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Who Is at Fault in a Self-Driving Car Accident?
Human error accounts for the vast majority of accidents involving self-driving cars. But manufacturers may increasingly face liability issues in a future of autonomous driving.
Drivers involved in car accidents are best advised not to admit fault when they exchange insurance and contact information.
If possible, they should show they weren't to blame by providing eyewitness accounts, photographic evidence and other supporting arguments.
But self-driving technology – a trend growing more prevalent by the year and expected to rapidly become the norm on our nation's highways – increasingly brings a third party into the negligence discussion: your car itself.
Industry experts believe the advances that have brought driver assistance systems of varying sophistication to the driving experience will one day evolve into highways full of driverless cars.
In the meantime, you can expect the debate about manufacturer's error versus driver negligence to only grow as insurance adjusters and car companies try to protect their respective interests while sorting out liability claims in accidents involving self-driving cars.
Determining Fault in a Self-Driving Car Accident
Lane departure warnings, blind spot detection and the like are clear safety advances in car technology. But they haven't reduced the liability for drivers operating those systems.
"Cars have thankfully become much safer," said Evan Walker, a San Diego-based attorney and owner of The Law Office of Evan W. Walker. "But if a person feels safer driving a car, then that person may be apt to drive less safely. And a self-driving car is no panacea. A person must still take action when using a self-driving car. Those actions leave room for error."
So it's worth examining whether new technology is the solution to making our roads safer or if our dependence on technology is giving drivers a false sense of security that might make matters worse.
Certainly, if cell phones and GPS screens are included in the definition of new technology, we can point to distracted driving as making our roads less safe.
In comparative negligence ("fault") states where neither car meets the definition of self-driving each driver in an accident can be held partially liable.
Beyond that, you probably guessed there wasn't going to be an easy answer to the question of fault in accidents involving self-driving technology.
In the absence of national safety guidelines for autonomous vehicles, nearly 30 states have passed laws regulating self-driving vehicles.
Some states, such as California, hold the driver responsible in certain kinds of accidents even if the car was on self-operating mode. Generally speaking, the law frames it as the driver giving the car consent to operate in that mode.
Other states have laws designed to hold manufacturer's responsible, in effect making the autopilot responsible in certain accidents.
"We may see some defenses raised that – for instance – the driver is not at fault because the "self-driving" car should have seen and avoided the crash," said Brian Glass, a trial lawyer for Ben Glass Law in Fairfax, Virginia. "But I believe that in most cases, these defenses will fail because of the manufacturers warnings that come with the car that ultimately hold the driver responsible for any crashes."
If this sounds vaguely similar to determining how a plane crash happened, well, there is a "black box" aspect to discovering whether a particular auto pilot system failed to work and the liability attached to that failure.
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The Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) defines six levels of autonomous driving, ranging from zero (fully manual) to five (fully autonomous.)
The sample size of higher level self-driving cars involved in accidents doesn't really exist outside of testing by companies such as Tesla, which has logged the most test miles of driverless cars. Other companies – Google for one – have developed prototypes of driverless cars that are also in the testing phase.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) estimates by 2030 as many as $4.5 million self-driving vehicles will cruise U.S. roads but says these vehicles would not be fully autonomous. They would instead operate as self-driving cars under certain circumstances.
As it stands, regulations governing self-driving cars are fluid (making it even more important to consult an experienced accident attorney) and pose challenges for drivers trying to prove manufacturer liability.
In general, "fault" as it pertains to self-driving cars could include:
Autopilot issues.
Failure to warn.
Manufacturer defects.
Design defects.
In states such as California which requires self-driving cars to have a safety alert system warning drivers of failing autonomous technology, manufacturer liability might be easier to prove. Otherwise, proof of manufacturer liability is a challenge.
When Humans Are at Fault
Human error accounts for nearly 93 percent of car accidents, and it isn't likely to decrease substantially in accidents involving the level of self-driving cars on the road at present.
Until the day completely autonomous vehicles populate the highway, expect the onus for liability in car accidents to fall on the operator.
Driver negligence has long outpaced manufacturer's defect in liability claims for the same human error reasons discovered in a landmark 1979 study of car accident causes.
Improper lookout.
Excessive speed.
Inattention.
Human error is the primary reason for self-driving car accidents, though mitigating circumstances do exist.
"(Liability) depends on what caused the crash," said Walker. "For example, was the crash caused by the person's actions (e.g. failure to follow the self-driving procedure). Or was the crash caused by the algorithm used by the car (e.g. failure to recognize a pedestrian standing still in the road."
What to Do If You Have an Accident with a Driverless Car
The first thing you should do is find an attorney experienced in such accidents. Given the possibility of filing your claim involving a manufacturer – whether it's the other vehicle or your own – it's critically important that you understand the regulations governing self-driving cars.
As is the case in all car accidents, the severity of injuries and the amount of damage are factors in whether you seek legal representation.
"If the injuries are serious, you'd want to look at all possible avenues of recourse," said Walker.
Will Insurance Cover an Accident with a Self-Driving Car?
State minimum car insurance requirements apply to cars with autopilot features in the same way they apply to cars without them.
The reason is simple. There are still limits on what self-driving cars can do without a human at the wheel intervening. Tesla and other car companies require drivers to touch the wheel from time to time to keep it in autopilot mode.
As cars become more autonomous, the Insurance Information Institute says we might expect liability issues to change so that "lawsuit concerns do not drive manufacturers and their suppliers out of business."
From the perspective of an attorney: Glass believes that when driverless cars take over the road, the cost to litigate smaller injury claims will be so high that it won't be worth the trouble.
"As with a medical malpractice or products liability case with small injuries, we are going to see that the cost-benefit analysis will not favor the lawyer or claimant who brings such a case because the amount of time, effort, and money it will cost to pursue a meritorious case will not be worth taking on cases with only minor injuries."
Glass added that it may not make sense to hire an expert to analyze the computer program for defects that would have caused the crash if the accident only resulted in smaller soft-tissue injuries.
The idea is that autonomous vehicles in the long run will reduce car accidents since technology will ultimately trump fatigue, distraction and human error in keeping us safer. But a consequence may be that smaller claims become too expensive to litigate.
For now, it's too early to know exactly how autonomous cars will affect the insurance industry and manufacturer liability.
Self-Driving Car Accident Rates
U.S. safety regulators reported in June that there were nearly 400 accidents involving cars with partially automated driver-assist systems. Those crashes included 273 Teslas during a period of 11 months from July 2020 to May 2021.
Hold on. Don't trade in your Tesla based on those numbers. For one thing, the study did not track the amount of miles driven.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Tesla has a higher capability of monitoring its vehicles and providing real-time crash data. Accidents involving other manufacturers weren't reported as quickly and sometimes they weren't reported at all.
Autonomous driving, to varying levels, is clearly the future. In an Insurance Information Institute study in 2016, 55 percent of respondents said they would not ride in a fully autonomous vehicle. Only 25 percent said they would pay extra for an autonomous vehicle to cover manufacturer liability in case of an accident.
Attitudes may change when safety data shows autonomous vehicles help avoid exponentially more accidents than they cause.
In the meantime, drivers should proceed as if theirs is the hand on the wheel that will be held accountable for car accidents.
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By Carolyn Bohm – Rātā teacher
As a whole school staff we have been on a journey exploring different tikanga concepts. Our current concept of discussion is whanaungatanga and as we were engaging with this idea I was struck by how beautifully it connects with Montessori philosophy and principles. Whanaungatanga refers to a sense of family connection and describes the 'glue' holding people together in any whānau relationships. In tough times, it's the relationship-glue of whanaungatanga causing the whānau to gather round, provide support, and put the needs of the group before the needs of individuals.
Whanaungatanga doesn't just refer to one's blood family, it can also refer to a community or group. Children and staff spend the better part of their daytime hours during the week at school and so a classroom can become almost a second whānau to them. Maria Montessori also thought of the Montessori classroom as a community and a family away from home. She believed in having mixed age ranges in the classroom as this mirrors a family at home with children interacting with siblings and cousins in a range of ages. This also allows tamariki to go to older members of the class when they need support and, in doing so, for older students to get a chance to be role models.
Montessori classrooms have community meetings to discuss and brainstorm solutions to problems noticed in the classroom. At community meetings possible solutions to the problem are brought up, their merits analyzed, and a solution voted upon. In this case, some tamariki might need to set aside their own wants to support the greater need of the community. This process also brings the classroom together as a family because all tamariki have an opportunity to make suggestions, comment on the suggestions of others, vote, and have a say in the strategies put into place in their classroom.
This sense of whanaungatanga is also created through shared experiences. While the Montessori curriculum is catered towards the unique interests and learning needs of tamariki, resulting in individuals or small groups working independently, we still come together for class trips, school camps, bush walks, school productions / events, occasional group lessons, and celebrations. These shared experiences allow us to create memories and a classroom identity.
This sense of belonging to a classroom family encourages tamariki to make choices keeping the greater good in mind. They can choose where to work, what to work on, when to follow up on lessons, and who to work with but this freedom comes with a responsibility to the classroom community. Choices around work must be made with consideration to the rest of the class and their need for an environment conducive to focused work. Through these different avenues, the Montessori classroom creates for children a family away from home and beautifully works alongside the local cultural tradition of whanaungatanga.
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How much is too much?
By Hilary Asquith –Kawakawa head teacher
This week the Stuff news site published an article that discussed the latest data from the 2018 PISA survey. The survey found that New Zealand's 15 year-olds are spending an average of 42 hours a week online of which only 84 minutes was within school hours. This was an increase of an additional 22 hours from the 2012 survey. I found this information shocking and yet not unsurprising. There has been a tremendous increase in the use of screens in previous years. This has been well documented and COVID-19 has seen many in our community increase their time online even further. However, the publication of this data really did cause me to stop and reflect on what the implications are for our ākonga and why they were making these choices to begin with?
"I feel that it is a difficult path that we are following, and we must seek out someone who can teach us something more practical. This 'someone' who can teach us is the child. The child can reveal to us the origin of society and can show us the way out of this intricate question. Our task is to give help to the child and watch for what he will reveal to us. " Maria Montessori, Citizen of the world, pg. 27.
So what are the youth of New Zealand revealing to us through this data? Reflecting on this I began to question the possibility of links between time online, compromised focus and the capacity to develop grit and perseverance? This is an important connection to contemplate given that being able to sustain focus is a necessary requirement in developing the capacities of perseverance and grit.
"Perseverance requires us to have relentless faith in the importance of our work despite the obstacles we face… one must have a strong and developed will to keep disciplined and remain focused on what we know is valuable and worthy of our energy… Grittiness requires absolute and undivided attention to what is in front of us." Molly O'Shaughnessy, The Observation Artist The NAMTA Journal. Vol 41, No.3 2016.
There is plenty of well documented research that shows that increased time online (in particular time on social media), correlates with increased mental health risks. I am personally curious to dig deeper into the research to find out whether yet another impact of increased screen time is an erosion of attention span due to the flood of instant gratification of click-bait, sound bites, Tik tok clips, endless streaming, or simulated gaming experiences. It seems obvious to think that they might be and I am fairly sure that research most likely exists. The question then arises, is time online then also impacting the capacity to develop the grittiness required to manage life's adversities? Is the lack of focus another angle on what is contributing to the epidemic of mental health concerns in New Zealand?
Maggie Jackson's 2008 book Distracted states, "Attention also tames our inner beasts… People who focus well report feeling less fear, frustration, and sadness day to day, partly because they can literally deploy their attention away from the negatives of life." Molly O'Shaughnessy furthers this discussion with, "One of attention's highest forms is 'effortful control' which involves the ability to shift focus… and regulate one's impulses."
But what of our attention? What might the averages of weekly screen time of the adults responsible for children look like? What time are we as parents or guides spending on screens? Is our time on screens having the dual effect of not only impacting our own capacity to be focused but also taking us away from the day-to-day attentiveness in our roles alongside our taitamariki? And why are our young people self-selecting time online in the first place anyway? Is the adolescent's choice of routine screen time partially a consequence of the adult's inattentiveness to begin with? A flow on consequence of the lack of purposeful engagement with others or other materials within their environment? Are our Montessori ākonga any different to the published New Zealand PISA averages? Do they have a different relationship to social media and screens than their mainstream peers? We would hope so but how do we know? How might we find out?
"The great benefit we can bestow on childhood is the exercise of restraint in ourselves." Maria Montessori, Maria Montessori speaks to parents, p. 18
Some of these questions are big and profoundly challenging. It would take significant further research and personal introspection to unpack. However, I feel there are questions enough here to warrant a little reflection time around what we are all modelling for our young people, and how we are preparing the environment within our own homes and classrooms to allow students to foster a deep capacity to focus and reflect, in order to build purposeful, and positive lives. Screens are useful tools for learning, they provide a wonderful window out into the world and they can aid students who need additional support to manage their day-to-day learning, but we all need to honestly reflect on how much is too much, for both them and for ourselves.
Posted on May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 Author sharondarby
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By Tara Israelson – Nīkau Head Teacher – Preschool
Ngā mihi nui, you may have seen a video appear on the Community Facebook page with a "kupu o te wiki" – a word for the week. This is an initiative to bring Te Reo Māori into focus for us as a community, and to help prepare for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, held in September every year. Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori began as a Māori Language Day on September 14, 1972 when the Māori Language Petition was presented at Parliament. Three years later this celebration of te reo Māori was extended to a week. The petition, with 30,000 signatures, was supported by Ngā Tamatoa, The Māori Language Society of VUW, and Te Huinga Rangatahi and urged the government to allow teaching of Te Reo Māori in schools. By the early 1980s there were more initiatives dedicated to the revitalization of Te Reo Māori, with the first Kōhanga Reo opening in Wainuiomata in 1982. By 1985 revitalization efforts were increasing in such a way that the Te Reo Māori Claim, stating that the language was a taonga needing protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, was taken to the Waitangi Tribunal. The claim was successful and Te Reo Māori was made an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand in 1987. There are now many Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Māori, and Whare Wānanga where children, older students and adults can learn not only Te Reo Māori but Kaupapa Māori and Mātauranga Māori. There are Māori radio stations, television channels, and many online resources that support learners and speakers at all stages of their journey. While the complete history of Te Reo Māori is too long to study here, there are many online resources available. Information shared here has come from: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/history-of-the-maori-language. Reading the comments following the articles is highly recommended as they share personal accounts of members of The Māori Language Society and Ngā Tamatoa.
This week the kupu o te wiki will be joined with NZSL – New Zealand Sign Language as this week celebrates NZSL. NZSL has been formally used in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1995, although it had been developing since the late 1880s. Signing in schools was actually prohibited until the 1970s, however, the natural will to communicate meant that signing was being used covertly by Deaf students in their schools. By the 1970s dissatisfaction with the education system for Deaf students drove authorities to introduce sign language into classrooms for Deaf children. NZSL continued to grow naturally through use and by the mid 1980s the term NZSL was introduced and a dictionary for NZSL developed. Awareness of NZSL grew and so did support for the language. By 2006, after decades of advocacy by the Deaf community, NZSL was formally recognised as an official language here. Interest and support for NZSL continues to grow and many resources have been developed. Again, the history of NZSL is far too long to study here but check out these resources: https://teara.govt.nz/en/new-zealand-sign-language and https://nzslweek.org.nz/. The taster classes are fun and when done in a group you have opportunities to practice with friends and colleagues. For each of us it may feel small, the one word or phrase that we memorize, the greeting that we use every day, but it's not small. Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai – nurture the seed and it will grow.

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Posts misrepresent study on myocarditis risk for college athletes
Natalie Wade, AFP USA Published on Tuesday 6 September 2022 at 17:44
Social media posts claim a study found 50 percent of athletes in a major US collegiate sports league have myocarditis linked to the Covid-19 vaccine. This is false; the study examined athletes who had infections before the shots were publicly available and found a far lower rate of heart inflammation.
"Oh my god...about 50% of athletes in the big 10 have had cardiac scans and have Myocarditis without symptoms yet," says an August 27, 2022 tweet referencing one of the oldest US college athletic conferences.
The post includes a video that features Robert Malone, a virologist and immunologist who has previously promoted false claims about vaccines and was banned from Twitter for breaking the platform's Covid-19 misinformation policies. In the clip, he interviews Kirk Milhoan, a Hawaii doctor who is under investigation for promoting unproven Covid-19 treatments.
Malone asks: "Are we going to see significant numbers of death in damaged hearts in California, from the vaccine?"
Milhoan responds: "If we allow those kids to stay active and play, I think there's a lot of myocarditis under the radar."
As evidence, Milhoan cites a study on heart risk for athletes in the Big Ten, which includes colleges such as Michigan State University and Pennsylvania State University.
Screenshot of a tweet taken August 31, 2022
The interview, viewed more than 235,000 times on Twitter, also spread on various video-sharing websites, in online articles and on Instagram and Facebook.
Myocarditis is a rare side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) say the benefits of vaccination outweigh its known risks -- and that those who contract the coronavirus are at a much higher risk for myocarditis.
The study cited by Milhoan also did not examine athletes vaccinated against Covid-19.
"Our study looked at cardiac MRI of athletes with Covid-19 infection, not with the vaccine," Saurabh Rajpal, an associate professor of internal medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and one of the paper's co-authors, told AFP in a September 1, 2022 email.
The study was published in May 2021 in JAMA Cardiology, a peer-reviewed medical journal. It examined 1,597 US collegiate athletes in an effort to set protocols for a safe return to competition.
Researchers found that, when symptom-based screening was used, only 0.31 percent of participants were found to have clinical myocarditis. The use of MRI scans found an increased prevalence of clinical and subclinical myocarditis, with 2.3 percent of athletes having the condition -- not 50 percent, as claimed on social media.
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Jeudy said the vaccine is recommended to athletes because it can protect against the development of myocarditis following a Covid-19 infection.
AFP has fact-checked other claims about myocarditis here, here and here.
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so what am i doing wrong? or am i just stuck accepting the fact that a blackberry project will NEVER recognize certain java classes?
thank you in advance. good day.
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A: DecimalFormat is not part of the BlackBerry API
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You are going to need to use MessageFormat instead

A: Re-read my answer to your related question here.  J2ME is a subset of J2SE so there will be many classes missing, such as the DecimalFormat class.

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But will the main character remain with his beloved – you decide, as a desperate king Arthur did for the knight of awful fate: released the demons of Hell, with whom Lancelot must fight. There was the witch Morgana, the king's sister, who had duped my brother into doing the unthinkable and stealing Guinevere. Is it life or death for our heroes? Is he willing to save the lady of the heart in exchange for you defeating all the bad spirits?
Immerse yourself in early British history and rewrite it in your own words. In the game Wild Blood, the life of a heroic character hangs in the balance; play and save them from a horrible fate. To permanently close the Gates of Hell, the forces of good must triumph.
App Name Wild Blood APK
Developed By Gameloft SE
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Wild Blood Mod Apk is a thrilling and high-octane game from Marvel Studios. It's jam-packed with content that'll have you on the edge of your seat as you fight with your favorite characters. This game is not for you if you enjoy fighting games with stunning visuals. However, if you like the aesthetics and want to add some more, you should give it a shot. Here are two elements that will spice up your online gaming experience.
The following is a description of Wild Blood. This is a high-octane hidden object game inspired by Khmer architecture from the past, which stretches back to the time of ancient structures. Wild Blood Apk 1.5 is available for download. It's been overhauled to add a slew of new game features not found in previous versions. Instead of leveling up or any other traditional gaming advancement, you are guided by the plot in this game. Simply staring at the stunning images will drive you insane.
Because of his jealousy of Lancelot for romancing his wife, Queen Guinevere, King Arthur has gone insane. Arthur has been duped by his sister, the all-powerful sorceress Morgana Le Fey, into opening the Hellgate, allowing all types of demons to invade the planet, out of desperation. Morgana has kidnapped Guinevere and is holding her captive on the mystical island of Avalon.
Lancelot must now confront King Arthur and the terrible Morgana in order to save Guinevere and free the world from these horrible beings.
The time has come for Sir Lancelot to face his fate.
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Players can discover a lot of different things in this game. Controlling the character is straightforward. The arrow buttons for moving the character are located in the lower-left corner of the screen. Weapons are located in the lower right corner for the attack. Lancelot cannot jump (due to his hefty armor and excessive spikes), however, he can roll on the ground to avoid blows rather than using his hands as many other battle heroes do.
There are a total of ten levels in the game. Our hero will battle 20 distinct bosses during his 10-level trek to Avalon's island, including the toughest of demons. In the final battle, he will fight Morgana, a witch with a history of dark dealings.
Wild Blood also has a small puzzle to complete in order to obtain an item or an upgrade in the game, in addition to the games of going to the scene, slaying monsters, and fighting dragons. When you want to discover what's in the box deep in the dungeon, for example, you can't just go ahead and guess; you have to solve a problem first. These might be thought as breaks to gather oneself if you've been playing the game too much.
The action sequence is captivating. Wild Blood is a fighting game with a lot of action. Lancelot appears sword in hand, and slices all of his foes.
Our hero Lancelot is not alone in the game. Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table constantly led and encouraged him on his journey to the dark island of Avalon. It is the guidance that aids Lancelot in gradually comprehending the secret behind that strange Hellgate door and how to restore everything to its previous state, which is the story's central conundrum. Lancelot doesn't just fight demons and witches with ordinary weapons. He will eventually improve as the game progresses. Axes, hammers, arrows, and even the most formidable swords are gradually accumulated to generate the greatest devastating power for the owner. The advantage of this game is that Lancelot can combine multiple talents and weapons at once, resulting in ferocious and spectacular attacks. Lancelot's most powerful attacks, like swords that cut flames or sparks, will have varied impacts on the attributes of each creature.
The game also effectively integrates conflicts with a variety of layouts, including face-to-face, close-quarters combat, melee combat, and long-range combat. It's time for you to demonstrate your strategic thinking and vision. Knight Lancelot has great armor sets as well. Slowly improve these suits to see how powerful they are; they can aid the main character block fire from the fearsome dragon demon.
Multiplayer mode is available. You have the option of playing with AI or in Team Deathmatch (4v4) mode with a maximum of 8 players. Each mode has its own set of interests. When you play alone, you have complete freedom to combat and immerse yourself in the plot. In multiplayer mode, you and your colleagues will work together to defeat the adversary. However, there is rivalry among the "knights" themselves, with the winner of each round being the one who kills the most foes. If you want to compete, it's a lot of fun.
You'll be able to witness breathtaking battles thanks to amazing 3D graphics and real-time mechanics. The game's character movement and surroundings can also be enhanced using Gameloft's Unreal effect engine. When you play this game, you will feel as if you are watching a movie.
Wild Blood contains a tale that is loosely based on King Arthur of Albion's legend, with a slight nod to modern-day England. When you join the game, you'll very certainly be playing the role of Lancelot, the most well-known of King Arthur's roundtable knights. The King was enraged and filled with anger, despite everything, because he suspected Lancelot and Queen Guinevere had a mutual, sneaky relationship.
The King, in a fit of rage, heard the witch Morgana's prompting and truly opened the gates of hell, or so they thought. Since then, various horrible monster forces and basically malevolent dragons have assaulted the relatively human planet, producing a large amount of anger among humans. Our primary character, Lancelot, must generally play the role of a mighty hero in order to save the world, particularly innocent people. The hero uses his might and the weapons provided by the game to combat the enormous evil, notably terrible demons. If you defeat certain monsters, you will almost always receive a substantial bonus.
The goal of this game is to give you the impression of struggling to complete a noble cause. It will assist you in successfully fulfilling your task with a few simple gameplay elements. When you first begin playing, you must grasp the most important aspect of the game: holding the priceless sword in your hand. It assists you in standing out in front of a large audience, causing everyone to adore you.
In a fight, you can employ the following play methods: move, block assault, avoid, and dodge. You can select the way that best suits your playing style for each method. You can choose different matches based on each person's distinct skills, such as personality, who likes to hash many times; or someone with average skill, who struck that hit, to choose for intelligence. Lancelot, for example, may convert to a bow and shot accurately against targets in the air or from afar. Lancelot can pick from a variety of armor sets to defend his abilities. For different types of monsters, the impacts of ice, spark, and electricity will have a different impacts and significance.
Battles will reward you with a plethora of resources, such as currency, gems, costumes, and even weaponry. Buy more weapons and costumes with higher stats with gold and gems. Then enhance each of their stats until they reach the maximum power level. Because your opponent will become more advanced as time goes on, cheap weaponry will not be of much use to you.
Wild Blood isn't a single-player game. You can surely invite more of your pals to play with you to make your experience even more enjoyable. Up to 8 players can play in one turn in Team Deathmatch (4 vs. 4) and Capture the Flag scenarios. Split the team up to fight and compare talents, and it will undoubtedly provide you and your buddies with a lot of fun. Please share your great achievements on social media for all to see.
• Good old memories. But this game was & still is so underrated :(. I enjoyed at least 3 years playing this game Online Multiplayer & Story Mode is good too. Currently, the Online Multiplayer server is off which is sad. It was the best Online Multiplayer game for me since it the released in 2012. Played on many devices Xperia Mini Pro, Sola, Samsung S2, Note 2,4, LG G3,4,5, etc. (Just one thing: It doesn't fit properly on wider screens 19:9 ratio Note 10 but playable) Thanks for the memories Gameloft.
• I love this game. The only thing I would like to know is if there was a way I could save my progress in the cloud or something. I've had to restart the game since I lost my progress because of the fact I couldn't restore my save and I would not like to have to do that again. Still, the game is great, like all of Gameloft's games. Just saying.
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Simply put, Wild Blood is a lot of fun. It's not a deep game, but it's fun for slashing monsters to death while looking cool. It's a large download, but it's well worth it. Wild Blood causes some performance issues on my Nexus 7, but not quite as bad as some people have reported.
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Alley Theatre's new approach better be more than cosmetic.
Wear something red in silent protest. That was the action taken by several Alley production and general staff members at today's 11 a.m. company-wide meeting that promised to finally address what's been going on in the wake of the sudden retirement of Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and the sexual misconduct allegations that were levied against him shortly therafter. Read the public statement from Dean Gladden released to time with the start of this meeting.
But the red shirt protest wasn't just about the decades of abuse that many allege Boyd perpetrated at the company, or the board's alleged coverup of his behavior, or their silence in the wake of the accusations or even the recent revelation of Boyd's $383K severance package.
Their protest was also about allegedly continued cover ups and abuses at the Alley by those in positions of power even after the resignation of Boyd. "The fish rots from the head down is how the saying goes. And, sadly, in the Alley's case, the head was rotten long enough that it infected a fair amount of the body," said one source connected with the protest.
These latest allegations stem from a Facebook post written by a present Alley Theatre employee accusing a male member in the acting company of sexual abuse and subsequent inaction by her managers when she reported the incident. In her post, she also details silencing scare tactics employed by her managers and her continued fear having to work in this environment where no one is helping her.
The following is her full public statement.
"I work at the Alley now in Houston. I'm going to just jump right in. Every employee has unknowingly signed an NDA just by signing the employee manual. It's pretty sick. We are not allowed to talk. And they threaten to legally and financially go after those who do. That is a sick place to work. The theatre almost daily has us meet with the manager to remind us not to speak out. These same managers have also not only ignored the abuses reported to them but have also committed some of the abuse themselves. Firing Greg Boyd was their offering to save their own asses.
"I was sexually assaulted by one of their "ensemble" actors. He is friends with the managers and told me if I reported his actions to my supervisors then he would have Greg Boyd fire me. It's not just one predator - it's many. I ignore this threat. I went to all of my managers. They did nothing. Two of my managers actually went to my assaulter and told him I reported it then made a joke about it with him. This man is still in shows. We still work closely.
Outside the Alley, many Houston actors donned red shirts on social media with the hashtag #whywewear red in solidarity with the Alley employees who were harassed, those who can't speak up and to call for a harassment free work environment for their colleagues.
Inside the meeting, which lasted about an hour, things were tense. After Managing Director Dean Gladden read the statement he released to the press, he took questions and comments from those assembled.
One male staff member wearing red spoke up and told Gladden that he and others were wearing red in solidarity with the harassed and to protest the handling of the situation. Gladden acknowledged this but did not address any of the allegations against Boyd or present employees at the Alley.
One woman tearfully asked why, when two years ago, she came to him complaining about Boyd's behavior he told her that, "This happened in a lot of theater companies across the nation and that if she couldn't handle it, she should go work someplace else." Gladden apologized to her for handling the situation in this manner.
Is the Alley being sued, asked one attendee. Gladden said that no, no lawsuits had been filed.
As to questions of what employees can and cannot say, Gladden said that staff can say what they want on social media but cautioned prudence as many leaks have gone to the press. He even stressed that care should be taken in the meeting as past meetings have been recorded and sent to the media.
The mood when the meeting ended was cautious. Many people appreciated the apology Gladden read but still felt that there was much work to do. On his part, Gladden called for solidarity within the Alley as they continue to move forward.


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Australia needs to engage with the world - Transcript, Weekend Sunrise
Posted by Andrew Leigh Mp 50sc on October 15, 2017
WEEKEND SUNRISE
SUBJECTS: Populism, Inequality, Trade, Immigration, Foreign Investment.
ANDREW O'KEEFE: The recent history of world politics has been a triumph of populism. From Trump in the US to the National Front in France, from Duterte in the Philippines to Erdogan in Turkey to Brexit in the UK, voters are moving away from the major parties and giving their vote to angry strongmen and women, rejecting globalisation along the way.
MONIQUE WRIGHT: Some analysts have blamed this on the failure of capitalism to look after the working classes, and others say that populism represents a streak of xenophobia.
O'KEEFE: One man who's been closely watching the trends is Federal MP and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, who's just published a volume on the subject called 'Choosing Openness'. Andrew joins us from Canberra. Morning to you, Andrew.
ANDREW LEIGH, SHADOW ASSISTANT TREASURER: Morning, Andrew. Morning, Mon.
O'KEEFE: Now, you're a man of many hats. Sure you're a pollie, but you were a professor of economics at ANU in Canberra. So, wearing your political hat first, how would you define populism and where do you find populists?
LEIGH: Populism is the politics of us and them them, the division of the ideas of a pure mass of people are oppressed by a vile elite. It doesn't have to be xenophobic, but it's so often is.
O'KEEFE: And for some people that vile elite is, I understand, is the political class, inner city intellectuals and for other people it is big business, I guess?
LEIGH: Yes, that's right. So you do get populism on the left and right, but more often, they are on the right. The rise of people you mentioned, as well as the Brexit vote and neo-Nazis re- entering the German parliament recently, do reflect this sort of hunkering down in the world.
WRIGHT: Why why are we seeing this growth in populism?
LEIGH: One of the factors I think, Monique, is the rise of inequality. We've seen a big rise in the gap between the rich and poor, the billionaires doing well, the battlers not so much. Yachts are getting bigger, but at the same time the mortality rate for working class whites in the United States has actually been rising, thanks in part to the opioid epidemic.
O'KEEFE: Right. What is fascinating in demonstrating that that growth in wealth is very uneven - at the top and in fact in many of the middle classes in the developing world, everybody is doing very well. But there is that group of people right down at the bottom and that sort of blue collar worker, man and woman in the developed world, where it has stagnated, right?
LEIGH: Absolutely and that reflects the fact that while openness raises overall living standards, the benefits are not evenly distributed. So in my view, you need the strong social institutions to sit alongside globalisation.
WRIGHT: One of the things you talk about in the book is also that there is this distrust of politicians, at one of the highest levels it has ever been. You give this instance where after we had four prime ministers in two years in this country that paramedics officially stopped asking patients who was the prime minister of Australia to test their consciousness.
LEIGH: [laughter] That's right and around the world we're seeing more rapid turnover in leaders. I think it does mean that we need stronger advocacy, but also smarter policies. We need to engage better with the Asian region, but we also need to properly fund our schools. We need to get rid of the tax breaks that are blowing up the housing market, making it hard for first home buyers. We need to invest in public transport, in order to deal with traffic congestion.
O'KEEFE: In terms of the openness of which you speak in the book, part of populism is the desire to assert national greatness by putting up barriers against the outside world, particularly in trade and foreign investment and immigration. You say it's essential for Australia's prosperity to resist the closed shop mentality. Why exactly?
LEIGH: I think it's easy to forget that migrants are not just mouths to feed, they are also lives to inspire. New migrants could be people like Frank Lowy, Victor Chang, Dr Karl and Ahn Do. They can add to our collective imagination, they're more likely to win a Nobel Prize and they are part of a story of Australia's success. Properly managed, I think migration has been one of the things we have done very well.
O'KEEFE: Foreign investment in Australia concerns many people. You have the agricultural sector, but also the property sector as well?
LEIGH: Absolutely, Andrew, and we have to make sure we manage the security concerns around foreign investment but also recognise that if we say no to foreign investment, then about one ninth of our total investment would fall by the wayside. We would have lower wages and fewer jobs in Australia. We'd build fewer roads and fewer solar farms as a result. So we need the institutions that make globalisation work, not the hodgepodge of screening thresholds we have right now. A clear and consistent approach. Let's engage with the world in a proud Australian tradition.
O'KEEFE: It sounds like the mainstream parties have got their work cut out to convince people of all of this Andrew and your book is certainly one of those steps in that direction. Andrew's book, published by Penguin and the Lowy Institute, is out now called Choosing Openness. For joining us, Andrew.
WRIGHT: You're a busy guy!
LEIGH: Thank you.


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BALLET REVIEW: Guest stars rock the Opera House
By Richard Storm , Herald-Tribune
There is nothing quite like star power to send an audience into raptures and bring new energy to ballet.
This truism was well demonstrated Friday evening as friends of Iain Webb, director of the Sarasota Ballet, dazzled everyone with what seemed to be effortless virtuosity, musicality and a pervasive sense of humor.
Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Royal. / photo by Elliott Franks
In a program made up of famous show-off excerpts set to music from Johann Sebastian Bach and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to French singer Jacques Brel, the guest artists from some of the most respected ballet companies, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Boston Ballet, among others, seemed to enjoy their mastery of flamboyant dance technique as much as the audience did.
Thunderous cheers and applause, often led by members of Sarasota Ballet in the audience, were generated by excerpts from "The Sleeping Beauty," "Le Corsaire," "Coppelia" and, the single quietly touching excerpt from "Manon" among others, notably "Les Lutins," with live piano (Jonathan Spivey) and violin (Kurt Nikkanen).
The leaders of this fine assembly of talent, Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru, were outstanding in their presentation of both razzle-dazzle and touching emotion, particularly in their sweetly ironic performance of Kenneth MacMillan's setting of a love scene from Jules Massenet's "Manon." Their depiction of sincere affection and sexual attraction was stunning.
Daniil Simkin's casually funny presentation of a Jacques Brel song set to quirky steps by Ben Van Cauwenbergh was a knockout, rewarded by near-hysteria in the audience. Appropriately, the show came to a dazzling conclusion with the "Divertissements" from "Don Quixote."
The most welcome conclusion to be drawn from this event, happily, is that these impressive young dancers and their colleagues are examples of the goals Sarasota Ballet is setting for our own dancers.
DANCE REVIEW
SARASOTA BALLET presents Johan Kobborg, Alina Cojocaru and Friends. Reviewed April 25 at the Sarasota Opera House.


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Patricia Daniels is a former managing editor for Time-Life Books. She holds a degree in history from the College of William & Mary.
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880–June 1, 1968) was a groundbreaking exemplar and advocate for the blind and deaf communities. Blind and deaf from a nearly fatal illness at 19 months old, Helen Keller made a dramatic breakthrough at the age of 6 when she learned to communicate with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan. Keller went on to live an illustrious public life, inspiring people with disabilities and fundraising, giving speeches, and writing as a humanitarian activist.
Fast Facts: Helen Keller
Known For: Blind and deaf from infancy, Helen Keller is known for her emergence from isolation, with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan, and for a career of public service and humanitarian activism.
Born: June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Parents: Captain Arthur Keller and Kate Adams Keller
Died: June 1, 1968 in Easton Connecticut
Education: Home tutoring with Annie Sullivan, Perkins Institute for the Blind, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf, studies with Sarah Fuller at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf, The Cambridge School for Young Ladies, Radcliffe College of Harvard University
Published Works: The Story of My Life, The World I Live In, Out of the Dark, My Religion, Light in My Darkness, Midstream: My Later Life
Awards and Honors: Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal in 1936, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, election to the Women's Hall of Fame in 1965, an honorary Academy Award in 1955 (as the inspiration for the documentary about her life), countless honorary degrees
Notable Quote: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the heart."
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Captain Arthur Keller and Kate Adams Keller. Captain Keller was a cotton farmer and newspaper editor and had served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Kate Keller, 20 years his junior, had been born in the South, but had roots in Massachusetts and was related to founding father John Adams.
Helen was a healthy child until she became seriously ill at 19 months. Stricken with an illness that her doctor called "brain fever," Helen was not expected to survive. The crisis was over after several days, to the great relief of the Kellers. However, they soon learned that Helen had not emerged from the illness unscathed. She was left blind and deaf. Historians believe that Helen had contracted either scarlet fever or meningitis.
The Wild Childhood Years
Frustrated by her inability to express herself, Helen Keller frequently threw tantrums that included breaking dishes and even slapping and biting family members. When Helen, at age 6, tipped over the cradle holding her baby sister, Helen's parents knew something had to be done. Well-meaning friends suggested that she be institutionalized, but Helen's mother resisted that notion.
Soon after the incident with the cradle, Kate Keller read a book by Charles Dickens about the education of Laura Bridgman. Laura was a deaf-blind girl who had been taught to communicate by the director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston. For the first time, the Kellers felt hopeful that Helen could be helped as well.
The Guidance of Alexander Graham Bell
During a visit to a Baltimore eye doctor in 1886, the Kellers received the same verdict they had heard before. Nothing could be done to restore Helen's eyesight. The doctor, however, advised the Kellers that Helen might benefit from a visit with the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell in Washington, D.C.
Bell's mother and wife were deaf and he had devoted himself to improving life for the deaf, inventing several assistive devices for them. Bell and Helen Keller got along very well and would later develop a lifelong friendship.
Bell suggested that the Kellers write to the director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind, where Laura Bridgman, now an adult, still resided. The director wrote the Kellers back, with the name of a teacher for Helen: Annie Sullivan.
Annie Sullivan Arrives
Helen Keller's new teacher had also lived through difficult times. Annie Sullivan had lost her mother to tuberculosis when she was 8. Unable to care for his children, her father sent Annie and her younger brother Jimmie to live in the poorhouse in 1876. They shared quarters with criminals, prostitutes, and the mentally ill.
Young Jimmie died of a weak hip ailment only three months after their arrival, leaving Annie grief-stricken. Adding to her misery, Annie was gradually losing her vision to trachoma, an eye disease. Although not completely blind, Annie had very poor vision and would be plagued with eye problems for the rest of her life.
When she was 14, Annie begged visiting officials to send her to school. She was lucky, for they agreed to take her out of the poorhouse and send her to the Perkins Institute. Annie had a lot of catching up to do. She learned to read and write, then later learned braille and the manual alphabet (a system of hand signs used by the deaf).
After graduating first in her class, Annie was given the job that would determine the course of her life: teacher to Helen Keller. Without any formal training to teach a deaf-blind child, 20-year-old Annie Sullivan arrived at the Keller home on March 3, 1887. It was a day that Helen Keller later referred to as "my soul's birthday."
A Battle of Wills
Teacher and pupil were both very strong-willed and frequently clashed. One of the first of these battles revolved around Helen's behavior at the dinner table, where she roamed freely and grabbed food from the plates of others.
Dismissing the family from the room, Annie locked herself in with Helen. Hours of struggle ensued, during which Annie insisted Helen eat with a spoon and sit in her chair.
In order to distance Helen from her parents, who gave in to her every demand, Annie proposed that she and Helen move out of the house temporarily. They spent about two weeks in the "annex," a small house on the Keller property. Annie knew that if she could teach Helen self-control, Helen would be more receptive to learning.
Helen fought Annie on every front, from getting dressed and eating to going to bed at night. Eventually, Helen resigned herself to the situation, becoming calmer and more cooperative.
Now the teaching could begin. Annie constantly spelled words into Helen's hand, using the manual alphabet to name the items she handed to Helen. Helen seemed intrigued but did not yet realize that what they were doing was more than a game.
Helen Keller's Breakthrough
On the morning of April 5, 1887, Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller were outside at the water pump, filling a mug with water. Annie pumped the water over Helen's hand while repeatedly spelling "w-a-t-e-r" into her hand. Helen suddenly dropped the mug. As Annie later described it, "a new light came into her face." She understood.
All the way back to the house, Helen touched objects and Annie spelled their names into her hand. Before the day was over, Helen had learned 30 new words. It was just the beginning of a very long process, but a door had been opened for Helen.
Annie also taught her how to write and how to read braille. By the end of that summer, Helen had learned more than 600 words.
Annie Sullivan sent regular reports on Helen Keller's progress to the director of the Perkins Institute. On a visit to the Perkins Institute in 1888, Helen met other blind children for the first time. She returned to Perkins the following year and stayed for several months of study.
High School Years
Helen Keller dreamed of attending college and was determined to get into Radcliffe, a women's university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. However, she would first need to complete high school.
Helen attended a high school for the deaf in New York City, then later transferred to a school in Cambridge. She had her tuition and living expenses paid for by wealthy benefactors.
Keeping up with school work challenged both Helen and Annie. Copies of books in braille were rarely available, requiring that Annie read the books, then spell them into Helen's hand. Helen would then type out notes using her braille typewriter. It was a grueling process.
Helen withdrew from the school after two years, completing her studies with a private tutor. She gained admission to Radcliffe in 1900, making her the first deaf-blind person to attend college.
Life as a Coed
College was somewhat disappointing for Helen Keller. She was unable to form friendships both because of her limitations and the fact that she lived off campus, which further isolated her. The rigorous routine continued, in which Annie worked at least as much as Helen. As a result, Annie suffered severe eyestrain.
Helen found the courses very difficult and struggled to keep up with her workload. Although she detested math, Helen did enjoy English classes and received praise for her writing. Before long, she would be doing plenty of writing.
Editors from Ladies' Home Journal offered Helen $3,000, an enormous sum at the time, to write a series of articles about her life.
Overwhelmed by the task of writing the articles, Helen admitted she needed help. Friends introduced her to John Macy, an editor and English teacher at Harvard. Macy quickly learned the manual alphabet and began to work with Helen on editing her work.
Certain that Helen's articles could successfully be turned into a book, Macy negotiated a deal with a publisher and "The Story of My Life" was published in 1903 when Helen was only 22 years old. Helen graduated from Radcliffe with honors in June 1904.
Annie Sullivan Marries John Macy
John Macy remained friends with Helen and Annie after the book's publication. He found himself falling in love with Annie Sullivan, although she was 11 years his senior. Annie had feelings for him as well, but wouldn't accept his proposal until he assured her that Helen would always have a place in their home. They were married in May 1905 and the trio moved into a farmhouse in Massachusetts.
The pleasant farmhouse was reminiscent of the home Helen had grown up in. Macy arranged a system of ropes out in the yard so that Helen could safely take walks by herself. Soon, Helen was at work on her second memoir, "The World I Live In," with John Macy as her editor.
By all accounts, although Helen and Macy were close in age and spent a lot of time together, they were never more than friends.
An active member of the Socialist Party, John Macy encouraged Helen to read books on socialist and communist theory. Helen joined the Socialist Party in 1909 and she also supported the women's suffrage movement.
Helen's third book, a series of essays defending her political views, did poorly. Worried about their dwindling funds, Helen and Annie decided to go on a lecture tour.
Helen and Annie Go on the Road
Helen had taken speaking lessons over the years and had made some progress, but only those closest to her could understand her speech. Annie would need to interpret Helen's speech for the audience.
Another concern was Helen's appearance. She was very attractive and always well dressed, but her eyes were obviously abnormal. Unbeknownst to the public, Helen had her eyes surgically removed and replaced by prosthetic ones prior to the start of the tour in 1913.
Prior to this, Annie made certain that the photographs were always taken of Helen's right profile because her left eye protruded and was obviously blind, whereas Helen appeared almost normal on the right side.
The tour appearances consisted of a well-scripted routine. Annie spoke about her years with Helen and then Helen spoke, only to have Annie interpret what she had said. At the end, they took questions from the audience. The tour was successful, but exhausting for Annie. After taking a break, they went back on tour two more times.
Annie's marriage suffered from the strain as well. She and John Macy separated permanently in 1914. Helen and Annie hired a new assistant, Polly Thomson, in 1915, in an effort to relieve Annie of some of her duties.
Helen Finds Love
In 1916, the women hired Peter Fagan as a secretary to accompany them on their tour while Polly was out of town. After the tour, Annie became seriously ill and was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
While Polly took Annie to a rest home in Lake Placid, plans were made for Helen to join her mother and sister Mildred in Alabama. For a brief time, Helen and Peter were alone together at the farmhouse, where Peter confessed his love for Helen and asked her to marry him.
The couple tried to keep their plans a secret, but when they traveled to Boston to obtain a marriage license, the press obtained a copy of the license and published a story about Helen's engagement.
Kate Keller was furious and brought Helen back to Alabama with her. Although Helen was 36 years old at the time, her family was very protective of her and disapproved of any romantic relationship.
Several times, Peter attempted to reunite with Helen, but her family would not let him near her. At one point, Mildred's husband threatened Peter with a gun if he did not get off his property.
Helen and Peter were never together again. Later in life, Helen described the relationship as her "little island of joy surrounded by dark waters."
The World of Showbiz
Annie recovered from her illness, which had been misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, and returned home. With their financial difficulties mounting, Helen, Annie, and Polly sold their house and moved to Forest Hills, New York in 1917.
Helen received an offer to star in a film about her life, which she readily accepted. The 1920 movie, "Deliverance," was absurdly melodramatic and did poorly at the box office.
In dire need of a steady income, Helen and Annie, now 40 and 54 respectively, next turned to vaudeville. They reprised their act from the lecture tour, but this time they did it in glitzy costumes and full stage makeup, alongside various dancers and comedians.
Helen enjoyed the theater, but Annie found it vulgar. The money, however, was very good and they stayed in vaudeville until 1924.
American Foundation for the Blind
That same year, Helen became involved with an organization that would employ her for much of the rest of her life. The newly-formed American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) sought a spokesperson and Helen seemed the perfect candidate.
Helen Keller drew crowds whenever she spoke in public and became very successful at raising money for the organization. Helen also convinced Congress to approve more funding for books printed in braille.
Taking time off from her duties at the AFB in 1927, Helen began work on another memoir, "Midstream," which she completed with the help of an editor.
Losing 'Teacher' and Polly
Annie Sullivan's health deteriorated over several years' time. She became completely blind and could no longer travel, leaving both women entirely reliant on Polly. Annie Sullivan died in October 1936 at the age of 70. Helen was devastated to have lost the woman whom she had known only as "Teacher," and who had given so much to her.
After the funeral, Helen and Polly took a trip to Scotland to visit Polly's family. Returning home to a life without Annie was difficult for Helen. Life was made easier when Helen learned that she would be taken care of financially for life by the AFB, which built a new home for her in Connecticut.
Helen continued her travels around the world through the 1940s and 1950s accompanied by Polly, but the women, now in their 70s, began to tire of travel.
In 1957, Polly suffered a severe stroke. She survived, but had brain damage and could no longer function as Helen's assistant. Two caretakers were hired to come and live with Helen and Polly. In 1960, after spending 46 years of her life with Helen, Polly Thomson died.
Helen Keller settled into a quieter life, enjoying visits from friends and her daily martini before dinner. In 1960, she was intrigued to learn of a new play on Broadway that told the dramatic story of her early days with Annie Sullivan. "The Miracle Worker" was a smash hit and was made into an equally popular movie in 1962.
Strong and healthy all of her life, Helen became frail in her 80s. She suffered a stroke in 1961 and developed diabetes.
On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller died in her home at the age of 87 following a heart attack. Her funeral service, held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., was attended by 1,200 mourners.
Helen Keller was a groundbreaker in her personal and public lives. Becoming a writer and lecturer with Annie while blind and deaf was an enormous accomplishment. Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind individual to earn a college degree.
She was an advocate for communities of people with disabilities in many ways, raising awareness through her lecture circuits and books and raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. Her political work included helping to found the American Civil Liberties Union and advocacy for increased funding for braille books and for women's suffrage.
She met with every U.S. president from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson. While she was still alive, in 1964, Helen received the highest honor awarded to a U.S. citizen, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Lyndon Johnson.
Helen Keller remains a source of inspiration to all people for her enormous courage overcoming the obstacles of being both deaf and blind and for her ensuing life of humanitarian selfless service.
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Keller, Helen. Midstream: My Later Life. Nabu Press, 2011.
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Tulsa Medical Staffing | How to Create a Great On Boarding Experience
You are listening to Trinity. Employment's a player matchmaker podcast, starring your host and the cofounder of Trinity employment specialists, Cory Minter. Hello, welcome back
A player matchmakers. We're always trying to find different ways to add value to job seekers and employers. And the title of this podcast is how to create a great onboarding experience for future employees. It's really, really important that not only do you recruit high-quality candidates and, but you keep them, it's really, really important. Listen, it's one thing to get the employees to start, but it's another thing to keep them. Um, I remember a Jerry Seinfeld episode. Um, I don't know if you remember this one, but it's the one where he spends almost the entire show dealing with a rental car situation. And he told them, he told the cashier, I thought it was brilliant. He said it, see, you've got things all mixed up especially since they didn't use a Tulsa Medical Staffing service. He said you know how to make the reservation. You just don't know how to hold the reservation. And that's the most important part.
And don't, we all feel like that sometimes when we're dealing with customer service type people, all right. Um, we know how to recruit. Do we know how to hold? It's really, really important that the statistics or the quotes that I use all the time is that, uh, you know, Steve jobs says a small team of players can run circles around a giant team of B and C level players. Um, and you've got to get those a player, but you've got to hold on to them. , another great quote that I saw when it comes to the best Tulsa Medical Staffing around, and this is anonymous is that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. And at the end of the day, you bet on people, not a strategy. So it's really important that you get the right people and you're able to keep them in. Can you believe the impact of a first impression?
Now I understand that when an employee starts, it's not necessarily just a first impression like this, you, you probably at least met with them at least once, maybe twice, maybe even more, but now that they're starting, what does the onboarding process look like? And listen, it really matters because talk is cheap and it's really easy to talk. And how many times, how many people have, have met with someone and you're really, really excited about that person or that company. And when you really dug into the weeds of it, you're like, Oh man, they were not what I thought they were. It is, it is the truth. And so as a company, the first couple of weeks really matter because people are creating a belief system very, very quickly. And it's really important that we, uh, that we deal with this and make it a priority.
So the first thing that you can do is just make sure that you prepare for their arrival, show your new hire, that they are important by making sure that you're prepared. And you've got an entire agenda for them that day. You know, other employees that are going to be there, um, and walk them through, introduce them to people, you know, make them a welcome banner at art at our company for the best Tulsa Medical Staffing around. We put like all these things on their desk and, and really try to make them feel comfortable. Um, number two, give them a tour of the office, make sure that that is planned out and there's an agenda with it. And that the person doing it knows what they're going to go do. Show them where the bathrooms are. Um, show them where the break room is. Give them the lay of the land. You know, a new office can be really disoriented.
You know, let them know where HR is, let them know where the recruiters are for us. You know, let them know where the sales team is. Let them know where, you know, they have access to this conference room over here. Um, let them, let them know how things work so that they're not hit with. You know, when you got 20 people in there, you might have somebody come in and don't, you know, that you're only supposed to do it like this, you know, or, or, you know, whatever it is. You don't want them to feel that way. Their first, uh, week number three, train them the right way. I think that you need to have an entire agenda for at least a week to two weeks. We have a detailed agenda. I think it's so important that way they don't feel like you don't know what you are doing. We really look forward to helping you get the best Tulsa Medical Staffing around.
I remember when I started Trinity, my very first employee, uh, God bless her. She was so, uh, she's such a wonderful individual and I still am friends with this person this day. But, uh, she literally makes fun of me when, when we see each other now way afterward saying, um, your first day was awful. You were not prepared. You just told me to get at it. And that's just not the way you want people to feel. Um, start with small manageable tasks first, you know, they're, there will be there. It's gonna come to a point into, uh, your new, where your new employee becomes a seasoned veteran, and you can pile big assignments on them, but in their first week, give them a chance to ease into their new role and start learning, um, in bits rather than just being thrown in. Uh, I, I understand at some point you got to throw them in, let them do their thing, but maybe their first week might not give them a, at least a foundation first.
Um, number five, assign a mentor, assign the person that they should go to for questions. It's really, really important. It's normal for a newbie to feel unsure of the specifics during the first few weeks of the job, but many can really help when, when they have confusion about something, assigning someone who can give them the answer and then just walk them around, make sure that they're, everything's fine. Number six finished the paperwork. One way to know whether a company is organized or not is how their paperwork goes. And so it's not the most enjoyable part of the process. In fact, no one really likes it generally, but it can really help your new employee to feel productive on their first day. If they, if they can be walked through the paperwork quickly. Um, last thing here, check on them often, let them know that, um, let them know that you're there with the top Tulsa Medical Staffing around.
Let us give them permission to come and check with you. Uh, make them feel comfortable to come and ask questions. Don't put the person that doesn't want to be bothered, who loves their spreadsheets. And they just want to sit in their corner and be left alone. Don't put that person in general in charge of making this person feel extraordinarily welcome. They don't like people bugging them with all these questions. You want someone who is nice, friendly and welcoming to do it. Listen, Trinity is a staffing organization that we do our best to train our clients on the best ways to onboard employees that have a great Tulsa Medical Staffing need. We onboard employees every day and we want our employees at our customer's place to feel welcome. And so anything that we can do with any of our customers, we want to add value to them with, uh, helping you with a, uh, an onboarding system. But I believe we're one of the best staffing firms in the Tulsa area. For sure. We're a staffing firm near you. Please give us a call at Trinity employment specialists at (918) 622-2588. Or you can visit us online at Trinity employment.


Here he is signing some breasts, which is what you do when you're the leader of the No. 1 college football team in the country.
The awkward autographing happened last Saturday at a Tuscaloosa bar called Gallettes following the 42-10 win over Missouri. Charlotte was celebrating her 21st birthday and couldn't think of a better present than McCarron's John Hancock between her bosoms.
I don't know how one knows they've "made it" in life, but have got to think scrawling your John Hancock all over some lady lumps has to be a pretty good indication.


It common in the summer months (and the winter months too) to turn our thoughts and our longings toward the beach. Whether you are planning a trip or dreaming of one, here are some great beach books for kids to help bring a bit of the beach to you and/or enhance your beach trip adventure.
Flotsam by David Wisener – a wordless book. So fascinating!!!
What a great list for all ages! I love it when units can be put together for the children of so many ages. Makes the teaching fun when they can all join in with what interests them at their level.
Yes ma'am! We love learning together about as much as going to the beach together!
Thanks for such a fun linkup and wonderful resource!