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Pianto antico è una poesia di Giosuè Carducci dedicata al figlio Dante.
Il testo autografo reca la data giugno 1871. È il quarantaduesimo componimento della raccolta Rime nuove (1887).

I lutti familiari
Il 9 novembre 1870 il piccolo Dante morì a soli 3 anni di età, molto probabilmente di tifo, nella casa paterna di via Broccaindosso a Bologna. La mortalità infantile non era infrequente in quei tempi, dovuta spesso alle ancora limitate conoscenze della medicina.

Così Carducci descrive la morte improvvisa del figlio:

Dante era stato il primo maschio, dopo Beatrice e Laura, nato dopo il matrimonio di Carducci con Elvira Menicucci. L'ultima figlia, Libertà, nascerà nel 1872.

Nel febbraio dello stesso anno il poeta aveva perso anche la madre, Ildegonda Celli, venendogli così a mancare in appena nove mesi quella che gli aveva dato la vita e quello a cui egli l'aveva trasmessa:

Del primo grave lutto così scrisse al fratello:

Nella lettera sopra citata Carducci accenna ad un'altra tragica morte («...riveggo il nostro fratello morto...»): il suicidio del fratello Dante nel 1857, appena ventenne, del quale il poeta aveva voluto mantenere il ricordo nel nome del proprio figlio.

Di questi giovani morti dallo stesso nome e così vicini Carducci celebrò ancora le vite interrotte prematuramente nel sonetto Funere mersit acerbo, inserito anch'esso in Rime nuove e scritto poco tempo dopo la morte del figlio.

Il testo
Nel testo il poeta contrappone al piccolo defunto l'albero di melograno che nell'orto ha prodotto da poco nuovi germogli e a cui l'estate ridà nuova vita con il calore e la luce. Dante, figlio di un povero corpo invecchiato e sciupato dal tempo, unico dono di una vita sentita ormai inutile, giace nella fredda terra di un camposanto, non potrà più vedere la luce del sole, né godere dell'amore.

Analisi

La forma della poesia è quella di una breve ode anacreontica in quartine di settenari, secondo lo schema abbc (il quarto verso sempre C, è sempre tronco).

Il simbolo del melograno
L'albero a cui tendevi
La pargoletta mano,
Il verde melograno
Da' bei vermigli fior,
Il pianto del padre è antico come il dolore che gli uomini di tutti i tempi hanno provato di fronte alla morte. Emerge dal passato anche la figura del melograno, antico simbolo di fertilità, di rinascita e resurrezione. Nell'antichità la melagrana era anche simbolo di fertilità, di nuova vita ma anche, specie nell'arte rinascimentale italiana, in Donatello, Michelozzo, Verrocchio, Rossellino ed altri, il simbolo della melagrana, motivo ornamentale diffuso anche nella scultura, soprattutto sepolcrale e nell'architettura classica, era anche simbolo di morte.

Vita e morte
Nel muto orto solingo
Rinverdí tutto or ora
E giugno lo ristora
Di luce e di calor.
Quest'albero, che al termine dell'inverno appare secco e arido, tale da sembrare ormai morto, ecco che invece ricomincia a nascere al calore del sole primaverile e a mettere quei bei piccoli fiori, di un rosso intenso come quello del sangue vitale, che la giovane vita del piccolo Dante invano ha cercato di afferrare. Il melograno resusciterà a nuova vita; non così il bambino, ormai per sempre nella terra fredda e nera.

Il gioco dei termini usati nella poesia esprimono il netto contrasto tra la vita ("luce", "calor") e la morte ("pianta... inaridita", "terra fredda", "terra negra") tanto più dolorosa quando coglie una "pargoletta mano" non più capace di trattenere nelle sue mani la vita.
Tu fior de la mia pianta
Percossa e inaridita,
Tu de l'inutil vita
Estremo unico fior,
Dante era stato l'ultimo, unico frutto, di una pianta, di quella ormai inutile vita che Carducci sente non più scorrere in lui: ormai non piange neppure più, è completamente inaridito perché la sua vita è  stata spezzata dalle radici.

Quel piccolo orto, prima luminoso e sonoro dei rossi colori del melograno e dei giochi del bimbo ora appare al poeta troppo silenzioso e solitario ed ormai né il sole, né l'amore potranno farvi ritornare la vita.

Lo stesso ritmo infine della poesia sembra suggerire quelle nenie che si recitano ai bambini per farli addormentare ma qui non c'è gioco fantastico, vi è  tristezza, rassegnazione profonda: questa è una nenia per un sonno di morte.
Sei ne la terra fredda,
Sei ne la terra negra;
Né il sol più ti rallegra
Né ti risveglia amor.

Lo stile
Il componimento è ritenuto uno dei primi esempi di stile nominale per l'abbondanza di nomi (aggettivi e sostantivi) e la scarsa presenza di verbi. Questi ultimi, infatti, si rilevano nel testo ma o in funzione di aggettivo, espressa con dei participi passati (percossa e inaridita) o in forma di verbo metaforico come "rinverdì".

Note

Bibliografia
Antologia carducciana. Poesie e prose scelte e commentate da Guido Mazzoni e Giuseppe Picciola, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1907, pp. 85–86.
G. Salinari, Pianto antico di G. Carducci, in Rassegna di cultura e vita scolastica, II, 3, 31 marzo 1948, pp. 3–4.
Edizione nazionale delle opere di Giosuè Carducci. Lettere, vol. VI, 1869-1871, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1953.
M. Valgimigli, Pianto antico, in Id., Carducci allegro, Bologna, Cappelli, 1955, pp. 42–43.
P.P. Trompeo, Pianto antico, in Id., L'azzurro di Chartres e altri capricci, Caltanissetta-Roma, Sciascia, 1958, pp. 253–256.
P. Collareta, In margine a Pianto antico, in Convivium, XXVI, n. s., marzo-aprile 1959, pp. 221–226.
G. Carducci, Rime nuove, testimonianze, interpretazione, commento di P.P. Trompeo e G. Salinari, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1961, pp. 147–151.
M. Pastore Stocchi, Nota su Pianto antico, in Miscellanea di studi in onore di Marco Pecoraro, II.
Dal Tommaseo ai contemporanei, a cura di B.M. Da Rif e C. Griggio, Firenze, Olschki, 1991, pp.147-159.
G. Gorni, Il melograno, l'asino e il cardo (su due rime nuove del Carducci), in Studi di filologia italiana, L (1992), pp.183-195.
Opere scelte di Giosuè Carducci, I. Poesie, a cura di M. Saccenti, Torino, UTET, 1993, pp. 490–493.

Altri progetti

Opere di Giosuè Carducci
Componimenti poetici di autori italiani

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Q: Prove that an open ball is also closed in an ultrametric space I am trying to prove that all open balls in an ultrametric space are also closed. I found this proof (link below - page 3, #2) but I still don't understand it. Can someone explain their logic? What exactly do they mean?
http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/92439/excerpt/9780521192439_excerpt.pdf

A: Here's how to write the proof without using the terminology of equivalence relations.
Let $B(a,r)$ be an open ball of radius $r$ around the point $a$. Fix an arbitrary $x\in X\setminus B(a,r)$, and suppose the intersection $B(a,r)\cap B(x,r)$ is nonempty and say it contains a point $v$. Then
$$d(a,x)\le \min\{d(a,v),d(v,x)\}< r, \tag{$\star$}$$
the latter inequality because $d(a,v)<r$ (since $v\in B(a,r)$) and $d(v,x)<r$ (since $v\in B(x,r)$), but the above equation $(\star)$ is impossible because it implies $x\in B(a,r)$, contra hypothesis, so the original intersection $B(a,r)\cap B(x,r)$ is empty.
This allows us to write
$$X\setminus B(a,r)=\bigcup_{x\not\in B(a,r)}B(x,r),\tag{$\circ$}$$
because each point of the LHS is contained in a ball on the RHS, and each ball on the RHS is disjoint from the ball $B(a,r)$. Since $X\setminus B(a,r)$ is a union $(\circ)$ of open sets it is open, and hence we know that the open ball $B(a,r)$ is also a closed subset of $X$.

An equivalence relation $\sim$ is a generalization of equality on a set $X$, roughly speaking. Technically it's a subset of the cartesian product $X\times X$ in which the elements $(x,y)$ are written $x\sim y$. The usual axioms of equality are satisfied by an equivalence relation, namely symmetry, reflexivity, and of course transitivity (see the linked Wikipedia for details).
For each $x$, there is an equivalence class $[x]=\{y\in X: x\sim y\}$. Distinct equivalence classes are disjoint (contain no common element), and each element of $X$ is contained in some equivalence class, so the classes of $\sim$ partition the set $X$.
The pdf defines an equivalence relation on $X$ defined by $x\sim y$ precisely when $d(x,y)<r$; this is rarely an equivalence relation on a metric space, but it is one when our space is ultrametric, for by the argument above the balls $B(a,r)$ and $B(x,r)$ will be disjoint if $x$ is not in the equivalence class $[a]=B(a,r)$. (Here the equivalence classes are precisely the open balls, by definition.)
Essentially it's the same argument as above, but with the language of relations used in order to state that distinct open balls of the same radius are disjoint (when the center of one is outside of the other) and so they partition the space so that the complement of a ball $B$ of given radius is the union of all other balls of the same radius centered outside of $B$.

A: You don't need to use the machinery in that PDF to prove it.
By definition the ball $B(x,r^-)$ is open. Suppose that $y\in X\setminus B(x,r^-)$. Then $d(x,y)\ge r$, and I claim that $B(y,r^-)$ is an open ball around $y$ disjoint from $B(x,r^-)$. Assuming the claim for a moment, it follows that $X\setminus B(x,r^-)$ is open and hence that $B(x,r^-)$ is closed.
To prove the claim, suppose that $z\in B(y,r^-)\cap B(x,r^-)$. Then $$d(x,y)\le\max\{d(x,z),d(z,y)\}<r\;,$$ since $d$ is an ultrametric, contradicting the choice of $y$.
This shows that every open ball is also closed. Now we'll show that the closed ball $B(x,r)$ is also open. Let $y\in B(x,r)$ be arbitrary; I claim that $B(y,r^-)\subseteq B(x,r)$, from which it follows immediately that $B(x,r)$ is open.
To prove the claim, let $z\in B(y,r^-)$, so that $d(z,y)<r$. We also have, $d(x,y)\le r$ by the choice of $y$. Thus $$d(z,x)\le\max\{d(z,y),d(y,x)\}\le r\;,$$ so $z\in B(x,r)$.
Added: However, it's important that you learn to work with partitions and equivalence relations: they're pretty nearly ubiquitous in mathematics, and they're very handy tools. For the basics see the Wikipedia articles on equivalence relations, partitions, and equivalence classes and/or this page.
If $\langle X,d\rangle$ is an ultrametric space, and $r$ is any positive real number, we define a relation $\sim_r$ on $X$ as follows: $$x\sim_r y\quad\text{ iff }\quad d(x,y)\le r\;.$$
Clearly $x\sim_r x$ for every $x\in X$, since $d(x,x)=0\le r$, so $\sim_r$ is reflexive. The ultrametric $d$ is a symmetric function, so $x\sim_r y$ iff $y\sim_r x$, and $\sim_r$ is therefore symmetric. Finally, if $x\sim_r y$ and $y\sim_r z$, then $$d(x,z)\le\max\{d(x,y),d(y,z)\}\le r\;,$$ so $x\sim_r z$, and $\sim_r$ is transitive. By definition, then $\sim_r$ is an equivalence relation.
Now $B(x,r)=\{y\in X:d(x,y)\le r\}=\{y\in x:x\sim_r y\}$; that last set is by definition the $\sim_r$-equivalence class of $x$, so for each $x\in X$ the $\sim_r$-equivalence class of $x$ is simply the closed ball $B(x,r)$. It is a general fact about equivalence relations that equivalence classes are either disjoint or identical. In this case that means that for any $x,y\in X$, either $B(x,r)\cap B(y,r)=\varnothing$, or $B(x,r)=B(y,r)$. To put it in slightly different language, the equivalence classes of any equivalence relation form a partition of the underlying set: they divide it into parts in such a way that every point is in exactly one part.
Similarly, we can define
$$x\sim_{r^-} y\quad\text{ iff }\quad d(x,y)<r\;$$
and show that it too is an equivalence relation on $X$, and that its equivalence classes are the open balls $B(x,r^-)$ for $x\in X$. This is what's being used in that PDF: since the balls $B(x,r^-)$ for $x\in X$ divide up $X$ in such a way that each point is in exactly one of them, the complement of any one of them is the union of all the others and is therefore open, being a union of open sets. This means that each one of them must be closed.

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The Top 20 Celebrity Tombstones Of All Time
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We have tragically lost so many stars, celebrities, and famous figures over the last few years. Some that startled us, some that made us question many things, some that still effect us in our society today. Luckily, there are still many memorials where we can pay tribute to these figures that we cherish so dearly, many of which are located right at their burial grounds. Some are simplistic, some are extravagant, but nonetheless, they allow us to remember and mourn those lives that have been lost.
As we know quite well, many of these star studded figures that have passed during our time like to go out with a bang, even once they have passed. This is why we are here. Today, we are going to count down the top twenty celebrity tombstones that can be found in all parts of the nation and the world, as well as what makes them so unique in the first place. With that said, let's get started with our countdown.
R&B singer Aaliyah's death in 2001 was an astonishing circumstance that left fans all across the world speechless. The singer was flying back from the Bahamas with various members of her record company after finishing filming a music video for her song "Rock the Boat". Shortly after taking off, the plan crashed and exploded, killing all eight passengers on board, including the pilot. Aaliyah was only 22 years old at the time of her death. Her body now resides in a private room in the Rosewood Mausoleum, where she lies behind a simplistic, tasteful tomb engraving. Many fans still pay tribute to the singer today, as her music took off after her untimely death.
Princess Di's death shook the world, effecting millions who were driven by her spirit and likeability during her lifetime. Princess Diana passed away after a car accident that took place in Paris occurred that is speculated to have been caused by paparazzi; The only person to survive the crash that night in the tunnel was that of Princess Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees Jones. The Princess of Wales was only 36 at the time of her accident. Her body now rests on the Spencer family's estate in Northhampshire, England. In further detail, her memorial lies on an island in the middle of the lake called Round Oval. From the edge, it is said that you can see an urn along with a shrine dedicated to the late and great Diana, but no tombstone or grave at all.
Everyone who is anyone has heard of Harry Houdini, and is amazing stunts and illusions that he performed for audiences all over during the during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Unfortunately, Houdini's life came to an end at the young age of 52 from peritonitis, which is inflammation of the abdominal wall, as well as a ruptured appendix. It is believed that it was caused by being punched in the stomach, trying to dispute a theory; He was also suffering from a broken ankle at the time. His final resting place is in the Machpelah Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York. What makes his memorial so unique is that is was engraved by members of the Society of American Magicians at the time of his burial. A year later, in 1927, a bust of Houdini was added to his grave site.
Walt Disney, also known as the man behind the "Mouse" (Mickey Mouse, of course), needs no introduction. His ever popular parks and production company have led to an array of popular animated a live action films, as well as collaborations with other companies such as Pixar, that have stood the test of time. A little known fact that most people didn't know about Disney was that he was a severely heavy smoker, even smoking a pipe when he was just 12 years old; Walt Disney was later diagnosed with lung cancer in November of 1966. A month after the diagnosis, Disney passed away from a circulatory collapse that was caused by his cancer. His body was cremated, and is ashes are now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park located in Glendale, California, where many fans still visit his grave site to this day.
Andy Warhol is known for being the "King of Pop Art", in which some of his most well known work of art include "Campbell's Soup Cans" and "Marilyn Diptych". Warhol ended up passing away unexpectedly at the age of 58 while recovering from gallbladder surgery. The openly gay artist passed away while sleeping from an arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat) that was caused by the surgery. His body now resides in the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, where he is buried next to his parents. Along with his gravesite, there is also a memorial statue of the artist located in Bratislava, Slovakia.
When you are as famous and as notable as that of Elvis Presley, you are honored with two grave sites after your death. As many know, The King died of a prescription drug overdose back in 1977, and after his death, he was initially buried in a mausoleum in Forest Hills Cemetery located in Memphis, Tennessee. Unfortunately, because of tampering and vandalism, Presley, and his mother, Gladys, were moved to their current memorial in Graceland. In order for fans to visit the legend's grave, you must purchase tickets as it is part of the tour of Graceland itself. Many fans make their way to Graceland every year to pay tribute to the legendary rock and roller to this day.
Best known as the lead singer for the band "The Doors", Jim Morrison won the hearts of many music fans during his lifetime. The singer was known to have a strong alcohol dependency during his time on the stage, but his death was actually a bit of a mystery as no autopsy was officially performed. It was stated that the cause of death was heart failure at the time. Morrison was found in a bathtub in an apartment in Paris at the time of his death; He was only 27 years old. His body now resides Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, along with many other famous celebrities and other figures who are also buried there as well. Throughout the years since his death, many different tombstones and memorial plaques have been placed there to recognize the fallen singer; Unfortunately, the majority of them have been defaced over that time.
No one will forget the day that the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated while riding next to his wife, Jacqueline, in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas. He was officially pronounced dead 30 minutes after being shot twice (once in the back and another in the head) by Lee Harvey Oswald. At the time of his death, John F. Kennedy was only 46 years old. Kennedy's body now resides in Arlington National Cemetery, and his wife, Jacqueline, as well as their two deceased children, are now also buried in the same plot as the former president.
Famous crooner Frank Sinatra was well known for his amazing songs and captivating persona. He lived a long and great life, only falling into a deteriorating health the last few years he had on Earth, including a diagnosis of dementia. Sinatra ultimately succumbed to his death after a heart attack at the age of 82. Fans can visit his gravesite at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California. On his tombstone is engraved one of his famous lyrics, "The best is yet to come", which still stands the test of time for so many who listen to his music.
Silent film star Charlie Chaplin took the world by storm during that era in entertainment, with a career that stood the test of time at 75 years. By the end of his life, during the 1970s, Chaplin was in deteriorating health, having suffered several strokes during those years. He eventually got to the point where he needed someone to care for him 24/7, and on Christmas morning of 1977, Chaplin passed away after he suffered a final stroke in his sleep. His body now rests in the Corsier sur Vevey located in Switzerland. In a twist of events, Chaplin's grave was dug up and stolen by a pair of felons just months after the burial. Chaplin and his coffin were eventually recovered and reburied in the same cemetery, being surrounded as well by reinforced concrete to avoid further vandalism and tampering.
Comedian John Belushi was best known as one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, bringing laughter and rock and roll to fans everywhere. Unfortunately, Belushi was also a heavy drug addict, and he succumbed to that addiction in March of 1982. Belushi was found dead in his room at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, having died from an overdose from a "speedball" (a mix of heroine and cocaine). In fact, it was eventually found that he was given the "speedball by Catherine Evelyn Smith; She ended up taking a plea bargain for involuntary manslaughter, resulting in her jail time of 15 months. His body now lays to rest in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts; However, his body is now buried under an unmarked tombstone after vandals continually littered his original gravesite. The tombstone at the original site is still up, marked with a skull and crossbones, and also saying "I May Be Gone, But Rock And Roll Lives On".
There is not a person on this green earth that has not heard of some reference to Marilyn Monroe. She was a beauty, and an icon, that effected the lives of so many people all across the globe. Unfortunately, the actress met her end too early when she was found dead in her home, on her bed, at the age of 36. It is believed that the actress killed herself, as the coroner ruled her cause of death from acute barbiturate poisoning; However, there are many conspiracy theories that have surfaced regarding the subject, including the theory that she was actually murdered. Monroe's body now rests in a crypt located in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, and the crypt plots next to Monroe's are being fought for by many individuals wanting to rest in peace next to the actress.
Singer Jimi Hendrix inspired the world with his music throughout his entire career. With his greatness came, unfortunately, an untimely death at the age of 27 for the young rocker. The death of Hendrix is still widely talked about today, as there wasn't enough evidence to clearly determine the actual cause of his death at the time; However, coroners did rule that he died of asphyxiation from choking on his own vomit while intoxicated with barbiturates. Fans can now visit his grave site, which is located at Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington. Jimi Hendrix was buried by his mother's grave after his death.
The Jamaican native singer and songwriter was well known for his reggae style music and his ability to have a good time in all respects. Marley unfortunately passed away at the very young age of 36 after a four year battle with an aggressive form of malignant melanoma which eventually spread to his brain, causing him to deteriorate rapidly. After his passing, Marley was buried back in his home town in Jamaica, where the government made his birthday, on February 6, a national holiday. Each year, fans from everywhere celebrate the holiday with an annual music festival which takes place near the mausoleum where his body is buried near his home.
Stand up comedian and actor, Rodney Dangerfield, was always able to make audiences laugh with the greatest of ease. He is best known for some of his acting roles such as that of "Caddyshack" and "Easy Money". The actor lived a long life, until his health began to slowly deteriorate in the last few years of his life. In 2001, Dangerfield suffered a mild heart attack, which he ended up recovering from. Then, in 2004, it was revealed that Dangerfield has been in a coma for several weeks, and had ended up passing away from complications from a surgery he had taken on a few months back for a heart valve replacement. The actor was 82 years old at the time of his death. Dangerfield's body now resides at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, where his tombstone reads "Rodney Dangerfield … There goes the neighborhood".
Al Capone is well known for his reign as an American mobster, criminal, and businessman during the Prohibition era in the nation. After Capone served his time in prison for his crimes, he was released in 1940 in a very sickly state of being, and went through treatment at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore after other hospitals would not accept him due to his reputation. His health continued to deteriorate for the final seven years of his life, which he spent in Florida. Physicians, after examination, determined that Capone had the mentality of a 12 year old, and he eventually suffered a stroke. After recovering from said stroke, Capone contracted pneumonia, which caused him to die from complications resulting in a cardiac arrest shortly after. Al Capone was originally buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago, but was later moved to Mount Carmel Cemetery, located in Hillside, Illinois, along with his father and his brother.
Rick James was a well known American singer and songwriter throughout 70's, 80's, and 90's. James had a prominent career for the majority of his life, although he had many health issues that unfortunately caused his early death at the age of 56. Rick James passed away in 2004 from a pulmonary failure and a cardiac failure, which was brought on by his any health conditions, including diabetes, a stroke, having a pacemaker, and a heart attack. It was also found that James had a bevvy of drugs in his system at the time of his death, including cocaine, methamphetamine, diazepam, and many others; However, coroners stated that the levels of the drugs were not life threatening at the time of death. Rick James is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. His tombstone is also engraved with lyrics from an unreleased song of his — "I've had it all, I've done it all, I've seen it all. It's all about love – God is love". Beautiful words spoken by a man that was taken too early.
This is probably the oldest famous figure that we have on our list today, and his memorial site is truly breathtaking for those who experience it firsthand. Known for formulating the laws of motion and for discovering the concept of gravity, Sir Isaac Newton has made a major impact on our way of thinking and understanding our world today. After a long life contributing to society, Sir Isaac Newton passed away in his sleep at the age of 84. His body was eventually buried in Westminster Abbey, where visitors can still come and see his intricate monument today.
Johnny Cash is a name that so many fans and music lovers still cherish to this day. His bluesy genre of music inspired so many people all throughout the nation and the world during his career and his life. Cash had a tough life, getting caught up in the drugs and alcohol that surround the music business, but he ultimately found love and peace through his wife and fellow country starlet, June Carter. His death is that of the story of a broken heart in a way, as Johnny Cash passed away from complications resulting from his diabetes in 2003, when he was 71 years old. His death occurred just four months after the death of his wife, which led many to believe that his death was partly from a broken heart longing for his wife. Johnny Cash and June Carter are buried next to each other in the Hendersonville Memorial Gardens, which resides near their home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Their shared tombstone is engraved with both of some of their signature phrases from their songs — for Cash, "I Walk The Line", and for Carter, "Wildwood Flower".
Cindy Walker
Best known for her work in the country music industry as a singer and songwriter, Cindy Walker had many chart topping hits that were performed by a variety of talented musicians over the years of her career. Walker lived a long life, and passed away at the age of 87 in 2006, surrounded by her friends and family. It was reported that she had been quite ill for several weeks prior to her death in Mexia, Texas. Although not many are quite familiar with her name, Walker's memorial site is one to take in. Cindy Walker is buried in the Mexia City Cemetery in Texas, where her memorial features a large pink granite guitar, along with a bench engraved with her name. Walker's family had the guitar statue custom made for her memorial in order to honor her legacy in the industry.
As the years go on, we continue to lose so many wonderful and memorable celebrities and famous figures in our society. There are, of course, a great deal of amazing memorials, monuments, and grave sites that we did not include in our list, but nonetheless, they are just as important. We hope that this list has inspired your enthusiasm in remembering these lives that have been lost, some to early to imagine, and that you will make it to some of these famous memorial sites at some point in your lives as well to honor these individuals.
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How Often Do Regrets Bring Action?
We all know a few givens in our Navy that we accept as part of the landscape. One is that the military justice system, as any human institution, is imperfect. It is only as fair and impartial as the people who hold the levers of power.
As we all wear the uniform - judge, jury, & defendant - we hope that in the end the right thing will be done for the right reasons.
Along the lines of the saying, "Ship, Shipmate, Self" we know that often we have to put ourselves, or others in the service, second to the mission. This mindset, by accident or intention, can and is abused. It should apply to the operational side of the house. Going to sea to do the nations bidding, etc. Like the abuse of "personal loyalty to the commander" it can be used at inappropriate times by the wrong people for the wrong reasons. It is rare, but it happens and you have to keep an eye out for such possible instances.
When it comes to putting the "ship" and mission first, who decides what the "mission" is? Was it a necessary sacrifice, and when does it become a waste of human life or a career for base or selfish reasons that have questionable operational gains?
When do we tilt towards our Sailors vs. the service? What is motivating our decisions? The mission, justice, or something else?
It is a gift when answers are clear in black and white. More often than not, you are somewhere in between.
Nowhere is this quandary so acute than for those in command. I know of no one who has had significant positions of responsibility who does not, in one way or another, live under a shadow of regret for one decision or another. It is just one of the things that comes with the job.
Different people deal with regret in different ways. Those on the far end of the sociopathic scale have no regrets, others on the far end of the empathetic scale are haunted day and night by regret and the ghosts it brings with it.
Most just live with it. What you don't see as often is the exceptional act of moral courage to try to take action on a regret while there is still some time to do something about it and make amends in some way.
It is easy if that act goes along with the flow of the zeitgeist or popular opinion at the now - but what if your actions to address your regret go in the face of all currents? If it goes against your own self interest?
All weekend I have been thinking about Rowan Scarborough's article that came out Friday. I'd like to know more, but right now we should be of two minds; one of admiration to RADM Patrick J. Lorge, USN (Ret.) for taking action on a regret, and second an unsettled rage at the apparent politicization of our criminal justice system.
Any criminal record is a life changing event - but being convicted of sexual assault marks you more than anything but murder or rape.
You better get it right.
I'll let you read the full article for the details, but ... wow ...
A retired admiral is accusing the highest levels of the Navy legal corps at the Pentagon of improperly interfering in the case of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of sexual assault.
Retired Rear Adm. Patrick J. Lorge charges in a May 5 signed affidavit that the then-judge advocate general of the Navy and her deputy tried to persuade him not to exonerate the sailor because it would be bad public relations for the Navy and hurt Mr. Lorge's career.
The extraordinary charges from Mr. Lorge go to the very top of the Navy legal system and throw into question whether a sailor can get a fair trial in the politically charged atmosphere of military sex assault cases.
Mr. Lorge's May 5 affidavit says he served as convening authority overseeing Chief Barry's court-marital. A military judge — Capt. Bethany L. Payton-O'Brien — convicted Chief Barry in October 2014 of a sexual assault charge and sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge and three years in prison. Mr. Lorge reviewed the verdict in 2015 during the clemency phase.
Mr. Lorge said he came to believe that there was insufficient evidence to convict and wanted to overturn the verdict. His staff judge advocate advisers tried to talk him out of it. Failing, they then brought in the Navy's powerhouse admirals to talk him out of it.
Vice Adm. Nanette DeRenzi, then judge advocate general of the Navy, talked to him in his office.
"She conveyed the importance that the convening authorities held and how tenuous the ability of an operational commander to act as a covering authority had become, especially in findings or sentences in sexual assault cases due to the intense pressure on the military at the time," Mr. Lorge recalls. "She mentioned that every three or four months military commanders were making court-martial decisions that got questioned by Congress and other political and military leaders, including the president. This conversation reinforced my perception of the political pressures the Navy faced at the time."
He then spoke by telephone with Vice Adm. James Crawford III, then Adm. DeRenzi's deputy and the current judge advocate general of the Navy.
He did not recall the specifics, but a defense attorney who was apparently present said Adm. Crawford told Mr. Lorge that overturning the conviction would end Mr. Lorge's career.
Mr. Lorge retired later that year, as scheduled.
This is powerful action on regret.
"Upon my review of the record of trial from this case, I did not find that the government proved the allegation against Senior Chief Barry beyond a reasonable doubt," Mr. Lorge wrote. "Absent the pressures described above, I would have disapproved the findings in this case."
In a direct message to the appellate judges, Mr. Lorge said: "On a personal note, I would ask you to forgive my failure in leadership and right the wrong that I committed in this case against Senior Chief Barry; ensure justice prevails and when doubt exists, allow a man to remain innocent."
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Today, drone hobbyists are spoilt for choice when it comes to outdoor drones with cameras. However, with all the options available in the market, it becomes extremely challenging for one to choose a quadcopter of their desires. As we shall learn later, the best outdoor drones feature a good quality camera, long battery life and easy control functionalities among other features. Below is a review of the five best outdoor drones with cameras in the market.
The Alter Aerial AA108 is a new quadcopter that comes with exciting features. This drone has a 720 P HD camera and 2GB micro SD. The Altitude hold function on this drone enables for a steady flight in the air even if you let go of the controls. The AA108 drone also includes 3 Flight Skill Levels. These levels are all inclusive for beginners, and advanced users alike can have a great time flying the drone outdoors. Beginners can make use of the Heedless Mode.
This quadcopter also comes with two 3.7 v LiPo batteries, a USB charging cable, memory card reader and four extra propellers. You can fly the AA108 both indoors and outdoors, using either the joysticks or the app. Users love this drone for its easy control, and the camera that can capture beautiful and crisp panoramas.
You will easily notice the drone's responsiveness to movements, and how it is easy to balance during flights, make turns and flips. Even better is the drone's cheap price and excellent customer service from the manufacturer. The Alter Aerial AA108 goes for around $130.00 amazon.
To start with, this drone just like the Alter Aerial is equipped with an HD camera and a 2 GB Micro SD card. But that is not all, perhaps what makes the Syma x5c Explorer drone stand out is the 6-axis Gyro stabilization system. This feature allows users to do flips and 360 degree turns during flights, but still, maintain stability.
Upon full charge, the batteries can sustain 7 minutes of flight. When charging it takes close to an hour to attain 100 % charge. The drone is also wind resistant for indoor or outdoor use. That is a much-needed feature if you need to fly a drone outdoors smoothly and without fear of inadvertent flips caused by high winds.
What's more, the SYMA X5C Explorer allows for a faster acceleration and aggressive multidirectional flips. Even if users fail to stay within range and hit obstacles such as trees, this quadcopter is not easily breakable.
From numerous user reports, it is safe to infer that the SYMA X5C Explorer is highly responsive to controls and for this reason, it is a favorite for many who are just getting into the hobby. Perhaps unsparingly, the short battery life of this drone is the main drawback. Due to its affordable price and the unique features, the battery life concern has not deterred many people from acquiring this outdoor quadcopter and rating positively. This quadcopter goes at around $29.78 on Amazon.
Users that need a durable and robust outdoor quadcopter with long-lasting battery life go for the DJI Phantom line. This high-end drone features a 4k camera capable of recording ultra HD images and videos, and a 16 GB Micro SD card. Users can enjoy a 23 minutes flight time upon full charge. The DJI Pilot App allows for live viewing on all devices during flights. Transmission distance is 5 Km, and videos recorded can be downloaded via the DJI Lightbridge Video Downlink for viewing.
According to most users, the best part of this quadcopter is the 4 k camera. Capturing stunning and professional looking images and videos is easy. The images can be used in real estate, travel, and other commercial purposes. The DJI Phantom line is relatively easy to control. This drone is suitable for those that want to advance their piloting skills. You can acquire it at around $985.00 on Amazon.
This is an exquisite model specifically designed for outdoor uses. The Force1 F100 features a customizable camera, powerful brushless motors and a 6-axis gyro stabilization system. This drone is compatible with GoPro Hero 3 and Hero 4 models and users can get 15 minutes of flight out fully charged batteries.
Users can adjust from high to low speeds for the camera to record high-quality images. This drone is also capable of flips, and other flight stunts that that will enable you to stand out from the crowd. The brushless motors help to make the drone quieter.
Control is easy. Both new starters and advanced users can be able to understand the simple controls on this device. You can learn some vital drone photography skills by flying this outdoors quadcopter. Transmission range is 300 m, and the drone has relative wind resistance.
When you purchase the Force1 F100 drone, the package comes with a remote controller, 1 LI-PO Battery, charger camera mount, 4 High-Landing Gears, 4 Propellers and a screwdriver. It goes for $149.95 on Amazon.
This outdoor drone with camera provides users an exceptional flight experience, but at an affordable price range. Features of this piece include a frontward facing HD camera, USB battery charging, buttons for flips, home and a 6 Axis Gyro Stability for smooth flights. Its frame is lightweight, and the drone can be charged via USB. It is a fantastic drone especially when you are flying it on a calm day. You can take that chance to show off your skills with flips, rolls, and other stunts.
The battery has a moderate duration of about 8 minutes. For clear and sharp images, you might consider starting the video rolling before the drone's take off. Just with the press of a button, users can turn the drone around and return it to them. This drone can fly more efficiently and for longer because of the high capacity battery and high power motors.
This drone goes at around $43.85 on Amazon. It also features comfortable control, and even though it is lightweight, this quadcopter has solid construction. Most users say it can survive crashes on trees, floors, walls and other obstacles.
There are many nice outdoor drones with cameras, and the list above just mentions a few. It is up to you to decide what features you want in an outdoor quadcopter, and most importantly at what price.


Be charmed as the wee ones express their Irish spirit during St. Patricks Baby Erin Go Bragh Contest.
Open to ages newborn to two years. Contestants compete in dressy clothing – preferably Sunday best. Contestants are not expected to wear St. Patrick's costumes. They are judged on best attire, best smile & best personality. There is also an optional Photogenic Competition.
To enter, submit payment with application and a color or black & white photo. Photos will be judged on the subject and not the quality of the photo itself and must be turned in no later than Friday, February 11th. The contest fee is $40.00 per contestant and an additional $20.00 for photogenic entry (1 photo).
To submit by mail: Mail payment with application and a color or black & white photo to Dublin-Laurens County Recreation Authority, Attention: Kay Hughes, 102 Travel Center Blvd., Dublin, GA 31021.
To submit in person: Bring payment with application and a color or black & white photo to Dublin-Laurens County Recreation Authority at 102 Travel Center Blvd. in Dublin, GA 31021 Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Deadline to register is Monday, February 11th.
Each contestant is escorted to center stage by one adult (parent) where he/she is shown to the judges. Crowning for each division will occur at the end of each division's stage presentation. One parent chaperone admission is free – all other family members & friends must purchase a ticket.
First place winners in each division will receive a trophy, scepter & banner and will ride in the St. Patrick's Festival Parade. All non-placing contestants will receive a participation trophy.
Admission: $5 and Children under 3 years old will be admitted free.
For more information, contact Kay Hughes at 478-277-5060.
For more St. Patrick's events, visit http://www.dublinstpatricks.com.


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House of Lords survey: what changes would you like to see to the adoption and SEND sectors?
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 has very kindly just shared a short survey with Researching Reform, which asks families and children what they think of the act – and we were pleasantly surprised to discover that it is a survey families can answer without being fully versed in the law itself.
The survey is part of an inquiry launched in March, whose central question is "whether the Children and Families Act 2014 has achieved its aim of improving the lives of children and families, particularly the most vulnerable children and young people in society."
The questionnaire focuses on adoption, family justice, SEND, shared parental leave and flexible working and mental health.
The committee has asked for the views of parents, young people, professionals and teachers.
The deadline for completing the survey is 11:59pm on Monday 11 July.
You can access the questionnaire here.
Anyone who would like to read/ re-read the act before answering the questionnaire can find it here.
There is also a guide to the act for children, which can be accessed here.
3 thoughts on "House of Lords survey: what changes would you like to see to the adoption and SEND sectors?"
Paul-Brian Tovey said:
One question on the survey for Adoptees. That was it .. I just said we want the right to revoke our adoptions because some of us know who we are and want to die in our names and identities. In fact I did the survey twice because I thought it was that brief .. Weird ..
Dr Manhattan said:
I just completed this. thanks for sharing it.
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African American Psychologists' Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy
Ramone Ford, Cleveland State University
Toman, Sarah
Psychotherapy, African American psychologists, African Americans -- Attitudes, African American psychologists, Attitude, Psychotherapy, African American
Over the last fifty years, Americans attitude of psychotherapy has become more accepting. However, in the African American community the attitudes have not been as accepting. Thompson, Bazile, and Akbar (2004) documented that African Americans had utilized alternative resources such as friends, the church and other community resources, in attending to commonly treatable mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety). The purpose of this dissertation is to discover the attitudes of African American psychologists toward psychotherapy. Jordan, Bogat, and Smith (2001) hypothesized that African American professional psychologists will be the future of conducting research with African Americans, because of their cultural knowledge, communal ties and psychological professionalism. This development could have huge implications in changing the attitudes of the African American communitys position towards psychotherapy, depending on these psychologists own views of psychotherapy for African Americans. Eighty-nine African American psychologists served as participants. They were asked to respond to scales that measured attitudes of receiving professional psychological help, Africentrism, and psychological stigma. The participants were surveyed electronically using Survey Monkey and email. Data analyses using correlational analyses and ANOVAs determined that African American psychologists with more positive attitudes towards receiving professional psychological help and who indicate a strong identification with Africentric values are less likely to associate social stigma with psychological treatment. There were no significant differences with regard to the African American psychologists gender, educational level, area of work expertise, and years of professional experience and their scores on three measures, the Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (Fischer and Turner, 1970), Africentrism (Grills and Longshore, 1996), and Social Stigma for Receiving Psychological Help (Komiya, et al., 2000). Th
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Hi Andi, it's Jenny. It's going to be a longggggg winter. I have an idea so give me a call.
When I called her I expected her to tell me of great plans to move us all to a warmer climate... Wishful thinking? No, I love the seasons too much to move south. Her idea was to compile a list of activities with supplies that can be pulled out at any time. This idea has been swimming around my brain the past few days. It hit me today, don't keep this between us, put it on here to share with others.
I'm sharing this with you on one condition, you share with me.
I know I can't make you share ideas, but I would SO appreciate any input from you!
Over the years of teaching and now being a mom I have collected many books and websites I turn to when I need ideas. With all of these resources overflowing from my classroom bookshelves and my online resources busting at the seams I don't have time to look for an activity when I have one, two or even three kids screaming from boredom. I need something fast that doesn't take any planning or preparation. I can only retain so much information so I think this post will be perfect.
I'm planning on making it a regular post. We'll see if I can get to posting ideas weekly but for now I'm aiming for twice a month. Subscribe to my blog so you don't miss any ideas and if you post a list of your own add it to Mister Linky (at the end of this post).
Shaving cream in a bag-- Buy the cheep bottles of shaving cream at the dollar store. Keep some gallon size zip lock bags with the can. Squirt some shaving cream in the bag, seal and squish! Sometimes I add a few drops of food coloring or a dab of paint. If you mix primary colors it doubles as a lesson for secondary colors and the effect white has on colors.
Sing a song-- I know it sounds too simple, but it's not easy. When I'm trying to get seven things done at once and my kids are bouncing off the walls singing is NOT the first thing that pops into my head. While I have a lot of songs tucked away in my back pocket I still forget about them ALL. THE. TIME. Last week I spent a few days putting together a song book. I now have a binder with 40+ songs that my kids can look at and tell me what they want to sing. I put a distinct picture with each song so pre-readers can still pick.
Special box-- I have a box that I pull out when I need the kids to play with out my attention. It only comes out once in a while so it stays special and I change out the contents periodically. Right now there are some books that are related to current holidays and season, metal trays with magnets, a few foam puzzles, a magnet puzzle book, a few finger puppets, and Mini PlaySkool games: Don't break the Ice and Cootie.
I hope this gets your juices flowing. Link up below with your ideas and subscribe now to get updates in the future. Here is to an enjoyable winter regardless of the length!
LOVE this post and the idea of it! I'll link on one day this week. Looking forward to hearing everyone's ideas. I really like the Special Box.


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Q: Pandas: Setting no. of max rows I have a problem viewing the following DataFrame:
n = 100
foo = DataFrame(index=range(n))
foo['floats'] = np.random.randn(n)
foo

The problem is that it does not print all rows per default in ipython notebook, but I have to slice to view the resulting rows. Even the following option does not change the output:
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)

Does anyone know how to display the whole array?

A: As @hanleyhansen noted in a comment, as of version 0.18.1, the display.height option is deprecated, and says "use display.max_rows instead". So you just have to configure it like this:
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)

See the Release Notes — pandas 0.18.1 documentation:

Deprecated display.height, display.width is now only a formatting option does not control triggering of summary, similar to < 0.11.0.

A: Personally, I like setting the options directly with an assignment statement as it is easy to find via tab completion thanks to iPython. I find it hard to remember what the exact option names are, so this method works for me.
For instance, all I have to remember is that it begins with pd.options
pd.options.<TAB>

Most of the options are available under display
pd.options.display.<TAB>

From here, I usually output what the current value is like this:
pd.options.display.max_rows
60

I then set it to what I want it to be:
pd.options.display.max_rows = 100

Also, you should be aware of the context manager for options, which temporarily sets the options inside of a block of code. Pass in the option name as a string followed by the value you want it to be. You may pass in any number of options in the same line:
with pd.option_context('display.max_rows', 100, 'display.max_columns', 10):
    some pandas stuff

You can also reset an option back to its default value like this:
pd.reset_option('display.max_rows')

And reset all of them back:
pd.reset_option('all')

It is still perfectly good to set options via pd.set_option. I just find using the attributes directly is easier and there is less need for get_option and set_option.

A: pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)
df

Does not work in Jupyter!
Instead use:
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)
df.head(500)

A: Set display.max_rows:
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)

For older versions of pandas (<=0.11.0) you need to change both display.height and display.max_rows.
pd.set_option('display.height', 500)
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)

See also pd.describe_option('display').
You can set an option only temporarily for this one time like this:
from IPython.display import display
with pd.option_context('display.max_rows', 100, 'display.max_columns', 10):
    display(df) #need display to show the dataframe when using with in jupyter
    #some pandas stuff

You can also reset an option back to its default value like this:
pd.reset_option('display.max_rows')
And reset all of them back:
pd.reset_option('all')

A: As in this answer to a similar question, there is no need to hack settings. It is much simpler to write:
print(foo.to_string())

A: I would use a context manager to set these options so that I can control which df should be affected.
with pd.option_context('display.min_rows', 50, 'max_columns', None):
    display(df)

Also, instead of display.max_rows use display.min_rows instead. This should work without setting display.max_rows.

A: pd.options.display.max_rows = None
This would display all the rows

A: It was already pointed in this comment and in this answer, but I'll try to give a more direct answer to the question:
from IPython.display import display
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

n = 100
foo = pd.DataFrame(index=range(n))
foo['floats'] = np.random.randn(n)

with pd.option_context("display.max_rows", foo.shape[0]):
    display(foo)

pandas.option_context is available since pandas 0.13.1 (pandas 0.13.1 release notes).
According to this,

[it] allow[s] you to execute a codeblock with a set of options that revert to prior settings when you exit the with block.

A: to set unlimited number of rows use

None

i.e.,
pd.set_option('display.max_columns', None)

now the notebook will display all the rows in all datasets within the notebook ;)
Similarly you can set to show all columns as
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', None)

now if you use run the cell with only dataframe with out any head or tail tags
as
df

then it will show all the rows and columns in the dataframe df

A: I don't know why nobody mentioned this.
You should also set 'display.min_rows'.
pd.set_option('display.min_rows', 500)  # <-add this!
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', 500)

If total number of rows > display.max_rows,
then, setting only display.max_rows would not work.
(Yeah, it's confusing. This should be modified.)


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Golf is more dangerous than rugby, according to a new survey of sports injuries.
It's not people being hit by balls or clubs, though, but lower back and joint injuries through swinging a club.
The survey, by golfsupport.com, also says that each year 40,000 golfers seek emergency treatment due to head injuries caused by errant golf balls and flying clubheads.
Golfsupport.com analysed several reports on sports and recreation related injuries including the report by the National Health Statistics (NHSR) which investigated 8.6 million injuries in different sports. Surprisingly, none of the more "violent" sports such as football, boxing and rugby had the highest rate of injury.
Golfsupport.com found that at the rate of 5.3 per 1,000 persons, general exercise – aerobics, exercising, running, jogging and weightlifting – is statistically speaking, the most dangerous sport/physical activity.
The second highest rate of injury – 3.3 per 1,000 persons – was in basketball, followed by American football (3.1 per 1,000 persons), cycling (2.5 per 1,000 persons) and football (2.1 per 1,000 persons).
At the rate of 1.8 per 1,000 people, recreational sports – which also include golf – were found to be more "dangerous" than rugby, hockey and other team sports that have a rate of "only" 1.5 per 1,000 persons.
Based on the NHSR's results, it is even safer to train combative sport (rate of 1.2 per 1,000 persons) and engage in snow sport (rate of 1.1 per 1,000 persons) than to play golf, tennis, badminton and other racquet sports as well as bowling, fishing, hiking and other leisure sports.
Further investigation into the risk of injury in golf revealed that as many as 15.8% to 40.9% of amateur golfers get injured each year, while the lifetime incidence of injury ranges from 25.2% to 67.7%. Study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine also reveals that the incidence of injury is even higher in professional golfers: 31% to 90% annually and 31% to 88.5% in a lifetime.
Golf injuries were also found to be potentially very severe and even fatal, especially those involving the head. According to a study by Golf Digest, each year an estimated 40,000 golfers seek emergency treatment due to injuries caused by errant golf balls and flying clubheads.
High risk of severe injuries is also associated with the use of golf carts. According to a study published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, golf carts are responsible for as many as 15,000 injuries per year but it is important to note that not all of the injuries are related to golf.
Gary Swift, MD of Golfsupport.com said: "Results of the research analysing the risk of injuries per sport, and in particular golf, reveal that the risk is much higher than commonly thought. If we can trust the statistics, more people are injured while playing golf, badminton, tennis, fishing and even bowling, to mention just a few leisure sports included, than by playing rugby, hockey and similar team sports that are generally regarded to be injury high-risk.
"Findings of the research also suggest that neither the risk or severity of injury in golf are taken seriously enough. There is a lot of material on how to improve your golfing skills but there is very little on how to stay safe and reduce the risk of injury while enjoying the game.


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THE 'S. C. TRYON.'
26 L.Ed. 1026
October Term, 1881
MOTION to dismiss an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, with which is united a motion to affirm.
The Merchants' Steamship Company, of Charleston, South Carolina, as owner of the steamship 'Falcon,' filed its libel in the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, in a cause of collision, civil and maritime, against the schooner 'S. C. Tryon,' and obtained a decree. The claimants thereupon appealed to the Circuit Court, which found the following facts:——
About 4.30 P.M. on Saturday, the 8th of November, 1870, the steamer 'Falcon,' then owned by the libellant, being properly officered and manned, and in every way fitted for her voyage, left the port of Baltimore on a voyage to Charleston, South Carolina, with a valuable cargo of merchandise on board.
About 9.45 P. M. on said 8th of November, the said steamer was proceeding on her proper course, S. by E. 1/4 E., down the Chesapeake Bay, about eight miles above Cove Point, at the rate of nine miles an hour. All of her lights required by law were properly hung, burning brightly, and visible the prescribed distances. Her second mate, a competent licensed pilot, was in charge of her, standing in the pilot-house, with the man at the wheel.
An able seaman and competent helmsman was at her wheel; a sufficient and competent crew were on duty; two other able seamen were vigilantly occupied as lookouts, stationed far forward in the bow, in the position most advantageous therefor.
About the time last mentioned both of the lookouts saw, and one of them immediately reported, a red light about one point over the port bow of the steamer.
The second mate of said steamer looked with his glasses, saw the said red light in the direction in which it had been reported, and satisfied himself that it was on board a sailingvessel, a mile and a half or two miles off, coming up the bay with a fair wind.
The man at the wheel then also saw it. It turned out afterwards to be the red light on board of the schooner 'S. C. Tryon,' coming up the bay, as the second mate supposed. The night was starlight; there was a seven-knot breeze from the southward; fair for said schooner; and there was no necessity for her, then or thereafter, to change her course. If there had been no change in the course of either vessel, they would have passed each other in safety, each on the port side of the other.
As a matter of precaution, however, the helm of said steamer was immediately ported, until she fell off to S., a change of 1 1/4 points in her course, and causing said schooner to bear about 2 1/4 points over the port bow of said steamer. The second mate and lookouts of said steamer continued to watch the light of said schooner, seeing all the time only her red light, and said steamer was kept on her new course, about 1 1/4 points farther to the westward than her original course, until said vessels were about a mile apart; only the red light of said schooner was then visible; although no further change of course on the part of said steamer seemed then to be necessary, as a matter of further precaution her helm was again ported a little.
When the said vessels were three or four hundred yards from each other, about to pass each other in safety, sufficiently far apart not to justify even the apprehensions of danger, the said schooner, being still to the port of said steamer, and showing only her red light, suddenly, and without any justification therefor, put her helm hard a-starboard, and exhibited to said steamer both of her side lights.
As soon as her green light was visible to those on board of said steamer, it was seen by both lookouts of said steamer, and by one of them immediately reported to the second mate of said steamer.
The helm of said steamer was thereupon immediately put hard a-port, and in a few seconds thereafter her engines were stopped; but said vessels were then so near together that there was not sufficient time to reverse said engines, and the bow of said schooner struck said steamer about midships on her port side, cutting her down to the water's edge, and damaging her so seriously that in about ten minutes she sunk, with all her cargo on board, in water six fathoms deep.
The collision was entirely the result of want of proper care, skill, and seamanship on the part of those in charge of said schooner, and the improper change in her course made in consequence thereof.
Those in charge of said steamer did all in their power to keep out of the way of said schooner to prevent said collision, and to lessen the consequences thereof.
The libellant and the petitioners, and those in whose behalf petitions have been filed, sustained damages by said collision largely exceeding the amount of the stipulation filed for said schooner.
The court found the following conclusions of law:—— It was the duty of the steamer vigilantly to watch the movements of the schooner from the time she or either of her lights was visible to those on board of said steamer, and to take proper measures to keep out of the way of said schooner.
It was the duty of the schooner not to change her course so as to baffle the efforts of the steamer to keep out of her way.
It was the duty of the steamer, even after the schooner had improperly changed her course, to do all she could to prevent a collision, and to lessen the consequences of one, if unavoidable.
The court rendered a decree in favor of the libellant, and the claimants appealed to this court.
Mr. John H. Thomas and Mr. George Leiper Thomas for the appellee, in support of the motions.
There was no opposing counsel.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.
A bill of exceptions is not necessary to give this court jurisdiction of an appeal in admiralty under the provisions of the act of Feb. 16, 1875, c. 77 (18 Stat., pt. 3, p. 315). That act expressly provides that the review here shall extend to the determination of the questions of law arising upon the record, and to such rulings of the court, excepted to at the time, as may be presented by a bill of exceptions, prepared as in actions at law. At law a bill of exceptions is only used to put into the record that which would not appear without. The findings which the statute requires must be stated by the court. These, therefore, become part of the record without any action of the parties, and errors of law arising on them need not be presented by exceptions. They are in the nature of a special verdict, as to which the inquiry is always open in the reviewing court, whether, when taken in connection with everything else that appears, it is sufficient to support the judgment.
The motion to dismiss must, therefore, be overruled, but on looking into the record we are satisfied the appeal was taken for delay. The only question presented arises on the findings of fact. From these it appears that the collision was due solely to an unjustifiable change of course by the schooner when the vessels were in close proximity, which baffled the steamer in her efforts to pass in safety. It is so well settled that a steamer is not liable for the consequences of a collision occurring in this way, that we do not deem it proper to retain the cause for further consideration.
Motion to affirm granted.
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As it's November 11th, and we completed our minute silence not too long ago I thought I'd hop on here and ask if anyone has served, or has family that has served in the ADF?
I have a few relations that fought in WW1/2, including a member of the 12th LHR and a pilot - and also one family member that accidentally shot himself in the arm in Egypt prior to heading to the front lines, and another who was discharged after 6 months of Officer Training. Mrs Disco also has a service history in her family, with a current NCO who has recently been to Afghanistan and another who served throughout the Vietnam war (I think).
I'd be curious to hear about anyone else's family stories or history if you'd like to share!
Very proud of the military background in my family; all three of my Uncles and one of my cousins on my mother's side are ex-servicemen and of course my Dad's nephew who has recently returned from UAE & Afghanistan. My good friend Nic is also the cousin of Lance Corporal Jared Mackinney who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, and it was an honour to locate his plaque and place a poppy on it for her when we visited the AWM in Canberra in 2011.
My workplace refuses to acknowledge the 1 minute of silence, which frustrates me, but as we have an ex-serviceman working with us here, he and I went outside and acknowledged the minute of silence of our own volition.
Over the years he's given me a few "relics" like the souvenir folding knife from his squadron, books, photos. Sadly he passed away a few weeks ago and incidentally his birthday is today.
I met Laurie Woods DFC a few years ago in Brisbane when he was doing a signing for his books, it wasn't popular and only a few people turned up. I bought and still have the signed copy of that book.
'Arrived at the target on time at about 20.000 feet with no cloud cover-contrary to met forecast. The whole Berlin area was a mass of waving searchlights about 40 miles in diameter. We completed our bombing run and had just selected bomb doors closed when we were coned by searchlights. They seemed to come from all directions at once. Evasive action corkscrew turns which were made in attempt to escape, failed. Heavy flak thumped in all around us, with puffs of black smoke and cordite smell, indicating how close they were. After a while, which seemed like eternity, the flak stopped as if by magic, which meant only one thing. Fighters were coming in.
I decided on desperate action and dived steeply down to the left and picked up speed to reach 300 mph at 10,000 feet before pulling out to the right and up. At that moment the searchlights lost us, although I was still dazzled. We were climbing as quickly as possible to gain height to get away from the light flak and back into the main bomber stream when suddenly the plane lurched and dived to port.
I thought we had lost power on one engine, but the rear gunner said we had hit another Lancaster. Full right rudder, full rudder bias and full aileron trim was applied, but Sugar still kept turning to the left. Further action was necessary, so power on the engines on the port side was increased and on the starboard side decreased until we were able to fly on course. All four motors were then switched to run off the port wing fuel tanks in an effort to eventually raise the port wing to a near level position. We jettisoned the bomb containers to lighten the load. The plane was now under control flying at the slow speed of 140 mph and gradually losing height. We decided to fly home straight to base at 140 mph -we would soon be out of the bomber stream which was taking a dog-leg route back. After about two hours, due to a lighter fuel load, we were able to maintain height at about 5000 feet. The crew made ready to bail out if necessary, as the amount of damage sustained could not be ascertained, and now that evasive action would not be possible, we would be sitting ducks for flak or fighters. Full right rudder was required for the 4-hour trip back. The engineer went into the bomb aimer's compartment and assisted me by holding the rudder pedal with a strap around it, to give my leg a rest.
When nearing the coast of England we were directed to land at Linton-on-Ouse as Waddington was covered in fog At Linton-on-Ouse we were given priority landing behind a plane which was overshooting. At this time we were about 500 ft too high on the approach, but I decided to land as time was getting short.
Maternal grandfather invalidated out due to polio as a child, Paternal was an infantry officer in the SS somewhere on the Eastern front, got medically discharged after losing the back of both legs to spall when their leave train got strafed by fighters. Paternal grandmother was Polish and of somewhat sketchy(for the time and location and her husband's occupation at least) descent and I've never heard anything of the men on her side so god only knows where they fought but it was somewhat inevitable that they did.
Pretty much all the eligible aged males on mums direct side were in the Boer, all four came home IIRC, one lost both legs and "retired" to be a miner in the Klondike(i think it was the Klondike, have some pictures somewhere) with nothing below the knees but heavy tin legs.
We have someone at Fromelle and I think one German who died somewhere in the Ypres Salient but I don't know much about that side so far back.
Post WWII we've had just one in the Bundeswehr, one Digger in peacetime and one squid who saw Vietnam from the deck of a Daring class destroyer.
I think it's pretty damn hard to be of Australian or Euro descent and NOT have someone who served.
I served between 99-06 in the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). There used to be 3 others that I knew of back on the GON forums as well from the RAA, so there would be others from other corps or callings.


He was a giant on Bay Street and a giant in the world of philanthropy, but he will likely be remembered most for his immense heart.
Raymond Chang, 65, a Jamaican-born Chinese Canadian, passed away Sunday, months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant from his brother. His death was confirmed by Sheldon Levy, president of Ryerson University, on Sunday evening.
Chang's oversight as the former CEO of CI Financial was highly respected in the business world, but his philanthropy was what stood out most.
He is survived by his wife, Donette Chin-Loy, and two children.
On Monday, the University of West Indies, where Chang was a major donor, announced they were flying flags at half-mast at their Caribbean campuses.
Chang's sudden turn for the worse was something of a surprise. It had been about nine months since he had a bone marrow transplant for his leukemia from his brother, and the prognosis seemed good.
His family was by his side at the end when he passed away at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Daughter Bridgette called for a priest before he died.
"It is the loss of my life. We had the most perfect love. He was the kindest person. The most incredible, smartest person I have ever met," said a distraught Chin-Loy Chang.
For Chin-Loy Chang it was a particularly tough day because her husband died on the anniversary of her father's death.
The 2014 recipient of the Order of Canada, who had received the Order of Jamaica three years earlier, was affectionately known as the "student" chancellor at Ryerson University until his tenure ended in 2012. He was also the namesake behind the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at the university.
"In some sense, he was bigger than life itself because of his generosity, his good spirits and his humour," said Levy.
"The loss is not only huge to the university, but to the entire country. You could never say enough about what he accomplished and his humility and love of life," Levy said, adding that students were always on Chang's mind.
Levy said Chang made it a priority to visit classrooms while he was chancellor and on his first official visit he decided to drop by a dance class, rather than a business finance class, as one might expect.
Chang's presence was felt not only at Ryerson University, but across Toronto. He was a board member on the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and established a chair at the University of Toronto in internal medicine. He also started a fellowship for West Indian doctors at the University Health Network.
"Ray will be sorely missed as he was an extraordinary and kind person. He always said that he was Chinese in heritage, Jamaican by birth and Canadian by choice," said Tennys Hanson, CEO of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation.
Recently, Chang was in the spotlight after getting into a bidding war with Michael Lee-Chin, his good friend and another Jamaican-born Chinese-Canadian businessman. In the end the two men donated $40,000 to persuade Jamaica's Tessanne Chin, last year's winner of the U.S. TV singing contest The Voice, to sing at a fundraising event for the University of the West Indies.
Both men have donated millions to a number of causes, including the Royal Ontario Museum and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. They were also both named outstanding philanthropist of the year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals at different times.
Chang had come to Canada in 1967 from Jamaica, graduating in 1970 from the University of Toronto as an electrical engineer. He then became a chartered accountant, and joined with partners in a tiny investment fund company in 1983. It was managing $5 million in assets when it started, but over a 20-year period the firm morphed into CI Financial, now managing more than $60 billion.
Despite Chang's generosity, reflected in millions of dollars in annual charitable donations, the benefactor was averse to publicity and often wanted to remain anonymous.
Chang was one of 12 children raised by Gladstone and Maisie Chang in Kingston during the 1950s and '60s. In a book by Ray Chen, The Shopkeepers, chronicling 150 years of the Chinese in Jamaica, Chang recounts his childhood with 30 siblings and cousins living in five houses on the same street.


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The third part in this copy of Oughtred's Circles of proportion is "To the English gentrie, and all others studious of the mathematicks, which shall bee readers hereof. The just apologie of Wil: Oughtred, against the slaunderous insimulations of Richard Delamain, in a pamphlet called Grammelogia". [London: A. Mathewes, 1634?], 32pp. (A-D4).
As this copy is lacking a letterpress title-page, it is difficult to be certain of the exact issue, but as it contains all three parts it is probably the third issue. This copy contains the original errata leaf at the end of the first part and the cancel B4 in the second part, but does not have the printed errata slip pasted at the end of the third part.