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History of the New Bern - Craven County Public Library
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library has its origins in the 1820s. There was a public library in New Bern as early as 1823, as evidenced by the stockholder minutes of the New Bern Library Company.
King's Daughters
The beginnings of the current library began at the home of Carolyn Durand Mayhew. Ms. Mayhew was assisted by Lucy A. Rishton. In 1890, the two ladies organized the Whatsoever Circle of the International Order of the King's Daughter and Sons. Ms. Mayhew began the library project with a personal donation of twenty-five dollars. Books were housed on a bookcase in her home; community residents were allowed to borrow books.
In 1895, the Mission Circle of the King's Daughters took over the library project. On July 29, 1895, the Mission Ten Circle purchased the two-story building known as the New Bern Yacht Club. The upstairs of the building housed the library. Boats were rented out to customers to raise funds for the library. The library was open Tuesday and Friday afternoons each week and two evenings per month. The Hurricane of 1899 damaged the platform leading the library. As a result, the building was eventually sold and the library moved.
New Bern Circulating Library
In 1902, the library re-opened to its subscribers. The subscription library was located over the offices of Drs. Charles and Frank Duffy on Middle Street. The librarian was Frances J. Howerton, who would hold this position from 1907 to 1940.
There was a subscription price of two dollars for use of the library. The New Bern Woman's Club helped in supporting the New Bern Circulating Library.
New Bern Library Association
In 1910, the library moved to rooms on the third floor of the Elks Building. On February 29, 1912, the New Bern Library Association received its charter. In the same year, the Sultan property (147 Middle St.) was conveyed by Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Lovick to the Association.
In 1934, the library directors began to consider selling the library building and purchasing the Stanly House. On April 5, 1935, the historic John Wright Stanly House on New Street became the property of the New Bern Library Association. In the same year, the library became a free public library for Craven County residents. The Stanly House was purchased for $5300 and the previous library building was sold to the First Church of Christ Scientist for use as a reading room. The Stanly House would be the home for the New Bern Library for the next 30 years.
Bookmobile Service
In 1949, bookmobile service was introduced to residents of Craven and Pamlico Counties. The bookmobile was a dark green Chevrolet truck with four sections of shelves opening from the outside. About 500 books were held on the bookmobile at one time. The bookmobile stopped at four locations in the two counties once per month.
The library obtained a new bookmobile in 1972. This was a much larger unit which was air conditioned and carpeted. A newer bookmobile was obtained in the 1980s. This bookmobile was donated to St. Bernard Parish Library, Louisiana in 2006.
West Street Library
The West Street Colored Library was established on June 6, 1935 with Works Project Administration funding. The first library president was Rev. R.I. Johnson, rector of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. It was located at the West Street School. Under the guidance of Mrs. Isaac H. Smith, a new $8,000 library building was established. The new library was dedicated and opened in 1947. The third president, Charlotte S. Rhone, improved the library's collection and added a cement walkway. The library board of directors was composed of White and African-American citizens. In 1972, funding for the West Street library was stopped. Craven County Commissioner Carmi White recommended that the library merge with the New Bern branch of the library system. In the summer of 1973, the West Street library became part of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library. The West Street Library building now houses the Charlotte S. Rhone Cultural Center.
New Bern-Craven County Public Library
In 1964, a committee was formed to find a new building for the library. The Library Board decided to donate the John Wright Stanly House to the Tryon Palace Commission. The new library site chosen was two adjoining lots on the corner of Johnson and Middle Streets. John N. Petersen was selected as architect for the new building. In 1965, a Board of Trustees was established. Temporary headquarters for the library was set up at 311 E. Front St. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 15 1966. The dedication and formal opening of the new library occurred on January 28, 1968.
The Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library system was first organized in 1962. In 1963, Elinor Hawkins became the first director of the library system. Also, she began a weekly story hour program on local television channel twelve (WNBE). The program aired at 7:30 each Saturday morning. In the 1960s, bookmobile service expanded. Hayden H. Jones served as Bookmobile Assistant before becoming Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Secretary.
Library Expansion, 1987-1992
In 1987, an expansion was proposed which would double the size of the library from 12,500 to 26,200 square feet. The new building would include: an expansion of the North Carolina Room, an auditorium, an expanded children's library with a mini-theater, a new entrance with a lobby and display area, and accessibility for people with disabilities. The groundbreaking for the new library was on September 6, 1990. The newly expanded library opened on January 6, 1992. The North Carolina Room received a grant from the Kellenberger Foundation which provided for renovation of the room.
In 1992, Elinor Hawkins retired as librarian of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and director of the Craven-Pamlico Carteret Library System (after 35 years with the library). Wayne Modlin was Regional Director and Librarian from 1992 to 1995. In 1996, Jackie Beach became Regional Director and retired in 2012. Linda Muir served as Librarian from 1997 to 2000, followed by Donna Rhein from 2000 to 2001. In March 2002, Joanne Straight became Librarian of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and served until her retirement in June 2013. Cassandra Hunsucker became librarian in February 2014.
In recent years, the New Bern-Craven County Public Library has undergone technological advancements and building renovations. Library users may search for materials using the online catalog, conduct research on the Internet, and take free computer classes. The New Bern-Craven County Public Library, from its humble beginnings, has become a central point for the New Bern community. At the same time, it has maintained a strong connection with its historical roots and with the history of New Bern.


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Cradling two of their five tiny babies, Dimitri and Varvara Artamkin have only one wish for the New Year - that soon all of them will be strong enough to leave their incubators and be gathered up together in their arms for the first time.
Varvara gave birth to quintuplets - all girls - in Britain last month after defying medical advice in Russia, the couple's homeland, to abort some of the babies.
Despite doctors' predictions that they could not all survive, the babies - who were born 14 weeks early ranging in weight from just 1lb 13oz to 2lb 2oz - have beaten the odds and their proud parents have dubbed them "little fighters".
But the five little girls, who now weigh 3lb 3oz each, have been apart since their birth and are cared for in two different hospitals.
Now they are growing stronger every day and their overjoyed parents, who were desperate to have children after seven years of marriage, are looking forward to introducing all five to one another, before taking them home to Moscow to begin their life as a family.
Speaking about his daughters for the first time, Dimitri, a 29-year-old mathematics professor, says: "We were very frightened for our babies, but they are doing well, which is a miracle.
"We believe God has given them to us as a gift and sent us here, to Britain, to give them the best possible chance. We don't yet know when we'll be able to take them home - it depends on the progress they make. But we're praying it will be soon."
The quintuplets, named Elizaveta, Alexandra, Nadezhda, Tatiana and Varvara, are the first to be born in the UK in five years.
Live births of such a large number of babies are extremely rare and the risks to the mother are high. In the majority of cases, they either miscarry or the babies are born too prematurely to survive.
That the Artamkin babies are doing well is, the couple say, a testament to the team of 18 doctors and nurses at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford who have provided the finest care available from the moment they were born in the early hours of November 10.
And today their delighted parents pay a touching tribute to the medical team and speak of their gratitude to all the well-wishers who have sent them cards, toys and clothes.
Varvara, a 29-year-old music teacher, says: "The people we have met since being in this country have been fantastic. The level of care the babies have received is amazing and strangers have been so kind in sending us gifts.
"We want everyone here to know how thankful we are. We are a little overwhelmed by all the attention but we know we have everyone's best wishes."
The quintuplets were separated the day after they were born because so much specialist equipment was needed to care for them - and they remain apart seven weeks later.
Two were whisked to London's Queen Charlotte hospital and then, on December 10, transferred to Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire. Three remained at the John Radcliffe.
Dimitri and Varvara are renting a small apartment in Oxford during their time in Britain and spend their days travelling between the two hospitals to check on their babies' progress.
The story of how they came to this country from their home in Moscow to have their children is one of courage, faith and determination in the face of immense pressure for Varvara to have an abortion.
The couple have known each other since childhood and grew up in the same close-knit, religious community. They cannot remember a time when they did not know one another and say they always knew they would one day marry.
As members of the Russian Orthodox church, both were brought up strictly. They attended the same religious school and still spend every Sunday at the local church they went to as children. Neither drinks and their social life revolves around friends from their church.
Their families lived close to one another in a neighbourhood of high-rise blocks of flats on the outskirts of Moscow. Neither family was poor but they were not well-off. Both families were large and extremely close.
Dimitri attended the church-sponsored Moscow Institute of Mathematics and on completing his studies was offered a teaching job there.
Varvara trained as a music teacher and, because she loved being with children, worked part-time teaching a choir for seven-to-ten-year-olds.
Their earnings are, by British standards, extremely modest. And though in Russian terms they were not poor, they were sharing a small flat with just two rooms, which a relative had lent to them in a run-down tower block.
More important to their community than material wealth, though, is the pride taken in the family as a tight, loving unit.
Having as many children as possible is encouraged and new additions are welcomed with open arms.
Varvara and Dimitri, a quiet, unassuming but clearly loving couple, had been trying for a baby since they married seven years ago. Last year, their first baby, a boy, died a month after being born prematurely.
"We love children so much and have always wanted to have lots," says Varvara. "We both come from big families so to us, having lots of children seems normal.
"I am one of four children, Dimitri is one of nine, and we have 13 nephews and nieces.
"We have always been surrounded by children and we prayed to God to send us children. What happened to us last year was very sad but we always believed we would have another chance."
Due to the difficulty Varvara experienced in conceiving, she underwent a course of fertility treatment, in which she was given medicine to help her produce more eggs. Varvara was thrilled when the treatment worked and she found out she was pregnant in May.
It was six weeks later - during a routine visit to the doctor - the couple learned they were expecting not one baby but five.
Dimitri says: "We were very happy when we first found out but we couldn't celebrate because the doctors told us straight away that it would be impossible to have all of them. Then all we could feel was worry."
They were told that they would have to allow two or three of the foetuses to be aborted to give the others a better chance of survival. But the couple refused point-blank to even contemplate a process bluntly called "selective termination".
Dimitri says: "We just said no as soon as they told us. We prayed to be given children and God granted our prayer - to kill them would be totally against everything we believe.
"We go to church every week and believe very strongly in our faith. Varvara's father is a priest in the Russian Orthodox church."
He adds: "For us, having the abortions was not even an option. It was a frightening and sad time for us but we knew we had to have all the babies.
"We could see all of them on the ultrasounds and each one was a little person. It was not something we even had to discuss."
When the couple tried to find other doctors in Moscow willing to treat Varvara, most refused, saying they believed the risks were too high.
Eventually, they found one who wanted to help, but he warned them that in order to give their children the best possible chance, they should leave Russia to seek better care elsewhere.
Dimitri says: "He told us that in his opinion the best place for looking after premature babies was Britain, and he gave us the name of the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford.
"We had a friend in Oxford at the time, so we sent her some papers explaining our situation and asked her to pass them on to Dr Lawrence Impey, the top consultant at the hospital.
"She spoke to him and he agreed that if we travelled to Oxford, he would treat us. He said that although he would have given us the same facts and figures about selective terminations, he would have left it to us to make the choice."
However, there was another hurdle for the couple to overcome. They knew they could not afford a trip to England - but then a friend of the family, a wealthy local businessman, stepped in.
His contributions have ensured that Dimitri and Varvara have placed no burden on the NHS.
"He said, 'Just don't worry about money,'" says Dimitri. "He is a very kind and generous man and he wanted to help us. He has paid for everything, from our medical care to our living expenses here. Without him, we could not have come here."
They arrived in Oxford at the end of August and began attending the hospital regularly for check-ups. At the start of November, Varvara began to have contractions and was admitted immediately and treated with drugs to try to delay labour for as long as possible.
"We knew we had to wait as long as we possibly could before I gave birth," she says.
"But after about a week in hospital, they decided it wasn't safe for the children any longer, so they told us it was time for them to be born. By then, I was very tired from carrying five babies but we were both very worried that it would be too soon. It was very frightening."
Varvara was awake during the birth, after being given an epidural and spinal block and Dimitri watched anxiously but with growing pride as each of his tiny daughters was born. "Seeing that they were all alive was the most fantastic feeling I have ever had," he says. "One cried and although it was a tiny sound, it meant so much.
"We didn't know before they were born that they were all girls - the doctor had told us he couldn't see any boys but he wasn't sure.
"To see them all looking so tiny but so perfect was incredible. There was no time for us to hold them, though, because the medical team was waiting to take them away.
"In Russia, there isn't the same level of care for premature babies that there is here in Britain. They don't seem to have enough doctors and nurses. In Oxford, each baby had one doctor and two sisters assigned to her, which was amazing.
"Seeing them spring into action reassured us that they would be OK."
All five were put straight on to machines to help them breathe but by the day after their birth, three were already breathing for themselves. Over the following two days, the others made the same progress.
Now, two of the babies are breathing totally unaided, while their sisters have breathing tubes. All still spend most of their days inside incubators to help them build up their strength, and they are fed through tubes.
They are all out of intensive care, though. "They are so small but very strong," says Dimitri proudly. "They are little fighters."
Now that they are beginning to think of heading back to Russia, the Artamkins have been trying to organise a home for them and their new brood. Buying a property is out of the question but the council in Moscow have contacted them to offer a new house.
"Our two-room flat is rather small now that we have such a large family," laughs Dimitri.
The couple had the babies baptised the day after their birth but are planning a big family celebration when they return to Moscow. They cannot wait to get home, where their huge extended family is waiting to help them with childcare.
They say that despite the stress they have experienced this year, they would like to have even more children - though both hope to return to their jobs.
"We want to get back to some sort of normal life," says Dimitri. "We are so thankful to have come here but now, to have all our babies together and be able to take them home to begin our life as a family will be incredible."


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5 Myths the Left Has Created About Itself
16 Jun, 2009 by John Hawkins
Via Hollywood, the mainstream media, and the school systems, the Left has created a number of positive myths about their ideology, none of which stand up to the slightest amount of informed scrutiny.
Liberals are pro-women: No, no: liberals are pro-liberal women — as long as they know their place. When Hillary Clinton did the most admirable thing in her entire political career, trying to pull out a come-from-behind win against Barack Obama, the long knives on the Left even came out for her.
…..But what Hillary faced was nothing compared to the vile smears liberals level at strong, conservative women. Whether it's photoshopping them into pornography, going after their families, or degrading them with "hate f***" lists, the Left does everything it can to destroy women who are courageous enough to stand up to them. Just ask Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, and Carrie Prejean about it. If liberals hated Al-Qaeda the same way they hate conservative feminist icons, we'd have already won the war on terror by now.
Liberals look out for black Americans: Really? How? By destroying black families with welfare? By championing releasing black criminals back into their communities? By standing up for rioters? By getting promising black college students into schools they're likely to flunk out of via Affirmative Action? By making parasitic buffoons like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton into representatives of black Americans in the eyes of most of the country? The biggest obstacle black Americans face today is not racism; it's the paternalistic, "You poor thing! You need our help to make it day-to-day" attitude of liberals that has shattered the black family in a way that even slavery and Jim Crow laws couldn't.
Liberals are compassionate: Liberals love nothing better than to talk about compassion and caring for the poor — but, only when other people's money is involved. Studies consistently show that conservatives give more money to charity than liberals. What's supposed to be compassionate about robbing Peter to pay Paul to vote for you?
Liberals are intellectuals: Liberals portray themselves as brilliant intellectuals who are so much smarter than the riff-raff out there in flyover country. Meanwhile, back in the real world, they run presidential campaigns based on "hope" and "change" and the intellectual roots of their philosophy could be explained by a caveman. Abortion good! People who want to stop abortions bad, bad, bad! Gay marriage good! People who want to protect marriage bad, bad, bad. It doesn't matter whether it's a college professor, a rocket scientist, or Barack Obama — they all turn into cousin Cletus, the mountain simpleton who lives out by the hog pen, when you try to get them to explain why they believe what they believe.
Liberals are tolerant: Liberals are extremely tolerant — of people who agree with them or of foreigners who hate America. Everybody else? Not so much. If you happen to say, try to give a conservative speech on a college campus, say that you believe marriage should be between a man and a woman after you're asked about it in a beauty pageant, or believe science has led you to draw a different conclusion than liberals have in regard to global warming, you're not going to see much tolerance on display. In other words, the liberal idea of tolerance is, "I agree with what you say, I'll defend to the death your right to say it — and the rest of you need to be quiet."

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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by Chrizzl3, Sep 24, 2011.
"1 day, 17hrs, 19min, 25s on battery".
*NOTE* occasionally underclock, havent messed w voltages until tonight, this screenshot is from a few days ago.
what are you guys getting with this rom/any other roms???
what kernel you using? also are you using any battery saving apps or settings?
@jivens, im not a HEAVY user, so the results might be a bit altered for some. texting all day, occasional internet, espn apps, phone calls, email most of the day is what i usually use. is "forever" a bamf rom? i never got as good as battery life with those, my opinion is that bamf rom, almost 400 MB, uses way more cpu and everything than most aosp, blacksource is like 98 MB. *highly recommended*!
DL and flash it now!
Same here. I hate that I have a 4G phone and almost never use 4G. The battery drain simply isn't worth it on these phones.
Yes, battery drain on 4G is crazy. But how far away from either a car charger, wall charger or USB cord are you during the day? I have about 6 usb cords almost everywhere I look and a spare battery if I'm camping. I use 4G whenever I can and whenever I'm away from wifi. I also have found that those last few percentages will last a very long time. In emergency turn off data so you can receive phone calls and text, the battery will last days.
Bottom line for me is I don't look at the battery stats to regulate my usage, and I use the phone as if I had unlimited time left. But I do understand your concerns.
That's about normalcy for me. I was hoping for more though.
What are you guys doing/using to get such great battery life? Surely it has to be more than just a ROM with stock kernel right?
- Do you guys have almost no apps/widgets on homescreen?
- Juice Dedfender or other app?
- custom cpu settings? kernel?
Whats your secret because those are some insane battery stats?!
I am able to get 15-19 hours with 4G use all day. I'm right in the middle of an amazingly strong 4G area in my town, so it seems my battery never gets ripped apart, nor does my phone EVER get warm when I am using the 4G.
battery life is all subjective.
i take absolutely ZERO precautions to conserve battery, auto sync on, auto brightness, 4G all day long, constantly checking ect. i got 8.5 hours of 100% 4G yesterday on sense 3.5 ROM. i just dont see the point to having over 15 hours of battery a day. i take my phone off the charger at 7am, i am at work all day next to a PC, i have a car charger, a desktop dock. i mean, how do you not charge your phone at night? why NOT do this?
with my available chargers, and my extra battery (total of $20 spent) i have no reason to get more than 15 hours a day. but thats just me...i am not a party boy staying awake for over 24 hours at a time.
I'm not on my phone, using 4G the entire day. I do have the web at work, (more or less). My light/moderate use will get me close to 55% after 12hrs off the charger.
I am using the kernel (Tiamat 1.1.3) that came with BlackSourc3.
OC to 1.2 on SmartAssV2, and UV -25.
4 SiMi Folder widgets and 1 mClock Widget.
4G Force is strong with me all the time. Except for those times when VZW network fails.
No push email/anything. Don't care for it.
No background updates . Don't want my phone to do things without me knowing about it.
NOTE: When I was not rooted, 50% after 12hrs work day is normal. So having the same stats for a rooted phone using custom ROM is "slightly" disappointing.
My use is 3g only..
one of the reasons I like to conserve battery i so that I dont have to juice it all night. i can keep it high and just charge it sometime throughout the next day.
i dont have many wigets on my homescreen, but im not sure how much of a difference that would make for me.
i only have one home screen right now, no task killer (altho blacksurce had one built it but i cant find the setting anymore).
CPU- min 275ish MAX- 806 if im not doing much. otherwise 1000ish if im doing something intensive.
What matters the most for me...is the AWAKE TIME. I mean isnt that what counts? If I really wanted to, I can make my phone last that long too...just dont use it that much. But wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having a 4g smartphone? If you cant use to its fullest then whats the point? I have my 4g on with GPS, WIFI and BT toggle always on..use it alot for web browsing, texting, emailing, gaming and youtubing. I can usually get about 6.5 of awake time and like range of UP TIME is around 10-13 hrs.


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OK - I had be delaying this post. Hoping some miracle would fix it and I would never have to admit it. It would just go away. My weight loss journey has derailed. This is embarrassing.
I started out this year weighing in at 230 pounds. I started doing MyFitnessPal and logging everything I ate and drank. I found out my biggest problem was portion control. I was losing weight like crazy, and some of my friends thought I was...lol... just kidding. But when I started I was seeing big numbers drop off I think in the first 2 months I lost like 25 pounds. By the time I went to the beach in June I was down to 190lbs and feeling great!
Here is where the crash happened. I stopped doing MyFitnessPal. It held me accountable, but it worked. I started trying to guess where I was calorie-wise for the day. Estimate my portions. Guess what? I wasn't ready.
I put on 5 pounds, and justified to myself it was just my body leveling off.... then it was 10 pounds, and I thought that's not bad for just being careful on what I eat. Now today I am at 209lbs. I kept telling myself that its winter and I will be better in Spring, I can't exercise as much as I want to....etc.
You know what I found out... I'm a good liar, and I was in bad enough place that I wanted to believe the lies. When I justify I am still down over 20 pounds from where I started, no admitting that I am actually up 18 pounds from my lowest.... there is a problem.
I have a weak mind when it comes to food. It tastes so good. It can cheer you up. Heck you can drink your daily allowance of calories if you are not careful.... 1500 calories is not hard to do in this super sized Nation. Don't even get me started on sweets - they are my Nemesis. Schuler's is my drug dealer.
I am putting this out there to be held accountable. I need help. I want to get back to my 190lb self (or better). I felt great there. If you see me out and about and eating something I shouldn't, or thinking about buying junk I don't need - yell at me! I will no longer be the trash can after meals, if I don't want to throw it out I will save it in some Tupperware. I do not need to eat it.
No one likes to admit mistakes, but I screwed up. I got to be thin, liked it and lied to myself about maintaining it. I know life is a journey, and sometimes it is hard, but I do want to be healthier and lose the weight again.


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A man carries an arapaima in a sustainable fishing community in Brazil
The Battle to Save Brazil's Freshwater Giant, the Arapaima
BRAZIL / 15 DEC 2021 BY ALESSANDRO FORD EN
As the world's largest freshwater fish, the arapaima, is being targeted by poachers in Brazil, while members of Indigenous communities are doing their best to protect it.
The Paumari Indigenous community, which lives along the Tapauá river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, has built 16 lakes dedicated to the sustainable fishing of the arapaima, known locally as the piracuru. The program started in 2009 when just 251 fish were counted. The arapaima population now numbers 1,835, fish, EcoDebate reported on December 9.
Elsewhere, fishermen in the Pixuna do Tapará Indigenous community in the state of Pará are also doing their best to sustainably harvest the arapaima.
Still, the fish, which can reach three meters in length and weigh over 200 kilograms, are believed to be critically endangered after years of overfishing. This year, authorities have made repeated seizures of illegally caught arapaima. In November, police seized 2.5 tons of arapaima on a boat traveling in the state of Amazonas, according to Globo.
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September saw near-daily interdictions, culminating in the interception of a staggering 16.5 tons of illegally caught arapaima. One intercepted vessel held 12 tons of fish. That vessel was released and intercepted again less than 24 hours later with another 4.5 tons of fish on board.
Arapaima populations, which had fallen precipitously by the 1990s, are now protected by a state policy that imposes quotas and a six-month fishing season, as well as limiting their capture to within certified management areas.
A program also subsidizes licensed fishers during the closed season, effectively paying them not to fish. The policy has been highly successful, increasing local arapaima populations by over 600 percent in the last 12 years, according to reporting by one Brazilian media outlet.
However, an April article by environmental news outlet Mongabay found this recovery is plagued by poaching, which has surged amid the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to escalating poverty and reduced enforcement.
The case of the Brazilian arapaima represents a creative – though not unusual – approach to tackling the illegal seafood trade. The country's post-1999 management policy effectively turned poachers into gamekeepers by making local communities the key stakeholders in conservation efforts.
Due to the fact it does not constitute a trade ban, fishers in certified management areas are also incentivized to protect arapaima stocks, which will then keep growing and allow for the gradual loosening of quotas, according to a briefing paper for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
In late 2020, Brazil's arapaima population was estimated to number over 330,000 across 35 managed areas, with over 930 fishery workers receiving subsidy payments for the closed season.
SEE ALSO: Coverage of Illegal Fishing
The problem, however, is that with increasing numbers of both arapaima and management areas, monitoring becomes harder and difficulties arise in differentiating legal from illegal catch, leading to extensive laundering, according to a 2020 report by the wildlife conservation NGO Traffic.
"It may not be a coincidence that there were spikes in seizures of illegal arapaima after the issuing of more permits to harvest the species," notes the report.
This year alone, some 1,037 metric tons of arapaima were caught legally. The large seizures certainly suggest a growing problem.
Selective enforcement, however, may also exaggerate the scale of the issue. In August 2020, Amazonian authorities set up along the Arpão River Base on the Solimões river, mostly to obstruct drug flows from Colombia and Peru. In its first year of operation though, authorities also seized 42.5 tons of illegal catch.
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Because condo owners are ultimately only responsible for the personal space they live in, condo insurance works much differently than homeowners. Whereas homeowners are responsible for insuring the inside and outside of a home (as well as the land it sits on), condo insurance typically only requires owners to insure the interior of their residence. Since owners of a unit do not own the entire condominium complex, the land your condo sits on, the condo's building structure, and the building's common areas are all shared by the collective group of condo owners. From an insurance standpoint, individual unit owners typically pay a monthly fee to their homeowners association (HOA) to assume responsibility and cover these common areas.
What are condo owners personally responsible for?
Bare walls-in: Master policy covers all real property on the interior of the unit, except for the fixtures and appliances (i.e. granite countertops, bathroom fixtures, kitchen fixtures, and flooring).
All-in: Master policy covers all fixtures, installations, and additions within the interior of the unit. The unit owner is only responsible for personal items.
What will the homeowners association (HOA) cover?
Though condo owners are responsible for insuring their own unit, when something happens to the shared buildings and common areas, the condominium's HOA takes responsibility. For example, if the building were to sustain damage during a natural disaster, the HOA will make the claim to the carrier and, in turn, they'll be covered for the loss. However, if there's a deductible for the claim, that deductible will be split evenly and charged to all unit owners. In other words, if there were a $10,000 deductible and 10 unit owners, each unit owner would be charged $1,000. To learn more about your HOA's insurance agreement, contact the HOA manager.
Determining who's responsible for what is easily the most confusing thing about condo insurance. In the case of liability coverage, condo owners will be held responsible if a visitor is injured inside their unit, they accidentally injure someone away from their unit, or they damage someone else's property. If someone is injured in one of their complex's common areas (e.g., visitor slips in the pool area), the HOA insurance will typically be responsible.
Once condo owners have figured out exactly what is covered under the master policy, it's time to acquire individual coverage for their unit. One of the easiest ways to do this is by taking a home inventory. Going through your items of value (e.g., TV, computer, jewelry, furniture, appliances, etc.), take pictures and make sure you write down the item's name, manufacturer, model/serial number, date purchased, and purchase price. By writing down as much information as possible, your insurance agent will have an easier time assessing how much coverage is needed, as well as assessing how much compensation you'd receive in case something were to happen.
Whether you only use your condo for vacation, or you live there year 'round, it's very important that you're familiar with your condominium's insurance policies. Though this resource is intended to serve as a helpful guide, policies vary from association to association, and insurance carrier to insurance carrier. To learn more about properly protecting your condo, contact your local independent insurance agent today!
Though we can all understand the importance of carrying around a wallet or purse, some people like to carry around their social security card, all their credit cards, their passport, and sometimes even their birth certificates. While there certainly are a few situations in which you would need to present each of these documents to someone, in most scenarios, it's overkill. Imagine if you were to lose any of these important documents: Someone could find it, begin taking out more credit cards in your name, making unauthorized purchases in your name, and much more. To help prevent this from happening, it's important to only carry around with you the personally identifying items you need the most: like your driver's license, insurance card, debit card, and one credit card.
If someone sends you an email informing you that you're a distant cousin of a wealthy prince in Zimbabwe, and they need your bank account information to send you a share of his riches, 1,000 times out of 1,000 it'll be a scam. Likewise, if the phone rings and the person on the other line says they're a government employee requesting personal information, don't necessarily believe them right off the bat, because this could be a scam designed to rob you of your identity. The only time that you should consider it safe to give out your personal information is if you were the one who initiated the call/email, and you know it's a trusted source.
Whenever you get something in the mail, even junk mail, one of the best ways to safeguard your identity is to shred any of the envelopes or documents that have your name, address, date of birth, social security number or account information on them. Scammers have gone to great extremes to get personal information, and they won't think twice about raiding your trash. In addition, whenever you get a new credit or debit card (or any important documents, i.e. passports), shred the old and expired ones so that your name, account numbers, and personal information can't be easily recovered.
As mentioned before, if you like to participate in online shopping, you should be aware of the very real dangers that exist. While online shopping, in and of itself, isn't inherently bad, you run the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft whenever you put your credit or debit card numbers online—especially when you use your debit card. Unlike debit cards, credit card users are protected by the Truth in Lending Act, which states there's only a $50 limit on liability for unauthorized purchases, even after your missing card has been used. As for debit cards, however, you could be liable for only $50, but you could quite possibly lose every cent in your bank account too. That being said, the best way to keep your identity safe while shopping online is to only shop on websites that have the secure lock symbol at the top of the page and that start with: "https." If neither one of these security measures are in place, do not shop through that particular retailer on the Internet.
These are just a few of the things that you can do to prevent becoming a victim of identity theft. However, the most important tip to remember is to simply practice common sense – both online and in the real world. Just keep your personal documents secure and practice safe shopping habits, and your identity will stay protected.
Did you know that according to the FBI, more than 2 million home burglaries are reported every year? It's not something we like to think about, but with statistics like that, you can't ignore the possibility that it could one day happen in your neighborhood.
The first thing we recommend to policyholders is to invest in a home security system and develop a protocol of locking windows and doors, trimming bushes or other obstructions from window areas, and taking precautions when out of town. But we also recommend some measures to help "after the fact," should a burglary occur.
One of those precautions is a home inventory. A home inventory itemizes all your belongings – from the high-ticket items like TVs and electronics to the more mundane, like bedding and knickknacks. A home inventory provides detail that makes the claims process simpler and more efficient and gives you peace of mind that any items that need repair or replacement per your coverage and limits will be executed fairly.
To do your own home inventory, first take photos or a video of every room in your house, opening drawers and closets and storage pieces to show contents. Make sure to capture manufacturers' logos where you can, as well as the all-important serial numbers or style numbers.
The next step is to itemize these all in writing. List each item, its manufacturer, serial/style number, where you purchased it and when.
Now, take the photos or video and your list and keep copies in a fireproof safe and upload a copy to your computer. This will help ensure that it's available if and when you need it.
Your inventory should be updated every year; the best time is right after the holidays, when you may have received a big-ticket item like a tablet device or piece of furniture.
Final note: some of the most frequently forgotten items on household inventories are the contents of refrigerators/freezers, pantries, garages, basements and attics. Make sure you capture these areas, because when it comes to replacement or repair, you want to make sure you're not overlooking any of your belongings.
Depending on the size of your home, creating a home inventory takes less than an hour or two – time well spent to ensure a speedier, more efficient claims process from companies like Integrity Insurance. Why not do yours this weekend?
As summer winds down and the new school year approaches, it's time for parents to say goodbye and send their sons and daughters off to college. Whether they're leaving the nest as an incoming freshman or returning for their senior year, as they take on new challenges and experience life away from home, it's hard NOT to worry about their wellbeing. After all, it's in a parent's nature! Rather than being a worrywart, however, Sandvik Insurance Agency offers several, practical insurance tips that can help you protect your son or daughter while they're away at school.
Whether your son or daughter intends to keep a car at school, it's your responsibility to inform your agent whenever a car under your policy changes location. That way, you're sure to be fully covered in case of an accident or theft. In addition, changing your location may cause a change in your rates, depending on whether or not the college is located in a high-risk area.
On the other hand, if your student is more than 100 miles away at school without a car, some carriers might offer a break on your insurance premium since the car isn't being used. Regardless of whether your child brings a car with him or her, however, make sure you ask your agent about any good student discounts that might be available.
One of the most frequently asked questions about insuring college students revolves around whether or not parents should buy renters' insurance. Though your homeowner policy will give you 10% of your personal property coverage for items away from your home, if your child is living off-campus under a lease, a renters' policy will cover all their belongings at current cash value in case of theft, fire, liability and more. If a renters' policy isn't your style, you might want to consider a replacement cost endorsement. Though most renters' policies will only offer you money at a depreciated value, a replacement cost endorsement will offer you a replacement item of relatively similar value, instead of cash.
Although your child might be in excellent health, there are several benefits of insuring them with a life insurance policy while they're in college. First and foremost, in the case that something would happen to your child before they can pay off their student loans, proceeds from a life insurance policy can be put towards paying the balance of the loan. In addition, because your child is young and likely in better health, their term life insurance premiums will be lower. As time goes on and your child is ready to convert to a permanent policy, the new premium will be based on their health in college, regardless of how healthy they are now. For students in great health, this can be very valuable.
If your child's belongings are stolen or damaged while they're away at school, a specific inventory will help with the claims process. Go through your items of value (e.g. laptop, iPad, TV, video game console, jewelry, etc.), take pictures and make sure you write down the item's name, manufacturer, model/serial number, date purchased, and purchase price. This way, your insurance carrier will know exactly how to reimburse you. In addition, if the items are stolen, contact the police and file a report for theft. If not, it's likely that your insurance carrier won't cover your claim.
College is often considered the best years of our lives. As your children leave the nest to experience life on their own, don't let something bad put a damper on years of good memories. For more information about protecting your child while they're away at college, contact your local independent insurance agent today!


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Matador in intensive care after bull goring severs artery: reports
By Ebony Bowden
October 14, 2019 | 2:43pm	| Updated October 14, 2019 | 5:08pm
Gonzalo Caballero being carried away after suffering injuries during his bullfight
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A matador is in serious condition in intensive care after he was gruesomely gored by a bull in Spain on Saturday, according to local media reports.
Young bullfighting star Gonzalo Caballero, 27, suffered a seizure and had to be sedated after he was gored in his femoral artery — causing him to lose 3 liters of blood, Madrid newspaper El Pais reported.
Caballero's girlfriend Victoria Federica, niece to the king of Spain, looked on in horror from the stands of the famous Las Ventas square as Caballero was rushed out of the ring by fellow matadors — leaving a trail of blood behind him as he clutched his thigh to stem the bleeding.
According to El Pais, surgeons operated on the matador in the Madrid bullring's infirmary and found severe damage — including an 11-inch-deep wound to the artery, which is a major blood source.
Caballero was moved to the intensive care unit of Francisco de Asis hospital, where he remains sedated and on a breathing machine, according to the report.
The young matador had only just returned to the ring after being gored in the same bullfighting square on May 23 — spending weeks in the hospital and sharing photos of himself learning to walk on crutches.
The bull that charged Caballero was covered in its own blood after being speared several times in the back, as is tradition in bullfighting.
Caballero was then given the severed ear of the bull, which was cut off by another matador in front of the crowd to be kept as a souvenir, another tradition.
Bullfighting continues to draw significant crowds despite being condemned by PETA, which estimates at least 7,000 bulls are slaughtered each year in Spain's bullrings.
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Using Graphic Novels in Education: The Misadventures of Salem Hyde
by Meryl Jaffe • January 23, 2015 • Comments Off on Using Graphic Novels in Education: The Misadventures of Salem Hyde
Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of graphic novels and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine graphic novels, including those that have been targeted by censors, and provide teaching and discussion suggestions for the use of such books in classrooms.
This post takes a closer look at The Misadventures of Salem Hyde, by Frank Cammuso.
"Ever since Salem Hyde arrived at our school, strange things have been happening."
— Mr. Fink, The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde is a wonderful series about a strong-willed, spunky, impulsive young witch living in a non-witch community, who has a slight problem: Her spells tend to backfire. However, with the help of Whammy, her companion cat, she slowly deals with her "spelling" issues while boldly facing her nemesis Shelly and her teacher Mr. Fink (who "dislikes all kinds of kids but especially Salem"). The Misadventures of Salem Hyde received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, and was named one of the Top 10 graphic novels of 2013 by The School Library Journal. These books contain fun-filled adventures and wordplay that make them an awesome read for kids of all ages (even though it is geared for 7- to 10-year-olds).
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde series is as empowering as it is fun. Through her misadventures, Salem has to learn how to curb her impulsivity, she has to come to grips with a mean, selfish girl named Shelly, and she has to somehow stay out of Mr. Fink's hair, as he has no tolerance for Salem. And she has to do all this while trying to control her "spelling" because her spells never quite come out right. To do this, Salem's parents (non-witches) seek the advice of witch Aunt Martha, who recommends Salem get an "animal companion," While Salem insists on a unicorn, she ends up with an "unoriginal" cat named Percival J. Whamsford III, M.A.C. — or Whammy, for short. Whammy helps guide the well meaning but impulsive young witch as she navigates the challenges of school (and scouting). To their mutual surprise, they become fast friends.
What makes these books so empowering is the way author/illustrator Frank Cammuso respectfully yet playfully incorporates concepts of diversity and special needs (in this case the backfiring spells of an impulsive young witch) in a way that makes us all laugh and embrace Salem's weaknesses — maybe because there's a little bit of Salem in all of us. Best of all, he shows how a spunky, independent young girl can embrace whom she is with the help of her friends.
The playfulness in this series is achieved through Cammuso's wonderful use of image, color, and text. The wordplay, the wonderful faces and expressions (inspired by and much like Calvin and Hobbes), and even Cammuso's limited use of color all contribute to the fun of this series. While the books are predominantly black, white, and grayscale, each has a one color to add to the playfulness of the illustrations. The first book uses a new-leaf green, the second a bright pink, and the third a bold orange.
Furthermore, the combination of text, art and page/panel design teaches young readers about character development. Cammuso brilliantly lays out Salem, Shelly, Whammy, and Mr. Fink's characters so we can "get to know" them. In one page (with three distinct panels), we learn what they like, what they don't like, and what magic (and non-magic) powers they have. Cammuso also relays Whammy and Salem's moods brilliantly with over-the-top mannerisms and expressions. Not only do their eyes, mouths, ears, and Salem's bat-wing-like lightning bolt hair bulge, squint, rotate, and move in all sorts of ways and manners, the range of their expressions is absolutely breathtaking.
To help us appreciate and recognize Salem and Whammy's breadth of expressions, Cammuso will take a page and devote it to a montage of expressions, often to show us how exasperated or shocked Salem and/or Whammy are with each other. (Keep reading for how you might use these montages for lessons on character development and language use.)
This series is a wonderful addition to any elementary school classroom and library for several reasons. First, Cammuso, an Eisner-nominated cartoonist, unabashedly has fun with language and wordplay. He writes with a penchant for puns, homonyms, and alliteration, and we can't help but be swept up in the fun. We see, we hear, and we laugh at how words can be twisted. And while we love some of the fun twists and wordplay, we understand how they can lead to misunderstanding. These books instill a love of wordplay and a strong appreciation for language and word choice, empowering all kinds of language learners in the classroom. Second, Cammuso provides wonderful lessons on character development. Third, the series deals with themes of diversity, individuality, and tolerance in a different, refreshing manner.
Finally, we have Cammuso's messages that ever so subtly and humorously teach us to recognize good intentions and true friendship and the power they have on us all. Through Salem and Whammy readers also learn:
that sometimes, the best way to solve problems is to bone up on weaknesses and sometimes, to slow down.
that everything in life (and in Salem's case — magic) has a cost.
that even if kids (or animal companions) are different, we shouldn't jump to conclusions about them; instead, they need to be embraced and respected for who and what they are.
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble introduces us to Salem, her friends, her family, and her "spelling" trouble. The book opens with Shelly, Salem's nasty nemesis, who is studying for the spelling bee. Salem, however, isn't worried because she's a good speller! And wham, on the first page we see what fun there will be with the story and wordplay. While Shelly's concerned about a typical school spelling bee, Salem's thinking about her skill with magical spells. We soon learn, however, that our cute bespectacled young witch is wonderfully confident, though not particularly skilled with her "spelling."
Salem immediately gets into trouble, and her non-magical parents ask Aunt Martha, the witch in the family, for advice. Aunt Martha's advice: Get Salem an animal companion. Salem's not so enthusiastic about this and insists the only animal companion she'll accept would be a unicorn. Much to Salem's disappointment, she gets a cat ("…how unoriginal") named Percival J. Whamsford III, M.A.C. — or Whammy, for short. And while their relationship is rocky at the outset (they are SO different from each other), Whammy helps Salem learn to be a better witch and a better friend — all while cleaning up her mess from the spelling bee, where homophones (literally) run amok.
In this 95-page book of fun, adventure, and wordplay, not only do we meet Salem and her friends, we are exposed to the fun-filled world of homophones; to the misadventures of Moby Dick as they might be told to frightened, young, impressionable kids who don't do sad; and to the whacky brilliance of Cammuso's Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First" spoof.
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Big Birthday Bash is about the joys and perils of gift giving as Salem and Shelly compete to give Edgar the best birthday present ever. With Whammy's version of "The Gift of the Magi," Salem learns that gift giving is "not about the cost. What counts is the thought." In this second volume, Shelly is as mean as ever and as Salem continues to face her challenges, Cammuso keeps the jokes, puns, and similes coming as Salem's birthday gift/spell misfires yet again.
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Cookie Catastrophe is about the world of scouting. In this volume, Salem joins the Squirrel Scouts. She must abide by the rules, learn the Squirrel Scout motto, and meet the challenge of selling the most cookies. She must then survive the camping trip she's won for her troop while dealing with their resentment of her having picked camping in the woods over a shopping trip to New York City. To battle her fellow scouts' anger and to cope with the challenges of camping, Salem of course leans on her magic with hilarious consequences.
TEACHING/DISCUSSION SUGGESTIONS:
Plot, Themes, and Values Related
Have students talk about each of the stories and what they can learn from them.
Compare these stories toBill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. Discuss how Calvin and Salem are similar/different and how Hobbes and Whammy are similar/different.
Whether read before Christmas, Valentines Day, or any class birthday, discuss the challenges of gift giving. You may want do discuss: What is the best gift you ever gave? What are the challenges of finding "the best gift ever" and do you prefer making or buying such gifts?
Discuss how Salem might feel as the only witch in the school. What challenges does she face as a result? Why does Mr. Fink seem to resent her so much? What advice might your students give to Salem to help her with her "spelling" and to help her being so different?
Discuss how and why Salem and Whammy become friends. Have students explore why neither Salem nor Whammy wanted to be a team in the beginning and why they ended up friends at the end.
Discuss Salem and Shelly's relationship. Have students explore why Shelly might be mean to Salem and have them evaluate how Salem deals with Shelly and her challenges. Is this the best way to deal with bullies? Why or why not?
Critical Reading and Making Inferences
Discuss why the Salem Hyde series uses the word "Misadventures" in its title.
Search and discuss the advice and lessons Whammy gives Salem. Here are some examples:
Spelling Trouble:
p. 56: "There's nothing more terrifying than a kitty-loving two-year-old."
p. 62: "When you chase something, it runs away. Be patient and it will come to you."
p. 64: "…spell casting and spelling are very similar. One letter out of place can change the whole meaning."
P. 51: For teachers' eyes only, while not a necessarily true witticism, it does bring a smile: "75% of teaching is making up stuff."
Big Birthday Bash:
p. 6: "Growing things takes a lot of magic. Everything has a cost."
p. 40: When choosing gifts, "It's not about the cost. What counts is the thought."
Cookie Catastrophe:
p. 9: "What if everyone gave up when things got difficult?"
p. 10: "You never accomplish anything when you give up."
p. 44: "Shelly's neighborhood?! This neighborhood doesn't belong to her!"
When evaluating Whammy's advice to Salem, you may also want to turn this into a writing exercise and have kids work individually, in pairs, or in groups to create their own truths and insights.
When reading these books, Cammuso makes wonderful inferences you may want to discuss with your students. For example:
pp. 35-35: On their "flight" test Whammy says, "I think I found a design flaw…You need a longer extension cord" Discuss what this means and what that design flaw is, based on the text and images. You may also want to discuss what makes this is so funny.
p. 13: Salem is sure she and Whammy have made it home before Dad. Discuss why Salem says, "I wouldn't worry about him…" (getting home so soon).
p. 23: Discuss why Salem is mad at Edgar for giving her invitation to his birthday to Shelly.
p. 14: We are introduced to the Squirrel Scout laws and motto. Discuss what might have gone into deciding what laws should be followed by Squirrel Scouts.
p. 24: As Salem leaves to sell cookies, Whammy advises her, "Remember, you aren't selling cookies, you're selling squirrel scouts." Discuss why this might be helpful.
pp. 30-31: Salem makes "exact copies" of herself to try to sell more cookies. Why is this a mistake?
Language, Literature, and Language Usage
There is wonderful wordplay everywhere you look in this series. You may want to begin with Cammuso's choice of names: Salem Hyde, Mr. Fink, and Whammy.
Have wonderful fun discovering the puns, homophones, idioms and play on words. You may want students to work on teams to search for these gems and then create some of their own examples. Here are some good ones:
Homophones:
Bear/bear/bare
Boar/bore
Wail/whale
Knight/night
Mousse/moose
Bald/bawled
Puns/wordplay
Spelling (words)/spelling (casting spells)
p. 9: "Mrs. Fossil, the dinosaur!"
p. 15: Whammy's …"really cleaning up!"
p. 16: Whammy's "…NOT a scaredy-cat!"
p. 66: Whammy calls Aunt Martha because "It's like I said, I'm stuck in a tight situation."
Big Birthday Bash
p. 11 "big trouble"
p. 16: Shelly tells Salem, "You've been schooled."
p. 50: After casting a spell, Salem and Whammy's cart is running out of control into a display, "Price Smash"
p. 27: Similes: "I'm focused like a laser.
Cookie Catastrophe
p. 44: Whammy (the cat) says, "Nothing will stop us from our dogged quest."
p. 23: The wonderful cookie names: Dutch Doozies, Mini Minty Molasses Macaroons, Krispy Krunchy Crusty Clusters. Have students come up with their own names for cookies (or soft drinks, or other food items) they might sell.
Throughout this book there is a lot of alliteration. Have students search for examples and then make up their own.
In Spelling Trouble, pp. 29-31: Whammy informs Salem that she'll be taking the W.H.A.T. (Winifred Hubble Aptitude Trials). Have students discuss why people make up and enjoy acronyms. Have students search for examples of other acronyms. Then, brainstorm the use of acronyms and what acronyms they might use for assorted types of tests or evaluations.
In Spelling Trouble, pp. 29-31: After Whammy describes the W.H.A.T., Cammuso has wonderful fun with this as he creates his own version of the famous Abbot and Costello routine "Who's on First." (Keep reading for a link for the original skit.) Discuss the play on language and why this routine is both classic and funny.
In the first two volumes, Cammuso plays with two different classic stories, Moby Dick (by Herman Melville) and "The Gift of the Magi" (by O. Henry). Have students (individually, in groups, or as a class) think of their favorite stories — have them select one and create (write and draw or act/tell) their own version.
Shelly and Salem are rivals. Analyze how they talk/insult each other. Do they communicate and use words differently? How and why? Discuss the power of words – how they hurt each other. Finally, brainstorm better ways these 'friends' may more effectively communicate.
In Cookie Catastrophe, pp. 18-19: Whammy quizzes Salem on the Squirrel Scout motto. Why might she be having trouble remembering it? You may want to brainstorm ways Salem might better learn and memorize the motto. Discuss why "Critters aren't Quitters" might have been chosen. Then brainstorm a class motto.
Modes of Storytelling and Visual Literacy
In graphic novels, images are used to relay messages with and without accompanying text, adding additional dimension to the story. In The Misadventures of Salem Hyde, Cammuso brilliantly weaves story and background with image, and emotions and insights through text, image, and design. Reading The Misadventures of Salem Hyde together with your students allows you to analyze, discuss, and learn how Cammuso uses page and panels, text, and images to relay complex messages. For example:
Mr. Cammuso is a master of facial expressions. Have students search for the ranges of Whammy and Salem's moods as shown through their expressions and have them find as many synonyms as they can to describe each mood. (NOTE: In Spelling Trouble (p. 47), Cammuso devotes a page to a montage of Salem's expressions, and in Cookie Catastrophe (pp. 7 and 33), he devotes a montage to Whammy's — you may want to use these instead of students searching.)
As Cammuso uses cartoon-like characters, evaluate how he uses each character's features to help describe them. For example, Salem has bat-winged shaped ponytails, Whammy has a large head. Discuss what these features reflect about their character and continue doing this with Shelly and Mr. Fink and Whammy's BF (Cookie Catastrophe).
Discuss Caruso's use of balloon design to help tell the story. Analyze how the text balloon shapes, sizes and designs are used to relay different character moods.
Frank Cammuso also plays a lot with the borders of his panels. Discuss why certain panel formats change, when they change, and evaluate what Cammuso is trying to convey to the reader.
Suggested Prose, Graphic Novel and Poetry Pairings
For greater discussion on literary style, related themes, similar characters, and/or content, here are some book suggestions you may want to read and pair with The Misadventures of Salem Hyde:
Knights of the Lunch Table by Frank Cammuso: A fun-filled series with a wonderful twist on the Arthurian legend. This series is about Artie King and his life at Camelot Middle School as he faces Principal Dagger and bullies big bad Joe and The Horde.
Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective by Frank Cammuso: A collection of classic children's stories (especially "the stuff your parents never told you about when you were a kid") that are retold in a 1930-1940's Hollywood-type town.
Otto's Backwards Day and Otto's Orange Day by Frank Cammuso: A story about Otto and his robot sidekick Toot and their wonderful adventures.
Calvin and Hobbesby Bill Watterson: Collections of comic strips about a rambunctious six-year-old with a vivid imagination and sharp intellect who is wonderfully creative and impulsive, and much like Salem.
Amelia Rules! by Jimmy Gownley: About the life of Amelia, another strong-willed girl who must deal with her own frenemy, Rhonda (much like Salem deals with Shelly).
Freckle Juice, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret,and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great: Just a few of the books Judy Blame wrote about the honest and humorous trails of growing up.
A Book of Homophones by Gene Barretta
How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear? by Brian P. Cleary: A picture book about homophones.
Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm: An award-winning graphic novel series that showcases the trials and tribulations of elementary school students and teachers, as seen through the eyes of Babymouse, as spunky, lovable mouse who wrestles with popularity, quirky lockers, competition, and more.
Squish by Jennifer and Matthew Holm — another graphic novel series by this awesome duo. Compare and contrast their use of language, page design, and themes in each series.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney — a series about a boy and his struggles in middle school.
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
While this book is written for young readers and suggested for elementary school classrooms, it can be incorporated into language arts and content-area classes for a variety of grades. I therefore will be using the Common Core Anchor Standards for College and Career Readiness for Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening. Reading The Misadventures of Salem Hyde and incorporating the teaching suggestions above promotes critical thinking and its graphic novel format provides verbal and visual story telling across subject areas while addressing multi-modal teaching. Here's a more detailed look:
Knowledge of Language: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials; demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning; acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level.
CCSS.ELA-Lieteracy.CCRA.L.6
Key ideas and details: Reading closely to determine what the texts says explicitly and making logical inferences from it; citing specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text; determining central ideas or themes and analyzing their development; summarizing the key supporting details and ideas; analyzing how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of the text.
Craft and structure: Interpreting words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings and analyzing how specific word choices shape meaning or tone; analyzing the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole; Assessing how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Integration of knowledge and ideas: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually…as well as in words; delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence; analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take
Range of reading and level of text complexity: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10
Comprehension and collaboration: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively; integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally; evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde teaching suggestions from Abrams and Amulet Books (found within their "Amulet Books Graphic Novel Teaching Guide): http://www.abramsbooks.com/academic/GraphicNovels_TeachingGuide.pdf
Salem Hyde's Twelve Days of Christmas by Frank Cammuso: An online comic gem you can find here: http://salemhyde.tumblr.com/
For a Sesame Street version of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," featuring Ernie and Bert, visit: http://youtu.be/o2VFgHGKzx4
For a Disney version of "The Gift of the Magi," featuring Mickey and Minnie, visit: http://youtu.be/98JHQ1Y1FVA
Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First" sketch: http://youtu.be/kTcRRaXV-fg
Moby Dick animated cartoon (in four parts): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABB6C846372EAF5F
If you're interested in your students performing a kid-friendly version of "The Gift of the Magi," here's a script adapted for Scholastic's magazine Scope by Mack Lewis, art by Linda Wingerter: https://www.ocps.net/lc/southwest/hdp/Documents/2014 Summer Assignments/B. Gift of the Magi Story.pdf
Google books offers a free preview of Book 3 Cookie Catastrophe here: https://books.google.com/books?id=K95FBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=the+misadventures+of+salem+hyde&source=bl&ots=3nVJO4eUEZ&sig=qyDZG6s4CBdZBsbGiHQcw0tCNRc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QeamVMzKC42GyATgmoGgAw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAjgU – v=onepage&q=the misadventures of salem hyd
Meryl Jaffe, PhD teaches visual literacy and critical reading at Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth OnLine Division and is the author of Raising a Reader! and Using Content-Area Graphic Texts for Learning. She used to encourage the "classics" to the exclusion comics, but with her kids' intervention, Meryl has become an avid graphic novel fan. She now incorporates them in her work, believing that the educational process must reflect the imagination and intellectual flexibility it hopes to nurture. In this monthly feature, Meryl and CBLDF hope to empower educators and encourage an ongoing dialogue promoting kids' right to read while utilizing the rich educational opportunities graphic novels have to offer. Please continue the dialogue with your own comments, teaching, reading, or discussion ideas at meryl.jaffe@cbldf.org and please visit Dr. Jaffe at http://www.departingthe text.blogspot.com.
All images (c) Frank Cammuso.
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Staff and students at the multinational Alice Springs school were liveried in Harmony Day orange clothing, or outfits traditional in their country of origin.
Pakistan, Vanuatu, the USA, Canada, the South Pacific Islands, New Zealand and India, were some of the nations represented.
Principal Penny Weily said children from 14 nations attend the school, making it "a diverse community of inspired learners, growing together".
"All classes painted a 'body part' of a big ayepe-arenye (tar vine caterpillar) to acknowledge the Dreamtime of Aboriginal people," she said.
"Harmony Day awards were presented to students from each class who consistently display the qualities of being inclusive, thoughtful, and respectful toward everyone.
"The school's learner qualities We challenge Ourselves, We are Responsible, and We Learn Together, exhort us to respect others, build on each other's ideas, and adopt new academic and social challenges to ensure we all grow stronger every day.


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ROLL 119. South Dynon, April 1973.
All photos © Les Brown. Not to be used for Publication.
119-1. l-r; Y120, Y108 & X42. South Dynon.
119-2. l-r; B??, Y120, Y108 & X42. South Dynon.
119-3. E1105, E1107, E??….. South Dynon.
119-4. T??? & X43. South Dynon. All the catenary seen here is no more.
119-5. l-r; K184, R707 & R761. South Dynon.
119-6. R707 & R761. South Dynon.
119-7. l-r; K184, R707, R761 & E1106. South Dynon.
119-8. R761. South Dynon.
119-9. R761. South Dynon. The engine is warm and there's still a bit of pressure in the boiler.
119-10. R761. South Dynon.
119-11. R707 & R761. South Dynon.
119-12. No. 3 Steam Crane. South Dynon. Known to all as "Polly", it was a working museum exhibit when this picture was taken. The 4-wheel tender is a gem. It's now "fossilised" at the Powerhouse Museum, Spotswood, restored to its original appearance minus it's crane.
119-13. l-r; T391, X44 & T34? South Dynon.
119-14. X44. South Dynon.
119-15. W254. South Dynon. The depot's two steam cranes can be seen just to the left of the engine.
119-16. H1. South Dynon.
119-17. Y115. South Dynon. Entering and exiting the cab must've been a novel experience.


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New LA Metro Security Headquarters to Unify Transit Resources
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority selected HDR as the lead design firm for the first phase of its new Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC). Planning and design will be completed early in 2017 with construction scheduled to begin in 2018.
At an estimated cost of $112.7 million, the new ESOC facility will be four stories tall and about 100,000 square feet in size with one level of at-grade parking. It is anticipated to meet the requirements of a Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED®)-Gold building. The ESOC will be a secured facility for authorized personnel only and not open to the general public.
As the lead designer, HDR will oversee all aspects of building design, working closely with staff at LA Metro to create plans for the architecture, structures and communication systems. HDR's decision economics practice is helping LA Metro obtain the best value and most efficient infrastructure solution. The firm's continuous, comparative, benefit-cost analyses will inform long-term decisions as the project moves forward. HDR's public outreach program will engage with the community to keep the public informed of the project's progress.
The ESOC will serve as the primary location to support day-to-day emergency, security and law-enforcement operations for LA Metro. Housed inside will be a combined emergency and security staff who will be better equipped when security concerns or emergencies arise anywhere in LA Metro's sprawling bus- and rail-transit network. Proposed in phases, the ESOC's second phase will provide an opportunity to co-locate LA Metro's bus and rail operation centers, achieving reliable redundancy in the event of a catastrophic event.
"Facilities such as this one are critical for effective emergency prevention and responsiveness to protect civic welfare, and ultimately the continuous operation of the infrastructure," said HDR Design Principal Moshik Mah.
Image: A preliminary schematic rendering prepared by HDR illustrates LA Metro's future Emergency Security Operations Center.
HDR has partnered with clients to shape communities and push the boundaries of what's possible since 1917. We specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. With nearly 10,000 employees in more than 225 locations around the world, we think global and act local.
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Kinsley has long been one of the leading journalists of his generation -- founding editor of Slate, editor of The New Republic and Harper's, and a frequent presence on TV shows like "Crossfire." Throughout his career, he has specialized in sharp takes on government policy, but in his new book Kinsley, who was was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two decades ago, focuses on a new subject -- old age. His struggles with Parkinson's through his 50s gave him advanced insight into the next place his Baby Boom generation is headed, he says -- and he is an impressively insightful and entertaining guide.
In this homage to Streisand, Gabler (author of biographies of Walter Winchell and Walt Disney, as well as An Empire of their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood) tells the unlikely story of how the Brooklyn-accented actress with the big nose made herself a star. Gabler generated some extra publicity for this slender and enthusiastic biography with a recent essay in Atlantic, entitled "The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans," in which he disclosed his own dire economic situation as a writer, saying: "Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I'm one of them." As Streisand might put it: Oy.
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While zinc is known to have many healthy properties, such as those that improve skin conditions and play a role in wound healing, scientists, including researchers from the University of Warwick now believe zinc plays an important part in memory formation and cognitive stability. Zinc improves communication between the neurons and the hippocampus – a major component of the brain – and may also prevent cognitive decline once we are over 50. And improved communication is vital for both memory retention and building our learning skills.


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WhatsApp for iOS: the new 2.17.30 version adds a new album feature and much more
WhatsApp developers are really working harder than ever to keep our favourite instant messaging app always on the top. During the last few months the app has undergone through several changes and we have seen the addition of several new features and improvements, and the best is yet to come.
Today we are going to talk about an interesting feature that has just been added to the iOS version of the app and that has been released with the new 2.17.30 update for iOS devices. We think that iOS users will really enjoy this new option, that will help them to keep their photos better organized.
How does this new album feature work? Let's say, for example, that you receive multiple photos from the same contact in a row. Well, thanks to this new option they will be grouped together as an album. Isn't it great? And that's not all. This latest 2.17.30 update for iOS devices has also added a selection of filters that will allow you to adjust the colour and the tone of your pictures, GIFs and videos, and without even leaving the app.
This new update for the moment offers the choice of five filters: Pop, B&W, Cool, Chrome and Film. All of them can be used simply by swiping up on the photo that you have decided to share with your contacts. Furthermore, you will find a new reply shortcut. To use this new shortcut you just have to swipe right in any message, and you can quickly reply to it. This new features have only been added to the iOS version of the Facebook-owned app, so it seems that for once Android users won't be the first to use new features.
And, again, that's not all. According to WABetaInfo, the already popular Recall feature is included in the code of this latest update as well. The problem is that it is currently a hidden feature, so, unfortunately, it is disabled by default and only WhatsApp can enable it. Rumours are that the company intends to launch the Recall option on both iOS and Android at the same time. On the other hand, it could also mean that the developers are just still testing it.
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