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Program: #19-43, Air Date: 10/14/19
The superb Gilles Binchois ensemble with anonymous masses from Barcelona and Apt, and late medieval wind music.
The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
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Program: #19-43, Air Date: 10/14/19
The superb Gilles Binchois ensemble with anonymous masses from Barcelona and Apt, and late medieval wind music.
Program: #19-21, Air Date: 05/13/19
Don Greig shares the newest three recordings from the new series on Hyperion of the complete works of Machaut: "Sovereign Beauty," "Fortune's Child," and "The Gentle Physician."
Program: #18-31, Air Date: 07/23/18
New recordings of Ockeghem, music for the Virgin Mary, and the rarely-heard Sebastian de Vivanco.
Program: #18-23, Air Date: 05/28/18
Moralizing songs of the Middle Ages, songs from the Crusades, and the concept of transformation in the 14th century.
Program: #18-03, Air Date: 01/08/18
Ars Subtilior, Hildegard von Bingen, and the remarkable III Millennio label with the idea of roses in the medieval imagination.
Program: #17-46, Air Date: 11/04/17
We will go from the Middle Ages with the Orlando Consort, to the Renaissance and John Sheppard, and lastly to the French, with the sacred music of Couperin.
Program: #16-33, Air Date: 08/08/16
The wonderfully supportive label for early music gives us new releases from the 13th, 14th, and 16th centuries.
Program: #16-31, Air Date: 07/25/16
The latest from Discantus, the superb Schola Gregoriana from Prague, and a breathtaking recording from the German/Iraqi ensemble Sanstierce.
Program: #02-21, Air Date: 05/27/02
This week, the great French medieval ensemble Alla Francesca takes us on a musical journey through the epic Roman de la Rose.
Program: #02-10, Air Date: 03/11/02
From the multi-disc set "The Golden Age of European Polyphony" from the Belgian label Cypres, we celebrate Machaut, Dunstable & Dufay.


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It has been two decades since the passing of legendary Temptation and bass singer Melvin Franklin, but his musical legacy continues to shine.
"You could travel all over the world, stop at any door and ask about Melvin Franklin. You couldn't find anyone to say anything bad about him. He was the type of person that when he walked into a room, if it was dark, it would light up, and if it was lit up, it would become brighter."
Berry Gordy, Motown founder.
It has been over five decades since The Temptations were first founded and in that time there have been twenty-two different members of the group, but it is the 'Classic Five' (and the post-Classic Five, Dennis Edwards) line-up that most fans consider the best. Central to that line-up was the incredible bass voice of Melvin Franklin, dubbed by the group and by their fans as 'the world's greatest bass singer'. It's our opinion that they're probably right.
Originally born in Montgomery, Alabama as David Melvin English, Franklin took his stepfather's surname when they moved to Detroit, becoming Melvin Franklin. On moving to the Motor-City the young Franklin began singing locally with people such as Lamont Dozier and later-era Temptation Richard Street. In 1958 schoolmate Otis Williams asked Franklin to join his then singing group The Siberians, which transformed into The Distants. The group included both Williams and Franklin, along with Richard Street on lead and Elbridge 'Al' Bryant and released the brilliant R&B gem 'Come On'. Soon afterwards The Distants split, with Williams, Franklin and Bryant joining forces with Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams, from another local group called The Primes, and formed The Elgins. Pretty soon after The Elgins became The Temptations, and were signed to Berry Gordy's fledgling Motown Records.
Between 1960 and 1995 Melvin Franklin, along with Otis Williams, held together the music and legacy of The Temptations as members came and went, continuing to devote themselves to their music and their fans. In particular Franklin is one of the best-loved Temptations for his incredible vocals, as well as his infectious smile and wonderful personality on stage. Those of us who never got the chance to see Franklin perform live on stage are blessed with the many live recordings of him at work, and it is safe to say that he was probably the greatest bass singer to have lived. Unlike Otis Williams, Franklin has escaped criticism for the constant changes in line-up of The Temptations and the group's business decisions. Instead, Franklin has remained universally adored by fans and fellow Temptations, recognising that this was a seriously talented individual.
The story of Melvin Franklin is however tinged with sadness. Early on in his career with The Temptations Franklin was diagnosed with arthritis and was prescribed with cortisone that he could continue performing. Yet this weakened his immune system considerably, and he also developed diabetes in the 1980s to complicate his health further. Not wanting to leave the group and Otis Williams as the only original Temptation touring under the Temptations name, Franklin carried on performing, frequently touring with oxygen tanks to the side of the stage, which he would quickly use during performances. By the nineties Franklin's health had deteriorated further, and during the recording of The Temptations' excellent For Lover's Only album Franklin's leg began to bleed and the recording stopped. Sadly, Franklin was admitted to hospital after suffering seizures; he fell into a coma and never recovered, and sadly passed away on February 23rd 1995.
Unlike other Temptations who left, Franklin was the first (and so far the last) to die whilst a member of the group. More importantly, unlike those who had previously left the group, his shoes were perhaps the biggest to fill. Ray Davies was brought in to finish the For Lover's Only album but became ill soon after forcing him to leave; after touring as a quartet the group went under a revamp in 1997 with Harry McGilberry brought into to handle Franklin's bass parts; when he was sacked in the early 2000s Spaniels singer Joe Herndon was brought in and has done a fine job since. Yet no one could ever replace the voice or warmth that Melvin Franklin brought to The Temptations, and he remains, in our opinion, the most missed Temptation.
In honour of the great man we've picked out some of our favourite Melvin Franklin moments for you to enjoy.
The Temptations – Ol' Man River, 1967
As with The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, Motown had The Temptations record an album of standards, which some have noted were made in an attempt to make these African-American artists accessible to whiter audiences. In retrospect Motown were probably both clever and stupid to attempt this, but like some of the other attempts The Temptations album In A Mellow Mood is pretty enjoyable, combining their five part harmonies with classic American standards. It also gave Melvin Franklin the chance to sing a rare lead on the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein classic 'Ol' Man River' from the musical Show Boat.
The song tells the story of the African-American experience, contrasting the suffering of Black America with the flow of the Mississippi River. It is one of the most covered songs in history, with acts from Frank Sinatra to The Beach Boys recording the song, but with Melvin Franklin singing lead, The Temptation's version is stunning. Indeed the song became Franklin's showcase during live performances, and was recorded on The Temptations Live! album. It is a simply stunning performance.
The Temptations – I Truly, Truly Believe, 1967
This song is notable for two reasons: not only is it another rare solo outing for Franklin, it also appears on the Wish It Would Rain album, the last to feature all five Temptations from the 'Classic Five' period. This song was released as the B-Side to the harrowing 'I Wish It Would Rain', written by Roger Penzabene whose partner had left him prior to writing the song; he would later commit suicide as a result of the break-up on News Years Eve that year. Indeed, given the greatness of 'I Wish It Would Rain' and it being the last lead David Ruffin would have as a Temptation until the 1982 Reunion album, 'I Truly, Truly Believe' sadly got a bit lost.
The Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today), 1971
As David Ruffin left The Temptations and Dennis Edwards joined, the group embarked on a new sound dubbed 'psychedelic soul' inspired by Sly & The Family Stone, orchestrated by producer Norman Whitfield. Whitfield also began experimenting with the use of different singers on different verses and lines, giving The Temptations a unique sound, demonstrated on this choice. Here Kendricks, Edwards and Paul Williams all handle lead, but it is Melvin Franklin's line 'And the band played on' that has gone down in musical history. If you haven't noticed it before, have another listen.
The Temptations – Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, 1972
Norman Whitfield's artistic peak came with his creation of 'Papa Was A Rollin' Stone': legend has it that Dennis Edwards at first refused to record the song because of the line 'It was the third of September/That my Daddy died' because his father had died that day. In reality his father had died on the third of October. This story aside, all The Temptations came together to craft this Grammy Award winning song, with all bar Otis Williams handling a verse: Edwards, Damon Harris, Richard Street and Franklin were all given a lead by Whitfield. As usual, it is Franklin's voice that mesmerises the most, with his brilliant bass being an absolute delight to hear.
The Temptations – Ways of a Grown Up Man, 1975
This is definitely one of the more obscure Temptations tracks, taken from their largely forgotten album House Party, one of the worst in the Temptations' back catalogue. The album was released in quick succession to the brilliant A Song For You album, no doubt in order to capitalise on its success. Yet the album was a mismatch of outtakes and poor songs; not even the Temptations' vocal magic could rescue this album. Yet it did have a few decent moments, such as the very rare Otis Williams lead on the delightful 'Darling Stand By Me', and this one, another lead for Franklin. Certainly the song does not compare musically or lyrically to The Temptations' finest, but it allows us to hear more from Franklin, which is in itself a rare treat.
The Temptations – Power, 1980
Towards the end of the seventies The Temptations had flirted with leaving Motown Records in search of a better record deal; things at Motown had gone stale, and after the decision to release House Party without the group's approval, relations between the two sides had deteriorated. They finally left in 1976 and a year later reappeared on Atlantic Record with two disco-inspired albums with then-lead singer Louis Price. Neither In Our Lifetime nor Bare Back did very well, and Price left the group allowing Dennis Edwards to return as lead singer. They then resigned to Motown having been persuaded by Berry Gordy himself to re-join the company. Gordy handed The Temptations this song 'Power' claiming that he had sat on it for the group because he wanted Franklin's bass vocal on the introduction of the song.
Gordy was right: Franklin's bass vocal combined with Dennis Edwards' incredible performance make 'Power' one the best songs The Temptations ever recorded. Yet at the time of release in 1980 race riots had sprung up across America, and radio stations, as well as Motown, thought the lyrics would inspire the rioters and contribute to further violence. Sadly for The Temptations 'Power' never became the hit it deserved.
Rick James – Give It To Me Baby, Ghetto Life & Super Freak, 1981
The Temptations and Rick James have a long history together, based in part upon the fact that Melvin Franklin was Rick James uncle. James produced the group's 1982 single 'Standing on the Top', but the group, or at least Otis Williams, Richard Street and Franklin, appeared as backing vocalists on Rick James' masterpiece Street Sounds the year before. They feature most prominently together on 'Super Freak' when James yells 'Temptations sing!'; but Franklin in particular is prevalent on 'Give It To Me Baby' and 'Ghetto Life'. At first you might not notice him, but take another listen and hear Franklin's wonderful bass with the King of Punk-Funk.
Teena Marie – The Ballad of Cradle Rob and Me, It Must Be Magic & 365, 1981.
Once again The Temptations were called upon by James protégée Teena Marie to perform on her final Motown album It Must Be Magic. The album finds Marie finding her own direction after being produced by James, but James continues to appear as well as the Stone City Band. The Temptations – or at least Glenn Leonard, Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin – appear on these three tracks, but it is Franklin who once again shines. On '365' Franklin is prominent and on 'The Ballad of Cradle Rob and Me' Marie name-checks Franklin during his vocal theatrics on the introduction. Given his ability its no wonder Franklin was such a sought after backing vocalist.
The Temptations – Life Is But A Dream, 1995
It was during the recording of the album For Lover's Only that this song appears on that Franklin became ill. In fact he only recorded a few sessions with the group, and only this, along with 'Melvin's Interlude', which made it onto the final album. The song is a cover of the 1955 doo-wop classic originally performed by The Harptones. The ever brilliant Ali Ollie Woodson handled the lead on this one, but Franklin's vocals were given extra prominence by producer Richard Perry; even though he was gravely ill, Franklin managed to deliver a wonderful final performance, made ever more bittersweet given his death a few weeks after recording.

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FRITCH, Tex. — A month after a fire roared through this Panhandle town, all that remains of Sam Jones's house is its concrete foundation, a row of charred pine trees and the underground storm shelter where he now lives.
The fire, which is under investigation, destroyed 225 homes and has left the town grappling with questions about its future as it struggles to find the money needed to help hundreds of displaced residents. Fritch, population 2,000, was already reeling from years of drought and a declining population that has strained local resources. City officials now predict that as many as half of the residents who lost homes in the fire will not return.
"I've watched Fritch shrivel up," Mr. Jones, who showers at his neighbor's, said during a break from clearing rubble. His property overlooks Lake Meredith, a national recreation area and man-made reservoir that once measured more than 100 feet deep. The lake, which Mr. Jones said "looks more like a canyon" these days, hit a record low of 26 feet in August.
As the lake dried up, so did much of the city's tourism business.
Along the main road, a faded boat storage facility lies empty, its windowpanes shattered. On a nearby lot that local residents call the "Fritch boat cemetery," dozens of vessels are propped upright in the sand. Even neighborhoods that escaped the fire are peppered with abandoned trailers and houses with collapsing roofs.
At the same time, prosecutors are investigating former city officials for possible theft and misuse of funds, said Mark Snider, the local district attorney who has referred the case to the Texas attorney general's office. A year ago, Fritch was nearly $500,000 in debt, said the interim city manager, John Horst, who took over after his predecessor resigned.
Government aid has been limited. The Texas Department of Transportation recently approved $15,000 to help residents car-pool to work, and a few residents have qualified for low-interest loans from the Texas Small Business Association. Most people are relying on friends and donations. The damage was not considered extensive enough for federal relief.
"We're in this kind of limbo right now" because charity organizations have been able to provide immediate aid but not long-term assistance, said Calvin Winters, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church. "The real work is ahead of us."
About 40 percent of the families affected do not have insurance to cover the damage, city officials said.
"Homeowners don't know what they're doing yet," Mr. Winters said. "Frankly, you have to have the funds."
Madeline Lyckman, a bartender who lost her home and is living with her parents across town, said she planned to remain in Fritch and hoped to receive a mobile home from a family friend.
Ms. Lyckman is helping to organize a Redneck Olympics benefit for victims of the fire. Locals will play horseshoes with toilet seats and race lawn mowers in a charity fund-raiser, she said.
"The people in the area are very, very drained," she said. "We need outside help."
Fritch is continuing to depend on tourism, Mr. Horst said. "If we could attract more people to the trails and camping, I think that would be a big benefit," he said.
The drought has complicated the efforts.
"We're definitely seeing more boating activity" than during the most severe years of the drought, said Bob McGuire, superintendent of the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. "But we still have a ways to go."
After a recent rain, thousands of yucca tree saplings began to sprout in the charred earth outside of town. Whether the local economy can achieve similar regrowth is still unknown.
Asked about Fritch's future, Ms. Lyckman gestured to the depreciated lake. "We'll dry up," she said.
Then she reconsidered. "You know, we've made it through before," she said. "We always have a comeback."


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Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.
Based on "Biorock" technology, it is implemented in 20 countries, mainly in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific.
In the turquoise waters of Pemuteran off the north coast of Bali, where the project was launched in 2000, a metal frame known as "the crab" is covered with huge corals in shimmering colors where hundreds of fish have made their homes.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" Rani Morrow-Wuigk says proudly.
The 60-year-old German-born Australian first dived in Pemuteran Bay in 1992, to see its beautiful reefs.
However, at the end of the 1990s, rising water temperatures had led to the near-disappearance of the reef, already badly affected by cyanide and dynamite fishing in the area.
"I was devastated. Basically, all the corals were dead. It was gravel and sand," Morrow-Wuigk said.
However, when German architect and marine scientist Wolf Hilbertz told her about a discovery he had made in the 1970s, the diver's ears pricked up.
Hilbertz had sought to "grow" construction materials in the sea, and had done so by submerging a metallic structure and connecting it to an electric current with a weak and thus harmless voltage.
The ensuing electrolysis had provoked a build-up of limestone, in a kind of spontaneous building work.
When he tested out his invention in Louisiana in the US, Hilbertz saw that after a few months, oysters progressively covered the whole structure and colonized the collected limestone.
More experiments were carried out and the same phenomenon was confirmed for corals.
"Corals grow two to six times faster. We are able to grow back reefs in a few years," Jamaican marine biologist and biogeochemist Thomas Goreau said.
Goreau began working with Hilbertz in the mid-1980s to develop Biorock technology, and he has continued their work since Hilbertz's death four years ago.
When Morrow-Wuigk saw the discovery, it gave her an idea for how she might save "her" bay.
She decided to expand the project to 22 structures using her own money with the help of Taman Sari, the holiday resort in front of the coral restoration project.
Today there are about sixty of these "cages" in Pemuteran Bay, across a surface of two hectares, and the reef has not only been saved from near-death, it is flourishing better than ever before.
"Now we've got a better coral garden than we used to have," -Morrow-Wuigk said.
Biorock not only revives the corals, but it makes them more resistant, especially against bleaching and global warming.
"Biorock is the only method known that protects corals from dying from high temperatures. We get from 16 to 50 times higher -survival of corals from severe bleaching," Goreau said.
The evidence of this has been on show in Pemuteran, Morrow-Wuigk said.
"We had coral bleaching happening in the last two years. The water temperature was 34oC, instead of 30oC. Only 10 percent of the corals were affected and 2 percent died. Whereas, in 1998, they basically all died," Morrow-Wuigk said.
The local community in Pemuteran has also been won over after early reticence on the merits of the project.
"At first, I thought he was a crazy bule ["white guy"] putting iron in the water," Komang Astika said, recalling his first meeting with Goreau, but in 2000, Komang joined the project when he left college.


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This test report on the Homecraft Three-Wheeled Rollator is one of a series of wheeled walking frame reviews. If you have reached this page from an internet search, we suggest you begin by reading the Introduction to our guide to walking aids. For more information about the options listed below, see also our overview of wheeled walking frames and summary of the main features to look for.
Homecraft Three-Wheeled Rollator - test report
Dimensions (H x W x L):
815-965mm x 640mm x 670mm
Folded size (H x W x L):
815-965mm x 270mm x 670mm
Weight (without accessories): 6.5kg
Shaped hand grips, lever brakes, removable wire basket, tray, optional bag. Handle height and angle adjustable.
Our verdict
Handling: Very light and easy.
Hand grips: Hard shaped grips might become uncomfortable.
Brakes: Easy to operate and very effective.
Folding: Very easy. Does stand when folded. Unfolds easily, but does not secure itself.
Comments: Small basket was difficult to get in the right place. Tray slopes, which could be dangerous - at the very least you could spill your drink.
Last updated: February 2010
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Now that we've seen some sunshine coming (at least overhere 🙂 ), summertime is here and spring has 'officially' arrived, I just can't stop thinking of the summer. Warm weather, fresh food, having a picknick in the park with friends and drinking cold sweet fruit juice! Yes that's right, I think it's time to get into that mood! So here's a super easy fresh smoothie that anyone can make in just 5 minutes..ehh..if you have access to a blender..
Very berry blueberry grape smoothie!
This blueberry grape smoothie only takes you to put a hand of frozen blueberries and a cup of red grapes blend it with a cup of coconutwater (or a cup of water with a tablespoon of coconutmilk added) press the Blend Now button and whizz it till you think it's good! Eeaasyy..but super tasty. I bet you this smoothie is gonna put a smile on your face, it's so good 🙂
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Blueberry grape smoothie recipe
- ½ cup (50 gr.) frozen blueberries
- 1 cup (100 gr.) Red grapes (pitted)
- ½ cup (120 mL) Coconut water (see notes)
- Put everything into a blender
- Switch to blend
- Enjoy!
- Easy as that!


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See photos of the 2019 Commencement below:
Commencement is nearly upon us. It's a time when the energy of the entire college focuses on you, the graduates of the Class of 2019.
You are the reason the faculty, the staff, my fellow Deans, and I choose to work at Middlesex Community College. You challenge us, you encourage us, you frustrate us (sometimes) – but most importantly, you inspire us.
You've worked hard. You've studied, conducted research, and wrote papers. You completed your clinical experiences or internships, and took exams. Lots of them. Many of you did this while working, raising a family, or taking care of loved ones. You did this knowing that higher education is the key to a brighter, more successful future for yourselves and your families.
Commencement is a time when we celebrate everything you've achieved.
It's also a time when we look forward to what you will become.
As you enter the next chapter of your lives, we hope that Middlesex has given you the foundation to become the compassionate and confident leaders of tomorrow. Your degree or certificate shows that you've mastered a particular field of study. Earning your diploma from Middlesex shows that you graduated from a college where mastering the art of serving others in a true sense of community spirit is what it's all about.
We put you, our students, at the center of all that we do. We believe we've given you the tools to put others at the center of what you do. Or, as Maya Angelou wrote: "Good done anywhere is good done everywhere."
I share with my colleagues a real sense of pride and joy about the fact that so many of you have completed the requirements of your program. Middlesex Community College will forever be your alma mater. As you graduate into continued college studies or a new career, we hope you come back often to let us know how you are doing. Even better, we hope you find a way to "pay it forward" to those Middlesex students who are coming after you, in future graduating classes.
Many, many congratulations to the Class of 2019!
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Nearly every time I walk in the park, no matter what time it is, I see the same older lady.
I walk on, and the next time I see her, she's one or two benches further along. And since I see her every time I'm there, I can only guess that she does this every day.
She does it in feet at a time, slowly, leaning heavily on her walker, but she does it.
I was somewhere around 5.5 miles today when I hit the park; there she was, inching along. If ever there was inspiration to just keep plugging on, that was it. A seemingly fragile old woman, determined to walk around that park, no matter how long it takes, how much she needs the walker, how many reasons she probably has to just not do it.
So I kept walking. I was going at a pretty decent pace today, and held onto it almost the entire way.
I trimmed 20 minutes off my time from last week's 12 miles, so I'm a little stoked about that. My feet aren't quite as happy; I had to swap socks at 7.5 miles (eat the burger!) and slapped some moleskin on the balls of my feet, which helped a little, but by the time I hit the door it was like walking on slabs of pounded meat.
And I hate to think what I smell like right now.
C'mon, sit by me...you'll enjoy it ;)


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This year, the United Nations' World Environment Day raised awareness about global wildlife concerns such as the illegal wildlife trade, and Army Reserve Sustainability Programs (ARSP) celebrated the observance by highlighting some of the unique flora and fauna managed by U.S. Army Reserve Installations, Regional Support Commands and Mission Support Command.
The future of the Earth's wildlife is important to the Army Reserve. Because the Army Reserve has a global "bootprint," numerous threats to natural resources and conflicts that arise as a result of those threats have the potential to impact mission objectives across the world. Wildlife issues also hit closer to home, since the Army Reserve's land-holding commands are obliged by law to properly manage natural resources. If the Army Reserve does not comply with regulations regarding wildlife stewardship, the Federal government could then impose restrictions on operations – restrictions that could severely impede readiness. By protecting wildlife throughout the enterprise, the Army Reserve can protect the availability of the critical lands that provide habitat for our species and training for our Soldiers.
To educate Soldiers and Civilians about wildlife and its interactions with the military, ARSP hosted an information station at Army Reserve Command headquarters at Fort Bragg on June 8. Participants learned about threatened and endangered species at Army Reserve sites, and they calculated their ecological footprints.
In conjunction, ARSP launched its first-ever "Go Wild" digital photography contest, which garnered 114 entries. And, they collected almost 50 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to feed the animals at Aloha Zoo, a wildlife rescue center in Cameron, North Carolina.
Even though World Environment Day happens only once each year, Soldiers and Civilians in the Army Reserve community can do their parts to protect wildlife every day.
What can you do to protect wildlife in your community?
Be considerate and respectful of wildlife and their habitats.
Comply with all Federal, state, local and Installation regulations regarding interactions with wildlife – especially if you hunt or fish.
Carefully consider sales or purchases of animals and plants or goods derived from animals and plants to ensure that they are sustainably and legally traded.
Report evidence of wildlife poaching or harassment to your state bureau of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Visit fws.gov for more information.
Pledge to purchase products and services only from companies that support the humane treatment of animals.
Support or volunteer at a local agency that promotes animal and plant conservation such as an animal shelter or wildlife refuge.
Prevent pollution. Air, water and soil pollution can harm wildlife and their environments. Reduce your use of chemicals and discard your household wastes properly.
Conserve natural resources by saving energy and water, recycling and reducing waste.


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I followed a set of fingernails down the hall one day at school. Not just ordinary fingernails, but amazingly long fingernails. Each one, and yes, there were ten of them growing from each of one of my colleague's fingertips, was at least two inches long. It makes my skin crawl just to think of them.
The long fingernails reminded of a book my Aunt Millie used to have called Ripley's Believe It or Not. It was a compilation of the best and weirdest from the newspaper column by that name which ran in newspapers across the country. Each time I visited Aunt Millie's house in Florida, when I was a kid, I read it from cover to cover with horrified fascination. One item which particularly repulsed me was the rather sinister drawing of an ancient Mandarin official with fingernails like croton leaves which corkscrewed and bent back on themselves. They were three feet long. Believe it or not.
It seems that during a period in Chinese history, men of a certain class let their nails grow extremely long as a symbol of their exalted position. The longer the nails grew, the less able were the officials were to perform any sort of labor, and finally, any sort of task at all. Others had to do everything for them. This was a sign of great power and wealth. Paradoxically, the more helpless the men were, the more powerful they were. This is the same kind of thinking that produced the custom of binding feet. Women of the upper classes in that same country became utterly dependent on others to move them from place to place because their tiny, mutilated bound feet were thought to be a sign of beauty. Ripley's drawing of the nails was meant to be grotesque, to shock, and it did. So did hearing about bending little girls' feet back and tying them. And, like so many things which shock at an early age, they formed an indelible impression.
In China, it was certain men who grew their nails so long. In our culture, it is certain women. Being a lifelong short-nailed person, I don't pretend to know what motivates someone to grow really long nails or to have acrylic ones glued on. I have trouble imagining what makes a woman spend 75 dollars plus to have inch long slivers of plastic, called backscratchers by some, glued over her own nails. This is only the beginning of a ritual meeting with a manicurist. A ritual which involves shaping, polishing, buffing and who knows what else. These pseudo-nails must be periodically reapplied by the manicurist to hide the nail's natural growth, like coloring your roots. But, this is the fashion among certain women. Women who stop short of the kind of nails I followed down the hall.
The nails I followed down the hall were different. They were natural. Our school secretary wore long acrylic nails. I asked her how she was able to type with such nails. She demonstrated for me. She used the pads of her fingers rather than the tips. Typing that way didn't seem to slow her down. I mentioned the fingernails I had seen. The secretary told me that they were much shorter they used to be. I was amused that her reaction to the natural nails was much the same as mine: They turned her stomach.
I wonder what kind of life a person with fingernails that long must lead. Certainly, no life that resembles mine. How does she dial her phone, zip a zipper or pick up anything tiny? I wonder why she grows them so. Perhaps it is just because she can. Is it a display of power and status like the Mandarins, or simply vanity?
I think of all the things she can no longer touch with her fingertips, of cheeks she can no longer caress, babies she can no longer cuddle, of hands that must go unheld, of how her lover's lips must go untraced. I wonder why someone would pay such a price for status, for power, or for vanity.
Moving Day, Part 2
"Patty, Tommy's here," I yelled from the doorway.
Patty flew out the front door. I was right behind her.
"Mary, come back here," Mother called.
"Why? I want to say goodbye too."
"You just give them a few minutes alone. Then we can all go out and tell Tommy goodbye."
This didn't seem at all fair to me. I was supposed to be watching for the movers. How could I do that from the kitchen? And besides, I loved Tommy, too. I waited until Mother stuck her head back in the refrigerator, and then slipped out the back way. I carefully closed the screen door on the back porch. Walking close to the house, I ran my hand along the white stucco. When I got to the front, I peeked my head around the corner. No Patty and Tommy in sight. His car was gone so they must have gone for a little ride. I walked back up to the front steps, sat down and hugged my knees.
I didn't last long like that. I got up and ran to the end of the sidewalk. Perched on the curb I could look far down Wilson Dam Boulevard. From there I could see almost into the town of Sheffield. That's where the movers had gone when they left last night. There was an orange truck coming. I was sure it was the one, so I ran across the yard toward the house yelling, "The movers are coming. The movers are here."
They pulled up and parked as Daddy came out of the house.
"You can finish up in the bedrooms. The beds are ready to go in and there are a few boxes with bedding to go. My wife is almost through in the kitchen." Daddy issued them their orders too.
"Yes sir, Mr. Stout," said the man who drove the pickup truck. "We'll be finished up in no time. These boys know how to load a truck. I'll say that about them."
Just then my brother came out of the house with a couple of suitcases."Will you unlock the trunk so I can put these in?" He asked Daddy. "I can't find Patty's suitcase."
Daddy unlocked the trunk of our car then went back in the house yelling for Patty to bring her suitcase out to put in the car.
I sat down on the sidewalk in the shade of the moving van. I was not in the way, but I could watch the men bring things out of the house and put them in the van
All of a sudden Daddy came running out the front door looking very angry. I had seen that look before and knew better than to ask him any questions. He ran across the street to the Crosby's and banged on their front door. Mother came along behind him. I could see she was crying, but I had gotten used to that. Mother and Patty had been crying a lot lately. They were both sad to be moving.
Daddy came back out of the neighbor's house. I heard him tell my mother that he had called the police and that they were going to try to catch "them". With that, my mother really started crying. I ran over and hugged her.
"Don't cry, Momma," I piped. I was scared now. "Why did Daddy call the police? Did someone steal something?"
Daddy glared at me.
"Hush now. Patty and Tommy have run off to get married. The police are going to bring them back."
A deathly silence settled over our house. The movers kept on bringing furniture and boxes out of the house and placing them carefully in the van.
A long time passed. It was almost lunch time when I saw Tommy's car turn onto our street. It was closely followed by a police car. They both pulled up behind the moving van. The policeman got out of his car first. His light blue uniform was already showing dark areas under his armpits and on this back where the sweat had soaked through. Tommy and Patty just sat in his car snuggled up next to each other. Daddy was standing in the shade of the sweet gum tree smoking his Chesterfield's one after another.
"Well, Mr. Stout. I caught up with them, but there's not much I can do. Your daughter is 18 and she can get married if she wants."
"Let me talk to them," Daddy said. His jaws were clinched and his face was dark red.
Just then my mother came out of the house, grabbed my hand and took me inside. I struggled for a moment.
"You get in the house this minute and stay there." I knew from her tone I was out of options. I went in the house and found an open window to watch from.
Daddy was talking to Tommy and Patty through the car window. I couldn't hear a word, but after a while Patty kissed Tommy and got out of the car and headed into the house with her suitcase in her hand. Tommy and Daddy shook hands and then Tommy drove away.
The movers finished up and closed the big double doors on the van. Two of the men got in the cab and drove away. I waved to them and shouted,
"See you in Idaho."
My family made one last trip through the house, then all got into our blue Buick Roadmaster. Mother, Daddy and Nancy were in the front seat. Patty, Junior and I were in back with me perched on the fold down armrest in the middle.
My father started the car, shifted the gears and we pulled away. No one said a thing about what happened as we waved to the neighbors who had come to see us off.
Though I wrote this piece several years ago, I think the questions are still timely.
In an issue of the New York Times, Fred Bernstein wrote about structural problems with one of the most recognizable buildings in this country, a house called Fallingwater. Built in 1936 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this structure does indeed perch over a water fall. Surprisingly, both the house and water are enhanced by the placement, just as Wright intended. Cantilevers thrust the house into space echoing the water as it changes levels over the rocks. The effect is stunning. The effect may end soon.
The house is in danger of succumbing to gravity and tumbling down the cliff just as the water does because of the shortsightedness of one of this century's great visionaries. Wright's prickly personality was well known. He hated to be told what to do to the point of being a contrarian. As a result of this sort of hubris, his masterpiece is in danger of becoming a pile of broken concrete at the bottom of the cliff it now leans over. When the contractor who was building the house suggested that there was not enough steel in the structure to support the weight of the concrete, Wright had one of his artistic snits and threatened to quit. Wright eventually got his way, or so he thought. Now nature is having hers, even though when Wright wasn't around, the contractor sneaked twice as much steel into the structure as Wright called for. Despite this secret shoring, the concrete, which usually stabilizes in a year, continues to bend. The cantilevers droop lower and lower. Without buttressing the layers of flying concrete will eventually no longer be able to support themselves.
It is a temptation to consider the possibility that it was Wright's plan that art imitate nature to the ultimate degree at Fallingwater. That the structure would eventually follow the water as it seeks a lower level. Such thinking requires a stretch, a large stretch. A stretch which would have to account for other Wright design flaws like flat roofs that leak and furniture that is striking in situ, but horrible to sit upon.
As I read Bernstien's article, I smirked at one comment a visitor made about Wright. He said, "It's surprising that as good an architect as Wright screwed up." I thought to myself, "Humph, this guy expects him to be perfect." Yet, in thinking about Wright and composing this exercise, that's exactly what I caught myself doing. While I'm interested in Wright and his work, it is the problems with Fallingwater which caught and held my attention.
Like all those we admire and label "Great" or "Genius", when we strip away the cloak of their achievements, we very likely find the inconsistencies and paradoxes the rest of us labor under. Why then, do we expect perfection in all aspects of their lives? Why then do we gloat when we find their humanity? Perhaps the difference is that those whose achievements and lives rise above the rest, manage to disentangle themselves enough from the mundane to soar. Their genius is risk that succeeded.
Above Tijeras in Mid Spring
When will I understand you
are like water
or like sand
and I hold you best
when I open, not close
my hand?
Time in a Jar
A few years ago, Charles Kuralt did an on air essay about putting the hour of sunlight that was saved by daylight savings into a jar and actually saving it for a rainy day or whenever you needed some sunshine in your life.
This idea charmed me. I could see the jar of sunlight sitting on a shelf in my closet waiting for when I would need it. When would that be? Would I choose a rainy day, one filled with twilight when I wanted to go forth in brightness? Would I choose a dark night of my soul, when I was most alone with my gloomiest imaginings and ruminations? Would I share it or keep it all for myself? Would I hoard it and only let it out a precious, glowing minute at a time, trying to make the brief hour last for the six months of its shelf life?
I suppose what is most ironic about this jar of sunshine is that it is only available when we need it least, when the days are growing longer, when the light is with us more. As the days grow shorter, about the first of November, we have to dump whatever is left from the glowing jar and replace it with an hour of darkness. As with most things in life, when we need it the most, we have the least. I am rarely tempted to open the jar of gloom I get each November, and nearly always have a full jar waiting to be exchanged the next spring.
Of course, these thoughts are just that: silly imaginings, flights of fancy. Time is a theoretical construct, a will o' the wisp, something that is there, but not there. We quantify it. Measure it. Record it. Bill for it. Waste it. Save it. Spend it. Subject it to relativity. But, we cannot create or destroy it as in "He who kills time, wounds eternity." I think it was Elizabeth I of England who observed that despite all her power, she could not add one minute to her life. It follows that even those who control the daylight saved time must give back what they take away.


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17th Century Waistcoat from The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Dress
When I was an undergrad, the best art history courses always started at eight in the morning. While everyone was filling up the schedule with afternoon classes, I booked all the morning lectures I could fit into mine. One of them was The Golden Age of Dutch Art. Out of all the college courses I took, that one was my favorite. Not only were the selected textbooks cheap, the professor would start off the morning playing dutch baroque music for the full experience. I would wake up at the crack of dawn, while my roommates still slept off their hangovers, and get there first thing in the morning to listen to classical music and help prepare her slides.
Yes, I was a teacher's pet. #sorrynotsorry
Since then, I couldn't really tell you anything I crammed into my brain come exam time. The only thing I remember is tronies are my favorite genre, and a theory on why the light in Dutch paintings always looked more radiant than comparative landscapes elsewhere in that time. (Psst, it has to do with lakes, that have been reclaimed by man, reflecting the sunlight. I'm sure it's more complex then that, but alas, it's been years since that particular lecture.)
It was complete happenstance that I happen to meet someone who reenacts 17th Century Colonial Dutch. Even more surprising is that she became my best friend. Well, it's not entirely surprising, she is amazing.
Anyway, she's always invited me to join her group, but I never got around to making a kit. I'm the type of person who likes to attend events with a somewhat full wardrobe, or I spend the whole event feeling awkward in my oversized pink polo.
Accurate recreation of being the only one in the group with a half-assed outfit.
The problem I faced with 17th century is that it's somewhat underrepresented within the reenacting community. There isn't many patterns to choose from, but I get it, a plain waistcoat isn't exactly the most stylish thing to sew.
In the end I chose the waistcoat from The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Dress book after drooling over Couture Courtesan and Wasted Weeds version. While it's marketed for late 16th century, it's quite similar than the waistcoats seen in Dutch portraiture of the mid-1600s.
Adriaen van Ostade. The Fishwife, 1672.
Jan Steen. De kandeelmakers, 1665 - 1670.
Nicolaes Maes. The Lacemaker, 1656.
Also, note this original in the Rijksmuseum!!!
See? Not at all different. There are some variations on the waistcoat in the later period, such as cartridge pleated sleeves, but I didn't have enough yardage. I think I can get away with wearing a démodé waistcoat as a colonialist in New Netherlands.
I used the book, so I scanned in the pattern and printed them at home. I usually HATE this method. It take more time than using a printed pattern, I always run out of ink, and something always gets lost in translation. But alas, lets use what we have, shall we?
Mockup One
We're already mistranslated. The book says it should enlarge to 36 inches, but it turned out smaller than my 34 inch bust, even with added seam allowances. Okay, on to mockup two!
Mockup Two
BETTER! I did your average slash method to size it up. It didn't take that long since we're dealing with two bodice pieces without much shape, rather than a darted or princess seam victorian. However, when resizing it, the bodice lost a lot of its shape in the front. I made two skimpy darts in the front and tried again.
I didn't take pictures of my third mockup. I just slipped it on, sighed with relief when it was exactly how I wanted it, and went to work!
The Construction:
Can you guys smell it?
That pungent odor of bad wigs and wild-flowing locks in the wind??? Of corsets without chemises and stays as clothing? Of polyester laces and drapery material?
And that horrible sound of newly-oiled gears as a seamstress backtacks her 17th century waistcoat on....
Yeah, deal with it. I gotta a life I need to live.
This is probably why this waistcoat won't grace any pages full of reenactors. We'll keep it to the costumer boards and groups for now.
While I was pulling 12 hour days, I made the compromise to machine-stitch the interior seams while handsewing the visible, which I known is looked down upon by many within the community, but I'd like to go to events while still being able to sleep. Since this isn't a time period I see myself going to often, I didn't feel as guilty sewing it up in the modern way as I would with my 18th century kit.
I'm using Burnley and Trowbridge's worsted wool for this project. I was able to squeeze all the pieces onto the scant remnant leftover from the last project. Yay at me being resourceful!!!
Beginners beware. The instructions in the Tudor Tailor are approximately seven bullets of text. No pictures. It wasn't so daunting as I first thought, but I strayed from the instructions after the line "Cut out piece of top fabric and lining." So....
I sewed up the fashion fabric and lining separately, then sewed them together at the collar and bodice fronts.
After notching and pressing, I stitched the wrong side by hand, making sure to catch the seam allowance so it will lay nice and flat, with a spaced backstitch.
After the bodice was all done, I sewed the wings with two layers of fashion fabric. I've seen wings made with fashion fabric and lining, but I didn't like how the white peeks out like piping when worn.
I sewed the sleeves as one giant piece. Lining, sleeve, and wings. Make sure to have everything where you want it to be. Sleeves are not interchangeable. I learned the hard way. The nice thing about the wings is that it hides any puckering if you're too lazy to go back and fix it. I did a pretty good job, but it is tricky with all that thickness there.
Similar to the bodice lining, I topstitched the underside of the wings to prevent rolling.
I did make one mistake in my mockup process. I forgot to add the notes to the pattern piece about lengthening the back. While I remembered with the fashion fabric, I completely forgot about the lining. Instead of cutting a new piece, I just used some scraps from my bin and pieced it. Crisis adverted!
I do have some fitting issues not accounted for in the mockup. There is some puckering under the arms on both sides, but I'm saving my final judgement until the godets are in. It's not finished until it's finished.
But you should've seen my face when I saw the picture of the back.
Something went wrong here. The only solution I had was to lengthen the slashes for my godets, not just on the back, but on the sides as well. My thinking is that the puckering is coming from the waistline "sitting" on my bum roll. I lengthened the slashes, hoping the waistline would drop down and the bodice would lay flat. It helped a little, but not a huge amount.
Maybe I'll have this issue sorted out by waistcoat v. 2.
After cutting out the godets, all on the bias, I went to work! First I did them by hand, but got nervous the seams would pop from all the tugging and wear, so I resigned to do them by machine.
The trick to perfect...well near-perfect godets is to sew your normal seam allowance, then narrow to almost nothing at the point. Less puckering, less time needed to seam rip and stitch again.
Annnndddd we already hit a roadblock...
This was my fault. I sewed the godets from the top down, versus from the down up. Thus, my lining ended up being a little smaller then my shell. Okay, so a lot smaller. Anyway, I cut new godets and sewed them up. I'm pretty good at them after doing ten practice rounds.
Interior, including a shot of the piecework.
After sewing the lining to the sleeve.
Now, let's get down to the details, shall we???
I bought fifteen pewter buttons from Burney and Trowbridge. They're the perfect size and weight for 17th century, the only complaint is wishing the shank was a bit bigger for cooler methods of application.
So I measured the buttonholes at 3/4th inch apart and cut the layers with razor. However, I think this is a sloppy, unclean method. Instant fraying afterwards. I think I'm going to invest in some buttonhole cutters, or experiment with some hardware chisels to see if they work better than cutting away with scissors and razors.
I started with you basic buttonhole stitch, but I went without the gimp since it wasn't used widely until the 18th century. However, the gimp does provide nicer results. After I did my first set of five, I discovered that most 17th century buttonholes were stitched with bartacks for reinforcement.
Source: The Good Wyfe (Doublet c. 1625-30)
For more information, Matsukaze Workshop has a informative post on the evolution of buttonholes from Elizabethan to Georgian.
I cut the buttonholes larger than I should've. I had to back and close them up with a satin stitch, so the decorative details with the bartacks are lost, but I'd rather have messy buttonholes than a bodice that always falls open.
First set of buttonholes on the left. Last set of buttonholes on the right.
Like everything, buttonholes got better with practice. Did I tell you it was my first time doing handbound buttonholes? Oh, I didn't? Well, now you know. It's not perfect, but it does the job and doesn't look all the bad from a distance.
It only took half an episode of Poldark to sew all the buttons on.
In hindsight, the extra time and money on pewter buttons was totally worth it. Who wants to sew those finicky eyes and hooks anyway?
The Event:
Are you ready for some pilgrim awesomeness???
I put the waistcoat and my new "dog ear" apron to the test at Crailo State Historical Site for their annual Twelfth Night event!
Dawn at Dawn pulling out the Oliebollen, an apple and nut doughnut.
Dawn at Dawn sharing her knowledge of traditional Dutch fare.
Crailo is a stunning museum that transports you right back to 17th century New Netherlands. I spent a night cooking over the open hearth, minding the snert (pea soup) and oliebollen (apple doughnuts), and answering questions about traditional Dutch fare as the visitors descended upon our tasting table. I left that night with a newfound passion for historical recipes and open heart cooking. It's an avenue I'd like to explore in my future reenacting career.
I was too busy during the event to snap any pictures of myself, so I took advantage of another snowstorm hitting the northeast to showcase the finished waistcoat.
Final Thoughts: I'm glad I put the time and effort into sewing up The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Dress pattern. There are some improvements I'd make for version 2, including lengthening the cut of the waistcoat and the godets. I walked away from this project a sworn member of the Brotherhood of the Pewter Buttons and will forever finish my waistcoats with them. If that's not a real thing, then it is now. Care to join? Initiations requires stitching 15 buttonholes evenly while watching Ross make an ass of himself in Season 2 of Poldark. Bartacking required.
Overall, it's solid waistcoat I can wear to events. I'll be happy to make it again.


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By AUGUSTINE DOMINIC of CIC
The significant contribution of smallholder coffee farmers in Papua New Guinea was highlighted recently during the contract signing of the second call of proposals of the World Bank-funded coffee component of the Productive Partnership in Agriculture Project (PPAP).
Acting chief executive officer of the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC), Anton Benjamin, said smallholder farmers produced 85% of the PNG coffee and the industry was in their hands.
"Many of our exporters and traders are competing for a fixed volume of coffee and depended on smallholders for their coffee," he said.
|Project manager of the World Bank-funded Coffee component of the PPAP, David Freyne, explaining the contract process to the successful partners at the Pacific Gardens Hotel in Goroka recently.
Benjamin said the coffee component of the PPAP was very important and must be embraced by all partners as it was connecting smallholder farmers with traders to increase coffee volume and quality to meet international market demands.
He signed contracts worth K9 million with seven different partners from the Eastern Highlands, Chimbu, Jiwaka and Western Highlands provinces under the coffee component of the PPAP.
So far, over 12, 000 smallholder farmers are being assisted through the PPAP project, with the first and second phase of the call of proposals.
The seven partners in the second call of proposals are: Coffee Connections as lead partner and its cooperative partnership of 1, 500 farmers; Colbran Coffee Lands Ltd as lead partner and its Tairora coffee partnership of 439 farmers[ Rilke Pty Ltd as lead partner and its Hagen/Rilke joint coffee venture of 1, 080 farmers; New Highlands Coffee Exports as lead partner and its smallholder coffee rehabilitation project with 959 farmers; Madan Coffee and Tea Plantation Ltd as lead partner and its Anglimp smallholder coffee partnership with 310 farmers; Community Development Agency-Gumine as lead partner with its project on coffee production and marketing in Gumine covering 300 farmers; and Gerame Coffee Ltd as lead partner with its Gerame Alumpa partnership of 326 farmers.
These seven partnerships were selected through a vigorous process out of a total of 55 applicants.
The third call of proposals will be advertised when funds are available.
The occasion was witnessed by CIC chairman Patrick Komba, PPAP chairman Ian Mopafi, representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Department of National Planning, and various stakeholders.


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Vimali : It seems you are munching something.
Meenakshi : It is nothing but gooseberry.
Vimali : Gooseberry! It is rich in Vitamin C.
Meenakshi : o u are right. Do you know the story about the
golden gooseberries?
Meenakshi : I know about gold ornaments, but not golden
Vimali : I'll tell you. I heard it from my mother. When
Adi Shankara was a young boy in Kaladi he
went begging for his food.
Meenakshi : Did he?
Vimali : He went to a poor woman's house. But she
didn't have anything to offer.
Meenakshi : What a pity!
Vimali : She didn't want to send the young boy
Meenakshi : Then what did she do?
Vimali : She searched thoroughly and at last got only one
piece of dry gooseberry. She gave it to him.
Meenakshi : Quite interesting.
Vimali : What happened afterwards, is more interesting.
Meenakshi : Please continue. I'm curious to know about it.
Vimali : The boy felt very much moved by the poor
woman's kind heart. He prayed sincerely.
Meenakshi : What happened next?
Vimali : There was a shower of golden gooseberries on
her house.
Meenakshi : My God! What a miracle! Will it happen to me,
if I say the same prayer?
Vimali : There you are! I asked my mother the same
Meenakshi : What did she say?
Vimali : It is not only the mere song that makes the
miracle happen. Rather our faith and sincere
prayer works wonders.
Meenakshi : I see. Thank you for the interesting story. It
shows the force and power behind prayer.
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25 Most Dangerous Dog Breeds In The World
Tosa Inu
The Tosa Inu is a huge dog, they can grow to become anywhere from 130 to 200 pounds. Most people believe it's bred to be a fighting dog, it doesn't look dangerous to me. dogs. You wouldn't believe how many countries have banned these dogs from being bred or owned, it looks like a cute dog. I think any dog can be mean or nice, depending on how it's trained.
A boxer is a dangerous breed? I've never seen a mean boxer or even one that's aggressive. Usually the ones I've seen are very timid and laid back, but I guess if there's been research done, it's one dog I won't be owning myself.
Pakistani Bull Dog
This dog looks like a mean breed, I don't know if it's because of it's white fur, the way his ears are, I'm not sure but it looks mean. I know they all aren't white but doesn't the coloring just look different to you? Although this is a viscous breed, if it's around people constantly and it knows it's role and is very happy with it's owners, this breed can be a very loving and loyal pet. Just be careful if it's a rescued dog that the previous owners didn't destroy him.
Great Dane
The Great Dane is such a beautiful dog, their stance is so nice, you can tell this dog will guard you if he is trained properly. Standing almost 33 inches tall, it is the tallest dog breed in the world. It's all about training though, if you train your dog to be loving and loyal, they won't turn on their owners, it's their livelihood.
American Bulldog
The American Bulldog isn't the best looking breed, at all, actually, it's quite ugly. Look at their broad shoulders, the way this little thing stands is so strange to me, it's very short but stocky, I just don't like it. It looks like it's mean too, I'm sure the owner trained this one to bark at everyone that walks by.
Caucasian Ovcharka
The Caucasian Ovcharka almost looks like a lions mane, very, very strange looking dog. This breed is common in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and North Caucasus area, it's temperament is known to be quick, strong, calm and powerful. This massive dog can reach up to 200lbs, wow!
Siberian Huskie
Siberian Huskies are beautiful dogs, way too much fur to live in a hot climate. Their temperament is typically playful, devoted to it's owners, friendly and affectionate. I love their ears, it's a really good shape for it's body and doesn't make it look mean. If I didn't live in Florida, this would be one of my options!
Wolf Hybrid
The Wolf Hybrid is also known as the German Shepard wolf mix. I've actually had this breed of dog and it was a great companion so I'm not going off of any of the research that's been done on this but my own personal experience. She was a rescue dog, I'm not sure where she came from but she had been scarred and it took me a very long time to get her to come forward, to play, to even eat. She was under weight and very skittish but eventually came around. They are also very territorial and possessive. Make sure they like everyone in your house or this dog will definitely make it known who they don't like.
Fila Brasiliero
The Fila Brasiliero is a Brazilian Mastiff, the coloring of this dog is very unique and beautiful. It's known to be a very aggressive breed though so watch out when you're shopping for a dog that looks like this. It's very cute though, I must admit, I'm a big animal lover and have a hard time believing any of these dogs are dangerous right out of their mother!
I don't like rottweilers anyway, I'm not in love with their coloring, their bark, they look mean, I just don't like them. They are known to be very loyal, alert, steady, calm, confident and fearless, so if you're looking for any of those traits, this is your dog!
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd is a largely domesticated dog and my absolute favorite. Look how beautiful these dogs are, their coloring, their ears, everything about them screams beauty. I have not one negative thing to say about this breed, very devoted, loyal and kind to their owners. You could potentially have this friend for 13 years, that's a long time! If you're looking for a companion, this is your breed!
Pit Bull
The Pit Bull has gotten a seriously bad rap, they do look mean, but they all aren't viscous. It's all about how they have been brought up, trained, how they are portrayed, but I've had a pitbull and it has been the sweetest animal so don't get caught up in their bad name, they all aren't bad dogs!
American Bandogge
The American Bandogge is a cross between an American Tarrier and a Neapolitan Mastiff and obviously is extremely muscular. This dog has also gotten a bad name, it wasn't always a fighting dog but it is what people have done to them. This dog may not look the nicest but it can be very sweet!
Alaskan Malamute
The cousin of the Siberian Husky is the Alaskan Malamute, this dog requires a strict routine or can become very destructive so if you do not have time to care for your pup, this isn't for you. This breed is very intelligent, outgoing, gentle and alert but requires a lot of attention. Living to about 14 years, this dog can also get up to about 60lbs, it's a big boy!
The Chow is always a funny looking dog, a cross between a teddy bear and the fur looking like a nice soft cozy rug! The chow can live up to about 12 years and males can get up to about 60lbs, it's also a very calm, loyal and independent dog. If you're looking for a teddy bear to cuddle with, I'd suggest this one!
The Basenji originally came from central Africa and was bred to be a hunting dog. This breed can live for about 16 years and about 25lbs for males. The Basanji is very playful, energetic, alert and affectionate. I have a feeling this is a lap dog, one that would love to sit up on your lap while you watch tv and he wants his back scratched!
Akita Inu
This dog originated from the mountainous of Japan. Not all of this breed has fur like this, some aren't as thick but has the same features, which are very cute! This breed can live up to about 15 years, get to a whopping 130lbs and is known to be very friendly!
Bull Terrier
I think these dogs are ugly, no offense to anyone that owns them, they just are though. The shape of it's head is very distinct and if that's what you like, this is your dog. This dog can grow up to about 84lbs and live to about 14 years. This dog is very protective, keen, sweet and active. If you're into different, I'd suggest looking into this breed!
Rhodesian Ridgeback
This South African breeds life span is typically 10-12 years so if you're looking for a long time companion, this just may be your dog! Reaching up to about 90 lbs, this pup can be pretty big but also it's temperament is strong willed, loyal and intelligent. Some people say it has killer instincts but it's been known to be loyal so I wouldn't believe everything you read.
St. Bernard
St. Bernards can grow to be the biggest dogs, it can grow up to about 260 lbs., that is one massive pet! This pet can be very lively, watchful, friendly, calm gentle and if you've got small kids, it can act as a pony! Kidding! This breed originally came from Italy and Switzerland, I guess it's true what people say about Italy, go big or go home!
Argentine Mastiff
The Argentine Mastiff is a pretty massive dog, weighing about 100 lbs and can get up to about 27 inches tall, I'd say it's a pretty big pet. The life span of this breed is usually between 10-12 years, that's a good amount of time to have an animal, they are known to be protective, friendly and cheerful, I'd say this would be an ideal pet for your family!
Cane Corso
The Cane Corso is a cute dog, look at it's ears! Don't mind the drool, we didn't mean to have him look kind of mean, like he just ate something in the wild, because he didn't. This breed originally came from Italy and can grow up to about 110 lbs as a male. They are typically even tempered, calm, friendly and quiet, so if you've got a bunch of stuff going on in your house all the time, this may just be your next pet!
Boer Boel
The Boer Boel is somewhat of a shorter breed, reaching about 26 inches in height and a female can weigh up to about 200 lbs. That a short and heavy pet. This breed is very confident, intelligent and territorial, so make sure when training this pup, to let him know who's boss, you don't need him going crazy over every single noise!
Dobermans are largely aggressive according to most, but actually, they are very friendly, alert, loyal, obedient and energetic. Reaching upwards of 90 lbs, this dog can be a very good pet if trained properly, yes, he may look a little scary, but don't judge a book by it's cover, this guy can be your next best friend for about 10-13 years is their typical life span. The coloring is beautiful and his stance is very nice, sometimes you want a little intimidating pet, just to keep the bad guys away!
El Perro De Presca Canario
El Perro De Presca Canario is a pure bred hunting machine. The Canary Maastiff, as it is colloquially known is a large dog bred for working with livestock. The name in Spanish means "Canarian catch dog." These dogs require socialization and heavy training when they're early. These dogs are aggressive with others and suspicious of strangers.
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As a Book, I'm humbled to be the first paperback athlete to stand on all three levels of the podium. I had to clone myself with a 3D printer in order to achieve this. I would like to thank my team*, my coach* and most of all, myself, for getting me here today.
Also, thanks to the National Indie Excellence Awards (gold), the Ben Franklin Award (silver) and the Nonfiction Book Awards (bronze) for allowing a humble Book the fame and adulation it so desperately needs. I am sitting by my email, waiting for the plethora of endorsements to pour in.
Still waiting….
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I can't help but see the urban cycling renaissance as fundamentally a product of social media, like the revolutions in Syria and Egypt. While authors of papers like this one and this one have given policy makers the empirical evidence to justify investment in segregated cycle tracks, it has been social media wizards like Mikael Colville-Andersen and Eben Weiss whetting our appetites for European infrastructure (in the case of the former) or for looking and feeling as though we're au fait with every detail of cycling since PK Rippers, as Weiss makes us feel when we laugh with him at newbies. Just looking at cycle chic, it was such a conspicuous example of the power of facebook, twitter and blogging, that IBM used it as a case study.
At least 5 years has passed since Mr. Cycle Chic and Bike Snob were furiously blogging to establish their fame. Bike Snob is no longer updating daily. Perhaps he'll return to his day job, rejecting bad books for a literary agency. While Mikael still blogs and keeps cycle chic primed with fresh photos of fresh Danish lassies on Omafietsen, we sense his main focus is his growing consultancy. You might think now would be the time for someone like me, who rode on each of their coat tails, to make a charge for either Mikael's or Bike Snob's position as a leading bike blogger.
I would, but the party is already over. I would be like Ukraine, who thinks Eurovision is still a song contest. All the great bike blogs of a few years ago are now just in maintenance mode. Their authors have brainstormed all the key concepts, settled on all the best terms and are now becoming establishment figures, with no time to provide cheap entertainment to readers. In hindsight I could say that I too used blogging to win myself a career change, marrying my professional skills to my love of cycling. One irony is that now cycling is central to my day job and work interests, I can no longer write blog posts with quite the same irreverence that, for a while there, could bring my blog five or six hundred hits every day. The traffic has halved for me, and I'm sure it has for the better known bloggers as well.
Looking to the horizon, are there any shots in the arm that might keep the internet's bicycle transport crowd blogging and tweeting? Will anything keep us enthused, when it will be increasingly easy to feel as David Hembrow must have felt when he wrote this?
One thing to look forward to are changes in the medium (the internet) via which we have been communicating. We've been struggling like missionaries who don't speak the language to explain to each other the dilemmas of bike infrastructure in our particular countries. All we have had to play with though, has been text and video. Within 5 years I hope a few of us will own VR machines such as this, and headsets like this. Then we will be able to fully immerse each other in real and imagined environments. One of my projects is an architectural simulation application of this technology. It is a waste just using bicycle VR for racing training. (Of course the only reason I know about cycling VR, is that I am a race nerd myself.)
Something else I believe we'll be talking about when dutch bikes and bike share are tired, are bike friendly accreditation schemes, of various kinds. To be awarded platinum accreditation from BizCycle, and that way attract the best staff, Seattle businesses not only have to provide bike parking on their premises and be located near bike infrastructure, but must also become demonstrably active in bicycle advocacy. While I personally feel BizCycle overstates the importance of showers, and fails to differentiate between high and low quality bike infrastructure, they nevertheless are so close to perfecting their model that I would love to see it rolled out or copied. The only problem is, unlike some certification rackets, BizCycle does not make a profit. Still, there is an opportunity there for someone who can strike the right balance.
While we wait for VR (or ignore VR) there will be a resurgence I think in good old face to face bicycle advocacy. One dividend of the social media revolution is it has improved the vocabularies of local bike advocates who 5 years ago would not have known names like John Forrester, or terms such as "barrier protected cycle track". Most accepted the world as presented to them in their own little towns. The information revolution has equipped us all with constructs to speak to each other and city officials with a degree of intelligence.
But let's not get too carried away with the lingo. I'm sure professional traffic engineers must cringe when I use jargon like "shared space" or "capacity", not really knowing either term's complete history or nuances. I laugh myself when bicycle advocates become overnight experts in "place making", "urban design", "permeability" and other core notions within my field of expertise. Outside our fields, we are still dilettantes.
It is this realisation that is steering me back toward my field of expertise. Hopefully this explains the greater gap between blog posts these days. Moreover, I hope I have explained to myself that a halving in web traffic should not be taken to heart. Spare a thought for my Primrose who thought it would double, then double, and that we would soon be raking in advertising bucks. To fulfil that ambition she has had to start writing a blog of her own.
Being a little pessimistic and London centric, I do see a future for (probably subliminal) bike blogging.
You see, we have a Prime Minister who cycles to work (or did before he moved in above the shop). We have a Mayor of London who still does. We have a mate of the Mayor of London who cycles and has been parachuted into Transport for London, specifically to deal with cycling. Most cycling advocates/bloggers now agree that it's silly to tell people who aren't particularly interested in cycling that "Cycling among lorries is fun when you get used to it."
What we do not have is any actual infrastructure, whether Dutch, Danish or otherwise. There is a role for someone to coax, bully, ridicule mock or maybe even ask nicely so that something actually happens.
On a lighter note, as a philosopher of cycling, you will no doubt appreciate a cycling philosopher – action packed cycling sequence starts around 1.45, but you probably do have to watch the beginning. The late great Bob Hargrave. Philosopher, sceptic, corrupter of youth (in the sense of making them awkward buggers). And unknown to me, at one point a keen cyclist (note the toe clips), and an attempted tellydon.
Not much is known about Bob Hargrave, or at least everyone who knew him had great gaps.
He was a philosophy tutor at Oxford for the last 25 years or so (he taught me for a bit). I came across this recently quite by accident. It was apparently played at his funeral last year to the amazement of his friends who were unaware he had ever thought of doing a TV series.
He was one of those academics who refuse to publish things. So while he was a cult figure to his students, his fame did not spread far. So sadly he probably can't join your unofficial list of cyclists famous for something else.
FWIW a link here http://bobhargrave.blogspot.co.uk/
Best recollection :" Picking him up outside Balliol to find a passing tourist had dropped 50p into his lap while he sat on the kerb marking scripts. "You'd have thought she could have stretched to a quid."
Even though it is much more low key and less self promoting, no cycling blog, including Copenhaganize, has had the worldwide effect, or will have as long term effect, as Hembrow – http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com His blog is only one providing the real detailed answers and extensive evidence of what is possible and how to get there.


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In the above photo of a Good Friday procession, the church tower rises above Harvest House, and on the far left (next to the World's End and behind a white van) is the Chapel.
We have no idea when Christianity first reached Mulbarton, but we do know there has been a church here for more than 900 years - at least since the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066). Certainly a church is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
A TRAGIC TALE THAT (may have) BUILT A CHURCH
The story goes that Thomas de St. Omer, who inherited the Lordship of the Manor from his father at the end of the 13th century (see below), claimed various privileges, including 'liberty of Infangthef' - that is, the right to pass judgement for theft committed within the jurisdiction of his Manor. He set up a gallows as a warning. In 1285, Walter Godwyne of [East] Carleton was convicted of felony by Nicolas de Monuer of Carleton, was tried by the Court Lete of the Manor, condemned and hanged in Mulbarton - but Thomas had no grant from the King, or traditional right, so 'it was ordered that he should be disseized of such liberty and the gallows pulled down'. It is said that Thomas de St Omer built - or perhaps restored - the church as a penance to atone for this murder.


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