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© RIA Novosti / Olga Lipics emotions originate in the mind, which the Dalai Lama offers to curb. Archival photo© RIA Novosti / Olga Lipic
The Dalai Lama will be held in Riga on September 23-25 spiritual teachings for anyone interested in Buddhism and its followers from the Baltic countries and Russia, and will talk about the actual problems with the famous Russian rock musician Boris Grebenshchikov and other cultural figures.
The organizing Committee expects that in the three-day exercise in the large hall of the Riga's «Skonto» will be attended by about four thousand people from dozens of countries around the world. During the exercise, the Dalai Lama, by tradition, will give his comments on the writings of prominent Buddhist thinkers.
Proper meditation and awakening
This time the Dalai Lama has opted for the practical aspect of Buddhism, by the explanation of two works: «stages of contemplation» Indian philosopher of Kamalashila about the correct approach to meditation and «a Brief Lam-rim (stages of the path») Tibetan philosopher je Tsongkhapa about the sequence of the path to awakening.
«These exercises are important for several reasons. And the first of them is the topic of exercises. In the «Steps of contemplation» Kamalashila explains in great detail the practice of meditation, how to do, how to concentrate. The translation of this text has recently appeared in the Russian language and has aroused great interest among readers. Because today, meditation has become increasingly popular not only among Buddhists but also among the General public. The second text to explain the Dalai Lama, «a Short Lam-rim» je Tsongkhapa — it outlines the successive stages of the path to awakening. The authors of these works — particularly revered in Buddhism mentors,» said RIA Novosti the representative of the Dalai Lama in Russia, CIS and Mongolia, the Supreme Lama of Kalmykia, telo Tulku Rinpoche.
Kamalashila — known in Buddhism, Acharya (preceptor), Indian philosopher who lived in the VIII century, one of 17 Pandit (great philosophers) of the ancient Indian monastery of Nalanda University. The Dalai Lama calls Tibetan thinkers, the spiritual successors of Nalanda it. Je Tsongkhapa is the most famous of them, he is revered in Tibet, on a par with the Buddha. Tsongkhapa lived in the XIII-XIV centuries and the Foundation of the school of Gelug Buddhism, widely spread in Russia.
The first dialogue of artists and the Dalai Lama will go the software on the book «Greater than religion. Ethics for the whole world.» In it, as in their oral presentations, the spiritual leader said the rejection of «outdated», he said, of dividing the world into «us» and «them» and highlights the idea of the «unity of all mankind.» The Dalai Lama also advises his contemporaries to overcome individual and global problems and threats of the XXI century to shift the focus from material wealth to love, compassion, patience, and other spiritual landmarks that serve as the key to true happiness.
Boris Grebenshchikov have been interested in Tibetan Buddhism, translated several books of a Tibetan Lama, Chokyi NIMA, including its «Guide to life and death,» and repeatedly met with the Dalai Lama. And his group «Aquarium» has twice completed the teachings of spiritual leader for the Baltic States and Russia «musical offerings» — a charity concert for all participants.
Every time the Dalai Lama chooses to exercise one or another of the fundamental Buddhist treatise, actualizes it, and answered numerous questions from the audience. In 2016, he told the audience in the hall 4.5 thousand participants from 65 countries about their understanding of the second Chapter of Dharmakirti's writings (one of the 17 Pandit of Nalanda) called «Pramanavarttika» — «Commentary on the treatise Dignaga on reliable knowledge».
The Dalai Lama also called on everyone «to take responsibility for all mankind», to develop compassion and love regardless of religious affiliations and personal attachments, to practice the faith of their ancestors, to respect all religions, to avoid extremes, to seek peace in Syria and all the hot spots of the planet and in General care more about others.
After inclusion of Tibet in China, the Dalai Lama in 1959 moved to India. His residence in Dharamsala in the Northern state of Himachal Pradesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas. There settled the «Tibetan government in exile.» For educational activities in different countries and peacekeeping efforts, the Dalai Lama was awarded in 1989 the Nobel peace prize.
In Russia, the Dalai Lama visited several times with short visits, the last one was a day in 2004 in Kalmykia. In subsequent years, the Russian Buddhists have repeatedly expressed the hope soon to see the Dalai Lama in their regions with a longer visit, however, the question still cannot be solved, since the visits of the spiritual leader of Tibet in other countries accompany the notes of protest from China. Even after the spring of 2011, the Dalai Lama gave up his political powers of the head of the «Tibetan government in exile», Beijing accuses him of seeking to separate Tibet from China.
Especially close relationship with the Dalai Lama became the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, when the yard has been a growing interest in Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan medicine. The Russian Empire was the first European States to establish diplomatic relations with Tibet then headed by the Dalai Lama XIII (video was interrupted after the revolution in Russia), and in the capital Saint-Petersburg was built Europe's first Buddhist temple.
According to the rector of the St. Petersburg datsan gunzechoinei syreeta Lama Buda Badmaev (Buddhist traditional Sangha of Russia), the founders of Buddhism in Europe was the Russian Buddhists.
Agvan Dorjiev (1853-1938) — Buryat Lama, diplomat and scientist involved in the teaching of the Dalai Lama XIII, obligasi Tibet and the Russian Empire — was one of the first Buddhist priests who lectured on Buddhism, built the mandala and held ritual ceremonies in Europe. Present at this action Innokenty Annensky wrote a poem called «a Buddhist mass in Paris». A guide Dorzhieva in Paris was Maximilian Voloshin. Students were also Dorzhieva, Georges Clemenceau, future famous French traveler in Tibet Alexandra David-Neel.
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The organizers of the exercises
The organizers of the Riga teachings of the Dalai Lama, addressed the society «Save Tibet» (Riga), Fund «Save Tibet» (Moscow) and the Center of Tibetan culture and information (Moscow).


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Wow! What a bold statement. I have a wonderful family and 53+ years of family experiences. I wish I could say I have led a blameless life. I wish I could say I conducted all the affairs of our home with a blameless heart. I can not. I can look back fondly on my life and the love of my family. I can say that all of my family love The Lord and while we are all sinners, we treasure our faith. Now the next generation of our family is also exploring faith in Christ. I am excited to see their faith grow and how that will be a part of their lives.
I am so glad I have a Lord that forgives me when I don't lead a blameless life. I can come to him with my failures and my sins. I can come to him and his grace is amazing. His love is complete. He knows everything about me and still loves me completely. That's not unique for God. He loves all of us the same way. He longs to be a part of our imperfect lives. He is greatly saddened when he is excluded because of our shame. He has seen it all and has forgiven sins we can only imagine. He is greater than all of them. Go to him! Ask forgiveness! Express your faith and belief in him. Turn your life over to the creator of the universe. You can live a complete and blameless life through Christ!


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Book Review – Alien Universe
Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos
Author: Don Lincoln
I immediately warmed to this book. It's superbly written in terms the average lay person can understand.
It also follows a well structured theme that has a start, middle and an end. I like that because it maintains order in a subject that deals mainly with a mix of confusing ideologies, fact and scientifically based interpretations.
The greatest question we can ask ourselves as a species is "Where did I come from?" It then begs the question, "is there anyone else out there?"
What is the probability that somewhere out in this vast universe other beings are wondering the same thing? It's a tantalising question which is dealt with so skilfully in Lincoln's book.
I don't think there would be one single story in all of human history to eclipse the news one day that we've found intelligent life outside the Earth. It would make everything else pale into insignificance and certainly satisfy a lot of curious minds.
In his book, Don Lincoln exposes and explains the truths about ancient belief systems and progressively examines the search for life on other planets in more modern times.
He devotes the first half examining the hoaxes, misinterpretations and fictional aspects that have created these images we have today of alien life before dealing with the universal laws of physics that indicate what a real extra-terrestrial being might look like.
I especially liked Lincoln's handling of the media and his retrospective analyses of the more popular films, books and paperbacks that almost unanimously typecast E.T. in a malevolent or dominant light. The inference and mindset of the medium is reflected in a lot of the modern day accounts of alleged alien abduction by UFO witnesses.
The author doesn't dismiss the possibility of alien life out of hand, on the contrary, he presents compelling for and against arguments leaving you, the reader, to make up your own mind and reflect on what may, or not, be scientifically possible.
This is not a book that will leave you asking too many questions. They're mostly all dealt with in each of the chapters. It's an easily digestible bed-time read tackling that age old question posed by anyone with a curious mind, like Enrico Fermi, when he uttered those immortal words, "where are they?"
Alien Universe: Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos [Hardcover]
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at Fermilab and author of The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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With The Hill reporting that the Democrat leadership is at odds over the White House's proposed Medicare cuts, where does the head of the DNC and Congresswoman from Florida, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, stand on the debt ceiling issue? Does she think Obama's call for Medicare cuts would be "death trap" for seniors? And if so, then what does she have to say to Obama who admitted yesterday that his own party's do-nothing plan will bankrupt Medicare?
DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Said Rep. Paul Ryan's Budget Outline "Would Literally Be A Death Trap For Seniors."
"No longer would Medicare be a guarantee of health insurance coverage. Instead Medicare would become little more than a discount card. This plan would literally be a death trap for seniors." (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Remarks At Press Conference, 4/5/11)
Obama Admits His Own Party's Plan Will Bankrupt Medicare
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Quilt top
So, I decided I'm not finished with the quilt top. I've decided to make it more the dimensions and design of a spread, because it's a gift for my husband, and that's how he will use it. Pics will accompany this post.
I also have received a commission for a duplicate of this quilt for another person. Each thing I add to my husband's quilt, this lady loves and I'm so happy to do it for her. I do love this quilt and though it is time consuming, it's very easy. I'm working on the striped border. Each piece of the border is 15″ long and either 2″, 2.5″ or 3″ wide. They vary randomly. The 15″ may have to be shortened to suit the longarm quilter who will do the quilting. The max width might be 110″ and I'll be very close. Perhaps with a tiny bit of sashing between the blocks and the border.


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Tim Harris
Head Assistant Professional & Retail Manager
Tim joined Stoke Park in March 2000 and completed his PGA Degree Programme in 2005 with a Top 5 finish in the prestigious Assistant of the Year Awards, becoming Head Assistant Professional shortly after.
Since then, Tim helped progress the successful Junior Academy and then became the Pro Shop Retail Manager where he has developed our stylish new lifestyle collection.
Tim and the Golf Team are focusing on providing a five star experience in club fitting and bringing the golf industry's hot retail products to Stoke Park's Pro Shop.
Chris Murtagh
Head of Instruction
Chris started playing Golf at the age of 10 when he was invited to join the Wentworth Scholarship Foundation, by the age of 15 he was already a Scratch Golfer and competing at National Level.
He turned Professional in 2005 after completing a BSc Sports Science Degree at Loughborough University. He competed successfully as a Professional on both the Europro and Alps Tour as well as the European Challenge Tour between 2005 and 2009.
In 2009 he started the PGA Foundation Degree and graduated in 2012 with a 3rd Place finish in the PGA Trainee of the Year Awards.
Since then he has been Coaching Golfers of all abilities and currently works with a number of Elite Amateurs and Professionals. He strongly believes that a Player will only improve their Performance when they truly understand their own game from Ball Flight right through to On Course Strategy.
Tom Reid
Senior PGA Teaching Professional
Tom started playing golf at the age of 12 and became a scratch golfer by the age of 17 winning at county and national level, he then turned professional in 2009, competing on the Euro Pro, Sunshine and Challenge Tour.
In 2011 he started his career as a PGA Professional at The Wentworth Club and in 2013 he became the clubs first Junior Academy Manager setting up a teaching programme for 3-12 year olds. In 2016 he was accredited with a Top 50 U.S Kids coach award, only the second person in Europe to have achieved this accolade.
Tom is a Trackman level two instructor, a TPI level one coach and has just begun a certification with David Leadbetter after two weeks of training in Leadbetter HQ, Florida. Tom enjoys coaching players of all levels and still loves to play and compete.
James Hoar
PGA Teaching Professional
James joined Stoke Park in 2011, during this time he's proved to be a capable player having won twice at a regional level.
He currently oversees the Junior Programme in the form of Young Masters Golf and is also involved in the popular combined golf and tennis camps.
James is a skilled coach for all levels of player and has a lot of enthusiasm for helping others improve with a friendly and uncomplicated method of coaching.
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Dave has spent his entire Professional career at Stoke Park since joining in 2003 and has been fully qualified for 11 Years. Dave started playing at the age of 12 and was playing Scratch Golf by the age of 15.
Having played at a high-level Dave has over 25 years of Golfing experience and believes that the key to golfing success is about having sound fundamentals, keeping things simple and learning through experience. Equipment plays an important part of the game and Dave is a qualified Callaway and Ping Custom Fit advisor and is a Level 1 Certified Trackman Coach.
Away from coaching Dave plays an important role in Golf Operations. With nearly 20 years of Customer Service and Retail experience Dave adds his knowledge to the 5 Star Brand, looking after the Corporate Golf Event merchandise and helping provide the ultimate golfing experience in the Professional Shop.
Tom Habgood
Assistant PGA Professional
Tom moved back from southern Spain in 2014 after living there for 12 years. He started playing golf at the age of 13 in the lovely sunny climate after fancying a change from playing tennis up to that point.
He joined the team at Stoke park in April 2014 and immediately turned professional and started the PGA coaching degree through the University of Birmingham.
Tom started his coaching whilst in Spain at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy and began with junior and adult group classes. He has continued to enjoy coaching in the group environment and currently runs the weekend adult group programmes to encourage new golfers into the game as well as delivering one to one private lessons.
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Adam returned to Stoke Park in April 2017, previously he had been a junior between the ages of 10-17.
In 2009 he started his PGA training at Sandy Lodge and graduated from the course in 2012. After this Adam studied for a master degree in strength and conditioning and graduated with a merit and a published journal article.
Adam enjoys coaching students of all levels and uses his extensive knowledge of the body to help get the most out of their games. He also has a key role in our scholarship program using his strength and conditioning knowledge to help strengthen and reduce injuries in our budding young stars.
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Install Git
1. Open the Terminal by clicking on the Spotlight magnifying glass at the top right of the screen, typing "Terminal" then clicking the Terminal icon.
2. Type the command in red to install Git.
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Trophy Wife
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Playboy recognized sex publiction was the medium , and since then many girls were inspired by Anna Nicole Smith and loved the game . the best rewarding role a woman can play in a life time . " Trophy wife " .
and look how many copies we have today …
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I have set my writing aside for a bit. It was starting to give me a headache each time I looked at it. LOL
I also thought it best to do that until I can get back on my thyroid medicine.
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Can you remember this black sweather? It was the in thing years back.
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I was in a hurry, so you see the why I used an headwrap?
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I am loving me this bag, the skull caught my attention and immediately I knew that it was made for me.
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Even before the wedding invitation is fully read we all think "what am I going to wear?. For most women it is an excuse to rush out and buy a new outfit that is fitting for the occasion. But what may cross your mind is "what is the dress code". As a bride or groom this should be addressed on your wedding invitation. Yes It may be a beach ceremony but do you really want guests to be wearing flip flops and shorts at your wedding? Even if it is in a ballroom do you want a formal black tie dress code or something a little something more relaxed? Below are some examples of dress codes for weddings as a guide for your big day.
Black Tie:
The black tie option is as formal as you are going to get. Black tie means that the men are in tuxedos complete with cufflink, black shoes and may be as far as to add a colourful waste coat or bow tie. For women you will see formal cocktail dresses, long evening gowns, or glamorous evening separates.
Think – Old Hollywood
Cocktail Attire:
Usually for weddings held after 5pm, cocktail attire means a step up from smart casual although not as formal as black tie. Fitting for obviously a cocktail themed wedding or something a little more relaxed. You will see the women in cocktail dresses and heels and the men in long trousers with an open shirt collar.
Think – Sex and the City
Barefoot Beach:
Although this dress code sounds like you will have guests show up in bikinis and shorts, most guests love the excuse to dress up, even if it is a casual affair. Flowing summer dresses and flats are most likely what you will see the women wearing. For men, although some may wear the Bermuda shorts and polo, you will find most will be in long linen slacks with dress flip flops and an open collar linen shirt, even men love an excuse to dress up.
Think – Wedding in the tropics
Smart Casual:
One step up from barefoot beach, although one step down from cocktail attire. This attire is great if you want a more laid back wedding although you are hosting it in a yacht club or restaurant where flip flops and shorts would not be acceptable. Women would most likely be in dressy slacks with an evening top or pretty summer dresses, and men would be in linens or lightweight suit.
Think – Dinner with your friends at an upscale restaurant
Themed weddings call for dress codes such as Great Gatsby, Black and White or something specific to the couple's interest like Medieval. This can make for a great fun evening and guest should take the effort to dress smartly and dress within the theme, great for guests with the same interests also.
Think – Roaring 20's
Casual means "anything goes" and you will find that most people will decide on their attire obviously by the location of the wedding which if casual, is most likely on the beach or at a private residence. You may see guests dressed in cocktail attire and you may see guest dressed in jeans and t-shirts. By having casual attire dress code you are letting your guests be comfortable and themselves at your wedding.
Think – Your friend and family BBQ get together
Garden affair
If your wedding is held in a garden or private residence then the attire you are most likely to see is women dressed in sundresses and big hats and men in polo shirts and dress slacks or a lightweight suit.
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Karl Marx had it right. At some point, capitalism can self-destroy itself. That's because you cannot keep on shifting income from labor to capital without not having an excess capacity and a lack of aggregate demand. We thought that markets work. They are not working. What's individually rational ... is a self-destructive process. - in The WSJ
Nouriel Roubini is an American economist. He teaches at New York University's Stern School of Business and is the chairman of Roubini Global Economics.


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Disputes between city, contractor drive gallery further over budget
The full cost of the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan won't be known until months after it opens, a city committee heard.
The behind-schedule and over-budget gallery is now expected to open in 2017, over budget by $2.5 to $4.5 million.
The gallery is over budget because corrections and clarifications were needed to internal drawings and there are claims under dispute by contractor EllisDon that may need to go through dispute resolution.
Catherine Gryba, the city's general manager of corporate performance, told council's corporate services committee on Monday that the disputed claims will not be dealt with until after the gallery opens and dispute resolution — if it comes to that — could take months.
She said such disputes are not uncommon.
"With a project this big you can expect some, certainly," Gryba said after the meeting.
The approved budget for the gallery was $84.6 million, not including land and the parkade, which pushes the cost above $106 million. Saskatonians were once told it would open this fall.
Gregory Burke, executive director of the gallery, told councillors that opening in 2017 instead is exciting because the year will include celebrations for Canada's 150th birthday.
"2017 presents us with a once-in-a-50-year opportunity," he said, adding that he hopes the gallery can be completed before Canada Day.
"However, the opening is contingent on a number of things," he acknowledged.
The gallery is expected to open for community events in early 2017, with art exhibitions opening later in the year. Gryba described those timelines as "aggressive."
Saskatoon has been without a public gallery since the Mendel Art Gallery shut its doors last summer.


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In the BBC news today on Thanksgiving * is aan article in the US & Canada section of the news entitled " Should Obama's internet-kill-switch power be curbed". And it makes the point that the President of US has had the power to force shutdown of all computers or select systems for decades. I know for certain that power has been abused because for the past 3 Presidential elections and the past 19 yrs of politics in the US, there was an absolute block- forced shutdown of my privately owned computers for opposing first B.Clinton then H Clinton, then Obama in elections. Entire hosting accounts of mine were manipulated/blocked by those in Senate [H Clinton,Arlen Specter, Barney Frank,T. Kennedy] for writing against them.
My reply in open letter format is YES Congress should absolutely remove that power from the President. If that had done that before he took office there would have been no financial meltdown because he would not have controlled banks and Wall Street by manipulating,turning off their internet access at crucial times to cause losses to them to gain control of them and wield power over the nation.
BBC thank you for publishing this article. Please keep it in the news until next week so those traveling for holiday will also see it and read it. Not one US paper raised this question or made any effort to notify the public about this. You have served the world well today by making known the power of the US President to interfere in all internet events by simply 'killing' a hosting company's servers or a particular person's access to the services they pay for. I paid for services for months that evil Obama blocked me from using in his effort to control manipulate US economy,elections and his press coverage. Obama is nor aat all above totally destroying privately bought and privately owned/used computers for political gain. And neither is that jezebel Hillary Clinton.
*footnote- Timed for today's publication no doubt so they hope no one in US reads it because of holiday of Thanksgiving. The usual tactics of the Press when they are trying to make excuses for abuse of power.
Gloria Poole, 6:54am;25-Nov-2010; at my apt in Missouri


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Focus on the reason they're learning the language. If it's to get a good grade, that's one thing. If it's so they can talk with their new friends, that's another.
If possible with your travel plans and if your child is at a level where he or she can handle daily conversation, here's more about the benefits of a camp in a foreign language rather than a foreign language camp.
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The fast paced, relentless duties of life often cause us to say with a sigh, " I need a breather." Medical researchers have discovered that for virtually every person who does any type of work, performance level improves when a person breathes properly.
Good breathing is defined as being regular, deep, and slow. It supplies oxygen to the blood stream, which is vital for the functioning of all bodily organs, especially the heart and brain.
The scriptures tell us that God breathes His life into us physically and spiritually. Jesus breathed upon His disciples to impart the Holy Spirit to them. (John 20:22). The early church experienced the Holy Spirit as a rushing mighty wind-a manifestation of the breath of God (Acts 2:1-2).
Today an of God working in our personal lives is often experienced as a "breathe of fresh air", one that cleanses and revives us in every part of our being. We need a "breather" in the Lord's presence so that He can even out the rhythm of our lives. Our spirits will be deeply refreshed and renewed.
Pause to receive from the Lord, and see if you don't find yourself slowing down and releasing the tensions of fear, frustration, and futility. You will be able to think more clearly, God's love will flow more freely, and creative ideas will begin to fill your mind. Inhale deeply of His goodness, strength and love.


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Children's Book Week occurs during the month of November, and it gives us a chance here at the library to highlight parts of the children's collection that we think should be better known to our patrons. This month at the Central Library we have created a display case in the main lobby that features some of our new non-fiction books for upper elementary school age children.
While library and school projects are usually about researching information, we wanted to call some attention to what we think is the equally important other side of the coin: how students can develop the skills needed for presenting information and ideas in a way that effectively communicates to others what a student has learned. It's something that they are called upon to do every day in school, but involves developing a set of skills that are not often taught as a formalized part of the curriculum. So part of our display features a collection of award winning books on developing writing skills: narrative writing, poetry writing, writing reports, how to effectively write for the new forms of Internet and electronic communication, how to keep personal journals, polemical writing, and how to write in different types of literary genres.
The other half of our display features new resources for students trying to organize concepts and data for school science fair projects. These projects are assigned so that students can demonstrate their knowledge of certain scientific ideas and principals. In our collections they will find experiment ideas organized into books on specific topics: experiments on air and flight, light and sound, electricity, the properties of matter, and forensic science to name just a few. Providing these resources is just one way that your public library can help supplement what is taught in school and work with teachers in helping to create students who not only know a subject well but have the skills to teach and communicate that knowledge to others.
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Hi All,
Just a quick one today just to let you know I'm back into the swing of things. Monthly cakes are back on the menu and I'm hoping to maybe try a few other things through out the year. I have a 70th birthday, a 40th anniversary and a wedding cake booked in already so could be a big one. I was asked the question if I did gluten free and the answer is yes, granted it is not something I do very often but back in my paleo days it was all gluten free. Also it is now so widely acknowledged that people have created lots and lots of different recipes so that GF people don't miss out.
Because School doesn't go back till the end of January I made a quick Cinnamon Ripple Cake for the January birthdays. This cake is a always a big hit ! Then a super quick turn around for the February Birthday.
There is only one Birthday Girl in February so with a bit of inside intel I found out she really likes Chocolate, shells and get this her favourite colour is Brown! Not really it's blue but she didn't want a blue cake. Well there was only one thing to do! I was making a triple choc drip cake. My original thought for the cake was to do my choc mud cake which uses dark chocolate, cover it in a white chocolate buttercream, then create a drip effect with a milk chocolate ganache. To top it off I'd get a shell mould and make some white chocolate shells for the top but as time would have it I didn't get to the shops.
I really wanted to get the ganache right this time for the drip so I ended up putting it in the fridge for a little while to help thicken it up and it worked. It really makes the world of difference when you wait and do it right.
I didn't have the shells so I just went with a white chocolate drizzle over the top to finish it off which turned out really nice. I'm now starting to put my creative brain back into gear and thinking of other fun things I can do to make my cakes fun but if you have any ideas or challenges you think I might like let me know in the comments below or on my Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages.
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*NOTE: A review copy of the book was provided in exchange for an honest review. I thank the author, and the publisher for the copy.*
Love happens when you least expect it…
Sameer is a Steve Jobs fan, a consultant at an investment bank, and a confused soul looking for love. As he moves cities to study and work, he falls in and out of love,but fails to find the one person who belongs with him. In comes Shagun, whom he marries. But he leaves the very next day for Switzerland…to start a dream Job. In the meantime, Shagun starts reading his diary! What does she find in there?
Will this spell the end of their marriage? With Sameer not around to defend himself,what is the future of their relationship?
Just the Way You Are is a humorous, heart-warming story about one man's quest for true love.
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" Think that the arrow has already hit its target. You only need to see it happening."
🌟🌟🌟 1/2
3.5 Stars.
Just the Way You Are,by Sanjeev Ranjan, is a humourous, heart wrenching love story about Shagun and Sameer.
Although 95% of the novel focuses on Sameer, it still manages to keep the attention of the reader. As an Indian Young Adult contemporary novel it manages to touch upon a lot of very valid events that are happening and need to be addressed today. It is a short, quick read of about 200 pages and it was a delight.
On the night of their wedding, Sameer gets a job offer to go to Switzerland. This job has been his dream, but due to shortage of staff/maybe urgency of work he is supposed to join as soon as possible. It hasn't even been 24 hours into their wedding and he already has to leave everything and go abroad for work. Shagun, on the other hand is shown as an understanding, docile, simple woman who understands his dreams and encourages him to go.
While packing for his trip, Shagun comes across his diary. It is from here that the novel picks up its tempo. The diary takes us through heartbreaks and the utter loneliness, with some absolutely hilarious moments, that Sameer had felt before meeting Shagun. Even though I wanted more from Shagun, and not through Sameer but her own point of view, she was still a very like-able character.
Sameer had a major transformation through the novel, and doing that in less than 250 pages is great art, and requires talent. Sameer starts as a stuck-up, obsessed with following the dating-norm sort of guy. That guy did not appeal to me, like at all. However, through the course of the journey that we take with Sameer we see him mature into a man who is proud of his family, his friends and his relationships.
"You know how the Bihar Government works."
More than the characters, I liked how Sanjeev Rajan uses tropes to talk about important things – he touches on politics in Bihar, unemployment and the need for jobs, the work ethic in most good companies
which is just deteriorating, he talks about marriage and the amount of money that one wastes. Mother –son relationship is analysed in a beautiful way, and so are places like the orphanage, the rituals relating to arranged marriages in India and so on.
The only slight issue that I had with the novel was, one , lack of a female voice. And second, the young Sameer was too harsh on women and saw every girl with the same lens. The bits about make-up made me uncomfortable because make-up is a choice that women make for their own self. It has absolutely nothing to do with impressing guys or wooing them.
Although, Apart from this, it was a funny,perfect, light, summer read.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this.
– Samidha


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After John Eager Howard, the most imposing statue on Mount Vernon Square is Roger B. Taney. This statue always has left me guessing. Taney is holding a scroll in his right hand while his left is grasping the arm of a chair. I suppose his judicial robe is hiding the right arm of the chair. This statue always seemed tilted for that reason. The Dred Scott Decision clouds his history. Nevertheless, he was a brilliant jurist.
On March 15, 1857, Taney delivered a pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case—marking how he would be remembered historically. Scott, a slave in the free state of Illinois and free territory of Wisconsin, wanted his freedom when he moved to Missouri, a slave state. Taney ruled against Scott, declaring that African Americans were not United States citizens and, thus, had no right to sue. This chief justice also stated that Congress could not forbid slavery in U.S. territories. Taney's inflammatory wording included a statement that blacks "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
Despite receiving public backlash, especially from Republicans, including Abraham Lincoln, Taney held firm. On June 16, 1858, at the Illinois Republican convention, Lincoln, then an aspiring senator, gave the famous "House Divided" speech, stating, "What Dred Scott's master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free state of Illinois, every other master may lawfully do with any other one, or 1,000 slaves, in Illinois, or in any other free state." Ironically, Lincoln was sworn in by Taney, who remained on the bench for 28 years, until his death on December 12, 186, at the age of 87, in Washington, D.C.


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Merry Christmas Eve, to those of you that celebrate it! I do, and as such I have to get this out before we head out to the traditional family get-together. There will be glorious food to be had.
But, in other news, Frodo has accepted Aragorn! Hooray! Sam continues to dog Aragorn, saying that he may be a traitor, having killed the true Strider and stolen his clothes. But, no. Aragorn threatens Sam, saying he could kill him right now if he wanted to, but he backs down. He also jokes about stealing the ring, which I don't believe anyone has brought up yet, and backs down again. He admits that his true name is Aragorn. Frodo is disposed to believe him, and doesn't believe that one of Sauron's spies would be so light with him. Aragorn agrees, and begins to recite the rhyme in Gandalf's letter, not having read it. Frodo asks about it, and Aragorn says that the rhyme goes with his name, and produces his sword, broken a foot below the hilt.
Oh, BIG movie difference there! Narsil isn't just sitting in Rivendell on display, Aragorn carries it, broken, everywhere.
First Mentions:
-Arathorn: Aragorn's father. Thus, also a descendant of Isildur, and previous heir to the throne of men. What happened to him? Shot in the eye by orcs. Ouch.
This page has the best paragraph ever. Three words: "Sam said nothing." Followed by blank space, and a new paragraph. Aragorn just shuts him down. HE'S THAT GOOD.
In essence, the reason Frodo trusts Aragorn is that he doesn't seem like a spy of the enemy. According to Frodo a spy would "seem fairer and feel fouler," or, in other words, act more like a used car salesman. Aragorn has a rascally air, yet speaks honestly. Frodo has taken to that, and for good reason. Finally, it appears that we can get past the game of trying to figure the Ranger out.
And to be fair, what evil character would carry around a broken sword? There's no advantage in that. You would only waste energy lugging around a broken weapon if it meant something to you, which, in this case, it does, and evil beings don't tend to put a lot of meaning in useless objects.
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Have a Merry Christmas/Hannukah/Festivus/Wookiee Life Day/December 25th everybody!
"'Well,' said Strider, 'with Sam's permission we will call that settled.'"


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On freedom (4)
by Patrick O'Brien
"A trip calls for a man who has not yet been caged, who has not yet been fucked by the big Fear that makes all society go. Unfortunately, most men overestimate their worthiness as basic and free individuals, and it is the mistake of the hippie generation not to trust anybody over 30. 30 doesn't mean a damn thing. Most beings are captured and trained, totally, by the age of 7 or 8. Many of the young LOOK free but this is only a chemical thing of body and energy and not a realistic thing of spirit. I have met free men in the strangest of places and at ALL ages – as janitors, car thieves, car washers, and some free women too – mostly as nurses or waitresses, and at ALL ages. The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them."
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Yoga Chandra Center for the Healing Arts, located inside the Lady's Island Marina, will host its annual Ocean Motion event in honor of the nationwide World Oceans Day celebration at 8:30 a.m. June 1. Artists, yoga instructors, master gardeners, outdoor outfitters and fishery outreach specialists will bring awareness of the condition of the oceans and celebrate the beauty of the sea. Cost is $20 a person, children 12 and younger are free.
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[Pop culture depictions can advance the idea that] Both partners are equally to blame, both partners are equally abusive; women are strong enough to punch, women are not — or no longer — the only victims…
Are women really becoming "as violent as men"? And is that even the question we should be asking in the first place?
People who support women's rights, and who have worked for decades to get male-on-female domestic violence taken seriously, may find this conversation not just eye-rolling, but deeply troubling. As expert Jill Murray, author, most recently, of "But He Never Hit Me," puts it: Equating the scope, incidence and danger of male vs. female domestic violence "stands to negate everything we've been trying to fight for, all the work we've done…"
"We can't ignore or deny that women can be violent to their partners, whether their partners are men or women," says Jennifer L. Pozner, author of "Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV" and founder of Women in Media & News. "But by hyping inaccurate studies in news reports and creating salacious narratives on crime dramas, media have for decades tried to create a false equivalence, discussing the few women who have been violent and using those women's stories as proof that A) there's 'just as much' female-to-male domestic violence as male-to-female, and B) domestic violence isn't a problem that women have to deal with as victims anymore…"
Experts say the raw, in-a-vacuum numbers don't even start to tell the whole story of a given relationship, or of the complex dynamics of domestic violence. Other DOJ data shows men are more likely to be attacked with a knife or hit with a thrown object; women are more likely to be grabbed, held or tripped, raped, or sexually assaulted. Perhaps more to the point, females are more likely than males to sustain severe or injurious violence and to require medical treatment.
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The Nameless Woman
she told her friend that she liked him a lot
but she was scared because
he's kinda rough and once told her that
he'd fight for anything,
including love.
after a few months,
the next scene cuts
to her banging on her friend's door late at night
with blackened eyes and a bruised face
and she's crying hard,
scared for her life
and begging her friend to let her in
but her knocks go unanswered.
she sits on the front steps with a cigarette
on the right side of her mouth
and a blunt on the left,
hoping that smoking both at the same time
will fill her lungs, blacken them
and quicken her death.
she closes her eyes and remembers happy times–
of when she and her boyfriend first met
and recalls the first incident of violence
with pangs of regret.
the phrase, "this is my fault"
is a bullet shot from the back of her brain
that ricochets painfully, driving her insane
and she contemplates the different ways
she can end her life
and then looks up and sees headlights
and a window that rolls down
and the driver is a scared man-child
who wears tears of his own and a frown
and he stares–
watching the young lady he says he loves
pick the shattered pieces of herself up,
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This opinion will be unpublished and
may not be cited except as provided by
Minn. Stat. § 480A.08, subd. 3 (1998).
Harvey Kelly Richardson,
Filed August 22, 2000
Schumacher, Judge
Mike Hatch, Attorney General, 525 Park Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55103; and
James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, Kathryn M. Keena, Assistant County Attorney, Dakota County Judicial Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 (for respondent)
John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Rochelle R. Winn, Assistant Public Defender, 2829 University Avenue Southeast, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55414 (for appellant)
Considered and decided by Lansing, Presiding Judge, Schumacher, Judge, and Klaphake, Judge.
SCHUMACHER, Judge
Appellant Harvey Kelly Richardson challenges his conviction of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.
On January 2, 1998, C.A. reported to the West St. Paul Police Department that in October 1997 at the age of 15 she had sex with Richardson. In an interview with investigator Sherm Ellison, Richardson admitted to sexual intercourse with C.A. but did not know she was 15 years old. On April 17, 1998, Ellison taped a phone conversation with Shari Cox, an acquaintance of C.A. and Richardson. Cox stated that she had told Richardson that C.A. was 15 and to stay away from her.
The state charged Richardson with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.345, subd. 1(b), which provides that a person who engages in sexual contact is guilty of the crime where
the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the complainant or in a position of authority over the complainant. * * * Consent by the complainant to the act is not a defense. In any such case, it shall be an affirmative defense which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor believes the complainant to be 16 years of age or older[.]
Minn. Stat. § 609.345, subd. 1(b) (1996).
On September 14, 1999, Richardson entered an Alford plea. See North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 37, 91 S. Ct. 160, 167 (1970) (accused may voluntarily, knowingly, and understandingly plead guilty even if plea contains protestation of innocence, when intelligently conclude that interests require guilty plea and record strongly evidences guilt). His counsel explained that although Richardson continued to maintain that he thought C.A. was older, Richardson believed the Alford plea was in his best interest because of the risks of trial—he would have to take the stand to maintain his affirmative defense and the state planned to file an amended complaint for third-degree criminal sexual conduct if he did not plead. On questioning from counsel, Richardson indicated that he understood the offense and the plea. The district court accepted the Alford plea and ordered a pre-sentence investigation.
On December 28, 1999, Richardson filed a motion to withdraw his Alford plea. The motion included a transcript of a taped phone conversation that a public defender investigator had with Cox, in which Cox stated that she told Richardson that C.A. was 15 years old after "the first time that they were together." The district court denied the motion, rejecting the argument that, where a defendant has maintained his innocence, a mistaken belief as to the strength of the state's case entitles him to withdraw his plea. Richardson was sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement.
The ultimate decision to allow a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea before sentencing is left to the sound discretion of the trial court, "and it will be reversed only in the rare case in which the appellate court can fairly conclude that the trial court abused its discretion." Kim v. State, 434 N.W.2d 263, 266 (Minn. 1989).
Two standards for withdrawal of a guilty plea are set forth in Minn. R. Crim. P. 15.05. Under the first standard, an accused has the right to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing to correct a "manifest injustice":
The court shall allow a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty upon a timely motion and proof to the satisfaction of the court that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice.
Minn. R. Crim. P. 15.05, subd. 1. Manifest injustice occurs if the plea "is not accurate, voluntary, and intelligent." Perkins v. State, 559 N.W.2d 678, 688 (Minn. 1997). Under the second standard, a court has discretion to allow withdrawal of a plea before sentencing,
if it is fair and just to do so, giving due consideration to the reasons advanced by the defendant in support of the motion and any prejudice the granting of the motion would cause the prosecution by reason of actions taken in reliance upon the defendant's plea.
Minn. R. Crim. P. 15.05, subd. 2.
Richardson argues that his plea was not knowing and intelligent because he was unaware that the state did not have a strong case.
A plea is intelligent if the defendant understands the charges, his or her rights under the law, and the direct consequences of pleading guilty to the charged offense.
State v. Washburn, 602 N.W.2d 244, 246 (Minn. App. 1999) (citing Alanis v. State, 583 N.W.2d 573, 577 (Minn. 1998)). There is nothing in the record to suggest that Richardson did not understand the charge, his rights, and the consequences of pleading guilty. Indeed, the transcript of the guilty plea hearing indicates that Richardson understood the nature of the charges, his right to trial, and the consequences of the plea. He knew that if he went to trial he would have to take the stand to support his affirmative defense. He was also aware that the state planned to charge him with third-degree criminal sexual conduct if he did not plead. Richardson's plea was accurate, voluntary and intelligent.
Richardson urges that his unwavering assertion of innocence, coupled with his mistaken belief that the state had a stronger case, provides a basis for withdrawal under either standard. But Richardson did not establish that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice. Richardson also claims withdrawal should be allowed under the fair-and-just standard. The state, however, relying on State v. Tuttle, 504 N.W.2d 252 (Minn. App. 1993), argues that mistaken belief regarding the strength of the state's case does not permit withdrawal under the fair-and-just standard.
In Tuttle, this court ruled that a victim's recantation of criminal sexual conduct charges, and the defendant's subsequent claim of innocence, did not entitle the defendant to withdraw a guilty plea on grounds that the plea was based on mistaken apprehension of strength of state's case. Id. at 255-56. The court explained:
Tuttle is not seeking reversal of a jury's verdict; his guilt was established by "his own plea of guilty, which was based on an admission of guilt and on a statement that he was pleading guilty because he was guilty." State v. Risken, 331 N.W.2d 489, 490 (Minn. 1983). The record presents a person who acknowledged his guilt, was remorseful and actively wanted treatment to learn to control his impulses.
Tuttle, 504 N.W.2d at 257.
The obvious distinction between Tuttle and the present case is that here the guilty plea was an Alford plea. This is not a case where the defendant admits his guilt and then, learning that the state's evidence was weaker than believed, suddenly changes his mind. Rather, Richardson has consistently maintained that he did not know that C.A. was only 15 years old. Under Tuttle, mistaken apprehension of strength of state's case does not entitle withdrawal where the defendant has acknowledged guilt. In this case, however, Richardson has not acknowledged guilt.
Richardson also contends that the state has failed to demonstrate that it would suffer any prejudice. The state suggests it is somehow prejudiced because Cox has since recanted her testimony. Rule 15.05, subdivision 2, however, requires the court to consider "any prejudice the granting of the motion would cause the prosecution by reason of actions taken in reliance upon the defendant's plea." Any change in Cox's testimony is not by reason of the prosecutor's actions in reliance upon the plea.
Under the fair-and-just standard, the "ultimate decision is left to the sound discretion of the [district] court" and this court will reverse the district court "only in the rare case in which [we] can fairly conclude [it] abused its discretion." Tuttle, 504 N.W.2d at 256 (brackets in original) (citing Kim, 434 N.W.2d at 266). This is not such a rare case. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to withdraw the guilty plea.


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5. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Trying to follow the death of Ripley in Alien 3, this genetically modified sequel is a monument to hubris. A truly visionary director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, (The City of Lost Children, Delicatessen), and a script by aJoss Whedon (!) hot off Buffy The Vampire Slayer couldn't save this cavalcade of bad ideas.
The initial concept of a cloned Ripley, who is part Alien, is potentially intriguing but it's bogged down by the relentless "brownness" of everything, the ridiculousness of spaceship doors that open by breathing on them, and production designers who think they can one-up H.R. Giger's original Alien design by putting backwards chicken legs on them and coming up with the absolute monstrosity that is the half human, half Alien, "Newborn".
The newborn is not in any way terrifying, it's just an awful, awful design. Seriously look at this thing:
Throw in Brad Dourif doing his usual bug-eyed thing and Weaver making out with a hive of Aliens and even Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman can't save this disaster.
I'm actually getting ANGRY just thinking about the newborn now.
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car accident, fascism, garrison, illegal threat to journalist, lcso, obstruction of justice, photojournalism, police, public place, public road
Journalists can be real jerks when it comes to what they are assigned to cover. The more experience you have, the higher stakes of the stories you cover. For example, have you seen Wolf Blitzer cover a car accident, lately?
I feel the same way – making me a jerk, too – so when I happened upon a serious car accident on the way home, I thought "what the hell"? It looked interesting enough. The front end of one car was perched in the front seat, while the trailer of the other car (which was broadsided) had been sheared off at the point of impact.
I stopped, pulled out my camera and press credentials (worn in plain view) and began photographing the accident. Within about 30-seconds Lieutenant Garrison (Badge# 94734) was walking toward me "ordering" me to stop taking pictures. I identified myself as a member of the press (politely) and was promptly told that if I didn't exit the scene right away I would be charged with obstruction of justice. I argued my case and was met with a cop right in my face and another threat of arrest.
I continued to argue that Garrison had no right to order a member of the press to stop documenting the scene of an accident. He then told me that the reason I couldn't was that it may be the scene of a crime. All the more reason to document the scene! He wasn't having it, though, and was seconds from laying hands on me.
As I walked away I warned him verbally about the seriousness of what he was doing, and promptly called the public information officer at LCSO HQ. I explained the situation and was told I would be called back after he had spoken to the Lieutenant on the phone.
Five minutes later, my phone rang again. Not surprisingly, the PIO took the officer's side. I argued my case, but it was clear there was no budging to be had and made an appointment to meet with the senior PIO this week.
It's alarming how often this happens across the country, and unfortunately it's often journalists without adequate experience to defend their presence on scenes such as this.
The fact of the matter is, though, that Garrison violated my First and Fourth Amendment rights, particularly as a journalist by: 1) threatening to charge me with a crime for carrying out my duties as a journalist, and 2) forcing me to cease photographing the accident scene.
There needs to be more awareness, but within law enforcement agencies and newsroom as to just what our rights are when "at large." One way to do this is to join the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The SPJ offer free legal counsel and advice on a number of issues along with a host of other services.
It's unfortunate, but this isn't an isolated incident. Look around on YouTube and you'll find hundreds of videos that have been taken of the police breaking the law to intimidate journalists. This isn't Nigeria, or North Korea. This is the United States of America, where we're supposed to be free from such abuse of office and of the founding documents of this country.
The police will, of course, always stand with each other. Calling the PIO was really just to let Garrison know I was no dummy. It accomplished nothing because the PIO agreed I should not be on scene (though he cited danger as the reason). Bullshit. I've been in hundreds of dangerous situations.
I'll keep you, dear reader, up to date as this unfolds. I will probably start with educating the PIO and Garrison in the details of the First and Fourth Amendments.
For now, I'm just happy to be working on things that are at my "level" of experience, and not taking pictures of car accidents and grass fires.
NOTE: There are great lessons to be learned from covering these sorts of stories, and that is why it is generally junior staff who do so (or the public). My intent is not to denigrate, but to offer the context in which I found myself.


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Never Leaving the Circle
Once in a class, after delving into a reading, we were asked to discuss whether Claude Debussy was or was not influenced by German music.
What a tough discussion.
We referred a lot to Debussy's yearning to get out of German music's shadow. At the same time, however, we learned of his fascination with Wagner's music in his youth. Such a question of influence became less of an either/or. It was an affirmative for both sides.
How could that be? How could have Debussy used German music and went against it at the same time?
The French philosopher Jacques Derrida describes such a state in "Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences". This state is described by Derrida as a kind of vortex. If we substituted "metaphysics" for "German music" in the following passage, it could very well describe the environment of influence Debussy existed in:
"The circle is unique. It describes the form of the relationship between the history of [German music] and the destruction of the history of [German music]".
Derrida exclaims that in order to attempt the annihilation of a discourse, you must use said discourse:
"There is no sense in doing without the concepts of [German music] in order to attack [German music]…[W]e cannot utter a single destructive proposition which has not already slipped into the form, the logic, and the implicit postulations of precisely what it seeks to contest".
Debussy had never left the circle. He still needed German music to "leave" it.
In one sense it could be said that Debussy was using the technique he learned from German piano rep (Beethoven, Liszt, etc.) to achieve different ends. Compare the first movement of Beethoven's op. 111 sonata (one Debussy played in a competition) with, say, "Claire de Lune".
There is also an extensive knowledge of German music needed to know when not to be caught in that trap. This can lead to moments similar to when Roadrunner teases Coyote through such evasions. See Debussy's Wagner gag in "Golliwog's Cakewalk". And yet even if Roadrunner evades Coyote another time, Roadrunner is still caught in the game of being chased. Roadrunner's identity is in part because of Coyote.
Debussy had never left the circle. That fact alone leaves us to approach our enquiry differently.
Perhaps, to put it in Derrida's language, it is a matter of asking ourselves how Debussy interacts within that circle which "describes the form of the relationship between the history of [German music] and the destruction of the history of [German music]".
It is a matter of not taking influence as a binary (yes or no) but as a given (caught within the circle). Once that is out of the way, the real inquiry can take place.


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Great description of the differences between Pearson and IBM and how they view technology in the classroom
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Recently, new ideas about 'artificial intelligence' and 'cognitive computing systems' in education have been advanced by major computing and educational businesses. How might these ideas and the technical developments and business ambitions behind them impact on educational institutions such as schools, and on the role of human actors such as teachers and learners, in the near future? More particularly, what understandings of the human teacher and the learner are assumed in the development of such systems, and with what potential effects?
The focus here is on the education business Pearson, which published a report entitled Intelligence Unleashed: An argument for AI in education in February 2016, and the computing company IBM, which launched Personalized Education: from curriculum to career with cognitive systems in May 2016. Pearson's interest in AI reflects its growing profile as an organization using advanced…
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A few months ago Miss Cardigan blogged about Mr. Card surprising her with their honeymoon. Well I thought it was a super cute idea so I told my Fiance that we should do it too! About 5 minutes later I freaked out and realized that I couldnt give up that much control over it.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when my Fiance mentions the honeymoon and I was like, yeah we really need to discuss what we are doing! Well it turns out he forgot that I didnt want it to be a surprise anymore and planned the thing! So I have no clue where we are going! I know that it is going to be awesome and he keeps gushing about how amazing it is going to be, but it is still scary and nerve racking!
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Thought you'd appreciate this blog in a kind of laugh-or-cry way.
Escher Girls
It's a blog about the ridiculous poses female comic book characters are put into purely to look "sexy". Quite what is sexy about looking like the spine has been replaced with jelly is anyone's guess however.
This is probably the most overdone pose, which they've nicknamed the boobs and butt pose, because, let's face it, that is all it is about.
Despite most of these poses being applied to characters who are meant to be tough/strong/independent/good fighters if a real woman was to attempt any of these poses they'd definitely be no use in a fight!
Oh dear God.
Oh there's no hope really, is there??
I've looked at 24 pages so far, and I'm still amazed by just how wrong these depictions of the female figure are! Does nothing to stop the stereotype of male comic fans never meeting real women does it?
Sad that being able to cram as many boobs/butt into a picture seems to be rated higher than actually being able to draw!
I think that some of these crime fighters are spending more time trying to look good than actually fighting crime. Such a waste of their super powers.
This is an interesting post on that blog
Anonymous asked: I love the Tumblr, it's always good for a laugh (although incredibly cringeworthy). I was wondering what you think about the Storm series illustrated by Don Lawrence? I just checked some of the albums and so far, no swivel waists, boobs growing from strange places or contortionist anatomy. Do you think actually being allowed to show nudity quells this urge to come up with desperate poses that will show teh sexy? (of course, the Wikipedia page shows the WORST possible example from the series)
Actually, Ive been thinking along those lines for a while. From my experience, a lot of actual porn comics seem to have way better poses (not always anatomy, but then its porn) and it feels like the artists, knowing that they get to draw sex and actual naked women, dont do this hee hee hee, Im so naughty! thing that we see in (what should be) non-porn comics, with the need to stick butt and boob in every shot even if it doesnt work, and the stupid costumes. As I said in a post 2 months ago, a lot of these artists act like theyre NEVER going to draw a sexy woman again, and they NEED to put all the butt and boobs into a frame they can. (I also dont understand why women cant be sexy while looking strong. Especially, given that youre drawing and writing HEROES. If you arent interested in heroic poses, perhaps porn and not superheroes is more your thing?)
Pay the artists who clearly WANT to draw porn. Give the niche that WANTS porn their porn and quit with the chainmail bikinis and this is totally not porn if I dont draw her nipples art, and lets have actual superhero comics that are about our power fantasies of being strong and amazing and powerful and having adventures. Theres a place for Supergirl porn, and a place for Supergirl beating the crap out of giant robots. I have no problem with that. I have a problem when Supergirls arms are the size of drinking straws and shes busy posing her breasts to the camera so her waist is swiveling and theres no way she can be actually fighting that robot.
PS: I dont think this is a magical cure to Escher Girls in comics though. Artists still need to stop treating women as an alien species that theyre making up. They need to get over seeing every frame with a woman in it as a lingerie ad, and they need to care more about our poses and anatomy outside of just drawing our breasts. They seem able to do it for men, women really arent that different. Really. You can look outside your window. Were EVERYWHERE. (Though, if they think were an alien race, that might scare them.)
There's such a thing as porn comics??
Yeah, not entirely surprisingly. Though at least they are drawings of women rather than actual women.
There's also animated porn, which is a little odd. Mostly as it just makes me think of how stupid someone must feel standing in a recording studio making sex noises.
Yeah, I see your point OP, but it's fantasy. The male superheroes look pretty unrealistic too. I have to confess I really like manga style art.
As for porn comics/animation - isn't that the ultimate in ethical porn? No one was forced or coerced in its making.
The male superheroes are unrealistic in that they are super human though, the unrealism is focussed around making them look tougher/scarier/more dangerous, eg. the oversized muscles. So it's a logical exagerration, it adds to the story.
The female superheroes, despite also being super human and tough/dangerous are unrealistic in ways that aren't logical. Eg. the boobs/butt pose
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