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Duluth goes three-for-three, wins Men's Division II National Championship
In the USA Rugby Men's Division II National Championship, the University of Minnesota-Duluth was seeking its third Division II National Championship in as many tries while the War Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were looking to avenge last year's second place finish.
Both sides looked to play with width early, with Whitewater finding space early through fullback Eric Pachowitz but a Duluth counter ruck granted them a quick turnover. Duluth held the ball early, feeling out the Whitewater defense, but neither side was able to gain a clear advantage.
Duluth chose not to go for points when awarded a penalty under the posts five minutes into the game, but a great pass to right wing Nemuel Nyangaresi set the Fighting Penguins up on the goal line. Moments later, second row Connor Gleason crashed over the line for a try. The conversion was missed leaving the score at 5-0.
Whitewater struggled with discipline early in the match, but when they did get their hands on the ball they attacked ferociously. Good driving carries from their forwards and quick half-breaks brought them inside the Duluth 22. The Fighting Penguins gave up a penalty in front of the posts, and Timothy Grams slotted the kick to make the score 5-3.
Duluth kept Whitewater under pressure in their own half and following repeated infringements, the ref needed to give the Hawks captain a talking to. Duluth found plenty of space in the Whitewater defense with a clever set-piece move, but after a knock-on the momentum was halted. Simple errors kept the Hawks in their own half, and their persistence with running the ball from deep did not yield dividends.
Whitewater finally broke out thanks to a stellar kick from Robert Sindic, which fell straight into the arms of the onrushing Alec Treuthardt. A penalty gave Whitewater the ball deep in the Duluth 22, but the stellar Duluth defense earned a turnover and Duluth cleared their half.
A booming kick from Duluth out-half Trace Bolstad set the Hawks back into their own side of the pitch. After Whitewater dropped the ball, inside center Austin Haecherl scooped it up and offloaded to outside center Logan Hanson who dotted down under the posts. This made the score 12-3 as Bolstad split the uprights. Whitewater's problems stemmed from silly errors, and Duluth were all too happy to capitalize.
32 minutes into the half, outside center Robbie Sindic took a penalty quickly, and burst through the Duluth defense. Duluth gave up a penalty, and once again Whitewater elected to go for posts. Grams proved unflappable yet again, cutting the deficit to 12-6.
With 4 minutes to play in the half, Duluth No.10 Trace Bolstad took a penalty quickly, slipping through tackles before offloading to Logan Hanson who was tackled five meters out. Whitewater gave up a penalty, but Duluth, perhaps rushing themselves, knocked on the quick tap, giving The Hawks a lifeline on their own goal line.
Duluth had no trouble taking the lineout, and with No.8 Luc Desroches setting a physical precedent on the gainline, Whitewater gave up a penalty, and after so many infringements near their own line, the ref elected to send lock Zach Smith to the bin, and Trace Bolstad nailed the kick to make the score 15-6 with little time left on the clock. Duluth took the kickoff, and put the ball into touch, and that concluded a thrilling first half.
The second half started eventfully, with Desroches breaking away for the fighting penguins, before Whitewater hooker Garrett Shibilski halted him with a massive hit.
For the most part, Duluth controlled possession and territory, and Whitewater simply couldn't make their mark on the match. The speed of the Duluth clear-out ensured they were able to cross the gainline, and it seemed the Hawks could only gather possession in their own half.
Whitewater's all action hooker Garrett Shibilski made a quick break down the sideline, and after Duluth gave away a penalty, it seemed the Hawks were on the verge of breaking through, however, yet another handling error forced them to start all over again. The Hawks restarted, but yet again they knocked the ball on, and again, Duluth were able to escape the danger zone.
Whitewater's Eric Pachowitz responded with a great "Garryowen" kick, but after he attempted to play the ball on the ground, he was penalized, and Duluth was on the attack yet again. The game devolved slightly at this point, with Whitewater consistently making mental errors, while Duluth played smart, simple rugby.
With 15 minutes gone in the half, the Hawks gave up a series of penalties in their own half, and the referee again went to the pocket, sending Whitewater prop William Tapio to the bin. This yellow card was probably the right decision, as the Hawks persistently committed cynical fouls to slow down the potent Duluth attack.
Outside center Robbie Sindic took a quick tap, and nearly cost his team dearly by holding the ball in one hand, but an off sides penalty gave the Hawks a second chance, and Timothy Grams was all to happy to put the ball over the bar to make the score 15-9. After a penalty for not releasing, Trace Bolstad attempted a kick of his own, but it pushed right, and the score remained 15-9.
Whitewater held the ball in the Duluth 22 for the next 10 minutes, running phase after phase, but the Duluth defense held its own, driving the Hawks back until they won a penalty. This was a crucial point in the match, as Duluth now held the ball and the momentum. The Fighting Penguins called upon their centers and their forwards to get them moving forward, and the likes of Austin Haecherl and Logan Hanson were all to happy to oblige, setting up a try for Matthew Martin. Whitewater seemed to have no answer for the Duluth centers, whose footwork bamboozled them throughout the match. This made the score 22-9 with 10 minutes to play, and after neither side could throw the ball straight into a lineout, the ball was back into the hands of Duluth.
Robbie Sindic's physical running could not offer any progress, as the smaller Duluth backs used strong chop tackles to bring him down behind the gainline. As time wound down, the Duluth forwards began to dominate their tiring opponents, as it became clear that the endless tackling had taken its toll on the Whitewater side.
With five minutes to play, Duluth had driven its way into the Whitewater 22, and yet more cynical fouls from Whitewater meant that Robbie Sindic was sent to the bin. Trace Bolstad made the kick, extending the Duluth lead to 25-9. With only a minute left, Garrett Shibilski took an offload from his fullback, and ran through a tackle to score in the corner for Whitewater. The conversion was missed, meaning the score stood at 25-14. With no time left on the clock, Whitewater launched one final assault, with Shibilski offloading to Samuel Koerner who scored in the corner to make the final score 25-19.


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Goodbye Auckland!/
I am leaving Auckland, New Zealand today on 50-foot SV Avalon, headed east to Waiheke Island and then north to Whangarei, where we hope to arrive by Saturday. This will be my first shakedown sail with the beautiful Deerfoot-designed, cutter-rigged sailing vessel Avalon.
We will have the boat hauled out of the water in Whangarei next week for inspections and maintenance.
Then we will have another week of preparation before the 1,200-mile passage to Fiji. We will do more shakedown sails, pick up our remaining crew, and provision the boat with food, water, and fuel.
In late April, we begin watching for a weather window that will allow us safe passage north to Fiji. The skipper, who has made this passage before, says the first 400 miles can be pretty rough, with big seas and wind.
I'm excited because the conditions will test me, giving me another data point as to whether I'm cut out to be an ocean-going sailor.
The weather conditions and sea state are not the only tests. Essentially, I will be sharing a floating one-bedroom apartment with four guys in the middle of the ocean for 8-10 days. So the passage will be a psychological and behavioral test as well as physical test.
I can't wait! Let the adventure begin!
We have WIFI on board but it's reserved for specific navigational and safety purposes... Updating Facebook is not one of them.
I'll respond to emails and update DBT.com again once we have the boat out of the water in Whangarei next week.
True to DBT purpose, I have lined up a family to stay with in Whangarei. I will help them in their garden, harvesting and clearing the summer growth.
Just like in the old corporate days, I like to work hard, stay busy, and keep active. But these activities I'm doing now are just so much more fun for me....
Goodbye Auckland! See you upon my return from Fiji!

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These two L88 Corvettes, one coupe, and one convertible, will be offered together as a pair at the 2019 Kissimmee auction.
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The earliest known Airbox Corvette, Lot S140, will be auctioned Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction. What a unique opportunity to own one of 43 Airbox Cars produced of which only twenty-two are known to exist.
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In this article, we will look at the history of the one and only 1962 Firemist Gold Corvette Styling Car that is at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, Florida. During the 1960s, General Motors Styling Department produced a few experimental Corvettes. These rare cars were for important people and special occasions. They had unique Shop
1962 Tangier Shrine Parade Corvette Goes to Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. This Corvette is painted Heather Amethyst. In this post, we will look at some of its history. Photo Credits: William Wolf IV Here is so history on this unusual 1962 Tangier Shrine Parade Corvette painted Heather Amethyst. In 1957 eleven Omaha business and civic leaders
Photo Credits: William Wolf IV This beautiful 1958 Corvette Star Car lot number is T142.1 and crosses the block Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, Florida. The 1958 Corvette received new comprehensive designs. The instrument panel was new as was the steering wheel. The '58 also gained new upholstery that some
Photo Credits: William Wolf IV This No Reserve 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe from the Dale Reed Collection will be auctioned Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. It's estimated values is $60,000 – $75,000. The Mecum Auction started Jan 6, 2017, and runs through Jan 15, 2017, in Kissimmee, Florida. This featured
It is only days away until the Mecum Auction starts in Kissimmee Florida. They will offer over 150 classic Corvettes. They already have registered over 3,000 collector cars of all makes and models as well as price points. The Auction starts January 6th and runs through January 15th, 2017. In our earlier blog, we looked
Mecum Auction returns to Kissimmee Florida for World's largest Collector Car Auction, Jan. 6-15, 2017 and will have hundreds of Corvettes for Sale. It is not long until the 2017 Mecum Auction returns to Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee Florida for ten days, Jan. 6-15, 2017. The Mecum Kissimmee auction is the World's largest collector


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TVCS Has a New Patch!
Thompson Valley Composite Squadron has a new patch! Designed by Capt. Alex Nuckols, the updated patch has just been approved by the Colorado Wing commander. It incorporates new unit patch guidance from the USAF and presents a new motto: Trans Caelum Montesque, meaning "Across the Sky and Mountains."
As with any patch, the update to TVCS' is built upon rich symbols and meaning.
The motto was selected as it embodies the mission of Thompson Valley. Our airplanes soar across the sky and over the mountains while our ground teams travel across the mountains, looking to the sky for our friends above.
4 stars represent CAP's four core values: Integrity, Volunteer Service, Excellence, and Respect.
3 trees represent CAP's three missions: Emergency Services, Cadet Programs, and Aerospace Education.
The sky, mountains, plains, trees, and river represent our mission area.
The CAP roundel identify our agency and represent our historical logo.
The Eagle is TVCS's mascot.
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Another council has been caught out trying to dump some of its neediest residents in Birmingham.
Hard-up families from Oxford are being offered accommodation 80 miles away in Brum – adding to pressures on services in the second city.
Last year it emerged that dozens of London's homeless were being put up in Birmingham B&Bs after being shipped out of the capital on cost grounds.
Now mum-of-two Elysha Britnell, from Cowley in Oxford, has revealed she was offered a move to Birmingham, despite her baby daughter Lola being treated for a heart condition in her home city.
The 22-year-old, who lives in Oxford Council-controlled temporary accommodation, refused the move and is appealing a decision to evict her.
"Even if I go to Birmingham, I may as well be homeless because I have nobody there," she said.
Last July, the Mail told how Newham Council had paid for 40 families to stay at the Bailey Hotel in Harborne as an emergency measure while their homelessness applications were considered.
Oxford Council housing boss Coun Scott Seamons admitted the authority was looking further afield after being priced out of housing families in the city.
"It's become increasingly difficult to place people with private landlords in Oxford," he said.
"There's too much choice for landlords, so they're refusing people on benefits."
But, in an angry statement, Birmingham Council said authorities sending families to the city were simply adding to existing pressures.
It said: "We will not turn our back on vulnerable people but the simple message for Oxford, or any other council looking to relocate people in Birmingham, is this: We're not the solution to your problem.
"We're fully aware of the challenges many councils are facing but demand for housing is also high here and we have our own pressures.
"If other councils are moving people to this city, we at least ask that they act responsibly and keep us informed so we can put adequate support in place."


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Instead of conducting a roleplay, this activity requires teams of participants to script and act out a play. By encouraging the participants to incorporate cultural differences in the dialogue, this activity is particularly powerful for exploring different modes of communication.
Ask different teams to stage dramatic segments incorporating the key differences between direct and indirect communication. Ask one of the teams not to produce a play but evaluate other teams' plays.
To compare direct and indirect modes of communication.
- Minimum: 9
- Maximum: Any number
- Best: 16 to 30
Time Requirement
45 to 90 minutes
Direct and indirect modes of communication. One copy for each participant.
- Timer or stopwatch
- Whistle
Room Set up
Arrange tables and chairs for each team. Create a waiting area for teams while another team is staging its play.
Brief the participants. Distribute copies of the handout on direct and indirect modes of communication. Ask the participants to scan through the handout and review the differences between the two modes of communication. After a suitable pause, invite questions and comments from the participants. Provide brief responses to the questions.
Form teams. Divide participants into three to five teams, each with three to seven members. Seat each team around a table.
Explain the play-production task. Announce that you are going to produce a 5-minute videotape for training interculturalists about the differences between direct and indirect modes of communication. The task for each team is to prepare a two-act drama for this video and act it out. The first act should portray two people using the direct mode of communication and the second segment, the indirect mode. Announce a 9-minute preparation time. Because of the limited time, encourage teams to identify critical differences in the two modes of communication, prepare outlines for the two acts, quickly rehearse key incidents, and improvise the lines of dialogue.
Explain the evaluation task. The dramatic segment staged by each team will be evaluated along three dimensions:
- Authenticity: Is the segment realistic and believable?
- Focus: Does the segment emphasize key principles and procedures in the mediation procedure?
- Interest: Does the segment attract and maintain audience attention?
Organize a team of judges. Randomly select one of the teams. Explain that instead of playing the role of a drama production company, this team will play the role of a panel of drama critics. Ask the team to come up with a rating scale for evaluating different dramatic segments along the three dimensions that you identified earlier.
Coordinate preparation activities. Explain that the drama production teams and judging team have the same 9-minute preparation time. Start the timer. Let teams work on their own. Give a 2-minute warning at the end of 7 minutes. Blow a whistle at the end of 9 minutes to signal the end of the preparation time. Send all teams except the judging team out of the room.
Stage the first play. Randomly select one of the teams to return to the room and stage its play. Impose a 5-minute time limit and enforce it strictly. Make sure that the members of the judging team are carefully watching the play and taking notes.
Continue the dramas. At the end of 5 minutes, invite the next team to return to the room and stage its play. (The first team can stay in the room and watch the enactment.) Repeat this process until all teams have presented their dramas.
Ask judges to present their feedback. After the final segment, ask the judging team to make its decisions. Invite this team to briefly explain the items in their checklist and to give evaluative feedback for each drama. After the judging team has presented the feedback, ask it to identify the best drama.
Present your feedback. Congratulate the winning team. Give your feedback, focusing on how accurately each team emphasized the key differences between the two modes of communication.
If you have limited time, reduce the number of teams to three (and increase the number of participants in each team). Stage two segments.
If you too many participants, ask several teams to prepare the play but randomly select two teams to stage their plays. Ask members of the other teams act as the audience.
If you have a video camera, record the dramatic segments. Use some excerpts as illustrative samples when you conduct the activity the next time.
Use the Game as a Template
You can use the structure of Communication Contrasts as a template for helping the participants explore a variety of polarized communication modes. Here are some examples:
- Assertive and accommodative
- Expressive and subdued
- Formal and informal
- Logical and emotional
- Playful and serious
- Self-enhancing and self-effacing
- Status-oriented and person-oriented
Direct Communication
In direct communication, what you see is what you get. People communicate their intent in a clear and straight forward fashion. This is the preferred mode of communication in individual cultures such as U.S. American, Dutch, and Danish.
Here is a list of behaviors associated with direct communicators:
- Make clear and specific statements.
- Make it easy for everyone to understand.
- Tell it like it is.
- Let the facts speak for themselves.
- Don't beat around the bush.
- Tell their subordinates what, when, and how they want things to be done.
- Believe that honesty is the best policy.
- Feel it is okay to say, "No".
- Say, "No" or "I don't know' whenever appropriate.
- Attempt to persuade directly.
- Make points with conviction.
- Give strong rationale for their statements.
- Participate actively in discussions.
- Frequently use the words, should and have to.
- Focus on tasks and results.
- Appear to be in a hurry to get the job done.
- Come across as confrontational.
- Consider lack of eye contact as deceptive.
- Consider indirect communicators to be playing games and evasive.
Suggestions for Direct Communicators
- Slow down and be patient.
- Use a gentler and softer tone.
- Be civil, polite, and courteous.
- Use tact and discretion to be diplomatic.
- Accept polite excuses and tactful evasions without drawing attention to them.
- Learn to tell stories and to process other people's stories.
- Don't demand direct and immediate answers.
- Give time to people to process your questions and come up with responses.
- Give people time to confer privately with others.
- Don't ask, "Why not?"
- Learn to listen—and to listen between the lines.
- Gradually ease into difficult topics.
- Don't miss out on key information just because it is delivered in a soft tone.
Indirect Communication
In indirect communication, what you manage to see is what you get. In this mode, people camouflage their actual intention in order to maintain harmonious interactions. This is the preferred mode of communication in communitarian cultures such as China, Japan, Egypt, India, and Mexico.
Here is a list of behaviors associated with indirect communicators:
- Value courtesy, politeness, tact, and diplomacy.
- Take the path of least resistance.
- Quietly observe other people and listen to the conversation .
- Ask open-ended and non-leading questions.
- Get other people involved in the conversation.
- Make heavy use of nonverbal elements.
- Use silence to communicate.
- Leave sentences unfinished.
- Offer modest suggestions for consideration.
- Tell a story and let the listeners draw their own conclusions.
- Frequently use words like maybe and possibly.
- Don't deliver bad news.
- Say, "It will be difficult" instead of saying "No".
- Avoid answering difficult questions.
- Change the subject to avoid difficult topics.
- Do not talk about personal feelings.
- Consider eye contact as aggressive and rude.
- Consider direct communicators to be blunt and crude.
Suggestions for Indirect Communicators
- Be assertive when necessary. Recognize your subtle messages may be lost.
- Be diplomatic but make sure the others understand the implication of what you are saying.
- Remember, direct communicators respect straightforward statements.
- Remember, asking questions is not a sign of aggression.
- Express your true position without softening it.
- If you cannot answer immediately, answer as soon as possible.


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A Mansfield man has been charged with possessing child porn and bestiality images.
Stephen Thomas, 56, of Littleover Avenue, made no plea when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Wednesday.
It is alleged that between January 26, 2011, and January 13, 2017, he possessed 1,655 Category A movies, 574 Category B movies, and 3,217 Category C movies - where A is the most extreme - as well as 161 extreme pornographic images showing sex acts with dogs and horses.
District judge Andrew Meachin said: "In view of the number of images you are alleged to have made or possessed and the nature of those images, I am satisfied that my powers of sentencing are insufficient if you were found guilty."
Mr Thomas was bailed to Nottingham Crown Court on May 25, on condition he has no unsupervised contact with children under the age of 18.


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Shiny, New & Green in Downtown Long Beach… a day of celebration & fun!
Furlicious and human friends, family, visitors and locals all came to Downtown Long Beach to celebrate our Grand Opening & special green Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the Vice Mayor of Long Beach, Robert Garcia and his pooch Anakin earlier this month. It was a day packed with stylish pups ready to party and chow down on our most popular meaty mutt-tinis and nibbles from the Pawbar, while their human companions sipped signature cocktails & nibbled from our signature green treat bar. All shoppers were treated to instant discounts with an easy spin-of-the-wheel and lots of lucky guests won raffle prizes from our fantastic neighbors and product vendors including Nature's Variety, Halo, Wooftidoo, PreFurred Pet Care, Congregation, Dolly's and More! – lucky dogs!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support us. We're excited to be in Downtown Long Beach and if you've not yet, hope you come visit us at the New Promenade in the Pacifica Building. We're close to the pocket park and dog run, which combined with a stop to P&P, makes for a perfect day for you and your pet companion!
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Venusia, or modern day Venosa, has a surprisingly rich history for somewhere now so off-the beaten path…or certainly not very popular as far as mass-tourism goes anyway.
Venosa was inhabited as far back as prehistoric times (traces of Acheullean and Chellean settlements have been found there). An Apulian town (now, Venosa is part of Basilicata) in Roman times, it eventually became the largest colony in the Roman world.
Venosa lays claim to quite a few well-known historical figures. The Roman general, Marcellus was ambushed at Venosa and killed by Hannibal in 208BC. It was the birthplace of Horace (the famous Roman poet) and of Manfred (the son of Frederick II, King of Sicily). Venosa was also home to the famous "Prince of Venosa," Carlo Gesualdo, composer of some of the most well-know choral madrigals from the late Italian Renaissance (and also extremely scandalous murderer of his wife and her lover.)
The fairy-tale, 15th century, Venosa Castle sits in the main piazza – complete with whimsical towers and a moat. (Of all the Norman castles I've seen in Southern Italy, this one is the one that is straight out of the story-books.) Inside, there has been a modern renovation and it now houses the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (open 9am-7pm) with a nice display of Greek, Roman, and medieval finds from Venosa, and also includes some more unusual finds from Venosa's ancient Jewish population (you can also visit the adjoining Jewish catacombs) and impressive skeletal remains from homo erectus (300,000 years ago!).
Other interesting sights in Venosa include a 13c fountain and stone carved lions, the supposed tomb of Marcellus, 16c cathedral, and the Museo Briscese, displaying Palaeolithic finds.
Right outside the town of Venosa, stands La Trinita Abbey, a very impressive monastic complex founded by the Benedictines in 1046. It was originally a Roman temple, then an early Christian church, and finally the Abbey that still stands today. Inside, it houses what is said to be the tomb of Robert Guiscard and his first wife, along with some beautiful frescoes, including one of Joan I of Naples, and a Pieta said to be by Roberto Oderisus.
Across from La Trinita Abbey, you can wander the ruins of the ancient Roman baths, Roman amphitheatre, and Jewish Catacombs (9am-7pm or an hour before sunset)
Venosa (Basilicata) can be reached in about one hour by car from Calitri and makes for a wonderful historical excursion.


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"The documentary is inspired by the unpredictable events of recent times – from the rise of Donald Trump to Brexit, the war in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, and random bomb attacks. It seeks to explain both why these chaotic events are happening, and why we and our leaders can't understand them. Curtis's theory is that Westerners - politicians, journalists, experts and members of the public alike - have retreated into a simplified, and often completely fake version of the world. But because it is all-encompassing, we accept it as normal.
HyperNormalisation explores this hollow world by looking back at 40 years of events, and profiling a diverse cast of characters such as: the Assad dynasty, Donald Trump, Henry Kissinger, Patti Smith, the early performance artists in New York, President Putin, intelligent machines, Japanese gangsters and suicide bombers."
(Holly Barrett, 22nd September 2016, Royal Television Society)
Photographs by French photographer and poet René Maltête (1930–2000).
Kinetica Art Fair 2013, February 28th – March 3rd 2013, Ambika P3, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS, London, UK
"The Kinetica feature exhibition and events programme is themed on 'Illusion and Reality' and the thin veil that divides what is real and perceived. The exhibition will focus on perceptions of reality, with works by 19 international artists exploring the many dimensions of illusion. The exhibition aims to challenge ideas on what is real, perceived or imagined, and focuses on transformation, metamorphism, visual paradox, vibration, nature, the subliminal and the subconscious.
The exhibition includes a huge interactive light sculpture from Dutch artist Titia Ex, an exoskeleton hybrid of man–animal–machine by Christiann Zwanniken and a giant three dimensional zoetrope by Greg Barsamian.
The boundaries between reality and illusion will be explored in a series of live performances using the Musion holographic projection system, and features an international line–up including the award–winning audiovisual collective Origamibiro ; a fusion of 3d imaging and quantum mechanics in danceroom Spectroscopy ; a hypnotic audiovisual experience from Simulacrum ; and multi–sensory Polish collective INIRE. The Musion Academy will present a further series of captivating performances including Analema Group, AV3, IEOIE and Paul Prudence.
Key figures and eminent pioneers in the fields of new media art and neurosciences have been invited to participate in a daily programme of Talks, which also features presentations by experimental artists exhibiting at the Fair."
(Kinetica Museum, UK)
"Strange as it may seem, overcoming geographic obstacles, winning decisive battles or meeting global business targets are the type of goals often best achieved when pursued indirectly. This is the idea of Obliquity. Oblique approaches are most effective in difficult terrain, or where outcomes depend on interactions with other people.
If you want to go in one direction, the best route may involve going in the other. Paradoxical as it sounds, goals are more likely to be achieved when pursued indirectly. So the most profitable companies are not the most profit–oriented, and the happiest people are not those who make happiness their main aim. The name of this idea? Obliquity"
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Seeing Tamar through the prism of an African woman: A contextual reading of Genesis 381
Alexander I. Abasili
Catholic University of Leuven
It is a truism that marriage is deeply appreciated in Africa. This, among others, is rooted in Africans' love of children. In most African societies, the begetting of children is a social and religious duty attached to marriage and is vital to it. Bearing of children is an end of marriage upon which the wellbeing of the spouse depends. A successful marriage should be "fruitful. " As a result, marriage becomes a big challenge when it is "childless. " Due to the patriarchal nature of most African societies, it is the women that often bear the brunt of childlessness in marriage. By embarking on a contextual reading of Genesis 38 and applying its theological implications to an African context, this article joins many concerned individuals in suggesting more informed reactions and solutions to the so-called grave problem of childlessness in marriage.
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1 This paper was first presented at the Contextual Interpretation of the Bible session of the Society of Biblical Literature's International conference, held at King's College London, UK (July 3-7, 2011). Based on the good suggestions of the participants, few modifications have been made to the original paper.


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Talking about the yearly finance and money horoscope for people born under Aries zodiac sign for 2016, the astrological predictions suggest that it is going to be an amazing year for you as planets are in your favor and you are going to enjoy a healthy financial year.
The year of 2016 predicts that your earnings are going to be very good which means half the battle is one. With smooth and healthy inflow of money, especially in the first three months, you are going to be able to manage your expenses, savings and debts in the most comfortable manner. If you have taken any loan or you are dealing with some debts from past then this is the right time to write them off and feel easy. You will be in great shape to manage your earnings and expenses in the most organized manner which will help you have a comfortable year as far as your finances are concerned.
With increase in money inflow your financial situation is going to improve. This will help you have save some money after repaying your loans and managing other expenditures. You will start saving and Aries horoscope suggests that you are going to make wonderful profits on it. It is the right time to make investments and earn more money on them. If you can manage to make these investments in the start of the year then you can earn wonderful returns.
In case you are planning to invest in real estate or purchase a property then make sure that you have done enough enquiries about the property you are going to purchase so that there are no hassles in future. It is essential that you invest good amount of time in ensuring that the status of the property is clean.
2016 will be a great year as you will also be able to recover the money you had lent to your friends, relatives or other people. The period from September 2016 onwards doesn't seem quite smooth as the first half, so make sure that you curtail all unnecessary expenses and do not indulge in lavish expenditure. Use your money in an optimum manner to avoid any hassles later.
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Our 2017 Travel Plans
After a really enjoyable 2016, we are still very enthusiastic about our full-time traveling life. Last year was split into two halves; the first six months in Asia, the second traveling around the western US in our Airstream. Well, the international travel bug has got us. We have both traveled extensively around the world through the years. Usually for only a few days at a time on a business trip or a week or two on vacation. Spending extended periods of time in another country is a fantastic way to truly get a feeling for a place. Without the breathless itinerary of a week-long trip you can really appreciate what it would be like to live somewhere, not just see the sights. So, no surprise 2017 will have a lot more of that!!
Our plans started to take shape early in 2016 while we were still in Asia. One of my nephews back in the UK reached out to ask if we would be interested in a family holiday (British for vacation!) somewhere sunny in Europe. When my sister's three boys were small we used to vacation with them often. Now they are all in their twenties and living grown up lives with girlfriends and fiancees it seemed like a good idea to relive the fun of the family holiday. We looked for a large villa to accommodate all of us and settled on a new location that none of us had visited: the Black Sea in Bulgaria. This is an up and coming European beach destination and we are excited to be heading there with the family in June.
Of course for us, travel is never a simple vacation. We got to thinking, if we are going to fly to Europe why don't we just go there for several months and repeat what we did in Asia? Spending a month in various locations, trying them out for size as potential future homes. It's something we call LifeHopping.
So our plans were hatched. I have a work commitment in early March so we decided to spend the first few months of the year in Southern California. We haven't decided yet whether to head to the desert or just stick to the coast, but we always love spending time in the Golden State.
In early March we head across the Atlantic, visiting family in the UK for a week before spending our first month Lifehopping in Valencia, Spain. We will be there for the famous Fallas festival and can't wait to experience what is reported to be one of the amazing spectacles in the world. After that we head to Lisbon for a month followed by shorter stays in Madrid, Sicily and Bologna in Italy before meeting up with the family in Bulgaria.
These are places we never really visited when we lived in Europe, so they will all be new experiences. We picked these locations specifically because we have come to increasingly realize that we are city folk. We love the feeling of being among all the smells and sounds of a city. We enjoy walking or taking public transport and just spontaneously discovering new hidden treasures along the way. I guess we just thrive on feeling part of a bustling, melting pot of humanity. For anyone who has spent anytime reading this blog you also know that we prefer warm climates and all these places are in sunnier parts of Europe.
These plans take us until the end of June. Our original thought was to return to the US after that and spend another summer in the Airstream, but at the end of 2016 we started to feel differently. Now we are considering spending more time in Europe or heading to Mexico for the second half of the year. Two main factors made us change our minds.
Firstly - although we love traveling around the western states, we began to feel a little jaded by the small town America where we spend most of our time. The fact that the population now seems so divided about the idea of America and its future really unsettled us. We prefer to be among more diverse and inclusive communities. This is not a political statement but is more about a feeling of belonging. We love our adopted country but feel the need for some distance and a time-out if we are going to preserve our relationship with it in the long term.
Secondly - the healthcare environment has become more and more challenging for self-employed people like us who spend time in multiple states during the year. As Texas residents we don't have a viable choice for a healthplan. We considered relocating again, this time to Florida where there are still some plans that offer us nationwide coverage. But given the fact that healthcare legislation is likely to change again in the next year, we decided to put off that decision until this coming November when we hope the long term options are more defined.
Once we had made the decision to spend the majority of the year outside of the US, we immediately felt comfortable with it. Beyond that, we are excited about what the future will hold for us and whether we will find our perfect location in a sunny city somewhere overseas. I hope you get the chance to live your best life in the coming year. Here's to 2017 and all the adventures it will bring!


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Operators need to tackle the impact of food and drink inflation on their business.
According to buying specialist Lynx Purchasing, January will see a wake-up call delivered to many restaurants, pubs and hotels in the form of supplier invoices for products bought during the key trading month of December.
Rachel Dobson, managing director of Lynx Purchasing, said, "Most operators had set menus in place for much of December, taking them up to Christmas and through to the New Year weekend. With no choice other than to buy the products on the menu, and with trading brisk and money in the till, some may not have been looking too closely at the prices they were paying."
"They may now find that much of the profit margin they were forecasting from December sales has been eroded by lower GPs. That will be a sobering thought for many operators as they face the prospect of the quiet trading months of January and February and the expectation that food and drink inflation will continue to rise steadily throughout 2017. We know that a number of suppliers had to raise prices on key products during December – for example, dairy, and especially butter, has seen sharp price rises, and products imported from Europe have cost more as a consequence of the fall in the value of sterling. We've been able to negotiate on behalf of our customers to mitigate the impact, but many operators without access to specialist purchasing support will have seen significant increases in their buying costs, with more to come."
For Peach Pubs, operator of 18 acclaimed food-led pubs, Lynx Purchasing has worked with suppliers to limit price increases on new menus being introduced in January. Founder Hamish Stoddart said: "Rachel has worked really hard on our behalf, so while our wholesalers have imposed price rises in some areas of the menu, it hasn't been on the most important lines for Peach.
"This, along with Lynx's expert negotiation, has got the increase down to something approaching OK, and in almost all areas of the menu, there won't be any more increases until later in the year. I'm not celebrating, but I do believe it gives us a reasonable base for the first half of 2017. However, our suppliers are still under immense pressure and some of them will be losing money, so I expect more challenges later this year."
Dobson added: "We have a long-standing partnership with Peach. Their chefs have buying lists and know which suppliers they have to order from across every area of the menu. That level of discipline is going to be essential for operators during 2017 and beyond."
"No business will be immune to the effects of inflation, but our priorities are to negotiate the best possible prices with suppliers for our customers; to put pricing agreements in place which allow operators to plan menus with confidence; and to continue to share our insight into pricing and market trends. It is now more essential than ever for operators to plan their menus effectively, price their dishes profitably, and work closely with suppliers to maintain purchasing discipline. Those who fail to act now could well find themselves struggling very soon."
Lynx Purchasing works with more than 2,200 hospitality and catering operators to match them with suppliers and get the best possible prices on food and drink, as well as a whole range of essential products and services.
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Wood & Waste
Renewable energy made from wood and organic waste is known as biomass. Biomass can be used to generate renewable heat, renewable electricity, or both – a process called combined heat and power.
For communities, particularly those that have no mains gas supply available, the installation of a biomass boiler in a community building, such as a community centre, can provide one of the simplest forms of community energy project. Biomass boilers can run on different sources of wood fuel, such as logs, wood chipping or manufactured wood pellets. The energy cost of these wood fuels per unit of energy is significantly cheaper than heating oil or LPG, and much cheaper than electrical powered heating systems. This fuel cost saving, combined with the incentive payments available on every kWhr of renewable heat generated, can ensure that the cost of installing a biomass boiler is relatively quickly recovered.
Biomass offers a good cost effectively solution to the perennial problem facing many community buildings. Being hard or expensive to heat, and therefore generally cold, they are underused and can struggle to make ends meet. The incentive payments available for biomass heating allow community buildings to be much more warm and inviting, and therefore more attractive venues for cultural and social activities that contribute to the viability of the building, and the vibrancy of the community.
Larger scale, district heating schemes, involving the development of heat mains that distribute heat to multiple buildings are the next stage of development for community energy schemes involving heat. The bigger the heat load, the more economical wood fuel boilers become in contrast to other forms of energy, such as gas. A district heating scheme can be imagined simply as a scaled up version of a domestic heating system, in that it pumps heated water around a pressurised system – just like to the radiators in your home. The complication comes in how the heat is metred and sold to a disparate group of customers, that could comprise a local school, municipal buildings, a block of flats or individual properties. The difficulty and cost of laying the heat main, particularly in built up areas, are the main draw backs of such projects. District heating is common in Europe, and is becoming increasingly so in the UK.
Organic waste can be made to produce energy through a process called anaerobic digestion. AD is a process that sees the biomass feedstock – which can take many forms such as leftover waste food, grass and hedge trimmings, manure, etc. – broken down by micro-organisms in an air tight container to produce a methane-rich bio gas that can be burnt for heat and power, and a nutrient-rich digestate that can be used as a fertiliser. AD plants have become increasingly common on farms, but there are also now an increasing number of examples of community owned and developed schemes in the UK.
For further information on developing a community AD project see the recent report, Energy Farms – anaerobic digestion, produced by the National Energy Foundation.
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Last week the Ontario Auditor General released its report with respect to the Ontario Governments "Safe Schools initiatives". The overall report centers on the lack of information relating to the success of programs implemented in the Safe Schools initiatives, and lack of accountability with respect to where the money the province allocated to these programs went when school boards got their hands on it. The full report and recommendations of the Auditor General can be found here. The report offered some insight and has answered a lot of questions I have had with respect to some of my own investigations on this issue. Back in 2009 I contacted the York Region District School Board asking for information relating to:
1) Information on money being spent on bullying programs
2) Any information relating to the success and failure of these programs and how they were tracked
3) York Region District School Boards policy amendments around implementing legislation on safe schools
4) Information on formal training with respect to school staff on bullying issues
I ended up getting a quote back from the Director's office of $900 for this information claiming it was extensive. I went to local media and the Ministry of Education for further assistance, only to be turned down by both. Even though I had massive difficulties trying to get assistance on this matter, I find the AG's report vindicating to say the least. Above all this is the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for, because those I sought assistance from were wrong not to follow through! It also alleviates a lot of stress on those advocating for change, and will now put into motion (hopefully) the monitoring and accountability needed to ensure a positive and safe environment for our kids. This is what change is all about, and the reason why I have dedicated a lot of my time on this. It's now the expectation of those "journalists" to follow through and ensure that change does present itself, and it's up to us to hold our representatives feet to the fire to ensure a lot of the recommendations are followed through in legislation and monitoring of these programs.
I have read the entire report, but rather than report extensively on the different recommendations and get into analysis of the policy I think the message is clear; start sharing information to the public and within government. I personally would like to recommend to our policy makers that they seriously look at implementing open access policies in legislation towards School Boards. Open Access basically means taking all the information the Auditor General is talking about in this report and throwing it up on the web for the public to see and engage in. I also strongly recommend independent oversight and audit of the current School System as a whole to ensure tax payers money that is being poured into the school boards has proper oversight.
The benefits of open access are clear, and proven to the point where President Obama's advisory team has made this a major policy towards government in the US. Open Access is also non-partisan with many younger politicians supporting this type of policy at all levels of government. The way freedom of information requests are being handled is archaic and obsolete. It is much, much cheaper to throw information up via web, and have the public engaged in policy making activities than it is to pay someone with a photocopier, and charge an arm and a leg for information that the public has a right to.
From what I have read thus far, the Ontario Opposition parties have come out swinging at the Provincial Liberals on this report, however have failed to put forth platforms of Open Access to ensure accountability in the system, and implement a clear independent overseer to handle complaints of non-compliance within legislation. Had I known after being turned down from the people I was seeking assistance from, that the Auditor General should be contacted, this report would have been released a year ago!
It's also clear that the checks and balances in Government that the free press is supposed to uphold, are not where they should be. There wouldn't be a need for wikkileaks if the people in the journalism profession decided to do their jobs once in a while. For more information on Open Access and policies implemented in the US, play the video below.
Safe schools programs should also be looked at as a matter of national security. The United States Secret Service has posted it's own reports on how important it is to have a national safe schools strategy. Their reports can be found here


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Above is an animation of how small robots might recombine themselves to form a chair! Here's what they look like in real life:
Researchers at the EPFL — that's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne — have built awesome modular robots called "Roombots" that can join together to make mobile structures, even furniture.
Each ball-shaped robot is capable of rotating in two diagonal halves, so this makes some curious movement possible. Check out how they can form a figure that waddles across the floor:
The balls can connect to each other (each has several green-tinted "joints"), but they can also pair with passive, non-robotic "plates" to introduce surfaces to the equation. Here's an animation of how they might come together to form a table:
The real value here is in mobile furniture that can accommodate the elderly or disabled. Watch how this table, outfitted with Roombots, can adjust its height and move into position for someone with limited mobility.
Auke Ijspeert, head of the EFPL's Biorobotics Laboratory, said, "Eventually, all you'll need to do is program the layout of a bedroom or a conference room, then let the modules do the work."
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Interesting Times...
I just caught some of the news of torrential rain and flooding in the North-East... and while weather is a very British obsession, I remember similar news occurring only a few weeks ago. Yet I made this image in Newcastle last week during my 7-day photo inquiry. It was a beautiful day and there was something then that I couldn't quite put my finger on - the incongruity that the image represents, I guess?
I'm not a climate doom-sayer (yet...) and, of course, I'm not sure if it is, in fact, global climate change that means we can grow now palm trees along the Tyne. But I'm increasingly feeling that the way we think about these issues is not helpful.
The challenge, it seems, is to think together and act collectively over the long term if we are to reduce emissions and affect the mechanisms that could induce a more predictable climate. Yet this sits incongruously alongside our individualist culture, with it's demand for immediate results.
William Isaacs claims that 'dialogue is a state we are always falling out of...' And so, is it a lack of constructive dialogue that is leading us to encounter the Chinese curse, 'May you live in interesting times...'?


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so my previous post was about letters - actual alphabetical letters, that is - and this one is dedicated to letters of a different kind. this year i am resolved to be more in tune with the important people in my life. people that have helped me through difficult times, have made me laugh, challenged me to do new and exciting things, kept me going when i didn't quite know if forward motion was the right path to take.
friendships are precious. and sometimes difficult to uphold. especially when you live far apart and finding time to talk on the phone over different time zones is a challenge all on its own. so i decided to conduct a bit of an experiment. reverting back to the old days, when an envelope and a stamp were the only means of staying connected to the people in your life, i sat down to my desk with pen and paper and scribed letters to some of my favorite people.
the next step will be in seeing just who has the will (and hand strength - writers' cramp hasn't afflicted me in quite some time) to write back.


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Disclaimer: All my bases are belong to JKR. I quoted (and intentionally
misquoted) some dialogue from her wonderful 'Prisoner of Azkaban' and
I'm not even going to pretend that it's mine. I don't think she'll sue
me for this; all she'd get is fifteen cents and my in-laws.
Dedication: To Sugar Quill--Happy Birthday! Of all the websites
out there, I'm so glad that this is the one I found. Happy Birthday
and many, many happy returns.
Notes: Thank you to Chelle-sama, my esteemed twin, for a fast and nasty
Drama: A literary composition that tells a story, usually of human
conflict, by means of dialogue and action.
Dramatic: Filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities; vivid,
Maybe it's not full of 'conflict' but I think/hope that this comes close
enough to being considered a 'drama'. Why is this
important...well, somebody wondered how you could write a drama about
sugar quills and I took it as a dare. ^.~
"Pass the bacon, Neville." I hand Dean
a platter, but I'm not sure if it's the bacon. It probably is
since I handed the tomatoes to Colin just a minute ago; at the moment
I don't care if it's the right one or not. The mail is going to
be here soon and I don't intend to take my eyes off of the ceiling.
When the Howler comes I have to get it out of the school before
it explodes and there's no way I'll let the Slytherins hear it if I
don't have too. Gran's barn owl should be swooping in anytime
now clutching one of those horrible, embarrassing red envelopes.
That's the worst part about waiting; the fact that I know it's coming.
How many times has Gran told me that I'm not to upset Mum and Dad?
And what did I do just two days ago?
I think it would surprise everybody to know that I write
to my Mum and Dad. They don't write back, of course. They
don't remember me writing to them. I think that everybody but
the Professors think that they're dead and it'd probably surprise the
Professors to know that Mum and Dad have good days. Actually,
most of their days are good. Mum spends her time working on her
manuscripts for Witches Weekly and Dad spends his time with his Auror
equipment and scrying for Dark Wizards. They shop in the stores
and they eat out in restaurants when they don't feel like cooking.
They have lives just like everybody else. It's just that they
think it's four or five years before the end of You-Know-Who's reign
instead of twelve years after it. Well, and nobody else really
has three or four nurses watching them all the time in case a good day
suddenly turns into a bad day. And most people don't live in St.
Mungo's. And most people would recognize their kids if they saw
them. Well, they don't know who I am to them but they do
know that I'm Neville and I come to see them when Gran does, beyond
that they can't remember me. It took years of visits and writing
for them to remember my name. We don't tell them who I am because
the few times we tried it turned into a bad day pretty quickly and then
they were unresponsive for almost a month.
"Hello, Frank. How are you today, Alice?"
I can't call them Mum and Dad. It upsets them terribly.
Mum usually smiles really big when she sees me.
She wants to have a baby. "Look, dear. It's that Neville
again. He must be visiting Mother." And then she hugs
Gran. "It's so nice of you to bring guests by, Murna!"
"Hmph." Dad always checks me out with
his Foe Glass and his AltruismMeter before he'll say hello. "So,
Neville, you're not listening to that foolish propaganda that's been
going around, have you? It's no great crusade for You-Know-Who,
it's a personal matter for him and nothing else. All those idiots
prancing around in hoods, mark me, they'll be paying for their blind
"Now, Frank! Don't badger him! He's nice
enough to keep your mother company on her visit. Why, his own
parents must miss him terribly when he's away at Hogwarts, and he's
taking time out of his vacation to visit Murna and us." Mum
scolds him, but she's always smiling when she does it. Sometimes
she makes cookies with me, because she doesn't think young kids should
have to be exposed to all the 'You-Know-Who' business.
I really like my parents. It's why I don't mind
so much that they don't remember me; knowing who I am hurts them.
It brings them bad days. The bad days are the days they relive
what happened to them the night that the Death Eater's came. When
that happens Mum and Dad are placed under restraining spells and tranquility
spells until those memories pass. It doesn't mean that they don't
relive it, it just means that they can't hurt anybody trying to save
themselves. I've never seen them when things are bad; I'm not
allowed in because Gran thinks it'll affect me. I don't tell her
that I sort of remember what happened that night. I was almost
two and...well, there are Dementors outside the school. They bring
it back. And now I've brought the bad days back to Mum and Dad.
I'm only supposed to write cheerful things, things about
my friends and my classes and all the good things that happen at Hogwarts.
Sometimes it's hard to find enough good things in a week to fill a letter,
especially if I'm writing after Potions; I don't mind. It helps
me to remember all the good things that happened. But this last
week there wasn't anything good at all. And so I wrote to Mum
and Dad about all the bad things. I told them how I'm not allowed
into Hogsmeade anymore because an escaped madman nearly murdered us
all in our beds and it was my fault for being forgetful. I wrote
about how I'm not allowed to have the password to Gryffindor Tower anymore
and I have to wait until somebody lets me in, with those trolls leering
at me the whole time and the Fat Lady glaring. I wrote about all
the Slytherins teasing me and most of the Houses are shunning me, except
my own and that's because they've got to let me in and live with me.
I told them what Gran said in her Howler; I've brought shame to the
whole family. And it was just by being me.
So I know that a Howler is coming and I know just what
it'll say.
"Neville, how dare you bring back those memories
for your parents? Don't you realize that they still feel everything
that happened to them? If I've told you once, I've told you a
thousand times not to upset them! The nurses at the hospital will
be busy for weeks with all those security measures they have to follow
when something happens in that section!" It's a good thing
that Howlers don't come with pictures or with people actually inside
them. I don't mind the Howler so much, I guess, but I don't want
to give the Snakes two tables over anything else to be mean about and
I don't want everybody else to feel sorry for me. I'm so intent
on watching for Juno that I don't even see the sleek, grey hawk owl
that's sitting by my plate until it pecks my hand.
"Ow! Oh, hullo Airmed." I scratch
behind her ears, still watching the ceiling for Juno when it hits me.
Airmed is the owl that the nurses at St. Mungo's use and I recognize
Head-Nurse's Fianna's writing. She and the other nurses often
write to me to tell me that my parents got my letter. It's usually
something like 'Dear Neville, your parents read your letter this
morning and were quite pleased with your news. Of course, unfortunately,
they have no memory of it now. But we thought you should know
that they were happy for you.' This doesn't look like that.
That type of letter isn't usually six sheets of paper long. This
is a note from each of the nurses who take care of Mum and Dad.
Even Cormac wrote, and he doesn't even say that much when I see him.
I flip back to the first page and see the words 'Dear Neville, your
parents have read your letter and, due to rather unforeseen circumstances,
we have as well...' I read all six pages and the last one
twice. I can't believe it. I barely notice that Arimed's
been eating my toast until I pick it up and get only a handful of feather
and indignant owl.
"Neville?" Seamus pokes me, hard.
"Neville, let go of the bird before it gets you in the eye!"
My hand is bleeding because of owl scratches. Great.
"You should see Madam Pomfrey." Ginny Weasley is looking
at my hand in concern. "Why'd you grab your owl? Neville?
Are you okay?"
What can I say? "I'm fine. I'm going
up to the Common Room. I need to get something." I'm
shaking and I don't think I ate any breakfast. Behind me I can
hear Seamus and Dean talking about Quidditch. Things are normal
in the Great Hall, they're normal for everybody; but not for me.
In the Dorm I grab all the money I've had saved since Christmas and
run for the doors.
"Where are you off to, Neville?" Parvati stops me as
I'm about to head out for the carriages. "You're not allowed
into Hogsmeade after you nearly killed us all in our sleep."
Lavender shrugs at me from behind her and climbs into one of the carriages
in front of the castle. I'm left with Parvati, and she's glaring
at me.
"Look, Parvati," I'm not even going to try explaining
again how I didn't try to kill anybody, "I need something from
Honeydukes. I want a box of sugar quills. The big box, the
one with all the different flavors, alright?" I hand her
my money bag, or try too.
She steps away from me as though I've got some horribly
contagious disease. "No. McGonagall told you that you
weren't allowed into Hogsmeade as a punishment and I'm not going to
interfere with her plans. You deserve to be punished and I'm not
getting you anything. Nor will anybody else. You'd have
a better time getting Snape to run your errand." She
flounces out the door without looking back. For a moment I just
watch her. She's right, really. It's been too close to the
day Black broke in and there hasn't been even a hint of him. We're
all worried that he'll be back. And it's my fault.
But even as I think of it, something in my head shoves
forward the picture of Professor Boggart-Snape in my Gran's dress and
hat. "Riddikulus, Parvati." I mutter. Lavender
told me, after Parvati refused to let me into the Common Room,
that Parvati isn't trying to be cruel to me; she's just scared and she
was really embarrassed about running around in the middle of the night
in her nightdress and facial mask. I remember how she looked,
actually; and it was a lot like that banshee that Seamus faced in Defense
Against the Dark Arts, only with butterflies in her hair. I smile,
just a bit. "Riddikulus.". I turn around to have
a look, somebody else has got to be willing to do me a small favor.
Most of the Gryffindors are already gone, but Terry Boot is on
his way out the door too. "Terry!" I wave him over;
we have Runes together. "Can you do us a favor?"
I hold up the moneybag and hope.
He looks around and winces. "Sorry, mate.
Not today." He nods quickly behind me and leaves. I
can almost feel McGonagall behind me and when I turn she really is there
and she's frowning hard at me.
"Mr. Longbottom?" It's not the same furious,
icy-cold voice from last week but it's almost as bad. "I
presume you'll be going back to your Common Room to ponder the reason
why you are not allowed into Hogsmeade?"
I don't even bother to try to explain what I want.
I just nod. "Yes, Professor." I pass Ron as I
round the staircase, but I don't stop him. He and Hermione are
spitting mad with each other yet. If I ask him to get me the sugar
quills, and he does it, then Hermione will be angry with both of us.
I don't want to make her mad; she's been helping me all year even though
she has a full schedule of her own. She's always helped me and
I don't want her to think I don't appreciate it. Speak of the
devil, I see Hermione coming down the stairs on her way into town, too.
But I won't ask her help because it would enrage Ron. He still
thinks the rest of us should avoid Hermione because of her cat.
I can't have him angry with me; I have to live with him in our Dorm
and Black nearly stabbed him thanks to my list of passwords.
I wave to her as she leaves, though, since she was my last chance to
get my hands on those quills. Or maybe...
"Percy!" He's just shutting the Fat Lady.
"Percy, here!" I shove my money into his hands.
"I need a box of sugar quills from Honeydukes. The big, mutli-flavor
box. Please!"
He tries to hand back the money saying, "Neville,
you know McGonagall won't be happy about it and my position makes it
imperative that I uphold the letter and the spirit of the law."
I shove it back into his hands.
"Please! It's important! It really is."
He juggles the bag for a moment, studying me closely. "They're
not for me, I swear it. I know you're Head Boy, I know that you
really shouldn't but you're the only one left to ask!"
He shakes his head, eyes shuttered "I'm sorry,
Neville. I can't get them for you. I've got to go, I'm meeting
somebody." He walks off and I slump against the wall, ignoring
the trolls. I'm alone. There's nobody left to ask.
Not that I could ask anybody to buy me sugar quills now, Percy has all
my money. Oh, well. He's a Weasley. He'll give it
back to me when he comes back from town. I can't get back into
the blasted Common Room either, now that I think on it. I should
have asked Percy to let me in before he left.
I think about wandering the halls until I see Harry hurrying
up the stairs. I wonder why Harry's here until I remember that
he doesn't have his permission form. Well, that's something!
I'm not entirely alone. "Harry!" I follow him
down the third floor corridor. He's standing by some weird statue
when I round the corner. "Harry! I forgot you weren't
going to Hogsmeade either!"
"Hi, Neville. What are you up to?"
He walks a bit toward me, smiling a little bit. I guess he's not
so happy at being left behind either, especially since he hasn't been
in town at all.
"Nothing." I shrug. "Want a game
of Exploding Snap?" It's one game I'm very good at.
But Harry's shaking his head, he's got that vampire essay to work on.
"I'll come with you!" Anything is better than doing
homework alone. "I haven't done it either!"
"Hang on, I forgot. I finished it last night."
Harry says suddenly. Even better, really, because I don't
understand much about vampires. Next to our Potions Master they're
one of the things I'm most frightened of. I hope Harry has good
information about the garlic, which is a real mystery to me, I mean,
how do they check that information out? I'm just asking if vampires
have to eat it or see it when Snape walks up. I get behind Harry.
If he can stop You-Know-Who he can probably take on Snape too.
"And what are you two doing here?" Snape
doesn't walk, he glides--like a big, scary bat. He's talking but
I can't hear a word he's saying. I try to picture the boggart
version of him, but it's fuzzy and it's not working. I almost
faint when I hear the words 'Gryffindor Tower' and it's all I can do
not to run back. Harry gives me the password and heads off to
grab his essay from the library while I set myself up at a table away
from the first and second years. But Harry doesn't come back.
I spend over two hours working by myself, still not understanding the
garlic thing, before Harry and Ron come bursting into the Common Room.
They're talking about Snape; apparently Snape caught onto Harry again.
I don't need to hear anymore. If I got Snape after me twice
in one day I'd forget about homework too. I gather my things and
head up the stairs to our dorm. I don't want Harry to see me and
feel bad about not coming back.
It's maybe an hour later, and I'm finally starting
to get the point of the garlic--it's the smell--when I hear a knock
on the door, which is odd; nobody ever bothers to knock unless...It's
"You're to go see the Ravenclaw prefect at once."
He folds his arms, standing just inside the door.
Oh, what have I done now? "Do...do you
know what about?" I sigh as I close my books. Percy
tucks his tongue into his cheek and shakes his head, slowly.
"Haven't a clue, really." That's just
great. Better and better my day gets, doesn't it?
"Alright then. About the favor I asked you
earlier...I left my moneybag with you..." I hold out one hand and
"See Penelope Clearwater first." He shakes
his head again. Oh, sure. Great. He really is
as pompous as Ron always says. Nobody notices as I pass through
the common room and I'll have to remember to thank Harry for giving
me the password, because if nobody knows I'm gone then nobody is going
to come out to let me back in. Grey Lady is waiting in the hall
to lead me. We end up in the library, where Madame Pince glares
at me and smiles at her.
Grey Lady leans through the walls of one of the study
rooms. "Penelope? There's a boy here to see you."
I hear her say. This is followed by giggles and lots of 'ooo,
Penny's. Girls. I roll my eyes.
"That's right 'ooo'. Percy's walking me up
to dinner." I hear a voice laugh. The door opens and
a girl with long, curly hair steps out. "Hi, Neville."
She says quietly, smiling. She begins to make her way out of the
library and I follow her. Once in the corridor she looks around
and then pulls a package out of her school bag. It's from Honeydukes
and she hands it to me with a wink.
"What?" It's the sugar quills I asked
for, but how? "How?"
She gets a really dreamy smile on her face as we walk
to the entrance hall. "Percy couldn't be seen giving these
to you or buying them. So he asked me to do it."
He did? "I...I don't know what to say."
I stutter out. "Thank you. Thanks so much."
I'm clutching the package and grinning. "Would you...could
you tell him..."
"I'll let him know." She smiles. "Now
go, I can't really be seen with you either." She waves a
bit. "And if you're giving them to a girl...just make sure
she isn't already taken. I'd hate to have Percy take house points
just because Ronald hit you." She grins and then turns to
face the marble stairs that Percy is just beginning to descend.
That dreamy smile from earlier is plastered all over her face again.
Girls are weird. I wave to Percy, who ignores me, and make my
way to the owlery. I wrap the sugar quills in some of the heavy-duty
brown wrap that's stored with the rest of the mail supplies and send
them and a hastily scrawled note on their way. Then I pull out
the letter I've been carrying all day.
Dear Neville,
Your parents have read your letter and, due to rather
unforeseen circumstances, we have as well. It's not often that
your letters to your parents evoke anything other then smiles and laughter.
This last letter had them in tears. Once we, the staff, read your
letter it became quite apparent why. As usual, your parents cannot
recall your letter. We, however, recall it all too clearly and
that is why we've all taken time to write to you.
There were words of support and stories of similar problems
remembering the password, tales of getting lost inside the castle,
and horror stories from classes as wide-spread as Divination, Flying,
and Arithmancy. All the nurses had a story to tell about feeling
friendless, or stupid, or clumsy, or useless. And they had the
same thing to say 'it'll get better' and 'it's not your fault' except
for Cormac who only wrote 'who cares what those Slytherins think?
The less they like you, the better.' I smile, looking at the rainbow
of ink and encouragement. But the last page is definitely my favorite.
I'm sure that your Grandmother never told you what
I'm about to tell you and I would appreciate it very much if you didn't
share with her that fact that I am telling you this. I
was Head-Nurse in the newly formed Cruciatus Ward the night that your
family arrived here at St. Mungo's. Not your parents, your family.
You see, Neville, for a short while you were also a patient here.
You've mentioned in your letter what you feel and remember
when you pass the Dementors stationed outside of Hogwarts, so I know
that you are aware of the fact that you were home with your parents
the night they were attacked. You do not, of course, remember
being attacked yourself. This is because you were not attacked
by Death Eaters that night. Your mother and father, wandless and
under torture, reached out to save you. They attempted to hide
you under some sort of fidelity charm, though we still don't know
for certain which charm it was. We suspect it was a Fidelius Charm
and, had they been successful, no one but the holder of the secret (which
would have been one of your parents) would have been able to find you.
They were able to keep you hidden from the men and women responsible
for their condition, however they were not able to keep you safe from
their own spell. Because their minds were damaged so badly, and
because you were shielded by their minds, you were affected as well.
You were kept in a private room for several weeks while
your Grandmother and other relatives helped our doctors to determine
the extent of your injuries. Fortunately you escaped serious mental
impairment; the only lasting affect of the charm was on your short-term
memory. What happened with the passwords is not your fault and
you are in no way responsible for the actions of Sirius Black.
I have watched over your parents for twelve years,
Neville, and I have seen you grow from a small boy who could barely
remember what he'd done ten minutes beforehand into a young man, who
is a fairly good student at most subjects and a budding herbology expert,
whose sole problem seems to be remembering passwords. You
are not in Gryffindor without reason and neither were your parents.
After all the distance you've come, all the obstacles you faced, they
would be as proud of you as we are.
It's not the first time somebody has told me that they're
proud of me. But this time it means the most. It's the first
time somebody has told me that my Mum and Dad would be proud of me.
And knowing what happened to me...well, it doesn't seem to matter as
much as knowing the other things. I lean far out the Owlery window,
watching the twilight fall, and grin. I know that they'll understand
how much it means to me. Even if the only words on the paper were
'I'm sending you a new supply of quills, to replace the ones you
used up writing to me.' And tomorrow I'm going to ask Professor
McGonagall to let me have the passwords again. I'm Neville Longbottom,
and I'm not in Gryffindor for nothing.


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