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Opinion: Hand over your hat, Smokey, it's time to retire | CBC Radio Loaded
Opinion: Hand over your hat, Smokey, it's time to retire
Smokey Bear has reminded generations of North Americans that "only they can prevent forest fires." But those in the fire management community say the message, and the philosophy behind it, has actually made the fire situation worse. Fire historian Stephen Pyne explains why he wants Smokey to retire.
CBC News · Posted: May 20, 2016 7:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 20, 2016
Smokey the Bear in Nova Scotia. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
The 1809:06Opinion: Hand over your hat, Smokey, it's time to retire
Smokey Bear: protector of forests, or inadvertent cause of massive modern wildfires?
Ask anyone in fire management, and they'll tell you it's more the latter. Which is why Stephen Pyne says it's time to retire the old mascot.
The problem with that strategy, that Smokey came to be a spokesman for, is that it eliminates all fires, and there are good fires as well as bad fires. - Stephen Pyne, fire historian
Pyne, a fire historian who has studied and written about wildfire for decades, says Smokey's message, and the philosophy behind it, have helped create the big, destructive fires we see today.
"The problem with that strategy, that Smokey came to be a spokesman for, is that it eliminates all fires, and there are good fires as well as bad fires. And eliminating the good fires, has unhinged a lot of ecosystems which require fire of the right sort, and it's allowed these systems to change and they've frequently changed in ways that have made for more intense, larger, in some cases more savage fires."
Bears aren't the only animal used to warn about fire. This poster was spotted on a heritage steam train in Summerland, B.C. in 2013. ((Kathryn Marlow/CBC))
Pyne says fire management practices started changing decades ago, with a recognition that not all fire is bad. Instead, some naturally started fires are allowed to burn to clear up the landscape, and use up fuel, and there are also carefully considered prescribed, or controlled fires, which are set intentionally with the same goal.
He says if the strategy has changed, it's time for a new message too-- a more nuanced one that acknowledges that not all fire is bad.
And because Smokey is so tied to the old message, maybe it's time for him to retire.
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Circle Sandals | The Craft of Tracey Neuls
London Craft, London Style
Hand lasted, hand painted and hand finished. For the launch of London Craft Week we're showcasing our new style for Summer: BIJOU. Tracey's iconic circle design has been translated on to a sandal, with an edge of neon. The elongated heel is ours, no pre-fab components have been used. It's all made the way we want it, from the inside out.
The Best Tool Is the Hand
All Tracey Neuls shoes and accessories are handcrafted by family-run factories in Portugal. The Grandad, in his 80's, is still there keeping an eye on things. His son (above) insists he tells him to go home! But says he prefers keeping busy and overseeing the finishing touches. It almost sounds too cute to believe but it's true.
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All production happens in-house with no outsourced labour. Nothing is mass-produced. Our leathers are hand picked by Tracey and sourced from local family run E.U tanneries in Italy whose manufacturing is also on a very small scale. Selected for their ethos and ethical treatment of animals. As sad as it may sound, cruelty against animals is visible on their skin: using only whole cowhides with no scars is one of the ways we ensure that the animal was treated humanely.
Traditional methods are used, avoiding large scale toxic chemical processes. We use natural veg-tanned leathers which are dyed all the way through and not heavily treated. We never use cheaper, highly processed leathers seen in high street brands, it is simply not the ethos of Tracey Neuls and the standard she set from the very start, almost 20 years ago. Quality for sustainability and 'slow Fashion' may not be the most profitable way, but it is the only way we know.

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Individual Placement Support scheme helps mental health service users back to work
An employment scheme that provides one-to-one support to people with mental health conditions to get them back into work has recorded above average results its first year.
The Individual Placement Support (IPS) approach, pioneered in the UK at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG), is well ahead of the national average for getting patients with severe mental health conditions into work.
In England, only 7.9% of people with severe mental health conditions are in employment, while almost 10% of SWLSTG patients have jobs.
In September 2009 the IPS approach was introduced into the Wandsworth Improving Access to Psychological Therapies teams and has shown remarkable success. Of the 853 people who had received employment support, up to March 2013, 678 were either helped back to work or assisted in maintaining jobs they already had.
Miles Rinaldi, head of recovery and social inclusion, said: "Employment is important for maintaining good mental health and promoting recovery from mental health conditions.
"The Trust has well developed and respected employment support services delivering the IPS approach with very successful outcomes."
Research undertaken by SWLSTG revealed that getting a job was the most frequently-expressed goal for people with mental ill health, who also saw it as proof that they are on the road to recovery.
The research also showed that unemployment increases the risk of people developing mental health problems and is associated with increased rate of suicide and higher use of health services.
David Bradley, chief executive of SWLSTG, said: "We are very aware that employment is an important goal for many people and that is why we place such emphasis on helping people into work.
"It is a tribute to our staff that our ways of working are being studied by national bodies looking for ways to improve the situation countrywide."
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NEEDLING AGLETS
Aglet is one of the more specific words in the English language, and it's wonderful that we have it. Defined as "that metal or plastic thing on the ends of your shoelaces", aglet actually maintained the same meaning since its debut in the mid-1400s, but spelling varied a little; it occasionally took the form of aiglet. Either spelling comes from the Middle French word aiguillette, which is a diminutive of aiguille or aguille, a term for "needle" (because aglets act as needles for threading through the shoelace-holes). As many French words do, this comes from Latin, in this case from the noun acucla or acucula, both of which are diminutives of acus, which still meant "needle". This comes from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction ak, or "to be sharp". Interesting definition, double diminutive, secret meaning: aglet checks all of the etymological boxes!\
It would seem weird to use the word mnesia in English, but when we attach a one-letter prefix meaning "not" in front of it, it's suddenly normal. That's exactly what's happening on an etymological level here: our word amnesia, which comes from Ancient Greek amnesia, is composed of that prefix, a-, and the root mnesia, meaning "to remember" (so, together, amnesia means "not remembering"). A-, through Proto-Hellenic, comes from Proto-Indo-European n (yes, just the letter), which meant "not". Mnesia, of course, isn't too complex, either; it can be conjugated to mnasthai ("recall"), which, also through Proto-Hellenic, comes from Proto-Indo-European. In this case, the reconstruction is men, meaning "to think". Usage of the word amnesia, which was first attested in 1786, has skyrocketed in recent years as its meaning becomes less medical and more used in popular culture. What was I talking about again?
A MOOT MOOT
Something that is moot is disputable, irrelevant, or unsolvable, but going back it time we can see it take on quite a different meaning. First, we get the usual slew of alterations in Middle English due to the lack of more rigorous conventions: forms such as mot and gemot were rampant as well as our current word. Gemot was also the word for moot in Old English (the ge- got dropped later), where it meant "assembly" or "meeting" (Game of Thrones fans might recognize the usage of moot in a context of "congregation", where a Kingsmoot is a method of choosing a ruler of the Iron Islands). The connection is rather curious: law students back in the day would gather in meetings to practice hypothetical trials. These mock trials led to a meaning of "hypothetical", which was later extended to the current definitions. Anyway, gemot comes from Proto-Germanic mota, meaning "an encounter", and that in turn is derived as being from Proto-Indo-European mehd, or "to come".
FROM THE STARS
Desire has a surprisingly poignant etymology for such a simple-seeming word. Borrowed in the 1200s from the Old French verb desirrer (meaning "to wish for"), it can be traced to the Latin word desiderare, which could mean "demand" or "express" but had a much prettier literal meaning: "to await what the stars will bring". Obviously, this etymology is heavily steeped in astrology and the Romans' beliefs that the heavens influenced all the happenings on Earth. More than wishing for something, they wished that the heavens would give them something. Anyway, desiderare is composed of two parts: the prefix de-, meaning "of" or "from", and sidus, meaning "star" or "constellation". De- just comes from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "of" and sounding about the same, and sidus, most likely through Proto-Italic, comes from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction sweyd, meaning "sweat". It appears that desire to use the word desire has decreased throughout the ages: it was far more prevalent in seventeenth century English than today.
A DOUTEFUL ETYMOLOGY
The letter b wasn't always in doubt. In Middle English, it was most often spelled douten or duten and also had meanings of "to dread" or "fear", and in Old French it was doter. It isn't until we trace the word back to Latin that we see the b reappear in dubitare, a word with a very similar meaning as today. The reason both the spelling and definition are closer to Latin is that, as Latin grew more influential in English following the Renaissance, scholars tried to push many words back to their roots, and this was one of the victims. The verb dubitare comes from the noun dubius (which, yes, is the direct etymon of dubious). This has a particularly interesting origin: it's composed of the words duo, meaning "two", and habere, meaning "to hold". If you put those together, you're holding two ideas or beliefs, and that's how it's connected to doubt. Duo, through Proto-Italic, is from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction dwoh, meaning "two". Habere, also through Proto-Italic, hails from PIE gehb, "to grab".
BOHEMIAN GYPSIES
In modern contexts, the word Bohemian describes someone who lives an unconventional lifestyle. These people, particularly artists, espoused free love, voluntary poverty, and resistance of the government. In a nutshell, hippies. This term originated in French as bohemien, meaning "gypsy", because the Roma people were traditionally associated with the unorthodoxy of those artists. It gets even more interesting after this: Bohemiens were named after the region of Bohemia in the western Czech Republic, because when they first came to France, there was some unsubstantiated urban legend that they came from that area. Bohemia, likely through Latin or French, ultimately comes from the Proto-Germanic words haimaz, meaning "home" and Boio, the self-appellation for the Celtic Boii tribe. Haimaz hails from Proto-Indo-European koymos, "village", and the origin of Boio is unknown but might have something to do with cattle.
An ABSTRACT ETYMOLOGY
The word abstract was borrowed into Middle English in the fourteenth century from the Latin word abstractus, meaning "drawn away" (you can sort of see the connection to a nonexistent concept; it's "drawn away" from reality). This is from the verb abstrahere, implying the pulling away of something. Abstrahere is composed of ab-, meaning "off" and trahere, "pull" or "draw". Ab- comes from a Proto-Indo-European word sounding like hepo and containing the same definition. Trahere, meanwhile, is reconstructed as deriving from another Proto-Indo-European root; in this case it is from tregh, which likewise matched its Latin meaning almost exactly. The term abstract in reference to art hails from the 1920s, but was really popularized in the '50s. According to Google NGrams, usage of the word abstract in literature is now higher than it's ever been, constituting about 0.0026% of all words used.
ETYMOLOGICALLY SHAFTED
Shaft has some delightfully incongruous definitions. It can range in meaning from "a long passageway" to "the body of an arrow or column", and you can also get shafted by taking a bad deal. Well, the last one comes from a 1958 connection of "being impaled", with inapporpriate undertones. We're now left with two elongated, narrow spaces, one full of air and the other of material. Both of these interpretations are connected through that cylindrical similarity and trace to the Old English word sceaft, which meant "long, slender rod". This is generally acknowledged to be from the Proto-Germanic reconstruction skaftaz, with the same meaning; that, in turn, has an unknown origin but is hypothesized to derive from a Proto-Indo-European root sounding like skapos and meaning "stem" or "stalk". The first vulgar noun usage of shaft is from the early eighteenth century, through the meaning of "column".
STRETCHING TENACIOUSLY
The word tenacious has survived in the English language for over four centuries (you could almost say that it was tenacious). Although it now has a more figurative meaning of "difficult to sway from one's beliefs", as the Middle French word tenacite, it meant something more literal, along the lines of "clinging on" (although that is also a remaining definition today, of course; there is a shift, however). In Latin as tenacitas, the translation is "the act of holding fast", and that traces to the verb tenere, meaning "to hold" (Spanish speakers can recognize this as the etymon of tener, "to have". Earlier, in Proto-Italic, etymologists reconstruct this to a word sounding like teneo, and that in turn would be from Proto-Indo-European ten, meaning "to stretch". Ten is interesting because of the sheer number of words that spawned from it; among those that include it as a root are abstain, baritone, catatonic, detain, entertain, hypotenuse, intend, maintain, ostensible, pertain, sustain, temple, and tenure. The list goes on and on. Like derivation, like etymon: it certainly is tenacious.
PROTECTING TUITION
Our word tuition originally meant "guardianship"! The meaning of "money you pay to a school" was applied because colleges and schools are your temporary guardians and charge you fees, so the definition began to shift. Anyway, in the early 1400s, guardianship came from Anglo-Norman tuycioun, which came from Old French tuicion, which had a very similar meaning. As many Old French words did, this derives from Latin, in this case from the nominative tuitio, or "protection", which in turn is a conjugation of tueri, "to watch over". This makes tuition distantly conencted to the words tutor and intuition. It is theorized to be from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction tewh, which would mean "to observe" if the origin is correct. It appears that as colleges charge more and more, the word tuition has risen in usage throughout time, now at its peak.
SILVER-PLATINUM FLAT PLATES
Platinum was identified as an element in 1741, but the word for the metallic substance didn't come into English until 1812; they didn't even have a word for it in Old English. This wasn't borrowed the usual route, that being directly from French or Latin; actually, it was taken from the Spanish diminutive platina, meaning "little silver". This is because platinum was considered an impurity when found in silver, and it was sort of meant pejoratively. Platina is from plata, meaning "silver" in general, and that, through either Old French or Old Provençal, is related to our word plate through Latin plata, meaning either "plate" or "piece of metal" (and thus our etymologies join). This likely comes from Ancient Greek platys, meaning "wide", "flat", or "broad" (also the prefix in plateau, platonic, platform and platypus), which derives from a Proto-Indo-European reconstruction sounding like plat and meaning "to spread". Through a lot of changing definitions and relatives, the etymology of platinum has enjoyed a nice spread.
EtYMOLOGY? YEET!
Yeet is a very interesting neologism which has been around for several years at this point. Mostly used by younger people, it can carry multiple usages, but is always used as an exclamation, indicating either excitement or rejection (and quite often associated with throwing something). Got a new pair of shoes you don't like? Just yeet them out of there. Want to come with me to the movies? Yeet. In short, it's a very confusing modern word with many different applications. There's also a whole debate whether the past tense is yeeted or yote. I'm not going to go into that, but you can hear youngsters saying both interchangeably. Onto etymology! Most sources indicate that the word originated in a 2014 Vine video, where it was the name for a specific type of dance, and then grew from there. While more accurate or in-depth sources are nonexistent, it's always cool to see some modern etymology in action with examples like this.
VANILLA VAGINAS
The etymology of vanilla is actually far from plain vanilla. The meaning of "plain" was first attested in the 1940s, when the whiteness and commonality of the ice cream flavor caused the new definition to arise. Before that, vanilla referred exclusively to the plant and extract of the plant, a term which was adopted in the 1660s from Spanish vainilla, which literally meant "little pod" (a word created during Hernando Cortes' infamous mission to the Aztec empire). This is a diminutive form of vaina, meaning "pod", and that derives from Latin vagina, meaning "sheath", under a connection of those pods having sheaths. Yes, that's right. It also had a secondary definition of "vagina" and is the etymon of our word for a woman's external genitals. Sort of makes sense, but what a wild twist that took. Vagina is reconstructed as having derived from Proto-Italic wagina, with the same meaning, and that likely comes from an unknown Proto-Indo-European root.
REMOVING BOWELS
Evisceration may refer either to the disembowelment of an animal, or a phenomenon where an animal willingly ejects its guts to scare predators (brilliant strategy, right? The main example of this is the sea cucumber). Funnily enough, when the word was first brought into English around 1600 CE, it was figurative, meaning "to expose someone's secrets"; the literal meaning didn't come about until another 20 years had passed. Both of these definitions are based off the Latin verb eviscerare, meaning "to disembowel" (so the literal part of it was applied a little circuitously). This in turn is a combination of the prefix ex-, meaning "out" (from Proto-Indo-European eghs, also "out"), and viscera, a word meaning "bowels" and the etymon of visceral (since something visceral is experienced on an emotional, gut level). So an evisceration is a "removing of bowels". Makes sense. Viscera may derive from Proto-Indo-European weys, meaning "to turn" or "rotate".
RUBBING PSORIASIS
Psoriasis is a skin disease, normally characterized by scaly, reddish, and itchy patches. The word was borrowed in 1680 from medical Latin, which comes from Ancient Greek psoriasis. This was less specific to a certain kind of condition, and just referred to having itchy skin in general. Psoriasis comes from the word psorian, meaning "to have the itch", which comes from psora, a word with the plain ol' definition of "itch" (once we eliminate the -sis suffix indicating a noun of action, that is). This could also be used to individually refer to scabies or mange, but the broader denotation still stood. Because you rub your itches, this hails from psen, meaning "to rub", and that comes from a Proto-Indo-European root with the same definition. Usage of the word psoriasis peaked in the 1870s but is now enjoying a healthy comeback. Google searches for it have also increased, as more and more people seem to be suffering from it.
LADDER'S CLIMAX
In the 1580s, as people began naming rhetorical techniques, they needed something to describe the apex of the action, so they borrowed the Latin word climax, which basically meant a "dramatic culmination". This came from Greek klimax, which had figurative overtones of something moving from weaker to stronger and a literal definition of "ladder". Makes sense- you're moving upwards when you go up a ladder, just like the story is. Now, because all old ladders had to be slanted against a building, it's also not too shocking that klimax comes from the Ancient Greek verb klinein, meaning "to slant". Because of Sanskrit and Latin cognates, we can further reconstruct this as deriving from Proto-Indo-European kley, meaning "to shelter" or "cover". Climax in reference to orgasms was coined in 1880 by feminist, botanist, and birth control proponent Marie Stopes, who attempted to make sex more relatable to the general public and loosen impressions of it.
NOT LEISURE
The verb negotiate didn't appear until the late sixteenth century, but the noun negotiation dates back to the early fifteenth. This, through Old French negociacion, comes from Latin negationem, which meant "to do business"- a little broader than the current definition. We can simplify that to negotium, meaning "business" or "affair" in general. Here it gets interesting: negotium to the roots nec, meaning "not", and otium, meaning "leisure". Therefore, Latin business was given the distinction of not being recreational. Nec is an apocope (simplification) of an earlier Latin word, neque, which in turn is a portmanteau of ne, meaning "not" (and coming from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction ne), and the suffix -que, meaning "and" (from PIE kwe, same definition). Otium has an uncertain etymology, but it may trace to a Proto-Indo-European word for "forlorn". Negotiate and negotiation have about the same usage levels in the English language, each around 0.001%, and rising. I guess there's not a lot of leisure going on these days.
OVERTURNING CATASTROPHES
A catastrophe wasn't always a terrible event! When it was borrowed in the early sixteenth century, the word merely referred to a sudden and unexpected reversal. In this context, it could even refer to, say, an impoverished person winning the lottery. Through Latin, this comes from the Greek word katastrophe, meaning "an overturning" (as if the plot was suddenly overturned). This is a portmanteau of kata, meaning "down" or "against", and strephein, meaning "turn". Kata comes from Proto-Indo-European kom, with the definition of "beside". The verb strephein, meanwhile, comes from PIE strebh, also having to do with "twisting" and "turning". Now, the whole reason for this post is so I can share one of my favorite words: eucatastrophe, when a previously dark story took a suddenly good turn and ending happily. This was coined by none other than Lord of the Rings author and amateur etymologist J.R.R. Tolkein in a 1944 letter by attaching the prefix eu-, an Ancient Greek prefix for "good". What a eucatastrophical origin!
CINCCINNATUS, OHIO
In 458 CE, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a former Roman patrician and generally cool dude, was summoned from his farm to lead the army in response to an attack by the neighboring Aequi tribe. To facilitate the war effort as best as possible, he was appointed dictator and given absolute authority over all matters. After the Roman victory, many people looked to him to continue leading, but he stepped down from his total control to go back to farming. This immortalized him in Roman legend as one of the most virtuous people ever; indeed, many historians today list Cincinnatus among the greatest leaders of all time. Citizens of the newly formed country of America also agreed with this profusely, touting him as an example of civic virtue and republicanism. This idolization culminated with a group of settlers in 1788 who named a city after him in what is now southwest Ohio. That's right; Cincinnati is named after a Roman general! The more you know.
BEAUTIFUL BUTTOCKS
Callipygian is a rather interesting word with a fascinating etymology. An obscure term meaning "pertaining to beautiful buttocks", usage has actually been rising slowly since its introduction in 1800 from the Greek word kallipygos. Funnily enough, this was named after a statue! The Kallipygos was a sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite in the city of Syracuse (this was lost to the ages, although the Venus Callipyge in Naples was a Roman knockoff which purportedly looks very similar), famed for its perfect posterior. That was the first attestation of the word in Ancient Greek, but its component terms were around for much longer: kallos meant "beauty" and pyge meant "buttocks". Kallos, which also yielded the name of the goddess Callisto, comes from kalos, a word meaning "good" and deriving from Proto-Indo-European kal, also along the lines of "good" or "beautiful". Pyge, meanwhile, also traces to Proto-Indo-European, in this case to the root pouga, with about the same definition.
UNDER THE CARTILAGE
A hypochondriac is one who obsesses over perceived health conditions to an abnormal extent. We get this word from French hypocondriaque, which traces to Greek hypokhondria, meaning "under the cartilage". What gives? Well, whenever Ancient Greek doctors encountered a medical condition they couldn't explain, they blamed it on soft tissues and organs, which can often be found under a person's cartilage. Throughout the years, people anxious about their health fretted about having failing organs, and thus the word got applied to those people. Breaking down hypokhondria, we can see the words hypo, meaning "below", and khondros, meaning "cartilage". Hypo is reconstructed as deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root upo, meaning "under", and khondros has a bit more obscure of an origin, but some etymologists reconstruct it to PIE ghrendh, meaning "crushing". This, however, is unconfirmed. Usages of hypochondria and hypochondriac have been very closely paralleling each other throughout the centuries, and both are now in moderate decline.
Whiskey was first attested in the English language in 1715, but the word was around the British Isles for quite a while longer, seeing as the beverage was invented in Scotland in the 1490s. Their language was Gaelic, however, where they called it uisge beatha, meaning "water of life". You can tell they valued their alcohol! Uisge, defined as "water", came from Old Irish uisce, which, through Proto-Celtic udenskyos, comes from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction wed (all of these forms also meant plain old "water"). Beatha, meaning "life", also derives from Old Irish, in this case from bethu, which, through Proto-Celtic biwotus, also traces to Proto-Indo-European, in this case the root gweyh. Likewise, all of these terms meant "life" as well. One curious part of this origin is that the competing theory also traces it to "water of life", but just in another language: some etymologists think it stems from Latin aqua vitae. Whatever the case, people clearly care a lot about whiskey.
SMOKED FISH BUCCANEERS
Our word buccaneer came from a time when pirates were at the height of their activity, the 1680s, and we get it from French boucanier, which in its later days also meant "pirate". However, earlier on, it meant "to smoke fish" and sometimes other kinds of meat, because lawless sailors in the Caribbean were heavily associated with the smoking of meat (this was sometimes spelled boucaner). Etymologists trace this to another French word, boucan, which was their word for the type of grill that this smoking would be done on. Surprisingly, further derivation of this word takes us all the way back to the Brazilian Tupi language, which was quite common for trading in the area (some even would go as far to say it was the lingua franca of the region). Here it was mukan, with the same definition. Be wary, though: another theory places the correct etymology with Arawak buccan, which would mean "a special tool for roasting manatees". Despite the uncertainty, though, buccaneer certainly is interesting overall!
AN ETYMOLOGIST'S JURISDICTION
I was just reading a news article when I came across the word jurisdiction. Then I stopped for a moment, looked at it funnily, and immediately realized its wonderful etymology. I think I'll keep you in suspense for a few sentences, however. First adopted in the mid-1300s, it took the forms of variants such as juridiction, jurediction, and jurisdiccioun in those early days. There were several of these spin-offs, but they all came from the Old French word juridicion, which in turn derived from Latin iurisdictionem (the i is pronounced like a j). Here's the origin I guessed at: iurisdictionem is a combination of iuris, meaning "law", and dictionem, meaning "decree" or "saying". This combined meaning of "legal decree" fits pretty well with the modern meaning of "the power to make judgments". Iuris, which may be simplified to ius, comes from the Proto-Indo-European reconstruction hey (defined as "vital force" or life"), through Proto-Italic jowos. Dictionem, which may be simplified to the verb dicere, likewise hails from Proto-Indo-European, through Proto-Italic, in this case from the word deykti, meaning "to point out". So, as far back as possible, a jurisdiction is just "pointing out life".
MOLDY MUSHROOM MOSS
Toadstool has a very weird name, but an easy-to-guess etymology: it was just a fanciful name meant to poetically imply that mushrooms are furniture for amphibians. Mushroom, meanwhile, has a much more interesting and in-depth origin. At first blush, it may seem almost like it's a room for mushing things, but that's not right at all. The room part has nothing to do with rooms, and we won't be branching off into a portmanteau as we go back in time; that's just how the end of the word formed throughout the ages. Instead, we get to see a ton of phonetic changes. In Middle English, mushroom was spelled muscheron, musheron, and musseron; in Anglo-French and Old French it was musherun, meisseron, mousseron, and just mousse. At this point the word meant "moss" instead of "mushroom". Origin after this is uncertain, but it seems to get even more simplified as we travel to Low Frankish mosa, Proto-Germanic musa, and Proto-Indo-European meus (at this point it could also mean "mold" or "mildew"). Such an interesting origin for such a commonplace word!


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About the Presenter: John Reece is a retired sailor, having spent 20 years in the US Navy during and after the Vietnam era. He is also a retired Aerospace Logistics Engineer and Manager of Technical Publications and Training. Since his retirement he has been focusing on improving his public speaking skills with Toastmasters and looking for ways to help young people with their schoolwork, particularly with math.
Recent middle school graduate Zarina Yunis, age (almost!) 14, discusses her experiences tutoring with School on Wheels.
Middle and high school students are often looking for opportunities to volunteer and earn service hours. I highly recommend tutoring for School on Wheels. School on Wheels is a non-profit organization that helps support the educational needs of homeless students in Southern California. Tutor coordinators find volunteers to tutor homeless children living in motels, domestic violence shelters, and even kids who live on the streets. Tutoring for School on Wheels enables volunteers to utilize their academic skills while also helping other students achieve their potential.
I discovered School on Wheels when my mother became a tutor with them three years ago. She would tutor at our local library, and my brother and I would do our homework at a nearby table. I would often notice her students struggling with the math concepts they were learning in school. I had just learned some of these concepts myself, so I offered to help explain some of the concepts. I could relate well to these students because we were similar in age, and it was easy for me to guide them. That was when I found myself to have a knack for tutoring, so when I turned 12, I decided that I wanted to become a tutor myself. I filled out the online application, submitted my references, and participated in both the online and in-person trainings. Within a couple weeks, the regional coordinator had a student for me, and I was ready for my first tutoring session.
Because I wasn't yet 16, I participated with my mother in a family tutoring session. We were each assigned our own student. For those who aren't tutoring with their parents, a parent or guardian only needs to be on the premises. Our first students were twins, so my mother and I each tutored one. Every Wednesday after school, my mother would drive me to our local library, and we would spend an hour helping the twins with their homework and areas where they were struggling. After several sessions I could see a significant improvement in my student's math and reading abilities. Another student I had was struggling in math and needed help with double digit multiplication and long division. I approached it several different ways, but finally made her a "cheat sheet" that listed the actions for her to follow step-by-step along with explanations. She would use this sheet to walk her through each problem. Because she had a specialized educational plan that allowed for modifications, her teacher allowed her to use the guide when she was taking her test. She did very well on the test, and this made me feel proud of her and good about myself for helping her. I enjoy watching my students learn and grow after receiving guidance from me. It is gratifying to help students in need in any way I can.
This summer, I started group tutoring. Every Wednesday, I go to an elementary school to tutor a group of students who have signed up for the program. These students work on either an online math program or phonics program. While they work, the tutors move from student to student to see how they can help. In this method of tutoring, students are taught to be independent but have access to help when they need it. In contrast to the one-on-one tutoring experience, sometimes tutors are managing multiple students. It can be challenging at times, but it develops important skills that will help me in all aspects in my life.
In order to be able to teach a concept well, you have to know it well yourself. Tutoring enhances your own academic knowledge while helping others learn. Tutors use their creativity to demonstrate concepts in ways that deepen their student's understanding. Tutoring for School on Wheels allows the opportunity to have a positive impact on the education of vulnerable populations. It has been a rewarding experience for me, and I highly recommend others to dedicate their time and get involved.
"When I saw your booth at the event I was attending for work; I had to come over and say 'Hi' and 'Thank you!' I was homeless with my two daughters in 2008 and School on Wheels was one of the first agencies that provided us with support and helped us get back on our feet." Valerie has three teaching credentials and is now an associate with the government helping rehabilitate serious offenders back into society. She knows what it's like to be 'down and out' (her words) even if her clients and boss don't know that she used to be homeless. Valerie said that School on Wheels helped her during a very tough time. She had left her husband after he became violent because of mental illness and was 'couch surfing' – moving from place to place with her two young girls. School on Wheels provided them with books and school supplies, and they met their tutors weekly at a local coffee shop.
"You don't realize how much organizations like yours change lives," said Valerie.
July was a busy month for summer learning. We provided our students and tutors with tools from our Summer Learning Program to help them avoid summer learning loss through reading and making connections to strengthen their comprehension skills. We attended a successful senior expo event where we connected with multiple higher aged volunteers to focus on inter-generational relationships for our tutors and students. A former School on Wheels parent, Valerie, shared her beautiful story on how our tutoring program impacted her two daughters (Read the story here). Lastly, we would like to thank our donor of the month, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California.
Rachel Bravo – Because my employer, Ventura County Credit Union, allows employees to volunteer during work hours, I wanted to do something to help kids. My son had just left for college, and I was hoping to help other kids get that opportunity. I "met" School on Wheels and loved how there was such a close connection between the tutors, families and the organization. I've tutored Ryleigh for almost two school years and have enjoyed learning with her. Ryleigh is starting middle school next year and I hope to be able to move on with her.
Chris Webster – After moving to Los Angeles from the UK in 2015, I was shocked to see the number of homeless and displaced people having to survive in the city. Working with Schools on Wheels makes me feel like I'm doing something to support my community. Meanwhile, the time I've spent with my student has been incredibly rewarding. Whilst I may have helped him with his schoolwork, there's an in-the-moment wisdom to him which I try to take away from all of our sessions.
Ben Morgan – As a child of two educators, School on Wheels has given me an outlet for my genetic predisposition towards teaching. I've been thoroughly impressed by the organization as a whole. The time commitment for tutoring is modest, and yet it has been so rewarding getting to know Charlie and seeing him progress over the last school year. As a bonus, my pre-algebra skills are the best they've been in decades!
Ryleigh (Grade 5) I enjoy learning things that I don't know. I enjoy doing art projects, especially drawing and painting and lots of color. I have worked hard on learning fractions and multiplication. I would like people to know that I am very capable when it comes to doing schoolwork. When my little sister starts school, I will tell her to pay attention so she will know what to do.
But Charlie isn't. When we first started tutoring together, Charlie did not like school one bit. His grades were not good and he hated homework. It was a huge struggle to get him to focus on any school work at all. He was failing most subjects.
It wasn't easy but Charlie, to his credit, and despite many struggles in his life, kept coming to tutoring every week. Now, we read books together, his homework is always complete, and his grades are significantly improved. In fact, his recent grades included an A for science; and, B in math and language arts. It was one of the very few times I saw him genuinely proud of himself.


A series of portrait sketches of some beauties seen in the 40th anniversary issue of W Magazine. Here I was experimenting with incorporating different typography approaches into my drawings and working with digital processes. Four of these drawings were selected for inclusion in the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 10. These are solely for personal/promotional purposes only, and I do not own the rights to the photos that I drew these from.


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The JV girls volleyball team played host to Olmsted on Thursday night and came away with a 3-0 victory. The girls were exceptional in all three games and played well as a team. Every girl who took the floor made important contributions, which included: Jill Roggie, Vaidah Emerling, Rachel Stressinger, Melanie Barry, Meg Rehrauer, Marie Emerling, Marin Lehr, Sara Ehlers, Katelyn Mesch, Liv Schindler, Ivette Lewandowski, and Ashley Blesy.
The JV girls volleyball team traveled to Cheektowaga on Friday night and completed an UNDEFEATED season!!!! For the first time all year, the girls dropped game 1 by a score of 25-19. The Lady Griffs looked like they were in trouble starting game 2, down 5-0 early. But everything changed after that. The team started passing the ball extremely well off of serve receive and the hitters, notably Marin Lehr and Sara Ehlers, were outstanding to lead the team to a big 25-19 game 2 win. Rachel Stressinger was great from the service line to bring home the win. It would be a mistake to not mention the unbelievable play by Vaidah Emerling. She was all over the court, keeping the ball off the ground and setting up her hitters time and time again. The girls completed the comeback by taking game 3 winning 25-16. Melanie Barry was excellent passing the ball from the back row and Ivette Lewandowski was outstanding with her hustle from the outside spot. The team couldn't have won the match without the ENTIRE support from all members. There were girls who didn't play but were excellent teammates and were very supportive throughout the match. The girls finished the season 17-0 and were an incredible team to coach every day. Congratulations ladies!
Senior night was victorious for the girls varsity volleyball team Thursday night against Olmstead. Seniors Caroline Roy, Mallory Robel and Sydney Rosati played awesome in their last career home match. Caroline blasted spikes at the net while Rosati dug up everything Olmstead could dish out. Mallory had a solid night passing and outside hitting. Tremendous season for these talented players.
On Friday night, the team traveled to Cheektowaga and beat the Warriors in the first two sets. In game 3, the tide shifted and the Griffs could not pull out a win. After 5 hard fought games, the Griffs lost the match. The team finishes their league season with a 5 – 7 record going into playoffs.
The Springville Griffins JV football team bounced back Wednesday night from an ugly 39 – 6 defeat at Olean a few days prior and ended their 2017 season with a 24 -14 victory over Tonawanda. The win bumped the Griffs record to 2 – 7.
Nick Emmick opened the scoring with a 16 yard touchdown run on the Griffs opening possession. Tonawanda would respond after a Springville fumble to take the lead in the second quarter but the Griffs would put together another scoring drive keyed by the passing game. AJ Slippy would catch a 26 yard touchdown pass from Emmick as Springville retook the lead at 12 – 8. Emmick was a perfect 5 for 5 passing on the night with four completions coming Slippy's way. Eric Pruitt hauled in the other reception as the Griffs totaled 85 yards through the air. Pruitt had his first interception of the season while Trevor Maracle had a sack and Marc Meissner added a forced fumble for the Springville defense in the opening half.
Springville would have the ball just twice in the second half, but both drives would end in Griffin scores. Quenten Leicht scored on a seven yard run to extend the lead to 18 – 8 in the third quarter. Tonawanda would once again respond with a touchdown of their own but the Griffs would end up driving the length of the field to seal the game. Alex Elkins would score on a two yard run with less than a minute left and then intercepted the final Tonawnada pass attempt of the game as the Griffins ended their season on a high note.
Last week, the girls cross country team defeated Iroquois by the score of 26-32. Elle Russell finished first overall and broke our school record of the course. Corrin Sacilowski finished 2nd running through an injury to take 4th overall. Evelyn Smith and Gwen Fruehauf ran solid races to insure the win. Jaime Dickinson and Grace Wotjkowiak moved up during the second half of the race to take key spots in scoring for the team.
The guys team also won by an impressive margin of 22 – 35, against the much larger school. Brett Russell lead the tight pack of runners including Nick Abdo, Mikey Evens and Zack Peterman who all finished before Iroquois second runner. Nathan Myers and Austin Yetter raced very well on the tough course.
The team will now take full advantage of the 10 racing break to get ready for ECIC's and then Sectionals.
On Wednesday, the SGI dive team consisting of Samantha Zifra, Shannon O'Hara, and Alyssa Greaves attended the ECIC dive meet at Maryvale. All three girls qualified for this meet during the season with a qualifying dive score of at least 165 points. This is very exciting for SGI to have 3 solid divers, all that are returning next season as well! At the meet, there were 8 small school divers and 13 large school. All compete the same evening, but small schools are awarded separately. At the conclusion of the meet our three SGI divers represented our district and our team! Alyssa Greaves took 3rd place, Samantha Zifra took 4th place, and Shannon O'Hara took 5th place. These place values gives SGI Swimming and Diving team 45 points towards their ECIC championship which will be concluded Saturday with the swimming finals. I am so proud of how hard these girls have worked this season with their bravery and determination to try new dives is enlightening! Shannon and Sam will be representing SGI at the Class C/Sectional Meet on Nov. 2.
This past Saturday the Varsity Girls Swim Team competed in ECIC finals at Clarence High School. This year the girls finished the best they have ever in years. We took 3rd place!!! This is a huge accomplishment because last year we finished 6th overall. East Aurora led our league and Iroquois took 2nd. Many accomplishments happened at this meet that surprised us all! Elle Holland qualified for states in both the 100 free and the 100 back!!!! In addition to qualifying, she re-set and broke her own school records with two personal best times of her swim career. Her 100 free was swam in 53.85 and 100 back 1:00.36! Elle had two solid performances and took 2nd overall in both these individual events. We are so proud of Elle and her state qualifying times and look forward to what she does next week at our class meet and sectionals! McKenzie Galvin has shattered her personal best in the 500 swimming an amazing 5:54.25 taking 5th place, and in her 200 free she got another personal best of 2:11.81, fighting off the 5th place girl to earn a 4th place patch. Lauren Ditchey blasted out 2 personal best times in her individual swims surprising even herself! Her 200 IM time was a 2:30.40, taking a 5th place and her 100 breast was a 1:14.44 taking home a 3rd place patch. Carley Delaney swam her personal best in prelims for the 200 IM swimming a 2:43..05 and in the finals for 100 breast she swam her career best of 1:15.09 taking 5th place overall. Our 200 Medley Relay of Holland, Delaney, Lexi Blesy, and Allie Lavanture swam their best time, and only 1.5 seconds off the school record of a 2:01.04. They were able to pull off a 3rd place finish as well! The 200 freestyle relay of Lavanture, Hannah Bergner, Sydney Emley and Galvin took home 4th place patch as well as a best time of 1:51.36. Next week on November 1st our team will be representing Class C at ECC Burt Flickenger and our divers will be diving Thursday at Maryvale for their class meet. Another exciting meet to look forward to for our 19 girls representing SGI!


The daily thoughts, musings, and stories from the life of a working Nashville musician.
I first stumbled across Seth Godin's work when I was 19, bored, and having major career anxiety. I was in the marketing section of a Borders Books, and stumbled across "Permission Marketing". Flash forward a decade later, and I've read almost everything Seth's written and he's had a profound impact on my life.
I love productivity books. I really do. But most books miss something really basic.
I'm still on tour this week, and one of the things I tackled that I've long been putting off was cleaning out my phone.
Want advice on how to develop your career as a musician? Don't ask me. I'm still trying to figure out how to cram practicing, touring, and all the other stuff into an average week, while occasionally sleeping.
My friend Steve Grossman is the man I go to when I need career advice. With a 30+ year career as a session and touring musician, he's been wildly successful with a number of bands, and even got a Grammy Award along the way for his work.
Last week a reader and pianist Ken wrote me some great tips about how to improve my rhythm, including using a DAW to check for timing errors. It really worked- I messed around with it in the studio, and noticed some areas I could improve. I told a few other musicians about it, and they're all using the method now, too (don't worry, I'll share my thoughts on it in a blog when I get better at it).
There's a fine line between stealing and sharing. Good (and bad) ideas are sticky, and we tend to share them easily. We'd never charge for them, because they're not ours.
Insecure musicians are obsessed with people stealing their ideas. They're worried that if they share their tricks, techniques, and contacts with others, we'll figure out what the secret is and leave them behind.
What insecure musicians miss is that almost all ideas are really, really hard to actually steal.
It's not the idea itself that makes something possible, it's the massive amount of work, grit, and practice that creates something beautiful and marketable from a theory. Ideas lend themselves well to sharing because the more ideas you give, the more likely you are to receive ideas.
If you are worried about someone stealing your trade secrets, perhaps you should give them all away. You might be surprised what amazing things people will give back.
(Note: I am not advocating that you shouldn't charge for your work, time, or teaching. Part of giving away your ideas may include you making a lot of money through educating others. The important part is not how you give away your ideas, but that you share them and practice receiving ideas from others).
Most of us are really, really close to becoming elite in some area in our lives (I consider elite as the top 5%-10% of the performers in a field, your definition may differ). Most of us do a great job 80%- 90% of the time at what we do, and there's only a few small things we miss.


The Fair Lending Associate supports the Fair and Responsible Banking Department on critical tasks related to Fair Lending regulations (Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Unfair, Deceptive, Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), and other applicable laws and regulations. This position offers great learning opportunities for an individual interested in establishing a career in the Fair and Responsible Banking.
Performs detailed fair lending monitoring and testing of residential mortgage to assess the Bank's compliance with policies and procedures, and with applicable laws and regulations.
Conducts frequent Pricing and Underwriting disparity analysis utilizing Fair Lending Wiz software and performing comparative file reviews according to the results of such analysis.
Reports results of Fair Lending reviews and recommendations to the Fair Lending Manager.
Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns in HMDA loan data to ensure data consistency and integrity and reports results to the Fair Lending Manager.
Analyzes, designs and produces monthly summary and detailed performance reporting. Utilizes advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills for monitoring and reporting.
Maintains an active working knowledge and understanding of applicable fair lending laws and regulations.
Participates in any additional special projects or other assignments, as needed, to support the Fair and Responsible Banking Department.
Minimum of three years experience in banking or other financial services with strong knowledge of mortgage and consumer lending.
Must have solid knowledge and/or experience with residential mortgage lending and the ability to navigate across multiple systems to leverage and integrate related information.
Experience using Fair Lending Wiz, Centrax or equivalent fair lending analysis software strongly preferred, but not required.
Strong Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Highly organized and proactive; ability to work independently as well as collaborate effectively with other groups and teams in a fast paced environment. Must be able to manage and thrive while addressing multiple priorities and initiatives.
Ability to create and deliver effective presentations; and must provide reliable information reporting and analysis on a consistent and timely basis.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with strong attention to detail are required.
Position involves sitting as well as walking or standing for brief periods of time.


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#K771 Stockyard made in 1953-1956.
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#271C News Stand made in 1952 - 1953.
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#790 Trainorama made in 1953. Click the picture to see the rest of the Landscape Accessories.
Gilbert made four people sets as accessories.
This is the #34 Railway Figure Set made in 1953.


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Executive Suite №1, № 8
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Parus Restaurant
Cabinet Restaurant
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Room for newlyweds
Wedding shooting
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Hotel Parus is the first Five Stars Hotel in Khabarovsk city. The hotel takes the highest category according to all standards by Russian Hotel Association headed by the President Gennady Lamshin. The management and staff of the hotel have long way to this high rank, trying to please the most demanding guests and constantly improving the quality of service. Sincerely we thank you all for being with us and inviting you to visit the Hotel Parus again.
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Apr. 23 5:57 PM PT6:57 PM MT7:57 PM CT8:57 PM ET20:57 ET0:57 GMT8:57 5:57 PM MST7:57 PM EST6:57 PM CST8:27 PM VEN4:57 UAE (+1)7:57 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 3 Tuesday as the Cleveland Indians fell to the Miami Marlins 3-1. He's now batting .209 with two home runs this season.
Apr. 21 7:33 PM PT8:33 PM MT9:33 PM CT10:33 PM ET22:33 ET2:33 GMT10:33 7:33 PM MST9:33 PM EST8:33 PM CST10:03 PM VEN6:33 UAE (+1)9:33 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 Sunday as the Cleveland Indians lost to the Atlanta Braves 11-5. He's now batting .219 with two home runs this season.
Apr. 20 8:54 PM PT9:54 PM MT10:54 PM CT11:54 PM ET23:54 ET3:54 GMT11:54 8:54 PM MST10:54 PM EST9:54 PM CST11:24 PM VEN7:54 UAE (+1)10:54 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs Saturday as the Cleveland Indians lost to the Atlanta Braves 8-7. He's now batting .217 with two home runs this season.
Apr. 20 4:18 PM PT5:18 PM MT6:18 PM CT7:18 PM ET19:18 ET23:18 GMT7:18 4:18 PM MST6:18 PM EST5:18 PM CST6:48 PM VEN3:18 UAE (+1)6:18 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 4 Saturday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Atlanta Braves 8-4. He's now batting .211 with two home runs this season.
Apr. 17 6:16 PM PT7:16 PM MT8:16 PM CT9:16 PM ET21:16 ET1:16 GMT9:16 6:16 PM MST8:16 PM EST7:16 PM CST8:46 PM VEN5:16 UAE (+1)8:16 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI Wednesday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0. He's now batting .226 with two home runs this season.
Apr. 17 10:22 PM PT11:22 PM MT12:22 AM CT1:22 AM ET1:22 ET5:22 GMT13:22 10:22 PM MST12:22 AM EST11:22 PM CST12:52 AM VEN9:22 UAE12:22 AM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 3 Tuesday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2. He's now batting .200 with one home run this season.
Apr. 14 2:45 PM PT3:45 PM MT4:45 PM CT5:45 PM ET17:45 ET21:45 GMT5:45 2:45 PM MST4:45 PM EST3:45 PM CST5:15 PM VEN1:45 UAE (+1)4:45 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 2 for 3 with two RBIs Sunday as the Cleveland Indians lost to the Kansas City Royals 9-8. Bauers scored once. He's now batting .191 with one home run this season.
Apr. 13 6:47 PM PT7:47 PM MT8:47 PM CT9:47 PM ET21:47 ET1:47 GMT9:47 6:47 PM MST8:47 PM EST7:47 PM CST9:17 PM VEN5:47 UAE (+1)8:47 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 3 Saturday as the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals 3-0. He's now batting .159 with one home run this season.
Apr. 12 8:29 PM PT9:29 PM MT10:29 PM CT11:29 PM ET23:29 ET3:29 GMT11:29 8:29 PM MST10:29 PM EST9:29 PM CST10:59 PM VEN7:29 UAE (+1)10:29 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 4 Friday as the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals 8-1. He's now batting .171 with one home run this season.
Apr. 11 1:00 PM PT2:00 PM MT3:00 PM CT4:00 PM ET16:00 ET20:00 GMT4:00 1:00 PM MST3:00 PM EST2:00 PM CST3:30 PM VEN0:00 UAE (+1)3:00 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 Thursday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Bauers scored once and stole a base. He's now batting .189 with one home run this season.
Apr. 10 1:27 PM PT2:27 PM MT3:27 PM CT4:27 PM ET16:27 ET20:27 GMT4:27 1:27 PM MST3:27 PM EST2:27 PM CST3:57 PM VEN0:27 UAE (+1)3:27 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 3 Wednesday as the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers 4-1. He's now batting .182 with one home run this season.
Apr. 9 12:45 PM PT1:45 PM MT2:45 PM CT3:45 PM ET15:45 ET19:45 GMT3:45 12:45 PM MST2:45 PM EST1:45 PM CST3:15 PM VEN23:45 UAE2:45 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI Tuesday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2. He's now batting .200 with one home run this season.
Apr. 7 12:50 PM PT1:50 PM MT2:50 PM CT3:50 PM ET15:50 ET19:50 GMT3:50 12:50 PM MST2:50 PM EST1:50 PM CST3:20 PM VEN23:50 UAE2:50 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 with a double Sunday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Bauers scored once. He's now batting .192 with no home runs this season.
Apr. 6 4:34 PM PT5:34 PM MT6:34 PM CT7:34 PM ET19:34 ET23:34 GMT7:34 4:34 PM MST6:34 PM EST5:34 PM CST7:04 PM VEN3:34 UAE (+1)6:34 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 with two RBIs Saturday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. He's now batting .182 with no home runs this season.
Apr. 5 6:53 PM PT7:53 PM MT8:53 PM CT9:53 PM ET21:53 ET1:53 GMT9:53 6:53 PM MST8:53 PM EST7:53 PM CST9:23 PM VEN5:53 UAE (+1)8:53 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 3 Friday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. He's now batting .167 with no home runs this season.
Apr. 4 6:20 PM PT7:20 PM MT8:20 PM CT9:20 PM ET21:20 ET1:20 GMT9:20 6:20 PM MST8:20 PM EST7:20 PM CST8:50 PM VEN5:20 UAE (+1)8:20 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 3 Thursday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Bauers scored once. He's now batting .200 with no home runs this season.
Apr. 1 4:15 PM PT5:15 PM MT6:15 PM CT7:15 PM ET19:15 ET23:15 GMT7:15 4:15 PM MST6:15 PM EST5:15 PM CST6:45 PM VEN3:15 UAE (+1)6:15 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 3 with a double Monday as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Bauers scored once. He's now batting .167 with no home runs this season.
Mar. 31 2:03 PM PT3:03 PM MT4:03 PM CT5:03 PM ET17:03 ET21:03 GMT5:03 2:03 PM MST4:03 PM EST3:03 PM CST4:33 PM VEN1:03 UAE (+1)4:03 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 1 for 4 Sunday as the Cleveland Indians lost to the Minnesota Twins 9-3. Bauers scored once. He's now batting .111 with no home runs this season.
Mar. 30 2:17 PM PT3:17 PM MT4:17 PM CT5:17 PM ET17:17 ET21:17 GMT5:17 2:17 PM MST4:17 PM EST3:17 PM CST4:47 PM VEN1:17 UAE (+1)3:17 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 2 Saturday as the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 2-1. He's now batting .000 with no home runs this season.
Mar. 28 3:38 PM PT4:38 PM MT5:38 PM CT6:38 PM ET18:38 ET22:38 GMT6:38 3:38 PM MST5:38 PM EST4:38 PM CST6:08 PM VEN2:38 UAE (+1)4:38 PM CT-Jake Bauers went 0 for 3 Thursday as the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins 2-0. He's now batting .000 with no home runs this season.


Can I drop out of high school?
I am 16 years old and I live in California, can I drop out of high school? Am I old enough? And how do I dropout? Do I just not register for the next school year?
stay in school. I am 28 years and I dropped out and currently getting my ged now after I have kids and a husband and it's so hard. I wish I would haven't dropped out.
You have to be 18 to drop out of school in CA, unless you have your parents' permission. And it doesn't sound to me like you do. I'm sure your folks will be mighty mad at you if they learn you're thinking of doing this, in fact. I would be too, if you were my kid. In fact, it'd probably be pretty questionable whether you'd still be living at home any more.
California students may drop out legally once they turn 18. Students who are 16 or 17 may also leave school, but only if they: have their parents' permission, and. pass the California High School Proficiency Exam (which leads to a certificate that's equivalent to a diploma).
So long as you don't mind a life as a minimum wage job your whole life. No fun in a life on minimum wage.
It's not your decision to make, when you are only 16 years old.
I think you need to be at least 18 years old to drop out of school on your own. Or else, it's your parents and government officials who decide. And they can send the police after you, if you don't do as they say.


The web-slinging Spider-Man (Dan Gilvezan) is joined in his animated adventures by Iceman (Frank Welker) and Firestar (Kathy Garver).
Peter Parker, Bobby Drake, and Angelica Jones are all college students at Empire State University. The three work together as their heroic alter-egos to defeat the villainous Beetle and decide to form a team as the "Spider-Friends." They live together in the home of Peter's Aunt May (June Foray) with her pet dog named Ms. Lion (Frank Welker).
Together, the superheroes battle various super-villains like Dr. Octopus (Michael Bell), Kingpin (Walker Edmiston), Green Goblin (Dennis Marks), and Juggernaut (William H. Marshall).
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So I sat thinking of what to make of as my first post, when I decided to put on my headphones, and blasting therein was the song by a Nigerian artist I'm yet to know. He praised government's efforts in trying to develop Nigeria and push it forward. He also admonished them in some witty way. What he sang (he was actually talking all through with instruments playing in the background) was on the people's readiness to do for themselves what the government has failed to do. It is on this that I picked an interest in writing this piece.
We all know government cannot do for us everything it needs to do. Having this consciousness can take us a long way to actually think of how, or the positive ways to help ourselves, and even the government. This takes me back to the song I was talking about. There, the singer (talker) had told the government to just tell us the amount it needs, and we on our own would sponsor the project we want done. I will be basing my writing mostly on hypothetical situations and solutions. But of course, it would not be far-flung.
Is it road construction? How much money is needed to push us forward in road infrastructure? We have a population of roughly 170 million. Imagine that we all gave our mite of N100, now, that's 17 billion naira. That's enough to construct major roads in our states. We know the state of our roads. Moving around Nigeria and within states and local governments in the country, by road will certainly embarrass any average Nigerian. During the wet season the condition of the roads are even worse. So why not we do the needful?
Another cause of alarm is the issue of internet access. In a country where mobile penetration is rapidly expanding, it is ironic that data usage still hovers around 38 percent. This is largely due to the high cost of data in the country. Considering this in the light of what I am saying and using the NCC's statistic of users, over 100 million Nigerians make use of the internet. If only this number could give the nation a little amount, let's say N50, we could make up N5Billion. This amount can enable us set up WiFi spots in Nigeria where unlimited access to the internet could be made for a month.
Another point is that of water. It is generally believed that the four most basic needs of man are: air, water, food, and shelter, in that order. That water ranks second in man's hierarchy of needs speaks volumes about its indispensability to life. Millions of Nigerians living in the 36 states of the federation have been battling with lack of access to clean portable water and sanitation which has resulted in major public health challenges leading to death of many. According to WaterAid, 57 million people in Nigeria do not have access to clean and safe water. Going by this, let's minus this number from the total number of Nigerians. We have 113 million. Once again, imagine that 113 million people in Nigeria gave just 5 naira into this purse. That's 565 million naira. That's by far enough to restore pipe-borne water in the rural areas and other areas that lack it.
These are just some handy points. More ideas have started kicking in your brains, I guess. Is it education, transportation, technology? But this is how, and also the way for us to begin making our country great. The law is but a king, and we the people are the boss! We are the government. We must remember that Nigeria belongs to all of us, and not just to a selected few, and it is in our interest to make it work.
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Almost Revolutionary: Patrick Ferguson's Breechloading Rifle
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The Ferguson rifle has been seen by some as an extraordinary design that could have changed the course of history and by others as a mechanical complexity that never would have worked in the real world conditions that the British infantry would have found themselves in. When it comes to either perspective, we cannot deny that the utility of the Ferguson as a fighting weapon was not something to ignore, most likely being the first breechloading rifle to see combat, as standard issue to a unit in military history. The important point about this is that breechloading muskets and rifles had been around for almost as long as the manufacture of arms had been firmly established in Europe. But their practicality was essentially confined to hunting and their military use was almost nonexistent, especially in active combat. Ferguson certainly took his design from an earlier French designer called Isaac de la Chaumette, so he cannot be credited indegeniously coming up with it. But what he did do was perfect it, and he had the vision and the drive to convince elements within the British Army to allow him to prove the rifle in battle.
Since the 1770s, there has been some controversy about the rifles that currently exist. Much of this focuses on the types of Ferguson's out there. For example, the rifles that made history are the Ordnance contract rifles, of which there are only 100 that were ever made. There were commercial ones that Ferguson sold to civilians in addition to Officer's ones that were variants of the commercial ones that he armed his officers with. But when it comes to the significance in military history, the Ordnance rifles are the most coveted ones. Of these there are only two known ones that survived. One is at Morristown National Historic Site in Morristown, New Jersey. The other is at the Nunnemacker Collection in Wisconsin.
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It is with bittersweet yet heartfelt congratulations, that Helios announces Dr. Karen Ortiz's departure from Helios Education Foundation. Karen has been with Helios since 2007 and in that time has overseen more than 58 grants and community investments totaling $44 million in both Arizona and Florida. During her time at Helios, she has focused on building and strengthening early childhood systems to promote language acquisition and emergent literacy for children birth through age eight. She has been laser-focused on helping more children in Arizona and Florida read at grade level by the end of third grade setting them on a path toward future academic success.
Karen's deep passion and commitment to early childhood education has been evident throughout her more than 30-year career in the field. In addition to practical experience with school districts and in classroom settings, she served as an early childhood policy advisor to Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano and was Director of the Arizona State Board on School Readiness prior to joining Helios.
Karen will continue her early childhood work through consulting and writing as she moves to Spain to join her husband who resides there.
Karen's last day with the Foundation is Friday, May 3. She will be assisting in a seamless transition for Helios' Early Grade Success partners and grantees.


The evening before the celebration, a dinner and welcome event brought together several Earth Charter Commissioners including Steven Rockefeller, Ruud Lubbers, and Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, senior advisors Mary Evelyn Tucker, Rick Clugston, Jan Pronk, and Herman Mulder, Earth Charter Council Members including Kartikeya Sarabhai, Ama van Dantzig, and Alide Roerink, Earth Charter partners from organizations such as Soka Gakkai International, and Earth Charter Affiliates from Belarus, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and Great Britain.
The 29th started out with facilitation from Ama van Dantzig, who acknowledged the team who helped organize the celebration, including Alide Roerink, Ignaz Anderson, Ama van Dantzig, Lynn Zebeda, and Carolien Koehorst. ECI Executive Director Mirian Vilela and Kartikeya Sarabhai, co-chair of the ECI Council from CEE – India, continued the morning with reflections on the 15 years of the Earth Charter, as well as adding some memories from before the launch in the 90s. Ms. Vilela quoted from speeches by Kamla Chowdhry, Mohamed Sahnoun, and Wangari Maathai given on this same day in 2,000. Kartikeya Sarabhai talked about resilience, faith, and the wisdom found in places of struggle and poverty. He spoke about the Earth Charter in Action and all the different actions and initiatives around the world and the importance of sharing tools and good practices. He also spoke about the Earth Charter as a lens and how it unites people worldwide.
Steven Rockefeller followed with the keynote address and introduced his new essay on Democratic Equality, Economic Inequality, and the Earth Charter. He reminisced about the beginnings of the Earth Charter, thanked the present co-chairs of ECI and Executive Director Mirian Vilela, and Ruud Lubbers and others in the Dutch network who have been so supportive of the Earth Charter for many years. He continued with formal remarks on his new publication. He spoke about the Pope's Encyclical and its power as a teaching tool and inspiration for educators and policy makers. He related some of the larger points of the new essay and talked about how the Earth Charter's holistic vision can lead societies towards a sustainable future. The essay also addresses the Sustainable Development Goals from an Earth Charter perspective. He added points on the Earth Charter's focus on respect for nature and asked some compelling questions about economic growth and the pressure put on earth systems by the growing consumer society. He spoke about the precautionary principle, the meaning of moderation, and the values needed to shift society towards a sustainable model.
The following session was a dialogue between the Archbishop of South Africa Reverend Dr. Thabo Makgoba and Mary Evelyn Tucker. The Reverend related a story about turning a tragedy into a possibility for reconciliation. Mary Evelyn Tucker responded by talking about President Obama's recent speech in Charleston in the aftermath of the recent mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. They both spoke about hope and its importance in mending relationships. The dialogue shifted into the hope provided by the new Encyclical for mending the relationship between humans and nature and the necessity of developing an "integral ecology". They both stressed the importance of the Encyclical's mention of Mother Earth and the emerging worldview of Earth Community and spiritual-ecological awareness.
After a brief small group discussion of the previous session, the meeting continued with a conversation among two younger members of the Earth Charter Initiative, Erik-Thijs Wedershoven from the Netherlands and Kerstin Veigt of Germany, accompanied by Ruud Lubbers and Awraham Soetendorp. Erik-Thijs and Kerstin spoke about the emerging values coming through youth work. Kerstin spoke about the importance of intergenerational communication and learning. Rabbi Soetendorp responded that there are both present dangers and also great hope for the future. He cited the ever-present quality of compassion of simple people as a source of inspiration for the present silent revolution and realization that we need each other, to take care of each other and the community of life. Ruud Lubbers continued with words of gratitude for the Dutch Earth Charter Friends network. He spoke about the long history of acceptance in the Netherlands, of the help of immigrants and refugees, and his hope for the continuation of that noble tradition.
The following session comprised five parallel sessions, including a curated walk in the woods, a screening of the Journey of the Universe accompanied by its producer Mary Evelyn Tucker, a dialogue on a world free of nuclear weapons, a dialogue on the Earth Charter as a basis for a new circular economy, and the opportunity to play the Earth Charter game. The activities were enjoyable and the dialogues offered an opportunity for smaller group discussion and participation.
Lunch was served in a section of the woods near the conference center and following the meal there was a ceremony and tree planting in honor of the Earth Charter's anniversary and also to celebrate the third birthday of Ella Dantzig, the daughter of Earth Charter Council Member Ama van Dantzig. Wanjira Mathai, present Director of the Green Belt movement joined the conference by skype and offered thanks and a few short remarks on the Earth Charter.
and ECI Special Advisor Jan Pronk, World Connectors' Herman Mulder, former ECI Council Member Rick Clugston, Sister Jayanti of Brahma Kumaris on the Earth Charter and the Sustainable Development Goals. The panelists discussed the potential for the SDGs, enthusiasm at the national level and within the business sector. Herman Mulder felt that the SDGs are offering a moment for a revitalization of the Earth Charter. Several of the panelist expressed the opportunity the SDGs offer for allowing the Earth Charter to act as a lens and a guide for the implementation of these goals.
Kartikeya Sarabhai announced a special initiative led by the Center for Environment Education and assisted by ECI called Earth Reports. Earth Reports consist of periodic reports, each separately looking at the State of the World through one of the sixteen principles of the Earth Charter. The Charter is used as the ethical lens for looking at a particular theme, assessing the year's global situation. The current Earth Report will soon be accepting submissions on Earth Charter principle 11 on Gender Equality.
The meeting continued with a small group discussion on ideas for implementing the Earth Charter. Participants shared strategies including approaching politicians, using music as a universal language, identifying and illuminating multiple local initiatives that fall under Earth Charter intentions, and other excellent ideas. Kartikeya Sarabhai summed up the session and responded to the different interventions emerging from small group discussions. Kartikeya also stressed the need for individual actions and the sharing of actions.
Once again the conference split into five parallel sessions. The forest walk, the Earth Charter game, and Journey of the Universe sessions were repeated, and sessions on sustainable communities and Earth Charter cities, and on future generations and the SDGs were added. Again, the sessions were enjoyable and allowed for deeper discussion and collaboration on specific issues seen through Earth Charter lenses.
The final plenary session to close the conference showcased a group painting with contributions from all the speakers of the day. Ama van Dantzig walked the participants through the exciting events of the day, highlighting some of the major themes of the meeting, the interconnectedness among efforts, and the feeling of hope at confronting the challenges of the future. A music video-photo montage was shown in honor of Ruud Lubbers and his 20 years of service to the building of the Earth Charter movement.
Finally, the meeting was privileged to hear several songs performed live by Neda Boin and Dr. Rum, two young musicians who sang R and B songs and recited some poetic verses.
The celebration concluded with a dinner and many heartfelt and some teary goodbyes. It was clear from the meeting that the Earth Charter is alive and well, that it is more relevant than ever and that the world is starting to catch up to its high standard of values and principles. There is plenty of work to do to make the Earth Charter vision a reality but the participants of this celebration were clearly determined to work together to bring that vision to life.


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New Chelsea boss wants to make Serie A veteran his first Blues signing | The Transfer Tavern | Where football transfer rumours fly or die!
Chelsea fans in the Transfer Tavern are debating whether a reported signing will be worth it, after hearing reports Antonio Conte has set his sights on a first signing during his Blues reign.
The Sun states Conte is targeting Juventus' veteran defender Stephan Lichsteiner as his first signing for Chelsea but he also has his sights set on a new midfielder.
Conte, who will take charge at Stamford Bridge after Italy's venture in the European Championship, wants to raid his former employers in a £12m swoop for the Swiss star, with the Turin giants closing in on the signature of Dani Alves.
32-year-old Lichtsteiner is keen to leave Juventus for a new challenge after winning the Serie A title in each of his five seasons in Turin- and the Premier League seems to be his most likely destination.
Along with Lichsteiner, Conte is also targeting Italian international Stefano Sturaro as he looks to bolster his midfield ranks thoroughly.
Chelsea fans, would Lichtsteiner be a good signing? Let us know in the comments below!