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Bowie man detained in ski-mask rapes rHC
June 13, 1991
A Bowie man charged in two rape cases was being held without bond at the Prince George's County Detention Center yesterday after he was detained by an off-duty county police officer early Tuesday morning.The officer, who lives in the same block as the suspect, looked out his window at 2 a.m. and saw a man wearing a ski mask and gloves parking his car. The victims in the two rape cases had said their assailant wore a ski mask.Dorian Aloysius Barboy, 18, of the 2700 block of Babbett Lane was charged with two counts of first-degree rape and burglary in incidents on Dec. 6, 1990, and May 23.
Man assaulted and shoes stolen in Arbutus [Crime Log]
January 27, 2014
Crime Log The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Shelbourne Road, 5500 block, 8:55 p.m. Jan. 19. Juvenile punched man in face and stole his shoes. McDowell Lane, 3900 block, between 1:10 and 1:18 p.m. Jan. 19. Two male teenagers, one in a ski mask, gained entry through rear window.
Man wearing ski mask robs Quarterfield Road gas station
September 3, 1997
A man wearing a ski mask and a suit jacket robbed a Glen Burnie gas station Sunday of an undisclosed amount of money, county police said.The man entered the Crown station in the 7900 block of Quarterfield Road about 6 a.m. with his hand shoved under his jacket and demanded money while gesturing as if he had a weapon, police said.The clerk complied, and the robber ran away.Pub Date: 9/03/97
Two armed robberies reported in Aberdeen Monday night
December 31, 2013
The Aberdeen Police Department is investigating two armed robberies that took place Monday night. According to a new release from police, officers were sent to North East Road at 10 p.m., where a man said he had been walking when he was approached by two men, one of whom produced a knife and demanded money. The robbers fled after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The only description police gave was the robbers are black males wearing dark clothing. The victim was not injured.
Gunman robs two employees of retail store Morning theft committed by man wearing ski mask
April 7, 1998
A robber wearing a ski mask held up two clerks at a clothing store in Snowden Square Shopping Center yesterday morning, police said.About 9: 45 a.m., a robber entered The Men's Wearhouse and brandished a handgun, police said.The robber stole money from a clerk and forced him into the rear of the store, said Sgt. Morris Carroll, a police spokesman. The gunman then forced another employee to hand over his wallet before fleeing.Carroll said police were trying to determine how much money was taken.
Teen Employee Is Assaulted At Fast-food Outlet
April 21, 1997
A man in a ski mask hit an Edgewater Taco Bell employee while the youth was outside the restaurant emptying a trash can Thursday, county police said.Brian Gunn, 18, of Edgewater told police he was emptying garbage in the parking lot of the Taco Bell in the 3000 block of Solomons Island Road about 11: 30 p.m. when a man approached him from behind.Gunn turned and asked the man what he wanted, and the man hit Gunn on his left wrist with a wooden stick four times, police said.Gunn threw a trash can at the man and ran back into the restaurant.
Man in ski mask steals cash from store on Oak Manor Drive
February 15, 1994
A convenience store in the 200 block of Oak Manor Drive was robbed Friday night by a man who implied he had a gun, police said.A man walked into the Royal Farm Store shortly after 11 p.m. and told the store clerk, "Go to the register. I'm not joking."The man was wearing a blue ski mask, his right hand was in his jacket pocket and he was snapping the fingers of his left hand as he spoke, police said.The clerk opened the cash register and handed over an undetermined amount of money. The man then fled the store, police said.
Couple robbed of engagement ring, cash in Roland Park
By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun
August 26, 2010
Police are investigating a daytime armed robbery of two people in Roland Park Tuesday, a spokesman said. A 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were walking in the 100 block of Longwood Road about 1:30 p.m. when a man wearing a ski mask and wielding a silver handgun approached them, said Agent Donny Moses, a department spokesman. "Give it up. Where is the money," he told the couple, Moses said. The man handed over his wallet with about $40 in cash and credit cards and the woman gave up her purse, including her diamond engagement ring and a set of earrings, Moses said.
Viral video update: Felon, 40, charged in Howard school assault
By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun
March 27, 2012
Howard County police charged a Columbia man Monday with assaulting a student on the campus of Long Reach High School in Columbia on March 21. Donnell Maurice Vannison, 40, of the 8500 block of Tamebird Court, faces second-degree assault and disorderly conduct charges. He was released Monday after a court appearance and is scheduled for trial on June 6. Vannison, wearing a ski mask, entered the school property at about 2:20 p.m., police said. He approached a 16-year-old male student and struck him with a blow that grazed the boy's face.
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August 15, 1994
POLICE LOG* Scaggsville: 8800 block of Herons Flight: A man wearing only a ski mask was seen standing in a resident's front yard about 2 a.m. Wednesday. The suspect was only described as a white male, police said.
Baltimore Police seek suspect in sexual assaults
By Sean Welsh, The Baltimore Sun
December 31, 2013
Baltimore Police are asking for help in locating a man they said sexually assaulted or raped multiple women over the past two weeks. The suspect - depicted in a sketch with this story - is described as a black male, between 5-foot-7 and 6-feet, with a "ticker or muscular build," who was wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and ski mask, according to a department release. He was armed with a handgun, police said. Four similar incidents were reported in the past two weeks, occurring on Ramblewood Road, Stamford Road, Woodmont Avenue and Gunther Avenue.
Armed men in ski masks rob women in Lansdowne [Crime Log]
December 3, 2013
The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Twin Circle Way North, unit block, 6:40 a.m. Dec. 1. Two men wearing ski masks, one with a handgun and the other with a large knife, robbed two women of a bag, cash and clothing. Knecht Avenue, 1400 block, 4:10 p.m. Dec. 1. Two men attempted to steal copper wire from Hammer Underground Utilities.
Man shot near Patterson Park dies
By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun
October 15, 2012
A 19-year-old man shot multiple times after being approached by a group of assailants police said were dressed in "dark clothing and ski masks" died in the hospital Sunday evening. Police identified the victim Monday as Charles Fuller of the 600 Block of Potomac Street. Officers responded at 6:53 p.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting at E. Baltimore Street and Decker Avenue. Fuller was found by officers lying in front of a residence in the 3000 block of E. Baltimore Street and had been shot in the hip and the back, police said.
Harford police searching for 7-Eleven robbers
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun
August 28, 2012
Police are searching for three men who put on masks and robbed a convenience store in Edgewood at gunpoint this month, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. Police don't know the identities of the suspects. They also said they believe there were witnesses to the event who have yet to be identified. About 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 13, the three men entered the 7-Eleven store in the 1000 block of Gateway Road in Edgewood and pointed at least two guns - a black handgun and a dark colored "long gun" - at the clerk, demanding money, police said.
Man gets 19 years after second robbery at same Arundel bank
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
July 21, 2012
Randall Shreve Jr.'s 1999 robbery of the Carrollton Bank in Glen Burnie didn't go so well, but it didn't stop him from trying again, federal prosecutors say. On Friday, Shreve, 44, was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after being convicted for the second time in 12 years of robbing the bank in the 400 block of Crain Highway. He received an 11-year sentence after the first robbery and was on supervised probation at the time of the most recent crime. According to his guilty plea, on May 23, 2011 Shreve forced two tellers standing outside to enter the bank.
Viral video update: Felon, 40, charged in Howard school assault
By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun
March 27, 2012
Howard County police charged a Columbia man Monday with assaulting a student on the campus of Long Reach High School in Columbia on March 21. Donnell Maurice Vannison, 40, of the 8500 block of Tamebird Court, faces second-degree assault and disorderly conduct charges. He was released Monday after a court appearance and is scheduled for trial on June 6. Vannison, wearing a ski mask, entered the school property at about 2:20 p.m., police said. He approached a 16-year-old male student and struck him with a blow that grazed the boy's face.
Police investigate robbery of High's
May 12, 2000
Howard County police are investigating an armed robbery at a High's store in the 5300 block of Phelps Luck Road. Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, two men entered the store and ordered two clerks to empty cash from registers into a bag. The clerks were forced into a bathroom, and the two men fled with an undetermined amount of money, phone cards and cigarettes. Police are seeking two men in their late teens to early 20s, both about 5 feet 8 and about 150 pounds. One was wearing a green ski mask, black jeans and gloves and was armed with a long-barreled rifle, and the other was wearing a black ski mask and shorts.
Masked man riding bicycle robs Pizza Hut
October 3, 1995
A young man riding a bicycle and wearing a ski mask robbed a Pizza Hut in the 3100 block of Mountain Road Saturday of an undisclosed amount of money, county police said yesterday.According to police, the store manager and an employee were leaving the store about 4 a.m. Saturday when the man approached and pointed a revolver. The man forced them into the store and demanded money, police said. He then forced the employees into a bathroom, locked the door and fled.Police are seeking a white male, about 17 years old, 5-foot-5 and with a thin build.
Worldstarhiphop.com makes a name for itself with violent viral videos
By David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun
March 23, 2012
The video is arresting. A figure wearing a ski mask appears just outside the front door of a school on a sunny day. In an instant, he and a student are charging each other, fists raised. They meet, a punch is thrown, and the person in the ski mask falls to the ground. Students scream. A girl charges the person who threw the punch, and then punches him. Students scream some more as the shaky frame captures them running to and fro. Welcome to the website worldstarhiphop.com — and in this case, the campus of Long Reach High School in Columbia.
Bel Air gas station attendant shot during robbery
By Raven L. Hill, The Baltimore Sun
July 17, 2011
An Exxon gas station attendant in Bel Air was shot during an armed robbery late Saturday night, according to Harford County police. At about 11 p.m., a suspect entered a gas station at 600 W. MacPhail Road with a black handgun and shot the attendant, police said. The suspect was last seen running away wearing a ski mask, long-sleeved shirt and shorts, and tennis shoes - all black, police said. The attendant was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where his condition is unknown.
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This is Dr. David
I am so sorry about your daughter.
it does sound like a bad allergic reaction to dye or rupture or perforation of the fallopian tubes.
almost no one does hysterosalpingograms anymore.
a good transvaginal ultrasound would have been fine to check for polycystic ovaries.
and blood androgen levels and insulin levels are enough to look for polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Hello Dr David
She already knows that she has PCOS and was being checked for blockages and or scar tissue etc which they said at the time of HSG was all clear. If she has suffered a perforation or allergic reaction what should she do? For the record I had this procedure done 25yrs ago and suffered no ill effects whatsoever! Why do you suppose she cannot be referred to continue care elsewhere and should she continue to seek medical or is it just a case of rest and pain killers?
* seek medical help
You don't seem to have answered my question Dr David? I've given you a brief account to date and need to know what is the best thing to do now if no-one will see her? This is so frustrating what have i just paid for exactly?
I am sorry, I was in a meeting.
the hysterosalpingogram could be causing more scar tissue in her pelvis
antihistamines and steroid therapy would help decrease an allergic reaction to IV contrast from the procedure.
it sure doesn't sound like she was constipated.
she most likely doesn't need a referral to see a private gyn doctor or private doctor.
she can seek private care most likely without a referral.
I think she should see another private gyn doctor.
she might benefit from a pelvic MRI scan
she can use pain killers for now to help decrease pain.
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Special lecture: Aboriginal Anzacs
Indigenous soldiers and the First World War
Lecture / symposium
Philippa Scarlett is a Canberra-based historian with an interest in Indigenous service in the First World War. She is the author of two books: The Lock family in World War One: how service records contribute to Darug history and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers for the AIF: the Indigenous response to World War One.
In this special lecture Philippa discusses the history of Indigenous service in the First World War.
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 1pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Related programs: NAIDOC Week 2014
Image: Photo of Walter Christopher Saunders (detail), Too Dark for the Light Horse Collection, courtesy David Huggonson


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Le Pr Jean-Yves Blay, directeur général du Centre Léon Bérard coordonne EURACAN, le réseau européen de référence dédié au tumeurs solides rares de l'adultes. Les Réseaux Européens de référence (ERNs) sont des réseaux virtuels réunissant des prestataires de soins de santé de toute l'Europe. Ils ont pour objectif le partage des expertises concernant les maladies rares ou complexes qui nécessitent des soins hautement spécialisés et un faisceau de connaissances et de ressources.
EURACAN est un ERN couvrant tous les cancers solides rares de l'adulte en 10 domaines qui correspondent à la 10ème révision de la Classification internationale des maladies (CIM10). Pour plus d'information, rendez-vous sur le site dédié en cliquant sur l'image ci-après.
In response to the European call for European Reference Network (ERN), 3 ERN candidate in the domain of rare cancers:
There is a very large number of different rare cancer types, with a list of over 300 conditions matching this definition in recent publication (Gatta et al 2011). Rare cancers are affecting all organs, and a variety of histological subtypes and molecular subtypes are emerging following the progresses of genomic classifications. The EURACAN ERN gathers all rare adult solid cancers.
In EURACAN, rare adult solid cancers are grouped in 10 domains corresponding to the RARECARE classification and the ICD10. These domains are also based on preexisting successful collaborations, in particular for clinical research and expert networks active in the last 10-20 years. Productive collaborations were developed within these networks, for clinical trials (eg within EORTC tumour groups or as national groups), for establishing guidelines (with ESMO, EORTC or tumour groups) and for generating national or multinational networks (eg ENETS, Conticanet, EuroBoNET…). Research projects supported by FP6, FP7, and H2020 grants have been completed in these different components of EURACAN. Based on this previous work and existing structures, EURACAN distinguished rare cancers in 10 DOMAINS specifically.
G1 Sarcoma of the soft tissue, bone and viscerae (Sarcoma)
G2 Rare neoplasm of the female genital organs and placentas (Rare GYN)
G3 Rare neoplasm of the male genital organs, and of the urinary tract (Rare GU)
G4 Neuroendocrine tumours (NET)
G5 Rare neoplasm if the digestive tract (Rare GI)
G6 Rare neoplasm of endocrine organs (Endocrine)
G7 Rare neoplasm of the head and neck: Salivary gland tumours, nasopharyngeal cancer, nasal and sinonasal cancers, middle ear (Rare H&N)
G8 Rare neoplasm of the thorax: Thymoma, mediastinum and pleura (Rare Thoracic)
G9 Rare neoplasm of the skin and eye melanoma (Rare Skin/Eye melanoma)
G10 Rare neoplasm of the brain, spinal cords (Rare Brain)
Thus, EURACAN domains gather groups of rare tumours defined by common histologic features such as sarcoma & NET, or by common organ of origin (eg skin, thoracic, GYN). It was also important to define SUBDOMAINS, on the basis of specific histological classifications, organ of origin within some DOMAINS.
G1: soft tissue/visceral sarcoma (G1.1) and bone sarcoma G1.2)
G2: Trophoblastic disease (G2.1) and rare ovarian cancers (G2.2)
G3: rare urogenital cancer, testicular cancers (G3.1); other subgroups may be subsequently identified;
G4: for the NET group, subdomain may emerge in the future (pancreatic, small bowel, carcinoid)
G5: peritoneal (G5.1), biliary tract cancers (G5.2) and anal cancers (G5.3)
G6: in the future, G6.1. Iodine refractory thyroid, and G6.2. Adrenal cancers will emerge
G7: salivary gland tumours (G7.1)
G8: thymic tumours (G8.1)
G9, rare skin cancers, and eye melanoma: Eye melanoma was identified as a subdomain (G9.1);In G10 Brain cancers: it is anticipated that subdomains will emerge (ependymoma, non glial tumours, PCL etc)..
All rare cancers share similar difficulties for their management:
1) Need for an expert pathological and molecular diagnosis performed in reference centers, 2) The need for regularly updated clinical practice guidelines, despite limited scientific evidence,
3) A need for improved communication toward patients, advocacy groups, and general practitioners to ensure proper recognition and prevent delays,
4) difficulties in referal, while outcome is better in large centers with multidisciplinary comprehensive expertises,
5) the need for multidisciplinary management of these patients, involving experts in all key specialty fields: pathology, molecular biology, imaging, nuclear medicine, surgery, radiotherapy, medical oncology, organ oncologist, palliative care, etc
6) The need to develop clinical, translational and basic research dedicated to these rare cancers,
7) The need to exchange scientific information, expertises, and clinical trials, and to refer patients across centers when the complexity of treatment and clinical situations requires.
Health care providers in EURACAN have most often expertise on more than one rare malignancies. By organizing this multitumor integrated multinational network, by centralizing knowledge and experience, medical research, training, and resources. EURACAN will enable a major improvement in the access to excellence diagnosis and treatment for European patients. and unify the avaialbility of optimal clinical practices in the EU.
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Few things appear to highlight my travel experiences as much as… well, frankly toilets.
Day three of apartment searching and shopping in Nairobi takes me on a mental journey of toilets as Eunice and I head to the ladies' room at a well-known restaurant frequented by local Kenyans called The Tankard. It is at the entrance to the bathroom stall that I am thrust into reflection. In fact, that reflection takes me since childhood where the toilet topic has plagued me. Our family would pile into the family wagon for 600 mile trips from El Paso to Dallas, Texas, or road trips camping in the mountains far away from the desert, and my precious Dad not knowing better, would allow us sodas for the trip. Dr. Pepper seemed an unusually difficult diuretic for me and I spent much of those road trips in bladder distress. As a small girl, I refused to just stop on the side of the road, perform and air dry. Nope. And as a parent, mom and dad take note, I get it….. what a pain to have to continually find an accommodating toilet in the middle of nowhere.
So, it isn't surprising that as an adult, toilets continue their theme in my traversing the globe as it were. Fast forward to Cairo, Egypt spring of 1998, as Hakim and I are venturing out one morning for a day of sightseeing, and that terrible and familiar urge hits. We stop at the famous mosque there and I am not able to go inside because I am not Muslim. There are bathrooms located on the outside of the building but they are either locked or broken and I am denied permission to enter those either. The arm hairs stand on end and Hakim, like my dad before him, begins the daunting process of finding an accommodation, but unlike my father, he is blessed with my willingness to use a tree or whatever we can find because I have done some growing up a bit! But this is Egypt and trees are nothing more than a figment of people's imagination or photos in a book. We end up in the bowels of a colorful Egyptian neighborhood, dirt streets and all, with Hakim pressuring a "chemist" to allow me their facility since I have terrible diabetes and the urge hits unexpectedly in such patients. Yeah, ok, whatever works. It worked. I climbed the 4000 year old tile stairs (I wish I had the presence of mind back then to take a photo) and found a tile room with what stood for a toilet…. a pipe hole in the floor and no paper. It was the greatest pipe hole I have known.
Most recently, in traveling with our Thai friends on a road trip of the National Parks, we all began noticing the inordinate number of toilets on the roadside. Toilets were everywhere and in a variety of colors, but always something upon which to perch.
Reflection complete, I am in the moment staring into the stall of the women's toilet at The Tankard restaurant on Ngong Road in Nairobi, Kenya, 2012, and I see what can only be described as an upscale Egyptian hole in the ground.
Yes Nairobi, you have christened me at The Tankard. Click on the orange words here for a video clip! Tankard Toilet


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Traumatic brain injuries like the one that resulted in the death of actress Natasha Richardson after a skiing accident this winter often go undiagnosed and are more common than you might expect.
Of the 1.4 million people who sustain a traumatic brain injury – also known as concussions – each year in the United States:
However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that number of people with a traumatic brain injury who are not seen in an emergency department or receive no care is unknown. More concerning is the fact that the majority of traumatic brain injuries occur in children and young people. The age groups at highest risk for traumatic brain injury are infants to 4 year olds and 15 to 19 year olds.
A concussion is any altered mental status that occurs after a blow to the head. Most commonly, with these types of blows, the head is rotated in a violent fashion causing a shaking of the brain inside the skull
Symptoms of a concussion may include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, lethargy or sleepiness, loss of consciousness and in more severe situations, coma.
Depending on their severity, concussions can cause a range of functional changes affecting thinking, sensation, language and emotions. They also can cause epilepsy and increase the risk for conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other brain disorders that become more prevalent with age.
The child brain is imminently more susceptible to a concussion for a number of reasons. A child's head is proportionately significantly heavier than the rest of their body compared to an adults, making children particularly susceptible to head and neck injuries. Moreover, a child's brain is in a developing state and continuing to make nerve connections. Any disruption could hinder this development process and potentially result in lifelong problems. Lastly, a child's skull is thinner, making their brain more susceptible to the kinetic energy usually shielded by an adult full thickness skull.
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How a child acts immediately and several hours after a head injury is critical in determining whether they need medical evaluation. If the child has no symptoms within five or 10 minutes after the injury and he or she is acting like their normal self, then most likely they can be watched without a trip to the emergency room. If however, the child is not feeling well or not acting normally at any point, call 9-1-1 or and get to an emergency room immediately.
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After sustaining a concussion, people may experience post-concussive syndrome, typically characterized by headaches, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. This is extremely common, and over time as the brain recovers and restores all of its neurotransmitters, a person will return to their normal self. This may take up to three months in people who have had mild to moderate concussions. In people who have had severe concussions, recovery should be managed by a neurosurgeon, a physiatrist, or a neuropsychologist well versed in head injury rehabilitation.
Additionally, people who have suffered a concussion are susceptible to "second impact syndrome" in which they sustain a second head injury before the symptoms of the first head injury resolve. This is most common in athletes and is easily preventable. No athlete should return to sports when the symptoms of a concussion are still present.
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Secret Saturday
So it's Saturday, which means I'm divulging some sort of secret for your amusement, and who am I kidding, also to kind of bribe you into reading.
It's a little embarrassing, but we cannot move on from things about which we are too afraid to talk, right?
Just between you and me, I am terrified of people on bicycles.
It's true. When I see them flying toward me with abandon it's like they know and they try to get as close to me as possible so I can actually feel their wind. And it's even worse when they come up from behind because it happens so fast...one moment I'm walking along, minding my own business and enjoying the beautiful day, and the next there's someone whizzing past me, startling me out of my skin. Chris laughs at me when that happens because I usually emit a rather embarrassing squeal of surprise, then recoil in fear. He doesn't laugh when I see them coming and try to squeeze between him and the rail/wall/fence to place him between myself and the cyclist - then he just gets annoyed, like I choose to be this way. Let me be clear, I do not enjoy fearing for my safety when someone's out just trying to enjoy the day. I get that it's a little weird, but what can I do?
Now it's fine when a person is walking their bike near me; they're going slowly. And children on tricycles, that's okay, too. (I'm practically in love with parked bicycles.) It's the fast riders, the ones who whiz through crowds and yell at people in their way, that I can't deal with. And kids on bikes are even worse, because they're less experienced, naturally, and more reckless.
It's kind of like the time we found a shrew in our house. I love animals and we even tend to catch bugs we find indoors and set them free outside, but when it's scurrying, I'm screaming. I was sorting laundry in the front hall of our house (because the washer and dryer are located in the front hall bathroom) and when I grabbed a handful of reds to move, something small and dark scurried out from the pile and under a table. I reacted appropriately. When Chris came running in from the living room, he said it sounded like I was being stabbed and asked what was going on. I explained and we set to trying to figure out what this tiny intruder was.
Anything that scurries scares the crap out of me because I don't know what it is or where it's going. Like when a ginormous spider runs AT YOU, how do you not scream?! It's like it's going to kill you.
But once this little guy was cornered, he stayed still and we were able to investigate. Let me tell you, he was the cutest little mousey looking thing, just with a long nose, heaving all terrified in the corner. At that point I could have held him with no problem, so we wished him well and gently ushered him out the front door (which means we opened the door and blocked all other routes until he was out).
So maybe there's a connection between bicyclists and things that scurry. When someone on a bike is barreling toward me, I'm suddenly panic-struck and don't know which way to go, so I generally move as far away as possible, which sometimes means huddling into the bushes. I know it's sad, but I'm that scared they'll hit me. I must ask for credit, however, for not screaming when said bike is closing in on me because I could, I really could. Usually, however, I'm able to stifle the scream into what Chris sees as a dramatic gasp and scared humming until the danger passes. It's difficult to hide when I'm with someone who doesn't know about this fear.
The only incident I can recall that might have contributed to this phobia happened my first year of college. I was walking to class and some guy on a bike was coming toward me on the sidewalk, and after doing a quick little which-way-you-gonna-go dance, we crashed into each other. It was embarrassing and scary. So maybe that's it? I'm just not sure why it's stuck around for so long.
So that's my secret for today. If you know me in real life, I would appreciate it if you didn't attack me on your bicycle, because at this point, that would just be mean.


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It was around Christmas when This Guy came into our school. I always kept my distance thinking he was stuck up and arrogant with his ways. When we bagen to start getting closer, he started dating this other girl, who threatened me, saying that 'If anything ever happened between you two, you better watch your back!'. So i kept my distance once again, for she had the benefit of 2 grades, 35 pounds, and 5' my height. When they broke up from her cheating on him at the begining of summer, This Guy and I got close again. He treated me like and angel, and he showed me that he wasnt the arrogant prick I previously thought he was; but he was my best friend, my crush, and an angel, rolled into one. We spent alot of time together as friends, and he dropped hints all over that he liked me (or what I thought were). When I told him about my feelings, everything was perfect. We both began to get busy working over the summer, and seen each other less and less. The last time I saw him, he said to me, 'Dont work to hard hun, I'll see you in school,' and gave me a kiss. Two days before getting back into school, I found out that he moved back to where he came from, 400km away. Heartbroken, and saddened by his departure, I was untouchable by the guys at school. Several liked me at one time, and soon became frusterated with the fact that I never let go of This Guy. 6 months later, on Christmas Break, I got word of him coming down to visit family, but.... he brought his new girlfriend. Avoiding confrontation, I havent had a chance to speak with someone who was my best friend, and the first guy I was ever really able to be myself around. And without putting things to rest, I still have a strong feeling for him that just isnt able to let go, regardless of my trying. I just miss him soo much and Im not able to let go.
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Shortages in School Psychology Resource Guide
This resource guide provides a range of suggestions or strategies for different groups or stakeholders (e.g., graduate programs, state school psychology associations, school districts) to address shortages in school psychology. The guide provides sections for strategies related to recruitment and retention.
The vision of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life. To help direct its efforts and position highly qualified school psychologists to fulfill this vision, NASP has proposed four key initiatives of the association. One of those initiatives includes addressing critical shortages in school psychology. Shortages in school psychology, like shortages in other related professions, have the potential to significantly undermine the availability of high quality services to students, families and schools.
Shortages can include both an insufficient supply of qualified school psychologists as well as an insufficient number of positions to meet the needs of students. Additionally, multiple factors that contribute to shortages in school psychology highlight the complex and context-specific nature of the issue, including:
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NASP has published a Research Summary that provides the latest data addressing school psychology shortages, titled "Shortages in School Psychology: Challenges to Meeting the Growing Needs of U.S. Students and Schools"
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Nowadays, most Americans are having difficulty in making mortgage loan payments. Hence, loss of homes to foreclosure has become a common issue. Another reason for this is the downfall of the economy. Fortunately, the government has come up with a solution in the form of the home loan modification program. The state of New York has programs that work with or work in conjunction to the federal government's mortgage assistance.
A new bill has recently been passed in the State Legislature allowing prime mortgage borrowers to get foreclosure help from the New York Government. In addition to that, prime mortgage borrowers will be eligible for protection against foreclosure. Once the bill has been signed by Gov. David A. Paterson, the law will be effective and that should happen within the next two months. The New York government mortgage help programs have given hope to those struggling families who are facing a financial crisis and yet, want to keep their homes.
The basic function of the New York government mortgage program is to protect the homes and properties of families from foreclosures. Normally, when an individual fails to make her or his monthly mortgage payments, the individual's property is forcefully taken away by the bank and usually sold off to someone else. However, this does not benefit either of the parties since there is a loss for the bank because of inconsistent payment while the individual concerned loses his or her property. Therefore, it is not practical.
The government mortgage help program aims to make the ownership of homes affordable, simpler and more accessible for the people. This is done by combining incentives for lenders with government subsidies. By doing so, the lenders are encouraged to assist people in finding better rates, thereby, making the monthly payments more reasonable and affordable. This in turns leads to the lowering of interest rates and principal amounts and is, therefore, beneficial to both parties concerned. There is adequate cash flow for services and lenders while homeowners face no problems in keeping their houses.
The lenders are provided with incentives so as to encourage them to make changes or modifications to the home loans and also, matching the 31% of the individual's gross income per month. This mortgage help program on behalf of the government has given hope to the government officials that not only will millions of foreclosures be stopped but it will benefit the economy. Thus, the program is profitable to lenders, borrowers and the citizens of New York.
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For my two minute opening coursework task I have chosen the slasher genre. The inspiration for my idea was the film Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1960.
There has also been a remake which was release more recently in 1998.
The shower scene is very common with the slasher genre and have been adapted in other movies. A more low budget approach to this scene is Succubus by some pupils at Hurtwood House.
Here is me pitching my ideas to the class. Everything I mention is below with a few extra details.
- The establishing shot is of the outside of a big, white house where we can see the bedroom light on. This shot will use a blue tint, a convention used in movies such as Halloween. This first shot will be taken with some branches obstructing the lense to connote that the girl is being watched. Some dutch angles may also be included.
- The camera zooms in on the bedroom and we can see a stereotypically blond, skinny, pretty girl in her room, getting ready for a bath, taking her earrings out, brushing her hair.
- We watch her walk out of the room whilst putting her dressing gown on and once again observe the outside of the house as the bedroom light goes out and the bathroom (next door to the bedroom) is switched on. This will be hand held filming.
- In the bathroom we see her running the bath, with close ups of her hands on the taps and the water filling the bath.
- The mirror begins to steam up and she draws a heart in the bottom right hand corner. She then pouts/smiles at her reflection.
- There is then a medium close up of her legs walking over to the bubble bath and she hangs her gown up on the radiator before stepping in.
- Using a high angle we see her shutting her eyes and plugging her music in.
- Extreme close up of the murderers hand on the door handle turning it.
- The murderer is never revealed we only ever see his hands as he pulls out the cord from the dressing gown.
- The lights go out and we can hear the girls scream fade as she is strangled.
- The lights are then turned on.
- We can just see her body floating in the water with hair over her face and the cord draping over the side of the bath, whilst still wrapped around her neck.
- It will be edited quite slowly at first, but the pace increases as it gets more tense.
- There will be no dialogue but we will be able to hear the music playing though her headphones.
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Studying blogs at Microsoft
Lilia Efimova has conducted a study on blogs at Microsoft and published the results of the same in her paper Crossing boundaries: A case study of employee blogging together with Jonathan Grudin from Microsoft Research. The goal of this study was to "explore where, how, and why employees blog; how personal the writing is in work-related weblogs; what happens when blogging becomes a formal work objective; perceptions of the personal and business impacts of blogging; and possible steps to make blogging more effective". Well worth a look!


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OUTSIDE MY WINDOW I SEE…the three younger kids playing soccer together.
I AM GIVING THANKS….that my trip to Melbourne for treatment for Jay went well and he now has more good days than sick days.
I AM PRAYING FOR……..sick family members, and friends that need extra prayers.
I AM LISTENING TO…laughter. Beth, Zac and Dami get on really well. Their morning tea play is often some imaginary game, playing on the swing set, or today it's playing soccer. I love that even though they are ages 10, 8 and 4, the age difference never seems to matter.
I AM THINKING ABOUT….how to add some 'spark' into our homeschool routine. While we have been dealing with illness for so long, it has been survival mode here (as can be seen from the lack of blog posts). I want some enthusiasm back in our homeschool again. Maybe the up and coming Australian Homeschool Summit will help with that!
I AM LEARNING….about St Pope John Paul. What an amazing saint.
IN THE SCHOOLROOM….we are desperately trying to catch up on maths. Most subjects can spill over into the next years work. But maths I like to finish the book in one year. After being away for 2 1/2 weeks, we are very behind.
Also, the younger kids and I are enjoying our Magic School Bus packs. They arrive once a month and have everything in there for each experiment. The kids write up each experiment and draw a picture from it.
COOKING IN THE KITCHEN….on a keto diet we eat lots of fat. Butter, coconut oil, fermented coconut cream….yum. I am always after ways to change it up for the kids to keep it interesting. The latest are what we call 'fat bombs'. Butter, cacao butter, cinnamon, mac powder. Yum! Jay can also now have bulletproof decaf coffee. It is by far the best part of his day.
And as always, I am always fermenting!
IN THE MORNING BASKET…there is nothing! It needs refreshing and reorganising. Any ideas?
IN THE GARDEN… we are still trying to finish off the fence. Now that the weather is a lot cooler and the snakes are not a threat, the kids can go off into the bush to play! Hopefully we can get in some nature walks soon.
The kids are enjoying playing in the 'sandpit' (a pile of sand on the ground 🙂 )
We also enjoyed hiring a cherry picker to cut off some really high branches on our favourite tree. All the kids enjoyed a ride!
I NEVER WANT TO FORGET….all the lessons I have learnt with Jay being sick. I know what it is like to have a chronically ill child. It is stressful, tiring and downright hard. Whilst travelling to Melbourne I often thought about the poor parents who might need to take their dying children to doctors far away to try and heal them. Honestly, there were times when we thought that the doctor might even tell us that Jay had cancer. That was scary. We are so blessed to be able to heal Jay, there are many parents who cannot fix their child. My heart aches for them, I now have a glimpse of what it might be like to be them. I pray that they may have the strength to face each day. One day at a time.
In between all the treatments we did manage some fun adventure. Some highlights from our trip;
His 1st meal out in 12 months – an awesome cafe personalised Jay's meal for him.
A happy boy after shopping at some factory outlets
1st footie match with his uncle


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Back from a six-month hiatus, Cary Ford (Martin Henderson, "The Ring") returns to the States to visit his old girlfriend Shane (Monet Mazur) and clear up a false accusation with FBI agent McPherson (Adam Scott) regarding motorcycle gang leader Henry James (Matt Schulze) and his stolen drugs.
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Truth Vonnegut juxtaposes: Science & Religion Vonnegut implies that instead of discovering things that are beneficial to humans, scientists are greedy, so they research and develop that which gains them the most money; destructive weapons for the government. Science is way of discovering truth, while religion is a way of creating lies Vonnegut implies that since life lacks meaning, man tries to give life meaning through the lies we call religion. But it is of the greedy human nature to use religion for personal gain. Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut was born on November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis, IN
He died on April 11, 2007
"Cat's Cradle" was written in 1963
Other works: Writing Style Vonnegut writes fiction/science fiction novels, most of which are commentaries on war, government, religion, and the nature of humans.
Vonnegut blends satirical humor into his works, urging readers to laugh at the corrupt society we live in. Life Experiences -Drafted into World War II and witnessed Dresden fire bombings. (Influenced his decision to write a novel about the atom bomb and the destructive aspects of science.)
-He was a strong supporter the American Civil Liberties Union.
-President of the American Humanist Association. (Vonnegut's Humanist views are showed through dialogue between characters showing their own opinions Plot Quick Summary John, the protagonist, hopes to write a book outlining the events of the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
He pursues Felix Hoenniker, the bomb's inventor.
Felix is dead, but his 3 children are still alive.
John interviews the Hoenniker offspring and discovers that they each hold a sliver of a deadly compound that Felix created:Ice-Nine. During his search for information about Felix Hoenniker, John is hired to write an article about Julian Castle, a rich philanthropist on an island republic named San Lorenzo.
On San Lorenzo, John discovers a corrupt government under the leader, Papa Monzano, and a fake religion called Bokononism, that is outlawed by the island's government. The Major General of Military and Science of the island turns out to be Frank Hoenniker, one of Felix's sons. Frank gained the position by simply giving his sliver of Ice-Nine to Papa Monzano.
When Papa Monzano becomes deathly ill, his successor, Frank Hoenniker, feels incapable of being the island's president, and asks John to be the next president
John accepts the offer, hoping to marry Mona, a beautiful woman who is advertised by San Lorenzo to attract more immigrants. Ice-Nine is a mysterious compound that Felix created for the U.S. military. It raises the freezing temperature of water, turning any water it makes contact with into ice. On the day he plans to announce his presidency, John discovers that Monzano has killed himself by swallowing Ice-Nine.
As John approaches the podium to announce his presidency, a plane crashes into Monzano's mansion, creating a landslide which carries Monzano's Ice-Nine infested body to the ocean, freezing all of the water on earth and killing all of humankind. Main Characters John: (Narrator) An Author who is writing a book about the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Bokonon: The first leader of San Lorenzo; Bokonon realized that the island's residents were living in poverty, so he created a fake religion called Bokononism to give them a feeling of comfort. He then convinced the island's next leader to outlaw the religion in order to make it more exciting and meaningful for its practitioners.
Felix Hoenniker: The scientist who constructed the atomic bomb, and developed the dangerous compound, Ice-Nine. Vonnegut combines all of his opinions of scientists and displays them through Felix. Felix is brilliant, but only in the dimension of science, and is portrayed as a child playing with dangerous toys. Felix is emotionally indifferent to other people, even his family. Angela Hoenniker: Felix's daughter, who Felix forced to care of the family after his wife passed away. She became married to a scientist named Harrison Conners after giving him her sliver of Ice-Nine.
Frank Hoenniker: Felix's oldest son, who was given the position of "Major General" on the island of San Lorenzo after giving his sliver of the Ice-Nine to Papa Monzano.
Newt Hoenniker: Felix's youngest offspring, Newt is a midget who marries Zinka, another midget, who is actually a Soviet spy. Zinka steals Newt's sliver of Ice-Nine. Connections to the Real World Throughout History Science being used for destruction and material gain can be dated back to early civilizations, and can be seen in many historical events since then. Greek Fire, basically the opposite of "Ice-Nine," was an incendiary weapon that could continue burning in water. It was used by Byzantine naval ships when invading Arab ports. Agent Orange, the herbicide used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam war, killed approximately 400,00 people and caused over 500,00 birth defects. Human Nature A constant underlying theme throughout the novel is the greedy and selfish nature of human beings. Vonnegut portrays scientists, followers of religion, and country leaders as greedy people whose every action is aimed at personal gain. Contemporary Society In the world today, the theme of religion as it is portrayed in "Cat's Cradle" can be seen in both U.S. foreign conflict and pop culture. Islamic terrorist organizations show the theme of manipulating religion for personal gain. Some military leaders in Islamic terrorist groups promise their soldiers that committing acts of terrorism and dying a martyr will allow them passage into Paradise and the reward of 72 virgins. Vonnegut's opinion that all religions are lies created by men to give life meaning is displayed by the religion of "Scientology." "Scientology" was created by L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 and is practiced by actor Tom Cruise The song supplies an opposing viewpoint, disregarding the destructive capability of the atom bomb by claiming that people should be more worried about when Christ returns. The song's message could be interpreted as "religion is more important than science."
However, the comparison of Jesus to an atom bomb could also be interpreted as a shot at religion and its potential to be as destructive as science Opposing Viewpoint Literature Parallels to other Texts Frankenstein: In both stories, scientists are portrayed as people who search for truth and are lead to create dangerous inventions. The Creature and Ice-Nine are both created through experimentation, and through the ignorant nature of humans, both unintentionally cause mass destruction. Poisonwood Bible: Throughout Poisonwood Bible, followers of Christianity, (in its form adapted by Western Society) are portrayed as culturally arrogant. A few of the characters, such as Brother Fowles and Adah, realize that there is no point in following a religion that could be made of lies. Kingsolver implies that these convert to Pantheism, the worship of nature. A more pure, unchanged type of faith. "The first sentence in The Books of Bokonon is: 'All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies'" (5). This embodies the nature of Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut's ridiculous collage of satire and black humor. Vonnegut, like the fictional holy man Bokonon, spins a tale of his ideals and convictions sarcastically, by stating the obvious opposite to the truth. The novel begins with John, a man journeying away from his primary occupation of writing a "Christian book" about the first Atomic bomb, and ends at his death, at the end of the world. Every amusing stumble and revelation that occurs between opens a new door for Vonnegut, behind which is an established institution he is eager to invite the world to criticize. Vonnegut's purpose in writing Cat's Cradle was not to romanticize or fictionalize the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, but instead was to use those events to shamelessly ridicule the world's flawed religious, political, and scientific institutions.
Religion, as a collective philosophical institution, is one of the primary targets in Vonnegut's sarcastic crosshairs. Vonnegut invents the brazenly nonsensical cult of Bokononism, a religion based on lies which urges its practitioners to be blissfully happy, accepting misfortune as fate. John, the protagonist, has recently discovered the joys of Bokononism and, to create a sense of mystifying disorientation, Vonnegut introduces John's newfound religion amid a slew of ridiculous terms and rationalized definitions, intended, surely, to prompt the reader to dismiss this overly complex, convoluted religious concept: "[This discussion] brings me to the Bokononist concept of a wampeter. A wampeter is the pivot of a karass. No karass is without a wampeter, Bokonon tells us, just as no wheel is without a hub" (52). Though John's righteous religious message grows tedious and befuddling, there are notes in its delivery which ring true - not with John's design of enlightenment, but with Vonnegut's biting interpretation of the evangelical religious zealot. Haven't we all met someone who, recently making a discovery, was so long-winded in sharing it that nobody cared to listen? This is Vonnegut's point: that religion is tired, overly complex, and much too elaborate to have anything to do with life's true purpose. He asserts, through John's annoying born-again diatribe, that religion has been reduced to nothing more than a social diversion, a hobby, a mild fascination. Religions are so varied and loosely defined that nowadays everyone can be a messiah, even if nobody will commit to their worship. Possibly the most interesting and perplexing convention devised by Vonnegut in his satirical war against weightless religious conviction is the Bokononist concept of the 'granfalloon.' A granfalloon is a perceived link between people that doesn't really exist. As John uses it, a granfalloon is when people who own the same car or graduated the same academy assume that they are linked, though their lives have never intersected (91-92). However, the concept of the granfalloon enjoys a double significance, as Vonnegut expects the reader to reason that the concept, when applied to any religion, even Bokononism, destroys the institution to its core. To claim "I am a Christian," or to suggest, "We have a lot in common because we are both Jewish," is, according to Vonnegut's concept of the granfalloon, as ludicrous as hinting that all left-handed people are subconsciously linked, or that clinging to a specific ideology, like Christianity, makes you instantly part of a special community. While some may argue that religions and ideologies are truly globally unifying factors, it is hard to accept that all people who claim to be Christian are really focused on the same goals. This, according to Bokononism, means that Christians are a group lacking a common wampeter, which means that they do not compose a true karass, but instead comprise a hollow granfalloon.
Vonnegut pokes fun at prophets and makes the faithful look foolish, but his sarcasm does not stop before a parody of politics. Vonnegut makes a joke of heroism and a farce of all military and political enterprises. Though the book initially centers on the science and bureaucracy surrounding the Atomic bomb, the true meat of the satire lies on the tiny island of San Lorenzo, where Vonnegut's primary military jab lies in The Day of the Hundred Martyrs to Democracy, San Lorenzo's "greatest national holiday." John arrives on San Lorenzo one day before the holiday, and, knowing only that it commemorates something honorable during WWII, inquires about the martyrs:
I asked the driver who the Hundred Martyrs to Democracy had been... [He] told me that San Lorenzo had declared war on Germany and Japan an hour after Pearl Harbor was attacked. San Lorenzo conscripted a hundred men to fight on the side of democracy. These hundred men were put on a ship bound for the United States, where they were to be armed and trained. The ship was sunk by a German submarine right outside of Bolivar harbor (149).
Vonnegut masters the art of dark comedy and unlikely hilarity with this anecdote alone. The "greatest national holiday" of San Lorenzo commemorates a startling and depressing military defeat, and the horribly hilarious part is that San Lorenzo's great contribution to the war for democracy was one hundred untrained, unarmed, conscripted soldiers. It's all at once hilarious and horrible, but it serves Vonnegut's purpose, which is to satirize the military by pointing out the futility and inevitable wastefulness of military effort. The emotionally devastating part, crafted expertly by Vonnegut, is the enraptured hope with which the citizens of San Lorenzo view this fateful day. They innocently celebrate what amounts to no more than a massacre, suggesting that all militarily involved nations are naïve to turn an amorous eye to their mistakes. San Lorenzo has other weaknesses which Vonnegut jumps to exploit, specifically its unstable political environment. Every citizen of San Lorenzo is a devout practitioner of Bokononism, and it is against the teachings of Bokonon to desire to rise above your position in society. This is a wonderful ideal, but when the president of San Lorenzo dies, nobody wants to take the job because of Bokononism, and so John, a newcomer to the island, is offered the post: "Come on. Be President of San Lorenzo. You'd be real good at it, with your personality. Please?" (201). Vonnegut uses the situation not to mock the failing political climate of San Lorenzo, but to comment on the nature of political corruption. In a society where nobody is greedy and nobody is corrupt, like San Lorenzo, nobody wants to be a politician, even if doing so means that they'll be wealthy and powerful. In this ideologically perfect society, there is no desire to dominate other people, and future leaders must be cajoled and tempted into their posts. The contemporary and satirical significance of this conviction is that all politicians desire to be wealthy and powerful, and that their government positions are simply masks for their need to control and dominate other people.
Vonnegut deals plenty of blows to organized government, but he also satirizes one of the modern military's favorite tools: science. Vonnegut makes a playful cartoon of Dr. Hoenikker, the 'father' of the Atomic bomb. While John is researching his book on the Bomb, he corresponds with Newt, Hoenikker's youngest son. Newt remembers the events leading up to the bomb's invention, and shares an anecdote about his father's short attention span and absent-mindedness:
I remember one morning when the oil burner had quit, the pipes were frozen, and the car wouldn't start. We all sat there... while [my sister] Angela kept pushing the starter until the battery was dead. And then father spoke up.... He said, "I wonder about turtles." "What do you wonder about turtles?" Angela asked him. "When they pull their heads in, do their spines buckle, or contract?" After the turtle incident, father got so interested in turtles that he stopped working on the bomb. Some people from the Manhattan project finally came out to the house to ask Angela what to do. She told them to take away Father's turtles... [He] never said a word about the disappearance of the turtles. He just came to work the next day and looked for things to play with... and everything there was to play with... had something to do with the bomb (16). Shameless Lies Literary Criticism by an anonymous source Main Points Quotes I Thought Were Special To find tranquility in life, one must first accept misfortune as fate, and use his/her believes to accept this misfortune on a spiritual level.
Accepting that a religion is formed of lies (Bokonon) but still practicing it is a way to comfort one's self and others.
Vonnegut's satire not only extends to the military, but to countries as a whole and their ignorance toward the results of their actions. "Vonnegut's purpose in writing Cat's Cradle was not to romanticize or fictionalize the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, but instead was to use those events to shamelessly ridicule the world's flawed religious, political, and scientific institutions."
"We place our lives in the hands of childish men like Hoenikker on a daily basis. Science has dangerous potential when not treated with the utmost respect, and when used frivolously, to keep marines out of mud, for instance, it can have devastating repercussions. Further Analysis Art By Paul Kuczynski New Meaning "Vonnegut shows that intellect harbors the temptation to rule over life, death, and nature" (Bookrags.com) Science is the pursuit of knowledge and truth, while religion is a devotion to a set of lies. Keeping an equal balance of these truths and lies can prevent one from succumbing to greed and a hunger for power. Revised Theme Statement The Cat's Cradle "No damn cat, no damn cradle."
Vonnegut uses a simple game played by children to explain some of the main institutions in the world today: war, science, religion. If we look below the surface, we can see they are just as much of a cat's cradle than a bunch of X's between somebody's hands.
The cat's cradle can be undone within a second. Just as the combination of all these institutions can lead to the end of the world, as Ice-Nine did in the story.
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