Aidan Turner will cause a stir among viewers when he returns for another series of Poldark - without his shirt on.
The actor, who plays Captain Ross Poldark in the BBC One period drama, offers a throwback to a much-hyped and much-tweeted moment from the first series when he went bare chested while scything.
Turner also appears to pay a slight homage to the iconic James Bond moment when Daniel Craig emerged from the sea in his swimming trunks in Casino Royale.
Fans will see Poldark and his toned torso stepping out of the Cornish sea in the opening minutes of the first episode of the fourth series.
However, while the viewers may enjoy the scene, it was not such a high point for Turner, who said it was "pretty cold" on the day of filming.
He said: "It wasn't pleasant, no. For a lot of reasons, it wasn't pleasant."
Turner said that he does not mind that fans love him going shirtless so much, joking that they should "go for it".
On the topic of keeping his physique in top shape, he said he "tend(s) to" go to the gym for the role, adding: "I have to keep relatively fit just to fit into the costumes, actually."
When the episode airs, Turner, 34, will not be keeping an eye on social media to see what his admirers are saying, though.
He said that social media is "just not my thing", saying: "I don't really dig it. It's not my jam.
"I just don't need that in my life, I don't care to listen to people criticising me who I don't know, there's nothing I get from it."


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Many people can agree that holidays have the power to bring people together, even if it is for a short period of time. Last month, Southmoreland High School English teacher Mrs. Jenna Hixson, through her club Random Act of Kindness, had students to give back to the community.
Walking down the streets of Scottdale on Halloween night, children dressed up and were trick or treating. People sitting on their porches passing out candy were greeted by the smiling faces of Mrs. Hixson's RAK club.
People spend hundreds of dollars on candy for one night, and they weren't expecting anything in return for their good deed.


Note you can rate a film directly from its poster, it's in the menu attached to the third icon when hovering on a poster.
Either way we can't do it. TMDb always shows English unless there is no English, but we don't know the language of the poster we receive, it's just the highest-rated in any language under the v2.1 API. When we tried auto-updating, half the English posters on the site were replaced with foreign versions.
When we switch to the v3 API, we get all posters and the language for each, so we can better choose which one to show. Sorry I don't have an ETA for this yet.
@Damiano There's no auto-post feature. Until we have one, use the Share this Film/Review/List option in the right panel of those pages. Clicking the FB or Twitter icons under that option initiates the process to share to those services.
Apologies. Import takes some time and when the site is under load, it can time out. Please try again in 24 hours, and email us (help@letterboxd.com) if the issue persists. Also, you could try breaking your IMDb export file into smaller chunks which might help.
If this happens in future, please reply here with the exact search phrase and approximate time (plus timezone) that you performed the search. Thanks.
Bug? Line breaks disappear from reviews.
Hi, did you edit this review after posting it at all? If so, on what sort of browser/platform combination would you have edited it? This problem has not been reported by anyone else, which means it's probably not widespread, and could be related to something specific in your browser.
We are planning an email digest to notify you of friends reviews. If you're on the site, so you cna use the Incoming activity tab to see what actions have been performed on your content. In-site notifications are on the drawing board.
We allow you to filter your Watchlist by Netflix availability if you've attached your Netflix account — I know that's just one use-case but it seems to be the chief one you mention here Lise.
Also, adding a film to a list does not remove it from your Watchlist. Logging the film or marking it as watched (after adding it to the Watchlist) are the only actions that result in it being removed.
There is obviously room for improvement in the Watchlist, but just wanted to clear up these potential misunderstandings.
@Si We don't have a lot of information about differences between UK and US accounts. We use the US API calls to add films to your instant queue. If you can provide any information about what happens when attempting to add to a UK queue that may help, but no promises!
Could you post an example of a URL to a Netflix movie in the UK for comparison? Thanks.
@Mario. Interesting. We always output netflix.com URLs, so perhaps the UK site is redirecting you to a 404 as you're not able to see the same films as people in the US. What does your address bar say when you're on the 404 page?
Hi Oli, we're investigating the cause of this and will have a fix for it asap. Please attach the URLs to the lists in question as a comment.
It's basically an issue with incorrect caching of list numbers, which is why it resolves itself when the cache expires. Let me know if it persists.
Connect the letterboxd account with themoviedb.org so information gets updated both ways.
This is not possible, as TMDb's API does not support any updating of their site.
Thanks for the clarification Travis, we weren't aware of this development!
Smart thinking Rob. In our original designs we had a grid/list toggle on several views and we ended up iterating away from it. I feel now that we're a bit more sure of ourselves in these views, we should look to re-introduce that. As you say, it will obviate the need for a separate ratings tab at the least, which is a good thing. Stay tuned!
TMDb does not provide an API for us to submit changes, which means there's no easy way for us to make this a friendlier process right now.
We pull every six hours, as that is how long TMDb's API caches entries for. I'm not sure why artwork doesn't come through, other than it may be a delay at TMDb's end for some reason.
We are planning to add a mechanism to allow you to import films immediately if they are new additions to TMDb. We'll hopefully get that into our upcoming release, if not it will follow shortly.
@Tony This is less likely since its purchase by Fanhattan, but of course if something like this were to happen, we'd be able to keep running based on our current list of films while we switched to an alternative data source.
@Tony There is a count of the number of times you've logged a film, it appears in the panel on the Film page and clicks through to a list of all diary entries. Might be useful to show this elsewhere?
What is your username? We'll see if we can work out what's happened.
Would you mind emailing the list you're trying to import to help@letterboxd.com and we'll do some testing on it locally. Thanks!


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The Eli Whitney Productivity Award specifically recognizes an individual for distinguished accomplishments in improving capability within the broad concept of orderly production. For more than 80 years, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers has been recognizing individuals from industry and academia for their contributions in manufacturing technologies.
Dahotre has been continuously working in the field of laser processing for more than 25 years.
A member of the National Academy of Inventors, Dahotre is internationally known and recognized in his field for his pioneering contributions to the understanding and engineering of laser-materials in processing and manufacturing. Dahotre, a former chairman of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in UNT's College of Engineering, has generated funding support for his research in excess of $ $9 million from government and industrial organizations.
In his current role as interim associate vice president, he facilitates research projects that have been funded by the federal government, including UNT's work with the Army Research Office (ARO) and Army Research Lab (ARL) for a tactical shelters project and a ballistics project respectively. He also oversees the management of UNT's shared instrumentation facilities across campus and works with the advisory groups and directors for each facility.
Dahotre has received 16 U.S. patents (another three pending) with one recently in 2016 licensed to Australian Institute of Robotic Orthopaedic (AIRO), has published over 270 articles in professional journals, and is the author of four books and editor of 13 other books that focus on laser-materials processing and manufacturing and surface engineering. He is a fellow of nine national and international societies, including the American Society of Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association of Advancement of Science, American Institute of Medical and Biological Institute, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He also is a founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing and editor of the Journal of Optics and Laser Technology.
Dahotre joined UNT in 2010, and in fall 2016, he earned the Faculty Leadership Award for significantly impacting the academic enterprise of the university through his leadership and service to UNT. Prior to joining UNT, Dahotre had a joint faculty appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and was director, deputy director and a senior faculty member of the Center of Excellence for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee, Space Institute-Tullahoma.
Dahotre earned his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Michigan State University, his master's degree in metallurgical engineering from Michigan State University and his bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Poona in India.


So, I've started reading novels.
Turns out there are some really fabulous books out there! With my "completed-reading-list" as short as it is, I hesitate to lay claim to a favorite genre … but I'm leaning in the direction of Historical Fiction.
After making short work of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, I read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. The story begins in 1959. Fiery Baptist Preacher, Nathan Price, has moved his family from the small town of Bethlehem, GA, to the village of Kilanga, deep in the Belgian Congo, in the hopes that they might win the natives to Christ. The story is beautifully told from the perspective of his wife, Orleana, and his 4 daughters (Rachel, Leah, Adah, and Ruth May). Without giving too much away from the book, I'm so glad the face of missions has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Nathan's missionary work was about as far from Christ as one can imagine.
But that's not the part of the novel that most captured my attention.
One scene in particular, near the end of the book, has affected me. Many years have passed since 1959. Leah is a grown married woman. Her husband is a Congolese man named Anatole. It is January — the anniversary of much sadness for Leah. Anatole speaks.
I'll tell him it's just as ugly, too, and my skin is about that scaly. I say these things so he'll argue with me. I'm difficult in January. I know this. I need him to insist that I'm useful and good, that he wasn't out of his mind to marry me, that my white skin is not the standard of offense.
This is marriage. This is parenting. This is friendship. This is being human.
I think the reason why I'm so enjoying my new foray into novel-reading is because I'm finding something I didn't expect. I'm finding profoundly human stories that call to the deepest parts of me, thrusting me deeper into the way of Christ. The way of Jesus, who was so masterful at seeing and declaring the grace and goodness in those around him.
And … now I need another book to read! Any suggestions?


Wind-whipped and winded after a hard-fought game, members of the USA Warrior sled hockey team slowly made their way off the ice at Soldier Field. Temperatures were chilly but spirits were high as players wheeled their way toward warmth.
As they headed off the ice, J.J. O'Connor, the chairman of USA Hockey's Disabled Section, sat near the exit waiting to greet them.
"This is a really big first trip and competition for us, and it's at Solider Field.
Who could argue that any group deserved it more? The Warriors sled hockey squad flew from Washington D.C. for the chance to play on the outdoor ice at one of Chicago's greatest sports landmarks. It was the first time on an outdoor rink for many of them – the first time playing in a real game for some.
"Some of the guys on the USA Warriors team got injured as recently as six months ago. One of them lost his legs in an IED explosion six months ago and only started playing six weeks ago, and he's out on the ice tonight. What a great sport for someone to be able to do that," said Jim Smith, a USA Hockey executive board member who served as one of the game's officials.
In addition to some spirited competition from a local sled hockey team, the USA Warriors had a special meet and greet with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The magnitude of the moment wasn't lost on the USA Members of the USA Warriors were given a heroes' welcome in the Windy City during Hockey Weekend Across America.Warriors as they faced off against the local Chicago Blackhawks' sled hockey team before a crowd of friends and family members who braved the chilly temperatures.
"This is a really big first trip and competition for us, and it's at Solider Field. It's just awesome," said Warriors Coach Michael Vaccaro.
The city of Chicago made sure the Warriors received a hero's welcome when they touched down at O'Hare, with representatives from the Chicago Fire and Police Departments on hand to greet them.
The warm welcome was just beginning. Organizers rolled out the red carpet for the Warriors squad, which also featured a team of standing amputee players who faced off against a team of local celebrities organized by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley. It was a fitting end to a day that began with a special meet and greet with members of the Chicago Blackhawks.
"This is a weekend that people really recognize us, and everyone's been thanking us for our service," Vaccaro said.
USA Warriors coach Michael Vaccaro said it was a special weekend for his players and himself.


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SCOT LEHIGH
Can Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton?
By Scot Lehigh Globe Columnist,May 6, 2016, 9:27 a.m.
Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Sunday in Terre Haute, Ind. SETH PERLMAN/AP
You can almost feel the frisson of unease run down the Democratic Party's spine.
You can certainly hear it in the question asked again and again as Donald Trump, a political newcomer, has trounced a more experienced field, while Hillary Clinton, a long-timer, has struggled to deal Bernie Sanders a campaign-ending defeat.
Could Trump beat her? Or, to put it another way, could what happened in the Republican primaries happen in the general election?
Some, remembering that Ronald Reagan was once considered a right-wing lightweight, only to become a formidable candidate and well-liked president, wonder if Trump is being similarly underestimated.
So could Trump actually become president?
Anything's possible, of course. And, given the pattern of national elections, my guess is that you'll see a period when he's tied or even leading in the polls.
But in the end, my expectation is that he'll fall seriously short.
Here's why: Clinton's primary liabilities will emerge as (increasingly appreciated) general election strengths, while Trump's primary season strengths will set like cement as general-election liabilities.
Let's start with the Donald because, let's face it, he's more interesting. In a many-splendored — well, multicandidate — GOP field, he galvanized a daunting bloc of voters by: (1) being bombastic, (2) trafficking in nativism, racism, and xenophobia, (3) going populist on trade, (4) carrying on like an insinuating frat boy, and (5) promising policy outcomes that are nigh unto impossible.
No one on the GOP side wanted to take him on in a major way, because doing so would have meant attacking Trump from the left in front of a primary electorate that skewed strongly right.
But as we move to the general, all that changes. Trump now must sell himself to a larger, center-left electorate.
Now consider Clinton. In the primary, she had little pizzazz, in part because she was cautious, disciplined, and wonkish, and constrained by complexity.
While Sanders talked about a revolution, she stayed focused on the affordable and achievable. That meant a smaller-bore series of plans rather than a broad call for sweeping change. Health policy illustrates that point: Sanders called for replacing the Affordable Care Act — a work-in-progress culmination of a long Democratic struggle — with the lefty catnip of single payer. Clinton focused on ways to make the ACA work better.
But after an impressive effort, Sanders is now on an also-ran trajectory. That leaves Clinton to face Trump.
And look at that matchup:
She's conversant and comfortable with foreign-policy complexities. He's a man who, in one debate, seemed clueless about the concept of the triad, our land, air, and submarine-based nuclear-weapons capability.
Unschooled in international affairs, he treats crucial doctrines and pivotal alliances as little more than ledger-sheet calculations. His is a Dollar Store foreign policy.
His domestic plans, meanwhile, are preposterous. His fiscal and budgetary plans can't be made to add up. His health-care "plan" is, to put it politely, at cross-purposes with itself.
Now, in a Republican race chockablock with Obama-care-loathing supply-siders, none of that got pointed out in a concerted way. But there's no one better to prosecute that political case than Clinton, who has a deep knowledge of both foreign and domestic policy.
Simply put, she will tie him in knots in the debates.
And then there's the matter of character. Voters clearly aren't crazy about Clinton. But her flaws pale in comparison to his.
She's a trimmer? He's a misinformation machine.
She's entitled? He's a raging narcissist.
She overstates her accomplishments? He's a braggart the likes of which we've never seen in public life.
She's too calculating? He's a loose cannon on a pitching deck.
She plays the woman card? He's a sexist.
She's unlikable? He's . . . well, he's Donald Trump.
So, no, I don't think he can beat her.
In fact, I think November 8 will be an early night, leaving Democrats plenty of time to celebrate, and Republicans ample hours to drown their sorrows.
Scot Lehigh can be reached at lehigh@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeScotLehigh.

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Chodang University is the only university in Muan County, a largely rural district of South Korea's South Jeolla province.  The current president is Boung-Sik, Kim.

See also
List of colleges and universities in South Korea
Education in South Korea

References

External links
Official school website, in Korean
Official school website, in English

Universities and colleges in South Jeolla Province
Educational institutions established in 1994
1994 establishments in South Korea

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Q: Whats wrong with rand function in C what can be the reason of bad result in generating random number in C? See my code below. The result should be number between 0 - 1. But when i print random number the result is: Doba prichodu: 690522220 n-times. And yes i am using srand(time(NULL));
#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <math.h>

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pthread_t vlakna[n];
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       // double dobaPrichodu = (rand() / (double)RAND_MAX) * 7 + 1; // 1 - 8
        double dobaPrichodu = rand()/(double)RAND_MAX;
        printf("Doba prichodu: %d\n", dobaPrichodu);
        argsZakaznici[i] = (ARGUMENTS_ZAKAZNIK){&args, i+1, dobaPrichodu};
        pthread_create(&vlakna[i], NULL, Zakaznik, &argsZakaznici[i]);
    }

A: For double dobaPrichodu, you should use:
printf("Doba prichodu: %lf\n", dobaPrichodu);

When you're using %d instead, function printf attempts to read the data passed in dobaPrichodu as int instead of as double.
So not only do you get the wrong data being printed, but because those two types aren't even of the same size, you also get a kind of an undefined behavior of your program (i.e., it may behave differently on different platforms).
For example:
On a Big Endian platform where the size of int is 4 bytes and the size of double is 8 bytes, you'll get the first half of dobaPrichodu being read and printed as an integer.
On a Little Endian platform where the size of int is 4 bytes and the size of double is 8 bytes, you'll get the second half of dobaPrichodu being read and printed as an integer.

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Jelena Vujanic won a conference title in Flight 1 Singles on Sunday.
Check another box off the tennis to-do list for Valparaiso University sophomore Jelena Vujanic (Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Elk Grove).
The accomplishments keep coming for a standout student-athlete who is only in her third semester on campus. On Sunday, the player who etched her name into the program record book and earned all-conference honors as just a freshman last season added to her list of achievements with her most noteworthy feat yet. Vujanic beat Bradley's Sandra Maletin 6-1, 6-2 to take the Flight 1 Singles title at the MVC Women's Tennis Individual Championship in Springfield, Mo.
Vujanic, who garnered her 27th career singles win and now stands at 8-1 on the season, headlined a large contingent of Valpo players who reached Sunday's final day of competition. Vujanic teamed up with doubles partner Claire Czerwonka (Kenosha, Wis. / Saint Joseph Catholic Academy) for a 6-3 win over Drake's Petushakova/Palumbo for third place in Flight 1.
Freshman Isabella Schoolcraft (Bargersvile, Ind. / Center Grove) won by retirement against Drake's Megan Webb in the third-place match of Flight 6 singles. Jordan Kopfer (Eagan, Minn. / Eastview) finished as the Flight 7 runner-up after falling to Stony Brook's Ester Chikvashvili 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday's final. The doubles pairing of freshman Olivia Paradise (Mahtomedia, Minn. / Mahtomedi) and senior Randi Wind (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) took second in Flight 2, falling 6-2 to a Stony Brook duo on Sunday.
Vujanic's championship marks the first conference title – individual or team – by Valparaiso University since the institution joined the Missouri Valley Conference.


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Michigan State University board approves almost 4% tuition hike
RJ Wolcott
EAST LANSING — Michigan State University students and families will have to stomach higher tuition rates for the upcoming 2016-17 academic year, following approval by the MSU Board of Trustees on Wednesday.
In-state freshmen and sophomores at MSU will pay 3.7% more for tuition this fall compared to last year, or about $250 per semester assuming a student takes 15 credits. Juniors and seniors from Michigan face a 3.9% increase, or about $264 per 15-credit semester.
Nonresident undergrads will pay 4.2% higher tuition this coming school year, according to David Byelich, assistant vice president and director of the Office of Planning and Budgets. Graduate students enrolled in most MSU colleges will see their tuition bills increase by about 4% in the fall, about $26 and $52 a credit hour for resident and nonresident students, respectively.
Related: Oakland University to raise tuition 3.95% this fall
Related: U.S. student wins tuition refund in Sweden for useless degree
To help offset those increases, MSU will increase its financial aid payments by about $5.7 million, roughly 4.5%.
In approving the 2016-17 budget, MSU officials also presented preliminary information on the 2017-18 budget. Those initial figures envision tuition increases of 4% for all undergrads, regardless of residency.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon cites slumping state aid for Michigan's universities for years. Michigan cut higher education funding in 2011, and this year's budget won't restore those funding levels.
Officials cited disinvestment in high education by the Legislature as the reason behind the tuition increases.
After presenting the budget to the university's board of trustees, Simon said, "It's not where we'd like to be."


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Q: How to get data from OMDb API web service I want to fetch and display a list of movies. I use this API called OMDb API. But it seems I need to create an API key for that. On their site they explain:
Send all data requests to:
http://www.omdbapi.com/?

Poster API requests:
http://img.omdbapi.com/?apikey=[yourkey]&

In this I'm a little confused, as I am new to iOS. Which one of the above methods should I use to fetch all data and display them? If I need to create an API key, where can I get it from their page?

A: Try the values in parameters table in their website by making use of the examples section. Use different parameters for different responses.
For example, to request for a movie with title "inception", just put in this entry and hit search in the text field and it generates the link for you.
I will attach the link here so that you will get the idea http://www.omdbapi.com/?t=inception&y=&plot=short&r=json
Hit the above link and it will generate the required response. So this is the link pattern that you should use in your iOS project.
Have fun with iOS..
Update:
Currently, omdbapi requires an api key for getting the correct response, which can be acquired by either signing up like @appy-sharma describes in his answer or using their free key(which has a limit).

A: You have to sign up from their website and then you will receive a link with your api key. The link in the email will look something like this:
http://www.omdbapi.com/?i=tt3896198&apikey=k83ue93
If you will notice, in the end of the link you will find &apikey=k83ue93, save it. (Don't worry it's not a valid api key)
Going back to their site and reading the documentation you can see by using parameters you can look for the movie. For a simple example, lets say you want to get the data of the movie  JOKER then your url will look like this:
http://www.omdbapi.com/?t=joker&apikey=k83ue93
this is when you will search a movie with their title name using ?t=titlename
http://www.omdbapi.com/?i=tt7286456&apikey=k83ue93
this is when you will try to fetch the movie with its id using ?i=idnumber
Check their documentation. They are really simple. Check the parameters and play with them. Whoever reading this, don't worry. If you are new and if you think this is scary, dont worry! you already came this far dealing with apis, you will reach there.
Happy coding.

A: There's free API key available for OMDb API now. http://www.omdbapi.com/apikey.aspx


From 5 till 29th of June Westminster International University in Tashkent students took part in Robotics Summer School. The project undertaken had a real life application.
The robotics is the branch of the computer science, the mechanical engineering, and the electrical engineering that deals with the construction, the design, the operation and the application of robots as well as the computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
The course was seen as an initial step in transforming WIUT into the Smart University. Smart university is an emerging and rapidly evolving area that creatively integrates innovative concepts; smart software and hardware systems; smart classrooms with state-of-the-art technologies and technical platforms; smart pedagogy based on modern teaching and learning strategies; smart learning and academic analytics; as well as various branches of computer science and computer engineering.
Durdona Bakhronova, the participant of the course, stated that she found her strong passion to robotics during INHA's "Women Techmaker's" conference. This drove her later to apply for the project. Before that, she already had some experience and knowledge in this area. "It was really amazing, and at the same time, unexpected to have such a practical summer course in here. At the beginning we really started to develop and create, while I thought that there will be just theories, and it will be boring maybe. It was really fun to make the all robotics staff and writing a code for the hardware. "- she says.


Whoever made this video spent a lot of time and effort doing it, and should be commended. I had to watch this twice to see what was happening. It's not pleasant. But, please don't make it political...it's purely a matter of decency and respect for living things.
Thank you... but it's "local" politics..... I'm bi-political... :D!


It is pretty amazing. I couldn't figure out how to import a .doc though… I would have loved to see how it handled importing one of our 300 page user guides. Then I could just share that document with reviewers for them to add their comments.
Will: To import a Word .doc file, just use DocumentOpen File… from the Organizer tool bar. Let us know how well we handle that 300-page doc, ok?
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Trailer, Gertrude Anna
September 16, 1927 — November 21, 2021
Gertrude Anna Trailer, (94), passed away on Sunday morning, November 21, 2021. Memorial Services will begin at 2PM on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138.
Gertrude carried the name of "Gertie" but later in life was known as "Trudi". Her grandkids and great grandkids knew her as "Grandma" or "GG". She is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 49 years, Richard Resig, husband Tom Slavin and husband Jim Trailer. She is survived by her son Ric (Prairie Village, KS), daughter Darlene (Argyle, TX), seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Gertrude was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania but lived in Kansas City, MO from 1958 until 2000 when she moved to Denton, Texas. Miss Gertie taught preschool for years and loved being with children, especially her grandkids and great-grandkids. She loved Jesus, her church friends and most everyone else she met. Arrangements: Park Lawn Funeral Home 816-523-1234.
Memorial Services will begin at 2PM on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138.
Trailer, Gertrude Anna's Guestbook
"Aunt Gert," as I called her, was a beautiful lady and soul. She always had a ready smile and a great sense of humor and laugh. She will be sorely missed be so many lives that she touched. Rest is His arms dear one. Until we meet again.
Joyce Morris
She was a wonderful lady, She always had a smile on her face, Because she loved Jesus💖
Debbie Loniewsky
Ryan and famy We love you Sorry for your loss
Lucia brundage
We were truly blessed to meet and spend special times and vacations with Trudi. She was such a kind and wonderful person inside and out. It was a blessing to know her and to call her a friend. She made our family feel very special. She will be missed and leaving a legacy for all that knew her.
Jay & Cathy Malo
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Winnipeg police have laid charges against a coach after a hockey brawl in February.
Police said they responded to the fight at Southdale Community Centre on Feb. 16 just after two p.m.
The fight, which involved coaches, officials and players, happened after the game.
Winninpeg police said they arrested and charged a coach, 35, from Sagkeeng First Nation, with assault for his alleged involvement.
Charges against two players are also pending.


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ABB wins contract to equip Knutsen shuttle tankers with electric solutions for higher efficiency and sustainability
First two shuttle tankers for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) to feature battery technology, in addition to a wide scope of ABB's electric solutions, will achieve significant gains in fuel efficiency, operational flexibility and emissions reduction
Securing a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, ABB Marine & Ports will deliver the power and control technology for the two new KNOT shuttle tankers to future-proof them for the operations of tomorrow and enable the sustainability gains increasingly sought by energy majors.
The energy storage system was added at the request of the exploration and production company Vår Energi that has contracted KNOT to operate the shuttle tankers. The system will improve ship performance by optimizing engine responsiveness, whatever the load.
"We have been fully aware of charterers' increased requirement for sustainability, so it was very important that our first commitment to battery power involved a supplier with a track record of delivering quality, safety and reliability to Knutsen, as well as service and remote expert support," said Tom Knutsen, Project manager at KNOT. "ABB has significant experience in shipboard energy storage systems, and we are pleased that, on top of cutting emissions, this technology will also reduce OPEX."
Built to endure harsh Arctic waters, the pair of 124,000 dwt tankers are set be delivered by the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in 2022. The newbuild vessels will operate in the North Sea.
ABB's scope of supply will also include the shaft generator system, main switchboards, thruster and cargo pump drive systems, and take care of project management, commissioning and sea trials.
The ABB twin battery package on board each Knutsen ship will have a storage capacity of 678kWh. The energy storage system will be able to ramp up engine responsiveness by working with the ABB MV AC system to control and optimize shaft generator power flexibility. The enhanced dynamic support for the energy storage system will be crucial in the event of sudden load changes, peak loading, including the specific demands of station keeping and cargo pump operations.
Being able to call on the integrated energy storage system improves operational flexibility but also means that auxiliaries are needed less frequently, and sometimes not at all, saving fuel and reducing emissions. Battery power may therefore offer a new competitive edge where ships are being replaced or upgraded. In a circular approach, when the shaft generator has produced more power than required, the excess power will be used to charge batteries.
"We are proud to once again deliver safe and efficient solutions to Knutsen to assist them in achieving their sustainability goals," said Juha Koskela, Division President, ABB Marine & Ports. "Our shuttle tanker offering ensures that current and future operating goals can be met, and emissions targets can be reached."
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ABB Turbocharging (www.abb.com/turbocharging) is at the helm of the global industry in the manufacture and maintenance of turbochargers for 500 kW to 80+ MW diesel and gas engines. Our innovative leading-edge technology enables our customers to increase their performance; producing lower emissions, and improving fuel consumption even in the toughest environments. Approximately 200,000 ABB turbochargers are in operation across the globe on ships, power stations, gen-sets, diesel locomotives and large, off-highway vehicles. We have over 100 Service Stations in more than 50 countries globally and a wide service portfolio that guarantees Original Parts and Original Service anytime, anywhere.
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ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees. www.abb.com
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Crystalline films, next-gen electronics, 2-D semiconductors—Latest graphene research shows promising scale-up potential
August 30, 2016|Stephanie Liverani
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The time-to-market gap for commercially viable graphene just keeps shrinking, with promising new developments every day that aim to manufacture graphene to produce faster, higher-performing, more efficient electronics and other applications.
Thanks to graphene's single-layer thickness, toughness, and supreme mechanical and thermal properties, the material is an ideal choice for developing electronic, optoelectronic, and electromechanical devices and sensors.
Graphene has historically been an expensive, labor-intensive material to produce for commercial applications—but scientists are pioneering innovative solutions for producing this high-potential material in a way that's scalable.
And they continue to make strides in the mission to commercialize graphene so the advanced material can be put to work in real-world ways.
Check out these three graphene-related research developments generating buzz this week.
Graphene goes highly crystallized for better stability.
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have discovered a procedure that restores defective graphene oxide structures that cause the material to display low carrier mobility.
"By applying a high-temperature reduction treatment in an ethanol environment, defective structures were restored, leading to the formation of a highly crystalline graphene film with excellent band-like transport," according to a university press release. The researchers say these findings could pave the way for more scalable production techniques of highly crystalline graphene films.
The research, published in Scientific Reports, is "Band-like transport in highly crystalline graphene films from defective graphene oxides" (DOI: 10.1038/srep28936).
Novel bi-layer graphene device that "controls electrons" could revolutionize next-gen electronics.
A team of Penn State University scientists (State College, Pa.) developed a device made of bilayer graphene with the ability to control the momentum of electrons that offers a path to electronics that could require less energy and give off less heat than standard silicon-based transistors.
"Current silicon-based transistor devices rely on the charge of electrons to turn the device on or off, but many labs are looking at new ways to manipulate electrons based on other variables, called degrees of freedom," Jun Zhu, associate professor of physics at Penn State and senior author, says in a press release.
The new bi-layer device uses a system that puts a pair of gates above and below a bilayer graphene sheet with the addition of an electric field perpendicular to the plane. "By applying a positive voltage on one side and a negative voltage on the other, a bandgap opens in bilayer graphene, which it doesn't normally have," Jing Li, a Ph.D. student at Penn State, explains in a press release. "In the middle, between the two sides, we leave a physical gap of about 70 nm."
Within the gap, there are 1-D metallic wires that serve as a sort of "freeway" for electrons, the release explains. In theory, electrons could travel unhindered along the wires for a long distance with very little resistance—and less resistance means less power consumption and heat generation in electronic devices.
The research, published in Nature Nanotechnology, is "Gate-controlled topological conducting channels in bilayer graphene" (DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.158).
Graphene gives 2-D semiconductors new extraordinary properties.
Also from Penn State, materials scientists discovered a process for making 2-D materials that could lead to new and extraordinary properties—especially when it comes to nitrides. This first-ever growth of 2-D gallium nitride using graphene encapsulation could lead to applications in deep ultraviolet lasers, next-gen electronics, and sensors, according to a Penn State press release.
3-D gallium nitride is used as a wide-bandgap semiconductor, which is important for high-frequency, high-power applications, the release explains. But when gallium nitride is grown in 2-D form, it transforms from a wide-bandgap material to an ultrawide-bandgap material, tripling its operational energy spectrum to include the whole ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrum—a development that will open new possibilities for electro-optic devices that manipulate and transmit light.
"These experimental results open up new avenues of research in 2-D materials," Joshua Robinson, associate professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, explains in the release. "This work focuses on making 2-D gallium nitride, which has never been done before."
The research, published in Nature Materials, is "Two-dimensional gallium nitride realized via graphene encapsulation" (DOI: 10.1038/nmat4742).
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The Sembler Company held a ceremonial groundbreaking event today to mark the beginning of construction at the new Amberly Place, a 72,000 square foot Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center located at, located at the Northwest corner of Greenlevel Church Road and Carpenter Fire Station Road.
Over 50 people attended the event alongside, Sembler senior executives, Publix Super Markets representatives, and Town of Cary officials.
During the ceremony, Sembler presented Cary's new neighborhood school, Hortons Creek Elementary, with a donation from its School Grant Program. Hortons Creek Principal Dr. Sandy Chambers was also in attendance to accept the grant award.
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The co-founders of Smart LINC are leaders in the infrastructure and development industry, and have over 30 year of combined experience in the sector. Michael has over 13 years' experience in public administration. Michael was a senior policy advisor to a Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Planning as well as a Senior Executive in the NSW Public Service. Michael has a deep understanding of government planning, regulation and finance settings. Julian has over 17 years' experience in the development and finance sectors. Julian was the COO at UrbanGrowth NSW and has worked for a number of Australia's leading property groups including Stockland and Multiplex Brookfield. Julian has also worked as a finance lawyer at Clayton Utz and as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.


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Baby's First Book, Polka Dot
Best-selling, Baby's First Book, is a favorite album for recording the loving sentiments of baby's first year. Designed for the modern nursery it's sure to become a treasured family keepsake.
Inside you'll find 24 pages containing fill-in prompts such as Before You Were Born, How Mom and Dad Met, The Big Day, Our Family Tree, How We Picked Your Name, Baby's World and dozens more. The Memories page includes a vellum envelope to capture clippings from baby's first haircut and other sweet mementos. There are plenty of pages for photographs, baby's firsts and pages to record height and weight of your precious little one.
Book Size: 11h x 10w
Page Count: 24 Printed Pages
Page Size: 9.5h x 9.25w
Heavy weight white paper pages
Hand sewn with coordinating ribbon
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We educate young women holistically to learn, lead, and serve in the spirit of Mary's Magnificat.
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APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES: emphasis on the administrative capacity and culture, serving the cohesion
Following the adoption by the European Commission of the EU Green Paper on territorial cohesion, on October 6, 2008, under the French Presidency, the 2nd Franco-Hellenic meeting carried by SDMed will focus on the Mediterranean dimension of European territorial cohesion. Consider an angle territorial cohesion can focus on themes such as sustainable development and access to services, and to emphasize the fact that many issues are not confined to administrative boundaries and may require a coordinated response several regions or countries, while others must be addressed on a local or neighborhood. In this context, the University of Social and Political Sciences Panteion University Forum and the SDMed Association in cooperation with the Embassy of France and the French Institute of Athens organize a symposium where experts, researchers, NGOs, local government representatives and civil society are invited to engage in public dialogue, to formulate a "Mediterranean response" to the Green Paper, which response and consider the unique geography of the region - coastal, mountainous and island ecosystems - but also evoke any cultural dimension.
Key issues for the Round Table I: What is "territorial cohesion"? - What are the policy instruments? -To which European territorial model? What place for the Mediterranean? - What future for cohesion policy? The balance of the French presidency and the issues related to the Mediterranean? - How to act, how to redirect territorial cohesion in times of crisis? Prospects for a sustainable cohesion policy?
Key issues for the Round Table II: What is the impact of the information society in the architecture of European territory? - What challenges for the Mediterranean, in a digital world? - How to ensure access for all European citizens to digital technologies and what are the spatial effects? -By what means ensuring access for remote areas (islands, mountains ..) and thus enhance the territorial cohesion? - What are the operational tools to operate the digital in favor of territorial equity
Key issues for the Round Table IV: What definition of territory? According to the politico-administrative vocabulary? What definition of cohesion? According to economists visions? And what do we do in times of crisis and recession? The question of territorial solidarity based on the dimension of identity / cultural. A taboo subject? What are the scales of territorial cohesion based on cultural? Do we need a new European architecture? What place for the Mediterranean? Is culture the basis for building value territorial cohesion in the Mediterranean?


In the 21st century T-Mat - a matter transmission system - has replaced all other forms of transport on Earth. The system is controlled from Earth but with a vital relay centre on the Moon. Gia Kelly (Louise Pajo) is the technical brains behind the operation.
The technician on the Moon, Fewsham (Terry Scully) has fallen behind on the scheduled transmats so Kelly orders Harry Osgood (Harry Towb) to the Moon to sort out the problem. No sooner does Osgood arrive than a siren warns that the outer airlocks to the base have been operated and the T-Mat relay station is invaded by a group of Martian Warriors led by a higher ranking Martian called Slaar (Alan Bennion).
Slaar orders Osgood to operate the T-Mat for them but he sabotages the machine and is killed for his trouble. Slaar then orders the cowardly Fewsham and the other two technicians Phipps (Christopher Coll) and Locke (Martin Cort) to repair the machine or die. They decide to repair the communications link and warn Earth.
On Earth Kelly and her boss Commander Radnor (Ronald Leigh-Hunt) are under immense pressure to get the system working again. They have no way of contacting the Moon or travelling there without the T-Mat system. Kelly tells Radnor that they need an old-style rocket and luckily Radnor knows where to find one.
The TARDIS lands in a space museum run by Daniel Eldred (Philip Ray). Radnor and Kelly arrive to try to persuade Eldred to give them the ion rocket he has secretly been preparing. A message is patched through for Radnor from the Moon. Locke tells the commander that Osgood is dead but the link is cut off before he can explain more. On the Moon the Warriors kill Locke but Phipps manages to escape and hides in the Solar Power room. Fewsham is ordered to repair the T-Mat link to the control centre on Earth.
Eldred is eventually persuaded to give Radnor the rocket after the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe volunteer to fly it. The rocket is launched and after a few problems, nears the Moon.
Fewsham succeeds in repairing the T-Mat link. Slaar orders the technician to set the machine to receive only. Noticing that T-Mat is now functioning, Kelly takes two technicians with her and travels to the Moon where she begins repairs whilst the Warriors watch from hiding.
Phipps uses equipment in the Solar Power room to create a radio and a heat projector which he uses to destroy one Warrior. He contacts the Doctor and they use his signal to guide them in. The Doctor and Jamie recognise Phipps' description of the alien invaders as being the Martian Warriors.
The Doctor leaves Zoe and Jamie to refuel the rocket whilst he rescues Phipps. Phipps tells him that they must destroy the T-Mat. Zoe is horrified when she hears the news because the rocket's motors are so badly damaged that it cannot return to Earth.
Kelly finishes her repairs and the Warriors emerge and kill her two technicians. The Doctor and Phipps manage to rescue Kelly but are forced to split up and the Doctor is captured.
Jamie and Zoe find the Solar Power room where they meet Kelly and Phipps. They decide to use the maintenance tunnels to reach the temperature controls and make the station uncomfortably hot for the Warriors.
Fewsham is ordered to use the repaired T-Mat system to transport Martian seed pods to Earth. Slaar who allows the Doctor to inspect the pods, one of which swells up and bursts in the Doctor's face causing him to collapse.
The pods are sent to cities around the world where they explode, the fumes they produce dispersing into the atmosphere. Slowly, a strange white fungus begins to spread around the world.
The Doctor has survived his experience with the pod and Slaar orders Fewsham to put the still unconscious Doctor into a T-Mat chamber and to transport him into space. The Doctor is rescued by Phipps and Jamie before Fewsham can activate the controls.
Slaar orders one of his Warriors to Earth, and when it arrives it heads for a weather control station. Inside it kills a technician and renders the weather control machinery inoperative.
Zoe manages to change the temperature and the creatures collapse. While the other Warriors including Slaar are on the Warrior's own ship, The Doctor, Jamie, Zoe, Kelly and Phipps return to Earth. Fewsham decides to remain on the Moon and appears to still be helping the Warriors when they return the temperature to normal.
Slaar announces that the Martian fleet is homing in on a signal that they are broadcasting from the Moon. Fewsham secretly switches on a view-screen so that everyone at the T-Mat control on Earth can see and hear Slaar's plans. Slaar discovers Fewsham's duplicity and has him killed.
The Doctor persuades Radnor to use an unmanned satellite launcher to put a satellite in space that will transmit a duplicate of the Martian homing signal. The Doctor also analyses the spreading foam and discovers it can be dispersed with water. He asks Jamie and Zoe to arrange for it to rain all over the Earth.
At the weather control station, the two friends find the equipment sabotaged and hide from the Warrior guarding the building. When the Doctor finds out that a Warrior was headed for the station, he follows. There, the Doctor creates a solar energy transmitter to destroy the creature. He then repairs the controls so that rain can be created.
With the satellite in space the Doctor returns to the Moon to put Slaar's own signal out of action. Whilst tampering with the device he is captured by Slaar. The Grand Marshal (Graham Leaman) of the Martian fleet contacts Slaar to tell him that they have followed the signal but are too close to the Sun. Contact is lost as the entire fleet is destroyed.
Slaar orders the Doctor to be killed but Jamie arrives via T-Mat at that moment and the Doctor uses the confusion to grab the Warrior's gun arm and point it at Slaar who is killed. The Doctor then electrocutes the remaining Warrior.
As rain falls across Earth, Kelly and Eldred argue about the future use of rockets and T-Mat. The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie slip away back to the TARDIS.


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dusitD2: First 5-star hotel in Pattaya to join 'Fin Free'
Hotel dusitD2 baraquda pattaya joins Fin Free campaign to support shark fins consumption reduction.
Hotel dusitD2 baraquda pattaya became the first 5 star hotel in Pattaya to join Fin Free Thailand, a growing nationwide movement to encourage hotel business to stop serving shark fins menu, to protect the endangered sharks, marine ecosystems, and people's health.
Fin Free Thailand is initiated by FREELAND Foundation, under iTHINK Campaign funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), together with Love Wildlife Foundation, and Change.org Thailand. And is gaining support from Thai people, school and businesses. The main objective of the campaign is to protect sharks by encouraging corporate environmental responsibility and consumer awareness. Hotels, restaurants and other businesses are encouraged to ban shark fin. Consumers are made aware of the
potential impacts of consumption, including on their own health, as shark fin has been found to be a serious health hazard.
Cindy Bishop, the campaign Ambassador of Fin Free Thailand and a famous celebrity who grew up locally in Pattaya said, "Millions of sharks are killed worldwide each year, mostly for the consumption of shark fin soups at specialty restaurants and hotels. Most people who consumed shark fins soups do not realize that shark fins have the highest levels of concentrated mercury of any fish. This can pose many serious health risks for consumers, including neurological disorders, damage to central nervous system, and infertility problems."
As the first Hotel in Pattaya to join the global Fin Free movement, Khun Chonlatee Nakamadee, the General Manager of dusitD2 baraquda pattaya said, "We are delighted to join Fin Free Thailand to raise the awareness about the danger of consuming shark fin dishes, from both the environment and health issues. Since we are a hotel that based our winning design from respecting the ocean, dusitD2 baraquda pattaya is committed to go
100% shark fin free."
"The Hotel has always taken many leading steps to meet the changing consumers' lifestyle. We will encourage fin-free menus for all occasions, including New Year's celebrations, wedding receptions, and other special events. It is very important to be a part of this growing worldwide movement."
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Today I have a review of the newest release by Lissa Evans, Old Baggage, available from Harper Perennial on April 16, 2019!
1928. Riffling through a cupboard, Matilda Simpkin comes across a small wooden club—an old possession that she hasn't seen for more than a decade. Immediately, memories come flooding back to Mattie—memories of a thrilling past, which only further serve to remind her of her chafingly uneventful present. During the Women's Suffrage Campaign, she was a militant who was jailed five times and never missed an opportunity to return to the fray. Now in middle age, the closest she gets to the excitement of her old life is the occasional lecture on the legacy of the militant movement.
Lovely review! I really must read my copy!
Thanks, Nicki! Oh, yes! I can't wait to hear what you think of this one!
Wonderful review and picture, Jennifer! I love sleeping Harper!
Sounds like a good story. I always like a book about strong women. Happy Saturday, Jennifer!
Thank you, Marialyce! Me, too- love it when our female characters are formidable!
Quirky is a fabulous way to describe a book! 🙂 Lovely review, as usual, Jennifer!
Thanks, Chrissi! This was an English suffragette, which I found so fascinating!
😂 I liked that this main character was part of the English suffrage movement because I didn't know much about that! She was such a fun, clever, quirky character!
Mattie sounds like quite the main character – love a person who isn't afraid to speak hard truths. Also, as a whole, I think I need to read more about the plight of early suffragists and feminists.
Me, too, LP! I loved that this was about an English suffragist because that was something I knew even less about.
Sadly, I know so little about the early women's movement. This looks like it would be a great place to start. Wonderful review, Jennifer!
Thanks, Jonetta! This was especially fascinating because it was in England, and I didn't know much about the women's movement there.


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Character Of Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey
"The Odyssey", written by Homer, is a book full of epic stories, tales, and myths, all revolving around the book's namesake, Odysseus. There are many characters that go in and out of the story, coming and going as they are needed to advance the plot, such as Athena who seems to always appear when any one of the major characters is in need of godly help. The one character however who is always constant and is always an extremely important part of the story, is of course, Odysseus. Throughout the tale, Odysseus is put in many different situations that make it possible for the reader to see what kind of person and what characteristics he possesses. I chose Odysseus to analyze due to his adventurous personality and how intriguing it is. In "The…show more content…
Homer repeatedly puts Odysseus into situations where he must lead his men or anyone else who may be with him into battle or out of a dangerous scenario using his only wits to guide him. Take the Trojan Horse for example. Odysseus had the task of leading troops into Troy during the Trojan War and came up with the now infamous idea of the Trojan Horse. He and his troops constructed a large hollow and wooden horse that Odysseus and his army hid inside of. When the horse was brought into Troy, they waited until the city slept and came out of the horse, conquering the city. Because of this, Odysseus was henceforth known as "(The) Mastermind of War", (Homer 3). Because of Odysseus' genius and clever strategy, the war was won for Odysseus and his men. Another situation where Odysseus used his cleverness and wits to solve a problem was when Odysseus and his men were trapped in the Cyclops Polyphemus' lair. Polyphemus trapped them all in a giant cavern with a boulder at the entrance so they could not escape. Odysseus developed up a plan where he tricked Polyphemus into getting drunk and then stabbed his eye, blinding him. Because of Odysseus' cleverness, he was then able to then cling to the underside of sheep with the rest of his crew and escape the cave. In another instance, he evaded the creatures Skylla and Charybdis by himself for the second time. Using his quick thinking and cleverness, he evaded the broiling sea by "(Springing) for the great fig tree, catching on like a bat under a bow", (Homer 224). He stayed up in the tree until it was safe for him to be back in the open ocean. Odysseus's quick and clever actions allowed him to evade death at the hands of the sea monsters and ultimately, this characteristic aided him in many ways throughout his
A Character Analysis Of Odysseus In 'The Odyssey'
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Essay On The Character Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey
Odysseus is simultaneously one of the smartest and dumbest Greek heros. Taking place after the infamous Trojan war, Homer's The Odyssey, chronicles the journey of Odysseus back to his home, Ithaka. However his ingenious mind seems worn out from the war as along the way he constantly makes mistakes that set him farther and farther away from home. Even with the gray-eyed goddess Athena helping as much as she can, simple judgement errors pop up everywhere. Ultimately, Odysseus is undoubtedly clever in the moment, his inability to plan ahead or see the hypothetical consequences of his actions often creates the need for his quick-thinking.
Is Odysseus A Hero
In the epic story the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus is returning from the Trojan war, and on his way home he finds many obstacles ahead of him. Odysseus is the ruler of Ithaca and he is trying to return home to his land. Many creatures try and stop him from achieving his goal of returning home, but he and his crew have to push through and get home. Odysseus portrays bravery and courage leading his crew through these tough challenges. Odysseus heroically leads his crew and himself through dangerous obstacles, but also foolishly endangers them during the journey home.
Character Analysis Of Odysseus In Homer's The Odyssey
"The Odyssey" is an Epic Poem which discusses the life story of Odysseus. The main focus of the poem is the journey of Odysseus and his way back home. Certain events distract him, most importantly; his encounter with the Gods, Goddesses. It takes Odysseus all of what it takes to head back home, including his bravery and intelligence. These qualities in Odysseus not only help himself but his men survive through the chaos of the journey called "The Odyssey".
Odysseus Character Traits
The book is surrounded by Odysseus coming back home. The characters that describes is Cleverness, bravery, intelligence, skill, and strength. he is a character who plays a highly important role in people 's life. It has been ten years since Odysseus has returned to his homeland. Throughout his journey Odyssey keeps his goal in mind getting back home to his son and his wife.
The Wisdom Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey
Odysseus uses his strength and wisdom to finish what he has already started. As well as being courageous, Odysseus shows his wisdom when he plugs the sailors' ears with beeswax when going through the Sirens because, "no
Attractiveness In Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey
Both Odysseus and I have shown cleverness in hard situations that have brought out that cleverness. Homer portrays Odysseus as a man of mind over muscle, although he has enormous strength, he always tries to find a way to get his enemies to make a mistake and exploit it. One such example is when he gets trapped in the cave with Polyphemus and two of his men get eaten. Instead of trying to fight out of anger and his first impulse of "drawing the sharp sword…to stab him," he thought about the fact that there would be no one to move the boulder for him. As an alternative, Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into letting them free by wounding his only eye with a hot stick and drawing upon all his wits by sneaking out of the cave on the bellies of the sheep.
Odysseus Epic Qualities
With Odysseus' intelligence, he defeats even the scariest of monsters, such as Polyphemus, son of Poseidon. Odysseus does a multitude of things in order to trick him. First, he tells the cyclops; "My name is Nohbody: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me nohbody" (Page 1218; Line 274-275). Then he gets the cyclops drunk by giving him a lot of wine. After doing so he goes through with his plan, Odysseus stabs Polyphemus' eye with a hot iron rod.
Odysseus As A Dynamic Character In Homer's Odyssey
A dynamic character is defined as a literary persona who undergoes an important inner change; a change in personality or attitude. Odysseus, main character in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, is no exception. Despite facing the hardships of war and the challenges of the journey home, Odysseus keeps his tactical outlook. However, he does not remain the powerful and confident man that left Ithaka. Yes, Odysseus has god like stature, but years of growth and challenges reduced him to some of his weakest points. Despite not always physically aging thanks to sea nymph Kalypso and ambrosia, the years, heartbreak, and homesickness pile up on the hero mentally. Throughout his countless attempts to return home to his beloved Penelope, and growing son
The Flawed Character Of Odysseus In Homer's Odyssey
The main character Odysseus in the Odyssey written by Homer is generally thought to be a great hero; however, he shows more traits of a quite flawed character on closer inspection. Around the beginning of Odysseus' journey home after the war, Odysseus decides to take a detour to the home of a cyclops deciding to not listen to his men's suggestions to leave while they still could; consequently, it does not end well: "Ah, how sound that was, Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer no pretty sight it turned out, for my friend" (9.130-132). This thought by Odysseus shows that he realized his decision to go to the mysterious island wasn't the most rational one and that his men's pleas to leave were the better option, but he decides to be stubborn and place his curiosity before his men's safety resulting in a non-heroic
Odysseus: An Epic Hero In Homer's The Odyssey
In Greek society, there are many valued characteristics of the hero Odysseus which are still valued today. These traits may not be as important in today's modern world, but there is no doubt that Odysseus is an epic hero. In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus proves that he is an epic hero through divine intervention in the Call, where he blinds Polyphemus in the Challenges, and the Atonement, where he goes through a transformation.
Odysseus Crew In The Odyssey
In the book called The Odyssey by Homer, it mainly follows the story of a king of a village called Ithaca, hundreds of years ago-This man, is named Odysseus. Odysseus goes through many adventures after the victory of the Trojan War. However, this is where Odysseus, is not being as strong as a great war hero and a king as he should be. Although Odysseus was seen as a very strong person, physically and mentally, he lacks the appreciation and the care of his crew throughout the trials and didn't think through many of his actions thoroughly and how they would affect not only his crew but people around him.
Odysseus: An Archetype Hero In Homer's Odyssey
The OG Archetype Hero Ever since the story of The Odyssey was written, people have deemed that Odysseus was not an archetype hero. At first, you may not think he was. Odysseus was considered arrogant, irresponsible and unfaithful. Have not a lot of people been like that though? Odysseus has been heroic in many circumstances.
Odysseus As A Hero In Homer's Odyssey
In The Odyssey Homer makes Odysseus' journey to his beloved Ithaca excruciating. Odysseus encounters many friends and foes throughout his journey and has to be a leader throughout his experiences. As an example, he encounters Polyphemus and Poseidon, both of whom make his journey mentally and physically painful. Odysseus faces countless scenarios in which he has to save multiple people in those situations. He also encounters the suitors, who are a group of men that try to marry Penelope, when he returns to reclaim his home. During these situations, Odysseus gains leadership and tactical skills from fighting in the war in Troy, which costs him 10 years of his life and another 10 years of sailing out on the sea from Poseidon 's curse. Odysseus is therefore a heroic and efficient leader because he plans his moves ahead of time and is vigilant at all times to ensure his safety. Yet, though Odysseus possesses these heroic leadership qualities, his arrogance sometimes leads to his downfall and inability to lead.
How Odysseus Is An Epic Hero In Homer's The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is a book that involves the Journey of Odysseus and his men and the Obstacles they come across. The Odyssey portrays many themes including vengeance, hospitality, courage, bravery and more. Odysseus experiences some good and bad during his journey. He comes across people who help him, but also comes across creatures who hold him back. Odysseus is an Epic hero because of his quick thinking skills, bravery, and confidence for himself and his men.
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