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Hot seat: Perkins on the bench the entire fourth quarter
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He played 13 minutes in the first half, eight minutes in the third quarter, and watched the entire fourth. And after watching the Celtics swallow a 91-84 Game 3 loss to the Lakers, unsure why he wasn't apart of the final outcome, Kendrick Perkins was in no mood to talk.
Visibly upset at sitting out, Perkins left the locker room without speaking to reporters, letting his 11 rebounds, 5 points, and 21 minutes do the talking.
After falling behind by 17 points, the Celtics clawed back late in the fourth quarter when knee troubles forced Lakers center Andrew Bynum off the floor. The Celtics' bench was a huge part of a 17-8 run that cut the Lakers' lead to 68-67 with 9:46 left. Glen Davis was one of the catalysts, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the second half.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers downplayed sitting Perkins.
"Baby was playing well,'' Rivers said. "No conspiracy. Baby was playing well.''
Davis played 11 minutes in the fourth quarter, scoring 8 points, knocking down all three of his shots, going 2 for 3 at the line, and pulling down two rebounds.
"Let's get this straight,'' Allen said. "Kobe didn't bust my lip. It was a kick in the neck.''
The busted lip that led to eight stitches was sort of a blur for Allen. The kick to the neck was something he clearly recalled. Bryant pulled up for a 3-pointer with a little more than eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, and also was trying to draw a foul.
"He kicks his legs out a lot when he shoots those long threes and tries to [draw] contact,'' Allen said. "I didn't give him no contact because I slipped. Thank God I slipped because I probably would have fouled him. I just took a kick in the neck, couldn't breathe for a hot second and I was subbed.''
Pierce replaced Allen, who was part of the platoon that made Bryant's 29-point, 10-for-29 shooting night a pain. The stitched lip and the sore neck came with the territory.
"I mean, that type of stuff happens throughout a battle,'' Allen said. "You're going to expect stuff like that — kicking, punching, scratching.''
Bryant was suspended twice in 2007 for hitting opponents with elbows while following through on his jump shot.
"I'm definitely going to make it a point of emphasis to let [the officials] know that once he gets the ball, he's definitely trying to get the foul and wants to get the shot off,'' Allen said. "But it's all love.''
They originally gave the Celtics possession. At that point, Boston was trailing, 84-80. But after a review, they ruled the ball went out off Garnett. The Lakers got possession and closed the game on a 7-4 burst.
The officials overturned each of the three plays they reviewed, and the last one didn't sit well with the Celtics.
"I thought that was a tough overrule because I watched it there five times, and I wasn't sure,'' Rivers said.
"And I thought that if it was inconclusive that you couldn't overturn it. But clearly I was wrong. Going by the percentages of the replays, we should replay a lot of them because every one of them were turned the other way. Maybe we need to use the replay more in a lot of our calls.''
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In this episode of Men Who Blog, Colby and James check out the all new 2016 Ford Explorer at the Chicago Auto Show and talk with Lead Engineer, Arie Groeneveld while sitting inside the SUV.
Made in Chicago, it's only fair that they would bring it there to show off. Along with the consumer version of the SUV, we also had the chance to check out the Police Interceptor version .. which btw you probably don't want to get in the back seat of, so mind those speed limits and always obey the law!
The 2016 Ford Explorer builds on one of the most iconic SUVs on the mark by improving the EcoBoost 4-cylinder engine, moving from a 2.0-liter to 2.3 (now delivering 300 hp), along side the previous base V6 and V6 EcoBoost engines as well as adding a Platinum level that makes this car feel almost like a luxury SUV.
2016 Ford Explorer on the floor of the Chicago Auto Show.
Ford also unveiled the new Police Interceptor version of the Ford Explorer at the show.
The new Ford Explorer will also have a new top-end trim level, "Platinum" that adds touches bringing it up into the luxury SUV category.
Notice the distinctive headlights, air intakes?
EcoBoost Engine stats for the new 2.3-liter are unreleased but we are promised more power at a similar MPG rating.
AWD allows us to go places and do things that we all want to do! Plus, with a cleaning spray on the cameras we don't have to worry about getting out to clean them off when they get covered in mud and sea spray!
The new Ford Explorer is powerful enough to pull boats as well as a trailer with 2-3 jet ski's or snowmobiles. Plus with a huge trunk there is plenty of room for golf clubs and gear for whatever you might have planned this year.

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Chris L. (Chrypto) reviewed Ghostwritten (Vintage Contemporaries) on + 10 more book reviews
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A very, very odd book. Had a hard time following the story line but if you\'re an aficionado of sci-fi/technology-inspired fiction, you\'ll enjoy it.
Reads more like interconnected short stories than like a novel. Really beautifully written. I wasn't sure that I would have patience for this format as I am not usually a short story person, but each section was so good that I had to keep reading. The ending was a little weird, but not necessarily bad.


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I've been criticised recently for putting too many shit links and not enough of myself into this blog. This criticism is fair; you go to sites like B3TA and Rotten news and get most of what I whack up on here. But the reason I'm tonking this mufti up is that I?m not entirely sure that you, beloved audience, are going to be actually interested in what I've been doing.
Because what I do is mundane, as far as the techy whirl I live in would allow me to be. A hundred years ago I would have been playing games and reading books, if I'd been a member of the same indolent middle class I am now. Now's pretty much the same; I?ve been playing computer games and reading far too much, like some info-hibernator storing up ideas for a coming winter, which'll either never come or has been here all the time.
The two big games that have fix'd my flitting eye have been Planescape: Torment and World of WarCraft; If you don?t care about games skip the next two paragraphs; if you don't understand, stick around and I'll try to explain.)
Remember those role-playing games that the spotty kids at school indulged in, hurling dice and shouting as they binged on coke and pizza? Well, they're unfortunately the basis of the most innovative games around at the moment, the Role Playing Game (RPG). Planescape (and look at the website) is the simpler of the two; a gorgeous fixed viewpoint game, you take the role of an amnesiac (cheesy we know) who simply can't die. Upon waking . Gathering a motley band about you consisting of various tormented and damned souls (a floating skull who's a wicked sense of humour but no-body to share it with, a redeemed succubus, a pyromaniac human torch, a walking suit of armour motivated solely by Justice, and so on.) as you seek the reason for your immortality and who or what has killed you so many times. The locations range from the city of Sigil, mounted atop a infinite screw's head with holes punched through it to a thousand world, to a town toppling into hell, to a logic puzzle in the void.
World of WarCraft has a simpler plot, if there's one there at all. It's the typical fantasy world, with dwarves, orcs, dragons and elves, all drawn in gaudy cartoon delicacy. The thing is, it's online, massively multiplayer and persistent; and there are several thousand people wandering around, chatting, mining, manufacturing, duelling and hunting 24 hours a day, seven days a week; all the characteristics of a frontier state. And at the moment, it's just in a testing stage, and there literally millions of people around the world wanting to get into it; Korea is mad for it, but people simply can't buy accounts, as they've been allocated by the PRs. It's addictive and endless, and very, very time-consuming, as your character gradually learns magic powers and new abilities… very sad I know, but, hey, it's my job.
Meantime, the books; the books are getting silly; I'm reading them at a rate of about one every two days, and to detail them all would be both boring and foolish (like many of the books.) The best one of the lot by far is Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman; it's simply anecdotes by the greatest film scriptwriter of the 1970s and 1980s, each presented in digestible chapters, with a pretense of structure. Similarly fun and wholesome is Alan Clark?s Diaries – The Early Years; watching Clark's staggering egoism (hypochondria mixed with equal portions of megalomania, patriotism and lechery) develop is fun and educational, when you realise that his personality is the lot of most politicians. On a difference tone, but with the same extremism, is Under the net by Iris Murdoch; coming from the viewpoint of someone who has only read her arid philosophy on virtue, this depiction of London as a playground for a irredeemable rogue and his larger-than-life chums is astonishing and laugh-out-loud funny, her sharp ideas hidden beneath blobby comic farce.
Phoow? enough for one night. Oh, yeah by the way I got promoted! Games Editor now apparently. Will put feelings on that down another night though.


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With the Bears Playing Monday Night, Which Games Will You Get? And Other Bullets
In a heartwarming ending, I received my nearly-lost Amazon shipments. Hopefully Marjorie has been reunited with her package as well. For a few minutes, I entertained a "Tom Hanks-in-Castaway" notion of driving to her address myself to deliver the package. I decided against it; it'd have been a little strange, and I kind of think it might be against the law to deliver mail in vigilante fashion. Weighing the potential risks (time in prison) against the potential rewards (a brief and awkward "Thanks?" from a confused Marjorie) I decided to leave it the problem in the hands of the professionals who had messed things up to begin with.
To the bullets:
- I don't subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket (although now that I have this job I might have enough leverage to convince the fiancée that it's worth the expense) and I'm heavily invested in every Bears game. So I always enjoy whenever they play in a primetime slot. I sit back on Sunday afternoons and toggle between the early games before settling in for the late afternoon kickoff. You get to see teams you perhaps don't normally get to watch, and it's a fun little break before the Bears come on and do their best to ruin everything. (Note: I'm still bitter about last weekend.) If you're curious as to which game will be coming to your market, the folks over at 506sports.com have you covered with their weekly NFL coverage maps. (Wordplay!) For those in the Chicago market, you'll get Colts at Bengals and Atlanta at Green Bay in the early window, followed by Seattle at San Francisco as part of Fox's doubleheader. The Green Bay game means Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick for the second week in a row! Obviously, your games will vary by location, but I always enjoy seeing which TV markets decided to carry certain games. (I lucked out here in the South Bend market: we get the Detroit at Philadelphia game, so I can get unjustifiably mad at the Eagles in real time.)
- Yesterday I sent out a link to Phil Emery's online chat (which, if you didn't catch it, can be found here.) I'd be remiss in my duties if I didn't also send a link to this August interview Emery did with Grantland's Bill Barnwell. It is as close-up and fascinating a profile as you're likely to read on the Bears GM. Barnwell uses the piece to push the idea of Emery being a "GM of the Future" thanks to the integration of various new school analytics along with old-school scouting. (Hmm, sounds a bit like what a certain team from the other side of this website is trying to do.) There are great sections about Emery's devotion to process, how that effects decision-making, and how that focus on process helps when facing unknown variables. But my favorite section describes how Emery is willing to engage reporters and fans when they ask questions. I've appreciated that from Phil since he accepted the job, and it makes for a much more interesting team to follow. This is what Emery has to say on the subject:
"If you ask me a question, I'm going to give you an answer. And I think you deserve the content and the process behind that answer. It's really not enough for our fans to get a black-and-white answer that's just a sound bite."
- CSN Chicago's John Mullin provides an interesting read on potential Cutler contract talks. (Beware auto-playing video.) He brings up the intriguing possibility of an incentive-laden deal, noting that a deal with incentives based on games played and/or postseason appearances might be a way to bridge the gap between both sides, as many of those incentives wouldn't be counted against the salary cap. This idea intrigues me quite a bit, because as Emery noted in his chat, he doesn't view a one-year deal under the franchise tag as smart business. Asking Cutler to, as Mullin terms it, bet on himself is an intriguing way to go, and if Jay really does want to remain a Bear while helping the team preserve cap space to stay competitive, it might be the best of both worlds.
- Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead wrote this piece speculating on potential Cutler destinations. I have no idea where he gets his assertion that Cutler is probably on the outs in Chicago; he certainly doesn't make anything close to that claim in the column itself. And obviously, as I've noted, it feels as though if the Bears have made up their minds on Cutler, it is in favor of keeping him. But McIntyre does draw some interesting parallels to some recent QB mega-deals; Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, and Eli Manning in particular. McIntyre notes that those deals have appeared to hamstring their organizations in terms of salary-cap flexibility, leaving a roster with plenty of holes elsewhere. A valid point, for sure, although every situation is different. In Chicago's case, I'd argue that with the current makeup of the offense, they are solidly inside a window to compete. The Bears have rarely (if ever) had as much depth at the skill positions as they currently possess. You have to try to win with this group, and when all your skill is on offense, rolling the dice on a rookie quarterback is too risky. Luck, Wilson, and Foles are all playing great footbal, for sure; but Geno Smith, Christian Ponder, Blaine Gabbert, Brandon Weeden haven't exactly torn up the league. (2012 sensations Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick have regressed mightily this year as well, for various reasons.) Every situation is different, and for the Bears to max out the talent that they've locked up for the next few seasons, it seems as though they'd be best suited to spend the money on a talented quarterback, draft heavily on defense, and hope for good health.
- On Wednesday, a large contingent of Bears visited Washington, Illinois, one of the towns devastated by the deadly November 17th tornado outbreak. The Bears visited Washington High School, held a Q&A session with the football team, and then pitched in to help with the ongoing recovery efforts. Bears Care, the official charity of the team, has donated $200,000+ to the tornado relief efforts, and Robbie Gould is holding his own auction to raise money: if you visit this site you can find information about, and bid on, a package that includes a one-hour private kicking lesson from Robbie. That's a pretty cool thing to do, and I'm happy to highlight it here.
Coming later this afternoon: a tour of NFC North rivals, featuring a wonderfully silly photo.


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August was weird. Well, first off, to the left is the red-and-white pinstripe outfit Ayu wore for the month's Tu-Ka print campaign. Fairly early in the month she filmed a TV commercial that featured "Dearest," but that ad didn't end up airing for awhile.
Between August 11th and 18th, she blogged that the rumors were true and she apologized for being a bother, but only big Ayu fans were aware that she was talking about her relationship with TOKIO lead singer Tomoya Nagase.
The truth of that came out to the public during her Kose Visee press conference on August 20th. A member of the press asked about a ring she was wearing on her left hand, and she replied that "I got it from my boyfriend." She posted a similar "sorry for being a bother" explaining the situation on her official website as a result of that. Given the tendency for Japanese women – including pop singers – to stop working once they have found a suitable partner and married (Japan was STILL reeling from the loss of Momoe Yamaguchi almost 20 years after her retirement under those circumstances), and given Ayu's effect on her record label's stock prices, this caused a considerable amount of unease among investors and the media.
On August 21st, the Visee commercial she was promoting aired on TV, featuring another new song.
It bears repeating that at this point, we still have no idea what the song was in the Takanoyuri commercial in June. We know an upcoming single will be called "Dearest," but we're not sure if this song is "Dearest" or if the Takanoyuri commercial song is "Dearest" or if "Dearest" is another song altogether – an option that seems downright silly to us at the time.
On August 22, Ayu flies to Los Angeles for the Dearest PV shoot and the 2002 calendar photo shoot, which lasts until the end of the month.
On August 30th, Ayu explained that she'd originally been aiming for a full album to be released in late September, but she decided she'd like to concentrate on putting together a fashion brand instead. She doesn't elaborate on the length of the postponement, but we know now that the CM songs were originally intended to be released at the same time as "Dearest," on an album at the time.
Well, the kerfuffle over Ayu's relationship status hadn't ended by the time Ayu got back to Japan after her shoots in Los Angeles, so she released a handwritten note to the press on September 2nd in order to clear everything up once and for all.
To all my fans and everyone involved,
First of all, I offer profound apologies for these matters which have alarmed you and incurred such chaos.
Furthermore, because this has affected the general public even outside the sphere of fans and involved parties, I profoundly apologize to all persons who have been affected by this immense nuisance of a situation.
While it is true that I, Hamasaki Ayumi, am romantically involved with Nagase Tomoya, I have absolutely no plans for either marriage or retirement.
We have every intention of continuing to deliver the best work we can in our respective careers after this, so please continue to support us.
Although this is perhaps opportunistic to say, if you all could give us your blessing, that would make us so happy.
Hamasaki Ayumi
September 2, 2001
September 3rd brought with it a new CM for Morinaga Petit Mont-Blanc/Cheesecake flavored sweets. The seasonal treat had included Ayu in a commercial the preceding year, in which Ayu mistook everything for a chestnut – including an urchin. That confusion has continued this year. The print campaign depicts Ayu getting wrapped up in chestnut/montblanc-colored fabric, lost in a pile of montblanc texture.
Early in September, Ayu's "Dearest" became the ending theme for the anime Inuyasha.
On September 11th (Japan time), Ayu appeared at a press event for the home video re-release of Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," for which Ayu would be the commercial spokesperson and theme song vocalist. The home video release would include a giveaway for a short music video of Ayu's version of "Someday My Prince Will Come." (The 9/11 terror attacks occurred late that night Japan time.) The commercials for Snow white began airing on September 22nd, and included some voice-over commentary from Ayu regarding her respect for the film.
The full comment & "Someday My Prince Will Come" video (the one on the giveaway video release) can be seen here.
The "Dearest" single was released on September 27th, but that wasn't all. The long-delayed SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 was finally released that same day, as was the new remix album Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance. Trance wasn't something that had really taken off yet in Japan, but avex saw opportunity there. Using trance remixes of Ayumi Hamasaki songs, avex launched a trance remix team equivalent to a trance version of SUPER EUROBEAT. The cover art for ayu trance used a screenshot from the Tu-Ka funstyle commercial that aired earlier in the year.
On the 29th, the Tu-Ka CM featuring "Dearest" finally aired.
So now we're up to 5 singles, 3 remix singles, one best-of album, four remix albums, 8 reissued singles, 4 home video releases, and a partridge in a pear tree.


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How Netflix And Amazon's Sci-Fi Output Changed Dramatically In The Past Two Years
If you're a fan of settling in for a good round of TV-watching, then you likely already know that right now is your moment. We have more viewing options than ever between the many networks, cable, premium cable and streaming services that are beginning to launch at a startling rate, so it's pretty fair to call this a true peak TV era. And, because we have so many more options available in general than we did just a decade ago, it means it's easier than ever to find cool genre programming to get hooked on. Netflix and Amazon are doing their part to keep us in science fiction shows, but you might be surprised by which service is doing the most.
Stranger Things has been a massive, genre defining hit for Netflix, and there are certainly plenty of other sci-fi shows to be found on the streamer, but a new report says that Amazon is actually the one that's doubling down on both sci-fi and fantasy. According to numbers from research firm Ampere Analysis (via Business Insider), Amazon's television commissions for science fiction shows doubled from the second half of 2018 through the second half of last year, going from roughly 15% to about 30% by the end of 2019.
Now, this doesn't mean that the sci-fi options on Netflix are currently lacking. In fact, right now, Netflix has 41 such shows in production or development, while Amazon has only 27. But, while Amazon was ramping up its sci-fi commissions, Netflix was slowing down and switching its focus to romance and comedy. It's also worth noting that Netflix has been cancelling shows at a maddening clip for many months now, so it wouldn't be impossible for subscribers to see more new episodes of sci-fi on Amazon, as opposed to Netflix, in a couple of years.
Netflix isn't exactly betting all its money on comedy and romance, but the same period that saw its sci-fi commissions drop (the second half of 2018), saw romance commissions start at only 4% of overall percentage of output, only to go up to 16% by the end of last year. The streamers comedy commission went from 8% to 18% during the same time period.
Amazon has had great luck in the past few months with The Boys and The Expanse, which it saved from cancellation when Syfy dropped the show in 2018. Both series were given an additional season before even debuting on Amazon, so it's pretty clear that this seems to be a space where the service feels it can make its mark.
And, it would seem that, even though Netflix has some very popular sci-fi and fantasy titles like Stranger Things and The Witcher, the powers that be see more benefit to bringing us things like Big Mouth and Sex Education.
Of course, one good thing about the decrease in sci-fi commission from Netflix is that, as with any streamer, whatever's already there that you love is pretty much guaranteed to be around for a very long time, so at least your binge re-watch opportunities are still golden.
There are plenty of new things airing on television right now, so be sure to check out our 2020 winter / spring premiere guide and Netflix schedule to see what you can fill your eyeballs with in the coming weeks!
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US Geography books for kids ages 6 to 12 and older.
An innovative learning tool that uses the power of mnemonics to learn and retain the name,
shape and location of all 50 US states.
- Ideal for visual learners.
- Used by thousands of home-schoolers and teachers.
Tested in grades 2 to 6.
- In fun, rhyming text, each state is transformed into an image that becomes a powerful memory aid that is easy to identify and retain.
The power of these visual clues can be seen in the video above.
Rhymes plus visual clues help kids learn and remember the name of the states and where they are located on the USA map.
The Little Man In the Map book.


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Apple Cider Vinegar for Shiny Hair and pH Balanced Skin
by Katie Glenn
It's the start of "One Ingredient…One Great Fix" month and I'm starting with one of my favorites, apple cider vinegar. You probably know it best as a culinary ingredient, but it's so much more than that! I initially intended to give you "one great fix" but apple cider vinegar is so versatile that I couldn't help myself and I had to give you two great fixes.
Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
Remove Product-Buildup, Add Shine, Soothe Itchy Scalp
You know all those crazy hair styles you've been sporting lately? Your shampoo can only do so much to remove all of the product that you use on your hair and the product that it leaves behind will build up and lead to dull hair. You can also experience lack luster locks because your conditioner may contain glycerin*, which coats your hair making it soft and shiny. It also attracts dust and dirt, which then sticks to your hair and creates buildup.
You can combat buildup and add shine with a simple apple cider vinegar rinse. There are all sorts of additional herbs and essential oils that you can add to this rinse, but the two most essential ingredients are distilled water and the apple cider vinegar and you can use them together with excellent results.
For oily to normal hair, mix 1 part apple cider vinegar with 4 parts distilled water. For dry hair, use a mix of 1 part apple cider vinegar to 6 parts distilled water.
After shampooing pour the rinse over your hair and massage it into your scalp. Rinse with warm water, then cool water. The smell may be strong at first, but it will fade and you won't spend the day smelling like salad dressing. Use this rinse once a week to maintain shiny, healthy hair. This rinse also has the added benefit of restoring your hair's natural pH balance and soothing itchy scalp and dandruff.
*In general, glycerin is a great all-natural product and you shouldn't avoid it because it can create buildup, just use the vinegar rinse to reduce its effects.
Apple Cider Vinegar pH Balancing Facial Toner
restore skin's pH balance, reduce acne, prepare skin to absorb moisturizer
Apple cider vinegar makes a great pH balancing facial toner that can help combat acne and open your pores, allowing them to better absorb your moisturizer, which ultimately leads to smaller, less noticeable pores.
To make a toner, mix together 1/2 c. of apple cider vinegar with 2 c. distilled water. After cleansing your face, apply the toner using a cotton pad and allow the skin to dry. Then follow with your favorite skin moisturizer like the HelloGiggles inspired Rose, Apple and Honey Face Creme, from last week. You may find the scent of the apple cider vinegar to be strong at first, but it is only temporary and is worth all of the benefits you get.
Just like the hair rinse, you can add herbs and essential oils to this recipe. In fact you can swap the distilled water with an herbal floral water made from a variety of herbs that compliment your skin type, like this Easy, All-Natural, pH Balancing Facial Toner recipe. I don't recommend using this toner on very sensitive skin or sunburned skin. When in doubt, test a small area first.
Apple cider vinegar does so much more than just this, but it's a great place to start. So why not give it a try this weekend and see how a $3 bottle of vinegar can give you healthy hair and skin.


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AMHERST — Hampshire College students returned to classes Monday, unsure when or if the American flag will be raised again as the school commenced intense discussions about the decision to remove what its president has called a "disruptive symbol."
"I think that personally it should stay down for a while. We're not done processing it yet," said Astrid Tilton, 18, a first-year student from Vineyard Haven. "I think we'll know when to put the flag back up."
Until that happens, the firestorm is likely to continue at the small liberal-arts school, adding to its outsize reputation as a place for attention-grabbing protest. On the main page of its website, in a nod to its nontraditional approach, the school urges viewers to "disrupt the status quo."
The private college first admitted students in 1970 — alumni include actress Lupita Nyong'o, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, author Jon Krakauer, and actor Liev Schreiber — and is known for allowing students broad latitude in charting their academic paths.
Hampshire eschews traditional letter grades in favor of written evaluations, and the college does not accept SAT or ACT scores as part of its admission process.
Under pressure from students, Hampshire in 1977 became the first US college to divest its holdings from companies with interests in apartheid-era South Africa. The college followed with a fossil-fuel divestment policy in 2011.
With about 1,400 students, the college has been the scene of sit-ins, civil disruptions, and impassioned debate over the years. In April this year, several dozen students carrying mattresses blocked traffic to protest the school's handling of sexual assaults.
The following month, the college's commencement was marked by tension over student concerns about campus spending, race relations, and sexual assault. The elected student speaker began his address with a warning of "mild to heavy cursing."
More recently, Hampshire became a lightning rod when it removed the flag Nov. 18, eight days after an unknown party had set it on fire.
Hampshire officials say they took down the flag as a way to deescalate tensions and promote dialogue amid an escalation of hate crimes across the country. That goal, however, created a backlash off campus.
Hundreds of protesters on Sunday called for the flag to be reinstated in a demonstration at the college. And Democratic state Representative John Velis, an Afghanistan veteran from Westfield, has said that its removal from the main flagpole has caused a disruption of its own.
Hampshire College president Jonathan Lash, who could not be reached Monday, said in a statement that he met some of the protesters and expressed "regret" that the flag had been burned. He also noted that Hampshire includes employees and students who have served or are serving in the US military.
Lash added that removing the flag was not meant to make a political statement, but rather to make room for a discussion of values.
Students interviewed Monday said the controversy has prompted discussions across campus about the meaning of the flag, what it stands for, and the ideals written into the US Constitution.
"It's important that we don't represent racism, sexism, or homophobia. It's not so much about the flag, but what our government represents now," Tilton said. "How do we represent freedom? Rather than letting one symbol represent us, we need to represent ourselves every day."
First-year student Elysee Roberson-Schulz said she had conversations with her family over Thanksgiving, including one in which her father urged her to consider the feelings of people for whom the flag symbolizes the ultimate sacrifice in war.
"The whole college has not supported the flag-burning, but everyone on campus cares deeply about activism," Roberson-Schulz said outside the student center.
Eric Seiler, also a first-year student, said he believes the incidents have been mischaracterized as the acts of people who hate this country, when he believes the opposite is true.
"I love this country. I love everything about it," said Seiler, who is from North Carolina. "We're trying to make this country a better place, this world a better place. We're not anti-American."
Louisa Lebwohl, a 24-year-old who graduated from Hampshire College in 2014 and worked on campus until last spring, said she does not think the flag had to come down in order to have worthwhile conversations about its symbolism.
Lebwohl said she wishes the college administration would set itself apart from the actions of the students.
"The biggest problem that Hampshire has is that the political diversity is basically nonexistent," she said.
Faculty members also added their voices.
Aaron Berman, longtime professor of history at Hampshire, noted that the flag is a symbol of the quintessential American values of tolerance, inclusivity, equality, and fairness. Berman said he believes the controversy has prevented a full discussion about what he termed the competing and contrasting values that emerged in the presidential campaign.
"The real debate should be about what is the future of America, what are our values," he said.
Andy Rosen and Jerry Manion of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Three Israelis who participated in an illegal flotilla attempt to breach the maritime blockade of Gaza have been freed from custody. The activists were set free in Be'er Sheva District Court on Monday and placed instead under house arrest.
A spokeswoman for the Population and Immigration Authority told the AFP news agency, however, that 19 others were still being held at Givon prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv. The group, which includes 11 Swedish nationals, four Norwegians, two people from Finland, one Spanish national and a Canadian, are in custody pending a deportation hearing.
Eight others – an Italian, five Greeks and two others from Spain -- had waived their right to a hearing and left for home, the spokeswoman said on Sunday. She could not be reached Monday for an update, AFP reported.
The 30 people aboard the "Estelle" flotilla vessel included five parliamentarians from Europe.
Although organizers continue to insist to media that the vessel was carrying "a shipment of humanitarian aid" – and media dutifully reports that it was – Israeli officials who searched the boat found no humanitarian aid whatsoever.
Some of the activists have accused the IDF troops of tasering them when they boarded to take control of the vessel and redirect it to Ashdod port. The Israeli army has denied the allegation.
The blockade is intended to prevent terrorists from smuggling weapons and other ordnance into Gaza to be used in attacks on Israel. The region is controlled by the Hamas terrorist organization, which is responsible for most of the deadly rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israeli communities.
International media often ignores the murderous aspects of the ruling faction's activities and simply refers to Hamas as an "Islamist movement."


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Skin status prior to application: Clean, dry, no moisturizer.
Current skin condition: Actually pretty decent, some hormonal pigmentation, slightly dry.
Cost: $8 per mask or $28 for 4. Value is dece if the result is good.
To use: Unfold mask, place cloth side over face and remove backing. Shift into position making sure all the bits are unfolded. Leave for 20-30 minutes then massage remaining serum into skin.
During the mask: First off I'll say that I was annoyed at first with this mask. It's really wet, though not as wet as the TonyMoly one, and the instructions are bad. They say to position first and then peel the backing paper off but that is straight up bad advice. The backing paper is very stiff, you're better off getting the basic placement done, peeling the backing away then adjusting the cloth mask. In saying that, once all the bits were in place, it was actually very secure and the different flap sections made the coverage very good. It felt comfortable, though cold, to wear, there was no stinging or anything.
After: Massaging the serum into my skin felt really nice but as it dried it felt a little bit tight.
2 hours later: My skin feels nice? I dunno, nothing spectacular, no grand difference in appearance or feel.
Final verdict: Once again I really think I need to try one of these when I'm having an active breakout. Sorry I can't give more info!
Well that's the end of the mask series! It was fun to do, I hope it was helpful.
I thought I'd post some selfies from the last couple of days, I've been feeling my makeup lately, nothing special but I felt good.
Strangely I feel that the boost of confidence is from some new clothing purchases I made lately. Just some basics from Old Navy – some chambray shirts that are comfortable and casual and go great with my beloved Uniqlo …jeggings.. I mean, they're not denim colored but you know what I mean. Pants. Stretchy comfy flattering pants. But anyway, on with the selfies!
Dark berry/cherry toned reds have been the order of the month so far. Partly because it's fall and partly because my husband loves these colors on me.
This week I'm going to try to get a post up on Tuesday or Wednesday then I'm off to Chicago for a few days. I'm meeting my beloved mother there, she's flying from England to meet us, and bringing her amazing partner Dannielle with her so I can FINALLY introduce Dann to my husband, they've never met! Mum is then coming back with me to Vermont and we're gonna hang for a week before I reluctantly send her home on a jet plane. So things might be a little quiet for a week or so while I bask in some maternal love!
Have a great week, teamsters.


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FORTALEZA, Brazil – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today's early and official UFC Fight Night 106 weigh-ins, where all the fighters on the card made weight for Saturday's event.
Among those weighing in were headliners Vitor Belfort (25-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) and Kelvin Gastelum (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who meet in the middleweight main event. Belfort came in at 186 pounds for the fight in front of his home Brazilian fans. Gastelum, a former welterweight who typically struggled to make 170 pounds, was at 185 on the button.
In the co-main event, another Brazilian legend fights for his home crowd. Mauricio Rua was 206 for his light heavyweight fight against American Gian Villante, who also was 206.
The early weigh-ins, which precede the day's ceremonial affair, took place at the UFC host hotel in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The UFC Fight Night 106 ceremonial weigh-ins take place at 5 p.m. ET at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, the same venue that hosts Saturday's event on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
UFC officials recently adopted the early weigh-ins to allow fighters more time to rehydrate before the event.
The full UFC Fight Night 106 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
- Vitor Belfort (186) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (185)
- Mauricio Rua (206) vs. Gian Villante (206)
- Edson Barboza (155) vs. Beneil Dariush (156)
- Ray Borg (126) vs. Jussier Formiga (126)
- Bethe Correia (136) vs. Marion Reneau (135)
- Tim Means (170) vs. Alex Oliveira (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Kevin Lee (156) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (156)
- Sergio Moraes (171) vs. Davi Ramos (170)
- Joe Soto (135) vs. Rani Yahya (136)
- Josh Burkman (156) vs. Michel Prazeres (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
- Rony Jason (146) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (146)
- Paulo Borrachinha (185) vs. Garreth McLellan (184)
For more on UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.


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For nearly four decades I have been blessed to live with and care for elephants. Thanks to my relationship with Tarra and the inspiration she is to me, I helped create a most amazing 2700-acre natural habitat refuge for elephants. The powerful sense of responsibility I feel for Tarra's welfare has never lessened and by association I share a similar sense of responsibility to all elephants living in captivity.
Over the past fifteen years I have had the opportunity to help many elephants living in less than suitable captive situations find sanctuary. My efforts in the United States will continue but now I am pleased to announce that I am about to expand my work globally. The idea of taking my vision global is exhilarating.
Elephant Aid International ~ a nonprofit organization
Over the next year I will travel internationally seeking projects and problems, brainstorming ideas with others involved in elephant welfare and assisting those in need. My goal is to be a resource, bringing to the table all that my work has taught me over these past thirty-six years. Providing sanctuary is a worldwide need, and now I plan to make it a reality far beyond the perimeter fence of The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee.
The mission of Elephant Aid International is to assist elephants worldwide…one elephant at a time. I believe in the power of one, that every elephant counts. On my travels I will be searching for opportunities to learn about elephant and mahout life in Nepal, India and Thailand. Whenever and wherever possible, I hope to impart what elephants have taught me about non dominance passive-control management and the sanctuary life style.
With elephants being banned from zoos in India and mahouts forbidden from bringing elephants into Bangkok to beg on the streets, the time to manifest solutions is now. I am excited about the possibilities of creating sanctuaries where wild-born, captivity-raised elephants can once again be returned to a semi-wild environment. My work has demonstrated that given sanctuary, elephants naturally form lifelong bonds. Even unrelated herd members form relationships reminiscent of the family dynamics of their wild counter parts.
Now is a time for change and I intend to be in the forefront of that change, helping in any way that I can. Be sure to subscribe to my new blog—elevisions—where I will chronicle my travels and experiences.
Visit the Elephant Aid International website.
One world...one elephant at a time.


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This is my first set of Reminders in a while, as I have not had much need to remind since the end of last year. Now, three months into the year 2018, I have a few points to underscore:
- We are hosting our first real Winemaker Evening since moving to Houston nearly two years ago. Robert Larsen of The Larsen Projekt and Alan Campbell of Camlow Cellars will be pouring their wines and chatting about the wonders of Sonoma County in our home a week from today. We are pretty much at our limit attendance-wise, but if you will be in Houston and are interested, let me know.
- On the 28th of March, I will be assisting with a #ConoSurWineTalk with Cono Sur Winery and a few blogger friends. It starts at 7:00 Eastern Daylight Savings time (6:00 here in Houston) and we will be chatting with Cono Sur's winemaker, Guillermo Sanchez on the eve of harvest.
- I am in the process of organizing The Second Annual Largest Blind Tasting of American True Rosé in the World. True Rosés are pink wines that are not saignée, wines that are intentionally made to be rosé from the start. They are not a by-product of red wine production. I have already received a few wines, and others are on the way. If you would like to either submit a wine or participate in the tasting, please contact me. The date for the tasting, which will include several wines that were released last year, is April 20th (a date which some people seem to find amusing).
- Last, hopefully in a few days I will announce the next Monthly Wine Writing Challenge–with a bit of a twist this time around. Stay tuned.
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Here are a group of crusaders and Templars riding down a high street in Portugal on their way to the annual medieval fair at the town of Santa Maria da Feira. I went last year and it's amazing.
If you play the whole video, you get to see somebody playing the very powerful medieval Portuguese archbishop Joao Peculiar (yes, his surname really was 'peculiar'). He is a character in my book Quest for the True Cross and looks very impressive in this video.
LEARN MORE: Sintra in Portugal – location of a Templar initiation well
I'm hoping to get to Santa Maria da Feira again this year and recommend it to all of you – great live battles between Templars and Saracens.


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Baskin-Robbins – S. Cicero, Oak Lawn, IL
This is one of my favorite weekends of the year. It's the weekend of our annual baseball trip. My best friend from childhood, my dad, and my brother do a lot of tailgating in the parking lot of U. S. Cellular Field then enjoy some good ol' southside baseball.
Even though she doesn't get to go, J always comes home with me and spends the night hanging out with her high school friends and her parents. Usually we do this trip in September, but the weekend that worked for us this year was at the end of June….which is always my Mother-In-Laws birthday.
J had thought about ordering some cupcakes from the Cupcake Zoo, but things don't always travel well with us. We decided to hit up a Baskin-Robbins on the way home and bring ice cream cake instead.
Baskin Robbins is a Massachusetts based global ice cream parlor. The name is very familiar in Chicago and you can find shops all over the place. They're not as popular in Michigan with the only shop within 50 miles of Kalamazoo being in St. Joseph. Recently, they've been teaming up with Dunkin Donuts stores so you can get coffee, donuts, and ice cream all in the same place.
We stopped at the Baskin-Robbins on Cicero Avenue just to the north of 108th Street on South Cicero Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. This shop is a new store and one of the aforementioned Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin Donuts combo stores.
J left L and I in the car while she went in to grab a cake for her mom. They have an array of already made cakes for sale and they were able to write a personalized message on top once J picked out the one she wanted.
The cost was a little over $22 for the cake that would serve 4-6 people.
After pulling out some candles and singing Happy Birthday to "Na-Na," we cut into the cake before it had a chance to melt on the counter.
The bottom layer of the cake we chose was vanilla cake which is then topped cookies and cream ice cream and a layer of vanilla ice cream for frosting. For some reason, L was super interested in it, but everyone else really liked it. I was more than happy to take L's slice as I love cookies 'n creme ice cream. I wasn't really expecting the cake party of the cake…I assumed it would be all ice cream, but the cake did make it feel like the old days when we used to have cake and ice cream at birthday parties.
Baskin-Robbins actually has quite the array of cakes you can pre-order and get a little more customization on them, but for what we needed, the cake was perfect. It let us celebrate Na-Na's birthday AND enjoy ice cream. Win-win.
garry permalinkJune 30, 2013 10:47 am
The St Joe Baskin Robins was a Dunkin Donuts for Decades, then in the last approx 5 or six years changed to a combined Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins!
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By tetrarch
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I woke up very early this morning and for the first time, I could smell the coming winter in the air.
I know that this is a gardening forum and not poets corner, but I felt the winding down of the year quite strongly and felt a little down that the dark mornings and evenings were going to be with us for a while, with very few flowers and an unresponsive earth while it rested…sooo it starts like a dirge but ends with hope! (Forgive that some of the pictures are old)
Ive beaten the lark, its not evening dawning
As I arise on this October morning
The air is fresh after overnight rain
And they say we will get even more of the same
The air smells of Autumn tis the close of the year
And the seasons come around like clockwork I fear
For our time on this earth is but fleeting and soon
We will all take the trip into pastures unknown.
But now Winter will sleep with a slow beating heart
Til, after the dark days a new Spring it will start
And I cannot wait for daffodils sweet,
And snowdrops, primroses all vie to compete
For my joy and attention What is to compare?
For when Winter is over then Spring will be there.
So my dear friends whose love is the earth
That cradles our flowers and fruits at her hearth
That nurtures our wildlife that please us to see
Keep close in the cold and please God you, like me,
Will awake at the dawn of a Spring fresh and green
And our glorious gardens will bloom as we dream'd.
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It is absolutely fabulous Tetrarch. :o)))))
26 Oct, 2011
You should bring out a little book of poems...
26 Oct, 2011
Lovely words and pics Tetrarch ...
... nominated for GoYpedia Poems ... :o)
26 Oct, 2011
Thanks Linda..Im on a roll girls, dont encourage me lol! Seriously, thank you both and TT Im really flattered coming from you as you write great poems yourself!
26 Oct, 2011
I'm not one for poetry Tet, but I enjoyed that soooooo much. I feel the same way. Friend of mine lost her brother this week, only about 30....we need to be grateful for every single day...even the wintry ones, and spring is ever so much sweeter after a cold, dark winter. :)) Thank you...and I loved your photos, your garden is beautiful!
26 Oct, 2011
brilliant poem Tetra and lovely pics to accompany it to, clever girlie ;o))
26 Oct, 2011
Lovely Tet!
26 Oct, 2011
very clever tet, and hasnt your garden changed ~ i hadnt seen it like that.
btw ~ to make you feel better in the dark mornings ~ think of me as you make your cup of tea and sit in your warm and comfortable chair ~ i will already be at work in the chiller aisle of the supermarket!!!
26 Oct, 2011
Thanks Sticki..not sure whether to feel guilty or smug! Both I reckon. Still, if it makes you feel better we are on an energy economy drive..extra jumper and socks in lieu of a notch on the CH!
26 Oct, 2011
That's lovely Tet. Brilliant in fact . . . echoing our thoughts exactly!
26 Oct, 2011
Great stuff Tetra, I must admit I don`t mind the dark days of winter when I can snuggle up nice and warm and imagine what changes can be wrought next spring. Its a time too to go back over some favourite blogs for inspiration. Btw - great pics.
26 Oct, 2011
Odd, some of the postings arent coming thru at the same time. Thanks Sheilar; Sanbaz I would still prefer to be able to paint!
Karen since I beat cancer it makes you really look death in the face and be grateful it passed you by. My OH says I am morbid when I say I feel lucky to have grown this old but I dont think so..especially when you hear about younger people who werent so lucky like your friend's brother..our nephew was 19, had leukemia, its unbearably sad..so I count myself as a very fortunate lady (even tho I still moan about my aches and pains..I really shouldnt!!)
26 Oct, 2011
Beautiful, love it! Thank you!
26 Oct, 2011
Thanks Sheilabub, I guess we are all likeminded in not being able to "get out there" when its cold and miserable. Stroller Im okay until after New Year..then it really hits home!
26 Oct, 2011
Just beautiful Tet. such lovely thoughts. Thank you.
26 Oct, 2011
Lovely Margo, I might be able to make babies but will never put words together like that
26 Oct, 2011
Just been cursing at my keyboard cos batteries are low and it stops working in and out grrr...thought about doing it in rhyme..but i would be flagged for sure lol! But while I spout my doggerel next Spring Brian you will be gloating over your beautiful snowdrops!
Thanks Grandmage..at present my words are blue lol!
26 Oct, 2011
I like that Tetra and your photo`s are lovely, thankyou....
26 Oct, 2011
Hiya Lincslass, thanks. How's the weather over your side?
26 Oct, 2011
Thank you Tet, I am going to copy your poem into my Poetry Book.
27 Oct, 2011
Lovely poem, I can relate. Love the double rainbow and your garden.
Keep on writing. Cheers
27 Oct, 2011
Brilliant poem, wonderful blog
27 Oct, 2011
Great pics, great poem, and I feel an echo of that in my own heart - the clocks change tonight and I LOATHE it. I really wish we could stick with BST, then the evenings aren't so short, its the dark I hate more than anything. Stuck indoors behind closed curtains two thirds of the day, feels awful. Unlike you, though, my most hated month is the one that's about to start - November. Fog, frost, cold, dark with plenty more to come. By the time we get to New Year's Day, I know the days are getting longer, and my heart lifts...
I don't think you're morbid, by the way - I fully understand why you think you're lucky having had a brush with your own mortality. I never thought I'd make 60 for various reasons, but I did - so every day now's a bonus. Except, as you say, for the aches and pains...
29 Oct, 2011
Its really great to know that so many of us feel the same Bamboo..it gives the same result as "a worry shared is a worry halved". Everyone has their problems and some days are worse than others, but when you share them (with a smile and a chuckle) you do feel better...a bit of
"My word you do look well"...can work wonders, even if you arent!
29 Oct, 2011
Kind words at the right time are worth their weight in gold. I don't know how we would have coped with the loss of our 38 year old Paul last month without the support of so many people. It was good to be reminded that after winter spring always comes round again - your photos were as good as a dose of tonic Tet, and lovely words to go with them. Thank you.
2 Nov, 2011
Steragram, Im honoured that it helped a little. Im not always that serious I must admit, especially when I have a fixed determination that if I cant take my garden with me, Im not going lol! But if I must go, I will go into the garden!!
2 Nov, 2011
Did you see that NoseyP told us a while back that he'd planted a willow for his ashes to be buried under!!! Nothing wrong with a bit of advance planning!
3 Nov, 2011
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2/3/20 | Maia Hatchett
The convenience of cheap clothing is robbing the invisible creators that make the clothing sold in stores. The fast-paced business model of the fast fashion industry, where the margins of the supply chain are squeezed at the point of production or manufacturing, have created a disproportionate gap in the price of clothing sold, profit made for business, and how much the creators of the product are paid. Sustainability in the fast fashion industry is already an oxymoronic concept in itself but could the fast fashion truly be ethical? According to a recently published Quartz article, the answer to that question may be no.
The Public Eye, a Swiss investigative group focused on human rights and corruption, traced the life of a hoodie from Zara's "Join Life" line. Join Life markets as sustainable and claims that suppliers receive top ranks in audits. According to the Public Eye, however, the wages paid to the workers that created the hoodie are barely enough to live on. The black Zara hoodie, printed with "R-E-S-P-E-C-T", manufactured in factories in Turkey and priced at €26.67 or $34.67 was investigated by the Public Eye partnered with the Clean Clothes Campaign, a network of organizations and unions dedicated to improving conditions for garment workers, and found the following breakdown of the cost of this Zara hoodie:
Although this hoodie may not be representative of all of Zara's products the conclusion Public Eye drew from its investigation was, "even for Zara's 'Join Life' line, which is supposed to be particularly sustainable, the price pressure on producers is so immense that ultimately those who pay the highest price for Inditex's profit are the people who make the business possible in the first place—the factory workers."
The amount representing worker wages in Public Eye's estimate of Zara's costs for its hoodie across 6 different types of workers only amounted to €2.09 or $2.72.
The main overarching issue of the get workers fair wages in the fast fashion industry comes back to the relationship between consumers and producers and business ethics in other countries. The code of conduct that Zara set for workers to be paid a living wage set standards that far exceed the ability for governments in their respective countries to meet. Paired with the intention of outsourcing labor to countries with lower regulations to keep prices low and profits high undercut this intended outcome for their code of conduct and the codes of conduct for many other fast fashion brands. This effort dabbles in governance and fails to recognize the tradeoffs that dabble in human rights abuses. Lastly, as long as there is a demand from consumers for cheap clothing the funding of unfair wages will likely continue as most fast fashion brands have no incentive or motivation to truly solve the problem of unfair wages to workers who create their product. The question of ethics here is linked directly to sacrifice and who should make it for ethical fashion to emerge. As long as the responsibility is pushed off to the invisible workers in the supply chain of fast fashion it will never be truly ethical for me as a consumer to walk into Zara and purchase almost any of their products.
Source: "Zara's Sustainable Sweatshirt Raises Troubling Fashion Ethics Issues" Quartz. Nov. 2019


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Content Strategy master program study at FH Joanneum in Graz, Austria is the first academic training for content strategists in Europe. It establishes content strategy as a discipline for the methodological development of web content in German speaking countries .
The Content strategy – Open educational resources blog is a website with open source learning materials that are used the study program courses.
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text: Hi, I don't have anything substantial to say apart from that I'm _very_interested in your port - I'll try my code with it right away! Kai Wörnerwww.exmaralda.org On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Rolf Lear <jdom at tuis.net> wrote:> Hi All.>> I have ported JDom to use Java constructs throughout the code. I have> taken great pains to make the ported library as similar to the existing> one as possible. In fact, I believe that, in 99% of the cases, you will> probably be able to take the Java5 version and simply recompile your> code against the new Jar and have no problems.>> At the same time, the code does a full implementation of Generics,> removes encumbrances required to support old Java versions (Java1.2,> etc.), and generally spruces up some of the ways that some things are done.>> The porting has necessitated the rewrite of a number of core sections of> code (like ContentList), but there are performance improvements in there> too.>> Obviously this has been an individual effort with all the pitfalls of> 'single-mindedness' in there too. Any criticisms of the code will be> welcomed as the intention is to get a good result.>> I believe all the nice things in Java5 are now available, especially> those using generics where all the methods return correctly typed data> like such that constructs like:>> Element root = document.getRootElement();> for (Element child : root.getChildren()) {> // do something with element child....> }>> are now possible.>> At this stage, the work is done, and I am just trying to determine how> much interest there is in such a port.>> I have set up an 'unreliable' server (it is my computer at home on a> residential cable-modem....) at git.tuis.net where you can:>> browse a full repository of the three core JDom projects (jdom,> jdom-test, and jdom-contrib):> http://git.tuis.net/>> read a README I put together:> http://git.tuis.net/jdom/README.Java5.txt>> Download the actual source code (zipped or not):> http://git.tuis.net/jdom/src/> http://git.tuis.net/jdom/jdom.src.tar.gz>> Download the actual jar:> http://git.tuis.net/jdom/jdom.jar>> Review the API Docs:> http://git.tuis.net/jdom/apidocs/>> Those wanting to access the repositories in git format can do so, or> those with CVS can access the same repository using the (git-based) CVS> proxies:>> Thus, if you want to get a hold of the repositories, you can, using git:>> git clone git://git.tuis.net/jdom.git> git clone git://git.tuis.net/jdom-contrib.git> git clone git://git.tuis.net/jdom-test.git>> Or, using (slower) http protocol:>> git clone http://git.tuis.net/git/jdom.git> git clone http://git.tuis.net/git/jdom-contrib.git> git clone http://git.tuis.net/git/jdom-test.git>> Alternatively, you can use cvs (note the somewhat strange CVSROOTs)>> cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous at git.tuis.net:/git/jdom.git" co HEAD -d jdom> cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous at git.tuis.net:/git/jdom-contrib.git" co HEAD> -d jdom-contrib> cvs -d ":pserver:anonymous at git.tuis.net:/git/jdom-test.git" co HEAD -d> jdom-test>> Depending on the levels of interest in this there will probably be the> requirement to migrate these repositories to a more reliable server,> etc. We'll cross that bridge if we get to it.>> Rolf>> _______________________________________________> To control your jdom-interest membership:> http://firstname.lastname@example.com>


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Jackie Os Dark Apparition Now Available
Jackie O's Pub & Brewery has released bottles of Dark Apparition starting today, Friday April 11th at the taproom.
They will be offering for sale a limited run of 375ml/12.7oz bottles of Dark Apparition. Each bottle will sell for $5.99, or $76.91 per case (12 bottles, including tax) and they will be available at the Taproom at 25 Campbell Street. Limit 1 case per customer, per day, while supplies last.
Dark Apparition – Russian Imperial Stout
This hauntingly good brew in your hand is rife with dark complexities. Eleven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected American hops help support the monolithic maltiness of Dark Apparition. A truly decadent brew that is intended to be poured into your favorite snifter and given time to warm up from its dark and cold resting place. Be aware when in the presence of Dark Apparition 'cause this ghost is a creeper.
Bottles will be available at 3PM Friday (4/11) as the taproom opens early.
The Taproom will also be open Saturday (4/12) from 9:30am – 9pm for bottle and merchandise sales.
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Most everyone commonly understands what a trial court judge is and what their responsibilities are in the justice system. Hoosiers also generally understand trial court judges in Indiana are elected. However, less understood is the role that a magistrate or a commissioner plays in our system.
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Dear Nathaniel Thomas,
So, not much new to report this month. Except, um...you are kind of starting to READ!!! But no pressure...I'm not incredibly excited or anything. I'm not one of those freaky parents that desperately want their kids to learn to read at an early age. (I'm a freaky parent for a host of other reasons.) But it is just so thrilling to watch you take these first steps. As a nerd, I love reading more than just about anything. I try to tell myself that as your mother, it is my job to accept you and your future choices & interests, no matter what. But I have to be honest. If you don't end up loving reading, it will be very hard for me to accept. Like a former high school star quarterback whose son would rather pick up his stamp collection than a ball. Or somepin' like that, anyway.
But so far, I think the brainwashing program is going well. Over the past couple of months it has become clear that you know the sounds for pretty much all of the letters. I like to think that I taught you, but really, it was probably your baby-sitter (Sesame Street). You love books and can spend over an hour looking at a stack of them in your crib in the morning. You are very interested in letters and spelling out all of the words you see.
I thought I would try to put this all together and see if you could sound out some simple words. So I started with CAT. And you DID it. You went, "ca, ah, t...CAT!" And you did the same with DOG and BAT too, though I had also drawn a picture beside the word, so I don't know if those two quite count. But I screwed up and was way too obvious in my excitement. This in turn alerted your toddler-sense that you should quit complying immediately. Oh, you two year old, you.
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Everything else remains about the same. Each day you seem impossibly older. Funny. And so sweet. My new thing over the past few weeks has been to ask you, at the end of each day, what your favorite part of the day has been. I love hearing your answers. They are often about playing with a particular toy or game, or seeing a certain person or going someplace special. After you went back to school following February break, you told me your favorite thing that day was "seeing all of your friends."
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By Aristotle
Written 350 B.C.E
Translated by W. D. Ross
Book VI
Part 1
"WE are seeking the principles and the causes of the things that are, and obviously of them qua being. For, while there is a cause of health and of good condition, and the objects of mathematics have first principles and elements and causes, and in general every science which is ratiocinative or at all involves reasoning deals with causes and principles, more or less precise, all these sciences mark off some particular being-some genus, and inquire into this, but not into being simply nor qua being, nor do they offer any discussion of the essence of the things of which they treat; but starting from the essence-some making it plain to the senses, others assuming it as a hypothesis-they then demonstrate, more or less cogently, the essential attributes of the genus with which they deal. It is obvious, therefore, that such an induction yields no demonstration of substance or of the essence, but some other way of exhibiting it. And similarly the sciences omit the question whether the genus with which they deal exists or does not exist, because it belongs to the same kind of thinking to show what it is and that it is.
"And since natural science, like other sciences, is in fact about one class of being, i.e. to that sort of substance which has the principle of its movement and rest present in itself, evidently it is neither practical nor productive. For in the case of things made the principle is in the maker-it is either reason or art or some faculty, while in the case of things done it is in the doer-viz. will, for that which is done and that which is willed are the same. Therefore, if all thought is either practical or productive or theoretical, physics must be a theoretical science, but it will theorize about such being as admits of being moved, and about substance-as-defined for the most part only as not separable from matter. Now, we must not fail to notice the mode of being of the essence and of its definition, for, without this, inquiry is but idle. Of things defined, i.e. of 'whats', some are like 'snub', and some like 'concave'. And these differ because 'snub' is bound up with matter (for what is snub is a concave nose), while concavity is independent of perceptible matter. If then all natural things are a analogous to the snub in their nature; e.g. nose, eye, face, flesh, bone, and, in general, animal; leaf, root, bark, and, in general, plant (for none of these can be defined without reference to movement-they always have matter), it is clear how we must seek and define the 'what' in the case of natural objects, and also that it belongs to the student of nature to study even soul in a certain sense, i.e. so much of it as is not independent of matter.
"That physics, then, is a theoretical science, is plain from these considerations. Mathematics also, however, is theoretical; but whether its objects are immovable and separable from matter, is not at present clear; still, it is clear that some mathematical theorems consider them qua immovable and qua separable from matter. But if there is something which is eternal and immovable and separable, clearly the knowledge of it belongs to a theoretical science,-not, however, to physics (for physics deals with certain movable things) nor to mathematics, but to a science prior to both. For physics deals with things which exist separately but are not immovable, and some parts of mathematics deal with things which are immovable but presumably do not exist separately, but as embodied in matter; while the first science deals with things which both exist separately and are immovable. Now all causes must be eternal, but especially these; for they are the causes that operate on so much of the divine as appears to us. There must, then, be three theoretical philosophies, mathematics, physics, and what we may call theology, since it is obvious that if the divine is present anywhere, it is present in things of this sort. And the highest science must deal with the highest genus. Thus, while the theoretical sciences are more to be desired than the other sciences, this is more to be desired than the other theoretical sciences. For one might raise the question whether first philosophy is universal, or deals with one genus, i.e. some one kind of being; for not even the mathematical sciences are all alike in this respect,-geometry and astronomy deal with a certain particular kind of thing, while universal mathematics applies alike to all. We answer that if there is no substance other than those which are formed by nature, natural science will be the first science; but if there is an immovable substance, the science of this must be prior and must be first philosophy, and universal in this way, because it is first. And it will belong to this to consider being qua being-both what it is and the attributes which belong to it qua being.
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Reviewed by Steven H Silver
Despite the title The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens, Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden's first (presumably) annual anthology is filled with stories which should appeal to readers of all ages. In fact only two of the stories (Kelly Link's Hugo nominated "The Faery Handbag" and Delia Sherman's "CATNYP") appeared in sources aimed at a young market. The rest of the stories were gleaned from the traditional science fiction and fantasy sources; Asimov's, F&SF, and various anthologies.
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Since visiting Palm Springs, I have been getting a TON of questions about the magnificent art installations we visited, also known as Desert X. Hidden across the Palm Springs Desert, these art pieces offer a fun way to explore the Coachella Valley.
So what is Desert X?
Every year from around February to April, several artists curate art pieces, which are then scattered around the desert. Each installation has a meaning behind it, and finding these can be sort of a scavenger hunt. But not to worry, this has become so popular that finding these installations isn't so tough anymore.
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Lover's Rainbow
Where to find: Cathedral City at Rancho Mirage (navigate + park at The Atrium)
Artist: Pia Camil
One of the easiest to find and access from the main road, this giant rainbow is Instagram gold.
Super Flex (Pink Structure)
to find: Palm Desert at Cap Homme and Ralph Adams Park
Number: 13
Artist: Superflex Collective
A massive pink sculpture at the base of some huge mountains.
Specter (Neon Box)
to find: Whitewater at Snowcreek Canyon Road (you can see it from
the Highway!)
Number: 2
Artist: Sterling Ruby
A huge neon box in the middle of the desert. This is also at the base of some snow-capped mountains, which makes for some beautiful photos!
Here's a list of all other Desert X 2019 artists + installations!
Before I Became Afraid
to find: Location and dates TBA on app
Number: 1
Artist: Jenny Holzer
Going Nowhere Pavillion
to find: Desert Hot Springs on Eliseo Road
Number: 2
Artist: Julian Hoeber
to find: Hwy 111 and Tipton Road
Number: 5A + 5B
Artist: Nancy Baker Cahill
Peace Is The Only Shelter
Where to find: Palm Springs (Palm Canyon Drive + Indian Canyon
Number: 7A – 7C
Artist: Mary Kelly
to find: Multiple across the desert. Look at app for each address.
Number: 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E
Artist: Cinthia Marcelle
Jackrabbit, Cottontail & Spirits of the Desert
to find: Palm Springs as Via Escula and Interstate 10
Number: 9
Artist: Cara Romero
to find: Sunnylands Center & Gardens
Number: 11
Artist: Iman Issa
It Exists in Many Forms
to find: Palm Desert at Santa Rosa Way
Number: 12
Artist: Postcommodity
Recapturing Memories of The Black Ark
to find: Indio at 43143 Jackson Street
Number: 14
Artist: Gary Simmons
Us In The Shape Of Clouds
to find: Coachella at Landfill Road and Polk Street
Number: 15
Artist: Armando Lerma
Mosquito Net
to find: Mecca at North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
Number: 17
Artist: Cecilia Bengolea
Terminal Lake Exploration Platform
to find: Salton Sea State Park Recreation Area
Number: 19
Artist: Steve Badgett & Chris Taylor
Know Before You Go
Be Respectful! These are art installations, and must be treated as so. Avoid climbing on them or damaging them in any way. Also, pay attention to "no driving" signs, which warn drivers to avoid driving right up to the art piece.
Download the App: It's free and will make your life so easy, promise!
Plan your outfits! Wanna get the perfect shot? Plan your outfit (or just wear something cute) and see what other people's photos have looked like to get a good idea of how to shoot with the art.
Remember, there are new installations every year; so if you miss 2019's, then start plan your 2020 trip! (I'll be there!). I hope this guide helps you plan your trip, and as always, if you have anything to add (pictures, ideas etc), let me know!
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One of the most popular and most common execution places in the German hunt is the "high seats".
And that means that a murderer will climb that tower and shoot anything that moves.
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I once asked a hunter in my area why his high seat is so close to the feeding place.
He said…
"Well, I'm a little visually impaired. The maximum distance to meet a deer is about 10 meters. Once I wanted to shoot a fox from 15 meters when I accidentally shot my hunting dog. It was a great tragedy. That should never happen again".
Everywhere we are still literally surrounded by high seats and feeding places, at least on the high Black Forest, where I live.
With around 388,000 hunters in Germany (2019) and taking into account the fact that a hunting license can be obtained within 6 days, it very often happens that when hunting, many animals are only shot and die in agony.
In addition, not all animals that are hunted end up on the plate. Foxes shot dogs, cats, or badgers are not eaten and go into the garbage can.
To support them in their grueling actions, there are always new products on the market, and one of them is this high seat rollator that I found on a trip today.
Rollator for assholes
My best regards to all, Venus
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Ski tips from Dan Egan: Tip pressure in the world of new ski design
By Dan Egan
Explore Big Sky Contributor
Changes in our ski technique are necessary when it comes to tip pressure and speed control, especially with the introduction of early rising – or rockered – tips and reverse camber. Shaped skis allow us to edge early in the turn and decelerate through edge pressure and turn initiation. To accomplish this you need to create pressure on the edge early in the arc and this is initiated through pressuring the tip.
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With the new reverse camber and early rise skis, the sweet – or balance – spot on hardpack snow is smaller. In deeper snow, the sweet spot is larger because the softer snow supports the arc of the ski. If you adjust your balance points on these newer skis, you'll grow to love them.
Solid ski technique still remains the same – tip pressure is the key to controlling your speed.
Extreme skiing pioneer Dan Egan has appeared in 12 Warren Miller Ski films and countless others. Today he teaches clinics and guides trips at locations around the world including Big Sky, where he'll be teaching Feb. 26-28, March 5-7 and March 12-14. Find more ski tips from Dan Egan at skiclinics.com/education/skitips.