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Both sides prep for potential Kavanaugh/Ford hearing on sex assault allegation
"[Kavanaugh] is looking for someone who can make sure his defense is solid…and a woman at that," one source familiar with the preparations told NBC News.
After more than an hour of delay over procedural questions, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 6, 2018.J. Scott Applewhite / AP file
Sept. 21, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC
By Julia Ainsley
WASHINGTON — In preparation for what may be a high-stakes week of testimony, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has retained an experienced Washington trial attorney, Beth Wilkinson, while the woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford, has hired strategist Ricki Seidman, who has Democratic ties and readied Anita Hill to testify in 1991.
Ford has left open the possibility of sharing her story in a public setting before the Senate Judiciary Committee as long as the committee agrees to "terms that are fair and ensure her safety," but no date is yet set in stone.
Judge Kavanaugh has denied Ford's allegations that he assaulted her in high school and is preparing to provide his defense before the committee with the help of Beth Wilkinson, sources tell NBC News.
Christine Blasey Ford negotiates terms for testifying
Sept. 21, 201802:39
Wilkinson has been the lead counsel in more than 50 jury trials, according to her bio with her firm, Wilkinson Walsh Eskovitz. Both Wilkinson and her firm declined to comment on her position.
"Her experience tells you everything you need to know about Kavanaugh's strategy," said a source close to Wilkinson. "He's not looking for someone who could have helped him prepare for a normal confirmation process. He's looking for someone who can make sure his defense is solid … and a woman at that."
Wilkinson is also a close friend of Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee who was never confirmed by a Republican-controlled Senate, and is married to David Gregory, former host of NBC's "Meet the Press."
According to a person involved in Kavanaugh's confirmation process, the Supreme Court nominee spent roughly two hours on Tuesday prepping for the possibility of testifying again. He was grilled by a small group of senior White House staff about his past, his dating life and his accuser.
"It's really in the nominee's hands," said the source involved in his confirmation process. "It's his reputation and he knows all the facts."
In addition to her lawyer Debra Katz, Ford hired communications strategist Ricki Seidman, who helped prepare Anita Hill for her testimony more than two decades ago when she accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.
Seidman also worked as communications director for Joe Biden during the 2008 campaign after he was named Obama's running mate. Hill has said Biden owes her an apology for how she was treated by the Senate Judiciary Committee where he served as chairman during her testimony in 1991.
In 2009, Seidman helped Obama's first Supreme Court nominee Justice Sonia Sotomayor prepare for her confirmation process. And she served in the Clinton administration as deputy communications director.
Despite growing up in Washington, Ford has few ties to the inner workings of national politics in the capital. Her hiring of Seidman may help her prepare for testifying before the Senate, but Seidman's Democratic ties could make allegations appear partisan, according to a source who has prepared previous Supreme Court nominees for the confirmation process.


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By David B17/1/2018 10:36Wed Jan 17 10:36:07 2018
A quick check on my records shows the following:
The 9-1 win against Spelthorne Sports was the record home win for Hendon under Gary McCann's management. The record win was 11-1 against Leyton at Lea Bridge Road on 15 December 2007, so it is our biggest win for 10 years.
Our biggest win in the Middlesex Senior Cup - actually our biggest recorded victory - was 13-1 against Wingate at Claremont Road on 2 February 1957.
The last eight-goal winning margin was on 9 September 1995, against Flackwell Heath at Claremont Road in the FA Cup and the scorers in the 8-0 win were Nick Sweetman, Steve McKimm, Geoff Pike, Junior Haynes (3) and Phil Gallagher (2).
Joe White equalled the club record for goals in a game, with five, but our goalscorers record is incomplete from a multitude of matches when the club scored five and more.
Joe, the youngest Hendon player ever to score five goals in a Middlesex Senior Cup tie, achieving it on his 19th birthday, is the third player to bag a five-timer, matching Tommy Lawrence v Wingate and Freddie Evans v Lyons in January 1931.
He is also the first player to score five in a game since Gary became boss almost 13 years ago.
More stats later.
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package com.hazelcast.client.map;

import com.hazelcast.client.test.TestHazelcastFactory;
import com.hazelcast.core.HazelcastInstance;
import com.hazelcast.map.IMap;
import com.hazelcast.query.Predicate;
import com.hazelcast.query.Predicates;
import com.hazelcast.test.HazelcastParallelClassRunner;
import com.hazelcast.test.HazelcastTestSupport;
import com.hazelcast.test.annotation.ParallelJVMTest;
import com.hazelcast.test.annotation.QuickTest;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import java.util.Map;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

@RunWith(HazelcastParallelClassRunner.class)
@Category({QuickTest.class, ParallelJVMTest.class})
public class ClientMapRemoveAllTest extends HazelcastTestSupport {

    @Rule
    public ExpectedException expectedException = ExpectedException.none();

    private static final int MAP_SIZE = 1000;
    private static final int NODE_COUNT = 3;

    private TestHazelcastFactory factory;
    private HazelcastInstance client;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        factory = new TestHazelcastFactory();
        factory.newInstances(getConfig(), NODE_COUNT);

        client = factory.newHazelcastClient();
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() {
        factory.shutdownAll();
    }

    @Test
    public void throws_exception_whenPredicateNull() throws Exception {
        expectedException.expect(NullPointerException.class);
        expectedException.expectMessage("predicate cannot be null");

        IMap map = client.getMap("test");
        map.removeAll(null);
    }

    @Test
    public void removes_all_entries_whenPredicateTrue() throws Exception {
        IMap map = client.getMap("test");

        for (int i = 0; i < MAP_SIZE; i++) {
            map.put(i, i);
        }

        map.removeAll(Predicates.alwaysTrue());

        assertEquals(0, map.size());
    }

    @Test
    public void removes_no_entries_whenPredicateFalse() throws Exception {
        IMap map = client.getMap("test");

        for (int i = 0; i < MAP_SIZE; i++) {
            map.put(i, i);
        }

        map.removeAll(Predicates.alwaysFalse());

        assertEquals(MAP_SIZE, map.size());
    }

    @Test
    public void removes_odd_keys_whenPredicateOdd() throws Exception {
        IMap<Integer, Integer> map = client.getMap("test");

        for (int i = 0; i < MAP_SIZE; i++) {
            map.put(i, i);
        }

        map.removeAll(new OddFinderPredicate());

        assertEquals(500, map.size());
    }

    private static final class OddFinderPredicate implements Predicate<Integer, Integer> {

        @Override
        public boolean apply(Map.Entry<Integer, Integer> mapEntry) {
            return mapEntry.getKey() % 2 != 0;
        }
    }
}

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NPCC Employee's e-Services
Store Demand & Issue Voucher
NPCC Document Management System-(NDMS)
HSE Training Records
PEM Portal
Engineering Input Portal (EIP)
eSign Inbox
Time Sheet (ETSA)
eGate Pass
Inter Discipline Check (SDC/IDC)
CEO's Message
Key Assets
QUALITY & HSE
NPCC Brand
Emiratisation
VIOLATION REPORTING
NPCC considers its human capital to be its most important and valuable asset. It strives to continually provide its employees with the latest training and career development programs to improve their efficiency, expertise and fulfill their career potential.
The Leadership Development Program (LDP) develops the leadership abilities and soft skills of the Company's high potential employees; so as to increase the knowledge base and the skills of the Company's current and future senior management team.
NPCC has identified its future leaders and has established a program with Ashridge Business School for them. In addition to the Ashridge program, NPCC also organizes leadership events for these individuals to facilitate their further development.
The Career Development Program (CDP) aims to develop the skills and knowledge base of the young Emirati graduates joining NPCC. The CDP is a 5-year development program.
NPCC believes in contributing to the wellbeing and welfare of its employees and society. The Company has undertaken various CSR related initiatives; the latest of which is sponsoring Emirati students and participating in several charity marathons to support humanitarian cases such as fighting cancer and eliminating poverty.
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I don't think I can say things any better than Kim did. She hit the nail on the head, precisely.
For me, what gets me down about diabetes is the mental and emotional side of things. As a person living with diabetes and mental health issues, life gets pretty rough sometimes. Diabetes + disordered eating + anxiety + depression = one hot mess Jess.
Sometimes it's hard to tell where diabetes ends and my mental health issues begin. They are all so completely intertwined. That's not to say that every day is awful. Because that's not true. I have good days and bad days. And the bad days seem to come in clumps. I'll have stretches of bad days. To be honest, I've been in the middle of a difficult stretch for the past few weeks. There's been a lot going on in my personal life. A myriad of smaller stressors that have left me feeling completely overwhelmed.
Stress can trigger my binge eating. Which triggers my anxiety. Which can trigger my depression. All of which can do a number on my blood sugars. It's all inexorably linked, like a spiderweb.
I may be a hot mess, but I've come a long way. This Mental Health Month, here's what I want you to know: you are not alone, and don't be afraid to seek help. Seeking treatment from a mental health professional was the best decision I could have made. Yes, I still have bad patches, but I've come so far. And things are so much better overall. I am better equipped to handle and process my feelings. The difficult patches don't last as long as they once did.
Like my grandma always said, this too shall pass. And depression lies.
And, there's absolutely nothing wrong with wishing it would pass more quickly. Hugs!
Completely - it's all a huge spiderweb, and that damn spider sometimes comes after us. OK, now I've freaked myself out and can't finish commenting without looking over my shoulder for stalking spiders... Hey, totally agreed. Thanks for writing this, Jess.


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Q: shell insert new line using sed command failing in jenkins I am trying to insert new line in YAML file using sed command via Jenkins. It is working locally when try via command line (cmder)
YAML file
access_url: http://abc
db-url: oracle_path

Jenkins file command to add new line
sh ''' sed -i "/access_url: http://abc$/a \  user_id: '6100539'" ${file} '''

Jenkin build failure right after start up without any error after introduce above line.
Expected result after execution:
access_url: http://abc
  user_id: '6100539'
db-url: oracle_path

But when I tried below command locally with cmder it gives expected result above
sed -i "/access_url: http://abc$/a \  user_id: '6100539'" file

Error in Jenkins:
GitHub has been notified of this commit's build result

org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed:
WorkflowScript: 459: unexpected char: '\' @ line 459, column 119.
   http://abc$/a \  user_id
                                 ^

1 error

    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.ErrorCollector.failIfErrors(ErrorCollector.java:310)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.ErrorCollector.addFatalError(ErrorCollector.java:150)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.ErrorCollector.addError(ErrorCollector.java:120)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.ErrorCollector.addError(ErrorCollector.java:132)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.SourceUnit.addError(SourceUnit.java:350)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.AntlrParserPlugin.transformCSTIntoAST(AntlrParserPlugin.java:139)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.AntlrParserPlugin.parseCST(AntlrParserPlugin.java:110)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.SourceUnit.parse(SourceUnit.java:234)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit$1.call(CompilationUnit.java:168)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.applyToSourceUnits(CompilationUnit.java:943)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.doPhaseOperation(CompilationUnit.java:605)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.processPhaseOperations(CompilationUnit.java:581)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.compile(CompilationUnit.java:558)
    at groovy.lang.GroovyClassLoader.doParseClass(GroovyClassLoader.java:298)
    at groovy.lang.GroovyClassLoader.parseClass(GroovyClassLoader.java:268)
    at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.parseClass(GroovyShell.java:688)
    at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.parse(GroovyShell.java:700)
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsGroovyShell.doParse(CpsGroovyShell.java:142)
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsGroovyShell.reparse(CpsGroovyShell.java:127)
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowExecution.parseScript(CpsFlowExecution.java:561)
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowExecution.start(CpsFlowExecution.java:522)
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowRun.run(WorkflowRun.java:320)
    at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97)
    at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:429)
Finished: FAILURE

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Hubert H. Humphrey Papers are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Humphrey's complete speech texts and a broad sample of his speech sound recordings have been digitzed by the Minnesota Historical Society under a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Hubert H. Humphrey at the Macedonian Baptist Church, San Francisco, May 23, 1972 Photographs by Bruce Jackson of Humphrey on his last campaign.
Radio airchecks/recordings of Hubert H. Humphrey from 1946 to 1978 including interviews, radio appearances, newscasts, 1968 election concession speech, etc.


Overseas radio advertisements for NZ property are claiming that foreign purchasers can count on collecting half the weekly wages (about $500) off renters. The ads are being run in Singapore, China and Malaysia.
Singapore's 90.5 Gold radio station plays the ad, asking listeners: "How would you like the people in New Zealand to give you around half their weekly wages?".
New Zealander Rachael Cooper, living in Malaysia, posted part of the radio advert on her Facebook page.
Nick Smith has a reputation as a long term trougher who seldom gets anything right and he's not doing that reputation any harm by speaking such unmitigated rubbish on this occasion.
Companies are marketing NZ real estate as an "investor's dream" to about one billion people and its all going to be fixed by building more houses. Utter lunacy.
What surprised me was that a friend selling a house in Lower Hutt has had a bus load of Chinese look at it the other day. There has been little interest apart from that. The house had bad Fung Sheui (or whatever) so didn't appeal but I wonder if the non-problem is spreading.


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Review: Batman and the Outsiders #7
by Adil Syed November 14, 2019
Overview: Black Lightning and Katana experience an unexpected twist on their flight escorting Sofia back to Gotham. Meanwhile, Orphan tries to track down Duke but it may already be too late.
Synopsis (spoilers ahead): Ishmael tells a captive Duke about his personal history with Ra's al Ghul. He tells Duke he has evolved him to serve Ra's al Ghul.
On the plane back to Gotham, Katana explains to a handcuffed Sofia that she isn't a prisoner and is being taken back to Gotham to see Batman. Sofia isn't happy about it but seems to accept it. Black Lightning and Katana have a private discussion about the merits of bringing Sofia back to see Batman.
In Gotham, Orphan races through the streets searching for Duke while she talks to Batman who is on his way back to Gotham. Batman's surveillance system locates Duke and he relays the location to Orphan. Batman tells her to wait for him but she declines and he wishes her luck.
Back in the plane, Sofia has flashbacks to Ra's al Ghul's lessons and breaks free of her handcuffs. She takes the sword from a sleeping Katana and holds it up to kill her but she also seems conflicted about it. Black Lightning catches her before she can stab Katana and Katana wakes up. Kaliber puts a gun to Black Lightning's head from behind him and reveals he was working for Ra's Al Ghul the whole time.
On the streets of Gotham, Orphan breaks into the truck carrying Duke and finds Ishmael waiting for her. They fight and Cass manages to beat him and stick to her code despite his goading to get her to kill him. She manages to pull Duke out of the truck before it crashes but she quickly realizes that he has been changed. Duke tells her that he can't see the light anymore and can only see darkness.
In the sky above Gotham, Katana knocks the sword out of Sofia's hand to break the standoff. Kaliber throws an explosive at the plane's controls and tells Black Lightning that the Demon can bring them all back if they die as the plane starts to go down.
Analysis: Before I share my thoughts on this issue, I want to acknowledge a small error in my previous review. I incorrectly thought that Duke and Cassandra had gone to Khadym with the rest of the team and I was, therefore, wondering why Black Lightning was leaving without them. While I still believe he should have tried contacting them when he wondered where Ishmael was, it's not as big of an oversight as leaving half your team in Khadym. My apologies to our readers and the creative team for that.
This issue gives us a great unexpected twist and a ton of action that will get your pulse racing. Kaliber revealing himself as a double agent was a complete surprise. I actually went back through the previous issues to go through all the scenes he was in to check if there was any indication he was secretly working for Ra's al Ghul. What I found was that the twist was well set up from an emotional standpoint as Kaliber was positioned as a character with a redemption arc. I also think that if Kaliber was indeed working for Ra's al Ghul before he met the Outsiders, then he had plenty of opportunities to fulfill Ra's al Ghul's plans before now. For me, it doesn't really make sense that he would pick the moment when they are in a plane above Gotham to reveal he is a double agent. The only plausible explanation I can think of is he's a triple agent or that he's "unstable" as Bruce described him in an earlier issue. I feel like there's more to this that will be unpacked in the next issue.
One of the really powerful moments in this issue was Cassandra fighting Ishmael. In issue #6, she was beaten by Lady Shiva and constantly taunted for holding back. Lady Shiva was telling her that her association with Batman and his code has made her weak. She's clearly angry after that fight because she lost and her friend was taken. In this issue, we see her perfectly balance her rage and focus on remembering who she is. She refuses to respond to Ishmael's taunts and focuses on winning the fight in a methodical manner. It was great to see her believe that her way will work and for it to actually happen. It was also cool to see Batman trust her even when she disobeyed his direct order. Batman typically doesn't take kindly do this, and the fact that he responded how he did with Cassandra shows that her abilities are held in high esteem.
I'm not familiar with the art team for this issue, but I think they did a good job with everything. As I've said before, this issue has a lot of action and has that same raw energy found in other issues in this series. The art is particularly good during Cassandra's high-speed chase and the fight with Ishmael where Lucas' colors are the perfect compliment. There is a tiny lettering error on the page where Batman is talking to Orphan where the word "something" is misspelled, but it's not a big deal.
Final Thoughts: High speed and high stakes action with some good art.
adriano lucasbatman (bruce wayne)batman and the outsidersblack lightning (jefferson michael pierce)bryan hillcian tormeygotham cityishmaelkaliberkatanaorphan (cassandra cain)ra's al ghulsignal (duke thomas)sofia ramos
Adil Syed
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Welcome to this edition of Words For Thought, the blog on wordrefiner.com. Like some of the previous blogs, we are exploring typographical errors. Words that look almost the same, but have different spellings and meanings. To find more of these on Twitter search for the hashtag: #TyposHurtYourWriting.
I understand how important it is to have a manuscript free of spelling errors. With over 40 years of experience, I have found that typos give many writers problems. Less than perfect typing can create hidden errors. I find typos and other spelling errors in 95% of the published books.
There are many groups of words that vary by only one letter, such as came, dame, fame, and game. The correctly spelled word in the wrong context will not be flagged by most spell-checkers. The Hyper-Speller at Word Refiner is dedicated to exposing all of these hidden errors and delivering your document free of spelling blunders.
We are set with 10 different four letter words that start with Her. That means you have nine opportunities to create a hidden error that won't be found by many spell checkers. Let's take a look at this list of terrible typos.
Herb refers to plants with flowers, leaves or seeds used for cooking, folk remedies, perfume, and coloring other materials. In a strict botanical sense, it includes annual plants that are without a woody stem and bear seeds. It also used as a man's name and was the name of the 31st president of the USA, Herbert Hoover. This word has been in use for hundreds of years.
Herd defines a group of animals that travel as a group for safety and foraging purposes. These can be wild animals or domesticated. Many times a large group of people that are participating in a similar activity such as jogging are jokingly referred to as a herd. This word has both noun and verb uses.
Herf is a word unknown to me previously and I suspect for many of you also, unless you are an aficionado of fine cigars. A lively gathering of people devoted to the appreciation and smoking of quality cigars is known as a herf. Like so many niche groups, they even have their own magazines such as "Cigar Aficionado", "Cigar Advisor", and "Cigar Snob" to name only three of what's available.
Here is a common adverb and exclamatory statement used to draw attention to a spot right here and right now. Perhaps to sign a document, give an item or time. This is where I work or live. An acknowledgment of being in this location for roll call.
Herl is specific to a type of sport fishing, fly fishing to be precise. It is the barb or filament of a feather used to dress a fly.
Herm is not a new term, very archaic, it comes to us from ancient Greece. It refers to a stone pillar, square in shape, which is used as a boundary marker or sign post. Frequently it is topped with a bust of the Greek god Hermes. The god of commerce and trade.
Hero is the main character of a book, movie, or other production that the reader will sympathize with. A person that is idolized and approved for courageous acts and outstanding achievements. A person who overcomes insurmountable odds or dies trying. It is also a generic term for a submarine sandwich. Will the hero who eats your hero still be your hero?
Herp is a mashup of herpetology and reptile. It is used when talking about amphibians and reptiles. It is also slang for a common disease known as herpes.
Herr is a German word meaning sir. It is a title of respect and used to refer to a German man.
Hers indicates that an item or several things belong to a female person or animal.
There they are, ten words with similar sounds and the same first three letters. If you use the wrong word, the reader could feel like they tripped on a root and might fall down, as they read your book. They may feel like leaving your story because it is too hard to figure out what you are trying to say. Do everything in your power to prevent that from happening, do not give your reader a reason to close your book. Use Word Refiner, beta readers, critique partners, proofreaders and editors to ensure that your work is spelling error free and as smooth reading as possible.
Don't forget the free offer for writers under the "Learn More" tab on http://www.wordrefiner.com/. I offer another service at a great value, see the "Review Your Book" tab.
Remember: Words Have Meaning and Spelling Makes a difference.
I understand how important it is to have a manuscript free of spelling errors. With over 40 years of experience, I have found that typos give many writers problems. Less than perfect typing can create hidden errors. There are many groups of words that vary by only one letter, such as came, dame, fame and game. The correctly spelled word in the wrong context will not be flagged by most spell-checkers. The Hyper-Speller at Word Refiner is dedicated to exposing all of these hidden errors and delivering your document free of spelling blunders. I find these spelling errors in 95% of published books.
We have 10 words with the same 3 letters AGE. That is almost half the alphabet and presents many opportunities for an easy typing mistake to bury an invisible error in your book.
Age is a very common word, known and used by all. It is a marker of time, our time on this earth or a reminder of times in history. We all have an age, our personal timeline of existence. We study ages past and we live in the modern age. Age is both a noun and a verb, it is also the suffix for many words such as marriage, acreage, and demurrage. There are close to 100 words that use the suffix –age.
Cage primarily refers to a structure made of wire or bars to contain an animal or bird. It can also be used to refer to a prison or jail. There are batting cages that allow a person to practice swinging a bat without injuring others from an errant ball. Some sports use a cage-like object to record a point won such as soccer and hockey.
Gage has had a long life as an archaic word meaning something offered as a promise, deposit, or a good faith guarantee. That could be the end of it as far as modern times. Except it is also an alternate spelling of gauge and they are pronounced the same with a hard or long "A" sound. In this more recent context, it is all about measuring, dimensions, and quantifying desired sizes.
Hage while more commonly appearing in several foreign languages such as Danish, Japanese, and Norwegian. It is found in modern English as an acronym or texting abbreviation for Have A Good Evening.
Mage is an archaic literary term familiar to people who read and enjoy books in the fantasy genre. It is derived from the Latin term Magus and both mean magician or educated person. While not seeing much use in the 19th century and much of the 20th century, it has seen a rapid increase in usage in the last 40 or 50 years.
Nage is a cooking term for an aromatic soup used to cook shellfish. It has come from France and its popularity has increased dramatically in the last 20 or 25 years.
Page is a very common word with a variety of meanings. In modern terms, it means a single piece of paper among many bound together into a book or magazine. It can also mean to have a person sought out for a particular purpose. Does anyone remember the ubiquitous pagers from the eighties and nineties? The precursor of our cell phones. In verb form, it can mean to go through a book or magazine one page at a time.
Rage means intense feelings, uncontrollable anger as in road rage! As I write this the current rage (a widespread temporary fashion) sweeping the nation is fidget spinners and other toys that require small manipulations. These toys are supposed to aid concentration for people who have ADD or are on the lower end of the autistic spectrum. Many are familiar with rage as a type of party that involves dancing to loud music with strobe lights and frequent drug use.
Sage is an interesting word because it has two very distinct meanings. First, it is an aromatic herb that grows primarily in southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, used for cooking and seasoning food. But wait, there's more! It is also the name of two North American bushes with silvery-green foliage, and it is short for sagebrush, a common plant growing in arid regions of the western part of the United States of America.
The very different definition refers to a philosopher, thinker, scholar; a person who understands and dispenses wisdom.
Wage has become an important word in the last 100 years or so. It refers to the payment made to someone for work performed, commonly on a per piece or time sensitive framework. We talk about an hourly wage that someone makes such as a carpenter or cashier. We have a minimum wage in Oregon which is $10.25 per hour.
As a verb, it means to carry on or execute a plan or campaign such as a political campaign or war.
There they are, ten words with similar sounds and the same last three letters. If you use the wrong word, the reader could feel like they stumbled on a rock and might fall down, as they read your book. They may feel like leaving your story because it is too hard to figure out what you are saying. Do everything in your power to prevent that from happening, do not give your reader a reason to close your book. Use Word Refiner, beta readers, critique partners, proofreaders and editors to ensure that your work is error free and as smooth as possible.
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After 7 years of knitting, I suppose it was bound to happen. Moths.
The scourge of all knitters found my bag of hand-knitted socks and decided that my hand-dyed Smaug socks were the tastiest treat this year. I discovered the damage on one of the first cold days this autumn when I delved into the bag and pulled out these bright red socks that I only wore once before. They were a pleasure to knit and I love them. The first sock was fine, but when I put on the second, I spotted a number of holes along the foot and leg. Nooooo!
Parts of the sock were unravelling and I knew there was only one thing left to do: I'd have to start over. Luckily, it is only one sock that sustained any damage so I've ripped it back completely and started over. Since I dyed the yarn myself, I really hope I have enough of it to finish the socks. In some places the yarn is very thin and I also have a few short lengths I need to incorporate somehow towards the end, should I need them. In fact, I am thinking now that I should probably knit the socks all over again in a different yarn because this is just too fiddly. It would be a shame, though, as I dyed the yarn particularly for this project and won't get the exact shade of red again.
We'll see. I'll keep going for now, but if I do run out of yarn, there's nothing for it. I will have to start from scratch. Although I usually don't knit the same socks twice, these Smaug socks are fantastic and as a fan of Tolkien's work I simply need to have them. If all else fails, the 13-disc Lord of the Rings audio recording from the BBC should get me through this.
Did moths ever get a hold of one of your finished pieces? What did you do?
Oh no that is horrible! Those poor pretty socks. I really hope you'll have enough yarn to safe this sock. Luckily I've never had a moth visit my handknits (*knocks on wood) but I guess it's inevitable at one point, so when they do I hope the damage will be limited.
I hope moths stay away from your knits!
I have pretty much made up my mind now that. I will reknit both socks in another yarn. The unravelled sock yarn is not in a good state in places and makes it hard to use. For now I have put the socks away while I work on a new project instead. I think I need to recover from this shock first!


The 2011 Jeep Wrangler campaign will launch with two new broadcast commercials, "Extraordinary Adventure Swamp" and "Swamp Thing" on May 12. Both commercials will debut "Rock Star City Life," a track from Kravitz's upcoming album, "Black and White America." In "Extraordinary Adventure" viewers will watch Kravitz as his journey unfolds, showcasing the unique capability of the vehicle and illustrating that adventure is never ordinary in a Jeep Wrangler.
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I hate to admit this, but there were nights when I would lie awake, worrying about something my child was facing in sports. I would think through every possible solution to fix things for my child, or at least help them fix it.
What was it that kept me up at night? I'm guessing my worry list looks a lot like some of yours. I'd like to share it with you and offer some solutions that might help sports parents get much-needed sleep. Are any of these causing you to toss and turn?
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My child isn't getting enough playing time!
This is a big one. Because not only does this have to do with playing time; it often affects your child's self-esteem, happiness, and motivation.
You want your child to be happy. You want your child to have success. You want your child to work hard and feel the reward of the hard work they put in. And often, parents assume that the only way for their child to be happy, have success, and feel rewarded is by having the playing time they want.
Playing time is important, let's not pretend that it isn't. Every athlete wants to play, but the number one mistake that parents make about playing time is assuming that it is the only measurement of success for their young athletes.
Success has so many other symptoms: character growth, leadership, reaching a goal, having a comeback, and consistent improvement, to name a few.
Playing time should not be the holy grail of youth sports. There is so, so much more for your child in the youth sports experience than just minutes off the bench.
This whole process of playing sports–unless your child goes on to the pros–is meaningless if your child gets nothing out of it but a lot of playing time.
With that perspective, parents can set aside worries about playing time and focus instead on helping their child reach for their goals.
My child is just not motivated.
Maybe you've tried yelling, bribery, comparison, reverse psychology, threats and preaching to motivate your child. Did any of them work for you? I'm guessing none of them produced long-lasting results.
What it takes to motivate your child is as specific as your child. There is no one-size-fits-all formula for motivating kids. Be sure you let your child know that you believe in them, keep sports in perspective in your home, and remember to affirm their hard work.
My child is not getting along with the coach.
"Getting along" can look like a lot of things when it comes to athletes and coaches. Does your child think the coach doesn't like them, notice them, or trust them? Maybe your child thinks the coach is harder on them than anyone else.
Whatever the scenario, the bottom line is that this is an opportunity for your child to learn about people and how to get along with them. Not every coach, teacher, or employer is going to be besties with your child and learning to "get along" with people is something your child can start learning now with a coach who seems a bit prickly. Look at this as a learning experience for your child to overcome adversity with other people.
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My child does not like his/her teammates.
Hopefully there are at least one or two teammates that your child connects with, but if not, it will indeed be a long season. Teamwork is one of the joys of playing sports, so when your child does not like the team, much of the fun will be lost.
Perhaps this is an opportunity for your child to learn how to be a friend. You've probably heard the saying, "In order to have friends, you have to be a friend." Being a friend means encouraging, listening, showing interest, defending, and cheering for the other person.
My child wants to play in college.
extra lessons, camps, and travel ball. But even if you do everything right, there is no guarantee that your child will play in college.
As hard as it is to accept, your child will be okay, especially if you are okay. Your support–with or without college sports–will give them the encouragement to face whatever college brings. They need to know they are not a disappointment to you if they don't play or play well. They need to know you are proud of them regardless.
Next time you are tempted to worry, try asking yourself a few questions to move away from that mindset: What does my child need to learn from this experience? What can I do to help them grow stronger from this?
Parents, I hope you're sleeping well and enjoying the journey. If you are, I'm pretty sure your kids will be enjoying it more too.


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From Hospitals to ATMs to Universities: Revolutionizing Service Delivery with Desktop Virtualization and Cisco Unified Computing System
Seattle Children's increases performance to support patient care; Diebold enables increased efficiency in ATM service delivery; Seattle University students study from any place, any device
SAN JOSE, Calif. – December 14, 2011 – Seattle Children's, a premier child healthcare center; Diebold, Incorporated, a global leader in developing, implementing, and servicing advanced self-service and security delivery systems; and Seattle University are revolutionizing the way they deliver information to doctors and nurses, automated teller machine (ATM) users, and university students and faculty using the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) and desktop virtualization.
Desktop virtualization, a new computing trend that connects devices such as thin clients, tablets and smart phones with applications and information centrally stored in data centers rather than on PCs or laptops, is being rapidly adopted across a wide variety of industries because it reduces costs, helps to secure data, and improves performance. The hosted virtualized desktop market is forecast by analysts to accelerate through the next two years to an estimated 70 million units by 2014, approximately 15% of all enterprise desktops/laptops worldwide.
But there are also challenges: running multiple desktops, operating systems, and applications on a single server demands large amounts of computing memory, increases management complexity, and can increase power and operating costs. Customers worldwide are choosing the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) as the ideal platform to host virtual desktop solutions based on performance, scalability, ease of management, and memory density, providing industry-leading density of hosted virtual desktops per server blade without sacrificing performance or user experience. Cisco UCS is the foundation to support the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) — an end-to-end systems approach that delivers the next generation virtual workspace by unifying virtual desktops, voice, and video.
Seattle Children's, Diebold, and Seattle University are among the thousands of companies benefitting from the unique UCS computing model, which integrates computing, network, storage access, and management in a single cohesive system that reduces management complexity, requires less infrastructure, improves IT agility, and reduces the overall total cost of ownership.
"Our Cisco UCS decision was a game-changer," said Jake Hughes, Chief Technical Architect at Seattle Children's. "It's not just ideal for desktop virtualization, it also proved to be the right platform for our server virtualization, security infrastructure, and management efficiency."
At Seattle Children's clinicians were accessing 6,000 workstations and 400 applications through a system that was becoming increasingly difficult to use, and complex for IT to support and manage. Denali Advanced Integration helped Seattle Children's to deploy a solution with Citrix XenDesktop® hosted on Cisco UCS to centralize information and applications in the data center. The solution greatly improved application performance, increased scalability (up to 120 users per server blade with no performance degradation,) and eliminated service outages due to incompatible components.
"Feedback from our clinical users has been overwhelmingly positive," said Wes Wright, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Seattle Children's. "They can walk into a patient's room and within seconds access all their information—it's much more efficient and provides more time for patient and provider interaction. "
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Diebold, a leading global provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, adopted Cisco UCS as its platform to introduce a new ATM prototype using desktop virtualization to boost operational efficiency, enable faster failure recovery and more rapid software upgrades and services deployment.
"We held a competition to compare servers in terms of price, performance, and innovation, with an independent firm to do the evaluation," said Mark Kropf, emerging technologies, Diebold. "Based on the survey and test results, Cisco UCS won in every category of comparison. UCS was the only platform that could configure eight blades per chassis with up to 100 virtual machines per UCS blade, and deliver predictable performance to scale our ATMs in the field."
Using Cisco UCS as the computing platform for VMware View™, Diebold created "thin ATMs"-- information is centralized in Diebold's highly secure data center with very little hosted on the ATM itself, while remote display technology presents the ATM user interface to customers.
"The virtualized ATM prototype minimizes the vulnerabilities of attacks, while the scalable architecture gives us an offering that we can deliver as a solution or set up as a managed service," said Kropf. "For ATM users, it means a greatly improved experience."
With VMware View hosted on Cisco UCS, Seattle University, the premier independent university of the Northwest, enables students and faculty to access the computer lab from their residence halls, homes, and other offsite locations through the high-speed internet connection linked to the VMware virtual desktop infrastructure. This solution reduced costs and management complexity while freeing up much-needed physical space on campus. Students can now access the university's computer labs from anywhere, giving them flexible options for study and reducing commuter travel, while the university has improved IT management and reduced operating expenses.
"We are managing open computers in 17 of the 32 educational and administrative buildings, residence halls, and student areas on campus, with plans to grow into the other buildings as well," says Chuck Porter, Chief Information Officer. "The online solution is literally without boundaries. Cisco UCS has provided centralized management across campus to modernize our learning environment and provide quicker response times to support student and faculty educational needs."
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One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel—and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force.
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Well, it's quickly approaching that time of year again: my wedding anniversary! This year will be my 5th wedding anniversary which, as a woodworker, gave me something special to look forward to. The traditional gift for a 5th wedding anniversary is wood.
I have always tried to stay away from "practical" gifts for anniversary gifts. For me, I try to give something with some emotional connection, something personal. So this year I decided to give something with a little bit of heart (pun intended). Since our daughter will turn two less than a month after our anniversary, and since our daughter is such a large part of our relationship, I felt that my gift to my wife should include some representation of our daughter as well.
The design that I came up with is relatively simple yet very representative. Two larger hearts side-by-side (possibly interlocked) with a third, smaller heart below or on top of the first two, all three set in a frame of some sort. I looked at the wood that I had on-hand, and I chose bloodwood for the hearts, curly makore for the frame, and I'm still undecided as to what wood should serve as the backdrop.
test pieces through the router, I was concerned for my own safety, since the hearts are rather small (about 7 inches for the large ones, 4 inches for the smaller one), and even with push blocks I was worried the heart would catch at some point and be tossed towards me with considerable force... As the old saying goes, "if something doesn't feel safe, don't do it," and so I didn't! The router is essentially a time-saving device, and there are other means to the same end. In this case, the alternate method was using planes and cabinet rasps. The cabinet planes were used to remove the bulk of the material from the top of the hearts, where the curve is convex, and the plane can easily be used without much concern about curves. But near the bottom tip of the hearts, there is a concave section which can not be worked with a plane. So when I could no longer work with the plane, I reached for my two rasps.
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The rasp with the red rag around the handle is a four-in-hand rasp, which has one side curved and the other side flat, with coarse and fine teeth on alternate ends. This is a great tool for removing alot of material very quickly, and the convex side was perfect for the curves on the hearts. The next file I used was a standard cabinet file, which has only one coarseness, but is much less aggressive and left the surface with fewer tool marks.
While using the rasps and planes, I clamped the hearts to the corner of my router table. Since the hearts were so small they wanted to move around no matter how hard I clamped them, so I resorted to using a rubber mat under the heart. This works great to increase the friction on your workpiece without scoring its surface, however it does have the problem of leaving an oily residue on the wood's surface. You can see its effect on the partially completed hearts to the right. It is most evident on the small hart (top centre) where I had to clamp the hardest to keep it from shifting. I am not too concerned about this because I will be removing most of the top surface of the wood before I am completed.
To the right is a picture of what the final project will look like... of course, the three hearts will be locked together in some fashion, perhaps puzzle-piece style, or perhaps I will just mount them temporarily with blocks to keep them level while I pass them through the bandsaw to get them to match perfectly... but that is a design decision for tomorrow! What I wanted to point out is the detail you can carve into your pieces if you think a bit ahead. In my hearts, I wanted one "lobe" to overlap the other, so it becomes more of a three-dimensional effect instead of a straight-on view of a heart. If you click on the image and look at the small heart, at the top centre where the two curves join, you may see what I mean.
And this is just a piece of curly makore that I will use to make a frame for this piece. Once I finish with the hearts and get them mounted, I will cut and join the frame pieces. Until then, this piece goes back on the rack!


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Many thanks to Alexia, Claire and Pedro from our current final year cohort, and to Céline who is spending a semester on Erasmus exchange at Stirling, for having given up their time last week to meet with local school pupil Kimberley and to talk to her about studying Languages at University. Kimberley is currently in her final year at St Mungo's High School in Falkirk where she is working on her Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages Interdisciplinary Project comparing undergraduate degrees in Languages at Scottish Universities with those offered by Spanish Universities. The meeting gave Kimberley a chance to ask questions about our students' experiences of Study Abroad, their thoughts on Languages and employability and their own sense of how their language level has progressed over the course of their studies, all of which will feed into the overall project. Thanks to all for their time and good luck to Kimberley with the project!
And if you want to find out more about studying Languages at Stirling, come along to chat with us at our Applicant Day on Saturday 7 April or at our Open Day on Saturday 9 June.
One of the topics that frequently comes up in conversation at Open Days and Applicant Days, as well as with our current students, revolves around the question of the jobs that Languages students go on to do. As many of the posts on this blog show, there are more answers to that question than you might expect, ranging from language teachers to commercial coordinators for major wine exporters, from translators to financial crime analysts with much, much else in between. For many of our students, the benefits of languages in terms of their employability become clear while they are still studying and find themselves taking on part-time or vacation jobs where their languages make them a real asset to a particular company or workplace. And, in return, that workplace-based experience of using language skills brings its own benefits to students in terms of their fluency, confidence, communication skills and all-round employability.
'Learning French has had its many challenges. I have often found it difficult to improve my spoken French, simply because I had a great fear of speaking French words out loud. The fear of pronouncing things wrong, and making terrible mistakes with grammar would pull me back from speaking any of the French I knew. I would have never thought that it would be the subject of whisky that would eventually break my wall of fear of the spoken language. Yet, in May last year, when I started working for a whisky distillery, I gained some much-needed confidence in my spoken French.
When asked at my interview about whether I thought myself capable of doing guided tours around the distillery in French I said yes without hesitation. I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone. The concept of speaking French to native speakers – tourists with many questions no less – was terrifying at first. But like with many things, once you do it the first time, the next time becomes easier, and so after the first French conversation, the next one suddenly seemed a lot less frightening.
Thankfully my interactions have all been positive, which really helped. French-speaking visitors seem to always be glad to find a French speaker willing to explain the mystery of whisky to them in their native language. In return for a French tour, they were always patient and understanding even when it took me a lot longer to explain certain things to them. They would help me find words I couldn't find off the top of my head or wait until I finally realised the words I was missing. The best part was that in the end, despite pronunciation or grammar mistakes, I could get meaning across. People were actually understanding my French. And of course, the best motivator of all, was that little praise that my French was very good, just as they were saying goodbye.
Many, many thanks to Andrea for taking the time to write this blog post and for patiently waiting for me to actually get it online!
"Hello, my name is Andrea. I've just finished first year on my Integrated Master's degree in International Management and Intercultural Studies. I'm studying French and Spanish as the language side of my degree. I will also be spending my 5th year studying for the Master Grande Ecole component of my degree at the Ecole de Management in Strasbourg, which I am already excited about even though it is still far away on the timeline.
My choice of Stirling University was perhaps a little unconventional. To put my life in a nutshell, I am from Hungary originally but I have spent most of my life living abroad. I finished secondary school in Ireland and took a much longer gap year period than most. I spent some time training to be a tour guide, worked in tourism in three different countries and four years later I ended up in Scotland for my university education.
My decision to coming to study here at the University of Stirling was mostly based on the degree options available. I found the courses available really suited all the things I wanted to gain a more in-depth knowledge of in order to continue to grow in my understanding of languages and cultures. After all, I am hoping to make a living out of being familiar with foreign languages and cultures.
The great location of Stirling also played a big part in my decision. I really liked the idea that Stirling is so close to major cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh without actually being in the middle of the busy large cities. To me this meant less distraction from my studies, with the option of having fun in a bigger city still close at hand if the mood were to strike for a change of scenery. I never actually made it to any of the open days for Stirling University before making my decision to come here, but once I arrived in Stirling I knew straight away that I had made the right choice. The gorgeous campus looked even better in real life than in the pictures I had seen online. It was of course even more lovely as last September was actually beautifully sunny and mild.
Many thanks to Andrea for this great blog post and we look forward to posting a review of Dumas in some future semester!
Well, now that I think about it, I do eat. I travel quite a lot. And I just opened an Instagram account – so, hey, I'm not that far off. But even better is that I am studying what I adore at this magnificent place called Stirling. I'm one of those students who are inexplicably happy with their choice of studies, and who try to be as engaged as possible in the student life. I have only finished a first year of my degree in International Politics and French, and I couldn't be happier with it.
Croatia, the wee country I'm from, only joined the European Union in 2013, when I was 17. Until then, the idea of studying somewhere else was foreign to me. I had my mind set on the University of Zadar, in my hometown. And then suddenly, Croatia signs some papers and voilà! Dozens of new things you can do!
We had people from the UK and other parts of the EU coming to give presentations at our school and explaining how we could enrol at the universities there. And all of a sudden, I wanted to go abroad. In my last year of high school, I worked with the agency that was helping students enrol in universities in England. I obtained my Cambridge certificate, wrote my personal statement, got my recommendations, translated my transcripts, prayed and more. On my prom night, I checked my e-mails, because that's what you do when you are celebrating the end of your high school years and are having last few days with your class, and funnily enough I found out that said I had been accepted to all of the universities that I had applied to. I was good to go!
Or, not really. See, since we were the first generation of students from Croatia going to England with this programme, some mistakes were made. Long story short, they didn't quite explain the financial aspects of studying there and a few of us realized we don't have enough money to cover for… anything. We were just about to sign the papers for the loan for our tuition fees, but our accommodation would not be covered for the first year – as was initially promised.
What to do now? My ticket to London is already bought. I am packed. I have a new raincoat. I don't want to stay in Zadar. But I also can't go to study.
It was time to find a job. I managed to find one, in the heart of the Europe – Luxembourg. I became an Au Pair and took care of one little girl who was 1.5 year old at the time. In Luxembourg everyone speaks at least 3 languages. And when I say at least, I mean the older generation of people who didn't learn 'any foreign languages'. German, Luxembourgish and French are the norm. And when you speak only 3 languages fluently and find yourself there, you don't feel good about yourself. As the little girl was starting to talk more and more, so was I. We were learning French together, so for the first period of time, I used a lot of baby words like: dodo, lo-lo, pi-pi… I know, quite a vocabulary!
In the middle of my first gap year, I had an epiphany and realized I don't want to be in debt for the rest of my life. So, as I was lying in my bed at 1am, I decided to e-mail the university in England and say: hey, I'm not coming. As I was lying in my bed at 1.20am, I realized I had no Plan B, and thought: merde.
Here I have to mention my mother, who loved to wear tartan since I was a child and has two tartan suits, one red and one green. They both have matching hats and shoes. No, it is not a thing in Croatia and yes, my mom is a very creative person and has her own style. I think that she subconsciously led me to study in Scotland.
I ended up taking another gap year and worked in Denmark as well as Luxembourg. I applied again to the universities in Scotland, by myself. At this point, I could already speak a lot of French and understand it better. Me and the little one had proper conversations about the horses and snails, the usual nanny talks. But, Luxembourg being Luxembourg, it did not allow me to practice my French more. People there are so nice and helpful, and when they see you struggling with a word or explaining something, they immediately start speaking English to you. Mais non, je voudrais pratiquer!
Even before I lived in Luxembourg, I wanted to learn another language. French became my obsession after reading Les Misérables, so the goal is to read it again in its original language. After experiencing a bit of francophone culture, Scotland was a great addition to my story. To study at its heart, in the current political climate and with all the benefits of the multicultural environment – some of the many reasons I'm happy here!
I should probably mention that I had never even visited Scotland before coming here in September last year. But hey, it turned out fine.
Even though it took me a bit longer to get here, I am very content with what I managed to do in my first year of the university. I was a course representative for the Introductory French module and I became the new president of the Politics Society. I am happy that the university let us settle in and discover our interests before pushing us into strict academic mould.
Many thanks to Margareta for finding the time to write this post and we do, indeed, look forward to future blog posts (whether in English or French, or maybe even a bit of Croatian!) as your degree progresses.
Stefano: "Why did you choose to study Languages at the University?… What does it mean to be a Language Student?… Is it true that you can then travel a lot?… These are just few examples among the several questions we were asked at McClaren High School in Callander by crowds of enthusiastic and curious pupils of different ages during our visit as Language Ambassadors on 9 February.
This semester I have been asked by the French Department to represent Stirling, together with my colleagues and friends David and Ross, in an ambassadorial role for the promotion of the languages at University level and I am glad to have the possibility to share here some of the highlights of our visit. In two words: great experience!
One of the language teachers from McClaren High School, Mr Alistair Brown, picked us up early to give us the chance to deliver a brief presentation at the pupils' general assembly in the morning. More than 150 students attended and it was really good to get a chance to talk to them about our own experiences and the many opportunities that languages (and Stirling University) can offer.
After the initial gathering, David, Ross and I were asked to go to different classes with some of the teachers from the school in order to talk to smaller groups of pupils more broadly about what studying languages at the University really means.
My first class was French, Higher and Advanced Higher, with David. There, we told them our different experiences as language students at Stirling, focusing both on the possibilities in terms of jobs and travel and on the reasons that led us to undertake this path. It was great to share our passion for languages with interested pupils, hoping to make them realise how fascinating and convenient knowing more than a language can be! Most of the students in class immediately engaged in an interesting group-conversation, asking us questions and sharing with the rest of the class their thoughts and expectations about the possibility to further their knowledge of French.
During the class that followed, things got even more interesting; after another short talk about my experiences as an international language student, the teacher asked the class to put some good French into practice by practising "la conversation orale" together and by…asking me to teach them a bit of Italian in exchange! We all had great fun practicing our French and trying out some simple Italian sentences, because, after all, who knows? Maybe some of them will eventually end up studying Italian too in the future!
After a break, Ross and I attended a class together where we talked more specifically about the possible careers available with a Language degree. Once more, we did not miss the opportunity to have some fun with languages; knowing that we are respectively fluent in Italian and Spanish, the teacher asked me and Ross to try a "multilingual" conversation to see whether or not we could understand each other! Quite surprisingly, we managed to get through a short dialogue and we showed how knowing more languages can in fact lead also to great fun.
For my last class of the day, I went to another French class with David, where the pupils were especially interested in our experiences at the University of Stirling. We told them how and why we decided to come to Stirling to study Languages by sharing with them some of the amazing opportunities that our University can offer, from excellent quality in teaching and different and exciting experiences abroad to the numerous clubs and societies where it is possible to meet friends from all over the world and, once again, to engage and learn different languages.
To our great surprise and teachers' astonishment, some of the pupils we met on that day immediately asked for the forms to pursue the study of languages at their Higher classes for the next year! Donc, ça a été une journée très spéciale!
David: "Taking part in the Student Ambassador initiative at McLaren High, near Callander, was a genuinely enriching and fun experience for me. I went with two other students, Stefano from Italy and Ross from Scotland. We thought that trying to convince students to pick languages as their Highers would be a difficult task but it turned out that the students were really interested in what we had to say. In fact, the pupils were extremely curious, interested and engaged, asking us many questions ranging from our favourite type of food to why we had chosen to study languages. It was quite tiring talking to different classes about the same topic but the questions were varied and we really enjoyed the pupils' willingness to participate.
I think this initiative can have a very positive effect on high school pupils as, in the past few years, language teaching has been declining in Scotland. Many students don't realise the importance of learning languages, especially nowadays in such a globalised society. Many told us they didn't think it was necessary to learn another language as "everyone speaks English". This mentality is exactly what we are trying to get rid of; they don't realise that Spanish, for instance, will soon be the most widespread language around the world, in front of English and Chinese. I am hoping that after our discussions at the high school, we will hopefully have inspired the pupils to take an active interest in languages, even if they don't choose it as one of their study options.
Many thanks to Stefano and to David for sending these blog pieces, and to all three of our Student Language Ambassadors for having made the time to undertake this visit. We're looking forward to continuing our visits in local schools – and schools beyond the local area – over the weeks and months ahead. And if any of this has made you curious about studying Languages at Stirling, come and meet us at one of our upcoming Applicant or Open Days.
"When I was sixth form and in the process of researching courses and universities, I was certain that I wanted study Maths further. But the certainty of my decision soon faded as I progressed through college, my interest in French grew ever stronger, leaving me undecided. It wasn't until I started researching courses that I discovered some universities offered the two subjects together as a Joint Honours. That was when I knew that I wanted to do a French and Maths degree.
So the search began for the right university for me. From Swansea to Nottingham Trent and Heriot-Watt to Hertfordshire, I visited a total of 8 universities across the UK. As a result of national declines in maths and languages students in further education, I could see why the universities were eagerly persuading me to become one of their students. Each university had a different approach to both subjects, throughout the whole of the degree. Therefore, the decision came down to the aspects of the programme, but most importantly for me, "where could I see myself living and not just studying?". In the end, nothing could compete against Stirling. The flexibility on the degree programme, the spectacular surroundings, getting as far away from home as possible (only kidding!), it just seemed ideal for me.
Now that I have been at Stirling for 18 months, writing this post has given me great time to reflect on my experience so far. I don't think I've ever learnt so much content for two subjects in this period of time. From contemporary culture to the French revolution, this was my first in depth experience of learning about French culture and history. It has most definitely stimulated my interest further in the subject. The programme is cleverly set out to provide you with as much information as possible, whilst at the same time developing linguistic skills essential for the language. With regards to Maths, it has really changed the way I think about everything mathematical in our lives. Theories, algorithms, formulae, just to name a fewlt, all appear in our lives at some point. I always treat Maths as the same as learning a language; you start with the basics, and then gradually as you learn more and more content, you expand your wealth of knowledge. It has very much been a positive experience not just from a studying sense, but in a social sense. I have made some incredible friends, who originate from across the world. I have also been lucky to explore some wonderful locations in Scotland, on my first time to the country besides university open days, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews and nearby Callander.
Many thanks to Alex for taking the time to send us this – and for the promise of more blog posts next year… – and best wishes for the semester ahead.


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The National School System and the Irish Language
in the Nineteenth Century
Source: Fiftieth Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (for the Year 1883), H.C.
Sources: Eighteenth Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (for the Year 1851), H.C.
L.A. Clarkson, et al., Database of Irish Historical Statistics. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive, November 1997. SN: 3573, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3573-1
Concentration of Irish-Speaking Community, 1851
Rank/County Percent of All Irish Monoglots in Ireland Resident in County Cumulative Percent Percent of All Irish Speakers in Ireland Resident in County Cumulative Percent
1. Galway 26.0 26.0 19.8 19.8
2. Kerry 15.0 41.0 11.5 31.3
3. Donegal 14.6 55.6 8.0 39.3
4. Mayo 14.6 70.2 15.7 55.0
5. Cork 11.5 81.7 18.7 73.7
6. Clare 7.6 89.3 8.0 81.7
7. Waterford 6.3 95.6 6.5 88.2
8. Sligo 2.4 98.0 2.5 90.7
9. Limerick 1.1 99.1 2.4 93.1
Source: L.A. Clarkson, et al., Database of Irish Historical Statistics. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive, November 1997. SN: 3573, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3573-1
Source: Eighteenth Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (for the Year 1851), H.C.
Sources: G. FitzGerald, Irish Primary Education in the Early Nineteenth Century (2013); Reports of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, 1835-1865, H.C.
Sources: G. FitzGerald, Irish Primary Education in the Early Nineteenth Century (2013)
The National School System and the Irish Language in the Nineteenth Century


African American Brides Blog: World's Largest Wedding Cake?
The Mohegan Sun says it is. The casino unveiled the seven-tier monstrosity at this year's New England Bridal Show. The wedding cake is 17-feet-tall and it weighs 15,032 pounds. It's almost three-times the weight of the current record in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest wedding cake.


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Jessica Dickey
award-winning playwright & actor
Playwright Melds
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'The Convent'
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Jessie is writing a half hour pilot for Paramount TV and Tom McCarthy's company Slow Pony about a young female pastor.
JESSICA DICKEY is an award-winning American playwright and actor most known for her play The Amish Project, which opened Off Broadway in New York City at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater to great acclaim from audience and critics alike (Helen Hayes Award, Barrymore Award, CAPPIE Award for Best Play, among others). The Amish Project continues to be produced around the country and the world, including a recent run at the prestigious Guthrie Theatre, and was listed by nytheatre.com as a play that should have been nominated for a Pulitzer. It's published by Samuel French. Jessica's next play, Charles Ives Take Me Home, premiered at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, for which she was hailed as a "talent to watch" by Charles Isherwood of the New York Times. Charles Ives Take Me Home went on to be produced at City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Strawdog in Chicago, and Curious Theatre Company in Denver, and is published by Samuel French. Jessica's play about Civil War re-enactors, Row After Row, was had its official world premiere with the Women's Project at the City Center in NYC, followed by a regional premiere at People's Light and Theatre. Row After Row was nominated for an Ovation Award for Best Play after its Los Angeles run at Echo Theatre Company and is published by Dramatists Play Services. Jessica's new play The Rembrandt (fka The Guard) won the prestigious Stavis Award and premiered at Ford's Theatre, then City Theatre in Pittsburgh, and opened this season at Steppenwolf, starring John Mahoney and Fran Guinan. Over her career Jessica has been nominated four times for the Susan Blackburn Prize and is a proud member of the exclusive New Dramatists.
(The PAP
Smear Play)
(the senior
sex play)
Becoming Katharine Hepburn
"Jessica Dickey's handsome, sometimes hysterical drama swims vigorously against the tide... Daring and new,
daringly theatrical... trademarks of Ms. Dickey's plays." The New York Times
"Dickey's commitment to big feels is commendably unflinching-- she does not hide behind ironic distance." The New Yorker
"Finely crafted well of uncertainty... Fierce, feminine glory... Dickey adds just enough poetry to catch your ear, just enough feminist rage to get your heart beating, and just enough blunt wit to ensure we take all this so-called wisdom with a grain of salt." TheaterMania
The Rembrandt
"Punch lines fly! Dickey's script is frisky enough to time-hop and draw you into the show's funny-sad world" The Washington Post
"Dickey's script has a balance of poignancy and playfulness. Her world-premiere work has already won the National Theatre Conference's Barrie and Bernice Stavis Award… and she has assuredly earned it. Go see… as soon as you can. It is art, it is heartbreak, and it is best described as an excellent night at the theatre." --BroadwayWorld
The Amish Project
Receiving the Stavis Award
Literary Management
Writ Large(tv/film)
Greg Shephard | Britton Rizzio | Courtney Conwell
Gersh(tv/film)
East:
Leah Hamos (playwriting) | Vern Co (tv/film)
West:
Lynn Fimberg (tv/film)
Acting Representation
Artists & Representatives
Scott Manners
Abrams Artists
Tracey Goldblum
Photo by Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times


The hit musical Jersey Boys, which chronicles the lives and careers of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons continues its run in Toronto Canada at the Toronto Centre for the Arts and in the month of June the 1,000,000th customer will have seen the Toronto production. A startling accomplishment when once considers that the Toronto run is still only in its second year. Riveting Riffs Magazine had the privilege of reviewing this extraordinary musical which regularly plays in sold out theater venues in Australia, London and Las Vegas and has been produced on Broadway for more than five years.
As good as Jeff Madden is at portraying legendary rock idol Frankie Valli, in our opinion two other actors overshadowed his performance, Quinn Vanantwerp as Bob Gaudio, one of the members of The Four Seasons and the songwriter behind hit songs such as, "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like A Man," and "Dawn." The casting of Vanantwerp was a stroke of genius as he possesses the good looks and boyhood charm of sixties idols such as Bobby Rydell and Bobby Vee. Incidentally, Bob Gaudio also produced the soundtrack for the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jersey Boys. Daniel Robert Sullivan, as the wayward (that is an understatement, however we are being kind here) Tommy DeVito, is absolutely brilliant. Tommy DeVito's gambling addiction continually plunged the band members into debt at the height of their careers. Daniel Robert Sullivan is splendid in portraying the manipulative behavior of a person with addictions who fails to see the problems he causes, and instead tries to turn the tables and blame it on every other member of the band, including Nick Massi (played by Michael Lomenda) who was DeVito's roommate when the band toured.
Based on the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Jersey Boys does not try to make this a feel good Cinderella story. It is the story of a group of men who rose from a very tough existence in New Jersey, two of whom spent the early parts of their lives in and out of jail and how Frankie Valli's loyalty to the various members of the group was legendary; "Because that's the way we do it in Jersey." Having had the opportunity to meet Mr. Valli in the fall of 2009, he still exudes the same charm and graciousness. This however, is also the story of a man who lost his marriage to Mary Delgado (actress: Cleopatra Williams) and later to a woman who loved him (portrayed by Élodie Gillett) and it is the story of a man whose daughter died when she was twenty-two years old.
The music directed by Ron Melrose is spectacular and you would expect no less from a musical that audiences all over the world keep returning to see over and over again. The choreography by Sergio Trujillo is breathtaking and Director Des McAnuff is to be commended for staging an incredible production. Jersey Boys is not just a musical, it is an Experience. It is an Event. For me Jersey Boys ranks up there with when I first saw Cats.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons dominated the charts and radio airwaves like few artists ever have and more incredible Frankie Valli went on to a solo career and once again rose to # 1 with "My Eyes Adored You," # 6 with "Swearin' To God," and the smash hit, theme song for the musical "Grease." For those of who may be too young to have lived during the musical successes of Frankie Valli as a solo artist and with The Four Seasons, and who may be concerned about their ability to relate to the music, this musical dispels those concerns from the onset, because it is more than a musical it is a gripping story, filled with drama and humor and Oh Yes, plenty of fabulous music.
If you are in Toronto, New York City or wherever else Jersey Boys is now playing, do yourself a favor and buy a ticket, if you can afford to, buy two and take a friend.


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School board turns down offer of early preschool program
An offer of more than $200,000 to get an early preschool program for a dozen at-risk 3-year-olds off the ground in Mathews was politely turned down this week.
Tom Kinney, president of the Kids First Foundation, extended the offer during Tuesday's meeting of the Mathews County School Board, which was held in the Mathews High School Media Center.
The reason for declining the $225,000 offer, several board members said, is because the division lacks the money to take over the program costs once the initial funding is spent and there are more immediate and pressing needs that are going unfulfilled.
"We don't have the money," school board member Jen Little said. "Even with a giant tax increase—which won't happen—we still couldn't afford it."
She pointed to the failed roof over the Lee-Jackson Elementary School gymnasium as just one of the expenses for which the division will be hard pressed to find money. "We're shor...


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Two Kimblewick Hunt staff handed suspended sentences for throwing a fox into the path of hounds
Glen Black
A court sentenced two men for their role in a "shocking incident" during a New Year's Day hunt. But even the judge pointed out that they weren't the "brains of the operation".
District Judge Kamlesh Rana convicted Ian Parkinson and Mark Vincent of animal cruelty charges on 30 October. Undercover footage caught the pair forcing a fox out of an artificial earth and into the path of hounds belonging to the Kimblewick Hunt during the 2019 New Year's Day meet. Both men "were employed in" The Kimblewick Hunt at the time of the incident, according to the BBC. When convicting, Judge Rana described Parkinson and Vincent's actions as "deliberate and pre-meditated".
On 26 November, Judge Rana gave both men a 12-week custodial sentence suspended for a year. She also ordered them to pay £960 in costs, complete 120 hours of unpaid work, and undertake 15 days of rehabilitation. The judge also added that she recognised Parkinson and Vincent "were not the brains of the operation". The Guardian reported that a Crown prosecution Service official said neither Parkinson nor Vincent admitted to wrongdoing. Charlotte Webster said:
Despite being captured on CCTV dragging the fox violently out of the trap as dogs approached to chase the frightened animal, the pair continued to deny they had done anything wrong.
Man behind the curtain
Lee Moon of the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA), who first published the footage filmed by the Covert Film Unit, said:
We're pleased that justice has been done and the two hunt employees have been punished for their part in this shocking incident. However lets be perfectly clear, what's shown in this footage is not an unusual act in the world of organised fox hunting but rather a common place, every day action carried out by hunt terrier men week-in week-out across the country.
Moon went on to underline Judge Rana's observation that Parkinson and Vincent were part of a bigger operation:
Scotland just became the first UK nation to effectively end fox hunting
The footage clearly shows the whole hunt were complicit in the events that took place in January this year and therefore should all pay the penalty for this inexcusable cruelty.
A spokesperson for pro-hunt lobby group the Countryside Alliance said:
Every hunt should be open and accountable while operating to the highest standards at all times. There is no justification for this type of activity.
The HSA also published the evidence used to convict Parkinson and Vincent, including previously unseen footage. New videos show Vincent talking on his phone as well as the Kimblewick Hunt's hounds entering the wood where Parkinson and Vincent had recently released a fox.
"I will continue hunting after it is banned"
In 2004, the Telegraph ran a series of quotes from the hunting community about their thoughts on the then-impending ban. It included Polly Portwin, then a joint master of the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase. Portwin said:
I would like to say I will continue hunting after it is banned. … 40,000 of us signed the declaration of intent to continue hunting and I was one of them.
As The Canary previously reported, Portwin's husband Guy is very closely linked to the Kimblewick Hunt. And while there's nothing to tie Portwin to the case that went through court, it's clear that the Kimblewick Hunt has stayed disturbingly true to her word.
Featured image via Hunt Saboteurs Association/Twitter
Glen Black , 25th January 2023
Cyprus issues first ever fines for poisoning wild birds
Alex/Rose Cocker , 23rd January 2023
We need to talk about the BBC because now it's taking propaganda to the next level
Labour offers 'by far the most ambitious' pledges on tree planting ahead of climate debate
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In Tokyo, nerves are frayed and critics are loud, but the Olympics plow forward
July 20, 2021 – Media Mention
The Washington Post; Belfast Telegraph
Irwin Kishner, co-chair of Herrick's Sports Law Group, spoke to The Washington Post about the International Olympic Committee's plan to proceed with the Tokyo Olympics despite news of a rise in coronavirus cases. The article notes that the Tokyo 2020 executives have not provided any details on the rate of the spread of infection that would require action. From a legal point of view, Kishner stated that canceling the Games at this stage would be "unthinkable."
"It's the Titanic going down, or the unsinkable battleship," Kishner said. He elaborated that "[t]here would be billions of dollars of consequences and years' worth of trying to untangle the mess — and that's why I would find it highly, highly unlikely it would happen." Kishner explained that cancellation could leave athletes and officials stranded in the Olympic Village and elsewhere in Japan without immediate flights home, and also would unleash a morass of complicated issues, without any clear set of legal documents to govern what happens next.
"You could guarantee that there would be ensuing litigation out of that type of a doomsday scenario," he noted, and gave an example: "One possibility: the government of Japan obviously controls its jurisdiction, territorial and so forth. They say, `Let's close it down.' The IOC says no. What does that mean? In a legal sense, how does that translate through to the various agreements where all these dollars have been contracted to go all different ways?"
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Irwin A. Kishner