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3501 45th Street S. Ste. C
Fargo, ND 58104
Parenting Investigator
Julie Oster is a Parenting Investigator under the North Dakota Statewide Parenting Investigator/GAL Roster for all ND Districts. She has completed the Parenting Investigator/GAL 18-hour training and has met qualifications and educational requirements of Rule 8.6 of the North Dakota Rules of Court.
A parenting investigator is appointed to assist the court by doing an impartial evaluation and submitting a report that makes recommendations regarding residential responsibility and parenting time. The ultimate parenting time decision is made by the court after applying the law to all relevant evidence.
For more information on the parenting investigation and how to prepare for your parenting investigation, please review the Parenting Investigator Pamphlet prepared by the North Dakota Supreme Court.
(a) Roster of Parenting Investigators. The State Court Administrator shall maintain and monitor a roster of persons satisfying the qualifications under paragraph (b) to serve as parenting investigators. The roster must include the parenting investigator's name and address. The roster must be updated and published on an annual basis and be available for inspection in the clerk of district court's office. The State Court Administrator may establish a reasonable fee for placement on the roster and a reasonable yearly renewal fee. Parenting investigators appointed to provide services under this rule must be selected from the roster.
(b) Qualifications. To be listed on the roster and qualify as a parenting investigator under N.D.C.C. §§14-09-06.3 and 14-09.06.4, a person shall provide the State Court Administrator with written credentials indicating the person satisfies the following requirements:
(1) a minimum of an Associate Degree in an academic field related to child care, child development, or children's services; at least five years of experience in the delivery or supervision of child care or children's services, child development services, or in the education of children; or a 40 hour program of specialized parenting investigation training;
(2) completion of at least 18 hours of specialized parenting investigation training, unless the person has obtained 40 hours of specialized training in accordance with subparagraph (1);
(3) completion of 18 hours of parenting investigation-related training every three years after receiving the initial hours of specialized training;
(4) communication skills necessary to successfully conduct an interview, prepare a written report, and make an oral presentation; and
(5) no criminal conviction or substantiated instance of child abuse or neglect.
(c) Investigatory Responsibilities. A parenting investigator shall:
(1) become knowledgeable about the child's and family's history and present situation by reviewing the court file; reviewing records and reports, including medical, law enforcement, psychological, psychiatric, and educational records and reports; and researching information about any related criminal or child protection proceeding, investigation, or allegation;
(2) obtain necessary authorizations for release of information;
(3) interview, as appropriate, social workers and probation officers to obtain background and current information regarding the child and family;
(4) interview, as appropriate, service providers (i.e. teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, neighbors, and others) who are knowledgeable about the child's and family's past and present situation;
(5) interview, as appropriate, the child's parents and siblings, and the people with whom the child resides or may reside, and other people who are significant in the child's daily life;
(6) meet and observe the child in a manner consistent with the child's developmental capabilities;
(7) observe, as appropriate, parent and child interaction;
(8) prepare a written report regarding the child's best interests, including conclusions and recommendations and the facts upon which they are based;
(9) file the written report with the court and serve it on the parties at least 30 days prior to the hearing; and
(10) recommend, as appropriate, psychological evaluations, psychiatric evaluations, physical evaluations, parenting evaluations, chemical dependency evaluations, or other evaluations.
(d) Court Proceedings. A parenting investigator shall attend all court proceedings unless excused by the court and shall testify when requested. A parenting investigator may not call a witness, question a witness, file a motion, or act as a legal advocate.
(e) Post Investigation Duties. The parenting investigator, by order of the court, may assist in parenting rights and responsibilities issues after submission of the report.
(f) Parenting Investigator Review Board. The Parenting Investigator Review Board consists of nine members: three judges and one lawyer appointed by the Chief Justice, two lawyers appointed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar Association, and three lay parenting investigators who are or have been listed in good standing on the parenting investigator roster and who are appointed by the Chief Justice after consultation with the President of the State Bar Association. Board members are appointed for three-year terms and may serve no more than three consecutive three-year terms. Of the members initially appointed and as determined by lot at the first meeting, one-third of the members will serve for one year, one-third will serve for two years, and one-third will serve for three years. Subject to the three term limit, each member is eligible for reappointment and serves until the member's successor is appointed. The Chief Justice appoints the boardchair. Expenses incurred by members in the performance of duties are reimbursed by the appointing authority.
(1) Board Responsibilities. The board, through panels established underthis rule, shall receive and review complaints concerning the performance and conduct of parenting investigators providing services under this rule.
(2) Complaints - Procedures for Review.
(A) All complaints must be submitted in writing to the chair of the board. The complaint must include facts underlying the complaint, must specify the misconduct that is the subject of the complaint, and must be signed by the complainant.
(B) Upon receipt of a written complaint, the chair of the board shall determine if the complaint is with regard to a pending case in which parenting investigator services are being provided. If the complaint involves parenting investigator conduct in a pending case, the chair shall inform the complainant that the complaint may only be addressed before the court that is hearing the pending case, either by seeking removal of the parenting investigator or by contesting the information or recommendation contained in the parenting investigator's report or testimony. In pending cases, review of the complaint and communications with the complainant must be handled by the chair of the board in a manner that assures the judge presiding in the case remains uninformed about the complaint. If the complaint concerns conduct unrelated to a pending case, the following procedures apply:
(i) The chair of the board shall review the complaint to determine whether the allegations, if true, have merit. If the allegations are determined to be without merit, the complaint will not be reviewed further and the chair shall notify the complainant of the disposition.
(ii) If the chair of the board determines the allegations in the complaint, if true, have merit, the complaint must be referred to a panel of the board appointed by the chair for further consideration. The panel must consist of three members of the board, of which at least one panel member must be a lay parenting investigator. The panel shall provide a copy of the complaint to the parenting investigator and request a written response from the parenting investigator within 30 days of receipt of the request. The request must identify specific issues in the complaint to which the panel desires a response.The parenting investigator must provide a copy of the response to the complainant. The panel may, as circumstances warrant, requestthatthe complainant and the parenting investigator meet with the panel to review the allegations in the complaint.
(3) In reviewing a complaint, the panel shall consider whether the allegations in the complaint indicate any of the following forms of misconduct:
(A) failure to fulfill responsibilities required under paragraph (c), (d), or (e);
(B) violation of thecode of conductfor parenting investigators, which is included and incorporated in this rule as an Appendix;
(C) misrepresentation of qualifications to serve as a parenting investigator;
(D) violation of state or local laws or court rules; or
(E) taking or failing to take any other action that would reasonably place the suitability of the person to serve as a parenting investigator in question.
(4) Findings and Dispositions. In considering the complaint and the parenting investigator's written response, the panel shall make findings regarding each of the specific issues in the complaint to which the panel requested a response. The findings must indicate that either there is no merit to the issue based on the parenting investigator's response or that there is merit to the issue. The panel shall determine whether the issues found to have merit indicate any form of misconduct identified under subparagraph (3). The panel may take any of the following actions: issue a written reprimand, refer the parenting investigator to additional training, require that the parenting investigator be assigned a mentor for a specified period of time, or direct that the parenting investigator be removed from the roster. The panel shall take into consideration any prior complaints that resulted in the imposition of any of the identified actions. The complainant and the parenting investigator must be notified in writing of the panel's disposition of the complaint.If the panel directs removal from the roster, the panel may specify the manner and time frame within which the person may apply for placement at a later time on the roster.
(5) Confidentiality. A complaint and any associated records are confidential unless the panel has determined under subparagraph (4) that the complaint has merit. Confidential records may be disclosed only in response to a court order.
(6) Time frames for Disposition. Complaints must be resolved within 25 days of receipt of the complaint if the complaint involves a pending case. All other complaints must be resolved within 120 days of receipt of the complaint. These time frames may be extended by the chair of the board upon a finding by the chair that good cause exists for an extension.
(g) Parenting Investigator Training. The State Court Administrator shall provide for regular training programs to satisfy the qualification requirements under paragraph (b)(2) and (3). The State Court Administrator shall provide for the development and maintenance of a parenting investigator manual to serve as a resource for those providing services under this rule and as a basis for parenting investigator training programs.
(ND Parenting Investigator/GAL Roster)
(Rule 8.6 of ND Rules of Court)


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PROUD: Stories, Poetry & Art on the Theme of Pride - Compiled by Juno Dawson
PROUD: Stories, Poetry & Art on the Theme of Pride
Compiled by Juno Dawson
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A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Compiled by Juno Dawson, author of THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN.
A celebration of LGBTQ+ talent, PROUD is a thought-provoking, funny, emotional read.
Contributors: Steve Antony, Dean Atta, Kate Alizadeh, Fox Benwell, Alex Bertie, Caroline Bird, Fatti Burke, Tanya Byrne, Moïra Fowley-Doyle, Frank Duffy, Simon James Green, Leo Greenfield, Saffa Khan, Karen Lawler, David Levithan, Priyanka Meenakshi, Alice Oseman, Michael Lee Richardson, David Roberts, Cynthia So, Kay Staples, Jessica Vallance, Kristen Van Dam and Kameron White.


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Terms And Conditions
This Electronic Transactions Consent Agreement ("Agreement") is between Resident and Management (as defined in the Lease). Resident and Management may hereinafter be collectively referred to as the "Parties." This Agreement applies to all communications between the Parties, documents or records requiring signature of one or both parties, as well as any other documentation/records between the parties associated with the Lease (collectively, "Electronic Records"). The structure whereby Management and Resident transact via Electronic Records may be referred to herein as the "Electronic Records Program."
1. WHEREAS, Resident and Management have entered into or are entering into that certain Lease covering a residential tenancy as provided therein. The Parties desire and agree to utilize electronic means to transact business.
2. WHEREAS, the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("E-SIGN") and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act ("UETA") require certain written consumer disclosures for electronic communications, electronic signatures, and electronic documents/records involving various transactions.
3. THEREFORE, this Agreement serves to disclose necessary information and obtain Resident's express consent to and authorization for the Parties to transact business related to the Lease via the use of Electronic Records.
4. PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Resident understands that this Agreement is intended to comply with any and all requirements for Management to provide clear and conspicuous written notice to Resident prior to consent to transact business via Electronic Records, including without limitation, electronic communication, electronic signatures and electronic documents/records. RESIDENT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS CONSENT PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT APPLIES TO EXECUTION OF THE LEASE AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ARISING BETWEEN RESIDENT AND MANAGEMENT DURING THE COURSE OF THE LEASE TERM (AS DEFINED IN THE LEASE). Management will provide Resident with any documents in non-electronic format as required by applicable law.
5. RIGHT TO PAPER COPIES: RESIDENT UNDERSTANDS THAT RESIDENT HAS THE OPTION TO HAVE ELECTRONIC RECORDS PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE IN PAPER OR OTHER NON-ELECTRONIC FORMAT. Resident has the right to have any Electronic Records provided by Management in non-electronic form at a fee in the amount of $25, except if the property is located in the state of California or Arizona, there is no fee.
6. WITHDRAWAL: Resident understands that Resident has the right to withdraw the consent provided in this Agreement. Resident understands that any Electronic Records created or existing prior to any such withdrawal remain effective and the withdrawal shall only apply after such request. Resident acknowledges that withdrawal and the resulting transactions through non-electronic means may result in delays outside of Management's control (caused by mail or other non-electronic service). IN ORDER TO WITHDRAW THE CONSENT PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, RESIDENT MUST CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN WRITING TO EXPRESSLY NOTIFY MANAGEMENT OF THE SAME.
7. METHOD OF PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS: All Electronic Records including, but not limited to the Lease, shall be provided either (a) via email at the email address Resident provided to Management or (b) by access to a website designated by Management in an email sent to Resident at the time the information is available. All Electronic Records sent by Management to Resident, in either paper or electronic form, will be considered "in writing." Resident should print and/or download any Electronic Records to retain for Resident's personal records. Management retains the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Electronic Records Program as outlined by this Agreement. Further, Management retains the right to terminate or modify the terms and conditions of the Electronic Records Program. Resident will be provided with notice regarding any changes.
8. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: To access and retain copies of Electronic Records, Resident must have internet access with a compatible browser and/or programs. Compatible browsers and/or programs include: IE10 and above, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari. Devices and platforms include Desktop, iPad, iPad mini and ipad air. Management makes no warranties regarding equipment, hardware, software, internet service, or any part thereof, expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Management shall notify Resident of any changes in the hardware or software requirements noted in this paragraph.
9. CHANGES IN INFORMATION: RESIDENT MUST PROMPTLY AND REGULARLY UPDATE RESIDENT'S CONTACT INFORMATION WITH MANAGEMENT TO ALLOW UNINTERRUPTED COMMUNICATION VIA ELECTRONIC RECORDS. IT IS RESIDENT'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT WITH A TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE EMAIL ADDRESS AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION. UPDATES CAN BE MADE BY CONTACTING MANAGEMENT IN WRITING. Resident accepts responsibility for notifying Management of any changes to Resident's email address or other contact information. Management is not liable for any third-party fees incurred by Resident, other legal liability, or any other issues or liabilities arising from Electronic Records sent to an invalid or incorrect email address (or other electronic medium provided by Resident). Resident's participation in the Electronic Records Program outlined in this Agreement may be discontinued by Management if Resident fails to provide a valid email address, whereas any subsequent communication sent by Management may be provided in non-electronic form.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW: Resident acknowledges and agrees that the consent provided in this Agreement is in connection with a transaction or transactions between the Parties, subject to E-SIGN and/or UETA. Both Resident and Management intend for E-SIGN and/or UETA to apply to the fullest extent possible in order to validate the Parties ability to conduct business by electronic means.
11. CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION: Resident hereby affirmatively consents to the Electronic Records Program and the transaction of business via Electronic Records, including without limitation the electronic communication, electronic signing, and electronic delivery of Lease documents. Resident understands that Management retains the right to modify the scope of the Electronic Records Program in the future and to provide documents/records in a non-electronic manner. Resident represents that Resident has the authority to enter into this Agreement for all persons related, in any way, to the Lease. All such persons shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
12. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE: Resident agrees that use of a key pad, mouse or other device to select an item, button, icon or similar act/action, or to otherwise provide Management any Electronic Records, including without limitation, communications, accessing documents/records or making any transactions (including execution of the Lease), constitutes Resident's signature, acceptance and agreement, as if actually signed by Resident in writing. Resident understands and agrees that no further certification authority or third party verification is necessary to validate Resident's electronic signature, with the lack of any such verification explicitly having no impact on the enforceability of Resident's signature on any document/record. If the property is located in California, this agreement pertains only to electronic transactions as described and permitted under California Civil Code Sections 1633.1-1633.17 and does not include services of notices that are required to be sent pursuant to Section 1162 of the California Code of Civil Procedures. Also for California properties, California Civil code section 17(b)(3) defines "electronic signatures" as "an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic signature.
13. CONFIRMATION: To consent and confirm that Resident can access this information electronically, Resident verifies the following by checking the box indicating you have read and accepted the terms and conditions.
· Resident is able to read this Agreement;
· Resident is able to print on paper or electronically save this Agreement for future reference and/or access;
· Resident is able to receive and/or send this Agreement through email;
· Resident consents to receiving Electronic Records exclusively in electronic format pursuant to the terms and conditions described in the Agreement and the Lease; and
· Resident understands that Resident must withdraw the consent provided in this Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions described above.


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HPE has received notifications from suppliers of critical issues affecting certain solid-state drives (SSDs) that require a firmware update to ensure that the drives they manufactured continue to function properly. As part of our commitment to support our customers and help simplify the firmware update process, HPE provides this dedicated SSD remediation guide web page to ensure that HPE customers have 24/7 access to the information and tools needed to both identify and quickly remediate affected drives in real time.
HPE encourages customers to leverage these resources and tools such as HPE iLO Amplifier Pack, HPE InfoSight for Servers, HPE Service Pack for ProLiant and Smart Update Manager to effectively identify and manage the SSD issue across a data centre environment. In addition, the HPE Platform and SSD Model Matrix documents provide direct links to download the SSD firmware.
What are the HPE SAS SSD Issues?
- ISSUE 40K (40,000 Power-On-Hours Failure): In February 2020, HPE was notified by an SSD supplier of a manufacturer firmware defect in certain SAS SSD models used across the industry. The issue identified affects specific HPE SAS SSDs with an HPE firmware version prior to HPD7 that are used in a number of HPE server and storage product and results in SSD failure at 40,000 power-on-hours (i.e., 4 years, 206 days 16 hours). Due to the SSD failure not occurring until attaining 40,000 power-on-hours and based on the dates these drives began shipping from HPE, these drives are NOT susceptible to failure until October 2020 at the earliest, with the exception of HPE SimpliVity OmniCube, which could be at risk now. This drive issue is not unique to HPE and potentially affects all customers that purchased these drives.
- ISSUE 32K (32,768 Power-On-Hours Failure): In November 2019, HPE was notified by an SSD supplier of a manufacturer firmware defect in certain SAS SSD models used in a number of HPE server and storage products. The issue identified affects specific HPE SAS SSDs with an HPE firmware version prior to HPD8 and results in SSD failure at 32,768 power-on-hours (i.e., 3 years, 270 days, 8 hours).
Which HPE SSD models, server and storage platforms are impacted by the supplier drive issues?
The comprehensive list of HPE server and storage platforms and the SAS SSD models impacted by the drive issues are provided in the following HPE Platform and SSD Model Matrix documents. Please note that these document also have direct links to download the SSD firmware.
How do I know if I have affected SSDs in my data centre environment?
HPE encourages customers to take advantage of the HPE tools for issue detection/identification before proceeding to issue resolution to help ease the process of identifying affected SAS SSDs and effectively managing the drive issue across their data centre environment.
Standard HPE Data Centre Management Tools:
- HPE InfoSight for Servers – Pushes a warning message (called a Wellness Alert) to customers with affected drives, providing pointers to the Customer Bulletin and firmware downloads.
- HPE strongly encourages customers to install HPE InfoSight for Servers today to receive Wellness Alert messages making you aware of potential product issues, as well as optimising performance, predicting and preventing problems.
- HPE iLO Amplifier Pack – Provides a report with SSD model numbers and firmware versions for manual checking. Connect HPE iLO Amplifier Pack with HPE InfoSight for Servers to view, manage and troubleshoot server problems.
- HPE Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) – May be used to determine SAS SSD power-on-hours for manual checking.
- HPE MSA Storage Health Check – Securely upload your log file and receive a customised report summarising important findings, recommended improvements and opportunities to maximise the availability of your array. Additional information is available in the Customer Notice.
HPE SSD Issue Detection Scripts
Use the HPE SSD Issue Detection Scripts to perform an SSD drive firmware check for the power-on-hours failure issue on certain HPE SAS SSD drives. Please note that both scripts must be run in order to identify the specific SSD models affected by the 40K issue and the 32K issue. The Scripts are available for Linux, VMware and Windows. Reference the README.txt file contained within the .zip file for instructions.
How do I resolve (fix) the SSD issues?
HPE has released updated firmware for all affected SAS SSD models and strongly recommends immediate application of the critical fixes. Neglecting to update to the prescribed SSD firmware versions will result in drive failure and data loss as described above. HPE recommends leveraging the HPE Issue Detection scripts first so you can identify the SSDs in your data centre environment, followed by the firmware update. Links to download the appropriate SSD firmware are available in the following documents:
- ISSUE 40K: HPE Platform and SSD Model Matrix with Firmware Download Links
- ISSUE 32K: HPE Platform and SSD Model Matrix with Firmware Download Links
IMPORTANT: The updated firmware is for specific SSD models and the firmware for ISSUE 40K is not interchangeable with the firmware for ISSUE 32K.
HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and Smart Update Manager (SUM) are available to ease the SSD firmware update process. These tools understand which firmware applies to which drive and will apply the appropriate firmware update to platforms across a data centre. Several unique Smart Components are specific to the drive model and platform operating system, which update the drive firmware. You may also download and install the Smart Component(s) on a single platform, based on the drive model present in the configuration. Reference the HPE SAS SSD Firmware Update - Software Analysis and Update Tools for detailed information.
Where can I find more information about these SSD issues?
Please refer to the following HPE Customer Bulletins for detailed platform information regarding the SAS SSD issues:
- Customer Bulletin: HPE ProLiant, Synergy and Apollo platforms
- Customer Bulletin: HPE SimpliVity OmniCube – Critical Solid-State Drive (SSD) Firmware Update Available
- Customer Bulletin: HPE MSA Storage
- Customer Bulletin: HPE StoreVirtual 3200 and StoreVirtual 4335 Hybrid
- Customer Bulletin: HPE ConvergedSystems for SAP HANA
- Customer Bulletin: HPE ProLiant, Synergy and Apollo platforms
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Over 37 Million Bees Died After Planting Large GMO Corn Field
Millions of bees dropped dead after GMO corn was planted few weeks ago in Ontario, Canada. The local bee keeper, Dave Schuit who produces honey in Elmwood lost about 37 million bees which are about 600 hives.
"Once the corn started to get planted our bees died by the millions," Schuit said. While many bee keepers blame neonicotinoids, or "neonics." for colony collapse of bees and many countries in EU have banned neonicotinoid class of pesticides, the US Department of Agriculture fails to ban insecticides known as neonicotinoids, manufactured by Bayer CropScience Inc.
Two of Bayer's best-selling pesticides, Imidacloprid and Clothianidin, are known to get into pollen and nectar, and can damage beneficial insects such as bees. The marketing of these drugs also coincided with the occurrence of large-scale bee deaths in many European countries and the United States.
Nathan Carey another local farmer says that this spring he noticed that there were not enough bees on his farm and he believes that there is a strong correlation between the disappearance of bees and insecticide use.
In the past, many scientists have struggled to find the exact cause of the massive die-offs, a phenomenon they refer to as "colony collapse disorder" (CCD). In the United States, for seven consecutive years, honeybees are in terminal decline.
US scientists have found 121 different pesticides in samples of bees, wax and pollen, lending credence to the notion that pesticides are a key problem. "We believe that some subtle interactions between nutrition, pesticide exposure and other stressors are converging to kill colonies," said Jeffery Pettis, of the ARS's bee research laboratory.
The collapse in the global honeybee population is a major threat to crops. It is estimated that a third of everything we eat depends upon honeybee pollination, which means that bees contribute over 30 billion to the global economy.
A new study published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that neonicotinoid pesticides kill honeybees by damaging their immune system and making them unable to fight diseases and bacteria.
After reporting large losses of bees after exposure to Imidacloprid, banned it for use on corn and sunflowers, despite protests by Bayer. In another smart move, France also rejected Bayer's application for Clothianidin, and other countries, such as Italy, have banned certain neonicotinoids as well.
After record-breaking honeybee deaths in the UK, the European Union has banned multiple pesticides, including neonicotinoid pesticides.


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Help your child get ready to read! Our interactive storytimes feature books, music, movement, puppetry, and more. No need to sign up. Come join the fun whenever your family's schedule allows. Children of all ages are welcome at Family Storytime! Questions? Call 814-451-6936.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Question from Elizabeth M - Reversal of Anne's attainder
10 comments:
- Kathy said...
I think it would be an extremely dangerous precedent. If Parliament started debating matters such as that, I would insist that pass a bill saying Richard III usurped the throne from his nephew as no modern court would accept the flimsy evidence he gave that his brother's marriage was illegal. And the list could go on from there.
All this would end up being would be an attempt to rewrite history through the eyes of modern laws and modern sensibilities. And, anyway, so long after the fact, does it really matter? I don't think so. - June 17, 2009 7:45 PM
- PhD Historian said...
Has anyone ever thought of having Anne Boleyn's attainder reversed? Probably, but no one has ever pursued the matter ... not even Anne's only child, Elizabeth I. If her own daughter saw fit to leave the verdict in place, I cannot see why anyone today would want to go to the time, effort, and expense of getting it reversed.
Attainders can be reversed only by action of Parliament, followed by the consent of the monarch to the bill.
And what would a reversal really change? In real and practical terms, it would accomplish nothing. No one would really benefit from it, other than some romantic modern sense of "justice" might be satisfied.
And as a historian, I am compelled to point out that history cannot be undone. Declaring Anne Boleyn innocent today would not change the historical fact that she was found guilty 500 years ago, was believed by many of the those in power to have been guilty in fact, and that history ran a certain subsequent course as a result of that verdict. Changing the verdict today would not change the historical reality. - June 17, 2009 7:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Agree with Kathy, also they do that shouldn't they also clear Catherine of Aragon of the alligations of sleeping with Henry's brother then lying about it?
- June 18, 2009 3:41 AM
- Marilyn R said...
It's an interesting question, but as Kathy and PhD say, where would it end, and what would be the point? The Mother of Parliaments has better things to do with its time – at least we hope so – but you never can tell these days.
The greedy banks have brought us to our knees; our MP's have cheated us out of millions in fiddled expenses, our hospitals are running out of money, there have been racial attacks in Northern Ireland this week and our young men are being blown up in Afghanistan and Iraq. Anne Boleyn's attainder, while of interest to we Tudor enthusiasts, is totally irrelevant to modern Britain at large.
Sorry Anne, love, we have more pressing worries just now and you're going to be stuck with your attainder for the time being, I'm afraid. I would have a word with my MP on your behalf - only he's just been sacked for being dishonest. - June 18, 2009 3:55 AM
- Gareth Russell said...
It was Anne herself who interestingly said the 'law has judged me.' The law of the 16th century was the force that mattered, although I would disagree with PhD Historian in saying that many of those in power at the time of the trial believed her to have been guilty, in fact.
I do not agree with re-writing history and PhD Historian is right to state that it would change nothing. It is not the same, for instance, as the attempts in Russia to have the last Imperial Family formally rehabilitated, because their deaths and the process regarding it is still a very raw part of Russian national culture. What happened to Anne Boleyn, although appalling to all but the most virulent modern-day Aragonese or dessicated of scholars, is not something that "matters" in that her guilt/innocence if established today would not radically alter how we view Britain in the immediate future.
However, despite my own views, there was a process started in 2005 in England to have the late Queen pardoned. The Home Office was petitioned to formally revoke the sentence passed against Anne on May 15th 1536. The campaign's leader was an 85-year-old decorated British war hero, Wing Commander Charles Melville-Jackson, who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and with distinction in the Battle of Britain. Wg Cdr Melville-Jackson, who recently passed away had admitted to having 'fallen in love' with the legend of Anne Boleyn when a school boy back in 1925. (Proof positive, if any were needed, of Anne's curious ability to arouse irrational emotional reactions in people, even at a distance of four centuries.) There was considerable media interest in the Commander's request and in one of the interviews, conducted in 2006, he said: - "Ideally, I would like her to be posthumously declared not guilty of the crimes she was convicted of because a pardon only means that you are being excused the crimes you have committed. But I got a barrister's opinion and it seems that we would not be able to go to court to get a judicial review because, after nearly 500 years, there was not much of a chance of being able to come up with new evidence. So a pardon is the next best thing. I have always felt that Anne Boleyn suffered a great injustice but I don't know why, this late in life, I have decided to do something about it. I just woke up one morning and thought, 'Damn it, I'm going to give it a go'. I know there are lots of other cases of injustice in this world but Anne Boleyn was such a wonderful and gifted woman. She did great things for this nation. Really, she started us off as a nation. Yet she was so unjustly treated and she's lying in a criminal's grave. She deserves better than that. I know I am probably butting my head against a brick wall but I will go on doing so until I die."
He petitioned Lady Antonia Fraser and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and although, as he said, the case for the pardon/exoneration had to be dropped in the end, he did continue campaigning for it until his death earlier this year. Anne's last troubadour, one might say, if we were inclined to be sentimental. - June 18, 2009 1:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Gareth Russell, do you know if Wing Commander Charles Melville-Jackson,also tried for a pardon for the men that were executed alongside with Anne or what it just for her?
Also has anyone done the same for Catherine Howard? I feel that she was as much a frame up, as Anne was,I know that she was a silly but feel someone wanted her out. Those politicians were just as corrupt then as now and as we know we can only speculate what really went on but its good to throw ideas around.
Lady Hobby - June 18, 2009 2:28 PM
- PhD Historian said...
Interesting story about the wing commander, Gareth. With all the overly sentimental Anne-fans out there, I rather assumed at least one person had thought of the idea. But when I said "no one had pursued" the matter, I should have been clearer and said that to my knowledge, no person in a position to actually accomplish anything, such as introducing the necessary bill for a first reading in the House of Commons, had done so. I assume the wing commander is not alone in having written letters and contacted a few power-brokers, but I still assume that no power-brokers have taken the bait.
I respect your disagreement with my statement that many of those in power at the time believed Anne was guilty. But I do wish you would support your disagreement with some substantive evidence. Yes, a handful of people, especially foreign diplomats, speculated at the time on the validity of the charges. But I am not myself aware of anything more than a mere handful, and none of them were persons of significant power within the English political power structure. I would be very intrigued if you could provide a few examples so that I could learn of them myself.
Oh, and you will have to register me among the "dessicated scholars" since I do not consider that what happened to Anne Boleyn was all that "appalling." Judged by the standards of the day, it was a common enough event and one that could very nearly have been predicted ... and certainly she herself sensed well beforehand that she was in mortal danger. Others who offended Henry VIII died in similarly "appalling" circumstances, including but not limited to Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell. Others died for little more than the accident of being born of royal or semi-royal blood and for having thereby been perceived by Henry as a threat to the dynasty. The difference with Anne, in my opinion, is that she was female and thus perceived by some as more of a "helpless victim" than her male counterparts. Gender bias causes us to elevate Anne to a special status, above that of men who could presumably defend themselves more readily. - June 18, 2009 2:57 PM
- Marilyn R said...
Gareth - didn't the Wing Commander first petition his MP, Charles Clarke, who refused to get involved? I think he then wrote to the Queen, who sent his letter to the Home Office, where the same Charles Clarke had just been appointed as the new Home Secretary.
- June 19, 2009 4:47 AM
- Gareth Russell said...
Anonymous, to the best of my knowledge, Wing Commander Melville-Jackson was not actively pursuing a pardon for her five co-accused, although if she was innocent, they must be too. Respectfully, however, I cannot agree with your point about Queen Catherine Howard. I think it is fairly clear that Anne was innocent, but I do not think that of Catherine. Any pardon or a rehabilitation could only ever be based upon sentiment - that now we feel bad that a young woman was executed for seemingly venial sins.
PhD Historian, you are right, I should have qualified my statement that I disagreed with you on the nature of who believed/disbelieved Queen Anne's "guilt." I should say before the academic sparring begins that it is always a pleasure to engage with someone involved in the field and well-informed.
In any case, I do not think it was simply diplomats who speculated on Anne's guilt. We should read into Archbishop Cranmer's alleged comments to Alexander Ales on the day of Anne's execution, then Thomas Cromwell's conversation with Chapuys which reads much more like a confession that he had orchestrated the entire affair, the Lord Mayor of London's remark that the whole thing seemed to have been concocted with the sole intention of providing a reason to oust the queen, Maria of Hungary's letter several weeks later that she had heard that the woman 'although worthless' had been "framed," the personal loyalty to Anne's memory of Matthew Parker and, even beyond that, there are far more letters riddled with caveats, like those of viscount Lisle or William Thomas, who said 'seems,' 'if,' suggesting a degree of reasonable doubt. The doubters, coupled with those who said (as much as they were able to), suggest that within the world of the elite, far more disbelieved or were sceptical about the queen's alleged guilt than those who believed in it.
I should have clarified what I meant by Anne's fate being "appalling." In the first place, I am not entirely convinced by the argument that sentiment should be removed from history, since history is in essence the story of humanity and sentiment is part of humanity. Naturally, a saturation of sentiment is unhelpful and often unpalatable, but that is not to say it should be missing entirely. On that basis, I would say that it seems curious to suggest that Anne's eventual fate was any-the-less appalling simply because she herself had feared it for some months (and I do agree with you on that - she had feared it since January, rather than the end of April, as Ives's timeline suggests.) Nor do I think that the fate of the other men who died in the Tudor period was somehow less because of their gender. - June 20, 2009 12:32 PM
- Gareth Russell said...
However, Anne's fate does merit the label I originally endowed it with, for a variety of reasons. Firstly, gender bias in this case, is appropriate within reason. Anne was not condemned to death simply for treason (which carried with it the death penalty), but also gross acts of sexual perversion and multiple adultery (which, it should be stated, was not a treasonable offence in a queen at the time of the trial in 1536.) The inclusion of the sexual details in her trial were designed to pander to fears of women and served no real purpose save character-assassination, because with the exception of incest, her alleged actions with Norris, Smeaton, Brereton and Weston did not merit death. Such tactics were not deployed in the trials of men. Anne was demonised by a process of pornographic misogyny. And I do not mean that to sound like feminist hyperbole. Men did not have their characters and reputations destroyed by the politics of sexuality - Anne did. This is one of the reasons why many of the men who died under Henry's regime still enjoy a large amount of respect in the modern-day (think of the ridiculous over-sentimentalisation of Sir Thomas More), whereas Anne is a far more divisive figure.
Secondly, Anne Boleyn's fate was appalling on a reflective level because of the light it shines on the much-debated personality of Henry VIII. Whilst it is true that More and Cromwell were close to him, leaving aside William Roper's rather cosy and thoroughly unbelievable accounts of cosy tete-a-tetes and evenings of astronomy between monarch and More, it is not true that they were married to him. And the eventual fate of Anne Boleyn who had been Henry's wife, coupled with the fate of close friends like Norris, is appalling in that it should show a deranged tendency within the king's personality, which several historians seem reluctant to engage with. It is insufficient to state that Henry's personality and actions were the product of a violent age, as Froude or Pollard once did. Even by the standards of his own time, what happened in 1536 raised more than a few eyebrows - as the comments of Maria of Hungary, Marie de Guise and Christina of Milan would show. Annulment or exile were valid options, as the cases of Louis XII's wife had shown in the recent past or the more removed examples of several married or widowed queens in the English past, who had been temporarily banished or detained at the king's convenience - such as Joanna of Navarre or Eleanor of Aquitaine.
I agree that there is a severe problem with the study of Anne Boleyn's life - that there has been an unfortunate tendency to demonise or sentimentalise her, with the many romantic additions to her story being almost impossible to dislodge in the minds of either "haters" or "fans." However, whilst serious study of her life and personality are to be lauded, I do worry that they have often headed in the direction of trying to trivialise or even numb the impact of that story and it is only by understanding that politics at the time were organic, meaning human and thus, often, driven by emotions, can we fully understand a very important part of this country's history.
Marilyn R, yes, as I understand it, that was the process the late Wing Commander went through and Her Majesty passed it along to the Home Secretary. - June 20, 2009 12:32 PM


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The social media giant Twitter introduced a new CEO and announced major leadership changes this week after co-founder and longtime head Jack Dorsey stepped down Monday. And that's far from the only news the site generated this week. On Tuesday, the platform made another announcement. It will ban users from sharing photos or videos of private individuals without their permission in an acknowledgment of concerns about privacy. The new policy sparked some criticism it would stifle free speech, but as my next guest notes, it's not exactly new for Twitter. Twitter's had it in place for the past five years in the European Union.
The tech journalist Casey Newton argues that European values are starting to define the experience of Americans on the internet. Newton runs the Substack publication Platformer, and he joins us now. Hey, Casey.
CASEY NEWTON: Hey, David.
FOLKENFLIK: So start us off. Tell us, what does this policy actually do?
NEWTON: So the idea of the policy is that if you're an average citizen and someone takes a photo or video of you and you don't like it because you feel like it's harassing you or making fun of you in some way, you can request that Twitter takes it down. And if Twitter looks at it and they think, yep, you're being harassed, they will go ahead and remove it. There are a lot of exceptions to that policy, though, which we should probably also talk about.
NEWTON: So for example, if you're at a public protest, protesting, Twitter says they will keep photos and videos of you up. You're participating in the public discourse. If you are a celebrity or a politician or an activist or a journalist, you will not have the same ability to get media of yourself removed that average citizens do. So Twitter says that when this policy is enforced properly, it should only serve to protect people who don't have, you know, the blue check or the other credentials.
FOLKENFLIK: In your recent piece, you've written that, quote, "the American internet is becoming increasingly European." What do you mean by that?
NEWTON: So in the European Union, they take a different view toward free expression than we do here in the United States. European lawmakers, regulators, courts, they're much more likely to weigh it against the potential harms that speech might cause. So one famous example is in Germany, where you're not allowed to praise the Nazi Party. They've sort of made the determination that that would be more harmful than allowing people to say whatever they wanted about the Nazis. One of the more novel things that they've come up with over there is something they call the right to be forgotten.
And the basic idea is if you commit a crime when you're young, Europe doesn't think that should follow your search results around with you for the rest of your life. And so in the middle of the last decade, they started requiring platforms like Google to remove search results in some cases when they determined that someone had the right to be forgotten. And it's actually sort of in that recognition of a human right that Twitter's policy that we're talking about ultimately stemmed from.
FOLKENFLIK: Google has largely fought back against this idea the right to be forgotten in Europe. However, folks at Twitter told you they acted in the absence of any steps, of any overt pressure from Congress or other federal officials to make them do this. How likely is it that tech companies that, you know, span across geographical boundaries will look to Europe for guidance?
NEWTON: I think you're already seeing it in a bunch of different ways that we could name. These companies want to spend basically as little time and effort as possible in complying with regulations, right? They just want to sort of make money and do their thing.
FOLKENFLIK: The right to be left alone.
NEWTON: (Laughter) Yes. The tech platforms too would love the right to be left alone. And so what that means is when new regulations are passed around the world, a platform is likely to say, how can we implement this thing everywhere, right? The last thing that they want to do is to develop a different policy for every country, even though I think that would also probably do a lot of good. But because there has been such inaction in the United States when it comes to tech regulation, by default, it is Europe that is becoming America's tech regulator.
FOLKENFLIK: I mean, Twitter officials used to boast of their free speech aspirations and principles. I think it was their British top executive who once claimed that Twitter was the free speech wing of the free speech party. How would you describe where Twitter finds itself now?
NEWTON: Well, Twitter has officially disavowed the idea that it is the free speech wing of the free speech party, and there's an important reason why. In the middle of the last decade, the company was struggling. They were trying to sell themselves. And Disney took a long look at it. But they said, you know what? There is so much harassment and abuse and toxicity on this platform that we don't see any way that we can own you. And Twitter was really shaken by that experience. And so over the past five years or so, they've invested a lot more in trying to remove some of that harassment and abuse, make it easier for people to report it, basically to keep people safer online. And it turns out that the way to keep people safe online is you dramatically reduce the amount of free expression that people have. So I understand how Twitter got to this place.
FOLKENFLIK: From your standpoint, for the average user or even the average frequent user who may not be a professional journalist, is that striking a better or worse balance of concerns?
NEWTON: Well, I like to say that your real policy is what you enforce. And it remains to be seen how this policy is enforced in the United States. You're already seeing cases where right-wing activists have been using this policy even as it has just been enacted to get photos of themselves removed at protests. It speaks to the fact that this stuff is really, really difficult to enforce. And most tech platforms are really mediocre at best when it comes to making these kinds of nuanced judgments about which photo and video is truly in the public interest.
FOLKENFLIK: We've been focused largely on anti-harassment policy, but you recently wrote that Europe is ahead of the U.S. also in how they're thinking about regulating the algorithms promoting harmful content on these platforms. What does that say about where the future regulation on the internet is headed?
NEWTON: Well, you know, if you can bring yourself to care about European tech policy, I highly recommend that you spend five or 10 minutes reading up on the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act because they're really landmark pieces of legislation that would change things in a big way here in the United States. And that Digital Service Act goes directly at some of these issues that Congress holds endless hearings about about, you know, the toxic speech online. What are we going to do about it? How are we going to rein in tech companies' power? So I think sometime in the next year, that bill could move through the EU's arcane legal process and actually become law. And if so, then Europe will continue to be both way ahead of us but also, essentially, regulating our version of the internet.
FOLKENFLIK: In a sense Congress, outsourcing its own obligations across the Atlantic.
NEWTON: Yeah, although I don't think they would put it that way. It's funny. You watch these hearings, and the self-regard that these members of Congress have for themselves never ceases to amaze me given...
FOLKENFLIK: A lot of very sober faces, a lot of very sonorous statements.
NEWTON: Yes. And, of course, they take this very seriously. And, you know, the tech companies are going to get away with this anymore. And yet, you know, no legislation ever manages to make it to the president's desk.
FOLKENFLIK: That was Casey Newton. He's a contributing editor for The Verge, and he covers technology and democracy for his publication on Substack called Platformer. Casey Newton, thanks so much for your time.
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1-7 Israel was prosperous, yet then Hosea boldly tells them of their sins, and foretells their destruction. Men are not to be flattered in sinful ways because they prosper in the world; nor will it last long if they go on still in their trespasses. The prophet must show Israel their sin; show it to be exceedingly hateful. Their idolatry is the sin they are here charged with. Giving that glory to any creature which is due to God alone, is an injury and affront to God; such as for a wife to take a stranger, is to her husband. The Lord, doubtless, had good reasons for giving such a command to the prophet; it would form an affecting picture of the Lord's unmerited goodness and unwearied patience, and of the perverseness and ingratitude of Israel. We should be broken and wearied with half that perverseness from others, with which we try the patience and grieve the Spirit of our God. Let us also be ready to bear any cross the Lord appoints. The prophet must show the ruin of the people, in the names given to his children. He foretells the fall of the royal family in the name of his first child: call his name Jezreel, which signifies "dispersion." He foretells God's abandoning the nation in the name of the second child; Lo-ruhamah, "not beloved," or "not having obtained mercy." God showed great mercy, but Israel abused his favours. Sin turns away the mercy of God, even from Israel, his own professing people. If pardoning mercy is denied, no other mercy can be expected. Though some, through unbelief, are broken off, yet God will have a church in this world till the end of time. Our salvation is owing to God's mercy, not to any merit of our own. That salvation is sure, of which he is the Author; and if he will work, none shall hinder.
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8-11 The rejection of Israel for a time, is signified by the name of another child: call him Lo-ammi, "not my people." The Lord disowns all relation to them. We love him, because he first loved us; but our being cast out of covenant, is owing to ourselves and our folly. Mercy is remembered in the midst of wrath; the rejection, as it shall not be total, so it shall not be final. The same hand that wounded, is stretched forth to heal. Very precious promises are here given concerning the Israel of God, and they may be of use to us now. Some think that these promises will not have accomplishment in full, till the general conversion of the Jews in the latter days. Also this promise is applied to the gospel, and the bringing in both the Jews and Gentiles to it, by St. Paul, Romans 9:25; Romans 9:26, and by St. Peter, 1 Peter 2:10. To believe in Christ, is to have him for our Head, and willingly to commit ourselves to his guidance and government. And let us pray for the coming of the glorious day, when there shall be one Lord through all the earth.
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On the SitePoint PHP blog there's a recent post walking you through your first steps with Lithium, one of the first frameworks that was targeted specifically at PHP 5.3.
Lithium is a lean but mean PHP framework (machine?) built for PHP 5.3 and up. It is designed to provide a good toolset for starting your web application, but one that is not too confining. Lithium uses the Model-View-Controller(MVC) architecture and this is what we are going to look at in this article. I will show you how it works and how you can define some of your application's business and presentation logic using this framework.
They provide the example code you'll need to follow along with the tutorial over on GitHub, creating a basic content output system. The tutorial shows you how to create controllers, make views and connect models to the tables in your database. Finally they tie it all together and make a "page" function that fetches the content by ID and displays it out to the user.


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Insulating your attic can be done most effictively using spray foam insulation. SPF can be used in two ways to insulate your attic and protect your home from weather and moisture related damages.
The way to insulate your attic usually depends upon the building structure and science. For the traditional vented attic, insulation is used in the floor to insulate the ceiling in both seasons of heat and cold. The insulation is used where traditional fiberglass is used, between the floor joists. The rest of the attic is insulated through different vents in the roofing structure. It is the most common type of attic in the US, but that does not mean it is necessarily the most effective.
The next application is when spray foam professionals spray foam directly underneath the roof and other areas to essentially seal off and insulate the entire attic space from any air infiltration. The foam insulation when applied underneath the roof will insulate the attic space from extreme heat that was once radiated on the outside of the roof. The attic space becomes just like any other space in the house now, just as comfortable. Most builders will say that this is not a good idea because wood needs to breath and the shingles will get very hot and start to come off the roof. However, we have done a great deal of research and furniture manufacturers claim that if wood is permitted to breath over time, this will add to the deterioration. Kiln dry wood, which is used in all furniture, has a little bit of moisture already in it. Once this moisture dry's out you will see cracks in the wood. Wood must be sealed completely before it is used or it will not last very long. One reason why we continue to paint our house and fences is to keep the seal on the wood so that it will not rot.
If a roof is insulated with spray foam it can cut down energy as well. Air ducts are eliminated so energy loss will not happen that way. The top of the roof is a lot tighter so there will not be much infiltration and exfiltration of moisture. The attic temperature would now be lower which would also reduce energy costs. In a standard insulation, ceiling insulation reduces the transfer of heat from the attic to the living space in the summer. By insulating the roof surface with spray foam, the surface temperature exposed to the attic can be reduced by as much as 40 degrees F.
The benefits of including the attic in the insulated space are:
- Duct leakage and heat loss/gain from ducts is much less of an issue.
- Air sealing is easier in the roof than in the ceiling.
- Dust and loose insulation are less likely to migrate down to the living space.
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The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has announced a call for podium presentation papers for the Dec. 12-13, 2013, Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase.
"The [Committee on Scientific Affairs] COSA Committee has selected specific topics of interest for submission, but any topic is acceptable that relates to cosmetic science," wrote Bill Cowen, executive director of the SCC. Selected topics include: recent advances in processing and scale-up technology; nanotechnology controversies; evolving regulatory issues; how to achieve, create and accomplish beauty; new technologies for claims support/measurements; and anti-aging formulas for perceivable benefits.
New for 2013, abstracts no more than 150 words in length must be submitted online. The QR Code provided in mailers sent to the membership also links users to the submission page.
"You can use your smart phone or tablet as long as you have the QR Reader installed on your device," said Cowen, who re-iterated "The deadline for submission is May 1, 2013."
After acceptance by the COSA committee, presenters will be required to submit preprints, including a minimum of 600 words at a maximum of two pages, including figures, 12 weeks prior to the presentation; note that presenters are required to register for the meeting. All presenters also will be eligible for the Shaw Mudge Award, sponsored by BASF Corp., which is given for the Best Paper presented at the SCC's Annual Meeting. The honorarium for this award is $2,500.
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Libraries are generally perceived as storehouses, spaces of stable accumulation and containment. While the architecture may attempt to operate in this stable tone, the material contained within them is often far wilder. Histories, biographies, loose thoughts, detailed notations, bodies, and objects are all temporarily suspended, cataloged, and organized, creating relationships where perhaps previously there was none. An example of where the tension between what is contained in libraries and how it is contained emerges in a highly palpable way in the trajectory of the Staatsbibliothek Berlin. This new artist book by Ruth Buchanan charts three narratives associated with the life of this particular library. The anecdotes become both concrete examples and metaphors through which to interrogate the production, situating, and sharing of meaning.
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Type: TV Series
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Thunderbirds 2086 takes place roughly twenty years after the original series (generally accepted as taking place around 2065, though other dates are seen on screen) and chronicles the adventures of the Thunderbirds, a rescue team working for the International Rescue Organisation. Unlike the original International Rescue, which was small-scale and family-oriented, the IRO is a vast organisation comprising numerous branches and overseen by the Federation, the 2086 equivalent of the United Nations. No direct historical connections are identified between the two series, but it can be assumed that the original International Rescue evolved into its 2086 incarnation over those thirty years. The Tracy family are not mentioned in the animated series. In the animated series, the actual team is known as the Thunderbirds, whilst in the original series the name merely referred to their vehicles. The animated series is otherwise very similar to the original, with most episodes revolving around a natural or man-made disaster which the Thunderbirds team must investigate and help resolve. Unlike the original series, Thunderbirds 2086 also has an on-going story arc revolving around a breakaway independence group known as the Shadow Axis, led by the mysterious Star Crusher. There is a heavy intimation in the series that Star Crusher is not human and may be some kind of alien entity.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Released: 1982
Status: Completed
Country: Japanese
Aired: 1982
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Panopto has released CourseCast 2.1, an update to the company's classroom capture system that's available free to academic users.
CourseCast is a lecture capture system designed for recording, editing, and streaming audio and video from classroom lectures and other presentations over the Web. Captured materials can be searched, linked, and annotated through the software, and recorded materials can be embedded in popular course management systems. The software is a spinoff from a project at Carnegie Mellon University, where it was initially developed and first deployed.
CourseCast is available at no charge to educators in K-12 and post-secondary institutions through Panopto's Socrates Project, which asks that users participate in testing programs aimed at further enhancing the software.
The new 2.1 release includes a new broadcasting plugin for streaming live presentations from the desktop. It also adds a new analytics system. Other new features include:
The new version is available now. Information on CourseCast and the Socrates Project can be accessed via Panopto's home page here.
About the Author
David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.
He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .
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A table lamp is a portable light which can sit on a side-table. Usually a light bulb is positioned above the lamp base and surrounded by a lamp shade. They plug into a regular wall socket and can be easily switched on or off while seated nearby. Light typically emits outward and downward to illuminate a local area, great for tasks, reading, crafts and hobbies. Ideally positioned next to seating, at the bedside, or in the corners of a room for a more ambient mood. Table lamps usually feature one or two light bulbs.
Informal and comfortable, this relaxed style accentuates an airy and unpretentious living space, evoking the feeling of a permanent beach cottage vacation. Casual Lighting uses clean and simple lines, subtle curves, natural textures, and decorative glass for a subtle elegance that doesn't overwhelm the senses.
Task lighting places a stronger light in one area of the room. Very good for tasks when you're sitting nearby. Most lamps can be used as task lights and can be quickly switched on when needed. Great for reading, crafts and hobbies. They also work well to light up one area of a room, e.g. on either side of a couch or in the corners of a room. Most of the light is directed downwards and out to the sides.
All you need is some furniture to sit it on. Most useful as a bedside table lamp, but also as a living room table lamp. It may also work in a family room, home office or guest room, or to help light a basement.
A table lamp works well to light a nearby area, shedding light to the sides and below. You'll need one either end of a couch or either side of a bed, or in corners of a room. Table lamps can provide a medium-level of light, but you'll want some ceiling and/or wall lights for when you need the room to be brighter. Consider also a floor lamp to make the room brighter.
Can sit on top of any piece of flat furniture able to support the weight. The lamp sits on its base which is flat on the bottom. Ideally positioned on a side-table, nightstand, or other smaller furniture.
Plug the table lamp into a regular power outlet socket and switch it on.


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My Wikitinerary: Day 3 at Wikimania DC
We have arrived at the last day (of official events) at Wikimania, which begins shortly with an opening plenary by the Wikimedia Foundation's executive director, Sue Gardner. As expected, my Wikimania attendance yesterday was limited on account of other obligations; today I'll be around for most of the events. Here are a few of the panels and presentations I'm interested in today:
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10:30 - 11:50
Title: Getting elected thanks to Wikipedia. Social network influence on politics. Speaker: Damian Finol Category: Wikis and the Public Sector Description: Wikipedia and politicians is a contentious topic—one I wrote about for Campaigns & Elections in April 2010. This seems to be a bit different: it will be focused on Venezuelan politics, but the question: does having a good Wikipedia page help win elections? is one I'd like to hear how others would answer.
Title: Iterate your cross-pollinated strategic synergy, just not on my Wikipedia! Speaker: Tom Morris Category: WikiCulture and Community Description: Like any small community focused on a unique project, Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects have developed a kind of jargon all its own. This talk will focus on the language used on WMF and how it can be simplified for clarity, especially to encourage participation of new editors and non-native English speakers.
Title: Wikimedia on social media Speaker: Jeromy-Yu Chan, Tango Chan, Slobodan Jakoski, Kiril Simeonovski, Guillaume Paumier, Naveen Francis, Christophe Henner Category: WikiCulture and Community Description: As I tweeted the other day, English-speaking Wikipedians are often disdainful of Facebook, for reasons that would take some time to unpack. Twitter too was disfavored for the similar service Identi.ca—the latter is open source, a plus for many—although I think the Twitter has gained a share of acceptance by now. Indeed, the proceedings of Wikimania have been heavily tweeted, just like any conference. So: "The goal of this panel is to share experience on the use of social media throughout the Wikimedia movement, and to share best practices to collectively improve our use of these communication channels." What are best practices now?
12:10 -13:30
Title: What does THAT mean? Engineering jargon and procedures explained Speaker: Sumana Harihareswara and possibly Rob Lanphier or additional members of the engineering staff of the Wikimedia Foundation Category: Technology and Infrastructure Description: Speaking of jargon, this is supposed to be a non-techie explanation of the technical aspects of Wikimedia. As a non-techie, I could stand for someone to explain how Wikipedia uses squids to me again.
Title: The bad assumptions of the copyright discussion; Blacking out Wikipedia Speaker: James Alexander; panel Category: Wikis and the Public Sector Description: January's Wikipedia blackout in protest of proposed U.S. legislation tightening copyright and intellectual property enforcement on the web (SOPA and PIPA) was very controversial, and remains so. Jimmy Wales, in his opening plenary, addressed the issue, suggesting blackouts would be considered only for similar issues. The first talk is shorter and appears to be on the issue of copyright. The panel is longer and will discuss the decision to blackout, and how the blackout worked, how the blackout page was designed and the media's response.
14:30 - 15:50
Title: 11 years of Wikipedia, or the Wikimedia history crash course you can edit Speaker: Guillaume Paumier Category: WikiCulture and Community Description: Exactly what it sounds like, a history lesson on the last 11 year years of Wikimedia/pedia history. This is a 70 minute talk. Having read Andrew Lih's "The Wikipedia Revolution" and Andrew Dalby's "The World and Wikipedia" there is probably not much here I won't know about already, but I still find it interesting nonetheless.
Title: The end of notability Speaker: David Goodman Category: WikiCulture and Community Description: Notability, on Wikipedia, refers to a widely-discussed guideline which recommends whether a given subject deserves a standalone Wikipedia article or not. It is very contentious, it is the inspiration for the ideological split between inclusionists and deletionists, and was a key focus of John Siracusa in the "Hypercritical" podcast episode I wrote about earlier this year. This talk will focus on the topic of notability guidelines and how we can't always find two reliable sources providing substantial coverage for some topics that probably should have articles. Goodman seems to be suggesting that we have articles on topics people want information about regardless of standard notability, but with a twist: should there be a "Wikipedia Two" to satisfy the many non-notable college athletes and politicians whose fans and supporters would like to create articles about them. Plus, Goodman (DGG on Wikipedia) is a bit of a character, so that should be interesting, too.
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OK, I've got to race down to the GWU campus now if I'm to catch Gardner's talk. Look for me on Twitter as @thewikipedian, and I'll write more here soon!


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What are the benefits of using rowers for fitness?
Rowers offer numerous benefits for fitness enthusiasts. They provide a full-body workout, engaging multiple muscle groups and burning a significant amount of calories. Rowing also improves cardiovascular health, enhances endurance, strengthens muscles, and promotes joint flexibility.
Are rowing machines suitable for beginners?
Yes, rowing machines are suitable for beginners. They offer low-impact exercise, making them gentle on joints. Beginners can start with lower resistance levels and gradually increase intensity as they build strength and endurance.
How often should I use a rowing machine?
The frequency of rowing machine usage depends on your fitness goals. For general fitness, aim to row at least three times a week. If your goal is weight loss or increased endurance, consider rowing five to six times a week. However, always listen to your body and give yourself enough rest and recovery time.
What features should I look for in a rowing machine?
When selecting a rowing machine, consider features such as adjustable resistance levels, comfortable seating, ergonomic handles, and a clear display to track your progress. Additionally, pay attention to the machine's construction, durability, and ease of storage if space is a concern.
Do rowing machines require a lot of maintenance?
Rowing machines generally require minimal maintenance. Regularly clean the machine, wipe down the seat and handles, and check for any loose screws or parts. Some machines may require lubrication of the chain or flywheel, so refer to the manufacturer's guidelines for specific maintenance instructions.
Can rowing help with weight loss?
Yes, rowing can be an effective exercise for weight loss. It offers a high-calorie burning workout that engages multiple muscle groups and increases heart rate. Combined with a balanced diet, regular rowing can contribute to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Are rowing machines suitable for individuals with joint problems?
Rowing machines are generally low-impact and gentle on the joints, making them suitable for individuals with joint problems. However, it is recommended to consult with a healthcare professional before starting any exercise program, especially if you have specific joint concerns.
Can rowing help improve posture?
Yes, rowing can help improve posture. The rowing motion involves engaging the back muscles, which play a crucial role in maintaining proper posture. Regular rowing exercises strengthen the back and core muscles, leading to better posture and alignment.
How do I choose the right resistance type for a rowing machine?
The right resistance type for a rowing machine depends on personal preference and fitness goals. Air resistance provides a dynamic and adjustable workout, magnetic resistance offers smooth and quiet operation, while water resistance mimics the feel of rowing outdoors. Consider trying different types to determine which one suits you best.


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Gal-gaku.: Hijiri Girls Square Gakuin
Type: Spring 2020 Anime
Plot Summary:
The anime is set in Holy Girls Square Academy, an academy for training pro star performers. The anime will focus on students who aim to participate in the academy's annual big event, the Girls' Arena
Released: 2020
Status: Ongoing
Other name: ガル学. ~聖ガールズスクエア学院~
Gal-gaku.: Hijiri Girls Square Gakuin
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