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Pablo Zabaleta: Man City due UCL luck
Pablo Zabaleta is hoping fortune finally smiles on Manchester City when they discover on Thursday who they will face in the Champions League group stages.
- Mooney: Fernando perfectly fits Pellegrini's plan
- Curtis: New life up front for Manchester City
- Tactics Board: City exploit Liverpool's weakness
The Premier League champions will be competing alongside Europe's elite for a fourth successive season but only managed to qualify for the round of 16 at the third attempt, and even then were promptly pitted against Barcelona.
In 2011-12, they came third in a group including Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal and the following season they propped up a pool with Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax.
Zabaleta believes City have the quality to ensure that few teams will want to face them but is hoping to avoid the favourites in the early stages of the competition.
He said: "I think we know we are Manchester City and have a strong squad to play against the best teams in Europe.
"We will see the draw and this time if we have a little bit more luck than the last few years, because we were in the group of death and it has always been tough for us in Champions League. But it is a competition we are looking forward to and hopefully we can do better.
"The rest of the teams see Manchester City as a tough team to have in the group and I think that is the most important thing for us."
The Argentina international also praised Stevan Jovetic, who scored twice in Monday's 3-1 win over Liverpool as he looks to put an injury-hit first year at City behind him.
"I can see him playing really well even in training," Zabaleta said. "He is doing great during the week. He is very hungry to play games this season and score goals."
With Alvaro Negredo injured, Jovetic and Edin Dzeko have started the season as City's preferred strike partnership, with Sergio Aguero being used as a substitute in both games.
And Zabaleta said: "We know we have four strikers in the team. We have a very strong squad. I think this is great for the team because we are going to play a lot of games this season and I think the manager will rotate players during the games."
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Cinema and Representation
Other Views, Other Experiences
By Albert Ohayon and Marc St-Pierre, NFB Collection Analysts
Person interviewed
Born in Chile and living in Canada since 1973, Marilú Mallet has made documentaries, fiction films and docudramas. Among her best-known works are Journal inachevé, awardwinner at Biarritz, Chère Amérique, awardwinner at Cannes, and La cueca sola, which won many prestigious prizes in Canada and abroad.
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Our Street Was Paved with Gold [1973]
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Les Borges
1978, director: Marilú Mallet
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In this excerpt the filmmaker does not impose her views on the conversation, preferring to let the people tell their own story. There is no narration and the filmmaker has chosen a very intimate setting, a family barbecue, where the participants will be at ease and will be able to express themselves more naturally than if it was a formal interview.
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MLB Rumors: Rangers Interested in David Ortiz as Replacement for Josh HamiltonNovember 2, 2012
The Boston Red Sox suddenly have competition in the race to sign potential free-agent slugger David Ortiz. The Texas Rangers are reportedly interested in the designated hitter as a replacement for Josh Hamilton, who's heading to free agency as well.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports MLB sources still believe the Red Sox are favored to bring back Ortiz, probably through a two-year agreement. But the Rangers are going to join the race if a deal isn't made before the market opening on Friday at midnight.
Ortiz missed most of the season's second half with a nagging Achilles injury, but that clearly hasn't stopped interest from mounting. Given the terrific numbers he posted when healthy, the Red Sox had to know more teams would swoop in if they didn't lock him up.
The 36-year-old Ortiz hit .318 with 23 home runs in just 90 games. His 1.026 OPS was the third-highest total of his career and would have led the major leagues if he would have had enough at-bats to qualify.
He's been one of the most consistent hitters in the game over the past decade. Since 2002, he has hit at least 20 homers in every season and has driven in at least 100 runs six times. That's the type of production the Rangers would need to replace Hamilton.
The talented-yet-unpredictable outfielder is likely to demand a huge contract on the open market. The 2010 MVP has played at an elite level since joining the Rangers in 2008, but carries some baggage that makes a long-term investment in him risky.
He's endured well-documented struggles with addiction, having a relapse as recently as February. Even though he's done a great job overcoming his issues, it's something that remains in the back of every executive's mind.
Going after Ortiz should he hit free agency would be a wise move for the Rangers. He isn't likely to require the same type of long-term investment and should be able to keep Texas' offense running on all cylinders if Hamiltion signs elsewhere, which Rosenthal states is likely.
The Rangers will have to present an intriguing case in order to pry Ortiz away from Boston, but it sounds like they are ready to make the effort.


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April 17, 2006
Spain's CO2 emissions rose 48 pct from 1990 to 2004
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's carbon dioxide emissions rose
47.87 percent between 1990 and 2004, over two percentage points
higher than an earlier calculation, the Environment Ministry
said on Monday.
The higher figure consolidated Spain's position as the
worst performer among rich nations in greenhouse gas controls.
and curb global warming, Spain is allowed to increase its
emissions by only 15 percent between the the base year 1990 and
The new figure is contained in a report the Spanish
government is sending to the European Commission, a ministry
spokeswoman said.
It is higher than the previous one in part because of the
impact of a drought, which reduced power companies'
hydroelectric generating capacity and forced them to use more
fossil fuels.
The 2004/2005 hydrological year was the driest on record.
Based on 2003 emissions, Spain was already the worst
performer among developed nations with a 41.7 percent increase
on 1990, compared with a fall of 1.4 percent for the European
Union as a whole.
Rapid industrial growth and a rise in living standards
since the 1980s has led to higher car ownership in Spain and
higher electricity consumption.
Spain's Environment and Industry Ministries are now working
on their national allocation plan for 2008-2012, which shares
out emissions rights and will influence how much different
industries and companies will have to spend on buying
additional emissions rights if they are over the limit.
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An Experimental Study of Fuel Economy and Emission Characteristics for a Heavy-Duty DME Bus
Oh, Yong-Il ; Pyo, Young-Duk ; Kwon, Ock-Bae ; Beak, Young-Sun ; Cho, Sang-Hyun ; Lim, Ock-Taeck ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 371~376
The experimental test was conducted for a heavy-duty DME bus in JE-05 exhaust gas test mode using a chassis dynamometer, exhaust gas analyzers, and a PM measurement system. The heavy-duty DME bus was not equipped with after-treatment systems such as DOC or DPF. The dynamic behavior, emission characteristics, and fuel economy of the bus were investigated with an 8.0-liter, 6-cylinder conventional diesel engine. The results showed that the dynamic behavior in DME mode was almost the same as in diesel mode. However, there was little difference among the two operation modes for
and CO emissions. THC emissions were lower for DME mode than for diesel mode. Also, the amount of PM emissions was remarkably lower than for the diesel mode because DME contains a greater amount of oxygen than diesel. The data showed that
emissions were almost similar in the two modes but fuel economy (calculated using heating value) was lower for DME mode than for diesel mode.
Analysis of Temperature Distribution and Heat Loss for an Asymmetric Trapezoidal Fin
Kang, Hyung-Suk ; Song, Nyeon-Joo ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 377~383
The temperature distribution of an asymmetric trapezoidal fin with various upper lateral surface slopes is investigated by using the two-dimensional analytic method. For this asymmetric fin, convection from the inner fluid to the inner wall, conduction from the inner wall to the fin base and conduction through the fin base are considered simultaneously. The temperature profile with the variation of dimensionless fin length and height coordinates is shown. Also, the temperature variation at the bottom tip of the fin is presented as a function of the fin shape factor. Heat losses through the fin base and from each side are compared for variations in fin length. One of the results shows that temperature at the fin bottom tip decreases linearly as the fin shape factor increases.
Thermal Analysis of a Radial Heat Sink with Radiation and Natural Convection
Yu, Seung-Hwan ; Jang, Dae-Seok ; Lee, Kwan-Soo ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 385~390
A radial heat sink, adopted to LED(light emitting diode) downlight, was optimized. Discrete transfer radiation model (DTRM) was used to calculate radiation heat transfer, and numerical model was verified with experimental results. The effects of number of fin, long fin length and middle fin length on overall thermal resistance and radiation heat transfer were analyzed. As the emissivity increased, thermal resistance decreased due to the increment of radiation heat transfer. The radial heat sink was optimized and optimum number of long fins is 19~28, optimum length of long fin is about half of radius of heat fink and optimum fin ratio is 0.4~0.7.
A Continuous Cell Separator Based on Gravity and Buoyant Forces in Fluids of Dissimilar Density
Oh, Ae-Gyoung ; Lee, Dong-Woo ; Cho, Young-Ho ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 391~395
We present a continuous cell separator that achieves density-dependent and size-independent cell separation based on the net force of gravity and buoyancy forces on the cells in dissimilar density fluids. Previous cell separators are, based on the size or dielectrophoretic property of the cells and, are suitable for size-dependent and density-independent cell separation. However, these properties can make it difficult to collect the same types of cells with the same density but with size variations. The present separator, however, is capable of collecting the same types of cells based on the cell density in the fluid. Regardless of cell size, the proposed chip isolates low density cells, (white blood cells, or WBCs) at the upper outlet while obtaining high-density cells (red blood cells, or RBCs) from the lower outlet based on density. Efficiency levels for separation of WBCs and RBCs were
, respectively. The present separator therefore has the potential for use in the pretreatment of whole blood.
Numerical Study of the Flow Characteristics in a Diesel Exhaust System with a Vane-Type Static Mixer
Kang, Kyoung-Nam ; Lee, Jee-Keun ; Kim, Man-Young ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 397~404
In this research, a numerical study was carried out on the mixing and flow characteristics of a vane-type static mixer for the reduction of
in the SCR systems from the diesel exhaust environments. The mixer was located at a distance of 57 times the pipe diameter away from the inlet. The analyses were performed by changing various parameters such as vane angles, blockage ratio, and location of the vane. Flow characteristics through the mixer were characterized by the uniformity index, swirl number, and pressure drop. The results show that uniformity index, pressure coefficient and swirl number are substantially influenced by the vane angle, blockage ratio and position of the vane of the mixer. In particular, the swirl number was increased when the vane was located near the pipe wall, or the vane angle was increased or scale was extended.
An Experimental Study on the Combustion Characteristics of a Catalytic Combustor for an MCFC Power Generation System
Hong, Dong-Jin ; Ahn, Kook-Young ; Kim, Man-Young ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 405~412
In the MCFC power generation system, the combustor supplies a high temperature mixture of gases to the cathode and heat to the reformer by using the off-gas from the anode; the off-gas includes high concentrations of
. Since a combustor needs to be operated in a very lean condition and avoid local heating, a catalytic combustor is usually adopted. Catalytic combustion is also generally accepted as one of the environmentally preferred alternatives for generation of heat and power from fossil fuels because of its complete combustion and low emissions of pollutants such as CO, UHC, and
. In this study, experiments were conducted on catalytic combustion behavior in the presence of Pd-based catalysts for the BOP (Balance Of Plant) of 5 kW MCFC (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell) power generation systems. Extensive investigations were carried out on the catalyst performance with the gaseous
fuel by changing such various parameters as
addition, inlet temperature, excess air ratio, space velocity, catalyst type, and start-up schedule of the pilot system adopted in the BOP.
Combustion Characteristics of a VIStA Burner Dividing Flame in a Once-Through Type Boiler
Ahn, Joon ; Kim, Hyouck-Ju ; Choi, Kyu-Sung ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 413~418
A modified VIStA (Vortex Inertial Staged Air) burner has been developed and applied to a once-through type boiler. The secondary air is supplied through a swirler instead of nozzles, which stabilizes the flame and reduces carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. However, the modification increases the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx). To balance emissions of the two pollutants, a divided flame was adopted. An air damper was installed to control the distribution of air to each combustion chamber, and three types of flame dividers were studied. The effects of the air-fuel ratio and combustion load on the NOx formation were investigated. The divided flame was found to reduce the NOx emission up to 25%, while keeping the CO to less than 10 ppm.
The Effect of Inferior Turbinectomy on Heat/Humidity Transfer Ability of the Nose
Chung, Kang-Soo ; Chang, Ji-Won ; Kim, Sung-Kyun ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 419~424
In addition to respiration, the nose performs three other major physiological functions-air-conditioning, filtering, and smelling. On the basis of our experience in experimental investigations of nasal airflows in normal and abnormal nasal cavity models, airflows in the normal model and three artificially deformed models, which simulate the results of surgical treatments (inferior turbinectomy), are investigated by PIV and CFD. The left cavities of all three models are normal, and the right cavities are modified as follows: (1) excision of the head of the inferior turbinate, (2) resection of the lower fifth of the inferior turbinate, and (3) resection of almost the entire inferior turbinate. The use of high-resolution CT data and careful surface rendering of three-dimensional computer models with the help of an ENT doctor provide more sophisticated nasal cavity models. Nasal airflows for both normal and deformed cases are also compared.
Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fuel Conversion for MCFC Preconverter
Byun, Do-Hyun ; Sohn, Chang-Hyun ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 425~430
In this study, a preconverter of an MCFC for an emergency electric power supplier is numerically simulated to increase the hydrogen production from natural gas (methane). A commercial code is used to simulate a porous catalyst with a user subroutine to model three dominant chemical reactions-steam reforming, water-gas shift, and direct steam reforming. To achieve a fuel conversion rate of 10% in the preconverter, the required external heat flux is supplied from the outer wall of the preconverter. The calculated results show that the temperature distribution and chemical reaction are extremely nonuniform near the wall of the preconverter. These phenomena can be explained by the low heat conductivity of the porous catalyst and the endothermic reforming reaction. The calculated results indicate that the use of a compact-size preconverter makes the chemical reaction more uniform and provides many advantages for catalyst maintenance.
Viscoelastic Behavior of High Density Polyethylene Using High Tibial Osteotomy with Respect to the Strain Rate
Hwang, Jung-Hoon ; Kim, Cheol-Woong ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 431~438
The mechanical behavior of the polymeric material, HDPE depends on both time and temperature. The study of the tensile behavior at different strain rates is important in engineering design of the orthopedics device such as X-band plate. The mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of HDPE are strongly dependent on the applied strain rate. Generally, the deformation behavior of HDPE based on the stress-strain curve is complex because of the highly inhomogeneous nature of plastic deformation, particularly that of necking. Therefore, we attempted to determine the mechanical behavior of HDPE in this study. Normally, tensile testing under various strain rates of the HDPE has been used to determine the mechanical behavior. We performed tensile tests at various strain rates (1 to 500 %/min) to analyze the viscoelastic behavior on increasing the strain rate. A tensile stress-strain curve was plotted from the data, and the point of transition was marked to calculate the transition stress, strain, and modulus.
Influence of Gas Turbine Performance and Fuel Cell Power Share on the Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid Systems
Ahn, Ji-Ho ; Kang, Soo-Young ; Kim, Tong-Seop ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 439~447
Solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid systems that use three gas turbines having different power outputs were devised and their performance was compared. The power shares of the gas turbine and fuel cell and the net system efficiency were compared among the three systems, and their variations with the design fuel cell temperature were investigated. The system efficiency was predicted to be insensitive to the fuel cell temperature in the sub-MW system, but it increased with increasing fuel cell temperature in both the multi-MW and hundred-MW systems. The influence of air bypass around the fuel cell on the system performance was also investigated.
A Numerical Study on the Factors of the Flow Hunting in a Orifice Meter
Shin, Chang-Hoon ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 449~455
During the measurement of the flow rate of gases such as natural gas, flow hunting is observed in most orifice meters but the intensity of flow hunting at each metering system shows different characteristics. In order to investigate why such a difference occurs and whether the difference actually influences metering error, pipeline network analysis on the main factors and characteristics of flow hunting was carried out in a previous study. Following this, in this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was carried out to clarify the relation between flow instability and flow hunting and determine the factors influencing the orifice meter depending on the intensity of upward pressure fluctuation, time interval, and flow rate. Finally, we showed that the pressure hunting rate is a function of the ratio of the pressure difference before and after an orifice meter. On the basis of CFD analysis results, we also presented some major factors and relations influencing flow hunting.
A Study on the Design Parameters of a Gasket and Innercase of a Refrigerator to Reduce Dew Generation on the Outer Surface
Kang, Seok-Hoon ; Kim, Seong-Jin ; Kim, Ju-Hwan ; Min, June-Kee ; Sohn, Chang-Min ; Park, Sang-Hu ;
Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B, volume 36, issue 4, 2012, Pages 457~463
Current refrigerators are designed to have thin doors and walls to facilitate user convenience and increase inner storage space. However, the thin doors and walls gives rise to the problem of dew generation on the outer surface of a refrigerator due to a large critical temperature difference between the outer wall and the room air; So far, an electric heater is commonly used for making the dew to evaporate; in this case, the heater inevitably requires additional electrical power. We propose a new approach to reduce the dew generation in a refrigerator by redesigning the gasket and varying the thickness of the inner case of the refrigerator. The results of simulations performed in this study indicate that the surface temperature in the region where dew was generated was increased by approximately
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A Sumner County judge ruled early Monday evening a Hendersonville woman's alleged confession will be used in her upcoming trial.
Investigators say Lindsey Lowe told them she killed her twin boys shortly after giving birth to them during a police interview in September of 2011.
The young mother admitted to detectives she suffocated the boys in the bathroom of her parent's Hendersonville home because she had hid the pregnancy from her family.
Lowe's defense attorneys wanted to get those statements thrown out of court.
They argued she was not capable of understanding her rights at the time of the interview and they disputed she was issued her Miranda rights at all during the investigation.
"We felt like we developed the proof well but the judge disagrees and that's what judges are for," Lowe's attorney John Pellegrin said.
During a discussion hearing Monday, the state called on the lead detective in the case who testified Lowe seemed normal when he met with her and did not seem to have any medical issues.
For the prosecution, Lowe's confession is a key piece of evidence as the case moves forward.
"It's a big part of our case, anytime a defendant gives a statement as to what happened its something that the jury will want to hear," Sumner Co. District Attorney Ray Whitley told Nashville's News 2.
Lowe's trial date is set for March 11, 2013.
She faces two counts of felony first degree murder, two counts of pre-meditated first degree murder and two counts of aggravated child abuse.
She is out of jail on bond and staying with family.


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Hoverboard fire damages house in Buffalo
Authorities say a hoverboard malfunctioned, causing the fire. No one was reported to be injured.
Authorities say a hoverboard malfunctioned, causing the fire. No one was reported to be injured.
Phenix City and Columbus fire crews trimmed the tree to free the Jeep and then used a crane to lift the vehicle back up onto the bridge.
Fifth starter front-runner CC Sabathia allowed two runs and three hits over four innings.
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Bauer gave up seven hits and struck out seven.
Police said Miller has an extensive criminal history, and he is on parole for failing to register as a sex offender.
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The time capsule was found while removing Saint Bernadette's cornerstone two weeks ago.
The event gave veterans a chance to share memories from when they served.
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Before you send your kid to preschool, there are some things you should know.
If you like variety and working with people, being an EMT may be the career for you.
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One year later, the neighborhood is still putting things back together and still remembers the three lives lost.
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There's been a lot of talk about Warren Beatty running for governor on the Democratic side. Beatty continued to say this week he won't rule it out. He issued a challenge to debate Schwarzenegger on issues facing the state now, saying he is "absolutely" willing to take on that task. "We have a governor here who has never, to my knowledge, debated anyone one on one," he said.
But Beatty has also laughingly raised this possibility: Governor Bening.
And here's what we've learned about that one in the last weeks: his actress wife, Annette Bening, could be an impressive candidate herself, if she ever decides she wants to take that route. Before banks of cameras last night, she showed smarts, real political saavy and an uncanny knack for crafting a political message. (Geena Davis, move over.)
We asked Bening about a run by her husband, her thoughts on the election.
Some excerpts:
On whether she would prepared to support her husband in a gubernatorial campaign: "I want him to do what he wants, I really do. It's important for him to speak out in the way that he's doing.I think it's done a lot of good, and I think it feels good for him to do it."
On Schwarzenegger's defeat and what's ahead: "I hear his rhetoric changing, that he is going to start working with the legislators, and that's a good sign for all of us," she said.
On the attacks on her husband and herself by the GOP: I don't know if the governor went after us personally. Maybe some of the other people said mean things … but it's not about us."
On the message of the election: The governor talked a lot about the people and how he was bypassing the Legislature. Well, I hope he hears what the people has to say. It's hard to sit down and hammer out some deals, and I hope he listens. I think our Assembly speaker, Fabian Nunez, wants very much to sit down with the governor and work things out. And I think he's a terrific guy, very capable of sitting in that smoky tent and working out what they all have to work out."


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The Times Union has an article about embracing winter in the Life section today. You can read it here. I was sorry to see Saratoga National Historic Park (aka the Battlefield) has canceled the outdoor portion of their Frost Faire this weekend – with the temperatures so low, it would have been nice to ski somewhere with a warming tent.
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Police are investigating the circumstances around the sudden death of a 27-year-old man.
Officers were called to business premises in Steetley Lane, Rhodesia, at about 1.25am today (Tuesday 8th July) after a call from the ambulance service.
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Review: 'Fright Night' remake is scary-good
Published 6:35 am, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Can a 3-D horror movie be a thing of beauty? In the case of the remake of "Fright Night," the answer is "Yes!" This violent and violently funny vampire tale covers no new ground, sporting the same jokey tone as the original.
But there's a quirky sensibility that we might attribute to director Craig Gillespie, who gave us the gently twisted "Lars and the Real Girl." ''Fright Night" can also boast of having the best vampire-villain in ages: The bushy-browed Colin Farrell was BORN to wear fangs.
But hiring Javier Aguirresarobe, who shot "Goya's Ghosts," ''New Moon" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," also was a coup. His 3-D camera sweeps into smoky, shadowy rooms, lit only by candles or a flickering TV screen, through the empty streets of a Vegas suburb and into the garish neon of Las Vegas itself.
Yeah, the screen hurls blood, guts, shattered glass, arrows and crucifixes right in our face. It is a 3-D horror movie, after all. But the look here is as striking as any film to use 3-D.
The story? Kids and adults are disappearing. But the economy's bad and foreclosed houses are everywhere. And besides, as Charley (Anton Yelchin) says, "Nobody lives in Vegas, they just pass through."
That makes this the perfect spot for a vampire killing spree. Charley pays no attention to the warnings of his nerdy friend, Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). The kid reads "too much 'Twilight,'" just one of the reasons Charley abandoned him as a pal. He can't impress the stunning Amy (Imogen Poots) if his geek past is right there in front of her.
But Charley soon has reason to become just as suspicious of their new neighbor as Ed. Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a hunk who seems to do a lot of home repairs on his tract house — at night. Charley can't tell the cops or tell his mom (Toni Collette) or even Amy. Who would believe him, even as the truancy list at his high school grows by the day?
The bulk of the movie is Charley trying to outrun and outsmart a very clever, ruthless vampire, a bloodsucker who deals with the suspicious the same way he deals with everybody else — with a bite.
We know all the "rules" for fighting vampires, thanks to pop culture. "Fright Night" adds smart phones to the vampire hunter's tool kit, right next to stakes of holly, holy water and crucifixes.
Former "Doctor Who" David Tennant is the drunken, oversexed Peter Vincent, star of a Vegas stage show about fighting and killing vampires, a show called "Fright Night." Roddy McDowell played this campy role in the original film — a fraud who passes himself off as an expert, but is given a put-up-or-shut-up choice when the kid comes to him for help fighting real vampires.
The vamp-transformation effects are quite good, the gimmicky uses of 3-D lots of fun. But perhaps the most special effect of all is Farrell. Pardon the pun, but he chews this movie up.
As we've seen in films from "Captain America" to "The Help," spending the money on landing a very good, very menacing actor to be your villain makes the difference, especially in a movie that otherwise is a entirely too familiar to keep us awake all the way through one long night of fright.
3 stars
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Marti Noxon, based on "Fright Night," written and directed by Tom Holland, produced by Michael DeLuca, Michael J. Gaeta and Alison R. Rosenzweig. A DreamWorks release.
Running time: 1:45.
MPAA Rating: R, for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references.


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UnNews Spork - Bowing to the request of many of his supporters, Senator John McCain has asked Governor Sarah Palin to step aside. Palin agreed, stating she understood his reasons and didn't want to divide the party. She turned to Senator Hillary Clinton, who said, "You should just stay in the race, regardless. 'The more the merrier', I always say."
Two hours later, McCain called a press conference to announce his new vice-presidential running mate, Representative McAbel.
One minute later, a new poll showed McCain's supporters disliked his choice of McAbel, and offered to double campaign contributions if he asked Governor Palin to come back to the ticket. McCain appeared agitated for only a moment, but calmly stated, "I'm sticking with McAbel. He's a good man, with good values, and I'm sure he's favored by God for all the good work and sacrifices he's made."
Both conservatives and liberals share feelings of uneasiness. House Minority Leader John Boehner was quoted as saying, "Instead of McAbel, I'd rather see McCain choose Joe Lieberman, Mickey Mouse, or Bill Clinton." Clinton, a high-profile liberal known primarily for having an affair, and secondarily for being president of a nation, remarked, "I agree with John Boehner. Oh, and I never impaled. Thank you."
Senator Lindsay Graham got on the record by saying, "I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about a McCain and McAbel ticket makes me nervous. I have this feeling of apprehension that I can't explain." Surprisingly, Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden completely agreed with Graham. Additionally, Obama made the comment, "I wish I could say what it is that bothers me, but it feels somewhat unholy. Although even if I could figure it out, I still couldn't say it; all I can say is 'change.'"
Amidst all this controversy, without releasing to the news media why it made the choice, the Secret Service has ordered four times the amount of security for Representative McAbel than it had formerly given to Governor Palin. After the sixth or seventh eve of the increased guard, we asked again about the order. Adams, the head of the Secret Service, simply shrugged and said, "Just a hunch."
Some of the controversy surrounding McAbel may be due to his inexperience, which is a popular issue in this era of globalized economy and terrorist activity. Such concerns have been raised about Barack Obama, and less recently, Abraham Lincoln. George Washington was also scrutinized due to his level of experience, primarily because he had never in his life been elected to any office within the United States of America.
McAbel takes it all in stride, however, and in his statement to the press he said, "Although I've only been a state representative for three weeks and don't have much political experience, I was voted Best Shepherd in my class of 1979. I'm looking forward to serving John McCain, and also serving God and all His flocks and His people of America. Despite not yet having served with John in Washington, I know him well and respect him. Almost since I've met him John McCain has been like a brother to me."
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- Andy Alt "McCain Reconsiders Palin for Vice-Presidential Running Mate". Political Dimensions blog, October 4, 2008


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Mavericks vs. Lakers: LA Must Send a Message in Western Conference ClashApril 15, 2012
The Lakers must make a statement on national TV Sunday. If ever there was a monkey on their back, it would look just like the Dallas Mavericks.
After all, the Mavericks humiliated the Lakers last year on their quest to their first-ever NBA title.
Dirk Nowitzki and his motley crew ran the Lakers out of the building, showing the Lake Show to be old, out of sync and needing a lot more work than anyone had previously imagined.
Now, a new regime has entered the fold and the Lakers must exorcise their demons against Dallas before they head into the playoffs. We should remind ourselves that the Lakers are slated for a first-round showdown with Dallas.
On the surface, this should be a much easier matchup for the Lakers. The Mavericks are not the team they were last season. The loss of Tyson Chandler has crippled their ability, in many ways, to control the paint, and should certainly allow for Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol to roam freely and put up big numbers should the Lakers realize the mismatch inside and continue to feed the ball in the post.
The Mavericks' biggest offseason acquisition was Lamar Odom, and he turned out to be the biggest punchline of a wild NBA season.
Dallas' best weapon, Nowitzki, might even have a chance to be neutralized, as the resurgent Metta World Peace has found health and renewed energy, representing the only player on the floor—sans Kobe Bryant—who has a shot of leveling out the frequent mismatch that Dirk's size and ability creates.
The bottom line is the Lakers have all the might in the world to compete and dominate the defending champs, but to say they can and they will are two different things. With the playoffs looming and Kobe missing games for what seems like the first time in years, the Lakers can't afford to show weakness. They can't afford to make the Mavericks believe, even for a second, that this is the same team that got embarrassed by the eventual champs in the 2011 playoffs.
The Lakers want an NBA title this season, and champions know how to dominate and make their presence felt.
If the Lakers are serious players in the title hunt, they'll exhibit that Sunday.


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I want to thank everyone for the turnout here in Tennessee for kick off party. It was a smashing success and I had the chance to meet every single long road rider as i was the guy who sat at the entry taking your money and running back and forth to the stage to intro the bands. Everyone had a great time and was very well behaved(not that we expected any less). I met you all and it was the coolest thing on earth for me. The New Zealanders, the Aussies, and the Canadians were especially cheerful to me and thanked me endlessly for what was a awesome time. NOW, let's give credit where credit is really due. I was just santas elf on this gig Kevin Kelly did all of the legwork in what was a monumental task and he did what no mere mortal can do. All you Long Roaders please do seek him out in Rockingham and give him a big thanks. Unfortunately my plans to make the ride and Rockingham were spoiled(my own doing of course). Every rider that attended the event asked over and over if we could do it again next year at the same location. We had four bands, vendors, camping, poker run, dice run, and more. The venue owner was amazed. Not one single issue arose. Even the six county cops stopped in around 1am to see what was going and had a great time. We were even fortunate to have three members of Saliva call us and ask to play for free and of course they blew the place away and had a blast. Our little county here in the sticks of Tennessee saw something that has never been done here. Thank you all again and please be sure to hit up Kevin in Rockingham and give him his props. I am actually very happy and quite proud to have been a part of it all. Nice to see you guys, Brad, Ratman, Uncle Ben, the Aussies, the New Zealanders and all of the rest of you. Have a great ride and be safe out there.
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Students staged peace rallies at campuses around the country Thursday and called for nonviolent justice -- not revenge -- for those responsible for last week's terrorist attacks.
''Nerds Against War,'' read one of the student-made signs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ''War Is Also Terrorism,'' proclaimed another sign made by Harvard University students.
Several hundred students gathered at Harvard Yard for the midday rally. From the library steps, organizers pleaded for peace through a bullhorn.
''In denouncing the terrorist attacks, we as a nation must not forget that while we have been grievously wronged, it will do us no good to wrong others in return,'' said Alisa Khan, 17, of Herndon, Va., who described herself as a Muslim and an American.
Rallies were planned at more than 100 campuses, including the University of California-Berkeley and Wesleyan University, in what was being billed as a national ''day of action'' to stop a war.
In Rhode Island, students at Brown University took used rap music, poetry and song and dance to speak out against violence and express anger over the way the media have covered the incident.
At Boston College, about 150 students held a peaceful rally -- but all visitors and media were kept away because the campus was shut down to anyone but students, faculty and staff.
''We wanted the students to have an opportunity to host their rally free from any security concerns that the result from outsiders coming on campus,'' said spokesperson Jack Dunn.
In Amherst, the community's five colleges issued a joint statement imploring the U.S. government to seek justice in a way ''that honors humanity, including through the resources of the national and international legal systems.''
The statement was signed by the directors of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.
Not everyone favored a peaceful resolution.
Tom Lancaster, 24, of Somerville, Mass., stood on the fringe of the Green holding ''Support America'' signs and engaged in lively debate with some of the students wearing peace signs on their shirts. He thinks the United States has been patient enough.
''I think we've tried it their way,'' said Lancaster, a graduate student in chemical engineering.
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It begins in the lobby, with the acting company dressed in movie-usher uniforms and performing songs of the period. Eventually, these strolling buskers lead remaining audience members into the theater, and as title credits roll on a movie screen, a young couple gets up from the front row and plays an intense romantic scene in the aisle. Patrons shush them, and eventually she bolts, stepping through the screen and appearing on film. Vocabulary has been set, and we're off.
That scene, in which Alec, a handsome doctor, makes Laura, a lovely housewife, admit they have fallen in love despite each being married with children, repeats later at its proper place in the story. They meet initially in a suburban train station, when he removes a piece of grit from her eye. Soon they are meeting regularly, but they don't tell their spouses. This being prewar Britain, and Alec and Laura being upright, moral people, the end is inevitable.
Juxtaposed to the main story are two working-class couples: Widow Myrtle runs the refreshment room at the station and flirts with Albert, a station employee. Younger Beryl and Stanley both work for Myrtle. Their simple and reasonably uncomplicated romances make Alec and Laura's forbidden one even more poignant.
Adapter-director Emma Rice remains true to Coward's essence while enlivening the work with songs (some by Coward), film sequences, dance, and even puppets (representing Laura's children). Repeated episodes of stylized movement find a moving physical expression of societal constraints and emotional repression. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, so important in the film, surges as scenes of crashing waves roll upstage. Interestingly, the text hews more closely to "Still Life" than the film, which is told in flashback, practically eliminates Beryl and Stanley, and cuts back on Myrtle and Albert in order to focus more on the leading couple and bring in other characters.
Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock wisely underplay the central lovers. If they miss the detailed subtext of Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, that seems intentional: Subtext is expressed here through the above-mentioned devices. The rest of the company takes on multiple roles with élan. Annette McLaughlin and Joseph Alessi comically heighten but never coarsen Myrtle and Albert, and Alessi does fine double duty as Fred, Laura's loving if stolid husband. Dorothy Atkinson and Stuart McLoughlin are saucy and spunky as Beryl and Stanley.
Neil Murray's fluid metal set of rolling staircases and a bridge effectively suggests a train station and other locales. His evocative costumes and Malcolm Rippeth's moody lighting add to the spell. Stu Barker's music is attractive, particularly his setting of Coward's poem "I Am No Good at Love," and Simon Baker's terrific sound design plays like the movie soundtrack it should be.
Rice does allow a few smirky moments up top, but they are soon dispatched with in what feels like an attempt to get the expected out of the way. The most important thing this "Brief Encounter" does is provide a way in for contemporary audiences to the hermetic emotions of Coward's world, so foreign to us now. Dare I say it, I believe even the Master would approve.
Presented by and at St. Ann's Warehouse, 38 Water St., Brooklyn, NYC. Dec. 8–Jan. 17. Tue.–Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 1 and 7 p.m. (No performance Thu., Dec. 24 and 31, and Fri., Dec. 25; additional performance Mon., Dec. 28, 8 p.m.) (718) 254-8779 or www.stannswarehouse.org. Casting by Sam Jones.


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As someone who stands taller than most people, I appreciate the story below (see link). Tall women discuss the good and the bad of not being able to blend in in any crowd. I never like dating short guys. This, thus far, has proven to be more my issue than theirs. I was talking to a friend of mine the other day (he's a bit taller than 6′) and he said he dated a girl who was talle and he never thought anything of it. This seems the general consensus. At one point, a 5′ 7" friend of mine got lifts in his shoes so we could date. He was never bothered by our 5-inch difference, but knew I was. Unfort., his height was not the only reason I wasn't in to him.
So this, my friends, is for all the tall women out there and the short men who love them.
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OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 3
Environmental fate and behaviour
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- http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2074577x
The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals is a collection of about 150 of the most relevant internationally agreed testing methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to identify and characterise potential hazards of chemicals. They are a set of tools for professionals, used primarily in regulatory safety testing and subsequent chemical and chemical product notification, chemical registration and in chemical evaluation. They can also be used for the selection and ranking of candidate chemicals during the development of new chemicals and products and in toxicology research. This group of tests covers environmental fate and behaviour. In 2017, the section 3 "Degradation and Accumulation" was renamed to " Environmental fate and behaviour" to take into account Test Guidelines measuring endpoints such as dispersion, aggregation.
Test No. 316: Phototransformation of Chemicals in Water – Direct Photolysis
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This Test guideline describes studies on phototransformation in water to determine the potential effects of solar irradiation on chemicals in surface water, considering direct photolysis only.
It is designed as a tiered approach. The Tier 1 is based on a theoretical screen. The rate of decline of a test chemical in a direct photolysis study is generally assumed to follow pseudo first-order kinetics. If the maximum possible losses is estimated to be superior or equal to 50% of the initial concentration over a 30-day period, an experimental study is proceeded in Tier 2. The direct photolysis rate constants for test chemicals in the laboratory is determined using preferably a filtered xenon arc lamp capable of simulating natural sunlight in the 290 to 800 nm, or sunlight irradiation, and extrapolated to natural water. If estimated losses are superior or equal to 20%, the transformation pathway and the identities, concentrations, and rate of formation and decline of major transformation products are identified. An optional task is the additional determination of the quantum yield for various types of water bodies, seasons, and latitudes of interest.
The test chemical should be directly dissolved in the aqueous media saturated in air at a concentration which should not exceed half its solubility. For linear and non-linear regressions on the test chemical data in definitive or upper tier tests, the minimum number of samples collected should be 5 and 7 respectively. The exact number of samples and the timing of their collection is determined by a preliminary range-finding. Replicates (at least 2) of each experimental determination of kinetic parameters are recommended to determine variability and reduce uncertainty in their determination.


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Davis calls on Mellor to stay
Crewe Alexandra boss Steve Davis has urged Kelvin Mellor to stay at the club after the defender was linked with a move to Derby County.
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Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis has urged Kelvin Mellor to stay at the club after the defender was linked with a move to Derby County.
Mellor has been offered a new deal by the Railwaymen, but has been mooted as a target for Derby following the sale of Jason Shackell to Burnley.
The 21-year-old only made 17 appearances for Crewe last season and, following the club's promotion to League One, Davis feels there is no rush for Mellor to step up another level.
"Kelvin's just broken into the first team in the last five or six weeks of the season, and although he did very, very well it's still very early in his career," Davis told The Sentinel.
"Although he is a late starter and we've had to wait a long time for him, he's been worth the wait. But now he's got to be patient and prove himself in League One."
Meanwhile, Davis is still waiting for winger Byron Moore to make a decision on the offer of a two-year contract after he returned for pre-season training.
Davis added: "It's part of the game we have to play unfortunately. Byron and his agent have every right to try to get the deal they can.
"I don't doubt his attitude in terms of training and playing, and we would like to keep him part of the group."


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One in three kids are overweight. One in three kids will get type-2 diabetes. This is the 1st generation of children who may die at a younger age than their parents. Pretty depressing, right? Our food system, food politics and food culture in the U.S. are complicated which means that making change is a very complex process. While on most days, this whole situation feels sad and overwhelming to me, today I'd like to focus on the positive angle which is that there are a lot of talented and dedicated people out there who are doing some wonderful things to make a difference in the world of food and children's health. While their efforts may not fix all of the problems that we have, they are making a start and bringing about change. Here are just a few examples of organizations that inspire and encourage me and some thoughts on what we can learn from them.
This organization strives to bring healthy eating, fitness and environmental consciousness into NYC public schools. On the food side, they have a program called 'Cook for Kids'. Here, they partner with the NYC Department of Education to prepare fresh meals for the kids in participating schools and also to educate the children and families about healthy eating. They are currently serving nearly 15,000 children in NYC. They achieve this by placing culinary school graduates in schools to work alongside the cafeteria workers to create fresh and delicious meals that also meet school standards. They also offer classes for the kids and parents on healthy foods and cooking.
TAKEAWAY: Cook with your kids. It takes time to cook together but there are so many benefits. It encourages kids to try healthy foods, gives you and your child quality time together, gives them a sense of accomplishment and makes them more likely to sit down and enjoy a meal with you.
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
This is a reality TV show on ABC led by the British Chef (and father), Jamie Oliver. Each season, Jamie and his team attempt to work with a community to bring healthier foods to the lunchroom and to the family dinner table. While this may seem like a silly TV show, that's the important part…it IS a TV show. Millions of Americans spend their evenings watching TV so this is an easy way to get into the homes of Americans with a message about what's wrong with our food and how we are feeding our families. Even if viewers learn just 1 thing per episode or gain a greater awareness of the issues, then it has been a success. I love Jamie's passion. To feel his passion for this cause, see his speech at TED.
TAKEAWAY: Join forces with other parents. If there is an existing nutrition or wellness committee in your district, join in. If not, talk to other parents to see if there is an interest in starting one. Change in school nutrition needs the support of parents. Visit the Food Revolution site or Better School Food for ideas on how to get involved.
This organization helps to teach children the relationship between themselves and the food that ultimately lands on their table. They teach children where their food comes from, who is growing it, and how to cook and prepare food. The projects vary depending on the needs of a given community but include things like schoolyard gardens, cooking classes and farm to school initiatives. It's great to give kids a connection to their food and to let them start to see how their health and the environment is all connected to their food.
TAKEAWAY: Grow something with your kids (even just herbs in an indoor pot), visit a farm together, or even just hit the farmers market. Take easy actions to give your children a connection with their food.
There are so many great organizations to choose from, but which ones inspire you? Or what healthy and inspiring changes have you made for your kid's health or the health of their school?


text: Conquest and Settlement Joshua, 24 chapters The book is structured in two roughly equal parts: 1. the story of the campaigns of the Israelites in central, southern and northern Canaan and the destruction of their enemies 2. the division of the conquered land among the twelve tribes Sources for the Book of Joshua Book of Jashar A collection of war songs and poetry that is quoted in Joshua. The original does not exist. "'Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and, moon, you also over the Vale of Aijalon'. And the sun stood still, and the moon halted, till the people had vengeance on their enemies." D and P The "D" writers contributed the main narrative story of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua After the exile, "P" writers added genealogies Joshua sources, cont. The sources for the Book of Joshua extend over a long period of time, from war songs and poetry from oral traditions through commentaries written and added after the exile in Babylon. Who was Joshua? Moses' military assistant in charge of the Tabernacle One of two spies to returned to the Israelites encouraging them on to Canaan Chosen to succeed Moses Led the Israelites across the Jordan River in Canaan Conquered Jericho and Ai Allotted land to various tribes Made covenant with Yahweh at Shechem In the south, land later occupied by the tribe of Benjamin and near Gilgal; And The conquest of Galilee and the capture of Hazor Conquest manna Miraculous "bread" from heaven that ceased to appear when the Israelites entered Canaan It nourished Israelites as they wandered in the Sinai desert Jericho The walls of Jericho crumble at the sound of the "mighty war cry" and the horns of the Israelites. Rahab A prostitute of Jericho who hid Israelite spies She was spared in the destruction of Jericho Entrance into Canaan First city captured by the Israelites upon entering the land of Canaan following their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt. Ironically, Jericho (along with the Gaza Strip) was the first territory given to the Palestinians by Israel as part of the Oslo peace agreement in 1994 tel Walls Archaeological evidence neither proves nor disproves the Biblical account of Joshua Jericho today Book of Joshua According to Joshua, Israel became a political entity when it militarily conquered Canaan. Some passages in Joshua indicate a fast and furious conquering of Canaan. Yet long after Joshua, much of the Promised Land remained Canaanite Ai A city that according to the Book of Joshua was destroyed by Joshua's men Ai means "the ruin" in Hebrew According to archaeologists, Ai had been destroyed by the time the Israelites came into Canaan Shechem An Ancient Canaanite city and holy shrine Joshua held a covenant-renewal ceremony here to unite the tribes of Israel Some scholars say other non-Israelite peoples were also welcomed here by Joshua to join in a covenant with Yahweh Canaanites People native to Canaan of various backgrounds Polytheistic peoples populating Canaan Sometime allies of the Israelites Baal, one of the Canaanite gods Historic Origins of Israel Three Models Conquest Model Jericho Ai Joshua and Israelites Infiltration Model Proto-Israelites and Canaanites Israelites Peaceful and gradual A new people Social Revolution Model Habiru peasants farmers Urban elite Israelites Habiru A term designating clans outside of the urban or legal social structure Nomads who raided settled populations in Palestine circa 1300 BCE Scholars speculate that Biblical Hebrews may have been part of this group Manasseh Head of one of Israel's twelve tribes This tribe was divided into two sections when land was allocated Condemned for encouragement of Baalism, astrology, and human sacrifice Historically considered an effective king Tribes and Land Prophets Navi (Nabi), Hebrew word for "Prophet" A spokesperson for Yahweh One who delivers God's judgments on contemporary society One who proclaims or preaches the word or will of a deity A true prophet is believed to be divinely inspired Purpose of Prophets Prophets were role models of holiness, scholarship and closeness to God. They set the standards for the entire community. A prophet is not necessarily a man. A prophet is not necessarily a Jew. Prophecy is not an arbitrary gift; rather, it is the culmination of a person's spiritual and ethical development. Judges


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James Potter stared glumly out the window as the car came to a halt. He looked at Sirius who looked equally bored. Why did they have to go to a stupid muggle fair?
�Come on boys,� said Mrs Fletcher. Mrs Fletcher was short and plump with frizzy hair, which was starting to go grey. Sirius and James� parents had gone out and they had been left with Mrs Fletcher, a muggle. They sighed and trudged after her. Overhead was a large banner which read �BOWTOWN ANNUAL SUMMER FAIR�
�Now then, I�ve got to go and meet someone in the caf�, so you two boys can go and have fun, but be careful and stay out of trouble,� Mrs Fletcher warned.
�Right,� said James looking at the list of activities, �Most of this stuff is just for kids, what are we supposed to do?� He handed Sirius the letter and Sirius ran his eyes down it briefly.
�Well we could check out this fortune telling place. It�ll be a laugh seeing muggles attempting divination,� he said. James looked uncertain but agreed that they didn�t have anything better to do. The two boys sloped off, making their way through various tents, until they reached a small, dark tent with a sign saying �FORTUNE TELLING� hanging over it.
�Here we are,� Sirius mumbled gazing at the tent suspiciously. They walked inside hesitantly and saw a woman sitting in front of a crystal ball with many scented candles surrounding her. They walked cautiously up to her and sat down on the two chairs opposite her. They glanced at each other warily. The strange woman seemed not t have noticed they were there. Her face was hidden in the shadows, but her large glasses were glinting ominously.
�Mum,� said a small girl behind her, �Mum you�ve got customers.� The woman looked up,
�Yes,� she whispered. �I am Kathyline Trellawny, and this is my daughter Sybil. You want your fortunes told I presume?� Sirius and James nodded, unable to speak.
�Very well,� she continued, with the same mysterious voice. �You first James.� James stared at her, how did she know his name? She looked into the crystal ball a glazed look on her face. She was frowning slightly and occasionally she would murmur something to herself. �I�m afraid,� she started, �That you will not live very long, James Potter. You and your wife will die at a young age, but your son will survive. He will be called Harry. Your friend will betray you, leading to your death. Your son however will go through many battles, where most will not survive, but he will come out successful and triumph over the one who murdered you and your wife. I am sorry.� James looked horrified. He was gaping at her, his eyes wide. He had gone suddenly rather pale. She turned to Sirius, and he nodded as though agreeing to have her tell him his fortune. �Sirius. You will be killed by your own cousin, while trying to save someone very special to you. You will live longer than your friend, here, but not by much. It seems that you will be blamed for something terrible and go to prison for several years, but you will escape and live in hiding. You will never marry or have any children, though your friend�s son will be your Godson. There is nothing either of you can do to prevent this, but now you are prepared.� The stunned silence that followed her words was the longest either of the boys had ever heard. They said goodbye and shakily left her tent. Neither of the spoke, as they were too shocked. Was there really nothing they could do?
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A number of services that fall under the New Brunswick Department of Social Development are asking government for better solutions when it comes to caring for the sick and elderly.
The New Brunswick Special Care Home Association is among the groups calling for change, saying they're in crisis without more support.
Edwina MacBain is a personal support worker who, during a shift, may be in charge of everything from cooking and cleaning to bathing and distributing medication for up to 20 special care home residents.
"Some of them have had strokes and they're aging, but they're not ready for the nursing home," she said.
Like many support care workers looking after the province's most vulnerable, when it comes to finances, MacBain can barely take care of herself.
"Some people have to have two of these jobs to make ends meet," she said.
'Pay them what they're worth'
Starting pay for a support care worker is around $11 an hour. Compare that to the base wage of a nursing home attendant, which is more than $18 an hour, even though qualifications for both occupations are nearly identical.
Wayne Brown, president of the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions, says he worries about the future of care in the province.
"I know the province is in a sad situation financially, but there's a need for the aging population," he said.
"There has to be some incentives for individuals, they're requiring these people to have education and experience, but pay them accordingly, pay them what they're worth. It's a travesty."
That's why the New Brunswick Human Services Coalition wants more money in next year's budget.
'You wouldn't understand unless you were here yourself.' - Tom Astle, special care home resident
Jan Seely, president of the province's Special Care Home Association, says they are at a disadvantage.
"When you have a pocket of money that is to be divided up fairly amongst the province, you have groups that have collective agreements and legislation. We have none of that," Seely said.
"There's nothing built in to these service rates that the province pays to acknowledge the increase in the cost of providing a service or to acknowledge an appropriate wage for a service that's expected."
It's hoped that better wages will translate to better care for residents like Tom Astle.
"You wouldn't understand unless you were here yourself. To me, it takes a special kind of person to be a caregiver because some of the stuff you see that goes on, if you haven't got the patience and the love for people."
The Department of Social Development plans to conduct a review of human services in the province, including a look at training and wages.


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How many decades will it take for Rocky to triumph over its association with Sylvester Stallone's battered but not beaten boxer? The moment may have come, now that Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have named their son Rocky. It helps, too, that Madonna's son Rocco helped make the name child-appropriate again. Rocky has been back in the US Top 1000 since 2013.
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You want what's best for your child. Your desire is for your child to have every opportunity to grow-up healthy and happy. Whether your child is an infant, toddler, or preschooler, your child means the world to you. You're looking for more than a baby-sitting service. Your child is your priority. Shouldn't your child be a priority be in the eyes of your care-provider?
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- Prepare your child for the challenges of kindergarten.
- Nurture the development of respect for others.
- Encourage the traditional values and morals based on biblical principles.
- Feel accepted and supported.
- Provide nutritious meals, time for active play and a time to rest; creating habits for a healthy lifestyle.
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We are a Christian Preschool that Welcomes all Faiths.
Whether your grew-up in a Christian home or are just exploring a journey with Jesus, you want your child to:
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NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's first-quarter results Friday should give investors a better sense of how the world's biggest hamburger chain is coping with volatile costs for ingredients in a struggling global economy.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Despite the fast food chain's success in recent years, CEO Jim Skinner noted that commodity costs continue to present a challenge; it was one of the reasons cited for the slightly lower profit margin at company-operated stores in the previous quarter.
McDonald's Corp. has said it expects costs for most of its commodities in the U.S. to increase 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent this year, which is roughly in line with last year's increase.
WHY IT MATTERS: Because of its size and scope, the decisions McDonald's makes about how to deal with rising costs can influence the rest of the fast-food industry. Last year, McDonald's raised menu prices three times, for a total price increase of about 3 percent. Chief Financial Officer Pete Bensen has said the company would continue to strategically make increases to offset some costs.
WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts on average expect earnings of $1.23 per share on revenue of $6.53 billion, according to FactSet.
LAST YEAR'S QUARTER: The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company reported net income of $1.15 per share on revenue of $6.1 billion.


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Every now and then, I receive emails from people who are asking me to explain the benefits or advantages of using Linux. I just answered them with a link or two to articles that could give a good explanation regarding the subject matter. But since I realized that it would be better if my response were based on my own experience, I finally decided to write a simple list.
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Story and photos by Matthew Beckman
MSUM Journalism
Several times a week steel-willed Pokemon trainers, stalwart superhero commanders, starship captains and magic wielders congregate at Paradox Comics-N-Cards on Eighth Street in Fargo as their communal battleground.
Despite the amount of hit-points lost and cardboard damage caused every night, the card players at Paradox always return for the air of friendly competition, and common interest. According to Alex Early, employee and younger brother of the owner Richard Early, Paradox has been open for about as long as the popular trading card game (commonly shortened to TCG by players) "Magic: The Gathering": 17 years. The store brands itself as a vendor of comic books, but draws crowds with interests beyond that of superhero exploits. What started with "Magic TCG" tournament events has grown to include several different card leagues that now keep the store busy with league nights, attracting regulars throughout the week. Early says Paradox started drawing large crowds when they would hold special pre-release nights, tournaments featuring prizes of Magic cards unreleased to the public at the time. Their first pre-release event was two years ago, and drew in a crowd of 64 people, and just a year ago held another that drew in 117 people.
"We didn't have enough chairs. People had to sit on the floor," Early says. "The line was out the door."
'He took out my Blastoise so I can't clear the spikes anymore'
The vocabulary and dialogue between players gives the already colorfully adorned shop an otherworldly feel, finding one's bearings might take some time.
For the uninitiated, trading card games play out quite unlike older, traditional card games like poker, golf or speed. Instead of using a standard 52-card deck, most TCGs follow similar basics:
○ Decks are generally composed from buying small packaged "booster" packs, featuring a fraction of the amount of cards needed to construct a "deck."
○ The deck is used to "battle" other players. The decks are constructed with a pre-meditated strategy in mind.
○ Game play is established by two players who use their decks against each other, playing cards that generally have to defeat one another, like fighters in a ring. Cards can range from characters that do the fighting, to support cards that strengthen or weaken allies and enemies on the field. Each different trading card game features many variations of what types of cards are used.
○ Despite strategy, there is often an element of luck involved, including coin flipping or use of dice.
Early says "Magic", "Pokemon" and "Yu-Gi-Oh" all have their own TCG league nights that attract the largest crowds.
'See what happens when I throw monkey poo on you — it sticks to you!'
The crowds that do show up are largely composed of the same people who find common ground they normally wouldn't find elsewhere.
"It's just the friendly competition, and knowing that there are other people out there that enjoy 'Pokemon' besides me. I'm 26 years old and — I mean there's a 30-year-old here who likes them," Matthew Garvin says. "There's worse hobbies out there."
"Like doing crack, or marijuana," chimes in Andru Dent, looking up from his game. "Or Internet porn."
Garvin laughs in response, and carries on multitasking, battling his friend Jake Gilleshammer in the "Pokemon TCG", and a battle in the Pokemon video game with Dent.
Mac Horner and his friend Devan Thomas often show up to these "Pokemon" league nights mainly for the popular video game of the same name on Nintendo gaming systems. The main draw for Horner and Thomas, like many others, is tangible badges that indicate their progres. Horner, Thomas, and many of the video game and TCG players have booklets that are used to track their participation during league nights. Horner and Thomas both sport jackets with proudly stitched-on badges they've earned for their efforts. Horner even doles out his own rewards, proclaiming himself as a "gym leader" for other players to approach for a match. Upon defeat he will confer the victorious challenger with a rare "Pokemon" character out of his own collection.
"I'm a steel trainer," Horner says. "I'm a man with an iron will."
In a room separated from the TCG players, Jeff Haarstick, Tim Judd and Tom Brandt are playing "HeroClix", a game that appears as a cross between chess, Risk, and features famous superheroes such as Wonder Woman, the Flash and Green Lantern. All three men met from playing at Paradox, and continue to meet newcomers who are curious about the game.
'Detective Chimp's going to outwit Wonder Woman's invulnerability'
The card nights draw a wide variety of players. Young and old, skilled and new, everyone is welcome if you have a passion for the game. The Magic Player of the Year Brad Nelson, returns regularly to play Magic, and Jody Lamp, the 18th ranked player in the world in the "Star Trek TCG", plays at Paradox. Even all the way on down to fresh faces of youngsters learning the game.
Early says that people form groups from playing cards, but it often grows from there, resulting in a friendly atmosphere.
"People become actual friends," Early says.
"They (parents) can drop their kids off, and they'll have fun playing for the night," Early says.
Kolten Barnhard, 7, attends "Pokemon" night with his mother in tow, battling, collecting cards and having fun.
Josh Massey, who runs the Pokemon League nights is looked up to by the participants, and helps out whenever he can. Massey has only been at it for six months, but he enjoys it.
"Fighting my friends was getting old," Massey says. "It's something nice to do, it's nice to come here and play cards."
Much to Kolten's chagrin, Massey can't inflate the league schedule to several nights a week.
"Josh," Kolten asks "how come we can't do this more than once a week?"
"Because my wife won't let me do it more than once a week," Massey responds, eliciting chuckles from players in the room.
Kolten will keep coming as long as he can though.
"I used to play Bakugan until I got sick of it," says Kolten. "So I only play Pokemon, until I get too old. Then I'll give my cards to my kids."
A full schedule of Paradox Comics-N-Cards can be found here.
Edited by Ryan Kartes, MSUM Journalism
TAGS: comics, trading cards, pokemon, magic the gathering, yugioh, tournaments, tourney, Downtown, Dragons, Fargo, Moorhead, MSUM


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Fedor Dobronravov and Lyudmila Chursina ready to be dumped on a children's film
In the Network walks the movie "Killer kid's movie", which the authors, led by producer Vladimir Usynovim wonder: "What kids movies are out with the support of the Ministry of culture in recent years and which spent more than half a billion rubles allocated for children's films? And sent a letter to the President of the country Vladimir Putin, to which is attached a DVD with this documentary. In it Vladimir Esin asked the President to take personal control of the funding of the production of the final part of the trilogy "the Private pioneer-3", citing "the current corruption of the Ministry of culture".
Working Karpilovsky Alexander trilogy – apprentice of Alexander Mitta, popular actor and Director. My first "private pioneer" a film he directed, the stories of the head of the Federal Agency for press and mass communications Mikhail Seslavinsky. Surprisingly, even this fact did not open the film "green street", she did not go long in the car. Was a success at festivals, clip awards in Russia and abroad. And the Director at that time said that it would no longer make children's films: the demand for it is not, as is interest from kinoyalta.
For the second film wrote the original script. The children acted the same. They have matured in two years, has reached the 14th birthday. From the city of Dzerzhinsk of the event has shifted to summer camp at sea.
We spoke with producer Vladimir Usynovim after showing the second film in the "Week of Russian cinema" In Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan. The audience – a full house. Someone had to look at the picture standing — of all places is not enough. And then the children didn't disperse, took autographs, took pictures, asked questions, asked, will there be a sequel?
– Remove the "Private pioneer – 3″ we will be in August, " says Mr Yoshino. But now totally free works crew. The script is written, the Director makes the Director's script, select a place to shoot. The work goes on, but while on the enthusiasm. We passed the documents to the Fund a movie and may have to be solved a question on allocation of money to our project, or the absence thereof. (We now know that the project is not allowed even for the pitching — sh)
And how much are you asking?
Fifty million rubles.
– Already have two movies, why the third?
– This is a trilogy, spanning childhood, adolescence and youth of our characters. The project is unique because child actors grow with their characters. In the first film them for 12 years, second for 14, and the third will be 16. Adult and Timothy Tribunal became our mascot. In the first film he and the children lived in Dzerzhinsk. We thought, as it would be in summer camp we translate the second part. In the end, made it so that the hero Tribuntsev moved to the South.
In order to work quietly, I four times last year applied to the Ministry of culture and each time received a completely unjustified refusals. And in December last year appealed to the cinema Fund. Even five million of recurrent funds necessary for the construction of a script, couldn't get. In the film Fund turned me down.
– With what formulation?
– No wording is not. I once asked to explain the reason for the refusal and the answer was: "We don't have to explain".
– What is valuable in your project "Honest pioneer-3"? Your trump card?
– The trump card – an unlimited love of children to this project. How many festivals were our films in Russia and abroad! You should have seen the eyes and faces of these children. And they ask to continue. We have formed a trilogy. I worry: will we be able to finish it. Such in Russia and the Soviet Union was not, when child actors grow with their characters. Moreover, not one person but three. Change their motivations, and views on life, experience other relationships. In the third part, our heroes go to College.
– The first two films is also not funded?
– In the first part we in the Ministry of culture gave 28 million rubles, the second – 25 million On the third – anything. In the first and second parts I've invested 50 percent of his own funds was found. And practice is this: 30 percent should be invested by a producer, 70 percent is state funding.
– Today you told the audience how you helped people, when you shot the second film.
– Yes, there are amazing people. One of them — Yury Ryazanov from Rostov-on-don. Because of his involvement, our group, and it is about a hundred people, was placed in a children's camp in Gelendzhik, where we were shooting. We lived there a month. We provided not only accommodation but also food. When I had no money, and I applied to the Ministry of culture on completion of the second part of the project, the officials turned us down. But when our sound engineer was sick (and he was out of action for two weeks), and I'm a week later passed the project, the Ministry of culture have imposed on me a fine of 200 thousand rubles. If you watch the movie "Killer kids movie", you'll see that many projects go for years with prolongation. And no one penalizes them manufacturers.
All the time, and only say that there is no children's movie. Actually, it turns out that it is not necessary to anybody?
Minister it is not necessary. But you saw what happened at our show in Osh. So need it or not? Everywhere we have a full house. I recently visited the festival in Samara, personally drove with a picture of the 8 districts and 5 cities. Watched the movie about 80 thousand children. Hire our Americanized. And the Russian films reach the audience mainly due to the festivals. Our task is to show the kids a good movie and in parallel to perform educational functions. Not that the film was started when the baby drowns mother.
– Whether at the time of filing the prizes that previous picture is marked?
-Take one – the company that submits the application. This also applies to the Ministry of culture and cinema Fund. One company may get a lot of money from year to year, and the firm, which makes a good movie, and there is as mine, for 25 years, endlessly something to prove. Because the system is built on other relations. In the film "Killer kids movie" about says it all.
And there are Directors who have taste for creation of a children's movie?
– I also karpylivs'ka anyone can not name. He has the cash projects, the TV series, but he wants to finish the trilogy. When they began to allocate money for the scripts of children's films, immediately formed a mass of people willing to receive them. And this husk rushed to a children's movie. .
– And you, then why fight for a lost cause?
– If such fine actors Lyudmila Chursina, and Fedor Dobronravov, watching "Private pioneer-2" in Osh, offering me money on completion, it is already for this to work. Not to finish the trilogy — is to betray them.
– Here you all criticize officials, but, say, there will be others – worse than the current.
– Will not be worse. We have reached the bottom. Remember, as Armen Medvedev in stay on a post of the Minister has not given money to his friend Pavel Arsenov on "Green bird", considering his bid weak. Arsenov soon died. But Medvedev later wrote in his book that still can not give the answer to the question: does the blame for that is not identified then the money. But it was a completely different era.Related posts:


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London markets had a torrid day yesterday as fears for the health of the banking system intensified. Banks were among the biggest fallers as the FTSE 100 had its worst day for more than six weeks, dropping almost 5% to the blue-chip index's lowest level since 5 December.
The sell-off started in earnest in morning trading and gathered pace after Wall Street opened lower on grim US retail figures. Royal Bank of Scotland led the day's losers, plunging more than 18%, or 9.4p, to 41.7p. This represents a loss of around £5.5bn for the government, which bought its 58% stake in the bank for £15bn at 65.5p a share. Barclays slid more than 14% to close down 23.8p at 142.1p, after it cut 2,100 commercial and retail jobs to add to the redundancies at its investment division. Lloyds TSB and HBOS both fell ahead of their merger next week, Lloyds down 15.8p to 117.2p, and HBOS falling by 10.9p to 70.1p.
HSBC, which alone among the high-street banks did not have to drum up extra funds last year, lost 51.25p to close at 588.75p, after analysts at Morgan Stanley argued it would need to raise up to $30bn of fresh capital.
The FTSE 100 closed at 4,180.64, down 218.51 points, having been down more than 280 points at one stage in the afternoon. The index has now racked up six straight days of losses, a decline of more than 450 points that has wiped out a post-Christmas rally.
The turmoil extended way beyond the banking sector, with only four companies in positive territory. Shares in FirstGroup slipped by almost 15% to 358.75p after the transport company reported problems at its Greyhound bus division in north America.
Falling metals prices and slackening demand depressed the shares of mining companies. Rio Tinto, which yesterday announced plans to cut diamond output in Australia and named Jim Leng as its new chairman, was down 175p at £13.80. A rare success story was oil services and engineering group Amec, which predicted pre-tax profits last year would exceed £200m and promised 2009 would be "another year of improved performance". The shares rose 34.5p to 572p.
In the FTSE 250 Punch Taverns dropped more than 30% after the pub group said like-for-like profits at its leased and tenanted business had fallen 12% year-on-year over the 20 weeks ending on 10 January. It was the first in a series of updates that will tell investors how the beleaguered pub sector fared over the Christmas and New Year period and dragged down rivals such as Enterprise Inns, down 14.25p to 47p, and Greene King, off 31.25p at 424p. Teathers analyst Kate Pettem remained bullish on Punch, arguing the risk to the company from a debt default had been overplayed. She recommended buying the shares, with a target price of 275p.


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Meditation, relaxation and visualisation are the standard recommendations for reducing stress, and they are all beneficial and useful to us in many ways, however, they are not so easy to put into use when stress strikes with it's disruptive companions frustration, overwhelm, confusion, anxiety etc in full attendance.
Here's something simple you can try to diffuse stress quickly and easily, anytime
and anywhere.
1. rub your forehead with both hands in vertical lines from your eyebrows to your
hairline for a few moments
2. about an inch above each eyebrow you will find a bump - rest your fingertips
there lightly and hold
3. take a deep breathe in and lighten the pressure of your fingertips until they are
touching those points very softly
4. breathe deeply again and allow yourself to sink into how you are really feeling
right now - focus clearly and specifically on the one thing that is mainly causing you
stress, or anxiety
5. allow yourself to think the truth of the matter, hold the points and breathe and
remain that way for a couple of minutes
6. concentrate on the area you are holding and feel for pulsations under your
fingertips as the blood flow, previously diverted by stress, is restored to your
forebrain. Now you can begin to think clearly again as you feel stress drain away
and find yourself in control and able to choose how you wish to respond to what's
at hand.
What many of us don't realise about stress is that although it is often triggered by
our mental states and emotional responses it is in fact a physiological occurrence.
The body responds directly to every impression we feed it be it real or imagined; it
makes no difference to the body. If you tell it you are stressed it will respond
immediately by sending the majority of the blood from your forebrain to your chest
for faster breathing and the more efficient pumping of blood through your heart and
to the muscles of your legs for whatever action they may need to take.
When you consider this automatic physical response it's easy to see why we don't
always think well under stress. This simple technique tells your body to stand down
and encourages the blood flow to return to the brain for clear thinking and
Try this for:
- diffusing stress on the spot and stopping it from accumulating
- easing worries
- regaining control of your resources and having access to your full capacity for
dealing with any given situation.
- preventing the digestive disorders associated with stress developing. (Use this
before eating to make sure that your digestive system is ready and willing to receive
the goodness from your food in a calm and efficient manner.)
- relaxing and clearing your mind before sleep
- inducing a feeling of calm from which you can then step deeper into a
meditative or relaxed state
Sivyer is a Personal Development Coach, author and health consultant for LifeScape
magazine, her www.ananga.squarespace.com/">resource
website contains articles, information and book reviews on the very best and
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For half an hour every Sunday evening, Paresky's Henze Lounge is the hearth where students at the College gather to hear stories shared by other students, members of the faculty and members of the staff. This tradition is called Storytime. Storytime began in 2007 and the Williams College Storyboard, whose members receive and pursue speaker nominations, select speakers and bake the cookies that are a staple of Storytime sessions.
"I think very few people think about the things that go into putting Storytime on – it just happens. I think in some ways we kind of like that, it's just like a magical thing that happens every Sunday," Hannah Levin '16, a member of Storyboard, said. Levin is one of the most senior of Storyboard's 11 members, but she shares equal authority in the group's decisions; Storyboard has no hierarchy of command. Marissa Levin Shapiro '18, another Storyboard member, remarked, "One thing about Storyboard that I think is really interesting is that it's the most democratic organization I have been on. It doesn't have a board power structure … I've never seen that work before." The group rotates its responsibilities among members on a weekly basis and makes decisions through discussion and debate.
The easy democracy of Storyboard is a reflection of the group's commitment to inclusivity. Thinking about her aspirations for the group, Levin reflected, "If I had one goal [for Storyboard], it would be that everyone feels comfortable at Storytime and everyone feels as though, even if it isn't their story being told, their voice can be heard at Storytime … I want everyone to feel as though Storytime is for them." To that effect, Storyboard makes an effort to choose speakers who are relatable and engaging. "We choose people based on the speaker rather than the story," Shapiro said.
"A lot of people think they don't have a story to share," Isabel Andrade '18, also a Storyboard member, said, but oftentimes these people still prove to be great Storytime speakers. Andrade added, "Something that really impressed me about Storytime was sometimes sitting there and listening to someone make sense of their experiences, and in a way their reflections were also reflections I was going through at the time." The magic in Storytime is not in its interesting stories, but its interesting speakers who invite the audience to experience their lives through their stories, however fantastical or mundane.
Sometimes, these reflections also provide some clarity for the speaker, such as with Divya Sampath '18, a recent Storytime speaker who had trouble picking a particular story to tell. "My story was an explanation for why I have so many stories," she said. As the daughter of a mother in her 70s and father in his 80s, she felt that her parents were not able to provide her with a typical childhood, but their experience and stability also gave her unique opportunities and required her to be more self-reliant. Through preparing her stories for the Storytime audience, she realized that her peculiar upbringing is the source of her independence, but her story also detailed how she had to come to terms with their age and the salience of their mortality relative to her youth. "I saw all of those stories come together as a single narrative rather than these disjointed things … Telling the story helped me realize a lot of things about myself," Sampath says.
Storytelling and Storytime is about sharing a narrative, but it is also about connecting with the Williams community and witnessing the support students at the College provide one another every day. To those whom have not joined the Storytime community, Levin says, "You won't remember the homework assignment you were working on, but you may remember the story you came and heard and that could have a much more profound effect on you tomorrow." Storytime happens every Sunday at 9 p.m. in the second floor of Paresky, at Henze Lounge.


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looking for info about ggrandparents married in 1904 my ggrandmother had a son before marring my ggrandfather the sons name was Junie carr. Together they had 3 children 2 girls and a boy the surviving girl is my grandmother here given name was Bessie. she was born in 1906.