To assist the university in complying with federal and state law and regulations relating to public access; to provide guidance for students, faculty, staff and visitors regarding service, assistive and Companion Animals permitted on University Premises; and to provide for the public's health, safety and welfare by requiring Owners and Handlers to care for and to control their animals responsibly, in accordance with these rules and procedures and applicable local laws.
This Rule applies to students, employees and visitors throughout the NMSU system.
The regulation of Wildlife and Exotic Animals is outside the scope of this Rule; a person or entity desiring to bring such animals on University Premises shall coordinate with the appropriate university office, and will be subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to animal welfare and public safety.
The regulation of animals used in teaching and research, including but not limited to the therapeutic riding program, is governed by the Animal Welfare Act and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, and is therefore outside the scope of this Rule. The university has established the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee to administer these federal laws and corresponding regulations in the care and use of vertebrate animals in academic and research settings. (See ARP 11.01 Part 5) Concerns or complaints relating to these issues should be directed to the chair of the NMSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Additional information may be found at: NMSU Research Compliance IACUC.
The following positions have authority relative to the administration of this Rule; each also serves as a member of the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee, described in Part 5, section F below.
Department Head, Director or Equivalent of Affected Program.
The definitions provided in this section will be used in the application and enforcement of this Rule.
Animals Permitted on University Premises: Subject to the provisions of this Rule and applicable federal, state or local laws, the following types of animals are permitted on University Premises.
"Emotional Support Animal" (ESA)": An Emotional Support Animal is a Companion Animal that may be permitted, if deemed to be a reasonable accommodation, for a person with a psychological disability, by either the Office of Institutional Equity or the NMSU Office of Student Accessibility Services (in coordination with the VPSS or designee of the community college, if applicable). See Part 5, section C below.
"Law Enforcement Animal": A law enforcement animal is usually a dog, specially trained to assist law enforcement personnel with police work. See Part 5, section D below.
Service Animal": A service animal is either a dog or a miniature horse that is individually trained to do work or perform specific tasks to assist a person with a psychological or physical disability. Service animals are distinct from Companion Animals, Emotional Support Animals, or other assistive animals. See Part 5, section B below regarding a service animal's right to public access.
"Therapy Animals": Therapy Animals are animals involved in Animal Assisted Interventions. These definitions were derived from Pet Partners.
See Part 5, section D below.
"Exotic Animal": Exotic animals are wild, non-domesticated animals, not native to the United States of America, including but not limited to monkeys, tropical birds and certain species of tarantulas and snakes.
"Handler": A "handler" is the person in control of, and a person the university may hold responsible for the acts of a service animal, a service animal in training, or other assistive animal. The handler may or may not also be the Owner of the animal.
"NMSU Entity": sometimes also referred to as "unit", is a general term which may refer to a college, a department or any other individual administrative unit within the NMSU system.
"Owner": A person who has legal custody of an animal covered by this Rule. The university will hold owners responsible for the acts of their animal. The owner may or may not also be the animal's Handler.
"University Housing": University Housing refers to all housing units and attached yards, as well as to indoor and outdoor common areas under the authority of NMSU Housing and Residential Life. University Housing consists of Single Student Housing and Student Family Housing.
"University Premises": University premises refers to all land, buildings, or other indoor or outside space owned, leased by NMSU, or otherwise under the control of New Mexico State University. University owned property leased to other entities and not under the operational control of NMSU are not considered university premises for purposes of this Rule.
"Wildlife": Wildlife refers to non-domesticated animals native to the United States of America, including but not limited to coyotes, wolves, skunks, and certain species of tarantulas and snakes (i.e. rattlesnakes).
NMSU maintains an environment designed primarily for the support of the university's education, research, and public service missions. Animals are permitted on University Premises, in accordance with applicable law and this Rule which requires the Owner and the Handler to be fully responsible for the animal's control, care and maintenance. Students and employees may be subject to disciplinary action for failure to control or clean up after their animal, regardless of the damages caused, if any, and in accordance with applicable university policy, rules and procedures. If any provision in this section conflicts with legal requirements or policies in Part 5, section B or C below relating to Service Animals and/or Emotional Support Animals, those provisions shall govern.
Keep the animal clean. Daily grooming and/or occasional baths may be required to keep animal odor to a minimum. Adequate flea prevention and control is also required.
Comply with the animal welfare provisions outlined in Part 5, section E below.
Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Rule, such as Service Animals' right to public access with their Handler, Owners/Handlers shall comply with posted signage which may limit or prohibit access by Companion Animals.
Exclusion from University Premises: Notwithstanding an animal's right to public access, there may be certain circumstances requiring the exclusion of animals, including but not limited to, the examples listed below. If an Owner/Handler will not cooperate with a request for immediate removal of the animal, the NMSU Police Department or local police jurisdiction may be called for assistance.
if the animal is unsupervised or otherwise not being tended to by the Owner/Handler.
Nature of Facility or Event: An animal that is neither a service animal, nor an approved Therapy or Emotional Support Animal, may be asked to leave a university facility or event that does not otherwise permit Companion Animals. See Also Part 5, section I.
Emergent Circumstances: Any Companion Animal, service animal, emotional support or other assistive animal may be asked to leave an area when emergent or security circumstances require use of a Law Enforcement Animal, chemicals or other emergency deployment.
Single Student Housing: Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Rule, animals are not allowed to reside, nor to visit, single student housing residence facilities. This prohibition does not apply to fish; fish are permitted, subject to reasonable inspection(s) by Housing staff.
The total number of dogs and cats in a household shall not exceed a total of two (2) (e.g. 2 dogs; 2 cats; 1 cat, 1 dog).
Fish, birds, rodents, amphibians and reptiles must be contained in an appropriately sized aquarium or cage at all times.
Dogs and cats shall be spayed or neutered, unless granted an exception by the Housing Director or designee.
Alleged violations may be unilaterally investigated by University Housing staff, and action taken pursuant to the terms of the license agreement.
The signatory on a University Housing license agreement, as the party responsible for the premises, may have sanctions or other administrative action levied against them for violations by an Owner/Handler who are their co-tenants or visitors. The Owner/Handler may also be sanctioned in accordance with applicable employee, student or visitor conduct policy, rule or procedures.
Unsupervised Animals: From time to time unsupervised animals may be encountered on a campus or other university property. In these situations, administrative or police action may be taken, for the protection of the public's safety, as well as for the safety and welfare of the animal.
Public Access: A person with a disability who uses a service animal shall be admitted to any university facility open to the public, including buildings and common carriers, subject to rare exception based on direct threat of significant harm to the health or safety of others. Service Animals shall be at all times under the control of the Owner, Handler or trainer of the service animal.Questions or concerns relating to public access by a service animal, and requests for reasonable accommodation in the workplace or academic setting not involving a service animal should be referred to either the Office of Institutional Equity (employees and visitors) (575-646-3635 or equity@nmsu.edu), or the Office of Student Accessibility Services, 575-646-6840 or sas@nmsu.edu.
The law does not require Service Animals to wear a vest; however, NMSU encourages the use of a vest or other service animal identification.
Persons with disabilities who utilize a service animal are not required to register with any office, nor to request an accommodation, unless an additional accommodation is needed in the academic or work setting.
In an emergency requiring transportation or relocation of an Owner, Handler or trainer of a service animal or service animal in training, to the extent practicable, accommodations shall be made for the service animal or service animal in training to remain with or be reunited with the Owner, Handler or trainer. When accommodations cannot be made that would allow the animal to remain with the Owner, Handler or trainer, the service animal or service animal in training shall be placed pursuant to the instructions provided by the Owner, Handler or trainer.
Misrepresentation of an animal as an authorized service animal or service animal in training will be taken very seriously. See Part 5, section I.
Inquiries by University Representatives: When it is readily apparent that an animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability (e.g. a dog is observed guiding a person with a visual disability), university representatives should not inquire about the service animal, unless there is a separate concern about disruption or other issue. It is recommended that faculty, staff or students consult with either the Office of Student Accessibility Services or the Office of Institutional Equity regarding any perceived issues.
In the event that it is not readily apparent that an animal is a service animal, university representatives shall not ask about the nature or extent of the person's disability, but may make two inquiries, as permitted by guidance issued pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act: 1. Is the animal a service animal required because of a disability?, and/or 2. What work or task is the animal trained to perform?
University representatives shall not ask for documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified, trained or licensed as a Service Animal; nor shall they ask the Handler to demonstrate the tasks.
For university programs and/or classes held at non-NMSU facilities, the Owner of the property may require notification or verification that the animal is a service animal.
Control, Care and Maintenance: Subject to limited exceptions required due to a Handler's particular disability, Owners, Handlers and trainers of Service Animals and Service Animals in Training shall comply with the requirements of Part 5, sections A and E relating to animal control, care and maintenance.
Service Animals in Training: Based on New Mexico law, Service Animals in Training shall be admitted to facilities open to the public on the same basis that a service animal would be.
Denial of Public Access: Any decision to exclude a service animal from a particular area of the university shall be made on a case-by-case basis, in coordination with the person with the disability; and if possible, also in coordination with either the Office of Student Accessibility Services (for students) or the Office of Institutional Equity (for employees and visitors). See Also Part 5, section A.3 above.
ADA Complaint Resolution: Persons with disabilities who believe their rights under the ADA are not being honored may file either an internal complaint of disability discrimination with the Office of Institutional Equity (575-646-3635 or equity@nmsu.edu), or may file an external complaint with appropriate state and/or federal agencies. Internal complaints received will be promptly investigated and resolved. Appropriate corrective action will be taken for violations of this Rule, in correlation with the severity of the offense.
Federal law recognizes that under certain circumstances, the presence of a Companion Animal which provides emotional support may be granted by the appropriate university office (e.g. Office of Institutional Equity for employees and visitors; Office of Student Accessibility Services, for students) as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability. An example of an accommodation that might be found to be reasonable, depending upon the circumstances presented, would be waiver by University Housing of its standard prohibition of Companion Animals, to permit an Emotional Support Animal to reside with its Owner with a disability. The university's standard procedures for assessing student requests for reasonable accommodation shall be applied, on a case by case basis, and result in an Accommodation Agreement that addresses the animal access issues.
A request for an Emotional Support Animal must be based upon medical documentation indicating that the animal's presence alleviates psychological symptoms or effects associated with the disability of its Owner/Handler.
While the law requires that there be a nexus between the person's disability and the comfort provided by an Emotional Support Animal, it does not require the animal to be trained to perform specific task(s) directly for their Handler. Emotional Support Animals may be permitted access only to the areas specifically identified in an Accommodation Agreement authorized by the appropriate university office or other entity.
Persons with disabilities authorized for an Emotional Support Animal, by either the Office of Student Accessibility Services or by the Office of Institutional Equity, shall carry a copy of the Accommodation Agreement with them. The use of a vest or other identification as an Emotional Support Animal is encouraged.
In the event that it is not readily apparent that an animal should be permitted access to a particular university venue, university representatives shall not seek disability related information, and if the animal is identified as an Emotional Support Animal, may ask to see a copy of the Accommodation Agreement authorizing access, or name of the university official or other entity granting similar approval.
Misrepresentation of an animal as an authorized Emotional Support Animal will be taken very seriously. See Part 5, section I.
Control, Care and Maintenance: Owners and Handlers of Emotional Support Animals are subject to the requirements of Part 5, sections A and E relating to animal control, care and maintenance.
Therapy Animals: Therapy Animals, also referred to as animals used in animal assisted interventions, (AAI) are distinct from Emotional Support Animals and from Service Animals and do not have the same right to public access. Therapy Animals are regulated by guidelines determined by specific associations. (e.g. Pet Partners, Therapy Dogs International, Therapaws). Visits by this type of animal to university campuses and within buildings are permitted, subject to approval from the appropriate department head, director or equivalent administrator. See NMSU Counseling Center for "Guidelines for Animal Assisted Interventions".
Law Enforcement Animals: Animals under the authority of law enforcement personnel, while actively responding to an actual or perceived event, are not subject to the provisions of this Rule. Their control, care and maintenance is governed by state and/or federal case law and is incorporated into the NMSU Police Department, Law Enforcement Canine Handbook, or other policies and procedures applicable to the specific law enforcement agency that owns the working animal.
Freedom from hunger and thirst: Companion and assistive animals shall be provided ready access to fresh water and be provided with a diet to maximize short and long term health.
Freedom from discomfort: Because Service Animals are at their Handler's side for a large part of each day, it is anticipated that the basic care of providing adequate shelter will be maintained. All companion and assistive animals residing or otherwise permitted on University Premises shall be provided adequate shelter.
Freedom from pain, injury, or disease: The Owner/Handler of the companion or assistive animal will ensure the physical health of the animal, including but not limited to avoidance of locations that may involve the use of hazardous materials (certain science labs) or interaction with NMSU livestock or horses; extended walking on asphalt or cement surfaces during summer months; as well as regular vet check-ups and vaccinations or titer testing for the following: rabies, distemper, parvovirus and bordetella. If the animal is unable to be vaccinated for health reasons, the Owner/Handler needs to have a document from the treating veterinarian stating that this is the case.
Freedom to express normal behavior: The life of a service animal is one of work. However, its Owner/Handler should ensure that the animal be provided with an appropriate level of "down-time" or "play-time" in order to maintain the service animal's mental well-being. The use of positive training techniques is encouraged.
Freedom from fear and distress: Service Animals may be exposed to people, situations, or surroundings that companion and other assistive animals would not be exposed to. For example, very crowded noisy hallways in university buildings. It is the responsibility of the animal's Owner/Handler to ensure that the animal has received effective training so that the animal not only behaves appropriately in these settings, but that the animal has had positive experiences while being exposed to these settings so it does not become stressed. Leaving companion and other assistive animals confined in quarters alone for extended periods of time may be a violation of this Rule, depending upon the specific circumstances.
Related to the provisions of Part 5, subsection E.5 above, Owners/Handlers should be aware of the potential sources of chronic stress to the animal, and consider the impact that such stress may have on the animal. This necessitates that the Owner/Handler pay attention to the warning signs of chronic stress in their service or other animal and take appropriate action to lessen the impact of the stress. This is particularly true if the animal is expected to work for long periods of time in unpredictable settings doing stressful work (i.e., attending a football game where there are fireworks or cannon shots while being surrounded by many people, or having to perform physically or psychologically demanding duties).
Additionally, Owners/Handlers are subject to the provisions of Part 5, section A.3.a, regarding situations which pose potential health or safety risks to others or to their animal. Owners and Handlers are encouraged to consider potential hazards carefully, and in advance, in order to decide whether or not an accommodation within an academic setting or workplace will be necessary or feasible. The Owner or Handler should communicate as early as possible with the faculty member, employer or other person with authority if it appears a modification to protocols or to physical environments may be necessary for the protection of other persons or the animal.
The Board of Regents hereby establishes the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee as a standing "university board" as defined by RPM 2.30. Complaints and other matters of concern relating to the interpretation, application or enforcement of this Rule, or corresponding procedures, may be submitted to this committee for resolution. The committee's authority to review and resolve complaints concerning animals on campus is supplemental to other grievances which might be filed.
Authority: The Companion and Assistive Animals Committee shall serve both as an advisory resource to the individual Rule administrators regarding the application and enforcement of this Rule, as well as a body that will assist the university community with dispute resolution as needed for issues involving animals on campus. The committee shall have no authority relative to teaching or research animals under the authority of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, governed by distinct federal regulations. Other than its advisory function, the committee shall have no authority to take action in matters where another university department has jurisdiction to act, such as the NMSU Police Department (a criminal case involving an alleged vicious animal) or the Office of Institutional Equity (exclusion of a service animal resulting in a complaint of discrimination in violation of the ADA).
Membership: The Companion and Assistive Animals Committee shall be comprised of: each Rule administrator identified in Section C.; one or more faculty or staff invitees of the Rule administrators, who have knowledge or expertise regarding service, companion and other assistive animals; the chair of the IACUC Committee or designee (ex officio), and a representative from the Office of General Counsel (ex officio).
Meetings: The Companion and Assistive Animals Committee may be convened by any of its members, at any time necessary for the resolution of issues pursuant to this Rule. Representatives from the community colleges and or other faculty, staff or students in need of an advisory opinion or other assistance from the committee may submit their issue in writing or request to present in person to the committee.
Any person may bring an issue of a Rule violation or other problem with an animal on campus to the attention of any of the individual Rule administrators (See Part 3 above), and/ or directly to the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee.
Elements of Complaint or Other Concern: To the extent possible, complaints and other letters of concern shall provide date, time, and location of any alleged violation or incident; the party or parties charged, if known; any witnesses, if known; any other relevant facts; as well as the relief sought by the complainant.
Complaint Prioritization: Complaints and other letters of concern will be processed in the order they are received, unless there is a health or safety risk involved, in which case, it will be expedited.
Exploration of avenues for resolution of the issues raised, including discussion, community education, mediation or other methods.
If the Rule administrator is able to resolve it in accordance with the Rule/procedures under their jurisdiction, the matter shall be closed.
If an issue is not resolved within 7 business days, it may be forwarded by any of the involved parties (the complainant, the respondent, the Rule administrator, the chair of the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee) to the full Companion and Assistive Animals Committee for consideration and further action.
Committee Review: If the complaint or concern is not resolved by the Rule Administrator or by the chair of the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee through discussions with or between the parties, the chair may convene all the members of the committee to consider the matter.
The committee shall hear from all parties. Contact shall be made through notice by personal delivery, email, other electronic means, or by US mail to the most current address on record with the university, if any. A copy of the complaint or other letter of concern shall be included with the communication, inviting comment or attendance at a meeting. Each party shall respond in writing indicating their preference.
If they do not wish to attend the meeting/hearing at which the matter will be discussed, the involved parties may submit a written position statement in lieu of attendance to be considered by the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee.
The Companion and Assistive Animals Committee or its individual members may be in a position to procure relevant evidence, and may contribute such to the hearing of the matter, in the interest of obtaining a fair result, provided that all parties are informed about the material being considered, and have the opportunity to review and/or rebut it.
After consideration of the relevant facts, including submissions received from the involved parties, a majority of a quorum of the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee will issue a decision, either verbally to the parties at the close of the meeting/hearing, or by way of a written decision within 7 business days from the date the hearing was held.
The meeting/hearing shall be recorded.
The decision of the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee shall be final.
The Rule administrators, working in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Equity and/or the NMSU Office of Student Accessibility Services, will ensure that appropriate training is provided to faculty, staff and students regarding the law's requirements for non-discriminatory equal access, in order to increase mutual understanding and to reduce misunderstanding and/or conflict about where different types of animals are permitted to be on campus.
The New Mexico Service Animal Act, NMSA 1978, Section 28-11-6 et seq, makes it a crime to knowingly present an animal as a service animal or service animal in training when it does not meet the definition. Additionally, falsification of documentation or other misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal, service animal in training, Emotional Support Animal or other animal permitted under these policies, in order to gain access to university facilities not otherwise open to Companion Animals, will be taken seriously. If reported or suspected, the appropriate university office will investigate. Administrative, disciplinary and/or criminal action will be pursued as warranted by the investigative findings.
It is recognized that presence of animals on campus may from time to time create problems for others. For example, the presence of a service animal, other assistive animal or Companion Animal may negatively affect others with allergies, respiratory impairments and other conditions.
The facts relevant to each conflict situation will be assessed in order to balance the rights of each affected party, and to the extent feasible, the rights of each party will be honored, with or without accommodation of policies, procedures, course schedules etc.
When a conflict involves two animals, the public access rights of a service animal or service animal in training will likely prevail. Note: The New Mexico Service Animal Act makes it a crime to intentionally fail or refuse to control an unrestrained animal, which animal interferes with or obstructs the Owner, trainer, or Handler of the service animal or service animal in training.
When a conflict involves any person and either the Owner, Handler or trainer of a service animal or service animal in training; or involves any person and the service animal or service animal in training; the rights of the Owner, Handler or trainer and/or the rights of the service animal or service animal in training will likely prevail. Note: The New Mexico Service Animal Act makes it a crime to intentionally interfere with (i.e. harassment or obstruction) with the use of a service animal or service animal in training.
Conflict resolution will be managed by the Office of Student Accessibility Services or the Office of Institutional Equity, as appropriate, for conflicts involving Service Animals and animals permitted as Emotional Support Animals; those offices may utilize the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee in an advisory capacity.
Conflicts involving Companion Animals may be directed to the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee for resolution by that committee.
Consistent with RPM 1.10 and ARP 1.10, the policy administrators, in consultation with the Companion and Assistive Animals Committee, and approval from their respective vice president or equivalent administrator, may issue supplemental procedural guidelines and/or forms. Such procedures shall not conflict with this Rule, and are intended to facilitate the implementation, application, and enforcement. Such procedures and forms shall be posted at an appropriate NMSU website, and linked from this Section.


One of the city's more prestigious neighborhoods with large homes and tree-lined streets, affluent Spring Valley shares its neighborhood with American University, Wesley Theological Seminary and Washington College of Law. Located at the far western edge of the District, Spring Valley feels much like a suburb.
Homes in Spring Valley are mainly brick Colonials on large lots with an occasional Tudor joining the mix. There are also exquisite mansions on small estates in the southernmost part of the area.
Embassy residences located in the neighborhood include the ambassador's houses of South Korea, Canada, Croatia, Mexico, Bahrain, Qatar, Uganda, Chile, Luxembourg, Algeria and Yemen. WAMU, the District's Public Broadcasting Station, is located on Massachusetts Avenue adjacent to American University.
Nearby Wisconsin Avenue provides access to the shopping and dining attractions of Tenleytown, Friendship Heights and Georgetown, while Massachusetts Avenue connects residents to downtown Washington.
Spring Valley Shopping Center offers residents a variety of services and retail stores including Crate & Barrel, a Thai restaurant, and Wagshal's market and deli, a neighborhood institution since 1925.


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New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory first teamed up to write The Obsidian Trilogy, set in a wondrous world filled with magical beings, competing magic systems, and a titanic struggle between good and evil. That world proved so popular with the creators and readers alike that Lackey and Mallory have returned to it with The Phoenix Unchained , Book One of The Enduring Flame, the opening volume of a new epic fantasy trilogy. After a thousand years of peace, much Magick has faded from the world. The Elves live far from humankind. There are no High Mages, and Wild Mages are seen only rarely. Bisochim, a powerful Wild Mage, is determined to reintroduce Darkness to the world, believing that it is out of Balance. Tiercel, a young Armethalian nobleman, is convinced that High Magic is not just philosophy. He attempts a spell--and draws the unwelcome attention of Bisochim. Tiercel survives Bisochim's attack and begins trying to turn himself into a High Mage. Next in line to be Harbormaster of Armethalieh, Harrier instead finds himself regularly saving Tyr's life and meeting magickal people and creatures. To Harrier's dismay, it seems that he must become a hero. In The Phoenix Unchained , Harrier and Tiercel begin a marvelous journey to uncover their destinies. Along the way, they meet a charming female centaur, several snooty Elves, and the most powerful dragon their world has ever known.
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory first teamed up to write the Obsidian Trilogy, which was set in a wondrous world filled with magical beings, competing magic systems, and a titanic struggle between good and evil. That world proved so popular with the creators and readers alike that Lackey and Mallory have returned to it again, with The Phoenix Unchained, Book One of The Enduring Flame, the opening volume of a new epic fantasy trilogy.After 1,000 years of peace, much Magick has faded from the world. The Elves live far from humankind. There are no High Mages, and Wild Mages are seen only rarely. Bisochim, a powerful Wild Mage, is determined to reintroduce Darkness to the world, believing that it is out of Balance.Tiercel, a young Armethalian nobleman, is convinced that High Magick is not just philosophy. He attempts a spell-and draws the unwelcome attention of Bisochim. Tiercel survives Bisochim's attack and begins trying to turn himself into a High Mage. Next in line to be Harbormaster of Armethalieh, Harrier instead finds himself regularly saving Tiercel's life and meeting magickal people and creatures. To Harrier's dismay, it seems that he must become a hero. In The Phoenix Unchained, Harrier and Tiercel begin a marvelous journey to uncover their destinies. Along the way, they meet a charming female centaur, several snooty Elves, and the most powerful dragon their world has ever known.
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The history of Prince Edward Island is like a rope made of intertwined strands. Each of those strands can be traced back to its roots: First Nations, French, English, Irish, and Scottish. Archeologists have found evidence of early Mi'kmaq settlements that date back thousands of years. Be sure to visit the Lennox Island Mi'kmaq Cultural Centre, as well as the annual Abegweit Pow Wow in August, to learn more about PEI's aboriginal heritage. The earliest European settlers began arriving in the sixteenth century, and their influence is still evident in the names found on mailboxes, as well as the prevalence of Acadian and Celtic music and dance. A trip to The Acadian Museum in Miscouche will introduce you to the tumultuous history of the French pioneers. Then relive the birth of Canadian Confederation and all its drama by touring Province House National Historic Site, where you'll see and hear how the new nation began to take shape in Charlottetown in 1864.
Today most Islanders are descendants of Europeans; however, PEI's first residents were the Mi'kmaq. The Mi'kmaq first lived here about 2000 years ago. They called the Island 'Epekwitk', meaning "resting on the waves". European settlers pronounced the name as 'Abegweit'.
French explorers were the first Europeans to visit and settle the Island. Jacques Cartier described the Island as "...the fairest land 'tis possible to see!" The French called the Island "Île Saint-Jean.' To the British, who later occupied the area, the Island was known as 'St. John's Island.' The Island was renamed in 1799 as 'Prince Edward Island' in honour of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the father of Queen Victoria.
In 1758, under British control, the Island was annexed to Nova Scotia, and Captain Samuel Holland was later commissioned to survey the land. He divided the Island into 67 townships of 20,000 acres each. In a great lottery held in London, England, English merchants and military figures were granted large parcels of property in the colony. The colony was separated from Nova Scotia in 1769, but land issues continued for over 100 years until after confederation when the Island Government was able to purchase the last of the large estate lots for resale to tenants.
Following the American War of Independence, many loyal to the British Crown moved north, some making the Island their home. The 18th and 19th centuries saw the arrival of many British settlers, including Scottish and Irish emigrants fleeing economic problems in their homeland. The Island prospered in the wood, wind and water economy of the mid 1800s and communities and colonial institutions expanded.
The Charlottetown Conference, one of the most significant political events in Canadian history, was held in 1864 to discuss the idea of Canadian union. The conference led to Canada officially becoming a nation in 1867. Prince Edward Island became a province of Canada in 1873 after negotiations that promised a continuous link to the mainland.
Prince Edward Island is proud to be Canada's smallest province!
The legacy which has been left for us all to learn from and appreciate. They show us the important relationship Aboriginal people had with this land, the patterns of settlement established by Europeans, the impact of centuries of farming and fishing, and the faith that sustained many in building our communities. Our historic places convey the sense of accomplishment and pride of generations of Islanders.


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Inductivist: How well do people rate their IQ?
Add Health participants were asked to rate their intelligence. They were also given a vocabulary test--a decent measure of IQ.
Overall, the correlations are low. People are not good at evaluating how smart they are. But the ability varies by race. Asians are the most accurate; blacks the least. Objectively smart groups (i.e., Asians, whites) assess their IQs with greater accuracy than low-IQ groups (Hispanics, blacks).
"Objectively smart groups (i.e., Asians, whites) assess their IQs with greater accuracy than low-IQ groups (Hispanics, blacks)."
Reminds me of Rushton's "Race, Evolution and Behavior" when research showed that black students thought themselves better than other race groups in each school subject (except math), despite performing worse than the other races.
Smarter people in general have better self-knowledge.
This is one of those cases where the regression coefficients are more interesting than the correlation. If you regress rated IQ on measured IQ, do you get an intercept of zero and a slope of 1 (which would indicate that they are unbiased but error-prone).
It would also be cool to see a plot of rated vs actual along with a 45-degree line, so that you could see the bias and also the lower spread for higher IQ people if that conjecture is right.
Maybe everyone rates themselves highly, and some people happen to actually merit it.
Robin Hanson is a persistent critic of the Dunning-Kruger effect alluded to.


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Q: providing optional param to injectable service constructor - Angular2 There is AppComponent and SecurityService.
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@Injectable()
export class SecurityService implements OnInit {
    private _url: string;

    constructor(private http: Http, private name?: string) {
        this._wsUrl = 'http://myurl/' + this.name
    }
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}

AppComponent is one which will inject security service.
export class App {

    constructor(private security: SecurityService){

    }
    ...
}

My question is: How can I provide this optional param value for the
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A: Just add the @Optional() decorator before the constructor parameter that should only be injected if there was a provider registered.
constructor(private http: Http,@Optional() private name: string)

You can read more about Optional here
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Abel Korzeniowski: The "Translator of Emotion" on Composing for Nocturnal Animals
Several years after the release of his critically acclaimed cinematographic debut A Single Man, designer-gone-director Tom Ford, has finally resurfaced. Re-joining forces with the distinctive musical voice of Abel Korzeniowski, Ford's romantic thriller Nocturnal Animals, has made quite the grand entrance. This gritty violent thriller is fused with a stylish psychological drama, flourished with Ford's visually arresting aesthetics and perfected by Korzeniowski's mesmerising tapestry of strings.
With ever more composers reaching for the synths, Polish born and classically trained Korzeniowski starts with the strings. His Nocturnal Animals score is emotionally sensitive, compositionally intelligent and beautifully haunting, flirting with contemporary minimalism whilst nodding to Herrmann and the psychodramas of the 40s and 50s. What an honour it was to speak with the BAFTA and Emmy winning, Golden Globe nominated composer of A Single Man, Penny Dreadful and now Nocturnal Animals.
Both A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals have emotionally intelligent scores and you've even been described as a "translator of emotion." Do you feel most at home when scoring films with strong psychological and emotional content?
I find anything that exceeds a simple reality incredibly inspiring. The main inspiration of what I write is what I see, I respond directly to the picture. Dialogue and plot are not as important to me as the facial expressions that indicate what's really going on inside the head of a character. Generally, I look for movies that have this layer of complexity, that connect with the audience on a higher level. This is incredibly important to me.
What was the process of developing the score with Mr Ford on Nocturnal Animals like?
I changed my methods of working a little. Usually, a composer provides electronic demos to show the director how the music would sound after recording. But Tom's music is emotional and intimate and hard to fake with synthesizers. I invited six players to my home and recorded live demos. It was a reduced orchestration but it had expression and emotion in it which gave a real sense of how it would sound. For Nocturnal Animals I worked closely with Tom. He wanted me nearby so I moved studios from LA to London which was a huge task. He visited me every other day, it was a really hand to hand process and an incredibly focused time. It felt just like a trance and nothing else really existed for me. He's such a perfectionist and he is very intuitive which makes people work harder. His support made me give 150%.
When scoring a film —and perhaps this differs for each one—, do you approach it in its entirety, scene by scene, by theme, by character? Where do you start?
I approach it like a burglar. I try luck first and if that doesn't work maybe a window in the back! I mean it's the picture that guides me. So I start with a scene that isn't too ambitious, just something small to give me some footing. When I figure this scene out I learn a little more about the film and I'm ready to move on to bigger tasks. I take small steps at the beginning and hold out with attempting the main theme until the end. I believe that a theme should come from a very natural place. When I've been living and breathing the film, that's where the main theme is born.
The hypnotic piano of "A Solitary Woman" resembles "Mescaline" from A Single Man drawing a parallel between the characters. This is new territory! There aren't many other composers using themes to explore narrative concepts across multiple films.
That is why I called it "A Solitary Woman": to make an internal link between the films. The origin of this idea came from Tom's lack of source music (like when music plays on the radio in the background). Tom didn't like that. He thought that with the party scene —when there was supposed to be music playing—, it would be better to relate it to the score. Eventually the idea of referencing A Single Man came up and it felt right to connect the characters between the films. It was more meaningful than just having an alien song in the background.
Credit: Julio Rodriguez
Could you talk about the brains behind the theme in the opening cue "Wayward Sisters."
This was the most difficult scene in the entire movie. I wrote 14 versions of this theme. I started working on this cue from the start and it was the last one finished. The sequence is incredibly difficult emotionally. Musically, it was difficult to strike the right balance between this rich texture of dance expression and a caricature. The point was to create a contrast. After this explosion of colours we have this black and white character. These women are expressing themselves shamelessly which we wouldn't expect living in our culture. They are the opposite of the main character, she's closed, unhappy and unfulfilled, she gave up joy in life by choosing security.
The score seems to work on two levels, what was the intention behind this?
The film has two different genres, one is a violent thriller and the other is psychological drama. The music portrays the internal drama as a thriller because when we see Susan, it's supposed to feel like a Hitchcock movie. Like something strange is about to happen. It's a reverse of the genre. The thriller part is scored like an emotional journey, something lived through. The car chase scene has propulsion in it but not like typical action music, it's more like the throbbing of blood in your veins. This was how this movie lead me to write.
Credit: Marcin Oleszczyk
Did it pose much of a challenge musically to maintain consistency and coherency across the complex array of settings, narratives and time periods?
The thriller element is what happens in Susan's head while she's reading the book, how she experiences it, so it didn't make sense to score it as an objectively observed world. Thematically, it's just one theme, it starts with the title sequence but it's used again when she returns to the house. When the bodies are found we have another theme but it's an inversion, a mirror image. So musically, it supports the idea that we are watching her story being told through different languages.
The crime story is what happens in Susan's head while she's reading and there are many details which are kind of encoding of her life. The villain wearing green shoes corresponds to Susan's green dress at the end of the film because in the book, she is portrayed as the villain since her former husband basically accuses her of killing his family. The image of the bodies on the red sofa is a strange combination of beauty and cruelty. Without the green shoes, the red sofa wouldn't make sense because they were the only clue that told us that the villain has this depraved artistic side. It's the same with Susan, she has an artistic side that she decided to squash. There are tons of parallels and little symbolic elements scattered across the scenes.
Do you find that there is something about the Polish music scene that contributes to the way you write your music and your loyalty to the strings?
My eastern European heritage definitely makes me biased towards using strings. It's what I grew up with. I know exactly how to use them to get what I want. In terms of my heritage, the use of strong themes was also something I grew up with. I used to play the cello in the opera and would spend many hours of Traviata rehearsals asleep because they were so long and boring. But the melodic elements of them stayed with me for life.
Abel, dziękuję bardzo za rozmowę!
Interview prepared, conducted and transcribed by Emily Perry.
Edited by Marine Wong Kwok Chuen.
Author: wpscoreitcm
Tags: A Single Man, Abel Korzeniowski, BAFTA, composer, film music, interview, Nocturnal Animals, Penny Dreadful, Tom Ford
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Q: Is Netty4 ChannelHandlerContext.write thread safe Looking into the code, seems it isn't thread safe. If not , how can I write data in a thread-safe way?

A: Yes it is thread-safe. Same is true for all ChannelHandlerContext, Channel and ChannelPipeline operations.


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