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Title: Bassick High School
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Bassick High School is a US public high school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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In 1924, the Bassick Family home was demolished to begin construction for a school. The E & F Construction Company was awarded the contract after submitting a bid for $692,946. Architect
Bassick Junior High School opened in 1929 with 1,034 students in grades seven through nine and was soon thereafter converted to a senior high school. A new addition was built in 1968 at a cost of $3.5 million.[1]
As of 2006, the school administration planned to continue developing "Achievement and Career Academies" within the school. "These Academies will create small communities of learners that will personalize the educational experience for each student and provide needed support for increased levels of academic achievement," according to the Federal Department of Education Web site. "Through an Advisory Program, Bassick will ensure that each student is known well by at least one adult member of the school community." The program was also to integrate reading and mathematics instruction.[2]
In the federal 2006 fiscal year, The U.S. Department of Education awarded the school $476,753 for a five-year "Smaller Learning Communities" grant.[2]
The school is former member of the FCIAC conference, having departed for the Constitution State Conference in 2015.[3] Bassick's boys' basketball team year started with the loss of junior TaVon Duharte. There was a ceremony during the first game of the season in which the team retired his jersey. Although they lost their first game, the basketball team went on to the playoffs with a record of 23-3, but lost to Weaver High in the third playoff game.
Bassick High School offers various athletic teams for both boys and girls. The Bassick Lions compete in football, soccer, cross country, track, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball, and there is also an active cheer squad, the Lionettes. Bassick's basketball team boasts several great successes, including the 1940 and 1989 Connecticut state championships,[4] and three more finals appearances, in 1939, 2000 and 2004.[5] More recently, the team qualified for the semifinals of the 2015 Connecticut state championship, before losing to Bunnell High School of Stratford.[6]
Angel Echevarria, former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs)
Philip Nastu, former MLB player (San Francisco Giants)
Daniel Trust, Rwandan Genocide survivor, motivational speaker, and founder of the Daniel Trust Foundation
^ a b [1] Web page titled "Smaller Learning Communities Awards database / Bassick High School", accessed April 1, 2007
^ http://www.ctpost.com/highschool/article/Bridgeport-schools-approve-Harding-Bassick-move-5574201.php
^ https://www.casciac.org/pdfs/champions_boysbasketball.pdf
^ http://articles.courant.com/2007-03-14/sports/0703140714_1_guard-school-officials-free-throw
^ http://www.ctpost.com/highschool/article/Pittman-lifts-Bunnell-over-Bassick-and-into-Class-6146481.php
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Check out this great new video from A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School featuring its wonderful students and exuberant theater teacher, Scot Pankey. The mission of A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School is to be an outstanding school of choice where students are engaged in projects-based learning that develops 21st Century Skills supported by technology that prepares them for a competitive global society. This is a very new "choice" school located in Dallas, Texas that will graduate its first class this year. I just loved seeing this video, which certainly was a projects-based learning experience involving many students. We need to give our kids lots of these types of authentic learning opportunities in order to prepare them for the world they will inhabit after high school.
Today's Reading Teacher Tuesday video shows students discussing a text and coming to a consensus about character motivation. Watch these 2nd grades talk it out!
The testing of every child every year began as a bold experiment in 2001 as part of No Child Left Behind. The theory of action was that if we could expose the truth about student achievement and provide appropriate "carrots and sticks" for success and failure, we could improve education for all children. The goal was for all children to reach proficiency within 12 years. That has not happened. Our bold experiment has failed. We are now in the midst of a new bold experiment as we begin using new standardized testing aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This time, for the first time, states are making these test results integral to teacher evaluation. But there are some huge problems with our new experiment.
Who Should Be Accountable for Student Achievement?
First, we do not have an adequate understanding of how each teacher contributes to student achievement. There are many factors that contribute to student success. How can you hold a middle school social studies teacher or physical education teacher accountable for student performance on reading and math tests? The truth is that only about 20% of our teachers are teaching subjects and grade levels that can be directly linked to what is being tested. Additionally, we don't have a clear understanding of what is really the responsibility of the teacher versus the parents, school structure and community.
Second, we have to consider the culture that high stakes testing has created. Teachers, students, parents, and entire school communities have become so anxious about testing there seems to be little talk about anything else. We have lost perspective, making the typical public school much more narrow in its focus. We have decreased important parts of the life of the school such as recess, the arts and science experiments in favor of "drill and kill" activities. This is all so that children will do better on the tests. Yet, despite all of this focus, results nationally are not even close to the original goals of No Child Left Behind.
We are now seeing parents play a pivotal role in the future of our testing dilemma. For the very first time, parents are organizing a resistance to federal testing mandates by having their children refuse to take the tests. There is now a national group called United Opt Out that helps local groups organize and mobilize resistance to standardized testing. They are growing and becoming more visible. This begs the question, "What if they gave a test and nobody came?" School districts and states are suddenly rethinking how they respond to federal mandates.
Let's Try a New Bold Experiment.
1. What percentage of students are ready to move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" by 4th grade?
2. What percentage of students are ready for Algebra by 8th grade? 9th grade?
3. What percentage of students are able to create and execute a science experiment based on the scientific method by 5th grade?
4. What percentage of students go to college without requiring remediation?
We can still understand the relative performance of schools by asking these types of questions. Eliminating annual high-stakes testing will allow teachers more time for instruction and better information to help children progress.
Teachers WANT to know how their students are progressing. We need to focus on professional development that respects their professional judgment and helps them improve their own assessment skills. Student assessment for any purpose other than helping teachers understand their own students' needs has no place in our schools. Let's have a new bold experiment that eliminates all testing except what is truly needed for our children.
Teachers are superheroes. They have the power to help kids learn to listen to other points of view and communicate in a way that others will understand. We need more people in the world who can engage in meaningful dialogue. Teachers can use superheroes from literature to help their students improve the debating skills necessary to take part in discussions. Take a look at the newest Reading Teacher Tuesday video to see how kids can engage in discourse with one another through a conversation about superheroes.
When you are finished, you can answer the question, "Who is your favorite superhero?"
During those days, the only thing that kept me sane was watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. It wasn't that I necessarily agreed with their views every night. What I enjoyed was seeing people engage in issues with intellect and wit. The use of satire and humor allowed them to go places where we could not go in normal conversations. That is why political cartoonists and satirists are so very important. They open up dialogue and get us talking. That is why they are so threatening to terrorists. The more we think and talk and truly communicate, the more we will push back against tyranny and extremism.
We are now living in a world where a dictator in North Korea can stop the release of major motion picture and someone who draws cartoons is gunned down in Paris. Where do we go from here?
We must continue, despite the risk, to engage in discourse. This starts in our homes and schools. We must create an environment where children are encouraged to express themselves, state their opinions, and support their opinions with facts. Children who can engage in discourse will grow into thinking adults who can see the world through a wide range range of perspectives and communicate their ideas in a way others will hear them.
Tomorrow's "Reading Teacher Tuesday" will be dedicated to the victims of Charlie Hebdo by providing teachers with some strategies to encourage discourse in the classroom. I hope you will join me in moving the world in a new direction by encouraging discourse at every opportunity.
Today marks the beginning of Reading Teacher Tuesdays. Each Tuesday I will be writing a short article about the teaching of reading. Together with the article will be a video that highlights a teaching strategy. Today am focusing on comprehension skills for kindergarten students. When readers are about 5 years old, they probably can't quite read yet. We call them emerging readers. This is a time when we are building phonemic awareness skills by reading them books and singing songs with rhyming words. We are reinforcing the links between letters and sounds, and we are helping readers begin to recognize short sight words such as "the." This is also a time when we should be working on beginning comprehension skills. Check out this week's video and see how the right questions help emerging readers identify key ideas and details to uncover the main idea of a story. Please subscribe to the new Youtube channel called Classhopper so you will be updated when something new is posted!


Just because you're an Artificial Intelligence Personality doesn't mean that moving isn't as traumatic as it is for your human counterparts. When programmer Tim Pincoski, secretary Maude Graham, and systems engineer Ray Santiago—the friends of Turing Hopper, the AIP of Universal Libraries—create the Alan Grace Corporation as a partnership that will keep her secure, she can't help worrying that the uploads and downloads necessary to shift her from UL to AG will corrupt her files or compromise her security. But not even Turing's gigabytes predict the troubles she'll see when Ray is killed in an apparently random mugging in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood and his laptop computer stolen. The threats to Turing's integrity and safety become even more alarming when Ray turns out to be an unknown who assumed the identity of a South Florida accountant for reasons Turing can only imagine. Tim, who's studying to be a private eye, and the more level-headed Maude launch an investigation that turns up Ray's complete lack of history or connections except for Nestor Garcia, who claims rather improbably to be Ray's uncle—and obsessive gamesters like El Lobo and the Nameless Horror immersed in a tricky, violent computer simulation called Beyond Paranoia and its deadly live-action counterpart. Both human and AI detectives seem sadly overmatched until a denouement that reveals how closely they depend on each other to survive.
Apart from that inspired final revelation, Turing's second case isn't up to her inventive debut (You've Got Murder, 2002). But the final fadeout promises her fans a challenging third installment.


The film Under the Gun, produced and narrated by news anchor Katie Couric and directed by Stephanie Soechtig, took a major credibility hit soon after its May release, when it was revealed that the film incorporates footage intentionally manipulated and edited to show, incorrectly, that members of a Virginia-based gun rights group were dumbstruck upon being asked about background checks for gun purchases.
Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey added to the confusion caused by her decision to unilaterally ban common semi-automatic firearms by releasing a list of "Guns That Are Not Assault Weapons." In other words, she decided to independently, once again, confuse law-abiding citizens about a law that has existed for nearly two decades with another "opinion" that has little to do with the law itself.
In July, University of Texas at Austin professors Jennifer Lynn Glass, Lisa Moore, and Mia Carter filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and UT officials to block the implementation of a recent change in Texas law that permits campus carry for those with a license in most portions of public university campuses.
As governor of Massachusetts, William Weld supported various gun control schemes, including a ban on semi-automatic firearms. Unfortunately, and despite being the Libertarian candidate for vice president, Weld continues his anti-gun ways.
Amid social and economic strife that threatens to topple the regime of Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan government is employing a favorite tactic of tyrants the world over, further gun control. Last week, Reuters reported that Venezuela Interior Minister Nestor Reverol is ramping up efforts to disarm the populace through a program of confiscation and gun turn-ins.
This week, NRA ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox was in Portland, Maine to address the Maine Heritage Policy Center on the importance of the upcoming elections, and of particular concern to Maine residents, Ballot Question 3. Read his speech here, and learn more about Question 3 here.
Your NRA-ILA Campaign Field Representative (CFR) is an NRA-ILA staff person who is living in your area, coordinating our volunteer activities with one goal in mind--ensuring pro-Second Amendment voters turn out to "Vote Freedom First!" on Election Day.
WHAT IS THE FREEDOM CHALLENGE?
The Freedom Challenge grassroots campaign was created by Rock Island Auction Company® to raise awareness and financial support for NRA-ILA, an organization that has stalwartly defended the Second Amendment for decades. 2016 is the most important year we've seen in a generation or more. The attack on the Second Amendment is clear; many politicians, government officials and members of the media look to destroy our Constitutional rights. The Supreme Court's greatest Second Amendment advocate — Justice Antonin Scalia — has passed away, leaving a vacancy on the Court that the next president will fill. Simply put, our firearm and other freedoms hang in the balance and it will take an army of us to take a stand.
On November 14, 2016, at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Ariz., history will be made with 1,000 freedom-loving Americans simultaneously firing 1,000 Henry Repeating Arms Golden Boy Silver rifles! Don't miss this opportunity to help make a new World Record!


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Freedom Rider: The police defunding con game
Posted Jul 09, 2020	by Margaret Kimberley
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Originally published: Black Agenda Report (July 8, 2020) |
Cutting police budgets without establishing public control over their behavior doesn't solve the problem, and invites politicians to shuffle budget numbers around like a three-card monte swindle.
Unfortunately, a key demand of the new movement has led to confusion and to political defeats at a crucial moment. At first glance, the idea of defunding the police seems to have merit. Everyone who wants to end police brutality welcomes the idea that they might lose some of the resources they use in their terrorism spree. The police are the modern day slave patrol and any effort to diminish their capabilities seems like a good idea. But the state doesn't work that way.
It has no intention of just giving up the power it has bestowed on the police. One can see how the ruse works as false friends display window dressing and treachery. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is the head phony in charge. He claimed he would cut the NYPD budget by $1 billion, but after the budget was finalized the trickery became clear. He moved budget lines for school safety officers from the NYPD to the Department of Education. He also postponed two police academy classes. But the NYPD is exempt from the hiring freezes that apply to every other New York City agency. Philadelphia approved a similar trick. Philly's mayor eliminated a proposed increase to the police budget while also moving school safety lines to other agencies.
Proposals to defund the police will inevitably play out across the country as they have in New York. Politicians know the public mood has changed, and even a majority of white people see the movement in a positive light. While the police are exempted from the austerity created by the COVID-19 economic crisis, de Blasio creates public relations spectacle. He has decreed that all five of the boroughs that make up the city have street murals painted with the words Black Lives Matter. Instead of seeing changes in policing, New Yorkers will have an opportunity to drive or walk over the words that have become a rallying cry. Politicians know what people want to hear and they also know how to look like they're doing something when they aren't.
It was a serious strategic error to promote defunding. It is also a mistake to believe that cities will abolish the police, as the Minneapolis city council has given the impression of doing. The city where George Floyd was killed takes the lead in the lip service olympics with a proposal to recreate the police department via an amendment to the city charter. Minneapolis would create a Department of Community Safety and Crime Prevention, so there would be a name change. However, that is all that is known at this time. Even charter amendment proponents haven't said how many police there will be or what they will do. They haven't said how policing will change. The murky ballot proposal would have to be approved by the mayor, who said he opposes it, before being voted on in a referendum. Any talk of Minneapolis reducing or eliminating its police department is very premature.
Defunding cannot be discussed as a stand alone issue. The police must be under direct public control. There are activists in Minneapolis who have been working towards that goal for some time. They are demanding an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) just as communities in Chicago and elsewhere have done for many years.
This is where public pressure must be maintained. Mayors and city councils can shuffle budget numbers around like the old three-card monte swindle. The people want to see the police reined in, without the power to arrest for minor offenses which inevitably lead to assault and sometimes death. They want the right to hire, fire and subpoena police, end their legal protections and the cozy relationship between police and prosecutors which allows killers to go free.
When defunding is the only demand the public will inevitably be treated like chumps. The new movement has grown precisely because millions of people want to see changes that until recently were thought to be too radical for the majority to accept. No one is marching in order to be placated with bean counter sleight of hand.
The crises afflicting this country are quite real and that is why the movement has such wide support. Demands for community control of the police and rest of the public sector are just what the people want. If the people fight for the changes they want, it will be harder for corrupt and cynical politicians to betray them with insincere gestures. All demands must be worth the fight and street murals certainly don't fit that description.
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Fish and Game officers have killed a grizzly bear in Eastern Idaho, after a relocation effort failed.
The "sub-adult" grizzly was frequenting the area near the Forest Service Mill Creek Campground, and a nearby subdivision in Island Park . On July 11, officers captured, radio-marked and relocated the grizzly to a new area.
Fish and game managers say the bear immediately returned to the Mill Creek area. After multiple attempts to haze the bear away, officers say a high public safety concern necessitated the need for lethal removal.


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Ons Heemecht and De Wilhelmus – Luxembourg's Anthems
Author: Brendan McClintock-Ryan|Update: 23.06.2021 07:26
Musicians play at Luxembourg National Day ceremony, June 2020 / © SIP / Jean-Christophe Verhaegen
Ahead of this year's National Day on 23 June, we take a look at a key symbol of Luxembourg's national identity, the national anthem Ons Heemecht (Our Homeland), as well as the Grand Ducal anthem De Wilhelmus.
In 1859, Luxembourg poet Michel Lentz wrote the words to Ons Heemecht. It was set to music by the composer Jean-Antoine Zinnen in 1864 and first performed on 5 June that year in Ettelbruck, where the Alzette and Sauer rivers meet (both mentioned in the song).
In 1895 it was adopted as the de facto national anthem, with its status as a national emblem formalised by law in 1993, when the first and last stanzas of the song were recognised as the official national anthem.
So go the basic facts. But what is the significance of the anthem?
The soul of the nation
In his 2014 book Anthem Quality, Australian literary critic Christopher Kelen writes that anthems are 'sites of powerful collective affect… the key narrative means of identification – the words – held in common as sacred (or nearly sacred) by national subjects.'
Kelen's point is that the music and words of an anthem are not merely reflections of the nation, they help to create our sense of what the nation is and what it means to us.
When Lentz wrote Ons Heemecht in 1859, therefore, he was not merely coining a patriotic poem. He was mythmaking. His words explicitly evoke the joy at Luxembourg gaining its independence twenty years earlier, in 1839, celebrating 'Freedom's sun in glory glow'. But they also implicitly conjure up an image of a timeless Luxembourg, a nation which has thrown off its 'foreign yoke' in order to restore 'our native land which ranks/ Deeply in our hearts!'
Michel Lentz / © Public domain
Writing in 1989, Sepp Simon, a researcher in Luxembourg, highlighted that the significance of Lentz's words lay not only with their content, but also with the language in which he chose to write. Luxembourgish has long been the vernacular tongue, spoken by the ordinary people of the territory, but at times has faced oppression or become a symbol of national resistance.
By choosing to write in Luxembourgish, argues Simon, Lentz was making a 'conscious political act'. Alongside other nineteenth century writers such as Edmond de la Fontaine (whose father was Luxembourg's first Prime Minister) and Michel Rodange (author of Renert, Luxembourg's most famous fable), he was deliberately asserting a Luxembourgish culture and nation as distinct from its powerful French- and German-speaking neighbours.
A jazzy version of Ons Heemecht, performed for National Day celebrations in June 2020:
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As Kellen puts it, the words (and particular language) of an anthem, when set to music and sang collectively, become more than just a song or symbol of national pride. They become the soul of the nation:
'In singing the anthem, persons who might otherwise be in conversation, or dissension… abandon other habitual ways of being for a moment of self-recognition, of mutual agreement and of self-congratulation… Anthem singing would appear to be profoundly meaningful and even deeply moving, on occasions'.
De Wilhelmus: the other anthem
There is a second, and in fact much older, anthem, which Luxembourg has owing to its existence as a Grand Duchy. This anthem is the royal, as opposed to national, anthem of Luxembourg, and is used whenever a member of the Grand Ducal family enters or leaves an official ceremony.
It has a common origin with the Dutch national anthem, of the same name, and is thought to date back to at least the sixteenth century. It is believed to be based on a trumpet call or cavalry fanfare, and is therefore rooted in the militaristic traditions of early modern Europe.
De Wilhelmus performed for National Day 2020:
A passage in "handschrift Brussel", showing the first documented publication of the Dutch version of De Wilhelmus. / © Public domain
The melody became more explicitly associated with the Grand Ducal family in the late nineteenth century, around the same period as Ons Heemecht was being popularised. In 1883, when Dutch king William III and Queen Emma, the melody was performed as part of a march "Vile le roi! Vive la reine!" by Luxembourg composer Philippe Manternach. Some years later, Grand Duke Adolphe was greeted by a medley of De Wilhelmus and Ons Heemecht, establishing the two melodies as synonymous with both the Grand Ducal family and the nation.
De Wilhelmus also became associated with words, composed by Luxembourg poet Nikolaus "Nik" Welter for the marriage of Grand Duchess Charlotte to Prince Félix in 1919. Welter described the words, which were first performed alongside the melody at the Te Deum of 23 January 1920 by the cathedral choir, as 'an them for the House of Luxembourg-Nassau-Bourbon'.
In 1919, on the occasion of the marriage of Grand Duchess Charlotte to Prince Félix, Nikolaus Welter found the inspiration to 'create an anthem for the House of Luxembourg-Nassau-Bourbon'. At the Te Deum of 23 January 1920, it was performed for the first time by the cathedral choir.
Unlike the words to Ons Heemecht, De Wilhelmus is royalist in tone rather than purely a celebration of the nation. It calls for the House of Luxembourg to stand 'hand in hand' with the people of the nation, as together they perform their duty 'for throne and country'. In this way, it melds the institution of the Grand Duchy with 'the people of the Luxembourg land', suggesting no outside force shall remove this 'strong trunk on ancient soil'.
Original text in Luxembourgish available in this booklet, p.108 (PDF).
The national anthem today
Today Ons Hemeecht is a commonplace symbol of Luxembourg's identity, playing much the same role as national anthems do for other modern nation-states, whether that's roaring renditions of "La Marseillaise" on Bastille Day in France, or boozy recreations of "God Save the Queen" at appearances of the English football or rugby teams.
Indeed, on a typical National Day it is performed in ceremonies, such as during the military parade through the capital. It also habitually appears on state occasions, as when Prince Guillaume and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy married in Notre-Dame cathedral in October 2012.
Whether it's being sung on football terraces or at royal gatherings, then, Luxembourg's national anthem has become part of the tapestry of the nation.
Our Homeland (translation)
Where the Alzette slowly flows,
The Sura plays wild pranks,
Where fragrant vineyards amply grow
On the Mosella's banks;
There lies the land for which we would
Dare everything down here,
Our own, our native land which ranks
Deeply in our hearts!
O Thou above whose powerful hand
Makes States or lays them low,
Protect this Luxembourger land
From foreign yoke and woe.
Your spirit of liberty bestow
On us now as of yore.
Let Freedom's sun in glory glow
For now and evermore.
(Translation: Nicholas E. Weydert / 1929)
Ons Heemecht (original)
Wou d'Uelzecht durech d'Wisen zéit,
Duerch d'Fielsen d'Sauer brëcht.
Wou d'Rief laanscht d'Musel dofteg bléit,
Den Himmel Wäin ons mëcht.
Dat as onst Land, fir dat mir géif,
Heinidden alles won.
Ons Heemechtsland, dat mir sou déif
An onsen Hierzer dron.
O Du do uewen, deem séng Hand
Duurch d'Welt d'Natioune leet.
Behitt Du d'Lëtzebuerger Land
Vru friemem Joch a Leed!
Du hues ons all als Kanner schon
de fräie Geescht jo gin.
Looss viru blénken d'Fräiheetssonn
déi mir sou laang gesin.
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Die Gleaves-Klasse war eine Zerstörerklasse, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg von der United States Navy eingesetzt wurde.

Typschiff war die USS Gleaves (DD-423). Die Klasse bestand aus 66 Schiffen, die von Gibbs & Cox geplant und konstruiert und in den Jahren 1938 bis 1943 in Dienst gestellt wurden.

Die Gleaves-Klasse ergänzte die Benson-Klasse. Diese Gleaves-Zerstörer wurden von Gibbs & Cox nach denselben Bauplänen wie die Benson-Klasse konstruiert und unterschieden sich äußerlich nur durch die runden Schornsteine, die bei den Bensons flache Seiten aufwiesen. Deshalb findet sich in der Literatur auch gelegentlich der Ausdruck Benson-/Gleaves-Klasse.

Zu Beginn des Pazifikkrieges, also dem japanischen Angriff auf Pearl Harbor, waren erst zwölf der 66 Schiffe der Gleavesklasse im Dienst und sechs im Bau. Um die Zeit bis zur Serienreife der Fletcher-Klasse zu überbrücken, wurden weitere 48 Schiffe beschleunigt gebaut.

Diese 66 Schiffe wurden auf verschiedenen Werften produziert:Bath Iron Works in Bath (Maine) lieferte das Typschiff sowie noch sieben weitere Schiffe,Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny (New Jersey) mit 26 Schiffen den größten Anteil,Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation in Seattle lieferte zehn Exemplaresowie fünf Werften der US Navy:Boston mit zehn Schiffen,Charleston mit sieben Schiffen,Philadelphia Naval Shipyard mit zwei Schiffen,Norfolk Naval Shipyard mit zwei Schiffen undPuget Sound in Bremerton (Washington) mit einem Schiff.

Antrieb
Der Antrieb der Gleaves- und der Benson-Klasse ist identisch, lediglich die Form der Schornsteine variiert (Runder Querschnitt der Gleavesklasse gegen fast ovalen Querschnitt bei der Bensonklasse).
Beim Bau der 48 Schiffe der Finanzjahre 41 und 42 kam es zu kleineren Konstruktionsanpassungen, abweichend von den Anpassungen der Schiffe der Bensonklasse.

Beide Klassen verfügten über vier Kessel von Babcock & Wilcox, die Dampf von 454 °C (ursprünglich waren nur 400 °C geplant) bei einem Druck von 4.100 kPa produzierten. Der Dampf wurde auf zwei Westinghouse-Turbinen geleitet, die über ein Getriebe mit zweifacher Untersetzung zwei Propeller antrieben.

Bewaffnung

Auslieferungszustand der ersten Schiffe bis DD-453

5-Zoll- bzw. 127-mm-Geschütze
Die Schiffe dieser Klasse wurden mit fünf Mehrzweckkanonen mit einem Kaliber von 127 mm ausgerüstet, die in Einzeltürmen eingebaut waren und durch ein radargestütztes Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System gesteuert wurden.
Die Geschützrohre waren 5,68 m lang und wogen 1,8 Tonnen. Der gesamte Turm hatte ein Gewicht von 18,5 Tonnen. Die Schwenkgeschwindigkeit lag bei den von Ford Motor Company gebauten Türmen bei 28,75° pro Sekunde, die Türme von General Electric schwenkten mit 30° pro Sekunde.

Zur Bedienung befanden sich neun Besatzungsmitglieder in jedem Turm, vier weitere im Munitionsraum unter dem Geschütz, wohin die Granaten mit einem Aufzug aus dem Magazin im Schiffsrumpf befördert wurden. Das Geschütz musste von Hand geladen werden, dies konnte aber bei jedem Winkel geschehen, was die Feuergeschwindigkeit erhöhte.

Die Kadenz lag normalerweise bei 15 bis 20 Schuss pro Minute, gut eingespielte Mannschaften erreichten bis zu 30 Schuss pro Minute. Verschossen wurden entweder Mark-49-Splittergranaten zur Luftabwehr oder panzerbrechende Mark-46-Granaten. Bei einer Entfernung von zehn Kilometern konnten die 24,5 kg schweren panzerbrechenden Granaten, die das Geschützrohr mit 792 m/s verließen, noch bis zu 51 mm Rumpfpanzerung durchschlagen, ihre maximale Reichweite betrug bei 45° Rohrüberhöhung über acht Seemeilen. Die 25 kg schweren Luftabwehrgranaten hatten bei einer Mündungsgeschwindigkeit von 762 m/s eine Gipfelhöhe von fast zwölf Kilometern. Nach dem Feuern lief das Rohr um bis zu 38 cm zurück, bevor es hydraulisch gedämpft wurde.

Torpedorohre
Zum Einsatz gegen Schiffe befanden sich zehn 21-Zoll-(533-mm-)Torpedorohre in zwei drehbaren Fünfergruppen auf den Aufbauten mittschiffs. Die Torpedos wogen 1.004 kg und besaßen einen 353-kg-Sprengkopf mit Aufschlagzünder. Die Reichweite betrug etwa 7,5 Seemeilen, die maximale Geschwindigkeit der Torpedos lag bei 45 Knoten. Kurs, Tiefe und Geschwindigkeit wurden vor dem Abschuss der Waffe eingestellt.

Wasserbomben

2 Ablaufschienen für Wasserbomben.

Weitere Waffen
6 12,7-mm-Maschinenkanonen Browning M2.

Umbau bzw. später gebaute Schiffe ab DD-453
Auf Grund der Erfahrung im U-Boot-Krieg im Atlantik bzw. den Angriffen der japanischen Luftwaffe im Pazifik, forderte man nun eine Bewaffnung, die mehr Schutz vor bzw. bessere Möglichkeiten zur Bekämpfung von U-Booten und Flugzeugen ermöglichte.

Flugzeugbekämpfung

Die Anzahl der 127-mm-Mehrzweckkanonen wurde auf vier reduziert, dafür wurden aber zusätzlich zur Flugzeugbekämpfungzwei 40-mm-Zwilling- sowiesieben 20-mm-Oerlikon-Maschinenkanonen installiert.

U-Boot-Jagdbewaffnung

Zur erweiterten U-Bootbekämpfung wurden zusätzlich zu den weiterhin vorhandenen beiden Ablaufschienen für Wasserbomben außerdem noch vier bis sechs K-Gun-Wasserbombenwerfer eingebaut.

Umbauten
Im Jahr 1944 und 1945 wurden 24 Schiffe der Gleavesklasse als Zerstörer-Minenräumer umgebaut.

Zwölf Schiffe der Atlantikflotte (DD 454 bis 458, 461, 462, 464, 621, 625, 636 und 637) wurden 1944, zwölf Schiffe der Pazifikflotte (DD 489, 490, 493–496, 618, 627 und 632 bis 635) wurden 1945 umgebaut.

Dabei erhielten die Schiffe magnetische und akustische Minenräumeinrichtungen sowie zwei Mal zwei 40-mm-Boforskanonen, gleichzeitig wurden die Anzahl der 127-mm-Kanonen auf drei reduziert, die Torpedorohre ausgebaut und die K-Gun-Wasserbombenwerfer auf zwei reduziert. Die Schiffe der Atlantikflotte bekamen außerdem sieben 20-mm-Kanonen, die Schiffe der Pazifikflotte stattdessen insgesamt vier Mal zwei 40-mm-Boforskanonen und fünf 20-mm-Kanonen in zwei Doppel- und zwei Einfachgeschützen.

Zwölf umgebaute Schiffe dienten noch nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs, allerdings wurde während der Einsätze im Koreakrieg festgestellt, dass deren hohe Mannschaftsstärke für den Einsatzzweck – im Vergleich zu speziell für diesen Zweck gebauten Schiffen – ineffektiv war. Daraufhin wurden diese Schiffe in den Jahren 1954 bis 1956 außer Dienst gestellt.

Dienste in der US-Navy und anderen Marinen
Von den insgesamt 66 gebauten Schiffen gingen durch Feindeinwirkung sechs im Pazifik, zwei vor der Normandie und drei im Mittelmeer verloren. Die Ingraham DD-444 kollidierte 1942 mit einem Öltanker und die Turner DD-648 sank 1944 nach Explosionen im Inneren.

Nach dem Krieg waren noch zwölf zum Minenräumer umgebaute Schiffe im Dienst, der Rest wurde nach und nach der Reserveflotte zugeteilt, die Hobson DD-464 sank 1952 nach einem Zusammenstoß mit der USS Wasp (CV-18), die Baldwin DD-624 lief beim Abschleppen auf Grund.

Elf Schiffe wurden zwischen 1949 und 1959 anderen Marinen zur Verfügung gestellt:vier Schiffe der Türkei (USS Buchanan -> Gelibolu, Landsdowne -> Gaziantep, Lardner-> Gemlik, McCalla -> Giresun),zwei Schiffe Griechenland (USS Eberle -> Niki, USS Ludlow -> Doxa),ein Schiff Italien (USS Nicholson -> Aviere),zwei Schiffe Taiwan (USS Plunkett -> Nan Yang, USS Rodman -> Hsien Yang),zwei Schiffe Japan (USS Ellyson -> Asakaze, USS Macomb -> Hatakaze, später ebenfalls Hsien Yang)

In den 1950er-Jahren wurde über eine Modernisierung der Schiffe nachgedacht, aber lediglich für die Schiffe, die an andere Staaten abgegeben wurden, dann auch durchgeführt.

Einheiten

Trivia
1954 wurde der Roman Die Caine war ihr Schicksal von Herman Wouk verfilmt. Die Caine wurde in diesem Film von der USS Thompson und der USS Doyle dargestellt, auch wenn die Handlung des Buches eigentlich auf einem Zerstörer aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg wie der Wickes- oder Clemson-Klasse spielt. Diese standen aber altersbedingt neun Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges nicht mehr zur Verfügung.

Im Filmmusical On the Town ist in der Anfangs- und Schlussszene die USS Nicholson zu sehen.

Literatur
 Norman Friedman: U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Verlag Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md. 1982, ISBN 0-87021-733-X.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Zerstörer der Benson-Klasse auf Destroyer History Foundation (englisch)

 Auflistung aller US-Zerstörer

Militärschiffsklasse (Vereinigte Staaten)
Zerstörerklasse

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We have a number of coaches qualified in coaching triathlon with a further two members as level 1 tri coaches and a Swim Smooth Coach within the club. We also have two further members taking the Level 1 qualification in 2015. The Club Strategy for Triathlete members is being reviewed at present (AUG 2015) where we are developing a complete Triathlete training that involves all 3 elements conclusively. During this process, Graeme Crowston will be undertaking a Triathlete Head Coaches Course.
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Home World South Asia Role of Religion in Human Life
Role of Religion in Human Life
Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Sat December 15, 2007
What a childishness those people display who try to subdue or deny the role of religion in human life, or even brand religion as unnecessary. Throughout the world, I myself have come across many such people who deny the role of religion in human life saying that it is unnecessary. A young friend of mine from Odense city in Denmark even wrote a letter to me on this subject and quoted the sayings of Karl Marx.
Actually, the use of words like unnecessary, unimportant etc. is not new in respect of religion. I have heard such words used with religion, right from my childhood. I have also been listening to the explanation that the users of such words give. I remember .the statement of a gentleman where he said, "Religion is the biggest obstacle in the path of human development." To be candid, I myself regarded religion as unnecessary for quite some period during my childhood and youth. I even agreed with the statement of Karl Marx, although I had no knowledge regarding its meaning, purpose and the thousands of year's old history.
As I said a short while ago, I remember very well the explanations given by people who regard religion as unnecessary, unimportant, only a personal issue, and an obstacle in the path of progress. A well-known scholar of the last century had stated casually, "… Before engaging in religion etc., human being needs food, clothing and shelter."
Many scholars have made such statements in the past as well in this century.
Certainly, there is no need to elaborate the importance of food, clothing, shelter and other basic needs in human life. We all know and understand the extent to which man can go in order to fulfill these basic needs. So if someone reasons that in the absence of bread for food, clothes to wear and roof for shelter, what is the meaning and benefit of getting involved in religion? It is but natural that knowingly or unknowingly, people without food, clothing and shelter will lean towards the above-mentioned reasoning.
Today the population of this world is above 5000 million and a major portion of this population is deprived of the bare minimum basic necessities, as such this deprived class will lean towards explanations given against the role, utility and necessity of religion, irrespective of the fact whether there is any truth behind these explanations or not.
The fact is that the eminent personalities or scholars who diminish or deny the role of religion in human life by using words like unimportant, unnecessary or obstacle in the path of progress, are not very honest while doing so. They alienate themselves from truth. That is why their statements and explanations appear childish to me. Actually, by using the above mentioned words they mean to refer to religious communities but while doing so they assume both religion and religious community to be one although both are distinct from each other in terms of their meaning, purpose, scope and historical background. The above-mentioned eminent people and scholars do not concentrate on this context. It need not be said that the arguments that they are supposed to use only in terms of religious communities; the discussion that should be done only in case of religious communities, they do so about religion too. By doing so, they are doing injustice not only to the subject but to their own erudition too. No doubt, religion and religious communities are distinct from each other not only in terms of their meaning but also in terms of establishment, purpose and scope. In terms of chronology [history], there is a big difference between the two. Therefore, it is not reasonable to comment on the necessity, importance or role of religion without factual knowledge about it. If someone tries to do so, it would certainly be his childishness.
Thousands of years ago, human life began at one place. During that period, various parts of the earth were joined together which separated with the passage of time. Whatever exists within the scope of our ability to see and understand is subject to constant change. The Earth, other planets and satellites or any object in this universe are no exceptions to this. The various parts of the earth today are not in the same condition as they were in the past. And in the future, they will not remain as they are today. So from one-place human beings spread throughout the earth by creating a conducive environment for progress.
You are well aware of the fact that many scholars believe in the transition of apes to man. I do not agree with the Darwinian or let's say agreements of the followers of Darwinian Theory regarding human evolution, although, I admire the well thought, cleverly presented the so-called convincing arguments put forth in the above mentioned theory. But this is not our point of discussion here.
I firmly believe that religion was with man from the beginning of his life. This is in his nature, though it is an entirely different matter that he realized it while thinking about the security of his existence. When the thought materialized into reality, the position of religion became clear. How? We will understand by knowing the meaning of religion.
Religion- the Dharma, in its broad meaning is Goodness and adoption. As human being was born with the great value of non-violence, we can definitely say that religion was with him right from the birth and as already indicated, he realized this during his struggle to secure his existence. As soon as he realized it, he started living a more stable life as a community with others. By doing this, not only his, but other's existence too became secure. Truly, religion is dedicated to welfare of all and thus its scope is extensive. We should remember that all goodness that is linked for the welfare of all is religion. To absorb goodness is religion, today and in the future too. It was so in the past too.
I had said that non-violence is a permanent feature of mankind. Many people might not agree with this statement. I would like to humbly request these people to think as to what might have happened if non-violence had not been a part of human beings. No doubt in the beginning itself, man would have become nonexistent.
Generally what we consider religion is in fact religious-community. Religious-communities are many not one. They were established in different periods under different circumstances and requirements on different parts of the earth. For example thousands of years ago, Vedic Religious-Community was, established in Asia. Similarly, 2000 years ago Christianity in Israel and 1400 years ago Islam in Arabia came into existence, In India, the Sikh Religious-Community came into existence about 500 years ago.
I believe that the founders of religious-community gave a new direction to human life style keeping in mind the immediate future and contemporary point of view. They also made many eternal values a basis of direction out .of, which one remained principal.
Certainly, directions by each religious community are different, even if their goal eventually is the same. It is natural that out of many directions, some will be suitable to some people and not to the rest it is not possible that a single one be suitable to all. Thus what is not suitable to all, cannot bring welfare to all. Such directions cannot be religion. Yes, it can be religious-community. Thus, religion is superior to any religious-community. This is what needs to be understood.
I cannot agree that human welfare was not the motive behind the establishment of religious-communities by the establishers although their scope might be limited. But it is ironic that the followers of these religious-communities diverged from the basic aim, feeling or values and using it as a shield exploited fellow human beings. Various inhuman deeds were perpetrated. They even divided their own religious- communities into various sects and gave them the name of 'religion'. You will find that majority of religious-communities have two or more sects. Is this in accordance with the feelings of the establishers of religious-communities? Not at all.
Our history testifies to the occurrence of numerous upheavals and wars in the name of religious- communities. We only need to look at 11th century's European history. We see that the so-called stalwarts of religious-communities themselves caused many riots and wars. I am sure many of you are aware of them. My indication is towards the many religious wars or crusades.
Let me take you a little back in history. About 500-600 B. C., in the Indian region, you will find that the Vedic people in contrast to the basic value and practice of their religious-community, indulged in many inhuman activities. They were involved in activities of inequality and exploitation. While using religious- community as a shield clearly they were misusing their religious community. This was the period when Gautama Buddha was born. Did the fundamental or principal value of Vedic Religious-Community have anything to do with these inhuman acts? Not at all.
I can give numerous such examples not only in the Indian context but on a global scale as well. This happens even today. You hear about it now and then. But still I will firmly state that it is against the fundamental basis of religious-communities and that unspeakable inhuman acts have been perpetrated under the shield of religious-community.
All this has happened, is happening and possibly will happen in the future too. But what is shocking for you and me is that the scholars have linked these atrocities with religion itself and are still doing it today. Many scholars have ignored the difference between religion and religious-communities, belittled religion by branding it irrelevant, and denied its role in human life whereas religion has always been committed to general welfare and will remain so in the future. In these belittled interpretations, sect and sub-sects too are considered to be religion. Is this not their ignorance?
Religion is much superior to religious-community. Religion is committed to general welfare. It was needed not only in the beginning periods of human beings, but today also, it is needed. It was important not only during the beginning for surety of existence and later in development but is important today also. It urges for unity and cooperation to build a conducive environment and to solve day-to-day problems. Whoever has become familiar with its reality has understood its meaning; will always adopt a feeling of co-operation.
Not only this, he will be dedicated to unity and he will not face the day-to-day problems. This is how great the role of religion in human life is. If we want to be trouble free, move towards real progress, attain peace then we not only have to understand religion but accept its role in life too.
Dr. Ravindra Kumar is an eminent writer, Indologist, political scientist and a former vice chancellor of Meerut University, India, who authored and edited over 100 works on great personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and on various social-cultural issues.
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It's fall and if there's one thing girls like this time of year more than pumpkin, it's weddings.
My Pinterest homepage is maxed out on wedding crafts that no bride will ever make and every other link on Facebook or Twitter is some guide on "How to be the Perfect Bride" or "How to be the Perfect Wedding Guest" or really just any combination of the words "wedding" and "perfect" (and lots of sparkles to lure in the less literate brides-to-be).
I ignore most of these lists because they're usually either unnecessary ("arrive on time" is pretty much a universal rule) or just plain wrong ("drink responsibly"? Everyone knows that the Mayans invented the first wedding just as an excuse for irresponsible drinking).
But after spending the weekend in the middle of back country Ohio (Derrick's dad's hometown) to gather with a bunch of people I've never met celebrate the marriage of two people I don't know, I realize that I should have read up a little.
1. If the wedding involves a road trip, make sure to take a lot of pictures at random rest stops. Otherwise, you might not remember that Mountain Dew you had at rest stop number two that was the reason for rest stop number three an hour later.
Or maybe that'd actually be ok.
2. Fuel right the night before. There's a good chance that visiting your date's family and friends will turn into a few trips down memory lane, where you're unfamiliar and don't have a map. Capitalize when you can; when your boyfriend takes you to meet some family at their favorite, infamous pizza joint, use the blissful reunion of cross country relatives as a distraction to eat an entire pizza unnoticed.
3. If you're in an unfamiliar area, find a place that will make you feel more "at home." For example, if you're in the middle of the countryside and don't get enough service to stay on top of your Twitter feed, find a local coffee shop to get your daily fix; with all of the "pumpkin" and exclamation points, you'll feel like you never left your computer.
4. Pre-game a few hours before. You can start ripping shots, but I wouldn't suggest it because you're going to be spending a few hours pretending to remember 245 new names and you're probably gonna want to be sober for that. I'd suggest pre-gaming on endorphins with a short run while your boyfriend plays a strictly "no girls allowed" softball game with his cousins. That way, you can take the necessary touristy pictures.
And meet some of the locals.
Extra points if you can time it right so that you eat lunch 15 minutes before your run. That way, you can stop at a farm house two miles from your hotel to ask to use their bathroom and really maximize your awkward interaction with complete strangers time.
5. Wear the correct attire. If it's your family, I'd suggest you do what Derrick and his dad did and dress completely alike. That's the most effective way of confusing the relatives you haven't seen in a decade. Hell if you're going to let them tell you apart so easily.
If you don't have a family member to coordinate with, just go with the classic completely seasonally inappropriate dress. For example, if it's an October wedding, I suggest the summer fiesta sundress.
6. At the ceremony, say as little as possible, smile as much as your jaw will allow, and find some bubbles. Your unseasonable outfit may not have made you a hit with the adults, but you'll fit right in at the kids' table.
7. And at the reception, let loose. Find some boxed wine, dance with your boyfriend's grandma, get some Taco Bell on the way home, and forget to take pictures of any of it.
Happy Monday! Think of it as your weekend after-party and live it up!


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About Cruise N Groove 2016
Following the success of 2013's inaugural Cruise N Groove – we were so excited to announce the return of Cruise N Groove in 2016, featuring one of the biggest Australian music icons of all time – John Farnham.
Undoubtedly one of Australia's top performing artists, with a career spanning more than four decades, John Farnham joined us in 2016 for his first ever cruise in October 2016.
As a result of his recording and performing success, John reigned as Australia's unprecedented King of Pop from 1969-1973 releasing 12 singles and six albums that all achieved gold status. With quintessential hits such as You're The Voice, Burn For You, Two Strong Hearts and Pressure Down just to name a few, his performance on the high seas blew everyone away for an experience like no other.
Accompanied by his full band, musical director Chong Lim, along with over 20 of the best Australian artists spanning from the 70's 80's and 90's – including John Paul Young & The Allstar Band, Pseudo Echo, The Eurogliders and The Chantoozies to name a few Cruise N Groove 2016 boasted an unforgettable that sold out in record time.
Sailing ex-Sydney from the 9th – 17th of October, guests discovered the wonders of the South Pacific with three beautiful ports of call over 8 nights including Mare (New Caledonia), Lifou (Loyalty Islands) and Noumea. All while travelling in style on the newly renovated Radiance of the Seas. With seven venues throughout its thirteen decks, passengers were spoiled for choice on entertainment, activities and culinary delights on Cruise N Groove – does it get any better?
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Our review: Yellow-green in color, this wine has aromas of green apple and tropical fruit. The flavor profile on the palate is quite complex, of moderate body and with a good balance between acidity and fruit. The finish is exceptionally long, slightly spicy, and smooth.
Our rating: This wine is a delicious example of this varietal. A refined dinner wine, we served our bottle with turkey and herb-roasted potatoes, an excellent choice … and how we rate this wine.
Taste profile from the winemaker: "Pears, apples and melon flavors are accompanied by a rich mouth feel, nice acid balance and a clean finish."
Winery website: McManis Family Vineyards.


The final attempt to repeal Obamacare is on the table today and Republicans are nervous about its chances for survival in the face of total Democrat opposition and the handful of turncoat Republicans not supporting the bill.
Senator McCain has been in the hospital recovering from a surgery to remove a two-inch blood clot from a spot above his left eye last week. The clot was found during a routine physical and tests confirmed that the Senator has glioblastoma, a severe brain tumor.
McCain made it clear in the past that he would support the efforts to overthrow Obamacare and many are hopeful for a "yes" vote from him today. McCain's vote is critical, as many are still worried over the four Republican turncoats who voted "no" to the measure last week.
As it stands, Democrats as a whole have committed to voting "no" and one Republican for sure has refused to change her mind, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). The other three Republicans who opposed the motion last week have remained undecided or unclear about their intentions.
Senator McCain has brain cancer and a long road ahead of him. Will you pray for him?
Hopefully Trump's efforts with the GOP and the return of Senator McCain will convince Republicans as a whole to fulfill their promises to voters and push forward the Obamacare repeal. If it turns out that some Republicans fail to keep their promises and the motion is shut down today, then we need to start working to replace them with representatives who will actually keep their word.
JUST IN: Liberals Launch Nasty Attack Against Sarah Huckabee. What's Your Response?


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Q: How to add user name to comment? When a User creates a comment. How can we add his name to it? I tried current_user but that obviously just state's the current user's name instead of the name of the person who made the comment.
In User model has_many :comments, as: :commentable in comment model belongs_to :commentable, polymorphic: true which in routes is broken down with resources :users do resources :comments end.
views/comments/_comments.html.erb

<% @comments.each do |comment| %>

        <%= current_user.name %>
        <%= simple_format comment.content %>

<% end %>

comments controller

class CommentsController < ApplicationController
 before_action :load_commentable
  before_action :set_comment, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
  before_action :logged_in_user, only: [:create, :destroy]

 def index
  @comments = @commentable.comments
 end

 def new
  @comment = @commentable.comments.new
 end

 def create
  @comment = @commentable.comments.new(comment_params)
  if @comment.save
   @comment.create_activity :create, owner: current_user
   redirect_to @commentable, notice: "comment created."
  else
   render :new
  end
 end

 def edit
  @comment = current_user.comments.find(params[:id])
 end

 def update
  @comment = current_user.comments.find(params[:id])
  if @comment.update_attributes(comment_params)
   redirect_to @commentable, notice: "Comment was updated."
  else
   render :edit
  end
 end

 def destroy
  @comment = current_user.comments.find(params[:id])
  @comment.destroy
  @comment.create_activity :destroy, owner: current_user
  redirect_to @commentable, notice: "comment destroyed."
 end

private
  def set_comment
    @comment = Comment.find(params[:id])
  end

 def load_commentable
  resource, id = request.path.split('/')[1, 2]
  @commentable = resource.singularize.classify.constantize.find(id)
 end

 def comment_params
  params.require(:comment).permit(:content, :commentable)
 end
end

I made showing various names in the activity feed work by creating a controller. Are there principles in here I could take to make it work because I've tried and failed.
class ActivitiesController < ApplicationController
 def index
 @activities = PublicActivity::Activity.order("created_at desc").where(owner_id: current_user.following_ids, owner_type: "User")
 end
end

users migrations
class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration
def change
create_table :users do |t|
  t.string   :name
  t.string   :email
  t.string   :provider
  t.string   :uid
  t.string   :oauth_token
  t.datetime :oauth_expires_at

  t.timestamps null: false
end
end
end

comments migration
class CreateComments < ActiveRecord::Migration
def change
create_table :comments do |t|
    t.text :content
    t.belongs_to :commentable, polymorphic: true

  t.timestamps null: false
end
add_index :comments, [:commentable_id, :commentable_type]
end
end

valuations_controller

class ValuationsController < ApplicationController
  before_action :set_valuation, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
  before_action :logged_in_user, only: [:create, :destroy]

  def index
    if params[:tag]
      @valuations = Valuation.tagged_with(params[:tag])
    else
      @valuations = Valuation.order('RANDOM()')
    end
  end

  def show
    @valuation = Valuation.find(params[:id])
    @commentable = @valuation
    @comments = @commentable.comments
    @comment = Comment.new
  end

  def new
    @valuation = current_user.valuations.build
    @commentable = @valuation
    @comments = @commentable.comments
    @comment = Comment.new
  end

  def edit
  end

  def create
    @valuation = current_user.valuations.build(valuation_params)
    if @valuation.save
      redirect_to @valuation, notice: 'Value was successfully created'
    else
      @feed_items = []
      render 'pages/home'
  end
end

  def update
    if @valuation.update(valuation_params)
      redirect_to @valuation, notice: 'Value was successfully updated'
    else
      render action: 'edit'
  end
end

  def destroy
    @valuation.destroy
    redirect_to valuations_url
  end

private
    def set_valuation
      @valuation = Valuation.find(params[:id])
    end

    def correct_user
      @valuation = current_user.valuations.find_by(id: params[:id])
      redirect_to valuations_path, notice: "Not authorized to edit this valuation" if @valuation.nil?
    end

    def valuation_params
      params.require(:valuation).permit(:name, :private_submit, :tag_list, :content, :commentable, :comment)
    end
end

Thank you for your time!

A: Assuming that you have
User model:
class User
  has_many :comments
  ...
end

Comment model
class Comment
  belongs_to :user
  ...
end

Comment migration
class CreateComments < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :comments do |t|
      t.text :content
      t.belongs_to :user, index: true

      t.timestamps null: false
    end
  end
end

you can get the user's name of a comment by
@comment = Comment.find(params[:id])
@comment.user.name

EDIT: If you want to work with polymorphic associations, edit your models like this:
class User
  has_many :comments, as: :commentable
  ...
end

class Comment
  belongs_to :commentable, polymorphic: true
  ...
end

EDIT: Insert Comments migration
class CreateComments < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :comments do |t|
      t.text :content
      t.references :commentable, polymorphic: true, index: true

      t.timestamps null: false
    end
  end
end

EDIT related to ValuationsController

*

*You are looking for the user who created a specific valuation comment. @valuation holds this comment. So you can get the user with @valuation.commentable.user.name - This assumes, that your Valuation sets the correct association to Comment model.

*Delete  @commentable = @valuation and @comments = @commentable.comments. They are not wrong, but in that case it doesn't make any sense to hold variables with the same value.

*In the 'show' action you've assigend @comment with Comment.new. Delete this line, because you are not creating new objects in the show action.

*You've already assigned @valutation in the before_action at the top of your class with the same value. To prevent confusion, delete this additional assignment in the show action.
A clue for future debugging: If your code doesn't work as expected, try it running in the rails console. We've seen yesterday, that the code around @comment.commentable.user.name was correct. That showed me, that there must be something wrong in your controller.
Final Solution
Add <%= User.find(comment.user_id).name %> to _comments.html.erb

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This qualitative study explored the experiences of Muslim women from the Arab world who came to live and study in the U.S. This study gave voice to their daily lived experiences of transitioning to and adjusting to life and study in the American world. Nine bilingual women provided in depth responses to interviews and follow up phone calls. Women were raised in predominantly Muslim countries and attended institutions of higher education for the first time in the U.S. as international or domestic students, including refugees. Interviews were in English. Any spontaneous Arabic that was used by participants was immediately translated by the bilingual researcher and verified for accuracy with the participant. The constructivist and critical ideologist paradigms shaped this phenomenological research. Low inference descriptors and direct quotes were primarily used to tell their story. Their story began from the point in time before they left their home country to the present time when they were interviewed.
Seven themes emerged from the stories of the women in this study. Themes were grouped into three processes of transitioning, adjusting, and succeeding. In the transitioning process, women paint a picture of what life was like for them back home and when they first made the move to the U.S. This process included the themes titled (1) It's hard to say goodbye, which was about complicated goodbyes, and (2) Just like in the movies?, which was about the differences between expectations and reality they experienced. In the adjusting process, women describe how they adjusted over time and experienced many challenges including discrimination. This process included the themes titled (3) I miss this, which was about the life they missed from back home, and (4) Life in America is hard work, which was about hard work and effort they were making in their life here. In the succeeding process, women shared the final part of their story on what aided or eased their adjustment and led to success. This process included the themes titled (5) Home away from home, which was about how they successfully coped with the loss of family and friends by developing their social support network here, (6) Inner strength and independence, which was about how they developed through faith, advocacy, and skills, and (7) Respect and understanding, which was about how changes occurred over time in their views on discrimination, America and Americans, people back home, and their own selves.
A recipe for success emerged from the stories of these women, as well as requests from them for others to accept and accommodate them. Connections to the literature on discrimination and the media, acculturation, ethnic identity, and religious identity are made in the discussion, as well as recommendations for higher education, psychology, counseling, and future research. A strong recommendation for individuals working with this population was given to become familiar with the requests women in this study made for acceptance and for accommodations.
Hammoudah, Nancy, "From the Arab World to the American World: Transition and Adjustment Experiences of Muslim Women" (2017). Dissertations. 3172.


BRICK-Brick Township Police say a man attempted to grab the wrist of a 10 year old boy in Walmart Friday afternoon and are seeking to identify the subject. No photo was provided, but police gave a description of the man.
On 08/17/17, at approximately 1226 hours Officer Raymond LaPoint was patrolling the parking lot of the Walmart, 1872 Route 88 when he was advised that a white older male attempted to grab the wrist of a 10 year old boy inside the Walmart store.
This incident was reported by the boy to the mother who was several feet away from him when the reported incident occurred.
The male was described as a white older male, white/gray hair wearing a dark colored baseball cap, 5'10-6'0"with a medium build. The suspect made no statements to the child and left the area when the child pulled his arm free.


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Der Gelbscheitelpipra (Lepidothrix vilasboasi) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnurrvögel, die nur von zwei Gegenden aus dem südwestlichen Teil des brasilianischen Bundesstaates Pará bekannt ist.

Merkmale
Der Gelbscheitelpipra erreicht eine Länge von 8,5 Zentimetern. Das Männchen weist einen glitzernd grünlichgoldenen Scheitel und Nacken auf. Der Unterrücken und die Oberschwanzdecken sind grünlichgelb. Der restliche Kopf und die Oberseite sind grün. Die Hand- und Armschwingen sowie die Schwanzfedern sind überwiegend schwarz mit breiten grünlichen Rändern. Der Bereich vom Kinn bis zur Brust ist grün. Bauch und Unterschwanzdecken sind gelblich. Die Iris ist hellgrau. Der Schnabel ist hellbläulich. Die Beine sind rosa-fleischfarben. Das Weibchen sieht dem Männchen ähnlich, wobei der Scheitel eine leicht bläuliche Tönung zeigt und sowohl die Oberseite als auch der Bereich um den Bürzel grünlich ist. Die Stimme ist ein surrendes "prreee", das manchmal in Reihen ertönt.

Vorkommen und Lebensraum
Das Verbreitungsgebiet des Gelbscheitelpipra ist auf das Gebiet des oberen Río Cururu-rí, eines Nebenflusses des Rio Tapajós in der Serra do Cachimbo, und auf die Region von Consórcio Jamunxim im südwestlichen Teil des brasilianischen Bundesstaates Pará beschränkt. Der Lebensraum sind feuchte Wälder in Höhenlagen bis 200 m.

Lebensweise
Der Gelbscheitelpipra ernährt sich von kleinen Früchten und Insekten. Mehr ist über seine Lebensweise nicht bekannt.

Systematik
Der Gelbscheitelpipra wurde 1959 von Helmut Sick als gültige Art beschrieben. Eine Studie aus dem Jahr 2017 kam jedoch zu dem Ergebnis, dass es sich bei diesem Taxon um eine fortpflanzungsfähige Hybridspezies handelt. 80 Prozent des Erbguts stammen vom Opalscheitelpipra (Lepidothrix iris) und 20 Prozent vom Weißbürzelpipra (Lepidothrix nattereri).

Status
Der Gelbscheitelpipra wurde 1957 von Helmut Sick am Oberlauf des Río Cururu-rí entdeckt und anhand von fünf Exemplaren beschrieben. Danach blieb die Art verschollen, bis ein Männchen im Mai 2002 am Río Jamunxim nahe Novo Progresso, ungefähr 200 km von der Terra typica entfernt, wiederentdeckt wurde. Der Fundort am Río Cururu-rí liegt innerhalb des 400.000 Hektar großen Mundurucânia Forest Reserve, das sich im Privatbesitz der brasilianischen Luftwaffe befindet und streng geschützt ist. Der Zutritt ist eingeschränkt und Holzfällen ist untersagt. Der zweite Fundort am Río Jamunxim ist wegen des Baus der Straße BR-163 Cuiabá-Santarém gerodet worden. 2006 wurden zwei Balzarenen in einem selektiv gerodeten Waldgebiet, etwa 20 km vom Gebiet aus dem Jahre 2002 entfernt, entdeckt. Das Ausmaß der Entwaldung in der Umgebung der Terra typica ist unbekannt, aber in der Region wird Viehzucht betrieben. Das Gebiet bei Novo Progresso steht unter enormen Druck durch den steigenden Bedarf an Weideland und gehört zu den am stärksten von Rodung bedrohten Regionen am Amazonas. Durch die Pflasterung der Straße BR-163 Cuiabá-Santarém und den Anstieg des Verkehrs nach Santarém durch die Öffnung der Soja-Märkte wird in Zukunft eine noch stärkere Lebensraumzerstörung befürchtet. Im Jahr 2015 ging BirdLife International von einem Bestand zwischen 2500 und 10.000 Exemplaren aus und stufte die Art als gefährdet ein. Im Jahr 2021 wird der Bestand auf zwischen 15.000 und 137.000 Exemplare geschätzt, die Art gilt damit nicht mehr als gefährdet.

Literatur
 Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Birds of the World. Band 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, 2004, ISBN 8487334695.

Weblinks

 BirdLife Species factsheet Golden-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix vilasboasi)

Einzelnachweise

Schreivögel
Vogelhybride
Endemischer Vogel Brasiliens


If you are reading this blog right now, chances are that you have, at some point over the past 10 years, crossed paths with the concept of coworking (shared office space).
And if that's the case, you would also have heard of Betahaus, a coworking space born in Berlin that has now moved to several cities across Europe.
When it comes down to how flexible, entrepreneurial and collaborative work actually work, very few places worldwide thoroughly get it.
Betahaus is definitely one of them. Launched in 2009 in the heart of the creative hub of the German's capital, it has now branched out into Hamburg, Barcelona and Sofia (Bulgary).
As one of our Communications & Pr team members happens to be in Hamburg this week as Betahaus Hamburg gets ready for its 7th anniversary, we paid a visit to its coworking space and looked a little deeper into the venue that is home to 450 members every month.
On arrival, we were greeted by the friendly Community Manager Teelke Meyer, a young and coworking enthusiast herself.
With 3 floors in the super cool area of Sternschanze, Betahaus Hamburg is one of the very first coworking in town and has grown considerably since opening its doors.
Offering dedicated desks, hot-desking, private offices (they're currently fully booked) and events space for hire, the venue has made a name for itself for fostering a strong sense of community/belonging among its members, rarely seen anywhere else in the coworking scene.
With a very diverse (and extensive) mix of coworkers, getting everyone engaged clearly seems challenging, right?
"We have several community-related events where members can get to know each other, exchange ideas and collaborate. We tend to get very "personal" with our coworkers.
We ask their opinion on a lot of things, we encourage them to approach us with ideas/feedbacks and above all, we take their views on board. We empower coworkers to get involved, to look after their shared office space as their own because, in the end, that's exactly what it is" Teelke tells us.
Clearly, every coworking space across the globe has its own "vibe". One thing that we have learned in this visit is that, at the end of the day, coworking should really be about sharing.
Whether coworkers share projects, ideas, inspiration or simply, a conversation over coffee (they have their own in-house coffee shop, btw), this exercise instigates creativity and productivity, key factors in taking the business forward.
"We are a space that creates energy and enthusiasm while inspiring creativity and ambition. Betahaus is for people who want to work on their own projects while exchanging knowledge, ideas, and inspiration with others. We are here to open doors and to expand possibilities.
"We believe that in order to take work or project to the next level, entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers, independent workers need to spend time with people, work together. However you collaborate; it will help you accomplish goals and develop business opportunities" – Anne Christin Dröge, Strategic Partnerships & Communications.
We can't help it but feel very inspired by Betahaus' trajectory so far. Above all, we're proud to be following a similar path, after being in business for less than 2 years. Our goal is to provide affordable and quality office space on flexible terms, simplifying business needs.
Cowork Hub is proud to gather all sorts of industries, businesses and professional backgrounds together in one place. At Cowork Hub, we enable valuable connections as well as enduring and mutually beneficial relationships between our members.
We're sure you've heard the motto "it's all about the people", but for us here, we really mean it. We believe that a coworking atmosphere should be created and shaped by the people at its heart.
Our community is made up by visionary, creative entrepreneurs who see the potential in their ideas and have the belief and talent to build successful businesses.
We like to get to know our new joiners before they officially get on board. Therefore, we can figure out where you'd fit in, how we could help you take your business to the next level and who you'd like to collaborate with.
Book a viewing with us today and come and see for yourself!


It was my birthday last week so I asked for a few of the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains whilst choosing a perfume from my Fiancé in Boots. I went for Cherish - a lovely pink colour and Darling - a pretty lavender shade.
The product is like a giant crayon and applies a glossy, sheer layer of colour on the lips. They are really easy to use and the colour is easily buildable. From comparing the two shades I got, the pink one (Cherish) seems to be slightly more pigmented but as you can see, you can still get a good amount of colour from them.
There are seven shades available in the UK and if you're quick you can catch them on offer in Boots and Superdrug for £5.99 rather than £7.99.
Hand swatches - top: Cherish, bottom: Darling.
Do you own any of these? Which colour is your favourite?
P.S - I'm currently running a giveaway where you can win one of these in the shade Cherish, along with some other makeup bits so please check it out here.
17 Peep Show Mascara was one of the prizes I won in a 17 Cosmetics Twitter party earlier in the year but I only got round to using it a few weeks ago.
To be honest, I didn't think this mascara would be very good after several months of using Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme. I was certainly proved wrong though!
This mascara does a great job at lengthening and separating your lashes. I really like the brush as it contains lots of bristles all the way round so it coats every lash.
You can pile on a few coats of this mascara without your lashes feeling crispy and clumped together.
Occasionally I've had some fall out from the mascara, probably due to the "lengthening fibres" but other than that it's been pretty amazing.
Have you tried this mascara? Do you have any other high street/drugstore recommendations?
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Yesterday I made a purchase from the Heavenly Creature collection at MAC - the beautiful Cut a Caper lipstick. I did fancy the Pleasureseeker lipstick as well but decided just to get one lipstick in the end.
Cut a Caper is in the Lustre formula and I find it leaves a sheer, glossy finish on the lips. It's easy to build the colour up for a more intense look if you prefer.
MAC describe this lipstick as a midtone peachy pink which I agree with. I didn't have a colour like this in my collection so I'm glad I bought it. It's quite an easy colour to wear as it's not too bright for a nice daytime look.
Have you bought anything from the Heavenly Creature collection? I thought the skinfinishes and blushers looked so cool!
I 'like' Maybelline on Facebook and I noticed a few weeks ago they were giving away samples of their Dream Fresh BB Cream. They are only giving away the light shade but that's fine for me so I ordered my samples straight away.
You get three samples of the BB cream which I think is very generous and it means you can try it for three days before deciding whether to purchase the full size or not.
I thought I'd pop on a picture of me without anything on my skin so you can see the difference when I have used the BB cream. So I have redness around my nose, various other areas of uneven skintone along with some lovely spots on my chin!
Maybelline claim this BB cream has 8 different benefits for the skin but lets see the actual results on me below.
First of all, I liked the light feeling this has on your skin. It doesn't feel like you're wearing any makeup which must be due to the "water-based gel formula". My face also felt really soft like velvet. I think this evened out my skintone and made it look more healthy without turning my face orange! If you look around my nose it has definitely blurred the redness too.
I didn't think it had done a great job of concealing my spots but looking back at these photos there is a slight improvement with the BB cream on but it obviously doesn't provide full coverage. With a bit of concealer I'm sure they would look even better. I found this to give a dewy look to the skin but if you prefer the matte look you could apply a light dusting of powder over the top.
I haven't worn this outside but the fact that it contains SPF 30 is amazing. My skin burns really easily so this is a massive positive for me.
If you are thinking about trying this BB cream I definitely recommend requesting a sample as I think it's pretty good. If you would like a sample go to the Maybelline Facebook page.


Learn more about the two-year pilot of our Holistic Family-based Care Model in 11 villages in Battambang, Cambodia.
At the heart of this groundbreaking work is the model's community-led approach to child protection and co-creation of services: CCT's village-based social workers empowering families by connecting them with community support networks and vital services.
Strengthening families so they can raise their own children is a key element of CCT's prevention work and ensures children can grow up in families, not orphanages.