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2960.0700 STANDARDS FOR TREATMENT IN LOCKED SETTING.
Subpart 1.
Limitations on admissions; treatment in locked setting.
A residential mental health program offering treatment in a locked setting must address the use of a locked setting in its statement of intended use. Before accepting a resident for admission to a locked setting in a residential mental health program, the license holder must meet the criteria in items A and B.
The resident's record must include a written statement that a diagnostic assessment conducted according to Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 11, has established that a persistent pattern of the resident's mental health presents a likely threat of harm to the resident's self or others that would best be treated in a locked setting.
The resident has an individual treatment plan that:
meets the requirements of part 2960.0600;
identifies the need for treatment in a locked setting;
identifies the relationship of treatment within a locked setting to the resident's overall treatment goals;
identifies the treatment goals the resident must meet to have access to increased freedom of movement or be placed in a less restrictive appropriate treatment setting;
includes a plan for discharge from treatment in a locked setting to a less restrictive treatment environment when it is consistent with the resident's ability to be in a less restrictive environment; and
is reviewed weekly by the program director to determine the level of treatment needed, unless the resident's individual treatment plan specifically states that the resident's prognosis or court-imposed conditions merit review of the individual treatment plan at less frequent intervals. In any case, the interval for the review of the individual treatment plan may not exceed 90 days.
Subp. 2.
Prohibited placements.
The license holder must not admit a child for treatment in a locked setting as a disposition resulting from adjudication of an offense under the juvenile code without meeting the diagnostic assessment requirements of subpart 1, item A, nor transfer a resident from an unlocked part of a residential facility to a locked part of the same facility solely as a disciplinary measure for violating the rules of conduct of the treatment facility.
Staff ratio.
During waking hours, the part of the facility providing treatment in a locked setting must provide at least a ratio of one treatment staff person to three residents. The staff-to-resident ratio for treatment in a locked facility does not apply during waking hours when residents are attending school out of that part of the facility. During sleeping hours, the part of the facility providing treatment in a locked setting must provide at least two treatment staff persons to nine residents. At least one of the two treatment staff persons required during sleeping hours must be awake and present in that part of the facility. If the required second staff person is not awake and present in the locked setting, the program must ensure that the second staff person is in the immediate vicinity and may be readily contacted either by telephone, radio, or alarm to come to the immediate assistance of the staff person in the locked part of the facility.
Additional staff training.
In addition to the training required in part 2960.0660, staff providing treatment in a locked setting must have at least eight hours of additional training annually in subjects that will improve the staff's ability to deal with residents who present a risk of harm to themselves or others.
Compliance with codes.
A facility must, prior to offering mental health treatment in a locked setting, comply with additional health, fire, or building code requirements that the commissioner of human services, state fire marshal, or Department of Health requires.
Limitations on use of rooms for seclusion.
The license holder must ensure that the requirements of part 2960.0680 are met if a resident is locked in a room in the part of the facility offering mental health treatment in a locked setting.
Statutory Authority:
L 1995 c 226 art 3 s 60; MS s 241.021; 245A.03; 245A.09
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using System.Linq;
using ITGlobal.MarkDocs.Format.Impl.Extensions.Images;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

namespace ITGlobal.MarkDocs.Format
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Erwin Sabathi makes and lives wine ever since he can remember. He has reached the peak of his art long ago, but the journey was always more important to him than the reward.
Much like a bridge between the winery and vineyard, the quaint terrace is the background for our talk with Erwin Sabathi who has obviously changed since he began several years ago. With almost mature grapes on the vines of Pössnitzberg and the summer afternoon sun behind him, he seems almost serene. He is quite easy to talk to and wipes away the smallest sign of uncomfortable silence with a loose gesture, a sympathetic joke, or small anecdote. Erwin Sabathi is a person who can entertain a bunch of people at the bar without imposing himself on them. But this was not always the case.
"When I was young", says Sabathi, halfway between his typical down-to- earth informality and extroversion, "I really wanted to go places." Although Erwin knew from his childhood days that he would have to take over the winery, meanwhile in family possession for ten generations since 1650, the day came faster than he thought. At the age of 18, he had already made his first wine and begun a phase in his life that he smilingly refers to as "Sturm and Drang" in reference to a 19th-century vanguard movement.
"I was young and reckless", he says, now in a more pensive tone of voice: "You could taste it in the wine." It took him several years to strike the right balance: he has matured with the wine, and the wine with him. Erwin Sabathi's journey from his childhood days in the vineyards to a successful STK winemaker was long but he has meanwhile cultivated a sense of perfection and above all found himself. Together with his brothers Gerd and Christoph, he forms a team that strives for outstanding quality and which, true to this mission, regularly surpasses itself.
His clear-cut, rounded wines today more than ever play on a mix between tradition and new interpretation, much like the winemaker behind them: "A good grapevine", says Erwin Sabathi, "is like an old lord: a very fit sportsman in his younger years, and today more sedated, thoughtful, and profound." He smiles, knowing that he not only just described his vineyards but mainly himself.
And determination is needed, above all for the hard work at his steeper sites: "It is hard sometimes, I must say, but the rough terrain and the climate are our greatest strengths", he explains with reference to the other STK wineries. Sabathi, whose passion for wine is also evident in his private collection that reflects his love for red burgundies, pauses briefly for a thought: "The hardest work and the best vineyard site are of no use if the characters of both wine and winemaker don't shine through." More important to him than just tasting wine is the journey he intends the wine lover to take. A wine should unfold, it should tell a story and be likeable, he believes. He smiles, and once more, he was not only talking about his wine.


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Q: Angular2 Nested Visibility I am implementing a recursive component that displays tabs and uses visibility to show only the active content.  I choose this approach because the tab contents are expensive to generate and to layout from a DOM perspective.
based on this, i see that when i hide a tab, the nested child tabs are still visible.
I am thinking that the best way to handle this is by creating a set of css classes:

*

*p-visible

*p-visible-hidden

This way, I can recurse through the DOM elements when a tab is set to hidden and change any elements having a p-visible class to having the p-visible-hidden class instead.  Similarly, when a tab is set to visible, i can switch all of the elements that have the p-visible-hidden class to p-visible.
So I'm wondering the best way to implement this in Angular2 - To me, the best way maybe to actually select the child DOM elements.
Thanks in advance for any help :)
test harness for component
tab layout component

A: I was able to solve the problem by creating an @Input boolean (called parentVisible) that indicates if the parent is visible or hidden.  This property is cascaded down through the recursive hierarchy of components.
The parentVisible boolean is an additional filter on setting each child element's visibility (if parentVisible is false, the visibility is set to hidden, if parentVisible is true, then set the visiblity as before)
This strategy makes it possible to avoid direct DOM manipulation which is deemed good for unit testing and doing things in the Angular2 way :smile:

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Spaced comeback?
metrowebukmetroWednesday 25 Jun 2008 3:10 pm
Simon Pegg starred in Spaced
Watch out Gavin and Stacy, it seems Tim and Daisy could be set for a comeback in cult Channel 4 comedy Spaced one day.
Shaun Of The Dead director Edgar Wright, who first made his name on the show, says "we've never said never" when it comes to bringing the characters back.
Speaking at the LA Film Festival, Edgar teased: "There's always been rumours circulating about a special, or a third series or a movie.
"I know Simon (Pegg) and Jess (Hynes) have lots of other stories that they wanted to tell with these particular characters, so maybe, who knows?"
Despite being nominated for a Bafta, the hugely popular series only ran from 1999 to 2001 with only two series being made.
But Edgar says there is some hesitation about revisiting something that went out on such a high.
"That's a very British thing to do. The curse of Fawlty Towers and The Young Ones is to make two seasons and then just stop, but we've never ruled out doing more and when we revisit it it always is very dear to us," he said.
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New York-native songwriter Greta Kline has shared a bounty of her innermost thoughts and experiences via the massive number of songs she has released since 2011. Like many of her peers, Kline's prolific output was initially born from the ease of bedroom recording and self-releasing offered by digital technology and the internet. But, as she's grown as a writer and performer, devising more complex albums and playing to larger audiences, Kline has begun to make her mark on modern independent music. Her newest record, Vessel, is the 52nd release from Kline and the third studio album by her indie pop outfit Frankie Cosmos. On it, Kline explores all of the changes that have come in her life as a result of the music she has shared with the world, as well as the parts of her life that have remained irrevocable.
Frankie Cosmos has taken several different shapes since their first full-band album, 2014's Zentropy, erupted in New York's DIY music scene. For Vessel the band's lineup comprises multi-instrumentalists David Maine, Lauren Martin, Luke Pyenson, and Kline. The album's 18 tracks employ a range of instrumentations and recording methods not found on the band's prior albums, while maintaining the succinctly sincere nature of Kline's songwriting. The album's opening track, "Caramelize," serves as the thematic overture for Vessel, alluding to topics like dependency, growth, and love, which reemerge throughout the record. Although many of the scenarios and personalities written about on Vessel are familiar territory for Frankie Cosmos, Kline brings a freshly nuanced point of view, and a desire to constantly question the latent meaning of her experiences. Kline's dissonant lyrics pair with the band's driving, jangly grooves to create striking moments of musical chemistry.
Vessel's 34-minute run time is exactly double the length of Frankie Cosmos' breakout record, Zentropy, and it is an enormous leap forward. Typically, albums by artists at a similar stage in their careers are written with the weight of knowing that someone is on the other end listening. Yet, despite being fully aware of their ever-growing audience, Kline and band have written Vessel with a clarity not muddled by the fear of anyone's expectations. Vessel's unique sensibility, esoteric narratives, and reveling energy place it comfortably in Kline's ongoing musical auto-biography.
Vessel was recorded in Binghamton, New York with Hunter Davidsohn, the producer and engineer who helped craft Zentropy and Next Thing, and at Gravesend Recordings in Brooklyn with Carlos Hernandez and Julian Fader. It features contributions from Alex Bailey (formerly of Warehouse, and now part of the live configuration of Frankie Cosmos), Vishal Narang (of Airhead DC), and singer/songwriter Anna McClellan, all of whom have played on bills with Frankie Cosmos and collaborated on-stage with the band. The final mixes were done by Davidsohn, and the album was mastered by Josh Bonati.
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The gap between social classes and wealth continues to grow wider with each passing year. The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer. This cycle is as certain as there is rain in the Fall in Portland. But what are the contributing factors to this? The bottom line is this: a lack of education perpetuates the cycle. Let me rephrase that. A lack of good education perpetuates the cycle.
In a TEDtalk by Kandice Sumner, a teacher from Boston, Kandice very eloquently discusses exactly why she feels that public schools keep kids in poverty. One would think: "well, they're in school, so they're getting the education they need to improve their lives". That is sadly not the case for most kids located in inner city school districts. Schools located in inner city areas lack the tools and resources that richer, typically white, schools possess. Everything from new books, computers, lunches, to school supplies aid in a child's overall learning experience and ultimately, what they take away from school. The sad truth is that these schools are not equipped to teach the necessary skills needed to progress in society. Kandice tells a story about how anonymous donors sent hundreds of new books to her classroom via an online wishlist site created to assist teachers in need. When these books arrived, her students were overjoyed, yet suspicious of the new books because they had never had new books. With the simple addition of new reading books, the kids were excited to read. An occurrence that was not typical of her inner-city classroom. This story shows how much a simple addition of resources can do for a child's learning experience.
Most inner-city schools are composed of mainly minority children. Kandice spoke of an instance when teaching her students about the desegregation of 1954 and a student asked: "if segregation ended in 1954, then why are there no white students here?". This hit home for me. It doesn't take an overtly observant person to see the same thing this student saw.
If education is the key to success and the ladder to climb out of poverty, then why is there such a large achievement gap? The gap between the education white students receive and the education minority students receive is shockingly skewed. The lack of access to a decent education that these inner-city students lack enforces their place in the poverty cycle. Public education should be accessible to just that - the public. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the public as all people or the whole area of a nation. Or furthermore, accessible to or shared by all members of a community.
In short, public education needs to adequate, equipped, and ready to tackle the achievement gap - for all students.


This course is intended for all staff (nurses, doctors, allied health professionals) who work with neurological patients who have sustained a spinal cord injury.
This course aims to provide specialist moving and handling advice on how undertake a log roll technique for a spinal injured patient. The purpose of the log roll is to maintain alignment of the whole spine while turning and moving a patient with a spinal injury. Information regarding the national care guidelines will be provided.
Demonstration and practical hands on practice with specialist equipment will be provided. This training will form part of your statutory mandatory training when you attend the full day.
This course is an excellent development opportunity for both qualified staff and health care support workers. Your link workers will help you to build best practice for patient safety and dignity during handling, as well as promote staff safety and wellbeing.
Course recommended for: Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist , Therapy assistants.
This course aims to provide specific specialist moving and handling advice for manual and therapeutic handling risks faced by therapists in challenging handling situations. Demonstration and practical hands on practice with specialist equipment will be provided. This training will form part of your statutory mandatory training.
This half day workshop will enable delegates to develop appropriate Moving and Handling techniques for themselves and the patient following a patient fall. Delegates will also have the opportunity to review their clinical post fall care in a simulation area.


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Q: What is meant by binary images of handwritten digits? I can understand what a handwritten digit is, but what is meant by "binary image"? Can someone explain it?
I am studying machine learning concepts. In doing so, I've come across many types of inputs. For example: binary, continuous, and discrete. The inputs are provided through MNIST handwritten image datasets. In that, I have read about datasets consisting of binary images.
I would also like to know about the difference between greyscale and binary images.

A: It's a digital representation of the digit in raster (pixel) form, just like the pictures on the Internet you've seen. The additional difference is that the pixels be binary -- black or white, no color or shade of gray.


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Two bad holes cost Molinari the Masters as he melts under Tiger heat
Francesco Molinari of Italy reacts after a putt on the 14th green during final round play. (Reuters pic)
AUGUSTA: Francesco Molinari blamed a bad swing execution along with a poor decision for the two double bogeys that cost him a chance of winning the Masters on Sunday.
The reigning British Open champion had seemed impervious to the pressure of leading the final round of a major championship, even with Tiger Woods breathing down his neck.
The Italian putted brilliantly to keep his rivals at bay for 11 holes at Augusta National, and had a two-stroke lead over Woods when he walked to the 12th tee, one arm in the Green Jacket.
However, for the second time in four years, the watery grave known as Rae's Creek drowned the hopes of the leader.
In 2016 it was Jordan Spieth, who made a quadruple bogey.
On Sunday, Molinari gauged a swirling breeze, pulled out an eight-iron and took aim at the pin, which was cut on the right side of the angling green, a longer carry over the water and an unnecessary risk under the circumstances.
His ball barely cleared the creek, landing on the bank and rolling back in.
"Just a bad execution," Molinari lamented afterwards. "I think we picked the right shot.
"I was trying to hit a chippy eight-iron. It was probably a nine-iron yardage but I didn't want the wind to gust and to get the ball too much and I just didn't hit it hard enough.
"That ball, if it's one yard further left it probably goes in the bunker."
Even with the subsequent double bogey, Molinari was still in the hunt, until a poorly played 15th hole, compounded by a bit of bad luck, finally sunk him.
A wayward drive forced him to lay up at the par-five, and he got a bit greedy with his wedge third shot from 90 yards, aiming for the pin instead of taking his medicine and steering well clear of tree trouble to the heart of the green.
His ball clipped a pine tree and came down in the pond guarding the green.
The stoic Molinari hardly betrayed a thought, but inside he must have been numb.
"It was obviously close to the branches of the tree and we never know, probably if it doesn't clip the branch it might go close to the hole," he said.
"But I probably should have gone middle of the green and just wait for the last three holes to try and make something happen there."
Molinari eventually shot 74 to finish equal fifth, two strokes behind champion Woods on 11-under-par 277.
Poor finish
Earlier, he started the day with a two-shot lead and sank a 13-foot par-saving putt at the first hole that for a while at least set the tone.
He had gone 49 consecutive holes without dropping a shot, one shy of the all-time Masters record, until a poor drive at the par-four seventh cost him a bogey.
Five holes later, the wheels came off.
The poor finish notwithstanding, the 36-year-old has established himself as one of the best in the world over the past year, and will always have a Claret Jug to his name.
But how he will rue what might have been, perhaps unlikely ever to get a better chance.
"Sometimes it is your day, sometimes it isn't, but I'm really happy of the way I felt out there today," he said.
"I was calm, collected, never panicked, even after the first double bogey.
"I've done a couple of things that I wish I had done differently now, but I'll learn from my mistakes.
Francesco Molinari
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Waiting for forever
Monday, Aug 5th, 2013
Focus on Adoption magazine
Anne Melcombe and Kirsty Stormer are adoption recruitment workers for Wendy's Wonderful Kids.A North America-wide program, WWK was started by the Dave Thomas Foundation to find homes for waiting children and is administered in BC by AFABC. Anne and Kirsty do child-specific adoption recruitment; they match families to the needs of specific waiting children.
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Finding First Nations roots
As adoptive parents who began our journey with our application to adopt almost 25 years ago, we've seen some changes along the way. One of those changes has been regarding the adoption of children of First Nations ancestry into non- First Nations homes.
Our first adoption was a child of First Nations ancestry, and we were given very little information about his birth mother's community, or even about how to support his culture. Fast forward a few years and his half brother joined us.
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Finding family in the information age
To make technology work for you, harness your kids' skills
If someone told me ten years ago that I'd find my birth family online, I would have laughed. Ten years ago, we thought Y2K would spell the end of the internet. I never suspected this information superhighway would become my road to finding my sisters. But here I am, on the edge of my computer chair, on the brink of reunion.
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Bethany goes back to her Chinese roots—Mom goes too
Last spring my daughter, Bethany, was 15 years old and loving "all things Asian." It seemed a good time to visit her birth family in China. Armed with a powerful appetite for dim sum, and a shopping list of Anime titles (Japanese animation) she hoped to find in Hong Kong, Bethany joined me on her first visit back in 10 years.
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The relationship that really matters: Family
Last week, my husband and I hosted a dinner with our extended family to celebrate six different birthdays that occur during the months of January and February. At this dinner, as at all of them, my sister and I look around at the 15 people there (it's sometimes 20 or more) and marvel at the relationships around us.
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Agency Profile: Vietnam Connection
It's the annual Vietnam Connection Christmas party, and we've invited new families with small children adopted from Vietnam to join us. Bemused, fellow adoptive parent David Kuefler Ter Weeme and I watch the chaos. Our group is, after all, a wildly improbable group of people. But for adoption, we'd certainly never have met. After seven years, the only common trait we're sure of, besides children of Vietnamese heritage, is stubborn individuality.
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Conceiving Family: A filmmaker's journey to adoption
A BC film explores the bravery, determination, and humour it takes to rise above the legal systems, societal prejudices, and personal fears inherent in starting a family through adoption.
Nelson, BC-based filmmaker Amy Bohigian's documentary film, Conceiving Family, follows her and partner Jane Byers' journey to becoming a family, and combines personal interviews, intimate footage and family photos of four other same-sex couples to tell the collective story of what it takes build a family through adoption and through love.
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This powerful story was the keynote speech at Growing Together: a retreat for parents of persons with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in January 2010.
Hi, my name is Nicolas. First of all, I'd like to thank the organizers of this retreat for asking me here to share with you. I'd also like to thank and welcome all the parents and families for being here today.
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Diary of an Intercountry Adoptive Mom #4
In the fourth of our series, we present the edited diary of Mary Ella, who is in Korea with her husband Wayne, only hours away from taking charge of their long-awaited daughter, Hee Young (Leelee).
Day #5, June 28, continued.
Mrs. Kang had asked us earlier when we wanted to take Hee Young, and we told her as soon as possible. Though, as much as I wanted her with us today, I felt it would be best to let her have one more night as a family with her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ra.
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Your adoption dilemmas addressed
Here are two responses to a difficult dilemma that one family is facing.
"We are the proud parents of two children, a girl and a boy, both under the age of 5. The children's biological parents are parenting two other children. Though we would like it, the birth parents are emphatic that they don't want an open adoption. Despite this, we leave photos and letters with our agency. Our adoption agency has told us that the birth parents have not told their children about their adopted siblings.
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A car, believed to have been used in the armed robbery of a CVS pharmacy in Appleton, has been found in Indiana.
The robbery happened on Friday, April 20th just before 11:30pm. Pharmacy employees told police that three men entered the CVS on the 700 block of West Wisconsin Avenue and robbed them at gunpoint. The suspects got away with a large amount of stolen prescription drugs.
Police say the car they believe was used in the robbery, a 2008 Chevy Impala with an Indiana license plate, has been found in Indiana with the help of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. It has been impounded and placed in police custody.
The Appleton Police Department has now turned the investigation over to the Green Bay office of the FBI, but they will continue to assist them.


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October 24, 2012 <October 24, 2012
BBC uses unverified quote to advance its narrative
I must admit that the enthusiastic style of the BBC's October 17th article, headlined "Israel forced to release study on Gaza blockade", raised ironic smiles in this household – coming as it does from an organization which has spent years (and hundreds of thousands of pounds) avoiding the release of a report of its own.
The actual context to the study in question is only briefly revealed by the BBC writer right at the end of the article:
"The Israeli defence ministry said the "red lines" study was only ever a draft but was aimed at ensuring there was not a major health crisis.
"The quantification was not done in order to arrive at a minimum threshold or restrict the quantities, but… to ensure that there was no shortage," an official at the Co-ordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) told the Haaretz newspaper on Tuesday."
The bulk of the article, however, is dedicated to presenting the politically motivated point of view of the highly partisan NGO 'Gisha', including the rather bizarre claim that:
"Gisha says the research contradicts Israel's assertions that the blockade is needed for security reasons."
Also quoted in the article is UNRWA's Director of Operations in Gaza, Robert Turner, who – apparently having missed the Palmer Report memo from his parent organization – not only mistakenly declared the blockade to be "illegal under international law", but also appears to have forgotten that in 1951 his own organization also produced a report in which (clause 31) the allocation of UNRWA food rations to Palestinian refugees was set at 1,600-1,700 calories per person/day.
Towards the end of the article, the following unsupported and un-sourced claim appears:
"Israeli government officials now acknowledge the food restrictions were partly intended to put pressure on Hamas by making the lives of people in Gaza difficult, says the BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza City.
In 2006, Israeli government adviser Dov Weisglass was widely quoted as having said: "The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger." "
Whether it was Donnison or an anonymous editor who saw fit to include the Weisglass "quote" is not clear, but its use is very interesting.
One would expect that a reputable journalist would only use a quote if its authenticity could be verified, either due to the fact that it appears in print –written by the person quoted, of course –or was recorded. So is that the case with the Weisglass "quote" used by the BBC as support for its claim that Israel deliberately restricted food supplies to the civilian population of Gaza?
In order to determine that, we need to do a little detective work.
Reports of the quote first began circulating in February 2006. Hamas had won the majority of seats in the Palestinian elections the month before and a newly formed government under Ismail Haniyeh was about to be sworn in. The international community (the main source of the Palestinian Authority's income through donations) and Israel were worried that the considerable amounts of money transferred to the PA would be used by the new Hamas-run government for terror purposes and so economic sanctions were proposed by the Quartet (the UN, the EU, the US and Russia) and Israel.
On February 15th 2006, the Israeli news site Ynet reported on a high-level meeting of government ministers, advisors and representatives from the security services at which the strategy of economic sanctions was discussed. The Ynet article quoted unnamed 'political sources':
"The political sources who took part in the meeting, quoted Weisglass as saying: "We must cause the Palestinians to become thinner, but not die."
Weisglass, responding to the source, said: "I never said such a thing." "
The next day, Ha'aretz's Aluf Benn, apparently informed by "a Jerusalem source", had a different version of the quote in his article:
"It's like a meeting with a dietician. We have to make them much thinner, but not enough to die"
On February 19th, 2006, the Israeli financial journalist Sever Plotzker – also writing on Ynet – claimed (without providing a source) that Weisglass had spoken of a policy of "economic diet" towards the Palestinians.
On the same day, writing in Ha'aretz, Gideon Levy – the Israeli journalist who has made quite a successful career out of demonising his own country – embellished the story with laughter at Weisglass' alleged remark from the meeting's participants. Levy claimed that Weisglass had said "It's like a meeting with a dietician. The Palestinians will lose weight, but they will not die". Levy provided no source however: the best he could do was to claim "so it was said" –without even stating by whom – in support of his allegations.
From then on, the alleged quote – in its multiple forms, which surely should raise any reasonable person's suspicions – took on something of a life of its own, particularly in far-Left and/or anti-Israel circles.
On February 27th 2006, David R Francis of the Christian Science Monitor used it (un-sourced) in another different form:
"The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger"
Francis' article was in turn used as a 'source' – along with an equally unverified version of the quote from a 2008 article by Edward Said's nephew Saree Makdisi in 'The Nation' – by the anti-Israel blog Mondoweiss in 2009.
April 2006 saw the Guardian's Conal Urquhart use one version of it in an article for the Observer. In December 2008, the (again un-sourced) quote was used by British comedian, former Socialist Workers Party member and pro-Palestinian activist Mark Steel in an article in the Independent and in 2010 it was used by Media Lens , apparently using a defunct AFP article as a source, as did the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department in November 2006.
The alleged quote has also been used – un-sourced – by political NGOs and activists such as Machsom Watch, Jeff Halper of ICHAD and B'tselem.
More recently, the quote has been cited on the 'Lenin's Tomb' blog (run by SWP member Richard Seymour), where it was sourced from Richard Silverstein, who in turn sourced it from the New York Times, which attributed the quote to "the Israeli news media". All well and good, except that – as we know – the Israeli media itself had nothing but hearsay and an outright denial from Weisglass himself to go on.
So perhaps the Middle East Editor of BBC Online, Tarik Kafala, would like to disclose to the BBC's audience (in the name of accuracy and impartiality) his verified source for this quote, because – whilst nobody else seems to be able to find one – it is of course inconceivable to think that the trusted and often quoted BBC would be lifting un-sourced quotes from such sources as Richard Silverstein, Media Lens and Mondoweiss, purely in order to make political hay.
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For 15 years the O'Leary family, working in conjunction with The Believers' Meeting and Adorn Ministries of Salem, NH, have welcomed those who are broken, addicted and/or hopeless in to their home. Unlike traditional programs, they use the idea of "family" and "faith" to impact lives. Many people are taken in as strangers, directly off the streets of Lawrence, Nashua, Manchester, Lowell and Salem, only to soon become part of a family.
As people come in they immediately join in with "normal life" again, doing things like cleaning, working around the house, preparing meals, reading books, integrating crafts and activities in an effort to "reestablish " likes and dislikes for each person. At the same time, the O'Learys and their volunteers are working on identifying and addressing physical, emotional and spiritual triggers (things that would make them think about using drugs again) in each individual and they work to help teach each person new and healthy responses.
As time progresses, each person begins to work on their personal life goals. These tend to include getting the GED, getting their license, rebuilding broken family relationships, paying off debt, building a budget, starting higher education etc. Ultimately, the goal is to walk people through the transformation of brokenness to wholeness. To bring people to a full understanding of their value as human beings.
We believe EVERY LIFE MATTERS!
The O'Learys do this all out of their 3 bedroom ranch in their small town. Over the past 15 years they have provided shelter to well over 100 men, women and children, somtimes housing up to 14, in addition to their own family of 6. They do not ask for money from anyone but both work tirelessly to provide for the needs of everyone that God brings their way.
This past December they had someone approach them, having seen from a distance the work that has been being done through the years, they offered to put together a matching grant of up to $20,000.00 for those who would contribute to the building of the addition.
The addition would provide large bunk rooms for those that they take in, as well as extra bathrooms, a larger kitchen space so they can all sit down together and share a meal, and a larger family gathering room.
Praying for a successful campaign for your renovation!
Thank you for what you all are doing....amazing family to open up your home to others in need.
Love what you are doing. Thanks for pouring into Bethanys life.
Praying for you and all your are doing for the kingdom!!
What a blessing you are to your community. You are truly the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are "hungry, thirsty, homeless, shivering, sick, or in prison."
Best of luck with the ministry!!
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I could never thank you enough for all that you and Jim have done for my family. This is money well spent!! Love you guys!!
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I love what you are doing to help all those individuals that are broken in addiction. Your ministry is such a blessing. Please accept this donation towards the addition for your home. God Bless You!
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I declare that every penny needed will be raised because Jesus has his hand on this home. He is the way-maker. Love Lisa.
Wish it could be more.
What an awesome opportunity you give everyone who lives with you and your family!! Joe and I hope that you are able to build this new addition ASAP and continue to help those who come to you for support and guidance!
You are the most amazing family that I know! <3 I am so proud of you.
To God be ALL the glory, Amen!
God Bless you and your beautiful family and all the people you help.
Thank you for loving as He loves you!
Along with that, every Friday our livingroom has been filled to beyond capacity as th church is growing larger every week. We are so excited for the day when the full amount has come in and building can begin. It will double the livingroom space as well as provide an area where we can all sit down and eat dinner together. So far all of the money that has come in has gone in to a "holding account" until we reach our goal. We have decided that we will start when it has all come in. With the number of people that are currently living in our home, it would be very difficult to try and place everyone somewhere else for an extended time if we attempted to begin the house transformation in phases. We believe it just needs to be done in one big swoop. So construction begins when the final dollar is in.
We have also just begun a relationship with His Mansion Ministries that is based in Deering, NH. They are a Christian Farm Recovery Facility that has "intake" three times a year. During the in-between times they are in need of homes that will house people who have been accepted to their program, so that they can be in a safe place until entrance. We have agreed to fulfill that role for them as best we can.
We have been believing that God will bring in all that is needed at the time that construction is supposed to take place. so we are not worried and we are not stressed. we are so thankful for the house we have now and the ability we have to help those that God brings to our door.
We are so INCREDIBLY THANKFUL for all of you who have come alongside us so far, whether to be a community around those who live here or if you have helped financially or prayerfully. We could not do this without all that has been given. So "THANK YOU".... We will continue to keep you posted as the story unfolds!
I know it has been a while since the last update...so here goes! We have gotten what seems to be the final pricing on materials and labor for the addition. It includes electrical and plumbing as well as the demolition and reconstruction of various rooms on our main level. Both lumber yard and the contractor are working to give us their best pricing because they believe in what we are doing through our home. All of the money that has been given up to date has gone into a holding account until we can reach the final price. That price is $100,000.00. At present, we have reached the halfway point! Which is so exciting and seems like a complete miracle. Thank you so much for your prayer and your support in all of this! You are a blessing!
So MANY EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING! We are progressing to our goal to match the $20,000.00 of the matching grant! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!
Lydia also just came out with a book on how to raise children who choose well. You can buy it on Amazon ( "The Power of Choice Raising Children Who Choose Well ") , or from Lydia directly if you are local to her. 50% of the proceeds are going towards the addition on the home and the other 50% will be going to the operating costs of a local homeless ministry in Manchester, the 1269 Cafe!
THANK YOU AGAIN! We are so blessed by you all!


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Kids with autism want to connect. Here's how other kids can help.
By Kendra Stanton Lee
My brother Michael leaves the best voicemails, is a great traveling companion and does a spot-on impression of our late grandmother. Michael is also on the autism spectrum, and has been my life's best reference for loving someone who is neuroatypical.
Because he lives 1,000 miles away, though, my kids barely know him. We don't visit Ohio, where Michael lives with my parents, frequently. My kids, who are 10 and 8, are missing out on getting to know a remarkable human being, and Michael only gets to be "Uncle Mikey" in a limited capacity.
I feel like I'm dropping the ball. As the sister of someone on the spectrum, my life has been enriched tenfold by understanding and embracing neurodiversity. I am more apt to notice that the texture of clothes or the volume in a room may bother Michael, or to take note of an oddball character in a movie that he would love. My husband is a mental health counselor and we share a deep appreciation for the gifts that neurodiversity offers, including a hypersensitivity to sights, smells, sounds or textures. But neither of us feels we are doing all that we can to impart this compassion and appreciation in our neurotypical kids.
Building a relationship with someone on the spectrum can require more patience and understanding than establishing ties with a neurotypical peer. Social situations may require special engineering, such as strict adherence to a schedule or an awareness of sensitivity to light and sound. I reached out to parents and specialists to ask how our family could be better advocates and community members in neurodiverse world. Here is what they shared.
We can plan ahead and communicate. I have not thrown many birthday parties for my kids because the idea makes me sweat. But I'm starting to realize that I need to model being a gracious host so that my kids can follow suit.
Bridget Dujardin, an occupational therapist and founder of Boston Sensory Solutions, offered some ideas for how my neurotypical children and I can help families for whom social situations are hard. "If several guests at the party take turns buddying up for 20-minute blocks and try to include a child who is on the spectrum, it's a win-win, because typically developing kids need to learn to interact with people with differences, too," she says.
[What our children with autism have taught us: Love with abandon, and laugh at yourself]
Mary Piper, of Delmont, Penn., laughs when she remembers taking her son Franklin, 6, who has autism, to a birthday party at an indoor jump park. Piper said Franklin was more interested in checking out the vending machines than participating in the designated activities. "The concept of 'stay with the party' — stuff we all take for granted — are things we need to teach them step by step."
Something as simple as giving a loose schedule to the guests, so they know what to expect, can help ease stress for kids with autism, and their parents.
We can overcome our discomfort with friendliness. Mindi Welton-Mitchell, a pastor in Seattle whose son A.J. has autism, says teaching kids not to be fearful of differences is an important part of socialization. "We have a culture where we fear The Other, so we have a culture where kids make fun or are just afraid to engage. Getting away from the fear is a huge step toward inclusion," says Welton-Mitchell.
Welton-Mitchell says she appreciates A.J.'s elementary school for this reason. "The staff and teachers all model inclusivity. They all make an effort to know A.J.'s name and say hi to him."
Welton-Mitchell describes one student who goes out of her way to greet A.J. and try to get a response. "If he ignores her, she'll keep trying. She doesn't get upset. She just says, 'Okay, I'll try again later,'" Welton-Mitchell says. "That's the big thing, when other kids get scared, there's at least one child who is in his [general education] class who is not afraid."
In my family, we've got work to do. I often assume people want to be left alone. I sometimes hesitate to stop and say hello to someone I know at the grocery store for fear of bothering them. If I'm not modeling casual friendliness with neurotypical people, how can I expect my kids to do it with their neuroatypical peers?
We can extend the invite ... and the Valentine. A 2015 study by the Simons Simplex Collection found that 32 percent of parents with at least one child on the autism spectrum said other people excluded them from social events and activities.
"I want other parents to understand our situation is different, and that it may be harder for us at times to participate in in parent groups, but it's still important to be included," says Welton-Mitchell. "That our experience is valid. Sometimes we're excluded unintentionally, or for whatever reason, it just sometimes happens."
To this end, Welton-Mitchell told me a story that is going to change the way our family distributes Christmas cards and Valentines. "Because A.J. is only in the Gen Ed class part of the day, he was not included on the class list. So A.J. didn't receive any Valentines last year," she says. "And it's not that it mattered to him, but I think it's important for other kids to recognize that he's a part of their class community."
It seemed too easy, and yet it's just as easy to overlook. I had never asked my kids if there were children in their classes who sometimes rotated out for special education classes. But from now on, when a class list is distributed, I will make sure to ask if every child's name is included.
We can learn their jam. I think every parent loves when someone takes an interest in their kid. In my case, if you can abide my son's encyclopedic interest in Pokemon, you are both of our best friends. Similarly, Piper's son Franklin has a captive interest in mechanics. "We'll go to the most beautiful art museum, and Franklin will ask the guards about the elevator and what kind of alarm system they have."
Piper has seen this interest open up new opportunities for social interaction. When there was a fire alarm being inspected at his school, for example, Franklin was summoned. "His principal let Franklin talk to the repairman about it," she says.
This is friendship building 101. You find out someone's interests and engage them in conversations on those subjects. Sometimes, that common ground can be enough to establish a connection.
"In my practice, kids often like dinosaurs or Minecraft," says Dujardin. "If we can involve them in that activity, that kids of all different abilities like and are skilled at, that tends to focus them on the activity, instead of their differences.
"Just because a kid is on the spectrum, doesn't mean he can't be a friend and that he doesn't bring something to the table."
Kendra Stanton Lee is a freelance writer based in Milton, Mass. Find her online at kendrastantonlee.com, and on Twitter @kendraspondence.
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5 Traditional Foods You Have to Try When in Salvador
Vatapá / © Elingunnur / Wikimedia Commons
Salvador is the capital city of Brazil's Bahia state, known throughout the country for its deep African roots. This Afro-Brazilian culture is evident throughout the city, from its Carnival to its cuisine. Check out our top traditional foods to try while in Salvador.
This seafood stew is available throughout Brazil but best sampled in the Bahia region. It's among the more popular dishes available locally in Salvador, so expect to see it on plenty of menus. The stew is usually shrimp based, but may contain other white fish, which is then mixed with garlic, parsley, pepper, onion, tomato paste, coconut milk and the secret ingredient – dendê oil (palm oil). This is all sautéed and stirred over low heat and typically served with rice, which is often flavored with cooked milk. This is quite a heavy dish, but certainly one to try while in Salvador.
Moqueca / © Valugi / Wikimedia Commons
Vatapá
Another Afro-Brazilian dish with a creamy consistency, vatapá looks like a curry dish and can be nearly as heavy a meal as moqueca. It's main components are shrimp, coconut milk and bread, which is often softened first using the coconut milk. Add in peppers, ginger, ground peanuts or cashews and dendê oil (remember, that's palm oil), and mash everything into a paste and you've basically got this dish. This is also served with rice, but is spicier and has a thicker, creamier consistency than moqueca. Sometimes the shrimp is swapped out for other ingredients like cod, tuna or chicken.
This traditional food is the perfect snack between meals. Acarajé is a simple dish of beans which are soaked to soften them and then mashed. Then ground shrimp, onion salt and pepper are mixed in thoroughly to create a consistency close to a fine dough. Next, the mixture is formed into balls or scone shapes and fried in dendê oil. Wash this street food down with an ice cold beer and you'll be living like a local.
Acarajé / © Pixabay
The tapioca of Brazil is prepared much differently than tapioca pudding that's common in the United States. In Bahia and throughout Brazil, tapioca flour is used as a staple thickener and even as a base to make a wrap or tortilla. In Salvador it's best to try tapioca with savory foods like shrimp and garlic, or try a sweeter version with bananas and condensed milk. Tapioca is versatile and can be prepared with a huge variety of foods, so experiment and discover one of Bahia's best-loved dishes.
Tapioca © Riba28 / Wikimedia Commons
In the mood for something sweet? Then you must pick up Salvador's go-to treat, cocada. This inexpensive and easy to make sweet is also found throughout Brazil, but has been a speciality of Salvador for generations. The simple ingredients of shredded coconut, eggs and condensed milk are combined for a delicious treat. These are sometimes made with toasted coconut flakes and brown sugar, which accounts for the difference in color. With a generally soft, chewy texture, cocadas are sold throughout the streets and beaches of Salvador.
Cocadas / © Romerito Pontes / Flickr


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| This class lets students vandalize, experiment, and learn unconventional writing styles
This class lets students vandalize, experiment, and learn unconventional writing styles
By Mariri Niino 02/06/19 10:37pm
Professor Kenneth Goldsmith teaches ENGL 111, "Writing Off the Page," at Penn. (Photo from Kenneth Goldsmith)
College junior Michael Greenstein graffitied "Welcome to Penn State" in blue chalk spray paint all over campus as part of a course assignment last week for ENGL 111, "Writing Off the Page."
The course explores the limits of writing and alternative forms of expression. Each week students receive an assignment, such as "make the private, public," and complete it by creating a written installation anywhere except for on a physical page.
Kenneth Goldsmith, who teaches the course, said students have written on surfaces such as bodies, bathroom doors, the internet, and trees. Greenstein, who is currently enrolled in the class, said one student completed an assignment by filling an empty brick on the sidewalk with pig guts.
Goldsmith said the course is designed to promote self-expression and encourage creative forms of thinking.
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"[Students here] were taught one trick and to perfect that one trick over and over again until [they've] achieved the capability of getting into a school like Penn," Goldsmith said. "My job as a teacher here is to expose students to other ways of being in the world."
Greenstein, who graffitied the campus, said he aimed to "deface the logo and brand" of Penn.
"I think students at Penn take themselves too seriously," he said. "It's X, Y, and Z. This is your frat, this is your social group, this is the club you are going to do for four years, this is job you are going to get when it's all over."
Greenstein added that he placed Penn's logo next to the words "Penn State" to highlight Penn's "in-group and out-group culture." He also tied balloons that said "Welcome to Penn State" to the Benjamin Franklin Statue on Locust Walk and to the railings in front of Huntsman Hall and Fisher Fine Arts Library.
Michael Greenstein, a student in Professor Goldstein's ENGL 111 class, displayed images saying "Welcome to Penn State" around Penn's campus for a class project. (Photo from Michael Greenstein)
2008 College graduate Steve McLaughlin took "Uncreative Writing," a similar experimental writing class by Goldsmith, when he was a student. McLaughlin said he recalls one student setting a jar of flies free in the classroom as part of an assignment. To complete his own assignment to "make the private, public," McLaughlin hung a flag imprinted with a computer password on the roof of Fisher Bennet Library.
Greenstein said he values Goldsmith's class because it allows him to think meaningfully and provides a break from other stressful classroom environments where students care more about grades than learning. But he stressed that English 111 is not a "fake, easy class," adding that he spends the entire week thinking about his installation and its meaning.
Goldsmith, a prominent experimental poet, has written 10 books of poetry and was invited to perform at the White House for former President Obama in 2011. He was also the Museum of Modern Art's first poet laureate in 2013.
Goldsmith is known for teaching unconventional writing courses at Penn, including "Wasting Time on the Internet" and "Uncreative Writing," which encourages students to copy previously published content.
"The cornerstone of a good undergraduate liberal arts education is exposure to new ideas you might never be exposed to again," Goldsmith said. "I don't expect great literature. I expect great openness. Be experimental."
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The Ipswich Star is a local newspaper published in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The paper is published daily and was first published on February 17, 1885. An evening edition is currently released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The paper also has a website and a football edition. Here's a closer look at this local paper. You can subscribe to it on Google or read it online.
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The Ipswich Star
The Ipswich Star is a local evening newspaper published by Archant. It was first published on February 17, 1885. Published Monday through Friday, it is available to residents of Ipswich. The Ipswich Star provides everything you need, whether you're searching for a daily newspaper or a weekly magazine. Its articles cover the local community and the region around it. Ipswich Star You can find out what's going on in the community through The Ipswich Star, including local events and upcoming dates.
Despite the recent change in name, this local newspaper continues to cover the area of Ipswich and surrounding towns. In addition to covering the town of Ipswich, it also covers Felixstowe and the surrounding areas of Suffolk. The Star also has a weekly e-newsletter, which offers readers the latest news from the area. It is accessible both online and offline, and subscribers may sign up for it for free online or by email.
The Ipswich Star has a long history as the local newspaper in the area. It highlights local achievements and challenges anything that goes against the town's interests. To read the Ipswich Star online, visit the Archant website or download the app. With a free trial subscription, you can check out the latest news in Ipswich and surrounding areas. While we're on the subject of newspapers, let's take a look at the history of the Ipswich Star.
It is a daily evening local newspaper
On January 23, the brand-new Ipswich Star is scheduled to debut. It will replace the former Ipswich Evening Star under the name East Anglian Daily Times. Both papers will focus on news and sport and will run daily from Monday to Friday. Archant, the owner of the two papers, has been cutting staff for years, and it's now announcing even more cuts. This move will have a negative impact on the community and the paper's future.
A daily regional newspaper produced by Archant is the Evening Star in Ipswich. The Evening Star first appeared on February 17, 1885, and is available Monday to Friday. It's a proud paper of its county town, and it's full of articles about local life and achievements. The newspaper also challenges anything that's against the town's interests. If you'd like to read the Evening Star on the go, download the app and get a free trial subscription. And you can read the newspaper offline.
The Evening Star's Sunday edition was the first to feature the borough's football team. The paper began as the Football Star, but later changed its name to Green 'Un. Today, the publication mostly covers non-league football online. Nigel Pick has worked on local newspapers for 44 years, and has held several senior editorial positions, including editor of three Archant daily papers.
It has a football edition
Despite its title, the Ipswich Star used to have a Saturday football edition. The newspaper was once called the Football Star before changing its name to the Green 'Un. Today, however, the football edition doesn't exist, although the Green 'Un website continues to run, focusing on non-league football. In the 1960s, the town's football team won the First Division and three Suffolk Premier Cups.
The town's star, as visible in the masthead from 1885, has been replaced in the newspaper's masthead. The football edition dropped red from its front page. This relaunch coincided with a new campaign for the northern bypass. While there are some similarities between the two newspapers, the new masthead is a bold departure from the newspaper's traditional red. The launch of the new football edition took place in tandem with the northern bypass campaign.
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Daryl Hall & John Oates' Along The Red Ledge was one of David Foster's critically acclaimed productions of the late seventies. Released in August of 1978, Along The Red Ledge presented an eclectic mix of original material from blue-eyed soul to experimental rock and sophisticated pop.
The pages here were graced by past reviews of two hit singles from the album; the catchy, mid-tempo ditty, "It's A Laugh" and the Philly soul gem, "I Don't Wanna Lose You" plus key album tracks including the enchanting "Have I Been Away Too Long" and the gorgeous "August Day." This week we picked "Melody For A Memory," a rock'n'soul gem written by Oates. This poignant and soulful atmospheric ballad features effective lead vocals sung by Oates and the trademark flawless vocal interplay between the two partners. The instrumental arrangement was off the chain with great time changes, nocturne keyboards and fantastic guitar played throughout the song, especially towards the end. Here, Foster supposedly played the Fender Rhodes and his polished, elegant print was all over the smooth backing track. "Melody For A Memory" was a fine indication that Hall & Oates were second to none in those years, shaping terrific pop/soul music with rock overtones. Their collaboration with Foster brought the Hall & Oates sound to a higher level of sophistication. In the new millennium, a couple of popular rap acts including Consequence and Young Jeezy nicely used samples of "Melody For A Memory" to add ear-candy power to their tunes.


Publisher: Bibliography: p.Cataloging based on CIP information.Translation of: Le sang d'un poète and Le testament d'Orphée.Previously published: New York : Orion Press, 1968..
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The Pizza-Themed Band Macaulay Culkin Created
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By Melissa Kagan/Nov. 18, 2021 4:05 pm EST
While best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in the first two movies of the popular holiday franchise "Home Alone," Macaulay Culkin decided to go a totally different route and cut his singing chops back in 2012 by introducing a pizza-focused Velvet Underground cover band called — what else — The Pizza Underground.
According to MTV, Culkin and his pals recorded an 8-minute demo (seen on Bandcamp) of pizza-themed songs (also featuring pizza boxes as percussion instruments) that were inspired by the Velvet Underground and frontman Lou Reed. Tunes included cheesy ditties like "All the Pizza Parties," "I'm Waiting for Delivery Man," etc. In addition to Culkin, members of the band included Matt Colbourn (guitar/vocals), Phoebe Kreutz (glockenspiel/vocals), Deenah Vollmer (vocals), and Austin Kilham (tambourine/vocals).
But don't rush to StubHub to try and purchase tickets to hear Culkin's band just yet. Pitchfork reports that all has not gone well with The Pizza Underground. Apparently, in 2014, the group had just finished a song during a set at a musical festival in Nottingham, England when not-so-enthused fans started lobbing pints of beer at the band. "Why are you throwing those? I'd rather drink them," Culkin said into the microphone, but the crowd was not to be deterred, and the band left the stage shortly thereafter.
Is The Pizza Underground still active?
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So, what made Macaulay Culkin think that creating a group that replaced some of the greatest lyrics in rock music with pizza puns was a good idea? During a 2016 interview with The Guardian, he shared that The Pizza Underground was "one of those good ideas you have when you're drunk, and you wake up and forget about it." Maybe, too, he was inspired by the iconic pizza scenes in "Home Alone" when young Kevin orders from a local pizzeria called Little Nero's and uses sound from an old gangster movie to interact with the delivery guy.
Despite the music festival debacle, The Pizza Underground lived on for a short time longer. Speaking to The Guardian in 2016, Culkin revealed that the band had a new album in the works. "We have an album coming out, a vinyl pressing with a children's choir, a symphony orchestra," he said. "We're giving it away, our gift to the world." Though, there's no sign if it was ever released. In 2018, Culkin told podcast host Marc Maron the band had officially broken up, per Pitchfork.
When asked by Vulture if they would consider featuring a different food theme for an album, or a departure from The Velvet Underground, band member Phoebe Kreutz said, "We sort of toyed with the Rolling Scones, but with the Rolling Stones, it seemed so general." Seems like they have fully given up on the idea.
Nowadays, Culkin seems to be back to acting. He most recently joined the cast of "American Horror Story: Double Feature" over the summer as a character named Mickey (via CNN), and prior to that he appeared as a guest star on the Hulu series "Dollface."


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Have you signed up for Movember yet?! You can participate in a few ways: grow out your facial hair for the entire month of November, and then shave it into a mustache at the end of the month; commit to moving for 30 minutes each day; or support a member of the MBA team by donating to their efforts. We'll also have prizes at the end of the month for best 'stache, most moves and biggest fundraiser, so, if anything, do it for the competition. Register here: https://moteam.co/wisconsin-mba?mc=1. Questions about this event? Reach out to Sarah Bluvas at bluvas@wisc.edu.


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Joachim Kugler (born 19 September 1947) is a German triple jumper.

He finished eleventh in the men's triple jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, won the 1968 CISM Military World Championships, finished ninth at the 1971 European Championships and ninth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships.

He became West German champion in 1974 and 1975; won silver medal in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1976 and bronze medals in 1966 and 1968. He represented the clubs TV Murrhardt, USC Mainz and ASC Darmstadt. Indoors he won five medals, including gold in 1975.

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Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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When Karen, Nick and I first began Save Our Woods way back in Jan 2011 I'm not sure we knew who Oliver Rackham was. We soon learned and it was an honour to receive a message from him offering his support for and wisdom to our campaign.
In amongst the scrum and racket of the tree world, Oliver Rackham was the most powerful voice of science and reason. His passing is an incredible loss but the gifts he has given us are immeasurable.
Rod Leslie, SoW contributor and inspiration, wrote a beautiful blog about the day that Oliver Rackham felled the last conifer at Chalkney Wood. I offer it again below as a small token of remembrance of this great man.
At 11am Professor Oliver Rackham personally felled the last conifer in Chalkney Wood!
Professor Oliver Rackham fells the last conifer at Chalkney Wood, 8/12/2011!
Chalkney Wood near Earls Colne in north Essex is one of the 'Lavenham Woods' managed by the Forestry Commission that played a central role in the research that led to the concept of 'Ancient Woodland'. Like so many other ancient woods, the Chalkney that Oliver wrote about in his seminal 1980 book 'Ancient Woodland' had been heavily planted with conifers by the Forestry Commission. Despite that he said that 'Chalkney still gives one of the best impressions of medieval wood'.
I first visited Chalkney, with Oliver, in 1988. 3 years earlier thanks very largely to the work of Oliver Rackham and George Peterken forestry policy had changed dramatically to recognise the unique value of ancient woodland. However, the idea of actually removing conifers was quite revolutionary to the Forestry Commission and in what must be some of the earliest restoration in England local forester Simon Leatherdale had started some tentative felling along streams and ride sides.
Today is the culmination of that early, cautious work. Simon has been working away ever since, gradually removing conifers. All the work has been done at a profit and by local 'Higglers', small scale forestry contractors. Support within the Forestry Commission has come and gone over that time: there were still people who saw felling immature trees as sacrilege.
A 'Higgler' – a small scale forestry contractor – at work removing conifers in the Lavenham Woods. Here few broadleaves survived but coppice regrowth quickly re-establishes native species.
His work has been even more significant than simply restoring these very special woods: in 1985 both Oliver and George talked about woods 'destroyed' by conifer shading. Of Chalkney Oliver said in 1980 ' the native vegetation partly destroyed'.
Most of us would have agreed at the time: how could ground flora recover when the forest floor was quite bare apart from a carpet of conifer needles ? However, as Simon let the light back in, sometime by thinning, sometimes by felling, it became clear to Oliver that the woodland's regenerative capacity was far greater than anyone had guessed. In fact today it would take a real expert to identify that many of the earliest restorations had ever had a conifer on them. The discovery gave new impetus to the restoration programme as it became clear that it really was possible to return to something close to the original ancient woodland.
Early restoration: Conifers thinned out from amongst surviving broadleaves along a rideside. As of today not one conifer is left in Chalkney.
200 acre Chalkney is the quintessential Rackham wood: it is a 'Pry Wood' – Pry an ancient name for small-leaved lime. Largely ignored because of it's absence from the pollen record, in recent times lime has been recognised as a key ancient woodland species. Chalkney is complex: as well as lime there is hornbeam, ash/maple/hazel, oak standards and even two wild service stools. The soils are acid sands and loess but calcareous springs feed the valleys.
Chalkney's cultural history matches its ecological complexity. A Roman-British road dissects the wood which is still surrounded by intact medieval woodbanks. Once used for keeping 'wild swyne', probably after the extinction of true wild boar, there are early 17th century records of wood sales showing that lime bast, the bark used for making rope, was as valuable as the timber itself.
Hen – thanks for re-posting my blog ! It is hard to believe that Oliver is no longer with us. My friend and colleague Jonathan Spencer who worked on the original ancient woodland survey with gorge Peterken and Keith Kirby said he feels 'hollowed out'. I feel the same. I was one of the many people whose eyes were opened by Oliver, on one of his amazing courses at Flatford Mill in the heart of 'Rackham country'. It was his story telling: how he related the trees we visited in the woods to the buildings, and to the way people lived and their values. Thinking of the panel report, he really was the king of 'woodland culture'. What gave me as much pleasure as anything in my career was when both Oliver and George agreed they had been wrong in their earlier view that ancient woodlands lost under conifers were gone forever – most of us shared that view – just look at the ground flora (or lack of it) under the Corsican Pine in my 1988 photos. It has been a thrill to all of us how these wonderful woods have sprung back to vigorous life. All of us in FC were, I think, thrilled that Oliver was able to see the last conifer gone from the Lavenham woods he made his own within his lifetime.
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Bruins' Rinaldo Avoids Suspension For Couturier Hit
Oct 22, 2015 | News, Player Safety
Boston Bruins forward Zac Rinaldo delivered a hard hit — but dodged a bullet by avoiding supplemental discipline.
Rinaldo was given a major penalty for charging and a game misconduct by referees Marc Joannette and TJ Luxmore. The gritty winger sat for the rest of the game and awaited his fate – and potentially how many more games he'd miss – once the play was reviewed by the Department of Player Safety.
The verdict came down Thursday afternoon. Rinaldo would not face further punishment. From the Department of Player Safety:
From the NHL:
Rinaldo finishes his check, leveling Couturier with a punishing hit. For the purposes of supplemental discipline, we analyzed this hit for four possible infractions.
This is not elbowing. Rinaldo's arm is tucked close to his body at all times. It never extends outward or upward while delivering this hit.
This is not interference. While players without the puck are ineligible to be checked, the interference rule allows for a brief window in which players who have already initiated a hit are permitted to finish their check. Rinaldo initiates this hit while Couturier has the puck. Contact is made within an allowable timeframe to finish the check.
This is not an illegal check to the head. Rule 48.1 (i) permits head contact that occurs when "the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent's body and the head was not "picked" as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward." Here Rinaldo takes an excellent angle of approach, hitting directly through Couturier's body. While there is head contact here, the head is not the main point of contact.
For the purposes of supplemental discipline, this is not charging. Charging is defined as a player who skates or jumps into, or charges an opponent in any manner. While Rinaldo does come off the ice slightly after the hit, he does not launch into Couturier in an excessive manner. His body stays low, and there's no significant gap between his skates and the ice.
It is important to note that while Rinaldo has an extensive history of supplemental discipline, that history only comes into play when it is determined that a hit is worthy of supplemental discipline. The hit itself is evaluated on its own merit, not on the player delivering the check.
That last part is an important one. Player Safety reviews the hit in question, without regard for the player making the hit or his suspension history. Only after an offense is deemed to be suspendable, does a player's history come in. At that point, Player Safety will look at the player's full rap sheet to determine the length of the suspension.
Keep in mind that the 'repeat offender' status applies only to how fines and salary loss are calculated. Player Safety considers a player's full disciplinary history.
Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser disagreed with the league's ruling.
Rinaldo charged a considerable distance from the goal to above the hash marks to deliver a late hit (the puck had been redirected by Couturier back toward the blueline.) The intended check was delivered with 1.1 seconds remaining in the period. Given the minimal time remaining, coupled with the fact that the puck was no longer in the area, the excessive hit had no beneficial consequence on the play other than to inflict needless punishment on Couturier, who was in a vulnerable position.
I deem the charge and the upward velocity generated by Rinaldo through the hit to be not only needless but a reckless and dangerous decision.
There's no question this hit was dangerous. From Player Safety's standpoint, though, it wasn't suspendable.
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6 Excuses You Need To Stop Making For The F*ckboy You're Dating
May 13, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Ashley Uzer
The only excuse you should ever have to make for your boyfriend is apologizing for him being too damn sexy.
Unfortunately, many of us seem to make excuses for our guys' bad habits. More specifically, making excuses for him putting us on the back-burner and not making us a priority. It's one thing to not want to text back and forth throughout the work day, but it's another to go MIA for three days or to not call you when he said he was going to.
It's time to stop making the following excuses for your man, face the fact that he's a shit head, and tell him he better shape up or GTFO.
1. "He's So Bad At Checking His Phone"
We all have (rare) moments when we're not clutching on to our phones for dear life, such as when we're at a concert or at work, and that's cool. But when you know you're going to be getting a text from your special someone, you patiently wait with that phone in your hand.
Guys are the same way. They may not have the reputation for being on their phones all the time, but trust me, when they're talking to a girl they like, they are on their phones just as much as you are if not more. Guys even text their friends about dating apps more than girls do, according to a recent study.
If a guy says he'll call and he doesn't, or he "forgets" to respond to your text for three days, he's not "bad at checking his phone," he's just not into it.
2. "He's Always Super Busy"
We're all super busy. Most of us are in school, or working multiple jobs, or trying to curate the perfect Instagram feed, or something. The thing is, if Justin Bieber asked you on a date during one of the busiest weeks of your life, you would make time for him. You may not be Justin Bieber, but a good guy will prioritize you like you're a celebrity (or a princess, whatever).
If he's got a big project at work or studying for his MCATs, that's dope and we're glad you've got an ambitious dude. You don't need to text him every two seconds or get mad that he doesn't want to go on an all-day shopping spree with you, but that doesn't mean he should cut you out of his life for weeks at a time. If anything, he can use you as his stress relief rather than shunning you like a plague victim. If he's really that busy, there's a chance that he's getting busy with someone else too.
3. "He's Just Not Into Cheesy Stuff Like That"
Guys aren't into flowers and #couplegoals on Instagram, they're into BJs and Netflix. But, just like you pretend to be interested in basketball for him, he can pretend that he cares about "romantic" things. You shouldn't feel like you have to change your guy, but if he knows that doing something sorta cliche will make you smile, he'll do it. If he tries to tell you that he doesn't like holding hands in public because it's "not his thing," then he shouldn't be your thing anymore.
4. "He's Playing Hard To Get"
Playing hard to get is a girl thing. Boys are not that patient or that smart. As soon as there's a chance that they're getting their D wet, they're all in. If you feel like he's playing hard to get, it's probably because he actually is hard to get, and clearly not worth your time.
5. "He Was So Drunk"
We all do some stupid ass shit when we're drunk, I'm no exception. Some of us are super emotional when we're drunk, and some of us are just complete assholes. If your man falls into the second category, godspeed. It's one thing if he's being a drunk douche and trying to fight random dudes in the bar, but it's another if he's trying to fight you or trying to hook up with other chicks. One drunken mistake, shame on him, but if it's a recurring problem and he's consistently hurting you with his blacked out decisions, kick him to the curb.
6. "He's Private About That Kind Of Stuff"
Facebook official relationships are a thing of the past, but that doesn't mean that your man should be hiding your existence on all social media, or from his life in general. Your man doesn't need to post you as his #WCW everyday, but he should be proud of you and want to show you off. If he's really that private about shit, you might want to make sure he's not pretending to be single.
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Alright, it's clear that we're in this for the long haul. So, I've focused this month on optimizing my WFH life. This included buying a desk, a chair, and will soon include buying a desktop monitor. But more importantly, it involved really cute tye-dye sweatpants and a basic black sweatshirt that's cozy, but polished enough
This Short Film Will Be Relatable To Any Girl Who's Gotten Her Period on a Hot Date
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There's nothing worse than getting your period unexpectedly. Except for, of course, getting your period unexpectedly while out on a hot date. Honestly, even if you know it's coming, and your crush asks you out for dinner at his damn house while you're on your period, it's still a huge bummer. Sure, you could have
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Whether you love it or you hate it—Valentine's Day is happening. I've honestly always loved Valentine's Day, regardless of if I've been single or in a relationship. This is partially probably because I love the color red, heart motifs, and cute girly/fluffy things—but also, who doesn't want an excuse to eat a bunch of fancy
Love Bailey Released a Trans Power Anthem In Honor of Pride Month
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In honor of Pride month, one of our fave queer artists, Love Bailey,released "Shenis," a song that she wrote to serve as the first trans-pride anthem, and an anthem for empowered women around the world. With lyrics like "never settle for second best" & "don't let anyone judge you for the sum of your parts,"