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"I Want You"
Colossus joins Excalibur after jealously beating Wisdom to a pulp
Artist: Casey Jones
Inkers: Mike Miller, Tom Simmons, Joe Rubinstein & W.C. Carani
Letterer: Richard Starkings & Comicraft
Colorist: Ariane Lenshock with Malibu's Hues
Editor: Suzanne Gaffney
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Harras
Returning from their trip to the pub, Kitty bids Wisdom goodnight as he remains outside for one more cigarette. Out of the darkness, Colossus attacks, enraged at having seen Wisdom with "his Katya". Colossus savagely beats Wisdom, who manages to use his power to slice into Colossus' back. As the rest of the team responds, Brian & Meggan knock out Colossus, and the injured parties are taken to the medlab. Moira is able to repair Colossus' spinal injury with relative ease, but Wisdom remains in critical condition. Colossus is moved to a holding cell and, when he wakes up, receives a dressing down from Nightcrawler. However, Nightcrawler is sympathetic given all that Colossus has gone through, and gives him the cover story of needing to remain with Excalibur for observation of possible neural problems as a way for Colossus to stay with the team and make amends. Later, Kitty visits Colossus as well, telling him Wisdom will live, barely. Colossus insists he cares about Kitty, but she says if that were true, he never would have left her for someone else, or hurt someone she cared about. He asks if Wisdom is good to her, and she says yes, adding to herself as she phases away, "just like you were".
Firsts and Other Notables
Colossus joins Excalibur in this issue; his intention in coming to Muir Island was simply to look up Kitty (whom he's suddenly decided is the great love of his life who must absolutely feel the same way about her, even though he previously opted specifically not to stay on Muir Island and instead go back to Avalon with the Acolytes in issue #71), but he ends up joining the team after attacking (and nearly killing) Pete Wisdom out of jealousy, with Nightcrawler suggesting he needs to stay with the team for observation as a way to prevent him from getting into any larger trouble for the attack.
With his arrival, the book once again regains its standard quotient of former X-Men on its roster (three), a number that had been lacking since the departure of Rachel Summers in issue #75. He will stick around through the end of the series, at which point its three former X-Men will move back to their original team.
Colossus' attack on Wisdom is particularly brutal, as he doesn't pull any punches against a (physically) human opponent, breaking several ribs, fracturing his skull, and collapsing a lung in the process, something we don't usually see (as his opponents tend to be invulnerable/are better able to defend themselves against his strength).
Casey Jones pencils this issue, his first on the book (he also contributed to X-Man #10 the month before, his first work for the X-office). Jones will serve as the series' sort of co-regular artist, trading off with Carlos Pacheco, for the duration of Warren Ellis' run, with the pair alternating stories and issues (ie Jones draws this issue and the next two, then Pacheco comes aboard and pencils two issues, then Jones does another, etc.). Jones doesn't have a ton of credits to his name, but he pencils stuff for Marvel well into the 00s (and currently works for Disney, I believe), though I mostly just know him as "the artist who isn't Carlos Pacheco during Ellis' Excalibur run".
In a legitimately funny moment, Wisdom upon seeing Colossus bearing down on him and not having the first clue who he is, asks if he's the Terminator.
Captain Britain & Meggan are described as the strongest members of Excalibur; that's not uncommon to think in the context of Brian, but Meggan usually isn't considered as such (though its technically true).
Following issue #71, Moira has adjusted some of her medical equipment to accommodate Colossus' organic metal physiology.
Colossus suggests he only joined the Acolytes in an effort to mitigate their more evil, violent impulses, which is casting himself in a pretty favorable light given how his actual defection was depicted (as an act of someone deeply hurt & angry after a series of admittedly crappy things happened to him one after the other).
Kitty says they've "heard reports" of what Colossus has gone through, and I'm not quite sure what that means...maybe the stuff about crashing to Earth from Avalon? Cuz Excalibur was present for Colossus' last big life decision in #71.
Austin's Analysis
With this issue, Ellis adds Colossus to the roster of the book (a decision I've always been curious about, as to whether it came from Ellis himself or was something editorial asked him to take on), and in the process, he briefly tries to litigate and re-contextualize Colossus' actions in the recent past; essentially, his "defection" and association with the Acolytes (now that the group has essentially disbanded). The idea that Colossus only joined the Acolytes to help steer them away from violence - something Nightcrawler more or less rightly calls shenanigans on - is a pretty blatant retcon. Colossus certainly ended up in that role, sort of, at least in stories like Uncanny X-Men #315, but his initial defection definitively grew out of his grief for Illyana and rage towards Xavier's inability to save her, and he stayed with the Acolytes, circa X-Men #25, specifically to care for the now brain-dead Magneto as a sort of proxy for the sister who died. And the winky bit with Nightcrawler asserting that Colossus' involvement with the team is due to his need for treatment is overly cute (and largely unnecessary; rightly or wrongly, the X-Men have forgiven worse).
But while Ellis maybe isn't the best person for the job - his familiarity with the previous material seems a bit spotty in places, a frequent problem for Ellis in stories tied to specific bits of continuity - reckoning with Colossus' time as a "villain" is necessary in order for the character to move past that (still of questionable merit) development and be part of a regular series' cast again, and Ellis, particularly in the scenes with Nightcrawler, a character with a long history with Colossus (even longer than Kitty) who's never really had a chance to express his own feelings about Colossus' actions, does it well enough to accomplish what it needs to. While perhaps not a full accounting of his time with the Acolytes nor his immediate actions at the start of the issue, this works well enough to clear the deck in order to bring Colossus onto the book, and if nothing else, the effort is appreciated.
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Posted by Austin Gorton at 12:00 PM
Labels: Comic Book reviews, comics, December 1995, Ellis/Jones, Excalibur, X-aminations
wwk5d May 9, 2020 at 1:57 AM
There was talk that Ellis initially didn't want Colossus to begin with, and that editorial made that decision. I could see this as Ellis throwing a temper tantrum of sorts, like, fine, I'll have him join the team, but let me piss all over his character first...
Because we couldn't just have Colossus show up, react awkwardly but rationally to seeing Kitty with Gary-Sue Wisdom, and then having a conversation with Kitty later where she chooses to stay with Gary-Sue and not start up again with Peter. No, Peter has to go batshit crazy and assault someone instead, all the better to prop up Gary-Sue.
I could be wrong, but that was how I felt at the time, and still do. At least Ellis does a decent job with Peter going forward after this, but still.
Austin Gorton May 11, 2020 at 5:19 PM
I could see that. I have a hard time imagining Ellis saying "hey, can I use Colossus in my book?" Though he does handle him pretty well after this, so he can't have been too chuffed about being saddled with him, if that's the case (I wonder similar things about Wolfsbane - who he doesn't do nearly as much with - a character who I have a hard time imagining Ellis even knew existed before someone said "hey, you're gonna have Wolfsbane in your book now". But who knows?).
Licínio Miranda May 9, 2020 at 1:31 PM
Colossus having romantic feelings for Shadowcat makes no sense at all. The last time he actually thought about her was when he penciled her and the other X-Men, before asking his sister to teleport him to them, just as Fall of the Mutants began. This is ANCIENT history at this point. At no moment did Colossus ever thought about her during the Outback era or when he was a member of the Gold team. We could easily argue that he didn't even care about her since the very first Secret Wars. Can anyone forget the beautifully drawn reaction of Kitty to the breakup in that issue in which Colossus fought Juggernaut in a pub? They tried to make amends (of sort) in UXM 197, when they fought together a fake Dr. Doom, but that was it. In conclusion, his reaction to Kitty kissing another man still causes in me the same feeling I had when I read this issue when it came what: "this makes no sense."
Having said that, Colossus' defection to join the acolytes never made any sense as well, and I think everyone at Marvel realized this as well. And they did nothing of meaningful with that defection. There's not a single story or event that anyone remembers which could prove a point to Colossus joining a clearly insane and murderous Magneto because his daughter had died of a disease. Or because his parents were (unnecessarily) murdered just before (and no one among the X-Men cared or reacted to it). Colossus should have just jumped from the pages and attacked Marvel's X-office people instead.
Lastly, I never ever cared about Pete Wisdom. Never understood why the character was there, and why he suddenly got such an importance in the book. He didn't earned it. The only plausible explanation is that he was just a character pet from the writer.
The last time he actually thought about her was when he penciled her and the other X-Men, before asking his sister to teleport him to them, just as Fall of the Mutants began.
For what it's worth, their past together was referenced/alluded to during "Fatal Attractions" and the run-up to all that. Particularly in EXCALIBUR #71, when Kitty specifically played on their romantic past together (and implied continued feelings for one another) to get him to Muir Island, then told him she'd "wait for him" when he decided to leave with the Acolytes again after getting his brain fixed. Given that (relatively) romantic sentiment was the last thing she said to him before this issue, it's understandably Colossus would be upset when he shows up at the spot where the girl who told him she'd wait for him was meant to be waiting for him, only to find her making out with some other dude (not "beat a man you don't know to a bloody pulp" upset, but still).
The only plausible explanation is that he was just a character pet from the writer.
Oh yeah, Wisdom is 100% a writer-insert character for Ellis. He's certainly not the only writer who does it, but Ellis in particular has a habit of giving himself a "this is the author commenting on the narrative from inside it" type character in most of the stuff he writes.
Blam December 12, 2020 at 9:24 AM
Peter and Kitty had just recently been shown as married in the AOA timeline, remember, although that's hardly the kind of potential destiny the DOFP future is and, well, AOA utterly assassinates Peter's character in the end so never mind...
Jack May 11, 2020 at 6:46 PM
I'm gonna submit to you all the following:
Ellis having Colossus beat the living hell out of Wisdom wasn't Ellis crapping all over Colossus, it was Ellis deliberately pointing out how stupid bringing Colossus back by editorial fiat was. "Oh, so you want me to bring back the violent man who turned on his friends? Okay here's what you're letting back onto the team, now let me just sweep it under the carpet and forget about it."
I am, admittedly, a bit of a Warren Ellis fanboy, but even at this stage of his career Ellis was a good enough writer to know that there was no real justification to bring Colossus back without addressing the betrayal and reminding the reader that, yeah, this guy turned on the X-Men violently. I will also admit there's a decent chance all Ellis read was X-Men #304 and the Excalibur issue of Fatal Attractions, which certainly support this reading of Colossus being a hot-headed violent man who had betrayed the X-Men and then turned away from him after they helped him. But I can see Ellis going "okay, fine, you want the violent traitor back, you got him."
The problem is he pointed Colossus at his self-insert, and while Ellis got better at the self-insert (Wisdom isn't even the worst of them; there's a cop in the Worldengine arc of Thor Ellis wrote that is inexplicably a British cop on loan to the NYPD, whose role is to sit outside the narrative, comment on it, and then get killed by the Enchantress) Wisdom is so obviously a self-insert that we can't care that Colossus beats the hell out of him.
That or he really didn't want Colossus back and he just half-assed the issue, which is ALSO very Warren Ellis.
Finally got around to reading this one last night. I forgot how much I disliked it!
For the record, I've always assumed it was editorial instruction that brought Colossus into EXCALIBUR. After "Age of Apocalypse", it was pretty clear Marvel wanted him back in regular circulation. Heck, even just before AoA, when you think about it. The final issue of UNCANNY prior to "Legion Quest" focused on Colossus and the Acolytes, then he showed up in four straight months of AoA issues, followed by four straight months of regular issues, between X-MEN 42 - 44 and UNCANNY 325.
I'm sure editorial wanted him back on a regular basis, but figured the core X-books would be a bad fit after his recent past. And you can't put him on X-Force since they're living in the mansion right now, which that would make him "core book adjacent". That leaves Gen X, which makes no logical sense, or Exaclibur as his landing spots. And when you consider that Excalibur has Kitty and Nightcrawler, two characters with whom he has a long history but with whom he's barely interacted in several years, it feels like a great idea.
I agree that Ellis handles him better going forward, but even knowing that, I really have trouble getting past this issue because it's so out-of-character. Colossus may have been irrational when he left the X-Men, and he may have still been coldly reeling from his family's deaths even after his brain damage was repaired, but that had all passed by this point. UNCANNY 315 and 325, plus the "fall of Avalon" issues between, make it clear that Colossus was more-or-less back to his old self -- or at least, he wasn't acting like an irrational jerk anymore.
So to see him come in and use his metal hands and super-strength to beat the ever-loving stuffing out of what, to his perspective, is a normal flesh-and-blood human being, is insane. I tend to agree with the sentiments above that Ellis didn't want Colossus in the series, and this was his brief temper tantrum to get that out of his system before moving along with business as usual.
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Shannon Gabriel Wants To Forget Infamous Banter With Joe root
by Riya Chandani
GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA - FEBRUARY 11: Shannon Gabriel of West Indies exchanges words with Joe Root and Joe Denly of England during Day Three of the Third Test match between the West Indies and England at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground on February 11, 2019 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images,)
West Indies cricketer Shannon Gabriel was, last year, was engaged in an infamous banter with England's Test captain Joe Root. He doesn't want to reminisce that episode of his cricket career as he is set to play the Test series against England in July.
Shannon Gabriel was involved in the controversies in the Test series against England in February 2019. He had, reportedly, passed some homophobic remark to Joe Root, who was at the crease, in the St Lucia Test match. However, his statement could not be recorded, but Root's voice was recorded in the stump mic. He was telling Gabriel "don't use it as an insult. There's nothing wrong with being gay".
After that banter, ICC slapped him a four-match ban and fined 75 per cent of his match fee.
Shannon Gabriel. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
As the speedster is in England and practising for the upcoming series, he expressed that he didn't want to recall what's in the past but added that, he didn't agree to allegations held against him. He is looking for the coming challenge and preparing his best to deliver in the field.
"To be honest that was in the past. I don't really think about it too much. Whatever happened or whatever was said, I don't really want to harp on about that, I'm just looking to the future now," Gabriel was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Shannon Gabriel. Image Credit; Getty Images.
"I've just come here to play good cricket if selected, and do my best for West Indies cricket. I think the way they dealt with it was blown way out of proportion. The story that was told was not entirely true, but I just want to move on and forget that," he said.
The right-arm fast bowler has so far played 45 Test matches, and 25 ODIs, picking 133 and 33 wickets respectively. He has also represented West Indies in two T20Is.
Shannon Gabriel
West indies tour of England
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India Announces 18-Man Squad For The First Two Tests Against England
Australia vs India 2020-21: Ravichandran Ashwin Uses Math's Formula To Take Jibe At Cricket Boffins Who Predicted India's Clean Sweep
Australia vs India 2020-21: Sachin Tendulkar Lauds Shardul Thakur For Keeping The Test Series Alive
India Likely To Host New Zealand Before T20 World Cup 2021: Reports
Joe Root Returns To 5, Rishabh Pant Attains 13th Position Becoming Top Ranked Keeper
Joe Root Who Scored 228 In Galle Test Is One Of The Best Players Of Spin: Nasser Hussain
England Given Clearance To Play Two Tests Against Sri Lanka
Marnus Labuschagne Is Keen To Feature In IPL

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Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions for the fifth time on Friday as Michy Batshuayi's late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom.
According to a BBC Sports report, it looked as though Antonio Conte's side might be forced to delay their celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by the resilience and organisation of their hosts.
But the mood changed and the title was won with eight minutes left as substitute Batshuayi, who had previously endured a season of struggle after his £33m move from Marseille, ended a scrappy passage of play by steering a finish high past Ben Foster.
The final whistle sparked wild celebrations among Chelsea's fans, and manager Conte was tossed high into the air by his squad.
The Italian can now set his sights on emulating compatriot Carlo Ancelotti's 2010 feat of winning the league and domestic Double as the Blues prepare for an FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley on 27 May.


Who doesn't love a crunchy onion ring!? I find it to be one of the best comfort foods out there. Like I said in my regular blog, my creative idea for this comes from my mom! She was making baked onion rings years and years ago before people started "pinning" on online boards.
G-Mama would send me back to College Park with huge freezer bags of them to live off of! Good times… minus the whole roommate thing?
So these onion rings are a little different because they are CLEAN EATING! If you look up baked onion rings the breading is either panko, whole wheat bread crumbs, corn flakes, cracker crumbs, or my favorite G-Mama recipe (kettle chips… oh boy). While this is delicious, it doesn't fit into my plan!
So the solution? Ezekiel bread! Yay!
Plus instead of using the yolk of an egg, I used egg whites, flax meal with water (gives an egg consistency), and some spices! Follow along for a crunchy snack!
Start by slicing your onions. They obviously need to be in rings. Thickness is up to you! I like about 1/3 to 1/2 of an inch.
I didn't use all of these actually. Saved some for other recipes.
Toasty! This is loaded with grains like organic millet, barley, wheat, lentils, soybeans and more!
We are going to grind this up!
Actually keep going after you get to this point. Get it super small. Sticks better!
Now prepare the egg dip!
To a small dipping bowl or dish, add the flax meal and water. Mix and let sit for 5 minutes. This replaces yolk in recipes, allowing the breadcrumbs to really stick to the onions.
Now prepare the flour. Add the spices and flour to a bowl!
Different ring sorry, but you get the point!
Then it goes in the Ezekiel bread crumbs! Tip for dipping in the bread crumbs: I take a handful and place in a separate bowl, dip one side then sprinkle on the other side. Once you start flipping, the egg mixture starts to clump your bread crumbs and then nothing sticks! So sprinkle a little at a time!
Dipped and placed on the sheet!
So these were actually not placed in the oven right away. I put them in the freezer overnight and pulled them out later to cook.
Bake for about 20 minutes if not frozen, 30-35 if frozen. KEEP AN EYE ON IT!
Look at these up close! YUM! HEALTHY AND CLEAN!
Clean Eating! I told you it's not boring!
Plate and eat! Watch out these go quick!
Nutritional info: This was hard to calculate because although we used all these ingredients, tons was left over right? I didn't use all the flour, the bread crumbs aren't all used, and the egg wash has some left over as well. So this is an ESTIMATE!


After two fabulous visits to Grand Cayman we wanted to explore other great snorkelling islands of the Caribbean. For this trip our key drivers were easy snorkelling and somewhere that KLM flew to, as Nick had a ton of KLM miles to use up. The choice was narrowed to the ABC islands - Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao - just off the coast of Venezuela and from these Curaçao emerged as the favourite.
Following lots of web research we rented a super villa with a pool and the use of a car and we then spent 10 days driving around the island searching for the ultimate snorkel beaches, climbing Mount Christobal and having a look around Willemstad.
A typical day on a typical beach. There weren't many people about!
The snorkellers return. We saw some fabulous marine life. The highlight was the eagle rays, but we also saw lots of turtles, moray eels etc.
Alex holding a baby tutrle that we found on a beach.
In Willemstad for the day. The architecture was remeniscent of Hanseatic Dutch cities. The colours were bright to say the least!
All in all we had a very pleasant holiday. The snorkelling was not as good as Grand Cayman, but was still easily accessible and we did see lots of wildlife. Curaçao is not on the main cruise ship route and so there is no mass invasion on certain days, but it is a lot more industrialised that Grand Cayman and clearly people are not as wealthy. While we never felt unsafe, we were a lot more conscious of the potential dangers aropund us than we were in Grand Cayman.
The comedy element of the holiday was provided by the Hyundai Accent were were given to drive. It had no power steering and you had a greater chance of winning the lottery than of finding a gear.


It is Friday, the 13th. Fitting and a touch creepy.
I always think of the horror movie, Friday the 13th, on days like today. The only thing I personally admire about those movies is the element of surprise.
Today is officially the last day of blogging for me. How do I know? Remember this post, where I committed myself to blogging for 15 weeks? I'm actually five days past due. I'm like a carton of milk that has expired. Or Lactaid for more lactose-free, readers.
In celebration of our accomplishment, yes, I just included you, I thought I would share some parting words and updates related to our sweet blog, Upcycled Education.
We've had a handful of celebrity sightings on Upcycled Education. The Graphics Fairy herself and Martin from the Icon Finder left comments on the blog. Carol from Wolfram Alpha emailed to wittily say thank you for blogging about the coolness of Wolfram Alpha. For my fellow craftucators, we landed on the Mod Podge Rocks tweet - thank you, Amy!
Remember I was getting shredded? Well, let's just say there is a touch more work to be done to prepare for summer bathing suit weather and road bike season.
Did you read this post here about t-charts and t-shirts? I've been dreaming about designing Upcycled Education t-shirts and bike jerseys. We might need hoodies, too. Any pre-orders?
I've re-examined my hatred of food in the classroom and my pessimistic classroom party philosophy. If, and only if, educators are inclusionary with food (meaning: no alienating students with food allergies, intolerances, celiac disease, etc.) AND educators aim to heighten students' awareness with regard to food quality, then I am OK with food in the classroom. Otherwise, I stand by my mantra: Keep-food-at-home.
Dedications: With my daytime college students, I consistently dedicated my day and lessons to someone. However, little O and I did not follow through on our joint daily dedications; we were playing too much in the morning and eating breakfast and getting ready for school. Something's got to give, right?
"Glow and Grows" from this post is by far everyone's favorite feedback tool. I concur. Just saying the words, "glows and grows," brings me delight. One of my career-changing-students who teaches fourth grade, used the Glows and Grows tool for parent-teacher conferences. The tool was well received.
The Emotional Bank Account concept hit home with my parent-blog-readers. I received numerous emails related to this helpful metaphor from Stephen Covey. Have you made any emotional deposits today?
No, I never received my wish list from Crayola. Maybe they are still packing my boxes as I type.
You know how I adore Montessori Education. You remember this post, right? Look what I found for you? Scholarships to become a certified Montessori teacher! Yes, you can thank me later.....maybe we could do a virtual latte together.
OK, ready for the surprise?
I cannot stop blogging. I just can't. I love this experience way too much and I still have more to say about education and life. I have programs - yes, programs - I want to launch in the fall. Fundraising I need to begin. Mini-grants to award. My mind is racing.
So, let's do this. Meet me back here - on the blog - June 15th. That will give me a full month to talk myself out of continuing and give me some R & R time, as well. I can work on other projects like my new craft - metal stamped jewelry - and continue parenting little O my way. I might throw in a couple of trips to freshen things up; new scenery and new sights inspire me. Maybe I'll post some random photos just to prove I'm doing something.
Fabulous blog reader, thank you incredibly much for sticking with me on this Upcycled Education journey. If you are still in school or teaching, enjoy the final weeks of your semester.
I will see you June 15th right here. We can share that virtual latte then.


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package net.the_blue_pla.net.eclipse.dialog;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog;
import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IDialogConstants;
import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IDialogSettings;
import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

import net.the_blue_pla.net.eclipse.jargrep.JarGrepHelper;

public class InputFieldDialog extends Dialog {
	/** ダイアログ表示エリアの横幅 */
	private static final int WIDTH = 400;

	/** ダイアログタイトル */
	private final String dialogTitle;
	/** ダイアログメッセージ */
	private final String dialogMessage;
	/** アイコン */
	private ImageDescriptor icon;
	/** エラーメッセージ用エリア */
	private Label labelError;
	/** 入力部品 */
	private final Map<String, IInputFieldPart> parts;
	/** 入力値 */
	private final Map<String, String> values;
	/** ダイアログ設定 */
	private final IDialogSettings store;

	/**
	 * コンストラクタ
	 *
	 * @param parentShell
	 *            シェル
	 * @param dialogTitle
	 *            ダイアログタイトル
	 * @param dialogMessage
	 *            ダイアログメッセージ
	 * @param store
	 *            ダイアログ設定
	 */
	public InputFieldDialog(Shell parentShell, String dialogTitle,
			String dialogMessage, IDialogSettings store) {
		super(parentShell);
		this.dialogTitle = Objects.requireNonNull(dialogTitle);
		this.dialogMessage = Objects.requireNonNull(dialogMessage);
		this.store = Objects.requireNonNull(store);

		parts = new LinkedHashMap<>();
		values = new LinkedHashMap<>();
	}

	/** アイコンの設定 */
	public void setIcon(ImageDescriptor icon) {
		this.icon = icon;
	}

	/** シェルの詳細設定 */
	@Override
	protected void configureShell(Shell newShell) {
		super.configureShell(newShell);

		if (!isNullOrEmpty(dialogTitle)) {
			newShell.setText(dialogTitle);
		}
		if (icon != null) {
			newShell.setImage(icon.createImage());
		}
	}

	@Override
	protected Control createDialogArea(Composite parent) {
		// ルート表示要素
		Composite rootContent = (Composite) super.createDialogArea(parent);
		rootContent.setLayout(new GridLayout());

		// 上部の固定メッセージ
		Label labelMessage = new Label(rootContent, SWT.WRAP);
		labelMessage.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
		labelMessage.setText(dialogMessage);

		// 入力エリアのメイン表示エリア
		Composite mainContent = new Composite(rootContent, SWT.NULL);
		GridData gridData = new GridData(GridData.FILL_BOTH);
		gridData.widthHint = WIDTH;
		mainContent.setLayoutData(gridData);
		GridLayout layout = new GridLayout(2, false);
		layout.marginHeight = 0;
		mainContent.setLayout(layout);

		for (IInputFieldPart part : parts.values()) {
			// ラベル
			Label label = new Label(mainContent, SWT.NULL);
			label.setText(part.getLabel());

			// 入力項目
			Control item = part.createControl(mainContent);
			item.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
		}

		// エラーメッセージエリア
		labelError = new Label(rootContent, SWT.WRAP);
		labelError.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
		labelError.setForeground(JarGrepHelper.getDisplay().getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED));

		return rootContent;
	}

	@Override
	public void create() {
		super.create();

		// 初期状態でのボタンの活性制御のため、バリデーションを実行
		validate(null);
	}

	/** リサイズ可能 */
	@Override
	protected boolean isResizable() {
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * 入力部品の追加
	 *
	 * @param part
	 *            入力部品
	 */
	public void addInputField(IInputFieldPart part) {
		parts.put(part.getKey(), part);
		part.setPropertyChangeListener(new PropertyChangeListener() {
			@Override
			public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent ev) {
				IInputFieldPart source = (IInputFieldPart) ev.getSource();
				validate(source);
			}
		});
		part.setDialogSettings(store);
	}

	/**
	 * バリデーションの実施
	 *
	 * @param part
	 *            入力中の部品
	 */
	public void validate(IInputFieldPart part) {
		String message = doValidate(part);

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Public Defender - Vol. 2
Reed Hadley is Bart Matthews, your Public Defender, in this series of law and order dramas that ran on CBS from 1954 to 1955. At the time of the show's creation (by Mort Lewis and Sam Shayon), the concept of the public defender was little known throughout much of the United States. Stories were purportedly based on true cases, and each episode ends with a salute to a working public defender.
Bart Matthews (Hadley) takes on clients that cannot afford expensive legal counsel. Young or old, innocent or guilty, the law comes first for the stoic and driven public defender. Hadley previously starred in the television series "Racket Squad" (1953-1954) and is fondly remembered for playing the title role in the action-packed Republic serial Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939).
The Ring: Matthews enters the strange, dark world of carnival sideshows when an exotic carny worker is charged with grand theft.
Operation Please: Law enforcement agencies from the U.S. and Mexico join forces after the public defenders' office uncovers a car theft ring that is connected to drug trafficking.
Love And Conscience: A lovesick truck driver is wrongly implicated in a hijacking. Feeling sympathy for him, Matthews does all he can to prove the man's innocence.
In The Line Of Duty: Public Defender Holt must defend a boy who stands accused of assaulting Holt's longtime friend and mentor.
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NEO Software produktions GmbH, österrikisk datorspelsutvecklare grundad år 1993. Köptes år 2001 upp av Take Two Interactive och döptes i januari 2003 om till Rockstar Vienna som ett led i Take Twos verksamhet för att skapa en enad image. Rockstar Vienna lades ned den 11 maj 2006.

Utvecklade spel
(1994) The Clue!

Österrikiska datorspelsföretag
Ej längre existerande österrikiska företag
Företag bildade 1993
Företag upplösta 2006

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It's really hard to design products by focus groups.
until you show it to them.
With the NEX-7, I thought Sony had done all they could for me. An outstanding 24mp sensor, a bright and beautiful EVF, and an incredibly small form factor — t0 name just few of its many virtues. With an APS-C camera like that, who needed full frame?
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The Pearl Post
December 1DPMHS Town Hall Meeting is on Friday, Dec. 4 at 5:30.
November 13The deadline to submit CSU applications is Tuesday, Dec. 15.
November 13The deadline to submit UC applications is Friday, Dec. 4.
Student attendance decreases as teachers' strike moves to day two
Farah Faiza and Itzel Luna
Sam Torres
Students socialize and go on their phones during class time on Jan. 14.
While teachers across Los Angeles are protesting for their rights and better public education, a fraction of their students sit in classrooms while others stay at home. All of them are left to wonder how long the strike will continue to affect their learning.
"The school seems empty today and the parking lot even more so," senior Lauryn Uhlenberg said. "I think that the administrators are dealing with us to the best of their ability, whether that be grouping us off and letting us be on our phones or attempting to cover the basics of math or other subjects."
At Daniel Pearl Magnet High School (DPMHS), only 178 students were in attendance on the initial day of the strike. By the end of the school day, half of them had already been picked up by their parents.
The second day of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) strike proved even more detrimental to attendance as only 93 students were present and many were still picked up early. Even less are expected to arrive on Wednesday as many students are frustrated and find it pointless to attend if there is no instructional material being taught.
"The fact that the teachers aren't here, it's kind of ruining it for the kids because we're not learning," sophomore Petra Vass said. "It's wasting our time."
Students were once again placed in three groups, rotating once at nutrition and then again at lunch between the same three stations that each consisted of 28 students. Two of the classes showed videos, while the third allowed them to work freely or assigned them work.
Math, Science, and the Notorious RBG for instruction today! No wasted time!
A post shared by DPMHSPrincipal (@dpmhsprincipal) on Jan 15, 2019 at 10:18am PST
Although some students did attend the first day, they were absent the second, and vice versa. Several only opted to go in fear of the effect it would have on their attendance record, to which the Los Angeles Unified School District has recently confirmed that any absences throughout the strike will not affect students in a negative manner.
"This is a difficult time for everyone involved but it's for a good cause," Uhlenberg said.
teacher strike
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Farah Faiza, Staff Writer
Farah Faiza is a staff writer for The Pearl Post, making this her first year on the team. She's camera shy and definitely prefers to be the one behind...
Itzel Luna, Print Editor-in-Chief
Itzel Luna is the Print Editor-in-Chief for Daniel Pearl Magnet High School's student website and magazine, The Pearl Post. This school year, Luna hopes...
How badly was your sleep schedule affected by winter break?
I was able to maintain my normal sleep schedule throughout the break.
I stayed up late every night and now I'm having trouble waking up in the morning.
Students' messages to the next president
Reminiscing on trends, activities that got us through quarantine
Connection Check: Students keep communication alive via video chat
Four years in the making, Wes Hambright releases "The Power"
"Trick or treat" treats to whip up for Halloween
Wes Hambright brings "The Power"
Professional athletes use platform in decades long fight against social injustice
Two choices, one vote, one president
As teachers' WiFi cuts out, so does connection with students
Students reflect on life during six months in quarantine
The student news site of Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, CA


Behind the plain marble facade and a portico whose columns rise out of the backs of lions lies an overly baroque gilt-covered interior hung with Renaissance tapestries. Gaetano Donizetti, the wildly popular composer of frothy operas, who was born in Bergamo in 1797 and returned here to die in 1848, is entombed in a marble sarcophagus that's as excessive as the rest of the church's decor. The finest works are the choir stalls, with rich wood inlays depicting landscapes and biblical scenes; they're the creation of Lorenzo Lotto. The stalls are usually kept under cloth to protect the sensitive hardwoods from light and pollutants, but they're unveiled for Lent. The octagonal Baptistery in the piazza outside the church was originally inside but removed, reconstructed, and much embellished in the 19th century.


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Das Bistum Miri () ist eine in Malaysia gelegene römisch-katholische Diözese mit Sitz in Miri.

Geschichte
Das Bistum Miri wurde am 19. Dezember 1959 durch Papst Johannes XXIII. aus Gebietsabtretungen des Apostolischen Vikariates Kuching als Apostolisches Vikariat Miri errichtet. Am 31. Mai 1976 wurde das Apostolische Vikariat Miri durch Papst Paul VI. zum Bistum erhoben und dem Erzbistum Kuching als Suffraganbistum unterstellt. Das Bistum Miri gab am 21. Dezember 1997 Teile seines Territoriums zur Gründung der Apostolischen Präfektur Brunei ab.

Ordinarien

Apostolische Vikare von Miri
 Anthony Denis Galvin MHM, 1960–1976

Bischöfe von Miri
 Anthony Denis Galvin MHM, 1976
 Anthony Lee Kok Hin, 1977–2013
 Richard Ng, seit 2013

Siehe auch
 Liste der römisch-katholischen Diözesen

Weblinks

Miri
Religion (Sarawak)
Gegründet 1959
Miri


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No matter how hard we try to shield our children from tragic events, it's inevitable that they'll hear about them, whether from TV, the Internet, friends or overhearing adult conversations.
Here's a scenario: your child wakes at night distressed about something terrible that's happened in the world. These days it could be anything from a terrorist attack or plane crash, to a natural disaster, such as bushfire or flood. What do you say to them? While none of us will have all the answers for our children in these situations, these tips will help you to help them deal with disasters.
Are you worried that talking about a dreadful event will make children more fearful? Actually, the opposite is true. Children are usually more frightened by whispers than by direct discussion. Before talking to your child, establish what they already know, and don't know about the incident. Avoid elaborate details and stick to the facts using simple, plain language.
But how much should you tell them?
This is the toughest part: how honest do you get? Children may ask the same questions repeatedly which can compel parents to answer in more detail. Parents of younger children will mostly 'fib' and say, for example, that people were injured rather than lives lost. With older children, such as those 10 and over, it is better to be direct without going into too much detail. There is a risk of them hearing the truth elsewhere, leading to confusion and loss of parental trust.
t's not advisable to expose younger kids to TV, Internet, radio or print versions of News while the event is still featuring in the news cycle, especially if they are alone and images can be taken out of context. Remember to ask babysitters or nannies to be mindful of News exposure with younger children, and be sure to let them know if older kids are feeling shaken up by an event. However, by early teen years, watching the News with kids and discussing the incident together will help give them the full story for them to digest and process.
Comfort your child with the fact that disasters, whether an earthquake or a plane crash, are extremely rare. Reassure them if something did happen, you'll be there to look after them, as will special people who are trained to help, such as police, paramedics, firefighters and the SES.
Be prepared to answer children's questions about what they have seen or heard. Even bring it up yourself if you know they are going to hear about it anyway. Not all children will say if they are upset, so keep an eye out for any signs they are exhibiting anxiety, such as nightmares, suddenly wanting to co-sleep or fear of going outside.
Let children speak freely about what scares or confuses them. The best way to help distressed children, including those directly affected by a disaster, is to help them work through their fears. An effective way to do this for kids of all ages is through drawing, a method frequently used by child psychologists. Have them sketch or paint the scenario that is making them upset and ask how the person in the picture feels. Ask them to draw what they are afraid of and tell you about it as they draw the picture. Role play can also help them express their fears, so have the child act out what it is they are most afraid of.
Children may have a number of responses to a disaster – sadness, fear, confusion or anxiety, or a combination of these. Often parents unwittingly dismiss their children's feelings when they are trying to comfort them, such as "don't worry about it; there's nothing to be scared of." Instead, acknowledge their feelings and empathise with them; it's very important to validate what they are going through.
In the cases of a natural disaster close to home, such as a bushfire, the two major securities in a child's life will be threatened: the security of their physical environment and the security of their parents. To help assuage their fears, come up with a family safety plan, such as learning mum's and dad's mobile numbers, work out exits in your home, some simple first aid tips and how to make an emergency call. Go through your family safety plan every few months to remind them.


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Home » History of the Two Empires » Articles » Talking Point with Peter Hicks > The "Portuguese Hymn" / "O come all ye faithful": Napoleon's truly European funeral music
Talking Point with Peter Hicks > The "Portuguese Hymn" / "O come all ye faithful": Napoleon's truly European funeral music
Author(s) : HICKS Peter
The melody to "O come, all ye faithful" ("Peuple fidèle" in French) is perhaps the most famous of all Christmas carols (after "Jingle Bells", probably). Not only on both sides of the channel, but also in the US and elsewhere in the English-language world. Though its origins are mysterious – was it French, British, or Portuguese? – it is probably the only Christmas song with Napoleonic connotations.
Peter Hicks ©Fondation Napoléon / Rebecca Young
The melody and the words are thought to have been written by the British Catholic, John Wade (d. 1786), circa 1750, but in continental Europe, in Douai, the city to which Wade had fled after the failure of Bonny Prince Charlie's '45 Rebellion in Scotland. The solo-line melody (written using plainsong notation) and Latin words were printed possibly in 1751.
The late-eighteenth century British composer, Samuel Webbe (a friend of Wade's), published the hymn in London (1782) in a harmonised version in An Essay or Instruction for learning the Church Plain Chant.
Almost simultaneously in London, this piece was referred to as the "Portuguese Hymn" because it had been heard at the chapel of the Portuguese Embassy there in the 1780s. As for the French version ("Peuple fidèle"), this was written in 1790 by the refractory priest Jean-François Borderies, either in Antwerp or London.
But why is all this of any relevance to Napoleon enthusiasts?
Well, unbeknownst to most, the "Portuguese Hymn" was in fact standard funeral repertoire for British and American military bands in the first half of the nineteenth century – indeed it was played at the Duke of Wellington's funeral in 1852. Whilst it may seem odd that such a jolly tune should be put to funereal use, the musical taste of the people of the past is frequently mysterious to those who come after! The British soldier Francis J. Bellew, recounting his military service in India in the 1820s, referred to "the solemn strains of the Adeste Fideles or Portuguese Hymn, a dirge-like air, admirably adapted for such occasions, and which breathes the very soul of melancholy."("Memoirs of a Griffin", in The Asiatic Journal or Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia, vol. xxxviii New Series, May-August, 1842, p. 215.)
A contemporary St-Helena account of the exhumation of Napoleon's body (1840) reports Napoleon's second funeral procession as follows:
"At about a quarter to 4 o'clock, P.M. a Gun fired at the Alarm House, intimated that the Procession was leaving the TOMB, on its way to Town. […] About 5 P.M. the Procession reached Town […] The Town presented a very striking appearance at this moment. The English Ensigns flying at Ladder Hill and James' Town, as well as the national flags at the foreign Consulates were floating half mast high; […] Suddenly, strains of Solemn Music came floating along the air, and the Procession was seen slowly entering the town […] [the] Band of the St. Helena Local Militia, playing a Dead March, (The Portuguese Hymn) […].(NARRATIVE OF PROCEEDINGS CONNECTED WITH THE EXHUMATION AND REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS OF THE LATE EMPEROR NAPOLEON / BY A RESIDENT printed for the proprietor by William Bateman. St. Helena – 1840, page 17-18 )
This hand-written score of an arrangement of that piece, was among the souvenirs that Napoleon's valet Louis Marchand brought back from the expedition sent to St Helena in 1840 to repatriate Napoleon's mortal remains to France (known as the "Retour des Cendres").
Funeral March played by the St-Helena Local Militia band while the body of the Emperor was carried from the tomb to the town, Anonymous, Circa 1840, Private Collection
In Paris, two months later, Mozart's Requiem accompanied the Emperor to his final resting place, beneath the Dome of Les Invalides.
Happy Napoleonic Christmas!
Peter Hicks, December 2021
Listen to this arrangement of the "Portuguese Hymn" played on the piano by Peter Hicks and see some images of the "Retour des Cendres".


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	// Holds the value of this node.
	private double value;

	/**
	 * Create a new terminal ephemeral random constant node (no children).
	 */
	public R() {
		super(0);
	}

	@Override
	public Object evaluate(Problem p, Object data) {
		// Simply return the value of the node.
		return (Double) this.value;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return Double.toString(this.value);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the ephemeral random constant node's value to the given value. This
	 * should only be used for initializing or mutating, and the range of values
	 * should be enforced by the caller.
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            the value to which to set this node
	 */
	public void setValue(double value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	@Override
	public Node lightClone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
		R clone = (R) super.lightClone();
		clone.setValue(this.value);

		return clone;
	}

	@Override
	public Node clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
		R clone = (R) super.clone();
		clone.setValue(this.value);

		return clone;
	}

}


A guy gets on a bus and notices a nun sitting over in a corner. Through her heavy head piece he just spots a glimmer of her face. Gorgeous! She moves, and her vestments cannot hide the fact she has a truly phenomenal body. The guy gets more and more excited until he finally approaches the nun and says, "Sister, I don't normally do this sort of thing, but I think I love you. Can we get together some time?"
Later as the guy is about to leave the bus himself, the bus driver asks the guy if he was the one who was bothering the nun. The guy again apologizes, explaining once again that he seldom did this sort of thing, but the bus driver says: "No, don't apologize, I was checking her out myself. In fact, let me do you a favor. Did you see where she got off? There's a little park there, and every day she goes there to pray at the same time. Go there tomorrow, and maybe you'll get lucky!"
A few minutes into it, he is suddenly overcome with a blast of guilt, and says, panting, "Sister, I have to tell you something. I'm not really Jesus, I'm actually the guy who was annoying you on the bus yesterday."


Alexa Bliss Pulled From WWE Evolution, New Tag Team Partner Announced For Mickie James - Wrestling Inc.
WWE has announced that Alexa Bliss will not be competing at Sunday's Evolution pay-per-view. As noted, Bliss suffered a concussion or a broken nose at last Saturday's live event and she has been out of action since. It was believed she would be good to go but WWE has pulled her from the match.
WWE wrote in their preview, "Although James was originally slated to team with Alexa Bliss, The Goddess will not compete due to an injury, and will be replaced by the wily Fox in this blockbuster matchup. The cunning Bliss will still be present in Mickie & Alicia's corner."