktor: That's disgusting!
Noìli: But, Discerning Sir! This is highest quality dog shit, carefully harvest in the most exclusive neighborhoods of New York City and only of known provenance. This is pedigreed dog shit!
Wicktor: But it's dog shit!
Noìli: Yes, indeed. Did I not state that Sir is most discerning?
Wicktor: But I don't want dog shit in my ice cream!
Noìli: One does understand the emotion. But consider: when I have completed the blend, there will be no dog shit in Sir's ice cream -- there will be only the ice cream Sir has ordered: 'The Streets of New York City!'
Wicktor: That's disgusting! That's not ice cream, that's dog shit!
Noìli: *sigh* I had such high hopes for one so discerning as yourself, Sir. *sigh* Please, allow me to explain: yes, there *was* some dog shit, but now we see before us only the 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream. Here, enjoy!
Wicktor: That's not ice cream, that's dog shit!
Noìli: Sir is being most narrow-minded. May we not compromise on this?
Wicktor: ... How?
Noìli: I will throw out this batch of 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream, which is clearly not what Sir wants -- please, do not concern yourself at the waste! At Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe, we are a stable enough organization that we are able to eat such a minor loss.
Wicktor: ... And then?
Noìli: And then I will whip up for Sir a fresh serving 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream. But this time, I shall use the two scoops of vanilla ice cream and only *one* scoop of dog shit! This is, of course, Sir's loss, for I cannot discount the price for Sir.
Noìli: As I've carefully explained to Sir: here at Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe, we would never *think* to put dog shit in Sir's ice cream. In our fine establishment, we offer only the finest 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream!
Wicktor: I don't want dog shit in my ice cream!
Noìli: *sigh* I shall mix up a new batch of 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream. Say, two scoops of vanilla ice cream and one half scoop of dog shit?
Wicktor: No!
Noìli: Two scoops of vanilla ice cream and one quarter scoop of dog shit?
Wicktor: No!
Noìli: Two scoops of vanilla ice cream and an ounce or two of dog shit?
Wicktor: How may times must I say this: I don't want *any* dog shit in my ice cream!
Noìli: Two scoops of vanilla ice cream and I just wave the dog shit over it for a moment?
Noìli: Sir! Did we not agree to compromise? Whence comes this hateful, and quite frankly, bigoted stubbornness? Whence this binary, black-and-white, close-mindedness? Whence this irrational fanaticism on the matter?
*sigh* One becomes increasingly disappointed at the dimming prospects for men of good-will to compromise! *sigh*
Wicktor: I want pure ice cream!
Noìli: Sir, at Noìli's Custom Ice Cream Shoppe, we offer only the purest and finest of ice creams.
Wicktor: With dog shit in it!
Noìli: No, not at all, Sir! As I have so carefully explained to Sir, numerous times, when the blending is done, there is no longer any dog shit. Rather, there is only the finest 'The Streets of New York City' ice cream.
Wicktor: With dog shit in it!
Noìli: *sigh* Clearly, I was mistaken; Sir is not so discerning, after all.
Vanilla ice cream! Indeed!
(Colorizing the above text was second choice. Applying a blockquote to it also italicized it all, and I couldn't find a way to unitalicize it.)
People sometimes accuse me of being egocentric ... apparently, the accusation is supposed to be a show-stopper. However, as near as I can tell, the assusation typically boils down to: "Waaa! Why are't you bowing to my obvious superiority!?"
Anyway, when accused of being egocentric, I frequently reply, "Not at all! In truth, I am Iliocentric."
So: the name of this blog (*) -- Iliocentrism: a blog about things of interest to Ilíon (**). (*) and assuming that I put in the effort to consistently blog, which may be a huge assumption.
(**) My Christian name is 'Troy;' the name 'Ilíon' is an allusion to the name of the ancient city we English-speakers call 'Troy.' | {
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Storyline
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day... Written by Gustaf Molin <[email protected]>Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
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Will Smith's squadron were stationed at El Toro air base. This is the same name as the air base from which the Flying Wing Bomber flew out of to drop the A-bomb on the Martians in the movie The War of the Worlds. El Toro Marine Corps Air Station was a real air base in Orange County, California, from 1943 until its decommissioning in 1999. See more »
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Factual errors: During the interior scene of the supposed AWACS, the flight engineer panel shown is that of a 135, not an E-3. The panel of the E-3 is streamlined with push buttons; also, the pan shot from the aft of the aircraft is showing the seating inside the aircraft incorrectly. See more »
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I don't usually comment on this, I don't like to portray a movie as being good or bad just on my opinion, as everyone has their own tastes and needs when it comes to cinema. But god damn, why do so many people hate this film.
Firstly, this is not a serious film, it has never happened nor will it ever. This film is just damn good fun to watch...the explosions, the suspense, the cheesy one-liners...its not trying to tell you that aliens are coming to blow the s**t of of us...its entertainment. To all the people here that have said this is the worst movie ever...you guys need need to watch more movies, because if this is the worst movie ever then im Santa clause! To put it simply, this is 2 and a half hours of fun filled, edge of the seat (occasionally have a laugh) action...and nothing else.
Why cant people just enjoy a independence day for what it is (as mentioned above)...not why its improbable etc etc etc we all know that duh! This film is entertaining, full stop!! and thats all its supposed to be.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Amazon Web Service's Simple Storage Service: The 99% Solution
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) was launched about three years ago as a simple way to store files on Amazon's servers. Each file, also known as an object, can be up to five gigabytes (GB) in size and the filename is referred to as the object's key. The beauty of S3 is that each object saved on Amazon's servers is backed up onto at least three different servers. Where exactly the object is stored is not important since any computer on the Internet can access it - this is commonly referred to as the cloud, since, just like a cloud, there are no hard boundaries.
Strengths1. Uptime – S3 uses the same infrastructure that is used to host its own amazon.com website. While downtime isn't unheard of, it is extremely rare.
2. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http) access – Accessing objects stored on S3 can be as simple as typing in the web address to the resource in your web browser. Storing and retrieving objects on S3 can be done programatically or graphically using a third party plug-in such as S3Fox: http://go.joemoreno.com/e5bf
3. Security – Objects stored on S3 can be made public, such as a web page, or private so that only a single user can access a specific object (great for backing up sensitive files). Additionally, items can be semi-private so that users can anonymously access an object, once they are authenticated, for a limited amount of time. A good use of this feature is to prevent other users from "hot linking" or "deep linking" directly to a photo or sensitive document on your website.
4. Domain Name Service (DNS) Access – Objects stored on S3 are placed into buckets which can be thought of as a folder or storage area network (SAN). An object in a bucket can be accessed in one of three ways:
a. http://s3.amazonaws.com/bucket/keyUpdate: This method only works for non-EU buckets.
b. http://bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/key
c. http://bucket/key where bucket is a DNS CNAME record pointing to bucket.s3.amazonaws.com. For this reason, bucket names must be unique throughout all of S3.
5. Price – Amazon only charges for its service based on use with no flat fees required. They refer to this as "Pay by the drink". Fees for storage, bandwidth, and access begin at $0.15/GB of storage, $0.17/GB of bandwidth, $0.01/10,000 GET requests and $0.01/1,000 PUT, COPY, POST, and LIST requests. For the first several months that I used S3 I received monthly bills for S3 totaling less than a dime (US$0.10). How Amazon can bill me that little and not lose money is a mystery. Here are copies of my first three bills from Amazon.
6. Bandwidth Throughput – While not advertised, the bandwidth throughput (speed) of objects served up by S3 is consistently in the 3-4 megabytes per second (MBps) [note: that is not megabits per second (Mbps), but megabytes per second - in other words, the throughput is approximately 24-32 Mbps]. Fast enough for nearly all users.
WeaknessSince objects stored on S3 are served up using http (and they can also be served up securely using https), it is possible to host an entire website on S3 for pennies/month with one small exception. Amazon has not implemented a way to serve up the default web page when a user initially visits a website.
Since a default object cannot be set to be automatically returned an entire website cannot be hosted on Amazon's S3 unless your users are willing to type www.example.com/index.html every time they want to visit your site - which, obviously, is not practical.
The 1% SolutionAfter grabbling with this problem since 2007, I finally implemented a solution allowing me to host an entire website on Amazon's S3 without requiring another web server to serve up the index.html file. While I did not discover this technique, it is certainly worth mentioning in detail since it is not very obvious.
Perfect Match: Amazon S3 & GoDaddyHosting an entire static website on Amazon's S3 requires a little DNS gymnastics, but its results can be seen here: http://www.adjixsucks.com
One of the first places a web browser checks, when a person enters a domain name in their web browser, is with the domain's registrar. The registrar is the company where the domain name was registered and this is how the domain name owner tells the world where to route users to find their website, route e-mail, etc.
Since the registrar is the first stop, this is the perfect place to intercept the request and send it to a website's index.html page.
How to do itIn order to forward a request to a website's index.html with GoDaddy you'll need to do a few things. For starters, since most people enter www.example.com or example.com into their web browser you'll have to store your entire website's files in an S3 bucket that is not named example.com or www.example.com. In my adjixsucks.com example, I choose to save the website in a bucket named web.adjixsucks.com - but you can call it anything, such as www1.example.com, static.example.com, etc.
Total DNSUnder total DNS, you'll need to edit/add three entries for the "@", "www", and "web" hosts. Keep in mind that these updates can take hours to propagate throughout the Internet.
1. Under the A (Host) records, you'll need to set the @ host to point to GoDaddy's forwarding server (64.202.189.170).
2. Under the CNAME (Aliases) records, you'll need to add two CNAMES for www and web.
Domain Name Forwarding (back to your own domain)Finally, you'll need to update the Forwarding section to your index.html. Once this it updated, it can take 20-30 minutes until the redirect is live.
When you're done, it should look similar to this:
Ta-DahWhen people enter your domain name into their web browser most won't even notice that the website begins with web instead of www. While this isn't a perfect solution, it's very close and the price is right: $10 for the annual domain registration and as little as a nickel or dime per month paid to Amazon for hosting your website.
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I always enjoy learning how other people employ Amazon S3 online storage. I am wondering if you can check out my very own tool CloudBerry Explorer that helps to manage S3 on Windows . It is a freeware.
You can't set a domain's root name as a CNAME (only an A record) in most DNS system. Even if you could, Amazon S3 buckets don't allow you to set a default object (i.e. index.html) to be returned.Since most people either type www.example.com or example.com into their browsers, there's a conflict which is why the bucket is named web.example.com. | {
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Is Aaron Rodgers the NFL's best player?
Jun. 27, 2013
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Is Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers the best player in the NFL?
The NFL Network will provide its answer to that question during a two-hour broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.
The network has already revealed its list of top-10 players, but tonight will announce the order in which they are ranked.
The finalists are, in alphabetical order:
Tom Brady
Arian Foster
Calvin Johnson
Peyton Manning
Von Miller
Adrian Peterson
Aaron Rodgers
Aldon Smith
J.J. Watt
Patrick Willis
The only other Packers player to make the NFL Network’s top-100 list besides Rodgers was linebacker Clay Matthews, who weighs in at No. 31 (http://on.nfl.com/17s3HF7). Former Packers defensive back Charles Woodson, who signed with the Oakland Raiders during the offseason, ranks No. 85.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy spoke glowingly about Rodgers during a recent interview when I asked him about his quarterback.
“No. 1, I really enjoy coaching Aaron,” said McCarthy. “As anything, when you develop professional relationships you get to know people personally. I just think he’s such a, he has such diversity to him. He is a man that has a lot of depth. I have a lot of respect for where he’s at in his life. To be as young as he is and just as developed as he is. He’s got a lot of interesting interests and he’s well versed and educated on mostly anything that’s going on in our world. So if anything, I’m very conscientious of his personal time because his biggest challenge is the demands of his life, because what he’s developed professionally, you want to make sure that he has the time to personally have the balance that we all need. … He’s a neat guy, enjoy coaching him. Being the bad cop is always interesting, but that’s part of my job. But he’s high quality. I’m glad we have him.”
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Rodgers finished sixth, behind Houston Texans defensive end and former Wisconsin Badgers standout Watt. Peterson came in first, followed by Manning, Johnson and Brady. | {
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Hopkins agrees to pay $190 million to settle Levy claims
Johns Hopkins Hospital has agreed to pay $190 million to settle claims from thousands of women who may have been surreptitiously recorded during pelvic exams by gynecologist Dr. Nikita A. Levy.
The amount of the settlement is one of the largest on record involving sexual misconduct by a physician. Levy, a doctor in the Johns Hopkins Community Medicine system for 25 years, took his life in February 2013 during an investigation that revealed he was using tiny cameras concealed in pens and key fobs to record patients.
Investigators found more than 1,300 videos and images during searches of Levy's home and office. Plaintiffs' attorneys estimate more than 8,000 patients could have a claim.
Because the women could not be identified from the images, all former patients could be considered victims. Anyone treated by Levy has been affected by a feeling of "betrayal" and an invasion of doctor-patient confidentiality, said Jonathan Schochor, the lead attorney for the patients.
"Many of our clients still feel a betrayal and lack of trust and have fallen out of the medical system," Schochor said. "They stopped seeing their doctors, they stopped taking their children to doctors. They refused to see male OB-GYNs, or any OB-GYN.
"Their lives, needless to say, have been severely and negatively impacted," he said.
In a statement, Hopkins said the settlement would be paid through its insurance policy and "will not in any way compromise the ability of the health system to serve its patients, staff and community."
"It is our hope that this settlement, and the findings by law enforcement that the images were not shared, helps those affected achieve a measure of closure," the hospital statement read.
Donald L. Devries Jr., an attorney for Hopkins, acknowledged that Levy had committed a "colossal breach of trust" but emphasized that the doctor was a "rogue employee" whose actions could not have been flagged by the institution.
"There was no inkling of it," Devries said. "It's one of those situations where no matter what rules or regulations or whatever you put in place, if somebody wants to violate it secretly as this physician did, there's not a thing that institution is going to be able to do to know that."
Howard Janet, another plaintiffs' attorney, disputed that, saying Levy's actions occurred within the scope of his employment as a physician working for Hopkins.
"Our position is that if it's something they didn't know, it's something they should have known," Janet said.
While industry experts said Hopkins, a multibillion-dollar operation, would be able to absorb any financial hit, hospital system officials might be more cautious in hiring decisions, especially in affiliated settings that carry the Hopkins banner — and benefit from its credibility and resources.
"That's what the hospital brand name means to the consumer," said Mark Pauly, a professor of health care management, business economics and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hopkins might have settled to avoid more liability, said Tom Baker, a professor of law and health sciences at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. "You don't pay $200 million unless you thought you had a risk of losing quite a bit more than that," he said.
Levy, who was 54 at the time of his death, practiced in East Baltimore under the arm of the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, where he served largely low-income residents of the area. A Jamaican-born New Yorker, he was married and had three children, and had a reputation among some patients as willing to go above and beyond to provide care, such as driving through a snowstorm to deliver a patient's child.
In court, plaintiffs' attorneys alleged that Levy "engaged in doctor-patient boundary violations during the course of his patients' treatment," including "an excessive number of unnecessary pelvic exams and engaging in inappropriate physical contact." Some patients said Levy practiced without medical professionals on hand as observers. Observers are used routinely in hospitals for the safety of patients and doctors.
Kim Hoppe, a spokeswoman for Hopkins Medicine, said hospital officials had "redoubled our efforts to uphold the highest standards of patient privacy."
"We have implemented numerous steps to educate, inform and empower our staff to identify and alert us if they have any concerns," she said in an email. "We also conducted a comprehensive initial inspection of our facilities and continue to conduct random inspections."
Schochor said settlement negotiations had been continuing for months until Friday, and attorneys received word Monday that Circuit Judge Sylvester B. Cox had granted preliminary approval of the agreement.
Attorneys from both sides plan to work with outside experts over the next few months to determine how to calculate individual patient payouts. Schochor said each plaintiff will be evaluated by a "team of professionals," including a psychiatrist. The plaintiffs will then be placed into one of four categories, based on the degree to which they were affected; attorneys declined to provide more details.
Neither side sought to determine which patients were pictured in the images found in Levy's possession, to avoid further privacy violations. The images were of sex organs and did not show faces.
"Because we don't know and never will know who was actually videotaped or photographed, no one's in a position to put at ease the minds of Dr. Levy's patients that they were not" recorded, Janet said.
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for September. Additional patients who believe they have a claim to the settlement will be allowed to come forward until November, Schochor said.
It was not clear how much of the settlement the attorneys will receive; Schochor said that would be decided by the judge.
In a class-action lawsuit involving a Delaware pediatrician convicted of recording assaults on hundreds of children that led to a $123 million settlement in 2012, attorneys received 22.5 percent of the total payout.
Levy was terminated by Hopkins on Feb. 8, 2013, after allegations of secret surveillance were brought to the attention of hospital officials by a female colleague who had become suspicious of the pen he wore around his neck. Within days, his Towson-area home was searched by police.
He was found dead Feb. 18. He left a letter of apology to his wife before wrapping a plastic bag around his head and pumping it with helium.
Among the items seized from Levy's home and office were six cameras concealed in pens and two cameras concealed in fobs, which can be attached to key chains. Police also seized four computers and several external hard drives.
After Levy's death, authorities continued investigating his activities in an attempt to learn the scope of the criminal activity and determine whether images were shared with others. A spokesman for the Baltimore state's attorney's office said earlier this year that authorities had concluded Levy was acting on his own.
Mark Cheshire, the spokesman, also said at that time that investigators determined Levy had not recorded underage patients. But Janet, the plaintiffs' attorney, said Monday that 62 underage victims were identified. Police did not respond to questions about the discrepancy.
Plaintiffs' attorneys also expressed skepticism that Levy acted alone; Schochor and Janet said the plaintiffs hired a "profiler" who said that those who engage in this type of conduct are "prone to disseminate" their images. They acknowledged, however, that no such evidence was uncovered by investigators. | {
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I guess ESRI has decided to join the fray with some of their existing audio/video content from the ’05 User Conference. This is analogous to IT Conversations from Where 2.0. I haven’t listened to any yet, but I think ESRI should speak to Doug Kaye of IT Conversations since he is already supporting quite a few tech conferences and it would place the information from the UC in a more centralized location where others, outside of the traditional GIS community, might find it. I would still like to see a link to their employee bloggers…with a disclaimer that the blogs are opinion of course. Either way this is a nice step into this new media…technology…podcasting.
I know that I am behind on mentioning other blogs here, because Glenn over at GISUser.blogspot.com mentioned us before I got around to him. In this case there is more than one site to blog since Glenn has his own blog, but he is also “the founder & Managing Editor” of GISUser and other news/ezine sites. I know that both Sue and I have trolled the site regularly and I always point folks to this site as a great place to keep up with job listings.
In his blog he points out quite a few interesting tidbits, most of your standard bloggy lore, but it is joined by insight from a knowledgable industry insider and the contacts of an industry news representative.
A new SlashDot for the GIS and remote sensing community is up and running at SlashGISRS. SlashGISRS was launched in September by Canadian non-profit Spatial Enlightenment. As they grow their submission base I think this site will become one to watch. Head on over and set up your account today.
I just found this article after we recorded this week’s podcast, where we discuss blogs, podcasts and other digital media and their role in disseminating information related to geography and geospatial technologies
I noticed this yesterday, but I completely forgot to blog it. Howard Butler’s second podcast is out and he interviews James Fee of the popular Spatially Adjusted blog. They discuss a good bit of the state of GIS and a nice interlude where they discussed the joys of command line ArcInfo and the explosion of ArcView when it hit 3.0. I think Howard was a little overly critical of his first podcast where it was just him and a microphone, but that is just my opine
Directions Magazine’s (now Directions Media) website received a face lift over night. They have added a new magazine entitled Location Intelligence Magazine to their existing Directions Magazine and AllPointsBlog and a changed few other things. To find out more head over to A New Directions – Editorials
Alan Lews is a professor at Northern Arizona University who has a Geography podcast entitled Geography for Travelers. He has beaten us to two things. First, he posted his first file a few hours before we did. Second, he is using his podcast to support his educational endeavours. We won’t have our first classroom episode out for at least a month. Color me green my friends for I am envious.
Dr Lew will be teaching Regional Geography of Tourism and Recreation using the podcast this semester. The first class is already up and I am looking forward to the rest of the semester (who would have thought that I would miss classes while I am working on the dissertation…go figure).
As I pointed out in the podcast, VerySpatial was the first Geography podcast in the US while ventriloquy is the first over all (in Singapore). This podcast is attached to the blog voyeurismwhich focuses on Geography education and the author’s journey towards their dissertation. Head over to the blog to check it out.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Could anyone have imagined 100 years ago that children in America might not be able to pledge “one nation under God”? What nonsense! People in Russia are freer to mention God than we in America — “the land of the free and the home of the brave!”
US Youth Can Pledge Allegiance to Nation “Under God”
SAN FRANCISCO, California, MARCH 12, 2010 (Zenit.org).- An appeals court in California today ruled that the phrase “one nation under God” in the pledge of allegiance to the flag recited by school children does not violate separation of Church and state.
The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus — which led the 1950s campaign to add the words “under God” to the pledge — hailed the decision as “a victory for common sense.”
Carl Anderson said: “Today, the court got it absolutely right: Recitation of the pledge is a patriotic exercise, not a religious prayer. Best of all, the court said that the words ‘under God’ add a ‘note of importance which a pledge to our nation ought to have and which in our culture ceremonial references to God arouse.’
“Every reasonable person knows that, and today’s decision is a breath of fresh air from a court system that has too often seemed to be almost allergic to public references to God.”
Defendants in the case included the Knights of Columbus, as well as individual knights, the U.S. government, and a California school district.
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Collapsible Dog House
Introduction: Collapsible Dog House
Where I'm from there's snow on the grown for the majority of the year, instead of leaving a dog house to sit out there covered in 3 ft of snow i came up with a space saving solution.
I'm a student so to make this you wont need anything too expensive or extraordinary. I think this whole thing cost me about 50$ and took a weekend to make.
Materials
4 pieces of 2x2 wood
1 piece of 2x3 ( the large piece in the photo has not yet been cut to size)
Rivets ( as seen in the photo)
Washers
72 In hinge ( it can be how ever wide you would like)
Paint
Tools
Rivet gun
Saw (for wood and metal)
Dril
Step 1: The Walls
Take 3 of the 2x2 pieces of wood, on two of them mark 4in down. Then using a ruler draw a line from the mark to the opposite top corner. Use these lines as a guide and cut the wood.
On the third piece mark 4in down on both sides, connect the marks with a ruler then proceed to cut.
you should be left with the 3 pieces being cut like they are above.
Step 2: Hing Sizes
This step is fairly simple, measure the hinges so that run the length of following walls shown in the picture, and cut them using the metal saw.
If you want the dimensions they are:
1 x 2ft
2 x 8in
the remainder will be used later on
Step 3: Windows and Doors
Now you're going to need to add a door. The windows are optional but i figured they'ed be a nice option.
You can put windows on any of the walls and in what ever shape you like.
The door on the other hand should be on one of the pieces of wood with the slanted cut we made in the previous step.
(don't mind that my door looks weird I had some trouble with the saw)
Step 4: Paint
Let your creativity go, make it look how ever you'd like. I went for a barn like style.
Step 5: Attaching Hinges
So this part is a little tricky so pay close attention. We start with the two outer pieces.
The hing I used are only able to fold flat on one side, so we need to ensure that we make the two outer pieces attach in a manner that will allow them to fold flat.
Attach by drilling a small hole about the same size as the hole in the joint, put the rivet through with a washer on the other side and seal.
when folded flat it should look like it does in the final picture.
Step 6: Combining the Two Halfs
Using that last larger 8in joint attach the two pieces together.
When attaching these pieces ensure that they fold in the opposite direction of the outside joints.
like shown in the first photo.
Step 7: Roof
Were just about finished up all that's left is the roof.
Cut the last of the joint in two, use that to attach the roof (the 2 x 2.5 piece of wood)
make sure you attach the wood to one of the outside pieces and attach it so that when its all folded up the roof folds flat on the out side.
Step 8: Set Up
You done!
Fold it up or take it out side for you dog to use right away. The grass should be more than strong enough to hold all the pieces in the position you would like! If you want more security you could attach latches! | {
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I love biscotti! And I recently found this wonderful recipe with peppermint and candy canes. What could be more perfect for the holidays! I love candy canes and always use them to stir my hot chocolate so this is just too much. Now I can stir my hot chocolate with biscotti! So much chocolate 🙂
I just put up the Christmas tree! Have I mentioned how incredibly small my apartment is! I have no room for a really tree, even on a table. Therefore, thank you washi tape and windows!
I have not put the ornaments on because I think the cats will have a hay day with them. Therefore, I will wait until I really want them. Probably for my cookie party 🙂
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Mix to combine.
3. Next cream the sugar and butter for a few minutes. Then add the eggs and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract. Once that is well blended add the dry ingredients. This is a very firm dough. Next add the chocolate chips and mix by hand. Separate into two equal halves and form a log that you flatten a little and place on the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Next place them on a cutting board and slice into approx. 1/2 thick pieces. Next lay them cut side down on the baking sheet and bake for an additional 10 minutes, flipping half way through.
5. Melt your chocolate over a double boiler and keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn. Add the oil and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract and mix well. In a separate bowl crush the candy canes (I kind of pulverized mine, I would not recommend pulverizing them).
6. Next dip one end of your biscotti in the chocolate and then in the candy canes and let them firm up. Store in a closed container for about 4-5 days! Enjoy!
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How the Israeli press beat the censor to bring "Prisoner X" to their public
Gagging orders, media censorship and the public interest.
Australian newspapers lead their front pages in Australia with the story of Ben Zygier. Photograph: Getty Images
It seems worthy of a John le Carré novel: a prisoner whose name was unknown even to his guards was found hanging in a maximum security cell-within-a-cell originally built for the assassin of a former prime minister, his identity and death then vanished by the security services. Israeli media had tried to report the detainment of this "prisoner X" back in 2010, and his death a few months later, only for the reports to be immediately removed by Israel’s military censor. To the Israeli public, the case was dead.
What happened next was to reignite overdue debate around press censorship in Israel as much as apparent misconduct by the secret, prison and legal services.
This week the Israeli government was caught off guard when Australian network ABC News released findings of their months long investigation, revealing Prisoner X had been a Jewish Australian national named Ben Zygier who had migrated to Israel in his early twenties, ten years prior to his death, opting for army service, marrying an Israeli, starting a family here, and becoming a Mossad agent who later breached the law of his former homeland by using his Australian passport to fake several aliases.
Despite the ABC News report being very much out of the bag for the whole world on Tuesday, within Israel itself the next 48 hours saw an absurdly ill-timed circus of gag-within-gag (i.e. super-injunction) court orders ceremoniously reigned down upon newsrooms from "above", more disappearing articles, and frustrated Israeli journalists chafing at the bit, outraged at how their government’s attempts to shut up a horse long bolted from the stable was making Israel look simply ridiculous in face its own citizens let alone the world.
Jerusalem Post journalist David Brinn later reported the moment he tried highlighting the obvious to a military censor officer calling through: “You realise that the story is on the ABC News website and everyone is able to read about it?” At least one Israel-based foreign press reporter informed – via Twitter – that the military censor was also calling them. Reuters had effortlessly bypassed the censor, reporting ABC’s investigation with a London (as opposed to, say, a Jerusalem) dateline. While details of Zygier’s identity, including photos, were being disseminated on Twitter and Facebook by journalists inside and outside Israel faster than any censor could hit "delete".
It was when Haaretz newspaper cunningly side-stepped the gag order without breaching it - by reporting simply an "editors committee" meeting had been summoned at the Prime Minister’s office where media chiefs had been asked to “withhold publication of information pertaining to an incident that is very embarrassing to a certain government agency” - that the rest of the media got hooked. An Israeli editor later told ABC News reporter Trevor Bormann that several of them had "turned" on Mossad chief Tamir Pardo apparently also present at this meeting, complaining gag orders have too long disrupted the health of the press and democracy and that reform is needed to take the digital age into account, while another editor accused Pardo of “treating the Israeli public like fools”.
By Tuesday evening three Israeli politicians had seized the opportunity to use their parliamentary immunity to question the justice minister about "Prisoner X" at a Knesset assembly, finally throwing Israeli media the bone they needed to report on the case from within Israel.
By Wednesday morning the government had little choice but to partially lift the gag order. But while the Israeli press could now report on the ABC News investigation, they were still banned from any original reporting of their own. The cockeyed nature of the censor policy was particularly highlighted when Haaretz had to publish it’s morning paper with a limited report on Prisoner X while the International Herald Tribune, a partner supplement sold together with the paper in Israel, contained a full report. A frustrated Haaretz Editor, Aluf Benn, who had refused to attend the editors committee meeting, then let rip in his op-ed, arguing Israel’s government censorship in modern times has become a “pathetic attempt to turn back the clock" to a time before WikiLeaks, social media and bloggers.
As Israeli journalists continued to rapidly affirm the case through foreign and social media, by the evening the state buckled, releasing an official statement acknowledging an Australian national had been secretly detained under a false identity by court order, citing security reasons (with no mention of the Mossad), and that the prisoner had full access to legal aid but had subsequently committed suicide.
Journalistic investigation has since snowballed, with recent reports suggesting Zygier might have turned into a double agent on the verge of moving back to Australia and about to blow the whistle on Israel’s misuse of foreign passports, the 2010 Mossad-led assassination of a Hamas arms dealer in Dubai being a known case in point. Another crucial development is Israeli lawyer Avigdor Feldman saying he met Zygier the day before he died to discuss a possible plea-bargain deal, but that Zygier had “wanted to clear his name” by going to trial instead, and that he had seemed “very rational and focused. He did not seem suicidal.”
Whatever the story evolves as, suspected negligence around the fact that an Israeli citizen who was seeking fair trial died unnamed while in the custody of the democratic state he served, is undeniably for the Israeli press - not "foreign sources" - to initiate investigation of and for the Israeli public to judge. Concerning state security, how far the Israeli press should continue down the rabbit hole is again also rightfully up for their public to debate. The most severe scenario, if Zygier was a Mossad agent, is that the mere revelation of his identity has already risked the lives of other agents – Israeli and perhaps even those working for other governments. Though probably - picking up on the use of the word "embarrassing", as opposed to say "threatening" or "deadly", by the PM’s office in their meeting to the media chiefs - the Israeli government feared immediate straining of relations between Israel and its close ally Australia, which will likely heal.
Either way, the Israeli press will do good to raise serious questions over not only Israel’s justice system but also the conduct of the security services towards patriotic Diaspora-born Jews they recruit. The fact that Zygier was Australian is Australia’s business, with ABC News doing their job right. But the fact that he was also Israeli - a Jew who first loved, moved to and served Israel before something went seriously wrong – makes his case very much of Israeli public interest, within a nation greatly and proudly made up of immigrants from all over. | {
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Moncarz, Pedro, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and Mariana De Santis, Cecilia Gáname, Some determinants of the early transition from university to the labor market: the case of the
graduates in economic sciences in Argentina.
The incidence of university education has experienced a significant increase in recent years. Beyond the challenges that this implies for educational institutions, in terms of requirements of infrastructure, both in physical capital and human resources, the transition from the university to the labor market becomes relevant because new cohorts of recent graduates may face greater difficulties in finding a first 'good' job compared to the smooth transitions experienced by university graduates in the past. The study proposed here acquires more relevance since a worse quality in the transition university-labor market, has a set of effects, that although mainly falling on the individual, also have the potential to affect the society as a whole. In particular, changes in the time needed to obtain a stable first job have direct effects on the returns to education and, fundamentally, can have important consequences for the accumulation of skills, affecting the level of job satisfaction, especially when university graduates are forced to accept jobs for which, a priori, they are over-qualified, with the consequence also of a loss of present and future income. Using a still under development longitudinal dataset, we estimate a set of duration models aiming to identify the determinants that explain the probability of finding a "good" job in the short-run after students graduate. The definition of "good job" emerges from a combination of different variables measuring the level of job satisfaction and the matching between the formal education and the requirements of the jobs. Both, job satisfaction and the degree of matching are subjective measures as they were expressed by the respondents of our survey. | {
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How to make money on YouTube
Looking to earn some extra scratch from your huge collection of adorable cat videos? Think you’ve got a shot to go viral with that heroic three-story bellyflop you did last summer? No matter what kind of footage you’ve got, there’s a way to make money off of it.
That being said, you should know that YouTube isn’t some kind of cash cow just waiting to be milked. Sure, there are a handful of YouTubers that make bookoo bucks, but they are the exception, not the rule. There are hundreds of millions of YouTube channels out there, and the vast majority of them only make a few cents a day. Earning a sizable amount of money on YouTube takes time, dedication, hard work, and oftentimes just plain luck. But hey, if that Fred kid can be make millions of dollars and land a movie deal just from being ridiculously annoying, who’s to say your channel can’t bring in a few bucks? It’s worth a shot.
Thanks to Google’s YouTube Partner program, monetizing your videos is extremely easy. If all’s well with your account, you can have ads up and running on your videos in just a couple hours, ready to start building your retirement fund a few pennies at a time. Below we’ve covered the steps you need to take to get started, along with a few tips for making great videos that people will watch.
How to monetize your YouTube account
Before you can start making money off of your videos, you need to enable monetization on your YouTube account. In doing so, you become a “YouTube Partner,” which basically means you allow Google to place ads on your content in exchange for payment each time one of those ads is clicked.
Step 1: To enable monetization on your account, make sure you’re logged in to YouTube and go to account features. Once you’re there, look to the middle of the page and find the Monetization section listed under Features. Click the Enable button and agree to Google’s terms of service to continue.
In order to be eligible for account monetization, your account must be in good standing. If you’ve uploaded any copyrighted content or disregarded YouTube community guidelines by posting horrible comments, Google might not allow you to monetize your videos.
Step 2: After you’ve agreed to the terms of service, you’ll be greeted with a dialog that looks something like this:
At this point you’ll need to decide what kind of ads you’d like to be displayed on your video. Overlay ads are the small banners that occupy the lower third of the video, whereas TrueView ads are video ads that play before your video. Using both isn’t always the best plan – depending on the content of your video, you might want to opt for one over the other.
Think about the type content you’re working with and be conscious of the audience likely to consume it. If your video is a tutorial on how to rope a goat, tie a bowtie, or some other piece of valuable educational material, then your viewers are more likely to sit through an ad. If your video is just something silly and fun, you might want to opt for just Overlay ads, as TrueView video ads can often turn people away from your video before they even watch it. Don’t stress too much about which ads will be more effective though – you can always change your settings later. Just keep an eye on your Adsense page to track views and clicks so you can get an idea of what works best.
Step 3: Click that big ol’ Monetize button in the lower left and you’re all set. Your videos will be under review for a short period, but after that they should start to display ads whenever they’re played.
Getting paid:
Now that you’ve got your account all set up and monetized, any earnings you get will be funneled into your Adsense account. If you don’t already have an Adsense account, you’ll need to set one up at some point, but Google doesn’t force you to do it until your video starts generating a decent amount of revenue. In order to fully set up your Adsense account and receive your earnings, you need to complete the five steps listed here.
The last of these five steps requires you to meet a payment threshold before Adsense gives you money. Basically what this means is that you’ll need to accrue at least $100 before you get paid. If you don’t meet this threshold by the end of the month, your earnings will be rolled over to the next month (and the next month, and the next month if necessary) until the threshold is met. Depending the popularity of your video(s), this could take anywhere from a few hours to a few months – or even years.
So you want to be YouTube famous…
Don’t we all? Unfortunately, no one here at DT is a YouTube star (yet …), but while we’re definitely not experts on becoming Internet famous, we do know a thing or two about making content that people like. Here’s a few general-purpose tips for making great content that people will want to watch:
Do something original. You’re not going to be the next big thing by copying what somebody else did. You might make a bit of money if you’re riding a popular trend wave, but it won’t last. Take all those zillions of Harlem Shake videos for example. Sure, they were hot for a minute, but if you jumped on the bandwagon late you probably only got a few dozen views before you fell out of the spotlight.
If you’re hoping to go viral, make sure your video grabs people’s attention in the first 10-15 seconds. The Internet has the attention span of a goldfish with ADD, so you need to make a good hook if people are going to watch your video in its entirety.
In order to make YouTube a viable source of income, you need to generate a regular stream of content that will attract subscribers. Just one video isn’t likely to bring in a steady stream of earnings, so it’s best to plan your videos as part of an ongoing series.
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243K New Jobs; U3 At 8.3%
The United States economy gained momentum in January, adding 243,000 jobs, the second straight month of better-than-expected gains. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, giving a cause for optimism as the economy shapes up as the central issue in the presidential election. The Labor Department’s monthly snapshot of the job market uses a different survey, of households rather than employers, to calculate the unemployment rate.
Both the unemployment rate and the number of jobless — which fell to 12.7 million — were the strongest since February 2009, President Obama’s first full month in office.
The job growth numbers really do not match the economic growth numbers so, to me at least, this is a little perplexing. Call it recovery-less job growth. But good news is good news. And this is unreservedly good news. Not just for President Obama, who will assuredly win reelection if this trend holds up (over 200,000 jobs were created in December.)
I shouldn't have said false, I should have said your author misrepresented the facts.
Effective with data for January 2012, updated population estimates which reflect the results of Census 2010 have been used in the household survey.
The adjustment increased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population in December by 1,510,000, the civilian labor force by 258,000, employment by 216,000, unemployment by 42,000, and persons not in the labor force by 1,252,000. Although the total unemployment rate was unaffected, the labor force participation rate and the employment-population ratio were each reduced by 0.3 percentage point. This was because the population increase was primarily among persons 55 and older and, to a lesser degree, persons 16 to 24 years of age. Both these age groups have lower levels of labor force participation than the general population.
It appears the record surge in people not in the labor force is not the only outlier in today's data. For the other one we go to the Household Data Survey (Table 9), and specifically the breakdown between Full Time and Part Time Workers (defined as those "who usually work less than 35 hours per week"). We won't spend too much time on it, as it is self-explanatory. In January, the number of Part Time workers rose by 699K, the most ever, from 27,040K to 27,739K, the third highest number in the history of this series. How about Full time jobs? They went from 113,765 to 113,845. An 80K increase. So the epic January number of 141.6 million employed, which rose by 847K at the headline level: only about 10 % of that was full time jobs: surely an indicator of the resurgent US economy... in which employers can't even afford to give their workers full time employee benefits. We can't wait for Mr. Liesman to explain how this number, too, is unadulterated hogwash, and how it too is explained away to confirm economic strength. Incidentally this is not the first time we have discussed the issue of part vs full time workers: for more see here: "Charting America's Transformation To A Part-Time Worker Society, Following 6 Straight Months Of Full Time Job Declines"
but the labor participation rate should continue to drop (unless replaced thru immigration) for the same reason Social Security has issues. As the population pyramid moves forward there are more leaving the work force than available to replace them, so yes that alone would lower the unemployment rate as the boomers are replaced in the job market.
Paper is flat the world is round.
Most of these jobs are temp.jobs. Someone please find the numbers.
In the 80's, Reagan was trying to encourage hiring during the recession. Companies complained about the cost of benefits, for there lack of hiring. Reagan suggest hiring people part time, to avoid paying benefits. So it became practice to hire 2 people for the same job. They worked 20hr.no benefits or half. If you had a full time job, health insurance was free.
I never paid for health insurance til 88. Now I pay almost 300.00 a month for me and my husband. Never used it til last year.
Now temp is the way to go for businesses. My husband works for an international company. He been working overtime at least 68hr a week,going on 2yrs.. He's paid half of what the position calls for. No benefits at all, no vac.,no sick time,no health insurance, no raises.
The temp. company is paid the other half, and receives a huge tax break. Along with the large international company. For hiring people who's been unemployed for 6 months or longer. Their profits are record breaking.
I believe this was the start of the 1%. Greedy companies only caring about profits. I also believe this will be the new norm.
But I would bet it went up or stayed the same, since more people are getting frustrated and stopped looking for work and more people are droping out of the numbers - even if they get a low wage part time job.
A broad measure of unemployment, which includes people who want to work but have stopped looking and those working only part time but who want more work, dropped to an almost three-year low of 15.2 percent from 15.6 percent in November.
I find it delusional to accept the government numbers, when that same government is trying to sign trade agreements whose result will be lowered wages and standards. We should be competing against no one but ourselves; instead, our "leaders" are rushing to create absurd illusions. Money is fake, people are real, but you'd almost never know it from the way we go about things. Money matters, people, meh, not so much.
I do not like banks, either. But given our current system, they are a fact of life.
The long term problems of wage stagnation or falling wages has been accumulating for a long time--since 1980 frankly, and his Reaganess. More education, and rising wages in China (which is happening) will help.
Another interesing wrinkle is that the number of jobs needed to just keep pace with population increases is really 90,000, not the `125,000 previously assumed. Popluation growth is not as high as before.
In the Google town hall (I think) where the lady asked a question of Obama and told him about her husband being out of work, and Obama told her to send the husband's resume to him? Now the Republicans have ads out telling EVERYONE to send their resume to Obama.
as the good outweighing the bad, but trade agreements don't seem to work out very well for us. How could they though when sociopaths are the corporate norm. We don't really manufacture much anymore here. Our people tend to demand a living wage while other nations inexperienced in all this capitalism stuff see "the dream" and then tend to work themselves into an early grave for a couple of generations before they grasp how bad the exploitation is.
The trade agreements tend to only do that, make it easier for U.S. corporations to exploit the people of other countries while standing behind the protection and influence of the worlds greatest military power, somehow magically paid for by the shafted tax payers of the United States.
Not what I'm experiencing though. What I've seen going on is that many must work now for half of the wages they used to make. But prices aren't coming down, not yet. They have to eventually though, and that's called deflation and that makes Wall Street insane and the Federal Reserve and well, just everyone except the working poor.
...does not live on the same planet that we do. He serves a system that has as its ultimate goal the hiring of as few people as possible for as little money as possible. That's the entire operating paradigm of "free market" capitalism.
Given the current monetary policy that has led to the lowest interest rates in seemingly forever, Bernanke is using the levers he has to increase jobs.
The conservatives hate him because he has opened the spigots and increased the money supply. Bernanke can be contrasted with earlier Fed Chairman Greenspan and even Volker who were inflation hawks and viewed their (only) role as keeping the inflation rate low. Conservatives have argued, and will do so more often if the umemployment rate contiunes to decline, that hyper inflation is around the corner.
Bernanke has influence on interest rates, and they are very, very low. So, there is not much more that he can do.
Sure, as a symbol of money and Wall Street, he will be vulnerable to a generalized attack. One could criticize him for the Wall Street bailout, but that was necessary to prevent a collapse of the banking system, and even Krugman acknowledges that. You could level some criticism against him for failing to advocate more strings to the bailout funds, such as requirements of more lending.....But that was not his chief responsibility. Others are more to blame for the carte blanche given the banks that received bailout funds.
IMO, in all ways economic, we are living in a delusion of incomparable proportions. Also, keeping interests rates artificially low, while good for some things, ultimately means the entire economy is at the mercy of speculators. The complete, unmitigated mercy.
What I am saying about Bernanke is that, again, he is serving a paradigm that is in the process of failing and dying. We are far past the point, in terms of population growth plus technology displacing human workers, to believe anything short of unprecedented planning and reorganization will solve our problems. We have to change our entire paradigm and, as it stands, we're simply not capable. We're too stupid as s civilization. So we're simply going to tread water or worse (more likely), for the foreseeable future.
have had a beneficial effect on the horrible housing environment. Those low rates have kept the LIBOR rate depressed which is the main index for the vast majority of variable rate mortgages.
How many hundred thousands more foreclosures would be happening/on the books if those people had not seen their monthly mortgage reduced over the last 18 or more months? That reduction has probably helped keep some people with just their nostrils above the water line.
tapeworm when (not if) the Fed starts reeling in all that cheap QE (1 - X) money. That's Bernanke's nightmare, enough economic growth to start pushing fuel and food (both of which are rising now) prices up at a higher rate triggering inflation. Without robust employment gains, to include those 1.2M coming back into the workforce, a second recession is unavoidable.
trying to prevent the next Great Depression now. They may have even succeeded if there was any enforced regulation of Wall Street and derivatives....hell, even Jon Corzine proved to everyone that there are no enforced regulations even in the commodities market :) Because the whole financial sector has been hopped up on Meth for years though now, this is what we get, this is where we are.
I'm self-employed, but clients keep cutting the fees they're willing to pay. I'm literally working twice as many hours as I used to for slightly less income. I don't have student loans or mortgage debt, thank God, but I'm raiding my small amount of retirement money every year for expenses and taxes.
experienced the same thing. I had to take a cut in pay. Well, it was either take a cut in pay or don't subcontract anymore and I decided to take the cut in pay. Though I'm really kind of tired of all this and I'm going to start looking for something else to do.
but I would bet that wages are down along with hours. I don't see corporate America paying much to folks desperate for a job and with 8.3% unemployment. Also, savings are gone, houses are gone, credit is gone.
BTD points out the curiosity of the mediocre GDP figures....But employment is a lagging indicator, so the good jobs numbers may just be pent up demand for new eomployees......We will have to see if the good news continues.
The average weekly hours of all private sector employees is currently 34.5, which is as high as it's been since August 2008. This number hit its nadir at 33.8, where it was stuck for most of 2009.
The average weekly pay of all private sector employees was $353.76 (seasonally adjusted, measured in 1982-1984 dollars) in January. This number reached its nadir at $340.70 in July 2008.
In terms of both total average hours worked and total earnings, things are getting better. However, the total civilian labor force was listed at 154,395,000 in the January 2012 numbers. It had already grown to 154,400,000 by mid-year 2008! Which means that the labor force overall has remained stagnant in number for 3.5 years! Over 42 months the measured labor force has stayed at the same level -- obviously this is not good. We're not creating jobs for a growing labor force, we're barely creating enough jobs to re-employ a stagnant labor force.
it's good when anyone who didn't have a job is now employed; I am not - repeat not - cheering for unemployment to keep going up or for more people to suffer the loss of a job and all the consequences that flow from that.
But, like lentinel, I do have to ask: what kinds of jobs at what kinds of wages with what kinds of benefits? I have read on more than one occasion that those who are fortunate enough to go back to work at the same kind of job they had before they were laid off are not making the same kind of money or getting the same kinds of benefits they were, so not only have they suffered the economic loss of an extended period of unemployment, but they may never catch up to where they were.
People who drained their savings, raided their retirement accounts - if they were lucky enough to have either - and racked up more charges on their credit cards - these people have nothing to cushion them against future economic downturns, and since their earnings are behind where they were, they have less ability to begin to build any kind of cushion.
The states are tapped out, so the so-called safety net is fraying, badly, and isn't going to be able to weather another downturn.
Is it good to be working and making money? Absolutely. A job beats an unemployment check almost any day of the week.
But when conditions are such that people can't get ahead financially, no matter how hard they work, we're establishing a huge underclass that's accepted lower wages, greater productivity requirements, reduced benefits as the best this economy can offer them. They're expected to be grateful, and to learn to live with constant fear that it's going to be pulled out from under them.
Employers kind of like the fear factor - they can demand more, give less in return and handsomely reward themselves and investors.
Republicans have no answers that have ever been proven to work; Democrats have to hope that continuing to essentially do nothing will keep the numbers moving in their favor - and pray that Europe doesn't collapse like a house of cards. If Dems move toward implementing austerity, they can probably kiss all this "progress" goodbye.
So, yes - I'm glad more people are working, but...when the jobs we're adding all seem to require learning a version of "do you want fries with that?" I think any celebration is premature.
One does not need to be a rocket scientist to grasp the fudging the BLS has been doing every month for years now in order to bring the unemployment rate lower: the BLS constantly lowers the labor force participation rate as more and more people "drop out" of the labor force for one reason or another. While there is some floating speculation that this is due to early retirement, this is completely counterfactual when one also considers the overall rise in the general civilian non institutional population. In order to back out this fudge we are redoing an analysis we did first back in August 2010, which shows what the real unemployment rate would be using a realistic labor force participation rate. To get that we used the average rate since 1980, or ever since the great moderation began. As it happens, this long-term average is 65.8% (chart 1). We then apply this participation rate to the civilian noninstitutional population to get what an "implied" labor force number is, and additionally calculate the implied unemployed using this more realistic labor force. We then show the difference between the reported and implied unemployed (chart 2). Finally, we calculate the jobless rate using this new implied data. It won't surprise anyone that as of December, the real implied unemployment rate was 11.4% (final chart) - basically where it has been ever since 2009 - and at 2.9% delta to reported, represents the widest divergence to reported data since the early 1980s. And because we know this will be the next question, extending this lunacy, America will officially have no unemployed, when the Labor Force Participation rate hits 58.5%, which should be just before the presidential election.
I guess it will be good for someone, if by extending this lunacy, America will officially have no unemployed, when the Labor Force Participation rate hits 58.5%, which should be just before the presidential election.
For decades now the media, and the 1% through that media, has been promising everyone one that there is no problem, that we are only "transitioning" from a manufacturing, i.e. production, based economy to a service economy and that that is just "evolution".
Curiously, they never did really talk much about who exactly it is that the majority of the labor force would be servicing, though... did they?
It's funny, when the unemployment number increases, it is an accurate reflection of what's happening with the job market.
When it decreases it is either (i) manipulated by the government, (ii) not reflective of any material good news, or (iii) just a meaningless stat. The twisting being done in the comments to make this neutral or slightly bad news is astounding.
Obviously there is a way to go but dang people. It's good news. It's surprisingly good news. And if it keeps up, the end of the year is going to be good for dems and good for the country.
almost nothing to do with employment stats. The stock market is related to corporate profitability, which is no longer related much to employment since the profits of most big U.S. companies are no longer tied to mass U.S. consumption.
Obviously it is not perfect but it is a consistent standard we can use to judge progress. Everything you reference as being a flaw in the number was a flaw in the number when it was in the 5s.
If we are comparing apples to apples, things are getting better. No one is arguing that it is all fixed. I am really worried about Iran and the EU and oil prices, but things are better than almost any economist expected. Unemployment is down almost half a percentage point in three months. That's a good pace for what is a long journey.
I don't expect us to keep up that pace next month but its a positive trend.
really do show weakness and the downward ticks really do reflect smoke and mirros. Instead of being overly simplistic that any decline in the U4 rate is always good and using ad hominem attacks against anyone that points out flaws they see in the numbers, why don't YOU try looking at these report objectively.
Unless you were questioning the validity of the number when it was increasing, the fact that you suddenly doubt the number now is really, really .... Unfortunate.
The people who believe that this is bad news can win. If you don't see this as positive, there is nothing you would see as positive. Here is Felix salmon, a fairly respected left leaning economist around here, on
"You thought the December jobs report was great? I certainly did -- but it's been revised, now, and it's even better than was first reported. And the January report is positively glowing. Unemployment was just 8.3% in January, marking three successive months where it fell by 0.2 percentage points. This time last year, there were 13.9 million unemployed; that figure has now dropped by 1.2 million people, or 8.3%. That's really impressive for an economy which is hardly booming."
because of lack of hiring, I think it is bad news. When the unemployment rate drops because 1.2M dropped out of the workforce and labor participation rate has hit a new 30 year low, I think it is smoke and mirrors. Is 243K better than it has been? Yes. But an accurate view of unemployment would have caused that number to not budge had 6 times that amount not dropped from the workforce. I am also ignoring the poor quality jobs that are mostly being created.
I will make you a deal. When the unemployment rate starts rising because jobs are being created and people are starting to look again, I will call it good news even though the rate is increasing.
but I, (ever the cautious cynical one when it comes to information provided government agencies such as the Labor Department), would like to know the nature of the new jobs. The average wage. The security of the jobs.
As the Times reported, "The department also estimated that the economy lost 2,689,000 jobs in the month."
So a lot of what we are being told is related to "seasonal adjustments"...
I am hoping for many more jobs. If this is real it is good news for us.
I am already resigned to the fact that Obama will be re-elected, so if the economy improves he can be reelected without having to start a war with Iran. That would be very good news indeed.
color me impressed. I've never viewed you as "ever the cautious cynical one", just a cynical one. Seeing you acknowledge what looks to be really good news, even with a slightly cynical approach, caught me off guard. And I'm not being cynical here :)
I am cynical about the source of this news.
I am also in doubt about whether these new jobs are more than flipping burgers. The report doesn't say.
Listen - what is good for the people of the USA is good for me.
I simply admit that I wish we had an alternative to Obama other than the idiots presented to us by the Republican party - and to the extent that an improving economy makes his reelection even more likely, well -- so be it.
As I said, I wouldn't put it past Obama to start a war with Iran to divert from a lousy economy. So, a good economy makes it possible for him to be reelected without having to start a war to show how much tougher he is than Romney on terrrissm.
So - ultimately - more jobs and a good economy are very good news even though I'll have to be looking at Obama's mug for another four lackluster years. | {
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Designed for older students, these books can be used to either teach or reinforce new and already learned decoding skills. All seven progressive phonics series feature action-packed stories, with the conclusion of the story in each set's final book.
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For purposes of record keeping, are entries in a diary proof enough or do we need to do some other form of record keeping?
—Sunita Singh
The monetary gifts received by an individual on the occasion of his/her marriage would not be treated as taxable income in his/her hands. On a conservative basis, it would be advisable to document the gift (for example: a legal document such as a gift deed especially when the individual gift amount is large) and place such document in your records. Any cash gifts received may also be documented (with details such as names of persons who have gifted the sum, and quantum), on a conservative basis. As the same may be sought by the tax authority in case questions arise. The total value of gifts received on the occasion of marriage are per se not income under section 56(2)(x) and hence not to be reported in the tax return as exempt income. There are schedules in the income tax return form that require details of exempt income to be disclosed. The nature of the exempt income is prescribed as interest, dividend etcetera and there is also a residual clause on other exempt income. Any transaction that is not income at the outset may technically not be required to be disclosed in the exempt income schedule.
I was unable to file my tax return for the financial year 2016-17 by the due date as I had to travel abroad for 3-4 months. My tax status is still resident. My tax liability last year was Rs2.5 lakh. Please let me know if I should file the tax for it along with my next year’s return or do so immediately? Also, let me know how much penalty is due, and about any other formality I need to keep in mind while doing so.
—Gajendra Sharma
Any income you earned in FY 2016-17 ought to be reported as income in a tax return filed for FY 2016-17 and not in the next tax year.
Since you missed this extended deadline, you will need to file a belated tax return for FY 2016-17 and you can file the belated return any time on or before 31 March 2018.
If your tax liability was not paid in full either by way of tax withheld (TDS) or advance tax, you could be liable to interest on delayed payment of taxes under sections 234B (at 1% per month from April 2017 till the end of the month when tax is paid) and 234C (will depend on timing of payment of advance tax instalments and TDS) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Also, you would be liable to pay interest on any unpaid taxes, under section 234A of the Act for delayed filing of the tax return for FY 2016-17 at 1% per month from August 2017 till the end of the month when tax is paid. If you qualified as an ‘Ordinary Tax Resident’ and you held assets outside India (for example foreign bank account), such foreign assets will need to be reported in the tax return filed by you and any income earned outside India/from assets outside India will also need to be offered to tax in India. If you fail to file your FY 2016-17 tax return on or before 31 March 2018, the tax authorities may at their discretion levy a penalty of Rs5,000. Further, if you had incurred any losses on sale of capital assets etcetera, you may not be allowed to carry the same forward for set off against future income.
I had made some fixed deposits last year for 1 year each. On its interest, TDS was deducted. If the period of investment had been 2 or 3 years, would TDS still be deducted at the end of each year or only after that particular fixed deposit matures? Is it mandatory to pay tax every time my deposits mature or can I pay tax when I finally break the auto-reinvest cycle and redeem my investment?
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Six RINOs Paid By George Soros To Silence Trump — Top On The List Includes…
Trying to fight against subversive socialists is like trying to fight off an octopus bent on eating you. Every time you fend off one arm, another one immediately grabs you!
That is what conservatives face when they have to deal with liberal RINO Republicans standing right along side the staunch leftist Democrats who want to neutralize and nullify every move President Trump makes in trying to fulfill his promises to the voters who put him in office.
Needless to say, it’s extremely frustrating to know that your enemies may be the people in your own political party. Petty whiners that are upset that Donald Trump achieved what they wanted to do but couldn’t because they are out of touch with average Americans. But how do they stay in office – who is funding their campaigns to keep them in Washington?
The man behind all the feuding, billionaire George Soros, has been funding almost all of the anti-Trump groups. This also includes the rogue RINO Republicans who want Trump demoralized and ousted from office so badly they are willing to collude with Democrats to do it.
Joe for America reported:
The political arena has been full of division and not just between Democrats and Republicans. The recent disaster with the Republican led healthcare bill shows that it is a war between moderate and conservative Republicans. A recent revelation shows that some Republicans are actually in the pockets of wealthy liberals who have monetarily compensated them to push back on Donald Trump.
The person funding these politicians is none other than George Soros. The same man who paid for protestors to be bussed in to various cities after the President was elected to make it appear their were a large amount of citizens who opposed his presidency.
The proof is in the pudding. The six Republican public servants who took not so public donations from Soros are none other than…
Soros is worth over twenty five billion dollars and has invested money into failed economies such as Greece which is in the middle of an economic crisis. He was a large contributor to President Obama’s campaigns as well.
What America is facing from Soros is nothing less than a well-funded, well-organized and well-connected revolutionary conspiracy to “fundamentally transform” America into a socialist dictatorship.
Using Soros’ money, Obama got us 75% of the way there and Hillary was meant to get us through the final 25%, but Trump’s election was a variable they didn’t account for.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
I have a project in the hopper that I am fairly certain will earn me some decent money. It is also a project that I know I will enjoy.
But it's been sitting there for about 10 days. Why am I procrastinating?
I know the awful truth. I am having fun communicating with my customers and friends on the web. Is there anything wrong with that?
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The problem is that I have been slacking to some extent. I've been watching the political debates and primary election results too much. I've been doing too much YouTube.
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This list was graciously prepared by Przemysław Strożek, beloved correspondent of ItalianFuturism.org, in recognition of the Day of the Dead and asks you light candles for these artists. Additions, photos and corrections welcome. | {
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Fascinating mangling of falsification
I have just read an article (don't ask me why - this is the wonder of Facebook) which tried to defend Mormonism from the worrying details of its origins. The piece included this:
Many intellectuals argue that “negative evidence” is supreme. To understand what they mean by this, consider the hypothesis that “all swans are white.” According to these intellectuals, it doesn’t matter how many white swans you find, you never really prove that “all” swans are white. However, as soon as you find one black swan, you have disproved the theory that “all swans are white.” They conclude that positive evidence doesn’t ever really prove anything, but negative evidence can. And it’s easy to see why they think that way.
This is the approach that ex-Mormons have taken to their faith. In the face of unsettling information, they disregard all of the positive evidence because they think that a few points of negative evidence is sufficient to end the discussion. And given how logical the above reasoning seems to be, it is no wonder why. But they are still wrong.
To understand why, consider another example. After first discovering the planet Uranus, astronomers attempted to predict its orbit by using Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of physics. They could observe the orbit of Uranus with their own eyes, but when they used Newton’s mathematical models to predict that orbit, they failed time and again.
It made no sense. Newton’s laws had been right about so many things, but astronomers had found a case in which Newton’s laws did not work. So, was Newton wrong? Were his laws not quite as infallible as they had seemed? In light of this “negative evidence,” it would have been easy to conclude just that.
However, years later, astronomers discovered another planet, Neptune. And as it turns out, when astronomers accounted for the mass of this newly discovered planet, Newton’s laws predicted the orbit of Uranus perfectly.So, as it turned out, it wasn’t that Newton’s laws of physics didn’t work. It was that they didn’t seem to work. And that’s because the astronomers simply didn’t have all the relevant information and context.
There's so much to get your teeth into here, but we'll pick out two key points. First there's the ad hominem attack. 'Many intellectuals argue... According to these intellectuals... and it's easy to see why they think this way.' Implication: intellectuals don't know what they are talking about. Don't listen to them. Note particularly 'According to these intellectuals, it doesn't matter how many white swans you find.' Forget 'According to intellectuals.' It's just true. It doesn't matter how many white swans you find. All swans are not white. Are they arguing otherwise?
However, no one suggests that falsification is usefully applicable to everything. Which is why it's odd that they then give an example where it isn't properly used. All scientific evidence is provisional. The black swan disproves the 'all swans are white' hypothesis, and that is the best data at the time and the only sensible viewpoint. But should it later prove that the 'black swan' was an unusual variant of goose and not a swan at all, the hypothesis could recover. However, the Newton example used in the extract from the article above fails on a number of counts.
First, the orbit of Uranus didn't show that 'Newton's laws of physics don't work' it showed that they didn't apply in that circumstance. There are plenty of other examples (Mercury's orbit, for instance) where they will never apply. As it happened, in the case of Uranus, it was because the astronomers didn't take into account the full situation. But there was nothing wrong with the assertion that Newton's law of gravitation didn't correctly describe the orbit of Uranus in the known solar system of the time. And until other factors were brought in, one possibility was that this was a case (like the orbit of Mercury) where Newton's law wasn't appropriate.
This argument is then used to suggest that yes, there are worrying aspects of the early history of Mormonism that cast its basis into doubt. Until you can show why that negative evidence is misleading - and that isn't happening - you can have all the positive evidence you like (which is what, exactly?) and the negative evidence still stands. Even in the Uranus example, the results showed their was something wrong with the astronomers' assumptions. Falsification remains a powerful tool, and a valuable one in cases like this.
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Actually the perturbations in the orbit of Uranus didn't prove Newton's theory of gravity wrong, through their analysis and the subsequent discovery of Neptune they proved to be a stunning confirmation of Newton's theory.
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In 1921 two of the leading intellectuals in Geneva-Edouard Clapar?de and Pierre Bovet-asked Piaget to take charge of the educational research institute at the University of Geneva. While his interviews in Paris had been conducted on children inside a hospital, back in Geneva he was able to examine children in their "real" environment, i.e. at school, and particularly the school attached to the research institute. These interviews and subsequent ones carried out in Genevan primary schools revealed to Piaget the sometimes enormous gulf between the untapped intellectual resources of the child and the frequently derisory teaching methods employed in public schools. In 1923 he became instantly famous for publishing a book on the way children speak and think. In the same year he married Valentine Ch?tenay. They would have three children on whom, inevitably, Piaget would try out his theories.
His long-term collaborator B?rbel Inhelder was, in fact, the leader of his team of psychologists, biologists and statisticians. They would work together on how children come to understand quantities, volumes, spaces, mental images and thinking in general.
In 1929, bowing to the insistence of his friend Pedro Rossell?, he accepted the directorship of the International Bureau of Education, based in Geneva. Although he was not particularly concerned with education at this time, he was obliged to become involved with the political pressures affecting educational policies and to place his prestige in the service of education at the international level. He remained at the head of this organization for nearly thirty years. This is remarkable in itself, but it is particularly noteworthy because of his well-known reluctance to involve himself with non-scientific matters. It was perhaps an opportunity to introduce better teaching methods throughout the world or to diminish the threat of war by promoting international understanding. Through his research on psychology, Piaget had learned a lot about the way the child learns. He said: "Coercion is the worst of teaching methods… Children learn by a process of trial and error… The child itself must act."
His research work on the mind of the child showed that intelligence was constructed progressively following its own laws and that it evolved throughout life passing through predictable stages before reaching the level of adulthood (see box). Piaget provided the scientific evidence that the way the child thinks and the adult thinks are completely different. He was fascinated by the idea of establishing "a sort of embryology of intelligence".
His scientific theory has subsequently been extended and modified, but this has only tended to confirm its universal relevance. More recent research into brain physiology and genetics has refined and modified Piaget’s original model. What is now known as the "Piaget-Vygotsky-Kohlberg model" (the PVK model) is widely accepted in academic circles and among the interested public (although there continue to be, in both North and South, many diehard proponents of old racist theories!). Piaget’s work spread throughout the world and, even today, continues to inspire further research work on psychology, sociology, education, economy and law.
Piaget was granted numerous honorary doctorates from various universities, as well being awarded Swiss and foreign prizes. He was the only Swiss professor to be invited to teach at the Sorbonne University in Paris where from 1952 to 1963 he gave courses on child psychology.
He died in Geneva in 1980.
HAYWARD BEYWOOD
PIAGET’S MODEL
Piaget’s model assumes that all humans follow the same four stages of development:
1. Babyhood: known as the "sensory-motor development phase";
2. Infancy: from about the age of 2 lasting until the age of 6 or 8. During this phase, there is the gradual acquisition of the (mother) language and social behaviour. Thinking, feeling and acting are still incomplete, highly charged with fantasy and little concerned with rules.
3. Childhood: lasting at least up to the age of 12, the child begins to grapple with concrete objects and relationships (e.g. to categorize things into groups and series). Thinking becomes reversible. The child begins to see things from the perspective of other persons and becomes less self-centred. The concept of time becomes more differentiated.
4. When-and if-the child reaches the final stage, adulthood (at the earliest at age 12), he or she is in a position to operate with concrete things and relationships, as well as with abstract concepts and symbols. Self-centredness has virtually disappeared. Empathy and moral reflexivity are strengthened.
Children in all societies achieve at least stages 2 and 3, even if they do not belong to social groups, do not attend school and do not learn to read and write. But to reach the fourth level, they must go to school. This means that:
(a) reaching the fourth stage is not the automatic result of biological maturing;
(b) the successful conclusion of the three earlier stages does not automatically lead to the fourth stage;
(c) reaching the fourth stage in any sphere of competence does not necessarily imply that the same level is reached in other domains. | {
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Cover story sidebar | A divorce-related lawsuit alleges former lawmaker Chip Pickering carried on an affair while living at the Fellowship's C Street house
JACKSON, Miss.-The 79-year-old Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., sits nearly 1,000 miles away from the C Street house in Washington, D.C. But a startling connection narrows the distance: In a lawsuit filed in the Jackson courthouse last month, Leisha Pickering says her husband, former Republican congressman Charles "Chip" Pickering, carried on an affair while living at C Street, a Christian boarding house for male lawmakers who say they're seeking accountability while away from home (see "All in the family").
Mrs. Pickering's 14-page lawsuit against her husband's alleged mistress goes further: The wife and mother of Mr. Pickering's five sons, ages 10-19, says some of the "wrongful conduct" occurred in "Washington, D.C., at the C Street Complex."
The revelation came swiftly on the heels of two other C Street scandals: Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., and Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford confessed to adulterous affairs one week apart. Ensign lives at C Street, and Sanford said he participated in the group's meetings while he served in Congress and "then again before the affair came to light."
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Ensign says he's reconciled to his wife. Sanford's marriage is less certain: After the governor publicly called his adulterous relationship with his Argentine mistress "a love story," his wife, Jenny Sanford, said she still wanted to reconcile, but she wanted to see true repentance first. In early August, she moved out of the governor's mansion with the couple's four sons. The Sanfords said the move was part of working through their struggles.
Former Rep. Pickering says far less: He doesn't publicly confirm or deny an affair, despite his wife's detailed allegations. Lawmakers living in the C Street house won't comment on Pickering, Ensign, or Sanford. Even in Mississippi, people close to the Pickerings will say little about the scandal, suggesting the pressures of a close-knit society marked by societal, political, and financial connections spanning generations.
While Mr. Pickering maintains his marriage is "irreparably damaged," Mrs. Pickering's closest friend, Teresa Crivello, has a different view: "Leisha's in divorce proceedings right now, but with the desire that there be repentance and reconciliation."
Crivello grew up with Mrs. Pickering in Memphis and served as maid of honor in the Pickerings' 1988 wedding. From her home in Memphis, she says the Pickerings' breakup and the C Street scandals raise significant questions, including the wisdom of married couples living apart for long periods of time. She says it also raises questions about C Street's system of accountability, and she says the men should be accountable to God and to their wives first.
Mostly, Crivello is concerned about her friend: She says Mrs. Pickering is going through "a heart-wrenching" time, but "feels like a lot of flesh is being put on the bones of her theology." And while Crivello prays for the restoration of the Pickerings' marriage, she knows the days ahead will be hard. "As a woman I'm concerned for another mother with five children who's about to be a single parent," she says. "It's going to be difficult."
When Mr. Pickering ran for Congress in 1996, few were surprised. The Mississippi native and Ole Miss graduate hailed from a prominent family of public figures: His father, Charles Pickering Sr., also a Mississippi native and Ole Miss grad, once served as president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. He was also a widely known judge, eventually nominated for the federal bench by President George W. Bush. (Supporters say the senior Pickering's staunch conservatism doomed his bid, and he withdrew from consideration.)
The younger Pickering ran on a platform of conservatism as well, maintaining a pro-life, pro-family voting record, including campaigns against indecency on television and the internet.
Like Sanford and Ensign, Pickering openly criticized President Bill Clinton when his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky became public: "I think for the good of the country and for the good of his own family, it would be better for President Clinton to resign. When someone puts himself forward for public office, then his personal conduct does become relevant."
Mr. Pickering retired from public office before his wife's allegations about his personal conduct became public. After nearly 12 years in Congress, the Mississippi lawmaker announced in 2007 that he would not seek reelection at the end of 2008, saying he wanted to spend more time with his sons. By mid-2008 he had filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.
Mrs. Pickering refused to agree to the divorce. Two months ago, her husband changed the grounds of divorce to "fault." (Since a judge sealed the divorce proceedings, the specific fault claims aren't public.)
The next move came from Mrs. Pickering: In July, she filed an alienation of affections lawsuit against her husband's alleged mistress, Elizabeth Creekmore-Byrd, seeking unspecified damages for Creekmore-Byrd's alleged role in the dissolution of her marriage. (Six states have similar provisions for suing the other man or other woman in an affair.)
The lawsuit contained Mrs. Pickering's claims about her husband's affair with Creekmore-Byrd. He did not deny an alleged affair, but responded with a statement: "Leisha's complaint is a reaction to my filing on fault grounds. I still believe it is in the best interest of our five boys if our differences are resolved privately. . . . For that reason, I will not comment further." He offered no response to the adultery allegations. Neither did Creekmore-Byrd, who divorced her husband in 2007. WORLD's efforts to reach Creekmore-Byrd weren't successful.
Mrs. Pickering, though, is having a hard time making her case: A judge has so far barred her from using what may be crucial pieces of evidence-journals and documents kept by Mr. Pickering that his wife's lawsuit says provide evidence for her claims.
Mrs. Pickering's lawsuit against Creekmore-Byrd says the material contains a detailed record of her husband's daily activities over a 7-year period, and evidence for her allegations. The allegations include claims that during a Pickering family vacation in Colorado, Creekmore-Byrd rented a lodge to be near Mr. Pickering. The allegations also include accusations of wrongful conduct at the C Street house.
During a July 3 hearing, two weeks before Mrs. Pickering filed suit against Creekmore-Byrd, Judge Cynthia Lee Brewer ordered Mrs. Pickering's former attorney to return the journals to Mr. Pickering's lawyers, saying the material fell under attorney-client privilege, and indicating some documents were "improperly obtained during the course of her [Mrs. Pickerings'] behavior." A copy of the material was to remain under seal in the court system, according to a July 16 order.
But the judge went further: She ordered Mrs. Pickering to refrain from speaking to anyone about what she learned from the journals, including her attorney. Failure to comply could mean contempt of court.
According to at least two Jackson lawyers, that's a strange order. James Craig of Phelps Dunbar, LLP, and Matthew Eichelberger of the Hinds County public defender's office maintain a blog (Ispe Blogit) that comments on local cases of public importance. The two have followed the Pickering case closely.
From an office in downtown Jackson, Eichelberger said he'd never seen anything like the order for Mrs. Pickering not to discuss certain things with her lawyer: "I cannot think of a single instance where a client is prohibited from talking to his attorney." Craig agreed: "It's hard to think of a possible justification for that."
Mr. Pickering declined to comment for this story and referred questions to his lawyer, Richard Roberts III. A Jackson lawyer, he refused to answer questions about the overall allegations on the record but defended the judge's order: "Judge Brewer is a very cautious and experienced judge, and I think that she did what was right under the circumstances to protect the rights of both parties and the children."
Mrs. Pickering also declined requests for comment.
After Mrs. Pickering's last divorce attorney withdrew from her case, Craig said she may face another challenge: finding another lawyer willing to challenge the prominent Pickering family. "There could be a sense in which some lawyers would feel like they did not want to get on the bad side of the Pickerings," said Craig.
Creekmore-Byrd's family is prominent too: The Creekmores own Mississippi-based Cellular South, the nation's largest privately owned wireless communications company. While in Congress, Mr. Pickering served as vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which invited Cellular South president Victor Meena to speak in 2007. The former lawmaker now works for Capitol Resources, a Jackson-based lobbying firm that serves Cellular South as a client.
Craig and Eichelberger say the two families represent a potentially intimidating combination "without moving a muscle."
For now, Jackson attorneys Chuck McRae and Oliver Diaz represent Mrs. Pickering in her alienation of affections suit. The former Mississippi Supreme Court Justices are an interesting pick for Mrs. Pickering, says Craig, noting that both men have clashed with the Republican establishment in Mississippi. | {
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Tilapia
Listed July 22, 2017
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Domestic Short Hair (short coat)
Special Needs
Hey there, my name is Tilapia and I'm a 2 year old spayed Tabby. I'm a nervous gal who is still adjusting to the shelter. I would benefit from a quiet home who will allow me the chance to blossom into a confident kitty! If you have children or resident pets, please talk to an adoption counselor to see if we’d make a good match. Please ask for me using my ID number: A828649.
Unless otherwise indicated, adoptable animals are located at our Lantos Center for Compassion at 1450 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010. Our hours are weekdays from 11am-7pm and weekends from 11am-6pm (closed major holidays). Interested adopters must arrive at least 1 hour before close.
We do our best to update our listings regularly, but we can’t guarantee every animal you see is still available. It’s also typical for us to have animals who haven’t had their photos taken yet, so you are welcome to visit our adoption center and have a look around!
To check on an animal's adoption status, please call 650-340-7022 during normal business hours to speak with an adoption counselor or 650-340-7022 ext. 823 anytime to hear a recording of our available animals (updated each morning). Emails will be returned as soon as possible, but please allow up to 48 hours during busy adoption periods like weekends. | {
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If you're hosting upcoming holiday parties, you want your home to look its best. If the wood table has
watermarks, the dining room chairs are wobbly, or the couch's upholstery is unsightly, consider doing some furniture
"TLC."
Easy, minor touch-ups can make your furniture look like new, and your local Ace Hardware store has the products
you need to give your furniture a fresh look.
Here are several furniture fix-up suggestions to get your home ready for holiday entertaining:
Repair a Wobbly Chair
If a chair is so wobbly that there's an old paperback jammed under the leg for balance, it's time for a repair.
Knock the loose joint apart with a hammer. Then, with sandpaper or steel wool, remove any old glue from both parts
that need to be reattached. If the glue is difficult to take off, try adding vinegar to it. Spread wood glue on
both surfaces and then, using a wood clamp or tourniquet, apply pressure on the chair joint for 24 hours allowing
the glue ample time to dry. Adding a small screw to the joint will assure a tight hold.
Fix a Furniture Spindle
If your chair's spindle is separated from its socket because of playful pets or years of use, you can re-secure
it with a little elbow grease. Use a high-speed cutter to thoroughly remove old glue from the rung and inside of
the socket. Then coat the end of the spindle and the inside of the socket with carpenter's glue, and wrap silk
thread around the end of the spindle. Clamp and let settle overnight.
Remove Residue from Wood
Some common residue can be removed without the help of a professional furniture refinisher. Bear in mind,
though, that you should always test your remedy in a small, inconspicuous area first just to be sure it doesn't
damage the finish. For watermarks and rings caused by cups without coasters, use a wood amalgamator like Howard's
Restore-A-Finish or Formby's® Conditioning Furniture Refinisher. Use with #0000 steel wool. The more zeros in the
code, the finer the weave is. Drench the wool and squeeze out lightly. Apply pressure with the grain, and your
woodwork will look like new again. Finish by wiping clean with a tack cloth.
Cloths referred to as white ring removers also work to remove marks caused by heat and water and even minor
scratches and will not remove finish from the wood surface.
If candle wax is the culprit, harden the substance by holding an ice cube wrapped in cloth against it. Then,
use a plastic credit card or a dull knife to scrape it off. Rub the wax with an extra-fine steel wool dipped in
mineral spirits, wipe dry and set with wax or polish.
Upholding Your Upholstery
Many furniture fabrics carry an upholstery code, usually found on a label under the cushions, which gives
specific instructions on the proper methods for cleaning that fabric type. Typically, vacuuming and light brushing
to remove dirt and grime is recommended as well as spot cleaning with an upholstery shampoo or mild solvent.
Always patch testing the cleaner on the fabric first to ensure it doesn't shrink or discolor. It's a good idea
to treat leather every year or so with a leather oil or conditioner. These products will keep the leather from
cracking and remain more pliable to avoid rips and tears.
Happy Holidays!
-Lou
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Holly Hill police: Suspect shot, killed in home invasion robbery
One man is dead and another man is still at large after they attempted to rob a Holly Hill residence and the homeowner fought back, the police chief said Saturday.
KATIE KUSTURASTAFF WRITER
One man is dead and another man is still at large after they attempted to rob a Holly Hill residence and the homeowner fought back, the police chief said Saturday.
Holly Hill Police Chief Mark Barker said the suspects, both believed to be from South Florida, targeted the home of Jerry Stremovihtg, 62, about 10 p.m. Friday. He said a second resident, Kenneth Conley, 53, was sitting on the front porch having a meal when the two suspects pulled up in front of the house at 263 15th Street.
Sanlee Bennett, 35, and a second suspect who police have not named, approached Conley on the porch and began to beat him, Barker said. The suspects also used an electroshock weapon multiple times on Conley.
After gaining entry to the home, the suspects entered Stremovihtg's bedroom, Barker said. Stremovihtg said one of the suspects had a knife, so he pulled out a .38 revolver and fired at the suspects.
“Bennett was struck by at least one of the rounds,” Barker said. “He stumbled outside and died in the front yard of the home.”
Barker said the other suspect got back in the vehicle and fled east on 15th Street while Stremovihtg continued to fire shots at him.
Stremovihtg and Conley were taken to Halifax Health Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, Barker said. No charges have been filed against Stremovihtg, who police believe was targeted by the suspects.
Barker said detectives believe they have established the link between the suspects and Stremovihtg, but they are not releasing it at this time.
He said both suspects have extensive criminal histories in South Florida.
Bennett was charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and resisting arrest in Palm Beach County in April, records show. | {
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Today, I read a book about the way of the samurai. This book was writen by a very famous writer called Geronimo Stilton. This book talk about Geronimo knew a friend called Wild Willie he is an archaeologist who loves adventure. In the last book, Wild Willie asked Geronimo to go to learn about karate but in this book Geronimo was asked by Wild Willie, a very famous karate guy that in New mouse City. They went to trip to Japen to save a secret of karate. This secret can make a week guy become strong, and make a strong guy become week. When Geronimo and his friends were in Japen, Geronimo fall down and banged on a gong and he fainted. While he was fainted, he had dream that he was in the misson to save the scret of karate. After he woke up, he found out that he was with his friends, so he told his friends that he knew the way that you can go to save the screte. However, when they got to there and took the screte of the karate, someone was trying to fight with them to get the secret but He learn that a thing called tuite that tought though the secret of karate. Even Geronimo was so scare that he will get beat but he beated the nigaes that were trying to steel the secret of karate. At the end, Geronimo and his friends bought back the secret of karate to the museum in New Mouse City. | {
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AN UNBIDDEN LIFE
by Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Wilburn I continue to study and apply John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory to church, spirituality and relational health.I am re-reading A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development, 1988. Attachment Theory is based on the idea of a child’s dependency upon its mother. Like a duckling’s dependent attachment to its mother figure, all of us attach or do not attach appropriately to our family of origin, namely our mother. Originally psychologists, from Freud’s era (1920s) thought dependency was a sign of weakness and pathology. Bowlby thought the opposite. Dependency is good.This is a good God thought I believe.A secure child (let’s say an 18 month old) should feel comfortable exploring and then returning to its parent for “refueling” – that is, security (secure base). This is good and natural. A secure child should be upset when its mother leaves the child at the sitter’s, doctor, daycare, hospital, etc. They want their mom. When the mom returns they should want them, cling to them and then finally feel comfortable exploring again. Insecure children will have a variety of reactions to their mother leaving: a) they could be very anxious, inconsolable, and be angry and mourn the loss. Or they could have no reaction. Upon the mother’s return they could ignore them; or they could “punish” their mom. The insecure child may remain inconsolable with their mother. Bowlby and other attachment researchers (Mary Ainsworth, Chris Fraley) therefore make four classifications based on the loss and return of the mother:1. a secure child has appropriate anxiety and comfort upon the loss and return of the mom. They do not avoid nor over-react to their mother upon return and are comforted easily.2. the child may be preoccupied – high anxiety upon the mother’s departure, and inconsolable upon return. 3. the child may appear unconcerned that mom left, not interact with the present caretaker, and busy its self with an object on the floor. Upon the mother’s return the child may appear unconcerned and not needful of consolation or affirmation.4. the child is fearful of the parent leaving, inconsolable and clingy to the caregiver, and remain so after the mother returns, “punishing” the mother with avoidance.The theory purports one’s attachment response or internal working method continues into the rest of one’s life, including one’s experience in close relationships like a spouse. God is viewed as an attachable figure. And some Christians may avoid and dismiss God as distance and not opinionated about their life if they have a dismissing pattern of attachment. They don’t trust God, they place their self in the position to need God, and therefore they don’t really know God relationally. God may be more aloof and more theory than intimate. Or another Christian who is preoccupied may construe God as all satisfying. This Christian is on a spiritual high all the time. However, when God “lets them down” then their world falls apart. There is no place for God now. Or they just simply lie to themselves that all the bad is meant for good and is God-sent. The secure Christian wrestles through the ups and downs of life withGod present.The secure adult Christian struggles to make sense of life’s trials but doesn’t abandon or blame God for a long time. God is present, and they return to God and stay there. This doesn’t mean they do not mourn and go through the normal process of loss: anger, disbelief and hope for reunion or a new orientation or neo-homeostasis.I run into all the various types of attachment within the church. Some congregants expect me to be their best friend. They are clingy and obsessive. Then (inevitably) I “let them down.” And if it is too much they leave. Others avoid me like the Plague. They expect nothing from me, but may think poor thoughts about me or the church or life or God – but don’t say much. If they were more honest they say their don’t trust and they are scared. Others are performers. They serve themselves to death. They have high anxiety about being good and doing well. They want the accolades and applause. But may still feel anxious and inadequate, like they need to do more. Unfortunately the church likes these kind because they can unwittingly use them to accomplish ministry.In my opinion (that means I’m going to get in trouble now), these same responses play out in the various denominations and styles of church as well. The Pentecostals attract the obsessive clingy high exuberant styles, who grab a God who is nothing but a feeling experience. If you happen to run into someone who left a Apostolic styled church, and are not cynical and burned out, they will say it was all a sham, a show and big joke. It wasn’t real. They are still preoccupied with God, church and pastors satisfying their wildest desires – but now they are deeply disappointed in them all. They are inconsolable.The Attachment To God Inventory (AGI) created by Richard Beck and Angie McDonald, (Beck and McDonald, 2004) measured Christian college students in Texas, and found some correlation on attachment style to denomination, though this was not their primary aim. Catholic and “Non-Denominational Charismatic groups did not differ on the AGI-Anxiety scores, each had lower scores when compared to the Church of Christ group. In addition, the Church of Christ group had significantly higher AGI-Avoidance scores when compared to the Roman Catholic and Non-Denominational Charismatic group…” (Beck and McDonald, Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2004, Vol. 32, No. 2, 92-103). They found the Church of Christ students leaned toward a more avoidant style and therefore were avoidant of God.What this could mean is that different worship styles, views of God, theologies of sin and atonement, redemption, discipleship practices and disciplines, church ethos and culture may play a significant role in how a person chooses which church to attend and be involved with, just as within Attachment Theory a person may “choose” a romantic partner based on perceived and expected reciprocity, in relation to their own attachment needs and style. My wild hunch is that Catholics and Baptists have a more “legalistic” or moralist God and church culture need. They need to feel “bad” in varying degrees. Gen-X churches (like ours) attract “broken” men and women, which means they were “abandoned” through the excesses of their BabyBoomer parents – read “latch-key kids” here, just one example of what I’ve heard over the years. Years ago I had a Gen-X man tell me that he’d never received an apology from a BabyBoomer. He expect the BabyBoom Generation to apologize to him. I don’t think a) he knew exactly what they were supposed to apologize for, and b) I don’t think any apology would have been sufficient for him.I have done ministry to Gen-Xers now for over 25 years, and I never found much traction with the classic Evangelical substitutionary atonement model – “as your substitute, Christ died on the cross that you were supposed to hang on – Jesus saved you, so you owe him your allegiance.” But I always get a response from the Prodigal Son redemptive story: ‘the Father is waiting and watching for you to come home.’ Our church gravitates toward a spirituality of belonging and exploring and finding one’s identity in Christ and the god-bathed universe. “Home” is a significant spiritual concept for Gen-Xers. Parenting is huge for them, even though they have had to make it up on their own. (That’s okay – most cultures always have.)Along with a small set of spirtual direction tools, I use Attachment Theory to sort through the problems of congregants. I use it to formulate discipleship patterns and plans. Contemplative spiritual, with its emphasis on “true self” (god-defined self) versus the “false self” (sin self) plays well in an adult, mid-life Gen-X church ethos.And I have decided to incorporate the AGI into my retreatant intake information. I will conduct my own research over the next three years and attempt to correlate my findings with spirituality preferences and denominational upbringing. This should result in a better emotional/spiritual health of the retreatant. I hope the same can happen throughout the church as well. | {
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The Loyal White Knights of Pelham in North Carolina - one of the largest branches of the far-right group in the US – have arranged the celebration for December 3.
On the Klan’s website there is a large picture of Mr Trump, along with the words “TRUMP’S RACE UNITED MY PEOPLE”.
A prominent KKK newspaper, the Crusader, previously appeared to endorse Mr Trump for Presidency after publishing a front-page spread titled “Make America Great Again” – the slogan of the President-elect’s campaign.
How about that? Trump's struggled to earn newspaper endorsements, but just secured one from the KKK's "Crusader"... pic.twitter.com/W63k54Yivx
In response to the paper's front page, it released a statement saying: “This publication is repulsive and their views do not represent the tens of millions of Americans who are uniting behind our campaign.”
The Trump campaign had repeatedly been forced to defend itself against accusations of racism and discrimination in the lead up to the election following a series of controversial comments made by the President-elect. | {
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Adeyemi Orekoya
Biography
Adeyemi Orekoya was no stranger to hard work when he enrolled at Ashford University. “Before Ashford University, I completed a Bachelor’s degree with Columbia College, and two associate degrees at West Hills and Coastline Community College respectively. While in the Navy, I worked as an Aviation Electronics Technician Leading Petty Officer onboard the USS George Washington,” he explains.
As the end of his 10-year military obligation approached, Adeyemi wanted to make sure he had a competitive edge in the job market when he returned home to Houston, TX. So, while finishing up his time at sea, Adeyemi enrolled in Ashford’s online Master of Business Administration program.
This experience wasn’t Adeyemi’s first taking online courses. During his time in the Navy, he studied online at four different universities. However, Adeyemi says his time at Ashford was the most rewarding. “The online classes with Ashford have been the best compared to the other classes I took online…. There are no better words to qualify the quality of education at Ashford University than to call it the total package; the instructors, student advisors, and all the staff members who are working in the background are magnificent, making sure that students are taken care of both in class and in their financial obligations.”
Still, Adeyemi admits it wasn’t always easy. He faced a number of challenges studying at sea but says his professors helped him stay on track. “One of the challenges I faced was the internet availability on the ship. Sometimes the ship went through a series of Internet security measures which affected my homework and submissions but… the instructors were understanding and accepted late or early submissions which really helped a lot,” Adeyemi says. “Ashford is one of the great military friendly schools.”
He now plans to begin a PhD program close to home, and he credits Ashford with empowering him to pursue a doctorate and enter the job market with confidence. “Ashford gave me the opportunity to get a better job; it was a good stepping stone to an advanced degree, and it was a challenge that prepared me for greater responsibility,” Adeyemi says. “I can now go out there and compete in the business world.”
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Getting Girls Coding: Spotlight on Reshma Saujani
Her Background
Reshma Saujani sure is an impressive woman. A graduate of both Harvard and Yale, a lawyer, a politician, an author and in 2015 she was named as one ofFortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40. If this wasn’t enough, in 2012 she made it her mission“to close the gender gap in technology”and has, by any measure, been doing a great job of it ever since! Here at blue{shift} we’ve written down a few reasons why we think Reshma Saujani is an awesome role model for your girl coder and is definitely aGirl Who Can!
Girls Who Code
In order to achieve her goal, she set up the nonprofit organisationGirls Who Code(GWC) in the United States. Since its beginnings in 2012, GWC has worked with almost 90,000 girls from a diverse range of backgrounds. The organisation offers after school clubs, two week courses and seven week long summer immersion programs aimed at girls from primary school level to university graduates.
Has it worked?
GWC is now in all fifty states in America, and Saujani believes that after six years we are at‘a tipping point’in computer science. TheGWC 2017 reportstates that due to the efforts of Saujani and others like her trying to close the gender gap in technology; by 2027 in the US, they are on track to achieve gender parity in entry level computer science jobs. Additionally, GWC’s Black and Latina alumni are choosing to major in computer science at a rate 16 times that of the US national average. Although that is a substantial achievement, there is stilla long way to go.2027 is nine years off, the stats are for only the US, and gender parity is only predicted to be achieved in entry level jobs.
What next?
So how do we get women into computer science and then into the top positions in the sector? In 2016 Saujani did aTED talktitled “Teach girls bravery, not perfection.” In her speech, she talked about the way girls had beensocialised to aim for perfection.Comparatively, boys had been socialised from an early age to be brave, to aim high and take risks. The result of this was, in adulthood,women were less likely to take risksin their education and in the workplace, ultimately culminating in the fact that men made it to the top of the career ladder and women tended to lag behind. Although of course there are also other factors involved in the underrepresentation of women in the workplace, Saujani emphasised the need to break these habits so that both boysandgirls are comfortable with failure and risk taking from a young age.
Saujani believes that her organisation GWC, is doing its part. By teaching girls coding, she is also teaching girls perseverance and imperfection and therefore socialising girls to be brave.
Saujani states,“Girls Who Code doesn’t exist solely to discover the next great female technology icon, although that would be great! In addition to coding, the girls at our program learn to pitch ideas and products, present themselves professionally, and interact with colleagues at every level of a company. We exist not just to teach computer science, but to equip girls with the skills and confidence they need to compete in the 21st-century workforce.”
She hopes that at the camps girls are provided with role models who they are inspired by and a supporting environment where girls can learnto be brave together.
How we apply this message
Here at blue{shift} we support every word of Saujani’s message on getting women into computer science. This year we have created our first ever all-female summer camp — DIY Girls — aimed at encouraging girls who may have previously been alienated from STEM subjects. Our founder Heather Lyons says the reason she created the camp was “to create a community of girls where they feel empowered and a place where they can get together with our teachers, who are themselves experts in the field. At the end of the week, we want every girl to walk away seeing the possibilities of code and having the confidence to put it in action.”
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The Hotel
So I have landed in New York (you can read about my flight across the Atlantic here) and I arrive at the gorgeous Conrad New York. I am greeted by its expansive lobby which has a modernistic space shuttle kind of décor. I always feel at home in New York!
I am checked in by the friendly staff and then head up to my suite. I dial-in to some work conference calls on my first night and then head out for a little dinner before falling asleep on the bed from some serious jet lag.
The View
The morning after; the light breaks through the clouds and wanders into the room. I rub the sleep from eyes and clutch my blanket before I eventually surrender to day break and sit up on my bed for what I thought would be a fleeting moment before turning to the security of my bed sheets. But this is the view I have (below). New York, you are so beautiful! I gaze as if there is nothing else around me….I am drawn from the comfort of my bed to the window and I just marvel at this beautiful city. I think time stood still for just that moment.
Overview of the Hudson River Suite
It would be crime to focus on the view and neglect the rest of the suite. Here is a little video of the Hudson River Suite:
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Some Suite Snaps
The spacious suite has a Lounge Area, Nespresso, Full Bar, Plasma TV and a separate Bedroom enclosure with privacy blinds. Here are some choice snaps:
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"This is the largest hookup that's ever been done anywhere to my
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horizon. Last February, The Freedom Writer reported that
Robertson claims God spoke through a word of prophecy in May 1968, and
said, "I have chosen you to usher in the coming of My Son." Robertson
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"'I'm going to let you usher Him in,'" Robertson said, referring to
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coming of Jesus Christ from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. He
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In the 1984 Dallas sermon, Robertson asked rhetorically, "What's
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Rear Admiral Jerrold M. Michael:
Assistant Surgeon General by Seymour “Sy” Brody
(Below is the official U.S. Public Health Service resume of Rear Admiral Jerrold M. Michael, USPHS (ret.).
Jerrold Mark Michael was born in 1927 in Richmond, Virginia. Upon graduation from high school in Washington, D.C. he enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Hospital Corpsman at the end of World War II. On March 17, 1951 he married Lynn Simon in Washington, D.C.
Following a 20-year career in the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service, Jerrold Michael served for 25 years as Professor of Public Heath and for the majority of that time, as Dean of the School of Public Heath at the University of Hawaii and subsequently for eleven years as a Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University.
Jerrold “Jerry” Michael began his Commissioned Corps career in June of 1950 as an Ensign assigned by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as part of a Polio research project in Arizona. In 1951 he was detailed to serve as the Deputy Director of the Phoenix, Arizona Public Health Department until November 1953. From December 1953 to August 1959, he served as an instructor in the engineering and community health training activities of CDC in Atlanta. In 1959 he was transferred to Washington, D.C., where he served until September 1962 as head of the national training activities for the PHS emergency health mobilization program under the Office of the Surgeon General. From 1962 to 1966 he was the chief of training and then became the Chief of Staff for the Division of Indian Health, Bureau of Medical Services where among other duties he was responsible for preparing construction planning guidelines and design criteria for Indian hospitals. In 1966 Jerry Michael was assigned to the Bureau of Medical Services and its replacement, the Bureau of Health Services, where he helped manage a variety of public health programs. Upon his assignment to serve as Assistant Director of the Bureau he was promoted to Assistant Surgeon General with the Commissioned Corp rank of Rear Admiral (RADM). He subsequently served as Assistant Director of the Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service. He retired from the Corps in January of 1971 to begin his academic career at the University of Hawaii.
RADM Michael is a registered Professional Engineer and a Diplomate in Environmental Engineering. He graduated from the George Washington University (Civil Engineering - 1949); the Johns Hopkins University (Sanitary Engineering - 1950) and the University of California (Masters in Public Health - 1957). He also holds a Doctor of Public Health Degree from Mahidol University in Thailand and the degree of Doctor of Science from Tulane University.
RADM Michael currently serves as Emeritus Professor of Public Health at the University of Hawaii and since 1995, as an adjunct professor of global health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, D.C. He is a visiting professor at Mahidol University in Thailand and the Beijing Medical University in China. In May of 1985, in ceremonies in Israel, a chair in public health in his name was dedicated at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In December of 1987 the Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Elephant was conferred upon him by the King of Thailand for his work in enhancing the health of the people of South East Asia. In 1989 he was awarded the Sang Kancil Gold Medal by the government of Malaysia for his work on academic excellence in that country. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has awarded him the Magnes Medal for his work in health services management and international public health. He serves as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the China Medical Board.
A prolific writer, RADM Michael is recognized for his work in health policy analysis and the politics of health, comparative health systems, global health, health management, health leadership and academic management. He holds a number of awards and honors, including the Walter Mangold Award of the National Environmental Health Association and the John Shaw Billings Award of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He also has been awarded the PHS Meritorious Service Medal and Commendation Medal as well as the Brutsche Award from the USPHS Commissioned Officers Association. For his work with the health programs of the American Indian, he was made an honorary member and tribal leader of the Chippewa Indian tribe. On June 9, 2005, the Surgeon General of the United States presented him with the Surgeon General’s Medallion for a life time of service to the Nation in the field of Global Health.
RADM Michael is past President of the U.S. Association of Schools of Public Health; past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kuakini Health System in Honolulu and the Hawaii Health Coordinating Council and past member of the Hawaii State Board of Health. He is a founding member of the 35-nation, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health and past vice president of the World Federation of Associations of Academic Public Health.
RADM Michael is an life member of the American Public Health Association, a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, the American Academy of Sanitarians, and the American Academy of Health Administration and is a member of the public health honor society, Delta Omega, the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and a life member of the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS. He is the founding President of the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health and an active participant in the national public health political process. | {
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The eastern arm of the Rs 50-crore Rail Over Bridge on the Western Express Highway — which has remained in limbo since 2009 because of the Andheri-Dahisar Metro — has finally got the green signal from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). However, there are still a few hurdles to clear. For one, the ROB arm will have to be raised 10 metres from the road so it can pass over the Metro and JVLR flyover. Secondly, the BMC is confused about where the eastern arm will culminate, since another Metro will pass in the same direction.
The Jogeshwari ROB was thrown open last year and it has been a major relief for motorists and commuters. However, the project remained incomplete because of various reasons
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MMRDA has also submitted the plan for its Metro line between Dahisar and Andheri, which will pass via WEH on the north-bound stretch, over the service road. The extended ROB arm of the Jogeshwari ROB, going in the eastern direction will pass over the proposed Metro line and the JVLR flyover on WEH.
Metropolitan Commissioner UPS Madan said, “Our department has submitted the alignment plan of the elevated Dahisar-Andheri Metro that will pass perpendicular to the Jogeshwari ROB near WEH. We have informed them about all the details, so that they accordingly can plan the extension and the height at which it will be taken.”
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Common’hood is a game about building a new habitat for you and your community. After an economic crash, many members of your neighborhood have been left behind without a place to live. Occupy the old abandoned factory and decide how do you want to live.
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Skillshare: Best of Maps!
I had the coolest group of 731 students from 34 countries on all 5 continents in the Skillshare Map Making class I taught in March. There were so many projects I loved, and many students are still working on theirs (you have access even after class ends), but today’s post is to share a handful of my favorite, most memorable and intriguing projects to help spark your imagination! UPDATE: The class is now ongoing and you can sign up anytime!
Image above: Phil Francis‘s morning commute on a banana! “This is my hand drawn map of my journey to work; drawn on a banana. It is inspired by linear maps and your average train route map. I’ve tried to annotate the map with the things of interest along the way, and also the timings (minutes from home) and the transport mode. Why the banana? Well simply I had it to hand (I was on my commute) and I’ve always loved the way a biro writes onto banana skin – if you haven’t tried it I highly recommend it! :)”. More on Phil’s project board.
Image above: In class I made the point that maps did not have to be of real places. Kate Leroux’s Civica Island made me smile. Her little descriptions are quite clever. Read more on her project page.
Image above: I was so excited when Katrina Emery signed up for my class. Needle and Compass is her blog and Etsy shop where she sells embroidered maps. Her final project was a map of Portland’s bridges: ” I kept it at a gray/blue color scheme to reflect the lovely Portland weather, and kept the background map pretty simple with just major streets. I also chose not to emphasize the river, other than the bridges going over the empty space. I really loved taking a closer look at the bridges in my city–now I feel like I can recognize and name them better, as well as actually knowing where I am! I guess if that’s the ultimate goal of a map, then I call this project successful.” Read more about her project on her blog and Skillshare project page.
Image above: Make sure you take a look at the fine print of Philip FitzGerald’s High Line map (with Vignelli inspired graphic standards). It’s an entertaining twist on what looks like a city-issued map. Read more on his project page.
Image above: This map of “The World as I Knew it As a Child” by illustrator Trina Dalziel was part of the early exercises in class, but it stuck with me. She did it all in one sitting and I love her little commentary and seeing how children’s books helped influence her view of the world. You can see more details on her project page, and more creative maps she created in class.
Image above: Trixia Yong immediately caught my attention for the map of her desk from the perspective of an insect, but for her final project she started to develop a series of cards for an “Edae Food Adventure” to help discover food in Singapore. Makes me want to go visit and test them out! Read more on her project page!
Image above: Fifi Mandirac is a French graphic designer based in Paris, but has lived all over the country. She created a map to help show these places. See the process from sketch to this on her project page!
Image above: Chris Olson lives in Colorado and loves to ski. As a former ski instructor and mom of two, she created this map of Keystone for kids. See more on her project page!
Image above: Lauren Lou Bate is an Aussie living in Paris. For her class exercises she used it as an excuse to help plan her bike trip in the south of France. There’s tons of great inspiration on Lauren’s project board!
Image above: Early on Jean Manis decided she was going to map Ginger’s (her dog) walk. Jean did an amazing job documenting her process and experimenting (she even had maps made out of candy!) on her project board.
Image above: One of the most inspiring things about this class was seeing students push their own projects after being inspired by the work of classmates. Kelsey Kreiling made a map of NYC, and then after discovering a Pugly Pixel tutorial on animated gifs, made this awesome version where the dots and images filter through. Even Katrina (Pugly Pixel herself) was impressed with how Kelsey used the technique! See more on her project board.
Image above: It was fun to see the way that Naomi Den Besten was able to combine hand drawn and digital in her map of Amsterdam. I also liked how she not only mapped the route, but the times as well. You can read more about her concept on her project page.
Huge thank you to all my fantastic students and inspiration! Every day when I logged in to the classroom a huge smile seriously appeared on my face. You brought so much to the classroom, and I can’t thank you enough. Keep on mappin!
If you want to make some maps, you can SIGN UP here for Map Making, an online class designed to be taken at your own pace. It will be based on the same lectures as before, but likely with some new inspiration thrown in. It’s more fun with friends, so share this link: http://skl.sh/11RQ8Ig
Oh, Anne- these are AWESOME! I love the creative ideas you inspired. I can’t even pick a favorite because they are all so unique, but I do love the Keystone kid-friendly one because I’ve actually been there and can’t wait to take my kids skiing someday. I’ll keep this in min. Keep on being amazing!
Oh my goodness!! There’s my little map! What’s it doing up there with the likes of Fifi Mandirac and Katrina Emery?! Thank you Anne! My cheeks have gone fuchsia pink. Totally chuffed. I really loved the class. The subject matter itself is a really inspired thing to teach and I haven’t looked at a map the same way since. Merci xx | {
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This is probably going to be my last garden blog post for a little while as the creative phase is pretty much over for this year. Now I’m just going to sit back and enjoy it.
At the weekend I finally lifted the pallet garden into place. My goodness it was heavy! My daughter and I just about managed to walk it up to the wall and we leaned it there at a slight angle. It looks great!
The pallet leans at a slight angle to try to reduce fall-out, and so that it won’t pitch forwards and fall (scary thought).
A few flowers are already emerging – some marguerites, marigolds and another yellow flower I have lost the card for so can’t remember what it’s called.
The gaps between the plants are larger than they could have been – lesson learned for next year. That’s a solar light and there are two more at the top. There are also petunias, ageratum, alyssum, lobelia, dianthus, geraniums and verbena in there.
I’ve watered it twice since it was lifted into place and I’m noticing some soil erosion so I’m being as careful as I can be. If I’d stuffed the plants in more tightly as I should have done (didn’t read the instructions as I went along – stuffed them in along the top and spaced them elsewhere) this would be reduced. Still, they should hold and I can keep an eye on them.
The plants will have to change direction now, having been moved 90 degrees.
Most of the flowers are starting to emerge – the orange and yellow ones are leading at the moment.
Elsewhere in the garden, some of the verbena and lobelia are venturing into bloom, and several of my rescuelings (50p bargains from the ‘almost dead’ shelf at the garden centre) from previous years are maturing nicely. I have two lovely lavenders, a sage that’s flowering now, and various trailing flowers which will come back year after year.
A lavender rescued from near death two years ago provides some maturity.
Verbena, marigold and the one whose name I can’t remember.
I bought loads and loads of lobelia – they’re one of my favourites and they flower for months. They should be out this week.
Tiny lobelia provide wonderful sprinklings of colour – and they’re beautiful close up too. This was the only one out on Sunday.
Alyssum growing in various places – including a boot-shaped pot that got smashed in the wind last year. The way this plant grows quite suits the uneven shape.
While the pallet was settling down after the shock of its 90 degree shift, I got to work painting the terracotta troughs I hadn’t had time to do last weekend. Again I very quickly painted decorations – this time using the twisted pattern moulded into the shape of the troughs. They don’t bear close inspection but they really brighten up the corner.
Simply mixing up the colours makes everything go together. There are potatoes growing in the jute bag you can just see on the other side of the bench.
And the bench finally got its facelift. For this I used wood preservative paint (Cuprinol Garden Shades – Iris). I’ve used this colour elsewhere in the garden, on the frames of some of the mirrors I have around the place.
So another afternoon’s work with striking results. Even though I won’t be doing a garden blog for a while, I will keep you updated as the flowers come out and post some photos of the pallet in full bloom.
I’d love to see your garden creations, and if you’ve made a pallet garden I’m eager to hear your maintenance tips. I’m definitely keen to do this again next year. So do leave a comment and why not sign up to hear about updates as soon as they’re posted.
This weekend I managed to grab another day to myself and spent the time in the garden again. Last week I put together a pallet garden, but I can’t lift that into place until next weekend so I had to find something to do so I wouldn’t give in and move it.
I still had a lot of bedding plants left over and had stuffed some of them into various containers (saucepans, a pair of stillettoes, an old boot and some cracks between the wall and an old railway sleeper). I popped out for some cheap terracotta pots and planters and dug out all my bargain tester pots (none more than 50p or left over from when we started decorating the house).
Cheap and cheerful. I tend to avoid primary colours for the pots but that still gives me plenty of scope.
The original plan was simply to paint everything, as I had done with several larger pots last summer. But once I got going, I first decided to make the wider rims a different colour, and then it seemed natural to add some simple decorations.
I painted the largest pot green and splashed each of the other colours onto it for a random look.
The small pots used up some slightly muted paints which were almost empty. It doesn’t take much paint for each pot so I had plenty to splash on the green pot afterwards (and still have some over).
Simple decorations were painted on quickly and randomly. No point worrying about being perfect when they’ll be partly hidden behind foliage soon.
The larger pots were done in stronger colours – but you can see that the general range of colours is similar. Just go with whatever you like or whatever you’ve got. If you use more than three colours, suddenly everything ‘goes’.
Slightly more complex designs but again you can see that I’ve done them quickly – they still look effective so don’t worry about whether you think you’re ‘arty’ or not. Or why not get the kids to paint some?
As the terracotta pots are so porous, the water-based paint dries really quickly. Most tester pots are matt, but even some satin finish paints behave the same way so you can get all the painting done on one sesssion. This also means that the pot can still ‘breathe’.
The ‘Pollock’ pot.
Then it was time to plant them up. I had a few alyssum, some mixed verbena (some of which had started to flower) and still lots of lobelia of different types (upright and trailing) and different colours. The lobelia I planted last year flowered profusely and continued right through the summer until October so they were a natural choice.
The pots were put in place alongside my most recent £5 charity shop mirror (you can see my other garden mirrors in one of my garden project posts from last spring). They’re going to look great when they start to flower and settle in. For colour in the evening I have a lot of pretty solar lights and some painted lanterns (which I did last spring, also using tester pots and leftover paint).
Double the colour (and flowers) with a few well placed mirrors around the garden.
A riot of colour.
Because of the decorations, I didn’t get to paint the three planters so that’s another job for a sunny evening after work this week, or maybe next weekend. I also need to treat and paint the bench and get my tomatoes off the kitchen windowsill and into the garden.
I’ll show you how I get on next weekend when I’ll also be raising the pallet garden to its vertical position. Why not sign up to hear about updates as soon as they’re posted.
My Pinterest ‘Garden’ board has been brimming with pictures of clever pallet gardens and I’ve been dying to make one for ages. Today I did just that.
A couple of months ago I took delivery of a settee and sofabed which arrived on a sturdy pallet, on the kerbside. I was almost as excited about the pallet as I was about the furniture. They took some time and effort to assemble so the pallet project was put on hold for a while.
It’s been propped up in the garden all that time and I did get as far as buying a few lobelia trays but then … well you know how it is sometimes, other things take priority. Plus the weather has been very wet lately.
There are a lot of guidelines online for pallet gardens. I followed this one from Life on the Balcony because it had good clear instructions, and good photos. I did deviate from the instructions from time to time, so the following is my own experience of putting together a pallet garden.
First confession is that I didn’t sand anything down. I just went for it.
I’m not sure what landscape fabric is, and I couldn’t find any at our local garden centre chain so I bought a small tarpaulin (3m x 2m – bigger than I needed but it only cost £7). I stapled it across what would become the bottom, and worked my way around the frame, stapling, folding and tucking as I went. I allowed some overlap to the front of the pallet too – just so the whole thing was secure.
Neat hospital corners.
The top.
As I had a lot of tarpaulin I was able to double back at the bottom where I was worried the weight of soil would accumulate.
I went mad with the staples – better safe than sorry. There were only three planks across the back – top, bottom and middle – so I did as much as I could there.
Sizes will vary of course. The tutorial I followed suggested two bags of potting compost. I had bought three 60 litre bags. I’d also bought enough bedding plants to cover a small field. I went for what they had and chose things I thought wouldn’t get too big. I’m no gardener so I might get a few surprises.
I started by stuffing plants along the top of the pallet. Very random, but trying to keep taller plants to the back. I followed the instruction to jam them all in.
I can’t remember everything that went in here but there were lobelia, alyssum, geranium, verbena, petunia …
… marguerites, marigold, more lobelia (upright and trailing) and a few I’ve forgotten the names of – all crammed in tightly at the top.
I then poured in two of the bags of potting compost and started planting.
Pallet gardens take a lot of soil or compost.
I love lobelia so the second row down was all trailing lobelia – a mix of colours according to the label. After that I went random with everything I had bought (though no more lobelia except one or two fillers – they will go elsewhere in the garden as they flowered ‘forever’ last summer).
The tutorial suggested buying six plants for each opening but I think their pallet was smaller than mine. However, even though they said to cram the plants in as tightly as the top, I did leave some gaps. I might regret this when I lift the pallet but we shall see. I have enough plants to plug any gaps if necessary and the upright lobelia could do well here.
I randomly assigned six plants to each opening. Some plants had more complex root structures and therefore had wider spaces to occupy.
Working from the top down meant that I was able to pack the compost ‘upwards’ as I completed each row. Be careful to stuff compost into the sides and don’t forget the space where the central bar is. I hope I didn’t leave too many gaps or loose areas.
And that was that for today. Long and tiring work, so make sure you have plenty of time – and don’t forget to look after your back as you work. I used two and a half 60 litre sacks of potting compost in the end – this will depend on how big your pallet is of course.
All planted up – those gaps might need filling too.
I’m going to do my best to be patient and wait the two weeks before lifting it into place. Hopefully the regular watering will show any spaces that could do with being filled by more plants, and the roots will begin to form a structure to hold it all together.
All that remained to do was give it a good drink and put some sticks in to try to prevent my cat Bob from lying down on it. That, for now, is my biggest worry.
It just needs to settle in for two weeks and then it can be lifted into place against the wall.
Have you made one of these? Do you have any hints and tips to share – I’d love to hear from you.
I will post an update once the pallet has been raised to vertical – why not sign up to hear about updates as soon as they’re posted.
It’s the end of July already – but at least the sun is shining now, so there’s no excuse not to get out and about to the weekend markets in Cardiff and pay a visit to Eira on her InnerCityPickle stall. Wherever you live, check out your nearest markets and buy from local traders – it’s the very best way to keep your local economy thriving and it’s great for the environment too.
Keeping it in the city, InnerCityPickle’s goodies can now be found at the Caesars Arms Farm Shop at Creigiau (CF15 9NN), so if you can’t make it to the markets, you needn’t miss out. There might be some delicious elderflower cordial left if you’re quick.
We mentioned last month that InnerCityPickle will soon be appearing at the St Mary Street Market in the city centre. This has been delayed a little because the next two markets have been cancelled because of the Olympics. However, Eira will be at Roath Farmers’ Market on August 4th and 18th, and her first St Mary Street Market should be Saturday 11th. Why not pop along, have a taste of her delicious jams and pickles, and say hi.
Details of forthcoming market appearances can be found here, and look out for a brand new InnerCityPickle blog for the autumn. You can also visit the InnerCityPickle website or follow on Twitter for all the latest news.
The calendar has been made using photographs taken by Eira and Sean, in the Cardiff kitchen “as it happens”. If you’re lucky you might pick up a printed version on the stall!
To download August’s calendar page, just click on the image below and you’ll be taken to a full sized version which you can download and print. It works at A4 and A5 so take your pick! The September page will be available at the end of the month. If you don’t want to miss it, why not sign up to see new posts as soon as they appear.
As usual, Eira’s been very busy in her Cardiff kitchen making wonderful things for you to enjoy. There’s caramelised red onion chutney, a new aubergine, pepper and tomato chutney, and tomato and celery chutney. She’s also just finished a one-off batch of ‘Mam’s Red Sauce’. If you’ve tasted her ‘Mam’s Brown Sauce’ you won’t want to miss that!
All these lovely wares can be picked up at Roath market, and as from July 14th, Eira will be at the new city centre markets on the Saturdays she’s not at Roath. If you’re not living in Cardiff, it’s definitely worth paying a visit. Eira tells me there’s also a very lime green coloured lime pickle (because she used only green chillis) available this month and she has topped up her supplies of spiced carrot and garlic chutney, all of which you can now wash down with her wonderful elderflower cordial.
Keep an eye on the Inner City Pickle website or follow on Twitter for all the latest details of market appearances and new lines.
The calendar has been made using photographs taken by Eira and Sean, in the Cardiff kitchen “as it happens”.
To download July’s calendar page, just click on the image below and you’ll be taken to a full sized version which you can download and print. It works at A4 and A5 so take your pick! The August page will be available at the end of the month. If you don’t want to miss it, why not sign up to see new posts as soon as they appear.
As if to remind me that I need to get a move on with my decorating (I’m going to make the spare room into a cat-free zone so I can make things in there), this May has had a bit of a sewing theme.
Earlier in the year I created a logo for Swinky Doo of County Kerry and this month I’ve been working on some leaflets to promote Karen’s beautiful handmade work. She makes stunning personalised pictures and bunting for children, adults, babies, weddings – anything you like. She has also just launched her brand new website and I’ve been making banners for that too.
As with the logo, the leaflets and banners echo the style and the mood of the Swinky Doo brand. Karen says:
At Swinky Doo we love the idea of using up odds and ends of fabrics, old summer dresses, torn denim jeans and broken bead necklaces – transforming them into beautiful, unique and colourful gifts that will be treasured by their new owners.
Why not check her out. She ships to most places and you can be guaranteed a unique gift or keepsake. She’s on Facebook too.
Today I got some exciting news from fellow Southsea resident and maker of wonderful things, Georgina Giles. Every month, Georgina picks the name of one of her subscribers out of a jar and the lucky person gets a present in the post. This month it was me! I am so looking forward to receiving these lovely hand stamped, fabric covered buttons. Take a look at her blog – and why not subscribe? You might be next month’s winner.
I don’t know what I’ll do with them yet, but I’d better get on with sorting out that sewing room!
It’s already time for the June page of Inner City Pickle’s 2012 calendar which is free for you to download and print. It really will brighten up your kitchen, as would a few jars of Eira’s delicious wares. This month she’s been working hard on some new Aubergine Chutney, and Dukkah (which she tells me is “ground roasted nuts, seeds and spices – nice when dipped in with bread and olive oil”). What I’m really keen to taste though is the new season Strawberry Sauce – it always looks so amazing. Sadly for me, Inner City Pickle is low carbon footprint, local produce for local people – if you’re in Cardiff!
If you are in the Welsh capital, however, you can find Eira and her Inner City Pickle stall at Roath Market three times in June – 2nd, 16th and 30th. No excuses – pop along and have a chat.
The calendar has been made using photographs taken by Eira and Sean, in the Cardiff kitchen “as it happens”.
To download June’s calendar page, just click on the image below and you’ll be taken to a full sized version which you can download and print. It works at A4 and A5 so take your pick! The July page will be available at the end of the month. If you don’t want to miss it, why not sign up to see new posts as soon as they appear.
Well I’m sure Eira hasn’t been out much with her “wally trolley” collecting jars this month, but I know she’s been filling them with more of her wonderful jams, pickles and preserves. You can stock up at Roath Market – this month the Inner City Pickle stall will be there on Saturday 5th and Saturday 19th. Pop along and say hello to Eira, and see what she has for tasters!
The calendar has been made using photographs taken by Eira and Sean, in the Cardiff kitchen “as it happens”. Just look at the colour on that strawberry sauce! I keep seeing photos of it but I still haven’t had any.
To download May’s calendar page, just click on the image below and you’ll be taken to a full sized version which you can download and print. It works at A4 and A5 so take your pick! The June page will be available at the end of the month. If you don’t want to miss it, why not sign up to see new posts as soon as they appear.
I’ve been at it again. After the successful chair and lantern painting of a couple of weekends ago, I’ve forged ahead with four more chairs, two more lanterns and a couple of mirrors too!
Today I headed out to a local charity shop in Southsea which sells furniture and lots of household things – The Ark on Albert Road. It’s utterly brilliant, and its profits go to The Stubbington Ark where we got our two lovely cats. A few weeks back I’d spotted a large dressing table mirror going cheap. A little scratched but that didn’t matter – I wanted it for the garden.
It was quite heavy to carry because of its shape but I managed to get it back home in one piece and started by putting it in place to make sure it was going to look how I wanted it to. It illuminated a dark corner very well so I set to work and painted it with some exterior wood paint (I bought a few sample pots last summer) after a quick sand down. I’d already painted another, smaller (and rather badly scratched) mirror in the same lavender colour – that one is propped up on my garden table and featured briefly in my previous blog entry.
It was a nice warm afternoon so it was soon dry enough to put back in place. I’ll need to paint the back and give it another coat on the front but it will survive until Sunday afternoon. I like it.
My new garden mirror brightens up a dark corner
I’d already painted and covered another two chairs last weekend and, completely bitten by the bug, I grabbed my two mis-matched chairs to give them a new lease of life as well. The four matching chairs are in the colours of (from left to right) my daugher’s room, the kitchen, the living room and the bathroom. The red chair is the same colour as the dining room and will get a cover to match the covers in there, and the green matches another room.
Finally, I’ve painted two more of the lanterns – also red and green. I gave them a little ‘extra’ with a quick spray of gold paint (I’ve bought nothing for this project except today’s mirror – all the paints I had in my ‘stash’ already).
I should point out that I haven’t done all this in one day! I haven’t gone completely mad. I have had a lot of fun doing it, but I’m going to turn my attention to indoors for a little while now. I’ve been collecting garden ideas on Pinterest so I can add to it again later. I’ll be thinking about herbs next.
All I need now is a party and some bums to put on the seats!
I’ll be posting more home and garden projects in due course. I have a few pieces of furniture I’d like to renovate (so far I’ve only read a book about it!), two rooms to decorate and a workspace to plan. Do let me know about your home projects – and if you’ve enjoyed this, why not sign up to hear about updates as soon as they’re posted. | {
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The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) has criticised language formally legalising player-banked games at the state’s cardrooms in the sports betting bill put forward by Assemblymember Adam Gray and Senator James Dodd.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has redacted its figures for sports betting, horse racing and card game revenue in its revenue report for April, which reveals the state’s gaming industry generated just $3.6m.
Flutter Entertainment announced plans to accelerate US expansion and reduce debt through an equity placement that raised £812.6m, after revealing a 10% rise in revenue for the first 47 days of its second quarter.
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Casinos across Louisiana will be permitted to reopen from today (May 18) after the state’s Governor, John Bel Edwards, lifted a number of restrictions related to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
More people in the UK have stopped gambling under lockdown than started or increased play, according to new data from the British Gambling Commission, though the regulator warned that evidence suggested session length for existing customers had risen.
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has warned consumers over the dangers of taking part in illegal poker tournaments, after noting an increase in such events during the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
In conjunction with Chris Elliott and Beth French of Wiggin LLP, iGB provides a regulatory snapshot of igaming across Europe. Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Spain and Sweden are among those updated for this edition, with a number of these related to the Covid-19 pandemic
The GB Gambling Commission has announced it will direct £9m in funds from regulatory settlements to GambleAware, a commissioning charity that supports initiatives to tackle gambling-related harm, during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. | {
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I have a number of homosexual friends who live together as couples. One couple attends my church and receives Communion. What do you suggest I do in a situation like this?
Answer by Catholic Answers on 3/7/2014:
Nellie--
It is the pastor's prerogative to determine whether or not it is appropriate to distribute Communion in such a situation. You can share your concerns with him. If the pastor chooses not to act, I can only recommend trying not to worry over the matter. Just focus on your own reception of Communion, perhaps offering up your reception as reparation for any unworthy receptions that may be occurring. | {
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Ruptured pipeline floods Daly City neighborhood
A massive cleanup is underway in Daly City after several blocks were flooded in the area of Lausanne Avenue and Clayton Court near Hillside Park early Tuesday morning.
Police received the call about the flooding at 4:20 a.m. The flooding was caused by a shear break of an 82-year-old water pipe that feeds and discharges to a reservoir that services the southeast portion of the city. The water department has called it a catastrophic failure. Crews estimate that 45,000 gallons of water were released from the reservoir, which holds nearly 1 million gallons.
"It's an eight-inch cast iron pipe and it sheared off up on the hillside," Daly City Water Resources spokesperson Patrick Sweetland said. "We measure at about 45,000 gallons of water. Crews isolated the valve in about 10 minutes upon their response from the PD dispatcher."
Dozens cars became stuck on the street with mud caked up to the tops of their wheel wells.
About 12 homes near the tank were temporarily evacuated over concerns that the hillside could collapse. After city engineers inspected the hill, residents were allowed back inside their homes.
"Fortunately, the debris did not impact homes directly just the streets and cars that were parked in the area," North County Fire Authority spokesperson Matt Lucett said.
Daly City Water said no customers actually lost water, but some had very low water pressure. The department thinks the hillside will hold for now, but rain is expected later this week.
The same reservoir caused a flood about 14 years ago. The massive tank was being filled, when the shut-off valve malfunctioned, sending water down the hill, into the backyards of four homes. | {
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Kerouac Reading
Apr 5, 2010
Kerouac Reading
Denver author Sandra Dallas reads from Jack Kerouac's On the Road. These readings, from the Words to Stir the Soul series hosted by the Center of the American West, are an occasional feature of Colorado Matters. | {
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Ralegan Siddhi: Putting the Congress on notice on the Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare on Tuesday said he will ask people to inflict a "comprehensive" defeat to the ruling party in the five election-bound states if the Centre fails to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in Winter Session of the Parliament.
To begin with, Hazare said, he will appeal to voters in Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana where bypolls are scheduled on October 13 not to vote for the Congress candidate as the party was "deliberately" not bringing the Jan Lokpal Bill.
"We are not going to tell the voters whom they should vote for. If the Bill is not passed in the Winter Session, we will ask people to vote for any party except the Congress and choose a candidate who is clean and with a good character," Hazare told a press conference in his native village, 50 km from Pune.
The Gandhian also announced that he would undertake a four-day fast in Lucknow, three days before the UP assembly polls commence.
Making it clear that his opposition to the Congress was limited to the issue of Jan Lokpal Bill, Hazare, who was flanked by his key team-member Arvind Kejriwal, said that if the Bill was passed, he still go ahead with his campaign asking people to elect people with integrity.
He said preparations were underway for his nation- wide tour, which is likely to start from October 15, and he had advised his team to arrange his rallies in constituencies, where the Congress had won the last Assembly elections in UP.
Hazare, who had withdrawn his 12-day hunger strike in Ramlila Maidan on August 28 following assurances from the Centre that three of his main demands would be considered, made it clear that his agitation would be intensified across the country in the coming months.
Noting that the Parliamentary Standing committee was supposed to conclude its deliberations on the Lokpal Bill by October end, Hazare said, "If the Bill is not passed in the winter session, it would amount to yet another betrayal of nation by the Congress."Hazare said he will try to visit Hisar in the coming days and if he cannot do so, he will send a video message appealing to people "not to vote for Congress as they are deliberately not bringing the Jan Lokpal Bill."
He said he has got letters from BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and others supporting the Jan Lokpal Bill but none from the Congress.
The Gandhian also sought a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the allegations being made against him in the 2G spectrum case.
Hazare said that Prime Minister should come clear on his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation by facing the "agni pariksha (test by fire)". He said the PM should clear the air and demonstrate his accountability to the people of the country on the issue.
On the controversy over the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat, he said, once the Lokpal Bill is passed, it would become mandatory for all the state governments to set up a Lokayukta and the issue would be resolved.
Asked whether he would support a clean candidate from Congress even if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Winter Session, Hazare said he will appeal to people to vote for candidates other than from the Congress.
On if he feared that he would be targeted as a BJP and RSS supporter, Hazare said those who raise such allegations should be sent to a mental hospital.
Replying to a question, he said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's decision to jail IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt was wrong. "Bhatt has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court.
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Questions about Circumcision and the Foreskin
What is circumcision?
Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, the natural covering of the glans (head) of the penis. In one common method, the doctor inserts a metal instrument under the foreskin to tear it from the glans, slits the foreskin, and inserts a circumcision device. The foreskin is then crushed with the device and cut away with a scalpel or scissors. You can view pictures or videos of a circumcision online to understand what the surgery entails.
What is the foreskin?
In the intact (non-circumcised) penis, the glans is covered by a double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane called the foreskin. The foreskin is a normal part of male anatomy, and is an integral part of the skin system of the penis, not something extra. It contains large numbers of nerves and blood vessels, and a thin layer of muscle. The adult foreskin is roughly the size of a 3x5 index card, and makes up about half the skin the penis is naturally designed to have. With the foreskin, the skin covering the penis is very mobile, and can easily move back and forth over the glans and shaft of the penis.
What does the foreskin do?
First, the foreskin is erogenous tissue, with dense concentrations of sexually sensitive nerve endings. Second, the foreskin protects the glans from abrasion, irritation, and foreign material, keeping it soft, moist, and comfortable throughout life. It also protects the delicate urinary opening. Third, the foreskin provides sufficient skin length to accommodate penis growth and to allow for comfortable erections. Fourth, the foreskin allows for a gliding action with the motions of intercourse and helps retain natural sexual lubrication. By reducing friction in these ways, the foreskin makes sex more comfortable for both partners.
Circumcision alters all of these functions. A baby boy will one day grow up to be a man, with his own preferences about how his body works, so it is important to consider the purposes of the foreskin when deciding about circumcision. Diagrams of the foreskin and how it works can be found at www.cirp.org/pages/anat
How common is circumcision?
Circumcision is rare in most of the world, including Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia, and South America. Most men in the world are intact (~75%). In the U.S., circumcision rates were as high as 90% during the 1970s, but have since been decreasing. Currently, about 55% of American baby boys are circumcised, with lower rates on the West Coast and higher rates in the Midwest.
How did circumcision start in the US?
Non-religious circumcision was introduced in the late 19th century during the sexually repressive Victorian Era, in the English-speaking countries only. At that time, the causes of disease were not well understood and few effective treatments were available. Some influential doctors believed that masturbation was the cause of many mental and physical ailments, and circumcision was promoted as the 'cure'. Circumcision rates in the U.S. gradually increased during the early 20th century, but it was not until after World War II that the majority of American boys were circumcised.
Are there medical benefits?
Most physicians feel there is no compelling medical reason to circumcise newborns. Some studies indicate that circumcision may provide a benefit on occasion, such as reducing the already low chance of an infant developing a urinary tract infection, or possibly reducing the risk of certain sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. However, other studies show no health difference between circumcised and intact males. In any case, only a small minority of boys might ever experience a benefit from circumcision, and these conditions can be prevented or treated without surgery. Practicing safe sex is always necessary whether one is circumcised or not.
For these reasons, no medical organization in the world recommends circumcision for all males - and some advise against it. Medical organizations consider newborn circumcision to be an elective and non-essential procedure.
Is circumcision painful?
Yes. Because of the sensitivity of the foreskin and the steps required to remove it, newborn circumcision is very painful. Pain in the newborn period has been shown to have long-term neurological effects. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, if circumcision is chosen, it is vital that pain relief be provided. However, circumcisions are still sometimes performed without adequate pain relief. Even when anesthesia is used, studies show that it may only reduce the pain of circumcision, but is not guaranteed to eliminate it.
Can there be complications?
Yes. While circumcision is generally considered safe if performed by an experienced medical professional, as with any surgical procedure, complications can and do occur. While most complications are minor, some can be serious. The true rate of complications is not known because there is no national system for collecting this data. However, the following problems have been documented: pain, infection, excessive bleeding, removing too much skin, need for repeat surgery (1%), problems with the start of breastfeeding, buried penis, adhesions between the glans and remaining foreskin (15-30%), meatal stenosis (scarring of the urinary opening, 7-10%), damage to other parts of the penis, and in rare cases, loss of part or all of the penis, and death.
However, the risks of the procedure should not be confused with the guaranteed consequences. Every circumcision results in the loss of a normal and functional body part.
Is circumcision ethical?
Newborn circumcision is performed without the child's consent. Because it is not possible to accurately predict what a boy would want for himself if given the choice, this raises ethical concerns. Since circumcision results in the permanent loss of healthy, functional tissue and is medically unnecessary, a number of medical organizations now suggest that parents consider letting the boy make his own decisions about circumcision once he is an adult.
Shouldn't a boy look like his family members or peers?
Parents may be concerned that a boy, if not circumcised, will feel uncomfortable being 'different' from a circumcised father, brothers, or friends. However, many circumcised fathers are raising intact sons, and many families with circumcised sons have chosen to leave younger brothers intact, without any feelings of awkwardness in either father or sons. Circumcision is becoming less common in America, so intact boys will soon no longer be in the minority in settings with peers.
Part of parenting is helping children learn to accept individual differences and develop healthy self-esteem. The most important thing is for parents to teach their children to appreciate and feel good about their bodies as they are.
What about religion?
Even religious circumcision deserves careful, informed consideration. Remember that a baby boy will one day be an adult, with his own spiritual beliefs, which may not be the same as his parents'.
Circumcision is not a part of Christianity. The following passages in the New Testament state that circumcision has no spiritual value and should no longer be practiced: Acts 15:1-31, I Corinthians 7:18-20, Galatians 5:6, Galatians 6:15, and Colossians 3:11. More information is available at: www.CatholicsAgainstCircumcision.org and www.Acts15.net
What about hygiene?
Circumcision does not make the penis any cleaner or healthier. Contrary to myth, hygiene is simple and easy for intact men. Good hygiene through normal bathing is necessary for all males, whether they are circumcised or not.
How do I care for my son's intact penis?
A boy's intact penis needs very little care. The best advice is to simply leave it alone.
At birth, the inner foreskin is normally fused to the glans. As the child develops, the foreskin naturally separates from the glans and its opening becomes looser, allowing it to be retractable. It is normal for these changes to continue into adolescence and the process does not need to be rushed.
A child's foreskin should never be forcibly retracted. Trying to retract the foreskin before it has naturally separated can cause pain, bleeding, infection, adhesions, and scarring. The first person to retract a boy's foreskin should be the boy himself.
Before the foreskin is retractable, cleaning under it is not needed. Simply wash the outside of the penis. Once the foreskin is retractable, you can easily teach your son to clean his penis using the 'Three Rs' as a guide: In the tub or shower, have him occasionally Retract the foreskin, Rinse with warm water, and Replace the foreskin back over the glans.
If you have medical concerns, seek out a pediatrician who has a good understanding of foreskin development and care.
How can I learn more?
See the following web sites for more information about circumcision and the foreskin. | {
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Cater Waiter Your Ex-Husband’s Wedding Day!
You don’t get any info about who’s getting married. You get a phone call with the address of the events hall and a one hour window to confirm you’ll take the shift. It’s not until you’re there in the thick of the reception, a tray of canapés held high above your head, that you start recognizing ex-mutual friends’ faces.
“Holy shit, Christine,” one of his work friends says to you.
“This is pretty messed up,” says Clara, who you got really close with but who ceased talking to you when the divorce went through since she’s married to his high school best friend.
“You guys, who’s getting married?” you ask.
A cheer erupts through the room as the double doors to the dance floor open. You see only the top of his haircut through the crowd and you know today is the wrong day to have been available to fill in for Melanie, who has the flu.
“And now the bride and groom invite you to witness their first dance as man and wife,” says the DJ before he spins “At Last.” (Your song was a Sugarcubes song, at your demand.)
The crowd parts and you find yourself standing in the center of the dance floor, holding your tray of tiny food.
He sees you.
She sees you.
They all see you.
“Congrats?” you say to him.
They don’t move. Their first song keeps spinning. You do the only thing you can think to do.
You dance.
It’s an elegant, solo routine. You glide and sway across the floor, occasionally miming someone in your arms, someone whom, over and over again, breaks free of your embrace, leaving you to wave goodbye to the apparition.
They believe it was planned. A gift to the bride and groom. Before they can dance, his ex must dance him free of her, a farewell spin across the floor. Tonight’s the night the “Ex Dance” is introduced to wedding planners as a new tradition in matrimony. You leave the venue, get in your Corolla, and make a plan to go back to being an office temp in the morning. | {
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Day 9 - Warren, PA to Scooters Originali
The last leg of the Cannonball is finally here. It seems like ages ago that we left Pacific City, yet it's only been nine days.
Todya's ride across northern Pennsylvania was characterized by the same amazingly wonderful weather we had every day. The only thing that was different was that it was warmer here during the entire day. most noticable here, though, was the more advanced state of color changes in the leaves. Fall has already got a head start in this area.
The ScootersO folks put on a wonderful reception for us (in addition to everything else they are doing for us). It was really nice to roll in to a warm reception like that. Still hard to believe it's over though. I've been missing my family more and more every day though and am very glad to be going home tomorrow afternoon. Leave the light on guys, I'll be there late!
I want to send a special shout out to the folks from Modern Buddy who came down to greet me upon my arrival in New Jersey, Shellee and Ellen and the folks who I missed. Thanks for coming out guys, it made my day to know that somebody was cheering for me. Sorry I didn't get much of a chance to talk to you. It always seems to take me an hour or so to come back to earth after a long day in the saddle. Anyway, thanks again, I appreciated it.
Tomorrow it's back to reality, but for now I'm going to take a long hot shower and get some sleep. | {
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Headquartered in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo State, the Lwart Group is a private held industrial conglomerate that conducts its business in line with sustainability guidelines, providing the market with products and solutions people’s daily lives
The Lwart Group companies operate in used motor oil collection and re-refining .
Over 40 years of innovation, growth and continuous reinvestment translate into stability, enduring partnerships with customers and suppliers, appreciation for our employees, and corporate responsibility.
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To promote sustainable enterprises based on our values and competencies, thus ensuring value for investors, collaborators, clients and the communities where we are present.
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To position our company as one of the most competitive our sectors and to be recognized for our entrepreneurial spirit and the capacity to create value.
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The Lwart Group's history amplifies the courage and perseverance of its founders, serving as inspiration for everyone to follow their dreams. In 1952, with funds from working in the family grocery store and their father's support, the brothers founded Trecenti Indústria e Comércio Ltda., where they made doors and windows and provided labor for building sugar and ethanol refineries in the region. Later, the brothers moved on to producing farm equipment, truck bodies and trailers for transporting sugar cane.
In the 1960’s, business growth led the brothers to purchase an iron rolling mill, and they started producing rebar for construction, metal structures, and farm equipment such as planters and chains.
With their growing metal fabrication business, the brothers were already serving customers from other Brazilian states, and on a business trip they came across the activity that originated Lwart Lubrificantes, the Group’s first company: collection and re-refining of used motor oil. The family's own metal shop built the equipment for its first plant.
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Founded in 1975, Lwart Lubrificantes had an initial processing capacity of 80,000 liters/month, with a single manifold supplying production. With increased demand, more resources were required to expand production capacity. The solution came when a customer sought out the brother's shop to set up a re-refining plant in the state of Paraná, and when a group of businessmen from the state of Bahia was interested in building another plant.
Earnings from these two plants enabled the construction, in 1976, of a new Lwart industrial park at the site where the company is currently located. The brothers then decided to close the metal shop and fully dedicate their enterprising spirit to the used motor oil collection and re-refining market.
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Anticipating the needs that its growth would generate, in 1997 the Lwart Group started developing a governance structure based on the best practices of entrepreneurial families focused on business longevity.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Shortstop Mike Aviles lost his temper in the top of the seventh inning on Thursday night, and the result was his first Major League ejection.
It was home-plate umpire Dan Bellino who called out Aviles on strikes and ejected him just moments later. According to television replays, the third strike actually looked to be a good call. Aviles seemed upset about the consistency of Bellino's strike zone.
"Just frustrating, I guess," Aviles said after the Red Sox's 5-3 victory vs. the Rays. "[I] really wasn't questioning if it was a ball or a strike on the last one. It was more that he had called two balls very similar balls, so at that point, I had shut off that pitch. So when he called it a strike, he gave me the hook a little quick, prematurely. At that point, I definitely lost my cool and I apologize for that. It's definitely a little frustrating."
What irked Aviles so much on this night?
"When you're out there battling a team such as the Rays, who are notorious for their pitching, it's tough when they're getting some extra pitches," Aviles said. "It went both ways. I'm not saying we were getting hosed on pitches and they weren't. It was just frustrating for both sides. It was pretty evident, but it's just the way the game is played. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. It was unfortunate, but luckily we pulled out the victory."
Several Boston players seemed frustrated during their at-bats. And Adrian Gonzalez complained about the strike zone following Wednesday's loss.
"You can't fight the umpire and the other team, but we're a highly competitive team," said manager Bobby Valentine. "I like to be given a chance. A lot of guys had complaints tonight, and I was with them, but we've got to fight through it. We're trying our hardest, and I think they're trying their hardest, too." | {
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Tips for Preventing SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the unexplained, sudden death of a baby under one year of age. SIDS is often called crib death, because it usually occurs while babies are sleeping, most often between the ages of 1 month and 4 months old. There is no sure fire way to prevent SIDS, but there are several things you can do to significantly decrease the chances that your baby will pass away from it.
The most important thing you can do, by far, is make sure that you only lay your baby down to sleep on his back. If he falls asleep on his stomach, or even his side, gently roll or otherwise turn him over onto his back. The number of incidents of SIDS has decreased dramatically since the 1990s when it was determined that tummy sleeping was a contributing factor to SIDS.
Use only a firm mattress in baby’s crib.
Ensure that the mattress fits snugly into baby’s crib, allowing no more than one finger to be wedged between the side of the crib and the mattress.
Never lay your baby to sleep on a soft blanket, water bed, bean bag, or any other surface that is not firm.
Avoid over bundling baby when it’s time to sleep. Baby should be able to sleep comfortably in a room with no more than one more layer of clothing than adults would be comfortable sleeping in.
Avoid covering baby’s head while she is sleeping.
Do not sleep with baby. While sharing a bed with a baby has not been shown directly to be a cause of SIDS, it is widely believed that it is not the best practice for your baby.
As much as you are able, keep baby away from cigarette smoke, which is believed to be a contributing factor to SIDS.
Breast feed if you are able to do so. Breastfeeding is believed by most experts to decrease the risk of SIDS.
Again, there is no 100% fool proof remedy that will ensure that any baby will not die of SIDS. But, that being said, all parents should do what they can to reduce the chances of SIDS as much as they can. | {
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Watersports Fun | Chester
A must for all adventurers, you’ll be briefed on how to handle your bug and kitted up to the hilt, then you're on your own negotiating the Serpents Tail, Tombstones, Middle Hole and Chainbridge. With rapids and plenty of frothing water on route you are guaranteed to get absolutely drenched! Will you be steering on your front, on your back, or even sitting up? Aaaaa so much fun.
Extra DetailsYou must be able to swim at least 25 metres,
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Notches: Here’s a Good Look at Huawei’s P20 Lineup
During MWC, we got a look at Huawei’s upcoming P20 Lite. While the Lite version isn’t necessarily the one everyone is clamoring for, it made headlines because it features a prominent notch at the top of its display. Thanks to @evleaks, we can now take a look at the entire P20 lineup, and oh yes, they all have notches.
We still don’t have complete specs for each variant of P20, but from these pictures we can take away quite a bit.
In the below image from top to bottom, the P20 features not only a notch on top, but a fingerprint reader below the front display. It also has dual rear-facing cameras. The P20 Lite features the notch, but the fingerprint reader is placed on the backside, with just a Huawei logo gracing the bottom portion below the display.
For the P20 Pro, it has the notch, fingerprint reader on the front below the display, but appears to come equipped with three (3!) Leica-branded rear-facing cameras. We can’t wait to hear Huawei’s marketing spin for that.
Huawei’s P lineup doesn’t usually make waves here in the US, but you can expect some of what the P series offers to make its way to the future Mate lineup and maybe even Honor devices. If you’re not a fan of the notches, I’m sorry. If you kinda dig the notches like I do, then this is shaping up to be a good year. | {
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Here’s How Whitewater Season is Shaping Up in the Southeast
As the days grow longer, boaters in the American Southeast are gearing up for whitewater season, the majority of which is dictated by the timed release of hydroelectric dams. Experts say 2019 looks to be another water-soaked year, as American Whitewater (AW), a nonprofit that advocates for boater access, negotiated several recreational releases this spring and fall.
Thanks to AW’s efforts, power companies are turning on the water in North Carolina’s Cheoah, Upper Nantahala, and West Fork of the Tuckasegee rivers, all of which are predominantly left dry by hydroelectric projects. The New River Dries, in West Virginia, will also see recreational releases for the first time this year.
In some cases, energy companies route water around the rivers to produce energy more efficiently, leaving riverbeds dry. Most large rivers in the South are dammed, according to Kevin Colburn, national stewardship director for American Whitewater. For instance, Colburn says, there are 400 significant dams in Western North Carolina alone, and only four Wild and Scenic Rivers. For the last 20 years, American Whitewater has negotiated recreational water releases of certain rivers, giving boaters the rare chance to paddle corridors that would otherwise be dry, or have water levels too low to navigate.
“There are rivers that have been dewatered for a century or more until we started working on their dam re-licenses,” said Colburn. “We’ve been able to bring rivers back to life, even if it’s just for a handful of days a year.”
Photo Credit: Kevin Colburn
According to Colburn, American Whitewater focuses its negotiations on rivers that offer a “high-quality” whitewater experience. In the last decade, the organization has been able to bring water back into the Cheoah River, which sat dry for 77 years until 2005, as well as the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River. The Cheoah offers a challenging Class IV to Class V experience for kayakers and commercial rafters, and the West Fork of the Tuck offers a challenging, steep creek for experienced kayakers.
“The majority of our guests that run the Cheoah don’t realize that just 10 years ago, the river was dry,” said Jan Wojtasinski, vice president of marketing for the Nantahala Outdoor Center. “And now we get to paddle it several days a year. That’s so cool.”
Boaters can advocate for recreational releases only when the power companies have to reapply for federal and state permits for each dam, a process that occurs every 30 to 50 years. American Whitewater negotiated releases of the West Fork of the Tuck in 2003, and the Cheoah in 2005, securing a certain number of releases each year on each river. The power company then announces a schedule of releases adhering to those negotiations at the beginning of each year.
According to Colburn, American Whitewater negotiates with the power company that owns the dam, as well as local stakeholders and federal and state agents. Depending on the river, other nonprofits may join American Whitewater in advocating for releases, but oftentimes, it’s just AW wrestling with the power companies. The results of those negotiations last decades into the future, until the dam’s licenses need to be renewed.
“It’s pretty heady to work on a project that will affect these rivers for 50 years,” Colburn said. “It’s so profound when I go to a river and see the water come on and know that these releases will be there for the rest of my life at this point.”
The negotiation process for each dam can take several years, according to Colburn, as AW and state and federal agencies coordinate a series of water flows and environmental studies that consider the effect of various release levels on the rivers’ species and ecosystem. In addition to the series of releases that AW secured for the Cheoah and West Fork of the Tuck, boaters will be able to enjoy the first-ever releases on the New River Dries, the uppermost section of the New River in West Virginia.
“That is such a cool stretch of river,” said Linc Stallings, a veteran raft guide who leads clients down rivers throughout the Southeast. “You’re basically paddling through bedrock, at the beginning of the New River Gorge, with sheer walls rising 200 feet overhead. It’s gonna be a great addition to the South’s whitewater portfolio.”
American Whitewater also secured recreational releases in 2006 on the Catawba River, in South Carolina, where a particularly steep section of river culminates in a series of drops known as Great Falls. After more than a decade of delays, recreational releases will begin there in 2022. | {
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Fotheringhay – another missing Northamptonshire castle
Mike Ingram reveals the history of Fotheringhay Castle, a forgotten jewel in Northamptonshire’s crown…
Northamptonshire just drips with history. Almost every town, village and church has a story to tell, many connected to national history and events. However, if there is one village that encapsulates the whole history of not just of England, but the whole of Britain in one small place, it is Fotheringhay; situated around six kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of Oundle and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Peterborough, at a crossing of the River Nene. As a testament to its past, Historian John Nicholls described the now sleepy village as; ‘distinguished beyond any other place in Britain, except the Capital, by the aggravated misfortunes of Royalty.’
The name Fotheringhay is probably derived from the old English ‘the island of the people of Forthere’. The earliest written reference to a settlement there was in 1060, when it was called Fodringeya. During the medieval period it was variously recorded as Fodrigeya, Fodringay, Fodringham and Fodringhay. John Leland writing in the sixteenth century called it ‘Foderingeye’ or “Fodering inclosure”. The modern spelling dates to the seventeenth century.
The area was first settled in prehistoric times and is notable for the large number of ring ditches and Bronze age burials. There was also a Roman ‘village’ and villa nearby. By the time of William the Conqueror’s Domesday book compiled in 1086, there were nineteen villagers, six smallholders, three slaves and one 1 priest. At this time, the tenant in chief was Judith of Lens, the Conqueror’s niece, who was married to Waltheof, second earl of Northampton and Huntingdon.
All that remains of Fotheringhay Castle today
Waltheof’s and Judith’s daughter Maud married Simon Senlis I, who then became the third earl. And, it was he who built the first castle around 1100 to guard the river crossing. Around the same time, he founded the first Cluniac nunnery in England in the village. After Simon I’s death, his son, Simon Senlis II, would move the abbey to Northampton, where it was called the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré, or “St Mary in the Meadow”, but now known as Delapré Abbey.
Soon after Simon I’s death, his widow married again, this time to David, youngest son of Malcolm III, king of Scotland. As will be seen, it is from this marriage that all of Scotland’s most famous kings descend, which also means they descend from the Earls of Northampton directly through the female line. David was recognized as the Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon to the exclusion of his half-brother, Simon Senlis II. By right of his wife, David inherited Fotheringhay and all her lands in the county. When David became king of Scotland in 1124, Northampton and its castle was taken back into English hands. For many years the earldom was the subject of a dispute between Simon II and David’s son, and was held by both at various times. In the reign of Henry II, following the death of Simon II, it was finally settled on the Scottish house, and the sons of Prince Henry: first Malcolm, then William, both later becoming kings of Scotland. Fotheringhay and all their other manors in Northants were then settled on David, Prince Henry’s youngest son, who made Yardley Hastings in Northants his main residence.
Stained glass from Fotheringhay Church is now in the church at King’s Cliffe
Earl David’s lands in Northamptonshire including Fotheringhay Castle, were confiscated by King John in 1212. John wrote to the earl, saying “You have given us your son as a hostage, therefore we require you to yield to us your castle at Fotheringhay”. John gave the castle to the first ever Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Simon of Pattishall (also in Northants). John returned it to David in June 1215. However, during the Baron’s War in March 1216, it was confiscated again.
John gave Fotheringhay to Gerard de Sottegham, then after John’s death it was given to William Marshal jnr, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. Once the war was over, Earl David’s Northamptonshire lands were given to King Alexander II of Scotland, who in turn gave them back to Earl David. However, Pembroke refused to give up Fotheringhay and William de Forz, Earl of Aumarle clung onto Rockingham castle. Anarchy broke out in Northamptonshire, and for a while it looked like civil war would begin again. In June 1218, the Sheriff of Northampton Faulkes de Bréauté was ordered to take all the lands back into royal hands and seize anyone offering opposition. Rockingham fell after a short siege.
When Earl David died at Yardley Hastings in June 1219, his lands and title were given to his son John le Scot. Within days Marshal’s men from Fotheringhay seized Yardley Hastings. In September 1220, King Henry wrote to Marshal expressing his anger and astonishment that he had still not given up Fotheringhay. It was finally relinquished that December, when Pembroke needed royal support against Llewelyn. The castle had not yet been transferred back into the hands of the King of Scotland so was still effectively an English castle held under Henry III. During January 1221, William de Forz, Earl of Aumarle, still smarting over the loss of Rockingham, seized Fotheringhay. It was poorly garrisoned, and helped by a frozen moat, he attacked it on all sides, setting fire to the door and killing two soldiers. His men then ravaged the county in all directions. Henry III, summoned all the magnates and all the armed forces he could raise to Northampton and took Fotheringhay back by force. Aumarle fled. As a consequence of his actions, he was excommunicated by the Papal legate and 10 bishops.
The 15th century font at Fotheringhay Church
John le Scot died on 6 June 1237 after having been poisoned by his wife Helen, daughter of Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales. As John was childless, his lands were divided amongst his three nieces. The majority of the Northamptonshire estates were given to David’s second daughter Ada who had married Sir Henry de Hastings, and their son Henry became the first Baron Hastings.
Isobel of Huntingdon was Earl David’s fifth child. She married Robert Bruce, 4th Lord of Annandale and were given the Harrowdens, Broughton, Great Oakley and Clipston. It was their great-grandson who became the most famous of Scottish kings, Robert Bruce, 7th Lord of Annandale.
John’s eldest sister, Margaret of Huntingdon had married Alan, Lord of Galloway in 1209, and they had a son and two daughters. The elder daughter, Christiana, married William de Forz, son of the Earl of Aumarle who had captured Fotheringhay. The younger daughter, Dervorguilla married John de Balliol. Their estates in the county included Lilford, Great Oakley, Spratton and Wilby. However, it was at Fotheringhay they spent most of their time. In 1263, John founded Balliol College at Oxford with the College’s first master, Walter of Fotheringhay. It was their son, John Balliol II who was briefly king of Scotland until unseated by Edward I.
Katharine of Aragon was given Fotheringhay by Henry VIII, she is buried at Peterborough Cathedral
In 1264, at the start of the Second Barons’ War, Simon de Montfort and his followers saw John Balliol as a threat to their cause and the only precaution they could take was to secure Balliol’s strongest castle – Fotheringhay. Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby and Baldwin Wake of Blisworth, ‘an enemy of the king,’ attacked the village and castle. Wake and his men had also burned several houses and drove Balliol’s cattle away. Balliol would not recover Fotheringhay until 1267. However, when John Balliol II, rebelled against King Edward I, Fotheringhay was forfeited to the crown. In 1296, Edward fought John’s forces at the battle of Dunbar. The English routed the disorganised Scots in a single charge and a number of the prisoners taken were contemptibly held at Fotheringhay. More were held at Northampton and Rockingham.
Edward II then granted Fotheringhay to John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, which he held until his death in 1334. It then passed to his granddaughter, Marie de St. Pol dowager Countess of Pembroke. Marie lived at Fotheringhay in her widowhood devoting herself to religion. In a charter from King Edward III dated 1347, she was given the authority to found a house of scholars in Cambridge. It was known as the Hall of Valence-Marie, and is known today as Pembroke College, This makes it the oldest Cambridge College with an unbroken constitution from its foundation to survive on its original site.
At this time Fotheringhay castle was described as ” with a certain tower, is built of stone, walled in, embattled, and encompassed with a good moat. Within are one large hall, two chambers, two chapels, a kitchen and bakehouse, built all of stone; with a porter’s lodge and chambers over it, and, a drawbridge beneath. Within the castle walls is another place, called the manor; in which are houses and office’s, and an outer gate with a room over it. The site of the whole contains ten acres. “
On the death of Mary in 1377, Edward III gave her property including Fotheringhay, over to his son, Edmund of Langley, the future first Duke of York. When he died, Fotheringhay and the title passed to his son Edward, who made it his home. Edward set about building a new church and college. A college of priests, dedicated to the Annunciation and St. Edward the Confessor, is known to have existed in the castle before 1398. It was probably founded, or perhaps refounded, by the first Duke of York and his son Edward, and consisted of a Master, twelve chaplains and four clerks. In 1411 Edward petitioned the Pope for licence to increase the college by four clerks and thirteen choristers, to change the dedication to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and All Saints, and to make Henry VI the principal founder. The new building was built on the site of an existing parish church, traces of which can be seen in the fabric of the present church. Edward also set about enlarging the castle, and the outer bailey may date from this period.
Building work must have started at once. A commission was issued by the king for building workers in February 1414 probably under Stephen Lote, the King’s Master-Mason at Westminster and the Tower of London. Lote also worked at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, where he completed the nave, built the cloisters, continued work on the transepts, and probably designed the pulpitum. However, Edward died at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415. His death has been variously attributed to a head wound and to being ‘smouldered to death’ by ‘much heat and pressing’. His work at Fotheringhay unfinished. Edward’s body was brought back to Fotheringhay and buried in the church under a simple marble slab tomb. The French commanders, Marshal Boucicaut, the Counts of Eu and Richemont were also brought to Fotheringhay and held in the castle.
The Dukedom passed to Edward’s nephew Richard and work was re-started on the church and college in September 1434, under William Horwood of Fotheringhay. The contract refers to Horwood as a ‘free-mason’, (the earliest known reference to the masons in England) and he was to be paid £300 for the work. It was also stipulated that the work was to be done “by oversight of masters of the same craft.” In addition, if Horwood should complete the work on time, he was to be given a bonus. However, if he was late, “he shall yield his body to prison at my lords will and all his moveable goods and heritages at my said Lord’s disposition and ordenance.”
The aisled quire and Lady Chapel became the preserve of the nobility and college, whilst the remainder of the church was used by the parish. A detailed description of the college buildings as they were in 1550 survives. Among the places mentioned are ‘the cloister’, with at least nine chambers around it, ‘a house called The Vestry’, with a chamber over, a library, a hall, kitchens, lodgings, wood-yard, courts, brew-house, stables, barns, etc.
Richard and his wife Cecily Neville made Fotheringhay one of their two principle homes (the other being Ludlow). Seven of their twelve children were born there including Anne, later Duchess of Exeter; Margaret, later Duchess of Burgundy (called the diabolical duchess by Henry VII) and most famously Richard who was to become King Richard III. Henry, Thomas, William and Ursula who all died young were buried at Fotheringhay. Sadly, their grave sites are no longer known. Their father Richard, clearly intended this church to be the family mausoleum, and would himself along with his wife, and second son, be later buried there.
This was the time of what is now known as the Wars of the Roses. Richard, Duke of York, and his second son Edmund were killed at the Battle of Wakefield in December 1460 and buried in Pontefract. Richard’s eldest son became King Edward IV. Cecily Neville continued to live at Fotheringhay and often entertained guests there until she moved to Berkhamstead Castle in 1468. She then passed the Fotheringhay estates over to her son, Edward IV but would return there in her later years. The nave and the tower were completed in the 1460s, with the spectacular octagonal tower, holding lanterns to guide hunters back from Rockingham Forest. Edward IV also re-founded the college in his own name and dedicated to his mother and his late father. In 1469, Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV’s queen, resided at the castle.
In 1476, Richard and Edmund’s bodies were exhumed and with great ceremony brought back to Fotheringhay. One source says that over twenty thousand people came to Fotheringhay for the reburial, including all the nobility of England and heads of state from all over Europe. Five thousand people were given alms of a penny each. Over fifteen hundred people were accommodated in pavilions and tents specially constructed under the supervision of the King’s pavilioner, Richard Garnet, and the feast that followed included 49 cows, 90 calves, 210 sheep and 200 piglets. It is very hard to imagine that many people in Fotheringhay today.
On 11 June 1482, the exiled brother of Scottish King James III, Alexander, duke of Albany, met with Edward IV and his brother Richard at Fotheringhay castle. Together they undertook to recognize Edward IV as overlord of Scotland if an English army set him on its throne in what is now known as the Treaty of Fotheringhay. The army, led by Richard reached Edinburgh, capturing Berwick before Albany renounced the treaty.
Soon after, Edward IV died, and his brother Richard became king. When he was killed at the battle of Bosworth all the lands were passed on to the Tudors, and the new king Henry VII granted Fotheringhay to his wife, Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV. When her grandmother Cecily died in 1495, she too was buried at Fotheringhay.
In 1509, the village became the property of Henry VIII’s first wife, Katharine of Aragon. Leland wrote soon after that ‘ she did great costs of refreshing it.’ He describes it as being at that time ‘ a castle fair, and meatly strong, with very good lodgings in it, defended by double ditches, with a very ancient and strong keep. It was probably under her patronage that the magnificent fan vaulting under the church tower was built by Henry Semark in 1529. When Katherine died at Kimbolton Castle in 1533, she was buried in the nearby Peterborough Cathedral, which at the time was part of Northamptonshire. Henry VIII then gave Fotheringhay to all his subsequent wives. Few stayed there and without noble patronage, the church quire and Lady Chapel began to fall out of use and the college was dissolved in 1548.
When Queen Mary I ascended the throne, Fotheringhay Castle once again became a state prison, this time for Edward Courtney, Earl of Devon, after he was implicated in Wyatt’s rebellion of late January 1554.
In 1566 Queen Elizabeth I visited Fotheringhay. She obviously noted the poor condition of the quire and Lady Chapel, for in 1572 she commissioned a report into its condition. The commissioners declared that these parts of the building were far from sound, and it was worth more in scrap value, than to try and restore the fabric of the building. They estimated it would cost at least £100 to restore the church to its pre-Reformation state, whereas the value of the roof leading of the choir, its two side aisles, and the Lady Chapel and its aisles, was in the region of £200. The parishioners, wrote their own report, which stated that although the windows were in a bad state, the rest of the building was structurally sound. They estimated the necessary repairs at no more than £52. However, despite pleas from the locals, this part of the church was demolished. Some of the stalls still remain in the neighbouring churches of Hemington and Tansor, and the pulpit in Kings Cliffe is reputably built with wood from the church. New tombs were built for Richard and Cecily and for Edward, either side of the high altar.
An account of such a place would not be complete without its mysteries and the Commissioners’ reports make no reference to Richard, Duke of York, only to Cecily, his duchess. Another account mentions the opening of Cecily’s tomb but not Richard’s. So where is Richard? Are his remains in the tomb or lost somewhere in the churchyard? There is no mention of their son Edmund, returned to Fotheringhay at the same time as Richard either. So where is he buried? In June 1983, during conversion of a series of farm buildings to the west of the church, part of a graveyard was discovered. One body, dated to around the fifteenth century and aged as eighteen to twenty-five had its skull smashed in. Was this Edmund? We will probably never know, as the bodies were re-interred where they were found.
On 11 August 1586, after being implicated in the Babington Plot, Mary, Queen of Scots was arrested while out riding and taken to Tixall. From coded letters it was clear that Mary had sanctioned the attempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth. She was moved to Fotheringhay Castle in a four-day journey ending on 25 September, and in October was put on trial at Fotheringhay for treason under the Act for the Queen’s Safety before a court of 36 noblemen, including Cecil, Shrewsbury, and Walsingham. Only one commissioner, Lord Zouche of Harringworth from Northants, expressing any form of dissent.
On the evening of 7 February 1587, Mary was told that she was to be executed the next day. She spent the last hours of her life in prayer, distributing her belongings to her household, and writing her will and a letter to the King of France. A scaffold was erected in Fotheringhay castle’s Great Hall which was two feet high and draped in black. The next morning, Mary Mary was led up the steps on to the wooden stage. She knelt on a cushion and with arms outstretched she placed her head on the block.
The executioner swung his axe. The first blow missed her neck and struck the back of her head. The second blow severed the neck, except for a small bit of sinew, which the executioner cut through using the axe. Afterwards, he held her head aloft and declared, “God save the Queen.” However, the auburn hair in his hand turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground, revealing that Mary had very short, grey hair. A small dog owned by the queen is said to have emerged from hiding among her skirts.
Her body was embalmed and left in a secure lead coffin until her burial, in a Protestant service, at Peterborough Cathedral in late July 1587. Her entrails, removed as part of the embalming process, were buried secretly within Fotheringhay Castle. Her body was exhumed in 1612, when her son, King James I, ordered that she be re-interred in Westminster Abbey in a chapel opposite the tomb of Elizabeth I.
During the reign of James I. Fotheringhay was granted to Charles, Lord Mountjoy, later Earl of Devonshire, Sir Edward Blount, and Joseph Earth. When the Earl died four years later, the other two proprietors conveyed the castle and lordship to his son, Mountjoy, who became Earl of Newport. By this time, the castle had fallen out of use and the stone was taken away to be used in new buildings.
All that remains of the castle today is its massive mound, ditches that were once its moat and a large block of limestone rubble surrounded by an iron fence that sits beside the river. There are three plaques on the fence. One states this is all that remains of Fotheringhay castle, another placed there by the Stuart History Society commemorates the death of Mary Queen of Scots. The third plaque was set up by the Richard III Society and commemorates the birth of King Richard.
There may be little left today, but you can still visit the church or climb to the top of the mount and look over the quiet countryside and it is easy to imagine all of England’s history playing out before you.
Note: The church is currently undergoing extensive renovations and may be closed to the public. | {
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2011/03/14
Living in the Twilight Zone pt.I
The past several days have felt like living in a Rod Serling narrated otherworld. To recap my personal experience since 2:46 p.m. on Friday March 11, 2011 would require writing a short novel. I will spare you that, but want to leave a comprehensive record of what I experienced this week.
Friday, March 11th
It was a normal Friday afternoon. Slightly busier than normal at the office, I took the unusual step of writing a list of all the things to do that day before I left that day. It was six items long. I had only crossed off one translation job that I had finished in the early afternoon by the time two came along. A brainstorming session about how to encourage foreign tourists to come to Tokyo was scheduled from two o'clock. The meeting--about eight or nine strong--included several
Japanese co-workers and the one other American guy. There were some zany ideas being thrown around by the locals, including promotion of "power spots" (?) and chambara classes. There was some eye-rolling taking place among myself and guess who amidst the wild conjecture by the Japanese team about where Europeans would love to spend their lovely imaginary future trips to Tokyo. All in all, a typical, patience-grating waste of time.
At some point I notice the room wobbling slightly. I quietly observed,「揺れてる・・・」(it's shaking), at which point the brainstorming died away and all eight of us sat there in relative silence waiting for the shaking to calm down. (We had just had a relatively long, but mild earthquake about a week before that lasted about a minute. I thought was a little out of the ordinary for the type of swaying--it was very slow and rocked like a boat rocking on 2-D waves. Like being in a raft in TRON. )
The odd thing about this latest quake was it just kept going and going, albeit slowly. Then, at the point when most earthquakes start to die down, it very gradually began to grow stronger and stronger and started really feeling like a boat in a storm. At some point, when the table started moving around, the girl next to me began to lose it, asking around if we should actually protect ourselves (this is VERY uncommon in Japan, where most people don't bat an eyelash at a semi-powerful earthquake, yet constantly moan about the temperature being 1 degree below their comfort zone). I think we were all getting concerned by this point. Normally people here would never consider actually running outside (we were on the sixth floor so the amount of time required to get out would likely mean the quake would be over before you get out).
I remember hearing some crashing sounds in the background. This was our final signal to bolt. I couldn't tell if they were buildings collapsing outside or ...? (I later found out it was the bookshelves and PC monitors falling over in the next room.) People started heading toward the door and we scuttled towards the never used emergency fire escape stairwell.
From what I remember it was still shaking by the time we got all the way downstairs and outside. It really felt like it was not going to stop.
Some videos that show the power of the quake:
The entire company (200+) was safely evacuated to the nearby park to stand around freezing and sharing spotty information that was coming through twitter and TV (one-seg). About two hours later after everyone was accounted for (and a few more large aftershocks), we were instructed to head back to the office in an orderly fashion. People on the 9th floor first, followed by the 8th floor and so on.
The evacuation in the park:
We got back to the office to clean up the fallen bookshelves and computers. One bookshelf that had been crammed with magazines was a huge mess and someone turned to me to say, "見なかったことにしよう" (Let's pretend we didn't see that). I nod and move to my workspace. After a lull of what must have been 30 seconds, another uncomfortably large aftershock kicks in and that's when we realize it's time to haul ass out of there for good. No more work will be getting done even if the aftershocks were to stop.
Once back out on the street, there is some awkward mulling about to figure out who is walking in which direction, as the general consensus is that work is done. One guy starts getting vocal, questioning why we can't stay and work. It is too early to go back, he pontificates--"I haven't even been able to get through to the client yet!" Either dazed or annoyed, (in my case) no one argues, and at this point, several groups that thought they could get a taxi together went off to try and do so. I found some people walking towards Ueno and started back toward my house.
It's about an hour long walk that turns to a trudge, with growing numbers of people marching in one direction or another. As we get closer to Tokyo station and Nihombashi the human herd becomes thick.
The only damaged building I saw on the way home:
The view of my room when I finally got home:
Although it seemed bad at the time, based on all the tweets and facebook posts I was reading on the way home, I imagined that the damage here in Tokyo was nothing compared to what it must be in Miyagi prefecture... | {
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Can anyone give me any/all info on them? My library doesn't have books made after 1970, and I have found little info on them on the net. Thanks, they caught my eye when I was looking at a site. I guess I like ray-like fish, but I can't keep a ray because they get too big for my tanks. | {
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Mark My Words
A downloadable game for Windows
This is a story about pigs who start out with no written language. When a new concept is introduced, you draw the symbol for it. From that point on, all dialogue uses your symbol. This is a pretty short game, but we hope you like it.
Dependencies
*Mark My Words* was made for Python 2 and depends on the Pygamelibrary.
You can obtain Pygame by using the "pip" package managerwhich normally comes with Python. To do so, run the followingcommand:
pip install --user pygame
If you have Python 3 installed, you may need to run the followingcommand instead to make sure you are installing Pygame for Python 2.
pip2 install --user pygame
Running
You can run the game with this command:
python main.py
If you have Python 3, you may need to specify that you want to runthe game with Python 2. To do that, use this command:
python2 main.py
License
Music license info is in music/License.txtAll code is licensed under the GNU GPLv3.All art is licensed under the CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported.
Credits
Every contributor is from the Geeks and Gadgets Club at Marshall University! | {
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