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Welcome to Afro Empowerment Center Denmark (AEC). AEC is a member organization of the European Network of People of African Descent. We believe all human beings have the right to live free from fear, hostility and discrimination which is why our organization fights to bring awareness to the society about People of African Descent's human rights here in Denmark. We support the building of a confident and strong Afrodane and African Diaspora community here in Denmark and we have many methods and initiatives which we believe will help us reach that goal. AEC receives no funds from any governmental wing regarding any of our initiatives and is primarily funded by its members.
Please read the first report on Afro-dansker in Denmarks history. There has never been a focus on People of African Descent in Denmark as a group and still very little is any has been done regarding the institutional bodies to address the particular for of racism People of African Descent face. Although AEC feels this report is lacking on all levels, we are happy to see a beginning within our institutions and land of a discussion which is badly needed. Please read the Afro-dansker report and read our follow up analysis right after.
Afro-dansker report: https://menneskeret.dk/sites/menneskeret.dk/files/media/dokumenter/udgivelser/afrodanskere_web.pdf
AEC Summary Analysis: http://www.aec-cph.dk/SADR.pdf
Please join us Sunday 26th 2017 at the Libyan Embassy in Copenhagen Denmark to protest against the enslavement of African people and other crimes against humanity taking place in Libya. We are also protesting the systemic silencing of crimes which have been ongoing for years in the region which have culminated into what we see today. Some of the crimes are human trafficking, organ theft, rape, forced prostitution and many other crimes. For further information please click the link below.
Black Women are at the very center of People of African Descent's homes and communities. Black Women are often put last in being recognized within the structures of society in Denmark and we at AEC advocate for the implementation of laws and the legal language on intersectional discrimination *multiple discrimination* within Denmark which do not exist currently. Such legal definitions and language on intersectional discrimination are important, not just for the empowerment and protection of the rights of Black Women, but also for groups under represented in society. Intersectional discrimination effects the Black Queer communities, Black people of different ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality, economic status etc. and many others regardless of background. Although intersectional discrimination is not limited to PAD, we feel it is important do to how we are effected most often, that we create space where this focus can also be understood through the lens of People of African Descent in Denmark as we are effected intersecting with the discrimination we face in connection with the perception of race often.
Chapter I: Introduction & Core Demands
1. Recognition as a Group affected by Racism
People of African Descent and Black Europeans are one of the largest minorities in Europe and highlighted as being particularly vulnerable to racism across the European Union. Estimates from the United States Congress suggest that approximately 7,000,000 to 10,000,000 individuals of African Descent currently live in Europe, building on a long history in these countries.
People of African Descent and Black Europeans (PAD & BE) across Europe face a specific form of racism, which severely inhibits their full enjoyment of human rights. We demand a recognition of the situation of PAD & BE in accordance with:
CERD's General Recommendation No 34 on People of African Descent
the findings of the UN Commission for Human Right's Working Group for People of African Descent (E/CN.4/2003/WG.20/WP.3)
ENAR's findings on Black Europeans and People of African Descent in Europe (2012).
We further demand that PAD & BE be recognized as affected by a specific form of racism across the European Union. Such recognition is the necessary basis for all legal and policy attempts to reduce the effects of racial discrimination against PAD & BE across Europe.
Regarding the UN CERD Concluding observations on Denmark, Afro Empowerment Center is very pleased with the recommendations. As it stands in Denmark without such implementations combating racism against People of African Descent (PAD) is futile. Currently if you migrate into Denmark, are born in Denmark from parents who are nationals of western nations but are also PAD, the data will only show your nationality and not ethnicity or "perceived race" thus, data will go hidden and tracking Anti Black Racism /Afrophobia is mute. Further more, in 2016 we can no longer assume all nationals from the African continent who migrate to Denmark fall under the classification of PAD, thus making hate crimes against PAD and others difficult to track and learn from.
European Network Against Racism (ENAR) published a shadow report on Afrophobia in Europe. The report's focus is racism and discrimination experienced by people of African descent and Black Europeans. The report discusses the most significant issues faced by Black people in many areas of their lives such as education, health, housing, employment, criminal justice and public life.
Julian Murhula – Chairman of ACODA RDC gives an inspiring speech in front of the US Embassy in Denmark. His speech outlines similarities between the struggle of African Americans and Congolese, the structures behind them, and points out how Denmark is not immune to the same policies within a triangular trade and political alliance.
Afro Danskere og Afrikanere vil ikke længere kaldes…….
90% af de adspurgte i ny undersøgelse ønsker ikke at blive kaldt "N-ord". Langt størsteparten af de adspurgte foretrak i stedet Afrikaner eller Afro Dansker.


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Electric Dream pt. III: Visualizing the Digital
And I figure that's where this series must end. Right on the cusp of another beginning.
The challenge we had as I've mentioned in previous posts was to represent on stage, the phenomenon/idea/dream of the digital self. Using a variety of influences from Teen Titans' Cyborg to Alexander McQueen, I found metaphors that read as digital. Straight lines, lights (especially blue ones), hair gel, white etc etc.
Of those metaphors I created designs for each character.
Blinix is a genderfluid, nonbinary scientist who helped build Cyberverse. As I explored in an earlier post, the Paul and Rosemary Mikado opt to erase physical difference in Cyberverse, with the hopes of eliminating discrimination. I kno, it's dumb, but they do it anyway and one of their reasons was supposedly because they wanted to give Blinix and other gender non-comforming folks a world Blinix never leaves Cyberverse so I had to come up with a design that captured obscured their body and gender. What I came up with was this:
The costume was called many things lol my fave of which was probably "sharp marshmallow" coined by the actor wearing the costume Hyourin Martina-Hood. I decided straight lines that created its own pixelated shape around the body would do enough to interrupt the lines of the body for a bit. The angular nature of the costume, along with the prominent white and blue, and the gelled hair are all tropes used in science fiction imagery to represent futurity.I decided to use a constrasting orange color to give the piece balance and to hint at oppositional poles existing together in one sphere as a means of invoking the gender spectrum.
Tuluk also never leaves cyberverse, he also doesn't have a body technically. The "creators" of Cyberverse wanted to make a world free of racism too, so they took away racial differences as well. Since he never leaves Cyberverse, he too, is in theory, just apersonality, "free" of physical difference and the trappings of such. However, I felt like I needed to give him cultural specificity since the script does identify him as an Inupiaq musher. So my costume for him uses a silhouette common for men in the Inupiaq/Inupiat. The snow coat's fur I swapped our for strings of lights and lighting gel. The pattern around his waist I made sure to utilize shapes commonly found on Inupiaq garments to form a simple pattern reminiscent of the original patterns I found in the images I used. The result was:
Nova I needed to be adult, and human. For her, and the rest of the characters, (beside the NONE), I needed garments that could read as both real-world and digital. Nova, as the polar opposite of Rosemary, needed smooth lines and minimal lighting. Her relative distance from the digital as opposed to Rosemary's consumption by it, makes her Rosemary's Polar opposite. So where Rosemary (and Paul) are all straight lines, geometric shapes and silhouettes, Nova's needed to be softer, and more aligned with the body. To do that I gave her a dress and only two lines of light:
Lynx was a hard one honestly. As the former best friend of Nova, there were ways in which I felt, her costume demanded some connection to Nova's. Yet, as the die-hard assistant to Paul and Rosemary, I also felt like she needed the straight lines and geometric patterns of lights – hence the plaid skirt, and stiff leather top with accordion sides:
Rosemary and Paul:
As a couple, they needed to be the height of representation of the digital. The earliest designs included far more lights than was ever possible lol, so the lines of lights we did choose, had to echo the straight, geometric lines of the garments we chose. Purple was the color the playwright indicated in the script for Rosemary's costume – I took it and ran honestly, and found the source of my color scheme, seapunk. All the costumes emerge from that aesthetic. And then of course, AFTER my designs, the New York Times announced that the future is purple . I would just like to say it here that Denzel and I did it first:
The None:
The None are a bunch of personalities (digital scans of folks' brains) with no distinction between each other, a "hive mind" as it's called in the play. I used for them sinple black strips of random cloth we had in stock and lines of electroluminescent light. We used mettalic paper for their masks and chaos fabric, the same fabric used in the walls of the set. This, I hoped told the story of their integration into the very technology, the very world of Cyberverse.
Or course, there are thoughts I'm still left with. Should we have used more lights (if we had a few more months, yes lol). I still wish we could've used more sophisticated technology, although, we did get to do 3-D printing for the brain scanner thingy Rosemary and Nova wear (it's just as cool as it sounds).
Particularly, I'm struck by the parallel between how we constructed our garments and the construction of the digital itself. I remember when I first learned the Internet was a series of wires running across the entire globe, underwater and underground. I was like:
Then i saw this video and was also like shamwow. I'm just so fascinated at how we construct technology and the digital with such clean lines when behind the clean lines and smooth edges there are just circuit boards and wires. What was even more fascinating, was that even though we had to settle for metaphors of the digital instead of integrating digital technologies themselves, WE STILL ENGAGED IN THE SAME PROCESS. That is, we used visual tropes of the clean, simple and geometric, while underneath the garments (esp Tuluk's and Blinix's) there was an assortment of wires and battery packs we had to tape and manage so they wouldn't fall out.
Other than that, I'm thinking a lot more about what this coming world will look like. The world we are building every day in our screens. I'm thinking about each tweet, and each Instagram image we curate in our constructions of ourselves.
In any case I'm so grateful to have been able to see these designs come to life. For which I have to credit Emily Hoem, Amherst's expert costumer for spearheading the construction of everything and teaching me so much in the process. It was a lot of fun working with such a bomb script and design team so I'm grateful for that too. I'll see where the thinking takes me, and maybe share some of that process in this blog. Meanwhile, thank you for tuning in to the last installment!
Feature Image by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

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Montauk, NY 11954
(631) 668-8206
This photo of Bliss Kitchen is courtesy of TripAdvisor
Overall: 7.5
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Decor: 6/10
Value: 7/10
This eatery is situated right in the heart of Montauk. It is a simple kitchen without table service but they do have indoor seating and a large eating area outdoors with picnic tables and umbrellas--great for relaxing and enjoying the weather. Some days they have live music but that wasn't the case when we were there. The menu offers much to choose from consisting of small plates, sandwiches and paninis, burritos and tacos, their specialties and breakfast (only egg sandwich and burrito available all day, the regular breakfast menu is from 6am-11am).
We ordered the fried calamari, fish and chips and the L.I.B. (a steak burrito). We were sitting outside at one of the tables so one of the workers brought the food out to us which was nice and unexpected. We were initially surprised with the way the calamari looked because it was in strips instead of the classic rings, but they had to be some of the best calamari we've had! They were seasoned and fried to perfection. Our toddler couldn't eat them fast enough either! The fish and chips was a very large portion. The fish was nicely fried and it came with a ton of shoe string fries and a delicious tarter sauce that tasted like it was made fresh. The burrito was also good; very filling but the steak could have used some more seasoning. The menu says "garlic, lime and red chili marinated steak" but it didn't taste marinated at all. However, the guacamole on the burrito was delicious!
The prices were pretty on point with what you'd expected from Montauk. There wasn't that much of a wait, the food was good and its super casual. Definitely a place we'd go to again!


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My Twin Sons in Heaven
Miscarriage - What to Expect?
Honoring Anniversaries
A Loss Moms Obligation to Herself
Links to Grief Resources
Subsequent Pregnancy
Grief - Five Years Later
An Angel Never Dies
Don't let them say I wasn't born,
That something stopped my heart.
I felt each tender squeeze you gave,
I loved you from the start.
Although my body you can't hold,
It doesn't mean I am gone.
This world was worthy, not of me,
God chose that I move on.
I know the pain that drowns your soul,
what you are forced to face.
You have my word, I'll fill your arms,
Someday we will embrace.
You'll hear that it was:"meant to be,
God doesn't make mistakes."
But that won't soften your worst blow,
Or make your heart not ache.
I'm watching over all you do,
Another child you'll bear.
Believe me when I say to you,
I am always there.
There will come a time, I promise you
when you will hold my hand,
stroke my face and kiss my lips,
And then you'll understand.
Although I never breathed your air,
or gazed into your eyes.
That doesn't mean I never "was",
An Angel never dies...
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text: This is it! It's the final episode of Shock Waves for 2017! Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Rebekah McKendry, and Ryan Turek (Skyping in from the shooting location of the new HALLOWEEN) as they count down their favorite 10 horror films of the year! But first, as always, the latest horrors! Rob caught Guillermo del Toro's latest THE SHAPE OF WATER and the Vinegar Syndrome recent release BLOOD BEAT! Ryan reports back on the Blu-Ray releases of THE SLAYER, THE UNHOLY, and DEMON SEED. Elric checked out 78/52, while Bekah watched MANSFIELD 66/67. Then the gang gets right into their top picks for 2017! Where will crowd pleasers like GET OUT and IT rank? What about indie faves like A DARK SONG, THE DEVIL'S CANDY, or THE BLACKCOATS DAUGHTER? This was the year of Stephen King, so how many of his movie adaptations were named? What controversial choices will the gang throw out there! Rules are broken! There are thrills, chills, screams, gasps and more as we reflect back on the best horror of 2017!


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A Blackpool hotel that refused to accept a guide dog has 'apologised profusely' for its mistake.
When blind IT supervisor Gareth Holdcroft, 32, tried to book a room at the Number One South Beach, a mix-up meant he was told in an email that the hotel would not accept his guide dog, Ross.
The Equality Act 2010 requires hotels to make 'reasonable adjustments' to accommodate disabled people, including allowing guide dogs entry.
Claire Smith, owner of the hotel, on Harrowside West, said: "We apologise profusely for any upset caused – we certainly wouldn't want to upset anyone for the world.
"The problem is that our member of staff has sent an email saying that we do not take dogs because of allergies and she had no idea of the implications of this with it being a guide dog."
Gareth, from Stoke-on-Trent, lost his eyesight at the age of 21 when his optic nerve was crushed by a brain tumour.
He said: "This isn't something I'm used to with hotels, but when it comes to taxis, often they'll pull up, see I've got a guide dog, and drive away.
"I've got friends who have been refused access to restaurants. I have been refused access to shops.
"I do feel like it's getting more and more common and something needs to be done to make people aware that this is the law that they need to abide by.
"The idea of having a guide dog was to be able to do more things and get to places where I couldn't before, and I feel like I'm able to access less."
The hotel's no-dogs policy was put in place 15 years ago after a guest with severe allergies had a life-threatening reaction to a room where a guide dog had previously stayed.
Mrs Smith said: "We can take dogs in the restaurant and in the public areas and have done many, many times. We are legally bound to do so, and quite rightly too.
"The last thing we want to do is discriminate.
"But we were in the awful situation where we had a guide dog stay with us. The dog left and we cleaned the room as we normally do and went to extra lengths so we thought we had removed all traces of the dog."
But she said their efforts were not enough to prevent another guest having an allergic reaction.
"He went up to his room and later came down with his eyes popping out," she said.
"It was terrifying. It frightened us to death because we thought we had killed this man. Had we not had this awful experience we would never have batted an eyelid."
Mrs Smith added that, in line with the Equality Act, arrangements would have to be made at the hotel to accommodate guide dogs in the future.
She said: "We have a disabled room with a wider corridor going to it. We also have a disabled toilet and a lift going down to the car park. We could certainly have a guide dog room as well.
"We would hate to be considered discriminatory. We handled this badly and we are really sorry."
Mr Holdcroft is now booked into the Craig-Y-Don hotel next month.


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The smartphone market seems to be a perpetual fight for third place behind Samsung and Apple. Huawei has been trying to set itself up as the third largest brand, with successful pushes into the Asian, European, and now even U.S. markets. But they've got some relatively lesser-known competition to confront before they can claim the title of third— BBK Electronics.
BBK is a Chinese multinational corporation that owns a number of popular brands across various consumer electronics markets, including headphones, Blu-ray players, and smartphones. It owns two major smartphone brands and one fan favourite— Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus.
Who is BBK?
BBK Electronics has been operating in various sections of China's electronics industry since around the 1990's. The company is spearheaded by reclusive billionaire Duan Yongping. After successfully generating more than 1 billion Yuan from the "Subor" gaming console, a competitor to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Duan left his position running a Chinese factory in 1995. He then started the company Bubugao, which would eventually become BBK. The company now owns factories spread over 10 hectares of land and more than 17,000 employees.
BBK Electronics began by manufacturing a range of CD, MP3, and DVD players, along with other household appliances, which appeared under a range of global brands. In 2004 Duan founded Oppo with CEO Tony Chen. Oppo built on Duan's experience in the video market by selling DVD and Blu-ray players, before moving into the smartphone market.
Vivo appeared a little later in 2009, and was founded by Duan and Vivo CEO Shen Wei. The first Vivo smartphones appeared in 2011 with a focus on ultra-slim form factors, while relying on celebrity endorsements to capitalize on the smartphone boom.
OnePlus, the BBK brand that Western customers might be most familiar with, wasn't started by Duan. It was founded by former Oppo vice president Pete Lau and co-founder Carl Pei in 2013, and is a subsidiary of Oppo. That still means it's owned by parent company BBK. OnePlus is arguably the most premium brand of the three, however it takes a different approach to Oppo and Vivo's retail based business model. OnePlus primarily targets online sales via platforms like Amazon, which has helped BBK enter European and US markets.
Second or third place, depending on who you ask
When it comes to smartphones, BBK Electronics is a big deal, even though most consumers have never heard of it. Oppo and Vivo have long been major players not just in the Chinese smartphone market, but internationally too.
In China, Oppo and Vivo have managed to surpass the growth rate of the once seemingly invincible Xiaomi by building a network of local stores, while its competitor focused on its efforts online. Apple and Samsung have struggled to keep pace with the cost competitive nature of China's homegrown mobile brands, including those in the BBK network. According to Counterpoint Research, Huawei is the biggest single brand with some 20.2% of China's market, but Oppo and Vivo are both very close behind on 18.8% and 17.0% respectively. Combined, BBK's smartphone brands have a comfortable lead with 35.8% of China's huge smartphone market.
Turning to the global outlook. In Q1 2017, Gartner research revealed that Oppo shipped around 30.9 million smartphones, with Vivo not far behind on 25.8 million. That's a combined total of 56.7 million. By comparison, Samsung shipped 78.6 million phones in the same quarter and Apple 51.9 million. BBK companies actually shipped more than Apple in Q1 2017, arguably putting them in second place, according to Gartner.
A similar report by IDC also paints a close picture, but with Apple retaining a small lead. According to its data, in Q1 2017 Samsung accounted for 23.3% of the global market, Apple on 14.7%, Huawei 10.0%, Oppo 7.5%, and Vivo 5.5%. Combined that would give BBK a market share of 13 percent, putting the company just behind Apple, but ahead of Huawei. OnePlus' market share isn't expected to account for even 1% of global sales, so it makes no meaningful difference to the rankings.
Market estimates always have some margin of error, but the data seems to suggest a close race for second between BBK and Apple. Throw Huawei into the mix and we're looking at three major companies all vying to close that gap on Samsung. That's a different picture than when looking at these brands individually, which sets the situation up as a simple first, second, and third ranking.
Looking forward
BBK Electronics isn't seemingly satisfied with just having a strong lead in China. The company recently overtook Samsung as the largest manufacturer in India, a key growth market. It also has a new phone brand named ikoo. This fourth smartphone sub-brand is looking to leverage experience in children's educational electronic toys to create the world's first education handset.
By spreading itself across multiple brands, BBK has managed to tailor its products to suit various market segments. The strategy has clearly paid off in China. Whether or not it will work in Western markets remains to be seen.


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I'm delighted to introduce the very gorgeous Engy Albasel Neville and her debut novel A Leap in Time. Most (if not all) authors have a reading list a mile long. Other authors read our books so we in turn read theirs so that as a community we're supportive of each other. I'm no exception to this rule, I sometimes feel as though I need ten lives to get through my reading list. The last thing I need is more new books to read.
But when I saw A Leap in Time being promoted on some book blogs that I follow, I just had to buy it! In 2015 it's the only book I've bought purely because I wanted to for my own reading pleasure, without knowing the author. The premise of a love story set between modern day Los Angeles and ancient Pompeii was too good to pass up. I'd been to Pompeii and the ruins of this amazing city fascinated me, so of course a time travel love story set there grabbed my attention.
Not only did I buy the book but it jumped straight to the top of my reading list ahead of all the books that were patiently waiting their turn. And I wasn't disappointed. I was drawn to Engy's sweet and emotional writing style and then I was drawn to Engy herself when I got to know her afterwards – she's a true kindred spirit and has become a very close and treasured friend.
I hope you love A Leap in Time as much as I did. I kept waiting for horrific things to happen to the characters I loved, with it being set in Pompeii and all, but it was just the most beautiful sweet read with no gory bits!
Here is the Amazon blurb of A Leap in Time, followed by my review of the book, a bit about Engy and my interview with her.
You can learn more about Engy by visiting her website http://www.engyalbaselneville.com/ and her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/EngyAlbaselNeville?fref=ts
The morning after hanging an antique painting, Lexi Carter notices strange noises in her living room. Scared beyond words, she confronts the sounds only to discover that the landscape itself has come alive. Did Roman soldiers on horseback just gallop across the thing?
She impulsively touches the painting and is sucked into the world of ancient Pompeii. Lexi meets Marcus, a Roman Adonis, who occupies her every thought, and sends her senses into a tailspin.
The year is 59AD and Pompeii is at its peak of glory and prosperity. Lexi is faced with the decision of choosing between two worlds, her modern day Los Angeles or ancient Pompeii…with the man who captured her heart and soul.
My review of this book:
What a lovely, lovely story! From the first page I was hooked and needed to know how the story would end. This book shot straight up my reading pile when I saw it featured on book review sites because I was intrigued by the premise of a time travel storyline involving Pompeii where I visited last year. And Engy Albasel Neville didn't disappoint me by very cleverly bringing Pompeii to life in all its splendour. The main characters Lexi and Marcus are just beautiful inside and out and their emotional and brave journey had me cheering them on. Loved the setting, loved all the characters, loved the ending and can't wait to read the next book in this series!
About Engy Albasel Neville:
Engy Albasel Neville was born in Lod, Israel and grew up in Riverside, CA. Engy and her two younger brothers were raised in an Arab household infused with American culture, music, and food.
Even at a young age Engy enjoyed writing in all forms, although creative writing is where she flourished. Engy attended the University of LaVerne in Southern California, where she majored in Broadcasting and became a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, an organization she continues to hold near and dear.
Engy landed her first job in Los Angeles in the entertainment industry where she got her first taste of working with celebrities, coordinating red carpet events and overseeing press needs. Over the next decade, Engy worked across various sectors of brand management, leaving behind the glitz and glamour of "the biz", although its imprint stayed with her enough to influence her debut novel.
Engy actually started writing A Leap In Time a few years after graduation. But for some reason, the timing for completing her novel was off. It wasn't until she married her long-term boyfriend, Brian that the pieces began to fall into place. While honeymooning in Italy, they made a life-changing detour to Pompeii. A Leap In Timewas originally set in England during the Jane Austen era, but Engy felt an immediate magnetic attraction to Pompeii and knew without a doubt that it needed to be the focus of her story.
Engy lives with her husband, two active toddlers, and super hyper dog on Long Island, NY. She is currently working on the second novel in The Travelers series.
An interview with Engy Albasel Neville:
Tell us about your book:
A Leap In Time is a time travel romance set in ancient Pompeii (59 AD) and modern day Los Angeles.
Lexi Carter, the heroine in the story discovers a time travel portal disguised as painting of Pompeii. She's freaked out as most of us would be but soon learns that time portals are not as uncommon as people thought and that. A gifted few are granted the gift of traveling to other worlds and she was one of the chosen travelers. Unable to resist the intrigue and adventure, Lexi takes a leap of faith and ventures to a world known best in modern day history books.
Pompeii doesn't disappoint from culture to the sophisticated infrastructure and architecture. Lexi is drawn to the historical city immediately, feeling that somehow she belongs there. Enter Marcus, a wealthy Roman Adonis that captures Lexi's heart and soul, defying any logic.
As Lexi becomes more attached to Pompeii and Marcus, she must choose between the two worlds.
What are you currently working on?
I'm currently working on Loved In Time, the working title for the sequel of A Leap In Time. I had finished the sequel some time back and after much thought, I decided to revisit it and change some major plot ideas that include a few complications to the storyline and some challenges to the characters. Although it's taken me a bit longer to wrap up the sequel, I know in my heart the story is stronger because of the revisions.
What do you love most about your main character?
I've loved Lexi Carter from the moment she spoke to me over a decade ago. She's the girl next door at first sight but more than that below the surface. She's an adventurer with a rooted sense of herself, a loyal friend and a compassionate human being that genuinely cares about the greater good than self-serving benefits. When her character began to take shape in my mind, her energy felt restless to me because on some level she wasn't satisfied with status quo of working and socializing. Deep in her bones, she felt there was more to life than met the eye. Maybe it was a connection with worlds past or even the possibility of having past lives. When the enchanted portal chose her as a traveler, she felt it was a nod from the Universe confirming her intuition and therefore, it was her responsibility to give back somehow.
What is your writing routine like?
I write every single day. Some days, I'm lucky enough to be in the writing zone and I'm able to write for hours without stop. Other days I struggle with finding the words to express the storyline weaving in my head. Regardless of the kind of day I'm having, I make sure to write every day even if it's just an hour.
Why do you write?
I love to write and have always found writing to be a wonderful creative outlet and release. When I'm writing, I feel a deep sense of calm that helps me stay grounded and connected to my inner higher self.
How do you beat writer's block?
Writers block is every author's worst enemy and we've all experienced it. Some authors believe that if you continue to write in spite of it, you'll push through the difficult part and eventually get past whatever hurdle was causing the block. That method has never worked for me. Instead, I walk away from my laptop. Being a lover of nature, I draw energy and inspiration from being outside whether that's in my garden or a nearby pond, hiking trail or park. I just know that I need to be outside. More often than not, whatever was blocking my creative flow is squashed during my outdoors escape.
Are you big on research? Tell us how you researched the book.
For A Leap In Time, I immersed myself in books, movies, visits to the museum, online research and even a trip to Pompeii. Visiting Pompeii in person while on our honeymoon is what actually began my obsession with the historical city buried in ash. I loved Pompeii and like Lexi, I felt an unexplainable connection to the city, the culture and way of life. Research is high on my list.
If you could be any fictional character for a day, who would you choose?
If I could be a fictional character for one day, I would be Lexi Carter, my adventurous heroine from A Leap In Time. The idea of time traveling to another world for a day sounds incredible.
What is your favourite motivational quote?
My favorite motivational quote is by Maya Angelou: ""I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better."
Describe your dream writing office.
My dream office is airy with lots of windows overlooking a beautiful quaint garden and the ocean just beyond it. I'm a lover of nature. The sounds and smells of a garden … a beach … chirping birds … give me such peace of mind and inner calm.
8/12/2015 06:34:44 am
Sounds a wonderful tale, I'll look forward to reading this one over the Christmas break... thanks for sharing Tess!
Tess Woods
8/12/2015 07:13:37 am
Thanks so much Amanda :)
8/12/2015 08:47:30 am
This books sounds like lots of fun. I've put it on the reading list, thanks Tess.
8/12/2015 09:07:20 am
Great! Thanks Sandy x
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Family Reunion photo circa 1900
- Kate Goodheart or Kate Woost was David Apple's great grandmother, she is the woman in the striped blouse to the right of the window. Her husband, Henry George Woost is on the other side of the window.
- Grandma Bearden, or Josephine Woost at the time, is Kate's daughter. She became Bearden when married to Lee Bearden. She is David Apple's Grandma-and is the left of the two girls standing in the right side of the picture.
- She (David's Grandma) was named after her Aunt Josehphine Goodheart who was the older daughter of Lt. Goodheart. Josephine was David's mother's middle name also.
- The very old lady is David's Grandma Koch, great grandmother, Maria Schoenfeld Koch
- The woman on Grandma Koch's left is his grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Koch Woost and the man in the long beard is Heinrich Wilhelm Christian Woost, Mary's husband. All of those older grandparents were born in Germany.
The Apple Family: a Reminiscence
By Lee Apple (David's nephew) based on research by Ellen Taylor (David's cousin).
My father and Uncle David grew up in the area around Alton, Illinois which is just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. From their home they could walk to the site of the Lewis and Clark staging camp used before the journey west. The abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy was persecuted and finally murdered in Alton and the last of the Lincoln/Douglas debates was held there. Mark Twain and his brand of River lore and literature was a major and active influence in their youth. Cahokia, a significant pre-Colombian settlement, is nearby. Every place has it's own history and stories…according to Seneca life is long enough if you know what to do with it….my father and uncle found their adventure, purpose, joy and some disappointment away from where they grew up but it was with them always.
The "end" can highlight and bring perception of the "beginning"…. A sleepless night before giving a eulogy at Uncle David's funeral I tried to look back…young parents… who had lived through the depression…the courage to start a family just after enduring such times…David was born on September 14, 1941…Grandma tending to a baby while listening to the radio and the news of Pearl Harbor and war…Grandpa Joe working so hard to make a living in his feed store…wondering what will become of his boys and what the future will bring…He suddenly lost his own father (1939) soon after having a son (my father)…living every day with the memory of the sad death of his brother Dean in 1926 who was just thirteen…struggles and challenges for my grandparents… but fundamentally a life of strength, faith, optimism, joy, and gratitude.
In baby books mothers record first smiles, first steps, first holidays and other precious moments for all parents.
"David was three months old by Christmas and was just learning to sit alone. We dressed him up in his little new suit and went to Grandmother Apple's for dinner. He couldn't eat much except baby food but he was a fine boy and everyone liked to hold him and play with him. Santa Claus and all the family brought him toys to play with, and he was very happy."
"David was seven months old by Easter and he was a fine, big healthy boy with red hair and blue eyes. The Easter Bunny brought him eggs and candy but Bobby and Mother and Daddy had to help him eat them. We all put on our new clothes and went to Sunday School and Church."
"David started to school at Bushy Grove September 1947. Miss Anne Huha was his teacher. At first he didn't like school and he cried to stay at home. But in a few days he learned to like it and after that he loved it very much and made excellent grades. The most exciting day he had in the first grade was the day they chartered a bus and went to the Police Circus in St. Louis. Mother went too."
Dad and Uncle David were born in turbulent times of war and depression but Grandma wanted to prepare them for a brighter future. There was memory and a record in her family, as in most families then, of tenaciously persevering on through adversity. Her own mother's grandfather, Lt. John Goodheart of the 2nd IL US Cavalry, was killed by a sniper in the Civil War. Those memories from an era that dramatically affected every family were passed down with sensitivity and inspiration in some of them. Grandma nursed a younger brother who ultimately died when he was just eighteen. He was a special source of pride in the family as a very talented violinist. Grandma's father had lost his mother when he was only five years old. Grandpa Joe's father (Jacob) had a younger brother that died at fifteen in 1911 and two years later named his own son after that brother (Dean). That Dean also died very young (thirteen) thus Jacob had to live with loosing a younger brother and then a son.
The sweet letter Lt. Goodheart wrote to his young daughter Josephine was dated May 30th, 1862 and sent from Hickman Kentucky. His unit had been in the area at the time of the action against the important rail center of Corinth Mississippi and the Confederates evacuated on the same day the letter is dated. He tells his young daughter "that your kind and welcome letter came to hand today and I was glad to hear that you were well and learning so fast." He then tells her to be more careful with her writing because bad habits become hard to change and that soon she will be teaching her younger sister. He closes the letter saying "you must kiss Katie for me, your old Daddy." Josephine later became a beloved educator and the high school principal in Pekin. It seems she listened to her old daddy who never made it home! Her name was engraved on the school bell as an honor for her. Katie was Grandma Margaret's Grandmother (Josephine Goodheart was a Great Aunt and inspiration for Grandma who also became a teacher).
Lt. Goodheart was killed in August, 1862 in a skirmish at Merriweather's Ferry on the Obion River, TN. Interesting history and poignant moments can and should be passed along in families.
In that family Lt. Goodheart had two daughters before being killed while on the Apple side my great grandfather Jacob was born in 1881 to a veteran who had also served in an Illinois cavalry unit (10th Company B). Johnson Apple was a farmer from Christian County according to his enlistment record and obviously survived the war…the course of events for all families…According to an interview with Grandpa Joe's Uncle Clay Apple Johnson was "not in any major battles but was under fire at times in skirmishes in the state of Missouri." Johnson had a brother that died during the war at the notorious Andersonville Prison.
Clay talks about the life of the family and farming in the 1890's and early 1900's in Bond County, Illinois with mule drawn wagons and plows. They did not have electricity or refrigeration and "were poor but always had ample food." They raised hogs, cattle and various produce including potatoes, corn, wheat, lettuce, tomatoes, cabbages, sugar cane and they had a small apple orchard. The record of that wonderful interview was in Uncle David's papers and I know he deeply felt all of this family legacy his entire life.Grandpa Joe and Grandma Margaret met around 1930 when they were both students at Shurtleff College in Alton.I found an archive on line of year books and located pictures of both of my grandparents…the course of events for all families…Grandma moved to Alton from Pekin, Illinois to study which was not an easy thing for her to do at that time. Her father, Robert Lee Bearden, was a violinist who played in local symphonies, taught music to his children and others while also working for the postal service. He built furniture and could draw well. His father Daniel Bearden had a patent for some farming machinery and was supposed to have been quite a fiddler too!
My father named me after his maternal Grandfather Lee Bearden who he admired and with whom he shared a love of classical music. Dad had been named after this Grandpa and gave me part of that name too…a great grandfather with roots in Kansas and coming from a family that apparently had Confederate sympathies (naming a son after Robert E. Lee several years after the war was over). Kansas was bitterly divided and along with the troubles in Missouri was a major part of the ignition of all out war.
Beyond just the name given to me it was always made clear how much my father and Uncle David respected their Grandfather Robert Lee Bearden (born June 4, 1888 in Ellsworth County, KS). Apparently? As with any endeavor it doesn't always turn out to be what it seems on the surface in family history. Although born in Kansas my great grandfather's family was from Illinois and moved back while he was a boy. His mother had a brother named Robert and another named Lee so that was probably the source of his name. David and my dad's first cousin Ellen Taylor has done a terrific job researching our family on this side and gave me the information on that particular point and a great deal more. She wrote on her website about the family:
It must have been a busy household. Grandpa Bearden was always remodeling some part of the house. He worked full time at the post office and taught violin to his own children and other children in the town. All of the children played some instrument and/or sang. I envision piano, violin, viola, cello being practiced at the same time with banging hammers and saws in the background. The Bearden's had a string quartet or quintet, along with my mother who played the piano. They played for weddings funerals, and gave concerts. Lee continued to give violin lessons, after all the children grew up and left home. There were always students in and out of the house when we were visiting. He also made beautiful furniture, copied from pictures in books. The furniture all had inlaid wood decorations and he made pictures as well. One of my favorite memories was the smell of his basement workshop. He did pen and ink drawings as well, beautiful, intricate drawings. Sadly, he was color blind. I remember him sitting in his chair in the living room listening to classical music. He would laugh and laugh. He had the best posture of anyone I have ever known-ramrod straight. Posture was important to him, and I remember being admonished, "stand straight!" He could be a bit gruff, and many of us grandchildren were intimidated. I adored him. One time, when I was about ten, he complimented my drawing, and I was thrilled, and am to this day. He worked at the post office as a mail man, and then supervisor, until he retired in 1953. He bought a car, and planned to travel, and may have even taken a trip or two, but he died in 1954. We all thought way too soon.
His grandson David took some trips, all over the world, lecturing, and I'm sure Lee would have been very pleased. Dad and David had a Grandma (Corenna Apple), mother, and three aunts that were schoolteachers. I see how that could have been a bit overwhelming but they both looked back on their youth as being nothing but a positive and nurturing time…growing up with several cousins…sports, picnics, family gatherings, church, work, music, and study were staples of their early years in the mid western heartland in the 1940's and 50's.
None of the Grandparents or Great Grandparents had much or any formal education but they were clearly intelligent and resourceful people who worked and hoped for their children to have a better future. Both of David's grandfathers were born in the 1880's which means they lived at a time when the country was becoming more urban and young men were leaving farms for the cities. Ambition to educate and improve oneself was not a novel development but was more widespread in the expanding horizon of the early 1900's.
Farmers, small businesses, school teachers, trials, loss, heartache, war records, a patent, perseverance, vision, faith, hard work, family….life in the mid west and the whole country for all families….an American story that led up to so many including David Apple having opportunities… and David made the most of his but he always remembered all of what made it possible.
Lee Apple, San Francisco CA. 2014.


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Let's see, what can I dump into this catchall post featuring "highlights" from our time in Nerja?
Language is always interesting in Spain. I don't know why … it's not like I practice speaking Spanish between visits, and it had been four years this time around … but I'm mostly comfortable speaking now, comfortable with my mistakes, and thus far more fluid than I used to be. Sometimes one of my family would ask me about a specific word, and I would usually fail to be of assistance, but when I was talking, words just flowed without my actually thinking about them. It wasn't perfect … I spoke to the immortal Ayo, told him my wife had been on Spanish TV with him in 2009, and said she was "famoso". "Famosa", he corrected. More often, problems would arise when the two parts of my brain got in each other's way. As long as I was locked into Spanish, things were fine, but when my American roots showed, anything could happen. Once, I stopped in a tourist assistance office, looking for a pharmacy. "¿Dónde está la farmacia cerca de aquí?", I asked, and was told "Calle Pintada". I replied, "Oh yeah, we just passed it." (The pharmacy was interesting, as well. I was looking for chewable Pepto Bismol, and had brought a couple along as samples. I wasn't getting anywhere with "para el estómago" or "para la diarrea", but then I said, "como Immodium", and that turned out to be the magic word. "¡Immodium, sí!, and off she went to get the medicine.)
We didn't have wi-fi at our apartment in Nerja, and maybe it was the regular posts I'd made the week before from Ronda, where we did have net access, but people seemed to be unaware that I'd be checking online sporadically, at best. I'd get online for five minutes at a café, check for important emails, maybe leave a quickie message on Google+ or Facebook, and people would ask where I'd been, as if I'd disappeared forever.
Food … I could write all day about the food. Lots of pork, nightly ice cream cones, Fanta Limón (it was hard to find Fanta Limón Zero, but I did come across Fanta Limón sin gas, which I didn't try). I discovered a new-to-me tapa, masita de chorizo, little chorizo burgers, which were yummy, but I only saw them in Ronda.
We walked around a lot, which we always do, but this time, we had my sister, who was wearing something that counted her steps. She informed us that we walked 14,000 steps one day.
I made a note to myself to say something about "Johnson", but now I can't remember what that refers to.
I'll finish with probably my two favorite stories from Nerja. One afternoon, we went to Cochran's for drinks. It's an Irish pub with a gorgeous view … I get the feeling it's popular with the British ex-pats. We're sipping our beverages of choice, looking at the Mediterranean, while piped in music played fairly softly in the background. I heard a song I recognized, although it threw me off for a bit, since it sounded like a remix rather than the original. It was Cee Lo Green's hit, the one that had been edited for radio and TV as "Forget You", but which before the editing was the much more emphatic "Fuck You". Remix or not, it was "Fuck You" that we were hearing. The word "incongruous" comes to mind … sitting in an Irish pub on the Spanish Costa del Sol, hearing "Fuck You" as we drank.
But my favorite of all moments on this trip came when we were at El Pulguilla, which was a tapas bar in the front and a restaurant in a huge outdoor eating patio in the back. Our waiter was quite charming … and here I should stop to note that whenever the whole bunch of us was together, there would be a mélange of halfway-decent Spanish, English-with-a-couple-of-Spanish-words, and the occasional effective use of pointing at the menu from our crowd, while the waiters generally had enough English to get by. This waiter's English was pretty good, perhaps better than he realized, although, as would be seen, he also took some pride in his English. We asked for the wi-fi password, and he said something that sounded like "bah-tee-cah-no". I told everyone it was spelled B-A-T-I-C-A-N-O, and we went to work, but no one could get connected. He repeated the password, but still nothing. So he wrote it down … and in Spanish, the letter "v" is pronounced very much like a "b". The password he wrote was "vaticano".
Now everyone was connected, and we all had a laugh at our expense. At which point he smiled, and proceeded to recite the alphabet to us in English: "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!"
It was delightful. We enjoyed our meal, and later, when he stopped to check on us, I said, "un momento". And then I added: "a, b, c, ch, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, ll, m, n, ñ, o, p, q, r, rr, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z!"
The waiter and I then congratulated each other for doing our part to improve international relations.
Here we all are at the end of the meal, photo taken by our waiter:


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Even as he publicly remains coy about his political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has quietly approached some of the city's most powerful media figures to assess whether their publications would endorse a bid to overturn New York City's term limits, which could clear a path for him to run for re-election next year.
Over the last several weeks, Mr. Bloomberg has held confidential conversations with Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the News Corporation, which owns The New York Post; Mortimer B. Zuckerman, owner of The Daily News; and Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times Company, to gauge their views on the issue, according to people familiar with the talks.
The conversations are the clearest evidence to date that Mr. Bloomberg is seriously considering a challenge to the term limits law that will force him from office January 2010.
Such a move would upend New York's political world and be a dramatic reversal for the mayor. He has voiced intense opposition in the past to making any changes to the term limits law, which restricts citywide elected officials and members of the City Council to two consecutive terms in office.
Given his popularity, a third-term campaign by Mr. Bloomberg could force mayoral hopefuls, like Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., to rethink their plans.Continue reading the main story
New York voters passed term limits in 1993, and polls show they remain strongly in favor of them, a major obstacle for any campaign by the mayor. Mr. Bloomberg is trying to appeal to influential business leaders, especially in the news media, to sway public opinion in his favor, people familiar with the matter said.
Many of the city's top business executives have privately said they are dissatisfied with the field of candidates who are likely to run for mayor next year, and are seeking a way to keep Mr. Bloomberg in office. Mr. Bloomberg is hoping that newspaper publishers — and their editorial boards — will back a campaign to ease the limits, giving him some political cover in what would certainly be a contentious battle.
About a month ago, Mr. Bloomberg sounded out Mr. Murdoch at a dinner at a restaurant in downtown Manhattan about whether The Post might support an effort to overturn the city's term limits law.
One person familiar with the mayor's efforts to woo the three newspaper executives, who spoke anonymously because the talks were meant to be confidential, said Mr. Murdoch was inclined to lend his support given the absence of a strong alternative candidate for mayor.
A person close to Mr. Zuckerman said he was open to the idea of a third term for Mr. Bloomberg, and suspected The Post and The Times would be, too. "So it would be a clean sweep," this person said.
Representatives of Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Sulzberger declined to comment, and a spokesman for Mr. Zuckerman could not be reached by phone.
A spokesman for the mayor, Stu Loeser, also declined to comment.
"We don't discuss personal conversations the mayor may or may not have with people," Mr. Loeser said in an e-mail message.
In recent months, Mr. Bloomberg has appeared increasingly uncertain about what he will do after his second term ends, and has wondered aloud whether his plan to focus full time on philanthropy would be fulfilling enough. At the same time, his once blunt language about the strength of his opposition to term limits has grown more equivocal.
The mayor could pursue several avenues to overturn term limits, but the most likely is through the City Council, which can pass legislation permitting a third term with or without a public referendum, said Randy M. Mastro, the former deputy mayor for operations under Rudolph W. Giuliani and a lawyer who has tried cases dealing with term limits.
"That may have a certain political appeal to the mayor and City Council speaker," Mr. Mastro said, "given that both face term limits."
Of course a move by the City Council to ease or undo term limits — without ratification by voters — would be potentially politically explosive, and members of the Council could face a backlash if they supported it. Another option for the mayor — a ballot initiative overturning term limits — would have to be completed in the next two weeks to be considered during this November's election, which Mr. Mastro said "cannot be accomplished" because of the time needed to collect signatures and overcome various legal hurdles.
Those familiar with the mayor's overtures to the publishers said he wished to avoid the kind of bruising confrontation with editorial boards that characterized his last push to revise the city's election rules.
In 2003, the mayor tried to institute nonpartisan elections, spending millions of his own fortune to overturn the century-old system of Democratic- and Republican-dominated politics. But editorials in The Times, The Post and Newsday urged people to vote against the plan, which they did, overwhelmingly, in a stinging defeat for the mayor.
"He does not want to repeat that," said a person familiar with the mayor's thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Even if the city's big newspapers backed a third term, supporters of term limits are unlikely to back down easily. Ronald S. Lauder, the billionaire cosmetics heir who in 1993 spent millions of dollars in a successful campaign to limit all elected city officials to two terms, will fight to keep them in place, said a spokesman, Nelson Warfield.
"Mr. Lauder remains 100 percent committed to defending the voters' choice on term limits," Mr. Warfield said, adding, "anyone who tried to tinker with term limits will find it's hard to rob the voters." Asked whether Mr. Lauder would again open his wallet to champion term limits in the face of a mayoral challenge, Mr. Warfield said, "All options are on the table."
The idea that Mr. Bloomberg may be seeking a way to serve another term has set off intense chatter among the city's leading politicians. Asked by reporters on Friday, Gov. David A. Paterson enthusiastically endorsed it, saying the mayor had expertly handled the city's economic challenges.
"So Mayor Bloomberg, if he wants to run for mayor a third time I think it's a great idea," said Mr. Paterson, a Harlem Democrat.
Of course, if the mayor decided to run again, it would eliminate him as a potential challenger to Mr. Paterson for governor in 2010.Continue reading the main story


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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) engages young professionals and builds their capacity to bring about positive changes in society through several initiatives.
Building on the success of these initiatives, ICIMOD is now preparing for the Asia Pacific Youth Forum 2016 (#APYF2016), which will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal 27-30 September 2016. The event will bring together young professionals, including scientists, early career professionals, young politicians, and youth initiative leaders from the region, and will develop their knowledge on mountains and climate change issues with a focus on the role of youth in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Arsenal start their Premier League campaign this weekend with a home tie against Sunderland, with many hoping to see the Gunners' new signings for the first time.
Sunderland have always been a team to give Arsenal a number of problems in recent seasons, specifically with games played at the Stadium of Light. However, Arsene Wenger's side have not lost their opening league fixture in over 10 years and they are unlikely to start now.
Robin van Persie may have had his departure confirmed just a day before the game, but the focus is very much on the talents the club have acquired this summer. The Arsenal front line is a dynamic blend of power, pace and creativity, with very few likely to be drawn on van Persie's sour last few months.
In Lukas Podolski, Arsenal have a player who can operate in a number of positions in attack. Armed with a thunderous left foot, the German international knows how to find the goal and has certainly sharpened the previously weak attack at the club.
Bet365 betting odds on this game:
2/5 Arsenal, 7/2 Draw, 15/2 Sunderland
Complimenting the former FC Koln captain is Olivier Giroud, who will also help to better the Arsenal attack of last season. Giroud was one of Ligue 1's outstanding players last season, finishing joint-top scorer alongside PSG's Nene.
Giroud is likely to lead the line for the home side with a kind of confidence that has been lost on a number of Arsenal's forwards in the recent past.
We are hoping to see some of Theo Walcott in the season opener. The Arsenal forward has struggled with injury over the past week, but his pace and cutting edge in attack is sure to bring positive results.
There is a new kind of enthusiasm and drive around the Emirates Stadium ahead of the new season, despite the loss of the Gunners' former captain.
Players like Santi Cazorla have added an injection of life the club desperately needed, and there's no reason why a hungry Arsenal side can't hit the ground running on Saturday at the Emirates.
But again, it's worth pointing out that Sunderland and any Martin O'Neill side can be a real test for Arsenal. Sunderland's new signing Louis Saha will join a number of former Manchester United teammates and is likely to lead the line against the Gunners.
Alongside Saha, Sunderland have added Carlos Cuellar to their squad, who could also figure on Saturday.
Unfortunately, it seems Sunderland are to be without Stephane Sessegnon due to injury, who had been linked with a move to Arsenal this summer. The visitors, however, are sure to find some form of inspiration from their combative captain Lee Cattermole.
Sunderland are sure to find some joy through Sebastian Larsson and any free kicks within range. The Gunners were burnt by their former player last season at home, as the Swede converted from a set piece just outside the box to draw level at 1-1. That game finished 2-1 to Arsenal, but this time around the Gunners will surely have much more chances to convert with their new signings.
Arsenal v Sunderland Betting Tips Verdict
Arsenal are without a number of key figures for their league opener. Laurent Koscielny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bacary Sagna are all out, with Tomas Rosicky and Jack Wilshere also recovering from long-term injuries.
Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla will be the ones to watch for Arsenal. The Spaniard is undoubtedly the replacement for Cesc Fabregas' creativity. Lukas Podolski already seems at home with his new team.
With the Arsenal dressing room lifted due to their summer signings, expect a win for the home side. Podolski may even add to his two goals scored in pre-season.


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Ed.D. Dissertations
Discourse-based Instructional Strategies to Engage Middle School Students With Standards for Mathematical Practice
Date of Award
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
College of Education
Degree Name
Doctorate of Education, Ed.D.
Faculty Chair
Donna Graham, Ph.D.
Content Specialist
Michael Jazzar, Ph.D.
Content Reader
Michael Hollis, Ed.D.
discourse, mathematics, middle school, Standards for Mathematical Practice
Student achievement in mathematics is correlated with factors related to student engagement. Improving engagement has the potential to improve student achievement at the middle school level. The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics explicate eight specific Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) that clarify the types of skills and learning dispositions associated with mathematical proficiency. The CCSS further urge teachers to engage students through pedagogical practices that provide opportunities to use the SMPs in increasingly complex ways. This study aims to identify how discourse is used as an instructional strategy to engage middle school mathematics students with the SMPs. Data was collected through a qualitative case study of a middle school mathematics teachers teaching five classes of mathematics to students at three grade levels. Instructional activities should be thoughtfully planned to emphasize independence and perseverance. A delicate balance of independent work and group interactions can support these dual goals. While discourse provides an opportunity to monitor students' engagement with many of the SMPs, thoughtfully planned activities and questioning routines help to guide the discussions toward the intended learning target.
Cookson, Sandra L., "Discourse-based Instructional Strategies to Engage Middle School Students With Standards for Mathematical Practice" (2017). Ed.D. Dissertations. 14.


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WASHINGTON — White House officials failed Wednesday night to quell rising anger and frustration in both parties on Capitol Hill after a senators-only classified briefing about President Obama's decision to free five Taliban prisoners in return for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who military officials say walked off his base in Afghanistan five years ago.
Senior defense, diplomatic and intelligence officials showed lawmakers a 90-second, classified video of Mr. Bergdahl in January that officials said raised alarms about his health and spurred action, according to several members who attended. The video showed Mr. Bergdahl distraught, incoherent and in overall very poor shape, according to the descriptions of several senators.
But Republican and Democratic senators emerged from the secure basement room in the Capitol Visitor Center saying that officials did not provide further evidence that Sergeant Bergdahl's health had deteriorated recently or that his life was in immediate danger. Deeply skeptical lawmakers insisted that the exchange of the Taliban prisoners for Sergeant Bergdahl put American lives at risk.
Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, exited the briefing visibly angry and said he left with more questions than answers. "I think we can all agree we're not dealing with a war hero here," he said.
Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire, said she remained concerned about what she called the five "high risk" detainees. "I'm not satisfied with their ability to prevent them from re-engaging in the fight," she said. "I think that is one of the things that worries me most."
Senator Mark S. Kirk, Republican of Illinois, said senators pressed the briefers — top officials from the Pentagon, the State Department, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Joint Chiefs of Staff — on whether Mr. Bergdahl deserted in 2009. But the senator said they gave no answer.
"They ducked it," he said, characterizing the response as, "We're looking into that."
The secret session, in which senators had to surrender their cellphones at the door, ended a day that started with the Taliban release of a video showing Sergeant Bergdahl's handover to American commandos in a Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan — a sight that mesmerized officials in Washington — and continued with the abrupt cancellation of a June 28 welcome-home celebration for Sergeant Bergdahl in Hailey, Idaho. Local officials cited concerns that vast numbers of supporters and protesters could overwhelm the town, population 8,000.
Elaine Weinstein, the wife of a 72-year-old American who is being held hostage by Al Qaeda in Pakistan expressed anger and frustration on Wednesday that her husband, Warren Weinstein, was not included in the deal that led to Mr. Bergdahl's being released. Mr. Weinstein, a development consultant, was abducted in 2011 from his house in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore by armed men. "Five prisoners for one hostage is not a very good deal when there are other hostages out there," Ms. Weinstein said. "Every American deserves the same treatment."
Where Bergdahl Disappeared
Maps of where Bowe Bergdahl was stationed and the initial operations to find him.
By Wednesday evening on Capitol Hill, the officials had briefed lawmakers for more than an hour in an attempt to ease security fears and to assert the president's right under the law to pursue the return of the last remaining prisoner of war in Afghanistan. Lawmakers heard from James F. Dobbins, a State Department specialist on Afghanistan and Pakistan; Robert O. Work, the deputy secretary of defense; Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Robert Cardillo, the deputy director of national intelligence.
White House officials said Mr. Obama and his aides knew in the days leading up to Sergeant Bergdahl's release that it would be "controversial and contentious" on Capitol Hill when it was made public. But they said the administration concluded that getting Sergeant Bergdahl released was the right thing to do. And they rejected claims that the freed Taliban prisoners would quickly pose a danger to American security interests.
Some said the White House was too quick to react to the video showing Mr. Bergdahl in distress. "I think it probably had a pretty emotional effect on the president, which is probably what the Taliban intended," Mr. Kirk said.
Members of Congress who attended the session said officials vigorously defended the operation.
"They expressed concerns for his safety, no question about that," said Senator John Hoeven, Republican of North Dakota, although he added that officials did not say the threat to Sergeant Bergdahl was "imminent."
The video released by the Taliban added new intensity to complaints that the swap for Sergeant Bergdahl represented a breach of presidential power that violated a legal requirement that he consult with Congress at least 30 days before acting. In the video, released Wednesday morning, Sergeant Bergdahl walks to a waiting chopper, looking relatively healthy. The president's aides have said they acted swiftly out of concern that the soldier's health was deteriorating rapidly.
There were growing calls for the White House to release more information that could shed light on its decision. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the senior Republican on the Intelligence Committee, wrote the president and insisted that he declassify intelligence reports on the five Taliban men released, who were held at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. "While I have been able to see the intelligence, the American people have not," Mr. Chambliss wrote, adding that the reports had convinced him that the men should remain in custody. "In order to fully evaluate the validity of this transfer and decide for themselves, the American people should be afforded the opportunity to see as much of this intelligence as possible."
Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, bluntly accused Republicans on Wednesday of disparaging Sergeant Bergdahl as a deserter for political purposes before all the facts are known. He took to the Senate floor on Wednesday morning and delivered a six-minute denunciation of Republicans, accusing them of hypocrisy as he read from past statements in which several of them had called for the administration to do everything in its power to free the soldier.
"Opponents of President Obama have seized upon the release of an American prisoner of war — that's what he was — using a moment of celebration as a chance to play political games," Mr. Reid said, acknowledging that there were still questions that needed to be answered about Sergeant Bergdahl's conduct.
"Would any American honestly prefer that a U.S. soldier remain in captivity until all the questions have been answered?" he added. "In the United States we rescue our soldiers first and ask questions later."
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who arrived Wednesday night in Romania for a visit to an American cruiser in the Black Sea, called Sergeant Bergdahl's family to pledge the military's support for their son's "reintegration and medical care" in the future. Officials described the 10-minute call as "positive."


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September 7, 1829
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Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Army during the Civil War.
Early life
Ferdinand Hayden was born in Westfield, Massachusetts.[1] As a young boy he was fascinated with all nature and wildlife, the likes of which led him into the field of medicine. He worked in Cleveland under J. P. Kirtland and thereafter in Albany, NY, where he worked under James Hall, of the Geological Survey of New York.[2]
He graduated from Oberlin College in 1850 and from the Albany Medical College in 1853, where he attracted the notice of Professor James Hall, state geologist of New York, through whose influence he was induced to join in an exploration of Nebraska Territory, with Fielding B. Meek to study geology and collect fossils.[3]
Hall sent him on his first geological venture in the summer of 1853. Being of independent mind Hayden ended his commission with Hall, and with the encouragement of S. F. Baird, and a partial sponsorship from the Smithsonian Institution, he spent the remainder of the 1850s on various exploring and collecting expeditions in the northern Missouri River areas.[2]
In 1856 and 1857, Hayden accompanied exploration expeditions led by Lieutenant Gouverneur K. Warren and in 1859, the Raynolds Expedition of 1860 led by Captain William F. Raynolds, both of the Topographical Engineers. One result of which was his Geological Report of the Exploration of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers in 1859–1860 (1869). [4]
During the Civil War he was actively employed as an army surgeon. He rose to be chief medical officer of the Army of the Shenandoah.
Geological surveys
After the American Civil War Hayden led geographic and geologic surveys of the Nebraska and Western Territories for the United States Government. In 1867 he was appointed geologist-in-charge of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories.[5]
Hayden organized and led previous expeditions into the Rocky Mountains, both before and after the Civil War. In 1869, he led an expedition along the Front Range to Denver and Sante Fe. In 1870 he received an $25,000 governmental grant to lead a 20-man expedition to South Pass, Fort Bridger, Henry's Fork, and back to Cheyenne.
About this time, he also became identified with the Megatherium Club at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. To measure distances during their journeys into the western frontier Hayden employed the use of an odometer, a device used by mappers to estimate distances traveled. The device was mounted on a mule-drawn cart that measured distances as the cart wheels rolled along. Because of rough terrain the device was accurate to within about 3%.[6]
In 1871, Hayden led a geological survey into the Yellowstone region of northwestern Wyoming. The survey consisted of some 50 men which included notables such as Thomas Moran, painter and famous frontier/Civil War photographer William Henry Jackson. The following year Hayden and his work Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territories; Being a Fifth Annual Report of Progress[7] was instrumental in convincing Congress to establish Yellowstone as the first U.S. National Park, aided by Jackson's stunning large-format photographs and Moran's dramatic paintings. These publications also encouraged the westward expansion of the United States.[8]
From his twelve years of labor and annual survey journeys there resulted a most valuable series of volumes in all branches of natural history and economic science; and he issued in 1877 his Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado. The last of the annual survey journeys was in 1878. As a result of Hayden's extensive geological work, he uncovered numerous dinosaur fossils which he brought back east with him for further scientific study. Much of what he brought back is still housed in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.[8] American paleontologist Joseph Leidy obtained most of his fossil specimens from Hayden.[4]
Later life
Hayden was made professor of geology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1865 with the help of Leidy.[4][9] Upon the reorganization and establishment of the United States Geological Survey in 1879 he acted for seven years as one of the geologists. He died at Philadelphia on December 22, 1887.
Hayden Valley in Yellowstone is named after him.[10] The town of Hayden, Colorado, located in the Yampa River valley, is named for him.[1] Many mountain peaks bear his name as well.[6] The sedge Carex haydeniana was named for him by Stephen Thayer Olney, in 1871. A garter snake, Thamnophis radix haydenii was named for him by Robert Kennicott in 1860; although it was in a different genus at the time.[11] A land snail, Oreohelix haydeni was named for him by William Gabb in 1869.[12] Hayden Hall at the University of Pennsylvania which formerly housed the dental school now houses the bioengineering and earth sciences departments.[13]
Other publications
With FB Meek, he wrote (Smithsonian Institution Contributions, v. 14. Art. 4) "Palaeontology of the Upper Missouri, Pt. 1, Invertebrate." His valuable notes on Native American dialects are in The Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1862) in The American Journal of Science (1862) and in The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (1869). With ARC Selwyn he wrote North America (1883) for Stanford's Compendium.
- Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery (1870)
- The Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by chromolithographic reproductions of water-colour sketches by Thomas Moran (1876)
- The Great West: its Attractions and Resources (1880)
- Ferdinand Hayden: A Young Scientist in the Great West 1853-1855 (2010) by Fritiof Fryxell, Published posthumously by Augustana Historical Society
See also
- Exploration of North America
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
- A.D. Wilson a member of several of Hayden's surveys.
- Joseph Leidy, paleontologist
- ^ a b "Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden". Classic Encyclopedia. 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Mike Foster. "Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden as Naturalist". Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ "The Beginnings of the U.S. Geological Survey". National Atlas of the United States. 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Leidy's Fossil Collectors". The Academy of Natural Sciences. 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Mike Foster (2010). "Ferdinand V. Hayden as naturalist". Justor. JSTOR 3883135.
- ^ a b Carl Ege (2010). "Utah Geological Survey". Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Hayden, Ferdinand. "Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territories; Being a Fifth Annual Report of Progress". United States Printing Office.
- ^ a b "Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden". Find a Grave. 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ Warren, Leonard (1998). Joseph Leidy: The last man who knew everything. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-300-07359-3.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 153.
- ^ http://ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html#Hayden
- ^ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77675
- ^ "Penn Engineering - School Buildings". Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- 12px This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Biographies of people honored in herpetological nomenclature
- The Four Great Surveys of the West from the US Geological Survey
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden.
- "Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- Yellowstone National Park:
Its Exploration and Establishment
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
- Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park at Project Gutenberg


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The review will challenge the widening of the circumstances under which children can be restrained.
Campaign group Inquest has argued that the changes, following inquests into two deaths in such centres, were brought in without consultation.
Restraint includes "distraction" techniques, such as a blow to the nose.
'Good order'
The Ministry of Justice changed the rules on restraint following the inquests into the deaths of two teenagers in secure training centres - privately-run detention sites for offenders under 18, contracted out by the Youth Justice Board.
Physical restraint can now be used "for the purpose of ensuring good order and discipline".
Previously the law did not include that phrase, but said restraint could be used to prevent a child escaping from custody; injuring themselves or others; damaging property; or inciting another trainee to do any of the above.
It could only be used "where no alternative method of preventing" those activities was available.
Call for review
An inquest into the death of Adam Rickwood, who was 14, ruled he hanged himself after being restrained while at the Hassockfield Secure Training Centre in County Durham in 2004. He was the youngest person to die in custody in Britain.
Hours before his death, one member of staff restrained the boy with the "nose distraction technique" - an upward blow to the nose.
The technique is a legally sanctioned method of subduing a teenage detainee in extreme circumstances and is designed to shock and stun.
In the other inquest, Gareth Myatt, 15, from Staffordshire, choked to death while being restrained at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, near Daventry, Northamptonshire, in 2004.
The coroner in his case, Richard Pollard, subsequently called for a review of physical restraint and control techniques.
Inquest co-ordinator Deborah Coles said the test case at the High Court involved a boy who was released from a secure training centre earlier this year.
If returned to a centre he could be in danger of being physically restrained, she said.
She said the case, on behalf of the child referred to as AC, was being brought because there was a lack of both parliamentary consultation or public debate when the law was changed.
Independent review
"The change introduced was very subjective in nature.
"Previously the criteria for physically restraining a child was very narrowly defined, but the rule change has made it very subjective.
"There was a lack of any intense scrutiny that this kind of change should have been subjected to," Ms Coles said.
In July the government announced an independent review of the policy and practice on the use of restraint in juvenile secure units, including secure training centres, secure children's homes and young offender institutions.
The recommendations of this review are expected in April 2008.
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