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Il Chiostro Maggiore di San Francesco di Ascoli Piceno, popolarmente conosciuto anche come Piazza della verdura o Piazza delle erbe, si apre in un arioso spazio quadrangolare tra via del Trivio e via d'Ancaria, nelle vicinanze di Piazza del Popolo e dinanzi al teatro Ventidio Basso.

Appartiene, insieme al Chiostro Minore di San Francesco, al complesso architettonico dell'omonima chiesa.

Il chiostro
La sua area è preceduta da un portico del XIV secolo formato da archi gotici, sorretti da colonne composite e pilastri a base ottagonale e quadrangolare, che sostengono gli archi. Tale portico, originariamente chiuso, fu aperto negli anni Trenta del Novecento, quando si decise di creare un collegamento diretto tra il chiostro e la via.

Costruito in travertino ed opera muraria, la sua elevazione cominciò nell'anno 1565 grazie al cospicuo lascito testamentario del nobile ascolano Giulio Antonio Santucci. In seguito, per munificenza e prodigalità di Giovan Vincenzo Cataldi, altro importante esponente dell'aristocrazia cittadina, si completò l'edificazione del lato Nord.

La struttura interna del chiostro si compone di 20 archi a tutto sesto, cinque per ogni lato, che si sviluppano su colonne corinzie appoggiate su plinti a muricciolo.

Si occuparono della realizzazione i maestri lombardi Giacomo di Giovanni e Giovanni Angelo di Marco da Bonera che conclusero i lavori nel 1623.

Al centro della sua area sorge il pozzo, di epoca trecentesca, decorato all'esterno da specchiature rettangolari inquadrate da colonnine tortili di gusto gotico, dai motivi decorativi non troppo dissimili da quelli presenti nel portale centrale della facciata della chiesa di San Francesco.

Sulla parte del porticato corrispondente alla navata sinistra della chiesa di San Francesco si trova la lapide ovale con un'iscrizione tratta dagli Annali di Luca Wadding, che ricorda come le figure di Niccolò IV, il primo papa francescano ed ascolano, e Sisto V, siano entrambi usciti da questo convento e nel suo Studium abbiano compiuto i primi studi. Nell'angolo Nord - Est trova la sua collocazione una piccola fonte.

È consuetudine di molti decenni che ogni mattina, escluse le domeniche e i festivi, questo chiostro ospiti il mercato delle erbe, per tale motivo questo luogo è identificato dagli ascolani quasi esclusivamente col nome di Piazza della Verdura.

La sera precedente la Quintana di agosto, dallo spazio antistante il Chiostro, dalla parte di Via del Trivio, muove uno dei cortei storici della rievocazione che raggiunge il sagrato del duomo cittadino, in Piazza Arringo, dove ha luogo la cerimonia dell'Offerta dei Ceri.

L'Oratorio di San Francesco o Sala Cola dell'Amatrice
È una sala che occupa l'area adiacente del chiostro nella sua parte orientale.

Nei secoli il suo spazio ha accolto inizialmente la Sala Capitolare del convento francescano poi, nel XVI secolo, divenne Oratorio del Corpus Domini. In questo periodo fu interamente decorata da un ciclo di affreschi di Cola dell'Amatrice, realizzati attorno al 1520 e raffiguranti scene bibliche, mentre come pala d'altare venne realizzata la Comunione degli Apostoli (oggi nella Pinacoteca Civica). Successivamente il luogo cessò la sua funzione religiosa e, dopo la costruzione di una nuova volta, che ne abbassò l'altezza, divenne armeria della caserma ed infine pescheria comunale.

È stata restituita alla città di Ascoli, nel marzo del 2012, dopo un'attenta ed accurata opera di restauro voluta dall'Amministrazione Comunale presieduta dal sindaco Guido Castelli.
L'intervento conservativo ha favorito anche il recupero di ulteriori decorazioni risalenti al 1704 eseguite dalla scuola di Tommaso Nardini poste nelle lunette sul lato verso il chiostro, oltre che, in corrispondenza della parte alta di una delle pareti, di alcuni brani delle cornici inferiori che inquadravano gli affreschi attribuiti a Cola dell'Amatrice.

Vi sono esposti anche cinque dipinti di Cola dell'Amatrice appartenuti all'Oratorio del Corpus Domini che raffigurano temi dell'Antico Testamento ed episodi della vita del Re Nabucodonosor e di regnanti che hanno trascorso e vissuto vicissitudini simili, e dunque accostabili e allusive a quelle della Passione di Gesù. Tali decorazioni, fino alla loro ricollocazione in questa sala, sono state conservate in un altro ambiente del convento.

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Bibliografia
Giambattista Carducci, Su le memorie e i monumenti di Ascoli nel Piceno, Saverio del Monte, 1853, ristampa anastatica di Arnaldo Forni Editore, Fermo, pp. 155;
Antonio Rodilossi, Ascoli Piceno città d'arte, "Stampa & Stampa" Gruppo Euroarte Gattei, Grafiche STIG, Modena, 1983 – pp. 116 - 117;
Antonio De Santis, Ascoli nel Trecento (1350-1400), vol. II, Collana Pubblicazioni Storiche Ascolane, Grafiche Cesari, Ascoli Piceno,  aprile 1988, pp. 425;
Bernardo Carfagna, Il lambello il monte e il leone, Ascoli Piceno, Lìbrati Editrice, 2004, pag. 123;

Voci correlate
Chiesa di San Francesco (Ascoli Piceno)
Chiostro Minore di San Francesco
Piazza del Popolo (Ascoli Piceno)
Teatro Ventidio Basso

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Chiesa di San Francesco (Ascoli Piceno)
Architetture rinascimentali di Ascoli Piceno
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As an association, having a solid marketing strategy is a must. But what are you doing to keep your marketing efforts organized?
With so much of your time and money being put into marketing materials, it's important that you make sure things get promoted and published at the right time and in the right manner. Without keeping track of marketing, you could be wasting money- and a lot of it (after all, Business 2 Community reports that by next year, the average spending on digital advertising and marketing will skyrocket to $110 billion).
Your association's marketing should speak for itself and get the job done with no hassle, and with a marketing calendar in your association's toolbelt, it's easier than ever before. So, we'd like to teach you how to put together the best marketing calendar to keep your team on track.
If you're looking for a better way to keep your marketing schedule locked down and attract more attention to your association, we've got you covered.
You may be wondering, why should your association be focused on a calendar? Is this the best way to keep track of projects?
While every organization may find different methods that work for organization, a marketing calendar is a classic strategy that gets the job done. It allows you to keep all projects and tasks in one place, share your calendar with other members on your association's team, and set due dates for when things need to be finished, released, and double checked.
It also allows you to free up time in your schedule. As an association professional, you're most likely dealing with a full plate of tasks and meetings each day. But with your marketing materials scheduled and under control, you can use the time you would normally allot for marketing work to other areas of your day, allowing you to better manage your workload.
Need another reason? It's also a great way to promote team collaboration.
If you're using an online task managing calendar like Asana or even sharing your Google calendar, you have a great tool in front of you to get your whole team together on the same marketing project and get the job done on time.
Calendars are a tried and true method for ultimate organization and schedule management. And now that we've gone over a few great reasons to incorporate a calendar into your marketing work, let's go over some best practices you can use to make sure your marketing calendar is optimal.
If this is your first time using a marketing calendar, it may be helpful to look into different templates to use.
By using an excel template, your association has a way to create a highly detailed marketing calendar that covers every task. You can organize any goals and deadlines you have going, share this excel sheet with your team, and have a document that everyone can easily understand and collaborate on. Trying a template can save you the stress of having to create a calendar template of your own.
With templates ranging from simplistic to detail oriented and complex, there are tons of options available for anyone looking to organize their marketing materials online. Smartsheet has a great list of marketing templates for any association looking to get their hands on one.
Odds are, your association has a lot of different marketing campaigns. After all, you're a jack of all trades- and you have a lot going on for members and audiences to enjoy.
From events, to advertising, to social media and all other campaigns in between, there can be a lot of sides to your association's marketing "coin". And if you can split them up into their respective categories, you'll have a better chance of micro managing each marketing campaign.
Consider making multiple marketing calendar pages for each campaign to keep things separate and tackle each campaign on its own. Or, you can assign marketing team members to different campaigns and have each section create their own calendar to work on. There are multiple ways to divide the organization, so choose the one that works best for your staff.
Be sure your marketing calendar is chock full of the most important dates for your association.
You want to keep track of any milestones, anniversaries, or days to celebrate that could be potentially important to your marketing team. For example, the day your event gets announced, your association's birthday, content teaser release dates, and anything else that deals with marketing to your audience.
By listing out all important dates, you'll never be surprised when one sneaks up on you. This way, you'll have your marketing materials ready to be sent out and enjoyed by all that see them. Lay all of your deadlines and dates on the table and work from there.
With a properly executed marketing calendar, your association can create a much more cohesive and organized marketing strategy while freeing up more time to succeed in other areas.


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Mapping Trees Can Help Count Endangered Lemurs
The vast majority of lemur species are on the edge of extinction, experts warn. But not every lemur species faces a grim future. A study funded in part by The Leakey Foundation has shown that there may be as many as 1.3 million white-fronted brown lemurs still in the wild, and mouse lemurs may number more than 2 million.
Enigmatic Fossils Rewrite Story of When Lemurs Got to Madagascar
Discovered more than half a century ago in Kenya and sitting in museum storage ever since, the roughly 20-million-year-old fossil Propotto leakeyi was long classified as a fruit bat. Now, it's helping researchers rethink the early evolution of lemurs, distant primate cousins of humans that today are only found on the island of Madagascar, some 250 miles off the eastern coast of Africa.

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Home » News » Haliburton County residents invited to join in global climate action
Environment22 September 2020
Haliburton County residents invited to join in global climate action
By Sue Tiffin
Update (Friday, Sept. 25, 2020): From Environment Haliburton: "As a result of safety concerns around current government regulations about
public gatherings, our Global Climate Action Day event has changed its location.
It will be held between the town docks and the lights at the Gelert Rd.
There is a maximum of 25 attendees. This will be monitored.
All C-19 protocols will be followed such as: wearing a mask, respecting a distance of 8 feet apart, with no singing, chanting or shouting. Please self- assess before attending.
Please bring a sign, if you can.
For information about the EH! webinar at 7:30 pm September 25, please go to www.environmenthaliburton.org. Please register if you plan to attend."
Around the world, concerned advocates for environmental awareness will join together to mark the Global Day of Climate Action on Sept. 25, and a planned climate action protest in solidarity in Haliburton County is anticipated to go forward with organizers working to gather safely under new provincial guidelines restricting social gatherings.
Environment Haliburton and Concerned Citizens of Haliburton County are co-hosting the Haliburton Highlands Climate Action Day event, welcoming individuals and groups to join from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 25 in front of the train beside Haliburton Highlands Secondary School for the second annual event held locally
Organizers say they continue to plan for a safe in-person demonstration despite the provincial government's announcement Sept. 19 of a roll-back on permitted group sizes, which reduces limits on the number of people permitted to attend unmonitored and private social gatherings.
Bonnie Roe of Concerned Citizens of Haliburton County said organizers are working on a plan of how to gather "safely and within the confines of the law and the new regulations issued by the Ford government," with the organizing team getting in touch with OPP as well as the County of Haliburton, which owns the property in front of the train.
"Safety for our community is paramount," said Roe.
"Bottom line, we do plan to have an in-person demonstration… safely and legally…we'll adjust as we need to," said Carolynn Coburn, a director with Environment Haliburton.
The Global Day of Climate Action is a youth-led initiative by global climate school strike movement Fridays for Future, which initially began with the action of Swedish student Greta Thunberg, who was 15 when she began protesting what she felt was a lack of action by government on the climate crisis. Though alone at first, she was soon joined by others in her local area, which sparked a movement that went global, with Thunberg since being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and speaking at climate rallies at the United Nations and the World Economic Forum. The #FridaysForFuture movement, according to the group's website, demands moral pressure be put on policymakers to insist they listen to scientists and take forceful action to limit global warming. The global climate action day on Sept. 25 is the group's first global action day of the year, a press release on the Fridays for Future site noting that activists have had to find "new ways of protest" to demand climate action.
"Due to the current circumstances actions may vary from normal, because in times of crisis we change our behaviour," reads the press release.
In Haliburton County, the first Global Day of Climate Action was initiated by then-Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student Jurgen Shantz, who protested every Friday for five weeks last year in front of the Dysart municipal office, noting he was inspired by Thunberg. He was joined by others that included students and adults, including members of the CCHC, EH, the Outloud Womyn's Voices choir and members of the homeschooling community. The Global Day of Climate Action last September was also held in front of the train, with dozens of participants attending.
"It's alarming that we've sort of let climate change issues be overwhelmed by the pandemic issues," said Coburn. "I mean, it's not totally surprising, but the climate change problem continues. It hasn't gone away."
Coburn cites catastrophic weather events – increased hurricanes, west coast wildfires, burning in the Amazon – as being prevalent in current world news updates.
"There's evidence of stronger and more frequent extreme weather events all over," said Coburn. "And it's difficult right here because everything looks normal so it's more of a challenge to talk people into paying attention because things are pretty good here. Even in terms of the pandemic, we've been so fortunate that there have been few cases."
According to the Fridays for Future declaration, the activists ask that the global temperature rise less than 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels; that climate justice and equity is ensured; and that policymakers listen to the best united science currently available.
Even prior to the provincial guidelines of smaller crowd sizes, Coburn said the group would be observing COVID-19 practices, wearing masks, keeping two metres apart.
In the evening, Environment Haliburton is holding a virtual "No Planet B" webinar event for people to tune into from home that will include a short informative video, and panel discussion, a presentation showing how climate change is affecting the region, a report on what local government is doing and a report from Climate Action Muskoka, which is working on a Declaration of Climate Emergency Resolution. Those wishing to attend the webinar need to register in advance. A registration link is available on the Environment Haliburton website.
More than 2,400 strikes are registered to take place around the world, according to the Fridays for Future website, with 135 of those events taking place in Canada.
For updates and further information, visit environmenthaliburton.org or follow Environment Haliburton on Facebook.
For further information on how to participate virtually, visit: https://fridaysforfuture.org/take-action/how-to-strike/ for alternatives to physical strikes.
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Not every child is same and so does the parents. Every parent doesn't follow the same techniques to bring up his child but has his own parenting skills, styles and techniques. Thus, in a scenario where every family has its own customs and traditions, declaring a particular set of techniques as the top parenting information is incorrect.
You will be surprised to know that like everything being in trend for a particular period, even the Indian parenting community experiences trends every year. These parenting trends keep on evolving every year as a result of the advancements being carried out in every sector of life. Wonder what are the Latest Parenting Trends this year? Well, here is a complete list for you to refer!
2017 has seen parents being more alert about the safety of their kids. Call it the result of the unfortunate incidents happening with kids all around (be it the school, neighborhood, daycare, etc.), or the precautionary measures taken by parents, parents are not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to the safety of their kids.
In the year 2017, working supermoms in India are no more hesitant to bring their younger ones at work. We have talked about the importance of balance between work and family life earlier too. This is taking a practical shape by mothers taking their children to work. From mid-sized to renowned companies, we often observe child-care or baby-sitting units. The mothers are confident enough to carry their child to work definitely ace at parenting skills.
Parents now look for either totally unique or completely traditional names for their kids. There is simply a no-no for anyway in the middle. Parents prefer names that stand out. Our generation had so many Anjalis and Rahuls, but now we have kids being named as Adiraaj, Harshwardhan, Yuvraaj, Maithli, Tejaswi, etc. There is also a growing trend of naming kids after a mix of parents' names. For example, if the father's name is Praveen and mother's name is Ruchi, they might name their baby girl Prachi.
As years pass by, new ways of teaching kids several skills are springing up. Nowadays, parents prefer to teach their kids through some playful techniques. It is a way of combining the element of fun with learning so that your kid stays involved and learns through play. Activity boxes, cue math classes are classic examples of this!
Over the time parents have realized the ill-effects of screen time on kids and thus, 2017 sees the trend of parents indulging themselves and their kids in more outdoor, sports and recreational activities such as skating, rowing or athletics. This not only brings a healthy lifestyle to the family but also keeps kids as well as parents, away from depressive thoughts.
Centuries have passed but none could change the association of particular types of toys with genders, like Barbie dolls are for girls while hot wheels are for boys. But this is not how it's going to be in 2017 and onwards. Parents are opting for gender-neutral toys. They are giving their kids a chance to choose the type of toys they want to play with. Parents are seen buying kitchen sets for their boys and robots or mechanics for their girls!
The criterion for which parents are hiring nannies for their kids has evolved greatly. Earlier the criteria to hire a nanny revolved around the hygiene and health of the nanny so as to ensure that the child is safe in her hands. However, 2017 experiences a great change in the criteria as well to hire a nanny for the kid. Apart from hygiene and health, parents have a preference for nannies who have medical licenses, ability to speak properly, a proper educational background and are verified from the police.
Over the past few years it was observed that people were so involved in the world of social media that even before the kids were born, they had their own social media accounts. This trend has been very disturbing as parents were shaping up the personality of their kids even before they were even capable of doing that. This is what's called sharenting. However, 2017 has seen a positive trend in this category where sharenting has taken a backseat. Parents have now realized the bad consequences of it and have said a strict no-no to it. As a result, their kids will have time to develop their own personalities and be their real selves on social media.
2017 is seeing more dads working at home. Just to spend time with their family more of the working dads are opting to work from home so that they can bond better with their babies. Some dads are even opting work from home to ensure that their wife's career doesn't take a backseat. This is leading to a great mutual bonding and family love.
In 2017, Indian Parenting Community will experience a trend that will help parents and kids to bond with each other to a greater extent. Professional parents are seen taking longer leaves from their work to spend time with their kids. This has also resulted in the propensity to save among the parents so that they can live comfortably with their kids while they are off from work.
Thus, these are the hot Parenting Trends for 2017 in the Indian Parenting Community. However, again, the topic of parenting skills or trends is subjective and we cannot really name any information as the top parenting information, but we are sure of one thing that 2017 will experience a positive trend in Parenting. Parents will spend more time with their kids and will provide them a healthy and happy environment along with some playful learning sessions.
Very nice Shokhi.. crisp and so apt! Indeed thins have changed quite a lot and you have correctly captured them. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, Shokhi you have hit the nail right. some of these trends I notice in my everyday life as well. Parenting has changed a lot and the way parents are working around kids is amazing.
Thanks Rakhi.. Parenting is evolving at a much faster pace and parents are trying to adopt the latest parenting trends to the best of their capabilities!
I loved this synopsis of parenting trend. trust me this covers the most of the point which we parent have seen and gone thru. Especially child safety. Thanks for sharing this post with me.
A very different and interesting article. A lot of good research.
I can so relate to a few of them.


Parasitoids have evolved effective and economical ways of victorious interdependence, several of that involve utilization of multimodal cues 13. several dipterous insect parasitoids within the family Phoridae use social insects as hosts thanks to the dependableness of their intraspecies chemical communication signals that bring effective host choice cues 14–15. Phorid fly adults parasitize Associate in Nursingts by hovering over insect hosts so diving right down to insert an egg at a lower place the insect's body covering 16,17-19. Phorid flies have direct parasitic effects on ants (i.e., cause hymenopteron mortality) and additionally considerably amendment hymenopteron forage behavior by limiting host resource acquisition behavior, modifying hymenopteron competitive hierarchies, and wetting hymenopteron effects on herbivores 20-25. There area unit phorids that attack ants from a minimum of twenty two genera across five subfamilies. Likewise, over twenty genera of phorids attack hymenopteron hosts 26. With such categorization diversification in ant-phorid relationships, the kinds of cues employed by phorids to find, select, and with success parasitize hymenopteron hosts also are quite various.
(a) host environment location, (b) host location, (c) host acceptance, (d) host discrimination, and (e) host regulation 13.
For phorid parasitoids, host location involves the utilization of each environment and host cues. Host environment location is that the use of environmental cues by the parasitoid to pick out areas to go looking for potential hosts. These cues could also be directly associated with the well-liked setting of the host itself (e.g., volatiles from plants usually employed by hosts) or associated with the parasitoid's general environment preferences (light, temperature, and wetness conditions inside a given area) 13. The host location method additionally needs that a parasitoid use long-range cues to be directed to its' host. However, in contrast to host environment location cues, these cues return directly from the host itself. Ants communicate interspecifically by mistreatment complicated pheromones. These pheromones usually act as host location cues for parasitoids as they'll be each reliable (with volatile pheromones extremely preserved inside a species or genus) and detectable (ants, being eusocial, sleep in comparatively high densities, and might manufacture massive volumes of volatile pheromones) for the parasitoid 27. Once a phorid parasitoid has situated a possible host through long-range cues, the parasitoid needs host acceptance cues to trigger the parasitoid's oviposition behavior. Short-range cues like movement, host size, and phone chemical cues have all been involved in triggering phorid fly oviposition 28, 29-39.
In addition to the cues that area unit needed for overall host choice, host discrimination cues, employed by parasitoids to find and reject potential hosts that are antecedently parasitized, is gift. whereas these cues don't seem to be necessary for interdependence, they'll increase the chance of offspring success 13. Parasitoids also can increase the success rate of their offspring through host regulation, whereby parasitoids manipulate their hosts to market the event of ensuing generation of parasitoids. Host regulation will involve fixing the physiology of the host to facilitate growth and development of egg, larvae, or pupae of the parasitoid or fixing host behavior to optimize nutrient intake or location inside the external setting 40.


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The United Nations and the New World Order
by Prof. Johan Malan
In preparation for the UN Millennial Summit, the organisation's Secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said that the concept of national sovereignty would have to be redefined or abandoned as it stands in the way of greater unity in the world. He also promised that steps would be taken in 2000 to promote a world religion: "The UN will expand its role as peace-maker to the religious field by staging the first meeting for the world's religious leaders," he said. This new approach gave rise to the United Religions Initiative, aimed at developing into the United Religions Organisation.
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[lol] I will try my best just for you horseman. It is always a good laugh at the quiz you should come along.
thanks to all that played.
1st place was Piglet with 23 points.
Well done Piglet :) Being quizmaster's great fun!
Hope everyone had fun tonight - sorry I couldn't make it. Might manage it next week.


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EXCLUSIVE: Here's an atmospheric first clip of Neon Bull director Gabriel Mascaro's latest film, Divine Love (Divino Amor), which will be playing at Sundance and Berlin.
Set in a theocratic Brazil in the year 2027, the film follows a deeply religious woman who uses her position in a notary's office to try to prevent couples from divorcing. Whilst waiting for a divine sign in recognition of her efforts, she's confronted with a crisis that ultimately brings her closer to God.
Mascaro's debut August Winds premiered at Locarno in 2014 and the Brazilian director's most recent effort Neon Bull (2015) played to acclaim at Venice, Toronto and London. DP is Diego Garcia (Wildlife) and cast includes Dira Paes, Julio Machado and Emilio de Mello.
A co-production between Brazil, Uruguay, Denmark, Norway, Chile and Sweden, the film is produced (and co-written) by Rachel Ellis with a bevy of co-producers. Writers are Mascaro, Ellis, Esdras Bezerra and Lucas Paraizo. Memento Films International handles world sales.


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The weather in North Central Wyoming can tend to be fairly austere in November, and this last one was no exception. As most deer hunters know though, colder weather typically means more favorable deer hunting conditions. My hunting partner and I had planned a combo hunt for Mule deer starting the 10th and on the 15th we would switch to Whitetail. The weather for both hunting regions would hover in the negatives for the duration of both hunts.
Anyone who has hunted or operated in negative degree weather knows that your gear and weaponry have to be top notch. Clothing fails, bolts freeze, etc. Not to mention the mental struggle of, "why the hell am I pursuing beasts in this?" The mental and physical strength issues trump the equipment issues in my opinion, but if any of them fail you'll be left with regrets.
If your rifle goes down you're reduced to throwing rocks to secure your venison, and I've never seen that work out. On more than one occasion I have seen rifles of clients and friends malfunction in extremely cold or dirty weather. Through the years I have learned that a well performing weapon lube is key to success when hunting in below zero temps. It seems every SHWAT™ writer has their preferred lube. Mine is FireClean. I've used it for the last three years and would recommend it to anyone. With my .300 Blackout "Broadsword" lubed and hungry for venison harvesting my hunting partner Brian and I headed out on the evening of November ninth.
After double checking our kit we began the two hour trip to our hunting destination. I found this late season spot for Mule deer a few years earlier while chasing Whitetail in a public land area. Although known for nice Whiteys it held a superb number of Mule deer and the area is one of a very few where Mule deer can be hunted during the rut. That nicely coincides with the Whitetails. We arrived at our camping location at sunset. It was a chilly zero degrees.
Five a.m. came very quickly during our restless cold sleep. We eventually got our kit together and began the half mile hike to where the Muleys typically liked to hang out. Anxiously we waited for the sun to rise and bring warmth. Of course the sun came up, but though there were very few clouds the temperature hung around minus ten degrees all day.
We saw lots of deer and it was apparent that the rut was in full swing. We witnessed numerous herds and some decent bucks doing their morning routines. Around noon we decided to split up. We moved westerly, Brian stayed on the edge of the timber and I moved parallel to him approximately a hundred yards to his South. We moved slowly and methodically, taking five to seven careful steps then looking, listening, smelling. The terrain allowed us to momentarily keep track of each other's movements and base our own distance and speed off of these observations. If you and a partner have never hunted in this fashion you know it can be extremely difficult to do effectively.
We had moved around a quarter mile. It had been twenty minutes since my last visual contact with Brian when I heard the distinct bullwhip sound of his suppressed .223 rifle go off. Another two rounds immediately followed. Three shots inside of five seconds. Brian likes pulling triggers. Closing distance to his position I could see him standing above a nice mature Muley. The 77 grain bullets had performed flawlessly. We disassembled the deer and made the three quarter mile hike back to our truck camp. As sunset fell on the crisp Wyoming prairie we rejoiced in our success, ate freeze dried meals and prepared for another cold evening.
The schedule for the next day was similar with a few changes due to a significant wind change. The morning was eventful with many deer seen but none of the bucks got me excited. We hiked past where Brian had taken his deer and decided to take a seat in the sun for a quick lunch. After relaxing for about twenty minutes, I decided to hit some horns together to see if I can raise the interest of any nearby deer. After only two minutes of rattling, curious deer started to appear out of the timber, first a doe and fawn and then a smaller buck. As we were transfixed on them I heard some activity behind us.
I slowly edged my head around our impromptu blind and discovered a nice 4X4 buck a mere forty yards away. He hadn't seen us but like most mature animals do, he had come in from the downwind side of our position and the gig was up. I watched as he whirled and left just as silently as he had come. And that's why they call it hunting!
After letting the sun warm our bodies for a while longer we decided to head in the same direction as the retreating buck. We decided to return to our camp and hunt near there for the rest of the evening. Our retrograde was not nearly as stealthy due to the wind at our backs. And since it was the middle of the day we didn't expect too much activity anyway. As I was trudging along through the 6-inch crunchy snow, I came around a large cedar tree. Immediately I see a large buck at ninety yards. And he sees me. He was following the doe pee I set out earlier.
He stood there for a second, probably confused, wondering why I wasn't a hot doe. It was all the time I needed. Instinct kicked in and I raised Broadsword, clicked the safety clicked off, quickly assessing the quality of the animal through my Nikon M-223 2-8 BDC600 scope. In that millisecond I determined he was worthy and leveled the crosshairs on him. I exhaled and squeezed the trigger. The 125 grain 300 Blackout Remington OTM bullet entered his front right shoulder and instantaneously dropped him in his tracks. In hindsight I realized the entire action had taken maybe 2 seconds. Thank God for training and experience!
Brian, who was ten steps behind me, was had no idea what had transpired here in the middle of the day with the wind to our backs. As he rounded the tree to my position I pointed out the deer that was in his final death throes. I closed the distance to the deer while in the low carry, just in case he wasn't done and stood above him. There was no ground shrinkage, he was just as great as I'd thought. I let the adrenaline rush over me and reveled in the moment.
He wasn't the largest deer I had ever taken but combined with the experience and company it will never be forgotten. Upon closer inspection after cleaning him we noticed the bullet had entered his front shoulder on the right side. He was quartered hard to me and the bullet had penetrated approximately fifteen inches. For some unknown reason it then turned ninety degrees upward and exited the spine between his shoulder blades. We dissected and partially deboned him for the trek back to camp.
Two nice deer in two days on public land – that's a sweet thought. We returned to camp a few hours before dark and settled in. Rejoicing in our successes we squared away our kit and made sure the meat was good. Given the fact it was still around zero degrees we didn't need to worry about it spoiling. With an extra three days for our next hunt we headed out in the morning. I still had a whitetail tag and Broadsword was still craving whitetail.
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Zaman: The Schultz Shtick
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Fishbein: Hairs To You
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Szuhaj: My One Wild and Precious Life
My intent was to write an article about U.S. tax reform — that's why I went to Dirt Cowboy Café, my writing spot. I came in late in the afternoon, around closing time. It was quiet. I ordered my usual coffee, paid, found a table and realized I forgot to ask for a glass of water. A young barista whom I recognized but whose name I did not know brought me my coffee. I thanked her. Before I could ask for a glass of water, she said:
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/szuhaj-wild-precious-life
Holzer: In Defense of the Line
I hold my coat tight to my chest, the only protection from the biting Chicago cold. The sun just edges up from the jagged tree line, casting long shadows on the almost vacant Toys-R-Us parking lot. It is 4 a.m., and I could not be more awake. The year is 2006, I am 7 and my brother and I have managed to convince my mom to wait in line with us to buy the newly released Wii. A wad of ones and fives bulges in my pocket, dollar by dollar meticulously saved from the past year of birthdays, holidays and any odd jobs with which my neighbors would trust a 2nd grade child. Like everyone who arrived in line earlier than the store's 8 a.m. opening, we had managed to snag a Wii, but the now outdated gaming console is, unsurprisingly, not what sticks with me all these years later — my brother ended up selling it to pay for some newer system. No, what sticks with me is the line.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/holzer-defense-of-line
Verbum Ultimum: Responding to Hatred
The sense of disgust in one's mouth is palpable when reading the racist anonymous messages sent to students and faculty members over the past few months. Thus far, at least 18 students and three faculty members have been targeted by racist and sexually explicit messages — that two of those students had been physically targeted with slurs put on their doors only makes the matter more disturbing. That most of the targets appeared to be Asian, and that this fact played a role in the bigoted mocking present in the messages is even more loathsome.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/verbum-ultimum-responding-to-hatred
Elias: Frackets; What's Yours Is Mine?
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Adelberg: Declare Independence
The 2020 presidential election is rapidly approaching. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign war chest grows to over $100 million; meanwhile, more and more Democrats are announcing their campaigns to replace him. America is not ready for another round of the polarizing, tribalistic turf war that increasingly defines this country's presidential politics. Tensions still run deep from the toxic 2016 elections, and little suggests that the entrenched party elite on either side of the aisle will jostle for power in 2020 with any more civility than last time.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/adelberg-declare-independence
Fishbein: Cancel "Canceled"
When convicted illegal campaign contributor Dinesh D'Souza '83 tweeted Tuesday morning about his lecture at Dartmouth Monday night, he had little to say about the content of his "A World Without Walls" speech. Perhaps D'Souza — who started his career as provocateur by outing gay classmates while editor of The Dartmouth Review and has since gone on in his numerous books and movies to make abhorrent statements that do not merit repetition — felt as though his followers already knew what his brand of hatred had to say about the border. More likely, though, D'Souza saw an opportunity to stir up his base. "...the campus leftists yelled, chanted, obstructed, & even cried!" D'Souza wrote. "Despite the best efforts of these little fascists-in-training, the event went on ..." Fox News reporter Heather Childs parroted this idea in her coverage of D'Souza's visit, claiming on Twitter and television that protestors had "harassed" and "verbally attacked" him.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/fishbein-cancel-canceled
Peñaloza: Consider Your Words
I can't speak anymore — not without people attaching the same searing comment, like a parasite, after every point I make. It's rattled in my brain since my first term here as a freshman.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/penaloza-consider-your-words
Chun: A Return to Education
Four years ago, Dartmouth formed the Ad Hoc Committee on Grading Practices and Grade Inflation, and to quote Douglas Adams, "This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Of course, the rationale seems both simple and unimpeachable: Dartmouth gives a lot of As, and if we keep going about it this way, soon everyone will have an A (and if that happens, Dartmouth isn't doing its job). I added the part in parentheses because it's an implicit assumption of Dartmouth's approach toward education, and because I want the reader to read it in a stuffy bureaucratic voice that undermines it as a normative assumption about what Dartmouth's job is. A giver of well-distributed grades is a terrible way to think about a college education.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/chun-a-return-to-education
Cook: That Time of Year
We all know what winter means.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/cook-that-time-of-year
Levy: Take Your Time
To no one's surprise, many members of the Class of 2022 were once hyper-involved, overachieving high school students. I'm one of them. In high school, I was a peer tutor, varsity athlete, editor of the newspaper and involved in various other activities. At Dartmouth, my plan was to pick up where I had left off and throw myself into as many activities as possible. After all, this method worked for me in the past, allowing me to make friends and build a life for myself each time I switched schools. This time, though, that didn't quite happen.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/levy-take-your-time
Opinion Asks
Last night, Dinesh D'Souza '83 gave a talk in Filene Auditorium entitled "A World Without Walls." He has espoused controversial views in the past, and his presence sparked student protests. What does Dinesh D'Souza's visit to campus mean for the community?
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/opinion-asks
Okutan: 250 Tales of Dartmouth
What comes to your mind when you think of Dartmouth? The picturesque serenity of the Green, or the joyful tunes resonating from the Baker bell tower every afternoon? Is it the cozy Sanborn couches and the 4 p.m. tea, or maybe the winter chills you feel while roaming through frat row? Regardless of what images come to your mind, there will be one common denominator: all of these images are symbols of the common Dartmouth experience and are linked to Dartmouth's core values, as mentioned in its mission statement. These values are what have been shaping the community's experiences for the past 250 years, and despite their monumentality, they push the College toward dynamism and improvement. In this special edition of The Dartmouth, let us cherish these common values with some tales from students, alumni and faculty.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/okutan-250-tales-of-dartmouth
Khanna: Remembering to Reflect
A recent analysis by the American Historical Association revealed that nationwide, the number of students who pursue an undergraduate degree in history has dropped precipitously in recent years. With only 5.3 history degrees awarded per 1000 students, the discipline is shrinking rapidly with no end in sight. Though the study identified several reasons for the sharp decline, Benjamin M. Schmidt, the analysis' author, believes that most can be condensed into reduced receptivity to the holistic philosophies of a liberal arts education. Students and parents, he contends, are now looking for a faster and more profitable return on their investment into higher education than ever before.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/khanna-remembering-to-reflect
Pak: Make It Yours
This year, Dartmouth is celebrating its 250th anniversary. And at first, I thought it had absolutely nothing to do with me.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/pak-make-it-yours
Verbum Ultimum: Students of History
Dartmouth enters a tumultuous time as it celebrates 250 years of world-class instruction this winter. The College grapples with a widespread culture of sexual assault, intense competition for prestige from larger research universities, divisive proposals to expand the student body, beleaguered traditions like the Homecoming bonfire and perennial questions of diversity. History is in the making — these are the times that will determine Dartmouth's legacy and identity for generations to come.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/verbum-ultimum-students-of-history
Tumurbaatar: Happy Lunar New Year
Uuganzul Tumurbaatar '21 celebrates the Lunar New Year.
https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2019/02/tumurbaatar-happy-lunar-new-year


The mayor of Predappio, the birthplace of Benito Mussolini in central Italy, has called for a museum to open to remember the fascist leader and his role in Italian history.
Mayor Giorgio Frassineti, from the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), said the proposed fascism museum would focus on a "fundamental piece of our history".
"Predappio can become a place in which people can reflect, cutting the town from the hands of those who want to misuse it," Frassineti was quoted in La Repubblica as saying, referring to neo-fascists who seek to honour Mussolini.
The mayor has pinpointed an abandoned building in Predappio for the museum, part of his re-election campaign, a project which he said would need external resources to be completed.
Nearly 70 years since Mussolini was killed trying to flee Italy, the fascist leader is still lauded by some Italians. Ahead of last year's national elections, Forza Italia head Silvio Berlusconi said the fascist leader did "good things" during his reign.
Earlier this month politicians in Turin scrapped Mussolini's honourary citizenship, facing opposition from some councilors who said the move was a "revision of history".


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Lancashire fullplate fusee movement engraved for its Canadian retailer, the 22-size frame stamped IW. Duplex (frictional rest) escapement. 'Fancy' brass and steel non-compensating balance, spiral balance-spring. Pillar-plate 48 mm diameter.
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Leaker's Guide, Part Two — What's Legal, What's Not?
WatchDog: Leaker's Guide, Part Two — What's Legal, What's Not?
EDITOR'S NOTE: As with part one of our Leaker's Guide, WatchDog is responding to these unusual times by switching our focus from freedom of information insights for journalists to those who provide that information — the whistleblowers. These Leaker's Guide columns are designed to help journalists work with potential sources inside government, such as at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — so go ahead, share these guides with the government worker nearest you.
By Joseph A. Davis, WatchDog TipSheet Editor
First, know that leaking (or even talking to news media in the open) is legal, unless you are dealing with classified information — and there is only a tiny amount of that at EPA and most federal environmental agencies. It is perfectly legal to share with a journalist an EPA document that would otherwise be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
Still, leaking and whistleblowing are usually dangerous because of the possibility of retribution against the leaker.
Leaking and whistleblowing, technically, are two different things. "Whistleblowing" is commonly understood to mean the reporting of agency wrongdoing — whether to constituted authorities or to journalists. "Leaking" generally means giving information anonymously to a journalist, who then reports it.
Anonymous sharing of information
with the news media
can still be highly effective,
if leakers feel they can trust reporters.
Retribution against legitimate whistleblowers is actually illegal under the federal Whistleblower Protection Act (originally enacted in 1989). But the protections from that law have proven increasingly toothless over the years. The Office of Special Counsel, which is supposed to protect legitimate whistleblowers, has failed to do so in many cases.
So be aware as a source that while formal complaints to protect whistleblowers may not often work, anonymous sharing of information with the news media can still be highly effective, if leakers feel they can trust reporters.
As a prospective leaker or whistleblower, you have legal rights — and free lawyers willing to guide you in exercising them. Even lawyers for hire. So let's talk about those rights (and their limits).
To start, there is the First Amendment, which guarantees U.S. citizens freedom of speech. There is nothing to stop you from saying anything to anyone. That is, the Constitution largely guarantees no prior restraint of speech. The First Amendment also guarantees the right of a free press to hear what you have to say, and to publish it.
But there may sometimes be legal, and illegal, consequences.
What does the Whistleblower Protection Act cover?
The original 1989 Whistleblower Protection Act tried to give special protections to government employees who disclosed waste, fraud and abuse. It protects disclosures to agency higher-ups, Congress, the news media and the public.
The act specifically covers disclosures of violation of a law, rule or regulation, or of "gross mismanagement." It also covers disclosure of "gross waste of funds," abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. That last item should be of special relevance to environmental reporters.
Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter James Risen at an event in November 2014. Risen refused to identify a source, even after the case went to the Supreme Court. Photo: Miller Center, Flickr Creative Commons
Certain disclosures by certain employees, however, are not protected. Those include employees of the intelligence agencies and disclosure of properly classified national security information and diplomatic secrets, or information that is restricted by law from disclosure. An example might be "confidential business information."
Historically, government agency employees who have tried to disclose these transgressions have often been punished — hence the need for the Whistleblower Protection Act. The retaliation and the reasons for it may not always be explicit — a bad performance review, a transfer, a demotion, etc.
Who handles complaints about retribution?
A protected employee who feels a personnel action is reprisal for a protected disclosure can file a complaint. Such complaints are handled by the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The roles of these two agencies are, at bottom, murky and ambiguous. Both have multiple mandates meant, at least in theory, to support the integrity of the federal civil service.
The special counsel is supposed to play an investigative and quasi-prosecutorial role. Government employees can lodge their complaints of waste and abuse directly with the special counsel.
The Merit Systems Protection Board is supposed to play a quasi-judicial role in resolving whistleblower complaints and disputes.
But in reality, neither office often plays these roles fairly or effectively. Special counsels are supposed to be independent. But the fact that they are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate can make them political.
In 2012, after years of trying, Congress finally passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, which was meant to shore up some of the weaknesses in the original 1989 law.
Whistleblower advocates saw it as a significant improvement, eliminating some loopholes that had kept whistleblowers from obtaining protection. But it did not fix all the law's weaknesses.
One more law sometimes relevant to whistleblowers is the False Claims Act. Under certain circumstances, when a whistleblower identifies fraud that costs the taxpayers money, and the government actually recovers damages, the whistleblower (who does not have to be a government employee) can get a portion. Don't try this without a lawyer.
EPA non-policy on talking to news media
Even though most EPA employees think there is an agency policy against speaking to the press without press office permission, there is not.
SEJ made a Freedom of Information Act request of the EPA in 2015 in search of any written policy about who could talk to media. EPA responded that there really was none. Perhaps the policy exists unofficially, and works through suggestion and intimidation. Not being formally in writing, it would be hard to enforce.
EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy is the closest thing the agency has to a written press policy. That policy seems to acknowledge employees' First Amendment right to speak to the press, as long as they make clear they are speaking for themselves and not for the agency (the Garcetti precedent).
But it undercuts that by suggesting that the press office should try to choose which EPA employees a reporter can interview, and try to chaperone the interview (a crude form of intimidation). The policy only applies to EPA scientists, not to other EPA employees.
But the policy, read plainly, also forbids political appointees from suppressing, distorting or interfering with the science. It also provides (together with some other, government-wide policies) channels through which employees can lodge complaints when the integrity of their science or their right to speech is being violated.
Such channels include the EPA's Scientific Integrity Office, the EPA's Office of Inspector General and the Office of Special Counsel.
Whether you are disclosing through channels, or disclosing anonymously to news media, it is wise to get experienced and confidential legal advice. Two organizations who offer it are the Government Accountability Project, or GAP, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, otherwise known as PEER.
Reporter-source privilege
Once a source decides to leak, anonymity is hardly a given. Most journalists will try first to get their source "on the record." But you as a source need not disclose anything until you have agreed on "ground rules" with the journalist.
Take the trouble to be clear about these before you identify yourself or provide sensitive information.
Once the reporter and source
have agreed on ground rules,
there should be a
bond of honor between them.
Generally, ground rules fall into these three broad categories:
On the record. The source is identified by name and anything he or she says can be published by the journalist.
On background. The source is not identified by name (but may be identified generically by position) and the information provided can be quoted and cited.
Off the record. The source is not identified and the journalist is not free to publish or use the information (unless it is obtained from another source).
There can be finer shadings of these three basic categories. The important thing is to agree clearly on the ground rules before the source provides the information.
Once the reporter and source have agreed on ground rules, there should be a bond of honor between them. If a journalist has agreed to protect (not disclose) your identity, he or she should keep that promise.
Your communications with them, as a source to a journalist, may be considered "privileged," as are those between a doctor and patient, a lawyer and client, or a priest and penitent.
How much protection do shield laws offer?
The reporter-source privilege is protected by state law in most states — to varying degrees — but not in all.
In their strongest form, these "shield laws" mean that state prosecutors can not compel a journalist to disclose their source for a particular piece of information. In some states, protections are qualified or partial.
One of the best overviews of state and federal law related to reporter's privilege is by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Most important from a federal agency source's perspective: there is no federal shield law, despite efforts in past Congresses to pass one. That means federal prosecutors can subpoena a journalist, put them under oath, ask them to disclose a source and ask a judge to put them in jail if they refuse.
And some journalists have gone to jail (e.g., Vanessa Leggett and Judith Miller). But not all. To state the obvious: if you are thinking about leaking, you should only work with journalists you know and trust.
In one prominent recent case, federal prosecutors pressured Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter James Risen to identify a source and he refused. It went to the Supreme Court and Risen still refused.
That case was ultimately resolved after the Obama Justice Department backed down and issued guidelines urging prosecutors to give reporters latitude and seek alternatives to compelled disclosure. But those guidelines had less than the full force of law and could be reversed by a subsequent administration.
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Zasady gry
Grę rozpoczyna gracz grający pionami białymi.

Cel gry
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Ruch polega na:

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 przeskoczeniu przez pionek własny lub przeciwnika z pola bezpośrednio sąsiadującego z przeskakiwanym pionem na pole bezpośrednio za nim,

 przeskoczeniu kilku pionów swoich lub przeciwnika z pola bezpośrednio sąsiadującego z przeskakiwanym pionem na pole bezpośrednio za nim,

 wykonaniu całej serii skoków jednym pionkiem zgodnie z dwiema poprzednimi zasadami – zmiana kierunku kolejnych skoków jest możliwa.

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Warianty
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