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Der Typ 97 150-mm-Infanterie-Mörser (jap. , Kyūnana-shiki chūhakugekihō) war ein Mörser, der vom Kaiserlich Japanischen Heer im Zweiten Japanisch-Chinesischen Krieg und im Pazifikkrieg von 1937 bis 1945 eingesetzt wurde. Die Bezeichnung Typ 97 deutet dabei auf das Jahr der Truppeneinführung, das Jahr Kōki 2597 bzw. 1937 nach gregorianischem Kalender, hin.

Geschichte
1937 wurde der Typ 97 150-mm-Infanterie-Mörser als Nachfolger des Typ 96 150-mm-Infanterie-Mörsers in zwei verschiedenen Ausführungen eingeführt: einer Version mit kurzem und einer mit langem Rohr. Der Vorderlader-Mörser mit kurzem Rohr wog 232 kg und der mit langem Rohr 342 kg und war damit nur zirka halb so schwer wie sein Vorgänger. Der Typ 97 war ein Glattrohr-Mörser, der im Steilfeuer hochexplosive Granaten mit einem Gewicht von 23,8 kg verschießen konnte. Die Granaten hatten einen Explosionsradius von ca. 20 Metern, wobei Granatsplitter bis zu 30 Meter weit geschleudert werden konnten. Während der Schlacht um die Palau-Inseln war auf Peleliu mindestens ein Typ 97 150-mm-Infanterie-Mörser in einer Bunkerstellung im Einsatz.

Technische Daten

 Kaliber: 150,5 mm
 Geschützlänge:
 Lang: 1,935 m
 Kurz: 1,395 m
 Höhenrichtbereich: +45° bis +80°
 Geschützgewicht:
 Lang: 342 kg
 Kurz: 232,5 kg
 Geschossgewicht: 23,8 kg
 Mündungsgeschwindigkeit V0 = 212 m/s
 Maximale Reichweite: 3900
 Produzierte Anzahl: 110

Literatur
 Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers. U.S. Army Military History Institute.

 Japanese Mortars and Grenade Dischargers. U.S. Army Military History Institute.

 TM–E 30–480

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Geschütz Kaliber 100 mm bis 200 mm
Typ #::97

en:Type 97 150 mm Infantry Mortar

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Interview with Niel Bushnell
Jackie Emery and Ann Worrall
with additional questions by Diane Gies
Niel Bushnell is an animator and author of science fiction and fantasy stories. He has been a Blake's 7 fan since first watching it at the age of 7, and was a member of Horizon in the 1990s. He created the animated intros to the Blake's 7 DVDs, and Chosen is his first B7 novel.
When Niel was ten years old, he made a list of things he hoped to achieve later in life. One of his main ambitions, lodged between becoming an astronaut and drawing comics for a living, was to write a novel. We began by asking him about his list...
Niel: I was quite an introverted child, but had very fixed ideas about what I would do when I was older. No amount of advice or encouragement from my parents or my teachers would change that. It was more naivety than arrogance, I think. I just wanted to draw comics, and I didn't see myself doing anything else.
My favourite subjects were always Art and English, but at the age of 10 I thought of writing as a means to an end. I fully believed I could write a best-seller and use the money to buy WH Smiths – my favourite shop! I studied Art at college, and for a long time I didn't think much about English and writing - not in an academic sense, anyway. I enjoyed writing scripts for comics which I would then illustrate, but back then the art was the really important part for me.
Horizon: What were your early influences from TV / movies / books / comics?
Niel: Star Wars was a huge influence on me. I saw the film at the cinema when I was seven years old. My mother then bought me Star Wars Weekly which started my life-long love of comics. I dipped in and out of Doctor Who, but was more interested in American sci-fi shows like Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek. When I was young, I created lots of comics inspired by 2000AD and American superhero comics, but they were usually my own ideas rather than direct copies of existing characters.
Horizon: Which came first for you professionally, writing or animation?
Niel: Comics came first, which included some writing, but I sort of fell into animation by accident. I was given an 8mm cine camera when I was about 12 years old, and made a couple of stop-motion films with it, but hadn't considered working in animation. I didn't know much about it at all! After college, I co-wrote a comic strip for my local newspaper, which was probably my first long-term writing project. At the same time, I was trying to get work in comics. I'd managed to do some inking on Death's Head for Marvel UK, but was struggling to find more work.
My friend Richard Dolan had also been working at Marvel UK, and had picked up commissions at several London animation studios, so he suggested I bring my portfolio to London and he'd show me around. But on my first night in London, Richard broke his arm, and I was left to fend for myself! I went to see one studio who offered me a week's trial based on my comic art portfolio. I didn't go to see any other studios, I just hoped that the offer of work would come through. Luckily, it did. I was given the week-long trial, which organically extended until I left London nearly five years later. I learned on the job from some amazingly talented animators, and was lucky to be in the right place at the right time, and willing to learn.
The studio I worked at in London produced traditional hand-drawn animation. I worked on lots of breakfast cereal commercials, but also some really big films like Space Jam. That was one of the best jobs I ever did; it was constant work for almost two years with a really collaborative group of animators. For most of us it was our biggest gig, so we all were keen to do our best work.
Horizon: Turning to Blake's 7 – tell us about how you first got into the series.
Niel: My love of Blake's 7 goes all the way back to the original transmission, which I saw at the impressionable age of seven. It gripped me from the first episode, and once I saw the Liberator there was no turning back! I've been hooked ever since, and I've wanted to play in the Blake's 7 universe for a very long time. I was lucky enough to animate the intros for the DVDs, but this is the first time I've written for Blake's 7, so this is a dream come true for me.
Horizon: Which of the four series is your favourite? Do you have a favourite episode?
Niel: Oh, that's a tricky question! They all have something to offer. I love the mystery of Series A, the political intrigue, the darkness of it all. But I also love Series D which is a very different tone. Series B feels very consistent, and really builds towards that bonkers finale. My favourite episode is probably Blake. It's so unrelenting, isn't it? But I also really like Breakdown, Countdown, Terminal, Gold and Orbit.
Horizon: Do you have a favourite character?
Niel: I think it has to be Vila. I have a similar response to danger: hide and find booze!
Horizon: Has this changed over the years? Childhood favourites often give way to more mature choices, as the viewer grows to appreciate the complexity of the series, and characters' questionable motivations.
Niel: I think that's right. I definitely think more of the characters of Cally and Jenna now than when I was growing up. I probably didn't like Vila as much as I do now, but my love of Avon has remained fairly constant. Even as I child I preferred the darker episodes. That hasn't really changed, but I think I can appreciate the humour elements more now that I'm older.
Horizon: What, if anything, would you change about the series if you were remaking it?
Niel: Obviously, if it was being remade today, you'd examine every aspect and make it work for a modern audience, in the same way that Russell T. Davis did for Doctor Who. That would mean changing a lot, but the core concept would have to remain intact.
Horizon: Can you tell us about animating the DVD intros?
Niel: After working in London, I went to work for a computer games company, where I was trained as a computer animator. The first 3D model I built was the Liberator! I heard that there was a plan to release the series on DVD, so I tracked down the company involved and produced a piece of test animation in order to get the work. This was in 2000, and those intros are still being used!
As far as I remember, I was given free rein for the DVD content. I suggested the ideas, which were pretty much approved without too much interference, but there might have been more dialogue than I recall. I was commissioned to produce one intro for each release, but from the second release onwards I wanted to deliver one for each disc! I've always been a bit stupid like that – over-delivering for the same cost when it comes to things I love. Things got a bit confused for the last release as a new company came in to complete the authoring, and I was left out of the process to some extent. I produced an intro showing the Scorpio moving through the debris of the Liberator, but it wasn't used.
[Horizon: It can be seen on YouTube HERE].
Horizon: Tell us about how and why you joined Horizon, and your interest in Blake's 7 fandom.
Niel: I can't exactly recall how I found out about Horizon, but it was around the time the series was being re-released on VHS, and I think the club details were on the covers. I had bought the videos, and wanted to explore the world of fandom more, so I joined. I loved the magazines; they showed me how lively the fan scene was. I didn't go to any events or meetings, I was a pretty passive member, but they looked like a lot of fun. The only other club I ever joined was the Star Wars Fan Club when I was about ten. That was fun, but it didn't have the ground roots passion of Horizon.
I think the best part of being a fan was knowing you weren't alone. Other people got it too! And I loved seeing the creative aspects of costume making and prop building, or the trips to quarries and other locations. It was that passion that I really enjoyed, even if it was from the sidelines.
Horizon: Chosen is your first Blake's 7 novel. Have you written other things for Big Finish?
Niel: This is my first writing gig for Big Finish, although I've wanted to work for them for years. I've bought all the Blake's 7 audio adventures, plus lots of Doctor Who and Sapphire & Steel. I'm a firm believer in persistence, so I found out the name of the person who was responsible for the range and emailed him to let him know I wanted to write for Blake's 7. At that point I'd had several novels published. I'd also written a sitcom for Radio 4 which didn't get past the pilot script stage, but at least I could show some experience in audio storytelling. Over a period of about two years I kept in touch, politely reminding him that I was still interested. Eventually, he read one of my books and asked me to submit some ideas for Blake's 7. I sent in three or four brief outlines, one of which was the story that would eventually become Chosen.
Horizon: Did you re-watch the series for writing Chosen?
Niel: Yes! I watched all of Series A to remind myself of the feel in those early episodes. I also have the audio of those episodes on my computer, and I would often play those while I was animating in order to get their voices firmly in my head.
Horizon: How does your book fit in with the TV series continuity, and with the continuity established by Big Finish?
Niel: It's set between Mission to Destiny and Duel, so it's early in their adventures – a less complex part of the continuity. There are some insights into the characters, and one or two revelations, but they don't contradict or spoil anything already established.
Horizon: The audiobook is read by Olivia Poulet, who plays Avalon in the new audio series. Previous Big Finish Blake's 7 audiobooks were read by original male actors Michael Keating, Paul Darrow and Stephen Greif. Does this novel have a female 'voice'?
Niel: I think that's a fair statement, yes. One of the reasons I was asked to write for the series was because of one of my novels which features three female lead characters. My story focuses a lot on Cally and Jenna, but also deals with the concepts of family and loyalty, so it seems appropriate that it's narrated by Olivia.
Horizon: On your website, you mention '...something living under the stairs that whispers secrets to you...' In Chosen, the heart of the story concerns Cally. Does your under-stair whisperer provide you with a kind of empathy for Cally's telepathic susceptibilities?
Niel: Ha, ha! I really do write a lot of nonsense on my website, don't I? But you're right, I do explore the nature of Cally's telepathy, and how her abilities are seen by others. It would be horrible to have such a power, I think. Hearing everyone's unfiltered thoughts and emotions. It's probably like Twitter on steroids.
Horizon: If you were animating your novel, what colour palette would you use?
Niel: Blake's 7 has a very brown palette and Chosen feels like it's definitely on that end of the spectrum; ochres and reds.
Horizon: You have a prolific portfolio of books and animation. Which of your work was the most challenging, and which was the most satisfying?
Niel: Some stories almost write themselves. My first book, Sorrowline, was like that, but it still needed a lot of work after that first draft was written to get it in a fit state to be published. I really enjoy writing my science-fiction series, the Arkship Saga, but it's a big story told over six books with lots of characters, so it has a unique set of writing challenges.
Chosen was something I've wanted to write for a long time, but it coincided with my father being ill. He passed away a few weeks after I completed the book. [Horizon: Here, we gave Niel our heartfelt sympathies]
Horizon: You live in the North East. Do the climate and scenery provide inspiration?
Niel: I think so, yes. It's hard to be certain, because I've lived here for most of my life. It varies from project to project. For example, Altitude is a very personal book which taps into a lot of memories from growing up in a working-class environment of a small northern town.
Horizon: When writing, do you visualise it or hear it in your mind, or a mixture of both? Are you tempted to provide illustrations for the things you write?
Niel: Yes, I definitely see and hear it. It's like watching a film, sometimes. I occasionally do illustrate my own work, including cover art or interior images.
Horizon: What would you like to do, that you haven't yet achieved?
Niel: Lots! I've got other ideas for Blake's 7, not to mention Doctor Who. And I'd really like to write for Star Trek.
Horizon: What would you most like to be remembered for?
Niel: Inventing a working teleport!
Horizon: And finally, some silly questions: If you had to share lockdown with one Blake's 7 character, who would you choose?
Niel: I think Avon would be good to spend long periods with, just as long as it's Avon from Series A, not Series D.
Horizon: If you had to be locked down in any of the Blake's 7 settings, which one would you choose?
Niel: Definitely the Liberator flight deck. There is something very warm and safe about it, and it's a fantastic design.
Horizon: When lockdown is over, you can invite a Blake's 7 character out to a pub or restaurant. Who would you choose?
Niel: Vila would be great fun, but I'd have to buy all the drinks, so I'll say Jenna and Cally.
Horizon: Thank you, Niel!
Photo courtesy of Niel Bushnell
Niel Bushnell's website is HERE
Screenshots from Blakes7 Image Library
Cover artwork for Chosen by Mark Plastow
Audiobook now available from Big Finish here: Chosen
The full range of original Blakes 7 novels, audiobooks and audio drama series from Big Finish can be found on their website here BF B7 Hub.
Reviews can be found on Horizon here: Reviews
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Q: PHP OO Problemas com Classes Boa Noite, estou tentando implementar um método que cadastra o comentario do usuario no banco de dados na tabela comentario que possui a chave estrangeira id_usuario. Como faço para ter acesso a esse id_usuario? Tentei através do meu método getIdUsuario da classe Usuario, mas ele retorna null. Quando o usuário faz o login no sistema estou passando todas as informações do select pelas funcões set() e mesmo assim ele retorna nulo.

<? php
require_once("classes/Conexao.class.php");

class UsuarioDAO {
  function __construct() {
    /
   $this->con = new Conexao();
   $this->pdo = $this->con->Connect(); /
  }

  public
  function existeUsuario($email) {

      $query = $this - > pdo - > prepare("SELECT * FROM 'usuario' WHERE  email = '$email'");
      var_dump($query);
      $query - > execute();

      if ($query - > rowCount() >= 1) {
        return true;
      } else {
        return false;
      }

    } //fecha metodo existe

  public
  function logar($usuario) {
    try {
      $query = $this - > pdo - > prepare("SELECT * FROM usuario WHERE  email = :email AND senha = :senha");

      $param = array(
        ":email" => $usuario - > getEmail(),
        ":senha" => $usuario - > getSenha()
      );
      $query - > execute($param);
      if ($query - > rowCount() >= 1) {
        while ($row = $query - > fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
          $usuario - > setNome($row['nome']);
          $usuario - > setEmail($row['email']);
          $usuario - > setSenha($row['senha']);
          $usuario - > setIdUsuario($row['id_usuario']);

        }
        $usuario_id = $usuario - > getIdUsuario();

        return $usuario; //executa a sql com os parametros
      }

    } catch (PDOException $ex) { //caso haja erro
      echo "ERRO:" + $ex - > getMessage(); //exibe o erro
    }
  }

  public
  function cadastrar($usuario) {
      try {
        $param = array(
          ":nome" => $usuario - > getNome(),
          ":email" => $usuario - > getEmail(),
          ":senha" => $usuario - > getSenha()
        );

        $email = $usuario - > getEmail();

        if ($this - > existeUsuario($email)) { //se existir usuario com esse email
          echo "Usuário ja cadastrado!";
          return false;
        } else {
          $query = $this - > pdo - > prepare("INSERT INTO usuario(nome, email, senha)
                                        VALUES (:nome, :email, :senha)");
          $query - > execute($param); //executa a sql com os parametros
          return true;

        }

      } catch (PDOException $ex) {
        echo "ERRO:" + $ex - > getMessage();
      }
    } //fecha a funcao

} //fecha classe
?>
<?php

require_once("/classes/Conexao.class.php"); //Incluimos o arquivo de conexão.
require_once("classes/entidade/Usuario.class.php");
require_once("classes/dao/UsuarioDAO.class.php");
class comentarioDAO { //Criamos uma classe chamada cometarioDAO

function __construct() { //Método contruct inicia automáricamente quando a classe é instanciada.
    $this->con = new Conexao(); //Propriedade con instancia nossa classe de conexao.
    $this->pdo = $this->con->Connect(); //Propriedade con acessa o método Connect que esta dentro da classe conexao.
}

public function cadatrarComentario(comentario $entComentario) {//Criamos um método que será responsável por gravar os comentários, como parâmetro ele recebe nossa entidade comentário.
    try { //Executa nosso código
        ////pagina, nome, e-mail, comentário, data, hora, ip e status
        $usuario = new Usuario();
        $usuarioDAO = new UsuarioDAO();
        $usuarioDAO->logar($usuario);
        $email = $usuario->getEmail();

        print_r($usuario);

        $query1 = $this->pdo->prepare("SELECT id_usuario FROM usuario WHERE email = $email");

        $resultId = $query1->execute(array(':email'=>email));

        while ($row = $resultId->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
                    $usuario->setIdUsuario($row['id_usuario']);

        }
        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO comentario (comentario, data, hora, id_usuario)
                                    VALUES ( :comentario, :data, :hora, :idUsuario)");

        $param = array(//Criamos um array associativo, onde temos :nome será trocado pelo valor vindo do nosso método get da entidade, estes dados erão tratados apra evitar probleamas
            ":comentario" => $entComentario->getComentario(),
            ":data" => date("Y/m/d"),
            ":hora" => date("h:i:s"),
            ":idUsuario" => $usuario->getIdUsuario()
        );

        return $stmt->execute($param); // Aqui executamos nosso SQL e passamos os parâmetros, o reusltado é retornado no nosso método

    } catch (PDOException $ex) { //Se houver algum erro no nosso código vamos criar uma exceção para informar onde esta o erro.
        echo "ERRO: " + $ex->getMessage(); //Exibimos a mensagem de erro e pegamos o código do erro.
    }
}

//Método de consulta

public function consultarComentario($pagina) {
    try { //Executa nosso código
        $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM comentarios WHERE cm_pagina = :pagina AND cm_status = 1");

        $param = array(":pagina" => $pagina);//Neste caso não precisamos chamar a entidade, é mais trabalhoso e apenas vamos passar um valor como parâmetro.

        $stmt->execute($param); //Passamos o parâmetro para a execução.

       return $stmt->fetchall(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); //Resumindo aqui retornamos todos os dados da nossa consulta,se quer retornar só um use apenas fetch e não fetchall

    } catch (PDOException $ex) { //Se houver algum erro no nosso código vamos criar uma exceção para informar onde esta o erro.
        echo "ERRO: " + $ex->getMessage(); //Exibimos a mensagem de erro e pegamos o código do erro.
    }
}

}

?>

<?php
 class Usuario {

  protected $idUsuario;
  protected $nome;
  protected $email;
  protected $senha;
  protected $foto;

  public function getIdUsuario(){
   return $this->idUsuario;
  }
  public function setIdUsuario($idUsuario){
   $this->idUsuario = $idUsuario;
  }
  public function getNome(){
   return $this->nome;
  }
  public function setNome($nome){
    $this->nome = $nome;
  }

  public function getEmail(){
   return $this->email;
  }
  public function setEmail($email){
   $this->email = $email;
  }

  public function getSenha(){
   return $this->senha;
  }
  public function setSenha($senha){
   $this->senha = $senha;
  }

  public function getFoto(){
   return $this->foto;
  }
  public function setFoto($foto){
   $this->foto = $foto;
  }

 }//fecha a classe
?>

Nao consigo acessar o idUsuario entre as classes

A: Seu usuário sempre vai voltar vazio, ao cadastrar comentário você está criando uma nova instância (vazia) de Usuario e enviando para o método $usuarioDAO->logar($usuario);. Você não está enviando parâmetro nenhum para a sua consulta, por isso ela não vai achar nada e seu método vai sempre retornar o objeto Usuário vazio que enviou anteriormente.
Sua confusão está na variável $usuario, quando você loga e seta os valores no objeto utilizando os métodos públicos abaixo:
$usuario - > setNome($row['nome']);
$usuario - > setEmail($row['email']);
$usuario - > setSenha($row['senha']);
$usuario - > setIdUsuario($row['id_usuario']);

Você preencheu seu objeto, ok! Mas as variáveis no php são voláteis, ou seja, elas somente existem enquanto um script estiver sendo executado, ao se mudar de uma página para outra elas deixam de existir (a menos claro, que sejam transferidas para a próxima página [get ou post], ou definidas como global).
Ao instanciar novamente o objeto Usuario no método cadatrarComentario() que você criou, você NÃO está chamando aquele usuário que logou anteriormente, porque aquele objeto "morreu" a partir do momento que seu script terminou a execução. Na realidade aí você está criando um novo objeto na memória VAZIO, sem nada!
O recomendado ai seria utilizar sessão no php, um exemplo básico nesse caso seria:
1 - Inicie a sessão antes de tudo no seu arquivo php que irá utilizar:
<?php
    session_start();
    // seu código abaixo
?>

2 - Ao logar o usuário armazene o id dele ou outra informação que irá precisar (básicas, sem comprometer a integridade do mesmo e seu banco de dados) para não efetuar uma nova consulta no banco a cada vez que precisar:
public function logar($usuario) {
    try {
        $query = $this - > pdo - > prepare("SELECT * FROM usuario WHERE  email = :email AND senha = :senha");
        $param = array(
            ":email" => $usuario - > getEmail(),
            ":senha" => $usuario - > getSenha()
        );
        $query - > execute($param);
        if ($query - > rowCount() >= 1) {
            while ($row = $query - > fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {

               // GUARDANDO NA SESSÃO AO INVÉS DE DO OBJETO
                $_SESSION['ID_USER'] = $row['id_usuario'];

        // Continuação do seu código...

Quando for cadastrar o comentário, inicie a sessão no começo do arquivo php (no caso ComentarioDAO.class.php) como no passo 1 e quando precisar do id do usuário chame a variável que criou na sessão assim:
$stmt = $this->pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO comentario (comentario, data, hora, id_usuario) VALUES ( :comentario, :data, :hora, :idUsuario)");

$param = array(//Criamos um array associativo, onde temos :nome será trocado pelo valor vindo do nosso método get da entidade, estes dados erão tratados apra evitar probleamas
    ":comentario" => $entComentario->getComentario(),
    ":data" => date("Y/m/d"),
    ":hora" => date("h:i:s"),
    ":idUsuario" => $_SESSION['ID_USER'] // Chamando aqui o valor que armazenou
);

Você pode armazenar os valores que precisar criando os nomes que desejar ($_SESSION['NOME_USER'], $_SESSION['NOME']...).
Lembrando que é um exemplo simples, procure ler melhor sobre o assunto, existem outras questões como por exemplo a segurança de tudo isso.
Espero que essa breve explicação te ajude.
Abraços

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A mammoth trip from Invernessshire to Worcester paid off for the Mair family when they not only took the Championship at the pre-sale show with their prolific winning shearling ram (and the only shearling ram to find a new home) Hedgefield Bonny Lad, but also topped the sale with him at 1500 guineas, selling to Heather Hughes' North Wales based Conwy Flock.
The Reserve Show Champion, a Washingpool ewe lamb 00047-329C (a substitute) produced by Barry Mills, also made reserve top price of 550 guineas and goes to join Pam Browne's Rull Green Flock in Devon. Third top price of 380 guineas was realised by another ewe lamb, Conwy Christy, from Heather Hughes and making the trip up to Yorkshire to join the Brookdene Flock of Raymond Heigh. Staying with the ewe lambs, a third lamb joined the over 300 guineas club, a substitute again, 00811-004C from G & L Owen's Cernyw flock. This ewe lamb topped the younger ewe lamb class and sold for 320 gns and has gone over the water to the Stroudwood Flock on the Isle of Wight.
Ram Lambs were jointly topped by Barmoll Crackerjack, Eric and Molly McConkey who also won the older ram lamb show class and Reserve Male Champion, and Ridgeway Cracker, BH & DC Roberts, 3rd prize winner in the younger ram lamb show class. Both realised 200 gns and went to the Rull Green Flock and to Corsham, Wiltshire respectively.
Top price of 190 gns was paid for the first prize winning ewe, Barmoll Wren, another going to Corsham, whilst second top price of 150 gns for Barmoll Anita, was paid by Jethro Kimber for his Speccott flock.
Rounding off a good day for the Mairs was the Shearling Ewe class winner and Reserve Female Champion, Hedgefield Beauly Queen, realising 360 gns, and travelling as far south as she could to join the Stroudwood Flock on the IOW, an impressive journey total of over 620 miles from start to finish! Second top price was 340 gns for Bunshill 00081-080B, second prize Shearling ewe, sold by breeder Alison Smith and again going down to Corsham, closely followed by 320 gns, again a Bunshill girl, 00081-087B, this time going to Crewe.


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Biography and Prints
Audubon explored the American backwoods and wilderness to discover, record, and illustrate its avian life. America's most revered artist-naturalist, John James Audubon (1785–1851), is renowned for his extraordinary undertaking to record the birds of America. The images he created are icons of 19th-century art. Fascinated by nature since childhood, it was not until 1819, when he was the father of two sons, that Audubon fully embraced the life of an artist-naturalist. In 1820, Audubon left his family in Cincinnati, embarking with a young apprentice, Joseph R. Mason. Mason worked with Audubon from 1820 until 1822, contributing mostly botanical elements to about 55 of Audubon's paintings. Later, the artists George Lehman, Maria Martin, and his sons Victor Gifford Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon assisted John James Audubon with botanical and landscape backgrounds.
Use the links below to quickly navigate this page
Current Audubon Prints
Audubon Biography
Audubon Edition Comparison
About the Havell Edition
About the Bien Edition
About the Octavo Edition
About the Quadrupeds
About Audubon's Watercolors
Links to Current Audubon Print Inventory
Original Audubon Prints
Havell Edition, Hand colored engravings, 1827-1838
Bien Edition, Color Lithographs, 1858-1860
Octavo 1st Edition, Hand-colored Lithographs, 1839-1844
Octavo 2nd Edition, Color Lithographs, 1856
Audubon's Watercolors, 2006
Audubon's Watercolors - Octavo Edition, 2017
Oppenheimer Field Museum Edition, 1999
Oppenheimer Bien Edition, 2009
Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
Bowen Edition, Hand-colored lithographs, 1845-1848
Octavo Edition, Hand-colored Lithographs, 1849-1854
Audubon's Quadruped Watercolors, 2009
Oppenheimer Octavo Edition, 2013
John James Audubon Biography
Audubon explored the American backwoods and wilderness to discover, record, and illustrate its avian life. America's most revered artist-naturalist was born in Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti), the bastard son of Jean Audubon, a French sea captain. The embarrassing fact of his illegitimate birth was hidden by his family until well after Audubon's death. To escape a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue, in 1791 the handsome young boy was brought to his father's home in Nantes, France, where he was raised and cherished by his father's childless wife, Anne Moynet. In 1803, to avoid conscription in Napoleon's army, his father sent him to manage Mill Grove, a farm he owned near Philadelphia.
From childhood, Audubon was fascinated by nature, drawing and studying birds during extended "rambles" in the woods. However, it was not until he was the father of two sons of his own that Audubon fully embraced the life of an artist-naturalist with the support of his devoted wife, Lucy Audubon. In 1820, Audubon left his family in Cincinnati, embarking with a young apprentice, Joseph R. Mason. They crossed the Ohio River to the Mississippi on a flatboat to New Orleans. Mason worked with Audubon from 1820 until 1822, contributing mostly botanical elements to about 55 of Audubon's paintings. Later in the project, the artists George Lehman, Maria Martin, and his sons Victor Gifford Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon assisted John James Audubon with botanical backgrounds.
In 1826, he brought his portfolio of primarily watercolor paintings to Great Britain where his work was applauded by the scientific community and admired by the elite classes. There he met the engraver Robert Havell, who was able to undertake engraving Audubon's great work in the size of life. Together with Havell, J. J. Audubon created the lavish double-elephant-size folio of The Birds of America—completed with the help of family, friends, and other capable assistants.
In Edinburgh, the Scottish engraver W. H. Lizars began to produce the very first plates in 1826. However, after the completion of only ten plates, Lizars' colorists went on strike. Audubon continued his pursuit in London with Robert Havell, who published The Birds of America from 1827 to 1838. Twelve years in the making, the completed work comprised 435 hand-colored engravings. Havell also retouched Lizars' original efforts, adding aquatint to the engraving and etching. On those plates, Havell's name appears alongside that of the Scottish engraver's.
Audubon sold 186 subscriptions to the complete folio of The Birds of America, each of which commanded the princely sum of $1,000—the cost of a substantial home at that time. Published on sheets measuring 26 1/2 by 39 1/4 inches, called "double elephant" by the printing trade, the resultant aquatint engravings depict each subject in its actual size and are among the largest ever made. Still, Audubon often altered the larger birds' natural postures, creatively composing the figure to fit within the dimensions of the sheet.
Of the 186 complete sets produced, more than 100 are intact in library and museum collections worldwide. Since first produced by Havell over 175 years ago, few of the sets have been broken to make individual prints available for sale.
Audubon Editions Comparison
Below are 4 images of John James Audubon's rendering of the Wild Turkey, Male. They are displayed in chronological order based on the date of their creation. The first is the original watercolor John James Audubon created in 1825 as the preparatory artwork for the Birds of America. The second is the resulting hand-colored engraving William Lizars and, later, Robert Havell rendered from Audubon's watercolor reference in 1827. The third is the royal octavo edition produced by Bowen and Co. in 1839. The fourth is the chromolithograph Julius Bien created in 1858.
Audubon's watercolor
39 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches, produced 1825. Audubon's rendering of the Wild Turkey. When you read "Drawn from Nature" on an Audubon print, this is the drawing being referred to.
Havell & Lizars edition hand-colored engraving
Sheet size: 39 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches, plate size: 38 1/8 x 25 1/2 inches, produced 1827. This was original engraved by William Lizars. It was later re-worked by Havell.
Octavo edition hand-colored lithograph
Sheet size: 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, produced 1839. This miniature was created by J.T. Bowen and co. in 1839.
Bien edition chromolithograph
Sheet size: 39 3/8 x 26 1/2 inches, produced 1858. This double elephant folio-sized second edition was produced by Julius Bien utilizing the new color-printing technology called chromolithography.
Audubon Havell Edition Pl 2, Yellow-billed Cuckoo detail
John James Audubon's work synthesizes his intimate knowledge of his subjects with his immense artistic ability. Therein lies his genius and the reason he is recognized today as a great American artist. Hailed in his lifetime for his artistic achievement, Audubon's stature as an artist has continued to increase, and his work remains unchallenged as the superlative example of its genre.
In Edinburgh, the Scottish engraver W. H. Lizars began to produce the very first plates for The Birds of America in 1826. However, after the completion of only ten plates, Lizars' colorists went on strike, and Audubon was forced to continue his pursuit with another engraver.
Audubon's search led him to Robert Havell, a renowned London engraver. The completed work, The Birds of America, comprised of 435 hand-colored engravings, was 12 years in the making, and was published from 1827 to 1838. Havell also retouched Lizars' original efforts, adding aquatint to the engraving. On those plates, Havell's name appears alongside that of the Scottish engraver's.
Audubon sold 175 subscriptions to The Birds of America, each of which commanded the princely sum of $1,000— the cost of a substantial home at that time. Published on sheets measuring 261/2 inches by 39 inches, called "double elephant" folio by the printing trade, the resultant engravings depict each subject in its actual size and are among the largest ever made. Still, Audubon often altered the larger birds' natural postures, creatively composing the figure to fit within the dimensions of the sheet.
A maximum of 200 complete sets of The Birds of America were produced. Of those, more than 100 are intact in library and museum collections worldwide. In the more than 175 years since they were first printed by Havell, few of the sets have been broken to make individual prints available for sale. Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. specializes in these rare, original engravings, maintaining an extensive inventory, many in exceptionally fine condition.
Audubon Bien Edition Pl 253, Ruby-throated Humming Bird, Detail
Seven years after their father's death, Audubon's sons began an American edition of The Birds of America with Julius Bien, a New York-based printer who was pioneering the field of chromolithography. Bien transferred the images from Havell's copper plates onto lithographic stones. As many as six printing stages with additional hand-drawn lithography and coloring were used to reproduce subtleties found in the Havell engravings.
Produced between 1858 and 1860, the Bien edition of Audubon's Birds of America is the largest and most valuable color plate book ever published in America, and the rarest of all Audubon folios. Also of double-elephant dimensions (26 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches), this edition represents one of the finest examples of early large-scale color printing. The new technique of chromolithography was perceived as an advancement in print-making technology that promised to achieve effects entirely different from engraving.
Recent research has confirmed that more than one printing occurred and distinct quality differences can be discerned between the first printing under the auspices of Audubon's son, John Woodhouse Audubon and chromolithographer Julius Bien, and later partial sets that were inferior and subsequently printed and sold. As a result, a distinction in quality can be made between a superior first edition printing during John W. Audubon's lifetime and later printings of inferior quality. These various printings were previously unidentified and lumped together causing confusion in the market for Bien prints.
The Bien Edition, also to be sold by subscription, was begun in 1858. However, production was brought to a halt by the advent of the Civil War and only 150 plates on 105 sheets were completed. The Audubon family was unable to sell the edition or recoup their losses. Consequently, in 1863, Lucy Audubon sold 471 of John James Audubon's original watercolors, of which 435 were preparatory for The Birds of America, to the New-York Historical Society for $4,000. Today, this collection of Audubon's watercolors is considered to be priceless.
Audubon First Royal Octavo Edition Pl 422, White Pelican, detail
Audubon's desire to make The Birds of America more affordable and widely available prompted him in 1839 to begin the first octavo edition, which was printed and hand colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format.
Like the Havell Edition, Audubon's first octavo edition was sold by subscription and distributed in parts five at a time. However, the octavo editions were issued in correct phylogenic, or species order. These prints also bear the plate number in the upper right-hand corner and the sub-scription number in the upper left. The first edition of approximately 1,200 sets was completed in five years from 1839–1844.
Though the first edition remains the most desirable, several octavo editions of both the Birds and Quadrupeds were produced. A second edition of the Birds was published in 1856 by Audubon's son, Victor Gifford. The octavo edition of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America was first published between 1849 and 1854.
Oppenheimer Octavo Edition Birds, 2008
Oppenheimer Octavo Edition Quadrupeds, 2008
About the Quadruped Edition
Audubon Bowen Edition Pl 16, Canada Lynx, Detail
John James Audubon's last major accomplishment was the creation of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America which was produced in collaboration with the Reverend John Bachman, who wrote the accompanying text. With the aid of his son, John Woodhouse, Audubon embarked on a final drawing expedition up the Missouri River in the summer of 1843 to document and depict the four-legged mammals of North America.
Produced from 1845 through 1848 by the distinguished Philadelphia print maker, John T. Bowen, the set of 150 black and white lithographs was completely hand colored. Lithography proved an excellent medium for depicting the tactile realism of the mammals' fur. These prints were published in imperial folio size, measuring 22 inches by 28 inches. Acclaimed as the definitive nineteenth-century work in the field of American mammalogy, the expressive and gracefully balanced compositions, drawn from nature, bear the unmistakable stamp of Audubon's artistry.
The Quadrupeds are lesser known and presently more affordable than other Audubon editions. However, the value of a complete folio continues to rise. In time, this will undoubtedly affect the value of individual prints. Joel Oppenheimer, Inc. maintains an excellent selection of first edition imperial folio prints of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.
Audubon's Watercolors Pl 26, Carolina Parrot, Detail
The images created by John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) are icons of nineteenth-century American art. Though renowned for the double-elephant folio of The Birds of America published from 1827 to 1838, the original watercolors Audubon made preparatory for that publication are less familiar. These fragile treasures reside in the New-York Historical Society, New York City's oldest museum. Yet, it is these stunning watercolors that most authentically convey the virtuosity of Audubon's artistic vision of the cycle of avian life in nature.
Regarded as one of the greatest nineteenth-century American painters and naturalists, Audubon's talents developed in tandem. His fascination with birds and the natural world began early in childhood. The artistry of his bird studies also evolved alongside his scientific curiosity, which in turn inspired innovations in his painting style. Audubon's greatness as an artist is derived in part from his self-styled working methods. Using multiple media, he conquered the dynamics of composition and color while at the same time expressing the artistically refined character of a living bird with scientific exactitude. These complex pieces often combined collage cutouts from earlier watercolors in the final composition.
Audubon's mature work was executed on the American frontier during solitary expeditions and, at times, with the aid of an assistant. Joseph Mason (1808 – 1842), a gifted young apprentice, painted botanical elements and backgrounds from 1820 to 1821. The Swiss landscape painter, George Lehman (c. 1800 – 1870), and the artist Maria Martin (1796 – 1863), sister-in-law of Audubon's friend and collaborator John Bachman, painted some plants and backgrounds as well. In the small world of nineteenth-century American natural history art, friends and family alike contributed to Audubon's consummate goal of identifying, painting, and publishing his monumental work depicting all the birds of North America. His artistic achievement would illuminate that world brilliantly for the enthusiastic viewer, art connoisseur, naturalist, and scientist.
The prints in Audubon's Watercolors: The Complete Avian Collection of the New-York Historical Society© are astounding facsimiles, re-creations of the watercolors that Audubon painted from 1808 – 1838. Many bear handwritten instructions to the engraver, as well as other notations. Working in partnership with the New-York Historical Society, we are publishing all 434 original watercolors preparatory for Audubon's great work, The Birds of America, in an actual-size first edition printing. In addition, included in this edition are 40 alternate images that have never before been published as fine art images.
Our collaboration with the Society to produce a special edition of 50 prints from their renowned collection of Audubon's original watercolors began in 2005. The result of that effort, Audubon's Fifty Best Watercolors©, was the first ever actual-size fine art printing of his original watercolors. Building on the success of that achievement, the enormous task of re-creating their entire collection of original Audubon avian watercolors as a limited-edition fine art printing was begun in 2009. All 50 prints from Audubon's Fifty Best Watercolors are included in The Complete Avian Collection.
These magnificent works are now available for collectors to own and enjoy. Museums and libraries, including the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, Nevada Museum of Art, and New-York Historical Society have acquired this landmark in American painting and natural history art for their collections for public viewing and scholarly study. Printed with archival pigments on 100% rag watercolor paper, these prints directly capture the artist's hand and fundamental vision unlike any other publication. Each image is individually sized to match the dimensions of the original watercolor. So exact is our printing process that every nuance of the original watercolors is conveyed. This priceless collection of American art, hailed in Audubon's day as an unparalleled document of natural history, has never before been available for collectors to own. Audubon's Watercolors: The Complete Avian Collection offers collectors a unique opportunity to own a virtual replica in printed form of Audubon's historic original watercolors.


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Farm Share event near Ocoee helps families ahead of Thanksgiving
Monday, November 23, 2020 by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
Volunteers load vehicles with food at The Change Church in Gotha on Monday morning. Photo: Joe Byrnes
The Farm Share distribution near Ocoee Monday offered meat, dairy, produce and, with Thanksgiving around the corner, a turkey for about 500 families.
Farm Share has held hundreds of distributions throughout Florida and provided an estimated 49 million meals since the beginning of the pandemic.
State Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Ocoee, was at the food giveaway at The Change Church. It was one of perhaps a dozen he has sponsored.
"The pandemic just exacerbated the problems that we see as far as food scarcity," he said. "And so I think things are getting a little bit better. But there's always going to be a need. And, you know, Farm Share has just filled that need for years."
Vehicles pulled up in two lines in front of the church. As a DJ played peppy music, volunteers in face masks carried boxes of food and bags of turkeys to the open trunks.
A distribution coordinator said the food is provided by the USDA and corporate donors. But the event also has dozens of volunteers.
One of them is Maureen Lewis with the AACCC, the Apopka Area Concerned Citizens Council.
"It's just always in me to come out and help," Lewis said. "You know, whatever you need. That's just human nature to come out and help the community."
Lewis estimates she has volunteered at more than 20 of the events.
Another Farm Share distribution is planned for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the OCPS Academic Center for Excellence, 701 W. Livingston St. in Orlando.
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About Joe Byrnes
Joe Byrnes came to WMFE/WMFV from the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for several years. Joe graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and turned to journalism after teaching. He enjoys freshwater fishing and family gatherings.
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The Air Force Command of the National Guard contributes effectively to the conduction of SAR operations within the area of responsibility of the Republic of Cyprus.
A great step that increased the capabilities of the Air Force Command was the delivery of the new AW139 helicopters. The 460 Search and Rescue Squadron has received all 3 of the new helicopters and they are fully operational since 2011.
Beyond the air assets of the Air Force Command, the important contribution of the surveillance radar should be emphasized. The radar offers the capability to the JRCC to coordinate safely and effectively the SAR operations.


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Elizabeth Warren insists again: I'm not running for president
Still, Warren's backers — who see her as a more progressive alternative to Hillary Clinton — continue to hold out hope.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2013.
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By Aliyah Frumin
Elizabeth Warren is once again insisting she's not running for president in 2016. Still, Warren's backers, who see her as a more progressive alternative to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, continue to hold out hope.
The Massachusetts senator — whose profile has grown following her recent effort to diminish Wall Street's influence in the party — was asked by NPR on Monday about progressive groups that have continued to encourage her to make a bid for the Oval Office. "I'm not running for president," insisted Warren.
RELATED: Warren and Clinton allies debate
"That's not what we're doing. We had a really important fight in the United States Congress just this past week. And I'm putting all my energy into that fight and to see what happens after this," she said.
NPR's Steve Inskeep noted in Warren's answer that, "You're putting that in the present tense, though. Are you never going to run?" to which Warren repeated, "I am not running for president." Inskeep continued, "You're not putting a 'never' on that." Warren insisted once again, "I am not running for president. You want me to put an exclamation point on the end?"
A group of more than 300 former Obama staffers organized by the super PAC Ready For Warren recently wrote an open letter urging the Democrat to make a bid for the 2016 race. In addition, the liberal grassroots organization MoveOn.org has launched an initiative to draft Warren, and it plans on hosting a rally in the political battleground state of Iowa later this week.
The freshman senator made a name for herself as a pugilistic populist unafraid of battering Wall Street with progressive rhetoric. Last week, she led liberal opposition to the Obama-approved $1.1 trillion government spending bill and focused her scathing criticism on a provision that would weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law. The legislation passed on Saturday night despite Warren's efforts.
RELATED: Elizabeth Warren slams spending bill's Dodd-Frank provision
She has also spoken out against Obama's nomination of Antonio Weiss as an undersecretary for the Treasury Department, insisting that Weiss, currently the head of global investment banking at Lazard, is too deeply entrenched with Wall Street.
Despite Warren taking issue with both the spending bill and the Weiss nomination, the White House insisted on Friday that Warren and the president have a good relationship. "I continue to believe that Sen. Warren and the president have the same kinds of goal and priorities," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday, adding he thinks "those shared values will be on display over the next couple of years as well."


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Period of investigation into Nemtsov killing extended
The investigative agencies have extended the period of investigation into the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax.
"The investigative agencies have issued a directive on extending the period of the investigation," the source said.
The decision was prompted by the need to carry out numerous expert analyses and determine all circumstances of the crime, he said.
Nemtsov was shot and killed on Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in central Moscow late on February 27. A criminal case has been opened into Nemtsov's murder under Russian Criminal Code Article 105 (murder) and Article 222 (illegal trafficking in weapons). The investigation is being handled by the main investigations department of the Russian Investigative Committee.
Moscow's Basmanny Court has sanctioned the arrest of five people as suspects in the Nemtsov murder case at least until April 28. These are Zaur Dadayev, who is suspected of firing the fatal shots, Anzor Gubashev, and their presumed accomplices Khamzat Bakhayev, Shadid Gubashev, and Temerlan Eskerkhanov.
As was reported with reference to a ruling on Dadayev's arrest, he had confessed to committing the crime, and the other four suspects have denied their role in it.
It became known later that Dadayev had withdrawn his confession, claiming that he had been abducted by unidentified people on March 5, was brought to the Investigative Committee on March 7, and his testimony had been obtained under coercion.
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Disneyland's Bippity-Boppity Boutique served as the primary inspiration for our Dress Up app.
Since they speak to product, design, and development teams, I find flowcharts to be one of the most useful UX documents.
These illustration exercises became useful tools for many of my Disney UX projects.
The final Disney Princess Dress-Up experience, launched on January 2013.


Premier League Round 36: Did You Know?
It's the end of an era as Arsene Wenger faces Man United for the last time this weekend. Plus can Harry Kane hunt down Mo Salah in the race for the Golden Boot as Spurs host Watford at Wembley?
Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Mo Salah share the record of 31 goals scored in a 38 game Premier League season. Salah needs just one goal from Liverpool's remaining three fixtures to hold the record outright. Will he seal it this weekend?
Sean Dyche has faced Brighton six times as Burnley manager without winning. Tottenham Hotpsur are the only side he has faced more and not won, with eight.
Crystal Palace are looking to secure back-to-back home Premier League wins for the first time since a run of three in April 2017. Jamie Vardy has scored nine away Premier League goals this season and has four goals from his last six matches in London.
No side have failed to score in more Premier League home matches this season than Huddersfield Town's six. But no side have kept fewer away clean sheets than Everton's two.
Rafael Benitez has won seven of his previous eight Premier League matches against West Brom and he drew the other. He has won all four home matches against them without conceding a goal, each time facing a different manager.
Southampton have never lost at home to AFC Bournemouth in any competition (winning eight and drawing five).
A Chelsea win, in Antonio Conte's 73rd match, would make him the third-quickest manager in Premier League history to reach 50 wins, behind Jose Mourinho's 63 matches and Pep Guardiola's 69.
West Ham's Pablo Zabaleta and Joe Hart (on loan from City) both won two Premier League titles in their time at the Etihad.
Danny Welbeck has scored in both his visits to Old Trafford for Arsenal in all competitions. No Arsenal player has scored at Man Utd more times under Arsene Wenger, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Sylvain Wiltord also netting two.
Watford players Heurelho Gomes, Younes Kaboul and Etienne Capoue all featured for Spurs before moving to Vicarage Road.


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James Murdoch Blasts "Media Outlets That Propagate Lies" In FT Interview
Lin Manuel-Miranda Takes His Final Bows With Original 'Hamilton' Cast
July 10, 2016 7:50am
Lin Manuel-Miranda took his final bows last night with the original cast of Hamilton, along with fellow departing stars Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo in an emotional night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
After a few minutes, with no words spoken, the cast left the stage to the theme from The West Wing TV series.
Javier Muñoz, Miranda's alternate since the beginning of the journey Hamilton has taken from workshop to off-Broadway to its recent 11 Tony Award wins including Best Musical, takes over the title role beginning Monday.
Among those in attendance for Miranda's final performance, in which tickets ran upwards of $12,000 a seat, were Aaron Paul, Rosie O'Donnell, Secretary of State John Kerry, Mariska Hargitay. Edward Norton and Jennifer Lopez.
A video of the final curtain call was posted on the Hamilton: An American Musical Facebook page. You can watch it below.


The benefits of artistic expression and reflection make it possible for many types of people to respond well to art therapy (AT). AT is provided by mental health professionals in a number of different settings and situations. Utilizing art therapeutically can assist patients who are physically or mentally ill or who have experienced different kinds of trauma or crisis. Both the creation of art and reflecting on the artistic process can provide help to patients.
According to the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) some of the benefits of using art therapeutically include stress reduction and management, improving interpersonal skills, managing other behaviors that may be causing problems, learning to resolve conflicts and achieving insights into yourself. All of these are seen as part of the overall positive and pleasurable experience of making art, a process that can be enjoyed by young children, youth, adults and the elderly.
Trained art therapists provide opportunities for art-making to a variety of different patients whom they believe will benefit from art as part of the healing process. These therapists are trained in artistic techniques as well as human development and counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups. You might find art therapists functioning in schools, hospitals, psychiatric clinics, prisons or juvenile detention centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes or even private practice. The AATA collaborates with many different kinds of partner organizations that reflect such wide parameters of practice. For example, they work with the American Association of School Administrators, Americans for the Arts and the Mental Health Liaison Group, just to name a few.
The types of patients who can benefit from art as therapy are as diverse as the list of practice settings might indicate. Art therapists have been known to work with survivors of natural disasters or those who have gone through other forms of trauma such as abuse or military combat. It appears that part of the reason this type of therapy can work well for someone who has gone through terrible stress is that it gives patients a way to express themselves non-verbally. Therapists also work with patients suffering from various type of illness, including cancer and brain injuries. Art therapists can also work beneficially with people who suffer from depression and other mood disorders. They can work with elderly patients suffering from dementia, and with children on the autism spectrum. The therapy can be beneficial across a wide range of patients, helping them to reduce their stress levels or to improve their cognitive, social or memory skills. Therapists can use a wide range of artistic media to help their patients achieve their goals including drawing, painting and sculpture.
Although it's still a relatively young field, acceptance and understanding of the usefulness of AT seems to be growing. Different arts therapy groups across the country collaborate together and there is a national credentialing body that accredits trained art therapists who generally hold a graduate degree in the field. Because making art is such a universal practice, people of all ages and in many different situations can benefit from art therapy.


A staunch supporter of president Muhammadu Buhari and an executive at Buhari Campaign Organisation, has shown his support for the country's number one citizen ahead of the 2019 elections. Anas Abbas, took to his social media page to share a picture of a receipt after donating the sum of one million naira (N1 million) to one of the president's campaign organisations.
Earlier this evening I donate N1million To One Of Buhari Campaign Organizations... I donated the money in response to my earlier promise to offer N5million for the purchased of PMB's nomination form, but looking at what happened yesterday I decided to donate N1million cash. May Buhari Succeed.
Meanwhile, president Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his nomination forms for the 2019 Presidential election.
He submitted the expression of interest and nomination forms on Wednesday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat at Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja.
The national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole among other leaders of the party were at the Secretariat to receive the forms from President Buhari.
President Buhari while submitting the forms warned party members against complacency but to prepare for the party to win the forthcoming 2019 elections.
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Hamlet is 2015's Shakespeare in the Park Performance
Written by: Chicago Street Theatre — Jun. 10th 2015
Considered by many to be the "Greatest Play in the English Language," Hamlet is presented for 2015's Shakespeare in Central Park Plaza. This stunning masterpiece tells a story of mystery, murder, and madness as the Prince of Denmark must avenge his father's death and unlock the dark conspiracy that leads him to members of his own family.
On Friday July 10 and Saturday July 11 there are FREE performances at Central Park Plaza on the Porter Health Amphitheater stage.
At 6pm a Street Fest featuring artisan vendors, performance art, and music and food vendors will be available with the performance of Hamlet at dusk.
The food and beer garden will feature: Bon Femme, Don Quijote, Martinis, Pikk's Tavern, Sage, and Valpo Velvet.
Reserved Section Tickets Available: A spot in the green area closest to the stage at Central Park–$15 each. VIP tickets also include a tote bag and food voucher– $25 per ticket; $40 per couple; $50 per family. Chairs NOT included.
Ticket Performances at the air conditioned Chicago Street Theatre: Fri, July 17 at 8pm (Party at Bon Femme) Sat, July 18 at 8pm Sun, July 19 at 2:30pm Thur, July 23 at 8pm Fri, July 24 at 8pm (Party at Tommy B's) Sat, July 25 at 8pm
Adults $20; Seniors/Students; "The Couch" $28
Call now for tickets (219) 464-1636 ext. 1 or buy them online at www.ChicagoStreet.org. New Box Office hours are weekdays Noon to 4PM and two hours prior to show times.
SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET is directed by Traci Brant & Jonni Pera
Check out the coverage from ValpoLife of last year's Shakespeare in the Park Performance of Romeo and Juliet!
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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Review: A Rewarding, Accessible Extension of the Franchise
By Jenna Anderson - July 20, 2020 05:00 pm EDT
The Witcher franchise is arguably more popular now than ever, thanks to the live-action adaptation of the franchise hitting Netflix late last year. The fantasy series has already spun out into a wide array of video games, including Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Shortly after that game's initial release came the debut of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a standalone single-player spinoff that weaves more of a narrative into the act of dueling with digital cards. Earlier this month, Thronebreaker made a jump to mobile with an iOS release, and it does so in an almost seamless way. Whether you're a new fan of the franchise who wants an easy and entertaining way to explore more lore or a diehard fan who wants to play the game on the go, the new release of Thronebreaker might have something for you to offer.
Thronebreaker's narrative is set before the events of the first The Witcher game and follows the quest of Queen Meve, the leader of Lyria and Rivia. Fans get a chance to play as Meve, as she and her army attempt to take back control of the North. Along the way, players also get to learn more about Meve's compatriots and the world around her as well as enlist a wider variety of soldiers into her army.
Despite being structured around a series of individual card games, the world of Thronebreaker manages to be surprisingly immersive throughout. Each match is bookended by some sort of narrative significance or exchanges of dialogue, and the choices you make as Meve can significantly influence what comes up next. While the narrative of Thronebreaker is easy to follow while your device is muted, this is definitely the kind of game that can benefit from a good pair of headphones, as the voice acting and music help make the world lusher. The visuals of Thronebreaker might be one of its strongest assets, as everything from the interstitials to the actual gameplay is gorgeously-executed, and is easy to appreciate from an aesthetic level even on the dimmest of iPhones. The character and monster designs also feel unique, but also like they can understandably have a place in the larger Witcher universe.
A good part of the game also involves mining various tools and materials -- and interacting with the villagers and soldiers around them -- in a way that almost comes across like a fantasy answer to Animal Crossing. These elements don't translate over to a mobile release seamlessly, as navigating around the map as Meve (which is achieved by touching your finger anywhere on the screen) can occasionally lead you in a wildly different direction or obscure what you're supposed to be focusing on. But as you play more of Thronebreaker, you learn to get accustomed to those elements, and it helps make the 30-hour narrative a worthwhile undertaking.
When it comes to the card battles themselves, Thronebreaker's mechanics can be a little hit-or-miss, but they end up culminating in an enjoyable experience. There is definitely a learning curve when it comes to certain elements of the battles, both in terms of getting acquainted with the roster of different cards and their capabilities and in actually figuring out how to implement those features in the game. Entirely new players might feel stuck during a battle, especially if a certain card needs to be played in a certain row or interact with another card in order to move things forward. Again, these problems start to fade away once you play more of Thronebreaker, but a player needs to be willing to put in the work.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales isn't here to revolutionize the iOS gaming landscape, but that's totally OK. Once players get past the occasionally-clunky mechanics and the slight learning curve, it's an enjoyable experience in a lot of ways. For a price of $10 (half of what the game costs on platforms like Steam), it might not be the most feasible for purely casual fans. But if you want to lose yourself in the world of The Witcher in one way or another, and aren't afraid to put in some work, you will definitely get your money's worth. Plus, any game that unironically lets you play cards against a giant monster is something worth celebrating.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is now available on iOS, and it was previously available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. An iOS review code was provided by the publisher for the purpose of this review, and it was reviewed on an iPhone XR.


Mummy's Space: The Book of Us: Chapter 01 / Page 12 - Mine, all mine!
The Book of Us: Chapter 01 / Page 12 - Mine, all mine!
The twins were very excited when a package containing a Peppa Pig Weebles play set arrived today. Zoey tried her best to claim it as hers but that was never going to happen with Peppa loving Zachary around.


Get to know Mom by osmosis?
For a long time I have wondered "Why is there only one way to heaven?" I lost faith over questions like that. I walked away and became an atheist – I stopped asking "which way" and started asserting "death is just a sleep from which we never wake up". I thought I would never have faith again, but I was wrong. He found me. The amazing things He did in my life were enough to "tide me over" – and once the old unanswered questions began to wash up on the shore once more – He began to answer them.
You don't learn the contents of a book by osmosis. You have to read it. You don't get to know your Mom… your best friend… your dog… by getting to know a tree or a rock or a statue – or a book about somebody else. The best way to get to know a person is by spending some time with them – not some person who, for example, has an intimate knowledge of their media persona. A good start, if you've never even met a person and you want to get to know them, is by reading their autobiography, how they have affected the world, what they've had to say to the world. That way, when you go to meet them for the first time, you'll be able to recognize them (and be equipped with good talking points!). You don't want second-hand rumors, you don't want best guesses – that is, IF you want the truth, and IF you want to get to know them deeply (as deeply as He wants you to know Him – and that's 'deepest'). If you don't want to know – you are nearly a phantom already, dying from apathy – but God can save you yet.
The way I see it, being that God exists and is revealing Himself to man, then every religion/philosophy except (if any) one is just giving their best guess about the way things are. (Before I was saved, I would have said every last one of them is just making stuff up.) God found me and led me back to where we left off (my bookmark was in James chapter 2, by the way…)… and I'll never leave His side again.


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Ballangen, også Ballangsfjorden, Statens kartverk har godkjent begge formene (Ballangsfjorden i 1973 og Ballangen i 1979)., (nordsamisk: Bálák) er en fjordarm af  Ofotfjorden i Ballangen kommune i Nordland fylke i Norge. Den går  omtrent 8 kilometer i sydøstlig retning.

Fjorden har en sammenhængende bebyggelse langs hele kystlinjen, fra indløbet ved Bøstrand i vest, sydover til Ballsnes og Slåttstrand til landsbyen Ballangen i fjordbunden. Langs østsiden ligger bebyggelserne Forrnes, Arnes, Hamn, Rånbogen og Saltvika, lige syd for Saltvikneset, som markerer indløbet på østsiden.

Europavej E6 går langs sydsiden af fjorden og Fylkesvej  819 går langs vestsiden.

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Format normandzki () – grupa składająca się z przedstawicieli Ukrainy, Francji, Niemiec i Rosji powołana w celu rozstrzygnięcia wojny w Donbasie i kwestii przynależności państwowej Krymu.

Utworzenie grupy miało miejsce latem 2014 roku we Francji, podczas obchodów 70. rocznicy lądowania wojsk alianckich w Normandii. Na marginesie obchodów desantu na "Plaży Sword" w miejscowości Ouistreham, podczas uroczystości w doszło do krótkiego spotkania prezydentów Rosji i Ukrainy – Władimira Putina i Petra Poroszenki. Wcześniej z prezydentem Władimirem Putinem rozmawiała kanclerz Angela Merkel, a na miejscu gospodarz obchodów rocznicowych – prezydent Francji François Hollande. Przywódcy zgodzili się, że należy rozpocząć ustalanie warunków wyprowadzenia Ukrainy z kryzysu.

Spotkania grupy odbywają się nieregularnie, na szczeblach prezydentów państw oraz ministrów spraw zagranicznych.

Równocześnie pracę podjęła tzw. grupa kontaktowa, czyli trójstronna grupa kontaktowa ds. uregulowania sytuacji na południowym wschodzie Ukrainy, składająca się z przedstawicieli Ukrainy, Rosji i OBWE. Dodatkowo w jej spotkaniach uczestniczą przedstawiciele separatystów kontrolujących niektóre rejony obwodów donieckiego i ługańskiego.

Podczas szczytu w Mińsku dnia 12 lutego 2015 roku prezydenci Ukrainy, Rosji i Francji oraz kanclerz Niemiec podpisali dokument mający doprowadzić do rozwiązania konfliktu zbrojnego na wschodzie Ukrainy – tzw. porozumienie Mińsk 2 (Protokół miński o obustronnym zawieszeniu broni II). Żaden z punktów porozumień nie został w pełni zrealizowany. Choć doszło do zatrzymania walk na większą skalę, to pełne wstrzymanie i wycofanie ciężkiego uzbrojenia ze strefy buforowej nigdy nie nastąpiło. Nie zostały zrealizowane również warunki polityczne, które miały umożliwić reintegrację kontrolowanego faktycznie przez Rosję Zagłębia Donieckiego z resztą Ukrainy. Za jedyne względnie wykonywane wojskowe punkty porozumienia mińskiego należy uznać monitoring OBWE oraz wymianę części jeńców.

Negocjacje i rozmowy w formacie normandzkim zostały zamrożone w okresie od 2016 roku do jesieni 2019 roku. Do ponownego czterostronnego spotkania doszło po zwycięstwie na Ukrainie w wyborach prezydenckich roku 2019 Wołodymyra Zełenskiego, jego rozmowie telefonicznej z prezydentem USA Donaldem Trumpem oraz ustaleniach francusko-rosyjskich. Decyzja o odmrożeniu formatu i przeprowadzeniu rozmów została scementowana na wspólnym spotkaniu przywódców Francji i Niemiec 16 października. Gospodarzem zimowego szczytu w Paryżu był prezydent Emmanuel Macron, pierwszy raz uczestniczący w spotkaniu formatu normandzkiego. Szczyt nie przyniósł przełomu, choć deklaratywnie potwierdzono obowiązywanie zapisów porozumień Mińsk 2.

Jednocześnie, Zgromadzenie Ogólne ONZ przyjęło rezolucję wzywającą Rosję do wycofania sił zbrojnych z Krymu i zaprzestania okupacji terytorium Ukrainy.

Kolejne spotkania zostały odłożone na czas nieokreślony w obliczu światowego kryzysu COVID-19 i panującej sytuacji międzynarodowej.

Nowych perspektyw dla przyszłości formatu normandzkiego upatrywano w zaangażowaniu Stanów Zjednoczonych po objęciu prezydentury przez Joe Bidena. Świadczyć o tym miało wznowienie dialogu USA – Rosja o stabilności strategicznej oraz ustalenia ze spotkania prezydenta Bidena z kanclerz Angelą Merkel. W lipcu 2021 roku m.in. w zamian za zgodę Białego Domu na dokończenie budowy gazociągu Nord Stream 2 (NS2) Niemcy zobowiązały się do stworzenia Zielonego Funduszu wspierającego transformację energetyczną Ukrainy, podjęcia działań w celu przedłużenia ukraińsko-rosyjskiej umowy o tranzycie gazu od 2024 roku na kolejne 10 lat. W przypadku wykorzystania przez Rosję transportu surowca do wywarcia presji na Ukrainę, RFN zadeklarowała gotowość do nałożenia na Rosję sankcji ograniczających możliwości eksportu surowców energetycznych do Europy.

Spotkania
 Château de Bénouville – 6 czerwca 2014 roku – pierwsze spotkanie stron, na marginesie obchodów 70. rocznicy Operacji Overlord.
 Mediolan – 17 października 2014 roku, uczestnicy: prezydent Rosji, Władimir Putin, Kanclerz Niemiec, Angela Merkel, prezydent Francji, François Hollande, prezydent Ukrainy, Petro Poroszenko
 Mińsk – 11 lutego 2015 roku, uczestnicy: prezydent Rosji, Władimir Putin, Kanclerz Niemiec, Angela Merkel, prezydent Francji, François Hollande, prezydent Ukrainy, Petro Poroszenko
 Paryż – 24 lutego 2015 roku, uczestnicy: minister SZ Rosji, Siergiej Ławrow, minister SZ Niemiec, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, minister SZ Francji, Laurent Fabius, minister SZ Ukrainy, Pawło Klimkin.
 Paryż – 2 października 2015 roku, uczestnicy: prezydent Rosji, Władimir Putin, Kanclerz Niemiec, Angela Merkel, prezydent Francji, François Hollande, prezydent Ukrainy, Petro Poroszenko
 Berlin – 19 października 2016 roku, uczestnicy: prezydent Rosji, Władimir Putin, Kanclerz Niemiec, Angela Merkel, prezydent Francji, François Hollande, prezydent Ukrainy, Petro Poroszenko
 Paryż – 9 grudnia 2019 roku, uczestnicy: prezydent Rosji, Władimir Putin, Kanclerz Niemiec, Angela Merkel, prezydent Francji, Emmanuel Macron, prezydent Ukrainy, Wołodymyr Zełenski

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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (Large Print / Paperback)
By Therese Anne Fowler
Out of Print in This Format
"Z gives voice to a much unknown and misunderstood literary figure. While Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lead a very public life in many ways, Zelda was often forced to operate in a lifestyle that would make any modern woman squirm with discontent, if not cry out with a vengeance. Fowler breathes life into a voice who very much deserved to be heard in her own time and now. Any lover of the art, literature, and culture of the Jazz Age will not be disappointed with this read."
— Karl Meutsch, Phoenix Books, Essex, VT
"I wish I could tell everyone who thinks we're ruined, Look closer...and you'll see something extraordinary, mystifying, something real and true. We have never been what we seemed.
When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in 1918, she is seventeen years old and he is a young army lieutenant stationed in Alabama. Before long, the "ungettable" Zelda has fallen for him despite his unsuitability: Scott isn't wealthy or prominent or even a Southerner, and keeps insisting, absurdly, that his writing will bring him both fortune and fame. Her father is deeply unimpressed. But after Scott sells his first novel, "This Side of Paradise, " to Scribner's, Zelda optimistically boards a train north, to marry him in the vestry of St. Patrick's Cathedral and take the rest as it comes.
What comes, here at the dawn of the Jazz Age, is unimagined attention and success and celebrity that will make Scott and Zelda legends in their own time. Everyone wants to meet the dashing young author of the scandalous novel--and his witty, perhaps even more scandalous wife. Zelda bobs her hair, adopts daring new fashions, and revels in this wild new world. Each place they go becomes a playground: New York City, Long Island, Hollywood, Paris, and the French Riviera--where they join the endless party of the glamorous, sometimes doomed Lost Generation that includes Ernest Hemingway, Sara and Gerald Murphy, and Gertrude Stein.
Everything seems new and possible. Troubles, at first, seem to fade like morning mist. But not even Jay Gatsby's parties go on forever. Who "is" Zelda, other than the wife of a famous--sometimes infamous--husband? How can she forge her own identity while fighting her demons and Scott's, too? With brilliant insight and imagination, Therese Anne Fowler brings us Zelda's irresistible story as she herself might have told it.
THERESE ANNE FOWLER is the author of the "New York Times" bestselling novel "Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald." Raised in the Midwest, she migrated to North Carolina in 1995. She holds a B.A. in sociology/cultural anthropology and an MFA in creative writing from North Carolina State University.
Publisher: Large Print Press
Historical - General
Kobo eBook (March 26th, 2013): $10.99
Hardcover, Large Print (April 5th, 2013): $34.99
Prebound (March 4th, 2014): $28.15


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Note that a lender will need an assurance that you will be able to pay them back their money before he or she gives you a loan. You ought to note that if you don't have a stable income, you will have a hard time acquiring the loan you need. You need to keep in mind that almost everyone is doing business but they fact is that most of them fail in the early stages. Note that the lenders make things difficult because of such issues. Note that when you have a good payroll in place, you will not have a hard time to get the money.
Remember that there are very many ways of documenting your income. It is crucial to keep in mind that you can use very many ways to get the loan that you require. You need to know that the lenders do not have the same requirements. It is essential to note that there are also pros and cons when you decide to provide each of these documents to the lenders read here! Bear in mind that generating the professional paystubs means that you have consistent income. On the other hand, the documents will enable you not to give out all the information about your business.
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OF MICE & MEN CONFIRMED IRISH DATES IN APRIL.
Posted on December 7, 2017 by Oran
Orange County Metalcore four-piece, Of Mice & Men, will be smashing Ireland's capital on April 29th for a one-off show in Dublin's Academy!
Photo – Lyndsey Byrnes © 2017
Of Mice & Men will be taking to the stage in Dublin's Academy on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 with tickets on sale from Friday, December 8th via Ticketmaster and Dublin's Sound Cellar priced at €26 (inc booking).
After months of anticipation from fans worldwide, 21st-century hard rock leaders Of Mice & Men —vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, guitarist Alan Ashby, drummer Valentino Arteaga, and guitarist Phil Manansala—announce their new album Defy, arriving in stores and online January 19, 2018.
Earlier this year, Of Mice & Men, teased the forthcoming album with the one-two punch of the singles "Unbreakable" and "Back to Me." Those songs have clocked over 7 million Spotify streams and 5 million YouTube/VEVO views in six months.
Over the course of nearly a decade, Of Mice & Men have steadily risen to the top of the genre's ranks, hitting No. 1 on Billboard's Rock and Independent Charts and No. 4 on the genre-spanning Top 200.
The band has also racked up close to 5 million social media followers, along with a following so dedicated that it's practically disciple-like in its fandom. Through the years, they've shared stages with artists such as Metallica, Linkin Park, Slipknot, and Queens of the Stone Age, holding their own all the while winning over new fans with each performance.
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Conferences give parents the opportunity to take a peek at what learning looks like for their child. For me, this is the time to show parents their child's growth and progress. I want parents to see where their child is and where they hope to go with their learning. In thinking about how to structure the conferences, it occurred to me, "Why not let the child own their learning, growth, and progress and have them share with their parents how things are going?"
Use these quick tips to turn your conferences with parents into a student-led meeting, where all parties are partners who play an important role in the learning process of the child.
I preach growth mindset in my homeroom. At the beginning of the year we note New, Not Yet, and Strong connections in our learning.
We talk about the Strong areas and why they are strong (because we practice them often) versus the Not Yet and New areas (things we don't practice as often).
Students then designate areas of Not Yet that they want to focus on and make those connections in their brain stronger.
After watching a couple of goal setting videos found on YouTube, students get to work on their own goals.
Students then create a stair-step visual to represent where they are starting with their New or Not Yet learning and where they want to be at the end of the process.
This step involves a lot of conversation about progress. I compare it to crawling before walking, or learning to ride a tricycle before a bicycle. If a student's goal is to become fluent in division, for instance, and they do not know multiplication, this becomes one of their steps along the way to their goal.
Students work on this piece individually and write down what they personally feel they need to do to reach these goals.
The next step is to meet with each student and evaluate what goals they have written on their Personal Learning Goals sheet. I discuss with students all of the assessment data I have on them thus far. We talk about reading levels and what I've observed in math, writing, and social situations. I share examples of work that has been completed so far, and together we discuss if the right goals have been set. Students are then given an opportunity to evaluate and decide if they want to stick with their current goal and plan, or if they want to make changes before sharing with parents.
I gather student planning sheets and all evidence of learning (assessments, writing samples, etc.) and keep everything in a file folder, ready for conference time.
The last step in this pre-conference preparation stage is to invite parents to sign up for a conference, and to let them know that their child will be leading the meeting. This parent invitation email is brief and is used as a reminder that there will be at least three of us present for our gathering.
What comes next is a student-led meeting that shows the value of student voice. Check in next month to read how to conduct your conference with your students taking the lead. I will show you three quick strategies to transform the student from a passive to an active partner in their own learning.


Book Bingo Reading Challenge ~ Love.Life.Read.
I used to LOVE playing bingo. In college, during the freshman orientation program's Union Night, I had a blast running the bingo night. So I'm stepping back into time to have fun playing bingo once again. There are some intriguing challenges on this board including re-reading, 2013 publications, books that you feel everyone else has read but you and books apart of series.
Wish me luck and Happy Reading!


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Dyspraxia is a disorder of movement and coordination. In dyspraxia, the signals that go from the brain to the muscles are interrupted.
Dyspraxia can affect verbal skills, causing problems with speech; oral skills, causing problems with moving the mouth and the tongue; and motor skills, causing problems with things like writing, eating or getting dressed.
Dyspraxia is often identified in early childhood, but can start later in life as a consequence of an illness or injury. Sometimes there is a brain injury that leads to dyspraxia, but sometimes there is no obvious cause.
Dyspraxia is thought to affect 5-6 per cent of school-age children, and affects boys more commonly than girls.
Dyspraxia is not an illness; it's a group of symptoms. Dyspraxia doesn't mean someone is intellectually disabled or simply clumsy. It means that signals from their brain get scrambled on the way to their muscles.
having difficulty with eating or swallowing.
People who have dyspraxia have trouble with fine or gross motor skills in comparison to other people who are the same age, have the same experience and the same intelligence.
As you can imagine, having these sorts of difficulties can make school, uni and work really hard. That can then lead to disruptive behaviour, dropping out, and stress and isolation.
It is essential to have dyspraxia diagnosed by health professionals with the right expertise. For verbal dyspraxia this could mean a speech pathologist; for motor dyspraxia this might mean a physiotherapist; and for oral dyspraxia, an occupational therapist.


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'Racism threatens to turn the beautiful game ugly': West Ham United urged to do more on hate crime
Unmesh Desai AM
A City Hall politician has urged West Ham United to reveal plans to tackle hate crimes on match days.
The London Stadium, home of West Ham United. Picture: Steven Paston/PA
Unmesh Desai, Labour's London Assembly spokesman for policing and crime, has written to every football league club in the capital urging them to address low rates of hate crime reporting.
Mr Desai said: "We have seen some shocking incidents over the last few years which sadly demonstrate racism is threatening to turn the beautiful game ugly.
"It is vital clubs take proactive measures to root out the small minority of fans in their grounds seeking to peddle hate and racism."
In the letter addressed to Baroness Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham, Mr Desai points to evidence from the mayor of London's office revealing only 116 hate crime offences were recorded at London football grounds between January 2015 and December 2018.
It follows a report published by anti-racism organisation Kick it Out which found that in the UK, half of all fans surveyed had witnessed racist abuse, but less than half knew how to report it.
Mr Desai asks what measures clubs will have in place during the forthcoming football season to stop offences and ensure fans know how to report hate crimes.
He urged clubs to distance themselves from the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA), activists accused of fuelling racism in the game.
"The pernicious influence of divisive groups such as the DFLA cannot be left unchecked," he said.
The letter adds: "Whilst the [DFLA] has repeatedly stated it does not promote a racist, far-right mantra, their rallies have been attended by well-known neo-Nazis and featured definitively Islamophobic speeches."
The featuring of the Hammers crest in a section on the DFLA website labelled Club Badges "serves to highlight that they are using your club's fanbase to garner support for their organisation", the letter says.
A West Ham United spokesman said: "It is well known that the club is unequivocal in its stance against all forms of racism and discrimination - they have no place in our communities and no place in football.
"Equality is at the heart of West Ham United and our community values run deep throughout the club. Any belief, group or movement that does not share those values will not be welcome."
Politicians line up to demand West Ham United's board ban Democratic Football Lads Alliance


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