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Pathfinders lead researchers through information jungles. They make sense of the huge variety of information buckets.
They can suggest keywords and tags and call numbers. They can suggest books and journals to browse. They link researchers to critical readings and websites and blogs and wikis and portals and databases. They suggest strategies for searching and for documentation.
In the voice of the librarian, they make sure that student researchers know about the very best tools in their information toolkits. Pathfinders allow us to intervene in ways that offer learners they independence they crave.
In the 70s we created them in print. I suspect some of us still do.
In the 90s we began publishing pathfinders as webpages.
Now, I am convinced that wikis are the way to go and I plan to spend some of the summer converting my Web pathfinders to wiki pathfinders.
And here are ten very compelling reasons why you should too:
1. You too can get your colleagues to fall on the floor laughing by overusing words like wiki in pretty much every conversation you initiate.
2. You can decorate wiki pathfinders by uploading beautiful, copyright-friendly images
3. Wiki pathfinders allow you to link with ease. Link to your style sheet, your other wikis, to specific websites, to media in all its glory and all its formats, to e-books, audiobooks, wikibooks, subscription databases, etc. (If not for my pathfinders, my e-books and my databases would go unused!)
4. Wiki pathfinders allow you to easily upload documents. Your pathfinders can now host your presentations, your handouts, your rubrics, your organizers, as well as models of student work.
5. You can easily create a wiki index to keep track of your growing collection of wiki pathfinders.
6. Wiki pathfinders are splendidly organic. You can edit them anywhere, on the fly, whenever you discover a new resource. FTP is so 1.0!
7. Wikis require no knowledge of HTML code. My favorite wiki creation tool is Wikispaces for teachers. The folks are Wikispaces give teachers free, ad-free wiki sites. Just remember to click on the button that identifies you as a K12 educator to remove the pesky ads.
8. Wikis are collaborative documents. They make a party of the pathfinder experience. (Do I need a life?) Now, you no longer have to do your pathfinder thing alone. Wikis allow you to invite individual collaborators (teachers or students or mentors or experts) or, if you are brave, to allow the world to collaborate. You can easily track edits and changes. (It's all very 2.0.)
9. Wikis will allow us to build together if we choose to. I can imagine beginning many a wiki pathfinder this summer. I can imagine all of you millions of readers, who share our school's curriculum interests and needs, collectively working to build uberpathfinders. (Imagine all the people, building pathfinders together. You may say I'm a dreamer. . . )
10. And, speaking of 2.0, wiki pathfinders are the ultimate illustration of exploiting new tools for authentic and highly useful purposes. Our wiki pathfinders might just be another opportunity to showcase the work of the critical efforts of teacher-librarian in the 2.0 educational landscape!
Write if you come up with any more reasons. I will share my work as soon as I am more proud of it–that means post-NECC.
Please also share any models in the comments.


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Monday, 21 May 2012
one needs a friend
Amother quite simple card today and i apologise for the wonky pics, i can`t seem to take a straight front view of my cards at the mo, lol
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Diva`s by design challenge - Challenge 35 - Tickled pink
2.Totally papercrafts challenge - Challenge 117 - Fab sketch
3.Craftycatz challenge - Challenge 133 - Girlie time
4.Paper sundaes - Final challenge :( - Pretty in Pink - Will really miss your challenges ladies but wish you all the best.
white scalloped card blank
cream pearl card
go create oval die
couture creations embossing folder - waterfall
first edition papers - sweet owl
dovecraft pearls
woc roses
kaisercraft sentimnet
tim holtz distress tool
some odd girl digi - shy kaylee
promarkers and flexmarkers
promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
blush,sunkissed pink,coral,cinnamon
baby pink,cocktail pink,antique pink,cardinal
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
i`ll be back in the morning with a very special Passion for Promarkers post :D
Luv coops.xx
64 comments:
- sandy's crafty bits said...
wow what a fun little card love that image ... seems like she is pulling her top down to protect her modesty lol ... love the papers you have used nic ... have a great week and btw thank you so much for popping by by to visit me ... love sandy xx
- 21 May 2012 at 08:45
- Chrissy said...
Great card Coops...lol..you took the words right out of my mouth..lol..gorgeous colouring..
Luv CHRISSYxx
- 21 May 2012 at 08:56
- Marlene Atkinson said...
Gorgeous card, gorgeous image and papers. Marlene
- 21 May 2012 at 08:58
- Pop's Cards said...
Good Morning sweetie this is gorgeous, I love the colours that you have chosen gorgeous hugs pops x
- 21 May 2012 at 09:21
- Jules said...
Hi Coops
A great card.
Love the layout, image and gorgeous colours.
Sorry to read the fair was pants :-(
Love Jules xx
- 21 May 2012 at 09:23
- lis-m said...
good morning nic.. another super card.. i really love this image...I am on a stash diet... i promised only to buy new stuff/digi's from proceeds of selling my cards and unwanted stuff.... (so i did just that to get those circle dies.. thanks for that advice btw)... So i have to behave.. but she is sooo cute.. love the pink&Brown too.
Lis xxx
- 21 May 2012 at 09:23
- Julie said...
Very sweet and pretty
- 21 May 2012 at 09:37
- Doreen said...
This is gorgeous Coops,love the perfectly coloured image and fabulous layout.xxx
- 21 May 2012 at 09:41
- Julie said...
Very sweet and pretty
- 21 May 2012 at 09:43
- Loopylou. said...
morning coops!
oh hun this is just completely delicious hun and that layout looks awesome, will have to give it a go.
Hoping the cleaning fairy will pop in for me today as I just haven't got the cleaning feeling today!!
huge hugs Lou xxx
- 21 May 2012 at 09:57
- Jackie said...
Brilliant card and colours :o)
Jackie xx
- 21 May 2012 at 10:00
- McCrafty's Cards said...
This is gorgeous Coop's, I like the colour combo, the image, the embossing and the very true sentiment.
Kevin xx
- 21 May 2012 at 10:48
- Heidi said...
Beautiful card, love the distressing and those pretty pink pearls. hugs heid x
- 21 May 2012 at 10:51
- Unknown said...
gorgeous Coops love the colours xx
jen xx
- 21 May 2012 at 11:01
- Aud said...
Another lovely card coops love the image and a lovely sentiment. Audx
- 21 May 2012 at 11:11
- sue w. said...
Hi Coops, fab card, in my fave pink colour. Love the layout.
Hugs Sue W.
- 21 May 2012 at 11:13
- angelwhispers said...
Wow she looks so pretty and just love your colour choice just so perfect for this little lady! Chanelle xx
- 21 May 2012 at 11:18
- Wendy Fraser said...
Wow, Coops, such stunning cards since my last visit. Your work never fails to take my breath away xx
- 21 May 2012 at 11:30
Beautiful card Coops, love the image and sentiment.
Sorry to hear your craft fair wasn't good yesterday.
Don't work too hard at that housework, enjoy the sun if you get a minute.
Have a great day xx
- 21 May 2012 at 11:36
- catherine said...
This is fab Coops and great colours. Hope you have a good week ahead
x catherine
- 21 May 2012 at 12:51
- Linda Wescott said...
Great card, love the distressed panels, and the sentiment it so good. Hugs lin ...and of course, tremendous colouring job as always lol.
- 21 May 2012 at 13:46
- Viv said...
Fabulous fun card Coops... and the sentiment is perfick for the cute girly! Great job. x
- 21 May 2012 at 14:20
- Flowergirl said...
Brilliant card! Gorgeous colours and beautifully coloured image x
- 21 May 2012 at 14:43
- Lisa T said...
This is so pretty!! Love the color scheme. Thanks for joining us this week at Totally Papercrafts.
- 21 May 2012 at 15:01
- Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...
Looks fab hun, great layout & colours!
Hugs Shell xx
- 21 May 2012 at 15:27
- Debs said...
Simply stunning!
Have a fab evening.
Take care
Debs xx
- 21 May 2012 at 17:32
- Creations by Shirl said...
Great take on SOG image... You rock this image out... very pretty and great colour / combo too....
- 21 May 2012 at 17:59
- Shazza said...
gorgeous card x
- 21 May 2012 at 18:11
- Tina said...
Lovely cute card Coops. Tinaxx
- 21 May 2012 at 18:17
- karen said...
Gorgeous card coops, hugs, Karenx
- 21 May 2012 at 18:53
- chrilvian said...
great coloring
- 21 May 2012 at 19:02
- Jovan said...
This card is so pretty! I love the design and colors!
- 21 May 2012 at 19:15
- Wishcraft said...
Aww love this Nic, it's gorgeous! Fab image and colouring, love the colours and your pretty details :o) Hugs, Lisa x
- 21 May 2012 at 19:17
- CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...
Gorgeous card Nic fabulous image and love the layout thankyou for joining us this week at CraftyCatz
hugs Dianne xx :0
- 21 May 2012 at 19:41
- Janette said...
Just too cute Nic, a fabulous card.xx
- 21 May 2012 at 19:41
- Unknown said...
Fabulous card, love the image and the colouring looks brilliant. Fab papers and layout too.
Lyndsey xx
- 21 May 2012 at 20:04
- Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...
Hi Coops great card what a cute image and so wonderfully coloured! Love the embossed panel behind her and the layout. Hugs Susan x
- 21 May 2012 at 20:26
- Andrea C said...
SIMPLE!!!!!! This is gorgeous, your colouring is out of this world. xx
- 21 May 2012 at 20:31
- Faye said...
Oh Coops, this is soooooooooooo fab. I absolutely LOVE it. I want it!! xx
- 21 May 2012 at 20:33
- sparklingblackrose said...
This is absolutely stunning :-)) I can look at your art for hours, your colouring is always spectacular :-)) hope you are well lovely :-)) Elaine xxx
- 21 May 2012 at 20:40
- Donna Mosley said...
A gorgeou card Nic, I love the image and your fussy cutting is perfect. Gorgeous papers and details too.
Donna x
- 21 May 2012 at 21:00
- pinky said...
Gorgeous card Coops, love the pink and brown together and love the embossing.
- 21 May 2012 at 21:01
- Sarah said...
This is stunning Coops, just love the image and how you've coloured her. Fab design too x
- 21 May 2012 at 21:20
- Irene said...
fab card,love the colours
- 21 May 2012 at 21:20
- Wendy said...
Stunning card Coops, gorgeous image, fabulous colouring.
Wendy x
- 21 May 2012 at 21:28
- Lorraine said...
I really like this Coops. Great image and sentiment and the colours go together brilliantly.
- 21 May 2012 at 21:46
- Little K Smith said...
This is gorgeous Coops, I love the yummy colours, fab image and a great design too :)
- 21 May 2012 at 22:04
- Lors said...
Hi Nic, wow another fantastic card ..I love it and your layout is 1 of my fav's....take care...Lorsx
- 21 May 2012 at 22:28
- Sandra H said...
Hi Coops, oh this is just so beautiful the image is simply beautiful and your colouring as always is perfect:)x
- 21 May 2012 at 23:41
- Jude said...
Gorgeous card Coops, love the way you have distressed the edges of the papers. Cute image.
- 21 May 2012 at 23:57
- Sue B said...
This is gorgeous Coops! Love the cute image and wonderful sentiment. The papers and layout are really beautiful !
Hope you have a nice week! :-)
Big Hugs
Sue xx
- 22 May 2012 at 00:44
- Louise said...
Super sweet card and fab sentiment and so true
Hugs louise xx
- 22 May 2012 at 07:26
- Maureen said...
Super card with a great layout and love all the embellishments. Well done and good luck in your challenges.
- 22 May 2012 at 08:00
- maxine said...
A stunning card I love the layout and how you've coloured the image x
- 22 May 2012 at 08:51
- Mary J said...
She is fab and love that layout!
- 22 May 2012 at 09:13
- Liz said...
Lovely !!! Just love your cards. Its cost me a fortune tho since I found your blog as I keep falling in love with product !!!! Lol
Pop over to foreverfriends challenge blog we are running free candy draw and a DT call !!
- 22 May 2012 at 13:59
- DesignerDiva said...
fabulous colouring Coops and one of my favourite colour combo's
Thanks for playing with the Diva's this week and good luck with the pink challenge
Laurie x
- 22 May 2012 at 20:04
- coldwaters2 said...
Wowzer Nic this is so beautiful, the colours you have used are my all time favourite , the design, embossed oval and the image are breathtaking.
Lorraine x
- 22 May 2012 at 21:53
- Aunty Sue said...
Lovely card and thanks for sharing at CRAFTY CATZ with our Girlie Time Challenge
- 22 May 2012 at 22:41
- Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...
Such a gorgeous card, I love the image and the colours and your colouring in is superb as usual, the embossing and distressed edges look fantastic too, love it
Lindsay xx
- 23 May 2012 at 00:06
- Unknown said...
These white distressed ages look like a sugary concoction with all these sweet elements. Absolutely adorable, Linda
- 23 May 2012 at 21:45
- Jenny said...
Stunning card. Your work is always fo beautiful. I am going to miss Paper Sundaes too. Thanks for joining us for our last challenge. Jenny x
- 24 May 2012 at 07:48
- Christine aka blankiefinder said...
This is absolutely gorgeous, Coops! Your colouring is so beautiful, and I love the distressing. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Paper Sundaes for our last challenge! (and for all of the other times you've joined us!)
- 31 May 2012 at 07:28
- Heidi Brawley said...
WOW this is Gorgeous!!!! Congrats on being in the Top 5 Picked on Paper Sundaes!!!!
hugs, Heidi
- 31 May 2012 at 17:06

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Contractor Business SystemsOn August 11, 2009, the Commission on Wartime Contracting met with defense contractors and government officers to discuss contractor business-systems. The hearing explored the challenges that government oversight officials face when contractors' systems for billing, purchasing, labor, compensation, estimates, and other activities are inadequate for providing complete, accurate, and timely information.
The Commission examined a selection of reports on contractor business systems dealing with some $43 billion of work and learned that half of the systems for billing and compensation had been found "inadequate" by federal auditors. All other categories of business systems in the sample — accounting, budget, electronic data processing, indirect and overhead costing, labor, and purchasing — also showed inadequacies, although to a lesser extent.
As the Commission noted in "At What Cost? Contingency Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan," its June 10, 2009, interim report to Congress, "Significant deficiencies in contractor systems increase the likelihood that contractors will provide proposal estimates that include unallowable costs or that they will request reimbursement of contract costs to which they are not entitled or which they cannot support."
The business-systems hearing ran from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 11 in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. Witnesses included representatives from contractors DynCorp, Fluor, and KBR; and the federal Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and U.S. Army Contracting Command.
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Opening Statement Transcript - August 11, 2009 Business Systems Hearing Mr. David Methot Fluor's Statement Mr. David Ricci's (DCMA) Statement Mr. Jeff Parsons' (AMC-ACC) Statement Mr. William Ballhaus' (DynCorp) Statement Mr. William Walter's (KBR) Statement Ms. April Stephenson's (DCAA) Statement Business Systems Hearing Slides Mr. Charlie Williams' (DCMA) Response


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Gwich'in Council International (GCI) represents the Gwich'in in Canada and USA.
The Gwich'in Council International (GCI) was established as a non-profit organization in 1999 by the Gwich'in Tribal Council in Inuvik, NWT, to ensure all regions of the Gwich'in Nation in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Alaska are represented at the Arctic Council, as well as to play an active and significant role in the development of policies that relate to the Circumpolar Arctic. GCI has a number of priorities that relate to the environment, youth, culture and tradition, social and economic development and education.
The founding members of GCI includes six Alaskan Gwich'in communities (Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Birtch, Circle and Venetie) two Gwich'in representative bodies in Canada - Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation representing Vuntut Gwitchin in Old Crow, Yukon, and Gwich'in Tribal Council representing four communities in the Beaufort Delta region in the Northwest Territories. In total, the Gwich'in Council International founding members represent approximately 9,000 indigenous peoples of Gwich'in descent. The GCI Secretariat rotates between the Gwich'in Tribal Council in Inuvik, NWT and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow, Yukon.
As a permanent participant to the Arctic Council, funding for GCI comes from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Canada. These funds allow for management of a Secretariat and travel of GCI members to the Arctic Council and its affiliated working group meetings. The US State Department in Alaska provides some funding through the Indigenous Peoples Secretariat to support Gwich'in who are US Citizens to participate in the Arctic Council meetings. To supplement these funds the GCI applies for funds through proposal submissions to take part in specific projects.


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Battle of Agincourt, 1415
This account of the famous battle of Agincourt comes from Enguerrand de Monstrelet (d.1453), governor of Cambrai and supporter of the French crown.
When the king of France and his council heard of the surrender of Harfleur to the king of England, they consequently expected that he would attempt greater objects, and instantly issued summonses for raising in every part of the kingdom the greatest possible force of men–at-arms. The better to succeed, he ordered his bailiffs and seneschals to exert themselves personally throughout their jurisdictions, and to make known that he had sent ambassadors to England, to offer his daughter in marriage to king Henry, with an immense portion in lands and money, to obtain peace, but that he had failed; and the king of England had invaded his realm, and besieged and taken his town of Harfleur, very much to his displeasure. On this account, therefore, he earnestly solicited the aid of all his vassals and subjects, and required them to join him without delay. He also dispatched messengers into Picardy, with sealed letters to the lords de Croy, de Waurin, de Fosseux, de Crequi, de Heuchin, de Brimeu, de Mammez, de la Viefville, de Beaufort, d'Inchy, de Noyelle, de Neufville, and to other noblemen, to order them instantly to raise their powers, under pain of his indignation, and to join the duke of Aquitaine, whom he had appointed captain-general of his kingdom. The lords of Picardy delayed obeying, for the duke of Burgundy had sent them and all his subjects orders to hold themselves in readiness to march with him when lie should summon them, and not to attend to the summons of any other lord, whatever might be his rank. This was the cause why the above-mentioned men-at-arms were in no haste to comply with the king's summons: fresh orders were therefore issued, the tenor of which was as follows:
"Charles, by the grace of God king of France, to the bailiff of Amiens, or to his lieute–nant, greeting. Whereas by our letters we have commanded you to make proclamation throughout your bailiwick, for all nobles and others accustomed to bear arms and follow the wars, instantly to join our very dear and well-beloved son, the duke of Aquitaine, whom we have nominated our captain‑general of the kingdom. It is now some tune since we have marched against our adversary of England, who had, with a large army, invaded our province of Normandy, and taken our town of Harfleur, owing to the neglect and delay of you and others, in not punctually obeying our orders ; for from want of succours our noble and loyal subjects within Harfleur, after having made a most vigorous defence, were forced to surrender it to the enemy. And as the preservation and defence of our kingdom is the concern of all, we call on our good and faithful subjects for aid, and are determined to regain those parts of which the enemy may be in possession, and to drive them out of our kingdom in disgrace and confusion, by the blessing of God, the holy Virgin Mary, and with the assistance of our kindred and loyal subjects.
You will therefore, by these presents strictly enjoin every one within your jurisdictions, on the duty they owe us, to lose no time in arming themselves, and in hastening to join our said well-beloved the duke of Aquitaine; and you will proclaim these our orders in the most public manner, and in the usual places, that no one may plead ignorance of the same; and that under pain of being reputed disobedient, and having their goods confiscated, they fail not to come to our assistance, sufficiently armed and mounted. Such as, from illness or old age, may be prevented coming shall send, in their stead, persons well armed and accoutered, with their powers to join us, or our said son. Should any difficulties be made in obeying these our commands, you will enforce obedience by seizing on the lands of such as may refuse, placing foragers within their houses, and by every other means employed on such occasions, that they may be induced to join with us in expelling the enemy from our kingdom with disgrace and confusion.
You will likewise enjoin, in addition to the above, that all cannon, engines of war, and other offensive or defensive weapons that can be spared from the principal towns, be sent to our aid without delay, which we promise to restore at the end of the war. You will use every possible diligence in seeing to the execution of these our commands; and should there be any neglect on your part, which God forbid, we will punish you in such wise that you shall serve for an example to all others in like manner offending. We command all our officers of justice, and others our subjects, punctually to obey all your directions respecting the above; and you will send an acknowledgment of the receipt of these presents to our loyal subjects the officers of our chamber of accounts in Paris, to be used as may be thought proper.
Given at Meulan, the 20th day of September, in the year of Grace 1415, and of our reign the 36th." Thus signed by the king and council.
When this proclamation had been published at Paris and Amiens, and in other parts of the kingdom, the king sent ambassadors to the dukes of Burgundy and Orleans, to require that they would, without fail, instantly send him five hundred helmets each. The duke of Orleans was at first contented to send his quota, but afterward followed with all his forces. The duke of Burgundy made answer that he would not send, but come in person with all the chivalry of his country, to serve the king; however, from some delay or dispute that arose between them, he did not attend himself, but the greater part of his subjects armed and joined the French forces.
The town of Harfleur surrendered to the king on the appointed day: the gates were thrown open, and his commissioners entered the place; but when the king came to the gate, he dismounted, and had his legs and feet uncovered, and thence walked barefooted to the parochial church of St. Martin, where he very devoutly offered up his prayers and thanksgivings to his Creator for his success. After this, he made all the nobles and men-at-arms that were in the town his prisoners, and shortly after sent the greater part of them out of the place clothed in their jackets only, taking down their names and surnames in writing, and making them swear on their faith that they would render themselves prisoners at Calais on the Martinmasday next ensuing, and then they departed. In like manner were the inhabitants constituted prisoners, and forced to ransom themselves for large sums of money. In addition, they were driven out of the town, with numbers of women and children, to each of whom were given five sous and part of their clothing. It was pitiful to see and hear the sorrow of these poor people, thus driven away from their dwellings and property. The priests and clergy were also dismissed; and in regard to the wealth found there, it was immense, and appertained to the king, who distributed it among such as he pleased. Two towers that were very strong, and situated on tile side next the sea, held out for ten days after the surrender of the town; but then they surrendered also. The kind of England ordered the greater part of his army home, by way of Calais, under the command of leis brother the duke of Clarence and the earl of Warwick. His prisoners and the great booty he had made were sent by sea to England, with his warlike engines. When the king had repaired the walls and ditches of the town, he placed in it a garrison of five hundred men-at-arms and one thousand archers, under the command of the governor sir John le Blond, knight: he added a very large stock of provision and of warlike stores.
After fifteen days' residence in Harfleur, the king of England departed, escorted by two thousand men-at-arms and about thirteen thousand archers, and numbers of other men, intending to march to Calais. His first quarters were at Fauville and in the adjacent places: then, traversing the country of Caux, he made for the county of Eu. Some of the English light troops came before the town of Eu, in which were several French men-at-arms, who sallied out to oppose them: in the number was a most valiant man-at-arms, called Lancelot Pierres, who, leaving attacked one of the English, was struck by him with a, lance, which piercing tile plates of his armour, mortally wounded him in the belly, and being thus wounded, he was killed by the Englishman; to the great grief of the count d'Eu and many of the French. Thence the king of England marched through Vimeu, with the intent of crossing the river Somme at Blanchetaqne, where his predecessor, king Edward, had passed when he gained the battle of Crecy against Philip de Valois; but learning from his scout, that the French had posted a considerable force to guard that ford, he altered his route, and marched toward Arraines, burning and destroying the whole country, making numbers of prisoners and acquiring a great booty.
On Sunday, the 13th of October, he lodged at Bailleul in Vimeu, and thence crossing the country, he sent a considerable detachment to gain the pass of the Pont-de-Reinyl; but the lord de Vaucourt, with his children and a great number of men-at-arms, gallantly defended it against the English. This constrained king Henry to continue his march, and quarter his army at Hangest-sur-Somme and in the neighbouring villages.
At that tinge, the lord d'Albreth, constable of France, the marshal Boncicaut, the count de Vendome grand master of the household, the lord de Dampierre, calling himself admiral of France, the duke d'Alencon, the count de Richemont, with a numerous and gallant chivalry, were in Abbeville. On hearing of the line of march which the king Of England was pursuing, they departed thence and went to Corbie and Peronne, with their army near at hand, but dispersed over the country to guard all the fords of the river Somme against the English. The king of England marched from Hangest to Ponthieu, passing by Amiens, and fixed his quarters at Boves, then at Herbonnieres, Vauville, Bainviller, the French marching on the opposite bank of the Somme. At length the English crossed that river on the morrow of St. Luke's day, by the ford between Betencourt and Voyenne, which had not been staked by those of St. Quentin as they had been ordered by the king of France. The English army were quartered at Gache, near the river of Miraumont; and the lords of France, with their forces, retired to Bapaume and the adjacent parts.
While these things were passing, the king of France and the duke of Aquitaine came .to Rouen, and on the 30th day of October a council was held to consider how they should best act, in regard to opposing the king of England. There were present at this council the king of Sicily, the dukes of Berry and Brittany, the count de Ponthieu, youngest son to the king of France, the chancellors of France and of Aquitaine, with other able advisers, to the amount of thirty-five persons. When the matter had been fully discussed in the king's presence, it was resolved by thirty of the said counsellors, that the king of England should be combated. The minority of five gave substantial reasons against fighting the English army at the time they had fixed on; but the opinion of the majority prevailed. The king of France instantly sent his commands to the constable, and to his other captains, to collect incontinently as large a force as they could, and give battle to the king of England. Orders were likewise dispatched through every part of the realm for all noblemen accustomed to bear arms to hasten day and night to the constable's army wherever it might be. The duke of Aquitaine had a great desire to join the constable, although his father had forbidden him; but, by the persuasions of the king of Sicily and the duke of Berry, he was prevailed on to give it up.
The different lords now hastened with all speed to unite their men to the army of the constable, who, on his approach towards Artois, sent the lord de Montgaugier to announce to the count de Charolois, only son of the duke of Burgundy, the positive orders he had received to give battle to the English, and to entreat him most affectionately, is the king's and constable's name, to make one of the party. The lord de Montgaugier met the count de Charolois at Arras, and was well received by him and his courtiers. When he had explained the cause of his coming to the count in presence of his council, the lords des Robais and de la Viefville, his principal ministers, replied, that the count would make sufficient haste to be present at the ensuing battle, and on this they parted. Now, although the count de Charolois most anxiously desired to combat the English, and though his said ministers gave him to understand that he should be present, they had received from the duke of Burgundy express orders to the contrary, and they were commanded, under pain of his highest displeasure, not to suffer him to go on any account. In consequence, to draw him farther off, they carried him from Arras to Aire. To this place the constable sent again to request his support; and Montjoye, king-at-arms, was dispatched to him with a similar request from the king of France. However, matters were managed otherwise by his ministers, and they even contrived to keep him secretly in the castle of Aire, that he might not know when the day of the battle was fixed. Notwithstanding this, the greater part of the officers of his household, well knowing that a battle must be near at hand, set out, unknown to him, to join the French in the ensuing combat with the English. The count de Charolois, therefore, remained with the young lord d'Antoing and his ministers, who at last, to appease him, were forced to avow the positive orders they had received, not to permit him to be present at the battle. This angered him very much; and, as I have been told, he withdrew to his chamber in tears.
We must now return to the king of England, whom we left at Monchy-la-Gache. He thence marched towards Ancre, and quartered himself at Forceville, and his army at Cheu and the adjacent parts. On the morrow, which was Wednesday, lie marched near to Lucheux, and was quartered at Bouvieres-l'Escaillon; but his uncle the duke of York, who commanded the van division, was lodged at Fienench, on the river Canche: it is true, that this night the English were quartered much apart, in seven or eight different villages. They were, however, no way interrupted; for the French had advanced, to be beforehand with them, at St. Pol and on the river Aunun. On the Thursday, the king of England dislodged from Bouvieres, and marched in handsome array to Blangy: when he had there crossed the river, and ascended the heights, his scouts saw the French advancing in large bodies of men-at-arms to quarter themselves at Rousiauville and Agincourt, to be ready to combat the English on the ensuing day.
On this Thursday, Philip count de Nevers, on his return from a reconnoitering party about vespers, was knighted by Boucicaut marshal of France, and with him many other great lords received that honour. Shortly after, the constable arrived near to Agincourt; and the whole French army, being then formed into one body, was encamped on the plain, each man under his banner, excepting those of low degree, who lodged themselves as well as they could in the adjoining villages. The king of England quartered his army at a small village called Maisoncelles, about three bow-shots distant from the enemy. The French, with all the royal officers, namely, the constable, the marshal Boucicaut, the lord de Dampierre and sir Clugnet de Brabant, each styling himself admiral of France, the lord de Rambures, master of the crossbows, with many other princes, barons, and knights, planted their banners, with loud acclamations of joy, around the royal banner of the constable, on the spot they had fixed upon, and which the English must pass on the following day, on their march to Calais.
Great fires were this night lighted near to the banner under which each person was to fight; but although the French were full one hundred and fifty thousand strong, with a prodigious number of wagon's and carts, containing cannon and all other military stores, they had but little music to cheer their spirits; and it was remarked, with surprise, that scarcely any of their horses neighed during the night, which was considered by many as a bad omen. The English, during the whole night, played on their trumpets, and various other instruments, insomuch that the whole neighbourhood resounded with their music; and notwithstanding they were much fatigued and oppressed by cold, hunger, and other discomforts, they made their peace with God, by confessing their sins with tears, and numbers of them taking the sacrament; for, as it was related by some prisoners, they looked for certain death on the morrow.
The duke of Orleans sent, in the nighttime, for the
count de Richemonte, who commanded the duke of Aquitaine's men and the
Bretons, to join him; and when this was done, they amounted to about two hundred
men-at-arms and archers: they advanced near to the quarters of the English, who,
suspecting they meant to surprise them, drew up in battle array, and a smart
skirmish took place. The duke of Orleans and several others were, on this
occasion, knighted; but the action did not last long, and the French retired to
their camp, and nothing more was done that night. The duke of Brittany was, at
this time, come from Rouen, to Amiens, to join the French with six thousand men,
if the battle had been delayed until the Saturday. In like manner, the marshal
de Longny was hastening to their aid with six hundred men. He was quartered that
night only six leagues from the main army, and had set out very early the
following morning to join them.
On the ensuing day, which was Friday the 25th of October, in the year 1415, the constable and all the other officers of the king of France, the dukes of Orleans, Bourbon, Bar, and Alencon; the counts de Nevers, d'Eu, de Richemonte, de Vendome, de Marle, de Vaudemont, de Blaumonte, de Salines, de Grand Pre, de Roussy, de Dampmartin, and in general all the other nobles and men-at-arms, put on their armour and sallied out of their quarters. Then, by the advice of the constable and others of the king of France's council, the army was formed into three divisions, the vanguard, the main body, and the rearguard. The van consisted of about eight thousand helmets, knights, esquires, four thousand archers, and fifteen hundred crossbows. This was commanded by the constable, having with him the dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, the counts d'Eu and de Richemonte, the marshal Boucicaut, the master of the crossbows, the lord de Dampierre admiral of France, Sir Guichart Dauphin, and some others. The count de Vendome, and others of the king's officers, were to form a wing of fifteen hundred men-at-arms, to fall on the right flank of the English; and another wing, under the command of sir Clugnet de Brabant, admiral of France, sir Louis Bourdon, and eight hundred picked men-at-arms, was to attack the left flank: with this last were included, to break in on the English archers, sir William de Savenses, with his brothers sir Hector and sir Philippe, Ferry de Mailly, Aliaume de Gaspamines, Allain de Vendome, Lamont de Launoy, and many more. The main battalion was composed of an equal number of knights, esquires, and archers, as the van, and commanded by the dukes of Bar and Alencon, the counts de Nevers, de Vaudemont, de Blallmont, de Salines, de Grand-pre, and de Roussy. The rearguard consisted of the surplus of men-at-arms, under the orders of the counts de Marle, de Dampmartin, de Fauquembergh, and the lord de Louvroy, governor of Ardres, who had led thither the garrisons on the frontiers of the Boulonois.
When these battalions were all drawn up, it was a grand sight to view; and they were, on a hasty survey, estimated to be more than six times the number of the English. After they had been thus arranged, they seated themselves by companies as near to their own banners as they could, to wait the coming of the enemy; and while they refreshed themselves with food, they made up all differences that might before have existed between any of them. In this state they remained until between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, no way doubting, from their numbers, but the English must fall an easy prey to them. Some, however, of the wisest of them had their fears, and dreaded the event of an open battle.
The English on that morning, perceiving that the French made no advances to attack them, refreshed themselves with meat and drink. After calling on the Divine aid against the French, who seemed to despise them, they dislodged from Maisoncelles, and sent some of their light troops in the rear of the town of Agincourt, where, not finding any men‑at-arms, in order to alarm tile French they set fire to a barn and house belonging to the priory of St. George at Hesdin. On the other hand, the king of England dispatched about two hundred archers to the rear of his army, with orders to enter the village of Tramecourt secretly, and to post themselves in a field near the van of the French, there to remain quiet until it should be proper time for them to use their bows. The rest of the English remained with king Henry, and were shortly after drawn up in battle array by sir Thomas Erpingham, a knight grown grey with age and honour, who placed the archers in front, and the men-at-arms behind them. He then formed two wings of men-at-arms and archers, and posted the horses with the baggage in the rear. Each archer planted before himself a stake sharpened at both ends.
Sir Thomas, in the name of the king, exhorted them all most earnestly to defend their lives, and thus saying he rode along their ranks attended by two persons. When all was done to his satisfaction, he flung into the air a truncheon which he held in his hand, crying out, "Nestrocque!" and then dismounted, as the King and the others had done. When the English saw sir Thomas throw up his truncheon, they set up a loud shout, to the very great astonishment of the French. The English seeing the enemy not inclined to advance, marched toward them in handsome array, and with repeated huzzas, occasionally stopping to recover their breath. The archers, who were hidden in tile field, reechoed these shouts, at the same time discharging their bows, while the English army kept advancing upon the French.
Their archers, amounting to at least thirteen thousand, let off a shower of arrows with all their might, and as high as possible, so as not to lose their effect: they were, for the most part, without any armour, and in jackets, with their hose loose, and hatchets or swords hanging to their girdles; some indeed were barefooted and without hats. The princes with the king of England were the duke of York, his uncle, the earls of Dorset, Oxford, Suffolk, the earl marshal, the earl of Kent, the lords Cambre, Beaumont, Willoughby, sir John de Cornewall, and many other powerful barons of England.
When the French observed the English thus advance, they drew up each under his banner, with his helmet on his head: they were, at the same time, admonished by the constable, and others of the princes, to confess their sins with sincere contrition and to fight boldly against the enemy. The English loudly sounded their trumpets as they approached, and the French stooped to prevent the arrows hitting them on the visors of their helmets; thus the distance was now but small between the two armies, although the French had retired some paces. Before, however, the general attack commenced, numbers of the French were slain and severely wounded by the English bowmen. At length the English gained on them so much, and were so close, that excepting the front line, and such as had shortened their lances, the enemy could not raise their hands against them. The division under sir Clugnet de Brabant, of eight hundred men-at-arms, who were intended to break through the English archers, were reduced to seven score, who vainly attempted it. True it is, that sir William de Saveuses, who had been also ordered on this service, quitted his troop, thinking they would follow him, to attack the English, but he was shot dead from off his horse. The others had their horses so severely handled by the archers, that, smarting from pain, they galloped on the van division and threw it into the utmost confusion, breaking the line in many places. The horses were become unmanageable, so that horses and riders were tumbling on the ground, and the whole army was thrown into disorder, and forced back on some lands that had been just sown with corn. Others, from fear of death, fled; and this caused so universal a panic in the army that great part followed the example.
The English took instant advantage of the disorder in the van division, and, throwing down their bows, fought lustily with swords, hatchets, mallets, and bill-hooks, slaying all before them. Thus they came to the second battalion that had been posted in the rear of the first; and the archers followed close king Henry and his men-at-arms. Duke Anthony of Brabant, who had just arrived in obedience to the summons of the king of France, threw himself with a small company (for, to make greater haste, he had pushed forward, leaving the main body of his men behind), between the wreck of the van and the second division; but he was instantly killed by the English, who kept advancing and slaying, without mercy, all that opposed them, and thus destroyed the main battalion as they had done the first. They were, from time to time, relieved by their varlets, who carried off the prisoners; for the English were so intent on victory, that they never attended to making prisoners, nor pursuing such as fled. The whole rear division being on horseback, witnessing the defeat of the two others, began to fly, excepting some of its principal chiefs.
During the heat of the combat, when the English had gained the upper hand and made several prisoners, news was brought to king Henry that the French were attacking his rear, and had already captured the greater part of his baggage and sumpter-horses. This was indeed true, for Robinet de Bournouville, Rifart de Clamasse, Ysambart d'Agincourt, and some other men-at-arms, with about six hundred peasants, had fallen upon and taken great part of the king's baggage and a number of horses, while the guard was occupied in the battle. This distressed the king very much, for he saw that though the French army had been routed they were collecting on different parts of the plain in large bodies, and he was afraid they would renew the battle. He therefore caused instant proclamation to be made by sound of trumpet, that every one should put his prisoners to death, to prevent them from aiding the enemy, should the combat be renewed. This caused an instantaneous and general massacre of the French prisoners, occasioned by the disgraceful conduct of Robinet de Bournouville, Ysambart d'Agincourt, and the others, who were afterward punished for it, and imprisoned a very long time by duke John of Burgundy, notwithstanding they had made a. present to the count de Charolois of a most precious sword, ornamented with diamonds, that had belonged to the king of England. They had taken this sword, with other rich jewels, from king Henry's baggage, and had made this present, that, in case they should at any time be called to an account for what they had done, the count might stand their friend.
The count de Marle, the count de Fauquemberg, the lords de Louvroy and du Chin, had with some difficulty retained about six hundred men-at-arms, with whom they made a gallant charge on the English; but it availed nothing, for they were all killed or made prisoners. There were other small bodies of French on different parts of the plain; but they were soon routed, slain, or taken. The conclusion was a complete victory on the part of the king of England, who only lost about sixteen hundred men of all ranks; among the slain was the duke of York, uncle to the king. On the eve of this battle, and the following morning, before it began, there were upwards of five hundred knights made by the French.
When the king of England found himself master of the field of battle, and that the French, excepting such as had been killed or taken, were flying in all directions, he made the circuit of the plain, attended by his princes; and while his men were employed in stripping the dead, he called to him the French herald, Montjoye, king-at-arms, and with him many other French and English heralds, and said to them, "It is not we who have made this great slaughter, but the omnipotent God, and, as we believe, for a punishment of the sins of the French." He then asked Montjoye, to whom the victory belonged; to him, or to the king of France? Montjoye replied, that the victory was his, and could not be claimed by the king of France. The king then asked the name of the castle he saw near him: he was told it was called Agincourt. "Well then," added he, "since all battles should bare the names of the fortress nearest to the spot where they were fought, this battle shall, from henceforth, bare the ever durable name of Agincourt."
The English remained a considerable time on the field, and seeing they were delivered from their enemies, and that night was approaching, they retreated in a body to Maisoncelles, where they had lodged the preceding night: they again fixed their quarters there, carrying with them many of their wounded. After they had quitted the field of battle, several of the French, half dead and wounded, crawled away into an adjoining wood, or to some villages, as well as they could, where many expired. On the morrow, very early, king Henry dislodged with his army from Maisoncelles, and returned to the field of battle: all the French they found there alive were put to death or made prisoners. Then, pursuing their road toward the seacoast, they marched away: three parts of the army were on foot, sorely fatigued with their efforts in the late battle, and greatly distressed by famine and other wants. In this manner did the king of England return, without any hindrance, to Calais, rejoicing at his great victory, and leaving the French in the utmost distress and consternation at the enormous loss they had suffered.
From, The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, translated by Thomas Johnes (London, 1840), vol. 1.


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Sue Lyon (Nov 1851-1926)- Maggie Weise (Feb 1851-1903)
Sarah Anne Richmond (1836-1914) - Catherine Fletcher (1842-1927)
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The Texas Rangers announced today that the club has acquired catcher Eli Whiteside in a waiver claim from Toronto. Additionally, the team has re-signed infielder/outfielder Brandon Snyder to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
Whiteside, 33, has now been claimed on waivers by three different clubs this offseason. He had been acquired by Toronto in a waiver claim from New York-AL on December 3 after the Yankees had designated him for assignment on November 28. The Yankees acquired him in a waiver claim from San Francisco on November 5. Whiteside had been arbitration-eligible for 2013, but signed a contract with the Yankees on November 24, which makes him a signed player for next season.
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The Crimson has beaten Dartmouth in three of the last four meetings between the teams (Gil Talbot).
The Storyline
The Harvard men's lacrosse team will go for its second straight win against Dartmouth when the Crimson and Big Green clash Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m. in Hanover, N.H.
A live video stream and live stats will be available during the game through DartmouthSports.com by clicking here.
Last Time Out
Harry Krieger made a season-high 15 saves as Devin Dwyer tallied four points to lead the Harvard men's lacrosse team to a 7-5 win over Bryant Wednesday afternoon at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium.
Krieger's 15 saves included nine in the second half with seven coming in the third quarter alone. The senior allowed just one goal before intermission and also held Bryant to a single goal in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory. He was aided by defensemen Jason Gonos and Robert Duvjnak who collected seven ground balls and three ground balls, respectively.
Dwyer's four points included a career-high three goals, with his final score giving Harvard the 7-5 margin. Alex White added two goals while Peter Schwartz tallied two assists.
Scouting Dartmouth
Dartmouth, which will be playing its first Ivy League contest of the season, fell at No. 14 North Carolina by a score of 13-5 on Monday to drop to 2-3 on the year. Chris Costabile scored two goals to pace the Green and White's offensive attack, while junior Brendan Rotanz netted a pair of tallies as well.
Costabiele and Adam Hull have registered a team-high 13 points for Dartmouth with Costabiele contributing nine goals and four assists. Hull has added three goals and 10 assists. Phil Hession has taken the bulk of the face offs and has won 46-of-97 at the X.
Bernie Susskind has started all five games in goal and sports a 10.60 goals against average to go along with a save percentage of 51.8 percent. Hession and Robert Osgood have collected 30 ground balls and 29 ground balls, respectively, with Osgood's eight caused turnovers also leading the team.
The Big Green has averaged 9.60 goals per game while allowing opponents to score at a rate of 10.60 goals per contest. Dartmouth has been successful on 8-of-19 man-up opportunities and has been successful on 86.5 percent of its clears.
Inside the Series
Harvard is 45-38-1 all-time against Dartmouth and has won three of the last four meetings between the teams. This includes a 15-10 win for the Crimson last season in Cambridge which was highlighted by a six-point day from Kevin Vaughan '12 (4g, 2a) and a five-goal effort from Jeff Cohen '12.
Up Next
Harvard will host a pair of non-conference foes next week as No. 20/20 Albany and No. 12/13 Duke visit Cambridge. The Crimson and Great Danes will meet Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. before Harvard hosts the Blue Devils Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m. live on NBC Sports Network.
Young Gun
Freshman Devin Dwyer currently ranks eighth in the Ivy League with 3.33 points per game and is fifth in the conference with 1.67 assists per game. Dwyer has recorded a least one point in each of Harvard's games this season and has tallied multiple points in the team's last five outings.
Getting Defensive
Freshmen Robert Duvnjak has started five games for the Crimson on defense and entered the week ranked fourth in the NCAA with 2.5 caused turnovers per game. Duvnjak made his collegiate debut against UMass and registered four caused turnovers, then added four more as Harvard defeated Georgetown.
Duvnjak's 11 caused turnovers are seven more than any other member of the Crimson while his 14 ground balls rank third on the team.
White Hot
Senior Alex White registered a hat trick in each of the Crimson's first two games and he is currently second on the team lead with 14 points (11g, 3a) from the midfield. White entered the season with 31 career points (19g, 12a) after having played in 41 of Harvard's 42 games over the previous three seasons.
Turning Them Away
Senior Harry Krieger recorded a season-high 15 saves while allowing just five goals against Bryant, marking the fourth time this season he has posted double-digit saves. Krieger currently leads the Ivy League with 11.50 saves per game and is second in the Ancient Eight with a save percentage of 57.0 percent.
Facing Off
Senior Rick Molé had a career day at the face off X against Brown, winning 15-of-20 draws while collecting four ground balls. Molé, who entered the year having taken just 32 face offs in his career, has won 50.7 percent of the face offs he has taken this season.
Staying Grounded
Junior Gabriel Mendola set a career-high with 10 ground balls at Brown. He is the first Crimson to recorded double-digit ground balls since Keegan Michel did so on April 10 of last season with 10 against Quinnipiac.
Player of the Week
Goalkeeper Harry Krieger was named the NEILA Player of the Week on March 11 after recording 12 saves in Harvard's 8-6 win over Georgetown. Krieger turned away five shots in a clean fourth quarter to preserve the victory after allowing just two goals in the first half. The senior is the first Crimson to earn the award since Daniel Eipp took home the honors on March 27 of last season.
Sharing the Wealth
12 different members of the Crimson have combined to score 51 goals this season. Alex White leads the way with 11 scores on the year, while Devin Dwyer has added 10. Daniel Eipp and Peter Schwartz have each tallied six goals.
Home Field Advantage
Harvard is 14-5 at home under Chris Wojcik '96, The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse, including a 3-1 mark in 2013. The Crimson boasts a 6-3 mark in Harvard Stadium and an 8-2 record at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium.
Hats Off
2013 Hat Tricks
Career Hat Tricks
CLASS Act
Jason Gonos has been named as one of 20 candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
Gonos has anchored Harvard's defensive unit for the last three years, but even more impressive than his play on the field has been his work within the community. In November, he organized the Crimson's involvement in Lacrosse Mustache Madness which raised $6,979 for the HEADstrong Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer. Gonos has also spent time working with Happy Helpers for the Homeless in his home state of Maryland, helping to feed and clothe the homeless in Glen Burnie, Md.
To read Gonos' full Senior CLASS Award bio, click here.
In the Spotlight
The Crimson will play twice in front of a national television audience in 2013 beginning with its March 30 meeting with Duke. The game, which will be aired live on NBC Sports Network, will be played under the lights of Harvard Stadium at 7 p.m. The Crimson will also be featured on ESPNU when it takes the field at Princeton Friday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
Watch Live Online
Harvard has announced that for the first time ever, each of the Crimson's nine home games will be available either through live or on-demand streaming. Eight of the nine will streamed live through GoCrimson.com while the Crimson's nationally televised matchup with No. 13/14 Duke will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after its completion.
A full season pass can be purchased for $59.95 while single event subscriptions will be offered for $9.95. The full season pass will give fans access to each of the eight games streamed live as well as access to the on-demand archive for all nine home contests.
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Audrina Patridge Trades "The Hills" for the Beach in Hot New Ad for Carl's Jr.
Jun 24, 2009
Even during bikini season, Patridge won't give up her Carl's Jr. Teriyaki Burger
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – June 24, 2009 – Wearing a sizzling gold lamé bikini, "The Hills" star Audrina Patridge, confesses that no matter how many indulgences she gives up during the summer bikini season, she will always make an exception for the Carl's Jr.® Teriyaki Burger™. Calling it her "bikini burger," Patridge steams up the screen in the latest ad for Carl's Jr.
"During the summer, as my fans know, I'm always on the beach in my bikini," said Patridge. "But, my one indulgence is the Carl's Jr. Teriyaki Burger. I love the charbroiled pineapple and the Teriyaki glaze – I seriously crave it."
Patridge's bikini body has earned her recognition on dozens of Top 10 lists, most recently being named to Access Hollywood's Top 10 Celebrity Bikini Bodies list.
Patridge isn't the only one who loves the Teriyaki Burger. Due to popular customer demand, Carl's Jr. is bringing it back as a permanent menu item. The burger features a charbroiled beef patty, succulent teriyaki glaze, a charbroiled Dole® pineapple slice, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion and mayonnaise, all on a delicious seeded bun. The burgers are available in a single, double or Six Dollar™ version, and sell for $2.89, $3.89 and $4.69 respectively. Prices may vary.
The ad, titled "Bikini", was created by Los Angeles-based advertising agency Mendelsohn|Zien, the firm behind many iconic Carl's Jr. and Hardee's ads starring Paris Hilton in 2005 and Padma Lakshmi earlier this year. The commercial, which features the song "Moneymaker" by Rilo Kiley, was shot on the beach in Malibu, Calif.
"Carl's Jr. ads have a long tradition of showing beautiful women eating delicious burgers," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing for Carl's Jr. "So, when we found out that Audrina Patridge, one of the hottest young women in Hollywood today, was a Carl's Jr. burger lover, this ad kind of wrote itself. The Teriyaki Burger, with fresh produce and grilled pineapple, is the perfect summertime burger. The ad features Audrina in an eye-catching bikini enjoying the burger in the California sun surfside in Malibu, proving that life truly is a beach."
In order to further promote the burger reintroduction and enhance consumer engagement, Carl's Jr. and its sister chain, Hardee's®, have partnered with Break Media, the ultimate online network for young, hungry guys to deliver the "Hot Chicks Eating Burgers" contest. The contest, launching today, will seek out carnivorous babes nationwide to channel Audrina, Padma, Paris, and other Carl's Jr./Hardee's hotties by showing how they eat the chains' delicious burgers. Consumers will be able to vote on which hot chick's hamburger handling is the most engaging, with the winner appearing in a Carl's Jr. or Hardee's marketing campaign, and receiving a trip to the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and $1,000. Visit www.HotChicksEatingBurgers.com to view the user generated videos or for details on the promotion.
Audrina's Teriyaki Burger ad is posted on the Carl's Jr. YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/carlsjr) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/carlsjr). Both platforms will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the top-ranked bikini babe.
About Carl's Jr.
Carl's Jr. is celebrating more than 65 years in the quick-service industry. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 first quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,133 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,205 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,915 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.carlsjr.com.
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Calling J.R.: Lofty luxury on Laurel Ridge
ADDRESS: 5540 Laurel Ridge Road
NEIGHBORHOOD: Advance Mills
SIZE: 3,989 fin. sq. ft., 400 unfin.
LAND: 11.70 acres (additional 14 available)
CURB APPEAL: 9 out of 10
LISTED BY: Loring Woodriff, McLean Faulconer Inc., 293-7377
The day we toured this house, an article in the Daily Progress headlined "Area income ranks in top 20 percent" dropped the big news that a recent government study found the Charlottesville area is home to people "of significant and growing personal wealth."
Who needed the federal government to tell us that? We certainly didn't, especially after a tour through this monument to privilege and prosperity. Situated high on a ridge off Route 29 north looking over Advance Mills toward distant hills, the cedar contemporary built by Shelter Associates is a plutocrat's dream– or a revolutionary's torment.
It's quicker to mention the few prosaic points than to catalogue the surfeit of opulent amenities. For a house of such spectacular excess, the kitchen is surprisingly (and welcomingly) matter-of-fact and homey.
Counters and back-splash of square white tiles complement plain white cabinets and appliances. Large double casement windows over the sink admit a surprising amount of light considering it's the back side of the house, under a second-level deck and in deep summer shade. Octagonal amber-colored tiles cover this floor as well as the floor in an adjoining "casual dining room" (much larger than a mere breakfast room) and an odd space inside a second front door.
Perhaps tiring of the almost ceaseless cedar– everywhere on walls, ceilings, beams, and trim– the owners have "pickled" the wood on the walls and floor in a large year-'round sunroom just beyond the formal dining room off the kitchen. And while the white overcoat does brighten the mood (in combination with hugh floor-to-ceiling windows and a skylight), it's a jarring note in the symphony of natural stone, tile, and wood in the rest of the house.
That's about it for the mundane. Everything else is taste, refinement, quality– the world of Daddy Warbucks and J. R. Ewing (if not Scrooge McDuck)– inside and out. Inside, in the living room a massive stone fireplace and cathedral ceiling augment a wall of windows opening to vistas of rolling land and mountains as far as the eye can see.
The master suite on this level shares the views (and windows), but instead of the high beamed ceiling and walls of dark cedar, the walls and cabinets are kitchen-white, and a plush white carpet replaces the oak flooring in the other rooms on this level. The master bath of travertine marble and more windows and skylights is enormous, with a dressing closet of interesting design: the walls don't reach the ceiling, creating the effect of a dressing-room "box" sitting in a corner of the larger room, with more huge windows above it.
On the ground level ("basement" isn't really accurate), two more bedrooms (one very small, with diagonal paneling this time) and a full bath join a second "great room" the size of the living room above it and with an equally massive wood-burning fireplace. These rooms and the third full bath have the same tiles as the kitchen-dining areas upstairs– a nice unifying element providing continuity and evidence of thoughtful design.
Out back is all decking all the time: a wide one encircles three sides of the house on the main level and leads to what seem like acres of room-size wooden platforms around a large heated pool. All this man-made outdoor abundance flows seamlessly into surrounding landscaping of Japanese maples, dogwoods, and crepe myrtles all the way down to the end of the 11 acres several terraces below.
Also down here, for equestrians or random Mr. and Mrs. Muchbucks whose Swiss accounts are still flush after the original $1 million outlay, the owners are offering an additional 14 level acres suitable for riding stables, rings, jumps, and other trappings of the good life ($395,000).
The agent suggested the spread may be appealing as a weekend retreat for DC robber barons (not her exact words), being on the right side of town for a quick 90-minute limo ride to the Beltway, and only a short nip over to CHO. She obviously hadn't read the Progress.
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Nassau official won't run force marred by Trayvon Martin case
A high-ranking Nassau County police official has not been picked to lead the Florida department that sparked nationwide protests last year by failing to charge the accused killer of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin, according to the city.
Kevin Canavan, one of five finalists for the job, remains a deputy chief of the 2,243-officer Nassau department. He sought to head the 121-officer force in Sanford, where the former chief was fired amid the scandal.
Sanford instead picked Cecil E. Smith, deputy chief of the Elgin, Ill., police department -- a city about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.
According to Lisa Mosca, Sanford city spokeswoman, the offer to Smith was made Tuesday morning by City Manager Norton Bonaparte. "Last week Mr. Bonaparte visited Elgin and met with various community leaders," she said in a statement.
Canavan, 53, a Nassau police officer since May 1985, is a former precinct commander and works in the chief of patrol's office, overseeing units such as Highway Patrol, Marine / Aviation and the elite Bureau of Special Operations. He earned $185,362 in 2011, the most recent available figures.
Through Officer Steven Zacchia, a Nassau police spokesman, Canavan declined to comment.
If he had been hired for the Sanford job, which according to a city spokeswoman pays $110,469 in a state with no income tax, Canavan would have been able to collect his full New York State pension.
The Sanford police force drew national attention in February 2012 when Martin was slain in a confrontation with George Zimmerman, a neighborhood-watch member who told police he thought Martin looked suspicious. The department initially failed to arrest Zimmerman, but a state prosecutor later charged him with murder. The case is pending.
In June, Sanford's chief, Bill R. Lee Jr., was fired by the city manager, who said: "We need to move forward with a police chief that all the citizens of Sanford can support."
At the Nassau police department, which has weathered its own recent scandals, Canavan was one of the high-ranking chiefs credited last summer with uncovering crime-statistics fudging by a now-demoted precinct commander.
During a finalists' forum earlier this month, Canavan touted the Nassau department's pro-diversity stance, according to the Orlando Sentinel: He mentioned how Nassau -- a county with a large Sikh population -- recently began letting its Sikh officers wear turbans.
The other finalists were a Florida state attorney's investigator; a public integrity director for the Rochester, N.Y., police; and a deputy chief of Clearwater, Fla., police. The five were picked from among 76 applicants.
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Jiang's paper (http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aop/1158673325) shows the following: Suppose that $G$ is an $n\times n$ random matrix with entries i.i.d. $N(0,1/n)$, and $Z$ is a random $n\times n$ orthogonal matrix (uniform w.r.t. Haar measure). Let $D_1$ be the distribution of topleft $m \times m$ block of $G$, and $D_2$ be the distribution of topleft $m\times m$ block of $Z$. Then the total variance distance between $D_1$ and $D_2$ goes to 0 if $m=o(\sqrt n)$ and the t.v.d. is at least a constant if $m$ is at the order of $\sqrt n$.
This suggests that, given a random matrix which comes from the distribution of $G$ or the distribution of $Z$, we can tell which case it is with probability, say, $\geq 3/4$, by reading its top-left $\sqrt{n}\times\sqrt{n}$ block (dimension up to a constant factor).
My question is, What property should we examine on the top-left $\sqrt{n}\times\sqrt{n}$ block? Operator norm? Have there been any results on this?


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Earth Week 2018 Planning Committee
Meeting | January 31 – April 18, 2018 every Wednesday with exceptions | Sproul Hall
Student Environmental Resource Center
Are you interested in planning UC Berkeley's 2018 Earth Week? Looking for a leadership opportunity to help make Earth Week a memorable campus-wide celebration? SERC is recruiting individual student leaders and/or student representatives from environmental student organizations to join the Earth Week 2018 Planning Committee.
Meetings will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 7-8pm in Sproul 102. Drop-ins are welcome! Those who sign-up will be added to the Planning Committee communication list. (If you are unable to make it to weekly meetings there are still many opportunities to get involved; still fill out the form!)
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Remember the story, a month ago, about the Yadkin riverkeeper challenging Alcoa's title to the riverbed under its Yadkin dams? The issue is still as murky as river water after a hard rain.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
No clarity on who owns the Yadkin riverbed
3 comments:
- Anonymous said...
God Bless the Riverkeeper! The riverbed is a natural resource. How can a corporation say it owns it?
- January 14, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
...The same way you might say you own the lot your house is built on, providing you can produce a title of course.
- January 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Alcoa has at least an entire room full of deeds, if not a building. It would be on the cumbersome side for them to "produce" them.
There is one thing the Yadkin Riverkeeper might look up on his own. His challenge specifically involved some deeds from the State of NC to W. Smithdeal to Powell Evans to Yadkin River Power Company. In 1909 there was a US Supreme Court ruling on Yadkin River Power Co. v. the Whitney Co. In part, the court found that those exact same deeds, owned by the Yadkin River Power Co., were "junior" to deeds owned by the Whitney Co., who owned the bed of the Yadkin River. In time, Alcoa bought the Whitney Company holdings. The court also found that the river at that location was not a navigable stream, and that the waters of the Yadkin River, at that location, "furnish and compose a natural water power."
The Yadkin Riverkeeper should quit going off half-cocked. This was decided over a hundred years ago. I call that "old news."
- January 22, 2012 at 1:57 AM