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Development of The Annual School Calendar
All BC school districts are required by the provincial School Act and the School Calendar Regulation B.C. Reg. 314/12 to prepare an annual school calendar for their school district. Prior to 2012, the provincial Ministry of Education established a Standard School Calendar for all BC schools to follow.
Calendars must be prepared in accordance with the requirements and timelines indicated in the School Act and School Calendar Regulation. The School Calendar Regulation identifies a minimum number of instructional hours that must be provided to students in each school year.
In the North Vancouver School District, the School Calendar development process involves the School Calendar Committee, which is comprised of representatives of our partner groups. The School Calendar Committee creates and prepares a calendar PROPOSAL for recommendation to the Board of Education which, on the Board's direction, is then made available for a one-month Public Comment period before the Board considers final approval of the calendar.
By March 31st of each year, the Board of Education is required to submit a school calendar for the coming school year to the Minister of Education. Boards may prepare and provide calendars for up to 3 consecutive years.
Who creates the School Calendar?
The Board of Education has established a School Calendar Committee comprised of representatives from our education partners: the North Vancouver Teachers' Association, CUPE Union Local 389, the North Vancouver District Parents' Advisory Council, the North Vancouver Administrators' Association (principals and vice principals), and the District Student Leadership Council. The Committee is chaired by Assistant Superintendent Chris Atkinson and includes additional school district staff as required.
The School Calendar Committee reviews potential school calendar options and discusses possible scheduling for school days and non-instructional days for the year. The Assistant Superintendent, based upon the discussions of the Committee, prepares a Draft Proposed School Calendar for the Board to consider.
Who makes the final decision on the School Calendar?
The Draft Proposed School Calendar developed by the School Calendar Committee is provided to the Board of Education for their initial review. The finalized draft Proposal is made available for Public Comment and the comments received are compiled and provided to the Board. The Board then decides whether to accept the Proposed Calendar as prepared or to make changes to it. The Board's final decision occurs at a regularly scheduled Public Board Meeting; historically, this has occurred at the Board's March meeting.
How does the School Calendar Committee pick the dates for the calendar?
The Committee identifies dates for proposed calendar options based, in part, upon: past school calendars; previous public comment collection and surveys; and non-negotiable dates such as scheduled Statutory Holidays within the school year. Committee members are appointed to provide the views of their individual partner groups (i.e., teachers, support staff, parents, students, principals and vice principals) and the preferences of each group are shared and discussed in committee meetings.
Over time, through Committee discussions, partner group input, and public comment/survey feedback, the following criteria have been established as guiding principles:
The school year will begin after the September Labour Day Statutory Holiday and end before July 1st. The school year will not include July or August dates.
First day of school will be the first Tuesday after the Labour Day Statutory Holiday.
Winter Break will begin on the Friday preceding Christmas Day and will generally be aligned with the known winter breaks of other Lower Mainland school districts, in particular, the West Vancouver School District.
Spring Break will generally be aligned with the known winter breaks of other Lower Mainland school districts, in particular, the West Vancouver School District. Most typically, Spring Break will occur after 10 weeks of school have been completed following the Winter Break.
Where there is potential to schedule Spring Break joined to the Easter long weekend (i.e., when Easter falls in early April), the Spring Break dates may be shifted by one week and occur in the 11th week following Winter Break.
The last day of school for teachers will occur on June 30th or, if June 30th falls on a weekend, the preceding Friday.
The last day of school for students will occur the day before the teachers' last scheduled day.
Non-instructional days ("Professional Development" or "ProD" days and the NVSD Curriculum Implementation Day) will occur within the Sept-June school year.
Three of the district-wide Professional Development days are selected by the North Vancouver Teacher's Association (NVTA), in accordance with the Collective Agreement (Contract) in place between the NVTA and NVSD.
Each school's two school-based Professional Days are chosen at the school level by the school Staff Committee.
One district-wide Professional Day (Curriculum Implementation Day) is selected by the Calendar Committee.
Efforts will be made to attach non-instructional days to weekends (i.e., schedule for a Friday or Monday).
Efforts will be made to ensure that shortened weeks (i.e., weeks which include holiday or non-instructional dates) do not occur back-to-back.
Schools within the same Family of Schools will be encouraged to select common dates for their school-based Professional Days.
Why are these criteria used?
The scheduling of Statutory Holidays is very clear. They are observed on the day upon which they fall, unless the day falls on a weekend, in which case they are observed on the following Monday. The scheduling of Statutory Holidays is either a requirement by law, or a contractual obligation under the Collective Agreements with our staff and their bargaining agents.
Some of the criteria remain as historical legacy from when the provincial Ministry of Education set the dates for all schools in the province. For example, the start of the school year in September and the end in June are dates that have existed for decades. The same is the case with the last day of school before the Winter Break falling on the Friday immediately preceding Christmas Day (except for when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). While it is not required that we maintain this "traditional" school year scheduling, it is well established in the culture and routine of both our school district and other school districts in BC.
Other aspects of the scheduling reflects the rights of our employees and their respective Unions under the agreed terms of their Collective Agreements (Contracts). For example, it is a requirement that staff be provided with an established number of non-instructional/Professional Development days and, in the case of our teachers, that they have the right to select these dates. The Employer (the school district) does not have the power to amend the dates selected by teachers under current contractual agreements.
Lastly, public consultation – through past surveys and collection of comments – has identified preferences for scheduling including, but not exclusive of:
the spacing or balancing of non-instructional days throughout the month,
the grouping of non-instructional days with weekends and/or long-weekends rather than mid-week scheduling,
a majority preference (to date) for a two-week spring break,
alignment with the holiday dates set for neighbouring school districts.
Can you change the criteria you have been using?
Each year, the school district collects public comments regarding the calendar proposed for the following year(s). Themes and trends in these comments are used to inform the Committee as to the desires of those who choose to share their preferences. The Committee, and then the Board, consider the themes and trends that emerge from these comment periods and surveys, and, where new preferences emerge, adjust the scheduling selection accordingly.
With respect to those areas of scheduling that are impacted by Collective Agreements (Contracts) or legislation (Provincial laws), they will change only when the Agreements or laws change.
Why can't the calendar be the same every year?
Some of the date options are impacted by the dates upon which Statutory Holidays are observed. Statutory Holiday dates are set by the provincial government and, in instances where they fall on weekend days, are observed in accordance with the terms of employee Collective Agreements (Contracts).
For example, the "traditional" first day of school is scheduled for the day immediately after Labour Day, and the Labour Day date varies from year to year. While it is always the first Monday of September, that may be as early as September 1st, with school then beginning on September 2nd. In other years, it will fall as late as September 8th, with the first day of school then occurring on September 9th.
Additionally, the occurrence of Easter and the Easter Friday/Good Monday holidays changes from year to year. When it falls in or adjacent to March, these two Statutory Holiday dates might fall within the scheduled Spring Break and not require any loss of scheduled school days. In other years, when it falls well into April, the Easter Friday/Good Monday holidays result in the loss of 2 potential days of instruction for students within that month.
On occasion, the Ministry of Education adds new requirements for additional non-instructional time/days within the school year. This occurred most recently in 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19. In each of those years, school districts were required to schedule extra non-instructional time (students not in attendance) in support of the introduction of the new, province-wide K-12 Curriculum.
How can I best make my voice heard with respect to my preferences for calendar?
Each time a school calendar is established, the Board of Education is required by the Ministry of Education to make its proposed calendar available for public comment prior to adopting a final version. By participating in the comment process, your comments will be included among those provided to the Board. The greater the participation in the public comment process, the more informed the Board will be with respect to the opinions and preferences of our school communities.
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Ximena Alessandra Solís Zegarra (born 29 September 2001) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for the Peru women's national team.

International career
Solís represented Peru at two South American U-17 Women's Championship editions (2016 and 2018) and the 2017 Bolivarian Games. At senior level, she played the 2018 Copa América Femenina.

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2001 births
Living people
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Who are the Project Advisors?
Our Project Advisors are Carnegie Mellon students who have a passion for their work and who are excited to inspire students in the Pittsburgh community. They have a range of specific skills obtained mostly through project based work at the high school and/or university level that they offer to the group. They are a wonderful and enthusiastic group of people who are excited to work with you!
Eric Reeder is a Co-Founder and the President of Project Ignite. A Massachusetts native, he is now a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also part of the CMU Forumla SAE Racing Team and and the CMU club baseball team. In what free time he has, he enjoys folk/bluegrass music and plays the banjo, guitar, cello, and mandolin.
Jonathan Merrin is a sophomore studying Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. At Project Ignite, he is a Co-Founder, Vice President of Finance, and one of our Project Advisors. An avid maker, and is pursuing a minor in Game Design from CMU's IDeATe interdisciplinary program. He is from New York, and attends New York Comic Con every year.
Allison Perna is a senior in Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. She is a Co-Founder and the Vice President of Projects for Project Ignite. In addition, she is a resident assistant and is involved with the service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, officially making her a "bro." She intends on pursuing graduate studies in microelectronics or in nanoelectronics after graduation.
Yi Yang is a sophomore Math major in Carnegie Mellon University. She intends to declare a double major in Computer Science, and is a Teaching Assistant for 15110: Principles of Computing. She is also a student mentor for CMU CSA.
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Manali Banerjee is a senior Materials Science and Engineering major at Carnegie Mellon University. As a polymer enthusiast, she currently conducts research on nitrogen doped and plans to pursue graduate studies in synthetic materials chemistry. Manali's goal in life is to own a puppy, a cat, and a hedgehog simultaneously so that they can all be best friends.
Adam Dickter is a junior Neuroscience major with an interest in the underlying mechanisms of cognition. He actively researches face perception and has presented his work to his peers. He did not choose the pre-med life, the pre-med life chose him. He also enjoys running and being ridiculously lazy as he binge watches Breaking Bad. After a long day of data collection in research labs, Adam goes home and wonders why he gets no homework done as he watches more shows on Netflix.
Danielle Hu is a sophomore studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is currently involved in research with Human Computer Interaction Institute's Protolab, working as a developer for a project called Peer Presents. She enjoys photography, design, hackathons, but most of all, listening to jazz while sipping freshly brewed coffee.
Kevin Apolo is a senior Mechanical Engineer at Carnegie Mellon University with a minor in Physical Computing through the Integrative Design Arts and Technology Network (IDeATe) program. He LOVES robots, especially flying ones. With experience mentoring in the Pre-College program at CMU, the Robotics Club, Alpha Sigma Phi (founding father) and other activities both on and off of campus, he is ready to share his love of robotics and all things that move to those interested.
Grant Schwabacher is a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University and plans to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering and possibly a minor in Environmental Engineering and Sustainability. While he lacks the stereotypical Mechanical Engineer's love for everything automobile and engine, he tries to make up for it with interest in renewable energy technology and child-like amusement for turning anything math into art. After college Grant would like to save the environment and then retire to become that really cool math teacher.
Ben Kaplan is currently a freshman in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon. Some of his hobbies include being a ninja, owning a minecraft server, and computer programming.
Ashley Wong is a sophomore math major, with plans to double in computer science. She likes to hang out with Math Club, flute choir and her church. In her spare time, she likes to collect all things hedgehog, play video games, and catch up on her favorite shows on Netflix. Her one true love in this world is her cat, Coco (not pictured).
Bryce Summers is a Senior Computer Science Undergraduate student with a minor in Bassoon playing. He enjoys expressing himself and his artistic visions through computation and mathematics. After graduating Bryce plans to go on a life journey of doing things that he finds to be interesting and that have some degree of relevance to the lives of others.
Miranda Munoz is a senior Neuroscience major at Carnegie Mellon University with a minor in Biomedical Engineering. She does clinical research on recovery and rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury at the University of Pittsburgh. She dedicates any and all free time to television and going to the movies and can often be seen singing along to Broadway cast recordings. Miranda's future plans involve gradute school studies in neurorehabilitation.
Sara Adkins is a sophomore Music Technology and Computer Science major with a planned minor in sound design at Carnegie Mellon University. She is the project leader for RobOrchestra in the CMU Robotics Club, and does research in the Human Computer Interaction Institute on virtual textures. She is also a passionate musician who plays guitar in the CMU Guitar Ensemble and viola in various chamber groups. Talk to her about dragons and fantasy novels and she will be your friend.
Aiko Kyle is a sophomore pursuing a Physics major and perhaps also a Computer Science double major. Some things he likes include ballroom dancing, Star Trek, messing with arduinos, bitcoins, juggling, procrastinating by configuring emacs, and oxford commas.


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BUT weather you plan to build a house or a workshop be sure to plant your structure on a solid footing, raised well above ground level and use solar heated water to transfer heat. As you know water is an ideal heat storage medium. It's heat capacity is high, it's cost is low, it's safe and it's easy to transport from collector to heat storage tanks. Raising 30 drums of water only 220 F contributes about 300,000 BTU's. This means that enough solar heat could be collected in a day to last two weeks in many cold climate locations. It also means that you'll be collecting more than enough heat to keep your toes warm and your hands clean. Storing heat in the concrete floor may be all you need to moderate temperature extremes, but then less heat would be collected and the shop temperature would be unregulated. Of course 30 drums of solar heated water could be a blessing if you live in Alaska, where sunlight is a luxury and it could also be a blessing if your planning to dry fruit for a living.
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Remote learning widens educational gap between Turkey's rich, poor
Millions of students in Turkey have been effectively left out of remote learning by a lack of resources.
Second grade teacher Meltem Capkin sits in an empty classroom while conducting an online class at the Florya Ugur College on Sept. 21, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images.
Sibel Hurtas
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More than 30% of Turkey's K-12 students are at risk of falling behind in their education due to a lack of resources and infrastructural difficulties while public primary and secondary education in the country relies heavily on remote learning. Many parents who consider the spring semester a lost term are hopeless about fall semester as well.
Turkey has expanded in-person education for primary and secondary school students on Monday, with second, third, fourth, eighth and 12th graders going back to school on a rotation basis. Still, millions of students are dependent on remote education as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. In the seven months since the closure of the schools in March, the government seems to have failed to take necessary steps to secure education for those who don't have the means and resources to access online and remote learning, particularly in low-income neighborhoods and rural areas where even electricity can sometimes be a problem, let alone internet or television access.
The fall semester got off to a bad start in late September, when the online educational portal known as EBA collapsed in the first week of the online courses. Though the government said the crash was due to a cyber attack, many observers argued that the real reason was the high traffic. Aside from infrastructure failures, opposition parties and civic groups also say millions of students have effectively been left out of education by high internet fees or a lack of televisions, computers and internet access.
According to a recent report by Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), some four million students could not access the remote learning system due to a lack of resources in the first week of the fall semester. While 3.5 million students have been having difficulty accessing the internet, some 750,000 do not even have televisions in their houses.
Feray Aytekin Aydogan is the head of Egitim Sen, Turkey's Education and Science Laborers Trade Union. He told Al-Monitor in September that some six million students do not have necessary resources to access remote learning, meaning that more than 30% of the total 18 million K-12 students are at risk of effectively being left out of formal education. The government's efforts to meet the needs of the low-income households have achieved little since the schools were closed in mid-March after the first COVID-19 cases were officially confirmed in Turkey.
According to Aydogan, the government should have already identified the students who do not have access to remote learning and provided them with the necessary supplies in the past seven months.
The Education Ministry turned thousands of classrooms into online learning centers in rural areas where internet service is poor or lacking and announced in early September that it would distribute some 500,000 tablets for students in need, but these efforts have fallen short of solving the problems.
The CHP and civic groups have called on the government to expand services in rural areas and low-income neighborhoods by allocating a public contingency fund created in 2005 to expand internet access across the country, but the pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
There have even been deaths as Turks have tried to resolve the problems for themselves. An eight-year-old student fell from the roof of his apartment building in Istanbul while trying to help his father install a line to their house to access online courses. A 50-year-old teacher died from a heart attack in southern Turkey while climbing a hill to get a better signal for his online courses.
Civic groups also believe that the Education Ministry's decision to resume in-person education was premature due to public schools' limited capacity to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Infection rates among teachers have been rising since classes resumed. According to Egitim Sen's figures, some 600 teachers are currently in treatment for COVID-19.
The CHP says most of the public schools have failed to take basic steps. "No measures have been taken except masks and disinfectants. There is no social distancing, no cleaning or personnel to do that cleaning," Yildirim Kaya, deputy chair of the CHP, told Al-Monitor, recounting his Oct 12. visit to an Ankara school that is only three miles away from the Turkish Parliament.
According to Ilknur Kaya, the head of the Students and Parents Association, some schools have asked parents to supply sanitizing products. "The parents were asked for money for sanitizing products. Those who didn't pay were threatened with denial of admission," Kaya told Al-Monitor. "In low income neighborhoods parents were asked to supply it: bleach for enrollment," Kaya added.
Social distancing measures also fall far short of medical recommendations. "To enforce the social distancing rules the number of students per classroom needs to be reduced and in order to do that the number of classrooms and teachers have to be increased," Aydogan told Al-Monitor.
Some municipalities, especially metropolitan municipalities under CHP administration, offered facilities for use as alternative classrooms and some 500,000 unemployed teachers say that they were ready to work. The government ignored both offers.
For now, primary, secondary and high school students are attending in-person education two days in a week on rotation. Schools remain closed on the third day for disinfection.
Meanwhile, many have accused the Education Ministry of placing the responsibility on parents' shoulders by keeping classroom attendance optional.
"[Parents] who don't have televisions or more than one television, computers, internet connections and who have to work and no one to leave their kid with send their kid to school," Kaya told Al-Monitor.
Better-off families who have televisions, computers, internet access or childcare, meanwhile, can continue remote learning. "You are being dragged into a process in which the ones who have money can keep their kids safe; the ones who don't cannot," Kaya said.
The situation is worse in some provinces. Sadrettin Kaya, the head of the Egitim Sen's Diyarbakir branch, said masks and disinfectants supplied for the schools are far from adequate as the number of students per classroom reaches 40 in many schools, including in the central neighborhoods of the pre-dominantly Kurdish province.
"Three packs of masks cannot be a solution to anything. Social distancing is out of question as students have to sit in pairs," Kaya told Al-Monitor, adding that in some areas the number of students per classroom rises to 55 or 60.
Aydogan pointed out that there are students who have been left out completely during the pandemic. They include the children of seasonal agricultural workers, refugees and students whose mother tongue is not Turkish.
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I met an author at a conference who said "to be good, an author (of fiction) must be subversive." I liked the idea back then, but doubted its absoluteness. These days, I don't. These days, when anti-democratic, pro-authoritarian forces are spreading and gathering power to extents not seen in many decades, novelists can no longer afford the luxury of being apolitical.
To be subversive is inherently to be political.
For North America to become more democratic, the US must cease to be a country where voters realistically have only a choice between two parties. The third party vote is right now always a lost vote, and deserves to find its expression in Congress and the US administration.


We are very happy to be a part of AARC.
Our families easily merged together over the last three years, but officially this past July, Kathy and I were married. At the end of October, we moved into our renovated home. We have three wonderful teenagers: Ahava, Clara, and Levi and our dog Hazel. I was born and raised in the Detroit area, moved to Oregon after college and then to Ann Arbor when Ahava was two. Kathy, born and raised in Port Austin, came to Ann Arbor to study at U of M. She fell in love with Ann Arbor and made her home here. I feel like the luckiest guy in the world that Kathy and Clara have come into our lives and we are truly one happy family. I have been in the field of Early Childhood Education my working life and now design and build specialty construction projects. I also work with people as an Internal Family Systems Practitioner. Kathy is a designer and artist, who works at U-M designing websites and leading and designing high profile campaigns for the Office of the Vice President for Communications.
I found AARC in my search for the right fit for a Jewish community. I have tried many and like parts of each, but nothing felt just right, until now. After attending AARC High Holiday services in the past and many events as a member, I believe I found our community. I think the AARC is an accepting and welcoming group that allows people to be themselves and let their light shine. We look forward to meeting all of you.


On November 8, 2016, we will elect the 45th president of the United States of America. The majority of America feels like neither major party candidate is fit for the job. Many of our rights are in jeopardy, and our presidential choice will absolutely determine the future of this nation. The next four years could be some of the worst in our history. And yet, I'm not afraid. I should be afraid. It makes sense to be afraid. But still, I can't be afraid. Allow me to explain why the election doesn't scare me.
This election holds a lot of weight. Though the presidential candidates generally disagree on many topics, the candidates this year have opposed each other even more strongly. It's been difficult to watch the debates or even be on social media, because not only have the candidates attacked each other, but their followers have, as well. As a Christian, I've found myself confronted with many issues that I don't agree with either candidate on. Some of those issues are really big and have the potential to affect my future and the future of my family and my faith. Everything in me is screaming that I should be afraid of the results, and even more scared of what will come our way in the next few months and years. Everything, that is, except for a small, still voice.
I'm not afraid of the election because my faith is in God, not in our nation, our leaders, or our policies. I'm not scared of the results because I know that God is in control. I'm not moved by fear because I know that perfect love, the love of my God, casts out all fear.
I've heard so many people, even Christian leaders, say recently that they are waiting for God to move in this country. Friends, He is! He is moving in hearts and in lives every single day. Yes, I would LOVE a sudden nationwide revival, and I think that would begin to move our country in the right direction. But I would also love for us to stop focusing on that like it is the only way to bring a nation back to God. When God moves in YOUR life, He is moving. His moving in a nationwide revival would not be any greater, because the move of God, no matter how small, is always great.
God has been moving in my life recently. He has opened my heart to new truths and He has revealed Himself in new ways. And in those movings, He has moved my fears straight out of my life. I am not afraid of what will happen to this nation or to the people of this nation. It could go up in flames tomorrow and God would still be good. Because that's what He is. He is good.
He is good when the government is righteous, and He is good when the government is corrupt.
He is good when leaders follow Him, and He is good when leaders build altars to false gods.
He is good when His people serve Him, and He is good when they wander astray.
He is good in the good, and He is good in the bad.
If I choose to live in fear, I am choosing to not live in the peace that surpasses all understanding, the peace of my God. But my soul craves that peace, so I am allowing God to move my fears. He has filled my heart with His undeniable peace, and that is why this election doesn't scare me.
I'm leaving you with some encouraging songs that help me to not be afraid. Give them a listen, and I pray that they will speak to your soul and that God will give you His peace through these words. For even more songs, check out 6 Songs To Listen To When You're Afraid.
I'm afraid of the election, but I understand why you aren't. It's definitely going to be an interesting 4 years haha.
Thank you, Jenny. It will certainly be interesting, but God is good!
This is one of those things I know, but have to remind myself of ALOT!
I completely understand that, Crystal! I'm the same way!
thank you thank you thank you so much for this! I have to admit, I have been living in fear over this election but this reminded me that God is in control no matter what!
Perfect words + perfect playlist for today. I was feeling fearful and anxious upon waking up this morning, so this was a much needed reminder.
Amen! You have said it well my friend! I am not afraid because God is in control. He will prevail and he will protect us. I am not as afraid as I should be either because my faith and trust is in him.
Good post. We should have an open mind and open heart and give our new administration a chance to serve all the people.


The first dinosaur fossils to be identified and named were discovered in the 1820s.
Artist's impression of the stegosaurus (1914) (Linda Hall Library).
Scientists have calculated that the dinosaurs dominated the earth for over 100 million years before dying out at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago. The earliest creatures were fairly small in size but by the Jurassic period, the giants had begun to appear including the 25-metre long brachiosaurus.
Among the dinosaurs referred to by Conan Doyle in The Lost World are the stegosaurus (a heavily armoured herbivore), iguanodon (one of the earliest herbivores able to chew its food) and allosaurus and megalosaurus (large carnivores). Other prehistoric creatures that are mentioned in the book include the pterodactyl (a large flying reptile) and the ichthyosaurus (an aquatic reptile). With the author's poetic licence, they are mixed up from different periods in time.
Iguanodon from Henry R Knipe's Nebula to Man (1905) (Bristol Libraries).
It is still unclear why the dinosaurs became extinct. Among the theories are climate change, asteroid impact and a volcanic eruption. The Lost World is based on the premise that because the dinosaurs have been contained on the isolated plateau, undisturbed for millions of years and cut off from 'the ordinary laws of Nature', they have been able to survive.
In the novel, the Indians have domesticated some of the herbivores, herding them like cattle. They construct dinosaur traps and go out hunting, but live with the danger of being crushed to death by the carnivores whose unusual killing method, as described by Conan Doyle, is to fall upon their prey with their full weight. In reality, humans and dinosaurs never co-existed – the first species directly related to humans only appeared about three million years ago, long after the dinosaurs had disappeared. As for crushing victims to death, although it may possibly have happened on occasion, the carnivores are more likely to have relied upon their claws, teeth, powerful jaws and fast-moving hind legs to get the job done.
Encounter between ichthyosaur and long-necked plesiosaur from Louis Figurier's The World Before the Deluge (1865) (Bristol Libraries).
Fossilised remains of extinct creatures played an important role in the development of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Those that were similar in form to living creatures became part of the growing body of evidence he gathered that proved that species were not fixed at the point of creation, but were able to change over many generations in response to their environment. Among the fossils he uncovered during his time in South America were the glyptodon (a giant armadillo), the megatherium (a giant sloth) and an early version of the capybara (a giant rodent).
At that time extinction and transmutation (species change) were difficult for many to accept as they suggested a flaw in God's creation. If God had created a perfect world and the creatures to inhabit it, what reason would He have for allowing some species to die out and others to change in form? While some theologians and scientists either denied these things happened, or found a divine explanation for them, Darwin concluded that they happened naturally. Darwin: a graphic biography tells how he developed his argument before publishing his theory (see Books for availability).
Megatherum americanum from the Rev H N Hutchinson's Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days (1910) (Bath in Time – Bath Central Library).
You can find out more about fossils and dinosaurs in the readers' guide on the Downloads page.
Megalosaurus from Henry R Knipe's Nebula to Man (1905) (Bristol Libraries).
'The Age of Flying Reptiles' from Harmsworth's Natural History (1910) (Bristol Libraries).


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Charles de Ganahl Koch (né le ) est un milliardaire, chef d'entreprise et puissant lobbyiste américain libertarien.

Directeur général, président du conseil d'administration et copropriétaire — à égalité avec son frère David H. Koch — de Koch Industries, Inc., la deuxième plus grande entreprise non-cotée en bourse des États-Unis.

En 2013, il est le sixième homme le plus riche du monde, devant Bernard Arnault.

Il est connu pour financer des dizaines de think tanks climatosceptiques.

Homme d'affaires
Son frère David H. Koch possède lui aussi 42 % de Koch Industries, et en est le vice-directeur général. Les frères ont hérité de l'entreprise de leur père, ., dont ils ont multiplié le poids financier de  fois son envergure initiale. À la base spécialisée dans le raffinage pétrolier et les produits chimiques, l'entreprise s'est étendue aux produits dérivés du pétrole (polymères, fibres textiles, fertilisants), aux équipements et technologies d'industrie (maintenance industrielle, contrôle anti-pollution), aux services de transactions commerciales et divers autres domaines de consommation (produits forestiers et d'élevage). On leur associe des marques de grande distribution telles que Stainmaster (tapis), Lycra (fibre),  (sopalin) et Dixie (papeterie). Selon le magazine Forbes, sa fortune serait estimée à 42.8 milliards de dollars américains ce qui en fait le neuvième  individu le plus riche au monde titre qu'il partage avec son frère David H. Koch. Le cabinet d'avocats Appleby lui a monté un système de sociétés écrans dans des paradis fiscaux pour réduire ses impôts.

Opinions politiques et économiques

Koch se considère comme un libéral classique, mais est perçu comme libertarien. À l'élection présidentielle de 1980, il a présenté avec son frère David Koch ses propres candidats contre Reagan, sous l'étiquette du Libertarian Party.

Il affirme ainsi : . À travers une kyrielle de think tanks et d'ONG, il promeut avec ses frères la dissémination d'idées favorables à sa vision politique du monde. Opposés à toute vision écologique, ils ont ainsi financé entre 2003 et 2010 pour près de 350 millions d'euros dans la vulgarisation scientifique pour aider des organisations diffusant des informations trompeuses sur le climat, et se sont opposés à la politique de l'Obamacare, en faisant valoir que de tous temps les politiques sociales avaient été conçues pour enrichir leurs concepteurs.

Dans une interview à l', Koch avoue . Et d'ajouter : , citant à ce compte les travaux de Ludwig von Mises et Friedrich von Hayek.

Il se revendique aussi de Alexis de Tocqueville, Adam Smith, Michael Polanyi, Joseph Schumpeter, Julian Simon, Paul Johnson, Thomas Sowell,  ou .

Il juge la présidence de George W. Bush mauvaise. À ce dernier, il préfère les figures de George Washington, Grover Cleveland, et Calvin Coolidge. Il a dénoncé l'élection de Barack Obama le jour même en envoyant à tous ses salariés un courrier faisant état de « la plus grande perte de liberté et de prospérité depuis les années 1930 ».

Notes et références

Bibliographie
  Jane Mayer, Dark Money : The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, Doubleday, 2016.

Articles connexes
 Activités politiques des frères Koch
 Fondations de la famille Koch

Liens externes

 Pourquoi Koch Industries prend position dans le débat public, tribune de David G. Koch, parue initialement dans le Wall Street Journal

Milliardaire américain
Homme d'affaires américain
Libertarien
Famille Koch
Naissance à Wichita
Naissance en novembre 1935
Étudiant du Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Personne citée dans le scandale des Paradise Papers
Personnalité du Tea Party


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MCC: Interview: Luke Guldan "Tell Me A Story" " The Good Place"
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Actor Luke Guldan joins host Elias on this week's episode. Luke recently starred in CBS All Access series "Tell Me a Story" it follows the world's most beloved fairy tales that are re-imagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller set in modern-day New York City. The first season of this serialized drama interweaves "The Three Little Pigs", "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Jack and the Beanstalk" into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder. Luke plays 'Billy' and stars alongside Paul Wesley, James Wolk, and Kim Cattrall. In addition, Luke returned to NBC's "The Good Place" in season 3 to reprised his role as 'Chris Baker'
You can find Luke on Instagram @lukeguldanofficial and Twitter @lukeguldan
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Sir Warin Trussell, Knt.
Charts Ancestors of Harriet Hanson Robinson
Sir Warin Trussell, Knt., son of Sir William Trussell, Knt. and Matilda de Mainwaring, was born before 1317.1 He died before 12 February 1365.1
Warin married Maud de Saint Philibert, daughter of John de Saint Philibert and Ada Botetourt, before 1341.1
Maud de Saint Philibert d. bef. 1419
Maud Trussell+1 d. 20 Jul 1369
Frances Trussell2 b. aft. 1341
Elizabeth Trussell2 b. aft. 1341
Lawrence Trussell2 b. bef. 1356, d. bef. 18 Sep 1399
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[S1947] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Five vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah: s.p., 2013), 4:541 (St. Philibert 10), further cited as Richardson, Royal Ancestry.
[S1947] Richardson, Royal Ancestry, 4:541 (Saint Philibert 10).


I was a teenager in those days when World War II engulfed the world. My cousin, Virginia, was a couple of years my junior. Together we explored the corners of Portland, Oregon, by foot, streetcar and bicycle. There were just a few movies that we missed seeing. We made lots of trips to the zoo, and the library where we were thrilled with room after room filled with books, and a sound proof room where we could check out albums of show tunes and play them by the hour. At the recreation hall we jitterbugging to �In the Mood� and at Jantzen Beach, which must have been influenced by New York�s Coney Island, we rode our first roller coaster. It was summertime when we first got there and until school started again, we made new friends in this strange place and we hung out together.
A special spot where we spent a lot of time, was called, The Rainbow. It was a restaurant on Broadway in downtown Portland, and the front doors on the art deco building, opened wide as we passed by its magic eye. This was enchantment for a pair of country kids. We had just been spirited away by silver streamliner from Chillicothe, Texas where every baby was counted to reach 2,000 souls, to a metropolis choking with population largely transplanted from other places because of the war. Here smoke belched from three major shipyards twenty-four-seven. Farmers, store clerks, factory workers, businessmen had all come to Portland from around the nation. They dressed in leather outfits, pulled metal hoods over their faces, picked up welding rods and set about putting together Victory ships.
Our parents worked in one of those shipyards, welding seams together below the decks, seams that kept the giant ships afloat. For Virginia and me the city of Portland was ours to explore and we tried to touch all the bases inquisitive kids want to see. To us the art deco doors of the Rainbow opened by magic to urge us inside. Today I emptied a special drawer where I keep my Portland momentos and opened a menu that I had kept from those days.
It�s dated, Saturday, March 24th, 1945, and a note at the bottom asks, �Have you bought your Defense Stamp to-day? Ask the waitress for one.� Still another notice states that all prices listed are at or below the ceiling prices by O.P.A. regulation. The highest prices from April 4th 1943 to April 10th, 1943 are used. The menu lists everything from breakfast items, soups and sandwiches, to �To-Day�s Special Dinner� and �A la Carte.� Looking at those items is a shock when comparing them with today�s tab when eating out.
All dinners included vegetable or chicken noodle soup, potatoes, vegetable, salad, pie, ice cream or pudding and a choice of coffee or buttermilk. The entrees were: Fried Oysters, Cole Slaw��.$.85, Breaded Veal Cutlet���.$.85, Fried Salmon or Halibut, Tartar Sauce��.$1.10 or Roast Young Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce��.$1.40.
You could have two broiled pork chops for $.65 or breaded veal cutlet for $.60. Sandwiches were anywhere from $.20 for peanut butter to $.35 for a tuna fish. Hamburgers were $.25. The drink selection is interesting with coffee with cream for a nickel and buttermilk ten cents. Cokes were not offered but they had eastern beer for a quarter and western beer for 20 cents.
Virginia and I favored the back of the menu where a list of the fountain milk shakes, malts and sundaes was offered. Here�s a sample of the sundaes: Pineapple Special, $.30�sliced pineapple, vanilla ice cream, pineapple sherbet, pineapple fruit, ground nuts, whipped cream and cherry on top.
The Rainbow Aristocrat, $.30� vanilla and chocolate ice cream, hot fudge syrup, cake, ground nuts, whipped cream and cherry.
This morning I watched three different shows on television and each featured some �informed� person who described the horrible things that happen to folks who eat a lot of ice cream. Know what? I don�t care. I like ice cream. It tastes good. In fact I believe I�ll get out in the kitchen and see if I have all that I need to build a Rainbow Aristocrat. And while I sit back in my recliner and enjoy it, I�ll think about Portland and Virginia and 1945 when I weighed about 40 pounds less.


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International Conference: "Gender, Generations, Communism in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Concepts, Discourses, Practices"
Date: 16-18 November 2017
Venue: Staszic Palace, Nowy Świat 72, Warsaw, Poland
Organisers: Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slavonic Studies at the University of Leipzig, The Committee on Literary Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Jun.-Prof. Anna Artwińska, Institute of Slavonic Studies, University of Leipzig
Dr Magdalena Grabowska, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Dr Agnieszka Mrozik, Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
anna.artwinska@uni-leipzig.de
magdagrabowska@yahoo.com
agnieszka.mrozik@ibl.waw.pl
Conference is co-funded by the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Although research on socialism/ communism/ state socialism, as well as research on generations and gender, is conducted extensively around the world, scholarship that combines these three theoretical perspectives is still scarce. As an academic and intellectual endeavour, this conference originates from the need for a scholarly perspective that conceptualises communism in Central and South-Eastern Europe as a social and political phenomenon within which various social and political actors (including the individuals and groups working within the communist/ socialist states, and the representatives of opposition movements) articulated their identities through gender and generation. It rests on the observation that, seen through the analytical lenses of "gender" and "generation", communism may be articulated as a history of individuals and groups of people who define themselves through certain biological and social and cultural affiliations. These articulations span identities such as: "children of the revolution", "Bolshevik feminists", "rebuilding (postwar) generation", "generation 1968", "women of Solidarity", and many more.
The objective of the conference is to provide both an academic and a methodological examination of the extent to which the usage of "gender" as analytical category in research on communism implies the usage of "generation", and vice versa. We are interested in concrete "case studies" illustrating possibilities of such representations and readings of communism that bring to the fore "generations" and "gender" as distinctive and formative aspects of communism in Central and South East Europe. As analytical categories, both "gender" and "generations" should be approached with caution: as categories that regardless of their undeniable descriptive and explanatory potential, still may serve as analytical tools for the production of the fixed, essentialist identities.
The conference is an interdisciplinary endeavour that combines the literary and cultural studies perspective with that of history, anthropology and sociology. It gathers researchers involved in studies on history, politics and culture of the so-called "people's democracies", including (but not limited to) Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia. We believe that during the conference we will draw comparisons and parallels that will help us to reframe communism as a diverse social phenomenon spanning various generational and gender identities. We also hope to initiate a debate on new meta-discourses that may help us describe and analyse this diversity. The long-term goal of this event is to search for alternative frames to describe and analyse communism—ones that go beyond the narrative that focus on its "totalitarian" and/ or anti-totalitarian character.
The conference program will follow shortly.


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Musharraf's dream to return to power in Pakistan – 'a fool's dream'
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A general election is more democratic than a referendum
Today, Labour voted against being an unequivocal Remain party. So, what is their position on Brexit? Apparently, we won't know for sure until (and if) they win the next general election.
By sharp contrast, LibDem leader, Jo Swinson, has promised that if her party wins the general election, they will revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit.
On Labour's conference vote not to be a Remain party, Ms Swinson said tonight:
"Jeremy Corbyn has again shown a total lack of leadership on Brexit and settled on yet another fudge on the biggest issue facing our country. Jeremy Corbyn has repeatedly had the opportunity to put the full force of the Labour behind a Remain position, but he has once again shown today that he is a Brexiteer at heart.
"He is determined to negotiate a Brexit deal if Labour win an election, despite all the evidence that there is no Brexit deal that is good for our economy, our NHS and our security. By refusing to say how the Labour Party would campaign in a second referendum, Jeremy Corbyn is letting down the millions of people who want to see the UK remain in the EU.
"The Liberal Democrats are the only main party going into the next election promising to end the Brexit chaos. If the Liberal Democrats win the next general election, then we will use that democratic mandate to revoke Article 50 on day one and stop Brexit."
But some people are crying that the Libdem policy - simply to cancel Brexit if they win power - would be undemocratic, as it would mean undoing the referendum result of 2016.
Some are even claiming that it would represent an insult to the 17.4 million who voted Leave in that referendum over three years ago.
But these arguments are flawed. Let's go through them:
For one thing, in a democracy, any democratic decision can be undone by a new democratic decision.
Winning a general election with a promise to cancel Brexit would be a new democratic decision, endorsed by voters.
If the LibDems won power with a majority of MPs, they would have a cast iron democratic mandate to do as they promised: to stop Brexit.
For another thing, a general election has far more democratic legitimacy and legality than a referendum.
In this country, it's our Parliament that is sovereign and Parliament gains that power through the voting public.
General elections represent legally binding votes that give authority to a party or parties to form a government.
Referendums are flimsy affairs compared to general elections.
The referendum in 2016 was an advisory poll, and Parliament had the legal and democratic power to reject the 'advice' of the electorate if it so chose.
Even if we had another referendum, it would be another advisory vote. Only Parliament can make the final decision (a key point confirmed by the ruling of the Supreme Court).
Since it is Parliament in our country that is sovereign, it is clearly the case that a vote to give power to one party or another in a general election is far superior to an 'advisory' referendum result.
There's another thing: Referendums are a lousy way to make democratic decisions, especially compared to the way our representative Parliament works.
When making a decision, our Parliament has many debates, multiple votes, often over several months, based on full information, with opportunities to consider updated information throughout the process, and with the democratic power to amend or abandon the decision at any stage.
By contrast in the referendum we, 'the people', only had one vote, on one day, on a simplistic binary choice of only two words, without sufficient information (on the contrary, a lot of misinformation), without any opportunities to consider updated information, and with no democratic opportunity to amend or abandon the decision.
That can hardly be described as a democratic process, let alone a good way to make big decisions.
And there's one final thing: the way we do referendums in the UK can be incompatible with Parliamentary democracy.
The Brexit referendum pitched 'direct democracy' against 'Parliamentary democracy', with disastrous consequences.
Either Parliament has sovereignty, or referendums do. So, which one wins? It's a battle still ongoing.
The referendum of 2016 returned a result that most Parliamentarians did not approve.
In our Parliamentary democracy, MPs are the representatives of their constituents, and not their delegates.
MPs have a duty to act in the best interests of the country, according to their own consciences and beliefs, and not as their constituents 'instruct' them.
That is always how our system of modern democracy has worked.
But suddenly, the referendum turned MPs into delegates of 'the people', apparently having to obey their 'instruction' – the complete opposite to how Parliament is supposed to function.
The conflict has the potential to destroy the very core of our democracy.
It's why, for good reason, a number of sage British politicians have been completely against referendums.
Labour Prime Minister, Clement Atlee, categorically stated that referendums "are just not British." He said:
"I could not consent to the introduction into our national life of a device so alien to all our traditions as the referendum which has only too often been the instrument of Nazism and fascism."
Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was also adamantly opposed to referendums. She said that they were the "device of dictators and demagogues".
And it's true: Hitler, Mussolini and Napoleon III all used referendums to legitimise decisions they had made.
They could go to the populace and ask them any question, and then interpret the simplistic one-word answer almost any way they wanted.
(Which is pretty much what both Theresa May and Boris Johnson have been doing with Brexit.)
It's the reason that, since the Second World War, national referendums have been banned in Germany. They are considered too dangerous and too undemocratic
Following the referendum result, MPs and members of the House of Lords felt stymied.
The vast majority of their heads and hearts told them that Britain's best interests are served by remaining in the EU, and that Brexit is likely to cause the country severe economic hardship and isolation.
But instead of the referendum giving our Parliament more sovereignty – one of the many disingenuous promises of the Leave campaign – the referendum result severely weakened and demeaned Parliamentary sovereignty and the function of MPs.
A new referendum may be one way to resolve the Brexit conundrum, but it could easily end up splitting the country again and causing serious conflicts of interests for our current Parliamentarians.
Only a general election will give us the greater chance that the composition of our Parliament will truly reflect and represent the current will of the people.
(Although if we had a modern system of proportional representation, instead of our antiquated first-past-the-post system of voting, we could have a Parliament that is more representative of the people.)
A new general election means that you can vote for a candidate that represents your will, whether it's for a version of Brexit or for Remain, to represent you in Parliament on decisions about Brexit.
A referendum cannot achieve that.
The country now needs clarity and a decisive and prompt end to the Brexit uncertainty. A general election before we leave the EU may offer that:
Vote for the Conservatives or the Brexit Party and if they win, the country will get Brexit with no referendum; almost certainly a no-deal Brexit, with many years of uncertainty ahead.
Vote for Labour and if they win, there may be months or years tied up with negotiating yet another deal with the EU, followed by a referendum that may create yet more division and uncertainty, and with Labour (on its current policy) not backing Remain or Leave.
Vote for the LibDems – hopefully with the support of all the anti-Brexit parties: SNP, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and Change UK – and if they win, Brexit will be cancelled on day one of their government, and we can get back to where we were before 23 June 2016. Still with many problems to fix across the country, but with the recognition that our EU membership didn't cause any of them.
Watch this 40-second video about the LibDems general election promise:
Other articles by Jon Danzig:
Labour's fantasy Brexit
Brexit is built on sand
Cameron, May, Johnson: Where they went wrong
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Pawster > Dogs > Why Do Dogs Pant?
It doesn't matter what time of year it is, some dogs seem to always be panting.
But is panting a normal and healthy behavior, or is it a cause for concern?
Panting is certainly a normal dog behavior, but there are also times when it can be very abnormal? So, how do you know the difference?
In this article, we'll cover all of the reasons your dog might be panting, both the usual and unusual, so you can better understand your dog's behavior.
Let's start with the usual reasons.
This might seem like an obvious statement, but it's true! Your dog's physiology is much different than your own, especially when it comes to his body's cooling mechanisms.
When you start to feel warm, glands in your skin begin to produce sweat. As the sweat evaporates from your skin, it removes some of the excess heat.
Dogs don't sweat like people do because their bodies are covered in hair.
Your dog does have sweat glands, but only in his nose and the pads of his feet. Because your dog can't sweat to cool off, his body utilizes a different method of heat exchange – panting.
While excessive panting in dogs may be abnormal, it is completely normal for your dog to start panting if he starts to feel too warm.
What are the other normal reasons for your dog panting?
Some dogs tend to pant when they become excited or when they are happy – it's just a personality trait.
If you aren't sure whether this is the reason for your dog panting, look for other signs of happiness, primarily in his body language.
A wagging tail is usually a sign of happiness.
You should also check your dog's facial features – if he's happy, they should appear relaxed.
Don't forget to check his eyes – are they bright and happy?
As long as your dog's panting is mild and it is accompanied by positive body language, you probably don't need to be concerned.
If your dog is panting more than usual, however, don't automatically assume the worst but understand that this behavior could be a sign of an underlying problem if it doesn't fit the situation.
Is my dog trying to cool himself off?
Is my dog wagging his tail?
Is my dog acting happy or excited?
If your answer to each of these questions is "No," it might be cause for concern.
Does my dog's panting seem excessive compared to his normal panting pattern?
Does my dog's panting happen at inappropriate times?
Is my dog's panting louder, harsher, or raspier than usual?
Is my dog panting with more exertion than usual?
If you answered "Yes" to one of these questions, you may want to take a closer look to identify the underlying cause of the problem.
A panting dog is a normal sight during the summer.
But when does panting become abnormal?
Heavy panting in dogs, particularly when the temperature is high, could be a sign of impending heatstroke and it is definitely not something you want to ignore.
Though panting can help to cool your dog down, it isn't a particularly efficient method of heat exchange. If you don't take steps to cool him down, his body temperature could rise to a dangerous level and he might go into shock.
Heatstroke can become fatal, so don't ignore heavy panting in dogs!
If your dog doesn't receive treatment, he could go into shock and might even fall into a coma. At that point, it may be too late to save him.
Don't let it get to that point!
As soon as you begin to suspect that your dog's heavy panting is related to heatstroke, take his temperature – if it is 109°F or higher you need to take immediate action to cool him down.
Your first step is to take your dog into the shade or, if you have air conditioning, take him inside.
Next, start to lower his body temperature by draping a cool, damp towel over his back.
Don't drench him with ice water!
If your dog's body temperature drops too quickly, it could cause him to go into shock.
To help your dog cool down, have him stand in a few inches of cool water or use a fan to create some air movement around him. If your dog can drink on his own, give him some cool water – don't force-feed him because he could aspirate or choke.
Keep checking your dog's internal temperature every 5 minutes while you exercise cooling measures – as soon as it decreases to 103°F, dry him thoroughly and wrap him in a towel or blanket to prevent heat loss.
Take your dog to the vet!
Even if your dog seems fine, he needs to be examined by a veterinarian as soon as possible to make sure he isn't dehydrated and that he hasn't suffered from any complications.
If your dog won't stop panting but he isn't overheated, it could be due to another reason.
It isn't uncommon for owners of brachycephalic breeds to comment that their dog pants all the time.
Some breeds are predisposed to breathing problems.
Dogs that have short or "pushed-in" faces are referred to as brachycephalic breeds because they often exhibit anatomical abnormalities that lead to breathing difficulties.
The first of these, elongated soft palate, refers to an elongated piece of tissue at the back of the throat that can protrude into the airway, interfering with the normal movement of air into and out of the lungs.
Stenotic nares are simply narrow or malformed nostrils that collapse inward when the dog inhales.
Everted laryngeal saccules are tiny bits of tissue that can be pulled into the trachea during inhalation, obstructing air flow.
Some of the breeds most likely to exhibit these conditions include Bulldogs, Pugs, Pekingese, Boston Terriers, and Boxers.
Even if you suspect that your dog is panting heavily due to one of these anatomical abnormalities, you should still make sure that he isn't overheating. Brachycephalic breeds have a higher risk for heatstroke because they aren't able to pant as efficiently as other breeds.
Why else might your dog be panting heavily?
If your dog pants when it doesn't seem to be connected to high temperatures, it could be because he is anxious or stressed.
Dog experts refer to it as "behavioral panting".
Some dogs may also refuse to eat, exhibit clingy behavior, or may even lose control of their bladder or bowels.
If your dog won't stop panting and you notice some of the other behaviors listed above, try to identify whatever it is that is making your dog anxious or frightened.
A visit to the vet?
An unfamiliar person coming to the door?
Fireworks or other loud noises?
If you can identify the source of your dog's anxiety, you can remove your dog from the situation and then take steps to address his fear.
Dogs have a natural instinct to hide their pain and weakness – even from humans – so if your dog is panting a lot, check for signs of pain or illness.
Cushing's disease, also known as hyperadrenocorticism, is the result of overactive adrenal glands. This condition typically affects older dogs but if you notice your puppy panting and he also exhibits unexplained weight gain, increased urination and thirst, hair loss, and restlessness, it could be a sign of Cushing's disease.
Anemia is the result of abnormally low volume of red blood cells and insufficient hemoglobin. These two things combined limit the amount of oxygen being dlivered to the dog's muscles and tissues which can cause heavy panting as well as lethargy, weakness, elevated heart rate, pale gums, exercise intolerance, confusion, and sudden collapse.
Laryngeal paralysis occurs when the muscles and cartilage responsible for opening and closing the larynx malfunction. As the dog inhales, the larynx doesn't open enough and it makes breathing difficult – it may also produce a raspy, panting sound.
Finally, excessive panting in dogs could be a sign of various heart and lung diseases like dilated cardiomyopathy. Other signs of heart disease may include exercise intolerance, coughing, and sudden episodes of weakness or fainting.
If your dog pants at night and seems to be distressed or uncomfortable, look for other signs of illness.
If your dog won't stop panting and none of the reasons above seem to fit, it could be that he is having an allergic reaction to something he's eaten or been exposed to.
When your dog pants heavily and he also seems to be lethargic or starts vomiting, poisoning or a severe allergic reaction is a strong possibility – look around to see what your dog might have ingested.
Don't just look for chemicals or obvious poisons – there are plenty of foods and other natural substances that can be toxic to dogs.
Read about the foods that are and are not safe for your dog to eat here.
Once you find the substance, call the Animal Poison Control Center for instructions on what to do next – the number is (888) 426-4435. Keep in mind that you may be charged a $65 consultation fee to speak with a licensed veterinarian, but your dog's health and safety is worth the cost.
For some dogs, panting is a daily occurrence.
For others, it is something that only happens in warmer weather.
Every dog is unique and, as a dog owner, it is your job to become familiar enough with your dog's personality and behavior that you are able to quickly identify abnormal behaviors because they could be an indication of a serious problem.
If you notice your dog breathing heavily or panting excessively, don't just chalk it up to normal dog behavior and ignore it – especially if it seems to happen without good reason.
Even if you determine that your dog's panting is simply normal dog behavior, you still need to exercise a certain degree of caution because the situation could always take a turn for the worse.
When your dog starts panting to cool himself down, give him a helping hand so he doesn't become dangerously overheated and succumb to heat stroke.


This weekend I went to a symphonic concert featuring the music of one of my all-time favorite bands-Led Zeppelin. Hearing the music performed live was intense and wonderful, perhaps one of the highlights of my decade.
As I sat there in the darkened auditorium and watched the violin bows moving in a synchronized dance, beneath the lights that poured on the stage, I felt as if the music was rushing at me like a wild wind, sometimes forceful, sometimes delicate. Two hours of perfection. When my favorite song, Kashmir played, I listened mesmerized. I didn't want it to end. I wanted sit there into the night, just soaking in the continuous rolling, luscious sound.
This saying works great when things are bad, but what about when things are really, really good? Like that moment during Kashmir. I didn't want that to pass. I wanted to hold on tight to it and not let go.
Time is a tricky beast. It is slippery and the more you try to hold on the quicker it slips away.
I experience this a lot in life. I try to grab onto time, but it never stays, in fact the harder I grab, the faster it slides from my hands. I want constancy in my life. I want to preserve the magic, the goodness, maintain in those perfect moments.
The other night my eight year old twins were lying on the bed with my husband and I all wrapped up in the blankets, when my sixteen year old son came in and jumped on the bed too. In a rare moment we were all there rolling in bed, laughing in one big tickle pile. It was ridiculous and wonderful. I was laughing so hard tears came from my eyes.
However moments later, as these things go, someone got elbowed, another got tickled too much and the crying began. That precious little sliver of time was gone, as quickly as it came.
It seems just as we get a hang of things, they change. It's incredibly frustrating. Some days all I want to do is yell out "Wait! Wait! Please stop. Can't we rewind a minute?" Yet this life of ours is tenuous. It is a beam of light pouring in through a window. It cannot be caught. It can't be held. And no matter what you do that sun will drift past your window, in its continual dance forward.
I've learned a little trick that I use from time to time in those good moments. Rather than worry about losing time, I take it all in, breathe and smile and love it for what it is, not for what it should be or might be tomorrow. When I allow for this perfect balance, it feels as if I actually become the moment. I cease to be the woman who is obsessed with preservation and become one who just is.
When I sat in the concert hall I tried this technique. I refused to give into my desire for control and power and I simply listened. I closed my eyes and let myself feel that music fully…so when it ended it was okay, because I knew there was another moment to come, and another and another, and they were all good.
Eventually the show was over and my husband and I with our two friends walked over to my favorite bar for a drink, and that was perfect too. Every moment was different, brand new…and every moment was perfect in its own beautiful fragility.
It feels as if we have little control over our lives…but I sometimes wonder. What if in fact we have absolute control? What if we treated these moments as if they were just a tiny feather resting lightly in the palm of our hands and opted to not hold on? If we did this, I mean REALLY did this, would those moments…or even life itself…. become timeless?
Change is necessary, loss is inevitable, but when we sit back and just let the music play, everything works out just as it should.


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A lawsuit has been filed by four people who claim that an allegedly intoxicated driver hit them while they were crossing an intersection. The Illinois car accident occurred last July on Route 3 when the four plaintiffs were riding in a car and the alleged drunk driver failed to yield and ended up colliding with the vehicle in which they were driving. The complaint is for the personal injuries suffered by all as well as past and future medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering. The complaint also names the shop in which the defendant consumed alcoholic beverages prior to the accident as a defendant. For more information on this car accident lawsuit, click here.


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is a professional Go player.

Biography
Mimura became a professional in 1986. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2000. He is married to Makihata Taeko.

Promotion record

Titles and runners-up

External links
GoBase Profile
Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)

1969 births
Living people
Japanese Go players
People from Kitakyushu


Fisherman, artist, boat restorer, heritage skipper – Brixham's Toni Knights manages to combine it all and always has an eye for the next adventure. Anita Newcombe tracks him down to find out more.
I first came across Toni Knights at an exhibition of his paintings hosted by Millie & Me and today I am meeting him at the same local coffee shop for a cuppa and a chat. Toni has popped across the quay from his latest labour of love, renovating the classic sailing boat Iris. Iris is a family-owned, 75ft Cornish Lugger built in 1921 and is currently nestling happily alongside the harbour wall at Brixham.
The 'Iris' renovation project is taking up most of Toni's thoughts but occasionally he needs to earn some money to refill his coffers. Therefore Iris can sometimes find herself left to her own devices as Toni takes on ad hoc work as a freelance fishing boat skipper or mate.
Toni used to have crews of 6 or 7 but this has gradually been reduced to around four to enable reasonable earnings for everyone. Toni explains that the running costs of a big beam trawler are very high with around £15 – 16,000 being spent just on fuel per trip. Earnings from the trip are split and an individual crew member's percentage depends on their skill level. Then, even if there's an excellent catch, if 5 or 6 boats happen to come in together then the auction price will go down. "You can't hang about waiting for a better auction day when there's fresh fish on board," says Toni. Things are better for the bigger boats in the winter because the smaller boats don't go out and therefore supply is lower, lifting prices.
When his daughter Jessica was born, Toni decided to take a break from fishing to spend more time with her as he had been away at sea a lot when his son Peter was growing up. Although he is definitely not an establishment figure, he got a post working for Devon Sea Fisheries Protection Vessel, Drumbeat of Devon, enforcing fishing laws.
This sudden change of direction caused much hilarity locally with the front page of the local paper reading, 'Poacher Turns Gamekeeper'.
Showing great adaptability he continued in this job until Jessica was six or seven years old before returning to fishing. He remembers, "I didn't like all the civil service paperwork. Fishermen are not paperwork people. We are much more hands-on." Toni also joined the crew of the Torbay Lifeboat at this time.
In 1997 Toni saw the King George V Cup displayed at Brixham Yacht Club and decided to restart the famous Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta (now held every May) because he knew three original sailing trawlers: Leader, Provident and Vigilance who could be persuaded to get involved. He also managed to get the owner of Golden Vanity to join in. Then seeing that Cornish Lugger, Iris was available for sale he decided to purchase and renovate her.
Toni has had plenty of practice skippering heritage boats carrying guests as a part-time skipper for Trinity Sailing. He mainly takes people to festivals and Tall Ships Races in places such as Plymouth, Falmouth and Looe as well as France and out to the Scilly Isles. There are generally twelve holidaymakers aboard, plus four crew members and Toni enjoys cooking for the visitors and agreeing destinations of their choice for the following day.
Back in Millie & Me, I am looking at a selection of Toni's nautical art (originals and prints) displayed on the walls. His earlier work in oils is very detailed and the level of skill is extremely impressive. More recently, however, he has developed a more contemporary style using a felt tip and watercolours to create a much funkier, modern look (he calls them artistic notes). These are very popular and sell well so it is easier for him to keep up with the demand. "The waiting list for my oil paintings is more than ten years," Toni reveals.
Toni is self-taught and has worked in oils, watercolours and acrylics. His favoured subjects are mainly maritime scenes of boats and harbours, clearly painting what he knows. As a child Toni would go down to the river in Newhaven to get water in a jam jar and paint with watercolours. His father was very supportive and used to help him to stretch watercolour paper on boards and then framed his completed creations, subsequently selling them in his local fishing tackle shop.
The unusual spelling of Toni's name with an 'i' came in when he was just six years old and his Dad suggested that he adopt it as an artistic gimmick. He's been known as Toni ever since and the Toni Knights signature is on every painting.
Always on the lookout for a new adventure, Toni is now also considering a contract to take people from Australia to Greenland on a 100-year old gaff ketch during the summer months. These will be high-powered executives who want to undertake survival trips, climbing mountains that have never been climbed and generally challenging themselves.


I wouldn't overcall 2♣. But if it is partnership style to make this bid, a constructive 2♥ response is fine.
Why can't it be not enough clubs?
I don't see that the BIT demonstrably suggests anything. West might just as easily be 4=5=2=2 and then 3♠ is likely to be a big winner.
I wouldn't double so it is academic.
In my methods, 3♦ is a diamond control with spades agreed. However, my spades aren't all that great and clubs might well be the better denomination. So I have chosen to bid 2♦.
I am in a minority of one but unrepentant. 2♣ followed by hearts followed by NT sums up this hand. I can't imagine what rebids the 1♥ openers are going to find however the auction goes.
The replacement of ♥Q with a low one makes a big difference so far as I am concerned.
I didn't know that anyone still played Fishbein: a truly ghastly convention which means that you can't bid a natural 3♥ over 3♦ or 3♠ over 3♥.