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War always leaves death, destruction and sorrow in its wake, and the Iraq War piled all of it on Dr. Najeeb Hanoudi. Yet his bond with the Americans he aided remains unbroken.
NPR's Jacki Lyden has followed the story of the Oxford-trained Christian ophthalmologist for years.
It begins in 2003, when Hanoudi first met a band of American soldiers patrolling Mansour, his upscale Baghdad neighborhood.
"They called themselves the Rogues," Hanoudi says referring to a Second Brigade, Third Infantry Division battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga., known as the Desert Rogues. "But they were never Rogues. They were very polite, very civilized, very helpful and very keen on the job."
Hanoudi gave information to the Rogues about a weapons cache in the neighborhood belonging to Saddam Hussein's regime, and so began a deep relationship between Hanoudi and the Americans.
'A Master Teacher'
Col. Eric Schwartz, commander of the Desert Rogues, recently drove from Pennsylvania to Hanoudi's new home outside Detroit for a reunion. Maj. Ron Cooper, a chaplain, came in from Washington state. The three men worked closely together in Iraq, and it has been 10 years since they were all together.
"This is a time for us all to just come together as brothers," Schwartz says.
In Iraq, Hanoudi was a mentor for the Americans.
"We were culturally ignorant," Schwartz says, and Hanoudi was a "national treasure" and "a master teacher."
"I would go to him with our plans, and I would ask him to provide the cultural aspect of the mission," Schwartz says. "He would say, 'My kind sir,' which essentially meant, 'I wouldn't do it that way, I would consider that you do it this way.'"
For his part, Hanoudi was deeply grateful for Hussein's ouster.
"When the Americans came and got us rid of Saddam, I was very happy," he says.
He remembers "clapping and jumping and dancing in the street and throwing roses to the Americans."
A Personal Tragedy
But the next year, Hanoudi's hopes collapsed. His son Nazar was working as a contractor on an American military base of a different unit. He arrived at work using an unfamiliar entrance and the U.S. soldier on duty mistook him for an intruder and shot him. A week later, an ambulance transporting him ran out of oxygen. Left severely brain-damaged, Nazar fell into a vegetative state.
It took Hanoudi and his wife, Firyal, three more years to get refugee status and come to Michigan for Nazar's treatment. They placed Nazar in a nursing home in Southfield, Mich., rarely leaving his side. And, they prayed for a miracle.
"But in the end, there was actually no miracle," Hanoudi says.
His health, and that of his wife's, suffered while caring for Nazar.
Nazar, 40, died a few days before last Christmas.
"Two days later, we laid him to rest in a cemetery here in Michigan," Hanoudi says, his voice breaking.
Nazar was the oldest of his three children. (A daughter, Nadia, lives in Toronto, and another son, Samer, in Southfield.)
A Feeling Of Guilt
Nazar Hanoudi's death has also been difficult for Schwartz to bear, even though his own unit was not involved.
"Weighing heavy on my heart was a feeling of guilt and responsibility because ultimately we chose the Hanoudis," he says, meaning that it was through his team the family became involved with the U.S. military at all.
Hanoudi does not agonize over what-ifs or feelings of resentment.
"I'm not even bitter about the boy, the young boy who shot him, you see, because I would never hope that any father would be in a position like that," he says. "But I am sad about it."
He says that the devastating loss of his son has deepened his bond with the Americans.
"We are more than friends now," he says. "We are brothers, you see."
Healing Through Relationships
Cooper, the military chaplain, worked to help the Hanoudis after Nazar's shooting, both at the time and during his recent visit.
"We were forever changed when we met one another," he says. And while there was good that came out of that, there was also tragedy and sadness, Cooper adds.
"I'm becoming convinced that it's in relationships that we're healed," he says.
Hanoudi is working on a book about this last decade. And it isn't, ultimately, about the grimmest days of the war that destroyed his world in Iraq and took the life of his son.
"I always said and believe very strongly that a life which is worth living is a life which is lived for the others," he says. "And I think that I've shared my life with some of these people, you see."
His military brothers will be there for him next year when Hanoudi, 78, and his wife complete the journey begun on a Baghdad street and become American citizens.
If you're just joining us, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. For years, I followed the fortunes and misfortunes of an Iraqi family I met in Baghdad in 2003 - the family of Dr. Najeeb Hanoudi. From the start of the war, Dr. Hanoudi, an Oxford-trained Christian ophthalmologist, supported the American invasion and the toppling of Saddam.
In April of 2003, on his street in the upscale neighborhood of Mansour, he met an American patrol from the Second Brigade, Third ID. The battalion was called the Desert Rogues.
DR. NAJEEB HANOUDI: They called themselves the Rogues or the Rogues or something like that, but they were never Rogues. They were very polite, very civilized, very helpful and very keen on the job which they were doing.
LYDEN: He offered some information to the commander of the Rogues, Colonel Eric Schwartz. There was a weapons cache in the neighborhood belonging to the regime, and so began a deep and ultimately unbreakable relationship. Recently, Colonel Schwartz drove from his home in Pennsylvania to reunite with Najeeb Hanoudi outside Detroit. They began by looking at some old photos.
HANOUDI: I have your picture when you were coming from Kuwait when you were caught in that huge brown storm.
LYDEN: Colonel Schwartz remembers what drew him to Najeeb Hanoudi, even though it's hard to trust a stranger while patrolling in Iraq.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ERIC SCHWARTZ: There's this instinct you have, not only as a commander and as a soldier, but just as a man and as a father, that when you meet someone that you trust, it's hard to fight it. He said: Can we sit around and talk? We sat around the table. We drank some chai tea, which was always the direction to my heart.
If you poured a cup of tea, I was always ready to sit and talk. We talked in great detail about the political situation, geography, religion. I learned right at that moment that he was a jewel. He was a national treasure. That he understood so much that we never took the time to learn.
LYDEN: Eric Schwartz was keenly aware that he and his troops were culturally ignorant and that that was a liability. And that's where Najeeb Hanoudi would prove to be an invaluable asset.
SCHWARTZ: I had an ace in the hole. He's a master teacher. And I would go to him with our plans, and I would ask him to provide the cultural aspect of the mission. Najeeb, does this make sense? He would shrug his shoulders, and he would say: My kind sir, which essentially meant I wouldn't do it that way. I would consider that you do it this way, or perhaps a better approach is this.
LYDEN: Dr. Hanoudi vividly recalls those early days of the invasion.
HANOUDI: When the Americans came and got us rid of Saddam, I was very happy. And I was with my grandson clapping and jumping and dancing in the street and throwing roses to the Americans. It was amazing.
LYDEN: But the optimism and jubilation of the war's early days didn't last. The next year, in 2004, Dr. Hanoudi's world feel apart. His son Nazar was working as a contractor on an American military base. One day, he arrived at work using an unfamiliar entrance. The U.S. soldier on duty mistook him for an intruder and shot him.
Though American doctors in Baghdad tried to treat Nazar, a week later, an Iraqi ambulance transporting him ran out of oxygen. He was left in a vegetative state. It took the Hanoudis three more years to come to America with Nazar. They came to Michigan seeking treatment for him, but Nazar died just before Christmas last year in a nursing home. In all the exhausting, intervening years, Dr. Hanoudi and his wife and other son rarely left Nazar's side.
HANOUDI: There are cases in the literature which have recovered. And all the time, we were hoping that he would be with good care, with the best possible nursing assistance, he would recover. But I always believed that the expected reversal would only happen - as a physician, as a scientist, you see, myself - that we need some kind of a miracle.
I knew that miracle happen. There is a big power - but there was no miracle. In the end, there was actually no miracle. And the story ended a few days before Christmas. And two days later, we laid him to rest in a cemetery here in Michigan.
LYDEN: The long, lingering death of Nazar Hanoudi is also difficult for Colonel Schwartz to bear.
SCHWARTZ: Weighing heavy on my heart was a feeling of guilt and responsibility because ultimately, we chose the Hanoudis. We chose to ask for Nazar's help and assistance in our stabilization of a future for Baghdad. He graciously volunteered to assist us. When we departed, Nazar in turn went and worked for another army unit, another army team, who ultimately killed him. So many of us have tremendous weight on our heart that if we hadn't involved ourselves in that day, things would have turned out a lot different.
LYDEN: But Najeeb Hanoudi doesn't agonize over the what-ifs or feelings of resentment.
HANOUDI: I'm not bitter. I'm not even bitter about the boy, the young boy who shot him, you see, because I would never hope that any father would be in a position like that. But I am sad about it.
LYDEN: And Dr. Hanoudi's feelings about the war itself?
HANOUDI: I have came to the conclusion that it was either a very bad mistake as a result of some stupidity and not understanding the place they were going into - the planners, not the people who affected the change, who helped us get rid of Saddam, to whom I'm still - feel a great debt - or it was some very cynical, you know, bad, terrible agenda by some terrible force.
SCHWARTZ: We'll never have closure. We'll never complete this puzzle. But this is a time for us all to just come together as brothers and as family. More than friends, this is truly a family that was built starting the 11th of April.
LYDEN: Dr. Hanoudi's working on a book about what this last decade has meant to him and his family. And it isn't ultimately about the grimmest days of the war but about what has sustained him in this last chapter of his life.
HANOUDI: I have a motto. I have something which I go by. I always said and believe very strongly that a life which is worth living is a life which is lived for the others. And I think that I shared some of my life with these people, you see.
LYDEN: His military brothers will be there for him next year when Dr. Najeeb Hanoudi, now 78, and his wife, Firyal, complete the journey begun on a Baghdad street in 2003 and become American citizens.
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City Council considering A-frame house preservation
September 13, 2013
The Park City Council discussed on Thursday an idea to preserve as historic sites certain A-frame-style houses that are emblematic of the town's transition into the "ski era" in the 1960s and 1970s.
The City Council requested further study of the issue but was not scheduled to cast any votes.
"Ski era" architecture is not currently subject to historic preservation guidelines since the structures are younger than 50 years old. City Hall staffers identified the National Register of Historic Places criteria for historically significant buildings that A-frames would fall into. They stated that Park City's A-frames are important because of their "Association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history" and because they "embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction."
The Park City Planning Department has two pending demolition applications for A-frame structures in Old Town. Though the town has expressed interest in preserving the structures in the past, the two demolition permits "[have] brought urgency to this topic," according to the staff report.
The City Council asked staffers to conduct a "Reconnaissance Level Survey" of A-frame structures in Park City. The survey will examine 158 A-frames built between 1960 and 1970.
Though City Counselor Cindy Matsumoto noted that most of the 158 "won't qualify" for preservation, no estimate was voiced as to precisely how many of the 158 the City Council expects to qualify for protection.
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City Counselor Alex Butwinski noted that some people do not care for the A-frame "aesthetics," but said this was not an important factor in their deliberation about the structures' historical and architectural significance. Dick Peek, another City Counselor, acknowledged the importance of the "ski era" to the town in that "Park City was born in mining and its rebirth was in skiing."
Matsumoto added that "A-frames add a great funk and history" to Park City.
The City Council considered and declined to enact a moratorium on the demolition of A-frame structures while it conducts its further study of the issue over the next several months. Several City Council members expressed concern that such a moratorium would be "too much of an infringement on property rights," as City Counselor Andy Beerman stated.
The City Council seemed favorable to enacting measures that would encourage preservation of certain A-frames on a voluntary basis. Members noted that Aspen, Colo., could offer a good model for Park City as it has made great progress in protecting its own "ski era" architecture.
Beerman disclosed that he owns an interest in one of Park City's A-frame structures and expressed his desire to "move forward with the study as soon as possible."
Mayor Dana Williams said he was "nervous" that the town could see many more applications for A-frame demolition permits over the coming months while the City Hall study is conducted and he wanted to make clear that the City Council had not yet settled on any particular course of action.
"We want to take the time for the community to have a dialogue on this," Williams said.

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Ah…the sweet smell of java. I stayed up past my self-imposed curfew to watch the first season of Dowton Abbey, and I am addicted. If you've never watched it…it's a must. Quite frankly, I love anything that has to do with England, accents, "The Royals" aka Will and Kate, Stella McCartney, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, I could spend all day just perfecting my "smashing" list of all things British. We had just returned from Charlotte, NC and I couldn't sleep so I thought maybe I'll watch one episode…ah…good intentions.
While in Charlotte, we spent a whole afternoon at my favorite mall, South Park, and it's just fabulous. I bought a pair of turquoise (my signature colour) Jimmy Choo's, an early Valentine's Day gift for the next 10 years. (I had to borrow into the future and I should be flush in the year 2023). So worth it…I really tried to just shop, and I was pretty successful until I stopped by the Lily Pulitzer store, I picked up the most adorable dress for our six year old to take on our spring cruise, and really, really tried not to look at the handpainted walls. In fact, I actually asked a few patrons to move out of the way so I could get some close-ups of the exquisite detail, and then my phone just died…yup yours truly forgot to re-charge before going out into the big ole world of inspiration. It must have been a sign, more shopping and less work.
Now a little favor…
If you are a fan of the "Ace" I wanted to enlist your help, I have been nominated for "The Homie Awards" at Apartment Therapy along with so many other fabulous blogs (It's truly like the Oscars of the blogosphere). Of course to save face, I was hoping to at least get into the "Top Ten," a lofty goal when you see some of the fabulous blogs that are on the list. But, I always say dream big. The voting process takes a little effort, first you click on the link here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/best-home-design-inspiration-blog-the-homies-2013-183531 If you are already registered with "Apartment Therapy" you scroll thru the list, find my name and just hit the button. If you aren't registered, you'll have to provide some info before proceeding. I am so honoured to have been nominated, and have the support of those who follow my blog.
On a side note: We are almost finished with the "mega-project" and honestly I'm going to be a little weepy when it's finished…we deliver the last piece of furniture tomorrow. Then next week we add pillows, more accessories, lamps, and have my client make some decisions about pendant lighting in the kitchen. Since we had a custom light made from a Chinese birdcage in the breakfast room, and some gilt toned table lamps with an orb base in the Keeping Room. I really wanted something over the kitchen counter that transitioned perfectly with the rest of the lighting in the space. So here are some of my top choices that I found while hunting for the "perfect pendant lights."
Photo credits: 1) furnishlyst.com, 2) dunlinhome.com, 3) visualcomfort.com, 4) The Hampton Show House, 5) visualcomfort.com, 6) dunlinhome.com, 7)woodlandslifestyle.com, 8) redinfred.com
What are the two that I'm proposing? No. 2 & 6. What are your picks?
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The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
by Neil Shubin
Pantheon Books, 2013 (($25.95))
Biologist Shubin's grand tour of human origins goes beyond the well-worn Carl Sagan line, "We're made of star stuff." Shubin, whose last best seller discussed how humans evolved from fish, focuses on our molecular composition as it relates to Earth and the cosmos: our bodies are mostly hydrogen, which formed during the big bang; carbon came from the fusion reactions inside stars; algae most likely gave rise to the oxygen we breathe. Even those familiar with the basic underpinnings of how we evolved will find The Universe Within engaging. It is laced with Shubin's own fossil-hunting adventures and filled with colorful tales of historical figures, such as Henrietta Leavitt, who discovered a way to measure a star's distance from Earth, and Galileo's lesser-known writings on how gravity dictates an organism's shape.


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What is the best place for a sport fishing guided tour? My pops is turning 60 this year. Me and my bro are thinking about taking him to Cabo, Cancun or Miami for golfing, sport fishing and eating..What is the best place for these kinds of activities?
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs Monday.
Ireland Nugent has been in a wheelchair and has undergone seven surgeries since the April 11 accident. Doctors warned she may be hesitant at first after being fitted for the test legs, but the little girl promptly took off walking as soon as they were on. She fell once, but immediately got back up.
"I'm just speechless and so proud," said her father, Jerry Nugent, who recorded her steps. "She took it over the top. ... She's not ever going to hold back. That's my superhero. That's my angel."
The Tampa Bay Times (http://www.ittybittyurl.com/U6w) reports that Ireland has already become emotionally attached to the legs. When the prosthetist said he would need the test limbs back, the little girl said she wanted to keep them. It didn't hurt that the sneakers attached to the prosthetics were pink Velcro with Dora the Explorer stickers.
Ireland was to practice with them Monday night in the hotel room before receiving her finished prosthetics Tuesday. The final limbs were set to feature Minnie Mouse and Dora. She will need new prosthetics about every three months, at first. The limbs can cost between $1,000 to nearly $11,000 each time, and the Nugents said they are still figuring out what their insurance will cover.
The community has rallied around Ireland since the accident, raising tens of thousands of dollars for her medical care.
And while doctors inserted cartilage at the end of Ireland's stumps to slow bone growth, Nicole said Ireland could face more surgeries as she grows.
The 2-year-old's father was driving a riding mower up the driveway of their Palm Harbor home when Ireland ran out from a backyard enclosure and got behind him. Her mother motioned for him to stop, but he misinterpreted her signals and backed the mower up, running over the toddler.
The toddler's steps on her new legs were taken in front of a crowd of supporters, including neighbor Aly Smith, who is credited with helping to save her life by applying pressure to the wounds.
Ireland's mom, Nicole Nugent, said she was flooded with emotions Monday.
"Excited. Scared. Saddened that we even have to be doing this, but at the same time happy that we are able to do this," Nicole said.
Information from: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.), http://www.tampabay.com.


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She's on the pill, but the condom slipped! Is there a risk here?
Sarah replies:My girlfriend and I have recently just started having sex. We were both virgins, but still knew a lot about safe sex. We have used condoms every time. She's on the pill. I withdraw every time just to be safer. But once I forgot to hold the condom while withdrawing and it slipped off at the same time as I ejaculated. I'm pretty sure that I didn't get any sperm inside of her because there was sperm throughout the condom and a little on me. She just finished her last pill on Sunday before having to start the sugar pills. She usually gets her period on the Wednesday around noon but today is Wednesday night and she still hasn't gotten her period. She also sometimes forgets to take her pill on the exact hour and I think once or twice has forgotten to take it that day but took it the next day. Is it normal to have late periods such as this? I am very nervous that she might be pregnant because of that one incident with the condom slipping off as I withdrew. Would it be possible for her to get pregnant if a little bit got in her vagina even though she's on the pill?
First of all, good for you and your partner for educating yourselves about safer sex and wanting to be as safe as possible! The first step in having safer sex is deciding on and using some form (or forms) of birth control. The second, really important step then is making sure that you are using your chosen forms of protection correctly.
So first off, with the condoms you want to make sure that you are using them completely correctly. This means storing them in a safe place, using them for all genital contact, using extra lube, etc. Condoms are meant to contain ejaculation, so trying to pull out rapidly right before or during ejaculation actually increases your risks of condom failure because slips like you've described are really likely to happen. The best bet is to make sure that you are using good quality, correctly stored condoms with extra lube and then waiting until after ejaculation to withdraw while holding the base. For more information on correctly using condoms, you may want to check out our Condom Basics: A User's Manual.
The next issue to consider is your partner's pill use. Using the pill to backup your condoms is a fine idea, especially if pregnancy just really isn't an option for you right now. Just like using condoms, your partner needs to take the pill correctly if she wants to be sure that it will protect her. A big part of that is taking the pill at the same time each day. Now what does that mean exactly? One of our other Sexperts, Heather, addressed that issue in another question not too long ago...
What's taking it on time and what isn't?
You want to do your level best to take your pill as close to the same time every day as is possible, ideally within a window of a few hours: if you do that, every day, then you're a perfect pill user -- that doesn't mean you get a gold star (unless you want one, in which case, by all means, star yourself!), but it does mean that unless you have any other misuse you can rest assured you have the highest effectiveness in terms of pregnancy protection possible from your pill.
To simplify that, what's important is not that you take the pill at the EXACT same time every day (as in, "Oh god! I usually take it at 10:32, and it's 11:03!"), but at the same time of day: for instance, always in the morning, or always before you go to bed. That gets pill-taking into your regular routines so that you're most likely to remember to take them. For instance, Gail says she's not a perfect user, but, in fact, she is, and it sounds like our user with the first question is, too. For that matter, even Hockeylover isn't that far off: with combination pills, while you probably don't want to get in the habit of taking them with a 12-hour difference, just because it can be easier to space out pills that way, but she hasn't put her effectiveness at risk.
A "missed" pill is one that was not taken within 24 hours of the last pill you took. A missed pill should always be taken as soon as you realize you have missed it, but there is likely no risk from one missed pill or a need for EC. A "late" pill varies more in definition amoung various sources, and to some degree from pill to pill, but with any type of pill, if you have taken a pill more than 12-24 hours late, you may want to consider using a backup method of birth control for the rest of your cycle to play it safe.
With ALL pills if you have missed a pill, the right thing to do is to take that pill as soon as you know you missed it. If it's on that same day, take it when you realize. if you realize you missed a pill when you go to take the next day's pill, take both pills at the same time. If you realize you messed up and missed a pill days later -- while still taking the other pills on time -- then take that pill then. The same goes if you've missed two or three pills rather than just one. When you miss a pill, we advise using a backup method of birth control for the rest of that cycle.
If you've missed more than three, with most pills, you'll want to wait to take any more pills until the following Sunday, then just start a new pack entirely, but use a backup for that cycle as well as the time in between. If you have missed several pills and have had sex in that cycle without a backup method, we advise emergency contraception. When in doubt, always contact your healthcare provider or pharmacist and ask what to do.
With ALL pills, read your pill packet information. Pills -- how they're taken, when effectiveness is compromised, what side effects and risks are most prevalent, and the best ways to take them -- can ALL differ from pill to pill. So, be sure if you're on the pill, to read those inserts and to talk to your healthcare provider prescribing the pill for you and ask ANY questions you have: there's just no reason to fly blind with your birth control.
I'm not sure based on your description exactly how your partner usually takes the pill. If she's late with her pill on a regular basis or misses several pills in each pack, then her protection may be compromised. It's really hard to tell exactly how much though. (Especially as we're not sure whether she actually came into contact with your ejaculate when the condom slipped or not, it's impossible to give you an exact percentage of risk here.) If, however, she is generally taking her pill correctly, then it should provide excellent protection in the case of a condom failure. (Also, if the two of you haven't had recent STI testing, now would be a good time to go ahead and get that checked out since you've had a condom failure that could result in an STI risk.)
Please know as well that even though she's on the pill and usually gets her withdrawl bleed on a certain day at a certain time, it's not all that unusual to have some variations on that (and even more so if she's not really on-time taking the pill all the time). She will still have some hormonal variations, even though she's on the pill, and things like stress, diet changes, etc. can also impact that as well. So a difference of a few hours or even a day or so isn't really a big deal.
If you're worried, taking a pregnancy test is the easiest thing in the world and it can really take some of that stress off you and your partner. Tests are relatively inexpensive (anywhere from $3.99-$5.99 for the generic to $13.99-$19.99 for the fancy digital readout ones) and easy to take (who can't pee on a stick?). It won't make her pregnant, but it can take some stress off and allow you both to relax.
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text: I like the idea of building decent furniture! On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Kassie <kassandra_kaplan at yahoo.com> wrote: > I would love to talk michelle into a scroll saw series. Trick with many > classes is tools. How to teach with one scroll saw? Or woodworking with > one table saw or one lathe. > > I think it's all solvable problems. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 20, 2013, at 10:28 PM, Austin McKimmey <amckimmey at gmail.com> wrote: > > I would love to lead some classes. Non computer related one, more hands on > related ones. > > Book making, > Machine tool related things. > Wood working > Even some more arts and craft related ones. > > Im not saying I could teach all these. Knowing I don't have any real > teachable skills at wood working or machining things, but I would love to > find people that do. and would spend the time helping out. > > > > And not quite class related, but I would love to implement more group > project. I have plans and an idea for making an new large conference table > and/or multiple nice tables for other locations. Instead of using cheap > folding tables that people sit at with their computer. > And other projects building things like furniture for whatever new space > we get. > > After saying that, it could still be a class of some sort. Group skill > building classes. > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Mr. Clif <clif at eugeneweb.com> wrote: > >> Yay Kassie, :-) >> >> Check this out: "Classes provided more than *60-75 percent* of the >> income for Artisan's Asylum in its early stages, and are a fundamental part >> of almost all makerspaces I've ever seen." That is a quote from Gui >> Cavalcanti one of the co-founders of Artisan's Asylum. >> >> I just did the spread sheet for income and expenses and the biggest >> revenue stream by far... is classes, even if you only charge $15 / hour >> which is below market rate, and that is after you give half the income to >> the instuctror which is what Artisan's Asylum did. Though I can't remember >> what models we came up with at a board meeting. Kassie knows though. ;-) >> >> So the bottom line is if we have a good quiet classroom or rooms we can >> afford a bigger space. :-) >> >> Clif >> >> On 10/20/2013 01:37 PM, Kassie wrote: >> >> One thing the board has been working on is classes and the opportunity >> for member to teach. The new space will make this idea become reality >> easier. >> >> This will create three new perks for our members. One, the classes >> themselves. Two, the opportunity to make some money teaching. And three, >> members will have a discount on classes. >> >> Additionally, this will create a new revenue stream for EMS for other >> benefits like tools. >> >> Currently I'm leading this charge, so if you are interested in being a >> part let me know. While its still early I would like to share some of the >> already intended classes. >> >> Intro to blender and 3d modeling >> -focus on UI and basic animation >> >> Basic modeling in blender >> -covering basic modeling concepts >> >> Modeling for 3d printers >> - learning to create 3d object that can be printed >> >> Intro to Inkscape for cnc >> -focus on creating cnc objects using ponoko >> >> Intro to gimp >> - focus on UI and basic photo manipulation. >> >> Intro to the arduino >> - creating a basic circuit that will be controlled by the arduino. >> Focusing on the workflow and coding. >> >> Right now I can't say more, but I should be able to say more soon. >> >> Kassie >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:32 PM, "Mr. Clif" <clif at eugeneweb.com> wrote: >> >> On 10/20/2013 11:56 AM, James Hukill wrote: >> >> Cliff, >> Excellent and thanks again for all the hard work on and coordinating the >> new shop hunting. >> >> >> Boy, what a slog, but You are very welcome :-) >> >> Other topic (sponsorship, grants, endowments) >> Is this exclusive to the EMS board or can other members take initiative >> and seek grants/endowments/sponsors and donations? Are there items in the >> bylaws preventing multiply sources of income in this manner or does it >> require a board member to make these decisions? >> >> >> The board welcomes and encourages all the participation it can get. :-) >> Spontaneous activities are great, though to have a bit more coordination >> (read effectiveness) forming a committee is probably a good way to go. >> Specifically, yes please "take initiative and seek >> grants/endowments/sponsors and donations." >> >> I think that yes, all donations probably have to be approved by the >> board. Certainly any that have strings attached. Though there is nothing >> preventing multiple sources of income. >> >> Also, is this something that is a "board function", to coordinate >> these duties? example: >> I think I remember that we got some Teensy boards from Paul. Did we ever >> do anything with them post/brag about them or say thanks in a public way to >> return the favor? He has come out with the 3.0<http://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy3.html> and >> I don't think we got one, could be we did not follow up with the one we got. >> >> >> Yes it would be better if the board was a bit stronger in outreach, PR, >> and thanking our contributors. However our members could take the >> initiative and do a lot of that too. As long as you're not committing the >> organization to anything, only the board can do that. >> >> Hey James, thanks for the stimulating discussion on some very important >> isues! >> >> Clif >> >> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Mr. Clif <clif at eugeneweb.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes very true James, >>> >>> this is why we are moving. Look toward the future. ;-) I would be happy >>> to have a sponsor James, and I think some competition would be great as a >>> sponsored activity. However it should be at our shop and ideally it should >>> bring more people there. Now, I'll admit I've been more interested in >>> applying for grants than looking for sponsors that is my bias. I have even >>> done some quick googles for grants we might qualify for when I was board, >>> but currently landing a new space takes most of my time. However I now know >>> of two grant writers in our community that might be available to help if we >>> ask them nicely. >>> >>> Clif >>> >>> >>> On 10/20/2013 11:27 AM, James Hukill wrote: >>> >>> I would be shocked if anyone wants to use our current space as a meeting >>> room and pay for it. >>> >>> So if you don't like the idea of having a meeting at a sponsor site, how >>> about an event or competition of some sort? Fastest beer chilling >>> contraption or beer pouring bot? What are your limits for what EMS would >>> do or with a sponsor? >>> I get you don't want one but there are possible enough members that do >>> so what the middle ground? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Mr. Clif <clif at eugeneweb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm thinking instead of holding our meetings somewhere else and asking >>>> for sponsorship how about renting out our meeting room and getting extra >>>> money for that from other groups each month? That might even bring in more >>>> money and certainly get people down to our actual space not somewhere else. >>>> >>>> Clif >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/20/2013 11:14 AM, James Hukill wrote: >>>> >>>> I totally agree that (IMHO) we can/should seek some sponsorship. The >>>> topic has come up before and there are some senior members with valid >>>> points about making sure it's done tastefully. The example (to take it to >>>> the extreme for the point) is they do not want the shop to look like NSCAR. >>>> I get that 100% and agree. There has to be some middle ground though. >>>> >>>> But, cart before the horse?.. When do we wait if at all to ask for >>>> some sponsorship? What do we have to offer in return? Do we do it before >>>> we move? >>>> Simple example would be something like HopValley or Ninkasi. We >>>> offerer to hold our membership meetings on site with them. Most of us go >>>> and and have a drink now and again so might as well spend it with them. >>>> They give EMS money and in return they know we will be onsite for a member >>>> meeting once a month that will bring them in x amount of $$. Stickers at >>>> the shop with their logo, and or some type of newsletter with their logo >>>> name as a Sponsor... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Austin McKimmey <amckimmey at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I feel like we have discussed membership cost increasing many times >>>>> before. I don't think it has ever ended in any actual consideration to >>>>> change anything though. There are some of us, me included in not >>>>> embarrassed to say, that $25 is a hell of a lot to pay already. There would >>>>> have to be a much larger space and brand new shiny tools there for me to >>>>> consider paying any more. >>>>> >>>>> Everyone has heard me say this before. I personally think, if we have >>>>> a presentable space. Not something full of junk and rusty tools. 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Chester hires new superintendent of schoolsBy HUNTER McGEE
Union Leader Correspondent
February 06. 2014 7:44PM
CHESTER — A former Goffstown superintendent of schools has been named to the same post in Chester, according to school officials.
Darrell Lockwood, the current superintendent of the Masconomet Regional School District in Topsfield, Mass., will take over from retiring Chester Superintendent James Gaylord on July 1. Lockwood, 60, served as Goffstown superintendent for 10 years, from 1998 to 2008.
He left the post six years ago to work in Massachusetts and has been the superintendent for Masconomet for four years.
"This is an opportunity for me to return and do some work in New Hampshire, and I'm excited about it," Lockwood said Thursday.
Lockwood said he had just been offered and accepted the job, which is a part-time position for 156 days annually. When he begins work on July 1, Lockwood plans to have an entry plan in place and will meet with the staff and students.
As for Gaylord, he said he is leaving after more than 25 years in education and is looking forward to retirement.
"I have to retire, and my wife is telling me exactly that," Gaylord said. This will mark the second time he has retired, he said.
Gaylord has served as Chester's superintendent of schools for four years. During his tenure, there have been some major projects, including facilities upgrades and the addition of a new textbook series. Chester's K-8 is one of the leading schools for technology anywhere in the state, he said.
"It has been a good four years, a lot of things have been done, but it's time to pass the torch on to the next guy who can take it to the next step," Gaylord said.


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An MTA cop who survived two wars as a Navy officer was stabbed in the eye by a police-hating lunatic at an LIRR station — but the bleeding officer managed to shoot his attacker dead before the man could strike again.
"He's a real hero," MTA chief Joe Lhota said of Officer John Barnett, who has also served with the NYPD.
"He told me, 'Hey, I survived Iraq. I survived Afghanistan. I will survive this,' " Lhota said as Barnett headed to surgery at Jamaica Hospital.
Barnett had blood gushing from his left eye — which was nearly sliced in half — and streaming down his face as he staggered back and ordered Edgar Owens to drop his knife.
"Police! Don't move!" Barnett, who was on duty, yelled outside Jamaica Station in Queens.
But the maniac didn't listen — and came back at Barnett with his illegal gravity knife, forcing the cool-headed cop to fire four times.
Despite the gruesome injuries the officer sustained in the unprovoked attack, three of his bullets hit their mark — striking Owens in his jaw, hip and chest. Owens was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, while Barnett was listed in critical condition.
Barnett, 45, underwent 4 1/2 hours of surgery and was moved to the intensive-care unit. Surgeons called the wound "devastating" and said it would take two or three days to determine if he'll lose vision in that eye.
The injured officer was in uniform when he was attacked, and MTA officials believe he was targeted because he's a cop.
Owens, 46, had a history of confrontations with police, including an incident in 2006 when he walked into the 26th Precinct station house in Harlem and punched an officer.
A year later, he walked into the 103rd Precinct house in Queens and told cops he would punch somebody if they didn't arrest him, officials said.
They obliged and sent him for a mental evaluation, sources said.
The super at Owens' former residence in The Bronx described him as "mentally disturbed."
He said he'd been placed in the building as part of a program for mentally ill but had never been violent.
The assault began shortly after 9:30 a.m. outside of the station, near Sutphin Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue.
Barnett was standing at a taxi stand talking to a dispatcher when Owens walked up to him holding a knife at his side, MTA officials said.
Video surveillance shows that Owens didn't say a word before plunging his knife into Barnett's face.
One witness described a chaotic scene after Barnett opened fire.
"We started backing up, and we saw people running and pulling out their phones and taking video," said Rockville Centre, LI, resident Steve Lopez, who was being dropped off by his girlfriend when shots rang out.
When police first arrived on the scene, they found Owens sprawled out dead on the ground, with Barnett sitting hunched over with his face covered in blood.
"In a split second, he confronted a violent person, an individual who posed a threat directly to him and to everyone around him," Lhota said.
"He took action without regard to his personal safety. I am absolutely in awe of his bravery."
MTA officials said the 13-year veteran, who lives in Suffolk County, had never fired his weapon in the line of duty before. "He's not the gunslinger type," said an officer who knows him. "If he shot someone, he was defending himself."
Barnett's sister, mother and 12-year-old son were by his side at the hospital.
"He was in good spirits" in the hospital, the sister said. "He said he's going into surgery as a fighter, and he's coming out as a fighter. And he said he was hungry!" laughed older sister Belinda Barnett-Andrea.
Barnett has been running marathons across the country to raise money for several charities, his sister said.
The goal is to run marathons in all 50 states within the next five years.
"He's a brave young man," said his mother, Betty.
The attacker's ex-girlfriend, Monica Gowe, was in shock. "Edgar's a sweetheart. He's not like that," she said, adding that he'd been in a program for the mentally ill and took anti-psychotic medication.
"He faithfully took his medicine," she said, sobbing. "[This] doesn't make sense."
Additional reporting by Larry Celona, Dareh Gregorian, David K. Li, Joe Mollica and Natasha Velez


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DLR and DAAD sign cooperation agreement
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst; DAAD) are recruiting more international researchers and scientists for Germany. For this reason, the two organisations have set up the joint "DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships" programme. The agreement was signed on 19 September 2008 by Professor Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of the DLR Executive Board, and Professor Stefan Hormuth, President of the DAAD.
The programme aims to attract outstanding international doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists for short- and long-term research visits to DLR institutes in Germany. With this programme, DLR and the DAAD are contributing to the further internationalisation of German science and research. At the same time, they are building a network of friends and partners of Germany by supporting leading researchers all over the world.
Fellowships are offered in DLR's four main research areas: Aeronautics, Space, Transportation, and Energy. The DLR institutes formulate the specifications for the fellowships, and the DAAD announces them through its international network. The DLR institutes are responsible for the final selection of research fellows, after a preliminary examination by the DAAD. The DLR institutes also provide the funding for the fellowships. The DAAD will cover other expenses, including those for preparation courses in German and supervision of the research fellows. Upon completion of their DLR research visit, all "DLR-DAAD Fellows" will join the DAAD's global alumni network.
The fellowships on offer, initially about 30 in total, are published on the DAAD website (see the link in the right-hand column). Applications for this first round of fellowship offers can be submitted to the DAAD until 30 November 2008. More fellowships will be added to the list as they become available.


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Justice For Kendrick Johnson: Homicide & Organ Trafficking Cover Up! [VIDEO]
Parents are demanding Justice for Kendrick Johnson, the 17yr old Georgia boy who was found dead in a rolled up gym mat at his High School. The death was ruled a accident, but all the evidence points to foul play, including his Missing Organs! Details Inside.


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American Star
J. H. JOHNSON, SONG PUBLISHER, STATIONER AND PRINTER, No. 7 N. Tenth Street, 3 doors above Market, Philadelphia, Pa.
American Star.
Come strike the bold anthem, the war-dogs are howling,
Already they eagerly snuff up their prey;
The red cloud of war o'er our forests is scowling,
Soft peace spreads her wings and flies weeping away:
The infants, affrighted, cling close to their mothers,
The youths grasp their swords, for the combat prepare;
While beauty weeps, fathers and lovers and brothers,
All rush to display the American Star.
Come blow the shrill bugle—the loud drum awaken,
The dread rifle seize, let the cannon deep roar;
No heart with pale fear, or faint doubting be shaken,
No slave's hostile foot leave a print on our shore;
Shall mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters left weeping,
Insulted by ruffians, be dragg'd to despair!
Oh, no! from the hills the proud eagle comes swooping,
And waves to the brave the American Star.
The spirits of Washington, Warren, Montgomery,
Look down from the clouds with bright aspect serene;
Come soldiers, a tear and a toast to their memory,
Rejoicing they'll see us as they once have been.
To us the high boon by the gods has been granted,
To spread the glad tidings of liberty far.
Let millions invade us, we'll meet them undaunted,
And conquer or die by the American Star.
Your hands, then, dear comrades, round liberty's altar
United, we swear by the souls of the brave,
Not one from the strong resolution shall falter,
To live independent, or sink in the grave.
Then freemen fill up, lo! the striped banners flying,
The high bird of Liberty screams through the air,
Beneath her oppression and tyranny dying,
Success to the beaming American Star.


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Dist. 25 candidates focus on programs, future at forum
In the next few years Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 will face a change in leadership, possible financial challenges and a major review of the district's special education program, in addition to implementing the common core curriculum and dealing with technology changes in education.
During a candidate forum on Tuesday night the five candidates competing for four seats on the District 25 school board answered questions about how they would deal with those issues, and others, if elected. Incumbents David Page, Denise Glasgow and Phil Crusius are facing challenges from newcomers Herb Ruterschmidt and Richard Olejniczak. Incumbent Kenneth Nielsen is not running for another term.
The candidates were mostly in agreement about what to look for in a new superintendent when Sarah Jerome retires next year: A strong leader able to communicate a vision for the district.
They also all stressed the importance of community involvement on a variety of issues, including any changes to school programs that would be made in the future. Ruterschmidt said he would like to change the way monthly board meetings are run to create a more open discussion between the board and the community.
Although the district recently decided to discontinue its Chinese language program at the 4th and 5th grade levels, several candidates said world language is an important area for the district.
"I am a strong proponent of world languages. Having a foundation in other languages is key in our global economy," Olejniczak said. He added that he would look at the demographics of the community and what languages are offered at the high school level before deciding how to move forward.
Page said he is interested in learning about what can be offered before and after school for elementary students to learn other languages and that the board will be discussing world languages at its April 4 meeting.
Candidates were also asked about crowding at Olive Mart Stitt Elementary School, but all said that redistricting is not an option right now and would be an absolute last resort.
"We would only look at that if we absolutely had to," Crusius said. "It's very difficult to change boundaries because it tends to change neighborhoods."
Each of the five candidates avoided a question about what programs they would cut if the district was in a dire financial situation, saying that those decisions would take meetings and analysis before coming to any conclusions.
The controversial Futures Education report, a review of the district's special education program that has been met with frustration and questions from parents, was also discussed by the candidates, although Ruterschmidt admitted he had not yet read the report.
"One positive to the report is that it has opened quite a bit of dialogue with parents, teachers and the community," Glasgow said.
"But that report is not an end all. I view it as just one component in the larger special education review process."


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The Heroes tribe lost yet one more challenge, and we all saw Tom Westman's luck run out as he was voted off during the last episode of Survivor.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 46 year old former Suvivor Palau winner talks about being voted off before his injured Heroes tribe member James, what he would have done differently and also shares his thoughts on his other castmates. Tom had some rather choice words for his tribe member Rupert.
Excerpts from Tom's interview is below –
How does it feel to be deemed less valuable than a dude who can't walk?
You know what? I think if James had gotten his head cut off in that challenge they would have brought his head along in a bowling bag and had him vote against me. And that was frustrating actually having to defend myself that I was more of a physical value to the team than the guy who had been sent back into the game wearing a brace.
Did you think J.T. was with you on the vote, or were you skeptical?
It didn't take us long to realize that J.T. was like, "which way is the wind blowing today?" I knew I had to get Rupert over, too, and I tried to appeal to him flat-out, "Is this really okay with you? Do you realize how you're going to be portrayed? You're just getting walked around this game by Amanda Kimmel! Is that okay with you?" And I needed him to make the move, which I think would have redeemed him in a lot of people's eyes. You know, America loved that guy, and I think he let himself down big this time.
You and Colby were both worried before the game began about being outsiders with all these younger, newer players. Is this what got you in the end?
It is. I didn't even think it would be as bad as it was. The fact that some of these people had played three times, and knew each other and were friends outside of the game — I think this was all preordained before we ever boarded those helicopters in Samoa. That being said, I like a good fight and it was still kind of fun to try to pick that thing apart. I think I did everything I could, but at the end of the day it was also coming to Candice and Cirie too late. If I could play this game again, instead of Cirie and I coming in with our gloves on and hitting at each other from opposite corners of the ring, we really should have just jumped into each other's arms and said, "Okay, let's see how far we can take this." I should have indentified that, but knowing that Cirie had been in Micronesia and played with Amanda and these people I just lumped her in with that crowd, and she couldn't convince me that she wasn't part of a previous alliance. And now I believe that she wasn't. Too many people warning me about her and too many people warning her about me, and it hurt both of us.
Rupert could have been seen as a natural alliance-mate for you and Colby in that he was also from an older season, and not as tied in with the newer, younger crowd, but it didn't turn out that way, did it?
And we were both kind of shocked with that. I think part of Rupert's thing is he immediately targeted Stephenie. He immediately wanted her gone with such a passion, for no apparent reason that we could see. And the only thing I believe is that Rupert wants to be the most popular person on the season and who has had that kind of popularity except Stephenie LaGrossa? I really believe that it was a selfish, get rid of anybody that might get more camera time than me situation, and that was Rupert's motive in the beginning.


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Time to re-evaluate, rebuild GOP
Dear Supporters,
Thank you. I am so proud of all our volunteers and supporters. Whether you were on the front lines making calls, knocking on doors, writing letters or just talking to friends and neighbors, all of you help to shape the debate about the direction of our country.
Just like you, despite my re-election, I am deeply disappointed in the overall results of this year's election. Here in Illinois, due to district gerrymandering, we lost a significant number of talented Republican Congressmen that were dedicated to the core principles of less government, fewer taxes, and more personal freedoms. Needless to say, losing the presidency is a blow to our country's free-market ideology.
As disappointed as I am in the overall results of this election cycle, I refuse to be discouraged. We still live in the greatest country in the free world. The fact that we as a country hold open and free elections is empowering and uplifting. Most people on the planet still do not have the right to vote.
During the next few weeks, political pundits and our own leadership will be debating the future of the Republican Party -- what we lack, what we need to adjust and how we are to move forward in an ever changing world. No doubt, we as a party have to re-evaluate our strategies and our messaging, and we must find ways to increase our voter pool. These are healthy debates and I am looking forward to being part of those debates and helping to rebuild the Republican Party.
We may be down today, but we will move forward and we will continue fighting for responsible leadership and responsible solutions to our country's problems. We do this because we love our country and because we want future generations to prosper and to achieve the American dream.
Randy Hultgren
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Bloomsbury Announces Edinburgh Castle Details
Jul 05, 2005
Some more details today from Bloomsbury regarding the big Edinburgh release party:
- The cub reporters will arrive at the Esplanade outside Edinburgh Castle by horse-drawn carriage.
- About 2,000 Edinburgh school children and their parents will be seated in the Esplanade outside Edinburgh Castle to cheer on JK Rowling and the cub reporters as they make their way up to the Castle.
- Outside the castle there will be street performers, torch bearers, jugglers and entertainers.
- A giant image of the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will be projected onto the castle wall.
- ITV's presenter, Stephen Mulhern, will host a live 30 minute program, "Harry Potter at the Castle: Magic at Midnight," from 11:45 p.m. on Friday, broadcast live onto a screen (9×7 meters high/wide) on the Esplanade.
- There will be a photocall when Jo Rowling arrives at the castle but she will not do interviews
Emerson of MuggleNet and I will be with the cub reporters for the event, and will interview Jo the following afternoon.(AGH! OK, sorry.)


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MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings for the Southeast coast from northeastern Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms is gathering strength and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend.
The National Weather Service said Friday night that the storm's winds of 45 mph weren't quite at tropical storm force. But they are expected to increase as the storm slows down in the Atlantic.
Late Friday, the storm was about 305 miles (490 kilometers) from Charleston, S.C.
Tropical storm warnings are out for the Volusia/Brevard County line in Florida to Edisto Beach, S.C. A watch is out for most of the South Carolina coast.
Higher than normal tides will be crashing against the Southeastern coast and may cause flooding. Heavy rain is forecast.
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This lesson helps students "hear" some of the diverse colonial voices that, in the course of time and under the pressure of novel ideas and events, contributed to the American Revolution. Students analyze a variety of primary documents illustrating the diversity of religious, political, social, and economic motives behind competing perspectives on questions of independence and rebellion.
The fact that the United States and the Soviet Union successfully cooperated in defeating the Axis Powers did not necessarily mean that the two countries would continue to get along in the postwar world. This lesson will examine the U.S.–Soviet disagreements regarding Germany and Eastern Europe.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the first great Latin American poet, is still considered one of the most important literary figures of the American Hemisphere, and one of the first feminist writers. In the 1600s, she defended her right to be an intellectual, suggesting that women should be educated and educators and accusing men of being the cause of the very ills they blamed on women.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, la primer gran poeta de América Latina, es considerada una de la figuras literarias más importantes del continente americano y una de las primeras feministas. En el siglo XVII, defendió su derecho a la educación, proponiendo la mayor participación de las mujeres en la cultura y la pedagogía en una sociedad dominada por los hombres.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, una muy importante figura literaria a nivel mundial y la primer gran poeta de la América Latina, es un producto del Siglo de Oro Español.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a major literary figure and the first great Latin American poet, is a product of el Siglo de Oro Español (Spanish Golden Age). In this lesson students will analyze two of Sor Juana's sonnets: "A su retrato" and "En perseguirme, Mundo, ¿qué interesas?" in their original language of publication.
Lesson 1: The Sonnets, Sor Juana, the Poet
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a major literary figure, and the first great Latin American poet, is a product of el Siglo de Oro Español (Spanish Golden Age). Explore the different facets of this painting to learn about Sor Juana and what the life of a nun was like in the 17th century.


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Pyrex to Cast Iron: 5 Favorite Pie Pans
Let's face it, of course Thanksgiving is all about the turkey but it also has a whole lot to do with pies (especially so in my fiance's family). It seems as though everyone rushes through dinner anticipating the arrival of the pies on the table.
It seems as though the pies are already being cut up and dished out before they even touch the table. Whether it's apple, pumpkin or sweet potato — it gets devoured. The key to a great pie — a great pie pan. Some people swear by aluminum throw-aways while others swear by cast iron (we're with those cast iron lovers!)
Here are some of our favorite pie pans:
• Williams-Sonoma Goldtouch Nonstick Pie Dish, Williams-Sonoma $18.00
• Sur La Table Nonstick Pie Dish, Sur La Table $6.95
• "Foil" Yellow Pie Dish, Crate and Barrel $9.95
• Sante Cabin Kitchen Cast Iron Pie Pan, Amazon $19.99
• Pyrex 9" Pie Plate, Pyrex $2.09
And a mini one for good measure:
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Snøhetta was given an early Christmas present earlier this month when they were selected to design the new Museum of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guadalajara. Beating out esteemed competitors Shigeru Ban, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Smiljan Radic, and Mauricio Rocha, the New York office of the Norwegian firm will tackle the new project quickly with construction expected to start in early 2011. Organic shapes, courtyards, occuli, and gardens will form the shape of the museum situated along the University's Centro Cultural Universitario (CCU), a cultural district next to the main campus.
The museum will act as a link between the new library and auditorium buildings using gardens, paths and landscaping to bridge the gap between the two important campus facilities. The CCU is situated between the main campus and what will eventually be a wilderness preserve for the city of Guadalajara, Mexico's second most populous city. Assisting Snøhetta on the project is ARUP, who will tackle structural MEP, sustainability, acoustics, and theater planning.
Snøhetta marries traditional methods of Spanish colonial planning with the natural phenomena found in the sunken pools and ravines of Jalisco to come up with the architectural form of the new museum. The compact and low form will maintain the views of the library and auditorium buildings merging into the campus landscape as a bridge between the locales. Large open air courtyards and gardens carve out space in the museum encouraging natural light and ventilation in the space.
As with most projects from Snøhetta and ARUP, we can expect great achievements in terms of sustainability and efficient design. Construction is expected to begin in early 2011 with a total budget of $35 million.
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I would love to know your top five beauty must-have products you simply cannot live without!
Asking a beauty editor for her top five favorite beauty must-haves is an impossible challenge! On a slow week (like this one), I get one hundred new products to test. Which means that my life is a beauty feast and I am always always gorging on new things—and falling in love with them. But read on for my grudging answer!
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Flash that bump proudly, Eva!
Just hours after news broke that Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are expecting their first child, the 40-year-old Cubana was caught working as hard as she could to hide her baby bump.
According to TMZ, Mendes was photographed leaving a parking lot and grabbed everything she possibly could to hide the pregnancy, including a Birkin bag and scarves.
Although the actress went to great lengths to keep her belly hidden, a source revealed that the couple is extemely happy about their bun in the oven.
"They literally could not be more excited," the source told People. "She's feeling great."
Mendes is reportedly due in October. No word on the sex of the baby yet, but we're sure boy or girl, the little one is going to be a cutie!


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27 Jun 2013 10:57:19 AM
Like a Boss: Reliving Eight of the Greatest Walk-Off Submissions in MMA History
("All right, boys, break it up." Photo via Sherdog.)
Josh Burkman's incredible and somewhat controversial (MAZZAGATTI!!) walk-off submission of the nearly-unsubmittable Jon Fitch at WSOF 3 (video here) may be old news by this point, but it's been keeping us up nights here at CagePotato ever since. Not because of how shocking or unpredictable it was, but because we couldn't honestly recall the last time we saw a fighter act as judge, jury, executioner and medieval corpse disposer during his own fight.
The walk-off knockout, while equally entertaining and respectable, is a lot easier to come by based on its definition alone. The walk-off submission, however, is an entirely different beast, so let's take a look back at eight classic examples of this phenomenon (in no particular order) to honor those who were actually able to pull it off. Enjoy.
Royce Gracie vs. Art Jimmerson – UFC 1
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The World Hobby Fair takes place on 30th of June at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 9.10.11.
You can view a translated version by clicking here.
Transformers receives three challenges and all of them can earn their participants special Arms Up Microns:
1 Arms up challenge
The following two are a two part challenge only for children under the Junior High School age, all participants receive a limited blue translucent Opi Micron.
1. Challenge: Arms challenge assembly Micron Challenge.
The participants assemble a limited Arms Micron kit, and then keep it.
the kit is a golden translucent variant of B.2.
2. Challenge: Arms up Challenge Challenge:
In this challenge the participants are challenged with customizing Optimus Prime with Arms Microns, the best wins.
2Arms Up Challenge Expert
This one is open for all, and seems to be a challenge based around customising Microns and creating new combinations.
All participants receaive the same blue Opi from above and the chance to win a "rare gold Transformers Geki Kinkira ultra-luxury!".
3Pre-Sale and exclusives for sale
This is less of a challenge and more of a sales table.
For sale are the following:
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- Bog AMW02
- AMW03 die (limited to one per visitor)
- Limited clear yellow Bolt
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Pipeline about future generations
"In all of our deliberations, we must be mindful of the impact of our decisions on the seven generations to follow ours."
This Great Law of the Iroquois is inscribed on a steel sculpture of human silhouettes that rise from a windswept hill in the Boulder Valley of Montana.
The quote reminds us to be aware of how the decisions we make today impact generations to come.
A decision facing Nebraskans today is whether we should allow a pipeline to carry tar sand oil through our ecologically fragile Sandhills.
In a nutshell, Keystone XL Pipeline officials promise jobs and economic boon to Nebraskans and less dependence on oil from the Middle East.
Critics fear environmental risk as pipe would be buried in porous soil over the Ogallala Aquifer. They also worry what the oil company's moral and financial responsibilities will be when leaks or ruptures occur.
Although those problems may not happen in my lifetime, they will sometime during the next seven generations.
Time to make good decisions is needed so different perspectives can be considered.
I also believe that good resolution comes from both the heart and the mind, which doesn't often happen in our quick-fix and hurry-up society.
By the end of the year, the Obama administration will decide whether or not to grant the oil company a permit to build the pipeline. If the company gets a green light, Nebraskans apparently can decide the location of the route—a subject some state senators want to discuss during a special session.
Because the pipeline originates across the border in Canada, federal politicos are calling the shots on an issue that will directly affect Nebraskans and generations to follow.
Granted, they have reports about the project, and theories about what will or will not occur if the pipeline carries tar sand oil through the Sandhills. But they have no connection to the land.
They are as ill-equipped to make that decision as I would be about granting a permit for a pipeline under Capitol Hill.
In rural Nebraska, most of us are connected to the prairie, it's undulating hills, wide-open spaces and to the creatures with whom we share the land.
In large cities, like Washington D.C., light pollution hides the stars and traffic noise dulls the song of cicadas which makes it easier to disconnect from nature.
I wonder how mindful decisions about our planet, and future generations, can be made if we have no connection to it?
Considering how a pipeline through the Sandhills, or any other part of Nebraska, will affect the next seven generations is of utmost importance.
That's what I hope we remember.
Note: U.S. state department officials are accepting testimony about the safety of the $7 billion pipeline project, and whether it's in the national interest, on Thursday, Sept. 29, at West Holt High School in Atkinson, from 4:30-10 p.m.
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Ultimate Dino Digs
A roaring good time!
- Unearth your own dinosaur fossil
- Then assemble the skeleton
- Dig carefully!
Most little kids love the idea of dinosaurs. Prehistoric beasts with cool names, bodies, and sounds. Maybe your little one's favorite is the T. rex, big and fierce! Maybe it is the triceratops with its built in weaponry. With Ultimate Dino Digs you can teach your little tyke a bit more about the history of dinosaurs, and how scientists first discovered they ever existed: by digging!
Ultimate Dino Digs are small excavation kits designed to allow young paleontologists to carefully excavate "dinosaur remains." Dig down carefully to expose each part of the dinosaur skeleton. Once each part has been revealed, clean off each part with a damp cloth, and then refer to the included diagram to begin to assemble your dinosaur bones.
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- For ages 6 and up
- WARNING - SMALL PARTS - Not intended for children under 3 years of age
- Adult supervision recommended
- Kit lets you excavate "dinosaurs bones" from clay rock and assemble the skeleton
- Randomly selected triceratops or tyrannosaurus rex
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Willow Smith: Shaved Head Pics!
Willow Smith debuts a new look: a shaved head! in these photos from her WhoSay account.
The 11-year-old "Whip My Hair" singer also recently shared photos of herself attending a ballet class, captioning a pic, "Dance your feelings out…"
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In January, Willow hit the red carpet in a vintage dress for BET Honors 2012. Also at the star studded event were superstar singer Mariah Carey and her husband, Nick Cannon.
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In reading through the website for the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV, I ran across an interesting page that made reference to a Grant administration veto. What it boils down to (at least my take on it) is that because these Southerners (Southern Unionists) enlisted to seek refuge (at least that was President Grant's take on it), they were not entitled to enlistment bonuses. I really don't think that Grant's veto was a fair reflection of true loyalty/Unionist sentiment found in some of those Southern Unionists. Certainly, some enlisted to take refuge (and get a little revenge after chased down by Confederate conscript hunters), but I do believe that there was true desire to serve the Union. Personally, my favorite story is of Dr. James Gillespie and his son. They were in Page County, Virginia at the beginning of the war (having been residents for at least a decade – and the doctor being a native-born of Albemarle County, Va.), but ended up in a West Virginia unit – something I will have to talk more about at a later time. I would think that West Virginia units were entitled to bonuses weren't they?
That said, I'm curious… has anyone come across anything about Southern Unionists in other units (with Northern state designations) that were not entitled to bonuses? In my own research, I have run across Virginians out of the Shenandoah Valley who enlisted in units such as the 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry, the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry and a few others, but I didn't even think to look at the situation with bonuses. I did notice that certain districts were credited with the enlistment of these Southern Unionists (for example, when the man enlisted in the 143rd, I think a district around Harrisburg, Pa. was credited with the enlistment. I have to say that this is rather interesting in that the Southern Unionist helped to fill a quota for that district, though he wasn't from there, but had taken refuge in Pa.). I'm just curious to see if Grant's veto was imbalanced in dealing with Southern Unionists as a whole.


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We don't blame Marengo for wanting to grow.
The economy hasn't been too friendly to many places recently, and growth is one way to jump-start a local city.
Much of Marengo's plan to attract commercial, industrial and residential development is predicated on courting the Illinois Tollway Authority into building an interchange at Route 23 and Interstate 90.
As part of that effort, the city wants to annex seven parcels in Riley Township – part of that land is owned by two asphalt companies – that would add about 2,400 acres into Marengo. It also would put the city limits closer to I-90.
The county needs an I-90 interchange. McHenry County is the most populous county in the country without direct access to an interstate highway within its borders. Route 23 is likely the logical place to have an interchange built.
But that's a discussion and decision that should be made with input from local municipalities, county government and the state, not one city. Marengo officials have said they are informally speaking with the county and tollway about it.
But the city doesn't appear to be off to a good start when it comes to teamwork: Riley Township officials have expressed multiple concerns about the proposed expansion, including that Marengo is moving too fast on the annexations and whether it can properly monitor the gravel pits it would inherit through the annexations.
The first action Marengo aldermen took at their meeting Monday was to postpone voting on some of the proposed annexations, a move that did not allow any public comments on that topic that night. Riley Supervisor Karen Schnable said she was "disappointed" the council wouldn't let her speak about the issue.
A solid plan – including what needs to be done before an interchange is built and how to pay for it – should be initiated before other steps are taken to ensure that the project is feasible.
Marengo City Manager Gary Boden said the Tollway Authority informed the city in December that nearly $125 million will be available, possibly as early as this year, for interchange construction along I-90 between Chicago and Rockford.
Boden has said a Marengo interchange would cost between $55 million and $60 million, with local agencies and the tollway authority splitting costs 50-50.
If Marengo wants other local agencies to pitch in on that 50 percent, it should start by slowing down and welcoming input from other local governments.


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Rhinelander's 2nd St. Pat's parade still a go
Submitted: 03/15/2013
- Plan on seeing a bigger St. Patrick's parade in Rhinelander. But be ready to bundle up too. Highs Saturday afternoon could be in the lower 20s at the 2 p.m. start time. But snow or shine, parade organizer Jack Winkler told Newswatch 12 Saturday's parade will happen no matter what. There will be more floats too. Winlker estimates around 45. That's 15 more than last year. The route is the same as last year. Floats will start at Brown and Frederick and drive south down Brown.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Both sides in a lawsuit over dredging the Savannah River are set to sit down next week and try to resolve their issues.
A federal judge this week ordered that all parties meet with court-appointed mediator former U.S. Rep. John Spratt on Oct. 25 and 26 at the federal courthouse in Charleston.
Environmentalists have sued, saying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs a South Carolina pollution permit for the $650 million project because toxic cadmium will be dredged from the river and deposited in a spoils area on the South Carolina side of the river.
The Georgia Ports Authority wants the harbor channel deepened so the ports can handle larger container ships that will routinely be calling when the Panama Canal is expanded in 2014.


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Museum of Gloucester
The collections are housed on two floors in a Grade 1 listed Victorian building with stained glass windows and fine plasterwork ceiling on the first floor. Art and temporary exhibition galleries were added in the 1960s, and a large HLF grant in 2011 has allowed complete refurbishment to the ground floor.
The Museum is fully registered with the Museums & Galleries Commission and is a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction.
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Opening times are 10am – 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Entry to the shop – FREE
Adult - £5.00
Concessions (children, over 60s, students, any receiving benefits) - £3.00
Family (2 adults and 5 children) - £12.00
Adult - £7.50
Concessions (children, over 60s, students, any receiving benefits) - £4.00
Family (2 adults and 5 children) - £15.00
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Activity stations throughout the galleries
Events throughout the year
Computer quizzes
Special activities during school holidays
Lunchtime lecture series
Treasures from all over Gloucestershire reveal the county's early history - dinosaur bones and diorama; life of early man; the beautiful Bronze age Birdlip Mirror; life and death in Roman Gloucestershire; the amazing Gloucester Tables Set (early backgammon) and an intricate Mediaeval closing ring from a local church.
Discover beautiful antique furniture, clocks and decorative arts and paintings by well known artists such as Turner and Gainsbough. (Art gallery is occasionally closed for use for temporary exhibitions.)
An exciting range of events and activities take place all year, with a wide range of temporary exhibitions.
Collection details
Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Natural Sciences
Key artists and exhibits
- Wilson;
- Gainsborough;
- Turner;
- Atkinson Grimshaw;
- Birdlip Mirror;
- Gloucester Tableset;
- Plesiosaur;
- Rufus Sita tombstone;
- Hornsleasow Jurassic fossils
- Barometers;
- Steeple cup;
- Corsley silver;
- Bon Marche Head;
- St Nicholas' closing ring;
- Massinger flagon;
- Wickwar maces;
- Limoges crosier;
- Lugg lantern clock;
- Simmons cart hourses;
- Newnham sword;
- Roman altars;
- Antifix
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Fort Madison animal shelter finds decapitated dog
Fort Madison animal shelter finds decapitated dog
FORT MADISON, Iowa —
An animal shelter in Fort Madison says it found the body of one it its shelter dogs decapitated and has asked the Lee County sheriff to investigate.
The Hawk Eye in Burlington reports that PAW Animal Shelter Manager Sandy Beasley Brown says one of the shelter's dogs was discovered missing early this week. On Thursday morning an employee walking another dog found the dead animal. It's unclear whether the dog jumped a fence and escaped or was stolen and killed.
Brown says the staff and board of the shelter are saddened that someone would treat an animal with such cruelty. She posted on the shelter's Facebook page that they are angry and determined to find those responsible.
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This group exhibition provides a representative overview of the development of fashion photography from its beginnings in the 1920s to the present time. With over 250 works of a total of 65 photographers - many of which are vintages - one can trace the different trends of fashion photography.
Even though Adolphe Braun can already be seen as a fashion photographer avant-garde in the mid-19th century, photographers on display in the exhibition such as Adolf Baron de Meyer, Edward Steichen, and George Hoyningen-Huene are more commonly thought to be the founding fathers of fashion photography. The creation of Condé Nast Publications in 1909 along with its later purchase of Vogue (published for the first time in 1892) particularly helped fashion attain its triumphant worldwide success through photography. In works by Horst P. Horst and Irving Penn it is already noticeable that clothing is successively stripped from its previously central focus in fashion photography. Indeed, instead of fashion, figuration and increasingly expensive arrangements as well as interpretation moved to the foreground.


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I have to translate these from English to Latin. I'm struggling.
1. By whom was a ship seen on a mountain?
Mine: Quo erat navem viditus est in montis?
2. We have made a long journey but can now see the end.
Mine: Fecimus longum iteram sed nunc potuimus finem visimus.
3. A large number of citizens was called together by the leader.
Mine: Magnum numerum civium convocavit duce.
4. If the sea is closed, the enemy's ships will not be able to transport soliders.
Mine: Claudi mari, hostis navem non poterunt transportare militem.


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As the 2013 calendar flips over, millions of Americans get a new beginning by looking to live healthier lifestyles in the new year. In addition to extra hours at the gym, many grocery shoppers will also spend more time ensuring their carts are filled with healthier options to feed their families. Today's plethora of labels and buzzwords that adorn food packaging only makes the trip to the market even more daunting.
In fact, many of the labels, such as "grass-fed" and "organic," that often suggest food is healthier refer only to how it was raised, not to the nutritional content.
Confused? You aren't alone. Volunteer farmers with the CommonGround program, a grass-roots movement to start conversations about farming and food, want to help shoppers demystify several common food labels and make their trip to the market a little less stressful.
"We are truly blessed to have so many food choices available to us at the grocery store," said Missouri farmer and CommonGround volunteer Renee Fordyce. "With so many food options available, I want moms to feel good about their food choices and know that farmers share many of the same values and priorities when it comes to feeding our own families."
So what exactly do all of the labels mean?
Organic - Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. To be labeled "organic," a government-approved certifier must inspect the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer meets all the rules necessary to comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic standards.
Free-range - This label indicates that the flock was provided shelter in a building, room or area with unlimited access to food, fresh water and continuous access to the outdoors during their production cycle. The outdoor area may or may not be fenced and/or covered with netting-like material. This label is regulated by the USDA.
Cage-free - This label indicates that the flock was able to freely roam a building, room or enclosed area with unlimited access to food and fresh water during their production cycle.
Natural - As required by USDA, meat, poultry and egg products labeled as "natural" must be minimally processed and contain no artificial ingredients. However, the natural label does not include any standards regarding farm practices and only applies to processing of meat and egg products. There are no standards or regulations for the labeling of natural food products if they do not contain meat or eggs.
Grass-fed - Grass-fed animals receive a majority of their nutrients from grass throughout their lives, while organic animals' pasture diet may be supplemented with grain. Also USDA-regulated, the grass-fed label does not limit the use of antibiotics, hormones or pesticides. Meat products may be labeled as "grass-fed organic."
Pasture-raised - Due to the number of variables involved in pasture-raised agricultural systems, the USDA has not developed a labeling policy for pasture-raised products.
Humane - Multiple labeling programs make claims that animals were treated humanely during the production cycle, but the verification of these claims varies widely. These labeling programs are not regulated under a single USDA definition.
All of the food labels listed above refer to how food is raised, not to its nutritional value.
CommonGround is a grass-roots movement to foster conversation among women - on farms and in cities - about where our food comes from. The United Soybean Board and the National Corn Growers Association developed CommonGround to give farm women the opportunity to engage with consumers through the use of a wide range of activities. USB and NCGA provide support and a platform for the volunteers to tell their stories.
Have another question about your food? Find CommonGround online:
Website: www.FindOurCommonGround.com
YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/FindOurCommonGround
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