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Rufio was a melodic punk rock band from Rancho Cucamonga, California. All the members of the band went to the same high school together. The band was formed when original bassist Jon Berry was in freshman year in college and the other three band members were in the final year of high school. The other three band members are Scott Sellers (Vocals/Guitar), Mike Jimenez (Drums), and Clark Domae (Guitar). Guitar players Scott and Clark were acquaintances at young ages as they grew up together. Read Full BioRufio was a melodic punk rock band from Rancho Cucamonga, California. All the members of the band went to the same high school together. The band was formed when original bassist Jon Berry was in freshman year in college and the other three band members were in the final year of high school. The other three band members are Scott Sellers (Vocals/Guitar), Mike Jimenez (Drums), and Clark Domae (Guitar). Guitar players Scott and Clark were acquaintances at young ages as they grew up together. Scott then met lead bassist Jon Berry, and they began playing together immediately in various groups and sessions, as well as purchasing a 4-track to record the songs they have written together. After Berry and Scott began recording music, they asked Mike to play drums for them and listen to their recordings. Shortly after the addition of Mike, Clark joined and the band was formed. The band got their name from the character Rufio, leader of the Lost Boys from the Peter Pan-inspired film Hook.
Rufio released their debut recording in 2001 on The Militia Group label, Perhaps, I Suppose, which was interpunk.com's top selling album ever for at least 3 years, only recently eclipsed by Operation Ivy's Energy. The band returned in June 2003 with MCMLXXXV (released on the Nitro label), which was recorded with the aid of producer Nick Rasculinecz who has also recorded with Foo Fighters and Rancid. Rufio went on to play on the Warped Tour that summer following the release of their second album. Their third album The Comfort of Home was released in July 2005. Again, the band went on to join tour that fall with MxPx and Relient K after the "The Comfort of Home" release.
In late January, 2006 bassist Jon Berry and drummer Mike Jimenez left the band. Berry is currently in Runner Runner and Jimenez is in Science Fiction Theater. Following the loss of these two members the band pulled out of their tour with No Use For A Name in early 2006. While no official statement has been made regarding a breakup, in a recent interview No Use For A Name acknowledged as much.
On Thursday 5th April 2007 the band announced on their MySpace page that they were to have an official farewell show on June 1st 2007 at The Glass House, Pomona CA followed by a South American tour. The statement in full reads: "Farewell show and South American tour. well... its been a while friends... and we've finally decided that its time to do an official farewell show with all the members of Rufio on June 1st. We thought it would be a good way to show our appreciation to all our hometown friends and fans who have supported us from the very beginning. We figured the Glasshouse would be a very appropriate venue to host the show and we hope to see ALLLL of you there! we'll be playing a variety of songs, and even oldies we rarely play! Its going to be a sad night but it also means the birth of new projects and new music! We're also going down to South America in june for one last hoorah. we're very excited about this. there are some shows posted right now, and more will be posted later. we cant wait to party with you crazy south americans! come party with us one last time! Love, Rufio."
On Tuesday, August 4th 2009, Rufio posted a myspace blog announcing that they were already in the midst of a new C.D.
Rufio released their newest EP on January 19, 2010. It is titled, "The Loneliest EP," and it features four brand new tracks. Released through The Militia Group, the tracks include "All That Lasts," and "The Loneliest." The other tracks are acoustic versions of the previous two songs. New members of Rufio include Taylor Albaugh (bass) and Terry Stirling (drums).
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Тип 85 — китайский крупнокалиберный пулемёт. Дальнейшее развитие Тип 77. В настоящее время состоит на вооружении в качестве зенитного пулемёта и оружия поддержки пехоты. Конструктивно повторяет предшественника. Отличия заключаются в дульным тормозе, уменьшенном весе, горизонтальных ручках (в Тип 77 — вертикальные), ударно-спусковом механизме и механизме взведения оружия. Экспортный вариант под патрон .50 BMG — W95.

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Он использует ту же систему с безпоршневой газоотводной автоматикой. Система подачи ленты также идентична Тип 77, а также механизм смены ствола.

Основное отличие между Тип 85 и предшественником заключается в расположении спускового крючка и взвода системы по образцу чехословацкого ZB-53. Модуль пуска представляет собой отдельный блок, который располагается снизу ствольной коробки. Чтобы взвести затвор, нужно снять блокировку спускового механизма, затем нажать спуск, используя горизонтальные ручки, которые крепятся к устройству. После того, как спусковой механизм приведён в переднее расположение, его шептало зацепляет затвор.

Масса тела пулемёта составляет 24 кг. Станок весит 17,5 кг. Общая длина 2150 мм, длина ствола 1000 мм.

Тип 85 оснащён открытым прицелом и имеет крепление для оптических, тепловизионных, ночных, и пр. прицелов. Используется на станке или турелях. Снабжается трубчатыми плечевыми упорами.

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Военная продукция Norinco
Крупнокалиберные пулемёты
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Enjoy a day of meditating, relaxing and nourishing body, heart and mind. We will awaken joy in our hearts through guided meditation, simple Qi Gong movements, deep relaxation, mindful walking, eating and sharing.
Please bring a lunch for yourself, a water bottle and any special pillows, mats or blankets you need for meditation and deep relaxation. There will also be chairs available in a carpeted space. Patrick and Joann have been practicing various forms of meditation for over 25 years, are ordained members of Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing and certified Qi Gong teachers.
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I work with students who give me hope for a greater tomorrow. I work with students who inspire me to live a better life. I work with students whose faith inspires mine. I work with students who are at promise and not at risk.
I work at De Marillac Academy, a school that builds futures, helps break cycles of poverty, and shows me what community is every single day. If you had told me a year ago, that I was going to be working as a teacher at a Catholic school in San Francisco's Tenderloin district I would have called you a liar and laughed. What did I know about education?
What could I do and be to kids who are living in a neighborhood that, according to the SF Gate, has the highest concentration of drug crimes and prostitution. Last spring a myriad of questions flew through my mind at the thought of being in San Francisco. What would I, a girl from a rural small town in Nevada, have to say to kids from the inner city? I am not ashamed to admit that I was scared.
I was worried that VSC West had made a mistake with my assignment. I had worked with kids in the past but never in a true academic setting. After my first day of work I came home and cried. I was overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with the knowledge that I was so far out of my comfort zone professionally and physically. Overwhelmed at the despair that I saw in the Tenderloin. Thrown by the ostentatious drug use happening mere steps from the school. Scared that I would end up being more of a hindrance than a help.
Now 6 months have passed and while there are days that I am worried about the work I am doing I can't imagine working anywhere else. I know these kids as more than statistics and facts. I know about their dreams, hopes, and fears. We talk about their favorite books and what movies they've seen. We talk about missing assignments and getting our work in on time. We talk about where they want to go to high school and college. We talk about education. We sometimes just chat and I learn a little more about their home lives. I see these kids every single day. I go to their athletic games and soon will spend a week camping with the 6th graders.
I have helped Clean the Bay with them and visited museums. I have gotten the experience of being a teacher, but truly these kids have educated me. They have shown me what it means to look beneath the surface to the families and the community that exists in the Tenderloin. They have shown me the park where they play and the restaurants that I should eat at one day. I have gone to Mass with them and heard them speak and pray in their native languages. A beautiful melody of Filipino, Vietnamese, different dialects of Spanish, with a dash of English.
I have figured out what a teacher should be. Teachers that are passionate and invested in the art that is teaching. I have learned what administration can do when it is not a job but rather a vocation. How amazing it is when a faculty and staff believes in the kids we educate. My year of service is getting a chance to support students to live lives of choice, meaning, and purpose.


How do we solve the homelessness issue in Campbell River?
Where should the focus be in terms of growing the business community in the region?
Where do Campbell River council candidates stand on municipal tax increases?
How do the candidates feel about the city's current snow removal policies and what would they change?
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Sweetflags are perennial wetland plants that grow from creeping rhizomes. The plants produce long, narrow leaves, with no stalks, that stand upright, with veins running parallel along the length of the leaf. The tiny flowers, which have both pollen-bearing and ovule-bearing parts, grow in a long cluster called a spadix, which protrudes from a specialized leaf and resembles a small ear of corn. The flowers have six stamens with kidney-shaped anthers, and six small petal-like sepals. The small fruits are berries in the shape of an upside-down pyramid, attached to the spadix at the narrow end and contain 1-3 seeds. Only one of our two species produces viable seeds. The single genus in this family was formerly considered to belong in the Araceae.
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Fighting toddler separation anxiety - Health Issues refers to the tendency of many small children to become anxious or upset when they are not with their parents or primary caregiver. Although there are instances when anxiety becomes exceptionally intense and may signify a real problem, toddler separation anxiety, is generally a normal part of growing up. Although it is a normal phase in childhood development, it can be problematic (not to mention heart-wrenching for parents who are leaving their child for only a few hours!). If your toddler has a predilection toward "freaking out" when you leave, consider these popular methods of fighting toddler separation anxiety.
If parents plan to leave a child for an extended period and worry about the likelihood of separation anxiety, they may want to "prime the pump" in advance by leaving for shorter times. Children can learn that absences are temporary and if the parents lengthen the time of each departure, even the anxious shock of a long separation may be mitigated.
Any time a parent leaves a child who exhibits toddler separation anxiety; it is wise for him or her to offer verbal reassurances to the child that they will soon return. This reminds the child of the temporary nature of the absence and prevents them from being concerned about a long-term or permanent separation.
Many parents try to avoid the tears and cries of toddler separation anxiety by sneaking away when the child is otherwise occupied with his or her babysitter. That may be a great way of preventing an emotionally trying departure, but the plan tends to backfire. They child may feel betrayed or his or her feelings of concerned intensified when it is realized that mommy and daddy are nowhere to be seen and he or she has been left with another caretaker. Resist the urge to take the "easy way out." These four strategies can form the basis of a good plan for fighting off separation anxiety problems and scenes. If these approaches, used in combination, still fail to produce results, parents may simply have to "wait it out" or may want to investigate other tested strategies. Childhood separation issues are quite common and unless the situation is completely out of control, one does not need to be too worried about the matter. As time passes, experience teaches children that temporary separations are, indeed, temporary. A toddler's fits will soon be replaced by a simple "see you later" as toddler separation anxiety naturally runs its course and fades away.
Toddler separation anxiety refers to the tendency of many small children to become anxious or upset when they are not with their parents or primary caregiver. Although there are instances when anxiety becomes exceptionally intense and may signify a real problem, toddler separation anxiety, is generally a normal part of growing up. Although it is a normal phase in childhood development, it can be problematic (not to mention heart-wrenching for parents who are leaving their child for only a few hours!). If your toddler has a predilection toward "freaking out" when you leave, consider these popular methods of fighting toddler separation anxiety.
One of the most effective was to deal with separation anxiety is with the use of a "transitional" item. Your child is given a toy, blanket or other comforting item prior to the moment of separation. A well-chosen transitional item can be quite soothing and can often prevent crying jags and other outbreaks often associated with toddler separation anxiety.
These four strategies can form the basis of a good plan for fighting off separation anxiety problems and scenes. If these approaches, used in combination, still fail to produce results, parents may simply have to "wait it out" or may want to investigate other tested strategies.
Childhood separation issues are quite common and unless the situation is completely out of control, one does not need to be too worried about the matter. As time passes, experience teaches children that temporary separations are, indeed, temporary. A toddler's fits will soon be replaced by a simple "see you later" as toddler separation anxiety naturally runs its course and fades away.


Ford has given the UK's best-selling car a major facelift in an attempt to keep the Fiesta riding high in the sales charts.
Since its launch in 2008, the current shape model has found an incredible 394,715 homes. Now a nip and tuck and the addition of some clever new technology aims to help keep it at the top of its game.
"Every year since this model was launched in 2008 the Fiesta has been the country's best-selling car by a fair margin," a spokesman told Autoblog.
"There have been a few months where the Corsa has slipped into the number one spot, so we can't claim every month, but it's been pretty close."
The new Fiesta showcases a sharp new look with daytime running lights, a redesigned front grille and a "power dome" bonnet.
"The Fiesta has been one of the world's best-loved small cars for five decades, and the sporty appeal of the last generation inspired real passion among global compact car customers, contributing to its status as the world's most successful small car," said Martin Smith, Ford of Europe executive design director. "We had to keep that vital part of Fiesta's make-up – but we also wanted to give it a more sophisticated look."
New technology on the Fiesta includes Ford SYNC – a voice-activated connectivity system which lets owners control phone calls and music hands-free – and start stop engines.
And in a smart move, the Fiesta debuts Ford's "MyKey" system which allows parents who lend the car to their children to limit the vehicle's speed and stereo volume.
It also mutes audio until seatbelts are fastened and ensures safety aids, like traction control, cannot be deactivated. Clever stuff.
Stephen Hendy, director of the Hendy Group, the UK's first Ford dealership told Autoblog he loves the look of the new car.
"Our role in the sales process for Ford is made so much easier by the excellent product development work by the manufacturer and the new Fiesta is a perfect illustration of this," he told us. "We are really looking forward to showcasing the car and adding it to the already impressive Ford range at our dealerships."
Full details about the new car will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show at the end of the month.


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The TT1650 is a direct-drive turntable manufactured by Numark.

Features
 Direct Drive motor with 1 kg of torque
 Battle and club style design (dual start/stop buttons)
 Removable target light
 Lightweight aluminum platter
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Please use the navigation to the right to find out more about the classes in St Brigid's National School.
Pupils will be elected for several committees this school year, starting with Green Schools.
If you would like to enrol your child for September? Go to our enrolment page for more information.


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Cherie Hausler  (born 4 April 1973 in the Barossa Valley, South Australia) is a television presenter, freelance journalist, food stylist and creative director of Eat Me restaurant in Bangkok.

Career

Television
Cherie's TV career begun when she was chosen as the co-host of Pepsi Live alongside Dylan Lewis.  Opportunities grew after she took on the role as solo host of the live music show while Dylan was in the Big Brother house, with Cherie being retained as the show's roving reporter.

Cherie was then employed by TVSN which allowed her to further practise her skills in a live-to-air situation. It also gave her a chance to fulfil her dream to not only cook on television but also alongside culinary greats such as Neil Perry and Gabriel Gate.

Cherie moved onto Channel Nine screens as the co-host of Our Place, a live to air lifestyle show with Scott Cam and Cherie's culinary hero, Maggie Beer and Wine Me Dine Me with John Wood, a food and wine based travel show.

In July 2007, the Nine Network launched The Mint, with Cherie taking a role as one of the presenters.

She has also made guest appearances on Getaway, Channel Nine's Today Show, Mornings with Kerri-Anne and The Footy Show.

Journalism
Her involvement with ''Pepsi Live'' also gave her the chance to write for ''Chick'' magazine in the guise of ''Dear Abby'' for their monthly column. Her love for food crept in as she recommended all types of mood boosting foods to troubled teenagers.

Cherie continues to write for magazines and devise show concepts for TV, marrying her interest in food with her new favourite subject, the Vinechange.  She has contributed to Cathay Pacific Magazine, Qantas Magazine, Green Living and Harpers Bazaar, Thailand.

Restaurant
Cherie is the creative director of the Bangkok restaurant Eat Me, co-owned with her brother, Darren Hausler.  She travels to Bangkok regularly to whip up new dishes for the menu with a modern, international and regional flavor.  She also is in charge of recipe development, food styling, marketing and publicity.  The restaurant also houses art exhibitions,  hosting local and international artists.

References

External links
 Profile at The Mint

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Australian women television presenters
1973 births
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I just came down off of Mount Ontake from Misogi.
We trained under the waterfall to begin with, marched up Ontake samma at 10 pm at night to see the break of dawn, marched over to Marishitenzen to pay our respects, then marched back down the mountain. The following day we did waterfall training again, then visited a shrine and went home.
I have some comments about me on the trip and I would like them reviewed.
I guess my spirit is a little too "forged"- the thing was a breeze for me. I just enjoyed myself and revitalized my link with the outdoors as always. This type if thing is absolutely commonplace for guys like me and I take it in as usual.
It was mentioned that I am not "spiritual enough". It was also mentioned I am into "outdoor sports" so it is not spiritual for me. I have no idea what they mean.
I totally disagree with both of those comments...the fact is these people have never really dealt with a backwoods hick like myself and don't know what to make of me. I have never been into outdoor sports really- or never considered what I do "sports" and it's just the way I was raised. I mean I like to go out and play like everyone else, but I usually take my trekking very seriously and my hunting even more serious. Matter of fact, I think I got more out of it spiritually than anyone else as it was like going home for me, kind of nostalgic and homesick at the same time.
I dunno what they mean by "not spiritual enough", but I really think it has to do with the fact I am not intimidated by rough terrain. I wasn't in any great pain after the long walk, and just slightly sun-burned. Maybe just jealousy on their part? I know it wasn't racism. I ended up pushing everyone up the mountain and basically carrying them back down. I did a great deal of caretaking for these folks up and down the mountain- I can't figure what is more spiritual than that. I could have just breezed by them and left them in my dust-however I took the option to stay and help them.
Maybe they should come and try my version of "Misogi"- complete wilderness for a 15 days. No ryokan, no running water or toilets, no rest areas, no beds, no shelter from the rain or sun- nothing. Just you and the great outdoors and whatever you can pack in. I think they have become a little soft over here and lost sight of what this is really about. Maybe it is a cultural difference? I am, after all, just a gaijin.
Have the Japanese truly lost sight of the Misogi and has it become a ritual more than anything else? Is it just me?
It was gorgeous, the trip was fun, it was an introduction to koshinto, which is heavily steeped in tradition. It involved prayer, meditation and the whole bit. I got the hang of it and found it extremely interesting. However, I did everything required of me (more or less) and I bent over backwards! I do think I inspired some jealousy, which may or may not be true, but it certainly feels that way.
This was not an easy trip for your average hiker. Ontake san is about 3,063 meters (10,051 feet)to the top, extereme uphill-downill. I would guess at least another 5,500 meters to Marishitenzen. Maybe I was not exhausted enough for them?
What's too eager mean? I mean I wasn't jumping up and down screaming like jack sprat. I was, however, able to make this trip without a problem. I think that bothered them.
I am not sure what to make/how to take their commments.
From what you wrote it sounded like the whole trip to you was more like an outdoor adventure hike, than the religious experience it is supposed to be.
I don't think it is about being easy, tough or over-eager but more about connecting with nature, purifying yourself and being one.
Umm...okay. What gave you that idea again? Where was the part where you got that opinion?
"I just enjoyed myself and revitalized my link with the outdoors as always. This type if thing is absolutely commonplace for guys like me and I take it in as usual."
....the part where I was inspired to remember my connection to nature?
" I usually take my trekking very seriously and my hunting even more serious. Matter of fact, I think I got more out of it spiritually than anyone else as it was like going home for me, kind of nostalgic and homesick at the same time."
...Bringing back the fond memories of my childhood and the connection to my life now? Remembering where I come from? My seriousness of the whole thing?
" I did a great deal of caretaking for these folks up and down the mountain- I can't figure what is more spiritual than that. I could have just breezed by them and left them in my dust-however I took the option to stay and help them."
Perhaps where I spent more time looking after the wellfare of the other people around me rather than just tossing them to the rear?
" The mountain was set on fire with the sunrise, it was like my soul was on fire with the bliss of nature. I was truly enshrined in the wonders of the wilderness."
People who write like that never spend enough time in the sticks to appreciate it or have any real connection to where they are. They just want you to think so, and spend a great amount of time trying to convince you of it. Usually these are people who have more words than experience. Period, point blank end of story.
Tell you what, I will leave that garbage writing to the greenhorns that visit Walden Pond and think that's nature. I'll keep on with my Dharma Bum version of things and keep on riding hard, shooting straight and speaking the truth.
I can go on and tell you a great big story about my friend Mike Metcalf, 100% Warm Springs Native American and the time we spent on a Vision Quest when I was 17. Perhaps a little yarn about how his kids won't know this type of thing because bit by bit these folk are loosing their culture while the money rolls in on Casinos?
However you would think I was on another adventure hike, right?
Since you are like always argumentative I will leave you with the following.
You asked for opinions and than complain when I give one you don't like.
Maybe your spirituality is not theirs, or maybe you are not supposed to help folks?
Kinda reminds me of a 15km race we once did during MA class, sensei gratulated the LAST person to finish the race as he had the hardest struggle & difficulties to overcome.
"Don't think. Feel. It is like a finger pointing to the moon...don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory...." Bruce Lee.
You didn't give me an answer you just commented on something, without thinking about what I was saying or why. I gave you no reason to think this was a sport, other than the passing comments of some people in the group.
Why don't you just say "I don't know" mayann or pass on posting. You simply chimed contrarywise just because you saw my name and thought you would re-quote what I was saying earlier.
You've never been there, you've never done that and I have a feeling you have no idea what I am talking about. You really haven't a clue! I mean, you're quoting Bruce Lee for Chriss-sakes.
Let me say this about your race: THIS WAS NOT A SILLY LITTLE GAME, DUDE! This is real, it is pure reality. If you fall down up there, you break your leg, you can DIE. Understand? Not a game, not some stupid Chinese puzzle box in which you can gain satori in a few moves.
There are a hundred ways to die in the boonies. Falling down the side of a rocky cliff is a big one. Especially for a person that is 75 years old, which is the one I was helping the most. The reason I was helping these people is because of the threat of hypothermia, injury and exhaustion - to which they really didn't an idea about what I was talking about when I brought it up. It was only when one person started getting the shakes that they started to listen to me. I lent my strength to help the weak. Hmmm....yeah maybe it's not a sport huh. Maybe that's not "spiritual". Maybe this WASN'T A GAME. Get my drift?


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How did Marquette get its name?
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Father Jacques Marquette
In its early history as part of the state of Michigan, the area that is now Marquette had several names in a short period of time. While we have good information about the chronology of these names, their origins are not completely understood. Further research is merited and encouraged.
Michigan became a state in 1837. Border tensions between the Michigan territorial government and Ohio, the so-called Toledo War of 1835 and 1836, ended when President Andrew Jackson brokered a statehood deal. The compromise compelled Michigan to give up its claim on the Toledo Strip in exchange for a portion of the Wisconsin territory.
The new part of Michigan, which became known as the Upper Peninsula, was divided into six counties by an act of the Michigan Legislature on March 9, 1843. The counties of the Upper Peninsula were Michilimackinac, Chippewa, Schoolcraft, Marquette, Ontonagon, and Delta.
Marquette County was therefore set off in 1843. The county government was not organized at that time because very few settlers lived within its boundaries. Judicial matters involving Marquette County were handled in Chippewa County at this point.
How exactly the name Marquette was chosen is not clear. The name may reflect a local legend that Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) preached a sermon on the shore near what is now Lighthouse Point in Marquette to an Ojibwe audience. There is no decisive evidence corroborating Father Marquette's visit, but some scholars think it is possible the Jesuit explorer may have stopped at the site in question in 1671. Whether or not the account of his sermon on the shore of Lake Superior at Lighthouse Point is accurate, Marquette was certainly associated with early Upper Peninsula history because of his missionary work among the Native Americans of New France.
An act of the Michigan Legislature passed on February 29, 1844 established Carnes as the first township in Marquette County, encompassing the entire area of the county. The text of the act does not describe why Carnes was chosen as the name of Marquette County's first township. The only clue it reveals is instruction that the first township meeting be held at the home of S.B. Campbell.
The beginning of the development of the Marquette Iron Range can be traced to the same year. Government Surveyor Douglass Houghton (1809-1845) delegated much of the responsibility for surveying the Upper Peninsula to William Austin Burt (1792-1858). Noticing unusual magnetic effects on his compass, Burt discovered a major iron deposit near Teal Lake, in the vicinity of what is now Negaunee, in 1844. This discovery was announced in reports by Houghton and Burt, alerting the world to the untapped resource in the central Upper Peninsula.
The Michigan Legislature changed the name of the township in Marquette County from Carnes to MacLeod on March 19, 1845. The renamed township still occupied the entire area of Marquette County.
Did inspiration to call the township MacLeod come from William Norman MacLeod [sometimes spelled McLeod and Mac Leod] from Mackinac, who served in the Michigan Legislature from 1843 to 1845, one of his relatives, or is the similarity of names a coincidence? We have scraps of information about William Norman MacLeod (1815-1853), who was born in New York and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1834.
George H. Hazelton (born circa 1809) served with William Norman MacLeod in the Michigan Legislature while representing Genesee County and later got to know him when both attended the Michigan Constitutional Conference of 1850. Hazelton described MacLeod as a notable figure. According to Hazelton, McLeod was educated to be a pastor, and served a congregation in Pittsburgh before coming west to Mackinac. Hazleton remembered MacLeod as a person of great wit, learning, and charisma. Hazelton noted that MacLeod drank little in the years that he knew him, but had struggled with drunkenness before his political career, and later succumbed to alcoholism.
Other sources describe that in his years at Mackinac, MacLeod had a complicated relationship with the Mormon population at Beaver Island led by their self-proclaimed king, James Strang (1813-1856). William Norman MacLeod's connection to Marquette County, however, is not known and deserves further investigation.
Businessmen from Jackson, Michigan came to the Upper Peninsula in search of potential mining opportunities in 1845. An exploratory group led by Philo Everett (1807-1892) encountered Ojibwe chief Mah-je-ge-zhik (died circa 1857) at Copper Harbor. Mah-je-ge-zhik guided the group to Teal Lake and showed the explorers a spot where iron ore was visible in the roots of a fallen tree. This became the site of the Jackson Mine, source of high-quality iron ore from 1847 onward.
On February 15, 1848 another act of the Michigan Legislature changed the name of MacLeod Township to Marquette Township, which still encompassed all of Marquette County. The act mentions a meeting in the home of Lucius A. Thayer to organize the once-again renamed township.
The origin of the name of the city of Marquette is also complicated. In 1849, a group of investors in Worcester, Massachusetts including Amos Harlow (1815-1890), Waterman Fisher (1809-1881), and Edward Clarke [often spelled Clark] (died 1849) formed a company to take advantage of the nascent iron boom in the Upper Peninsula. They were joined in their enterprise by Robert Graveraet (1820-1861) of Mackinac Island, who brought along a teenager named Peter White (1830-1908) as an assistant. Amos Harlow named the company the Marquette Iron Company after the county and township in which the eastern investors chose to set up operations.
In 1849, the settlement that the investors from Worcester, Massachusetts built on the shore of Lake Superior was named New Worcester or Worcester. In the autumn of 1849 Harlow established a post office at Worcester, and served as the first postmaster.
However, people had a difficult time with the discrepancy between the spelling and pronunciation of Worcester. The community soon became informally known as Marquette, the same name as Marquette Iron Company with its prominent new kiln, the township, and the county. The settlement's name was officially changed to Marquette in 1850.
≤ March 9, 1843: Marquette County was created by the Michigan Legislature.
≤ February 29, 1844: Carnes Township, encompassing all of Marquette County, was created by the Michigan Legislature.
≤ 1844: William Austin Burt discovers iron ore near Teal Lake while surveying the Upper Peninsula.
≤ March 19, 1845: Carnes Township was renamed MacLeod Township by the Michigan Legislature.
≤ 1845: Mah-je-ge-zhik guides mine investors led by Philo Everett from Jackson, MI to Teal Lake where they find iron ore in the roots of a fallen tree. This became the site of the Jackson Mine.
≤ February 15, 1848: MacLeod Township was renamed Marquette Township by the Michigan Legislature; the township still encompassed the entire county.
≤ 1849: A group of investors in Worcester, Massachusetts including Amos Harlow partnered with Robert Graveraet and Peter White to form the Marquette Iron Company. They called their settlement Worcester.
≤ 1850: Worcester renamed Marquette to match Marquette County, Marquette Township, and the Marquette Iron Company.
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Column: Do you have some off-beat holiday traditions?
In the future — say 1,500 years or 2,000 from now, after the apes, gorillas and orangutans have taken over the planet — what will archaeologists say about the former residents of Crawford County when they start digging around in our 21st Century ruins.
What will they think when they open a time capsule buried beneath Galion's Heise Park.
I'm speaking specifically of Christmas and the strange way we celebrate this holiday.
The Galion Inquirer is looking for readers willing to share a photo and example of a holiday tradition their families have. There are a lot of traditions we all share, but does your family do something a little different each December. We'd love to hear about them. Email editor Russ Kent at rkent@aimmediamidwest.com or galnews@aimmediamidwest.com.
They'll pry open and break the seal on that time capsule and find boxes decorated with colorful red and green paper. Inside the boxes will be colorful neck wear, plastic cards with$50 written on them for something called Amazon, perhaps green, artificial tree-shaped like a cone about six-feet tall. Maybe something in a hermetically-sealed bag called reindeer chow, next to a hermetically sealed plate with some piece of food shaped like that same artificial cone-shaped thing, adorned with the words Thank you Santa Claus.
Who, or what, is a Santa Claus?
There will be photos and posters and cards and envelopes filled with portraits of a fat white guy with a full-beard and a red and white suit. What would they think? Is this a Santa Claus, or a different version of the Buddha?
I can imagine the confusion they'll feel when they open up a a moldy cardboard box with "X-mas Stuff" written on it, and dozens of wool, cotton or synthetic pieces of clothing in various stages of rot. They are decorated with caricatures of deer, something called Chevy Chase, snow monsters, stockings, sleighs and hanging from this clothing are lights bulbs that no longer work and "AAA batteries/" that are starting to dissolve and leak.
First off. What the heck is 'X-Mas'?
And for what reason were people made to wear those garish things called sweaters — ugly sweaters from JC Penney, one tag read.
What a brutal place 2017 Ohio must have been.
Were these things part of ancient burial ritual. Was this apparel meant for prisoners set to die on December 25. That date keeps popping up in this 'X-mas' box. What was the significance of December 25?
The ancient Egyptians often buried clothing and food and tools and armor and gold along with the bodies of kings and queens. Would they think the people of Galion, Ohio were some kind of royalty, but looters had stolen the actual bodies?
Who were these "elves" as one box read? What was the significance of that "shelf"?
Whatever these "elves" represent, they have lived horrible lives. Their are faded photos of these elves tied to ceiling fans, running away from something called a vacuum sweeper, being munched on by dogs, swinging into rooms atop a tinsel-covered wrecking ball.
And what a weird bunch of people these Galionites were.
But what inside smells nothing like fruit. And it looks nothing like cake. It looks, like, well wax-like. Still, after 2,000 years, for some reason these "fruit cakes" appears amazingly fresh. If they weren't so ugly, they might be even cedible.
But why were these "fruit cakes" embalmed?
And why are there no bodies in this burial vault?
Yes, our customs may seem a little odd to future Earthlings.
Anyway, that's the point of this column; Christmas and holiday traditions.
Every culture, every family, have customs they repeat each year: Decorating the tree on Christmas Eve. Decorating the tree on Thanksgiving Day. Decorating the tree the day after Halloween.
Some families go out and choose a live Christmas tree and cut it down themselves.
My friends and I tried that one year. But only once. The Colorado Blue Spruce we topped on a local golf course took years to recover from it's amateur crew cut. Still it did look good in that family room. But for years, the members of that golf course wondered what kind of storm rolled through the area that so perfectly lopped off the top six feet of a beautiful Blue Spruce, but did no harm to anything else.
Some families open one gift on Christmas Eve. Some families have stockings, not just for the kids, but for each adult, too.
Some families enjoy mimosas and bloody Mary's for breakfast. That's a tradition I try to start — unsuccessfully — each year.
As far as my family?
We try to see how many meals we can cram into the 27 hour period that starts at 8 p.m. Christmas Eve and ends at 11 p.m. Christmas Day.
Five is our record. OK, it's not a record … its a family tradition.
Let me count.. The appetizer party after Christmas Eve services (8 p.m.); Christmas Day breakfast (7 a.m.); Christmas Day snack time (11:30 a.m.) because the big Christmas Day meal (3 p.m. is still several hours away; and finally the leftover and sandwich dinner with potato chips about 9 p.m.
It's not the healthiest tradition, but we make it work.
Come to think of it, my family spends more time in the kitchen over the holidays than any other room in the house. That's another of our family traditions.
So what holiday traditions do readers of the Galion Inquirer have?
I'm looking for examples — and photos — of holiday traditions your friends and family observe.
Or do you do something a little different?
Might everyone in your family wear matching pajamas, cook a turducken or something else a little different, go on a family 5k run? … Anything?
I'm looking for little anecdotes — and photos — explaining those family traditions. Anecdotes and photos that I can share with other readers.
If you're willing to contribute, email the information to Russ Kent at rkent@aimmediamidwest.com or galnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Or send me a message and photo on Facebook. I'm pretty easy to find on there.


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Fuller Theological Seminary was initially established in 1947 by evangelists Charles E. Fuller and Harold Ockenga in an effort to reform fundamentalism. Known for its socially conservative views, Fuller is a premier private non-profit Christian seminary dedicated to Biblical education. Each year, Fuller Theological Seminary enrolls over 4,050 graduate students from more than 110 faith denominations and 80 global nations.
Fuller is based on a main urban campus in Pasadena within the San Gabriel Valley just 10 miles from Los Angeles. Regional locations are also scattered across the West, including Seattle, Menlo Park, Sacramento, Irvine, Phoenix, Colorado Springs, and Houston.
With over 41,000 alumni, Fuller Theological Seminary was described as "arguably the most influential seminary in America" in a 2003 Los Angeles Times article. The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) ranked Fuller sixth nationally for producing PhD faculty. ShareFaith magazine named Fuller the third top theological school in the United States. In particular, the U.S. News honored Fuller Theological Seminary for having America's 164th best clinical psychology and 214th top graduate psychology programs. Fuller also has California's best MFT licensing success with an impressive 93 percent pass rate. Students attending Fuller Theological Seminary devote over 72,400 hours to community service yearly.
Fuller Theological Seminary Accreditation Details
At the institutional level, Fuller Theological Seminary is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission. This is one of six regional accrediting bodies recognized by the Commission on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Fuller is granted approval from the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The PhD and PsyD programs in clinical psychology are also professional accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Accreditation (CoA).
Fuller Theological Seminary Application Requirements
Graduate students applying to Fuller Theological Seminary must have already earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year regionally accredited institution. Carrying a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above is mandatory, but a 3.5 is preferred. The School of Psychology requires having completed at least 24 quarter hours in the social and behavioral sciences. The PhD and PsyD only accept the top third of aspiring psychologists on GRE tests. Eligible candidates must score at least 155 on the Verbal, 152 on the Quantitative, and 4.5 on the Analytical Writing. For international students, scoring at least 90 on the iBT TOEFL is also required.
Before the degree-specific deadlines, graduate students can apply to Fuller Theological Seminary by submitting the following:
• Online application for admission
• $75 non-refundable application fee
• Official post-secondary transcripts
• Four references (one pastoral and three academic)
• Official Graduate Record Exam scores
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
• Proof of English proficiency (if applicable)
In Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Psychology, tuition is charged based on course level rather than by degree program. 500-level courses cost M.S. students $455 per unit. 800-level courses cost PsyD and PhD students $600 per unit. Each semester, Pasadena students must pay the $36 Seminary Council fee. Students must also budget for the $500 PsyD Continuation fee, $50 MFT practicum fee, $40 Touchstone Materials fee, and $90 graduation fee. The NCES reports that the average tuition at Fuller is $18,240 each year. Renting on-campus housing ranges from $900 to $2,470.
To afford tuition, Fuller Theological Seminary awards over $4 million in merit- and need-based financial assistance annually. Degree-seeking students may borrow federal aid via Direct Unsubsidized or Direct Grad PLUS loans, but interest will accrue. Private/alternative loans are also accepted. Federal Work-Study (FWS) is limited to provide tuition help for campus-based employment. Some students could qualify for the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG Grant, TEACH Grant, or SMART Grant. Military benefits are available through the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program. In-state residents could receive the Cal Grant, California Chafee Grant, or California Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant. Institutional awards like the Trustees' Scholarship, Leadership Scholarship, and Charles E. Fuller Scholarship, are also abundant.
Psychology and Counseling Degrees
Divided into three academic schools, Fuller Theological Seminary offers 20 degree programs at the master's and doctoral level. Of these, four are housed in the School of Psychology to inspire future mental health professionals. There's also a Certificate in Marriage and Family Enrichment granted. With a student-faculty ratio of 8:1, Fuller offers individualized preparation rooted in evangelical Christian values. All psychology students take at least 44 theology units for integrating Jesus Christ into professional practice. Available degrees include:
M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy
Fuller's M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy program is delivered in Pasadena or Phoenix to prepare graduate students for guiding others to wholeness in their relationships. Over two years full-time, students fulfill the requirements for MFT licensing as a cohort group. The 106-unit curriculum includes courses on family systems, group dynamics, gender, sexuality, child development, marital intervention, cultural diversity, psychopathology, and addictions. M.S. students must successfully complete 12 months of supervised practicum.
M.A. in Family Studies
Shorter than the M.S., the M.A. in Family Studies program equips Fuller students with the skills and knowledge to cultivate emotionally healthy families in non-clinical settings. Coursework will survey topics in family dynamics, child development, interpersonal relationships, Christian ethics, children at risk, youth ministry, marriage systems, and parent education. MAFS students can follow the Family Life Education or Recovery Ministry track. The 80-unit degree fulfills the requirements to become a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE).
PhD in Psychological Science
With a built-in Master of Arts in Psychology, the PhD in Psychological Science at Fuller Theological Seminary is a non-clinical program that's ideal for graduate students pursuing research careers that integrate Christianity. Informal concentrations are offered in Marriage and Family Studies, Neuropsychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality, Social Psychology, and Experimental Psychology. Requiring at least 210 units, the curriculum includes the writing and successful defense of a doctoral dissertation.
Using the scholar-practitioner model, the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program is fully accredited by the APA for honing the professional skills students need to implement effective psychological interventions. Students are transformed into Christian psychologists to assist people on their journey to spiritual and emotional well-being. The 258-unit curriculum is typically completed in five years full-time, including a final year-long clinical internship in the Greater Los Angeles area. Over 1,000 hours of practicum training is also accomplished at the Fuller Theological Seminary Psychological Center.


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Africa's International Bandwidth Passes 2 Tbps
Africa's total inventory of terrestrial transmission networks has more than doubled in the last five years. The sixth edition of the Africa Telecom Transmission Map shows that by June 2014, the total inventory of terrestrial transmission networks across Africa had increased to 958,901 route kilometres, compared to 465,659-km in 2009.
44% Of Sub-Saharan Africa Within Reach Of Fibre Networks
By June 2014 the amount of operational fibre optic network had increased to 564,091-km, compared to 278,056-km in 2009. In addition, there was in June 2014 a further 92,402-km of fibre optic network under construction, 86,045-km planned, and 70,573-km proposed.
The landing of new submarine cables and expansion of terrestrial transmission networks is bringing additional countries, regions, cities and towns within reach of fibre networks for the first time.
Since 2010, network expansion has brought more than 150 million more people within access to high capacity national and international backbone networks.
In June 2014, 44% of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa (410 million) was within a 25-km range of an operational fibre optic network node. This compared to 41.8% (371 million) in 2013, 40.0% (345 million) in 2012, 36.3% (313 million) in 2011, and 30.8% (259 million) in 2010.
Once the fibre network which is currently under construction enters service, the fibre reach of Sub-Saharan Africa will increase to 46.3% (431 million), and once the network which is planned or proposed enters service it will increase to 52.3% (487 million).
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Africa's International Bandwidth Passes 2 Tbps, December 2013
Africa's international Internet bandwidth has increased twenty-fold in the last five years, and passed the 2 Tbps mark by December 2013. By December 2013, Africa's total international Internet bandwidth reached 2.034 Tbps, a 38% increase compared to 2012. This total of 2.034 Tbps was split between Sub-Saharan Africa, which increased by 39% to reach 1.138 Tbps, and North Africa which increased by 36% to reach 896 Gbps. Africa's international Internet bandwidth doubled in the eighteen months to December 2013, previously reaching the 1 Tbps mark in mid 2012 (Africa's International Bandwidth Approaches 1 Tbps Mark), 500 Gbps in December 2010 (see Africa's International Bandwidth Reaches 500 Gbps Mark), and 100 Gbps during 2008.
All of Africa's international bandwidth is supplied by submarine cables, terrestrial networks connected to submarine cables, or satellite. Of the total bandwidth supplied to Sub-Saharan Africa by December 2013, 94% (1.070 Tbps) was supplied directly by submarine cable. There is plenty of room for future growth: this figure of 1.070 Tbps is still less than 5% of the total design capacity of at least 28.841 Tbps available on the 18 submarine cables serving the region in December 2013. This total design capacity has increased from 13.061 Tbps on 13 operational cables in 2011, and 2.831 Tbps on 7 operational cables in 2008.
59% Increase In Bandwidth Supplied By Cross-Border Networks
A further 5.6% (64 Gbps) was supplied by terrestrial cross-border networks connected to submarine cables. The completion of new cross-border links, and the expansion of capacity on others, has seen the volume of intra-regional traffic backhauled to submarine cable landing points increase by 59% in the last year to reach 64 Gbps by December 2013. This compares to 40.2 Gbps in 2012, 29.6 Gbps in 2011, 19 Gbps in 2010, 10 Gbps in 2009, 4.2 Gbps in 2008, 703 Mbps in 2007, 362 Mbps in 2006 and 37.5 Mbps in 2005.
These terrestrial backhaul networks are delivering much greater bandwidth to those countries which do not have their own submarine cable landing point. Landlocked Zimbabwe for example increased to 9.060 Gbps in 2013, and is connected to submarine cables for its supply of international bandwidth through South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Namibia. Ethiopia reached 8.686 Gbps in 2013, and is connected to submarine cables through Sudan, Djibouti and Kenya. Rwanda reached 4.997 Gbps, backhauled through Uganda and Kenya, and Tanzania. And Botswana reached 3 Gbps, backhauled through South Africa and Namibia.
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Kam's Movie Kapsules for 9-13-13
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening September 13, 2013
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13 for terror, intense violence and mature themes) Horror sequel finds the Lamberts reunited and again haunted by a series of increasingly-terrifying paranormal events while unraveling the mystery linking them to the spirit world. Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey.
The Family (R for violence, profanity and brief sexuality) Mafia comedy about an American mobster-turned-snitch (Robert De Niro) living with his wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) and kids (Dianna Agron and John D'Leo) in a tiny town in France where he proceeds to blow his cover much to the consternation of the CIA Agent (Tommy Lee Jones) assigned to hide them in the Witness Protection Program. With Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore and Dominic Chianese.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
And While We Were Here (R for profanity, some sexuality and brief drug use) Romance drama revolving around a jaded writer (Kate Bosworth) stuck in a stale marriage who gets her groove back by embarking on a steamy affair with a young college student (Iddo Goldberg) while doing research on the island of Ischia for her grandmother's (Claire Bloom) memoir. With Jamie Blackley.
Blue Caprice (R for profanity, drug use and disturbing violence) Beltway sniper saga chronicling the exploits of the infamous serial killers (Isaiah Washington and Tequan Richmond) who terrorized the entire Washington, DC area during the month of October in 2002. With Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams and Leo Fitzpatrick.
Four (R for sexuality, profanity and brief drug use) Day-in-the-life drama set on a very eventful Fourth of July on which a married man (Wendell Pierce) cheats on his bedridden wife (Yolonda Ross) with a closeted teen (Emory Cohen) he meets online at the same time that his daughter (Aja Naomi King) is entertaining the advances of a drug-addicted, ex-basketball star (E.J. Bonilla) she met at the mall. With Liam Benzi, Andrea Herbert and Kathryn Meisle.
GMO OMG (Unrated) Eco-documentary suggesting that humans are unwittingly serving as guinea pigs in agri-chemical companies' long-term test of whether genetically-modified foods are safe for consumption. (In English and French with subtitles)
Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (Unrated) Bittersweet sequel follows recently-widowed Dorothy Vogel as she divvies up her and her late husband's legendary art collection among museums located in all 50 states.
Informant (Unrated) Turncoat documentary about Brandon Darby, a left-wing activist recruited by the FBI in 2005 to spy on fellow progressives, who eventually renounced radical politics entirely to become a Tea Party advocate.
Jayne Mansfield's Car (R for profanity, sexuality, nudity, drug use and bloody images) Class-conscious drama, set in 1969, about the tensions which arise when a clan of Alabama hillbillies' relatively rich relations arrive from England for the funeral of the family matriarch. Starring Robert Duvall, Kevin Bacon, Billy Bob Thornton and Tippi Hedren.
The Last Time I Saw Macao (Unrated) Nostalgic documentary about a filmmaker (Joao Rui Guerra da Mata) who ventures from Portugal to his native Macao for the first time in 30 years after being summoned back by a cross-dressing former flame (Joao Pedro Rodrigues). With Lydie Barbara and Cindy Scrash. (In Portuguese with subtitles)
Mademoiselle C (unrated) Reverential retrospective revisiting the career of model-turned-editor Carine Roitfeld who ran French Vogue from 2001-2011. Featuring appearances by Tom Ford, Donatella Versace and Karl Lagerfeld.
Money for Nothing (Unrated) Central banking expose, narrated by Liev Schreiber, detailing the Federal Reserve System's ability to manipulate the world's economy. With appearances by former, Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, economist Janet Yellen and investment strategist Jeremy Grantham.
Mother of George (R for profanity, sexuality and a disturbing image) Marital crisis drama about a newlywed Nigerian couple (Danai Gurira and Isaach de Bankole) dealing with infertility while trying to keep their modest restaurant afloat in Brooklyn. With Yaya Alafia, Anthony Okungbowa and Angelique Kidjo.
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Short Stories: Journeys
The protagonists in these short stories by Asako Serizawa, Nanjil Nadan, Goli Taraghi, Stephen King, and John Cheever are unsettled, vulnerable, and unmoored during their journeys.
By Jenny Bhatt / 25 April 2019
There's an old saw about how there are only two kinds of plots in fiction: a person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. Over the past few decades, this declaration has been attributed to literary legends like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, et al., without proper citation. The one substantiated reference to it comes from the writer and educator, John Gardner, who suggested the following in a writing exercise in his landmark book The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Alfred A Knopf, 1984):
Write the opening of a novel using the authorial-omniscient voice, making the authorial omniscience clear by going into the thoughts of one or more characters after establishing the voice. As subject, use either a trip or the arrival of a stranger (some disruption of order — the usual novel beginning).
Clearly, he hadn't said there were only two plot choices. Also, he was discussing the beginning of a story rather than its entire plot. But his point about a trip or journey being a disruption of order in a story holds eternally true. Whether a journey's intent is a voyage, a quest, a pilgrimage, an exploration, a passage, a tour, or an adventure, the state of limbo between the place we leave and the place we are going to is often filled with many unknowns. Even if we may have covered the same physical distance many times, we are different individuals each time we travel. The latter also applies to those around us, whether headed to the same destination or observing or interacting with us as we pass them by. Given all of this, both real-life and fictional journeys provide plenty of anecdotes, vignettes, and stories.
A lot of our earliest fiction in both the Western and the non-Western traditions has involved journeys. From The Odyssey and The Mahabharata to Don Quixote and Twelve Years a Slave, writers through the ages have used the long physical journey as a literary device to weave together many individual stories and wide-sweeping character arcs.
The most striking aspect of the best travel or journey narratives is that the landscapes described along the way are as important to the stories as the main characters. Key plot points, narrative tension and suspense, and the characters' internal and external conflicts are all derived from their encounters and interactions with the elements, mode(s) of travel, and the people around them during a journey. The protagonists of such stories always undergo significant metamorphoses because of their new experiences and/or perspectives. Typically, the physical journey is also a metaphor for an inner journey. And, as is often the case in the real world, what matters is the actual act of travel versus the arrival at some destination.
This month's five short stories — by Asako Serizawa, Nanjil Nadan, Goli Taraghi, Stephen King, and John Cheever — involve journeys through all kinds of places by train, bus, airplane, car, and even foot. The protagonists are unsettled, vulnerable, and unmoored during their journeys. As we readers are transported along, our senses become heightened too.
"Train to Harbin", by Asako Serizawa (Literary Hub)
Trains have featured in many short stories throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Given how cars and airplanes are more common modes of travel these days, we don't get train stories quite as much anymore. In her famous essay-length response (titled 'Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown') to Arnold Bennett's complaints about poor character-building in the novels of their time, Virginia Woolf shared her experience of a woman encountered on the train from Richmond to Waterloo and wrote, "I believe that all novels begin with an old lady in the corner opposite." She then wrote a brilliant short story about just such an old lady in the corner of a train and not only proved many of the points in her essay but set a new benchmark for train stories in general.
Serizawa's train story first appeared in The Hudson Review in 2014 and was reprinted in the Pushcart Prize XL (2016 Edition). It was shortlisted for the 2016 O. Henry Prize and was the favorite of one of the jurors, Molly Antopol, who wrote about it here on RandomHouse.com.
There's a lot happening in "Train to Harbin", both story-wise and technique-wise. The narrator is an old Japanese doctor. During World War II, when Japan and China were also at war, this doctor had been involved in some secret research involving prisoners of war. In the present time, he's still trying to make sense of it and cope with the regret and pain of it all. Serizawa paints such word pictures as the doctor goes back and forth through his memories that we cannot help but take the journey with him — both physically and emotionally.
I once met a man on the train to Harbin. He was my age, just past his prime, hair starting to grease and thin in a way one might have thought passably distinguished in another context, in another era, when he might have settled down, reconciled to finishing out his long career predictably. But it was 1939. War had officially broken out between China and Japan, and like all of us on that train, he too had chosen to take the bait, that one last bite before acquiescing to life's steady decline. You see, for us university doctors, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We all knew it. Especially back then.
"Forest", by Nanjil Nadan; translated by Gita Subramanian (The Indian Quarterly)
While the story above involves a planned train excursion to a city, this one is a spur-of-the-moment bus trip through a forest. Nanjil Nadan is the pseudonym of the Tamil writer, G. Subramaniam.
The narrator is having a bit of an existential crisis and takes an aimless walk, then boards a bus going from the state of Tamil Nadu, India into the neighboring state of Kerala. As the vehicle loads up with more people and things, he makes pithy and somewhat caustic observations about the hurrying passengers, the angry driver, the good-looking conductor, the ethnically diverse men working the drink/food stalls at various stops, and the dense forest they pass through.
There isn't much of a plot here but it's a well-drawn sketch of a typical everyday scene in rural southern India with all its chaotic and teeming energy. The writer's main intent is to enable readers to experience the narrator's world, as it passes him by — spatially, visually, and temporally.
Half the bus got off at Attapadi. Half the goods on the bus were also unloaded. This was the hill country of Kerala. There seemed to be Tamils everywhere—the coolies, the little wayside shopkeepers, in the bakeries, in the supermarkets, all the workers seemed to be Tamilian. Worry lines due to poverty and humiliation were evident on those faces. Just as all South Indians are called "Madrasis" in the north, and all UPites and Biharis (including politicians like Lalu Prasad Yadav) are referred to as "Bhayyas" in Mumbai, all over Kerala, Tamilians are hailed as "Annachi" or "Pandi". There was no way out; one had to accept the mocking epithet with a grin—even in "God's own country."
"The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons", by Goli Taraghi; translated by Karim Emami and Sara Khalili (Words Without Borders)
Goli Taraghi's short story collection, The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons, was one of the Best Books of 2013 at NPR. Arun Rath recommended it as follows:
I have met the pomegranate lady, and you may have as well. If you've ever made a disarmingly intimate connection with a stranger while traveling, you've had the experience. Connections and dislocations drive the characters in these stories: dislocations of place — exiles who end up in Paris, but never really leave Iran behind, and dislocations of time — elites who preserve a bubble of the "old," secular, drinking, partying Iran — upon which modern, revolutionary Iran intrudes, with tragic-comedic results. Constantly moving between cultures is not easy on these individuals — but perhaps because of that, it reveals so much raw humanity — both cruelty and compassion.
Words Without Borders has published a handful of stories from this collection, including this title story.
In this excellent 2007 interview at Bookslut, Taraghi talked about publishing and censorship in Iran, living as an expat in France, and her own writing.
In her story, "The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons", an educated, worldly woman is traveling from Tehran to Paris and has to help an older, illiterate woman who has never been on a plane before and is going to Sweden to see her fugitive sons. There are all kinds of tragicomic exchanges between the two women, of course. But it's also a beautiful story within a story of the life of the older woman and we can see why the younger one is drawn, against all her common sense, to try to help her. The ending has a little wrenching twist.
I hate this life of constant wandering, these eternal comings and goings, these middle of the night flights, dragging along my suitcase, going through Customs and the final torture, the humiliating body search. "Take off your shoes, open your handbag, let's see inside of your pockets, your mouth, your ears, your nostrils, your heart and mind and soul." I am exhausted. I feel homesick—can you believe it? Already homesick. And yet I want to get away, run, flee. "I will leave and never come back," I tell myself. "I will stay right here, in my beloved Tehran, with all its good and bad, and I will never leave. Nonsense. I am confused. All I want is to close my eyes and sleep, to slip into that magic land of oblivion and disappear.
"Herman Wouk Is Still Alive", by Stephen King (The Atlantic)
This one is a car journey and won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award. True to his form, Stephen King gives us moments of bone-chilling shock and fear here. It's not a ghost story, but possibly more terrifying. Eleven lives crash together, literally. And the tension ratchets up as only King can ratchet it up. The language is cinematic, immediate, and pulls us in even when we're cringing about what's being shown and told. Also, this is one of those stories to read again and again as a masterclass in writing craft. Hard to say more without spoiling all the fun, so we'll leave it there.
Brenda should be happy. The kids are quiet, the road stretches ahead of her like an airport runway, she's behind the wheel of a brand-new van. The speedometer reads 70. Nonetheless, that grayness has begun to creep over her again. The van isn't hers, after all. She'll have to give it back. A foolish expense, really, because what's at the far end of this trip, up in Mars Hill? She looks at her old friend. Jasmine is looking back at her. The van, now doing almost a hundred miles an hour, begins to drift. Jasmine gives a small nod. Brenda nods back. Then she pushes down harder with her foot, trying to find the van's carpeted floor.
"The Swimmer", by John Cheever
John Cheever is called the Chekhov of the American suburbs. Known more for his short stories than his novels, he wrote about the duality of things: the conflicts between wealth and happiness, inner persona and outer appearance, cultural/community traditions and modernism, and much more.
"The Swimmer" is frequently anthologized for teaching purposes. It's about a walk through a familiar neighborhood seen afresh as if for the first time. The main character is a typical Cheever fella: socially active, upper middle class, and with a Mad Men-esque sense of entitlement and privilege that makes him blind to much of what his life is all about.
Neddy Merrill decides to swim through all the pools of his neighborhood on a summer day. Things begin well enough but take a rather dark, surreal turn. The storytelling skill is seen in how various characters interact with Ned in surprising ways and what he realizes about himself and his life as he continues his quest. In many ways, this is Homer's Odyssey set in 1960s suburbia.
Cheever began this as a novel and, after 150 pages of notes, cut it down to a short story. There's a movie version with a rather well-toned Burt Lancaster in a pair of swimming trunks through most of it. Picture him this way:
Neddy Merrill sat by the green water, one hand in it, one around a glass of gin. He was a slender man—he seemed to have the especial slenderness of youth—and while he was far from young he had slid down his banister that morning and given the bronze backside of Aphrodite on the hall table a smack, as he jogged toward the smell of coffee in his dining room. He might have been compared to a summer's day, particularly the last hours of one, and while he lacked a tennis racket or a sail bag the impression was definitely one of youth, sport, and clement weather. He had been swimming and now he was breathing deeply, stertorously as if he could gulp into his lungs the components of that moment, the heat of the sun, the intenseness of his pleasure. It all seemed to flow into his chest.
In the essay "A Reader's Guide to Planes, Trains, & Automobiles" (The New York Review of Books, 10 Apr 2019) Tim Parks posits that a book is a means of transport (like a train, bus, car, ship, or plane) and a story is a journey.
Both go somewhere. Both offer us a way out of our routine and a chance to make unexpected encounters, see new places, experience new states of mind. […] Then, by mixing with strangers of every class and clime, the traveler is bound to become more aware of himself and of the fragility of identity. How different we are when we speak to different people! How different our lives would be if we opened up to them.
Both physical journeys and book journeys are only satisfying and meaningful when we approach them as more purposeful, mindful endeavors — beyond a change of scenery or relaxation or entertainment or checking off a to-do hotspot/bestseller. Beyond mere tourism, really.
John O'Donohoe's poem, ' For the Traveler', sums it up well, especially, this part:
Which wait along the way to transform you
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China high school student's death has exposed a credibility crisis for Chinese authorities
On Sunday afternoon, which was Mother's Day, Lin's mother dropped him at school. An hour later, he fell to his death from a building on campus.
Lin's mother said she wasn't notified by the school until two hours later, when her son's body was at a funeral parlor, or allowed on campus to speak with his classmates or teachers. And school officials initially rejected her request to check footage from security cameras.
"I've read about this kind of thing in the news many times, but I never expected it would one day happen to myself," Lu wrote on microblogging site Weibo on Monday.
Her posts attracted hundreds of thousands of retweets, and several hashtags about her son's death have since racked up hundreds of millions of views from Weibo users. Many sympathized with Lu, demanding that school and local authorities release the security footage.
But Lin's death also touched on a number of broader issues that resonated deeply across China: the lack of transparency and empathy from authorities, the stifling of press freedom and the subject of school suicide.
A recurring pattern
To some, Lin's death was not an isolated incident, but the latest in a series of campus deaths that have drawn public attention in recent years — and suspicion over their circumstances due to a perceived lack of official transparency.
On Weibo, a widely shared post listed four other student deaths in the past year — in each case, parents took to social media to plea for help after they failed to get answers and security footage from authorities.
In April, a 15-year-old girl fell to her death before her evening class at a vocational school in Chongqing, another metropolis in southwestern China. According to the mother's Weibo post, the school had refused to show her the security footage and said the girl's fall was not captured by surveillance cameras. The local government said in a statement that police had found several suicidal messages in the girl's phone and ruled out homicide.
In November, a 16-year-old girl died in a high school in Shandong, a province in eastern China. The school said the girl had fallen to her death from her dormitory building, but her mother suspected contributing factors such as bullying or abuse and wanted further investigation. There was also no security footage. The girl's mother was only notified two hours after her death, and when she arrived at the school, her daughter's body had already been taken to a funeral home. The local police said in a statement it had ruled out homicide.
In the other two cases, in the provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi, the parents also disputed the official conclusions of their children's deaths.
The academic pressure on Chinese teenagers is notoriously high, as millions compete in college entrance exams closely tied to their future success. Experts have long called for more attention on students' mental health, but in reality, many schools still lack the awareness or resources to provide adequate mental care.
In Chengdu, police eventually allowed Lin's family to watch the security footage, but it did not capture his fall, his mother said in another post on Weibo.
The fact campus security cameras had missed the death in a nation with an increasingly omnipotent surveillance network was, for some, a reason for outrage.
"There are so many surveillance cameras around, and they work perfectly when targeting violators of traffic rules, dissidents and even close contacts of Covid patients. But every time a (controversial) incident happens, something would go wrong with the camera," a Chengdu resident, who asked not to be named due to fears of retribution from the government, told CNN.
"Everyone around me is dissatisfied with how (the authorities) have handled this. There has long been pent-up anger, and this time it has exploded all at once."
Chengdu No.49 High School has not returned CNN's calls for comment.
An information vacuum
Before posting on social media, Lu said she tried calling media hotlines to seek help from journalists — but none wanted to cover the story. "Nobody dared to speak up," she wrote.
Under Xi, the space for Chinese media outlets to conduct investigative reporting has been further squeezed. On social media, some comments lamented that even the country's most respected investigative outlets had shunned away from looking deeper into Lin's death.
In the absence of an official narrative, Weibo users filled the information vacuum with rumors and conspiracy theories. In one version, for example, Lin was pushed off the building by his chemistry teacher, who wanted her own child to take Lin's fictional spot to study abroad.
Amid swirling rumors, the local government released a statement on Weibo on Tuesday morning, saying an investigation had ruled out the possibility of foul play, and Lin was likely to have committed suicide due to "personal issues."
The statement — which failed to address crucial questions such as the missing security footage — was met with a firestorm of criticism. Lu said there were "still many unanswered questions."
Major state media outlets such as Xinhua and China National Radio urged the school and local authorities to release more information to address the public's concerns.
By Tuesday evening, police had released another statement, again ruling out the possibility of a criminal offense. It said Lin's family had been informed of the findings of the investigation in the afternoon, and had "no objection."
Lu's Weibo account has now gone quiet. She last posted on Tuesday morning, sharing a photo of her son holding up a prize certificate with three other students in front of the class.
"I haven't gone home for several days, nor have I slept. This is a photo of my son I found in my phone," Lu said.
CNN could not reach Lu by her mobile phone.
A rare moment of public anger
With Lin's mother silent, nationalists started to push another conspiracy theory online — that the public anger over Lin's death had been fanned by "hostile foreign forces" to undermine the Chinese government.
On Tuesday evening, as videos of the small protest outside Chengdu No.49 High School started to circulate on social media, the rumors quickly proliferated: some claimed the protesters were working for the CIA; others said they had been trained by the US consulate in Chengdu before its closure last year; some even warned the white flowers held by protesters were a sign of the "color revolution."
While the protest videos were swiftly censored, many of the rumors were allowed to spread.
Then, on Thursday, several major state media outlets published reports on Lin — with the same findings. There was no security footage of his death, according to the reports, because that particular spot was not frequented by students and so not covered by cameras.
That day, state broadcaster CCTV aired disturbing footage showing Lin's final moments. He walks past various buildings, and sits in a basement cutting his wrist with a paper knife.
According to Xinhua, police had found suicidal messages sent by Lin to friends on messaging apps, as well as what appears to be a suicide note addressed to a female student in his pocket.
The reports also said it took the school a long time to notify Lin's family because it had been difficult for teachers to identify him, due to the severe injuries on his head.
Many Chinese social media users appeared to accept the answers from state media, while others remained unconvinced, asking why it took the school so long to notify Lin's mother.
But overall, many agreed the authorities acted too late in disclosing information about the case.
"One can only say this is a tragedy and the truth has arrived too late, because the school and the police did not address public concerns in time," said one of the top comments responding to the reports.
"The (local) authorities and the school should be held responsible for (their failure in) dealing with public opinion. If they have paid enough attention to the questions raised by the public, the whole thing wouldn't have escalated, and rumors wouldn't have been everywhere."
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Tropical Winds, Africa, Far East, with sound turned down. I have these chillouts on playback.
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A perfect day to clean windows inside and out while listening to the most laid back music streaming through my castle.
We can feed the starving seagulls.


How are we all doing guys, hope everyone enjoyed the last 5 weeks as much a the trainers and myself did.
To all the people that signed up and took part well done, you are all champs no matter what score you got or where you placed on the leaderboard. It can be a stressful time of year but you all held yourself like true pros and made your coaches proud. Well done to everyone who got their first toes to bar, pullups, chest to bar or bar muscleups, the journey of 1000 miles starts with 1 step so we look forward to seeing where we can go from her on in. To everyone who didnt sign up well done to you to, its not everones cup of tea so it can be a tough 5 weeks for you also with all the chatter and the change in programming. Thank you for being patient with us all and who knows, maybe in October when the next Open starts you might just decide to sign up yourself. If you do I promise you wont regret it!
This week we are gonna have some fun with a couple of different types of workouts that are a break from the norm. In the lead up to the open and the open itself we did a massive ammount of kipping movements so for the next 2 months we will be mostly focusing on strict to build back up strength and give our joints a chance to heal up. The 4 most important movements for this imo are deadlift, back squat, shoulder press and strict pullup. We will base our Monday and Wednesday strength cycle around these 4 movements with short intense workouts afterwards then either a team workout or a long haul individual workout on Fridays to develope endurance in the longer time domain. Tuesday will be interval work with either basic movements for beginners or gymnastics like hspu, toes to bar or holds for more experienced members who want to improve their gymnastics. This is a great way to dial in your gymnastics so i would highly recommend it to anyone that wants to get better for comps or just improve in general. The density work will remain on Thursdays. Any coach that knows their stuff will tell you strict movements are an important part of any decent program and to avoid them is to leave a huge hole in your game and leave yourself open to plateuing and injury. I will also post an endurance/recovery workout for the same day. This can be done at a slower pace for recovery or a higher pace to develope cardio and repatory endurance. I stand behind my programming and will be doing the exact same thing as you guys with some extra work because I have the time. I cant wait to see how it goes over the next 2 months.
This will be an unkown workout to everyone but your trainer. You will have no idea what the rep range, movements or time domain will be. There will be no clock and no watches aloud. The trainer will warm you up, get you to leave some gear around the gym and then away you go!!!! Whatever the trainer calls out thats what you will do until they tell you otherwise. This will be a test of mental fortitude aswell as physical capabilties. The whole idea of this workout is the unknown so please do not be a spoil sport and tell the later classes what they are heading into. Cant wait for this!!!!!


With prizes of vegetables hitting the roof, its a wonder we can actually cook any dish with these vegetables. A week back, the prize of tomatoes was 60 rs, now its somewhere around 40, which is still very expensive.Imagine the plight when you can't think of cooking anything without tomatoes. For me, the mindset has always been, without onions and tomatoes, there can't be a gravy! How sad indeed. Since couple of weeks, I have been planning on dishes that use very minimum of these prized vegetable! Not just that, even carrots, brinjals cost sky. Hubby dear, back from his usual shopping, brought a kilo of tomatoes and carrots. Promptly asked me to lock away those vegetables. I didn't understand what he was trying to say. He said they cost so much that they are fit to be locked away in beerva!
The other day, Dad came home and saw a bag of tomatoes lying on the table. He commented so merrily "Oh you are buying tomatoes? I could only join him in the merry, though the plight of cooking a dish with tomatoes, sound so tough! Since last week, we have been cooking only dals with tamarind instead of tomatoes. Dals are fine, but how about my masala gravies, I ask! How about Paneer Butter Masala? Konda needs a weekly dose of PBM. My colleague J had asked me for the PBM recipe sometime back and she came around to cooking it finally now. When my other colleague B came to know this, she said J is going to cook a very expensive dish. J asked if its because of loads of cream, butter and other things. For which B replied, no its because PBM is going to consume lots of tomatoes!
Thinking of our woes of tomatoes and other vegetables, here comes a soup that makes an efficient use of left over vegetables or rather blend of all vegetables on hand. There is no hard and fast rule on this recipe. This came into existence for the sheer want of a change from the usual roll of soups getting brewed!
Wash and chop all vegetables. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, sauté clove, cinnamon, then onions and garlic till its fragrant.
Add in the mint leaves, fry for 1 min. Then add the drained vegetables. Sauté for 2 mins on high. Then add the washed moong dal. Fry for 1 min. Add 1 – 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Remove the clove and cinnamon.
Once its cool, grind to a smooth paste. Add more water if required, then season it with salt and pepper. Bring to boil and remove.
This taste absolutely yummy. I would say it tasted of all the vegetables that went in and I felt more filled. A bowl of this makes a dinner complete.
And not to mention, best way to clean up left over small quantities of vegetables.
check out what my fellow runners are up to! The group has increased in numbers. We are now 26!!
I am so happy valli to comment first. Very healthy receipe. Can you drop in my blog for collecting something.
Hey Valli i know its a pain to go shopping these days especially the veggies..I thought Bangalore is bad in entire India ut now v r better placed here a tomato a kg is 36 bucks and i hv been preparing only palak and aloo ..
Just waiting to eat all the veggies..I liked the idea of using the leftovers.
wow.. healthy & creamy soup….
nice job – always end up making a mixed vegetable curry – this is a healthy alternative.
And, yes, I will be sending my wild rice salad to the rice event by you for sure. Just haven't gotten around to it, will do it shortly.
60 rs for tomato that is indeed really expensive, now it is winter here they are too expensive, and not to mention tasteless.
Now I am in the process of using up my leftover veggies..Ready to leave to India!! Bookmarking this one to prepare during the last day!!