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a. j. morgan-kelly
What you call "time" is racist: How Colonial rule obliterated traditional cultural ways of understanding time
A Mayan calendar; one of many OWKT that were erased by the violence of the CTS. Cover image courtesy of Villa de Palmar, Cancun
Like many other things we take for granted, what we call ''time' is really just another act of cultural imperialism that has served as violence against the traditional ways of being of oppressed and marginalized people, who were forced to give up their traditional ways of knowing time while under colonial rule.
Most of us don't think twice about the fact that in the West, we use twenty-four-hour clocks and 365/366-days-in-a-year-calendars.But it is these most fundamental assumptions that are questioned the least, and they are also the ones most deserving of scrutiny. Time hasn't always been measured this way — whxte people just want you to think that it was.
The Indigenous people who inhabited North America before whxte settlers did did not use clocks, and so, our current ways of knowing time are inherently colonial in nature in the West because settlers brought them over here and decided their rules now belonged to this land as well. It's time for us to examine the ways different peoples used different conceptions of time, before settlers forced us all into the current system. Perhaps we can seek justice in restoring traditional means of knowing time to those who had their bodies violently forced into the framework of Western time measurements.
As is usually the case with colonial constructs, we have been conditioned to accept the twenty-four hour clock as the most standardized and rational means of measuring time. Defenders of the colonial time system (CTS) might point to "scientific" justification for basing our conception of time on a twenty-four hour cycle, by pointing to phenomena like the rotation of the earth around its own axis (and for larger measurements of time, like years, the rotation of the sun around the earth). But scientists only fairly recently discovered that the sun moved at all, and so, the conceptions of time of ancient people were based on different metrics. It would be cultural imperialism to proclaim that the CTS is the superior model for measuring time over all its competitors, regardless of whatever justification it aims to offer for itself. After all, we have seen with time and time again that bigotry loves to call itself science in attempt to avoid criticism, and I see no reason why we should accept science as a defence of the superiority of the CTS over Other Ways of Knowing Time.
Trying to justify CTS in scientific terms, in fact, is so problematic that even Wikipedia rejects its scientific relevance in the opening paragraphs on the entry on time. We see from statements such as:
"Time is used to define other quantities — such as velocity — so defining time in terms of such quantities would result in circularity of definition,"
"The operational definition of time does not address what the fundamental nature of it is. It does not address why events can happen forward and backward in space, whereas events only happen in the forward progress of time."
…that not even Western scientists truly understand what time really is. If time cannot be explicated even by scientists without appealing to circularity, and if the definition of time does not address what time actually is, then the operational definition of time as conceived of by Western scientists actually does nothing to bring us closer towards a 'scientific' notion of time that can be universalized. If the real foundations of the CTS are based on such shaky science, why should the rest of the world continue using it?
When whxte settlers set up their new 'civilizations' across the world, they forced peoples indigenous to the lands they were stealing to conform to their rigid social structures; for instance, forcing colonized people to abide by strict gender norms. CTS, like gender, is another one of those systems by which colonized people were robbed of their culture and traditional ways. Some forms of Other Ways of Knowing Time include lunar calendars, which measured time in correspondence to the way the moon moved across the sky. The Mayans believed there were eighteen months with twenty days each. Why should we accept that there are twelve months with thirty days each? The distinction between their Other Ways of Knowing Time and the CTS seems fairly arbitrary when we understand the shaky scientific foundations the CTS relies upon.
As the French Revolutionary Calendar proves, time is also inherently political, with the CTS possessing distinctly Christian connotations on top of its colonial implications, and changing it can be a means of actualizing justice. Following the success of the French Revolution, the traditional calendar was rejected, for the sake of creating something that uniquely belonged to the French people and to the working class, not the totalitarian regime of the Catholic Church that propagated its popularity. With royal and religious implications removed from the calendar, the French people created something they could call their own. Every day under this new calendar featured ten hours of a hundred minutes of a hundred seconds, and this system was used for years until eventually, imperialist pressures caused them to regress back to the traditional calendar. If the French could actualize a change like this back in the 1780s, then there's no reason why we couldn't today, seeing as all our measures of time are already digitalized and a few simple algorithms could quickly and seamlessly transform the way we measure it with little to no disruption to our personal lives.
If we truly care about achieving social justice, we can change the way we, in a given society, measure time. It's just a matter of wanting to change our ways of measuring time, and an inconvenient but brief transitional period from which we move from one measure of time to another. We'll get used to it — as whxte settlers, it's one of the easiest ways we can return power to communities of colour, by allowing them to reinstate their traditional and oftentimes sacred Other Ways of Knowing Time. We cannot prioritize the brief discomfort we will experience during these transitional periods over their mental, spiritual and cultural wellbeing.
Nobody is free until all of us are free, and colonized people will never be free until they are living under the conception of time native to their culture again and time-justice has been restored. The CTS belongs in the trash bin of history. And if you disagree, you might need to reconsider your own allyship and whether you're a part of the problem.
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Uncle Ronnie and I left Dana and Danny's bundled up in our rain-suits. We'd been skirting it for days as a tropical depression was moving in from the south. It was expected to bring huge rains (did) and high winds (ditto), neither particularly conductive to riding curvy roads on the Atlantic coast. After a brief fuel stop and equipment check in North Sydney, we headed to English town and the short ferry crossing onto the Cabot Trail proper. There is an alternative (if you get seasick in less than 90 seconds) by road a few miles farther west along the 105. I'd purchased ferry tickets ($5.50) when crossing at Little narrows the day before. The boat is barely big enough to hold a dozen cars, and only takes a couple of minutes to cross onto the extended causeway. It swings, held in place by a thick steel cable, depending which way the tide is running and here in these narrow channels, from lake to sea the current can be fierce.
There was a woman with a dog on one leash and a cat on the other parked in front of us. Scooping them into her car moments before the boat pulled in, we followed here onto the steel deck. Steel painted ferry decks, dripping cars and motorcycle tires in heavy rain, is NOT particularly confidence inspiring but like riding on mud, you just don't do anything rash.
The causeway is barely above sea level as you wind your way from the Bras d'Or lake and begin climbing. Soon we pulled off 312 onto the Trail and stopped for the obligatory photo opportunity. At this point it wasn't raining hard but certainly gray and overcast with some drizzle. We rode up to Ingonish Beach and stopped for lunch sitting outdoors so we didn't have to strip from our rain gear.
A couple of points about my experience with the Cabot Trail from previous years. I've ridden this route dozens of times during my tenure in the Maritime's. I always loved or at least strongly liked the ride. Scenic views of the Atlantic, rugged highlands of Cape Breton, twisty roads. Today, both Ron and I agreed on our description of the ride.
Say what! The Cabot Trail, World Famous as the signs proclaim, and it's boring. What's up with that. For Ron, living in the interior of BC, he has hundreds of splendid mountain roads to rides every year, so this is ho hum. For myself, in 30 years the trees that line the route have grown up and therefore, blocked the many fabulous views.
The pavement had become very rough and uneven. No problem on a dualie and at our speeds we were fine but considering that in the meantime, since my last visit, I've ridden the Pacific Coast highway, Malibu canyons, the Trans Peninsular, the Sea to Sky, the Angeles Crest highway, about a thousands mountain passes in the Dolomites, the Pyrenees, the Tatra's and Matra's and of course the Alps... all of which have better pavement, yes... it left me feeling like, the Trail is no longer living up to its billing.
Don't get me wrong. If you never rode anything else but the CB... and you lumbered around on it with your big inch cruiser, scraping floorboards and wallowing along, you would not know any better.
Like the Trail, I too have aged and in those years, my experience has multiplied a thousand times.
Once in the park, things improved greatly and this... finally lives up to its hype. Plenty of turn outs (very few earlier) to take advantage of the views, the ruggedness of the coast, the quality of the pavement was worth the 13 bucks to traverse the National Park. Once 'round the bend' and on the backside of the Trail, there is a calmer sense of the grandeur to share. If you only rode from Canso up route 19 to Cheticamp along the west coast, then to Ingonish and turned around back down again with a detour to Baddeck, the trail still has some charm.
We stopped over in Cheticamp intending to ride to Port Hastings. While filling at the Petro Can... the skies finally opened and within minutes, the streets were running with hard driving heavy rains. Fifteen minutes waiting for the bulk of the storm to pass, and we went looking for a motel. Sure it was only 4 pm, but to the South, the sky was ugly!


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Posted on July 9, 2019 Author Winter Cycling	Comments Off on Tour de France Asia-style: seven of the best bike climbs in Asia – South China Morning Post
For cyclists, July equals Tour de France. For three long and hot weeks, the entire cycling world and its fans are glued to their TV screens or lining the roadsides of France to watch the spectacle of the world's biggest annual sporting event.
This year's race is the 106th edition. It started in Brussels last Saturday and will take 176 riders on a grand tour of France. En route, the peloton will tackle the mighty mountain ranges of the Alps and Pyrenees before finishing on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 28.
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It is these two mountain ranges that define the race; with climbs such as the Col du Galibier, Alpe d'Huez, the Tourmalet and the lonesome Mont Ventoux (in Provence) being among the best known and most fearsome.
However, you really do not need to travel halfway around the world to find gruelling road climbs. In Asia, we are blessed with some of the greatest mountain ranges on Earth. This also means we have plenty of roads to match, or even score knockout blows, when drawn against the legendary Tour climbs.
Here are seven, in no particular order, of the most punishing Asian road climbs to add to your biking bucket list.
Yela Mountain, China
Length: 36.88km
Altitude: 2,736m to 4,650m
Start: Namu in Guizhou
Needless to say, China certainly isn't short of epic climbs. Many of the longest and highest of these are found in the highlands of the Tibetan plateau region, Yunnan and Qinghai, although there are serious slopes to be tamed closer to home. Yela Mountain in Guizhou province is one of the toughest. The (almost) 37km-long climb starts out higher than the major passes of the Tour de France, and leaves you gasping with almost 2,000 metres of altitude gain on top of that at an average 5 per cent grade, with some pitches stretching to 8 per cent.
Jebel Shams, Oman
Altitude: 876m to 2,002m
Start: Minthar, near to Nizwa
It may be relatively unknown as major climbs go, yet the steep and winding road through the Hajar mountains of Oman to the summit plateau above Jebel Shams (often referred to as the Grand Canyon of Oman) is truly exceptional. The rippling and layered mountain backdrop is awe-inspiring, and despite officially only hitting a 17 per cent maximum grade (with a 5 per cent average) this climb does seem a whole lot steeper. Not far from the summit there is a gravel sector of around 6km in length, which spices up the adventure of this desert ride.
Doi Inthanon, Thailand
Length: 47.8km
Altitude: 96m to 2,495m
Start: Chom Thong, a 40-minute drive south of Chiang Mai
A nice and steady start doesn't last for long, with several steep pitches during the first half of the climb. As with so many climbs, the best (or worst) is saved for last, in the form of a killer few kilometres at grades touching 24 per cent. These pitches are positively brutal, especially at such a late stage of the ride, and at over 2,000 metres altitude. There is an annual massed start race up this climb that takes place in March (Inthanon Challenge).
Ijen, Indonesia
Start: Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
The climbs in Indonesia are insanely steep and long, and the climb from Banyuwangi to the Ijen volcanic crater must rank as one of the steepest in the world. It ambles along nicely at first, apart from the odd steep sector. This means that the official stats list 5 per cent as the average grade, although the second half of the climb is positively vertical. In many places pitches hit a surreal 51 per cent, which famously forces even the best pro climbers in Asia to their feet when races visit here.
Kasi, Laos
Start: A few clicks along route 4c (from Muang Nan-Kasi) in northern Laos.
Not many people know about or dare to tackle this beast of a nameless climb in northern Laos. Starting just after the turning on to route 4c (1.5 hours drive southwest from Luang Prabang) this is a relentless climb through open and green mountain scenery. The gradient average is just 5 per cent, but that's due to a rolling ridge and a dip before the summit. The steepness hits 15 per cent in many places, and the road surface is heavy, making it a serious struggle for even the fittest of riders.
Kardung La, India
Length: 39km
Start: Leh, northern India.
Often claimed as the world's highest "motorable" road, the Kardung La is indeed one high-rise beast of a climb. The traditional ascent side is from Leh, and although it is motorable the road is not sealed, meaning a low-geared mountain or gravel bike is best. There is also a lot of military traffic on the road, thus it's not the solitary slog you might hope for. Gradients are modest (5 per cent average, 9 per cent steepest), although the ever-thinning air makes it one tough cookie.
Wuling Pass, Taiwan
Altitude: Sea level to 3,275m
Start: North of Hualien, eastern Taiwan.
This spectacular and twisted road climbs around 87km all in, passing through the dramatic Taroko Gorge on its way to the highest road summit in Taiwan. There are some crippling 15 per cent plus gradients towards the end of the ride, making for a venomous sting in the tail. Held annually (at the end of October) is the 103km Taiwan KOM Challenge, which is perhaps the best known of all single day uphill events, and it is also often considered the toughest of all.
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Maxwell McGrath was born, possibly after his father's death, when he was still not born. Then 16 years later, he discovers that he can generate a blue and powerful energy called T.U.R.B.O Energy. He later is taken to N-Tek and then he discovers that his uncle, Forge Ferrus, later helps him. In the chamber where he was put at, he later was about to Turbo Overload, when suddenly he met Steel, and then they both got ultralinked for the first time and then that is when Max Steel comes to action and the adventure began.
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Apollo and Beyond: Moon Missions Star in Summer CuriosityStream Coverage
By Elizabeth Howell 2019-06-13T10:51:37Z
The moon takes center stage in CuriosityStream's summer programming.
(Image: © NASA/Ernie Wright)
NASA's drive to send humans back to the moon — as well as coverage of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing — will be showcased in new documentaries on streaming service CuriosityStream.
A 4K original documentary film called "Return to the Moon" will debut on June 13 on the streaming service. The documentary will focus on the plans being developed by NASA and other global space entities to send humans back to the moon in the coming years. In the U.S., President Donald Trump's administration wants to land astronauts on the moon by 2024, and several American companies also have lunar plans.
"From the private companies SpaceX and Blue Origin, to global superpowers China, Russia, the European Union and the United States, the most powerful individuals and nations on Earth are determined to conquer the moon and use it as a base to explore the stars," CuriosityStream said in a statement.
Related: Apollo 11 at 50: A Complete Guide to the Historic Moon Landing Mission
This documentary will examine how humans will build permanent settlements on the moon and use in-situ resources such as helium-3, a potential source for power, the company's statement continued.
Lunar and space content will air every Monday under an initiative nicknamed "New Moon Mondays." One example is the documentary "Hack the Moon: Unsung Heroes of Apollo," which will premiere June 24. The partnership between Sugar Films and the not-for-profit Draper Laboratory includes content from Draper's website dedicated to Apollo engineers and scientists.
"In addition, former NASA rocket scientist and CuriosityStream's brand ambassador for all things space, Kevin J. DeBruin, provides CuriosityStream fans with his expert insight on spacecraft, cosmic worlds and the universe's most sought-after secrets through social media and direct fan interactions," CuriosityStream added. "New Moon Mondays also features extraordinary documentaries on all aspects of space, including 'Living Universe,' 'Space Probes,' 'Lunar Rover,' 'The Apollo Moon Landings' and 'Mystery Signals from Space.'"
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Roundup: Nigeria on high alert for Delta variant of COVID-19: official
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ABUJA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria is yet to record a case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 but is on high alert for the variant that was first detected in India and later identified in scores of countries across the world, local authorities have said.
Nigerian health authorities are monitoring the development in other African countries where the resurgence of cases has been driven by the Delta variant, Chikwe Ihekweazu, head of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said in a statement reaching Xinhua on Tuesday.
"In Nigeria, we have not found such variants of concern. We looked at 40 new sequences last week, and just to be sure, we are yet to identify any as we keep looking," Ihekweazu said.
This Delta variant has the enhanced ability to prey on the vulnerable, particularly in places with low vaccination rates, he noted.
The most populous African country is already putting measures in place to prevent a third wave of the COVID-19, according to the health official.
He said as long as the country has access to the vaccine and carries out the public health measures as much as possible, including travel restrictions, there is a high possibility of mitigating the risk of the virus in Nigeria.
"The good news is that the vaccines available in the country at the moment are still very effective against the Delta variant," Ihekweazu noted.
Meanwhile, the government is scaling up surveillance at all entry points in order to prevent the third wave of COVID-19, Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire, said at a daily press conference in Abuja on Monday.
Ehanire said monitoring teams have been deployed to all entry points to check the importation, particularly of the virulent strains of the COVID-19, and to be able to identify and get them under control.
"While we are taking steps to contain the third wave, we must continue to take proactive steps," the minister said.
According to official data, the West African country has seen a decrease in COVID-19 cases. A total of 65 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in five states across the country on Monday.
However, authorities have continued to warn against negligence. The NCDC said it will endeavor to increase the testing rate, to identify positive cases early for isolation and treatment.
"In the past four weeks, we have done 40,000 to 50,000 samples weekly, with 949 confirmed," Ehanire said. "Nigeria has so far escaped the worst of COVID-19 and the dire predictions made about us. We may even seem to be doing well, but I wish to emphasize that we must still be on strict preventive alert, because of the COVID-19 third wave that is sweeping across the globe."
The minister said as cases continue to rise in some African countries and health systems are getting stressed in many of them, the Nigerian health authorities have been preparing "to ensure system resilience."
Oxygen sufficiency is of high priority, as the Nigerian health authorities have observed in countries going through the third wave, Ehanire said.
He explained that the Nigerian government had placed an order for 38 oxygen generation plants, with one expected to be provided in each of the country's 36 states, while Lagos, the economic hub, will have two, due to its high burden.
Over 420 new oxygen cylinders are on order, to support distribution and availability, just along with 12 liquid oxygen tanks of 10,000 liters each, with vaporizers, to be also stationed where they can refill cylinders easily, he said.
"This will expand access to oxygen nationwide and make it available to treat patients with other conditions, such as asthma, pneumonia, and sickle cell anemia," the official added. Enditem


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For anyone else, this place would have fostered a sense of serenity if not pure bliss, but Rowena Buxton felt nothing but a sad sort of detachment.
The musical notes of a nearby stream were accompanied by the occasional burst of her friends' laughter. In July, the Suffolk countryside shone with a tapestry of different greens, spotted generously with yellow and pink flowers in the grass. Rowena sat alone on a low rock wall watching her friends, also known as the Cunning Coterie, enjoying the impromptu picnic out of sight from the watchful eyes of society's gossiping matrons.
Young women wearing pastel muslin and carrying lacy, white parasols moved indolently among young men in their light suits and straw hats. Occasionally, a summer breeze would lift the ribbons or stir the flowers on the women's hats, but it did little to relieve the heat that buzzed around them like bees. Visiting Summerset Abbey had been a treasured part of Rowena's childhood and contained dozens of memories just like this one . . . excepting the inevitable pairing off, imbibing of alcohol, and smoking of expensive Turkish cigarettes that hadn't arrived on the scene until recently. Perhaps the prior generation hid their vices better, or perhaps Rowena just hadn't noticed.
Do you think he'll ever win her heart? Sebastian asked, coming up next to her.
She startled, almost falling off the wall, and he put his arm around her waist to steady her.
Who? Oh, Kit and Victoria? She glanced to where her younger sister sat with her back against the trunk of a beech tree organizing flowers into piles while Kit read to her from the latest E. M. Forster novel. Kit's dark-red head was tilted close to her sister's fair one. No doubt Victoria was sorting herbs while Kit ardently hoped his dedication would pay off next time he asked her to marry him. Poor sot. He has her heart. It's her hand in marriage she won't give.
What about your heart? Sebastian's eyes were grave.
Rowena turned to look at her fiancé. My heart is my own.
Is it really? he asked, his voice casual.
She twirled the flute of champagne in her fingers before draining the glass. Of course. And you have my hand in marriage, my dear, so all is well. She ignored the pain that tightened her chest and banished her former lover from her mind.
She held her glass up, signaling to the servant keeping careful watch by one of the wagons that she needed another. He was there in moments with champagne that had been kept chilled in the stream.
Would you like some, sir? the servant asked Sebastian, after filling Rowena's glass. She frowned at the white gloves he wore, thinking about how ridiculous it was to have a servant wear white gloves in such heat. And on a picnic no less. The servant kept his gaze on the ground, and Rowena wondered what his name was. Like so many others in the grand estate, this serving man was anonymous. She tried not to think of her and her sister's former home in London, where the servants were a valued part of the family. Perhaps when she was the mistress of Eddelson Hall, she could really get to know her servants.
Sebastian waved a flask. No, thank you. I have my own.
Very good, sir.
The man left and Sebastian turned back to Rowena. Kit's pretty stubborn.
To Rowena's relief, Sebastian returned to the topic of his best friend and her little sister. Lately, he'd begun pressing her for more affection than she was ready to give him. Their engagement was more one of convenience than love—both had had their hearts broken and neither wanted to risk their feelings again. They were dear friends and their marriage would be a partnership based on mutual respect and friendship. Why was he suddenly pushing her? Not that she didn't enjoy his physical affection—her body tingled at his touch, but that disturbed her as well. What kind of woman was she that her body would react this way with two very different men, only one of whom she truly had loved?
Tired of her own thoughts, Rowena hopped down off the wall. Let's play some cricket, shall we? she called to the others.
Annalisa, a vivacious young woman with light brown hair and dark eyes, groaned from where she reclined against a pile of soft pillows. What is it with you Buxtons? You're all just so active. Always busy doing something.
Idle hands are the devil's playground, Victoria quipped.
Cousin Elaine jumped up with surprising eagerness. It's because our tolerance for boredom is so low. Isn't that right, Colin? She looked to her brother, who hadn't budged.
Rowena knew he hadn't moved because he had a perfect view of Annalisa's décolletage from where he was lying. Oh, come on, it isn't that hot and we have plenty of cold water. Don't be so bloody lazy, Rowena said.
A servant brought the necessary equipment and there was a lot of good-natured wrangling over who would be on whose team. Victoria's asthma, though much improved, still prevented her from playing any kind of sport, and she was conscripted to keep score.
In spite of the protests, the heat, and their only having seven people on each team, the group played with a surprising zeal. And why not, thought Rowena as she waited for her turn to bat, they'd grown up doing little else besides going to school and playing games. It was what their set did.
She glanced up into the sky, longing for her aeroplane. Only when she flew could she forget about her heartache, the unfairness of the world she was born into, and her grief. Only in the air was she truly happy. But her aeroplane, a Vickers biplane given to her by her uncle, was almost a day's journey southwest. Now that she was one of a select few women in England to have been awarded her pilot's license, her uncle wondered why she didn't bring the Vickers to Summerset to be stored in the barn her friend Mr. Dirkes used for his test planes. She couldn't tell her uncle the truth.
She was afraid of running into Jonathon.
Rowena! It's your turn! Colin yelled. Her muslin skirt had a slit up one side, but running was still problematic. Rowena enjoyed sports and was good at them. Had she been born into a different sort of family, she might have been on a team of some sort. But upper-class girls didn't involve themselves with team sports. Besides, she would rather fly than chase balls.
She hit the ball with a crack and heard Victoria and Elaine whooping behind her. Pulling her skirts up, she ran with all her strength while Sebastian, Kit, and Daphne looked for the ball in the long meadow grasses. She'd run twice before Kit yelled surrender.
That's the win anyway! Victoria yelled, jumping up and down.
It can't be, a handsome young man Rowena didn't know well protested. It hasn't been nearly enough runs.
Oh, don't be a sore loser, Edward, Lady Diana drawled from the corner of her mouth. Lady Diana was commonly believed to be the most beautiful of the Coterie and the most adventurous, though a small but discriminating group considered Rowena to be far prettier. Your competitive nature is rearing its ugly puss.
Edward grinned. But like Puss in Boots, my competitive nature has held me in good stead. It allows me to woo one as lovely as yourself, Lady Manners.
Diana tossed her head and Rowena smiled.
Victoria nodded as the rest of the Coterie came in from the field and gathered round. Rowena's team did win. Look, here is the score sheet.
Edward pushed them aside playfully. Why should I take the word of a jailbird?
Rowena froze. For a fraction of a second no one moved; then in a blur of movement and with a loud smack, Kit punched Edward square in the jaw. Edward went hurtling backward, falling against Rowena and knocking her to the ground.
Bloody hell! Edward muttered from where he lay several feet from Rowena. Shocked, Rowena stared at Kit's scowling face and clenched fist.
Victoria grabbed Kit's arm. What is wrong with you? He was only teasing me! He always calls me that. Why are you such a brute?
Another hush fell over the group. Rowena winced at the pain in Kit's eyes when Victoria knelt down beside Edward.
Stone-faced, Kit reached his hand out to Edward. Sorry, mate. I guess I overreacted just a bit.
Edward rubbed the side of his face. Not at all. I enjoy the occasional bash on the jaw.
Victoria stood abruptly, scowling at Kit. 'The injustice they warrant. But vain is my spite. They cannot so suffer who never do right.'
Elaine blinked. What?
Jane Austen, Victoria explained. I thought it appropriate.
Rowena laughed in relief. For a moment she thought there might be a fight with her sister in the middle of it. Released, the others joined in Rowena's laughter and the tension lessened.
Sebastian helped her to her feet, then held her waist possessively until she shrugged away, complaining that exerting herself in such heat had given her a headache. But she worried as she helped pack up the picnic. How much longer could she put him off?
Victoria dressed for the evening with the lack of enthusiasm of someone who had done it all too many times before. There would be entertainment in the grand salon—a small quartet her aunt Charlotte had imported from London for the house party—a late supper that would take far too long, and then the usual games of bridge or whist in the drawing room.
Usually the Coterie begged out of the game playing, preferring their own amusements, but lately various and sundry relatives had been applying pressure, urging them to take their rightful place in society.
Fretfully, Victoria tossed the pearls onto her dressing table. The walls of her lovely blue-and-white bedroom seemed to close in on her. Her uncle, the Earl of Summerset, had promised that she would be able to return to London as soon as she regained her health. Victoria leaned forward and stared into the mirror. Her face had filled out since her stint in prison. She was never going to be as healthy as Elaine and Rowena, but between Cook's puddings and her friend Nanny Iris's concoctions, she had improved a great deal. And she had always been small and pale—no amount of fattening up would change that. She would corner her uncle tonight.
Resolve buoyed her and she reached for her pearls again.
Oh, you look lovely, poppet. Are you ready to go down? Elaine came in behind her, ravishing in a rose silk gown with short, lacy sleeves. Her cousin, with her soft brown hair and pretty blue eyes, was a Coterie favorite, but to her mother, Victoria's aunt Charlotte, her daughter was little more than an afterthought. Elaine had spent her childhood trying to please her mother and had been a ninny while constantly angling for the woman's approval. It was funny what a year away in a Swiss boarding school could do for a girl.
I will be in a moment. Victoria struggled with her choker until Elaine intervened.
Oh, let me do that. Victoria's blond hair was swept back with combs, and Elaine clasped the pearls around her neck. That's a lovely dress. Is that one of the ones we'd had made up before . . .
Before I went to Holloway Castle? Victoria's eyes met Elaine's eyes in the mirror. That's what we called it, you know. The castle on the hill.
Elaine looked away.
Victoria stood, sighing. I'm not ashamed of going to prison, you know. Many brave women have gone to Holloway Castle because they believe in the suffrage of women. I'm humiliated because I wasn't incarcerated for bravery, but stupidity. I was duped like a child into being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
I'm so dreadfully sorry, Elaine murmured.
Oh, don't be. Victoria forced a cheerfulness she didn't feel into her voice. Because of my time in prison I can now quote the life works of Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman. Would you like to hear?
Elaine laughed. Some other time, perhaps. Her cousin leaned toward the mirror and fixed a curl in front of one of her small, delicate ears. So what is going on between you and Kit?
Victoria's fingers fumbled, sending the pearl bracelet she was clasping around her wrist to the floor. Avoiding her cousin's eyes, she knelt to retrieve it. Whatever do you mean?
Elaine laughed. Oh, come now, Cousin, the man is besotted with you, and everyone knows it. Remember, we've known Kit longer than you have and have never seen him so completely infatuated. The both of you can natter on all you want about being friends, but we know better.
Victoria's face flamed. She hated being the focus of idle gossip. It was bad enough already with her colorful past. Besides, her relationship with Kit was too confusing and no one else's business, though she did wish she could talk it over with someone. Rowena had been preoccupied with her own heartache and her flying lessons, and Prudence lived in London.
Elaine touched Victoria's shoulder gently. It's all right. Not everyone is talking about it. Just those of us who love you. You can trust me, you know.
Tears stung Victoria's eyes and she turned and hugged her cousin. I don't know what to do with him, she said, choking a bit. He wants to marry me. Thus far he has only mentioned it when teasing me, but I suspect he is serious, and it comes up more and more frequently.
Don't you love him?
Of course I love him, but love has nothing to do with it! Victoria whirled around, looking for something to vent her frustration on. She chose the footrest and gave it a satisfying kick. Ouch!
Elaine's brows arched and she calmly bent to right the abused stool. But I thought love had everything to do with it.
Victoria hobbled over to a wingback chair and threw herself into it. Oh, bother. That's not what I mean at all.
Elaine pulled up a footstool and sat in front of Victoria. Then what do you mean, poppet?
Elaine's voice was gentle, and Victoria took a deep breath. I don't know if I love him in that particular way or not. I enjoy being with him, but I enjoy being with you and Colin, too, and I am certainly not going to marry either one of you. I miss him when he isn't around, but I miss my father all the time, so what does that say?
Elaine shook her head, setting her curls in motion.
Victoria leaned forward. I'll tell you what that says. I was not meant to get married. I'm not like other girls. I've never been like other girls. I don't want to get married and have babies. I want to do something important. I want to travel and meet people and have adventures. Make a real change in the world. Have an impact in some way.
And you can't see yourself doing that with Kit?
Kit is great fun, but he would change after marriage. All men do. He would want to have children, and it's hard to have adventures with nappies and nannies. No.
Elaine's nose wrinkled. I don't see Kit changing all that much.
Victoria snorted and stood up. That shows how much you know. When I first met him, he was as set against marriage as I was; now it's all he talks about. How can I even trust him? Shifty bastard.
Elaine stood and linked arms with her. Trust me, my dear cousin. I'm as against marriage as you are, but for very different reasons. We can become old spinsters together.
Victoria felt a surge of relief at having confided in someone. Why are you against marriage? she asked as they walked down a hallway lined with the portraits of disapproving relatives.
Elaine waved her free hand. It's a long story, poppet. Remind me to tell you when we're old and gray. Just know that I'm on your side.
They entered the downstairs drawing room, laughing. A much subdued Coterie was in force, surrounded by their wealthy and eagle-eyed relatives. Most of the members of their strange little club were set to inherit large sums of money and property, but as most were well under thirty, they were dependent on the goodwill and the annual stipends of their elders. Though they were a randy, irreverent lot behind their benefactors' backs, they attempted to keep up appearances in their presence.
Edward raised a glass in mock salute as Victoria moved to greet her aunt and uncle. She liked Edward, who was handsome and smart and, most important, completely in love with someone else. He was uncomplicated, unlike Kit, who was becoming more complicated by the day. Good evening, Uncle. Good evening, Aunt. You're looking smashing this evening.
As always, Victoria resisted the urge to curtsy before her aunt as if she were the Queen. The impulse made her voice brisker than it would have been with someone else of her aunt's peerage and status. Aunt Charlotte rather intimidated her, and Victoria detested being intimidated by anyone. Even though she knew all too well that her aunt was a woman to be feared, Victoria couldn't help the disrespectful edge in her voice whenever they conversed.
Her aunt offered a cheek, which Victoria kissed dutifully. Really, darling, is that how you spoke to the wardress? Aunt Charlotte asked in a whisper as Victoria leaned close.
Victoria stiffened, then whispered back, No, Auntie, I reserve it just for you. She drew away and her aunt Charlotte gave her a lovely smile. Those who didn't know Charlotte would think her sincere. Those close to her knew that her genuine smiles were rare and reserved for her husband and son.
Lucky me, Aunt Charlotte answered, her eyes amused.
Aunt Charlotte unnerved Victoria, who hastily kissed her uncle's cheek and joined the Coterie in front of the fireplace.
Where's Rowena? Victoria asked, looking around.
She has a headache, Sebastian answered. She won't be joining us this evening.
If I had five glasses of champagne and ran about like a madwoman in the heat, I would have a headache too. Annalisa grinned.
Victoria frowned. Rowena had good reason to want to drown her sorrows.
Well, good for her, Kit said, then drained his glass. A body has to do something to dull the boredom.
If it's so boring here, why do you even bother? Victoria flashed.
Sometimes I wonder, Kit snapped back.
Stung, she stared up into his clever blue eyes, then tossed her head. I know I certainly do.
Oh, stop it, you two, Colin ordered. You're both becoming boring, and we have far, far better things to talk about.
Victoria took a deep breath and let it go. Like what, dear cousin?
How about . . . the fact that I've officially joined the army? Colin answered quietly.
Next to her, Elaine gasped, and Victoria couldn't believe that around them people continued drinking their tea and gossiping just as if the phrase he'd just uttered were completely commonplace.
Mother's going to kill you, Elaine said flatly.
No mention of how their father would feel, but everyone knew that even though Lord Summerset could be a cold, hard man, it was Lady Summerset who could make a person wish she had never been born with a single disapproving glance.
What the hell did you do that for? Kit barked.
Colin glanced at the Dowager Countess of Kent, who had wandered near to the group. Everyone went still and smiled at her, which caused the old lady's brows to fly upward toward the old-fashioned lace cap she wore on her graying head.
Lovely day, isn't it Lady Barrymore? Victoria asked sweetly. A perfect Little Red Hen day!
Lady Barrymore's pale eyes blinked rapidly. You're quite mad, child.
'Oh, we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad . . . '
'How do you know I'm mad?' Kit asked, his voice affronted.
'You must be or else you wouldn't have come here,' Victoria finished out the quote from their most treasured book. Apparently Lady Barrymore hadn't read Lewis Carroll because she merely shook her head and walked away, clucking her tongue.
Old bat, Annalisa giggled.
Mind your manners, Edward said. The Dowager Barrymore is a paragon of virtue and too good for the likes of us, so sayeth my mother.
Never mind that! Elaine snapped. I want to know why my brother would do something so . . . absurd. Father will kill you. He's been waiting for you to finish at the university so he can start training you to take over Summerset.
Elaine's normally mischievous eyes were as serious as Victoria had ever seen them.
Colin shrugged. Perhaps that's why I joined. Perhaps it was the boring years I have ahead of me playing lord of the manor instead of having fun like the rest of my peers.
Good grief, man, one doesn't join the army to have fun, Sebastian said.
Victoria shook her head. When are you going to tell Auntie and Uncle? Because I want to return to London before you do.
You can take me with you, Elaine murmured.
You two ladies worry overmuch, Colin said. They will fuss a bit, but will no doubt give in. It's not as though we're at war.
We would be if the Germans had their way, Sebastian said.
Victoria shook her head. It won't get that far. The Kaiser is related to the royal family, for goodness' sake.
The butler announced that dinner was now being served, and the ladies and gentlemen found their partners to go in for supper.
Victoria had been partnered with Kit so many times that she was surprised when Aunt Charlotte came up behind them in the line going out the door. I'm so sorry, but because Rowena is missing dinner, I had to juggle the order a bit. Victoria, you are going in with Colin. Kit, could you please escort Annalisa?
Aren't I the lucky one, Colin said, taking Victoria's arm. Shall we go in, Cousin?
A frown crossed Kit's handsome features for a moment, then he shrugged. Actually, I think I'm the lucky one. Be careful of her tongue, Colin, old boy. It's as sharp as an ax.
Victoria waited until her aunt Charlotte had moved past them before sticking her tongue out at Kit. He winked back, and she couldn't help but smile. He was such good fun. If only he would forget all that marriage nonsense.
So do you really think they are going to take it badly? Colin asked with a worried frown.
Victoria didn't have to ask whom he was referring to. You were in OTC all through university, weren't you? And they didn't object to that.
Every wellborn young man goes through the Officers' Training Corp. It's expected. That doesn't mean they want me to actually become an officer.
Victoria tried to give Colin a reassuring smile as they walked through the door to the massive, formal dining room with its long, shining mahogany table, which was actually several tables pushed together. She could see the burden of his secret in the tight, tense line of his shoulders. For a moment, she conjured up an image of her cousin as the tormenting


Take a look at the newly described species of Peckoltia in the picture above. Star Wars fans may be able to see a likeness with one of the characters from "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" (Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox, 1977). We'll give you a clue: it's not Chewbacca.
Jonathan W. Armbruster, David C. Werneke, and Milton Tan of the University of Auburn have named the new fish after the bounty hunter Greedo of Rodia (killed by Han Solo in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina) with whom they say it bears a remarkable resemblance. Something about those eyes, probably. (Picture of Grredo above by The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek/Doug Kline, Creative Commons).
Anyway, Peckoltia greedoi was found in the Rio Gurupi drainage of Brazil. It reaches around 7.8cm in size and was one of three new species described recently described by the above experts. The others are Peckoltia ephippiata and P. lujani.
For more information, see the paper: Armbruster JW, Werneke DC, Tan M (2015) Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes). ZooKeys 480: 97-123.


Untethering from 'normality' - a confession of self.
As I write here today I am sat in the midst of the Hollywood Hills, sunshine state of California – its heaven – I am staying in heaven, actual heaven and my friends and clients across every piece of the pond have been so generous and supportive in getting me here. So a huge thank you to you from the get go – you all know who you are and the piece you played.
But what I'd like to talk to today – what I've found in being here is the healing that I've been overlooking at the start, at self – and silence is proving a great teacher within this process. Silence is – not always soft and gentle and meditative – she can be over bearingly loud and she can make your brain scream for her to shut up. I guess that's why we feel the need to pack our day with more and more noise – that need to connect is so apparent – but sadly not in its truest form – not with people but to them and to the 'things' we work tirelessly to 'own'. That need to connect has caused us to tether – tether to unrealistic, unnatural unsavoury harbours. Cling with every breathe in our body to the pier - when our boat, our every being wants to explore and EXPERIENCE life and even when we're in that experience, in that beauty – stood nose to nose up close to life as picture perfect – our mind and our ego? well she/he – they'll always try and shore us up, tether us back to where we feel comfortable, safe in the fear or our lack of greatness – where we think we belong – because we're so scared that if we actually switched on and stepped fully into ourselves, properly looked at life through our own eyes that we may fail at it - that someone is going to walk into this perfect shot and say 'uh excuse me – you have no right to be here' but you do.
When I was 11 years old my grandfather 'visited me' and told me that he killed my grandmother (cue high drama!)– Now I've never met my grandparents and we never spoke of them, I've had invisible friends since I can remember and I still do now… so when I approached my mum and told her with excitement the news that I'd just received I was somewhat shocked that she didn't embrace this revelation with such excitement – well of course she didn't – here is an awkward, 11 year old looking her in the eyes and telling her some painful truths that she spent 20 years plus trying to bury. I had no right to waltz in there and break her heart like I did that day – pull up the pain in such an un-responsible fashion – who the hell am I to do that? Excitement faded – fear kicked in. Especially after my mum told me explicitly that 'this was just not true' – now I am a scientist – so I question everything, especially myself. The chatter in my head? Well I self diagnosed that I must be mad and life got pretty dark and cold from there on in and for some time - this was a heavy place for someone of that age to go to – to question and question and bury and bury and bury…. I know it was a blessing, perhaps the biggest one I've ever had. So getting back to it, that point I'm trying to stumble to - rather than finding myself – I started looking and creating someone else to be in the cold light of day. I decided there and then to switch it off, turn myself off – turn off that voice (as best I could), turn off that wonderful feeling - because the last thing I wanted to be was different and weird like the kids at school so often said I was… so I tethered to 'normality' – and my role model for that – the girl who I naively back then thought had everything – my sister.
My untethering from 'normality' has been an 11 year process in itself - it transpired some years later that my grandfather Eric, a wonderful man (I know you'll believe me when I tell you this) did in fact kill my grandmother Lily– he faced into a life long battle with a sever mental illness and she reached her edge and was set to leave him - he grabbed out to her in love and in doing so caught a nerve in her neck that sent her to a great long place of sleep. In that instant, in that tethering he had to her – that fear of loss - he grabbed out and changed my mums life forever at the tender age of 21 and then in turn mine.
We all have the ability to connect and by that I mean properly with life, YOUR life - if we allow it – that's what we are so craving, that place where we feel, like PROPERLY feel – and for ourselves – not feel what we're told to because it makes people feel more comfortable (by the way it doesn't – people are much more comfortable if you show them you inner dork from the get go!) – We need to feel (again properly) that joy of life that comes with being unique, being the truest version of you – warts and all - and not just look in on the best bits over and over- that is mind numbingly BORING - nor must we tether to the people that 'bring out those best bits in us' (remember they too a reflection of you – so that awesomeness? you already own that and in your own way!) - We've got to hold that joy, that uniqueness in our hands and feel its warmth daily. We mustn't allow our minds to tell us that in the next 30 seconds that joy in life will fly out the window - tell it to jog on when the mind cries 'close your hands tight shut LIKE NOW – quick before it gets away' – cause all you'll do is suffocate it – squash it – keep it prisoner and look in on it every couple of weeks just to see how its going – how its surviving and that's just not life.
SO go and be you – and allow those you love the self same gift – let go of the rope and stop pulling yourself into a place you needn't be - or attaching yourself to the ideals of another cause you're so scared they'll leave if they see 'the real you' – go and grow – accept every piece of you and do it lovingly – rope burn hurts, so why inflict that on yourself when you have the ability to set sail in to life trusting that you'll charter the course to your greatest abilities in your own way and in your own time.


New Weekly Tipz! Ok, this week is for all y'all out there who sit all day at your jobs. I will give you 3 simple suggestions of quick things you ought to do throughout your workday. It doesn't have to be complicated. You just have to do them. Because sitting all day at your job might be good for your economics but make no mistake, it is killing you softly. But you CAN do something about that. Hint Hint, Nudge Nudge. Do Work! Start today.
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polka & bloom: Christmas Stitches 2012 - sign up now!
Christmas Stitches 2012 - sign up now!
No, the heat hasn't gone to my head - it's because the Christmas Stitches class is here! I know, you're probably thinking "Christmas?! There's ages until I have to start thinking about Christmas!"
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Marshall University Lewis College of Business
Marshall University, Lewis College of Business
The Marshall University, Lewis College of Business is nestled between the banks of the majestic Ohio River and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in "America's Best Community" – Huntington, West Virginia. The City of Huntington offers a comfortable lifestyle, a low cost of living, state-of-the-art health care, modern educational facilities and unparalleled natural beauty. The metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan statistical area in West Virginia and includes seven counties across three states: West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.
The Lewis College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). AACSB is the benchmark for business school quality among the academic community. As the longest serving global association dedicated to advancing management education worldwide, AACSB accredits 796 of the world's best business schools in 53 countries and territories. Less than 5% of the world's business schools have earned accreditation by AACSB International. Less than 2% have earned both business and accounting accreditation. Marshall University's Lewis College of Business holds accreditation in both business and accounting, placing us among the best in the world.
The College advances the practice of business through the education of undergraduate and graduate students and the scholarly and professional contributions of the faculty. Our first-class, innovative teaching enhances the critical thinking skills of our students, provides discipline and knowledge through theoretical and applied learning, and develops the competencies necessary for success in the marketplace. We welcome students from local, regional, and international communities providing them with a supportive learning environment that facilitates the understanding of business in a dynamic, global environment.
The Lewis College of Business at Marshall University prepares students to become successful business leaders throughout the world by providing them with a high quality professional education. Whether students take courses on campus or online, our faculty will be there for them. Students benefit tremendously from their educational experience with the assurance that our active and engaged faculty provides through innovative learning facilitation across the curriculum. Small class sizes, award-winning advisors, and a dedicated professional staff enhance the personal atmosphere as we welcome and mentor the new sons and daughters of Marshall. The positive experience is one that lasts a lifetime as evidenced in our alumni, many of whom are top executives who contribute their time and financial resources to support the LCOB
The Lewis College of Business offers a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration with ten majors that include Accounting, Economics, Energy Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Management, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, and Marketing. Undergraduate minors include Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Legal Environment, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Risk Management and Insurance. The LCOB has also developed graduate degrees that help students gain a more in-depth understanding of business, which include the MBA (onsite and online) and three Master of Science degrees in Accountancy, Health Care Administration, and Human Resource Management.
Our college produces successful graduates from across the globe from Intuit CEO Brad Smith to the Governor of our great state, Jim Justice. With an exciting variety of degree programs to choose from, we have positioned our students to become the business leaders of West Virginia and the world. We are proud of all of our graduates and the positive footprint they make in business, the economy and in their communities. The Sons and Daughters of the Lewis College of Business have gone on to become industry leaders in Fortune 500 companies, politics, health care, real estate, and technology, just to name a few.
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Huntington, WV United States
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