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04-LaSalette-Melanie
by "Sister Anne" | Aug 21, 2017 | Approved | 0 comments
Several weeks ago, we spoke of the public message of LaSalette and the character of Maximin. Today we'll talk about the character of Melanie, the primary bearer, guardian and publisher of the great Secret. The children were loyal to one another until the end, although they were separated within five or six years after the apparition when Melanie was pushed out of the diocese and sent to a Carmelite convent in England. I'm not sure they ever met face to face again. Many of Melanie's letters are published, but since I can't read French, I can't tell you right off if she and Maximin corresponded much. In any case, they always spoke well of each other and would not listen to calumnies. They should be the patron saints of abused children. We spoke of Maximin's childhood, his life in the streets, his alcoholic father, his poverty-stricken and embittered stepmother, the neglect of his education, yet despite everything he never indulged in petty thievery or the least impurity. He bore the emotional signs of psychological insecurity in his extraordinary restlessness and inability to concentrate yet he was good-natured and shared what he had with anyone he met.
Melanie's upbringing, however, was much darker. Her parents were not alcoholic, nor extremely poor. They were selfish, greedy, irreligious and emotionally uncontrolled. Melanie's father, Pierre, would take stonemason jobs far from home and be gone for long periods. Melanie was born sometime after three older brothers. The mother had become accustomed to going out. She did not like being home with a baby. One day when Melanie was only three years old, Julie had enough. Pierre was away. She lost patience with the child, shook the tiny girl and told her: "You are utterly impossible! I've had enough of you. I will not be mother to a child like you. You mustn't call me 'Mama' anymore. You can call me 'Julie.' And I will call you 'She-Wolf.'" Julie shoved her daughter out the door saying "You can go live in the woods with the foxes and wolves. I will have no more of you. Don't come back!" Melanie ran down the path into the woods, sat down under a big tree and cried. But she remembered the silent Christ on the cross "And I started thinking: Christ does not weep, his eyes are closed, and He is silent, I love Him, I want to be like Him, I shall cry no more." She fell asleep. The Child Jesus appeared to her from that time forward. She would not learn his name for a long time. He said he was her brother, and he called Melanie "sister." He gave her delicious nectar to drink from open flowers. How long was she in the woods? When Pierre came home and discovered his daughter was missing, he frantically went searching for her. Just then Melanie was emerging from the woods. Pierre calmed down when the child prattled that her brother had taken care of her. He assumed it was one of the older siblings.
From the age of six, against her father's wishes, Julie would make arrangements to hire out her daughter for months at a time. Other siblings were allowed to attend school, but not Melanie. She was left alone in the wind and the rain on the Alpine slopes to care for animals. But her Brother came often to instruct her, and sometimes He brought "our Mother." Melanie was accustomed to suffering, so she eagerly drank in lessons of the Passion of Christ and the value of offering up one's sufferings. Souls from purgatory would visit her and ask her for prayers and sacrifices. Once her employer insisted that she sleep in the family bed. In her innocence she had no idea that he planned to molest her, but heaven instructed her to sleep in her own bed. This made the employer very angry and he became violent, but young Melanie stood firm. Just as he was about to beat her, she found herself out in the barn.
We know about her childhood because after the great Apparition of LaSalette when Melanie was fourteen, she was told to write her biography. Decades later she wrote to Fr. Roubaud (October 1893) when she saw a copy of her childhood biography, "I do not understand how I can possibly have written some of these things. It makes me blush to the roots of my hair. Truly at the time I was an open book, for I believed I was like everybody else, or that everybody else was like me."
Her parents wouldn't take her to Church, but her "Brother" brought her Holy Communion from time to time. At the age of ten Jesus asks her what favor she desires. She asked to share in his crucifixion. She is the youngest stigmatist on record. After a while she asked the Blessed Virgin to take away the outward signs but leave her with the pain. This was granted, but not always, until the end of her life, the wounds would bleed from time to time. Thus, we have witnesses.
At sporadic intervals when Melanie lives at home, Julie constantly calls her a wicked child. Melanie, who never lies, believes her mother and is always praying for the grace to be good and stop causing her mother pain. Melanie had almost no opportunity for social interactions with children her age. She did not know how to play. She is profoundly psychologically abused, and she will be socially inhibited the rest of her life, always apologizing for herself. Jesus does not heal her of these wounds which actually works very well for dealing with the abuse from clergy that she'll suffer the rest of her life on account of the Secret. As she grows older, and gains some education from the nuns, she becomes intellectually astute, but her natural demeanor is always to abase herself, to feel worthy of abuse, not to expect to be treated well. Abuse doesn't shake her or take her by surprise. It doesn't send her into depression or into fits of rage. Emotional illness, and there is no question that Melanie was neurotic, had no more effect on her spiritual and intellectual development, than a physical illness like asthma or diabetes. Sick persons can carry their cross with virtue or with vice. Melanie reached the mystical marriage a few months before the apparition of LaSalette. She was spiritually ready for a life of fruition and combat.
Saint of Saints
I have read the lives of dozens, maybe hundreds of saints. There are only two that come anywhere close to the abuse that Melanie endured: St. Germaine and Bl. Francis Libermann. Libermann lost his mother very early and was raised by his brilliant and fanatical Jewish father who trained his near genius son in Hebrew from early childhood to succeed him as chief rabbi in their German city. But the boy's superb knowledge of the Old Testament prophecies helped him to instantly recognize Jesus as the true Messiah when some Protestants showed him a New Testament as a teenager. He was obliged to flee to another country to become a Christian. Entering a French Catholic seminary he encountered great prejudice and abuse by snobbish students. Young Libermann would undergo fits of shaking each time a letter from his father reached him. In the nineteenth century they called it epilepsy. He ended up in charge of a whole religious order, but he was so neurotic that he did 90% of his spiritual direction in letters because he was too shy to meet people face to face. But Melanie's emotional abuse was far more severe, and furthermore she is on a par with saints who endured martyrdom and torture because she took on the stigmata, extraordinary fasting, chains and continual penances throughout her long life, hardly eating anything at all in the last few years.
For herself and her own reputation she cared nothing, but she would not spare any effort to defend the truth of Mary's words in the Apparition. Fr. Gouin, an expert on LaSalette, rightly regards Maximin as merely a witness to Melanie's apparition of LaSalette. It is Melanie who had been prepared in advance with many private apparitions and with many penances to be able to proclaim what will be the absolutely least popular, most apocalyptic and bitterly contested of all the messages of the Mother of God. There isn't even a runner up. Nothing can compare with the message of LaSalette. Only a giant among saints would have the virtue and the stamina to spend decades at a desk answering letters and refuting distortions of the message. Melanie has to be placed in the lofty category of great prophets with an unpopular message such as Elijah, John the Baptist, Ezekiel, Jeremiah. They bore the prophetic message, standing up to kings and fellow countrymen, utterly confident that they had been entrusted with the truth of God. Sooner or later, Melanie will be canonized. It might take five centuries like the trial of St. Joan of Arc, for history to sift out the facts and for the Church to admit her guilt in persecuting one who was utterly innocent.
The amazing thing, to me, is that Melanie was bitterly persecuted by bishops before she had released the Secret. They feared it with a diabolical fear. It was as if they were possessed by Satan the snake who dreaded any word from the Woman who was destined to crush his head. Clerical Freemasonry was an epidemic in nineteenth century France. This is the way men advanced in the Church. It is now open knowledge that the French revolution of 1792 that overthrew the Catholic royalty was perpetrated by Freemasons. Many educated upper class men, among whom were many Churchmen, welcomed the ideals of a nation of tolerance, equality and liberty, particularly liberty from moral obligations. What better way to influence the common people than to become pastors and preach from pulpits this new quasi-religion in the name of God? It was also an easy career, a comfortable desk-pulpit job; it came with respectability, freedom from manual labor, a generous pension, and if one was careful to hide it well, one could have women too.
Divine Providence ordained that LaSalette was in the territory of a saintly and exceptional bishop. Philibert DeBruillard was a hero of the French revolution. As a young priest he risked death to stand near the carts of those being taken to the guillotine to give them absolution. He refused the famous oath and offered Mass in hiding places for devout Catholics. Sixty years later, in 1846, he was an old man in his 82nd year. Marian apparitions "for the world" was a new phenomenon but Philibert is an imperial canon and knows how to conduct a proper investigation to find out the facts. He immediately issues a letter to his priests telling them not to take sides and not to preach on the Apparition from the pulpit. He consults the Holy Father. He himself believes the children immediately but he is careful not to rush to conclusions. After five patient years of study and fact-gathering, on the September anniversary, he issued a solemn recognition of the authenticity of the Apparition of LaSalette. The following spring, the 87-year-old ascended the mountain on muleback to bless the cornerstone of the future basilica. His mission is accomplished. He submits his retirement, and he dies three years later, asking that his heart be placed in the choir of the basilica on the mountain of LaSalette.
During his brief tenure after the Apparition the holy bishop took paternal care of the children. He had inquiries made of their family circumstances. By now Melanie's father was in debt. Neither of her parents believed in her or her apparitions. It's all mysterious to them. The bishop persuaded the parents to allow the children to stay with the Sisters so that the parents would not be bothered by all the pilgrims and visitors. The bishop provides a pension to cover their boarding expenses. Melanie loved the Sisters and expressed her desire to become a nun. Her father Pierre became furious. He went down and fetched her. He wanted her to give up her plans—but she was resolute. For four days she went without food and sleep. During the night she waited for the right moment to make her escape. So great was his anger that he took his loaded gun, stormed out of the house, seized his own daughter, stood her in front of him and shot. An angel must have guided the bullet which passed between her arm and her chest and hit the dirt. In his fury he grabbed her and shut her in a cellar for six days.
A visitor from Paris heard about it. Pierre owed this man six hundred francs. The gentleman told him, that if he would sell Melanie to him, he would cancel the debt. Her father agreed to this. The sale took place on the first Friday of the month at three o'clock in the afternoon. Melanie was very happy to have this small resemblance to our Lord. From this moment on she was a little more free. The next day she left for Grenoble to visit Bishop Philibert who sent her to the Sisters in Corenc.
Bishop Philibert was prepared to pay her dowry. It seems the Sisters, like the Daughters of Charity, took annual vows, rather than lifetime vows. We don't have a lot of records, at least not in English. Some books say that Melanie was a novice, others that she was a professed Sister. All of them say she was held in high regard by the local people, by her religious community and by the pilgrims who came to listen to her recount the apparition.
Bishop Philibert also wanted to provide priestly ministry for the growing influx of pilgrims, had some small buildings erected on the mountain and asked for volunteers among his parish priests who would be willing to serve the visitors. Was it an actual religious community of men? Not quite yet. Melanie judged that some were holy men and she confided to a few of them that the Blessed Virgin had dictated a new Rule. The Rule was not strictly part of the Secret, but Melanie talked about it very discreetly. The formation of a priestly community fell to the next bishop, Jacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac. But he wasn't interested. He had a reserved attitude towards the message of the visionaries. Rumors circulated that the secret involved critical opinions of Napoleon III which convinced Bishop Ginoulhiac that the apparition was a movement to restore the Catholic monarchy. It will be Emperor Napoleon III who will appoint him as Archbishop of Lyons. These Masonic bishops were all about careers. In 1870 when Vatican Council I convenes to discuss the possibility of proclaiming papal infallibility a dogma, Bishop Ginoulhiac is opposed.
He is the one who will arrange to send Melanie away to a cloistered convent of Carmelites in Darlington, England. There is a tradition that he died in a lunatic asylum, but I don't have resources to verify this. In any case, he doesn't stay long at LaSalette, and Melanie is far away. We'll return to her sojourn in England in a moment.
The next bishop, Amand-Joseph Fava, will reign for twenty-five years and act as her nemesis. He will calumniate her. He will not allow her back into her home diocese. He can't shut down the basilica, but he will reinvent the apparition. He has a beautiful statue made for the basilica according to his own tastes which disregards the children's description of Mary's clothing and posture. He persecutes the priests who express a desire to follow the Rule of Mary and sends them away. He wrote his own constitutions and approved the text with his own authority and brought in men of his own frame of mind whose preoccupation was to make the basilica a tourist trap to attract donations. Even in 2017 the local people in LaSalette are scandalized at the way the shrine is operated. I listened to several testimonies firsthand, in the presence of a translator. For 150 years this world-wide community has spread the rumor that Melanie basically invented the Secret to keep herself in the limelight. Here's an extract from a book published in 1995 which is extremely typical of the twisting of truth with falsehood to put this innocent women in a completely bad light:
Maximin never really reformed. Even after the apparition, he kept up his career as the village rascal. . Maximin was given the chance to prepare for the priesthood, but he had no vocation for it. He could never concentrate on his studies and never found a career that he could perform, and evidently, he took to drink, just as his father had done. . . Melanie's story is even less edifying. She was sent to school, first at the nearby village of Corenc and later with the Sisters of Providence in Corps. . . . She went eventually to Darlington England, about as far away from LaSalette as she could get, and became a Carmelite postulant, but she didn't make the grade. She transferred to another convent in Marseilles [France], but she had no more vocation to the religious life than Maximin did. Well, she seems to have thought that she did, but nobody else agreed with her. She never came to terms with the self-effacement and obscurity that are integral parts of religious life and she never embraced obedience. She wandered up and down Europe, attracting a lot of the attention that she felt she deserved. She poured out a continuous torrent of abuse against any prelate who didn't treat her like a celebrity. She settled at Castellamare, near Naples, and in 1879 she published her Secret, or what she said was her Secret, in a book of her own that somehow got the Imprimatur from the local bishop but was condemned by Rome. It also consisted largely of personal vituperations against clerics.
"Apparitions" by Kevin Orlin Johnson, PhD ©1995
In the first conference on LaSalette we showed the true and sinister reason why Maximin was rejected from the seminary, and there is ample testimony that Maximin did not at all follow the alcoholic path of his father. As for being the village rascal, the only story for evidence of his awful behavior was a boyhood prank with a church bell. But the innuendos against Melanie are on a different level, profoundly vicious, because the publication of her Secret was truly a reproach to the lives of the clergy, religious and political leaders. However, it becomes rather comical when authors can't deny Melanie's prophetic gifts, so they try to divert attention from the supernatural to criticize her for how she expressed her knowledge, as if that too wasn't an impulse of the Holy Spirit. For example, twenty years before the Prussians invaded France and besieged Paris precisely on the anniversary of LaSalette, the teenager scratched on her school desk one day "Prussians 1870." Was this really vandalism, or was it an enduring testimony carved in wood that people would read two decades later and realize that if Melanie prophesied correctly in this matter, then her other prophesies should be taken seriously? Likewise, these LaSalette Fathers find fault with her habit of blotting out the word "Paris" whenever she came across it in a book or on a map. She was a country child not trained in good manners. It was the impulse of a person swatting a cockroach and it made a lasting impression on those around her. Paris is mentioned several times in the Secret.
Carmelite in England
Melanie is probably reproaching me from heaven right now, for talking about her and not about Mary's message. But the more credible the messenger, the more credible the message. What happened in the Darlington Carmel? In a pastoral letter to his clergy dated November 4, 1854, Bishop Ginoulhiac wrote: "Although surrounded, since the apparition, with every mark of special attention … Melanie remained several years unaffected by such excesses of admiration. But would it not be surprising if she did not finally become imbued with attachment to her own ideas, which is one of the greatest dangers threatening souls favored with extraordinary graces? … (A)lthough the Community spoke highly of her piety and zeal, we yet deemed it our duty to refuse her admission to the annual vows in order that she might be more efficaciously exercised in the practice of Christian humility and simplicity which are the necessary and surest preservatives against illusions in the religious life."
Archbishop Newsham, an English Roman Catholic priest, a prelate of his Holiness, had come on a pilgrimage to LaSalette. He dines with Bishop Ginoulhiac who asks him to take Melanie to England to "protect her humility."
Three days later (20th September 1854), Mlle. DesBrulais, quite beside herself, wrote to her friend of the new "event" of the day:
Within a few days, the shepherd-girl will be living in England! For how long? . .This departure was so unexpected, so hurried, that I am utterly bewildered by it. It was only after the celebration (of the 8th anniversary of the apparition) that the poor child learned of the trip planned for her. At the time when she was about to leave LaSalette, yesterday evening, Fr. Burnoud called her to him and acquainted her with the letter from Bishop Ginoulhiac which permitted Archbishop Newsham to take her . She said that she would have preferred to go back to her beloved community of Providence at Corenc, as she had requested on several occasions of her bishop.
The Archbishop takes her to the Carmelites in Darlington. They are eager to meet the visionary. How much French does Melanie understand? How many nuns speak French? Melanie knows no English. Melanie meets them in the parlor several times. At one point she falls into ecstasy. The nuns bring her inside. Even though she has no dowry they want her to stay. She is made a lay Sister since she can't master Latin and they can't really form her with a proper novitiate. She spends her time in deep prayer and practices extraordinary penances. We find this out at the end of her life when her confessor puts her under obedience to relate certain things. After a while Bishop Ginoulhiac says that if she returns to LaSalette he will excommunicate her. The nuns urge her to pronounce vows. She is willing, but not the vow of enclosure, since she must leave in 1858 to release the Secret. But when 1858 arrives the nuns spend a full year trying to convince her not to leave the enclosure. What went on here? Were they ignorant of the reservation about enclosure when she pronounced her solemn vows? Or did she reveal to them the Secret and ask them to publish it and then she would be free to remain a Carmelite? Did they fear it was too harsh? Did they fear public opinion, the loss of benefactors, the disfavor of bishops.? Did they want to lock up both Melanie and her message? Did they lack faith in this aspect of the apparition? Is Melanie too charitable to disclose what went on in that year that must have been a nightmare for her? In the end she wrote a letter to the bishop and threw it over the wall. A passerby delivered it. The bishop promptly arrived and said that Melanie was free to go.
Permission to Leave the Cloister to Publish and Defend the Secret
But where will she go? No one in England was evidently prepared to help her publish the Secret. It's September 1860. Melanie is 29. She is welcomed as a free boarder at a convent in Marseilles with the Congregation of the Sisters of Compassion. She was asked to replace a Sister who was sick, and ended up teaching catechism to boarders and giving lessons to novices. She is asked to help out with one of their convents on an island between Greece and Italy which was undergoing a scandal. When she arrives, she instantaneously speaks Italian with a perfect accent. An Italian bishop goes there to take lodging when his diocese was under siege by Masonic forces. He and Melanie become well-acquainted and he pledges to help her publish the secret as soon as they can get back to his diocese. She was to live seventeen years there from 1867-1884.
In 1867 Bishop Petagna went to Rome, and in the audiences he had with his Holiness Pius IX, he spoke to him of Melanie, and how she was in his diocese. The Holy Father told the Bishop that Melanie must not remain in a cloistered convent, that she remain free to accomplish her mission. She was given an entire floor of a spacious house. She had a "workroom" and a private chapel. Bishop Petagna provided her with a chaplain in the person of an Italian Redemptorist, Fr. Fusco. From there she wrote out the Secret and from Italy it was published to the world. Meanwhile the Bishop kept recommending Melanie to various convents of nuns in his diocese. She gave instructions and counsel, even reforming some convents.
In 1877, Pius IX named Abbot Zola, the bishop of Lecce, an important diocese in southern Italy and a "Marian" city where every church, under various titles, is dedicated to Our Lady. A great believer in mortification, he never slept in a bed, being content with a short nap in an armchair. A musician at heart, he took pleasure in standing in occasionally for the church organist. He would improvise tunes on his harmonium, as a means of giving voice to his mystical aspirations. A few hours before his death, he opened up his piano and started playing to celebrate the divine mercy! He died at Lecce on the 5th April 1898. The cause for his beatification has been put forward to Rome. The aging Bishop Petagna recommended him for Melanie's confessor. Bishop Zola never ceased to encourage her to fulfill her mission.
Death of a Saint
After the publication of the Secret, Pope Leo called Melanie to Rome and urged her to begin the Order of the Mother of God. It all proved impossible however due to the intrigues of the French bishops and the political instability of Europe. Melanie never felt called to be a foundress. She understood that the Order was meant for Latter Times, far in the future, after her death.
Melanie underwent many vicissitudes in trying to serve her dysfunctional family, to obtain a good death for her poor mother and to deal with various priests who wanted to help start the new Order. She was continually praised or vilified throughout Europe and was kept busy with correspondence. In February 1903, she was visiting France and told a lady how she would die.
"I shall die in Italy—in a place I do not know—where I don't know anybody—an almost savage place—but where people do not swear—and where they love the Good Lord—I shall be alone. One fine morning—they will see my shutters all closed—they will force open the door—and they will find me dead."
On July 13th, 1904, she left France and arrived in Altamura on the feast of Mt. Carmel, at ten p.m. It was dark. Fr. Fusco had been unsure of the exact time of her arrival, and had not informed Bishop Cecchini, who was out of town. No one was present to meet her at the station. Quite exhausted, her [stigmatized] feet and hands badly swollen, Melanie painfully made her way alone up the long road to the town, looking in vain for a hotel.
Bishop Cecchini sent a dispatch recommending the greatest care to be taken of her. Priests and notable figures of the town came to visit her at the home of Signora Emilia Giannuzzi. At the end of August, she moved into a little house at the foot of Montecalvario (Mount Calvary). The rumors of the world still reached her ears. Her family had come to realize that the shepherdess of LaSalette could serve as bait for donations and gifts. One of her sisters was making prophecies in Melanie's name! But the touching piety of the inhabitants countered melancholy and filled her heart with a peaceful joy. Every morning she walked down to the Cathedral. But on the 15th December 1904 [five months after her arrival in Altamura] Melanie did not appear during the whole morning. Bishop Cecchini sent his manservant to her. The house was locked. The authorities were informed and came to break open the door. Melanie was dead, lying peacefully, fully clothed, on her bedroom floor.
Two citizens of Altamura were ready to swear an oath that they heard, from the bedroom of this pious French lady, when the evening Angelus rang on the 14th of December 1904, a heavenly chorus singing the melody of the Tantum Ergo, and the tinkling of a bell, as if Holy Communion was being brought to someone. It is probable that Melanie received Communion from Jesus Christ Himself.
Canon Annibale DiFrancia, recently canonized, delivered the eulogy of the Shepherdess of LaSalette in the Cathedral of Altamura on the first anniversary of her death, 14th December 1905. Melanie had stayed a year helping his young community of Sisters who claimed her as co-foundress. On the 19th of September 1918 they transferred her bones to a beautiful tomb in their new convent and orphanage. At Taormina, one of the orphan-girls was cured instantly of a stomach ulcer: Melanie appeared and touched her, "I am Melanie. I have come to cure you." The girl was cured immediately, and the recovery was duly confirmed by the two doctors treating her.
Dear Melanie, pray for us!


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La Glacerie ist eine Ortschaft und eine Commune déléguée in der französischen Gemeinde Cherbourg-en-Cotentin mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im Département Manche in der Region Normandie. Die Einwohner nennen sich  Glacériens.

Geografie
Die Gemeinde liegt südöstlich von Cherbourg. La Glacerie wird von den Flüsschen Divette und Trottebec (-bec bedeutet Fluss vgl. dt. Bach) durchflossen. Neben der ehemaligen RN13-Straße, die steil nach Cherbourg hinunterführt, ist die Gemeinde städtisch geprägt, während sie im Village de la Verrerie, früher Village de l'Église, nichts von ihrem ursprünglich ländlichen Charakter eingebüßt hat.

Mit 18,70 km² handelte es sich um die größte Gemeinde des Kantons Tourlaville.

Von der Verkehrsanbindung her wird La Glacerie von der vom Département Manche mit der (Manéo) Linie 001 Cherbourg – Valognes – Carentan – Saint-Lô betrieben.

Angrenzende Gemeinden sind:
 Cherbourg
 Tourlaville
 Digosville
 Martinvast
 Le Mesnil-au-Val
 Tollevast
 Brix

Toponymie
Bedeutet auf Deutsch in etwa Glashütte.

Geschichte
La Glacerie entstand erst, als eine Glashütte im  18. Jahrhundert gebaut wurde. Früher befand sich auf dem Gebiet nur der Wald Forêt de Brix.

Richard Lucas de Néhou, der Eigentümer der Glashütte 1655, wusste das geschlagene Holz zu verwerten. Er baute eine Glasfabrik im Trottebec-Tal. Er belieferte u. a. das Versailler Schloss im Rahmen der "Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs". Ein Weiler namens Village des Verriers entstand rund um die Fabrik. Die Glasfabrik wurde im Jahre 1834 stillgelegt. Während eines alliierten Bombardements 1944 wurden die Gebäude der Fabrik vollständig zerstört. Nur die Kapelle blieb verschont und später in eine Unterkunft umgewandelt.

1901 gab Tourlaville einen Teil seines Gebietes ab, so dass die Gemeinde La Glacerie entstand. Henri Menut, ehemaliger Bürgermeister von Tourlaville, wurde in dem Ort später selbst Bürgermeister, und gründete ein Glasmuseum. Zum 1. Januar 2016 wurde die Gemeinde mit weiteren Gemeinden zur Gemeinde Cherbourg-en-Cotentin zusammengefasst.

Wirtschaft
Einer der wichtigsten Haupterwerbsquellen ist die Einkaufszone "La Banque à Genêts".
Cotentin mit dem Hypermarkt Auchan.In la Glacerie wurde in einem Steinbruch Schiefer gewonnen. Ein ehemaliger Steinbruch befindet sich im Hameau Truffert. Dort wurde Schiefer aus dem Kambrium am Ufer des Trottebec gebrochen, ungefähr 1200 m nördlich der Kirche von La Glacerie. Die Gemeinde liegt im armorikanischen Massiv. Die typischen Häuser in Cherbourg haben meist verkleidete Fassaden aus Schiefer.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Village de la Verrerie: Dorf der Glasarbeiter
 Museum von La Glacerie in einem renovierten Bauernhof des 19. Jahrhunderts
 Kirche Notre-Dame 20. Jahrhundert
 Kapelle Saint-Michel (1963)
 Gutshaus la Fieffe (17. Jahrhundert), wurde in die Liste der historischen Denkmäler aufgenommen
 Schloss Roches (1871)
 Gutshaus la Roche au Chat
 Musée de La Glacerie in einem renovierten Bauernhof des 19. Jahrhunderts
 Kirche Notre-Dame (20. Jahrhundert)
 Kapelle Saint-Michel (1963)
 Gutshaus La Fieffe (17. Jahrhundert)[6]
 Schloss Roches (1871)
 Gutshaus La Roche au Chat

Die Cherbourger Rennpferdebahn befindet sich in La Glacerie, ebenso der örtliche Golfplatz.

Persönlichkeiten
 Richard Lucas, sieur de Néhou: 1655 gründete er die Glashütte von La Glacerie.
 Marie-Ernestine Serret war eine Malerin, die am 12. September 1812 in Paris geboren wurde und 1884 starb. Sie wurde in La Glacerie begraben. Ihr Bruder Joseph Serret war ein Mathematiker, der sich mit den Frenet'schen Formeln zur Weiterentwicklung der Differenzialgeometrie beigetragen hatte.
 Hélène-Renée Cabart-Danneville (1891-1974), eine Malerin, ihre Gemälde zeigen eine Verbundenheit zu ihrer Heimat La Glacerie.

Einzelnachweise
 Altitudes, coordonnées, superficie: répertoire géographique des communes 2012 (site de l'IGN, téléchargement du 24 octobre 2013)

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Ort in der Normandie
Commune déléguée im Département Manche
Gemeindegründung 1901
Gemeindeauflösung 2016

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Nifty, Cool & Hoppin'
The 1950s live-at least at the newest branch of Chetco Federal Credit Union.
Almost every feature of the recently opened branch is from half a century ago, including a kitchen with working appliances, a television set that plays classic programs, living room furniture, and a children's play area with "Davy Crockett" toys. The teller stations evoke an old-fashioned ice cream parlor, topped by a floral "ice cream sundae."
The theme d?cor comes from the memory and imagination of Stan Baron, president and CEO of Chetco FCU, which is headquartered in Harbor, Ore., about 25 miles north of Crescent City. He told The Credit Union Journal the objective was to get away from a stuffy, sterile, institutional environment.
"This is an idea I've had in my mind about 20 years, but never had the occasion to bring it to fruition until I got to this credit union," said Baron, who previously worked for FAA Federal Credit Union, which was housed in government buildings that didn't lend themselves to theme architecture. "I'm an old '50s rock-and-roller. I owned a 1957 Chevy, and this credit union was founded in 1957, so I figured it was perfect."
After members walk by a "Welcome Home" sign on the branch's front door for the first time, Baron said they stop dead in their tracks, jaws slack and eyes popping open as they are confronted with the sight of a kitchen, living room and fireplace.
"They ask if the appliances are real, and they are. We found some incredible retro stuff thanks to the Internet. Actually, we were overwhelmed by the things we found, from the appliances to a chandelier to Formica tables with chrome legs. We even found wall sconces that are replicas of those found in the Copacabana in the 1950s. Even if people haven't been to the Copa, they recognize them from other night clubs from that era."
The branch took two years to complete. Baron described the process as a "labor of love." He said it turned out even better than he thought it would.
The $232-million, 22,550-member CU is considering carrying the theme concept to its other eight branches, he continued. Each branch will be allowed to decide its theme. There also is a possibility of a new headquarters branch with a "big" theme borrowed from a New York City landmark.
"We are talking about building a new home office in Brookings, Ore. We are thinking of a mini replica of the Chrysler Building. It won't be 1,000 feet tall, but it will be about seven or eight stories and will have the name needle design." "We want to revolutionize banking, or should I say, credit unioning," quipped Baron.

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Home Into the Forest Habitats and Ecology Ecology Natural disturbance
Natural disturbance
A human life span is fleeting when compared to that of a wild forest – for the most part we can only gain a snapshot view of a forest's life. Our native woodlands have cycles that operate over centuries or even millennia, and from this perspective natural events that are apparently destructive can, paradoxically, breathe life and health into the ecosystem.
Natural disturbance can take many forms, and on a broader scale, almost any ecological interaction can be seen as a kind of disturbance: a gust of wind carrying a pine seed onto new ground, the movements of predators such as wolves causing their prey to run for safety, and the beak of a woodpecker making openings for fungi in a tree are all kinds of disturbance. The word tends to have negative connotations, so it is important to recognise that the right kinds of disturbance are not only beneficial, but actually essential to the long term health of all ecosystems.
The picture becomes much clearer when looking at how an ecosystem behaves over a long period of time. We can then see that disturbance actually allows the flow of nutrients and energy through the ecosystem and is a driving force of evolution. Below we will look more closely at larger scale, 'catastrophic' disturbance, particularly the effects wind, fire, water, insects and disease.
Catastrophic disturbance by fire has played a natural part in the ecology of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) across many parts of its range. Interestingly, the deeply fissured bark of Scots pine acts as a defence against fire. Fire caused by lightning strikes can burn substantial areas of this resinous tree – but the flip-side is that it helps to remove dense vegetation such as heather. This can expose mineral soils on which seedlings can become established, with less competition for light, water and nutrients.
The effects of fire would have been modified by other influences, such as wetness of the ground. In the east of Scotland, where it is drier, fire had a more pronounced impact on the structure of the forest, resulting in larger, more even-aged stands. It would have affected species composition, leading to a dominance of pine in some patches, and birch (Betula spp.) in others. By contrast, pinewoods in the west are wetter and fires would have been less frequent. These environmental influences also operated on a more local level. North-facing slopes for example are usually cooler and damper, moderating the impact of fire.
Aspen (Populus tremula) can often respond well to fire, as its root system can survive below the soil, ready to send up more suckers quickly after the above-ground vegetation has been burned, where they can grow relatively free of competition. Fire may have played a far greater role in aspen's ecology in Scotland than we are aware, as it is certainly a significant influence on large aspen stands in Scandinavia and Russia, and on the closely-related trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) in North America.
Fire has been used by humans as a management tool. Muirburn – burning the moors to regenerate heather for grouse or sheep – illustrates how fire, when used with artificial frequency, suppresses forest regeneration. In contrast, the RSPB has used carefully controlled burning to help regenerate native pinewoods in Abernethy.
Flooding can be frequent along some rivers, to the point where specially adapted wet woodlands of willow (Salix spp) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) can develop as a result. Floods may occur after exceptionally heavy rain, snow melt or on a smaller, site-specific scale, as a result of dam-building by the European beaver (Castor fiber), a keystone species in riparian and freshwater ecosystems which was extirpated from Scotland by the 16th century.
Flooding can serve a valuable ecological function. In particular it may kill a stand of trees, providing important dead wood habitat and leaving an opening in the canopy when the water retreats. At the same time, flood events can transport nutrients, in the form of debris, to different parts of the forest.
A number of severe, but infrequent, storms over the last few decades have demonstrated the enormous power of the wind to alter the landscape. This can often seem disastrous when individual trees which have personal, cultural or economic significance are damaged. From a broader ecological perspective, however, this process is quite natural, and even essential to the health of the forest.
Because of their proximity to the western edge of the European landmass and the prevailing oceanic climate, the Scottish Highlands are particularly windy, and this makes wind the key large-scale disturbance agent in places like Glen Affric. The wind creates a whole host of niches: it can open up the canopy, and thus in the long-term leads to a diverse canopy structure, supporting more life than an even-aged stand. Wind-created glades allow light to the forest floor (which is essential for light-demanding species such as Scots pine and oak (Quercus petraea), while simultaneously providing much more shelter than the open moor.
It also helps create an invaluable part of the forest ecosystem – dead wood. Shattered branch stumps, fallen branches and fallen trees support an incredibly rich array of highly specialised life-forms. Windblown trees also create habitats for organisms such as Agabus wasastjernae, a rare predatory diving beetle which lives in the pools of water that form in the hollows left by the upturned rootplates of Scots pines. The exposed, sometimes sandy, soil remaining in the rootplate often provides the ideal medium in which solitary bees and wasps can make their burrows, and it is not unusual for birds to make their nests among these raised roots.
The top of an upturned rootplate can provide a haven for young trees to grow, beyond the reach of the mouths of red deer (Cervus elaphus). In spite of being blown down, a tree will not necessarily be killed, especially if some of its roots remain intact, and species such as aspen will send up vigorous new shoots in this situation. Aspen has also been observed to flower in response to stress such as wind-throw, and this may be a significant part of its ecology, as it tends to flower infrequently in the Highlands.
In addition to occasional catastrophic events, wind has a chronic effect. Trees in very exposed situations, or on the forest edge will often take on gnarled, stunted or windswept forms, and these sometimes act as a protective barrier to trees in the forest interior.
The action of herbivores, known as herbivory, is another example of positive disturbance in the forest. Trampling by the now extinct auroch (Bos primigenius) for example, would have broken up the sward and pushed seeds into the ground, thereby facilitating their germination and growth. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) formerly played a key role in the forest, as they still do elsewhere, in parts of mainland Europe. wild boar are omnivores, and their habit of rooting for food disturbs the soil, again creating a seed bed for trees, and reducing the dominance of bracken by breaking up its rhizomes.
Insect damage and disease
Epidemics of insects can cause significant damage to trees, and as such are another agent of natural disturbance. The pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) can kill young pines by girdling the seedlings. This can be disastrous in commercial clear-cut areas which have been replanted, but these weevils rarely cause a major problem in natural forests.
Pine sawfly larvae (Neodiprion sertifer) tend to eat the old needles of Scots pine, so that an infestation may slow a tree's growth, but rarely kills it. Again, on a landscape scale, the structure of the forest is diversified.
In natural forests, monocultures are rare, and the diversity of species they contain generally makes them more resilient to pest damage. Insects are attracted to the scent of the trees they feed upon, so a target species may be 'masked' by the other species around it, thereby reducing the likelihood of insect attack.
Tree diseases may be caused by a range of organisms, such as fungi, viruses or bacteria, and are another diversifying influence in the forest. There are certain diseases which have been accidentally introduced, and others about which little is understood. Alder dieback, for example, has been observed along riverside trees in parts of Glen Affric. This fungal disease, which kills the upper parts of the tree, occurs more frequently in north-west Scotland. Rivers in this area are subject to extreme fluctuations, and this apparently causes enough stress to riverside trees that they are more susceptible to the disease. Similarly, birch dieback has recently been observed on newly planted birch, and research is now being carried out into its causes and effects.
The synergy of disturbance
As would be expected in an ecosystem, these events don't occur in isolation. For example, flooding may weaken a tree's natural defences, thereby allowing insects and fungi to invade. Additionally, certain types of fungi may weaken trees' root systems, and this in turn can make them more susceptible to wind-throw.
Over the millennia, disturbance puts pressure on all manner of species to evolve in ways. For example, Scots pines in the relatively cold and dry eastern Highlands are adapted to withstand the weight of heavy snow, whereas in the wetter west, they have evolved to have increased resistance to fungal infection.
Disturbance and the wild forest
Scotland's overall area of native woodland habitat has been drastically reduced and the surviving remnants are generally fragmented and isolated from each other. The fact that large-scale natural disturbances can actually pose a threat to our native woodland remnants is an indication that these fragments are far too small. In a prehistoric setting, there would have been enough forest cover to be able to withstand, and even thrive on, the effects of storm or fire. In a fragmented forest, species within small pockets of forest may be entirely wiped out, whereas in a more connected habitat, species may migrate to escape, or recolonise from surrounding areas.
Scientists are warning that human-induced climate change may lead to more extreme weather events, such as storms, floods and droughts. Since large, wild and robust ecosystems are more resilient than those that are fragmented, human-made and impoverished, the large-scale restoration of wild land should become a conservation priority. Native woodland ecosystems need to be given the space and opportunity to enable healthy responses to natural disturbance.
Dan Puplett
Sources & further reading
Averill, R.D., et al. (1995) Disturbance Processes and Ecosystem Management. USDA Forest Service
Bell, S. (ed) (2003) The Potential of Applied Landscape Ecology to Forest Design Planning. Forestry Commission: Edinburgh.
Drengson, A. and Taylor, D. (1997) Ecoforestry: the Science and Art of Sustainable Forest Use. New Society Publishers: Gabriola Island.
Forestry Commission. (undated) Forestry Practice Guide 7: Native Pinewoods. Forestry Commission: Edinburgh.
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Hammond, H. (1992) Seeing the Forest Among the Trees. Polestar: Vancouver.
Isaacs, B. (2004) Scots pine regeneration in response to fire in the boreal forest, Northern Finland. Unpublished MSc Thesis, Otley College.
Steven, H.M. and Carlisle, A. (1959) The Native Pinewoods of Scotland. Oliver and Boyd: London and Edinburgh.
Taylor, P. (2005). Beyond Conservation – A Wildland Strategy. Earthscan: London.
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The launch of the Accès Condos accredited project Faubourg Contrecœur Phase 6 took place on Saturday, October 20. We are happy to say than more than 80 eager households turned out for the event, hoping to reserve the housing unit of their choice. At 9 a.m., there were over 25 people in line and the first ones had been there since 10 a.m. the morning before!
The 3- and 4-bedroom urban cottages on two levels proved to be very successful. All in all, over half of the 70 units available were reserved. However, "reserved" doesn't mean "sold", as the buyers must now take steps toward mortgage approval in order to finalize the sale.
Anyone interested in the last step of this housing project must contact the sales team directly at 514 891-5200 or visit the sales office located just across the street from the construction site at 9500 rue Myra-Cree.
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Fight back starts big time - miss this one at your peril. Asante will run rings round Blyth scoring 2 and Shaw scores making it 3-1. Worried about gate but hoping MF now in charge wil bring back some of the doubters - going for 571. - and yes those magic 🍄s have at last kicked after 4 years and the ☀ busting through the winter gloom.
Last time Senate played Telford he scored a hat trick so I will go with a 3-1 win to Tamworth.
2-1 to Blythe, Asante with our goal, 609 watching, can see us getting sucked deeper into the relegation dogfight, hope I'm wrong though and we smash them.


Mysore is one of South India's most renowned tourist destinations. It is famous for its majestic royal heritage and magnificent monuments. Mysore is also home to a royal palace which has been listed in the list of world heritage site. Explore the remnants of a glorious bygone era, temples and the rich handicrafts of Mysore with ease during your stay at our hotel. Here is a list of few important places.
The Mysore Palace is a historical palace and is the official residence and seat of the Wodeyars — the royal family of Mysore.It is truly majestic and definitely deserves a visit.
Mysore Zoo is one of the most popular attractions in the city. Spread in an area of 157-acre, it is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in India and home to a wide range of species.
Chamundi Hills is located 13 km east of Mysore . Its average elevation is 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). An energetic visitor will be well repaid by climbing up the 1000 steps, fashioned about 300 years ago, and a good motorable road leads to the top of the hill. The largest and the best know is the large Dravidian Temple, dedicated to Sri Chamundeshwari Devi, the tutelary deity of Mysuru and the royal house.
Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS, is the name of both a lake and the dam that creates it. It is located close to the settlement of Krishnarajasagara. The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya in Karnataka state, India. There is an ornamental garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan Gardens.
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. Ranganathittu is located three kilometers away from the historic town of Srirangapatna and 16 kilometres north of Mysore.


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Demon from Afar, Vol. 5
Kaori Yuki
Backed into a corner with no way out, Sorath glimpses a fleeting glimmer of hope. But what does it hold for him......?At the Ziggurat, the giant broadcasting tower everyone... FULL DESCRIPTION
Backed into a corner with no way out, Sorath glimpses a fleeting glimmer of hope. But what does it hold for him......?
At the Ziggurat, the giant broadcasting tower everyone has been talking about, Etsurou's true identity is revealed as......Garan?! Sorath is stunned by the reappearance of the best friend he thought he had killed...and by the traps Garan proceeds to set for him!! What will Sorath do when Garan's machinations break up his team?!
Kaori Yuki is a manga artist best known for her gorgeously illustrated gothic manga series Earl Cain, Godchild, Angel Sanctuary, and Demon from Afar.


Just recently, Train to Create, Wacom Europe and X-Rite held a workshop for Natalia Taffarel in London. Fortunately for us, she also held a webinar where she graciously exhibits her workflow. Although it doesn't showcase everything, it goes into wonderful detail on some great retouching tips that I believe everyone will benefit from.
Aside from the techniques, she jumps into the psychology and thought process of retouching which is more important than just the retouching aspect itself. This is very important for anyone who wants to really grasp the techniques.
This video is specifically for anyone who is looking to better their workflow while learning new tools to spice up their routine.
Thank you to everyone involved who created this video.


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South Korea make golden start to Gwangju 2015 but United States lead way after swimming domination
By Michael Pavitt
Hosts South Korea enjoyed a successful start to the Gwangju 2015 Summer Universiade as they secured two gold medals.
The United States were the most successful nation on the first day of competition, though.
Jonghun Song led the hosts challenge in the first men's fencing competition of Gwangju 2015 and he posted two impressive victories over Italian opponents to advance to the individual sabre final, first beating Gabriele Foschini 15-9 in the quarter-final before thrashing Leonardo Affede 15-5 in his semi-final.
The gold medal match proved to be a much tougher affair for the South Korean with Russia's Dmitry Danilenko proving to be a worthy adversary, however Song eventually battled through to win the match 15-12 to the delight of the home crowd.
France earned success in the women's individual epee competition in the Kimdaejung Convention Center, the host to fencing during the Universiade, as Dimodi Laurence claimed the decisive final point of the match to overcome Russia's Viktoriia Kuzmenkova 15-14 to take the gold.
The Yeomju Bitgoeul Gymnasium was the scene of the hosts second success of the day as Guham Cho claimed gold in the men's under 100 kilogram judo event, defeating France's Clement Delvert in the final with an ippon.
There was disappointment, however, for the host nation's Minjeong Kim after she was beaten by Japan's Sarah Ashina in the women's over 78kg division.
The men's over 100kg event was also won by Japan, Hisayoshi Harasawa defeating Russia's Magomed Nazhmudinov in the gold medal bout.
France earned golds in fencing and judo on the first day of competition ©Gwangju 2015
France joined South Korea and Japan on two gold medals as they also enjoyed judo success with Samah Hawa Camara consigning another Russian athlete to a silver medal, beating Alena Kachorovskaya in the women's under 78kg category.
All three nations are looking up to the United States in the medals table as they monopolised swimming golds in the Nambu University International Aquatics Center.
Their medal charge was led by Sarah Henry, who won the women's 400m individual medley in 4min 38.88sec ahead of The Czech Republic's Barbora Zavadova and fellow American Hali Flickinger.
The US then secured golds in both the men's and women's 4x100m relay finals, finishing ahead of Japan and Russia on both occasions.
While the American team were dominating the swimming, China were doing the same in the diving as they secured both gold medals on offer, with Shaungxue Zheng winning the women's 1m springboard gold with 286.20 points, giving her the honour of being the first gold medallist of Gwangju 2015.
Her compatriot Jianfeng Peng then finished 41.40 points clear of Russia's Evgenii Novoselov to win the men's 3m springboard competition, ending on a winning score of 515.30.
July 2015: Gwangju 2015 opened by South Korean President at spectacular Ceremony
June 2015: FISU President arrives in Gwangju for start of Universiade
June 2015: South Korean Prime Minister holds meeting to discuss MERS precautions for Gwangju 2015 as Athletes' Village opens
June 2015: Gwangju 2015 host media day in Athletes' Village prior to official opening
June 2015: North Korea to boycott Gwangju 2015 over opening of human rights office
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Since joining insidethegames.biz in 2015, Michael Pavitt has covered a variety of international multi-sport events, including the Baku 2015 European Games, the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games and Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade. He also reported on the UCI Presidential election in Bergen in 2017, as well as attending the IOC Session in Lima and three ANOC General Assemblies.
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Fall 2020 Ceremonies
Drive-in style ceremonies will take place on Wed., Nov. 4 and Thurs., Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and Fri. Nov. at 10 a.m.
If you are attending please refer to the information below.
If you are unable to attend, you can:
watch the livestream of each ceremony here. Please note only the names of graduates attending in person will be read
watch an online Convocation video for each faculty that will be available on this page by November 15. Each video will include portions of the livestream and the name of each graduate said out loud and on a screen
refer to the Convocation program. Please fill out this form by February 1, 2021 if you wish to receive a hard copy of the booklet.
Important Information For Those Attending
You can arrive and begin parking in lot 2 up to one hour before the ceremony begins. Spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. All vehicles must be in place 15 minutes before the ceremony begins.
There will be individuals directing traffic flow into the campus off Richardson Way on the northwest side of campus. Upon arrival, a parking attendant will direct you to a parking stall in lot 2, where the ceremony will take place.
Motorhomes and oversized vehicles are not permitted to ensure all guests can view the screens. Limousines are also not permitted because they will not fit into parking spaces.
Once you are parked, please turn your engine off. Do not exit your vehicle during the ceremony unless it is to use the washroom.
Ceremony radio station and program
Please tune your radio to FM 88.5 to listen to the ceremony. There will be music on the radio station, along with videos and information on the screens playing for one hour before and for one hour after the ceremony.
Follow along in the Convocation program. Please fill out this form by February 1, 2021 if you wish to receive a hard copy of the booklet.
As convocation is a ceremony, rather than a social gathering, it can proceed in alignment with Alberta Health Services' restrictions based on the protocols in place.
For everyone's health and safety, students and guests cannot gather informally outside of vehicles before, after or during the convocation ceremony. Instead, please stay in your vehicle unless you need to use the washroom. If washroom access is required, please go directly to and from the facilities from your car, practise physical distancing and wear a mask when in indoor public spaces.
If you are experiencing COVID symptoms, please stay home.
Washrooms are located on the Cougars concourse through the Recreation Entrance. You must wear a mask and use hand sanitizer to enter the University.
Convocation is a public event and photographs/video taken at convocation may be used for promotional purposes.
Grad portraits
Lifetouch Photography is Mount Royal University's official grad portrait provider. Lifetouch will be offering in-studio portrait sittings. Please sign up for an appointment online, or call 403.255.5440. Visit Lifetouch Photography for additional information on what to bring. Lifetouch will confirm your sitting along with the health and safety procedures they will be following. There will be no on-campus portrait studio available this year.
No longer in Calgary? That's okay, Lifetouch has studio partners across Canada who will take you booking and honour the MRU's preferred sitting fee. Find a location near you.
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Brooke Shields looks chic in a white blazer at Is There Still Sex In The City
She recently opened up about being 'oversexualised' in the fashion industry when she was just fifteen years old.
And Brooke Shields meant business as she stepped out in a chic white blazer at the opening night of the new Candace Bushnell one-woman show Is There Still Sex In The City? in New York on Tuesday night.
The 56-year-old model oozed confidence as she posed at The Daryl Roth Theatre with her hand on her hip in a clinging baby pink turtle neck covered in sequins and loose-fitting black trousers.
Chic: Brooke Shields meant business as she stepped out in a chic white blazer at the opening night of Is There Still Sex In The City? at The Daryl Roth Theatre on Tuesday night
Brooke looked stunning in the glittering top, which she tucked into her stylish trousers as she arrived at the play.
She accessorised with a pair of vintage style square aviator reading glasses and a large diamond ring on her hand.
The model wore her tresses in their signature cascading brushed back curls and accentuated her beauty with a slick of lip gloss.
Brooke appeared upbeat as she laughed outside the theatre while posing for the stunning snaps in silver metallic kitten heels.
Stunning: The 56-year-old model oozed confidence as she posed with her hand on her hip in a clinging baby pink turtle neck covered in sequins and loose-fitting black trousers
Brooke's outing comes after she recently spoke out about being 'oversexualised' in the fashion industry when she was just fifteen.
The model hit out at Barbara Walters following a 1981 interview, in which she was grilled about her measurements and sex life.
During an appearance on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, the model spoke of her controversial Calvin Klein campaign, in which she caused shockwaves for the ad's provocative nature.
Stepping out: Brooke looked stunning in the glittering top, which she tucked into her stylish trousers as she arrived at the play
Stylish: She accessorised with a pair of vintage style square aviator reading glasses and a large diamond ring on her hand
Gorgeous: The model wore her tresses in their signature cascading brushed back curls and accentuated her beauty with a slick of lip gloss
Speaking of the interview, in which she was asked a series of intimate questions about her sexual history and her measurements by Barbara, an infuriated Brooke reflected: 'It's practically criminal. It is not journalism.'
In the interview, Barbara claimed her childhood was being stolen in a comment to Brooke's mom Teri and about her body shape and statistics.
Brooke took part in the interview as part of her campaign for Calvin Klein, in which she was seen saying to the camera: 'You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing' – causing an outcry of criticism.
Model: Brooke appeared upbeat as she laughed outside the theatre while posing for the stunning snaps in silver metallic kitten heels.
Looking back: Brooke's outing comes after she recently spoke out about being 'oversexualised' in the fashion industry when she was just fifteen
Controversial: On Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast , the model hit out at Barbara Walters following a 1981 interview where she was grilled about her measurements
Dax conceded that the shocking interview was enraging, as he added: 'That Barbara Walters interview is maddening'.
In the chat, Barbara asked her about her measurements, to which Brooke replied: 'I'm 5ft10 and 120lbs', before Barbara asked to stand next to her.
The host then said: 'I think when people see you they don't realise how tall and slim you are. We haven't really seen you standing next to someone.'
Outraged: Speaking of the interview, in which she was asked a series of intimate questions about her sexual history Brooke said 'It's practically criminal. It is not journalism'
'It's practically criminal': Brooke Shields has hit out at Barbara Walters following a 1981 interview, in which she was grilled about her sexual history when she was just 15
She then probed Brooke and her mother about their relationship, saying: 'Would you be a mother like your mother? What about the people who say she had no childhood', to which she replied: 'Well I'm still going through my childhood.'
Speaking to both Brooke and Teri, she said: 'What about people who accuse you, sitting here? Is going through your childhood?'
Brooke replied: 'I'd rather do this than not do it at all. I'm enjoying this, I think it's an experience that I would not like to miss.'
Shock: She was joined by her mother in the contraversial video which saw Barbara ask a series of invasive questions
'It is not journalism': Shields blasted the interview she did with Walters in 1981
Barbara probed: 'Do you have any secrets from your mother?', as Brooke replied: 'We tell each other everything. I mean I'm sure there's little things I don't want to tell her. We tell each other everything I think I should tell her.'
Brooke also revealed she was supposed to do a second campaign but was dropped once she started to become more synonymous with the jeans than the designer.
She explained: 'It was supposed to be a two year contract and I was signed to do the next campaign and that didn't happen and I came to realize, it was confirmed in a way that the identification of me with the jeans was more so than [Calvin]…
Backlash: Brooke faced criticism after appearing in the 1980 Calvin Klein ads where she famously asked, 'You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing'; pictured November 2021
'It almost backfired on them. It was almost as if people were coming in asking for the Brooke Shields jeans, and that was really not the goal.'
Brooke insisted she was 'naive' about the double entendre she famously uttered in the ads – insisting she was unaware of the nature of the comment.
In an interview with Vogue, Brooke said she was very 'protected' and 'didn't think it was sexual in nature' — so she was 'shocked' when the media went crazy for it, accusing her of utilizing a control of her sexuality that she didn't posses.
She said: 'I think the assumption is that I was much more savvy than I ever really was… It didn't faze me. [The line] didn't sort of come into my psyche as it being anything overtly sexual, sexualized in any way'.
Brooke recalled how Calvin Klein approached her mother, Teri Shields, about getting Brooke in the ads, and she was just so excited for the opportunity.
She said: 'When I was 15, I didn't understand Calvin Klein in the way that he was sort of coming into the zeitgeist, it was more about Richard Avedon coming to my mom and saying, "We're doing a series of very unique commercials,"'
'It didn't faze me': Recently the actress insisted she was 'naive' about the double entendre she famously uttered in the ads
'The shoot itself, no one was allowed on the set. I think, because Avedon, it was his foray into the commercial world. I think he was a bit nervous. Stakes were pretty high and I think there was a lot of pressure,' she remembered.
'The choreography was specific and intentional. Every little bit of it,' she went on, reflecting on a specific pose in which she had one knee on the ground, the other knee resting on her foot, with her other foot in the air.
'I was just so proud that they were trusting me with something that involved acting as well as just the visual. And it was either gonna strike and be part of the zeitgeist or it wasn't,' she said.
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They shot several different ads, including the one that would go on to jump start her career — because of the implication that she wasn't wearing underwear with her jeans.
'I was naive, I didn't think anything of it,' she admitted. 'I didn't think it had to do with underwear. I didn't think it was sexual in nature. I'd say that about my sister, nobody could come between me and my sister.
'If they had intended on the double entendre, they didn't explain it to me,' she went on. 'It didn't faze me. It didn't sort of come into my psyche as it being anything overtly sexual, sexualized in any way.'
Hitting back: In an interview with Vogue, Brooke said she was very 'protected' and 'didn't think it was sexual in nature' — so she was 'shocked' when the media went crazy for it, accusing her of utilizing a control of her sexuality that she didn't posses
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COVID-19: Tears, hugs and laughter at Sydney airport as Australia reopens border
The new freedoms mean that fully vaccinated Australian permanent residents and citizens can leave the country without asking the government for an exemption from a travel ban that has trapped most at home since March 2020.
Monday 1 November 2021 11:10, UK
Tears as Australians return home
There have been tears, laughter and warm embraces at Sydney's international airport after Australia's border opened for the first time in 20 months.
Travellers tore off their face masks as they saw their loved ones for the first time in almost two years.
The airport, Australia's busiest international hub, has been almost deserted during the pandemic, but now the country is hoping its vaccination rates are high enough to mitigate the danger of allowing international visitors again.
Image: A couple, Matthew and Anthea Whitehead, are reunited
Image: Australia has had some of the lengthiest and strictest border controls of anywhere in the world
Australia has had some of the lengthiest and strictest border controls of anywhere in the world since the outbreak of coronavirus.
The new freedoms mean that fully vaccinated Australian permanent residents and citizens can leave the country for any reason without asking the government for an exemption from a travel ban that has trapped most at home since March 2020.
Incoming vaccinated Australians are able to come home without quarantining in a hotel for two weeks, with the cap on hotel quarantine numbers previously a major obstacle for thousands of Australians stranded overseas.
That cap now only applies to unvaccinated travellers.
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"Just being able to come home without having to go to quarantine is huge," Carly Boyd, a passenger who travelled from New York, told reporters as Peter Allen's unofficial national anthem I Still Call Australia Home was playing.
"There's a lot of people on that flight who have loved ones who are about to die or have people who died this week. So for them to be able to get off the plane and go see them straight away is pretty amazing," Ms Boyd added.
Image: A father and son are reunited
Image: A woman waits for family members to arrive
Sydney was the first Australian airport to announce it would reopen because New South Wales was the first state where 80% of the population aged 16 and older have been fully vaccinated.
The country's second-largest city Melbourne and the national capital Canberra also opened on Monday after Victoria state and the Australian Capital Territory achieved the vaccination benchmark.
Image: John Troy, Mandy Troy, Jordan Foster, Christine Foster, Ros Troy and David Foster reunite
Sydney had 16 scheduled inbound international flights on Monday and 14 outbound, while Melbourne had five scheduled in and five out.
Elsewhere, Thailand has also reopened its border, with fully vaccinated tourists arriving by air from 46 countries and territories no longer having to quarantine.


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How to Brainstorm Short Story or Novel Ideas
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Brainstorm ideas for a novel or a short story by focusing on interesting traits that possible characters might have. You might use bullet points, freewriting techniques and graphic organizers to think up possible characters, plot lines, themes and settings. Don't worry about editing, correcting errors or finalizing your ideas during your brainstorming session. Brainstorming requires you to let your thoughts flow freely, so you have a strong starting point for your novel or short story.
Freewrite to Get Ideas
Write down whatever comes to your mind, also known as freewriting, for a designated time, such as 15 or 30 minutes, suggests the University of North Carolina Writing Center. Don't fix spelling mistakes or grammatical errors while you're freewriting. The goal is to write nonstop for several minutes, without trying to organize your ideas or make revisions. It's perfectly acceptable to jump from one thought to another or change your focus midstream. Set a timer, so you know when the desired time has expired. At the end of your freewriting session, read over your work to see if any thoughts, characters or plot lines spur ideas for a novel.
Make a Character List
Focus on character traits that your protagonist might have. Think of someone you know in real life who has a complex personality, an interesting back story, an intriguing job or respectable qualities -- someone who would make a strong lead character. Brainstorm a list of bullet points about your character, such as her motivations, fears, dreams, physical appearance, background and goals. Your bullet points don't need to be complete sentences -- quick descriptive phrases will do. You might even combine the character traits of several people you know to develop one primary character. Use the same brainstorming technique to create an antagonist or support characters for your story.
Create a Graphic Organizer
Create and complete a graphic organizer to help you come up with ideas for your story. Use a premade electronic template or develop your own graphic organizer on paper. For example, you might create a table with columns describing story elements, such as good characters, bad characters, problems to solve, story setting, plot, mystical qualities and facts. Or, you might create a fill-in-the-bubble flow chart that connects characters, themes and plot lines. Fill in your graphic organizer with as many brainstormed ideas as possible.
Develop "What If" Scenarios
Write or type the words "What if" at the top of your page and write down 20 scenarios that might follow those words, suggests Neil Gaiman, writer of short stories, comics and novels, on his website. You might write, "My friend got trapped in an avalanche," "My brother disappeared without a trace" or "I fell into a pit that led to an underground cave system." Try the same brainstorming technique with the words "If only" or "I wonder" at the top of your page. Brainstorming these types of scenarios might inspire ideas for a dynamic novel.
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It was called a fairytale wedding. In one of the most eagerly awaited royal weddings of the age, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, won plaudits from the fashionistas of the world when she walked down the aisle to marry her prince in a striking long sleeved dress with sheer, cream lace arms.
And like every good fairytale there was a little magic involved. The stunning lace pattern on Kate's ensemble is known as Carrickmacross and it has a story all of its own. It all began with a determined woman called Mrs Grey Porter back in the 1820s. She wanted to find a skill she could teach local women to earn much needed money.
On her honeymoon in Italy --‐ she was married to the rector of a nearby village --‐ she had collected examples of beautiful appliqué lace and decided this would be a perfect craft for the women to pursue.
After the Great Famine of the 1840s, a lace school was set up at Carrickmacross to help the starving people of the area. Made by the poor for the rich and famous, the exquisite lace became ever more popular. It is a delicate and painstaking art. The unique lace is made by applying fine cambric or muslin to a net base, outlining the design with a thick thread and cutting away the surplus fabric to form the pattern on the net base. Kate, who also wore three petticoats of hand‐embroidered lace, was not the first royal to wear Carrickmacross Lace.
Princess Diana's famous wedding dress also had sleeves trimmed with Carrickmacross lace.
Today, exquisite Carrickmacross lace is still hand worked by passionate craftspeople in the town.


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Minnie Miñoso was worthy of Cooperstown. So what took so lengthy? — •
In a ballgame early in his MLB profession, Minnie Miñoso homered off left-hander Hal Newhouser, a future Corridor of Famer. Batting a few innings later, Miñoso took one in every of Newhouser's fastballs on his butt.
The pitch broke Miñoso's sun shades in his again pocket.
"You n—–, you're not presupposed to hit a homer," Newhouser yelled.
For baseball circa 1950, Newhouser wasn't alone in throwing balls that thumped males like Miñoso, the sport's first Black Cuban. White pitchers focused him, simply as they'd focused Jackie Robinson when he crossed the colour line on April 15, 1947.
"What can I say?" Miñoso was quoted as saying of his dustup with Newhouser. "I'm Black."
Had Miñoso not been, maybe his electrifying profession may need earned him a plaque within the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame and Museum lengthy earlier than Sunday, when the 16-person Golden Days Period Committee met in Orlando, Florida, and voted him, Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat and Gil Hodges into the Corridor.
In MLB's hallowed numbers recreation, it's time to make room for Negro League greatsLearn now
When Miñoso took the sector April 19, 1949, with the Cleveland Indians — becoming a member of essentially the most built-in ballclub in baseball — he adopted the paths Robinson and Larry Doby blazed to the large leagues. All of them launched their careers within the Negro Leagues.
Many historians and baseball followers thought Robinson, Doby and Miñoso had careers worthy of Cooperstown, New York. Robinson (inducted 1962) and Doby (inducted 1998) obtained there years in the past, but it surely took Miñoso, an outfielder who spoke no English when he emigrated from Cuba in 1946, a long time to affix them.
"For sure, the difficulty of language harm Minnie," mentioned Danny Torres, a author who hosts a podcast that salutes Roberto Clemente. "However I believe the colour of his pores and skin harm, too."
In championing his induction, Torres confused the issues Miñoso did nicely, which included enjoying Gold Glove protection, utilizing his pace to jump-start rallies for the Indians and Chicago White Sox, and selling the sport exterior the enjoying area.
His contributions there earned him the nickname "Mr. White Sox."
As an envoy for the sport, Miñoso was the one ballplayer from the Negro Leagues who rivaled Buck O'Neil, whom a unique panel — the Early Baseball Period Committee — elected Sunday to the Corridor together with Bud Fowler.
A fan needed an autograph, Miñoso signed; the staff wanted a ballplayer to drum up curiosity within the ballclub, it went straight to Miñoso, who was as seen a character as the game had ever seen.
In a 2014 PBS profile, Miñoso described himself as a "baseball lifer," and he mentioned he was a ballplayer who by no means shunned his Blackness. He tried to make use of his colour to bridge the period of segregation and integration, and he succeeded — as a lot because the period would let him.
Throughout his profession within the majors, from the a long time he spent enjoying baseball after which selling it, Miñoso put collectively a résumé that was underappreciated. He produced numbers higher or equal to these of Yogi Berra, Invoice Mazeroski and Nellie Fox, his contemporaries. Miñoso didn't be a part of them in Cooperstown till Sunday.
From left to proper: Chicago White Sox shortstop Chico Carrasquel of Venezuela, outfielder Minnie Miñoso and pitcher Luis Aloma, each from Cuba, are seen on June 19, 1951.
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Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, believes his Blackness was a cause why.
"The very fact Minnie was Afro-Cuban is mightily vital to why I felt he ought to have been within the Corridor of Fame," mentioned Kendrick, who obtained to know Miñoso from his visits to the museum. "He did for Hispanic athletes precisely what Jackie had carried out for African People."
Earlier than he died on March 1, 2015, Miñoso voiced his disappointment that he hadn't gotten into the Corridor. He felt he had earned his place there alongside Robinson, Doby, Monte Irvin, Satchel Paige and all the opposite greats of the sport.
"C'mon, so I get just a little bit mad," Miñoso mentioned within the PBS profile. "I used to be presupposed to be there."
Now, he's.
"I used to be overjoyed after I heard Minnie obtained in," Kendrick mentioned. "However I used to be unhappy that he's not right here to rejoice with us."
Justice B. Hill, an Ohio State College alum, is a long-time sportswriter/sports activities editor who taught journalism on the E.W. Scripps College of Journalism at Ohio College till Might 2019. His work has appeared on MLB.com, SBNation.com, Ebony.com and BET.com.
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(MoneyWatch) Tech sites are a-tizzy over the leaked internal Yahoo! memo announcing that employees had to stop working from home come summer. The stated reason is that great interactions come from being in the same space, and that having everyone on site makes for "one Yahoo!".
Opinion is mixed -- generally based on whether someone works from home and loves it, or had a bad experience with a colleague who worked from home and hates it. So we shall see how Yahoo morale takes the news. But I do know this: Nixing telecommuting has a good chance of making one distracted Yahoo.
There are certainly benefits to sharing space, but there are also drawbacks, even in terms of the "speed and quality" that the memo claimed that remote work sacrificed. Sometimes people drop by a cubicle with brilliant ideas, and sometimes they drop by to show off the photos of their dog (again). Sometimes people meet each other by accident in the hallway, and sometimes you lose 15 minutes helping Bob find Steve, who he was told is on your floor, but actually isn't.
What having a flexible work-from-home policy does is allow employees to find the right mix. Maybe two days from home and three on-site, with everyone needing to be in the office on Tuesdays. Maybe you come in a little later in the mornings after getting your major work done at home, so you can be available for interaction in the afternoons. The goal is to enjoy the best of both worlds: The turbo-productivity that can come from waking up, grabbing your coffee, powering up your laptop and going to work with no commute, plus the interactions that come sometimes when you're close by your colleagues.
What Yahoo is saying is that only the latter matters. But I doubt the company is really against working from home. After all, I don't think Yahoo will ban employees from answering emails after 5 p.m. or finishing up a report in the evening or on the weekend. If they truly think that no good work can be done remotely, then the company needs to forbid that too. I'll wait for that memo.


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