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Scorpion is a close relative of spiders, mites and ticks. It belongs to group called arachnids. There are 1200 species of scorpions that can be found all over the planet except on Antarctica, Greenland, New Zealand and certain small islands. Most species of scorpions live in warm climate. Few species can be found in cooler climate. Scorpions are very old creatures. According to the fossil data, scorpions exist on the Earth 430 million years. Prehistoric and modern scorpions look alike, except that modern scorpions are two times smaller in size.
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Scorpions vary in size depending on the species. Largest species of scorpions can reach 7 inches in length. Smallest species are usually 0.5 inches long.
Deadliest species of scorpions (with the strongest venom) are medium in size.
Scorpion's body is covered with hard shell that acts as outer skeleton of the body. As the animal grows, it molts 5 to 7 times until it reaches adult size.
Scorpion's body is segmented and it consists of cephalothorax (fusion between head and thorax) and abdomen. Scorpions have 4 pairs of walking legs and a pair of pincers.
Scorpions use pincers to grab its prey. Venom is used both for attack and for defense. Scorpions are carnivores. They usually feed on insects.
Scorpion injects venom and digestive juices into the prey. Once digestion is completed, scorpion will suck liquid food from the body of the prey.
Scorpions do not drink much water and they can survive very long time without water. Most of required water can be absorbed from the food.
Type of food determines the type and strength of the venom. The most deadly species live in North America and Middle East. Out of 1200 known species, around 30 to 40 are deadly for humans.
When the prey is scarce, scorpions can slow down their metabolism and survive by eating only one insect per year. Also, frozen scorpions are able to "revive" when they are defrosted after exposing to the sun. Scorpions are also one of the rare animals that can survive nuclear detonation.
Scorpions are nocturnal (active at night) creatures. They will hide under the rocks, leaves or in the abandoned building during the day.
Predators of scorpions are birds (such as owl) and baboons.
Scorpions glow under UV lamp. Scientists believe that production of fluorescent substance is associated with molting.
Mating dance performed by females may last for hours. Males will release sperm on the ground and females will collect it. Eggs will develop inside the female's womb, during a period of one year.
Female gives birth to live babies that are known as scorplings. Babies have venom in their body from the moment of their birth. They stay with mother until their first molt.
Average lifespan of most scorpions is between 3 and 8 years.

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Ancestor Stories: Eugene Terry (1886-1958)
One of the great opening lines of literature comes from Anna Karenina: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
I started exploring my family tree by choosing one ancestor each week to intensely focus on, starting with my great grandmother, Catherine Goff. In that first story of Catherine, I described a happy family. She was an educated and dignified woman of Irish Catholic lineage, and she raised her five children to value the church and education. Her husband was successful in banking, and the family was entrepreneurial in their later years. And that was all true. But I was just getting my feet wet with genealogy. It turns out there was a lot more to the story.
A month and four ancestors later, and it's Catherine's husband's turn to be looked at through the lens of history. He was my great grandfather, Eugene Terry. The more I uncovered about his life, the more it seemed that he was an apt representation of America in the 1920s and 30s – a meteoric rise followed abruptly by a dizzying fall.
He was born in 1886 in the small community of Lamberton, Minnesota. About Lamberton's earliest days, I can do no better than this description that I found at an area school's website, "In the beginning there were four-foot tall, blue stem prairie grasses that trembled and bent in the strong winds. The winds subsided, they straightened and held fast in the rich soil of southwestern Minnesota. Clusters of Native Americans lived and laughed, raised their children, hunted for buffalo and deer, fished and trapped on the banks of the Cottonwood River. There were traders, solitary men, who traveled through this vast, empty land, searched its silent horizons, and made money from trading trinkets and fire water to the Native Americans for pelts and furs to supply an eager Eastern market. They came on horseback leading their pack animals, sizing up this land and its future." With the Homestead Act of 1862, it would be a matter of decades before the land would be transformed into something wholly new and full of possibility.
Below is a picture of the Lamberton of Eugene's youth.
Eugene was the first born to 29 year-old Pliny Terry and 19 year old Estelle (maiden name Small). A side note: Pliny Terry is the ancestor who ignited my interest in genealogy. When I first heard his strange name mentioned – without any story attached – I wondered what kind of a person had a name like Pliny. He was a bit of a mystery to the elder members of my family as well, so my imagination was left to run wild. It seemed urgent that I find out for myself just who he was.
Pliny, of course, has a backstory. In fact, my Terry line is the longest on US soil, tracing back to Samuel Terry, a teenager from Barnet outside of London who travelled to Springfield Massachusetts as an indentured servant in 1650. But this week's story is closer to the present.
Eugene, born in 1886, would be the only son for Pliny and Estelle, but his arrival was followed by four sisters. He gained sisters Eliza (Elsie), Lola, Kedie, and the last baby Evelyn came in 1903 when Eugene was 17.
After his years as a Lamberton schoolboy, he began a trend that would continue for his progeny: he attended college. He studied at the commercial college in Mankato, 70 miles from home. After college, he returned to his hometown and was given a position in Lamberton State Bank.
By the age of 21, he had already purchased his own property in Lamberton. The very next year he purchased yet another property from a man for $9,000, and within the year would sell it back to the same man for $9,600. As usual with genealogy, answers lead to more questions.
Over the next five years, Eugene appears to climb an economic and social ladder of sorts. The newspaper announced his comings and goings doing business dealings around the region with his boss, the president of the bank, A. F. Kuske. He met and married, Catherine Goff, a school teacher a couple years his junior, who'd come from 90 miles away to take the position as 6th grade teacher in the Lamberton public school.
I share this newspaper announcement of their nuptials as an insight into social media in the days before social media. Readers of the day savored every detail of decor and dress.
Miss Catherine Goff Wedded to Eugene Leslie Terry at Home of Bride's Parents Today. Dignity and simplicity characterized the appointments of the wedding of Miss Catherine Thressia Goff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goff of this city, to Eugene Leslie Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Terry of Lamberton, Minn., which was solemnized Tuesday morning, January 12, at 6:30o'clock in the music room at the home of the bride's parents. Rev. Father Boland officiated. Mrs. Butler of Spokane, Wash., an aunt of the bride, was matron of honor and Dr. Butler attended the groom. The rooms were decorated with southern smilax, American beauties, Chinese lilies and broad-fingered palms. Miss Goff's bridal costume was of pale gray crepe de meteor, fashioned on girlish lines. The bodice was pink satin, trimmed with Venetian point lace, and the bride's jewel was a ring set with twin diamonds, the gift of the groom. After the ceremony a bountiful breakfast was served in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Terry left the same morning for a trip through the west. A part of their honeymoon will be spent at Los Angeles, Calif. They will be at home at Lamberton on their return where Mr. Terry has business interests. For travel Mrs. Terry is wearing a handsome three-piece tailored suit of midnight blue colored broadcloth, a blue hat and Alaskan seal furs.
Weddings at 6am and seal furs! I couldn't make this stuff up, you guys! I am so in love with these stories.
My aunt wrote in her own genealogy account prepared over 50 years ago, "Eugene, like his father Pliny before him, worked assiduously and accumulated a respectable amount of money with which he started his own banking system; having banks in three small Minnesota communities."
In 1915 at the age of 29, the up-and-comer would celebrate the arrival of his first son, Eugene Jr. The same year, the Lamberton Star reported, "E. L. Terry is spending a few days in Lamberton. He has made arrangements for opening a bank at Olivia in the near future, of which he will have charge as cashier."
His star kept rising. Written of a bank with which he was associated: "The capital and surplus of this institution is one of $18,500, and upon this moderate capital an astonishing business is done. The individual deposits foots up extremely high, and although subject to the usual quick fluctuation marking this particular phase of banking are on the average remarkable in total. … We commend this institution to the patronage of our readers."
Eugene was apparently at the top of his game. When the US entered WWI in April 1917, Eugene was 30 years old, living large, and two weeks away from having his second child, a daughter. The war must've felt a world away. He registered on June 5, 1917, on the first round, as required by law. He was now a banker in Renville soon to move to Morristown, 100 miles away from his home of Lamberton, ostensibly to open another bank. He had brown hair and eyes, short, medium build. He might've been short, but the hats he wore were straight gangster.
Let me pause for some foreshadowing. We're entering an era of unprecedented laissez-faire bank practices. What would happen over the next decade would precipitate the most devastating financial collapse in world history and finally elicit regulations such as the establishment of the SEC. But until then, much of the country was in an unparalleled decade of growth and prosperity. Eugene, a banker, was at the right spot at the right time.
Eugene and Catherine had another son. And another. And another. One was my grandfather, Jerome, born in 1921. They regularly visited Eugene's family a hundred miles away back in Lamberton, and even met in the middle, allowing the grandparents to take the children back for short visits from time to time.
My grandfather passed down a memory from when he was just four years old about Eugene's father, his grandfather, Pliny. At this time in Lamberton it was with pride that a man owned a 1920 Buick touring car. Pliny was visiting his son Eugene one summer and he had come proud as a peacock with a new 1920 Buick touring car with a canvas roof. My grandfather Jerome, who was four years old at the time, was playing outside and found a hammer, crawled up on the hood and completely demolished the roof of his brand new car. From my aunt's letter recounting the story, "Pliny was, as grandfathers still are today, compassionate, understanding, and only took amusement at the incident! (I bet!)" Eugene himself, like his father, was no stranger to new cars. He was referenced in a newspaper article back in 1914 as having purchased a Cadillac. My dad's cousin, Betty, also has a car memory associated with Eugene. She remembers him as an older man, driving with her in a nice two-toned green 56 or 57 Chevy. He promised it to her when she graduated from school. Cars and education, I'm telling you, were a thing with those Terry men. He would die before he could keep his promise.
I include these anecdotes, because it is through them that I suspect that Eugene thought very highly of his father, Pliny, and perhaps tried to emulate him in some respects. Pliny worked very hard – without the guidance of parents – to rise to a place of relative prominence and comfort in the community. Eugene was Pliny's eldest and only son, and I suspect the relationship between father and son was foundational to Eugene's life.
And sometimes, when you're living the dream, you are reminded of just how tenuous that life can be. In 1928, a year before the Wall Street crash, Eugene would experience his own personal fall from grace.
In the papers, Feb. 1, 1928: E. L Terry, cashier of the closed Farmers' State Bank of Morristown and a former resident of Lamberton, was arrested last week, charged with three embezzlements totaling $2,353.36. Terry pleaded not guilty when arraigned in municipal court at Faribault and was placed under bond of $9,000.
Shortly upon his release on bond, while awaiting his fate, he would go for a few days to visit his parents. His father had fallen ill and become bed-ridden. What must they have spoken about on that visit? Did Pliny counsel him on a course of action? Within a few months his father Pliny, a man I am inclined to believe was Eugene's hero, would die. Eugene was 41 when his father died, and only weeks away from his sentence.
From the Redwood Gazette, May 30, 1928 TERRY, BANK EMBEZZLER, GETS 10 YEARS IN PRISON E. L. Terry, cashier of the defunct Farmers' State Bank of Morristown, near Mankato, appeared in district court at Faribault last week and pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny and was sentenced to serve ten years in the state prison. Terry was arrested after the Farmers' State Bank was closed by the examiners and was charged with misappropriating funds. The grand jury had recently indicted him on seven counts and it was one of these counts that he pleaded guilty. The other six are still pending.
In order for me to get beyond the newspaper accounts and into court and prison records, I would need to go to Minnesota, 4,000 miles away from my home. So I did the next best thing, and reached out via email to the Morristown Historical Society, where as luck would have it, Karen Schroeder has been researching the history of Morristown banks. (I love this about genealogy! There is a whole network of investigators even more passionate and diligent than I am, and they are generous with their findings.) She saw my last name and suspected right away which ancestor I was inquiring about. In her words, "The Farmer's State Bank folded right after this incident. When people made payments on their loans, he did not record them. A couple tellers were called to testify at his trial. They looked at the books and found no records that the payments had been made."
Eugene! Come on, man!
She goes on, "The Morristown State Bank was formed shortly after that because the townspeople felt they needed a bank. They contacted a lawyer in Northfield who already owned two or three banks in small towns. He agreed to open a bank in Morristown if the Banking Commission would approve it. This was a time of great financial difficulty in the United States. The Commission looked at their plans and agreed to what the townspeople and lawyer asked. When the bank opened, a member of the Banking Commission was working in a back room figuring how much depositors of the previous Farmer's Bank would get back. I think it may have been 50 cents on the dollar, but off the top of my head, I am not sure I remember that correctly."
Eugene's actions had a reverberating impact on not only this community, but his family.
One day I will dig further into the years he spent in prison. What was Stillwater State Prison like during the Depression? How did Catherine get by on her own with five children? Eugene Jr., Beth, William, Jerome, and James. What I can see is that he served around 4.5 to 5 years of his sentence, and Catherine moved the whole family to Stillwater to be near him in prison (a distance of 80 miles from where they'd last lived, 100 miles from her hometown, and 170 miles from his hometown). That must have taken a great deal of strength. I can also see many newspaper accounts from the local papers during that time of Eugene's family (mother, siblings, etc.) traveling back and forth to Stillwater to visit, sometimes staying for some length of time, sometimes bringing a child or two home with them to Lamberton. They must have been trying to help Catherine manage. My great aunt Beth spent entire summers back with family in Lamberton. She would go on to become a Catholic nun.
So what I take from this is that they got through it as a family. It couldn't have been an easy chapter for them. Eugene's mother, Estelle, whose son was newly in prison and husband had just died, appeared in the newspaper in 1929: Ladies Aid of the Church of Christ entertained at the home of Mrs. Pliny Terry. They got through it with family, and also with community.
The first account I have of Eugene having completed serving his time was from a newspaper account on Sep. 1, 1932, in which Eugene and his sons visited his mother and sister. This begins several more announcements of similar visits over the next few years. Several trips with one or more children, Catherine staying behind with one or more children. I wonder if there is a practical explanation. I wonder what strain the time served took on their marriage.
Their next chapter appears to be a move to Menomonie, Wisconsin, where they lived for just a few years. One account I heard was that the family ran a restaurant there. They continued regular journeys to visit Eugene's mother and siblings, despite a distance of 200 miles, sometimes bringing his mother back to Wisconsin with them.
But by 1936 the family had relocated to St. Paul where they would spend the rest of their lives. All four of their sons would serve in the military during WWII. In fact, granddaughter Betty shared with me a newspaper clipping of Catherine signing a consent for her fourth son to join the marines. It is around their St. Paul stomping grounds where my grandfather, post-military service, would meet my grandmother. There they would start their own large family, as did Eugene's brothers. Catherine and Eugene would remain stable fixtures in the family lives of their children. Some struggled and even buckled under the stress of raising very large families in post-war America. In fact, Eugene bought a house for one of his sons, who was struggling to raise 12 children.
My own father remembers his grandparent's home on Prior Avenue: a large, stately turn-of-the-century house. It had a stairway that felt like a secret passageway to him and his many siblings and cousins. My uncle reports a museum-like quality to the house, "fine things to marvel at but surely not to be touched." Theirs was a family of many children in a small tract house, so a grand, quiet house would surely feel oppullent to a small boy.
Eugene died in 1958 at the age of 71. I believe it was a similar death to that of his father, likely related to his heart. He was at home and ill for some time before passing away. My dad was only seven, so his memories of his granddad are fuzzy. He was a detail-oriented man, with a tidy workshop with nuts and bolts that were stored in herring cans neatly lined up. He says his mother liked her father-in-law very much, that he was a rather taciturn man. Although he wasn't effusive, he was quick to smile. Granddaughter Betty remembers him very similarly. Quiet, but warm. I almost feel like I could say the same of my memories of my own grandfather, Eugene's son Jerome, who died when I was six.
I leave Eugene Terry for now. The genealogy lessons I take away from this week: we are more than our worst deeds, but newspapers preserve the highlight reel. It takes a great deal of diligence to unearth more than that. Life takeaways: our own worst deeds have reverberating effects. On our families and on our communities. Or, in other words, don't rob the bank. Also, history carries us on a wave.
I have three more great grandparents to visit on my genealogy quest, and next week I will turn my attention back to my mother's side: Lawrence "Ed" Petrie. Scoundrel? Hero? Or something in between?
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By Emma Castleberry
In the summer of 2019, a coalition of community organizations came together with the goal of acknowledging and remembering individuals who were lynched in Buncombe County through the Buncombe Community Remembrance Project. This coalition, led by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, is part of the Equal Justice Initiative's (EJI) National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
The EJI reports that more than 4,400 African American men, women and children were hanged, burned alive, shot, drowned and beaten to death by white mobs between 1877 and 1950. In Buncombe County, there are three confirmed public lynchings on record: that of John Humphreys (7/15/1888), Hezekiah Rankin (9/24/1891) and Bob Brackett (8/11/1897). "A goal of the Buncombe Community Remembrance Project is to highlight the historical narrative pertaining to racial violence in America," says Dr. Joseph Fox, vice president of the MLK Association and chair of the project. While historical truth is an important part of the approach, the project is also intended to heal modern traumas experienced as a result of Jim Crow Era practices, mass incarceration, police brutality and contemporary racial violence. "The current social and political climate has focused attention on the early roots of discrimination and white supremacy," says Fox. "These acts of violence and microaggressions have moved out of the shadows of covert denials of employment, housing and loans into more overt behavior."
The coalition is organized into several workgroups that will tackle different areas of the project. The Museums Tour Workgroup will arrange for community partners and stakeholders to visit the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Lynching Research Workgroup will continue to research known lynchings in the county, as well as other possible lynchings yet to be unearthed, partnering with college and university students and living members of the community who have experienced racial violence. Another workgroup will be responsible for the Racial Justice Essay Competition available to public high school students in grades nine through 12. Other groups will work on communications, compliance, educational outreach, logistics and community engagement. Interested individuals are invited to volunteer for workgroup participation.
The coalition hopes to raise $80,000 to implement the project and accomplish these broad community goals. In September, the coalition opened a charitable fund at The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC), and CFWNC has committed to match the first $10,000 in contributions to the fund.
"This is not based on building guilt," says Ron Katz, co-chair of the Communications and Public Relations Workgroup for the project. "It is based on having a true understanding of the history of Buncombe County. We can't go back and change things, but we can learn about it, and we can do everything in our power to repair what occurred and have a true history of it."
Learn more at MLKAsheville.org, where you can sign up for a monthly newsletter with updates about the project. Donations to support the project's educational programming can be made at cfwnc.org.
This article was published in the November 2020 issue of The Laurel of Asheville.
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In the WPCSC section of the Canadian Livestock Records (CLRC) website, you may find a detailed directory of WPCSC members, with links to each member's current Welsh ponies and cobs.
For a listing of WPCSC contacts, including the Provincial Directors and the Executive Committee, please see our contacts page.
For $15 per year, WPCSC members who are Canadian breeders can be listed here. Listings include your prefix, the Welsh Sections you breed, and your name, address, email, website, and phone number. Please contact us for details.
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How Our Movement Did in the Primary Election
The 2019 primary election demonstrated the growing power of the Party's progressive wing as Philly Neighborhood Networks-endorsed candidates retained two At-Large Council seats and put up strong challenges in other Council and City Commissioner races while, at the same time, wresting three Common Pleas judgeships from Party control.
Note that there were 28 candidates for Council at-Large and 13 for City Commissioner and the majority of them were progressives. Now imagine that power brought to bear in a less crowded field and you can begin to appreciate the sea change that has occurred in political organizing in Philadelphia over the past few elections.
To be clear, the death grip of political bosses is now being openly challenged by progressives – at the election booth, at Ward meetings and in City Hall. We knocked doors to reach out to nearly 12,000 voters for Tuesday's Primary Election. Let's look at what we accomplished:
Foremost was the overpowering strength of Helen Gym's vote total, establishing her as the first place victor in the Council at-Large race. In an election that selects the top five vote-getters, Helen's vote was more than twice that of the fifth place finisher and almost two-thirds greater than her closest competitor, who poured tens of thousands of his own dollars into the race. Clearly, Helen's popularity is based on her steadfast leadership in advancing economic and social justice in the City, and her win is a mandate for that agenda.
Furthermore, our endorsed candidate Derek Green secured re-nomination to his at-Large seat where he has made our campaign to create a Public Bank a legislative priority. PNN also played a direct role in the nomination of three new Democratic Common Pleas Court judges – Jennifer Schultz, Tiffany Palmer, and Anthony Kyriakakis- the first two opposed by the Party – and one Superior Court judge, Amanda Green-Hawkins.
Some of our progressive champions – all first time candidates with no Party backing – came up just short of victory – Justin DiBerardinis and Erika Almiron for City Council at-Large, and Kahlil Williams and Jen Devor for City Commissioner. In areas where PNN had a field presence, all of our candidates for these positions were winners!
A few additional notes add to the story of our growing strength as a movement. Although PNN wasn't involved directly in his re-nomination, Mayor Jim Kenney beat back the all-out effort of Big Soda to defeat him, and other insurgents beat entrenched incumbents in low-visibility but high-importance row office races, for Sheriff and Register of Wills.
And in a remarkable District Council race, Jamie Gauthier, a leader of the socially responsible business movement, defeated perhaps the most entrenched machine politician in the City, one that had occupied the third District Council seat for 45 years.
These wins demonstrate that progressive values resonate with voters. And the power of our movement is shown not merely in election results, but also in our progress in moving issues we care about into public consciousness and into the campaign platforms of candidates.
PNN is an active participant in the Alliance for a Just Philadelphia, and helped to create a far-reaching agenda of progressive issues that we challenged the at-Large Council candidates to support.
That included one that we have played the leading role in advancing – the creation of a Public Bank for the City. Many of you have already signed our petition and on Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer recognized PNN's role in advancing Public Banking in our city, and touted it as one of three issues of importance to gain positive attention during the campaign. (Scroll down to the second item for the comments about public banking.)
The hard work of progressives like you has helped to lay the foundation of real progressive leadership in our City. Of course, there is plenty still to be done to accomplish our goals. Starting this Summer, we will be bird-dogging Council and the Mayor to fulfill the promises they made to advance the people's agenda.
As always, we will look to you for support as we build the infrastructure, internally and with our allies, to put our champions into office and to keep them there. We look forward to working with you to make our values political realities.
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Is There Such Thing As A 'European Identity'?
The outcome of the UK's 2016 referendum on EU membership has sent shockwaves across Europe. Among other impacts, it has prompted debates around the issues whether a "European culture" or a "European identity" actually exist or whether national identities still dominate.
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It would be wrong, in my opinion, to write off the identification of various people with "Europe". This identification has been the outcome of a long process, particularly in the second half of the 20th century, involving both the policies of the European Economic Community (EEC) and EU institutions and grassroots initiatives. Cross-border youth mobility since 1945 is a key example of the former: it was often developed by groups that were not formally linked to the EEC/EU. They still helped develop an attachment to "Europe" in several countries of the continent.
As political scientist Ronald Inglehart showed in the 1960s, the younger people were, and the more they travelled, the more likely they were to support an ever-closer political union in Europe. More recently, Erasmus exchange programmes have also helped develop forms of identification with Europe.
Feeling "European"
Simultaneously, feeling "European" and subscribing to a national identity have been far from mutually exclusive. Numerous West Germans in the 1980s were passionate about a reunified Germany being part of a politically united Europe.
Attachment to "Europe" has also been a key component of regional nationalism in several European countries in the last three decades, such as the Scottish or the Catalan nationalism. A rallying cry for Scottish nationalists from the 1980s on has been "independence in Europe", and it continues to be the case today. Indeed, for the 2019 European Parliament elections, the primary slogan of the centre-left Scottish National Party (SNP), currently in power, is "Scotland's future belongs in Europe".
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Diverse agendas
What requires further attention is the significance attached to the notion of European identity. Diverse social and political groups have used it, ranging from the far left to the far right, and the meaning they attach varies. For the SNP, it is compatible with the EU membership of Scotland. The party combines the latter with an inclusive understanding of the Scottish nation, which is open to people who have been born elsewhere in the globe but live in Scotland.
Speech by SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, on July 2, 2016.
By contrast, Germany's far-right AfD party (Alternative für Deutschland, Alternative for Germany) is critical of the EU, yet identifies with "Europe", which it explicitly contrasts with Islam. A clear example is a one of the party's posters for the upcoming elections that asks "Europeans" to vote for AfD so that the EU doesn't become "Eurabia".
Identification with Europe does exist, but it is a complex phenomenon, framed in several ways. and does not necessarily imply support for the EU. Similarly, European identities are not necessarily mutually exclusive with national identities. Finally, both the former and the latter identities may rest upon stereotypes against people regarded as "non-European".
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Have you finally decided that you really want to embark on a fresh career as an ultrasound technician in Bennington VT? If so, you're going to embark on one of the most fascinating vocations in the healthcare field. However, you're going to require the appropriate training and there are certainly some good ultrasound technician schools near Bennington VT. This training and education is definitely the cornerstone to your ability to succeed as a diagnostic medical sonographer.You will find numerous different schools and training programs available for ultrasound technicians. But how can you know which one is going to be the right one for you? Similar to any other profession, there are a few crucial items you must take a look at prior to taking part in any training program and sonography training is no different.
Listed here are five details you really need to consider prior to selecting an ultrasound technician training program.
The initial factor you should look at is the school's accreditation. This is necessary as you want to make sure that you are receiving the best education . Every sonography technician training program ought to be accredited by the CAAHEP or a similar accrediting organization in your area.
The next thing to consider with regards to your ultrasound technician training program is the focus. many schools place more focus on the best ways to be employed in a medical environment, and some focus more on understanding the actual technologies of sonography.
Another vital item that you must consider is your practical training experience. This is your hands-on training , and this is where you are going to actually be instructed how to use current ultrasound machines. Some schools commit much more time on the laboratory training compared to others. If your institution is not spending a lot of time with practical training, you may want to ask why. In most States you will need to obtain a minimum number of clinical hours recorded prior to being eligible for licensing.
Something else you should consider is your class size. The size of your class may vary from school to school . Make certain you ask how large the classes are at the institution you might be attending classes at as this will give you a good idea of how much one-on-one instruction you can expect.
The last factor you really need to have a look at before deciding on an ultrasound technician training program is the success rate of the school you're looking at. It is important to find out the number of people that graduate from the school, what their comments were, and the number of them have actually gone on to become ultrasound techs.
Looking at these crucial steps before choosing an ultrasound technician school can certainly make your selection much easier and help you to become the highest quality sonographer you can be. Now that your choice is made its now time for you to plan for the process that lies in front of you, what should you expect during your sonography training?
Ultrasound technician training consists of educating students the way to monitor and understand many different health conditions through the use of sound wave technology to capture images of bodily organs and human tissue. There are plenty of accredited schools that offer this type of instruction, which consists of clinical, laboratory and class-room instruction.
Technicians spend the majority of their time in training acquiring the abilities necessary to operate and maintain ultrasound devices . Making it possible for them to generate medical images by making use of ultrasound methods. Generally, companies would like sonographers to have obtained training from accredited training programs in addition to having taken and passed the test created by the ARDMS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers).
Those employed in this vocation will have to be knowledgeable in human anatomy, medical terminology and patient evaluation. Good communication skills are necessary to be able to comfort any anxieties or nerves a patient can have as they undergo technical procedures. An eye for quality imagery as well as skills in choosing and evaluating images are also typically required.
Formal instruction is usually gained by enrolling in a program offered by diagnostic sonography training programs, universities and colleges. The majority of future ultrasound technicians prefer to enroll in 2-year associate's programs, though bachelor degree programs are also offered. Candidates will have to possess a high school diploma with coursework having been completed in math, basic sciences as well as health.
An Associate of Science in Ultrasound Technology study course focuses on instructing students in the use of medical imaging equipment, as a way to discover all sorts of health problems and treatment options that can be considered . This kind of diagnostic medical sonography training degree calls for lots of time spent in local health-care facilities, practical training in class room labs and in-class lectures . Generally , the subject areas of patient treatment methods, medical ethics, anatomy and physiology, common physics and acoustic physics, are taught. Supplementary classes in abdominal scanning, vascular technology and obstetrics , may also be offered.
Normally, this degree takes 4 to 5 years to complete, and delivers an in-depth examination of various ultrasound specialties which are required for graduates to be employed as researchers, administrators or managers. Training in gynecological, obstetrics and abdominal ultrasound procedures is attained by way of clinical internships and classroom instruction. With a B.S. degree you will be in the upper half of all sonographers in terms of education and according to the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers is over $65,000.
While the completion of an ultrasound technician training program is enough to find entry-level positions in the field, up to five years of ultrasound practical experience is essential for higher salaried careers that come with more responsibility, such as administration and management careers.
Sonographers do not have to be licensed ; however, the vast majority of employers would prefer to hire techs that possess credentials from a certifying body, like the ARMDS. The reason being that certification provides proof that an individual has the abilities and experience required to work effectively and productively.
Students aiming to secure a RDMS degree need to pass the certifying test established by the ARDMS . Once the test is successfully completed, a certain amount of units in continuing education must be completed, if you want to maintain your certification. This form of ultrasound technician training will include a variety of specialties, such as abdominal, nervous system or breast imaging.
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Thank You for starting such an informative web page. I was able to locate info about the ultrasound programs in my area and found one that is perfect for my situation. I've now started my training and can't wait to become an Ultrasound Technician.


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Karl Ove Knausgård: Literature Should be Ruthless
Karl Ove Knausgård has enchanted the literary world with 'My Struggle', a novel of more than 3000 pages about his own life. Watch the star author discuss literature, writing and how his autobiographical style is closely connected to fiction. Read more …
"When you write you're looking for something that's hard to define … An outlet for saying something meaningful. A form that enables you to say something significant in all kinds of ways." Karl Ove Knausgård, arguably one of the most important writers in Scandinavian literature right now, explains: "I didn't find that form until I latched on to what has been called autofiction." Clearly he struck a note. His magnum opus, the autofictional 'My Struggle', has been likened to Marcel Proust's masterpiece 'In Search of Lost Time' and in Norway, a country of 5 million inhabitants, the books have sold over 450,000 copies.
However, Knausgård's interest in the self is not theoretical. Rather, the form is a tool to describe aspects of the self – his own self included – of which he was unaware. He found this form only after having published two novels ('Out of the World', 1998 and 'A Time for Everything', 2004) and "It ignited a fire in me. It was almost like it was forbidden or dangerous." Strangely, whilst being held as the main proponent of contemporary autobiographical writing, Knausgård himself says: "I think less of autofiction than anyone else."
The self is a hugely generous source of writing for Knausgård precisely because it sits at the intersection of culture and interaction. Borderless, permeable, produced through interaction, "the self is saturated with all kinds of literary and cultural impulses, friends and family. There are no boundaries, just a voice and that voice can be close to your own identity or not. The literary voice isn't. It enables you to offer fragments of your identity."
Knausgård's whirlwind epos 'My Struggle', as well as his other work, is saturated with detailed descriptions of objects and experiences unfold "a non-existent reality. You evoke it by writing or thinking about it. But it's also truth, because you write about things that exist," the author elucidates. This is the bleeding point between reality and art for Knausgård, where "every little dot opens up a world. A world that relates to other things and phenomena."
In today's relational and networked world, we are constantly bombarded by narratives and images: "It's as if we have the whole world inside us … but the tactile sense of intimacy has gone," observes Knausgård, who believes it is this extremity that make us long for things that can hold our attention. Literature can do just this; it pulls us in, goes deep into the self and is impossible to shut out. There is an intimacy to literature that isn't found anywhere else. Literature, says Knausgård, "disintegrates and breaks down and isn't as effective as visual impressions that enthral you. You always put yourself into literature."
Karl Ove Knausgård (b. 1968) is a Norwegian author, internationally recognized for 'My Struggle', six novels spanning over 3,000 pages in which the author describes his own life, not least portraying his father who died of alcohol abuse, mixed with essayistic prose. He has received several literary prizes for 'My Struggle'. His latest books are a four volume series following the seasons.
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Singapore has had more influence on my personality, my likes and dislikes, and my values and beliefs than I ever realised. It has, in fact, become so much a part of me that even kilometres away, I'm still as Singaporean as the day that I left home.
The snow came a couple of days before Christmas last year. It buried our balcony under layers of fresh ice kachang and slowly consumed our deck chairs beneath a heap of icicles.
Snow! This was one of the things I was sure I would like about Germany, even as friends and family questioned my decision to move so far away. "How will you get used to the cold," they asked. "You'll miss home," they said. They shook their heads and tut-tutted in concern. How would I ever get used to the way of life over there, they wanted to know.
Two years later, and there I was, peering out the window into the cold outside, counting snowflakes as they made dips and dives towards the ground. "Look, look! It's snowing!" I squealed. My husband kept his eyes squarely on the television screen. The winter games were showing, and all his attention was focused on the German ski jumper who was about to make his great big leap.
"It's snow," I insisted, and my husband rolled his eyes. "Snow is nice when it's cold enough that it doesn't melt. And only when it's sunny outside, not grey and wet like now." he explained.
The summer before had nearly roasted me alive. The sun had been merciless, flambéing my skin a painful, crusty brown as I walked our dog through the village and along the Rhine. The sweat trickled down my neck, running rivers down my back and causing a stickiness between my armpits that I am ashamed to write about.
Yet along the river banks lay German gods and goddesses of every shape and size, baring all inch of skin towards the sun and lapping up its 35-degree rays in adoring idol worship. Beneath my damp hair, now plastered with sweat like a helmet on my scalp, I seethed in the unfairness of the situation: my tropical Singapore skin recoiled underneath the sting of the summer heat, and here, my German neighbours lapped it up with nary a droplet of sweat on their brows.
"You don't like the sun?" asked my German friends, incredulous. That was tantamount to sacrilege, as they saw it. Besides, I'd lived along the equator for most of my life, how could it be that I hated the summer and lived for the cold, grey German winters.
Every German person who was unfortunate enough to hear my rants about the sun shuddered and thought I was mad. But it wasn't just the weather on which we didn't see eye to eye.
I retaliated in the afternoons, unleashing a vengeance I never knew I possessed by spitefully toasting chunks of belacan in our oven. "Now, that smells like socks," said my husband, face buried in a towel as he gasped for air.
One day, he came home to find me huddled over a patch of freshly-dug soil in our garden. "Are you trying to kill the grass?" he asked. I pushed him aside and sent him indoors.
Oh, the veggie sections in the supermarkets were well-stocked, alright. But, veggies are only real veggies if they're green and leafy, not round, bulbous or misshapen like Gremlin noses. Besides, pray tell, how was I to make a meal of vegetables that looked like aliens and sported even stranger names? What on earth was a kohlrabi? And topinambur? Toby's what? Toby's number? Where was the chye sim and the kailan and the kang kong?
The only thing familiar to me were tomatoes, and there's only so much spaghetti and tomato sauce a Frau can eat before she starts craving a side of leafy stir-fried greens.
And then, last year, our friends planned an elaborate party for my husband's 40th birthday. They stocked the basement so full we could have opened our own bar. There were crates of Radler (beer and lemonade) and Franziskaner Weissbier; homemade flasks of flavoured schnapps; wines—Rieslings, Chardonnays and Sauvignons; bottles of vodka, gin and rum; mint leaves and lemon wedges, and syrups of elderflower and cherry liqueur.
"What's for food?" I asked, and everybody shrugged their shoulders and went back to the beer.
Back home, when we celebrated milestone birthdays, we'd bring in the caterers and line the corridors outside our flats with trays and trays of food. We'd scour reviews online and plan tasting sessions before we settled on a buffet menu with 10 different dishes and five more desserts. We'd have some drinks available, of course. Coca Cola, I guess. And maybe some sort of wine and one kind of beer.
"Oh, we'll just call a chicken wagon," said my husband's best bud.
That was it. A chicken wagon. One chicken wagon was all we got. In the meantime, our basement threatened to drown from the volume of alcohol we'd bought.
I felt out of place no matter where we went in Germany. The rules of life that I'd learnt from home no longer applied; values, perspectives and beliefs that I had once thought were universal were not really quite the same.
roads were empty and free of cyclists, but I didn't want to break any rules. So I gingerly tapped the shoulder of the policeman standing at the corner.
At the train station, I stared in annoyance as a group of rowdy teens rushed into the train and pried its doors open so their lagging friend could scramble on. The alarms sounded, but the group laughed even louder, and the entire train was forced to wait.
And just as I uttered these words, it hit me.


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Batman in the 1970s Part 51: September and October 1977
& Peter Enfantino
Batman 291 (September 1977)
"Where Were You on the Night Batman was Killed? The Testimony of the Catwoman!"
Story by David V. Reed
Art by John Calnan and Tex Blaisdell
The underworld is abuzz with news that Batman is dead. Since so many criminals have taken credit for the murder and in so many places, a trial is held at a secluded estate in Gotham City. Ra's al Ghul is the judge, Two-Face is the prosecutor, and six Bat-villains comprise the jury. First up on the stand is Catwoman, who tells her tale of how Batman found her trying to go straight and she let him drown in an icy river. The jury doesn't buy her story.
PE: Another issue of Batman, another juvenile David V. Reed storyline, this one threatening to take up the next four issues and 68 pages. I'm not sure what's worse, a story concerning Batman chasing after art thieves or a long arc misusing the Rogue's Gallery yet again. Hard to tell, but the minute I saw Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's most important and "serious" opponents, serving as judge on the trial, I was out of here. The only thing missing here was Bat-Mite and Krypto. Batman was actually missing as well. Why would all these dangerous (and in some cases, psychotic) criminals hang out together and serve as jurors on a mock trial? I smell another stinker of "Crime Olympics" proportion. The art, by newcomers John Calnan and Tex Blaisdell, is by the numbers, neither horrible nor exemplary. It just gets the job done. Blasidell cut his teeth on strips such as Little Orphan Annie.
Jack: As usual, I enjoyed this story. The art is almost Golden Age in its simplicity, which works well with this cast of characters. The Rogue's Gallery includes some interesting figure we've not seen in awhile, such as the Mad Hatter and Poison Ivy. Calnan and Blaisdell do a nice job of illustrating the very leggy Catwoman but their Ra's Al Ghul pales next to the Adams/Novick original.
Detective Comics 472 (September 1977)
"I Am The Batman!"
Story by Steve Englehart
Art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin
Having attained the true identity of The Batman, Professor Hugo Strange proceeds to milk the information for all it's worth. First, he cashes in many of Bruce Wayne's stocks then he hits on the greatest idea he's ever had: he'll sell Batman's identity to the highest bidder. Three figures, all hidden in shadows, opt in to the bid. Opening ante: one million dollars! Not wanting to play fair, Boss Rupert Thorne kidnaps Professor Strange and attempts to beat his secret out of him. Hugo is very resilient, resisting Thorne's interrogation and eventually succumbing to his torture. Meanwhile, Robin comes to the rescue of Bruce and Alfred, who are being kept in Strange's hideout.
PE: If not the blockbuster we witnessed last issue, this is another strong entry from messrs. Englehart, Rogers, and Austin. That cover is a bit misleading since there's no real appearance of a "new Batman," and becomes confusing since over at the Batman title, we're about to start a long arc on "Where were You on the Night Batman was Killed?" This story has nothing to do with that arc though. Monday Morning Quarterbacking lets us in on the fact that Hugo Strange is not dead (for those who don't mind a bit of a spoiler, it's revealed in Batman #356 (February 1983) that Strange used a form of yoga to slow his heart down and fool his captors into thinking he'd succumbed to their beatings). I wasn't sharp enough to see that The Penguin (or rather, The Penguin's umbrella) makes a cameo during the bidding scene, so thanks to Steve Englehart for pointing that out to me. I wonder who the other two bidders were. It's a testament to just how sharp Marshall Rogers's penciling is that he can make even Robin, the Boy Blunder, look cool and dangerous. Cool art or no, I'll never buy the old comic book trope that a man with a mask on can look just like the other man. In this case, Strange wears not only a Bruce Wayne disguise but a Batman cowl over that. In the letters page, Bob Rozakis reveals that Julius Schwartz has decided to separate the vibe of Batman and 'tec by accentuating the Golden Age atmosphere in this title. Thus, the appearance of the long-gone Hugo Strange. That's a good plan but let's see if it works with a campy villain like next issue's The Penguin.
Jack: I thought this was one of the best Batman comics I've ever read! Oddly enough, the Batman does not appear in it. We get Hugo Strange masquerading as the Batman and Bruce Wayne in a drugged state--but no Batman. It makes no difference to me, though, since the story and art mesh perfectly to make a truly exciting tale. Strange is a fascinating character, Magda and Silver are gorgeous, and Robin is as good as we've ever seen him. Even Boss Thorne strikes an air of menace. I can tell you who the other two bidders were--Boss Thorne and the Joker. If this issue is indicative of what we're in for in Detective, I can't wait for more! Too bad Batman is so weak in comparison right now.
Batman 292 (October 1977)
"Where Were You on the Night Batman was Killed? The Testimony of The Riddler!"
The Riddler takes his turn on the stand and explains how he led Batman on a merry chase through Gotham that ended with him blowing the Caped Crusader to bits in a quarry. Two Face proves that dynamite is not ignited by fire and the jury gives E. Nigma the heave-ho.
PE: Another dim-witted chapter in The Death of Batman. The only suspense, aside from whether I'll be able to stay conscious during all four installments, is what part the real Batman plays in all this? I'll bet money he's in the courtroom (odds-on favorite would have to be Two-Face) but what possible conclusion can close out this saga? Why would Bats sit tight while all these bad guys have a party and celebrate his "death?" And, most important question of all, how is it that every one of Bats' Rogue Gallery (with the possible exception of Mr. Freeze and The Penguin, the latter of which is being used in 'tec at the moment) is out of jail at the same time? Is Arkham bone dry? Great cover, though.
Jack: You're right that Jim Aparo's cover is the highlight of this dreadful issue. It's too bad that Aparo rarely ventured out of The Brave and the Bold and over to Batman and Detective--he was one of the best artists to draw Batman in the '70s. What puzzled me about this story was the Riddler's makeup skills, which seem to rival those of his pointy-eared nemesis--his transformation into Bruce Wayne seems to include a wholesale revision of his facial bones. Also, what is Lex Luthor doing in the Batman Rogue's Gallery?
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mikeandraph87 said...
First off,how did the villains think they get away with the credit?
The other thing that I was curious about was how were the jurors determined? I get why Ra's would be judge and Two Face the cross-examiner though.
This year of comixs proves DC can be epic and have fun at the same time. I believe DC does not realzie the two can go hand and hand today.
Greg M. said...
Hey guys.
Yet another one of the rare occasions where I actually own and have read every issue you're looking at. As a matter of fact, the Riddler issue was one of the first I ever picked up, IIRC. I used to have a beatup copy missing pages until I traded in for one in better condition. I didn't find the rest of the issues until years later.
So, my thoughts?
First up, the whole purpose of the "trial" was to prove bragging rights for the one who actually "offed" the Batman. Other reasons for the trial will become clear by the end.
As for Lex Luthor, well, next issue will explain all that. Or not. Depends on whether you believe it. :-)
As for Detective, we're in for some truly classic stories, starting with the Penguin next issue. And then there's the magnificient Joker two-parter, the return (and upgrade) of Deadshot, and more.
Keep up the great work, and Happy New Year!
Its nice to see that Jack and Peter have different opninos here. The whole concept is crazy,but its pure fun and get to see a few of the villains at their best! I dare DC to try something like this in 2013!
To answer the question as to Lex Luthor's mingling with the Bat Rogues,well its simple. The time is late 1977 early 1978. About three months after the conclusion of the crazy epic Superman The Movie came out in theatres. Its cross promtion to interest Batman fans in the idea of seeing the Superman film!It might be an inital exposure for some of the readers or someone like me who rarely reads Lex Luthor in a comic because I read Batman,Detective comics, and Justice League.
No love for Dick Grayson's Robin? He is my favorite character!
That's a good point about the Superman movie. We don't write much about the house ads and promotional columns, but right at this time there was a contest to be in the movie that ran in every issue for awhile.
It's interesting, though, that the Luthor they used in this story is dressed in the one costume Gene Hackman (or any person playing Luthor, for that matter) wouldn't be caught dead in. Most movies prefer to portray him as the business-suit wearing villain. His supervillain costume, though, is another matter. I think the only outfit of his worst than this one is his battle armour.
Greg,I look at it like The Riddler, Eddie has two costumes he alternates between. Only a few villains can say that! Anyway,he has the jumpsuit that is more super villain-like and the three piece suit.For a gathering of villains his business attire would likely be the question mark covered jumpsuit while on other occasions that fits he would dress up like if he were to met a weapons dealer or be giving Batman the chase from afar monitoring him. So I bet in Lex's case he was amongst super villains so he put on his villain uniform oppose to the three piece suit because it fit the environment better and beside it looks better visually.I also believe children understand character portraal diversity in different media. I understood that in preschool with Master SPlinter,in one take he is Hamto Yoshi's pet rat while in the other he IS Hamto Yoshi whom was mutated into a rat-man!
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The Riddler's costume was more the result of his character evolving from standard Rogue to Private Detective/Batman's Rival. As he evolved, he left the leotard behind for a more stylish suit.
Luthor, on the other hand, came up with the suits for varying situations. When he had his own planet in space where he was a hero, for example, the Battle Armour was created.
That's my look at it, anyway.
The Riddler's suit if I am not mistaken originated in the live-action show as an alternate costume for Gorshin's character. Riddler used the suit only sparringly in the comics until post-crisis,but its been around long before the Dini angle as shown in Batman:TAS usage and preference of the three pice suit and bowler hat. Its now the preference of DC as he has evovled more into a business background character and cerebral adversary.
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I just used Riddler as an example as he doesn't always have the same costume,but alternates.
I get what you're saying, but as I said, I just see it different from you. I don't see the Riddler as ever really alternating his costume.
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Evil men lie. Evil men pretend to be good men. Therefore, it always appears that everybody is good. The good men really are good. And the ones who are not, pretend that they are.
When the fox was found in the henhouse, he said "There's nobody here but us chickens.".
Christians sometimes say that Satan's greatest success was in persuading men that he does not exist. This may or may not be true about Satan, but it is certainly true of evil men. Evil men will say, "There is no conspiracy. We are all good honorable men.". They denounce as paranoia any suggestion to the contrary, regardless of how much evidence there is.
In our time, evil men are in a very strong position. They say "Those people who talk about conspiracy are potential terrorists.". Thus they are moving toward setting up Thought Police.
It is commonplace that articles talking about "conspiracy theory" give psychological explanations of ideas of conspiracy, rather than evidence or counter-arguments. Taking this to a farther degree, it becomes the charge that people with such ideas are insane. If they can make that stick, maybe they can get the victim into a psychiatric hospital, where they can drug him into oblivion or give him a lobotomy. This was routine in Soviet Russia, and has been done to some degree in America.
Thus there are two approaches to dealing with people who think thoughts about conspiracy. One is to treat them as "enemy combatants" and as "potential terrorists". Then, since our Constitutional Rights have recently been destroyed, they can be "detained" indefinitely without trial. They disappear into some American gulag.
The other approach is to treat them as "mentally ill". They can be given sympathy and spoken of in sad tones. Then they can be given "treatment" which destroys them as human beings, if it does not actually kill them.
Then we're all good guys, because anyone who admits to thinking otherwise has been eliminated.


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Official World Famous Belfast Taxi Tour ™
Swap crowded buses for a more intimate and personalized way of exploring Belfast—a private taxi tour. Learn about "The Troubles" that divided the city, and see its famous murals up close; including the Peace Wall, where you can sign your name. During the tour, find out about 800 years of history, and have the chance to visit the Memorial Gardens too.
Titanic Belfast Entrance Ticket: Titanic Visitor Experience Including SS Nomadic
Delve into the fascinating history of the Titanic at Titanic Belfast, the world's largest Titanic exhibition, on a self-guided tour of the magnificent museum. Explore the institution at your own pace in order to discover insightful exhibits detailing the construction, voyage, and legacy of the infamous ship. Enjoy interactive displays; watch audiovisual presentations; and feel your adrenaline levels surge during an exhilarating Shipyard Ride. Receive complimentary entry to the SS Nomadic with your Titanic Belfast ticket.
A History of Terror - Belfast City Centre Walking Tour
Over 2 hours and 15 minutes, our local expert guides will take you on a journey back in time through the city centre of Belfast. You will discover how 'the Troubles' started, visit the locations where some of the most important events occurred, and learn about the path to reconciliation and eventually peace (and the challenges the future may hold). You will discover the realities of growing up and living your life during the conflict, and how it touched everyone. The tour is factual and historically accurate to ensure it is unbiased, the guides are conflict historians, who also weave their own stories into their tours to bring history to life, transporting you back to the Belfast of the 1970s and giving you a unique understanding of the recent past. The tour starts each day at 10.30am.
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Giants Causeway & Coastal Tour from Belfast
Maximize your time in Northern Ireland and cover more ground in just one day than you could on public transit during this private excursion to the Antrim Coast, Giant's Causeway, and more. Ideal for first-time visitors or those short on time, you can even customize the itinerary to your tastes without the hassle of arranging the logistics.
Private Tour: 'Game of Thrones' and Giant's Causeway Full-Day Tour from Belfast
Explore the captivating locations used to film epic TV series 'Game of Thrones' on a private full-day tour of the Giant's Causeway from Belfast. With a knowledgeable guide, visit the predominate setting of the compelling fantasy drama and see iconic sites in which key scenes were filmed. Hear insider gossip about popular characters while gaining insight into the rich Irish culture still preserved in places like Ballytown, Carrick-a-Rede and Ballintoy Harbour. Receive the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour.
City Sightseeing Belfast Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Explore historic Belfast in an open-top double-decker bus on this hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour. With your 1- or 2-day pass, create your own adventure with possible stops at wall murals in Falls and Crumlin Roads, St George's Market, Titanic Dock, and Albert Clock. Enjoy unobstructed views, colorful onboard commentary, and a personalized itinerary.
Northern Highlights Full-Day Guided Tour in Northern Ireland
A convenient option for time-tight travelers who want to see as much of Northern Ireland as possible in a single day, this tour encompasses the country's highlights as well as some lesser-known sights. Explore Belfast city with a guide and travel along the Antrim Coast, stopping at the Giant's Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and the waterfalls of Glenariff Nature Reserve without the hassle of navigation.
Giant's Causeway Premium Day Tour from Belfast (Includes Admissions)
Depart Belfast for a full-day tour of Northern Ireland's spectacular Antrim Coast and the Giant's Causeway. Stop at the cliff-top ruins of Dunluce Castle and learn the history of this former medieval stronghold. Take in the views from the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, and explore Bushmills Whiskey Distillery, then visit the distinct geologic formations that form the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland's only UNESCO-listed site.
Private Giants Causeway Tour From Belfast
Experience the beauty of Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site on this stunning private tour of the Giant's Causeway. Enjoy pick-up and drop-off from any Belfast location, travel in the comfort of a private vehicle, and take in the best sites of the Antrim Coast. Stop at Dunluce Castle, Bushmills Distillery, and the Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge, and come to understand why many call this area 'the eighth wonder of the world'.
Giant's Causeway Day Trip from Belfast
Discover the magic of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Giant's Causeway on a full-day trip from Belfast. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, travel by luxury coach through Northern Ireland's spectacular countryside, and visit attractions like Carrickfergus Castle and the Old Bushmills distillery. Summon your courage to cross the nail-biting Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Then arrive at the Giant's Causeway to climb the fascinating stones and admire the scenic splendor of the surroundings.
Game of Thrones and Giant's Causeway Full-Day Tour from Belfast
See the magical location where the hit fantasy drama 'Game of Thrones' is filmed on a full-day tour of the UNESCO-listed Giant's Causeway from Belfast. Accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide, visit key filming locations while listening to inside gossip about popular characters. Ride through the atmospheric, tree-shrouded Dark Hedges Road and marvel at the mystifying rock formations of the Giant's Causeway.
Game of Thrones Locations Tour including Westeros & Giant's Causeway
Travel into the seven kingdoms with this exciting Game of Thrones-themed tour from Belfast. See where many pivotal GoT scenes were shot, as you view magical landscapes. Get dazzled by the Giant's Causeway, walk along the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, explore the Cushendun Caves, 400-million-year-old caves often used in the show. You don't have to be an avid Game of Thrones viewer to love this tour, as the nature and culture you'll see along the way will be dazzling.
Game of Thrones Premium Tour from Belfast including Giants Causeway
Embark on an epic journey through the Seven Kingdoms on this full-day tour of Northern Ireland's 'Game of Thrones' filming locations from Belfast. Immerse yourself in the real-life locations seen on-screen in the hit series and follow in the footsteps of characters like Arya Stark, Sansa Stark, and Jon Snow. Along the way, marvel at natural wonders like the UNESCO-listed Giant's Causeway and walk the notorious Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.
Giant's Causeway Day Tour from Belfast Including Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Walk in the footsteps of giants on this full-day tour of the Giant's Causeway from Belfast! Visit the UNESCO-listed natural wonder located along the rugged Antrim coast and hear tales about the mythical giant, Finn McCool, from your guide. That's not all: brave a walk across the thrilling Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and visit the mysterious Dark Hedges, a film location for hit TV show Game of Thrones.
Private Tour: Giant's Causeway, Norman Castles, and Game of Thrones Film Locations
It would be a missed opportunity to travel to Belfast without seeing the amazing Giant's Causeway, a natural phenomenon along the coast north of Belfast that has to be seen to be believed. Get transported in an executive Mercedes V Class or S Class and stop at at castles and rustic villages along the way. After the visit to the Giant's Causeway, head to the nearby village of Bushmills, home to the famed distillery of the same name.
Giant's Causeway Tour including Game of Thrones Sites from Belfast
Explore one of Northern Ireland's most famous natural attractions on this full-day Giant's Causeway tour from Belfast. Follow the Antrim Coastal Road as your guide explains the region's history and geology. Take in landmarks including Antrim Coastal Road, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and 'Game of Thrones' filming locations, including the Dark Hedges plus much more. Head on to the magnificent Giant's Causeway and gain insight into the geological phenomenon and hear tales of Irish folklore from centuries passed. Take in panoramic coastal views, then return to Belfast.
Shore Excursion: Giants Causeway Tour From Belfast Port
When your cruise ship docks in Belfast, enjoy this exciting shore excursion to the Giants Causeway. Cruise up the coast in a comfortable smaller-sized coach, enjoying the rugged coastline, and then experiencing the Giants Causeway before making pitstops at Dunluce castle, Carrick-a- Rede rope bridge and lunch in the village of Ballycastle.
Belfast Hop-on Hop-off Tours
Make your own way through Belfast with a three day tour bus pass. On board, you can listen to commentary to learn more about what you're seeing, or gaze at the scenery for yourself. When something catches your eye, get off and explore this lovely city for yourself. With over 30 stops throughout the city, this bus pass allows you to capitalize effectively on your time in Belfast.
Belfast Political Tour-Conflicting Stories in Two Taxis
Step across Belfast's divisions—and learn what life was like during the Troubles—on this powerful, two-in-one tour. You'll have the rare chance to explore the city with two different guides: both former political prisoners, one with Loyalist and one with Republican allegiances. In their company, you'll learn more about the era in history, will see the city's murals, will tour Catholic Falls Road and Protestant Shankill Road, and more.
Giant's Causeway Tour from Belfast - Luxury Coach + All Admissions Included
The Giant's Causeway is Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage site and the natural wonder makes a popular choice for a day trip, located along the scenic Antrim Coast Road. This full-day tour from Belfast makes it possible to maximize your time, combining a tour of the Giant's Causeway with visits to nearby attractions such as the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Carrickfergus Castle and Dunluce Castle.
Game of Thrones and Giant's Causeway Day Tour from Belfast
Explore famous filming locations from television's 'Game of Thrones,' plus the renowned Giant's Causeway, on this 9-hour tour of Northern Ireland from Belfast. Discover well-known spots from the series such as the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and Dunluce Castle, as well as the UNESCO–listed Giant's Causeway, which shares the same otherworldly feel as the filming spots. Your guide, well-versed in the show, brings the 'Game of Thrones' series to life. Visit sites featured in popular plot lines, including Lordsport, Renly Baratheon of Storm's End's camp and Dark Hedge road (where Arya Stark famously fled King's Landing), then return to Belfast. A stop for lunch (at own expense) in Ballycastle, the hometown of a few of the actors from the series, is included.
Giant's Causeway, Titanic Experience and Dark Hedges Day Tour from Belfast
Make the most of your limited time in Northern Ireland on a full day tour, and explore three of the top attractions. Discover the story of the Titanic with an immersive experience at the Titanic Museum, marvel at the wild and beautiful Giant's Causeway, and walk through the centuries-old Dark Hedges. Enjoy live commentary from your guide and round-trip transportation from Belfast.
Guided Day Tour of Giant's Causeway from Belfast by Comfortable Coach
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Giant's Causeway on this full-day tour from Belfast. Traveling on a coach with extra leg room and a maximum of just 19 passengers, you can admire the scenic landscapes and see sites such as Dunluce Castle, the Dark Hedges, Bushmills Whiskey Distillery, and Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. Any entrance fees are at your own expense.
Belfast Bike Tour with BYO Drinks
See Belfast from a different perspective during this fun group cycling tour which includes stops at historic pubs you might otherwise miss. Pedal past some of the city's top sights, including Titanic Belfast and Belfast Cathedral, and cover more ground than you could on foot while also learning about the city's history.
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A road test is the best way to check your brake rotors.
When performing a road test, make sure the vehicle speed reaches 30mph and then safely apply the brakes firmly while coming to a complete stop. Be on the lookout for a pulsation or vibration in the vehicle or on the brake pedal.
You may even feel this vibration or pulsation in your steering wheel. If you experience vibration or pulsation, it is an indicator that the rotors could have a thickness variation problem and should be checked.
If no vibration is felt, drive to a remote area and increase your speed to 60mph and apply the brakes firmly as you did in the 30mph test. If a vibration or pulsation is felt in the brake pedal, there may be a problem with the rotor or caliper.
If you feel a vibration or pulsation in your brake pedal, vehicle or steering wheel, take your vehicle your trusted mechanic and have the rotors inspected to determine if they need to be repaired or replaced.
If the problem is found early, a mechanic can "turn" (resurface/machine) the rotor and remove the damaged surface while still leaving the minimum rotor thickness. If the warning signs are ignored, the rotor can become so damaged that it wears to an unsafe thickness that compromises your braking system.
Your brakes rely on friction from the brake pad as it is pressed against the rotor to help stop the car. If new brake pads are put onto a vehicle with damaged rotors, the pad will not properly contact the rotor surface which will reduce the vehicle's stopping ability. Deep grooves that have developed in a worn rotor will act as a hole-puncher or shredder and damage the pad material as it is pressed against the rotor.
There is one key thing you can do to help maximize the life of your brake rotors. When driving, the one-foot method is the recommended way to operate the gas and brake pedals. This will help the longevity of your brake system.
Driving with one foot on the brake pedal and the other on the gas pedal at the same time is bad for brakes and fuel economy. Resting your foot on the brake pedal unknowingly can cause premature brake pad wear and excess heat that may damage the rotors.
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Hey writers--create theatre with Savage Umbrella!
Often times, writing is a lonely, depressing experience that makes it easy to understand why so many great writers also happen to be suicidal or drunkards or suicidal drunkards. (See: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Sylvia Plath, Charlie Sheen*, et al.)
We don't want that to happen to you, so we're trying something different.
Taking a note from our screenwriter friends in television, Savage Umbrella is putting together a team of 4-6 writers to develop a brand spanking new script that will explore themes of art, creativity, and self-identity.
In an instant, a quarter of the world's population disappears. This isn't a biblical event. It is pieced together that all those who vanished were, in some fashion, artists, and the media dubs the event, 'The Artists' Rapture'. Two of those left behind are a grandmother and granddaughter, the former a very popular commercial painter and the latter a post-college artist trying to figure out who she is and what/why she wants to create. They are both left wondering, 'Why wasn't I taken in the Rapture?'
The team will meet 2-3 times per week to work on the collaborative elements of the process--characters, arcs, themes, plot outline, etc. In addition to this group time, additional individual writing time will be needed. SU company member Tanner Curl will lead the team as head writer and will provide artistic vision and direction for the team.
Actors will be brought in for public table readings twice during the two-month process, and the work will culminate in a two-night staged reading presentation. All writers involved with the development of the script will receive credit in future productions or publications.
Collaboration can be both awesome and scary. In addition to abilities in writing and theatre-making, we hope to assemble a writing team that balances creative passion and integrity with respect, sensitivity, and kindness.
The experience of collaborating with other writers to create a piece of art that is honest, provocative, and fucking awesome.
Savage Umbrella plans on a full-scale production in our 2013-14 season. You will receive writing credit and share in the public accolades and glory.
We're committed to paying artists for their work. A stipend of $50 will be paid to each writer. We may not be rich, but we share what we have.
Sept 4: Writing team starts work
Sept 21: Public table reading
Oct 12: Public table reading
Nov 2-3: Final staged readings
Please send the following to Tanner Curl at savageumbrella@gmail.com by 5 p.m. on July 20, 2012:
3-5 pages of your original script work in PDF or Word format
Paragraph or so explaining why you want to be involved in this project
Preliminary group or individual meetings to discuss the process and the story more in-depth with the head writer and other SU company members will occur in July. Final decisions will be made by the end of July, and the team will be set by August.
*Total lolz about Sheen. He is not, as far as we know, suicidal.
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