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(2nd Century AD)
This Roman woman is known as being the first recorded (ie: known) woman doctor. Her identity is extremely obscure. Suffice to say that she wrote a treatise on gynaecology, which was extensively used till the 6th centruy AD and by midwives up till the 16th century. Unfortunately for her history would not be kind - many men who lived after her, copied her writings and blatantly used them as their own.
~~~ Melisende (first pub: 1998 Women of History)
Labels: ancient women, cleopatra, notable women
Pulcheria
Empress of the Eastern Empire (Constantinople)
Daughter of the Eastern Emperor Arcadius and the Empress Eudoxia. She was the sister of Theodosius and Eudoxia.
At the age of 15 (414) her father died and her brother succeeded as Theodosius II. But her brother was weak and Pulchera took over the regency and was herself proclaimed Augusta. Pulchera was present when her brother received their aunt Galla Placida and her two children (421), and though Galla was disliked and distrusted by Theodosius, she was granted imperial rank (423). Theodosius then organized an invasion of the Western Empire (424). Pulchera was virtual ruler of the Eastern Empire until she was ousted from favour by intrigue (442/443).
Though a Christian by birth, Pulchera was educated in the pagan tradition; she was an intelligent woman, speaking fluent Greek and Latin and had a deep interest in medicine and natural science.
The Emperor Theodosius died (450) and aged 51, Pulchera took control of the government of the Eastern Empire. She then married Marcian, Army Chief of Staff, and named him co-Emperor (despite the fact that she had taken a vow of perpetual virginity and said would never marry). Pulchera died a few years later aged 54 (453) and in her will she left vast estates to the poor.
Labels: byzantine empress, pulcheria
Trotula Plataerius
(11th Century AD)
Professor & Doctor
Trotula was an Italian woman who achieved fame in the medical profession. She was considered the most knowledgable of all women physicians of her time (and after).
Based at the medical school at Salerno, Trotula was a leading gynacologist and obstetrician, and also specialised in the study of dermatology and epilepsy. It was in the specialist field that Trotula became noted for her unique diagnostis methods: she used skilled questioning and close observation, and experience, to recognise the symptoms (a practice that was unheard of a the time).
Trotula was famed for her much-copied book on obstetrics and gynaecology. At the medical school of Salerno, Trotula was considered the most knowledgable of all the teachers (male and female) by her students, who included Rudolph Malecouronne, who studied under her (1040-1056) and went on to become the most important physician in Western France.
Labels: notable women, trotula plataerius
Women of History - Biographies
Just a short note regarding the biographies that are featured here on Women of History.
They are short - yes, purposely so (I have my reasons for not publishing the more detailed biographies). Suffice to say, that the biographies featured here are really just a window into the fascinating lives of these women.
Now, how do I select who to feature - well, at the moment I am re-publishing a lot of those biographies that I featured on my original Women of History website - which is 9years old!!!! However, there are some new one included as well.
I have, at present, many thousands of biographies from which to chose from - some are merely snippets whilst others are lenghty and quite detailed. So the options are endless.
However, as you may have noticed, I do tend to get side-tracked every now and again, and off I go chasing some historical event that has piqued my interest. (I tend to have a few things "on the go" at any one time).
Well, please continue to enjoy the biographies of history's fascinating women.
~~~ Melisende
Queen of Scotland (1542 - 1567)
Mary was born (7/12/1542) at Linlithgow, Scotland. She was the daughter of James V of Scotland (d.1542) and Mary of Guise (d.1560). From the day of her birth, Mary was betrothed to the future Edward VI of England (1542) - the vetoing of this marriage led to war with England.
The Scottish were defeated at Pinkie (10 Sept. 1547) by forces of Duke of Somerset. A French alliance was decided upon. Mary was sent to the French court aged 5 (1548), where she received a Catholic upbringing under her Guise uncles. Mary married (1) the Dauphin Francis (King Francis II of France) at Paris, France (24/4/1558). Her husband succeeded to the French throne (1559).
Mary became Queen of France but shortly after, Francis died (1560/1561). Mary was returned to Scotland (1561), and promptly proclaimed herself rightful Queen of England as the granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Margaret Tudor. Back in Scotland, Mary had to adapt to the anti-monarchial, anti-Catholic, anti-French elements that had dominated Scotland in her absence. Then Mary embarked upon the illconsidered marriage (2) to her cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (29/7/1565) at Edinburgh, Scotland. Mary soon gave birth to a son, James VI & I (1566).
The following year Mary was caught up in the scandal surrounding the murders of Riccio and Darnley (1567). Mary made mistake upon mistake. Soon after both deaths, Mary made a scandalous marriage (3) to James Hepburn, 4th Earl Bothwell (c.1567), who just happened to have been recently acquitted of Darnley's murder, was then hastily divorced from his wife, and was swiftly promoted to the Dukedom of Orkney and Shetlands. There was an immediate uprising of Scottish lords which resulted in military defeat for Mary at Carberry Hill and Langside (1568).
Mary fled Scotland for England, and threw herself on the mercy of Elizabeth I, who kept her imprisoned in various strongholds. Following intrigues to rescue her and place her on the throne of England, Mary was placed on trial (Oct.1586). She was found guilty of treason and sentanced to death (25/10/1586). After delaying for as long as possible, Elizabeth reluctantly signed Mary's death warrant (1/2/1587) and Mary was executed at Fotheringhay (8/2/1587).
Labels: mary stuart, medieval queenship, queens of france, queens of scotland
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
St. Isabel of Portgual (1271-1336)
Queen of Portugal
Elizabeth was the daughter of King Peter III of Aragon and Constantia, grandchild of Emperor Frederick II. She was named after her great-aunt St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Elizabeth was educated very piously, and led a life of strict regularity and self-denial from her childhood. At the age of 12yo, Elizabeth married King Denis/Diniz of Portugal, a poet, and known as "the working king" , in recognition of his work in the service of his country. His morals, however, were extremely bad, and the court to which the young Elizabeth was brought consequently most corrupt.
Nevertheless, Elizabeth quietly pursued the regular religious practices, all the while attempting to win the affections of her husband theough her gentleness and extraordinary forbearance. She bore two children, a daughter Constantia and son Affonso, within seven years. Elizabeth became the benefactor of the poor, orphans, and women, and devoted every spare moment of her time helping them, even pressing her court ladies into their service.
However, such a pious life was considered a reproach to many around her, and caused ill will in some quarters. Her own life was full of turmoil. Elizabeth was neglected by her unfaithful husband, whose morals were not improved until much later in his life. When her son Alfonso rebelled, as he greatly resented the favours being shown to the illegitiamte sons of his father, war was declared (1323). Elizabeth attempted to reconcile father and son, but was unjustly suspected by her husband of involvement in the rebellion, and banished.
Though away from court, Elizabeth still maintained influence. She succeeded in averting pending strife among her royal kinfolk. Upon the death of her husband Denis (1325), Elizabeth returned to her house at Coimbra, near the Poor Clare convent she founded. Here she took to wearing the habit of a Franciscan Tertiary, her only wish to spend the rest of her life in relative obscurity, devoted to the sick and poor.
When her son King Alfonso IV warred with King Alfonso XI of Castile (1336) - Alfonso had married his daughter Maria, and had ill-treated and neglected her, Elizabeth, despite her age and weakened condition followed the Portuguese army in field at Estremoz, and was succeessful in obtaining peace. But the exertion of obtaining the peace brought on her final illness.
Elizabeth died at Estremoz, of fever before she was able to return home. Elizabeth was buried at Coimbra, and many miracles were attributed to her. She was canonized in 1626 by Pope Urban VIII.
Labels: isabel of portugal, medieval queenship, saints
Maria of Antioch
(dc.1182)
Empress of Byzantium
Maria was the daughter of Constance of Antioch (d.1162) and Raymond of Poitiers (d.1149), sister of Bohemond II, Prince of Antioch and Baldwin, and was cousin of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem (d.1162). Maria was famed for her beauty, rivalled only by Melisende of Tripoli. A marriage alliance was sought between Antioch and Constantinolpe, and Maria was married to Emperor Manuel (Dec.1160).
Unfortunately for her, Maria was not popular and was disliked by people of Constantinople as a Latin (they being Greek). After the death of Manuel (1180), Maria was regent for her son Alexius II (1180 - 1182). It was during this time that Maria took a lover, her advisor Alexius Comnenus.
But Maria's regency was opposed by her stepdaughter Maria Comnena (daughter of Manuel by a former wife) and her husband Ranier of Montferrat (brother of Conrad, who married Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem). Maria begged for aid from her brother-in-law Bela III of Hungary - but this was not forthcoming.
Andronicus Comnenus was sent for by popular acclaim and was crowned co-Emperor. He eventually assumed total control of Constaninople. Maria was condemned to be strangled, her son forced to sign the warrant by new Emperor Andronicus. Her son was murdered two months later (1182).
Labels: byzantine empress, crusades, maria of antioch
Caterina Sforza
(c.1462/1463-1509)
Countess of Forli
Caterina was the bastard daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, though she became the legitimized daughter of Lucrezia Landiani (she had two mothers throughout her youth). At the age of 9yo, Caterina was engaged to Girolamo Riaria (relative of the reigning Pope). Aged 14, Caterina's father was murdered shortly after her proxy marriage (1477). Caterina left her home for Rome.
Though young in age, Caterina delighted in husband's power and rank. Aged 15, Caterina gave birth to her daughter Bianca (b.1478) - this was followed by six more children in nine years. Caterina was said to be tall, slim, and blonde - but she was far from being a bimbo, in fact was courageous, and sometimes even cruel.
With her husband, Caterina seized control of Castel Sant' Angelo in Rome during the turmoils (1484) - she surrendered 13 days later (Caterina was 7 months pregnant at the time and aged 21). Girolamo and Caterina left Rome and went to Romagna, where they resided in Forli. Caterina was an well educated young woman, and sought knowledge from all things. She was renowned for keeping book of receipes and prescriptions - many noble ladies corresponded with her exchanging receipes and seeking advice from her. Caterina's husband was a rather weak man, and not exactly an able soldier or ruler. In Forli it was Caterina who issued justice, especially after the revolt (1487) in which her husband failed to do anything.
The following year (1488), Caterina's husband was murdered by the Orsi family. Caterina was taken captive with children but escaped. Caterina sought and received help from Milan and Bologna. From here on, Caterina became noted as a brutal tyrant. Initially she was regent for her young son Ottaviano, but Caterina loved power and was reluctant to relinquish it and so assumed full control. Caterina took a lover, Giacomo Peo, and the two were secretly wed - she bore him a son Bernardino (c.1490). Giacomo was murdered (1495), and Caterina took revenge on all involved (it was said her son was the instigator - her revenge on him was to withhold any power and control from him). Caterina took another lover/husband/advisor in Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de Medici - she bore him a son Giovanni della Bande Nera (father of Cosimo, Grand Duke of Tuscany). Caterina's husband Giovanni died one year later of natural causes aged 29.
Caterina continued to rule her small lands until they were attacked by Cesare Borgia (1499). Caterina sent her children and her jewels to Florence for safety. Caterina was involved in a plot and tried to poison Pope Alexander VI. Meanwhile the Poe's son Ceasre was still beseiging her lands. Imola surrendered then Forli, and Caterina was besieged in the fortress of Ravaldino (1499) for 24 days. The fortress was taken, and Caterina was made prisoner by Borgia who delighted in his illtreatment of her. Caterina was then imprisoned in Belvedere Palace at the Vatican for four months. After a failed escape attempt, Caterina was imprisoned in Castel Sant' Angelo for one year. Caterina was released only after she renounced her lordship. Caterina retired to Florence, where she died eight years later (1509) of liver ailment, peritonitis and pleurisy aged 46.
Labels: caterina sforza, notable women, renaissance women
St. Adelaide
(Adetheida/Adelheide of Italy)
Holy Roman Empress
Born in Burgundy, the daughter of King Rudolf II of Burgundy (King of Italy). She married as her first husband (947) Lothair, King of Italy (d.950), son of King Hugh of Italy. From this marriage was born a daughter, Emma of Italy. The marriage came to an ubrupt end when Lotair died and she found herself a widow aged 19 (950). Lothair was succeeded by Berengar II, aged 50yo, who was crowned King of Italy. Adelaide was imprisoned by Berengar II (951), and so from her imprisonment, she appealled to Otto I the Great, King of Germany, who duly rescued her and then married her (Oct 951) as his second wife (1st wife was Edith, sister of King Athelstan of England).
As a result of her marriage to Otto, she was crowned Empress (962) by Pope John XII. She gave birth to a sons Henry (b. 952) and Bruno (b. 953), a daughter,Matilda of Quedlinburg, Abbess of Quedlinburg (bc.954), and finally Otto II of Saxony, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 955). She founded the Benedictine abbey at Payerne, Switzerland. Then came the death of Otto I after an 11 year reign (973), and she was again widowed, aged 42 (973). She did not retire from life during the reign of her son, Otto II (973-983), instead, through her role as Queen-Mother, she was influential in state affairs, though her lavish philanthropies became the source of conflict.
Adelaide's son Otto II was turned against her by his Greek wife Theophano. And so she left court to live with her brother in Burgundy. The death of her son Otto II (983) saw the successsion of his 3yo son (her grandson) Otto III. She became joint regent with Empress Theophano for the infant Otto III (983-991). At one point, she and Theophano were forced to rescue the infant Otto III from Henry the Quarrellsome, the deposed Duke of Bavaria (984) - who sought the Imperial Crown for himself. Aged 52, she became sole regent (991-996). Then, in what surely must have been a moment de javu, her grandson Otto III was turned against her by his wife. She was, however, was able to reside peacefully at the convent she founded at Setz, Alsace (996-999); conscientious, generous to the very end (d.16/12/999). She was canonized (c.1097?) and her Feast day 16th December.
The Calendar of Saints says her first husband was poisoned by his successor. When she refused to marry the murderer's son, she was imprisoned. King Otto the Great freed her and married her. He died and her daughter-in-law forced Adelaide to quit the royal presence. Throughout these troubles she remained gracious and loving and was canonised a hundred years after her death.
Labels: adelaide, empresses, saints
Lucrezia Borgia
Duchess of Ferrara
Daughter of Pope Alexander IV (Rodrigo Borgia) by principal mistress Vanozza dei Cattenels. Sister of Juan, Duke of Gandia and Cesare, Cardinal, Duke of Romagna, Duke of Valentinois (also known as "Il Valentino").
Lucrezia was blonde, beautiful, and cultured. She grew up in Rome during the Renaissance. At times, she was accused of complicity in the crimes of both her father and brother. There is however, no evidence to support any of these accusations. She often attended many of the "parties" arranged at the Vatican by both father and brother; and her closeness to her brother Cesare ignited rumours of incest between them - it may also have had something to do with the fact that Cesare had named one of his many bastards after his beloved sister. Cesare was athletic, charming, subtle, a diplomat, master of dissimulation, capable soldier and administrator, who preferred to defeat enemies by treachery; he deceived, betrayed and attacked without warning, killing without excuse, murdering and raping; he campaigned in the name of the church (and for his own personal aggrandizement) and was financed by it.
To further the political ambitions of her father and brother Cesare, Lucrezia was married three times:
(1) Giovanni Sforza, Lord of Pesaro (1493). A son, the Roman Infante Giovanni, was born (1498) of this marriage. This son was firstly passed off as the illegitimate son of her brother Cesare, then as a son of her father. However, despite this, the marriage annulled (on the grounds of her husband's alleged impotence) to allow a second marriage.
(2) Alfonso (Duke of Bisceglie) of Aragon (1500). This husband was then murdered by her brother Cesare (who had most probably murdered their brother Juan 1499) when the prospect of a more influential marriage was considered.
(3) Alfonso d'Este (1501) who became 3rd Duke of Ferrara (1505) - the same year her son from her first marriage died (1505).
Alfonso I d'Este was the son of Ercole d'Este, 2nd Duke of Ferrara and Eleanora of Naples. He was the brother of Isabella (m. Francesco Gonzaga and Duchess of Mantua), Beatrice (m. Lodovico Sforza and Duchess of Milan), Ferrante, Cardinal Ippolito, Sigismondo, and half-brother of Guilo. When Alfonso was aged 15 (c.1491) he was married to 18yo Anna Sforza who later died in childbirth (1497). Unfortunately for Alfonso, he was not attractive not likeable; he was coarse, uncivilised, brutal, brave, cruel, arrogant, licentious; patronized prostitutes. One his prized possessions was his own personal own foundry and cannon (symbol of prestige). When the engagement of Alfonso to Lucrezia was made public, his sister Isabella flew into a rage demanding the arrangements be broken off. However, Alfonso and Lucrezia were married, first by proxy in Rome, then in grandeur in Ferrara (1501).
Shortly after his marriage, Alfonso imprisoned brothers Guilo and Ferrante (1501) after plot to depose him was discovered ? he dealt with them cruelly. At Ferrara, she learned of the death of her father Pope Alexander VI and the fall from power (and death 1507) of her brother Cesare (his ambitions ended with their father's death (1503) which came about after Cesare accidently poisoned both himself and his father; he was imprisoned by the new Pope Julius II (1503); escaped to Naples (1504); shipped to a Spanish prison (1505); escaped but was killed whilst fighting in Castile/Navarre for the King of Navarre (12/3/1507) Viana. Patron of the arts, protector of Leonardo da Vinci. Praised by Machiavelli as a model prince).
After the death of his father Ercole d'Este (1505), he became Hereditary Prince of Ferrara and its third Duke - he was aged 25yo.
Alfonso was suspicious of her (due to a false reputation for wantonness) and spied on her and had her followed. At Ferrara where she established a literary and artistic court, she developed a number of amorous friendships, including Francesco Gonzaga (1505-1511) Duke of Mantua and husband of Alfonso's sister, Isabella and with the poet Pietro Bembo. She also devoted herself to the patronage of the arts and education, as well as devoting herself to works of charity and to the care of her children, including son Ercole II (b.1508).
Despite his suspicions, Alfonso appointed Lucrezia as regent of duchy during his many absences. He never loved her, but did respect her.
Alfonso was forced to defend Ferrara (1510) against Venetians. He fought at the battle of Ravenna (1512). However, he was detained in Rome but fled at coronation of de Medici Pope (c.1513).
After a difficult pregnancy and birth of stillborn child, Lucrezia died (1519) a week after. She was buried in church of Corpus Domin, Ferrara.
Alfonso lost no time in taking up with his mistress Lauri Dianti (who would bear him two sons). He was forced to defend Ferrara against Pope (1519); to defend himself against an attempt by Pope to kidnap him (1521). In the forthcoming wars, he tried to recapture Modena. He was loyal to France (1525) - sent aid. He captured Modena (1527). Plague (1528) at Ferrara. Met Emperor Charles V (1529) - he was aged 53; at Bologna (1530). Alfonso died 1534, and buried in the church of Corpus Domin, Ferrara, Italy; succeeded by his son by Lucrezia, Ercole II.
~~~ Melisende (first pub: Women of History)
Labels: lucrezia borgia, notable women, notorious women, renaissance women
Empress and Saint
Helena was a humble innkeeper's daughter from Bithyna. It was said that as a girl, Helena had been one of the supplementary amenities of her father's establishment, regularly available to clients, at an extra charge.
Helena married Constantius (r.293 - 306). She was the mother of Emperor Constantine I (b.274). Elevated to rank of Augusta, Helena kept her court at Boulogne. Helena was abandoned by her husband (305) in order that he could marry Emperor Maximus' adopted stepdaughter, Theodora. The following year witnessed the death of Helena's former husband at York (25/7/306) when he and his son went to England.
Helena embarked upon a pilgrimage to Jerusalem (c.324-325). She went to Rome (326) with her son Constantine. Helena disliked her daughter-in-law Fausta (daughter of Maximus whose stepdaughter stole her own husband over 40 years previous).
Aged 70yo (327) as passionate enthusiastic Christian convert, Helena made another pilgrimage to Holy Land to tour principal shrines. In the Holy Land, Helena was said to have unearthed the True Cross, which she sent back to Rome. In fact, Helena was a successful archaeologist; she set out for Palestine to uncover Calvary and find the relics of the Passion; her discovery was endorsed by Emperor who built a church, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Helena's was, in fact, the first recorded Christian pilgrimage. The length of her stay was unknown but she probably died there.
Labels: empresses, helena, saints
Queen of France (1547-1559)
Catherine was born on April 13, 1519, in Florence, Italy, the daughter of the Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici, called Lorenzo the Magnificent and Madeline de la Tour of Auvergne. Catherine grew up in the Villa of Coureggi (Fiesole) Florence. She would be the mother of the last three Valois kings of France, and a major force in French politics during the 30 years of Roman Catholic-Huguenot wars and an instigator of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
Catherine married (29/10/1533) Henry (Henri) de Valois (c.1518 - 1559), King of France (1547 - 1559), Duke of Orleans, second son of Francis I de Valois, King of France and Claude de France. Henry was held as hostage in father's stead in Spain by Charles V of Austria (c.1526), and married Catherine prior to becoming dauphin (28/10/1536).
Although it was said that Henry loved her, their marriage was fruitless for nine years. Henry however, fathered several bastards on ladies-in-waiting; then Henry fell madly in love with Diane de Poitiers (she 38, he 29). Henry would be dominated by Diane, morally, socially, and politically until his death.
Catherine was the mother of: Francis II of France, King of France (b.1544); Elizabeth (b.1545); Claude (b.1547); Louis (1549 - 1550); Charles IX of France, King of France (b.1550); Henry III of France, King of France (b.1551); Margaret de Valois (b.1553); Hercule Francois, Duke of Alencon-Anjou (1554 - 1584); Victoire (b.1556); and Jeanne (b.1556).
When Henry II assumed the French throne (1547), Catherine had little power during his reign as she was completely overshadowed by his mistress Diane de Poitiers. Catherine's only successful taste of power came when Henry was recognized as Vicar of Empire (1552) - during his absence from France (1152 - 1155), Henry gave power to Catherine. During a tournament in Paris, Henry II lost an eye and died ten days later (10/7/1559) after suffering terrible agony. He was buried St. Denis.
Catherine also had little power during the reign of her first son, Francis II, but on Francis's death (1560) the government fell entirely into her hands. Catherine ruled as regent for her second son, Charles IX, and despite him reaching his majority and assuming power in his own right (1563), she continued to dominate Charles for the duration of his reign.
In her determination to preserve royal power at any cost, Catherine devoted her energies to maintaining a balance between the Protestant group known as the Huguenots, led by the French military leader Gaspard de Coligny, and the Roman Catholics, led by the powerful house of Guise. During the religious civil wars (1562=>), Catherine, a Roman Catholic, usually supported the Catholics; sometimes, however, political expediency led her to switch her support to the Huguenots. Her political manipulations also affected the personal affairs of her family.
She arranged (1560) for her daughter, Elizabeth of Valois, to become the third wife of the powerful Roman Catholic king of Spain, Philip II. Then, Catherine found it propitious to marry (1572) another daughter, Margaret of Valois, to the Protestant king Henry of Navarre, who later became Henry IV, king of France. Later that same year, she found the growing Huguenot influence over her son Charles, the French king, frightening. Accordingly, she instigated the plot to assassinate the Protestant leader Coligny that led to his death and the deaths of an estimated 50,000 other Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572).
After the death of Charles (1574) and the accession to the throne of her third son as Henry III, Catherine's power declined. In a vain attempt to regain control of the government, Catherine tried to reconcile Catholics and Protestants, but she was trusted by neither.
Catherine was a patron of the arts - her interest in architecture was demonstrated in the building of a new wing of the Louvre Museum, in initiating construction of the Tuileries gardens, and in building the chateau of Monceau. Her personal library, containing numerous rare manuscripts, was renowned in Renaissance France.
Catherine died in Blois, France (5/1/1589). Her son, Henry III would also die that same year (1589) and would be succeeded by Henri of Navarre as King Henry IV of France.
Labels: catherine de medici, medieval queenship, queens of france
You know that phrase "it was there right under your nose all the time". I had one of those moments today.
I have been looking into the genealogy of King Harold II or more specifically, his father Wulfnoth, this week. I have managed to find out quite a bit about the ancestry of Wulfnoth - however, much was speculative and I didn't have the primary sources at hand which I needed to shed light on the matter. All roads came rather haltingly to a dead end, so to speak.
And then I checked my email. And what do you supposed I had sitting there in the Inbox for the past week, which I filled, unread, into a folder marked "Anglo Saxon Geneaology" - yep - Wulfnoth's pedigree.
One might be forgiven for thinking that my own "research" into this (which covered barely one week) was rather half-arsed. Well, maybe it was; and then again, maybe it wasn't.
Anglo-Saxon genealogy is a newish area for me - at least as far as creating a line of descent going back more than one or two generations. When dealing with my "medieval women" I have tended to focus on their immediate parentage to within, as I said, one or two generations back. Going back further, say eight or nine generations, was not something I had considered - it would, I felt, make their story too long in the telling.
So, there you have it - well, rather - I had it sitting there in front of me for the best part of a week.
I think my temporal lobe is on vacation .....
Labels: genealogy, general
Death of William Rufus
I haven't been neglectful of the "Women of History" Blog.
I have just been writing a rather lengthy article - "The Death of William Rufus".
I enjoy a good mystery, espcially a medieval one and just couldn't resist adding my two cents into this rather curious event. So many suspects and still so many unanswered questions.
I have posted it on the "Women of History" website as it is rather lengthy.
As I said, this is my own personal take on the events of 2nd August 1100.
Labels: medieval politics
Kosem
Valide Sultan
Kosem was the Valide Sultan or Queen Mother of the Turkish ruler of Constantinople. She was a wily member of harem politics and intrigue when her husband, the Sultan Ostman II was on the throne. She was the mother of the Sultan Murad II (r.1623-1640) and the Sultan Ibrahim (r. 1640- ).
After the death of her husband Sultan Ostman II (1622), his uncle succeeded as Mustapha I (1622-1623). Mustapha was quite mad, and was deposed. Kosem's son, Murad, aged 13yo succeeded (1623). Kosem dominated her son during his minority and came to influence the politics of the court.
However, this was not a period of calm and prosperity. Military riots turned on the palace (1631), and there was a rapid succession of Grand Viziers (Prime Ministers) - and so no stability within the fragile government. Murad was succeeded by his brother (her son) Ibrahim (1640).
Kosem finally lost her grip on power (1651) when Constantinople slipped into complete anarchy. She was eventually hunted down in her private apartments, where she hid. However, she was discovered after a lengthy search, hiding under a pile of quilts. Kosem was assaulted and stripped of her clothes and jewels. She was dragged into the "Cushana" by her feet, where she was strangled by a piece of rope (which had to be found). Kosem was over 80yo, but fought back. It took four men quite a while to manually strangle her. It was only when she was completely still was her death proclaimed to the Sultan. Kosem was not dead but still alive, and so once again she was strangled and killed.
So great was this women that three days of mourning followed.
Labels: byzantium, kosem, medieval queenship
Wu Chao
Empress of China
Wu Chao was a young Chinese woman who, at the age of 14, became a 5th-grade concubine to the Chinese Emperor. The Emperor's heir fell in love the Wu Chao, and after the death of the Emperor, he rescued her from a convent (where all the late Emperor's concubines were supposed to end their days). Wu Chao was installed by the Emperor as his 2nd-grade concubine. She bore the Emperor a son but became such a threat to the Emperor's son-less wife and his favourite concubine (who had borne a son) that these two women conspired against Wu Chao.
But Wu Chao turned the tables on them - she succeeded in getting these two women imprisoned and later murdered. Aged 31, Wu Chao achieved, by manoeuvre and bribes, the position of Empress, whereupon she promptly had the late concubine's son sent away. The Emperor, mentally inferior to his intelligent wife, sufferd a paralytic illness (660) and for the next 45 years she was virtual ruler of all China, ruthlessly removing or executing all who threatened her. But Wu Chao had other achievments - she raised the intellectual level of the bureaucracy, was patron of literature, introduced freedom of religion (for all religions), and via a plan of her own devising, conquered and annexed Korea.
Following the death of the Emperor (663), Wu Chao spend the next seven years in complex political wrangling before she was proclaimed Emperor Wu Hau Huang-ti. On ascending the imperial throne, Wu Chao greatly increased her patronage of the arts, built temples, founded Buddhist hospitals and dipensaries; she ensured that the mentally ill were provided, and created a lay organization to administer the sick through state hospitals (701). Wu Chao also reformed and strengthened the government by loosening the control of the old aristoratic families. Women in China enjoyed greater freedom throughout the 50 year reign of Wu Chao, and her rule over the vast Chinese Empire paved the way for the supreme T'ang Dynasty, famed for it's culture.
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Hebrew Prophetess
Deborah/Debbora was the wife of Lappidoth. She was reputedly the only woman Judge in Israel. Deborah had been endowed with the gift of prophecy - this gave her authority over the tribes of Israel. She was said to sit under a tree between Ramah and Bethel, where people would come for her judgement on many matters. Deborah persuaded Barak to free her people from Canaanite oppression.
She told Barak to gather a great army about him, with which he would defeat the Canaanites. Barak agreed to do so on the proviso that Deborah accompany him. She agreed and further prophecised that it would be a woman who would kill the Cannanite general Sisera. Deborah instructed Barak how to deploy his troops, and when and how to attack the Canaanites. Sisera and the Canaanites were defeated at the Battle of Esdraelon. Sisera fled the battlefield and was killed, by Jael, wife of Heber the Henite, an ally of Canaan.
Following this victory, a long period (40 years) of peace ensued. It may be assumed that Deborah had a prominent role in the affairs of Israel during this time.
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Q: How to get asccending order item by date? I have one dictionary with many items. I want order ascending items by date. My date format is: 10-Jun-2015 09:27:11
I tried this code but didn't work: aux is my array with dates components.
for (int i=0; i<aux.count-1; i++) {
            for (int j=i+1; j<aux.count; j++) {
                NSDateFormatter *dateFormat = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
                [dateFormat setDateFormat:@"dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss"];
                NSDate *date1 = [dateFormat dateFromString:[aux objectAtIndex:i]];
                NSDate *date2 = [dateFormat dateFromString:[aux objectAtIndex:j]];

                NSComparisonResult comparisonResult = [date1 compare:date2];
                if (comparisonResult==-1) {
                    NSString *var= [aux objectAtIndex:i];
                    [aux replaceObjectAtIndex:i withObject:[aux objectAtIndex:j]];
                    [aux replaceObjectAtIndex:j withObject:var];

                }
            }
        }

I want compare two dates(date1, date2). In case if date2 is bigger like date1 i want interchange.  Interchange i want make it manually so: if date2 is bigger i want just taken a true or 1 from method.

A: Let NSMutableArray handle the sorting with one of its sorting methods (e.g. sortUsingComparator:):
NSDateFormatter *dateFormatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[dateFormatter setDateFormat:@"dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"];

[aux sortUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSString *datestring1, NSString *datestring2) {
    NSDate *date1 = [dateFormatter dateFromString:datestring1];
    NSDate *date2 = [dateFormatter dateFromString:datestring2];
    return [date1 compare:date2];
}];

SIDENOTE: You should also consider converting the date strings to NSDates just once and storing them in your array as NSDates.

A: Suppose you have an NSMutableArray of objects with a field "startDate" of type NSDate then use below code:
NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:@"startDate" ascending:YES];
[myMutableArray sortUsingDescriptors:[NSArray arrayWithObject:sortDescriptor]];

A: Try to compare and populate as shown below
    NSComparisonResult result;
    result = [Str_StoreOpening compare:Str_StoreClosing]; // comparing two dates

    NSString *Str_CloseTime;
    if(result==NSOrderedAscending){
        //populate in Ordered Ascending in here

    }else if(result==NSOrderedDescending){
        //populate in Ordered Descending in here

    }else{
        //NSLog(@"Both dates are same");

    }

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Why most of us are probably drinking too much for our health
Vicki-Marie Cossar for MetroMonday 18 Nov 2013 6:00 am
Have you ever felt like this? Then you should read this feature (Picture: Alamy)
You might have heard of Black Friday – the term the emergency services apply to the last Friday before Christmas, when pre-Yuletide revelling, and therefore drunken disasters, are at their peak.
What you may not know is how easy it is to fall foul of the NHS recommended guidelines on booze.
The government advises that men should not drink more than four units of alcohol a day. For women, it's no more than three. A large glass of wine is around 3.4 units, so just two with dinner takes women into binge territory – defined as eight or more units in a single session for men and six or more for women.
So, are these guidelines realistic, or is our drinking really out of hand?
'The recommended units are low for a reason,' says Emily Robinson, director of campaigns at the charity Alcohol Concern.
'In fact, there is a review under way as to whether the current guidelines are too generous. A review of research discovered that having just one or two standard alcoholic drinks a day increases your risk of several cancers.
'There is also a significant link between light drinking and breast cancer. A review discovered that just one drink a day (12.5g of alcohol, or about 1.5 units) increases the risk of breast cancer by five per cent in women.'
The government says alcohol-related treatments cost the NHS £3.5billion a year (Picture: Alamy)
Alcohol-related treatments cost the NHS £3.5billion a year, according to government figures, and more than 1.2million hospital admissions in 2012/13 were alcohol-related.
The number of hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease in the under-thirties has risen 117 per cent in England over the past ten years, according to Alcohol Concern. In the north east, the increase is 400 per cent.
Statistics also show that professional women are drinking twice as much as women in manual jobs and spirit consumption among young girls has doubled since 1990.
As Alcohol Awareness Week begins today, Alcohol Concern is encouraging people to talk about drinking and the health risks and social problems associated with over-drinking. 'It's easy for people to think it's normal to drink every day or that drinking half a bottle of wine isn't very much,' says Robinson. 'But when you start talking about it with others, you realise half a bottle is too much, particularly for women.'
Sarah Todd, 36, had a high-flying sales career. She was in her early thirties when she began to develop problems with alcohol. 'I never used to drink alcohol,' she says. 'Not even on social occasions. But I had two young children and a wedding to plan. I drank some mulled wine around Christmas time and my boyfriend said how relaxed I seemed for the first time in ages. It felt nice to be carefree.'
Todd soon started having wine with dinner. 'I needed it to cope with the wedding stress,' she says. 'Then I gave up work to look after the children and I wasn't used to having time on my hands, so I started drinking during the day.' In 2011, Todd lost her mother to cancer and used alcohol to cope. 'I'd tell myself: "Everyone does it",' she says. 'I was sure everyone was drinking to excess behind closed doors.'
The problem came to a head when she began sneaking vodka into her wine to make it stronger.
'I was drinking at least one and a half bottles of wine a night, occasionally with vodka,' she says.
She approached her GP and was told her heavy drinking had started to damage her liver. 'He said the twinges I felt in my stomach were a warning sign my liver was struggling under the booze,' she says. 'Then I worried I would get liver disease or breast cancer.'
Despite drinking at least 14 units a night (which is more than four times the recommend amount), Todd was told by her GP that her drinking wasn't chronic enough for NHS help. So she turned to the internet instead.
'I came across a hypnotherapy programme and subscribed,' she says. 'It helped me deal with the reasons why I drank and, while I still have the odd drink, it mentally helped me revert to my pre-heavy drinking days. I'm just hoping I haven't done any long-term damage to my health.'
When to stop: The recommended limits
The NHS says men should not exceed four units of alcohol a day; for women, it's three.
Alcopops: 1.5 units
Standard glass of champagne: 1.8 units
Pint of cider: 2.6 units
250ml glass of wine: 3 units
25ml spirit: 1 unit
Lager: 2.5 units
*Figures approx from DrinkAware.com
Hangover cures: Which ones work?
Alcohol Concern say around 200,000 people come to work with a hangover every day. So we've tested the latest hangover cures to stop you reaching for a hair of the dog.
Prefunc is a 'lifestyle management' drink designed to prevent a hangover the next day.
It is made up of fruits, herbs and spices, comes in a small bottle and tastes like bitter cough medicine. Recommended dosage is one shot before heading out, another one four hours into a session and one more when you get home if things have got particularly serious.
After a heavy 4.30am, finish I opted for two shots and, apart from the obvious lack of sleep, felt clear-headed and hangover free. I even noticed an energy boost the morning after.
But it's not cheap: factor its cost into a night out and you might find that a packet of Ibuprofen represents better value.
Finally, carrying a mysterious liquid upon your person on a night out doesn't look great. James Day.
Single bottle, £5 (59ml), www.prefunc.co.uk
The premise of DrinkWel tablets is simple. Dubbed the world's first multivitamin for drinkers, it a combination of ingredients to replenish nutrients, support healthy liver function, and help your body process alcohol-induced toxins.
All you need to do is to take three capsules with water before going to bed and while that might sound on the excessive side, the benefits are worthwhile.
Despite being slightly dubious, I definitely noticed a difference the following day.
The feeling of dehydration that often comes along with an evening of overindulgence was noticeably absent and my mind felt clear and fresh.
The only thing worth noting is that it is that it had a positive impact based on me consuming three large glasses of wine.
Whether it would be as effective if I had had more remains to be seen. Naomi Mdudu.
One full serving sachet (6 capsules) £3.99, www.drinkwel.co.uk
Can hypnotherapy help you quit binge-drinking?
Steve Tromans says he can use hypnosis to cut down their drinking (Picture: supplied)
Steve Tromans is a hypnotherapist and neuro-linguistic programming practitioner (www.justbewell.com) who has been treating binge drinkers for 18 years.
'Binge drinking doesn't just affect teenagers,' he says. 'I see people ranging from 18 to 70. Ten years ago, it was mainly men, now it's about half and half.
'I aim, as quickly as possible, to retrain the person's thinking so they automatically generate the kinds of thoughts that lead to moderate drinking.
'I very often find these thoughts or behavioural patterns – such as binge drinking – can be changed rapidly. Binge drinking isn't complicated, it's just a habit and habits can often be changed for good.'
Georgia Foster is the hypnotherapist who helped Sarah Todd. Her online programme Drink Less Mind (www.howtodrinkless.com) is a 21-day self-hypnosis course.
'Hypnosis is a natural state we all enter many times a day: you cannot go to sleep without this process,' she says.
'As we fall asleep our breathing starts to slow, our heart rate drops, our circulation and metabolic rate also slow down. This process can take five to 20 minutes. During this time, we are highly receptive to suggestion and therefore it is in this state of mind that you are best to stop yourself drinking so much.'
Her programme calls for you to establish your 'drink personality'.
'There are four main character traits,' she says. 'The pleaser, the perfectionist, the inner critic and the inner child.'
She establishes which ones people are via a survey, which helps decide the best course of action. Suggestions include advice that we would all do well to bear in mind: alternating your alcoholic drinks with a substitute and having alcohol-free days to help recover.
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Several emergency vehicles responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision about 20 kilometres west of Salmon Arm. (Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer)
Crashes in Chetwynd, Lytton, North Vancouver, the Shuswap, near Prince George and near Squamish
It was a deadly weekend on B.C. highways, as six people were killed in separate crashes.
The six fatal collisions spanned from Thursday to Monday, police said, and spared no part of B.C.
Chetwynd RCMP were called on Thursday after a man driving his F150 down Highway 29 went off the road, was ejected from his truck and died.
The next day, a woman died in Lytton after pulling out onto the highway right in front of another vehicle.
On Saturday, a man died after his vehicle veered into oncoming traffic in North Vancouver.
Sunday saw two killed in separate incidents after a Surrey woman crossed the centre line of the Sea-to-Sky highway north of Squamish, and a man driving a Ford pickup truck veered into the opposing lane on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm.
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The sixth crash took place just after midnight Monday when a pickup truck carrying three people crossed a centre line on Highway 97 south of Prince George, killing the driver.
"It's a sad coincidence that we've had this cluster of crashes," Cpl. Mike Halskov of the RCMP's traffic division said.
The crashes were caused by simple mistake, he said, including the drivers who misjudged something and pulled out in front of another car.
Halskov couldn't comment on what caused four of the drivers to veer into incoming traffic, but noted drugs and alcohol had not yet been ruled out for several of them.
He warned drivers to check the forecast at not only their starting point and destination, but along the way, too.
"As the weather changes as we get closer and closer to winter, we're asking all drivers to be mindful of rapidly changing road conditions," he said. "It might be sunny in the Lower Mainland, but snowing up north."
Anyone heading out on a long drive should make sure their car is up for it.
Police recommend winter tires for inter-city drives, but tires rated for snow, with either a snowflake and mountain or "M+S" symbol, are legally required on most B.C. highways.
Halskov also warned drivers to make sure their brakes, coolant and wiper fluid were all in good order, as well as to defog their windows before heading out.
"If you're not comfortable driving, stay home and find an alternate way to get to your destination," he added.
The same applies for anyone imbibing with either alcohol or cannabis this holiday season.
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We are in the midst of a plant-based food renaissance. In Vancouver and around the world, more people are thinking more deeply about and changing their diets than ever before. There are lots of reasons for this shift: the rise of documentaries like Food, Inc. has brought the horrific realities of factory farming into our living rooms; social media has created communities that share knowledge, recipes and encouragement; a political climate of distrust in government and corporate institutions to look after animals the way we'd like, to name a few.
Vancouver has always been a trailblazer in all things food and especially plant-based. The Plant-based Foodie Cookbook features the stories and recipes of the leading Vancouver Plant-based businesses. Put simply, the message of this book is that plant-based food is awesome. Historically, rightly or wrongly, there is an impression vegetarian and vegan food tastes bad. This is absolutely not the case today. It is quoted that there are 3 reasons to follow a plant--based diet; 1) environment, 2) health and 3) compassion for animals. Now there is a 4th; it's awesome.


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As per the constitutional provisions, primary responsibility to set up Subordinate Courts rests with the respective State Government. With a view to make judicial system accessible to remote and backward regions, several State Governments, including the Government of Andhra Pradesh, have set up mobile courts for handling certain categories of cases. Besides, the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 was enacted by Parliament for establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the intermediate Panchayat level with a view to
providing access to justice to citizens at their doorsteps. The Act has come into force with effect from 2nd October, 2009. In terms of Section 3(1) of the Act, it is for the State Governments to establish GramNyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts. The Act authorizes the Gram Nyayalaya to hold mobile court outside its headquarters. The Central Government has been encouraging the States in this regard by providing financial assistance within the prescribed norms both for non-recurring expenses for setting up of Gram Nyayalayas and for meeting the cost of recurring expenses for running these Gram Nyayalayas for the first three years.
Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that as per information available, 166 Gram Nyayalayas have been notified by various State Governments. Out of which 151 Gram Nyayalayas have started functioning. However, no Gram Nyayalaya is reported to have been notified in the State of Andhra Pradesh. State-wise progress is as under:
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Internet Fraud Goes To The Dogs
What can credit unions learn about fraud from a dog with a college degree?
As we have cataloged this week on CreditUnions.com, Internet fraud is frequent and, at times, impossible to prevent. Fraud occurs across industries, and educated consumers can learn to spot malicious intent when they see it.
The BBC published an investigation in October in which it secured a Master in Business Administration degree for a 4,500 fee from an unaccredited university that was located in London but incorporated on the island of St. Kitts in the West Indies. The American University of London (AUOL) offers degrees in exchange for a fee, a completed application, a CV, photocopies of previous qualifications, and a photograph of the applicant. No additional course work required.
BBC submitted a one-page CV for a fictitious management consultant and South London resident. The CV of Pete Smith included 15 years of work experience and an undergraduate degree from a university in London. According to the article:
Four days after sending in the application, AUOL sent Pete an e-mail saying that his application for a degree based on previous experience had been successful and that once the university had received his 4,500 fee, he would be registered as an MBA graduate within about two weeks.
When [BBC] Newsnight's reporter telephoned to check whether Pete would be required to submit any work, a university representative said:
No, no, apparently the APEL [Accreditation of Previous Experiential Learning] board awarded him the full degree immediately based on his qualification and his professional experience, so he doesn't have to do any courses.
As it turns out, Pete Smith is a dog living in the Battersea Dogs Home. The BBC fabricated his background and qualifications. The fact AUOL granted Pete the degree so easily calls into question the validity of the claim on its website: If your intention is to buy a degree, beware! This university is not and has never been a degree mill and we will instantly reject such applications.
The BBC investigation found the issue extends beyond Pete. On professional social networking sites, hundreds of senior executives and other professionals tout their qualifications from AUOL and publically represent themselves as the holders of a degree that has little legitimate value. According to the BBC, the university has claimed to be recognised by three different American institutions, but these institutions are themselves unofficial and unrecognised. The AUOL itself has been blacklisted in five U.S. states.
Despite its claims, AUOL practices a form of deceptive Internet fraud. The AUOL accepts money in exchange for MBAs and other graduate degrees it says are recognized by employers and universities when, in fact, they are not. That many professionals fall for AUOL and other Internet scams underlines the need for improved fraud awareness at the individual level.
Credit unions can help their members achieve such improved awareness. As the trusted financial partner and protector of members money, credit unions have a duty to educate members on some of the dangers and best practices for financial transactions on the Internet. The Internet is flush with financial opportunities that look legitimate but are not. Help keep member safe from these scams through outreach programs in newsletters, Internet protection programs, and other resources. For curious members, credit unions can point them to excellent online resource centers created by the NCUA and OnGuard Online.
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He hit it how far? An infographic of massive home run totals
Franmil Reyes' big outings aren't the only multiple-home run games in Cleveland
By Chris D. Davies Aug 6, 2021, 4:42pm EDT
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On Wednesday, July 28, Franmil Reyes did a very Franmil Reyes thing: He hit a ball so hard and so far that it left Progressive Field altogether. Even more incredible, though, is that it was just his first home run of the day.
On the day, Reyes sent the baseball (well, two baseballs) travelling a total of 867 feet. Google maps says it's roughly 1,056 feet from the middle of Progressive Field to the Guardians of Traffic on the Hope-Memorial Bridge. If Reyes' bombs had been one mega-home run, it likely could have reached the team's new namesake on the bounce.
As amazing as 867 feet of home runs is, it's not even Reyes' best day in a Cleveland uniform. That happened earlier this year, when the Franimal rocketed 886 feet worth of home runs against the Twins. The power the 26-year-old Dominican Slugger possesses is truly something to behold, and it set me on a hunt to find out if Reyes was Cleveland's most prodigious dinger of dongs.
Using Baseball Savant's search, I found every multiple-home run game Cleveland has had during the Statcast era (2015-present) and totalled up the distances of home runs hit by individual players. Despite playing less than 300 games in Cleveland, Reyes is responsible for three of the top five multiple-home run games in terms of cumulative distance of home runs hit. In addition to the two monster games mentioned, Reyes had a third(!) two-home run game on April 9 of this year versus the Tigers in which he clobbered 855 feet of long balls. Those three games rank second, third, and fifth for Cleveland in this era.
The longest single-game output came from Edwin Encarnación on May 2, 2018, when he blasted three home runs in a single game versus the Rangers. His trifecta of homers travelled 1,234 feet, easily besting the distance of any of the 73 other multiple-home run games (all of which featured just two home runs per player). Encarnación is also responsible for the fourth-longest distance, from June 3, 2018, when he smashed 861 feet of home runs.
But the most multiple-home run games for Cleveland since 2015? You know who it is, bro. José Ramírez is responsible for 17 two-home run games in that span for nearly 13,000 feet of bombs in those contests. He has six more multiple-home run games than second-place Francisco Lindor, who had 11 with Cleveland.
Below is an infographic illustrating the cumulative distances hit in multiple-home run games by all 22 Cleveland players who have had such games in the Statcast era. Poke around and remember some guys who had a really, really good day.


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Introducing the Barnard Year of Science (BYOS)
Across the 2021-2022 academic year, the College is celebrating all things STEM on campus.
This academic year, from September 2021 to July 2022, Barnard will celebrate all things related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the College with the launch of the Barnard Year of Science (BYOS) — beginning with the 2021 Convocation ceremony on September 14, the traditional start of the academic year. President Sian Leah Beilock, who officially announced the new initiative during Convocation, noted that the College's expert faculty, its symbiotic relationship with Columbia University, and its location in New York City makes it singularly positioned to offer unparalleled opportunities to women who will become tomorrow's STEM leaders.
"Core to Barnard's academic excellence is our belief that diversity of thought, perspectives, and lived experience allows you to achieve your full intellectual potential, with greater knowledge, discoveries, and insights," said President Sian Leah Beilock when introducing the launch of the Barnard Year of Science at the 2021 Convocation ceremony at Riverside Church. "This includes the sciences: Because the sciences are an integral part of the liberal arts, not a separate entity, all of our students acquire scientific skills that enable them to succeed in any career they decide to pursue, whether in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, or some combination."
The College has also increasingly incorporated STEM curricula and programming into its liberal arts education, providing students with interdisciplinary knowledge and skill sets that they can carry beyond Barnard.
And young women interested in the sciences are choosing Barnard more than ever before in the College's 132-year history — 34% of the Class of 2021 were STEM majors, compared with about 26% nationally. Among Black, Latinx, and Indigenous scholars from the same class year, who are significantly underrepresented in the field, 36% majored in STEM at Barnard, compared with about 23% nationally. These statistics exemplify the College's commitment to establishing itself as a leading educational institution in STEM and the arts. The mission continues to be to help students develop the intellectual drive required to excel, with an eye toward the emergence of new fields, new ideas, and new technologies.
"Weecha," inspired by geologist and petrologist Maria Luisa "Weecha" Crawford, was brought to campus via a collaboration with Professor Joan Snitzer, director of the visual arts program in the Department of Art History, and is on loan to the College from August 2021 to July 2022.
A Year of STEM Exhibits, Events, and Panels
Barnard — one of the first liberal arts colleges to have a distinct technology requirement, through the Foundations curriculum — will further expand pathways for students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in STEM with the guidance of faculty who have been awarded more than $10 million in grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
During the BYOS, the campus will introduce new STEM-focused programs and signature events, such as the in-person/virtual panel "Grey Matter: Parenting and the Science Behind the Teenage Brain," academic department activities, and keynote lectures. And to showcase the connection between STEM and the arts, exhibits highlighting this intersection will pop up across campus, including the Weecha sculpture, named after and inspired by geologist and petrologist Maria Luisa "Weecha" Crawford, which is on loan to Barnard via a collaboration with Joan Snitzer, director of the visual arts program in the Department of Art History.
Throughout the academic year, as Barnard highlights various STEM disciplines and issues each month — such as biology, sustainability, and psychology — the College will also explore topics relating to five key themes: the cosmos; scientific principles; scientific knowledge; expanding scientific boundaries; and diversity, equity, and inclusion in science.
Check out the events page to stay up to date on upcoming programs, panels, and more.
A Year of STEM, Before BYOS
Throughout the year 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, Barnard and other institutions around the globe focused on the science and data behind staying safe and healthy. As the crisis intensified, Barnard's deep commitment to developing top women in STEM was on full display. Students, faculty, and alumnae used their various talents to find solutions to some of our biggest problems — such as testing wastewater for the virus, working as a contact tracer, or tapping into their medical student network to help healthcare workers cope with the pandemic.
"Summer Research Institute Grows 33% to Support 244 Scholars" (August 30, 2021)
"Supporting Black Women in STEM Careers" (February 8, 2021)
"Paving the Way" (Barnard Magazine's Spring 2020 issue)
To learn more about the Barnard Year of Science, its events, and the College's interdisciplinary approach to STEM education, visit the BYOS website and the College's main website for updates on programming, events, and more.
See below for more on Barnard's existing STEM programs:
Summer Research Institute (SRI)
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Beckman Scholars
Science Fellows
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From the opening song, Black Jaguar, to the Reggae stylings of Island Gyal, this collection is destined for constant rotation. I have to state unequivocally that Black Jaguar is my favorite joint but Telepathy, Broke, Murda Music and Karma give that song a run for it's money. This is next-level, relevant, yet timeless, music. No more needs to be said. You have been notified – act accordingly.


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Q: Quickblox IOS Error "Token is required" while Signing Up or Signing In User I know there are some similiar questions regarding Quickblox returning error "Token is required" but am not able to associate in my case.
Quickblox is returning Error "Token is required" this can make sense if i am requesting after Signing in or signing up.
But why it is giving error while signing in or signing up?

A: Before Using  QuickBlox SDK you Need to initialize Token
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you can update Token if required using Below code
[[QBSession currentSession] startSessionWithDetails:session updateSessionBlock:{

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Hope Eternal
We Meet Again, Baltimore
@efil4zaknupome
The Baltimore Convention Center and I have a little history, none of it being good, unfortunately. All things considered, though, I guess there are worse things that can happen to you in Baltimore than losing a few games of Magic. As I sat down to write this article, I took a quick foray into my DCI history, and found that my record at the BCC is as follows: at my first Grand Prix in Feb 2012 I went 3-3 in the main event and carried a combined record of 3-5 in various side events, then in Dec 2012, I returned to Baltimore for the SCG Open and started off on a 5-1 tear before succumbing to the flu and finishing the weekend with a combined 7-7-1 record (fine, it was really 7-8-1, but I'm not going to count forgetting to check "drop" as a real loss). I can't say I'm particularly proud of my 13-15-1 record in that building, so I was looking for a little redemption last weekend as I boarded the three-hour train out of Penn. Redemption, sadly, was nowhere to be found on this visit to Monument City, but that doesn't mean that there were no lessons to be learned. I finished out with a combined record of 7-7-2, going an even .500 both days.
To quickly glaze over the Standard portion and the lesson that was learned, I will tell you this: don't audible into something that is drastically different than what you've been practicing! Maybe this doesn't hold true for everyone, but I tend to play better when I've put in more practice with a deck. Part of my decision to audible from the Grixis Control list that I've been trying to perfect into UWR Auras was laziness, or rather, anticipation of laziness (and fatigue); due to the fact that I was traveling the morning of the event and waking up at 4:30am to catch my train, and the fact that I was playing a Legacy deck that typically needed most of the fifty minutes to close out a match, I decided that I wanted something that wins (and loses) quickly. The other reason for my choice was how much Mike Flores and our own Zac Clark raved about the deck. The real issue came when I realized halfway through the tournament that I was terrible at evaluating mulligan decisions. About half the time, the deck will just give you what you need and you win, and sure enough, I won EXACTLY half the time. The other half of the time, you get these awkward hands that are either missing a color, a dude, or some pants to put on your dude. It's much different when you're playing a control deck where most of your spells give you some form of protection and you're loaded with enough Think Twices and lands; in this scenario, simply asking yourself, "Am I mana screwed?" when evaluating your hand is often good enough, as you can afford to let the game come to you rather than taking it by the horns. I'd still be willing to give this deck another chance, though. It makes for some great stories when you swing in the air with a 10/10 Fencing Ace (eat your heart out, Emrakul). Anyways, I'm skipping the decklist, as I just went with Flores' 75.
Here's what I decided to register in Legacy:
UW Miracles
2 Arid Mesa
4 Flooded Strand
1 Mystic Gate
3 Tundra
Spells (35)
1 Helm of Obedience
4 Sensei's Divining Top
3 Counterbalance
1 Detention Sphere
1 Energy Field
1 Counterspell
1 Entreat the Angels
1 Supreme Verdict
3 Terminus
1 Ethersworn Cannonist
1 Divert
1 Misdirection
If you've read my article last week, you'll notice that this is almost the exact same list. A few minor changes like putting Engineered Explosives in the main, and switching the sideboard Force of Will for the maindeck Misdirection (both changes were because I really didn't want to lose against Liliana of the Veil; I ended up losing several games to Liliana of the Veil).
Round 1—Li playing Punishing Jund
Li and I were surprised to be seated across from each other in Round 1, as we had played in the latter rounds of Standard on the previous day. I had asked him during our Standard match if he planned on playing Legacy, and he said he wasn't sure, but his friends were playing and he might borrow a deck. My suited up hexproofers got the better of him on Saturday, but he would get revenge in our first game of the day on Sunday by grinding out a win with the Punishing Grove combo and a slew of seemingly small creatures that his Bob kept feeding him. Abrupt Decay and discard effects did their job to keep me from setting up my combo pieces to end him. Li was able to whittle me down to 6 life, mostly off of Deathrite activations, but I was afforded enough time to set up the RIP-Helm combo and win. Game 3 featured a horrible punt that would condemn me to a day of battling in the draw bracket. Li started things off with a turn 2 Hymn to Tourach, to which I responded, "How about we Hymn YOU?" and cast Misdirection. The punt was my decision to pitch Force of Will over Detention Sphere, Jace, or Spell Pierce. Remember how I said I really didn't want to lose to Liliana? My thinking was that I would save D-Sphere or Pierce for his Lily and I didn't want to have to pitch twice; unless I'm playing a combo deck, I will often pitch Force to cast Force, because pitching too many times can leave your hand quite barren. Li followed up on his next turn with a Bob, and after the Great One resolved, he expressed a great deal of relief that I threw away my Force on the previous turn. So now what do I do? Do I tap out to Sphere his Bob, then sigh in exasperation when he resolves Lily the next turn? I decided to wait it out and Sphere the following turn when I could hold up Spell Pierce. He ended up playing another Bob, and according to my notes, taking advantage of four Bob triggers during the game. I was still able to regain control with Jace, but by turn 5 of extra turns, I was presented with the choice of making a bunch of summoning sick angels or going for the RIP-Helm kill. Fortunately for Li, he had Abrupt Decay for the RIP, and that was that.
Matches: 0-0-1; Games: 1-1-1
Round 2—Steve playing High Tide
Steve declined to have his picture taken. He also declined to engage in any sort of banter whatsoever, and checked drop when he quickly lost in two straight games. There's not a whole lot to say about this match. I established the Countertop lock early in both games, and his deck basically shuts down if I lock him out of ones while keeping another backup counter or two in hand. Game one was decided by Helm-RIP, and game two saw a lonely Vendilion Clique go all the way.
Round 3—Gerard Fabiano (you get to have your last name posted if you're famous) playing Esper Deathblade
Gerard was a true pleasure to play against and chat with before, during, and after our match. Before we started out, I told him I was pulling for him in the voting for King of the Nerds. He complimented my Black Lotus sleeves as we shuffled up, then we got down to business. Remember last week how I said I wasn't afraid of this matchup? Maybe I should have been. On paper, yes, I have a lot of good cards against this deck. The problem is that they have a lot of discard to prevent you from playing your cards that are good against them. My matches against the discard-heavy decks, in general, went much worse than I had expected. I died to double Bobs and a Clique in the first game. Between games, we were talking about my feature match in Edison that he did coverage on. "I hope I wasn't too hard on you," he joked, when I told him that I made a huge punt in that match. "You were, but I totally deserved it," I said. I was about to start explaining what happened, but we decided to talk about it afterwards so as not to give too much information away. He was able to get me in game two off of four spirits and a Clique. The pivotal moment of the game, I thought, was when I resolved Jace against his four spirits and decided to fateseal. My line of thought here was that Jace at five loyalty could survive the onslaught of spirits and let me Brainstorm the following turn, after untapping. I even got to fateseal away his Jace. But Gerard had an end of turn Clique at the ready, and he was able to dispose of my Jace AND play his own. There was no clawing my way back into the game after he established a Jace to go along with his seven power on the board.
Round 4—Sage playing Goblins
Also, I spy 20ss Legacy regular Luke (aka Lukatron) to the left of the picture.
Sage and I have some history, having played each other at the DC Open, earlier in the year. He's from relatively nearby, in Virginia, so we chatted about our excitement for the upcoming Legacy GP in Capitol. Sage was also pretty excited to show off his sweet shirt for the camera. We both had a pretty good idea of what the other was playing, as we were both playing the same lists we played during our last encounter. During game one and game three, I had the turn one plow for his Lackey, which went a long way towards setting up the win. I was also able to decimate his board by using Detention Sphere to kill two Aether Vials in one of my victories, and Explosives to kill two of them in the other win. His win in game two came off the back of hitting the perfect Ringleader draw, followed by a huge, hasty Piledriver. As an aside, I picked up a sweet tip for all you Goblin fans out there, while watching my buddy, Mike Herbig, play against another Goblin deck in an earlier round: splash black, and maindeck Rakdos Charm, then use it to make your Lackey hit you. You get a maindeck answer to abusive artifacts and graveyard shenanigans, and you turn yourself into a pseudo-combo deck, because you can do crazy things like turn one Lackey, turn two swing with Lackey to drop in a War Chief, and then Charm yourself to drop in Krenko and immediately tap him for three more Goblins!
Round 5 – Keegan playing Elves
Keegan declined to have his photo taken. He was playing an Elves deck that was splashing black for (sideboard?) discard and white for a couple hatebears. Game one was an incredibly long affair, in which I swept the board and stabilized several times, but I could never find any action with my Top to either lock him out and stop him from rebuilding his board or just win. I was able to get him in game two with the RIP-Helm combo. We didn't have a whole lot of time left for game three, but I feel confident that I would have gotten there, had there been no more than five extra minutes on the clock. I ended the game Entreating for three on the final turn of extra time (after neutralizing his board) in hopes that maybe it would induce a concession, but such was not the case. With a little extra time, I feel pretty confident that I would have been able to present a lethal entreat on his end step. There were some spots in game two where I think he probably could have been a bit quicker, but I tanked on a couple decisions myself, so I can't fault him for that.
Round 6—Sam Roukas playing Esper Stoneblade
This is the face that Sam makes when he's ready to dreamcrush you. We were joking after every round that we were going to have to play each other, as we kept winning, losing, and drawing the same amount, and at this point, there could only be so many people with two draws. This was hardly a match, as I made an awful keep in the first game on a hand of one land and Enlightened Tutor. I will usually keep on a single land and a Top, but using Enlightened Tutor to get the Top and then cast it on your second turn AND be guaranteed not to hit your second land-drop is just too much of a tempo blowout in a format like Legacy, where people are capable of doing powerful things on any given turn. In game two, I learned my lesson and shipped a similarly greedy hand that contained a single land and a Brainstorm. Of course, after looking at the top three, I saw two basics to go along with the Volcanic Island and Blood Moon in hand. That hand probably would have gotten there. That's why it's a terrible idea to look after you decide to ship because then you make poor decisions in the future because you think you might get that awesome Brainstorm again. In any case, I mulled to five, then died to Geist of Saint Traft. I think I may have Spell Snared a Stoneforge, but it was a pretty hollow victory when I saw Sam tap out on his next turn for the ghost with the most.
Round 7—Derek playing Four-Color Loam
Derek had just gotten into Legacy recently, so I give him all the kudos for tackling a complicated deck like this one. When I took his picture, he said that this is the face that his brain makes while he's playing Legacy. I don't know that much about his list, but I remember from watching Jeff Hoogland play it on camera in an Open that it plays that crazy card where you discard X cards and it does damage and blows up lands or something like that (Devastating Dreams). I was able to beat him in game one by surviving the onslaught of his Knight of the Reliquary (that was turned into a bear by my RIP) long enough to draw a Helm. RIP does a number on this deck, as they really want to Loam, and Loam often, and the fact that I'm running three (plus a virtual copy in the tutor) in my maindeck makes this matchup a nightmare for him. The other nightmare is the fact that he's running four colors and I have Blood Moon, which is what locked him out of game two. He tried on two occasions to resolve a Mox Diamond to fix his mana and get out of the lock, but Countertop was able to flip a land and keep Derek from having non-red mana. After the loss, Derek said his goal on the day was to finish with the bizarre record of 3-3-3. I didn't ever find out if he pulled it off, but I overheard him telling his next-round opponent about his plan.
Round 8—Josh playing Shardless BUG
There would be one additional round after this, but this would be my last round of the day, as I was already out of contention and simply getting one more in for funsies before catching my bus. Josh and I had a fun match of chatting with each other. The actual game wasn't all that fun, since I didn't have a lot of action and he drew almost all of the land in his deck. Eventually, he was able to get there with a large 'Goyf after pecking at my life total all game with a Deathrite Shaman. He was able to draw several Abrupt Decays in that game to deal with my Counterbalance and RIPs. Game two started off on the wrong foot, with my taking a mulligan before keeping on a six-card hand that included one land and a Top. When the Top failed to produce the second land-drop, Josh sighed and said, "Man, I don't have a Wasteland, but if I did, I don't think I'd even want to use it on you, because you're a cool dude." Appreciated, Josh! Eventually I found more land, but not before he had a six-power 'Goyf. I could not find an answer to deal with that kind of clock in time, and that was that.
While this event ended with mediocre results for me, my "team" (we're not a real "team" as pros would define the word, just a bunch of buds having fun traveling the Mid-Atlantic seaboard to sling expensive cardboard) did quite well. Big shoutouts to Keith Blackwell on his top 8, Sam Roukas on his top 32, and Mike Herbig and Greg Komar for placing in top 64. My train/bus buddy, Will Juseck, dropped early in the day, but he was able to Top 64 the Standard portion with UWR Control, so he gets a shout, as well. I'll mostly be taking a break from Legacy this weekend to play in the Team Grand Prix in Providence, but I may get some side events in. While I only picked up two Open Series points this weekend, there is still time for me to qualify for Somerset, with SCG Philly and SCG Worcester on the horizon. Now that I have my playset of Bobs, I may give Esper Deathblade a whirl.
"Evil" Tim Akpinar is one of Brooklyn's finest durdlers. If there's a top-tier control deck in the meta, you can bet he's spent a minute taking it apart to see what makes it tick. If it wraths and draws cards, "Evil" Tim Akpinar approves.
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Franklin man goes viral through helping fix appliances
by: Zac Pitts
Posted: Sep 28, 2022 / 08:38 AM EDT
Updated: Sep 28, 2022 / 08:38 AM EDT
FRANKLIN, Ohio (WDTN) — A local man has become a viral sensation, gaining millions of followers through content helping people fix their home appliances.
Before his newfound social media fame, Derrick Dennis says he was heading down a destructive path.
"16 years ago I became an IV heroin addict. I spent the next five years losing everything I ever had. In 2011 it took almost dying to save my life," says Dennis.
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Dennis also spent several years in prison and was homeless for a period of time. After getting clean, he says he found a steady job delivering household appliances. In his spare time, he learned to fix and flip broken appliances as a way to make some extra money. For fun, he posted a short video of the repair process to TikTok.
"I didn't think anyone would even watch it. It's a dryer, who cares!" said Dennis.
The content generated millions of views in a short amount of time. Now known to his followers as "Derrickwith2rs," he's quickly become the "go-to" person on social media for appliance repairs. He uploads new videos almost daily. Dennis says he's launching a podcast and wants to use his influence to inspire others.
'Grow in Grace': Group supports foster families in Preble County
"Everyday regular people who has a story. And someone needs to hear the story. I never thought in a million years I'd get someone to listen to my story," said Dennis.
You can follow Dennis' TikTok here and his YouTube channel here.
Forensic scientist expected to take stand in Murdaugh …
Multiple departments respond to Piqua house fire


*2) calculated, as the total figure oddly stated by ASNO is equivalent to 4824 t U - this difference cannot be explained by rounding: were those 17 missing tonnes sent elsewhere? or is the whole office suffering from dyscalculia?
From 2009, "Individual country information is not provided in order protect commercial confidentiality"
Uranium Participation Corporation (view SEDAR filings ), managed by Denison Mines Inc.


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Publisher: Parker Brothers ? No-Intro: Popeye
Developer: Nintendo ? GoodName: Popeye
Year: 1984 TOSEC: Popeye
Game Manual: Download Game Music:
Download (NES)
Download (C64)
Also on: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Vision, Commodore 64, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Mattel Intellivision, Nintendo Arcade Systems, Nintendo NES, Texas Instruments TI 99/4A
Put yourself in Popeye's place. You've got a daffy girlfriend who goes by the name of Olive Oyl. Right now, she's got you running in circles, chasing hearts and notes all over the place. (Well, blow me down!)
Then, there's that blubber-brain, Brutus, who's out to get you. (He's meaner than mean!!) While you're dashing around, he's taking shots to knock you overboard.
And if that's not bad enough--you've got that nasty ol' biddy, the Sea Hag, pelting you with bottles. And vultures diving right for your head. (Yikes!)
Now you'd think with all this going on, you could rely on your spinach. NO CHANCE! It's there one second--gone the next. (When you do grab it, Brutus is in big trouble!)
So go ahead, put yourself in Popeye's place--if you think you can handle all the action!
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/coming-aboard-the-drillship-discoverer-enterprise
Going Aboard the Drillship Discoverer Enterprise in the Gulf
Science Aug 2, 2010 12:16 PM EDT
For months, the eyes of the world were focused on the images coming from the drillship Discoverer Enterprise.
Cameras aboard the ship's ROVs, or remotely operated vehicles, provided part of the video stream from the blown out well, and people all over the world tuned in on television and the Internet to watch that eerie, pulsing flow of red-brown oil as it burst from the sea floor some 5,000 feet below the ship's keel.
On Saturday, the NewsHour was part of the first media tour of the Discoverer Enterprise. A small group of journalists trudged around the massive vessel, at one point traversing a bridge that soared high above the main deck. That's when we realized why our tour guides had asked if anyone had "height issues," because one could see straight through the steel mesh floor to the deck far below.
It was this ship's crew that finally succeeded in capping the Macondo well on the fourth try on July 15. During all those efforts, the ship was connected to the well, taking aboard and then transferring oil to other vessels. There was also a huge fountain of flame erupting from a steel boom projecting over the ship's side, as she flared off the natural gas that was mixed in with the oil.
Discoverer Enterprise moved away after the flow was stopped and she's now keeping station about a half mile away. She's on standby, dangling an eighth generation containment cap from a steel cable over the side. One of her powerful ROVs is keeping a close eye on it. Should the current cap fail, Discoverer Enterprise is prepared to move back overhead and cap it again.
The ROVs are controlled by men working in a small, darkened room below decks using flat screen monitors and video game-like joysticks and throttles. They played a big part in attaching the containment cap that finally stopped the gusher. Pilot Ron Bretzke said it was "surreal" operating the machines while the oil was bursting from the sea floor, and that he now feels a great sense of relief that the job is nearing completion.
The ship's captain Jim Stewart said they were well aware of the international attention focused on their ship, and that they heard those who were loudly wondering why it was taking so long to end the oil leak. Stewart told us that each step had to be meticulously planned, and that such planning is why the effort was ultimately successful — at least so far.
A drilling platform called the Q4000 and two support vessels are poised to try what BP and Transocean call a "static kill," in which heavy drilling mud will be injected into the top of the capped well. If successful, the pressure will force the mud down into the well, pushing the oil back down the hole. Then a slug of concrete would be pushed in after the mud, sealing the well permanently.
We lifted off from Transocean's helicopter base in Houma, La., flying aboard a large yellow Sikorski helicopter, which was identical to the ones we passed on the flight line. Unlike previous flights I've made in smaller helicopters, this chopper taxied from the ramp to the runway for takeoff. Once in position, the pilot lifted off and briefly hovered, doing a final system check before gaining attitude. We took two aerial turns around the flotilla of ships stationed over the blown-out Macondo well. Watch some of that flight here:
During the first portion of the 45-minute flight we passed over the wetlands of south Louisiana, which have been gradually washing away for decades. We also flew over the barge and steel boom barricade that was the subject of a NewsHour report on July 21. Finally we left land behind and flew over the Gulf itself. Two weeks ago it would have been streaked with oil, but on this day it was clear, deep blue — at least from altitude.
The companies still plan to complete one of the two relief wells, which would also inject mud and concrete into the bottom of the well 18,000 feet below the sea floor, sealing it at the point it penetrated the oil reservoir. Engineers believe that will be the ultimate "kill" of the well that created the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
Watch Tom Bearden's full report from the Gulf on Monday's NewsHour.
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Tom Bearden joined the NewsHour in 1985 as a Correspondent based in Denver and has done extensive reporting on commercial aviation, the environment, immigration, the military, technology, science, and various natural disasters.


You know when you go to a party and you don't really know many people there? And you kind of hang out in the kitchen or by the bar feeling a bit, well… awkward?
Well, it appears that this dog feels exactly the same way as you do - and it's even worse. It's a pool party.
Watch the clip and see what we mean. The pool party is full of lively doggies, swimming about, playing with tennis balls and generally having a great time. Except one.
The video of the doggy pool party was shared by the Happy Tails day care camp in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Receptionist Kayla Jones told Today that the dog's name is Beya and that "She'll hang out all day if we let her.
"She will swim around, do some laps but her comfort zone is where she's just hanging out. Every so often she might kick a paw out."
The clip has already had over 14 million views on Facebook.
We know how Beya feels. At some parties, you're just not feeling it.
To quote the words of Morrissey about an awful clubbing experience: "And you go and you stand on your own / And you leave on your own / And you go home and cry and you want to die."