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High Blister Beetle Numbers Reported in Texas
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Blister beetles come in a variety of colors and patterns. Contact your local extension agent or veterinarian to find out what beetles, colors, and patterns to look for in your area.
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Texas horse owners might want to take a second look at the hay their horses consume: County Extension agents from Texas AgriLife Extension Service are reporting higher than usual numbers of blister beetles, which are toxic to horses, in many areas of Texas this summer.
Wayne Becker, MS, PhD, extension agent in Cooke County, located in North Texas, speculates that high populations of both weeds and grasshoppers might have contributed to the surge in blister beetles. Blister beetle larvae feed on grasshopper eggs, while adult blister beetles are pollen feeders. Adult beetles are attracted to flowering weeds and plants such as pigweed, clover, goldenrod, peanuts, soybeans, thistle, and--of most concern to horse owners--alfalfa cut in late stages of bloom.
Blister beetles travel in swarms, causing a large number of beetles to populate a small area of a field at a given time. Adult beetles range in size from one-half to 1 ¼ inches in length and come in a variety of colors and patterns, including striped or spotted. Blister beetles differ from other kinds of beetles because of the thin segment between their head and thorax. Local extension agents, university entomologists, and veterinarians can help horse owners identify blister beetles.
Blister beetles produce cantharidin, a toxic agent which can cause blistering when it comes into contact with tissue, including horse and human skin. Blister beetles can also be toxic when ingested, which is often horse owners' main concern. Depending on the type and number of beetles ingested, blister beetle poisoning can cause severe illness and/or death. Clinical signs of poisoning in horses include blistering of the mouth and tongue, reduced feed intake, frequent drinking, splashing of water, colic, diarrhea, bloody stool, frequent urination, or bloody urine.
If you suspect blister beetle poisoning, contact a veterinarian immediately. Veterinarians will generally analyze a blood sample for low blood calcium and magnesium levels to differentiate from other causes of acute colic before beginning treatment.
Becker said the best measures horse owners can take to protect their animals is to control weeds by mowing fields and maintaining fencelines or use herbicides judiciously to reduce the flowering weeds that attract the beetles.
Additionally, extension agents and veterinarians advise horse owners to inspect alfalfa hay closely for dead or dried blister beetles, as even these can cause blistering or poisoning if ingested.
Horse owners seeking additional information about blister beetles in their geographic area should contact their veterinarian or local agricultural extension agent.
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Jon Padgham is a freelance writer and works as an equine nutritionist for D&L Farm and Home in Aubrey, Texas. He obtained his master's degree in horse nutrition from Kansas State University in 2001.
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THE body of Nura Luluyeva, the wife of an ethnic Chechen judge, has been found in a village used as a "dumping ground" for Russian victims of the war in Chechnya.
Disappearance and murder have become commonplace in a Chechnya where officially civilian law still reigns. The middle clases have no where to turn when arbitrary justice comes their way.
Judge Said-Alvi Luluyev's status as a leading light in the Russian legal system was not enough to protect his wife from the random violence plaguing Russia's southern republic. The last time he saw his wife alive was in June when she set out for the market in Grozny from their home in nearby Gudermes to sell strawberries.
Mr Luluyev, 47, an ethnic Chechen, worked for 20 years in the Russian legal system, but after the Russian invasion of the breakaway republic in 1996 all the law courts were closed. He now supports his four children, aged between six and 10, by growing fruit and vegetables in his garden.
Mrs Luluyeva, 40, fell foul of a random arrest by men wearing masks and camouflage uniforms. Sweeping into the market in an armoured personnel carrier, eight men grabbed Mrs Luluyeva, two female cousins and about eight other people, blindfolded them and packed them into the back of the vehicle, according to witnesses interviewed by Mr Luluyev several hours later.
Alarmed by the prisoners' screams and shouts, residents called the police, who sent an officer to investigate. When he asked the soldiers what they were doing, they produced an official ID and told him not to interfere. An argument broke out and the soldiers fired on the policeman before driving away with their prisoners.
The Kremlin has always denied that Chechnya is a war zone, saying that no state of emergency has been declared. In theory, civilian law is still in force. Being a judge, Mr Luluyev turned to the legal system for help. Speakin in Moscow, he said: "Under Russian law, if someone is arrested charges should be filed within three days. I waited three weeks and nothing happened."
Since the abduction nine months ago, Mr Luluyev says, no investigator has seen him. The policeman who was fired on noted the registration number of the vehicle in which Mrs Luluyeva and other prisoners were taken away. This lead was never followed up.
At the beginning of February, Mr Luluyev was told that the case had been "suspended for lack of information". Then Mrs Luluyeva's body was found with up to 200 others in the abandoned village of Zdorovye, close to the main Russian military base at Khankala.
Some of the bodies had been booby-trapped and relatives removed about 60 to Grozny for identification, with the help of 20 Russian army engineers who undertook the work in return for a few pounds from the relatives. Mrs Luluyeva's body was so badly decayed that her brother-in-law was able to identify her only by her clothes and jewellery. Another relative and dental records separately confirmed her identity.
The Kremlin has insisted that virtually all the bodies found in Zdorovye were men of combat age and were thought to be rebels or foreign mercenaries. But at least 14 other bodies identified from the Zdorovye dumping ground have been confirmed as civilians arbitrarily arrested by Russian troops.
Mr Luluyev said: "At first I hoped she was still alive. I could not believe they would kill her for no reason. Now I have four children to look after who have no mother. They were innocent people and were killed like dogs. Now we have saved her dignity and buried her along with her parents in her home village."

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How desperate are some men to cure their erectile dysfunction, otherwise known as impotence? They might be desperate enough to use spider venom — as a drug ingredient, of course.
Researchers in Brazil are looking closely at the Brazilian wandering spider. Its bites are extremely painful and can cause priapism, which is basically a painful erection that could last for hours. (I'm wondering who the poor research subject was who led them to this conclusion!) The researchers purified the toxin, tested it in rats and mice, and found that it causes a chemical reaction that helps blood flow in penile tissue.
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Creature Concept: Boranus
Here's a creature concept I picked up while exploring DeviantART. It's by US artist Kevin Yan (yty2000). Here's how the artist describes the creature:
The stocky, sluggish Boranus is a scavenger. It has an extremely keen sense of smell, and can pick up senses of death or near death from miles away. Boranus feeds mainly on already dead animals, as it travels through misty forest lands, looking for carrions. They'll sometimes drive away smaller predators and steal their kills. Boranuses use the giant claws on their forelimbs to quickly dismantle the carcass then swallow the smaller parts whole. Like many other scavengers, they'll eat anything they find, but prefer internal organs. Boranuses dine happily on their favorite item–manure-filled intestines, which most predators shy away from.
I like the idea that they specialize in scavenging food that other animals would likely leave behind. It makes perfenct sense as a survival strategy. I also like the shape of the mouth, designed for scooping up and swallowing all those nasty rotting guts.
Do you like this creature? Is it scientifically plausible? How would you use it in a story? Let us know in the comments below.
Artwork and description by Kevin Yan.
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It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits. -Charles A. Jaffe
What a true statement! Today I am writing about how in our home, we are teaching kids the value of money. We live in such a fast paced world-you can order almost anything with a quick tap on your smart phone or the click of a mouse. Not having to carry cash can desensitize you to your spending habits. You may not know how much you are spending. Please tell me I'm not the only one!
Over the years my bad spending habits trickled down to my son. He literally thought that a swipe of my debit card could fix everything. Fortunately, I met Dave Ramsey . Not in person, I wish!
I took his Financial Peace University class and it changed my whole perspective on money.
Teaching Kids The Value of Money
Not teaching your children about money is a huge disservice. When I was in my early 20's I knew nothing about money, except for how to spend it. My bank account was always going in the red, I didn't know how to meal plan, I did not budget for anything. I had a carefree-spending-attitude with a not-making-enough kind of income. I grew up this way. It's what I knew.
I look back and see how young, naive and just plain financially dumb I was! After reading Dave Ramsey's books and taking his course I learned so much. I'm not perfect with money, but now, all of my bills are paid on time. No matter what. I actually have an Emergency Savings account. I paid for my wedding in cash. I budget for everything. And best of all, my husband and I are paying off our debt.
I don't want my children to ever struggle like I did because of stupid money decisions and spending habits. So I decided to change my family tree! No more broke and in debt.
My oldest child is my son and he is 10. Instead of giving him an allowance and letting him spend it on anything we give him a paycheck.
That's right. He earns a paycheck. Every Friday is Pay Day and if he missed a day of work, he doesn't get paid for that day. I set up a Youth Account for him with our bank that makes it easy to transfer money, he has a debit card linked to the account as well.
My son is allowed to spend a predetermined amount each week and he has to save a certain amount too.
This change in "allowance" has made my son more careful about what he spends his money on. I think this is because he knows how long it takes him to earn it!
Creating A Chore Chart:
I do a really simple check off in my Erin Condren planner. My son's chore is to clean the living room each day. He knows he has to pick up the toys and pillows and then vacuum. Each day he does his chore I put a check mark in my planner. On Friday, I add up how many check marks he has and he gets paid.
My son also does other chores around the home like:
- taking out the garbage and recyclables
- emptying bathroom trash cans
- keeping his room clean
He doesn't get paid for all the chores. I want him to realize that some chores are done because we are part of a team and the chores are still important even if he is not getting paid to do them.
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How do you do allowances and chores at your house? Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear from you!
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FRANKFURT: General Motors will build a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the Opel factory in Ruesselsheim, Germany, and invest 500 million euros ($626 million) in engine production in Europe, Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday. \"This SUV will become a second flagship next to the Insignia,\" Barra said in a statement, referring to the Opel brand\'s flagship Sedan. The pledge forms part of a commitment GM announced in 2013, to invest 4 billion euros in Germany and Europe by 2016 to overhaul Opel\'s ageing product range with 23 new products and 13 new engines.
In February, Opel signed a collective labour agreement with employees at its German factories in Ruesselsheim, Kaiserslautern and Eisenach, in an accord that includes a job protection guarantee until 2018. Opel - whose UK sister brand is Vauxhall - employs around 3,300 employees at the Ruesselsheim plant, where the Insignia and AstraBSE 0.55 % models are built. The company said it would invest the 500 million euros in engine production at Opel factories in Kaiserslautern and Ruesselsheim as well as the GM powertrain plant in Tychy, Poland. It will also introduce a third shift in mid-2015 at the Opel factory in Eisenach, where the Corsa and Adam sub compact models are built.


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(Literary Masterpieces, Critical Compilation)
Mary Douglas is a cultural anthropologist whose work, like that of Claude Levi Strauss, has a provocative interdisciplinary appeal. Her scope in this set of collected articles is broad, her chapters vary wildly in subject matter, yet she brings a precise theory to bear in each case, such that it is more than a theme that runs through the book, it is a guiding principle. Furthermore, the structure of the argument is much the same in each case. A subject is chosen, preferably one that has not traditionally been seen as being in the purview of cultural anthropology, such as ecology, epistemology, or economics. A well-known figure in the field is then enjoined in a discussion of the subject, but it soon becomes apparent that he or she is to be a foil for Douglas' real project, which is to present her grid/group analysis as a more suitable approach to the problem, whatever it is. She musters help from colleagues and friends, many of whom have tried out her theory in areas as diverse as mathematics and organizational crime.
The grid/group theory is an extension of the idea of personal freedom versus social solidarity put forth by Emile Durkheim and others earlier, and more recently in another form principally by Pierre Bourdieu with his concept of habitus. The original social argument stated that where there existed a high degree of individual freedom, there usually was also a lack of social solidarity, and vice versa. Douglas has mapped this onto a graph which describes not two, but four different cultural patterns, which she presents almost as if they were universal and exhaustive. If she is right, it simplifies ethnographic analysis a great deal.
In the graph, the X-axis describes increasing solidarity while increasing limits on options are plotted along the Y-axis. The resulting chart describes four cultural models, and Douglas argues that cultures tend to cluster in these corners, such that one does not usually get the values and behaviors of the differing patterns mixing together to any great extent. The four models are:
A. Individualist: This is a market economy, an individualist culture where the free and open exchange of goods, ideas, and values is the primary mode of interaction. Personal achievement is rewarded; failure to achieve on a personal level is not well tolerated.
B. Isolates: These people are not connected well to their peers, but feel trapped by rules imposed by others. They are the homeless, the blue-collar worker on the bottom rung without union support, prostitutes and others living at the margins of other cultural models (Usually A or C).
C. Central Community: These are hierarchicalists, whose various and varied attempts to form a more structured society than that of the individualists give them a great deal of social cohesion but rob them of personal freedom.
D. Dissenting Enclave: Also known as sectarians or communards, these are those who love both personal freedom and social solidarity. The only way to achieve the latter without sacrificing the former is through sheer commitment to the group. Douglas considers Isolates (B) and Enclaves(D) by their nature to be less stable, and thus less viable as long-term cultural patterns than the Individualist (A) and Community (C) models. That is because she believes that what she traces out as the "positive diagonal" between A and C describes the older, but still valid observation that individual freedom and social solidarity naturally work as opposing pairs to form the most stable cultures. While B and D can exist, they usually do so in some sort of subordinate relationship to an A or a C culture.
The book is divided into three parts: "Risk and Blame" (chapters 1-6), "Wants and Institutions" (7-1 1), and "Believing and Thinking" (12-16). These can be characterized roughly as the laying out of the argument, its practical application, and its theoretical implications, though there is some overlap as well. Douglas is never an easy read, but she is particularly deep (and impressively well-read) in the last section, where she deals with difficult questions regarding the self and epistemology. In spite of having been written at various times for various audiences, and in spite of dealing with very different subjects, the essays cohere not only by virtue of Douglas' unrelenting application of her theory but also by means of a clear and thoughtful overall structure. Some small things remain puzzling, however, such as the fact that in spite of the advance billing they receive in the titles, the ideas of risk and blame do not appear with much frequency in the book except in the first section. They are doubtless presupposed at other points in the other articles, but it is here that one misses the unity that comes from a book that is written as such, rather than as a collection of articles.
After an introduction where Douglas argues for an interdisciplinary approach to economics, politics, and anthropology, she lays the foundation for her ideas in her first chapter ("Risk and Blame") and takes on the issue of blame directly. She makes the cogent point that blaming (for taking risks) is an effective means of social control and ideological domination within most societies and institutions. She mentions some exceptions, and finds them noteworthy (for example, the Sherpas' "no-fault" culture). It may be cynical to doubt her on this last point, but one certainly would like a fuller investigation.
In Douglas' second chapter ("Risk and Justice") she points out that the term "risk" now has come to mean danger (as in medical treatment risk versus benefit). The forensic use of risk (to keep people in line culturally), however, is what Douglas considers important about it for anthropology. What is so often seen as sin or taboo when the individual is considered as an agent is considered as a risk when the individual is seen as a recipient. Dangers are real enough in the world, but Douglas insists that the political use of danger is conventional. Furthermore, ideology is the fundamental grid through which we filter incoming data....
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The aim of the PhD Program in Management is to enable students to excel as researchers in the international academic arena. The program is full time and it typically lasts between four and five years. In the first two years, students take a comprehensive set of doctoral courses taught by USI faculty members and invited lecturers who are recognized as leaders in their field of research. Students enrolled in the PhD program also have an opportunity to attend elective courses from partner institutions in Switzerland and Europe.
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Spike Africas
Mark and I love discovering fine dining establishments with good Happy Hours. So a couple of months ago when we were downtown, we decided to take a walk near the north end of the Gaslamp. We had been to the Yard House many times, and thought we might stop there for hors d'oeuvres and a pint of beer. But then we spotted this interesting building right across the street from the Yard House and since we had "been there, done that," we walked over and into Spike Africas.
After perusing the menu and seeing that they had oysters for a dollar as part of their happy hour menu, we sat ourselves down and ordered half a dozen, along with a dish that has really risen to the top of our favorite food list: roasted brussels sprouts.
The oysters arrived and they were so awesome, we ordered six more. Then the brussels came and we could not believe how good they were. These lowly veggies had been elevated to amazingness in flavor and texture with a toss-in of golden raisins, bacon bits and olive oil.
We reprised the oysters and brussels sprouts about a month later, after a day at the San Diego Zoo. They seemed to taste even better that second time.
Our visit coincided with a video shoot in the next room of the chef. When he was finished with his "fifteen minutes" he strolled past our table, so we engaged him in conversation since we are video producers ourselves. He was so enthusiastic about his "baby," the menu, he sat down and chatted with us for a few minutes. He even brought us a plate with some of the pistachio crusted brie, fig jam and grilled baguette that had been used on the shoot.
Other happy hour items which we plan to go back and try are the clam chowder, fish ceviche, smoked seafood hush pups, jumbo shrimp cocktail and tombo tuna poke.
I like to cover the best places to eat, so I knew right then and there I would include Spike Africa's in my blog. And so, I turned to the back of the menu to check out the story of Spike Africa's.
Spike Africa is thought to be one of the last great "tall ship" schooner captains of the West Coast. He sailed the waters from Alaska to Tahiti for much of the 20th century. He was a schooner captain, expert rigger, international boat racer, writer, actor, inventor and master of macramé (think "Monkey Fist"). To see Spike's more length biography, see "Spike's Story" at Spike Africa's website. Better yet, check out the menu, in person, at the restaurant named after a true-life "most interesting man in the world."


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I'm going to a seriously amazing conference this week: the Mom 2.0 Summit. It will be Heather's and my third time attending. If not for the information – both practical and inspirational – gleaned from previous years of this conference, I honestly don't think we would ever have gotten our blog off the ground. And I certainly wouldn't be publishing my writing in other publications. It's been a game-changer.
And perhaps the best part is that Heather and I get to work side-by-side for a few days, rather than via IM and Google Hangouts and conference call and text, as is our usual MO. We have the technology thing down, but in truth we are so productive when we're working together! It's like a blast of energy into our business. I have been counting down the weeks and days leading up to this week like a little kid waiting for Christmas, I am that excited to be going.
However, today I suddenly feel a little sad and trepidatious. You see, it will be my first night away from the baby.
She is my third child, and as a battle-tested mom I should probably know better than to be sad over something so silly. I remember clearly that my second child spent a night away from me when she was a mere six months old, and this baby is already eight months old (forgive me for including a newborn picture; I love that picture and it sort of feeds into today's melancholy mood to think about how little she was as a newborn). Plus the baby is staying with family; I am not a bit worried about her care and safety.
But whether it's silly or not, I am sad. I am trepidatious. Something feels a little different this time. Perhaps it's the big age gap between her and my older children, perhaps it's the fact that it was a little bit tough to get her in the first place…whatever the reason, I am achingly aware of how fast this baby phase is slipping by. Missing three nights with her – even for an event I am thrilled and excited to attend – feels like a loss. This working mom thing…I don't think it ever really gets easier, my friends.
So Mom 2.0 attendees…if you see a woman crying a little bit while either (a) slugging down a big glass of wine at the Dove welcome party, or (b) frantically taking notes during a conference session, that woman will be me. Please feel free to pat me on the shoulder sympathetically OR roll your eyes; either reaction is appropriate.


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Denmark's Copenhagen International Airport reports (10-Sep-09) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2009:
- Passenger numbers: 1.9 million, -7.6% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 176,474, +0.1%;
- International: 1.7 million, -8.3%;
- Aircraft movements: 20,301, -13.5%.
Copenhagen Airport: "Passenger numbers dropped in the Spring, but the trend stopped over the Summer, and passenger numbers have now stabilised at a lower level than last year. We had almost 5.8 million passengers in June, July and August, down from 6.2 million in the three holiday months of last year," Carsten Nørland, VP Aviation, Copenhagen Airports A/S. Source: Company statement, 10-Sep-09.


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So I hit 99 Ranch Market early yesterday morning. I was really just killing time waiting on my OtherBrotherDarrell to get his asterisk in gear and I needed some tea. I had needed Costco also, so I thought I'd hit them both. Unless you want to hear about the kind of toilet paper of which I buy hundreds of rolls at a time, I'll skip Costco and concentrate on 99 Ranch Market. As I've chronicled on these pages before, I love that place.
I got my Oolong and some fresh lemongrass and was looking for a duck, (mainly cause I'm out of duck fat but will have that situation remedied by mid-afternoon today), and completely accidentally bumped into a cooler case full of beef tenderloin and beef ribeye roasts on sale for $3.89/lb.
I picked up an 11 pound ribeye roast for around $45. I called OBD to see if he was interested in splitting one, and of course he was.
So I split the roast down the middle, carved off a couple of inch thick steaks which I vacuum sealed and froze and I plan on smoking the three and a half pound roast starting this morning. In fact the roast in on the counter coming to room temp. I gave it a good rub yesterday with the smoked paprika from Phoenicia, coarse black pepper and sea salt. I'll be putting it on the smoker as soon as it gets light enough to see.
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Airpac Doubles Size with Acquisition of Bukom Oilfield Services
Specialist equipment rental group Vp plc has acquired the oilfield services division of Bukom which will be combined with their existing Airpac Oilfield Services business.
Bukom, which operates from Aberdeen, Holland and Singapore, is involved in the rental of air compressors, steam generators, heat exchangers, sand filter units, coflexip hoses and ancillary equipment to the oil and gas industries world-wide, primarily for the well testing sector. Bukom also provide associated operator personnel as required for its equipment. The Bukom businesses will be merged into Vp's specialist compression equipment division, Airpac Oilfield Services, which is headquartered in Aberdeen. The Bukom acquisition effectively doubles the size of Airpac Oilfield Services and represents a major expansion in Airpac's global coverage opening markets in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and Caspian regions. It also bolsters Airpac's position within Asia Pacific where it already is a leading rental provider to the oil and gas industries. The addition of sand filters and heat exchangers to the product range will enable Airpac to offer wider packaged solutions for well testing operations.
Bukom's operations in Scotland and Holland will transfer into Airpac's UK facilities in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth. The Singapore based operations will be absorbed into Airpac's existing Singapore facility. Bukom's oilfield fleet includes around 50 steam generators and in excess of 100 compressors.
David McMillan, Managing Director of Airpac Oilfield Services commented "We're delighted to acquire the Bukom Oilfield Services business. The doubling of the size of our business significantly increases our ability to service client demands across new international markets and adds complementary high-demand products to our range. The businesses' combined specialist experience in the oil and gas sector exceeds 50 years and represents a powerful combination".
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The people of Tennessee are under siege by numerous wildfires throughout the state.
The entire city of Gatlinburg had to be evacuated as the wildfire ravaged the town destroying more than 150 homes and businesses and displacing over 14,000 residents.
Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller noted, "This is a fire for the history books. The likes of this has never been seen here. But the worst is definitely over with."
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter this afternoon to give a message to the residents of Tennessee. He let them know he is aware of their situation and if keeping them in his thoughts and prayers.
My thoughts and prayers are with the great people of Tennessee during these terrible wildfires. Stay safe!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016
This is just another example of Mr. Trump's presidential behavior as he acknowledges the suffering and devastation of the American people.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Trump and his family don't begin aiding in relief efforts as we saw them do in Louisiana and North Carolina after flooding ravaged those states over the summer.
City officials give an update on the extent of the damage the wildfires have done.
Like Mr. Trump, we are praying for the people of Tennessee!
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Learn German - Fokus Deutsch | 2.56 GB
Genre: e-Learning / Language / German
A video instructional series in German for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 36 fifteen-minute video programs with transcripts.
Follow the story of Professor Bob Di Donato and Marion, his assistant, as they create a German course using a "German studies" approach. They weave together minidramas set in Germany, interviews with native speakers, and documentary footage on history and culture, all of which help increase fluency in and comprehension of the language. The narratives, presented in natural, authentic German, cover topics such as school, employment, travel, and personal relationships. Time codes on the videos make it easy to find specific segments. Levels 1 and 2 address vocabulary, topics, and structures for basic communication in German; level 3 continues many of these topics but goes into greater depth. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development.
A co-production of WGBH Boston, Inter Nationes, and the Goethe-Institut. 1999
Individual Program Descriptions
Episode 1. Arbeitslos (Unemployed)
An introduction to the series by Professor Di Donato and the beginning of Marion's story. Marion's father is looking for a job. Vocabulary for families and greetings.
Episode 2. Kein Geld (No Money)
An introduction to the native German speakers in the series. Marion's father applies for a new job in a new city. Vocabulary for apologizing and asking for information.
Episode 3. Wie geht es Papa? (How's Papa Doing?)
Marion's family prepares for their move. Vocabulary about living spaces and housing.
Episode 4. Umzug nach Koln (The Move to Cologne)
Marion's family moves to Cologne but she stays behind. Vocabulary for furniture; cultural information about Cologne and housing.
Episode 5. Das Karnevalsfest (The Mardi Gras Celebration)
The Koslowskis take part in Karneval festivities. Vocabulary for directions; cultural information about German festivals.
Episode 6. Der Unfall (The Accident)
One of the Koslowskis has an accident. Vocabulary for illness and sickness; a discussion of the concept of luck.
Episode 7. Der Urlaub (The Vacation)
Marion and her mother prepare to go on vacation. Vocabulary for clothing and wishing someone a good trip; cultural information about where Germans go on holiday.
Episode 8. der Insel Rugen (On the Island of Rugen)
Marion begins a romance with Michael, and the professor and Marion work on the vacation storyline for the course. Vocabulary about vacations; cultural information about German art.
Episode 9. Abenteuer und Liebe (Adventure and Love)
Marion wants to rewrite the story of her vacation to add more adventure. Marion and Michael's boat is lost at sea. Vocabulary for giving opinions.
Episode 10. "Die Wespe" ("The Wasp")
Marion writes about Michael's controversy with his school newspaper. Vocabulary about school life.
Episode 11. Ein Liebesdrama (A Love Story)
Michael's girlfriend Silke discovers photos of Michael and Marion and is upset. Vocabulary for school subjects.
Episode 12. Silke (Silke)
The professor and Marion reflect on romance, and Marion talks with her guest Sabine about how to make the story she's writing realistic. A humorous look at fairy tales.
Episode 13. Der Auszubildende (The Apprentice)
Professor Di Donato reviews the storylines to open Level 2, and Marion writes about Michael's apprenticeship in a shipping company. Vocabulary about workplaces and introductions.
Episode 14. Der Trick (The Trick)
The crew on Michael's ship plays a prank on him. Cultural information about Hamburg.
Episode 15. Zu viel Salz (Too Much Salt)
The professor and Marion have dinner and discuss the next script. Michael has dinner at his boss's house. Vocabulary about food and restaurants.
Episode 16. Am Wochenende (On the Weekend)
Marion and Sabine work out at a gym. Native speakers discuss their typical weekends. Vocabulary about weekends; the concept of German unification.
Episode 17. Nach Thuringen? (To Thuringia?)
Herr Cornelius is offered a promotion in Thuringen in the former East Germany. Marion and Sabine talk about Marion's real identity. Vocabulary for making inquiries, persuading, and factory work.
Episode 18. Die Losung (The Solution)
The Cornelius family copes with their move. Native speakers discuss their hobbies. Vocabulary related to family dynamics, discussion, and compromise.
Episode 19. Der Spaghetti-Professor (The Spaghetti Professor)
Klara Cornelius meets Markus at the university in Munich. Marion and the professor discuss issues of interest to students. Vocabulary related to the university.
Episode 20. Der Umweltsunder (The Polluter)
Klara and Markus encounter a polluter. Marion and Sabine try to tell the professor about their true identities but fail. Vocabulary about pollution.
Episode 21. Die falschen Klamotten (The Wrong Clothes)
Marion and Sabine are turned away at a disco. Vocabulary for what young people like to do for fun.
Episode 22. Ein neues Gemalde (A New Painting)
The Stumpf family buys a painting. Marion and Sabine meet the professor at a museum and reveal their true identities. Vocabulary about art.
Episode 23. Der Hausmann (The House Husband)
House husband Heiner is finding it difficult to take care of his son. Vocabulary about housekeeping; the concept of Erziehungsurlaub (time off with pay to raise a child).
Episode 24. Das Au Pair (The Au Pair)
The Sanders hire an au pair. Marion now takes on her real persona - the actress Susanne Dyrchs - and she and the professor plan the rest of the series. Vocabulary about shopping; the informal du form of address.
Episode 25. Ein Familiengeschichte (A Family History), Lebensstile (Life Styles)
The professor, Susanne, and native speakers discuss their upbringings. A historical biography and three contemporary profiles give a picture of German life in the twentieth century.
Episode 26. Jugend in Bewegung (Young People on the Move), Drei Jugendportrats (Three Youths)
One documentary on German youth from the 1950s to today and another with three contemporary portraits, with comments from native speakers. Vocabulary related to youth issues.
Episode 27. Geschichte eines Gymnasiums (History of a Gymnasium), Der Schulalltag (A Typical School Day)
A historical documentary about secondary education and a contemporary portrait of a rural high school student, with comments from Susanne and native speakers.
Episode 28. Geschichte einer Universitat (History of a University), Ein Student aus Kamerun (A Student From Cameroon)
A look at the founding of Heidelberg University and a portrait of an engineering student from Cameroon. Native speakers, Susanne, and Sabine discuss their lives as students.
Episode 29. Wirtschaft im Wandel (A Changing Economy), Hilfe fur Arbeitslose (Help for the Unemployed)
Germany's changing economy, including a short documentary about unemployment. Vocabulary for economics and industry.
Episode 30. Die Frauenbewegung (The Women's Movement), Im Auftrag der Frauen (Representing Women)
The role of women in twentieth-century Germany. Vocabulary related to women's issues and history.
Episode 31. Ein grunes Hobby (A Green Hobby), Weiterbilden in der Freizeit (Leisure Learning)
Documentaries on urban gardening and adult education. Native speakers and Susanne talk about hobbies. Vocabulary about gardening and education.
Episode 32. Urlaub: Gestern und heute (Vacation: Yesterday and Today), Abenteuerurlaub (Adventure Vacation)
A look at how Germans spend their vacations, with commentary from native speakers. Vocabulary about vacations and travel arrangements.
Episode 33. Ein Kurort (A Spa), Ein Arztbesuch (A Visit to the Doctor)
A historical look at spas, highlighting the famous city of Bad Ems, along with a documentary about a typical physical examination. Vocabulary about health.
Episode 34. Typisch Deutsch? (Typically German?), Vom Sauerkraut zur Pizza (From Sauerkraut to Pizza)
The wide array of modern German cuisine and a look at the multicultural German world. Vocabulary about food.
Episode 35. Auf Kosten der Umwelt (At What Cost to the Environment?), Umweltschutz zu Hause (Environmental Protection at Home)
Environmental problems and political efforts in modern Germany and an environmentally sound German household. Vocabulary about environmental topics.
Episode 36. Theater fur Jugendliche (Theater for Young People), 100 Jahre deutscher Film (100 Years of German Cinema)
Berlin's avant-garde Grips Theatre and a documentary about Germany's legendary film history. Vocabulary related to film and theater.
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Their deaths were celebrated as an afterlife holiday. It marked the end of the war, it marked the end of three traitors thought nigh invincible. It ended with a God impaled on an obsidian sword's razor edge, staring impassively into wide, golden-black eyes hidden behind a half-broken mask.
It ended with one fell blow that felled an entire revolution.
Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen are not slain. They have merely been taken prisoner, after the death of their leader, Sosuke Aizen. Tosen is morbidly silent. Gin is cracking grim jokes. They wait for their looming execution dates. Their loved ones, their friends, the few they still have, are not at their sides. And really, they understand this. Gin wouldn't want Rangiku to be put through hell just to kiss him goodbye, if she'll even look at him after all he's done. So he's content with his death. Tosen is an enigma; it's unknown if he's content with what he's done, how his glorious, bloody path to a self-defined justice ended.
Everyone rejoices. Everyone parties for one day, three days, a solid week of merriment. Everyone, except one man. The Hero of the Winter War has no solace. No one can comprehend this. Why not? He killed Aizen in a duel to the death. He won this war for them. Why doesn't he enjoy it like they do?
"Enjoy yourself!" Renji claps him on the back, bellowing good-naturedly. "You killed that fucker for us, and you're not even enjoying it!"
Ichigo grins, grimly, but offers no words as Renji drifts off to talk with someone else.
"You're pretty fuckin' grim," Ikkaku jabs his glass of sake in Ichigo's direction, almost splashing him with the alcohol, "For someone that won a goddamn war!"
The substitute shinigami sighs under his breath, lays his head down on his arms exhaustedly and rests at the table while Ikkaku and Yumichika regale the tables with tales of the War, of the Espada they slew, of the killing they did.
"Why so serious?" Rukia asks, not unworried. "You look so tortured. Is something wrong?"
He smiles a rictus at her, until Byakuya beckons her over to speak with and she leaves him be.
Ichigo is the only one who doesn't enjoy his victory. But then again, he's the only one that hears the voice echoing in the back of his consciousness. A smug, smooth croon that entails nothing but pure, total victory. He's the only one that lays awake at night, listening to a dead man whisper horrid secrets to him, tales of what the world will be like after the revolution is through. Kurosaki is the only one that closes his eyes and sees a smug, not altogether displeased smile behind his eyelids, a pair of smoldering brown eyes tinted with evil. And the voice. He hears the man's voice every moment of the day, until he's sure he'll go absolutely mad. His hollow has fallen silent, already engulfed by the invader's presence. Zangetsu is gone. There is only the sweet whisperings of Aizen in his mind.
'How did you do it?' Ichigo had asked him, the night that his voice appeared. It slid out of nothingness, a slow hum that eventually formed words, sentences, sweet little lies meant to calm him, make him hand his sanity over on a silver platter. The night after Aizen's death, the night that his sleep is thick and smothering and sticky, he dreams of the voice that he has wanted to convince himself is a lie, is his imagination. It's not, and he knows damn well that it's not. He dreams of standing in his shinigami uniform, standing opposite another form. A man that is dead. A man that shouldn't be inside his soul, but is, a man that turns to look at him with a sweet smile totally unbefitting a tyrannical overlord that made a desperate grab for the stars, for Heaven's throne.
"Mr. Kurosaki," Aizen says his surname pleasantly, tossing the limp body of Ichigo's own negative copy, his hollow's physical manifestation, at his feet. The white Zangetsu is in the killer's hands, where Kyoka Suigetsu should be, and ruby blood drips from the tip of the blade onto the windows beneath them. "It's very nice to see you again."
Ichigo attacks. Aizen is quick, too quick; he knows Ichigo's movements before he even makes them, and the two move seamlessly in their battle. There is no submission on the invader's part; however he came here, he's not going to submit to Ichigo's will, and lets this be known loud and clear. The fight ends in a draw, Ichigo out of breath, Aizen still smiling as pleasantly as can be. Ichigo notices for the first time that his own thin black Tensa Zangetsu is matched by Aizen's white mirror image; as soon as he entered Bankai, so did Aizen. This confuses him greatly. Then the questioning begins, Ichigo's hostile demands of an explanation of why a man he killed is within his soul, and Aizen answers in a nonthreatening, overtly pleasant manner.
"You should be very careful of whom you kill, Mr. Kurosaki," He narrates, as Ichigo stares at his hollow's unmoving body. "There is much unknown about the powers of some."
Ichigo pulls his Vizard mask, and Aizen pulls his own. Kurosaki halts at the sight; Aizen allows his to dissipate, like mist. "You've little knowledge about the possibilities of Vizard powers. Neither you nor Shinji are completely aware of what a Vizard can do, with the correct...alterations." He chuckles, sits down at the edge of the sideways building, examining the expanse of Ichigo's inner world. Ichigo does not see the thick cloud of fog at the very edge of the horizon.
Ichigo is wrenched from his inner world, and he almost thinks it's at Aizen's whim. This terrifies him beyond words, as he wakes up covered in a sheen of sweat, gasping for breath, his heart racing. And, despite his few seconds of fervent wishing, hoping that it was just a dream, a calm voice chides in the back of his mind, fatherly and smug.
"Ah ah ah, Mr. Kurosaki. Did you think I was a figment of your troubled teenage imagination? I'm not. You took my life, and you took my body; it's only fair that I have a new one, and it's only justice that you share yours."
Ever since this grim revelation, of his possession by a very distantly angry spirit seeking what, revenge? Ever since this, Ichigo has been grim, tortured; Aizen tells him things that he should never want to hear, things he never, ever needs to hear. Orihime was rescued after Aizen's death, the fall of Las Noches, but she came back...different. Shaky, nervous; tortured. She won't say what's been done to her, but everyone's gut instinct told them that it was suitably horrible, and Ichigo would have gladly left it alone. He would rather have never known, and wouldn't have, until Aizen whispers dark secrets to him; calmly croons intimate details of tortures, horrors nameless by their sheer depravity. It drives him to the brink of insanity to hear these things every moment of his day. But he can't tell anyone, not the shinigami at least; they'll either call it shellshock, belated trauma caused by the war, a guilt complex he has for all the blood on his hands, or they'll do what Ichigo fears worse, and knows that it would happen; they'll believe him. And then they'll have him executed for the safety of the Seireitei and Soul Society in general.
The Vizard? They're an unattached third party; there's no way to know whether they'd believe him or slaughter him on the spot.
Urahara? Ichigo isn't sure about Urahara. He wants to reach out to the man; to ask for help, guidance, as the ex-shinigami has offered so many times before, but he can't bring himself to do it. There is danger in exposing anyone else to Aizen, to a possibility of jumping from Kurosaki himself to anyone he pleases, and Ichigo won't expose his friends to danger. He smothers Aizen's influence all within himself, and the tormented rictus of a smile is the only hint that something is terribly, terribly wrong.
And so that's where Ichigo lies, a martyr for the cause; a sacrificial lamb that nobody knows about, or notices, in their post-war revelry. They all chant of Aizen's fall, unaware that the phantom of their nemesis lies in their greatest hero, patiently biding his time.
The time passes slowly for Ichigo. Aizen has replaced both Zangetsu and his inner hollow; the Lord of Las Noches himself is the new hollow in Ichigo's soul. The minutes tick by in either thick silence, pure and thick and strangling, or they fly by through mindless mental chatter with Aizen, usually dark and insidious chats that end in Ichigo tormented and Aizen pleased. The topics are always depraved. No matter how hard Ichigo tries to ignore the calm voice in the back of his mind, it always penetrates his thoughts, explaining in great detail of some torture Orihime endured, of how many times she screamed for her Kurosaki-kun, of how desperately she wanted him to save her. And it never, never fails for Aizen to add one little footnote to all his Hannibal Lectures:
"And it's quite a shame that you were never there, hm?" He'll add, in one form or another, cheerily, and Ichigo screams through his thoughts for the man to silence himself, to shut up. He'll chide Ichigo then, like a teacher scolding a naughty schoolboy. "Language, Kurosaki. It's no use swearing at your other half, now is it?"
That's the problem. Ichigo can never be sure if Aizen's really there, or if he's just going insane. There's no way to tell. He's very sure that Aizen's real, that his tormentor is not himself, because why would he torture himself like this? No, he believes that it is not him, that Aizen is definitely real.
His rictus smile becomes more and more strained as time goes on. And he does smile like that, more often than not when someone is asking if he's alright. He can't say that he's fine. He isn't, he's far from fine. But he never says this aloud, never tells Rukia, Orihime (never Orihime), Renji, Urahara, anyone. "They won't understand, Kurosaki," Aizen explains, and after enough time of hearing it, Ichigo believes it. They wouldn't understand, they just wouldn't. "Only you and I understand," Aizen explains. Ichigo begins to believe that too, after hearing it enough. Only Aizen understands the torture Aizen does to him. Of course Aizen's the only one that understands. He's the only other one that knows about it.
Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen are executed without incident. Aizen is calm about this, doesn't even comment when he sees his fox-faced protege, smiling a rictus identical to the one Ichigo's been wearing as of late, die as Izuru Kira, in lieu of the as-of-yet unelected Third Captain, takes his life with Wabisuke. His head rolls. The Third Lieutenant's shihakusho will need to be washed and washed again, to remove the spray of traitor blood arcing in a geyser across his front, due to bad positioning or maybe through a last maliceful act by Ichimaru. Matsumoto does not attend, and is not required to by her Captain, who remains grim as he watches the former Captain's death. Shuuhei Hisagi takes his ex-Captain's life as well, though he himself has already taken the mantle of Ninth Company Captain. Tosen is executed as silently as expected; he makes no last testament, while Ichimaru glances at the gathered shinigami and grins, managing a "Be seein' ya" before his death.
Orihime tries to become closer to Ichigo, who gently pushes her away. Not because he doesn't want her, and not because he enjoys the look of hurt and rejection in her eyes even as she smiles at him and mouths, "I understand". It's to protect her, he insists to himself, and to Aizen, who is always ready to comment on his heartlessness at a moment's notice. Rukia grows distant, can't understand him anymore; she and Renji become closer instead, and Ichigo fully supports her choice. Nobody should be near him. He needs to isolate this disease, this affliction known as Sosuke Aizen; it's dangerous enough as he lives with his family. He's not sure of what he's afraid will happen, but feels that something horrific will happen if he's not of the utmost care. Yuzu and Karin don't get him anymore, and though he can't help it, even though they do try to connect with him still, he pushes them away and remains in his room for a good portion of his day. His father's friendly assassination attempts are now dodged, blocked by pure nervous instinct. After enough time, Isshin Kurosaki stops the attacks, leaves Ichigo be, though he's always got this worried expression on his face when he looks at his son, who by now is pale, dark circles under his eyes, skinny; Ichigo looks sick, and can't help it.
He confronts Aizen more than once. Tries to drive him out. Tries to subjugate him, like he did with his hollow. But Aizen will not be banished; though they spar with one another, a desperate attempt at gaining peace on Ichigo's end and an amusing game on Aizen's part, their swords never meet neither flesh nor cloth, as the two of them always seem to move in sync with one another and never land a blow.
At school, Ichigo becomes sullen, withdrawn; his friends slowly move away from him, leave him be. He's not the same, has no spark in him anymore; just fear, just self-control, just restraint and terror. Tatsuki spends time trying to unearth what's wrong, to figure out what put the tormented look in his eyes, to try and help him as his dulled eyes practically beg her to, but she can't, and eventually gives up on him in order to comfort Orihime instead. Orihime is responding better than Ichigo is to whatever torment she's been inflicted with; Ichigo knows what, he knows too well, and he can barely look at Orihime's face without seeing it twisted in agony, can just barely hear her voice without imagining her screaming his name, agony in her very tone. He can't bear her, or the guilt she brings him.
And so he distances himself from everyone. Aizen is his only companion now. And the ex-shinigami is happy to deliver his company.
Soul Society is calm, peaceful once again.
Ichigo Kurosaki is nearing the breaking point.
His inner world is covered in fog now, thick and choking, and Aizen is his only companion. Either a malicious spirit driving him closer and closer, methodically, towards insanity, or a figment of his own mad imaginings, proving he's already there. He has isolated himself completely, driving away all his former comrades and friends. It's better that way, he tells himself. It's better like this. It's better this way, Aizen insists. It's better with just you and I.
Ichigo notices, after a span of time with Aizen in his consciousness, that his hollow mask has changed. It's not his mask anymore; it's Aizen's, a noble thing with a bone crown upon the head. He's so tired nowadays. So exhausted. He just wants to sleep.
"Ichigo," Aizen offers one day, as Ichigo sits on the edge of his bed, his head in his hands, "Would you like it all to go away?"
Aizen can sense the dull flicker of alert at his words, almost-but-not-quite alarm. "What?" Ichigo asks, aloud. When he's alone, he doesn't even bother just thinking anymore.
"I can offer you a respite. The sleep you haven't had in ages. I can give you your rest." The temptation is overwhelming, as Ichigo drags himself to his bathroom, stares into his mirror. The circles under his eyes are dark, deep; the brown eyes once filled with the spark of life are now dull, empty. His skin is paper pale; he looks sick, underfed. He's desperate, far past desperate. Aizen's voice falls to a soothing croon, warm and inviting and without a drop of malice or ill intent. "Just let me have you, and you can have your rest."
How many years has it been? Five, six? After the Winter War, Ichigo moved to Tokyo, and now, in this dark little apartment, all alone from any sort of salvation, beyond the help of a friend to bring him back from the brink, Ichigo Kurosaki closes his tired eyes, and after a moment, they open as a calm, darkly confident pair. His posture, slumped in constant defeat, straightens instantly, as the man inspects his body, appraising it. Has he given in to Aizen, or has he just snapped? The question is unbidden; only Ichigo Kurosaki knows that answer, and the answer is communicated silently to the empty room.
Ichigo Kurosaki is in good spirits again. He blames it on a slump, trauma after the war. No one blames him for it. Relationships are formed again; old, tattered bonds are reformed, strengthened. Kurosaki is back to his old self; confident, and soon enough, Orihime Inoue is back at his side, cheery and kind. The two can be seen together, and it's obviously more than friendship, though you'd never get as such out of either of them. Matsumoto and Kira seem to be together quite a bit as well. Renji and Rukia have made it official. Kyoraku and Nanao are drinking together on occasion. Komamura and Hisagi are good friends after the War. Love is in the air, and something is in the water.
But there are things you'll never see, unless you're paying minute attention to every person you run across in Seireitei.
Things like the dark, calm and thoughtful expression that crosses Ichigo Kurosaki's countenance now and then.
Things like the terrible ear-to-ear smile that flashes across Izuru Kira's face, like lightning, when he looks at Rangiku and when he thinks nobody sees him.
Things like how Hisagi seems to stare off into nothingness, almost as if in a daze over what he sees.
Things like how Ichigo, after accepting Captaincy for Fifth Company, Izuru, a Captain of Third after the newest one died under mysterious circumstances, and Hisagi get together sometimes, all alone.
Then again, things like this happen all the time. And it's your choice if you want to be paranoid about them or not, isn't it?


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