All series long, the NBA world waited for the Golden State Warriors to turn to their greatest weapon, and finally, in the championship-clinching Game 5, they turned to it.
The Warriors' "death lineup" is perhaps the most potent five-man unit in the NBA. Featuring Draymond Green at center, with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and now, Kevin Durant, the lineup spreads the floor to impossible limits, with five players capable of handling the ball, passing, attacking the basket, and switching on defense. Nobody in the NBA has proven to have an answer to it.
Yet Warriors coach Steve Kerr has been shy about using it. Prior to Game 5, the Warriors had only played the death lineup for 17 total minutes in the Finals. And prior to the Finals, Kerr and interim head coach Mike Brown had only used it for 32 total minutes in the playoffs.
As ESPN's Zach Lowe suggested, the Warriors may have some concerns over how the unit can rebound and whether it drains the 6-foot-6 Green of too much energy. Perhaps they also are cautious of giving opponents too much exposure to it, using it as an ace in their collective sleeves to bust out at the right moment.
Game 5 was the right moment. The unit played 16 minutes together, outscoring the Cavs by three points in that stretch. Even more telling, the unit was on pace to outscore the Cavs by 18 points over 100 possessions. For the series, the death lineup scored over 142 points per 100 possessions and gave up just 96 points per 100 possessions, giving them a net rating of 45.7. In short: if the Warriors had turned to it for longer stretches of times, it would have annihilated the Cavs.
The Warriors turned to the death lineup to close Game 5, and its effects were apparent. Watch the Cavs pay so much attention to Klay Thompson coming off a screen toward the corner that they give Kevin Durant a wide open dunk.
Green is the engine to this lineup. His versatility is impossible to match. Often, the Warriors will run a pick-and-roll with Curry and Green and spread the floor with shooters. When defenses trap Curry, he hits Green rolling downhill. From there, defenses can pick their poison: leave Green uncontested at the rim, or collapse onto Green, leaving someone else open. It usually doesn't work out well.
After the game, Kerr alluded to how both teams possess such great shooting and offensive talent that figuring out a defensive game plan can seem fruitless.
"The game has changed so much in terms of the spacing and the shooting, and you're looking out there and you're like, how are we going to stop anybody? I'm sure [Cavs coach] Ty [Lue] was saying the same thing."
The Warriors possess this in spades, and the rest of the league, as Kerr mentioned, is wondering how to stop it.
Perhaps if the Warriors played the death lineup more, the NBA would adjust and solve the puzzle. For now, it remains the ultimate trump card, a lineup capable of swinging a game at seemingly any moment. The Warriors played it exactly when they needed to.


Huge paper-fortunes: SOHO China's initial public offering raised nearly $US1.7 billion, or as much as Google raised in its 2004 public stock offering in the US. SOHO's founders, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, a husband and wife team known for their stylish developments in Beijing, were worth close to $US4 billion on paper, based on the stock's closing price. This year, another Chinese real estate developer, Country Garden, raised $US1.9 billion in a Hong Kong stock offering. Country Garden's largest shareholder was the founder's 25-year-old daughter, Yang Huiyanto, to whom the founder gave all of his shares in 2005. She was thought to be the richest person in China, with shares valued at about $US16 billion.
The trouble with bubbles: "In real estate you're getting overinflated profits from borrowing money to get cheap land and then selling at inflated prices. And then you've got a stockmarket that is valuing a dollar of earnings at about 40 or 50 times. So you've got a bubble on ton of a bubble." said Michael Pettis, an associate professor of finance at Peking University and a former investment banker.
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Want A Straw For Your Drink In Portland? You'll Have To Ask.
by Ericka Cruz Guevarra OPB Dec. 5, 2018 11:15 a.m. | Updated: Dec. 7, 2018 11:53 a.m. | Portland, Ore.
You soon won't be able to expect a server to give you a straw for your drink in Portland, Oregon – unless you ask for one first.
In this May 24, 2018, file photo, a large soft drink with a plastic straw from a McDonald's restaurant is shown in Surfside, Florida. McDonald's said Friday, June 15, that it will switch to paper straws at all its locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and test an alternative to plastic ones in some of its U.S. restaurants later this year.
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that implements a by-request-only policy for plasticware for dine-in, delivery and takeout orders starting July 2019.
That means what was once a given at restaurants and dining establishments now needs to be requested: Instead of sitting down and automatically getting a straw with your glass of water, for example, you'll need to ask your server for one.
And at the drive-thru, restaurant employees will need to ask customers if they need condiment packets, utensils or plasticware like plastic straws and stirrers.
To be clear: it's not an outright ban on straws, though the city did consider that. The brains behind the legislation say they made a conscious effort not to do that after conversations with members of the community – namely, the disability rights community. The idea, though, is to get people to think twice about plastic consumption.
Starbucks To Phase Out Plastic Straws By 2020
"These plastics are cheap and a lot of businesses have made it a point to just include them in whatever order is happening for food and drink – and that is the default," said Pete Chism-Winfield, program specialist with the city's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
"So what we're trying to do with this policy is reset the default that doesn't include all these different plastics that may or may not be needed, and give the consumer an opportunity to make that decision themselves."
What Is Portland Actually Doing?
The city is making it so that all retail food and beverage establishments will only give customers plasticware after a customer asks for it. And for customers getting takeout, plasticware will only be provided after employees ask customers if they need it.
The city simply wants to get people to think twice about whether or not they need to use disposable plasticware when they order food.
"We want to really be able to break out of the status quo mold of automatically expecting to have plasticware or plastic straws every time we sit down at a restaurant and order a soft drink or order a cocktail," said Amy Rathfelder, an environmental and sustainability policy advisor to Mayor Ted Wheeler.
"We want to just sort of break out of that thinking and start to change the dynamic. Because ultimately, as we consider the larger impacts of climate change and the small steps we're going to need to take to reduce its effects, this is one of them."
Can I Still Get A Straw In Portland?
Why People With Disabilities Want Bans On Plastic Straws To Be More Flexible
"This is not a ban," Rathfelder said. "This is just a repurposing of the way that we use and have these materials available."
The city did initially consider an outright ban. Following conversations with people with disabilities, policymakers changed their minds.
"What we heard from them is that accessibility through the tool of the plastic straw is a very, very important thing," Chism-Winfield said. "And if that tool is something that they need, we want to make sure it's still available."
Is This The Same As The Plastic Bag Ban?
The ordinance passed by city councilors Wednesday replaces current city code that already bans plastic checkout bags and foam food containers with broader prohibitions and restrictions on single-use plastics.
The ordinance on single-use plastics condenses disposable materials – plastic bags, plastic straws and foam containers – to one section of city code.
It's in the same vein as the plastic bag ban — but again, it's not a ban.
Why Straws?
The city sees straws as a low hanging target in its effort around waste reduction.
The city is also joining a wave of efforts happening around the country around straws. (Seattle, for example, passed an outright ban on straws.)
"It's a great first gateway item for consumers to understand what their plastic consumption looks like," Rathfelder said. "It's a great place to start because it's relatively easy to remove and find alternative solutions for."
In this May 24, 2018, file photo, plastic straws from a McDonald's restaurant are shown in Doral, Florida.
McDonald's Says It's Ditching Plastic Straws In U.K. And Ireland
The Portland Business Alliance, which represents hundreds of businesses throughout the city, sent a letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler in September declaring its support for the policy. The Surfrider Foundation worked with about 100 businesses through its Portland chapter to pilot the policy voluntarily.
"We saw huge savings for businesses, both in the amount of straws they were putting out there but also in financial savings," Plybon said.
Portland restaurant Por Que No, for example, reported using 32,000 fewer straws a month between two restaurant locations, based on an ask-upon-request policy, according to Plybon.
"Multiply that out times hundreds and hundreds of restaurants in Portland, we're talking about eliminating millions of single-use plastics from our environment."
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Por Que No's monthly straw usage numbers.

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Trump vows response as China plans tariffs on $75B US goods
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BEIJING — President Donald Trump on Friday called on U.S. companies with operations in China to consider an alternative place to do business after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs Friday.
"I will be responding to China's Tariffs this afternoon," Trump tweeted. "This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States."
U.S. markets tumbled, as did markets in Asia and Europe.
The U.S. has said it plans to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods in two steps, on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15. China on Friday announced new tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for those tariffs, deepening a conflict over trade and technology that threatens to tip a weakening global economy into recession.
China also will increase import duties on U.S.-made autos and auto parts, the Finance Ministry announced.
The announcement comes as leaders of the Group of 7 major economies prepare to meet in France this weekend.
Tariffs of 10% and 5% will take effect on two batches of goods on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15, the ministry said in a statement. It gave no details of what goods would be affected but the timing matches Trump's planned duty hikes.
Washington is pressing Beijing to narrow its trade surplus and roll back plans for government-led creation of global competitors in robotics, electric cars and other technology industries.
On Friday, Trump tweeted, "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA. I will be responding to China's Tariffs this afternoon."
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about what authority the president believes he has to order private companies to change their business practices.
The spiraling conflict has battered exporters on both sides and fueled concern it might drag down weakening global economic growth.
Peter Navarro, who advises Trump on trade policy, tried to downplay the impact of Chinese tariff hikes. He said they were "well anticipated" and would only strengthen Trump's resolve.
China's government appealed to Trump this week to compromise in order to reach a settlement.
That came after Trump warned that the American public might need to endure economic pain in order to achieve long-term results.
The United States, Europe, Japan and other trading partners say Beijing's development plans violate its market-opening commitments and are based on stealing or pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology.
Some American officials worry they might erode U.S. industrial leadership.
Chinese leaders have offered to alter details but are resisting giving up a development strategy they see as a path to prosperity and global influence.
The talks are deadlocked over how to enforce any deal. China insists Trump's punitive tariffs have to be lifted as soon as an agreement takes effect. Washington says at least some have to stay to ensure Beijing carries out any promises it makes.
Trump announced plans to raise tariffs Sept. 1 on $300 billion of Chinese products after talks broke down in May. Increases on some goods were postponed to Dec. 15.
Trump escalated "trade frictions" and is "seriously threatening the multilateral trading system," the Finance Ministry said. "China was forced to take countermeasures."
A separate statement said tariffs of 25% and 5% would be imposed on U.S.-made autos and auto parts on Dec. 15. Beijing announced that increase last year but suspended it after Trump and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, agreed at a meeting in December in Argentina to put off further trade action while they negotiated.
Trump and Xi agreed in June to resume negotiations. But talks in Shanghai in July ended with no indication of progress. Negotiators talked by phone this month and are due to meet again in Washington next month.
BMW, Tesla, Ford and Mercedes Benz are likely to be the hardest hit by the Chinese auto tariffs. In 2018, BMW exported about 87,000 luxury SUVs to China from a plant near Spartanburg, S.C. It exports more vehicles to China than any other U.S. auto plant.
Together, Ford, BMW, Mercedes and others exported about 164,000 vehicles to China from the U.S. in 2018, according to the Center for Automotive Research, a think tank in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Most of them are luxury cars and SUVs with higher profit margins that can cover higher U.S. wages. The exports are down from about 262,000 in 2017.
Tesla, which is building a plant in China, last year got about 12% of its revenue by exporting about 14,300 electric cars and SUVs from California to China, according to Barclays. Most of Ford's exports are from the Lincoln luxury brand, but most of the vehicles it sells in China are made in joint venture factories.
Trump already has imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese products. Beijing retaliated by imposing its own penalties on $110 billion of American goods. But their lopsided trade balance meant China was running out of imports for retaliation.
Friday's announcement, if it applied to goods not already affected by Chinese penalties, would extend tariff hikes to everything China imports from the United States. That would match Trump's hikes, which cover almost all of what Americans buy from China.
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Expert Perspectives on Contraception Options: Where Are We Today? - Episode 9
Additional Methods of Contraception
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG, Thomas Kimble, MD
Experts in gynecology review other contraception methods, including the contraceptive ring and drospirenone and estetrol tablets.
EP. 1: Prevalence of Contraceptive Use in the US
EP. 2: Initiating Contraception Conversations With Patients
EP. 3: Communicating With Patients About Contraceptives
EP. 4: Role of Pharmacists and Other Healthcare Professionals in Contraceptive Counseling
EP. 5: Use of Hormonal Contraceptive Agents
EP. 6: Contraception for Patients With Higher BMI
EP. 7: Cardiovascular Risks Associated With Contraceptive Use
EP. 8: Overview of Approved Contraceptives: Drospirenone
EP. 9: Additional Methods of Contraception
EP. 10: Hormonal Patch and Vaginal Gel Contraceptives
EP. 11: Impact of Routes of Administration on Contraceptive Adherence
EP. 12: Benefits of Recently Approved Contraceptives
EP. 13: Educational Resources on Contraceptive Options
EP. 14: Unmet Needs in Contraception
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: There's the new version of the contraceptive ring that you can use for up to a year. What do you think about that?
Thomas Kimble, MD: The segesterone ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring was initially developed by the Population Council and that's exciting. It's the first new transvaginal ring that's been available and it's good for every year. Patients still remove it for a week every month so they still have planned scheduled periods just like they would with the initial atomic estriol ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring. That is not different. What is different though is the initial ring you used it for the 3 weeks and then you threw it away. This ring, it comes with a little retainer case and so you use the ring and then you place it in the case for the 7 days for the week. That's when most people will have a withdrawal period and then after 7 days out you take the same ring, you replace it, and you can use it for the next month. You can continue doing that for a total of 12 cycles or 13 cycles so it's great. You don't have to go back and forth to the pharmacy. For some people it's more cost effective as well.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: Like you said it's nice to not have to worry about picking up a refill, going back to the pharmacy and also, it's maybe a little bit more earth friendly that we're not throwing things away every month.
Thomas Kimble, MD: Exactly.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: Now there's the newer combination pill that has a different formulation of estrogen.
Thomas Kimble, MD: Estetrol.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: Estetrol, the drospirenone and estetrol tablets; that's a really fascinating new formulation and probably appeals to maybe your history buff interests.
Thomas Kimble, MD: It's fascinating as well. We talked about all the benefits of drospirenone and it is having a longer half-life so just to go back to that; the mini pills' half-life is 9 hours, the half-life of the drospirenone is 30 hours, huge difference.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: So much different.
Thomas Kimble, MD: Estetrol has a much longer half-life than ethinyl estradiol one. It is a natural or a native estrogen so there are 4 native estrogens. I'm going to take everybody back to that second-year physiology class, right? I love asking my medical students and residents this question; what are the 4 native estrogens? You have estrone, that is the one that we kind of think of more so with menopause. You have estradiol, that's the main estrogen that we refer to when we talk about the natural estrogen. That's what the ovary produces. You have estriol which is produced by the placenta in pregnancy and then you have estetrol. It all has to do with the number of books, carboxy groups and that's where you get the medroxy groups, that's where you get the estrone, estradiol 2 groups, estriol 3 groups and estetrol 4. It is very interesting. It is produced by the fetal liver and only in higher order primates. That is the only place we see this in nature. We don't know exactly why it exists, what its function is but it's very high in the fetal circulation. When a patient takes estetrol birth control, it is pretty much the same level as in pregnancy, and we think that lends to the safety. One of the great things about estetrol as an estrogen is it is not metabolized by the liver. Other estrogens are metabolized by the liver, so they activate the liver, and that's where you get the other issues that come in. That is where you get the clotting factors.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: Clotting.
Thomas Kimble, MD: That's where you get the lipid and the triglyceride production and some of the other concerns. that's also where you get stimulation of breast tissue. Well, estetrol is not metabolized by the liver. It is metabolized within cells, so that makes it a little different. But it's also what we call a NEST, a Native Estrogen with action in Selective Tissues, and that's interesting because it does not bind to estrogen receptors on cells. And that's where you have the issues with breast stimulation, which makes it a risk factor for breast cancer.
Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG: Breast cancer.
Thomas Kimble, MD: Well, with estetrol, it binds to nuclear receptors, it's a whole entirely different mechanism on how it works, and you don't have some of those concerns. Well, you don't have the bad things. You do have the good things. Tissues that are stimulated by nuclear receptor, which is what estetrol does, would be the endometrium, the uterus, cardiovascular tissues, the vagina, and the brain. Those are things where you want somebody to take estrogen and have the positive effects, and you do get that. It also has a longer half-life; it's about 28 hours. They married it with drospirenone, with the 30-hour half-life I mentioned. Again, this is a pill that also has a lot of forgiveness.


UPDATE: Police identify the victim as Fausto Sosa, 18, of Roslindale.
Boston Police report an 18-year-old was shot at 39 Hollander St., near Harold Street, around 7:10 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
This is Boston's 36th murder in 2018.
Last week my neighbor's 16 year old son put it sadly that so many kids he knows want to carry a gun because it's f*****d up just walkin' down the street to the store. I remember when he was just a toddler and it makes me mad. A lot of these kids pass through my own kitchen and eat the big batches of food I cook. I don't want to see them die and I pray for them.
Do you keep your own stats?
Do you keep your own stats? Because BPD and the Boston Globe say this is the 35th murder of the year.
You're right: The most recent BPD stats, through Aug. 19, show 34 murders. Add last night's and that's 35.
Yes, I have been keeping track of murders, and I have 36 listed (if you count the number of entries on that page, it will total 34 - but two of those were double homicides). So either one of the murders has been changed to not a homicide or the numbers don't include this murder, which, for whatever reasons, BPD waited several days to announce. That had been my theory, because the discrepancy started popping up earlier this month, but I should probably check with BPD.
I just checked the BPD incidents database, and that case is still listed as a "death investigation" rather than a "murder."
Think this happened last year too. A shooting was initially classified as a murder and then reclassified as a suicide.
Sorry for the loss of this youngster. Awful. In 1974-75 Massachusetts House Speaker David Bartley and Judge J. John Fox worked together to pass a law that established a mandatory minimum one year sentence for CARRYING (my emphasis) a firearm without a license, known as the Bartley-Fox Law.
There is no mandatory minimum sentence for POSSESSION of a firearm without an FID card, a much lower standard than a concealed carry license. Many "carrying" charges are changed to "possession" because DA's make deals and judges are offended by mandatory sentences that limit their discretion. Slap on the wrist. Sickening.
As we've seen too often in Dan Conley's DA's office (changing two bank robberies to "pickpocket" to avoid deportation, leading to two murders) the charges are often watered down to avoid the Bartley-Fox law. No outcry from politicians and the dutiful media. A good start would be for new Commissioner Gross to demand Bartley-Fox in every Boston court. The new D.A. candidates should be pinned down on this also.
Second - Cry for more laws against LAW-ABIDING citizens in the wake of violent gun-related tragedies.
If you start dropping the hammer on criminal gun-toting scumbags (often with multiple offenses), then that might start to work as a deterrent - and that would make sense, and we wouldn't want that now would we.
This type of action (enforcing laws we already have) is frowned upon in Massachusetts. It's much easier to place blame on legal gun owners who have spent countless hours (and dollars) to obtain the privilege to carry firearms via required safety courses, background checks, interviews, range time, gun club memberships, fees, etc. - then villainize THEM when violent criminals choose to shoot people with ILLEGAL guns.
Sarcasm aside - I am deeply saddened for this youngster, the Family, and community. I have said it here before - If we were able to get protest numbers on the Boston Common (in the range of the anti-trump pink hat marches) and demanded tougher penalties for illegal gun possession, maybe things would actually start to change. One would think that 1 murder (let alone 30+) would be catalyst enough to see tens-of-thousands turn out - right?
We already have the laws - its time to enforce them and hold judges accountable - lives (not feelings) literally hang in the balance.
Adam, you do (as far as I am concerned) the best job of any news outlet in covering crime in Boston - sadly including these senseless murders.
In the current political climate, we have seen that people are willing to turn out by the thousands to march/protest when they are motivated (seemingly one every other week).
Suburbanites and others flock to Boston Common en masse, others bang pots and pans together in Rozzie Square, etc.
With all of this engaged activism churning, might you use your platform to gather a groundswell of support to march on Boston Common and demand that gun laws be enforced to the fullest extent, criminals are punished, and repeat gun offenders are kept off the streets of Boston? Hell, the 2018 walk for hunger pulled in 10,000 people - surely a walk to demand action that could stem or prevent the 30+ MURDERS in Boston would attract more than that right?
I am well aware of the Peace March every year - but sadly that doesn't get the attention of a sea of pink hats in Boston.
Maybe if we use this far-reaching platform to bring people together and get buy-in not only from Bostonians but also people from the burbs, we could impact the problem.
Again, we have the laws on the books, they need to be enforced - and criminals need to be punished accordingly.
But the problem isn't lack of enforcement by Boston police, the problem is the fact we are surrounded by a sea of states that make it easy to get guns. Short of banning people from going to New Hampshire or down south, or, maybe, setting up border checkpoints all along 128 (both of which would have lots of easily imaginable constitutional and cost issues), how do you propose stopping the flow of guns into Boston?
umm, maybe make carrying a gun without a license a very, very serious offense. 5 years no parole, no early release might do it.
It's not the Police, it's the judges.
I never said it was a BPD issue, they do a fantastic job of taking guns off our streets. The problem is in the courts - I thought that was pretty clear. Criminals who commit repeat gun offenses should be punished harshly, or at the very least, to the full extent of the laws (see bartly fox).
Far too often, we read of the same scumbags back on the streets using illegal firearms again and again. But instead of dropping the hammer on the criminal, people call for more gun laws.
As a gun owner, I agree that we need stronger (uniform) national gun laws. But making it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to pocess firearms is not stopping criminals from shooting each other in Boston.
Yes, we need to demand stronger "national" gun laws. But we also need to demand stiffer sentences for people who choose to pocess illegal firearms, we need to demand that judges place our safety ahead of the violent criminal's "ability to pay bail", and we need to promote a message that the lives of these gun victims matter. And knowing William Gross, I bet he would get behind something like this.
Evidently, LOTS of people are "outraged" by many things in the current climate (see recent marches on Boston Common). Why (as a group) are we not equally (if not more) outraged by conditions that resulted in 35+ people actually being murdered this year alone?
The reality is that it may be difficult to get people engaged though. While it's common on UHUB to see a heated thread of 100 posts to debate space savers or a stupid comment/action of an elected official, your frequent posts about gun violence in Boston rarely receive a single comment.
I just wish we could use the power of this platform to mobilize masses of people to hot the streets and raise awareness for concrete issues that are truly impacting our city - with the same intensity we do for unpopular politicians.
Keep up the great work Adam. Long live UHUB.


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Rozbark () ist ein Stadtteil der oberschlesischen Stadt Bytom (dt. Beuthen O.S.) in der polnischen  Woiwodschaft Schlesien.

Obwohl erst 1927 nach Beuthen eingemeindet, ist die Geschichte der Ortschaft von Anfang an eng mit der Stadt verbunden. Seinen dörflichen Charakter hat der Ort heute vollständig verloren, entlang der alten Dorfstraße finden sich mehrgeschossige Mietshäuser und moderne Wohnhochhäuser. Bei der Ortschaft  befindet sich das 1870 errichtete Steinkohlebergwerk Heinitzgrube.

Der Ort war  bekannt für seine traditionellen Trachten, die trotz Industrialisierung Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts noch bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts getragen wurden. Roßberg besaß auch Trachten für Männer, was in schlesischen Orten selten vorkam.

Geographische Lage
Die Ortschaft liegt in der Region Oberschlesien und  grenzt an ihrer Westseite unmittelbar  an den östlichen Rand der Altstadt von Bytom (Beuthen).

Auf dem Gebiet von Rozbark befinden sich die drei Wohnsiedlungen Pogoda, Zawadzki und Arka Bożek.

Geschichte

Der Ortsname

Im Jahr 1532 lautete der Name des damaligen Dorfs  Rosenbergk, im Jahr 1816 war die Schreibweise des modernen deutschen Ortsnamens Rosberg.

Mittelalter und Neuzeit

Der Ort wurde 1233 erstmals urkundlich erwähnt, im Zusammenhang mit dem Bau der Marienkirche zu Beuthen. 1441 brannte Roßberg ab und wurde daraufhin etwas weiter von Beuthen entfernt wiederaufgebaut. 1474 wurde Roßberg, das sich außerhalb der Befestigungen Beuthens befand und somit schutzlos war, von Tataren verwüstet. 1582 brannten Beuthen und Roßberg fast vollständig nieder. Als Beuthen während des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs im Oktober 1643 von den Schweden überfallen wurde, wurden auch mehrere Roßberger Bauern gehenkt. 1783 hatte der Ort, der damals dem Herrn von Pelchrzim gehörte, neun Bauern, 37 Gärtner, acht Häusler, zwei Vorwerke, zwei Mühlen und 276 Einwohner. Als 1784 die Felder um Beuthen und Roßberg durch Hagelschlag zerstört wurden, kam es zu einer Teuerung und Hungersnot im Ort. 1801 wurde anstelle der hölzernen Kapelle auf einer Anhöhe die massive Hyazinthkapelle erbaut. Am 7. Juni 1804 kam es in der Beuthener Vorstadt Blotnitza zu einem Feuer, das sich auch bis nach Roßberg ausbreitete und dort 40 Häuser, 20 Scheunen und das Vorwerk niederbrannte. 1818 zählte der Ort, der damals Rosberg geschrieben wurde, neun Bauern, 37 Gärtner, acht Häusler, zwei Vorwerke, von denen eines Neuhof hieß, und zwei Wassermühlen. 1842 wurde die katholische Schule gegründet. 1865 bestand der Ort aus einem Rittergut und einem Dorf, zu dem der Ortsteil Kluckowietz gehörte, und gehörte der Parochie Beuthen und hatte fünf Bauern, 22 Gärtner und 73 Häusler. Das Rittergut gehörte der Fideicommißherrschaft Beuthen-Siemianowitz. Ferner waren im Ort ein Gastwirt, zwei Restaurateure, zwei Kaufleute, ein Zimmermeister, vier Schmiede, ein Fleischer, zwei Tischler, zwei Schuhmacher, ein Leinweber und ein Windmüller ansässig. Damals lebten bereits viele Einwohner vom Bergbau. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte die katholische Schule 220 Schüler aus den Orten Roßberg, Guretzko und Hospitalgrund, die von zwei Lehrern unterrichtet wurden. Die Einwohner waren nach Beuthen eingepfarrt, besaßen jedoch eine eigene Filialkirche.

Industrialisierung
1870 wurde die Heinitzgrube gegründet. Am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hatte Roßberg eine katholische Kirche, eine elektrische Straßenbahn, eine Eisenbahnreparaturwerkstätte, eine Ziegelei, Bergbau auf Steinkohlen sowie Blei- und Zinkerz und eine Bierbrauerei. Am 12. Mai 1908 begann auf dem Hügel neben der alten Hyazinthkapelle der Bau für die neue Hyazinthkirche. Am 1. April 1913 wurde die Kirche durch Kardinal Fürstbischof Dr. Adolf Bertram feierlich konsekriert.

Weimarer Republik

Bei der Volksabstimmung in Oberschlesien am 20. März 1921 stimmten im Gutsbezirk Roßberg 169 Personen für Deutschland und 63 Personen für Polen. Roßberg verblieb beim Deutschen Reich. Mit der neuen Grenzziehung verlief die Grenze zu Polen östlich von Roßberg.

Am 31. Januar 1923 kam es zu einem Unglück in der Heinitzgrube, bei dem 145 Bergleute ums Leben kamen. Im September 1924 wurde das neue Denkmal für die Gefallenen des Ersten Weltkriegs aus Roßberg enthüllt. Es bestand aus einer Säule, um die eine halbrunde Mauer errichtet wurde, an der sich die Tafeln mit den Namen der Gefallenen, eine Bank und ein Relief befanden. Es ist heute nicht mehr vorhanden. 1925 lebten im Ort 23.420 Einwohner. Am 1. Januar 1927 wurde Roßberg nach Beuthen eingemeindet und kam somit vom Landkreis Beuthen zum Stadtkreis Beuthen. 1929 begann man mit dem Abtragen der Rokokohalde bei Roßberg. Daran waren über 150 Arbeiter beteiligt. Die abgetragene Erde wurde mithilfe einer Kleinbahn zu den Teichen an der Fiedlersglückgrube gebracht und wurden dort zum Zuschütten der Teiche benutzt. Mit dem Abtragen der Halde wurde Baugelände gewonnen.

Das polnische Rozbark

Seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1945 gehört der Ort zu Polen. Im Jahr 1950 kam Rozbark, das zunächst der Woiwodschaft Schlesien angeschlossen worden war,  zur Woiwodschaft Kattowitz und seit 1999  zur neuen Woiwodschaft Schlesien. Im Stadtteil Rozbark gibt es drei große Nachkriegssiedlungen: Pogoda, Osiedle Zawadzkiego und Osiedle Arki Bożka.

Demographie

Kultur

Tracht
Die oberschlesische Trachtenbewegung hat ihre Wiege in Roßberg. Die Roßberger Tracht wurde in der Folge zum Synonym für oberschlesische Tracht schlechthin.

Bräuche
Für Roßberg sind mehrere Wöchnerinnen-Bräuche überliefert. Einige Beispiele davon: 1. Von der Geburt an wurde der Spiegel für sechs Wochen verhängt. Die Wöchnerin durfte nicht in den Spiegel schauen, damit ihr nicht böse Geister erscheinen konnten und sie erschreckten. 2. Die Wöchnerin musste sechs Wochen lang eine Flasche mit Weihwasser im Bett haben, um den bösen Geist abzuhalten. 3. Kam ein Täufling von der Kirche wieder nachhause sagte die Taufpatin zu den Eltern den Satz: "Nahm man euch ein Heidenkind, bringe ich wieder ein Christenkind".

Reime
Aus Roßberg sind mehrere Abzählreime bekannt, die von Luise Wecker gesammelt wurden. Einige davon sind:

1. Es lief eine Maus / Wohl über ein Haus / Lief tripp und trapp / Und du gehst ab. 2. Zahlen 1-5 / Strick mir ein Paar Strümpf, / Nicht zu groß und nicht zu klein, / Sonst musst du der Hascher sein. 3. Etzel, tetzel, / Der Bäcker bäckt Bretzel, / Der Bäcker bäckt Kuchen / Und du musst suchen.

Sagen

Die Teufelseiche
In uralten Zeiten soll sich im Ort eine große, starke Eiche befunden haben, von der die Leute erzählten in ihr hätte der Teufel seinen Sitz aufgeschlagen. Der Teufel soll beim Auf- und Abgehen durch den Ort den Dorfweg komplett durchlöchert haben. Da die Dorfbewohner nicht im Stande waren, den Weg immer wieder auszubessern, holten sie Mönche ins Dorf. Diese sollten den Teufel verjagen, was sie dann durch Beschwörung auch erreichten. Daraufhin fällten die Roßberger den Baum und hatten fortan ihre Ruhe.

Sage vom Schalaster Berg
Am Weg von Roßberg nach Kamien auf dem Schalaster Berg auf dem sich ein Bildstock befand, soll Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts ein Hirtenknabe einen Eingang in den Hügel gefunden und betreten haben. Dort traf er in einer großen Höhle ein Heer von Rittern mit ihren Pferden. Schnell verließ er die Höhle wieder, doch den Eingang fand er nie wieder.

Man erzählte sich, dass es sich dabei um das schlafende Heer der heiligen Hedwig handelte. Weitere Sagen berichten ebenfalls davon, wie verschiedene Personen auf das Heer der heiligen Hedwig trafen.

Sagen vom heiligen Hyazinth
Der heilige Hyazinth hatte große Bedeutung für die Roßberger, nach ihm benannten sie die Kapelle am Hügel im Norden des Dorfes und später auch den Kirchenneubau aus dem Jahr 1911. Über ihn gibt es auch zwei Sagen.

So soll sich der Dominikaner Hyazinth bei Beuthen aufgehalten haben und an einer Quelle auf einem Hügel Missionspredigten gehalten haben. Einst soll sich dann bei einem Gebet die Schnur seines Rosenkranzes gelöst haben und die Perlen rollten in den rotgelben Sand. Da es zu mühsam war sie wieder aufzufinden, sprach Hyazinth: "Wachset bis einst die Quelle versiegt!". Daraufhin zog Hyazinth nach Krakau fort.

In einer weiteren Sage soll der heilige Hyazinth die Elstern (Schalastern) aus der Gegend von Beuthen verbannt haben, da sie ihn mit ihrem Geschrei beim Gebet störten.

Sehenswürdigkeiten und Denkmale
 Die Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Hyazinth (Kościół par. Św. Jacka) wurde von 1908 bis 1911 im neoromanischen Stil erbaut und ist dem Limburger Dom nachempfunden. Architekt war Max Giemsa aus Gleiwitz, Baumeister war Franz Neumann. Die Kirche besteht aus zwei Teilen, der Oberkirche und der Unterkirche. Der Hauptaltar stammt von dem Münchener Bildhauer Georg Schreiner, die Seitenaltäre und der Hauptaltar der Unterkirche von dem Nürnberger Bildhauer Josef Starck.
 Das Denkmal für die Verunglückten der Heinitzgrube 1923

 Die Anlagen der ehemaligen Heinitzgrube (Dawna KWK Rozbark) liegen im Südwesten des Stadtteils und enthalten zwei Gebäude vom Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts.  Da ist erstens das ehemalige modernistische Schachtgebäude mit neogotischen Elementen und zweitens die Halle des Zechenhauses mit Elementen des Jugendstils.

 Die frühere Deutsch-Bleischarley-Grube (ab 1936 Schlesag/Dawna Kopalnia rud cynkowo-ołowiowach Orzeł Biały) liegt südlich der heutigen ulica Siemianowicka, der modernistische Bau wurde 1926 bis 1928 errichtet nach Plänen der Berliner Architekten Emil und Georg Zillmann.

Vereine
 Deutscher Freundschaftskreis
 Sportverein Górniczy Klub Sportowy Rozbark

Söhne und Töchter des Ortes

 Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1664/1667–1734), polnischer Kapellmeister und Komponist
 Paul Habraschka (1897–1969), deutscher Schriftsteller

Literatur
 Felix Triest: Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien, Wilh. Gottl. Korn, Breslau 1865,  S. 336-337, Ziffer 1.
 Alfons Perlick: Sagen des Dorfes Roßberg, Band 1 aus Beiträge zur Heimatkunde von Roßberg, 1926
 Paul Kytzia: Die Geschichte der St. Hyazinth-Kirche in Roßberg O.-S., 1926
 Luise Wecker: Geschichtliche Heimatkunde von Roßberg, Band 5 aus Beiträge zur Heimatkunde der Stadt Beuthen OS, 1930

Weblinks

 Geschichtliche Hintergründe und Details (in polnischer Sprache)

Einzelnachweise

Stadtteil von Bytom
Ort in Schlesien
Ort der Woiwodschaft Schlesien
Ersterwähnung 1233

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NY Launches Online Provider Search Tool
Consumers who want to learn which providers participate in which health plans now have an online tool to quickly help them with their research. The NYS Provider & Health Plan Look-Up includes information on physicians and hospitals that participate in the New York State of Health Marketplace, including Qualified Health Plans, the Essential Plan, Child Health Plus and Medicaid Managed Care. According to NY State of Health Executive Director Donna Frescatore: "Consumers have told us that knowing which providers are in a health plan's network is one of the most important factors in selecting a health plan and accessing services after enrollment. This tool will be immediately available to the more than 3.6 million people who have enrolled in coverage through NY State of Health and available soon to all insured individuals in New York." Consumers can access the NYS Provider & Health Plan Look-Up in English and Spanish at http://pndslookup.health.ny.gov. For information on getting started, a tutorial video can be accessed. In addition, every consumer applying for coverage through NY State of Health will be able to utilize the tool at the time they select their health plan. The New York State look-up tool, viewed as a prototype for similar applications across the nation, was developed by IPRO's Health Informatics Department.


Massive commercial trucks, big rigs, tractor trailers, and 18-wheelers all come with massive blind spots. When a driver lingers in one of these blind spots, the odds of a devastating truck accident occurring will increase dramatically. To make matters worse for the driver in the smaller vehicle, partial liability could fall upon them if it is proven that they stayed within a blind spot for too long and made no reasonable attempt to leave it.
1. Over the left shoulder of the driver and in the first adjacent lane.
2. Approximately one-car length directly in front of the cab and an equivalently-sized space one lane to the right.
3. One to two car lengths directly behind the trailer; the longer the trailer, the larger the blind spot.
Never cut off a commercial truck or another large, industrial vehicle. Stopping a vehicle of that size and weight requires an extended braking distance, which you will eliminate if you cut in front of it.
Only attempt to pass a truck when you know you have the space and time to do so quickly. The longer you linger to the side of a truck, even if you aren't entirely in a blind spot, the more likely you are going to get sideswiped. You should also only attempt to pass on the left since the right-side blind "cone" is much larger than the spot on the left.
Remember the blind spot behind the truck and increase your following distance. If you follow a smaller vehicle three seconds behind, you should follow a commercial truck four or five seconds back.
I Was Hit in a Blind Spot – Am I Liable?
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Q: How to retrieve the current value of an oracle sequence without increment it? Is there an SQL instruction to retrieve the value of a sequence that does not increment it.
Thanks.
EDIT AND CONCLUSION
As stated by Justin Cave It's not useful to try to "save" sequence number so
select a_seq.nextval from dual;

is good enough to check a sequence value.
I still keep Ollie answer as the good one because it answered the initial question. but ask yourself about the necessity of not modifying the sequence if you ever want to do it.

A: The follows is often used:
select field_SQ.nextval from dual;  -- it will increase the value by 1 for each run
select field_SQ.currval from DUAL;

However the following is able to change the sequence to what you expected. The 1 can be an integer (negative or positive)
alter sequence field_SQ increment by 1 minvalue 0

A: SELECT last_number
  FROM all_sequences
 WHERE sequence_owner = '<sequence owner>'
   AND sequence_name = '<sequence_name>';

You can get a variety of sequence metadata from user_sequences, all_sequences and dba_sequences.
These views work across sessions.
EDIT:
If the sequence is in your default schema then:
SELECT last_number
  FROM user_sequences
 WHERE sequence_name = '<sequence_name>';

If you want all the metadata then:
SELECT *
  FROM user_sequences
 WHERE sequence_name = '<sequence_name>';

EDIT2:
A long winded way of doing it more reliably if your cache size is not 1 would be:
SELECT increment_by I
  FROM user_sequences
 WHERE sequence_name = 'SEQ';

      I
-------
      1

SELECT seq.nextval S
  FROM dual;

      S
-------
   1234

-- Set the sequence to decrement by
-- the same as its original increment
ALTER SEQUENCE seq
INCREMENT BY -1;

Sequence altered.

SELECT seq.nextval S
  FROM dual;

      S
-------
   1233

-- Reset the sequence to its original increment
ALTER SEQUENCE seq
INCREMENT BY 1;

Sequence altered.

Just beware that if others are using the sequence during this time - they (or you) may get
ORA-08004: sequence SEQ.NEXTVAL goes below the sequences MINVALUE and cannot be instantiated

Also, you might want to set the cache to NOCACHE prior to the resetting and then back to its original value afterwards to make sure you've not cached a lot of values.

A: This is not an answer, really and I would have entered it as a comment had the question not been locked.  This answers the question:
Why would you want it?
Assume you have a table with the sequence as the primary key and the sequence is generated by an insert trigger.  If you wanted to have the sequence available for subsequent updates to the record, you need to have a way to extract that value.
In order to make sure you get the right one, you might want to wrap the INSERT and RonK's query in a transaction.
RonK's Query:
select MY_SEQ_NAME.currval from DUAL;

In the above scenario, RonK's caveat does not apply since the insert and update would happen in the same session.

A: select MY_SEQ_NAME.currval from DUAL;
Keep in mind that it only works if you ran select MY_SEQ_NAME.nextval from DUAL; in the current sessions.

A: I also tried to use CURRVAL, in my case to find out if some process inserted new rows to some table with that sequence as Primary Key. My assumption was that CURRVAL would be the fastest method. But a) CurrVal does not work, it will just get the old value because you are in another Oracle session, until you do a NEXTVAL in your own session. And b) a select max(PK) from TheTable is also very fast, probably because a PK is always indexed. Or select count(*) from TheTable. I am still experimenting, but both SELECTs seem fast.
I don't mind a gap in a sequence, but in my case I was thinking of polling a lot, and I would hate the idea of very large gaps. Especially if a simple SELECT would be just as fast.
Conclusion:

*

*CURRVAL is pretty useless, as it does not detect NEXTVAL from another session, it only returns what you already knew from your previous NEXTVAL

*SELECT MAX(...) FROM ... is a good solution, simple and fast, assuming your sequence is linked to that table

A: If your use case is that some backend code inserts a record, then the same code wants to retrieve the last insert id, without counting on any underlying data access library preset function to do this, then, as mentioned by others, you should just craft your SQL query using SEQ_MY_NAME.NEXTVAL for the column you want (usually the primary key), then just run statement SELECT SEQ_MY_NAME.CURRVAL FROM dual from the backend.
Remember, CURRVAL is only callable if NEXTVAL has been priorly invoked, which is all naturally done in the strategy above...

A: My original reply was factually incorrect and I'm glad it was removed. The code below will work under the following conditions a) you know that nobody else modified the sequence b) the sequence was modified by your session. In my case, I encountered a similar issue where I was calling a procedure which modified a value and I'm confident the assumption is true.
SELECT mysequence.CURRVAL INTO v_myvariable FROM DUAL;

Sadly, if you didn't modify the sequence in your session, I believe others are correct in stating that the NEXTVAL is the only way to go.

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Kejriwal dropped from Melania Trump's school visit
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia also missing from the list
February 22, 2020 09:22 pm | Updated February 24, 2020 04:08 pm IST - New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will most likely not be a part of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump's visit to a Delhi government school here next week, according to officials in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
According to the AAP officials, the U.S. Embassy had, earlier this week, reached out to the Delhi government in regard to the First Lady's wish to see the AAP government's flagship 'Happiness Curriculum' in practice and was to convey the schedule on Saturday. When contacted, the Embassy declined to comment on the issue.
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"We were reached out to on Thursday and were in the process of screening not just one but two to three schools which could be a part of the visit," an AAP official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said. "Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Sisodia, in his capacity as Deputy CM as well as the Education Minister, were to be a part of the programme," the official added.
"However, on Saturday when we were supposed to get the final word from the U.S. Embassy regarding the visit, it was conveyed that neither the Chief Minister nor the Deputy Chief Minister can be a part of it due to some issues related to protocol," said another AAP official, who declined to be identified.
Sources familiar with the matter asserted that the Delhi government had been contacted by the U.S. Embassy as per procedural norms relating to preparation of the First Lady's proposed itinerary when visiting a foreign nation.
"The Chief Minister and Mr. Sisodia were originally asked to brief the First Lady about the Happiness Curriculum, which is the AAP Delhi government's flagship programme; who will do that now is unclear," the AAP official said.
Inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in July 2018, the Happiness Curriculum focuses on meditation, moral teachings, and mental exercises, with the aim of turning students into "good human beings" and is taught to all students of Delhi government schools from nursery to class VIII.
Though there was no official reaction from the Delhi government on the issue, a series of tweets by Mr. Sisodia indicated the AAP's unhappiness over it.
He said "happiness class" is "the solution to all hate and narrow-mindedness". "I am happy that Delhi govt. schools are showing a path to the world. And the world is curious to know what we are doing in happiness class," he said.
Meanwhile, Expressing anguish over the exclusion of the names of the two leaders from the event, Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said it has been the "protocol" and the "convention" that State leaders are present when a foreign dignitary attends an event in their States.
He also said the names of Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Sisodia had been dropped from the guest list at the behest of the BJP-led Central government.
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Wonder if Harold is more popular for boys or girls?
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Harold in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that 547,685 boys in the United States have been named Harold since 1880.
The greatest number of people were given this name in 1924, when 14,140 people in the U.S. were given the name Harold. Those people are now 92 years old.
What do you think about the name Harold?


Y ou may think I'm a tad bit obsessed with herb gardening considering I posted an update on my budding, small-scale garden just a few short months ago.
Actually, I'm not as obsessed as I am thrilled about how great my garden has been growing.
Even though I've started a new batch of herbs, today's post is less about herbs and more about the pots you can put them into.
If you're inspired to start your own herb garden, consider personalizing the pots with chalkboard labeling.
This is a great look, they're fun to make and the technique is so simple that kids can make them too.
Start with plain, inexpensive pots.
I picked up these terra cotta pots and matching trays at my local hardware store for under $3 each.
You only need a few other supplies for this project including masking tape, a foam paint brush, decorative scissors (scallop edge) and a small jar of chalkboard paint.
NOTE: There are so many fun projects you can create with chalkboard paint. Stay tuned for more chalkboard paint projects later in upcoming posts.
Use the decorative scissors to cut along the edge of the painter's tape.
You'll need several strips of about 6-inches each.
Tape off the middle section of the pot to create the shape of a label.
Because the throat of these pots is so narrow, I positioned the tape in a rectangular shape. If using a much larger pot, a square shape would look nice too.
If labeling multiple pots, it's a good idea to create the shapes all together.
This way you can match up the widths and tape positioning so all the labels are the same size.
Carefully paint the area between the taped area. You'll probably need to paint several layers. Allow each layer to dry before applying the next.
Also, try not to overload the brush with paint or it may seep under the tape and give you a less-than-desirable result.
Wait until the paint dries completely before removing the tape or you may get some minor smudging along the scalloped edge.
As you can see this outline created a rather narrow label but the size is entirely up to you depending on how wide and long you position your tape outline.
OK, pots are ready and these herbs are ready for a new home.
You can easily tear these peat pots apart but it can get a little messy.
I opted to use a pair of scissors for a cleaner separation of the squares.
No need to remove the sprouts from the peat pots. They're designed to be placed right inside the dirt as-is.
Build up a small dirt bed in the pot, place the peat pot on top the dirt and then fill in the area around the peat.
If the throat area of the pot allows for it, consider a jumbo label.
Here's an example of a larger, more square-shaped label on a taller pot I'm using to grow Nasturtium.
NOTE: Stay tuned for details on how you can use Nasturtium in the kitchen. I'll share more on that in THE FRIDAY FOODIE column coming up later this week.
Meanwhile, I'm definitely still a beginner when it comes to herb gardening but I enjoy finding new ways to house my budding sprouts. I'm also determined to turn my brown thumb, green.
By the way, I think a set of these chalkboard pots (filled with herbs or without) would make a nice summer gift for friends, loved ones and other budding, small scale gardeners.
So, have you started an herb garden yet?
If so, how do you store your fast growing plants? If not, what are you waiting for?
The colorful flowers in this salad almost steal the show in this tasty looking salad featuring Nasturtium.
Yes, some flowers are absolutely edible and vibrant Nasturtium is one of them.
Coming up on Friday (8/24) stop by for the latest edition of my bi-weekly column, THE FRIDAY FOODIE.
I'll take you all the way from Nasturtium seeds, to Nasturtium plants to pretty Nasturtium on a plate.
Hope you pop by this blog again for a closer look at my "Nasturtium Salad".
Such an easy but really cute project. I would love to grow herbs in my condo but no windows are summy enough. 🙁 I may do this for my herbs next year tho. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Gen. The garden pots are fun to make and I love being able to change the labels with the stroke of a piece of chalk.
This is a great idea to decorate your pots and at the same time it serves the purpose of identifying the plants growing in those pots. Especially at when seeds are planted, we tend to forget what we planted in each pot when the seeds eventually sprout. This helps eliminate this problem. As shown in the picture, they also look great in the garden or on your balcony. If you change your mind and decide to plant something different in the pot, you can always paint over it and label it again.
What a lovely idea! It is looking very easy,simple and fantastic to construct. Really very unique. Surely, I will try this and tell to my pots loving friends. Thanks for sharing!
That is so super cute! Very clever in your approach too. I may actually have to try it hehe.
Thank for the idea. I just bought a starter cilantro and was trying to come up with a pretty pot idea. I will defintely try this one.
I love this idea. This makes great for gift giving too.
I've seen that salad many times and have always been tempted to try it but then shy away. Hmm… you may make me rethink that. Great job on the pots – they are charming!


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Shōson Nagahara was the pen name of Hideaki Nagahara (born 1901), a Japanese-American writer who immigrated to Los Angeles, California in the 1920s. He is known for writing about Los Angeles neighborhood of Little Tokyo in the Japanese language for Japanese readers. His novels are unusual in having contemporary descriptions of life in Los Angeles in the 1920s.

Personal life
He was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. His birth name was Hideaki Nagahara. Shōson Nagahara was his pen name.  He was age 17 when he arrived in Seattle, Washington in the summer of 1918. In 1920, he was living in a boarding house in Los Angeles. It is uncertain what happened to him after 1928.

Career
His first novel, Lament in the Night, appeared in 1925. Its protagonist was a day laborer, Ishikawa Sakuzō, seeking work in Los Angeles. The work has been called a "naturalist noir masterpiece", and was reviewed in "the regional Japanese-language press."

Shōson went on to produce a serial novel, under the sponsorship of Rafu Shimpo, The Tale of Osato. It appeared from  November 1925 to May 1926.

Works
 Lament in the Night. Sōdosha : Los Angeles, 1925
 The Tale of Osato

See also
History of the Japanese in Los Angeles

References

1901 births
Year of death unknown
Writers from Los Angeles
American writers of Japanese descent
People from Hiroshima Prefecture
Japanese emigrants to the United States
American novelists of Asian descent
American male novelists


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After The Fall Giving Away First Song From New Album
. (Sub) After The Fall have set a March 19, 2013 release date for their new album, Unkind, and are giving away a free download of "Decade," the first song released from the effort.
The new song can be downloaded for free from the Paper + Plastick Records webstore as part of the label's 12 Days of Christmas series here
The band - consisting of vocalist / guitarist Mike Moak, guitarist Tyler Paige, bassist / vocalist Will Savage, and drummer Chris Millington - recorded Unkind in its hometown with producer Tim Lynch. The record was mixed and mastered by The Descendents' Stephen Egerton.
Serving as the follow-up to the Eradication LP, After The Fall's newest release showcases a sound with more depth than the band has ever had before. With two other full-lengths under the band's belt (2005's Everything and 2009's Fort Orange), the group has honed and perfected its craft and Unkind proves to be its most impressive work.
"This album was recorded as a four-piece," Moak says, "which gave everything a little more depth. We've been a three-piece for the last four years but Will and Tyler rejoining the band have helped us flesh things out and get their influence in on this album and the songwriting."
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After The Fall T-shirts and Posters


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Get Your Kicks and Food Fix on Route 66
-Places -
Encompassing 421 miles in our state alone, Route 66 is the perfect road trip to map out attractions and food options that prove there's definitely more than corn in Illinois.
BY Brittany Trevick
FROM THE Spring 2016 ISSUE
The architecture tour aboard First Lady Cruises is a must-do during your pit stop in Chicago.

The architecture tour aboard First Lady Cruises is a must-do during your pit stop in Chicago.

The Founders Suite at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel.

The Founders Suite at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel.

A hot dog with all the works from Downtown Dogs.

A hot dog with all the works from Downtown Dogs.

Lou Mitchell's has been open since 1923 and is touted as being the start of Route 66.

Lou Mitchell's has been open since 1923 and is touted as being the start of Route 66.

The Art Institute of Chicago can be a unique space to meet with a total of 10 rental spaces.

The Art Institute of Chicago can be a unique space to meet with a total of 10 rental spaces.

Edward Hospital Athletic and Event Center has 76,000 square feet of space for rent including multipurpose rooms.

Edward Hospital Athletic and Event Center has 76,000 square feet of space for rent including multipurpose rooms.

Joliet Area Historical Museum.

Joliet Area Historical Museum.

Opened in 1956, the Polka Dot Drive-In still feels like a time-stamped treasure.

Opened in 1956, the Polka Dot Drive-In still feels like a time-stamped treasure.

Edinger's Filling Station looks like an old-school gas station where you can fill up on comfort food.

Edinger's Filling Station looks like an old-school gas station where you can fill up on comfort food.

Vermillion Players Theatrical Group is one of the activities to take in at the Eagle Performing Arts and Conference Center.

Vermillion Players Theatrical Group is one of the activities to take in at the Eagle Performing Arts and Conference Center.

The Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum is a must-see before you continue on the journey.

The Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum is a must-see before you continue on the journey.

Springfield's famous horseshoe sandwich can be found at a number of restaurants in town.

Springfield's famous horseshoe sandwich can be found at a number of restaurants in town.

Meanwhile the local Cozy Dog Drive-In is famous for its own secret recipe corn dog.

Meanwhile the local Cozy Dog Drive-In is famous for its own secret recipe corn dog.

Springfield is not only notable for being Illinois' state capital, but it also is the birthplace of former president Abraham Lincoln. A number of historic sites are available to tour, including his tomb.

Springfield is not only notable for being Illinois' state capital, but it also is the birthplace of former president Abraham Lincoln. A number of historic sites are available to tour, including his tomb.

Love cars? Each September Springfield hosts the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival with more than 8,000 sets of wheels to ogle.

Love cars? Each September Springfield hosts the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival with more than 8,000 sets of wheels to ogle.

Litchfield's Ariston Café was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame in 1992 and is the stop for home-style cooking.

Litchfield's Ariston Café was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame in 1992 and is the stop for home-style cooking.

Route 66 is one of the oldest highways in the country and arguably the most famous. It will be celebrating its 90th birthday this year, is more than 2,400 miles long and passes through some of the most famous landmarks, such as Chicago's own Art Institute of Chicago, California's Santa Monica Pier and the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis.
But while landmarks are an exciting find, everyone knows the true gem of road trips is the cuisine, which is exactly where Route 66 and our own journey starts, right here in Chicago on Adams Street between Michigan and Wabash Avenues. Though there is some discussion whether the official starting point of Route 66 is at Tesori's—an Italian-inspired restaurant— or the nearby comfort food-style eatery Lou Mitchell's, you really can't go wrong wherever you begin the adventure. Both have tantalizing options and are available for private parties—Lou's offering a full buyout and Tesori's accommodating up to 400.
So buckle up and get ready as we take you on a guided tour down Route 66's Illinois stretch—encompassing 90 different communities—on a foodie path filled with fried chicken, a sandwich topped with french fries and roast beef and a little entertainment in between, including where to dine, meet, and stay at each stop.
Of course, Chicago has its famous attractions— deep-dish pizza, the Bean, Lake Michigan—but our starting point also has a few hidden gems you should know about, too.
Dine: With its small-town feel, Lou Mitchell's is the perfect place to begin. When women and children visit the restaurant, which has been open since 1923, they each receive a box of Milk Duds. The practice is in homage to the Greeks, who always offer something sweet to visitors. This is just one example of the diner's outstanding customer service.
Must-try Dish: Deep dish, hot dogs and Italian beef are the obvious answers, but Nuts on Clark's caramel/cheese popcorn and Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits are two of many options that shouldn't be ignored.
Know: Over the course of the year, Chicago holds 15 citywide music festivals, nearly 50 smaller neighborhood music festivals and 35 community food festivals.
Meet: Host your event in the company of Dali, Picasso and Monet while at the Art Institute of Chicago, which has more than 10 event spaces and capacity for upwards of 4,000 guests.
Do: Jump out of your car and into one of Chicago's First Lady Cruises, the best of which is the architecture tour. You'll sail along the river and listen to a genuinely interesting presentation of more than 50 Chi-town buildings and how they came to be.
Stay: A restored 123-year-old Venetian Gothic building, the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel is the perfect place to stay away from chain brands. With 241 rooms, a number of restaurants and dining outlets (and a perfect location on Michigan Avenue), you won't be disappointed.
Romeoville is said to be named after the famed star-crossed lover in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with Joliet acting as its romantic twin city and rival.
Dine: White Fence Farm is a popular dining venue with crispy chicken and fresh corn fritters. It's also one of the oldest—it dates back to the mid-1920s. Others of note: McMichael's, Fat Ricky's and At's a Nice Pizza.
Must-try Dish: White Fence boasts the "world's greatest chicken." Fried to perfection, it's hard for us to disagree.
Know: Romeoville is known for its limestone—historical records note that the area's sedimentary rock was used to build the Illinois State Capitol Building.
Meet: The almost two-year-old Edward Hospital Athletic and Event Center features 76,000 square feet, community meeting rooms, multipurpose rooms and even basketball courts and an indoor soccer field.
Do: Unique to the area is the Isle a la Cache Museum, which gives visitors a history lesson on the French voyageurs who trekked along the area in the 1700s. It also can be rented out for events.
Stay: Romeoville doesn't have any hotels along Route 66, but there a number of hotels just minutes away.
After leaving Romeoville, Joliet is a muststop city. And, of course, the must-stop city has a must-see landmark: the Joliet Area Historical Museum. Here you can find the perfect introduction at the Route 66 Welcome Center.
Dine: Head straight back to the '50s at the Joliet Route 66 Diner. The mom-and-pop restaurant embraces its roots with woodpaneled walls, neon lighting along the ceiling and a long counter at which to eat the heartiest of comfort foods.
Must-try Dish: While Joliet isn't known for any specific food, it does have a number of restaurants right along the route, including a bevy of breakfast joints like Home Cut Donuts, Silver Dollar Restaurant and Old Fashioned Pancake House.
Know: The very first Dairy Queen—that renowned server of ice cream treats— opened its doors in 1940 in Joliet.
Meet: The vaudeville Rialto Square Theatre is the perfect place for those looking to inject a little culture into their event with room for up to 300 guests.
Do: Only a tad more exciting than Route 66 itself, the Route 66 Raceway is a drag racing stadium that, along with hosting pro shows, lets you hop in the driver's seat and take a spin.
Stay: Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel has 200 rooms, more than 6,000 square feet of meeting space for up to 325 guests and a world-class casino. So, there's really no gamble when staying here.
Back in the 1800s, Braidwood was a booming town for miners. The town recently commemorated its rich history with a time vault buried in a nearby park.
Dine: Visitors must pull up to the Polka Dot Drive-In. Opened in 1956, the interior seems to not have aged a day, transporting patrons to the glory of the '50s. Statues, including Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, line the outside of the restaurant.
Must-try Dish: It's a tie between the roast beef sandwich at the Polka Dot Drive-In and the fried chicken at the family-style Golden Mine.
Know: While Braidwood is relatively small, visitors from all over the world—including Australia, Germany and Japan—flock to the area for a taste of that small-town feel and natural beauty.
Meet: While the town doesn't have much meeting space, there is room for 200 at the local Immaculate Conception Church.
Do: Housed in a restored train depot, The Braidwood Historical Society Museum has memorabilia from all the way back to the 19th century.
Stay: There isn't a hotel yet, but, according to Mayor James Vehrs, talks are in progress about breaking ground on a Drury Inn in the near future.
While Pontiac may be small in size, it is a gold mine when it comes to Route 66 history and landmarks. "Pontiac is one of the crown jewels anywhere on Route 66," says Bill Kelly, executive director of the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway—a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the special road. "[The city] made a major commitment to Route 66, and it has paid off handsomely."
Dine: Edinger's Filling Station will more than fit your fancy. Designed to look like an old-school gas station, complete with a garage door, the restaurant dishes up some of the best small-town comfort food, perfect for every road trip.
Must-try Dish: Pontiac doesn't have a traditional dish to its name, but the town can boast that, aside from fast food restaurants, all of its dining spots are locally owned and operated. "It is a necessity for our restaurants to service delicious food, or they won't last long," says Ellie Alexander, tourism director for Pontiac.
Know: The town has been a part of the road since its inception in 1926. Meet: Recently renovated, the Eagle Performing Arts and Conference Center is perfect for groups. It can seat 250 auditorium- style and 186 with round tables.
Do: No trip to Pontiac (and Route 66 itself) would be complete without a visit to the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum. Among other memorabilia, it includes a Volkswagen van owned by a traveling artist from the area that inspired a character in the movie Cars.
Stay: There are a number of chain hotels within the town, but if you're looking for a historic, no-frills hotel, the Fiesta Motel is a must.
With homegrown restaurants and historic landmarks, "Bloomington-Normal is a great place for food and travel on 66," says Samantha Morehead, tourism marketing manager of the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Dine: Beningo's is one of the area's "hidden gems," located mere blocks from Route 66. You cannot go wrong with any of the mouthwatering Italian options at the 45-year-old, family-owned restaurant. "[Beningo's] is authentic and has the best food ever," says Morehead. "I have had everything on the menu, and it's all homemade." Making the restaurant feel even more homey is owner Janet Whitworth, who leaves the kitchen nightly to chat with patrons.
Must-try Dish: Italian seems to be a staple in the area. The A La Baldini pizza at Lucca Grill is a standout topped with sausage, pepperoni and ham with a sprinkle of veggies for good measure. For those with a sweet tooth, the Avalanche at Gene's Ice Cream is a must.
Know: Driving down the route through this area, you'll encounter the "Dead Man's Curve," a dangerous bend on the original Route 66 that was famous for many accidents caused by daring drivers.
Meet: Formerly known as the Scottish Rite Temple, the historic Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts has an auditorium that seats 1,200, a ballroom that seats up to 1,400 and four breakout spaces with seating for 360 people.
Do: The Quinn Shell Station is a must-see. In use for 70-plus years, the now-closed gas station was inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame in 2012.
Stay: The Parke Regency, a boutique hotel just a short drive from Route 66, boasts 70 guest rooms and 11,500 square feet of meeting and event space.
As the state's capital, Springfield is a nobrainer stop along Route 66. Says Alicia Erickson, marketing specialist for the city's CVB, "We're lucky to have both Route 66 and Abraham Lincoln to make visiting Springfield a unique experience."
Dine: No visit would be complete without a visit to the Cozy Dog Drive-In for the famous treat on a stick, aka corn dogs, dipped in a secret recipe batter.
Must-try Dish: The horseshoe sandwich is famous throughout the state and can be found at a number of restaurants. An opened-face sandwich typically topped with a hamburger, french fries and some sort of cheese sauce, the horseshoe is a monstrosity with more calories than we care to think about.
Know: Each September, Springfield hosts the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, where more than 80,000 spectators from 20 states come to ogle 1,000- plus cars.
Meet: With 65,000 square feet, the recently renovated Prairie Capital Convention Center's main hall can hold up to 9,000 guests for a reception and 3,000 seated at round tables. Bonus: It's located in the heart of the historic district, near a number of attractions.
Do: Of course, Springfield is best known for producing one of the most famous U.S. presidents of all time—Abraham Lincoln. To honor him, a visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum should be on the agenda. For visitors who want to experience Lincoln further, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the Old State Capitol and The Lincoln Tomb are must-sees.
Stay: Centrally located, the State House Inn can host events for up to 300 and has 125 rooms and suites.
Hailed by Kelly for its food, this town is a major player along Route 66 with the Ariston Café—the oldest continually operated restaurant along the route.
Dine: The aforementioned Ariston Café is known for its home-style cooking and historic roots—it was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame in 1992. A back room is available for events.
Must-try Dish: Fried chicken and roast beef from Ariston and any type of baked good from Jubelt's Bakery (you can't go wrong with any of the tantalizing sweet treats).
Know: Aside from its delectable food offerings, convenience is a perk of the town. "Everything in Litchfield is located within half a mile and all within half a mile of Route 66," says Sarah Waggoner, tourism coordinator for the city. "People are always surprised by that."
Meet: The 1,066-square-foot conference center at the Holiday Inn Express/Suites Litchfield West has space for 75 reception-style and 50 banquet-style. The hotel has a real Route 66 vibe, with local artwork flanking the walls.
Do: Originally, the masterminds behind the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center met to compile a postcard book of the history's past. The idea soon snowballed into something much larger, and a brick-and-mortar relic of the past stands now provides visitors with information from its incorporation in 1856.
Stay: If you don't rent a room at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, the Hampton Inn Litchfield with 64 guest rooms also is a safe bet. Or try Baymont Inn & Suites, Quality Inn, Super 8 Hotel or Americas Best Value Inn in Litchfield.
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Archive for the tag "Lord Chamberlain"
Francis, Viscount Lovell …
…, who became Lord Chamberlain today in 1483 and carried the third sword of state at Richard's coronation three weeks later has been featured in his own blog since February 2017, thanks to Michelle (and apologies for the missing accent). She also makes a great effort to determine his fate.
Posted by super blue in anniversaries, battles, heraldry and tagged Battle of Bosworth, blogs, Coronation, Francis Lovell, James IV, Lord Chamberlain, Minster Lovell, mysteries, Richard III, safe conduct, Scotland, Stoke Field
SIR WILLIAM STANLEY – TURNCOAT OR LOYALIST
It is well documented how, through the treasonable and treacherous actions of Sir William Stanley at Bosworth, Richard lost his crown and his life. He was hacked to death after Stanley, who brought 3000 men with him, intervened at the crucial point when Richard, with his household cavalry in a heroic charge, came within a hair's breadth of reaching Tudor and despatching him. There is a story that after Richard's crown was found under a hawthorn bush, it was Stanley who crowned him.
Sir William seems to have been one of those people who can run with the hounds and play with the foxes, doing well under Edward IV, who made him Chamberlain of Chester and, interestingly, Steward of the Prince of Wales' Household(1). Later Richard made Stanley Chief Justice of North Wales and finally Tudor made him Lord Chamberlain and Knight of the Garter. It is said that Stanley – step-uncle to Tudor and brother-in-law to Margaret Beaufort – was one of the richest men in England. Bacon estimated his income at 3000 pounds a year. Stanley was also step-father to Francis Lovell, having married Lovell's mother, Joan Beaumont, widow of John Lovell, 8th Baron Lovell, but I digress!
Fast forward 10 years and it all ended ignominiously at Tower Hill, where Stanley was beheaded on 16 February 1495 for the treasonable act of communicating with Perkin Warbeck. Stanley was accused of telling Robert Clifford, who informed on him, that if he was sure Perkin was indeed Edward's son 'he would never take up arms against him'.
The question I am raising here is not so much about Stanley's interminable fence-sitting, which is common knowledge – and a penchant he shared with his brother Thomas – but rather, did Sir William, an apparent dyed-in-the-wool turncoat, capable of the greatest untrustworthiness, actually possess a latent streak of honour, perhaps dating from the time when he was Steward to the Princes of Wales' Household? Did his time there give birth to a fierce loyalty to Edward's sons, that later emerged with such a passion that he risked all, absolutely all, when he joined the Perkin Warbeck plot? Did he grow fond of young Edward, later focusing this affection on Edward's brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, whom Warbeck purported to be? OR, was he, as the historian Gairdner (2) suggested, merely attempting to secure his position in the event of an invasion?
(1) Ramsay, Lancaster and York, ii 482
(2) W A J Archbold 'Sir William Stanley and Perkin Warbeck' English Historical Review 14( 1899) pp 529-534. 'On 14 March (year unknown) Gairdner suggested in a note to Archbold that Stanley may 'simply have wanted to secure his position with both sides in case of an invasion'. I am grateful for this information which I have gleaned from Helen Maurer's 'Whodunit – The Suspects in the Case'.
Posted by sparkypus in anniversaries, battles and tagged "Perkin", Archbold, Battle of Bosworth, betrayal, Cheshire, crown, Edward IV, executions, Francis Viscount Lovell, Gairdner, hawthorn bush, Helen Maurer, Henry VII, Joan "Beaufort", Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lord Chamberlain, loyalty, North Wales, Ramsay, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Clifford, Sir William Stanley, Thomas Lord Stanley, Tower Hill, treason
Edward IV, The Woodvilles, and Lord Hastings
Charles Ross in his invaluable book Edward IV explains the utility of the Woodville family to Edward IV. The fact that they were (relatively) low-born and owned (relatively) little land was actually their selling point. Essentially (unlike for example Warwick, or even the Duke of Gloucester) their power and influence could not be exercised independently of Edward. They needed him rather more than he needed them. It is perhaps not inappropriate to think of them as members of staff in a modern company. They could be given tasks to do, but the Chief Executive (Edward) could determine and limit those tasks as he pleased, and he could also, in effect, dismiss them at will. It was much more difficult to 'dismiss' the likes of Warwick, who, to continue the analogy, could set up in business on his own account or become a valuable acquisition to a competitor.
Of late there has been an attempt to whitewash the Woodvilles in some quarters, but Ross (who was no raving Ricardian) has this to say: 'More important in creating their unsavoury reputation was their own behaviour. As a family, the Woodvilles were not conspicuous for their charm and amiability. Like his daughter, Earl Rivers seems to have been greedy and grasping and the duchess of Bedford was not much better. They could also be vengeful and overbearing.' (Edward IV, p97.)
In fairness, Ross goes on to say that Anthony was a more attractive figure. But then he says: '…the main source of the Woodville unpopularity was the contemporary belief that they exercised an excessive and malign influence upon the king.' (Edward IV, p99.)
Now, just as it is mistaken to believe that Edward IV was entirely dominated by Richard of Gloucester, I believe it is equally mistaken to believe Edward was ruled entirely by the Woodvilles. Edward IV was his own man, and that is why the – dare I say evils? – of his reign must be blamed squarely on him, and not on either Richard or the Woodvilles. However, at the time, I believe it was easy for critics of Edward's regime to blame the Woodvilles for the policies they disliked. In Warwick's case, he was simply following the well-trodden path of blaming 'the King's advisers' for the King's policies. Rebels almost invariably did this, whether we are talking about the Lords Appellant in 1387 or the Parliament in 1641. It was simply the norm, as it implied that the King personally was not to blame but was the prisoner of a clique.
In Richard of Gloucester's case, I suspect it was mentally more comfortable for him to blame the Woodvilles than to blame his once-adored elder brother. Though I suspect his adoration of Edward had dimmed a little by 1483, for a number of reasons.
On the other hand, the Woodvilles clearly had some influence. They were not around the court for the benefit of their health. It's simply that they did not have quite the influence either they or their opponents imagined, and this was cruelly exposed by the death of their patron.
It may be that the Woodvilles simply had a different 'vision' of a Protectorate, that they envisaged something like the minority of Henry VI, when Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, although named Protector, had limited powers and functioned more or less as primus inter pares at the head of the Council, with no control of the person of the King. That is the most generous interpretation that can be put on their actions. A less generous interpretation is that they meant to destroy Gloucester (and possibly Buckingham and Hastings too) and rule themselves, perhaps with Rivers, or even Queen Elizabeth, at the head of the table. It's impossible to be sure.
Richard of Gloucester quite clearly envisaged the role of Protector as akin to the power exercised by his own father during Henry VI's periods of insanity – that is, that he would rule virtually as a king. If we assume that – and there really is little evidence that he was planning to take the crown himself – his reaction to the Woodvilles' intrigues is fairly understandable.
As for Hastings, it is quite clear that he too felt threatened by the Woodvilles, and so we can safely say that the issue was not entirely in Richard's head. His threat to debunk to Calais if Edward V's escort was not limited to 2,000 says it all. (One wonders why an escort even as large as 2,000 was felt necessary unless the Woodvilles' envisaged some sort of clash of arms.)
Hastings was (though you might be forgiven for thinking otherwise) as much a 'new man' as any of the Woodvilles. His father had been a knight, and the family had been in York family service for several generations. He was vaguely related to the Hastings earls of Pembroke (whose line died out in 1389) but so were lots of other people. Like the Woodvilles he had (relatively) little land. What he did have were remarkable political skills, a great deal of popularity, and the personal friendship with Edward IV. A lot of his power, though, depended on the offices he held. Lord Chamberlain, Lieutenant of Calais and Master of the Mint. (He was also employed as 'steward' by various lords and ladies, but only because of his influence, one imagines.)
Hastings was no friend of the Woodvilles, and indeed had apparently had something of a feud with them. He was reportedly delighted by their fall. So what went wrong? In my view, he very quickly realised that he was not going to be Richard's right hand man. Buckingham, Howard and probably Lovel were in the queue ahead of him. Lacking the political influence he had enjoyed under Edward IV, he would be – well, perhaps not ruined but certainly diminished.
He may also have favoured the 1422 model of a Protectorate. Either he did not want Gloucester to have too much power, or he saw that Richard was planning to make himself King. Neither scenario would give Hastings the power he wanted and needed. He was not, in short, prepared to be relegated to the second violins.
This would explain why he started some plotting of his own, perhaps by making overtures to his Woodville rivals. Again, he may not have intended to do more than limit Richard's power, put him back in his box, or it may have been something more lethal.
Yet another possibility is that Hastings knew of the Edward IV-Eleanor Talbot marriage, and that when the facts came out his position became untenable. However, given that Edward somehow apparently managed to keep Hastings out of the loop about Elizabeth for some time, this can by no means be certain.
Posted by sighthound6 in genealogy and tagged Anthony Woodville, Calais, Charles Ross, Earls of Pembroke, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Woodville, Francis Lovell, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VI, Humphrey of Gloucester, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lieutenant of Calais, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Hastings, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lords Appellant, Master of the Mint, pre-contract, Richard III, Woodvilles


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HomeLatest NewsEgypt Latest NewsEgypt Will Build Memorial To The Mexican Tourists Killed In Western Oasis Last Year
Egypt Will Build Memorial To The Mexican Tourists Killed In Western Oasis Last Year
September 16, 2016 Ahmed Rashed Egypt Latest News
Mexico's foreign ministry declared in a statement that the families of the eight Mexican tourists who were killed in an aerial bombing in Egypt last year have reached a compensation agreement with the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA), reported Reuters.
In September 2015, an Egyptian army aircraft fired on a group of visitors parked for a barbecue near a tourist site, thinking they were militants. Eight Mexican citizens and four Egyptians were killed. Six Mexicans were wounded.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior said that military and police forces had been conducting security operations in El-Wahat (Western Oasis) in the Western Desert. After opening fire, security forces discovered that the four vehicles were civilian.
According to the interior ministry, the vehicles had been in an area prohibited to civilians due to the dangerous security situation.
The Egyptian government did not publicly apologize for the attack but put the blame on the travel company that organized the trip.
In January, Mexico's Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu commented on the incident, saying that "the administrative authorities and the travel agency should have had more clarity on the permit and in that sense would eventually be responsible."
In May, officials announced that the federation of Egyptian tourism agencies had compensated the families of three out of the eight victims USD 140,000(nearly 500,000 Egyptian pounds) each as part of a preliminary deal in exchange for the families refraining from suing Egypt.
Now Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that after the intervention of both governments and their lawyers, an accord was reached with the ETAA to pay "financial compensation" to the victims once current religious festivals in Egypt are over.
The federation is a union of local tourism chambers of commerce and represents the tourism industry. It is not officially part of the Egyptian government.
The ministry, which in May complained that it was not satisfied with Egypt's response to the attack, did not divulge details of the agreement.
The ministry also said that the under the accord, authorities in Egypt will also erect a memorial to the Mexican and Egyptian victims.
It is noteworthy that the Egypt's Tourism Ministry has paid a financial compensation to the family of the Egyptian tour guide who died in the accident worth only 130,000 Egyptian pounds which is nearly 10% of the compensations decided to the Mexican victims.
Egyptian activists on the social media criticized the Egyptian government saying that the Egyptian price is 10% of the Mexican price.While others doubted if the three Egyptian drivers killed in the accident would have a compensation from the Egyptian government.
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Algeria, Tunisia will enjoy stability and security whatever the price: Algerian PM
March 11, 2017 MEO Staff Algeria, Tunisia
Algeria and Tunisia were "strongly and totally" coordinating their efforts to counter security threats, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Thursday in Tunis, ensuring that the two countries will join stability and security whatever the price [ More … ]


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from .models import Product, Variation, ProductImage, Category, ProductFeatured

class VariationInline(admin.TabularInline):
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class ProductImageInline(admin.TabularInline):
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class ProductAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
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        ProductImageInline,
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    class Meta:
        model = Product

admin.site.register(Product, ProductAdmin)

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# admin.site.register(ProductImage)

admin.site.register(Category)

admin.site.register(ProductFeatured)

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Cylinder gage type, for fast, precise measurements of hole diameters.
For bores 1/4" to 6"
Three point contact on gages from .4" to 6". Simply insert dial indicator into collet and numbered, fixed point into collar at bottom of gage.
Set includes case and all necessary parts.
.4"- .7" VME Dial Bore Gage w/.0005" Ind .4 - .7 4"
.7"- 1.4" VME Dial Bore Gage w/.0005" Ind .7 - 1.400" 6"
1.4"- 2 3/8" VME Dial Bore Gage w/.0005" Ind 1.400 - 2 3/8" 6"
2"- 6" VME Dial Bore Gage w/.0005" Ind 2" - 6" 6"
For bores 3/4" to 6", three point contact.
Simply insert dial indicator into collet and numbered, fixed point into collar at bottom of gage.
.75"- 1.5" Peacock Dial Bore Gage w/ .0001" .7 - 1.400" 6"
2"- 6" Teclock Dial Bore Gage w/ .0005" 2" - 6" 6"
2"- 6" Peacock Dial Bore Gage w/ .0001" 2" - 6" 6"
1.4"-6" range. Covers the range of TWO traditional bore gages!
Insulated grip. Chrome plated handle.
This Fowler bore gage includes an extension holder and fitted case.
1.4-6" Fowler Xtender Bore Gage Set 1.4-6"
.7-1.5" Fowler Dial Bore Gage .7" - 1.5"
2-6" Fowler Dial Bore Gage 2"- 6"
1.4-6" Fowler Dial Bore Gage 1.4"- 6"
4-12" Fowler Dial Bore Gage 4"- 12"
Fowler Extender-E Electronic Bore Gage Set.
This set is similar to the popular X-tender Dial Bore Gage set, but includes an electronic indicator for increased versatility.
Bar graph and numerical display.
Range: 1.4" - 6" / 35mm - 150mm.
Sets dial bore gages up to 6" to an accuracy of .0001"
Dial Bore Gage is NOT included.
Base anvil: 2.750" x .80"
(2) Adjustable anvils: 2.375" x .375"
Quick-release holder for fast adjustment.
Certificate of Calibration to N.I.S.T.