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From: Michael B. Howlett, Chicago, IL 60657
Date: April 25, 2012
Subject: Regulatory changes to the Child Labor Laws for agriculture
Dear President Obama,
I am writing in regards to the proposition of child-labor laws prohibiting young farmers and ranchers from performing tasks on farms and other agricultural operations. The roots of this country were sewn in agriculture, and this has been the life-blood of our nation for centuries, working the land to reap all it has to offer. Farmers are the backbone of America. In a time when less than 1% of our population claim farming as their occupation, it is imperative we do all we can to encourage our youth to join farming operations, not abandon them.
I was raised on a family owned farm and grain elevator in rural Western New York. Since before I could walk I was riding in the "Buddy Seat" of tractors with my grandfather and feeding cattle with my dad. As a pre-teen I was spending my summers doing chores and working the land. On the farm, there is always work to be done. If I finished a task, I was to look for another. As an impressionable young man I found immense gratification in working a long day in the sun with Dad and Grandpa. This was hard work; there is no doubt about that. However, this work taught me responsibility, persistence and determination. These are the values that were instilled in me as a boy, and lessons that have stuck through my entire life. I believe these are characteristics every young American should possess, yet are lacking in today's society in a very obvious way.
In May of 2010, I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree from their school of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in Ag Business. I am currently employed as a commodities broker in Chicago. At age 24, I work with more than 200 farmers and ranchers from all over the country helping them manage risk associated with the production and marketing of agricultural products. Eventually, I will be returning to my family's operation to continue the Howlett legacy. My childhood on the farm is what propelled me to overachieve in college and to continue my career in the agricultural sector.
I understand it may be difficult for one to grasp the "farm kid" lifestyle and stamp it "child labor" without actually being raised in an agricultural background. In my family, I will be the fifth generation to till the land. I hope one day I will be able to have my son feel the fulfillment of hard work while working on our farm with me, and his grandfather. Please carefully consider my statements and the possible repercussions before you take measures to limit the ability of our youth to be employed in a wholesome, homegrown work environment. Farming is not a career choice you choose halfway through your sophomore year in college. Only one with pre-exposure to the industry will follow the path of farming. Lawyers are made. Bankers are made. Doctors are made. Farmers are not made, we are born to farm.
Mike Howlett
Top Third Ag Marketing
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Toile: Explained and Explored
Lately I've become fascinated with toile, that old fashioned fabric that many of us assocation with the stuffy interiors of blue bloods. Where did it come from? And do they make any modern versions of it?
Toile, which is short for Toile de Jouy, originated in France in the 1700's. Its origins can be traced to Jouy-en-Josas, France, where the first commercial plant to mass produce it was located. Traditionally the pattern depicted a French pastoral scene but modern toile can depict just about anything. Pictured above are four of my favorites - two traditional and two modern.
Clockwise from top left:
- Blue Romantic toile wallpaper from Home Depot is an example of the classic toile scene.
- Another typical toile is the Central Park Marigold drapery frabric from Denver Fabrics.
- Elegantly display your civic pride with the San Francisco Chocolate/Blue wallpaper from Town Toiles.
- Trash Day Mulberry Sherbert toile wallpaper from Studio Printworks depicts a modern suburban landscape.
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I like Sheila Bridges line called Harlem Toile:
I have a great set of toile sheets from Urban Outfitters that depicts suburban strip malls, gas stations, som ranches and split-level houses, and lots of transmission lines -- very camp!
I love Toile (which is the French word meaning "Cloth") - but it's most often a monochromatic print of blue, black or dark red on a cream or white background.
Timorous Beasties makes one.
I love toile. But my main style is more of a mid-century mod with an Asian bent. I'm not sure how I could incorporate it without it looking really odd. I would love to figure out how to blend it.
There are Chinoiserie-themed toiles out there...
...and if you used alot of one toile to upholster certain of your modern pieces as well as for simple draperies and pillows - I don't see how you'd go wrong.
How about the wonderful toile prducts from Hazelnut in New Oleans:
Or the fab/naughty/gay Tom of Finland toile:
I was going to add the New Orleans toile, too! It's great, and currently they are donating portions of the sales to Gulf Relief.
Have you seen the infamous Vivienne Westwood toile, which is very er, graphic?!
I love toile! in fact, I did a post on it awhile back, using an image from a project you guys featured!
Love the Sheila Bridges toile!!
I own the Emmy C. "It's Toile About You" T-shirt.
Only problem about it is when people bend down to look at it and shout "I don't understand!"
My favorite is when twisted crafters embroider over the toile and add their own touches. Here are some of my favorites: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=331859.0 & http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=303150.0
I took a pattern class this summer and learned how to design a toile. It is difficult to master, but the results were awesome. I LOVE toile!
I fourth the Sheila Bridges recommendation. Genius.
"I own the Emmy C. "It's Toile About You" T-shirt.
Only problem about it is when people bend down to look at it and shout "I don't understand!""
I'm wearing mine today
I love toile! Great posting!!
Pierre Deux sells every toile under the sun...
Happy Renovations
Artist Beth Katleman did an inventive take on toile that's three-dimensional and sort of surreal:

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Most pregnant women go through at least a few 'fat days' in pregnancy, so here's a few ideas for boosting your body image
If you're not sure what weight gain is reasonable, your doctor or midwife should advise you on what a healthy pregnancy weight gain should be for you personally.
What is important, however, is that you make sure your GP knows if you've ever suffered from an eating disorder, even if you've eaten well so far during your pregnancy.
Moving on to maternity clothes can be a key moment in your pregnancy as they can be great for giving you the 'pregnant and blooming' look rather than large and lumpy. Be aware though, that maternity ranges are not universally flattering as even pregnant figures can be very diverse. Invest in quality rather than quantity, and look for maternity pieces that flatter your bump figure. Find out more about buying maternity clothing and staying stylish when pregnant in these articles.
My question has nothing to do with being fat, actually i need to understand the shape of my stomach as it looks like it growing broad from the sides. My belly as well it's soft and hard like someone whose pregnant and , oh yes, apparently my GP said to me my kid is being suppressed by water, what i mean is that the baby is above the area where he is supposed to growing and as well on my my last SCAN he could see him at all. It was like as if like the is nothing and my is growing and i experience lots of gas and some kicks if might put it like that , cause they feel like butterflies( yes am 5 months pregnant)
I need help on these as i cant elaborate properly and as well am puzzled by this.
Posted: 22/09/2009 at 06:01
hi memme,
Everyone is different shapes inside as well if your gp isn't worried by how and where your baby is growing, i shouldn't worry, in a few months your bump will start to drop a bit as baby gets bigger and gets ready to be born.
the kicks will get stronger as baby gets bigger but if you have lots of water then they won't feel as hard till baby is more squashed up in there
you get lots of gas when baby is pushing upwards on your tummy, hope some of this helps a bit I know its not much I've tried to understand your post right!!
take care and good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!!
love vicky and Freya xxx
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Manchester City about to steal Barcelona's young star Gerard Deulofeu
12/3/12 in Soccer | KurtKingsley | 1858 respect
Manchester City are currently favorites to sign in Barcelona's latest football prodigy Gerard Deulofeu. The young Spaniard has attracted a lot of attention from top notch clubs across Europe with his spectacular form for Barcelona B.
Chelsea have set their eyes on Gerard Deulofeu as well, but it's the Premier League champions who have covered considerable ground in talks for £8 million-rated forward.
Gerard Deulofeu has a £8.1 million buyout clause embedded in his contract with Barcelona. Manchester City are aware of Gerard Deulofeu's buyout clause, but due to their transfer battle with Chelsea they will probably have to submit a little extra cash.
Chelsea have been in race to sign Gerard Deulofeu for a while now. However, since the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo they have behind Manchester City. The Eastlands became the frontrunners for Gerard Deulofeu by doubling the salary Chelsea were prepared to hand him.
The 18-year-old forward has made a lot of noise back home. Many consider him to be the next star out of Barcelona's star-struck football academy. Gerard Deulofeu is on the brink of breaking into Tito Vilanova's squad.
The teenager is a Barcelona B player, but he has already capped once in Europe and once in the Spanish Cup this season. Gerard Deulofeu has also broken into the Spanish Under 21 squad. By the looks of it he is all set for a lustrous career.
Chelsea's recent slump in the English Premier League is another factor which has forced Gerard Deulofeu to move towards Manchester City. The appointment of Txiki Begiristain as Manchester City's new Sporting Director is another reason. Txiki Begiristain fulfilled a similar role with great success at Barcelona.
Tito Vilanova will try to get the best price for Gerard Deulofeu after all he is the leading goalscorer in second tier of Spanish football. Gerard Deulofeu has scored eight goals in 12 games for Barcelona B.
Barcelona envisions Gerard Deulofeu's future at Nou Camp, but if the player goes ahead with his move-away plans the Catalan giants can do little to keep him in Spain.


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Canada Labour Code - Part III
Scotiabank announces that it has reached a settlement in overtime class action
Scotiabank issued a news releae today announcing that it has settled the Fulawka v. The Bank of Nova Scotia overtime class action that was filed in 2007. The release states:
Scotiabank and the representative plaintiff Cindy Fulawka have reached an agreement to settle the Fulawka v. The Bank of Nova Scotia Overtime Class Action. A hearing for approval of the proposed settlement will take place on August 12. The class action was commenced against the Bank in December 2007 on behalf of certain full-time retail branch bank employees in Canada who held the positions of Personal Banking Officer, Senior Personal Banking Officer, Financial Advisor or Account Manager Small Business. read more »
Right to reinstatement after maternity / parental leave, does not trump employer's right to terminate as part of restructuring
Moday and Bell Mobility Inc., 2013 CarswellNat 393 (Can. Arb.)
Federal government abolishes mandatory retirement except where it is bona fide occupational requirement
The federal government has abolished mandatory retirement in federally regulated workplaces except where it is a bona fide occupational requirement ("BFOR").
For more on this development, see:
- this article by Michelle S. Henry at Borden Ladner Gervais: "Elimination of Mandatory Retirement for Federally Regulated Employees (December 2011)"; and
- this article by Ralph N. Nero and Keri L. Bennett at Faskens: "Another Gong Sounds for the End to Mandatory Retirement" (January 11, 2011).
And this is the text of a news release issued by the Canadian Human Rights Commission on December 16, 2011:
Government of Canada Strikes Down Mandatory Retirement read more »
BC court issues precedent decision on penalties for breach of Canada Labour Code group termination provisions
In Regina v. Servisair Inc. BCPC 142, the BC Provincial Court addressed the appropriate penalties to impose for breach of certain Canada Labour Code ("CLC") group termination provisions.
The decision was issued on May 10, 2011. It is the first reported decision in Canada to consider the penalty issue.
Group Termination Provisions
The group termination provisions in the CLC are triggered when 50 or more employees are terminated in a single industrial establishment either simultaneously or within a 4-week period. Among other things, these provisions require the employer to: read more »
Employee's stress due to nature of job not employer's improper conduct; no construtive dismissal
Kade v. Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation [2011] C.L.A.D. No. 101 (Mole)
Focus on progressive discipline
I have been meaning for several weeks now to draw attention to the February 2011 edition of the Labour and Employment Law Perspective, the Canadian Bar Association National Labour and Employment Law Section Newsletter.
The focus of the excellant February issue was progressive discipline and it contained the following articles (with the summaries taken directly from the newsletter):
Compensation in lieu of reinstatement: A deviation from DeHavilland
By Andrew Zabrovsky
In an interesting supplementary decision following an award granting compensation in lieu of reinstatement, an Ontario arbitrator strongly repudiated several of the well accepted and long propagated concepts which have been applied to this remedy. read more »
Legislation introduced that would abolish mandatory retirement in most federally regulated workplaces
Mandatory retirement policies in most federally regulated workplaces will be abolished if a recently introduced private members bill becomes law.
The bill - Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age) - was introduced by Ms. Raymonde Folco, a Liberal Member of Parliament from Quebec on November 15, 2010.
It passed Second Reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2010 and is being referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources at the committee stage of the parliamentary process. If it passes in committee, it will be referred to Third Reading and likely become law.
In the parliamentary debates held so far, Ms. Folco stated that her bill has three main objectives: read more »
Split three-judge panel of Ontario Divisional Court upholds decision to not certify CIBC overtime class action
In a decision issued on September 10, 2010 - Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2010 ONSC 4724 - a split three-judge panel of the Ontario Divisional Court upheld the decision of an Ontario Superior Court motion judge to not certify an overtime class action against CIBC.
It looks like the Ontario Divisional Court's decision will now be further appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal. See this case summary - "Ontario Court Affirms Decision Denying Certification in CIBC Overtime Action" (September 17, 2010) - by law firm Torys.
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We have an update from that married-with-kids couple who had sex every day for 101 days. Remember Annie and Douglas Brown? They wrote about their marathon bonk-a-thon in "Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On their Sex Lives for 101 Days".
The Guardian UK caught up with the Annie and Doug this week to see how their marriage is doing five years after their experiment. And what we want to know is … are they still at it?
Yes, but not everyday.
Annie says that the experience taught her that, "when you're in the tunnel of childrearing and career-building, that whole side of things just tends to get put on the back burner. People really don't understand that sex is the glue that keeps you together. The physical in a relationship is the foundation it's built on."
Doug talked about their no electronics in the bedroom rule "We have a conscious agreement that it is not acceptable to lie in bed and tap on a screen." Just implementing that one rule could have a transformative effect on your sex life.
Charla Muller, also quoted in The Guardian, and her husband managed a full 365 consecutive days of sex. Wow. The changes she experienced in her marriage might, just might, tempt you to start your own sex bootcamp …
"Everything just gets better when sex is a vital part of your relationship. He's happier, you're happier, the whole house is happier. A daily kindness enters your relationship, a level of attentiveness for each other. It's almost like you're dating again ."


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Sometimes I forget how much of a passion I have for the past.
Not just my own, but generally speaking.
I have this almost limitless space in my mind for facts about what used to be.
And at only 23 years old I have already learned so much… Yes that sounds vain.
It's true though… Most people don't realize how vast my knowledge is in some ways.
But at the same time, I realize it is still very limited. There is so much more to know, to learn, to learn to love. Which brings me to a TOP TEN TUESDAY.
Things I love to learn about:
1. America history pre-1840s (Antebellum). I love me some Revolutionary history, but also Puritan culture and Native American culture… The collision of the two. It is all so incredibly fascinating.
2. Baseball history! This started out with an obsession with Yankee's history. Yes that is a very limited scope, but being that it is one of the most historically rich franchises of all time still quite vast. Recently, (the past two years or so) my love has spread to the entirety of the game. I thank Ken Burns for this.
3. Classic literature and it's authors. I have always been one for snuggling up with a great book, but as I grow older I have started to enjoy reading about who wrote what and why and who they, the authors, as people were.
4. New recipes! This branches out of traditional edumacation, unless you took homeec in 7th and 8th grade. Wait I did that. Anyhow, I love learning to make new things. Both baking and cooking. My store team leader actually explained it to me best, cooking is more of an art, while baking is a science. Generally, I geek out for both.
5. Myself. Yeah. Lame I know. But I feel like everyday I learn something about myself. Whether it be a vegetable I dislike, or a smell I have a fondness for. I am definitely one of those people who buy self discovery fill in the blank books, or.. Better yet, the kind of person who makes top ten lists about their favorite things.
6. New things at work. Yes I am totally that kid that sucks up in class I guess, but truth be told I like doing my job well. That is why learning the right way to do things takes such a priority in my mind. I ask once, and generally am comfortable at that. I listen to others very well and follow through with what I believe to be good advice. I love my job and I love learning to do it better.
7. Music history. When I was younger this was much more of a passion of mine… Truth be told I have really slacked in this facet of my mind. Just the same I just borrowed Keith Richards Life so I know the passion is still burning somewhere, waiting to be unearthed by something particularly wonderful.
8. To teach myself weird tricks. I can say the alphabet four different ways, twist my belly button inside out, spell Mississippi backwards and make myself cry. These are only a few of the strange things I have just taught myself to do because I was bored.
9. Religion History. Again… I am a huge history nerd. I have taken many, many classes on different religions, their histories, how they compare to other religions. This probably stems from a fairly diverse religious background. Still I think that the answer to life, the universe and everything lies in there somewhere. I am completely agnostic in that I don't know where nor do I pretend to have any idea.
10. About the people I love. If you are a close friend of mine you probably know that I love to just sit and talk with others for hours. If we are going to have awkward pauses the entire time we are at brunch then chances are it wont work out. Learning about others is so fascinating. Learning about the people you love, well, suddenly it makes all the pieces fit.
Okay, possibly my longest post evar. But fun. So enjoy.


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The Rocket Jump Waltz
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This one was a lot of fun to perform on my piano.
It's pretty simple, and short too, but I didn't want
to go to far away from the original, as I love this one.
Going back to TF2!
Original composer: Valve
Original song: Rocket Jump Waltz
Rated 5 / 5 stars May 11, 2011
This is what you call art.
Thank you.
Rated 5 / 5 stars May 10, 2011
Really good!
Much better than the original version, in my opinion.
It's somewhat different. Glad you enjoyed it more than the original. Thank you.
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 8, 2011
Imagine All The Soldiers Rocket Jumping In The Air to this song. Ah good to know there is another TF2 Fan out their
TF2 fans are everywhere. Even right behind you...
Rated 5 / 5 stars March 1, 2011
Ive heard of this from a different song
Did you create this it is an awesome version of the rocket waltz i heard this from GG2
It's actually from Team Fortress 2.
Rated 5 / 5 stars February 15, 2011
Your version of Rocket Jump Waltz for the piano really makes me think of the good times of life.
You wouldn't expect a bunch of flying Soldiers coming straight to your face while listening to it, that's for sure, haha.


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I'm stung into a rant by an article I've just read. A classic example of mainstream journalist wisdom here - and only one of very many similar now available, I'm sure.
I'm don't know what the economics editor of one of the UK's most successful papers earns, but I'd be happy for him to earn double if he could tell us all this "it was so obvious" stuff BEFORE the crisis.
Not that it couldn't have been foreseen. In the late 90s, I was so concerned at US debts and the massive zoom in tech stocks driving the FTSE and Dow into the stratosphere, and so apprehensive of what I thought would be the inevitable aftermath, that I warned clients not to get into the frenzy, reminded them they had an option to switch into cash, moved my wife's pension savings into cash, and (despite the awfulness of modern British schools) resumed teaching as well as holding onto the financial advice business.
Am I wise? No, I listened to what many others were saying, and wasn't blinded by greed. But I wouldn't have learned it from the papers.
And the smugness! "Above all, the current crisis will force us to relearn one of the oldest lessons of all, one from neither the Seventies nor the Thirties but the wisdom of the centuries: that what you owe, you must one day repay." The credit bubble was created by banks, permitted by regulators and governments, and exploited by financial engineers and intermediaries - yet it is the private debtor and the taxpayer that will pay. Don't hold your breath waiting to see unemployed bankers selling the Big Issue.
"The point of free speech is for the stuff that's over the line, and strikingly unbalanced. If free speech is only for polite persons of mild temperament within government-policed parameters, it isn't free at all. So screw that." - Mark Steyn in "The Spectator", 19 April 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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2 comments:
- Bretwalda Edwin-Higham said...
The term "short and curlies" springs to mind.
- 22 March 2008 10:39
- Wolfie said...
Pretty much a summary of my own thoughts over the period. Do people never learn I wonder?
- 24 March 2008 13:48
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What happened on one of the earlier balloon ascents illustrates the nature of Kittinger's commitment. The plan was to ascend above 90,000ft in a pressurized capsule the size of a telephone booth. As the inflation of the once-only balloon started Kittinger accidently opened his 4-pin round main, which was the only means of escape if the balloon tore open during the ascent, which was a commmon event. Rather than scratch the mission, which would have killed the project, Kittinger successfully repacked a 28ft round while standing in a area the size of a telephone booth and wearing a spacesuit. He did this without the ground crew finding out, with no prior packing experience and without a pullup cord.Balls of steel.
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Address: The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
Until: September 13
In a nutshell: Arthur Miller's account of the 17th-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts was inspired by the paranoia about Communists. These days, however, this superb play strikes different notes. It now seems to be about the present danger of religious fundamentalism, and of the mindset of those who believe that they should kill in the name of God – and this staging, starring Richard Armitage, is electrifying
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Where: Shaftesbury Theatre
Address: 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP
Until: September 13
In a nutshell: Richard Eyre's production of the hit musical, in which an inconvenient romance blossoms amid industrial unrest at a pyjama factory in the American Midwest, comes thrillingly close to his famous Guys and Dolls.
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Where: Noël Coward Theatre
Address: St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU
Until: October 25
In a nutshell: The young Shakespeare, suffering from a bad case of writer's block, finds the inspiration to write Romeo and Juliet when he falls in love with Viola De Lesseps, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, little realising that she is leading a secret life of her own by disguising herself as a boy actor in his own acting company.
Read The Telegraph's Shakespeare in Love review.
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Where: Young Vic
Address: 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ
Until: September 19
In a nutshell: Gillian Anderson gives the performance of her career as Blanche DuBois in a raw, emotional and deeply unsettling production.
Read The Telegraph's A Streetcar Named Desire review.
Where: New London Theatre
Address: 166 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW
In a nutshell: This wildly successful adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel of the same name tells the story of the First World War through the eyes of a horse. It is powerfully moving, has wow-inducing ingenuity and is a real joy.
Read The Telegraph's War Horse review.
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Where: Criterion Theatre
Address: 2 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 4XA
In a nutshell: Patrick Barlow's delightful spoof of John Buchan's classic novel and Hitchcock's famous 1935 film adaptation follows the adventures of expatriate Richard Hannay, as he attempts to avoid murder, outwit secret agents and woo beautiful women – a dizzyingly entertaining show that never outstays its welcome.
Read The Telegraph's The 39 Steps review.
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Where: Savoy Theatre
Address: Savoy Court, Strand, London, WC2R 0ET
Until: November 29
In a nutshell: Robert Lindsay gives a masterclass in theatrical style in this caper about two fraudsters, who are both equally determined to outwit each other, as well as the mug punters unlucky enough to cross their paths
Read The Telegraph's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels review.
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Where: Duke of York's Theatre
Address: 104 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BG
Until: September 20
In a nutshell: There might be a new cast, including Robert Webb, but this production of Jeeves and Wooster remains as big a hoot as before.
Read The Telegraph's Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense review.
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Where: Apollo Theatre
Address: Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Until: September 27
In a nutshell: This chilling stage adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel about a friendship between two children, one of whom turns out to be a vampire, is every bit as good as the 2008 Swedish movie.
Read The Telegraph's Let the Right One In review.
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Where: Almeida Theatre
Address: Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA
Until: October 4
In a nutshell: Alecky Blythe's vivid verbatim reimagining of the 2011 London riots should be a hit.
Read The Telegraph's Little Revolution review.
Where: Donmar Warehouse
Address: 41 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LX
Until: September 27
In a nutshell: This superb revival of Kevin Elyot's play about a group of gay friends is both wickedly funny and deeply affecting.
Read The Telegraph's My Night with Reg review.
Where: Park Theatre
Address: Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3JP
Until: September 21
In a nutshell: Matthew Kelly is superb in this good old-fashioned piece in the tradition of David Storey and Arnold Wesker, based on the dramatist's own experience of working in bread factory in his native Hull when he was 18.
Read The Telegraph's Toast review.
Where: Gielgud Theatre
Address: Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR
In a nutshell: Marianne Elliott's award-laden production about 15-year-old protagonist, Christopher, who exhibits a constellation of quirks that are recognisably on the autistic spectrum – but his behavioural problems are also a metaphor for the solitariness of the human condition – resumes at the Gielgud Theatre.
Read The Telegraph's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time review.
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Where: Southwark Playhouse
Address: 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD
Until: September 13
In a nutshell: The "dogfight" is a Marines tradition of holding a party and competing to bring the ugliest girl – a hateful practice but one that here leads to an unlikely romance. Matt Ryan's production evidently wants to be a bittersweet romance, but seems bizarrely unaware that its cheerily uncritical depiction of misogyny kills that innocent ambition stone dead.
Read The Telegraph's Dogfight review.
Where: Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Address: 18 Suffolk Street, London, SW1Y 4HT
Until: September 26
In a nutshell: Trevor Nunn's West End adaptation of the hit film, about a man whose weekend affair turns into a nightmare when the woman becomes obsessional, has its moments but is ultimately rather pointless.
Read The Telegraph's Fatal Attraction review.
Where: Shakespeare's Globe
Address: 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT
Until: October 12
In a nutshell: Blanche McIntyre's autumn revival of The Comedy of Errors at the Globe fails to raise a laugh.
Read The Telegraph's The Comedy of Errors review.
Where: Harold Pinter Theatre
Address: Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN
Until: September 20
In a nutshell: Oscar Wilde's masterpiece has been ruined by a dud production with ageing thespians.
Read The Telegraph's The Importance of Being Earnest review.
Buy tickets to The Importance of Being Earnest from Telegraph Box Office.
Where: Trafalgar Studios
Address: 14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY
Until: September 27
In a nutshell: Jamie Lloyd's staging of Richard III is unecessarily complicated, while Martin Freeman feels like a boy sent to do a man's work.
Read The Telegraph's Richard III review.
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They also steal Diaoyu islands
Sounds like the job of Chinese gangs operating in Japan. The level of crime is one of the worlds lowest as are surely aware.
Of course we don't know who did it yet without an investigation, but it is a fact that the Chinese iPhone scalping networks are highly sophisticated and globalized operations, so it would not be surprising to me if these phones were already on a plane to Shanghai or Beijing.
But you're welcome to engage in whatever kind of state-sponsored propaganda campaign you happen to be currently assigned to.
What a joke. Typical to blame all of Japan's problems on foreigners in the country. Japanese people are all angels!
Chinese, Japanese, Korean… they all look alike.
"Chinese, Japanese, Korean… they all look alike."
Why do you have to tell that to the world? It's well known that stupid people can't tell one from another.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean… they all look alike. +1
yeah, asians all look the same. hah hah
I am so sorry this has happened, but not sure why people want to stand in line for a phone, in US and/or anyplace. Did not like he other quote. Chinese, Japanese, Koreans may look alike. But, in American cities, people are becoming more educated and realize that this is one world now.
Good people know the difference.
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Pieces of plastic on back corners of car next to rear glass cracked on both sides.
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He stands silently in the chilly, damp mist that has blanketed Thrasherville for the past several days. In his hand, he holds a hockey stick with a sharply curved blade instead of a scythe.
Robed in black, he makes his way through the NHL's landscape to gather up 14 of the league's poor unfortunate souls. One by one, as they are mathematically eliminated from postseason contention and their playoff aspirations expire, he gathers them up and takes them away.
He is hockey's Grim Reaper…the angel of the dark light that the Atlanta Thrashers have become very well acquainted over the past eleven NHL seasons.
Thursday night, the Reaper traveled to Philadelphia knowing that a loss to the Flyers would cause the Thrashers playoff hopes to finally flat-line and be declared officially, if not mercifully, dead. Oh, their fate has been known and accepted for some time now and the team's fans have gathered around the deathbed awaiting the inevitable.
But on this night, death would be cheated as Chris Mason and his 43 saves blanked the Flyers. It was the 21st shutout of Mason's NHL career and his first as a Thrasher.
Nik Antropov's third period goal proved to be all the offense the Thrashers would require in the 1-0 win allowing the Thrashers frail playoff chances to cling desperately to life…even if for just one more game. It was goal number 15 of the season for Antropov, who also scored the only goal scored the team's only goal during Tuesday's loss in Montreal.
In defeating Philly, Atlanta wrapped up the four game season series with the Eastern Conference's top team. The Thrashers took three of them…twice beating them in extra time and then Thursday night's victory.
Saturday afternoon they'll take on the Northeast Division leading Bruins in Boston. The Thrashers are 2-1 against the Bs this season, winning both games in Atlanta and losing 4-1 up there just before Christmas.
In fact, if you consider the 4-1-1 record against the Southeast Division leading Washington Capitals, they are 9-3-1 so far against the three division leaders and top seeds in the east. Pittsburgh, whom the Thrashers are yet to beat this season, does hold the third highest point total in the conference, but given they trail Philly by four points in the Atlantic Division they are the fourth seed at this time.
Atlanta is 2-1 against the top three out west as they knocked off San Jose 4-2 back on October 16, beat the Big Red Borg 5-1 on Thanksgiving Eve before losing to Vancouver last Friday.
That would leave them with a mark of 11-4-1 against the six division leaders going into this weekend's bout in Beantown.
Make no mistake… the Atlanta Thrashers will officially and mathematically be eliminated from the playoff race sometime in the coming days. Hockey's Grim Reaper has time and the odds on his side. All it will take is one more loss or a win by the Rangers and Sabres.
On this night however, as he stood waiting for them next to the Zamboni, they stared back at him and laughed in the face of death.
In defiance, Chris Mason even tossed at goose egg at him.
April 1st, 2011
12:24 am
Bill, kudos is in order for this fine piece of journalism you've composed here!
April 1st, 2011
1:02 am
Bravo, Bill. The only thing that takes the sting out of yet another early exit is the fact we've still got this blog to come to and talk hockey! Hoping the Thrashers get committed ownership, then as the NHL commercials keep saying, "History will be made".
Just a shame it took 2 generations of Atl hockey before that finally happens. We'd be old hat in the playoffs if the A$G hadn't watched the infomercial titled "How to try to flip a sports team and alienate an entire city at the same time"
April 1st, 2011
1:08 am
April 1st, 2011
1:25 am
A nice write-up. The Reaper may escort us to Lotterydraftville. Right now, we're 6th. I was a bit surprised to see Florida is now ranked 15th, behind Ottawa. It's very possible for the Devils to finish ahead of Atlanta. It's a little less likely that the Islanders will. But even if it is only NJ that surpasses Atlanta, that's enough to make us 5th.
You know my policy. Anywhere in the Top 10, but especially in the Top 5, you make a selection. I don't want to see a repeat of 2005, where we move from 8th to 16th, to pick Alex Bourret, to load up on 2nd rounders. IF we must trade this pick, it's got to be for a Tier I player, with 4-6 years left on his contract. Otherwise, we might as well just pick someone.
April 1st, 2011
6:53 am
The miracle run continues! They will make a movie of this in years to come!! Go Thrashers!!! Playoffs here we come!!!
April 1st, 2011
6:58 am
Kane says it is fun to play in that kind of atmosphere. We have heard that before. Perhaps with new ownership, we can fill our building on a regular basis and create that atmosphere on a regular basis.
April 1st, 2011
6:59 am
Ooops-regular basis twice–it is early!
April 1st, 2011
7:19 am
Big, i love ur optimism but its been over for awhile. Ive been holding out these past few weeks but have decided to enjoy the rest of the season. Mason was spectacular and hes the NHL.com Compuware 1st star of the night. If in fact by nothing short of a miracle, we make the playoffs, my butt will be in the bulb for every game. Stewart, you gotta hit the net there man, no excuse for that. This team does not stand up for the $hi* it takes AT ALL! Why didnt Boulton or Thor or someone mess Carcilo up after the crap they were doing to Burmie? Stop taking crap and stand up for your teammates!
April 1st, 2011
7:34 am
Don Waddell STILL has a job….and he got promoted, as well?!?
April 1st, 2011
7:43 am
Initially, I thought you were talking about Scott Hartnell Bill. Nice lead-in.
Phoenix, Nashville and Anaheim all are 8-2 in their last 10 games, but the President's Trophy winners are 9-1. Tough to make up ground out west, and the seedings are going to be quite interesting in the West. Dallas loss at San Jose is another crushing blow for their hopes but they still have six games left.
The Rangers are now buckling and both the Canes and Leafs still have a shot. Big SO win for the Buds last night. But, it still is going to take at least 90 points to get a playoff spot IMO, and that would mean Toronto has to win all four games to have a shot, and the Canes will need 6 or 7 points in their last five games. Another interesting final week is coming at us.
April 1st, 2011
7:49 am
Mason was just awesome last night!
April 1st, 2011
8:03 am
What a great hockey game to watch! If this type of effort would have been shown few months ago the team would have qualified for the post season. I wonder how NY will feel once they realize they are looking at Carolina making the post season instead of them? Looks like the preseason predictions are coming through on 3 SE teams making the playoffs…
April 1st, 2011
8:08 am
It was a good day, Thrashers win, Braves win.
April 1st, 2011
8:08 am
I really believe that we are only a few players away from becoming a really good team. I thought the additions of Stuart and Wheeler have worked out well. We need more players like Stuart. He plays with a lot of grit. I really believe that the Ben Maxwell move will work out for us. I don't know how we can get another scoring forward. I haven't looked at the free agent market for next year. I just wish we could get a new owner like the one in Buffalo. He was so excited to purchase that team. Look how they responded to the new owner. I think everything starts with a new ownership. It can only go up hill from there.
April 1st, 2011
8:10 am
The Thrashers may have just delayed the inevitable but shutting out those Broad Street PUNKS in their own house makes it a little more bearable.
April 1st, 2011
8:14 am
Good one, Rawhide. Mason was great. Robbie Schremp may be a find. Let's hope the Grim One sends old Clueless Craig on a one way Zamboni ride.
April 1st, 2011
8:29 am
REDLIGHT!!!!!!!!! I'm liking my chances for some steak….2 more wins baby!!!
WOW your Rangers getting CRUSHED last night. Torts was speachless….I couldn't believe avery went at the end of the game…
Call me crazy, but I love watching that Islanders team. Al Montoya, ARE YOU KIDDING ME! What a great story this guy is.
Thrashers and Isles will both be in teh playoffs next season…two young and exciting teams.
April 1st, 2011
8:35 am
It's a consolation steak for you Spud if you get it. Meaningless wins after elimination was a certainty, long a trait for this club. No worse comment to make than, "we finished only five points out of the 8th spot," particularly when spending another $3- to $5 million might have made a big difference.
Hope the little one is well!
April 1st, 2011
8:46 am
Just how many chances does Anthony Stewart need to score a goal? And then in the third he fails to clear the puck when we urgently need to? Finally, will this team ever score an empty net goal so we can all sigh in relief? Still a good win, especially over the Bullies! Go Thrash.
April 1st, 2011
8:47 am
Bill, right, but when we are 0-4-2 against Tampa, 1-2-2 against Carolina.
1-3 against Toronto, 0-3 against Pittsburgh, 1-3 against Buffalo, Bad losses to Dallas, Columbus, St.Louis, 1 in OT, 1 in regulation… Bad loss in Edmonton. While we had some other tough losses, Chicago (OTL), Vancouver, several against Tampa… and a couple against Carolina and Eirk Cole !!!
A bounce here or there, NO back to back goals within a minute several times… And where could we be ?
We have scored with the best of them, BUT… The same damn issue that has plagued this franchise since inception, GA, we are going to be at the bottom again, That MUST be addressed in the offseason, We HAVE to shore up the defense. Just think if we had allowed 60 fewer goals, We would be making playoff plans. The defense MUST been upgraded !!! Until we DO, we will be in this same position again and again.
Can dudley & Ramsey NOT see this ?????? Why NOT ????
April 1st, 2011
8:57 am
Very impressive effort and win. Now if they could just pick up a Jeff Skinner type with their draft pick… Thrashers scouts, are you doing your job this year??? The Canes sure stole him after all those clubs passed. The same can happen again. Doesn't have to be a lottery pick to get a real good one.
April 1st, 2011
9:03 am
In true Thrasher fashion, they will rise up and win out the last five games and miss the 8th seed by 2pts. Gee, that will be such a good feeling to see the boys step up………..;(
New, quality ownership is the only remedy here.
Oh, and I hope the Buds fall just short. Maybe win on the last day and they're in, but choke and crumble.
April 1st, 2011
9:28 am
Did you ever see the episode of Seinfeild where Elaine is stuck with an incompetent psychopath of an employee. In order to rid herself of the guy, she promotes him. Maybe that is what happened with DW?
April 1st, 2011
9:31 am
Amazing – We have a winning record against the better teams in the league and suck it up against our fellow bottom feeders. Think that's called leadership. Hate to see revolvoing coaches in this franchise, but, maybe it's time for a change. Was listening to the Philly feed for awhile and their DE equivalent (think it's Keith Jones) was singing Rammers praises. Of course because he's not their coach.
April 1st, 2011
9:32 am
Didn't Don Waddell tell us three years ago that the Thrashers were futher along than the Flyers it terms of rebuilding?
Or was that just that year's April Fools joke from him?
April 1st, 2011
9:42 am
I like Byfuglien at Defense but I would love to see him moved back to forward. At the beginning of the season it was working well, but then teams adjusted to our style of play and we did not make adjustments back. If we put Byfuglien at forward, I feel like we could create more scoring, knock in more rebounds, and better yet, use our talent that we have better. He is waaaay to good to not be putting up a lot of goals and assists. What you guys think?
April 1st, 2011
9:51 am
RL…there are NO truer words that this…"particularly when spending another $3- to $5 million might have made a big difference"
Kind leaves a bump in your tummy.
She's doing great man! thanks
April 1st, 2011
10:17 am
Birthday Win… the best kind!!!!!
April 1st, 2011
10:35 am
Philly's in a bit of a slump and is also getting no 'puck luck' at the moment. The whole game was filled with ' cover your eyes 'scenarios with the Flyers pressing and the Thrashers floundering but somehow escaping the moment. That somehow doesn't include much skillful play from the Thrashers, just luck .
Ramsey should at least put Buff out as a forward on the powerplay. This would give one of the other D men a chance for pp time.
April 1st, 2011
10:56 am
Sad part is, had we squeaked into the 7th or 8th seed, we probably could have made a little noise and made it a series with the team playing the top seeds pretty well this season.
April 1st, 2011
11:02 am
Yeah, Michael, Stewart looks really awkward and out-of-place in the NHL in the second half. I remember looking at him during his career-high scoring spree in the Fall and wondering how is it that he had scored just a few goals prior to being moved to Atlanta. Now I'm wondering how he'd scored any goals.
April 1st, 2011
11:38 am
Although things are hopeless, with the Rangers all of a sudden losing two in a row, they now have 4 games left with the next two first in Philly and then at home to Boston. Imagine if they lose both those games in regulation which is possible, then their 3rd game is against the Thrashers.
April 1st, 2011
11:41 am
Mr Brendan…. I believe we are currently 7th worst in the league, and if devils pass us, we would then be 6th wosrt in the laegue. Worse than last year, and our point total may be lower as well.
April 1st, 2011
11:48 am
As "kryptonite" to the Flyers, angst and frustration among the Flyers players AND fans is "wonderful." Could you feel their frustration oozing from the TV? Everytime Mason made a stop, or our D averted their drive, the boy and I giggled like school girls. If the Thrashers made the 8th spot, I think we'd take them in 6.
Swap "Russia" and "Stewart" and "national" with "personal" in Chuchill's famous quote and you have:
"I cannot forecast to you the action of Stewart. He is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Stewart's personal interest."
Works for me.
Give Rammer another year–but if there is a losing streak, sack him.
Add two top 6 forwards in off season? Move Buff up to forward. Buff up front = Esposito a la 1970-75. Postma is ready to fill in. Scottie Upshall would be an amazing addition.
Stuart/Oduya tandem works very well as 3rd pairing–Stuart's work ethic is rubbing off on Johhnny O.
Bogosian is improving. I ragged him all season, but I was wrong. He'll be better next year, etc.
2011-12: Bogosian/Enstrom, Hainsey/Postma, Stuart/Oduya with Kulda/Meyer as back-ups?
Maxwell and Schremp may just work out.
Riding fence about Stapleton. At times he reminds me of Martin St. Louis, without the grit. Maybe he should Youtube some Theo Fleury.
April 1st, 2011
11:48 am
Does anyone know the available free agent defensmen?
April 1st, 2011
12:50 pm
One of Don Waddell's many blusterings has come true, folks. Remember when his goal was "playing meaningful games in March"?
Well, surprisingly, it has come twue! We are not mathematically eliminated–and I'm shocked to hear it.
Not bad for being well into our third "Five-Year Plan"…As a bonus, seeing that we put Philadelphia to sleep (both on-ice and on the scoreboard), maybe we ARE ahead of them, development-wise?
(For you, Cornbwead)
April 1st, 2011
1:03 pm
Nice win Thrashy. Awesome game Mason. I would rather be in the mix, but playing spoiler is better than nothing.
April 1st, 2011
1:04 pm
i agree with many of you that D-Buff is more of an asset to the team up front and around the net where he is tough to handle. Give us a decent first line center with Buff and Ladd up front and we'd be a force. Buff is not that good a D-Man. He doesn't stay put and is often caught out of position. Kulda and Postma appear NHL ready.
April 1st, 2011
2:15 pm
I agree Sage, But Which five year plan is this one ??? waddell has LIED so much.
Hoof you are correct, Mr Stupid did say that a few years ago, just another example of what a F'up this guy is and was in the NHL. He has NO business being in this league or any other hockey venue, there is no place in the NHL for people who Lie and are Stupid, except with Atlanta which had the Worst owners in the history of professional sports.
PLEASE get a new OWNER soon, and keep the team here where it belongs !
April 1st, 2011
2:30 pm
Sign Bieksa and move Buf up front. I've noticed that Buf is rotating more up front, he's been screening the goalie on the PP and he had that great chance in the 1st last night from the slot. I think they'll move him up there, Kane on the LW, Little in the middle, Buf on the right, and watch it happen. Kane's due for a breakout year, next year, seen some good glimpses out of him this last 1/3rd of the season.
April 1st, 2011
2:33 pm
"When I go back home to Canada (he's a native of Dauphin, Manitoba,) people will say, 'Well, how can you have a hockey team in Nashville?' And I tell 'em, 'well, just come to Nashville. For a period, there was talk of us leaving town and our corporate base wasn't as good as we needed it to be. But what's happened is the local ownership group has taken over, and just by them coming in and saying 'We're not going anywhere' has put investment into the fans. There's a bond now, I would say. A nontraditional hockey market is turning into more of a traditional market. We're now a fabric of Nashville. If we ever have a deep (playoff run) our city will go crazy."
- Barry Trotz, Head Coach – Nashville Predators
Wouldn't that be nice to replace "Nashville" with "Atlanta"?
April 1st, 2011
2:38 pm
@glovesave29, wouldn't it be nice to replace Ramsey with Trotz?
April 1st, 2011
2:44 pm
Yeah Joe, but Trotz has been given more to work with too….
April 1st, 2011
3:10 pm
TSN is reporting that Calgary will change their name next season to the Cowboys in honor of the 30th anniversary of the WHA's founding. Rumor has it we may be seeing the return of the Atlanta Flames.
April 1st, 2011
3:11 pm
Typo – sorry…40th anniversary
April 1st, 2011
3:23 pm
Just glad it was not my Flyers to eliminate my Thrashers.
Nice to see the Thrashers win a game when they were not at their best. There were far too many games this season where the Thrashers looked like the Flyers did last night and wound up with the same losing results.
Mason should have been starting in goal from February on. He has proven to be better and more reliable than Pavs during the pressure run. But, put Pavs in against Boston. He's young and the experience will benefit him and the team in years to come.
April 1st, 2011
3:52 pm
Just glad it was not my Flyers to eliminate my Thrashers
hear hear !!!
April 1st, 2011
3:53 pm
or here here, which ever one works
April 1st, 2011
5:08 pm
Anybody hear what Kincade is saying on 680 The Fanat 5 p.m.–supposed to be some big announcement–on April 1 of all days. I'm at work and can't hear it.


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Our Nation's coastal lands are dynamic environments. The natural appeal of coasts has attracted people for centuries by providing a pleasant living environment, access to natural resources, and ease of transportation. Presently, more than half of the population of the United States lives within 50 miles of a coast. By the year 2010, it is estimated that 75 percent of the U.S. population will live within an hour's drive of a coast. Of the 10 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, 9 are located in coastal regions.
Coastal environments, whether adjacent to an ocean or a large lake, are constantly changing shape and location in response to natural processes and human activities. Waves, currents, and wind are natural forces that combine to continually reshape the beaches, dunes, and shoreline. The Nation's beaches, especially its national seashores and lakeshores, are among the Nation's most important natural assets. Storms, whether frequent winter events that last for days or single intense events, such as hurricanes, can greatly modify the shape of the coastal area and can damage or destroy structures such as roads, buildings, homes, and piers.
Coastal erosion is a national problem because it affects all 30 coastal States and all of the U.S. island territories. Beaches are categorized into three types: (1) mainland beaches that stretch for miles along the edge of major land masses (such as along the coast of Washington, Oregon, and California), (2) pocket beaches formed between rocky cliffs (such as along the coast of Maine), and (3) barrier island beaches, which are part of a complex system that includes marshes, bays, tidal flats, and inlets (such as along the Gulf of Mexico and the east coast). Louisiana's barrier islands are eroding the fastest of any coast in the Nation, at a rate that in places reaches 60 feet per year. Understanding the processes that shape and change coastal regions is critical if we wish to live in harmony with the natural coastal environment.
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In Indiana Dunes, the 18-mile shoreline retains much of its natural character. Adjacent to the park's beaches, however, the shoreline has been altered by the construction of harbors and industrial complexes and the use of rip rap (large boulders) to protect the shore. Of the 41 miles of shoreline between Michigan City, Ind., and the Illinois border, more than half have been altered to protect private residential or industrial properties. Structures, such as the jetties at Michigan City, Burns Harbor, and U.S. Steel, interrupt the normal longshore (parallel to the beach) transport of sand. The beach is built up as sand accumulates on the updrift side of structures; the beach erodes as sand is then removed on the downdrift side.
Shoreline erosion in the park results especially from storms in the early spring and late fall and during mild winters, when ice on Lake Michigan does not freeze to the shore. In March 1964, Lake Michigan began rising until it reached a record high for the century in 1986. When lake levels are high, the beaches become narrow. The waves break at the base of the dunes and erode them. Narrow beaches provide less space for the 2 million visitors who use the beaches during the summer. People are forced onto the foredune, where they interfere with the plants and animals present and cause trail erosion. High lake levels and their resultant narrow beaches also reduce the sand supply available to replenish and build the dunes.
In order to prevent Mount Baldy from eroding, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers placed 120,000 tons of sand in front of it in 1981. This placement of sand, called beach nourishment, must be continued to provide protection. By spring 1984, all the sand that had been placed on the beach was gone, and the waves were again breaking on the base of the dune.
Just as people can delay, but not reverse, natural processes, people can also accelerate such processes. A case in point is the use of breakwaters in the vicinity of Burns Ditch and Michigan City. When the transport of sand is interrupted along a coast, erosion can increase, such as occurs to the west of the breakwaters at Burns Ditch, and sediment deposition can increase, such as occurs on the east side of Bethlehem Steel on Cowles Bog Beach. The Michigan City breakwaters cause deposition on the city's Washington Park beach while causing erosion of the beach in front of Mount Baldy.
Plants, such as marram grass, help stabilize the dunes. As people create footpaths in the dunes and the grass dies, the wind picks up the sand and moves it farther inland, where it buries woodlands. Blowouts and depressions in the dunes occur where large volumes of sand have been removed. Thus, a seemingly harmless action, such as the passage of feet alone, can change the face of the dunes.
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I don't know if I mentioned this to you before, but I homeschooled my 3 boys for 7 years. One of the main reasons that we pulled them out of school was that the oldest was profoundly depressed and anxious about school -- and he was only 8 years old. =( And all three of my boys have ADD and were really struggling to focus and concentrate in a classroom environment.
I understand how it feels as a parent to be worried primarily about your child's health and emotional well-being, but knowing that you also have the responsibility to make sure they are educated -- and it's hard for kids to understand that just not going to school, although it may relieve their anxiety and seems like such a simple solution, is not an option. And then the normal, everyday routine of going to school becomes a huge stress and emotional drama.
If you decide to homeschool Laura, even for just a while until things settle down a bit, if there are any questions I can answer, I'd be happy to -- or try to point you in the right direction for information. I'm sure the homeschooling laws in the UK are different than they are here in the US, but there's good info out there.
Just on a quick search I found:
That is a non-religious UK Homeschooling site, and looks like there's a lot of resources there
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How something so 'normal' becomes a 'drama'.
- Jackie on Jan 22, 2009, 10:52 PM
Re: How something so 'normal' becomes a 'drama'.
- Kate on Jan 23, 2009, 8:12 AM
Thanks Kate for reminding us she may need help
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SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle sacked Aaron Rodgers eight times and Russell Wilson connected with Golden Tate for a 41-yard touchdown pass and the Seahawks took a 7-0 lead over the Green Bay Packers after the first half Monday night.
The Seahawks kept the high-powered Packers offense searching for answers and picking their quarterback off the turf. Seattle hit Rodgers a lot more than the eight sacks.
Chris Clemons brought down Rodgers four times and Brandon Mebane and first-round draft pick Bruce Irvin both got to Rodgers twice. Irvin was causing havoc for Green Bay right tackle Bryan Bulaga in the first quarter, running around and through Bulaga for two sacks to halt drives.
The eight sacks in the first half tied the most Rodgers has ever been sacked in a game. He was sacked eight times by Minnesota in 2009. The record for most sacks in a game is 12, five times, most recently the New York Giants against Philadelphia in 2007. Seattle's team record is 11.
The Seahawks held Green Bay to 87 yards of offense in the first half. Rodgers was 12 of 15 for 86 yards.
An unnecessary roughness call on D.J. Smith after a run by Seattle's Marshawn Lynch moved the ball into Green Bay territory and the Seahawks immediately took a shot at the end zone. Tate ran a double-move that beat cornerback Tramon Williams and Wilson dropped the pass in over the top to give Seattle the first score of the game.
Seattle' opening possession stalled after a false start penalty against Russell Okung moved the Seahawks into a third-and-long that they were unable to convert.
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same effort?
YEAH OK, thats like saying getting a 1850 rating in arena is the same effort as farming honor in AV.
to build a good 25 man team, or arena team, requires ALOT of effort. To get 10 for kara, takes very little time, to get 25 for gruul, or mag takes alot more skill, cooperation, and teamwork. it just does...
Nobody disputes that the logistics involved in forming a 25-man raid are more complex. In fact, you're making the point for the people in favor of this change. Skill and dedication should dictate how far you get, not whether you can get 24 other people in a raid.
You insist that "casuals" want all the rewards with none of the effort, but here's a question I pose to you; should the thick of the expansion's endgame content -after all, it IS named Wrath of the Lich King- be a reward THAT isolated from the majority of the player base? If an expansions deals with a central heroic figure, does endgame really need to be as exclusive as it has been so far? Should players be content to leave their storyline unresolved because of reasons external to the game?
Look at current state of affairs... TBC is "ending", and a new layer of content is being stacked on top. Yet, look at the overall progression. How many guilds have reached Karazhan? How many have killed Illidan?
I don't think anyone is advocating for rewards without effort; but 25-man raids are logistically complex for a plethora of reasons, the majority of which lie outside of the game. When we talk about democratizing content, it doesn't mean removing skill or complexity from the equation; it's reducing the amount of factors that could keep a competent, driven player from seeing the content. I think this initiative from Blizzard is a great way to do just that.
And finally, as an aside: I don't mind that you're against this idea; but stop generalizing and assuming that everyone who's in favor of it is a "noob", a "scrub" or somehow "undeserving" of the content (and that last term is a problematic one, but that's antoher discussion for another time). There are very valid reasons on both sides of this argument.
Casual players don't want things to be less difficult, they want them to be more accessible. And, I can guarantee you that most casual players aren't interested in your precious rewards -- their interest is purely in the content and lore.
I think it could easily be argued that raid size has nothing to do with skill, and if your argument is that most of the challenge in 25-man raids comes from organizing 25 people and getting them to follow directions, then it's not even the raid itself which is difficult.
Blizzard could easily develop content that is both a challenging and rewarding experience for 10 players, without artificially inflating the difficulty with large groups and time commitments.


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