I am a kindergarten teacher, I have resented the fact that this approach has been taken as the main resource of learning. I have had in the past many of my students developed reading and comprehension skills to a higher level than kinder. Why? this was done thanks to the freedom I was given in the past years to teach my little ones. Now, I have been asked to level and label every book in my classroom library; by doing this of course, I was asked to removed any books that are not at lavel for my students. What I know for a fact is that children are always interested in science books that are way up of their reading or comprehension level. My question is, why should I as an educator stop and discourage my students from learning even if is not a text that they can read? I believe that guided reading should take place in cases like this, to help the students understand what is that interesting book about.
The first is the biggest complaint made about balanced literacy: time. It takes time to do all the additional reading and that time needs to come from other subjects. In Kay's school, geography gets less priority now; as the time allotted to it is only one-third what it used to be.
Obviously, if a child is truly a struggling reader that would be appropriate; because without a solid reading ability history and geography would not be as useful to an individual. However, most middle school student's are NOT struggling readers.
Kay's other point, which is also related to time, indicates that student's have less options for activities during the time frame when the teacher is reading with another group. Teachers often have to assign worksheets and silent reading activities to the other students. By the end of the day, all students have had less time to pursue artistic, verbal, or dramatic modes of learning.
1. How long should it last? Is it possible that a school system could use balanced literacy in Kindergarten to 3rd grade without using it through all grades?
2. How do we decide how much time and resources should be dedicated to below-average students compared to average or above-average students. If my student was in the bottom 20% for reading ability, I would be glad to have the additional time spent on balanced literacy. But what about the other 80% of students. Should they be held back from other subjects and modes of learning?
For those homeschooling, these questions are easier to answer since one-on-one attention is given to each student. However, since many homeschoolers use curriculum that is modified from that used in classrooms, these issues will affect homeschool families indirectly.
Kay, thank you for sharing your thought-provoking insights based on your experiences.
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U.S., Persian Gulf allies step up coordination against stealth attacks tied to Iran
By World Tribune on May 30, 2019 Exclusives, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Top Stories
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, May 30, 2019 The United States and key Middle East allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up pressure on Iran, warning against any attacks and taking measures to bolster cooperation to counter Teheran's regional activities. The actions and comments on May 29 came […]
U.S., as it did with North Korea, is applying maximum pressure on Iran
By World Tribune on August 2, 2018 Exclusives, Iran, Latest From Geostrategy-Direct, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, Top Story, U.S. Intelligence, Washington
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Iran is getting a taste of the maximum pressure strategy used by U.S. President Donald Trump that brought North Korea to the negotiating table. As the U.S. is set to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani exchanged heated rhetoric after which Trump followed up […]
U.S., South Korean exercises focus on removing North Korean WMD
By World Tribune on December 18, 2017 Americas, Exclusives, NE Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune
by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2017 U.S. and South Korean forces last week conducted a joint exercise aimed at infiltrating North Korea and removing the Kim Jong-Un regime's weapons of mass destruction. North Korea last tested an ICBM on Nov. 29. Pyongyang claims the Hwasong-15 is capable of hitting anywhere in the United States. Last […]
U.S., S. Korea, Japan stage drill to track N. Korean missiles
By World Tribune on December 11, 2017 Americas, Exclusives, Japan, NE Asia, North Korea, Rest of The Best, South Korea, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune
by WorldTribune Staff, December 11, 2017 The U.S., South Korea and Japan on Dec. 11 began joint exercises in waters near the Korean peninsula aimed at tracking missiles from North Korea, Seoul's Defense Ministry said. "During the drill, Aegis warships from each country will simulate detecting and tracking down potential ballistic missiles from the North […]
U.S., South Korea set for exercise with focus on synching operations in the event of war
By World Tribune on November 28, 2017 China, Columnists, Donald Kirk, Japan, NE Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Top Stories, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics, Washington
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON — U.S. and South Korean warplanes will be crisscrossing the skies above and around South Korea early next month in the biggest show of allied force against the North so far. U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae-In agreed on the need to stage the […]
U.S., Japan conduct air exercises near Korean peninsula
By World Tribune on August 9, 2017 Americas, Exclusives, Japan, NE Asia, North Korea, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2017 The United States and Japan conducted joint air drills in skies near the Korean peninsula on Aug 8. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers and two Japanese F-2 fighter jets took part in the drills, which were held near Japan's southern Kyushu island, according to a news release […]
U.S., Russia to continue dialogue after Trump's hand forced by Congress on sanctions
By World Tribune on August 6, 2017 Exclusives, Russia, Top Stories, U.S. Media, U.S. Politics, Ukraine, Washington
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 6 that he believed his American counterpart was ready to continue dialogue with Russia on complex issues despite bilateral tensions and the imposition of fresh U.S. sanctions against Moscow. "We felt the readiness of our U.S. colleagues to […]
U.S., Japan and India take part in joint naval drills seen as signal to China
By World Tribune on July 12, 2017 Americas, Exclusives, India, Japan, NE Asia, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune
by WorldTribune Staff, July 12, 2017 The U.S., Japanese and Indian navies have each dispatched aircraft carriers to the Bay of Bengal to take part in an exercise which analysts say is aimed at checking China's increased presence in the region. The USS Nimitz of the U.S. Navy, INS Vikramaditya of the Indian Navy and […]
U.S., citing Iran's arming of Hizballah, urges UN to enforce arms embargo
By World Tribune on January 19, 2017 Exclusives, Iran, Mideast, Rest of The Best, Russia, Syria, U.S. Intelligence, United Nations, Washington
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power on January 18 expressed concern that Iran is supplying weapons to Lebanon's Hizballah in violation of an arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council. Power said Iran's arming of Hizballah "continues to destabilize the Middle East" and urged the council […]
U.S., Europe condemn anti-Islamist Gen. Haftar's for seizing Libyan oil terminals
By World Tribune on September 14, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Libya, Mideast, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune
by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2016 An offensive into Libya's "oil crescent" by Gen. Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) has been condemned by the U.S. and its main European allies. "The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States condemn this weekend's attacks on Zueitina, Ras Lanuf, Es Sider […]

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During our travels along the Murray River we decided to stop into Cactus Country, about 10 minutes out of Strathmerton and close to where we were camping on Ulupna Island.
In the middle of country Victoria, Cactus Country is home to more than 4,000 species of cacti and succulents from around the world and is Australia's largest cactus collection. From the minute you walk through the door it feels like you've been transported to straight to Mexico.
Every part of this garden has been meticulously planned and designed. The cacti have been planted in different sections, almost telling different stories and creating beautiful different shapes as you walk around each of the paths. The cactus garden actually extends for 12 acres, so you'll be entertained for hours as you explore.
Before you take off on your walk around the gardens make sure you ask the girls at the cafe for a plant guide book, which takes you through each of the trails and gives you an insight to the different plants you're going to see along the way.
There are eight different walking trails that will take you around all of Cactus Country's gardens. Each trail will take you on a walk through a different part of the world, with species from South America, North America and South Africa.
The green and purple trails will also take you into some green houses, where you can find some smaller cacti as well as beautiful murals painted on the walls.
A huge highlight is also Cactus Farmer Jim's Valley of Hybrid Giants, which is definitely not to be missed. And keep an eye out for the Cactus Monster and the Cactus Family along the pink and blue trails.
If you head right to the end trails of the garden you can also see that they garden is ever growing, with more cacti growing and the works to expand the garden in motion.
Complete your Mexican getaway in the Victorian country with a stop at their restaurant. The decor inside is so cute, it absolutely feels like some of the restaurants we visited through Mexico!
After working up an appetite walking through all the gardens, grab a frozen margarita and a bite to eat to refuel. They have all kinds of nachos on the menu, all served with guacamole. YUM. And obviously, their frozen margs are not to be missed, absolutely delicious.
If you're looking for something a little bit different and more unique, why not try their cactus cake or cactus ice-cream.
There's also a gift shop on the way out, where you can purchase your own mini cactus for your own garden back at home. There are all kinds of cacti you can buy depending which you like, as we as all different sizes!
Northern Victoria is an awesome place to visit all year round, boasting more sunny days than the Sunshine Coast each year so no matter what time of the year you visit you're sure to have a great time.
October and November are the best flowering months, so it's a great time to visit if you would like to see the cacti in full bloom.
Try to visit early in the morning or later in the afternoon to avoid the harshest sun hours of the day, it can get extremely hot walking around amongst the cacti.
Cactus Country is located in Strathmerton, a town at the top of Victoria along the Murray River. It's about a 3 hour drive from Melbourne along the Goulburn Valley Highway.
There's free parking out the front of Cactus Country, with plenty of room to park caravans, boats and trailers if you're towing something while you travel.
Admission: Tickets cost $15 per adult, with discounts for children and seniors.
Opening Hours: Cactus Country is open from 9am to 5pm, 7 days per week.
Dogs are also welcome at Cactus Country, as long as they are on a leash at all times. For more information check out the Cactus Country website.
Cactus Country is the perfect place to take a little detour on your Murray River road trip and experience a little taste of Mexico right here in Victoria. The garden is even complete with a few donkeys grazing out the front and greeting you as you drive up to the garden. Make sure you grab yourself a frozen margarita before you leave. You won't regret it.


Yeshua (Jesus Christ) walked the earth in human form about 2000 years ago. He is "Emmanuel" which means "God with us"! Why did Yeshua (Jesus Christ) come to earth and live as a human amongst men?
Yeshua, the Light of the world, came to get us OUT OF THE DARK into His LIGHT!
Yeshua came to SAVE us!
It was not an easy thing to do to save us. The Savior of the world would have to suffer and die on the cross. What if Yeshua had decided to leave instead? We would have been left in darkness and sin. What if Yahshua had not been willing to suffer and die for us? We would not have ETERNAL LIFE with God!
Here is the garden where Yeshua prayed to do God's will even if it meant going through the extreme suffering and violent death that would pay for our needed salvation.
Yeshua suffered and died to save us, because that is what perfect love will do! He prayed to do the Father's will even though it meant pain for Himself. He loved the Father and us so much that He chose to suffer and die for us!
Now, do we love God enough to pray, "Yet not what I will, but what You will."? What will we sacrifice to help someone else?
PRAYER: Father, help us to love You and to do what You want us to do, not what we selfishly want to do, just thinking of ourselves. Help us to live lives of love and obedience to You!
WHERE YESHUA WALKED PART 3: This is the hill called Golgotha or Calvary outside the city of Jerusalem where Yeshua died.


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The Woman Writer Project – Page 8 – What if everything you believed about women and writing was wrong?
Now, I could ask myself, why aren't I? However, a more interesting question that I'm pondering is, What pain am I willing to put up with in my life to work on my passion?
* the fear that I'll never make a "living wage" as a writer.
But you can't win if you don't play.
So, ask yourself, what pain are you willing to put up with in order to write?
I'm personally and academically interested in the choices and compromises talented female writers make, more specifically why some women have difficulty giving themselves time and permission to do their writing.
I struggle with my roles as a woman: wife, mother, PhD student, professor, nurturer, and I run out of time and energy to do my creative work. But it has never truly been a problem of time management or writer's block. Rather the issues run deeper, and for my PhD dissertation, I chose to write a novel and to document my own fluency and resistance as part of my contextualization.
I work up this morning and thought, Holy cow, where did the week go?
This has been a tough writing week for me. I'm 69 thousand-ish words into a draft of my 70 to 80 thousand word romantic mystery novel. And I'm totally overwhelmed about the fact that I'm not writing fast enough, worried that summer, which officially started yesterday, will be over before I can finish my novel, and freaking out because my life is boring (read: wake up, drink coffee and write, and worry about writing).
To put it bluntly, I am, like so many other women writers do, having difficulty giving myself time and permission to do my writing. Even though I need to!
The novel is part of my PhD dissertation – so I have "permission" to write it. If you're a woman and a writer, you get what I just said – all those hours and hours given to a writing project that were not given to family or work.
So today my plan is to become a writing warrior. To create a writing culture for myself and other women writers that bears witness to the woman writer's experience.
Have any writing advice for me? Let me know in the comments below.
– Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones (p. 101).
We get told this over and over: We all have the same 24 hours a day and how we use them is up to us.
As if, somehow, we're focusing on things that aren't important to us. And that's what hinders our writing.
For women, our true priorities – our relationships, our children, our work – dictate how we spend our hours each day.
We can't, as so many advice-givers advocate, just make time to write. We have to schedule our writing time around our priorities. We focus on things that ARE important to us.
In addition to being a wife, mother, and writer, I am a college professor. Today is graduation. I MUST be at graduation, right. It's a school requirement, I can't skip it and write.
Should I feel bad about that? I think not.
Like me, you have challenges in your life that are personal to you. Your job is to determine your true priorities and manage your time around those priorities so that your challenges do not create barriers.
The solution is not to in time management, it is in priority management.
Keep writing. Your words matter. My words matter. Life gets in the way – everyday, every freakin' day! – but we can't stop, won't stop writing. Don't. Stop. Writing.
I'm just going to lay this out there: The rigors of life itself still chip and distance women from their inner lives.
Expecting that women can just take/make the time needed to write ignores the gender socialization that continues to affect the choices that creative women make. In my own experience, I have found that talented and creative women, myself included, still struggle against both societal and personal pressures.
Two decades ago, researcher Livia Pohlman pointed out, that for women, "The conflict between the demands of family life and the tensions inherent in producing creative work may affect adult creativity in numerous and as yet unexplored ways" (p. 3). The women she interviewed found that "their identities were often divided three ways – as a wife, a mother, and a writer – with their sense of self as a writer being in conflict with the gender expectations of being a good wife and mother" (p. 10).
Even though one would anticipate that much would have changed in twenty years, more currently, this same position is supported by Sarah White Bender (and co-writers) who in a research article published in 2013, said, "In place of single-minded devotion to creative work, women's attention is commonly diverted from creative pursuits to competing interpersonal priorities" (p. 40).
No matter what we're told, many women who would like to write (or to write more) succumb to a potent brew of upbringing and social expectations, which makes splitting time between the people we love and the creative work we wish to do a wrenching choice.
In her book Art, bell hooks noted, "Most women I encounter (with the exception of a privileged few) feel that we are still struggling against enormous odds to transform both this culture and our everyday lives so that our creativity can be nurtured in a sustained manner" (p. 128).
Our desire to do creative work, in the experience of many women, is treated as an indulgence, and hooks warned us that we cannot wait for ideal circumstances to be in place. She said, "Each of us must invent alternative strategies that enable us to move against and beyond the barriers that stand in our way" (p. 130).
Before you go, ask yourself what alternative strategies can you invent that allow to you nudge things aside to open a space for writing?


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Thank you for your kind and encouraging feedback. Your spirit of aloha permeates your threads.
Your rigorous defense in the believe of separation of science and commerce is commendable.
I humbly asked you as a scientist to prove us wrong.
That's what good scientist do.
Thanks, Drew and Dan for your quick response! Dr. King's next post did go into this forum so the message was understood.
Dr. King, thanks for contributing, but please avoid unnecessary repetition. I sincerely hope that some scientists will post a response to your challenge.
We do hope that some scientists answer our challage. I believe the smart ones will try.
If you don't mind we will keep count of how many days/years it takes to "disprove" our Null Hypothesis.
Jeez!! We are now on day 16 and the Nul-Hypothesis still stands. What are Dan and Drew waiting for?
I would like to thank all of you who have sent positive feedback and encouragement over these past 16 days. Your open eyes and minds allow you to see more.
Any chance you can kill this thread? The more replies it gets, the more it ends up in the 'new postings' category (I know, how ironic since I am in fact replying), but by killing it, we can put Dr King and his commercial ventures back in the correct thread.
Yes, great suggestion, I will close the thread now. We have not done that before on this system, but I assume the thread will no longer accept new postings.


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Uncommon Beauty
Liberty Common enters Nashville's design-forward dining scene
By Hollie Deese
Photography by Reeves Smith
Terrell Raley knows his way around designing a restaurant or two — not by trade, but by practice. His latest offering, Liberty Common from his Amaranth Hospitality Group, is an effortlessly stylish, modern Southern brasserie that honors Old World café tradition.
"We really wanted to capture what I feel like a brasserie is, with coarser marble, copper elements, opal glass sconces," Raley says. "We wanted to do booths that were channel backs. I didn't want to do a carbon copy of a typical steakhouse brasserie, a New York City hybrid. I wanted it to feel like something that was uniquely Southern."
In designing the 6,100-square-foot space of Liberty Common, Raley sought to borrow the essential elements of a traditional brasserie, such as a brass back bar system and marble architectural features, while avoiding a full-scale reproduction of French-American hybrid bistros. The result is a Southern brasserie with bright blue booths and tile but without the reproduction of French architectural elements typical of brasseries in other cities.
"I feel like we took the best of what those places have to offer, and we just kind of modernized it a little bit," he says. "I think it works."
Liberty Common is the fourth restaurant from Raley, who developed the aesthetics and concepts for East Nashville's Holland House, The Pharmacy, and most recently, Butchertown Hall. Raley is known for his ability to imagine extraordinary design and to source and commission custom furniture, fixtures and architectural elements that bring his spaces to life.
Even if he has to get an importer's license to do so — like he did for the copper pendants he brought from overseas before he even had the restaurant.
"They were the benchmark of what I wanted the place to be," he says. "I felt like if I had those, everything else would be designed around them."
The pendants sat in his attic for about a year and a half until Southern Lights Electric helped get them UL listed and wired for American standards. Then he worked with Elemental Arthouse to design the bar and shelving, the scalloped wall in the private dining area and the railings behind the banquettes.
"The first thing that I always tend to think about, and that's with basically any restaurant that I've done, is lighting. I always consider that first, how the restaurant is going to make you feel," he says.
The restaurant's menus were developed by partner and Executive Chef Jeffrey Rhodes. A Nashville native, Rhodes graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and spent many years working in Michelin-starred restaurants across the West Coast. His menus are complimented by fresh biscuits, pastries and desserts made in-house by Pastry Chef Jessica Collins.
"We're in the hospitality business, we're not in the restaurant business," he says. "I really appreciate going to restaurants where, even if the service isn't 100 percent perfect, there's this effort, there's attention being paid to every guest."
Liberty Common
207 First Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37201
In the new 222 Building, directly across from Ascend Amphitheater.
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The mixed weather conditions are set to continue today in Dublin and will continue for the remainder of the week - although Summery conditions will return.
We can expect scattered outbreaks of rain and plenty of dry spells with humid conditions and temperatures as high as 22C.
And heading into the weekend, the conditions will continue with the ever changing conditions taking their hold on Ireland.
Met Eireann says: "Mostly cloudy today. Scattered outbreaks of drizzle or light rain. Good dry spells too with brighter spells later. Humid. Moderate southwest winds. Highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees.
"Overcast and misty tonight. Patches of drizzle and mist. Hill fog. Mild. Lowest temperatures 14 to 16 degrees."
Wednesday will see conditions remain humid and continuing to change.
They continued: "Cloudy again tomorrow. Some good dry spells, but with occasional outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Humid. Highest temperatures 18 to 22 degrees. Moderate southwest winds."
"Wednesday night will be cool and breezy with many areas dry and scattered showers over western areas."
Will continue cool and mostly cloudy. Sunny spells will arise mainly over the south and east, but it'll be mostly cloudy with scattered showers. The showers will be frequent over the north and west. Southwest winds will be fresh.
A more persistent spell of rain will affect the north and west, but places further east will be mainly dry with a few sunny breaks. Moderate southwest winds. Temperatures typically in the mid to high teens.
Overall cloudy and breezy. Outbreaks of rain on occasions, but all areas getting dry spells too. The rain may be heavy at times especially in the west.
Predominantly moderate to fresh southwest winds. Staying quite mild, but with recurring mist and low cloud near Atlantic coasts.


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Obituary: Bruce Scott Campbell, 1957‑2020
Shelburne man was an artist at heart who faced death "astonished and alert"
Bruce died peacefully at home after having been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a terminal brain tumor, 14 months earlier. Like the sand irritant that creates the pearl, Bruce's journey through the relentlessly challenging universe of terminal illness clarified the dignity of this inherently noble yet humble man.
Bruce was born and raised in Indianapolis — an Eagle Scout, a National Merit Scholar — but felt like he really came home when he made his way to Manhattan as a young adult. He had a gift for finding the really good-quality things, whether it was a piece of music, a theatrical performance or an eccentric friend. Although he made his living in corporate communications and had a fulfilling, rich career at Ciba Geigi, Ernst & Young, Keurig Green Mountain, and Tesaro, he was, at heart, an artist. He produced radio programs for public radio, wrote plays that were produced in Manhattan and Indiana, played piano beautifully, produced an independent feature film, was a wonderful singer (who surprised his wife at their wedding reception by singing two love songs, which he had secretly been rehearsing for weeks), and was a gifted actor who loved the theater through and through and performed widely, especially after moving to his beloved Vermont 14 years ago.
Bruce had this exceptional ability to clarify things. He would be silent in the midst of a prolonged debate, and then say something that was stunningly precise and clarifying, using only as many words as necessary. He was utterly trustworthy and, though gifted in so many ways, never arrogant or dismissive of his plainspoken Midwestern roots. He was a steady, strong, wise and witty father to his beloved two sons and a treasure to his wife of 30 years. At 61, he learned he had about a year to live. In the ensuing months, he never complained but did say he was sad that he wasn't going to get more of the life he wholeheartedly loved. He was a deeply spiritual man who found great comfort and wisdom in the Christian mystical tradition and Buddhist teachings. When asked how he felt knowing he would die soon, he responded, "I am astonished and alert." His last coherent statement, as the tumor was just about done ravishing his brain and body, was, "I have always wanted to immerse myself in glorious faraway places, but I feel constrained." Now, though we miss him beyond words, he is free.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; sons Ian and Jesse; and sister Bari, who are all deeply grateful for the kind and competent care given him by Dr. Alissa Thomas, Dr. Bruce Tranmer and the gifted University of Vermont hospice staff.
Donations in Bruce's memory may be made to Special Olympics Vermont (specialolympicsvermont.org) or Heartbeet Life Sharing, a community for adults with intellectual abilities (heartbeet.org).
A celebration of Bruce's life will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, via Zoom, on Saturday, January 2, at 1 p.m. See Zoom invitation below.
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Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation
F. Nonaka, M. Nagayama, Toshihiko Matsuo, Fumio Shiraga, H. Ohtsuki
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
We observed two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation. Both the cases were wearing a seat-belt at the time of injury. One was a 62-year-old male who was seated at the passenger seat in the front row. His left eye showed corneal endothelial damage, iridodialysis, lens luxation and vitreous hemorrhage. Traumatic macular hole was found after the second surgery two weeks after the injury. The final visual acuity of 0.05. The corneal endothelial cell population per mm3 was 1,547 right and 2,012 left. The other was a 62-year-old male driver. His left eye showed corneal erosion, corneal endothelial damage, commotio retinae and macular edema. The visual acuity improved to 0.9 one month after injury. The corneal endothelial cell population was 2,915 right and 1,447 left. These two cases showed that the left eye was more severely affected than the right and that corneal endothelial damage was an outstanding feature.
Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage
Retinal Perforations
Corneal Injuries
Nonaka, F., Nagayama, M., Matsuo, T., Shiraga, F., & Ohtsuki, H. (2001). Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation. Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 55(2), 158-162.
Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation. / Nonaka, F.; Nagayama, M.; Matsuo, Toshihiko; Shiraga, Fumio; Ohtsuki, H.
In: Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2001, p. 158-162.
Nonaka, F, Nagayama, M, Matsuo, T, Shiraga, F & Ohtsuki, H 2001, 'Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation', Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 158-162.
Nonaka F, Nagayama M, Matsuo T, Shiraga F, Ohtsuki H. Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation. Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2001;55(2):158-162.
Nonaka, F. ; Nagayama, M. ; Matsuo, Toshihiko ; Shiraga, Fumio ; Ohtsuki, H. / Two cases of ocular injury due to air-bag activation. In: Japanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2001 ; Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 158-162.
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Sky Sports closing in on new deal with ECB to keep England's home internationals for another 10 years
Tom Morgan
13 January 2022, 1:18 pm ·2-min read
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Mark Wood of England celebrates dismissing Rohit Sharma of India - GETTY IMAGES
Sky Sports is in advanced talks with the England & Wales Cricket Board about keeping home internationals with the broadcaster for another decade.
Industry sources expect Sky and the governing body to reach agreement on extending the current deal, which still has two years left to run. After dismal results during the Ashes, and Government financial threats following the racism crisis, the ECB would welcome the prospect of long-term cash stability.
From the broadcaster's perspective, a new deal would show viewers that executives remain as committed as ever to the sport, despite the recent departure of popular commentator David Lloyd.
Given the post-Covid market conditions, a fresh deal would be unlikely to exceed the estimated current £1.1 billion total package on a year-to-year basis. But there are suggestions that Sky has expressed interest in an even longer term than the current five-year rights cycle - possibly for 10 years.
As well as all England's home internationals, county cricket, T20 and the new Hundred competition, shared with the BBC, would also remain with the broadcaster. The ECB could use the offer to tempt other broadcasters to the market, but BT Sport may now present a less serious rival amid current uncertainty around its potential sale.
Sky, which has had exclusive rights to England's home series since 2006, appears to be justified in its decision not to compete with BT for Cricket Australia's package.
Viewing figures for some matches were believed to have dipped below 100,000 in recent weeks as England's poor performances left the series as a "rapidly declining" asset for UK broadcasters.
A long-term Sky deal for cricket would come during increasingly turbulent times for sports broadcasting. In November, Telegraph Sport disclosed how Discovery is in talks over a deal to partner with BT Sport, in a move that would hijack the network's £600m sale to sports streaming service DAZN.
Unlike F1, which has its own dedicated audience, research by Enders Analysis shows the majority of cricket-loving subscribers are also willing to pay for the broadcasters' football offerings.
Lloyd, known as "Bumble", confirmed last week that he will be commentating on talkSport radio's coverage for two of England's three Tests against West Indies after standing down from his 22-year role with Sky Sports before Christmas.
Jurgen Klopp reveals 'long talk' with Curtis Jones over his potential at Liverpool
The 20-year-old has endured a difficult time since October
Excuses can be made for England's Ashes shambles, but someone should pay for it
The pandemic, a lack of preparation and a fine Australia team are all fair mitigation yet England's muddled selections, fitness issues and abject batting suggest a deeper malaise
Novak Djokovic could face French Open battle as rules on unvaccinated tighten
The world number one's hopes of playing in the French Open suffered a blow following his expulsion from Australia.
FIFA Best Awards: Robert Lewandowski beats Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah to 2021 men's player prize
Robert Lewandowski was named The Best Men's Player at Fifa's award ceremony for 2021 on Monday night. The Bayern Munich striker broke Gerd Muller's record for goals in a single Bundesliga season en route to another title in the German top-flight for the Bavarians. As the 2020 winner, Lewandowski defended his crown up against Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah in an award voted for by international managers, captains, media and fans.
Andy Murray casts doubt on future after crashing out of Australian Open to qualifier
Andy Murray has cast doubt on his competitive future after a straight-sets second-round defeat at the Australian Open by Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel, the worst result by ranking of his grand slam career. A picture of dejection as he reflected on a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to the world No 120, he said: "A performance like that is not something I find motivating at this stage."
Kepa demands 'frustrated' Chelsea step up in Tottenham derby clash: 'We have to get back to winning ways'
Kepa Arrizabalaga has laid bare the fears inside Chelsea after their miserable slump continued at Brighton last night. A 1-1 draw at the Amex was a fourth Premier League game in a row without a win as the pressure grows on Thomas Tuchel to turn their season around. The pressure could really mount on Tuchel if Spurs secure a win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.


Maxine Udall, "girl economist", has been one of my favorite bloggers, a person who combines the power of economic thinking with a deep appreciation for moral and social concerns, all expressed in a very human, very charming, voice.
Today we learn that her name in real life was Alison Snow Jones, and that she is with us no more. Wow. This is an awful loss.
I don't really know what to say. But Maxine Udall had plenty to say, so I'll just excerpt.
Please read, link to, and mine Dr. Jones's writing for information, insight and inspiration. Her deepest hope was to challenge people to think in new ways about our society and how we live, and to bring her unique viewpoint to as many people as possible.
Accordingly, I have added the Maxine Udall Girl Economist site to my blogroll and I encourage you to click on that link to read some of her essays. I expect that we will find some interesting comments posted there in the weeks and months ahead. Dr. Jones had some great thoughts and I would like to contribute to the effort toward keeping those thoughts alive in cyberspace and in the minds of others for as long as possible.
Steve Waldman provided some great excerpts from a few of the essays by Dr. Jones here.
I remain committed to capitalism: free markets when they function well, regulated markets when they don't. The above are simply additional arguments for reining in and regulating casino-like behavior and casino-like rewards in any market, not just capital markets. In the long run, we will all be dead, but as long as someone will be alive, they deserve a better world and a better life than one gets in a casino where the odds are disproportionately in favor of the house and the house is an unholy combination of corporate power and wealth backed by government laissez faire and largesse.
I scan and read so many blog posts every day, even great writing often fades into the background. Going through the last few months of her work makes me terribly sad that this is a person I will never meet.


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