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Anime » Hetalia - Axis Powers Rated: M, English, Romance & Angst, England/Britain, America, Russia, Canada, Words: 2k+, Favs: 32, Follows: 12, Published: 4/6/2014
Notes: Written for Mel (aka, melbell-lings on tumblr) who is lovely and wonderful and writes the most beautiful RusCan as well as so many other pairings. Please check out her fic at her tumblr or at her ao3 under the same name! :3
Arthur is more than a Knave but less than a King to the throne of Spades. His brother, Alfred - born a year later - is the official winner of succession as inheritance when their father passes away, leaving the two boys alone. (Well. Almost alone. You cannot possibly be alone when you have a kingdom.)
He doesn't understand why his father did what he did, even though his father attempted to explain it.
Arthur was eldest. Arthur should've been King. Arthur was more mature anyway! Why not Arthur?
The feeble words his father croaked on his deathbed float back to him in watery recollection: "I don't want you slaying your brother in ambition for the throne. No bloody chair is worth enmity between brethren."
Arthur had said he wouldn't, really, he'd never, couldn't dream of it! But his father had argued, "Oh yes you would. You take what you want, that's how Kings do. You already act the part and you're not even King yet." And at this rate would never be! But his father had continued - "It's got to be the two've you. Together. Break the cycle, you see, it's been generations of two brothers slaying each other. Don't let that be you. Don't let me watch you doing it. But you'll rule all the same."
"I don't understand?" Arthur had asked.
His father had laughed a dry rasp and elaborated in increasingly laboured speech, "Between you'n me, that brother'f yours shall never take a lady'n make heirs. Not built for it, his heart isn't drivin' him that way. Or he would've gone an' done it already."
"Dad, he's only after turning fourteen," Arthur said flatly.
"I know," his father replied. "Oh, I know. Believe me, I know how young you boys both are."
Arthur had been fifteen at the time, and had already begun his mental selection of Queen. (He had assumed he would need to pick one eventually; he thought he might as well get started.)
There had been that extraordinarily beautiful woman with dark hair, but she was married off to the Club King last year. Too late; Arthur had been too young to try his hand himself. There was a Seven, busty and sweet. Good cook, good woman, would've been an excellent Queen Mother, and he would've taken care of the rigour and terror of running the rest of the place to ward away her tears. But Hearts had picked her up not long after she made a court appearance, to his dismay.
Lastly there was a Six that he'd known since he was a brat. She was a merry girl, mouse-brown hair tied back with a ribbon, a lovely smile, with thick thighs and great hips and oh, all the curves he'd ever loved in women. And Hearts had gone and snapped her up too!
And so, here they are, entertaining the delegation of Diamonds for the ninth month in a row. And even though their King is already married Arthur is fairly certain he's made his way into his brother's bed. Bloody improper.
It isn't political between them. It can't be, a match to a man already wedded? That wouldn't work. (Typical Alfred, in flagrant violation of the rules that kept this place together.) Men could have their affairs all they pleased, and Arthur doesn't understand why Alfred can't just get the marriage bit over with. Why, if it weren't for Arthur, the Kingdom would have become unstable without a Queen, heirs, the usual rigmarole of cogs and springs of royalty that lent itself to a finely oiled machine of society.
Which, Arthur supposes, might be why his father had done what he had done. Two brothers, rule together. Just as stable. Nobody needs a loveless marriage.
Because there is nobody in Diamonds that he can envision being his Queen.
But there was one he could envision being in his bed, and Arthur - entirely too prepared for the crown - had felt that as a royal member high in house Spades, he took what he wanted.
"My brother," the King, Francis, had introduced. A youth, taller than Arthur, about Alfred's height - with bright eyes and soft blond curls. Handsome. Like Francis (unfortunately). Cheekbones like marble, jawline strong. Masculine, there was no doubting that.
"We're not really brothers," the boy had shyly stammered out.
"Your father is my father. That is close enough where it counts," Francis had replied with a beatific smile, which had made Alfred practically swoon, and Arthur begin to salivate.
He wasn't nobody, but in a strange way, he was nobody. Recognised as good as a brother, but a bastard. The boy - Matthew, Arthur found, when he cornered the youth in his halls and pressed him up against the wall behind a tapestry - was very much like Arthur himself in that way. One and yet not one, a beautiful contradiction.
Arthur would never take him as Queen - the very thought was laughable! But took him he did, to his room. To his bed, where Arthur gave in to delights and pleasures he'd dreamt of but laid aside in his ambitions. The sight of long golden curls spread on his pillows, Matthew's eyes staring up at him, begging, pleading for release, scrunched shut in ecstasy when Arthur finally obliged the requests his body made louder than Matthew ever would - Arthur could understand why Alfred picked this exclusively. And how Matthew curled in his arms later, sweat-moist and still panting hard, and Arthur caressed his body like he owned it.
Because in a way he did.
Because that was what Kings did, they took what they wanted, because they were King. And lord but did Matthew ever make Arthur feel like a King.
Yet it made sense, in his sort of twisted logic way. Matthew was like Arthur. Alfred was like Francis. Two sets of brothers. Two Hearts, two Diamonds. All high (well, excepting Matthew, he was a Two - rather cruel of Francis; Arthur would've made him his Knave on the spot). That was a good hand, wasn't it? Didn't that make sense?
And certainly Matthew never complained about taken. Never complained to his face nor in rumour behind his back; no, he spread his legs willingly, he thrust back and canted his hips to meet Arthur's own, he wrapped his arms around Arthur's shoulders and drew his face near to kiss his mouth with a dying desperation. Arthur made him sigh and moan and purr contentment every night. The youth could not complain about that.
But nothing ever comes easy to Arthur, he reflects, as he watches from a high turret the delegation from Clubs riding towards their walled city, announcing their arrival, four weeks early.
As part of the greeting, they line up in what is sort of an order, but Francis insisting on being next to Alfred has Matthew somewhere on the Diamond side, away from Arthur. Arthur wishes he were closer. Four weeks early is strange; strange is almost always not good.
"All in green," Yao, Knave of Spades, murmurs next to Arthur. "A handsome procession."
The riders at the head of the train with banners stop a few lengths ahead so that the carriage in which ride the Queen and King is positioned in front of Alfred and Francis, who are the only ones with heads aloft. The rest of them - Arthur included, much as it stings him - kneel in subservience at the sound of an opened door, face-down.
Steps, and then an announcement: "Her Royal Highness, Erzsébet of Clubs," is called.
A young woman's voice says broadly, "You may rise."
Eva II of Diamonds - Francis' wife - is tiny, so tiny and frail that Arthur doubts she has bled yet. He further suspects that her tightlacing is what keeps her upright. But a girl bride is not uncommon. Arthur had once wondered how she could take the lusts of her husband before he realised her husband was willing to wait, and more interested in entertaining other kings in the meantime while she grew.
Erzsébet is her perfect contrast: dark where Eva is light, a warrior, an Amazonian, curvy and generously endowed, a symbol of power and strength. Arthur admits it, her suit becomes her. It's a right proper shame she was too old for Arthur himself. Before, he would have leapt mountains and swam oceans for her.
Next to him, Yao clears his throat, and Arthur finally takes his eyes off the Club Queen.
The King apparently does not ride with his Queen in the procession, in their land, because a man dismounts from his place behind the carriage and sweeps his long cloak into an elegant bow. He isn't wearing the crown but there's no mistaking him. "I honour the Kings Diamond and Spade!" he says brightly.
"Ivan," Francis replies, and the man straightens and beams.
"That is me! But please, Vanya! We will all be friends here, very good friends!"
Good friends don't come so early that the house is ill-prepared, Arthur thinks acidly, and then provoke the help into a tizzy to prepare rooms that aren't ready. But he says nothing because of course he is in the presence of his betters and since Alfred does not observe rules, one of them has to.
"Francis, of Diamonds," Francis says, by way of introduction. Ivan - 'Vanya', honestly - grins and clasps his hands on Francis' shoulders to grab him close and kiss his cheeks, once the right, then the left, then the right again. Honestly! Arthur would've been mortified - and beside him, Alfred is shocked into a silent stupor. But Francis, for his part, doesn't look flustered. Of course the Diamonds and Clubs have had an alliance East-West for decades; likely Francis is habituated to their strange customs.
"And this is the King Spade," Francis continues. Ivan is less boisterous with Alfred, and kisses only once.
"Very glad to meet you at long last," Ivan says.
"You too," replies Alfred. Arthur knows his brother - he is being distant. The same is likely of Ivan although Arthur knows him less well.
"Ah yes, and even the kinglet is here," observes Ivan, pausing in front of Arthur.
"You're well aware I prefer the term prince-in-reign," Arthur snaps.
Ivan merely smiles and extends his hand for Arthur to bow to and kiss. Of course, Arthur does. Arthur must, he is outranked.
And judging from Ivan's mannerisms, disliked. No kisses are lain on his cheeks.
"And your Queen - goodness, little bird, how you've grown! -" Arthur tunes the rest of them out. It looks as though he will simply go down the line and -
But then Ivan stops, and Arthur pays attention once more.
He has stopped in front of a quiet boy near Francis and Alfred and not very far but far enough away from Arthur. This boy's head is still downcast and he chances a dart of his eyes upwards about once a minute. The next occasion upon flicking them up, he keeps his gaze level with Ivan's, as though he has been mesmerised and is physically unable to look away.
Sharply, Ivan lets go of the shield of innocence that he has maintained since disembarking from his horse. "We … have not met," the Club King states, his voice low and quiet, serious for a change.
"That is my brother," Francis replies from a few paces away.
"He is younger than you. You told me your mother died in childbirth with you. I agree, you appear similar - but it is not possible that he is your brother. I would have met him if he were your brother, do we not have an alliance?"
"I - well," admits Francis. "He is … he is like my brother."
"Please, your Highness," Matthew whispers. He tucks his head low and says the rest to Ivan's chest, "I'm only a Two. If my presence should offend your Grace, you have but to say the word and I shall remove myself from your company for the duration -"
"Absolutely not." Ivan removes his travelling gloves and lifts Matthew's chin gently with bared hands. Arthur can't imagine that the sweep of broad thumb across Matthew's lower lip is at all an accident, nor is the quick suck of breath Matthew takes. Arthur hopes that's fear talking.
Then Ivan leans forward and presses his lips into the soft roundness of Matthew's right cheek. Not on the apple, either. Arthur watches as the King's lips caress the corner of Matthew's mouth. He switches sides and for a moment Arthur cannot see Ivan's expression, hidden behind Matthew's face, but Matthew's is apparent: he is blushing, breathing shallowly through parted lips and his eyes are hazy, half-lidded and unfocussed. He looks as though he might faint.
And then Arthur's view of Matthew is again blocked by Ivan, placing a third kiss on what Arthur had always thought was his.
"No, I insist you remain with us," Ivan continues. "After all, any relative of Francis' shall be a friend of mine." It is no accident that he drags his fingers away from Matthew's jawline, slowly, grazing the skin to tickle a ghost of sensation. Matthew sways on the spot as he is released. Arthur almost can't believe what he's seeing.
And then Ivan pushes away from Matthew and re-dons his disguise. "And if I tolerate the kinglet - ah, my apologies! Prince-in-reign - then it is unthinkable to leave one like you out of the festivities. Speaking of! The festivities! We have brought ample spirits to compensate for our ahead-of-time arrival, enough for everyone here!" The crowd bursts into applause.
It is now, amidst the energy and fervour of the crowd, that Arthur allows his frustration and rage to catch up with him. It is enough that this King make a fool of them all by catching them off-guard - was this his plan? does he enjoy watching others scramble around unprepared? - it is enough that he snubs Arthur openly in front of the court, that he plies their kingdom with booze to curry favour, but to happen upon Matthew -
Yet, Matthew does not appear unhappy.
In fact, Matthew doesn't take his eyes off the Club King, not during the procession.
Not during the feast that follows it.
Not all night long (or at least for the part of the night that Arthur spends coherent), which Arthur cannot figure out, because Ivan the King of Clubs sits primly at the head of the table with a bright shit-eating grin on his face and who could love someone so smarmy at first glance, anyway?
But ultimately it doesn't matter what Arthur thinks, or even what Matthew thinks.
Arthur drinks so much he has to be escorted back to his rooms, but he has excuse to drink, tonight, because there is nothing Arthur can do, nothing at all.
Because a King takes what a King wants -
- and in the end, Arthur is not a King.


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Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation at the Morgan Library & Museum
Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation
Morgan Library and Museum, New York City
October 7, 2016 - January 22, 2017
Action really does speak louder than words. Martin Luther's life, the subject of a remarkable exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum, testifies to the power of deeds.
Martin Luther (1483-1546) is famous for asserting his opposition to the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church with an immortal declaration, "Here I stand. I can do no other."
Luther never actually said these words himself. A later historian composed the brave, bold statement for him.
This revelation might lead to the conclusion that "Here I Stand..." is a counterpart to "Washington's Cherry Tree" and other parables from the past. Yet the truth of these words is in their doing. Martin Luther did take a stand, with courage and candor, on behalf of his Christian faith.
Next year is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's break with the Church hierarchy in Rome. The momentous events of the Protestant Reformation which followed Luther's defiance changed the course of history for good - and ill.
The title of the Morgan exhibit,Word and Image, is well chosen. The Reformation was the first major event in history marked by widespread use of the printing press, in this case to "spread the word" of religious dissent. Likewise, this "sundering" of Christendom was documented with accurate contemporary engravings of the major participants, also a major innovation.
In 1517, Luther composed the famous Ninety-Five Theses, which sparked the revolt against the Papacy's control of Christian doctrine throughout Europe. Unlike the purported "Here I stand" declaration, the Ninety-Five Theses were very real. Luther, or a supporter, did indeed nail this document to a church door in Wittenberg, the university town in Germany where he taught theology.
Martin Luther, The Ninety-Five Theses, 1517
The Morgan exhibit displays one of the six remaining printed sheets listing the Ninety-Five Theses. A few copies of a pamphlet version have also survived. Why so few?
The Ninety-Five Theses were not intended to incite a revolution undermining Papal authority but rather were an announcement of a university debate. The subject of this rather routine affair was the sale of Indulgences which granted forgiveness of sins in return for cash contributions to the Church. These ninety-five "talking points," composed in scholarly Latin, mixed spirituality with bluntly speaking truth to power.
They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies out of purgatory. (#27)
The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God. (#62)
The public debate never took place. But, via the power of the printing press, the Ninety-Five Theses found a wide audience.
Lucas Cranach, Luther as a Monk,1520
Luther had actually been quite respectful of the Pope, targeting the venal Indulgence sellers and emphasizing the need for sincere repentance. But Church leaders over-reacted, sending Cardinal Cajetin (who privately questioned Indulgences) from Rome to insist that Luther recant. Luther refused.
And so a publicity announcement for a debate that never happened became the spark for a revolution that was never intended or planned.
Luther waged a brilliant pamphlet campaign which left the Church hierarchy bewildered and beleaguered. Dissatisfaction - and not just with Indulgences - was rife throughout the Germanic-speaking regions of Europe.
Anne Lloyd, Gallery view of the Word and Image exhibit at the Morgan Library.
A wooden chest used to collect payments for Papal Indulgences appears, lower left.
The "heavy artillery" of the Holy Roman Empire was deployed against Luther at a face-to-face meeting with Emperor Charles V in 1521. This pivotal conclave or Diet was held at the city of Worms, which has caused no end of merriment to English-speaking history students. But it was no laughing matter.
Luther refused to recant and went into hiding to prevent his arrest. Posing as "Squire George" at the castle of Wartberg, Luther spent the next ten months translating the New Testament into German from the original Greek text.
A complete translation of the Bible took a lot longer for Luther to achieve, appearing in 1534. He was assisted by several of his dedicated co-Reformers, including Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) and Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558). This "official" version in one huge volume was given the unmistakable title: Biblia, das ist: Die gantze heilige Schrifft: Deudsch (Bible: that is the entire Holy Scripture in German).
The Luther Bible, New and Old Testaments, created a sensation. In the process of reaching beyond the Latin Vulgate Bible, Luther shattered the ecclesiastical monopoly of the Roman curia and evoked a key concept known as the Priesthood of All Believers, based on his populist interpretation of the First Epistle of Peter.
Luther also transformed the German language into a dynamic cultural and political force, decisively shifting the political balance of the Holy Roman Empire away from the authoritative control of the Hapsburg dynasty. Christian unity and the Medieval world order collapsed as the first editions of Luther's Bible, the September Testament and December Testament, sold-out as soon as they came off the printing presses in 1522.
The Morgan exhibition covers these momentous events with an array of original documents - many written by Luther himself - and rare books from German collections. On view are the actual notes Luther prepared for his confrontation with Charles V at Worms, the manuscript of Luther's translation of the Old Testament and copies of the September and December Testaments.
Martin Luther, The New Testament, in German (December Testament), 1522
The Lutheran Reformation was also a major event in art history. Later incidents of the Protestant Reformation, especially in the British Isles where the theology of John Calvin was preferred to Luther's, triggered a tragic destruction of religious images. Luther and Melanchthon denied that religious pictures or statues had spiritual power but asserted that such images could assist the faithful in understanding Christian principles.
In order to grasp the impact of the Protestant Reformation, it is necessary to understand the late-Medieval world of Luther's youth. The Morgan curators did a brilliant job evoking "the autumn of the Middle Ages" as this period is sometimes called.
Anne Lloyd, View of St. Anne with the Virgin Mary, by an Anonymous artist, ca. 1520
Among the late-Medieval art works on view is a carved limewood statue depicting St. Anne and the youthful Virgin Mary. St. Anne was the patron-saint of miners, Luther's father being a mine manager. In 1505, Luther, then a law student, was caught in a violent storm. He was nearly struck by lightning and vowed to St. Anne to become a monk if his life was spared. Luther continued to fondly recall St. Anne even after he came to question the role of saints as intercessors with God.
The statue of St. Anne is a fine example of German folk art. But an extraordinary bas- relief, carved by Peter Dell the Elder (1490-1552) is one of the most astonishing works of art on display in Word and Image.
Sculpted in pearwood, two of the central incidents of Biblical history are depicted in Dell's Allegory of the Old and New Covenant. With a cinematic grasp of narrative and an absolute mastery of wood-carving, the temptation of Adam and Eve and the Crucifixion of Christ are brought to life.
Anne Lloyd, Detail of Allegory of the Old and New Covenant by Peter Dell, ca. 1540
Each of the protagonists portrayed on Dell's bas-relief is presented as a unique individual, absolutely convincing in their role in the divine drama. Equally believable is the grimacing skull atop the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Death's Head intrudes into Paradise like a hellish apparition. But the striking sensuality of the nude Adam and Eve deflects our attention away from the specter of death.
Anne Lloyd, Detail of Allegory of the Old and New Covenant by Peter Dell
This current of eroticism is not what you would expect in a work of Christian art from five centuries ago. Yet, it is a powerful, recurring theme in Word and Image, notably in works by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
Lucas Cranach (1472 -1553) was one of Luther's closest friends and an unswerving supporter. Cranach was a brilliant portrait painter and, if not quite of the caliber of Albrecht Dürer or Hans Holbein, he had a knack for capturing the earthy elements in Luther's character and the sharp, hausfrau capability of his wife, Katrina von Bora.
Lucas Cranach, Katrina von Bora, 1529
Cranach provided illustrations for the early editions of Luther's Bible-translations. But he also painted nudes - nude women from mythology and from the Bible. Almost all of them seem disconcertingly the same, whether they represent Eve, as in the work on display in the Morgan exhibit, or Greek goddesses being judged by Paris.
In a brilliant book about the friendship of Luther and Cranach, Steven Ozment theorized that Cranach's portraits of women, clothed and nude, were a riposte to the creed of celibacy of the established Church.
Lucas Cranach, Adam and Eve, 1532
In The Serpent and the Lamb (2011), Ozment writes:
In the reformatory atmosphere of the early sixteenth century, Cranach's nudes also confirmed the private desires of Everyman and Everywoman for companionship and intimacy with the opposite sex... Cranach's alluring images of women drove home the awesome power and divine blessing of human sexuality in and through which new life is created.
Strange things happen during revolutions. Perhaps Ozment, a very perceptive scholar of the Reformation, is correct about this puzzling aspect of Cranach's work.
One thing is certain about the Reformation - and only a little time in the Morgan's Luther exhibit is needed to realize this. The Reformation was a Revolution, the first of modern times. In fact, the Reformation created "modern" times.
Anne Lloyd, Gallery view of Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation.
For an institution which plans and organizes superb exhibits on a "routine" basis, the curators of the Morgan have seemingly surpassed themselves with Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation. Yet, an equally outstanding exhibition celebrating Charlotte Brontë (about which I'll be posting a forthcoming review) is currently upstairs at the Morgan and a major exhibit about Emily Dickenson is coming in January 2017.
Art exhibits take years to plan and only remain on display for three to four months. Great exhibits, however, loom large in the memories of those fortunate to visit them. Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation at the Morgan is sure to do exactly that.
Lucas Cranach (German, 1472 - 1553) Martin Luther, 1529. 14 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (37.9 x 24.4 cm) Foundation Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Martin Luther (German, 1483 - 1546) The Ninety-Five Theses, Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences. Nuremberg: Hieronymus Hötzel, 1517. 15 3/4 x 11 in. (40 x 28 cm) Österreichisches Staatsarchiv/Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv
Lucas Cranach (German, 1472 - 1553) Luther as a Monk. Wittenberg, 1520. Oil on panel:
14 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (37.9 x 24.4 cm) Luther Memorials Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt, Luther Memorials, Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt
Anne Lloyd (2016) Gallery View of the Word and Image: Martin Luther's Reformation Exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York City
Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) The New Testament in German (December Testament) Leipzig: Melchior Lotter, December 1522 12 x 16 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (30.5 x 41.5 x 8 cm)
Luther Memorials Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt
Anne Lloyd (2016) Detail of St. Anne with Virgin and Child, ca. 1520, by an Anonymous Artist. Polychrome limewood , 22 7/16 x 14 15/16 x 8 11/16 in. (57 x 38 x 22 cm) Luther Memorials Foundation of Saxony-Anhal
Anne Lloyd (2016) Detail of Peter Dell's Allegory of the Old and New Covenant,
Würzburg, ca. 1540. Pearwood, 16 15/16 x 29 13/16 x 13/16 in. (43 x 75.8 x 2 cm)
Foundation Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Anne Lloyd (2016) Detail of Peter Dell's Allegory of the Old and New Covenant.
Lucas Cranach (1472 - 1553) Katrina von Bora, Wittenberg, 1529. 15 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (38.2 x 24.9 cm) Foundation Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Anne Lloyd (2016) Photo of Adam and Eve, 1532, by Lucas Cranach the Elder. 19 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (50 x 35 cm) Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg
Anne Lloyd (2016) Gallery View of Word and Image: Martin Luther' Reformation at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York City
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Jordan Jenkins RAS
Jordan Jenkins was drafted by Jets with pick 83 in round 3 in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Georgia.
At the Combine, he recorded a 40 yard dash of 4.8 seconds. This was a difference of -0.07 seconds from his projected time. This forty time correlates to a 3.84 score out of 10.0.
At his pro day, he recorded a 40 yard dash of 4.8 seconds. Because he also recorded this metric at the Combine, his pro day did not count towards his RAS.
The time traveled between the 20 and 40 yard lines is known as the Flying Twenty. As the distance is also known, we can calculate the player's speed over that distance. The time he traveled the last twenty yards at his pro day was 2.09 seconds. Over 20 yards, we can calculate his speed in yards per second to 9.57. Taking into account the distance in feet (60 feet), we can calculate his speed in feet per second to 28.71. Breaking it down further, we can calculate his speed in inches per second to 344.5. Knowing the feet per second of 28.71, we can calculate the approximate miles per hour by multiplying that value by 0.681818 to give us a calculated MPH of 19.6 in the last 20 yards of his run.
At the Combine, he recorded a broad jump of 1001, which is recorded as FII or FFII . where F is feet and I is inches. This correlates to a 8.49 score out of 10.0.
At his pro day, he recorded a broad jump of 1003. Because he also recorded this metric at the Combine, his pro day did not count towards his RAS.


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Charles Marie Arnold Hennen (Londen, 3 december 1861 – Heerlen, 21 augustus 1953) was een Nederlands violist.

Hij is zoon van violist Frederik Hennen en Maria Petronella Josepha Gelekerken. Tijdens zijn Antwerpse periode trouwde hij met Mathilde Henriëtte Warlomont/Warlemont. Het gezin Charles Hennen bewoonde enige tijd Weltermolen en was ereburger van Heerlen.

Hij kreeg zijn muziekopleiding van zijn vader en in Antwerpen van ooms Arnold Hennen (pianist) en Mathieu Hennen. Onder de latere leraren bevonden zich Peter Benoit en Emil Ergo. Al vanaf jonge leeftijd trad hij op als solist; er is een concert van hem bekend in de concert zaal van het Koninklijk Conservatorium Luik; hij was toen dertien jaar. Daarna trad hij diverse malen als soloviolist op. Hij vestigde zich als muziekonderwijzer en eerste violist/soloviolist bij de Franse Opera in Antwerpen. Hij kreeg de bijnaam concertmeester van Antwerpen, doordat hij een reeks concerten organiseerde onder de titel Concerts Populaires. Hij werd uiteindelijk ook daadwerkelijk concertmeester, maar dan bij de Nationale Opera van Antwerpen.

Rond 1909 keerde hij terug naar de bakermat van de familie, Heerlen en trok zich terug uit het concertleven. Hij hield zich voornamelijk bezig met muziekles geven met af en toe een liefdadigheidsconcert. In 1910 stichtte hij de muziekschool van Heerlen, waaraan hij 22 jaar leiding zou geven; later bekend als "School van Hennen". De school werd overeind gehouden door donaties, maar later droeg ook de gemeente subsidie bij. In 1932 moest hij zijn werkzaamheden als directeur staken; zijn matige gezondheid speelde hem parten. Hij bleef echter betrokken bij de muziek in en om Heerlen. In 1951 was hij nog aanwezig bij de opening van de nieuwe vestiging van de muziekschool aan de Stationstraat 61. Hij kreeg toen uit handen van burgemeester Marcel van Grunsven een zilveren medaille van de stad uitgereikt. Hij is naamgever van het Charles Hennen Concours, waar violist Theo Olof bestuurslid en juryvoorzitter is geweest.

Hij schreef ook enkele werken:
Heimwee voor mannenkoor,
de operette Repelsteeltje met een ouverture
de operette Goudsterretje
de operette De woudkoningin
Canzonetta voor viool en piano
De bergwerker voor zangstem en piano
trio voor twee violen en altviool
en enkele niet uitgegeven werken

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The icebreaker that could: USCGC Healy leads way for Russian tanker
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The Healy (L) breaks ice for the Renda (R). U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.
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The isolation of Nome, Alaska has garnered the small city a certain degree of infamy. No roads lead to the city of 3,500 from the rest of the state. The only way in is by plane, ship, or dogsled, as was done in 1925 to bring emergency medical supplies to residents. Now, as mentioned before, the city is short of oil and diesel due to the failure of the Delta Marine barge to arrive as scheduled in mid-November. A massive storm stopped the ship from coming to port and ended up freezing the waters around the city. Diesel, used to heat homes, could run out by March, according to the New York Times. However, Sandra Medearis of the Nome Nugget reports, "Contrary to continued erroneous reports and rumors, the town's two petroleum products distributors have enough heating fuel on hand for the winter, according to their managers." Either way, a regular ship cannot come to Nome until June or July, and if the Russian ship Renda makes it to Nome, the New York Times says it would be "making the first maritime fuel delivery through sea ice in Alaska history."
The icebreaker-that-could, USCGC Healy, is carving out a path in the Bering Sea for the Renda, which is carrying 1,062,000 gallons of diesel and 300,000-400,000 gallons of gasoline. The Russian-flagged double-hulled, ice-class tanker picked up the gasoline in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, which necessitated a special waiver of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act. Passed in 1920 to protect the maritime industry, the act does not allow the transportation of goods between two points in the U.S. in a foreign-flagged ship.
The New York Times article offers a detailed overview and helpful map of the situation and the difficulties the icebreaker and the ship are facing. First, the Healy is not a heavy-duty icebreaker, so it has to slowly chug through all three hundred miles of the ice to the port of Nome. Progress has been halting, with Saturday seeing the ships only travel fifteen nautical miles. Some of the ice is at least a foot thick. Reconnaissance flights showed that some of the first-year ice the ships will soon be encountering is up to three feet thick. Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo, commander of the Coast Guard's Seventeeth District, said that the transit could perhaps have been facilitated by the use of a heavy-duty icebreaker, of which the U.S. has none that are operational.
If and when Healy arrives, it will not be able to come more than half a mile from shore. From there, the Renda will continue as close as it can to shore, but will probably not be able to reach the fuel headers due to its draught. On the Coast Guard Compass Blog, Lieutenant Connie Braesch reports, "From this point, there are a number of options being explored to get the fuel the remainder of the way including using a fuel hose from the barge to shore."
First, though, the Healy and the Renda have to make it to Nome. As of Monday, the Renda was 150 miles away. Weather conditions are making it very difficult for the ships to sail, too. With Nome currently sitting at -15 degrees Fahrenheit, it's probably colder offshore. The temperature in Nome has not gone above 0 degrees Fahrenheit since December 23. More snow is on the way, too. As the Healy cuts through the frozen sea, the tides are such that much of the ice closes in behind the ship, complicating the Renda's journey. Furthermore, the Healy cannot travel at its highest potential speed, which Ostebo stated could be close to 10 knots through first-year ice. This is because Healy has to stay close enough to the slower-moving Renda to break ice for her. In the thicker ice that Healy may soon be encountering, it can travel at three knots.
Despite the challenging conditions, spirits seem to be high. Captain Peter Garay is an Alaska Marine pilot stationed onboard Renda. He blogged for the Alaska Dispatch,
"One hundred miles to go! We just crossed the mark. Renda and Healy have finally got it together. They seem to be progressing fairly well. [The] learning and understanding curves have been fabulous.
It's probably the most awesome voyage I've had in my 40 years of going to sea.
Optimism is running high, everybody is working well together and Mother Nature is cooperating for a change. The first 100 miles we had to literally crawl-claw ourselves through.
Hope to see you in Nome. All the best to you, – Capt. Pete."
Update: Wednesday, January 11
Renda and Healy came 62 miles closer to Nome on Sunday and Monday, but on Tuesday, thick ice actually pushed the two ships back a little bit. Right now, 97 miles away from Nome, they are waiting to hear what will be the safest route for them to chart towards the coast. Aeryon Scout drones have been flying ahead of them, using remote sensing technology to see where the ice will be easiest to break through. The Associated Press has the latest update on the progress of the two vessels, while the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner provides more insight into the work of the drones and the researchers studying their images. One researcher discovered a 25-foot thick ice pressure ridge at the entrance to the city's harbor. The ice sticks five feet above the sea and extends twenty feet below, making it essentially impassable. However, Renda's fuel hoses, which are a mile long, should still be able to reach the shore.
Update: Friday, January 13
Late Thursday afternoon, the two ships stopped just six miles offshore. This morning, they began sailing closer to the coast again. Renda could begin unloading fuel as early as Saturday, the Seattle Times reports. It's a delicate process, as the ships have to be positioned such that they will be able to leave the waters off Nome once the fuel has been delivered, which could take up to 48 hours. In the frigid temperatures, ice will continue to form around the ships while they are sitting in place. Today, the mercury dropped to 34 degrees below Fahrenheit, setting a new daily record. Crewmembers will also have to make sure that the hoses have a clear path to follow across the ice to the shore, removing boulders and other ice debris that could get in the way. The hoses will also have to be checked every thirty hours. But soon, as Popular Mechanics wittily reports, the icebreaker and the tanker will be "almost Nome."
Land ho! Photo taken from the bridge of the Healy on January 13. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Update: Tuesday, January 17
Renda and Healy have reached Nome! Renda sits a half mile offshore while fuel is being unloaded through two 700-yard hoses. The process could take anywhere from 36 hours to five days. Residents of Nome can rest assured that they'll soon have enough oil and gas to get through the cold, harsh winter they're facing. The Anchorage Daily News has the full story, while MSNBC has pictures of the unloading.
The Nome Nugget has a good story on the race to bring oil to Nome, including background on what it took to get the waiver approved.
The Coast Guard explains the "art and science" of icebreaking.
More high-resolution photos taken by Coast Guard officers are available here. Hourly photos taken from Healy's bridge are available here.
A brief USCG video is visible here:
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Local radio station cleared after being reported to Ofcom for anti-semitic conspiracy theories
It could have resulted in BCfm radio station being shut down if the complaint was upheld
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A Bristol radio station, which had one of its programmes reported for anti-semitism and racism has been cleared by Ofcom.
The radio regulatory body received a complaint from "UK Lawyers for Israel' over a show on BCfm radio, hosted by investigative journalist Tony Gosling.
The weekly politics show, on the popular community radio station based in Easton, was reported for several allegations on a show which aired on November 23.
If the complaint had been upheld it could have resulted in the station being shut down.
Tony Gosling, who was a former BBC journalist between 1989 and 1993, has been producing and presenting 'The Tony Gosling Politics' show every week on BCFM radio for 11 years.
BCfm radio supported Mr Gosling throughout the investigation, provided evidence and support against the complaint put forward.
They have released a statement which reads: "Whilst we are supportive of all our volunteer presenters, The Tony Gosling Politics Show only represents approximately ten percent of our political output content wise, and less than two per cent of our entire weekly output."
Mr Gosling's programme looks at local politics and he interviews a range of councillors and MPs in the city. The show is also perhaps more well known for its alternative look at international politics, and he has a cult following online from across the world. Mr Gosling has made regular appearances on national media including the politics show with Andrew Neil on BBC One, and international channels such as Russia Today, Channel1 Russia, NTV, and recently for both Turkish and Lebanon TV.
Tony Gosling presents 'The Politics Show' on BCFM Radio (Image: Tony Gosling)
The complaint against the show was made by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) about a show specifically broadcast on Friday November 23. An investigation into the allegations was launched by Ofcom on January 31.
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The complaint was filed by Jonathon Turner CEO of UKLFI. On their website they claim Mr Gosling's The Politics Show was: 'Filled with conspiracy theories, extremism, racism, and propaganda and in breach of multiple provisions of the Ofcom code.'
When referring to the show which aired on Friday November 23 it continued: "We identified 14 breaches of the Ofcom code in a single episode of a programme that is broadcast every week. This must be a cause for alarm. Ofcom should ensure that an extremist is not permitted a platform to spread his message of conspiracy and hate."
The complaints were narrowed down into three components. Firstly, the peddling of conspiracies, secondly lack of balance in regards to the state of Israel, and thirdly that it was racist and anti-semitic.
Examples cited included, according to the UKLFI, Mr Gosling in this programme alleged: The Manchester Arena bombing was carried out by MI5 and the Rothschild's family; Israel is the most dangerous country in the middle East; and Israeli children are indoctrinated and Palestinian children are intentionally killed by Israelis in Gaza."
Complaints of anti-semitism have gathered increasing focus in the media of late, kick starting a national debate. The most highly publicised being within the Labour party, where they have received a total of 673 anti-semitic complaints within 10 months since last year. A record high.
After an investigation, Ofcom on March 1, have ruled that there is no breach of rule 5:13 which states that 'Broadcasters should not give undue prominence to the voices and opinions of particular persons or bodies on matters of political or industrial controversy and matters relating to current public policy in all the programmes included in any service.'
The report concluded there was an 'appropriate level of challenge' on the state of Israel, and that critical views of the state were 'not unduly prominent' across the station.
Offcom have, however, listed a couple of key recommendations, commenting on the balance of the criticism of intelligence services, and would like to see a more consistent challenge from the lead presenter when the state of Israel is criticised.
On any rule break the complaint was not upheld. 56 year old Mr Gosling has said: "I am pleased that Ofcom have recognised my efforts" and describes the complaint as being "motivated by a wish to conflate intellectual criticism with abhorrent anti-semitism."
A spokesperson for BCFM Radio said: "We take note of the guidance they have issued us. We'd like to draw a line under this matter and continue with supporting our 180 strong volunteer team."
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Mr Gosling states: "I am pleased I have been exonerated. It could have resulted in BCfm being fined, made bankrupt, or potentially taken off air permanently."
"The attempt to shut me down was not motivated by concerns about a neo-nazi extremist peddling hate speech on UK airwaves as painted, but by a wish to conflate intellectual criticism of the Israeli state policies:" he added.
Tony Gosling has made regular apprearances on national and international media outlets. Here seen previously on Russia Today (RT)
In responding to allegations of bias against Israel Mr Gosling said : "I pointed out six occasions from August 2018, where I had aired extensive interviews with five Israeli cabinet ministers, including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
This was according to Mr Gosling 'more than any UK radio programme had.'
The final complaint, which by Mr Gosling's own admission was the 'most serious', when he aired a programme looking at 'extreme fundamentalist Zionist doctrines.' This he says has been common place in many programmes looking at Islamic doctrines such as Salafist and Takfiri, so it was an offshoot of this.
On the programme he invited Canadian author David Livingstone who has written a book examining these themes entitled 'Ordo Ab Chaos' (latin for Order of Chaos) which examines how religions can be hijacked by 'ruthless political and criminal purposes.' The aim of the programme was according to Mr Gosling to 'take a balanced look at extremes of Zionism against Islamism as being 'pseudo-religious doctrine."
On the show Mt Gosling examined the role of the intelligence services in the Manchester bombings, in the week that there was a Parliament's Intelligence and Security committee chaired by Domini Grieve MP. Despite the statement by Ofcom, Mr Gosling maintains that every mainstream press, including in Manchester, was critical of MI5, and he 'tried to portray contrast views in his show.'
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A BCfm spokespoerson added: "Let me be clear that Bristol Community FM strongly condemns any anti-Semitic comments or behaviour. We are proud of our diverse broadcasting schedule that we feel represents all aspects of our communities and do not wish to be embroiled in a row that polarises any single issue."
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom which was created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and it lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole, and television itself.
The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1992-1993).
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast 420 episodes and the twentieth season will commence airing in on September 28, 2008. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and has grossed approximately US$526.2 million worldwide to date.
The Simpsons has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series, including 24 Emmy Awards, 26 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award. Time magazine's December 31, 1999 issue named it the 20th century's best television series, and on January 14, 2000 it was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program. Homer's annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English lexicon, while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms.
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Devi-devtas of coming from various places of Kullu pay respect to Raghunathji at Dhalpur as they reach and settle down at their respective places allotted to them.
Raghunathji. They are offered, on behalf of the temple, a phagu (a long yellow coloured piece of cloth). Then they come at the praul (the main gate of Tharah Karudu in the palace). The main deities stay there for the day's procession. The remaining deities proceed to Dhalpur for participation in the reception of the procession.
By afternoon, the rites to be performed before appearance of Thakar(Raghunathji) are completed. One person goes from the temple of Raghunathji with a chhari (a long staff) to the palace to invite the Raja. On the arrival of the Raja the statues of Rama (Ragthunathji) and Sita are decorated with flowers and beautiful clothes and are placed in a palanquin. From the temple the Raja is offered a bagaa (about a meter long coloured costly cloth with which the devatas are decorated) and phargal to the other members of the royal family, and phagu to the sevaks.
The procession then starts from the temple. The decorated horse of Narsingh remains in the front, at the foremost, after this come the raths (palanquines) of the devatas, band of the musicians and those who are traditionally required to accompany. Bijli Mahadev and Hidimiba attend it with their complete nishan (the retinue). After them come the members of the royal family, the band of priests, palanquin of Raghunath ji, the Raja and thereafter come the others.
The wooden rath (chariot) of Raghunathji which is placed permanently at the northern end of Dhalpur ground is decorated with coloured clothes, ornaments and bells. According to the tradition some deities stay on the left, some on the right and others on the backside of the rath along with their bands of musicians, priests and kardars (manager of a devata). On the arrival of the statues of Rama and Sita they are placed in the rath. After performing prayer the Raja, members of his family, the priest of Raghunath and his sevaks, with the band of musicians take round of the rath five or seven times. On the last round the Raja touches the rope attached with the rath. Immediately the people shouting the slogans like Jai Siya Ram, Jai Hanuman, pull the rath and take upto the lower ground where it is stationed during the Dussehra period in the centre of the ground.


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Q: How to make result arrangement for the variable? I was calculating equations,
p2 := 1 e + r M1^2
p1 := 1 + r M2^2
p2/p1/.M2-> Sqrt[((r - 1)/(2 r))]
Simplify@%/.e -> 0

where e : to remove by approximation that M1 is close to infinite(term of M1 is very large then other term, since neglect other term)
This results is
(2 M1^2 r)/(1 + r)

I want to make result as
(2 r)/(1 + r) *  M1^2

And why these result cannot be simple form
T2 := 1 ϵ + (r - 1)/2 M1^2
T1 := 1 + (r - 1)/2 M2^2
ρ2 := M1 Sqrt[T1]
ρ1 := M2 Sqrt[T2]
$Assumtions = r > 0;
$Assumtions = M1 > 1;
ρ2/ρ1 // Refine // FullSimplify
% /. M2 -> Sqrt[(r - 1)/(2 r)]
% /. ϵ -> 0 // Simplify

A: p2 := 1 e + r M1^2
p1 := 1 + r M2^2
p2/p1 /. M2 -> Sqrt[((r - 1)/(2 r))]
expr = Simplify@% /. e -> 0

If you want a non-standard (to Mathematica) form you have to force it
Inactive[Times][Coefficient[expr, M1^2], M1^2]

You misspelled $Assumptions
T2 := 1 ϵ + (r - 1)/2 M1^2
T1 := 1 + (r - 1)/2 M2^2
ρ2 := M1 Sqrt[T1]
ρ1 := M2 Sqrt[T2]
$Assumptions = {r > 0, M1 > 1};
ρ2/ρ1 // FullSimplify (* Refine is unnecessary *)
% /. M2 -> Sqrt[(r - 1)/(2 r)]
% /. ϵ -> 0 // Simplify

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Five men who brought misery to Waveney are locked up
DETECTIVES this week hailed the custodial sentences given to five Lowestoft men as a major victory in the battle against burglary.
Nicholas Ibrahim, 19, Damien Wentworth, 19, Daniel Needham, 18, Christopher Hood, 20, and Andrew Jones, 26, will serve a combined sentence of more than nine-and-a-half years for a series of house burglaries committed over six months.
The five gang members were each sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court for their part in break-ins across Waveney between last October and April.
Ibrahim and Needham were given two-and-a-half-year custodial sentences for burglary, with Ibrahim being given a further six months for assault.
Wentworth was sentenced to 23 months in custody, Hood was jailed for 18 months and Jones for 14 months.
Suffolk police this week said the detaining of the gang served as a timely warning to other potential burglars that the net was closing in.
Det Insp Darrell Skuse, who has been heavily involved in the operation to combat burglaries in Waveney, said the case was one of a number in recent weeks that had seen peristent criminals being brought to justice.
He said the detaining of the five "is the successful conclusion to an operation which police ran in Lowestoft following a series of house burglaries from October last year". The detective added: "A number of prolific burglars have been jailed this year as a result of work carried out by officers. This has been a real team effort."
During their burglary spree, the gang members became so confident that one even taunted the police with comments such as "You can't catch us."
But it was a break-in at Prospect Road, Lowestoft, on April 11 that gave detectives a breakthrough.
As the property had previously been targeted, the owner had installed CCTV. And footage from the cameras, combined with the prompt reactions of a neighbour who saw the burglars passing TV sets over a fence and alerted police, led to their capture.
"These offenders burgled with no thought for their victims, breaking in and stealing TVs, expensive property and items of sentimental value," Det Insp Skuse said.
He added that police hoped the victims would be comforted by the news that they had been given custodial sentences.
Det Insp Jim Keeble, who oversaw the operation, said: "This was a complex operation involving Suffolk Constabulary and other partner agencies where we deployed SmartWater [a coded liquid anti-crime system] in targeted areas throughout the town as well as many other tactics. As a result, the majority of Lowestoft now has property that can be easily identified."
Police say more than 800 homes in the Lowestoft area have been protected by SmartWater since the scheme was introduced last December, and in that time only two of those houses have been burgled.
Det Insp Keeble added: "We feel it has been a great success and this is unprecedented, as it is the first time a co-ordinated approach against this group of burglars has led to them being convicted. The offenders in this case targeted houses after dusk and in the early evenings, and, with the clocks soon to change, I urge householders to take note of anyone whom they do not normally see in their area and please don't be afraid to ring police using 999 if you see anything suspicious."


There are plenty of users of iOS devices waiting for iOS 6 to release and we've been keeping readers informed about developments. We know the major update will be released to the public in the fall and a few weeks ago told how iOS 6 Beta 2 had been pushed to developers. Today we have news that iOS 6 Beta 3 has now been seeded to developers and we also have some news about AT&T FaceTime over cellular.
The third beta of iOS 6 is now available to developers as an OTA update for devices already running the second beta and will arrive at Apple's iOS Developer Center. iOS 6 will contain over 200 new features when it makes its public release and just a few of the major changes include Apple Maps, Facebook integration, improvements to Siri, enhanced Mail and Safari and improvements to iCloud such as Shared Photo Streams.
The latest beta contains bug fixes and further improvements and a report on 9to5Mac contains the comprehensive release notes detailing many of the things to look out for. One thing in particular though seems to have come to light from this latest beta and that is that AT&T could be planning to charge for FaceTime over cellular. This is unlikely to be welcomed but there is evidence of it in the form of a screenshot shown on another 9to5Mac report. The screenshot is of a dialog box that has been prompted, which asks the user to contact AT&T to enable the use of FaceTime over cellular. This would seem to indicate that AT&T could be considering charging, as it's very similar to the prompted message that users receive when they want to enable the iPhone Personal Hotspot.
This is likely to alarm many users especially as AT&T customers are already being charged for data under a separate plan but of course we cannot tell yet whether this will actually appear in the final iOS 6 release. Interestingly iDownload Blog also discusses this possible AT&T move and discusses the huge backlash it could cause the giant carrier if it went ahead with any such plan and we reckon that plenty of AT&T iPhone customers may have something to say about such a move and could even jump ship to another carrier. Of course there's no way of telling at the moment if other iPhone carriers have plans in this direction but only AT&T shows up in this way in the iOS 6 beta 3.
Another post on iDownload Blog also discusses a video that endorses the likelihood that AT&T is planning FaceTime over Cellular charges and we've embedded that video for you below this story. When using an iPhone 4S on AT&T it shows the pop-up dialogue box that appears in iOS 6 beta 3 asking users to contact AT&T when FaceTime over cellular is attempted. When proceeding to the link provided from the dialogue screen it was not possible to go any further with the transaction indicating that the move to charge has not yet been fully established. This would be expected though with the fall release of iOS 6 still being some time away.
The same pop-up message did not appear when iDownload blog tried the same move with an iPad 3 on Verizon, which on its own doesn't tell us that Verizon isn't also considering charging. However it certainly does appear that AT&T at least has the strongest intentions to charge for FaceTime over cellular at this point.
We'd certainly like to hear your thoughts on this and reckon it could have some AT&T customers pretty peeved. If you are an AT&T customer and this plan goes ahead would you consider jumping ship to another iPhone carrier? Do you think AT&T would be mad to even contemplate the idea of charging for FaceTime over cellular? Let us know with your comments.
Would I jump ship? I don't know. But I do NOT agree with the idea of charging for FaceTime. I have my phone plan with AT&T. I know my data cap. I use the iPhone because of the features it has, not because I feel like giving even MORE money to AT&T to allow for features they didn't create.
We need to be able to use our phones without the carriers. They are holding back Apple and the other manufactures from developing some very cool features. The carriers should not be in control of future of phone. If Steve was still alive, he would have solved this problem.


You probably already have this whole article mapped out in your head. Everyone knows that excessive technology in the lives of children is harmful. Is it what they are watching? Is it the harmful rays coming from the screens of their phones, televisions, computers, and iPads? We also know that technology can be extremely beneficial. As a parent myself, I know that I want my child to be computer savvy. Technology is the wave of the future, right? Kids are getting degrees in technology so they can join big companies producing the next phones, cameras, and recording devices, and tackling even bigger ventures like space travel, drones, pilotless aircraft, and much more.
Did you know that big names, like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, won't even let their children use technology, but are waiting until their kids are older to expose them? It makes you wonder why…I personally love ABCMouse. With it, I can work on my business while the baby sleeps almost uninterrupted, and all the while, my three year old is learning how to spell, rhyme, add, subtract, multiply, and even learning about money and the planets. I know that while he's busy working, he's benefiting a great deal from what he's doing and it shows in our daily conversations and activities.
So why all the hype about technology? How could it possibly be so bad for our children? Is it just too much technology that's harmful or even just a little? Hopefully, I can answer some of those questions for you. I write this article from a place of my own where we are struggling with balance when it comes to technology in our household with two busy children full of questions. We have ABCMouse on the computer, the occasional video about construction trucks on our phones on Sunday mornings as a treat, and Disney and Bible story based movies on the TV every now and then, but even these have become a problem.
There's nothing bad he could be exposed to in the selective content we've provided him on the occasional basis he's provided it, but there's still an issue. When he's exposed to even a little, our three year old becomes obstinate and unruly. He instantly becomes demanding, with screaming, kicking, hitting, and lots of crying to follow. However, when he isn't exposed to any, he's sweet and respectful and wonderful. We've tested it out many times now and the change in him is astounding, in both directions. I'm writing this seeking answers to my own questions as well.
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, technology refers to digital and analog materials, including software programs, applications (apps), broadcast and streaming media, children's television programming, e-books, the Internet, and other forms of content designed to facilitate active and creative use by young children. This means phones, tablets, iPads, CDs, DVDs, television, streaming video, computers, car monitors, or anything else electronic, even including video calls to grandma. We as a society have become so attached to our technology that sometimes it's difficult to discern what even qualifies as technology.
There's also the issue of gross motor development at this stage. Small children are learning how to crawl, walk, run, climb, skip, jump, leap, roll over, take things apart, put them back together, fill things up, empty them out, and so much more. Sitting at a computer or television, or playing on a phone or tablet, does not allow children the opportunity to explore and develop these valuable skills. In fact, it does just the opposite. The addictive nature of technology keeps them glued to the screen, and the sheer time spent with screens tends to delay their development.
They're not developing that whole body understanding of where they are in space, how they're interacting with materials. For parents who are looking for educational activities for toddlers, playing with blocks actually teaches a more valuable and developmentally appropriate lesson.
Obviously, there's a great deal of material that we don't want our young children (or even older children) exposed to. One story I've read told of children getting ahold of Peppa Pig look-a-like videos that showed the characters of this seemingly harmless cartoon cutting themselves, killing their parents in their sleep, and even blowing up their house in the middle of the night using "magic" in the kitchen. One moment you look down and your child is watching Peppa Pig, and the next you're taking her to the hospital for something outlandish like setting the house on fire.
Although the content is a big concern when considering technology, the bigger concern is that screens are actually affecting the very way their brains grow and develop as well. Preschool and kindergarten teachers report kids who are more impulsive and less able to wait their turn, make transitions, engage actively in learning, and calm themselves when they've had a setback—generally work and play well with others.
What Explains a Child's Behavior After Using Technology Though?
The ability of your children to learn to focus effectively and consistently lays the foundation for almost all aspects of their growth and is fundamental to their development into successful and happy people. With the advent of television and the internet though, children were thrust into a vastly different environment in which, because distraction is the norm, consistent attention is impossible, imagination is unnecessary, and memory is inhibited. Just last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a study that said while digital and social media can help early learning, they also come with a host of risks, including negative effects on sleep, attention, and learning, along with a higher incidence of obesity and depression.
Even more unfortunate, with technology and immediate reinforcement of desires within a game, children are not learning to identify or manage their emotions, they are being taught to have low attention spans, and are essentially trained that they can have exactly what they want when they want it. This is how it works in the video or computer game, doesn't it? Even a short exposure to these "abilities" on any sort of technology can immediately change the behavior of our children and change their outlook for the rest of the day.
For instance, my child may play computer games for 30 minutes, and the time comes to shut it off. He doesn't want to shut it off. Instead of being the sweet boy I know and love and saying "okay!" and moving on to something else, he gets angry, starts screaming and crying and hits me. Technology also moves much faster than everyday life. So while watching a movie, he may start running around, throwing his brother's toys away from him, laughing loudly and acting like he just drank a cup of coffee. I think the speed is just addicting and it's hard to slow yourself down and be calm when just exposed to the fast pace and excitement of the characters on the screen. Even sitting in a grocery basket after watching cartoons in the car is difficult, made worse if the characters were behaving badly.
In her book, The Big Disconnect, Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair has a lot to say about how electronic devices are changing the lives of children, especially their connection to the important people in their lives. Between children that are always on their tablets or watching television, and parents that are always on their telephones, children are missing a huge part of their development, from vocabulary and communication skills to self-esteem, understanding their emotions and controlling responses, and developing a secure sense of self.
Essentially the relationship and interaction with friends and family members that builds social skills and awareness, important cognitive skills, problem-solving abilities and individual personalities are gone. Have you ever sat at a restaurant and noticed all of the families that are on their phones. From the oldest to the youngest member are all on some sort of technology, sitting at a restaurant, paying good money for an experience, to all be involved in their own worlds, not even aware of another person's existence. Or are you guilty of being one of these families yourself?
There is even an argument now that some kids who are diagnosed with ADHD may be showing symptoms, instead, of fragmented family life and parental inattention rather than a disorder of their own. Isn't it worth looking into?
Consider setting some media guidelines for your children, no matter what age they may be, and for yourself as well as long as we are going there. Set limits on when you'll be on your phone and when you'll give your children your undivided attention. Think about leaving your technology in the care when you go into a restaurant so that you can model family interaction, show your kids how valuable they are, and engage in family bonding. Plan some family activities that exclude technology like going to the park, having a picnic, playing a board game, or seeing who can build the tallest block tower. You could even make use of books in your home. Wat too many studies show the extreme value in reading to or with your children and discussing the stories with them.
Benefits! I thought you just said that technology is bad for children. Learning for young children is driven by human interactions, explains Shelley Pasnik, director of the Center for Children & Technology. Pasnik's research has shown that when kids watch shows like PBS's Peg + Cat, which teaches early math skills, with parents or caregivers they retain significantly more than when they watch alone. "The more parents were involved and used the strategies, the more likely kids were going to experience the benefits of the media," she notes.
Watching media together also gives parent and child a shared language with which to communicate when they're not watching, explains Matt Rouse, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute. "By really being involved you can get more mileage out of those lessons and adapt and use it in everyday life." The one-on-one interactions with your child are what's truly important. They are going to learn from you doing it with them, whatever it is, and walking them through it, rather than simply watching on a screen. You can't discount how important you are in your child's life mentally, emotionally and physically.
In addition, technology, when used correctly, can actually have a very positive effect on your child's development. Studies have found that our ability to identify key information buried within a cluster of characters and visual stimuli (advertisements) are greater. In addition, regular interfaces with technology can lead to improved hand-eye coordination, multi-tasking, and reaction time. Technology is not all bad. It just needs to be controlled.
Not all technology is bad, and you don't have to be burdened by the restriction of no technology at all if that doesn't seem reasonable to you. Other than inappropriate content, which we should all be seriously concerned about, as long as we are responsible in setting limits, making sure to stay involved as much as possible while they are watching, and making sure to make time for plenty of conversation and other one-on-one interaction with our children, there doesn't need to be any guilt.
Technology can have many benefits for kids when used correctly and under supervision, but many just use it as a babysitter for their kids because they don't have the time or the interest in playing with their children. I totally understand the argument of using it as an educational tool, and even the infrequent use of it just to get a break so you can do some necessary things around the house. The problem comes with misuse and assuming that an environment filled with technology will prepare your children with the ability to whether the new and growing use of technology in the future.
The bottom line is that too much screen time and not enough other activities, such as reading, playing games, and good old unstructured and imaginative play, will result in your children having their brains wired in ways that may make them less, not more, prepared to thrive in this crazy new world of technology. Let your kids play with their toys, let them go outside, get their imaginations working, and it's okay for them to get bored. They will learn how to play again, I promise. It's good for them and builds their brains. Trust me.
Technology and the impact it has on behavior. Kids and technology.
Manage screen time for kids. Child Mind Institute explores issues involving children and technology, along with the effects of technology on youth.
What are the positive effects of using gadgets?
Anyone learning how to use a bit of technology will learn specific skills. For video games, it's hand-eye coordination along with responding quickly and making snap decisions. You get reinforcement immediately telling you whether you did it right or not. The benefits vary depending on the gadget you are using. But do these good skills really outweigh the negative ones?
Absolutely. There just needs to be a balance, like ever area of our lives. Thank you.
Personally, I find technology very useful for kids as they can easily learn something interested with only few clicks in their gadgets. However, technology can also disconnect kids from the real world. Since they tend to be more focus on using their gadgets.
Victoria I just had to tell you. Last night we had a break through. My son was racing through the Cat in the Hat. He was to read for 20 and write about it for ten. He was so hurrying to get it done to play and interactive game.
I tapped him on his head and told him hurrying through did not change how long of time it is. It clicked and we laughed.
Thank you! Eric, I really think each parent has to apply the concept to their individual child(ren). Just as parenting methods differ in each household, I think the same would apply here.
I think this is an excellent article about the dangers of too much technology when children are too young. It seems parentd must walk a fine line these days when deciding what is appropriate and what is just too much for your little one.
We want out children to learn all they can, but where to draw the line is obviously tricky. I think you spelled it out quite well.
You did real well here. I got a lot out of it and actually found myself applying it to me. No not as a parent but as a user. I am all for hard physical play and interaction. We are task masters in school type studies and my obsession with all things natural. We dole out spiritual stuff though not really religion as while attending we are not dogmatic. Sports a pre-requisate before any sit down time.
Of course you need to read and write time. At least equal to electronic time. Add math into the mix.
Creative time from just imagination in the back yard to Legos and helping cook takes time. A chore here and there and bare minimum of suggested sleep.
I think you see my point. We are too busy for too much electronic time. What would I cut out to make more time? 3rd grade and every child has an Ipad for class.
I am a little bothered by the negative you mention in child behavior after use. And I wonder what is too young. We went until 61/2 before use.
Thank you for this very well done piece.