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How our minds work: Tyll & Human Traces
Although these two historical novels are very different, both sparked some deep reflection about the workings of the human mind, and especially how our reasoning and problem-solving is influenced by beliefs and assumptions which, in turn, are shaped by the times and cultures in which we live. Both are set primarily in mainland Europe – the first in the seventeenth century and the second towards the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth – and feature – predominantly in the first and latterly in the second – countries ravaged by war.
Seeking sanctuary in strange places: Dolores & I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
In these two novels, a teenage girl needs a safe place to retreat from the world, but the sanctuary she's chosen won't easily let her go. In the first, a convent provides shelter to a girl fearful of the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy; in the second, a psychiatric hospital offers a welcome respite from the strain of appearing sane. It's pure coincidence that the main characters' names – Dolores and Deborah – begin with the same letter and that both remind me of my forthcoming novel, Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home.
Bicultural: The Topeka School & The God Child
Amid the painful aftermath of the UK 'people' voting in our pig in a poke, I had reason to remind myself of the literature on the cognitive advantages biculturalism. While I doubt our new PM possesses the skills or intellect to unite an increasingly polarised country – or even the desire, whatever might spout from his mouth – it's essential if we're to avoid civil war as we helter-skelter into economic and climactic ruin. So, although neither of these very disparate novels is primarily about straddling two cultures, I make no apologies for linking them via this theme.
Beneath the surface calm: Stories We Tell Ourselves & And the Wind Sees All
Reading these books consecutively, I doubted I could legitimately pair their reviews. The first focuses on the tensions in an Anglo-French family Christmas, the second an Icelandic fishing village anticipating a celebratory concert in mid-summer. But both are about the pain beneath a deceptively tranquil surface, and the psychological distance between people living in close proximity.
Women who contain multitudes: Freshwater & Killing Hapless Ally
I've recently read two semi-autobiographical debuts about highly intelligent young women battling initially protective and subsequently persecutory alter egos to assert their real selves. The first set in Nigeria and the USA, the second in the UK, they provide fresh perspectives on the experience of mental disturbance from the inside.
Mother issues: Leila & She Chose Me
Two novels with an unusual perspectives on mothers and mothering: the first an Indian dystopian novel about a woman's rapid descent down the social scale after her husband and three-year-old daughter are taken from her; the second an English psychological thriller about a woman who never had, nor wanted, children who receives a Mother's Day card in the post.
Holiday settings: Murmuration & The Summer House
If you're going on holiday this summer, you might be tempted to take one of these novels with you. The first focuses on the people who entertain and assist the visitors to a Victorian pier at an English seaside resort across a period of over a century; the second on a family taking a long holiday together on the coast of Finland. But, of course, while it might be all smiles and bonhomie on the surface, there are disconcerting undercurrents to keep you turning the page. Let me know which takes your fancy.
Psychoanalysis, friendship and failure: Jott by Sam Thompson
The world poses impossible questions and the future is in darkness, you have no claim on health or peace or the way that you feel things ought to be, you are required to live without knowing what comes next, you must carry on in hope as best you can, and you must begin by attending to one another.
Despite differences in lifestyle and temperament, the friendship between Arthur and Louis, begun as pupils at an Irish boarding school, has endured through university in Dublin to early adulthood in 1930s London. Arthur, a junior psychiatrist, has always been overshadowed by his friend, an unpublished writer with the flair and determination to live by his own rules. While Arthur is shy and socially awkward, Louis can charm anyone, including Arthur, such that the psychiatrist often finds himself sacrificing his own needs for the sake of his friend.
Tragic misunderstandings: Missing & Speak No Evil
When the press release described Speak No Evil as "a novel about the power of words", I thought it would fit nicely with Missing, about a translator who has personal reasons for using precise verbalisations. But, although I could see what the publishers were getting at, it didn't chime strongly with my reading experience. Nevertheless, these short novels – the first from the UK, the second from the US and Nigeria – have something in common: the grief and guilt that has diverted a woman's life after a tragic misunderstanding at the age of eighteen. But, given that exactly how that happened is part of the mystery, you won't find much about that in my reviews. Don't let that stop you reading on, as both these novels are well worth your time.
After art school: The Chalk Artist & You
After my last post featuring two novels about fictional teenagers going missing in the Peak District, the link between these reviews is more tenuous. While both feature men who have found a salaried position after art school – the first going into the gaming industry without completing his degree; the second joining the ranks of fictional therapists as a rare art therapist – these novels seem quite different. Yet both also feature obsession: the first with the alternate reality of computer games; the second with an estranged daughter. See what you think.
Fictional teenagers going missing in the Peak District: Reservoir 13 & Whistle in the Dark
Oh dear! As a Ranger in the Peak District, albeit only as a volunteer on alternate Sundays, I carry a sense of responsibility for the safety of visitors to the National Park. So it's rather disconcerting to read about two teenage girls, on holiday from London, going missing there in a matter of weeks. Fortunately, both were characters in novels, and both providing the foundation for an engrossing story about the repercussions: the first for the residents of a fictional Derbyshire village; the second for the family of the girl who is found after four agonising days.
In the not-too-distant future: The Unit & Anna
Setting a novel in the near future requires two extra decisions. To what extent will this imagined world differ from what's familiar today? What defines that difference? Although the social, environmental and technological developments or regressions in this fictional landscape are inevitably interlinked, one factor tends to dominate (and perhaps determines the readership to which it most appeals). At least that's what I've been thinking since reading The Unit and Anna back-to-back (as well as recent dabbling in one of the subgenres myself). In the first, a democratic society has agreed (over time) that the lives of economically and socially unproductive citizens can be sacrificed for the common good. In the second, feral children roam a post-apocalyptic world in which adults have been wiped out by a virus and most of the infrastructure by a fire. Tempted? Read on!
Loners: Eleanor Oliphant & Upstate
Two novels featuring women, scarred by life, who have kept themselves slightly aloof. Of the two, Eleanor Oliphant is the most damaged, but small acts of kindness, along with a crush on a self-centred musician, might bring her out of her shell. Upstate is perhaps more realistic in confronting the difficulty of change, even though, when we first meet Vanessa Querry she's no longer lonely as she's fallen in love. Eleanor gets the better therapist; but is either of these women completely fine?
People studies: Sight & Consent
Although these two novels couldn't be more different in tone – the first a literary exploration of a young mother's development; the second tricksy thriller – I can't resist pairing them for the other factors they have in common. Both feature thoughtful, philosophising, unnamed narrators; both take as their subject matter how we explore the inside and outside of other people, and ourselves. Both are ambitious and unusual in their approach; both are the author's second book and a cracking read.
Anger is understandable in Crimes of the Father & Seeing Red
Life's a game of snakes and ladders; we all have our ups and downs. But some people's snakes are much longer than some other people's ladders, and some so unlucky on the roll of the dice it's like they've landed in a slithery nest of snakes. If fear or despair hasn't shut down their emotions, these people are angry, understandably so. And that's my tenuous link between these novels: the first about a young woman's sudden blindness and the second about the victims of paedophile priests.
Two novel perspectives on childhood friendship lost
After reading The Things We Thought We Knew shortly before its publication back in June, I decided to hang back for another novel on psychosomatic illness or acquired disability with which to pair my review. But picking up The Burning Girl more recently, I was struck by the commonalities between these two novels, not only in the obvious sense of a girl in her late teens looking back on an intense friendship, but in the depth of disturbance resulting from its loss. As happened when I coupled two novels on male infidelity, discovering the similarities enhanced my appreciation of both. While neither pairing uncovered themes of particular personal relevance for me (which can enhance my enjoyment), the fact that they matter sufficiently for more than one author persuades me that other readers might find more to savour. Do let me know if that applies to you!
Two novel views of disillusionment within South African healthcare
Two authors with their own lived experience of the challenges of working in South African health care. Two fictional healthcare professionals forced to confront their own privilege within the system and the limitations of what they can achieve. One black, one white; one psychologist, one medical doctor; one in contemporary post-apartheid, one in an imagined dystopia in which it never ends. Two political novels; two engaging reads. Let me know which of them takes your fancy.
What life is actually like: In Extremis by Tim Parks
[T]his is what life is actually like. Your mother is going through every kind of hell, in excruciating pain, not knowing what bed she will die in, your sister sounds relaxed and jokey, and you are thinking of your old friend Dave and the precariously double life he always led.


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Dramatic New Archeological Finds at Tel Beit Shemesh
by Prof. Joshua Berman
The impressive discoveries shed light on a core biblical concept: brit, or covenant.
Tel Beit Shemesh.
It is a highway through time. Route 38, just before the southern entrance to Beit Shemesh, cuts right through what is currently the largest archaeology dig in the country. To the right and the left of the road, literally hundreds of laborers have been moving earth for more than six months. And what they have uncovered teaches us more than just archaeology and history. It gives us insight into the ways in which the prophets of Israel spoke about a core theological concept: brit – covenant.
Let's start with the archaeology and history. Standing over the site, you look out at an expanse of hundreds of buildings. Look more carefully, and you see that many of the structures have interlinking pipes carved into the ground. On a display table are some of the 44 handles of massive jugs with the inscription la-melekh, to the king. Recently, Dr. Yehuda Guvrin, one of the lead archaeologists at the site explained the significance of the finds to a group of Beit Shemesh residents. The finds are all from the seventh century BCE, from the reigns of Hezekiah, Menasseh and Amun, kings of Judah. The piping is evidence of olive oil production on an industrial scale, the likes of which are without parallel in Israel in ancient times. The total picture is that at no time in biblical history was Beit Shemesh larger or more prosperous than it was at this time.
But here's the catch – all this prosperity flourished at a time when Judah was subjugated to the Neo-Assyrian empire, in Mesopotamia – a fact attested by both the Bible and by Neo-Assyrian writings. Prosperity had come to Beit Shemesh only because Judah had forged a vassal treaty with that superpower to the East. The region of the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers is known as the Fertile Crescent, but the essential staple of olive oil cannot be grown and produced there. To get their oil, Neo-Assyrian kings needed to colonize regions like ours. In Beit Shemesh, great jugs would be filled with olive oil and sent to la-melekh, the king. But that ultimately meant tribute tax to the king of Assyria. The king of Assyria offered Judah a deal it could not refuse: you keep the oil flowing, and we will safeguard your security from any local threat. Under these terms, vassalage was downright cushy.
All this sheds light on how the prophets of Israel understood and spoke of the concept of brit – covenant. The covenant that God establishes with Israel at Sinai is patterned after the ancient Near Eastern concept of vassal treaty. The idea was simple: when a weaker king fell into distress – such as siege, or famine – he would call out to a greater king to provide salvation. When the greater king did so, both kings understood that they would enter an alliance of unequals – sovereign and vassal. The vassal would pledge loyalty and tribute to the sovereign, and in turn the sovereign would vouchsafe the vassal's security. The idea is carried over into the Torah, where the political is transformed into theology. Israel cries out from Egypt. God delivers them, and establishes with them a treaty: if Israel is loyal to God, and offers tribute – observance of the commandments – God will vouchsafe her security and prosperity. Scholars have identified many aspects of the Sinai treaty with God as theological reapplications of political terms and ideas from these vassal treaties (For more, see here).
The central most component of the ancient Near Eastern vassal treaty was that the vassal had to pledge loyalty to the sovereign king alone. He could not simultaneously strike another pact with a different power. Here, too, we see how the prophets of Israel converted a political idea into a theological one. Prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel insisted that when Israel and Judah established treaties with foreign powers, they were, in fact, betraying God. They preached that Israel had to know that her security and prosperity depended upon one source alone – her faithful commitment as a vassal to the sovereign, the King of Kings.
The new finds at Tel Beit Shemesh vividly show us why these prophets were so dead-set against the establishment of vassalage with foreign powers. Just imagine all those residents of Beit Shemesh in the seventh century BCE, filling up those oil jugs with the word "melekh" (king) on them. Every time they saw the word "melekh" they would be reminded that their security and prosperity were safeguarded by the Assyrian king. When your day-to-day reality is that you are dependent on the King of Assyria, what hope is there that you will really feel dependent on God? And so for the prophets of Israel, vassalage to a foreign power was a "cushy" spiritual trap, for dependence on a foreign sovereign clouds over dependence on the true sovereign, the King of Kings.
Prof. Joshua Berman
Professor Joshua Berman teaches at Bar Ilan University and is the author of "Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought" (Oxford University)
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(2) Prue, January 20, 2019 9:57 AM
Explaining away?
In reading this I can't help but feel the author is Explaining Away the bible. The bible is more complex and nuanced than that.
(1) Hans Schilder, January 19, 2019 10:56 PM
Nice text. Dark period in Israel history, enlightening reminder.
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There is a game plot - something about a black hole stealing starlight and us needing to recover it for the sake of space/time - but it really has no bearing on the game itself. Who is this Ekvan bloke, anyway? Instead, let us focus on what we actually have to do... which is that old stalwart, manipulating sliding blocks. On each level you have one (or more) light beams, and your task is to get the beams to travel from their start points to their end points, using an assortment of prisms and mirrors. Light comes in red, blue, green and white and you need to ensure the right colour light reaches each receptor.
You move blocks by clicking on them with the mouse and "dragging" them in the appropriate direction. Once it starts moving, a block will not stop until it hits another block or the edge of the puzzle. Getting things positioned correctly is thus a challenge. Further, not all blocks can be moved, or can only be moved in particular directions. Blocks can alse be rotated by clicking on them with left or right mouse button. They include basic obstacle blocks, prisms, filters, convertors and the light sources and receivers themselves.
Early puzzles will guide you through the basics and explain the various different blocks - you'll make light work of these! Later puzzles are a touch harder, and if you fly through the easier ones, there are harder puzzles that will soon satisfy you. There's no time or move limit - you can spend as long as you like on a puzzle, restart it as often as you wish and undo the last move - and these are only counted at all for your own interest. You can replay a puzzle (to find a faster or more efficient solution) as often as you like. You can also attempt the puzzles in any order you wish, so if you get stuck you can move on to another.
The graphics are fairly simplistic. Blocks are basic and easy to identify - I can see this working well on the iPhone, though no such version exists yet as I write this - though the colours are all primary. This makes sense, however, given that you need to know which colours of light are being affected by different blocks. If two light beams coincide, their colours merge in a "barber pole" effect, making it clear you've got something wrong. Backgrounds change colour every attempt at a puzzle, though beyond adding variety to the background I don't think there's any significance to this. Sound is virtually entirely music, of which the demo has four tracks. More music can be added, I gather, though whether any is available to add at present I do not know. The music is good but got a little samey for me after a while.
While L!ght Deluxe is easy to operate, it suffers slightly from being a little TOO easy. With no restrictions on moves, time, levels or anything else, I felt little motivation to persevere - it is perhaps too open-ended. There are no solutions offered with the puzzles, which would have been quite a nice touch (and wouldn't necessarily be the only or even best ones to use). I did occasionally click when I meant to drag, thus rotating blocks, but this is easily reversed and doesn't even count as a move. On the plus side, with around a hundred puzzles and the ability to make more, there's enough here to keep you going for some time if you do get hooked.
While a perfectly competent offering, L!ght Deluxe seems rather thin. There's little here that hasn't been done before, and often better. Puzzle fans may get some enjoyment out of it - try the demo and see what you're getting, but for me I'd like to see some fleshing out. L!ght Deluxe - light in name, light in features. A good early effort, guys. Now create something Heav!er!
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Brussels Airlines welcomes 8% more passengers in January
Thursday, February 9, 2017 — Brussels Airlines started the year with a passenger growth. 8% more passengers flew with the airline in January compared to the same month last year. The growth was achieved both on the European network as on its flights to North America and Africa.
In total 513,062 flew Brussels Airlines last January, or 38,103 (+8%) more than the same month in 2016. The European network attracted 6.6% more travellers, the African network 5.6%. On board its flights to North America, Brussels Airlines welcomed 58.2% more passengers due to the addition of Toronto.
Compared to January 2016, the Belgian airline operated 7% more flights.
The seat offer, expressed in available seat-kilometers (ASK) increased by 16% and the revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) grew by 12%. As a result, the seat load factor decreased slightly and amounted to 65%. The freight load factor increased by 2.7 percentage points to 63.9%.
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Here are some of our pictures from all the Christmas fun so far. We had a wonderful time with my family here in Chicago, and our annual trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo lights to see Santa. I would love to blog about all we've done and how much fun it has been, but it's time to get busy baking, finish up some wrapping and final cleaning to be ready for our First Christmas home ever!!
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and feel the Lord's presence in your life as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
The whole family went grocery shopping on Saturday morning and our normal, crazy chore for us turned into a great lesson for the kids, and Chris and I.
Chris and I always divide and conquer the grocery store. We each take a child (or two) and split the list and get busy shopping. While we were shopping, there was another gentleman out, filling his cart with goodies for the holiday, but he had something very special he was doing along the way. He was handing out 26 acts of kindness in remembrance of those who lost their lives in Newtown, CT. Can you believe Chris and I were both on the receiving end of this wonderful act? It gave us a chance to briefly chat with the kids that God has given this man a heart of giving. We did not go into detail as to what happened in Newtown, as we have been fortunate enough to avoid the news and conversations around it when the kids were present.
It's never easy running errands with three kids in the city, let alone a grocery trip, however Chris and I were very moved by this act and plan to pay it forward. It was a beautiful reminder from God to enjoy every minute with our children, even if it is frustrating to grocery shop with them. We will be forever grateful for the children that God has blessed us with and will continue to keep those in Newtown in our prayers and our hearts this Christmas.
Our baby boy is 6 months old!
Where has the time gone? That's a phrase I've said WAY too much lately, however, I'm afraid as my kids get older it's going to be one I think daily. We have been enjoying all the new things Garrett has learned over the last couple of weeks and frankly are a bit shocked at how quickly this little man is developing. But then again, I've always said that he would be my "go-getter" considering his very quick delivery at birth.
On December 4th, at 5 1/2 months, this boy started getting up on all fours to crawl. He would wobble back and forth until his arms and legs would collapse underneath him. Although he didn't have the crawling down yet, you could see the determination in his eyes that if he wanted something he was going to get it…he would log roll across the floor and twist and turn until he got there. I just knew at that point he would be crawling before Christmas. Well he is, but it's the infamous army crawl.
Garrett still hasn't officially become a sitter considering that once he is sitting up, he just dives forward onto his tummy, which is his favorite place right now. I have not seen a child who loves tummy time and playing on his tummy like Garrett. He is just so active and my first child (of the 3) who has taken "baby-proofing" to a whole new level.
He is now eating his first solid foods. So far he's had rice, oatmeal, applesauce, peas, and zucchini. I've been making his baby food so far, but I can tell you, it won't be for much longer as the time commitment has been difficult, but as always, I just do my best. He loves to spit and do raspberries which is so much fun when he's eating! HA!
Our Dr. told us at Garrett's 6 month appointment that it is possible he'll be walking by 9 months. She could not believe how active he was and all the things he could already do. Looks like things are only going to get busier for us. He weighed 15lbs 2oz and was 26 3/4in long. He's in the 10th percentile for weight and 50th for height (not sure where he gets that!).
Most people dread the winter months of Jan/Feb, but I'm actually looking forward to them. A chance to slow down after the last two busy months and enjoy my babies!
Parker: God and Jesus are the same person.
Parker: Jesus lived over 2000 years ago.
Parker: Our souls never die…they live for 100, 2000 years.
Ryann: Yeah, and Dinosaurs are going to eat our beds!
This past month I have been very proactive with things concerning Christmas…I wanted it to be a relaxing time of year where we are able to sit back, enjoy this time together and reflect on why we celebrate this special day. For the first time in 10 years, since we have lived in Chicago, we will be staying home for Christmas. That alone makes this year feel so much more special already…the stress of packing and figuring out how to get gifts to where we are staying, along with the traveling piece is enough to create so much anxiety for a Mom (and Dad, too) that I've always seemed to lose focus on the importance of the holiday. I am thrilled to be hosting my family this coming weekend and Chris' family will arrive after Christmas. I have already been meal planning! I'm going to attempt some of my Grandma's favorite Christmas snacks (both Shike & McKeown)…so we will see if I'm able to carry on the traditions!
The day after Thanksgiving Parker started asking "When's Christmas?". I realized it was time for an advent calendar so he could have a visual of the count down and could stop asking every day if tomorrow was Christmas. In years past I've heard all these great ideas other Mom's do to involve their kids in Christmas activities daily, but I never felt I could keep up with it so why put in the effort. Plus in the past we've always left home for Christmas so I thought to myself, why start something I can't finish. Just an excuse, I guess, to not want to try something new and fail. Silly, really! So, this year I took a completely different approach. My Mom found me the perfect advent calendar…it has small pockets I can put a note in if I'd like, otherwise we just move a heart from one day to the next. Quite simple, which is EXACTLY what I needed. Prior to Dec 1st, I came up with 25 different things we could do each day until Christmas. Well, by the 3rd, I'd already missed a day and quickly decided to give myself some grace and do what I could! Good thing I did considering I had to take 3 days off to potty train my daughter. Hadn't planned on that one, but what a wonderful Christmas wish to Chris and I…only one in diapers for Christmas? Yes, please! The things we have done together have been great and the conversations around what Christmas is all about have humbled me and made me laugh! I'm just grateful for the quality time I've had with all my children during these activities!
An excellent site I have borrowed a few ideas from is Lil Light O' Mine. This site provides numerous ways to involve kids in lighting up the lives of others!
As a mom of 3, getting dinner on the table is a huge chore. I find myself doing well if I've planned my menu and grocery shopped at the beginning of the week. It's SO much easier to know what's for dinner when I wake up that morning. I know that sounds a bit crazy, but for breakfast and lunch, I have no problem…it's that 4-5 o'clock peak that is rough for me. If I don't have something lined up or started by then, dinner is the old fashioned sandwich or hot dog, for everyone! These dinners were on last week's menu and were great, plus they took the least amount of time! I hope they can help you one night or two! Just click on the title and it will direct you to the blog in which I borrowed the recipe!
I couldn't have been more excited to get our Christmas tree this year. We live in a new place, one in which has a perfect spot for the tree…a big one (compared to the tiny ones we've had in our condo years past). Getting a REAL tree is important to me; it was a tradition for me growing up, one I will NEVER give up! When this time rolls around Chris gets a little apprehensive. He doesn't like the hassle with getting it in the house, the needles all over, having to remember to water it, and not to mention the cost of a tree in Chicago and the ridiculous process of disposing it here too. Grabbing a tree from a random parking lot is definitely not like I remember growing up, but hey, the smell of the tree in my house during that month is what brings back the memories. We used to have a lot of trees right out our door at our old condo, but this year we had to make the trip out to get one. We contemplated getting one from Home Depot as we've heard they were cheaper there…the day we were getting the tree I was told Costco was the place to go…so there we went!
I may have the most beautiful 8 foot tree I've ever had, and yes, we did get it out of the back of a semi-truck in the parking lot of Costco…however all parties in this family are happy…I have a huge pretty tree and it only cost us $27! That was a steal!
Our kids running through a parking lot next to a semi-truck full of trees…not what I remember growing up, but can you imagine what they will think when they actually get to visit a Christmas tree farm one day?!
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11TH ANNUAL CAPITOL FORUM ON AMERICA'S FUTURE MARCH 5 IN SPRINGFIELD
High school students will debate and vote on solutions to current political problems
in the Illinois State Capitol Building
CHICAGO – The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) and Secretary of State Jesse White announce the 11th annual Illinois Capitol Forum on America's Future on Friday, March 5, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Illinois State Capitol (301 N. 2nd St., Springfield). Student delegates from 22 high schools across Illinois will report on the international concerns of their classmates and engage in deeper analysis of alternative policy directions.
Visitors are welcome to view the afternoon proceedings, which begin at 12:30 p.m. and will include an examination and debate of four distinct visions for the future of U.S. foreign policy from the Visitors' Gallery of the House of Representatives.
A national initiative of the Choices for the 21st Century Education Program at the Watson Institute for International Studies of Brown University, Capitol Forum provides a curriculum and venue for students to actively participate in civic dialogue about U.S. foreign policy and fashion their own informed vision for the future of America. Teachers who participate in the program receive free curriculum materials and training to engage whole classes in consideration of major global issues.
Illinois is one of several states currently participating in Capitol Forum. Teachers and students appreciate how the program encourages civic engagement, supports analytical thinking, and brings together young adults from across the state to listen, to deliberate, and to communicate. The program meets state standards for social studies.
Illinois schools participating in this year's Forum are:
Astoria High School
Champaign Academic Academy
Dunlap High School
East Peoria Community High School
Eureka High School
Geneva Community High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Illini Central High School
Judah Christian School
Lockport Township High School
Multicultural Arts High School
Newark High School
Normal Community High School
Normal Community West High School
Pontiac Township High School
Proviso Math/Science Academy
Quincy Jr. High School
Carl Schurz High School
SIU-E St. Louis Charter School
Capitol Forum, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council, is sponsored by Secretary of State Jesse White and funded in part by the McCormick Foundation. For more information on this program, call 312.422.5580 or visit www.prairie.org/CapitolForum.
The Illinois Humanities Council is a nonprofit educational organization [501 (c) 3] dedicated to fostering a culture in which the humanities are a vital part of the lives of individuals and communities. Organized in 1973 as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the IHC creates programs and funds organizations that promote greater understanding of, appreciation for, and involvement in the humanities. The IHC is supported by state, federal, and private funds.
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The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 animated comedy movie. It is the sequel to the 2011 movie The Smurfs. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Christina Ricci, and Jonathan Winters. This was the last movie by Jonathan Winters. It was released on July 31, 2013.
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I consider myself to be an anti-Western ideologist in the fullest sense of the word. But I distinguish between Europe and the West. I believe that these are two different concepts. Europe is an historical territory where different peoples, traditions, and states have existed which highly interest me. I have written a series of books called Noomahiya ("Clash of the Nomoi") in which I discuss the logos of Europe, Germany, France, Italy, and Greece. I have the deepest reverence and respect for the logos of European culture. I study this logos together with the languages, literature, philosophy, and cultures of Europe, which I love. But I think that the path that European society has gone down over the last few centuries, beginning with the epoch of the Enlightenment and ending with liberalism and modern Anglo-Saxon liberalism, is not Europe, but Anti-Europe. And this is precisely what I attribute to the concept of the "West." The West is sunset, the fall, the descent, which is precisely the etymology that the word has in Russian. I am against the West and for the East, for ascent. The West is the decline of Europe.
I have anti-Western views, but not anti-European ones. I share the greatest sense of interest in Europe and I highly appreciate the traditional European logos. It is no coincidence that I have written several volumes dedicated to Martin Heidegger. I have authored many works dedicated to other European thinkers as well. It is very important not to turn this into a caricature. A person can love Europe and hate the West. The West is not a continuation of European culture, but its replacement. European identity was hijacked, and the spirit which haunts modern Europe is an anti-European one. I love real Europe - Christian, Greco-Roman, Gothic Europe with its traditional spirit and heroic values. But I despise and reject this liberal, bourgeois, degenerative, and politically correct pseudo-Europe which is losing its culture and identity before our very eyes.
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"The Common Settlement"
Location Address: Dogtown Road, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Dogtown was established in 1693 as The Common Settlement, where it's estimated over 100 families resided at one point. By the end of the War of 1812 most of the settlement's community had resettled, and by 1830 the village was almost completely abandoned. The only residents who remained were widows and other outcasts who had no family to follow, and it's during this time that strange rumors began to circulate about the town. Many of the women who were forced to stay behind at The Common Settlement were accused of practicing Witchcraft as a means of survival, and residents began to witness shadowy figures and strange flickering lights in the surrounding woods at night. One woman named Thomazine Younger, also known by locals as Tammy, had developed such an infamous reputation that traveling merchants and others passing through the abandoned settlement would often leave offerings of fish and corn for the alleged witch in hopes of avoiding her wrath or receiving her blessing. The Common Settlement was also a popular spot for vagrants and homeless people to seek refuge, causing the remaining residents to keep guard dogs for protection. It's said that as the last remaining residents passed away, their pet dogs were left to fend for themselves in the woods. Over time, the population of feral dogs began to grow, and thus the old settlement was given the name, Dogtown. The last remaining home in Dogtown was razed in 1845, at which point the settlement was used by locals as grazing land for livestock until the 1920's. Dogtown and the surrounding forest is now used as a recreational area for hikers, bicyclists, and other nature enthusiasts, who often claim to hear the distant howls of feral dogs and coyotes at night. Others hiking in the woods have reported feeling a strange presence, as if being followed or watched by an unseen entity. One popular urban legend claims that Dogtown is home to a werewolf, or some type of half-human, half-canine creature, which has allegedly been seen by Gloucester residents numerous times beginning in the 1980's. On the evening of March 17, 1984 - the night of a full moon - three separate individuals reported witnessing a monstrous, canine-like beast walking on two feet in the woods near Dogtown, and several days later a mutilated deer carcass was found at the location where the sightings occurred. Over the years countless witnesses have come forward with firsthand experiences of paranormal activity at Dogtown, which has made it one of the most well-known ghost towns in the state of Massachusetts.
The Hammond Castle Museum
"Hammond Castle"
Location Address: 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts was constructed in 1929 as the private home and laboratory for a man named John Hays Hammond Jr, who was renowned as being a pioneering scientist in the field of electronics and remote control technology. Mr. Hammond was often referred to as "the father of radio control," and held over 400 unique patents at the time of his death in February of 1965. After his death Hammond Castle was turned into a museum, which is said to be haunted by Mr. Hammond as well as several other spirits. Custodians and other employees working at the location late at night have reported witnessing the spirits of Mr. Hammond, his wife Mrs. Irene Hammond, and another male figure who is believed to be a former servant or groundskeeper. Guests touring the old castle also report experiencing issues with cellphones and other electronic devices, as well as feeling a strange presence, as if being watched by an unseen entity. Hammond Castle was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May of 1973.


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Patriotism in America
June 25, 1999 • Volume 9, Issue 24
Is love of country still strong?
By Kenneth Jost
A July 4th parade in Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Va. (Photo Credit: Douglas Graham, Congressional Quarterly)
Millions of Americans display their love of country every year on the Fourth of July, the big bash celebrating the nation's birth more than 200 years ago. But some Americans worry that patriotism is not as strong as it used to be. Older Americans say that people pay less attention to rituals like July 4th parades and the Pledge of Allegiance than in the past. Many people think that multiculturalism is reducing national unity. Others respond that the nation's increasing ethnic diversity strengthens rather than hurts loyalty to country. And many younger Americans insist they are just as patriotic as previous generations but show their love of country in different ways – like helping people in need or cleaning up the environment.
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18 Oct, 2011 by	Thomas Sowell
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
Like so many people, in so many countries, who started out to "spread the wealth," Barack Obama has ended up spreading poverty.
Have you ever heard anyone as incoherent as the people staging protests across the country? Taxpayers ought to be protesting against having their money spent to educate people who end up unable to say anything beyond repeating political catch phrases.
It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians leave reality to others. What matters in politics is what you can get the voters to believe, whether it bears any resemblance to reality or not.
I hate getting bills that show a zero balance. If I don't owe anything, why bother me with a bill? There is too much junk mail already.
Radical feminists seem to assume that men are hostile to women. But what would they say to the fact that most of the women on the Titanic were saved, and most of the men perished — due to rules written by men and enforced by men on the sinking ship?
If he were debating Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich could chew him up and spit him out.
Whether the particular issue is housing, medical care or anything in between, the agenda of the left is to take the decision out of the hands of those directly involved and transfer that decision to third parties, who pay no price for making decisions that turn out to be counterproductive.
It is truly the era of the New Math when a couple making $125,000 a year each are taxed at rates that are said to apply to "millionaires and billionaires."
On many issues, the strongest argument of the left is that there is no argument. This has been the left's party line on the issue of man-made global warming and the calamities they claim will follow. But there are many scientists — some with Nobel Prizes — who have repudiated the global warming hysteria.
With professional athletes earning megabucks incomes, it is a farce to punish their violations of rules with fines. When Serena Williams was fined $2,000 for misconduct during a tennis match, that was like fining you or me a nickel or a dime. Suspensions are something that even the highest-paid athletes can feel.
Most of us may lament the fact that so many more people are today dependent on food stamps and other government subsidies. But dependency usually translates into votes for whoever is handing out the benefits, so an economic disaster can be a political bonanza, as it was for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Don't count Obama out in 2012.
Politicians can solve almost any problem — usually by creating a bigger problem. But, so long as the voters are aware of the problem that the politicians have solved, and unaware of the bigger problems they have created, political "solutions" are a political success.
Do people who advocate special government programs for blacks realize that the federal government has had special programs for American Indians, including affirmative action, since the early 19th century — and that American Indians remain one of the few groups worse off than blacks?
I hope the people who are challenging Obamacare in the Supreme Court point out that the equal application of the laws, mandated by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, is violated when the president can arbitrarily grant hundreds of waivers to the Obamacare law to his political favorites, while everyone else has to follow its costly provisions.
People who live within their means are increasingly being forced to pay for people who didn't live within their means — whether individual home buyers here or whole nations in Europe.
Regardless of how the current Republican presidential nomination process ends, I hope that they will never again have these televised "debates" among a crowd of candidates, which just turn into a circular firing squad — damaging whoever ends up with the nomination, and leaving the voters knowing only who is quickest with glib answers.
Have you noticed that we no longer seem to be hearing the old familiar argument that illegal aliens are just taking jobs that Americans won't do?
To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at: www.creators.com. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is: www.tsowell.com.


so who signs kariya? NYR?
his style definitely fits in better in the west.
And this is the last contract year for Blake, Sakic and Forsberg...who knows who might be playing their last season in Colorado?
The Avs play very well when it comes to emotional value like that...remember Bourque!
This is soooo awesome!!! Kariya is coming back home. He's alwasy wanted to play for the Vancouver Canucks, ever since he was a boy growing up! This is a dream come true.
The Canucks should just sign him already. Burke has an extra few million to play with since the dramatic payroll increase, as well as from the extra money made from the rise of the Canadian dollar. If they let Klatt, Baron (and now Letowski) go, they can afford Kariya!!!
The Bruins have re-signed PJ Stock to a 2 yr extension.
*sigh* I mean, I love Stock and all, but DUDE! O'Connell? Sinden? Jacobs? YOU NEED A GOALIE! The last decent goalie who played in Boston during his prime...I wasn't even alive then! I mean, I know Plante was there in the 70's, but he was like 50 or something. Cheevers, I guess. CHEEVERS! Did you hear that!? CHEEVERS!!! You have lost a GENERATION of fans, here, dammit!!! I disown you!
how about those calgary flames, eh?
Bbug - way too funny!
Cheevers was absolutely hilarious. Is Harry Sinden still the GM in Boston? That guy is the biggest loser, sorry to say. Boston has to get rid of him, if he's still there.
sinden is still GM. why's he a loser tho?
Blake has made comments to the effect that he will retire when his contract is up--his back is in bad shape and he has Blueline making him money. But he's egotistical and has always struck me as the kind of player who won't know when to quit.
Sakic has made some vague comments, but I could see him signing another three-year contract as easily as I can see him leaving. I honestly thought Sakic, Blake and Roy would all retire together since they made a point of signing together.
Foppa is an odd duck. I don't know what's up with him...yes, I want to end my career in Sweden, no I never said that, yes I did I'm tired of the NHL, no, I love the NHL...and so on.
I don't care about Blake, but when Sakic and Forsberg go it will be the end of an era and probably the end of the Avs.
AvsGirl, Colorado fans demand success and the management is serious about wanting to win. You ain't got nuthin to do no worryin' about.
That means nothing. If you were a business person, you'd realize that it's much better to get compensated through trade than lose a player for free. A lot of teams did it last year, where the rights of a player were traded... so that in the event said player signs with another team, compensation is paid to the club. You might remember last year that Cujo was actually a memeber of the Calgary Flames for 4 hours. Oh what hope this city had.
It's gone now, just so you know.
PS- Bbug, that was funny. If you were trying to offend me it didn't work. I loathe the Flames.
As for Kariya... is he a Group 2, or Group 3 unrestricted? Because if he has a choice to go somewhere that makes all the difference.
wha?? No, I just needed a random team to pick on. to cujo, innocent bystander.
He *was* a Group 2 free agent (meaning he was restricted)...but because Anaheim did not make him a qualifying offer he has now become an unrestricted free agent. Ah, the beauty of it all.
various toronto media outlets already have jagr, federov and kariya either showing an interest in the leafs or the leafs showing an interest in them.
NYR is about to send lindros packing.
if someone wanted to spend the money this summer, they could build a great paper team. its not worth the risk however as these playoffs past proved.
I agree with the R's!
And good selection with the Forby!!!!!


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What's next for Japan after exit on penalties at World Cup?
Tue, Dec 6, 2022 0 Comments
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In Japan's fourth appearance in the round of 16 at the World Cup, the team was knocked out for the fourth time. The Japanese lost to Croatia in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. The Croats won the shootout 3-1.
Japan also reached the round of 16 in 2002, 2010 and four years ago in Russia.
EXPECTATION VS. PERFORMANCE
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said for months that the goal was to reach the quarterfinals for the first time. So by that standard, Japan under-performed.
However, 2-1 victories over former World Cup champions Spain and Germany in the group stage showed Japan has improved enough to compete with top soccer nations.
"Even though we could not break the wall of the round of 16 again, players demonstrated a new era of our soccer," Moriyasu said.
Moriyasu talked of still needing to improve, but the coach said his players "can look eye-to-eye with anyone now."
Moriyasu's contract expires at the end of the World Cup. Japan soccer association president Tashima Kohzo said in Doha that Moriyasu was likely to be a candidate to continue. He gave no more details.
WHO'S OUT?
Fullback Yuto Nagatomo, 36, and goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, 39, have each been on four World Cup squads and certainly will not return. Nagatomo played in all four games in Qatar, but Kawashima never left the bench. Instead, he served as a veteran mentor to the young team.
Captain and defender Maya Yoshida was in his third World Cup and, at 34, most likely his last.
"I'm having trouble finding words to describe how I feel," Nagatomo said after the loss to Croatia on Monday. "We did everything we could until the very end. I trust that younger players, driven by this sense of regret, will make a better future for Japanese soccer."
Three names come immediately to mind.
Midfielder Ritsu Doan, who plays at German club Freiburg, scored two goals and will certainly be a backbone of future teams. Another is midfielder Kaoru Mitoma, who is having at stellar season at English club Brighton in the Premier League.
Mitoma was one of three Japanese players who missed their penalty kick in the shootout loss to Croatia.
The third is another midfielder, 21-year-old Takefusa Kubo, who plays at Spanish club Real Sociedad.
Japan has qualified for the Asian Cup, a tournament it has won four times. The event, scheduled for January 2024, was moved to Qatar after China withdrew, citing COVID-19.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In Japan's fourth appearance in the round of 16 at the World Cup, the team was knocked out for the fourth time. The Japanese lost to Croatia in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. The Croats won the shootout 3-1. Japan also reached the round of 16 in 2002, 2010 […]


Social interaction is a human need. From the very first years of life people develop social behaviour and learn what it takes to be an integral part of society. Trying to fit in, they employ various behavioral patterns so as to find out what kind of conduct is considered to be socially acceptable and what is not. During one's childhood a person makes first friends and hence has an opportunity to broaden his/her experience in interpersonal communication. However, no longer are people interested solely in face-to-face interactions. Given the chance to communicate with others using social networks, such as Friendster and Facebook, a global society has paid its attention to impersonal communication as a new effective way of maintaining and acquiring relationships.
The success of social networks exceeded wildest expectations and captured the attention of a global audience. It became clear that once fascinated by the very idea of social networking, people will not give it up easily. At present, there are about 60 different social networking web sites with millions of registered users each, most popular being Facebook, which attracted over 300 million people. However, bearing in mind how well those sites caters to human curiosity and overwhelming need to know everything they possibly can about their fellow men, the number of users should not come as a surprise. On the contrary, it is obvious that presented the opportunity to connect so easily, people went for it. All that one has to do in order to become a member and enjoy new possibilities of the social networking trend is sign up and log in. After becoming a registered user, the websites allow a great deal of customization – pictures and videos can be uploaded and personal photo galleries can be created. In addition, another thing that attracts a considerable amount of interest is passing comments and adding posts on one's friends' profiles. Nonetheless, the fact remains that, the prime objective of making an account on one of the social networking websites was to facilitate effective online communication and efficient information flow between their fellow members rather than spy on them.
Apart from that, it is also a strong desire to show off that motivates people to create a profile. Some of them tend to compete in collecting 'throphy friends' and friends in general. The more they gather, the more popular they feel. Undoubtedly, it is pure vanity and burning need to boast about one's pseudo-celebrity status that prompts people to participate in pathetic activities of this kind. Overwhelemed by the social trend, users feel obliged to report on every detail of their lives. Not only do they share information about their age, domicile and workplace, they also publish some private holiday and wedding photos in order to show off their luxury yachts or designer wedding dresses.
Social networks have been a howling success. Trying to meet their users needs, the founders employed diverse range of methods to make communication between fellow members easier and satisfy their insatiable curiosity. By emulating natural interhuman interaction, the websites have engendered huge popularity, partly due to the fact that compared with face-to-face communication, social networking proves to be somewhat effortless. Therefore, constituting a golden opportunity to facilitate communication flow between people, the social networking fully justifies its status as a global phenomenon.


Some of Queensland's best Greyhounds will take to the Albion Park track tonight as the Brisbane Greyhound Racing Club hosts two heats of the Queensland Nationals sprint and a prelude of the Queensland Nationals Distance.
Jury, the Group 1 winner of the Winter Cup and winner of the Origin Series Sprint headlines the nominations in the sprint. He's got box 2 in heat 2. His main rivals look to be Call Me Ugo in box 1 and Fabrique in box 6.
The first heat is a little more open. The veteran Bubble Guppy is a deserving favourite from box 1. He is still racing very well as was seen in his win in the best 8 on 19 July. His main rivals look to be Maurice Minor from box 6 and Shot Clock from box 4.
The top 4 from each heat will progress to the sprint final next week.
The Prelude of the Queensland National Distance is an interesting affair with Winter Chase winner Champagne Sally lining up against Ipswich Grand Prix winner Jalapeno and Origin Greyhound Series Distance winner Double Gee.
All runners in the prelude will progress to the distance final next week.


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Q: Realtek drivers prevent detection of eth1 interface? Here's the situation: I had a working network setup on my Debian box, with two Ethernet interfaces being reported by ifconfig - eth0, and eth1.  eth0 is an onboard Realtek NIC, and eth1 is a D-Link PCI NIC.  Sound, however, was not working on the system.
Following the advice on this page, I went to Realtek's website and downloaded the "LINUX driver for kernel 3.x and 2.6.x and 2.4.x".  I unzipped it, and after installing the necessary build and Linux header packages, I ran r8168-8.037.00/autorun.sh as root.  Upon review, I made a big mistake here.  I clicked on "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series Drivers" rather than "HD Audio Codec Driver", so I installed their networking driver instead of their audio driver.  Oops.  In any case, I am now looking for a way to undo this mess.
No error messages seemed to be output, but sound was still not working, so I rebooted the machine.  When it came up again, ifconfig -a now only shows me the eth0 interface and not eth1.  Also, find /sys/devices/ -type d | grep eth only returns me eth0 devices, and no eth1 devices.  Nor does dmesg | grep eth1 give any output.  Somehow the new Realtek drivers have prevented eth1 from being detected!  Sound still isn't working, by the way.
How is this happening and how can I fix it?  I guess I'll have to live without sound but I want to get back my working eth0 and eth1 configuration.  How can I get Linux detecting eth1 again?
It looks like it may have installed some stuff into /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek, if that helps.  For example, the r8168.ko file is in both the src directory of the drivers I unzipped, and in that /lib... directory.

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Somehow the new Realtek drivers have prevented eth1 from being detected!

Kind of a shame, since obviously the in-tree kernel drivers were working in the first place.  Why did you install new ones?
If the interface shows up with ifconfig, then the kernel has a driver loaded for the nic.  This does not necessarily mean the driver will work perfectly for whatever you are planning to do with it, but in 99%+ of cases, it will.  Realtek ethernet chips are common and the kernel has plenty of support for them.
It may seem like "the best" driver to use would be a driver from the manufacturer, but I think this is in fact usually not true.  The problem is that manufacturers have little or nothing invested in linux drivers -- both in terms of how much it matters to them (very little, since linux has an insignificant market share) and, consequently, how much resources they will dedicate to it.  Further:

*

*Because they are not part of the official kernel tree, there is no direct involvement with the actual kernel devs.  Meaning, almost any clown could have done it.  They are outside of the normal vetting and peer review, etc.

*Because they are closed source, no one can look at the code and say, "This is wrong", etc.  So whatever mistakes are there are hidden from view.  If there is some problem and the manufacturer can't be bothered to pay someone to maintain the driver properly, no one else can step up to the plate because the plate is out-of-bounds.
In short, there's no oversight of the product and no commitment from the people providing it.  The linux devs are pretty explicit about this: The best driver to use is the official in-tree driver, NOT a proprietary one.  Only if the kernel's own driver does not work should you start looking elsewhere.

A: OK I managed to fix it, but it was a real PITA (Linux desperately needs a more mature driver installation system with a built-in rollback IMHO).  Here's how:
cd /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/

This directory had r8169.bak and r8168.ko.  If Realtek's installer had just deleted r8169 instead of backing it up, I'd have been screwed.
/sbin/rmmod r8168
ifconfig -a

Both eth0 and eth1 had now disappeared.
mv r8168.ko r8168.bak
mv r8169.bak r8169.ko
/sbin/depmod `uname -r`
/sbin/modprobe r8169
ifconfig -a

eth0 and eth1 are back, and working.
So in conclusion; driver installation and upgrading in Linux sucks.  Better hope your installer is good enough to back up your previous drivers because Linux basically says "do what the heck you want to install your new drivers".  There should be some service that gets called to install the drivers whereby Linux keeps a track of previous versions so they can be rolled back.

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This post is written by Kyla Duffy, founder of Happy Tails Books and director of Up For Pups. Kyla has dabbled in web designer for almost a decade. She built and maintains http://happytailsbooks.com and http://upforpups.org, in addition to several other websites.
A rescue organization should have a website that is either named after the organization (ex. http://www.bostonbrigade.com/) or easy to remember (ex. http://www.savetheboxers.com/). If your name is very long, you might consider an abbreviation (ex. http://www.brood-va.org/). If you think of several good web names that aren't already taken, you can purchase them inexpensively and simply point them to your main domain name using your hosting service's control panel. Organizations like Petfinder.com offer free websites with limited functionality, which can be a good starting point for new rescue organizations. Most rescues then look for something more robust, but even extremely versatile websites don't need to cost more than $5-$7 per month plus $10 per year for the domain name.
There are many user-friendly web development platforms available that do not require the web-builder to have an in-depth knowledge of html. One very popular platform is WordPress.com. This platform can be installed via a hosting service and offers "plugins," easy-to-configure functionalities like contact forms, broken link checkers, spam filters.
When planning your website, the first thing to consider is why people will visit your website. As a good website is the single most important marketing tool for a growing rescue organization, it is important to spend some time and thought planning it.
Just think of a person opening your website at work.
Rescue websites should easily direct visitors to these key items. Links should be organized across the top of the page with related sublinks that appear when someone rolls his or her cursor over the main header. Organizing these key links on the left-hand side of the page is also acceptable. Pages should be identified by standard key terms. For example, "Adoptable Dogs" is a much better link name than "Furries Seeking Furevers." People are at your site for a purpose, and if that purpose isn't fulfilled quickly, they will move on.
Many people visit rescue websites because they want to make donations. The donate button should be visible on every page and should clearly say, "Donate." Payment processing services like Paypal have a standard button that many non-profits use. It's easily recognizable.
About: The about page is usually the first link on the nav bar (the vertical or horizontal main menu). This page succinctly describes the rescue's mission, the area it serves, key points of success, and information about the founders. Often rescues will include a story of the animal who inspired the rescuer(s) to found the rescue. Photos of the founding pets and founding people are always a good idea. If you are a 501c3 non-profit, list it on the About page and in the website footer.
Adoptable Dogs: There are different schools of thought on how the adoptable dogs page should be organized. Some rescues have this link first take people to a list of their adoption rules. Other rescues have this link take potential adopters directly to a listing of adoptable dogs. The authors of this manual feel that the best thing to do is to have this link take visitors directly to photos and write-ups of adoptable dogs. Your website should make learning about rescue and finding adoptable dogs EASY. You can drop the hammer during the application process, but at this point, the visitor is just interested in seeing who you have available.
Using a listing website like Petfinder.com is a great idea because these listing websites have much better search engine optimization than most rescues and can help you to find potential adopters. Additionally, from a webmaster perspective, the listing websites generally have listing tools that anyone can use, whereas if you were to list your adoptable dogs through our website, you would need a qualified webmaster to change the listings. Most pet listing websites have a way to embed your listing within your website while still updating it through their interface. If this all sounds like gobbodygook to you, then let's just say you should definitely use a listing service.
Your Adoptable Dogs link can have several sub-menus. For example, you may have separate pages for adoption requirements, breed information, and the adoption application.
Volunteer: Your website should convey the idea that volunteering with your rescue is easy, fun, and rewarding. List as wide a breadth of volunteer opportunities as possible so that potential volunteers can see all of the different ways they can help your organization. Include a link to your foster application, which ideally is a form on your website that is easily submitted with the click of a button. This page can be regularly updated to reflect your current volunteer needs.
Donate: Do NOT list 500 different ways for people to donate, and do NOT hide this page under a different main menu listing. If someone is coming to your website to donate, make it easy for them! It is acceptable to have two different donate options: One-time and Recurring. It's also a good idea to list how different donation amounts will help your rescue. For example: $25 buys annual vaccines for one dog, $85 buys one neuter, $350 buys a cherry eye surgery, etc.
There are many different services that will process payments for you. Paypal.com, Amazon.com, and Justgive.org have no annual fee for their basic service and they take a reasonable percentage for each donation. Buying your own credit card processing service can be costly. Not offering some kind of credit card processing service will result in diminished donation, but you should also list an address for people to mail checks.
Events: This page should list any adoption and fundraising events you'll be attending. Google calendars allows you to embed your calendar in your website, which makes for easy updates and that can be accessed by volunteers other than the webmaster. Some rescues simply list the dates and times they will have representatives available at events.
Contact: This is usually the rightmost link on the nav bar. The page should include an email address, phone number, and a physical address, at the minimum. Some rescues list several different contact people for different purposes, which is fine so long as the list doesn't exceed five people or so and a "general inquiries" contact is listed. Make sure that someone is responsible to reply to general inquiries within 24 hours.
Other Pages: Some rescues list a Buy page if they sell things to help with fundraising. Check into local and federal regulations about whether you need a retail license to sell things on your website. A resource page where people can find additional information and alumni pages where people can read "happy tails" (usually a sub-menu under Adoptable Dogs) are also popular.
Websites should be regularly checked for broken links. There is software available to do this for you, or hiring your friend's computer-savvy 10-year-old works. Websites should also be regularly reviewed for outdated information. Search engines like keyword-heavy websites that are often updated with new content. Visitors like websites that are up-to-date, easy to navigate, and concise.
Following this advice does not mean that every rescue website should look the same, but by keeping it simple and clearly organized in a way that people expect, you will increase adoptions, draw in more volunteers and donors, and better fulfill the educational aspects of your rescue.
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Great info and it puts a seemingly overwhelming task into perspective. So many great rescues could be overlooked if they don't have a good, user-friendly website. It's kind of along the same theory as meeting a person for the first time…there's one chance to make a good first impression. I've heard that it costs more to have a .org and .com, is that correct?
So true. A bad website will turn people away immediately, even if your rescue is super duper. It doesn't cost any more to have a .org or a .com. Websites generally cost about $10 per year plus $6 a month for hosting. I really like http://hostmonster.com. They have great customer service.
When I first started up my rescue this was my number one priority. And it was VERY stressful for me to do!
I built our first site with Microsoft Web Expressions. It was fairly easy to use, but it still took me a considerable amount of time to figure out.
Now our website is in Word Press. I actually didn't do any of the actual building myself. Luckily for our rescue, my sister was doing an internship with a design firm in Omaha, Eleven19, last summer and for her project she redesigned our entire site. We spent a lot of time brainstorming what we wanted and looking through various other rescue sites to pull ideas from. In the end our website turned out amazing and it just keeps getting better and better.
We have always viewed our website as a top priority, because for us it truly is the face of our organization. There are of course more things we want to add to the site, but haven't had the time to incorporate.
There are 2 extremely things that must be remembered about your web site. First, it absolutely must be kept current. I can't tell you how many adoptions we have done that other organizations missed out on because our website is updated daily and is easy to use with no broken links. I hear it all the time. The other is good, up-to-date photos. Every rescue should invest in a good digital camera and find a volunteer to take the photos and do any cropping, etc needed to post. Remember that puppies grow fast and you will need to update their photos on a regular basis.