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I received an email from my financial advisor starting with "Many of us wonder what lies ahead for 2023 in regard to the markets, the economy, and inflation." It started me thinking. I confess that when I wonder what lies ahead for 2023, thoughts of the markets, the economy, and inflation are way down the list. Here are some of the things I do wonder about:
Will our school children catch up the education and social time lost during the COVID-19 lockdowns?
Will someone pick up the opportunity to develop the foreclosed Dutchints site on El Camino Real?
Will the Los Altos School District decide what to build on its purchase of land at San Antonio Shopping Center?
Will the Los Altos City Council permanently allow outdoor eating parklets on State Street and Main Street?
How will the newly elected trustees of the Los Altos Mtn View High School District make good on their promises to address mental health problems among our teenagers?
Will the Walter Singer bust finally find a place?
Will the Lehigh Permanente Quarry be reclaimed or restored, or will the buck continue to be passed?
Will local animal shelters ever run out of abandoned pit bull terriers and Chihuahuas for adoption?
Where will Los Altos find space to build "affordable" housing when residential land in the city is selling at roughly $12-15 million per acre?
How many flagpoles will eventually be installed at Veterans Community Plaza to satisfy all the groups who want banner representation?
My financial advisor says that 2023 will be "A Year for Yield." He has in mind investments in bonds and international markets. I have in mind a different kind of yield.
Investments in friendship: Will I keep alive friendships that have been based on monthly meetings but for months have been digital at best? Will I learn to use Zoom for meetings that feel like real conversations rather than just talking heads? Will I remember how to reach out to people as COVID restrictions loosen?
Investments in community activities: Will my work with the American Association of University Women lead to better outcomes for women and girls? Will my participation in the Los Altos Community Coalition help enable less partisanship and more cooperation among civic leaders?
Investments in family: Can I make time to read stories over Zoom to my grand-daughter? Can I find events and experiences to share with my marriage partner? Can I find ways to help family members in trouble when we are separated by miles?
Investments in service: Will my helping tend the gardens at the History Museum pay off with more happy events held there? Can I resume volunteer work with the homeless through the Community services Agency despite COVID restrictions? Should I become more involved with political action groups?
The yield on these investments won't show up in my bank account or on my 2023 tax return. But if they pay off in serenity, quality of life, sense of significance, that's plenty for me.
Posted in COVID-19, Memoir, TOWN CRIER
A Piece of My Mind: How Much Do You Need?
I recently spent time with several different friends who have "downsized".
One couple is selling their four-bedroom, three bath house with the aim of cashing out the equity, buying a smaller home in a less expensive location, and using the extra cash to follow some lifelong dreams.
Twenty five years of accumulation now fills the two car garage from floor to ceiling, except for a narrow aisle to allow access to the building inspector. It includes furniture inherited from grandparents, portraits of ancestors, and many beloved books. They plan to consign the dining-room furniture and donate the sofa, the piano and half the book cases to an NGO, but still worry about how they will fit the things they really love or need into a mere two-bedroom, one bath house with a one-car garage.
A second friend has moved into a two-bedroom one-bath house with a one-car garage after a divorce. His home is filled with art and artifacts related to his life and interests, and he does have bonus space: a basement stairway leads to a fully equipped wood shop and foundry where he can hone his woodworking and brass-casting skills. Every corner, every bookcase, every picture (and there are a lot of them) holds a story relating to his life. It is the perfect home— for one person. Yes, he has downsized, and wrapped his life around him.
My third set of friends have left a home that accommodated a family of nine, including two natural and five adopted children, now all grown and gone. They moved to a three-bedroom 2 bath house. The new house is smaller, but it feels big, as it is perched on a bluff overlooking the ocean with 270 degree views from the living room, study and kitchen. Every wall, every nook, every cupboard is filled with items salvaged, discovered, given, or retrieved – a thousand stories. It is the home of two people but it feels as though it also comprises a small art gallery and museum.
I also visited a younger friend whose business is taking properties that scream "Scrape me!" and turning them into attractive AirBnB one-month rentals for young professionals. His prospective renters need an attractive and functional bathroom; a kitchen with a stove, oven, sink and microwave, and the minimal necessary pots, pans, and utensils; a bedroom with good reading lights and a comfortable bed for two people;and a sitting/eating space near the kitchen with a large screen TV and internet access.
I made these visits with my sister who owns a small teardrop-shaped trailer which includes a king-sized bed, lots of storage nooks under the mattress and above the bed space, a small TV screen and DVD player, heat and AC, and a kitchen with a two-burner stove, a microwave, and a battery-powered chest refrigerator. We traveled comfortably for 11 days. I had enough clothing to keep comfortable from the cold foggy shores of Washington state to the searing summer heat of California's Central Valley.
A one-bedroom Air BnB or a traile, give you a simplified life, but a life with no sentiment, no memories, no past.
So how much of your past do you want to bring along when you "downsize"? How many memories do you think you will need?
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A Piece of My Mind: Hallowed Ground?
Louisiana Monument
A Millennial friend of mine, touring the Gettysburg battlefield, asked "Why are there all these memorials glorifying people who fought for such a terrible cause?" It was a question I had never considered despite many visits to the battlefield.
Yes, Gettysburg is a historical site. Yes, the statues and memorials mark where generals actually stood and watched the battle, where particular battalions fought, and what contribution they made to the course of the battle. Some of the Confederate monuments, such as the one designed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mr. Rushmore, have artistic merit in themselves. But some are cringe-worthy.
The scripture on the Mississippi monument, for example:
On this ground our brave sires fought for their righteous cause; In glory they sleep who give to it their lives
Who can read this today without gritting their teeth?
Mississippi monument
"I read that most of these Confederate monuments were put up in the 30's at the height of the Jim Crow era, funded by the Daughters of the Confederacy," my Millennial continued. "What kind of euphemistic name is that? If they called themselves "Daughters of Slaveholders", would they have been allowed to put up monuments in a national park? Does Germany put up battlefield monuments funded by Daughters of Nazis?"
My Millenial friend went on to wonder "Why is the monument to General Lee the largest on the battlefield? He was supposed to have been such a great strategist, yet he sent his army to attack a stronger force in a fortified position uphill. I'm told the professors at West Point use Lee at Gettysburg as a textbook example of what not to do strategically.
"Why does he get a giant statue when he basically did what Tennyson condemned in "Charge of the Light Brigade," sending his forces into withering artillery fire in the Valley of Death? Only there were a lot more than six hundred who died for his hubris. And Longsteeet – the only general who had the guts to stand up to Lee and tell him the charge was a bad idea – he only gets a 1/4 life- size statue hidden away from the street in a thicket."
Virginia Monument
I tried to answer. "Lee was supposed to be the best general in the Army at the time. He was offered the leadership of the Union Army and agonized over turning it down. His uncle signed the Declaration of Independence. He symbolized the agony of having to decide between Country and State loyalties."
"Yes, I know he graduated at the top of his class from West Point," countered my Millennial. "But what did he learn, except to believe his own hype? He betrayed the oath he took at West Point when he defected to the Secessionists. Yes, he was descended from Revolutionary War aristocracy. But he was a still a slave holder, and defended slavery.
My millennial friend went on to ask "Why set aside all this land to commemorate warfare and dying? The National Military Cemetery and the monument to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address up on Cemetery Ridge say everything one would want to say about the men and boys who died to eliminate slavery in the US and to keep the country together. The cemetery is what Lincoln called "hallowed ground", not the battlefield. These Matthew Brady photos of dead soldiers at Devil's Den, and the informative signs about the Bloody Angle and the Slaughter Pen – it's like a theme park for carnage."
Confederate sharp shooter at Devil's Den
We continued along Confederate Avenue, then drove across the valley to the sites of the Union lines from Little Round Top down to Cemetery Ridge. I was trying to think of a good counter to my Millennial friend. I'm still working on it.
Posted in Memoir, TOWN CRIER, Travel and tagged travel
Life in a Covid-19 Hot Spot – Week 37 – What's the Point? (LATC 12/9/20)
Setting up for Thanksgiving was difficult this year. I brought out my late mother-in-law's harvest-red paisley tablecloth and the bin full of Thanksgiving cornucopias, fake fruit, and fold-out turkeys for decorating the table. Since we didn't need to put any leaves in the table, I had to fold the cloth under at both ends to keep it from dragging on the floor, and we only had room for one cornucopia and one turkey. What's the point of polishing the silver and setting out my grandmother's crystal candleholders if it's just the two of us?
But the two of us are important. I realized how thankful I was that I wasn't eating Thanksgiving dinner alone. I got out the silver and the candleholders.
The day after Thanksgiving we usually start decorating for Christmas. I dragged the artificial tree out of the attic and found the outdoor lights in a box behind them, buried under a year's worth of odds and ends. We have this light-stringing business down. The lights are put away in orderly coils labeled "Garage", "Kitchen Window", "Front Porch Swags", "Porch Eaves", "Living Room Window". The cup hooks which hold the strings are painted white to blend with our trim, so they become invisible out of season. My husband has taken apart my garden shuffle hoe to devise a tool which enables him to lift the strings onto the cup hooks with minimal trips up and down a ladder.
As we arranged five over-size lights on the lemon tree in front of our picture window, I mentioned "The only trouble with these big lights is that they block the view of our tree inside from anyone passing by. "
"We don't do it for the neighbors, we do it for us," he answered.
Just then our neighbor, who happens to be Jewish, walked by. "Putting your lights up again!" she called out. "It always lifts my spirits when I see your lights go up each year!"
"Mine too!" I called back, trying hard not to smirk at my husband.
The lights and the tree are for us, but they are also for others. At least a few times a week during the holiday season I know we will be driving around different neighborhoods looking at holiday light displays. And each display tells us something. Whether it is the flickering candles of Dewali, blue and white lights surrounding a menorah, old-fashioned multi-colored incandescents strung along the eaves, dazzling LED displays zigzagging up and down the tree branches, or even Darth Vader and Yoda wearing Santa hats and battling with red and green light sabers, someone in this house is reaching out to let us know a little bit about who they are.
In this difficult time of separation, custom and tradition are comforting. So we will put up our Christmas tree, even though our four- year- old granddaughter can't come to help us decorate it. I'm hoping someone else's granddaughter might walk past and see our tree, and that it will make her smile.
Posted in COVID-19, Memoir, TOWN CRIER and tagged Christmas
A Piece of my Mind: 100 Years of Expectations
A century ago the 19th amendment was ratified by a margin of one vote in the legislature of the 36th of 36 states which were needed for approval. It's hard to believe now that the decades-long struggle of women to gain political equality with men was ended by such a narrow margin. At the time, there were many worries and hopes tied to the prospect of women voting. Let's see how it worked out.
An early argument against giving women the vote was that they would simply vote as directed by their husbands or fathers. Having grown up in a politically divided house I can personally testify that this is not true. My mother idolized Franklin Roosevelt; my father said that "I always vote for the best man, but he always happens to be a Republican." Our dining room discussions were lively.
Many expected that women would vote in a bloc, with a focus on "women's issues", including education, health, religion, and other domestic matters. But it turns out that women, like men, have differing ideas about what should be done regarding these "women's issues", and the bloc melts away in the face of such divisive proposals as unrestricted abortion access, school busing, and federal vouchers for private schools.
Some felt that the "gentle sex" was unsuited to the rough-and-tumble world of politics, while others hoped that the feminine influence would calm that world down and make it less hard-edged. It's true, as an immediate effect of the addition of women to the voting rolls, polling stations moved out of bars and into churches and schools, making the whole process cleaner and quieter.
But anyone who believes that women politicians are gentler in negotiation, or more willing to find common ground with the opposition, is invited to sit in on some of our City Council meetings, with our five women council members as frequently and vocally at odds as any group of men could be.
The long-term consequences of the 19th Amendment are still making themselves known. In the past 100 years women have become more and more visible in public, commercial, and political areas, but there are still many issues which are considered "women's natural interests" and others where women are viewed as interlopers.
Even in education,traditionally a "woman's area", progress for women has been slow. When my mother worked at the local high school in the early 70's, her appointment as Vice Principal of Curriculum was headlined in the local paper as "First Woman becomes Senior Administrator at LAHS". Whenmy sons attended the same high school 20 years later, the school finally appointed its first woman principal. Twenty-eight years later, the district hired its first woman as superintendent.
The early suffragists recognized that the 19th Amendment fell short in many ways. It states that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex" but it said nothing about giving women equal protection of the laws in other ways. The Equal Rights Amendment first proposed by early US suffragist Alice Paul in 1923, was finally ratified by Congress in 1972, but has yet to be approved by the required ¾ of state legislatures.
Wouldn't it be amazing if in three years we could celebrate the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment by actually enacting it?
Posted in Memoir, TOWN CRIER
Freeway-Free in France: Ceremonies (LATC July 3, 2019, for our Veterans)
I had the good fortune to be among the 12,000 + invited guests at the 75th anniversary ceremonies commemorating the D-Day landings in Normandy.
All 12,000 + guests were brought in by shuttle buses from staging areas in nearby towns (except for the VIPs, like Presidents Macron and Trump and their supporting cast, who arrived by helicopter). The security lines were long, but we passed the time checking out the helicopter arrivals, and applauding the mostly wheelchair-bound, heavily be-medaled D-Day survivors as they wheeled past on the way to the VIP tent.
We were among the last 4000 to arrive at the American Cemetery, and the stage and podium seemed several football fields away in the distance. But giant Jumbotron screens gave us close up views of Air Force One (both jet and helicopter) and its occupants as they landed, and of President Trump's ceremonial greeting of guests President and Mrs. Macron onto what is considered American soil.
When we took our eyes from the screens, we looked out over a sea of white crosses, each decorated with a American and a French flag, stretching beyond the audience area for even more hundreds of yards. So many dead buried in tidy rows, as if drawn up for a regimental parade. An occasional Star of David marked a grave instead of a cross. A rare cross with gold lettering indicated a Medal of Honor recipient. An occasional soldier is "known only to God." It seems right that all the soldiers are equal in death, except for those singled out for their valor. The son of a US President has the same marker as an unknown soldier.
Before the speeches, national anthems were sung. During the speeches, 12,000 people listened quietly. President Macron thanked the veterans who were present in English, and presented four of them with the French Legion of Honor (including air kisses on both cheeks). President Trump told stories of the heroics of two D-Day soldiers, then turned to shake their hands personally on the stage.
Afterward, the ceremony continued. We heard taps played by a distant trumpet, followed by a 21- gun salute, delivered by three mighty howitzers aimed out over Omaha Beach. Five fighter jets flew over in the missing man formation. A platoon of other military aircraft filled the sky, emulating the flocks of fighters and bombers on D-day. Finally, a second squadron of nine jets, trailing red, white, and blue contrails, roared across the sky.
The whole event was both humbling and satisfying. We had paid appropriate homage to those who fought for us, and in doing so honored those who are still fighting.
Our French guide had told us that, in France, the D-day landings are never referred to as an invasion. Instead, they were the forces of liberation. Tomorrow, if this piece is published on schedule, will be Independence Day. Let's celebrate our own liberation with due ceremony, while remembering those we owe it to.
[Article first published in the Los Altos Town Crier this summer; still appropriate as Veteran's Day approaches.]
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A Piece of My Mind: Tradition (Los Altos Town Crier 11/7/18)
Just finished with Thanksgiving, just starting to get my mind set for upcoming Christmas, so it's no wonder I've been mindful of traditions.
In my family, Thanksgiving has always been a holiday of hospitality, with assorted family members from near and far, old friends and some new ones, significant others and random dorm-mates, all sharing around a table or two or even three. Over several generations, some of our traditions have morphed or been abandoned, while other new ones have been added.
When I was a girl it was my job to polish the silver in anticipation of any holiday gathering. My mother would bring out her wedding silver, together with silver plated serving platters, a gravy boat, and covered casseroles, all needing considerable elbow grease to bring them up to her sparkling standard. I was also in charge of making place cards and arranging the seating, preferably alternating men and women with no one from the same family sitting next to each other. Later I became the hostess, and my granddaughter took over polishing my wedding silver as needed, as well as making and arranging place cards.
Growing up we always shared Thanksgiving with another family we had known since I was a toddler. They always brought candied yams in a casserole and a couple of kinds of pies. Decades later those friends had passed on, but meanwhile I have secured a husband who is a master hand at mashed potatoes, and my brother-in- law prides himself on pies. No chance of a carbohydrate shortage here!
After Thanksgiving dinner had been cleared, we would set up the table for a game of Michigan (aka "Tripoli" in some circles) using a game cloth that had been hand-stenciled by my grandmother, and some poker chips which were as old. This game depends mostly on luck and can be played by anyone old enough or young enough to hold a fan of playing cards. My mother took delight in cheating, and we all took even more delight in catching her at it.
More recently, my husband added a tradition of offering champagne or sparkling cider to all before sitting down to eat, together with an obligatory group sing of "Over the River and Through the Woods" to the faltering accompaniment of my recorder. (Having drunk a glass of champagne in advance helps everyone to participate with gusto). The wearing of pilgrim hats or other costume items is optional for this performance, which is a great ice-breaker for any of the new significant others or recently met friends.
All great traditions. But this Thanksgiving our minds were also aware of the wildfire victims who had lost so much of their traditions to inferno, and the migrants at our southern borders and around the world who had abandoned their traditions in hope of finding a new home free of hunger and fear.
I thought a lot about the American tradition which has seen our country as "a nation of immigrants" , as "a melting pot", as "a shining city on a hill." I remember the poem which I memorized for school as a girl, inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty:
Bring me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
Bring these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
This is a tradition of hospitality that is more difficult to stick with in challenging times, but more important than turkey, more American than apple and pumpkin pie. As a nation I hope we can live up to this traditional vision of our best selves.
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A Piece of my Mind: Homecoming Parade (Los Altos Town Crier, Nov. 7, 2018)
Homecoming Parade – Now and Then
My spouse and I biked up to our downtown in mid-October to watch the High School Homecoming Parade.
Main Street had been blocked off between State Street and First Street. Both sides of the street was lined with people, some who had brought chairs for better viewing. Many of the spectators wore T-shirts with the "HOCO" Home coming Logo, overlying a large candy-swirl sucker honoring the Candyland parade theme. There was a lively mix of parents, grandparents, younger siblings, and fellow students of the marchers. Lots of hugs were being exchanged.
Here they came! First a couple of motorcycle policemen, then one of the Fire Department 's white trucks, lights flashing. Then the parade proper, led by the high school's eagle mascot. with the 20 members of the Homecoming Court riding in sports cars or on the back seat of antique convertibles in mixed or same-sex couples.
In between the members of the court marched delegations of the different Fall sports teams –football leading the way in T-shirts and sweatshirts, followed by Field Hockey, Water Polo, Girls Volleyball, Tennis, Cross Country, Culinary Arts, Golf, Basketball, and FUTSAL (a kind of combination of football and soccer, a young bystander explained to me.)
Also marching were members of different clubs – the Latino Students Union dressed in ethnic garb and carrying pinatas on poles, the Black Students Union, Gender and Sexuality Awareness carrying rainbow banners, the Broken Box Theatre company, Model United Nations, electronics club, Students for Haiti Solidarity, One Dollar for Life, and others I didn't catch.
Each class had put together a float in honor of the parade theme – there was a candy house built of giant Necco wafers, a gingerbread house, a forest of lollipops surrounding a giant green M&M, and a giant gumball machine (the gumballs were balloons.)
The band did not wear T-shirts and jeans or leggings. They were dressed in double-breasted woolen uniforms despite the warm October weather, with military shakos and caps. The spirit squad marched in blue skirts and white blouses, ready to sit together in the rooting section, where white shirts or blouses were required dress.
I couldn't help looking back to the High School Homecoming Parade during my graduate year some decades ago. At that time the Homecoming Court consisted of six girls nominated by the class, escorted by the young man of their choice. There was no such thing as a Homecoming King. The Queen nominees were all Caucasian. That was no wonder, as our high school at that time had zero African American Students, and almost no Asian or Latino students.
The football team rode in cars. Because it was Game Day, they wore shirts, ties, sports jackets, and dress shoes – not suitable for walking even the few blocks along Main Street.
I remember working on the spirit squad float – a giant cube covered with tissue paper flowers spelling out rally slogans in the school colors.
The 2018 version of Homecoming Parade was not the same as what I remembered. There was a lot more diversity in the shapes and colors of the homecoming court. Some of the sports and most of the clubs were new to me. There was a lot less formality in dress. But bystanders and participants were all smiling. Despite the many changes over the years, I feel that our community character has been preserved.
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A Piece of My Mind: Smog – the Sequel (Los Altos Town Crier, Sept. 5, 2018)
When I was growing up on the southern San Francisco peninsula, smog was the norm. Many a morning as I walked to school, the air was so full of dirt that the foothills were invisible – I might as well have been living on the prairie.
Later when I was the age for making decisions about where to go to college, I was accepted at two excellent schools in southern California. I visited both campuses and decided that it would be impossible for me to attend either – the air pollution was so severe that I could not go outside without suffering painful eye irritation with my contact lenses.
People depend on their cars. How could we have a modern civilization with the flexibility and mobility we needed if we restricted auto travel? But how could we avoid strangling ourselves by breathing our own waste?
Time passed. Regulations and people demanded change. Human ingenuity got to work. Auto manufacturers learned to build more efficient cars which used less gas with no lead. Petroleum plants learned to make gasoline which burned cleaner. A problem which had seemed insoluble was nearly solved. After a decade or so of effective regulation and innovation, the foothills reappeared. When I moved back to Los Altos after a ten year absence, I marveled at the consistent clarity of the air.
But this summer I have seen a huge relapse. The air quality day after day has been miserable, due to the uncontrolled wildfires burning to the north and east, and the prevailing winds which suck the smoke down into the Santa Clara and Central Valleys. My sister posted photos on Facebook from trips she had taken to Ashland, Oregon and back . Three years ago her photo showed snow-topped Mt. Shasta dominating the valley, as pristine as a Japanese print of Mt. Fuji. This year, from the same vantage point, on the same calendar day, nothing was visible but a brownish smear of polluted air.
PG&E, among other entities affected, argues that the unusual severity of the fires is a result of global climate change, not human agency or corporate carelessness. There are those who say that climate change is an act of God, beyond human repair. I believe, though, that God gave us brains and ingenuity in order to solve problems. We have been able to shape our world in many ways to make it easier for us to live in it. We have lowered the infant mortality rate. Fewer women die in childbirth. Smallpox, polio, and yellow fever have been conquered by vaccines. We cleaned the air before. With some inspiration and much determination I believe we can and must make the changes necessary to do it again. I want my children and grandchildren to see our foothills.
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A Piece of My Mind: Let's Have Fun (LATC July 2018)
I'm sitting on the balcony of our hotel room overlooking the beach. It is a beautiful day, warm enough to tempt children and teenagers into the water without wetsuits, and the beach is dotted with colorful umbrellas and sun tents and beach towels and beach toys and sand-castles in the making. Up near the steps leading down to the beach is a small playground, with a twisty slide and two sets of swings, six swings in each set, all occupied by kids and pre-teens industriously pumping back and forth.
But I notice something odd. Here we are at the beach with yards of soft sand in front of each swing, but no one is bailing into the sand at the peak of their swing, landing on their knees laughing after flying through the air for a magical few seconds. I watch and wait for the first adventurous child to go sailing through the air, but it doesn't happen. It seems no one knows how. It seems that jumping out of a swing has never occurred to them.
Maybe these kids have never bailed from a swing into soft sand. Maybe their playgrounds have always been grounded in AstroTurf or wood chips or outdoor carpet – nothing you could trust your knees to. And maybe the flexible U-shaped seats cling to the children's rear ends and make it hard to slip off the swing at the right moment.
I really wanted to go down and show the kids on the beach how to fly, but my knees might not have been up to it. I did start thinking, though, of other playground learning opportunities that may have been lost to safety and insurance and ecology concerns..
What about see saws? (AKA teeter-totters in some areas) The universal street sign for a playground is a see saw, yet how many of today's children have actually played on one? There is risk of injury. You might fall off. You might crush your foot underneath the board. You might get a finger caught between the board and the support. You might get a sock in the jaw if you tried to get on one end just as another kid was pulling his end down. And yet this simple playground toy is one of the best ways to convey the ideas of balance and leverage that ever was.
What about the merry-go-round? Not the thing with horses and a calliope, but a round metal platform with handles, mounted on ball bearings. You ran as fast as you could while pushing to get it going, and then jumped on. A mysterious force tried to tear you off the platform. You clung to your handle. You held on. That force that wanted to tear you off was defeated. You had strength you hadn't known. And you learned that if you crawled into the center of the platform, the force mysteriously lessened; at the center you could stand up no-hands! Later when you learned about centrifugal and centripetal force in physics class, you recognized them immediately.
And the jungle gym – that network of metal pipes assembled with plumbing joints which seemed to soar impossibly high when you were in the primary grades, but which could be conquered bar by bar until you reached the apex as an upper-grader. Yes, you could fall. But mostly you didn't.
I look at the brightly colored plastic play structures around town and feel a little sorry for today's kids. Yes, I guess you can learn about centrifugal force by going down a twisty slide, and you can learn to do a perfect dismount from parallel bars in a well-supervised gymnastics class – but you won't get sand between your toes.
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We have a vast amount of information on most aspects of dance, including ballet, contemporary dance, choreography, dance health and dance teaching. In addition, we have a growing collection of contextual material in support of the programmes of study at Trinity Laban. Subject areas include fine arts, sociology, education, philosophy and history.
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Luke Cage Star Mike Colter Responds To The Show's Cancellation
by Kevin Yeoman
in TV News
Mike Colter has taken to social media to address the recent cancellation of Marvel's Luke Cage. Fans of Netflix's Marvel Comics-inspired superhero shows were dealt a series of (partially) unexpected blows, when not long after the cancellation of the maligned Iron Fist, it was announced that Luke Cage had also been canceled after only two seasons. That Marvel's bulletproof hero had been brought low was something of a surprise, as the series' first received generally positive reviews and seemingly broke Netflix the weekend it was released. And though its second season didn't necessarily set the world on fire, it did feel as though it improved on the fist in some important ways.
Reasons behind the cancellations have been the source of much speculation. Netflix's refusal to provide viewership data about its programming has made understanding the decision to cull its Marvel properties harder to understand, and in the absence of hard data, the internet has responded in kind, with theories pointing the finger at Disney's upcoming streaming service or to a planned Heroes For Hire series that would fold Iron Fist and Luke Cage into a single show. For now, though, it looks as if perplexed viewers will simply have to make do with their theories, or, you know, accept the cancellation as an unfortunate but common part of the business that is making television.
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As is usually the case when things like this happen, the cast and creators take to social media to express their disappointment, but also to express their gratitude to fans for having watched in the first place. That was true of both Iron Fist stars Finn Jones and Jessica Henwick, and of Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker. And now Colter has chimed in as well, but with a twist, as he bids farewell to Luke Cage, but also welcomes his new daughter in the same post. Check it out below:
I am forever grateful to Marvel and Netflix for letting me portray such a prolific character, and I thank you amazing fans. As one door closes, another has opened, with the birth of my daughter this week. A lot of great memories. Time to make more. Always forward, forward always pic.twitter.com/Dvv4YOBeEE
— Mike Colter (@realmikecolter) October 22, 2018
Colter seems to have a positive demeanor in his post (how could he not, considering who he's pointing at), and he appears intent on moving forward. There's no indication of what's next for him, though that likely won't prevent some from hypothesizing he's talking about Luke Cage in saying, "Always forward, forward always." Regardless, the news of Luke Cage and Iron Fist's cancellations will no doubt cast a shadow on Netlfix's remaining Marvel series, though Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and The Punisher appear safe for the time being.
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Luke Cage seasons 1 & 2 are available to stream on Netflix.
Source: Mike Colter
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Poll: Should Talladega College participate in Donald Trump's inauguration parade?
Whether intended or not, the Talladega College marching band has made national headlines since announcing on its Facebook page that the band was invited to march in President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade Jan. 20 in Washington.
Since the announcement was posted, there has been no official statement from the school indicating whether or not the band will actually participate in the parade.
Heightened conversations on social media platforms have evolved to the point where competing petitions have recently been launched online. One petition is seeking support for the band's participation in the parade, the other seeking support for the band to withdraw from it.
What are your thoughts about this announcement and the HBCU community's reaction to it? Take a moment to participate in the poll below.
Poll ends Jan. 7 at 11:59 p.m.
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ginnie January 3, 2017 At 8:44 pm
No HBCU should attend this circus. It is bad enough that the President elect verbally disrespects us, now you want us to parade around the same racist people who want to hang you from a tree. Really!!!!!!!!
Josh January 4, 2017 At 2:51 pm
How did he verbally disrespect black people?


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"Report of Child-Counsellor can be relied to determine custody/guardianship issues, holds Supreme Court "
The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.M. Sapre held that the report of a child-counsellor does not fall under the ambit of confidentiality and can be used by the Family Courts in determining guardianship/custodial issues. The Appellant filed the appeal challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court that recalled its earlier order stating that "the reports of the mediator as also of the counsellor concerning the behavior and attitude of the child, especially when the mediation process has failed would not fall within the bar of confidentiality".
In its submission before the Bench, the following points were argued by the counsel for the parties concerned as follows:
For the Appellant:
(i). the High Court exceeded the scope of review jurisdiction as if it was sitting in appeal over the earlier judgment; that in terms of law laid down by this court an error which is not self-evident and which is required to be detected by a process of reasoning cannot be termed as error apparent on the face of the record;
(ii). the report of the Counsellor was not hit by confidentiality as it merely recorded the interaction of the Counsellor with the child and did not record any information or submission by parties to the lis.
For the Respondent:
(i). mediation reports are part of confidential proceedings and cannot be permitted to be used in court proceedings for which reliance was placed on various statutory provisions;
(ii) the Counsellor was not appointed under Section 6 of the Family Courts Act;
(iii) exception under Rule 8 (viii) to (xiv) of the Family Court Rules cannot be read as exception to Rules 20 and 23 of the Mediation Rules;
(iv) the mediation reports given by the Counsellor-in mediation did not fall within the exceptions provided in rule 8;
(v) there was no waiver of confidentiality and the respondent had objected to the use of the reports at the first instance; (vi) the earlier order being based on a mis conception of law, the High Court was right in exercising review jurisdiction.
After hearing the submissions of the parties concerned, the Bench framed the following issues in concern:
a) Whether the High Court was justified in exercising review jurisdiction and setting aside the earlier judgment and
b) Whether the High Court was correct in holding that the reports of the Mediator and the Counsellor in this case were part of confidential proceedings and no party could be permitted to use the same in any court proceedings or could place any reliance on such reports.
On the first issue, the Bench held that review was not the proper remedy and the High Court had erred in entertaining the review petition as "the logical course in the circumstances would be to set aside the judgment under appeal and permit the respondent to challenge the judgment dated 17.02.2017"
On the second issue, the Bench observed that the report of the Counsellor was of the paramount importance and held that:
"28. In terms of Sub Rule (viii) of Rule 8, the Counsellor is obliged to give report, inter alia, relating to home environment of the parties concerned, their personalities and their relationship with the child and/or children in order to assist the Judge in deciding the question of guardianship of any child or children. The intention is clear that the normal principle of confidentiality will not apply in matters concerning custody or guardianship issues and the Court, in the best interest of the child, must be equipped with all the material touching upon relevant issues in order to render complete justice. This departure from confidentially is consistent with the underlined theme of the Act in general and Section 12 in particular. Once there is a clear exception in favour of categories stated therein, principles in any other forms of mediation/conciliation or other modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution regarding confidentiality cannot be imported. The effect of such exception cannot be diluted or nullified. In our view, the High Court considered the matter in correct perspective in paragraphs 17 to 20 of its judgment dated 07.02.2017."
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Best Boater-Friendly Communities in Ontario
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One of the great joys of boating is exploring new places, including vibrant waterfront communities. Sometimes you find pretty views or a great spot for ice cream, other times you discover exciting new destinations worthy of extended exploration.
So where do you go if you want to explore Ontario with your boat? Here are our picks for Ontario's top boater-friendly communities – places with great facilities for boaters, loads of things to see and do, great dining and shopping options, and all of it within easy walking distance of the town docks.
Drawing its name from its position facing a major rapids on the St Mary's River between Lake Superior with Lake Huron, Sault Ste. Marie – French for St Mary's rapids – is the third-largest city in northern Ontario after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. Long an important transportation center on the Great Lakes, today the city of Sault Ste. Marie remains an active boating community.
Visiting boaters can find plenty of space to dock at the Roberta Bondar Marina, named for Sault Ste. Marie native and Canada's first female astronaut. Anchoring the waterfront, the marina sits in a cove between the white, tent-like Roberta Bondar Pavilion and the six-story Civic Centre, making it easy to spot from the water.
As a lively city, Sault Ste Marie has plenty to see and explore, including the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Museum, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum and the Art Gallery of Algoma. It's also home to the Algoma Central Railway, which operates the Agawa Canyon tour train, one of the Soo's most popular attractions.
Where Sault Ste. Marie is a major urban centre, tiny Killarney – population 397 – might draw even larger numbers of visiting boaters every year with its natural wonders and unspoiled beauty. In every direction, Killarney is a Group of Seven painting come to life with its rocky outcrops, resilient pines and crystal-clear waters sparkling in the sun.
Located on the north shore of Georgian Bay to the east of Manitoulin Island, Killarney is well known as one of the world's top destinations for cruising boaters. But the little town is more than just a jumping off point for exploring the North Channel, with plenty to offer starting with no less than six excellent marinas including Killarney Mountain Lodge, Channel Marina, Gateway Marine, Killarney Marine, The Sportsman's Inn and Roques Marina – plus a number of additional docks and launch ramps.
Killarney is also blessed with an abundance of great places to eat. Most of the marinas offer dining with a view, while The Pines Inn and the Killarney Bay Inn are known for their pasta dishes and prime rib, respectively.
Killarney is a haven for artists, photographers, and those who enjoy outdoor recreation. The George Island Wilderness Trail is a 7.5-kilometer hiking loop that's well worth exploring, along with nearby Killarney Provincial Park, which offers a number of hiking trails from mild to wild.
Perched on the northern shoreline of beautiful Lake of the Woods near the Manitoba border, the delightful community of Kenora is one of Ontario's best-loved boating destinations.
Once known as Rat Portage – a throwback to its trading post days during the fur trade, when valuable muskrat pelts lined its waterfront docks – Kenora today is a vibrant city with great fishing and a surprising range of dining and shopping opportunities.
Boaters will find marine equipment, docks and launch ramps at Musky Point Marina right in town, Devil's Gap Marina or Bare Point Marine, both located south of Kenora's downtown, or at Change of Latitude Marina and Tall Pines Marina, just west of downtown. Other options include a wide range of waterfront resorts located within a short drive of Kenora, offering a bit more privacy while remaining within an easy boat ride of town.
As a major boating hub, Kenora is well set up to accommodate visiting boaters, with everything from restaurants like The Boathouse and the Waterside Restaurant and Lounge, to grocery stores like the Kenora Safeway, all providing direct waterfront access and their own docks.
Appropriately known as the Sunshine City, the bustling municipality of Orillia might be one of Ontario's best-known boating communities – in part for its position just an hour north of Toronto on a narrows connecting lakes Simcoe and Couchiching on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Orillia is also known for its spectacular waterfront, and for the sheer scope of dining, shopping and attractions located within walking distance of its extensive municipal marina. We're talking more than 150 shops and boutiques, dozens of restaurants and salons, and a thriving arts district with a growing number of fine galleries.
Orillia is also home to interesting attractions like the Stephen Leacock Museum and national historic site, along with a full calendar of fun events like the annual Scottish Festival at Couchiching Beach Park, the Mariposa Music Festival, or the annual 'Christmas in June' extravaganza that includes a boat decorating contest.
Boaters will be most interested in the Port of Orillia's large municipal marina, however, with its outstanding facilities including dockage, launch ramps and more. There's ice cream within sight of the docks, and even free Sunday evening concerts in the adjoining lakeside park.
Prefer to wet a line? Orillia's waterfront holds plenty of bass and pike, along with jumbo yellow perch – to the point its annual Perch Festival attracts thousands of visitors each year.
One of the most popular stops for boaters exploring the historic Rideau Canal, the community of Smiths Falls was built around the waterway, which is a key reason so many of its amenities are so easily accessible from the water.
From the Victoria Park Marina and Visitor Centre, located steps downstream of Rideau Canal Lock 31, visitors can stretch their legs on the Smiths Falls Heritage Trail, or enjoy a nice bike ride along the water. Or head into the downtown to browse a range of shops or enjoy restaurants from fast food to fine dining. If craft beers are more your taste, 4 Degrees Brewing Company has multiple flavours on tap – all brewed on site with local ingredients.
History buffs will want to check out the town's former CN station, which today serves as the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario and provides a fascinating insight into the impact of the railways on Smiths Falls and the Rideau Canal. You'll also want to stop by the Rideau Canal Visitor Centre for a more detailed look at the canal and its history. For lighter entertainment, the Smiths Falls Community Theatre offers a wide range of programming through the boating season.
If you don't have your own boat then no worries, as you can rent a cruiser in Smiths Falls from boat sharing company Le Boat, and explore the historic Rideau Canal on your own in absolute comfort.
The gateway to the Thousand Islands, Gananoque is one of the most treasured boating communities in Ontario in no small part due to its proximity to this spectacular cruising area.
The town boasts of having more than 1000 reasons to visit, and that's no exaggeration. The Thousand Islands are truly one of the world's most beautiful cruising areas, and perhaps the easiest way to get the lay of the land, so to speak, is with a sightseeing cruise. Thousand Island Cruise Lines provide narrated tours of the immediate area pointing out all the key sights, like the nearby Thousand Islands Bridge, while providing interesting commentary on the area's rich history.
For a bird's-eye view, helicopter tours provide an exhilarating view of the Thousand Islands from above, providing a unique perspective on this boater's paradise. It's also worth checking out the 1000 Islands History Museum, for an in-depth look at how the area developed into today's modern transportation hub.
Visiting boaters will find plenty of space to dock or launch at the Gananoque Municipal Marina, located just west of the confluence of the Gananoque and St. Lawrence Rivers. The marina is easy walking distance to downtown Gananoque's attractions, including the Gananoque Inn and Spa and the Thousand Islands Playhouse, which presents a range of top-quality theatrical productions year-round.
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Three more Barca players test positive for Covid-19
29 December 2021 | 12:34 pm
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele, defender Samuel Umtiti and midfielder Gavi have tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish club said Wednesday, bringing to six the number of infected first team players.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 18, 2021 Barcelona's French forward Ousmane Dembele runs on the pitch during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Elche CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. – Barcelona striker Ousmane Dembele, defender Samuel Umtiti and midfielder Gavi have tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish club said on December 29, 2021, bringing to six the number of infected first team players. The three players join left-back Jordi Alba, centre-back Clement Lenglent and defender Dani Alves who also tested positive this week. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
"The players are in good health and self-isolating at home. The Club has reported the cases to the relevant authorities", it said in a statement.
The three players join left-back Jordi Alba, centre-back Clement Lenglent and defender Dani Alves, who also tested positive this week.
Barcelona, currently seventh in La Liga, travel to Real Mallorca (15th) on Sunday.
Several Spanish clubs have reported Covid cases, such as Real Sociedad on Monday or Real Madrid in mid-December, but no match has yet been postponed.
According to La Liga and Spanish Football Federation rules, a match is suspended when a team does not have at least 13 players, of which five must be from the first team.
This puts Sunday's match between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at risk because the latter team has up to 17 infected players, according to press reports, making it the hardest-hit squad in the first division.
Real Sociedad has reported 10 infected players, Cadiz has five and RCD Mallorca four.
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GUELPH – And then there was one.
The Guelph CVI Green Gaels stand as the lone undefeated team in District 10 high schools football following a 30-9 victory over the previously unbeaten Ross Royals Thursday night at Alumni Stadium.
The Gaels jumped into a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and they were up 21-6 at halftime before Ross kicked a field goal for the only scoring of the third quarter.
Ben Boddy had a touchdown and four converts for GCVI while Silas Simmons, Kevin Hu and Trevor Keough each scored a touchdown. The Gaels also recorded a safety.
Quarterback Adam Shoemaker scored a touchdown and a field goal for Ross.
GCVI leads the league at 3-0-0 while Ross, Centennial Spartans and St. James Lions are tied at 2-1-0. Lourdes Crusaders and Bishop Macdonell Celtics are tied at 0-3-0.
"Physicality has definitely been a key and just to be prepared for every game and play it game by game," Boddy said of GCVI's success.
Boddy, who kicked the winning rouge in last year's championship game, has seen more action running the ball this season.
Each team has two games left in its regular season and all will be starting to get ready for the playoffs. Every team qualifies for the playoffs with the first- and second-placed teams getting byes in the quarter-finals.
"I think we have to work on staying foot-on-the-gas for the whole four quarters," Boddy said.
Holding Bishop Mac scoreless in the first quarter started Centennial to the win at Alumni Stadium.
The Spartans led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, 15-7 at halftime and 22-14 after the third quarter.
Also scoring for the Spartans were Hadi El-Miari with a touchdown and a rouge, Drake Davis with a touchdown and Ben Lane with four converts.
Luke Walton had two touchdowns for Bishop Mac while Zach Murch scored one and Nick Guardiero had two converts.
While each team in the league is looking to improve in the final two weeks of the regular season, so is each player.
"I need to hit my holes a little harder and get moving a little quicker with the ball in my hands and use my space a little bit more effectively," Taylor said.
St. James recovered from a 10-point deficit to claim the win.
The host Crusaders led 7-0 after the first quarter and they added a field goal early in the second quarter before the Lions roared back for an 18-10 lead at halftime that they extended to 24-10 by the end of the third quarter.
Tanner Nelmes scored all four touchdowns for St. James and none of them were converted. He figured he was just fortunate to have his plays go for the scores.
"We have a lot of talented players who are capable of scoring touchdowns," Nelmes said. "We were able to get a few passes to Devon Proctor and Piotr Czachor and just moving forward we'll just have to spread the ball around more and that will help us be more successful.
Quarterback Jack St. Hilaire had a touchdown and a convert for Lourdes while Carlos Amaral also had a touchdown and Ethan Bizjack kicked a field goal and a convert.
The Lions got back on the winning path after their Week 2 loss to GCVI.


We are extremely proud to share that Arav Arzare (Grade 5- Ena), Aarav Doshi (Grade 4- Ena) and Hridhaan Jhaveri (Grade 5- Ena) of JBCN International School, Parel were presented with the 'Chair of Judges Recognition of Achievement Award' at the F1 in Schools competition. About 19 schools participated in the Maharashtra regional challenge on 24th January'19 in Mumbai.
Our team from Parel, 'Tenzo Revazo' as an extension of their ECA- F1 in Schools participated in the World's largest STEM Based Technology challenge and manufactured a miniature 'car' using the official F1 Model Block.
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Your boots squeak as you walk atop the soggy trail. The road looks like a festive mocha cake, with vibrant autumn leave sprinkles. You have more energy than you know what to do with. It must be the air you think. The crisp coolness, the light clean wisps propel you forward.
You try to quiet your feet. You move slowly attempting to blend into the scenery. You hope for a wildlife spotting. Nothing too feral, no bears, but a moose will do.
You feel like the only human in the world. The sky has never been so clear, so blue. The water, almost black, does not move. The wind rustles the golden leaves, the remaining ones, the fighters who cling defiantly to skinny slate branches.
Delicately you continue onward, rambling, following the trail as it winds around neighborhoods, past parks. You are stunned by the occasional shocks of red- berries, clustered against an otherwise grey backdrop.
A bald eagle perches on a tree to your left. You stop to stare. The bird is larger than you would have imagined. You're grateful for the fact that it seems preoccupied by it's prey, something in the marsh, you can't see. You are so close you can look into its beady eyes. You hold your breath. Waiting for the swoop. Instead it returns to the sky. The moment has passed.
You continue onward. Approaching a clearing you find yourself gazing across the opal water at a massive chain of mountains. The more you blink, the clearer the chain becomes. It appears to reach the sky.
A beaver breaks through the surface of the water startling you. Your exhale, sharp and sudden releases a smoky trail reminding you how cold it is. The beaver dives beneath the water and appears once again. He, or possibly she, carries twigs in her mouth and piles them at the corner of the embankment.
Your ears perk up. You are suddenly aware of the fact that you're not alone. Something rustles in the bushes behind you. Your heart races, you prepare your camera. You just know you are about to be face to face with a large majestic moose. You prepare your lens for the zoom.
It grows quiet. You wait patiently for your prize. Suddenly, in a flash of excited sandy energy, your moose bursts forth. Only your moose isn't a moose, it's a golden retriever followed by its two jogging owners who greet you with cheer and vigor.
You've been walking for an hour, lost in thought. Slowly your fingers have grown numb, your nose is running. It is time to head back.
It has been a fine morning, a calm cool, stimulating morning, remarkable in all the right small ways. You didn't spot your moose, but the trail shared her many other gifts. You are not disappointed.


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If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they join together to make a single thing.
If someone or something combines two qualities or features, they have both those qualities or features at the same time.
If someone combines two activities, they do them both at the same time.
If two or more groups or organizations combine or if someone combines them, they join to form a single group or organization.
A combine is a group of people or organizations that are working or acting together.
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Dolle Dinsdag (Crazy Tuesday) is the designation for Tuesday, September 5, 1944. On that day, emotional scenes took place throughout the Netherlands as a result of the broadcast of the BBC that the allied armies had crossed the border. Breda would already be liberated.
This rumor was fed by Prime Minister Gerbrandy who stated that the border had been crossed and he welcomed the liberators to Dutch territory.
to be in Rotterdam on September 5, September 6 in Utrecht and Amsterdam, and the rest "would follow soon". In the south of the Netherlands they could have heard the roar of the guns. Rumors were thickened, and soon the myth circulated that certain places in the south of the Netherlands had already been liberated. In Rotterdam it was alleged that the Allies were at Moerdijk, and in Amsterdam it was claimed that they would be in Rotterdam and The Hague.
There were Dutchmen who dared to put out the flag, but that was very dangerous because the German occupier had strictly forbidden this.
Many Dutch people made the next day to greet their liberators. Flags and orange banners were taken out, and companies were empty because the staff wanted to wait for the Allies on the street. Germans broke out among Germans and NSB members; administrations were hastily destroyed and many fled. Many NSB members stayed temporarily at the Lüneburg Heath in Germany, while Mussert moved to the Bellinckhof near Almelo.
What the Dutch population did not know was that the size of the allied troops at that time was still too small to liberate the whole of the Netherlands. The allied main force was still in France: and the troops that had advanced to Antwerp had only liberated a thin corridor in Belgium. In addition, there was a supply problem because the supply lines had become too long and were dependent on a single artificial harbor, as the Germans had fortified themselves in the French port cities. The Dutch border was not even reached at all. On both sides the area was still occupied and the advanced troops ran a risk of being cut off. There were indications that the Germans were regrouping. The Allied High Command therefore did not dare to take a further step in a northerly direction, especially since the main goal, Antwerp, had already been achieved.
The false radio message about the non-existent liberation of Breda had to do with the fact that even the Allied High Command barely knew where its own troops were, due to the speed with which they had been advancing. Only a few days later the Allies would cross the Dutch border with reconnaissance patrols, and on 14 September 1944 Maastricht became the first major Dutch city to be liberated.
When Operation Market Garden also failed because of the German victory in the Battle of Arnhem at the end of September, it was clear that at least for the Northern Netherlands the liberation would still take some time. West Netherlands had to endure a Hunger Winter after Dolle Dinsdag, before it was liberated on 5 May 1945.
The name Dolle Dinsdag is first encountered in De Gil, a propaganda newspaper disguised as a resistance magazine and paid for by the occupying forces. On 15 September, the paper headed for the events on 5 September: GENERAL REPETITION - DURING LES VAN DOLLEN TUESDAY. The alliterative rules were written by Willem van den Hout, who after the war under the name Willy van der Heide would gain fame as the writer of the successful children's books about Bob Evers.
On the Willebrordusplein in Rotterdam the residents of Rotterdam danced to be convinced that they were that the liberation was imminent.
Waiting customers at a bakery on Dolle Tuesday. That wait was in vain, however, because the baker was fleeing.
German soldiers leaving The Hague by bycicle on 'Dolle dinsdag' .
On 'Tuesday tuesday', German soldiers claiming bicycles, corner Schenkkade-Adelheidstraat, The Hague.
Residents of The Hague are trying to get confirmation of the stream of rumors that the liberators are on their way. But in occupied territory it is difficult to hear the true news.
Also on the Rijswijkseplein in The Hague the population was looking forward to the liberators.
German soldiers flee from The Hague on 'Dolle Dinsdag'. They have been distressed by the stream of rumors that the allied armies are approaching.
On Staatsspoor in The Hague NSB families wait for special trains that would take them to safer places. Many NSB members ended up in Kamp Westerbork or the Lünenburger Heide in Germany.


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International Women's Day: Women Inspiring Food
Posted on March 8, 2021 by administrator
What perfect day than international women's day to celebrate the women's influencers of the food industry? The world celebrates International women's day on 8th March. Today is the day to acknowledge the existence of women around us. For forever in history, women have been corresponded with cooking and the other way around, but only in the domestic boundaries. Some women take the step to fight against this tactic and step forward in fields taboo to them, and some choose to transform the aspect of food completely, results in ways women came winning.
Recently food industry has aspired to highlight the modern achievements and contributions of women in food, especially chefs. However, some women have been behind for long period from some of the most powerful achievements in the food world throughout history, and there's no excellent time to glorify them than International Women's Day.
These women have initiated legacies that diverse from the farm-to-table movement to Southern food as a supreme way of cooking, winning awards, placing new standards proceeding that has strongly covered the way for more women to follow in their footsteps. Studying about them and appreciating their work will positively support even more keen change to come.
Aminah Hamidullah, Founder of Foodies Café
Foodies Cafe, a locally owned halal breakfast and lunch restaurant located in Orlando, Florida, is founded by a proud lady named Aminah Hamidullah. By offering a crazy combination of delicious meals for special breakfast, lunch, or brunch in her restaurant, she gained much popularity within a very short span. With a dream to make most of the healthy start of the day, she served a food-loving community with a blend of classic breakfast favorites with some traditional American dishes and an array of divine desserts and coffee at very reasonable prices.
M.F.K. Fisher's, A Remarkable Food Writer
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was one of the most impressive writers of 1937 that hit the scene, reevaluate what it intends to write about food, using it as a substitute for huge cultural facts rather than as just a technique to resolve what to eat for the feast.
Once she said: "According to me, there are three basic desires, for food, reliability, love, that are so mixed, intermix, and spiraled that we cannot straightly think of one without the others. So it occurs when I write about hunger, I am communicating about love and the hunger for it, affection and the fondness of it and then emptiness for it, then the spirit, fruitfulness, and finally magnificent reality of hunger satisfied; however, it is all one."
A single mother, M.F.K Fisher, written 15 books in her lifetime. The most focal narrative was about the world of food, and hundreds of magazine articles that pursue to motivate writers all around today.
Ruth Fertel, Founder of First Steak House
Single mother Ruth's Chris Steak House was born in New Orleans. This amazing woman work on her dream of owning a restaurant. After a great struggle, she mortgaged her home and opened her restaurant in 1965.
By learning how to do everything from butchering to investment to serving. From the starting, she supports women, inconvenience herself to give work to other single mothers. However, with many other locations in the main international places, such as New York, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Cancun, she extends the steakhouse into the world chain it is today through franchising.
Fertel is the ideal of a businesswoman before her period leading up to aspiring female restaurateurs after her. Through the foundation found in her will that supports education in Louisiana and culinary capability, her legacy remains even after her death and of course, through each signature sizzling steak.
Buwei Yang Chao, Chinese Cooking Expert
Yang makes Chinese accessible to the world People can thank Buwei Yang Chao for the terms "stir-fry" and "potstickers," which she originated in her Chinese cookbook How to Cook and Eat in Chinese in 1945.
That book was not just for Chinese recipes but also a platform for Chinese food and culture to people around the world. At that time, many magazines name it a real narrative of the Chinese cookery system, which is identical as complex as the culture that has created it.
Yang Chao pursued that work and wrote an autobiography, a review book named How to Order and Eat in Chinese to Get the Best Meal in a Chinese Restaurant. Regardless of not knowing English, Yang with the help of her husband and daughter always guides the way Chinese food is favorite internationally.
Taking benefit of this Women's Day, let join hands to acknowledge the efforts of such women who are dedicatedly serving the community in some way or another. Though, many more iconic women in the world of food are timeless chefs known for their fearless cooking style and making different cuisine classics. Don't you think women are born to be queens? Owing to many restaurants, a growing career in television history, and publishing great cookbooks, women always inspire us to live life choosing great paths.
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How to Watch Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC: Lineups, odds, game thread
Follow along LAFC's latest road jaunt.
By Alicia Rodriguez Updated May 16, 2021, 6:35pm PDT
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Marco Farfan starts at left back with Diego Palacios benched, while Carlos Vela is on the bench.
The #LAFC Starting XI vs. @SoundersFC.
Tonight's lineup is presented by @Delta. #SEAvLAFC pic.twitter.com/26c2dH3oU3
— LAFC (@LAFC) May 17, 2021
Stefan Cleveland starts for the Sounders in goal for the injured Stefan Frei.
Our @Delta Starting XI for #SEAvLAFC!
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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) May 17, 2021
LAFC had a week to rest, regroup and hopefully turn the page on their first loss of the 2021 season, as they will head back out on the road to face the Seattle Sounders to wrap up the MLS matchweek on Sunday evening at Lumen Field.
Diego Rossi scored his first goal of the season, but LAFC lost 2-1 at the LA Galaxy last weekend. Carlos Vela was called "a possibility" for this game and he's off the injury report, so his return could provide a boost for a team that's been in a bit of a slump to start the season.
The Sounders played midweek, beating the San Jose Earthquakes on the road 1-0 but that win came at a cost, with Stefan Frei and Jordy Delem both suffering knee injuries. Frei's injury isn't a torn ACL but he's going to miss this game for sure, while Delem and Josh Atencio (quad) are out, and Nicolas Lodeiro (knee) is questionable heading into the match.
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For LAFC, only Kwadwo Opoku, who suffered a knee injury on loan with Las Vegas Lights midweek, and Eric Dueñas (ankle) are listed as out, no other players are on the injury report at all.
These teams tied 1-1 a few weeks back at The Banc, and games up in Seattle tend to be tough for LAFC. But that doesn't mean they can't get a result, and if they can raise their play, they can beat anyone. Here's hoping they bring that in this game.
According to our partners at DraftKings Sportsbook, as of Saturday evening, LAFC are (+195), the Sounders are (+138) and a draw is (+230), so LAFC are slight favorites again this week, although they aren't really going too hard on them anyway, so it's all kind of a toss-up.
Sunday's match between LAFC and the Sounders will be televised nationally on FS1 and Fox Deportes, which you can watch via FuboTV. The broadcast is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm PT with kickoff to follow at 6:55.
Come chat about the game with us in the comment section below!
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Maryam Mirzakhani first woman to win Fields Medal mathematics prize
"This is a great honor. I will be happy if it encourages young female scientists and mathematicians," Mirzakhani said.
By Brooks Hays
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- For the first time in history, the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics -- the equivalent, some say, of a Nobel Prize -- has been awarded to a woman. The winner is Maryam Mirzakhani, who was born and raised in Iran.
Mirzakhani studied math at Harvard, earning a PhD in 2004. She currently works at Stanford University as a math professor.
"This is a great honor. I will be happy if it encourages young female scientists and mathematicians," Mirzakhani said in a statement released by Stanford.
The International Mathematical Union, the organization that gives the award, said Mirzakhani won the prize for her "outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces."
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The IMU awards the Fields Medal every four years. The winners are always announced at the opening ceremonies of the International Congress of Mathematicians annual conference, held this week in Seoul, South Korea.
Mirzakhani has stated that she was mostly interested in writing and literature as a young student, but that her brother's talk of his science learning piqued her interest in math.
"I can see that without being excited, mathematics can look pointless and cold," she said in a 2008 interview. "The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers."
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Mirzakhani was given the award for her contributions in the fields of geometry and dynamical systems. While her work is considered "pure math," her original and sophisticated impacts in these fields reportedly have implications in other areas of studies, including quantum physics, prime numbers theory and cryptography.
"Fluent in a remarkably diverse range of mathematical techniques and disparate mathematical cultures, she embodies a rare combination of superb technical ability, bold ambition, far-reaching vision, and deep curiosity," the ICM said in a statement.
Three others were also awarded the Fields Medal, including Artur Avila, Manjul Bhargava and Martin Hairer.
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Alnwick 2nds were looking for revenge for their narrow 21-20 league defeat at Corbridge last October in this CANDY Cup encounter. However, in yet another close and exciting game, the Tynedale men came out victorious.
The first 15 minutes involved constant pressure from the visitors but the first score came from Alnwick when Haecherl intercepted a pass and put his head down for the line. 5-0. Back came Tynedale and after a 5m scrum the ball was forced over the line for a converted try. 5-7.
A tremendous kick off by Moir allowed Ellis to collect and make progress. However, the next score was another interception, this time the Tynedale stand off gratefully ran the ball three quarters the length of the pitch with Smails in gallant if futile pursuit, five years ago, maybe! 5-14.
More visitor pressure witnessed some resolute Alnwick defending with Brown on one occasion individually pushing back a Tyndale attempted driving maul.
At this point Alnwick were warned for persistent off side and Tynedale opted for a scrum. It turned out to be a bad decision with the home team trundling the visitors back a full 15m. Never-the-less, Alnwick were thankful for the half time whistle.
They began the second half well with Brady making progress before cleverly realising the ball out the back of his hand only for the move to be halted on the line.
Tynedale were fortunate not to concede a penalty, if not a penalty try, when they appeared to deliberately turn the scrum. Back came the visitors, again going over after a 5m scrum. 5-19.
At this point Alnwick raised their game considerably. Changes had been wrought at half time and Todd in particular was proving extremely influential preventing a certain try with a last ditch tackle at one end then scoring at the other. The try was converted by Moir. 12-19.
Todd's pace and quick thinking brought a new dimension to the game as did Philipson's running and experience. Quick penalties brought Alnwick up to the visitor 22m where they opted for a scrum. The ball went out to Smails who came into the line to score with nine minutes left. Moir again converted 19-19.
Sadly for the tremendous home crowd, two poorly executed lineouts proved costly to Alnwick. Tynedale took advantage of the first on Alnwick's 22m and went over for another forward's try 19-26 and then at the other end Alnwick again failed to collect the ball to end a promising attacking position. However, a great contest with much to please both sets of supporters.
Alnwick: Brown, Green Davison, Brand, Gray, Davies, Ord, Ellis, Grinders, Moir, Woods, Snaith, Haecherl, Mallaburn, Smails, Brady, Philipson, Thompson, Todd.
* Alnwick 1sts continued their successful start to the new year with a 7-24 victory at Vale of Lune. All Alnwick's points were scored in the first half on a very wet Lancashire afternoon. Tries were scored by Holmes, Hutchinson, Cuthbert and Clayton with Bird converting two. The win, with an added bonus point, puts Alnwick in a very healthy sixth position in the league. Next week is a rest week with the next league game at home to Ilkley on February 9.


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