There are tons of great barbecue and grill accessories that can help take your outdoor cooking to a new level! Not only that, but they can make grilling easier and more convenient. From things to help get your charcoal started to tools to make cooking a delicious meal easier, I'll cover them all here and give you some tips along the way.
Barbecue Utensils - No matter how fancy your grill, no matter how many freatures, you've got to have a good set of grilling utensils. From cooking utensils like tongs, spatulas and skewers to basting brushes to things to help your clean-up, these are all basic barbecue accessories that help get the job done.
Grill Daddy BBQ Tools - I've just recently had the chance to try out the new, high-end Grill Daddy brand of BBQ tools and I am impressed! The tongs and spatula have become my go-to grill tools. They have some innovative features that make them superior to most other tools on the market. Check them out here!
Grill Rotisseries - Rotisseries are one of my favorite barbecue and grill accessories. Rotisserie cooked roasts are about as tender and evenly cooked as you can get. Both hand-turned and motorized rotisseries are made for most types of grills and even come standard on many new gas grills. You can even rig one up yourself if you are creative.
Grill Cover - This may seem unimportant, but its critical! Protect your investment! A grill that is protected from the environment will give you years of barbecuing pleasure. One that is left to the elements will rust and corrode and be dead in no time. Most grills do not come with a grill cover so don't forget these crucial grill accessories!
Barbecue Apron and Pot-holders - Pot-holders help you protect your hands and arms. The Fire Pit and Grilling Guru has seared the hair off his arms one to many times! A barbecue apron may seem silly, but if you are entertaining guests you want to look your best and protect your duds from all the sloppy marinades and barbecue sauce. Also, you can show your grillin' pride with a well chosen apron.
Charcoal Starters - Starting your charcoal can be tricky. And who wants all that stinky lighter fluid! Learn some tricks to get your charcoal glowing hot in not time, without nasty chemicals! I'll cover everything including lighter fluid, chimney charcoal starters and electric charcoal starters.
Meat Thermometer - Of all the grill accessories, one of the most important important in my opinion is a meat thermometer. These are so easy to use and it gets rid of all the guessing game. You can tell if your meat is done in the middle even without cutting it open!
Digital Meat Thermometer - Like a regular meat thermometer, these help you determine the "doneness" of your large cuts of meat, particularly useful for large roasts that take a long time to cook. But these can be left in and monitored from outside the grill or oven and can even be programmed to alert you when your roast has reached its desired internal temperature!
Steak Brands - Steak brands are branding irons that you use to sear your initials or other images into meat! They are a fun grill novelty and make a great gift for your favorite grilling lover.
Grill Thermometer - Some grills come with a built in thermometer so that you always know if your heat is right for cooking. If your grill doesn't come with one, then consider getting one to add on.
Smoker Box - This is a critical addition to a gas or natural gas grill in my not so humble opinion! Gas grills don't impart any wood smoke flavor or aromas to your food. This is one of the best parts of grilling! So add a smoker box and you can fill it with the aromatic wood chips or chunks of your choice. From hickory to mesquite to mulberry, try them all out and see what you like best.
Grill Grates - Grill grates do get gummed up and rusted after a while, especially if you don't clean them regularly and protect them from the weather. You can buy replacement grill grates for most brands of barbecues. Also, if you are a do-it-yourselfer and want to turn your fire pit or campfire into a wood fire grill, you can sit a grate across your fire and cook delicious food in no time.
Meat Grinder & Sausage Stuffer - No, this isn't a grill accessory per se, but I really love making my own homemade sausages for cooking on the grill. I recently did research on meat grinders and sausage stuffers and these two products from Chop Rite Two are outstanding. There is even a video demonstrating them both.
Grill Warming Rack - Again, some barbecues come with this grill accessory, but you can also buy them to add on to your grill. These give you a 2nd layer of grill grate which is further away from your coals. This lets you keep things warm without burning them. It's also great for warming up hot dog and burger buns and vegetables.
Vegetable Basket - Chopped vegetables fall through the grates of your grill. Also, many types of vegetables, even when cut large, are too delicate and fall apart when grilled. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy grilled vegis! A vegetable basket sits on your grill and holds your vegetables while they cook while protecting them.
Side Burners - Some gas grills come with these but you can also buy them as add-on grill accessories. This allows you to cook all your foods outside. Soups, sauces, or stir fry, you can cook it all in a skillet, pot or wok right by the side of your grill!
Condiment and Tool Holders - This probably doesn't make your food any better, but sure makes your life a little easier. Tool holders keep all your grilling utensils right at hand and condiment holders are perfect for ketchup, mustard and even marinades and sauces. Everything is on hand when you need it!
Work Tables - If you grill doesn't come with side work tables I strongly recommend adding some. It makes staging and preping food much easier. If you have your grill right next to a counter or picnic table you may not need these, but the sure come in handy otherwise.
Weber Grill Accessory and Parts - One of the most famous names in outdoor cooking, Weber has many great accessories available for their grills. They also supply replacement parts for their grills. Go see my information on how to find a Weber grill part or find a Weber accessory.
CharBroil Parts and Grill Accessory - Char-Broil makes a range of excellent grills and smokers. Find out about their available grill accessories and where to find replacement parts.
Lynx Accessories - Lynx is like the high-end sports car of gas grills. They are fully customizable and offer a slew of barbecue accessories to make your Lynx grill even better.
There you have it. While most of them are not absolutely necessary, many of these grill accessories will bring your grilling to a higher level and make it a lot easier for you! More items to put on your birthday wish list!
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ARC Review: Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper
by C.J. on 5:55 PM in Category: Young Adult, Feature: Review, Genre: Fantasy, Genre: Historical
title: Salt & Storm
author: Kendall Kulper
isbn/asin: B00HQ2N0VG
buy it: Amazon Goodreads B&N
rating: 3/5 [in the genre] or 5/10 [all books I've ever read].
recommended for: People who love The Witch of Blackbird Pond or other historical books with a hint of romance.
will i read this author again?: Maybe.
will i continue the series?: N/A
My Ratings Explained
A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder--and the one boy who can help change her future.
Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself.
Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane--a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.
The premise of Salt & Storm sounded a little too romantic for my taste, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. This book shines with a unique magic system, spirited main character, and obviously well-researched historical background. Meet Avery. She's longed all her life to become a witch, one of many in her lineage, but the return of her wayward mother means imprisonment: no witchcraft, no contact with her grandmother. A "normal" life. The premise sets up a mystery--why does Avery's mother fear witchcraft so much?--that sets an unexpected tragedy in motion. With a few hitches, the plot is exciting and twists in unusual ways. Avery is feisty and endearing, but the same recklessness that sparks her adventure also precipitates true heartache. Her relationship with Tane becomes a bit too strong, but avoids insta-love nicely. Finally, the ending is a shocking deviation from cliche that amped up this book in my regard. While I don't expect it to stick with me forever, Salt & Storm was an enjoyable read that will appeal to fans of romantic fantasy looking for something fresh.
plot . 4/5
At it's essential level, the plot has all the makings of an exciting, twisty story. The Roe witches have been essential to the survival of Prince Island, a whaling town, for centuries. Now the whaling industry is flagging, the current Roe witch is withering, and the future Roe witch is trapped by her magic-hating mother. This catastrophe becomes a true race against the clock when Avery, gifted with prophetic dreams, foretells her own murder. Her only hope for salvation is the legend that a Roe witch cannot be killed--so to save herself, she must become the Roe witch. But to do that, she must break her mother's spell trapping her in a life of petticoats and petit fours. Enter Tane, a boy bent on avenging his murdered people, who possesses a magic that just might be able to rival Avery's curse.
That already pulled me into the story. Then the complications begin. There's first love, there's death, and there's the brewing unrest between the people of Prince Island and the witches that culminates in a startling conclusion. Shot through the good, exciting parts were what felt to me like cop outs. Why didn't Avery's mother or grandmother just tell her what it took to become a witch? Why did Avery's encounter with her grandmother go that way? Why didn't her grandmother bind her as a child? These all seem thin reasons to achieve the plot Kulper wanted. It's not the most tightly crafted tale, but ignoring these weak points, it's an enjoyable read.
concept . 4/5
I love the whole idea of this book. A line of witches tied to an island, using their magic for the good of the people. An unknown curse. Magic built from pain, rope, seawater, and wind. It's a very old school nature kind of magic that fits in well with the old American setting. It's the kind of magic you'd expect to see done by Cherokee shaman or Irish druids. Then there's Tane's magic, South Pacific island magic accomplished with arcane tattooed symbols. It's believable while still being fantastical. I also loved the setting in whaling culture. Kulper obviously did her research. Her description of the whaling town and whaling life feels utterly authentic. I only wish that she'd given Avery less modern sensitivities about whaling. Avery wishes that her magic wouldn't go towards killing animals, but she also recognizes that whaling is the sole livelihood of her islanders. I just want characters to feel consistent with their times.
characters . 3/5
Avery is pretty endearing from the start. She's reckless and a little snotty, but it's obvious she's hurting. She's been taken away from her grandmother and her birthright to live with her mother and be forced into a genteel life she never wanted. She has a temper, but shows compassion too. Tane seemed thinner. I enjoyed him enough to enjoy the story, but I wanted more from him. He's kind, tortured, and determined; so much of his characterization hinged on his wish to avenge his family. Only he felt a little underdone. Like a cutout of a sweet, loving person instead of a person. Similarly, Avery's grandmother and mother are relatively enigmatic until later on. However, I'll grant Kulper that, since we know them only as Avery sees them and so they're types to us until Avery learns their twists and turns. The rest of the cast served its purpose but wasn't really notable. I wanted a little more of the townspeople, since they were so important to Avery's decisions.
style . 3/5
Kulper has an easy, pretty style that translates well to a historical fantasy. Her prose has a pretty quality to it. I didn't gush over it, but I found myself suitably drawn in by her language. What lacked was a clear sense of historical-ness. I would have liked to see more period-specific language and conventions. Kulper's style was tight and poetic in the right places, quick in the right places, but it didn't feel firmly fixed into its time period.
mechanics . 3/5
Overall, the pacing of the book wanes and waxes. I didn't find myself enthralled right away. The first part is a little languid and doesn't swoop into the main plot for a bit of time. I also had issues with the pacing of the romance. The initial slow burn is actually well done. Avery and Tane begin as business partners and fall for each other by inches, quite believably. Yet, they're soon "in love" and talking about marriage and forever and making broad, melodramatic declarations that garnered a few eye rolls.
A pretty period fantasy with a feisty main character, beautiful system of magic, and twisty, unexpected plot.
Note: I received this copy in exchange for a review. The price of the book and its origin in no way affected my stated opinions.
Tags # Category: Young Adult # Feature: Review
Labels: Category: Young Adult, Feature: Review, Genre: Fantasy, Genre: Historical
Micheline September 23, 2014 at 6:58 PM
Nice to see a positve review for this one ^^ It was one of my most hotly anticipated releases and reading this makes me even more excited to dig in (soon)! Witches were a huge draw for me with this one but the setting sounds unique which is definitely a huge plus too! I've heard similar things about the pacing being a bit off as you mentionned so at least I'll be prepared going in. Glad you enjoyed this one overall and thanks for the lovely review!
C.J. September 26, 2014 at 9:24 AM
It wasn't one of my favorites but I definitely enjoyed it and was excited to read more. I hope you enjoy it! The witchcraft and setting were definitely the biggest plusses. Very cool.
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The array of oral care products these days is staggering. For us, its natural all the way in terms of the ones we use.
The ordinary products can contain some most unpleasant ingredients.
Of course the argument is that these products arent swallowed. But there will inevitably be some ingestion however small, and ingredients can be absorbed via the mucous membranes.


The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland just concluded on on Jan. 25th. At this meeting of economists and policy makers, two presentations were given based on current articles in Science and Anthropecene Review that argue that the world is at a tipping point for sustaining life as we know it, (see above to link to a summary) – that is, life dominated by human societies. Moreover, they argue that it is world economic systems that inherently value exploitation of the earth and its resources above all else, that result in this rush to ruin. To this I would add that it is the greatest political failure of the world's governments to address this unfolding catastrophe.
Looking at the strip- mined mountains of West Virginia, the thousands of miles of bulldozed Siberian forests, the bleached coral reefs, the vast parking lots of suburbia, the disintegrating health of Americans, the generation of child cancer victims around the world, the despair of the poor and the ennui of the rich, is there any doubt where we are headed? Is there any doubt that we are creating Hell on earth?
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The FIFA World Cup was first played in in 1930 and hosted by Uruguay. The soccer ball used at each World Cup may not be as famous as some of the teams or players but has quietly put its stamp on each edition of the quadrennial tournament. Soccer365 takes a look at all the official World Cup soccer balls used since that first tournament in Uruguay.
From Argentina and Uruguay being unable to agree on who provided the match ball at the inaugural FIFA World Cup which resulted in 2 balls being used (one in each half); to adidas launching the famous black and white 32-panel ball ahead of the 1970 FIFA World Cup; to Brazil, host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, creating an official twitter account for their official ball, the Brazuca, and providing an official World Cup ball to every child born in the country on December 3, 2013 – the day the ball was launched; the official FIFA World Cup match ball has a long history.
The Telstar 18, the official ball of next summer's World Cup in Russia, has a familiar look. The black and white ball is a modern interpretation of the famous 1970 Telstar. The Telstar was the first to be provided by adidas and the 3-stripes has been the official match ball provider since that tournament.
The 6-panel ball incorporated the latest ball technology and has been through extensive testing but the pixilated gives the impression of the old 32-panel original Telstar. This is the first World Cup match ball to be predominantly black and white since the Questra was used at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
The 2014 World Cup ball, the Brazuca, was the first match ball to create a buzz before it even made it to the field with its own social media following and storytelling voice. The Brazuca was 100% Brazilian which makes sense as Brazuca is a slang term for Brazilian. The 6-panel ball was the most colorful in the history of the game with flowing wish bands in green, blue and orange on the ball.
The ball became a staple and was used in professional leagues around the world like the German Bundesliga and Major League Soccer in the U.S. and Canada.
And more than anything it was a welcome change from the Jabulani from 4 years earlier.
He was not alone, France's Hugo Loris, Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, and David James of England all used 1 word to tell the story, 'Disaster,' 'Shameful,' and 'Dreadful,' respectively.
The 8-panel ball was adidas attempt at ball that was a perfect sphere with the latest technological advances to improve the flight of the ball with fewer seams. The reality was a ball that was lightweight and prone to knuckle unexpectedly.
A far cry from adidas hope to 'celebrate,' the meaning of Jabulani in Zulu. It had a good look, however, with 11 colors on the ball representing the 11 players on each team on the field, the diversity of the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa, and it being the 11th official World Cup ball provided by adidas.
The Germans pride themselves in working as a unit rather than relying on individual performances. The name +Teamgeist, team spirit, is a clear reference to that tradition. The out-of-place '+' at the start of the ball name was added for trademark reasons but gave a distinctive if not unusual stamp on the ball.
The 14-panel ball was the first to be held together with thermal bonding rather than being stitched.
The ball had other first including being the first to be available with the competing teams, venue, and date stamped on the ball. It also featured a special colorway for the World Cup final, the +Teamgeist Berlin.
The Fevernova 2002 World Cup match ball was the start of a new era for World Cup match balls and with that came high expectations. The Fevernova marked the end of the Tango era that started 24 years earlier at the 1978 World Cup.
The most notable feature of the ball was the foam synthetic layer under the outer coating. The material gave the ball a spongy feel which immediately made players wary despite adidas assurances that it helped improve the durability and true response from being kicked.
The gold (champagne) ball featured a shuriken, ninja throwing star, design with red flames representing the achievements of the first Asian hosts of the World Cup.
The adidas Tricolore was a fitting closing for the Tango era. The Tango's triangle patter was shown in the colors of the French flag, red, blue, and white. It was the first multi-color ball used at the World Cup finals. In addition to the color of the ball, It had a circle pattern on the ball that gave it a more modern look than previous Tango editions. The new colors was only the tip of the iceberg for new looks to come from adidas.
The theme for the 1994 was space travel and the U.S.' 'quest for the stars,' thus the Questra was born. The black and white ball featured a galactic scene on the triads. The overall space theme was a tribute to the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
The Questra was a popular edition of the ball with color versions used at the UEFA Euro 1996 'Questra Europa,' and the 1996 Olympics, 'Questra Olympia.' It closed out its service with the 'Questra Apollo' ball being used in La Liga and for the Spanish national team in 1996/97.
The ball was lighter and more responsive than earlier versions of the ball and well liked by the players. The hope was that a more lively ball would increase scoring, which fell to a record low 4-years earlier in Italy. It succeeded in being the highest scoring tournament seince 1982 but ironically 1 of the 3 games that ended 0-0 was in the final.
The Etrusco Unico was the ball for the 1990 World Cup and celebrated the civilization and art of the Etruscans who thrived on the Italian peninsula between 768 BC and 264 BC. Each triad featured an Etruscan lion as well as stylized Etruscan border. Very classical in its approach.
It was the first ball to have an internal layer of polyurethane foam.
The Azteca was the first synthetic ball to be used at a World Cup. The ball provided a truer spherical shape throughout matches, tested better for performance, and were water resistant.
adidas took the triad pattern to the next level with the Azteca turning to Aztec architecture and mural designs for inspiration for the pattern. This design element was continued for the next 3 World Cups.
After a creating such a successful ball for '78, adidas did not change much for the '82 World Cup ball.
The Tango España was the first ball to be made out of leather and synthetic material. A new polyurethane layer replaced the Duralast coating and the panel seems were welded then sewn together.
This ball was the final nail in the coffin of the leather ball and all the uncertainties it had provided over the first 52 years of the tournament.
The Tango España was the first ball to include the adidas Trefoil logo.
adidas was not sure players would like the new Tango design at the 1978 FIFA World Cup so made sure to have some of the Telstar ball on hand in case they were needed.
adidas began the tradition of giving the World Cup ball a unique identity in 1978 when they developed a ball to celebrate the culture of the host nation. The 1978 Word Cup ball was named after Argentina's famous dance, the Tango.
The Tango featured the same number of panels as the Telstar but scrapped the black panels. Instead, the ball had an all white base with black triads forming a circular pattern. As the ball rolled, the effect of the pattern made it seem like the ball was performing a dance, making its name quite befitting.
While the Tango Ball became one of the most popular of all-time, the top brass back in Germany was not so confident heading into the World Cup. They made sure to have some Telstar 1978 balls on hand in Argentina if the new ball was not well received.
adidas sealed a deal as an Official Partner of the World Cup by the 1974 World Cup. The deal made them the official ball provider for the tournament and allowed them to keep their name front and center on the ball.
After the success of the Telstar 4-years earlier only minor tweaks were required for the ball to get back out on the field. A thicker coat of 'durlast' was applied to the new ball. This helped it hold up better in wet weather as well as provided the shiny coat.
adidas put their first stamp on the official World Cup ball at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The German-based company designed high quality and well-liked balls for the 1968 European Cup and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and with the Mexican Football Federation advocating for them, FIFA decided to have adidas produce the ball.
The final product was the iconic adidas Telstar. The black and white ball was constructed of 32-panels (12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons). The design was adopted to be easier to see on black and white televisions as the 1970 World Cup was the first with a global TV audience.
The name for the ball came from the Telstar communications satellite which has a similar appearance.
And the official World Cup logo emulated the design of the new ball.
20 Telstars were provided for the tournament matches while over 600,000 replica balls were sold.
The impact of the adidas Telstar changed the way fans embraced the official match ball while watching matches as well as playing on local soccer fields around the globe.
For the second time in World Cup history, FIFA held a blind test to select the ball for the 1966 tournament. And for the 2nd time a local company was the last ball standing.
The Slazenger Challenger 4-Star was selected over 110 other entries. The 25-panel ball was the most advanced and most tested up to that time. FIFA required Slazenger to send 400 in 3 different colors to be considered for the finals. They also required each qualified country to receive balls 6 months prior to the tournament to get accustom to it.
The Crack was the Jabulani of its generation. The ball produced by Chilean company Custodio Zamora had 18-panels but of varying shapes from hexagons to rectangles to oval shapes. European teams in particularly disliked the ball and had taken a liking to the Top Star used 4 years earlier. 100 of the Top Star were shipped to Chile and used in matches to close out the tournament.
The Crack did make a contribution to soccer ball innovation, however. It included the first latex inflation valve that became common in the coming years.
Swedish official pumps up ball entered to be used as the official match ball of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
The ball and the process for selecting it took a big change ahead of the 1958 World Cup. FIFA opened the bidding process and allowed any manufacturer to send in an unbranded ball for consideration. The Top Star, submission #55, was selected from over 100 entries and surprisingly was from a local manufacturer based in Ängelholm.
The Top Star was the first 24-panel ball used at the World Cup and included a waterproof waxed surface to improve its performance in wet conditions.
And to help teams prepare for the new ball, each team that qualified was sent 30 balls (Brazil opted to purchase more).
The Top Star was the first ball to be used at more than 1 FIFA World Cup.
The organizers of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland turned to Kost Sport to design the World Cup ball. The Basel-based company turned out an iconic ball whose design was copied for decades. The 18-panel ball had an interlocking zig-zag pattern and bright yellow color.
Sadly for Kost, FIFA implemented a rule that prohibited branding on the official ball.
The first official World Cup match ball was the (Superball) Duplo T. What made this ball the first official ball? It was the first to be used in all the matches at the tournament.
This was possible due to the innovation of the air valve (similar to ones on today's balls) that allowed balls to be inflated with a pump and so did not require a skilled inflation experts. This made the ball look different as well since it did not include laces.
Surprisingly, the air valve addition was not a new technology. The Argentinean company that developed the ball had used a similar ball, the Superval, in domestic league in the early 1930's but did not have the technology approved by FIFA. The ball took the Superball name when the company started distributing it in Brazil.
Allen made the official ball of the 1938 World Cup and made sure that everyone knew it. The Paris based company were the first company to include their name on the ball 'Allen Officiel' under the 'Coupe de Monde' lettering.
The brand showcase may have been ahead of its time but the ball was not. It was largely the same ball as the Federale 102 with 13-panels and cotton lacing. It included more rounded side to each panel, a look that became common post World War II.
It was still not the exclusive ball used during the tournament with sightings of more common 12-panel balls as well as 18-panel balls in photos of matches played during the tournament.
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini opted for his government to make the 'official' ball for the 1930 World Cup. The 13-panel lace up ball featured a new innovation cotton lacing rather than the traditional leather. This was a huge improvement especially when it came to heading the ball.
The balls were still very rudimentary with a skilled inflator required to get the best spherical shape and air pressure but balls still varied greatly so many times the captains agreed on the game ball prior to kick off.
Much to the dismay of Mussolini, the captains for Italy and Czechoslovakia opted to use an English made ball rather than the 'official' Federale 102 in the final. It did not matter in the final with the home side winning their first World Cup title with their 2-1 win.
Sepp Blatter holds one of the match balls from the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. The 1966 FIFA World Cup match ball by Slazenger is held on the right.
The dream of Jules Rimet came to life when 13 teams from around the world gathered in Uruguay to compete in the inaugural FIFA World Cup. One oversight in the build up (which would never happen today) was that there was no official match ball.
Soccer ball technology at the time was very rudimentary with balls, even from the same brand, varying greatly.
The final epitomized this variance with balls as the captains from Argentina and Uruguay could not agree on a ball for the final match. FIFA decided that Argentina would provide the ball for the first half, the Tiento, and Uruguay would provide the second half ball, the T-Model.
The T-Model was larger and heavier and took its name from the T-shaped panels used in its construction.
The ball played its part in the final with Argentina leading 2-1 at halftime only to be foiled by the Uruguayan ball in the second half and losing 4-2.
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What many believe is that the "night cap" theory works for them, that having a glass of wine or spirits right before going to bed, will lull them quicker in a deep peaceful sleep.
What's known however, is that an alcoholic drink actually disrupts the quality of REM sleep cycles. So even though you might fall asleep sooner, what you'll suffer from is poorer quality of actual zzzzz's.
This especially if you're out on the town, while attempting to shed a few pounds or are on a diet. What you're thinking is just swapping diet soda for regular soda should do the trick. This so you won't gain excess calories.
What's found is that a rye and diet cola does is lacks sugar, so it's more likely that you'll get a pounding headache the next morning. The reason being that the sugar found in soda or fruit juices, does is dilutes the potency of alcohol better in the bloodstream.
I'll just have one more quick drink, and I'll still be fine. Don't fool yourself, as a small "hard liquor" drink like a martini, does is packs a pretty hefty punch when it comes to inebriation. Just even having 2 drinks can at times cause you to get drunk enough, to be hungover the next morning, depending on your condition.
This depending on how much stress you're experiencing, or how full your stomach is. Instead, choose to drink a large glass of soda water between drinks, which will keep you hydrated, while diluting the alcohol in the bloodstream.
What's often thought is chasing strong coffee after a few rounds of stiff drinks, will instantly perk and sober you up quickly, so you can drive straight home, or go to work clear headed the next morning. What's known is caffeine is completely ineffective, if you're hoping to eliminate or absorb alcohol out of your system.
All what coffee does is just dehydrates you further, making the after affects of the morning after the night before, even worse, such as contributing to a pounding headache. The best way of altering the dehydrating effects of alcohol, is by drinking a large glass of water, or an electrolyte loaded beverage before going to bed.


The McLaren MP4/4 goes down in the annals of Formula One history as one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. Although it competed in the 1988 FIA Formula One World Championship it still to this day holds the record as the most dominant single season car to complete in Formula One, winning all but one race and taking all but one pole position with its drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
The McLaren MP4/4 was the first McLaren to benefit from Honda power. The 1987 season, by comparison, was a poor year for the British squad, using the by this time unreliable Porsche-built TAG V6 unit. Since the 1985 championship, Honda had demonstrated that it had the best engine and, with 1988 being the last year of the turbo engines prior to new rules being introduced, McLaren went all out to benefit from its new engine partnership. This strategy was in stark contrast to that of the majority of other teams such as Ferrari and Tyrrell, who based their cars on updated versions of previous seasons' cars in order to focus their efforts on all-new 1989 contenders.
The new low line chassis was straight out of the gene pool of Technical Director Gordon Murray's Brabham BT55 from 1986 season. Murray had always wanted to try his new chassis design with a V6 engine, which is much smaller than the straight 4 unit used in the BT55. The chassis design had a marked impact on driver seating position and the McLaren MP4/4 is often considered a forerunner of the current Formula One cars which all sport the recumbent driving position as standard.
This fine 1:18 scale model of the McLaren MP4/4 has been handcrafted and finished in our workshops with the co-operation and assistance of McLaren regarding original finishes, materials, archive imagery and drawings. The use of supremely accurate digital scanning of the original car has allowed us to perfectly recreate every detail at scale. Furthermore, it has undergone detailed scrutiny by both engineering and design teams to ensure complete accuracy of representation.


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Joint Security Area () is a 2000 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Lee Young-ae, Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. It was directed by Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon. The film, which was shot on location in South Korea, concerns an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting incident within the DMZ, the heavily fortified border that separates North and South Korea.

It was the highest-grossing film in Korean film history at the time and won Best Film at the 2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 2001 Grand Bell Awards.

Plot
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the DMZ in the Joint Security Area at a North Korean border house just across the Bridge of No Return, before Sergeant Lee Soo-hyeok (Lee Byung-hun), a wounded South Korean soldier on border duties, attempts to flee back to the South Korean side. The southern troops rescue him while gunfire erupts and, two days later, the fragile relationship between the two Koreas depends on a special investigation conducted by Swiss Army Major Sophie E. Jean (Lee Young-ae) on behalf of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.

As Sergeant Lee Soo-hyeok has confessed to the shootings, Sophie investigates why the two Koreas have contradicting accounts of events; Soo-hyeok's states he was knocked out and kidnapped while relieving himself and, waking tied up in the North Korean border house, secretly freed himself and shot three North Korean soldiers, leaving two dead. The North Korean survivor Sergeant Oh Kyeong-pil (Song Kang-ho) states to Sophie that Soo-hyeok barged into the border house and shot everyone before retreating when the wounded Kyeong-pil returned fire.

The autopsy report shows that one North Korean soldier, Jeong Woo-jin (Shin Ha-kyun), was shot eight times repeatedly, indicating a grudge was held; additionally, a single bullet is not accounted for. Over the course of the investigation, witness Private First Class Nam Sung-shik (Kim Tae-woo) attempts suicide by jumping out of the window of the interrogation room and a strange emotional reaction between Kyeong-pil and Soo-hyeok during a meeting causes Sophie to confirm her suspicions that the surviving soldiers and Woo-jin held a mutual friendship and were attempting to protect one another.

Through flashbacks it is shown that Soo-hyeok had previously been on patrol with other soldiers, only to get lost on the North Korean side and to partially trip a mine; found by Kyeong-pil and Woo-jin, the two deactivate the mine, which later prompts Soo-hyeok to throw written messages over the border at the Bridge of No Return to maintain contact over the next several weeks. Eventually inviting Soo-hyeok across the border, the three become a group of friends that soon includes Sung-shik, with the four agreeing to leave politics out of their friendship so to remain loyal to their own countries.

As tensions rise between the North and South, Soo-hyeok and Sung-shik return to the North guard house one night to say goodbye and celebrate Woo-jin's birthday, only to be discovered by a commanding officer from the North and resulting in a Mexican standoff. Despite Woo-jin panicking and betraying his friends, Kyeong-pil convinces Woo-jin, Soo-hyeok and the officer to lower their weapons, only for Sung-shik to panic and shoot the commanding officer when he reaches for his radio; when Woo-jin draws his gun again, Sung-shik shoots him, and in a daze, shoots his corpse several times. Earlier in their friendship when Soo-hyeok is joking around with his gun, Kyeong-pil asked Soo-hyeok if he'd ever had to kill a man like he's had to, implying that Soo-hyeok doesn't know what it's like. Kyeong-pil slaps Sung-shik out of his daze, takes the gun from him and kills the still-alive officer, then persuades Soo-hyeok and Sung-shik to flee with a false alibi of being kidnapped, before throwing away the evidence that he and Woo-jin were fraternizing with Southern soldiers. After shooting Kyeong-pil in the shoulder to complete the alibi, Soo-hyeok and Sung-shik flee across the border, with the latter getting past unseen; as Soo-hyeok's wounded leg from the firefight prevents him from running, he is the only soldier seen and picked up by the South Korean soldiers.

Back in the present, Sophie is eventually removed from the case when it's discovered that her father, a former POW, had North Korean ties during the Korean War, thus technically making her a non-neutral. Before leaving Korea, she attempts to informally learn of the true events first with Kyeong-pil and then Soo-hyeok. Having asked Kyeong-pil if he had a message for Soo-hyeok, Sophie gives Soo-hyeok the lighter he first gave to Kyeong-pil. Before saying goodbye and wishing him well, she reveals that Kyeong-pil told her that he saw Soo-hyeok's gun actually shot Woo-jin first during the chaos before Sung-shik shot him. On his way out, Soo-hyeok steals an officer's pistol and commits suicide out of guilt for Woo-jin's death and Sung-shik's suicide attempt. The film concludes with an American tourist's photograph of the joint security area that accidentally contains all four soldiers prior to the incident.

Cast
 Lee Young-ae as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
 Lee Byung-hun as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk (Korean: 이수혁)
 Song Kang-ho as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil (Korean: 오경필)
 Kim Tae-woo as Pvt. Nam Sung-sik (Korean: 남성식)
 Shin Ha-kyun as Pvt. Jung Woo-jin (Korean: 정우진)
 Christoph Hofrichter as Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
 Herbert Ulrich as Capt. Persson.

Production
The Korean Demilitarized Zone depicted in the movie were sets that were made for the film, which was constructed at about 8000-Pyeong area in a film studio in Namyangju with a budget of 900 million won.

Reception
The film drew nearly half a million viewers in Seoul alone in its first week.  Within 15 days of its release the film reached one million admissions and by early 2001 Joint Security Area had become the highest-grossing film in Korean film history.  It was later passed by the films Friend, Silmido and Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War. Overall, JSA had 2,499,400 admissions in Seoul over its 20 weeks in the cinemas and an estimated 5.8 million admissions nationwide. The film was also very successful in Japan where it grossed ¥1,160,000,000 becoming one of the top grossing foreign productions of 2001.

A DVD of the movie was presented to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il by South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun during the Korean summit in October 2007.

In 2009, director Quentin Tarantino named the film as one of his twenty favorite films since 1992.

Awards and nominations
2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards
 Best Film
 Best Director – Park Chan-wook
 Best Supporting Actor – Shin Ha-kyun
 Best Cinematography – Kim Seong-bok

2000 Busan Film Critics Awards
 Best Actor – Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho

2000 Director's Cut Awards
 Best Director – Park Chan-wook
 Best Actor – Song Kang-ho
 Best New Actor – Shin Ha-kyun
 Best Producer – Shim Jae-myung

2001 Deauville Asian Film Festival
 Lotus d'Or (Prix du Jury) ("Jury Prize")
 Lotus du Public (Prix du Public) ("Popular Choice")
 Lotus du Meilleur Acteur ("Best Actor") – Song Kang-ho

2001 Seattle International Film Festival
 New Director's Showcase Special Jury Prize

2001 Berlin International Film Festival
 Nomination – Golden Berlin Bear

2001 Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Director – Park Chan-wook

2001 Grand Bell Awards
 Best Film
 Best Actor – Song Kang-ho
 Best Sound – Kim Seok-weon, Kim Won-yong
 Best Art Direction
 Nomination – Best Supporting Actor – Shin Ha-kyun

2001 Fantasia Festival
 Nomination – Best Film

2002 Blue Ribbon Awards
 Best Foreign Language Film

2003 Hong Kong Film Awards
 Nomination – Best Asian Film

Adaptations
A stage musical titled JSA: the Musical opened in April 2014 at the Dongsoong Art Center in Seoul's theater district of Daehangno. While the musical heavily borrows from Park Chan-wook's film, the script more closely resembles DMZ, the novel by Park Sang-yeon that inspired the movie.

An eight-episode television miniseries also adapted from the novel DMZ will be produced by KBS, to be aired in September 2014 as part of the Drama Special Series.

See also

References

Notes

Sources

Bibliography

External links

 Review at koreanfilm.org

2000 films
2000s mystery drama films
2000s thriller drama films
2000s mystery thriller films
South Korean mystery thriller films
South Korean mystery drama films
South Korean detective films
South Korean nonlinear narrative films
Films set in North Korea
Films set in South Korea
Films shot in South Korea
Films based on South Korean novels
Films based on military novels
Films based on mystery novels
Films based on thriller novels
Films directed by Park Chan-wook
Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
2000s Korean-language films
Korean Demilitarized Zone in fiction
Myung Films films
CJ Entertainment films
Panmunjom
Films about North Korea–South Korea relations
2000 drama films
Films about the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
2000s South Korean films

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March 28th, 2014 | Tags: billion plastic bottle water industry, American Beverage Association, bank sale of plastic water bottles, bottled water, coca cola, David Chiu, Joshua Arce, Pepsi Cola, plastic water bottles, Recology, San Francisco | Category: Events, Feature, Legal, Multimedia, News, Photo, United States, Washington | Leave a comment
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Plastic containers will be forbidden to be sold on public property in move toward zero-waste goal
San Francisco became the first major city Tuesday to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on public property, building on a nationwide effort to curb the billion-dollar industry.
The nine-months-in-the-making proposal by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu navigated through a number of challenging issues, from the city's drinking water infrastructure to the impacts on events like the Folsom Street Fair or lower-key nonprofit events that often rely on the sales of the plastic water bottles for revenue.
Even as the American Beverage Association opposed the restrictions, staunch environmentalists were calling for a tougher crackdown.
During the next four years, the ban will phase out the sales of plastic water bottles 21 ounce or less on city property, indoor or outdoor, which will impact park vendors, food truck operators, street fairs and places like Moscone Center convention facility. Waivers are permissible if an adequate alternative water source is not available.
"It was not long ago that our world wasn't addicted to plastic water bottles," Chiu said. "It wasn't until the 1990s that the now $60 billion plastic bottle water industry experienced an enormous growth based on massive marketing and distribution campaigns."
The proposal was supported by the Think Outside the Bottle campaign, a nationwide effort that encourages restrictions of the "eco-unfriendly product."
San Francisco's ban is less strict than the full prohibitions passed in 14 national parks, a number of universities and Concord, Mass.
"This is legislation that takes a much more targeted approach to reducing plastic bottle waste," Chiu said.
In San Francisco, Recology collects 10 million to 15 million single-use plastic water bottles a year, Chiu said.
Violators of the ban would face fines up to $1,000.
Joshua Arce, chairman of the Commission on the Environment, said the ban is "another step forward on our zero-waste goal." The City wants to have zero waste going to its landfill by 2020. Its diversion rate now stands at 80 percent.
Past efforts toward the goal included banning plastic bags and plastic-foam containers.
"We had big public events for decades without plastic bottles and we'll do fine without them again."
The American Beverage Association, which includes The Coca-Cola Company and the Pepsi Cola Company, said in a statement that the ban was "nothing more than a solution in search of a problem. This is a misguided attempt by city supervisors to decrease waste in a city of avid recyclers."
Chiu said Tuesday that future restrictions may follow.
"If we can do this on public property and folks understand that this is absolutely doable then we can look at next steps," he said.
The Board of Supervisors voted 11-00 to approve the legislation Tuesday.
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Charlie Williams oral history interview, 2013-11-21
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Title Charlie Williams oral history interview, 2013-11-21
Identifier WilliamsC_L2013-22
Interviewee Williams, Charlie
Interviewer Drummond, Traci
Abstract Williams starts by recalling growing up in Missouri on a farm. His father was a farmer, his mother was a homemaker. He talks about joining Navy after high school, working as an aircraft mechanic in the Korean War. He discusses going to work for McDonnell Aircraft, where he joins the union and becomes shop steward. He recalls working in the regional office in Midwest territory and discusses working in political campaigns when he was chairman of labor council for Democratic Party. He talks about taking over national benefit trust fund office. He remembers his relationship with Wimpy Winpisinger and recalls with George Kourpias. He talks about working with the "Rat Pack" with Maria Cordone and Fred Perkins. He ends by talking about the most important thing about being in union and his mentors.
Biographical note Charlie Williams was born in Arbyrd, Missouri, a small farming community. His father was a farmer; mother was a homemaker. He joined the Navy after graduating from high school and worked as an aircraft mechanic during the Korean War. After leaving the military, he went to work for McDonnell Aircraft and joined the IAM. He became shop steward and eventually special grand lodge rep. He served as chairman of the labor council for Democratic Party, working in various political campaigns. He also worked for the national benefit trust fund office. After his retirement, he worked with the Alliance for Retired Americans and the "Rat Pack" with Maria Cordone and Fred Perkins.
Subject Labor unions
Labor unions--Officials and employees
Shop stewards
Location depicted Missouri
Extent 01:14:32
Collection International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Oral Histories Collection
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Citation Charlie Williams, interviewed by Traci Drummond, November 21, 2013, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Oral Histories Collection, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
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COVID-19 booster for immunocompromised to be approved 'imminently,' Fauci says
By Kelly Hayes, Catherine Park and Austin Williams
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WASHINGTON - U.S. approval of an additional COVID-19 booster vaccine for people with weakened immune systems is expected to come "imminently," Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday — adding that it's likely everyone will need one eventually.
Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said a booster vaccine will be recommended for people who are immunocompromised during an interview with NBC's "Today." Authorization for an additional shot would come from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Fauci added that people other than the immunocompromised do not need booster shots "at this moment," as echoed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But "inevitably," most will likely need a booster dose in the future, he said.
"No vaccine, at least not within this category, is going to have an indefinite amount of protection," Fauci told "Today." Data is currently being collected for other vaccinated groups, such as the elderly, to determine if or when their protection falls below a critical level.
FILE - A sign promotes COVID-19 vaccines at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on Aug. 10, 2021, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The anticipated FDA approval of a third shot of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines comes as a surge in new daily cases fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant makes its way through the country. The U.S. is averaging more than 116,000 new COVID-19 infections a day along with about 50,000 hospitalizations — levels not experienced since the winter surge.
RELATED: Overwhelmed hospitals face nurse shortages amid US COVID-19 surge
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified immunocompromised people as being at higher risk for getting severely ill from COVID-19, more likely leading to hospitalization or death.
Nearly 3% of the U.S. adult population is immunocompromised, according to the CDC. Among them are people with HIV or AIDS, transplant recipients, some cancer patients and people with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and lupus, the CDC explains on its website.
Emerging evidence has indicated people with weakened immune systems could benefit from a booster dose of vaccine in order to bump up their antibody response against the virus. Most recently, a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that a third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine substantially improved protection for organ transplant recipients.
U.S. health officials have long said that people one day might need a booster, as they do for many other vaccines. That's why studies are underway to test different approaches: simple third doses, mix-and-match tests using a different brand for a third dose, or experimental boosters tweaked to better match different variants.
RELATED: Study finds COVID-19 booster dose helps protect transplant patients
Meanwhile, Israel started giving boosters to older adults. Several other countries, including Germany, Russia and the U.K., have approved them for some people. The head of the World Health Organization recently urged wealthier nations to stop administering boosters to ensure vaccine doses are available to other countries still struggling to administer the first shots.
What to know about the delta variant
The delta variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. in the summer of 2021, driving up cases and hospitalizations.
COVID-19 shots weren't studied in large numbers of people with weak immune systems. But limited data and experience with flu and pneumonia vaccines suggest they won't work as well as they do in others. But experts say the shots should still offer some protection.
It's why vaccinations are still recommended for people with immune systems weakened by disease or certain medications. It's also important that family, friends and caregivers get vaccinated, which will make it far less likely that they pass on the virus.
"It's prudent to use all the precautions you were using before you were vaccinated," said Dr. Ajit Limaye, a transplant expert at the University of Washington Medicine in Seattle.
Although most cancer patients should get vaccinated as soon as they can, people getting stem cell transplants or CAR T-cell therapy should wait at least three months after treatment to get vaccinated, according to guidance from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. That delay will make sure the vaccines work as well as they can.
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Gas gangrene, also called clostridial myositis or myonecrosis, is a severe and rapidly spreading infection of muscle and other soft tissue.
More than 20 different clostridial exotoxins have been identified, nine of which are implicated in the local and systemic changes seen in gas gangrene; alpha-toxin, theta-toxin, kappa- toxin, mu-toxin, nu-toxin, fibrinolysin, neuraminidase, "circulating factor," and "bursting factor."
The bacteria that cause gas gangrene, of the species clostridium, most commonly, Clostridium perfringens, produce liquid and gaseous poisons (toxins) that inflame (myositis) or kill (myonecrosis) healthy tissue.
The advancing infection can threaten life and limb in mere hours.
Flesh-eating clostridium and other bacteria may originate in the gut, contaminated food, surgical incisions, community and healthcare environments, or soil embedded in traumatic wounds and bone fractures.
The presence of clostridial spores and an area of lowered oxidation? reduction potential caused by circulatory failure in a local area or by extensive soft tissue damage and necrotic muscle tissue.
This condition results in an area with a low O2 tension where clostridial spores can develop into the vegetative form.
The microorganisms surround themselves with toxins (alpha- or a-toxins) that interfere with the body's natural immune response.
Stopping toxin production as soon as possible is essential to prevent tissue loss, amputation, shock, and death.
It is life-saving because less heroic surgery needs to be performed in gravely ill patients and the cessation of alpha-toxin production is rapid.
It is limb and tissue-saving because no major amputations or excisions are done prematurely (except opening of wounds).
It clarifies the demarcation, so that within 24-30 hours there is a clear distinction between dead and still-living tissue. In this way, both the number and the extent of amputations are reduced.
In 1984 Peirce already concluded that the modern treatment of gas gangrene involves the simultaneous use of antibiotics, surgical debridement and hyperbaric oxygen.


Archon 12 was a convention held July 15-17, 1988 at the Henry VIII Hotel in St. Louis, MO. The GoHs were Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Real Musgrave, Martha Beck, and Special GoH, Dennis Etchison. It was chaired by Michelle Tenney, the toastmaster was Charles L. Grant and attendance was about 1400.


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Walls of wonders: Dominguez and Escalante canyons
Thursday, July 6, 2017 8:58 AM
Introduced desert bighorns routinely travel between Escalante and Dominguez canyons. With only about 500 in Colorado, they are a delight to see.
The large canyon in the 66,000-acre Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is accessible by canoe from the Gunnison River or by a metal bridge from the Bridgeport Road south of Grand Junction.
An outstanding historic Ute Indian petroglyph is this bison-hunting scene with the vanquished bison spurting blood.
A large boulder with stacked stone walls created a rough shelter in Dominguez Canyon. For a cash-poor settler, it was a home. On the back of the boulder is the carved inscription: "M.A. Wooley Built This House March the 18, 1901."
This small but dramatic petroglyph may be a depiction of the supernova that exploded in 1054 and was seen around the world. Human habitation in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area goes back 10,000 years.
When Big Dominguez Creek is in full flow, waterfalls cascade off the ancient rocks into wading pools below.
Just across the wilderness boundary is this historic cowboy corral from the 1914 Ennors homestead.
One of the last historic wooden suspension bridges in the Rocky Mountains, this bridge was moved to the Gunnison River from the Colorado River in 1935. It now provides private ranch access.
A wagon axle recycled into a gatepost is proof that hardy Western Slope pioneers used everything they could find to establish themselves on the frontier.
In early summer, collared lizards can be found doing their push-ups and mating dances.
A new metal bridge provides pedestrian access to Dominguez Canyon Wilderness from the Bridgeport Road south of Grand Junction.
Eons of time and gushing water have taken the hard rock of Uncompahgre schist and sculpted it into small wading pools perfect for summer relaxation.
As the snow piles up, I think of warm desert hikes.
One of my favorites is a place in Colorado that looks and feels like Utah, except rocks are gone. Dominguez Creek has some of the oldest rocks in the world from the Uncompahgre schist at 1.4 billion to 1.8 billion years old. Yet the visible cliffs are 300 million-year-old Chinle sandstone. Several hundred million years of geology are missing between the cliff tops and the creek bottom.
Geologists call this missing strata The Great Unconformity. Hikers can see it in the Grand Canyon or you can hike into the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness along the Gunnison River between Delta and Grand Junction. The bottom of Dominguez Creek has hard, brittle, blue-gray rock, yet all around are red sandstone cliffs. Where the schist has been carved by millions of years of water runoff from the Uncompahgre Plateau to the west, there are pour-offs and pools as smooth as a newborn's bottom.
Rare plants and animals with prickly pear cactus and Indian rice grass grow within feet of narrow-leaf Fremont cottonwood trees. Collared lizards enact marvelous mating dances. They do their push-ups and scamper across red rocks. In high summer with temperatures in the 90s, the bare-breasted, brown-bottomed skinny dipper is frequently seen in these marvelous pools and is definitely not an endangered species.
Visitors can rest in the shade of cottonwoods and, using binoculars, spy birds like cliff swallows, canyon wrens, ravens, bald eagles, goldfinches, Western towhees, orioles, hummingbirds and, my favorite, small blue gray gnat catchers. Peregrine falcons have nested nearby. Re-introduced desert bighorns stare from cliffs above or silhouette themselves on the skyline at sunset, which is perfect entertainment for beer-drinking campers below.
HHHI love to arrive by canoe from Delta or Escalante Canyon and camp at one of the four campsites at the mouth of Dominguez Creek. But even in the dead of winter, Dominguez is easy to get to off U.S. Highway 550 south of Grand Junction at Bridgeport Road.
Geology, botany, natural history – all abound in Dominguez Canyon, named in 1874 by the Hayden Expedition as it mapped Colorado's Western Slope. It's a pity that Franciscan friars Father Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre de Escalante never got to visit their namesake canyons, but plenty of Native Americans, prospectors, ranchers, railroaders and outlaws certainly have. Hikers enter the wilderness where a gate post is an upturned wagon axle installed by pioneers, who lived by the adage of "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
Walking up the canyon, visitors see a corral from the Herbert "Bert" Ennors homestead, though the house has burned and no traces of it remain. Farther along the trail, hikers can spot a large boulder with dry-laid stone walls underneath. It provides shelter during summer rainstorms. Etched on the back are the printed words: "M.A. Wooley Built This House March the 18, 1901."
The canyon is a rare palimpsest of time with layer after layer of geology and human history. Petroglyphs include Archaic styles from 1000 B.C. with carved deer and elk, bear paws and a variety of anthropomorphs, or human-animal figures. Ute-style rock art goes from 1600 to 1880, including shield figures and a bison hunting scene with Native Americans on horseback surrounding a bison dripping blood. The Uncompahgre band, Weminuche band and Grand River band of Utes may all have traversed this canyon at different times of year. Certainly, outlaws did.
HHHEscalante Canyon to the south and Dominguez Canyon to the north, both parts of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, made perfect hideouts for cattle rustlers and bank robbers. The McCarty Trail is a landscape feature named after the McCarty family whose brothers rode with Butch Cassidy to rob the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride in 1889. Four years later, Tom McCarty robbed the Delta Bank only to be shot by a hardware store owner with a buffalo gun so powerful that it lifted the robber out of his saddle, dead before he hit the ground. McCarty was headed for a canyon hideout, but instead, he and his brother died in the dust of Delta's dirt streets.
Then there's the famous canyon shootout of June 9, 1917, when Ben Lowe, who often brought destitute homesteader families sides of beef not his own, faced off with former Sheriff Cash Sampson, who had been a state stock and brand inspector. In a duel on horseback with four bullets, they killed each other having just shared a noon dinner.
"The canyon is rich in remains of other days that, like place markers in a book, remind us where to turn for favorite stories," wrote Muriel Marshall in Red Hole in Time.
Cap Smith said, "Escalante Canyon is a hidden paradise. A ruby gem at the bottom of the world." Ranchers tried to make a living but the country was hard on horses and even harder on wives. "It took a special kind of woman to make an Escalante Canyon rancher's wife," Marshall wrote. "She had to be hardworking, willing to do without luxuries, at peace with isolation and ready to set up housekeeping wherever the work was."
Rancher Wes Massey argued, "Them old gals got a car and a vote. They left the wilderness and all that hard work. They put their kids in school so they wouldn't have that life. Made doctors and lawyers of 'em. Completely unfitted 'em for cattle ranching."
HHHBut of all the prehistory, history and tales told in the canyons, I am most interested in a specific petroglyph. There is Ute rock art nearby, but this panel looks old, very old, and it seems to be the image of a star exploding. Thanks to Chinese astronomers, we have a date. It could be SN 1054, a supernova which exploded in the year 1054 and is astronomy's most famous supernova. For almost two years, it was visible, and it can now be seen as the Crab Nebula.
Described as a "guest star" and "like a path clothed in brightness adorned by countless gleaming lamps," people around the world saw it as a living, pulsing, fireworks display. Native Americans in the canyons would have seen it. I think they carved it, too.
Dominguez Canyon Wilderness within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area is a special place. Not only did an enlightened Congress vote to preserve the 209,000-acre landscape, but the one private property owner in Dominguez Canyon agreed to donate his family's homestead to the Bureau of Land Management and let it revert to the public domain. Billy Rambo had a life estate in the canyon and a family house on Little Dominguez Creek. He's gone now, and the peace and quiet that he cherished endures for all of us.
Andrew Gulliford is a professor of history and environmental studies at Fort Lewis College. Email him at gulliford_a@fortlewis.edu.


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Wellwishers raise £270,000 for disabled mugging victim
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January 31 2015, 2:05pm, The Times
Mr Barnes has said that the response was 'unbelievable'
Wellwishers have raised more than £200,000 within three days to help a disabled pensioner who was brutally mugged outside his home.
More than 15,000 people have donated to a fund for Alan Barnes, 67, who stands at only 4ft 6in and suffers vision impairment.
He broke his collarbone after being shoved to the ground by a mugger last Sunday and says that he is too scared to return to his home in Gateshead after the attack.
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I did some cleanups in the code today. I also implemented tg3_close() and tg3_remove_one(). Those were the last two missing functions and implementing them resulted in a successful first boot of the driver :).
More cleanups. Removed most of the out-commented code that was left in the driver and some other simplifications. While going through the code I also compiled a list of suspicious looking things that I want to revisit the coming days.
Booting MSDOS over iSCSI, running scandisk on a 512MB iSCSI disk.
Interrupt support is not fully implemented yet, so UNDI chainloading tests were saved for later. Will see if I can get ahold of a Symantec Ghost DOS disk to stresstest the UNDI/interrupt support.
I was doing all that testing in Vienna and unfortunately forgot one test card there, so I only have 3 cards to test until the next time I get to Vienna(Probably next week).
I moved kicking off autoneg to tg3_init_one() from tg3_open(). This results in the BANNER_TIMEOUT being used for auto negotiation, which should save a few seconds boot time, as autoneg can take up to 6 seconds to complete. struct tg3_napi was also removed and its fields merged into struct tg3.
Moved programming of the MAC address to tg3_open() instead of tg3_init_one(), as dictated by the gPXE API specifications. Also removed was the NIC stats block, which saves some heap memory. I also removed more leftover code.


We almost didn't make the trip over to the beach however, after seeing all of the news reports. There was supposed to be a high chance of rain in the afternoon along the coast, but as with most of our weekends, we took a chance and had a perfect (beach) day!
We had sun and clouds, but no rain until the drive home. I'm so glad we headed to New Smyrna after all. E and his buddy Carson had a blast playing in the sand and stepping in and out of water pails all.day.long.
This trip included two new must haves for the rest of our beach days with the little ones: a bucket with built-in water hose like this one (shown above) and a bubble machine! Grandma Pam got Everett this one for Easter and it is amazing! I have a feeling we will be using this all summer long.
Bubbles of course, are always fun, especially in huge quantities, but the bucket with water hose was awesome for rinsing off sandy toddler bodies, adult feet and dirty beach items right before getting in the car to go home. This version also comes with tons of sand toys as well. Double score.
E had his first "buried in the sand" experience and loved it. I wasn't sure how he'd do at first, but we started with his feet/legs and then he just kept saying, "more, more, more"!
The water (to me) was still a little chilly, but my two dudes thought it felt great. Everett really does have his daddy's Wisconsin blood!
Sunday I was feeling a little wishy-washy on the eve of going back to work. It's so hard to be off for two weeks (yes, we had a two week Easter/Spring Break this year) and then go back to school for the remainder of the year. Half of the "I like routine and structure" part of me was looking forward to it, but the "I don't want to get up earlier than I have to and be productive" part of me wasn't so happy.
We did get our weekly grocery trip in on Sunday morning and then made and delivered a Happy Housewarming Gift of Coffee Cake Muffins, Baked Ziti and Pasta e Fagiole to our friends Jill and Ryan who just moved in to a gorgeous new house near Winter Garden. All in all, it was a relaxing last day of vacay before the alarm went off nice and early this morning!
Somebody was pretty excited to see his girlfriend!
This week's schedule is back to "normal" (whatever that actually means) with one night this week taking us downtown for the IOA Corporate 5K. Mike is running for the City of Orlando while E and I will be cheering him on, and many of our other friends as well. Everett actually gets to stay out past his bedtime, which is usually one of my weeknight pet peeves. I'm sure he will love it!


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Apocalypse Without Men Ch. 01
*Everybody in the story is 18 or older.
It had been six weeks since the fallout shelter had sealed shut. Six weeks since I'd seen the outside fresh air. Six weeks since I'd had real food other than the slop the synthesizer shat out. Six weeks since I'd seen most of my friends. Optimists say it would be about six months until the blast doors are ready to open again. Six months! It was barely just even been one already! Another five months of this shit! Pessimists say it could be forever. Damn, I hope they're wrong.
Another thing that made this place even more insufferable was the lack of men. It was an all girl fallout shelter. I hadn't seen another man in weeks since the bombs fell. Rumors circulated of one man in the shelter, but after being here a little over a month, I doubted that. I certainly hoped there was a male's shelter elsewhere near town, as I did not want to think of my friends on the football team, Richie and John as having died in the explosions. Even my ex, who I'd rather not think of his name; things ended poorly between us, but I wouldn't wish a nuclear death upon him. I mean, I certainly said it, but I didn't mean it.
Laura, my roommate in the vault, snapped me out of my reflections. We had been friends even before the bombs fell, being on the same cheerleader squad in high school. "What's up?"
"Just reflecting," I told her. "We've been in here six weeks!"
"Right," Laura said. "six fucking weeks. I miss fresh air."
It was nearly lunch time and I felt a craving that wouldn't be sated. "I miss hamburgers and milkshakes at Joe's Diner."
"Oh, Joe's Diner was the best man! Yeah, no more burgers and shakes, just this soy paste and water."
Memories of the juicy burger in my mouth with a handful of fries and a swallow of that cold, thick, chocolate milkshake made my tastebuds sing. Despite enjoying it, now that it was gone, I felt like I had taken it for granted. Knowing that I wouldn't get it, and I'd only get that tasteless slop in the cafeteria that comes out of the synthesizer and was the only thing I'd eaten for the past six weeks killed my appetite. "I reckon Joe's Diner is probably leveled now."
Laura nodded. "Probably. I imagine poor Joe is dead too. At least we are in here though. We could be out there."
"Oh bahis firmaları don't get me wrong," I said. "I'm glad we got our spots in this vault, but fuck. It's really starting to hit me. six fucking weeks!"
Laura reclined in her bunk and sighed. "I know the feeling. Fuck, I miss dick."
That was another craving that was bothering me, and it wasn't being sated anytime soon either. "Me too. Fuck, it's been six damn weeks and I ain't even seen a man here. At first, not dealing with horny guys seeking to repopulate the planet seemed like a perk, but now…"
"Right," Laura said. "Did you bring any, y'know, toys?"
I smirked and retrieved an 8 inch dildo from my bags. "Bought it a week before the bombs fell. Lucky find."
Laura's eyes went wide. "You've had that the whole time?"
I shrugged and nodded.
"When do you use it?"
I blushed. "Well, I try to find time when you're not here."
"Can I touch it?" Laura asked. "I've never had a sex toy before."
Laura's fingers raked over the fake dick and she squeezed it. It was realistically shaped and made of a special material designed to mimic human skin. The inside was designed to be realistic as well, so it only gave slightly when Laura squeezed it. A tingling sensation hummed between my legs as I watched Laura handle the thing I stuck in my pussy.
"It feels so real." Laura stroked the skin and poked at the glans. The skin gave in exactly as a real penis would.
"It's heated too."
"Can you show me how to use it?" Laura tried to sound casual.
"Are you asking what I think you're asking?"
"Look, it's been six weeks down here, and we're staying down here AT LEAST five more months with no men," Laura said. "I'm horny, and I know you are too."
"This is new territory," I said without objecting.
"Everything about the apocalypse is new territory."
"Well, if you want this in your cunt, then you have to take off your clothes." I mostly wanted to see how far Laura would go before I committed.
Laura did not back down. Instead, she stood and unzipped the blue jumpsuit. When we'd first arrived here, that's what we were given to wear. Bare cleavage was revealed beneath her clothes as she unzipped down kaçak iddaa to her belly button. Laura shrugged her shoulders out of the fabric, and I saw her full, beautiful breasts. Red nipples stiffened in the cool air and she pushed the clothing down her body. Her shaved pussy was exposed.
"You don't wear underwear under your jumpsuit?"
My mouth had gone dry and my pussy got wet. I had of course seen Laura naked during team showers before the apocalypse, and caught glimpses around the room. But I never really looked before. I didn't expect to be so turned on by her body, and seeing her firm figure nude before me. Stray thoughts in mind wondered how her breasts felt and what it would be like to suck on her nipples.
"You do?" Laura asked. "I never wore underwear before the apocalypse, why would I start now?"
"I sometimes wear my bra, but I always wear panties."
"Are you wearing them now?"
"Take them off," Laura said. "I'm not being the only one naked here. I'd tolerate a jumpsuit, but absolutely not a jumpsuit with underwear."
For a brief moment, I hesitated. This situation gave me mixed feelings, but I didn't want it to end. I unzipped my suit, to which Laura gave a cheer. I had it completely off my body, and then unhooked my bra. Laura eyed my petite breasts with pink nipples that were already stiff. She watched me like a hawk while I pulled my panties down and I was as naked as she was.
Laura's eyes went up and down my body. "Very nice. Turn around."
I spun around to let Laura see my ass. "Fucking hot!"
"Thanks." I blushed.
Laura hopped onto her bed and beckoned me to sit next to her. "Do you need any lube for this?"
I shook my head. "I usually use my natural lubricant. Are you wet?"
I can't believe I asked that.
"Touch it and tell me."
I reached for her sex. My fingertips grazed over the slight stubble of her shaved pussy, and I reached the tip of her slit. Laura exhaled as I rubbed her moist clit for a second before entering her. She was soaking wet inside and I rubbed her walls. Breaths turned into moans.
"Oh, your fingers feel so good."
"You should be wet enough for the dildo."
"Put it in me, then." Laura put the dildo in my spare kaçak bahis hand. "I need to make sure I do it right."
I took my fingers out of Laura to grasp the fake dick. She looked dissatisfied with the lack of stimulation until I put the head of the penis near her entrance. Her legs went wider and I slipped it right into her. Her breathing got deeper as I pushed it into her, and she was so wet that it slid in easily.
"Oh fuck!"
"You OK?" I asked, as the dildo was kind of big.
"Fuck yeah." Laura put her arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer. "Deeper!"
I pushed it in deeper and rubbed her clit. Laura turned her head toward mine with an open mouth. Her lips found mine and she pressed in a kiss. I opened my tongue to receive her and I fucked her faster with the dildo. Muffled moans vibrated my mouth, and I hungered for more. I broke the kiss to suck on her hard nipple. The fleshy nub responded well to my touch, and it was my first time having a girl's nipple in my mouth. I loved the way her tit felt on my tongue. Laura's moans got louder, so I fucked her harder.
Laura's moans turned into screams, and I was certain our neighbors heard us. She put a hand on the back of my head to keep me close to her tits, and I sucked as she rode her orgasm. When her breathing returned to normal, she ran her fingers through my hair and then gently positioned me.
"That was great," Laura said. "Now it's your turn. Let's see if I got this right."
I let Laura take the dildo from my hand, and she guided it to my entrance. It was still slick from Laura's pussy, and her fluids mixed with mine as the tip of the penis pushed into me. It felt so amazing to have somebody else using it besides me. I was finally being fucked again, and oh it felt so fucking good. Laura pushed it deeper, and I enjoyed feeling every bit of the artificial cock inside me. She pulled it out slightly, only to thrust harder.
"Fuck yes, Laura."
Laura's beautiful lips went to my nipples and I let myself moan loudly as she sucked on my tits. Energy shot throughout my body, and my pussy was pulsating around the dildo that Laura was fucking me with. It filled me completely, and as much as I'd like to imagine it was a real man, there was no denying Laura's feminine touch. And I found myself loving feminine touches.
Laura played with my clit, and I let out screams of pleasure that rivaled her own. Waves of pleasure shook my whole body and I held Laura close as I rode my orgasm. I panted
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package discord.commands

import common.api.bitTracking.BitTrackingState
import common.api.commands.BitsCommand
import discord.api.DiscordCommand
import discord.event.DiscordCommandExecutionEvent
import discord.util.DiscordMessageUtil
import javax.inject.Inject

class DiscordBitsCommand @Inject()(implicit val messageUtil: DiscordMessageUtil, bitTrackingState: BitTrackingState) extends DiscordCommand with BitsCommand {

    override def execute(implicit executionEvent: DiscordCommandExecutionEvent): Unit = {
        messageUtil.replyNoAt(getFormattedResponse(bitTrackingState))
    }

}

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MONMOUTH, IL (07/31/2018)-- Monmouth College recently announced its Dean's List for the Spring 2018 semester.
Founded in 1853, Monmouth College is a nationally ranked liberal arts college of 1,100 students. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the birthplace of the women's fraternity movement, the college offers 34 majors, 33 minors, 18 pre-professional programs, and two innovative Triads in Global Food Security and Global Public Health.


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01.06.2010 Feature Article
What Is The Purpose Of Story-Telling? By Cameron Duodu
By Cameron Duodu
01.06.2010 LISTEN
"And now a truly humbling moment: I was very pleased to receive, on 24 May 2010 (my birthday!) a document sent by email which shows that someone has been so impressed with my use of such devices in my columns in the Ghanaian Times that he has subjected my columns to serious study, in an M.Phil thesis, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and that he has passed with a mark of 75%!
To imagine that someone has become an M-Phil as a result of studying my writing, when I never went to University myself!
The scholar is called Nate Glover-Meki, and his thesis is entitled: "JOURNALISM, LITERATURE & CURRENTS OF THOUGHT IN MODERN GHANA - A CRITICAL STUDY OF CAMERON DUODU'S "LETTER FROM AFAR".
I am, candidly,quite simply chuffed by this. If any publisher -- or institution (such as the Ghana School of Communications at the University of Ghana, Legon) -- is interested in publishing it so that it can be made available to a wider audience, they can contact me at:
I shall be glad to put them in touch with the author."
The Ghanaian Times
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF STORY-TELLING?
Tuesday June 01, 2010
As some of you may have noticed, I often try to tell stories about the days when the Gold Coast was almost a paradise, compared to today.
I do this not consciously but vaguely in order that the young people of today will be inspired to help make Ghana regain its affections in the hearts of its people.
I have been labouring under the illusion that, as the Twi proverb says, "The good thing sells itself" (Ade pa n'eton neho.) In other words, something that is inherently self-elucidating does not need to be explained further.
But I got a letter the other which clearly demonstrates that the letter writer has not understood the purpose of why I do this.
This is sad for a writer to admit, but I have been at this writing game for so long that I have come to realise it isn't always the writer's fault if he's misunderstood.
Some people are just -- ahem! -- thick!
For instance, this letter complained that I "bore" him with the stories I tell about my school days.
Now, I don't mind the fact that he doesn't like my stories, for there is no way that one can please everyone who reads one.
But I do need to explain the idea behind the story-telling, so that in case others entertain the same idea, they might be put right.
You see, whenever I tell a story dealing with the past, I intend to use it to take my readers back, in their own minds, to their own school days. What my teachers did or did not do are meant to trigger stories of the "Me too!" type.
This is my culture: in a Ghanaian village, you cannot sit under, say, a neem tree and tell stories without inspiring -- or even provoking -- others to tell their own stories.
That is the whole purpose of people gathering under the tree in the first place, or if the story-telling occurs at home, gathering around the open hearth in the family yard at night.
As soon as one storyteller finishes his narration, someone else comes in with a story that might be as interesting, or more interesting, than the one just told.
In reality, such story-telling serves as an undeclared contest.
Even "interruptions-by-song" are welcomed -- as I pointed out in my story about the Sun, The Moon and Darkness.
These songs or mmoguo make story-telling more interesting than would otherwise be the case, and also help the story-teller to obtain whispered corrections from members of the audience, in case a faulty memory is making him tell the story wrong.
A Nigerian contemporary, Reuben Abati, has developed this idea of story-telling beautifully in an article in the Nigerian Guardian:
"One of the most basic rules of writing and journalism [Abati wrote] is that human beings like to read about other human beings -- their lives, successes, failures, pains and pleasures, doubts and anxieties, affairs, and occasions.
And as they read about others, people see their reflections in a hall of mirrors; they relive their own anxieties, and hopefully, they are entertained, or shocked beyond belief, or taught a lesson or two about life, society, being and nothingness."
My friend, the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, also once used this "mirror-to-society" metaphor to explain why he often used satire to communicate his ideas.
My school mates are fond of saying to me: "But how come you still remember these things? I swear, if I hadn't read what you wrote, I would never have remembered that funny incident, ever!" Others take great delight in contradicting my recollections.
School days are simply incomparable in terms of stimulation and enjoyment: you enjoy leaving home and going out to meet loads of strangers, some of whom become 'enemies', but others among whom become new and life-long friends.
(Incidentally, talking if school days, what happened to the story of the little girl who sadly died, after being caned by her teacher? It is so typical of the Ghanaian media that I can't remember reading of what happened after the teacher was arrested and taken to court.
This lack of interest in following up their own stories really demeans our media, I think.)
The report of the girl's death conducted me into the "hall of mirrors" inside my head, where some bitter encounters with the cane were waiting to be 'screened'.
One of the sources of the culture of caning in the Gold Coast of my early years, I regret to say, was the Presbyterian Teacher's Training College at Akropong, Akwapim.
Although it was a very good institution (the teachers there included the famous composer and musicologist, Ephraim Amu, who refused to wear European clothes to preach in church and was censured as a result -- a very daring as well as talented man-- as well as that wonderful teller of stories, C A Akrofi,
http://www.dacb.org/stories/ghana/akrofi_clement2.html
Akropong was nevertheless notorious for inculcating the idea of caning and harsh punishment into the teachers it trained. The teachers who created its traditions were Swiss/German Calvinists, most of whose "hair-shirt" aspirations bore no relationship whatsoever to the Ghanaian's freewheeling ethos.
(By the way if you follow the link I have given above, you will find that the biography of Akrofi does not mention his most enjoyable book, a collection of delightful stories entitled Mmodenbo Bu Mmusu Abasa So.)
Most of the pupils who were at the receiving end of the policy of caning now hold the view that caning can be stupid and sadistic.
I personally knew a girl who was clearly dyslexic but was continually caned by my grossly ignorant Class Three teacher (who, of course, was trained at Akropong!)
Caning her was an exercise in futility.
Indeed, if any teacher caned a pupil in England today for being unable to produce good work, because she suffered from dyslexia -- an illness that can be easily diagnosed and cured with skill -- not only would that teacher be considered woefully "uneducated", but he would probably be sent to jail.
Sir Jackie Stewart, three-times World Motor Racing Champion, is dyslexic. But see what he achieved.
I realise, of course, that dyslexia may not have been discovered in those days, but what about the common sense of the teacher? He whipped her; but her work never improved; and yet he whipped her the more.
Bloody stupid, if you ask me. And a shame on Akropong as an institution, for not teaching child psychology to the teachers it was training.
One other device I like to use in my writing is the Akan proverb, which I try to explain to enable anyone reading to understand it. Such proverbs strike a special chord with readers who do understand the original language, because it gives them an extra insight into what my meaning.
And now a truly humbling moment: I was very pleased to receive, on 24 May 2010 (my birthday!) a document sent by email which shows that someone has been so impressed with my use of such devices in my columns in the Ghanaian Times that he has subjected my columns to serious study, in an M.Phil thesis, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and that he has passed with a mark of 75%!
I am, quite simply chuffed by this. If any publisher -- or institution (such as the Ghana School of Communications at the University of Ghana, Legon) -- is interested in publishing it so that it can be made available to a wider audience, they can contact me at:
I shall be glad to put them in touch with the author.
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Imran Khan pokes India again on minorities
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By IANS On Dec 25, 2018 - 5:50 PM
Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again tried to compare the treatment of minorities in his country and India, saying these communities would be treated as equal citizens in "Naya Pakistan", "unlike what is happening in India", days after stating that he would "show" the Narendra Modi government "how to treat minorities".
Khan's latest comments came on the occasion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's birthday.
"Naya Pakistan is Quaid's Pakistan and will ensure that our minorities are treated as equal citizens, unlike what is happening in India," he tweeted.
He added that Jinnah had envisaged Pakistan as a "democratic, just and compassionate" nation.
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Targeting India in another tweet, Khan said: "His (Jinnah's) struggle for a separate nation for Muslims only started when he realised that Muslims would not be treated as equal citizens by the Hindu majority."
Khan also claimed that Muslims in Pakistan were treated as equal citizens:
The controversy over the issue started when actor Naseeruddin Shah lamented the rise of mob violence in India over cow vigilantism and expressed fear over rising religious intolerance in the country.
Following this, the Pakistani leader took a swipe at the Indian government, saying that he will "show" them "how to treat minorities".
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Dry January not so good
Submitted by AWL on 13 February, 2019 - 11:36 Author: Stephen Wood
I'm sympathetic to some of the points made by Martin Thomas in "Health-anuary" (Solidarity 494) but I think the article attempts to draw conclusions with little evidence.
I took part in Dry January. I'm pleased I did. But for improving health, a general reduction in drinking is more likely required rather than a month of abstinence. I am not a problem drinker, but like many British people an occasional binge drinker. The facts for problem drinking are stark; 30% of all alcohol is consumed by just 4.4% of the population. Dry January is neither desirable for nor targeted at those people, who are psychologically and/or physically dependent on alcohol.
Ian Hamilton, an expert in the links between mental health and substance abuse at the University of York, argues that Dry January allows a get-out for an industry that profits from addiction. It targets those who are not in general problem drinkers. Those who do not need help with their relationship to alcohol can take part in Dry January, while those who have dependency and related health issues have seen the services they need cut. It is still the most socially deprived who are likely to die from liver disease.
Since its launch in 2013 there has been no evaluation of the success of Dry January. As Ian Hamilton argues: "Millions of participants need a more accurate idea of whether or not they should bother (popularity should not be used as a proxy for effectiveness). Money would be better spent on those who need support the most and on tackling the root causes of excessive drinking."
Martin Thomas also hints that Dry January is something worthy of support by socialists based on historical influence of the temperance movement. I think that misses the mark. Was Dry January good for socialism? Its primary effect was on my bank balance. It has allowed me to donate £100 to the Workers' Liberty fundraising drive. But I would probably save even more if I gave up crisps and biscuits!
For an alternative to the support for temperance you only have to look at early British Marxists like Harry Quelch who wrote (in Socialism and Temperance Reform): "Its guiding principle [temperance] is the theory that the social evils of poverty and want, from which the masses of the people suffer, are due, not to unjust social institutions, to economic environment, and to class robbery, but to the innate depravity of the individual."
Since Quelch's time alcohol has become much more readily available in the home, and the cheaper prices available in supermarkets have moved the more problematic drinkers away from social gatherings in pubs and towards drinking in isolation, a worse situation. The German socialist movement, which had its own bars, was not against moderate drinking and understood the role of the social and leisure time that those establishments helped to foster. Karl Kautsky himself laid out the policy on alcohol in a series of contributions for Die Neue Zeit with mixed success.
Thomas says that the success of Dry January and Veganuary will likely produce an environment more conducive to convincing people of socialism. We want a world where people are less likely to become problem drinkers. No one should stop anyone who seeks a period of abstinence. But we cannot prove benefits will come from just taking a month away from drinking.
Submitted by Matthew on Wed, 13/02/2019 - 18:11
Taken seriously, the call for people to become, all at once, teetotal vegans would, in the absence of any planning, also lead, pretty much immediately, to mass unemployment, amongst pub, brewery and restaurant workers, farm and fisheries workers, and no doubt shop and distribution workers too.
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