text:
A parole agent talked to a man six days before he shot University of Utah student — but campus police hadn't shared her harassment reports
(Photo courtesy University of Utah) Lauren McCluskey, a University of Utah senior and track athlete who was fatally shot on campus this week.
· Published: October 25, 2018
A parole agent spoke with Melvin S. Rowland six days before authorities say Rowland killed University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey on campus, the Utah Department of Corrections said on Wednesday.
The date of that conversation — Oct. 16 — appears to reveal a gap in communication from University of Utah police to parole agents, and a possible missed opportunity to confront Rowland before McCluskey's Monday slaying.
University of Utah Police Chief Dale Brophy said Tuesday that McCluskey told campus police Rowland was harassing her, and that she made reports on Oct. 12 and 13. McCluskey had dated Rowland for a month and broke off their relationship on Oct. 9, after discovering he had lied about his name and age and had not disclosed that he was a registered sex offender, her family has said.
Brophy said his officers could not find Rowland. Part of his explanation Tuesday was that Rowland had walked away from a state halfway house for parolees and men transitioning out of prison.
But Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted said later Tuesday that was incorrect, and that Rowland was living at the Salt Lake City address listed for him on the sex offender registry.
Felsted on Tuesday did not immediately know the details of contact between Adult Probation and Parole, a division of Corrections, and Rowland.
But the Oct. 16 call she described Wednesday shows parole officials were in contact with Rowland as campus police were looking for him. The last face-to-face meeting between Rowland and an agent was Aug. 15, she said.
When parolees are accused of new crimes, they often can be arrested for violating parole and sent back to prison; Rowland, 37, had repeatedly been returned to prison for violations.
But university police had not alerted Adult Probation and Parole that Rowland was allegedly harassing McCluskey, Felsted said. So the agent who spoke with Rowland Oct. 16 did not know there were allegations that may have been considered a violation of his parole.
University spokesman Chris Nelson declined to comment Wednesday. A briefing by Brophy on the investigation into McCluskey's shooting is scheduled Thursday.
Rowland was convicted in 2004 of attempted forcible sexual abuse of a 17-year-old and in a separate case, enticing a minor over the internet. Hours after McCluskey's fatal shooting, police found Rowland dead inside a Salt Lake City church from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
McCluskey was a 21-year-old senior from Pullman, Wash., and a heptathlete on the U.'s track team. Her family said in a statement that University of Utah police had, with McCluskey, located and met Rowland on Oct. 10 to retrieve her car from him. On Tuesday, Brophy said it was unclear whether those officers had been from the campus department. Salt Lake City police say they do not have a record of such a call from McCluskey.
Felsted on Tuesday described Rowland as "not fully compliant" with the terms of his parole, but said the violations were not so severe they would send him back to prison and that Rowland was working toward getting into compliance. She on Wednesday declined to release further information about the violations.
Words cannot express our sadness. pic.twitter.com/ZZN85xDio3
— Jill McCluskey (@jjmccluskey) October 23, 2018

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places
Effective public spaces are extremely difficult to accomplish, because their complexity is rarely understood. As William (Holly) Whyte said, "It's hard to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished."
PPS has identified 11 key elements in transforming public spaces into vibrant community places, whether they're parks, plazas, public squares, streets, sidewalks or the myriad other outdoor and indoor spaces that have public uses in common. These elements are:
The Community Is The Expert
The important starting point in developing a concept for any public space is to identify the talents and assets within the community. In any community there are people who can provide an historical perspective, valuable insights into how the area functions, and an understanding of the critical issues and what is meaningful to people. Tapping this information at the beginning of the process will help to create a sense of community ownership in the project that can be of great benefit to both the project sponsor and the community.
Create a Place, Not a Design
If your goal is to create a place (which we think it should be), a design will not be enough. To make an under-performing space into a vital "place," physical elements must be introduced that would make people welcome and comfortable, such as seating and new landscaping, and also through "management" changes in the pedestrian circulation pattern and by developing more effective relationships between the surrounding retail and the activities going on in the public spaces. The goal is to create a place that has both a strong sense of community and a comfortable image, as well as a setting and activities and uses that collectively add up to something more than the sum of its often simple parts. This is easy to say, but difficult to accomplish.
Look for Partners
Partners are critical to the future success and image of a public space improvement project. Whether you want partners at the beginning to plan for the project or you want to brainstorm and develop scenarios with a dozen partners who might participate in the future, they are invaluable in providing support and getting a project off the ground. They can be local institutions, museums, schools and others.
You Can See a Lot Just By Observing
We can all learn a great deal from others' successes and failures. By looking at how people are using (or not using) public spaces and finding out what they like and don't like about them, it is possible to assess what makes them work or not work. Through these observations, it will be clear what kinds of activities are missing and what might be incorporated. And when the spaces are built, continuing to observe them will teach even more about how to evolve and manage them over time.
Have a Vision
The vision needs to come out of each individual community. However, essential to a vision for any public space is an idea of what kinds of activities might be happening in the space, a view that the space should be comfortable and have a good image, and that it should be an important place where people want to be. It should instill a sense of pride in the people who live and work in the surrounding area.
Start with the Petunias: Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper
The complexity of public spaces is such that you cannot expect to do everything right initially. The best spaces experiment with short term improvements that can be tested and refined over many years! Elements such as seating, outdoor cafes, public art, striping of crosswalks and pedestrian havens, community gardens and murals are examples of improvements that can be accomplished in a short time.
"Triangulation is the process by which some external stimulus provides a linkage between people and prompts strangers to talk to other strangers as if they knew each other" (Holly Whyte). In a public space, the choice and arrangement of different elements in relation to each other can put the triangulation process in motion (or not). For example, if a bench, a wastebasket and a telephone are placed with no connection to each other, each may receive a very limited use, but when they are arranged together along with other amenities such as a coffee cart, they will naturally bring people together (or triangulate!). On a broader level, if a children's reading room in a new library is located so that it is next to a children's playground in a park and a food kiosk is added, more activity will occur than if these facilities were located separately.
They Always Say "It Can't Be Done"
One of Yogi Berra's great sayings is "If they say it can't be done, it doesn't always work out that way," and we have found it to be appropriate for our work as well. Creating good public spaces is inevitably about encountering obstacles, because no one in either the public or private sectors has the job or responsibility to "create places." For example, professionals such as traffic engineers, transit operators, urban planners and architects all have narrow definitions of their job – facilitating traffic or making trains run on time or creating long term schemes for building cities or designing buildings. Their job, evident in most cities, is not to create "places." Starting with small scale community-nurturing improvements can demonstrate the importance of "places" and help to overcome obstacles.
Form Supports Function
The input from the community and potential partners, the understanding of how other spaces function, the experimentation, and overcoming the obstacles and naysayers provides the concept for the space. Although design is important, these other elements tell you what "form" you need to accomplish the future vision for the space.
Money Is Not the Issue
This statement can apply in a number of ways. For example, once you've put in the basic infrastructure of the public spaces, the elements that are added that will make it work (e.g., vendors, cafes, flowers and seating) will not be expensive. In addition, if the community and other partners are involved in programming and other activities, this can also reduce costs. More important is that by following these steps, people will have so much enthusiasm for the project that the cost is viewed much more broadly and consequently as not significant when compared with the benefits.
You Are Never Finished
By nature good public spaces that respond to the needs, the opinions and the ongoing changes of the community require attention. Amenities wear out, needs change and other things happen in an urban environment. Being open to the need for change and having the management flexibility to enact that change is what builds great public spaces and great cities and towns.
Source: https://www.pps.org/reference/11steps/
The Compassion Community Reader
Against the Smart City
How to Develop a City of Compassion Campaign
From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy
Defining the Worst Type of Street Design
Land-Use Strategies to Create Socially Just, Multiracial Cities
Diébédo Francis Kéré: How to build with clay... and community
Mohamed Ali: The link between unemployment and terrorism
From Soap to Cities, Designing From Nature Could Solve Our Biggest Challenges
Food Recovery Network Redistributes Extra Campus Food to Feed Hungry
Recovering Unsold Food for the Needy
A Canadian City Once Eliminated Poverty And Nearly Everyone Forgot About It
Foundation House Brings Affordable Housing to Nonprofit Workers
Steve Howard: Let's go all-in on selling sustainability
Founder of Time Banking Believes Everyone Has Something to Contribute
The Green Economy
The Greenest City Story
Toby Eccles: Invest in social change
Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On
What Makes a Good City?
Why Social Urbanism Matters for Sharing Cities
copycat_city
Not Just a Southern Thing: The Changing Geography of American Poverty
Portland and San Francisco Prove Cities Can Be Sustainable
Shaping Global Partnerships for a Post-2015 World
Simple, Cheap Health Remedies Cut Child Mortality In Ethiopia
What Happened When Some Folks In Denver Gave Cameras To People Who Can't Get Enough To Eat
Why So Many Emerging Megacities Remain So Poor
Seven Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities
Fighting hate with compassionate actions: Mayors reflect on Charlottesville
The City that Ended Hunger
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Urban Gardening as a Corrective for Homo Economicus
A Piazza on Every Block: How DIY Placemaking Is Transforming Communities
Building a Good Life in Community
Step-by-Step Procedure for Developing a Compassionate City Campaign
Check List for a Compassionate City Campaign
Compassion Games International
10 Steps Toward an Incredible Edible Town
Compassionate Governance Conference, Louisville, KY, April 2013
Organizing Processes
How to Make Better Decisions Together
Standing Rock Interview
CEOs for Cities: An Organization that Wants to Help You Solve Your City's Problems
Effective Groups
Ideas for the New City--Urban Omnibus
Shamengo: Giving Voice to People Who Care
Using Emergence to Scale Social Innovation
21 Technologies That Will Decentralize the World
What is Placemaking?
The Six Pillars of Character®
Why Saul Alinsky, Author of "Rules" for Social Change, Would Probably Break Them Today
People are in the streets protesting Donald Trump. But when does protest actually work?
4 Expert Tips on Launching a Community Organization
Shareable Community Ideas
How the Commons Amplifies the Sharing Economy
If We Could All Tap Into This Quality (Which We Can), The World Would Be A Better Place
How to Start a Grocery Co-op
Techies to Hack Homelessness in San Francisco
Eight components of a "healing city"
In Cleveland, Hoop Houses Turn Empty Lots into Year Round Farms
The Happiness Initiative
Policy Ideas for Shareable Urban Housing
The Share Shelf: Feeding the Hungry, One Leftover at a Time
12 Agrihoods Taking Farm-to-Table Living Mainstream
A Simple Chart to Share With Anyone Who Complains About People On Welfare
Amsterdam is Now Europe's First Sharable City
How Public Spaces Make Cities Work
How a New Dutch Library Smashed Attendance Records
How to Design Our Neighborhoods for Happiness
How to Start a Repair Café
Little Free Library Movement
Los Angeles Gets Its First Urban Fruit Trail
How to Share Your Office Space the Right Way
Off-Grid Movement Gains Momentum
Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless
Poverty-Focused Innovation: How to Foster Creating an Agency for the Poor
Public Housing Works: Lessons from Vienna and Singapore
Reverse Food Truck Takes in Food to Feed the Hungry
Sharing City Seoul: A Model for the World
To Reduce Prejudice, Try Sharing Passions And Cultures
Won't Want that Sandwich? Can't sell it? Don't Throw it away, though!
Sharing as Direct Action in a New Economy
"Modified Social Benches": An Experiment in Outdoor Socializing
5 Reasons Why Coworking is Awesome
Free Coworking Growing Rapidly Fueled by Open Collaboration
Stranded in Atlanta's Food Deserts
How to Be a Good Neighbour
Supermodel Lily Cole Launches Gift Economy Platform Impossible.com
These Four Cities Are Making Youth Empowerment a Priority
Neighborly advice: What does it take to be a good neighbor?
Toni Griffin: A New Vision for Rebuilding Detroit
Top 15 New Books About Sharing, Cities and Happiness
Ways To Love Where You Live
We Gathered, We Mapped, We Shared
What Happens When Our Cities Start Talking?
Street Store: The Open Source Pop-up Clothing Swap for the Homeless
What is a Compassionate Community?
What Difference Can Compassion Make?
Pretending to be homeless for a night
Richardson, Texas becomes the second City in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to Affirm the Charter for Compassion
Can compassion have economic benefits?
Seven Job Creation Strategies for Shareable Cities
10 Ways Our World is Becoming More Shareable
10 principles for making high-density cities better
7 Ways To Reinvent Your City, Burning Man Style
A Guy Who Used to be Homeless Shows Us Exactly What Determination Looks Like
Building the Just City
Austin to Shelter Homeless in a Tiny House Village
Can Co-Ops Curb Poverty in New York City?
Can kindness movements make a difference?
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
Chris Downey: Design with the Blind in Mind
Denmark Is Considered The Happiest Country. You'll Never Guess Why.
Cities try a new strategy with immigrants: embrace them
Enrique Peñalosa: Why buses represent democracy in action
Groups Plan Combined Effort to Help One Another
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Kids
Expanded menu
ACC Meeting Archives
Video: First First Follower


A key feature of the DynaTrac is the decoupled motion through free lower link sway which helps avoid side load on implement, no damage to the implement nor the implement getting locked in the ground. It offers better steering response of the tractor and better handling of slope/curve than a rigid version. It is ideal for implement trailing and tractor positioning corrections do not impact trailing. The DynaTrac brings active implement guidance benefits to all rear implements.
For more information, visit www.fronthitch.com.


History: Studied at Tafe for 12 months then worked as a chef in a local hotel restaurant in Oldham. After that I worked in the Black Forest region of Germany for awhile as an assistant to the head chef then and a year later travelled to Australia where Big Reds, Sydney and Queensland Irish, Brisbane were the kitchens I called home. Back to the UK for another year of career development, New Zealand called and Wellington's McGloulans brought me in as Head Chef. Eventually back in Australia, I created Global Catering WA, based myself at the Jacaranda Cafe at Houghtons and then moved over to the Valley View Restaurant and Reception Centre.
I have always had a passion for food and wanted to create new and innovative dishes. To date, I have enjoyed working with flavours and travelling the world in my chosen chef life.
Traditional. Classic, with a twist. I'm doing it how it should be done and then spinning off from there.
It's ever changing and no two days are alike.


text:
A View to a Killer Business Model
Dale Coachman December 1, 2009 December 21, 2009 66
Mary Spio helps businesses use video on the Web. (Photo by Ryan Ketterman)
In the last three years, Web 2.0 technologies have brought innovations to the entrepreneurial and small business markets that have enabled creativity, productivity, growth opportunities, and, yes, fun. We've watched as Facebook morphed from an Ivy League hangout into a social networking site with growing business functionality; and we've seen burgeoning business moguls take advantage of audio tools to launch radio shows that complement their businesses. No question, then, Web 2.0 is moving fast. So what's the next step? Well, if you've passed around or commented on any of the thousands of user-generated videos online, then you might have an inkling.
"Video is a critical component of any corporate communication today, and it's a great way to market your product early on, while it's still inexpensive to do," says Mary Spio, 37, president and co-founder of Gen2Media Corp., a technology, production, and marketing company based in Florida with offices in New York.
With the rapid growth of sites such as YouTube (www.youtube.com), Hulu (www.hulu.com), and Vimeo (www.vimeo.com), which let users upload and view original content and create their own channels, entrepreneurs are finding creative, innovative, and inexpensive ways to market their businesses. And this trend is expected to grow: According to eMarketer, a New York-based market research and trend-analysis firm, more than four out of five Internet users will watch online video ads in 2012, up from two-thirds in 2008.
"There are a lot of ways to market with video that three or four years from now, people are not going to be able to afford," says Spio. Gen2Media (www.gen2media.com) was formed in 2007 as a partnership between Spio's company e360 L.L.C. and Media Evolutions, a video production company. The company has a full-service production house; provides the Digital Video Publisher software, which lets users produce and publish their own video; and has a network on which they sell advertising. The company posted $1 million in revenues for 2009 and features a client roster that includes major corporations, celebrities, and small to mid-size businesses.
Gen2Media was recently tapped to design and produce live digital video content for Black Eyed Peas concerts worldwide. They have also worked on the Billboard Music Awards, Sprite's campaign for its Sprite Green launch with LeBron James, and the Toyota Scion campaign for the Hispanic market.
Spio, a graduate of Syracuse University and Georgia Tech who started out building satellites as a deep space engineer, sees video as a natural evolution of what has been occurring not just in mainstream media but also in the social networking space. But she admits that there has been a reluctance to adopt video as an additional strategy.
"A lot of people don't quite understand how they can take advantage of video," she says. "There are a lot of people saying they're going to use video, but they have not educated themselves about how to do it the right way."
Spio says this is an issue particularly in the African American and small business media spaces. "We have not seen a widespread use of video and social media there; although you have a lot of African Americans who consume the media, the African American media is not addressing them. The consumers are there but the businesses are slow to adopt and communicate with them." And as technology and the market evolve, this could put African American-owned companies at a disadvantage.
This is unfortunate, Spio says, because the benefits of using video as part of a marketing strategy are significant. For one, "It increases credibility," she says. "We have seen 13% to 15% sales lifts for clients when they use video."
So how can companies include video as part of their marketing arsenal? For starters, it's important to consider your objectives and plan carefully. "You have to lead with your marketing ideas," says Spio. "What [experience] are you trying to create for your audience? You have to match your brand's need to the right application," she notes, adding that it can be easy to lose your message by not engaging the right strategy.
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but video is worth a million," says Spio. And in today's market, when the cost of entry is still relatively low (some free), "a million words" can translate into tremendous benefits for your business.
This article originally appeared in the December 2009 issue of Black Enterprise magazine.
Career AdvancementGen2MediastartupTechnologyTechwatch
Reaching the Next Level
Things to Know Before Applying for an ARC Loan
Dale Coachman


text:
Q: Calling a function without taking allocation of object in c++ Is it possible to call a function using reference operator(->) without allocation of memory.
I tried this code in some case
Foo *fooObject;
fooObject->someFunction;

I have confusion about this matter. This run fine in Dev C++ but crash in visual c++.

A: No, it's never possible to use -> without allocation of memory because this operator is trying to dereference a pointer to an object... therefore the object must exist.
The object pointed to must exist... this is the "allocation of memory" and this can be done on the stack or heap.
The following syntax...
fooObject->func();

is equivalent to
(*fooObject).func()

so to be able to do *fooObject, the object pointed to by fooObject must exist.
In your code
Foo *fooObject;

Is a dangling pointer because you have not pointed it at an object. The pointer value may be NULL or point to some completely random block of memory: to deference it will cause you problems as there is no guarantee what you're deferencing ... this is called "undefined behavior".
To allocate memory for your object you can do it on the stack like this
Foo fooObject;

You could then, if you liked, use a pointer to the object...
Foo *fooObjectPTR = &fooObject;

But note, that the object allocated on the stack will only exist whilst it is in-scope. When it goes out of scope, it is destroyed, and your pointer will become a dangling pointer again so must not be used.
Or you can allocate on the heap like this
Foo *fooObjectPTR = new Foo();

If you allocate on the heap, you must be careful to free the allocated memory later using delete

A: You can call static functions on a class without having an instance actually exist, however this is done by using the :: notation, and then the function is run outside of the scope any specific instance - static member functions of a class have no implicit this pointer:
class Foo {
public:
  static void someFunction(void) {std::cout << "BOO!\n";};
};

...
int main(...) {
  Foo::someFunction();
  return 0;
}

The standards state in [class-static]: "A static member may
be referred to using the class member access syntax, in which case the object-expression
is always evaluated."
Contrary to this, Microsoft documentation states: The left side of a member-selection operator (. or –>) that selects a static member function is not evaluated, which implies that the following is valid for VC++, but not in standards-compliant C++:
Foo* not_allocated;
not_allocated->someFunction();

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Dual boot Debian and Windows 10: Boots into Windows 10 without menu to choose OS I have a PC with Windows 10 installed on the only 1 TB hard drive that I have been using for a year or so. The hard drive was only 35% used. I installed Debian 8.7 from an ISO on a USB drive. During the installation, the installer displayed a list of current partitions and free space on the drive, including a 933GB NTFS partition. I used the Debian installer itself to shrink this partition to 50% and installed Debian on the new partition created. Even so, further on during installation, the installer did not recognize any other OS installed and said that, if there IS one and I continue installation, it may become un-bootable but I would be able to fix that manually by editing some file. So I continued with the installation and it completed successfully. However, when I boot up the machine, I do not get a choice of booting to Linux, and it directly boots to Windows 10. A couple of points:

*

*While boot-up, there is a message to press F12 for BBS Popup. Pressing F12 gives me a choice of drives to boot from, but there is no choice that looks like some Linux variant. (Screenshot)

*Choosing either UEFI Device or Windows Boot Manager just boots into Windows 10.

*From Windows command line, running the command bcdedit /enum shows only Windows boot loaders. (Screenshot)
How can I get my machine to boot into Debian Linux OS? Thanks a lot for your help. I have spent way too much time booting and re-booting :-)
EDIT: Just wanted to add that I did select Yes to install grub-loader in the master boot record of the first hard drive.

A: I am happy to report that I found the root cause of the problem. I happened to find this page: Windows Support for UEFI, and read the following there:

With UEFI 2.3.1, there are both x86 and x64 versions of UEFI. Windows
  10 supports both. However, UEFI does not support cross-platform boot.
  This means that a computer that has UEFI x64 can run only a 64-bit
  operating system, and a computer that has UEFI x86 can run only a
  32-bit operating system.

Well, I was installing on a UEFI computer with a 64-bit Intel CPU but using the debian-8.7.1-i386-DVD-1.iso image. When I used the amd64 image - debian-8.7.1-amd64-DVD-1.iso - instead, everything worked out fine. Now, I get a few seconds to select the OS, with Linux as default.
The kinda weird architecture naming conventions threw me. When I first made the choice of which ISO image, I wasn't sure if amd64 would work because I had an Intel CPU, and i386 had usually been the safe choice until now, but then later I read on the Debian site that amd64 is for 64-bit architectures, both AMD and Intel chips.


This statistic shows the global eSports audience size from 2012 to 2021, broken down by type of viewers. In 2017, the number of frequent eSports viewers and enthusiasts amounted to 143 million. This number is projected to reach 250 million in 2021.
eSports can be described as organized multiplayer video gaming events, mostly between professional players. These events often take the form of a series of tournaments or competitions which culminate in championships, both at a regional and a global level. One of the most popular games featured in eSports competitions – and also the one with the highest number of registered players in 2015 – is League of Legends. In fact, the League of Legends Worlds Championship in 2015 was recorded as having the highest number of viewers of any eSports tournament so far, with 36 million people tuning in to watch.
All in all, it is expected that in 2018 eSports enthusiasts around the world will have watched 6.6 billion hours of eSports video content. One of the most popular online platforms, Twitch, provides access to video gaming content of all sorts, including eSports tournaments broadcasts such as the League of Legends Championships. Its visitor numbers have been rapidly growing since the platform was introduced to the market in 2011 as a subsidiary of Amazon. Twitch had 20 million monthly unique visitors in 2012 and in 2015 that number was said to grow to 220 million. In late 2016 it was measured that the majority of global Twitch users were male, with women accounting for 35 percent. At the same time, Twitch user age group distribution indicated that the majority of the platform users were between the ages of 16 and 24.
Studies conducted in 2016 in the United States attempted to categorize eSports fans in the country. The gender distribution showed that the majority of those interested in professional video gaming were men, while 19 percent were women. Overall, approximately 23 percent of eSports viewers were between the ages of 25 and 34, with the largest group falling within the 18-24 age bracket. Those results are consistent with the general gaming population, where Millennials are also the majority. The studies also found that a large proportion of eSports viewers were white or Caucasian, with the remaining ethnic groups accounting for 35 percent of the total.


This is the best shaver that is trusted by men. It is known for its simple, intuitive design and delivers outstanding performance.
The shaver offers intuitive strokes and so you don't have to repeat the same spot twice. It is designed to reduce skin irritation and feels smooth on skin.
The shaver has specialized cutting elements which are pressure sensitive. It is protected by SensoFoil to ensure you get a clean and close shave without experiencing skin irritation.
The shaver is designed in Germany for a perfect quality that you can feel. This shaver is tough on beard but smooth on skin.
The product is designed for men who want the best shavers for their beard. If you want to enjoy a smooth shave without repeating shaving the same spot, then let this product be yours. Men will benefit a lot from this shaver since you'll never come across skin irritation.
The product is specifically designed for men. The cost of this shaver is pocket-friendly but its shaving performances are amazing. Its advanced shaving elements will make even beginners find it easy to use the shaver effortlessly.
If you're ready to purchase the shaver, then the product comes with the entire necessary things you need to shave smoothly.
– Micro comb technology: This technology will enable your shaver to catch more hair and enable you to complete shaving even with one stroke. You can now shave faster and safely with this well-designed men shaver. This is the best shaver that will give you great skin comfort while shaving.
With a shaver like this with you, then you are sure that your shaving is never going to be a bother to you. You don't need to worry of anything because it has been designed with the best features that always ensure that your needs are first. It won't scratch any area that you will shave, thanks to the precision ability that it has.


After taking her Final Vows as a Dominican Sister of St Cecilia, Sr Maria Joy Zeitoune OP, says she has "the best spouse ever".
The former parishioner of St Charbel's Maronite Catholic Parish in Punchbowl, professed her Final Vows—also known as perpetual vows—on 24 July this year, along with nine other Sisters, in Nashville, Tennessee.
"There are no words to truly describe the day," Sr Maria Joy told The Catholic Weekly. "I was overjoyed, at peace, and at the same time, completely overwhelmed by His presence and love.
The 27 year-old Sister grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Greenacre, and attended St Charbel's College in Punchbowl.
Before entering the Dominican Sisters in 2011, Sr Maria Joy was studying a Bachelor of Education at Notre Dame University.
She first encountered the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia when she was just 16.
"I was never discerning religious life in the beginning, until a friend introduced me to them …," she said.
Even though she knew she was being called to religious life, Sr Maria Joy says the journey towards finally entering the Dominican Sisters was not an easy one.
"It was difficult to discern my vocation because I knew what was at stake; family, friends, marriage. I come from a close Lebanese Maronite family and so I knew that there would be some major sacrifices that I had to make.
After seven years as a Dominican Sister, Sr Maria Joy says religious life has its ups and downs, just like any other state in life.
"Like any vocation-single, married, consecrated or the priesthood-they all have their challenges. No one is exempt because of the vocation one has chosen," she said.
Despite the fact none of her family were able to make the trip to Nashville to witness her Final Vows, Sr Maria Joy says her special day was unforgettable.


text:
The Augusta Chronicle — ежедневная газета, издаваемая в Огасте, штат Джорджия. Одна из самых старых газет США. Известна своим освещением турнира «Мастерс», который проводится в Огасте.

История
Газета начала своё существование в 1785 году под названием Augusta Gazette. В следующем году была переименована в The Georgia State Gazette, с 1789 носит своё нынешнее название. В 1866 году в редакторскую коллегию вошёл Патрик Уолш, в будущем — сенатор от штата Джорджия. В 1873 он стал владельцем газеты. Компания «Morris Communications» приобрела газету в 1945 году.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт газеты

Augusta Chronicle

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
This article is about the game. For other uses, see Rounder.
Bat-and-ball team sport originating in Britain and Ireland
A game of rounders on Christmas Day at Baroona, Glamorgan Vale, Australia in 1913.
Highest governing body
Rounders England /
England, 1500s (unified rules 1884)
2 teams of 6-15
Rounders (Irish: cluiche corr) is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a rounded end wooden, plastic or metal bat. The players score by running around the four bases on the field.[1][2]
Played in England since Tudor times, it is referenced in 1744 in the children's book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book where it was called Base-Ball.[3] The game is popular among British and Irish school children, particularly among girls.[4][5][6] As of 2015 it is played by seven million children in the UK.[7]
Gameplay centres on a number of innings, in which teams alternate at batting and fielding. Points (known as 'rounders') are scored by the batting team when one of their players completes a circuit past four bases without being put 'out'. The batter must strike at a good ball and attempt to run a rounder in an anti-clockwise direction around the first, second, and third base and home to the fourth, though they may stay at any of the first three.[4] A batter is out if the ball is caught; if the base to which they are running to is touched with the ball; or if, while running, they are touched with the ball by a fielder.[4]
2.1 Rounders England-specific rules
2.2 GAA-specific rules
3 Comparison with softball and baseball
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744), included an illustration of base-ball, depicting a batter, a bowler, and several rounders posts. The rhyme refers to the ball being hit, the boy running to the next post, and then home to score.
The game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor times,[1] with the earliest reference[1][8] being in 1744 in A Little Pretty Pocket-Book where it was called base-ball.[9] In 1828, William Clarke in London published the second edition of The Boy's Own Book, which included the rules of rounders and also the first printed description in English of a bat and ball base-running game played on a diamond.[10] The following year, the book was published in Boston, Massachusetts.[11]
The first nationally formalised rules were drawn up by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland in 1884. The game is still regulated in Ireland by the GAA, through the GAA Rounders National Council (Irish: Comhairle Cluiche Corr na hÉireann). In Great Britain it is regulated by Rounders England, which was formed in 1943. While the two associations are distinct, they share similar elements of game play and culture. Competitions are held between teams from both traditions.
After the rules of rounders were formalised in Ireland, associations were established in Liverpool, England; and Scotland in 1889. Both the 'New York game' and the now-defunct 'Massachusetts game' versions of baseball, as well as softball, share the same historical roots as rounders and bear a resemblance to the GAA version of the game. Rounders is linked to British baseball, which is still played in Liverpool, Cardiff and Newport. Although rounders is assumed to be older than baseball, literary references to early forms of 'base-ball' in England pre-date use of the term rounders. A popular game among British and Irish school children, and especially among girls, the game is now played up to international level.[4][5][6] It is played by seven million children in the UK, with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge playing it as a young girl.[7]
Rules[edit]
There's the nostalgia, of course. The satisfying 'thwack' as heavy ball meets wooden bat; the lush green field dotted with coloured cones, shining under the British summer sun; the grass-stained knees as you slide valiantly past fourth base.
— Claire Cohen of The Telegraph on the gameplay of rounders having played it as a girl.[7]
Gameplay comprises a number of innings, in which teams alternate at batting and fielding. Nine players constitute a team, with the fielding side consisting of the bowler, the catcher, a player on each of the four bases, and three deep fielders.[12][4] Points (known as 'rounders') are scored by the batting team when one of their players completes a circuit past four bases without being put 'out'. The batter must strike at a good ball and attempt to run a rounder in an anti-clockwise direction around the first, second, and third base and home to the fourth, though they may rest at any of the first three.[4]
While Rounders England[13] and GAA[12] codes differ, they share much in common. The bowler, or 'feeder', bowls the ball with an underarm pendulum action to the batter. According to Rounders England rules, the ball is deemed a 'good' ball if it passes within reach on the striking side between the batter's knees and the top of the head. Otherwise, it is called a 'no-ball' or 'bad' ball. The ball is also regarded as bad if it is thrown into the batter's body or wide of the batting box. A batter may try to hit a bad ball but is not required to do so. A player is not out if a no-ball is caught and cannot be called out on first base.
When a batter leaves the post, each runner on a base may run to the next and succeeding base. A post runner cannot be declared out when standing at a base. The batter must keep in contact with the base to avoid being declared out. A rounder is scored if one of the batting team completes a circuit without being out. The Rounders England rules state that a half rounder is scored if half a circuit is completed by a player without being put out, or if the batter has not hit the ball but makes it all the way to the fourth base. A batter is out if a fielder catches the ball cleanly; the batter reaches a base that had been 'stumped' (touched while holding the ball) by a fielder; the bat is dropped whilst the batter is running; the batter leaves the base before the bowler has bowled the ball; or the batter is 'run out' (overtaken) by the next batter.
Rounders England-specific rules[edit]
A game of rounders being played in Indonesia.
In the United Kingdom, the rules of rounders are regulated by Rounders England.[14] Games played under these rules use smaller bats and balls and are played on a smaller pitch compared to GAA games. The bases are marked with posts, which batters must keep in contact with and fielders must 'stump', and only one 'good' ball needs to be thrown before a batter must run. 'Half-rounders' are also counted in scoring.
The fielding team must field a minimum of six players (one on each base plus bowler and catcher). The total number of players on a team is limited to nine.
The ball circumference must be between 180 millimetres (7.1 in) and 200 millimetres (7.9 in) and the bat no more than 460 millimetres (18 in) in length and 170 millimetres (6.7 in) in diameter. Rounders England place a weight-limit of 370 grams (13 oz) on the bat. The bases are laid out in a manner similar to a baseball diamond, except that batters run to a separate fourth base, at right-angles to third base and the batsman's base.[15] Each base is marked with poles, which must be able to support themselves and stand at a minimum of 1 metre (3 ft 3 in).
If a ball is delivered well, batters must try to hit the ball and must run regardless of whether the ball is hit. If the ball is hit into the backward area, the batter may not pass first post until the ball is returned to the forward area. A batter that hits a no-ball may not be caught out or stumped at the first post. Batters may run on 'no-balls' but do not have to. Each batter, except the last in each inning, is entitled to receive one good ball: the last batter is entitled to receive three good balls unless he or she is caught out.
One rounder is gained if the player hits the ball, then reaches the fourth post and touches it before the next ball is bowled and is not caught out and hit by the ball. A half rounder is gained if: the player reaches the fourth post having missed the ball; the player reaches the second post having hit the ball; if a batter is obstructed by a fielder whilst running; or if the same batter has two consecutive no balls.
A batter is out if a fielder catches the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground, a fielder touches the post of the base halfway up (or higher) with the ball while the batter is running to it, the batter deliberately drops or throws the bat, or another batter runs to the same base or overtakes a batter, in which case both batters are out.
Two innings constitute a game. Each batting team's innings continues until nine outs are made or the numbered innings is over.
GAA-specific rules[edit]
A batter is attempting to give a good hit
In Ireland, the rules of rounders (Irish: cluiche corr) are laid down by the Gaelic Athletic Association.[12] The GAA rules are the earliest nationally organised rules of play, being formalised in 1884. It is played on a larger pitch compared to the Rounders England game and consequently uses larger bats and slightly larger balls. A GAA rounders pitch is a 70-metre (77 yd) square field and bases are 25 metres (27 yd) apart, compared to 12 metres (13 yd) for the Rounders England game. Foul ground runs along two adjacent sides of the pitch with home base at the intersection of these sides.
Three substitutes may be made to the list of field players during play. A maximum of nine players are allowed to field at one time. There is no limit for the number of batters a team may list.
The ball (or sliotar) circumference is 22.7–25.5 centimetres (8.9–10.0 in) and bats may be 70–110 centimetres (28–43 in) long and up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. There is no limit on bat weight. Bases are normally marked with temporary square mats 64 cm (28") wide for home-base and the pitchers stand and 46 centimetres (18 in) wide for all others.
Each batter is entitled to three good balls. A batter must try to hit any good balls that are bowled, but need not run hitting the ball. If a ball is struck that would otherwise be considered 'bad', the ball is then considered to be 'good'. If, on the first or second good ball, a ball is hit into the foul ground, or the ball is hit but no running occurs, it is considered a 'dead' ball and the batter or runners may not advance. If a batter receives three bad balls then a 'walk-on' is called and all runners advance one base. The batter may run on any ball except a dead ball. The batter is not allowed to drop the bat whilst running or that person is out and no rounders are scored.
A batter is out if:
on a third good ball, the batter fails to strike the ball and the catcher holds the ball before it touches the ground;
the bat is thrown or tossed in a dangerous way;
on a third good ball, the batter strikes the ball in to the foul area;
the bowler or catcher's view is obstructed for a second time, after a warning given on the first instance;
deliberate contact is made with a fielder carrying the ball;
the batter touches a base that has been 'tagged' by another fielder carrying the ball, in which case the batter must return to the previous base if it is still unoccupied;
the batter attempts to occupy a base occupied by someone else (with the exception of first base, which must be vacated to make way for the approaching batter.
Batters must run in straight lines between bases and fielders must not obstruct their way or stand on bases. Disobeying this rule is considered unsporting behaviour and may result in up to two bases being awarded to the batting team or a batter being sent out. Normally, one batter may not overtake another while running between bases, although there are exceptions to this rule.
Five innings constitute a game, depending on the level of the match. Each batting team's inning continues until three outs are made.
Comparison with softball and baseball[edit]
The GAA version of rounders is very similar to softball, the main difference being that the game is played with baseball-sized bats, balls and field. However, baseball-style gloves are not allowed. The main differences between baseball and the Rounders England version of the game are that the rounders bat is much shorter and is usually swung one-handed; misses or strikes are not called, so there are no walks or strike-outs; each batter receives only one good ball and must run whether they hit it or not. Other differences include the posts for marking the bases, which should be wooden, and are preferably encased in plastic sheaths, the lay-out of the pitch, especially the location of the last base; and the bowler's arm motion, which is an underarm pendulum action, as in softball.
UK portal
Oina
Safe haven games
Stoolball
Lapta
Palant
^ a b c National Rounders Association – History of the Game in an Archive.org snapshot from 2007
^ Alice Bertha Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland, Volume 2, 1898
^ Mike. "Rounders". West Midlands Sports Development. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ a b c d e f "Rounders (English Game)". Encyclopædia Britannica
^ a b "Rounders all-round show". Gulf News. 3 March 2011
^ a b "Fair Play for Girls and Boys". National Teachers Organisation. Retrieved 9 March 2018
^ a b c "Save rounders! It's the only sport for people who hate sport". The Telegraph. 8 April 2018.
^ Lloyd, John; Mitchinson, John (2006). Faber & Faber (ed.). The Book of General Ignorance.
^ Newbery, John (1767). A Little Pretty Pocket-book. p. 43.
^ David Block (2006) Baseball Before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game p.192. University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 6 May 2011
^ "The Boys Own Book by William Clarke". Maine Historical Society. Retrieved 7 May 2011
^ a b c "The Rules of GAA Rounders" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Rounders England - Rules". Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Rounders England - Our Journey". Rounders England. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ NRA Pitch Diagram SportFocus
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rounders.
Rounders England
Simplified rules
GAA Rounders
How to play rounders
Rounders Association of India
Rounders at Curlie
Stadiums and Venues
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
National Hurling League
Maurice Davin
Edward Bennet
Frank Dineen
Michael Deering
James Nowlan
Daniel McCarthy
Patrick Breen
Liam Clifford
Seán Ryan
Seán McCarthy
Bob O'Keeffe
Pádraig MacNamee
Séamus Gardiner
Dan O'Rourke
Michael Kehoe
Vincent O'Donoghue
Séamus McFerran
Joseph Stuart
Aodh Ó Broin
Alf Ó Muirí
Séamus Ó Riain
Pádraig Ó Fainín
Donal Ó Cianáin
Pádraig Mac Floinn
Paddy Buggy
Mick Loftus
Peter Quinn
Jack Boothman
Joe McDonagh
Seán McCague
Seán Kelly
Nickey Brennan
Christy Cooney
Liam O'Neill
Aogán Ó Fearghaíl
John Horan
County games
County colours
County nicknames
GAA Interprovincial Championship
Provincial councils
Croke Park
Féile na nGael
Games Administration Committee
Ladies' football
Sportspeople
Basket sports
Cestoball
Rezball
Ringball
Football codes
Association football
Jorkyball
AFLX
Lightning football
Metro footy
Nine-a-side
Rec footy
Circle rules football
Gridiron codes
nine-man
six-man
Indoor American football
Hybrid codes
Austus
Eton wall game
International rules football
Samoa rules
Swedish football
Universal football
Medieval football codes
Ba game
Caid
Calcio fiorentino
Cnapan
Cornish hurling
Cuju
Harpastum
Kemari
Ki-o-rahi
Jegichagi
La soule
Lelo burti
Marn grook
Pasuckuakohowog
Royal Shrovetide
Uppies and downies
Yubi lakpi
Rugby codes
Bat-and-ball games
Corkball
Danish longball
Matball
Over-the-line
Stickball
Town ball
Vitilla
Welsh/British baseball
Wireball
Stick and ball sports
Cammag
Super11s
Shinty–Hurling
Indigenous North American stickball
Iomain
Knattleikr
box/indoor
Ritinis
Shinty
ice sledge
Rinkball
Rossall hockey
Unicycle hockey
Polo sports
Auto polo
Cowboy polo
Cycle polo
Elephant polo
Arena polo
chovgan
snow polo
Polocrosse
Segway polo
Yak polo
Net sports
Bossaball
Footbag net
Football tennis
Footvolley
Jianzi
Jokgu
Newcomb ball
Angleball
Balle à la main
Ballon au poing
jai alai
Bo-taoshi
Bocce volo
Combat (juggling)
Cycle ball
Digor
Flickerball
Gateball
Ice stock sport
Jereed
Kho kho
Kin-Ball
Lagori
Longue paume
Makura-Nage
Mesoamerican ballgame
Pelota mixteca
Prisonball
Pushball
Rollball
Snow snake
Tamburello
Underwater football
Underwater rugby
Valencian pilota
Llargues
Whirlyball
Woodball
Yukigassen
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rounders&oldid=906718993"
Ball and bat games
Sports originating in England
Sports originating in Ireland
EngvarB from November 2013
Use dmy dates from November 2013
Articles with Curlie links


The Franklin County Sheriff's Department is disposing of nearly 200 unwanted firearms while saving the taxpayers money at the same time.
On Tuesday, the Franklin County Commission approved an order to allow the sheriff's department to enter into an agreement with Cedar Falls Tactical, LLC, based in Bonne Terre.
Sheriff Steve Pelton explained some of the firearms will be destroyed, others may be kept and others still could be traded in and the sheriff's department will be given a credit on future purchases of equipment.
Pelton added the gathering process is done by staffers in between other jobs, but with the commission order now in place it will speed up.
The sheriff's department comes into possession of firearms in a number of different ways.
Some are turned in by members of the public who desire to have the firearms destroyed, others are found to be abandoned without any known owner making a claim, and some are seized as they are used in the commission of a crime.
Under Missouri law, those weapons may not be returned to the owner, and the department has sought and received an order from the Franklin County Circuit Court authorizing the sheriff to destroy or otherwise dispose of them.
There also are cases when the department comes into possession of firearms that were seized from a criminal defendant which were not used in the commission of a crime, where no one has filed a request within five years of the date of the criminal case.
Not all of the firearms are destroyed and some have value or utility to the department or Cedar Falls Tactical.
Pelton explained the guns collected are usually shotguns or old hunting rifles. Many others have been modified or made illegal and dangerous by the former owners.
Some weapons may be kept and used by deputies, the others will be traded and eventually resold by the gun dealer.
The commission order states Cedar Falls has agreed to provide credit to the sheriff which can be used by the department to receive from Cedar Falls weapons or equipment that can be used by the department by essentially recycling those weapons either for the use of the department's deputies or for credit for the purchase of weapons or equipment.
Another service, Gunbusters, is contracted to destroy weapons. Pelton said notification is then given to the individuals who specifically requested a firearm be destroyed.


text:
You are not signed in as a Premium user; you are viewing the free version of this program. Premium users have access to full-length programs with limited commercials and receive a 10% discount in the store! Sign in or Sign up today!
The Crisis Goes Mainstream
But not the crisis you think of every day.
Podcast Available for Premium Subscribers
If there was ever a question of the Catholic crisis not being mainstream, those questions can now be laid aside.
Sean Hannity, the dominant star of prime-time cable news commentators, has made it official.
He is leaving the Catholic Church, and his reason — as stated in an interview published three days ago in the Christian Post — is the Catholic Church has "too much institutionalized corruption," adding that it has not been rectified.
The 57-year-old Fox News star, to be certain, had already been on record years ago saying he disagreed with Church teaching on birth control, as was famously revealed in a 2007 Fox News interview with then Fr. Thomas Euteneuer.
But before we pigeonhole him and his latest announcement about leaving the Church into a specific box, we need to learn something here.
Given the near-daily reports now of corruption, it's easy to think of the crisis in terms of these unfolding scandals of homosexual priests abusing teenage boys, or bishops covering them, or Vatican officials ripping off billions, using money for gay lovers, or misdirecting money donated for charity for investments or administrative costs. The scandals show no signs of abating.
But those scandals are only symptoms of the greater crisis — a crisis as Church Militant has been saying for nearly a decade — is of supernatural faith within the hierarchy.
Of course, when you lose your faith, all these horrible, sinful, wicked, evil things are going to happen. And how has that trickled down to the average Catholic, like Hannity in this case?
The lack of faith among the hierarchy has been an issue for decades now, and it would be preposterous to not understand the massive falling away from the Faith this has caused.
The dominant effect of the crisis has been this: the Faith not being transmitted to the laity. And that stands to reason; one of the first principles of philosophy is: You cannot give what you do not have.
So how could a clergy and hierarchy that no longer possessed the Faith themselves transmit it to a laity being besieged by a culture attacking the Church on every side?
At the very moment the laity needed fathers to stand and protect them, these men deserted them. But more than deserting, they also betrayed them by setting in motion the machinery to perpetuate the evil for generations to come.
In addition to just themselves, they also recruited thousands and thousands of other homosexual and faithless men into seminaries. They populated the seminary faculties with gay abusers. They kept orthodox men out of the seminary and ordained active homosexuals to go out into the parishes and corrupt the minds of the faithful.
These wicked men stood in pulpits and worked out their own psychological trauma instead of teaching the Faith, slowly perverting congregations and turning them away from the Faith.
Sean Hannity is responsible for his own choices. No one is saying anything else. But — and it is a big but — his public apostasy has not happened in a vacuum, as it hasn't for tens of millions of other American Catholics who have also left the Church.
Interestingly, Hannity says since leaving the Church he is "closer" to God. That would be the expected response from any Catholic who was taught next to nothing as a child, and then has witnessed nothing except a steady flow of one story of corruption after another pouring out of the Church.
Of course, the correct response is to remain in the Church and fight for Her. But Hannity — like so many other Catholics, it would appear — apparently was never taught what the Church actually is — Who She actually is.
So he has no concept of staying and fighting for something because he doesn't see the "something" worth fighting for.
One final thought: There is a parallel case here for Hannity.
American politics and journalism are rife with scandal; the country itself is being transformed into a socialist state. The nation itself is transforming into something it was never destined or designed to be.
Yet Hannity doesn't throw in the towel on America and become a Canadian, for example. Why Because he has sufficient "catechesis," if you will, in what America is. He is schooled in the founding documents; he is schooled and educated in the country's history and so forth.
He understands it's worth fighting for. But in the case of the Church, he has little to no understanding. He was trained in the Faith by faithless men — by men who were, in reality, actual enemies of the Faith.
His move away from and now out of the Church can hardly be a surprise.


In one instance, agents waited nine months to tell a company it had been breached, according to an internal watchdog.
The company will stand up multiple teams of cyber experts within the bureau to spot and address digital threats.
If it seems too good to be true...it probably is.
A new era of bank robbing.


Lord's Fall is book five in the Elder Races series by Thea Harrison. So much awesomeness happens in this novel. It brings the reader back to the characters that started it all, Pia and Dragos.
These two have challenges they go through together and separately. It was interesting to watch them learn to work as partners, not as employee/employer. Dragos exceeds this otherworldly power and his dragon nature comes out a lot and Pia still keeps him on his toes and try's to balance out his more powerful nature.
Most of the book is the challenges, struggles, and accomplishments that our characters deal with. Pia goes away in this book to help repair the damaged treats with the fae. She must stand on her own. Dragos has to deal with the Sentinel Games and finding two new Sentinels. Life is changing for both. We see how hard it is for them to be apart, the struggles come through well along with the accomplishments that each them needs to do.
Some interesting developments happen in the fae dimension. We also learning something truly interesting about Dragos though it may not be much of a surprise, but it still felt significant. I also liked seeing that Dragos and Rune are starting to patch things up. They may never be what they once where, but they can be something else.
What really made this such a fabulous book is that Pia and Dragos work to make their relationship more. Even with them mated and a little baby on the way, it doesn't mean a happy every after. This novel gives us the happens after that happy every after and what they experience.
Lord's Fall is an epic story full of mayhem, myth, and love.
I will just keep helping you add to that TBR pile. I hope you get a chance to try out this series. I enjoy Thea's writing and her characters. The vamps are the only ones I have a hard time getting into, but it's still a worth wild series to try. Thanks for check out my review.


text:
Lost and found: The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Memento mori: Of Gods and Men
The mark of Kane
Film of the month: Monsters
Film review: On Tour
DVD: Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Blending road-movie and sci-fi, the fantastic and the everyday, Monsters is an astonishingly assured feature debut for its young British writer, director and special-effects designer Gareth Edwards, says Nick Roddick
Monsters does for the CGI generation what George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead did for 1960s horror: takes a series of increasingly tired conventions and reinvents them. And it does so in much the same way that Romero did: by creating a world that is, at base, completely realistic, then matter-of-factly introducing an element that changes everything – there, the zombies; here, aliens.
An astonishing achievement for first-time British feature director Gareth Edwards, most of whose previous experience has been in special effects, Monsters was shot for under £500,000 with a limited crew and two largely unknown actors. It's a sci-fi thriller based on the premise that most of Mexico has become an Infected Zone populated by alien creatures. Two young Americans – photographer Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) and rich traveller Sam Wynden (Whitney Able) – get stranded south of the Zone at the start of "the season" (the aliens' most active period) and are forced to cross it to return to the US. Monsters is as much a love story as it is a sci-fi thriller – and as much a road movie as it is either of those.
One of the film's greatest pleasures is the casual way in which Edwards (credited as production designer as well as writer, director, cinematographer and effects designer) integrates the fantastic into the everyday: the road signs that casually mark off the kilometres to the Infected Zone; the children's cartoon featuring a comic alien glimpsed on TV during the first overnight stop; the casual references to "the season", as though it should be obvious to everyone what this means.
The crew evidently followed the same path as the protagonists, feeding off and building on what they found, occasionally dressing the real with elements of the unreal, as when they pass a cart hauling away the engine of a crashed US jet for scrap, or sail past some eerily abandoned hotel complexes on their way through the Zone. And the one lavishly developed physical effect – the pulsating, flashing alien spores attached to trees – is both appropriately creepy and a convincing imagination of what an alien life-form might look like.
The film certainly doesn't look low-budget, and one suspects that, even if he'd had the resources of a Zack Snyder or a Michael Bay, Edwards would still have operated on a less-is-more principle. His film is more in the vein of Robert Wise's 1963 The Haunting than Cloverfield – which could be a problem commercially. Edwards makes few concessions to the core horror audience. The visceral, night-vision opening apart, there are no sudden shocks – the initial alien attacks come not in heart-jolting cuts but via glimpses. Indeed, the only other shock the film delivers is not scary at all, but occurs in a soundtrack cut from a quiet riverside scene to the roar of the riverboat's engine. Despite its obvious potential, this is no film for gore hounds: the eviscerated body of the lead guerrilla is not shown, merely glimpsed at the edge of the frame, causing Andrew to throw up.
Monsters is a film that's very aware that other films precede it. The first sound is of a marine humming Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries', Apocalypse Now-style, as they barrel along the Pan-American Highway, and Andrew and Sam's river journey clearly references the same movie. But Monsters is equally determined to do things its own way. This is especially true of Edwards's attitude to genre. The film certainly uses basic horror-film tropes – Andrew and Sam are thrown together in a situation of peril not once but twice, the second time inescapably. There are also a couple of those 'don't go in there' moments without which horror movies could not operate. But Andrew and Sam are far from the stereotype model of boy protector / girl in peril. Sam's role as the only Spanish-speaker gives her equal footing on the journey. And the traditional insensitivity of the disaster-zone photographer, set up in some of Andrew's early scenes, is very much undercut when he finally comes across the money shot he has been seeking all along: a child killed by an alien. He removes the coat that has served as wrapping for his camera in his backpack, but instead of taking a picture, he gently covers the child's body.
Andrew and Sam may start out as stereotypes – battle-weary pap, spoilt little rich girl – but they quickly develop into fully rounded characters who engage our attention as much as the eponymous creatures. Indeed the film is more or less a two-hander (the amiable sleazeball selling ferry tickets is the only other person to come close to character status) and the chemistry between McNairy and Able, a couple in real life, is one of the things that drives the film.
Where Edwards does veer back into Romero territory, however, is in the film's final act, which begins as a lyrical journey through some breathtaking Mexican jungle scenery, includes a Mayan pyramid and the film's most impressive CGI creation – the wall around the United States – before ending in a deserted, desolate Texas, an Armageddon-style landscape as scary and hopeless as anything in The Road. The area's one living inhabitant, a mad homeless woman pushing a trolley of possessions, gets fourth billing in the credits and delivers the film's most disturbing sound, a barking yelp of aggression and despair.
But this final sequence also elevates Monsters from a highly competent creature feature to something more intriguing. An isolated gas station is beautifully shot by Edwards, its lights glowing against a flat and empty landscape. It's also the setting for the film's all-important coda, in which fear gives way to awe as Andrew and Sam watch an encounter between two of the creatures bonding in a world that, to them, is far more alien than the Zone the humans have just been through. Just before it, both humans have effectively recognised that their attachment to one another is now deeper than the bonds they believed they shared with the other people in their lives: Andrew with his five-year-old son; Sam with her fiancé. In her final conversation with the latter, Sam signs off with a perfunctory "I love you", but the look that subsequently passes between her and Andrew is far more eloquent than her words.
The ending of Monsters is both desolate – the world, as in Night of the Living Dead (1968), is never going to be the same again – and uplifting, not just in the coming-together of hero and heroine, but in the way their relationship with the 'threat' is fundamentally changed by seeing the mating-dance-style encounter between the two aliens. The film's actual final scene – the arrival of two Humvees full of casually aggressive soldiers, walkie-talkies crackling, who separate them and hustle them away to 'safety' – seems like an intrusion.
What Edwards achieves here is in the grand tradition of fantasy literature and cinema: a sense that the humans who have been through the mill of the narrative now share more with the creatures they have been battling than they do with the people they knew before the narrative began. Mina Harker opening herself to Count Dracula is the romantic archetype; Ben (Duane Jones) in Romero's film – the only surviving human in the farmhouse, gunned down by trigger-happy National Guardsmen who can't see the difference between him and the zombies – its bleak modern equivalent. In much the same vein, Monsters is a radical parable for an alienated age.
Gareth Edwards discusses his inspiration and effects on pages 13 and 57 of the January 2011 issue of 'Sight & Sound'
In Free Fall reviewed by Daniel Trilling (November 2010)
Dead men walking: David Thomson on the Mexico of Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (February 2009)
Border control: Ed Buscombe on Robert Rodriguez's south-of-the-border western Once upon a Time in Mexico (October 2003)
Heaven's mouth: Paul Julian Smith introduces Mexican road movie Y tu mamá también (April 2002)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence reviewed by Philip Strick (October 2001)
The Faculty reviewed by Peter Matthews (April 1999)
Battlefield Earth reviewed by Kim Newman (July 2000)
Muppets from Space reviewed by Leslie Felperin (January 2000)
The Blair Witch Project reviewed by Charles Taylor (November 1999)
Perdita Durango reviewed by José Arroyo (March 1999)


Large Indoor School was built last year. Plenty of parking beside the Indoor Arena. Outdoor Warm Up Arena. Heated clean toilets at the edge of the Lorry Park entrance on your right as you enter the Lorry Parking.
Horse exhibitors do not use the main (First) entrance to Newton Rigg College. Horse Exhibitors should use the Second entrance on the RIGHT for Newton Rigg. Do not use the LEFT hand entrance to "Serbowens" as this is the Diary farm.


We are Kyle And Julia Ganze: Husband and wife, father and mother, and partners on this crazy journey called life. We have a one year old daughter (Ellie), two large dogs (Radar and Lily), and one crazy cat (Henry), and we LOVE to camp/travel.
Back in 2012, Julia was working at the local animal rescue in our hometown of Belvidere, IL. We had two adopted dogs, Radar and Lily, and a cat, Henry.
It was Christmas morning 2012, and Julia had to go in early to help clean the dog cages out and give them all food and water. I went in that morning with her to walk each dog outside as his or her cage got cleaned.
A few dogs in, Julia brought out this little red dog who appeared to be afraid of everything, including his own shadow. She told me "He doesn't normally get walked, but it's Christmas, so here you go". His name was Jack. He was 5 months old, he couldn't see very well, and his back legs didn't work quite right. He would cower in fear with almost every move I made.
It turns out that the person who was in charge of the animal rescue had already made the decision that Jack would be put down due to his obvious medical issues. That is why he wasn't supposed to be taken out of his cage and walked.
It was also at that moment that I knew we would be adopting another dog.
A few days later, we filled out the adoption paperwork, and Jack was part of our family. Within a few weeks, our dogs had brought him out of his shell, and he was running (wobbling) around with them, playing like a puppy should.
In the coming months, Jack developed other severe medical issues. The local vet determined that his hind leg issues were a neurological issue along with his poor vision. We were referred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was diagnosed with Megaesophagus (which is a generalized enlargement of the esophagus, resulting is us having to hand feed him every meal and holding him upright for 30-40 minutes after eating every meal so he wouldn't vomit), and GM1 Gangliosidoses (an inherited disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). 9-12 months was the normal life expectancy, but he MIGHT live to be a year old, we were told.
Well, on Jack's 2nd birthday, we decided that we wanted to go on vacation. My parents live 5 minutes away, and are always more than happy to watch our animals. We just didn't feel right leaving our other two dogs, our cat, and Jack with them for a whole week.
So we made a decision that would change our lives forever.
We bought our first RV! We figured, if we were going to take a special needs dog with us on vacation, we might as well bring home with us.
After we made up our minds that we were going to buy an RV and go on vacation, the first thing we did was hop on Craigslist. We searched for about 20 minutes, then I made a phone call regarding a 1984 Ford E-350 Rockwood Class C motorhome. Neither of us had ever been inside and RV, let alone owned one, so we were so excited to go look at it.
We then proceeded to make the rookie mistake of buying the first RV we looked at.
We spent the next 4 months repairing large roof leaks, replacing rotten walls and floors, replacing tires, and whole other list of things that we had no idea to look for in a used rig. Lesson learned.
Nonetheless, by mid October of 2014, we were ready to hit the road! We dropped off the other animals at my parents house, and Julia, Jack, and I headed south.
The Great Smoky Mountains were our destination, but we did not plan a route. We put Gatlinburg, TN in our GPS and just started driving. That first night we had our first boondocking experience. It was around 1 A.M., and I had been driving for about 6 hours. Our "new" RV had just started leaking oil profusely, so the decision to stop for the night wasn't exactly mine to make.
I saw a TA truck stop near by and we pulled in. We did not know if RVs were even allowed to park overnight. However, we were both so tired that we didn't really care. We grabbed the dog and the three of us climbed into the bed and fell asleep for the night.
The next morning, I located a Ford Dealership in the town that we were staying at (Lebanon, IN). They had the oil filter adapter gasket that had blown out causing the serious oil leak. I am a mechanic by trade, so obviously I had an extensive tool kit with me. Changing the gasket took about 20 minutes in the parking lot, and we were back on our way.
Having owned an RV for over 4 months, we had never stayed in a campground or RV park. Our driveway was our rigs home while we rebuilt it. Setting up camp for the first time was very exciting!
The next day, we rolled into Bear Cove RV park in Pigeon Forge, TN. We had called ahead to see if they had and open spots. They told us yes, they had some full hook-up spots available for the three nights we would be there. At 5 PM we pulled up and we very surprised. I think the oldest camping unit in this park was maybe a 2010. And here we are, in our 1984 Ford with loud exhaust and squeaking leaf springs.
We felt so out of place, but we had prepaid, so we weren't going to leave. That was the first time my wife and I experienced the true hospitality that we have come to expect from fellow RV'ers. We were outside grilling our dinner, when this middle aged couple pulled up next to us in their 3 year old class A, with a car in tow. We were thinking "oh my, these people are going to be so upset by having to park next to our ugly thing!". However, to our surprise, they parked and came over to talk to us. They ended up being some of the nicest people we have ever met, they even complimented us on our RV! They asked us where we were from, and we talked for a while about our dogs (they had two small dogs). Then they happily went inside to make dinner of their own.
It was that night, we realized that we were camper people. We loved everything about being on the road, seeing new places, and being around people who felt the same way.
But the trip wasn't over yet! We drove all the way to west Tennessee three days later, and stayed at Piney Campground in Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area for two days. What a beautiful place! Our site was right on Kentucky lake, and they even had a Halloween golf cart parade, where all the kids rode on decorated golf carts around the campground.
Sadly, Jack passed away 2 months later, on January 5th, 2015. Julia and I like to think of that trip as his going away party. His one last crazy experience in his awesome life.
We are married now, and have a baby girl. Her name is Ellie. We have also upgraded to a 2007 Keystone Outback travel trailer. Our plan is to take our daughter to see all 59 of the U.S. National Parks before she turns 18. In her first year, we visited Rocky Mountain National Park, in Colorado. We have plans to visit Badlands and Wind Cave National Parks in SD this May/June.
We will definitely keep you updated!


Automatically highlight references to the symbol at the caret as you move through your code. Only symbols matching the current context are highlighted; identically named symbols from different contexts are ignored.
Enable highlighting in the options dialog for Visual Assist.
Visual Assist prevents double highlighting by prompting to disable the like-named feature of the IDE.
If you disable highlighting integral to Visual Assist, you will be given the opportunity to re-enable the feature of the IDE.
The highlight colors are shared with those for Find References integral to Visual Assist. By default, write-references are typically highlighted in MistyRose, whereas read-references are highlighted in LightCyan. You can change the foreground colors in the options dialog for Visual Assist.
You can specify both foreground and background colors in the options dialog of the IDE.
Navigate efficiently among highlighted references using the Find Next by Context and Find Previous by Context commands of Visual Assist.
This feature might be more appropriately named Highlight References to Symbol at Text Caret, but Visual Assist uses the cursor nomenclature to conform with the naming convention of Microsoft Visual Studio.


What's a "stackable" credential? Are they truly valuable? Is it worth the effort for community colleges to develop them? In a word: yes.
CLASP strongly supports career pathways that help low-income and lower-educated workers get well-paying jobs that are in demand. Many career pathways use shorter-term credentials that can be earned all at once or more slowly over time. These credentials "stack," building toward a longer-term credential like an associate's degree.
The credentials are stackable because each one includes courses required for the associate's degree. That means students don't have to retake any coursework to meet their degree requirements. In theory, stackable credentials enable students to complete a degree by building toward it in increments. Stackable credentials are also valuable to employers because students can more quickly qualify for jobs that are in demand locally or regionally.
Does enrollment in a stacked credential program increase associate's degree completion?
For students enrolled in a stacked credential model, what is the relationship between students' initial selection of program pathways and their eventual credential completion?
For the first question, Dr. Kiddoo compared students who enrolled in a program with stacked credentials to students who enrolled in a program that did not have stacked credentials. She found that "students enrolled in a stacked credential model are neither more likely nor less likely to complete an associate['s] degree." Historically, some experts have worried the model might encourage students to leave their associate's programs before they otherwise would have. However that wasn't the case with the students studied by Dr. Kiddoo.
For the second question, Dr. Kiddoo focused only on those students enrolled in a program with stacked credentials, comparing those who enrolled first in the technical diploma (the stacked credential) with those students who did not initially enroll in the technical diploma. She found that "students who enroll first in a technical diploma are likely to complete an AAS, suggesting warming up." In other words, these students came to believe the degree credential was valuable and were more likely to pursue one than students who did not begin with the stackable credential.
In 2014, Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) leaders created an Embedded Technical Diploma and WTCS Pathway Certificate Recognition Process to allow embedded, industry-valued credentials within existing AA or AAS degrees. Importantly, in WTCS, "stackable credentials" exist in defined pathways. But in other systems, the term is much looser. In CCRC's recent study, 'stackable' only meant a postsecondary credential plus another sub-degree award that may or may not exist within a defined pathway.
The onus should be on postsecondary systems and institutions to wholly embed credentials within longer pathways. That way, each credential has labor market value and the ability to 'stack' completely into the next postsecondary award.
While further research into more mature stackable credential models is needed, these initial results from WTCS are encouraging. Stackable credential offerings in WTCS colleges have increased from 50 to 350 over the past four years, as colleges work with their Career Pathway Steering Committees on a cross-functional basis to consider how stackable credentials can fit into each college's program offerings. States, community colleges, and local workforce boards shouldn't be afraid to embrace stackable credentials as part of a robust career pathways system.


text:
Home / Prep Softball / Eagles claim title in season finale over Sultans
Eagles claim title in season finale over Sultans
2016 EAST COUNTY PREP SOFTBALL
By Adam Paul
EL CAJON (5-13-16) – In a winner take all game, the host Granite Hills Eagles pushed all the right buttons at the most opportune times to claim the 6-1 victory over the Santana Sultans and claim the Grossmont Hills league crown outright, Friday (May 13th).
After holding the Sultans scoreless in the top of the first inning behind the pitching of HALLE KYLER (1-3, R, 2B) and the defense the Eagles took advantage of theirs in the bottom of the first. Despite Kyler flying out for the first out, CASSIDY SHEW (run) was able to draw the walk, KAREN CREECH (2-3, RBI, R) hit a line drive single to center which advanced Shew to third base, JESSIE LA PIERRE (2-3, RBI, R) came up and took the MADISON MENDEZ (1-4) offering and laced it to right field for a single that scored Shew to make the score 1-0. The Eagles were in semi-good shape as they still had runners on but Mendez was able to strike out MADISON CALDWELL to end the inning.
The Sultans in the bottom of the second went down in order as Kyler retired SHELBY HOLMQUIST via a pop out, JORDAN TEEGARDIN hit a hard shot to third but it was fielded and she was thrown out and finally CASSIDY MATTHIE struck out swinging to end the inning.
Santana in the top of the third inning was able to put together a great opportunity with two outs as Mendez singled to center, ASHLEY MADRIGAL came into run, MACKENZIE BENNETT (1-2) singled to center but Kyler would get SYDNEY VATES to ground out for the third out to end the inning. Still leading by a sliver of a lead, the Eagles looked to extend their lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Up stepped Kyler with one out, the count went to 0-2 as both strikes were looking. On the very next offering she ripped a double to left field, she would advance to third on a fly ball by Shew, Creech stepped to the plate where she would bloop it over second base for the run scoring single and would advance to second on the throw, La Pierre would hit the ball to third where a throwing error happened which allowed Creech to come in and score to make it 3-0. Mendez would get BRENDA RUSHING to strikeout but not before the damage had been done in the inning.
Back to Back one out walks by Matthie and Teegardin put the Sultans in business, however Holmquist would hit into a fielders choice back to Kyler who turned and threw to third for the second out. The next batter SYDNEY BENJAMIN hit what would be a routine ball to second but the grounder was misplayed allowing everyone to be safe, so with the bases loaded up stepped CELINE MENARD who worked the count before walking which allowed Teegardin to score to make it 3-1. However Mendez grounded out to end the inning and the threat.
Both teams would hold each other in the fourth and top of the fifth innings despite hits and runners in both innings for both teams. The Eagles in the bottom of the fifth really broke the game open as they scored three runs to push their lead to 6-1. Jessie La Pierre singled, she would score a couple batters later on a Rushing single, Rushing advanced to second on the throw, KAYLA MACK (2-3, R, 2B) singled to center and Rushing advanced to third, RILEY AGERBEEK (1-3, 2 RBI) ripped a single to left field scoring Rushing and Mack advanced to third and come into score.
Other than a Benjamin single the Sultans went down in order in the top of the sixth inning. Granite Hills pretty much the same thing, a walk to Kyler was the only runner on in the inning. Facing a five run deficit heading into the top of the seventh inning the outlook for the Sultans wasn't a good one as the Eagles had pretty much bottled up the high powered offense all day long.
For the Sultans in the seventh, Bennett led off with a walk, NICOLE PENTON MARCH came into run, Vates would reach on a fielders choice with Penton March out at second, RACHEL WILSON hit a hard grounder for a single to center, Matthie reached on a fielders choice with Wilson out at second for the second out of the inning. Next up was Teegardin who looked to keep things alive but Kyler was able to get her to pop out in foul territory to Creech at first for the final out of the game and to claim the league championship outright.
Mendez in the loss tossed 6 innings, giving up 6 runs of which 5 were earned on 10 hits while walking 3 and striking out 1. Kyler for the Eagles tossed 7 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits, walked 5 and fanned 1 on the day to claim the victory.
"The victory feels great and also the championship feels great as we have had quite a bit of adversity this season. The pitching has been great and that has been a huge things for us. The title validates everything this season." "I thought the game would be a low scoring contest such as a 2-1 or 3-2 game. Our defense has been very good lately and that's one of the reasons why we were in the position we were in today and it will take us far into the playoffs along with us playing very well right now." Said Eagles head coach CURTIS BARNES when asked about his feelings on winning the league championship and what it meant.
With the victory the Eagles should stay in the No. 2 position in the CIF DIV 2 Power Rankings and if so will receive a bye and play a first round game on Thursday. As far as the Sultans they should stay in the No. 3 spot and like the Eagles if so will receive a bye and play in a first round contest on Thursday as well. Both teams would host their respective first round games.
EastCountySports.comGranite HillsSantana
← Previous Story Minshew grand slam gives El Capitan share of title with Helix
Next Story → Playoff roundup: Cougars, Wolf Pack, Highlanders advance


text:
A Game of Thrones Fan Set Up a Fake GoFundMe for Bran Stark
It's safe to say that since Game of Thrones has returned society has been reduced down to two types of people, those that are totally infatuated with Game of Thrones and those that have been secretly judging Game of Thrones fans.
Recently a GoT fan made a GoFundMe account for Bran Stark. For those who aren't fans, Bran Stark has been stuck in a cold courtyard and needs help getting out.
The GoFundMe account was posted with a picture and this message: "The poor kid has been stuck here for days. He's obviously too awkward to ask for help so he's just staring at people. It's starting to weird us out".
The page is fake and was made just for laughs but "donations" have come in from some interesting people such as his sister, Sansa, Tyrion Lannister, and "Aegon Tar, I mean 'Jon Snow'".
{"position1": {"artist": {"bio": "", "id": 30983282, "name": "Dua Lipa"}, "catalog_type": "artist", "description": "", "id": 30983282, "name": "Dua Lipa", "related": [{"bio": "", "id": 30076811, "name": "Halsey"}, {"bio": "", "id": 30402879, "name": "Bebe Rexha"}, {"bio": "", "id": 997421, "name": "Tove Lo"}, {"bio": "", "id": 57706, "name": "Selena Gomez"}, {"bio": "", "id": 33697, "name": "Sia"}, {"bio": "", "id": 678625, "name": "Ariana Grande"}, {"bio": "", "id": 31636613, "name": "Camila Cabello"}], "tagged": false, "type": "catalog"}}


text:
Offering multiple perspectives from many fields of human inquiry that may move all of us toward a more integrated understanding of who we are as conscious beings.
Cool Sites/Blogs
Why I Support the Creative Commons
Navigating 2,600 Years of Children's Literature
This is a nice review of a book that any lover of children's literature should want to own.
From the SF Chronicle:
Mary Dixie Carter
Children's Literature: A Reader's History From Aesop to Harry Potter
By Seth Lerer
University of Chicago Press; 385 pages; $30
If you find yourself in the children's section at a bookstore and you happen to cross paths with a savvy third-grade boy who's asking a salesperson for "The Adventures of Captain Underpants," or a seventh-grade girl, cross-legged in the aisle, who's engrossed in "Cut," a first-person account of self-mutilating behavior, you might think to yourself (depending upon how old you are), what happened to the good old days? Where's "Charlotte's Web"? Where are "Aesop's Fables"?
In "Children's Literature: A Reader's History From Aesop to Harry Potter," Seth Lerer answers that question, guiding us through the canons of children's literature, with an emphasis on English. (Lerer is a Stanford professor and the author of "Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language.") As the subtitle suggests, he focuses on the reader's history, not the writer's. He covers not only literature that was intended for children, but also literature that was intended for adults and ended up being read by children, or adapted for them. In ancient Greece, teachers excerpted passages from Homer's "Iliad" for schoolbooks. And "Aesop's Fables" (approximately 600 BCE) were not only read by adults, but also existed at the heart of Greek education.
Lerer navigates his way through 2,600 years, highlighting significant work along the way, such as John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" (1678) and Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), both considered essential for children.
In 1690, John Locke transformed education in the West with two groundbreaking treatises, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" and "Some Thoughts Concerning Education." It was Locke who invented the children's book, as we know it today - the pretty picture book that delights a child as well as instructs. "Children may ... be taught to read," Locke writes, "without perceiving it to be any thing but a sport." He also came up with alphabet blocks, "dice and play-things, with the letters on them to teach children the alphabet by playing." And Locke believed that every child must read Aesop.
Lerer returns to Aesop time and again, but it's not until Chapter 11 that he reveals the unsavory role girls play. The fables about parents and daughters usually have "the smoke of illicit sexuality about them." In one, an ugly daughter falsely accuses her handsome brother of molesting her, seemingly because she envies his good looks. Not only do girls lack moral virtue, but they're also rather slow on the uptake. "Boys learn lessons in the fables." Lerer writes, "Girls seem to learn nothing."
With regard to the treatment of girls, Lerer puts fairy tales in the same category. Alison Lurie, author of "Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature," considers the heroines of fairy tales to be liberated women, but Lerer writes that they appear as sexual objects or predators, lost or threatened, and the girl's body is "something dark and inexplicable, something in need of management, of clearing, of cleansing." Consider Little Red Riding Hood, as Lerer does: a vulnerable girl who is pursued by the wolf, a sexual predator. (The original pre-Grimm version is quite ghastly.)
Children's literature came into its own in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lerer tells us, losing some of its didacticism, with books such as "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan." The first decade of the 20th century was the high point, before World War I ended an era of innocence.
In sharp contrast to that era, Lerer's last chapter looks at irony in modern children, the " 'been there, done that' distance that the modern child affects." Books like Jon Scieszka's "The Stinky Cheese Man" have burst the bubble of earnestness we once attributed to youth. Lerer compares today's childhood to Christmas in Southern California - a poignant comparison.
In Diane Ravitch's 2003 book, "The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn," she describes the bizarre process of creating a public school textbook. The publisher engages a "bias and sensitivity panel" to review the content. In theory, the concept is an important one, but in practice it's distorted: In one case, the panel ruled that Aesop's "The Fox and the Crow" showed gender bias. (A male fox sees a female crow with a piece of cheese in her beak. He flatters her and coaxes her to sing. When she opens her mouth, the cheese falls and the fox gets it.) Compared to some of Aesop's raunchier fables, "The Fox and the Crow" would seem to be relatively harmless. The panel also flagged a story about pioneer women making patchwork quilts. The guidelines state that pioneer women should be depicted "chopping wood, using a plow, using firearms, and handling large animals."
If some find fault with "The Fox and the Crow," others will find fault with "James and the Giant Peach," "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "One Hundred Years of Solitude," all of which appeared on a list of most frequently challenged books. Lerer's history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years. Some of it may cause offense, but don't we want children to know what came before them?
Lerer approaches his subject as a scholar. Rarely do we feel him engage emotionally, and rarely do we. Still, with his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child's imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read. {sbox}
Mary Dixie Carter's writing has appeared in the Economist and the New York Observer. E-mail her at books@sfchronicle.com.
Tags: 2600 Years of Children's Literature, SF Chronicle, Mary Dixie Carter, Children's Literature: A Reader's History From Aesop to Harry Potter, Seth Lerer, books, children, literature
Posted by william harryman at Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Labels: books, children, literature
william harryman
Integral Options for Life
The Masculine Heart
Find Me at Facebook
The Mind & Psychology Daily
The Integral Community Daily
My Learnist Boards
This blog is an Amazon affiliate.
Please support IOC by purchasing
through Amazon links on this site.
Or donate to my coffee fund.
Marc Gafni Update & A Confession/Apology
Death by Gonzo
Tsering Shakya - Tibetan Questions
Psychology Today Interview - Alanis Morrissette
Neal Stephenson - Bending Genres, Ending Genre
PROFILE: Karmapa Lama
Dr. Thomas Szasz, ADHD Is Not a Disease
Karen Armstrong - The Beginning of Our Religious T...
Life Optimizer - 50 Simple Happiness Boosters
Daily Om: The Effect of Not Doing
Satire - U.S. Intelligence: Burundi May Be Develop...
Dark Chocolate Sales Double in Two Years
My Life in Records
Daily Om: Bringing Out The Best
7 Troubling Questions About Science's Pursuit of R...
Do You Have Healthy Relationships?
Who Needs the Humanities?
Tiny Vipers - On This Side
Daily Dharma - The Fieriness of Fire, The Wildness...
BIOTEST - Rhodiola Rosea
Watch Me Stumble
Satire - Bill Clinton Sadly Folds First Lady Dress...
New Psychology Books
Which is the right religion for you? (new version)...
Freaks (1932)
Bill Harris - The Five Stages of Enlightenment
Finding the Key to Happiness
John Berardi - A Balanced Diet Just Isn't Enough
Obama's Surge to the Middle
I Want My Lorrie Moore!
Neil Peart of Rush - Amazing Drum Solo
Neuroscientists -- Autobiographies
Ode Magazine - Cancer's Achilles' Heel
Douglas Adams - Thoughts on Humanity
Study Shows Meditation Lowers Stress
Compassionate Intention Paper
Good Film - The Bird People in China
Satire - Volatile India-Pakistan Standoff Enters 1...
Proof that McCain=Bush
Abusive Gurus -The Return of Marc Gafni [Updated]
David Deida - Exploring Sexual Stages with Buddhis...
Johns Hopkins Is Seeking Volunteers with a Cancer ...
41-Year-Old Swimmer Dara Torres Sets US Record
APA to Create "Large Scale Psychology" Branch
Cool Site - Ode Magazine
Doug Rushkoff on the New Renaissance
How Prozac Sent the Science of Depression in the W...
Bach - Air On a G-String, Played on Acoustic Guita...
Presto - Pixar Short
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
Sam Harris - The Boundaries of Belief
Dalai Lama Quote of the Week - Compassion
Personal Self-awareness Good For Mental Health, Sa...
Satire: Beaver Overthinking Dam
What I'm Reading . . .