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The latest in not-the-news
Posted on 12:52 am, January 14, 2019 by Steve Kates
The top two stories at Lucianne.com at the moment. Not likely to be on the ABC in the morning, but just thought you might be interested.
Peace is breaking out.
Media won´t cover it
Donsurber.com, by Don Surber Original Article
Kim Jong Un was in Beijing this week as U.S. trade officials met with their Red Chinese counterparts. Behind the talk of tariffs and trade deficits, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula loomed. A war that began 68 years ago nears its end. The American press is ignoring it, instead nattering on about nonsense. The big headline in the Washington Post today was, "Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration." So what? President Trump does not report to them — they report to President Trump. Basic civics are beyond the
Border Wall Construction Continues…
Conservative Treehouse, by Sundance Original Article
With massive amounts of misinformation surrounding the southern border and the need for a border security wall, the following video has been produced. Pushing back against intentional media disinformation is something critical to supporting President Trump. Feel free to share this video with family or friends on various social media platforms: (Video: Build the Wall: Construction Progress)
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27 Responses to The latest in not-the-news
miltonf
I just hope more and more people realze that the dinosaur media have jumped the shark.
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Kim Jong Un was in Beijing this week as U.S. trade officials met with their Red Chinese counterparts.
Didn't Rocket Man have his cap out for a measly 70 Mil from Sino belts and roads?
Things must be grim – he's been brought to the bargaining table by sanctions?
Nobel peace prize.
bemused
The thing is, these media blackouts are working. It's not just Trump, it's includes everything that's slowly destroying western civilisation.
If their Hussein obama won their Nobel peace prize for sinking the middle east into a quagmire of failed states, human slavery, mass murder, fanatical fundamentalism and corruption.
Trump ends war.
Trump could symbolically build a Wall section to the value of the peace prize and label it such. For a tourist attraction.
Name it the "Wall in Honour of Alfred Nobel".
Up The Workers!
The short video referred to, can be seen over on Mike Smith News' blog.
It looks at all the wall-building going on across the globe at the moment in response to the Left/ Soros's attempts to abolish all international borders, promote illegal (mostly Muslim) immigration and at the effect of border walls constructed in the past which stopped wars and death in local conflicts.
Interestingly, at one point the narrative looks at the high border walls constructed around Vatican City in Rome in the 9th Century: "…to keep out Muslim invaders…".
Here we are 12 centuries later.
Same cause.
Re: Border Wall Construction Continues…
Under the comments in the original article by Sundance I found a link given by Landslide that shows facts, aerial views and maps which are all very interesting:
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/us-mexico-border-wall-photos-maps-2018-5?r=US&IR=T
Iampeter
Kim Jong Un was in Beijing this week as U.S. trade officials met with their Red Chinese counterparts. Behind the talk of tariffs and trade deficits, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula loomed.
LOL. The wishful thinking to have written something like this is pretty strong.
All the Trump administrations cowardly, yet at the same time blustering, appeasement of North Korea has done, is ensured a nuclear armed lunatic state, with the world tacitly accepting it.
It takes a truly distorted mind to think like that, given the decades of complete inaction towards North Korea by previous US presidents and others world leaders. Trump was the first US President to meet with a North Korean head of state in an attempt to negotiate a true peace, yet people like you still make every attempt to put the efforts down. If Obama had attempted the same, he would have been awarded another Nobel peace prize and probably had his head added to Mt Rushmore.
Dare to think how it would have been if crooked Hillary was elected …
Hillary Clinton so far ahead in polls that she 'doesn't even think about' Donald Trump anymore
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/23/hillary-clinton-so-far-ahead-in-polls-that-doesnt-even-think-abo/
Phew. Thank you President Trump and his "deplorables."
If Obama had attempted the same, he would have been awarded another Nobel peace prize and probably had his head added to Mt Rushmore.
If Obama has attempted the same South Korea and Japan would also have been nuked by lunch time.
Of course there is that possibility as well. But with Hillary, it would have been a certainty.
bemused #2906753, posted on January 14, 2019, at 8:17 am
As long as they took it off his shoulders first, I wouldn't mind that one bit. (NADT).
Trump was the first US President to meet with a North Korean head of state in an attempt to negotiate a true peace, yet people like you still make every attempt to put the efforts down.
That's because a US President meeting with the NK dictator is the worst act of appeasement anyone has engaged in with respects to the Norks.
If Obama had attempted the same, he would have been awarded another Nobel peace prize
If Obama had done something this terrible then you'd all be saying exactly what I'm saying.
Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone……..Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey. Russia, Iran and Syria have been the biggest beneficiaries of the long term U.S. policy of destroying ISIS in Syria – natural enemies. We also benefit but it is now time to bring our troops back home. Stop the ENDLESS WARS!
All I can say is that you have a sick mind. Even if you're just trolling for the fun of it, you have a sick mind.
I do not think North Korea has intention of attacking, let alone invading, anyone. It just doesn't want to become the next Iraq or Libya and has, correctly, concluded that having a nuclear deterrent is the best way to prevent that. What threats has North Korea actually made against anyone? Testing missiles? The US does that all the time so why the hypocrisy? Who gave the US the right to develop and test missiles but not North Korea?
I remember in 1994 when Clinton give the Norks light-water reactors so they would not need to keep their existing reactors which could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons.
The Norks took the new reactors and kept the existing ones for their nuclear program.
Brilliant statesmanship by Clinton. The North Korean nuclear weapon program must have been delayed by several hours while the Norks were laughing so hard their cognacs squirted out their noses.
The Iranians did better, of course. They demanded cash which is easier to trade than nuclear reactors.
North Korea appeals for international food aid for its famine stricken peasants, while testing nuclear devices and missiles.
That right there means they have no social licence.
Comrades.
Dr Fred Lenin
I doubt the norks would invade anyone it is a communist fascist dictstorship and all resources are needed to keep control of the people who are not nomenklatura . A war would divert resources from internal security and arm thousands of young men who might turn on the aparat ,kim and his gangsters dont want to end up hanging by the heels from a lampost like that other famous socialist fascist mussolini .
China is in a similar position with trump determined to reduce the balance of payments deficit with China, which has been instrumental in the improved living conditions there ,the aspirationist growing middle class will not take kindly to reduced living conditions . They are like anyone else ,once they get used to improvements they hate going back and want someone to blame ,and punish . The USSR collapsed and China is an identical case ,nothing is permenant ,everything changes.
I do not think North Korea has intention of attacking, let alone invading, anyone.
Then you have not done very much thinking on the subject and/or are not very good at thinking.
What threats has North Korea actually made against anyone?
You mean aside from the endless threats they issue, at regional players and often directly at America?
You have to be intentionally dishonest to even ask such a thing.
Who gave the US the right to develop and test missiles but not North Korea?
America is a rights protecting republic and while flawed, has every right to develop nuclear weapons.
North Korea is one of the worlds worst rights violators and has no rights whatsoever.
Moral equivalence that you are engaging in here, is not just wrong, it is evil.
Stuff like this is why libertarians are worse than even conservatives. If you can't even tell the difference between America and North Korea, then you're not going to be on the right side of any issue except by the dumbest luck.
Entirely reasonable question, allow me to elucidate:
* Largest Navy in the world, by a significant margin.
* Worldwide array of military bases.
* Biggest nuclear missile stockpile.
* Extensive surveillance network including bulk wiretapping, constant satellite monitoring, radio listening and that's just the bits we know about.
* Proven track record of covert operations.
* By far the largest military budget of any nation.
* Biggest manufacturer and exporter of small arms.
* Best armed civilian population.
* Technological leader in most areas (although that gap is closing).
* History of obliterating smaller nations that got in the way, even when there was largely no point in doing so.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-15/north-korea-parades-missiles-threatens-us/8446050
That sort of thing. Not sure how credible you think it might be.
When Kim poisoned his half-brother with two-part nerve poison in the middle of a Malaysian airport, that made a few people nervous. The North Koreans have demonstrated the ability to strategically kidnap key targets from Japan and South Korea, probably attacking out of submarines. The North Koreans also run cyber espionage (i.e. hacking) and drug trafficking operations. In a nutshell … small but nasty.
If you don't want to count the North Korean people themselves as hostages to the Kim regime, you should at least count the population of Seoul which could be hit very hard at short notice if the war ever went hot again (although South Korea has ample capacity to hit back, but it would be a dreadful, dreadful mess). Almost certainly North Korea has some ability to hit heavily populated regions in Japan and I'm 100% sure if that ever happened then the Japanese would accidentally-on-purpose stumble across some Far Cough tech weapons that strangely built themselves in a mountain hut somewhere while no one was looking.
Richard Bender
Yawn, more bullshit from Steve about the "need" for a wall to protect the US from a non-existent mass of criminal migrants. Let me know when Catallaxy stops supporting authoritarian fuckwits like Trump and becomes a libertarian blog again.
Tim Neilson
Yawn, more bullshit from Steve about the "need" for a wall to protect the US from a non-existent mass of criminal migrants.
This is exactly correct!
Not one US citizen has ever been the victim of a violent crime from an illegal immigrant wh came across the southern border.
Like Kate Steinle, and Ronil Singh, and…
Oops, help me out of this hole Richard Bender!!!
Dick Bender by name, Dick Bender by nature.
Empire. It is a word that most Americans loathe. After all, the United States was born through its rebellion against the great (British) empire of the day. American politicians, policymakers and the public alike have long preferred to imagine the U.S. as, rather, a beacon of freedom in the world, bringing light to those in the darkness of despotism.
According to the old historical narrative, the U.S. has always been a democratic republic and only briefly dabbled (from 1898 to 1904) with outright imperialism. And, indeed, even in that era—in which the U.S. seized Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii and the Philippines—the U.S. saw itself as "liberating" the locals from Spanish despotism. This wasn't real imperialism but rather, to use a term from the day, "benevolent assimilation." Oh, what a gloriously American euphemism!
The truth, of course, is far more discomfiting. The U.S. was an empire before it had even gained its own independence. From the moment that Englishmen landed at Jamestown and Plymouth Rock, theirs was an imperial experiment. Native tribes were conquered and displaced westward, year in and year out, until there were no sovereign Indians left to fight. In 1848, the U.S. Army conquered northern Mexico and rechristened it the American Southwest. Yes, the U.S. was always an empire, what Thomas Jefferson self-consciously called an "Empire of Liberty." Only the American Empire looked different from the British and Western European variety. Until 1898, the U.S. lacked the overseas possessions and expansive naval power that have come to define our contemporary image of empire. That was the British, French and Spanish model. No, the U.S. was a great land empire most similar (ironically) to that of Russia, but an empire nonetheless.
1898 is central to our understanding of the United States' contemporary role in the world, for it was at that moment that the peculiar exceptional millenarianism of American idealism merged with the Western mission of "civilization." The result was a more overt, distant and expansive version of American Empire. And, though the U.S. no longer officially "annexes" foreign territories, its neo-imperial foreign policy is alive and well, with U.S. military forces ensconced in some 800 bases in more than 80 countries—numbers that by far exceed those of other nations. Furthermore, the remnants of America's first overseas conquests are with us today, as the people of Puerto Rico, Guam and Samoa are still only partial Americans—citizens, yes, but citizens without congressional representation or a vote in presidential elections. How ironic, indeed, that a nation founded in opposition to "taxation without representation" should, for more than 100 years now, hold so many of its people in a situation remarkably similar to that of the American colonists before the Revolutionary War.
Racism is the original sin of the American experiment. White supremacy was part of the cultural baggage American troops carried abroad. The scourge of race did not stop at our shores. Moreover, it was a global phenomenon; this was the era of social Darwinism, the notion that "survival of the fittest" applied to man as well as beast, that certain races were scientifically superior to others. It was all snake oil, of course, but it was a predominant ideology—especially since, well, the "higher-level" white race wrote the books and carried the most advanced weapons. It was thus that racism, along with masculinity, would drive American expansionist imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.
https://original.antiwar.com/danny_sjursen/2018/12/06/tragic-dawn-of-overseas-imperialism/
Keynes did not refute Says Law. He rejected it emotionally, but he did not advance a single tenable argument to invalidate its rationale.
— Ludwig von Mises
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Before we dive into 9 fantastic ideas for dating at home, let's take a minute to look at why dating at home is important. The main reason is it keeps your marriage alive when traditional dating isn't an option. I love my husband more than anything in the world. In spite of that, I instinctively put the kids first because of a woman's motherly nature.
It is never intentional, but my husband doesn't interrupt and scream his demands like the kids do. As the old saying goes, the squeaky wheel tends to get the grease. I put lots of time into planning activities for the kids. I enjoy spending time with them and making sure they have their needs met. It is hard to have anything left to give by the time my husband gets home–especially on those nights he has to work late.
What is a wife to do? How can we show our husbands that they are of the utmost importance to us, especially when we just aren't able to go out and have fun together? I have come up with 9 fantastic ideas for dating at home. They are fantastic because they are easy, require little preparation, and are fun! It may not be as grand as a night out, but it is a great place to start.
Cook together. I lead with this idea because it is my husband's favorite. Whether it's a special meal, or just desert, create it together and enjoy it together too…perhaps in candle light!
Have a fondue night. You won't be cooking as much as you will be sitting waiting for each bite to get done. It's fun, easy, and gives you plenty of time to enjoy each other.
Cuddle under a quilt and eat ice cream out of the same bowl.
Enjoy wine, candle light, and conversation.
Watch your wedding video together and eat "wedding" cupcakes.
Turn on some slow music and dance together. Don't forget to play "your" song.
Enjoy popcorn and a movie. You could even try out a new popcorn recipe to make it special.
Order Chinese and play a game of Mahjong.
Let me share a tip I found to be crucial…train your kids to go to bed! I cannot emphasize this enough. The younger your kids are, the easier this will be. We did not do a good job at this and we are now paying the price. Night time is your best bet for alone time with your spouse at home. Teach your kids to sleep so you can spend this time uninterrupted. It is much easier to do this while your kids are young. Retraining them is not easy!
Finally, dear friends, enjoy your date nights at home. Home may be the one place you are free to completely be yourself. Your home dates may end up being some of your favorites!
What are your favorite ideas for dating at home?
I love mahjong! My husband would too! I'm going to have to introduce that to him on an upcoming date night.
Good ideas! Sounds like fun!
Thank you for stopping by, Kay. I hope you can use one of the date night ideas soon!
These are some really great ideas. I like the popcorn and movie the best – guess I am not too creative. We go for sunset walks often. That is very special too.
Amy, I was thinking the same thing, that changing up the popcorn flavor could be fun. haha. My hubby loves to watch movies at home so we for sure do this one often! But we haven't ventured to try different popcorns.
These are lovely ideas! Dating should be a part of married life. Nice ideas here!
These are all great ideas! Sounds like so much fun!
Thank you, Jasmine! Sometimes just adding or changing something simple to a date that we do often can make it exciting or different!
It's that true, Lisa! Sometimes it's nice to stay at home. But when you do it often we get to pull some creativity into it so our dates don't get too boring or just like another night. Dating is so important!


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La Lega Pro 2016-2017 è stata la 3ª edizione del campionato italiano di calcio di Lega Pro, che, per ragioni di partnership, prende il nome di Lega Pro per UNICEF. In questa stagione le squadre partecipanti tornano ad essere 60, divise in tre gironi da 20 squadre ciascuno, dopo che nell'edizione precedente si erano ridotte a 54 per insufficiente numero di società ripescabili. La stagione regolare è cominciata il 27 agosto 2016 per concludersi il 7 maggio 2017. Non si sono iscritte al campionato la  (retrocessa dalla Serie B), il , il , il  e lo Sporting Bellinzago (promosso dalla Serie D). Queste 5 vacanze d'organico si sono aggiunte alle 6 ereditate dalla stagione 2015-2016 ed è stato pertanto necessario il ripescaggio dalla Serie D di ben 10 società: le retrocesse , ,  e  (ex Lupa Castelli Romani) nonché , , , ,  e , oltre alla riammissione del . In questa stagione viene adottata una storica innovazione regolamentare: l'introduzione del numero di maglia fisso per i calciatori, con l'aggiunta del cognome sul retro della divisa, come già avviene dal 1995 in Serie A e in Serie B.

Stagione

Regolamento

Promozioni
Le squadre classificate al primo posto dei tre rispettivi gironi saranno promosse in Serie B. Ad esse si aggiungerà la vincente dei play-off, ai quali, a partire da questa stagione, parteciperanno 28 squadre e non più 8, come invece era previsto nelle prime due stagioni della nuova Lega Pro a divisione unica.

Play-off
La partecipazione ai play-off è consentita alle squadre che, a conclusione del campionato, si sono classificate dal secondo al decimo posto nei tre gironi A, B e C, oltre alla squadra che risulta vincitrice della Coppa Italia di Lega Pro.

Lo svolgimento delle gare di play-off si articolerà attraverso tre distinte fasi, con condizioni di accesso determinate come segue:
Prima fase;
Seconda fase;
Final Eight.

Prima fase
Alla Prima fase accedono le 24 squadre classificate dal terzo al decimo posto di ciascun girone. Essa si svolgerà attraverso la disputa di una gara unica ospitata dalla squadra meglio classificata al termine della stagione regolare secondo i seguenti accoppiamenti:
la squadra terza classificata affronterà la squadra decima classificata del medesimo girone;
la squadra quarta classificata affronterà la squadra nona classificata del medesimo girone;
la squadra quinta classificata affronterà la squadra ottava classificata del medesimo girone;
la squadra sesta classificata affronterà la squadra settima classificata del medesimo girone;

In caso di parità di punteggio al termine del tempo regolamentare, acquisirà l'accesso alla Seconda fase la squadra meglio classificata al termine della stagione regolare.

Seconda fase
Nella Seconda fase partecipano 16 squadre così identificate: le 3 seconde dei gironi del campionato; le 12 squadre vincitrici degli incontri della Prima Fase (4 per ogni girone) e la squadra vincitrice della Coppa Italia di Lega Pro.

La vincitrice della Coppa Italia di Lega Pro sarà sempre ammessa alla Seconda Fase dei playoff, a meno che: vinca il proprio girone e quindi ottenga la promozione diretta in Serie B; si classifichi all'ultimo posto nel girone e quindi venga retrocessa direttamente in Serie D; si classifichi in una posizione che comporta la partecipazione ai play-out.
In caso di ricorrenza di tali ipotesi, sarà designata l'altra squadra finalista e, nell'ulteriore ricorrenza per quest'ultima di una delle condizioni preclusive di cui sopra, l'accesso alla Seconda fase sarà consentito alla squadra terza classificata nei vari gironi che avrà ottenuto il maggior numero di punti (in caso di parità si prenderà in considerazione il maggior numero di vittorie, il maggior numero di reti segnate e, in ultimo, la minor media età tra i calciatori impiegati). In tale caso, ai fini della individuazione delle otto squadre della prima fase, si prenderanno in considerazione le squadre classificate dal quarto all'undicesimo posto nel girone in cui ha militato la terza classificata che beneficia dell'accesso diretto. Analogamente si procederà nella ipotesi in cui la vincente della Coppa Italia o la perdente della finale di Coppa Italia (se la vincente è preclusa) abbiano acquisito alla fine delle stagione regolare il diritto alla partecipazione ai play off della Prima Fase.

Gli accoppiamenti della Seconda Fase sono predeterminati e prevedono i seguenti otto incontri:

 2° classificata girone A vs vincente 5° - 8° girone C
 2° classificata girone B vs vincente 6° - 7° girone A
 2° classificata girone C vs vincente 6° - 7° girone B
 vincitrice Coppa Italia vs vincente 6° - 7° girone C
 vincente 3° - 10° girone A vs vincente 4° - 9° girone C
 vincente 3° - 10° girone B vs vincente 5° - 8° girone A
 vincente 3° - 10° girone C vs vincente 5° - 8° girone B
 vincente 4° - 9° girone A vs vincente 4° - 9° girone B

La Seconda Fase si svolgerà con gare di andata e ritorno, con quest'ultima in casa della meglio classificata al termine della stagione regolare. In caso di parità di reti complessive dopo la gara di ritorno, acquisirà l'accesso alla Fase di Final Eight la squadra meglio classificata al termine della stagione regolare; nell'ipotesi in cui le squadre si fossero classificate nella medesima posizione al termine della stagione regolare, si qualificherà alla Final Eight quella che avrà ottenuto il maggior numero di punti (in caso di parità di punti si prenderà in considerazione il maggior numero di vittorie, il maggior numero di reti segnate e, in ultimo, la minor media età tra i calciatori impiegati).

Final Eight
Alla fase cosiddetta Final Eight partecipano le 8 squadre vincenti gli incontri della Terza Fase, inserite in un tabellone e accoppiate mediante sorteggio. Il tabellone prevedrà anche le semifinali e la finale. Il tutto sarà così articolato:
i confronti valevoli quali Quarti di finale saranno disputati in gare di andata e ritorno. In caso di parità, saranno disputati due tempi supplementari di 15' e, perdurando tale situazione, saranno eseguiti i calci di rigore.
i confronti valevoli quali Semifinali saranno disputati in gara unica ed in campo individuato dalla Lega Pro. In caso di parità, saranno disputati due tempi supplementari di 15' e, perdurando tale situazione, saranno eseguiti i calci di rigore.
la finale sarà disputata in gara unica ed in campo individuato dalla Lega Pro. In caso di parità, saranno disputati due tempi supplementari di 15' e, perdurando tale situazione, saranno eseguiti i calci di rigore.

Retrocessioni
Sono previste 9 retrocessioni in Serie D, tre per ogni girone. L'ultima classificata retrocederà direttamente, mentre le altre quattro squadre, classificatesi fra il 16º e 19º posto, disputeranno i play-out in gara doppia, concedendo sempre il fattore campo alle meglio classificate.

Play-out
La disputa di play-out tra le squadre classificatesi al penultimo, terzultimo, quartultimo e quintultimo posto avviene secondo la seguente formula:
la squadra quintultima classificata disputa una gara di andata ed una gara di ritorno con la squadra penultima classificata; la gara di andata viene disputata sul campo della squadra penultima classificata;
la squadra quartultima classificata disputa una gara di andata ed una gara di ritorno con la squadra terzultima classificata; la gara di andata viene disputata sul campo della squadra terzultima classificata;
a conclusione delle due gare di cui ai punti a) e b), in caso di parità di punteggio, dopo le gare di ritorno, per determinare la squadra vincente si tiene conto della differenza reti; in caso di ulteriore parità viene considerata vincente la squadra in migliore posizione di classifica al termine del campionato; le squadre che risultano perdenti nelle gare di cui ai punti a) e b), verranno classificate, rispettando l'ordine acquisito nella graduatoria al termine del campionato al terzultimo e penultimo posto e, conseguentemente, retrocederanno in Serie D. La squadra penultima classificata retrocederà direttamente alla Serie D, qualora il distacco in classifica dalla squadra quintultima sia superiore a 8 punti. La squadra terzultima classificata retrocederà direttamente in Serie D, qualora il distacco in classifica dalla squadra quartultima sia superiore a 8 punti.

Girone A

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori

Allenatori e primatisti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Promossa in Serie B 2017-2018.
 Qualificata ai play-off o ai play-out.
      Retrocesse in Serie D 2017-2018.
Regolamento:
Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
In caso di arrivo di due o più squadre a pari punti, la graduatoria verrà stilata secondo la classifica avulsa tra le squadre interessate che prevede, in ordine, i seguenti criteri:
Punti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti generale
Reti realizzate in generale
Sorteggio

Note:
La Lucchese ha scontato 2 punti di penalizzazione.
La Pistoiese ha scontato 1 punto di penalizzazione per l'inchiesta Dirty Soccer 3.

Risultati

Tabellone
Leggendo per riga si hanno i risultati casalinghi della squadra indicata in prima colonna, mentre leggendo per colonna si hanno i risultati in trasferta della squadra in prima riga.

Calendario

Spareggi

Play-off (prima fase)

Play-out

Statistiche

Squadre

Primati stagionali
Squadre
Maggior numero di vittorie: Cremonese (24)
Minor numero di vittorie: Lupa Roma e Racing Roma (7)
Maggior numero di pareggi: Pontedera (16)
Minor numero di pareggi: Cremonese, Olbia, Prato, Pro Piacenza e Robur Siena (6)
Maggior numero di sconfitte: Racing Roma (22)
Minor numero di sconfitte: Alessandria (6)
Miglior attacco: Cremonese (68 goal fatti)
Peggior attacco: Lupa Roma (28 goal fatti)
Miglior difesa: Livorno (30 goal subiti)
Peggior difesa: Racing Roma (68 goal subiti)
Miglior differenza reti: Alessandria (+31)
Peggior differenza reti: Racing Roma (-30)
Partite
Partita con più reti: Alessandria-Siena 5-2 e Viterbese Castrense-Giana Erminio 3-4 (7)
Partita con maggiore scarto di gol: Carrarese-Racing Roma 6-0 (6)
Giornata con maggior numero di gol: 20ª giornata (35)
Giornata con minor numero di gol: 9ª giornata (12)

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Girone B

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori

Allenatori e primatisti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Promosse in Serie B 2017-2018.
 Qualificata ai play-off o ai play-out.
      Retrocesse in Serie D 2017-2018.
Regolamento:
Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
In caso di arrivo di due o più squadre a pari punti, la graduatoria viene stilata secondo la classifica avulsa tra le squadre interessate che prevede, in ordine, i seguenti criteri:
Punti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti generale
Reti realizzate in generale
Sorteggio

Note:
La Maceratese ha subito 4 punti di penalizzazione.
L'Ancona ha subito 1 punto di penalizzazione.
La Sambenedettese ha subito 1 punto di penalizzazione
Il Santarcangelo ha subito 1 punto di penalizzazione per l'inchiesta Dirty Soccer 3.

Risultati

Tabellone
Leggendo per riga si hanno i risultati casalinghi della squadra indicata in prima colonna, mentre leggendo per colonna si hanno i risultati in trasferta della squadra in prima riga.

Calendario

Spareggi

Play-off (prima fase)

Play-out

Statistiche

Squadre

Primati stagionali
Squadre
Maggior numero di vittorie: Venezia (23)
Minor numero di vittorie: Ancona e Lumezzane (7)
Maggior numero di pareggi: AlbinoLeffe (16)
Minor numero di pareggi: Gubbio (7)
Maggior numero di sconfitte: Ancona (20)
Minor numero di sconfitte: Venezia (4)
Miglior attacco: Pordenone (68 goal fatti)
Peggior attacco: Lumezzane (26 goal fatti)
Miglior difesa: Venezia (29 goal subiti)
Peggior difesa: Forlì (55 goal subiti)
Miglior differenza reti: Venezia (+27)
Peggior differenza reti: Forlì (-23)
Partite
Partita con più reti: Pordenone-Lumezzane 7-2 (9)
Partita con maggiore scarto di gol: Pordenone-Bassano Virtus 6-0 e Teramo-Gubbio 6-0 (6)
Giornata con maggior numero di gol: 9ª giornata (36)
Giornata con minor numero di gol: 17ª giornata (14)

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Girone C

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori

Allenatori e primatisti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Promossa in Serie B 2017-2018.
 Qualificata ai play-off o ai play-out.
      Retrocesse in Serie D 2017-2018.
Regolamento:
 Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
 In caso di arrivo di due o più squadre a pari punti, la graduatoria viene stilata secondo la classifica avulsa tra le squadre interessate che prevede, in ordine, i seguenti criteri:
 Punti negli scontri diretti
 Differenza reti negli scontri diretti
 Differenza reti generale
 Reti realizzate in generale
 Sorteggio

Note:
Il Catania ha scontato 7 punti di penalizzazione.
Il Messina ha scontato 4 punti di penalizzazione.
La Casertana ha scontato 2 punti di penalizzazione.
Il Fondi ha scontato 1 punto di penalizzazione.
Il Melfi ha scontato 1 punto di penalizzazione.
La Paganese ha scontato 1 punto di penalizzazione per l'inchiesta Dirty Soccer 3.

Risultati

Tabellone
Leggendo per riga si hanno i risultati casalinghi della squadra indicata in prima colonna, mentre leggendo per colonna si hanno i risultati in trasferta della squadra in prima riga.

Calendario

Spareggi

Play-off (prima fase)

Play-out

Statistiche

Squadre

Primati stagionali
Squadre
Maggior numero di vittorie: Foggia (25)
Minor numero di vittorie: Taranto (6)
Maggior numero di pareggi: Fidelis Andria e Fondi (17)
Minor numero di pareggi: Melfi (8)
Maggior numero di sconfitte: Melfi (21)
Minor numero di sconfitte: Foggia (3)
Miglior attacco: Matera (71 goal fatti)
Peggior attacco: Taranto (25 goal fatti)
Miglior difesa: Foggia (29 goal subiti)
Peggior difesa: Melfi (68 goal subiti)
Miglior differenza reti: Foggia (+41)
Peggior differenza reti: Melfi (-30)
Partite
Partita con più reti: Reggina-Matera 2-6 e Monopoli-Cosenza 2-6 (8)
Partita con maggiore scarto di gol: Matera-Melfi 6-0 (6)
Giornata con maggior numero di gol: 10ª giornata (35)
Giornata con minor numero di gol: 7ª giornata (14)

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Play-off intergirone

Seconda fase

Final Eight

Quarti di finale

Semifinali

Finale

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Statistiche Lega Pro da Calciotel

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Q: How to determine which is the exact address that operator new tries to allocate when it throws exception? Thread [1] (STOPPED) (Suspended : Signal : SIGSEGV:Segmentation fault)
    _block_mem_malloc_align() at 0xb8206f4f
    _band_get_aligned() at 0xb820709f
    _band_get() at 0xb82071e6
    __malloc_lock() at 0xb820fa15
    __malloc() at 0xb820fb28
    _malloc() at 0xb8205d0b
    malloc_allocator() at 0xb821975d
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    __debug_malloc() at 0xb8219799
    mtrace_malloc() at 0xb821b9df
    debug_malloc_l() at 0xb82196a6
    operator new() at 0xb8208c66

During call to the new operator, it causes SIGSEGV, however, it the stack trace I'm unable to pinpoint which address new tries to give when it raises exception.
In the code snippet below:
int main(){
    CheckedPtr<int> aa = new int[4];

    aa[0] = 2;
    aa[1] = 2;
    aa[2] = 2;
    aa[3] = 2;
    aa[4] = 2;
    aa[5] = 1; //0x8084604 overflow

    CheckedPtr<CustomObject> bb = new CustomObject; //0x8088084
}

During call to the constructor, it overwrites the region 0x8084604 with some values and it did not crash. But somewhere inside the [CustomObject] where [new] is called it crashes. However, I can not pinpoint that [0x8084604] is causing the crash itself. Im hoping my question is clear.

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Did Grey's Anatomy portray cancer accurately?
May 18, 2009 by Editor
"Doctors, patients say 'Grey's' cancer story isn't accurate".
So runs the headline in USA Today
"The cliffhanger ending on Thursday's season finale of Grey's Anatomy left fans worrying that one of the show's main characters, surgeon Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, had died after having surgery to remove a brain tumor. Yet some doctors and cancer survivors say they're more worried that the popular ABC series has been dispensing inaccurate information about treatment options.
"The two-hour broadcast depicted Izzie and her fellow doctors agonizing over how to treat her melanoma — a deadly form of skin cancer — that had spread to her liver, bowel and brain. Because of the location of her brain tumor, doctors presented her with two unattractive options: surgery that could leave her with severe memory problems or a highly toxic drug called interleukin-2, or IL-2.
In fact, doctors never recommend IL-2 for melanoma that has spread to the brain because it can cause bleeding and strokes, says Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society. If doctors are concerned about the risks of surgery, they recommend radiosurgery, in which doctors focus intensive radiation on the tumor, he says.
Wendy Zocks, a Los Angeles publicist, credits radiosurgery with saving her life. Zocks was 33 when she was diagnosed with melanoma, which spread to her brain the next year. Only after the radiosurgery, when her doctors confirmed her brain tumor had been destroyed, did they give her a combination of IL-2 and other immune system boosters to make sure her cancer was gone.
"I hate seeing the wrong message get out there," says Zocks, now 42. "I hate for people to give up hope."
"Many people view the cancer problem as much simpler than it actually is," Brawley says. "That's because they get their medical information from television shows. But television shows are by and large fictional, and much of the medical information there is also going to be fictional."
Many of the show's fans are obsessing over Izzie's fate. Planetcancer.org, a site for young adults with cancer, features an ongoing discussion about the show.
In general, many cancer survivors praise the way Izzie has been portrayed. She's shown suffering through chemo, losing her hair, trying to preserve her fertility and explaining to her mother that melanoma is far more serious than most skin cancers. Only about 15% of patients who have advanced melanoma, like Izzie, are alive after five years.
Jacob Burns, 24, of Austin says he's glad that Grey's shone a spotlight on cancer in young adults. But Burns says the fictional Izzie, who becomes friends with other young women getting chemo, got far more support than he did. In reality, he says, most cancer patients are elderly and unable to relate to the unique fears of someone so young.
"I just wanted them to portray young-adult cancer patients in that way so that people could understand that we exist, and that it's very lonely and hard," says Burns, who's being treated for a relapse of the leukemia he first developed at 21."
So what do you think? What kind of message do you think TV shows give out about cancer? Is it an accurate portrayal, given that TV shows are all about heightened drama? It would indeed be worrying if the show is giving medical advice to a character and someone decides to apply that advice to their real life situation. However, I would be surprised it this was the case, and I am sure people are clued in enough to separate the fictional from the real. Still, it does raise the issue of the responsibility that lies with TV execs to portray accurate medical information.
Tags : brain tumor, Cancer, cancer on tv, Grey's Anatomy, interleukin-2, Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, melanoma, USA Today
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5 thoughts on "Did Grey's Anatomy portray cancer accurately?"
Kairol Rosenthal on May 19, 2009 at 5:57 am said:
I wrote about this on my blog today too and it got reposted on Salon.com with loads of comments. Most of the Salon commenters were not cancer patients and thought that it made no difference – it's tv, who takes med advice from tv, and it is about drama so what is the diff if it is realistic or not?
It makes a difference to me. Let's not over estimate the American public. I'm living with cancer in me and many people are shocked when my life does not mirror the "As Seen on TV version". They have MD consultants on the show – why not use them to show what our lives a really like. If they are going to bother to use a real disease, use some real facts too.
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JBBC on May 19, 2009 at 7:58 am said:
Hi Kairol, yes I was surprised to read those comments too. In fact your comment was the one that only one that stood out for me. Your book sounds very interesting. I must check it out. All the best to you.
holly on October 3, 2009 at 6:39 am said:
greys anatomy is the best show ever!!!
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greys anatomy nice turkish=doktorlar :)))
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Cafes are a place for gathering, all around the world. If we were having coffee together, here's what I'd tell you.
I'm sharing a body weight HIIT and core workout from my Strong By Sarah program – great for an at home workout or for when you're short on time!


Example activity - How Do They Do That?
This activity will unlock some of the secrets and demonstrate some of the skills Designers use to create their ideas.
Your students will learn about the design profession, the skills that are required for a career in design and how to reach their goal.
Students will try out some of the practical designing skills that are used in a range of the design professions. The presenters will help them to develop confidence in their ability, so that they can seriously consider a professional design career and start researching options for design studies at university.
In this activity, your students will experience the challenge of responding to a client's design brief.
Working in teams, students will be given a box of mystery contents to be opened, along with a design challenge. Within set time constraints they will work together to solve a design problem and respond to the design challenge by using the contents of the box.
After a shared presentations by the teams of their design solutions, the activity will conclude with additional information on careers and diversity within the profession, so that students considering a professional design career can start researching options for design studies at university.
Design and Technologies: CDS (Investigating (VCDSCD049), Producing (VCDSCD051)).
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This activity will challenge and extend your students to solve design problems and possibly unlock their inner typographer. They will gain a new perspective on how design professionals use typography.
First, students will take a stroll through the streets of the City finding examples of typography. From old tiled letters to gleaming new signs, they will see how type and fonts are a designer's tools and inspiration. Just by looking around them, students will discover how design professionals use typography to promote and communicate with an audience.
The second part of the activity will expand students' perspective of the field of typography by exploring the way it is used in a variety of design professions to market an idea and target an audience.
This workshop will provide an insight into the role of a Graphic Designer and how typography is paramount to effective design.
Students will see first-hand how study at university can translate into great career opportunities.
Geography (Humanities): GC&S (Spatial distributions (VCGGC100)), D&I (Analyse maps VCGGC104)), CN (Urban future (VCGGK126)).
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Architects have long been visionary thinkers. They create designs that respond to their environment and impact the way we live. A focus on innovative designs of the past provide inspiration for students to re-imagine a city of the future.
This hands on workshop will challenge students to think outside the box.
This activity explores how architects might solve problems and address issues in and around their world. Your students will be given a challenge that is then a starting point for the creation of a cityscape in both 2D and/or 3D.
The activities will link to the fields of Architecture and Interior Design to help inspire your students' responses and they will see first-hand how study at university can translate into great career opportunities.
Visual Communication Design: E&RI (Methods, material, media (VCAVCDE006), VCDP (Environmental, industrial & communication design (VCAVCDV008), R&I (Methods, material, media (VCAVCDR011)).
If you're a Year 10, 11 or 12 student and you're thinking seriously about studying at uni for a career in art, design or architecture, this workshop is for you. It's an opportunity to get hands-on, explore and discuss techniques and understand what university study is about.
Experience how brainstorming and experimental drawing processes generate exciting new ideas. The workshops do not solely see drawing as a skill that needs a pencil or pen but also can be done with some string, some cardboard boxes and a digital interface.
You will also be introduced to how these processes are used by professionals in the creative sector.
The skills you gain can be used to enhance your VCE Art; Design & Technology; Studio Arts; and Visual Communication units and folios. The workshops will also give you valuable insights into the type of practical work required to gain entry to art, design or architecture studies at university.
Art, Interactive Digital Media, Studio Arts, Visual Communication Design, Product Design and Technology.
Bring your students inside the creative world of the design professions via these workshops, lectures and tours.
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Industry professionals will provide real insights, through their own experiences, to build students' knowledge of the design professions and the role of a professional Designer. Students will see first-hand how further study in in art, design or architecture at university can translate into great career opportunities.
This series of workshops will assist your students to set and reach their goals for a design career.
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When my colleague reviewed the CroMagnon Cranium back in May 2011, I'd wager most readers had not heard of RoMa Craft Tobac or its owners, Michael Rosales and Skip Martin. Almost three years later, if you still haven't gotten around to trying RoMa Craft smokes, you need to get on board. You're missing out.
RoMa Craft was born after the Hava Cigar Shop and Lounge in Galveston, Texas, was decimated by Hurricane Ike in 2008. At first it was an online version of the old brick-and-mortar store, but distribution and cigar production grew. The company now counts the CroMagnon, Aquitaine, Intemperance, Adrian's Costa Rica, and Hava Cigar brands as part of its portfolio. It maintains production facilities in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Those who've met Skip Martin know he's no fan of nanny state paternalism (particularly as it pertains to tobacco). His Intemperance series pays homage to the American movement that overthrew Prohibition, and it calls on us to do our part to protect cigar freedoms. It's also an excellent line of smokes.
Intemperance BA XXI features a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper around an Indonesian binder and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. (There's also an Intemperance EC XVIII line that's wrapped in an Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf.) Four regular-production vitolas range in price from $5 to $7: Petito, Short Robusto, Short Perfecto, and Belicoso. Three additional vitolas are reserved for RoMa Craft events, though rumor has it they will eventually be available for online purchase: Brotherly Kindness, The Breach of the Peace, and A.W.S. IV. My favorite is the A.W.S. IV, a Lonsdale (6.5 x 44) that costs $6.50. It's a dark, oily smoke with pre-light notes of chocolate, and binder and filler tobaccos that protrude slightly beyond the wrapper at the foot.
Once underway, black pepper spice immediately coats the palate, while a red pepper spice tingles the lips. The smoke has a hearty, gritty texture, and the flavors remind me of rich chocolate, cream, dry wood, and roasted nut. The balance is tremendous, and the spice can easily be controlled by either smoking quicker for more heat, or smoking slower for a cooler experience. Towards the end, the spice takes a backseat to sweetness, cream, and apricot.
As I've come to expect from RoMa Craft, the combustion qualities are downright impeccable. The burn is straight and true, the draw is smooth, the ash holds firm, and the smoke production is impressive. A tip of the hat to the professionals at the Nica Sueño factory in Estelí.
While I think the secret has been out for some time—heck, I arrived late to the party myself—it's my pleasure to add my praise to the many accolades that have been bestowed upon the Intemperance BA XXI blend. The A.W.S. IV vitola is a great value and a joy to smoke, earning it a very rare rating of five stogies out of five.
Agreed. This is a very solid smoke, especially for the price. One of my favorites, though this size is hard to find.
Also agreed. Skip is good people and he and his crew makes some outstanding cigars.
Will look for this one but quite frankly don't get the branding….lots of numbers and letters…or should I say…don't like it.


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The Poetry of Violence
As Marilyn Manson wrote, in his once again incredibly pertinent essay Columbine: Whose Fault is It? originally published in the June 1999 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine: "Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised."
Violence in our society, whether we are talking about the violence of mass shootings, domestic violence, the violence of war, or the inherent violence built into the class structure – is everywhere we look and the effects of violence surround us and inform our daily lives.
All of us, as human beings, are affected by the unpleasant fact that we share the world with twisted and/ or traumatized individuals. Many of us have come into direct contact with that kind of violence, in one way or another.
Movements like #blacklivesmatter and the #metoo phenomenon are just two examples of just how pervasive the aftermath of violence, and the current condition of our culture's obsession with it, continually affect people's lives.
I have always seen poetry as the language of pure human emotion. This is certainly not the best definition, as it leaves many aspects of poetry, and what makes words written as verse – poetic, out and unaccounted for.
This, in and of itself is a cause of great debate in poetry circles, as a poet and teacher colleague of mine and I are fond of discussing. William Wordsworth, easily on my short list of favorite poets of all time, defines poetry as follows: "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility" – Lyrical Ballads. This definition, itself, has been the cause of great debate, and it is central to a discussion on the value of poetry composed as an emotional outcry from the effects of violence. Under the most lax analysis of this definition, Walt Whitman's 'barbaric "Yawp" is poetry. However, is that resounding, clarion call, affirmation of life, deep and penetrating "Yawp!" a poem? Did it, take its origins from emotion recollected in tranquility? No. The writing of the poem, Song of Myself, in all of its parts, however, certainly is.
In a few months, my poetry collection Kindred Spirits & Mirrored Souls will be released on Ghost Writer Press. It is a labor of love for me in many ways, and central to this debate and ongoing conversation in two specific ways. First: my friend Rhonda and I were very good friends from childhood through adulthood. We were constantly sharing our poems with each other as we were growing up, and both of us had a deep love of poetry. We had always dreamed of putting a poetry book together that showcased both of our works, colliding and juxtaposed over various topics. The root of our discussion lay at Wordsworth's definition of poetry. In truth, I had a hard time seeing value in many of Rhonda's pieces, as she took Wordsworth literally, at his most liberal interpretation. Second: ten years ago, this June, my friend took her own life. Afterwards, her family gave me a suitcase full of her poems, left almost like Emily Dickinson, on scraps of papers, envelopes, notebooks, everywhere her mind spilled onto paper. The book is more of a reflection of two journeys, one that ended in tragedy, and the other that is still surviving tragedies like bullets, and trying to process them. I am not sure if it is good… but I do think that it is poetry.
My aforementioned colleague, a poet from Tucson, Jefferson Carter, would certainly define most of my friend's work as the poetry of a child that ought not be published. In response to an article published by the Sun-Sentinel entitled, Parkland Freshman Turns to Poetry to Ease Her Pain, Jefferson got some quite heated response from his original posting of the article on social media. To be fair, I include it here not to throw Jefferson under the bus, but to use him as a very real, and vital, voice on the edge of this spectrum that we are discussing. Is poetry valid, if poetry is everywhere? Is poetry an art, if it is something that anyone and everyone can do? Does society placing value on that which is more ordinary, harm the value of those ideas that are more complex and precisely honed? Is the news less valuable if anyone and everyone can be a "journalist" on the Internet? These are all valid questions, and a perspective that Jefferson had the courage to voice.
"A few years ago, I wrote a poem about the Tucson shooter for my own private "healing." [The shooter he mentions is Jared Loughner, and the shooting he is referencing is the January 2011 shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona.] He was a good friend's student at Pima Community College. I didn't post it or try to publish it. Why? Because it felt like exploiting the pain and suffering of others, like turning a spotlight on my own precious feelings."
Carter continues: "And tell me this: as the Parkland story disappears from the news and we wait for the next school shooting, do you think the "Sun-Sentinel" newspaper will be printing a poem about the same topic by an established, professional poet that is complex, skillful,and deeply emotional? Fuck, no! Easy sensationalism sells. And, perhaps, as a poet friend suggests, bad poetry drives out good poetry."
A reader responded, basically summing up the liberal interpretation of Wordsworth, "Do you want to know why it's good, even if it isn't groundbreaking poetry? It's an earnest, honest, heartbreaking experience, that no teen should ever have to endure, and this is an outlet for her to express how she feels. What kind of shit were you writing in your teen years? I'd wager it isn't going in any Canon."
Jefferson continued his argument: "It may be a sincere effort to express her feelings though why she has to "pretty" them up in rhyming verse, I have no idea. I also have no idea why she'd want a newspaper to print them. Groundbreaking? The question still needs to be answered: why post such poetic attempts or let someone else post them? The author must think the poem is good enough to "share." Or if one simply wants to "share" his/her "feelings," why cast them in verse?"
The following day, Jefferson reposted the article, with the following message:
"Well, I was right. I got LOTS of grief for my comments. I get it, the outrage about my insensitivity, etc. The best I can do to justify my position is a somewhat strained analogy: an earnest teenager with no background in law hangs out a shingle and takes on a civil rights case. A local newspaper praises the "lawyer's" dedication to social justice. The legal community echoes the praises and trashes any lawyer who points out the imposter's lack of qualifications and legal skill."
In essence, and please, in regards to poetry which is the topic here, Jefferson is making the hard-line argument of the Wordsworth interpretation. The more mediocre poetry is praised as groundbreaking, the less value is placed on crafted poetry. T.S. Eliot would approve. I remember when I used to teach parts of The Wasteland in college, I would draw specific reference to Eliot's own reaction to criticism about the sheer number of footnotes required to understand the poem. The sentiment is echoed perfectly on the student site, SHMOOP.com:
"Yep, there's no getting around it: "The Waste Land" can be one tough cookie to read. The poem constantly shifts between different speakers without warning, and it's chock full of references to classic literature from cultures all over the world, many of which are more than a little obscure. Which raises the question, why oh why would Eliot want his poem to be so hard to read? Well, like many writers of his time (so-called modernists), he felt that Western culture was headed to hell in a handbasket, and that people were getting dumber and dumber (it's a good thing he didn't live to see the days of Conveyor Belt of Love). So basically, his message to readers was: "Hey, if you don't understand what I'm talking about in this poem, go to a library!"
As is evident, the debate between the purely academic {used here as a descriptor of one who sees poetry and verse as an exploration of craft, language, and finesse} side of poetry and the purely emotional side of it has been raging for well over a hundred years, and will certainly continue to be debated for as long as human beings write verse. Kindred Spirits & Mirrored Souls attempts to give a view into the actual poems of that debate – not to say that mine are immediately more important or of more value than Rhonda's: we simply come from different areas of the Wordsworth spectrum.
This brings the argument full circle to once again rest on the question, is there value in the poetry of violence?
On the first Sunday of February, I was sitting listening to the other Open Mic readers at The House of Bards in Tucson. One gentlemen got up and read a piece, and I really wish that I had a copy of it, about Vietnam, and its repetitive refrain haunted me: "and the farmers kept farming the rice". The poem described the sheer volume of war, of guns, of helicopters… and the farmers kept farming the rice. I loved it, and I couldn't help but think of the number of veterans that may be enrolled in workshops for just this purpose. Poetry can help heal the traumas of past violent events. Should it be shared?
The National Association of Poetry Therapy, obviously would say yes.
"Not I, but the poet discovered the unconscious," wrote Freud. Other theoreticians, such as Adler, Jung, Arieti and Reik also confirmed that the poets were the first to chart paths that science later followed. Moreno suggested the term "psychopoetry," as well as the term "psychodrama", for which he is famous. By the 1960s, with the progressive evolution of group psychotherapy, therapists were delighted to discover that "poetry therapy" was an effective tool which they felt comfortable incorporating into their work. Poetry Therapy began to flourish in the hands of professionals in various disciplines, including rehabilitation, education, library science, recreation, and the creative arts.
Mental health professionals were exploring the therapeutic value of literary materials, especially of poetry. Their contribution to the emerging discipline was two-fold: 1) emphasis on the evocative value of literature, particularly poetry; and 2) recognition of the beneficial potential of having clients write either their response to poems written by others or original material, drawing on the clients' own experiences and emotions."
In Psychology Today, Linda Wasmer Andrews writes:
"Back in 1982, the first piece of writing I ever sold was a poem called "The Miscarriage," which originally appeared in Mothering magazine. The poem was a simple but heartfelt response to my own pregnancy loss. It had been a first-trimester miscarriage, so medically and societally, it was almost a nonevent. But emotionally, it felt like a significant loss, and this poem was my way of mourning it. Apparently, the poem spoke to other women as well, because it has been widely republished ever since, appearing in magazines and anthologies, on websites and blogs, and, most recently, in condensed form in Twitter tweets. Did writing this poem help me feel better? Absolutely, and that was true from the moment I put it to paper, which was well before I ever showed it to anyone or submitted it for publication. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was instinctively practicing poetry self-therapy as a means of helping myself grieve."
On her site, Healing from Complex Trauma and PTSD, Lilly Hope Lucario shares several poems that she says have "touched the heart of other trauma survivors".
When I was in college, one of the most interesting segments we covered in one of my poetry classes was The Poetry of World War I. No Internet. No Cell Phones. No Telephones. No Video Games. No way to escape… so they wrote poems. They wrote them in the trenches and they wrote them in letters. It was a heart breaking, and wonderfully human, and raw segment of the class. More recently, NPR did a special on an Iraq War Veteran who used poetry to process his ordeals in the Middle East.
"Brian Turner is a soldier-poet who served for seven years in the U.S. Army. Beginning in November 2003, he was an infantry team leader in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. His book, Here, Bullet, reflects his war-time experiences in graceful and unflinching poetry. Turner tells Steve Inskeep about the military tradition in his family and why he joined the Army when he was almost 30. He reads selected poems from his collection and reflects on what inspired them. One poem, Eulogy, was written to memorialize a soldier in his platoon who took his own life.
It happens on a Monday, at 11:20 A.M.,
as tower guards eat sandwiches
and seagulls drift by on the Tigris River.
Prisoners tilt their heads to the west
though burlap sacks and duct tape blind them.
The sound reverberates down concertina coils
the way piano wire thrums when given slack.
And it happens like this, on a blue day of sun,
when Private Miller pulls the trigger
to take brass and fire into his mouth:
the sound lifts the birds up off the water,
a mongoose pauses under the orange trees,
and nothing can stop it now, no matter what
blur of motion surrounds him, no matter what voices
crackle over the radio in static confusion,
because if only for this moment the earth is stilled,
and Private Miller has found what low hush there is
down in the eucalyptus shade, there by the river.
PFC B. Miller
(1980-March 22, 2004)"
The Poetry Foundation lists not only a wonderful selection of wartime poetry and prose on their website HERE, but they also have a fantastic selection of World War I poetry that is very reminiscent of the class that I took at Arizona State University:
"While many of these poems do not address a particular war event, we've listed them by year, along with a selection of historical markers, to contextualize the poems historically. You may notice that more poems in 1914 and 1915 extol the old virtues of honor, duty, heroism, and glory, while many later poems after 1915 approach these lofty abstractions with far greater skepticism and moral subtlety, through realism and bitter irony. Though horrific depictions of battle in poetry date back to Homer's Iliad, the later poems of WWI mark a substantial shift in how we view war and sacrifice."
"If the shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School five years ago had turned a different direction, then poet and writer Brian Clements' wife Abbey, a teacher, might now be dead. She was spared; 26 people were killed." PBS did a special on NewsHour after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School: His wife worked at Sandy Hook. Now this poet is helping start a conversation about gun violence.
"After that, a lot of other things happened, but it doesn't really matter what," writes Clements, of a day when so many lives were torn apart. That's the last line of his poem in "Bullets into Bells: Poets and Citizens Respond to Gun Violence," an anthology on gun violence in America published near the anniversary of the shooting.
"The day was devastating for the hometown and the concentric circles of impact, the people who were there that day and the families of children who died," said Clements, who is one of three editors on the anthology and recruited several voices to write reflective essays in response to the works. The shooting "changed our lives that day, and we became activists."
Twenty children and six adults were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut. Earlier this month, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard an appeal by relatives of Sandy Hook victims, arguing that companies who sold weapons used by the gunman should be held responsible.
The anthology includes 54 poems about gun violence in the U.S., from poets including Jane Hirshfield, Natalie Diaz and Danez Smith, and at least six pieces that are original to the collection. Each work is followed by commentary and reaction from survivors, activists and writers, including a foreword by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a gunshot wound to the head in 2011.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 56,851 incidents in 2017, 327 of which are considered mass shootings. As of Dec. 4, 14,331 people have died in the U.S. in 2017 due to gun violence.
"I've always been in favor of varying degrees of gun control," said Clements. "Sadly, it took the murder of 26 people in my hometown to light a fire under me and I think a lot of Americans find themselves in this position. We are quickly reaching a point where everyone in this country will be close to gun violence and it takes something like Sandy Hook or the Las Vegas shooting to make us pay attention to it."
The anthology is a tool for a larger conversation on gun violence and empathy for survivors, Clements said. The editors of the anthology will also create public reading events in an effort to involve people in more direct action about gun violence. A book discussion will be held at the Boston Public Library on Dec. 13 featuring a selection of contributors.
"From the outset we didn't want this to be a literary project; we wanted this to be a project of the American community… a conversation amongst Americans," Clements said.
One poem that especially stands out to Clements is Dana Levin's "Instructions for Stopping," a poem about domestic violence, which has been linked to several mass shootings in recent years. The response to the poem is written by Kate Ranta, a survivor of domestic violence. "One of the untold stories is how many women die at the hands of their partners," Clements said.
Instructions for Stopping
By Dana Levin
Say Stop.
Keep your lips pressed together
after you say the p:
(soon they'll try
and pry
your breath out—)
Whisper it
three times in a row:
Stop Stop Stop
In a hospital bed
like a curled-up fish, someone's
gulping at air—
How should you apply
your breath?
List all of the people
you would like
to stop.
Who offers love,
who terror—
Write Stop.
Put a period at the end.
Decide if it's a kiss
or a bullet.
"Instructions for Stopping" by Dana Levin, with a response from Kate Ranta, Domestic and Gun Violence Survivor and Cofounder of Women Against the Violence Epidemic. Excerpted from Bullets into Bells: Poets and Citizens Respond to Gun Violence edited by Brian Clements, Alexandra Teague, and Dean Rader, with an introduction by Colum McCann (Beacon Press, 2017). Reprinted with Permission from Beacon Press.
Kate Angus writes, in 2014, Americans love poetry, but not Poetry Books:
"People often dismiss poetry by saying it only matters to other poets, but a few minutes spent sifting through the Favorite Poem Project'sonline archives proves otherwise; these short documentaries present a wide range of Americans—salesmen, construction workers, bakers, nuns, anthropologists, accountants, Marines, and Bill Clinton—reading aloud their favorite poems. To listen to photographer Seph Rodney talk about coming home from a disappointing date to find solace for his loneliness in reading the caustic urgency of Sylvia Plath's"Nick and the Candlestick" poem, despite his surprise that this woman from a "well-heeled New England family" could speak to "me, a man, a Jamaican immigrant—you could hardly get two people in the world more different" is to understand how false the misconception of poetry's irrelevance is. Robert Pinsky, founder of the Favorite Poem Project, stresses that the organizers didn't solicit participants; rather they sent out a call for people to apply to share the poems that moved them. "I'm very proud that the Favorite Poem Project didn't tell anyone to read poetry; we asked people," said Pinksy, "We had no advertising budget so every time I was interviewed as poet laureate, whenever I published anything anywhere, I asked [them] to advertise it. I used to give the cards to cab drivers and we got 18,000 letters from people who wanted to participate and read their favorite poem on camera." Poetry Foundation president Robert Polito offers a similar anecdote to illustrate the value people outside the literary community ascribe to poetry, mentioning how a friend who teaches at a military academy frequently receives letters from former students, soldiers who tell her that "the experience of interpreting poems in her class proved the best preparation for the complex and ambiguous circumstances they encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan"
As I have often made the argument before, I will make it again now, Music is the most prolific voice of popular poetry. This is not to say that all lyrics from all musicians are poetic, but to immediately discount the value of poetry that does exist within the canon of world music, would be remiss. In Can Poetry Change Your Life, A Critic at Large writes in the New Yorker in July 2017:
"You also need to concede that the experience cools fairly quickly, and Robbins is alert to that, too. "No one has ever changed his life because of a poem or song," he says in a chapter on metal, with reference to Blake, Milton, Rilke, William Empson, Peter Sloterdijk, Ozzy Osbourne, and Kant. "Changing your life is for Simone Weil or the Buddha. The rest of us need German poetry and Norwegian black metal because they provide the illusion that we are changing, or have changed, or will change, or even want to change our lives." I don't completely agree, but it's a wise caution. Another advanced-pop premise is that everything is happening now. Springsteen and Dylan speak to our current condition, and so do Boethius and Sappho. "
Are we seeing a new age of poetry dawning… has the new millennium brought its own new title to the chain of movements throughout history… the Renaissance gave way to the Enlightenment the Enlightenment gave way Modernism….. Modernism to Post-modernism…. are we seeing the dawn of a new age?
Regardless….. I think here, in the final analysis…. at the very least, we can agree that poetry, is necessary.
Keep the Greasy Side Down, my Friends!
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Q: How to access NSData/NSURL of slow motion videos using PhotoKit Working with new Photo framework, I can access the NSData of PHAssets using requestImageDataForAsset. I can also access the file URL using the PHImageFileURLKey of the returned info NSDictionary.
[[PHImageManager defaultManager] requestImageDataForAsset:asset options:nil resultHandler:^(NSData *imageData, NSString *dataUTI, UIImageOrientation orientation, NSDictionary *info) {

                //imageData contains the correct data for images and videos
                NSLog(@"info - %@", info);
                NSURL* fileURL = [info objectForKey:@"PHImageFileURLKey"];
}];

This works fine for images and normal videos.
However, when the asset is a PHAssetMediaSubtypeVideoHighFrameRate (slow motion video), the returned data corresponds to a JPG file containing the first frame of the video (both the NSData, the dataUTI and the info dictionary point to the same jpg file). As example, this is the URL and the dataUTI returned for a slow motion video:

PHImageFileURLKey =
  "file:///var/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Metadata/DCIM/100APPLE/IMG_0642.JPG";
  PHImageFileUTIKey = "public.jpeg";

Why is this happening?
How can i access the NSData/NSURL of the slow motion video instead of this JPG preview?

A: Following code snippet for Swift 3/4
PHImageManager.default().requestAVAsset(forVideo: asset,
                                         options: nil,
                                         resultHandler: { (asset, _, _) in

            // AVAsset has two sub classes: AVComposition and AVAssetURL
            // AVComposition for slow mo vid
            // AVAssetURL for normal videos

            // For slow motion video checking for AVCompostion
            // Creating an exporter to write the video into local file path and using the same to play/upload

            if asset!.isKind(of: AVComposition.self){

                let avCompositionAsset = asset as! AVComposition

                if avCompositionAsset.tracks.count > 1{

                    let exporter = AVAssetExportSession(asset: avCompositionAsset, presetName: AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality)
                    exporter!.outputURL = self.fetchOutputURL()
                    exporter!.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4
                    exporter!.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = true

                    exporter!.exportAsynchronously {
                        DispatchQueue.main.sync {
                          // Use this url for uploading or playing a video
                           let url = exporter!.outputURL
                        }
                    }
                }
            }else{

                // Normal video, are stored as AVAssetURL

                let url = (asset as! AVURLAsset).url
            }
        })

// Fetch local path

 func fetchOutputURL() -> URL{
     let documentDirectory = getDocumentsDirectory() as NSString
     let path = documentDirectory.appendingPathComponent("test.mp4")
     return URL(fileURLWithPath:path)
 }

A: After going nuts and testing every single option I found the problem.
The responsable of returning JPG images for slow motion videos is the default PHImageRequestOptionsVersionCurrent value for the PHImageRequestOptions.version property.
Simply assign the version to PHImageRequestOptionsVersionUnadjusted or PHImageRequestOptionsVersionOriginal will return the original slow motion video.
PHImageRequestOptions * imageRequestOptions = [[PHImageRequestOptions alloc] init];

imageRequestOptions.version = PHImageRequestOptionsVersionUnadjusted;
// or
imageRequestOptions.version = PHImageRequestOptionsVersionOriginal;

I consider this as an unexpected behaviour, since i am not expecting that the "current" version of a slow motion video is a still image (maybe a video with the slow motion effect applied, but not a photo).
Hope this is usefull to someone.

A: It is important to note that Slow motion videos are of type AVComposition not AVURLAsset. An AVComposition object combines media data from multiple sources together.
 Exporting a slow motion video
To achieve this, I basically went through a three-step process:

*

*Create an output URL for the video

*Configure an export session

*Export the video and grab the URL!

PHVideoRequestOptions *options = [PHVideoRequestOptions new];
        options.networkAccessAllowed = YES;
        [[PHImageManager defaultManager] requestAVAssetForVideo:asset options:options resultHandler:^(AVAsset *asset, AVAudioMix *audioMix, NSDictionary *info) {
            if(([asset isKindOfClass:[AVComposition class]] && ((AVComposition *)asset).tracks.count == 2)){
                //slow motion videos. See Here: https://overflow.buffer.com/2016/02/29/slow-motion-video-ios/

                //Output URL of the slow motion file.
                NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
                NSString *documentsDirectory = paths.firstObject;
                NSString *myPathDocs =  [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"mergeSlowMoVideo-%d.mov",arc4random() % 1000]];
                NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:myPathDocs];

                //Begin slow mo video export
                AVAssetExportSession *exporter = [[AVAssetExportSession alloc] initWithAsset:asset presetName:AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality];
                exporter.outputURL = url;
                exporter.outputFileType = AVFileTypeQuickTimeMovie;
                exporter.shouldOptimizeForNetworkUse = YES;

                [exporter exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler:^{
                    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                        if (exporter.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted) {
                            NSURL *URL = exporter.outputURL;
                            self.filePath=URL.absoluteString;

                            // NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:URL];
                            //
                            //// Upload
                            //[self uploadSelectedVideo:video data:videoData];
                        }
                    });
                }];

            }
        }];

Please see this wonderful blog for slow motion videos in iOS.

A: //video slo-mo
PHVideoRequestOptions *options=[[PHVideoRequestOptions alloc]init];
options.version=PHVideoRequestOptionsVersionOriginal;

Request AVAsset from PHImageManager
[[PHImageManager defaultManager] requestAVAssetForVideo:videoAsset options:options resultHandler:^(AVAsset *asset, AVAudioMix *audioMix, NSDictionary *info)
 {
     if ([asset isKindOfClass:[AVURLAsset class]])
     {
         // use URL to get file content

         NSURL *URL = [(AVURLAsset *)asset URL];
         NSData *videoData=[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:URL];
         NSNumber *fileSizeValue = nil;
         [URL getResourceValue:&fileSizeValue forKey:NSURLFileSizeKey error:nil];
      }
}


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Chuckegg Creek Wildfire Update
Monday, July 22nd, 2019 8:51am
Chuckegg Creek Wildfire. Photo: Town of High Level
Last recorded size: 344,718 hectares Fire perimeter: 606.12 km
There are 626 firefighters and support staff, 36 helicopters and 61 pieces of heavy equipment fighting this wildfire.
Heavy smoke may occur along Highway 35 south and Highway 58 east of High Level. Please use caution as you're traveling through these areas and consider slowing down as you pass through.
If you have any health concerns related to smoke activity, please contact Alberta Health Services for assistance or call 811.
A mandatory evacuation has been issued for a small number of residents. For more information, visit the Mackenzie County Facebook page.
Extreme fire behaviour continued throughout the day as firefighters, heavy equipment, airtankers and helicopters continue to be challenged by aggressive fire activity west of the Peace River, south of Devil Lake and Surette Lake. There is an excursion in the Devil Lake and Surette Lake area, but is leading towards a change in fuels and burning conditions, that may slow down its progression.
The planned controlled ignition operations west of La Crete, west of the Peace River, began today around 2:30 p.m. and will likely continue into the evening, pending conditions remain in our favour. These conditions include the right wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity levels, the type of fuel or landscape that's being burned, and support resources to contain the burn (firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment).
The trend for crossover conditions remains for tomorrow, as temperatures should reach 30 degrees with a relative humidity of 25-30%. Winds will be from the southeast at 10-15 km/hr., which may make visibility difficult on the fire and in surrounding communities.
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Newly renamed Veteran's Bridge to be celebrated
A draft plan for the dedication ceremony to be held in honor of the recent renaming of Veteran's Bridge was drawn up by the Plattsburgh City Council March 3 at their weekly Tuesday evening meeting.
The Council is still in the process of finalizing plans and raising funds for the ceremony, which will be held May 23 at 11 a.m., but Plattsburgh City Councilwoman Becky Kasper noted the list of possibilities includes a chorus, a gun salute and an escort for veterans attending the event.
"So many people have members of their families who have served and given their lives," said Kasper, who called Memorial Day a "fitting day" for the ceremony, noting the high number of Army personnel, active and retired, that reside in the Plattsburgh area.
The atmosphere at the Council's meeting on Tuesday was "very positive," Kasper said. Approximately 25 veterans were in attendance, as well as Promotions and Special Events Coordinator for the City of Plattsburgh Sandra Geddes.
"Everyone was very excited," Kasper said.
Geddes, who took the position at the end of January, has fundraising experience. She previously worked as the Relay Coordinator for the American Cancer Society as well as the manager of community outreach at Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital Medical Center.
Prior to Tuesday evening's meeting, Kasper said that people can most likely expect music, a color guard, speakers and the bridge's new sign to be unveiled. The Memorial Day parade route will also likely be altered to include crossing the bridge.
The decision to change the name of the bridge from its original name, Bridge Street Bridge, to Veteran's Bridge was approved unanimously by the Council at their Dec. 4 meeting. Several veterans were in attendance for what Plattsburgh Mayor James Calnon called an "emotional moment," according to a WNBZ News report.
Kasper said the Council has not received any opposition regarding the renaming and dedication process.
"It was almost a no-brainer," Kasper said.
The idea was originally brought to the Council by a citizen named Lenny LaValley who "called every single councilor and the mayor" about the idea, Kasper said. LaValley, who is a veteran himself, then presented his idea to the Council.
"The next week I wrote the resolution," Kasper said.
Councilman Paul O'Connell has been at the forefront of the movement to dedicate to the bridge. O'Connell, whose father was a veteran, remembers all the stories he heard from his father when he was growing up about his days of "fighting for his country."
"This naming of the bridge is one small token of our appreciation to those who served our great country," O'Connell said.
The actual renaming of the bridge will not cost the city any money. However, Kasper estimates the new sign will cost around $200.
The next Plattsburgh City Council meeting is scheduled for March 19 at City Hall. The public is invited to attend and share their opinions. Council rules dictate the public wait until the designated time in the meeting for comments, be recognized by a presiding officer and respect the five-minute speaking limit.
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Larry Kirwan and the boys perform "That Summer Dress" from their "Bankers and Gangsters" cd on the vessel "Half Moon" cruising the East River on a spectacular NYC evening. August 28, 2010. Recorded with the standard Flip Mino, edited with Studio 11.1. "Bells" back at ya Larry.


Character is problem faced by young generation. On globalization era, youngs generation have been crisis of morality or moral decadence. One of characters has increased for children is individual character. It cause kids less interaction, and adaptation in society. Therefore kids will be apathetic and anti social in their environtment. The current situation gadget influence in development on kids, so that kids have attitude anti social. They often play gadget after school. They just focus play gadget without communication and adaptation with their friends. They prefer to use gadget than they play together in environtment. As the result kids are sometimes for interaction with society. Moreover Interaction and adaptation in society for kids have faded, because kids play gadget lonely until ignoring immediate environtment.
Anti social behaviour gives disadvantage for society, it is caused by anti social actors don't like social order wanted by most of people in society. Then inderectly anti social behaviour describe social community, social problem and many others. Beside of that, it must be prevented as possible soon, in order that it doesn't make criminals later. Then According Rahman (Yulia, 2009) said the problems of development contain emotional and social on kids when preschool put in an appearance like angry, afraid, jealous, to another people. If this situation let will influence negative effect for kids, whereas they are rising generation future. Therefore the most important social behaviour communicate in society.
Furthermore, to eclipse this problem use traditional games. These games contain characters values. One of them is social character. So that we must awaken or play back traditional games for kids. By playing kids will be communication, interaction, adaptation each others. By interaction, kids can develop social behaviour in society specially for their friends. In this case, I want urge kids there in playing traditional games. Where they live in Guguak Malalo village. The best of part they play gadget, so they don't know about traditional games. Therefore I summon up kids to play together like Congkak games and karet games. They are very enjoy to play these games. Then they are pleach communication, interaction, and adaptation each others during playing. They play after school around 2 pm until 3.30 pm. They use time off for playing traditional games. It can be concluded traditional games contain social behaviour, because they will be communication, interaction and adaptation each others.