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Michael P. Fisher
Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers
Rajeev Ramchand, Terri Tanielian, +7 authors Madhumita Ghosh Dastidar
Sleep in the Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Servicemembers.
Wendy M. Troxel, Regina A Shih, +6 authors Paul S. Steinberg
Rand health quarterly
Sleep disturbances are a common reaction to stress and are linked to a host of physical and mental health problems. Given the unprecedented demands placed on U.S. military forces since 2001, there… (More)
Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Servicemembers and Their Families.
Robin M. Weinick, Ellen Burke Beckjord, +11 authors Deborah Miriam Scharf
Over the last decade, U.S. military forces have been engaged in extended conflicts that are characterized by increased operational tempo, most notably in Iraq and Afghanistan. While most military… (More)
Veteran Employment: Lessons from the 100,000 Jobs Mission
Kimberly Curry Hall, Margaret Cecchine Harrell, Barbara Bicksler, Robert Tate Stewart, Michael P. Fisher
This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this… (More)
Military Caregivers: Cornerstones of Support for Our Nation's Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans.
Terri Tanielian, Rajeev Ramchand, Michael P. Fisher, Carra S. Sims, Racine S Harris, Margaret Cecchine Harrell
Military caregivers are an essential part of our nation's ability to care for returning wounded warriors. Far too often, their own needs are neglected. The RAND Corporation and the Elizabeth Dole… (More)
Policy Implications of the Use of Retail Clinics.
Robin M. Weinick, Craig E Pollack, Michael P. Fisher, Emily Meredith Gillen, Ateev Mehrotra
Retail clinics, located within larger retail stores, treat a limited number of acute conditions and offer a small set of preventive services. Although there are nearly 1,200 such clinics in the… (More)
PTSD in the U.S. military, and the politics of prevalence.
Social science & medicine
Despite the long-standing codification of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a mental disorder, the diagnosis is a controversial one whose legitimacy is at times disputed, particularly in U.S.… (More)
Military service member and veteran reintegration: A critical review and adapted ecological model.
Christine Elnitsky, Cara L'Etoile Blevins, Michael P. Fisher, Kathryn Marley Magruder
The American journal of orthopsychiatry
Returning military service members and veterans (MSMVs) experience a wide range of stress-related disorders in addition to social and occupational difficulties when reintegrating to the community.… (More)
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Health and social services integration: a review of concepts and models.
Michael P. Fisher, Christine Elnitsky
Social work in public health
Health and social services integration is particularly relevant for populations whose needs span physical health, mental health, housing, and disability services, along with others. Veterans,… (More)
Family Resilience in the Military: Definitions, Models, and Policies.
Sarah O. Meadows, Megan K. Beckett, +5 authors Karen Chan Osilla
Military life presents a variety of challenges to military families, including frequent separations and relocations as well as the risks that service members face during deployment; however, many… (More)


Why are you giving away parkland?
The City is not "giving away" any land - parks or otherwise. The marina and waterslide areas will be leased to Trio Marine Group, and that lease requires Trio to pay market rates. For example, in 2019 (first year of full operations), the lease for the marina, restaurant and waterpark would work out to $89,931, plus taxes of $65,293. They are also required to pay revenue sharing from all sales, and 100% of this will go in a dedicated account so the City can reinvest in park space or waterfront amenities.
Why is the City allowing a lease on parkland for the private sector?
The RFP process for Skaha Marina was about injecting vibrancy into Penticton's southern lake, as part of the waterfront enhancement strategic priority. The objective was to re-establish Penticton as a destination, and have more amenities and energy at Skaha Lake.
Are there other examples of the City leasing parkland to the private sector?
The City has been leasing land and green space to private entities for many years. Skaha Marina has operated in the past with commercial sales, repair and storage of boat, watersport craft and snowmobiles. Another example in the community would be LocoLanding – a local business that not only visitors enjoy, but engages Penticton's youth in activities and shoulder season fun as well.
How much green space will be impacted by the Skaha Lake Marina & Water Park project?
This aerial map shows two sections in purple and pink. The purple area is green space impacted within the agreement, and measures 12,292 square metres. The area in pink may or may not be impacted, depending on riparian areas; it measures 2,227 square metres. The entirety of Skaha Lake Park that is zoned park, not covered in asphalt, paths, playgrounds, etc., totals 107,888 square metres.
This menas that between 11 and 13% of green space in Skaha Lake Park could be impacted by the marina and water park project.
What if Trio doesn't make any profit?
The agreement with the City requires Trio to pay a percentage share of the total revenue – not profit – meaning the City and taxpayers are paid first.
Why isn't the City buying more parkland?
The City is interested in adding park space to the community inventory, and receives many requests each year from sport user groups that would like new, expanded and/or improved amenities. While some larger parcels are available in municipal boundaries, the real estate costs are significant - and beyond what the City can currently afford.
In order to add passive space or sports user amenities, the City must put aside money for future parkland acquisition. The revenue share from Trio Marine Group will help build this fund, and contribute to our community for generations to come.
What about the splash pad? That children's feature was donated for Skaha Lake Park.
The free splash pad will be relocated before any construction begins in that area of the park – and the new splash pad location will be accessible to the public for FREE. It was built by one of Penticton's service groups, Rotary, and the City and Trio both commit to ensuring access to this donated amenity will remain. Under the agreement, Trio is required to have dialogue with stakeholders like Rotary on outstanding items like the splash pad. Rotary also contributed the Centennial Pavilion at Skaha Lake Park, and this feature will remain unchanged.
What about environmental regulations - have you thought about impacts to riparian/wetland areas?
The agreement requires Trio to obtain approvals from the City of Penticton, the B.C. Government and Government of Canada with respect to any environmental regulations. Given the stringent requirements of senior levels of government, Trio is responsible for researching, applying and obtaining those provincial and/or federal approvals themselves as a condition of the of the agreement.
Skaha Lake Park is home to many Ponderosa Pine trees. Most of the trees in the park will remain; there are some located in the proposed water slide area, though, that will have to come down. Trio will be required to present a landscaping plan, which will take into account trees and riparian area affects, and discussions with Trio have indicated they are open to looking at water slide configuration to avoid trees wherever possible.
But the public has made several comments about preserving green space in Skaha Lake Park; in light of this, the City will be investigating a tree planting project for 2016 and beyond to ensure shade and green space is preserved as much as possible in Skaha Lake Park.
What about zoning - doesn't this require public assent (referendum, etc.)?
Skaha Park is zoned P2 – parks and recreation. Permitted uses in that include things like recreation and outdoor amusement. Water slides would be considered a recreational use and fits within zoning, much like LocoLanding fits into the same zoning on Okanagan Lake. When LocoLanding was established, public assent wasn't required. The City has worked to exceed legislative requirements for public notification and consultation.
Has the City heard any positive comments from residents?
This is great!! Penticton needs this!!
Looks good !!! Make it happen !!!
YES!!!!! We desperately NEED to have SOMETHING on that end of town!!! This is EXCITING!!
The City of Penticton is listening to its residents and cares about what they think of the project. This is why we have placed all the agreements on the City's website, and adjustments to address people's concerns will be included as much as possible.
Site plans, presentation materials, the Council report and full agreement are available on the Skaha Lake webpage. Also, you are welcome to visit the Trio Marine Group's website for Skaha Marina.


The skinny: If you missed out on Oktoberfest again this year, you can at least get in the mood at the Bratskellar in Portsmouth.
While the menu looks like your typical pizza place, the decor at Bratskellar is anything but typical — much more Bavarian than Italian. There's dark wood paneling and big, frosty beer mugs. And of course, there's the requisite bratwurst, and even liverwurst — seriously, where else can you find liverwurst?
But Bratskellar is a pizza pub, and that's what brought us there. All of their pizzas are 10 inches, a great size for everyone to get their own and share.
The basic cheese is $6.65, and if you add on toppings like Greek sausage or hickory bacon, it brings the price up to $7.90. There are plenty more options for toppings, including chicken livers, clams and shrimp (which each add $2.00).
Bratskellar also offers a slew of specialty pies, which they dub Pizzas with Pizzazz. To name a few, there's the Neptune, which combines clams and shrimp for $9.95, and Kappy's Special, which heaps on feta cheese, artichoke, bacon and tomatoes for $10.95.
Thanks to Twitter followers @CaseyStone, @acummings and @bullystickguy, among others, for the recommendation!
Review: We took advantage of the small pizza size and ordered two pizzas. We picked out the Bavarian ($8.75), which was topped with bratwurst and crunchy onions, and the meatball pizza ($7.90).
At first glance, Andrew thought the Bavarian looked a bit boring — a lot piled on, but not a whole lot of color. But at soon as he picked up a slice, he changed his mind.
The bratwurst had a pretty simple flavor, meaty with just the slightest hint of sweetness. And it paired very well with the flavorful, crunchy onions. Either topping could have been easily overdone, but Bratskellar has it just right (and they couldn't have physically fit any more bratwurst on the pizza, but again, the flavor was subtle enough not to be overpowering).
Deidre thought the meatballs, as well as the bratwurst, did not appear to have any seasoning, but the tenderness helped make up for it. The bratwurst was especially light, leaving room for the onion to be the more flavorful topping.
Also just right were the sauce and cheese on the Bavarian. While Andrew thought the cheese looked a bit heavy at first, it was only an illusion. The cheese, which we're fairly certain was pure mozzarella, was spread on in a nice, even, well-melted layer and had just a little bit of greasiness.
Underneath that was a thin layer of sauce. Deidre thought there was more flavor in the sauce but upon closer inspection, herbs seemed to have been added last. The sauce was also light with the tiniest hints of tomato skin able to be seen.
The crust was fairly thin and crispy from the center to the end, as well as a nice golden brown. With the small size of the slices, it held up well when you picked up each piece.
Andrew thought both pizzas held up fairly well in the cold pizza test, though the bratwurst had clearly lost a bit of its pizzazz. Or maybe it's just that it's a pizza best enjoyed with a pint of beer. Next time.


Solar Clothes Dryer: A funny or good invention???
I wonder if people will be interested in building solar clothes dryers??? Go ahead and laugh if you want to... Also I wonder if they want to build solar dog houses for summer and winter. They can use corrugated clear plastic as siding for doghouses and add solar fans to keep dog houses cool . I have many other ideas later!
Thank you for your thoughts and your ideas.
Those ideas are not so "far fetched" and could be feasible products with some work and ingenuity to bring them about.
None of those are impossible.
Solar Cooking was looked at the same way years ago, but now it has become much more accepted and utilized.
Thank you for your suggestions and ideas.
Comments for Solar Clothes Dryer: A funny or good invention???
i think that something that is similar to solar food dehydrators but with vertical lines instead of horizontal trays would work very well. An other one for larger loads of laundry, you could use something like is used for sawmills wood dryer using passive solar heating. The key is a low cold air intake followed by a high hot air outtake. Both of these the size can be determined by your needs.
Yeah, I suggested that solar heating be added to solar cooking in this website to broaden solar ideas . As matter of fact, I already have my own solar home heater , but I am not sure about posting photos of them here yet. I don't have the best ideas on home heating but I know that we need them to help cut down our utility bills . Home heating is usually more than half of most utility bills. It seems to me that most people still do not think that we can heat homes with sunlight even up in the cold snowy mountains whenever the sun shines. We should supplement the solar heat with our traditional fuels for home heating as we can switch between them as the sun shines or not.
I Saw the article a long time ago about a house which used solar for drying.
The house had and inside chimney type Solar opening in the laundry room. It added light and dried the clothes. The inside was all reflective and it had a Chain type motor that took the clothes up and around the 12 foot tunnel. It could be cranked by hand or turned like BBQ motor. They said the had to speed up the turning of the clothes because they were burning holes in them lol. I remember this because it reminded me of the oven at the grocery store bakeries. They said they kept the top open only when drying cloths during the summer because it heated the house but in winter they loved it!!Don't know where i read it??? But the idea should be coming into it's own!


Rhonnie Fordham is a young screenwriter well-versed in the horror/thriller genres. A horror fanatic since childhood, Rhonnie's passion for movies and storytelling fueled his writing career, leading to several spec script options. Rhonnie's feature-length script Hybristophilia was recently filmed and features a high-profile cast including Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side) and Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6).
In a small card room, a group of ex-convicts are forced to play a Texas Hold Em tournament to the death. Limited locations, gore, twist ending.
After his co-workers and own daughter double-cross him, a lumber yard owner TRENT LONG takes revenge the best way he knows how: with sharp, precise blades and equipment. Small cast, one-location, twist ending.
After their friends start dying in a series of mysterious suicides, a group of tech-savvy teens begin to suspect a creepy internet troll may be targeting them.
As she searches for a missing teenager, a female private eye meets a charming yet tormented serial killer.
As they search for their missing children on a rural Christmas tree farm, a group of parents are hunted by the farm's deranged employees.
Ten years after accidentally killing a peer, a teenage girl attends a high school party besieged by both a masked murderer and her classmates' sinister motivations.
After tracking down an iconic rapper long believed to be dead, a documentary filmmaker unravels a conspiracy that threatens the lives of both her and the rapper.
During Fall Break, a party on a sleepy campus veers toward bloodshed after a masked killer begins knocking off the theater students.
Dark secrets are exposed after a small-town sheriff encounters a mysterious female clown.


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How can we fix this please? Thanks.
Turns out that there is evidence that upgrading from Snow Leopard to El Capitan upgrades the apache2 binaries, but not its configuration. Please get the original apache2 config from a El Capitan clean-install and replace yours with it. It's located at /private/etc/apache2/original. Replace your httpd.conf and the folder extra with those you got from the clean install. Restart apache2 afterwards.
In order to efficiently solve the apache problem. We need to open a hidden file which is not available. This is the private file.
Go to your browser Google Chrome or safari and in the address bar place.
this accesses the private file. You will see a folder named etc within this its apache2 open it, go to original folder copy paste the 2 files extra and httpd.conf into a new folder on desktop name it what you want we don't care, take the two files extra and httpd.conf place them into the apache2 overwriting the existing files is necessary and the localhost should say It works!
Could be because you are trying to access localhost via https rather than http. Change it to http and see if that resolves the issue.
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Ivanka: Another route to the White House
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US President Trump's daughter Ivanka has become one of the hot topics of recent public opinion, and the disputes of interest behind this are not simple. Because of her height and voice, Trump has begun to check and balance the hawkish aides around her.
On July 11, the White House former National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor and former US President Barack Obama speech writer Ben Rhodes told Ivanka. The Pod Save The World podcast attacked and compared her to Claire Underwood, the villain who tried to become president in the popular American TV series "House of Cards."
The anger of the two politicians against Ivanka stems from her recent high-profile performance. In June, Ivanka and husband Jared Kushner accompanied Donald Trump to attend the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. During the meeting, Ivanka participated in Trump's leadership with China. The important meeting of Xi Jinping and the speech on women's rights and interests, when Trump took photos with the leaders of the world, firmly occupied the center of the picture.
Earlier, Ivanka and Kushner, as the "first daughter" high-profile accompanied by Trump at the conferences, received a lot of attention. Later, she announced that she would close her clothing brand and enter the White House as a presidential advisor. The question of public opinion.
American public opinion has always been "sorrowful" and believes that Trump brings the nepotism to the White House. The high-profile appearance of Ivanka at the G20 summit, the outside world has been criticizing this constantly, and Ivanka's performance at the summit has embarrassed the United States. The Washington Post stated that Ivanka's outstanding performance at the G20 summit showed Ivanka and Kushner's influence on Trump and the absence of opposition figures in the White House.
In the opinion of analysts, Trump's emphasis on Ivanka and Kushner not only reflects the absence of the opposition in the White House, but also reflects the existence of two conflicting interests in the White House.
There are three "factions" in the ruling team that reviewed Trump's two-year term. First hardliners, including Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro, John Robert Bolton, etc. Second, military personnel, including Mike Flynn, Jim Mattis, HR McMaster and so on. Finally, there are "family factions" like Ivanka and Kushner.
In the past two years, Trump dismissed and publicly criticized many officials. The military generals basically left the Trump team. Although the hardliners retained some of the team, they gradually lost their sense of presence and voice in the White House. The most obvious example is the decline in the participation of Navarro and Bolton in international affairs.
Bolton and Navarro still had a certain say in the early 2018 Sino-US negotiations, but since Robert Lighthizer served as the main leader of the US, Bolton and Pompeo were in Sino-US trade negotiations. Obviously already marginalized, Kudlow is absent from the Osaka G20 trip. From this point of view, the momentum of the hardliners has begun to fall in the Trump administration.
Unlike hardliners, Ivanka and Kushner are still strong and rising. So far, Trump has never publicly criticized or denied Ivanka and Kushner. Kushner has even more than the Secretary of State's right to speak on the Middle East.
It can be said that the couple are currently the only ones in the White House who have the right to speak.
Behind the power upgrade of the Ivanka couple is the extension of the Trump family's power and the other checks and balances.
In the early days of the presidency, hard-line policies may have earned Trump a public eye. But as Trump needs to make a performance during his tenure, it is not realistic to implement a "good" policy. In addition, whether they are members of the military or hardliners, their purpose in entering the White House is to achieve personal political interests. Therefore, when initiating policies, personal political interests will always be their priority.
Under such circumstances, many of the tough or extreme policies they support, such as the hard-hitting trade war with China and the tough handling of the DPRK nuclear issue, may damage Trump's short-term political interests.
To this end, Trump, who values family interests and trusts his family, has taken another route, the Ivanka route.
The Ivanka couple entered the White House. They did not work in the White House to achieve personal political ambitions or interests, just like the hardliners and military personnel. They used the opportunity to enter the White House to accumulate political prestige for the Trump family. The political foundation of the family.
In the Ivanka route, Trump and Ivanka will give priority to Trump's personal interests and give priority to the Trump family. In order to counter and balance the hawkish sects, they are selfish and disregard the extreme line of Trump's own and family prestige.
The Ivanka route is also centered on Kushner and Ivanka, adding neutralizers to the White House, advocating a pragmatic approach to dealing with China, and even accepting China's economic power status, so that Trump avoids trade. The problem is hard-hitting with China, and it also helps Trump to ease the relationship with North Korea and even normalize.
The Ivanka route is a flexible card in the hands of Trump, paving the way for the Trump family's "post-Trump era" and making him a possible route for the president's political glory and interests to continue.
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Lasotki – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie płockim, w gminie Brudzeń Duży.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa płockiego.

Położenie
Lasotki położone są w pobliżu Wisły oraz Skrwy Prawej, ok. 15 km na zachód od Płocka, graniczy z Siecieniem oraz Radotkami. Miejscowość znajduje się na historycznej ziemi dobrzyńskiej.

Transport
Przez wieś przebiega droga wojewódzka nr 555 łącząca Murzynowo ze Srebrną.

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Brian Mitchell (cricketer) (born 1959), Australian cricketer
Brian Mitchell (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish former professional footballer

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Brian Mitchell (musician), keyboard and accordion player, Brian Mitchell Band
Brian Stokes Mitchell (born 1957), actor
Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon, British comedy writing team

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Brian C. Mitchell (born 1953), president of Bucknell University
Brian David Mitchell (born 1953), perpetrator of the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping
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5. Friends and Foes — Beyond the Edge of the World
My stay in the village went surprisingly well. The smith was nice enough to take in my machine, he maybe couldn't repair it himself, but if someone had the tools necessary, it'd be him. It was however also noticeable that a lot of the niceness from the villagers didn't come from the bottom of their heart, but rather always with an unspoken wish for something to happen in return. I tried to explain how our lives went up there, that I had been working in a factory and that a lot of people went jobless thanks to the industrialization, but all they heard was that we made ourselves an easy life. I wanted to leave as soon as possible, and the flying machine was my only ticket back home.
Thankfully, the smith was a good man. His name was Ralph. He inspected the wrecked legs of the machine and started working on new legs. I realized only now what the villagers meant by lazy. I had forged my fair share of custom tools in the factory, from the smallest springs to the biggest wrench, but I always had access to the never-ending power of steam. Ralph had his right arm. Well, he also had his left arm, a hammer and an anvil, but all in all, if he wanted a piece of metal to be flat, he couldn't just plop it into a steam hammer and wait for a couple seconds or minutes, he had to work it flat, by hand, and re-heat it often.
Because of this, I still was in the village, which was called Aucrary, a week later. Ralph had apprentices and journeymen himself, so my help wasn't needed all too often, and in the evening, after doing some good deeds for other people, I mostly was trying to figure out how the flying machine actually worked. Ralph's daughter, Lily, found this machine just as interesting as me, and luckily for me, who was able to get a crude drawing down every now and again, she was able to make some brilliant drawings of the things we inspected. Without her drawings, I would never have dared to disassemble the engine.
Ralph checked in every now and again, glad that we were making progress and possibly even more glad that his daughter was creating a copy of the machine.
One last problem remained though. Power. We quickly identified the location of the fuel tank, as there are only ever are two different stinking and nasty looking liquids that you'd take with you voluntarily. One is oil, to keep everything operating smoothly. One is fuel, and the liquid coal this machine was using made me glad that our coal would only stink after it was burned. We experimented a bit with it, and it turned out, it really liked to burn. Like, really liked it. To the point where you could pour it over a candle, and it would not only catch fire, but also burn so quickly that the fire was travelling up the stream, leaving you with a cup in your hand that a second ago was just stinking water, and now was a raging inferno. Naturally, you'd try to get rid of this cup as fast as you could, and so I did. I dropped the cup and jumped back, Lily did likewise, as did Ralph's chickens. The burning stream made its way towards a nearby puddle, and instead of drowning out, it floated on top of the water.
If before the villagers had thought of me as some sort of semi-useless person helping them for semi-bothersome tasks, they now had seen me throwing around liquid fire.
— He's the saviour, said one of them.
— No, I'm not! I just wanted to try some experiments with this liquid coal, I replied
— He can make coal to a liquid, said another.
— Can you turn lead to gold?, a third.
— Please, the tax collectors are bound to come any day now! Please give turn just one bit of gold so everyone of us will survive the winter.
— This spoon! Turn it into silver!
On and on the discussion went. The more I tried to explain that I wasn't a god, the more angry the villagers became.
— He's not a god! He's a demon!, someone finally shouted. This was a sound explanation why I wouldn't help them.
— I'm neither god nor demon! I'm just a regular human, I can't help you more than you can help yourselves!
— To prove you're not a demon, you'll need to pass the trial of cleansing!
— The what now?
— You'll have to dive across the lake without surfacing once, the man explained, — there hasn't been anyone who ever passed it.
— It's not a trial then, it's just a death sentence!
— If you're a demon, yes, but not if you're a man!
— So why haven't you completed it?
— I'm not a demon! I don't need to do the trial!
— But I'm no demon either!
With demons, it's always best to not take any risk. So the villagers ended up sending the one who was refusing to do the trial to the trial as well, though now careful to not argue about it anymore so they wouldn't have to do it themselves. It now just was a fact that the two of us had to do the trial.
A few hours later, we arrived at the lake. It looked way bigger down here than it had looked from above, and it most definitely was impossible to swim across it in one go. Lily had hurried me to arrive way before the others and now was walking towards the shore.
— See these?, she asked
— It's reed, isn't it?
— We call them thatch. Look what you can do with them.
Lily cut one off, put one end into the water, the other into her mouth, aimed towards me, and squirted the contents at me.
— Hey!
Lily giggled. — I find it most fun to use this way, but they also work the other way. Letting you breathe under water.
— Man, that's cheating this competition, is it not?
— It says get across without surfacing, and you're not surfacing. Sounds fair game to me.
— If you say so.
Horses could be heard.
— I'll make my way to the other side and wait for you there.
— Alright, bye then!
Shortly afterwards, I was waist-deep in the water, my opponent to my side. The smith, who also acted as head of the village, read out our charges and the rules of the trial. And indeed, not once did the word "straw" or "breathing device" fall.
And off we went. I lost my opponent quickly in the murky water and decided to turn right to basically walk underwater and keep near the shore as I wasn't a good swimmer. The straw was working wonders, it certainly was easier to breathe through it than it sometimes was in the factory. I was roughly halfway over, judging by the sun's position, when the water suddenly became cold and the shore made a turn. Of course, the river. I decided to swim on my back, careful to not actually surface, directly towards where I thought the goal to be.
Then, suddenly, something yanked away my straw. Was it a fish? Was it a bird? Was it my opponent? I didn't know, but I did know that I now actually had to manage my breath. While I wasn't a good swimmer, I had been good at sinking like a rock and harvesting mussels. As little kid, that is. Now, I could barely remember the techniques I used back then, so I just tried to stay calm and hope for the best.
The longer the dive went on, the faster my movements became. The goal couldn't be this far away anymore! My lung was burning, my arms and legs were cramping up, until finally, I became relaxed again. So relaxed that I took a deep breath which filled my lungs with water. I looked at the sun, why wasn't it over yet? The sun, instead of answering, disappeared and a shadow fell on me, grabbed me, and pulled me out.
When I woke up, I was laying on a rocky beach. The villagers surrounded me, but weren't looking at me. Instead, they were discussing something.
— I say, let 'em drown in a puddle if they are too weak!
— No! He clearly made it over, it started waist-deep and ended waist-deep. Pulling him out was within the rules.
— The rules, the rules! Who came up with these rules anyway?
— I don't know. It's an ancient tradition that…
— It's bollocks, that's what it is. Demons! It's impossible for a human to hold their breath for this long, it must be a demon who makes it!
— And a half demon who almost makes it!
— He's no half-demon, he's got no tail!
— Maybe he is an evil god?
— Do we have a trial for evil gods?
— How would we know he's an evil god then?
— Let him dive across the lake and back!
— Yes! No god would be able to do that!
— No human would be able to do it either, it's a shit trial, I finally interjected.
— Oh, you're awake, Ralph said calmly and the discussion died. — We're unsure what to do about you. You did master the trial at least halfway, so we won't hang you. But you also didn't master it fully, so you can't stay either.
— So what do you think should happen to me?
— I think…, Ralph waited for an uncomfortably long time. — I think you should be banished.
A brief silence. Followed by unison agreeing mumbling. It wasn't as fun as slaying a demon, but at least the problem was gone.
— Can I go back and take my machine with me?, I asked.
— No, you're banished. You mustn't enter Aucrary.
And just like that, all my hopes and dreams had died.


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How to Spare Your Cat From Human Fear and Anxiety
By Susan Logan McCracken
, October 7, 2015
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Catster print magazine. Click here to subscribe to Catster magazine.
If you're like me, you know the wonderful effect cats have on our lives. When we hear them purr and see them roll around on the floor, we're also confident that we have a positive effect on their lives. Common sense might also tell us that our pets — and cats in particular — also pick up on our negative emotions. Researchers at the University of Milan, Italy, searched for proof.
Led by Dr. Isabella Merola from the University of Lincoln's School of Life Science in the U.K., the study's authors placed 24 cats and their favorite humans in a room with an unusual object: an electric fan affixed with plastic green ribbons. Those of us with cats know that such an object would probably cause anxiety in any feline.
At one end of the room stood a screen representing the cats' only way out of the room, which also hid a video camera. After the cats explored the room, their humans were asked to either positively or negatively react to the fan, while alternately glancing back and forth between the fan and the cat. A positive reaction included a happy tone of voice, pleasant facial expressions, and a move toward the fan. A negative reaction included a fearful tone of voice, frightened facial expressions, and a move away from the fan.
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The majority of the cats — 79 percent — showed signs of social referencing by looking between the fan and their favorite human. Often studied in human babies, social referencing means looking to a significant other to determine how to react in an unknown situation or to an unfamiliar stimulus. In other words, these cats were looking to their humans and asking themselves, "Should I be afraid of this?"
These cats also changed their behavior to match their humans' emotional response. This groundbreaking study, "Social referencing and cat-human communication," was published in the January 2015 issue of Animal Cognition.
"It was the strong relationship with Nemo and Chanel (my two cats) that gave me the idea to study the social referencing in this species," Merola said. "The difference is that after this study, I'm more careful of my reaction in new situations (for example, in a new place or when there is a new object), because I know they are looking for my expression and that I could (at least in part) affect their behavior."
Merola was surprised that even when their humans reacted positively to the fan, the cats still didn't approach it.
"Later on, looking at the general reaction toward the fan, we understood that probably the object was too scary for cats to show this behavior," she said.
Still, these cats were less anxious. Merola would like to do more social referencing studies between cats and their humans, but with less scary objects, because cats do look to their people to guide their own emotions and reactions.
Why we need to study cats
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This study's results might seem obvious to those of us who have lived with cats for a long time. So do we really need to invest in these studies?
"People who live with cats know better than to buy into the oversimplified stereotype of aloof and indifferent cats versus warm-hearted dogs," said Barbara J. King, chancellor professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, who blogged about this study for National Public Radio when it came out. "But before this study, no one had specifically looked at how likely our cats are to seek clues from our faces and voices in unfamiliar situations."
King, who has studied animal cognition and emotion since the 1980s and who has rescued many cats over the years, explained: "Some people insisted, 'Oh we knew this already. Why is science always figuring out what animal people know?' But, in fact, it's so important to demonstrate under controlled conditions how acutely attuned animals are to their environment. It helps everyone, even those who don't know (in this case) cats, grasp how they are thoughtful, feeling beings."
And because they are thoughtful, feeling beings, they are subject to the same stressors we face.
The stress hormone
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Anyone who breathes, whether human or animal, experiences anxiety. Stressful situations trigger the adrenal gland to secrete the hormone cortisol, which enables us to react quickly and with extra energy in emergencies or life-threatening situations. In cats, cortisol prompts the fight-or-flight response, empowering them to either escape or fight back when threatened. Cortisol release helps living organisms survive, but when it's released too much or too often, it can create physical, mental, and emotional health problems.
What we see as life-threatening and what our cats see as life-threatening are two very different things. Sometimes the boom of thunder, a loud dryer, or a barking dog can send cats needlessly into survival mode.
"A lot of things can cause stress and can escalate into a compulsion: separation anxiety, a new cat in the house, a separation or divorce, a new person in the house, grieving over a person or animal who is gone from the household, inter-cat issues, and outside animals," said Marilyn Krieger, a certified cat behavior consultant.
Whenever you see a cat who is hiding, becoming clingy, grooming excessively, pulling her fur, vocalizing excessively, eliminating outside the litter box, or pacing, don't assume it's a behavioral problem, she said.
"Take the cat to the vet because there might be a medical component," she said.
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The over-release of cortisol compromises the immune system, making individuals prone to illness. Cats can develop urinary tract and upper respiratory infections as well as other illnesses when stressed too often, Krieger said. A cat suffering from an anxiety disorder might vocalize excessively, pace, chew on things, or over-groom when stressed. These reactions become self-soothing, which reinforces the behaviors and causes the cat to repeat them.
Look for any changes in your cat's behavior patterns, Krieger said: "If your cat used to be friendly and becomes standoffish, get [her] looked at."
Compulsive behaviors can cause or be caused by medical issues, so regardless, involve your veterinarian.
How to help our cats
Once your vet has seen your cat, determine what your cat's anxiety triggers are and either remove them or recondition your cat toward them.
"If a new cat is in your household, you might have to reintroduce the cats," Krieger said.
This time, go slower. She also recommended adding vertical territory so the cats can show their hierarchy as well as providing more enrichment toys since boredom can cause stress.
"Don't use laser pointers, because they can't catch them and that stresses them," she said.
Keep your cats on a regular schedule that includes playtime, treasure hunts, possibly even clicker training, said Krieger, who wrote a book on the subject, Naughty No More.
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If your cat is chewing fabric, remove what she's chewing, but give her something else, perhaps a fur toy or dental health chew. "Give them healthy alternatives," Krieger said.
If a newborn baby just arrived to the household, do things your cat enjoys around the baby, she recommended. Better yet, condition her to baby sounds and smells before introducing them.
Control your emotions
While denying, repressing, burying, or ignoring our emotions is never healthy, we do need to control them, because we can affect and cause undue stress on others, especially children and pets. There are numerous healthy ways to process our emotions. We need to recognize our profound emotional impact on our cats.
"Cats are very sensitive to our emotional state," Krieger said.
She recounted how her own cats responded to her grief when each of her parents died.
"I wonder if they can smell the cortisol release or if there's a special stress smell," Krieger pondered when considering how cats react to our emotional state.
Many of her clients start worrying when their cats show signs of anxiety, which only continues the cycle. Or, they give too much attention, overfeed the cat, soothe the cat, all while inadvertently reinforcing the behavior. Some even yell or threaten to get rid of the cat, which causes everyone's anxiety to escalate.
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"If the person no longer wants the cat around, the cat feels that and becomes more anxious," she said. "People who absolutely adore their cat become anxious and worried, and the cat picks up on that and becomes more anxious."
So what are we to do? Exercise emotional control. Process our emotions in healthy ways. Become the grown-up in stressful situations.
We've seen it with human children. A toddler falls, begins to panic, then immediately following a parent's kiss and calming reassurance that everything is all right, laughs it off and resumes play. To be able to set the atmosphere and impact others' emotions, that's a lot of power to wield, so remember to control it.
About the author: Susan Logan-McCracken and her husband are brushing their two cats, Sophie and Maddie, more regularly now that they have found a brush that their kitties love. Their Southern California home has less cat hair floating around in it now.
Tags: Cats And Science, Catster Tips, Health & Care
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Author and Editor Susan Logan-McCracken shares her home with her husband, Mark, and two red tabby domestic longhaired cats, Maddie and Sophie.


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This Is The Surprisingly Obvious Reason Why Volvos Have That Diagonal Bar On Their Grilles
Jason Torchinsky
Like almost every carmaker, Volvo has its own set of typefaces, logos, badges, and other aesthetic bits that contribute to its identity as a brand. One of their most iconic details is their diagonal grille bar. That bar has a history and origin story that's so mundane, it's actually interesting again. Want to hear it? Too bad, I'm going to tell you.
Volvo's actual logo, the thing they call the iron mark, is the circle-with-an-arrow symbol that's also the symbol for Mars, males, iron, and sort of looks like the little guy Winkie you'd control in the old arcade game Venture.
In Volvo's context, though, the symbol was chosen because it represents iron, which, in steel, is what Volvo makes cars out of.
But what about that diagonal slash? I'm getting to that.
Volvo's ÖV 4, built in 1927, was nicknamed 'Jakob' and was the first vehicle to bear the Volvo name. Jakob had a sort of flawed birth; when the first one was to be driven out of the factory, it went backwards, due to an incorrectly installed rear axle gear. Also, as a convertible made for the Swedish climate, it may not have had the best body style for its target market.
Still, it was the first Volvo, and as such it wore the Volvo iron mark, designed by the painter and designer Helmer MasOlle. MasOlle wanted the badge to be centered in the open square air-intake area of the radiator housing.
The radiator housing had no proper grille or screen in front of the radiator itself, so the logo, not being able to defy gravity, needed a support of some sort. In order to most easily locate it at the center, it was decided to use a diagonal bar from one corner of the radiator shell to the other, and mount the badge on that.
That's it. That's why Volvos to this day have that diagonal bar—because it was the easiest way to locate the badge in the center of the radiator.
I suspect that once they had the badge-supporting bar in place, someone must have decided that they rather liked the look of it—otherwise, you'd think they'd have painted it black to let it blend in with the radiator behind it.
It's tricky to find many sources that talk about the diagonal bar, but I was told this by a Volvo employee, and have seen it repeated a few places.
The diagonal bar soon transformed from a simple, practical support to a design element of its own. It was used on Volvos pretty regularly until around the introduction of the Volvo PV444, and then disappeared until the Volvo 164 brought it back in 1968.
So, there you go. An essential component of a major automobile company's brand identity is all thanks to the easiest way to stick something in the center of a square hole.
Now you know.


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MARSELA Drops Debut Track WHO KNOWS WHERE THE LOVE GOES?
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By Frank Bell
London-based, British-Albanian musician Marsela has dropped her debut single, Who Knows Where The Love Goes? She has everything you'd want in a singer: an infectious soul/jazz flare, a range like Joplins', and cinematic storytelling unafraid to talk about the unknown. The release covers a narrative of heartbreak and the struggles of a rough breakup, and it certainly makes for a hard-hitting debut.
"Who Knows Where The Love Goes? Is inspired by the act of someone waking up one day and deciding they no longer want someone they've been building a life with, with no explanation," Marsela explains. "It waltzes between feelings of hopelessness to actually pointing the finger, which is what we do when we're left doing guesswork. I find it to be quite a terrifying prospect to have the rug swept from under your feet and so I wrote about it."
Marsela and her powerhouse vocals are at the forefront of her musical identity that she describes as 'dramatic/sad' music. Her captivating sound is polished with cinematic storytelling that explores themes of love, power, and grief. Having pursued music later than the norm, she commends her time in the 'shade' for allowing her to write boundlessly, a contour that has become distinguishable to her style.
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Michelle Erickson joined the Delaware Valley Friends School community as a member of the Language Arts Department teaching 9th and 10 grades. Michelle brings almost 15 years of experience educating upper school students with learning differences in a mainstream environment. In addition to her academic classes, Michelle participates in the school's Puzzle Club, advises the Aquaponics Club, and is assistant coach for girls lacrosse.
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Sandy Powell is the happy face and friendly voice who greets students, faculty, staff, families and visitors at our reception desk. Sandy is a recent addition to the DVFS family, but she has been quickly accepted by all as a welcome and indispensable member of our school community.
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Toni Bushnell joined DVFS in 2018 as one of our Lead teachers in the Lower School Program. Toni is an experienced teacher with 27 years total teaching experience – all of which she spent working with student who learn differently. Toni first connected with DVFS about 14 years ago when she was drawn to the school's Orton-Gillingham reading program. It has been a long time coming, but Toni is now officially part of the DVFS family.
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Delaware Valley Friends School welcomes our new Director of Development, Anne-Marie McMahon. Anne-Marie comes to us from an extensive background in development and non-profit work. She is excited about being part of the DVFS community and has a passion for connecting people with organizations that make a positive impact on the world.
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Beth Gray is the Counselor for all the DVFS students in both middle and upper school. She has been at Delaware Valley Friends School for 13 years. She has been a school counselor for over 25 year- more than half of her career has been spent working with students who learn differently.
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David Calamaro is the Associate Head of School and Academic Dean at Delaware Valley Friends School. David has been at DVFS for 19 years and has spent almost all of his career working with students who learn differently. David started at DV teaching history/social studies. In 2009, he became an administrator, taking over the duties of Dean of Students. He became Associate Head in 2012. David continues to keep a hand in classroom teaching. He is currently teaching an executive function class in the middle school.
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Elizabeth Kriynovich teaches both English and Language Arts in the Upper School at Delaware Valley Friends. In addition, Elizabeth has pioneered the integration of mindfulness practices into the DVFS curriculum. Elizabeth is also an instructor in the DVFS Adolescent Literacy Teacher Training that trains future teachers of LD students. In addition to her work with students in the classroom, Elizabeth leads the school's Yoga Club, facilitates the Human Rights Club, and serves as a student Advisor.
Gray Goodman is the Head of the History and Social Studies Department at Delaware Valley Friends School. He teaches four sections of 9th grade World History as well as sharing his personal talent and passion by teaching photography in the art department. In addition to his duties as a classroom teacher, Gray is a student Advisor and he is one of two faculty advisors for the Upper School Quaker-based student government. He was the first Athletic Director at DVFS, and is remembered by many as a coach and mentor. A practicing Quaker himself, Gray is a resource for the school on issues related to Friends philosophy and practices. Gray has spent 30 years of his 40-year teaching career at Delaware Valley Friends and has worked with students who learn differently throughout. Read an interview with Gray.
Hallie Ciarlone is the College Counselor at Delaware Valley Friends School. She has been at DVFS since 2011 - representing almost half of her 9-year career in college counseling.In addition to her duties working with students and their parents through the college placement process, Hallie serves on the Administrative Team, Instructional Leadership Team, and Admissions Committee. She is the yearbook advisor and oversees the summer SAT/ACT Prep Program. In 2015, Hallie also took over management of the school's summer academic program.
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Jackie Middleton teaches Upper School English as well as one-on-one language arts tutorials at Delaware Valley Friends School. Jackie joined DV as substitute teacher in 2010, and became a permanent faculty member in 2016. Prior to her time at DVFS, Jackie taught in the Coatesville Area School District. She is a competitive athlete and enjoys artistic pursuits as well when she is away from the classroom. Jackie will be stepping into the role of Chair of the English Department in September 2018.
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Joy joined the middle school at DVFS in 2011 teaching science. She has been teaching science in independent schools for over 20 years. Originally from Chicago, she earned her BSED in Biology Education from West Chester University and a Masters in Integrated Science Education from University of Pennsylvania. Joy's goal has always been to make science relevant to her Middle school students. She is certified in Biology and Middle School Science.
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Delaware Valley Friends School welcomes our new Chief Financial Officer, Justin Wheeler. Justin comes to us from an extensive background in both finance and education. He is passionate about education reform and an area of particular strength that he brings to DVFS is the ability to demystify finance so that it can be a real strategic partner in building the school and program. Read a brief interview with Justin.
Kathy Barry has been the Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Director at Delaware Valley Friends School for over five years. She is also the parent of a DVFS graduate, Class of 2013, who is currently attending Albright College.
Kelly McHugh joins the Delaware Valley Friends School community as the middle school math teacher. She comes to us most recently from the CHOP hospital school program where she taught students in grades K- 12. Kelly brings a passion for math and experience teaching students with a range of learning differences to our middle school program.
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Ken Sinapius is the Director of the ABLE (Adventure Based Learning Experiences) Program at Delaware Valley Friends School. He teaches ABLE courses to all middle and upper school grades. Some are extended trips such as sailing in the Florida Keys, hiking the Inca trails in Peru, or bike touring in Maryland. Others are a series of individual days closer to home including rock climbing and local ropes courses. In the middle school, the ABLE curriculum talks the form of team-building and orienteering outings and experiential education days during the year. Ken has been teaching at DVFS for 14 or his 30 total years of teaching experience. Most of his career has been spent working with students who learn differently.
Read an interview with Ken.
Linda Claiborne (or LC as she is known at DVFS) teaches in the math department at Delaware Valley Friends School. She teaches Algebra I & II to upper school students, who are grouped in mathematics and language arts by skill rather than grade level. Linda has been at DVFS for 18 of her 38 years of total teaching experience - and has been working with students who learn differently for over 90% of her teaching career. In addition to teaching math, LC also serves as a student Advisor and a member of the Phasing Committee.
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Megan Fairchild teaches lower school at Delaware Valley Friends School. She has previously taught Middle School and Upper School Language Arts, 10th grade American History, and 6th grade humanities. Before coming to DVFS full time, Megan taught in our summer program for two years. Nearly half of her teaching career has been spent working with students who learn differently. In addition to her teaching duties, Megan is a teacher trainer in our IMSLEC accredited DVFS Adolescent Literacy Program.
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Norma Gottlieb is the Head of the Art department at Delaware Valley Friends School and she teaches drawing and 2D design in the Middle School program and Culinary Arts and Mixed Media in the Upper School. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Norma is a homeroom Advisor and serves on various committees.Read an interview with Norma.
Rachel Kenyon teaches in the Math Department at Delaware Valley Friends School. She teaches upper school Algebra I and II, as well as Consumer Math and Geometry. Rachel has taught at DVFS for her entire 26-year teaching career - 100% of her experience has been working with students who learn differently. In addition to her teaching duties, Rachel is also a student Advisor and has been a coach for various teams during her tenure at DVFS, including basketball, lacrosse and at one time soccer and softball. Read an interview with Rachel.
Sandy Clayton is a member of the Science Department at Delaware Valley Friends School. He teaches 11th Grade Biology, 12th Grade Anatomy and Physiology, and Upper School Health (grades 9 - 12). Sandy has been teaching at DVFS for 16 of his 37 years of total teaching experience, and 100% of his career has been focused on teaching students who learn differently.
Tim Simmons teaches 10th grade English and lower, middle and upper school music at Delaware Valley Friends School. Tim has been at DVFS for 10 of his 21 years of total teaching experience. About half of his career has been spent working with students who learn differently. Tim has developed the music program at DVFS around the concept of improvisation. He graduated from the Music for People's Musicianship and Leadership Program in 2014 with certification in teaching musical improvisation. In addition to music classes, Tim also gives private lessons to our students in drums, guitar, bass, audio engineering, and beginning piano. He facilitates the DV Drummers and the DV Rock Band, and also coordinates weekly drum circles, jam sessions, and recording sessions in the Music room.
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Tom Lees is the Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion at Delaware Valley Friends School. He works with students and faculty at all grade levels. Tom runs the Diversity Committee. He also works closely with the faculty moderators of our Feminist Group, Black Student Union, and SAFE (DV's Gay-Straight Alliance). Tom has been at DVFS since 2003.
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Celebrate 125! Monday: Historic Gavels
Written by: Lynn Young, President General
A researcher perusing the NSDAR Archives would expect to find early correspondence relating to the National Society's formation, the proceedings of previous Continental Congresses and photos of the travels of past Presidents General. The Archives includes other, unexpected items too—such as its collection of 57 historic gavels donated throughout the National Society's 125-year history.
The gavels in this eclectic collection have been donated by individuals, chapters and states, and many are made from historically significant pieces of wood. For example, various gavels claim to be made of wood from the White House roof, or a tree at Mount Vernon, or the home of President Benjamin Harrison. Here is a sampling of some of the gavels now housed in the Archives.
This black-handled gavel with an ivory mallet bears an engraving that reads "Presented to the Philadelphia Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution By Mary Eleanor Diehl Smith, First Regent March 16, 1894." The gavel's mallet is embellished with a red, white and blue shield and leaf designs rendered in metal.
Sometimes a historic relic's ordinary appearance belies an extraordinary provenance. This grayish wooden gavel perfectly illustrates this phenomenon. At first glance, the most remarkable thing about the object seems to be its barrel-shaped mallet. However, the inscription on the metal plate encircling that mallet reveals its Revolutionary pedigree: "Made from wood of the British Frigate Augusta, sunk at the Battle of Red Bank N.J. October 23rd, 1777—Presented to Memorial Continental Hall by the DAR in New Jersey 1909."
An inscription on one side of this blocky, utilitarian wooden gavel's mallet references another 18th-century ship—"Old Ironsides," officially known as the U.S.S. Constitution. Named by George Washington, this ship was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. The brass plate on the other side reads "Presented to Constitution Hall 1929 by Old State House Chapter Melrose Massachusetts."
Last month marked the 124th Continental Congress, and while much has changed since the DAR's annual convention was established, an object from the historic first Congress remains at National Headquarters. Vice President Presiding Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell used this large, simple and stately gavel featuring a wooden handle and ivory mallet at the First Continental Congress in February 1892.
The DAR Insignia decorates the mallet of this diminutive gavel cast in gleaming silver. Its inscription reads: "Gertrude S. Caraway President General, N.S.D.A.R. from Catherine Lindsay Knorr State Regent Arkansas April 1954."
Although its appearance is plain, this gavel represents a significant achievement in the National Society's history. Daughters financed about half the cost of constructing Constitution Hall, and less than six years after the Hall opened, that debt was retired. The silver plaque on the mallet of this wooden gavel is inscribed with the words "44th Cont. Congress Mrs. Russell W. Magna Pres. Genl. Used to Cancel Debt on Constitution Hall April 20th 1935."
Some chapters also own historic gavels. For example, in 1893 member E.P. McDowell Wolff presented Atlanta Chapter, Atlanta, Ga., with a one-of-a-kind gift: a gavel made from a tree that stood near the grave site of her great-uncle, Patrick Henry. Since then, Atlanta Chapter, the second-oldest chapter in the National Society, has opened each meeting with a rap of that gavel, which was also used at the inaugurations of Presidents Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson. Last year the chapter brought its treasured relic to an "Antiques Roadshow" event in Birmingham, Ala. An appraiser there likened the piece, which is embellished with coils and tendrils of silver, to a work of folk art and advised that it be insured for $750.
This is an A Look Back article that was featured in the July/August 2015 Daughters Newsletter. Subscribe to the magazine here: www.dar.org/subscribe.
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Haque, Kazi Anwarul
Haque, Kazi Anwarul (1909-2001) bureaucrat, technocrat adviser-minister and writer. Kazi Anwarul Haque was born in Dhaka on 8 February 1909. His father Khan Bahadur kazi imdadul huq was a literateur reputed for his classic Bangla novel Abdullah. Anwarul Haque obtained his grduation from the Dhaka University in 1932. He joined the Indian Police Service in 1932, and served as district superintendent of police in both East and West Bengal.
After the partition of India in 1947 he opted for Pakistan and then served as superintendent of police in Chittagong. In 1953, he was promoted to the post of Deputy Inspector General, and in 1958, to the rank of Inspector General of Police. Later he was absorbed in the civil service, and was the first Bangali to be appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government of East Pakistan in 1961. He served as the chairman of Pakistan Central Public Service Commission (1963-65).In 1965, he was inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan as Minister for Education, Health, Labour and Social Welfare, a position which he held till 1969. Thereafter he was associated with the management of industries and business enterprises.
In Bangladesh, after the change of government in 1975 he was invited to join the Council of Advisors and Ministers. He held this position for six years during the presidency of Abusadat Mohammad Sayem, Ziaur Rahman and Justice Abdus Sattar.
After retirement, Anwarul Haque wrote his memoir Under Three Flags : Reminiscence of a Public Servant, an account of things and events witnessed by him under the three regimes he served in various capacities. He wrote a book on the freedom movement of the country entitled In Quest of Freedom (1991). He was an ardent supporter of the concept of 'community police', and he took keen interest in the efficiency and welfare of the police force even after his retirement. He died in November 2001. [Kazi Ebadul Hoque]
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Rachel Dolezal said in a silence-breaking interview on NBC's "Today" show that she identifies as "transracial." She revealed she plans to name her son after the poet Langston Hughes in an interview with Vice on Monday.
Outed white woman Rachel Dolezal said she plans to name her son after African-American icon Langston Hughes, according to a report.
Dolezal, 38, revealed in August that she had gotten pregnant amid the outcry over her claims that she is black. She resigned from her position as the president of the Spokane, Wash., chapter of the NAACP after a Spokane TV station exposed her as the daughter of a white couple in June.
Dolezal, who now works as a hairdresser, declined to discuss the expected baby's father but explained her choice of names in an interview with Vice on Monday.
Rachel Dolezal poses in a March 2015 file photo. A Spokane, Wash., TV station outed her as the daughter of white parents in June.
Dolezal keeps Hughes' "Collected Poems" on a chest in her living room, according to Vice. The Harlem Renaissance legend and outspoken civil rights activist's poem "Mother to Son" is one of Hughes' best known works. The mother's trials serve as a symbol of African-Americans' struggle for equality in the poem.
A February 1959 portrait shows the poet, playwright and civil rights activist Langston Hughes eight years before his death. Outed white woman Rachel Dolezal said she is naming her expected son "Langston" after one of Hughes' best-known poems.
The flak over Dolezal's race has prompted references to Hughes' works before. North Carolina State University historian Blair L.M. Kelley mentioned the short story "Who's Passing for Who?" while slamming Dolezal in an op-ed for The Washington Post in June. The Harlem-based story depicts a man and woman who fool both white and black people about their races until no one can say for sure whether the couple is white or black.
Kelley brought up the story to refute those who compared Dolezal to light-skinned African-Americans said to have "passed" as white during the Jim Crow era and the fight for black civil rights, the professor wrote.
This deleted Instagram post from August shows Dolezal's announcement of her pregnancy.
Dolezal defined herself as "transracial" in a silence-breaking interview on NBC's "Today" show. She has one biological son who is a teenager and a 21-year-old brother she adopted.
Dolezal told Vice a third of her friends no longer talk to her and choked up while recalling her birth in a teepee in Montana and her strict religious upbringing.


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Short Dystopian Stories To Read
Teen Dystopian Movies To Watch
Dystopian Novels like "The Giver"
Short Dystopian Stories on the Market
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Machine Stops
Harrison Bergeron
2BR02B (2 B R naught 2 B)
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Minority Report and Other Stories
Knowingly or unknowingly, we are currently living in a world of dystopia. Some of us may accept it, and others won't.
Image by Alemko Coksa from Pixabay
However, the truth remains that a few essential elements of what makes a dystopian society are happening now. Perpetuating war, police brutalities, riots, global warming, mass surveillance, and technology going berserk are just a handful of features of dystopia.
With that said, I've come up with a collection of short dystopian stories that can make your nerve, wracking; spine, chilling; heart, throbbing; and mind, boggling. They are perfect for one sweet flash reads.
80s Dystopian Movies
One good example of a dystopian novel that's a perfect, sweet flash read is the classic short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Printed and produced in 1948, Jackson's short, gripping tale chronicles an annual rite that happens in an imagined, fictional small town in modern America called "The Lottery." The ritual selects one member of the community who will get stoned to death.
As implied in the narrative, the practice takes place to make sure the continuous well-being of the members of the community. Due to its thought-provoking plot, the book reportedly receives quite a bit of negative reception, and apparently, even gets a ban from the Union of South Africa.
Nevertheless, it receives a smattering number of dramatisations and gets subjected to plenty of analysis in both sociological and literary areas, and earns a recognition to be one of the most popular short stories in literature.
Genre – Dystopian Literature
Pages – 30
Goodreads rating – 4.09/5
My rating – 9.95/10
This philosophical fictional short dystopian narrative of Ursula K. Le Guin entitled "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is another option for quick reads.
Almost all, if not all, of the books of Le Guin, wrote have ingredients of both utopian and dystopian, like her novels "The Dispossessed" and "Always Coming Home."
"The One Who Walk Away from Omelas" has similar recipes to that of her two notable works. She intentionally crafted it to be both an indistinct and clear storyline that illustrates a summer festival in Omelas, a utopian city.
People of Omelas depends on their prosperity on a single child's relentless misery. It starts by describing the first day of their glorious festival, which features children on horseback.
Everything seems to look vibrant and festive every day in Omelas, but behind the incredibly shimmering of bright delight and happiness is the disgusting truth that makes the old and the young ones, who unravel this dark secret, leave the city, as the title depicts.
Commonly confused with Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's "Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days" due to the similarity of the main title, Cat Rambo's short narrative chronicles a sci-fi approach to how the elderly get treated by the society.
"Left Behind" is a forty-four-minute and forty-seven-second short dystopian story, which is part of Neil Clarke's magazine "Clarkesworld," Issue 116.
It follows the main character Shi, who is living in a world where money talks. They can be anything or anyone they like as long as they can afford it. Her job is to manage elderly clients, who will pilot the Starships through the galactic space.
However, as Shi's job is about to conclude, one of her remaining clients causes or presents an additional challenge to her work.
The story depicts a futuristic world where the elderly people can choose to live a longer life in young and healthy bodies, and Shi tries to convince her last client that getting the procedure is the best way to avoid her quarrelling children, who might also be fighting with her will.
The elderly client is reluctant and is getting a lot of pressure from her relatives, which makes things even more complicated and hard for Shi, and this is where the lessons and values of morals and ethics take place.
Words – 6,173
Goodreads rating – 5.0/5
An E.M. Forster classic, this speculative, science fiction short dystopian story takes place in a futuristic world where mankind is living in the underground and relying on an enormous machine.
Published in 1909, "The Machine Stops" has a total of 12, 300 that describes a post-apocalyptic world. It is during the time where the majority of the population can't live on Earth's surface due to the catastrophically dreadful condition.
Everyone is living in a standard room underground or below the ground and relying on an enormous mechanism called the global "Machine." In this world, travelling is unpopular and hardly necessary yet allowed.
All communication is through instant messaging or video conferencing machine. From these, people execute the only activity they do, and that is to share ideas and define what passes knowledge.
As the story progresses, the male character tells the female lead that the "Machine" is faulty and about to break down, which he refers to as "The Machine Stops." With the machine's deteriorations, people's knowledge and skills decline as they became highly dependent on the machine.
Forster later tells how the main characters came to a realisation of the importance of humanity's connection to the natural world.
The author of the dystopian book "Slaughter-House Five," Kurt Vonnegut, created a beguiling short story of dystopia with "Harrison Bergeron."
He published the book in 1961, and one of his classic literary works, it follows the life of the title's namesake. The plot tells a future-dated world where various constitutional amendments dictate the status and life of people.
With these modifications, people are completely equal. No one should be more attractive, smarter, and more capable than anyone else. You shouldn't be extremely smart, beautiful, and able, or you'll get held back by the government.
That said, citizens get forced by the agents of the "Handicapper General" to wear masks if they are too beautiful or handicapped appliances for those who are able. Intelligent people get to listen to loud radios, and the strong or athletic people should carry heavy weights.
"Harrison Bergeron" is the epitome of all that. He's young, tall, handsome, perfectly built, and a genius. Most of all, he disagrees with the law of the land, which creates a problem with the government. Thus, taking him away from his parents.
Pages – 9
Another exciting short dystopian story by Kurt Vonnegut that references the popular phrase and pertains to a telephone number is his 1962 classic novel "2BR02B."
This phone number directs to the "Federal Bureau of Termination," which is an assisted suicide department that can schedule a citizen's wish of date to die. Set in an imagined, futuristic society where aging is impossible, anyone lives in the world indefinitely, as death doesn't happen by nature.
That is why the government has to impose an unbelievable and mind-blowing law to control the population. They allow anyone to contact the number, as the title's namesake, to schedule their death. For a baby to be born, one must be willing to die.
From one notable dystopian author to another remarkable storyteller, Octavia E. Butler brilliantly crafted these series of stories and essays, which is a speculative, science fiction.
Winning two prestigious awards from "Hugo" and Nebula," this 1995 originally published collection describes a world where people escaped earth and settled in a planet of insect-like aliens called Tlic.
Due to its impending extinction, Tlic uses the child's human body to host their eggs to preserve their civilizations, and among the chosen children is a young boy named Gan, but who's in the middle of a predicament of sacrificing his life or saving the race whom who saved him and grew up with all his life.
A Philip K. Dick original collection of his greatest science fiction short dystopian stories is 2002 published "Minority Report and Other Stories."
Known for his brilliance in sci-fi literary culture, Dick wrote intriguing and mind-boggling stories that will either make you laugh or cringe. Some will make you stop and ponder. Comprises of six short narratives, including his notable work "The Minority Report," which tells a story of a special police unit that can see the future crimes before they even happen.
"We Can Remember It For Your Wholesale," tells us a story, which is similar to that of "Total Recall," of a guy's yearning to have more exciting "memories," placing him in danger.
"Paycheck," on the other hand, follows the life of a mechanic, who has no memory of the last couple of years of his life and finds a bag that will unlock past secrets and give him a future.
The other two stories are "Second Variety" and "The Eyes Have It," which are a contrast from one another, as the first one gives you a spine-chilling "Screamers-like" narrative and the second one is a laugh-out-loud short story.
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Scillonian Delayed After Crane Malfunctions
Added by Andy Hargreaves on May 8, 2012.
Hundreds of gig rowers were delayed on their journey back to the mainland yesterday when the Scillonian III crane malfunctioned.
This meant baggage for incoming and outgoing passengers had to be loaded by hand rather than being containerised as usual. Passengers were told what had happened and there would be a short delay.
The boat finally departed St Mary's over an hour late at 7.30pm.
We understand that some gigs, including Charlestown's Water Witch were not taken because of the problem.
Speaking from the boat, Falmouth rower Elaine Edmunds, told us that some passengers were upset that they would miss upcountry travel connections
The second sailing contained a number of radio, television and newspaper reporters travelling back after the World Pilot Gig Championships.
Last May Bank Holiday, journalists were also onboard and reported their own experiences when the first boat spent three hours circling Mounts Bay with 450 passengers on board, after weather conditions worsened.