Good morning, Northern California! Today, we drive the last leg of our trip down to San Francisco. We'll explore the Avenue of the Giants, Redwood National Park, stop for lunch in Mendocino, and finish the day having dinner at Fog Harbor in Fisherman's Wharf.
Today, we headed south out of Portland and straight into Willamette Valley. Known for its Pinot Noir's and sweeping views we had to stop at a few before heading into Northern California for the night.
Here we took a break and headed to Eugene. Drop through the University of Oregon to show the boys and passed the Ducks Stadium.
6. Kings Estate – here we sat outside and ate dinner.
Today, we took the ferry to Bainbridge Island where we walked around, snacked, and tasted wine. Afterward, we went to Pike's Brewery and then The Great Wheel. For dinner we ate at Aqua on the water.
It's day one of our summer 2018 family trip!!! Today, we flew to Seattle and explored the Space Needle and Pike's Market Place. We're staying at the Edgewater and today is just gorgeous!!!
Off to Chicago we go to celebrate Liam's 8th grade graduation! Today, we spent the day in the city going to the aquarium, the Cubs game, and to Lou Malnati's for dinner.
Out celebrating the finish of my 6th novel.


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By Tom Heubel 10.24.2018
Kurt Vile: Bottle It in
In his latest work, Bottle It In, Kurt Vile takes the listener on an episodic journey, oscillating between the sundrenched psychedelia and effortless vocal style that has come to define his style, and drum machine rhythms, synths, and other electronic elements that one expects of a modern pop artist. Despite moments of excess along the way, Vile manages to hone these disparate elements into a work uniquely his own.
In a 13-track album that last over an hour, it can be difficult for any one song to stand out; however, a trio of songs in the heart of the record represent the best mix of Vile's intention and execution. "Bassackwards" (has there ever been a more Kurt Vile song title?) is the clear high point of the psychedelic folk that pervades the album, featuring reversed guitars loops that nod to the Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping", spacey, shimmering synths, and Kurt's stream-of-conscious ramblings. As though acknowledging that nearly 10 minutes of dazed, ruminative music in the middle of an album could prove fatiguing, Vile offers the listener relief with the next two tracks, "One Trick Pony" and "Rolling with the Flow". "One Trick Pony," in particular, acts as the perfect comedown, and "Rolling with the Flow" is tight 3-minute track in which Vile reckons with decision to continue to pursue creativity and live aimlessly at an age where expectations often demand we consider settling down and putting away "immature" pursuits such as a career in rock music. The nonchalance with which he contemplates these ideas brings a level of earnestness to his Vile's words, rather than coming off as whiney and entitled. This three song run is the clear high point of the record, registering as some of Vile's best work.
Kurt does his best impression of the archetypal snarling rock star on "Check Baby", utilizing a crunchier, distorted guitar tone and greater use of his lower register. Vile never takes himself too seriously however, with self-effacingly singing words like "Yeah, check baby, check baby, three, four, five/Never no jive talking turkey, not me." One of Vile's greatest strengths is his ability to mix this sort of humor alongside honest reflection in a song like "Mutinies", in which Vile considers the inextricable link between technology and mental health, saying "The mutinies in my head keep staying/I take pills and pills try and make 'em go away/Small computer in my hand explodin'/I think things were way easier with a regular telephone."
While the meandering, "no place to be" style of Vile's songs are vital to their appeal, there are times throughout the album that border on lethargic. Even early on, "Yeah Bones" does little to distinguish itself, and is 5 minutes that probably wouldn't be missed. The title track "Bottle It In" also drags a bit as the record comes down the back half, with Kurt bringing back many of the same elements on "Bassackwards" without taking them in a new direction. Overall, the album would have likely been more successful had Vile taken the lead from his 2017 collaboration with Courtney Barnett, Lotta Sea Lice, and whittled down to about 45 minutes.
The most interesting blend of hazy dusty folk and indie/electronic comes through in "Come Again", which seamlessly blends a twangy banjo riff with an undeniably indie guitar line and a pop drum beat. It will be interesting to see if this style develops further and takes on a bigger role in future albums, but for now if offers additional texture, grabbing the listeners attention.
Again the album ebbs, maybe intentionally, winding its way toward the finish line with a blissful disregard for time. Vile's idle musings on "Cold Was The Wind" and "Skinny Mini", backed by a melancholy arrangement, bring the energy down as the album draws to a close.
Vile's abilities as a guitarist and songwriter are undeniable, as his rambling, borderline-apathetic but ultimately playful lyrics stand confidently against his excellent guitar work and growing ability to incorporate new sounds to create interesting wrinkles in his work. While there are moments in which a stronger sense of self-editing would have produced a tighter result, that same seeming lack of focus is also inherent to all that makes Kurt Vile, and this album, so compelling.
Tom Heubel
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May Showers and Sunshine for Dear Mad'm!
Friends of Dear Mad'm had a very busy weekend! A favorite Happy Camp author, Stella Walthall Patterson (who was called Dear Mad'm) wrote the book by the same name. Four years ago, Linda Martin thought we should have a day to commemorate her and life along the Klamath.
Karen Tulledo planned the Friday reception and made a very special chocolate cake. Abigail Eadie made strawberry cupcakes decorated with delicate icing butterflies and pastel flowers. There was also liver pate, served in an antique coffee can, in honor of another character in the book, Frenchy although it wasn't made of horse liver as his was!!
Saturday was the Dear Mad'm Symposium Luncheon. Jess Haun, who teaches at Happy Camp High School, was the Master (or mistress?) of Ceremonies again and added her cheerful good humor to the program. Christian Robinson was honored for a literary story he wrote about the author, Edgar Allen Poe which won the Dear Mad'm Writing Contest and was presented with his $200 prize. Dennis Day helped at the book table and mentioned how Robert Service had written a poem, The Cremation of Sam McGee, and that launched him to fame and fortune. Perhaps some of our talented students will have the same experience as they continue their writing. The Happy Camp Chamber and Klamath Writer's Club were happy that students entered the writing contest and look forward to seeing more of their work in future contest. Thank you to all who contributed to the prize for the Writing Contest as well. Bob Seaman sang the song that went along with the privy or outhouse building project in Chapter four of Dear Mad'm and also read another student's story, about climbing town trail.
Everyone had been looking forward to the continuation of a poem that Judy Hahn had begun about the Dear Mad'm story and that was such fun to hear. Judy has a real talent for writing poetry and her daughter Christine Robinson joined her as well. Megan Hogue was the winner of the basket of homemade crocheted items and jams made by Norma Seaman. She already mentioned the plum jam was delicious!!
Sheri Boren Kennedy and her helpers made the BBQ chicken dinner with chocolate cakes, as "Nora" brought for dessert. By evening time, the wind had picked up, spring weather being rather unpredictable, but a small group still gathered about the fire at the Klamath River Resort Inn at twilight before the clouds increased.
By morning the rain stopped and more came to the Grange for the Pancake Breakfast which was delicious, thanks to Norma Seaman in the kitchen. Don Clark and his son, Matthew, came as they were visiting Jay and Stella in Happy Camp. Before the fieldtrip to the scene of the story, it began to rain again, and so the field trip was postponed to another time. Bob Seaman received a first edition "Dear Mad'm" donated by Klamath River Resort Inn.
The Committee is looking forward to next Dear Mad'm Symposium April `10-12th, 2015 and looking forward to learning more about life on the Klamath River especially from around 1946 to the serialization in McCall's Magazine and book publication in 1956.
First Reservation Coming from Maine!
We are so excited to meet new fans of Stella W. Pattersons book, Dear Mad'm!
Last Tuesday, just before the Happy Camp Chamber of Commerce meeting, we had a call from a contact in Maine who had been going to send us a first edition of Dear Mad'm and a scrapbook that she had inherited. We had been looking forward to seeing what was in that scrapbook for sure!! The news was even better, she will be flying here for Dear Mad'm days. So now we have more than just the copy of the book to see and the scrapbook but to really meet a fan of Dear Mad'm from across the country–Couldn't be better than that!!
Jess Haun will be our MC again this year. Karen Tulledo, who shared her Sourdough Story previously, will be happy to take you on a tour of where the cabins of Dear Mad'm and Dear Sir were located. It's a beautiful spot to enjoy the wild Klamath River flowing by on its way to the sea. The cabins are gone now. The route the river takes has changed but not the beauty!!
We appreciate the assistance of the members of the Happy Camp Grange helping to make this event a cooperative effort with the Klamath Writer's and the Happy Camp Chamber of Commerce and others, some from the days Stella lived and wrote her book here in her rustic little mining cabin! Our community will share one of our literary favorites with you!
Looking forward to hearing that you will be coming May!! Make your reservation now!
Spring Celebration of Dear Mad'm Coming!!
The Fourth Annual Dear Mad'm event is coming May 3-5!
The book, Dear Mad;m by Stella W. Patterson was published in 1956 but it told the story of how Stella moved to a cabin along the Klamath River in 1946 when she was eighty years old. This adventure of hers and the friends and neighbors along the Klamath have inspired many since those days.
Inspired by comments by Pete Lismer, Stella;s great grandnephew and author with his wife, Liz, of the autobiography "Dear Mad'm Who Was She?" about involvement of the young people something new has been added. We will have a Dear Mad;m Writing Contest and keep stories they've written. We plan to make a book of the stories and the winner's writings will be presented at the Saturday luncheon.
If you've read, Dear Mad'm and enjoyed it, we would love to have you join us. If you haven't read Dear Mad'm, we'd love to have you join us to celebrate the literary accomplishments of our Klamath neighbors!!
Further information will be added of speakers and Judy Hahns continuing poem, and the campfire musicians and storytellers. But we want you to plan to come and we are looking forward to seeing you there and having a wonderful time together!!
Highlights of the 3rd Annual Dear Mad'm Days!
Cindy Trobitz-Thomas shared the story of James B. Patterson, Stella's husband.
Jess Haun, a new teacher in town, presented Judy from Eureka with the basket of homemade jellies and handmade articles after the trivia quiz on Dear Mad'm.
The third annual Dear Mad'm Day event was full of fun, good food and celebrating Dear Mad'm October 11-13, 2013.
Besides the delightful evening Campfire at the Klamath River Resort Inn and Rafting Lodge there were such great fun activities for the 3rd Annual Dear Mad'm Days in Happy Camp this weekend. We were so happy that the weather was glorious and the beauty along the River Road fabulous.
Friday night Barbara Brown hosted a wonderful get together at Naturegraph Publishers. It was great to have Pete and Liz Lizmer with us again. Pete is Stella's great-nephew and it is Stella Patterson's book "Dear Mad'm" that we are celebrating. Pete and Liz wrote "Dear Mad' Who Was She" and both books are available from Naturegraph or many places locally including the Happy Camp Chamber of Commerce who sponsors this event along with the Klamath Writer's Group and a committee consisting of James Buchner, Karen Tulledo, Norma Seaman and myself.
We were so happy to have Jess Haun leading the program for the Luncheon Symposium at the Karuk-Headway Building. The most fun was a trivia contest, and the winner of the answers was Judy from Eureka. Cindy Trobitz-Thomas acquainted us with "Big Jim" Patterson whose Ranch was in Willow Creek and was Stella's second husband. It was great to have them share and to learn more from Pete and Liz what they have learned about mysteries we still wonder about. Norma Seaman donated a basket of homemade jams and jellies: Klamath Plum, Blackberry and others as well as hand knit washcloths with unique designs.
The lunch was cooked by Bonnie Alvarez and as usual she did a fantastic job in the kitchen assisted by Audrey Henke and Alyssa Titus. The Happy Senior ladies topped it all off with their homemade pies! Delicious! We didn't have much room for refreshments at the evening fireside after that, but it was such a nice time although some didn't attend due to the previous rain showers.
Sunday morning Pancake Breakfast was also delicious. You'll think we did nothing but eat delicious foods all weekend, but the pleasant company for visiting over the good food was most wonderful.
We sang Happy Birthday to Dolly Elston. Bob Seaman sang the "Outhouse Song" and we discovered that he has hidden talents and worked entertaining for USO previous to teaching in Happy Camp and knowing much history of the area. Aaron Martin was the photographer for the guided History of Happy Camp Tour up Second Avenue and down Buckhorn to the Cemetery where we found Fred Crooks', "Dear Sir" from the story, marker.
After that walk we went down to the former site of the Dear Mad'm cabin. Karen Tulledo shared with us her explorations and observations of the Ferry Point Area. After the regular tour, we even went down to Browns' Creek to enjoy the flowers and checked out the view of Siskiyou Mine from Independence Bridge.
Your help with Remembrances Appreciated!!!
There were many opportunities for fun, great food and walking down Memory Lane fabout what things were like in the forties and fifties last weekend. We learned and shared stories from the past, around the tables at luncheon and Pancake Breakfast, as well as in conversations and program for Dear Mad'm.. Can you help us solve some mysteries?
Sis came by the Chamber office and shared how Ray Knuteson's home was moved from Down River to Indian Meadows years ago. I'd forgotten that move. John and Alice Covert also had a large home down at Ferry Point that CalTrans bought the property out from under. Their home was moved except for the large fireplace. Does anyone know where it was moved, and if it is still in existence? Besides the Coverts, we'd like to know more about the families living down at Ferry Point at that time. Can anyone fill us in on Fred Crooks, who was called "Dear Sir" in the book? How about Clarence, "Cy," Jenson who was known as "Up'n up" or who his wife, "Nora" was? Did anyone know the family well enough to know their baby boy, "Benji or what his real name was?" We have found out "Frenchy" was Henry Marquette. Does anyone know more about Frenchy or when he drowned in the Klamath River?
I'd especially like to know more about the young girl, called "Millicent," who visited Stella while she was writing about living in a cabin on the mining claim along the Klamath River. in 1946-8.
Any other information about Happy Camp and especially the area south on Highway 96 around Ferry Point, its residents, visitors and history from about 1946 to 1955 in particular would be appreciated. Then, there is the story of the three ladies who moved there later. When did they come, and what do you know about Marie Miller, Vivian Witt and Joan Richardson? Thank you for your help in learning more of these details.


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Two members of WHO delegation sent to Wuhan to investigate origin of COVID-19 held back due to coronavirus test results
Posted Yesterday at 10:03amThuThursday 14 JanJanuary 2021 at 10:03am , updated Yesterday at 1:56pmThuThursday 14 JanJanuary 2021 at 1:56pm
The other team members arrive in Wuhan for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Two members of a World Health Organization-led (WHO) team that travelled to China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies.
The entire team had tested negative for coronavirus prior to leaving their home countries
But two members tested in transit showed coronavirus antibodies
The rest of the team arrived in Wuhan and are expected to head into quarantine
The results of nucleic acid tests were negative but showed two of the members had coronavirus antibodies, the Geneva-based agency said in a tweet.
"They are being retested for both IgM and IgG antibodies," the WHO said.
It is the latest setback for a mission beset by delay as well as concern over how much access the team will get.
The rest of the team arrived in Wuhan from Singapore late on Thursday morning on a budget airline and they were expected to head into two weeks of quarantine.
"Relevant epidemic prevention and control requirements and regulations will be strictly enforced," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a briefing in response to a question about the two team members.
The team tasked with investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus that sparked the global pandemic had originally been scheduled to arrive earlier this month.
China's delay of their visit drew rare public criticism from the head of the WHO.
The group left the airport terminal in Wuhan through a plastic quarantine tunnel marked "epidemic prevention passage" for international arrivals and boarded a cordoned-off bus that was guarded by half a dozen security staff in full protective gear.
The coronavirus was initially linked to a seafood market in the central city of Wuhan.
Head of the mission Peter Ben Emberek said he did not expect the group to find early answers.
"As always in these types of situation it helps to be a little bit lucky and get the right hints and the right clues," he said.
"I don't think we will have clear answers after this initial mission. But we will be on the way and hopefully in the coming months that will be completed by additional missions, additional studies."
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the team would look into different aspects of the early days of the pandemic.
"We start in Wuhan because this is where the first cases were detected. We will look into epidemiological data. We will look into evidence that have been already collected by Chinese counterparts, and we will define what else needs to be done in the future," he said.
Team members did not speak to reporters, although some waved and took pictures of the media from the bus as it departed.
The team arrived in China as the country battles a resurgence of coronavirus cases in its north-east after managing to nearly stamp out domestic infections in recent months.
Posted YesterdayThuThursday 14 JanJanuary 2021 at 10:03am , updated YesterdayThuThursday 14 JanJanuary 2021 at 1:56pm
WHO team investigating COVID-19 origins facing scientific and political challenges in China
Australian scientist heading to China to investigate COVID-19 says 'we will certainly find answers'


Audrey McMahon's son, Ned, shared with us the news of his mother's passing: Dear friends and colleagues of Audrey McMahon: Please forgive this impersonal e-mail but I would like to share with you the news, on behalf of our family, that our mother Audrey Raymond McMahon died peacefully this morning (8/19/14) at age 93. Her remarkable life ended the way she lived it, with grace and dignity. Even in her final days she continued to impress those around her with her good cheer and caring. I am sure that you join us in celebrating her life and legacy. She touched so many lives, both on a personal level and within the learning disabilities community.
Mary-Clare Reynolds, Executive Director of LDA of America, wrote: …Audrey founded LDA's Research Committee (originally known as the Scientific Studies Committee) and was always ahead of her time. She was a true pioneer in LDA and to say she was instrumental in bringing the effects of toxic exposure to the table would be a huge understatement. A self-taught expert on the subject of neurotoxins, fetal vulnerability and environmental exposures on the developing brain, she regularly represented LDA when she testified before Congress in the 1980's. Audrey worked closely with many national LDA presidents to see that these topics were never sidelined. And, through her many years of dedication, we have been able to keep her passion alive through our very successful Healthy Children Project.
Barbara McElgunn, a friend and colleague of Audrey's remembers the first time she went to Washington in 1980 to meet and join the LDA Research Committee, feeling nervous and overwhelmed. Audrey walked up the aisle as Barbara entered the huge room where people were getting seated for the plenary session, smiled, and took Barbara by the hand to sit beside her. We had 20 years of Washington visits together with the Research Committee, and all productive, much thanks to Audrey's amazing contacts, her organization of medical symposia, and many talents. Audrey was my mentor, dear friend, and colleague. I feel blessed to have known and worked with her.
In the mid-1950s Audrey and her husband, Benjamin, settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where she began her long involvement in the field of learning disabilities as a parent advocate with the then Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (now LDA of America). She brought attention to causes of learning disabilities including lead-based paint and prenatal environmental endocrine disruptors. Audrey received many awards for her effective advocacy on behalf of individuals with learning disabilities including the LDA Award of Recognition in 2001.
A concluding paragraph of the newspaper write-up on Audrey states: Audrey's life was characterized by thoughtfulness and caring for those with whom she came into contact, and especially friends and family. Instances of her generosity and warmth of spirit are legion. She touched many people and the world is better off due to her actions.
A memorial service was held at Christ Church in Exeter, New Hampshire, on September 27. The family requested that donations may be made to the Learning Disabilities Association ofAmerica,https://ldaamerica.org/donate/. For those who are just now learning of Audrey's passing, a guest register is available athttp://www.brewittfuneralhome.com/.


Bicycle riders get hit by car drivers all too often. Every day drivers get on the road and are rushing to work, distracted by their phones from incoming texts and calls, or are simply not watching out for others on the road. Bicyclists can suffer the physical, emotional and financial repercussions of a driver's negligence. A bicyclist must watch out for drivers that are speeding around corners, changing lanes without looking, or otherwise driving without regard for safety. Getting struck by a car can be one of the worst and most painful things a rider may go through.
In the article below, we have provided information in a question and answer format about common bicycle accident injuries, what to do if you get hit, and why you may want to seek the assistance of an attorney, like a bicycle accident lawyer relies on. It is important that a bicyclist understands his or her rights if an accident were to happen.
What are the most common injuries for a bicyclist who has been hit by a car?
Is seeking medical attention always necessary?
It is recommended that any person who has been hit by a car should seek medical attention right away, even if they believe they feel okay at the time. It is possible that a bicyclist has sustained injuries that are not yet outwardly visible. For example, if a rider has a traumatic brain injury, there could be internal brain swelling or bleeding without the bicyclist even knowing. Such inflammation can be life-threatening if not attended to immediately. It is better to be safe and get examined by a doctor right away, than to realize later an injury has grown in severity due to not getting treatment soon enough.
When should a bicyclist seek the help of an attorney?
If injuries require medical attention from a doctor, a bicyclist may want to consider consulting with an attorney about legal options. A bicyclist may be able to sue the driver at-fault for financial compensation, including medical costs, bike damage and missing time at work for recovery. An attorney can help the bicyclist decide whether this is the right choice to pursue.
What can a bicyclist do to prepare for an appointment with an attorney?
A rider should gather and bring along all paperwork related to the accident. Useful documents can include copies of medical bills, out of pocket expenses, diagnostics, prescriptions, incident reports, photographs and witness contacts. The more information a bicyclist has about the accident and subsequent injuries, the better. If in doubt, bring anything that may be helpful and an attorney can decide what is influential to the lawsuit.


The Ninja – The quiet type, he will listen to your ideas and encourage you. But deep down inside he has his own plans of improving it and calling it his own. A few minor edits and it's an original idea, he might even be the first to announce it thru social networking sites and you'll be known as the copycat.
The Follower - This guy will encourage you , he will smile and follow your orders . But be very careful because you don't have his loyalty, and when your idea is criticized by the boss he will instantly blame you! "I'm just following his orders!" -Are just one of the few excuses that you'll hear from someone like him in the meeting. Imagine if he's talking behind your back!
The Doubter – He will not do the dirty work, he might even discourage you with your project because he is doubting your skills. He only believes in himself and all of you are 2nd rate, but if you succeed he will instantly join the bandwagon and support you. He might even do some credit grabbing like being part of the winning team!
The Charmer – When things go well this guy will steal the spotlight, he's an A-list credit grabber. The most dangerous of its kind, You'll be surprised that things are all in his favor because he can charm his way to the top. But when things don't work out, it's everyone's fault except his!
Are you a credit grabber in the office or are you the guy who does the dirty work? Let's not point fingers. Just be careful and always watch your back!


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Apple bans Infowars app from store: report
By John Bowden - 09/07/18 09:41 PM EDT
Apple has permanently banned Infowars's app from its app store, just weeks after the tech giant announced it was monitoring the right-wing conspiracy newscast for possible content policy violations.
The company confirmed the app's permanent removal from the digital store to BuzzFeed News on Friday, declining to issue a statement but referring reporters to the company's content guidelines.
Apple announced last month that the app was under review following the removal of five Infowars podcasts from the iTunes store.
"Podcasts that violate these guidelines are removed from our directory making them no longer searchable or available for download or streaming," an Apple spokesperson said at the time. "We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to those with differing opinions."
The news comes a day after Twitter announced that it was permanently banning the conspiracy site and its founder Alex Jones from the platform.
The app store was a major source for traffic for Infowars, with BuzzFeed reporting that the app generated 600,000 hours of traffic for the site since its re-launch in July.
Infowars's Jones was on Capitol Hill this week, where he was spotted attending hearings in the House and Senate attended by tech CEOs testifying on Russia's election interference and alleged targeting of conservatives on their platforms.
After the hearings, Jones could be seen asking questions of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on camera as Dorsey was led away to a vehicle. A day later, Jones and Infowars were both permanently banned from Twitter.
The company cited video of Jones confronting CNN journalist Oliver Darcy as reason for Jones's removal. In a video, Jones could be seen calling Darcy a "rat" and accosting him in the halls of Congress.
"Today, we permanently suspended @realalexjones and @infowars from Twitter and Periscope," Twitter's safety team wrote in a tweet Thursday.
"We took this action based on new reports of Tweets and videos posted yesterday that violate our abusive behavior policy, in addition to the accounts' past violations," Twitter added.
Tech companies have faced increased pressure in recent weeks to crack down on Jones over his past assertion of conspiracy theories centered around the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the Parkland, Fla., school shooting earlier this year.
Companies such as Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have already removed Jones from their platforms.
Tags Apple Alex Jones infowars Twitter Jack Dorsey Hate speech Right-wing media


Have you tried a reinstall ? I know it can be a pain but in ensures that the problem is not software related.
After doing this alone it did not work, but once after a reinstall I done a hard reset it worked!!!! Thank you!
- Yeah most drivers will not begin working until your first restart after a new install glad it helped, set the question to solved too.
Open Device Manager, click on Network adapters and look for your wireless device. Right click and select Uninstall, if you see a check box marked Delete Drivers, then check it. At the top select Action and then Scan for Hardware changes. This step works best if connected on Ethernet, but it should force the operating system to find current drivers.
Sadly I tried this as it seems to have worked for every other person but no luck!
It may be the WIFI adapter or the antennae wires. I would suspect the antennae wires, you will have to remove the bottom case and check to see if the antennae wires are properly connected. They are held on by very small coax connectors that can be difficult to align and push into place.
hello everyone , I have a cuestion why my mini computer (t100taf ) doesn't accept the driver of internet, I have tried to download it in the asus page but it doesn't work .
Louise connolly zal eeuwig dankbaar zijn.


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The Etymology of Common Names of Birds
April 9, 2020 By Herb Wilson in Taxonomy, Vocalizations
As a word lover, I find bird names to be an endless source of fascination. Some intriguing common names are folk names or regional names. For instance, bluebill, baldpate, log-cock, high-hole and rain crow are all species that occur in Maine.
Waldo McAtee, an avian etymologist, has been collecting such colloquial names of North American birds. His list now exceeds half a million common names for the roughly 800 species that occur regularly on our continent.
The difficulty with common names is that confusion may arise over the particular species in question. For instance, the colloquial name of log-cock for the Pileated Woodpecker could reasonably be used to describe a Ruffed Grouse.
Biologists avoid the uncertainty of common names by using the standardized scientific name which consists of a genus name and a species name. However, most birders don't care to commit lots of Latin names to memory.
Fortunately, the Check-list Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union published a list of standard common names in 1957. The checklist is periodically revised to reflect increasing knowledge of bird classification. The common names used in field guides are these standardized common names. Use of these names rather than colloquial names reduces confusion. It is also a lot easier to say you saw three Evening Grosbeaks rather than three Coccothraustes vespertinus!
Some standardized common names are descriptive and easily understood. For instance, woodpecker is a highly appropriate name for those birds which probe dead wood for insects. Flycatcher is another straightforward descriptive name.
Other names are more obscure but interesting in terms of their word origin. Cormorants are often seen along the seashore, major rivers and on larger lakes in our region. Cormorant comes from two Latin words: corvus , meaning crow and marinus, meaning marine. So, cormorant is another way of saying sea-crow. Cormorants have little in common with crows besides their black plumage but the derivation of the word is charming.
Loon is a term derived from the Shetland word loom or the Icelandic word lomr. Both words mean lame and aptly describe the awkward walking of loons on land.
Hooded and Common Mergansers are frequently seen on larger bodies of water in our area. Merganser comes from two Latin words: mergus, meaning diver and anser, meaning goose. A perfectly apt description of these birds.
Falcon comes from the Latin falx, meaning sickle. The powerful bill of a falcon certainly bears a functional similarity to a sickle.
Gull comes from the Latin gula, meaning throat. Just like a person who is gullible, a gull will swallow anything!
Color may be the basis of the common name of birds. The Northern Cardinal is named for the high church official who wears a bright red robe. The Northern Oriole's name comes from the Middle Latin oriolus or the Latin aureolus, meaning golden.
The Eastern Kingbird is so named because of the small patch of red feathers on the top of its head that the male exposes when it is excited. The Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a much smaller bird but males have the same type of red crown as the kingbird.
We often say that birds chirp. This trait has given rise to at least two standardized common names. The American Pipit, a bird that breeds on Mt. Katahdin and may be found in our state in agricultural fields in the spring and fall, has a name derived from the Latin pipo, meaning to chirp. The Swedish word siska means a chirper and gives us the common name for the Pine Siskin.
Finally, some standardized names are based on the calls or songs of birds. Good examples of this type of common name are chickadee, whip-poor-will, cuckoo, curlew and towhee. The doleful call of the Mourning Dove gives this bird its name.


The factory method triggers just fine, but the value is never set on a change. So basically I can init it, but I cannot seem to change the value. I'm in the same conversation. I'm stumped - perhaps I'm just overlooking something.
The value didn't seem to work at all as a boolean vs. Boolean . It also did not work if the factory name was isMyBooleanFlag - it had to be getMyBooleanFlag.
I'm not sure where to look next. What am I doing wrong here?


Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 15) — The San Miguel Beermen earned a hard-fought 92-82 win over the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Monday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Marcio Lassiter stepped up big time for the Beermen after dropping 24 points and seven rebounds, June Mar Fajardo added 19 points and 18 rebounds.
Emotions ran high when San Miguel's Christian Standhardinger was thrown out of the match after his foot hit Calvin Abueva's face at the 6:10 mark of the second period.
A collective effort from the defensive end enabled Phoenix to keep the Beermen at bay in the first half.
San Miguel's grit helped them slowly erase an 11-point deficit and tied the score at the end of the third period.
Terrence Romeo was instrumental in San Miguel's final frame charge. He chipped in 14 points, two rebounds and two assists.
In the end, the Beermen relied on their championship composure to seal the victory.
Abueva posted a double-double outing for the Fuel Masters with 16 markers and 10 boards.
Both teams will have a five-day Holy Week rest as Game 3 is slated on April 21 at the Big Dome.
Phoenix (82) - Abueva 16, Wright 13, Perkins 12, Chua 12, Jazul 12, Mallari 8, Intal 4, Marcelo 2, Kramer 2, Mendoza 1.


**William Gibson**: I've read Neuromancer so many times the book has nearly fallen apart. I like how he describes things enough to get a vivid image in your head but not with such numbing detail you get bogged down. Plus, how can you deny the guy who coined the term "cyberspace?" I've read all of his books and I have yet to find one I didn't like.
Richard K. Morgan: Morgan has created a future world where your personality lives in a "cortical stack" at the base of your skull and a character named Takeshi Kovacs is an ex special-forces soldier turned investigator for hire. Action packed and a really fun read, Altered Carbon is the first book in that series.
Tom Clancy: Clancy's sort of hit-or-miss. I've read some of his books that just take freaking forever to get where they're going, but others are really exciting. Most of the books revolve around a modern-day wartime environment. I particularly liked Rainbow Six.
Jeff Noon: Noon writes in a very distinctive style that seems to resonate for some folks but not as much for others. If it works for you, it really works, and the books are amazing. His primary series revolves around a world where we exchange objects between our world and a parallel world and what comes back is a powerful hallucinogenic drug… that you take by sticking a feather in your mouth. If you think it sounds weird, you're right, it is… but it's a very compelling universe, too. The first book in the series, Vurt, brings with it the added challenge that it's written in an invented dialect so it may take a bit to get into, but give it a shot. when I was done with it, I immediately flipped back to the first page and read it again.
but it was so good I have to include him here. In this particular book, the world is a place where crime is a form of recreation and time travel is possible. It's admittedly a little convoluted, but a really fantastic read.
Philip Pullman: Specifically, Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy which starts with The Golden Compass (also made into a movie). In this world, your soul is physically embodied as a "daemon" - an animal that travels with you. When the movie came out a lot of stink got raised about the social commentary on organized religion that these books present, but I really feel like that was a lot of crap. Is there some commentary? Sure. Is it as important or prevalent as the folks out there would like you to think? I don't think so. This is another set of books I've read several times and enjoy every time.
Frank Beddor: I am an Alice in Wonderland freak. I love the story, the characters, and I love imaginative derivatives of it. Beddor has created my favorite reimagining with his "Looking Glass Wars" trilogy - the idea being that Wonderland is a real place and Alyss Heart is a real person who ends up crossing into our world and getting trapped. Not difficult reads but some of my favorites. There's even a soundtrack that goes along with them.
Neal Stephenson: Again, sort of hit-or-miss for me, but I can't recommend more strongly that everyone read Snow Crash. Where else would you find a place where pizza delivery is controled by the mob and it arrives at your house via a guy you refer to as "The Deliverator?" Cyberpunk action at its finest.
Neil Gaiman: Is there a "favorite authors" list Gaiman isn't on? Every story is different and imaginative in its own right, but my absolute, all-time favorite, and one that I have yet to find anyone disappointed with, is his collaboration with Terry Pratchett: Good Omens. Of course, if you were offended by the "commentary" in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series, Good Omens is probably not for you… but otherwise it's a must-read.
Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide series are some favorites for me (and a ton of other people) and I've loved them since I was a kid. One of the best birthday gifts I've gotten was a leather-bound copy of the first four books in the series. I've read them, listened to the audio books (on tape!), seen the movies/TV shows… I can't get enough. Truly funny stuff.
Max Barry: You also might see him listed as "Maxx Barry" but he seems to have changed that in recent times. I discovered Barry through his book Jennifer Government: Welcome to a place where enterprise has taken over enough that your last name is the name of the company where you work and a shoe manufacturer tries to earn "street cred" for his shoes by killing people who buy them. His subsequent efforts are no less interesting or imaginative. Barry's another one where I've read all of his books and love them all.
If you're looking for something new to read, maybe check some of these out. If you do, drop me a line and let me know what you think.


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Before joining the University of Canberra, in 2009, Philip was a classroom teacher and Head Teacher for 14 years in rural NSW Public High schools. He has held various positions in the teachers' union, curriculum board and teacher registration authority. He is the Chief Investigator for the project 'Enhancing aspirations for STEM careers in rural, regional and remote communities'. Prior to this project Philip was chief investigator for the Towards Place Based Education in the Murray-Darling Basin project. He was the 2015 recipient of the bi-annual Australian Curriculum Studies Association-Pearson Colin Marsh award for the best paper in the preceding two years of the journal Curriculum Perspectives. In 2013 he was a recipient of the Vice Chancellors award for Teaching Excellence. In 2017 he received the early career research excellence award for the social sciences. Philip was the national convener of the Rural Education Special Interest Group of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2015-18, and co-convenor 2013-15.
Philip is an Associate Editor of Curriculum Perspectives and was Chief Editor for the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education 2015-2018. Philip received his PhD from Charles Sturt University, Australia. His Dissertation received the annual 'best dissertation award' from the American Educational Research Association Rural Special Interest Group.
In 2018 Philip was a visting scholar at the Centre for Rural Economy, at the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom and the with the Space and Time in Education Research Group, at the University of Tromso - The Artic University of Norway.
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Support SaskGames
Sponsorship thread
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Play With Your Food: A SaskGames Charity Initiative
prairieguy
Location: RICHARDSON
AKA - Murray
BGG ID: prairieguy1958
Name: Murray Bennett
No successful charity work can go on without the generous support from people and business in both our local community and beyond.
Play With Your Food and Street Culture Kidz Project would like to thank the following sponsors for their donations
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Re: Sponsorship thread
We would like to thank BoardGame Bliss for their generous donation of over $200 in games to the event. These games will be used to increase sales of our 50/50 sales at fundraising events!!
https://www.boardgamebliss.com/
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We would like to thank the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a prize package that will be featured in our silent auction at the 24-Hour Event!
https://www.riderville.com/
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Location: REGINA
We would like to thank the Manitou Springs Resort & Mineral Spa for a generous donation of 4, day-swim passes that will be featured in our silent auction at the 24-Hour Event!
http://manitousprings.ca/
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We would like to thank Regina Rage Room for a gift certificate that will be featured in our silent auction at the 24-Hour Event!
See their Facebook page here!
We would like to thank the Casino Regina for 2 prize packages that will be featured in our silent auction at the 24-Hour Event!
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We would like to thank the Save-On Foods (Chuka Blvd) for hosting the hot dog sales this summer, and providing food donations to support the sales.
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We would like to thank the Sherwood Co-op Food Store (Rochdale Blvd) for hosting the hot dog sales this summer, and providing food donations to support the sales.
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We would like to thank the Boston Pizza (North Albert St.) for donating 2 $25 gift certificates to help support our 50/50 ticket sales.
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package org.mockito.internal.stubbing.answers;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.exceptions.base.MockitoException;
import org.mockito.internal.MockitoCore;
import org.mockito.internal.invocation.InvocationBuilder;
import org.mockito.invocation.Invocation;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.RETURNS_DEFAULTS;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

public class CallsRealMethodsTest {
    @Test
    public void should_invoke_real_method() throws Throwable {
        class Concrete {
            void concrete() {
                throw new RuntimeException("real code");
            }
        }
        Concrete mock = mock(Concrete.class);

        Invocation concrete = new InvocationBuilder().mock(mock).method(Concrete.class.getDeclaredMethod("concrete")).toInvocation();
        try {
            new CallsRealMethods().answer(concrete);
        } catch (RuntimeException throwable) {
            throwable.printStackTrace();
            assertThat(throwable).hasMessage("real code");
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void should_delegate_to_returns_default_when_abstract_method() throws Throwable {
        Invocation abstractMethod = new InvocationBuilder().method("booleanReturningMethod").toInvocation();
        assertThat(new CallsRealMethods().answer(abstractMethod)).isEqualTo(RETURNS_DEFAULTS.answer(abstractMethod));
    }

    @Test
    public void should_fail_when_calling_real_method_on_interface() throws Throwable {
        //given
        Invocation invocationOnInterface = new InvocationBuilder().method("simpleMethod").toInvocation();
        try {
            //when
            new CallsRealMethods().validateFor(invocationOnInterface);
            //then
            Assertions.fail("can not invoke interface");
        } catch (MockitoException expected) {}
    }

    @Test
    public void should_be_OK_when_calling_real_method_on_concrete_class() throws Throwable {
        //given
        ArrayList<?> mock = mock(ArrayList.class);
        mock.clear();
        Invocation invocationOnClass = new MockitoCore().getLastInvocation();
        //when
        new CallsRealMethods().validateFor(invocationOnClass);
        //then no exception is thrown
    }
}

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Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque to Palestinian worshippers
Press TV – October 3, 2016
Israeli authorities have decided to close the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the heart of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), to Palestinians, Muslim worshipers and non-Jewish visitors for seven non-consecutive days.
Yousif Ideis, the Palestinian minister of endowment and religious affairs, said on Sunday that the sacred site will be closed to Palestinians and non-Jews on October 3, 4, 9, 12, 18, 19 and 26.
Israeli officials have said the shutdown is aimed at maintaining security in the wake of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Feast of Booths) and Simchat Torah holidays.
Ideis added that dozens of illegal Israeli settlers broke into the mosque courtyard on Saturday night amid protection by Israeli troopers.
In the meantime, Israeli authorities are closing all passageways between the blockaded Gaza Strip and Israel, as well as between the occupied West Bank and Israel for Rosh Hashanah.
Israeli officials regularly impose stringent restrictions for Palestinians during Jewish holidays for alleged security purposes.
The constraints include denied access to the Ibrahimi Mosque, which is revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims and has been the site of violent tensions between Israelis and Palestinians for decades.
On February 25, 1994, at least 29 Palestinians were killed and 125 others wounded when American-Israeli Baruch Goldstein opened fire on a large number of Palestinian Muslims, who had gathered inside the Ibrahimi Mosque to say prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
The occupied territories have already been the scene of increased tensions ever since Israeli forces imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem al-Quds in August 2015.
Nearly 250 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of last October.
October 3, 2016 Posted by aletho | Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism, Illegal Occupation	| Hebron, Human rights, Ibrahimi Mosque, Israel, Israeli settlement, Palestine, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat, Sukkot, West Bank, Yom Kippur, Zionism | Leave a comment
Yom Kippur – Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmer attempting to harvest almonds
International Solidarity Movement | September 15, 2013
Kafr Qalil, Occupied West Bank – Late Friday night we received a call to accompany a farmer to harvest almonds early the following morning in Kafr Qalil, a village south of Nablus. This is a completely normal activity, harvesting crops when they are ripe and ready-to-pick; however, in Palestine, simply trying to tend to one's land can be a life-risking event.
At times, international activists and observers accompany Palestinian farmers whose lands are close to settlements and who are at great risk for attack. For some settlers, though a limited minority, international presence can act as a deterrent against violence. For the settlement of Bracha, widely known for its unfettered brutality against Palestinians, there seems to be little that can influence the scope and scale of their attacks.
Photo of Bracha settlers taken after running for our lives (Photo by ISM)
As soon as we received the call, our team began to scramble a bit- rereading our fellow activists' reports from a few weeks ago in which the same farmer and his family were violently assaulted by the settlers from Bracha, his almond harvest and donkey stolen. We discussed our plan should the settlers attack again and reassured ourselves that the majority would likely be in synagogue all day, as it was the holiday of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
The following morning we arrived to Kafr Qalil around 6:30 to meet the farmer and international observers from EAPPI. After a few quick rounds of tea, we set off for the almond and olive groves in the south of the village. The farmer's young son led our convoy, riding a donkey and carrying the tools and bags necessary for the harvest. As we walked and chatted about the general situation in the area, the farmer kept close watch over his son, calling him back anytime he rode too far in advance.
We walked the long, windy hills until we reached the groves where we split into two groups, two of us taking the higher hill and four, including the farmer and his son, taking the lower. As my partner climbed the highest hill to look for trees ready to pick, I waited down below, inspecting those badly damaged by fires set two months before by the settlers. The leaves crumbled in my hands to dust.
No more than five minutes later, in a flash of white, the settlers attacked. Without warning, around 15 men and teenage boys began running through the trees, shouting abuses and hurling massive stones toward the farmer, his son and the members of EAPPI. As I called to my partner to warn him, the settlers also began charging toward me, also throwing stones and screaming. Needless to say, and not at all an overstatement, we all ran for our lives. From the corner of my eye, I managed to spot the farmer ahead of me, struggling to run quickly as he walks with a cane. His son and the donkey were even farther ahead. One of the EAPPI volunteers was hit in the back with a stone. The settlers continued chasing us through the trees until we reached an area closer to the village, out of breath, panicked and exhausted. Eventually, when they tired of shouting at us to leave, they settled under a tree, dashing any chance of returning to harvest.
Nearly 20 minutes after the assault, the farmer got in touch with the army commander of the area, who just happened to be sitting in a military jeep on the settler road below the olive grove. The commander insisted that we walk down the steep, rocky terrain to talk to him and explain the situation. After a brief discussion, one of the soldiers arrogantly declared that they "kicked the settlers' asses back to the settlement," (conveniently) well after the attack and botched harvest. They assured us that they would stay in the area so that the farmer would be able to work. The volunteer from EAPPI asked where she could make a complaint about the assault, an inquiry which was met by some laughter from the soldiers who told her she was welcome to make a complaint at the Ariel police department (a futile journey, indeed).
Settlers shouting across the olive and almonds groves (Photo by ISM)
Slowly, we marched back up the hill, listening to the farmers advice to stay quiet and keep our eyes on the horizon, should the settlers return. Unsurprisingly, the army remained quite far away, seemingly unconcerned about the potential for another assault. As we sat under the tree to make a new plan, the farmer told us about all the attacks before, the stolen equipment and donkeys, the many fires that had burned most of the trees that surrounded us. It was hard to understand how a man could remain so calm and kind after a mob of religious nationalist extremists attacked him and his family yet another time.
It felt like a failed day, as not even a single almond was picked. Only the farmer managed to keep a positive attitude. He said that the almonds that we would have harvested are not the most important thing. He came to show both the settlers and the army that this is his land, just as it belonged to his father and his grandfather before him. This is his land and he will continue to plant it and to harvest his crops. This is his land and no violence by the settlers, no violence supported by the army, will ever drive him away.
I feel really uncertain as to what would have happened if the settlers had managed to catch any of us, particularly the farmer and his son. I keep going over the event in my mind, trying to piece together an attack that happened so quickly, but was so extreme in its violence and intensity. In the end, I feel sure that if we ran a bit slower, if the farmer or his son had been caught, the day would have ended quite differently, with someone badly hurt or even killed. It is not uncommon here in Palestine, where farming one's land must be considered a brave and courageous act.
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September 15, 2013 Posted by aletho | Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism, Illegal Occupation, Subjugation - Torture	| Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, Israeli settlement, Nablus, Palestine, West Bank, Yom Kippur, Zionism | Leave a comment
Jewish atonement but not for Zionism's crimes against the Palestinians
By Alan Hart | Aletho News | September 24, 2012
Yom Kippur, the Day Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish year. On BBC Radio 4's Thought for Today, Britain's Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, explained the significance of the day for Jews. He said, among other things, "We apologize for all the wrongs we've done and we seek forgiveness."
I had the impression from everything he said and the way he said it that his lordship was in no doubt that he was speaking from the top of the moral high ground. Up there his words may sound fine but they are out of touch with one of the most important aspects of reality.
The vast majority of Jews refuse to acknowledge that a terrible wrong was done to the Palestinians by Zionism, the terrible wrong being, and only starting with, the creation in Arab Palestine of a state for Zionist Jews mainly by terrorism and ethnic cleansing; a process which saw upwards of 700,000 Palestinians dispossessed of their land and their rights.
In that light, how can the chief rabbi claim that on the Day of Atonement Jews "apologize for all the wrongs we've done"? Either he doesn't know that a wrong was done to the Palestinians by Zionism, in which case he sees no need for Jews to apologize for it and seek forgiveness; or he knows that a wrong was done but cannot, dare not, say so.
If there is ever to be a peaceful resolution of the conflict in and over Palestine that became Israel, the process to bring it about will have to be kick-started by a significant majority of Jews everywhere acknowledging (1) that a terrible wrong was done to the Palestinians by Zionism in the name of all Jews; and (2) that the wrong must be righted.
In the view of this goy (me), Days of Atonement which ignore the need for Jews to be honest with themselves about Zionism's crimes in Palestine are nothing but Jewish theater.
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text:
Title: A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
Author: Sir Walter Lawry Buller
Publication details: Sir Walter Lawry Buller, 1888, London
Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection
A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
Spiloglaux Novæ Zealandiæ — (New-Zealand Owl, Or Morepork.)
Spiloglaux Novæ Zealandiæ
(New-Zealand Owl, Or Morepork.)
New-Zealand Owl, Lath. Gen. Syn. i. p. 149 (1781).
Strix novœ seelandiœ, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 296 (1788, ex Lath.).
Strix fulva, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 65 (1790).
Noctua zelandica, Quoy & Gaim. Voy. de l'Astrol. Zool. i. p. 168, t. 2. fig. 1 (1830).
Athene novœ seelandiœ, Gray, Voy. Ereb. & Terror, p. 2 (1844).
Athene novœce zealandiœ, Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus. Accipitr. p. 52 (1844).
Noctua venatica, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exp. p. 75 (1848).
Spiloglaux novœ seelandiœ, Kaup, Isis, 1848, p. 768.
Ieraglaux novæ zealandiæ, Kaup, Tr. Zool. Soc. iv. p. 218 (1852).
Native names.
Ruru, Koukou, and Peho; "Morepork" of the colonists.
Ad. suprà chocolatinus, scapularibus maculis fulvis plus minusve celatis notatis: loris, genis anticis et supercilio distincto fulvescentibus: regione auriculari chocolatinâ: tectricibus alarum medianis et majoribus extùs fulvo vel albo maculatis: remigibus brunneis, extùs albo maculatis, et saturaté brunneo transfasciatis: caudâ suprà brunneâ, subtùs pallidiore, fasciis distinctis saturatè brunneis transnotatâ: collo laterali et corpore subtùs toto Iætè fulvis, medialiter latè brunneo striatis: abdomine imo, hypochondrüs et subcaudalibus pulchrè albo marmoratis: cruribus et tarsorum plumis Iætè ferrugineis: rostro nigro, culmine albicante: pedibus flavis, digitis setis nigricantibus indutis: iride aureo-flavâ.
Adult male. Crown of the head and all the upper parts dark umber-brown, obscurely spotted on the scapulars and wing-coverts with fulvous white; lores and region of the bill white, with black produced filaments; forehead, fore neck, and upper part of the breast light fulvous, mixed with brown; underparts generally fulvous, with triangular spots of dark brown disposed in rows and blending; under tail-coverts fulvous barred with white; quills and tail-feathers dark brown obscurely banded, the former touched on the outer webs with fulvous white; feathers covering the tarsi fulvous. Irides golden yellow; toes yellow, with dark hairs; bill black, white on the ridge. Length 12·5 inches; extent of wings 25; wing, from flexure, 8; tail 5·75; bill, along the ridge l, along the edge of lower mandible ·75; tarsus 1·5; middle toe and claw 1·25.
Female. The female is slightly smaller, and the markings of the plumage are less distinct than in the male.
Nestling. A nestling obtained at Westland (and apparently a fortnight old) is covered with thick, fluffy down, of a sooty-brown colour, with loose white filaments; inclined to tawny on the underparts, and whiter on the sides of the head and neck; bill dark brown, with a whitish ridge; legs and feet yellow. They assume the full plumage before quitting the nest.
Fledgling. In my collection there are two specimens of different ages:–
No. 1 has the forehead, chin, and sides of the face destitute of feathers; the crown of the head and all the upper surface sooty brown, or almost black, without any light markings; the plumage extremely soft and fluffy, with the downy white filaments still adhering to it, and more abundantly on the head, neck, and rump; underparts sooty brown, mixed with fulvous; on the thighs thick fluffy plumage of a dull tawny page break
MOREPORK. SPILOGLAUX NOVÆ-ZEALANDIÆ
(ONE-HALF NATURAL SIZE)
LAUGHING-OWL. SCELOGLAUX NOVÆ-ZEALANDIÆ.
page break page 193 colour; the tarsi thickly covered to the toes with white down, having the appearance of stockings; quills and their coverts just developing, the rounded white spots on the latter being very conspicuous; bill greenish black; toes yellow; claws dark brown.
No. 2, which is apparently ten days or perhaps a fortnight older, is in a condition to leave the nest: plumage as in the adult, but duller, and mixed with dark-coloured down on the breast; head well-feathered, but with less white about the chin and facial disk; feathers very fluffy and with downy filaments still adhering on some parts of the body; white spots on wings more regular than in the adult, forming two parallel diagonal series, following the order of the coverts; bill dark brown.
Varieties. Examples from different localities present slight but uniform differences of plumage. Specimens from the Nelson district are, on comparison with those from the north side of Cook's Strait, invariably found to be more largely marked with white around the eyes and on the feathers surrounding the bill. As we proceed further south the variation is still more apparent, the whole plumage partaking of a lighter character. There is also considerable variation in size; and a specimen received by me from Mr. W. T. L. Travers is not only unusually small in all its proportions, but has the whole of the plumage deeply stained with ferruginous. A beautiful albino was shot at Te Whauwhau (Whangarei) in the winter of 1871.
In Mr. J. C. Firth's fine collection of New-Zealand birds, at Mount Eden, Auckland, there is a beautiful specimen (obtained at Coromandel) in partial albino plumage. The whole of the body is marked with white, presenting a mottled appearance, and particularly so on the underparts, where the white is softly blended with the normal tawny colour, producing a very pretty effect; each wing has two white primaries, but the tail-feathers are as in ordinary examples.
Every New-Zealand colonist is familiar with this little Owl, under the name of "Morepork"*. It is strictly a nocturnal species, retiring by day to the dark recesses of the forest, or hiding in the crevices of the rocks, and coming abroad soon after dusk to hunt for rats, mice, and the various kinds of moths and beetles that fly at night. It is common in all parts of the country, although not so numerous now as it formerly was; and the familiar cry from which it derives its popular name may often be heard in the more retired parts of our principal towns, as well as in the farmer's country home or in the rustic Maori "kainga": I have even known several instances of its voluntarily taking up its abode in a settler's house or, more frequently, in the barn, and remaining there a considerable time.
When discovered in its hiding-place during the day, it is found sitting upright, with the head drawn in, the eyes half closed, and the feathers of the body raised, making the bird appear much larger than it really is. It will then allow a person to approach within a few yards of it, and, if disturbed, will fly off noiselessly for a short distance and attempt to secrete itself. It will often
* "This bird gave rise to rather an amusing incident in the Hutt Valley during the time of the fighting with Mamaku and Rangihaeata, and when, in anticipation of a morning attack, a strong piquet was turned out regularly about an hour before daylight. On one occasion the men had been standing silently under arms for some time, and shivering in the cold morning air, when they were startled by a solemn request for 'more pork.' The officer in command of the piquet, who had only very recently arrived in the country, ordered no talking in the ranks, which was immediately replied to by another demand, distinctly enunciated, for 'more pork.' So malapropos a remark produced a titter along the ranks, which roused the irate officer to the necessity of having his commands obeyed, and he accordingly threatened to put the next person under arrest who dared make any allusion to the unclean beast. As if in defiance of the threat, and in contempt of the constituted authorities, 'more pork' was distinctly demanded in two places at once, and was succeeded by an irresistible giggle from one end of the line to the other. There was no putting up with such a breach of discipline as this, and the officer, in a fury of indignation, went along the line in search of the mutinous offender, when suddenly a small chorus of 'more pork' was heard on all sides, and it was explained who the real culprits were.
"At the attack in the Bay of Islands by Heke and Kawiti, the native parties, in moving to their positions about the blockhouses and town before daybreak, commnnicated their whereabouts to one another by imitating the cry of this bird, which the sentries had been so accustomed to hear of a morning that it did not attract their notice." (Captain Power's 'Sketches in New Zealand,' 1849.)
remain many days, or even weeks, in the same piece of bush. In the volcanic hills or extinct craters that surround the city of Auckland there are numerous small caves, formed by large cracks or fissures in the ancient lava-streams, the entrance to them being generally indicated by a clump of stunted trees growing up among loose blocks of scoria. These gloomy recesses are a favourite resort of the Morepork in the daytime.
On the approach of night its whole nature is changed: the half-closed orbits open to their full extent, the pupils expand till the yellow irides are reduced to a narrow external margin, and the lustrous orbs glow with animation, while all the movements of the bird are full of life and activity. It then sallies forth from its hiding-place and explores in all localities, preferring, however, the outskirts of the forest, where nocturnal insects abound, and the bush-clearings in the neighbourhood of farms, or the ruins of Maori villages, these places being generally infested with rats and mice, on which it chiefly subsists. Like other birds of prey, it afterwards regurgitates the hair and other indigestible parts of these animals in hard pellets. That the Morepork also preys on small birds there can be no reasonable doubt, although it has been frequently called in question. Captain Mair has seen one, at sunset, seated on the branch of a tutu bush (Coriaria ruscifolia) with a live Korimako in its claws, and in the act of killing it; and a native once told me that he had seen one of these Owls killing and devouring a Parrakeet. Mr. Drew, of Wanganui, informs me that the stomach of one which he skinned contained the entire body of a House-Sparrow. Captain Robinson, of Manawatu, further attests the fact; for on one occasion, when walking in his garden after sunset, he saw a Morepork emerge from a blue-gum and spring upon a Kingfisher, firmly grappling it in its claws. The bird uttered a cry of pain or terror; and on my informant advancing towards the spot, the Owl released its victim and flew off, but immediately afterwards made a second attack, securing the Kingfisher firmly in its grasp, and only relaxing its hold at the moment of being seized.
Mr. J. T. Stewart informs me that, in his own garden at Foxton, he has witnessed two instances of the Owl attacking and vanquishing the Kingfisher, this happening on both occasions towards evening.
I have been informed by Sir George Grey that, of nearly a hundred Diamond-Sparrows which he liberated on the island of Kawau, very few survived the ravages of this little Owl, and that some other importations suffered in like manner. Sir Edward Stafford, who had for many years interested himself in the introduction and acclimatization of useful birds, has also given evidence against the Morepork on this charge; for he has assured me that on one occasion, having turned out a large number of insectivorous birds in his grounds at Wellington, an unusual number of Owls sought harbour there, and preyed on the little immigrants till scarcely a single one remained. For a considerable time, however, it was doubted whether the Morepork was destructive to acclimatized birds; and a lengthy controversy on the subject appeared in the Auckland newspapers. The careful observations of Mr. Brighton, the Curator of the local Acclimatization Society, at length placed the matter beyond all discussion. Frequently he had to forego his night's rest in order to watch the aviaries, and during a period of only a few months he shot no less than fourteen of these birds. Some of these were surprised in the act of attacking the aviaries, and all of them in the immediate vicinity. He repeatedly found the dead and lacerated bodies of Sky-Larks and Chaffinches lying on the wooden ledge just inside the eave of the wire-roofing; and the abundance of Morepork-feathers found entangled in the netting afforded a clue to the perpetrator of these murderous attacks. From the appearance of the feathers, and the mutilated condition of the dead birds, it was evident that the Morepork had tried hard, but unsuccessfully, to pull them through the wire netting in the roof. The following account, by the Curator, renders this perfectly intelligible:—
"The aviary is constructed in the usual manner, on the model of a bird-cage, of wire netting over a wooden framework, with a sloping roof, also of wire netting. Attached to the framework
comprising the wall-plates, on either side, there are wooden ledges, resembling shelves, on which the Larks rest at night, while the Chaffinches roost upon twigs planted within the aviary, and reaching within a few inches of the wire netting of which the roof is composed. During moonlight nights the Moreporks have been seen to fly upon the roof of the aviary, and after making, as it were, a reconnaissance of the defences, to pounce repeatedly against the wire, causing a loud vibration, and startling the feathered inmates. These, in their fright, fly towards the light, dashing themselves against the wire netting, until the Morepork, by hopping about on the roof, succeeds in fastening upon one of them, and, of course, making short work of him."
In addition to the above evidence, sufficient of itself before any common jury to convict the culprit, I may mention that on one occasion in Christchurch I saw a Morepork, towards the cool of the evening, enter the verandah of the house in which I was staying and boldly attack a Canary whose cage was suspended there, vainly endeavouring to clutch it as it fluttered against the wires. I heard of another instance in which the depredator actually succeeded in tearing off a limb of the occupant in its efforts to pull it through the bars.
There has, in consequence, been a crusade against the Morepork in many parts of the country. But whether this wholesale destruction of an indigenous species, on account of these predatory habits, is wise, or even prudent, may be seriously questioned. The Morepork, as we have already shown, not only preys on rats and mice, but is also a good insectivorous bird, with a voracious appetite. Its habit of feeding largely on the nocturnal lepidoptera is of itself an inestimable benefit to the agriculturist, as it tends to check the spread of the caterpillar, whose ravages are becoming more severely felt every year. It is a dangerous thing to disturb the balance of nature by violent means; and, in a new country especially, we must be careful that in removing one evil we are not opening the door to an immeasurable greater one. For my own part, I consider the killing of a single Owl a positive injury to the farming industries of the country, and scarcely compensated for by the introduction of a score of soft-billed insectivores in its place.
I have sometimes found this species, at night, among the rocks along the sea-margin, from which it may be inferred that crabs and other small crustacea contribute to its support. In the stomachs of some I have found remains of the large wood-beetle (Prionoplus reticularis); and those of others I have found crammed with moths of all sizes, or with nocturnal coleoptera. I examined some castings of the Morepork in the Canterbury Museum. They are hard pellets, of an oval form, and of the size of a Sparrow's egg, composed chiefly of the hard elytra and heads of various coleopterous insects, among which I noticed particularly the shining covering of the mata (Feronia antarctica), a handsome ground-beetle which is found on the Canterbury plains, but does not occur in the North Island.
I have noticed that individual birds are very local in their disposition, often fixing on a particular roost or hiding-place by day, to which they will regularly resort for weeks or perhaps months together, the ground immediately below the perch becoming at length quite foul with their accumulated droppings.
Judge Munro informs me that some years ago on opening a bird of this species he found in its stomach a specimen of the weta-punga, or tree-cricket (Deinacrida heteracantha), with a body as large as a magnum-bonum plum; and the stomach of another which I obtained in the Rimutaka Ranges, in the month of March, was filled with broken remains of the small weta (D. thoracica).
The flight of the bird is light, rapid, and so noiseless that, I verily believe, it could surprise and capture a mouse at the very entrance to its burrow. On examining the feathers of the wing, it will be found that they are furnished with a soft or downy margin, and are specially adapted for this manner of flight. From an examination of the orifice of the ear we are led to infer that the power of hearing in this Owl is very acute. It is therefore the more surprising that, on two occasions after dark, I have succeeded in seizing this species with the hand, when perched on the eaves of a verandah, page 196 over which its tail projected. It is comparatively easy to capture it on the wing by a dexterous use of a strong insect-net. When caught, it manifests its anger by a repeated clicking of the mandibles, while it dexterously uses its beak and talons in its appeals for liberation. The ordinary call of this Owl at night consists of two notes uttered with vigour, and having a fanciful resemblance to the words "more pork," from which it derives its popular name. These notes are repeated at regular intervals of from eight to ten seconds, as I have ascertained by timing the performance with my watch. Sometimes the bird breaks off at the end of half an hour, probably to go in quest of food; at other times he keeps up this hooting for a couple of hours or more continuously, especially on clear nights. Besides this cry it has a peculiar call of ke-e-e-o ke-e-e-o, repeated several times; and when disturbed or excited a scream, which is not unlike the alarm-cry of the Australian Rosehill. Parrakeet (Platycercs eximius), but louder and more shrill. At dusk also, before leaving its retreat, it utters a low croaking note, quickly repeated, which is responded to by the other Owls within hearing. This note resembles the syllables kou-kou, uttered from the chest; and among the northern tribes the bird is usually called by a name resembling that cry. It is, however, more generally known as the "Ruru," and in some districts as the "Peho"*.
At night two rival males may be heard answering each other from neighbouring woods, or, as Longfellow expresses it,
"Talking in their native language,
Talking, scolding at each other."
Although habitually nocturnal I have occasionally seen it abroad in the daytime, but only during very dull weather. On the occasion of my last visit to Auckland, about 5 o'clock one afternoon, I observed a Morepork, in broad daylight, sail across the public highway, in the very midst of the busy traffic, and take refuge in some trees in the old College grounds, in a spot where (although it no longer forms part of the school enclosure) thirty years before I had played cricket and football with the friends of my youth. A few evenings later I heard another screaming among the chimneytops in Shortland Crescent, in the very heart of the city—facts showing conclusively, I think, that this species has not been much affected by the spread of civilization in its native country.
Although naturally very fierce, I have known at least one instance of its becoming quite tame in confinement and taking food from the hand of its keeper.
It nidificates, as a rule, in hollow trees; but in the Mackenzie country, where there is little or no timber, nests have been found under the shelter of loose boulders. The young leave the nest about the beginning of January, and may be heard during every night of that month uttering a peculiar, sibilant, snoring sound, sometimes sufficiently sharp to resemble the stridulous song of the native cricket. But the breeding is occasionally delayed to a much later period of the year; for I have heard young Owls in the woods at Palmerston North on the 6th March, and on one occasion, at the North Shore (Auckland), I both heard and saw a young bird so late as the 11th of April. On the other hand, there are sometimes very early broods; for the downy nestling, of which a figure is given on the opposite page (and which is now in my collection), was taken from the cavity of a tree near Dunedin in the month of November.
Mr. J. D. Enys writes to me that he met with a nest of the Morepork at the Ohunga river, containing three eggs; and I have a similar report from Mr. W. Fraser, who found a nest in a hollow puriri (Vitex litoralis), containing three young birds. The Owls continued to breed there for three successive seasons. Captain Mair found a nest of this species in the hollow of a dry hinau tree
* According to Maori legend, this bird was one of the first winged inhabitants of New Zealand:—"He kopara te manu nana i noho tuatahi te puhi o te rakau; he ruru to te po; no muri nga manu nunui i noho ai ki te motu, te kaka me te kereru, me nga manu katoa."
page 197 (Elæocarpus dentata), containing two very young birds, which were "covered with soft white down, plumbeous beneath." In a clump of wood on the banks of the Wairoa river I found a nest, also containing two fully fledged young ones. I sent my native lad, Hemi Tapapa, up the tree to capture them; and while he was so engaged the parent birds came forth from their hiding-place, and darted at his face with a low growling note, making him yell with fear*. The Maoris share in the almost universal feeling of superstition regarding the Owl. Hemi's conscience was troubled; and as the shades of night were closing in upon us with the call of "more pork !" in every direction, he handed me the captives and hurried away from the scene of his exploit, evidently sharing, in some degree, the horrors of that luckless wight, immortalized by Mr. Stevenson in his 'Birds of Norfolk,' who, having killed the church Owl as it flitted past him, ran shrieking home and confessed his awful crime—"I've been and shot a Cherubim !"
There are two eggs of this species in my son's collection. One of these is almost spherical, the other is slightly ovoid, measuring 1·5 inch in length by 1·2 in breadth; they are perfectly white, with a very slight gloss on the surface.
Young of New-Zealand Owl.
* "Once the writer had an unusual adventure with one of these birds. It was early evening in the summer-time. The Owl was sitting on a gate. Anxious to watch and study its motions we sat down close by it; soon it left its perch, making a sudden swoop at the intruder. This manæuvre it continued to repeat time after time, most perseveringly, and with great gravity and deliberation. Only once was a blow felt; after each attack the bird resumed its perch on the gate. After a while the writer rose and walked up a dark ferny gully at some distance, when the Owl followed and again attacked him. This is the only instance we have met with in which this species has shown any symptoms of boldly resenting an intrusion on its privacy." —Out in the Open.


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Some photos taken "behind the scenes" or elsewhere.
2015, December: Live performance for WORT, Madison, WI, spreading holiday cheer.
2017, Oakwood Village Performing Arts Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
Playing Miranda, The Purple Bird of Paradise, in a children's show at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Paul and I and our sweet little Sophie (may she rest in peace).
Backstage during "Thoroughly Modern Millie" with Four Seasons Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin.
A lovely spot at Devil's Lake in Wisconsin.
2015: Oakwood Village Mondays at 7 Concert Series, Madison, WI, with Paul Ester.
Playing Johanna in "Sweeney Todd" at the Janesville Armory.
Backstage during "Fiddler on the Roof" at Drury Lane Oakbrook in the Chicago area.
Fixing a broken windmill in the Chicagoland area. Hey, somebody's gotta do it.
The "Arlington" rehearsal family. April 2016, Madison, WI.
Sitting in with the Dave Larson Quintet, August 2016.