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New York Show of Photos Aided by State Museum, clipping, 1970-07-21
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: 2000.6.270
Papers from the Ghost Ranch Library
Clippings, 1929-1983, undated
From the Collection: Between 1947 and 1948, Georgia O'Keeffe shipped several boxes of books to New Mexico from her and her late husband's, Alfred Stieglitz, collections at their New York apartment and the Lake George house. This was the beginning of O'Keeffe's personal book collection in New Mexico. O'Keeffe grew her collection by purchasing and seeking out books on particular subjects; others she received as gifts from friends, admirers of her work, authors, and museums, which is documented through her habit of storing accompanying gift cards and correspondence within the books. Publications cover a wide range of topics such as art history, art techniques, health, world history, travel, dogs, gardening, and cooking.
During O'Keeffe's lifetime, the books traveled back and forth between her two New Mexico homes, Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu. The books from Ghost Ranch were donated to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum by Juan and Anna Marie Hamilton in 2000 and are now referred to as the Ghost Ranch Library. Publications from the Ghost Ranch Library are held at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library and Archive and are searchable in the library catalog. Most of the items in this archival collection were housed within the books and periodicals and were used as page markers within the Ghost Ranch Library books. Materials include but are not limited to correspondence, notes, ephemera, and clippings dating from 1892 to 1992. There are few items in this collection with a publication date after O'Keeffe's death date in 1986. This is likely due to the books remaining at Ghost Ranch and in limited use several years after O'Keeffe's death.
In order to document the archival item original location within the books, the materials in this collection were processed at the item level and all items have an accession number, which starts with 2000-06- and is noted in the finding aid. The original book location has been noted in the archives database by title and Library of Congress Control Number. Similarly, the archival material has been noted in the catalog record for the book.
Accruals to the collection include recipe binders from the Ghost Ranch house, which were similarly processed at the item level, but without the 2000-06- accession numbers.
The library and archival materials in O'Keeffe's Abiquiu house were later transferred to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum from The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation in 2006. The collection is known as the Abiquiu Bookroom and is currently being cataloged. The archival collection is also being processed and is known as the Georgia O'Keeffe Papers.
Albuquerque Journal (Publisher, Organization)
From the Collection: Materials predominantly in English.
The collection is open to the public for research purposes.
Copyright Management
www.okeeffemuseum.org/rights-and-repro/
From the Collection: 3.42 Linear Feet (2 hollinger boxes, 1 paige carton, 1 oversize box, 1 half hollinger box)
New York Show of Photos Aided by State Museum
Box: 2, Folder: 11 (clippings)
Part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Repository
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/
217 Johnson Street
Santa Fe NM 87501 US
New York Show of Photos Aided by State Museum, clipping, 1970-07-21. Papers from the Ghost Ranch Library, 2000.6.270. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. http://localhost:80/repositories/2/archival_objects/2423 Accessed February 09, 2023.
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Are Tattoos Addictive?
by MOLLY PETERSEN SKOVGAARD
In today’s world, tattoos are accepted and appreciated as body art by many. Some believe the drive to acquire body ink is addictive. The art of tattoos is as ancient as religion itself—mummies from 300 BC have been found with animal tattoos. But there has yet to be a limit set for addiction to body art. To find out more information about tattoos, and whether getting inked can be addictive, I asked Kara Winstanley (tattoo enthusiast), Ken Knox (tattoo artist), and Maria Pyatakova (tattoo client) about their personal and work experiences.
Winstanley was 13 when she got her first tattoo: a peace sign—which she regretted. She went through the process of having it removed in the 11th and 12th grade. From 18 to 20, Winstanley’s been tattooed six times. And she still plans to add more to her body. She explains, “I like tattoos because I think they look dope on my skin, and I like it as a way of expressing myself. It’s a way of literally wearing who you are and what you represent on your body—something I can’t do through fashion, music, or other means.”
As for what Winstanley’s tattoos represent, she shares, “The Nefertiti head tattoo was my second, and it represents my mom as Nefertiti—the Egyptian goddess of beauty. My third tattoo was the numbers 1982 written in Arabic script, and it’s the year my parents got married. My fourth was roses, which I got to represent how much I’ve grown yet still blossoming into who I’ll be. The Greek baby is an unfinished piece by my favorite Greek sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which represents me. I plan to add a Greek godlike figure to represent my dad, and add doves. The FARAJ behind my ear [was another] I got when I started my clothing line, named FARAJ. It means ‘the cure’ in Arabic.
My most recent tattoo is a Hindu scripture on my waist. It’s a Ganesh mantra that means ‘overcomer of obstacles.’ I’ve had a lot of things in my life that I’ve had to overcome, and I like embracing my ability to power through life.”
For the designs of her tattoos, Winstanley explains the process with her parlor: “I give them an idea of what I want, then they draw something up. If I like it, I get it. If I don’t, I tell them to make another one. It’s silly to get something inked on your body if it’s not exactly the way you want it to be.” Winstanley is huge on her passion for tattoos, but admits: “I tend to get tattoos when I’m stressed, and it helps relieve my stress. I enjoy the feeling.”
For those of you wondering what acquiring body ink feels like, Winstanley answers, “I have a high pain tolerance, but it does hurt for a while. Then, my body becomes numb to it and it becomes a good pain.” The only thing in Winstanley’s way of getting more tattoos is money. “I’d say it’s an expensive addiction. I would have way more if I could finance them on my own since my parents disapprove.” For Winstanley, tattoos are about their appearance. She adds, “I love tattoos. I just love how they look, especially on me. They’re beautiful.”
“I’ve never experimented with different inks,” Winstanley reveals. “I only use black ink—never any color. As for parlors, I have my tattoo hookup in Santa Barbara.”
Winstanley’s trusted tattoo artist, Knox, works and partially owns a tattoo parlor, 805 Ink, with another artist. TJ. Knox was introduced to the industry through a friend while in art school. He explains, “My friend thought my artwork would translate well to body art, and offered to apprentice me.” Knox has no clue how many tattoos he has. He just adds that he has a lot, saying, “most of [my tattoos] are just for fun—nothing too serious. I approach it like an art collection, getting pieces from a wide range of artists.”
Knox also elaborates on his customers and store location. “Most of my clients are return customers. But in a tourist town, there are a lot of walk-in customers.” Winstanley is a returning customer who always comes with a design in mind, yet Knox shares that “the vast majority of tattoos are drawn by the artist. We make sure the design translates well to skin and will hold up over the years.” As for the experience of getting tattooed, Knox reveals: “some people just sit there like a stone, while others freak the hell out. It’s a very odd sensation, and people definitely react strangely sometimes.” He also shares that “the customers come in for the art, but the experience is also a big part of it. Especially for the nervous first timers.”
Maria Pyatakova got her first tattoo a month after her 20th birthday, after having wanted one for about a year and a half. Pyatakova says, “I never actually dared to go inside a parlor. So when I went to London this summer, a friend of mine recommended a good artist that he knew, and I just kind of thought ‘yeah, it’s now or never.’” She knew exactly what her tattoo was going to read—her father’s birthday.
So the process was easy, as she describes, “I did not actually go to a parlor. The tattoo artist came to me. We sat down and drew out the design, chose the font and size together. He would draw it with a special pen on the back of my neck, take a picture and show it to me before using actual ink.”
What made Pyatakova want a tattoo was her love of art in all forms—and knowing the tattoo has personal significance, as opposed to being a random design that is aesthetically pleasing. She is happy with her tattoo, but doesn’t want another. She clarifies, “I only got this one because it’s something meaningful to me.” Pyatakova shares her experience getting tattooed: “for me, it was bearable—even though I didn’t keep the numbing cream on long enough.” It was not an experience to follow a certain trend, but a sign of how much she values her family. Although Pyatakova would not call getting tattooed pleasant, she can understand how some find it addicting.
She shares, “Getting inked does give you a certain adrenaline rush. I can see why people become addicted. It’s a unique feeling.” Pyatakova views tattoos as body ink, but it’s not her
newfound found passion. She states “In the modern day, I see tattoos as another form of art.”
The concept of body ink has developed into an art form for individuals to express themselves through meaningful tattoos or tattoos that are simply done for fun. The experience of getting inked differs greatly depending on the person—although Winstanley, Knox and Pyatakova all agree it is a unique sensation. Whether the drive to acquire more body ink is fueled by one’s own amusement, a passion for body art, or for stress relief, it is a decision made by individuals of today’s society.
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Tags: Drum and Bass
Heartbeat: Electronic Radio
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Paul Cypher started spinning in 2000, during his recovery from Cancer, and he credits Trance music with saving his life. Originally based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, Paul relocated to San Antonio, Texas in 2002 and quickly built a following. He was a central figure in San Antonio, during the “vinyl days”. Originally a Trance DJ, Paul Cypher has expanded his horizon to include Psytrance and Drum & Bass. He is highly technical and plays a mix of epic vocals and instrumental anthems, highlighted by long mixes in the classic style. Paul Cypher has a global radio audience built on multiple guest appearances. He was first featured on the “Electric Sands” radio broadcast, out of Dubai, U.A.E. and is now a regular performer at TranceFamily U.A.E.’s Anniversary Celebrations, heard worldwide on the Diesel.FM radio network. Today, Paul Cypher is based out of Dallas, Texas and is making a positive impact on the DFW scene. He has been a guest on Activesessions.fm but now it is time for Paul Cypher’s next evolution. This is Heartbeat: Electronic Radio.
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Egyptians should stand behind their president, says Hosni Mubarak
April 27, 2015 By Africa Horn Now
Sunday 26 Apr 2015, Ahram online (Egypt)
File photo of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (Photo: Reuters)
In a rare talk, Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak said on Sunday that there are “fateful decisions” that need to be taken by current president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and that Egyptians should stand behind him. Mubarak, who was ousted on 11 Feburary 2011 following an 18-day uprising, spoke briefly on the phone with TV host Ahmed Moussa on Sada El-Balad private TV channel in commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the liberation of Sinai.
Mubarak reiterated that the army, headed by President Sisi, clearly “understands the sanctity of the national territory”.
The 86-year-old former autocrat spoke about his memories of exuding Israeli forces from Sinai, saying Israel was “scheming” to buy more time and stay in Sinai but that he turned down theses attempts.
“The future of nations can only be fulfilled by sacrifice, and that his generation sacrificed to liberate the Egyptian land,” he added.
Following his ouster, Mubarak was detained pending trial in a number of cases and spent the majority of his detainment in Cairo’s Maadi military Hospital, where he remains.
He is currently being retried for embezzlement of public funds originally allocated for developing communications centres in presidential palaces. The money was spent on the his private residences instead, according to prosecutors.
In November 2014, Mubarak had charges of complicity in the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising dropped. He was also cleared of other corruption charges.
Filed Under: AHN NEWS Tagged With: Egypt, former President, President
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Home / IP Rights and AI: INTA Provisions Included in EU Parliamentary Report /
IP Rights and AI: INTA Provisions Included in EU Parliamentary Report
NEW YORK - The European Parliament on October 21 approved a report on artificial intelligence (AI) including provisions sought by INTA on registration and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. At the same time, the Parliament also adopted a preliminary position on the potential review of e-commerce legislation and a liability regime for online actors, according to the International Trademark Association (INTA).
The non-binding parliamentary report on “Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies,” lays out the Parliament’s political recommendations on IP rights for the upcoming legislative proposal on AI. The proposal is expected by the end of the year—with a risk of delay to early 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The report stresses that the European Commission has not yet addressed IP rights in the context of AI and calls for an impact assessment (the preliminary assessment procedure of the Commission prior to any decision on whether to pursue legislation) on the matter. Indeed, IP is not part of the scope of a white paper on AI published last February by the Commission.
The INTA Europe Office has been very active in the shaping the report. Included in the final version are INTA’s recommendations on two core provisions regarding the conditions—human review when legal consequences are involved—for (1) the use of AI systems for registrations of IP rights; and (2) the enforcement of IP rights. Selections from the report follow:
• §6 “… acknowledges the potential of AI technologies for improving the enforcement of IPRs, notwithstanding the need for human verification and review especially where legal consequences are concerned.”
• §12 “… notes, at the same time, that AI or related technologies used for the registration procedure cannot be a substitute for human review, on a case-by-case basis, in relation to the granting of IPRs and the determination of liability for infringements of IPRs, in order to ensure the quality and fairness of decisions; … therefore, stresses the need to establish adequate safeguards, including design systems with human-in-the-loop control and review processes, transparency, accountability and verification of AI decision-making”;
• §13 “… stresses that AI technologies could be useful in the context of IPR enforcement, however necessarily requiring human review and ensuring full transparency of any AI-driven decision-making systems.”
The report has been forwarded to the Commission, which is currently in charge of drafting the upcoming AI legislative proposal. While the report is not binding, it carries the full political weight (612 votes in favor of the report, 66 against, and 12 abstentions) of the EU Parliament, which will ultimately, together with the Council (27 member states) discuss, amend, and adopt the Commission’s proposal.
The successful inclusion of INTA’s amendments in the report therefore implies that there is a strong chance that the Commission will consider them when it drafts its legislative proposal.
E-Commerce and Illegal Goods Online
The European Parliament also approved on October 20 three non-binding parliamentary reports on the upcoming Digital Services Act (DSA). This is the legislative proposal to review the EU E-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC, which includes notably the limited liability regime for online platforms regarding the content they “host” on their websites.
The three reports cover separate aspects of the upcoming DSA, namely:
1. Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market;
2. Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed; and
3. Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online.
INTA has been actively monitoring the DSA proposal, the parliamentary reports, and contributed to the Commission’s public consultation in that regard.
Of particular importance for INTA, the first report focused on the liability regime and the role of online actors (§§60–71) regarding illicit goods online (§§46-59), and notably the provisions on the following:
• The definition and scope of “illegal content” is not a “one-size-fits-all” as it is not harmonized at the EU level; therefore, the European Parliament “calls for a strict distinction to be made between illegal content, punishable acts and illegally shared content on the one hand, and harmful content, hate speech and disinformation on the other, which are not always illegal and cover many different aspects, approaches and rules applicable in each case; takes the position that the legal liability regime should concern illegal content only as defined in Union or national law.” (§47)
• Status quo on the liability regime as the Parliament is of the opinion that while “a clear legal framework for the removal of illegal content and activities is needed in order to ensure the swift notification and removal of such content online,” it nonetheless “underlines the need to prevent imposing a general monitoring obligation on digital service providers to monitor the information which they transmit or store and to prevent actively seeking, moderating or filtering all content and activities, neither de jure nor de facto; underlines that illegal content should be removed where it is hosted, and that access providers shall not be required to block access to content.” (§49) In Section 57, the call for a status quo on the liability regime is made even clearer as the reports notes “that maintaining safeguards from the legal liability regime for online intermediaries set out in Articles 12, 13, 14 of the E-Commerce Directive and the general monitoring prohibition set out in Article 15 of the E-Commerce Directive are pivotal …; in this context, underlines that the legal liability regime and ban on general monitoring should not be weakened via a possible new piece of legislation or the amendment of other sections of the E-commerce Directive.”
• The Parliament is also pushing for a “notice-and-action” mechanism which “must be human-centric; underlines that safeguards against the abuse of the system should be introduced, including against repeated false flagging, unfair commercial practices and other schemes; urges the Commission to ensure access to a transparent, effective, fair, and expeditious counter-notice and complaint mechanisms and out of court dispute settlement mechanisms and to guarantee the possibility to seek judicial redress against content removal to satisfy the right to effective remedy.” (§53)
The reports have been forwarded to the Commission, which is currently in charge of drafting the upcoming DSA legislative proposal. It was initially expected by the end of the year but most probably will be postponed until early 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis. While this report is not binding, it carries the full political weight of the European Parliament, which will ultimately, together with the Council (27 member states) discuss, amend, and adopt the Commission’s DSA proposal.
Given the majority of votes on the first report (571 votes in favor of the report, 26 against, and 94 abstentions), it shows that the Parliament is united on keeping the status quo on the liability regime. Therefore, its position will carry considerable weight with the Commission when drafting the DSA legislative proposal.
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Abu-Ghazaleh: ICANN Approves the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution as the 5th Worldwide
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The Girls by Emma Cline
Spoiler alert: This review has all the spoilers for The Girls. Although, I’m not sure how you don’t know what this book is about by now (it was ALL over bookstagram last summer) and how you haven’t come to the conclusion that it ends with a murder.
Emma Cline’s debut novel The Girls made a splash in the summer of 2016. Readers loved the story of Evie, a girl who flirts with joining a cult as she grows away from her mother and her former best friend and becomes entranced by a girl—Suzanne. The novel ends with gruesome murders, which leaves Evie questioning what she was and is capable of.
It was really hard for me to get into this novel for two reasons: The jumps between the past and the present were confusing at the beginning of the novel, and Cline’s word choices jarred me.
Let’s start at the very beginning: The first few pages of the novel are confusing. Cline teases two of the most important scenes of the novel but does not give enough context for them to be valuable right out of the gate. First we get a page and a half of the day in the park when Evie first sees Suzanne and the other girls. Then we read four paragraphs about the night of the murders, but it’s not apparent that this is a scene describing the murders until much later in the novel. We then read that these two previous scenes are scenes that Evie, our narrator and protagonist, thinks about a lot, especially in the present day, as she sleeps in a house that is not her own. Evie makes the dubious decision to get out of bed and talk to the strangers she hears in the house (who end up not being complete strangers); the boy reveals that Evie was in a cult, one that was responsible for a gruesome murder.
For the next one hundred pages, we hear about present Evie’s boring discussions with the kids in the house and we see past Evie’s decisions and life leading up to page 104, when she *finally* steps foot on the cult’s ranch. That’s a whole lot of exposition. I’m torn on whether it’s merited. On the one hand, it shows how these things happen; people don’t just walk down the street and join a cult, and Cline takes time showing the microshifts in rationalization that lead to someone voluntarily joining a cult. On the other hand, it’s boring.
The novel is written in Evie’s first-person past-tense point of view as she looks back at the summer of 1969 from the present. But it’s not merely a retrospective point of view; stuff is happening in the present that is also narrated in first-person present tense. This present-tense narration jars the pacing of the book. It takes forever to get into the narrative about the cult—we have to wade through relatively boring exposition about Evie as an adult, these teenagers who show up at the house, and how normal and boring Evie’s life is before she goes to the ranch for the first time. Even later in the book, the shift between present and past is annoying, perhaps deliberately. I did not want to return to the present day and hear about adult Evie babysitting the teenagers in the house right after Mrs. Dutton catches Evie at the end of part two, but the shift does serve to take the heat off the events of 1969 and make the novel more about characters and theme than about the plot.
In the first half of the book, the past-tense narration seems to exist solely to pull the novel out of the YA genre. I was doubtful as to whether Cline would make this POV work, but although it’s not as well-executed or interesting in the beginning of the book, Cline does tie the present and the past narratives together into a more cohesive thematic exploration, culminating in the scene when Sasha leaves with Julian and Evie realizes: “But it had never been me she wanted.” And therein lies the thematic climax of the book—in both 1969 and the present, Evie does not have a “we”; but in the present, she has the hindsight to know Sasha’s thoughts and feelings because they were once her own. Evie knows the desperation of wanting to be seen and wanting to belong.
Omg, so relatable: characterization and themes
And that leads us to a major strength of The Girls: Cline’s characterization of Evie and the other girls and the exploration of girlhood. The characterization and theme of girls’ desperation and longing to belong to a “we” go hand in hand, and neither is subtly written. We understand Evie: We get into her head, see her thoughts, and can empathize with her feelings and ideas. We see how badly she wants to connect with people and the lies she’s willing to placate herself with. This characterization and exploration of a particular type of girlhood is effective and perhaps one of the strongest aspects of the novel; it lends the book a relatability factor, as even if readers have not joined a cult, they will recognize these patterns of thinking:
“I waited to be told what was good about me.” (28)
“Girls were good at coloring in those disappointing blank spots.” (139)
“Her silence seemed like a kid of love.” (146)
“We all want to be seen.” (352)
Now, let’s talk about word choice. Word choice and awkward phrasings are something that can take me out of a novel very quickly. In The Girls, there are several phrases that just didn’t seem to click with me; it felt like Cline was trying to be cleverly descriptive, but it didn’t work. The problem is that as a reader, I have no idea what effect the words are supposed to be having on me, what they’re intended to communicate. I have no idea what I’m supposed to get out of a description of a man drinking milk “lustily” (12). Or consider the sentence that ends with “…the stale crumple of a fast-food bag.” (14) How exactly is a crumpled bag stale — isn’t it usually the contents that are stale? Some reviewers have praised Cline’s use of unusual and striking language; James Wood writes that Cline’s use of language is “remarkable,” but I disagree. Cline’s word choices do not enhance the story for me; rather, they draw me out as I try to wrap my mind around what the words literally mean and what this wording is supposed to elicit from me.
The language used throughout the novel is blunt and frankly Anglo-Saxon—not many three- or four-syllable words here. The rape scenes are very graphically described, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing; at least Cline avoids the urge to metaphorize and abstract sexual activity and violence, which can be almost worse than reading very blunt prose. Cline writes that someone “cut” someone a smile or a look several times throughout the novel; this seems a fitting word to call attention to, since Cline’s prose could generally be described at “cutting.” Its staccato, incomplete sentences hold readers’ attention spans and keep them interested because they can actually understand what Cline is saying. (Unless you read too carefully, as I’ve discussed above.) While Cline’s story kept me reading, the prose tripped me up, as I did not know what she wanted me to get out of her words. Sometimes, her word choice and language seemed more onomatopoeic than anything—she has an affinity for words starting with “sc-” and uses them frequently (scrim, scud, scum). I understand that some writers are stronger storytellers—and it’s clear Cline is one of them—but I wish others in the editorial process would not let awkward phrasings slide just because they know they have a bestseller on their hands.
That said, The Girls is not without its merits. Cline wrote a book that intrigues people and she wrote about ideas and feelings that people can relate to. Obviously, cults are interesting. It’s hard to find a real-life narrative about what it’s like to be in a cult because the person who is attracted to the cult is in some ways an unreliable narrator to their own experiences and feelings — they only know what they experienced, not what was really going on behind the scenes. This is why this the retrospective, detached first-person point of view is essential to the book’s internal cohesion and its commercial appeal—this view allows Evie to tell readers what was happening with Russell, Mitch, and Suzanne even though she was not aware of these happenings in the summer of 1969. This point of view allows the reader to follow the big-picture narrative of what is happening in the cult that leads up to the gruesome murder, and it is this point of view that allows readers to witness the gruesome murder as pieced together by Evie’s knowledge of the crime after the fact. This is why the particular point of view is necessary; without it, there is no climax—or at least, there is not a huge thrilling climax, but rather a more subtle coming of age climax (not that that would be any less interesting, but it would probably be less commercially appealing). And the past-tense first-person narration lends credibility to Evie as a narrator—we trust her more than we would if she was telling us the story as it happened in 1969.
Overall, I can see the appeal of this book to a mass audience, but for my tastes, it wasn’t quite there. The pacing and use of language drag the book down, and the characters, plot, and themes are not strong enough to pull it back up.
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6 European Cities That Are Magical in Winter
11 Nov 2019 • 4 min read
Winter is a great time to travel. The crowds are smaller, the air is refreshing, and many places around the globe go all out for the holidays. Without a doubt, Europe is one of the best places to visit during the winter months. While there are plenty of places that make great winter getaways, there are some that are all-out magical. Let's take a look at six European cities that are magical in winter.
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Tallinn is located at the northern tip of Estonia, just across the sea from Finland. While it does get cold in the winter, often with the highs below freezing, visiting Estonia's capital city during this time of year is truly a magical experience, as the many charming, historic buildings are clad in snow.
The structures in old town look out of a fairy tale when draped in garland. Plus, the large Christmas tree in the town square is a show stopper. When you're looking to get in from the cold, a hot sauna is a perfect way to get warm and refresh. Finish your day by finding a place by the fire and enjoying a glass of warm mulled wine.
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Paris is one of the most romantic places in the world at any time of the year. But it's the colder months when the city of lights really glows — literally. During the winter months, shops and buildings are adorned with twinkling lights. The city doesn't get snow often, but when it does, the light blanket of powder adds a quaintness to the popular travel destination.
While there isn't much snow, it does get cold in Paris in the winter, so walking down the boutique-lined streets is the perfect time to pull out your warm winter coat and flannel scarf. Don't forget to check out one of the city's many Christmas markets while enjoying a cup of hot cocoa and a biscuit as you peruse the stalls of local crafts.
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Nuremberg is fondly referred to as Germany's Christmas City. A trip to Nuremberg during the holidays is like stepping into a children's storybook. The Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt is one of the world's best known Christmas markets. The stalls smell of mulled wine, fresh gingerbread, and endless Christmas treats.
If you really want to feel like a kid again, visit the Nuremberg Toy Museum. The museum features over 80,000 toys, including dolls, trains, and puzzles. There's a playroom, an outdoor play space, and a cafe, so you're sure to find something that will make everyone happy.
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Salzburg is nestled at the bottom of the Alps, and it has some of the most breathtaking views of any city on this list. The small town has an old charm that makes you want to bundle up in your winter parka and enjoy the fresh snow.
There are many things to do in Salzburg in the winter. In addition to the Christmas market, which is one of the best in all of Europe, visitors can enjoy music from one of the city's most famous former residents, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. There are many places you can visit to take in a concert, and you can even visit his childhood home and the place he spent his later years. Mozart isn't the city's only claim to music fame. It is also where the Christmas carol "Silent Night" was written and set. Touring your way through the sites that appear in the song is a great way to get in the spirit and have a great appreciation for a Christmas classic.
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Prague is a city of color and history. The red and turquoise roofs throughout the town pop against the white snow and will give you many opportunities to catch that perfect picture. If you are looking for the truly breathtaking view, it's hard to beat the Prague Castle.
Several Christmas markets dot the town, most open into the new year. Plus, in Prague, you can celebrate an extended holiday season. The season really gets going with St. Nicholas Eve in early December and goes all the way until the Three Kings procession the first week of January.
While in Prague, you can't miss skating on one of the city's outdoor rinks. The rink at Ovocný Trh, The Prague Fruit Market, opens in December and stays open through the beginning of January. Skating is free, and skates are available to rent.
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Rovaniemi, Finland, is the official home of Santa. As such, you know that the city is going to be absolutely magical during the winter months. Santa Claus Village is open year-round, but it is particularly special during the holiday season. The village has reindeer, snow sculptures, and even an igloo hotel. If you want to experience the magic, stop by the village to book a sleigh ride or mail a letter from Santa's official post office, complete with the arctic circle seal.
But Santa's not the only magic in Rovaniemi. The city is also a great place to take in the northern lights. n Finland, the lights are visible from August through April.
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Remembering Paul Hutchins
Friday, March 15th, 2019 by Andras Ruszanov
He was born in Bristol, educated at Millfield School, in Street, Somerset. He started playing tennis at Fishponds and Bristol Lawn Tennis Clubs at the age of 11. In Davis Cup, he represented Great Britain in two ties (1-2 record).
In 1968, he made the third round of the men’s singles at the French Open and the US Open, and the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles at the French, partnering Gerald Battrick. Hutchins largely stopped playing at the age of 25 due to injury, though he did play a few matches in 1972 & 1973.
Hutchins was a Davis Cup player and Captain for Great Britain from 1975 to 1987. He was the longest serving British Davis Cup captain, being in charge for 31 matches (17 wins) and 13 years, including the 1978 final against United States in Rancho Mirage, California and semi-final in 1981 losing to Argentina.
Besides coaching, he served as tournament director, as commentator and as talented administrator.
Misc After retiring from pro tennis in 1970, he joined a sports marketing company until 1975.
In 1987, Hutchins established his marketing and sponsorship company, named Tennis Concepts. Initiating and developing of the following programs are associated with his name: LTA Performance Club Accreditation Programme, Rover Junior Tennis Initiative, National club league and Junior Club League and with the All England Club Wimbledon originated with the Club the largest junior tournament in the UK namely The Road to Wimbledon involving over 7000 juniors annually.
He was appointed a director of Riverside Indoor Tennis Clubs (1987-1997), meanwhile he worked for BBC Wimbledon and many other tournaments and TV Channels television commentator (1987-2007).
He returned to the LTA in 2007 as Head of Men’s Tennis (2007-2009) for the second time.
He served as Team Leader Captain at the Commonwealth Games for the English Team in Delhi in 2010 and the same for the Olympic GB tennis team in 2012 in London.
In 2014, The Road to Wimbledon junior tournament expanded to include Asia where he worked as the Tournament Director and continued to oversee the expansion of the concept into India, China and other potential Asian countries in the future.
He kept working on a part time project basis for the LTA at Roehampton as Tournament Director of the pre Wimbledon ATP event as well as the relationship manager between the LTA and Nottingham City Council as ‘chair’ of the Steering Group of the Nottingham Tennis Centre.
In 2016, he was appointed the International Tennis Director of Aspria European Club network.
He served as a Trustee of the All England Club and received an MBE in the New Year 2017 Honours list for services to tennis. He has also previously received ITF and LTA awards for services to tennis.
He was married to Shali, the couple had four children with the most noteworthy being Ross, a former ATP Pro and British Davis Cup player and currently serves as the Chief Player Officer of the ATP.
Paul Hutchins suffered from Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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The evolution of Taiwan’s grand strategy: from Chiang Kai-shek to Chen Shui-bian
Chung, Chih-tung (2012) The evolution of Taiwan’s grand strategy: from Chiang Kai-shek to Chen Shui-bian. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.
The thesis explores the concept of grand strategy and applies it to the development of Taiwan’s grand strategy between 1949 and 2008, from Presidents Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo and Lee Teng-hui to Chen Shui-bian. The thesis first examines the debates between the ‘classical’ war-centred and ‘neo-classical’ peace-centred perspectives in the realm of strategic studies and argues that these need not be mutually exclusive, but can in fact supplement one another. The thesis then adopts a stance of theoretical pluralism, whereby grand strategy is regarded as a process of power practice across periods of war and peace; it defines grand strategy as a cognitive state agent taking action to create and manipulate power in furthering its desired ends in a dynamic international society. This convergent perspective of grand strategy is designed to embrace these two schools of thought, since it is equally important for those who seek a better understanding of grand strategy in general and the evolution of Taiwan’s grand strategy in particular to focus both on how best to wage war and how best to preserve peace. To make sense of and to apply the concept of grand strategy, as an operational term, this thesis proposes four strategic analytical dimensions, namely, capability, choice, environment and posture, which are informed by the duality of four analytical pairs: ideational and material factors, ends and means, agency and structure, and defence and offence. Building upon this strategic analytical framework, the thesis moves to explore the perspective of leadership in Taipei against the backdrop of the politicalmilitary confrontation between the ROC on Taiwan and the PRC. The thesis investigates how and how far Taiwan’s grand strategy had been conditioned and developed by the influence of the Taipei-Beijing competition for sovereignty, changes in the international context, the unique strategic perspective of the successive presidents, domestic political developments and the asymmetry of national power between Taiwan and China. Through its investigation, the thesis argues that Taiwan’s grand strategy over the past six decades has been fundamentally driven by one prime factor: to secure the perspective of the ROC’s sovereign status as understood by Taipei’s leaders, not only across the Strait but also in international society.
© 2012 Chih-tung Chung
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Yellow Fleas
© Jason O’Meara, “Pet Informed”
The end of Reconstruction in 1877 gave birth to the Solid South. In both Presidential and state politics, the South retained its essentially single-party identity until the passage of the Civil Right Act in 1964. During that time, Southerners would reportedly vote for a yellow dog if he ran on the Democratic ticket.
My own voting history has followed a a similar pattern. As one of the first beneficiaries of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, at the age of 19 I donned my Republican cloth coat and voted for Richard Nixon in 1972. My self-imposed penance for that youthful indiscretion has been long and ardent. I have embraced the soul of the liberal Democratic vision of America–the belief that the government has the responsibility to take care of the marginalized, to stand for racial justice, and to protect the rights of the weak against the tyranny of the majority. However, in recent years I have become increasingly uncomfortable with the excesses of my left-leaning bedfellows and have come to understand that those who lie down with yellow dogs get up with yellow fleas.
Everywhere I look or listen, the media reveal that the party to which I have sworn allegiance for my entire adult life has become a platform for extremists that betray every principle I hold dear about educational values, personal responsibility, freedom of expression, and tolerance of difference. I realize that what follows is more a catalogue than an argument, but I have decided to let the overwhelming evidence speak for itself.
UNC’s “Silent Sam” defaced with blood and red ink (photo courtesy of Will Partin)
Because teaching is my vocation, I am most disturbed about Democratic educational policies. My idols in the classrooms of the 1970s competed for the title of most radical behind the lectern. From them, I learned to couple my passion for learning with clarity of thought in open debate. We were expected to disagree–and to be shocked and to squirm. By contrast, education in the 2000s has become a place where ideas go to die because of the overarching fear that someone, somewhere might be offended.
Retention and graduation rates have taken precedence over classroom standards. Grade inflation has become so rampant that A stands for average at many colleges and universities; in the spring semester of 2012, 62% of the grades received at Yale were A’s.
Professors are expected to offer “trigger warnings” when curriculum content might cause discomfort, and those who fail to do so are accused of “microaggressions.” For example, “Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart [an Oberlin College policy states] is a novel that may ‘trigger readers who have experienced racism, colonialism, religious persecution, violence, suicide and more.'”
American history–and the history of Western civilization more broadly–has become the whipping boy of the left. In their zeal to destroy the relics of America’s racist past, they are depriving coming generations of context for nuanced historical debate. In fact, many school systems across the country are de-emphasizing American history in favor of more broadly defined social studies and even diversity studies. At Stanford, as early as 1985, Diane Ravitch of The New York Times bemoaned “The Decline and Fall of Teaching History,” and in 2017, Karol Markowicz opined in The New York Post, “We talk often about how fractured our country has become. That our division increases while school kids are taught less and less about our shared history should come as no surprise.” Stanford University students recently rejected a proposal to require an undergraduate course in Western civilization because it would mean “upholding white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism, and all other oppressive systems that flow from Western civilizations.”
Even mathematical theorems are condemned as racist and imperialist, according to math-education professor Rochelle Gutierrez, because “math itself operates as Whiteness” and “curricula emphasizing terms like Pythagorean theorem and pi perpetuate a perception that mathematics was largely developed by Greeks and other Europeans.” Moreover, if not inherently racist, mathematics is certainly a means of discriminating against students whose talents arise from the right side of the brain–at least according to esteemed political scientist Andrew Hacker.
Nor are my own fields of English composition and literature immune from attacks by the left. For example, Asao Inoue, director of the the writing center at the University of Washington, Tacoma, proclaims that “expecting proper grammar from others perpetuates racism and ‘unjust language structures'” and promises students that the writing center will “emphasize the importance of rhetorical situations over grammatical ‘correctness’ in the production of texts [and] challenge conventional word choices and writing explanations.” Concerning literature, in 1993 Edward Said took to task writers from Shakespeare to Conrad, warning against The Tempest, Mansfield Park, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Heart of Darkness because they help to validate European imperialism and overseas dominion. Sadly, I encountered that stance even earlier when I was writing my master’s thesis on Heart of Darkness in 1992. It was difficult to sift through the scholarly articles for discussions of the novella’s unique narrative voice because so many were mere diatribes against colonialism whose authors apparently neglected to read Conrad’s work.
Protests against conservative speaker at UC Berkeley (photo by Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle)
The classroom, however, is only a microcosm of society, where my party has also betrayed its former devotion to free expression in the marketplace of ideas. The values expressed in the First Amendment have fallen victim to the zealots of the left who believe that only their side deserves to be hard.
In 2014, the 23 campuses of California State University denied recognition to the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship because it limited membership to adherents of Christianity.
In February 2017, violent protests at UC Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement in 1964, forced administrators to cancel a speech by the self-styled “cultural libertarian” Milo Yiannopoulos.
Two months later, Ann Coulter‘s on-again, off-again planned speech at Berkeley was also cancelled because of fears of violence.
“Disinvitations” to speak have become the norm on college campuses when left-leaning student bodies disagree with the views of the speakers. Provocateurs such as Charles Murray and Ben Shapiro have accumulated an impressive number of disinvitations over the years. However, even James Watson, co-disoverer of DNA’s double helical structure, had his invitation to speak at the University of Illinois/Urbana’Champaign revoked in 2017 because of his purported views on race; and in 2012, a Methodist College in Michigan actually disinvited 1950s pop singer Pat Boone for his views on sexual orientation.
The photo that lost Al Franken his Senate seat (KABC.The Atlantic)
It is, indeed, the obsessions of the left with such topics as sex, sexual orientation, sexual assault, and gender (s0-called) that leave me most disaffected.
George Will, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and commentator, received a rebuff of his own in 2014 when Scripps College rescinded its invitation to speak on campus because of his skepticism about the epidemic of campus rape statistics that “make[s] victimhood a coveted status.” How right he was.
However, even such a maven as George Will could scarcely have predicted the proliferation of victimhood since the Harvey Weinstein allegations launched the #MeToo movement a mere eight months ago. Al Franken was forced to resign from the Senate based largely on a posed photograph in which he pretended to grope a sleeping woman’s breasts. Garrison Keillor, beloved host of “Prairie Home Companion,” lost his job at Minnesota Public Radio for touching the bare back of a colleague. And just this week, Morgan Freeman has been accused of touching a woman’s lower back, trying unsuccessfully (pretending?) to lift her skirt, and commenting on other women’s bodies. Even worse than the ludicrous nature of the alleged assaults is the fact that these men are publicly shamed and some summarily dismissed without any requirement of legal proof.
Children as young as five are encouraged to express gender dysphoria and live as the opposite sex, and North Carolina has lost an estimated $3.76 billion in business revenue because it passed a law requiring people to use the public bathroom designated for the sex listed on their birth certificate.
Not only civil discourse, but simple civility itself, has become the latest casualty of the efforts of the left to promote tolerance with intolerance and free speech with red paint and clubs. Here are just a few examples from the not-so-social media:
Randa Jarrar’s contribution to civil debate speaks for itself:
Zinzi Clemmons, whose accusations that he forcibly kissed her led Junot Diaz to withdraw from a writers’ conference in Australia, finds similar language her only refuge when confronted with a reasonable argument:
A high schooler’s choice of prom dress–a high-collared, form-fitting Chinese dress she found in a second-hand store–prompted this Tweet that led to a social-media firestorm:
And even I, an anonymous 65-year-old college English instructor who blogs under the nom de plume Boz, have encountered this kind of verbal attack masquerading as reasoned debate. For example, Emmy R. Kegler, a woman of the cloth, responded to one of my Lenten blog posts by telling me, “GET OFF MY LITURGICAL LAWN, abusive hack.” And when I posted on Facebook my views of the whiny victims of so-called harassment in the workplace, various responses called me “an accomplice to rape culture”; told me, “You are deeply fucked up, Vicki. Holly [sic] crap”; and summed me up as follows: “Vicki Bozzola you are a piece of shit for advocating rape culture. . . . You have no virtues! Advocates of rape culture like you are not entitled to respect so get off your false sense of entitlement. Stop the double standards ya sick lady!”
Enough. As itchy as I am from the yellow-flea infestation, though, the party of Donald Trump and Sarah Palin has no place for me either. In our increasingly polarized and hate-filled society, I can only ask: Where does one go from here?
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2 Responses to Yellow Fleas
M Magee says:
I like you just the way you are. Too bad some folks have such hate. But, we are the greatest country in the world and if they don’t care to live here, study here, rear their children here, then I suggest they themselves go to other countries where the “real” world lives and maybe even take a MS13 gang member with them. After all MS13 members aren’t “animals” but misunderstood young people, right? I just believe people are loosing their common sense if they ever had it to begin with. Yikes!
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Free raging bull Essays and Papers - 123HelpMe.
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) This empty shell of reality in a vast, allegedly empty landscape is filled by its inhabitants with noise—windy talk, loud music—as they convince themselves that it embodies a noble ideal, the American ideal.
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What Is a Game?
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Games have many forms and involve both people and non-players. Some games are social, while others involve physical and mental stimulation. Some have an educational or simulational function, while others are merely recreational. Regardless of the form, a game is a common part of human life, spanning almost every culture and age group. A girl with a gaming addiction will always be her own best friend, and she will never pursue someone who doesn’t reciprocate her actions.
Gaman, a Korean word, is a common translation of game. Gaman means to exploit a system or bureaucratic rule to gain an unfair advantage. Gammon is a common example of a game. The term “game” was first used in 1945, by Johan Huizinga. He interpreted it to mean “a natural phenomenon” (= men-) and meant to refer to both a contest and a process.
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A game is an activity that is performed with rules. It can be played by individuals or by groups. The objective is to be the first to reach a goal. This can involve a combination of strategies and rules. A game can be cooperative or role-playing. In the early days, games were part of a religion. Ancient people played games with bones and pieces of wood. The oldest gaming pieces have pictures cut into them and date back about 5,000 years.
A multiplayer game is played between multiple players. This type of game may include teams and independent opponents. The game is difficult to analyze formally using mathematical game theory because there are too many players. In such cases, the developers encourage the creation of modified versions of a game. These modifications often improve the game’s performance. There are different types of games. Some of them are board games. The most popular ones are the most common. You can also make your own.
A game can be a board game. Board games are played by moving pieces on a flat surface. The object of the game can vary. For instance, race-type games have a goal of reaching an end while soccer has the goal of scoring more goals. Some academic philosophers have tried to define a ‘game’ as a combination of elements. For example, a board game can be a piece of art. But a video game can have more than one purpose.
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HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the largest rental subsidy program in the United States.
Promoting Homeownership as a Strategy for Housing Affordability
In the United States, owning a home is the largest generator of wealth for families, exceeding even a household’s income or their level of educational attainment.
Los Angeles-Based Pilot Stabilizes Small Landlords in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
A coalition of philanthropic and nonprofit partners are piloting a new initiative in select neighborhoods in Los Angeles that is intended to stabilize small landlords whose tenants have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Adaptive Reuse of Historic High School Provides a Low-Carbon Community for Seniors in East Haven, Connecticut
East Haven High School in East Haven, Connecticut, had been vacant for more than 20 years when town officials issued a request for proposals to rehabilitate the historic landmark.
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Tech Monopolies Under Scrutiny
China Economic Weekly June 15, 2021
By NewsChina Updated Sept.1
On July 10, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced it had prohibited the merger of the Tencent-backed game streaming platforms Douyu and Huya for fear that it would create a monopoly. This is the first time the market regulator has halted a merger in the internet sector since the Anti-Monopoly Law came into effect in 2008. In April, the market regulator imposed a penalty of 18.23 billion yuan (US$2.8b) on e-commerce giant Alibaba for abusing market dominance. That was a case of punishment after the fact as it came after the deal was done. The Tencent merger ban is more likely a case of early intervention. These two cases involving the country’s two largest internet companies show that post-punishment and early intervention have become the main forms of anti-monopoly measures, even though early intervention is relatively rare in antitrust law enforcement.
1. COAL HARD TRUTH
2. A Sight at the Opera
3. Seaweed, Seafood, Seeing is Believing?
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Bainbridge Conversation
Bainbridge Conversation Rachel Anne Seymour engages island residents in a conversation about their community.
UPDATED: School bond fails by a fraction of a percent
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The bond failed by a hair.
The final vote tally for the Bainbridge Island School District’s $42 million capital bond showed it .2 percent shy of the of the 60 percent it needed to pass.
A Tuesday afternoon election report from the Kitsap County Auditor’s office showed that only a handful of “yes” votes – perhaps 50 – would have edged the bond (which earned 59.8 percent) to victory.
More than 9,500 ballots were cast in the election.
It’s unlikely school leaders will call for a recount. Campaign chair Clif McKenzie told the Sun last week that a recount would probably not be worth the nearly $2,500 it would cost.
School officials are considering a similar measure for the November ballot.
June 2, 2009 Schoolselections, school bond
Police blotter: Child’s birthday ends in adult fist-fight over flowers
A birthday game of hide-and-go-seek sparked a bout of punch-and-shove-neighbor this week.
Also in this week’s blotter: a rash of vandalism leaves a car impaled with a real estate sign and a Bainbridge man tries nudity, public insults and gifts of self-help reading material to win the heart of his married neighbor.
June 2, 2009 Police, Uncategorizedblotter
City criticized for slow, incomplete response to sewer spill
City Council members on Monday questioned whether the city’s response to the Eagle Harbor sewer leak was too slow and not comprehensive enough to ensure the health and safety of people and the environment.
Councilwoman Kim Brackett, who visited the leak site near the Winslow ferry terminal shortly after it was identified on Saturday, was unimpressed with the city’s efforts to protect the marine ecosystem and clean the beach of solid waste.
“This is a very significant environmental issue for the health of Puget Sound,” she said during a council Public Works Committee meeting. “Was there an effort to capture (the waste) and pickup the tissue paper sitting on the beach? I was a little stunned to not see anybody there to clean it up.”
The corroded, 32-year-old pipe blamed for the leak, which spilled an estimated 140,000 gallons of sewage into the harbor, was repaired Tuesday morning. Public works crews had installed a temporary band on the pipe on Sunday, after about 70,000 gallons of solid and liquid waste flowed freely into the harbor. The band halted the flow of solids but not liquid effluent, allowing an additional 70,000 gallons of sewer water to escape.
Assistant Public Works Director Lance Newkirk said high tides delayed repair work until early Tuesday morning, when an extremely low tide was expected.
Responding to Brackett, Newkirk declined to assess the city’s response to the spill.
“I’m not prepared to comment on how well – or not well – we did,” he said.
June 2, 2009 City Hall, Environment, healthEagle Harbor, health district, pollution, public works, sewer, Sewer spill
Jacobsen joins Hytopoulos in South Ward City Council race
Promising greater financial oversight of a city plagued with budget problems, accountant Tim Jacobsen on Monday entered the race for
the South Ward City Council position currently held by Chris Snow.
Jacobsen joins community activist and attorney Kirsten Hytopoulos, who announced her candidacy early Monday. Snow said on Monday evening that he has not yet decided whether he’ll seek reelection.
“I am running because I feel that I have experience and talents that can benefit Bainbridge Island,” said Jacobsen, who moved to Bainbridge from Montana in 1997. “The island is facing many challenges which have only been compounded by the economy. My financial background will be an obvious asset.”
The Bill Point Court resident has been a self-employed accountant since 2005. He is a former managing partner of a Seattle-based accounting firm.
Jacobsen is the chair of the city Salary Commission, which sets pay rates for elected officials. He plans to resign from the commission now that he’s a council candidate.
He also serves as the Bainbridge Island Boys and Girls Club advisory board president.
June 2, 2009 City Hall, Policecity council, elections, South Ward, Tim Jacobsen
Sewer leak fixed early Tuesday morning
City public work crews stopped the three-day flow of raw sewage into Eagle Harbor early Tuesday morning.
Crews spent about 90 minutes installing a rubberized metal collar around a corroded section that began leaking on Saturday. The repair was completed during low tide at approximately 6:30 a.m. The pipe was tested and the sewer system was brought back to normal functioning by 7 a.m.
“We were fortunate,” said Lance Newkirk, assistant director of the city’s public works department. “We had a backup strategy with a three-hour repair cycle. But the (faster) strategy is the one that worked.”
Newkirk said additional cracking or other damage would have required crews to replace a section of the pipe. Crews had waited until Tuesday morning because a extreme low tide was predicted, and would have allowed time for the more complex fix.
The pipe, which runs under the beach about a quarter mile east of the Winslow ferry terminal, is estimated to have released 140,000 gallons of sewage. It carries most of the Winslow area’s sewage to the downtown treatment plant on Hawley Way.
Health officials issued a no-contact advisory for all of the harbor and the seven miles of shoreline between Yeomalt Point and Rockaway Beach. Residents are asked to not touch the water or low tide areas for 10 days.
June 2, 2009 City Hall, Environment, healthEagle Harbor, pollution, sewer
Where do you buy gas on Bainbridge Island?
Suquamish (37%, 13 Votes)
Chevron at Highway 305 and High School Road (26%, 9 Votes)
Chevron off Hildebrand Lane (20%, 7 Votes)
Poulsbo (6%, 2 Votes)
The closest station I can find when I am low on gas. (6%, 2 Votes)
76 in Island Center (3%, 1 Votes)
I bike or take public transportation. (3%, 1 Votes)
Seattle (0%, 0 Votes)
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Journalism
Heisenberg’s principle can be crudely generalized (it’s the best I can do) as follows: An observer can change the nature of a thing or an event merely through the act of observation. Observation all by itself can become an intervention. Heisenberg was describing how reality works at the level of quantum mechanics, where a wave becomes a particle and vice versa depending on how it’s being measured. But it applies, too, at the level of political journalism, where reality is even stranger. There, facts can become interpretations, interpretations can become facts, and events of no significance can achieve an earthshaking importance simply by virtue of being pawed over by a large number of journalists.
A typical journalist, if he’s any good, insists at least theoretically on the iron divide between observer and participant. At its best the press corps sees itself as a squadron of Red Cross workers, wandering among the combatants in a battle zone and ensuring their own safety with a claim of strict neutrality. The Heisenberg Principle of Journalism puts the lie to all that. You see it at work whenever a news anchor announces that “this story just refuses to go away” or a headline writer insists that “questions continue to be raised” about the conduct of one hapless public figure or another.
The story refuses to go away, of course, because the anchor and his colleagues won’t let it; and the questions that continue to be raised are being raised by the headline writer and his editors. Reporters create more news than anybody, just by pretending they’re watching it unfold.
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Home > Manufacturers > HaT > Late Roman Medium Cavalry
Late Roman Medium Cavalry
Contents 12 figures and 12 horses
Poses 4 poses, 2 horse poses
As with so much else concerning ancient history, debate continues to rage over the nature of Imperial Roman cavalry during what is generally termed the late empire period. It would seem that the relatively minor role of the early Imperial age had gradually become more important as the army turned from one of conquest to one of protecting the existing frontiers and only venturing outside for punitive raids. With the large area to cover, the mobility of cavalry was clearly useful, although the heavy infantry remained the most important element of a full Roman army. By the late empire light cavalry had developed, and Eastern influence had also led to the establishment of the ultra-heavy cataphracts, both of which have already been modelled by HaT. The middle ground between these two extremes was still quite heavy cavalry, and that is what is to be found in this box, although it is easy to understand why they were named 'medium' for this set.
Such cavalry, who most closely resembled the cavalry of the early Imperial period, would have commonly held the spears and swords we find in this collection of figures. All the weapons are provided as separate pieces which fit into the ring or cupped hands, and all look fine. HaT have repeated a favourite trick of including a piece that can be cut to depict either another spear or else a draco standard, which as usual is a neat way of providing a standard without excessive numbers of this type of figure. While these weapons are fine we would have liked to have seen some javelins on show too, but there are none here. During the course of the fifth century Roman cavalry increasingly became horse archers, so the absence of such figures here suggests a period of perhaps the hundred years up to the early fifth century, although as always this is highly speculative.
Although in theory Roman soldiers drew their supplies from state sources, in reality this system often broke down, particularly at times of civil war, or when operating in remote regions for prolonged periods. So it seems common for there to be almost no uniformity with such men, and all those in this set are pleasingly varied in their costume. One seems to wear a mail coat, while another has scale armour and the rest lamellar. All the helmets are different, but all are of appropriate designs, and only the leg coverings are similar, being trousers or breeches with something like puttees round the lower leg. All this is quite accurate, as are the long swords (spatha) hanging on the left side from either a waist belt or a baldric, and the daggers or short swords several have on their right. There seems no certainty about shields carried by such men, with both round and scutari oval shields being depicted. The famous Notitia Digitatum only shows round shields, but it seems oval shields were still perfectly common, so while all these figures are fine with this type of shield, we would have liked to have seen at least one round example too.
Cavalry spears were light and could be thrown if necessary, although were probably more often a close-quarter weapon. All the poses here are quite reasonable, although the right arm of the third figure pictured above does seem quite awkward to us. The provision of both spears and swords helps to mix up the poses a little, but given that there are only four on offer we thought they were pretty well chosen and quite well done.
Happily the two horse poses are also pretty good, although neither are particularly energetic - we like to see a mix of charging, walking and standing animals. The saddle exhibits no sign of the now famous four horns arrangement, which was a form of saddle that dated back centuries, but this was gradually replaced during the fifth century by a form closer to what we find here, so although they still seem to lack some of the support such saddles would have to provide, these would seem to be intended as quite late saddles. The harness all looks OK, although much of this is hidden by the extensive armour which both animals have in abundance. While the form of this seems fine, if a remarkably fine and expensive example, our problem with this is how often such armour was worn by this type of cavalry at this period. Not even all cataphracts had such extensive armour on their horses, so while it cannot be ruled out, we were very uncomfortable with the armour here, particularly as all the horses wear it, and that it is identical. This was expensive kit and difficult to make and supply, so it would have been much easier to argue for having all the horses completely unarmoured.
The sculpting is pretty good, with plenty of decent detail such as the various armours. The sculptor had some problems getting the shield arms to look convincing, so these are figures better seen from the front, but this is not uncommon in figures with the shields as part of the figure, as here. All the weapons fit the necessary hands well, but strangely one of the three ring hands is much better done than the others (not that it really matters). The men sit quite well on the horses, but will need gluing to stay put. The quality of the mould is perfect - there is no hint of flash anywhere, which is always agreeable to report.
These are nicely sculpted figures and horses, well produced and in useful poses. The surplus of weapons and the combined spear/draco help to make the most of the minimal four poses, although you pedants out there might want to remove the sword hilt seen in every scabbard if you are going to have them hold a sword in their hand. The manner of holding the shields is a bit awkward, but our main concern was with the heavily armoured horses. We can't see that such creatures would have been common for such men, and certainly not universal as suggested here. Of course, this is easy to rectify by using horses from another set, and the figures are perfectly accurate, but it is the horse armour that lost this set an accuracy point. Equally as these horses have no baggage of any sort the men are clearly very close to their base or any baggage column, which is fine but another reason why you may want to substitute them. These figures represent the majority of Roman cavalry of the day, so any late Imperial Roman army is likely to need plenty of these models, and will be all the better for it.
"Late Roman Cavalryman 236-565 AD" - Osprey (Warrior Series No.15) - Simon MacDowall - 9781855325678
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Rangers hire Venable as associate manager on Bochy's staff
(AP Photo/Scott Audette, File)
AP Baseball Writer
Former big league outfielder Will Venable was named Wednesday as associate manager on the staff of new Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy.
The Rangers didn't immediately specify what responsibilities Venable would have with that new title. He was the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox the past two seasons after three years on the Chicago Cubs' coaching staff.
"Will is highly regarded within the game, and I am very happy to have him on the staff as we prepare for the 2023 season," Bochy said in a statement. "Will has acquired extensive coaching experience in a short period of time since his playing career ended, and that experience will be invaluable to me as we work to build a winning environment in Texas."
It was the first addition to the big league staff since Bochy came out of a three-year retirement last month to become manager of the Rangers, who have had six consecutive losing seasons. The most notable unfilled vacancy is pitching coach.
Even before three-time World Series champion manager Bochy was hired, the Rangers had said co-pitching coaches Doug Mathis and Brendan Sagara wouldn't return to their major league staff.
The remaining full-time coaches were offered the opportunity to return, with roles to be determined. That included Tony Beasley, the longtime third base coach who was the interim manager for 48 games after fourth-year manager Chris Woodward was fired in mid-August.
The Rangers said in their statement announcing Venable's hiring that they were "continuing to finalize" their major league staff.
General manager Chris Young said Tuesday, after All-Star left-hander Martin Perez accepted a $19.65 million qualifying offer to remain with the team, that the Rangers were still going through the interview process in the search for a pitching coach.
"We're making progress there," Young said. "But at this point, no, announcements to make."
Before working on the staff of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the 40-year-old Venable was the first base coach in Chicago in 2018 and 2019, then was the Cubs' third base coach in 2020.
During nine big league seasons as a player, Venable hit .249 with 81 homers and 307 RBIs in 967 games. He played for the San Diego Padres from 2008 until August 2015, when he was traded to Texas and played 37 regular-season games and in the American League Division Series for the AL West champion Rangers. He finished his playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016.
Venable was picked by San Diego in the seventh round of the 2005 draft out of Princeton, when he was only the second Ivy Leaguer in history to earn first-team all-league honors in both baseball and basketball. The other was Rangers GM and former big league pitcher Young, a third-round MLB pick out of Princeton in 2000.
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Stories from Sunday, July 27, 2008
Henderson- Sibley (Engagement ~ 07/27/08)
SAN ANTONIO -- Ralph and Donna Henderson have announced the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Kathleen Henderson, to Joshua Christopher Clark Sibley, son of G. Jeanne Sibley of Matthews, Mo., and the late Michael Joe Sibley. A graduate of Texas State University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater education, the future bride is a debate and theater teacher at North East Independent School District...
Sharpless-Thomason (Engagement ~ 07/27/08)
Johnson-Williams (Engagement ~ 07/27/08)
WYATT-- Megan Colleen Johnson and James Edmond Williams have announced their engagement. A 2004 graduate of Charleston High School, the future bride attends Southeast Missouri State University, where she is pursuing a degree in elementary education and performing arts. She is employed at Buffalo Wild Wings in Cape Girardeau and is a dance instructor for Class Act Family Fitness in Jackson. Her parents are Daniel and Sandra Johnson of Wyatt...
Hume-Nelson (Engagement ~ 07/27/08)
MOKANE -- Loran Hume has announced the engagement of his daughter, Lauren Elane Hume, to Tyler Walker Nelson, son of Kelley and Anita Nelson of Sikeston. Hume is also the daughter of the late Sharon Hume. The future bride is employed by Joy's Bridal in Sikeston. Her fiance attends Southeast Missouri State University and is employed by Fed Ex...
Colson-Lewis (Wedding ~ 07/27/08)
MURRAY, Ky. -- Jenny Colson and Brian Lewis were united in marriage July 4, 2008, during a beach ceremony in Destin, Fla. Parents of the bride are Thomas and Doreen Colson of Murray. Her grandparents are Cletus and Wanda Colson of Murray and the late Hugh and Gladys Billingham...
Couple to mark 65 years of marriage (Anniversary ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Hager Jr. of Sikeston will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary July 31.
Business Briefcase 7/27 (Business ~ 07/27/08)
DEXTER -- In a conservation effort to reduce energy costs, the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission Executive Board has approved a change in office hours, beginning Aug. 1. Hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with lunch from noon to 12:30. It will be a temporary measure for fiscal year 2009...
Facility to better serve region (Business ~ 07/27/08)
The new "ground ring" built by Covington, La.-based Consolidated Grain & Barge at Semo Port is a facility for the temporary storage of grain. Dan Overbey, director of the Semo Port, said he believes the new storage facility will strengthen the port's ability to serve the region. ...
Downtown Farmers Market is thriving (Business ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- You don't have to have a green thumb to get fresh vegetables and fruit this summer. Just head downtown any Saturday morning to the Downtown Farmers Market for some locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables, homemade jellies, salsa and baked goods. My daughter and I stopped by this past Saturday and purchased more vegetables and fruit than the family could possibly eat in a month, but everything looked great and the price was right...
A slice of Mexico ... served in Sikeston (Business ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Just because someone is dining in Sikeston doesn't mean they can't have an authentic Mexican experience. That's the philosophy of the new leadership at El Torero in Sikeston. "We're trying to make it feel like you are in Mexico, even though you are in the States," said Rigobarto Trajo, manager. "We try to make it feel like a good experience."...
Hair repair: As end of summer approaches, many getting back-to-school cuts, reversing damage (Features ~ 07/27/08)
Camp takes strides to spark active kids (Community Sports ~ 07/27/08)
Camp is super fun for super campers at the Y
Fans go nuts as Squirrels game is delayed with rain (Community Sports ~ 07/27/08)
Final game of opening round is postponed due to weather
Looking Back 7-27 (History ~ 07/27/08)
Speakout 7-27 (Opinion ~ 07/27/08)
I am a taxpayer of Mississippi County. I do not feel that it is fair that some of the roads in Mississippi County get filler or paving work done every year, like county road 423. My road is part blacktop and part limestone. I can't tell you the last time we had any filler or work done on our road. ...
Charges filed in Thursday robbery (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Charges have been filed for Thursday's robbery attempt of a deliveryman at KD's Convenience Store. Mitchell Tramine West, 17, of Sikeston was charged Friday with first degree attempted robbery, according to a press release from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety...
Chaffee man faces drug charges (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
BENTON -- A Chaffee man was arrested Thursday on drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Chaffee public housing unit. Oriedo T. Lumas, 31, was charged Friday with possession of under 35 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a press release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
DREAM begins taking shape (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
Contract will be honored regardless of who is elected governor in Nov.
New program fills the gap for dental need in the area (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Those enrolled in a new program at Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston are learning by doing when it comes to dental hygiene, and filling both a short- and long-term need in the community. Last August, seven students were accepted into the dental hygiene program, offered as a distance learning program through Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. They are on track to earn their associate's degrees in May...
Campus expands, adds classes (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
Tanner Street Church of God will be the site for fourth through sixth grades
Ring a Ding (Local News ~ 07/27/08)
Carole Duncan places a ring onto the "Ding Thing" as her husband Fred drives their trike during the Trike Bike Rodeo Ring A Ding game Friday afternoon at the Sikeston Factory Outlet Stores. The 2008 Trike Riders International Rally ended Saturday. More pictures from the three-day event will appear in Monday's paper...
Tracye Green (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Tracye Harris Green, 44, died July 22, 2008, at the Christian Northeast Hospital in St. Louis. Born March 12, 1964, in Sikeston, to Alonzo Harris Sr. of Sikeston and the late Carrie Nabors Harris, she was a 1982 graduate of Sikeston High School and a 1986 graduate of Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss. She was a career foster parent and a member of Rhema Word Ministries in Cape Girardeau...
Caiden Hubbard (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
MOREHOUSE -- Caiden Jaymes Hubbard, infant son of Jamie Nichole Stevens and Larry Glen Hubbard of Morehouse, died at birth July 23, 2008, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. In addition to his parents, survivors include: his maternal grandparents, Kathy Combs and Thomas Carter of Neelyville; paternal grandparents, Virgil and Deborah Hubbard of Sikeston; maternal great-grandparents, Leonard and Ann Combs of Ellington; paternal great-grandmother, Eula Hubbard of Sikeston; and maternal great-great-grandmother, Laverne Combs of Ellington.. ...
Billy McCollum (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
ST. LOUIS - William "Billy" McCollum, 47, died July 24, 2008. He was born May 3, 1961, in Lilbourn, to Mary J. Russom Merritt and the late Issac W. McCollum. He was married to Willadean Hayes, who preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 2003. In addition to his mother, survivors include: one daughter, Norma Holmes of St. ...
Linda Sutton (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Linda Carol Vinson Sutton, 65, died at 3:10 a.m. July 26, 2008, at her home, following a long battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease. Born Aug. 12, 1942, in Hickman County, Ky. to the late James Henry and Nina Ferguson Vinson, she lived most of her life in Dorena. Seven years ago, she moved to East Prairie, and she was employed by the East Prairie Nutrition Center for 13 years. She was a member of the Dorena Baptist Church...
Arzie Cato (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
PUXICO -- Arzie Dale Cato, 83, died July 24, 2008, at his home. Born Dec. 24, 1924, in Zalma, to the late Dolph Franklin and Gladys Deckard Cato, he had lived in the Puxico area all his life. He was a member of the Oak Grove General Baptist Church in Kinder, where he served as a deacon, and had worked until retirement for the Missouri Department of Transportation...
Carol Woodall (Obituary ~ 07/27/08)
DEXTER -- Pallbearers for services conducted on Friday at the Watkins and Sons Chapel for Carol Ann Woodall, 67, who died on July 22, 2008, were: Everett Taylor, Rick Garza, Larry Wayne Busby, Caleb Crum, Roger Garza Jr. and Derek McKown.
Births published 7-27 (Births ~ 07/27/08)
SIKESTON -- Natish Newman and James Ebanks are the parents of their first child, a son, born at 1:58 p.m. June 10, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Landen James Ebanks weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Rosemary and Mike Newman of Sikeston...
Statewide election impacts local vote (Column ~ 07/27/08)
Even staunch Republicans privately acknowledge that this election cycle does not bode well for the GOP. Of course, as is so often the case, predictions made in the summer can prove embarrassingly inaccurate in the fall. There will be countless twists and turns before voters cast their ballot in November. But first comes the August primary elections...
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LAURIE DHUE NET WORTH, TWITTER, FOX NEWS, AGE
Published Date 13th Jan. 2017, 14:39 pm Update Date: April 4th, 2017 07:19 am
Laurie Walker Dhue
$ 2.2 million (approx)
B. A degree in political science concentrating in dramatic arts
American television journalist, Laurie Dhue is best known for her work as an anchor, and public speaker. Laurie Dhue net worth is known to have accumulated from her remarkable work in shows like For the Record, Geraldo at Large, Fox Report, The O’Reilly Factor, and more. Laurie Dhue Fox News career has been outstandingly well.
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Prepare ye for a new production of 'Godspell' at Manatee Players
By Jay Handelman , Herald-Tribune
/ Monday, October 27, 2014
Today, Stephen Schwartz may be best known as the composer and lyricist of the Broadway hit “Wicked.” But for years, the 1970 musical “Godspell” was his calling card and it is still one of the most produced musicals around.
Brian Chunn stars as Jesus in the Manatee Players production of "Godspell." Photo provided by Manatee Players
Before the end of the year, there are more than 30 productions scheduled around the country, including the one that the Manatee Players debut tonight in their intimate Kiwanis Studio Theatre. It has been 24 years since the theater last presented the musical about the final days of Jesus based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew.
The show introduced the songs “Day by Day” and “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “All for the Best,” “Learn Your Lessons Well,” and “By My Side.”
Brian Chunn, who was seen last season as a villain in “My One and Only” and the title role in “Shrek: The Musical,” returns as Jesus, Jay Morgan as Judas, and a cast that includes Noelia Altamirano, Miranda Wolf, Emma Diner, Sarah Martin, Amelia Woerner, Linda Roeming-Engle and Miriam Roeming-Engle.
Cory Boyas is staging the production with musical direction by Michelle Neal.
Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 16 at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Ave. W., Bradenton. Tickets are $26, $15 for teachers and $13 for students. For more information: 748-5875; manateeplayers.com
Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman is the theater and television critic for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He also is President of the Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association and a two-time past chairman of the association's executive committee. He can be reached by email or call (941) 361-4931. Follow him at @jayhandelman on Twitter. Make sure to "Like" Arts Sarasota on Facebook for news and reviews of the arts.
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Gabrielle Roy
Our Franco Manitoban Author of International Stature
by George Siamandas
Born in St Boniface, Gabrielle was the last of 8 children born to Leon Roy and his wife Melina Landry. In March 22, 1909, the year of her birth, her dad was 60 and her mother 42. Her dad was dismissed from his civil service job just prior to retirement thus losing his pension, plunging the family into genteel poverty.
Gabrielle attended St Joseph's Academy where she was taught in the French language. For the next five years she achieved the highest ever standing in French. She graduated in 1927 with a enough scholarship money to go anywhere she wanted to. She chose normal school. And after graduation taught in rural areas before returning to teach in St Boniface. But she wanted more. She wanted to experience her parent's homeland in Quebec.
With eight years separating her from her next sibling, Gabrielle spent a lot of time reading in her book filled attic where she looked out at over the early St Boniface of the 1910s and 1920s. She dreamed of becoming a writer. By age 10 she had written her first play, and during the summers after this, neighbourhood children would mount productions of her dramas. She joined La Cercle Moliere in 1935.
She lived in Manitoba about 30 years choosing to travel or live in Quebec after 1939. In 1937 Roy left Manitoba to study abroad and in 1939 settled in Quebec.
She ran out of money in Europe and returned to became a journalist in Montreal writing about agriculture. She also wrote about social issues and poverty in Montreal. The journalism supported he while she worked on her first novel over a period of more than four years.
Her first novel, "The Tin Flute," was published in 1945 and brought her literary fame. It won a French Prix Femina, the Canadian Governor General's Award and was the book of the month pick in 1947. The Tin Flute proved to be both a popular and a critical success and was considered the "first volley" in Quebec's Quiet Revolution. It is about a poor girl who lives with her mother during WW2. Because the girl becomes pregnant, it caused quite a stir and created a scandal. It was banned in Manitoba but apparently the ban brought it even closer attention according to a Catholic priest who said that he and his colleagues then knew they had to get it.
Most of her writing was set in Manitoba and was influenced by the prairie landscape. Known for a simple style she was able to make the everyday details of life interesting. For the narratives Gabrielle relied on her mother's vivid descriptions of her life. Both parents were great storytellers that regaled young Gabrielle of their early pioneering years homesteading in the Pembina Triangle near Sommerset.
Returning to St Boniface to care for two ill sisters, Gabrielle met Marcel Charbotte, Cercle Moliere President, with whom she fell in love. They left for Paris where her new husband pursued medical studies. But their life as a couple was not happy. It is not generally known that she married a gay man.
Finally in this different place, Gabrielle started to write novels about Manitoba. She was stunned by the controversy over a foreigner winning the French Prix Femina. They returned to Canada in the early 1950s and settled in Quebec City living on the Grand Alle. But in Quebec she felt an outsider and once again Quebecers were resentful of a book written by an outsider. And she did not like the nationalism of Quebec.
Gabrielle Roy died in Quebec city in July 1983. The home in which she grew up is still standing at 375 Deschambault St. Members of the St Boniface community are working to create a museum there one day. One of her sisters Adelle, better known as Marie-Ana, is still alive at 105 years of age.
Ironically Roy fought for acceptance outside St Boniface, in the other French communities. The French were annoyed that a foreigner won their Prix Femina, while the Quebecers about whom she wrote, resented her, an outsider, depicting the Quebecers to the rest of the world. She found Quebec and insular place that made her feel like an outsider.
But in St Boniface they take great pride that someone born and raised in St Boniface had become the toast of the French speaking literary world.
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This weekend is the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. Normally, this one of the most dramatic and entertaining weekends on the sports calendar. This year, however, the seers in the desert have set the point spread at less than a touchdown in only one game. Wild Banshee thinks we'll see a little more drama than that.
Baltimore at New England: Saturday at 4:35 p.m. EST on NBC. For teams who are not in the same division, the Ravens and the Patriots have developed a heated rivalry over the last several years. New England earned the top spot in the AFC playoff field with a 12-4 record. The Pats are coming off a bye and will be playing at home. So, it's no surprise that they are heavily favored in this game versus the wildcard Ravens. The Patriots have put on some prolific offensive performances in marquis games this year, but over the course of the entire season, the Patriots and Ravens were not very far apart in total offense or points. Although the Ravens have long been known for their defense, the primary weakness on this year's team is the defensive secondary. However, Tom Brady and his receiving corps have not been able to stretch the field with deep passing all year. I am not picking the upset here, but I do believe that the Ravens will give the Patriots all they can handle. In the end, Rob Gronkowski will make enough plays to propel New England into the next round. New England: 24-21.
Carolina at Seattle: Saturday at 8:10 p.m. EST on FOX. The Seattle Seahawks begin their title defense at home against a team that had a losing record in the regular season. The Panthers made the playoffs by being the least terrible team in the horrendous NFC South and then advanced to the second round by beating a Cardinals team that was absolutely decimated by injuries to their offense. The Panthers have looked every bit as bad as all of that sounds. Meanwhile, the Seahawks have been on an absolute tear since they cut out the cancer that is Percy Harvin. The defense is once again a fearsome force, and Russell Wilson is playing championship caliber football at the quarterback position. Las Vegas set one of the highest point spreads in recent playoff memory for this game, and I whole heartedly agree with that assessment. Everyone can get a good night's sleep for church in the morning because the Seahawks will have this game well in hand by halftime. Seattle: 38-10.
Dallas at Green Bay: Sunday at 1:05 p.m. EST on FOX. The last time these teams met in the playoffs, it was in the famed Ice Bowl in 1967. This time around, the fans at Lambeau Field will get to enjoy balmy 18 degree weather. The Packers were a perfect 8-0 at home this season. Remarkably, the Cowboys were a perfect 8-0 on the road. Obviously, one of these streaks must end. The primary reason for Dallas' road success is that a running game travels well. The Cowboys running game should be effective again this weekend against a Packers defense that ranked 23rd against the run this season. Every minute that the Cowboys offense spends grinding out yards on the ground is a minute that the Green Bay offense stays on the sidelines. Even Aaron Rogers and his prolific offense cannot score points from the bench. When Rogers is on the field, there are a lot of questions about how effective he can be with a partially torn calf muscle. Over the past decade, the Cowboys have earned a reputation for wilting when the spotlight was bright, but this year's team has a different vibe. A gritty vibe. Tony Romo and the Cowboys will find a way to win on the frozen tundra. Dallas: 28-24.
Indianapolis at Denver: Sunday at 4:40 p.m. EST on CBS. The media storyline heading into this game will be all about the quarterbacks. Peyton Manning, the face of the Colts for so many years, versus Andrew Luck, the man who seamlessly took over that mantel. However, it is the running game that will be the deciding factor in this game. In short, the Broncos have one, and the Colts do not. Denver will not need a spectacular performance from Manning in order to push past the Colts. Due to the comeback credentials of Luck, this game will never truly be out of reach, but the Broncos will win this game by a solid margin. Denver: 35-13.
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Who cares how they won – Warriors are 30 games over .500
Posted on January 25, 2015 at 11:40 pm
Even the best NBA teams generally lose 20 games, because players and teams can have off nights in a variety of ways: shooting, passing, defending or energy, if you’re looking for some examples. All NBA players who stick around longer than their rookie contracts play with energy, in the sense that they do what they should. But the Warriors have blown teams off courts all season when their skill mixes with joy mixes with passion mixes with anger … sometimes it’s just three of those four elements, but the combination has generally led to four-point leads turning into a 24-point margins.
The Warriors had a 13-point fourth quarter advantage turn into a 114-111 win over the Celtics in Oakland on Sunday night. It wasn’t anybody’s fault, and it’s ridiculous that we’d even parse wins by point differential. This is NBA life in late January, when everyone’s looking forward to the All-Star Break (or Game, in the cases of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson) and teams like Brad Stevens’ Celtics (which are passive-aggressively tanking, as opposed to blatantly dropping games) can cause problems. That the Celtics didn’t cause the Warriors’ seventh loss shows why Golden State is different than most 60-win teams, and why they have a chance to become a 70-win team if Kerr doesn’t spend the first half of April resting key players.
The Warriors came off the high they experienced from destroying a club they felt quite a bit of anger toward, the Houston Rockets (thanks to James Harden voicing his opinion that the Warriors aren’t all that good, along with some shoves and nudges to Curry). They dragged booty against the Kings … that is, until Thompson used one of his three wishes in the third quarter. The magnitude of Thompson’s effort turned an ordinary win against the Kings into a de facto playoff game, with all the celebration during and attention afterward from fans/media/peers.
So it wasn’t a surprise that the Warriors found themselves unable to put away the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. This, on a night when everyone contributed in their own way — besides Shaun Livingston (who’s just kind of there) and Mo Speights (who clanked a few shots he usually makes in his sleep).
— Thompson scored 31 points, but he took the entire game to do so. Since he made over 50% of his shots again (11-of-19), we’ll give him a pass. He wasn’t in that same zone we saw on Friday (he missed a three when he tried to replicate the wonky footwork he had on that three in the corner off the shovel-pass from Curry), but he took advantage of Boston’s awareness by driving and converting several layups.
— Curry had 22 points, 11 steals, a two-handed dunk that ended with a gentle kick to the underside of the glass …
… and a glorious behind-the-back pass to Andre Iguodala in transition.
— Andrew Bogut was given some televised credit for being the “player of the game” because he had 13 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. I’d give him that award for not getting hurt despite playing 28 minutes, although Tyler Zeller looked surprisingly comfortable against him.
— Draymond Green was the only ferocious player in this game. He dove after loose balls, inhaled nine boards, collected three steals and let the saliva fly after a transition layup he made while fouled. He was one of the reasons why the Warriors should’ve won by their customary margin of 17 or 18 points.
— Harrison Barnes is getting a lot better at tipping in missed shots, no?
— David Lee had seven assists in 16 minutes. He also had three turnovers, as it almost looked like he was trying prove a point that he can be the most unselfish player on the team when he puts his mind to it.
— Iguodala didn’t commit a turnover in 29 minutes, shot 3-of-4 and even made both of his free throws.
— Justin Holiday had an excellent steal-quick-outlet-pass-to-Curry-to-start-the-break play, and scored nine points without making a three.
Despite all of those satisfactory/good/excellent performances, the Warriors could never put away the Celtics, or keep Jared Sullinger off the free throw line. They couldn’t even stop Evan Turner, which speaks to a team defensive performance that wasn’t quite up to par.
But the Warriors still won a game in which no one played longer than 33 minutes. And if they were motivated to bounce back from a prior loss, or if Sullinger had popped off before the game about the Warriors being overrated or something, it probably would’ve been a double-digit victory. As it was, the Warriors cruised through a second quarter where Steve Kerr sat Curry and Thompson at the same time for a long stretch, then built a consistent lead before frittering it away in the final quarter when Boston scored a Klay-esque 12 points in the final 52 seconds.
Nobody’s perfect. The Warriors are 36-6 (a 70.3-win pace), they’re nearly perfect at home (21-1), their point differential per game dropped to 11.9 (which is kind of hilarious), and Curry’s dunk gave everyone something to remember. It wasn’t exactly 37 points from one player in a quarter, but it’s impossible to match that kind of brilliance 81 times before the *actual* season known as the playoffs begins.
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Home > News > Lukashenka using migrants as weapons yet again, now against Ukraine
Lukashenka using migrants as weapons yet again, now against Ukraine
Belarus is sending illegal migrants, mainly from Pakistan and Iran, to Ukraine’s border to try the Ukrainian side’s response capabilities and find “weak spots” in its border defences, Ukrainian authorities warned on Tuesday, adding that they saw the move as preparation for deploying hostile diversionary groups on Ukraine’s territory.
The goal of the Belarusians is to single out sensitive and insufficiently secured border stretches, according to Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance, a website by the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Center added that these attempts have not yielded the desired results as yet because the Ukrainian border has been well protected.
The website read, that the Belarusian underground agents are also on guard monitoring the movement of the enemy military.
The Center noted how Belarus is applying a similar hybrid warfare tactic it had been carrying out on the Belarusian-Latvian border.
Thousands of illegal, mostly Middle Eastern, Asian and African, migrants had attempted to cross the Belarusian-Polish border between August and November 2021. As explained by Warsaw, the move was in actual fact a hybrid attack orchestrated by Russia which was aimed at destabilising the external border of the EU which topographically overlaps with the national borders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Another aim of the tactic had been to test the EU, NATO and their member states’ crisis response procedures.
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March 3, 2005 by Jade Walker
Samuel Alderson
Categories: Business, Scientists
Samuel W. Alderson was no dummy. But he designed one that saved countless lives.
Born in Cleveland and raised in Southern California, Alderson graduated from high school at 15 and attended four colleges: Reed College, the California Institute of Technology, the University of California Berkeley, and Columbia University. His education was interrupted several times during the Depression when he would return home to help out in his father’s sheet metal shop.
During World War II, Alderson improved missile guidance systems for the U.S. military and developed a special coating that helped enhance vision on submarine periscopes. He then formed Alderson Research Labs, a company that designed an anthropomorphic test device later known as the crash test dummy. Weighing approximately the same as humans, these mechanical surrogates were used by the military and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to test ejection seats, parachutes and exposure to radiation.
The first crash test dummies for the automobile industry were cadavers. Since the bodies deteriorated quickly during repeat trials and had no uniformity in size or shape, automakers began seeking a new way to test its safety features. Alderson built the first automobile test dummy in 1960, but few took notice until five years later when former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader published the book, “Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile.” In 1966, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act passed, which authorized the government to set and regulate safety standards for motor vehicles and highways.
Alderson’s dummy, which was built specifically for automotive testing, resembled an average-sized adult man. It had a nearly featureless face, a steel rib cage, articulated joints and a flexible neck and lumbar spine. Instruments designed to collect data during crashes were implanted inside the dummy’s head, chest and thighs.
In 1973, Alderson formed Humanoid Systems, another company that designed and produced test dummies. Humanoid Systems and Alderson Research Labs competed against each other until 1990, when they merged to form First Technology Safety Systems. Today, Alderson’s original dummy has been improved and expanded into a high-tech family that includes women, children and infants.
Alderson died on Feb. 11 from complications of myelofibrosis and pneumonia. He was 90.
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Bao zhenwei March 30, 2005 at 5:56 pm
Dear Mr.Samuel W. Alderson,
I am a safety engineer at the crash test in Shanghai,China. My major job is Dummy Working.
I hope to show my best respect and appreciation to you, because you had made a great effort to provide the world the best thing — Dummy.
With it, many and many people survivaled from accident, and the world come to much more safety.
God bless you, and we will try our best to follow you will to cut down the injure and save more people.
Have a nice day in heaven.
Bao zhenwei
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JAMES ROBERTSON April 9, 2005 at 3:21 pm
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT SAMUEL ALDERSON BIRTHDATE?
Michael Alderson June 19, 2005 at 2:55 pm
I wish to thank all of you for your best wishes and support. Samuel was my grandfather, and it has been wonderful to stuble across this message board. Thanks again.
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Boynton Beach Historical Society » Agriculture
Category Archives: Attractions
Boynton Beach Memories
By Janet DeVries Naughton | June 23, 2019 - 9:56 pm | June 25, 2019 Agriculture, Attractions, Fishing, History, Landmarks, Uncategorized
“What’s your earliest Boynton Beach memory?” If one asked that question on the street, the beach, at the mall or even on Facebook, it’s likely there’d be dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of different early memories, visions (or versions) of Boynton. That’s because we all have our personal memories, our familial stories. We may have been born in different eras, grew up in a different neighborhood, or hung out at different places.
There’s probably some commonalities, like food. People tend to fondly remember food. It wouldn’t be an oversimplification to say that Bud’s Chicken, Lucy’s Donuts, Lucille and Otley’s Restaurant and Sal’s (or Danny’s) Pizza comes up. Who the heck is Danny, anyway? Oh, he’s a new kid on the block, like many of you (Welcome to the neighborhood).
Other common threads are the beach, A1A and the Boynton Inlet. Just don’t call it by it’s official name (The South Lake Worth Inlet). That would irritate generations of people who are certain the name is the Boynton Inlet—and that would be especially confusing because there’s a town nearby named Lake Worth. Or is that Lake Worth Beach? Depends upon who you ask, and when they moved here.
And the Boynton Beach Mall. Again, everyone has their version. Back when there was NOTHING to do in little old quiet Boynton, the mall was a HUGE deal. Jordan Marsh, Burdines, food, games, hanging out in something called air-conditioning…ahh. Then there’s haters…haters gonna hate—and supporters. Like mall walkers. They love the mall. And dad, Sears is one of his favorite stores. Oh dear, Sears is gone. Lots of people will say that Sears, ToysRUs, and K-Mart or whatever store is lame—until it’s gone. Then they miss it and post all kinds of photographs wishing that it was still there, and that they could buy some Craftsman tools.
A view of the original bridge over the inlet, sometimes called Rainbow Bridge or Old McDonald Bridge for its twin arches
That reminds me of the Two Georges. No, not the restaurant, the boat. Back in the 1960s (AKA The old days), Boynton was a farming and fishing town. Really, it was. Once the Inlet (the cut to old-timers) opened up, commercial and sport fishermen and even weekend warriors could ride out through the Inlet to perhaps the best fishing spots in the country. That was before wave runners, jet-skis and selfies. The Two Georges was just one of the ½ dozen head boats and several dozen charter boats docked at Boynton marinas. A head boat is a boat where folks pay a few bucks a head (a person) to fish for four hours. They are sometimes called drift boats, because once the captain gets near a favorite fishing spot, or at least the water is a certain depth, he cuts the engine for a time and lets the boat…drift. I won’t tell you what happened to the Two Georges boat (I’ll let the old-timers here chime in), but I can tell you that the Two Georges Restaurant is still here, and so is the Banana Boat. But someone is thinking of the restaurant that was there before the Banana Boat. It begins with an S…..it was owned by the Molle’s…Smokey’s! That’s it, Smokey’s Wharf!
What about the farms? It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that back in the 1970s pretty much everything west of Congress was farmland. West of Military was “the boonies.” That brings us back to the question? What is your version of Boynton? For some it was the blue crabs that flooded the coastal highway, causing tire punctures. For others it was taking horseback riding lessons at one of Boynton’s many stables. Others recall fishing off N. 22nd Avenue (what’s that you say?)…I mean Gateway Blvd. There was a Go-Kart and midget car race track on Lawrence Road…and a citrus farm where you could drink fresh squeezed orange juice, ride a tram through the groves, eat pie, see a native Seminole wrestle an alligator. Certainly you remember Knollwood Groves? What about Palm Beach Groves, Sturrock Groves, Indian Hill Groves, Blood’s Hammock Groves? Why did you think there is a school on Lawrence Road called Citrus Cove? Have you any idea where the Rangeline is? State Road 441 (AKA the Everglades). Don’t get me started on the dairies. Or the roses and the orchids. Or the pineapples. Or the toms. Tom who? Tom-a-to.
Times change. Nothing stays the same. People are born. We live, we love, we die. Storms come, storms go, we rebuild, preserve what we can, and honor and memorialize what is gone. Embrace what you’ve got. As Joni Mitchell sang “ … you don’t know what you’ve got
till it’s gone … “
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Boynton’s Unsolved Murder
By Ginger Pedersen | November 5, 2015 - 4:29 am | November 17, 2015 Attractions, Citizens
In reading through old books, newspapers and pioneer accounts, once in a while a name would pop up that intrigued me – Cecil Upton. Various accounts of Cecil described him as eccentric Englishman who bought land in the area that would become Boynton, and that he came from a very wealthy family. With those intriguing clues, the search began for the elusive Englishman of Boynton.
Mr. Upton first appears in a book describing the accomplishments of various Upton family members. Upton was from Long Eaton in Derbyshire, born in 1849, son of William Judd Eaton, a well educated clerk with bachelors and masters degrees to his credit. Cecil too was educated at Oxford. But the great opening of America called Upton, and he emigrated in 1873. Somehow, he made his way to wilds of Florida and bought 40 acres from the State of Florida near Deland on January 4, 1876. Somewhere on his Florida trip, Upton became acquainted with Mason Dwight. Dwight and his family had been some of the very first settlers on Lake Worth, in fact building what could be considered the first true house on Lake Worth, with wood, windows and fixtures brought from Jacksonville, but with a palmetto thatched roof. Life was just too difficult, so Dwight had left his nephew in charge of the Lake Worth homestead while the family had moved further north.
In February of 1876, Dwight came south to check on the Lake Worth homestead and brought with him Cecil Upton. Charles Pierce, in his book Pioneer Life in South Florida, provides our first description of Upton:
Cecil Upton was as Mark Twain describes in one of his books “a remittance man” and although highly educated, was a very odd character. He was forever asking questions that no one could answer, He would suddenly smile when he asked a question in his tremendous voice, and the smile would as quickly vanish when you started to answer. His smile coming and going reminded one of the flashes of lightening in a black cloud. Their first night on the lake they spent at Charley Moore’s. Everyone had been asleep for an hour or more; all but Cecil Upton; he was thinking of the many strange things he had seen, but his thoughts were mostly about coconuts. Suddenly he shouted at the top of his tremendous voice, “Any money in coconuts?” Of course his booming tones awoke everyone in the house. Charlie Moore’s temper was up as he answered “Cut one open and see.”
Pierce then states that Upton bought some land at the land office in Gainesville on his way back to Louisiana, where he was teaching in a Black school.
Upton did not buy any land at that time. He did buy 40 acres in 1880, 82 acres in 1881 and 90 acres in 1888, all located north of present day downtown Boynton along what would become the Federal highway and railroad, stretching to Lake Worth waterway (Intracoastal). He also appears on the 1880 Census as living in Louisiana, a single man teaching school. So he sat on those 200 acres in Florida, paying the taxes and selling a few small parcels here and there.
Somewhere around 1910, Upton appears to have retired to Boynton to finally live on the land he had bought 30 years prior. When he first had the land, he had planted many tropical trees including coconuts, mango, bananas and pineapple. He was on the 1910 Census in Boynton, and listed his occupation as “farmer.” By 1920, his business interests were changing, and he purchased the original Scotia Plantation house owned by John Brown and opened “Upton’s Chicken Dinners.” It was only briefly open, and eventually became a “roadhouse” where liquor was sold during prohibition.
Upton increasingly became a recluse. Rumors began to circulate that Upton was very wealthy, receiving regular payments from his rich sister in England.
Tagged Cecil Upton, Charles Pierce, crime, England, Hypoluxo, unsolved murder
Discovery of unusual postcard of the 1909 shipwreck Coquimbo and the tale of two Clydes
By Janet DeVries Naughton | February 22, 2015 - 11:58 pm | November 5, 2015 Attractions, History, Neighborhoods
Postcard of the 1909 shipwreck, the Coquimbo
After years of searching for photographs of the 1909 shipwreck, The Coquimbo, on December 19th I spotted a postcard for sale on the Internet. As I read the title “Boynton FL Bark Shipwreck Coquimbo Floral Border c1910 Postcard,” my pulse quickened. When I opened the listing and viewed the photograph of the three-masted sailing ship, my heart skipped a beat. I scrolled down and stared at the reverse side. Postmarked August 9, 1909 and sporting a one-cent stamp, the message read
“Boynton Fl. 8/8/09 – Dear Roger. It has ben (sic) a long time since I have heard from you so I wanto (sic) know if you are still living. I have ben (sic) all over hell since I last wrote you but I am home now carpentering. clyde.”
I stared at the card and message for a few moments, then clicked ‘Buy-it-Now.’ I had to secure this image to add to the historic record of Palm Beach County and the city of Boynton Beach. I had an idea of who the sender was – there were only two young men named Clyde living in the Boynton area in 1910.
The Norwegian barkentine ship is legendary in Boynton Beach. During the pioneer era of the 1880s-1910s, many ships reportedly ran aground and sunk in the waters only several hundred yards off the Boynton coast. The Coquimbo is especially important to the history of Boynton as the 225-foot long ship carried a precious cargo of pine lumber and many of the early frame houses and buildings were constructed with the lumber.
Boynton, Florida settlement, about 1910
After the barque ran aground on a reef January 31, 1909, the 15 crew members were rescued and reportedly camped on the beach using the ship’s sails as makeshift tents. The big sailing ship drew attention from the guests at the Boynton Hotel and was the talk of the town. After efforts to right the ship failed, Capt. I Clausen placed a notice for auction in the Miami Metropolis, auctioning off the cargo, rigging, supplies and most useful of all to the people of Boynton, the lumber.
The precious postcard held several clues. Initially, I suspected the card was sent by Clyde Murray, the oldest son of Horace B. and Mary Murray. The elder Murray, a carpenter and farmer, arrived in the tropical wilderness we now call Boynton Beach from Michigan in January, 1896 to build Maj. Nathan S. Boynton’s beachfront hotel. The fact that the sender came back “home,” and was “carpentering” sounded like a Murray following in his father’s steps.
This message also shed light on the massive building boom in Boynton, providing evidence to the stories about the many houses and buildings constructed of Coquimbo lumber springing up between 1909 and 1911. The sender evidently returned to Boynton to lend his carpentry skills to aid in the building boom.
My hunch proved wrong. After checking census records, I discovered Clyde Murray was born in 1893 rendering him merely 16 years of age in 1909.
Horace Bentley Murray Family, about 1900. Clyde (center, behind his mother)
Now to check out the other Clyde!
C.O. Miller is best known for creating Boynton’s most enduring and splendid roadside attraction, Rainbow Tropical Gardens. In addition, the master gardener designed the exquisite gardens of the famed Addison Mizner designed Cloister Inn.
Born Clyde O’Brien Miller in 1885, near Logansport, Indiana, Miller worked as a brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad before settling in Boynton in 1909.
A year later, at age 25, he married Leona Austin, one of Frank Austin’s three daughters.
The year before Clyde and Leona’s nuptials her sister Frona drowned in a tragic accident, while attempting to cross the canal on a waterlogged barge. A third sister, Nellie, married Capt. Walter “Pop” Lyman, son of Lantana founder, M.B. Lyman.
Frank Austin owned a farm and building supply store next to the Florida East Coast railway tracks on Lake Street (now Boynton Beach Blvd.)
The population of the Boynton settlement at that time numbered less than 700, and it is possible Miller met Miss Austin at her father’s store or at a Methodist Church activity. As a carpenter, Miller likely needed building supplies and tools from the store.
By following census records, news accounts and government documents, it seems Miller did indeed move about or travel often (as described in his 1909 postcard).
Clyde Miller and Leona Austin had four children, including Vivian Alice, Clyde Austin, and Merna. The firstborn, Averon Mae, born January 19, 1911 in Logansport, Indiana, died at about age six, probably from the influenza epidemic that claimed the lives of many, especially the very young, the elderly and the infirm. Averon’s tiny body has rested in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach since her 1917 death.
A World War I Registration Card dated September 12, 1918, listed Miller’s occupation as a fisherman at Webster’s Fisheries in West Palm Beach. The record describes him as tall and stout, with light blue eyes and dark hair.
He served as a sheriff in Okeechobee briefly after the War.
By 1921, Clyde owned and operated Rainbow’s End Nursery on north U.S. 1. He specialized in tropical and semi-tropical plants. This nursery became Rainbow Tropical Gardens, one of the most famous attractions in Palm Beach County in the 1920s-1950s era.
More on Clyde Miller, Rainbow Tropical Gardens and its incarnations in an upcoming blog.
Tagged addison mizner, Atlantic Ocean, barkentine, Benvenuto's, Bernards, boot-leggers, Boynton Beach, Coquimbo, Florida, palm beach county, pioneers, postcards, roadside attractions, rum runners, scenic Florida, shipwreck, shipwrecks, tropical Florida, tropical gardens
The “Other” Boynton Beach
By Janet DeVries Naughton | August 6, 2014 - 4:22 pm | October 23, 2015 Attractions, Entertainment, Fishing, History, Landmarks, Uncategorized
In my days working as archivist for the Boynton Beach City Library, every once in a while I’d get a phone call from an enthusiastic caller who thought they discovered a rare image of Boynton Beach. I adore finding new (old) images of Boynton Beach, so you can imagine my excitement as I anticipated this revealing, deeper glimpse into the faded history of our fair city.
A group of young people enjoying the time at the shore.
Envision my disappointment, and theirs, when I scrutinized the photograph and determined it was not Boynton Beach, Florida.
How did I know the images were not Boynton Beach? Well, the trees weren’t right (we had pines and palms). The big Ferris Wheel and merry-go-round, while resplendent for their time, weren’t representative of our Boynton Beach.
Beach-goers flocked to the New Jersey shore in the summer-time.
The other Boynton Beach, in this case, was a New Jersey waterfront resort established by another Boynton, Cassimer Whitman Boynton, a native of Maine. It was located in Woodbridge Township near Perth Amboy.
There are many similarities and even more differences in Boynton Beach, New Jersey and Boynton Beach, Florida.
One of the amenities in Boynton Beach, New Jersey
Similarities between Boynton Beach, New Jersey (also known as Sewaren) and the Boynton Beach Hotel in Florida.
Both places called Boynton Beach
Both established as resorts for wealthy northerners
Both on the waterfront
Both offered postcards as souvenirs to guests
Both had wooden hotels for guests to stay
Visitors arrived to both resorts via train or boat
Both had a bathing beach with a bathhouse
Both had a shooting range
Both offered fishing and boating excursions
Both began in the late 1800s
Both the resort in New Jersey and the Hotel Boynton in Florida closed by 1925
Pleasure boating.
Differences between Boynton Beach, New Jersey (also known as Sewaren) and the Boynton Beach Hotel in Florida (established by Major Nathan Smith Boynton of Port Huron, Michigan).
This undivided back postcard shows the bathing beach and bath houses.
Started by different Boynton families (they were both descendants of Sir Matthew Boynton)
The Boynton Beach in New Jersey attracted visitors in the summer months
The Boynton Beach in Florida attracted visitors in the winter months
The Boynton Beach in New Jersey offered amusement rides, a Nickelodeon, photographic booths and pony rides.
The Boynton Beach in New Jersey had a hot dog stand and an ice cream stand
The Boynton Beach in Florida offered dining in the Boynton Beach Hotel dining room. Meals were included for $2.00 a day in 1898.
The Boynton Beach in New Jersey had a dance pavilion with live orchestra’s every Saturday in night in the summer.
The Boynton Beach in New Jersey had a pier.
The Ferris Wheel. Boynton Beach, New Jersey
Both of the resorts closed by 1925. The New Jersey property was sold to the Shell Oil Company. The Florida Boynton property was managed by A.E. Parker, Major Boynton’s son-in-law until 1925. The area is now known as Ocean Ridge.
The Dancing Pavillion. Boynton Beach, New Jersey
The faded picture postcards of both Boynton Beach resorts are the remnants of this idyllic time in history.
Pre- 1907 postcard of Boynton Beach New Jersey.
More information about Boynton Beach in New Jersey may be found at the following websites:
Hatala, Greg. The Star Ledger. (2013)
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2013/07/glimpse_of_history_cabanas_at_boynton_beach.html
History of Sewaren. http://mhswebtvprinting.tripod.com/wrcsewarenhistory.html.
ThatNJVideoGuy. Historical Boynton Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpnS1jlVxG0.
Trueger, V. Sewaren’s History. (2011) Garden State Legacy. Issue 11. http://gardenstatelegacy.com/files/Sewarens_Heyday_Troeger_GSL11_PRINT.pdf.
Tagged boardwalk, Boynton Beachl, ferris wheel, fishing, Florida, hotel, merry-go-round, Nathan S. Boynton, New Jersey, Ocean Ridge, Perth Amboy, resort, Sewaren, swimming
Boynton’s Waite Bird Farm
By Janet DeVries Naughton | December 1, 2013 - 8:24 pm | October 23, 2015 Attractions
The Waite Bird farm, founded and operated by Howard and Angela Waite, served as a popular tourist attraction from 1947 to 1978.
Waite Bird Farm
The bird farm, located on North Federal Highway at the Boynton city limits, once existed as the state of Florida’s largest breeder of rare and exotic birds.
The breeding farm first operated as the Lewis Bird Farm.
The Waites, along with son Howard, relocated to Lake Worth, Florida from Ohio in the early 1940s. Howard, formerly a radio engineer, married Angela Kellacky, a teacher from Chicago in 1928.
Angela Waite
The Waites raised the birds in colonies, with Angela nurturing and hand feeding the fledglings and Howard traveling to Mexico to buy birds and other animals for the zoo and to sell.
Howard Waite, Sr.
The popular tourist attraction drew visitors from all over the state. People flocked to see the colorful parrots, toucans, ostriches, peacocks and macaws. The zoo at the Waite Bird Farm included giant tortoises, trained monkeys, alligators and a leopard.
Growing up surrounded by animals and caring for sick species inspired Howard Waite, Jr. to study veterinary medicine at Alabama Polytechnic University (now Auburn University). Following his 1959 graduation he served as veterinarian for his family’s menagerie.
Howard Waite, Jr., high school football photograph
In the next few years, he, along with Charlie Camus and George Samra founded the Zoological Society of Palm Beach County which led to the 1969 establishment of the the Dreher Park Zoo (now the Palm Beach Zoo) with colleague Paul Dreher.
After the Florida Turnpike extended its concrete ribbon through South Florida, traffic passing the quaint landmark dwindled and condominiums and large stores replaced the allure and charm of roadside Florida.
The bird farm closed in 1960, however the Waites continued operating the business as a pet shop until 1978.
In the late 1970s and 1980s, Howard Waite, Jr. used his artistic talent to contribute to the Florida Audubon and other wildlife magazines with his pen and ink drawings.
Today Howard “Bud” Waite lives in east Boynton Beach and is an active member of the Boynton Beach Historical Society. The building once housing Boynton’s exotic pet dealership stills exists on the corner of North Federal between Potter and Dimick Roads.
Dr. Howard “Bud” Waite, 2012
Tagged alligator farm, bird farm, Boynton Beach, florida tourism, Florida's attractions, palm beach zoo
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Prof. Susanne Augenhofer's research stay at the University of Oxford
From October 25 until October 28, 2021, Prof. Susanne Augenhofer from the Department of Business Law at the University of Innsbruck travelled to Oxford. There, she met with colleagues from the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford.
Prof. Augenhofer first met with Prof. Adams-Prassl to discuss their joint research interests. They were working on developing a conceptual framework for access to justice and compare the situation in the European Union – with Austria as an example for detailed review – and the United Kingdom, using the United States as a reference country. They also examined how access to justice can be improved through digital means.
Prof. Augenhofer was invited to join a dinner with colleagues at Magdalens College which provided for "an interesting insight into college life at Oxford" as she said.
On October 27, she gave a guest lecture on "Access to Justice in the Digital Age" at the European Law Discussion Group which took place as a hybrid event. Three PdD students had been in charge of the organization of the lecture and hence, Prof. Augenhofer had the opportunity to engage with students in Oxford too. After the talk, she had the chance to catch up with Prof. Hugh Beale, one of the “fathers” of European Private Law.
As for future plans, Prof. Augenhofer and Prof. Adams-Prassl plan a research visit to the University of Innsbruck in spring 2022. Furthermore, Prof. Augenhofer wants to return to the University of Oxford for a longer period in fall 2022.
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There are numerous books written by Historians concerning the development of the known Perro de Presa Canario (the “Canary Dog of Prey”). Documentation of the original, holding dogs date back to the XV and XVI centuries. Following the conquest of the Canary Islands it is theorized dogs of great size may have existed or were brought there by the Spanish Conquistadors or possibly both. What is known was the function for which these dogs were developed; guarding farms, struggling with cattle and the extermination of wild or stray dogs.
There are several theories regarding the genetic contributions to the creation of the Presa Canario. It is almost certain that the cattle dog, the Iberian Presa (Perro de Ganado Majorero) provided a start to the founding of the Canary Presa. The Ganado was a mastiff type of average size, rustic, intelligent with an intuitive instinct, a fearless guardian. Several other Hispanic breeds contributed to the Presas formation, especially the Presa Espanol in its large varieties and the bulldog varieties (Alano), known for its clutching instincts. In time the island dogs developed into a completely differentiated breed due to the influence of the Spanish breeds. Around the XVIII century, the English colonists, traders and merchants brought their Bandogges and Tiedogs – predecessors of the Bulldogs and Mastiffs – to the Canary Islands. Shortly thereafter, the English introduced their gladiator breeds (Bulldogs and Bull/Terriers) and began crossbreeding with the then existent “Perro de Presa” of the Canary Archipelago. To what degree did each of these introduced breeds contribute genetically to the overall development of the Presa Canario remains unanswerable.
The final ingredient that completes the foundation of the Presa Canario was the genetic infusion of the Bardino Majorero, a pre-Hispanic sheepdog originating on the Island of Fuerteventura. This dog was introduced for its intelligence, physical resistance, offering of excellent guardian instincts with little bark, extraordinary set of teeth and incorruptible courage. The combination of known holding dogs, holding dogs of the continent and the Bardino Majorero, started a new grouping of holding dogs. New to the traditional functions of guarding and catching livestock was added a new function, the fight.
In the 1940′s the prohibition of dog fighting was ordered throughout the islands, although clandestine fights were known to continue during the next decade. It was during this period the Presa Canario numbers truly faltered. The sovereignty of the island Presa worsened further with the introduction of the German shepherd, the Doberman pinscher, and the Great Dane. The island dog fancier’s interest now focused on these new breeds, almost causing the demise of the Presa Canario breed. During this darkened period the Presa was relegated in small numbers to farmers and herdsmen as their primary guard dog.
Reconstruction of the nearly extinct Presa Canario began in earnest back in the early 1970′s. Reputable breeders bred strong Presas that were rustic, massive, vigorous, and functional, who had acute watchdog instincts, a strong temperament, calm yet confident and were extremely territorial with unlimited courage. This dog when defending what he considers his would withstand the harshest of punishments without surrendering his position.
Full recovery of the Presa Canario heritage started in the year 1982, when a group of breeders from the island of Tenerife formed an association with the goal to propagate the resurgence of the Presa Canario as started in the previous decades. The Club Espanol de Presa Canario ( CEPRC ) was formed incorporating breeders from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma. In January 1983, the club was recognized by the REAL CANINE SOCIETY CENTRAL of SPAIN (RSCFRCE). This club’s efforts and successes were duly instrumental in bringing forth the many new “Champions of Breed” as judged at the ongoing annual Monographic events, held in the islands and mainland. And now, a renewed interest in the breed has extended into the European continent and the Americas.
The Perro de Presa Canario is a large Molosser-type dog breed originally bred for working livestock. The name of the breed is Spanish, means “Canarian catch dog,” and is often shortened to “Presa Canario” or simply “Presa.” The breed is also called Dogo Canario, meaning Canarian Molosser.
First introduced to the world outside of Spain’s Canary Islands by the American Anthropologist Dr. Carl Semencic in an article for Dogworld Magazine and in his books on the subject of rare breeds of dogs, the Presa Canario or “Canary Dog” is a large sized dog with a thick and muscular body. The head is broad, massive, square, and powerful. Proper head and good expression are part of the breed standard, and are manifest in the best breed specimens. The ears are normally cropped, both to create a more formidable expression and to prevent damage while working with cattle. If cropped the ears stand erect. In countries where ear cropping is banned the ears are close fitting to the head, they hang down and should be pendant or “rose” shaped. The lips are thick and hang in an inverted V where they join; the flews may be slightly loose. The interior lips are dark.
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Males average between 23 to 26 inches (58 to 66 cm) at the withers with a minimum weight of 100 pounds (45 kg). Females average between 22 to 25 inches (56 to 63 cm) at the withers with a minimum weight of 85 pounds (39 kg). Very high weights could lead to a number of health problems. Too much weight is also known to compromise the dog’s athleticism and working ability.
The breed is also characterized by a sloping topline (with the rear being slightly higher than the shoulders). Another characteristic of the breed is the shape of the paws (cat foot) and the catlike movement of the animal. The body is mesomorphic, that is, slightly longer than the dog is tall, contributing to the feline movement. The Presa should be powerful, balanced, and imposing in appearance. It is heavily built, but able to move with great athleticism.
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GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Irwin guilty in 2nd trial
January 26, 2011 - By MARY ANN GREIER
LISBON - New trial, new defense team, same result - a guilty verdict against Andrew Irwin for murdering Emily Foreman.
"I think the verdict speaks for itself," Columbiana County Prosecutor Robert Herron said Tuesday.
A heavy security presence, including Sheriff Ray Stone, stood in the Common Pleas courtroom as the result was read to a packed gallery of family members for both the victim and the defendant, along with staff members from the prosecutor's office and court.
Irwin's mother, Cheryl Carpenter, let out a cry then quietly sobbed in the arms of her husband. As the 12-member jury was polled individually, each saying their verdict was guilty, Irwin himself sat with his head in his right hand, looking down.
When the jury was excused to leave the room, he just sat there instead of standing as he had done throughout the trial as a show of respect. Most of his family members and supporters, his attorneys Jennifer Gorby and Fred Naragon, the prosecution team and the victim's family members all stood.
The decision came one week after a new set of jurors started hearing the gruesome details about what happened to Emily, a 21-year-old woman who was stabbed multiple times in her mother's home on Anderson Boulevard in Liverpool Township on Aug. 23, 2006.
For the second time since 2006, a jury reached the same conclusion - that the 29-year-old Irwin purposely caused her death. Irwin was already convicted of the murder in March 2007 by another jury and sentenced to 15 years to life, but the 7th District Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and sentence, resulting in the new trial.
Judge C. Ashley Pike of Common Pleas Court, the same judge who presided over the first trial, presided over this one in his renovated courtroom. He'll schedule sentencing for a later date. Irwin will again face a possible sentence of 15 years to life, meaning he'll be eligible to request parole after 15 years. He can also file an appeal.
Attorneys for both the prosecution and defense presented detailed closing arguments Tuesday morning, with the judge then delivering instructions to the jury. Jurors received the case at noon, went to lunch, then started deliberations at 1 p.m., indicating a verdict had been reached at 4:20 p.m.
"Finally this is going to be over for awhile. The family is very, very happy with another guilty verdict," Emily's eldest sister, Lisa Rayl, said.
Emily's family members included her three sisters, her brother, her mother Kim Koerber, her grandmother, her sister-in-law, cousins and nieces and nephews. All or some were present throughout the trial proceedings, as were the family members for Irwin. Koerber and Carpenter weren't permitted in the courtroom during the trial since they were on witness lists. Only Carpenter testified.
Rayl said Irwin has affected the whole family in a lot of ways and they're hoping to have no more contact with him.
"We love Emily. We've all been here because justice needed to be served for Emily and for our family. We needed to see it for it to be over," she said. "She was not perfect, but we loved her."
Rayl also acknowledged the attorneys who handled the case, saying the prosecution was "awesome."
Herron acknowledged the efforts of all the agencies involved in the case, including Liverpool Township Police Chief Charles Burgess and his officers, the East Liverpool Police Department, the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation from the Ohio Attorney General's office and the Columbiana County and Cuyahoga County coroner's offices.
He also acknowledged the efforts of his staff, including Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Gamble, Assistant Prosecutor Tammie Riley Jones and Investigator Jim Brown.
When asked if the fact that Irwin testified this time around made any difference, Herron said "it certainly presented a different tenet to the case."
"These types of cases are particularly difficult because the defendant has had an opportunity for a year or more to pore over the transcripts of what was said, knows all the evidence and every word...so essentially they have our playbook," he said.
In this case, when Irwin testified, he touched on every part of the state's case, from the blood on his body to how his DNA ended up inside the victim's purse. In closing arguments, Jones described his testimony as "a story precisely choreographed to respond to the state's evidence."
"I think the jury saw through that," Herron said, commending them for their service and noting their time involved and the responsibility they held. "We are absolutely convinced that their verdict was consistant with the evidence."
A message asking for comment was left for Naragon, but was not returned.
The case followed a lengthy path to reach the second guilty verdict with a lot of twists and turns from the date of the stabbing to now. While awaiting the first trial, Irwin was convicted of vandalism for his part in a riot at the county jail and now he's awaiting sentencing for assaulting one corrections officer and spitting at another one since his return to the jail from prison.
While he was in prison, one of the victim's sisters, Rebecca Foreman, was convicted for smuggling drugs to him.
His previous attorney, George Kafantaris, was disbarred for some of his dealings with clients in Trumbull County. Kafantaris also served some jail time in Columbiana County for two contempt findings for his actions during the first Irwin trial, including waving a tape in front of jurors after they reached their verdict, saying here is your murderer, trying to claim someone else did it.
The actions of Kafantaris were part of the reason Irwin won a new trial, with an appellate court saying he had ineffective assistance of counsel. Irwin won't be able to appeal this verdict until after he's been sentenced. He remains in the county jail with no bond.
Mary Ann Greier can be reached at mgreier@salemnews.net
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**Update** I say he is a candidate, he WAS in 2012 and lost the primary. If he's running 2014 for anything, I don't see any official announcement. Still, this really changes nothing I wrote below. **
Well that's the headline from far-left website Addicting Info. Still, this does seem pretty damning on the surface. While I have little use for hypocrites, I do toss the term on the left quite a bit. Of course we aren't going to give the people we disagree with any slack, human nature. We excuse those we agree with and slaughter those we disagree with. Those that are "not us" are the enemy, as Ace once so eloquently opined.
But I also don't really trust those on the left to be fair minded. I have many times disagreed with Newsbusters in getting real nitpicky about those on the left being .. well leftist. Of course they are. You may not like it, I certainly don't agree with their opinions but we shouldn't be surprised about it. But I've never seen any leftist be anything but cutthroat to those they disagree with.
So that all being said, I take this as an opportunity to test someone who I agree with on a number of issues but may be perceived as a hypocrite for taking government money.
First Addicting Info:
Collett discusses his philosophy regarding health insurance
A number of sites have highlighted Greg Collett’s story over the past few days. Apparently enough attention has been pointed in his direction that he felt it necessary to respond. His campaign website has a notice on the home page directing the curious to a page containing his response.
Regarding why he does not carry health insurance:
If government is properly left out of the equation, individuals are to take responsibility for their own situations. If they cannot meet their obligations, they should turn to their families for support. If families are not able to help, they should go to churches or other charitable organizations for assistance. Government should not be involved, period.
Collett stresses that he pays his medical bills, and offers the following observation:
I want to make it very clear that the only reason taxpayers pick up the bill for those that do not pay is strictly due to government mandates to health care providers that violate the proper role of government.
Is he saying what he seems to be saying? Because what he seems to be saying is that the government should not require that hospitals treat patients who cannot afford their treatment. This echoes the sentiment of the crowd members who yelled “let him die!” at a 2011 Republican debate.
Jeez where do I begin? First off, the "Let him die!" myth. No one ever yelled that:
One problem: No one shouted "Let him die" at the Republican debate televised on CNN and hosted by Wolf Blitzer. As Times Watch reported back on September 23, 2011 after the paper first forwarded this falsity as fact: "It was debate moderator Wolf Blitzer who actually used the words 'let him die,' when asking candidate Ron Paul a loaded question about letting a hypothetical man die for lack of health insurance. There is no auditory evidence anyone at all in the crowd shouted such a thing...."
So this yahoo has to use a lie to make his point. I now treat everything written as suspect information. Let's start with the claim that he wants the government to not require hospitals to treat patients. Here's the expanded quote and his entire rebuttal can be found here.
I want to make it very clear that the only reason taxpayers pick up the bill for those that do not pay is strictly due to government mandates to health care providers that violate the proper role of government. Those who are worried about taxpayers picking up the tab should direct their energies into changing public policy rather than attacking individuals who make the decision to not carry insurance. As much as some might want to believe otherwise, it is the public policy that is absolutely wrong, not the decision of the individual. The public has been socialized into accepting many falsehoods over time, leading to our current mess of government policies regarding health, medicine, health care, and insurance.
Those who insist that the taxpayer will end up footing the bill have also just inadvertently lost all standing for arguing the need for a public welfare program for health care. If uninsured individuals just end up getting bailed out by taxpayers, why do we need programs like Medicaid or "Obamacare"?
What Gregg is talking about here is not "Health Care" but the payment of services. Is he saying that hospitals should be allowed to turn people away that need care? I don't believe so, he is saying that the system of public programs that have been pushed on to the American people, whether we want them or not has colored our idea of how health care should work. The heart of it is that the left thinks that without the government, hospitals would be some sort of ticket taking, check your credit before you can enter type of place. Instead of the institutionalized, hours long in the waiting room like it is in Canada now.
The best and most long lived charitable and social organizations in this country started in the late 1800's, during a time the left would have you believe the "robber barons" stole everything from this country. The Boy Scouts and the Salvation Army to name but two. You know what? The Salvation Army is still helping people but the EBT program went on the fritz during the shutdown. The government programs are all controlled by people whose primary interest is their political future. The Salvation Army is controlled by people whose primary interest is helping people. So a government charity will always have problems, will always have corruption and will always be less helpful to the people it's supposed to help than to the people that run it.
And that's what I believe Gregg is trying to convey, that the government as a system of charity will always hurt more people than it helps. That it's up to us to do these things on our own. Nature abhors a vacuum. We will as a people try to help whenever we can. These there is always someone who will start philanthropic organizations to help people in a variety of ways. And it's usually those evil rich people who made tons of money who do it. Jerry Lewis with the MDA. Bill Gates has tons of them. Yes, even far left Susan Sarandon has a lot charities she does with the money she made as an actress. Passionate people are always more effective than government.
Now let's talk about the attacks on the man's personal life. He has too many kids and he uses government programs he himself opposes. Let's look at two opinions on the matter:
First off, if you think a person has too many or too few kids, go screw yourself. It is not your business.
Secondly, if you use the government programs to support those kids, you make it everyone's business because taxpayers have to foot the bill.
I would say that both of those statements are true in the current system we live in. The first statement is basic human rights that can't be changed but the second involves tax and spend policies that we can change. If there weren't government programs, the taxes wouldn't be so high. And then a person pursuing his happiness on a software developer's salary would have a much easier time doing so because the government wouldn't be taking so much of his salary.
Now let's follow the dominos as they fall. If everyone was taking care of themselves and had more money in their pockets, the economy would be in better shape. If the economy was in better shape, companies would be expanding. When companies expand, they require more workers. More jobs mean workers are at a premium which means salaries go up. So now Mr. Gregg has more money from a higher salary and from government taking less.
And government would win too since the pie is bigger and more revenue is coming in. But it must restrain itself in creating these well-meaning but ultimately failing programs so that it does not spend more than what comes in. Instead, it helps the organizations like the Salvation Army through tax deductions and such.
Milton Freedman and Adam Smith spoke of the invisible hand going through a free society making everything better as time goes on. Not every single person benefited because those who make bad choices will have consequences happen but facing those consequences reduced the amount of bad choices. If you have government handing out money with no requirements, people can stay on drugs and alcohol without facing those consequences of those bad choice. But the rest of us will find ways to succeed through hard work and innovation. More often than not, everyone benefits from the innovator's success.
I've never worked for Microsoft but I owe a lot to Bill Gates. I have worked hard thanks to his company's products and will be able to support my family and myself comfortably because of it, much better than I ever would living off the government.
Gregg's point is that the system that's in place forces him to take money. I have also adopted two children, I know what he's talking about. I was fortunate in not having to go through the foster system to do it but I do remember what the process was if I had chosen that route and it wasn't pretty. With the way the government has wrecked the economy, how it's keeping people from getting ahead with it's punitive tax system and providing services poorly but at a cost that gives people really NO CHOICE (I thought the left loved choice?) but take those services, Gregg feels trapped in a system that derides him for his choices to try to provide homes for children.
This is a man who wants to adopt and give children a loving home. The government has put him in a no-win situation. If he doesn't take the kids, they get no home but he gets to keep his principles of not taking government money. If he takes the kids, they have set the playing field and the rules so in order to make sure the kids are cared for, he has to take taxpayers money.
So the left rigs the game and then derides those who would like to change it because once forced into it, they realize how bad it is? And now he's a hypocrite?
No. He's not. He appears to me someone who has dealt with the bureaucracy and has had enough. He wants to change it. He freely and openly admits to using what he feels is a bad system. He is transparent and honest about his desire for change.
My advice to Mr Collett: You speak well in various academic tones about the concepts of freedom and government overreach. Make it personal. Show why your desire for change is so fierce. Show how frustrated you are with the system. Show how if the taxes weren't so bad and if the market was running the health care system, how much easier it would be. How you could be free of bureaucrats telling you what forms you have to fill out, what rules you have to follow. How bad the foster care system is to the kids and how much better off the ones you adopted are without it.
Repeat and repeat and repeat some more. Good luck to you sir.
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Vidya Saha: For the love of learning
“Opportunities won’t come knocking on my door. I have to go out and explore them.”
So says Vidya Saha, who exudes positive, inspiring energy as she settles into her new life in Canada.
She arrived from India just over a year ago (September 2012) “for the betterment of my children’s future.” She encouraged one of her sons to apply to the University of Guelph at the same time as other family members were completing their applications for permanent residency. She fondly remembers that the university accepted all her son’s credits from a year of studies at Delhi University, which allowed him to enter U of Guelph in second year. Another son with a graduate degree in engineering is now gaining Canadian experience in a job related to his field.
As her sons find their way in Guelph, Vidya, a school teacher with 17 years of teaching experience, is actively exploring opportunities that build on her passion for teaching. After working in a “survival job” during her first three months in Canada, she realized that she “wasn’t going in the right direction,” and decided to complement her international education with a Canadian diploma. Vidya enrolled in a Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program in Mississauga, which she’ll be completing in November. And the busy woman is also taking interpreter training through Immigrant Services – Guelph Wellington!
But she’s also clearly passionate about volunteering, which she feels is helping her gain Canadian experience and build a social network. She has been involved with Project Wisdom (a program hosted by Immigrant Services that focuses on senior immigrants’ issues), for which she staged a play at the University of Guelph called Old is Gold. And starting November 9, she will be conducting yoga classes at Immigrant Services (926 Paisley Rd) on Saturdays from 3:30-5:00 pm, and providing English practice opportunities at the same time. She was also a volunteer yoga teacher at the YMCA-YWCA for three months, and recently translated a Robert Munsch story in Hindi on video for the Guelph Public Library.
Vidya’s social personality is obvious when she is asked what advice she would give to other newcomers: “Go out and talk to people, mingle.” She also feels that immigrants shouldn’t compromise and do work they don’t want to do just to survive. But this means, she says, that immigrants should get to know more about Canada before taking the final leap. “Do your homework well before you land,” she advises. While Vidya acknowledges that life hasn’t been easy since she arrived, she also says that “nothing good comes easy,” and that immigrants should always seek information about services and opportunities rather than isolate themselves.
Vidya sees lack of language skills as the biggest barrier for immigrant integration, which explains her interest in pursuing TESL and interpretation training. She has some advice that applies equally to both immigrants AND various levels of government in Canada: “Invest in language instruction.” Immigrants need to invest time and effort to learn English well, and governments need to invest in more language training services.
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The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students to enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry. RIX Research and Media is a research and development centre based at the University of East London (UEL) that is dedicated to developing Web and Social Media and exploring new ways to work with these tools for the benefit of people with intellectual disabilities.
The Centre co-develops software and best practice working approaches with people with disabilities, their teachers, families and supporters to explore innovative, inclusive approaches to learning, health and social care. We use a ‘Living Lab’ model, whereby prototype software and models of training and support are developed and piloted in collaboration with users in the community. The Centre works with local and national government organisations and ‘3rd Sector’ groups that vary in scale from international organisations such as Inclusion Europe, to small Specialist Schools in the UK and adult learning Centres in our local East London neighbourhood.
RIX Research and Media can bring to the project the Multimedia Advocacy tools and methods that we have developed. These can both add to the range of educational tools that comprise the Kit the project intends to develop and trial, and be used to engage people with and without disability and autism as participant researchers and co-developers. Andy Minnion, RIX Research and Media director successfully lead on many national and international research projects and together with his team developed a range of products, services and publications.
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War Games: What it means to threaten a diverse cultural and architectural heritage
Posted by TheConversation | Jan 14, 2020 |
By Kishwar Rizvi, Professor in the History of Art Islamic Art and Architecture, Yale University
President Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic of Iran in a tweet on January 4 that the U.S. would target Iranian cultural sites, if provoked.
His threat followed the United States’ killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, the foreign branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which set off fears of retaliation. The Iranian government vowed to avenge his death, followed by missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq on Jan. 7.
Trump’s angry tweet, which was immediately condemned by many, may never become reality, even as tensions in the region escalate. The Pentagon, contradicting Trump, has ruled out the possibility of attacks on cultural sites and acknowledged that such an action would be a war crime. Talking to reporters later, Trump said, that he “likes to obey the law.”
Nevertheless, it is important to understand the significance of Iran’s heritage sites to its people, and to the broader Shiite community – and what the world would lose with their destruction.
A diverse architectural heritage
Trump did not name the 52 cultural sites he threatened to attack. But as a scholar of Islamic art and architecture who has done fieldwork on religious and national monuments in Iran for the past 25 years, I can imagine that among his targets would be several remarkable monuments that exemplify Iran’s glorious history.
The ancient palace complex of Persepolis was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979. Persepolis, located in the Fars province of southern Iran, was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, which ruled this region from 550 BC to 330 B.C. The magnificent structures of ancient Persepolis reflect the history of Iran as part of a great Persian empire, which once extended from the Balkans to western India.
The audience hall of one of the oldest buildings at Persepolis, Apadana Palace, was built by the Persian King Darius I. Massive stone reliefs on its processional stairways that depict a royal feast are important examples of the architecture of the ancient Near East. Its history is intertwined with that of other great civilizations, such as the Greeks, who sacked Persepolis in 330 B.C. under the leadership of Alexander the Great.
Then there is the heavily populated city of Isfahan, in central Iran – the capital of the Safavid Empire, which ruled Iran from 1501 to 1736. The city has some of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in the world. Two iconic monuments on Isfahan’s Naqsh-i Jahan Square, a monumental plaza built at the end of the 16th century and sometimes compared to Venice’s San Marco Plaza, are the Imam Mosque and the Ali Qapu palace.
The mosque, constructed in 1612 by the Safavid King Shah Abbas I as the main place of Friday congregational prayer, is covered with ornate, multicolored calligraphic and floral tiles. The Ali Qapu palace is similarly majestic, with its five-story gateway decorated with intricate wall-paintings and mosaics.
Isfahan and its monuments reflect the glory of the Safavid empire and its central role in trade and politics of the early modern world. As such they are considered national treasures, reflecting the best of Iranian art and culture. But Isfahan, the third largest city in Iran, is also home to two important nuclear facilities, including a plant for the conversion of uranium, making it a vulnerable target for military aggression.
Shiite shrines and pilgrimage networks
Iran’s renowned heritage sites include religious centers venerated by Shii Muslims. The country has been majority Shiite since the 16th century, and views itself as the leader of the global Shii community. It is the primary patron and builder of Shiite institutions across the world, with a focus on holy sites in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
Shiite Muslims revere the family of the prophet, Muhammad, and see his descendants as the rightful leaders of the Muslim world. They differ in their beliefs from Sunni Muslims on the succession that followed the death of the Prophet in 632 A.D. This schism is the fundamental point of contention between Iran and Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia, its regional rival.
The primary sites of Shii veneration are the shrines of the Shii imams and their offspring, which are important pilgrimage destinations, especially during the holy months of Ramadan and Muharram. Among them is the tomb of the eighth imam, Reza, in Mashhad, in northeast Iran. A tomb of his sister Fatima Masuma in Qum, near Tehran, is also of particular significance.
The shrine of Imam Reza was expanded and embellished in the early 17th century as a magnificent architectural complex. It is centered on his mausoleum and includes royal tombs, a massive mosque and an unparalleled collection of historical manuscripts and cultural artifacts.
The shrine of Fatima Masuma in Qum, like that of Imam Reza established in the eighth century, is also a leading Shii seminary. The library and madrassa, or Islamic school, serve thousands of students and scholars. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the ideologue of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, studied and preached there.
They are the only major Shii monuments in Iran. The others are in neighboring Iraq, which explains to some extent the close military and ideological ties between the two countries. The tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini, located midway between Qum and the Iranian capital of Tehran, has itself become a highly popular pilgrimage and tourist site. It is at once a religious icon and a national symbol.
Iran’s importance to Shiite Muslims
The global Shii community reaches from Canada to Tajikistan, from Lebanon to Pakistan. When Trump threatens to destroy Iranian cultural sites, he risks angering not only Iran but also more than 200 million Shii Muslims worldwide for whom these monuments hold deep religious meaning.
Such aggressive tactics mimic the strategy employed by the Taliban when it destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas, or when Daesh blew up the 12th-century Mosque of Nur al-din Zangi in Mosul. These extremist groups use the destruction of cultural sites as a tactic of war, to display their unilateral power and an absolute disregard for histories not allied with their own political agenda.
Moving American military policy away from only targeting military assets to threatening symbolically and religiously meaningful architectural monuments, in my view, would be provocative and expose the U.S. to international condemnation. Thankfully, so far the Pentagon has ruled out any such action.
Kishwar Rizvi
Originally published on The Conversation as What Trump’s tweet threatening Iran’s cultural sites could mean for Shiite Muslims
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