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Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton
John Donne
> His Life
Donnes Relation to Petrarch
The History of his Poems
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes
Volume IV. Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton.
John Donne
§ 2. His Life.
The life of Donneespecially that part of it which concerns the student of his poetryas well as the canon and text of his poems presents problems which are only in process of solution: some of them probably never will be solved. A full but concise statement of all that we know regarding his
is necessary both for the sake of what it contains, and because of the clearness with which it defines the questions that await further investigation.
John Donne (the name was pronounced so as to rime with done and was frequently spelt Dun or Dunne) was the eldest son of a London ironmongerprobably of Welsh extractionand of Elizabeth, the third (not, as hitherto believed, the only
) daughter of John Heywood, the famous dramatist of queen Marys reign, by his wife Elizabeth Rastell. This Elizabeth was herself the daughter of John Rastell and Elizabeth the sister of Sir Thomas More. Donne thus, on his mothers side at any rate, came of a line of distinguished and devoted adherents of the old faith. He himself was bred in that faith, and, despite his conversion and later polemical writing and preaching, his most intimate religious poems indicate very clearly that he never ceased to feel the influence of his Catholic upbringing.
According to Walton and Anthony à Wood, Donne proceeded to Oxford in 1584 at the early age of eleven. Here, he formed a friendship with Henry Wotton, a friendship which counted for something in Donnes later life. From Oxford, he passed to Cambridge, where, Walton tells us, he studied diligently till the age of seventeen, but, neither here nor at Oxford, endeavoured after a degree on account of the averseness of his friends to some parts of the oath that is always tendered at those times. Nevertheless, in 1610 he was entered in the Oxford registers as already an M.A. of Cambridge. Of these college years, no contemporary documentary evidence is extant.
Our first scrap of such evidence dates from 1592, the year of the first unmistakable reference to Shakespeare as a London actor and playwright. On the 6th of May in that year, Donne was entered at Lincolns inn, having been already, the document testifies, admitted at Thaviess inn. Of his life between that year and his marriage in 1601, we have very few particulars, but these appear to indicate a life spent in England; a life similar to that led by many young members of the inns of court as Donne describes them,
Of study and play made strange hermaphrodites;
a life, too, of gradually broadening activity, which led him to the doorway of a public and political career.
In Donnes case, both the study and the play of these years were more than ordinarily intense. The record of the latter is his songs and elegies and earliest satires, the greater number of which were written, Donne told Jonson, before his twenty-fifth year. That he did not neglect law entirely for poetry, we know from his own statement, and this is corroborated by the poems themselves, in which legal metaphors abound. But the years 1593 and 1594 were also given to a serious and careful survey of the body of divinity as it was then controverted betwixt the Reformed and the Roman Church. About his twentieth year, Walton says, that is, apparently, in his twenty-first, he showed, to the then dean of Gloucester, all the works of Bellarmine, marked with many weighty observations under his own hand. Bellarmines
indeed, were not published until 1593, and Rudde, who is the dean in question, ceased to hold that office in 1594, which gives but a short time for the study of such an important issue. But it is quite possible that Bellarmines work, in which Donne found the best defence of the Roman cause, may have fallen into his hands at the end, not (as Walton implies) at the beginning, of a course of theological and controversial reading. To a mind that worked with the rapidity of Donnes, the analysis and digestion of an elaborate argument would not prove a lengthy task. Nor was his active adherence to the Anglican church precipitate. All that we can say with confidence is that when he entered the service of Sir Thomas Egerton, in 1597, he cannot have been a professed Romanist, and, in 1601, he disclaimed indignantly love of a corrupt religion.
Donnes first approach to a public career was made by service as a volunteer in two combined military and naval expeditions. In 1595, Henry Wotton returned from a prolonged residence in Germany and Italy, to become at once an adherent of Essex, whom he had already served by his correspondence while abroad. The letters in verse and prose which passed between Donne and Wotton during the next few years (some of them yet unpublished) show that the intimacy begun at Oxford was renewed with ardour; and it is a fair conjecture, though only a conjecture, that it was Wottons influence which brought Donne into contact with Essex, and induced him to join his friend as a volunteer in the expedition to Cadiz in 1596, and to the Azores in 1597. One of the letters referred to was written from Plymouth when the fleet, on the second of these expeditions, was driven back by press of weather; and Donnes verse epistles to Christopher Brooke, a Cambridge friend,
The Storm
The Calm,
describe, with extraordinary vividness and characteristic extravagance of wit, the experiences of his voyage. They were the first of his poems, apparently, to attract attention outside the circle of his friends. Another verse epistle, dated 20 July, 1598, to Wotton, refers to their common adventure:
Heres no more newes than vertue,
he cries, writing At Court,
I may as well
Tell you Cales
or St. Michaels tales for newes, as tell
That vice doth heere habitually dwell.
On the second of these expeditions, Donne and Wotton were accompanied by another young volunteer, Thomas, eldest son of Sir Thomas Egerton, lord keeper of the great seal. By this young man, who was among those knighted for gallantry after the expedition, Donne was recommended to the lord keeper towards the close of 1597, and for four years was secretary to that influential statesman. The door which was thus opened to Donne leading to preferment, it might be even to wealth and station, was abruptly closed by his own rash action, a runaway marriage with Anne More, daughter of Sir George More of Losely and niece of the lord keepers second wife. It may be that, in Donnes complex nature, love was blended with ambitious hopes of securing his position and strengthening his claims on Sir Thomas Egerton. If so, he was grievously disappointed. At the instance of Sir George More, he and his friends Christopher and Samuel Brooke, who assisted at the marriage, were thrown into prison; and, although Donne was soon released, and his father-in-law by degrees and perforce reconciled to the marriage, the poets hopes of preferment were blasted by his dismissal from the service of the lord keeper.
This sketch of Donnes earlier years would be incomplete without a reference to the problem of his residence abroad, a residence the effect of which on his work is palpable. Through Walton, we have Donnes own authority for the statement that he visited Italy with the intention of proceeding to the east to view the Holy Sepulchre; that, prevented from doing so, he passed over into Spain; that he made many useful observations of those countries, their laws and manners of government, and returned perfect in their languages. Walton assigns this episode to the years following the Islands expedition; but this is manifestly erroneous, for, during these years, Donne was actively employed as Egertons secretary. It is almost equally difficult to find a place for it in the years from 1592 to 1596, when he was studying law, theology and life in London. It is noteworthy that the earliest portrait of Donne, dated 1591, shows him in military dress and bears a Spanish motto. Again, in one of the three earlier satires, which Harleian MS. 5110 assigns to 1593, Donne describes his library as already lined with
Giddie fantastique poets of each land,
and, long afterwards, he declared that it contained more Spanish authors than of any other nation, and that in any profession from the mistress of my youth, Poetry, to the wife of mine age, Divinity. The books in a mans library would not, to-day, be a safe index to his travels, but, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it was not usual for a young man to have a considerable collection of foreign books unless, like Drummond and Milton, he had himself brought them home.
It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the time which Donne spent abroad must have been in the last years of his earlier education, when he was still a Catholic and under Catholic direction. If this were so, it would explain his silence about the exact circumstances of a voyage probably undertaken without the permission of the government, and, possibly, with the intention on the part of his guardians that he should enter a seminary, despite the law of 1585, or take service under a foreign ruler.
With more light on this point, we might be able to see in the singularly emancipated moral tone of Donnes mind and its complete openness on religious questions during the early years in London something of a reaction in his nature against a bent which others would have imposed upon it. Lastly, an early date fits best the evidence in the poems of foreign influence, which is not to be found specially in Donnes wit, but in the spirit of Italian literature and life reflected in the frank sensuality of some, the virulent satire of others, of his elegies and songs. The spirit of the renascence in Latin countries, and a wide acquaintance with Spanish casuists and other religious writers, are the most palpable indications of foreign influence in Donnes work. His direct indebtedness to any particular poet, Italian or Spanish, has not been established. Of all Elizabethan poets, he is, for good or evil, the most independent.
From 1601 to 1615, Donnes life was one of dependence on, and humiliating adulation of, actual or possible patrons. He lived at Pyrford on the charity of his wifes cousin Francis Wooley; at Mitcham or in the Strand, on his wifes allowance from her father; at the town house of Sir Robert Drury, whose patronage he had gained by writing on the death of Elizabeth Drury, a girl of sixteen whom he had never seen, the most elaborate and exalted of his
Funerall Elegies.
He twice went abroad, on the second occasion accompanying Sir Robert Drury to France and Spa. He assisted Thomas Morton, afterwards dean of Gloucester and bishop of Durham, in his controversies with Roman Catholics, for, though by no means yet a devoted adherent of the Anglican church, he heartily detested the Jesuits. He wrote courtly letters in verse and prose to the countess of Bedford and other great ladies, or elegies on the death of their friends and relatives. He found one patron in the person of lord Hay, later earl of Doncaster, and he courted another in the kings favourite, Robert Carr, earl of Somerset, for whose marriage with the divorced countess of Essex he wrote a splendid epithalamium. Of his writings of this period, some are in the brilliant, but often coarse, satiric vein of his earlier satires and satiric elegies; one,
is an erudite, subtle and strangely mooded excursus into the field of casuistry; and one,
published in 1610, is a more restrained and official contribution to the controversies of the day, a defence of the oath of allegiance, Donnes first public appearance on the Anglican side, in which, however, he does not wander far from the single point at issue, and writes, not to convert Catholics, but to persuade them that they may take the oath.
Such were Donnes steps to the altar. As early as 1607, Morton, on being appointed dean of Gloucester, had urged upon his collaborator the advisability of taking orders. But Donne did not feel that the author of the popular and widely circulated
The Progresse of the Soule,
could become a priest to the temple without some scandal to the friends and admirers of the brilliant and irregular Jack Donne, not yet quite buried in the sage and serious husband and father, the controversialist and the courtly friend of Mrs. Herbert and lady Bedford.
Ignatius his Conclave
was written about this very year, the witty verses prefixed to
Coryats Crudities
in 1611, and he was yet to write the
for Somerset. It is easier to respect, than to wonder at, such a decision, whether in 1607 or 1610. Moreover, it is doubtful, as Gosse has insisted, if, in his heart of hearts, Donne, by 1607 or 1610, was a convinced Anglican. As late as 1617, when he had been nearly three years in orders, he could write:
Show me, dear Christ, Thy Spouse so bright and clear.
What? Is it she who on the other shore
Goes richly painted? or who robbd and tore
Laments and mourns in Germany and here?
Sleeps she a thousand, then peeps up one year?
This is not the language of one who is walking in the
Via Media
with the intellectually untroubled confidence of Herbert.
When Donne at length became a priest in Anglican orders, it was as one convinced that, for him, every other path to preferment was closed, not to be opened even by the influence of Somerset. The king had resolved that Donne should enter the church, and, on 25 January, 1615, he was ordained by bishop King of London. The period of privation and suitorship was over. In 1616, he became divinity reader at Lincolns inn, where many of his sermons were preached. In 1619 and 1620, he was in Germany as chaplain to his friend the earl of Doncaster, and preached before the unfortunate queen of Bohemia one of the noblest and most illuminating of his sermons. In 1621, king James appointed him dean of St. Pauls, where his fame as a preacher attracted large audiences and rose to its height about the beginning of Charless reign. For a moment he fell under suspicion with the pedantic and imperious Laud. But the cloud soon passed and, had Donne lived, he would have been made a bishop. But, often ailing, he was stricken down at his daughters house in the late summer of 1630. The strange and characteristic monument which stands in St. Pauls was prepared by his own directions while he lay ill. Some of the most intense and striking of his hymns were written at the same time. Once, he rose from his bed to preach the sermon entitled
Deaths Duel.
Six weeks later, on 31 March, 1631, he died.
However blended the motives may have been which carried Donne into holy orders, he gave to the ministry a single-hearted and strenuous devotion. Whatever doubts may, at times, have agitated his secret thoughts, or found expression in an unpublished sonnet, they left no reflection in his sermons. He adopted and defended the doctrines of the church of England, and the policy in church and state of her rulers, in their entirety and without demur. His was a nature in which the will commanded, but was always able to enlist in the service of its final choice a swift and subtle intellect, an intense and vivid imagination and a vast store of varied erudition. And, while he made amends for his Catholic upbringing, and for a middle period of mental detachment, by the orthodoxy of his Anglicanism, the memory of the licence of his earlier life and wit was forgotten in his later asceticism and in the spiritual exaltation of the
and the
Divine Poems.
Note 1
. See Bangs article in
Englische Studien;
Acta Anglo-Lovanensia; John Heywood und sein Kreis.
Note 2
. Modern editors have disguised the reference in these lines, by translating the Calis of the printed edition into Calais, and confounding St. Michaels with the guarded Mount of Cornwall. But some manuscripts read Cales, and there can be no doubt that the allusion is to the storming of Cadiz, and to the Islands expedition, when Essexs hope of capturing the Plate fleet was disappointed in consequence of his unseasonable attack on the island of St. Michael. I might as well tell you what we both witnessed.
Note 3
. Donnes mother seems to have lived abroad most of her life. In 1602. Donne mentions service abroad in a way that shows it had been presented to his mind as a possibility: From seeking preferments abroad my love and conscience restrains me.
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Blade length: 4.00 in.Total length: 9.10 in.Blade height (at heel): 0.70 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.Item weight: 2.80 oz.Shipment weight: 40 oz.Blade: Satin finished, forged Z40C13 stainless steelBolster: Brushed stainless steelHandle: Brushed stainless steel
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Our Laguiole cutlery carries a lifetime guarantee. Not dishwasher safe. Case dimensions measure 10-3/4" by 9-1/4" by 1-3/4".
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Warwick aims high
Co-op squad has depth, experience
Around the state, the high school hockey landscape is drastically changing. For the Warwick girls' hockey team, it could either be a blessing or a curse.
Regardless, Warwick figures to send perhaps the best team the program has ever assembled to the ice in its sixth season in existence. It just needs to see how everything else shakes out.
The Lady Titans bring back every single player off last year's team except one, and they've added a group of freshmen that are expected to make an impact right from the start.
Warwick will also have a new home, as the state's only division, known as Division I last season, split into two divisions. The Lady Titans will play in the DeCosta Division, along with six other schools.
The other division is called the Emma Division, and will host traditional powers Mount St. Charles, La Salle, Bay View and Burrillville/Ponaganset.
At the end of the season, there will be two championships, with the top four teams competing for the state championship, while everybody else plays for a separate title. The state championship teams will likely be the four from the Emma Division, but a team from the DeCosta division could technically qualify if it has more points – which come from a brand-new, weighted points system – than one of the four Emma teams.
What that means for Warwick is that, with a good season, it could either be one of the top seeds for the second title or, be the No. 4 seed for the state title, which would give it an uphill climb to a championship.
Essentially, a strong season could be rewarded with a standard trip through the playoffs or a most-likely impossible journey through the state's best teams.
It's a lot to take in, but head coach Dave Tibbetts has his team simply concentrating on what it can control at this point in the year.
"With the new point alignment system, we're just going to take things one game at a time," he said. "You can't really point your finger at one thing right now."
Warwick has been practicing since Nov. 14, and the early returns are nothing but positive. The Lady Titans have 24 girls on the team, and they're all contributing so far.
With a year of experience under their belt, for many of the girls, and some strong play from last year's 6-10 season to build on, Tibbetts has already seen a significant change for the better in this year's team.
"If you saw our first practice this year and our first practice last year, it's like night and day," he said.
The team is led by its strong group of forwards.
The top line figures to be Toll Gate junior Emily Fox – who was seventh in the state in points last season – and Pilgrim juniors Casey McCormick and Juliana Mollo.
The second line should also provide a big punch.
Toll Gate senior captain Claudia Collins will team up with Toll Gate freshman Abby Ellis, to give the Lady Titans a potentially lethal scoring duo.
"With Claudia Collins paring up with Abby Ellis, they both have a lot of speed," Tibbetts said. "I think they're going to be a good one-two punch."
The third player on that line has been Bay View transfer Madison Armstrong, who is now a junior at Toll Gate. She, however, won't be able to play until after the team's eighth game of the season, which comes on Jan. 6
Toll Gate freshman Jamie Hopgood, who didn't play youth hockey last year but played prior to that, could also be a factor.
"I think we really have the ability to put some pucks in the net this year," Tibbetts said. "Much more than last year."
The Lady Titans should also be strong on defense.
The top pairing will be Toll Gate senior captain Jamie Claeson alongside fellow Toll Gate senior Jacqueline Lyman.
Behind them is assistant captain Emma Hindinger, a senior from Vets, and Vets freshman Savannah Hersey.
The third pairing will likely be Vets junior Hannah McGuirl and Toll Gate sophomore Jaime Given.
"We have some good freshmen players that came in," Tibbetts said. "Some really talented players. And the other kids improved."
The goaltending duties are somewhat up in the air, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The Lady Titans currently have three girls vying for the job, including last year's starter, Pilgrim junior Kayleen Murphy.
Toll Gate sophomore Arielle Frank is also in the mix, as she was the back up last year and has improved after spending time at various goalie clinics over the summer.
The third player in the running is Toll Gate freshman Erin Vermilye, who played growing up and actually has the most experience of the three, despite being the youngest.
"We have a nice mix there," Tibbetts said. "They all bring a little something to the stage. They're all going to get a chance to prove themselves."
There are other players on the team that Tibbetts thinks could have an impact on the game, as he hopes to consistently send four lines to the ice.
Just about everybody has shown improvement, and Tibbetts expects to be more comfortable with using four lines based on how far along everyone already is.
"Even though we have a lot of new players, we're kind of starting off where we left off last year," Tibbetts said. "Things like forechecking, power play, how to play defensive zone coverage. It just has to be reviewed, rather then implemented."
Understandably, then, expectations are high.
"Other teams are telling me we're the team to beat in the second division," Tibbetts said. "That depends. Some teams lost a lot of good players. Some teams have some freshmen that are going to help, some don't. You never know how it's going to mix out, but we should have a good season."
The regular season begins on Dec. 2, when Warwick will host North Smithfield at Thayer Arena.
Then, the Lady Titans will set out to try to accomplish as much as they can, no matter where that puts them in the postseason. If all goes well, it could end up being a season to remember.
"I would say the kids would love to win a championship, the first one for the program," Tibbetts said. "I know it's on their mind."


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New Car Review
2013 vs. 2014 Kia Soul: What's the Difference?
Commercials starring rodents and humble mechanical roots aside, the Kia Soul is an unexpectedly popular car. Now, the 2014 Kia Soul is poised to become even more popular, thanks to a complete redesign that many car buyers might not immediately notice. That's because Kia has employed familiar styling themes with the all-new Soul. The updated model is about as powerful and fuel efficient, and about the same size inside and out, as the vehicle it replaces. Naturally, then, the question arises: Is it better to go with this new 2014 Kia Soul or is it better to go with the previous-generation Soul? That's what we're here to find out.
Fuel Economy
New engines are installed in the 2014 Kia Soul. A direct-injected 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine is standard in the base model, generating 130 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 118 lb-ft of torque at 4,850 rpm. These output figures are lower than the 2013 model, and the new Soul weighs 99 pounds more than it did last year. A 6-speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the front wheels. A 6-speed automatic transmission is optional.
The 2014 Soul + (Plus) and Soul ! (Exclaim) models have a standard 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine with direct fuel injection. Horsepower is measured at 164 hp at 6,200 rpm and torque is rated at 151 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard equipment with this engine, and Kia's Idle Stop and Go (ISG) technology is optional for the Soul +. With ISG, the engine shuts off when the Soul is idling at an intersection or in traffic to help conserve fuel.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the 2014 Soul gets 26 miles per gallon in combined driving regardless of engine or transmission choice. The exception is when the car includes the ISG system. In that case, the combined fuel economy rating is 27 mpg.
If you were to compare these figures to the old Soul and then started scratching your head wondering why Kia bothered to change the powertrains, we would totally understand. Last year, the 2013 Soul was offered with a direct-injected 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine that made 138 hp and 123 lb-ft of torque, making it more powerful in a vehicle that weighed less. It got better fuel economy, too, returning 27 mpg in combined driving.
The stronger 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine did not benefit from direct fuel injection last year, but it made 164 hp and 148 lb-ft of torque, putting it right smack dab in the same neighborhood as the new 2014 Soul's larger engine. The difference here is that the new 2.0-liter engine's power peaks at lower rpm figures, which helps to make the heavier 2014 Soul feel livelier. The new engine is also slightly more fuel efficient than last year's 2.0-liter, which was rated at 25 mpg in combined driving without ISG, and 26 mpg with ISG or when paired with a manual transmission.
Let's filter all of this noise. It would appear that the 2014 Soul's base 1.6-liter engine is slightly less powerful and less fuel efficient compared to last year's, while the larger 2.0-liter engine is slightly more powerful and more fuel efficient than before. That's why we're calling it a tie.
In terms of safety, the redesigned 2014 Soul doesn't demonstrate significant improvement over the car it replaces. Both cars include six airbags, traction and stability control systems, brake assist and hill-start assist as standard equipment. In addition, both cars also offer a reversing camera.
In 2013, the Soul earned a 4-star overall crash-test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, receiving no less than a 4-star rating in any of the six assessments. Additionally, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Soul a Top Safety Pick rating. Note, however, that the old Soul was rated Poor in the tough new small overlap frontal impact test.
The NHTSA had not crash-tested the redesigned 2014 Kia Soul as this article was written. It had not been subjected to the IIHS small overlap frontal impact test, either. In other IIHS testing, the new Soul earned the best rating of Good.
It is possible that Kia engineered the new 2014 Soul to perform better in the IIHS small overlap frontal impact test, but this hasn't necessarily been the case for other redesigned 2014 models, including Kia's own Forte Sedan. Therefore, based on the available evidence, we have another tie.
With both Consumer Reports and J.D. Power reporting that the previous-generation Soul delivered better-than-average quality, dependability and reliability -- especially in recent years -- it is a safe bet to assume that a certified pre-owned (CPO) Kia Soul will prove itself trustworthy.
Just in case, though, every CPO Soul receives a 150-point inspection at the dealership, and every CPO Soul features a 10-year roadside assistance plan with no mileage limit to go along with its original 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. Plus, Kia supplies a vehicle history report and travel breakdown insurance for all factory-certified Souls.
Choose a new 2014 Soul and you'll receive a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty covering the entire vehicle. Roadside assistance and trip interruption coverage also apply to new Souls.
Given that the Soul has historically proven itself to be reliable, and that impressive warranty programs equally protect both new and used Souls, we've got ourselves another tie.
Looking for a tiebreaker? Here's one. A used Soul is, predictably, less expensive than a new Soul, and a car buyer can save thousands of dollars by choosing a CPO version of the previous-generation model instead of a new 2014 Soul.
As this article is written, there are nearly 650 CPO Souls on sale nationwide, according to AutoTrader. They range in price from about $19,000 for a 2013 Soul + with 3,000 miles on the odometer to about $11,500 for a 2011 Soul + with nearly 45,000 miles on it. Compare these prices to a new 2014 Soul, which starts at $15,495 in base trim and with no options. That price rises to $27,960 for a Soul ! equipped with The Whole Shebang Package and every dealer-installed goodie added to the window sticker.
If the old Soul is the better value, then the new Soul delivers when it comes to modern technology. For 2014, the Soul is available with a new UVO (Your Voice) eServices system with a high-definition capacitive touch 8-inch display screen and next-generation infotainment, connectivity and telematics service. Plus, the new Soul offers turn-by-turn directions, integrated Pandora Internet radio and a 3-month subscription to SiriusXM data services and Travel Link.
Kia's new electric FlexSteer steering, which offers Comfort, Normal and Sport settings, is standard for the 2014 Soul. And the new Soul can be optioned with HID headlights, a heated steering wheel and Smart Key passive entry with push-button engine starting.
Advantage: the new Soul.
AutoTrader's Advice
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a tie. Buy the new 2014 Soul if you want the latest in technology. Buy a certified pre-owned Soul if you want an outstanding value. In terms of fuel economy, safety and reliability, the two cars are essentially the same. That means, for now, the old Soul is just as good as the new Soul.


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Gary Johnson: Libertarians won't be to blame
Gary Johnson spent the night mingling with supporters casually and thanking them for their votes. He took the stage a short while ago after running mate, Judge James Gray.
"A wasted vote is a vote for somebody you don't believe in," Johnson said. "There were a lot of wasted votes tonight. There were more wasted votes than I've ever seen in my life."
He told the Alibi in an interview tonight that things were looking good, but then as Election Day neared and the presidential race seemed tight, "we saw things evaporate. I thought we would have done better."
His crowd of supporters punctuated his speech with cheers as he spoke of his platform: "Roll back the police state. Stop the war. Stop the military intervention. Marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Repeal the Patriot Act."
Johnson said no one can blame the Libertarians for the state of the country. "We should all be proud of ourselves, because over the next four years, none of us are going to have to say we're responsible for this. Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either one of them. I voted for Gary Johnson."
Judge Gray pleaded from the podium with Johnson to run again in 2016. Johnson told the Alibi that's the last thing anyone wants to talk about today, especially after a prolonged and dirty election cycle. "I ran two campaigns for governor where I did not mention my opponent in print, radio or on TV," Johnson pointed out.
After he made his way off the stage, someone from the audience shouted that Colorado had legalized marijuana for recreational use. Johnson said the state's move will lead to a change worldwide in drug policy.


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1. Assuming Jim got this plant material from FPS/UC/Davis; this would not be true Refosco but, in fact, Mondeuse. Don't know if he still grows the Refosco or not.


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I truly enjoyed this post. It's an issue I struggle with continuously. I know that I "look" most like an aunt. Although I love her and she is a wonderful person with whom I have a good relationship, we could not be more different in our religious and philosophical views. You wonder how that can happen.ReplyDelete
Hi Kathy,
Thanks so much for your comments. I am glad this post meant something to you. I too have struggled with these questions and so wanted to share them with our community.
I'm with Kathy - I have looked like my mother's oldest sister (whom my mother detested) all my life... and got the brunt of my mother's rage because of that, and since my aunt was rather narcisstic and theatrical/dramatic, I never ever wanted to be like her. There is religious intolerance in some of our past ancestors, bigotry, affairs, and more. But I - as an individual - can continue to make conscious choices, to be the best "who" I can be. And reflect the largest and most honest "family" of ancestors who came before, all of them. We are unique, indeed.ReplyDelete
Hi Celia,
Thanks so much for your comments. I feel a kinship with you and what you have said. All of my life I was told I look 'exactly' like my mom, something which was difficult to take when I was trying to carve out my own individual identity. As you say, we struggle, and ultimately we endeavour to be the best individual person we can be.
I should have said 'I have been told', not 'I was told'. I was making it sound as if I'm no longer here, but I am. :):)
I feel a kinship with Kathy and Celia on this. Looking like, feeling like, acting like other relatives or ancestors, good or bad, touches all of us. Thanks for this food for thought.ReplyDelete
Hi Charlotte,
Thanks for your comments. As I mentioned to Celia, I too feel a kinship with all of you in facing these sorts of questions.
A very insightful post Jennifer. I guess we all "suffer" from the "you look like..." comments. These days I'm intrigued to hear my daughters comment on how much alike they look and refrain from saying "did you know how much like me, at your age, you look?"
The most pertinent thing, though, is the need to be aware of potential blindness in the stories we research, and those we tell, about our ancestral families. Just like us they have flaws and weaknesses as well as strengths, even if they were (some of them) also heroes. How do we cope if we find someone whose ethics truly challenge our views of family? What of scandals we suspect or unearth?
I know I have a bias towards expecting my ancestors to be ordinary people. We are who we are, because of all those who came before us, and because of our reflections, views and beliefs, and hard-won approach to life.
Thanks for a great post.
Hi Pauleen,
Thank you for your comments. As always, they are much appreciated. It is so true, as you say, that our ancestors were ordinary people with flaws, just like us. I find myself surprised when I speak with others who seem disappointed to find this is true. It seems as though many are searching for a great king or a famous pirate, instead of just a farmer or a carpenter. I find the stories of those ordinary people who strived and survived to be more compelling.
Some very thought provoking questions! I've always been told that I look like my father, but I can see a lot of my mother's side of the family in me too. Lately, I've been drawn to those leaves in my tree with no descendants. Who were they and what was their story? So far, I've discovered war heroes, a nun that became a nurse in the 1870s, a female farmer that smoked a corncob pipe, and a woman that was labled "feeble minded" and spent many years in a county infirmary. She turned out to the be the key that finally helped my trace my Irish ancestors. Great post! KathrynReplyDelete
Hi Kathryn,
Thanks very much for your comments. Such an interesting group of 'Leaves with no descendants' you have there. Compelling histories and no doubt more of a challenge to find. Good on you for uncovering them!
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5 Double Duty Plants for Small Gardens: Ornamental & Edible Gardening
When outdoor space is at a premium, try choosing plants that do double duty. We've rounded up five plants that are as pleasant to look at as they are delicious.
1. Kale
The dramatic foliage on ornamental kale makes for a great garden border. Ornamental varieties can be prepared the same way as common Kale.
2. Purple Sage
Varieties vary from green with purple veins to foliage with an almost marbled appearance to full, saturated purple. Sage pairs well with poultry and other meats.
3. Chives
Tall stalks are topped with purple pom-pom shaped blossoms. Enjoy the blooms, then use the chopped stalks later for seasoning.
4. Artichoke
On a recent trip to Palm Springs I spotted artichokes used as a sculptural addition to planters. The unopened edible buds have a dramatic form, and if you allow some to go to flower you'll be rewarded with a vibrant purple bloom.
5. Lavender
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The Hillsdale Academy Colts played tough defense, but they could not hang with the powerhouse program that is St. Phil's.
The Fighting Tigers defeated the Colts in three sets; 18-25, 17-25, and 21-25.
They did shy away from the challenge, however.
"My team team did well," Colts coach Katherine Huffman said. "We weren't afraid, and we did not back down."
St. Phil coach Vicky Groat made the same observation.
"They were not intimidated by St. Phil," Groat said. "A lot of teams quit as soon as you walk in the gym."
St. Phil is in the midst of seven-year State Championship run.
Star hitter Sierra Hubbard Neil will head to Western Michigan University next fall, as she has committed to the Broncos volleyball team and earned a full-tuition scholarship.
"She brings a calm to our team," Groat said of Neil. "She does not treat anybody like she is the star. Defensively she is very good."
At times, the Colts were able neutralize Neil and St. Phil's powerful hitters with excellent back row defense.
"Our digs were good," Huffman said.
Senior libero Allexys Oakley made a number of impressive digs on hard hit balls. She finished with six digs, as did senior McKayla Tharp. Senior Olivia Jones led the team with eight.
"We've been working on defense a lot in practice," Oakley said after the game. "We did not know which side their hitters would go, but we adjusted when we learned more."
Meanwhile, the Colt hitters struggled to find openings in the floor. As they attempted harder hits and aimed for edges, they hit several balls out of bounds.
"They cover the floor really well," Colt hitter Sierra Russell said. "They are definitely one of the best opponents we face."
Victoria Heckenlively had 9 kills and 3 blocks in the front row.
Despite losing in three, Coach Huffman said there were a lot of positives she took away from the game.
"I don't think it hurts us," Huffman said. "It benefits us more than anything. I saw that we can play against teams like that."
The Colts will compete Saturday at the "Think Pink" tournament/fundraiser in Jonesville.
They are now 21-5-8 overall.
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Morecambe Bay Slide n Ride 2012
Calling all kitesurfers amateurs and pros. Morecambe club alongside the BKSA are holding a slider jam on the 23rd and 24th June, anyone is welcome of all standards whether they wish to hit the obstacles or not it doesn't matter. It's going to cost £20 per rider but that includes testing out some gear, 2 days of hitting the slider and kicker and night do on the Saturday with a hot pot supper.
There will also be a small fun comp (big air and best trick off the kicker/slider) but this event is not about competing it's more important to us to get a bunch of riders together to push their skills, have some fun and maybe learn something new along the way.
There will also be some power kiting for anyone that doesn't actually ride but wants to give it a go as well as a skate park for a bit of variety.
Heres whats happening all weekend -
June 23rd - 24th
Crew brief 9.00am
Rider brief/safety 9.30am
Free ride 10.00am
12.00 rail/ kicker open session 1600
Big air event 13.00 to 16.00
1600 free ride
Night do 7.30 -8.00 with DJ for night's entertainment and hot pot supper at the
Rider briefing /safety 10.00 am
Free ride 10.30-11.00
13.00-13.30 rail / kicker practice session
14.30 ish rail / kicker best trick
16.00 rail / kicker best trick finish
17.00 Prize giving
By Purchasing an entry ticket to this event you agree to the following -
Insurance: You must be a full member of the British Kite Surfing Association to compete in any sanctioned event. Full BKSA membership includes third party liability insurance.
I acknowledge that Kitesurfing and Kitelandsports pertain certain risks of death and personal injury and understand that the decision whether to participate or to continue to race is mine alone and declare that in no circumstances will the organizers of the event be held responsible for any loss or damage, to any equipment howsoever caused which does not result from their own negligence.
Obligations: You must read the rules, you must remaining in this class for the coming year, be available for photos and wear / display sponsors logos while in competition and when requested . By ordering this entry ticket you give the right for the BKSA and the event organizers to use your image in any shape or form, in the case of under adult supervision you also acknowledge this
Here is the bad boy slider which the local club have put together. It looks bigger than it is. There is also going to be a Kicker at the event too.
To apply you MUST get on to the BKSA website and apply online, this should be a really good event but for it to be possible we need as many people as possible, it will be a very social and fun weekend so hopefully we'll see you guys there!
Loopingit at doing the photos and video for the event. If you come down and see us we will be giving away stickers even if you dont compete pop down and say hi http://morecamberideandslide.eventbrite.com/ This is where you wil need to sign up. Its so cheap for a wicked weekend kitesurfing


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- Beginner - means you have no or next to no experience with climbing, and have no gear or knowledge of basic safety techniques and procedures. All technical equipment (helmets, harnesses, ice tools, etc.), except shoes/boots, is provided on beginner outings, and the emphasis is on learning and having lots of fun. You just need to bring enthusiasm and a safe attitude.
- Intermediate - means you have your own basic technical gear (helmet, harness, belay/rappel devices, shoes/boots, tools/crampons), as well as basic self-sufficiency skills (belaying a toprope or lead climber, rappelling safely with a back-up). You are willing to be a first-class second - help set up and tear down climbs and hump gear, and assist trip leaders where possible.
- Advanced - means you are proficient with most basic/intermediate climbing skills, have all your own gear, and are okay with assuming responsibility for yourself and other event participants. You should plan to sign up for advanced events with your partner, and be prepared to do your fair share of work to make the event happen.
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NOTE: Events may not run due to poor weather, or lack of participants or volunteer leaders. For event details, contact Frank at 577-7950.
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"Tuesday night Open Climbing at the Scenic Bluffs" is a great way to get started, meet new partners, help other members, and build your skill set. A limited number of harnesses and helmets are available, so try to come prepared with the basics - harness, helmet, shoes, pack, bug spray, hydration, appropriate clothing layers . . . We have everything else.
From 5:00 to just before dark • new beginner members welcome • (some) club gear available • learn basic self sufficiency skills and anchor set ups • you MUST be a member to participate and have signed the waiver (parent or legal guardian if under 18)
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I actually use Wattpad.com, because it's just so visually friendly... At least, for me it is. I've been using it for a while now...
Really? Really?!
I post my stories on fanfiction.net.
AnimePanda35 wrote:
Figment is a good website for teenage/young adult writers :)
I've never heard of that website but I've had a look at it and like the layout. It seems like a good place to rummage around but I'll have to take a closer look.
I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was
NinjaWriter09 wrote:
I post my stories on fanfiction.net.
Do you find that it's hard to receive feedback on that website or are you happy with the amount of exposure that you've received on there?
I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was
LadySydney wrote:
I actually use Wattpad.com, because it's just so visually friendly... At least, for me it is. I've been using it for a while now...
I've been to Wattpad a few times but I've never taken the time to read the stuff on there. In general, do you think the quality is quite high on that website or is it a good place to write, but not to read?
I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was
It is hard to get feedback although I don't really care about the reviews. I get a lot of favorite and story alerts that fills my inbox. If I do want feedback I'll leave it in the Author's Note. Most of the time they will leave a comment in the review or the people will send me a private message. I just write fan fic to help ease stress or to get away from the high expectations from College work.
I have noticed that such horrible writer's who do not take time to spell check or actually have a plot to their story do get the most reviews. Half the time the story moves too quickly or does not make any sense.
Most of the people on there though are usually 13-14 years old... Or even younger.
In my experience, most people into fanfiction these days are only in it to write for themselves and nobody else.
Personally, I'm not a fan of this. When I go to FFN and review somebody's work, if I've critically taken their work apart and told them there's a few improvements that could be made, they take it as a personal attack on themselves.I've even had a few people tell me that reviews are only meant to encourage people to write more, and nothing else.
Then, there's my personal problem. See, these days, no matter what I post or where I post it, no one leaves any comments on my work. I've given up fanfictions in the past because I felt no one was bothering to read them and taken them down off my account. I probably shouldn't do this, and try to see it through to the end regardless of reviews or not, but it just feels pointless to me when you feel like you're telling a story but nobody wants to listen. There's also the point that NinjaWriter09 made, that bad writers get all the reviews in abundance, yet the gems of good fiction get next to nothing, or actually get nothing.
fictionpress, the only way to go
I place my stories up at Fanfiction. Although I'm willing to move to another website where I can share my stories.
Forever offline ------- *Giggle*
I post my stories on fanfiction.net. But I might consider posting them on other sites to get more feedback on them.
I'm not crazy! My reality is just different than yours!
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My question is what websites do you use to upload your writing? Are some better than others? What's the community like? What about the level of writers? Do you occasionally scurry back to old websites in hope they've improved?
C'mon, we're all writers here so why not help each other out?
The first website I used was livejournal.com, and that's because I've stumbled across some really good stories there, and decided to throw my own stock too. I received a number of reviews, and all of them were positive. Which of course, made me happy and made me write more! Later on, my journal started to get random posts, or spam, if you will, and so I decided to move my writings someplace else. I still keep my livejournal account, but I only use it occasionally now - I mostly use it to answer random livejournal questions from other journal users or the libejournal team, or to write down what I feel about stuff that I think I cannot write anywhere else.
Eventually I tried Fanfiction.com, and has stuck with it ever since. I have received more reviews from that site, and all of them have been favourable. So far I only have four stories, all under Bleach fandom. I'm thinking about writing another fiction from another fandom, but so far I haven't got enough confidence to delve into other fandom other than Bleach. As for the community, they're fantastic - I admit not a lot of people give reviews regularly or nearly religiously (they tend to read and add your stuff to Favorites or Favorite you altogether rather than throw in a review), but those who do give reviews are generally, and usually very helpful, especially if you tell them you are a first-time writer doing your first story.
As for level of writers, I'm a little confused by what you really mean by this question, but going from what I understand, they are a lot of writers around, in the fandom I'm in anyway. Also if you mean their skill or talent in writing, man a lot of them have seriously good writing! And yes, I do go back to livejournal, but not to look for whether the community there have improved or not. I come-and-go there just to post some random writings, as I've stated before.
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|2010-04-17, 05:49
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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First episode was awkward but surprising, second episode was below average entertainment, third just left me scratching my head. Well at least the anime has some very good music and nice animations.
Hopefully in the fifth episode it'll all actually start making sense.
|2010-04-17, 05:59
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Probably this series confuse us because most of the rules of this world and background of the characters are hidden. When they will be revealed, it will get more and more attractive.
There are some hints. Yuri and Iwasawa has painful pasts. They (Shinde Tamaruka Sensen) must fight against the order or they will vanish. Tenshi is keeping the world's order and she is not given the power from the God.
|2010-04-17, 06:23
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Somehow i doubt that this anime gonna have a Deus Ex Machina happy ending like Clannad or Kanon, maybe in the end Yuri will finds peace just like Iwasawa
In the other hand i haven't find Yui as an interesting character her first introduction left me the "annoying" impression, maybe in the next episode..
|2010-04-17, 06:27
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|2010-04-17, 06:28
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Was unimpressed by this episode to be honest. Boo hoo hoo life is unfair, cry cry moan moan. Not a fan of the singing, but can appreciate it. I felt that Yurasawa's past was worse than what we've seen of Yurippe's. Yurippe was a single bad event, that a bit of therapy could get over, whereas Yurasawa had a long time of neglect and abuse leading to he death just when she was getting on her feet.
The big reveal was a bit shocking but I got a completely different idea of the meaning of Angel getting her own powers, I thought it meant that SSS would be able to get their own powers. If not then how does it prove the absence of God? Angel is clearly different, and better than them, and if they are not able to get to her ability then someone must've made her with that potential, no?
|2010-04-17, 06:47
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I was surprised. I know Clannad had that amazing first episode, and I was really looking forward to episode 2 and got really disappointed.
Angel Beats, on the other hand, had a mildly entertaining episode 1, and a good episode 2 (Where I really got in it). So I was expecting I'd be disappointed with this episode, but it was surprisingly really really good.
And it leads to what I was suspecting from past episodes - that the main focal point of this plot is going to be everyone disappearing from this world. I mean, it's Key's trademark, right? Once you truly know somebody, you're separated from them.
Overall, 10.
|2010-04-17, 07:25
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ROFL, Honestly Mentar even if it doesn't turn out that, I like your story better haha.
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Eh can't say I was impress with this ep. I'm starting to see the negative effects of this being a 13 ep series instead of a 24/26 ep series. There wasn't hardly any development Yurasawa character expect for this ep which made me unattached to her character. Yeah I know I'm suppose to feel bad for her but I didn't because we didn't get to see much of her and know her well. Same thing happen with Yuri's past in the last ep which didn't affect me because I wasn't attached to her character. Not to say this ep was bad but it wasn't great either, this and last ep would have been more effective if it aired a few eps later on when we have gotten to know the characters better. Shame this is only an 13 ep series.
|2010-04-17, 07:37
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I have a feeling Iwasawa was meant to show exactly how a character disappears, and the aftermath of it. I think there probably won't be any more disappearances for a few episodes, until where I think it's going to go into a major plot of characters starting to disappear quicker and quicker, regardless of what they try to do to stop it.
|2010-04-17, 07:44
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Personally I don't think that it would require everyone disappearing for an ending. Being a Key story they will definitely try and give closure to everyone's individual tales but you can find closure for everyone not necessarily requiring them to have their "day of disappearance", so to speak.
|2010-04-17, 07:46
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But i'll join the "no one is dead" theory. They can go back to their former lifes. If they accept that life isn't a pony farm.
|2010-04-17, 07:48
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One of the things I wondered about when Yuri said that tenshi gets her powers like the guild makes their weapons is does that mean everyone (beside the NCP's) have this ability to create inhuman powers?
I then began to recall in episode 2 that it was said you could only make weapons if you remembered it when you were alive*or something along those lines*,but that plays in with the everything Yuri and the gang says is truth which I still think is not the case.
|2010-04-17, 08:20
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Sekine (yellow hair) and Irie (blue hair) will probably disappear together. They seem to be close friends, judging by the ED, and i deduct that they "died" together, too. Maybe yuri is involved (no, not the yuri with the dark red hair...)
|2010-04-17, 08:52
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Well, the episode today explains why Tenshi has to speak her command for her guard skills. Not because she's a program, but because her powers are made using a program. The revelation would be really shocking to the group, if Yuri hadn't said it.
New disappearance condition: Self-discovery that leads to satisfaction.
The difference between this and living a normal student life like Tenshi says, what is it?
Could the cause be something like losing your dissatisfaction with your existence? Or is it acceptance of yourself?
Next, if Tenshi is of the same existence as the SSS people, why isn't she moving on? Given the above, what disappearance condition is she not meeting?
Repeat system:
1. We know Tenshi vs SSS have been going on for a LONG time.
2. NPCs have shown some sense of time, as seen in the teachers etc. They even mention a cultural festival. (Clock function enabled, but multitasking isn't? )
3. Yet no one mentions that Yuri and Tenshi have been around for a LONG time.
4. Conclusion: Sometime along the way, there is either a reset of memories (probably per school year) or ignoring of facts.
Nice trip move by Yusa, that is what I call serious humour like in the latest Bakuman chapter. Next episode, who wants to bet its baseball?
The music for this series is worth buying, lol.
|2010-04-17, 09:36
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Amazing episode, and man Iwasawa didn't have a very easy life either, and was honestly pretty sad to see her disappear already. I agree with others I think it will be a few more episodes before we see it happen again.
The fact that Angel's abilities are self made was rather shocking and interesting, and I wonder what plans Yuri has made for a worst case scenario like this since I am sure she's worked on plan on some level for most possible outcomes of this.
Also Yui character was great I really hope to see more of her, she reminds of Mayoi though more cute, less violent, and more like-able as well despite being completely different VA, maybe it's just the way Kamiya does Otanashi around her making me feel this way about it xD.
|2010-04-17, 09:53
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Well, this episode tends to support my theory that Angel and Yuri are actually in the same type of situation.
Angel also "rebelled" against whatever there was before she got there, and is trying to create her own order and society that fulfills whatever her mysterious goals are. She succeeds (at least partially).
Then Yuri comes along and "rebels" against Angel's organization and is now creating her own organization that is trying to write it's own story and order.
|2010-04-17, 10:05
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Definitely the best episode yet. It definitely gets better and better. Key definitely ran to their best weapon in this episode.... Music.
I also agree on what mentar's thoughts are regarding the issues in the series. The vocalist passed on because she accomplished what she wanted to do in her life. I'm imagining that Yuri and Tenshi would be the last people to pass on, and Yuri would pass on because she thought that she fulfilled saving her special persons (in this case, her comrades or maybe Otonashi)
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ACCORDING TO A NEW report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools, 89 percent of Rhode Island's public charter schools plan to increase enrollment over the next five years, but few receive the state support needed to do so. The report, based on survey data and other information from all 16 public charter schools in the state, recommended actions to address what it sees as inequitable support for charter public schools in Rhode Island compared with traditional public schools.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's public charter schools may not receive adequate state funding to address their unique challenges, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools.
The report – produced in conjunction with the Colorado League of Charter Schools and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools – is based on information from all 16 public charter schools currently operating in Rhode Island, which comprise a total of 20 charter school facilities statewide.
Rhode Island's charter schools serve approximately 5,000 students or 3.5 percent of the state's public school population.
"The report confirms what we have been saying for years – Rhode Island's charter public schools have been treated unfairly in regards to facilities support," said Stephen Nardelli, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools, in a release. "Not only does this impact our schools fiscally, but it affects how our schools can operate best to support students."
According to survey, enrollment and operating-revenue data collected at charter schools in Rhode Island for the 2012-2013 academic year, the typical charter school spends $729, or 6 percent of its per-pupil revenue, on its facility. The typical per-pupil revenue for Rhode Island charter schools during the academic year was $13,507.
Charter schools that own their school facility spend slightly less per-pupil than schools that rent their facility from a private entity, while schools that use facilities provided by a public entity such as a public school district or government agency pay the least.
"The more you take for the facility from your operating funds, the less you can spend on your education programs," said Nardelli in a phone interview. "Charter schools are required to take more from their operations aid to support their facilities than traditional schools."
The report stated that only 30 percent of charter school facilities meet or exceed size standards prescribed by School Planning & Management, an industry magazine that publishes an annual school construction report. Only 47 percent of classrooms at charter schools meet or exceed size standards.
"To address this challenge, Rhode Island charters often find other means to provide students with the education services offered by traditional public schools," the report said. "These charters pay an average of $4,467 extra per year for renting [more space] and an additional $2,500, on average, to transport the students to the off-site facilities."
Half of Rhode Island's charter schools lack a dedicated library, according to the report, while 75 percent lack a dedicated science lab and 20 percent lack both an art room and a music room.
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