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Exclusive: Students busted in drug raid at elite Victorian school
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Students at an elite Victorian private school have been busted with drugs on campus.
Geelong Grammar School conducted drug raids on boarders at its Corio campus.
A handful of students were caught with illicit substances during the raids, a letter sent to parents of students at the school said.
The letter said the raids were prompted by students "coming forward with concerns about illicit drug use".
"As a result of the searches, the school is better placed to support a handful of senior students and their families," the school said in a statement.
It is believed sniffer dogs may have been used to search the boarding houses.
Jan*, whose children are boarders at Geelong Grammar School, said the raids are a good thing.
"They have a duty of care to protect all children and my child," she told Neil Mitchell.
"I'm thrilled they're taking this seriously.
"I think it's very important that they stamp this out and they also show children that there are consequences."
Liberty Victoria president Jessie Taylor said the drug raid "seems like a massive overreach".
"Obviously if there is an issue with illicit substances in a school then that's something that the school is within its rights to act upon, but this just seems to be zero to 100 in 60 seconds," she told Neil Mitchell.
"It's a massive breach of trust and privacy."
Ms Taylor said she's concerned the school's tough approach will push kids into using drugs in more dangerous environments.
"It will encourage kids not to obtain or keep these substances necessarily in a safe environment, such as school, but will send them out to be looking for these substances and using them elsewhere," she said.
"I think I'd rather kids smoke a joint behind the rowing shed than use somewhere else on the streets and perhaps get exposed to harder substances."
Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg disagreed.
"All schools have a duty of care to provide a safe environment in which to learn," he said.
"I worry enormously about the impact that these illicit drugs have on young people who have existing problems like depression and anxiety.
"Anyone who thinks doing those drugs is compatible with doing year 11 or year 12 is insane!"
Dr Carr-Gregg said he supports expulsion in some instances.
"If they're guilty of a breach of the law, that is, that they're dealing … then they should be expelled and I think the police should be involved," he said.
If they're using, that's a different matter. I would like to know why they're using; is it self medication for an existing psychological problem?
"I think you need to have a case-by-case basis."
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The lesson of Europe
Cho Hyun
On June 28, 1914, Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. Although the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was not that popular, his assassination by a Serbian nationalist gave Austria-Hungary a good excuse to attack its troublesome neighbor Serbia. A regional conflict spread quickly when Austria brought in Germany and Serbia brought its ally Russia. By the time Austria-Hungary officially declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, much of Europe was involved in the conflict as alliances reorganized and expanded to turn the conflict into one of the largest wars in history.
The 1914-1919 war that drew in most of the global powers also became one of the bloodiest wars, killing 9 million soldiers and wounding 20 million others. At the end of the day, a new global order was created. Former major imperial empires - the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian, and Ottoman - collapsed and the Soviet Union was born. The identities of many men and women in the 20th century were altered and the map of the world was redrawn. The first global war has inspired over 25,000 books about it, indicating the influence of this single war on the human race.
The Austrian foreign ministry this year issued a lofty memorial report parsing the causes of the war and its consequences to mark the 100th anniversary of its outbreak. The research was praised for the objectiveness shown by the Austrians. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, around the same time, set a poor example for objectivity and historical acuteness by comparing Japan's tense relationship with China to that of England and Germany before the outbreak of World War I.
What makes these two countries look back on the same event from such different perspectives? The Austrian report pointed to excessive nationalism as the fundamental cause of the war. Nationalism has helped feed the expansion of power of European nations in modern history. But overblown pride turned to arrogance, aggression and pure hubris that resulted in two catastrophic world wars.
After learning their lesson the hard way, Europeans aimed to rein in the dangers of nationalism by uniting independent countries under one European Union system. Through such an integration process, Europeans began to consider themselves citizens of the EU as much as of their independent nations. War and conflicts are unthinkable in the single EU framework as these countries now share common values and aspirations in the realms of human rights, economics and democracy. The successful integration and transformation of Europe contrasts with the Asian continent, where despite close and interlocking economic relationships, suspicions and outright hostility remain due to unresolved historical issues.
The Austrian report hit the nail on the head in terms of assessing public sentiment of a century ago. Many intellectuals had been swept up in the nationalist fervor and championed the justice of a war. Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud also praised the war.
Ravenous nationalistic fervor among intellectual groups spread to the masses, creating a social boiling point. Once the populace gets stirred, a war cannot end easily. The new emperor attempted a cease-fire several times, but was hindered by masses hungry for victory. To incite nationalism for political ends is like opening a Pandora's Box. That is why what many hoped would be "the war to end all wars" in actuality set the stage for World War II.
The report also studied why the declining Austro-Hungarian empire risked war. It could not afford to go to war with Serbia, which had the backing of Russia. Still it relied on a treaty with Germany. Russia also had a treaty with France and Britain. As a result, two opposing fronts were set: the Allied Forces (France, the United Kingdom and Russia) against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
When Abe referred to World War I, he was likening Japan to Britain and China to Germany. Few would agree that today's Japan is anything like the British empire a century ago. Still, some worry that Japan today could be as risk-taking as Austria-Hungary to rely on the backing of its alliance with the United States to take on China. Japan's brewing nationalism poses that significant a threat to peace in Northeast Asia.
Most countries like to hide their shameful past. But Austrians coolly reflected on theirs. They clearly have attained the self-confidence needed to reflect on past mistakes and draw the right lessons for the future.
Through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to Austria played a part in world peace and security. It is a relatively small country of 8.4 million today instead of an empire of 53 million at the time of World War I. But it boasts a per capita income of $67,300, the world's sixth largest. In one survey, its capital has been chosen as the world's best city to live in for five years in a row. Austrians still enjoy going to a balls in formal dress. But few feel restrained by their traditions. Austrians have grown out of their past. They cannot be compared to Japanese paying respects at the Yasukuni Shrine in ludicrous morning coats.
The Vienna Philharmonic is scheduled to hold a centennial concert in Sarajevo on Saturday. When can we hold a similar ceremony to celebrate regional peace? The country that started a war should first sincerely regret its misdeeds and other Asian countries must likewise avoid the temptation of nationalism. The region should promote cooperation to build mutual trust. It is a lesson Europeans can teach us and one we must learn.
Translation by the Korea JoongAng Daily staff.
JoongAng Sunday, June 22, Page 12
*The author is a former ambassador to Austria and guest professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
By Cho Hyun

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If You Could Read My Mind est le second album de Viola Wills sorti en octobre 1980. Il contient le titre If You Could Read My Mind, sorti quelques mois plus tôt, qui est une reprise d'un morceau de Gordon Lightfood.

Il est publié chez Hansa/Ariola Records dans des versions européenne (référence 203 183) et américaine (référence OL 1507), différant principalement par la présence de son plus grand succès disco Gonna Get Along Without you Now en face B de la version européenne, remplacé par le titre Something About You (une chanson écrite par Wills elle-même) dans la version américaine.

L'album est produit par Jerry McCabe et arrangé par Brian Rogers. La pochette est réalisée par le photographe anglais .

En 2012, une réédition parue chez Cherry Red Records ajoute 6 pistes : quatre versions remixées de Gonna Get Along Without You Now, une version disco de (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me et un remix du titre éponyme de l'album par Tom Moulton.

Liste des pistes

Classement
L'album se classe au 31 rang du hit parade national aux Pays-Bas, restant 5 semaines dans le classement.

Crédits
 Chant : Viola Wills
 Basse : Dennis (Blackbeard) Bovell, Tony Hibbet
 Percussions : Phil Towner
 Guitare : John Kpiaye
 Claviers : Nick (Straker) Bailey
 Chœurs : Chris Ivey, David Ivey, Viola Wills

Références

Album publié par Ariola Records
Album de disco
Album enregistré au Royaume-Uni
Album musical sorti en 1980
Album publié par Hansa Records

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Discussion: "Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator" (Tahmasebi, F., 2007, ASME J. Mech. Des., 129, pp. 320–325)
Juan A. Carretero,
Juan A. Carretero
, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada
e-mail: juan.carretero@unb.ca
Meyer A. Nahon,
Meyer A. Nahon
, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T5, Canada
Ron P. Podhorodeski
, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P6, Canada
J. Mech. Des. Mar 2008, 130(3): 035501 (1 pages)
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A commentary has been published: Closure to "Discussion of 'Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator' " (2008, ASME J. Mech. Des., 130, p. 035501)
This is a correction to: Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator
Carretero, J. A., Nahon, M. A., and Podhorodeski, R. P. (February 5, 2008). "Discussion: "Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator" (Tahmasebi, F., 2007, ASME J. Mech. Des., 129, pp. 320–325)." ASME. J. Mech. Des. March 2008; 130(3): 035501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829981
end effectors, manipulator kinematics
Kinematics, Manipulators, End effectors, Displacement, Manipulator kinematics
The author of Ref. 1 proposes a "new" high-precision three-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator. The paper discusses the inverse and forward displacement solutions for the 3-PRS manipulator, which is formed by three identical limbs, each containing an actuated prismatic joint (P) followed by a passive perpendicular revolute joint (R), a fixed-length leg, and a passive spherical joint (S), which attaches to the moving platform. In Ref. 1, the three active prismatic joints intersect at the center of the base platform and are contained within the base plane while being separated by 120deg from one another.
We would like to bring to the readers' attention that although Tahmasebi (1) presents some interesting implementation issues, the same 3-PRS manipulator was first presented in 1997 by Carretero et al. (2). In March 2000, an improved version of that paper was published in ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (3). Both papers present the inverse displacement solution of the manipulator where the lengths of the active prismatic joints are obtained as a function of the pose of the end effector. The pose is defined by three variables: two angles around mutually perpendicular inertial axes parallel to the base plane (tip and tilt) and a displacement normal to the base platform—just as they are in Ref. 1.
Also worth noting is the fact that the forward displacement problem (FDP) for this manipulator was solved by Tsai et al. in Ref. 4 for a variation of the 3-PRS whose prismatic joints are all perpendicular to the base platform. The formulation in Ref. 4 is easily modified to obtain the forward displacement solution of the version where all prismatic joints are parallel to the base. This equivalent formulation of the FDP is presented in Ref. 1 but the work in Ref. 4 is only mentioned in passing in the Introduction.
With respect to the inverse displacement problem, Tahmasebi (1) considered a less general version of the 3-PRS manipulator. That is, in Ref. 3, the angles between the three branches were left as design variables whereas in Tahmasebi's work, these angles are fixed at 120deg and −120deg, respectively. Note that the applications considered in Refs. 2,3,5 are also high-precision tasks, just as those claimed in Ref. 1. More specifically, in Refs. 2,3, the authors suggested that the 3-PRS manipulator could be used near its singular configuration for high-precision applications such as telescope image correction. This configuration, reached when all three fixed-length legs are close to being parallel, gives the manipulator higher resolution in that region of the workspace.
As pointed out in Refs. 3,6, motions in the tip and tilt directions come with unavoidable motions in the other three directions. That is, when the platform is tipped and∕or tilted, small translations occur along two noncollinear axes coplanar to the base plane as well as a rotation around an axis perpendicular to this plane. These extraneous motions, independent of the platform's elevation, were deemed parasitic and minimized in Refs. 3,6. Although these motions are noted in Ref. 1 as Eqs. (4) and (5), they are not recognized as having an adverse effect on the payload's location, particularly for the high-precision applications claimed by the author.
In addition to the aforementioned seminal work by Carretero et al., a number of documents have been published since 1997 discussing different aspects and variations of the 3-PRS manipulator as well as analyzing the manipulators for a number of different applications. Following is a list of some of the works presented to date on the 3-PRS manipulator, grouped by the general topic. These important works on the 3-PRS manipulator were also overlooked in Ref. 1.
Kinematics: Inverse displacement problem (2,3,7) and later generalized in Ref. 8 for any orientation of the prismatic joints relative to the base. FDP (4). Reduction of parasitic motions (3,6). Kinematic calibration (9).
Workspace size and quality: Dexterity (10,11). Stiffness (12).
Design and applications: Medical assistants (13). Also, Tsai et al. (4) presented a slight variation of the version by Merlet presented in Ref. 13. Telescope image correction (2). Machine tool applications (14). Micromanipulation (5).
Tahmasebi
Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator
ASME J. Mech. Des.
Carretero
Nahon
Gosselin
Buckham
Kinematic Analysis of A Three-DOF Parallel Mechanism for Telescope Applications
Proceedings of the 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences
, Sept.
Podhorodeski
Kinematic Analysis and Optimization of a New Three Degree-of-Freedom Spatial Parallel Manipulator
Tsai
M.-S.
Shiau
T.-N.
Y.-J.
T.-H.
Direct Kinematic Analysis of a 3-PRS Parallel Manipulator
0094-114X,
Study of an Intelligent Micro-Manipulator
J. Mater. Process. Technol.
Architecture Optimization of a Three DOF Parallel Manipulator
Ebrahimi Moghaddam
Bahrami
A Numerical Algorithm for Solving Displacement Kinematics of Parallel Manipulators
IECON 2005: 31st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Rakigh, NC
, Nov. pp.
Kinematic Analysis and Workspace Determination of the Inclined PRS Parallel Manipulator
Proceedings of the 15th CISM-IFToMM Symposium on Robot Design, Dynamics and Control (RoManSy 2004)
Saint-Hubert (Montreal), Quebec, Canada
, Jun. 14–18.
van Driel
C. G.
Calibration of the 3-PRS Parallel Manipulator Using a Motion Capture System
CSME Transactions
Workspace Analysis and Optimization of a Novel 3-DOF Parallel Manipulator
Int. J. Rob. Autom.
Formulating Jacobian Matrices for the Dexterity Analysis of Parallel Manipulators
Kinematic and Stiffness Analysis for a General 3-PRS Spatial Parallel Manipulator
Merlet
J.-P.
Micro Parallel Robot MIPS for Medical Applications
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2001)
Antibes-Juan les pins, France
, Oct. 15–18.
K.-C.
J.-W.
Sensitivity Analysis of the 3-PRS Parallel Kinematic Spindle Platform of a Serial-Parallel Machine Tool
Int. J. Mach. Tools Manuf.
Determination of Singularity-Free Zones in the Workspace of Planar 3 - P ̱ RR Parallel Mechanisms
J. Mech. Des (June,2007)
Smart Actuator Positioning and Displacement Transmissibility in Serial and Parallel Robot Manipulators for Performance Enhancement
Disscussion: "Kinematics of the Translational 3-URC Mechanism" [ Di Gregorio, R., 2004, ASME J. Mech. Des., 126, pp. 1113–1117 ]
The 3-RRS Wrist: A New, Simple and Non-Overconstrained Spherical Parallel Manipulator
J. Mech. Des (September,2004)
Metamorphic Hand Based Grasp Constraint and Affordance
Teaching Manipulator Kinematics by Painting With Light
A Second Order Analysis of Manipulator Kinematics in Singular Configurations
DETC94
Pseudoinverse Method and Singularities Discussed


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jadearama	in Uncategorized	| June 21, 2005
OpenOffice.org's a pretty decent package
So I was reading Mark O'Sullivan's comment on my post about Beaumont Hospital where he mentions that Openoffice.org is as good as Microsoft Office. Good enough? Sure, I thought, almost as good, maybe, but as good – really, hard to believe. Anyway, I went and took a look and I'm happy to say, I was surprised by what I found.
But first, let me tell you the context. I was an Office 2000 user. I write the odd 30 or 40 page report with complicated tables and diagrams in it, do a good bit of presentation work, and occasionally give Excel a good hard stretch with an accounting problem. The odd time, I break out Access to do some work on a database (though I prefer to do database work in something like Postgresql). I do most of my work on this rather sad old laptop with 128Mb of RAM, a small hard disk and a slow P3 chip. (I'm as happy to wear this machine out a bit before I get another to replace it.) The OS is Windows 2000 Professional. I tested OpenOffice.org 1.9109 Beta (so this is a review of a pre-release product).
The first thing I used was Powerpoint, to prepare a presentation for this Thursday at the DIT e-learning summer school where Bernie and I are speaking on Thursday. Naturally enough, I had some PowerPoint slides I'd prepared earlier that I wanted to incorporate, so I imported them into the OpenOffice presentation tool, Impress. I was indeed impressed. It imported quite a few megabytes of images and slides. The layout was a little different to what I was used to, but all-in-all it was a little bit better than PowerPoint 2000. Still, everything did run a bit slower than on PowerPoint, but that was more attributable to my slow chip and below-average memory rather than anything else.
I've also had a chance to try out Calc, the replacement for Excel. Again, I imported in something I'd done already (although it was quite a small file). For my money, I reckon that Calc is a bit snappier at calculating than Excel 2000. The buttons are in slightly different places, and things like the 'Sigma' feature work a little different, but nothing I wouldn't get used to pretty quickly. A lot of things, like cell formatting and sorting seem to work almost exactly the same as the Microsoft product.
I haven't had a chance to do much with the word processor, Write. But from looking through, it looks like everything I'd want is there. It is maybe a little more sluggish than my old Word 2000, but not much.
There's also a 'Draw' program, which is something I didn't have with Office 2000. I haven't played with it much, but it looks useful for drawing all those little line diagrams that you need for my line of work (business and strategy consulting).
All I can say after looking at this is that if you are considering ordering Office with your new PC or laptop, don't bother. Unless you have quite specialized needs (such as accessing an existing Access application, or running a document contro system in a legal office) Openoffice will do you just fine. Especially if you've got a bit more RAM to spare than I do.
If you were to ask me if I was disappointed with anything, I'd say this: it's too like the Microsoft Office suite. It's true that MS Office is the leader which all others must follow, but there are a lot of things about Office that aren't all that great. The big problem is that Office is really oriented towards the old world, where paper-sharing was the main way of sharing information. What we really need now is something oriented at writing digitally, producing content for the web in a collaborative manner. A webitor, I think I heard Bruce Sterling call it once.
But there's no question about it. OpenOffice, on the whole really is as good as, maybe better than MS Office There's no overestimating the consequences of how good OpenOffice's is (or will be in a few weeks, when they take it out of Beta and into a production release).
It's obviously a big challenge in itself, but it's more important as a challenge to the Microsoft platform as a whole.
Once you've thrown away the overpriced productivity apps, you might as well throw away the overpriced operating system as well. IT managers don't say it, but MS Office, together with Microsoft Exchange's calendar functionality is one of the big restraints that keeps corporations on Microsoft. Decisionmakers can't go Linux, no matter how cash-strapped they are, because they'd have to risk annoy users by taking away their favorite applications. Now things will change. Once they've migrated to OpenOffice, IT managers will have a realistic choice of desktop operating system for the first time since the mid-80's.
hi antoin,
i second your observations. when i saved up all my hard-earned cash and bough a Powerbook, I figured I'd use MS Office.
I looked at OpenOffice for Mac, which currently needs to be run with X11 for Mac.
Since then, I have moved over to NeoOffice (http://www.neooffice.org/), which is an implementation of openOffice sans X11 requirement.
All the same apps as OpenOffice, and oh, about ?300-400 cheaper.
If you know anyone using OS X, tell them about NeoOffice.
rgrds,
Mark O'Sullivan
Your experience was very similar to my own. I installed OpenOffice as an interim measure before getting a copy of MS office. I never bothered, and stuck with OOo.
As for Calc — I do up my tax return every year in Calc and send it to my (MS using) accountant. No problems with macros or formatting.
The OASIS open standard compliancy of OOo XML documents also opens up all sorts of exciting potential for integration with other desktop and web based applications, removing the proprietary barriers. OOo is scriptable in most of the well-established OSS scripting languages such as Ruby and Perl. My guess is that there will be a proliferation of useful user-contributed plugins for OOo, much as there has been for the Firefox browser.
With the porting of Evolution to Windows and projects like Hula on the horizon, there is no actual need to have MS software at all anymore, and with no sacrifice in functionality.
What really interests me is the implications for Government spending. Informally, OOo is already on trial at the OPW with potential savings of hundreds of thousands of euro in licencing fees. Apply that to all of the central government departments and your'e talking about very significant sums. Since Microsoft is a major employer in this country, it's proponants are strong and many within government departments, so these potential savings are unlikely to happen overnight. Pity. The health service, etc., could use the cash.
There is the wider issue, addressed in Peru by legislation a few years ago, which questions the use of proprietary formats for the storage of citizens' data. Why should the citizens of a country need to pay for proprietary software to view data which effectively belongs to them? Go over to PublicJobs.ie and there's very little that isn't in Word format.
PS: When your previous poster, Bernard, talks about NeoOffice being 300-400 cheaper than OpenOffice.org, is he saying that you get paid to use NeoOffice? OpenOffice.org is Free.
erm, no i wasn't meaning that neooffice was cheaper that OOo, I was saying it is cheaper than MS Office.
NeoOffice = OOo for Mac. Period.
OOo = NeoO
all happy 9and not a MicroSofty in sight 😉 )


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Navarro News: Alex is one!
I can't believe today is Alex's 1st birthday! It seems like especially the past 5 or 6 months have gone really fast. That first little while when they're little babies is so hard and seems to take forever at times but then it starts really speeding up. He's so much fun now, though, and our family would be so different without him.
I just barely switched him last week from his rear-facing carseat to a big kid, forward facing seat and he was so cute how happy he was. He loves being able to look out the window and look over at his sisters and I think he feels so big and cool like them. Usually there are lots of times he screams when I try to put him in the car but now he almost always seems happy and even excited to go somewhere. He looks over at his sisters with big old smiles and kicks his legs excitedly. I think he's still relishing in the fact that he CAN kick his legs and move them freely while he's in the car! I'm actually surprised I held out so long with switching him over. With both the girls it seems like I couldn't handle seeing their scrunched up legs pushing against the backseat of the car at around 10 months--maybe he's shorter than they were. Or maybe I waited because I didn't want to give up being able to sit next to him in the backseat and nurse him while we were driving (I really try to cover up for the sake of passing motorists, I promise!). We just go on so many road trips and stuff and it makes it SO much easier to keep peace in the car when I'm right there to shut him up when I have to and not to stop for feedings all the time. Now we have a whole seat full of kids and I know it's not going to be much longer before we have to give in and trade our sedan for a minivan or something bigger. I'm not looking forward to that. I like how close the kids are in our Taurus plus I love our huge trunk...I'm going to miss that.
Alex fell right to sleep in his new carseat on the first night!
Enhorabuena Alex!! Ya tienes un año!! Ese niño es muy guapo - como sus hermanas - y se parece a ti, tiene la forma de las mejillas como tú. Enhorabuena a los padres tambien por hacer hijos tan guapos!!!


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We're delighted to have made the move to our lovely new office in Hong Kong, in the fabulous industrial-style Cheong Lee Building. Built in the 1960s, it's on Tsat Tsz Mui Road in Quarry Bay, and comes with gorgeous high ceilings and lots of natural light. We share The Studio with some fabulous creative types and it already feels like home, a hive of creative activity where we'd love to have you come visit us to kick start your next project!
But wait.. there is more to it… when we started to look into the history of Tsat Tsz Mui Road, we discovered a fascinating and haunting story. Fact or fiction? You decide.
Tsat Tsz Mui translates as 'Seven Sisters', in reference to a strange urban myth about seven 19th century girls who lived in the neighbourhood and vowed never to marry, remaining sisters forever. When one of them was found a husband by her parents, they all made a suicide pact, jumping into the sea hand-in-hand. The story starts getting a bit sketchy at this point, as legend has it that seven boulders appeared on the beach the following day. In 1911 a swimming pavilion was built on Tsat Tsz Mui road, but it was claimed to be haunted by the sisters and the cause of several drownings of men nearby.
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Over the summer, unmarked graves were discovered at former sites of Indigenous schools in Canada. There were at one time over 130 schools such as these in Canada and 367 in the U.S. The discoveries of over 1,000 bodies of children on the property of these schools in Canada have led to the investigation of similar schools in the U.S. In the U.S., the forced removal of children became prevalent after the Indian Wars. Richard Henry Pratt was assigned to supervise Native American prisoners of war. He required them to speak only English, cut their hair and used them as hostages to keep their tribes in line. Pratt continued this model of assimilation, eventually founding the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This school became the model for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which authorized 25 federally funded schools just like it into existence. Soon after, residential boarding schools were established across the country, thus suppressing the cultures of Native Americans. These schools were meant to assimilate native children into the culture of those who were oppressing them. Children were beaten for speaking their own language, their hair was shorn and their traditional clothes were replaced by uniforms similar to prison jumpsuits. They were not allowed to practice their own religions and were given "Christian" names. Thousands of children were forced to attend these schools, and in many cases, they were never seen again. The Department of Interior announced at the end of September that it would consult with tribal leaders to create a comprehensive search of federal boarding schools for possible burial sites of Native American children. "As we move forward, working with Tribal Nations is critical to addressing this legacy with transparency and accountability," said Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior in a press release. "Tribal consultations are at the core of this long and painful process."
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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I am a storyteller, and today I would like to tell you the story of my dog, Bella.
Bella is a very happy, slightly spoiled, fifty-pound, black lab mutt. She keeps close watch out the front windows and alerts us to all passing pedestrians, the FedEx guy, the UPS guy, and, of course, the mailman. She sounds big and fierce and very scary, and we appreciate that. We believe that were any of us in actual danger, she would rush in to save us. At least, we hope that she would. Usually once an intruder/visitor gets past the threshold, she hides behind whomever is handiest. But we still have hopes.
Bella came into my life several years ago when an on-line friend mentioned the skinny, half-grown pup that was haunting her alleyway. She yearned to play with the children in the backyard, but was so scared of men that she wouldn't let the dad take the trash out. I lived alone in a small duplex and had been telling myself that when it was time for me to have a dog, I would know. When I saw the internet posting, and that the family lived nearby, I decided this must be the sign I had been waiting for.
I picked up dog food, and a couple of doggie bowls at the grocery, and drove over to their house. The mother and I managed to coax/push/pull/carry the nervous, skinny pup into the back of my mini-van. I took her home, gave her a bath, and then belatedly decided to check the integrity of my back yard fence, as I didn't want to leave her alone in the house the next day while I was at work, since I had no idea how housetrained she might or might not be.
She was very nervous about being left alone for even a short time, and barked and jumped against the door all the time I was outside. Bark. Jump. Bark. Jump. I decided the backyard would probably hold her, and headed back inside, only to find that with all her jumping, she had flipped the deadbolt locked. It was a French door, so I resigned myself to breaking one of the panes and paying for its replacement. That's when I found out that those little windows don't break nearly as easily as in the movies. After several unsuccessful attempts, I went to a neighbor's house and called a locksmith. Bella was very happy once I was back inside with her. The locksmith was very happy with his after-hours fee.
Several months later, I moved into an apartment and Bella went to live with my daughter, Janette, where she had a doggie door, a large backyard, and two barking buddies. It was, indeed, doggie heaven. And that was where we found out that Bella was not just a barking machine, but a fierce huntress. Unfortunately for Janette's peace of mind, this included Bella sharing her trophies with the pack leader, who was, of course, Janette. She always knew when to expect to find her share of the kill, because Bella would be very excited upon the pack leader's arrival home, and run back-and-forth, back-and-forth between the front door and wherever the trophy was waiting. This was usually some lesser portion of a squirrel, and Janette was very glad that the possums and raccoons seemed to be too much trouble for Bella to carry inside. The animal control number was pinned up on the refrigerator door for when those unfortunate critters needed removal from Bella's hunting grounds.
Janette taught Bella to sit and patiently wait for doggie treats. Bella learned on her own to talk in order to be rescued from my granddaughter's affectionate attentions. Bella knew that Eva, small as she was, still had higher pack status and so could not be directly corrected. So, Bella would vocalize her need for rescue when her floor-lounging was interrupted by a toddler using her for a pillow or handy seat.
When I moved to Florida, Bella stayed behind in Texas, but last year she finally made the trip, too. I worried that she would feel lonely being the only dog, but she seems to think that this is a fine turn of events. She doesn't have to eat her food all at once to keep it from going missing later. She has her own bed that she is never displaced from. She gets a doggie biscuit every morning. She never has to jockey for position in the "don't pet him, pet me" competition. She has learned how to shake and sit up on her back legs in order to get leather doggie chews. And she has several big windows across the front of the house to help her monitor all sidewalk trespassers.
She doesn't seem to miss the doggie door too much, either. When she wants to go out, she'll let one of us know. If her need to go out is dire (official doggie business, bark at encroachers, sit on the lanai and watch the rain), she will use her conversation skills to tell us that it's very important. She also has different barks for different applications. There is the "intruders in adjoining backyards" bark, the "trashmen are taking our stuff away" bark, the "neighborhood doggie gossip update" bark, and then, of course, the "let me in, please" bark. And when Mother is the only one home, Bella knows to go to the sliding door off the living room to announce herself, because Mother is a bit hard of hearing and can't hear her from the back of the house.
In the past, Mother has been nervous around larger dogs, but she is quite taken with our Bella. Bella keeps Mother company during the day, gives a good bluff to passing strangers, and has doubled or tripled Mother's daily physical activity. She has also increased my level of activity, as my formerly irregular vacuuming is now a near-daily event in order to keep my home as fur-free as possible, and weekly doggie baths have also been added to my routine.
That's OK, though, because we love our Bella, and it's really nice to have a dog around the house again.
I recently joined the Top of the Morning Toastmasters group. It meets right here in Oldsmar, at 7:30 on Wednesday mornings. I understand your disbelief in the idea of me being anywhere (besides my own bed) voluntarily at 7:30 a.m., but Wednesday is also the day that Mother goes to the senior center, and I have to set my alarm for 6 a.m. to make sure she's up and has coffee before her van arrives. I'm up anyway, so it seemed like a good plan.
And so it has proven to be. This morning I gave my Icebreaker speech, which is the first project in the Competent Communicator's workbook. I have actually done this project before, but that was over two years ago in Kerrville, so I thought I'd just start all over, since I hadn't gotten very far anyway.
The Icebreaker Speech is supposed to be for four to six minutes. I ran through it last night with Steve, who clocked me at a little over five minutes. He cautioned me about being nervous and talking faster than normal, which would speed up my time. This morning, I concentrated on speaking at an even pace, and ended up talking for 8 minutes and 12 seconds. There's a timer's light box that gives the speaker cues on how much time is left depending on what lights are lit. I didn't even notice the light box until all the lights were lit – and I had no idea how long they had been. Oh, well.
I'm including the prepared text of the speech below, but since I didn't practice it as much as I should have, it's not exactly what I said. I missed a couple of things, and added a couple more, but it's basically the same.
One of the things I found very interesting was my opening. I've been trying to figure out who I am and where I am going, outside-world-wise, for the past few years. Maybe this is the answer, and I just have to figure out exactly what that means.
My name is Kay St. John, and I am a story-teller. My friends and loved ones are well-acquainted with the phrases "I have a story about that" and "Do you want the short version or the long version?" The short version will tell you all you need to know, but the long version is usually much more entertaining.
The memories of my childhood and the knowledge of events in my family are stored in my brain as fables, cautionary tales, fairy tales, and bedtime stories. I'd like to share a few of those with you this morning.
When my Papaw, Daddy's daddy, was a small child, his father was killed in a logging accident. He left a widow with three young children, one still a babe in arms. Her husband's family members offered to take the older children, as they were old enough to put to work but she would have to figure out something to do with the baby. She thanked them, kept all her children with her, and did laundry for men in the logging camp to support her family. This story taught me that mothers in our family take care of their children.
When Momma and Daddy first married, he was fresh out of the Navy, and worked a small farm as sharecroppers. I grew up hearing about how Daddy had chopped wood for the stove and Momma had used the pump on the porch to draw water to be heated on that wood stove for my sister's baths when she was a baby. After a few years, Mom and Dad packed up and left Magnolia, Arkansas for Lubbock, Texas, where my brother was born. Mamaw, Daddy's mother, was very upset and told them they were going to starve to death in Texas. Daddy replied, "What's the difference? We're starving to death here." That story taught me about taking initiative.
After Lubbock, where my brother was born, the family moved to Houston, where I was born. When I was about a year old, Daddy was laid off from his job. He went to Dallas, where he found work, worked for a week to get a paycheck. Mother had packed up the house while he was gone, so when he got off work that Friday, he rented a truck, drove to Houston, they worked all night packing up the truck, and then drove back to Dallas with Daddy driving and Momma, my 14-year-old sister, 7-year-old brother, 1-year-old me, and the dog, all in the cab of the moving truck. When we got to Dallas, to the house Daddy had rented, they unloaded the truck so that it could be returned within the 24-hour rental period, so they wouldn't have to pay the 2nd day truck rental. This story taught me that sometimes you've just gotta do what you've gotta do.
With my sister being fourteen years older, I heard many stories about her childhood and adolescence, many of which had to do with her being a normal rebellious teenager – and being vocal about her opinions and intentions. I don't know that there was much difference in how many times each of us was grounded as a teenager, but I was NEVER grounded for something I had yet to do. The stories of my sister taught me that if I could control anything, I could control what came out of my mouth.
Now I tell my own stories – of how while my children were growing up, I got my bachelor's degree on the 17-year plan. I attended school and worked part-time, taking college classes in between PTA meetings, piano and swimming lessons, and serving as Lutheran Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher, Cub Scout Den Mother, Girl Scout Leader and High School Band Mom. I sewed summer play clothes, Easter dresses, and Halloween costumes. My alter-ego was OmniMom – omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent Mom. I loved it.
My degree plan was based on the idea that as I had been reading anthropology, sociology, and psychology for fun, it would be nice to have a piece of paper indicating that I knew a little bit about at least one of these subjects. After only four years at the University of Texas at Dallas, I graduate with a BA in Psychology, with a Sociology minor.
I spent five years working in a small halfway house for people coming out of the psych ward, and then another five years working at a much bigger halfway house for parolees and probationers. My pay was about the same, sometimes a bit less, than I had made as a bookkeeper while I was working my way through college. And after ten years, I was quite ready for a break from direct client contact. I went back to bookkeeping.
A little over three years ago, my long-widowed mother decided she no longer wanted to live by herself way out in East Texas. I had moved from Dallas to Kerrville shortly before that, and we agreed that she would sell her house and move to Kerrville to live with me. I thought I would be getting a roommate, but during the move I realized that she really shouldn't have been living alone as long as she had, and I had to become accustomed to being a caregiver for my mother. We have both come a long way in our new roles since then.
I also have a great story of how I came to move to Tampa, but it's a pretty long tale in and of itself, so I will save it for another time, except to say that I will be getting a new name in less than three weeks.


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On this episode of South Carolina Lede, host Gavin Jackson is joined by reporters Andy Brown and Andy Shain of The Post and Courier to discuss the sentencing of former state Rep. Rick Quinn, Jr. (R-Lexington) to two years of probation as part of the ongoing the statehouse corruption investigation. Quinn also will have to complete 500 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine.
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A food court inside the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport sits empty as union food service workers are on strike on September 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
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In the aviation world, 2022 was projected to be a year of recovery. But that was before a series of exogenous shocks that exacerbated already malfunctioning global supply chains and prompted the industry to pull back.
After the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily disabled global commerce, the world's economy was battered again in 2022 by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused energy prices to spike and created shortages in an array of raw materials, including titanium. This was compounded by unexpected COVID lockdowns in China that led to a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy and more supply chain disruption. Meanwhile, aviation's rebound was stifled by widespread labor shortages in North America and Europe that prompted flight delays and cancellations.
As a result, Oliver Wyman has reassessed elements of its Global Fleet and MRO Forecast 2022-2032. Not surprisingly, a small percentage of the growth initially anticipated isn't materializing. By January 2023, we now expect the fleet to be 1% smaller than the original forecast of around 27,600 aircraft. MRO spend in 2022 will be 6% less, at just under $74 billion. Over the decade, the growth in fleet size and MRO demand are now both expected to trend 1% to 3% less than originally forecast.
Driving this contraction is lower narrowbody production than expected, weaker than anticipated growth and fleet utilization in China, and slower regional jet and turboprop recovery. Of the drop in MRO spend in 2022, 40% can be attributed to cutbacks in China and Eastern Europe.
Fewer Aircraft Produced
Already, aircraft production year to date is less than projected, particularly on the A320neo and 737 MAX. Through July, monthly production rates on these platforms have been 10% to 15% below initial expectations. The lower production rates can be attributed to the difficulty aerospace manufacturers have faced ramping up again after two years of COVID, given supply chain delays and shortages and trouble finding enough workers.
Production numbers also will be down over the decade because of the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on Russian-built Superjet and MC-21 aircraft. Original forecasts projecting over 300 MC-21 and 200 Superjet deliveries by 2032 have been revised, based on expectations for little to no production over the next few years because of the sanctions.
For instance, one problem Russian aerospace manufacturers face is no longer being able to buy engine and avionics packages for these models from the United States or Europe as planned. Instead, they now must develop them on their own.
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China's COVID lockdowns and weaker economy are also factors in a less vibrant aerospace forecast. The Chinese government reinstituted strict lockdowns in March that have suppressed travel demand. The domestic revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) flown in July, for instance, was 29% lower than the same month in 2021 and 31% below pre-pandemic July 2019, according to date from the International Air Transport Association. Year to date, China's domestic RPKs are down 45% versus the same period in 2021.
China accounts for 15% of the global fleet and 12% of the global MRO market. While the size of the fleet remains 6% above pre-COVID levels, thanks to an impressive rebound from COVID in 2021, it has barely grown in 2022 — only 1.1% between January and July.
In addition, Chinese operators have cut utilization of in-service aircraft. Available seat miles are down 15% from 2021, close to 2020 levels. Aircraft utilization is a significant driver of maintenance demand and lower utilization has driven a 9% reduction in 2022 China MRO spend in our revised forecast.
Another possible sign of slowdown in China's aviation market: Chinese airlines have 430 MAX on order, including 100 that are already built. The completed aircraft remain undelivered because Chinese regulators haven't recertified the MAX after its 2019 grounding. The United States, Europe, and other major markets recertified the MAX in 2021, leaving China as the only big market not to bring the aircraft back into service.
Slower Recovery for Regional Jets
The recovery in the regional jet and turboprop fleets has been significantly slower than anticipated as well. The revised forecast projects the size of the regional jet fleet to be 6% down to 3,240 and the turboprop fleet 8% lower at 2,270 in 2023.
Meanwhile, narrowbody aircraft have surpassed their pre-COVID levels in markets with significant regional jet and turboprop fleets, while regional jet and turboprop fleets are still only 80% to 90% recovered. Globally, available seat miles (ASMs) for jets with fewer than 100 seats are 74% of their 2019 levels; ASMs for aircraft with more than 100 seats are at 83%.
The recovery of the regional jet market will likely be curbed by the decade-long shortage of pilots, especially in the near to medium term. That's because the major carriers are likely to recruit pilots away from regional markets.
Over the 10 years covered by the fleet forecast, all regions are within 0.5% or less of the original MRO spend projection. The only exceptions are Eastern Europe, which is projected to be down 6.4%, and Latin America and the Caribbean, now expected to be 2.4% lower. Between 2022 and 2032, North America MRO spend is now projected to be 0.2% higher and Europe 0.1% higher.
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Sam Sargent
Principal, Transportation and Services Practice at Oliver Wyman
Sam Sargent is a principal in Oliver Wyman's transportation and services practice.
Carlo Franzoni
Technical Specialist at Oliver Wyman
Carlo Franzoni is a Technical Specialist for Oliver Wyman CAVOK based in the firm's Atlanta, Georgia office. Carlo is a member of the Oliver Wyman CAVOK Market Intelligence team, with experience in data analysis, market sizing, and forecasting.
Livia Hayes
Director at Oliver Wyman
Livia Hayes is a director with Oliver Wyman's CAVOK division, the firm's Atlanta-based airline technical consulting business.
The original version of this article can be read at Brink's website HERE.


The 2019 workshop is now closed. If your organization did not complete the mandatory online workshop and survey by January 31, 2019, your organization is not be eligible to apply for the 2019 SCC grant cycle.
Every year, Speedway Children's Charities hosts a mandatory grant workshop to answer your questions associated with our Partner and Founders grant applications. Our hope is all organizations that attend our workshop will leave with a better understanding of the Speedway Children's Charities grant application, process, and requirements.
Organizations interested in applying for the Speedway Children's Charities Partner and Founders grants must have an individual from their organization complete the online workshop presentation and survey in order to be considered for a 2019 grant. Organizations that do not submit a completed survey by the January 31, 2019 deadline will not be eligible to submit a grant for the fiscal year 2019.
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In Music Therapy there is more to it than it meets the ear.
There are two vital components that help the emotions and body move into a healing state with diminished symptoms. One, is to tune into the original music frequency of 432 Hertz instead of today's standard of 440 Hertz, as heard over the radio and recording devices. In 1939, a discovery was made by the Rocketfeller Foundation. They noticed that when people would hear this 440 HZ frequency, they would have a tendency to overwork themselves and would become disconnected with their emotions.
In 1978, Dr. Hamer, the founder of German New Medicine discovered that the cause of all diseases, except poisoning, was due to an unanticipated dramatic shock which activated two phases of the nervous system. The first phase, is in the sympathetic nervous system, which is "fight or flight", where we are in a state of conflict trying to resolve our problems, emotionally as well as physically. Second is the parasympathetic nervous system, commonly referred to as "eat and sleep," which is activated once this conflict is resolved and we are then able to relax and let go (This refers to the Second Biological Law). Dr. Giovani Conti, a professor of music had a successful recovery from cancer with the help of GNM. As a gifted musician, she was able to understand that the two phases of the nervous system, mentioned earlier, could also be identified in classical music. She then analyzed a song Dr. Hamer had written for his wife and found that it was composed using this exact same format.
Although this music, when played repetitively to maximize repetitive patterns, was not necessarily designed for its aesthetics, one may still enjoy listening to it as one would do with most classical music. The whole purpose is to allow the brain to naturally "understand" this universal format of the two phases of the nervous system and this puts all conflict activity into "stasis" by bringing both sides of the brain into balance which then activates healing of the body, especially in chronic conditions. This is the only music, to date, that has the complete format to cover both phases of the nervous system in its entirety. Music that was composed pre 20th century and post 20th century became more dissonant, abstract and out of synch, and would actually keep both phases of the nervous system mentioned earlier, from becoming balanced.
A little girl with bronchitis, whose Mother kept this music playing around the clock, found that in less than a week her bronchitis was reduced and she was then able to make a full recovery.
A person who was experiencing a serious case of psoriasis, whose skin turned lobster red, found that after listening to Dr Hamer's music, immediately experienced a reduction of his symptoms and in a few weeks, his skin returned to normal.
This music can work in a variety of cases, especially when people are trying to recover from a chronic illness, it is possible for them to fully recover in a very short time.
Another feature of this music therapy is that it can be used to help adults and children as well as animals.
This music is a useful adjunct playing in the background for those people receiving any type of emotional, psychiatric or any other kinds of therapy as well.
NOTE: THIS REPETITIVE SONG IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED DAILY IN THE BACKGROUND AS A CONTINUOUS LOOP FOR BEST RESULTS..
First right-click on the day or night song. Select save as or save target as and put in a folder. From the folder, load the songs in the program such as iTunes first on your main computer.
Then go to app store and download 432 player. Then load in the Day and Night songs.
432 Player is now available in Mac/Apple Operation System and well as Windows.
If you a desire to play on your mobile phone, first sync from your laptop or computer to your mobile Device. For example, your I Tunes' program that already has the songs, then sync to your mobile phone. Then load the song to the 432 Player which is free.
First go to App Store and download 432 Player before download MP3 file.
Please go to the Music Therapy page on the horizontal menu bar.
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Arbitrary Justice
The Power of the American Prosecutor
Angela J. Davis
Selling point: New afterword covers the Duke Lacrosse case, the Jena Six cases, the Genarlow Wilson case, and Alberto Gonzales U. S. attorney scandal
Selling point: Hardcover Performance: Winner of the 2007 PSP Award for Excellence, Law & Legal Studies from the Association of American Publishers
Selling point: Author Platform: Davis served for twelve years as a public defender in Washington, D.C. before becoming a law professor. She has appeared on various TV and radio programs, penned op-eds for the Washington Post, and is often invited to speak to national legal organizations on prosecutors and minorities in the criminal justice system " Author Platform: Davis served for twelve years as a public defender in Washington, D.C. before becoming a law professor. She has appeared on various TV and radio programs, penned op-eds for the Washington Post, and is often invited to speak to national legal organizations on prosecutors and minorities in the criminal justice system
What happens when public prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged? In this eye-opening work, Angela J. Davis shines a much-needed light on the power of American prosecutors, revealing how the day-to-day practice of even the most well-intentioned prosecutors can result in unequal treatment of defendants and victims. Ranging from mandatory minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases, to the increasing politicization of the office, Davis uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the system to demonstrate how the perfectly legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion can result in gross inequities in criminal justice. For the paperback edition, Davis provides a new Afterword which covers such recent incidents of prosecutorial abuse as the Jena Six case, the Duke lacrosse case, the Department of Justice firings, and more.
1: Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege
2: The Power to Charge
3: Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain
4: Prosecutor and the Victims of Crime
5: Prosecutor and the Dealth Penalty
6: Federal Prosecutors and the power of the Attorney General
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8: Prosecutorial Ethnics
9: Prosecutorial Responsibility
10: Prospects for Reform
Angela J. Davis, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
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Helicopsis es un género de gastrópode  de la familia Hygromiidae.

Este género contiene las siguientes especies:

 Helicopsis aelleni Hausdorf, 1996
 Helicopsis cereoflava (Bielz, 1851)
 Helicopsis conopsis Morelet, 1876
 Helicopsis cypriola (Westerlund, 1889)
 Helicopsis dejecta (Rossmässler, 1838)
 Helicopsis depulsa (Pintér, 1969)
 Helicopsis filimargo (Krynicki, 1833)
 Helicopsis gittenbergeri Hausdorf, 1990
 Helicopsis instabilis (Rossmässler, 1838)
 Helicopsis paulhessei (Lindholm, 1936)
 Helicopsis retowskii (Clessin, 1883)
 Helicopsis striata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - type species
 Helicopsis subcalcarata (Naegele, 1903)
 Helicopsis turcica (Holten, 1802)

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Posted on May 17, 2018 by Kevin Colley
Dyer goes with Rio
'Burg standout to play for RedStorm
By Kevin Colley - kcolley@aimmediamidwest.com
Wheelersburg's Cole Dyer signed to play with the Rio Grande University baseball program last Friday.
Kevin Colley | Daily Times
It started with two fly balls at Ohio Dominican.
Two well-tagged, hard-hit fly balls to deep left center field. Rockets.
And not only were they well-tagged and hard-hit, they were well-tagged and hard-hit to the deepest part of the ballpark — against the No. 1 unit in all of Division III, Berlin Hiland — in the Division III, Region 11 Finals.
The big moments, however, weren't to be in 2017. Both fly balls died within 20 feet from the necessary home run distance. The chance to win a regional championship in 2017 had gone up and flown away as fast as the ball had left the bat of Wheelersburg's Cole Dyer.
But while the chance to advance to Huntington Park was not to be, the fly balls, arguably, lit an undeniable, take-no-prisoners fire into Dyer's heart.
And as a result, the fly balls that were part of the season-ending defeat are arguably the very fly balls that have helped Dyer post the remarkable season that the Pirates' senior infielder has had in 2018 — and the very season that has helped the 6-2 senior obtain a collegiate baseball opportunity.
That opportunity officially came to fruition last Friday, when Dyer, who has belted 15 home runs for Wheelersburg in 2018, signed with the Rio Grande RedStorm baseball program at Wheelersburg High School in a signing ceremony that was held in front of friends and family.
For Dyer, the opportunity was one that he couldn't keep from pulling the trigger on, especially after speaking with 17th-year head coach Brad Warnimont about the RedStorm's baseball outfit.
"It definitely means a lot," Dyer said. "It was a last minute deal where (Brad) Warnimont actually thought I had already signed, but came and watched me at Greenup County anyway and spoke with me. I informed him that I still hadn't made my mind up yet, and he made good use of my time, got me on campus, and explained the program. I just couldn't resist. It was Wheelersburg made over."
As for Michael Estep, the veteran head coach of the Pirates believes that Dyer's work with the Huntington Hounds' travel baseball program, in addition to his work with Wheelersburg and his overall love for the game of baseball in general, have been key elements in his improvement as a baseball player.
"Cole made that commitment to go and do that last summer, and had a good summer," Estep said. "He swung the bat really well. The other thing that I really like is the fact that he has worked on his defense at the corner spots there in the infield, and is pretty versatile there."
Dyer, who has been a consistent figure in the middle of the order for the Pirates since his foray into the starting lineup, has been nothing short of outstanding this year. The senior's torrid 15-homer pace has Dyer within two blasts from tying the school mark — but it's been the manner in which Dyer has set his own tempo that has been so impressive.
Over the first eight games of the season by itself, Dyer clobbered nine home runs, and hasn't looked back since as his 15-homer total would suggest. Included in that mark was a two-homer ballgame against West — where the infielder notched both of his home runs in a 10-run first inning — and a straightaway blast to center field against Chesapeake on Senior Night.
His work, however, hasn't just been evident with the Pirates. Dyer, who played for the 17-and-under unit that the Hounds field, led Huntington in batting average (.383), on-base percentage (.482), and on-base-plus-slugging (1.035) and finished as the co-leader in doubles (six). The senior also finished second in slugging percentage, as well, with a .553 mark overall, and his OPS mark was the only one on the entire unit that was over 1.000.
"It's not only the physical part, but the mental part has certainly changed for him, as well," Estep said. "He's a very confident hitter, and I believe that any great hitter, or anybody that is good at their craft on the offensive end, is going to tell you that your preparation has to fuel your performance. He goes about his business in batting practice and things of that nature, and ultimately, it has translated to a good outcome here over the last couple of years. I'm extremely proud of the work that he's put in, and the year that's he's having."
However, Dyer is not just a hitter — as proven by his work with the Hounds. In 91 defensive chances, the senior committed just three errors over the entire summer against competition from around the country, all while playing alongside fellow Wheelersburg teammates Trey Carter and Jalen Miller, along with Notre Dame's CJ Corns, for the unit in the summer of 2017.
"Seeing the amount of offseason work I've put in over this past year come full circle is a blessing," Dyer said. "I'm stoked to have been blessed enough by getting some balls up and out of the park. I take it one pitch at a time, but my teammates and I have more to prove than just a couple of home runs. We are ready and out for blood. As a leader on this team, I know that my troops will follow me into battle and not think twice. We are firing on all cylinders right now, and whoever runs into this crew will definitely have to play some top-notch baseball to get around us."
However, it's very clear that the 2-0 loss to Hiland is continuing to light the very flame that has motivated the senior throughout his monstrous 2018 campaign.
"After that game, I told myself that in 2018, there will be no field, no distance, and no pitcher that will keep me from hitting balls over the fence," Dyer said. "(Michael) Estep pushed me as hard as he could, and I pushed myself as hard as I could this offseason to get stronger and make sure that in big moments, I can produce and turn moments like the ones at Ohio Dominican into our favor."
If one were to ask Estep, however, he'd tell anybody that Dyer always had that ability in him.
"He's been a very good two-way player," Estep said. "I always told him in the early years that, as we were going through our strength and conditioning process, that he had a good base to work from. He has a little bit of a farm background anyway, and he's farm strong. Whether or not he actually stepped foot in the weight room or not, he was always going to hit the ball very hard; it was just a matter of coming in and working hard in the weight room. I told him, 'With having that base to work from already, you can improve your strength very, very quickly if you choose to do so.' It has made a great difference for him this year."
While Dyer's individual transformation is special, his commitment to taking a backseat for his teammates when needed has also been something to behold as a Wheelersburg fan.
When Matt Marshall was asked to hit for Dyer in the fifth inning in order to allow the senior to obtain repetitions of his own in Wheelersburg's 10-2 victory over Chesapeake in the Division III, Chillicothe II Sectional Finals, the senior not only didn't bat an eye, but recalled the memory of Marshall playing — and later, turning a game-ending 5-4-3 double play — as his favorite memory of the final home game of his entire Wheelersburg career.
"What I loved most about (the Chesapeake game) was seeing Matt Marshall, who has been a backup for me for three years, getting out there and playing third base like it was his day job. Him and I have taken thousands upon thousands of groundballs together over the years and he never skips a beat. When Coach Estep came up to me and said, 'Hey, Matt has third base this last inning,' I was absolutely ecstatic. Then, to add to the moment, he goes out there with so much class and poise like he's been there for the whole season, and puts the cherry on top by turning an absolutely flawless double play. I've never been more happy for one of my teammates. He deserved it so much."
"I'm glad that he said it," Estep said. "We try to teach guys to be unselfish and to teach guys to empower others, which is our team motto this year. We want to act in a fashion that makes people look at our program and say, 'I want to be like those guys.' In that moment, it does test you as a competitor, but having Matt, who comes to practice every day and prepares as if he's going to play third base or wherever we would ask him to play every day, and is willing to hit in the cage and takes pitching sessions every day, is a great asset to our team, and the guys know that."
And it's that brotherhood and bond that Dyer will carry with him forever, no matter where his Rio Grande career, or his professional career in either baseball or his chosen line of work, will take him.
"These guys are my brothers," Dyer said. "I've never been as close with a team as I have this year. Maybe it's because I'm a senior and I've played with these guys more, but I know every one of those men have my back through it all, and they know I'll lay it all on the line for them. They are my soldiers that I lead into battle every game, and they know that when we are in between the lines that it is all business. I couldn't ask for a better crew."
But that's to be expected. After all, it is the Wheelersburg baseball program that we are talking about here.
"Wheelersburg baseball, in itself, has dominated," Dyer said. "The program has consistently been a force in state tournaments in our division. The expectations are high coming into this program and if you do not produce enough, and meet the requirements to be a Pirate baseball player, then you will not play. It's an honor playing under the coaches that we have. There's tons of experience not only at the collegiate level, but at the major league level, that our coaches bring to the table. They know their stuff and know what it takes to win. As a player, you buy into the competitive system very easily. The drive to win is built into this program and will continue to be etched in this program for years to come."
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News from South Africa by Michael Sears
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By Michael Sears
This month's newsletter is a departure in that the featured author lives in Los Angeles and writes mysteries set in Ghana rather than South Africa. But the issue he discusses is important to any author writing about a culture outside the reader's home culture,and particularly relevant in South Africa (or Botswana for that matter).
Kwei Quartey's first book WIFE OF THE GODS introduced a memorable new detective, Darko Dawson, in Accra, Ghana. That book met enthusiastic critical acclaim, and was followed by the quite different but equally intriguing CHILDREN OF THE STREET. Michael Connelly said: "Kwei Quartey does what all the best storytellers do. He takes you to a world you have never seen and makes it as real to you as your own backyard. In CHILDREN OF THE STREET he brings a story that is searing and original and done just right. Inspector Darko Dawson is relentless and I look forward to riding with him again."
Here Kwei talks about the issues he thinks about as he takes you to that other world.
The Cultural Tightrope
Writing outside the culture of my readers can be a balancing act
My Inspector Darko Dawson mystery series is set in the West African coastal nation of Ghana. The first in the series, WIFE OF THE GODS, was published in 2009, the second, CHILDREN OF THE STREET, in 2011, and if all goes well, the third, MURDER AT CAPE THREE POINTS, will come out next year. I grew up in Ghana, leaving in my late teens for the States, where both my writing and medical careers began. My late father was Ghanaian, and my mother is black American. Both were lecturers at the University of Ghana in the suburbs of Accra, the capital.
Like any mystery writer, I strive to create good plots and full, intriguing characters. However, the holy grail for me is to convey the Ghanaian essence authentically without confounding Western readers or relying on too much exposition. The fact is that I am writing primarily for an American audience. Although a certain niche of readers loves being transported to foreign lands via a good mystery, I need to bring them along with me for the ride and not drag them behind me in the dust.
In my novels, some aspects of Ghana's nature cannot be extricated from the story. That was clear in WIFE OF THE GODS,where beliefs in witchcraft and traditional healing, apart from being part of the plot, highlight how Ghanaians are often comfortable with the coexistence of old and modern ways. However, whether to include certain tidbits of Ghanaian life in my stories can take some deciding. To shake hands the Ghanaian way, you finish up by snapping your thumb and ring finger against the thumb and ring finger of your fellow hand-shaker, while he (it's more common among males) is doing the same thing at the same time. It's characteristically Ghanaian, but some might argue that, cute as it may be, its inclusion in a novel doesn't advance the story. Do I put that in a novel, and does anyone really care?
Like the special handshake, extending a greeting to someone rather formally – good morning/afternoon/evening – is quintessentially Ghanaian, but I must be careful that I don't overdo it. One of my New York editors crisply commented, "While I realize Ghanaians are more gracious than the average New Yorker, you need to take out some of the greetings and polite chit-chat."
Other Ghanaian-isms would seem odd or incorrect to my editors and readers and are probably best omitted. "I'll pick you at the bus station" means, "I'll pick you up at the bus station." Affirmatives can be confusing as well. In response to the question, "This meal isn't spicy?" a waiter might say,"Yes, please." A Westerner could interpret that as, "Yes, it is spicy," but the waiter more likely means, "Yes, you are correct. It isn't spicy."
Pidgin English, popular among hip youth, educated or not, can be tough to decipher if one is unaccustomed.I have included it in my novels, but with caution.If I write "I dey go house," I must use it in enough context that the reader understands it to mean "I'm going home." Could readers take a whole page of pidgin? Probably not. In the same way, when quoting a character speaking in one of Ghana's indigenous languages (English is the language of instruction and commerce), is the best approach a single word here or there with an obvious meaning in context, or whole sentences followed by a translation?
In this regard, Westerners often use the word "dialects" to describe the languages of different African ethnic groups, but in Ghana for instance, referring to the languages Ga or Twi as "dialects" is as ridiculous as saying that Swedish is a dialect of Norwegian.
Ghanaians use a wide range of exclamations to express emotion. Several variations of "oh," "ah," and "ei" express indignation, excitement, sadness, or disapproval, depending on how they are said. They are a distinctive element of speech in Ghana, but tonally, they are difficult, if not impossible, to represent on the page.
Pacing is important in crime fiction. If I were to accurately represent the true pace at which business is generally conducted in Ghana, my novels would be unacceptably slow for the average western reader. In reality, there's a lot of "s/he's not in, come back tomorrow" in Ghanaian life, sometimes delivered with a nonchalance that foreigners might take as rudeness. Although that is usually not the intention, it can be irksome. I do make use of this "delay of services" to some extent in the Darko Dawson series, but in general, Darko gets in touch with people and finds things out a lot more efficiently than he would in the real Ghana.
Darko also lives more comfortably than he would in real life as a detective at his rank and salary level. Policemen and women in Ghana do not make much money. Even some chief inspectors, a respectable rank, live in cramped and dilapidated single-room barracks. Although the Dawson family has its financial constraints, it could be much worse.Nevertheless, I made a conscious decision that I did not want dire economic conditions to be so overwhelming in my novels that they distract from Darko's raison d'être: solving mysteries.
Ghana can be a country of paradoxes, progressing in some ways while coming up short in others, which is what makes it so interesting to me as a setting. My job is to portray all that complexity in a comprehensible and entertaining way, and keep my readers coming back to see how Darko, his family, and his country grow.
Kwei Quartey, MD
Michael Sears writes with Stanley Trollip under the name Michael Stanley. Their award-winning mystery series with Detective Kubu is set in Botswana, a fascinating country with wonderful conservation areas and varied peoples. They also have a stand-alone thriller Shoot the Bastards, which introduces Minnesotan environmental journalist Crystal Nguyen. Set mainly in South Africa, it has as backstory the vicious trade in rhino horn.
Their latest book, A Deadly Covenant, is a prequel featuring Kubu as a young detective, set near the magnificent Okavango Delta. Kubu has to work out why an ancient massacre of a Bushman clan is causing deaths in the present day and who is behind them.
Michael has lived in South Africa, Kenya, Australia and the US. He now lives in Knysna on the Cape south coast of South Africa. Please visit his website and follow him on Facebook.
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Hazor hā´zôr [key] 1 Fortified city of N Galilee, 5 mi (8 km) SW of Lake Hula, in present-day Israel. Strategically located in ancient Palestine on the road leading from Egypt to Syria and Asia Minor, it was occupied from the early Bronze Age to Hellenistic times. According to the Bible, Joshua destroyed it because it was the center of the league of Canaanite kingdoms. Solomon rebuilt it as one of his strongholds in the north. Tiglathpileser III later destroyed it. Excavations have revealed both the Canaanite and Israelite cities. 2 Unidentified town, ancient Palestine. Joshua 15.23. 3 See Kerioth . 4 Town, the modern Khirbat Hazzar, West Bank, 4 mi (6 km) NW of Jerusalem, occupied after the Exile. 5 Collective name sometimes used for the seminomadic Arabs. 6 Unidentified town, S ancient Palestine. Joshua 15.25. AV has in this verse Hazor, Hadattah, but RV is more likely correct with Hazor-hadattah.
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