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If you are reading this notebook, then I wish you a good luck in making your way home…
With that line, the bearded man in a jungle explorer getup put down his pen and then closed his notebook. As he stood up, a younger explorer behind him said to him, "If you are ready, then let's go."
"Yes, let us go," the bearded explorer said. "We've been here long enough. Today, we will do whatever we can to escape from this world, even if it may cost our lives…"
Both the explorers then left the building they were inside of, leaving behind a few pieces of furniture made of wood, three hammocks, and a compass and a notebook on a table.
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Chapter 1
Danger Enters
A full week had passed by since one of the most devastating incidents to have happened in the Human Village, an invasion of a large amount of demons after being convinced by a notorious criminal from the outside world only known as Human Being, had ended. Things had finally settled down, and demons were once again made sure that they wouldn't attack anyone in the village so easily. The villagers could once again travel around in peace without fear of being attacked by demons, so long as they stay in village grounds.
The Hakurei shrine maiden, Reimu, and a good friend of hers, Marisa, were walking down the street, heading in the direction of a book rental store owned by a good friend of the former. It was a place where books from the outside world were mostly found, and the collection grew every once in a while somehow.
The duo went inside, which was rather quiet, as there were more or less nobody, save for the store owner, Kosuzu Motoori, seated behind a desk at the back of the store. The store owner was way too absorbed by her book to notice the two of them approaching, and when they were near, Reimu called her to grab her attention. When it failed, she called out louder, and that was when Kosuzu heard the sound and thus lifted her head to see who it was. "Reimu! Marisa!" she said in surprise. "Sorry for not noticing you earlier!"
"It's all right," Reimu told her. "Exciting books can really make you lose your mind after all. At least that's what Marisa said…"
"And that's why you should read books more often," Marisa told her. "They can really take you on adventures-ze!"
Kosuzu closed her book after placing a tag in between the pages she stopped at and then took off her glasses. "How may I help you today?" she asked them as put her book onto the desk.
"Nothing, really," Marisa told her. "Wanted to read some good books, but I have the feeling that I'm going to piss off Alice and Patchouli and make them come after my life if I go to them for some, so I decided to come here instead. Reimu is here because she said there's nothing to do around these days, so I suggested that she come here to rent something to read to keep herself entertained."
"Really?" Kosuzu asked as she turned to look at Reimu. "Then you did the right thing by coming here! Reading is a really good way to keep yourself entertained, Reimu! We have lots of great novels in aisle number five that will surely keep you entertained!"
"Thanks for the suggestion," Reimu said. "I'll pick whatever I find interesting myself." Then she went off in a certain direction.
"Don't mind if I do the same thing-ze!" Marisa said before walking off in another direction.
"I hope you all enjoy!" Kosuzu said as she sat down to continue reading her book, but something came to her. "Oh, I just remembered that I was going to unpack the newly arrived box of books." Then she quickly ran to the storeroom.
Marisa looked into the aisles in between each of the bookshelves, and then she noticed someone way too familiar. "Patchouli!" she said in surprise.
The supposedly immovable librarian of the Scarlet Devil Mansion looked up from the book she was reading and turned to look at the approaching witch. "Oh, it's you," she said to Marisa. Instead of being in her usual pajama-like clothing, she was wearing a light purple dress that was accompanied with a cape. Her hat, a witch's hat instead than her usual one, was hanging down her back using a string that went around her neck. Her hair was also tied into a braid.
"How rare to see you out here in the public!" Marisa said to her. "What's the matter? Suddenly feel like coming out to breathe some fresh air and absorb sunlight-ze?"
"Wanted to read some new books," the magician replied as she continued reading her book. "Since I'm not sure what book I want, I decided to come here to look for one."
"Did you come alone?" Marisa asked her.
"A fairy maid accompanied me," Patchouli replied. "She's currently shopping for grocery."
Marisa leaned against the bookshelf on her left and asked her, "What book do you have in mind?"
"Anything knowledgeable will do," Patchouli replied while flipping through the book. "I prefer educational ones rather than fictional ones."
"As if you don't have enough knowledge already…" Marisa said to her. "You should let yourself go once in a while, you know? By that, I mean enjoying life and not always stick to education and such. I'm not saying education is bad, but it can't be all work and no play, right?"
"Seeking education is a form of entertainment to me, so I'm satisfied with it," Patchouli told her.
"Eh… Suit yourself… Just mind you that people are going to fall asleep sooner or later if you try to entertain them using this method…" Marisa told her.
When Reimu walked past a certain aisle, she saw Eirin standing in there, flipping through a book about herbs. "It's you, Eirin," the shrine maiden said to her.
Eirin looked at her and said, "Hi there, Hakurei shrine maiden! What brings you here today?"
"Marisa told me to come here to find something to read as a way of keeping myself entertained," Reimu replied.
"That's a nice idea she has there!" Eirin said as she closed the book and put it back into the bookshelf. "Reading is a good way to pass time, so you should read books more."
"Just not sure what sort of book to read," Reimu said. "I'm not sure what sort of genre I'm interested in…"
"Think of what interests you the most and then go look for a book on that subject," Eirin said as she turned her eyes back to her book. "I'm sure you'll find something you like eventually."
"Not a bad idea…" Reimu said. "Though honestly saying, I don't even know if I have a hobby or something I'm particularly interested in… Wait, I think I know…" Then she left with one thing in her mind. "Let's hope there's a book about helping one get more donations!"
She looked at the signs hanging down from the ceiling to see what kind of books were placed within each of the aisles, and then she noticed two people coming in, Yuugi, Ichirin, and Unzan. "Hey there, shrine maiden!" Yuugi, who was carrying a stack of books on her shoulder, said to her while waving.
"I never thought I'd see you in this kind of place…" Reimu said to Yuugi. "Someone who uses brute force to solve pretty much everything in a place full of books?"
"Way to go on stereotyping…" Ichirin said to her.
"Nah, she's actually right… Solving things using brute force is what I do best, and I'm not a sucker for books either…" Yuugi said to her. "The only reason I'm here is to help Satori return books she rented from here. Since I don't really have anything to do currently, and seeing that she has more books than she can carry with her, I decided to help her return them. This amount and weight is nothing to me at all! By the way, where do you put these?"
Reimu pointed at Kosuzu's desk and said, "Just place them there, I think…"
"Okay! Thanks!" Yuugi said as she headed in that direction.
"I'm here to return this book Mistress Hijiri rented and also rent another one she wants for her," Ichirin told Reimu.
"What sort of book does she read?" Reimu asked.
"Stuff about Buddhism and anything can help promote relationship between humans and demons," Ichirin replied. "She's been looking into books about famous outside world people known for acts of peace, like Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr."
"Typical of her…" Reimu said. "And who are Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.?"
Yuugi had just placed the stack of books she was carrying onto the desk when Kosuzu came out of the storage room with two cardboard boxes. Seeing that she was having a hard time carrying them, Yuugi went over and offered to help, despite the former saying that she didn't need any. Yuugi took the boxes from her, placed them in front of the desk, and then opened one of them. "So you need to put these books in the correct shelves, right?" Yuugi asked.
"Correct," Kosuzu said.
"I'll help you, then!" the oni said to her.
"It's all right," Kosuzu told her. "I fear that it will be too tough for you to handle…"
"Nah, I'm sure it won't be too hard if you tell me how to do it," Yuugi said. "I just have to look at their titles, find out the categories they belong to, and then put them in the shelves containing the same kinds of books, right?"
"Yes," Kosuzu said with a nod.
"Then that should be easy!" Yuugi said. She picked up the box and then headed for one of the bookshelves while looking at the titles on the books' spines. "Let see… History of the Earth… I think that fits into the nature category…" While the oni was busy, Kosuzu opened the other box and took out some of books to put them in the shelves.
Reimu was in one of the aisles looking for books about donations when suddenly someone called out her name. She turned her head and saw Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and Star Sapphire standing there. "Oh, it's you girls," the shrine maiden said. "What are you doing here? You better not play any pranks here, or I else I won't let you get away with it."
"Don't worry; we know better than to cause trouble in a place like this," Sunny Milk told her. "We're here to rent some books."
"Oh really? Dim-witted fairies like you don't strike me as ones who would read books," Reimu said.
"Actually, Luna Child reads often," Star Sapphire told her. "Just that she can't seem to absorb any knowledge into her head…"
"I did learn a few things…" said Luna Child, sounding a bit offended at what her friend said.
"Once we get our hand on books about pranks, you better get ready for what we're going to whip up in the future!" Sunny Milk told Reimu. "Just wait and see!" Then the three of them ran off, only to get told by Kosuzu that one shouldn't run in this place.
Kosuzu had finished putting away the books she had in her hand, and as she turned to the box to get more, she noticed someone heading into the bookstore. "Oh, it's you, Keine! Welcome!" Kosuzu said to her.
"Nice to meet you, Kosuzu!" Keine said to her.
"What brings you here today?" the storeowner asked her.
"I'm going to teach about the history of Japanese architectures to my class tomorrow, so I'm here to look for books on that subject," the were-hakutaku told her.
"Oh, you can find them in aisle 14," Kosuzu told her while pointing her hand at said aisle's direction. "The last time I checked, they are all up-to-date."
"Thank you!" Keine said. "Must be tough trying to remember all the books you have here, where they are located, and whether or not they are up-to-date, isn't it?"
"It's easy once you've done this long enough, which is the case for me," Kosuzu replied with a smile. Keine went to look for the textbooks, while Kosuzu went back to get more books to place into shelves.
While taking out the books, she picked up one with light brown cover that was peculiar in the way that it lacked words and pictures on the cover, save for a medium-sized piece of light-blue crystalline decoration there, and it was bounded by two button straps. "No title? What's this book about?" she wondered as she put down the other books to open up this one. She flipped through the pages and saw pictures of a jungle landscape and various kinds of fierce-looking animals, most of them being reptiles and arthropods. "Must be a book about wildlife…"
She reached the last page and saw a picture of what appeared to the top of a pyramid built by jungle natives. While she was looking at that picture, all the other girls except Keine came up to the desk and looked at her. "I'll be renting these two books!" Marisa said to her as she placed her two books onto the desk.
"I think I placed all of them in the correct bookshelves," Yuugi told Kosuzu. "Anymore books for me to put away?"
Kosuzu closed the book and looked at the people around her. "Oh, sorry, got too absorbed by this book…" she apologized. "I'll get to work checking out your books right away!" When she closed the book, she gripped the front part of the cover hard enough to make the crystalline decoration get pushed inside. This caused the decoration to let out a bright light that engulfed Kosuzu and all the girls around her.
Keine noticed the light in the aisle she was in, so she stepped out to look at what was going on and also went up to the others, who all had surprised looks on their faces. "What happened?" she asked.
Then there was a bright flash, and all the girls were gone. The book Kosuzu was holding, however, was left behind on the floor. Shortly after this happened, a girl with white hair that was partly blue stuck her head out from within one of the aisles and looked around in confusion. "What was that just now?" she wondered.
The surrounding was nothing but bright light, so the girls were unable to open their eyes, as it stung them really bad, almost to the point of blinding them. When they sensed the light dying down through their eyelids, they were able to open their eyes again. "Whoa… What was that all about…?" Marisa asked. "It's like the sun was right in front of our eyes, and I don't mean Utsuho's artificial suns…"
Reimu looked around the place and noticed something very, very wrong. "Um… I don't know where this is, but this definitely isn't the inside of a book rental store…" The others looked around and found what Reimu was indeed true. Rather than being inside Kosuzu's book rental store, they were standing in a clearing of a jungle.
"Wha… What…? How did we end up here?" Ichirin asked in confusion. "We were just in the book rental store a moment ago!"
"This is peculiar…" Patchouli commented. "It's as if the light just now was a teleportation magic of sorts that brought us here…"
"How did that happen?" Marisa asked. "Who casted teleportation magic?"
Kosuzu looked at her hands and noticed that the book she was holding was no longer there, and then something came to her. "I think I might know something… This landscape… It looks just like the pictures found in the book I was looking at just now! The book is gone now, though…"
Reimu turned to her and said, "Right, you were reading a book when we came to you to check out books."
"What did you mean when you said this landscape looks just like the pictures found in the book?" Patchouli asked Kosuzu.
"The book I was looking at showed pictures of a jungle that looks just like where we are standing at currently," Kosuzu told her. "There were also pictures of various wild and dangerous-looking animals in the book… I don't know how we got brought here, honestly…"
"Hmmm… So you said the book showed pictures of this jungle and also wild animals?" Patchouli asked.
"Do you know anything about that book?" Marisa asked the magician.
Patchouli shook her head. "Doesn't sound familiar to me… From the sound of it, it would appear that the book Kosuzu was reading contained some kind of magical property that is capable of warping people to the place shown in it. I didn't know there are books capable of doing this…"
"Okay, so that book brought us into this jungle," Reimu said. "There are no jungles in Gensokyo, but I do know they exist in the outside world, so does that mean we're in the outside world?"
"I'm not sure…" Kosuzu said. "Judging from the pictures of the animals, they don't look like ones you would find in the outside world… Some of them do resemble animals of the outside world, but I have seen pictures of actual outside world animals before, and they don't look all that much like the ones I saw in that book."
"Well, the world out there has lots of strange, undiscovered things, so it's possible that those are undiscovered animals," Patchouli said. "Still, I doubt this is the outside world, because if those animals really are undiscovered, there shouldn't be a book talking so much about them. The outside world should have more information on them if that was the case, and I've read a lot about animals too, so I can be sure of this."
"Then where are we?" Keine asked. "If this isn't the outside world…"
"It's possible that we are in another dimension," Patchouli replied.
"What does that mean?" Sunny Milk asked.
"There is a theory that different universes exist alongside one another, but they cannot accessed through traditional methods," Patchouli explained. "They exist in different spaces and plains of reality. Only magic or very advanced form of science is capable of allowing one to access those universes. Things that are myths in our world may actually be real in those worlds, and the vice versa may also be true.
"Dimensions may not always be very different. It may be similar, but with minor changes. It's possible for there to be a universe where we do not exist at all, even Gensokyo. There's even the possibility of an alternate universe where we exist, but our backgrounds and such are in no way the same or similar. For example, there's the possibility that in an alternate universe somewhere, Marisa is a notorious criminal wanted by the whole world."
"Hey, is that supposed to be making fun of me…?" asked Marisa, sounding offended.
"Um… I don't think I get your point…" asked Sunny Milk, confused about Patchouli's explanation.
"To put it simple, we are currently in a world that cannot be accessed through any methods other than magic or advanced science," Patchouli said. "I'm afraid there is no way we can return to our own world unless we find out what exactly it was that brought us here."
"Interesting… I've read about alternate universe theories before too, though not that much," Eirin said after hearing Patchouli's explanation. "So we're now in one of those various universes, one that that has animals not found in the outside world, right?"
"So… any idea on how we can return to our own world?" Yuugi asked Patchouli.
"Kosuzu claims that the book was what brought us here, so perhaps it can help us," Patchouli said. "However, the book is currently not with her, so I'm not sure… Perhaps there is something around here that will give us clues."
Kosuzu tried to recall the things she saw in the book. "Let's see… I do remember coming across pictures of ruins that seem to be built by natives… Perhaps this place has a civilization of sorts…"
"If everything you see in the book can be found here, then I'm sure the ruins you spoke of exist as well," Patchouli said.
"So we just have to find those ruins?" Reimu asked. "Well, what are waiting for? Let's look for those ruins and ask the inhabitants there, if there are any, the way back home."
"Let's hope this place isn't dangerous too…" Marisa said.
Suddenly, a reaction appeared on Star Sapphire's face. Knowing her friend's ability to detect the presence of moving things very well, Sunny Milk asked her, "Did you sense something approaching?"
The fairy in blue nodded and said, "Yes… It's something big, and it's close by as well…" She slowly turned her head to the side and looked into the opening in between the trees. Everyone looked in the same direction and waited for something to happen. Suddenly, the trees were uprooted and pushed aside by what appeared to be a giant snake.
"What in the world?!" Marisa said in shock.
When more of the snake-like creature's body came out, he was revealed to have legs as well. The creature raised his head high in the air and glared at the shocked the girls for a few seconds before lunging in Keine's direction with his mouth wide open to devour her. "Keine! Watch out!" Reimu shouted at her.
Keine quickly tossed herself out of the way before the creature got her, and when the latter turned to look at her, Yuugi gave him a powerful punch to the side of the head that quickly made him pull back his head into the air. Yuugi got into fighting stance and said to the creature, "C'mon! You want a piece of us? You'll have to get through me first!"
The snake-like creature hissed loudly before bringing down his head to devour her, but she leaped up high into the air and then came back down on top of his head, punching it hard to the ground. The oni pummeled the creature from above multiple times before he brought back up his head and shook it to make her fly off.
"Demon Buster!" Reimu shouted as she threw several paper amulets coated in pink auras at the reptilian creature.
"Meteoric Swarm!" Marisa shouted as she used her hakkero to fire several star-shaped projectiles.
The projectiles fired by the shrine maiden and the witch blasted the snake-like creature and forced him to pull back a few steps. He hissed loudly and then brought most of his body into the clearing from the side, plowing down several trees as a result. Using his very long body, the creature had the girls fully surrounded. It was also revealed that the creature had more than just four pair of legs. "Oh no! We're trapped!" Kosuzu gasped.
"Not unless you can fly!" Marisa said.
"But I can't fly!" Kosuzu told her.
The snake-like creature slammed down his head as if it was a hammer to hit the girls, but the ones that were in the way quickly jumped aside to safety. When the creature pulled back up his head, he was punched in the side very hard by Unzan's fist. When the creature turned to look at the nyuudou, the latter punched him across the head multiple times. The snake-like creature eventually retaliated by biting the fist, but as every part of Unzan's body was cloud-like, the nyuudou's hand merely dissipated and then reformed again. The nyuudou brought the same fist into the air and slammed it down onto the snake's head very hard.
The snake-like creature's head was smashed to the ground, and then he passed out. Unzan returned to Ichirin, who praised him for his job well done. "That takes care of that," Reimu said as she looked at the unconscious creature. "What is this anyway? Snakes aren't supposed to have legs…"
"A lizard, perhaps?" Marisa said. "They look like snakes with limbs after all."
"Doubtful," Eirin said. "The body and facial appearance are the same as a snake, and its eyes didn't blink the whole time too, just like snakes. The only answer I can come up with is that it's a snake with legs. A mutation, perhaps? It must have very insane growth hormones to grow this big too…"
"Either that, or it's a creature native to this dimension," Patchouli said. "Do you remember seeing a creature like this in the book, Kosuzu?"
Kosuzu tried to recall what she saw in the book again. "I believe I did this creature in the book, but I didn't pay attention to the details…"
"Then that means everything you see in the book exists here," Patchouli said. "If there are even more dangerous creatures than this, then we surely have to be careful."
"No danger is going to scare me or take us down!" Yuugi said while punching her palm. "A giant monster shows up? I'll give it a good punching!"
"Yeah, there's less to be afraid of with you people here," Sunny Milk said. "However, I just realized that the three of us have abilities that can help us all too! I can manipulate light to make us all invisible, Luna can manipulate sound so that nobody can hear us, and Star can warn us of anything approaching!"
"Guess we're lucky to have the three of you here after all," Marisa said. "Just don't get yourself into trouble, and we should all do fine."
Patchouli looked at the unconscious snake-like creature and said, "I doubt this creature will stay down for long, so let us get out of here now."
"Right, let's find those ruins and hope that we can get out of here from there," Reimu said. "This place is giving me the creeps already…"
This is the second story in my Touhou series, and I hope you will enjoy this one! Unlike the previous story, which looked into philosophical and psychological issues and such, this one completely throws away anything like those and goes for an action-packed and danger-filled theme instead.
Other than the obvious Reimu and Marisa, the other characters are chosen according to how they can help in this story. Patchouli, Kosuzu, and Keine's knowledge is important in guiding everyone back home, Eirin's medical skills is vital in keeping everyone healthy, Yuugi and Unzan are heavy hitters who provide everyone with strength and fighting force (Ichirin has to be there with Unzan, mind you), and the three mischievous fairies are there for reasons explained by Sunny Milk already.
Patchouli's design is inspired by the one found in a doujin made by Morino Hon, Omoito Zwei. While the comic itself is work-safe, please still be aware of running across of NSFW stuff if you plan to look for it. It really depends on what site it is, though. Also, Ichirin is wearing her Hopeless Masquerade outfit.
Yes, that girl who remained in the book rental store is Tokiko, in case you haven't figured out yet. One last thing, this story was originally called Dangers of the Dark and Deep. I changed it because I thought it sounds better shorter.


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On Saturday we left for Johnson City, a little over an hours drive due north of San Antonio. We stopped for lunch at the Pecan Street Brewery. This little place reminds me of a great brewpub you would find in a major city. The beer was top notch as was the delicious food.
President Johnson was raised in Johnson City and the town is named for his first cousin once removed. We toured his boyhood home after lunch and then left for the LBJ ranch.
The ranch is still a working ranch where LBJ spent much of his presidency to get away from the hustle and bustle of Capitol Hill. But this was no vacation, he would often spend 18 hours a day on the phone during his presidency. They also have a working farm with farm houses that were originally on the property from the 19th century. Laura enjoyed running around and seeing all the animals including a brand new calf. She was a bit scared of the huge hogs and said "I want to go now" when the pig oinked at her.
We stayed with my mom's sister Jan in Dripping Springs and her husband. They love dotting on and spoiling the babies of course.
Sunday we enjoyed a massive breakfast courtesy of my Aunt and Uncle and drove another hour west to Fredericksburg. When German settlers came to Fredericksburg in 1846 they found themselves in dangerous Comanche territory. In 1847 a treaty was signed between the German settlers and the Indians fostering peace and trade between the groups.
I wanted two things in Fredericksburg- beer and German food. We ate dinner at the Fredericksburg Brewing company but I will say I've had better beer and better German food elsewhere.
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|Our little family of four
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Western demands to freeze settlement-building seem likely to dominate talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold with the U.S. Middle East envoy and political leaders in Britain and Germany this week.
On the eve of the visit, Peace Now, an Israeli group opposed to Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, said on Sunday that despite a government moratorium announced last week on approving new housing in the West Bank enclaves, more than 40,000 more homes could be built under plans already ratified.
Netanyahu, who meets U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, in London later this week, said on Sunday Israel and the Palestinians might resume stalled peace talks in September.
The Israeli leader flies on Monday to London where he plans to meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday and Mitchell on Wednesday.
Mitchell has been trying to reach an agreement with Israel on a settlement freeze Obama has demanded in accordance with a 2003 peace "road map" that also calls on the Palestinians to rein in militants.
The issue has opened the widest rift in Israeli-U.S. relations in a decade.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday Israel was making a "sincere and serious effort" to obtain what he called a "package of understandings" with Washington on the settlements but a deal did not seem imminent.
The four-day trip includes a stop in Berlin, where Netanyahu will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. Like Brown, she has been critical of Israel's settlement policy.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made a resumption of peace talks with Israel, suspended since December, conditional on a settlement freeze.
Some 500,000 Jews live in the West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem, territory Israel captured in a 1967 war and also home to 2.5 million Palestinians.
Palestinians want to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with its capital in Jerusalem.
Israeli media reports suggested a wide gap remained between Israel and Washington, with Netanyahu keen to limit any settlement freeze to a six-month period and continue projects already under way.
The United States, the reports said, was seeking at least a two-year suspension.
Netanyahu has also sought U.S. assurances that a settlement deal would be accompanied by initial steps by Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel.
"We continue to work to try and find the common ground we seek with the Americans. We are not there, but we are getting close," an Israeli official said ahead of Netanyahu's trip.
In a new report, Peace Now said Defense Ministry figures showed existing government approval to build more than 40,000 housing units in West Bank settlements.
The group said construction of 596 housing units had begun in 2009, based on previously approved plans.
Nabil Abu Rdainah, an adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said he hoped Netanyahu's talks with Mitchell would bring a settlement freeze and "lead to the launch of (peace) negotiations" for a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Netanyahu will make his European trip amid a row with Sweden, currently president of the European Union, over a Swedish newspaper which repeated Palestinian accusations dating from the early 1990s that Israeli troops took organs from men who died in custody.
Israeli officials and commentators came out in force to air historical Jewish grievances against Europe in general and Swedes in particular.
Those ranged from the European "blood libels" of the Middle Ages -- that Jews made ritual use of Christian babies' blood -- to modern resentments about Sweden's neutrality toward Hitler.
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This is the first game I've played in a while. I'm a little rusty both at playing and camera use. Please forgive the poor focus in a lot of the shots.
The rules are a test set of developing WH:A&A . Thanks to Bob Minadeo for sending them to me. I hope he enjoys the battle.
I decided to do this in comic book form instead of my usual blow-by-blow method. I'm afraid you'll need to click on each page to read them. So herewith:
The only shield maiden who could have reached Krogar decided (dice) to retire, allowing Krogar, Renee, and the only functioning Nobelonga warrior left to leave the board. When Lilia attacked Krogar, he Stunned her, allowing him to escape.
When Krogar cracked his noggin, he used Star Power to avoid the Stun result. That may have been a mistake. Bob will have to correct me on that.
The game lasted 6 turns and was quite bloody. The butcher's bill: Nobelonga warriors: 7 warriors including the chieftan, 4 Out of the Fight and left behind, 2 killed and 1 escaped. 3 Monkey Boys, 1 Out of the Fight, 1 killed and 1 left the table. 4 Shield Maidens, the leader was killed, the other 3 survived, though 2 retired, but not off the table.
There are now 2 possible future battles. Krogar should attempt to rescue the Nobelonga warriors before Lilia sacrifices them, and Lilia will only be strengthened in her desire to kill Renee!


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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Fish views go though the roof
Look at that! Yesterday, nearly 300, a new Fish record! Since I only earned 2 cents for all these views, I have to assume it was all the cheerful people behind the Bruce environmental effort. :)
Posted by Harold Asmis at 7:10 AM
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- Mona Albano said...
Wow! The hope is that a few of those people will keep coming back.
I have a fish identification guide for Ontario as my latest post. I don't think it includes minnows but there are almost 40 species.
- September 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Harold Asmis said...
It went right back down the next day! Has to be the Bruce lawyers! I only need to identify 2 species of fish where I am.
- September 29, 2008 at 12:44 PM
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HUNGER STORIES: Pushing For Food Legislation
More than 1,000 paper plates will be delivered to the Statehouse Monday with handwritten stories about hunger.
It's part of a campaign by the Iowa Food Bank Association to urge lawmakers to pass a state emergency food program.
Iowans wrote messages on paper plates about why they use the food bank, how hunger affects them, or what they want their elected officials to know about hunger.
One plate reads, "I was kicked out of my home by my husband of 14 years. I left with my 2 children with clothes on our back. If it had not been for the food pantry, my children and I, we would have gone hungry."
A State Emergency Food Program Bill has passed the Senate and now sits before the House.
The program would bring more funds to food banks across the state as well as create a farm-to-food tax credit.


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Lopamudra presents a series of prose-poems or short vignettes in blank verse based on certain long-standing images of Kolkata, and the US. Here's the first one of the series, 'College Street' exclusively for Different Truths.
Don't yet know what to call you. The stealthy beams of light shining in my streaks of new grey hairs, or the black pregnant clouds that hovered above the flaky skins of plastered old buildings, breaking out in splurges, in vignettes of lies, hoaxes, twilight dreams? What do I call you?
Can I call you the crooked teeth of my younger, awkward days, as I whirled in half-circles among fake friends? Can I call you my cheap ear-stud which fell in the pool of college square when we huddled together, false buddies, pinching each other, crackling in vain, transient giggles? Or can I call you the ruptured skin of Coffee House, upholstered with arguments and innuendos, with poetry and cognac fire? Do you know that as I walked right in, I could see the frothy foam of debris wailing silently, beneath its refurbished interiors?
Can I call you the dust motes settling beneath the piles of books, new and old, that brushed past my hands, my elbows, as we walked, hand-in- hand, through the clamouring rush, smudged, crushed, panting? Can I call you the smoky breath, the tight clasp of a lover who possessed me like a ghost, sucked my bones and marrow, and ditched me in the suffocating by lanes, with my messy blood-stains?
I am a bystander in your serpentine lanes in the crossroads of my journey, wondering what you would say, if anything, if you would look at my nimble feet, the speckles of dust settled on my half-rimmed glasses. Can I look straight into your face, and see your fine details, without trembling, surrendering?
Walk right in, take a tram ride, saunter all the way from the drenched lawn of Presidency to the translucent skin of the university. Walk right in, as the old clock sings a sweet, sad eulogy, and you inhale the splashing, gurgling air of memories.
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Lopamudra Banerjee is a writer based in Dallas, USA. She is the co-editor of 'Defiant Dreams: Tales of Everyday Divas', published in collaboration with Incredible Women of India and Readomania. Her unpublished memoir Thwarted Escape has been First Place Category Winner at the Journey Awards 2014 hosted by Chanticleer Reviews. Her English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's novella The Broken Home has been serially published at Café Dissensus. She is also an editor of Learning and Creativity.


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1. Wikipedia is not a legitimate source as proof for anything
2. It even says in your Wikipedia article that all attempts must first be made to give a proper Earth burial. Sea burials are rare and done typically only when one die's at sea.
If the death occurs at sea, and there is a fear of the decay of the body....
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Should the federal government intervene when an American university permits its campus to become unsafe for Jews? When the prevailing atmosphere on campus is hatred against Israel and all things associated with the Jewish people?After a long and involved debate, the Obama administration finally did the right thing last October and stated definitively that such conduct is impermissible at institutions that receive federal funding. While that ruling, which was prompted by an epidemic of anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students at the University of California at Irvine, ought to have been welcomed by both academia and the organized Jewish world, it has now been challenged by the American Association of University Professors. In a newsletter on the AAUP website, Cary Nelson (the association's president) and Kenneth Stern of the American Jewish Committee contend that recent events on American university campuses—at Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and Rutgers in addition to Irvine—do not rise to the level of a "working definition" of anti-Semitism. Calls for redress by Jewish students and professors are nothing more, they conclude, than an unscrupulous effort to "censor anti-Israel remarks."
But Nelson and Stern are wrong both about the situation on campus. And they are wrong about the motivations of those whose activism led the U.S. Department of Education to issue its ruling.
Last September, one month before the ruling was issued, COMMENTARY published Kenneth L. Marcus's essay "A Blind Eye to Anti-Semitism," a thoughtful examination of the sordid goings on at the Cal-Irvine and the halting steps taken toward combating the epidemic of anti-Semitic acts that had taken place there. The former head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, Marcus detailed not only the unhappy story of how the university had failed to protect Jewish students, but also set forth the legal rationale for the federal government 's intervention. He pointed out that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in federally funded universities and public schools. Although it has been argued that laws banning racism do not apply to Jews (who are not a race but a people), Marcus rejoined persuasively that, in addition to being a religion, Judaism is a group identity that involves more than adherence to a faith.
Contrary to Nelson and Stern, what is happening on campus isn't merely the free exchange of ideas about Israeli policies. As Marcus wrote:
There, on the campus of the University of California at Irvine, Jewish students were physically and verbally harassed, threatened, shoved, stalked, and targeted by rock-throwing groups and individuals. Jewish property was defaced with swastikas, and a Holocaust memorial was vandalized. Signs were posted on campus showing a Star of David dripping with blood. Jews were chastised for arrogance by public speakers whose appearance at the institution was subsidized by the university. They were called "dirty Jew" and "fucking Jew," told to "go back to Russia" and "burn in hell," and heard other students and visitors to the campus urge one another to "slaughter the Jews." One Jewish student who wore a pin bearing the flags of the United States and Israel was told to "take off that pin or we'll beat your ass." Another was told, "Jewish students are the plague of mankind" and "Jews should be finished off in the ovens."
The result of these incidents was that Jewish students rightly feared the consequences of speaking up in opposition to this spirit of intolerance. While it may be held that the university should have been able to handle this problem without federal intervention, the truth is that the school did nothing. Cal-Irvine officials reacted to complaints with indifference or without urgency. The Jewish community was left with little choice but to resort to legal complaints seeking to compel the government to enforce the law against discrimination. It is very much to the credit of the Zionist Organization of America that it championed this cause.
Although Nelson and Stern wrongly treat the students complaints as if they were trivial, they also claim that the resort to the law harms the cause of fighting anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Government intervention shifts the discussion, they believe, from opposing bigotry to protecting free speech.
Anti-Semites will howl that they are being repressed if they are prevented from spreading hatred for Jews on university campuses. No question about it. But those who preach hatred for African-Americans could make the same argument. Even to ask whether Nelson or Stern would be okay with the Ku Klux Klan's holding officially sanctioned forums at federally-funded schools, however, is to answer the question.
Nelson and Stern go on to compare the warnings about campus anti-Semitism to the debate over immigration laws. But the comparison is just as specious. There is, after all, a clear distinction between advocating enforcement of existing laws against illegal immigration and broadcasting anti-Hispanic hate, even if the distinction is often erased in the heat of debate. No one is calling for Israel's critics to be barred from campus. Harassing Jews in classrooms and public spaces as well as holding authorized campus events whose purpose is to promote the delegitimization of the Jewish people, however, crosses the line from unpleasant speech to an illegal promotion of violence.
The atmosphere of hatred created at Cal-Irvine in 2003 and 2004 and now being duplicated at other American universities stands as a watershed event in the history of the movement to defame Zionism and the Jews. At a time when this pernicious movement tries to flood into America through the classroom door, it is more important than ever that decent people speak out against the rising tide of international anti-Semitism. When universities fail to restrain the haters, it is up to the government to treat Jew-hatred no differently than it would bigotry against any other minority group. No matter what the AAUP says.
nothing is ever new… do a Google search on the issue and tell me this is fair and unbiased?
Last Friday, eleven Muslim 'students' were arraigned in a California court and plead not guilty to charges stemming from their disruption of a speech by Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren in February 2010. How could someone be criminally charged for exercising their right of free speech by heckling a speaker they didn't like – and in the United States no less? That's exactly the point, writes Yair Rosenberg in the Harvard Crimson. You have the right to speak but so do others who disagree with you. In this particular case, the 'students' were shown to have planned to prevent Oren from speaking at all. That steps over a line.
To understand why this prosecution is justified, and indeed similar future prosecutions of campus disruptors are warranted, one must first understand what this prosecution is not.
It is decidedly not an "absolute affront to the Constitution" that will "inhibit the free exchange of ideas," as Dan Stormer and Jacqueline Goodman, two of the Irvine defense attorneys, have claimed. It is their clients who sought to inhibit the free exchange of ideas by shouting down Oren's speech, preventing him and the estimated crowd of 500-700 individuals from exercising their rights to free speech and assembly.
In fact, when viewed through the lens of pragmatism rather than partisanship, the prosecution of these disruptors clearly protects our civil discourse. Imagine, for contrast, a campus climate in which it is possible for any sufficiently motivated group to shut down an event to which it is ideologically opposed. Not only would Ambassador Oren and General Petraeus be shouted off the stage, but Nancy Pelosi would be accosted with cries of "baby killer," while Omar Barghouti, who spoke recently at Harvard to advocate boycott of Israel, could be met with jeers of "terrorist" and "anti-semite." It is essential for the preservation of considered campus conversation that such suppressive "speech" never be tolerated, no matter the opinion being espoused. Simply put, no partisan should have a vocal veto over the marketplace of ideas.
Beyond the practical necessity of such prosecution, there is also strong legal justification for it. As Professor Eugene Volokh of UCLA, a renowned free speech expert explains, "California law rightly makes it a crime to interfere with people's rights to speak, and listeners' rights to listen." Volokh is a long-time equal opportunity advocate for First Amendment rights, having defended flag-burning, anti-Israel bus advertisements and even the permissibility of voluntarily-assumed Sharia arbitration on U.S. soil. To him, the Irvine case is not an example of individuals exercising free speech but rather attempting to stifle it. "Of course, the defendants have their own free speech rights," he says. "They could have freely exercised them outside the meeting. They could have exercised them during Q&A … They could have exercised them by staging their own event. But First Amendment law has long recognized that there's no right to speak so loudly that it interferes with other people's activity."
Countering a misconception, Volokh adds that "while a jail term is theoretically available" if the defendants are found guilty, "it will be highly unlikely for first offenders." Rather, "in a case such as this, the defendants … will be fined, put on probation, and possibly sentenced to some community service." And that, he concludes, "sounds like about the right punishment."
It might be enough to inhibit these people in the future and maybe others as well. But unfortunately, the facts in this case seem uniquely suited for prosecution – a mistake that the BDS'ers are not likely to make again.
Read the whole thing. And if you speak to groups in public, know your rights. No one has the right to shut you down. At least in theory.
UK University Heads Say They 'Can Do Little' About Islamic Extremism
..Oh yes they can. And the time has come for them to be forced to:
Islamic fundamentalism is being allowed to flourish at universities, endangering national security, MPs and peers said yesterday.


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Today I am reviewing an oldie, but goodie. I recently became obsessed with Le Metier de Beaute lip kaleidoscopes! I was at first only addicted to their Peau vierge, and eye kits. I was never one for lip products that you had to apply with a brush. They were troublesome and took too much time. I happened to try the empress kaleidoscope while getting a make over with the fabulous Erin and fell in love with it! It was the most beautiful color I have ever worn on my lips!!! I realized it was worth an extra step to apply for such beauty. The addiction took over and my need to track down as many lip kits as I could began. Enchantment is another beauty! If you are not familiar with the lip kits, they are 4 colors that are meant to be layered. You can also wear them each separately. The first color in enchantment is a light neutral pink with peach shimmer, 2nd color is a nude beige/pink, 3rd is a gorgeous rose pink, and last is a reddish/pink rose with beautiful shimmer. They are all gorgeous. Le Metier describes this as a mix of neutrals and rose tones. I did not want to swatch too heavy as this is pricey and was not easy to find. The single pictures are bottom to top in the kit. The opposite from how you wear them and how I described them.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Le Metier de Beaute Enchantment Lip Kaleidoscope
Monday, January 30, 2012
Clarins Instant Light Blush-Vitamin pink
After reading another wonderful review on Best Things In Beauty, I had to run out and get the new Clarins instant Light blush. It is gorgeous!! Do I need another Blush......Not really. This was just too pretty to pass and it is different enough from the ones I own. I purchased vitamin pink which is a medium, bright, rosy, bubblegum pink with silver shimmer. I have not worn this enough to give a full review, but will update soon. This comes in a different kind of packaging than I am used to. It almost reminds me of a lipgloss with the doe foot applicator. It can be sheered out for a more subtle look. Check it out! It is a great deal($28), which is another plus! Clarins describes it as a fluid texture that glides onto the cheeks giving a natural and luminous looking color. Plant based mineral ingredients smooth and sculpt the cheek for optimized light reflection. I purchased mine through Nordstrom.com. Love their free shipping!!!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
I Think You Call Me.......Sexy nail polish
Recently I discovered a wonderful brand called NerdLacquer. What a cool name for a brand. She also has equally cool polish. With names just as creative as her custom creations! This review is for I think you call me...sexy! LOVE that name. Can you imagine someone asking me what polish I am wearing. Me replying,"I think you call me...sexy" They would be like,"WHAT?" Here is how NL describes this polish. Mad Man with a Box Series - "I Think You Call Me...Sexy" is a brilliant royal blue with silver, iridescent, and holographic glitter, plus large silver hexagonal glitter. Quite opaque at two coats, or great as a single layer over your favorite dark polish.
This is 2 coats of ITYCMS.
This is 2 coats of ITYCMS.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
a-england princess sabra and bridal veil
I recently bought my first a-england polishes. I pre ordered and bought a few from the Legends collection. I already reviewed St.George. Here is a sneak peak at Bridal Veil and Princess Sabra. Bridal is a black holo. Princess is a beautiful gold holo. They have the same wonderful formulas as St.George. I highly recommend them. I am a total nail polish snob, and the formula on these are top notch. Honestly, some of the best I have ever used!!
Le Metier de Beaute Peau Vierge daily renew Cleanser
I have always found skin care reviews to be a little boring. I guess Its is because I am such a picture girl. When looking at magazines, I find myself skimming the pages only looking at the pictures. This might be why I find skin care reviews a little dull. After reading a great review of BB cream on Perilously Pale, I finally got it! Skin care reviews ARE important in a beauty blog. I need to pay attention to more! So, I am doing one today!! I recently fell in love with a cleanser. Yes, in love with a cleanser! I received a sample of LMDB's Peau Vierge Daily Cleanser while getting a make over from the fabulous Mikey. He raved about how invigorating it was. The first time I used it I saw he was right. It was invigorating, refreshing, and all around wonderful! It really woke me up! I have never felt this way with a cleanser. I don't know how it has the power to awaken, but it really does. My skin felt clean and soft. Not drying! After my sample ran out I went and bought a bottle. I cant stop telling people that they must try this!!! It smells like fresh oranges too! Another thing I love is the top can be removed. I dislike products that you cant open. I find it makes for lots of waste when you are running out. This way you can remove the top and see what is left and get it out! Here is what LMDB says-What it is: Peau Vierge Daily Renew Cleanser, featuring the VITAC COMPLEXE, is a gentle yet effective Vitamin-C infused gel cleanser designed to gently cleanse, exfoliate the skin for renewed radiance.
With rounded scrub grains, Peau Vierge Daily Renew Cleanser purifies skin for a brighter, fresh-faced complexion.
What it does for your skin:
- Removes makeup, deep-set impurities and gently cleanses skin.
- Exfoliates the skin as gently as a washcloth.
- Renews radiance.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Lynnderella LavenDear Polish
I hope you are not getting sick of all my polish posts! It is difficult on long work days to accomplish more than quick nail posts, but I will work on that! Anyway, I just had to show off another Lynnderella. I am in LOVE with her polish!!!! MUST HAVE MORE! Here are a couple pics of lavendear. Here is the description- a blend of lavender multi-sized hexagons and squares with a touch of holographic pink in a sheer pink-violet base with a hint of iridescent blue shimmer.
It is gorgeous! I used the perfect base for it! Essie "to buy or not to buy". It seemed to match the base of LavenDear and they really complemented each other. Too buy or not to buy is a light violet pink with iridescent blue and pink shimmer. I also added a touch of Nicole by OPI "Step to the beat of my heart". On to the pics!
The thumb pic above is only 1 coat of LavenDear, which is what I should have done with all of them. I got carried away with it!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Lynnderella chocolatta love!
Just a quick few pics of Lynnderella's new polish, Chocolatta Love. Lynnderella's polish is truly one of a kind! They are extremely hard to get. I wish I ordered more!!!! I could not mange to get the best shot of this, but here you go! Its a sheer, brown base, with tons of different sized glitters. Here is the description Lynnderella uses- a blend of brown multi-sized hexagons and squares, black microglitter, as well as scattered yellow, red, purple, turquoise, lime and emerald "candies" in a sheer chocolate base. Like brownies with M+Ms baked in. Its so glittery and sparkly...Love!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
a-england St.George nail polish
Yesterday I was just letting my Chanel Quartz manicure dry as the mail came. To my surprise I received 2 nail polish packages early! I was beyond excited! It was my a-england-legends collection, and some of the nerd lacquer polish I had ordered. They were not supposed to be here until the following day. So, after picking the polish that spoke to me, I ran downstairs and wiped off my fresh manicure. It was disappointing as it was gorgeous! I'm sorry Chanel, but nothing can beat these colors! Here are a couple pics of St. George. It is a teal holo. The pics do it no justice. The formula is probably the best I have ever used! Please excuse how messy my swatches are. A hair had attached itself, and I had not cleaned my cuticles and nails yet. I was just so excited to take these! How many times have I said excited in this post??
Monday, January 23, 2012
Le Metier de Beaute Mediterranean Seas Kaleidoscope
A couple months ago MessyWands posted the PSA about the long lost kaleidoscopes. I jumped on it and called the John Barret salon. Only to be able to get Golden Beauty, and Aphrodite. I was connected through the blog with Alyx. She is so amazing! She found me Mediterranean Seas and enchantment lip kaleidoscope. I was not able to find good pics of this(MS), so I am posting what I have for you! Mediterranean Seas is a beautiful mix of greens and a gorgeous shimmery peach. At first glance, the last color in the kit reminded me of jade from their regular shadow line, but it is totally different. The rest are also unlike any other LMDB colors. The first color is a deep green with teal sparkles, the second color is a light green with flashes of gold, the third color is a beautiful peach with flashes of gold, and the last color is an incredible deep green with peach, teal, green, and gold sparkles. It is so beautiful and unique!! They are all super pigmented. As always Le Metier de Beaute has the best quality shadows. They are pricey, but worth every penny! This kaleidoscope was released a couple years ago, but Alyx might still be able to track this down for you!
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A place to ask for or discuss ideas, techniques and share resources to help with peoples studies.
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First of all, I can't say this enough - PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
Plan out your study! Make a timetable, spreadsheet, mindmap, notice board, whatever floats you boat. I like to make myself a timetable, with the times I'll be studying and for what subjects. Being detailed also is good here, and colour-coding it helps as well. Make sure you allow yourself breaks, sufficient sleep and days off, as well - that's important in general. Probably the most important thing when you make a study timetable is to stick to it - while it's important to be flexible with it, it's not going to do you any good if you flat-out ignore it.
I normally have to rely on note cards if I'm studying terms. If something can't really be made into note cards, it's best to either memorize it or at least be able to summarize your material. Other methods that work is to make yourself a quiz or test with your material (works if you're studying math).
"do not burn the candle at both ends, as it leads to the life of a hairdresser."
I used to pin up things on doors, walls or anywhere I'd see them often enough. That was pretty handy for remembering equations or complicated names. I'd make sure to add colour or add something visual.
Lately I've been playing around with different ways of organizing my notes. I used to do them all with different types of bullets but no indents, and thought that was pretty efficient. But lately I've been spacing everything more carefully and I find that I use my notes a lot more frequently now that they're better organized. I'm trying to find a pattern of highlighting that works but so far whatever I try just looks like a multicolored mess.
I've also been writing down what I have to do for school more diligently and clearly, and I think that helps a lot with making sure everything gets done. Yeah I ignore and skip things all the time, but at least I'm not forgetting them.
Something I really need to work on is getting homework and projects done before spending time on the computer. If I put aside everything else, I work efficiently, but I hate coming home from school only to immediately start schoolwork again.
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Well this helped me a bit so...
^I really should watch that sometime
No seriously, I have really bad motivation/procrastination problems
If salty and bitter are flavors, why isn't spite?
I had it on while I was drawing. If you want maybe put it on when you'd otherwise put on music.
Another tip and this one may be tricky and weird to explain but... I sort of try and trick my brain into enjoying the subject matter if that makes any sense? For example I'm not good at maths but I do enjoy it when I understand it, it's kind of soothing and I latch onto that. idk, trying to think of one good thing about a subject matter can help in my experience, as cheesy and dumb as it sounds, helps with procrastination, motivation and confidence. Course it doesn't work for everything I suppose but I've found it to be good practice.
(11-07-2016, 05:17 PM)Nefari Wrote: Something I really need to work on is getting homework and projects done before spending time on the computer. If I put aside everything else, I work efficiently, but I hate coming home from school only to immediately start schoolwork again.
Maybe time a 15-20 minute break, grab a snack and drink?
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10 Korean movies from 2015 you should check out
We're already a month into the new year, yet here in Seoul, not many Korean movies have come out in 2016. So while we wait for exciting Korean movie releases this year, we look back just a month ago to see some of the best films of 2015.
While 2015 wasn't the best year for movies, it did have some good, underrated gems to check out. Let's get to the 10 movies from 2015 you should check out.
10. The Silenced
Taking place in 1938 in Korea occupied Japan, a young girl Joo-ran (Park Bo-young) is admitted to a boarding school. The school is run by a strict principal (Eom Ji-won) in a remote area.
However, Joo-ran soon discovers the boarding school has a mystery of its own. Girls start disappearing. Creepy occurrences randomly happen inside the school. Hallucinations are seen.
Joo-ran finds out that the previous girl who she's replacing had the same name as her. As she starts taking medicine to get over an illness, she starts to slowly uncover the school's creepy secret.
9. The Office
As many of you can attest, the workplace can be filled with petty politics, backstabbing, and stress. The gore-thriller, The Office, shows this dark side of working for the "man/woman".
When salaryman Kim Byung-guk (Bae Seong-Woo) comes back home, his family does not notice anything unusual at first. As he pulls out a hammer, they notice it's a bit odd, but not really a big deal.
Until he slaughters his entire family, including his disabled son.
In turn, the police immediately start looking for him.
8. Coin Locker Girl
In 1996, a beggar finds a newborn girl in a subway coin locker in Incheon. The beggar names the girl Il-young, after the locker number "10" that she was found in.
She lives with the homeless community until she is eight, yet is soon picked up by a corrupt cop named Taek. The cop passes Il-young to her adoptive mother, whom everyone calls "mom".
Her new adoptive mom is not just any mom with a kind heart and room for one more. She's actually a female mob boss. Sensing potential in her new daughter, "mom" teaches the innocent Il-young the tools of being a crime lord. She learns how to beg convincingly, loan shark, forging ID cards, and making debtors pay up, which includes murder if need be.
Yet, when Il-young meets a son of a debtor, Seok-hyun, she soon has a change of heart to kill his father to collect his debt.
7. 4th Place
Sixteen years later, Kim is washed up, with his glory swimming days well-behind him. One day, a mother visit his aquarium and asks a former Asian Games swimmer, Kim Gwang-su to become his son's coach. The mother's son, Jin-ho, had a pattern of always placing 4th in his swimming matches.
While Jin-ho improves rapidly at first, he soon becomes trapped into an inescapable pattern of abuse, torments, beats, and "this is for your own good" scolding. To coach Kim, placing anything other than the top would not be acceptable.
6. Gangnam Blues
During the 1970s, two orphans, Jong-dae (Lee Min-ho) and Yong-gi (Kim Rae-won) sell trash found on the street to get by. They soon find themselves freezing, as they cannot afford heating.
When a gang offers the two kids a job, they immediately jump on it. Yet, during one of their jobs, they become separated when trying to break up a political demonstration.
Three years later, they meet up as rivals from different gangs.
One of the lead stars, Lee Min-ho, is mega-popular within Asia. While it is easy to dismiss him as "just another pretty boy", he does a convincing job as a gangster on the rise. Veteran Kim Rae-won also does a great job selling the rivalry and becoming a gangster to be reckoned with.
5. Inside Men
Dealing with the dark, corrupt media manipulation, Inside Men reveals a story of various politicians fighting for power and ego.
When Ang Sang-goo (Lee Byung-hoon) uses his media connections to help a conservative newspaper editor and congressman in a presidential campaign, he secretly makes a deal. By helping the two, he would pocket the money of the newspaper's largest sponsor.
Yet, someone is onto Ang. Woo Jang-hoo, an ambitious prosecutor, sees something fishy with Ang. Knowing that exposing this scandal could make him rise to the top fast, he investigates Sang-goo's relationship with the editor and congressman.
However, Ang won't go down so easily. He is already plotting revenge against the budding prosecutor. The battle lines between the various parties for power, revenge, and success are soon drawn.
4. Reach for the SKY
To many young Koreans, the suneung -- Korean SATs taken in high school -- is that moment. Do well on the suneung and they can attend one of the three golden universities in Korea, SKY (Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University) while setting themselves up with a good career for life.
Co-directed by Choi Woo-young and Belgium's Steven Dhoedt, Reach for the SKY tackles a subject that is hits home to Koreans. The film follows three teenagers and a teacher throughout the suneung experience during the last year of high school.
3. Veteran
The cheerful Seoul police detective Seo Do-cheol (Hwang Jung-min) on a mission to bust a gang of car smugglers. But while investigating this high-profile case, Seo finds out that someone is pulling the strings.
Unlike many other crime thrillers or police films, Veteran is laced with comedy and gags. Self-mockery is shown, jokes are plenty, and banter add liveliness and breaks up the seriousness of a police movie.
2. Right Now, Wrong Then
A romantic story directed by Hong Sang-soo Right Now, Wrong Then is a twist on the Groundhog Day-deja vu scenario.
It plays to the question of "what if I did this instead." In fact, the movie is split into two halves, each half representing a different decision.
In the first half of the film, arthouse film director Chun-Soo (Jung Jae-Young) arrives in Suwon to give a special lecture. Since he arrives one day earlier, he decides to visit the Hwaseong Palace. He meets a painter, Hee-Jung (Kim Min-Hee), who recognizes him, but has never seen any of his films. They spend the rest of the day together, seeing her paintings, eating sushi, and attending Hee-Jung's friend's party at night.
Yet, before sunrise the next day, Chun-Soo reveals something unexpected to Hee-Jung. This harsh confession kills their connection immediately and destroys their newfound relationship. But perhaps another choice can be made.
1. Assassination
Set in 1933 during Japan's colonial rule of Korea, an order is given to assassinate two high-profile targets. One of the targets is Kawaguchi Mamoru, the Japanese garrison governor in Gyeongseong, and Kang In-gook, a pro-Japanese Korean business tycoon.
To carry out this mission, a small group of pro-Korean independence leaders in hiding carry out this daunting task. In turn, these commanders choose three assassins to do the job. Explosives specialist Hwang Deok-sam (Choi Deok-moon); Chu Sang-ok (Cho Jin-woong), a graduate from the Independence Military School; and Ahn Ok-yun (Jun Ji-hyun), a deadly sniper are assigned to the mission.
However, among the group is a traitor that is secretly working for the Japanese. This unknown agent secretly hired two mercenaries to kill off the assassins and foil the plan.
What's your favorite Korean films of 2015?
To recap, here are our picks:
10. The Silenced
9. The Office
8. Coin Locker Girl
7. 4th Place
6. Gangnam Blues
5. Inside Men
4. Reach for the SKY
3. Veteran
2. Right Now, Wrong Then
1. Assassination
What do you think? What are your favorite Korean films of 2015? Let us know in the comments below!
Jason Yu is a foreign pop culture journalist working in Seoul, Korea. He's all about Asian movies, K-pop, and eSports. To learn more about movies, check out his free, in-depth http://asianfilmist.com/subscribe-page/">e-book on 108 Asian must-see movies. Or visit his Facebook page at Asian Filmist and talk about Asian cinema with him.


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It seems pretty apparent that Kyle Van Winkle was doing no harm to the vehicle he was in (12-5, A1, "Victim beaten outside stadium"). In fact, it sounds like he got sleepy during the game, went to take a nap and got into the wrong vehicle.
He was probably pretty sleep-deprived, being a new daddy and by all accounts very happily involved with that role. Are we so brutal and unthinking as a culture that we can conceive of beating a man so severely that he dies without taking the time to find out what was going on?
Where was the voice of reason, the voice of compassion, the common sense in those involved? How could there not be one reasonable person there able to put a stop to that madness?
My 17-year-old son and my son-in-law were at that Dec. 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium. It could've happened to them.
Look at all the lives so horribly affected — especially the little boy who will grow up without his daddy.
Neala Burnett
Bonner Springs Sporting KC snubbed
I was disappointed with The Star's Dec. 8 front-page coverage of its Sports section, which featured a full page of and an article about the Missouri Tigers' football game against Auburn.
Instead, I feel the first page should have been dedicated to Sporting Kansas City's great achievement of winning the Major League Soccer championship game, instead of that story appearing on Page 3 to go with a short article on A1.
Not only would this layout reflect a tremendous victory instead of a saddening loss, but it also would indicate a great accomplishment.
Understandably, there are a lot of Kansas Citians (as well as others across the state and elsewhere) who have a true passion for the Missouri Tigers, but having a local sports team win a national championship and not receive front-page sports coverage?
Does that mean that if the Kansas City Chiefs would happen to win the Super Bowl (again) and if, for example, the University of Kansas basketball team would happen to lose a major game that same day, that KU would receive front-page coverage instead of the Chiefs? I doubt that would happen, but I do not like to see any remote precendent starting.
Daniel B. Dorsch
Overland Park U.S. overspending
We are about to reach another budget crisis. What to do, what to do (12-9, A1, "Budget deadline looms")?
We have two options: reduce spending or write more IOUs. We are a broke nation. Our outgo exceeds our income.
The war on poverty has created generational dependence on government handouts. To exacerbate this problem, we import poverty across the Mexican border every day.
When President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, he said this would end the illegal immigration. Perhaps he misspoke.
Leadership in both parties has failed us. But the current administration is the grand champion in wasteful spending.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that every dollar we give out brings back two or more dollars. This is as near lunacy as one can get.
At some point in the not-too-distant future, we must take control.
Robert Langton
Mission Tea party spirit
The Revolutionary War divided our country. Some were loyal to Great Britain while others fought for independence.
Gen. George Washington's ragtag soldiers battled valiantly against the British. They sometimes marched barefoot in the winter snows of New England. They hungered, slept on the hard, frozen ground, often without blankets, and many froze to death. The army was poorly manned and poorly armed and pleas for help were regularly ignored.
Signatories of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives and fortunes in their determined quest for freedom. They were despised and maligned by many. In fact, they were renegades, enemies of the British crown.
But "give me liberty or give me death" was the spirit that reigned in their hearts.
The Civil War was unpopular, but how indebted we are to those who fought against the cruelty of slavery.
We have watched our freedoms erode over the years at the hands of our government, thrusting us into another kind of slavery — that of the state.
The day may come when our government will silence our voices, but it cannot silence the spirit within — that inherent love of liberty.
This is the spirit of tea party supporters.
Mary Ann Brennan
Lee's Summit Surveying Catholics
Regarding the artificial-contraception question contained in the new pope's questionnaire to the faithful, the average Roman Catholic couple can respond only this way:
"Dear Pope Francis: When the moment is right, what are we supposed to do (11-12, Commentary, 'The
pope would like you to answer a few questions')?"
Bob Tobia
Kansas City Changing times
On a recent morning, I saw my neighbor's 10-year-old boy. His T-shirt read, "35 years ago, we had Ronald Reagan, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope. Today we have Ted Cruz, No Cash and No Hope."
Harold Koch
Leawood KC pet's misfortune
Imagine my shock and disgust when I witnessed a marked police car run over a little dog at 77th Street and Ward Parkway one Saturday morning.
This little dog had been running in and out of traffic, obviously lost and confused. Several people had exited their vehicles and attempted to catch the dog, and many were attempting to control the traffic. Almost all the cars stopped or slowed down to avoid the dog.
All except one — a marked police car hit the dog, and then the officer continued on his or her way without stopping. The car did not have its siren or emergency lights on. It also did not return to the scene.
A man and a woman rushed the dog to the veterinarian at 73rd Street and Wornall Road. I was told they believed the dog had a broken spine.
I reported this to the desk sergeant at the Metro Patrol Division of the Kansas City Police Department.
John Coulter
Kansas City Precious resources
I would like to know what is going on with our elected officials in Washington, D.C. The government can send billions of dollars to Iraq and Afghanistan, but U.S. officials can't give a decent cost-of-living increase to those of us who are retired.
The 1.5 percent increase we are getting next year is a big slap in the face. I worked and paid taxes for 46 years, and now since I am retired my government tells me I am not worth anything.
Also, Washington officials are not even trying to take care of our disabled veterans who were sent into those two 21st-century wars that we should never have fought in the first place. What the people in Washington don't understand is that those countries have been fighting each other since Joshua led the children of Israel across the Jordan River, and they are not going to stop.
So I say, keep our young men and women at home and the money in our country and let those people over there fight if they want to.
Clarence Wilson
Independence Food stamp cuts
I thought about sending a sarcastic letter to the House of Representatives. It would be kind of like this: "Thanks a lot for your $39 billion in cuts on food stamps. Babies and children have a strange way of needing food and nutrition for growth."
No way should help to the needy be shoved on nonprofit groups all the time. Some of their shelves are also bare.
Some groups say to come only four times a year. Some groups say no-show once and you're out.
Where are the Sens. Bob Dole and George McGovern of today? Where are the Sens. Jacob Javits and Edward and Bobby Kennedy?
These lawmakers helped and worked together on feeding the needy, regardless of their party affiliation.
Thanks a lot, tea party. Thanks for ruining the Republican Party.
But a real honest-to-goodness thanks to the November Rolling Stone magazine for its penetrating article on the food stamp saga.
Viruth Lungren
Kansas City, Kan.


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Daniel Radcliffe, Sarah Jessica Parker and Coldplay rocker Chris Martin are among the stars who have donated a pair of their shoes to an online charity auction.
Ben Stiller, Kristin Davis, Brian May, Ricky Gervais, Morgan Freeman and Dame Judi Dench have also handed their footwear to the Small Steps Project, which delivers aid to children living on rubbish dumps in impoverished nations around the world.
Martin has given up the boots he wore while recording Coldplay's latest album Mylo Xyloto, Ronnie Wood's shoes have been hand-painted and supermodel Kate Moss has signed her autograph in the pink lining of her Mulberry heels.
A pair of Stefanel sandals have also been put up for grabs by actress Sienna Miller, who says, "These shoes were given with love. I loved dancing the night away in them and hope they can bring as much joy to someone else. It's a privilege to be able to donate to such a worthwhile charity."
Lulu, Kevin Bacon, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Gallagher, Sir Tom Jones and Danny Boyle have also contributed shoes to the auctions on eBay.com.


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Many people are familiar with the story of Esther and her incredible faith, but did you realize that there is an entire Jewish holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating her story? Purim is the celebration of Queen Esther and how she miraculously saved the Jewish people.
Esther, a humble Jewish girl, caught the eye of King Ahasuerus—who had just sentenced his previous wife to death for not following his orders—and soon became his new queen. Esther did not reveal her nationality to the king at this time. The current prime minister of the empire, Haman, was an anti-Semitic who sought the death of Mordecai, Esther's cousin. Haman was angry that Mordecai refused to bow down to him and convinced the king to issue an extermination order against the Jews. The name Purim, or "lots," came from Haman choosing the 13th day of Adar as the date of the extermination by doing a lottery.
Mordecai convinced all of the Jews to repent, fast and pray while Esther asked the king to join her for a feast. Approaching the king without being summoned was not allowed and if the king had been unhappy with Esther for doing this she could have been killed. With great faith, Esther revealed her Jewish heritage to the king during the feast and pleaded with the king to stop Haman's plans. The king listened to Esther and instead of killing her, he had Haman killed and issued a new decree allowing the Jews the right to defend themselves.
Purim begins this year on the evening of March 23, and many Jews will participate in the following ways to commemorate the holiday.
Reading the book of Esther (the megilllah)
Jews head to their synagogue to hear the entire book of Esther, or the megilllah. The megilllah is read from a handwritten parchment scroll, using an age-old tune. The story should be listened to once on Purim night and again on Purim day. When Haman's name is mentioned, noisemakers (graggers) are twirled and people stomp their feet to eradicate his evil name. Purim is the only time when there is a mitzvah (commandment) to make noise!
Send food to friends (Mishloach Manot)
Purim emphasizes the importance of community and friendship by sending food to friends. Observers are expected to send a package with at least two different ready-to-eat food items or beverages to at least one Jewish friend during the daylight hours of Purim. A traditional Jew might send "Haman's pockets" or hamentaschen, which are triangular, fruit-filled cookies to represent Haman's three-cornered hat. Men send to men and women to women. Gifts are usually delivered by a third party and children are also expected to send their own gifts to friends.
Giving to the needy (Matanot La'Evyonim)
Another one of Purim's primary themes is Jewish unity, because the Jews were persecuted and saved together. Purim's special emphasis is on supporting the less fortunate and observers are asked to give money or food to at least two needy people during the daylight hours of Purim. Even small children are asked to observe this mitzvah.
Prior to Purim, Jews will fast to commemorate Esther's three day fast before approaching the king. During the Purim day, families gather and invite guests to enjoy a festive Purim meal. The meal begins before sundown and lasts into the evening. The tables are festive with nice tablecloths and candles. The family washes for bread (challah) and enjoys the meal with meat, wine, Jewish songs and words of the Torah.
The Jews also include special prayers on Purim that describe the Purim story and thank God for the redemption of their ancestors. The Torah is read in the morning and Exodus 17:8-16 is read, which describes the battles of Haman's ancestral nation almost one thousand years before Purim occurred. Children often dress as Mordechai and Esther and participate in a masquerade party at the synagogue.
"And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them." (Esther 8:17)


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Denso BHT-1600
The Denso BHT-1600 Handheld Terminal is a rugged data capture device in a smartphone form factor.
With a BHT-1600 you have the latest in barcode scanning technology, a device able to read 1D, 2D, QR Codes and damaged barcodes combined with all the communications technology we rely on in todays "always on" world. A multi- talent device the BHT-1600 can be used to make calls, send text messages, utilise apps, go online and take photos. Installed with the latest Android 6.X OS and available in an LTE 3G version the BHT-1600 allows users to always stay connected and have access to real time information.
Designed with security in mind the BHT-1600 features NFC reading which can provide personal authentication for data exchange, an application launcher to block the use of unrelated apps and a non GMS version to further protect business data.
All this functionality is housed in a user friendly, touch screen style smartphone device; designed to survive the sometimes harsh world of field operations. An IP67 rating means the BHT-1600 has total protection from dust and can survive immersion in liquid of upto 1 meter for roughly 30 minutes. When in the built-in protective case the device can survive drops of 1.8 metres. Featuring Asahi Dragontrail glass the 4.7 inch touch screen is extra shatter resistant yet still useable with gloves.
(Included: Terminal, Battery, AC Adaptor, Plugs, Micro USB cable, Direct Cable)
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The M3 SM10 LTE is a rugged mobile computer in a user friendly smartphone form factor, available in both Android 5.1/6.0 and Windows 10 configurations.
Featuring a full touch, high visability, 5 inch, Gorilla Glass screen (usable even wearing gloves) the M3 SM10 LTE provides a familiar, smartphone experience to users combined with the industrial features required in the Warehouse/Logisitics field; IP65 rating, long life battery and accessories to extend scanning range.
Not all models are listed on the website, please contact us to discuss further.
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The Casio IT-G400 is a smart rugged business Android handheld device, ergonomically designed to be operated easily and without effort.
The CASIO IT-G400 mobile computer is a full-touch handheld with the latest Android operating system, opens up new fields of application in industry, retail, logistics and services. The device contains components that have already been proven to be top-class in handhelds and features built in barcode scanning technology.
**Each kit includes; HA-R21LBAT High Capacity Battery, Charge Cable, Screen Protector and Stylus**
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Denso SE1 Bluetooth Wireless Scanner
The Denso SE1 Series wireless 1D/2D scanner is a great, easy to use portable companion scanner ideal for use with smart devices.
Available in either the 1D CDD model (SE1-BB) or the 2D Imager (SE1-QB) this bluetooth, battery powered device will facilitate efficient data entry for your field workers.
Full of the features you need, in a small, lightweight form factor the SE1 series scanner is an affordable addition to any business.
The M3 UL10 Mobile Terminal has been designed specifically for Warehouse application.
Made to take the knocks and rough handling inherent in the Warehouse and Logistics environment, the UL10 has an IP68 rating, can withstand drops from 1.8metres and will operate in sub-zero temperatures.
The VGA/QVGA Blanview display provides screen visability inside or out and a choice of keypad with enlarged buttons allows for ease of use with gloved hands.
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metric allegro Portrait Handheld Terminal
The metric allegro is a device designed specifically for retail and field applications, which are typically scan intensive environments.
To optimise worker output the terminal is light weight and the keypad has been ergonomically designed to facilitate easy one handed operations. In addition the IP65 rating ensures the terminal is robust and capable of operating in demanding environments. These features combined with the connectivity options available will enable the mobile worker to work in real time and efficiently fulfil their daily activities.
With a choice of 4 different specifications there is a model to suit your requirements and budget.
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metric allegro LSi Smart Handheld
Optimise your workforce with the allegro LSi smart handheld from metric, an ergonically designed handheld terminal featuring a unique landscape 3.7" TFT VGA touch screen.
The allegro LSi provides maximum flexibility; with a host of features to choose from you can have a device best suited to your needs. The model specifications fall into three categories; Standard, LTE and Full Feature.
Standard units: come with a 1D integrated laser scanner, 28 key alphanumberic keyboard, 3.7" colour touchscreen, external SD-Card slot, 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN and blutetooth.
LTE units: have all the same features as the standard units but with a 5MP camera and LTE-module allowing for faster internet connectivity.
Full Feature units: these models have all the functionality of the LTE model PLUS GPS and NFC to help increase efficiencies in stocking and merchandising.
All models are available in either a Windows CE 2013 or Android 4.2 Operating System.
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Denso BHT-1500
The New Denso BHT-1500 series has a light, compact and highly portable body weighing just 128 grams. The ergonomically designed handheld barcode terminal sits comfortably in your hand and well positioned keys enable even single handed use.
Available in two models; Batch (BHT-1505B) and Bluetooth (BHT-1505BB), the BHT-1500 has many features with its unique scanning angle, contoured body, light weight material and large 2.0 inch QVGQ screen it is suitable to many aplications.
The Bluetooth model is a great addition to any retail space; the handset can be paired to any tablet, smartphone or POS unit for efficient data transfer. The Batch device (BHT-1505B) sits comfortably in the hand for all day booking in and out of units in a Warehouse facility. The unique scan angle and large screen assist the user for easy operability and maximum productivity.
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M3 Mobile OX-10P - HF RFID
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The user friendly operating system; Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 provides a highly intuitive graphical user interface and the 802.11b/g/n and HSPA+ makes the M3 OX-10P HF RFID suitable for all working environments.
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The user friendly operating system; Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 provides a highly intuitive graphical user interface and the 802.11b/g/n and HSPA+ makes the M3 OX-10P UHF RFID suitable for all working environments.
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The Knewton Knowledge Graph: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
It's an unavoidable problem in traditional classrooms: teachers, in the challenging position of teaching a class of 30 students or more with a wide variety of abilities and needs, are struggling to understand exactly what those needs and abilities are and to provide the instruction that will be most helpful for each student.
Knewton is working hard to solve this problem. In particular, we on the Knewton Adaptive Instruction Team have worked to create a system that assesses the needs of each individual student and serves him or her the learning experience he or she needs at exactly the right time.
To do this, we use the Knewton knowledge graph, a cross-disciplinary graph of academic concepts. Within the knowledge graph, concepts have prerequisite relationships that help define a student's path through the course. Special relationships that define content as either "instructional" or "assessment" determine what kind of content to deliver to students at any given point. Knewton recommendations steer students on personalized and even cross-disciplinary paths on the Knowledge Graph towards ultimate learning objectives based on both what they know and how they learn.
Our team is always working to enhance the graph's capacity to make fine-tuned recommendations for all the courses it powers. Often, this simply involves helping partners build graphs that better represent their content, but sometimes it can involve making changes to the nature of the graphing process itself on our end in order to ensure that the process is attuned to and capable of capturing the idiosyncrasies of a range of content domains.
Recently, we have used the latter process to help solve another challenge that inhibits learning in today's classrooms. Since each subject in a traditional school requires a different teacher with the correct area of expertise, the various subjects are presented to students as being far more distinct and separate from each other than they actually are. Extensive studies show that students benefit in many ways from a cross-disciplinary approach, but practical concerns often get in the way. A history teacher might notice that her students' essays suffer more from a lack of basic writing skills than from a lack of understanding of the historical facts, but she can't suspend her own curriculum to teach those skills (even if she's qualified to do so) and she can't ask the English teacher to revisit them in his class, because he has to get his class through Hamlet by the end of the week. (It is true that some schools are advancing cross-disciplinary instruction and encouraging teachers of different disciplines to plan their curricula together; however, these schools are the exception, not the rule.)
Knewton's goal is to link multiple subjects into one huge knowledge graph, rather than creating several separate ones in parallel. Generally, the process of graphing involves asking ourselves questions about the content at hand. If we're looking at a section of a history book, for example, we would ask ourselves what other historical facts and concepts a student must understand in order to contextualize the new content. To create an interdisciplinary graph, we would ask questions like, "What reading level is necessary to parse out all the important details in this section?" and "What understanding of fractions and percentages is necessary to read the pie chart on page 145?"
The goal of this approach is to ensure that students possess the skills and knowledge they need to tackle the learning experience we recommend for them. We also hope that this will prove to be a helpful tool for educators to develop holistic curricula and collaborate effectively with their peers teaching other subjects. We hope that those who have not begun to approach learning in this way will now find it easier to begin to do so and that those who have already been struggling with these issues will see us a valuable ally.