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Movie Review: Star Wars The Last Jedi
Bruce Russell, Online Editor
As a lifelong fan of the most famous franchise in entertainment history, I had high hopes for the eighth film in the saga – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, and the promise of a fresh vision after its monotonous predecessor.
Following the events of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi unites Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), while the First Order, led by Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), launches an assault on the fleeing Resistance.
The Last Jedi had many obstacles to overcome. Being the middle chapter in the sequel trilogy, Episode VIII had to not only answer proposed questions arising from The Force Awakens, but also expand and introduce new characters, locations, and plotlines.
What resulted was a mixed bag of wonder, uncertainty, and sheer anger.
From a visual perspective, the movie impresses; the cinematography is absolutely breathtaking. Seeing Director Rian Johnson using actual locations such as shooting on Skellig Michael, an island in the Republic of Ireland, as opposed to perpetual CGI creations is assuring.
Visual effects are also top notch. One sequence in particular is jaw dropping and nothing like I have ever seen in the franchise before.
But only so much can be achieved through pure visual spectacle, and that's where The Last Jedi begins to falter.
A lengthy side-plot involving Finn (John Boyega) and a new character named Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) involving an attempt to locate a codebreaker is so painfully unrealistic and tedious that I began to vividly cringe in the theater.
Not only was this sequence frustrating to watch when it took away from the more meaningful segments of the film, but it also felt completely unnecessary.
The largest drawback of the movie consists of its tone. Transitioning interchangeably between serious, humorous, and didactic, all without hesitation, The Last Jedi made me repeatedly question if I was viewing an extended fan fiction cut rather than the $200 million blockbuster it's meant to be.
For a movie so bent on shocking the viewer through plot twists and character deaths, it's frustrating as a viewer to be treated as ignorant. Why am I being spoon fed a comic relief moment thirty seconds after an important and pivotal set piece?
A lack of vision throughout the new trilogy leaves much to be desired. Plot threads introduced previously are either carelessly resolved or left untouched, awaiting Episode IX in two years to tie up the many loose ends.
A frustrating amount of character inconsistencies are also prevalent. Without spoiling, the actions of returning legend Luke Skywalker do not match his persona from the original trilogy. Another scene involving Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) is so out of place in the Star Wars universe, I wonder how it escaped the writer's room.
The marvelous efficiency at continuing the development and relationships of the sequel trilogies' characters is where The Last Jedi finds its footing.
Where the humor and vision failed, Johnson's writing excels in crafting interesting stories from Rey and Kylo. Driver and Ridley's committed performances in selling these interactions were a high point of the film.
I find myself in a predicament on deciding whether or not I like The Last Jedi. Too many unnecessary subplots and a ridiculous amount of bizarre decisions hamper the film, but also beautifully engaging sequences made me ponder if I was viewing the best feature in the forty year old franchise.
I'm not going to ramble and complain about the "death of Star Wars" after labeling it Disney's weakest film yet.
It is not the worst film in the franchise, nor is it feasibly great. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is flawed, miscalculated, and too experimental for its own good.
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A reason to celebrate: Donors' generosity puts college on the way to its $75 million new building
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Christopher Iansiti (FIN '92/MS
Instructional Systems), chair of the
College of Business Board of Governors,
adds his signature to those of the
hundreds of donors who have contributed
to the new college's new building
campaign.
Just prior to Florida State University's kickoff of its $1 billion "Raise the Torch" capital campaign on Oct. 17, the College of Business celebrated the public phase of its own $112-million capital campaign. About a third of that — $35 million — will go toward the college's new $75-million building. The university has committed to securing the remainder of the building's cost once the college meets its $35-million goal.
"This new building is crucial to competing successfully with other top-tier business schools for world-class faculty and the best students," Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley told the crowd gathered at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center to celebrate the college's progress toward its campaign goals.
"Just as important, it is our gift and our legacy to the next generation of students who expect and deserve a stellar education at Florida State. I have been overwhelmed with the enthusiastic and generous support of you and many others."
The college will raise money for the building for the next two years and expects to break ground in the fall of 2016 and to move into the building in fall 2018.
Since November, when the college had the soft launch of its campaign for the new building, more than 590 donors have contributed more than $7 million, and an additional $25 million in gift proposals are being considered by potential donors. Already 132 spaces in the new building have been named at various gift levels.
To date, students and members of five fraternities—from across campus and in all disciplines—have contributed almost $23,000 toward the building. Their goal is to raise $250,000 over the next two years.
College of Business Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley raises her glass to toast the donors who have contributed to college's new building campaign.
More than 91 percent of the college's faculty and staff members also have donated. "This is so important to our effort because it demonstrates faculty and staff's pride and confidence in the college and encourages others to invest in our future," Beck-Dudley said.
The building will be located near the Leon County Civic Center, which is fast becoming the new gateway to the Florida State campus and the start of Madison Mile, the heart of the new Arena District. This district is being revamped with new retail stores, restaurants, a hotel, housing, outdoor attractions and academic spaces. The Dedman School of Hospitality will move into the new building from its current University Center location.
The location of the new building, near this burgeoning business complex, the state capitol and the College of Law, gives students and faculty ample opportunity to collaborate with civic leaders, corporate partners, and other academic units in a variety of exciting initiatives.
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American Women in History 1
Topics: Business › Leadership
Type: Narrative Essays
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Weetamoo
She held a spiritual leadership position in Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans during King Phillips War in the Early Colonial Period. She was a wife of Metacom, also called King Phillip.
She drowned while trying to escape the English who sought her capture based on her powerful position. Her life serves as an example of the leadership positions open to women in Native American Society compared to British Colonial women's options.
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Mary Rowlandson
Captured and lived briefly among Weetamoo's tribe in the Early Colonial period. Her captivity narrative documented life in the Wampanoag community though her outlook was decidedly negative compared to the experience of Mary Jemison.
Wife of the governor of Massachusetts, she represents the colonial "goodwife." She was and private, quiet unlike Anne Hutchison. She was however literate as most northern colonists were and her poetry documents the concerns of women at the time.
Her poem written before the birth of child illustrates the fear of death in childbirth which claimed 1 in 10 women in the Colonial period.
Anne Hutchinson
Her early colonial period trial recorded her willingness to speak out and preach before men and women regardless of the Puritan rules of the day which did not allow women to teach or preach in public, let alone to men. She was ultimately banished from the colony, but not without challenging the idea that women should not preach before men.
Enough of the colonists had been coming to her to cause consternation among those in leadership positions illustrating a beginning of a shift in thinking about women's role in religion.
Mary Dyer
She was banished in 1638 from Massachusetts and followed Anne Hutchison whose teaching she supported to Rhode Island. She went to England in 1650 and there she joined the Quakers. She return Boston in 1857 and was arrested based on the new Anti-Quaker law. She returned preaching several times was arrested and expelled.
In 1658 Massachusetts passed a new law administering death to Quakers. She challenged Massachusetts anti-Quaker law and was arrested and hanged as one of the three Boston Martyrs in 1660. The hanging, particularly of a woman, marked the end of extreme religious intolerance. 1661 King Charles II forbade Massachusetts from hanging Quakers and in 1684 the crown revoked their charter, the new assembly passed a religious toleration law in 1689.
Margaret Brent
A Catholic emigrant leaving persecution behind in England, Margaret settled in the catholic colony of Maryland. She was a single woman and large land holder. First woman to demand right to vote in the English Colonies in 1648 before the Maryland Assembly.
She was made the executrix of Governor Calvert's will, as a distant cousin and as such had power of attorney for Lord Baltimore's, then in England. Her handling of payments to Calvert's military prevented continuation of an anti-Catholic uprising in the colony.
Elizabeth Key Grinstead
She was the first enslaved African American woman to sue for her freedom and win. She won her sue in July 1656 in Virginia. She also successfully sued for gained the freedom of her infant son. She won her suit based on the fact that her father was an Englishman and she was a baptized Christian. Hers was one of the earlier "freedom suits.
In response to her suit, and a few others, the Virginia House of Burgesses passed the 1662 Servant and Slave code declaring that the status of the mother rather than father would now determine the status of the child. This reverse English common law.
Mary Jemison
Her early 18th century life among the Seneca group of the Iroquois documented the different types of housework Native American women engaged in versus European colonial women. Adopted into a family Mary married and had children and became accustomed to the Seneca way of life.
She helped around the home, with the skins, the children and documented the semi-nomadic/semi-agrarian lifestyle of the Seneca during the colonial period.
feme covert
The legal position of married women in the colonial period was covered by her husband. He was in charge of her property, finances, income, children and legal being. She could not make contracts, sue or be sued or sell what had been her property.
feme sole
This legal position designated a woman's legal independence in the eyes of the court. With " feme sole" status a woman could sue and be sued and make contracts.
She could also retain control of her property and income. Married women's husbands could attest to their wives' feme sole status so that they could legally handle business while they were away. Fathers could grant daughters property rights separated from that of their husbands.
indentured servitude
¾ of those that arrived in Virginia and Maryland during the colonial period were indentured.
This means that they owed money for their passage and had agreed to work for a term, usually seven years. Masters could sell indentured servants time. Indentured servants could not marry without masters consent and female indentured servants who became pregnant while serving their indentures had their time extended.
1662 Virginia Slave Law
This shifted common law considerably. Until this point in time a child's status was that of its father. It was in fact the property of the father in essence. With this law a child of a slave woman became the property of the owner regardless of the status of the father-even if the father and mother were married
1662 servant and slave code
The status of the mother rather than father would now determine the status of the child. This reverse English common law.
1691 Statute Outlawing Interracial Union
This law banned interracial marriage. Those that married people of different races were fined and the married couple had to leave the state. Marriages with slaves and among slaves were not legally recognized.
Salem Witchcraft Trials
In the 1690s hysteria hit in Salem Massachusetts. Over a hundred people were accused of witchcraft. 20 were killed, over three quarters were women. This occurred during a period of social turmoil and highlights the precarious position of poor cranky women who don't conform to ideals. The trials ended once a fair number of respectable women were being charged. This also highlights the colonial belief that women were more sinful and susceptible to the devil.
Republican Motherhood
Abigail Adams, Eliza Pickney, Mercy Otis Warren and Judith Sargent Murray all are examples of this new feminine ideal. The belief developed during the Revolution that women should be educated companions of their husbands and that women's key role in the new Republic was to rear virtuous, educated children.
They did not gain the equal representation they had sought however.
Eliza Pinkney
This South Carolina planter's daughter ran her father's plantations in the late colonial period. She was highly educated, married well and raised sons who became political leaders of the US during the Early Republican period.
She serves as an illustration of the ideal of Republican Motherhood.
Sally Hemings
She was a slave of Thomas Jefferson. She also bore his children, four of whom lived to gain their freedom during her twenty year relationship with Jefferson. Her life highlights the difficult terrain of slavery for enslaved women who were bodily the property of masters.
Though enslaved in Colonial Boston this woman was unusual in that she received an education and was well known for the sophisticated poetry she wrote. Her education and life undermined the belief that Africans were intellectually inferior.
Mercy Otis Warren
This prominent elite Boston woman was a printer and writer who supported the Revolutionary cause.
She published work supporting the revolution and supporting the Bills of Rights.
Molly Brant
She was an Iroquois woman whose common law marriage to an Indian Administrator made her a cultural bridge between British colonial society and Native American society. Often Native American women served as cultural liaisons in the trade relationships that formed in frontier society. She was instrumental in maintaining Iroquois support for the British during the Revolutionary War.
Ester Reed
During the Revolutionary War she formed the Ladies Association of Philadelphia and these women raised thousands of dollars to support the Continental Army. She then communicated with and organized the other governors wives across the colonies to form similar fundraising groups. She published tracts supporting the forgoing of luxury goods to buy linen and shirts for soldiers.
Ladies Association of Philadelphia
Begun by Ester Reed this group of elite Philadelphia ladies raised money to support the Continental Army by forgoing luxury goods. They also sewed thousands of shirts to cloth the troops surrounding the city.
Penelope Baker
She formed the Edenton Tea Party which consisted of 51 ladies who publically renounced British tea imports. They were part of a larger unorganized patriotic effort of ladies to boycott British goods.
They avoided all imports including tea and cloth and turned to drinking local herbal teas and making their own homespun clothing as part of the war effort.
Edenton Tea Party
Formed by 51 ladies of North Carolina this group boycotted tea publically. It was the first documented case of women's political organizing. Boycotts were an important part of the war effort. Ladies produced goods at home to avoid buying British made goods.
Sybil Ludington
She was like Paul Revere in that she also road over the countryside calling out the militia's of New York in face of the oncoming British troops during the Revolutionary War.
Deborah Sampson
She dressed as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War, an uncommon experience for women and has gained some fame. Most women ran farms during the revolutionary war. 35,000 troops were supported by wives at home who continued to run businesses and farms without them.
Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women
This British woman's work was widely read and supported the idea that women should have rights.
She laid the intellectual framework for the growing American women's rights movement of the early 19th century.
Judith Sargent Murray
She wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" published in 1790. She also wrote "The Gleaner." She argued women were intellectual equals and should be educated. Her work was widely read by the elite of the New Republican period/early nineteenth century.
Susanna Rowson´s Charlotte Temple
Published in the late 18th century this best seller catered to women readers.
It was a tale of seduction and woe- a morality tale- a common genre of the day. It was a cautionary tale warning girls of the dangers of licentious men. It fostered concern for fallen girls moral reform associations were increasingly concerned about.
Female Moral Reform Society
This New York association was created to try to reduce prostitution. They estimated 5-10% of women fell into prostitution. They were concerned with the morality of the girls and tried to address licentious men who they held responsible for "ruining" girls.
They lobbied to make prostitution a crime.
Isabella Graham
founded the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children in the early 19th century (early National Period) to address the problem of poverty in New York. She founded the first orphanage which became the oldest one in New York.
She is an example of middle class women advocacy for women and children and the early moral reform movements concern for women and children.
Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children
Established by Isabella Graham in the early 1800s this organization collected charity for widows with small children. Trying to alleviate the plight of poor urban mothers society women paid subscriptions (pledges) to this organization. Ultimately they founded the first orphanage.
Sarah Hale
This widow became the editor of Godey's Ladies Book a magazine for women with a very large readership in the first half of the 19th century.
She promoted the concept of the women's sphere, advocated for women's property rights and for expanded educational opportunities for women. She did not advocate for women's right to vote however
Emma Willard
She lobbied the New York legislature to provide public funding for girls education in 1819. Though she was not successful she did draw enough support to endow a school for girls and in 1821 opened the Troy Seminary. Her education was female focused and religious in nature. She was part of the increasing number of people arguing for increased women's education.
She advocated for women's education and created Mount Holyoke in the early 19th century as a female seminary which continues as an educational institution today. She advocated that women be educated to be missionaries and teachers.
Catherine Beecher
She founded a school for girls and strongly advocated for the education of women as teachers.
She promoted women educators in common schools across the west.
In1849 she graduated from the only medical school which would admit her- the Geneva Medical School, NY. Most hospitals refused her as a medical practitioner. 1852 wrote The Laws of Life; with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls. In 1853 she opened and clinic in the slums of New York along with her sister, also a doctor and another female doctor. Together they expanded this clinic into a hospital, the New York Infirmary for Women and Children.
They helped organize the New York Central Relief Association which sent medical aid to Union troops at the start of the Civil War.
Lowell Offering and Voice of Industry
This was published by the women workers of the Lowell Mills in the early 19th century. Girls shared stories, poetry and advocated for better conditions. This is an early example of the voice of female factory workers.
Sarah Bagley
She worked in the mills during the early 19th century and founded the Female Labor Reform Society advocating for a 10 hour work day. Girls typically worked from 5 am to 7 pm.
They were paid less than men and had their wages were cut in the mid 1830s during the economic crisis.
Female Labor Reform Society
This early 19th century labor organization support factory girls desire for a 10 hour day, safer conditions and better pay. It is an example of working class women advocating for improving their conditions.
Edward Clarke
A renowned doctor who published a widely read article the 1830's that spread the idea that women were too fragile for intellectual activity and that mental exertion might lead to insanity.
Maria Stewart
The first black woman to lecture on women's rights and slavery in public in the early 1830s in Boston.
Encountered vocal opposition and violence. Garrison published some of her lecture's in The Liberator.
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
These women from a Charleston slaveholding family moved north and became outspoken members of the abolitionist movement. Angelina was hired by Garrison for the lecture circuit on behalf of the American Anti-Slavery Society in1836. Her public speaking on behalf of abolitionism and her advocacy of women's rights caused a rift among abolitionists
Lucretia Mott
She founded the Female Anti-slavery society of Philadelphia in 1835. She and her husband -both Quakers and outspoken abolitionists- also worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton on women's rights issues.
Abolitionism
A 19th century movement based on the sentiment that slavery should be abolished.
Those that worked for abolitionism sought to end slavery. This did not mean that they also believed in racial equality. Some did, as the Grimke's did. Other's did not and advocated for second class citizenship or removal of African Americans back to Africa. Garrison's 1833 American Anti-Slavery society marks the beginning of an organized effort to end slavery.
Female Antislavery Society
Women were first not allowed to be active members in male societies.
They founded their own parallel societies. Lucretia Mott founded the ladies auxiliary to the American Anti-Slavery Society. Women were not supposed be in the company of men and this allowed women to advocate within the confines of the women's sphere.
American Anti-Slavery Society
an abolitionist society founded by Garrison, Lucretia Mott and her husband. This group grows to encompass the Grimke's, Sojourner Truth. They famously split with others over the issue of women's rights in 1840.
Foreign American Anti-Slavery Society
This abolitionist group did not believe in women's rights and formed a separate from that of Mott and Garrison. Women were not allowed in membership
Lydia Maria Child´s An Appeal of That Class of Americans Called Africans
She wrote on behalf of African Americans and her work was a strong voice for abolitionism. Her influence moved more into abolitionist thinking.
Harriet Beecher Stowe´s Uncle Tom's Cabin
Her book was a best seller and shed a negative light on the slave system and the South. Her work is credited with increasing anti-slavery sentiment in the north.
World Slavery Convention 1840
Lucretia Mott was not allowed to be a delegate at the convention. Women had to sit in the balcony seats. She met Elizabeth Cady Stanton there. They would eventually organize the Women's Rights Convention of 1848 at Seneca Falls1787 Northwest Ordinance: banned slavery in the western territories. This meant for African American women that they and/or their children would not be sold to slavery in the NorthWest.
Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell
Abolitionists who worked with Garrison and the American Anti-slavery society.
Stone and Blackwell formed in 1869 the American Women's Suffrage Association: This group admitted men and women and sought state by state women's suffrage. They supported the passage of the 15th amendment which was ratified in 1870.
a former slave woman, she advocated for the end of slavery and for women's rights. Her famous, "Ain't I a Woman?" speech highlighted the double standard black women faced during the 19th century.
Also known as Linda Brent. Her Incident's in the Life of Slave Girl highlight the sexual exploitation inherent in slavery. She hid for years in an attic. Abolitionists published her work but were uncomfortable with the fact that she had willingly taken a white lover who was not her owner as a form of resistance to sexual exploitation.
1787 Northwest Ordinance
banned slavery in the western territories. This meant for African American women that they and/or their children would not be sold to slavery in the NorthWest
Julia Ward Howe
Wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic and infused abolitionist sentiment into the war rhetoric. She founded the American Women's Suffrage Association with Lucy Stone and advocated for the passage of the 15th Amendment.
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
a Southern lady and a Confederate spy.
Gives insight into southern women's lives and experiences of the Civil War.
Mary Boykin Chestnut
A white southern plantation mistress who kept a journal leading up to and through the Civil War. Her work sheds insights into plantation life and is a much used document for detailing Southern Plantation life. She documented the prevalence of mulatto slaves on plantations and thus noting the sexual exploitation of enslaved women.
Clara Barton
Founded the American Red Cross.
She improved sanitation among the northern encampments leading to a significant reduction in death due to disease.
Dr. Mary Walker
Syracuse medical college graduate. She was the second woman to earn a medical degree (Elizabeth Blackwell was the first) Worked voluntarily in Army hospital in DC during Civil War, at first only allowed to as nurse. Hired by Army General George Thomas as a civilian field surgeon in 1863.
First woman doctor hired by military. Also first to get the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Dorothea Dix
She was a reformer who addressed the miserable condition of the insane during the 19th century.
She helped establish mental hospitals for those with mental illness rather than being housed in jails. She also later during the civil war served as Superintendent of Army Nurses helping to incorporate sanitary standards and nursing practices into the military to reduce non-combat related illness and death.
Gave men the right to vote as part of citizenship.
The constitution for the first time distinguishes between men and women's rights.
She wrote her autobiography Behind the Scenes Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. She was the seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln and her work documented life in the White House and shed light on race relations in DC during the Civil War.
Margaret Fuller and Woman and the Nineteenth Century1845
She wrote an influence work that was widely read among the Women's Rights activist groups. She advocated for women's right to an education and the right to employment. Anthony cited here as an inspiration
Seneca Falls Convention 1848
organized by Stanton Mott and Motts sister and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This is seen as the foundation of the Women's Rights Movement
She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 which first laid out the issue of women's rights and established the desire for the right to vote as a central issue. A small group of activists including Susan B Anthony worked for women's rights.
The groups divided over the 15th amendments exclusion of women from voting rights. Stanton sought a wider array of women's rights than the increasingly conservative suffrage movement. She successfully got New York to pass married women property rights and guardianship of children on husband's death or divorce. Other states followed.
Her Daughter was Harriot Stanton Blatch.
Amelia Bloomer
Advocate of dress reform and health knowledge for women in the mid and late 19th century. Bloomer's did not catch on, but the idea that corsets were unhealthy gained mainstream acceptance and dress standards changed by the end of the century- wasp-waists were out. She was not an advocate of suffrage, but did advocacy for other rights for women.
New York's Married Women's Property Rights Act 1848
Became the model for the rest of the states in granting women the right's to their property and income.
Woman's Rights Convention 1851
This was where Stanton and Anthony met. They were introduced by Amelia Bloomer.
This would be a powerful friendship and forge a coalition that would ultimately win women the right to vote.
Susan B Anthony
She worked with Stanton on women's rights and suffrage. She and Stanton formed the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA) and did not support the 15th Amendment and its exclusion of women. She traveled a lecture circuit and organized petition drives across the East for greater women's rights and for women's suffrage. NWSA did not support the 15th amendment and focused on a wider range of women's rights.
She eventually helped orchestrate the successful merger of the NWSA and the AWSA into the NAWSA group in 1890. She was a powerful symbol of the Suffrage Movement and critical in mobilizing the push for the 19th amendment.
a Cherokee woman and head of the Cherokee Women's Council.
She sought a peaceful existence with white society. She led the opposition to the sale of Cherokee land to whites and argued women needed to retain control of land. Ultimately the Cherokee would be forcibly removed in the 1830s after white's failed to purchase lands.
1830 Indian Removal Act
resulted in the removal of 45,000 Indians from the American Southwest. The Cherokee trail of tears is the most famous and deadly removal. Americanized Native American nations of the east were uprooted and forced west.
Jovita Idar
Mexican American woman journalist in Texas who exposed the lynchings of Mexican Americans by the Texas Rangers.
She also founded and woman's group who organized schools for Mexican American children in the early 1900s.
Helen Hunt Jackson
Saw the abuse of Native Americans as a moral issue. She wrote and congress read A Century of Dishonor which highlighted the broken treaties and abuses of Native Americans by America. Her work resulted in the Dawes Act which sought to empower Native American by granting them individual land holding and forced education of their children into American culture.
1884 Dawes Act
The Dawes Act individualize land holding and sought to end Native American culture by incorporating Native Americans into the broader society. Forced Americanization in education is one of the hallmarks of this Act as is the cultural and land loss of Native American tribes.
American patriarchal gender rolls erased matriarchal rolls of traditional Native groups and Native American women lost access to land ownership and thus food production.
Sarah Winnemucca
Advocated for rights of Native Americans and cultural preservation in 1890s. She wrote Life among the Paiutes which drew attention to the wrongs they suffered.
highly education Sioux woman who lobbied for passage of the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act to allow Indians right to vote. She was a founder of the National Council of American Indians in 1926 and lobbied for the passage of the 1934 Indian reorganization Act which gave back Indian lands to the control of Indian governments and ended the forced Americanization programs in Indian schools.
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
Promoted heavily by Zitkala Za and Native American rights advocates at the turn of the Century this Act restored Native lands to the control of Native Americans and recognized Native American governments.
This Act ended the forced Americanization education programs initiated during the earlier century.
CSET Subset One
American Civil War (War Between the States)
Garrett its landholding from "sea to shining sea".
American Literature Authors


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South Africa's high court rules in favor of same-sex marriages
South Africa's highest court ruled today that same-sex marriages enjoy the same legal status as those between men and women, effectively making the nation one of just five worldwide that have removed legal barriers to gay and lesbian unions.
But the Constitutional Court, as the high court is known, effectively stayed its ruling for one year to give the Parliament time to amend a 1961 marriage law to reflect its decision. Should the legislature balk, the court said, the law will be automatically changed to make its provisions gender-neutral.
Few expect the Parliament to resist, even though African nations are generally intolerant of gay relationships and many South Africans are conservative on social issues. Among political factions here, only the tiny African Christian Democratic Party, whose positions carry a strong religious undercurrent, called for a constitutional amendment to bar gay marriages, reports New York Times.
Last year the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that two women, Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys, should be allowed to get married, but the couple later found they were unable to register their church wedding with the department of home affairs.
The departments of justice and home affairs went to the Constitutional Court, seeking leave to appeal the decision on the grounds that only Parliament, not the courts, may amend legislation and that the court had given a ruling on something for which it had not been asked.
In a separate application, the court has been asked by the couple and by an alliance of gay and lesbian organisations for the marriage formula under the Marriage Act of 1961 to be changed to include the words "or spouse" instead of "husband" and "wife".


This is a few hours before official opening of NORDART 2012 in Büdelsdorf - the artists preview. An amazing exhibition in a fantastic location. 250 artists from 50 countries show their works - so you can see only a few artworks here. Martina Jäger takes part with 3 paintings of BODYTALK-Zyklus. To find out more about the other artists and the artwork please login into "www.kunstwerk-carlshuette.de" or better visit NordArt!


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University of Zurich Press releases Press Releases Archive 2012 Tour the Galapagos Islands in Zurich
Prof. Lukas Keller
Zoologisches Museum der Universität Zürich
Dr. Marianne Haffner
(jpg, 3.04 MB) Three species of land iguanas emerged on the island.The picture shows the land iguana Conolophus. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 2.49 MB) Man came by ship, the most famous of which being HMS Beagle with its passenger Darwin. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 7.25 MB) Of the 15 original species of Galapagos giant tortoises, five have become extinct. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 2.88 MB) The islands owe their name to the giant tortoise: The archipelago appears as "Insulae de los Galopegos" ("The Tortoise Islands") on a map from 1569. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 2.82 MB) Marine iguanas dive up to 30 meters to feed on algae on the rocks on the seabed. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 7.14 MB) The heartbeat of the incubating frigate bird becomes faster and faster the closer you get to it. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 3.09 MB) The Jessica tanker accident had tragic long-term consequences for sea iguanas. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 2.58 MB) Introduced rats eat young turtles and the eggs of giant tortoises and iguanas. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 2.38 MB) Are the Galapagos animals really tame? Visitors surrounded by marine iguanas find out at the frigate bird nest. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 3.79 MB) Researchers from the University of Zurich are laying the foundations to safeguard the future of an endangered mocking bird species on the small island of Champion. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 4.84 MB) Anyone looking for palm beaches will be sorely disappointed – despite their location in the tropical zone, the climate in the Galapagos Islands is very dry. (Image: UZH)
(jpg, 4.52 MB) The Galapagos sea lion is only found on the Galapagos Archipelago. (Image: UZH)
Travel guide to the special exhibition (PDF, 10267 KB)
Article UZH News
News release, 10 December 2012
Tour the Galapagos Islands in Zurich
Galapagos, the completely isolated volcanic islands in the Pacific, can be explored right here on your doorstep from December 11. The University of Zurich Zoological Museum has dedicated its new special exhibition to this small archipelago so important for evolutionary theory. Armed with a guide, visitors travel around the Galapagos Islands, where they learn about its unique flora and fauna.
Once a refuge for pirates and a supply station for whalers, today the Galapagos Islands are an eldorado for nature lovers and biologists. Probably the most famous biologist of them all, Charles Darwin, made observations in the Galapagos that would later convince him that species can develop through natural selection – a revolutionary insight. Visitors to the special exhibition Galápagos travel from one island to the next via the exhibits, learning about Darwin's "little world within itself". They can explore the extraordinary animal and plant world and find out how biologists from the University of Zurich conduct research on the Galapagos Archipelago while pursuing nature conservation.
Endemites: witnesses to evolution
The Galapagos Islands are teeming with species that do not exist anywhere else, so-called endemites. The ancestors of these plants and animals came from the South-American mainland 1,000 kilometers across the sea. Only a few animals made it: some invertebrates, birds and reptiles, very few mammals and no amphibians. In their new home, they adapted to a different diet, climate and habitat. For instance, visitors to the exhibition learn about iguanas that feed on algae on the seabed, finches that peck at seabirds until they bleed or huge giant tortoises.
Tame but still stressed
All visitors are impressed by the how tame the animals on the Galapagos Islands are. Because there were no people, dogs, cats or other predatory mammals there for millions of years, the animals in the archipelago lost their flight instinct in the course of evolution, which had dire consequences for some species. Even though the animals do not run away from humans and land predators, they are still stressed, as is demonstrated to exhibition-goers with a frigate bird, whose heart beats faster and faster the closer they get to him.
Nature conservation and research
The plants and animals introduced and a population boom threaten the unique environment of the Galapagos Islands. Nature conservation and research are tackling this threat, such as by introducing conservation programs for the giant tortoises, rat control measures to protect the Galapagos albatross or resettling the endangered mockingbirds. The latter is a project conducted by biologists from the University of Zurich. To protect the first UNESCO World Heritage natural site successfully, public interest, research and nature conservation are essential. "That's why – and because the Galapagos Islands are so important in the history of the natural sciences – we are devoting an exhibition to them," explains Head of the Zoological Museum Marianne Haffner. "Only through a broad understanding of the singularity of the Galapagos Islands will the archipelago survive for generations to come," adds Curator Lukas Keller. The idea is thus to show special exhibition at other museums and stimulate enthusiasm for the extraordinary world of the Galapagos.
Special exhibition «Galápagos»
December 11, 2012 until September 8, 2013, Tuesday to Friday: 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 10 am – 5 pm, closed Monday.
Opening times over the Christmas period:
Dec. 24 and 25: closed
Dec. 26: 10 am – 5 pm
Dec 27 and 28: 9 am – 5 pm
Dec. 29 and 30: 10 am – 5 pm
Dec. 31 and Jan. 1: closed
Family workshop (free) every Sunday from 2 – 4 pm: Galápagos einfach – Reise zu den verwunschenen Inseln with an exciting tour of the special exhibition and twelve research tasks for the whole family.
Group tours on request: zminfo@zm.uzh.ch Guide to the special exhibition: CHF 15 in the museum shop Entrance is free.
Karl Schmid-Strasse 4


Most parents never have enough time to get basic jobs done around the house.
When my husband and I had our first place together we were on a fairly tight budget. So we just lived with some things we assumed would cost a lot to fix: our TV aerial, for example, was on the bottom of the to-do list. Sure, we had a TV that didn't actually broadcast pictures, but hey, we could watch the frogs chase the geckos on the wall for entertainment (Darwin is fun like that).
When we finally got around to getting someone to look at it (over a year after we moved in) we realised it was a simple, cheap, fix, and we had been living with a TV with no signal for way too long.
While we really should have learned from that experience, we haven't.
We moved to Sydney about 7 years ago, and bought in an area we love … but the property itself is a little tired.
The mid 90s townhouse I suspect was built on a tight budget, and is now very much showing its age.
While we've fixed some of the more obvious problems (bad lighting and dodgy plumbing), and given the home a light facelift, there's a lot of other issues I've just learned to live with over time.
I'm not the only one - any time I watch Selling Houses Australia, and see Shaynna Blaze astounded that people could live with a stove that was at the completely wrong height, I feel a little vindicated.
But really, I shouldn't feel so smug.
The problems in our house are affecting our lives. They're costing us time - time we as working parents of two young kids just don't have.
Jonathan Hayes from Tailored Construction Group gave me a reality check.
He works with Hipages, who can organise tradies to come over for a quote in a similar way I'd order an uber.
And he said my head-in-the-sand attitude could be costing me upwards of eight hours a week. EIGHT hours! That's precious time I could be sleeping (ha!, unlikely), or sorting out the chaos in my children's rooms (somewhat more likely).
My biggest problem when it comes to time is our gas stove. It has five burners, but only one works.
When you're cooking for a family, only having one working burner means it generally takes twice as long to prepare meals. So many dishes require two things cooking at once, that I'm easily wasting five hours a week by not getting it fixed.
Turns out, all I need to do is ask a plumber to come over.
"The most expensive part of this would be more than likely the plumbers call out fee" Mr Hayes said.
All up? Probably somewhere between $150 and $200.
"And that would be his call out fee and plus probably an hour in labour. Very expensive" he deadpanned.
Now I was feeling suitably shamed (and motivated - I will organise that plumber), we moved onto another part of our house causing us grief: the sliding doors.
One door in particular, from my daughter's bedroom leading out to a balcony where we hang our washing no longer works. And not that it's just a bit jammed - we haven't been able to slide it open for months. Meaning if my son is sleeping (his room accesses the same balcony clothesline) I simply can't hang out my washing.
Mr Hayes said that problems with lightweight aluminium frame doors are very common. He said for people with more than one broken door or window frame (including torn flywire) it would be best to get somebody specialising in aluminium doors and windows, as they'd be able to get a lot of them fixed quickly.
He said if we were to repair this one door we would be looking at around $150-$200, but considering the whole house has flyscreens that are literally falling out of the window frames, it would be much more cost effective to get someone out to do the whole house at once.
"It's not uncommon for these screen doors and runners, the wheels to wear. As the house moves slightly up and down, they don't close properly. So they'll adjust them out (and replace broken flywire).
So, $500 to allow me to access the balcony and hang the washing whenever I want instead of desperately trying to find extra chairs to hang out washing and hope it dries under the fan inside. And a bonus - I won't have the bathroom flywire window fall on my head every time I try to open the window. Surely I would be saving at least two hours a week there.
Another annoying 'feature' of the home is the front flywire door latch has never worked. Anyone who has juggled small children and shopping would know how annoying that is: having the door slam shut on you while you're holding a bag full of eggs in one and hand, and your toddler on the other hip isn't fun.
While this won't save a huge amount of time (up to one hour a week) there have definitely been plenty of tears from adults and children alike in moments like I described above.
Mr Hayes said the job would be a simple one for a handyman (or could also be done by a door and window specialist if I do get other areas of my home fixed), and the main cost would be the call out fee.
The final problem in my home realistically doesn't cost us time, but is very annoying. Many of our internal doors no longer fit the door frames, after they were removed during painting a few years ago.
Mr Hayes said while a handyman could fix these, considering we have a number of them throughout the house, we would be better off getting a carpenter to do the job.
He said for a whole house, we would be looking at around $500 for a carpenter to do a day's work.
All doors and windows (including fixing broken sliding door): Approx $500. Will save about two hours a week.
Front door: About $150 (less if I incorporate this with other handyman jobs): Will save about one hour a week.
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namespace math
{

	namespace intersection
	{

		bool PointInRectangle(point p, point rectangle[4])
		{
			vector2 r0(rectangle[0].x(), rectangle[0].y());
			vector2 r1(rectangle[2].x(), rectangle[2].y());
			vector2 r2(rectangle[3].x(), rectangle[3].y());

			vector2 v(p.x(), p.y());

			vector2 dv1 = r0 - r2;
			vector2 dv2 = r1 - r2;

			vector2 twopi_p_c = (v * 2.f) - ( r0 - r2 );

			return	( dv2.Dot(twopi_p_c - dv2) <= 0.f && dv2.Dot(twopi_p_c + dv2) >= 0 ) &&
					( dv1.Dot(twopi_p_c - dv1) <= 0.f && dv1.Dot(twopi_p_c + dv1) >= 0 );
		}

		float PointToLineDistance(const point& a, const point& b, const point& p)
		{
			vector2 v = (b - a);
			vector2 n = v.Normalize();
			vector2 m = a - p;
			vector2 r = m - (m * m.Dot(n));
			return r.Length();
		}

		bool RayTriangle(const ray& r, const vector3& p0, const vector3& p1, const vector3& p2, vector3& intersectionPoint)
		{
			intersectionPoint = vector3::Zero;

			// Get the triangle edge vectors
			vector3 e0 = p1 - p0;
			//e0.Normalize();

			vector3 e1 = p2 - p0;
			//e1.Normalize();

			// Get the triangle's normal
			vector3 normal = e0.Cross(e1);

			// If the normal is a 0 vector, the triangle is degenerate
			if (normal.LengthSquared() <= Epsilon)
				return false;

			// Direction from point on triangle to ray origin
			vector3 d0 = r.position - p0;
			float a = normal.Dot(d0);
			float b = normal.Dot(r.direction);

			if (Abs(b) < Epsilon)
			{
				if (IsEqual(a, 0.f)) // Ray lies on the triangle's plane
					return true; // 2
				else // ray is disjoint from the plane
					return false; // 0
			}

			// Calculate intersection point between ray and triangle's plane
			float d = a / b;
			if (d < 0.f)
				return false; // ray goes away from triangle

			intersectionPoint = r.position + d * r.direction;

			float uu = e0.Dot(e0);
			float uv = e0.Dot(e1);
			float vv = e1.Dot(e1);

			vector3 w = intersectionPoint - p0;
			float wu = w.Dot(e0);
			float wv = w.Dot(e1);

			float D = uv * uv - uu * vv;

			// Test parametric coordinates
			float s = (uv * wv - vv * wu) / D;
			if (s < 0.f || s > 1.f)
				return false; // intersectionPoint is outside of the triangle

			float t = (uv * wu - uu * wv) / D;
			if (t < 0.f || (s + t) > 1.f)
				return false; // intersectionPoint is outside of the triangle

			return true;
		}

		// Test single sided quad, assumes counter clockwise winding order
		bool RayQuad(const ray& r, const vector3& p0, const vector3& p1, const vector3& p2, const vector3& p3, vector3& intersectionPoint)
		{
			intersectionPoint = vector3::Zero;

			// Test triangle 1
			if (RayTriangle(r, p0, p1, p2, intersectionPoint))
				return true;

			// Test triangle 2
			if (RayTriangle(r, p2, p1, p3, intersectionPoint))
				return true;

			return false;
		}

	} // intersection
} // math


Aria is down for the count when sidelined by the flu, so Hanna and Emily are on their own to follow up on a new clue. Surprisingly, Meredith steps up to help take care of Aria while her father is away, but when it starts to look like Meredith may have ulterior motives to her nursing Aria back to health, Hanna and Emily turn their attention towards saving their friend. Is Meredith just trying to start anew with Aria and be her number one fan, or is there reason for her friends to be concerned? Meanwhile, Spencer takes a break from all the sleuthing to surprise Toby for their anniversary.


The Sheldon invites you to experience the elegance of a bygone era. Located in the Grand Center Arts and entertainment district in midtown St. Louis, The Sheldon has reigned among the city's finest special event facilities since 1912.
Take a 360° tour of our Concert Hall, Green Room, Lobby and Patron's Lounge!
With its perfect acoustics, The Sheldon Concert Hall is recognized among the nation's finest performing facilities. This setting is ideally suited for special concert performances, corporate meetings, seminars and lectures. The hall features original curved wood theatre seating on two levels, with unrestricted views from all 712 seats.
This uniquely elegant room situated on the third floor of the Emerson Galleries Building provides room for 500 seated guests and up to 700 standing. Boasting a spectacular view of the city's Central West End and Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, the spacious room is perfect for receptions, annual meetings, seminars and dinners. The walls of the Spiering Room are adorned with a variety of artwork and incorporated into the brickwork is a permanent collection of architectural terra cotta pieces rescued from the historic Title Guaranty Building.
Overlooking the city's Central West End, The Sheldon Ballroom features golden hardwood flooring, a full stage and dramatic beamed ceilings with large skylights. This intimate setting accommodates 200-250 for dinner or more than 300 for cocktail receptions. For flexibility in special event planning, The Sheldon offers a catering kitchen for exceptional food service, as well as an open catering policy.
A glass walkway links The Sheldon's historic facilities with the contemporary elegance of the Atrium Lobby and Art Galleries. The lobby, overlooking the Sculpture Garden, is perfect for luncheons and cocktail receptions. Private gallery openings can dramatically enhance any event--Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists, History of Jazz Gallery, Gallery of Photography, Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture and Gallery of Children's Art.
To request information by mail, contact the Events Department at 314.533.9900 or Request information online.


The latest and latest in the XEROX family of document scanners is Documate 252. The scanner is the only one that has duplex scanning. Scanning speed 25 pages per minute unilaterally, when duplexing up to 50 pages per minute (200 dpi b / w). Direct PDF scanning and the ability to share on a network. Buttons for one-sided or double-sided scanning.
Scan only 13 "x 5"
PaperPort 9.0 DeLuxe - ideal software and scanning management - Users easily customize the scanned document according to their needs. Supports various formats with the possibility of a regular PDF format.
ScanSoft Omnipage 12 (OCR) - OCR program where the user quickly converts paper-digital documents (invoices, letters, pictures, flyers, etc.) into an editable text editor. Support for Czech is a matter of course.
ArcSoft PhotoImpression 4.0 - editing, editing pictures, photos, creating postcards, business cards - simple and fast.
Pixel Translations QuickScan 3.0 - This is a scanning application that supports over 300 different types of scanners and provides the user with the ability to create previews of scanned templates, print them, create annotations of individual scanned documents, indexing, and last but not least, save and export scanned artwork directories.
Kofax VRS 2.1 VRS (VirtualReScan) - Kofax is an electronic "guardian" of scanned images. At the same speed as the image in the scanner, the multi-point inspection of each document takes place using VRS. VRS continuously monitors and adjusts the correct alignment, brightness, contrast and display clarity. VRS immediately fixes most inconsistencies to get the best and most accurate viewing experience. The main advantage of VRS is the easy operation of the scanner. Most operations are automated to speed up the scanning process, reduce the need for scanner attendance training, and reduce the likelihood of human error. The software is designed in such a way that the scanner operator only prepares paper originals and visually checks the scan result. This software is greatly suited for scanning a large number of different templates or for workplaces with less trained personnel (typical workplace examples are provided). In such cases, the need to change the scanner settings is minimized and the result is always the optimally scanned document.
However, the step-by-step of the installation (and vice versa), it can be differed depend upon the platform or device that you use for the installation of Xerox DocuMate 252. The above mentioned, the installation is occurred using Windows 7 and Mac for windows XP or windows 8 is not much different way.


Completing an Enterprise Agile transformation will require a well-orchestrated plan and the help of a team of Agile experts. As you adjust your corporate culture to effectively begin your Agile journey, you might discover that you have a few obstacles to overcome. Fortunately, with the help of Sapience Consulting, LLC, you can efficiently surpass any Agile transformation roadblocks.
Our Work Doesn't Fit Agile — Your team might balk at the idea of moving to Agile by saying that "our work doesn't fit the Agile model." If this is the case, then you need to take a step back and analyze the work being completed. If for example, the team is only responsible for setting up basic firewall rules, then scrum may not be the correct Agile approach; however, the team could use Kanban to help to visualize the flow of work. If, however, the team is responsible for complex data security projects, then the complaint is because they are fearful of the unknown and are hesitant to switch from waterfall to an Agile approach. Overcoming this challenge will require you to gain an understanding of a) the type of work completed and its constrains, b) the organization structure and alignment, and c) the right Agile methodologies needed to complete the work.
We Are Held Up By Internal Roadblocks — Current infrastructure, company culture, and a waterfall-driven mindset are all potential roadblocks that can cause software delivery teams to simply wait to roll-out an Agile solution. If you want to overcome this challenge, then you must tackle the problem head-on by creating a well-orchestrated plan with a clear vision, benefits and roadmap to get people onboard. Adopting an Agile solution will take time; however, that is no excuse for your team to simply balk at the task, especially when the ending benefits are so great.
It is no secret that an enterprise Agile transformation is a game-winning move. In order for you to seamlessly make this transition, you are going to need a little help. Sapience Consulting, LLC is a Minnesota based IT strategy and execution company that focuses on helping businesses efficiently complete an Enterprise Agile transformation. Contact a Sapience Consulting team member today to unlock the door to future business successes.


When you hear the term electronic pills, you might be imagining some sort of hardwired chips that you're supposed to unwillingly ingest. This isn't quite the case. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration passed an edible electronic sensor on Monday that will be used to keep track of a patient's medication patterns to ensure they are regularly taking their meds.
Proteus Digital Health, Inc. has developed a tiny, digestible sensor that aims to transmit data to an online app to help improve a patient's health habits and patterns. These sensors can be integrated into any medically ingested products. Once the pill is consumed and the sensor reaches the patient's stomach fluids, data transmission is activated to determine the time of ingestion straight onto an external app. Patients will have to wear a patch on their skin to receive the data while the patch will also calculate heart rate, body position, and physical activity. This information can be relayed to the patient's doctor or caretaker to evaluate his or her health patterns to help them make better health choices.
The technology makes sense considering many people often forget to take their pills, especially if some are required to be taken at a certain time of day. It's also a good reminder for those who might have forgotten whether they have taken their dose for the day or not.
For those who are avert to the idea of eating microchips, you might be happy to know the sensors are made of silicon, magnesium, and copper so once the pill has been consumed and broken down, you actually earn a bit of minerals in your body.
We could only wonder how long it will take before such integration will come to regular food products? If incorporated into healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, perhaps parents can keep track of whether or not their children are eating their greens and ingesting them properly. The ability to track nutrition breakdown via an edible sensor might also help us regulate food intake without the need to take blood tests to identify malnourished nutrients and minerals.


text:
Three Egyptian Souvenir Paintings.
n.p.:n.d. 12 x 15" color paintings and a map on papyrus; like new. § A printed modern reproduction of the "Oldest Map in the World According to Herodotus 450 B.C. After Bunbury, History of Ancient Geography." A hand painted reproduction of a scene from the Eighteenth Dynasty tomb of Rekhmire..... More
Baedeker, Karl.
Great Britain Handbook for Travellers.
1906. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1906. Small 8vo., lxvi, 606 pp., 22 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Lacking title-page, tail of upper joint has a small tear; otherwise good. § Sixth edition, revised and augmented. Title page was..... More
The Mediterranean Seaports and Sea Routes Including Madeira, The Canary Islands, The Coast of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia Handbook for Travellers.
1911. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1911. Small 8vo., xxxvi, 607 pp., 38 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Backstrip slightly rubbed, minor damp stains; otherwise very good. § First edition thus. Describes the chief routes along the Mediterranean coasts..... More
Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire Excluding Paris and its Environs Handbook for Travellers.
1894. Leipsic: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1894. Small 8vo., xliii, 411 pp., 9 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Backstrip slightly rubbed; otherwise very bright clean copy. Ex-library copy with call number written in white on the backstrip, library bookplate..... More
Northern Germany as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers.
1910. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1910. Small 8vo., xxxviii, 430 pp., 47 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Backstrip slightly rubbed; otherwise very good. § Fifteenth revised edition. The maps and travel plans are meant to aid the traveler..... More
The Rhine Including The Black Forest & Vosges Handbook for Travellers.
1911. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1911. Small 8vo., xxxiv, 554 pp., 69 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Backstrip slightly rubbed; otherwise very good. § Seventeenth revised edition. The German first edition of The Rhine was published in 1828..... More
Southern Germany (Wurtemberg and Bavaria) Handbook for Travellers.
1907. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1907. Small 8vo., xxx, 335 pp., 30 color maps including many fold-outs. Full red pebbled cloth, stamped in blind, with gilt title, marbled edges. Backstrip slightly rubbed, lacking the front fold-out map; otherwise good. § Tenth revised edition. In earlier editions Southern Germany was combined..... More
Blaeu, Johannes.
Monumethensis Comitatus. Vernacule Monmouth Shire.
1643. [Novus Atlas: 1643]. Folio 20 x 24", hand-colored engraving 15 x19 1/2", two cartouches with pastoral figures and putti, the Royal coat of arms, the local coat of arms, and a plumed crown with "Sche Diene" along the rim, Latin text to verso. § From an early edition of..... More
Bryant, William Cullen, ed.
Picturesque America. Or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists.
1872. New York: D. Appleton and Co, (1872–74). 2 vols., 4to, 568; 576 pp. With 49 steel engraved plates, and hundreds of steel-engraved text illustrations by leading American artists of the period, the majority after Harry Fenn, and A.C. Warren, but also Thomas Moran, James Smillie, Granville Perkins, William Hart..... More
[Cartography]. Norden, John; Kip, William [engraver].
Sussexia Siuc Southsex olim pars Regnoru.
1607. London: [circa 1607-1637]. 4to., 12 3/4 x 15 1/2", hand-colored engraving 8 5/8 x 15 1/4", with a compass rose, the Royal Arms supported by lion and unicorn, a sea monster, a galleon in full sail, and elaborately engraved cartouches to the title, the key and the scale. Small..... More
[Cartography]. Saxton, Christopher and Vaughan, Robert (engraving).
Brecknoc comitatus pars olim Silurum.
1607. [circa 1607-1637]. Folio 14 1/2 x 12 3/4", hand-colored engraving 10 1/2 x 12 1/2". Edges and outer margins chipped and slightly darkened, repaired; good. § Early edition, probably for Camden's Britannia, in Latin. An accurate, illustrative map of Brecknock Shire in South Wales. More
Cary, John.
Sussex.
1179. London: J. Cary Engraver & Mapseller, Jan. 1, 1793. 4to., 9 3/4 x 12 7/8", hand-colored engraving 8 3/8 x 10 1/4", with compass, key and scale. Minor foxing and damp stains; very good. § From an early edition of the New and Correct Atlas John Cary, first published..... More
Harriott, John.
Struggles through Life, Exemplified in the Various Travels and Adventures in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, of Lieut. John Harriott, Formerly of Rochford, in Essex; now Resident-Magistrate of the Thames Police.
1808. London: Printed (for the Author) by J. Skirven and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. 2 vols., small 8vo, xxiv, 375; xi, 347, [8] pp. Engraved portrait and one folding plate. Early half cloth over marbled boards, backstrips gilt-lettered. Old ink signature on titles and occasional penciled..... More
Ireland, Samuel.
Picturesque Views on the River Thames, from its Source in Gloucestershire to the Nore; With Observations on the Public Buildings and other Works of Art in its Vicinity. In Two Volumes. Vol. I [II].
1801. London: Printed by C. Clarke, Published by T. Egerton, 1801-2. 2 vols. 8vo, xvi, 209; [iv], 258 pp., recent full crimson morocco antique, spines decorated and lettered in gilt, covers gilt-ruled in an ivy pattern. Two engraved maps & two emblematic half-titles, 52 topographic plates, all aquatints printed in..... More
Jones, Barbara.
The Isle of Wight.
1950. England, Penguin Books Limited, 1950. Small 8vo, 46 pages. Color dust-jacket, 16 color plates, and 5 black and white illustrations in the text by Barbara Jones. Original decorated boards repeating the jacket design, dust jacket. Good condition, some tears on cover. § First edition. More
Matthews, Jack. Watkins, Tudur.
The Spanish Galleon.
1945. London: Peter Lunn, 1945. 8vo, 117 pages. With ten full-page color plates and illustrations in the text. Original yellow cloth, dust-jacket. § First edition, sprung but a very good copy. More
Mazell, P. [sculp], and Swinburne, H. [del].
A View of the City of Brindisi the Anc.t Brundusium taken from the North West Head of the Port.
1783. [London:P. Elmsly, circa 1783] 6 1/4 x 9", single engraved plate with title in the lower margin. Minor foxing; very good. § A fold out plate from an early edition of Travels in the Two Sicilies 1777-1780, by Henry Swinburne. More
Roch, Andre.
Belles Ascensions Alpines: Ascensions Classiques.
1950. Lausanne: Editions Jean Marguerat, [ca. 1950]. 4to, 19pp. followed by 80 original photographs. Mapped endpapers. Original off-white cloth stamped in blue to upper board and backstrip. Illustrated dust-jacket with 3-inch closed tear to top of front cover. Some edgewear. Very good. § First edition. Text in French and includes..... More
Rowell, Galen.
In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods.
1977. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1977. 4to, x, 326 pp. Illustrated, some in color. Original blue cloth in dustwrapper, unclipped ($18.95). Near fine. § First edition. Chronicles an unsuccessful attempt of K2. Neate R82. Galen Rowell (1940-2002) was a veteran rock and mountain climber, photographer and journalist. In 1984..... More
"Staats" [pseudonym, William Staats].
A Tight Squeeze; Or, The Adventures of a Gentleman, Who, On a wager of ten thousand dollars undertook to go from New York to New Orleans in three weeks without money as a professional tramp.
1879. Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers & New York: Charles T. Dillingham, 1879. Small 8vo, 282, (6, ads) pp. Original pink wrappers, printed with title and 3pp. of ads. Edges of wrappers worn with a few small chips, slightly larger chip to head and foot of backstrip, pages toned but..... More


Batchelors Super Noodles is challenging market leader Pot Noodle with the launch of a range of noodles in a pot, called Super Noodles To Go. It is understood that brand owner Campbell Grocery Products plans to invest about £5m in supporting the launch.
The four-strong range, which is expected to be launched this summer, is understood to have been in development for several years. It is Campbell's biggest grocery launch this year.
The company is keen to win market share from Unilever Bestfoods-owned Pot Noodle. It is thought that it will use television as part of the launch campaign.Campbell's is keen to develop the Super Noodles brand and has already launched a 98 per cent fat-free product this year. The low-fat noodles are available in three variants and aimed at consumers looking for a healthy snack.
Campbell's acquired the Batchelors brand, which also includes Cup a Soup, from Unilever in 2001. It is looking to take the brand into the convenience sector and has already launched Cup a Soup in a cup, which is aimed at the lunch market.


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Philip Raymond ('Phil') Solomon (Belfast, 27 april 1924 – Bournemouth, 10 april 2011) was een Britse impresario en zakenman van Noord-Ierse afkomst. Hij was de manager van artiesten als The Bachelors, Them en The Dubliners, oprichter van Major Minor Records en directeur van Radio Caroline.

Levensloop

Vroege carrière
Phil Solomon was de oudste zoon van een rijke joodse familie in Belfast. Zakendoen in de muziekbusiness zat in de familie. Zijn vader Maurice was grootaandeelhouder van Decca, zijn jongere broer Mervyn stichtte Emerald Music, een onafhankelijk platenlabel, dat zich specialiseerde in Keltische muziek.

Solomon begon zijn carrière in de jaren vijftig van de 20e eeuw als publiciteitsagent voor de Noord-Ierse zanger Ruby Murray, die in 1955 de top van de UK Singles Chart haalde met Softly softly. Samen met zijn vrouw Dorothy, met wie hij in het begin van de jaren vijftig was getrouwd, verzorgde hij ook de publiciteit rond tournees van artiesten als Jimmy Shand, Jim Reeves, Mr. Acker Bilk, Chris Barber en een aantal jazz- en dansorkesten.

In 1958 verhuisden de Solomons naar Londen, waar ze de publiciteit regelden voor een bont palet aan artiesten, zoals Gene Pitney, Kenneth McKellar, Louis Armstrong en Mantovani. Solomon werd ook manager van een groep, The Bachelors, een trio uit Dublin dat zich specialiseerde in sentimentele liedjes en daarmee tussen 1963 en 1967 zeventien maal de Britse Top 40 haalde.

Manager
Het succes van The Bachelors bracht Solomon ertoe ook andere artiesten te gaan managen. Eerst vooral Ieren en Noord-Ieren, zoals Them, The Dubliners en David McWilliams, maar al spoedig ook anderen. Een van de grootste successen van een artiest uit de stal van Solomon was Terry van de Engelse zangeres Twinkle, een liedje over een motorrijder die bij een verkeersongeluk om het leven komt. De BBC vond het nummer van slechte smaak getuigen en weigerde het te draaien; desondanks haalde het nummer de vierde plaats in de UK Singles Chart.

Andere artiesten die Solomon onder zijn hoede nam, waren Phil Coulter, de komiek Freddie Davies en de dichteres Pam Ayres.

Major Minor en Radio Caroline
In 1966 richtte Solomon zijn eigen platenlabel Major Minor Records op. Toen de piratenzender Radio Caroline in problemen kwam door een zware schuldenlast, hielp hij bij de schuldsanering. Als tegenprestatie trad hij toe tot de directie. De diskjockeys van Caroline waren nu verplicht elke dag een aantal platen van Major Minor te draaien. Ook liet Solomon andere platenmaatschappijen betalen voor het 'pluggen' van hun nieuwe platen. Dat beperkte de vrijheid van de diskjockeys om hun eigen muziek te kiezen. Ze waren daar niet allemaal even blij mee. Michael Pasternak, die platen draaide onder de naam Emperor Rosko, werd een paar maal door Solomon ontslagen omdat hij weigerde de platen van Major Minor te draaien, en vervolgens door Carolines andere directeur Ronan O'Rahilly weer aangenomen.

Ook Solomon kon echter niet voorkomen dat de beide schepen van waaraf Caroline uitzond in maart 1968 door schuldeisers in beslag werden genomen. Het betekende het einde van zijn bemoeienis met het piratenstation.

Major Minor had veel Ierse en Noord-Ierse artiesten onder zijn hoede, waaronder The Dubliners. Hun Seven Drunken Nights werd ook al in de ban gedaan door de BBC, maar bereikte toch de Britse Top Tien. Verder had het label de rechten voor de Engelse versies van de platen van Johnny Nash. Ook een paar platen van Golden Earring kwamen in Engeland uit op dit label.

De twee grootste hits van Major Minor waren Mony Mony van Tommy James and the Shondells uit 1968 en Je t'aime... moi non plus van Serge Gainsbourg en Jane Birkin uit 1969. De hijggeluiden van Jane Birkin in dit lied (dat in Nederland wel de 'hijgplaat' werd genoemd) zorgden ervoor dat het in verschillende landen verboden werd. In Groot-Brittannië weigerde (alweer) de BBC het te draaien. De plaat kwam daar oorspronkelijk uit op Fontana Records, maar de leiding van dat platenlabel trok de plaat in op het moment dat ze op de tweede plaats in de Britse hitparade stond (naar verluidt omdat de vrouw van de directievoorzitter dat had geëist). Serge Gainsbourg trad in onderhandeling met Phil Solomon, en de plaat kwam opnieuw uit op Major Minor. Nu bereikte ze de eerste plaats in de UK Singles Chart. Het was het eerste niet-Engelstalige nummer dat die eer te beurt viel, en ook het eerste nummer dat op de BBC niet gedraaid mocht worden.

Latere jaren
In 1970 verkocht Solomon Major Minor aan de EMI Group. Hij trok zich nu vrijwel terug uit de muziekbusiness. Dorothy bleef nog wel actief, als manager van de Schotse zangeres Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999).

Andere activiteiten van Phil en Dorothy Solomon in latere jaren waren het fokken van paarden, deelname aan paardenraces en de exploitatie van galeries in Dublin en Londen. In de vroege jaren tachtig trad Phil op als medefinancier van het commerciële radiostation Sunshine Radio in Dublin.

Phil Solomon overleed op 10 april 2011 in Bournemouth, aan de Engelse zuidkust, aan een hartstilstand. Hij liet zijn vrouw Dorothy achter; het paar had geen kinderen.

Externe links
 Necrologie in The Telegraph
 Eerbetoon aan Phil Solomon

Noot

Impresario
Brits ondernemer
Brits muziekmanager

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Ross Sasamura currently serves as a member, ex-officio, of the Board of Directors for the Board of Water Supply (BWS). As Director of the City Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM), Sasamura is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of city's streets, sidewalks, drainage infrastructure, and vehicles, as well as groundskeeping and custodial services for city buildings. Sasamura oversees 700 positions within his department and manages a budget of $85.7 million.
Before returning to work for the City and County in 2013, Sasamura was employed in the private sector as Director of Operations at Heide & Cook Ltd.—a mechanical contractor and air-conditioning service company—where he oversaw the Construction Operations division. He also co-founded Commercial Training Consultants and was a senior associate trainer at Pacific Training and Development.
Sasamura is an alumnus of Punahou and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. He holds 14 U.S. patents for his mechanical designs and projects. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, who are also all Punahou alumni.


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class InterventionsController < ApplicationController
  include SerializeDataHelper

  before_action :authenticate_admin!, only: [:destroy]   # Defined in ApplicationController.

  # ^ Guidance on permissions from Healy Principal Jill Geiser:
  #
  # "As for editing/deleting permissions, I would leave to admin only for now.
  # Teachers can input interventions but maybe need to go through admin (P, AP)
  # to change or delete."

  def create
    intervention = Intervention.new(intervention_params)
    intervention.start_date = Time.zone.now.to_date
    if intervention_params[:end_date].present?
      intervention.end_date = Date.parse(intervention_params[:end_date])
    end

    if intervention.save
      render json: serialize_intervention(intervention)
    else
      render json: { errors: intervention.errors.full_messages }, status: 422
    end
  end

  def destroy
    intervention = Intervention.find(params[:id])
    intervention.destroy
    render nothing: true
  end

  def intervention_params
    params.require(:intervention).permit(
      :student_id,
      :educator_id,
      :intervention_type_id,
      :custom_intervention_name,
      :comment,
      :start_date,
      :end_date,
      :goal,
      :id
    )
  end

end