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The Dig
Whenever I clean out my refrigerator, it's a combination archaeological and anthropological endeavor. It's not just a deep dig into grocery products past, but a dive into a bygone era, when decisions were made with unremembered logic.
1. Research and evidence must be collected and presented to the Board of the Superego to fund the refrigerator project.
I don't like cleaning
out my fridge.
I don't like cleaning. I don't like spraying and wiping down. I don't like vacuuming. I do like walking around in my bare feet. Those last two things don't play well together.
Anyway, on this particular occasion, the Board was presented with a gift that needed to be seated within the refrigerator. The only problem was, the item in question (see image) was too tall to live within the confines of the current shelf setup of the refrigerator.
The Board considered and came to the unanimous conclusion that one shelf shall be removed and I would have to make due with two shelves instead of one rather than actually take the time to clean out the fridge.
After wrestling the shelf out, life continued as normal. Which brings us to the second step of the project.
2. The Board realizes its error
Even if you are only one person, you cannot live with just two shelves in the refrigerator. The time has come. The Board is unanimous. The shelf must be reinstalled at a higher level if we are to operate normally within the universe of the apartment.
They funded an exploratory committee.
Adjusting refrigerator shelves is a delicate and complicated process. One must consider what they intend to place on the shelves before placing them three inches apart. Does the egg carton fit on that narrow space? Yes. Can the string cheese be tetrised in? Yes.
Operation Wire Shelf is a go.
3. The exploratory committee explores
The space that the refrigerator lives in is not large enough to open the door completely. This is normally not a problem, as you don't really need to open the door the entire way to grab the things you need. But, you do need to open the door the entire way to install shelves.
Through a complicated bit of wrestling, we now have a refrigerator that will open wide enough to allow for the shelf to be replaced.
As long as there is no shelf above it.
4. You do what you should have done a long time ago.
You empty the fridge.
The first big find of the excavation was an unopened jar of Welch's grape jam. The popping metal lid has yet to be unpopped.
I have no idea when I bought this. I also don't know how long jam lasts, opened or otherwise. And, as I sit here typing this, I'm not even sure Welch's sells jam in these kinds of containers anymore. How long has this been here?
The second find was a half-empty (half-full?) bottle of Kung Pao sauce. Whether you are an optimist or a pessimist, it doesn't really matter, as it expired two years ago. Yes, I had Kung Pao sauce that expired in 2016. I've had that longer than one of my cats.
Why did I need Kung Pao sauce? I can't remember ever using it, even though it is half-empfullty. But, at the time, I must have been very excited for whatever Kung Pao concoction I was making.
Don't worry. There are cool things, too. Like that bottle of water I got from the Iron Man 3 set.
Last, I found a large jar of ground Kroger brand medium roast coffee.
Ah, I know when I must have bought this. It was a simpler time, when I was unemployed and buying in bulk. It was before I became an adult and bought a grown-up coffee grinder. Poor Kroger brand. You didn't even bother to give your coffee a fancy name, like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Caffeine or Don't Worry, It Still Brews Up In Tears.
5. Carefully dispose of the evidence.
6. Enjoy your new shelf.
My new shelf does not have very wide clearance, so I have chosen to call it the "Cheese Shelf." It is where the cheese sits. And, it was worth the effort.
As I sit here, drinking a cup of steaming Kroger Medium, I wonder what my refrigerator would say if it could talk. Maybe something like,
"This Kung Pao sauce has a funk to it that needs to be addressed."
"This glass pitcher is completely empty. I refuse to chill it unless it is filled with something."
And, I'm thankful for my talking refrigerator. Because at least it's not a SubZero. Those are just so frosty and judgmental.
I Bought a Couch
I bought a Couch.
Now, at the risk of the post digressing into "The Many Sofas of Your Lifetime," let's rewind and talk about the significance of couch purchasing. Before January of 2015, I only lived with people who already owned couches. My butt is not so discerning. Most couches are all comfortable. The only thing is, none of these couches were MINE. These were the couches of others. The sofas they had chosen. My butt was a guest upon their cushions.
Now, every time someone comes over, they're butt is my guest.
Another thing about this Couch is the…officiallity of it. While I'm not particularly proud of this, I took some comfort in the fact that I could pack everything I owned into a car and move it. When I first came to LA, it was with everything I could carry. The next move only took three big trips to get everything out. No moving vans. No truck rentals.
But, now, the Couch.
The Couch cannot be shoved into the back of a hatchback. The Couch is the death knell of the notion that I could simply fill up the car and drive back to Texas. If I move again, the Couch will require help. The Couch will require two people to move it. The Couch is practically insistent upon itself, for, if I ever desire to move without hiring someone, I will most likely call on someone who has been a guest-butt on said Couch. For, if I do not have that help, the Couch goes into the garbage (I'm not a fan of used upholstered furniture, and wouldn't sell it).
The purchase of the Couch is a milestone. And adulthood achievement. So, what comes next? What is the next marker in the adulthood road map? Because it took me 28 years to get to this one, and I would appreciate some kind of time estimate.
Now, I just need to figure out what to name it…
Talk Amongst Yourselves
You know you've reached a weird point when you start Search Engining blog topics. I mean, what do I write about?
Part of my problem is overload. I'm writing four sketches a week, 10 jokes a week, two blog posts a week for work (why is that always easier?), and developing a sitcom pilot while keeping one eye open for work in the entertainment industry.
So, I guess I'll update you on random things and you can talk amongst yourselves.
- Love, love, love Los Angeles. Go…Theater Nerds? (I'm not sure what team I'm supposed to cheer for here.)
- Still working two and a half jobs from home. Garbage disposal broke. Plumber came over to replace it. I awkwardly hovered over him and tried to talk about TV shows.
- I flirted with him a bit, but he turned me down. It's cool. Those inter-office romances never work anyway.
- I've started referring to all my neighbors by their Native American names. Works On Car. Lets Dog Poop. Flirts With Kate. Has Loud Sex.
- Egg nog is a meal in and of itself.
- My Second City classes were lovely. They cost a lot of money. Those two things probably aren't related, but whatever.
- I haven't finished reading a book in two months.
- I'm reading Pride & Prejudice and I love it. Which makes me a stereotypical girl, but I'm dealing with that in my own way.
- I lost a friend and made two.
- I've been earning Adulthood badges like gangbusters.
Well, what have you been up to? I think you don't realize how busy you are until you look at the date and think, "Hm. I should have my Christmas shopping done by now."
Happy Hanukkah everybody!
How to change a blinker in 12 easy steps and 1 not so easy one
I recently gained an Adulthood badge. I had to fix a car issue with my own two hands. Curious, are you? Well, here's an easy how-to guide.
How to Change A Blinker in 12 Easy Steps and 1 Not So Easy
1. Determine if your blinker needs changing.
Most cars have a signal for this. The blinker that isn't functioning properly usually blinks manically when you turn it on. That's your first clue. If you are new to Los Angeles and don't have any friends, verifying isn't as easy as asking someone to help you. So either pull up to a wall in the dark or flip on the blinker and get out to check yourself.
2. Stop using your car immediately.
You are saving lives.
3. Forget that your blinker needs to be changed.
This is easily accomplished by only driving your car once a week and mostly making turns counter to the the blinker that is burned out.
4. Only drive at night so as to not be able to see anything in the engine when you get home.
Yeah. Darkness is not helpful for bulb changing.
5. Be reminded by your dad that your blinker is burnt out.
Really, the further away your dad is from the problem, the better. My dad was 1400 miles away. If he can remember your problem when he's that far from it, you should probably get that worked out.
6. Locate the nearest auto repair shop.
And I can walk there! Bonus!
7. Wait until something else goes wrong with your car.
Low coolant? Well, that seems important. Hm.
8. Remove blinker bulb.
This is actually pretty easy. Did you know that your car has an OWNER'S MANUAL? Usually in the GLOVE BOX? (Not just for gloves, apparently)
9. Drive to the auto repair shop making only turns allowed by the functional blinker.
Take twice as long as necessary and make sure it is dark outside.
10. Buy bulb/coolant/wiper fluid
Don't be afraid to ask for help. These guys know what they're doing.
11. Drive home timing your arrival so that your neighbor who always works on his car is working on his car when you get there.
That's not so hard. Now that you mention it, why is he always working on his car?
12. Don't ask him for help.
It's time to man up and earn that Adulthood badge.
13. Change your blinker.
It's, like, #8 in reverse.
Well, there you have it. How to change a blinker. You, too, can earn this Adulthood badge. At least you didn't have to change a tire on the side of the highway.
(Oh, yeah, and the hard one was #9)


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Trapped in detention, transgender immigrants face new traumas.
Demonizing the Poor. [Jacobin]
Me, Myself, and Hitler. [LA Review of Books]
Ahmed isn't alone: Well-behaved minority boys more likely to be imprisoned than white troublemakers. [Washington Post]
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The ongoing problems experienced by MP3 file-swapping application Napster seem to have done little to dent the Internet company's popularity.
It was announced on Wednesday (July 19) that users of the application now exceed 20 million – and that figure alone is double what it was only three months ago.
The company has been established for a little over a year. In November 1999 they recorded their millionth user, and since then ongoing battles between the company and some of the world's biggest bands over copyright issues have kept the Napster name in almost daily news headlines.
The implications of MP3 music file-swapping, a service that Napster essentially brought to world attention, was even debated recently in US congressional hearings. In an official statement, the company were keen to point out that the huge leap in availability of music to users of their service was not, as has been suggested, damaging record sales.
"The powerful combination of great technology and the appeal of sharing files with other music lovers has attracted an amazing community of people," said Milton Olin, Napster's Chief Operating Officer. "The wide range of musical styles being shared, from the most popular to the most obscure, demonstrates the diversity of the Napster community. It's no wonder that CD sales are rising — Americans love music. Napster helps cultivate, broaden and deepen our users' affection for music."
The first real test of Napster's position comes next week when they go into a San Francisco court against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA brought the case in December 1999 on behalf of several major record labels including Universal, Sony, Warner Brothers and BMG, alleging copyright infringement and music piracy.
Whatever the outcome it is sure to have ramifications in the lawsuit Metallica (who branded Napster "looters") have brought against the company. They have been very vocal in their accusations of copyright infringement and made clear their intention to close the company down. The case is not due to come to court for several months.


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Emeryville, Calif. -- September 11, 1984 --Cutter Biological, a division of Miles Laboratories, Inc., and Genentech, Inc. announced today that basic terms of an agreement have been reached to grant Cutter rights to the production and marketing of a blood-clotting protein, Factor VIII, produced by Genentech's recombinant DNA technology.
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Factor VIII is a blood-clotting protein that is missing or inactive in person with hemophilia A, a condition which can be marked by uncontrolled internal bleeding, especially in the joints. Recombinant DNA technology could provide a product that is as much as 4,000 times more active than currently available Factor VIII, thus requiring considerably lower volumes to be administered.
Factor VIII is a blood-clotting protein that is missing or inactive in persons with hemophilia A, a condition which can be marked by uncontrolled internal bleeding, especially in the joints. Recombinant DNA technology could provide a product that is as much as 4,000 times more active than currently available Factor VIII, thus requiring Genentech revealed in April that company scientists had successfully produced functional Factor VIII through the new technology. The event marked the first genetically engineered production of the critically needed blood-clotting protein.
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Cutter plans to produce a Factor VIII product under the Genentech technology for clinical testing in humans, according to Jack Ryan, president of Cutter Biological. "Based on this," he added, "Cutter is in a strong position to have the first commercially available Factor VIII product from recombinant DNA technology."
Cutter is a major U.S. producer and marketer of Factor VIII and other biological products currently produced from human plasma. Its products are sold internationally.
Cutter was acquired by Bayer AG in 1974 and in 1983 was merged into the more recently acquired Miles Laboratories, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana. Bayer AG is a worldwide producer of chemical and pharmaceutical products.ng considerably lower volumes to be administered.
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Trigger warning for stalking and extremely insensitive depiction of mental illness.
Chapter Three: The Letters from No One
After what happened last time at the zoo, Harry isn't allowed out of his cupboard again until the summer holidays start. That must have made going to school a little tricky, it's surprising nobody bothered to phone the Dursleys and find out where he was, given that it's illegal for ten year olds to stop attending school. Dudley has already broken most of his new presents, and knocked Mrs Figg over on his new bicycle – the bicycle Harry insisted he was too lazy to ride, if you recall. Incidentally we'll actually meet Mrs Figg in a couple of books, and if Dudley had knocked her over she'd have knocked his bike over in return and probably spanked him with one of her crutches.
Anyway, Harry's not enjoying the holidays, because Dudley's inexplicable gang keep visiting the house. Piers has entered one hell of a growth spurt, since although he was described as 'scrawny' last chapter he is now 'big and stupid' like the rest of the gang. Harry and Dudley are both going to be attending secondary school in the autumn, and are being sent to different schools; I'm going to have to pause to explain a bit of the British school system here.
At age 11 you leave primary school and move to secondary school. Secondary schools come in three types. The free government-funded schools are known as state schools or comprehensives; they're known as public schools in most other countries, I think [Mitchell adds: yes, we call them public schools in the States]. Harry is going to be attending this type of school; his is called Stonewall High. High school isn't a common term in Britain, but it is in use. Then you have private schools, which as far as I know are the same thing worldwide. They have often very expensive fees and are perceived to provide a higher standard of education, though in my experience this isn't necessarily the case most of the time. Then, just to be confusing, we have public schools, which are actually private schools only more upper-class; places like Eton, Roedean and the like, which are extremely expensive and usually reserved for children of the aristocracy and so on.
Look, I didn't make up the naming system, okay 😛
It's unclear which type of private school Dudley is going to be attending. His school is called Smeltings and has a very old fashioned and ugly sounding uniform which includes a small stick that students are encouraged to hit one another with. This sounds like a parody of the high end public schools to me, but the Dursleys are absolutely not able to afford such a school and are definitely not of the right social class. Piers is apparently attending too, though we have no idea of his background (except that apparently he gets fed growth hormones and/or steroids, judging by his sudden increase in size).
Both the low-class school and the upper-class school are being mocked here. I think this is supposed to indicate that Hogwarts falls somewhere in the middle, but the class system in the wizarding world is a load of nonsense since they all seem to be upper-class, even the supposedly poor Weasleys (they're a separate issue we'll discuss once they show up, don't worry). Most if not all Muggleborn and half-blood students seem to be middle-class – I believe Snape is the only working-class pupil we ever see – and at least one is extremely upper-class, Justin Double-Barrelled-Surname (at the time the books were written that usually meant your family was extremely rich, though these days it usually means your parents aren't married; nothing wrong with that, of course) who was apparently on the list for Eton. Eton would be the school the royal family send their sons to, so yeah, about as upper-class as you can get. Hogwarts doesn't seem to have tuition fees, but they're still very choosy about who they admit, so it seems to be combining the worst of both school types.
I digress. Petunia takes Dudley to buy his new uniform from a specialist store in London, and Harry is left with Mrs Figg. He criticises her for feeding him stale cake. Harry, you don't get cake at all at home if the narrative is to be believed, stale cake is still more of a treat than no cake and old ladies often don't have much money. Stop being an entitled little shit, the book is insisting you're poor and neglected. That evening Dudley models his new uniform for his family, making his parents cry and Harry laugh. To be fair, it does sound horrible – 'maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers and [a] flat straw hat'. Even my uniform wasn't as bad as that.
The following day Harry finds Petunia dyeing some of Dudley's old clothes grey; this is to be Harry's uniform. I didn't go to a state school but I know plenty of people who did; Harry's uniform would most likely be black or grey trousers and a white shirt, both of which he should already have from primary school, plus the actual school jumper and maybe (though almost certainly not) a school tie, both of which can be bought cheaply second hand directly from the school. Instead, Petunia is apparently going to quite a bit of effort to dye old clothing that Harry will certainly not be allowed to wear. Since we have no indication that she's stupid, I can't help but think she at least suspects that he's not going to need a Stonewall uniform and is actually dyeing the clothing for something else. In any case, Harry decides it's going to make him look like he's wearing 'bits of old elephant skin', because he can't let a chapter pass without comparing Dudley to an animal of some sort (and also apparently wasn't paying attention at the zoo last chapter, since elephant skin doesn't sag/hang and look too big for the elephant. Rhino would have made more sense, that at least has large folds in it).
The post arrives, and Vernon tells Dudley to get it despite Harry apparently being some sort of unpaid servant. Consistency, what is that? Dudley refuses and Harry is sent to get it anyway, and finds that he has a letter. It is addressed extremely precisely, to his cupboard, and is made of parchment sealed with wax.
A few points. First, the address is written in green, which is nice. Soon enough absolutely everything green will be pure evil, so let's all remember this. Second, how does Harry know what parchment is? There is no way he has ever seen any in real life and on television it looks like paper. Third, we will learn that the wizarding world does not use Muggle post, and this letter is explicitly described as having no stamp, so how has it arrived with the Muggle post? Wizarding post is actually sent by owl, though we haven't been told this yet, and I can't see an owl managing to put a letter through the letterbox in the time it took the postman to walk away and Harry to get to the front door.
And of course the main point here is that Harry should be freaked out. He has never had a letter in his entire life – which isn't remotely surprising, very few ten year olds get much in the way of mail, you know, except birthday/Christmas cards – and the first time anyone does write to him, it's someone who knows where he sleeps. This is creepy. It's not exciting.
Continuing to fail at common sense, Harry takes his letter back to the others and opens it very slowly and obviously in front of them, and Vernon takes it off him. Vernon then turns green, which becomes greyish-white, and stammers for Petunia, who looks at the letter and reacts in the same way, being about to faint and barely able to speak. They are both absolutely terrified. Not angry, or anything like that, but extremely frightened. We'll find out next chapter that they have good reason to be.
Vernon throws both Harry and Dudley out so he can discuss this creepy child-stalking letter with his wife. The boys promptly listen at the door; this is but the first of many, many occasions when Harry will demonstrate that he has zero concept of the idea of privacy. On this occasion it's justified since it's clearly about him and it's clearly serious, but most of the time he's just a nosy little bastard.
Petunia asks her husband in a quavering voice whether the address means someone is watching the house. Vernon paces up and down muttering about spies for a while as they try to decide whether to reply to the letter or not, and finally says they'll ignore it, because "Didn't we swear when we took him in that we'd stamp out that dangerous nonsense?"
Rowling, 'dangerous' and 'nonsense' are incompatible concepts. 'Nonsense' implies that whatever Vernon is referring to does not exist. 'Dangerous' implies that it does exist and is, well, dangerous. Sadly this is apparently the end of the conversation, so we don't learn whether Vernon means it's dangerous to Harry, or dangerous to the Dursleys, or dangerous to all of them. But let's review – the Dursleys know who has written this letter, it's someone who knows where their children sleep, and they are petrified of some sort of danger. Harry should also be scared, and maybe be relieved that the adults are trying to deal with it even if he dislikes said adults. Naturally, he's just sulky that they wouldn't let him read the very scary stalker letter.
That evening after work Vernon visits Harry in his cupboard and says that he and Petunia have burned the letter and that they have decided Harry's outgrown the cupboard and should move into Dudley's second bedroom. (We note that this second bedroom didn't exist last chapter when Harry was describing all the ways his cousin is spoiled. It's materialised from nowhere just in time for it to be given to Harry, because he's a special snowflake with plot-controlling powers.)
Dudley's second bedroom is full of old presents he's broken. The very house-proud Dursleys apparently keep an entire room full of broken shit, including a television their son has put his foot through – complete garbage, in other words, that actually they would have thrown away. There's also an air rifle that's in here because Dudley sat on it and bent it. I'm getting very tired of your fat-shaming bullshit, Rowling, I'm pretty sure you can't physically do that no matter how much you weigh. Bending something like that would require a decent grip and some good leverage as well as consistent force, not just sitting on it.
Then there's a rather odd bit. There's a small tank (actual size unknown) in this room that Dudley once drove over the neighbour's dog; he obtained the air rifle from trading away his pet parrot, whose empty cage is also in this room so who knows what the new owner did with it; and we find out on the next page that as part of his tantrum over Harry moving into an unused room full of his broken unwanted junk he's also thrown his pet tortoise through the greenhouse roof. This sudden tendency towards serious animal cruelty hasn't been mentioned before and won't be mentioned again. Rowling's just thrown it in here… because. Other things Dudley has done during this tantrum include screaming, crying, being sick on purpose and hitting his parents with his school stick. Apparently in Rowling's world all children are three years old until they suddenly become pseudo-adults somewhere in their teens. I do wonder about her children sometimes. Mostly I wonder how they survived.
We have no idea what Harry thinks or feels about all of this. He describes the room, because that makes Dudley look bad, but the only actual reaction he shows is to think that he'd rather be in his cupboard still if it meant he could read the terrifying stalker letter from the people who watch him sleep. This is because Harry is an idiot who usually possesses no emotions whatsoever.
The next day another letter arrives, addressed to Harry's new bedroom. Dudley's been sent to fetch the mail this time and announces it very loudly from the hallway, at which point he, Vernon and Harry get into a three-way brawl for possession of the letter. Poor frail abused little Harry attacks his uncle without hesitation, and isn't flattened to a pulp despite the apparent unrealistic animalistic hugeness of his relatives, proving that Rowling just fails on all counts here. Vernon wins and sends Harry to his room.
"Harry walked round and round his new room. Someone knew he had moved out of his cupboard and they seemed to know he hadn't received his first letter. Surely that meant they'd try again? And this time he'd make sure they didn't fail. He had a plan."
Harry. Listen very carefully. Terrifying strangers knowing where you sleep is not a good thing. Stop trying to help the scary child-stalkers.
His 'plan' is to go downstairs early the next morning, sneak out of the house and go wait at the end of the street for the postman. For the last two days the post hasn't arrived until the family are eating breakfast, so I'm pretty sure they'd notice he wasn't there. I also don't think the postman is allowed to hand all of a household's mail to some random kid who claims to live there. Anyway, his master plan is thwarted by Vernon having decided to sleep in the hallway by the door in his sleeping bag. Disregarding the question of why he even owns a sleeping bag, this is a pretty insane thing to be doing, and sadly that's only going to get worse.
Harry also seems to have forgotten his glasses, since he doesn't spot his apparently gargantuan uncle until he physically treads on the man's face. It's six am in July, the sun has been up for a couple of hours by this point, the house is going to be fairly well lit and frankly chances are the Dursleys would already be up since Vernon likely leaves for work fairly early. Vernon seems to be deformed, too, since he apparently has a 'squashy' face, unless Rowling believes fat people don't have skulls. She might well do.
Vernon follows his random camping in the hallway by staying home from work and nailing the letterbox shut after tearing up three new stalker letters. Not only is this not going to work – and shouldn't take all day, plus given that the man sells drills for a living he should be using screws anyway – he's trying to hammer a nail in using a piece of fruit cake. This is meant to be funny, but on top of everything else it tells me that Vernon is undergoing some sort of mental breakdown. He doesn't go back to work again for at least the rest of the chapter, by the way; I assume he must have some sick days saved up, because he's going to miss at least a week here, and frankly he probably won't be fit for some time after that.
"On Friday, no fewer than twelve letters arrived for Harry. As they couldn't go through the letter-box they had been pushed under the door, slotted through the sides and a few even forced through the small window in the downstairs toilet.
Uncle Vernon stayed at home again. After burning all the letters, he got out a hammer and nails and boarded up the cracks around the front and back doors so no one could go out. He hummed 'Tiptoe through the Tulips' as he worked, and jumped at small noises."
The stalker's behaviour has dramatically escalated. Once again, I'm asking how the post-owl has managed to do this. And Vernon's behaviour has become downright alarming now; I would like to see how his poor wife is reacting to this.
On Saturday, twenty-four letters arrive. These ones are rolled up inside the eggs that are delivered to the house. So, these letters aren't coming by the usual owl, then? Presumably a wizard is making this happen. (I also have to wonder how the letters are fitting inside a chicken egg. They're not short letters.) So let's picture this. There is apparently a wizard lurking outside the Dursleys' house bombarding them with letters addressed to a ten year old's bedroom, watching them closely enough to know when the child moves bedrooms, and escalating his behaviour when there's no response from his target. This is really fucking creepy.
On Sunday Vernon happily tells the family there's no post on Sundays, despite the fact that these letters clearly aren't coming via post any more. He's described as 'looking tired and rather ill… spreading marmalade on his newspaper'. This series will continually play mental illness for laughs and encourage readers to mock anyone suffering any kind of psychiatric condition, so get used to it now.
He's interrupted by thirty or forty letters spewing out of the kitchen fireplace. Now, plenty of houses have kitchen chimneys, but those usually don't come with fireplaces. The fireplace is in the living room. The chimney in the kitchen will be there to accommodate the wood-burning stove that the Dursleys apparently have. Unless we're meant to believe they're cooking over open flames, which really ought to have been mentioned earlier given how often we get their breakfast described. The letters are described as 'pelting out of the fireplace like bullets' and once the family make a run for it they can hear the letters 'bouncing off the walls and floor'. That's pretty violent; these letters will be hurting anyone they hit, and could even put someone's eye out if they get hit by a corner. The stalker has further escalated his behaviour and is now attempting to cause his victim physical harm.
Hey, maybe it's Voldemort! He returned early to try to kill Harry via papercuts! No, I'm kidding, the person doing this is actually one of the good guys. Yeah. I'm worried too.
Given that Vernon can't possibly tell the police about any of this, his reaction here is pretty reasonable: he decides they're going to leave, and tells his family to pack some things while he reopens the barricaded doors. But Rowling doesn't want him to be reasonable, so while he's saying this he is physically pulling out sizeable amounts of his moustache to the point of removing half of it. This will have drawn blood, by the way, so he is self-harming because he's terrified beyond rationality and unbalanced by what's happening to his family. Oh, the comedy. They go on to 'wrench their way through the boarded-up doors' which is a really clumsy description and I'm not sure what actually happened, but somehow they leave the house.
Incidentally, isn't it interesting that Vernon's reaction to the letters arriving isn't "lol okay bye Potter fuck off out of my house at last" but "the entire family's going to go into hiding with you to avoid the evil child-stalking scary wizards"? By this point he and Petunia clearly know they haven't managed to stop Harry using magic and they should just want to get rid of him. It's almost like they're trying to protect him from the dangerous stalkers.
They spend the entire day just driving around aimlessly. Vernon is muttering to himself most of the time and his family are too scared to ask him what's going on, and he won't stop even for food (though presumably he has to stop for petrol at least once) until nightfall when they find a hotel for the night. Incidentally, Dudley is quite distressed by this point (and with good reason, considering he's not been to a bathroom or had anything to eat or drink all day, not to mention being trapped in a car with one's family for long periods can often be quite torturous for all involved in and of itself), though the narrative attributes it to his missing his television and video games and mocks him for complaining about something so frivolous. Rowling needs to learn some fucking empathy. Also, dehydration would be a serious issue here, they've been shut in a car all day in late July with no water, and this was before air conditioning. All four of them will be feeling quite ill.
The hotel's address is given as Cokeworth. This is a made-up town, meant to be somewhere in the north Midlands. Rowling has since revealed – er, somewhere; maybe Pottermore, maybe in an interview, I can't remember, but not in the books – that Cokeworth is where Snape, Lily and Petunia grew up and where Snape still lives. (This came too late for most of the fandom, who had already run with the few hints we were given in canon and mostly settled on Manchester, though I've seen alternative theories.) As such, it's a really odd choice of stopping place. Does anyone know of an AU fic where Petunia contacts Snape while they're at this hotel and asks for help? I'd like to see that.
The next morning one of the hotel staff speaks to them, because about a hundred letters have appeared at the front desk, all addressed to Harry's room. Vernon quickly says he'll take them, though there's no explanation of what he did with them; he bundles the family back into the car and they're off again. They drive to the middle of a field, the top of a multi-storey car park, half way across a bridge and into the middle of a forest, and each time Vernon looks around, decides it's not safe enough and drives on again.
"'Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he?' Dudley asked Aunt Petunia dully late that afternoon."
Yes, Dudley, he has. I'm very sorry. He won't be able to work for a while, he's going to need specialist care, so you're going to end up going to Stonewall High while your mother gets a job to try and pay some of the bills. I don't think the National Health Service in the early 90s was much good regarding people who've undergone serious mental breakdowns; they'd just section him and leave him to rot.
Dudley doesn't get a response, so starts whining that it's Monday and he's missing his favourite TV show. This is the day before Harry's birthday, so we know it's July 30th 1991, which was actually a Tuesday. Fail. And yes, Rowling, Dudley does know the days of the week – apparently better than you do – but not because of television schedules. Because he's eleven and not a total idiot.
Vernon's locked the car and gone off to get something mysterious. We find out next chapter that he's bought a rifle; now, I'm sure every American reader accepted this as perfectly normal, but it should have given most British readers pause. You can't just go and buy a gun here. We don't sell them in supermarkets and general stores. I doubt Vernon would even know where to buy a gun from – I wouldn't have a clue, honestly, I've only seen two gun stores in my entire life and don't remember where either of them were – and even if he did, he wouldn't have a licence, because 99.999% of UK citizens (who aren't police, military, private security or gamekeepers) don't have one unless they're part of the pheasant-shooting upper-class set, which he certainly isn't. You need to apply to your local Chief of Police to get a gun permit, providing references and fees and presumably the reason why you want the gun, and a police officer will come to your house and interview you and look at where you're going to keep the gun and so on. You also need a different certificate to buy ammunition. It's a complicated and lengthy process.
And Rowling should know this.
"In the wake of the 1987 Hungerford massacre, in which one lone gunman killed 16 people, Britain introduced new legislation — the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 — making registration mandatory for owning shotguns."
She would remember the Hungerford shooting. We don't get many mass shootings, each one stays in the public memory for decades.
Anyway, Vernon comes back with his mysterious new purchase, and won't answer Petunia when she asks what he bought. I expect he knows she'd ask where the hell he got it and he doesn't have an answer. He tells the family he's found 'the perfect place' and points out to sea, where there's a tiny shack on top of a rock just visible. There's apparently a storm forecast for that night, and he's found a random old man who's going to lend them his boat. I'm pretty sure this old man is actually Dumbledore in disguise, honestly, since he's grinning wickedly and apparently relishing the notion that his boat's going to get wrecked and a group of unbalanced strangers including children will drown.
I don't know that Vernon would know how to row, and even if he did, handling a very small boat in a stormy sea is very difficult to do by yourself [Mitchell adds: absolutely; I've had this experience before and wouldn't wish it on anyone, and in my case the boat had a motor], but somehow they get out to this tiny island. The house is clearly abandoned and pretty much derelict, which begs the question of how did Vernon find it? And why is he so happy about it? Because he's found a safe place to hide his family from the stalkers? Because he's thwarting people trying to get in touch with Harry? Because his mind has snapped?
This is the end of July and even out at sea it ought to be pretty warm and humid, particularly since it's only early evening, but it's apparently freezing cold in this little shack. Maybe there are Dementors there, I don't know. Vernon attempts to set fire to some crisp packets, presumably for warmth, though unsurprisingly this doesn't work. Conveniently there are exactly enough blankets and furnishings inside this abandoned uninhabitable and otherwise almost empty house for everyone to have somewhere to sleep, though Harry stays awake because he can see Dudley's watch and he's waiting for his birthday. He can hear noises outside and hopes the roof isn't going to collapse, though apparently he might be warmer if it did.
Then, at the stroke of midnight, someone bangs very loudly on the door.
This is meant to be dramatic, of course, but this entire chapter is just so horrible. Someone is stalking a child, tracking where he sleeps and escalating the harassment to dangerous levels when there's no response. Vernon is literally breaking down and going insane and scaring his family. And it's meant to be funny. I don't even.
So, how to fix this clusterfuck?
Get rid of this whole chapter. Don't make the good guys into psychotic child-stalkers who terrify a man into a breakdown. Instead, when the first letter (which is addressed to the house, not the bedroom) doesn't get a response, an actual sane non-frightening wizard shows up to find out why and chat to the Dursleys and Harry about what's going on. This wizard will absolutely not react the way Hogwarts' ambassador does in the next chapter, because seriously what the actual everlasting fuck.
So the first chapter would be more or less the same, just rearranged a bit. The second and third chapters get combined into a much less "dramatic" chapter that demonstrates that Harry has a pretty dull and lonely life, he's got no friends and his aunt and uncle drastically favour his cousin over him and he doesn't know what happened to his parents, and sometimes weird things happen around him that he thinks he might be imagining a lot of the time. Then a letter arrives that makes his guardians nervous, they refuse to answer and a stranger comes to the door to actually explain things to them sensibly.
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Jackeline Gartrell is the newest member of the Cannington Physiotherapy Staff taking on the role as our Remedial Massage Therapist. Jackie has over ten years' experience and is a qualified Physiotherapist in her home of Brazil. Jackie is available for appointments on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
If you're not sure what a Remedial Massage Therapist does here is a quick summary;
Massage therapy recognises and values the healing properties of touch and is a very safe and non-invasive form of treatment. Massage therapists use a number of different hands-on techniques to diagnose and treat underlying conditions and problems. Treatment focuses on the soft tissues of the body including muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia to help you perform at your peak.
Each treatment is tailored to the patients' presenting complaints and a treatment plan is devised including appropriate changed in lifestyle, work practice or exercise. Here at Cannington Physiotherapy our Massage therapist works closely with our physiotherapists to gain the best results for each patient.
Cannington Physiotherapy offers 60 minute consultations with our highly trained therapist. During your initial consultation a brief history is taken and full assessment of joint range of motion and muscle length is performed. This enables our therapist to design and implement a specific treatment plan to best suit your individual goals and needs.
If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment with Jackie please click on the link above or call (08) 9351 8737.October 22, 2017
September 17, 2017
Cannington Physiotherapy would like to welcome you to the first in a series of videos that we will be uploading over the next few months. Each video will be based around a different stretch or exercise. These videos will be found on our homepage, YouTube and Facebook page and we will provide some back ground information here.
Our first topic is Balance and some of you may recognise our balance extraordinaire
Balance is the ability to control your body's position, whether stationary or while moving.
Balance training is often neglected when people are developing their exercise or sporting regime. This may be because they don't understand the benefits of balance training.
Balance is a key component of fitness, along with strength, endurance, and flexibility. Balance is essential in preventing falls as people age, as well as for every day functional tasks such as reaching up to get something from the cupboard, or walking on uneven ground. In the sporting population, balance is pivotal in attaining the skills used to change direction, maintain a position or complete relevant skills such as kicking a ball.
There are various ways to perform balance exercises. Equipment like a stability ball, BOSU ball, or balance board can be incorporated.
Also don't forget to check back from time to time as we continue to update our videos.
June 21, 2017
The AFL season is well and truly under way, unfortunately with every season there are two things we see time and time again:
To avoid starting any arguments between our Eagles and Dockers fans especially after the most recent Derby, let's take the high road and discuss Hamstring Strains.
Hamstring Strains occur when the muscle or tendon is overloaded resulting in tearing of the fibres. Pain is usually sudden and felt in the back of the leg. Swelling and bruising may be present but not always. Depending on the severity of your injury a hamstring strain could mean missing a 1-2 games or upwards of 6 games.
At Cannington Physiotherapy we believe prevention is the best cure and whilst some injuries in sport can't be helped there are ways to reduce your risk. Factors that could contribute to a hamstring strain include:
Our physiotherapists are all highly trained in identifying injuries and potential risk factors for a wide variety of sporting injuries. So as you embark on another season let us help you perform at your peak and keep you in the game rather than on the bench.
If you would like further information feel free to contact us on (08) 9351 8737 or you can click on the link above and book and appointment with one of our brilliant Physiotherapists.
.April 30, 2017
School Bags and Back Pain.
We brought this to your attention a few years ago but we wanted to take a minute to reflect on all the kids heading back to school and what it means for there little bodies.
School is back! Whether you think this is a good thing or a bad thing, we have something for you to consider.
When was the last time you picked up your child's school bag?
It seems every year the amount of books kids need to take to school is increasing and as a result of this extra weight we are beginning to see an increase in childhood back pain. Statics released by the Victorian Government have suggested that around 70% of Australian school children may suffer back pain from carrying to heavy schoolbags and poor lifting techniques. Risks include muscle strains and a gradual change of spinal position all of which can linger into adulthood.
There are lots of different ways to minimise the amount of stress on these little spines, having the right bag is one thing but making sure it has been adjusted specifically to fit your child is just as important. What works for one does not work for all.
Here at Cannington Physiotherapy our physiotherapist are all too familiar with back pain and how it can affect people in all stages of the lifespan. If your child is complaining of back pain why not bring them down with their school bag and we will happily assess the type of bag, lifting technique and provide ways to help minimise and relieve the pain.
Call 9351 8737 to speak with our friendly staff for more informationFebruary 4, 2017
Injury Prevention Tip: Posture in the Office
Good head, neck and back posture is extremely important in the reduction and prevention of work-related pain and injury. Admittedly, most of us all sit with poor posture at some point. However, it is when the person adopts a poor position for an extended period of time, day in and day out, that it becomes a problem.
Do you suffer from any of these in the office…?
If you do, it could be coming from the posture you are in right now!
A lot of people know they have poor posture, but lack the knowledge of what to do about it and what posture they should be in. Some of the time, the main cause is the set-up of the computer, the mouse, the keyboard, or the type of chair, forcing the person to sit in a poor posture to see the computer screen or to use the keyboard and mouse. Other times it is a lack of strength in the back muscles. But mostly it is a lack of good discipline and maintenance of correcting your posture when it slips during the day.
Our Physiotherapists are the experts in office posture and can advise you on correct layout of your workstation, as well as prescribing you a great program of exercises that you can do at home or in the gym to help you strengthen your spinal and scapular muscles. They are also at hand for treatment of any pain that you suffer that is not going away and can advise you on further massage or Dry Needling therapy that you may need.
November 15, 2016
Golf is usually considered a benign and injury free activity, especially compared to sports such as AFL, running and surfing. However a recent investigation of golfing injuries makes for interesting reading.
A survey of 522 female golfers in the Victorian pennants competition was completed by investigators from the Journal of Science Medicine and Sport, their findings were as follows:
• More than 1/3 of the participants had sustained a golfing injury in the previous 12 months.
• The lower back was the most commonly injured area.
• The most common self-reported mechanism of injury was overuse followed by technical error.
• Of the 184 injuries reported, 154 required treatment by a health professional with Physiotherapists the most consulted group.
• Performance was affected in 78.9% of players with 69.7% of injured golfers missing games or practice due to injury.
If you want to minimise your risk of injury why not make Cannington Physiotherapy your 19th hole and let one of our therapists complete an assessment of your strengths and weakness to minimise your risk of injury.September 27, 2016
How often have you heard your child complaining of a sore back, aching knees or painful shoulders or feet? Whilst most aches and pains may not be serious, it's easy to forget that kids aren't unbreakable!
Kids are balls of energy and with all the running and playing our kids actually do, some of these aches and pains can lead to problems later in life.
The fact is many childhood aches and pains can be easily identified and corrected with some simple modifications such as new shoes, orthotics or back-packs. Also the addition of simple exercises and stretches can dramatically improve their pain.
At Cannington Physiotherapy we can assess the needs of your child in relation to their pain and can tailor a specific program to help get the spring back into their step. So why not take advantage of the school holidays and bring your child into to see one of our highly skilled physiotherapists.
If you would like to know more call 9351 8737 and one of our lovely staff members will answer all your questions. Alternatively if you would like to book an appointment you can do so by calling or by clicking the link on top of this page.
June 30, 2016
Cannington Physiotherapy would like to help our athletes keep playing for longer.
The Success of Netball Australia's KNEE program has brought to light the importance of improving how much stress we place on our knees when playing sport.
Unfortunately some injuries are bound to happen but we believe with certain exercises and a better understanding you can reduce your risk of sitting on the sidelines, for example; are you aware that wearing new shoes when playing netball actually increases your risk of tearing your ACL?
To help break down your risk of a lower limb injury, Cannington Physio is offering Knee Injury Risk Assessments. The assessment will take you through a number of tests to help identify and reduce any potential risk factors.
Whether your play Netball, Football or Lawn Bowls, understanding your strengths and weaknesses will help you perform at your peak.
If you would like to know more, please call and speak with one of our lovely staff members on 9351 8737.May 27, 2016
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Cancer is a major health problem worldwide. About ten million people annually are diagnosed with this disease and six million are expected to die from it. In Singapore, the crude cancer incidence rate is expected to rise for the next two decades as the baby boomers now reach the age when most cancers develop. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts, we are still unable to cure most patients with recurrent cancer. Hence, the search for new therapies, is critical for the cure of cancer, for the prolongation and the improvement of quality of life. These therapies are developed through clinical trials, which involve regulated and closely-monitored processes of testing new drugs and drug combinations in humans, so as to evaluate and confirm their efficacy and safety. The Clinical Trials Office of the Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research provides the infra-structural support for the conduct of all phases of clinical trials at the National Cancer Centre Singapore.
We have a team of dedicated staff to support investigators in the areas such as trial co-ordination, budget and project planning, protocol development, negotiation of agreements, ethical and regulatory submissions, case report form design and data discrepancy management. We currently provide the administrative support including providing supervisory manpower and study coordinators to assist the ECRU doctors in running the activities of the ECRU (Experimental Cancer Treatment Unit).
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We have more than 18 years of experience in conducting clinical trials and to date, have completed over a hundred clinical trials. Currently we have about 200 ongoing trials. Of particular interests are trials of the new small molecular targeted agents, vaccines, stem-cell mini-transplants and adoptive T cell therapies on the different cancers types such as breast, lung, nasopharynx, stomach, colorectum and liver cancers. Our investigators are constantly in search of new methods and treatments, and actively coming up with new ideas and protocols for clinical testing.
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The National Cancer Centre Singapore has obtained Federalwide Assurance from the United States Department of Health and Human Services for human subject protection. This certification allows NCCS to qualify for US Government supported research from CTEP of the US National Cancer Institute.
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Our research co-ordinators (CRCs) are stringently selected to ensure that they have the aptitude, qualification and interests suitable for the work. Most of our coordinators have at least a degree in medicine, nursing, life or health sciences and have to undergo continuous rigorous training under strict supervision.
Our CRCs worked in teams. The teams specializes in different tumor types. Each team is supervised by 1-2 dedicated team leaders who have the experience and extensive knowledge in clinical trial supervision and training.
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We have dedicated Clinical Trial Pharmacists. The Ambulatory Treatment Unit nurses play an active role as part of the study team to ensure that the administration and handling of study drugs are performed according to the protocol. We are also involved in research areas such as DCE-CT and DCE-MRI. PET and SPECT are available in the campus, and the Nuclear Medicine Department has its own in-house radio-chemist. We also partner the Singhealth Investigational Medicine Unit, which has a 30-bed inpatient unit for early phase trials.
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The German Studies department offers a major and a minor in German language, an interdisciplinary minor in German Studies, and a German business track within these majors and minors. These programs give students an opportunity to learn the language, literature, culture, and history of Germany.
Students who have performed well in German (minimum 3.3 GPA) may apply for the Honors program.
Major in German
The major in German is designed to help students achieve linguistic, literary, and cultural competence and to foster and develop transferable skills of critical thinking, textual analysis, effective writing and communication, and international, cultural discernment. Training in German Studies includes advanced language courses combined with upper-level seminars on topical areas of literature, film, history, music, and culture. Majors complete the program with strong German-language proficiency, expertise in the analysis of texts and cultural artifacts in their historical and cultural context, the ability to produce texts of various genres in German, and the intellectual background for graduate study in German and many other fields, including business, law, political science, international studies, and medicine. Majors are strongly encouraged to study or work abroad, if possible.
The German major requires 30 credits or ten courses:
- GERM 2001-2002 - German Composition and Conversation I and II
- GERM 3001-3002 - History of German Literature I and II
- Six additional courses in German Studies, at or above the 2000 level, two of which may be in English translation
Transfer credits
Courses taken abroad must be conducted in German to count toward the German major.
Of the 30 credits or ten courses, a minimum of 12 credits or four upper-level courses (above GERM1051) must be taken within the German Studies Department at Boston College.
Planning and fulfilling the major in German requires the final approval of the Director of the major. Students are encouraged to consult with the Director concerning opportunities for study abroad during their junior year at a German or Austrian university. Students must have at least 27 credits in the major program that are not used to fulfill requirements for another major or minor and must earn at least half of those credits at Boston College. Interested students are asked to contact the Director of the major, Professor Michael Resler , Lyons 201C, 617-552-3744, email@example.com.
Minor in German
The minor in German is for students seriously interested in learning German and in creating ties with the German-speaking world while combining their interest in German with other academic and professional goals. The foremost goal of the program is to foster amoing students an international focus and the accompanying skills, whatever their major may be. Minors are strongly encouraged to study or work abroad, if possible.
The German minor requires 18 credits or six courses:
- GERM2001-2002 German Conversation and Composition I and II
- GERM2003 Special Topics in German Literature and Culture
- Three additional courses in German Studies, at or above the 2000 level, one of which may be in English translation
Planning and fulfilling the minor in German requires the final approval of the Director of the minor. Students are encouraged to consult with the Director concerning opportunities for study abroad during their junior year at a German or Austrian university. Students must have at least 15 credits in the minor program that are not used to fulfill requirements for another major or minor and must earn at leat half of those credits at Boston College. Interested students are asked to contact the Director of the minor, Asst. Professor Daniel Bowles, Lyons Hall 201F, 617-552-1594, email@example.com.
Interdisciplinary Minor in German Studies
The Interdisciplinary Minor in German Studies promotes the study of German culture across disciplines and departments. Students who complete the minor in German Studies will have developed a deep understanding of the history and place of German culture in today's world.
The German Studies minor requires 18 credits or six courses:
- GERM2242/HIST2270 Germany Divided and Reunited (next offered Spring 2021 and biennially)
- Two courses in German Studies, at or above the 2000 level
- Three electives or 9 credits from at least two other departments (see suggestions below for Spring 2020)
The three non-German departmental courses may be chosen, in consultation with the Director of the minor, from the relevant offerings of at least two other departments. Such courses should focus upon subjects related to German culture. Students must have at least 15 credits in the minor program that are not used to fulfill requirements for another major or minor or a Core requirement.
Students who are already pursuing a double major will not be accepted to the German Studies minor. Planning and fulfilling the interdisciplinary minor in German Studies requires the final approval of the Director of the minor. Students are encouraged to consult with the Director concerning opportunities for study abroad during their junior year at a German or Austrian university. Interested students are asked to contact the Director of the minor, Professor Nick Block, Lyons Hall 201 A; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Spring 2020
|Course Name
|Course Number
|Elementary German II*
|(Sect. 1 – 4)
|Elementary German Practicum II
|(Sect. 1 – 2)
|Intermediate German II
|(Sect. 1 - 3)
|German Comp. & Conversation II
|Special Topics in German Lit. & Culture
|Germany in Europe Today
|Knights, Castles and Dragons
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|Course Name
|Course Number
|Semester Offered/Credits
|German Elementary I
|Fall: 3
|German Elementary II
|Spring: 3
|Elementary German Practicum I
|Fall: 1
|Elementary German Practicum II
|Spring: 1
|Intermediate German I
|Fall: 3
|Intermediate German II
|Spring: 3
|Triumphs and Failings of Modern Man
|Spring/biennially: 3
|Playing the Game
|Spring/periodically: 3
|The Quest for Justice: Kafka and Kleist
|Fall/biennially: 3
|The Romantic Experience
|Fall: 3
|The Quest for Justice Practicum
|Fall: 1
|Kleine Uebung: Geist und Gnade
|Fall/periodically: 2
|Business German
|Fall: 3
|German Composition and Conversation I
|Fall: 3
|German Composition and Conversation II
|Spring: 3
|History of German Literature I
|Fall/biennially: 3
|History of German Literature II
|Spring/biennially: 3
|The Poetic Mind of Germany
|Spring: 3
|German Romanticism
|Spring/periodically: 3
|Shooting Nazis: German Film from 1933-1945
|Spring/periodically: 3
|German Feature Films: A Survey
|Spring/biennially: 3
|Goethe und Schiller
|Fall/biennially: 3
|Madmen, Hysterics, and Criminals: Inventing Madness
|Music and Word: The German Musical Heritage
|Fall/biennially: 3
|Contemporary German Short Fiction
|Fall/Spring/periodically: 3
|Modern German Novels in Translation
|Fall/periodically: 3
|Modern German Novels Practicum
|Fall/periodically: 1
|Ach Europa! Hyphenated Germans Write about their Host Country
|Between Imperial Germany and Hitler's Reich
|Spring/periodically: 3
|Passion, Politics and Poetry in the Middle Ages
|Fall/periodically: 3
|Knights, Castles and Dragons
|Spring/biennially: 3
|King Arthur in German Literature
|Spring/biennially: 3
|Germany Divided and Reunited
|Spring/biennially: 3
|German Exile Writers Against Hitler 1933-45
|Fall/periodically: 3
|Literature of Migration: Diaspora, Exile, and Homecoming
|Advanced Reading in German
|Spring: 3
|Reading and Research
|Fall/Spring: 3
|Middle High German – Mittelhochdeutsch
|Spring/periodically: 3
|German Business and Trends in Europe
|Spring: 3
|Linguistic Structure of German
|Spring/periodically: 3
|Living Literature: Contemporary German Novel
|Fall/biennually: 3
|German Studies Internship
|Summer: 1
|Advanced Independent Research
|Fall/Spring: 6
|Honors Thesis
|Fall/Spring: 3
Business Track
The business track concentration allows German majors or minors to combine a dual interest in business and German in a program of study that prepares the student for an international career. The thriving German economy makes Central and Eastern Europe a strong market for American products and has enabled German companies to open branches in the United States. The business track has been developed in conjunction with the Boston College Carroll School of Management.
The German business track requires 6 credits or two courses, counting simultaneously toward the German major or minor:
- GERM2004 Business German
- GERM2005 Germany in Europe Today
Students can also apply for the one-credit summer German Studies Internship (GERM5501) at the beginning of the previous fall semester. Contact Ursula Mangoubi in Lyons 201G, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Students are encouraged to spend a year or a semester at the Ingolstadt School of Management affiliated with our partner university, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, or at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics & Business).
Director of the business track, Professor Daniel Bowles, Lyons Hall 201F, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Honors Program in German Studies
Subject to departmental approval, the Honors program in German Studies is offered to interested students who maintain a cumulative average of at least 3.3 in German. Under the direction of a member of the department these students are advised to begin in the second semester of their junior year, a research project that will lead to an honors thesis.
Language Proficiency Requirements
For information please contact Martha Kraft, Administrative Assistant, German Studies, Lyons Hall - E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or 617-552-3740.
For questions during the summer (June–August) please contact Professor Michael Resler, German Studies, Lyons Hall 201C - E-mail email@example.com or 617-552-3744.
- If you scored four or five on the German Language AP exam or over 600 on the SAT subject test, you have fulfilled the MCAS foreign language proficiency requirement and should consult with Professor Daniel Bowles.
- If you scored three or less on the German Language AP exam or less than 600 on the SAT subject test, or if you have not taken either exam, you must take the German Placement Test.
- You must take the German Placement test prior to the beginning of the Fall semester.
- If you place into Intermediate I, you should register for GERM 1050. Please write down your score if you would like to discuss your placement with an adviser.
- If you have never studied German, take GERM 1001: Elementary German I.
- If you have never studied German but learned it from family members (heritage speakers), you must take the German Placement Test. Sign up for the course suggested upon finishing the exam.
- Please note: The Department of German Studies welcomes native speakers of German into our English-language courses on German literature and culture, but restricts their enrollment in higher-level literature and culture courses conducted in German. In such cases, the express permission of the instructor is required for enrollment. Students with this level of German-language ability may not enroll in German language classes designed for students still learning the language.
Information for Study Abroad
Students are encouraged to study in a German-speaking country, for a year or a semester, with recommended programs in Eichstätt, Berlin, Heidelberg, and Vienna. It is preferable that students study abroad during their junior year. There are also options for summer study abroad. Students should consult German Studies faculty in addition to the Office of International Programs to learn about the requirements for each specific program.
Prior to study abroad, German majors must complete Intermediate German II (GERM1051) or its equivalent. Non-German majors must fulfill the language proficiency level required by their study abroad program.
Nearly all courses taken abroad in German will be accorded major (or minor) credit; however, of the ten courses (30 credits) needed for the German major, at least half of those courses (15 credits) must be taken with the German Studies Department at Boston College.
Majors in German Studies will have acquired the following set of skills and knowledge by the time they graduate from Boston College:
- Advanced proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Capacity to articulate discussions, arguments, and analyses with clear, structured, and in-depth critical-thinking processes and communicate them effectively to others
- Familiarity with the principal works, authors, genres, and movements in German-language literature and culture from 800 C.E. to the present
- Ability to employ disciplinary terminology appropriately and to perform critical disciplinary practices like close reading; historical research; formal, expository and creative writing; and the analysis of grammar, form, and film sequences
- Ability to analyze and interpret texts and other cultural media from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland within their social, historical, and political contexts
- Capacity to adopt an international perspective and to relate the knowledge and practices of German Studies appropriately to other cultures, disciplines, fields, and interests
Minors in German or in German Studies will have acquired the following set of skills and knowledge by the time they graduate from Boston College:
- Strong proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Familiarity with major cultural highpoints of the German-language world
- Broad, in-depth understanding of the contributions German-speaking civilizations have made to the development of the Western world
- Capacity to adopt an international perspective and to relate the knowledge and practices of German Studies appropriately to other cultures, disciplines, fields, and interests, especially the student's primary major
Students who have taken German-department courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum Literature Requirement will have:
- Gained deeper insight into the ways in which Western cultures, especially German-speaking ones, have framed and challenged different mechanisms of self-understanding, be it through the concept of justice, modernity, madness, or other
- Engaged in critical inquiry and reflected meaningfully on alternative ways of looking at the world through literature, together with their peers and course instructor
- Been introduced to (or further developed) the disciplinary practices of literary study, including close reading, textual analysis, critical thought, and the practice of writing
- Been afforded the opportunity to identify the linguistic and formal satisfactions of literary art, especially of German-language literature since 1800
Alumni Spotlight
Lauren Blodgett
Lauren Blodgett (2011) who majored in Political Science and German and now works as an attorney representing refugee and immigrants writes in a letter to Prof. Resler, chair of the German department, about German Studies and Fulbright:
"I really owe you a huge thank you to you. I cannot emphasize enough how German, and the Fulbright program in particular, has opened every door and opportunity for me since graduating from Boston College. Meeting you my freshman year at BC and having you as a professor for multiple classes caused a ripple effect that has impacted every juncture of my life since then. My parents and I talk about this a lot, but I don't know if I've ever adequately expressed my true gratitude to you. Because of my experience with the Fulbright program, I became so engrossed (obsessed even?) in international affairs and international law. Fulbright is what then set me apart in my application to Harvard Law, where I was able to then continue to literally travel the world (on Harvard's dime) working on human rights issues - from Jordan, to Thailand, to Switzerland and Morocco. Law school is where I discovered that working in immigration (with child refugees in particular) is my life's calling. I am so drawn to this mission with every ounce of my being - to the point where I don't even let this ridiculous administration bother me. I feel so lucky that I get to go to "work" every morning and spend time with and fight for these incredible people. I speak Spanish now as well, which of course was made so much more accessible to me because of the crazy experience of already learning the most difficult language possible... German! I truly don't know where I would be right now if you didn't see something in me ("fresh blood" were the exact words, I believe), take a chance on me, and encourage me to apply for Fulbright (or kindly tell me that I didn't have a choice in the matter).
So thank you for changing my life and for impacting the hundreds of other students you have taught over the years. "


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The theatre minor at Shippensburg University enables you to gain a general knowledge of acting and theatre history as well as performance and/or production experience. The collaborative nature of theatrical work provides you with important life skills applicable to all careers. The dynamics of working within a group, the importance of commitment and dedication to a task, and the discipline and rewards of hard work are lessons the theatre teaches in a very practical way.
Why Study Theatre at Ship?
Theatre production on campus is both academic and extracurricular. The Music and Theatre Arts Department produces the Little Princess Playhouse. This children's theatre troupe, organized by Dr. Paul Leitner, produces several shows every semester and is an excellent working opportunity for education students interested in theatre for young audiences. Special Topics and Theatre Practicum classes also provide opportunities for you to engage in university theatre production under faculty guidance. You may also participate in national collegiate institutions such as the American College Theatre Festival.
The theatre minor at Ship permits you to pursue further training in the theatre while allowing for other career interests. In fact, it can expand your career opportunities. The training available within a theatre curriculum enriches careers in elementary education, communication, and English. Students interested in business, marketing, or management may consider using the theatre minor to enter the field of arts management. The theatre minor can also become a primary or auxiliary area of concentration within the interdisciplinary arts degree, a unique program offered by Shippensburg University.
Shippensburg University graduates have been accepted into graduate theatre programs at Long Island University, Villanova University, and Oklahoma State University. Some have gone into successful academic theatre careers at schools like Husson University and the University of South Carolina.
A 3-credit internship is designed to apply classroom/studio training to production and is coordinated through faculty advisors. Internships may be extended outside the university. Recent internships include Lost Colony in North Carolina and the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival.
Career Opportunities
Shippensburg University theatre graduates have found professional employment in troupes such as:
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival
- Blue Man Group
- Marin Shakespeare Company
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Walnut Street Theatre
Summer theatres such as the Lost Colony in North Carolina, the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival, and Totem Pole Playhouse offer our graduates and current students employment opportunities and practical experience.
Former Shippensburg University art major and theatre minor alum Tom Reing, is the founder and artistic director of the Philadelphia-based theatre company, INIS NUA, a company devoted to producing cutting edge, contemporary Irish, English, and Scottish drama.
Minor Requirements
Our theatre students come from a variety of disciplines including:
- English
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Communication/Journalism
- Art
- Education
- Business
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
Courses in the theatre minor provide exposure to a variety of performance and production skills [Acting and Costume Design], an understanding of theatre and dramatic history [Theatre History and Opera & Musical Theatre] and opportunities to apply that knowledge in a practical, performance-based setting [Theatre Practicum and Creating Children's Theatre]. The theatre minor is 18 credits and organized into four, distinct categories of knowledge:
- PRAXIS - Practical Application [3-6 credits]
- HISTORY, THEORY and LITERATURE [6-9 credits]
- DESIGN, MANAGEMENT and TECHNICAL THEATRE [3-6 credits]
- PERFORMANCE [3-6 credits]
For a complete list of requirements, see the undergraduate catalog.
Student Groups
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Contact the Music and Theatre Arts Department
Music and Theatre Arts Department
H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center 220, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 477-1638