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Zonza ist eine Gemeinde im Bavella-Massiv auf der französischen Mittelmeerinsel Korsika. Sie gehört zum Département Corse-du-Sud, zum Arrondissement Sartène und zum Kanton Bavella. Die Bewohner nennen sich Zonzais.

Geografie und Infrastruktur
Die Route nationale 852 endete in Zonza an der Route forestière 4. Die Route forestière 11 endete ab 1893 in Zonza. Die Routes forestières, bis anhin Nationalstraßen, wurden 1973 abgestuft. Heute ist die Ortschaft durch Départementsstraßen erschlossen. Der 1218 m hohe Gebirgspass Col de Bavella verbindet Zonza mit Sari-Solenzara. Die Route nationale 198 tangiert den direkt am ligurischen Meer liegenden Ortsteil La Croix du Sud und verbindet diesen mit Lecci im Südwesten und Conca im Norden.
Die angrenzenden Gemeinden sind Conca im Norden, Lecci und San-Gavino-di-Carbini im Süden sowie Sorbollano und Quenza im Westen.
Die Hauptsiedlung befindet sich auf 762 Metern über dem Meeresspiegel. Zu Zonza gehört auch Sante Lucie de Porto Vecchio mit Piranellu.
Der Rizzanese entspringt in Zonza und fließt nach Zoza.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Wirtschaft
In Zonza sind zugelassene Rebflächen des Weinbaugebietes Vin de Corse vorhanden.

Weblinks

Ort auf Korsika

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Board index Cycling On the road
Identity of cyclist killed in Boston crash sought
Commuting, Day rides, Audax, Incidents, etc.
thirdcrank
Postby thirdcrank » 1 Jan 2021, 3:21pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-55508178
(Thread title amended after death of rider.)
Last edited by thirdcrank on 2 Jan 2021, 1:32pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Identity of cyclist hurt in Boston crash sought
Postby jgurney » 1 Jan 2021, 4:08pm
The article reads:
"The identity of a cyclist with a missing finger who was seriously injured in a crash is being sought by police. The man, believed to be a Romanian national, was hit by a car near Boston, Lincolnshire, on Thursday night. Officers said they believe he lives in the area and the force urgently wants to make contact with his next of kin. A 35-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man arrested at the scene remain in police custody. The force said the man, who is missing his left ring finger, was cycling towards the A17 at the time of the crash. He collided with a silver Ford Tourneo on the A1121 Boardsides at about 21:15 GMT, police said. Officers have asked anyone who saw the cyclist or have dashcam footage to contact them."
Presumably the victim is unconscious and had no identification upon him.
I presume that's right. The link also includes an image of the casualty
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Casualty has been identified but sadly has died.
https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campai ... collision/
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Re: Identity of cyclist killed in Boston crash sought
Postby ChrisP100 » 16 Jan 2021, 12:00am
That's a treacherous road in broad daylight, let alone in the dark.
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Postby Mike Sales » 16 Jan 2021, 10:00am
ChrisP100 wrote: That's a treacherous road in broad daylight, let alone in the dark.
What characteristics of this road lead you to describe it as treacherous?
I know it, I live near it, and have ridden it. I have never seen it as particularly worse than many others in the area. Sure, these busy, fast A roads have their dangers and are nasty to ride, but Boardsides is table flat and ruler straight except for two slight curves. The A 17 hereabouts for instance is rather worse to my thinking.
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Miller's Crossing ist ein Spielfilm der Coen-Brüder aus dem Jahr 1990. Bei ihrem dritten Film handelt es sich um einen Gangsterfilm, der zu Zeiten der Prohibition in den Vereinigten Staaten spielt.

Handlung
Johnny Caspar, ein aufstrebender Krimineller, bittet den Gangsterboss Leo um die Genehmigung, den Kleinganoven Bernie Bernbaum töten zu dürfen, da dieser sich in Caspars Wettgeschäft mit manipulierten Boxwettkämpfen einmischt. Gegen die Empfehlung seines Beraters Tom Reagan genehmigt Leo diesen Mord nicht. Tom glaubt, dass Caspar mehr Ärger machen könnte als Bernie wert ist, aber Leo ist in Bernies Schwester Verna verliebt und will sie heiraten. Tom jedoch weiß, was von dieser Liebe zu halten ist: Er hat selbst insgeheim ein Verhältnis mit Verna.

Die Lage eskaliert, als Leo, besorgt wegen Caspars Drohungen, Verna beschatten lässt. Als Vernas Aufpasser ermordet gefunden wird, hält Leo Caspar für den Schuldigen und lässt die korrupte Polizei Caspars Etablissements hochnehmen. Tom versucht verzweifelt zu beschwichtigen: Er weiß, dass Verna ein Motiv hatte, ihren Bewacher selbst zu töten – sie war in jener Nacht bei Tom. Um den Bandenkrieg zu stoppen, beichtet Tom Leo seine Beziehung zu Verna. Wutentbrannt verprügelt Leo seinen Berater und beendet die Zusammenarbeit.

Daraufhin tritt Tom in die Dienste von Caspar, dessen Position gegenüber Leo immer stärker wird. Selbst der Bürgermeister und die Polizei laufen zu ihm über. Als Vertrauensbeweis liefert Tom Bernie, dessen Adresse ihm Verna nichtsahnend verraten hat, an Caspar aus. Caspar will einen weiteren Vertrauensbeweis: Tom soll mit Bernie zur Miller's Crossing, einer einsamen Kreuzung im Wald, fahren und ihn töten. Aber anstatt den um sein Leben bettelnden Bernie zu töten, lässt er ihn unter der Bedingung, für immer zu verschwinden, laufen.

Bernie gehorcht und verschwindet, jedoch nur kurz. Ohne Geld und Freunde in der Fremde beschließt er, zurückzukehren – ihm ist klar geworden, dass Tom nun selbst für seine Sicherheit sorgen muss, um das Geheimnis seines Ungehorsams gegenüber Caspar zu wahren. Tom fädelt nun einen Plan ein, bei dem sowohl Caspar als auch Bernie zum selben Treffpunkt bestellt werden, ohne voneinander zu wissen. Bernie erschießt Caspar, als dieser am Treffpunkt eintrifft, woraufhin Tom nun Bernie erschießt – seine wahre Loyalität, so stellt sich nun heraus, galt von Anfang an immer nur Leo.

Auf der Beerdigung von Bernie auf dem Friedhof von Miller's Crossing macht Leo Tom ein neues Angebot der Zusammenarbeit; Tom lehnt jedoch ab.

Kritik

Auszeichnungen
Joel Coen gewann im Jahr 1990 den Silver Seashell des San Sebastián International Film Festivals und wurde für den Golden Seashell nominiert. Er gewann außerdem 1991 den Kritikerpreis des Yubari International Fantastic Film Festivals. Donna Isaacson und John S. Lyons wurden 1991 für den Preis Artios der Casting Society of America nominiert.

Hintergrund
Trotz starker Kritiken floppte das Werk der Coen-Brüder, indem der Film in den Vereinigten Staaten nur etwa fünf Millionen Dollar einspielte. Einer der Gründe für den Misserfolg war, dass im Jahr 1990 mit GoodFellas, Dick Tracy und der Coppola-Fortsetzung Der Pate III schon drei Gangsterfilme in den Kinos präsentiert wurden. Über das Budget des Films herrscht Uneinigkeit: Während die Film-Magazine von 14 Millionen Dollar Filmkosten sprachen, behaupteten die Regisseure, dass der Streifen für nur 10 Millionen Dollar produziert wurde.

Der Name des Filmtitels Miller's Crossing steht für den heimlichen Friedhof im Wald, in dem einige Protagonisten des Filmes begraben werden.

Die Handlung des Films folgt, auch wenn kein Credit darauf hinweist, in weiten Teilen Dashiell Hammetts Roman Der gläserne Schlüssel, der bereits 1935 (mit George Raft) und 1942 (mit Veronica Lake und Alan Ladd) verfilmt wurde.

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got any fines nor was his license suspended.
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Thanks so much for putting everything together!
I am so with you on running off and learning SCA fencing, I just don't know when I'd have the time!
Me either. Maybe I will find time... in a month? Heh.
I think in January, maybe.
Hen Party?! Have Americans always said that?
I'd only heard it here and it vaguely annoyed me.. men get to be exciting prancing powerful stags and women are these fat clucky things that sit around and fart eggs.
I find that bachelorette party seems to make people think things that are not what I tend to want to plan for a bachelorette party, so I opted for hen party and that makes it seem less... lurid I guess.
Eh, my wrists hurt and it takes too long to type "bachelorette".
I always forget how to spell "bachelorette".
Haha! Of course, I wasn't trying to cast aspersions on your obviously fabulous party. I'm just coming to grips with Bringlish over the last 5 months, so tend to notice these things..


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Duterte elated with Trump's 'admiration' for PH drug war
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Posted at Mar 01 2018 09:58 PM | Updated as of Oct 22 2018 03:40 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the gala dinner marking ASEAN's 50th anniversary in Manila, in this November 12, 2017 file photo. Jonathan Ernst, Reuters/file
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he was elated after reading reports saying U.S. President Donald Trump wants to copy his style in fighting illegal drugs.
Quoting a news headline he recently read, Duterte said in a speech in Davao City: "'Trump: We would like to follow Duterte because they have no problem in the Philippines, he just killed them.'"
"Tama ka talaga Trump. P***** i**. Bilib ako sa'yo. Sinabi ko na ang totoo," he added.
American online news site Axios earlier quoted a senior U.S. administration official as saying that Trump has been expressing admiration for the Philippines' handling of its illegal drug problem.
"He often jokes about killing drug dealers... He'll say, 'You know the Chinese and Filipinos don't have a drug problem. They just kill them,'" Axios quoted the official as saying.
The report also quoted five sources who have spoken with Trump about the matter as saying that the U.S. president "often leaps into a passionate speech about how drug dealers are as bad as serial killers and should all get the death penalty."
According to the report, Trump said showing sympathy to drug offenders will never work and that a law should be passed that will allow the execution of drug dealers in the U.S.
The U.S. has often been the subject of Duterte's tirades, partly because of Washington's criticisms to his war on drugs during the Obama administration.
However, Washington and Manila's ties improved after Trump came to power.
The equally controversial American leader has been seen as less critical of Duterte's drug war, which has claimed about 4,000 lives in police operations.
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Three-quarters of schools have asbestos in their buildings[1] and councils in England have paid out £10 million in compensation to those who have suffered disease following exposure to the deadly substance[2]. Furthermore, the National Union of Teachers says up to 300 adults die each year because of exposure to asbestos while at school[3].
How has this been allowed to happen? And what is being done to protect vulnerable children and adults from becoming victims of asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma, which is incurable and leads to death.
Why is asbestos in school buildings?
Following the Second Word War, asbestos became ubiquitous in building materials, not only in the UK but across the world[4]. Almost all the 14,000 schools built between 1945 and 1975 contain asbestos as do most of the school buildings refurbished during that period. A report entitled Asbestos in Schools – A Need for Action, by the all-party parliamentary group on occupational health and safety stated that although some of the material is enclosed and therefore relatively safe, materials such as asbestos lagging, sprayed asbestos and asbestos insulating board, all of which can release dangerous fibres, can be found in some school buildings[5].
The government's policy on asbestos in schools
According to the Asbestos in Schools – A Need for Action report, the government's policy is that as long as the asbestos is safe from disturbance it is better to manage it throughout the time the building is usable rather than attempt to remove it. This approach may be linked to the fact that asbestos removal is an expensive process and there is a critical lack of funding when it comes to getting the lethal substance out of our schools.
Worryingly, the report found that many schools and local authorities do not have an effective asbestos management policy. It states:
Common faults [with asbestos management] include a lack of asbestos awareness and poor standards of training; asbestos management plans have been found to be ineffective; there has been confusion over areas of responsibility; and the less accessible asbestos has frequently not been identified because of inadequate surveys. A report by the Asbestos Consultants Association concluded that the systems of asbestos management in many schools are ineffective and at times dangerous. They stated: "These are not minor problems that have crept in over recent years; rather they are fundamental problems that are endemic in schools in the UK."
Although the practice of 'managing asbestos' for the life of the building is used in many other sectors, such as offices and factories, campaigners argue that children, through normal play and carelessness can easily damage buildings, disturbing asbestos and sending dangerous fibres into the air.
Recommendations from the Asbestos in Schools – A Need for Action report
The Asbestos in Schools – A Need for Action report highlights that there is a serious need for head teachers, bursars and school managers to receive adequate training in the management of asbestos. Staff and pupils must also be made aware of the asbestos to avoid disturbing it.
The report also recommended that there be a policy of phased removal of asbestos introduced, otherwise, asbestos will remain a problem in schools indefinitely, which will continue to drain resources and there will be the ever present potential for the asbestos to be disturbed and fibres released.
Could you be entitled to make a compensation claim for exposure to asbestos in a school environment?
Asbestos is a killer and it is of serious concern that children and teachers are continually being exposed to its dangers every day in some schools. Given that asbestos-related diseases can take around 40 years to develop, we may be decades off seeing the true human cost of successive government policy of effectively turning a blind eye to the problem.
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[1] https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/19/schools-asbestos-buildings-unable-get-rid
[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38167560
[3] https://www.teachers.org.uk/news-events/press-releases-england/end-deadly-asbestos-gamble
[4] http://www.ocsenvironmentalservices.co.uk/news/history-asbestos-construction/
[5] https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/4999/Asbestos-in-schools---all-party-parliamentary-report-Feb-2012/pdf/asbestos_in_schools_booklet_lo_res.pdf
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So, I'm already off my previously announced schedule….but I have an excuse!
Yesterday, I woke up in my new city for the first time. I didn't sleep all that well, but it wasn't for a lack of physical comfort. C and V provided a very cozy queen bed with an excessive amount of plush pillows. I had some issues on my mind, and I was also worried I would oversleep for my first day. Sidebar: For someone who gets up every day around 7 am, I sure do worry a lot about missing my alarm!
C was frying bacon, and V eventually offered me an egg as well. Over medium, I think. It's funny—I used to sell eggs on the reg, but I really only eat them scrambled. I waited far too long to try eggs another way…and this blog is tanking quickly.
Got to school and met a few more faculty. Someone bumped a round folding table, causing it to tip over, which meant lots of hot coffee spread everywhere. Thankfully, no once was seriously injured and even more importantly, no electronic devices were damaged.
It was a day full of presentations and welcome-back information. I would wager that a small number of people can tolerate sitting in a large room listening to a guest speaker for hours on end without letting intrusive thoughts or shiny objects arrest their actual attention. Teachers, in my opinion, are the worst at this. We love school so much that we dedicate our lives to being in (at least, some version of) the classroom and not pursue other avenues that meet our professional interest. However, when invited to professional development, we are often subjected to sitting for hours on end with nothing more than room-temperature water or stale tortilla chips to keep us from running outside into traffic. That is, of course, unless the presenter is engaging.
She was knowledgeable and funny at times, but it all seemed so depressingly rehearsed. Comedians have to sell jokes to new audiences several times a week, and the really good ones have a way of making it seem like each night is the first time they've told those jokes. More than once, her delivery on a pseudo-punchline reminded me of Robin Williams' voices. Is it odd that my focus was on her delivery and not what she was actually saying?
But we were simply not engaged. And that's a major problem.
Because we became the students. More precisely, we were teachers who were put in to role of students. A large, echoing room. An intelligent presenter. Visual aides. Several questions posed by said presenter. An offer or two to answer any questions.
But it wasn't engaging. We had very little time to interact with one another. It would be uncouth to have a conversation with a colleague while the presentation went on.
This is not the first time I've attended such an in-service. What I find the most alarming about all of this is that teachers can often times be the worst "students". We ask so much of those who attend our classes, yet so many of us shy away from initiating dialogue and meeting new professionals at these types of engagements. Every time I go to one of these seminars, presentations, conferences, etc. I see the same thing: Teachers who are over-the-top with enthusiasm (a very small percentage), some who have come with an enormous amount of other stressors and use that event to unload a lot of their pent-up anger, and the ones who attend with the least possible amount of interest.
The last category is the most worrisome to me.
I have had the luxury to attend those that identify this setup as severely problematic. After seeing it done this way (providing a fluid combination of humor, interaction, and information with the obvious goal of keeping us attentive and involved), I've realized how absolutely vital that is to education.
Teachers should know that students learn in different ways. We should know that presenting in the "classic" lecture style is really only beneficial to a small percentage of students. We should know when our students are bored or disengaged and we should work to fix that.
That's it for today. I'm at my in-laws with my family for the weekend. Look for the next entry in a couple days. Soon, I'll write something about how if blog posts, articles, etc. go beyond a certain word count that very few will read it to the end.
So, here's another one of my new ideas for this blog. I've changed jobs but not careers. I'm now a full-time instructor (officially, an "assistant professor" ahem) with Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
I've taught junior high- and high school English for 17 years and have also been an adjunct (part-time) instructor for Ivy Tech in Terre Haute, IN, for five years.
So, today (August 11) was my first official day of employment. I've been to campus a handful of times since my final job-winning interview, but today was not at my home campus at all. All (?) of the full-time faculty members attended the second annual "Discipline Dialogues" meeting today in Indianapolis. Our college's new president gave two separate welcoming addresses (since there was not an available hall that housed all of said faculty at once, I'm presuming) and we then met with department members from around the state.
Falling asleep (finally) at about 2:30 am.
Waking up around 4ish thinking I'd overslept.
Falling back asleep just long enough to be shocked that my 5:30 alarm was going off.
Packing up my car on a stifling, muggy morning and leaving the house around 7. I made it to the Indy campus without an issue and had a good time connecting with my new colleagues.
I then went to my in-law's house in Noblesville, which was about an hour away due to late afternoon traffic. I nodded off for about 20 minutes before my wife's mother came home. Her parents, brother, his daughter, and I went to eat at a local Mexican restaurant before I finally got back on the road and headed here.
I'm with the XXXXXs, of course. C— and V— XXXXX. People I've just met. I'm staying with them. In their home. I'm typing this in their second bedroom. We met in person two hours ago. While Michael Phelps earned his 4000th gold medal tonight in the background, I was getting to know my temporary landlords. These people, upon learning of my situation, graciously opened up their home to me, a stranger. During our introductory talk tonight, V said that it just felt like the right thing to do. Obviously, I pose no threat to anyone–but why would they know that?
Ya see, my wife and children are two hundred miles away (give or take) because our house hasn't sold yet. I got this job in late May and we listed it about four weeks later. We've had over a dozen showings, but the house hasn't sold. Thus, they have to stay there while I'm at my new job on the other side of the Hoosier State.
It's a little crazy, but we know it's temporary and we'll get back to being an average suburban white family before too long.
So, I'm cataloging this experience with this series of blog posts. I mean, I brought stuff to read, but this experience is kind of surreal. I'm forty, for god's sake, and I seriously packed my fifteen-year-old sedan with a mini fridge which I plan to use primarily for extremely cheap dining purposes until I'm reunited with my family.
Thus…here we go. Off to bed for now. I'll try to post something each night I'm here in "The Fort" (sidebar: I like "The Wayne" better, but I hear the locals use the former) and maybe something will materialize.


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Drivers of a CNG vehicle will be pleased when they fill up. Depending on the particular vehicle model, less than four euros are frequently sufficient to travel a distance of 100 kilometres (see chart). By comparison with conventional fuels, CNG is therefore a particularly cost-effective alternative. Drivers filling up with CNG are able to save virtually half the fuel costs by comparison with petrol, and nearly one third compared with diesel.
However, this cost benefit is not visible at first glance. At filling stations, the price of CNG is given in kilograms. For years, stakeholder groups and experts have been asking for the supply of CNG to be calculated in litres as is usual for petrol and diesel. Any initiatives directed towards the use of a uniform measurement unit have so far failed due to complicated conversion formulas, the German Calibration Law – and the laws of physics. CNG is stored in the distribution grid and at filling stations in compressed form and it is pumped into vehicle tanks at a pressure of 200 bar. The gas expands at lower pressures. Theoretically, the volume could therefore increase if the compression intensity were lower without the energy content increasing. Conformity with the German Calibration Law requires that the volume of CNG must therefore be given in kilograms because the weight always remains constant irrespective of the level of compression.
Ultimately, what customers want to know is the amount of energy they receive in their tank. In order to determine the overall cost benefit of CNG, it is therefore necessary for the energy content to be taken into account so that a comparison can be made with petrol or diesel. The energy content of one kilogram of CNG corresponds approximately to that of 1.5 litres of premium petrol or 1.3 litres of diesel fuel. Or put differently: a kilogram of CNG has an energy content that is almost 50 percent higher than a litre of petrol – 13.3 kilowatt hours (kWh) compared with 8.6 kWh. A litre of diesel has an energy content of 9.9 kWh.
The reduced energy tax rate also contributes to the price advantage of CNG at the filling station. The intention of the federal government is for this rate to promote the increased use of this fuel. In May 2017, the federal government extended the tax reduction for CNG – originally limited until 2018 – until the year 2026 on account of the considerable and potentially still growing contribution of CNG to reducing CO2 emissions.
Alongside more favourable fuel costs, the motor vehicle tax statement also favours a CNG model. When calculating motor vehicle tax, the CO2 emissions are also taken into account alongside the displacement of the engine. And since vehicles with a CNG power unit consistently have a particularly favourable CO2 footprint, the motor vehicle tax rate is also lower. For example, the tax authority only calculates 34 euros each year for a VW Golf Variant TGI BlueMotion 1.4 (instead of 46 euros for the comparable petrol model), while a ŠKODA OCTAVIA G-TEC Combi pays 36 euros (instead of 64 euros).
In addition, environmentally aware drivers already benefit financially when they purchase a CNG vehicle. Depending on the place of residence, numerous regional gas utilities support the purchase decision with a bonus of up to 1000 euros.
3.39 euros instead of 6.32 euros for fuel costs required to drive 100 kilometres.
As an example, anybody who drives a Golf Variant TGI BlueMotion 1.4 will pay only 3.39 euros per 100 kilometres at a CNG price of 0.96 per litre and with consumption of 3.6 kilos. Meanwhile, the owner of a comparable petrol car pays 6.32 euros for fuel costs (at 1.29 euros per litre).


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3 Theater Activities to Bring Students Fresh Realities
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Theater Activities to the Rescue
If you thought theater activities were just for theater classes, think again. Teachers can use them in a host of ways, for several means.
The Up Side of Wearing the Acting "Mask"
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
Teachers understand that high school students face increasing pressure to excel in classwork and extra-curricular activities, gain admittance and scholarships to colleges, and figure out who and what they want to become in the future. At the same time, many students strive to perfect how they present themselves to peers; they are too scared to simply be themselves at the risk of not fitting in with other students. Many students just want to blend in, even if it means hiding their true personalities.
I understand this because when I was in high school, speech class was far more terrifying than acting class. One required me to be authentic and real. The other allowed me to be Alice in Wonderland, Miss Havisham, or Lady Macbeth—all preferable choices to my timid high school self. One class made me sweat and feel nauseous; the other class made me giddy and energized. Recalling my high school experience is paramount to running a safe classroom where everyone feels accepted and validated.
This year teaching was different and more intense than ever before. While teaching in a mask to a group of masked students was not fun and proved highly challenging, there is an up side to "metaphorical masks" actors can magically don when working on improvisation or even on a specific role. A "character" is not the person, so the mask is a way to transcend insecurities, listen to impulses, and embrace the freedom necessary to grow as humans.
After a year of pandemic duress, it's fun to fantasize about the return to face-to-face teaching at its finest, especially using acting skills to help students find their true selves. In addition, students who attended school virtually may be nervous to be "live" again among their peers every day at school. Theater games are an incredible way to "get everyone on the dance floor" in terms of participation. Here are a few scenarios to show you what I mean.
Theater Activities Scenario I: Superhero Party
There's a hip party where only Superheroes have been invited because there is a worldwide catastrophe; furthermore, your unique superpower must be harnessed. While you cannot openly declare your specific power, you must somehow ease it into the conversation or demonstrate it more subtly so the host of the party can figure out what it is. You score points when the host acknowledges you by giving you a Superhero moniker. Ex. Someone who is madly dashing around, moving in and out of conversations might become Random Man.
There is nothing more fun than taking a group of new acting students who barely know each other and watching them play this game in the first weeks of school. Some students bounce right into the game and others gaze into it from the sidelines, leery of looking silly but secretly anxious to play.
Playing is paramount in acting classes. Embracing the risk of looking foolish pushes high school students to a freedom they haven't felt since they were small children. Body language changes as students create their superhero personas. Allowing them to pretend is passing out joy like ice pops on a steamy summer day. After approximately ten minutes into this game, there is so much laughter that it's tough to hear the dialogue for students riffing off of each other in a mad creative frenzy. It's called teacher bliss.
Theater Activities Scenario II: Tighty Whities Show and Tell
Isabel kneels on the ground, pounds balled fists against the floor, wails in her native sing-song about missing Show & Tell. A senior in my Acting Technique II class playing a game called "Oscar Moment," she rolls herself into a fetal position and whines in an even higher key as her scene partner, playing a Kindergarten teacher, soothes her by explaining that Show & Tell would happen again next week.
I relish how the other students laugh collectively, giving Isabel the encouragement to take it even further. The louder and more insistent her crying, the more they enjoy it. She even uses the "Yes, and…" technique, explaining in her little girl voice that there would only be one "W" Day for the whole year and she had forgotten her dad's "Tighty Whities" on the kitchen table. She uses her entire body, sometimes sprawling out as big as she could make herself across the floor, other times rising to stand so she can emphatically stomp in punctuation to her rant, and then finally curling herself into a seated rocking position.
Improvisation offers the opportunity to think on one's feet, listen closely, and build momentum with creativity. The more a student lives in the moment, buys into the absurdity, and really stretches, the more they take away after the class and trust themselves to make strong choices in their theater work and their real lives.
Theater Activities Scenario III: Making a Pizza
Two parallel lines of eight high school students each stand with their backs to the students at the head of the lines. They become silent at my command, but continue to bounce in excitement. I whisper the cue "making a pizza" to the first student in each line. The first two students quickly tap the next person in line who turns to watch them rolling and spinning dough, adding toppings, and putting the pizza into an oven. When they think they recognize what their classmate is pantomiming, they tap the next person who turns around and hurriedly acts it out again. The last person in the first line thinks they can name the action, so the entire line sits and they raise their hands. When I call on them, they shout, "Packing a suitcase!"
Again, watching these students abandon their academic struggles, their invented personas, and their overriding self-consciousness entertains me every time. The simple command, "You may not talk," creates a fun tension and urgency to their actions. Lost in play, they are kids again. Their competitive natures take over, and they really want to win this game. They relax and play. For this reason, studying acting is not only beneficial for emotional balance, but necessary for managing stress.
Recalling the physicality of a particular action and executing it in pantomime requires risk-taking. They are not worried about looking foolish or being judged. Theatre games are about allowing students to forget the hard work they do each day in building an identity. When all of the pretense is stripped away, they show me their inventiveness. They are open, responsive, and creative.
When the bell rings to end class, they have not packed up their things, nor are they searching for their coveted phones. A phone-free zone is refreshing too. Ask any of them, and they'll say they resisted it, but found it to be a welcome break from electronic everything.
All teachers could feasibly insert some theater activities in their lesson planning if they are willing to lean into some noise and confusion for a brief time. Not all of my experiments with acting games are Wilde-ly successful, but they are all Wilde-ly fun. Anything that pulls students out of the pressure cookers that are their lives is worth the time and energy. Besides, watching students who often tower over me pretend to be outlandish superheroes, whining Kindergartners, and master pizza chefs makes for some memorable classroom days.
Photo by Simon Harrod, Creative Commons license via Flickr. Post by Dana Kinsey.
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L.L. Barkat says
These are so fun, Dana.
And I'm thinking that if Tweetspeak ever has the privilege of doing a retreat with its partners again, you need to come and run the activities for us. 😉
Dana Kinsey says
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I would absolutely love to run activities for a Tweetspeak retreat. Sign me up:)


Finances of Companies: 4 Classifications of the Finances of Companies – Discussed!
From the above discussion, it is clear that the company requires funds to meet its various needs.
The needs may be for a long period or short period. The method a company should adopt to tap funds depends upon the period of requirement.
(i) Internal finance e.g., re-investment of earnings.
(ii) External finance e.g., shares, debentures, deposits and all kinds of loans.
(i) Owned capital or risk capital e.g., ordinary shares and preference shares of all types.
(ii) Borrowed capital e.g., all types of loan and deposits.
(i) Fixed capital or permanent capital which is required for land, buildings, plants, machinery, furniture, fixtures, goodwill, patents, promotion, organisation and establishment expenses.
(i) Long-term capital (indefinite period).
(ii) Short-term capital (up to one year).
(iii) Medium-term capital (ranging from one year to ten years).
It is required for investments in fixed assets like land and building, plant and machinery and for financing expansion programmes. In other words, long term finance is required to meet fixed capital requirements. Fixed capital is the core of the business.
1. Issue or sale of Shares.
4. Retained Earnings or ploughing back of Profits.
Besides lease financing is also becoming increasingly popular these days.
It is generally required for investment in working capital and for re-payment of assets. It is raised for a period ranging from more than one year but less than ten years.
1. Issue of Redeemable debentures.
2. Financial Institutions including Commercial banks.
Short term capital is required for meeting the short term requirements of working capital. All working capital except that part of it which is necessary for holding minimum level of raw materials, stores and finished goods etc., is short term capital.
It is invested in stocks or raw materials, stores and finished goods, loose tools and spare parts, extending credit to customers, meeting day-to-day administrative and other expenses like salary, wages etc. It is required for a period generally less than 12 months. The following are the traditional sources of short term finance.
1. Borrowing from Commercial banks.
Both the company as well as the investors has to take care of the peculiarities of various types of finance in determining the methods and sources of capitalisation.
Companies Types: 5 Types of Companies – Discussed!


The Warrup 06 compartment is one of only two significant areas of old-growth forest in the Greater Kingston area, the other being in Warrup 04 and 05 which are within the National Park.
The old-growth in Warrup 06 was identified following a nomination of this area to the Conservation Commission (CCWA), responsible for overall preservation of the forest.
CCWA found that 259 ha of the total 573 ha in Coupe 6 is old-growth, and cannot be logged. However, as can be seen from the plan below, the area of the old-growth is quite irregular, with a very high ratio of perimeter to area, and large intrusions.
Areas of old-growth have been seen by BGFF in Warrup 08 but because this area was logged later than 06, are likely to be smaller and separated rather than in large groups as in Warrup 06 or in the National Park. BGFF will inspect this forest again before winter and submit an old-growth nomination if suitable areas exceeding 2 ha (the minimum "pixel" size recognised by the DEC database) are identified.
Industrial-style logging using the Bradshaw prescription (a logging system of near-clearfelling) creates a catastrophic disturbance to the logged compartments. In turn these impacts affect the old-growth remnants and some of those effects are carried, potentially some hundreds of metres, into adjacent undisturbed forest. These edge effects include weeds, feral animals, temperature variation, stronger winds, reduced humidity and greater evapotranspiration.
The old-growth areas in Warrup are protected by the HCV forest surrounding them. The FMP does not require any edge protection for old-growth and Forest Products Commission (FPC) may log right up to the boundaries of the old-growth. BGFF claims that buffers of 125 to 250 metres should be retained around old-growth, which would preclude logging in almost all of Warrup 06.
to biological function is a somewhat imprecise science, Dr Denis Saunders, head of CSIRO wildlife division, proposes that corridors should be tens of metres wide for a single flora species, hundreds of metres for a community-scale corridor and kilometres wide for an ecosystem.
Warrup's key location and important conservation values, and the precautionary principle, suggest that a width well in excess of 200 metres would be far more appropriate. The retention of a wide corridor of intact and mature vegetation will result in a resilient and generous corridor that can be expected to serve its purpose.
A corridor system should link the two old-growth areas in Warrup 06 to each other and to old growth areas in the National Park and the Kingston fauna habitat zone.
Another aspect of corridor design, connecting catchments across ridgelines, is now recognised as an important feature of landscape-scale conservation.
Ridgeline connections are significant for the movement of amphibians and other partly aquatic species, probably some frog species and possibly fresh water crustaceans, that may have to move from catchment to catchment, not only along creeklines, but also across ridge lines between smaller catchments. The western edge of Warrup 06 roughly defines the catchment boundaries of the Yerraminnup and Wilgarup Rivers. Along this catchment ridgeline, the headwaters of Yeardup Creek & Dudijup Creek, tributaries of the Wilgarup River, lie within 600 metres to 1 kilometre from headwaters of tributaries of the Yerraminnup River. This area of ridgeline corridors extends out from Warrup 06 into the adjacent State Forest of Yardup Block.
These ridges lines should be protected from logging in order to leave viable connections between the river systems. We have not proposed a specific width for these connections, but material presented above suggests that 200 metres would be minimal.


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Q: 2 dimension array of objects in class I am trying to declare a 2d array of objects  as a property in a class , but i am receiving an error : array has incomplete element type.
@property RoundObj *rounds[][];

A: You can't declare 2 dimensional arrays in that way.
You should declare it like:
@property RoundObj __autoreleasing **rounds; // Dynamic

But instead of doing this, I would suggest using NSMutableArray. You can add another NSMutableArray to another one and can achieve 2 dimensional array like mechanism. It's much better way.

A: You need to declare your array with it's capacity. You also need to set it as an instance variable and not a property
@interface MyClass ()
{
    RoundObj *rounds[9][9];
}

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *someUnrelatedString;

@end

Alternatively, you could nest NSMutableArrays in more arrays
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *arr;
...
_arr = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
{
     NSMutableArray *newArr = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     [arr addObject:newArr];
 }

A: Using NSArrays does not enforce a particular type but can be used to create multidimensional arrays by convention. I use comments to indicate what the expected structure is.
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *rounds; //of NSArray* of RoundObj*

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Edmonton Eskimos back in action Thursday night as they visit the B.C. Lions
Dave Campbell 630CHED
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris (7) hands off to C.J.Gable (2) against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the first half of CFL action in Winnipeg Thursday, June 27, 2019.
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Fourteen days ago the Edmonton Eskimos suffered their first loss of the young 2019 CFL season. On Thursday, the Eskimos return to action off their bye week to visit the B.C. Lions at B.C. Place in Vancouver.
The Eskimos fell 28-21 on the road to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on June 27, seeing their record fall to 2-1.
Despite producing over 400 yards of offence and dominating time of possession, the Eskimos settled for seven field goals from Sean Whyte, which is now a new team record. Quarterback Trevor Harris passed for 345 yards in the loss and lead the league in average passing yards per game with 362.
Harris has 1,086 passing yards, which leaves him third in the CFL behind the Lions Mike Reilly (1,099), and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (1,325).
Edmonton Eskimos focused on process as they turn attention to B.C. Lions
The Eskimos and Lions met back on June 21 in Edmonton with the Eskimos winning 39-23. A win by the Eskimos on Thursday night would mean they would capture the season series with one game remaining between the two on Oct. 12 in Edmonton.
Last season, the Eskimos lost the season series to the Lions, which played a factor in the Eskimos missing the playoffs.
Listen below: Eskimos head coach Jason Maas says even though it's only the fourth game of the season, Thursday's game has a very important reward if his team is able to win
Lineup changes for the Eskimos include the season debut for receiver DaVaris Daniels, who was a high-profile free-agent signing coming over from the Calgary Stampeders. Daniels missed the first three games as he worked his way back from an injury suffered in training camp and says it was tough to watch.
"It was difficult just because I was itching for so long and having to sit back and watch and to take some more time was a little painful," Daniels said.
"I believe in my teammates and I believe in my guys. I knew they would come out and put forth a good effort. We're 2-1 for a reason, we're hitting the right strides and going in the right direction for sure."
Daniels has yet to play a full season during his three previous seasons with the Stampeders, but has averaged 66 yards per game and scored 20 touchdowns in 36 games played.
Offensive lineman Jacob Ruby returns to start at left guard after missing the game two weeks ago in Winnipeg.
Linebacker Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga has been activated off the six-game injured list and added to the active roster.
Defensive end Alex Bazzie will make his first appearance on the active roster after spending the first three games on the one-game injured list.
Coming off the active roster are offensive lineman Travis Bond and receiver Shai Ross, who have been placed on the team's practice roster. Linebacker Blair Smith has been placed on the team's six-game injured list.
Edmonton Eskimos return to work after bye week
The following is the projected offensive and defensive starters for the Eskimos:
Quarterback: Trevor Harris
Running back: C.J. Gable (Fullback: Calvin McCarty)
Offensive line: Tommie Draheim, Jacob Ruby, David Beard, Matt O'Donnell, Colin Kelly
Receivers: DaVaris Daniels, Ricky Collins Jr., Natey Adjei, Greg Ellingson, Kenny Stafford
Defensive line: Kwaku Boateng, Almondo Sewell, Mike Moore, Nick Usher
Linebackers: Vontae Diggs, Larry Dean, Brian Walker
Defensive backs: Josh Johnson, Tyquwan Glass, Jordan Hoover, Forrest Highttower, Arjen Colquhoun
The Lions won their first game of the season last week in a 18-17 win over the Toronto Argonauts to improve to 1-3 on the season.
The Lions won in the oddest of ways last week, winning via a single point off of a missed field goal attempt.
The Lions have been moving the ball better on offence over their last two games led by quarterback Mike Reilly averaging 439 yards of offence.
The Lions averaged just 235 net yards of offence in the first two games of the season. Defensive end Odell Willis is on the verge of a career milestone, sitting one quarterback sack away from 100 in his career. He would become the 12th player in CFL history to achieve that feat.
Listen below: B.C. Lions running back John White discusses the game against the Eskimos and what he sees from Lions QB Mike Reilly
You can catch Thursday night's game between the Eskimos and Lions on 630 CHED starting with Countdown to Kick-off at 6 p.m. The opening kickoff from B.C. Place is at 8 p.m. with Morley Scott and Dave Campbell calling all of the live action. Plus, hear analysis from former Eskimos offensive lineman and two-time Grey Cup champion Blake Dermott.


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Voters Rejected Most Church-Backed Proposals
Disabled protesters against physician-assisted suicide gather in their wheelchairs outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (Photo: Catholic News Service/ Jason Reed, Reuters)
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – In this year's election, voters went against nearly all of the ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders and advocates, except the referendums on minimum wage increases and gun control measures.
Voters passed an assisted-suicide measure in Colorado and voted in favor of the death penalty in three states and in favor of legalized recreational marijuana in four states and against it in one. They also voted for minimum wage increases and gun control measures in four states.
In Colorado, the only state with an initiative to legalize assisted suicide, voters passed the measure, making the state the sixth in the nation with a so-called "right-to-die law," joining Washington, Oregon, California, Vermont and Montana.
Physician-Assisted Suicide
"The decision the voters of Colorado have made to legalize physician-assisted suicide via the passage of Proposition 106 is a great travesty of compassion and choice for the sick, the poor, the elderly and our most vulnerable residents," said Jenny Kraska, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference.
"Killing, no matter what its motives, is never a private matter; it always impacts other people and has much wider implications," she said in a Nov. 9 statement.
Kraska also said the state's initiative will only "deepen divides along lines of race, ethnicity and income in our society and entrench us deeper into a culture that offers a false compassion by marginalizing the most vulnerable."
The Death Penalty
The three death penalty referendums before voters this year all ended in favor of capital punishment. Bishops and Catholic conferences in these states had engaged in efforts to educate Catholics in particular on this issue and urge them to vote against it.
Oklahoma voters re-approved the use of the death penalty after the state's attorney general had suspended executions last year. Nebraska voters also reinstated the death penalty, which had been banned by state lawmakers last year; the vote was 60.9 percent for the death penalty and 39.1 percent against it.
Nebraska's Catholic bishops were among groups that had praised the Legislature for banning the death penalty. Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed the repeal bill, lawmakers overrode his veto, then Ricketts and others led a campaign to let voters decide and gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot.
"We express our disappointment that the death penalty will be reinstated in Nebraska," said a postelection statement from Archbishop George J. Lucas of Omaha and Bishops James D. Conley of Lincoln and George J. Hanefeldt of Grand Island.
"We will continue to call for the repeal of the death penalty because it is not necessary to protect public safety. We hope that the emphasis on punishment in this election cycle won't overshadow the authentic reforms needed in our criminal justice system."
In California, voters defeated a ballot measure to repeal death penalty in the state and narrowly passed an initiative aiming to speed up executions of death row convictions.
Karen Clifton, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network, the national Catholic organization working to end the death penalty, said in a Nov. 9 statement that "despite referendum losses" in the three states, she was hopeful "the country will continue to move away from the death penalty and toward a greater respect for life." She also praised the work of Catholics on the state level to end the death penalty.
Clifton said the state ballots gave Catholics the chance to "prayerfully reflect on the dignity and worth of all life during this Jubilee Year of Mercy and to continue moving away from violence as the answer in our criminal justice system."
The California Catholic Conference said it was "extremely disappointed" that the ballot to repeal the death penalty didn't pass, stressing "it would have been the fitting culmination of a yearlong calling to live out the works of mercy."
And the Catholic bishops of Nebraska expressed similar disappointment, saying in a statement they would "continue to call for the repeal of the death penalty when it is not absolutely necessary to protect the public safety."
Support for Legalized Marijuana
Voters in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine approved recreational marijuana initiatives, while Arizona voters rejected it. California, Massachusetts and Arizona bishops spoke out against the initiatives.
The Boston Archdiocese spent $850,000 in a last-minute effort to defeat the ballot measure, saying increased drug use was a threat those served by the Catholic Church's health and social-service programs. A Boston Globe report on the campaign quoted an archdiocesan spokesman who said the money was from a discretionary, unrestricted central ministry fund.
In a statement opposing the ballot measure, the Massachusetts Catholic bishops referenced a report from the National Institute of Drug Abuse that said marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.
"Its widespread use and abuse, particularly by young people under the age of 18, is steadily increasing while scientific evidence clearly links its long-term damaging effects on brain development," the bishops said.
In Arizona, Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said in a postelection statement: "I give thanks to God that Arizona voters rejected the measure to legalize recreational marijuana, thereby safeguarding many, especially children and young people, from the falsehood that drug use is socially and morally acceptable. Our state will be a safer place for kids and families because this measure was defeated."
On minimum wage ballots, voters in Maine, Arizona and Colorado voted to increase the minimum wage to at least $12 an hour by 2020 and in Washington they voted to increase it to $13.50 an hour by 2020. Catholic Charities USA has long been a proponent of raising the minimum wage as have other groups that work to reduce poverty.
Gun Control Issues
Gun control measures passed in three states: California, Nevada and Washington, and lost in Maine. Although gun control has not been taken up by the U.S. bishops as a body, some bishops have spoken out in favor of gun control measures, including Cardinals-designate Blase J. Cupich of Chicago and Kevin J. Farrell, the former bishop of Dallas, who is prefect of the new Vatican office for laity, family and life.
Measures on climate change, an issue backed by the Catholic Climate Covenant, were rejected by voters. In Washington state, a ballot initiative called for the first carbon tax in the U.S., and a Florida measure would have restricted the ability of homeowners to sell electricity created through rooftop solar panels.
Joe Ruff in Omaha, Neb., and Tony Gutierrez in Phoenix, Ariz., contributed to this story.
Tags: assisted suicide, climate change, death penalty, recreational marijuana
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