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Sam Pilgrim enjoys some happy holidays
Sam's been loving it in Munich
So we're nearing the end of 2008 and it's been a pretty busy month what with the pressures of Christmas we have to deal with… Have I bought such and such present? Did I remember to open my advent calender window? What tyres should I use in this weather?
Actually that last point hasn't been too tricky. I've only needed to use KHE skatepark tyres recently because I've been in Munich sessioning the cool Munich Indoor BikePark with a bunch of good friends and riders.
Our host was Amir Kabbani, one of Germany's best freeriders, who finished second place at 26 Trix earlier in the year. Riding with us were top French freeriders Pierre Edouard Ferry and Yannick Granneri.
The place was amazing. It is hidden in a disused box factory and unless you're in the know you wouldn't have a clue it was there. They have the ultimate winter training facility with a foampit, a ressy ramp like at Woodward and a six pack of big wooden doubles with a wicked hip at the end.
We hit that place hard and I really had chance to get some practice in for next year. And it's amazing how much you learn when you're riding with different guys too. Check out the pics I took on my phone for all the moves.Although there's little chance of getting bored there, they also have a bowl and a skatepark section with spines and jumpboxes everywhere to add a bit of variety. Amazing!
So we'd spend the day riding there and in the night we'd head to Amir's house, which was a good 30mins journey away by train and bike – that was the only downside of going to and from the bikepark. Guess I must just be lazy!
Then each night we'd hit a local restaurant called Pasta Basta and get a whole pizza and carbonara pasta each – well we have to top up those energy levels, don't we?
Right, I can almost hear those sleigh bells ringing so I'll finish by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Be sure to check out my next blog in the new year.

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The Iranian writer Azar Nafisi once said that, "Fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose."
Why does history continue to repeat itself? Have we truly learned nothing from the past? Or do people truly not care what is happening in the world? Honestly, too many people truly do not care. And it's a shame. Sometimes, I think Thomas Hobbes was right when he said that humans are very selfish and willing to hurt each other if we think it will benefit ourselves. Personally, I never want to be become that person. Ignore people who threaten your joy. Literally, do not even waste your time acknowledging them. Do you think he was right? Why or why not?


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VOL. II WACO, TEXAS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1874. NO. 285 HOUSTON. g CONRADI, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, 61 Main Btreet, Van Alctyne's Building, ir )tr mV. l' hi ic v. -j . J S. STEWART, Agent for the!State' of, Texas fr* PETERS' EUREKA PROCESS OF T annmg Leather. Of the numerous testimonials regarding its merits we append the following as being altogether suffl-cicnt Dr. J. S, Steward, Houston: - Huntsville, Texas, I June 117, 1874.J Dear Sir—Kegardina your inquiry concerning the Peters' Process forr Tanning, we will say that v/e have been using it for tb.6 las' "six months,'wilh en tire Miccess. We find it all ihat it was recommended by Captain Ball. We have invested largely, and are making thousands of shoes from leather tanned * * the process, winch give entire satisfaction, Respecttfftuil]lly, Ward, Dewet & C County riguts for sale. Address Lock Bor julylO—d<fewt.f Housi * ItlAUMES DUNN. Dealers in General HARDWARE AND STOVES Agents for Buck's Stoves, victor Scales, Deer & Son's Moline Plows, Wood's Mowers, Anchor Brand Nails, Circular Saws (slotted.) A large stuck "of«Belting, Gas Pipe and Fittings always on hand. No. 49 iTIitin Street, Houston, Texas, uue9-w6m AYOU CITY IKON,WORKS. A. MctUOWEN, MAN UF ACTURER OF, STE A M ENGINES. BOILEHS, SAW MILLS GIN GKaRING, MctfoWE iVL> PATENT COTT /N PRESS A AD IScHvy I'oriablc Horse Power! Wnicu has advantage.. OVER ANY OTHER HOUSE POWEU.'jMADE. Near the Central Depot, avi5W6m HOUSTON, TEXAS, LMTZHUGH house, C O i\ U K U g S AVENUE, Opposite the Terminus of the 9Iuu<iur A 'I'evns Central It. H< ' AUSTIN TEXAS. Tables hd<1 accommodations unsurpassed. --------- TGF 82marl2D&Wiv L. A. FITS HUGH, Prourieto C0TT01S ;FACTORS and| COMMAS SSOIS MERCHANTS, Houston, Texas. .1. . TliYON. O. C. DREW DREW & TRYON, Wholesale and Retail Grocers and Commission Mercliants, 37 Travis and 8 Preston Streets, Houston, - - - - Texas Always on h and a full stock of Fancy and Staple Groceries. Buy with Cash and from the factories, therefore get the discount. Have in Store and fob Sale Special Attention given to Orders and Consignments. Cotton, Wool and Hides.kaudled only oil Commission. aug6 d&wtf A model Letter. Why can't our correspondents learn the art of condensation, so evidently mastered by our friend, Worthy Master Benge: Cotton Consignments, fi r Sale or Ship-ment, Solicited, and Li jeral Advances made on the same. july25d&w0m Flour, Meal, Bacon, Lard, Candles, Soap, Sugar, Molasses, Syrup, Starch, Vine-gar, Oil, Teas, Coffee, Chocolate, Canned Goods, Willow Ware, Wooden Ware, &e., &c. J3F* Teas and Spices a Specialty. |aiso, G. P. Plant & Co's celebrated brands of Flour:—Plant's Extra: Plant's Ashland ; Plant's Favorite; Plant's Belle Creole; Plant's Franklin; Plant's Central. A. Trial is Solicited JAMES BUTE, Importer and Dealer in A1JSTTS, OILS, 0 OL A R k> Varnishes, Wall Paper,yEt c], pu.rolii;n:e fluid Couch's PortablelGas Lamp. HOUSTON, TEXAS. jx.yl w-.m J. E. FOSTER, OLDEST REALjjESTATEJAGENT In Houston, iTeoiaa, Lands fer sale'^iu).. nearly JeveryJf countyJ[ln the btaie. ' icneS-wSmdlt r W. HENDERSON, HOUSTON. - - • TEXAS, \Fas lands lying; in Northern and Northweitcin Texas, which he is no w offering: for sole on the Most Reasonable Terms, in the countiesi;oi£B;own, Bell,. Coryelie, Coleman and Jack, lUUi^-W -flD Cherokee Co., Texas, ) Sept. 20tl), 1874. Maj. J. W. Downs, Waco: Dear Sir:—You will please forward the Weekly Examiner and Patron to the address of O. M. Benge, Piue Town, Cherokee Co., Texas, and charge to me, and the money will be sent to you in due time. I am in receipt of your request, enclosing blank for return, which I will retain for a while, and see if I can do anything more for you. The crop, here, was unusually fine up to July, when the drouth and heat were so severe, all was cremated. Money is not to be had, but the Grangers, as well as others, are play-mg their best trumps forever by keeping out of debt. Fraternally yours, G. C. Benge, Master, Union Grange, No. 123. PRESS OPINION. [From the Houston Age. ] The agricultural class, in its deep desire to free itself from the chains which eastern capitalists are riveting upon its giant limbs, like an infuriated Sampson, turns upon and assails the local railroad as the main cause of the evils which it is called upon to bear. The real authors are the "rings of the East"—the manufacturing ring, the railroad ring and the bond-holders ring. These have long controlled and mapped out the courses of legisla-tion and held the commerce and indus-tries of the nation within their grasp. They revel amid scenes ot wealth far re-moved from where their machinations ripen into countless ills, and while the farmer groans under his burdens the merry laguh and heartless jest is made over his pains in brown stone mansions and gilded offices, in fashionable avenues and banking streets of the great metropo- Iis. Bather are deeper schemes of plunder being devised. W e conclude, therefore, that the high tariffs for transportation, by which the productions of the Western farmers are rendered almost worthless in the Eastern market, have an underlying cause, which is the root of the evil, and which must he struck at and killed, before permanent relief can he expected. The little the farmers have left by Eastern roads and tax-gatherers, w'ho devour the country, as did Egyptian locusts in the land of the Pharaohs, is silently swept away by the high protective tariff, most cunningly de-vised "for revenue and government ex-penses." The assertion is false as the system is oppressive; false, because so high that it is prohibitory, preventing revenue. It is oppressive, because the manufacturing few are enriched at the cost of the many. [From the Telegraph.] Several months since, during the pre-valence of lawlessness in some of the western counties of the State, the Tele-graph suggested the advantage to law and order which might possibly result from the existence of a properly restrain-ed State police, in the nanus of our cfli-cient State Executive. Our ears were then saluted with the cry of "Radical Radical! The Telegraph is no true Dem-ocrat." Time rolls on, the Governor is obliged among other things, to call out an amateur military company to secure the ends of justice, in the enforcement of the laws, and lo! one and another of the leading journals of the State come up to the mark and advocate the same thing. We refuse to give the ill-natured paragraph which closed the article above, because its pub-lication will do the Telegraph injustice. When will that excellent paper learn to control its temper? It is inexplicable to us. Vain people are always in a good humor with themselves, and every one else. The Telegraph stands so far above the other journals in the State (in its own estimation) that really it should never never he angry. We should never be an-gry with our inferiors. A fcaw. The Galveston News furnishes a "mod-ern instance" of how truth can he stretched to its utmost tension. Here is the fish story, of the fish extremely fishy: One of the saws one would not like to have run on him was exhibited in the editorial rooms of the News yesterday aiternoon. Its late owner had just de-ceased. He was of the kind known as a saw fish, and was eighteen feet in length. He carried his saw at the end of his nose; it is four feet long, and set with teeth an inch and a half in length, and sharp as needles. He came ashore at the request of a party of fishermen, of whom Mr. James Hussey is chief, who happened to ho dragging their nets on the Gulf shore, between the Half-Way House and Gulf Veranda. These monsters, which abound in the waters of the Gulf, only come close m shore when the water is smooth. Other-wise, they would be dangerous neighbors. They swim with the rapidity of sharks, and would cut a man's head oil or half way through his body at a single dash. They are allied to the sharks. Their saws or beaks, like those of the sword fish, have been found driven through the hulls of ships. (ien. G. T. Beauregard and daughter, of Louisiana, arrived in New York a day or two since from Canada, and are resid-ing with a friend in Fifth Avenue. General Sherman has written a memoir of the events of the late war, for publica-tion after his death, with the exception of the last chapter, which, comprising his opinions on useful military lessons derived therefrom, is published in the Army and Navy Journal. The Public Debt.—The debt state-ment as issued to-day, shows a reduction of the public debt, in September, of $435,417; coin balance, $77,409,677; currency balance, $16,115,840; coin cer-tificates, $26,415,600. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued a call for the redemption of ten million 5-20 bonds of 1862, of which nine millions are coupons and one million registered bonds. The interest ceases 1st of January next. China.—A frightful typhoon passed over Hong Kong, Septemoer 28. The steamers Leonor and Abbay and eight other vessels were wrecked or foundered, and many vessels are missing. A great many houses were destroyed, and it is reported that a thousand persons were killed. The damage to property in the city, harbor and surrounding country is im-mense. Pensacola. Governor Beveridge, of Illinois, has appointed delegates to the convention, to be held at Louisville, Ky., Ootober 21st, to consider the question of the removal of the National Capital from Washington to the Mississippi Valley. Senators John A. Logan and R. J. Oglesby, Hon. J. D. Uaton and D. L. Phillips, Gen. J. W. Singleton and, ex-Governor Kearncr are delegates from the State at large. The Gazette, of Saturday, says: There is not, nor has been, any epidemic -in Pen-sucola. The fever has been erratic In its character, prevailing only among those whose habits or very recent coming among us, rendered peculiarly susceptible to it, when directly exposed to the infection. It is successfully managed, and believed to he tinder the easy control of our phy-sicians, when promptly called in its in-ception. The mortality has been very small up to this date. The Gazette printed the following list of persons who have died at the Navy Yard, of yellow fever, up to the 23d ult.: Three marines, Dr. Ackley, Mrp.. Chand'er, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Fisher, Miss Fisher, Mr. Fisher, Jas. Foley, Miss Sapp, Charles Cora, J. C. Chaffee, Cap-tain Franklin, Henry Seipel, a child of Patrick Conlin, Dr. Todd, W. C. Oats, Bryan Macdermott, Mrs. Brooks. In all 20 deaths, and about 30 still sick. Th« Nuptials ,of Miss Sherman. The marriage of Miss Maria Ewing Sherman, daughter of Gen. and W, T. Sherman, to Mr. W. Fitch, one of the Engineer Corps, U. S. Navy, was cele-brated at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church at 11 o'clock to-day, October 2d in the presence of a very large company of distinguished persons, among whom were Pres-ident and Mrs. Grant, members of .the Cabinet now in the city, members of the Diplomatic Corps, distinguished army and navy officers in full uniform, and propji-nent citizens, nearly all accompanied by ladies. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Most Reverend Bishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, after which nuptial mass was celebrated by that distinguished prelate. The crowd at the church was immense, and many were unable to gain admission. After the ceremony at the Church, the wedding ceremony was held at the resi-dence of Gen. Sherman, on I street, from 1 to 4 p. m. The newly married couple left here at 6 o'clock this evening for a bridal tour, North and West,' and expect to reach St. Louis about Oct. 15, where they will reside. The wedding present* were numerous and many of them very valuable. The White and Black Leaguers. It appears that the colored people of Louisiana do not think so badly of the white leagers after all. The troubles in Terrebonne parish were settled after this manner—so says the Picayune: The people's party of Terrebonne— consisting chiefly of those murderous white leaguers—met the Republican party of that parish—consisting wholly of negroes—and agreed with them to unite on a compromise local ticket. The two legislative offices were given respect* ively to Edmund McCollom, find a south-ern gentleman of culture aud high social position, a planter and a former slave-holder, and to W. II. Keys, a colored man, representative laborer and quondam slave of Col. Duncan S Cage, of Terre-bonne. The other local offices wer# di-vided fairly between the parties, each having a proper representation in the conduct and control of public affairs. As a result, the parish will have hut ore ticket, its peace will be secured, the ami-cable relations of capital and labor placed beyond danger, and the contingency of unfairness in the returns ^rendered abso-lutely impossible. There may be no party triumph secured by this arrangement, hut it is to he in-ferred that the people of Terrebonne care less lor party triumphs than for the peace, prosperity and development of their sec-tion. Palnlul it'not Fatal Accident. Superintendent Hardy Ed dins, of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad, telegraphed yesterday morning to the superintendent of the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Road, that Mr. Lawrence Kellett, General Manager of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San An-tonio Railroad, fell under the cars Wed-nesday night, near Weimer, whereby he had an arm cut off, one of his legs terri-hly mutilated, besides sustaining severe internal injuries. It will be marvelous if Mr. Kellett recovers from such an ac* ©ate Million Mara I!epre§eoted l That emits the most ravishing music that can be heard for miles—Nothing like it ever seen before. DAILY AT 1:15 P. M., THE WON-DERFUL ASCENSION FEAT. ^ The walk for life: a young lady ascends a single wire 200 feet in mid air, free to all. This monster establishment travels en tirely and exclusively by rail. Its immensity will admit of its exhibiting only at the «st towns. Arrangements have been wilh railroads to carry visitors to the great show at reduced rate,s. ■'i'TlLLfEXHIBIT AT—Mexia. Monday, Oct. 5, Calver day. Got. 8, Hearne, Friday, Get. 9, Rook lale, Saturday Wednesday, Oct. * •, Huntsyille, Thursday oet. 1 , Wif Adults, Children under nine years, ijfJcts. T vo exhibitions daily, at 1 and 7 p. m. Circus commences one hour later. MIND THE DAY AND DATE. Make a note of it. No postponement. Re-member the name. No delay. No change. Positively exhibits on the day for which in s advertised. The Grand Street Parade takes place in the forenoon. | * t, Tuesday, Get. 6, WACO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, Marlin, Thu:? , Oet. 10, Palestine, Monday, Oet. IT, Tyler, Tuesday, Oct. 13, Croeke" idav, October 16, Columbia, Saturday, October 17. OTwTsepTO A multitude of curiosities, a legion of animals, numbers of unpa-alleled novelties, bands of music, a city of tents, a herd, i-dromedaries, dens of serpents, cages of crocodiles, nature's fieaks and works of art, mechanic..! musical nstruments, monster breathing sea monsters and terrestrial t.r.ors, an army of men and droves of horses* . In its Menagerie are Gnus, Ilartebestes, Blaze Boks, Elands, Giant Ostrich, Malayan Tapirs, Manatees, (first ones ever exhibited,) Kangaroos. Four large performing lions, two monster royal hengal tigers, leopards, zebras, porcupines, Ibex wart hog, Fourteen Dromedaries, male and female elephant, Emus, Nyl Gau, monster serpents, living Crocodiles, Living Giraffes, &c., Ac., In all Nearly 400 Living Specimens. The Circus has 1## Employees, Cham-pions of every land—both sexes. The Parade is without a Parallel, Headed by the monster music, car, drawn by 14 dromedaries, after which 20 ladies and gentlemen, on priceless steeds, clad as huntsmen "Ready for the Chase." The open lion's palace, the Monarch of the Forest in full view; the Red Knight and his Guard of Honor, in real armor; the plate glass den of monster serpents and their capturer, a real Royal African Snake Subduer; after which the 40 dens of Zoological Wonders, the whole termi-nating with the Monster Mnsical Marvel of the age. THE STEAM CALLIOPE. One Ticket Admits to all the tents. The Great World's Wonder! Waco, JV*ednesday, October 7 th, The Great Mew York and W ew #rlean§ Zoological and £que§trian Exposition.
Object Description
|The Waco Daily Examiner (Waco, Texas) Vol. 2 No. 285, Sunday, October 4, 1874
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|J.W. Downs
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|Newspaper, 4 pages
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|Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers
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|The Waco Daily Examiner (Waco, Texas)
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g CONRADI,
61 Main Btreet, Van Alctyne's Building,
ir )tr mV. l' hi ic v. -j .
Agent for the!State' of, Texas fr*
T annmg Leather.
Of the numerous testimonials regarding its merits
we append the following as being altogether suffl-cicnt
Dr. J. S, Steward, Houston: -
Huntsville, Texas, I
June 117, 1874.J
Dear Sir—Kegardina your inquiry concerning
the Peters' Process forr Tanning, we will say that v/e
have been using it for tb.6 las' "six months,'wilh en
tire Miccess. We find it all ihat it was recommended
by Captain Ball. We have invested largely, and are
making thousands of shoes from leather tanned * *
the process, winch give entire satisfaction,
Ward, Dewet & C
County riguts for sale. Address Lock Bor


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Really just pondering out loud here.
What I mean is, beyond things we do to avoid pain, I wonder if what we want (or at least one of the things we want) is experiences of beauty. I feel like beauty is a universal force. That we can sense this force and enjoy it makes it all the more a good opportunity. The reason I feel this is a force is because of the idea that beauty or aesthetics are what comes out of the application or realization of an extremely efficient algorithm. The more efficient something is, the more beautiful. Efficiency is kind of loose as I'm not sure if it is always about a physical efficiency, but sometimes it could be more cognitive. Like, it looks better because it is easier to process.
Diamonds > Mud
Symetrical faces > Asymetrical Faces
metaphor allows for packing a lot of information in a small area
Also that this ease of processing isn't only about mathematical efficiency but also about qualitative efficiency (although maybe this does have a mathematical foundation I don't know).
Song lyrics that use names or places that give a deeper meaning
Uses of older or stronger forms of speaking
Red hair or blue eyes stands out and is novel
Then there is music and I wonder if music is more about the communication of emotional perspectives which CAN be beautiful but don't have to be this way. However if they are beautiful they will probably be more well remembered.
For me when I hear Taiwanese Mandarin I actually feel really good listening to it, where as with other accents I might actually feel demotivated it seems. It's something I will have watch out for.
Also the writing system is beautiful but it is also packed with metaphor/symbolism.
(Taiwanese Mandarin is like British accented English, it has that nice texture)
Anyways, So it is interesting to think about this because I guess I am motivated by curiosity somewhat but I don't think I go out of my way consciously to seek it out. Well when I'm bored I do. However, creating beauty is a process of taking control of life in a way. Like, it really involves a lot of thinking which is great, and the reward is also great.
Now, as a lifestyle it would be very difficult to focus solely on creating. It seems important to also create an inspiring environment. Same with learning languages and other stuff. Now, with technology it is easy to get new music etc, however, even without this, we still have nature which is very beautiful, full of very efficient algorithms.
I've thought and I think wrote about this before. The idea that if I were to focus on improving myself I could focus on my ability to create beauty. To have beauty come out of every pore of my being.
Like, iunno, like a Tristan type character. The type of character that became like a legend for just the way they were. Not that my focus should necessarily be on how there people perceive me. That's just the thing. I want to have something where the goal and what I gain from it is intrinsic. Although sharing it afterwards is cool I guess. More over, it would be good if that thing I focus on has a sort of greater usefulness, which I think beauty does.
I feel like this lifestyle, Aestheticism or something lifestyle, could be very useful, not to mention it's something that most people understand and appreciate. It's not something where only a certain type of person sees the value in it, but instead it's something where the vast majority people are seeking these aesthetic ideals.
I see the possibility that focusing on beauty will lead to a lot of universal understanding as the better we get at creating beauty, it will rely on our understanding of it. It, beauty, which I feel may be a natural sense we have of efficiency as it relates to human thriving. Note symmetrical/attractive faces = better immune systems on average. Not that I'm saying a painting will revolutionize medicine. Doctors are still super important lol, and there are people who will WANT to be doctors. I'm just thinking, is it possible that my understanding of beauty could somehow become a scientifically useful contribution.
So I am just trying to think in what ways do I want to proceed with this. I thin I want to focus on:
Language, Music, Body building, and I might add in poetry/lyrics, that plus my random thoughts on the universe whenever curiosity or inspiration hits.


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In your hotel in Alquezar we have guides of canyoning and mountain at your disposal (www.avalancha.org) having more than 20 years of experience. You can book the activities of canyoning, walking, etc with special discounts. For any thing you need we are at your disposal advising you when programming trips, explaining you the paths, recommending the best restaurants or just offering you a friendly conversation.We are waiting for you. Have a good trip.
Opening Hours: From 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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We're finally here! It has been a long journey for us, but we have now reached our first major milestone. As of today, Coranox is available for purchase in print and as an e-book. Our new online shop is live here.
The new store offers a digital text-only preview of the book. The first third of Coranox is available as a FREE download at the top of the page. We highly encourage you to sample the results of eight years of hard work.
Below that, you will find links to the various outlets from which you can purchase a digital or print copy of the book. In addition, we also have several prints of artwork for sale. Drawn by Paul Canavan, these paintings include emblem designs, cover art, the character mural featured on the website, and the interior illustrations found within the digital version of the novel. The interior illustrations contain minor spoilers for the book, but we decided to release them for readers and new visitors alike to own these wonderful pieces separately.
We'll have more announcements from Fifth Exile and additional content on the Coranox website rolling out in the coming days and weeks. Please check back with us for frequent updates!


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The link between professional development for teachers and improved educational outcomes is well known. This idea has been pushed to the forefront by the government with the recent announcement of a fund to support continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers.
The focus is not simply around money, though. They are particularly championing Teaching Schools to deliver evidence-based professional development in order to continue the movement towards a school-led approach to CPD and school improvement.


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You will find it hard not to fall in love with this danish designer, Jacob Jensen, well, not after you get to see, touch and own one of he's timeless, elegant and well-crafted product. This electric kettle is of pure lines, simple forms, contrasts of light and dark. A unique, stylistically consistent and today classic form language. Developed by Jacob Jensen and continued and refined by his son, Timothy Jacob Jensen. A generation of danish designers, who have contributed to the aesthetics and pleasure of everyday life by designing products of high idea content, radical purity and quiet beauty.
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The Jacob Jensen Electric Kettle is a cordless electric kettle in sandblasted aluminium with several features: Wall mounting set included, 360 degrees base, ergonomic handle, one-touch opening, water level indicator, safety lid with automatic switch off, removable limescale filter and ON/OFF button with blue light indication. The combination of brand new colours, sandblast aluminium and black details gives you stylish and sophisticated kitchen details in a classic and timeless design.
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Material. ABS, aluminium, wall mounting set included
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Chris Brown Freestyles to Drake's '0 to 100′ [VIDEO]
Although Chris Brown's new album is on hold while he maneuvers around his legal issues, he continues to create new music since his release from prison.
The embattled R&B singer posted a video on his Instagram page of him freestyling along to Drake's summer jam '0 to 100.' "Bored freestyling," Breezy wrote in the caption.
It's hard to make out what he's rapping about as he spits lines with "bitch" and "p----" in the verse. It could be for a remix of 'Loyal,' Brown's latest hit song, but we're just speculating.
After becoming a free man earlier this month, Brown has been spotted in the studio with Justin Bieber, Lil Boosie and Tyga. So it's safe to say he's cooking up something big on his album for his faithful fans.


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Captain's Team Beats the President's Team in the Inaugural President's Trophy
Geoff Rooke, Cannington Golf Club's captain, led his team in a non-playing capacity to victory in the inaugural President's Trophy competition, running out the winners by 12 games to 8.
The Cannington President, Stuart Mason, has donated a trophy to be played for on a bi-annual basis in a match between the Captain's Team and the President's Team, played over the weekend at the Cannington course. With the foursomes taking place on Saturday morning, the Captain's team built an early lead by winning all four games.
The President attempted a comeback in the afternoon fourballs and improved to half the afternoon series two games each, leaving the Captain with a four game lead to take into the Sunday's singles matches where 12 points were at stake.
Kay Fawcett in the first game out in the Sunday's singles, pushed the score along to a five game difference and then it had to come - a rally from the President's men to take the next three games to reduce the deficit to only two games.
The former Club Captain however, steadied the ship having to play two opponents - he successfully saw them both off to restore the four game lead.
It was now the turn of the club juniors playing for the President, to step up to the plate. And how they did, with James Sewell and James Lloyd winning their games by a margin of two and one, supported by Harry White who overpowered his opponent by four and three. However not to be outdone, and with the Captain's encouragement, his team claimed the last three games to take the trophy by 12 games to 8 games.
Full Results (President's names first):
Saturday Morning Foursomes:
Alan Wainman & Alan Newham lost to Rob Bawden & Malcolm Jones, 4 and 3
Chris Sharkey & James Puddy lost to Rod Vowles & Steve Butterfield, 5 and 4
Neil Greenslade & Stuart Mason lost to Rob Fowler & Darren Marshall, 2 and 1
David Stephenson & Mick Egan lost to Simon Alderwick & Glyn Sewell, 5 and 4
Afternoon Four Balls:
Stuart Mason & Ron Macrow lost to Kay Fawcett and Rod Vowles, 4 and 3
Alan Dobbins & James Sewell beat Steve Fisher & Nick Prince, 3 and 2
Adam Reading & Neil Greenslade lost to Glyn Sewell and Nick Hughes, 2 and 1
Peter Hardman & Harry White beat Stephen Butterfield & Darren Marshall, 3 and 1
Match score after day 1: President's Team 2, Captain's Team 6
Sunday Singles Matches:
Stuart Mason lost to Kay Fawcett, 4 and 3
Chris Sharkey beat Dave Dobson, 5 and 3
David Stephenson beat Darren Marshall, 2 Up
James Puddy beat Simon Alderwick, 4 and 3
Colin Inglis lost to Stephen Butterfield, 4 and 2
Paul Anderson lost to Stephen Butterfield, 4 and 3
James Sewell beat Rod Vowles, 2 and 1
James Lloyd beat Rob Fowler, 2 and 1
Harry White beat John Moate, 4 and 3
Ron Macrow lost to Glyn Sewell, 2 and 1
Alan Wainman lost to Malcolm Jones, 4 and 3
Peter Hardman lost to Nick Hughes, 6 and 5
Final Score: President's Team 8 games, Captain's Team 12 games.


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I have wanted to teach ever since I was a young child. The teachers I had growing up truly inspired me to become a teacher. They were always so helpful and willing to do anything to help their students. Now that I am on this journey to become a teacher, I strive to develop into the kind of teacher they were. I desire to be the teacher that goes out of her way to assist her students so they can reach their full potential as learners. -- Sara Bledsoe
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Yes, all 42 of them (along with other things).
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 16th, May. 2017 Under News
The International 7 is nearly here and Valve has changed up a rather strong tactic in Dota 2 these days with respawn talents.
When patch 7.00 added talents, that allows players to specialize in different upgrades for their hero, it allowed heroes with respawn reduction times to rise up. In a game that's mostly about team-fighting, having your hero back into the fray much quicker can be advantageous, especially if you trade kills.
Now with patch 7.06, all 42 respawn talents have been replaced. No, not re-balanced; just outright replaced. The Warlock at level 20 will now summon a Golem upon deeath. Magnus has +500 Skewer Range at level 25. Lycan has +12 Feral HP Regen at level 15. Crystal Maiden has +50 Freezing Field Damage at level 20. And so on and so forth. You can read the voluminous changes (along with adjustments to items and such) here.
Overall, this means buffs, both major and minor, for all heroes but some will benefit more than others. What are your thoughts on the changes? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more information on how this upheaval pans out.
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2008 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic Recap
The 2008 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike clinic began with a splash, or more like a downpour! With over 10 inches of rain the night before the clinic, trails were drenched and the clinic had to be postponed. For those who arrived on Friday evening, we still had a wonderful time sitting around the campsite laughing and eating plenty of food. Most of southen Indiana was flooded for weeks and several of us were actually flooded inside the park for the weekend, but believe it or not the trails at Brown County were completely ridable by Sunday afternoon.
The clinic was rescheduled for later in July. Unfortunatly the date change meant we missed out on some of the demo bikes, but we had a fantastic turnout of ladies and volunteers. Participants ranging in age from 14 to 65 arrived from all over Indiana as well as Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinios.
This year we added several new aspects to the clinic such as the Trail Education Class. Participants learned about trail advocacy and what goes into getting access to the trails we ride. They were also able to see first hand new trails being built by HMBA volunteers. Check out what participants had to say about the
Trail Education Class
We also added the Naked Lady Party which allowed for new riders to select items donated by other participants and volunteers. We had everything from helmets, gloves, shoes, jerseys and more. This will surely be an ongoing tradition at future clinics.
We look forward to seeing many new and returning faces for the 2009 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic!
2008 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic
2007 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic Recap
Thank you to everyone who made the 2007 Midwest Women's Mountain Bike Clinic a huge success. We have nearly 50 participats, instructors and volunteers riding the trails at Brown County State Park. Participants learned new skills and gained confidence by riding with some of the best female mountain bikers in the Midwest! Thank you to the Dirty Divas (Suzanne, K.D., Kathy and Rachel) and local instructors (Alexe, Deanna, Nita and Melody) for coming out and volunteering their time to teach a fantastic group of women!
The weather was absolutely perfect and the trails were even better. Participants travelled from all over Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinios to take advantage of the day. Groups ranging from First Timers to Advanced riders were able to test their skills on some of the best trails around. Every person came off the trail smiling with lots of great stories to tell!
The expo featured a HUGE selection of women specific bikes. Ladies were able to test ride bikes from Trek, Cannondale, Giant, Rocky Mountain, Iron Horse, Yeti and GT. Free fitting sessions were offered through out the afternoon courtesy of Nebo Ridge Bicycles. The expo also featured several lectures and tire changing races. Congrats to Dana Bland of Shepardsville, KY for winning the tire changing races sponsord by Reser Bicycle Outfitters (Newport, Ky).
Thank you to all of our sponsors: Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, Nebo Ridge Bicycles, Bicycle Garage Indy, A1 Cyclery, Revolution Bike & Bean, The Bicycle Station, Reser Bicycle Outfitters, DINO, Trek, Cannondale, Giant, Oakley, Sundance SalanSpa and Evomo.
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Mission 2020 (M2020) is an ambitious project identifying the need for significant governmental and industrial intervention by 2020 to avoid a turning point in Climate Change [1]. According the partner institutions involved, serious reduction in emission need to begin by 2020 to meet the temperature targets of the Paris agreement [2]. Therefore, this project calls for sustainable transitioning at a much faster rate than currently seen. The website boldly states "it's necessary, it's desirable, it's achievable [3]." The latter is perhaps a little on the optimistic side, but not entirely impossible.
M2020 has garnered attention in recent weeks following a 'Comment' article by its authors published in Nature [4]. Outlined therein are six 'Milestones' or targeted fields where noticeable changes must occur. These are energy, infrastructure, transport, land, industry and finance. The milestones or plan outlined are aimed at 'key sectors' [ibid] and reflect a certain market realist pragmatism, which may lead to significant results, but may just as likely push problems down the line.
Below is a critique of each milestone coming from a degrowth perspective, aiming to reposition the individual and collective responsibility in the debate around a desirable sustainable future.
M2020's proposal for addressing issues of energy involves an increase in the share of renewables in energy production, resulting in reduced carbon emissions through divestment of coal. However, there is no mention of reducing overall energy use, now or in the future. Nor is there mention of whether everyone's energy needs can be met through technological innovation, or whether people will be expected to forego essential energy, for example in 2010 when China initiated blackouts to meet efficiency targets [5]. Furthermore, there is no suggestion about how the energy developed will be created and who will have ownership of it when it is in production.
In relation to infrastructure, M2020 proposes significant investment in better building regulations and practices, and incremental upgrading of current building stock. While homeowners and tenants will certainly benefit from better built homes, it is unclear who will foot the bill for retro-fitting, whether this will be centrally imposed or voluntary or how this might affect more informal settlements. Does increased regulation bring with it the risk of gentrification and less affordable housing?
As far as transport is concerned, there is no mention for reductions in journeys made and an increase in air travel is actually accounted for. There is a serious lack of ambition here, given that air travel is a very privileged mode of transport, frequently used by the scientific, political and business communities at huge expense to the biosphere.
The land use proposal is no less disappointing for failing to name meat production as a globally inefficient use of land, creating exclusive food at the expensive of crop prices and deforestation. Deforestation and biodiversity loss are challenged, but with no mention of how this may impact economic development in some regions. Furthermore an opportunity is missed here to propose land compensation measures for climate refugees.
The section on industry is the vaguest. Except for the desire for heavy industry to de-carbonise by 2050, all other measures seem to legitimise business as usual through the monitoring, measuring and management of the destruction industry causes to the planet.
The last of the six section deals with finance. In the vision of M2020, the role of market driven capitalism is firmly in place for the twentieth century with green bonds, carbon pricing and development banks. My own knowledge of finance is insufficient to comment on the validity of these measures, but perhaps the impenetrability of financial markets and industry alone are cause for concern.
As mentioned above, the project addresses 'key sectors,' which I identify as policy makers, big business, green tech companies, financial services and the scientific community. Although these sectors have a role to play, the opportunity should not be passed to point out that they have played a part in producing the unsustainable world of today [6]. I would refer to the political implications of M2020 as centrist liberalism, as the role of both the state and private companies are reified. These milestones do not account for the agency of everyone else, as people who do not operate within the key sectors addressed are excluded and become objects in a very important issue that defines their lives.
It is important to note that the failure to address the agencies of people appear from other ideological perspectives too. This emerges on the left in many ways including the scapegoating of big business [7] and the framing of any reductions in individual consumption as austerity [8][9]. Neither the accountability of firms nor their potential to have a significant outcome (good or bad) on a sustainable future is being disputed here. However, if the majority of people are not consulted, not addressed and not acknowledged as actors, they are less likely to be engaged or become involved in these debates. The consequence of this omission in M2020 is a complete lack of acknowledgement around the role of power. Results are proposed with little or no articulated consideration for who will be affected by the measures. This is of concern when the authors and their institutions are European based, minimising the voices, particularly those in the Global South.
If profit margins are not negatively affected, companies and governments will adopt more sustainable approaches and the ecological merit will be appreciated by the public. What is not guaranteed is the equitability of governments and companies in how they might execute these sustainability measures, thus resulting in undesired outcomes. Therefore, projects such as M2020, must ensure equitability and human welfare are meaningfully addressed in any proposal.
To conclude, M2020 is valuable in setting out the momentum needed for meaningful GHG mitigation to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The Nature paper introduces M2020 as a plan, however in reality what is proposed are merely desired outcomes. This approach disregards the needs and desires of many people and silences them from the discussion on sustainable futures.
Cited Material:
[1] Mission 2020 (2017) Website.
[2] Mission 2020 (2017) The climate turning point. Accessed online 13 July 2017.
[3] Figueres, C., Schellnhuber, H. J., Whiteman, G., Rockstrom, J., Hobley, A., & Rahmstorf, S. (2017). Three years to safeguard our climate. Nature, 546(7660), 593-595.
[4] Mission 2020 (2017) Website.
[5] The Guardian (2010) China resorts to blackouts in pursuit of energy efficiency. Accessed online: 13/07/2017.
[6] Malm, A. (2016). Fossil capital: The rise of steam power and the roots of global warming. Verso Books.
[7] Mercier, S. (2017). Climate change is not your fault. Village. Accessed online: 13 July 2017.
[8] Graham-Leigh, E. (2015). A diet of austerity: Class, food and climate change. Zero Books.
[9] Phillips, L. (2015). Austerity, ecology & the collapse-porn addicts: A defence of growth, progress, industry and stuff. Zero Books.


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SF Motors is a Santa Clara based Electric Vehicle Company focusing on R&D, manufacturing and sales of world class EVs. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley with an office in Ann Arbor, MI, we are committed to providing our customers with great products, exhilarating experiences and superior services. SF Motors is funded by automobile maker Chongqing Sokon Industry Group, which designs, manufactures and distributes more than 350,000 vehicles world-wide annually.
SF Motors has three R&D centers:
- Electric Powertrain & Intelligent Driving R&D Center based in Santa Clara, CA with a R&D office in Beijing, China
- Product Development R&D Center - North America based in Ann Arbor, MI
- Product Development R&D Center - Asia-Pacific based in Chongqing, China
Develop design tools and resource capabilities to support advanced Li-ion cell and battery development activities. Emphasize on thermal modeling, cell capacity / energy estimation, mathematical modeling and performance simulation of cell designs.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Establish software tools / licenses and hardware capabilities required to execute cell modeling activities.
- Provide electrochemical and thermal modeling activity to existing and future generation cell chemistries.
- Use proven models to determine cell design parameters that could be modified to optimize cell performance for target applications and define tradeoffs between performance and energy density.
- Work with external vendors and universities to establish relationships, define scope of development activity and review performance / progress against program goals / schedule through data driven decision making processes.
- Prepare status updates and presentations related to ongoing and accomplished modeling activities, report and make recommendations as required.
- Identify novel technologies and approaches that may be applicable, coordinate literature research and where applicable, work to establish related intellectual property.
- Up to 20% domestic and international travel may be expected for this position.
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- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrochemistry, Material Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering.
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I discovered the works of J.R.R. Tolkien because of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. For a little more than a decade, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were all needed from Tolkien. I knew there were other works floating around, some related to the books I'd already read and some other mostly unrelated works. In the last couple of years I've gathered some of those other books. The first I read was The Children of Húrin which I thought was excellent. That was some time ago but I've finally finished reading another book by Tolkien: Letters From Father Christmas.
The book collects a familial tradition that Tolkien began in 1920 when his eldest child, John, was but three years old. Every year the children of Papa Tolkien would receive one letter (sometimes more) from Father Christmas. They came in envelopes which were covered with little flourishes and unusual postage stamps that looked like something you could only get in the North Pole. Inside each envelope was a letter written is shaky handwriting that also had plenty of flourishes. They were handwritten by Father Christmas himself! He also drew pictures for the children on occasion and as the years went by his letter would be accompanied by additional notes from the North Polar Bear scribbled in the margins and later still, Ilbereth the Elf would write on behalf of Father Christmas when he got particularly busy.
The letters vary a little in content based on the time of year they were written. If in November, for example, Father Christmas mentions how busy they're getting up in the North Pole preparing for Christmas and he'll often conclude by asking the children to tell him what they'd like as gifts. Otherwise, the letters tell of some of the activities going on in the North Pole since the last letter that was written. This often deals with some of the shenanigans the North Polar Bear has gotten into it (he's well-meaning but very clumsy), a quick mention of what Father Christmas and his friends have done in the summer and how they're preparing for Christmas day. A few letters focus on the thievery of the Goblins or their invasions of the store rooms. They're fun and rather precious reads when you consider their real-world origins but ultimately reading them in quick succession you can't help but be very aware of the formulaic nature of each letter. The content of many letters are so similar that it just feels repetitive. The Goblin invasion I mention above is the biggest exception to this formula.
Despite the letters' shortcomings as a serial narrative, Letters From Father Christmas is a wonderfully delightful book when you pull back from it and consider the tradition Tolkien (secretly) had with his children under the guise of writing letters from Father Christmas. That's truly important because the letters are lovingly crafted. Seeing the amount of work Tolkien put into his letters is marvelous. His illustrations are colourful and fun but also quietly majestic at times. The envelopes are decorated and the scripting in the letters is stylized. Each and every person who writes in the letters (Father Christmas, North Polar Bear and his cousins, and Ilbereth) all have their very own style of writing. Father Christmas's writing is shaky because he's old, North Polar Bear's writing is very blocky and makes use of many straight lines since it's difficult for him to write with his paws (indeed, he does better when using the pen with his mouth in later letters), and Ilbereth has a very spidery script which reminds me of Elvish writing from The Lord of the Rings. As if to strengthen that link Tolkien has Ilbereth write in Elvish in one of the last letters.
What really makes Letters From Father Christmas a good read are the letters themselves and their presentation in the book. The production value of my edition is simply lovely. Thick, glossy paper which helps to bring the various illustrations and reproductions of the letters (and many of the envelopes those letter came in) to life. That's very important considering the amount of craft put into the production of the letters, not just their content. It's a hardcover volume which is important because this is the kind of book readers will likely flip through on a regular basis. Yet, it's also a slim and rather compact hardcover, somewhere between the size of a mass market paperback and a the trade paperback (of not a novel, not of a comic book). It's one of those rare book productions that manage to be both sturdy and handsome while also being compact and easily readable.
When I pull back from the book itself and think of the idea of collection something very personal, something that used to only exist for one particular family, my enthusiasm wanes a little. These are inherently private letters, from a father to his children. You could probably discuss about Tolkien's intention for hours (did he mean for the letters to ever be published?) but I think it's a moot point considering the book was released by his estate. The more I think about this the more I think it doesn't matter as much as I originally though. The letters existed for many years but their future was uncertain. By collection and publishing them the Tolkien Estate has ensured that a part of Tolkien will continue to exist in the eye of the publish for as long as it remains in print and a little while longer after that. I think I would mind less about my intellectual heritage if it was published in such a nice way as Letters From Father Christmas.
One of the nicest thing about this book is that it has a completely different appeal to me as a reader than the rest of Tolkien's work I've had the pleasure of reading. I'm not a Tolkien scholar or even an exceptionally passionate admirer of his life and body of work. I rank him as one of the most gifted and serious fantasy writers of the 20th century but this is my first time reading a book by Tolkien the non-fantasy writer. Don't tell me that because there are goblins, bits of magic and that Father Christmas is a potential pre-cursor for Gandalf that Letters From Father Christmas is and should continue to be considered a work of the fantasy genre. You're missing the point. These letters weren't written by Tolkien as a scholar or as a fantasy novelist, they're written by Tolkien as a father. They're imbued with so much love and joy that it's impossible not to appreciate this book's charm. I've read letters and essays by Tolkien and they've often had a stuffy, overly-serious tone so to read his Father Christmas letters addressed to his children was a special treat because it added some much-needed lightness to the man and his legacy.
I'm still a tiny bit bothered by the implications of publishing something so personal, especially posthumously, but this isn't the first time a publication has been released after an author's death and it likely won't be the last. Yet, I'm starting to think that if the Tolkien Estate made the decision and his children were involved (they were, primarily Christopher Tolkien) then I really shouldn't let myself be bothered by it and simply enjoy this wonderful gift from the life of J.R.R. Tolkien. Merry Christmas!


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Scoochie Smith's run with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League will continue for at least one more game.
Smith, the former Dayton Flyers point guard, had 10 points, two assists and four rebounds in 26 minutes Sunday as the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 82-68 in the quarterfinals of the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Sri Lanka have defended Muttiah Muralitharan after comments from a former umpire rekindled the long-running debate about the spinner's bowling action.
Retired Australian umpire Ross Emerson upset the Sri Lankans by suggesting in a newspaper article that Muralitharan's action had got worse in the last few years.
And he suggested that umpires are now too scared to no-ball the off-spinner for fear of losing their jobs.
Emerson was one of four Australian umpires to controversially call Murali for "chucking" in the 1990s.
"Muralitharan's action has changed since 1995 – it's got worse," he told Australia's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
"But he's not worried about it because who's going to call a bloke who has more than 400 (Test) wickets?"
Sri Lankan team manager Ajith Jayasekara reacted angrily to the reports that surfaced as the the team prepared for the triangular one-day VB Series in Australia.
"It didn't start from today. It started building up to this tour. It's not justified. I think it's a campaign to discredit him," Jayasekara said.
Muralitharan's action was cleared by the International Cricket Council after hearing medical evidence that the bowler had a permanently bent arm.
The off-spinner, who currently has 437 Test and 297 one-day international wickets, will not compete in the VB Series until January, as he is recovering from a hernia operation.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan captain Sananth Jayasuriya refused to panic despite crashing to a 102-run defeat against Australia A on Saturday.
"It was just a practice game for us and getting used to these conditions in Australia," he said.
"When we are playing Australia the conditions always favour them and they are playing well at the moment.
"I think they're the best side at the moment – most of the batsmen are in good nick and the bowlers are hitting the ball all the time in the right areas," he said.
Sri Lanka play their first match of the tournament against England at the Gabba on Tuesday.
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In Charge: Mitchell takes SWB helm
Former Trenton skipper Bobby Mitchell managing RailRiders in '18
By Adam Marco / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | January 31, 2018 11:12 AM
MOOSIC, PA (January 31, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to announce that Bobby Mitchell will serve as the team's manager in 2018. Mitchell will be joined in the dugout by pitching coach Tommy Phelps, hitting coach Phil Plantier, bullpen coach Doug Davis and defensive coach Travis Chapman. Athletic trainer Darren London and strength and conditioning coach Brad Hyde also return to the RailRiders for the upcoming season.
Mitchell, 62, spent the last two seasons managing the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees Double-A affiliate in the Eastern League. He led the Thunder to 87 wins in 2016 and a 92-48 record in 2017, pacing Trenton to the Eastern League Championship Series and earning Manager of the Year honors. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1977 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the University of Southern California. Mitchell played professionally for 10 seasons within the Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays systems, including portions of four years at the Major League level. His coaching career began in 1992 in the Montreal Expos organization and he has managed professionally for ten seasons, including three seasons for Salt Lake in the Pacific Coast League from 2008 through 2010. Mitchell holds a career record of 609-508.
"From top to bottom, the Yankees have a lot of young talent moving up the ladder," Mitchell said. "The whole system is packed with prospects and that is a really good thing. Honestly, the most satisfying part of the job is seeing guys make that jump to the big leagues. Knowing our guys are driven and are going to work hard for that goal makes us all excited to get this season going."
Phelps has served as the RailRiders pitching coach for each of the last two seasons. He was originally selected in the eighth round of the 1992 First-Year Player Draft out of T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa and made his Major League debut for the Florida Marlins in 2003. A former pitcher, he appeared in 75 games at the Major League level and 313 in the minors. 2018 will be tenth season as a Minor League pitching coach for the Yankees, having spent time with Trenton (2009-2014) and Tampa (2015) before joining Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Phelps has led the RailRiders pitching staff to the International League's best earned run average and the second-most strikeouts during each of the last two seasons.
Plantier joins the Yankees organization this year. The former outfielder was initially drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1987 and made his big league debut in 1990 at age 21. Plantier played portions of eight seasons in the Majors, spending time with the Red Sox, Padres, Astros, A's and Cardinals. Since retiring, he has spent time as both a manager, hitting coach and hitting coordinator in the Seattle Mariners farm system and managed Lake Elsinore in 2011. From 2012 through 2014, Plantier was the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres.
Davis is a Bloomsburg native and is entering his second season within the Yankees organization. A Central Columbia High School graduate, Davis was selected in the ninth round of the 1984 First-Year Player Draft out of NC State and played professionally for 12 years. Davis began his coaching career in 1996, won a New York-Penn League title with Pittsfield in 1997, a South Atlantic League crown with Columbia in 1998 and was on the staff of the Florida Marlins when they won the World Series in 2003. His managerial mark is 515-484, including two seasons with Syracuse. Davis also spent seven seasons as the Minor League Field Coordinator for the Toronto Blue Jays prior to joining the New York Yankees organization last year.
Chapman enters his sixth season as a coach or manager in the Yankees system, having spent 2017 at the helm of the organization's Dominican Summer League team. He was drafted by Philadelphia in 2000 from Mississippi State, played 134 games for the Red Barons in 2003 and made his Major League debut that season. Prior to his stint with the DSL club last season, Chapman spent two years as the defensive coach for the Class-A Charleston RiverDogs in the South Atlantic League.
London returns for his 26th straight season as the athletic trainer of the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate and 2018 marks his 30th year in the New York Yankees organization. He was the International League's Trainer of the Year in both 2006 and 2012. Hyde was the RailRiders Strength and Conditioning Coach last season. He graduated from Arkansas State in 2009 with a B.S. in exercise science and begin working for the Yankees in 2014.
"The Yankees are committed to developing their talented pipeline of players that runs through Scranton/Wilkes-Barre," stated Josh Olerud, RailRiders Team President and General Manager. "Bobby Mitchell has proven time and again that he knows how to advance players along in their careers while also playing winning baseball. We are excited to add the reigning Eastern League Manager of the Year to our family as we watch the RailRiders make another run at the Governors' Cup in 2018."
The RailRiders former manager, Al Pedrique, was hired by the Oakland A's during the off-season and will serve as their first base coach in 2018. P.J. Pilittere was the RailRiders hitting coach in 2017 and has been promoted to the New York Yankees field staff. He is one of their two hitting coaches under new manager Aaron Boone.
Please direct all media and interview requests to Adam Marco, the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He can be reached at 570-558-4637 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. The 2018 season begins at PNC Field on April 6 against the Syracuse Chiefs.
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This blog started as my movie marathon — watching a movie a day for a whole year — and has continued as a place for me to write reviews about movies, TV, and various other items.
This is still a work in progress as I migrate from my old platform at Tumblr. For now, you can still access the whole backlog of posts there at http://reelmatt.tumblr.com
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Year 1, Day 179
BEFORE: After a great Christmas and a well deserved break in the marathon, I'm back with this year's Pixar film Brave. This is actually only the fourth animated film in the marathon (don't worry, that will be corrected in the coming months - more on that in an upcoming post). From what I've heard Brave is much better than Cars 2 from last year but it didn't live up to the high expectations given Pixar's many other successes.
AFTER: Animated films are usually seen separately from a more traditional live-action feature film. It's as if they are inferior in some way just because they were created in a computer rather than building huge sets and have hundreds a people act and lug equipment around all day. The result is, come Awards season, animated films take the back seat and are left to their own little category, Best Animated Feature, instead of playing with the big boys in the Best Picture category. First off, this is not true, but secondly, why am I telling you this?
I'm telling you this because to me, animated films have become almost indistinguishable from live-action films in terms of visuals. Brave had some gorgeous shots of the Scottish Highlands and even going in close on grass, trees, and rocks, the detail the animators can put in nowadays makes it look real. The most incredible example was Mérida's (Kelly Macdonald) dress. You see individual threads and a shiny quality to it that gives you a hint of what kind of fabric it is. It's these little details combined with the cinematography, things like camera angles and framing, that astounds me as to how far computer animation has come since Toy Story in 1995 where you could see the polygonal shapes.
Again, why is this important? I'm not really sure. I've never personally thought that animated films were inferior before and I still don't think so today. But for some reason Brave is the first film where I think it really hit me. I enjoyed the film and the story but there were also elements that I had to put up with rather than just go with them. When I saw Rise of the Guardians, the reason I rated it very highly was because I was able to watch it from a kid's perspective and not care about minor annoyances I had.Brave however tries to be much more than that. It tries to be like a live-action film in the sense that it's much more than just a kids movie, or a kids movie that appeals to adults (see: Toy Story). Brave has a darker feeling to it than the rest of Pixar's films while still having some lighthearted and comical scenes.
My biggest complaint about this is the characters, or more specifically, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). The Queen is the mother of Mérida who is the rambunctious and rebellious teenage princess who doesn't want to be like her mother. She wants to hunt and eat junk food instead of wearing corsets and acting proper all the time. The Queen tries to control Mérida and constantly recites the rules and regulations Mérida should be following if she wants to succeed when she grows up. From the beginning I didn't like the mother, not because of how she acted (I assume that was common back in ancient times), but because of the way she acted. The Queen acts like a child and is stubborn in ways an adult/parent doesn't. A parent can be stubborn and not change their mind about a decision, but they have their reasons and are forceful about it. The qualities belonged to Mérida and qualities normally associated with a temperamental child, like being stubborn and complain just because they aren't getting what they want, were found in Queen Elinor.
That seems a bit rambling so let me try and make sense of what I just said. Brave is a great movie. It looks fantastic with some of the landscape shots rivaling those of Middle Earth in The Hobbit. Plus, it has an oft-heard story of a child not wanting to do what their parents command, but it is well-told barring some annoyances. My through-line about animated/live-action films can boil down to this: Brave is an adult film made as a kids film. When Pixar did Up, they shocked many by including a five-minute prologue that many people, myself included, see as one of the saddest scenes in cinema. Here Pixar succeeded where they failed with Brave. Brave has that darker and more adult feeling but it doesn't embrace that as Up did. Instead, the tone of Brave can be a bit confused at times which in turn resulted in some disappointment on my end.
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I remember the descent; an open ridgeline to the river. There were forest red gums on the slope, very little understorey, fine shards of rock underfoot and towards the end it was easier to descend sideways, like a crab, inching our way down. A fire had been through before us, maybe only a week or so prior, and it had left us more view than expected. We could see down into the Styx River valley; from ridgetop to riverside we had to drop 700m in elevation.
As we descended, the elusive spotted quail-thrush nearly eluded us. Two of them took flight through the trees. We listened for their voice: it is a high pitched 'tseep tseep' that is almost beyond hearing and then when settled they call in far-carrying, repetitive notes similar to a treecreeper but slower, more plaintive.
As we descended, the elusive spotted quail-thrush nearly eluded us. Two of them took flight through the trees. We listened for their voice: it is a high pitched 'tseep tseep' that is almost beyond hearing and then when settled they call in far-carrying, repetitive notes similar to a treecreeper but slower, more plaintive.
On the bend where we met the river, there were some wild cattle: four herefords and one white-faced black angus. They were spooked by us and somehow vanished. I remember the campsite that first night, on a grassy ledge near a white cedar tree whose bare branches were tipped with full bunches of yellow berries. All its leaves were gone. It framed the pale, blue rock of the river bed. I remember watching two brush-tailed rock wallabies chase each other at phenomenal speed along the rocky, high eastern bank, darting over narrow ledges, leaping tall spaces in a single bound.
This adventure is one I remember through these vignettes of image and mood, all of them pooling to form a lingering reservoir of impressions: deep satisfaction, joy, wildness, and a sense of welcome in a place I had never visited before. I remember this as my favourite walk in a long time and since. It was comfortable deep in the river valley. Downstream of camp there was a river oak, its fist of roots wrapped around a handful of rocks.
On the second day we began walking downriver and only crossed twice for progress, which meant some tricky manoeuvres around ledges and passing the packs up and over in two spots. It added a nice challenge. Caz reminds me how we poked our noses into Fred's Creek and found three waterfalls with the last one coming down a narrow, deep gap, with sheer rock walls either side. I have forgotten a lot of other details, but we passed a dead wedgetail eagle on the bank, with its head tucked under its wing.
At the junction of the Styx River and the Chandler River I remember a series of massive gravel banks and so much sky for such a deep valley. There were rock wallabies on the opposite bank. There were butterflies all day. And at dusk, Caz wandered barefoot in the freezing water taking photos. A platypus emerged in the pool upstream.
I remember most clearly a ring of grass in the trees, up on the bank above the river. I walked its circumference. It appeared manmade and thus unnatural (if you consider man as outside of nature). We were a long way from anywhere or anyone. To me, it resembled the quail-thrush's bird call, almost beyond hearing but far-carrying; repeated evidence of people who once lived around here.
The walk out was similar to the walk in but up a different ridge. There was a long haul back along the forest road to the car, a shower of heavy rain along the way. I am wondering if an exact memory of every journey is essential. Do I need a map-like record of every tree and hollow and fallen log passed over, or river crossing made and each identifiable rock. On this occasion I have a snippets of memory, images, and beneath that a more elusive record, stored as layers of feeling.


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Social media envy is real. We see people's photos and content and logically, we know it's the edited and filtered version of their lives. And yet – we fall easily into feeling their lives are as perfect as their social feeds. The comparison trap rears its ugly head when it comes to weight, travel, motherhood (HELLO), home décor, marriage – okay, basically everything. I'd specifically add to that list: the hustle comparison trap.
We live in a world where we have more flexibility than ever to define what "success" looks like to us. For some of us, that means hustling like bosses at our day jobs. For others, it means working hard at our day jobs, of course, but also hustling harder at something else (or two or three) on the side. And this is a good thing!
First, of course, the flexibility is great if it's something you want to take advantage of – your success, your dream. Second, mastering a craft – any craft – takes time, dedication, practice, blood, sweat and – yes – tears. That's how the dreamers become the "sensations." What you didn't see was all the effort they put in to get there.
So, yes, success is a function of how hard you work. And hopefully, it's driven by what you love to do!
The problem is that pesky hustle comparison trap. We all have different day jobs, commitments and realities. It's so easy for me to scroll through my social feeds and feel shitty because I can't spend my entire Saturday working on my hustle. But then the only solo time I had to check those feeds ends abruptly when my needy, mom-obsessed toddler opens the door on me while I'm peeing.
Oh, maybe that's why I can't hustle all day today. Huh.
On the other hand, I do have a toddler who is – usually – a good sleeper, so waking up at 5 a.m. to hustle IS an option for me. Do what you can and give yourself some credit!
The hustle comparison trap is also why so many people answer "busy" when they are asked, "how are you?" This is one of my biggest pet peeves. PSA: this makes you borrrrrring. And it also doesn't tell me anything. We're all busy. If you're busy and unhappy, well – maybe stop complaining and instead do something to make yourself happier.
Lastly, while I am all about the hustle, I'm a firm believer in balance too. Sometimes working hard is about quality over quantity. I'm not impressed if you tell me you work 60 hours every week or are in the office until 7 p.m. every night. Are you making an impact? Are you achieving your dream? And are you taking care of yourself? –> a biggie! Or are you just going along for the slog because you think you're supposed to work a lot? (Or because you're wasting time all day long by focusing on the wrong things or worse, screwing around?
So: hustle hard (but smart). Get after those goals. But above all, put down the smartphone and take a breath. Be nice to yourself. Cut yourself some slack. You got this.
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And this is pure genius. It taps into that deep psychic tension which grips us all – the desperate need to belong and be part of it all, on the one hand, and the equally desperate need to be an individual, to stand out from the madding crowd, to be seen as gloriously different, unique, special. We want it all, and luckily for us, the purveyors of all quality goods have stepped up to the challenge. Now we can be unique. But like everyone else. When mass consumption goes bad, people feel as if they are losing their souls. Too much sameness and we all just become faceless consumers with nothing but a dollar sign stamped on our foreheads. To give us back our souls, we need to be made to feel that we're not partaking in a ceaseless and futile process of mindless consumption, but that we are instead engaging in a creative endeavour by which we will announce ourselves to the world. And this is what the mass production of individuality offers. Genius.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
The Mass Production of Individuality
We live in a wonderful age (well, those of us in the 5% of the global population who have plenty of everything – the rest of the world might not see it in a such a rosy way, but then they probably don't have an internet connection, so I'm guess I'm not talking to them). One of the wonders of our age is that we can indulge our passion for consumption while at the same time indulging our passion for ourselves. Indeed, consumption can become the means by which we proclaim to the world just how very interesting, unique, creative, and worth getting to know we are. You can buy shoes lovingly hand-crafted according to your most particular specifications (right down to the bons mots stitched by a cobbler who chuckles as he admires your clever witticism). You can have a cover for your i-Whatever that fairly shouts to the world, 'This is me!' And you can even have your own column with which to dazzle readers, not only with your verbal dexterity, but with the carefully-chosen surrounds which similarly proclaim to all who come hither the creative fire which rages inside you like an end-of-days conflagration. Or something like that.
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> Download the Dreamwork Psychotherapy Paper – Strephon Kaplan-Williams (2009) <
"This article has been both a history of my working as a dreamwork psychotherapist most of my adult life and the issues and results of such work. Yet it has been also a history of the dreamwork psychotherapy movement within the larger context of the dream and dreamwork education movment. When I started there were few educators and independent psychotherapists in the field. Now the public has a greater awareness of the nature of dreaming. The next step is to see that dreamwork with dreams is as valid a field of study and practice as the field of dreams and dreaming is in itself. Dreamwork is the new discovery of value already being recognized. Dreamwork is the dream itself worked with in a variety of ways, and not the realm of any one school of psychology or research. I hope I have contributed with value to the field."
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Oct 02, 2014
Saracens name side to face Bath
Saracens have named their team to face Bath at The Rec on Friday in Round 5 of the Aviva Premiership, kick-off 19h45.
After sitting out Saracens last two fixtures captain Alistair Hargreaves returns to the skipper the side from lock forward alongside George Kruis.
Mark McCall keeps the same front-row that played against Sale Sharks last weekend, with Rhys Gill, Jamie George and tighthead James Johnston all named to start.
Kelly Brown returns to the side at blindside flanker and joins Jacques Burger and Billy Vunipola in the back-row.
Neil de Kock partners Charlie Hodgson at half-back, with Chris Wyles returning to the side at centre alongside Duncan Taylor. Wyles replaces Brad Barritt, who misses the game due to a minor calf injury.
In the back three, Alex Goode continues at full-back, with David Strettle and Chris Ashton named on the wings.
Saracens starting XV to face Bath:
15. Alex Goode; 14. Chris Ashton, 13. Duncan Taylor, 12. Chris Wyles, 11. David Strettle; 10. Charlie Hodgson, 9. Neil de Kock; 1. Rhys Gill, 2. Jamie George, 3. James Johnston, 4. George Kruis, 5. Alistair Hargreaves ©, 6. Kelly Brown, 7. Jacques Burger, 8. Billy Vunipola.
Replacements; 16. Scott Spurling, 17. Richard Barrington, 18. Kieran Longbottom, 19. Jim Hamilton, 20. Jackson Wray, 21. Richard Wigglesworth, 22. Nick Tompkins, 23. Ben Ransom.