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Our Daily Bleed...
|Determinations, how
Must I name this
Time & know this season?
Like travellers
Richard Howard, September Twenty-Ninth
Prominent Italian modernist filmmaker, political radical.
Royal Courts of Justice, London:
ancient, solemn ceremony in which city pays the crown six horseshoes, 61 nails, a bill-hook & a hatchet.
Germany: GOOSE DAY, in which weather is forecast by the breastbone of a goose. There some other way?
Mexico: FESTIVAL OF TEZCATZONCTL, chief God of Intoxication.
MICHAELMAS: Originally placed in December by the Church to overwrite existing pagan celebrations. When, in the 12th Century, the fixed date of Christmas becomes a sufficiently important date (see 25 December), Michaelmas itself is re-deployed to overwrite other pagan celebrations around the autumn equinox.
1091 -- The sun is darkened for three days & many meteors fall, Europe.
Source: [Robert Braunwart] [Hereafter attributed with symbol: ]
1322 -- English author Sir John Mandeville begins his travels.
1547 -- Tilt?: Miguel de Cervantes lives, inspector of windmills, author of Don Quixote. Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, & the most famous figure in Spanish literature. Was briefly a slave of Turks, led a nomadic life, imprisoned because of fiscal irregularities while a tax collector. See Kenneth Rexroth's Classics Revisited.
"The truth lies in a man's dreams... perhaps in this unhappy world of ours a worse madness is better than a foolish sanity."
1634 -- John Milton's Comus is presented before the Earl of Bridgewater. His first dramatizing of his great theme, the conflict of good & evil. He wrote the text in honor of the Earl becoming lord president of Wales & the Marches at the suggestion of composer Henry Lawes, who wrote the music for the masque.
1642 -- New Old World: Missionary Rene Goupil killed by Mohawks, on whom he was spying for the French military.
1795 -- Perpetual Peace published by Immanuel Kant, Germany.
1810 -- British author Elizabeth Gaskell lives. Her novels often depict life in the manufacturing cities of the North. In 1850 she meets Charlotte Brontë, beginning a vital friendship culminating in the Life of Charlotte Brontë (1857).
1829 -- England: Scotland Yard forms in London.
1853 -- Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348.
1864 -- Miguel Unamuno lives, Bilbao, Spain. Writer/philosopher (predecessor of Existentialists, with Søren Kierkegaard) & educator, one of the foremost representatives of the movement Generation '98. Mastered 14 languages. Published poetry, plays, novels & essays. In hot water for opposing both Primo de Rivera's government & Franco's fascist one. His novel Abel Sanchez: una historia de pasion (1917), recreates the Cain & Abel story.
1879 -- US: A dozen Ute Indians kill all the white workers at Colorado's White River Agency.
1883 -- English language publication of anarchist Johann Most's song The Hymn of the Proletariat.
1895 --29-30 septembre. Conférence nationale du POSR tenue à Paris.
1902 -- Forget Me Nots?: Scottish bard William McGonagall dies in Edinburgh, aged 72. His work has been distinguished as
"The worst poetry ever written, in any language, at any time."
1902 -- Émile Zola, 62, controversial French experimental writer dies, Paris, France. Poisoned? Dies under suspicious circumstance, some say in his sleep from inhaling smoke caused by a clogged chimney.
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French father of the novel as social "experiment."
Said "j'accuse" to French state power. Poisoned?
1906 -- Cuba: US Troops sent to Cuba to "protect US interests."
1909 -- US: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) during this month (I don't have exact dates ed.) attains the first victory in a strike by unskilled steel workers in the Pressed Steel Car Company strike at McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
1911 -- Italy: War is declared against Turkey.
Source: [Crimini e Misfatti]
1912 -- Italy: Influential film director Michelangelo Antonioni lives. His film "Blow-Up", a prize-winning film at the Cannes Film Festival, is seized by the District Attorney of Ancona in 1967.
1914 -- Arthur Machen story "The Bowmen" appears in The Evening News.
1920 -- US: Babe Ruth sets the then baseball home run season record at 54. No steroids or power bars, strictly cigars & alcohol fuels the Babe.
1921 -- Russia: The Cheka (Bolshevik Secret Police), execute Fanya Baron & nine other anarchist prisoners. (Fanya's execution was on the personal order of Lenin.) These executions follow that of the anarchist & poet Lev Chernyi on the 21st.
1922 -- First performance of Brecht play "Drums in the Night" is staged.
1925 -- Italy: Il prefetto fa sospendere la pubblicazione del giornale La Stampa fino al 9 Novembre.
Source: [Crimini e Misfatti]
1926 -- Russia: Nicolas Lazarevich, alternate spellingNicholas Lazarevitch (1895-1975) is expelled.
Lazarevitch, the son of Russian revolutionary émigrés, became an anarcho-syndicalist shortly before WWI. He went to Russia in February 1919 & was close to the Bolsheviks prior to his arrest.
1927 -- American author William Faulkner completes his novel Sartoris.
1930 -- No, Sir?: George Bernard Shaw, author, turns down a peerage.
1930 -- Maxwell Anderson verse play "Elizabeth the Queen" premiers, US.
1931 -- Canada: RCMP murder three workers, firing into a coal miners' parade. Biendfait, Saskatchewan; 400 miners & their families clash with police during the strike, in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
1934 -- Saturday Evening Post publishes the William Faulkner story "Ambuscade."
1936 -- US: 11 members of the Detroit "Black Legion" convicted for the murder of Charles Poole, a WPA organizer.
1938 -- Italy: A Monaco di Baviera, di fronte all'espansionismo nazionalista dello stato tedesco, i governi francesi e inglesi accettano la proposta di Mussolini che prevede la annessione dei Sudeti nel reich tedesco e la spartizione tra lo stato ungherese e quello polacco di altre porzioni del territorio cecoslovacco.
Source: [Crimini e Misfatti]
1939 -- France: Louis Lecoin is arrested for his part in distributing 100,000 copies of the anti-war leaflet Immediate Peace. In the days which follow several signatories suddenly discover their knees are weak & that they have no backbone, & thus disavow the leaflet. Arrestation de Louis Lecoin. Dans les jours qui suivent plusieurs des signataires du tract « Paix immédiate » le désavouent. septembre leaflet distributed on the 12th
1941 -- Ukraine: Nazi death squad kills 30,000 Jews in Kiev.
1943 -- US: Six war objectors imprisoned at Lewisburg, PA, start a hunger strike against censorship of mail & reading material by prison authorities.
1943 -- Italy: Badoglio firma a Malta la resa totale (il cosiddetto armistizio lungo in quanto prevede in maniera più dettagliata i termini della resa) nei confronti delle forze anglo-americane.
Source: [Crimini e Misfatti]
1946 -- The Adventures of Sam Spade, with Howard Duff playing Spade, becomes a big hit in the Sunday night radio lineup.
1946 -- The Portable Faulkner is published.
1947 -- Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie presents his first Carnegie Hall concert, NYC. Jazz trumpeter & bandleader, one of the founders of the bebop jazz style.
1955 -- Arthur Miller play "A View From the Bridge" opens, NY (149 performances).
1960 --
On the day after the conclusion of the 4th conference of the Situationist International in London, strict measures are announced by the Gaullist government against the first 121 signatories of the Declaration on the Right to Insubordination in the Algerian War, produced & distributed by Maurice Blanchot & Dionys Mascolo.
Guy Debord & Michèle Bernstein co-sign the declaration, which eventually collects 200 signatures.
[Details / context]
1961 -- France: Publication of La Nuit (The Night), novel by Michèle Bernstein, in Paris.
1962 -- US: Teamster official Edward G. Partin tells the US Justice Department that Jimmy Hoffa is planning to murder Robert Kennedy.
1968 -- This date marks the 30th anniversary of Neville Chamberlain's Munich agreement ceding Czechoslovakia's Sudatenland to Hitler. This action widely seen as a major contributing factor to the devastation of World War II. The domino theory which underlay so much of American action in Vietnam can be seen as a direct response to the failure of international response to the German dictator.
[Source: WholeWorld is Watching]
1969 -- US: US army says it is dropping murder charges against eight Green Berets because of stonewalling by CIA, which ordered the murder in Vietnam. The CIA refused to allow its agents to testify against Colonel Robert Rheault & others for "terminating with extreme prejudice" the life of an alleged Vietnamese double agent.
1969 -- US: Capital Crime? 2,000 welfare protesters take over the state capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin.
1973 -- Poet W. H. Auden dies at 66 in Vienna.
"Leaning out over
The dreadful precipice,
One contemptuous tree."
1976 -- No Gun Control?: Jerry Lee Lewis, while shooting at bottles with a .357 magnum, accidentally hits his bass player, Butch Owens in the chest...then he accidentally shoots him again. Lewis is charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits.
1976 -- John Cage's "Renga" & "Apartment House 1776" premier, Boston Symphony.
1977 -- James Brown's band, complaining that the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business has been underpaying them, walk out on him in Hallendale, Florida.
1979 -- US: 200,000 participate in anti-nuke demonstrations, lower Manhattan, California & 11 other locations around the country.
1979 -- England: The Persons Unknown trial opens this month (I don't have exact date). Ladd jumps bail & does not surrender for three years, when he receives nine years on other charges. Carr, an outsider to anarchism, pleads guilty to anything the police require & is sentenced to nine years. All the others are acquitted. Carr's "confessions" are read out by the judge after the trial when they can no longer be challenged in open court & berates the jury as too sympathetic.
1982 -- US: Think You Got Headaches? Tylenol scare; a "new" extra-strength pill claims its first victim (from deadly tampering) in Chicago. Hundreds of copy-cat commodity poisonings occur across the US.
1982 -- Lebanon: US Marines land in Lebanon as part of multinational force. To "protect
LebaneseUS interests."
1983 -- England: Stop the City protests against military-financial complex, London; International arms trade convention prematurely closed by nonviolent activists, Brussels, Belgium.
1985 -- England: More than 200 loot shops in Walworth, South London.
Source: [Calendar Riots]
1987 -- US: Defending a fundraising letter attacking the "homosexual lobby" trying to recall him, Evan Mecham is asked for the "true version" of several different explanations about the letter. Says the angry Arizona governor, "Don't ever ask me for a true statement again."
1987 -- US: Beloved & Respected Comrade Leader Admiral John Poindexter resigns his US naval commission because of his involvement in Iran-contra crimes.
1987 -- US: Beloved & Respected Comrade Leader Crooked Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham (R) tells reporters, "Don't ever ask me for a true statement again"
1988 -- Cartoonist Charles Addams dies.
1988 -- Germany: 80,000 in West Berlin protest International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies, 400 arrested.
1988 -- US: Veteran's Peace Convoy wins lawsuit banning Executive Branch from regulating or prohibiting aid to a foreign country intended to relieve suffering.
1989 -- Check-up?: While taking a motorcycle trip from L.A. to the Grand Canyon, Bruce Springsteen stops in a small saloon in Prescott, Arizona & jams with the house band, The Mile High Band. They play "Don't Be Cruel," "I'm On Fire," "Route 66" & others. One of the barmaids, Brenda Techanec, was talking about her problems paying her hospital bills & a week later gets a check for $100,000.
1989 -- Zsa Zsa Gabor convicted for slapping Eddie Murphy or some other Beverly Hills Cop.
1990 -- Vatican: Catholic Church confirms the discovery of a plot to kill Pope John Paul II.
1992 -- US: The GSA says Patriot missiles were 9% effective in shooting down Iraqi Scuds in the Persian Gulf War (Pentagon claimed 100% effectiveness).
1996 -- At US insistence, the OSCE formally certifies the Bosnian elections, in spite of massive fraud that apparently changed the outcome.
1998 -- Germany: Berlin Street Party; political theme:
Resistance has no vote!
No cars
No cops
1999 -- US: NY's Beloved & Respected Comrade
CensorHizzoner Rudy Giuliani threatens to revoke city support to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The Museum is planning to open the British art exhibition "Sensation," which is causing a big stink due to its controversial subject matter. See October 2.
1999 -- US: Associated Press reports evidence of a massacre of civilians by US soldiers in the Korean War.
2001 -- US: The Russian paper Pravda reports:
2006 -- US: "Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference," Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont (29th-1st).
2008 -- Brazil's government is named as the worst illegal logger of the Amazon rainforest.
2009 -- Perú: Former Beloved & Respected Comrade Terrorist President Alberto Fujimori pleads guilty to charges of bribery & spying on his old rivals during his presidency.
2010 -- Tens of thousands of workers across Europe protest & strike against austerity measures being taken by their governments.
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More speech and language therapists are working in mainstream schools to support children who stammer. BSA Education officer, Cherry Hughes in the first of two articles provides some ideas on developing this link between the therapy service and education.
- A mainstream service for primary schools
- School culture
- What each professional may wish to know
- Joint training
Planning a visit
Many speech and language therapy departments have already established mainstream services, usually for primary schools, and have developed good working relationships with the schools. Consequently, these comments will have little relevance in that context, but for those departments seeking to set up a mainstream service there might be some value in considering some of the issues raised here.
Prior to considering a visit to support a pupil in a primary school, the therapist will have talked through the process with the parents and made sure that the child is also quite comfortable with the idea. Younger children are often excited at the thought of another adult in the class, while older pupils may need more reassurance, initially from parents and the therapist but also from the class teacher.
Next, it is always helpful if the therapist is aware of the expectations of that school's culture: for instance, dress standards for pupils and staff, and the formality of relationships between staff, and between staff, pupils and parents. To an outsider these codes of dress and behaviour may seem to be unnecessarily formal and have nothing to do with the process of collaborative practice. However, an awareness of them and a readiness by the therapist to conform to those standards will immediately flag to the staff that the therapist is working with them and can be considered part of the team. When visiting a school for the first time, if the therapist has no prior information, it is sensible to dress in an unobtrusively formal manner.
If the school has never (so far as is known) been visited by a therapist from that department, it is courteous to write to the head teacher, giving details of the pupil and the member of staff involved. The letter should make it clear that the therapist would be pleased to meet with the head or a nominated representative, perhaps the SENCO, to talk through the plans for the visit and answer any questions that may be asked. The therapist should explain that s/he will be contacting the school by telephone in the next few days to check whether such a meeting is required before the visit. It may turn out that the head teacher (or the secretary) will simply respond that the head is very happy to have the visit go ahead and would just like to be kept informed by the class teacher. At least the offer has been made. When a therapist is invited to meet with the head it can be immensely valuable to both the school and the therapist. An awareness by the head of the importance of therapy should ensure that time is made available to the class teacher for any planning meetings and that there is a general sense of support.
Once the class teacher has been approached and times and dates fixed, it is important that the two professionals can meet in a quiet environment. Ideally, at least an hour should be allocated, and it is so much easier to arrange the best of conditions for good practice if the head is supportive.
Meeting with the class teacher
What the teacher may wish to know
A complication in this discussion may be the lack of a common professional language so a readiness to share perspectives is essential.
Many teachers may not have worked with a therapist before in their own classroom and may need reassuring about the nature of the visit. There may be concern that the visitor may be 'assessing' their practice in some way. Teachers can get neurotic about this, as they are frequently the butt of ill informed comment. Another worry for the teacher is often that to meet the needs of this pupil, s/he may feel expected to 'neglect' the national curricula demands and the needs of the other children. A chat to explain that the visit is to identify the speech needs of the child who stammers should be very reassuring to the teacher, and s/he should be ready to discuss how this can be done.
A complication in this discussion may be the lack of a common professional language so a readiness to share perspectives is essential.
Another issue to clarify is that of classroom management. Questions to be sensitively addressed are: If the therapist observes poor behaviour how should it be handled, by the therapist or by referral to the teacher? How are children managed? Is there a co-operative ethic in place or is discipline top down from the teacher? I would always feel that any visiting professional in a classroom should have the confidence and competence to act as the other eyes and ears of the teacher and deal with common incidences themselves. Pupils can soon come to lose the respect for the visitor if they realise that every minor breach of behaviour is being referred to the teacher. It is best if these and related concerns are discussed in advance and a way forward agreed.
What the therapist may wish to know
The therapist needs information about the child's academic performance in relation to assessed potential and should start to explore the teacher's judgement on how the stammer affects that. Records of test results and involvement of other staff within the school, such as the SENCO, should be provided and the issue of 'School Action' explained. The code of practice on special educational needs (SEN) gives schools considerable flexibility over this and not all children who stammer will have their needs recorded through this with a learning support plan (IEP). Whatever the position it is important that the two colleagues eventually put some kind of structure in place for monitoring and management of the child's speech. Targets and some evaluation procedures, however informal, are really useful and may be passed on in the pupil record from year to year to encourage consistency of approach.
There is a need to clarify the issues connected with working in a group with other pupils so that the child who stammers is not singled out. The therapist does need to understand their language needs and that implies that there should be some access to information about a particular child. Most schools will have implied consent from parents to permit a visiting professional to have information about a child's learning and social needs, but it is a tricky issue. It is appropriate for the therapist to ask for clarification of this.
I would suggest that the two professionals agree to sum up their conclusions in notes that they share and keep an individual copy. Arrangements for the management of the visit and feedback strategies should be mutually agreed. The involvement of the parents, and also the child should be discussed and a way forward decided upon. Nowadays there is very justified emphasis on partnership with parents and also with ensuring that the pupil has some ownership of the process, and this must be agreed. Some parents may have taken advantage of access to the education authority's parent partnership officer and be very aware of their entitlement for support.
After this meeting(s), it is helpful, if time permits, for the therapist to visit the classroom as an observer before working with the child. By now, the therapist will have formed a provisional view on how to conduct the visit. At this stage in my view it is best not to provide information about stammering as this may affect the teacher's attitude and behaviour to the child who stammers during the visit. The therapist needs to observe a typical lesson with the teacher responding to the child who stammers, as s/he would normally do. After an authentic observation the therapist will be able to provide much more valuable feedback.
During this session, both the child and the standards of practice required by the teacher can be observed, so that the therapist slots easily into the classroom environment. It is always worth remembering that the teacher is ultimately responsible for the management of that classroom. In cases where that practice appears odd or idiosyncratic, it is important that any visiting professional supports that, even if their own preference is different.
Often the teacher will involve a classroom assistant in the discussion with the therapist, and this can be helpful. However, some schools may have taken advantage of recent developments, so that an assistant could have extended responsibilities for the teaching of a group. The therapist needs to be aware of the exact role of the assistant in the classroom, and to be clear to whom s/he is giving feedback.
Joint training
Collaborative practice is working well in many services already but in my view, the ideal basis for its development is to be found in joint professional training for teachers and therapists. This was recommended by a DFES/DOH working party that I attended that fed evidence to their report on the provision of speech and language therapy in 2001. Since then there has been funding available for joint training in continuous professional development meetings but it would still be helpful at initial training level.
When it works well collaborative practice supports most effectively the speech and language development of the pupil who stammers. It also brings into the classroom expertise that can benefit the communication needs and development of all the pupils.
I hope that these few ideas are useful. It would be very interesting to hear from therapists what strategies they have found helpful in their practice so they could be shared through this magazine. In the next article I will consider the actual visit and its feedback, and suggest a few ideas for working with secondary schools.
From the Summer 2005 edition of Speaking Out
Link to the second article: Collaborative practice - an education perspective (2nd article).


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Need motivation? These inspirational quotes will light you up.
In your quest to success, you need inspiration. Sometimes, the best motivation is coming from people who made it.
Successful people have so much to share to the world. Their words could boost your confidence and perseverance.
When I was in high school, I loved going to the library not just to read random books but also to find inspiration.
What I found was that the more I study successful people's lives the stronger I become.
I can't tell you how difficult my life was. But I managed to traverse the road I chose. It took me ten years to achieve my greatest goal in my life.
One of the things that keep me going is inspirational quotes. Every day, no matter how busy I am, I listen to at least one inspirational message. It could be a video, audio, or a book.
In this article, I would like to share with you my favorite inspirational quotes that changed my life.
1. "The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today". – Jackson Brown Jr.
This is one of the most special motivational quotes I keep for myself. It reminds and teaches me the value of time. My today's action determines my future.
2. "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." – Jimmy Dean
In life, we cannot control everything. The best thing we can do is do the best we could. If we fail, at least we have no regrets.
3. "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." – Francis of Assisi
Don't be overwhelmed by your doubts. Just ask yourself what you really need to do at the very moment. From there start making small steps. Sooner or later, you'll realize that you've accomplished remarkable success.
4. "We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." – Joseph Campbell
Yesterday is something that you cannot go back. You can't change anything in it. So dwelling on it is futile. Your hope is in the future. Let go. Expect for a better tomorrow.
5. "Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." – Swami Sivananda
Be equal. What I mean by is that in everything you do, always give your heart. Be the best that you can be. Some people fail because they are selective. They pay more attention to big things and forget the small ones. Success does not work that way. You have to give your best in everything you do – always.
6. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" – Audrey Hepburn
This is one of the most meaningful inspirational quotes I ever read. Most people often missed the point because they focus on the negative side of the word. They have no idea that they more than what it takes to be successful.
7. "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." – Aristotle
Aristotle was right. Tough times are perfect for us to find our strength. It is in hard times where you can discover who you truly are.
8. "Change your thoughts and you change your world." – Vincent Peale
Clearly, the beauty of your world depends on your perception. Your life's circumstances are the result of your thoughts. You don't have to own everything to be happy; you just need positive thoughts.
9. "Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it." – Kevyn Aucoin
Frustrations will set in when you try to avoid the reality. Of course, you make mistakes. But it does not mean that you are weak. So stop chasing for perfection or comparing yourself with others. Embrace yourself. The more you love yourself, the more you see the meaning of your life.
10. "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." – Maya Angelou
This is another piece of motivation. Like other inspirational quotes, this one reminds us all that life is not worth existing if you're not living it.
11. "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." – Steve Jobs
Passion is what fuels us all. If you are not passionate on what you do, sooner or later, you will lose the interest.
12. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." – Vince Lombardi
Be the best in whatever you do. Don't worry, being the best does not mean that you aim for perfection. Because perfection does not exist. But giving the best of you will give you an advantage in many situations.
13. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." – Theodore Roosevelt
Self-belief is the most important part of achieving any goal. If you don't believe that you can, don't pursue your goal because you will fail.
14. "What we think, we become." – Buddha
Your mind directs your actions. Thus, whatever you cultivate in your mind will become your reality. So be careful. Avoid negative thoughts.
15. "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can do; they merely determine where you start." – Nido Qubein
Do not focus on what happened today. Tomorrow is always a new start. It does not matter where you came from, it is where you are going.
16. "You must do the things you think you cannot do." – Eleanor Roosevelt
Always challenge yourself by trying new things. Sooner or later you will discover that the things you previously thought impossible are actually possible.
You have it. These are my favorite inspirational quotes that inspire me every day. If you want to share yours, feel free to live a message below.
I'm a licensed psychometrician, author, and blogger. I'm currently working as a University instructor teaching psychology. I love writing and doing psychological research.


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Over the years, I was a regular customer of a locally owned bookstore. I visited at least once a week. When it closed, because Borders was opening nearby, I switched to Borders. My son and I particularly liked Borders. Many of the employees of the local store went there, so it still felt like our hometown bookstore.
I love book stores.
Over the years, I was a regular customer of a locally owned bookstore. I visited at least once a week. When it closed, because Borders was opening nearby, I switched to Borders. My son and I particularly liked Borders. Many of the employees of the local store went there, so it still felt like our hometown bookstore.
Soon Borders was gone and now there?s Barnes and Noble. Barnes and Noble is a huge chain. Some blame them for gobbling up all the small book stores. But now even Barnes and Noble is struggling to compete with e-readers and online retailers.
The Barnes and Noble I frequent earned a special place in our family history. My husband and I took our sons and their friends to the mid�night release parties for the last four Harry Potter books. If there is magic, that was it, kids eagerly ditching video games, or sports, to wait in line for a 700-page book with no pictures. That happened in Barnes and Noble.
I have an e-reader. I have mixed feelings about it. I do get a happy little jolt when I realize the minute I want a book I can have it in my hand. No traffic. No pre-order. Bam, there it is. Plus this house is busting with books ? they?re stacked next to the bed, on every shelf, in just about every room. Plus, with an e-reader, when you travel, it?s one less thing to lug.
But I dare you to try to e�read out in the sun. The thing either overheats or you can?t see it. I?m paranoid I?m going to drop it in the water. That?s a couple hundred bucks down the tubes instead of a few fat and wet pages.
I know you can buy books at Target and Costco but putting the book in next to my laun�dry detergent and new garden hoes just feels wrong. Try going up to the kid stocking cereal and asking him when the new Diana Gabaldon book comes out.
I miss the book sellers. They knew what books I liked and would suggest new authors. I miss the remainder table. That bargain book bin could lead you in a whole new direction, with a discount!
In a book store, you feel a little quieter, smarter, more thoughtful even, as you stroll through the aisles. In my e�book store you search, scroll, search, click. It?s just like every other thing on the computer. No magic. Seeing a book, and leafing through the pages is not the same as, ?click to preview.?
I tell my kids that if I ever become a billionaire, I will open a little bookstore in our tiny downtown. I?ll sell coffee and recommend my favorite stories. I?ll learn what my customers like so I can recom�mend new authors.
Obviously this is ridiculous. If I become a billionaire, this column will be written from my personal island with top�ics like, 11 a.m. is TOO early! And isn?t it annoying when your cabana boy takes too long to mix your Sangria?
But still I sure hope Barnes and Noble survives.
Rebecca Regnier is an award�winning television journalist and writes the humor blog does�thisblogmakeuslookfat.com.


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• To apply to West Clermont or any of the other consortium district, please click here.
• Persons interested in applying for classified positions must go to www.ohioteachingjobs.org.
• Those interested in employment in food service, custodianal service, and supplemental coaching positions without a teaching assignment must apply in writing or call the West Clermont Personnel Office:
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4350 Aicholtz Road
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The West Clermont Local Schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or handicap in its programs and activities. For inquiries regarding the non- discrimination policies, contact: Dr. David Fultz, Assistant Superintendent, 4350 Aicholtz Road; Cincinnati, OH 45245 (513)943-5015.


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We are engaged in trading and supplying a superior quality assortment of Stickers and Sign Boards. Our products are manufactured using superior quality raw materials and process; these are available in various styles, designs and color combinations following the precise requirements of clients. Some of the salient features which make these sign boards one of most preferred selections of clients are its appealing look, designer appearance and elegance. Besides, we do corporate stationery printing services according to customer's requirement.


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Santos began exploring for gas in the Gunnedah Basin in New South Wales in 2008, completing seismic survey and drilling core holes to assist in the assessment of the area's geology. This work was carried out in the areas covered by Santos' exploration leases, including areas around Gunnedah and in the Upper Hunter. Approval documents for these activities can be found on the Narrabri Gas Project website.
In 2010, our first pilot in NSW, the four-well Kahlua pilot, was completed on privately owned land west of Gunnedah.
In November 2011, Santos completed its acquisition of Eastern Star Gas' (ESG) acreage and operations near Narrabri, including six completed pilots in and around the Pilliga.
An extensive review and upgrade of facilities commenced, a number of operational sites were rehabilitated and eight new wells and one core hold were drilled to assist with the exploration and appraisal of the Narrabri resource.
The results of the exploration and appraisal program near Narrabri have led to Santos seeking approval to develop the Narrabri Gas Project. The Development Application, including the Environmental Impact Statement for the Project, is currently being assessed by the Government.
Environmental approval documents for Santos' work in NSW can be found on the Narrabri Gas Project website. Click here for more.


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March Patch Details
After threats of a blackout by the community, shortly after we have a patch list on battlelog.
The notes are huge and are not apparently even the full list yet, I recommend you look through them yourself as well, some things you should notice as soon as you play under the new patch when it arrives:
- Getting up from prone is slightly faster, to give you a better chance to dodge a grenade hurled your way.
- Air control in parachutes will be more responsive
- Vaulting (when you mash space on an object to jump over it) will be more reliable.
For the vehicles
- Repair tool will be slightly slower for repairing, and more effective to damage enemy (vehicles and people)
- Locks for AA handheld will be slightly quicker and longer distance, however even laser guided targetting can be thrown off by flares.
- Jets AGM missile locks on a decent rate faster to be more useful for ground attacks
- Flares are going to more reliably distract missiles, and are back to being shorter reloads (11sec Pilot/20sec Gunner unchanged)
- The above changes I'd imagine would make for some aggressive air struggles with attacks to air easier to do, but it'll be easier to defend against them as well.
- Helicopter rocket pods are now more accurate.
- F35 (the hover jet) has similar weapons to other jets now, and has better balance, adjusted hovering modes.
- Jets Have ejection seats! fun!
- Feedback to let you know where you've been hit in the vehicles has been improved
The patch notes go on for much longer covering weapons changes and many other things.
Again, the patch notes I recommend you read yourself, and if you'd like to vent or get excited that we are getting horns finally, jump in our forums!


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Dynamic Engineering Consultants can assist with the design of your maintenance monorail system in accordance with AS1418. A typical design would include a discussion with the maintenance team in which their requirements are recorded and noted. After this initial consultation we can produce 3D models for discussion / approval. From there we complete the detailed structural design and drawings. The extent of the drawing range from GA drawings down to shop drawing level. This is all performed in-house.
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|I'm making a queen sized quilt with little strips of fabric. It's a huge undertaking and practically all I think about night and day.
|The playroom needs to be painted. Debating on colors while I search for a couple of old wooden doors to turn an odd nook into a closet. Oh I have plans ... if only I could find the doors.
|Whenever I cut fabric for a quilt I usually cut 5" charms with ample leftovers. Saves time later when the mood strikes to make another scrappy patchwork quilt.
|I've had this quilt top done for awhile but I need to take at least one row off and maybe use it on the back instead. We shall see.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the french aviator in Wind, Sand and Stars:
Have you ever thought, not only about the airplane but whatever man builds, that all of man's industrial efforts, all his computations and calculations, all the nights spent working over draughts and blueprints, invariably culminate in the production of a thing whose sole and guiding principal is the ultimate principal of simplicity?
It is as if there were a natural law which ordained that to achieve this end, to refine the curve of a piece of furniture, or a ship's keel, or the fuselage of an airplane, until gradually it partakes of the elementary purity of the curve of the human breast or shoulder, there must be experimentation of several generations of craftsmen. In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness.
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Blitz Brigade Hack – How to Get Free Coins and Diamonds 2019
Blitz Brigade is one of the excellent multiplayer online team-based mobile first-person shooter(FPS) game developed and published by multi-million video game publisher based in Paris, Gameloft SE. It was released on the last 9th of May 2013 and was first available on iOS devices only but later on the game was available to Android and Windows users. The game draws a unique blend of a tactical battle fight which is inspired from the legendary Team Fortress 2 by Valve which is themed with unforgettable World War II.
The game features a little bit tough gameplay which all players can play as part of either Axis or Allies team. And can be played up to 12 players(6 on each side). You can also play the game as a single-player thru game training, the Mission. The training mission can be played thru 12 stages, and each stage is divided into nine missions. Each mission has three stars, and you will be rewarded by Coins if you reached the first star. However, you can't move to the next stage if you haven't achieved all those stars and each time you reaches a star the game will increase its difficulty level. But you can simple unlocked and can be skipped a mission if you will use Diamonds. The mission consists of exciting challenges which are the Sniper Elimination Mission(my favourite of all), the Machine Gun Mission, Blitz Chopper Mission, Flag Capture Mission, the Paratroopers Mission, Stealth Mission, Survival, Jet Pack and the Thunder Roller Mission.
If you are an eager player and want to finish all mission as easy and as fast as possible, you can unlock each stage by paying 10 Diamonds, but the problem is that you need real money to get lots of Diamonds. However, we managed to get lots of coins and diamonds without spending a single penny using the latest working Blitz Brigade Hack.
What is Blitz Brigade Hack 2018?
It is a user-friendly online tool resource generator that can be used by anyone. It is a jaw-dropping tool that will help all players to generate an unlimited number of coins and diamonds without spending your real money. You can use this hack tool for free without worrying about getting a ban in the game, and the best part of this is you will get all your desired resources in real time.
This will not only generate diamonds for your account, but it can also have you lots of coins. Players can choose if they want coins alone or diamonds. You can use this hack as many times as you want and whenever you want as long as you have internet access. You can also use this tool even if you are using iOS or an Android device.
This hack doesn't require you to download anything to your device, so your phone is safe from any viruses or malware.
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1. Playing and competing in every stage in a mission will let you earn Coins and Stars. Once you have accumulated all the three stars, you can now proceed to the next stage but with unlocking every stage by just using Diamonds on it.
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1. One of the best way to earn in-game currencies is to win every single game you played; it will give you not only experience level but also coins and diamonds.
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3. Another way to have diamonds is to save it and don't just buy a non-sense item or upgrade not necessary weapons. Upgrading weapons is a big no-no for me since you can loot high powered weapons on some stage in a single-player mission.
4. Blitz brigade also gives a higher amount of coins and diamonds on Free-to-All mode if you are the top player.
5. Joining and winning events will even get you some currencies.
This resource tool hack will surely help you to play the game with ultimate battle experience. It can help you generate some coins and diamonds every single time. In other words, if you want to upgrade your weapons or unlock a game class, then this tool is really for you. This cheat will be very helpful to you or to your teammates to win every single game you played if you will upgrade all your weapons to its max level.
The whole purpose of the game is to make your account the best of all players and upgrade every possible weapon can you use in a mode to win.
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A gamer must be smarter enough to have progressed in the game especially if he wants to stay at a competitive level. To do that you need to spend some time with the hack and get unlimited coins and diamonds.
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If you already decided to use the hack finally, the main thing that bothers you right now is your account's safety. It's time to change your poor mindset cause the top hackers programmed the hack in the net and it has a built-in anti-ban system which won't reveal your account's identity to the game's guard protection.
We also ensure that your account will stay entirely anonymous from being identified by there game engines. We also use very powerful proxies to add some protection of your account and hide you from your exact location.
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1. Click the link shared or click the "Go to Hack" link, you then be redirected to the official game online generator page.
2. The generator will ask you to provide your in-game-name or username. It is important to provide your real username to ensure that you will surely get your coins and diamonds without a problem.
3. Input your desired amount of currencies. For the hack to work 100%, enter few amounts of coins and diamonds and do it often than generating 999,999 currencies which are nonsense.
4. Don't forget to choose a server; any server will do.
5. Anti-ban proxy is a must, you need to turn it on.
6. After providing all your information that required for the generator, click the 'Generate' button and the hack will start afterwards.
7. Sometimes, the hack needs you to prove yourself that you are not a bot. This is because of lots of users abuse the generator.
8. After completing and verifying yourself, you need to restart your game and all your desired currencies will be added to your account. Sometimes, it will took few moments to get added.
It is very important to follow every single step when using our hack tool to ensure that it will work. You won't get your currencies if you skip a single step. There are already millions of gamers used our tool and used the hack successfully, 98% of them are delighted.
Coins and Diamonds
Coins are the primary type of in-game currency, which can be used to repair or buy new weapons as well as upgrading them. While Diamonds are the premium form of in-game currency, which can buy various weaponry and unlocking high-level classes. Obtaining few amounts of coins and diamonds per day can achieve by using Booster Packs, it will give you 2x amount of currencies in every mission and game you win.
Blitz Brigade Classes
Both Allies and Axis team can use all of these types of classes, and as of now, there are a total of 7 playable classes in the game.
1. The Soldier – one of the two starting classes in the game. He got 750 HP, and just an average moving speed. This class is a must in Domination Mode as it can capture flag twice as fast in other modes. This class was solely designed to cover the Gunner in your team. It also has a 40% critical chance skill same as the Snipers.
2. The Gunner – is the other starter classes, it has 1,000 HP but can upgrade to 1,200 using diamonds, and it is slower than the Soldiers. This class is made for close range combat and direct gunfire and it will be useless in long range combats and can quickly be taken down by Snipers and Stealths.
3. The Medic – is the third class in the game, it can be unlocked at rank 10 or by using 30 diamonds to open it early. They are faster than Soldiers and can heal wounded teammates even for multiple ranges. They only got 600 HP.
4. The Stealth – this is the fourth class and can be unlocked at rank 20 or by using 75 diamonds to open it early. They only got 500 HP as default but can be boosted to 700 HP. They are the fastest moving unit in the team and is designed to sneak behind enemy lines and kill people from the rear and is made for multiple ranges.
5. The Sniper – the fifth class in the game that can be unlocked at rank 30 or by using 110 diamonds. They are faster compared to Soldiers and hs 500 HP only. This class is designed for long-range combat and have very weak close range.
6. The Demolisher – this is the sixth class in the game and can be unlocked at rank 40 or by using 160 diamonds. They are the second highest health level for a class, and it has 750 HP and almost same as fast as Soldiers. This class is the most powerful class in the game which has a unique feature where they jump high in the air.
7. The Engineer – this is the last and final class in the game. It can be unlocked by using diamonds or by winning 700 matches. They got 600 HP and almost equal speed as Soldiers.
Game Modes in Blitz Brigade
At first, they only introduced two modes, the Deathmatch and the Domination, after their big update they added the Capture The Flag mode and next few updates they added the Free For All mode, which can be played only for 5-8 mins.
1. The Deathmatch – one of the teams has to be the first to reach 30 points which can be obtained by every kill the team makes.
2. The Domination – one of the teams, has to be the first to reach 99 points which can be obtained every five secs per flag that the team holds.
3. The Capture The Flag – (my favourite mode) one of the teams has to be the first to reach 12 points which can be obtained by stealing enemy's flag.
4. The Free For All – the player fights alone and has to be the first to reach 30 points to win a match; points are obtained by killing other players.
Blitz Brigade currently holds 4.5 out of 5 stars on App Store as well as in Google Play. This game is the coolest and the best mobile FPS battle you can play. Download the game now and try the best Blitz Brigade Hack on the web!


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Expat Expectations
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Americans abroad; it is generally assumed by their fellow citizens that they are living a life of glamour and luxury. But this isn't always the case, especially for the middle class. We are over 300 million people and by way of our privilege to travel, we can be found in almost every county and any major city. Whether we are there to teach, to volunteer or we have moved for our jobs, middle-class Americans abroad are living anything but a life free of worries and troubles. Why?
Convenience and punctuality are two words refined by Americans but ignored by many others. American expats have to grow accustomed to waiting very long for services or people arriving for an appointment or meeting significantly late. And customer care abroad isn't always primary focus in foreign businesses. Something that takes as little as 20 minutes in the United States could easily take 2 hours in another country or maybe even a day. It is just the way things are outside of our Americana bubble and it does take some time getting used to.
Prices are subject to change…based on your nationality. In the United States, prices are pretty much set. Very few of us are masters at playing the psychological game of bargaining. However, when living abroad or even just visiting a foreign country, bargaining skills are exactly what we have to learn and not only that, if you let them know you are American, the prices may be set even higher. For this, you can thank the misconception that every American is rich. Yes, this is discrimination but hey, we are in their territory not theirs, deal with it. Recommendation: If you speak the language, use it and don't tell them where you are really from…well, maybe after you make a purchase. Remember, two can play that game.
For us, short shorts are acceptable. But this is not the case for many other cultures. The American culture is the pop culture and has been for years. Almost everyone has heard of Michael Jackson and knows of Pepsi and Coke but this does not mean you should be flaunting your new above-knee skirt in a hot climate or playing with your new iPad in public. Respect the culture, if it means covering up a bit more and not playing with your fancy new gadgets, do it. It is going to save you from awkward stares and it makes you less of a target for petty crime or maybe even something worse. Remember, not every culture is accepting of showing skin and not every country consists of a population where the majority can afford the latest technology.
Americans abroad are privileged to travel so freely. Any American considering an expat life should consider these three points before making the life-changing decision of moving to a new country. By being armed with knowledge of potential culture clashes and crashes, a life abroad can be fun, exciting and rewarding provided you are flexible enough to adapt and maintain the ability to stay open minded.
Are you an American living abroad with a story to share? If so, leave it in the comments or send me an e-mail at


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Vertically, to prevent the lateral development of rhizomes and to protect services and/or to prevent ingress from neighbouring sites.
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To avoid the very expensive process of transporting contaminated soil (resulting from excavation to obtain formation levels) to a licensed waste facility. Instead, the soil is retained within the site, re-buried in another location and totally sealed within a `cell` created with DENDRO-SCOTT™ Root Barrier.
Remember, clearing a site can be thousands of times more expensive than protecting it with DENDRO-SCOTT™ Root Barrier.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas!!!
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May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill, And may the year ahead be full of contentment and joy.ReplyDelete
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Merry Christmas to you and your mom, Sushi, and purrs to you both. May 2015 be your best year ever!ReplyDelete
Purrs and peace.
Have a wonderful Wednesday and a lovely Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to you and your family and we wish you a joyous and prosperous New Year.ReplyDelete
Best wishes Molly
We miss you too Sushi. Merry Christmas from all of us.ReplyDelete
We miss you, Sushi! We hope you and Mom have a wonderful Christmas!ReplyDelete
It's nice to hear from you, Sushi. Merry Christmas to you and your mom!ReplyDelete
Praying all will work out for your Mom! Wishing you a Merry Merry Christmas!! xoxoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 25, 2014 at 6:55 AM
Aaaaaw Sushi, weez miss you, but weez unnewstand. Weez'll be purrayin'. Fanks fur bein' ow furiend.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas.
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
We have missed hearing from you, Sushi. Merry Christmas to you and your Mom, and we hope the new year is a happy one for you both!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, good furiend, Sushi. We have missed you. Meowy Christmas and may you and your mum be blessed in the New Year. Ho, ho, ho, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista JoReplyDelete
Sushi, it's great to see you and glad to hear you are doing well. I hope things will settle down for your mom soon. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2014 at 1:37 AM
So happy to hear from you Sushi! Sounds like your Mom has been very busy but there's no doubt in my mind that you're ALWAYS there for her to keep her happy. We hope things get better for you and can't wait to hear about your adventures!!ReplyDelete
Love, Sammy and Mom Pam
We really hope that everything will be okay and are sending you purrs and keeping you and Mom in our thoughts. Wishing you peace and love in the holiday season and we hope you had a great Catmas, Sushi!ReplyDelete
We hope you and your mom have had a great Christmas, Sushi. We hope all will go well for you and your mom. Purrs and tail wags - and a hug from Jan.ReplyDelete
Awwwww, Merry Christmas, Sushi! It's so good to see you. We miss you too. We hope all is going good, and that next year is even better.ReplyDelete
We is happy to hear from you Sushi! We is late (blame the mom bean) but we wants to wish you and your mom a furry Merry Chrissymouse! All the best in 2015.ReplyDelete
Sasha. Sami, & Saku
Hey Sushi hope you and Mom had a Purrfect Christmas. We cant wait till you come and visit us all. Dont feel bad as our Dad cant help us much either latelyReplyDelete
Timmy and Family
Hey Sushi!! I've missed you!! Glad to know you are nagging mom to tell us your adventures! We hope your Christmas was super and we also hope that next year will be a better year for you both! x0xReplyDelete


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Mansfield Harriers had another busy weekend of cross country with the second of the North Midlands league at Corby on Saturday run in very wet and muddy conditions.
This was followed by the third of the Nottinghamshire mini league series on Sunday at Kings Park, Retford, and once again the club had some outstanding performances over the two days both individually and in team events.
At Corby the highlight of the day was the continued domination at U17 level with both the boys and girls teams leading the competition.
The boys had the outstanding Archie Rayner competing for the first time in the league this year and he comfortably won the event in the difficult conditions. He was backed up by the fast improving Cam Walker in third, who is now in contention for the league individual title, and Matt Buchan, who has just returned from holiday and battled to 16th place.
In the U17 girls race in an exceptionally strong field Beth Williams continued her fine winter season finishing third and fast improving May Roberts had her best run on the country this winter to finish fifth.
The two girls have been that good in this competition that they are leading the team competition after two events and have had to take last position plus one for the third counter in both events.
In the men's race Alex Rieley in his first season in senior competition ran a superbly timed race to finish 13th moving up from 22nd on the last lap.
Alex is making a superb transition from the junior ranks and is expected to continue this improvement throughout the winter.
The next three men in were the three veteran men Alan Smith 16th, Andy Wetherill 55th, and Phil Shaw 82nd.
Even without Mark Johnson and Paul Butcher competing for England on the same day, the team is so strong they will still be comfortably leading the team race after two races.
Closely following Phil was Nigel Watkin in 102nd a great effort after doing his 100th park run in the morning, Matt Storer came 124th a massive improvement on his 187th in the first race and Jon Hardy completed the team in 156th.
The ladies team only had a veteran ream on the day and first in was team manager Bev Armstong in 34th followed by the ever consistent Amanda Hardy in 59th and Jackie Duers also running after doing a park run in the morning finishing in 95th.
The club had three under 13's compete on the day in the boys race Curtis Moss continues to impress finish 34th and in the girls race both Courtney Spencer and Paige Vick continue to put in consistently impressive performances finishing in 14th and 21st respectively.
At Retford the club had four athletes compete with Curtis, Courtney and Paige all showing what great assets they are to the club as they all doubled up over the weekend.
In the boys race Curtis had his best run of the winter and finished 10th, his first top 10 of the winter.
In the girls race Courtney continued her fine winter finishing in fifth place, Paige ran well to finish 14th and they were joined by Holly Spencer who just back from holiday put in a tremendous performance to finish 17th.


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Each year the OB Division honors the achievement of an early- to mid- career scholar with the Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award. The award was created in honor of the late Professor Larry Cummings, and is sponsored by the OB Division Endowment.
The 2018 recipient of the Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award is Russell Johnson!
Russell is an Associate Professor, in the Department of Management, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.
The award committee had the following to say about Russell:
"Russell Johnson has a very impressive record of productivity, having published over 100 articles and book chapters (including over 40 in top-tier management and applied psychology journals) since receiving his Ph.D. in 2006. Russ's research is notable in quantity and quality but also in its impact in the field of Organizational Behavior. According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited more than 4,400 times, with an H-index of 36. Publishing across several areas central to OB, the crux of Russ's contribution comes from examining work motivation and subconscious and implicit processing in organizational settings. In studying these phenomena, he has also made significant methodological contributions by developing innovative measures to assess key constructs such as affectivity, identity, approach and avoidance motives, regulatory focus, and leadership. Russ is a prolific scholar with a strong reputation, and exceptionally well deserving of the OB Division's Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award 2018."
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Abortion in Sweden
Section 1
If a woman requests termination of her pregnancy, an abortion may be performed if the procedure is performed before the end of the eighteenth week of pregnancy and it may not be assumed that it will entail serious danger to the woman's life or health on account of her having an illness. Act (1995:660).
Section 2
If a woman has requested an abortion or if the question of termination of pregnancy has arisen under the provisions of Section 6, she must be offered counselling before the procedure is performed. Act (1995:660).
Section 3
After the end of the eighteenth week of pregnancy an abortion may be performed only if the National Board of Health and Welfare has granted the woman permission for the procedure. Such permission may only be granted if exceptional grounds exist for the abortion.
Permission under the provisions of the first paragraph may not be granted if there is reason to assume that the foetus is viable.
Section 4
If an abortion in a case referred to under Section 1 is refused, the matter shall be immediately referred to the National Board of Health and Welfare for review. Act (1995:660).
Section 5
Only a person authorised to practise medicine may perform an abortion or terminate a pregnancy under the provisions of Section 6.
The procedure must be performed at a general hospital or other medical institution approved by the National Board of Health and Welfare. Act (2007:998).[2]
Section 6
If it may be assumed that the pregnancy entails grave danger to the life or health of the woman, on account of her having an illness or bodily defect, the National Board of Health and Welfare may give permission to terminate the pregnancy after the end of the eighteenth week of pregnancy, regardless of how far the pregnancy has progressed.
If, due to illness or bodily defect of the woman, the termination of a pregnancy can not be postponed the procedure may be performed notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph and Section 5, second paragraph. Act (2007:998).[2]
Section 7
The decisions of the National Board of Health and Welfare regarding permission for abortion or termination of pregnancy under the provisions of Section 6 may not be appealed. Act (1995:660).
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After an abortion or termination of pregnancy under the provisions of Section 6 the woman must be offered counselling. The person in charge at the hospital or health care facility where the procedure has been performed must ensure that such an offer is made. Act (1995:660).
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Any person who, without being authorised to practise medicine, intentionally performs an abortion on another person shall be fined or imprisoned for a maximum of one year for illegal abortion.
If an offence referred to in the first paragraph is gross, a prison sentence of a minimum of six months and a maximum of four years shall be imposed. When assessing whether the offence is gross special consideration shall be given to whether the act was habitual or for profit or involved particular danger to the woman's life or health.
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The proceeds of an offence under this Act shall be declared forfeited, unless this is manifestly unreasonable. Act (2005:294).
Abortion in Sweden was first legislated by the Abortion Act of 1938.[3] This stated that an abortion could be legally performed in Sweden upon medical, humanitarian, or eugenical grounds. That is, if the pregnancy constituted a serious threat to the woman's life, if she had been impregnated by rape, or if there was a considerable chance that any serious condition might be inherited by her child, she could request an abortion. The law was later augmented in 1946 to include socio-medical grounds and again in 1963 to include the risk of serious fetal damage. A committee investigated whether these conditions were met in each individual case and, as a result of this prolonged process, abortion was often not granted until the middle of the second trimester. As such, a new law was created in 1974, stating that the choice of an abortion is entirely up to the woman until the end of the eighteenth week. [3]
The current legislation is the Abortion Act of 1974 (SFS 1974:595). This states that up until the end of the eighteenth week of the pregnancy the choice of an abortion is entirely up to the woman, for any reason whatsoever. After the 18th a woman needs a permission from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) to have an abortion. Permission for these late abortions is usually granted for cases in which the fetus or mother are unhealthy. Abortion is not allowed if the fetus is viable, which generally means that abortions after the 22nd week are not allowed. However, abortions after the 22nd week may be allowed in the rare cases where the fetus can not survive outside the womb even if it is carried to term.[3][4]
The issue is largely settled in Sweden and the question of the legality of abortion is not a highly controversial political issue.[5]
Most abortions in Sweden are performed on women aged 20–24 years old, followed by the age group 25–30 years old, and teenage abortions (15–19 years old) constitute the third largest group. Before the age of thirty most women have not established a family life and abortion is more common amongst this age group, with multiple sex partners in the younger age groups parenthood is less desired and abortion more likely.[6] The fact that most women in the younger age groups are still studying, combined with them being new on the labour market, influences the choice to perform abortion.[6]
Consensus in Sweden is in favour of preventing unwanted pregnancies by the use of birth control and the primary goal is not to lower the amount of abortions, but rather the goal is that all children that are born should be wanted. The number of abortions statistically follows the number of pregnancies. In comparison with the other nordic countries Sweden ranks high in number of abortions and low in number of young parents, while the number of pregnancies in relation to total population is largely the same in all nordic countries.[6]
The first law on legal abortions was passed in Sweden in 1938 when the law legalised abortion on a very limited scale, and only on serious medical consideration, after evaluation by the Royal Board of Health. From 1946 abortions could also be permitted on social medicinal grounds. During the 1960s a successive change in Swedish society took place and the general attitude towards sexuality, as well as abortion, became more liberal. This, among other things, led to an increase in the number of permitted abortions.[3]
The current Abortion Act (SFS 1974:595 with later amendments in 1995 and 2007) entered into force on 1 January 1975. It permits abortion on the request of the pregnant woman until the 18th week and thereafter only in cases of severe indications of medical risk. After the 18th week abortions can only be performed after an evaluation by the National Board of Health and Welfare.[3]
In 1989 the Board issued general advice on implementation of the law (SOSFS 1989:6). From 1 September 2004, these were superseded by new advice and policy (SOSFS 2004:4).[3]
Since 1 January 2008, foreign women – including asylum applicants, non permanent residents, and those not registered in Sweden – are allowed abortion in the country. 132 such abortions were performed in Sweden during 2009. The National Board of Health and Welfare called this a comparably small figure in relation to the total number of abortions.[7]
The National Board of Health and Welfare is the central national authority for social services, public health, and the health services in Sweden. Among the board's responsibilities are evaluation and monitoring of abortions performed in Sweden, as well as establishing norms by issuing provisions and general advice. The board is also responsible for the collection and publishing of official national statistics on abortions. Until 1995 reports were instead published by Statistics Sweden.[3]
Statistical reports are published yearly and are based on data from all clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed. Data is collected on the age of the women, earlier pregnancies and abortions, the length of the pregnancy at the time of abortion, method of abortion, and where the abortion was performed.
One of the National Health Board's main purposes with these reports is to measure changes and trends over time. The statistics on legal abortions stretches back to 1955 and, starting from 1975, data on frequencies for different age groups are available. From 1985 the women's home municipality was also recorded.
The number of induced abortions performed in Sweden rose markedly on a yearly basis from the early 1960s, but soon leveled off following the liberalisation of the abortion law in 1975. It is not possible to tell whether the increase in the statistics after the Abortion Act of 1974 reflects actual circumstances, or just bias resulting from an increased will to report abortions after legalisation. Since 1975 the total yearly number of cases has averaged between 30,000 and 38,000 abortions. In 2009 37,524 abortions were performed in Sweden, compared to 38,053 the year before. Thus the abortion rate has decreased from 21.3 abortions per 1000 women 2008 to 20.8 in 2009, a decrease of .5 percent.[3]
The number of abortions by age group were as follows: those performed on teenagers in 1975 were 30 in every 1,000 while those performed on women aged 20 to 24 years old was 27 in every 1,000. However, since 1977, the opposite has held true with fewer abortions being performed on teenagers than women aged 20 to 24. The number of abortions among teenagers was 22.5 per 1,000 women in 2009, this means that the abortion rate has decreased by 8.4 per cent since 2008.[3]
Although abortion rates vary widely in Sweden, according to geographical region, the highest rate of teenage abortions is registered in Gotland and in the metropolitan areas of Stockholm and Gothenburg. The lowest incidences are in the counties of Blekinge, Kronoberg, and Jönköping.[3]
Almost 78 percent of the induced abortions were performed before the end of the 9th week of pregnancy. The proportion of medical abortions continued to increase and constituted 86 percent of all abortions performed before the end of the 9th week of pregnancy.[3]
|Total live births
|Live births per 1000 women
(aged 15–44)
|Abortions per 1000 women
(aged 15–44)
|Abortions per 100 known pregnancies
|107 305
|4 562
|102 219
|2 792
|122 806
|6 209
|110 150
|16 100
|114 484
|19 250
|112 273
|24 170
|109 663
|25 990
|109 864
|30 636
|103 632
|32 526
|32 351
|31 462
|31 918
|34 709
|34 887
|30 838
|33 124
|34 486
|37 585
|37 920
|37 489
|35 788
|37 849
|34 170
|32 293
|31 441
|32 175
|31 433
|31 008
|30 712
|30 980
|31 772
|33 365
|34 473
|34 454
|34 978
|106 013
|36 045
|107 491
|37 205
|109 373
|38 053
|111 935
|37 524
See also
- ↑ "The Abortion Act (SFS 1974:595)" Unofficial translation provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden. Promulgated 19 May 2005; with amendments up to and including Swedish Code of Statutes 2005:294; entered into force 1 July 2005; translated 1 February 2006.
- 1 2 Law about changing the Abortion Act, Lag om ändring i abortlagen (1974:595)(Swedish) Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Official Statistics of Sweden: Statistics – Health and Medical Care: Induced abortions 2009 (2010) National Board of Health and Welfare. ISBN 978-91-86585-24-2.
- ↑ Socialstyrelsens meddelandeblad: Rättsliga rådets behandling av abortärenden m.m.
- ↑ Pew Forum: Abortion Laws Around the World
- 1 2 3 Lindahl, Katarina. "Aborter i Sverige [Abortion in Sweden]". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Bra Böcker.
- ↑ "Rapport om utländska kvinnors aborter i Sverige 2009". National Board of Health and Welfare. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
External links
- Swedish Parliament – Abortion act (Swedish)


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