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10 most memorable deaths in the 'Scream' franchise
Ashley Marie Jan 3, 2022 4:30 am 2022-01-03T04:30:51-05:00
Fans of Ghostface will be seeing the slasher in the newest installment of the Scream franchise in less than three weeks, and social media is buzzing with theories, questions, and excitement surrounding the film.
In fact, the pop culture realm has had Scream on the brain for months. With special showings of the first film in theaters this past October to the limited edition steel book and interviews with original cast members — it's been a scream, baby.
One thing fans love most about the Scream franchise is the depth of it all. Cast members have spoken about Wes Craven's psychology and the studying that went into learning the motives of the characters they played. Another fan-favorite aspect of the series are the fight scenes, and how the deaths are just as important as finding out who the killer is.
In some films, the dispatches are largely for the sake of gore; it's brutal and tragic, but the movie focuses more on the killer. With Scream, the deaths almost always mean something. That isn't to say that the slasher isn't mischievous and theatrical in its murders or that there aren't gratuitous demsies thrown in — but there's often more bubbling underneath the surface.
Some of the killers' motives have been clear, like Billy Loomis killing Sidney's mother after finding out about the affair they were having — before finally getting Sidney where he waned her and primed to kill her, too. Others haven't been as clear, but left room for audiences to guess and evaluate what was going on.
On the other side of the coin are those who simply get in Ghostface's way, and there have certainly been some memorable ways to go out when it comes to the Scream franchise.
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Entertainment Weekly featured some of Scream's most iconic kills in a collector's edition magazine, and it's a fond look back at the victims of Ghostface. We were inspired by the magazine to list 10 of our own most memorable deaths within the franchise — with an honorable mention.
Kirby Reed (honorable mention)
Kirby Reed is a character fans are still rooting for; in fact, several hope she'll make a comeback in the upcoming fith installment. There are groups on social media who aren't willing to accept her death, and as we know of horror — death isn't exactly the end in some circumstances. Scream isn't a franchise known for allowing people to return from the dead, but anything could happen.
For now, Kirby remains dead, and it was hard to watch; it was harder even to fathom as she had just saved the guy who ended up killing her. It's a cruel fate.
Rachel Milles
If you fast forward to exactly four minutes, you'll see the death we're mentioning unfold — if you're not already familiar with it.
Rachel Milles is a character in the Scream franchise via the Stab films, Stab 7 to be exact. Milles is decompressing and realizing how "over" these films she is while speaking to a friend on the sofa. As Milles goes on and on about how recycled and unsurprising the films have become, her friend is growing visibly more annoyed. However, she doesn't take the hint, and she keeps sharing her opinions when her friend "snaps" and stabs her.
Jennifer Jolie
Jennifer Jolie, the actress who has just landed the role of her dreams, is killed in a way that is both fitting and ultimately as terrifying as she was scared it would be. Jennifer fears her death is coming, and she's right, but the suspense of not knowing when is something the audience feels alongside her.
Ultimately, she's killed in front of Gale and Dewey, who can't get to her to help stop the murder. Ghostface stabs her in the back as she tells him she can't die, as she's the killer in Stab. Unfortunately, that isn't a get out of jail free card here.
Roman Bridger
Roman Bridger's death has to be included for several reasons. One, he's Sidney's half-brother, and it's not the sunny relationship you'd hope to have with a sibling. Roman resents Sidney and wants to frame her to get revenge, because he sees her as having popularity and life he longs for after surviving the Ghostface attacks.
His death is memorable because Sidney stabs him in the chest and kills him — with Dewey shooting him in the head just to be safe, but Sidney gets that all-important stab. She also mentions the horror movie he wasn't excited to make right before she did so Sidney ensures Roman won't live to see another day, or hurt anyone else in the process.
Maureen Prescott
Maureen Prescott's death occurs before the Scream films, but it doesn't lessen its effect on the franchise. In fact, if not for Maureen, the motivation for Billy to become Ghostface in the first film wouldn't have happened.
Okay, so maybe he would have gone off the deep end in some capacity, but it wouldn't be the slasher saga we know and love.
Maureen was sexually assaulted when she left Woodsboro to become an actress. The assault was brutal, and no one believed her. To add salt to the wound, she was blacklisted from the business for trying to tell the truth about what happened to her.
If that wasn't bad enough, Maureen found out she was pregnant and soon gave up the baby (Roman Bridger) for adoption. She moved home to Woodsboro and married Neil Prescott. The couple had Sidney, but she was still haunted by her past and didn't stay faithful to Neil. One of the men she had an affair with was Billy's dad, Hank.
Billy wanted Maureen dead because he blamed her for his mother abandoning him. Just how did he find out? Bridger wanted to meet his mother, and when he did, she rejected him. Maureen didn't want to have to face her past and shut him out. This angered Bridger, who then began to stalk Maureen and gather evidence about her affairs.
All of the puzzle pieces fell together and Billy, alongside Stu, killed Maureen almost a year before the next murder spree in Woodsboro began.
Maureen Evans
Maureen Evans' death was a tragic and pretty gory way to kick off the second film. When Maureen and her significant other Phil attend a screening of Stab, they're surrounded by could-be slashers in their best Ghostface get-ups. No one expects a killer to hide among them, so they think nothing of it when Phil gets up to use the restroom and leaves Maureen alone.
Phil soon returns and takes his seat next to Maureen, but she notices that he's acting a little strange. Before she can react, Ghostface stabs her, and she dies in a terrifying show as audience members think it's fake, and some even rejoice (seeing as she was one of those movie fans who are a bit loud).
Tatum Riley
Tatum Riley was Sidney's best friend, Stu's girlfriend, and a resident hottie as far as slasher films go. Thank you, Mean Girls, for the term we've woven into our vocabulary. Tatum's death was gruesome as she's trapped with Ghostface in the garage.
Thinking it's a joke at first, she's sarcastic and doesn't seem too interested in playing his game. What she fails to realize until it's too late is that there's nothing to joke about. By the time she plans her escape, it's too late, and she ends up dying by the garage door closing on her. It's a terrible way to go.
Randy Meeks
Randy's death was absolutely brutal. Seeing him walk towards the van and getting that eerie feeling in the seconds before he dies was miserable. Randy was a true horror fan through and through, and he was the kind of friend you'd have been lucky to have. Losing him in the franchise stung, and the moments we get with him in Scream 3 via the tape he left behind were emotional. We would have loved to see what Randy had to offer as the murderous adventures continued.
Billy Loomis
You can call us Sidney Prescott here, and you wouldn't be wrong, but we think Billy's death was definitely top three material. We can honestly admit that we'd have fallen for his manipulation as easily as Sidney did, and for as terrible as he was… you get the idea. Billy had some severe issues, and he got way too creative after all those horror films he watched, but he's a franchise staple.
Billy's death was pretty brutal. Nothing says 'game over' like a shot to the forehead, and in the end — he and Stu didn't have what it took to pull off the perfect murders.
Stu Matcher
Stu's death was a nod to horror in several ways, and the last act of the film where he and Billy are starting to take their anger, frustration, and fear out on one another is a pinnacle of the entire franchise. Stu had been stabbed too deep by Billy, had a phone chucked at his head, was suffering from blood loss, and — quite frankly, he was utterly out of fight. When Sidney pushed a television on his head, one that was playing Halloween, it was a moment that made total sense.
Casey Becker
Casey's death was tragic, made worse by the fact that her parents found her hanging from a tree after seeing the state of disarray their home was in. Knowing something was wrong with their daughter, hearing her gasps and whines through the phone, and unable to locate her. The audience's sinking feeling was magnified as pain felt by her parents. Her death was absolutely the most iconic the franchise, though.
The death toll will only grow with the premiere of Scream on January 14. How would you rank 10 of the most memorable deaths in Scream? Any not on the list you'd include, or any you'd switch the ranking of? Let's talk about it.


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Opening of a new boutique in Jelmoli
Breitling Opening of a new boutique in Jelmoli
Located on Zurich's renowned Bahnhofstrasse, it is the first Breitling boutique to feature the brand's bistro bar concept.
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On May 16, 2019, Breitling introduced its new boutique concept to the media at Jelmoli in Zurich. This is the first Breitling boutique in the world to feature a bistro bar along with the watches that have made Breitling one of the world's leading brands. This new concept is based on the distinctive industrial loft design elements that are already a defining part of Breitling's top boutiques, and the unique gastronomical concept will soon be rolled out at other key locations.
Breitling CEO Georges Kern is excited about introducing the bistro bar concept at the boutique in Jelmoli: "We are proud to be working with Jelmoli, a store that has established itself as a true retail innovator. We wanted to open our first bistro bar in Switzerland, so Jelmoli in Zurich is the perfect place to kick off this open concept, which is completely free of barriers, inviting people to come in. It perfectly reflects the inclusive character of our brand."
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In addition to being one of the world's most desirable retail addresses on Zurich's famed Bahnhofstrasse, Jelmoli will be responsible for the gastronomical offerings in the new Breitling bistro bar. The offering includes an expertly curated wine and champagne list along with signature Breitling cocktails, such as the Chronomat Punch, the Navitimer Paloma, and the Superocean Refresher.
Special coffees are also on offer in the bistro bar, including Breitling's house mix, an Arabica blend roasted weekly at Carasso in Geneva. Every cup is brewed in a LEVA machine, one of only 90 ever produced by La Marzocco in Florence, Italy. Its groundbreaking design and advanced technology ensure the rich, full flavor of the coffees served in the bistro bar. Lunchtime visitors to the bistro bar will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique dining experience.
Franco Savastano, Jelmoli's CEO, talked about his company's partnership with Breitling: "With the opening of the world's first Breitling boutique to include a bar and bistro and based on an innovative food concept, Jelmoli has been able to complement and extend its diverse and increasingly important catering offerings. It is the 11th gastro concept that we have implemented. In addition, we are giving one of Switzerland's leading – and coolest – watch brands a platform where it can develop and present its entire universe. Our common goal is to create an adventure world for our customers."
For more than a year, Breitling has been introducing its urban loft boutique concept and the reception has been enthusiastic. Each boutique offers its customers a casual but stylish modern retro ambience that allows visitors to explore the brand's watches in a relaxed, unhurried atmosphere. The boutiques with bistro bars will offer even more reasons to discover the world of Breitling.
On May 18, 2019, the Breitling bistro bar boutique's opened its doors from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and events were scheduled throughout the day, including a specially catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a live DJ in the afternoon, and an entertaining show bartender in the early evening.
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Essays on Inclusion in Performance
Susan Kattwinkel
Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies, | nr. 101
Scholarly work on the impact of an active audience on theatrical and dance performance is a relatively new phenomenon, one that until now has manifested itself largely in the form of scattered dialogue on the subject. Audience Participation: Essays on Inclusion in Performance serves as a corrective to this. While the passive audience has long been acknowledged in works on response theory and audience studies for its contribution to the performance event, performance styles that use the audience as an active contributing creative force have been appended to the studies as merely variations on a theme.
This anthology brings together essays on direct audience participation in the work of fourteen widely varied theatrical and dance artists, covering performance genres of the past and present, popular entertainment and high art. Its comprehensiveness and uniqueness make it an important contribution to the literature on theater and its many forms and facets.
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Prop 8's Second Date with the Ninth Circuit
December 9, 2011 by Ari Ezra Waldman
The Motion to Vacate:
A motion to vacate is a fancy lawyerly way of asking a court to withdraw a previous decision it entered. It is different from an appeal. Here's an oversimplified way to distinguish the two: an appeal asks a higher court to say that what a lower court did was wrong; vacation asks the original court to basically admit that what it did was wrong. As you might imagine, that rarely happens.
What happened at the Ninth Circuit on Thursday was an appeal of a denial of motion of vacate. Judge Ware, who has taken over the Perry litigation from the retired Judge Walker, already issued a resounding denial, finding the Prop 8 proponents' arguments against Judge Walker discriminatory and dangerous. And, for those of us who had the opportunity (and sufficient bandwidth) to watch the hearing, the Ninth Circuit is inclined to agree.
David Boies argued against vacation (more accurately, he argued in favor of upholding Judge Ware's denial of the motion to vacate), noting the blatant discrimination implied by the motion. The panel, seeming content with this view, let him speak uninterrupted for at least 13 minutes. Anyone who has ever argued anything before any (awake) judge could tell you that is rare. And, Judges Smith and Hawkins peppered proponents' counsel, Charles Cooper, with pointed questions: Would a heterosexual judge have to disclose his ongoing, undefined relationship with a woman? Would he ever be allowed to preside over a divorce proceeding? Why should we let them preside over their cases, but exclude gay judges from preside over cases that may affect them?
Anecdotally, Judge Reinhardt looked bemused during his colleagues' exchanges with the Prop 8 attorneys, ultimately taking his time to lighten the mood: "Wouldn't being in an 8 year relationship make you LESS interested in getting married?" the Carter-appointee asked. Even Mr. Cooper laughed.
The Motion to Release the Videotapes:
As oral argument indicated, this is a hard call. The judges seemed concerned with three main issues:
1. Is witness safety a legitimate concern?
No. If you recall, one of Mr. Cooper's main arguments against releasing the videotapes of the trial is a concern for witness safety; that is, if anyone could hear what his anti-gay witnesses had to say, pro-gay activists would picket, harass, and bully them. While that says much about the potential offensiveness of witnesses' anti-gay testimony, it failed to persuade the judges that the potential for harassment merits secrecy.
It is not as if keeping the videotapes under seal has created a media blackout of the Prop 8 trial. Far from it. Newspaper, radio, television, and blog accounts of what was said at trial inundate the media. If the witnesses — who, by the way, have already admitted they are not concerned about harassment — have not been endangered yet, why would release of the videotapes make things any worse?
Note that question's implication: By equating the newspaper account with the videotapes, the judge was subtly knocking my transcript plus argument. The videotapes could not provide much more danger, he argued, because everything in the video was already published in the media. The world is not so simple, though. Let's return to this in a moment.
2. Would releasing the videotapes harm the public's respect for judicial integrity, given that Judge Walker promised that the tapes would be for his personal use in chambers?
Yes. The judges seemed most concerned with the fact that Judge Walker explicitly stated that the videotapes were for him to use in chambers when he was reviewing testimony to write his decision. He promised that they would not be for public consumption. To release the videotapes now, the argument goes, would ignore that oath.
Our system relies on judicial integrity. In fact, our respect for a judge's honesty — not our love of gay people — is what makes the motion to vacate so ridiculous: it challenges the notion that judges can do their work with integrity by raising the old stereotype of a selfish gay man. It is the former that judges are likely to find endemically offensive, not the latter. Therefore, any blow to honesty, truth, and impartiality is viewed with deep suspicion.
Again, as a matter of policy, this is no reason to deny the public a new norm of trial publicity; however, it may be a reason to deny release of the videotapes in this case.
3. Is a video more than the trial transcript?
Yes and no. The judges did not tip their collective hats on this question, but asked the right questions. I argue that if the videos are transcript plus, AFER should be the one's justifying release with special circumstances. The panel did not explicitly go that far, but the judges did ask for an apt comparison: Are the videotapes more like the trial transcript or more like a judge's notes? If the former, they get released; if the latter, they do not.
This is the central question of the motion to release the videotapes: Given the circumstances of this case, are the videotapes more like the stuff we normally publicize, like transcripts? Or, are they more like the stuff we always keep secret, like personal notes?
Notably, neither side of this case can claim intellectual integrity on this argument. Both twist the role of the videotapes to suit their own needs. For example, Mr. Cooper and the Prop 8 proponents want to keep the videotapes under seal, so they argue that release would have great impact. To Mr. Cooper, the videotapes are much more like notes, capable of blowing up the public's view of the judicial system. And, yet, when he argued that the reason to deny release is because Judge Walker promised, he expressly denied any reliance on the future impact of release, making the videos much more like transcripts where the judge has agreed to keep them under seal for some special reason. Similarly, AFER's team argues that releasing the videotapes is nothing more than releasing a transcript; but, if it were, why the big push? AFER's press releases admit that letting the public see the videos would show the emptiness and desperation of anti-gay forces because "seeing is believing." You can read transcripts until you are red in the eyes, but seeing Mr. Cooper's experts call gays bad parents and seeing no other evidence offered is more impactful. That is why AFER produced the play, "8," and it is why we all want these tapes released.
For this reason, I argue that it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the videotapes constitute something more than just the transcript, or transcript plus, thus requiring AFER to argue special reasons why we should depart from the norm of only releasing transcripts in this case. Notably, the Ninth Circuit panel never explicitly stated that it should be Mr. Boies job to explain himself better; in fact, it assumed that was Mr. Cooper's role by checking off his list of reasons not to release the tapes. So, I may be wrong. But, given the tone of the hearing on Thursday, it is unlikely that the tapes will be released.
And, when the panel upholds Judge Walker's ruling on its merits, we may forget all about this.
Ari Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in New York for five years and clerking at a federal appellate court in Washington, D.C., Ari is now on the faculty at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. His research focuses on gay rights and the First Amendment. Ari will be writing weekly posts on law and various LGBT issues.
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An Uphill Battle: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in War Veterans
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is hardly a new concept, and the story of PTSD-like conditions date back to antiquity. It was only with the conclusion of the Vietnam War that PTSD became formalized as a response to severe stressors. PTSD is a serious issue for modern military veterans and individuals involved in seriously traumatic events. This sample essay examines the cause, experience and treatment of PTSD and advocates the necessary support that its victims require and is one of the many writing services provided by Ultius, Inc.
When Ted Lavender is shot in the head in Tim O'Brien's quintessential short story, "The Things They Carried," his death is added to the multitude of other things that his friends and fellow soldiers must carry with them through the unforgiving landscape of the Vietnam War. The physical weight of what most of them lug on their backs through the jungle is enough to crush the spine; the psychological, emotional weight of the intangible—like Ted Lavender's death—is enough to crush the spirit as O'Brien infers with the following:
Kiowa, who saw it happen, said it was like watching a rock fall, or a big sandbag or something—just boom, then down—not like in the movies where the dead guy rolls around and does fancy spins and goes ass over teakettle—not like that, Kiowa said, the poor guy just fell. Fell. Boom. Down. Nothing else (370).
The sights and sounds of war are not as glamorous as Hollywood makes them out to be. Just as Kiowa discovers this when he witnesses the unceremonious death of his friend Ted Lavender, so do a great many soldiers in reality discover the astonishing quickness of death, and the back-breaking weight of residual trauma.
Vietnam and PTSD
PTSD is nothing new among veterans of war; Swiss Soldiers originally documented the symptoms in 1678 (Horton). After the Vietnam War, however, PTSD was
"conceptualized…as a relatively rare response to extraordinary and severe stressors such as war, violent acts, road traffic accidents or industrial accidents, sexual assault, and other disasters or events outside the range of normal human experience" (Horton).
It is estimated that 30% of Vietnam War veterans are afflicted with PTSD, and that up to 20% of soldiers returning from Afghanistan or Iraq also suffer from the condition (Robbins).
Symptoms of PTSD
PTSD is categorized by three different sets of symptoms:
Emotions of distress brought on by flashbacks, nightmares, and other intrusive forms of revisiting a traumatic event.
Anti-social behavior as a strategy to avoid "symbols and cognitions associated with the event" (Horton).
Deep depression coupled with sleep disorders such as insomnia, an "inability to have positive emotions such as happiness and loving feelings," and an inability to "live in the present" (Horton).
While today it is recognized that anyone can suffer from PTSD, it remains remarkably prevalent among war veterans—who are likely to experience post-traumatic stress in one form or another (Robbins). Horton quotes one soldier in particular, Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry, as saying,
"Sometimes you just can't get away from what you have seen, the minute I close my eyes I see my dead friends."
This is, of course, a result of the high amount of disturbing imagery and situations to which soldiers are subjected while at war.
The impact of death
Death, the regularity and familiarity of it in a war setting, has perhaps the biggest hand in the development of PTSD. Horton, who served as a nurse in an Iraq field hospital, speaks of the idea of "war consciousness" in her article "Dealing with Self-Distress." She describes it as an abrupt switch between participating appropriately in one's every day endeavors, to feeling and behaving as if he or she is back in the thick of combat. Her description of this switch in consciousness provides a good idea of the psychological state and stream of thought experienced by a soldier at war:
'Feeling so hot, must prepare the nursing team for this horror, brief them, take care of them, protect them; so many last offices to perform. Still have patients in the ward, some for evacuation by road or Chinook, must decide.' I walk to my office across the sandy floor, listening to the noise of war, smelling the death, my feelings and senses are numbed, frozen, I am watching a film of myself in my head but I can see, hear and smell the scenes (Horton).
A great number of returning soldiers will experience something like the sudden return to "war consciousness" that Horton describes here. Others may experience mental illness in other ways, but will not seek help because they are not familiar with PTSD or the myriad of resources available to aid veterans in returning to normalcy (Robbins).
Public view of PTSD
It is difficult for some to view PTSD as a legitimate service-related injury, and that developing the symptoms of this mental illness is not a sign of weakness but rather
"a biological response to stress that cannot be processed in the brain" (Robbins).
For one reason or another—and this is not necessarily specific to war veterans—there is a stigma associated with seeking help for psychological disorders. It is incredibly important, however, for returning soldiers (and even those preparing to go to war) to be informed of the symptoms of PTSD, as it can become a life-threatening condition for some.
Experiencing PTSD
Many veterans suffering from PTSD return from war feeling:
These feelings stem from both the inhumane things they were forced to do to survive, and for their own perceived mental and emotional weakness preventing them from overcoming the symptoms of post-traumatic stress on their own (MacDonald; Horton). Apart from general difficulties faced by sufferers of PTSD, such as reentering the workplace and reacclimating to civilian life, the effects can grow far worse. It is not uncommon for soldiers to lose their battle with PTSD—especially if they do not seek outside help—and "succumb to the effects of war" by committing suicide (Jones 376).
A losing battle
Succumbing to PTSD can also manifest itself as a relative loss of sanity, such as what Horton describes during one of the most helpless points in her experience with the illness:
Over the next few years I was to watch that film hundreds of times, unable to stop it or prevent its triggers. The ending of the film (sometimes after minutes, sometimes hours) always left me weeping and melancholy, an overwhelming sadness engulfing me, a frozen war consciousness holding me in the past, in Iraq… I developed rituals, began relationships with the dead men, speaking to them by name (Horton).
The hopelessness described here is characteristic of what many people with PTSD feel every single day. For one suffering from this kind of stress, seeking the right kind of help could be the difference between life and death.
There are a number of options for returning soldiers who recognize and wish to alleviate themselves of the symptoms of PTSD. There are psychological and psychiatric treatments such as:
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EDMR).
Many have found peace in recounting their stories with one another in support groups, or through spiritual congregations. MacDonald tells the story of Tim Pollack, a retired Army infantryman whose skull was severely damaged during his time in Iraq. Like many, Pollack developed a substance abuse problem and contemplated suicide as the final means of escaping the dark cloud that PTSD had hung over his life (MacDonald). Fortunately, Pollack found solace in religion, an institution that has made significant efforts in America to conduct positive outreach toward returning soldiers (MacDonald n.p.). Due to these efforts, Pollack joined a congregation and began leading support groups for fellow veterans (MacDonald).
Efforts of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Much like the outreach that is conducted by the church, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has also taken steps to engage veterans—as well as the general public—in educating themselves on the psychology of war and post-war life. This additional focus on civilians and not just veterans alone may be one of the critical missing pieces of aiding returning soldiers in their journey to recovery. As mentioned earlier, many are under the impression that it is a sign of weakness to seek mental help. The more who understand that this is simply not true, the more who can provide support for their own friends and family, or even themselves.
EDMR therapy
After making a chance discovery of the close relation between eye movement and emotional distress, Dr. Francine Shapiro developed EMDR therapy to considerable success:
When people are traumatized they may experience such powerful emotions the brain is overwhelmed: as a result the brain is then unable to cope with or process information as it does ordinarily. Distressing experiences become 'frozen' in time, stored in the brain in the original 'raw' form reoccurring as 'action replay' (flashbacks) or intrusive thoughts/memories… EDMR works by directly influencing the way the brain functions, helping it to restore normal function with psychological coping mechanisms (Horton).
Like traditional therapy, EDMR requires the patient to recount their painful memories of the war in order to overcome them (Horton). This can be a painful process for most, but is one of the key healing factors in many forms of treatment for PTSD.
Vindication through recognition
Recognition and remembrance become particularly imperative in this context. On Veteran's Day, for example, those who have served in the military are honored with pageantry and national appreciation. Those who died in service are acknowledged, as they gave their lives for a noble cause from which the American people have benefited as a whole. The observance of fallen soldiers, however, should also extend to those who have fallen victim to the devastating effects of post-traumatic stress. An emphasis on the severity and high-occurrence rate of this disorder could raise public consciousness, and treating those who have died or suffered from PTSD with respect, honor, and care could raise the hopes of veterans in terms of finding the right help to get them through it.
There is life after service for veterans with many programs and benefits in place for these soldiers. Unfortunately, the bad elements in this issue often outweigh the good. War is traumatic for everyone, but those who choose to fight will garner experiences that many of their friends and family at home will only see in their most horrific nightmares. Once the war is over, for many, a personal war begins. The brutality and almost otherworldliness of what veterans see, hear, and feel while at war is something that sticks with them long their service has ended. Horton likens the symptoms of PTSD to those experienced by people coping with the end of a long-term relationship. When death and suffering become commonplace in the lives of those fighting for their country, the difficulties associated with the abrupt switch back to civility must not be taken for granted. For those waiting with open arms to receive their loved ones returning home from this experience, it is important to lend support, sympathy, and a hand to help these soldiers with the things they continue to carry.
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How To Enjoy Your Whiskey In Its Best Form?
For beginners getting into the world of whiskey is not just a new but altogether a daunting experience. With a wide range and options among so many brands and ways of drinking this liquor, it becomes quite difficult for an amateur to select the right way.
Below is all the necessary information you need to know and guidance you will require becoming a devout whiskey drinker.
Let's understand the difference between Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye and Scotch.
To all the distilled spirits which are procured out of the grain mash, a general term has been given as 'whiskey'. There are different types of whiskeys present in the market like Bourbon, Rye, and Scotch which has similar taste and appearance. The minor differences which set them apart from each other are due to the quality of grain used, their aging length and their location of manufacturing.
What are the different types of approaches to drinking whiskey?
Whiskey can be drink in four different ways which totally varies from person to person.
Many pro drinkers consider the best way to drink whiskey in its neat version. However, this is medically a very bad way drink a fine whiskey as the distilled spirit can damage your food pipe badly.
You can mix your drink with water to save your taste buds losing their capacity of tasting the drink. With the long practice of drinking neat whiskey, taste buds usually go numb. The ideal ratio of water to liquor is considered as 3:7.
If you are one of those drinkers who like to drink their poison ice cold, then you should go for pouring your spirit on some ice cubes.
Various types of cocktails can also be made out of whiskey. However, you can even use a cheap rate whiskey for the same purpose. The quality of the drink hardly matters once you mix your spirit with other drinks.
In the end, it is all about your taste and preference. Honestly speaking, there is no perfect way of drinking alcohol. When you enjoy your drink the most, it automatically becomes the beast way of drinking alcohol.


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Mapinguari National Park () is a national park in the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil.
It covers a large area of Amazon rainforest. The boundaries have been adjusted several times.

Location

The Mapinguari National Park is in the municipalities of Canutama (40%) and Lábrea (50%) in Amazonas and the municipality of Porto Velho (11%) in Rondônia.
It has an area of .
The park is in the Solimões-Amazonas sedimentary basin, in the south Amazon depression.
The relief is an extensive pediplain with river terraces, floodplains and meander traces.
Altitudes range from  above sea level.
It is drained by streams or rivers feeding the left of the Madeira River and the right of the Purus River.
The main rivers within the park are the Açuã, Mucuim, Inacorrã, Umari, Ciriquiqui, Punicici, Coari, Anaiquê and Coti.

Environment

The park is in the Amazon biome.
Average annual rainfall is .
Temperatures range from  with an average of .
Vegetation includes savannah and rainforest (56%), open submontane rainforest (11%) and savannah parkland (9%).
 of the savannah portion is subject to forest fires.
Some of the savanna is periodically flooded and susceptible to fires in the dry season.
The primate Stephen Nash's titi (Callicebus stephennashi) has been found in the park.
A new species of bird, the Campina jay (Cyanocorax hafferi), was recently found in the transition between the rainforest and the natural fields.

Legal history

The Mapinguari National Park was created by decree on 5 June 2008 with an area of .
The objectives are to preserve natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, and in particular enclaves of Savannah in the Purus-Madeira interfluvial region, to support  scientific research, environmental education, recreation in contact with nature and ecotourism.
The park is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

The boundaries were modified by law 12249 of 11 June 2010 which added about  but excluded the area that would be flooded by the Jirau Dam to create the reservoir for the Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant.
The added land had formerly been state conservation units, the Rio Vermelho State Forest (A and B), the Antônio Mugica Nava Ecological Station and part of the Serra dos Três Irmãos Ecological Station.
Law 12249 was challenged in July 2013 by the federal Attorney General on the basis of unconstitutionality.
This was followed by moves by the state legislature to annul creation of the state conservation units, which were in turn overturned.

An ordinance of 9 January 2012 provided for a consistent and integrated approach to preparing management plans for the conservation units in the BR-319 area of influence. These are the Abufari Biological Reserve, Cuniã Ecological Station, Nascentes do Lago Jari and Mapinguari national parks, Balata-Tufari, Humaitá and Iquiri national forests, and the  Lago do Capanã-Grande, Rio Ituxi, Médio Purus and Lago do Cuniã extractive reserves.
Law 12.678 of 25 June 2012 slightly reduced the park's size and allowed mining activities in the buffer zone.
The law amended the limits of the Amazônia, Campos Amazônicos and Mapinguari national parks, the Itaituba I, Itaituba II and Crepori national forests and the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area.
All of these were reduced in size except the Campos Amazônicos.
An advisory council was established on 8 March 2013.

Notes

Sources

See also
Purus várzea

2008 establishments in Brazil
National parks of Brazil
Protected areas of Rondônia
Protected areas of Amazonas (Brazilian state)

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The Retail statement functionality in D365F&O is the process that puts everything together and makes sure transactions from POS flows into D365F&O HQ. Microsoft have made some improvements to the statement functionality that you can read here : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/retail/statement-posting-eod. I wanted to show how to combine these 3 processes into a single batch job.
The following drawing is an oversimplification of the process, but here the process starts with the opening of a shift in the POS (with start amount declaration), and then start selling in POS. Each time the job P-0001 upload channel transaction is executed, the transactions are fetched from the channel databases, and imported to D365F&O. If you are using shift-based statements, a statement will be calculated when the shift is closed. Using shift-based closing can be tricky, but I highly recommend doing this! After the statement is calculated and there are no issues, the statement will be posted, and an invoiced sales order is created. Then you have all your inventory and financial transactions in place.
What I often do see, is that customers are using 3 separate batch jobs for this. The results in the user experience that the retail statement form contains many calculated statements waiting for statement posting. Some customers say they only want to see statements where there are issues (like cash differences after shift is closed).
2. Click on "View Tasks".
Here I choose to include upload of transactions, post inventory, calculate statement and post statement into a single batch-job.
Also remember to ignore task failures.
And remember to click on the "parameters" to set the parameters on each task, like what organization notes that should be included.
On each batch task I also add conditions, so that the previous step needs to be completed before the batch-job starts on the next.
Then I have 1 single batch job, and when executing it spawns subsequent tasks nicely.
The benefit of this is that when you are opening the statements workspace you mostly see statements where there are cash differences, or where the issues on master data.
Take case and post your retail statements.
Nice article Kurt. Never knew we could sequence jobs with conditions for the next task to start.


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Today marks a major milestone, as Microsoft is the first major cloud provider to adopt the world's first international standard for cloud privacy. It's another reason customers can move with confidence to the Microsoft Cloud.
The standard in question may seem technical, but it has important practical benefits for enterprise customers around the world. It's known as ISO/IEC 27018, and it was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to establish a uniform, international approach to protecting privacy for personal data stored in the cloud.
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has now independently verified that in addition to Microsoft Azure, both Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online are aligned with the standard's code of practice for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the public cloud. And similarly, Bureau Veritas has done the same for Microsoft Intune.
You are in control of your data. Our adherence to the standard ensures that we only process personally identifiable information according to the instructions that you provide to us as our customer.
You know what's happening with your data. Adherence to the standard ensures transparency about our policies regarding the return, transfer, and deletion of personal information you store in our data centers. We'll not only let you know where your data is, but if we work with other companies who need to access your data, we'll let you know who we're working with. In addition, if there is unauthorized access to personally identifiable information or processing equipment or facilities resulting in the loss, disclosure or alteration of this information, we'll let you know about this.
We provide strong security protection for your data. Adherence to ISO 27018 provides a number of important security safeguards. It ensures that there are defined restrictions on how we handle personally identifiable information, including restrictions on its transmission over public networks, storage on transportable media, and proper processes for data recovery and restoration efforts. In addition, the standard ensures that all of the people, including our own employees, who process personally identifiable information must be subject to a confidentiality obligation.
Your data won't be used for advertising. Enterprise customers are increasingly expressing concerns about cloud service providers using their data for advertising purposes without consent. The adoption of this standard reaffirms our longstanding commitment not to use enterprise customer data for advertising purposes.
We inform you about government access to data. The standard requires that law enforcement requests for disclosure of personally identifiable data must be disclosed to you as an enterprise customer, unless this disclosure is prohibited by law. We've already adhered to this approach (and more), and adoption of the standard reinforces this commitment.
All of these commitments are even more important in the current legal environment, in which enterprise customers increasingly have their own privacy compliance obligations. We're optimistic that ISO 27018 can serve as a template for regulators and customers alike as they seek to ensure strong privacy protection across geographies and vertical industry sectors.
Today's news is just one way we've been working to help strengthen privacy and compliance protections for our customers in the cloud. Last spring, we received confirmation from European data protection authorities that Microsoft's enterprise cloud contracts are in line with "model clauses" under EU privacy law regarding the international transfer of data. And last fall, Microsoft became one of the first companies to sign the Student Privacy Pledge developed by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software & Information Industry Association to establish a common set of principles to protect the privacy of student information.
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A people exiled, seeking the truth about their past, long lost in vague, yet disturbing, myth and legend. Technology lost, then found again.
A realm of priestesses with remarkable powers and implacable purpose, who worship a powerful god; a star that blazes unchanging in the skies above.
A star which is poised to unleash devastation upon them all.
Emanation is the first book in Drew Wagar's acclaimed SF series, the 'Shadeward Saga'.
An amazing and original world, having read it leaves you desperately wanting more.
Fan of Drew's Elite: Dangerous novel? Then this is a must for you! Seriously, forget the Elite stuff…This is his best work to date.
This is certainly one of the best written books I've read this year, and I'm happy to recommend it to everyone.
The book hits the ground running and doesn't stop. The characters are brilliantly written.
Having read Drew's book Reclamation I wasn't sure if Emanation could match it. How wrong!
Read Shadeward : Emanation reviews on Amazon.
Detailed review of Shadeward : Emanation by StarFleetComms.
I've seen Shadeward: Emanation compared to Anne McCaffrey as in 'a must for McCaffrey fans' and I don't disagree, but in fact this book has more to it. This is science fiction with real depth in all its strands. There are hints of a history shaped by some cataclysmic event that has been lost from the collective consciousness, but the focus of this book and what makes it such a good read is the vivid picture created of the world and lives of the protagonists. The world was so vividly drawn that I came out of this book feeling as though I'd seen a film. It left me envying readers of the future who will finish this book and be able to go straight to the next knowing that the whole saga is before them waiting to be read!
Good compelling read. This book sets up a number of story lines set in an amazing and original world, making it a compelling start to the remaining books in the saga. Having read it leaves you desperately wanting more.
Really fun book. I enjoyed being able to see the story unfold across different places, understanding how everything comes together – but there are plenty of mysteries left which I am really looking forward to seeing unfold in book 2! I found myself urging characters on, really caring for them as different people, and it was difficult to put the book down (which is why I finished it in 2 days!).
Wow! I just finished this and I'm already hungering for the next book in the series! I've always been a fantasy fan – swords and sorcery, etc. A couple of years ago, I fancied a bit of a change so, based on a friends recommendation, I tried Drew's Oolite books (free sci-fi) and I was hooked on his work. I've since read more of his books such as Torn and Elite:Reclamation but I have been looking forward to Emanation since it was first announced a couple of years ago. It was well worth the wait! Somehow, Drew has managed to wrangle fantasy and science-fiction into a single story in a way which is believable – and the background science (don't worry, no maths here, I'm just talking about the background "rules" of how the world works) adds up too! A thoroughly enjoyable read and I would recommend this to fans of sci-fi, fantasy or just good storytelling with great characterisation.
I love a good fantasy series that pulls me into a complex story and that continues to build on itself over the course of several books. Author Drew Wagar has written the start to a pretty amazing such series with his "Emanation". Parts sci fi, fantasy, adventure, and thriller, this is a very well-written tale that engages the reader from the opening pages and doesn't let go. Set on a distant planet thousands of years in the future, this is the story of unrest between kingdoms, potential planetary doom, and the possibility that two twins, may have the answer. The twins were separated at birth and have no knowledge of each other and this first book is a great introduction to the two and the development of their abilities. Very well done and looking forward to Book 2.
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Having read Torn and Elite: Reclamation I was really looking forward to reading Shadeward: Emanation and it certainly didn't disappoint. The book hits the ground running and doesn't stop. The characters are brilliantly written and, by the end of the book, I empathised with all of them; even the ones who might turn out to be the 'bad guy' later on (I haven't decided yet!). I can't wait to find out how the story progresses in book two – I need to know how what happens next!


All of the engineers and technicians here at Rollon USA are big believers in continuous improvement. So when we had the opportunity to move to a superior manufacturing facility this year, we jumped at the chance.
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A Proposal to Address Marine Debris and Microplastics
APRU academic experts informed APEC officials at a workshop hosted by the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Center on Marine Debris and Microplastics held in Xiamen, China, Dec 3-5, 2019.
The discussion on governance of the Pacific Ocean and the affiliated fight against microplastics and marine debris has become dramatically important, given that plastic waste has been continuously impacting the marine eco-system, inflicting tremendous damage on coastal communities' livelihood and posing a great threat to sustainable marine development.
APRU's Deo Florence Onda, an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman's Microbal Oceanography Laboratory, spoke on the role of microbes on the fate of plastics in the marine environment, and APRU's Christelle Not, an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong's Department of Earth Sciences, presented her evaluation of the plastic pollution in Hong Kong and its link with the global plastic issue.
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SBS Australia acquires premium drama package
Australian public broadcaster SBS Television has acquired a package of premium scripted titles from Red Arrow Studios International, including Departure, Vienna Blood, Stella Blómkvist and Dignity. The series will broadcast on SBS and stream on SBS On Demand.
Tim Gerhartz, SVP Global Sales at Red Arrow Studios International, said: "We're thrilled SBS has picked up this curated selection of premium drama series, which each have a track record of international success. From the high-octane thriller Departure, to the gripping storylines of Vienna Blood and the captivating and original non-English language dramas Stella Blómkvist and Dignity, we're confident this array of titles will be thoroughly enjoyed by SBS's audience."
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SBS has picked up seasons one (6 x 45') and two (6 x 45') of the event series Departure, a Canada/Ireland co-production produced by Shaftesbury (Canada) and Deadpan Pictures (Ireland), in association with Corus Entertainment, Starlings Television and Red Arrow Studios International. Season two of Departure is set to be delivered in 2021 and focuses on the tragic crash of a high-speed automated train – the Apollo – travelling from Toronto to Chicago. Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and Christopher Plummer (Knives Out) will return to the second season, which will be launched by Red Arrow Studios International at MIPTV 2021.
The package also includes both seasons (6 x 90' or 12 x 45') of thrilling period crime drama Vienna Blood, set in 1900s Vienna and based on the best-selling novels by Frank Tallis. Produced by award-winning production company Endor Productions and MR Film in Austria for ORF (Austria) and ZDF (Germany), with the assistance of Televisionfund Austria, TV-Filmfund Vienna and Niederoesterreich Kultur, the series follows brilliant young English doctor Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard), and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt (Juergen Maurer) as they investigate a series of unusual and disturbing murders. Season two of Vienna Blood will deliver in 2021 and has also been pre-sold to BBC (UK) and PBS (US).
SBS has taken the first season of Stella Blómkvist (6 x 45' or 3 x 90'), produced by Sagafilm for Síminn (Iceland) and Viaplay (Sweden) with support from the Icelandic Film Centre, the Ministry of Industries and Innovation and MEDIA, Creative Europe. Based on the best-selling crime novels of the same name, in this stylish neo-noir crime drama Heida Reed (Poldark) stars as a quick-witted lawyer. Smart and ruthless, with a dark past, a fluid sexuality and a taste for whiskey and easy money, Stella takes on cases that always lead to danger; and the only thing she likes about rules is breaking them or using them to break her opponents. Season two of Stella Blómkvist is also in production, for delivery in 2021.
Dignity (8 x 52′) is produced by Invercine & Wood and Story House Productions for Joyn (Germany) and MEGA (Chile), in co-production with Chilean television fund CNTV and MEGA. The haunting thriller centres on a mysterious Germanic cult called 'Colonia Dignidad', established by a former Nazi soldier in Chile, and the quest by a young federal prosecutor to bring him to justice. Based on real events, the series was shot on location at the cult's former enclave in southern Chile.
The deal with SBS Television was brokered by Shirley Bowers, VP Sales & Acquisitions (North America, Australia, New Zealand) at Red Arrow Studios International.
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Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs will return to the touring lineup later this year for a series of U.K. dates the group is calling its Swan Song Tour.
Ralphs is sitting out the band's current touring commitments with Joe Walsh, and has been temporarily replaced by former Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson. But he'll be back in the fold for the Swan Song shows, which are scheduled to begin Oct. 15 in Leeds.
"Returning to the U.K. with Bad Company where it all began 40-plus years ago is full circle for the band and the fans. It's always a pleasure to play in the U.K.," said singer Paul Rodgers in a press release. "So looking forward to be playing in the UK for all our great fans," added Ralphs. "Gonna be great!"
"The British fans are special and we're going to give them a treat," added drummer Simon Kirke. "There's nothing like playing in my home country."
Bad Company will be joined for the Swan Song Tour by special guests Richie Sambora and Orianthi, performing as RSO, as well as Steve and Jasmine Rodgers. Check out the complete list of currently scheduled shows below, and visit Bad Company's website for detailed ticketing information.


It's always exciting when you discover a new restaurant, especially when it's in an area of London you least expect. And while Covent Garden is one of my favourite places, I'd be much more inclined to associate it with Italian bistros, chain restaurants and the Jamie Olivers of the food world than a tiny authentic Caribbean grill.
That's why finding the newly opened Dub Jam was such a joy.
I say newly opened because I visited Dub Jam at the end of March – I've just only gotten round to writing about this place (slaps self on the wrist). If you don't believe me, check out my instagram photos here.
And while you might expect the founders of Dub Jam to succumb to the commercial naffness that other West End restaurants might in their attempts to lure in the tourists, Dub Jam manages to find a balance between authentic West Indian joint and hipster West End hang out quite nicely.
The moment we walked through the door we knew this place had character. Housed in a refurbished cloak room off the side of Adventure Bar in Bedford Street, there was barely room to swing a cat in. Yet cocktails in full flow and reggae beats booming out of nightclub-sized speakers above the bar, there was no room for politeness.
Grab a drink, stand in any space you can find and watch out for the wasted man at the bar – that seems to be the ethos here.
Drunkeness aside, we propped ourselves up at the side table made out of a surf board (all four or five tables were full) and seated ourselves on barrel stools covered in hessian sack cushions.
You can't help but spend the first ten minutes just taking in the decor. Corrugated iron walls decorated with colourful graffiti, light shades made from tin cans and the words 'Dub Jam' sprawled across the wall in letters borrowed from well-known restaurants (Subway and McDonalds – can you guess the others?). Even the toilet walls are covered in pictures of ska and reggae artists. Caribbean beach shack with a touch of modern quirkiness – they've certainly got the style nailed.
We ordered some 'reggae rum punches' which were served in tin cans, with a sprinkling of cinnamon and a generous helping of rum – just how I like it.
As for the food, as expected, this is no-frills 'street' food. So jerk skewers, burgers and traditional sides like sweet potato, rice and pea and 'slaw are the typical fare here.
I preferred the pork skewers to the chicken. All come served with peppers on a bed of 'sunshine slaw' and a pot of uber spicy scotch bonnet sauce. I loved that the 'sunshine slaw' had coconut in it. And while I was too chicken to really make a dent in the spicy sauce, it's good to know they don't shy away from the famous Caribbean peppers here.
While the sweet potato wedges (aka 'rude boys') were given a very generous dose of salt – leaving you with a mouth like the Sahara desert – they were undeniably good. Soft and sweet with the skins left on and with (if I remember correctly) a nice sprinkling of thyme, flavour definitely ruled here.
As skewers come on shareable little wooden plates, I couldn't help feel the need for something a little more substantial. If you're coming with a huge appetite, you'll need a few plates, or may get more meat from the burger. I also couldn't help notice the lack of traditional jerk chicken – You know, succulent and juicy, on the bone and ready for you to pick up and get your teeth into (I wasn't a fan of eating skewers with a spoon – how is that possible, I ask?).
However details aside, the food, atmosphere and vibe really are worth the visit. There are things that make you smile in every corner too – like using a 'soap dispenser' that's just a Sprite bottle – it's all about 'upcycling' in this place.
I can't help but imagine it in the heart of Shoreditch – on first impressions, it's just too quirky for Covent Garden. But it's also warm, friendly and simple yet undeniably fresh. So why shouldn't it thrive in London's busiest tourist trap?
Go – you won't be disappointed.
Dub Jam, 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden.


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I took some time this morning to find maps and such for our little upcoming weekend trip. We are headed about four hours south tomorrow afternoon, almost to Arkansas, so that I can go to a midwifery meeting. There is a State Park a few miles away in Arkansas that looks like a neat place for J and the Blessings to hang out while I'm at the meeting.
We're planning to find a place to camp out and then on Saturday visit Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield, Missouri, home of Laura Ingalls Wilder for over 60 years. I remember going there as a young girl, and I'm eager to return and get some pictures. As a Laura Ingalls Wilder "nut", I have been amazed as we have read the Little House Books to our children at the similarities between Laura and myself. I find myself wondering… Are the similarities just coincidence, or is it tied to the fact that I repeatedly and avidly read her books from the time I was six and a half years old? I've wondered many times as we've read to the children just how much of who I am was formed in some way by the life and writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. A fascinating thing to contemplate.
I think a lot of why we read a certain book over and over again is that on some level we do connect with a character.
That is partly why I am so fascinated with Veronica Franco. I won't tell you all, but I found her to be a strong and intelligent woman who loved to read and write about love…it was such a focus of her life. If you ever read any of her letters, she also writes about women, in defense of women who suffer broken hearts, or have unfulfilled dreams….her letters are quite interesting.
I hope you guys enjoy the weekend!!!


Thank you for your faithfulness Treena, God bless you.
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How Refrigerators Work
by Marshall Brain & Sara Elliott
Browse the article How Refrigerators Work
Can you imagine what life was like before the refrigerator came along.
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The next time you indulge in an ice cold drink on a hot day, you have your refrigerator (and onboard freezer) to thank for the refreshingly chilled beverage. It wasn't so long ago that you'd have to be very rich or well connected to score a chilled drink with a few ice cubes floating inside. Today, we take refrigeration for granted, but once upon a time, fortunes were made shipping large blocks of ice around the world in insulated holds to sell to the rich.
Before refrigeration, preserving food was a big job. You could salt foods, and in winter, you could bury food in a snow drift and hope the critters didn't find it. To stay stocked with the essentials, though, you had to work at it -- or be rolling in money. Refrigeration is one invention that changed the way we conduct our daily lives. We can preserve food more easily nowadays, so we have much less to worry about when it comes to food-borne illnesses. The food supply is more stable, too. That gallon of milk can last a couple of weeks in the fridge as opposed to a couple of hours on your countertop. That's huge. It means you don't need to keep a cow in your backyard if you want a regular supply of milk.
The fundamentals of refrigeration are also at work in another important household appliance: the air conditioner. It's estimated that around 5 percent of all the electrical energy used in the U.S. is expended to keep our homes cool. That's pretty amazing, especially when you consider the fact that the principle behind most refrigeration is simple. Here it is in one sentence: When a liquid evaporates, it absorbs heat in the process. If you want to get rid of heat, you need to coax a liquid to convert to its gaseous state [source: ACEEE].
The Purpose of Refrigeration
The fundamental reason for having a refrigerator is to keep food cold. Cold temperatures help food stay fresh longer. The basic idea behind refrigeration is to slow down the activity of bacteria (which all food contains) so that it takes longer for the bacteria to spoil the food.
For example, bacteria will spoil milk in two or three hours if the milk is left out on the kitchen counter at room temperature. However, by reducing the temperature of the milk, it will stay fresh for a week or two -- the cold temperature inside the refrigerator decreases the activity of the bacteria that much. By freezing the milk you can stop the bacteria altogether, and the milk can last for months (until effects like freezer burn begin to spoil the milk in non-bacterial ways).
Refrigeration and freezing are two of the most common forms of food preservation used today. For more information on other ways to preserve food, see How Food Preservation Works.
Parts of a Refrigerator
If you pour a little rubbing alcohol on your skin, it'll feel cold -- really cold. It isn't refrigerated, so how does this happen? Well, alcohol evaporates at room temperature the way water evaporates at a low temperature in an oven. As it evaporates, it absorbs the heat on the surface of your skin, making your skin cooler. A special coolant called a refrigerant functions in a refrigerator the way alcohol works on your skin, except in a refrigerator, the coolant is trapped inside a series of coils. As it makes a circuit through them, it changes back and forth from a liquid to a gas.
To pull off this frosty feat, a refrigerator uses five major components:
Heat-exchanging pipes (serpentine or coiled set of pipes outside the unit)
Heat-exchanging pipes (serpentine or coiled set of pipes inside the unit)
Refrigerant (liquid that evaporates inside the refrigerator to create the cold temperatures)
Understanding Refrigeration
To understand what's happening inside a refrigerator, let's learn a little more about how refrigerants work. You will need:
An oven-safe glass bowl filled with water
A thermometer that can measure up to at least 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232.2 degrees Celsius)
Add the thermometer to the water filled bowl and place both in the oven. Set the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204.4 degrees Celsius).
As the oven heats up, the temperature of the water will rise until it hits 212 Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) and it starts boiling. The water temperature will stay at 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) even though it's completely surrounded by the 400 degrees Fahrenheit environment inside the oven. If you let all the water boil away, the temperature on the thermometer will shoot up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (232.2 degrees Celsius).
Let's look at this experiment another way: Imagine the existence of an exotic creature able to live happily in an oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Let's call him Max. If Max is hanging out in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven next to a bowl of water boiling away at 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius), how is he going to feel about that water? He's going to think the boiling water is really cold. After all, the boiling water is 188 degrees colder than the 400 degrees Fahrenheit that he thinks is comfortable. That's a big temperature difference!
This is exactly what happens when humans deal with liquid nitrogen. We feel comfortable at 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees Celsius), but liquid nitrogen boils at -320 degrees Fahrenheit (-195.5 degrees Celsius). If you had a pot of liquid nitrogen sitting on the kitchen table, its temperature would be boiling away at -320 degrees Fahrenheit (-195.5 degrees Celsius) -- to you, of course, it would feel incredibly cold (so cold it would burn you!).
Modern refrigerators use a regenerating cycle to reuse the same refrigerant over and over again. You can get an idea of how this works by remembering Max and his bowl of water. He could easily create a regenerating cycle by taking the following steps:
The bowl of water in the oven example boils away, remaining at 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) but producing lots of 400 degree Fahrenheit steam. Let's say Max collects this steam in a big bag.
Once all the water boils off, Max pressurizes the steam into a steel container, where the temperature rises to 800 degrees Fahrenheit (426.6 degrees Celsius) as the pressure increases. Now, Max thinks the steel container feels really "hot" because it contains 800 degree Fahrenheit (426.6 degrees Celsius) steam instead of 400 degree Fahrenheit steam.
The steel container releases or dissipates its excess heat to the air in the oven, and it eventually drops to the oven's temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In the process, the high-pressure steam in the container condenses into pressurized water.
At this point, Max releases the water from the steel pressurized container into a pot, and it immediately begins to boil, its temperature dropping to 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
By repeating these four steps, Max can reuse the same water over and over again to provide refrigeration.
If you're at sea level, you'll see that the temperature of water will begin to boil at 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius), but if you live in the mountains, where the air pressure is lower than it is at sea level, the boiling point will be a bit lower, say 190 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit (87 to 93 degrees Celsius). This is why many foods have special high-altitude cooking directions printed on the box.
The Refrigeration Cycle
The refrigerator in your kitchen uses a cycle that is similar to the one described in the previous section. But in your refrigerator, the cycle is continuous. In the following example, we will assume that the refrigerant being used is pure ammonia, which boils at -27 degrees F. This is what happens to keep the refrigerator cool:
The compressor compresses the ammonia gas. The compressed gas heats up as it is pressurized (orange).
The coils on the back of the refrigerator let the hot ammonia gas dissipate its heat. The ammonia gas condenses into ammonia liquid (dark blue) at high pressure.
The high-pressure ammonia liquid flows through the expansion valve. You can think of the expansion valve as a small hole. On one side of the hole is high-pressure ammonia liquid. On the other side of the hole is a low-pressure area (because the compressor is sucking gas out of that side).
The liquid ammonia immediately boils and vaporizes (light blue), its temperature dropping to -27 F. This makes the inside of the refrigerator cold.
The cold ammonia gas is sucked up by the compressor, and the cycle repeats.
By the way, if you have ever turned your car off on a hot summer day when you have had the air conditioner running, you may have heard a hissing noise under the hood. That noise is the sound of high-pressure liquid refrigerant flowing through the expansion valve.
Pure ammonia gas is highly toxic to people and would pose a threat if the refrigerator were to leak, so all home refrigerators don't use pure ammonia. You may have heard of refrigerants know as CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), originally developed by Du Pont in the 1930s as a non-toxic replacement for ammonia. CFC-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane) has about the same boiling point as ammonia. However, CFC-12 is not toxic to humans, so it is safe to use in your kitchen. Many large industrial refrigerators still use ammonia.
In the 1970s, it was discovered that the CFCs then in use are harmful to the ozone layer, so as of the 1990s, all new refrigerators and air conditioners use refrigerants that are less harmful to the ozone layer.
Gas and Propane Refrigerators
If you own an RV, chances are you have a gas- or propane-powered refrigerator. These refrigerators are interesting because they have no moving parts and use gas or propane as their primary energy source. Also, they use heat to produce the cold inside the refrigerator.
A gas refrigerator uses ammonia as the coolant, and water, ammonia and hydrogen gas to create a continuous cycle for the ammonia. The refrigerator has five main parts:
Generator - creates ammonia gas
Separator - separates the ammonia gas from water
Condenser - where hot ammonia gas is cooled and condensed to create liquid ammonia
Evaporator - where liquid ammonia converts to a gas to create cold temperatures inside the refrigerator
Absorber - absorbs the ammonia gas in water
It works like this:
Heat is applied to the ammonia and water solution in the generator. (The heat comes from burning gas, propane or kerosene.)
As the mixture reaches the boiling point of ammonia, it flows into the separator.
Ammonia gas flows upward into the condenser, dissipates heat and converts back to a liquid.
The liquid ammonia makes its way to the evaporator where it mixes with hydrogen gas and evaporates, producing cold temperatures inside the refrigerator's cold box.
The ammonia and hydrogen gases flow to the absorber where the water collected in the separator in step No. 2 mixes with the ammonia and hydrogen gases.
The ammonia forms a solution with the water and releases the hydrogen gas, which flows back to the evaporator.
The ammonia-and-water solution flows toward the generator to repeat the cycle.
A Heated Refrigerator?
You may not realize it, but modern refrigerators don't only cool things down, they keep things from getting too cold. Yes, you guessed it: refrigerators have onboard heaters. They're low-wattage, but refrigerator heaters are very convenient and effective at doing everything from heating the evaporator coils to melt any accumulated frost, to keeping the butter chilled but not so cold that you'll need a chain saw to cut through it.
Electric and Solar Coolers
You won't need a bag of ice to keep your potato salad cold if you have a handy cooler that plugs into your cigarette lighter. It uses a unique process known as the Peltier effect, a thermoelectric effect, to produce cold temperatures. It's pretty neat, and something we haven't discussed yet.
Named after the French 19th century physicist who discovered it, you can create the Peltier effect yourself using a battery, two pieces of copper wire, and a piece of bismuth or iron wire. Attach the copper wires to the two poles of the battery, and then connect the bismuth or iron wire between the two pieces of copper wire. (The bismuth/iron and copper have to be touching -- it's this connection that causes the Peltier effect.)
The junction where current flows from copper to bismuth will start to get hot, and the junction where current flows from bismuth to the copper junction will get cold. The maximum temperature drop is about 40 degrees Fahrenheit (22.2 degrees Celsius) from the ambient temperature at the hot junction.
As you'd expect, in an electric cooler the hot junction is placed outside the unit, and the cold junction is placed inside. To amplify the effect, coolers contain lots and lots of junctions.
Electric coolers aren't the only unique inventions out there designed to chill your lunch. Solar powered refrigerators are another option. If you plan to spend time camping (or want to start your own hot dog stand), you may want chilled beverages but not have the electricity to power a standard refrigerator. By now, you won't be surprised that a number of energy solutions can provide power to refrigeration systems. In a solar powered refrigerator, a simple solar panel does the honors. Using the sun's rays to make something cold? Now that's ingenious.
Speaking of refrigeration and coldness, have you ever used one of those "instant cold packs" that looks like a plastic bag filled with liquid. You hit it, shake it up and it gets extremely cold. What's going on here?
The liquid inside the cold pack is water. In the water is another plastic bag or tube containing ammonium-nitrate fertilizer. When you hit the cold pack, it breaks the tube so that the water mixes with the fertilizer. This mixture creates an endothermic reaction -- it absorbs heat. The temperature of the solution falls to about 35 F for 10 to 15 minutes.
For more information on refrigeration and related topics, check out the links on the next page.
Who invented the refrigerator?
How Food Preservation Works
How does a frost-free refrigerator work?
How Solar-powered Refrigerators Work
Refrigerant Poisoning
Quiz: Could you go without your refrigerator?
Refrigerator and Freezer Basics and Minor Repairs
Top 10 Appliances We Can't Live Without
Top 10 Wacky Inventions for the Home
10 Appliances for Tight and Tricky Spaces
How Water Heaters Work
Refrigerator Alternatives: Warm Green
More Great Links
Casiday, Rachel and Regina Frey. "Phase Changes and Refrigeration: Thermochemistry of Heat Engines." Washington University. 1/2007. (6/13/11). http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~courses/genchem/LabTutorials/Thermochem/Fridge.html
Castleden, Rodney. "Inventions that Changed the World." Chartwell Books, Inc. 2007
FreeEd.net. "Fundamentals of Refrigeration: Common Refrigerants." (6/14/11). http://www.free-ed.net/sweethaven/MechTech/Refrigeration/coursemain.asp?lesNum=4&modNum=1
Half a Handy. "How Your Refrigerator Works." 1/31/09. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9LqQvuciQ
Repair Clinic. "Refrigerator - How Things Work." (6/14/11). http://www.repairclinic.com/Refrigerator-How-Things-Work
Time Magazine, "Great Inventions - Geniuses and Gizmos: Innovations in Our Time." Time Books: New York. 2003. (6/14/11)
Woodford, Chris, Luke Collins, Clint Witchalls, Ben Morgan and James Flint. "Cool Stuff and How it Works. Korling Kindersley Limited. 2005.
Woodford, Chris. "Refrigerators." Explain that Stuff. 5/18/11. (6/14/11). http://www.explainthatstuff.com/refrigerator.html