Who do people think Jesus is? Or, to narrow the question a little bit, who do the people of Nazareth in today's reading think Jesus is (Luke 4:16-30)? He grew up there; they know him and his parents. He's respected enough to be allowed to read in the synagogue.
But, do they get what he's saying? He's just read from Isaiah where Isaiah is speaking in the voice of the Christ who was coming into the world. And Jesus is the Christ; he's come to fulfill the Scriptures, including this one from Isaiah. He's the one Isaiah anticipated; the one they had been waiting for. He's come to bestow the Lord's favor upon sinners and restore them.
And yet, these are not platitudes that Jesus is speaking. No, Jesus really means what he says: "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." He is the promised Christ; he's here now; he's come to fulfill what the Spirit had spoken of through the prophets. He's the one whom Isaiah and all the other prophets foretold. He's God in the flesh, come with his Gospel – the Good News – that he is freeing us from captivity to sin, death, and the devil; enlightening us, opening our eyes to know God; giving us the Lord's favor, his grace.
Yet, many people do not see this. To them, Jesus is just a nice young man, maybe a prophet even, speaking nice-sounding things, not the very Lord God in the flesh, anointed as the Christ to bring us salvation. And yet, once Jesus begins to challenge our thinking, we turn on him. We change from viewing him as the nice young man, "Joseph's son," to viewing him as the one who insults our own sense of pride and entitlement. You see it in the text also.
Jesus anticipates that they will want to see him do miracles in Nazareth, like they had heard he had done in Capernaum. But, he says that "no prophet is acceptable in his hometown." It's like your parents; you're always a kid in their eyes. Similar with Jesus; he'll always be "Joseph's son" in the eyes of the people of Nazareth and they can't see past that to realize that he's actually God's Son.
But, what really riles the people up is Jesus' comparison of them to the people of Israel in the days of Elijah and Elisha. Those days were not glory days for Israel. The people were faithless and had rejected God. And so Elijah and Elisha performed their miracles among those who were not of Israel. Elijah went to Sidon to a gentile woman; Elisha healed Naaman, the general of Syria. The implication is that these people were ready to receive the Lord, while the people of Israel had rejected him. And now those outside Nazareth are ready to receive Jesus, while the people of Nazareth will reject him for who he claims to be. He is the Lord, but they don't see that.
Same in our world today. Many people will happily listen to sayings of Jesus, or the wisdom of Jesus, or how Jesus can help our personal relationships and our businesses. But, once Jesus starts making claims on their faith, to have them see him not just as "Joseph's son," but rather the Lord in the flesh born of the virgin Mary, they will lash out at him, and his people.
And it takes a while to bring people out of this rejection and into faith in Jesus. And it's only God's Word which can do this. His Law brings us to repentance as we realize that we have no claim on God; we are condemned sinners before Him. Then, the Good News of the Lord's favor which Jesus brings can do its work. He turns us around and graces us with His favor and brings us to faith so that we receive the liberty from sin, death, and the devil which he brings as he makes us part his body, the Church.
And every member of the body is important, as St. Paul points out in 1 Corinthians (1 Corinthians 12:12-31). Each has his or her role to play, and the body is incomplete without every member. Some may have arrived late or early, some may have drifted and come back, and some may have lesser or greater talents; however, all are needed for a healthy body. And all are valuable to the Lord, because it is he who has brought us together as his body, his bride, the Church.
Just as husband and wife join together in marriage and become one flesh, so too have we – as the Church – been joined to the Lord and become one body. So, as part of this one body there are no longer earthly divisions between us. All nations are brought into this body to become part of God's nation, the Church. The lines that used to divide us have been erased – lines of ethnicity, language, social and economic standing – these are no more, because we have all been baptized into the same body of Christ.
And each member of the body is important and has a role to play. And it's not all the same role. St. Paul points out that in our own bodies we have various parts, and no one part can go it alone. So, it is with the Church; we all need each other and are indispensable to each other. In fact, when you come to worship you are doing it not only for yourself, but for your brothers and sisters in Christ as well. You are an integral part of the body of Christ. And when the other parts of the body see you here, they are also encouraged in their faith. And when those outside the Church see you leaving your homes early on Sunday morning, they are encouraged to see just what it is that would cause you to drag yourself out of bed each weekend.
So, each part of the body of Christ is indispensable and all parts are brought together in unity to work together. And it is not us who get to pick and choose who is part of this body of Christ; the Church is not some voluntary association. No, it is the very bride of Christ, and it is God who chooses who is a part of this body; He brings people into the body according to His own good will and grace. Sometimes, perhaps, the people that God calls into the Church do not meet with our approval; just as we look down on parts of our own bodies. But, all the same, they are part of this body of Christ and owe their membership to God, just as we all do. We are all one in the Church.
The Lord delivers those who are poor in their own works, and captive, and blind, and oppressed. To those who recognize their poverty and blindness and oppression, the Lord brings his favor and deliverance. The Lord has delivered us, and thanks be to Christ for that. Amen.


It might look like a cheese grater, but don't be fooled. For anyone who has ever had to lug speakers around, here comes a welcome relief. Hannes Harms has developed The Flat Bombox made out of a single sheet of .5mm thick acid-etched stainless steel. Yes, an actual boom box. The secret to creating sound is the flat-film speaker component hidden inside the sheet. The best part: the entire boombox can be sent in a flat envelope.
Harms made the boom box as part of his final project at London's Royal College of Art. The speakers not only revolutionize the size, but also the amount of materials, and shipping costs, associated with traditional boomboxes. The boom box is also made of 100% recyclable materials (who ever said going green wasn't cool?). No word yet on when, or if, these boomboxes will be available to the general public, but we can't wait to test out the sound if we ever get our hands on one.


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Pouillat is een gemeente in het Franse departement Ain (regio Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) en telt 86 inwoners (2009). De oppervlakte bedraagt 6,3 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is dus 13,7 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwoneraantal van Pouillat vanaf 1962. De cijfers zijn afkomstig van het Frans bureau voor statistiek en bevatten geen dubbel getelde personen (volgens de gehanteerde definitie population sans doubles comptes).

Gemeente in Ain

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Tomasz Jodłowiec, né le  à Żywiec, est un footballeur international polonais. Il occupe actuellement le poste de défenseur au Legia Varsovie.

Biographie

Se révèle grâce au Dyskobolia / Polonia
Après deux saisons passées en deuxième division polonaise, avec le Widzew Łódź, le ŁKS Łódź et le Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Tomasz Jodłowiec signe au Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski en 2006 et fait ses débuts en Ekstraklasa : le 28 juillet, il joue son premier match avec le Dyskobole, face à son ancien club, le Widzew. Pour sa première saison au haut niveau, Jodłowiec dispute une grande partie des rencontres, mais ne prend cependant pas part aux deux finales de coupe que son équipe remporte.

Jodłowiec découvre ainsi la saison suivante la Coupe UEFA, lors de laquelle le Dyskobolia s'arrête au premier tour principal. S'affirmant à son poste de défenseur, le Polonais joue de plus en plus de matches et remporte son premier trophée, la Coupe de la Ligue. Fort de ces succès et de ses 44 matches disputés lors de cette saison, le joueur est courtisé par plusieurs clubs européens. Il est même tout proche de rejoindre le SSC Naples, mais il se rétracte finalement pour des raisons familiales.

Avec la fusion du Dyskobolia et du Polonia Varsovie, Jodłowiec suit la grande majorité du groupe et s'installe dans la capitale polonaise. Là-bas, le joueur trouve facilement ses marques avec ses anciens coéquipiers, et joue toujours autant. En effet, il ne manque qu'une journée de championnat lors de la saison 2008-2009, et contribue grandement à la qualification de sa nouvelle équipe pour la Ligue Europa. Très performant, il est sélectionné en équipe nationale lors de cette même saison, et joue son premier match international le  contre la République tchèque lors des éliminatoires de la Coupe du monde 2010 : à quelques minutes de la fin de la partie, il remplace Rafał Murawski alors que son équipe mène sur le score de deux buts à un. Le 14 décembre, face à la Serbie, il dispute son premier match en tant que titulaire.

Marque le pas et manque l'Euro 2012
Lors des saisons suivantes, Tomasz Jodłowiec marque un peu le pas et les résultats du Polonia sont moins bons : de la quatrième place en 2009, le Polonia chute à la treizième l'année suivante, puis se classe au septième et au sixième rang en 2011 et 2012. De ce fait, ses apparitions sur les terrains en sélection polonaise se font plus rares, et il manque finalement le train de l'Euro 2012 de très peu, échouant dans la liste de réserve du sélectionneur Franciszek Smuda.

Essaye de se relancer avec les gros du championnat
Le , Tomasz Jodłowiec s'engage avec le Śląsk Wrocław, champion en titre. Il joue avec le club de Silésie son premier match de Ligue des champions, contre Helsingborgs, et connaît ses premières désillusions en étant éliminé lourdement dès le troisième tour de qualification. Après avoir gagné immédiatement une place dans le onze de départ, Jodłowiec joue les premiers rôles en championnat lors de la première partie de saison 2012-2013.

Le , après seulement six mois passés à Wrocław, il signe un contrat de trois ans avec le Legia Varsovie, leader du championnat.

Palmarès
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de la Ligue : 2008
 Vainqueur de la Supercoupe de Pologne : 2012
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de Pologne : 2013, 2015 et 2016
 Championnat de Pologne : 2013, 2014, 2016 et 2017

Notes et références

Liens externes

Footballeur international polonais
Joueur du Widzew Łódź
Joueur du ŁKS Łódź (football)
Joueur du Polonia Varsovie
Joueur du Śląsk Wrocław (football)
Joueur du Legia Varsovie
Naissance en septembre 1985
Naissance à Żywiec


Today, Wednesday, 28th August, Bishop Paul Colton, visited Ashton Comprehensive School, Cork (of which he is co-patron with the Cork Education and Training Board) as a new school building opened to the entire school for the new academic year.
The Bishop gives a word of encouragement after assembly to new fifth years at Ashton.
The Bishop spoke at assembly and referred to the Book of Ecclesiastes: 'there is a time to tear down and a time to build.' As he was speaking, coincidentally but symbolically, the demolition of the final part of the old school building near by took place. Afterwards Dr Colton spoke to the fifth year students as they start senior cycle and also the new first years as they start their journey at the school.
Ashton School Principal, Adrian Landen (left) and the Bishop chat with two First Years, both of whom are grandsons of teachers who taught the Bishop during his years at Ashton.
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Weekly Newsletter for The Freelancers: Here is the latest newsletter of the week starting on 23rd September 2018.
Have you ever had a very bad day before 9.00 a.m.? I have … many! If you have a young family this can be very common. It is one of the challenges of being a Mum and Dad.
If you work in a 9 to 5 job and face the commute to work by car it may involve calling into a drive-through the coffee place to get a fix of caffeine.
You may then be listening to calming music on the car radio as you drive your way to work. This may result in a day of decreased productivity for your employer.
If you are a freelancer, mood management is a very critical issue because it is related to productivity and your income directly. How do you manage your mood?
Clifford N Lazarus has written Mind over mood: feeling better by thinking better for Psychologytoday.com which you can read here. This is one of the top selling eBooks on mood management that should be in your Amazon Kindle library. Here is the link to the top rated free Kindle app here.
It does not matter what type of freelancer you are, you must have the right mindset to succeed. Critical to achieving the right mindset is having the motivation and determination to find out what makes others successful and then going and copying them.
It seems pretty simple, doesn't it? This requires that you look out for the right articles from the right people. However, subscribers to this newsletter have this done for them.
Here is Jeanne Yocum's article The freelance mindset: do you have what it takes to succeed? which appears on andco.com website and you can read here.
Do You Think That There Is A Link Between Sleep And Productivity For Freelancers?
I receive a lot of email newsletters to monitor what is happening in the world concerning freelancers. One of them is from HBR.org.com and they had this article: The science behind sleep and high performance produced by Sarah Green Carmichael, the article is in the form of an HBR Idea Cast and is a transcript of an interview.
Sarah is interviewing Marc Effron who is the president of The Talent Strategy Group, and the author of the book 8 Steps to High Performance: Focus on What You Can Change (Ignore the Rest). You can read it here.
In the transcript Marc and Sarah are discussing the impact that the lack of sleep can have on your productivity.
If you are a freelancer who has young children or one who has trouble meeting tight deadlines (or both), you will find this conversation very interesting and helpful for getting more sleep to lift your productivity.
I know that when I have had a sleepless night my productivity drops dramatically!
What Is Driving The Work-Life Balance Crisis For The Millennial Generation Of Freelancers?
Have you ever wondered when you are feeling stressed, overworked and underpaid as a moonlighting gig working freelancer as to what caused this change?
A lot of millennials have! Getting the work-life balance right is not easy, especially if your family has two 9 to 5 working parents who are also moonlighting.
It requires a lot of adjustments to family life just to keep on top of your budget and rising living expenses. In Australia, the cost of energy is rising very quickly which causes a lot of angst for many people.
This is a world-wide occurrence that is taking a lot of adjustment for the millennial generation. The OECD report shows that you are not just imagining the work-life balance pressure Rising employment overshadowed by unprecedented wage stagnation. It is not a good outcome for families.
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Jacob Batalon sounds ready for another MCU Spider-Man trilogy
David James Dec 16, 2021 9:08 am 2021-12-16T09:08:51-05:00
By Keane Eacobellis
Spider-Man: No Way Home spoilers are all over the internet right now as excited fans discuss the implications of its multiversal shenanigans. But domestic audiences will be feeling a little left out, as the U.S. is in the middle of a crushing 48-hour wait for it.
But even before this, speculation is building on a new MCU trilogy for Tom Holland's Spider-Man. The actor has said on multiple occasions how much he loves playing Peter Parker – and that enjoyment is reciprocated by audiences around the world, who adore his take on the web-slinger.
As yet, there's no confirmation of a return, though Jacob Batalon isn't ruling anything out. The Ned Leeds actor was quizzed by Variety at the premiere and said:
Jacob Batalon weighs in on the potential of three more #SpiderMan movies: "Whatever happens, happens. But we're supportive of Spider-Man no matter what." https://t.co/2D6DAM71lU pic.twitter.com/ALCu0LxfEB
— Variety (@Variety) December 14, 2021
Doc Ock puts the squeeze on Spider-Man in new 'No Way Home' image
I'm sure No Way Home won't be the last time we see Holland's Spidey, though we may face a long wait for his return. Holland recently hinted at taking a hiatus from his acting career to start a family and – in any event – has said he wants to accept some more varied parts to broaden his filmography.
Honestly, he deserves a break. Since swinging onto our screens in 2016's Captain America: Civil War, he's appeared in six MCU movies, while also finding time to shoot various other projects. Let's let the guy put his feet up for a while a focus on his personal life rather than fitting into a blue and red onesie.
Even so, the moment the No Way Home hype begins to die down, expect gossip to begin building in earnest on his next appearance. Time to fire up the ol' rumor machine one more time.
Spider-Man: No Way Home swings into theaters tomorrow.


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Climate change is bad for the global food supply. Print me a steak.
By Thomas Gaulkin | June 10, 2019
"The most terrifying image of climate change is not ocean waves crashing over a seawall. It is of a sun-baked field of wheat, parched and abandoned, its blighted soil drained of life."
A pair of recent studies dive into the numbers behind that bleak picture painted by Frederick Hewett in a recent commentary for Boston's WBUR. Climate change is already affecting the world's food production, and it's probably going to get worse, they conclude.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment and the University of Copenhagen published a statistical analysis of global yields for 10 major agricultural crops (like maize, soybean, and wheat) between 1974 and 2013. Comparing observed weather data across that time period with known crop yields, they assessed the impact of rising global temperatures. They found that global yields are down slightly overall, but like many effects of climate change, the impact on certain populations is unequal. While some Western European nations have seen worrying downward trends in food production, half of the most vulnerable and food insecure nations, primarily in Africa, are already experiencing the worst declines in crop yield. Meanwhile, Latin America and the midwestern United States have seen rising yields for certain crops that are hardier and fare better in warmer temperatures.
The researchers suggest that the recent variety in agricultural productivity within certain regions should motivate more research into the other factors like local farming circumstances and methods that led some areas to achieve higher yields. That does seem like a good idea.
But according to another statistical analysis also published last week, global warming will eventually make even the hardiest crops less bountiful. Comparing variations in farming conditions and crop yields across the past four decades with temperature projections for 2050-2100, experts at Cornell University and New Mexico Tech concluded that heat stress from a warming planet will soon overtake soil moisture as the primary factor affecting crop yields in the United States. And in the best future predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—in which carbon dioxide emissions basically peak tomorrow and average global temperature increases by less than 1.5 degrees Celsius—yields for the top six major US crops are predicted to decrease by 8 percent to 19 percent. In the worst scenario—a 5 degrees Celsius increase—projected yield losses reach nearly 50 percent.
If that doesn't seem good, wait until you hear some of the solutions. On NPR's Fresh Air last week, Terry Gross spoke with Amanda Little, the author of The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World. Little also talked about the challenges to food production in the United States as a result of climate change, but the conversation focused more on new approaches to making food on a less fertile planet, from relatively inoffensive notions like vertical farming to sci-fi eyebrow-raisers like real meat that's grown in labs. As with many technologies you didn't know you needed until you couldn't live without them (e.g.,the internet), some of these new advances are being developed for the military. "The idea is that the soldier will have a center that's sampling, you know, or detecting in the soldier's blood if it has a deficit of potassium or needs vitamin C and then can transmit that information to this 3D printer, which will then incorporate exactly the nutrients that that soldier needs into a sort of food pellet or a food bar and print it out and get it into the field by drone or some other means," Little said.
The whole Fresh Air interview is worth a listen, especially if you want to hear people chuckle about the disturbing world we may all live in a few decades from now…
GROSS: So how worried should I be that your brother, who is a climate scientist, is starting to stockpile food because he's so concerned about the future of climate change?
LITTLE: (Laughter) That was the driving question for this entire book: How screwed are we exactly?
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2 kids dead after wall collapse in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, CM Adityanath announces compensation
Two children died and another was seriously injured on Sunday when a wall collapsed due to rain in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district, police said.
Amethi: Two children died and another was seriously injured on Sunday when a wall collapsed due to rain in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Daya Ram said Saif (12) and Farhan (7) died when the incident occurred at a village in Munshiiganj police station area. Afaq (12) sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to a hospital in neighbouring Sultanpur district for treatment, the police said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives, and conveyed his condolence to the family members of the deceased. He further directed the district administration to provide due compensation to family members of the deceased children.
Adityanath directed the district magistrate to immediately ensure financial aid to the next of the kin of the deceased. He also asked officials to ensure that the injured boy gets adequate treatment, an official statement said.
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Experts recommend picture books to help kids with all the tough topics
By Lindsey M. Roberts
Young children understandably often have a tough time navigating grown-up issues, such as death and divorce, and parents can have a hard time explaining things. Enter picture books.
It's easier for kids to process things they hear "third-hand" during reading-time cuddles, says Wayne Fleisig, a clinical psychologist and member of the board of advisers for "Parents" magazine. "Books can be a good and nonthreatening platform in which to discuss difficult subjects," he says. "There are pictures to distract them if things get overwhelming and they do not have to approach the subject head on, but instead can take in a small amount at a time."
Fleisig says parents need to vet the book first to see if it's age-appropriate — or appropriate for your kids' personalities — and to help you anticipate questions. Also be willing to say, "That is a good question. Let me think about it and I will get back to later with an answer." If a child is resisting a subject, or seems uncomfortable, put the book down and try again later.
[Books that authors read to their own children]
Here is a quick guide to picture books to read during hard times, or to help explain distressing subjects. Use it for you, or find one for a friend who is guiding her kids through a valley. If you can't find a topic here, ask your closest independent bookstore for recommendations.
(Sourcebook)
ADD/ADHD: New this year, with three awards already, "Mrs. Gorski I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets" by Barbara Esham and illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon is about a boy who gets scolded often for not paying attention in class. He comes up with his own plan to minimize his "wiggle fidgets." Shona Snowden, bookseller for the Bookies, a bookstore in Denver, suggests this book as an introduction to ADHD.
Adoption: "Room for Bear" by Ciara Gavin is about a bear who finds a new home with five little ducks. He doesn't quite fit, but "they all learn to love one another for their differences," says Rebecca Tanner, who, with sisters-in-law Jane Tanner and Tiffany Tanner, founded Bookroo, a book subscription service in Provo, Utah. This book works for adoption, as well as for the general concept of fitting in.
Anxiety: A book as helpful to adults as children, "Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster" by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt addresses all the things that could go wrong for the monster Jonathan James in new situations — and then all the things that could go right.
(Simon and Schuster)
Bad Days: "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz is a must-have classic for Kathy Weitz, the author of Cottage Press Publishing and director of curriculum development at Providence Prep in Purcellville, Va. It's an all-encompassing story for any uncomfortable situation a child might experience.
Bravery: "Saint George and the Dragon" by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman is a retelling for children of a segment of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queen" in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dragon. Weitz, who raised five children, recommends stories like this for kids because she says "developing an imagination helps children to see that trouble is not the end of the story."
Bullying: The Bookies' staff recommends "Red" by Jan De Kinder, in which a child is bullied for blushing on the playground. "The fantastic thing about this book is that it shows not only how easy it is to hurt someone's feelings and trigger bullying, but also how hard it is to go against the flow and stand up for the victim," Snowden says.
Cancer: More than 10 years old, "Mom Has Cancer" by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos and illustrated by Marta Fabrega is "still one of the most straightforward and reassuring books about cancer for young children," Snowden says. Bright illustrations and simple text make the topic of a parent's illness accessible.
Dementia: "What a Beautiful Morning" by Arthur Levine and illustrated by Katie Kath is about a child's relationship with his grandfather, and provides "a gentle approach to a topic that may be hard for the youngest child to understand," says Diane Capriola, co-owner of the children's bookstore Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Ga.
Deployments: A board book for the very young, "Home Again" by Dorinda Silver Williams and illustrated by Brenda Grilliam was a book I was given when I had my first child and my husband was deployed. We have since read it to our son, and now our daughter, during U.S. Army Reserve training and then active duty training. It's published by Zero to Three, which also gave us a little board book that we can slip pictures of my husband into for illustrations.
Divorce: After a family of bandits splits up, the dad marries a princess and the mom marries a dragon. "No Ordinary Family!" by Ute Krause "shows how the children [in the story] navigate their new lives and adventures," Tanner says.
Glasses: Sometimes, something as simple as getting glasses can be tough for a young child. Seeing bears wearing glasses — and dogs wearing shoes and birds wearing tutus — can help! "Bear's Got Glasses: A Touch and Feel Story" by Marcia White has been a favorite of my son's since he got glasses when he was 2.
(MacMillan Children's Publishing Group)
Grief: In "Boats for Papa" by Jessixa Bagley, a beaver makes boats out of driftwood and sends them across the water in the hopes that they won't come back, which means they made it to his father. In a quiet moment, we see mama beaver grieve, too. "Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss" by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen and illustrated by Taylor Bills was handed to me by a counselor years ago because it's just as helpful for grown-ups as it is for kids. Grandy, who has just lost Pops, set out to make a soup of memories, good times and tears. Written by a nurse, the book includes a lot of advice about grieving.
Moving: In Eric Carle's fable, "A House for Hermit Crab," a crab knows it's time for a new shell, but he's frightened about searching in the scary ocean. When he does find a new shell he reaches out to other sea creatures to help him decorate it and make it feel like home.
New Siblings: While some children are thrilled to have a new baby in the house, others are not. "Julius, the Baby of the World," by Kevin Henkes is a modern classic recommended by Capriola. "It is a funny and incredibly honest look at all that can happen — both good and not so good — when a new baby comes home."
(POW! Kid Books)
Picky Eating: "But I Don't Eat Ants" by Dan Marvin and illustrated by Kelly Fry follows an anteater and his diet. Of course, he doesn't like ants, and he wonders, why are "anteaters" named for what they eat anyway. At the end of the book, his mother serves him something red, crunchy and yummy, and he likes it, not realizing it is fire ants — at which point my son chuckled, catching on to the joke. He does eat ants, it turns out.
Potty Training: Capriola says the new book "Even Superheroes Use the Potty" by Sara Crow and illustrated by Adam Record normalizes going to the potty "without being didactic or too obvious." It shows a superhero, ninja and firefighter stopping their adventures for toilet time. An added bonus: The book comes with stickers and a bathroom reward chart.
Sex: Is there a more uncomfortable subject to talk with kids about than sex? "It's Not the Stork!" by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley not only answers kids' questions, it teaches them anatomically appropriate names for body parts and the difference between okay and not-okay touches.
Special Needs: Picture books are an especially wonderful tool for helping children with special needs understand themselves and their place in the world. While many are for specific disorders, disabilities and needs, "Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability" by Shane Burcaw and illustrated by Matt Carr lets kids know it's okay to ask questions about differences. "While this isn't a traditional picture book and isn't written with a particularly young audience in mind, we road-tested it at a preschool story time and the kids responded really well," Snowden says.
Lindsey Roberts is a freelance writer. She can be reached at lindseymroberts.com, and she tweets @lindseymroberts.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said that Shona Snowden is the owner of the Bookies, an independent bookstore in Denver. Snowden is the store's bookseller. The story has been updated.
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Everyone is familiar with the saying "you can never have too much money", which is proved by the realities of modern day life, with wages falling and prices increasing. Those words ring true, now more than ever. With this in mind, many people try to earn additional income in a way which doesn't conflict with their primary job, which makes them a significant profit, and doesn't overcomplicate life.Today, we are looking into one of the best ways to profit in just a few hours of your free time, one which provides respectable financial gains. We are talking about trading on the exchange market, using innovative and effective tools such as binary options.
What exactly is trading with binary options?
During this, the binary option begins making the investor a profit when the asset price moves in the predicted direction, even 1 price unit.
It is worth noting, that the platform for trading with binary options is much like that of a computer game. The maindifference is that, in your free time, instead of simply entertaining yourself, you are also earning money!
What do you need for trading with binary options?
First off, you need a broker, which will become your trusted trading partner. One of the conditions of gaining access to the financial market is that you need to work through a broker. Other than that, operators with binary options provide their potential clients with vital technical services for trading in the form of specialized terminals and secondary information resources.
One option we suggest is, that you consider using Binomo, because it can be taken as an example of a safe professional broker. This operator offers you the most advanced trading terminal, with minimal conditions for use in the options market (the starting capital is 10 USD, with purchase options from 1 USD). Besides that, Binomo is licensed by the Center for Financial Market Regulations and holds the record for the quickest trading profit withdrawals, from as soon as 4 hours to 3 working days.
Then, all you need for trading is your starting capital. As we have mentioned before, the minimum amount necessary to open an account is 10 USD. However, it is possible to use options which don't require a deposit to start earning money on the market in your free time. There are many opportunities to do that, ranging from gifted contracts you can receive for registering an account to starting capital that you can win in professional trading tournaments. On that note, Binomo runs weekly tournaments on their demo accounts, which you don't need any means to enter, and create the opportunity to earn real trading capital.
And finally, price-based strategies and generating forecasts. Trading comes down to the well-reasoned choice of the correct tools, allowing the investor to earn statistically stable returns from profitable contracts, which lead to a dynamic growth in income. There is a wide variety available. For example, a simple system with precise technical indicators, based on the standard indicators, makes it possible to achieve up to an 80% return.
Therefore, betting with binary options is an easy way to analyze the market with limited financial risk, turning your free time into a lucrative business!
Choose your broker after comparing all features, taking into account your needs with style of trading. Things that seem unimportant at first glance now can prove helpful in trading more and more in future.
Start trading slowly with small amounts. Think about the possibilities of a demo account. Do not be tempted by the big money right away. Remember that, patience is a virtue especially in trading.
After some time you become an experienced trader, a wide variety of assets might come in handy.
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Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion
Posted on 16 June 2016 by Jay Tate
A small asteroid has been discovered in an orbit around the Sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come.
As it orbits the Sun, this new asteroid, designated 2016 HO3, appears to circle around Earth as well. It is too distant to be considered a true satellite of our planet, but it is the best and most stable example to date of a near-Earth companion, or "quasi-satellite."
"Since 2016 HO3 loops around our planet, but never ventures very far away as we both go around the Sun, we refer to it as a quasi-satellite of Earth," said Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object (NEO) Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "One other asteroid — 2003 YN107 — followed a similar orbital pattern for a while over 10 years ago, but it has since departed our vicinity. This new asteroid is much more locked onto us. Our calculations indicate 2016 HO3 has been a stable quasi-satellite of Earth for almost a century, and it will continue to follow this pattern as Earth's companion for centuries to come."
In its yearly trek around the Sun, asteroid 2016 HO3 spends about half of the time closer to the Sun than Earth and passes ahead of our planet, and about half of the time farther away, causing it to fall behind. Its orbit is also tilted a little, causing it to bob up and then down once each year through Earth's orbital plane. In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a game of leap frog with Earth that will last for hundreds of years.
The asteroid's orbit also undergoes a slow, back-and-forth twist over multiple decades. "The asteroid's loops around Earth drift a little ahead or behind from year to year, but when they drift too far forward or backward, Earth's gravity is just strong enough to reverse the drift and hold onto the asteroid so that it never wanders farther away than about 100 times the distance of the moon," said Chodas. "The same effect also prevents the asteroid from approaching much closer than about 38 times the distance of the moon. In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a little dance with Earth."
Asteroid 2016 HO3 was first spotted on April 27, 2016, by the Pan-STARRS 1 asteroid survey telescope on Haleakala, Hawaii, operated by the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy and funded by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The size of this object has not yet been firmly established, but it is likely larger than 120 feet (40 meters) and smaller than 300 feet (100 meters).
The Center for NEO Studies website has a complete list of recent and upcoming close approaches, as well as all other data on the orbits of known NEOs, so scientists and members of the media and public can track information on known objects.
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The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ é a sexta coletânea da banda japonesa de hard rock B'z, lançada em 11 de dezembro de 2002 pela Vermillion Records. Vendeu 1.713.726 cópias no total, chegando à 1ª colocação da Oricon.

Faixas

Alone
Konya Tsuki no mieru Oka ni (今夜月の見える丘に)
Home
Calling
Time
Kienai niji (消えない虹)
Gekko (月光)
Hapinasu (Happiness) (ハピネス)
Mou ichido Kiss shitakatta (もう一度キスしたかった)
Naite naite nakiyandara (泣いて泣いて泣きやんだら)
One
Everlasting
Gold
Snow

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A very important development in chess on the continent!
January 29, 2015 – Millionaire Chess has announced that the Kasparov Chess Foundation Africa (KCFA) will organize three Millionaire Chess satellite tournaments in Africa in 2015. The three events will form part of Millionaire Chess' Global Satellite Program that awards winners of locally run chess tournaments an automatic qualification spot to play in the 2nd Millionaire Chess Open, scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from October 8 – 12, 2015. The prize fund of the event is $1,000,000, the highest purse for any Open chess tournament in the world.
For more details, contact Sid Gandhi, Operations Manager – Millionaire Chess at support@millionairechess.com or Graham Jurgensen, Executive Director – Kasparov Chess Foundation Africa at grahamjurg@gmail.com.
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Nike Air Max 1 "Blue Suede"
There's nothing like a solid colored runner and Nike Sportswear is making sure they give Air Max fans exactly what they've been waiting for, by releasing special colorways of the Air Max 1. Seen here is the "Blue Suede" make up we previewed last month, sporing 3 tone suede uppers white midsoles and a navy outsole. For the Air Max 1 connoisseur, these joints are highly recommended. Stay tuned with MN for more info on these Blue Suede beauties.


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In addition to providing meals for our hospitalized patients and clinical nutritional support to physicians, nurses and other allied health disciplines, walk-up dining services are provided in multiple retail locations across all three UTMB campuses. Offered are options from popular national brands, as well as food from partnerships with local restaurateurs.
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[LISTEN] North Bay Bulldogs Win Football Championship
by mitch.belanger on August 8, 2018, 09:08am. EDT
The North Bay Bulldogs overpowering rushing game and outstanding defence were the difference Sunday as the team beat Ottawa's Beckwith Irish 18-15 to win the Ontario Provincial Football League Championship. Running back Ryan McColeman was named MVP of the game with 20 carries for 127 yards. After losing to the Irish three times this season the Bulldogs coaching staff came up with a game plan that focused on a strong running game and punishing defence and it worked big time, giving the North Bay Bulldogs their first ever championship and the first championship for a North Bay men's football team since the North Bay Ti-cats did it in 1969.
This morning we talked to Bulldogs coach Jason Ferreira and running back Ryan McColeman. Click here to listen to the interview.
Filed under: Bulldogs, football, Jason Ferreira, north bay, ryan-mccoleman


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Q: PHP's mail function seems to remove newlines and tabs I have this helper class which I use to send E-Mails through PHP:
<?php

class Mailsend {

    public $from;
    public $to;
    public $subject;
    public $message;

    public static function mail() {
        return new Mailsend();
    }

    public function from($from) {
        $this->from = $from;
        return $this;
    }

    public function fromName($fromName) {
        $this->fromName = $fromName;
        return $this;
    }

    public function to($to) {
        $this->to = $to;
        return $this;
    }

    public function subject($subject) {
        $this->subject = $subject;
        return $this;
    }

    public function message($message) {
        $this->message = $message;
        return $this;
    }

    public function send() {
        $mailFrom = $this->from;
        $mailFromName = $this->fromName;
        $mailTo = $this->to;
        $mailSubject = $this->subject;

        $mailSignature = "\n\n-- \n";
        $mailSignature .= "Vaš, Format.ba - Primjenjene Vještine.\n";
        $mailSignature .= "Za više informacija posjetite nas na: http://www.format.ba/\n";

        $mailBody = $this->message . "\n";
        $mailBody .= $mailSignature;

        $mailHeader = "From: $mailFromName <$mailFrom>\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "Reply-To: $mailFromName <$mailFrom>\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "X-Mailer: Mailsend.php\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "X-Sender-IP: {$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']}\r\n";
        $mailHeader .= "Bcc: $mailFromName <$mailFrom>\r\n";

        $mailParams = "-f$mailFrom";

        $mailBody = str_replace('  ', '', $mailBody);

        return mail($mailTo, $mailSubject, $mailBody, $mailHeader, $mailParams);
    }

    public function valid($email) {
        if (!preg_match("/^[^@]{1,64}@[^@]{1,255}$/", $email)) {
            return false;
        }
        $email_array = explode("@", $email);
        $local_array = explode(".", $email_array[0]);
        for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($local_array); $i++) {
            if (!preg_match("/^(([A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-][A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+\/=?^_`{|}~\.-]{0,63})|(\"[^(\\|\")]{0,62}\"))$/", $local_array[$i])) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (!preg_match("/^\[?[0-9\.]+\]?$/", $email_array[1])) {
            $domain_array = explode(".", $email_array[1]);
            if (sizeof($domain_array) < 2) {
                return false;
            }
            for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($domain_array); $i++) {
                if (!preg_match("/^(([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Za-z0-9])|([A-Za-z0-9]+))$/", $domain_array[$i])) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

}

It works and I wrote it so it is easy to use, like this for an instance:
$message = "Hello, " . $model->fullname . ",

                        Welcome to our Website, Domain.tdl. You are now able to use all of our services which we provide here.

                        Visit: www.domain.tdl - for more information and news about our services!

                        Greets!";

Mailsend::mail()->
    from('info@domain.tdl')->
    fromName('Domain.tdl - Our Website')->
    to('someother@email.tdl')->
    subject('Welcome to Domain.tdl - Our Website')->
    message(trim($message))->send();

And as you can see from this exact example there is alot of whitespace which is indented by "empty spaces", not tabs.
And when I send that message to one of my E-Mails, I get this output:

Hello, Zlatan Welcome to our Website, Domain.tdl. You are now able to
  use all of our services which we provide here. Visit: www.domain.tdl -
  for more information and news about our services! Greets!

It just somehow strips all the newlines and more-than-two-in-length whitespaces, and merges them all together, so I lose my originally intended E-Mail format.
I have tought that this line in the Mailsend might cause the problem:
$mailBody = str_replace('  ', '', $mailBody);

But that's not the case, and so far I have not find any reasons why this accours and could not prevent it going on.
Has anyone expirenced something similar? Is it possible that I'm missing something in my own code?

A: Use this with

$message = "Hello, " . $model->fullname . "
,

                    Welcome to our Website, Domain.tdl. You are now able to use all of our services which we provide here.

                    Visit: www.domain.tdl - for more information and news about our services!

                    Greets!";

A: Use
 instead of \r\n.
Add this header in order to make your content HTML formatted:
Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8

When you want to insert tabs, use multiple   instead.

A: You are using the following header:
$mailHeader .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\r\n";

but are about to send plain text emails. Change it to
$mailHeader .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\r\n";

or format your email as html

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Movie Magic? Not So Much This Time
The movie version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth in the series, was released this summer. Sadly, Rowling's amazing work was chewed up on its way through Hollywood, and important parts of it were left out.
In fact, the filmmakers twisted the contents of the book so much that it was nearly impossible to follow the plot, even for diehard Potter fans. The only way to understand this poorly constructed movie is by picking through snippets from the endless montages.
In this newest installment, Harry and his pals go through the worst year ever at Hogwarts. As the movie begins, Harry is thrust into a predictably bad situation with his cousin Dudley and uses magic to save the day.When the Ministry discovers this, Harry has to go on trial before them. But after this scene the movie almost comes to a halt as you meet the Order of the Phoenix and school begins.
At least new characters such as Luna Lovegood and Dolores Umbrage are interesting. Umbrage is a Ministry representative who finds Hogwarts unsuitable and changes rules more frequently than her underwear. Her witlessness causes Harry and friends to form a Voldemort resistance group. Near the end, Harry puts his friends in danger when he tries to stop Voldemort from reaching a prophecy. But it turns out that Voldemort could never have gotten it anyway, so the gloomy ending could have been avoided completely.
Overall, the film was a waste of time, especially for Potter readers. If you must see this movie, save your money and rent it.
Ria Vasi	on February 19, 2012 at 1:26 am
Its such as you read my mind! You appear to understand so much about this, like you wrote the e-book in it or something. I think that you could do with a few % to pressure the message home a little bit, however other than that, that is fantastic blog. A great read. I'll certainly be back.
Verena	on March 16, 2013 at 4:55 pm
Its like you read my mind! You appear to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you could do with a few pics to drive the message home a little bit, but other than that, this is great blog. A great read. I'll certainly be back.


Thanks to those who joined us in Broomfield, CO for the 10th Workshop on Hot Topics in System Dependability (HotDep '14). As part of our commitment to open access, the papers and slides presented at the workshop are free and openly accessible via the workshop program Web page. The conference reports from ;login: are also online.


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Валентин Фадеев:
 Фадеев, Валентин Викторович (род. 1973) — российский эндокринолог, член-корреспондент РАН (2016).
 Фадеев, Валентин Илларионович (1923—1990) — советский военный, государственный и политический деятель, генерал-лейтенант.


Congratulations to Ryan Budd for being nominated for CD's October Student of the Month. Ryan is 15 years old and is a Sophomore at Andrew High School in the CD Program. His awesome teachers are Mr. Murphy and Mrs. O'Brien.
Ryan has progressed greatly with his communication skills. Ryan is advocating for his wants and needs, greeting staff and students, and initiating conversations. After speaking with Mrs. Budd, we found out that Ryan is generalizing these skills and talking a lot more at home! This is a great improvement from last year and we are proud of him. Ryan is friendly, helpful, and hard-working.
Ryan likes Ice Cream Cones, Mr. Noodle, Opera, and working on the iPad.
Way to go Ryan. Keep up the Great work and keep following the 3 B's of CD. If you see Ryan in the hall give him a high five for his great accomplishments!!


Would you believe me, if I told you that the love story of Pretty Woman is out? Of course not, but I can present you a drama whose love story is almost as good. A story that has definitely been told too often in some way, but it is still enough to fall for, cause it never came with such a fresh plot and acting.
Toru Hyuga, played by Shun Oguri, is in his late twenties and together with his friend Kosuke Asahina, played by Arata Iurathe owner of a sucessful software company called Next Innovation. Toru Hyuga may be succesful and intelligent, but he has a rough character and a very difficult personality.
Makoto Natsui, played by Satomi Ishihara, has a strong personality and is an outstanding college student at Tokyo University, but still has a though time finding a job. After reading an interview with Toru Hyuga featured in a magazine, she decides to attend the company's recruitment event. As Toru Hyuga gives a speech, she catches his attention, but things turn out different than planned. He picks her to pieces. Now is the time for action and Makoto does something that changes everything.
Anger, rage, sorrow, and joy - this movie has everything to satisfy our cravings for variety. It is anything but cheesy. The title of the drama can be misleading. A love story is not the only thing this drama has to offer. It is not a story where the people's material welfare is the real topic. It is more a story of failure, growth, friendship, betrayal and trust.
Satomi Ishihara plays her role incredibly charming. It is so easy to sympathize with her. And Shun Oguri? Well, he is kinda funny, intelligent, strange, lame and slow at the same time. And that is not bad because he is endearing and charismatic throughout the whole movie. The role of Toru Hyuga seems to have been written especially for Shun Oguri. Once you see him acting with such a nonchalance you will know.


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Dorothy Doughty Birds for Royal Worcester Porcelain
The realistic depiction of birds and flowers in fine art porcelain began in the early 1930s with the work of Dorothy Doughty. The idea originated with Alex Dickens, a publisher who had worked with the Royal Worcester porcelain factory to produce a series of decorative plates based on Audubon's Birds of America. Dickens' new proposal was a series of bird-and-flower studies of American birds produced in bisque (matte) porcelain rather than the traditional glazed finish, to make them more realistic. Somewhat skeptical but nevertheless willing, Royal Worcester agreed to the project and approached Freda Doughty, one of their in-house artists, about it. Freda suggested instead that her sister Dorothy would be more suitable because of her greater knowledge of ornithology and botany.
At that time Royal Worcester was using the slipcasting (mold) method to create all of their wares, including the figurines, but this simply could not provide the fine detail required to realistically portray flowers and leaves. However, there was one artist (Antonio Vassallo) at the studio who was able to create such elements entirely by hand. Dorothy Doughty convinced the Royal Worcester management to allow Vassalo to train and oversee a small group of artists who would create all of the flowers and foliage for Doughty's bird studies.
The concept of "limited edition" porcelain studies had recently been introduced at the Worcester studio and they decided to put the Doughty bird series into that format as well. The first in the new "American Birds" series was the Redstarts and Hemlock pair (male and female) designed and released in 1935. The series would eventually expand to 36 "pair" and three individual-bird studies; there are also four flowers-only studies which are considered part of the same series. The final study was released in 1968, eleven years after it was originally designed by Dorothy Doughty.
The Doughty birds were so successful that during the post-WWII years Royal Worcester needed more people on the "team" so that the design/production process could proceed at an acceptable pace. Two of the new artists were Ronald van Ruyckevelt and Diane Lewis, both of whom worked closely with Dorothy during the 1950s and went on to worldwide acclaim on their own after leaving Royal Worcester in the 1960s.
In addition to her American Birds, Doughty also began a series of British birds which were not released by Royal Worcester until after her death in 1962 at the age of 70.
This photo of a pair of Lazuli Buntings shows how Royal Worcester meticulously packed these fragile sculptures for shipment in wood crates. (for more on this subject, see my post about how to pack porcelain sculptures)
Doughty's American Birds and British Birds are illustrated below, listed according to retail release date. The captions show the sculpture name, introduction year, final edition size ("ed"), and height of the taller piece of the pairs. Four of the American and one of the British studies were available in both color and plain white bisque. The four flowers-only studies are shown separately following the "American Birds" section.
AMERICAN BIRDS series
All of the Doughty birds were supplied with an accompanying wood base into which the sculpture would snugly fit. The appearance of the bases varied even within a single issue; it's not unusual to see two or three different bases on examples within a single series.
This is a typical backstamp. The format of the sculpture name varied between designs; for example, although this one is usually referred to as Scarlet Tanagers and White Oak, the individual stamp says simply Scarlet Tanager and pirangea olivacea which is the bird's Latin name. To the right of the Royal Worcester logo is an icon showing the year 1954; according to the Museum of Royal Worcester's list of these studies, that was the year of design (copyright?) as opposed to the year released at retail (1955.) Dorothy Doughty's facsimile signature also appears.
She also designed a series of a dozen coordinating dessert plates which were issued by Royal Worcester annually beginning in 1972. The plates do not duplicate the designs of the porcelain sculptures; they will be shown in a future post.
Redstarts and Hemlock, 1935, final edition of 66 pair, 7.5″ (missing bases)
Goldfinches and Thistle, 1936, ed 250, 6.5″
Bluebirds and Apple Blossom, 1936, ed 350, 9.5″
– Indigo Bunting on Plum Twig, 1936. It is 9″ high. This single-bird study was a commission by Alex Dickens; it was not well received and ultimately only 6 of them were actually sold. An example with a small chip on one leaf sold in July 2008 for $1920.
Virginia Cardinals and Orange Blossom, 1937, ed 500, 11.5″. Also sometimes called "Red Cardinals"
Baltimore Orioles and Tulip Tree, 1938, , editions: 250 color + 250 plain white, 9.5″
Chickadees and Larch, 1938, ed 325, 9.5″
Bobwhite Quail, 1940. It is 6″ high. This was another Dickens idea that did not sell well and only 22 were made.
Mockingbirds and Peach Blossom, 1940, ed 500, 10.5″
Indigo Buntings and Blackberry, 1941, ed 500, 8.5″ (missing bases)
Magnolia Warblers and Magnolia, 1950, ed 150, 14.75″
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and Fuchsia, 1950, ed 500, 9.25″
Golden Crowned Kinglets on Noble Pine, 1952, ed 500, 7.75″
Red Eyed Vireos and Swamp Azalea, 1952, ed 500, 7.75″
Yellow Headed Blackbirds and Spiderwort, 1952, ed 350, 11″
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Dogwood, 1955, ed 500, 11.5″
Myrtle Warblers and Weeping Cherry, 1955, ed 500, 11.5″
Bewick's Wrens and Yellow Jasmine, 1956, ed 500, 10″
Scarlet Tanagers and White Oak, 1956, ed 500, 11″
Ovenbird with Crested Iris and Ovenbird with Ladies Slipper, 1957, ed 250, 11″. This is the only study in which the male and female bird appear with entirely different flowers.
Parula Warblers and Sweet Bay Magnolia, 1957, ed 500, 9″
Yellowthroats and Water Hyacinth, 1958, ed 350, 11″
Phoebes and Flame Vine, 1958, ed 500, 9.75″
Moonlight Elf Owl and Giant Saguaro, 1959, ed of 500, 10.5″ (single bird)
Cactus Wrens and Prickly Pear, 1959, ed 500, 8″
Canyon Wrens and Wild Lupin, 1961, edi 500, 8″
Hooded Warbler and Cherokee Rose, 1961, ed 500, 10.5″
Scissor Tailed Flycatcher(s), 1962. This is a wall mounted study of two birds but with a single design number (3627). Editions were 250 in color + 75 white. It is 24″ at widest point.
Vermilion Flycatchers and Pussywillow, 1962, ed 500, 9.25″
Lazuli Buntings and Choke Cherry, 1962, total issue was 500 but divided in unknown manner between color and white versions; 10″
Audubon Warblers and Palo Verde, 1963, ed 500, 7.25″
Mountain Bluebirds and Spleenwort Niger, 1964, ed 500, 9″
Cerulean Warblers and Red Maple, 1965, ed 500, 8.5″
Lark Sparrow with Red Gila and Twinpod Growing in Volcanic Ash, 1966, ed 500, ht unk (single bird)
Carolina Paroquet(s), 1968. Another wall mounted design (#3632.) Editions: 250 in color + 75 white. It is 15″ at widest. This was the final American Birds study.
FLORAL STUDIES
This photo shows two of the floral pairs. In the background are the Crab Apple Sprays and Butterfly, issued in 1940 as an edition of 250. The taller is 10″ high.
In the foreground are the Mexican Feijoa and Ladybirds which appeared a decade later, in 1950. This was an edition of only 125. They are 10.25″ high. The ladybird beetle ("ladybug") appears on a leaf.
Apple Blossom Spray and Bee, 1941, edition of 250, 6.5″
Orange Blossom Sprays, 1947, edition of 175, 7.25″
BRITISH BIRDS series
Dorothy Doughty designed a number of British birds before her death, but I have been unable to determine how many were actually released by Royal Worcester at retail. Sources differ, some saying there were 21 in the series but I have only been able to find photographs of 16 designs. The first issue in the retail edition was the Lesser Whitethroats in 1964, two years after Doughty's death. At least six of the British birds were in the pair format; there may have been more.
The backstamp on the British Birds series differs from the American Birds in two ways: it also contains the name of the plant depicted, and the words "Est. of" (estate of) are added. The common and Latin names of the bird still appear.
Like the American Birds, these were not numbered in the stamp but had an accompanying Certificate of Authenticity. Without the certificate these is no way to know what number an individual Doughty bird is, within its edition.
Lesser Whitethroats and Wild Rose, 1964, ed 500, 9″
Moorhen Chick and Water Lily, 1964, ed 500, 3″ h x 12″ w
English Robin in Autumn Wood, 1964, ed 500, 7.5″
Wrens and Burnet Rose, 1964, ed 500. 7″ h
Blue Tits and Pussywillow, 1964, ed 500
Chaffinches and May Blossom, 1964, ed 500, 9.5″ h. The hen is especially rare.
Chiffchaff and Hogweed, 1965, ed 500
Kingfisher Cock and Autumn Beech, 1965, ed 500, 14″
Long Tailed Tits on Flowering Larch (two birds on one sculpture), 1965, final edition less than 100, 4″ h
Downy Woodpeckers and Pecan, 1967, editions: color 400 + white 75. Height 12″
Grey Wagtail and Celandine, 1968, ed 500, 6.25″
Redstarts and Gorse, 1968, edition size unknown, 8″
Nightingale and Honeysuckle, 1971, ed 500, 11″
Nightingale and Honeysuckle is an especially fragile piece which is rarely found in mint condition; even the Royal Worcester website shows a damaged one. Many thanks to Stuart Valentine for sending these photos of his absolutely perfect mint-condition sculpture!
Goldcrests and Larch, 1972, ed 500
Meadow Pipit, 1977, ed 500
Bullfinch and Blackthorn, 8″; issue year and edition size unknown
I wonder if Dorothy Doughty could ever have envisioned, as she was designing her first bird sculptures eighty years ago, the number of talented artists and marvelous porcelain bird studies that she would ultimately inspire?
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4 comments for "Dorothy Doughty Birds for Royal Worcester Porcelain"
Matilda Palmer
I have much enjoyed reading this as my grandfather was Alex Dickins (yes, with an "I" rather than an "e"), and my grandmother was a close friend of Dorothy Doughty, and indeed accompanied her on her sales trips to the USA. I have a small porcelain camellia which they both wore as a brooch on these occasions and many people have asked over the years whether it is real?! Doughty had an extraordinary gift of capturing the natural essence of birds, and flowers, and rocks in porcelain … I have a couple of other very damaged pieces of alpine scree with rock roses and potentilla. I am glad you have illustrated my favourite pair – the cardinals – which I have known all my life!
First, my apologies for the delay in posting your comment; I have been offline for a bit. How wonderful that your grandparents had a close connection with Dorothy Doughty! Thanks so much for sharing this. 🙂
Kathy Peak
Dorothy Doughty came to our bird garden in Feckenham near Worcester to draw and observe the Red Cardinals in our aviaries. My late husband told me she spent hours in our garden watching them.
What a wonderful memory! 🙂


Painful and damaging chemotherapy may one day be a thing of the past. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University have developed nano-sized particles that can target and trick cancer cells into absorbing them. Once inside, the particles may soon be able to deliver a pharmaceutical payload, killing the tumor from within, avoiding the destruction of healthy cells responsible for much of the damage caused by traditional chemotherapy. The research is published in the August 25 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
"We've developed a class of particles called core/shell nanogels that we can functionalize with a specific kind of chemistry that allows them to target cancer cells," said L. Andrew Lyon, associate professor at Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
That specific kind of chemistry is folic acid. Cancer cells have more receptors for folic acid and absorb more of the nutrient than healthy cells. In a process akin to hiding a dog's heartworm pill in a glob of peanut butter, researchers covered the surface of the nanogels with folic acid, disguising the particles as an essential nutrient. Once the cancer cells took the particles in, researchers increased the temperature of the cells, causing the particles to clump together and shrink, killing the cell.
Heating the cell is a crucial step in triggering the particles to destroy cells, but it's also a safeguard. Cancer cells have more folic acid receptors than normal cells, but normal cells could still absorb the nanoparticles. By applying a targeted heat source - like ultrasound - only to the tumor, doctors should be able to avoid killing healthy cells that happen to take in the nanoparticles.


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Just the medicine
No kidding around
Back for more
Series to Watch: February 2023
Quite the Catch
Anything but ordinary
Fantasy politics
Staging a Reunion
The London look
By Michael Pickard
Director Bill Eagles and cinematographer Michael Snyman discuss their work and partnership on ITV's new India-set medical drama The Good Karma Hospital, and reveal the challenges of filming on location in Sri Lanka.
For the cast and crew of a television drama, there can be worse places to spend a 12-week shoot than on location in idyllic Sri Lanka.
The island doubles for neighbouring India in The Good Karma Hospital, a six-part medical drama for UK broadcaster ITV. But while they were able to capture its luscious landscapes and striking sunsets, lead director Bill Eagles and director of photography Michael Snyman say filming in Sri Lanka posed a unique set of challenges.
"It was very exhausting," Eagles admits. "The heat and the weather meant there were quite a lot of early nights but very early starts. The sun came up about 07.00 and went down around 18.00, so to get an 11-hour day we had to begin shooting at dawn. So we were up at 05.00 for hair and makeup and for me to prowl the set. By the end of the day, because of the heat and the rain, people were exhausted."
The show tells the story of junior doctor Ruby Walker (played by Amrita Acharia), who leaves the UK to join the over-worked staff of the run-down Good Karma Hosptial. Led by eccentric Brit Lydia Fonseca (Amanda Redman), the cottage hospital is the beating heart of the community and soon becomes home from home home for Ruby.
The cast also includes Neil Morrissey, Phyllis Logan, James Floyd, Darhsan Jariwalla and Sagar Radia.
Michael Snyman (left) and Bill Eagles on set
Produced by Tiger Aspect, the series was created and written by Dan Sefton (Delicious), with scripts from Vinay Patel and Nancy Harris. Stephen Smallwood produces, with exec producers Will Gould, Frith Tiplady and Iona Vrolyk. Endemol Shine International distributes internationally.
"When I first got the script, I thought they'd sent it to the wrong guy!" jokes Eagles, who directs the first four episodes, with Jon Wright picking up the final pair. With a background in series such as CSI, Gotham, The Mentalist and Strike Back, he admits he has a reputation for blowing people up or setting them on fire – and there was none of that in the Sefton's scripts.
"But it came from Tiger, who I'd worked for the previous summer on a low-budget but incredibly well-written ensemble cop show called Cuffs," he continues. "I did the car chases in that and it played into my background as an action and crime director, but it also had quite nuanced dramatic scenes with really interesting cast members. Obviously Tiger saw something in the way I delivered that and thought, 'Why not?'
"The last show I did before this was an episode of Gotham, so this was a breath of fresh air and I absolutely loved the script. To feel the quality of Dan Sefton's writing – so economical, so dense in story but so rich in character… he knew that if we could get this right, it would play with the heartstrings and it would have you raising your hopes with the characters, crying with their despair but feeling a sense of new hope, a new dawn as they face their troubled lives and overcome emotional obstacles along the way. I was really impressed that Tiger came to me and it was perfect timing for what I wanted to do."
Eagles says he was particularly drawn to the project by Sefton's "sophisticated" scripts, plus the interplay between Redman's eccentric matriarch and Acharia's naive, wistful and optimistic stranger abroad.
The show stars Amanda Redman (left) and Amrita Acharia
He continues: "If you're shooting Casualty or a British hospital show, there's only so many types of people who you can really bring in through the hospital doors. But, of course, if you set it in the backwaters of an Indian town, you've got a wonderful, rich array of characters, both rich and poor, European and local, with cultural issues and issues of custom and religion.
"Then, of course, it's set in India. As a director, I have shot all around the world, a lot in Britain and the backstreets of LA but, actually, it doesn't quite compare to the possibilities of a beautiful sunset over the Indian ocean, an epic vista from the top of a mountain over a jungle or having an early morning mist rise over paddy fields that seem to go on forever. These are landscapes to which any director would give their back teeth to point a camera at. The mission was to make it epic and make it feel like we were taking the audience on a journey."
Unusually, Eagles chose to mix up the production by shooting episodes three and four first, rather than beginning with the first two, as might have been expected. But there was good reason behind his thinking. Often with a new series, particularly in the US, a single pilot is commissioned, meaning there is just one episode to set up the story. But with The Good Karma Hospital's full season being ordered from the start, Eagles reasoned that by jumping ahead, the cast would have time to refine their performances and fully embody their characters before filming the opener.
"That really did play to our strengths and to our advantage," he says. "Often you don't get the chance because you have to shoot the first one to sell it to a broadcaster. But in this instance, it was great. And while we're very happy with episodes three and four, we did learn along the way. So when it came to making the opening episode, which will make or break the series, we were so super confident about where we were with our characters and storytelling. What the audience will make of it, who knows, but at least we have no regrets."
A scene set during the Holi festival required more than 1,000 extras
That process was made easier due to Eagles' partnership with his director of photography, Michael Snyman (The Night Manager, Of Kings and Prophets). The pair had previously worked together in South Africa on Strike Back – Snyman was then a camera operator – so when they landed together in Sri Lanka, there was already a shorthand between them that meant they could hit the ground running.
"Mike is a consummate artist with light. He's also incredibly inventive and he's a wonderful force of energy on the set," Eagles says. "He and I never go to a scene without both of us having read it, understood it and known what it's about. He never offers up a shot that gets in the way of storytelling. The camera serves the action, the emotion and the meaning of a scene. Sometimes you will be offered a super-cool, creative shot by a DOP but actually it's getting in the way of the scene. He totally gets it, so it was a joy to join forces with him. He keeps the energy of his crew high and he's prepared to work fast on a ridiculously tight TV schedule."
Snyman says the "big idea" behind shooting Good Karma was to embrace India through the show's Sri Lankan location – a teacher-training college in Galle, two hours from the capital Colombo – and taking the camera outside as much as possible.
"A lot of interior scenes were moved outside just to get out of that hospital because, if you shoot two or three episodes there, you start to shoot the same rooms and beds over and over again," he reveals. "Breaking that mould was very beneficial for us. So we moved a lot of scenes outside just to see the country because it's so beautiful. It's so green and luscious."
Working outside in the heat provided its own problems, of course, but it meant the crew agreed to shift the filming schedule.
The Sri Lankan climate proved challenging for cast and crew alike
Snyman explains: "We started off shooting an 11-day fortnight but a lot of people weren't able to sustain that pace. So we suggested we'd be better working a five-day week with 12-hour days, which makes up for that extra day – which the producers embraced, thank God, because it was getting very taxing. It was just too hot to work at that pace. You get in in the morning and by 06.30 you're sweating, and you get home at night at 19.30 and you're sweating. It was very difficult for a few people."
Beyond the heat, there was also the issue of Sri Lanka's near non-existent production infrastructure, meaning much of the crew with whom Eagles and Snyman worked had no experience in television. "It was quite interesting to see the crew develop through the show," Snyman says. "How they took up the lead on things was just magnificent. By the end of the show, they were comparable to [production crews] anywhere around the world."
Eagles chips in: "Making six hours of high-end European TV is not something anybody even remotely near us was used to, but we did take in a lot of local crew and it was great. Our gaffer was training some of the people on his team in electricity and cabling, and Mike and his camera department had people.
"Often we had 100 to 150 extras on set and none of them had ever done any extra work before. So just explaining why we needed them to walk from here to there and that they had do it again and again, and telling them not to bump into the cast or stand between the camera and the cast, that took a bit of time."
The number of extras swelled to more than 1,000 during an episode that required a recreation of the Hindu festival of Holi, which Eagles describes as a "massive rave" featuring dancers, drummers and two elephants.
To meet the demand, production staff were sent out to nearby beaches to find holidaymakers who could join the festival scenes alongside the mass of locals.
"It was the most massive endeavour, and there was a certain amount of trepidation – how could we pull this off?" Eagles admits. "We had two elephants that day as well. It was quite late in the shoot and, even though we were dealing with 1,000 people, most of whom had not done any extra work before, it's a spectacular sequence and it worked brilliantly. That was a tribute to everyone learning along the way and to working with people who were hungry to learn. It was an epic thing to pull off and very cool that we managed it."
Likely to draw comparisons to BBC detective drama Death in Paradise, which sees a British police officer relocated to the (fictitious) Caribbean island of Saint Marie, The Good Karma Hospital promises to provide a burst of colour in the dreary winter months when it debuts on February 5.
"That's what ITV are looking for – a show that will make you laugh, make you cry and send you home feeling warm and happy with the world," Eagles surmises. "It's a little bit of escapism but it's an emotional treat with a bit of humour along the way. It was really fun to make."
Snyman adds: "I think people will really enjoy it. We didn't hold back, we did the best with what we had and the crew can be very proud of what they produced. Sri Lanka and its people did us proud. I was proud to be a part of it."
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