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They are the best of friends and the worst of enemies.
That's life these days with our sons, Beckett, 5, and Carson, 3.
For the most part, our sons get along pretty well, but there are moments in every day when they have to be separated before they come to blows and someone or both get hurt. I like to think this is normal for two growing boys just 16 months apart in age.
Much of the discourse has to do with immaturity and over anxious boys who like to push either other's buttons and have learned by now what irritates the other.
The easiest thing to do is keep them separated, but that's not always practical. At one point, Pam and I allocated one night a week as kid date nights, where I would take one kid somewhere and she would take the other somewhere. We found our "dates" to be nice until the kids were reunited and they started going after each other.
The fact is they seem to like to pick on each other and that usually resulted in both of them getting in trouble.
For example, while we eat dinner, Carson has been known to get out of his seat and walk over to Beckett's plate and steal food off it. He knows that's wrong, but he seems to get a kick out of getting under Beckett's skin and really enjoys the reaction, which usually involves Beckett screaming at the top of his lungs.
At one point on a recent evening, I heard Beckett yell for me and say something along the lines of, "Daddy, Carson is looking at me, make him stop. He keeps looking at me."
When I came into his room, sure enough there was Carson standing about three feet away from Beckett just staring at him. He had his hands in his pockets and was just steady looking at Beckett while swaying back and forth. When I questioned what he was doing, he shrugged his shoulders and went on his way with an evil sort of laugh. Maybe I am giving him too much credit, but I think he knew exactly what he was doing and Beckett reacted just as he had hoped.
There is no question Carson likes to bother his big brother and seems to come up with low-profile ways to do it. I came upon him the other day walking around with a book bag full of Beckett's superhero action figures. I watched as he walked from one room to another. Beckett was distracted and didn't notice Carson had it on his back. I stayed with Carson to see what exactly he was up to and I eventually observed him trying to empty all the superheroes out of Beckett's bag into his own school book bag. I stopped him, but was mildly proud of what he was doing in a mischievous sort of way.
One way Carson can really aggravate his brother is with hitting. Carson is the king of the blind side slap these days and has even been known to crack Beckett upside the head with a cup, a toy or a remote control.
Unfortunately, Beckett's reaction is usually far worse than the proverbial crime itself and usually involves Carson lying flat on his back in a heap of tears. That's when things get a little testy around the house and phrases like "he hit me first" and "that's so unfair" abound.
While there are some instances of the little brother intentionally bothering the big brother, most of the kid troubles involve Beckett picking on Carson or him being way too rough with his little brother.
A common scene around the house involves Beckett yanking a toy or a book or whatever away Carson in an attempt to upset him. It always results in Carson throwing a fit. The problem is Beckett doesn't really care about what Carson is playing with. It's that same need to get a reaction that Carson has when he tries to stir up his big brother.
For a while, we had this under control by telling Beckett you can never take something away from Carson without giving him something as a trade. Even then, if Carson didn't want to give up what he was playing with, Beckett would have to let him keep it. That was the deal and it worked well for a bit because almost always Carson would acquiesce and take whatever Beckett gave him in exchange for what he had.
That was until Beckett caught on and started downgrading what he was providing Carson in exchange. For instance, when Carson was playing with a remote control truck on the floor the other night, Beckett walked up to him with a stuffed animal saying, "let's trade Carson, play with this, it talks to you and is so cool." Carson did as Beckett asked only to learn the stuffed animal did not talk at all and that his big brother had oversold the trade.
Another new tactic Beckett has learned that we have honed in on is the idea of whispering secrets to Carson. For a week or so, we had been noticing each time Beckett whispered in his ear, Carson would laugh hysterically and do something that resulted in him getting in trouble.
While leaning over and cleaning up something on the floor the other day, I noticed Beckett whisper in Carson's ear followed by the customary giggle. I figured I would just let them have their fun while I cleaned up the mess one of them made.
That was until Carson came over, smacked my rear-end and ran away laughing. I then heard Beckett say, "nice job, give me a high-five little buddy."


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MELBOURNE, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his policy on outer space and warned seniors that Republicans would raise their healthcare costs during a campaign stop on Sunday in Florida, where he is seeking to sway undecided voters to help him win the state.
The Democratic incumbent is wrapping up a two-day bus tour of this political battleground state after making targeted appeals to specific voting blocs he needs: independents, Latinos and senior citizens.
On Saturday he bought lunch at a Cuban restaurant to woo Hispanics and campaigned with former Republican Governor Charlie Crist to entice independents.
On Sunday he slammed his opponent, Republican Mitt Romney, over his plans for Medicare, the popular healthcare program for the elderly. Romney's running mate, congressman Paul Ryan, proposed a plan two years ago that would transform Medicare into a program in which recipients would use vouchers to buy private insurance.
"Here's the bottom line: Their voucher plan for Medicare would bankrupt Medicare. Our plan strengthens Medicare," Obama told an enthusiastic crowd of some 3,000 at an indoor rally.
He cited a report that showed costs for the program would rise dramatically as a result of the Republicans' proposals.
Romney's campaign said the report was not neutral and called Obama's attacks untrue.
"(Obama) has done nothing to reform Medicare for the long haul and prevent it from going bankrupt, and on his watch family health care premiums have increased by nearly $2,500," Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said in a statement.
"The president's decision to use discredited studies and outright falsehoods to attack Mitt Romney is an admission that he can't talk about his record of crushing the middle class and failing to turn the economy around."
Obama's campaign sees the Medicare issue as a winner, even as it recognizes the economy - the main issue of the November 6 election - as the president's greatest weakness.
"If they want to have a discussion about who do you trust on Medicare for the next 60 days as their central argument, you know we ought to send them an in-kind contribution," Obama adviser David Plouffe told reporters on Air Force One last week.
But a disappointing jobs report on Friday gave fodder to Romney, whose central argument has been that Obama's stewardship of the economy is Exhibit A for why he should be replaced.
The president picked a tricky spot in Florida to make his case. The Melbourne area supported Republican nominee John McCain in 2008 by a wide margin, but demographic changes have made the area more friendly to Democrats, an Obama campaign official said.
Mindful of the importance of the space industry to voters in a part of the state that includes the Kennedy Space Center, Obama defended his administration's handling of the space program during the rally.
"Here on the space coast we've started a new era of American exploration that is creating good jobs right here in this county. We've begun an ambitious new direction for NASA by laying the groundwork for 21st century space flight and innovation," he said.
One woman in the crowd repeatedly yelled "What about Israel?" during the rally.
In an embarrassing turnaround at the Democratic convention on Wednesday, delegates reinstated language in their party platform declaring Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel after Obama objected to it being dropped and Republicans accused them of showing weak support for the longtime U.S. ally.
Romney's campaign has continued to press Obama about the issue in an effort to attract Jewish voters, another important voting bloc in parts of Florida.
"The platform reflects the president's position that Jerusalem is and should be the capital of Israel," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on the campaign press bus.
"It is also a case, as a matter of policy of the United States and of this administration - and of every previous administration dating back to 1967 - that the status of Jerusalem has to be decided by the (Israeli and Palestinian) parties as part of a comprehensive peace agreement."
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MAASAI MARA, Kenya — They had warned us of female lions, how they are more dangerous to humans than males, and our odyssey to stare one in the face had led us to this grouchy lady.
And she was pregnant.
A pregnant female lion at nightfall resting in the Ol Kinyei Conservatory reserve was stretched out just a few feet from our open Toyota Land Cruiser. We rolled into her personal space as the sun began its descent behind the vast wilderness. We were maybe 20 feet from her, and she was not alone. Surrounding her, and us, was a small population of lions that seemed to grow as we inched our way around their tweedy encampment.
By our count, we had visited the living quarters of two males, four females and three lion cubs. Nine in all, and it is possible that we had not noticed each one, as these lions are adept at concealing themselves in the high grass.
We stared at this expectant lioness for several minutes. Our hearts were thumping for myriad reasons: We were nervous -- or maybe "freaking out" is a more fitting term -- because of the absence of distance and any sort of barrier between this giant cat and us. We also were excited, having spent most of three days winding around bone-rattling terrain that cuts into Ol Kinyei Conservatory and into the adjoining Maasai Mara Reserve in search of the big cats. Lions are to this wilderness what the T. rex is to "Jurassic Park." They are the unquestioned kings of the jungle; no other title applies, and we had to find them.
A day earlier, we'd heard some audio evidence that lions were near us, and another brush-with episode on this morning. The first actual noting that a lion might be nearby was as we were marking "sundowner," a tradition among tribesmen in this region where guests and hosts share in a glass of wine (or a Coke Light for this tourist from Las Vegas) and a snack while watching the sun ebb away.
Our traveling crew, the Moreno brothers (Stratosphere stars Frankie, Ricky and Tony) and our unofficial tour captain Peggy Armstrong were sharing a serene, African safari experience. As we looked across the horizon, a herd of wildebeest stood in the distance and gazed back at us. Then, there was a grumbling that honestly sounded like the growling of one of our stomachs.
But out tour guide, a 25-year-old staffer named Geoffrey Risa Ketere who is part of the local Maasai community, knew otherwise. His eyes flashed, and, speaking in Swahili, he rattled off a quick directive to our driver, a 34-year-old father of four by the name of Tipa Olmara.
Then Geoffrey turned back to us and said, "That growling is a lion. I suggest we rush to it!"
We folded up the sundowner party, climbed back into the Land Cruiser and bounced along the jagged surface for about 90 minutes trying to find this lion. During our pursuit, it rained for a few minutes, and we were given shawls. It was growing dark, and the temperature was dipping along with the sun. We had no clue as to the fuel level of the Land Cruiser -- and I am sold on these rigs after experiencing the beating they take along the East African surfaces.
Sitting in the front seat, Ricky noted, "How are we doing on gas? I'm just asking because I see the 'empty' light just came on."
"Do not worry about it," Geoffrey said.
"Gotcha," Ricky said.
Twice, we were stuck, briefly, in thick, tarlike mud, and Tipa had to throw the vehicle into all-wheel drive. Twice, Tipa struggled to restart the Toyota, the clearly identifiable "Wrr-rrr-rrrr" sound from the engine an indication we were precariously low of gas in the dark of a Kenyan safari night. We never found a lion, though we did learn that two of our traveling companions, a couple from Tehran, Iran, who had booked their stay just a day earlier, did get stuck in the mud and had to be yanked free after an hour's wait.
In all, we spent 12 hours cutting through the Ol Kinyei Conservatory and surrounding Maasia Mara. We had seen so many wild animals, it was difficult to keep track. On one stretch, we cut a corner after watching packs of buffalo, zebras and Thomson's gazelles and were met by a half-dozen giraffes standing almost in our path. It seemed giraffes had actually taken to tailing us, out of curiosity or maybe vanity. They stare right into camera lenses as if posing on a red carpet.
But the lion, the best of the beasts, is not so easy to trace. Undeterred, we set out again at 6 a.m. Thursday and drove through the conservatory, finally seeing a pair of lions -- a male and a female, likely in a mating dalliance -- walk through a cluster of acacia trees along a high embankment. That was a thrill, as we could finally feel as if we had witnessed everything the African wildlife could offer.
But later, on our last pass through the conservatory, Geoffrey led Tipa to an open era we'd visited earlier in the day. We lurched toward a swatch of grass next to a couple of small bushes, and there was a female staring right at our vehicle. It had been explained to us (by Geoffrey, naturally) that we would be safe in the presence of any of these wild animals if we remained seated in the touring Land Cruisers.
Though we have ventured into their terrain and domain, we would be fine while seated because the animals recognize the all-terrain vehicles as a single entity, and one with which they are familiar. But for a human to climb out of the seats and separate from the vehicle makes these animals a little edgy.
Making a lion edgy when you are visiting its home is sort of a bad idea.
We found another male lion nearby, a male who was sleeping several feet away from this female. Lions sleep about 20 hours a day. This big one had been in a scuffle just before flopping to the dirt, his face showing a fresh, red gash on the left side of his face.
"He was likely wounded in a fight with another male, over a female," Geoffrey said.
"That'd be my guess," I responded.
We made a small loop and found another male just rising from a nap. He was joined by a cub, in a fleeting moment, who brushed against his leg. The big cat yawned three or four times, exposing that famously gaping mouth and lengthy fangs. He rose and alternately scratched at the dirt with his hind legs, then swaggered toward our Land Cruiser.
Never has the adage "never wake a sleeping lion" made more sense than at this moment.
The person closest to this approaching beast was Tony Moreno, who is an ice-water-in-his-veins sort of guy. I've never known him to be anything but cool, even-keeled, wholly composed.
Tony's response to the advancing lion?
"Oh my effing God!" he managed to both shout and whisper. "Oh, no! Please stop! Please stop!"
The male did turn afield and walk in the direction of the nearest lady. A lover, not a fighter, this one.
Our crew bubbling with nervous energy, we rounded another corner and passed, over quite a distance, a partially concealed female and three cubs. We made another turn and awaiting us was our fourth face-to-face encounter with a female lion.
"This one, she is pregnant," Geoffrey said. She didn't seem to be "showing" just yet, but I didn't bother asking. It turns out Geoffrey pretty much knows everything.
Tipa again killed the engine, and we stared at this lady lion, who tolerated our excited chitchat and taking of photos and video for several minutes. But suddenly, and as if speaking for this entire surrounding pride of lions, she cut loose with a roar that sent chills through all of us.
Everyone looked around to see if this was just her way of blowing off steam or if it was a kind of call-to-claws.
"I suggest, now, that we leave," Geoffrey said. He smiled as he said that, but we took him seriously. The adult cats nearby grumbled, growled and roared, as if to say, "Everyone out of the pool!" or even, "Last call! You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here!"
We were being told to get gone, no doubt about it, by the kings and queens of the jungle. As Tipa swung us around and led us out of this lion habitat, there was a sound emanating from our Land Cruiser that you hardly ever hear in an African wilderness:
Applause. There was nothing more to say.
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Anthropogenic Origins of Cirrus Clouds
"Cirrus" is Latin for a curling lock of hair so it is fitting that thin, wispy clouds that we often see in the atmosphere are called cirrus clouds. These clouds form when water vapor undergoes deposition at high altitudes and therefore are found at higher elevations and appear more delicate compared to the other types of clouds.
Cirrus clouds cover as much as one-third of the Earth and play an important role in global climate. Depending on altitude and the number and size of ice crystals, cirrus clouds can cool the planet by reflecting incoming solar radiation – or warm it by trapping outgoing heat.
Researchers at Oregon State University have been studying the origin of these clouds because of their unique formation and have found that these thin trails of ice crystals are formed primarily on dust particles and some unusual combinations of metal particles – both of which may be influenced by human activities.
"Cirrus clouds are complicated but the important message is that dust and certain metals provide the seeds for a majority of the ice crystals that form the clouds," said Cynthia Twohy, an Oregon State University atmospheric scientist and co-author of the study. "Other particle types – including bacteria and soot from human-produced combustion or natural sources – don't seem to contribute much to the nuclei of cirrus crystals.
"These biological particles may be important in the formation of lower altitude clouds," added Twohy. "But they were surprisingly absent from the particles we sampled from cirrus clouds."
Researchers found that about 60 percent of the cloud particles they analyzed could be traced to mineral dust blown into the atmosphere, or to metallic aerosols.
"Mineral dust can occur naturally," Twohy said, "or it can be influenced by human activities. Certainly the major deserts like the Sahara and Gobi are enormous sources of mineral dust. But agriculture, over-grazing and climate and land-use changes can also contribute."
"At lower altitudes, clouds are known to be influenced by pollution – especially near cities," Twohy said. "They have more droplets, they reflect more light and they rain less. The impacts of cirrus clouds on climate are much more complex. But this gives us a starting point because we now have a better understanding of the particle types and mechanisms that lead to their formation."
Results of the study were published this week in the journal Science.
Read more at Oregon State University.
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Gomes caps long day with dramatic walk-off homer
BOSTON -- Was it a drop kick or a punt that Jonny Gomes applied to his helmet in that euphoric moment on Tuesday night as he was about to cross the plate to finish off a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning?
Either one probably applies, but the one thing that's not debatable is this: The towering two-run shot off a sign that hangs beyond the Green Monster could not have come at a better time for the Red Sox and their struggling closer.Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Was it a drop kick or a punt that Jonny Gomes applied to his helmet in that euphoric moment on Tuesday night as he was about to cross the plate to finish off a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning?
Either one probably applies, but the one thing that's not debatable is this: The towering two-run shot off a sign that hangs beyond the Green Monster could not have come at a better time for the Red Sox and their struggling closer.Full Game Coverage
Gomes capped a long day and night of baseball at Fenway Park, lifting the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory to complete a day-night doubleheader sweep of the Rays.
Daniel Nava opened the winning rally with a walk. Gomes unloaded on the first pitch he saw against Joel Peralta to end it. Off the bat, the only question was whether it would stay fair.
It did, by several feet, and the Red Sox improved to 44-29.
"I guess bottom nine, no one out, leadoff walk, possible bunt situation, he picked over maybe seeing if I would square around to bunt, so I thought bunt was in their mind," Gomes said.
Instead of a bunt, Gomes opted for the blast -- one that gave the Red Sox their sixth walk-off win of the season.
"Fastball up," said Peralta. "Not supposed to be there, but it went there."
For Gomes, it was his third career walk-off homer, and first since April 8, 2010.
And you can be sure it was the first time he booted his helmet toward the mob of teammates who awaited him at the plate.
"Just kind of witty there at the end," said Gomes. "Walk-off home runs, I think anything can come in play."
In a somewhat surprising move, manager John Farrell inserted closer Andrew Bailey for the ninth, even though Felix Doubront had a 93-pitch shutout in progress, and a 1-0 lead.
Bailey suffered his third blown save when the second pitch he threw was ripped over the wall in right-center by Kelly Johnson to tie it up.
The right-hander has given up at least one run in three of his last four appearances.
Any explanation?
"Yeah, I'm throwing the ball down the middle," said Bailey. "I've just got to keep grinding through it and focus a little more. I'll get through it. I've been pitching in this league for a couple years now and had success. I've got to get back to doing that."
It was also fair to wonder why Farrell chose not to try to go the distance with Doubront.
"It's the deepest he's gone this year in the eight innings completed. Felt like he more than did his job tonight," said Farrell. "One run spread on the board, go to Bailey. Things didn't work out. Another fastball up and away, much like the pitch to [Matt] Wieters the other day. Jonny Gomes bails us out."
Bailey was thankful for that.
"I thought his punt was awesome," said Bailey. "That put a smile on my face, obviously. You don't want to go out there and give up runs, but there's a lot of positives about today. The way Doubront threw the baseball, eight strong, and obviously Nava's at-bat and Jonny's homer. There's a lot of good things about this team, and we just got to keep it on a roll."
Doubront had been building toward a performance like the one that he turned in, but that didn't make it any less gratifying once it happened.
The lefty pitched what was easily the best game of his career.
Doubront had never pitched more than seven innings in a start before this eight-inning gem in which he allowed three hits and no runs, walking none and striking out six.
"This game gives me more confidence," said Doubront. "I needed this. I needed this to get more confident, trust more in my pitches. I'll go the next game and try to do the same and stay in one page, this page. And stay like that. I'm going to get better results and win games and help the team to win."
The performance was Doubront's fifth quality start in his last six outings dating back to May 21.
Nava gave the Red Sox a big swing in the bottom of the second, ripping a solo homer into Boston's bullpen in right-center.
As slim as that 1-0 lead was, Doubront made it stand up during his brilliant performance.
Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi also got into a groove for his team. Over 5 2/3 innings, Odorizzi gave up five hits and a run, walking none and striking out two.
The Red Sox won the first game, 5-1, waiting out a delay of two hours and 59 minutes.
By the end of the 18 innings, the whole day had become a most worthwhile endeavor for Boston.
"Thankfully we got the last momentum swing, an emotional swing, on our side," Farrell said. "[Gomes] bailed us out. Very timely, obviously."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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Biodiversity loss significant impact on ecosystems
Loss of biodiversity appears to affect ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to results of a new study by an international research team.
The study is the first comprehensive effort to directly compare the effects of biological diversity loss to the anticipated effects of a host of other human-caused environmental changes.
The results, published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, highlight the need for stronger local, national and international efforts to protect biodiversity and the benefits it provides, according to the researchers, who are based at nine institutions in the United States, Canada and Sweden.
"This analysis establishes that reduced biodiversity affects ecosystems at levels comparable to those of global warming and air pollution," said Henry Gholz, program director in the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research directly and through the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.
"Some people have assumed that biodiversity effects are relatively minor compared to other environmental stressors," said biologist David Hooper of Western Washington University, the lead author of the paper.
"Our results show that future loss of species has the potential to reduce plant production just as much as global warming and pollution."
Studies over the last two decades demonstrated that more biologically diverse ecosystems are more productive.
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OCEAN CITY – Very little new information was made available this week on the skeletal remains found strewn along the beach in downtown Ocean City last week except for a confirmation from the state medical examiner's office the remains are definitely human, but more information came to light on the process by which they were collected.
Shortly before 2 p.m. last Wednesday, Ocean City police responded to the beach at North Division Street in reference to a citizen's report of the discovery of possible skeletal remains. Throughout the afternoon and into Wednesday evening, resort police canvassed the beach in the area where the initial discovery was made and continued to find more skeletal remains.
At first, OCPD were uncertain if the skeletal remains found on the beach as far north as 22nd Street and as far south as Dorchester Street were, in fact, human remains. Late last Friday, the OCPD released a statement confirming the skeletal remains found on the beach were indeed human, although no new information about their possible identity has come to light. A state medical examiner's office spokeswoman said on Wednesday the process to identify the remains was ongoing.
Meanwhile, the process by which many of the skeletal remains were recovered on the beach proved interesting. After the initial discovery, a handful of similar reports from different areas of the beach started trickling in. Uncertain of just what they were dealing with, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) contacted the town's Public Works Department to assist with a systematic combing of the beach.
Using the town's Barber Surf Rake, a large tractor and hopper combination designed to sift through wet sand, public works employees meticulously combed the water's edge near the high tide line with OCPD detectives and officers following close behind, according to Assistant Public Works Director Dick Malone.
The equipment is essentially the same as the large tractor-hopper combines familiar to most residents and visitors used to clean the beaches in the resort each night in the summer season, but is designed to sift through heavy, wet sand.
"We assisted the OCPD on at least three different occasions during the two days at times of very low tides," said Malone. "It must have been very successful because apparently they found what they were looking for."
Malone said the process was a slow one with OCPD detectives following behind on foot or on ATVs closely watching what was sifted into the hopper behind the tractor.
"Normally, when we clean the beach with these things, we go about 7 mph and can do the whole island in an hour to an hour and a half," he said. "Last week, we were going about 1 to 2 mph so the detectives could actually walk along."


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Aravind Adiga
Halfway between Calicut and Goa lies Kittur, the scene of Aravind Adiga's collection of stories, set in the seven year period between the assassinations of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. But then, despite some very 80s characteristics, the timeframe hardly matters, this could've been set in contemporary years too, for as a character says "Nothing ever changes. Nothing will ever change." One instant comparison I could make was with Malgudi Days. That however ends with the similarity of multiple characters in the same town that is described in great detail – you can picture yourself in the town walking along its roads and identifying places and people.
As the book summary says, the stories slowly bring out the moral biography of the town with its diverse set of characters – from the Dalit bookseller whose kosher relationship with the police is disrupted when he is caught selling 'The Satanic Verses' to the 'sexologist' who ends up supporting a boy with a venereal disease, and from the 'mosquito man' who tries to set limits for the relationship between a servant and his mistress to the mixed caste boy who detonates a bomb in his school.
The book worked for me because the author has managed to flesh out his characters superbly across financial class, religion and schools of thought (political, philosophical) and use the friction between them to drive the stories. In that sense, each story is probably a different style, but the subtext of pent-up fury tinged with sadness cuts across.
An excellent read both as an exploration of a microcosm of India as well as the different shades of human relationships and morality.


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Financial Education Important to California Credit Union
The former SCE Federal Credit Union Foundation in Irwindale, Calif., is now the Center for Financial Empowerment.
"After eight years of offering financial literacy training to teenagers and families, we wanted our name to better reflect what we do," said George Poitou, CEO of SCE FCU and CFE Board member.
"Thousands of individuals have been empowered to improve their financial futures through our programs, which makes the new name a good fit for our organization."
The Center for Financial Empowerment is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable agency whose mission is to educate underserved youth and families in the principles of personal finance.
The center partners with schools and community organizations in Southern California and Southern Nevada to offer financial education, assistance and improvement programs, giving people the power to make better financial choices and achieve an improved quality of life.
The non-profit organization was founded by SCE Federal Credit Union in 2005 to address the widespread need for basic personal finance education, especially in low-income communities.
The Center for Financial Empowerment has formed plans to expand its outreach by 30 percent in the coming year.
High school students study calculus, advance English and chemistry, but most don't have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of financial education to help them financially navigate the real world.
California is one of 46 states that have not required students to take a financial literacy course in order to graduate. In the 2012 National Financial Capability Challenge, the state's average student score ranked 44th, the center said in its announcement.
"For every classroom of students we teach, there are thousands more who need to learn the life-changing money skills we can provide," said Abby Ulm, manager of the Center for Financial Empowerment.
"Our goal is to teach financial education to 5,000 people in 2014, approximately 1,200 more than our average for the last three years. This means 40 more classes and seven more real-world financial simulation events for our communities," Ulm said.


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i wish all a good start in 2k16 ty for the support during 2015 and see u all in the next year
where is this dss remover that was recently added.....?
wts 8 avg phoenix pm to Dzku
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArdeashVladut/live Gzanu farming
wts 8 avg resist, clean phoenix shoes ign: Alescha
y-yes senpai. Me.. but still nothing as you see
some one here ?
wtb bsa+9 with ss+5/+6 or aqua with ss+5/6
yes , but i ve never got acces to that server..... anyway... thank you...
You got the answer yourself, if you have an older account you are not a novice, and the channel is for novices
i ve never been accepted , i tried on my older account, but... never accepted..
There are no requests, if you can log you have been accepted, otherwise refused
Can you please verify my account for the NOVICE server? i really want to get the acces!
Hello there! Shadow? you are GA , no?
Love the update for DSS. Half the time I forgot to do the quest and now ive dropped about 10-12 cuts and 10+ rough. Thanks for the awesome update!
Okay Grazie exst
I already answered you, the drop is visible ingame, click on the ? near the monster's name to know which one drops what
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Owen County High School junior Sawyer Williams may be busy on the hardwood these days, but he was recently honored for his efforts last fall on the gridiron.
Williams was named as an honorable mention to the Kentucky All-State High School Football Team.
For the season, Williams led the Rebels in tackles with 62 and fumble recoveries with three.
Owen County High School Head Football Coach Adam Fowler said Sawyer is nearly unblockable on the defensive line when he gets after the quarterback.
It was a week of streaks for the Owen County High School Boys Basketball team. Two streaks to be exact, and both involve the number two.
On Jan. 4, the Rebels defeated Gallatin County for the second time this season. The 54-50 victory marked the first time since 2005 Owen County has won two straight over their rivals from Warsaw.
"It's the first time in a long time," said Justin Shelton of the two-game winning streak.
Where: Walton-Verona High School
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
What is at stake: A trip to Richmond for the State All 'A' Classic Feb. 2-6
Last year in Warsaw it was Walton-Verona who cut down the nets as they defeated Carroll County, Owen County and Gallatin County on their way to the championship.
The Lady Bearcats' win last year was their first trip to Richmond since 2000 when they won the tournament at Trimble County.
The 31st District Tournament may be a month away but one thing is for certain. The Owen County High School Lady Rebels will be No. 1 going into the week.
The three-time champs wrapped up the No. 1 seed with a pair of wins last week over Gallatin County and Henry County. The Lady Rebels defeated Gallatin County, 67-51, Jan. 3 before knocking off the Lady Wildcats, 46-28, Friday night.
The last four wins have one thing in common. They have not been close.
For the second-consecutive week, a Runnin' Rebel has been named NCKC Player of the Week.
Sophomore guard Zach Ripy scored 27 points in two conference wins over Trimble County and Carroll County
Ripy shot over 50 percent from the floor while handing out seven assists with six steals.
If the Owen County Rebels fell asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, it would be hard to blame them.
The team had just finished four games in three days that led to their winning the Shirley Kearns Invitational at Model Laboratory High School in Richmond.
Owen County opened up pool play Dec. 28 against Clinton County.
The Rebels got off to a good start before allowing the Bulldogs to get back in the game. In the end, the Rebels prevailed with a 65-56 win.
Three Owen County football players have been named to the second-annual Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl.
Sixth-graders David Gray and Jordan Willhoite, along with fourth-grader Jason Gray, joined dozens of other outstanding players in their age group in an east meets west nationwide clash, part of a week-long series of events leading up to the nationally-televised, fifth-annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, an all-star football game of similar format showcasing 80 of the top high-school seniors in the country.
While most were returning unwanted sweaters at the mall last week, the Owen County Lady Rebels were playing some of their best basketball of the season.
Last week, the team spent three days in Shelby County taking part in the Max Performance Invitational.
After falling in their opener against Male High School, the Lady Rebels cruised to a pair of victories over Shelby County and Bishop Brossart.
Owen County began the week with a match-up against the Lady Bulldogs from Male. The game was tight for three quarters.
Owen County once again enjoyed a successful year on the field of play. Whether it was a football field, a basketball court, a soccer pitch, a golf course, a baseball diamond or a cross-country course, the Rebels once again made their mark.
Beginning in February both the boys' and girls' basketball teams reached 31st District championship games.
For the third-straight season, the girls cut down the nets as they defeated Carroll County.
Owen County High School Head Girls Basketball Coach Bob Osborne still doesn't think the Lady Rebels are where they can be.
Don't tell that to Trimble County.
Owen County closed out the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule Dec. 21 with another double-digit win over Trimble County.
The Lady Rebels defeated the Lady Raiders 54-38 to improve their record to 6-1.
In their six victories this season, Owen County has won by an average of 21 points.
Osborne said the squad has room for improvement.
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Cap Metro operating subsidies - then and now
In a tweet yesterday attempting to answer yours truly without actually directly doing so, JMVC said:
Oh, really?
Here's the original graphic from the first few months of service (click for larger shot):
Here's the figures from a few months ago when service was expanded and boardings were up to 1700-2000 (even higher during the SXSW period). Click the image for the full shot. Ridership since SXSW has settled down back to around 1700 boardings/day, it looks like, so the most current subsidy (until the connector buses were cancelled) is likely somewhere in this range below.
Draw your own conclusions. Dramatically lower? Looks like about the same to me.


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"Close the door to landfilling." says the European Commission's Director-General for Environment
In a passionate call for change, Karl Falkenberg, European Commission Director-General for Environment calls for a closure of landfilling, as we know it. "Separate collection is very much at the heart of this circular economy - [but] we are coming to realize that separate collection is not enough," said Falkenberg, the at a conference in Brussels on April 29th.
Falkenberg, speaking at the event hosted by TEPPFA, the European plastic pipes and fittings association, added that an EU-wide ban on landfilling would provide "security for recyclers". The event was the first satellite event before Green Week, an annual conference on European environmental policy, which is to take place from 3 to 5 June, in Brussels.
This would encourage re-use or material recycling, or encourage waste management companies to transform waste into energy, through incineration.
"We need to close the easy door to landfilling," he said, emphasizing the environmental damage and human health risks posed by this form of waste management.
"China is maybe the best demonstration of the environmental cost of our way of producing. How do we ensure that our air remains reasonably clear, that our drinking water is not making anyone sick? All of this makes real sense," he said.
Plastic: 'fantastic' but 'drastic'
Falkenberg's directorate has focused much of its work on plastic, which has been referred to by the EU's environment commissioner, Janez PotoÄnik, as both "fantastic", due to its adaptability, but "drastic", due to its environmental impact.
Last year the directorate carried out a public consultation on plastic waste, in which respondents called for greater collection and recycling rates and a ban on landfilling. Regulation is expected this year.
"Plastic is one of those materials that can be recycled over and over again. Streams in which we collect need to be organised for recycling," said Falkenberg, also issuing a call to plastic producers to be careful that the materials that they use are amenable to recycling and do not pose a health risk.
The environment directorate is expected to release a target of 70% plastic recycling by 2020.
"We want clear messages that this is the direction that society is moving", Falkenberg said, adding that this would allow "sound investment decisions". "Those are the broad lines we are trying to develop for our circular economy," he added.
Members of the plastic industry called for a regulatory framework that was "supportive rather than restrictive" of this goal.
Read more at EurActiv.com.
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"Don't double my rate"
Speaking at the University of North Carolina today, President Obama talked college affordability—an issue that hit home for many students in the crowd. If Congress fails to act, interest rates on new federal student loans will double on July 1st—so the President is asking all of us speak up, and demand that Congress do the right thing:
Five years ago, Congress cut the rate on federal student loans in half. That was a good thing to do. But on July 1st—that's a little over two months from now—that rate cut expires. And if Congress does nothing, the interest rates on those loans will double overnight.
So I'm assuming a lot of people here have federal student loans. The interest rates will double unless Congress acts by July 1st. And just to give you some sense of perspective—for each year that Congress doesn't act, the average student with these loans will rack up an additional $1,000 in debt—an extra thousand dollars. That's basically a tax hike for more than 7 million students across America—more than 160,000 students here in North Carolina alone. Anybody here can afford to pay an extra $1,000 right now?
I didn't think so. So stopping this from happening should be a no-brainer. Helping more of our young people afford college, that should be at the forefront of America's agenda. It shouldn't be a Republican or a Democratic issue. This is an American issue.
The Stafford loans we're talking about, they're named after a Republican senator. The Pell Grants that have helped millions of Americans earn a college education, [those are] named after a Democratic senator. When Congress cut those rates five years ago, 77 Republicans in the House of Representatives voted for it—along with a couple hundred Democrats—including the Democrats who are here.
So this shouldn't be a partisan issue. And yet, the Republicans who run Congress right now have not yet said whether or not they'll stop your rates from doubling. We're two months away.
Help do your part: Tweet your legislators to show your support for making college more affordable.


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The Full English collections (Partial)
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You can search in other collections by selecting them from the pop up box that appears when you type in search terms. If you want finer grained control over your search, please use the advanced search.
"The Full English is possibly the most exciting and significant thing to happen to British folk music in at least a generation… To give everyone the keys to the archive of our common heritage will be an invaluable inspiration to generations of musicians and writers."
Lee Hall, playwright and screenwriter (Billy Elliot, Pitman Painters, War Horse)
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) and its partners present the world's largest online collection of English folk manuscripts.
Freely explore 80,000 pages of traditional songs, dances, tunes and customs from the golden age of folk music collecting, within the manuscripts of nineteen of England's most important late Victorian and Edwardian folk collectors, including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, Lucy Broadwood and Cecil Sharp.
The Full English digital archive delivers the true 'voice of the people' through a variety of material ranging from full songs to fragments of melodies, invaluable for researchers, performers, composers and many more. It is rich in social, family and local history, and provides a snapshot of England's cultural heritage through voices rarely published and heard before.
The first part of The Full English project was to make these images available, in a format that is searchable. However, as the information on these images can very hard to decipher, particularly if you are not a music reader, the second part is to improve access by providing transcriptions of texts and musical notation, as well as midi files so the tunes can be heard.
None of The Full English materials have been censored. The contents do not reflect the opinions and views held by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, or any of The Full English partner organisations.
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The images of the materials in The Full English digital archive on the VWML website are licensed from the repositories which house the original collections. Permission to reproduce any of these of these images for anything other than private study must be sought in the first instance from the holding repository. Details of these repositories can be found here
Clare College, Cambridge
The British Library
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The Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne
The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Our archive partners immediately saw the value of this kind of co-operative venture and were enthusiastically supportive. Without them, The Full English project would not have got off the ground and we extend to them our heartfelt thanks.
The Baring-Gould folk song collection appears as part of The Full English thanks to Wren Music who donated the entire digitised and catalogued collection to EFDSS as part of the Devon Tradition project.
The buttons next to the search box allow you to choose whether you want to see the search results as a list of records or to see the results plotted on a map. For more control over your search click on 'Advanced search'.
The Full English catalogue includes nineteen collections, the six collections which comprised the Take 6 project, the Sabine Baring-Gould material catalogued for the Devon Tradition project.
None of The Full English materials have been censored. The contents do not reflect the opinions and views held by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, or any of The Full English partner organisations.
Given the nature of the material and the needs of the majority of users, it is vital that the cataloguing be carried out down to the level of the individual item - the song, the tune, the dance, and so on. Thus, if a page in the manuscript contains three or four songs (as is often the case), it is necessary to make three or four catalogue entries. Not only is this necessary to ensure that each item appears in its due place and can be easily searched for, but it is also to ensure that the other allied information - singer's name, place of collection, and so on - can be properly linked to the appropriate item.
There are two main ways of finding material within the catalogue - by browsing or by searching. The browse facility calls up the whole of a collection and allows the user to scroll through page by page. It is a good way of getting a sense of the collection and its contents, but is not an efficient way of finding particular information or items.
The search facility is available on two levels of complexity. You can type words into the simple search box (as in most general search engines such as Google), or you can call up the Advanced Search box, in which your request can be restricted to particular collections or databases and/or fields within those collections.
So, for example, typing 'Cambridge' in the simple search will bring up songs, dances or tunes with 'Cambridge' in the title or first line, plus those collected in that county, plus all those items held in Clare College Cambridge archives, plus those in a book by an author called Cambridge, and so on. In the Advanced Search, however, one can stipulate 'Cambridge' in the PLACE COLLECTED field only.
The Advanced Search also allows the combination of fields: put 'USA' in the PLACE COLLECTED field and 'Sharp' in the COLLECTOR field, to narrow the search by both elements. You can request only those songs which have music notation, or only the Child ballads, and so on.
The Full English is a particularly powerful tool in that instead of presenting the catalogues of different collections which have to be searched individually, it draws together material from a variety of repositories into one unified virtual collection. But this also brings challenges. The constituent collections are very mixed in terms of size and scope. While the individual collected songs and dances are the bedrock of the material, each collection also holds significant other material - correspondence, lecture and article notes, newspaper cuttings, and the like, and these often require different cataloguing methods. Users should be aware that they might get some surprising results - a search for a song, for example, night bring up a letter which mentions it, rather than the song itself. Again, the judicious use of the Advanced Search facility helps to avoid these anomalies.
The fact that the constituent collections are held in several different repositories, and have already been organised to suit the needs of the institution concerned, also brings problems for the cataloguing process. We could not rearrange the physical material to suit our own needs, nor could we ignore the numbering conventions and structures already in place. From a professional cataloguing point of view, some compromises have had to be made, and purely pragmatic choices made. There is a slightly lower level of consistency across the whole database than we would have wished, and it should be stressed that those high-level researchers who wish to study in detail the working methods of the collectors involved should consult the original materials and not rely solely on the surrogates here presented as digital images.
In some cases (most notably Alfred Williams, Percy Grainger, and Ralph Vaughan Williams), we have only included the material which is directly relevant to the collectors' 'folk' interests, as identified by the individual institutions. In other cases (notably Frank Kidson), there is additional folk material which has not yet been sorted, catalogued or digitised and was not available for this project. Again, high-level users are urged to use The Full English in conjunction with the originals.
The individual fields are described below, and users who wish to use the advanced search, or who wish to construct more complex searches should consult these notes. Remember that not all fields are relevant to all items. A blank field may indicate that the particular data is not known, or that it is not relevant for this item (eg Printer/Publisher for a manuscript item).
Fieldnames must not be taken too literally. They are for guidance only, and there is limited space on the screen for more comprehensive names. In the majority of entries, for example, the term 'Place_Collected' accurately describes the contents of that field, because the item was collected where the performer lived. In some cases, however, the performer was away from home when the collector met him/her, but it is the performer's home place which is given in the catalogue. An example would be an Irish singer recorded in London - it is the 'Ireland' part that is the most important.
Similarly, the PERFORMER fieldname is shorthand for 'Performer/Informant/Person supplying the information/etc'. In most individual cases, 'performer' is the apt title for the person from whom the collector has noted the song or tune, but sometimes, for example in the case of a custom or a dance, the person may have described the item to the collector but never actually taken part.
The original collectors did not always get things right, especially in their field notebooks. The spelling of performers' names is often wayward, and place names are also sometimes noted down wrongly.
For performers' names, where evidence exists from elsewhere in the collection or from other sources that the spelling is wrong or debatable we have duplicated the field and give both spellings. For place-names we have corrected misspellings, but where ambiguity has been caused by later developments (eg the major alteration of county boundaries in the 1974), we have again duplicated the field to reflect both the current situation and that which pertained when the item was first collected.
An important element of The Full English project is that it is expandable. There are one or two major collections of English field-collected material which we hope will be added later, and a great number of smaller collections awaiting attention.
ALTREFNO - Other useful reference numbers; either as used in the original repository or as published or widely used in previous publications or research.
ASSOC_SOURCE - If the item is copied directly from another source (e.g. a book or other manuscript) the details of that earlier source are given here.
CHILD NO - The number assigned to this song in Francis Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898).
COLLECTION NAME - The name of the collection - usually named after the collector.
COLLECTOR - Person responsible for collecting / recording the item. This role is not always clear. There can be two or more collectors.
DATE - Date the item was collected, or, in the case of a cutting or other printed item, the date of publication, or in the case of a letter, the date it was written.
FIRST LINE - First line of the song or other item.
FORMAT - The format of the item. Most often Manuscript, but might be Broadside, Printed (item), Typescript, Audio.
LAWS NO - The number assigned to this song in G. Malcolm Laws' Native American Balladry (1964) and American Balladry from British Broadsides (1957).
LEVEL - The level of this particular entry in the hierarchical structure of the catalogue. The standard levels are Fonds (or Collection) / Series / File / Item.
NAMED_TUNE - For broadsides and other printed street literature, the name of the tune to which a song, dance, etc. is directed to be sung or set.
PERFORMER - Performer from whom the item was noted down or recorded, or the informant giving the information about the item.
PLACE COLLECTED - The place the song was collected/recorded, or, if different, the place where the performer lived, in format: Country : County : Town/Village.
PRINTER/PUBLISHER - For broadsides and other printed street literature, the name of the PUB_DATE - For published works and printed street literature, the date of publication.
PUB_PLACE - For broadsides and other printed street literature, the place of publication
printer, publisher, seller, etc.
REFNO - The unique number assigned in The Full English catalogue, structured in hierarchical format with levels distinguished by ' / '.
It appears in brackets at the top of the display, immediately following the name of the collection, eg: Francis M. Collinson Collection (COL/5/25C)
If citing or referencing this number, it is vital that it be given in full, and not shortened.
The numbers for each collection start with a series of letters which relate to the Collector's name:
|Harry Albino
|Sabine Baring-Gould
|Janet Blunt
|Lucy Broadwood
|George Butterworth
|Clive Carey
|Francis Collinson
|George.B. Gardiner
|Anne Gilchrist
|Percy Grainger
|H.E.D. Hammond
|Maud Karpeles
|Frank Kidson
|Ella Mary Leather
|Cecil Sharp (at VWML)
|Cecil Sharp (at Clare College, Cambridge)
|Frank Sidgwick
|Ralph Vaughan Williams (at VWML)
|Ralph Vaughan Williams (at British Library)
|Alfred Williams
REPOSITORY - The archive, library, or other institution which holds the collection being catalogued.
ROUD NUMBER - The standard number assigned to the song in the Roud Folk Song and Broadside Indexes. The simplest way to find all the versions of a particular song is to search on this field for the relevant number.
SERIES - For published works, the name of the series (if any) in which the publication is issued.
SONGAUTHOR - Author of the song (if given in the source) plus any details of professional performance, inclusion in stage play, entertainment, etc. (Normally only relevant for broadsides and other printed materials).
SRC. CONTENTS - Indicates the presence of Text, Music (=musical notation), or Description in the item. 'Frag.' = Fragmentary.
SUBTYPE - Second-level subject category of item, dependent on TYPE field; e.g. Morris dance, Clog dance, Mummers' play, Pace egging, etc.
TITLE - Title of the song, dance, or other item. If an item has no title it may have been assigned one, indicated by square brackets.
TYPE - Broad subject category of item: Song, Dance, Tune, Custom
VOLUME - The name of the volume or other part of the collection in which the item is located.
VWML LOCATION - For some indexes only, the location (eg classmark) of the item in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML).
Can I truncate words in my searches?
Can I search for several criteria at the same time (eg a particular song from a particular place, with a tune provided)?
I am interested in finding our more about the research/collection side of traditional song.
I am interested in finding out more about folklore in general.
How do I simply look through a collection to see what's there?
Can I browse through more than one collection at the same time?
Is the Full English project closed, or will more material be added?
What is the difference between The Full English database and the Roud Indexes?
How do I find all the versions of a particular song?
Do I have to know the full title of a song to find it?
Can I search for a particular type of song (eg a Sea shanty)?
Are children's games and rhymes included?
I only want items for which the tune is available.
I only want items collected in a particular place.
Is there a way of searching for songs about a particular subject?
I am only interested in broadsides. Can I isolate these in my search?
I have found a broadside. Can I get help to date it?
I am interested in broadsides and street literature. How can I find out more?
I only want to find sound recordings.
What is the difference between the Roud Folk Song Index and the Roud Broadside Index?
Are the Roud Indexes complete?
I would like to be kept informed of new versions, changes and developments in the Roud Indexes.
I am interested in Mummers' Plays. Is there any material for me here?
I am only interested in dance material. How can I limit my search to this subject?
Can I truncate words in my searches?
Yes, by using the asterisk (*). For example, by typing in 'Farm*', you will find 'farm', 'farms', 'farming', 'farmer', 'farmhouse', and so on.
Can I search for several criteria at the same time (eg a particular song from a particular place, with a tune provided)?
Yes. In the Advanced Search, type relevant words into the search boxes and choose the relevant fields to go with them. If you put more than one word into a field, you can choose whether to search for 'all' or 'some' of them.
'All' is more precise and retrieves fewer hits. 'Some' is less precise and therefore retrieves a larger number of hits.
I am interested in finding our more about the research/collection side of traditional song.
Suggested avenues: Visit the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML); become a member of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) and receive the journal and magazine; join the Traditional Song Forum; join the Tradsong discussion list; see the online magazine Musical Traditions; listen to field recordings on the Traditional Music in England section of the British Library's website.
I am interested in finding out more about folklore in general.
Suggested avenues: join The Folklore Society, and receive their journal and newsletter; visit the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML).
How do I simply look through a collection to see what's there?
Choose the Browse facility; click on the collection you want to browse through. This will bring up a hierarchical list of the main sections (or series) in the collection. Click on the arrow symbol on the left to open up the list and the see individual items (sometimes you will get another list (file level), which you need to open to get to the individual items)
Can I browse through more than one collection at the same time?
No, you can only do one at a time.
Is The Full English project closed, or will more material be added?
The project is deliberately designed to be extended, and other collections will be added as time and funds permit. Keep your eye on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) website for further announcements.
What is the difference between The Full English database and the Roud Indexes?
The Full English is a catalogue of selected manuscript and broadside collections, and gives a digital image of the relevant item in the collection. The Roud Indexes (Folk Song Index and Broadside Index) cover a much wider range of materials (including books and sound recordings) but simply tell the enquirer where the item can be found. However, if the item is available online (eg on The British Library's Sound Archive site or the Bodleian Broadside Ballads site), a live clickable link will take the user straight to the required item.
Another difference is that The Full English includes songs, dances, tunes, customs, correspondence, and other materials found in the collections. The Roud Indexes only include songs. A further difference is size: The Full English has about 50,000 entries, the Roud Folk Song Index has over 205,000, the Broadside Index over 197,000.
How do I find all the versions of a particular song?
First you have to find one version. In the Advanced Search use the TITLE and FIRST LINE fields to search for the song you want. Having found a version of the right song, note the number in the ROUD NUMBER field which designates that particular song. Either click on that number to initiate a Roud Number search, or use it in the Advanced Search in the ROUD NUMBER field plus whatever other search criteria you wish to add (eg 'england' in the PLACE field).
Do I have to know the full title of a song to find it?
No. In the Advanced Search you can search for particular words or phrases in the TITLE and FIRST LINE fields. In the Roud Indexes, a search for keywords in the SUBJECTS field may also be useful.
Remember that many words can be spelled different ways – Bonny/Bonnie, Gipsy/Gypsy, Old/Auld/Ould/Ole, and so on.
Can I search for a particular type of song (eg a Sea shanty)?
No, not at present. There is no accepted classification of songs by type, although there are some roundabout ways of finding some (but not all) relevant material. For example, in the Roud Folk Song Index, a search for 'Shant*' in the SOURCE field will find book and record titles with the words 'shanty' or 'shanties' in them (but remember that in times past they were called 'chanteys' or 'chanties'). Similarly, a search for 'child*' or 'game*' will find many children's games and rhymes.
Are children's games and rhymes included?
Yes. Many of the collectors included in The Full English collected children's rhymes and games, and 'Children's game' is entered into the TYPE field when appropriate.
In the Roud Folk Song Index, children's games which include a sung or rhymed element are treated as folk songs, and are assigned a Roud Number in the normal way, but they are not distinguished in any other way (see also above).
I only want items for which the tune is available.
In the Advanced Search, type in your search terms (eg the song title or the placename) and type 'music' in the SOURCE CONTENTS field.
I only want items collected in a particular place.
In the Advanced Search, type in your search terms (eg the song title) and type your required placename in the PLACE field. You can search for a country (eg 'England'), a county or state (eg Hampshire or Kentucky), or a town/village (eg Andover). You don't have to type in the whole thing (eg 'England : Hampshire : Andover'), and don't abbreviate (ie don't type in 'Hants').
Is there a way of searching for songs about a particular subject?
No, not yet. There is no usable subject index to songs, but there will be one eventually. But you can find some subjects by judicious use of keywords. For songs about agriculture, for example, a search for 'farm*' in the TITLE or FIRST LINE field will bring up many relevant hits. Similarly 'Sail*' for songs about the sea.
G.M. Laws' book American Balladry from British Broadsides (1957), which can be consulted in the Library, assigns many songs to broad categories, which are reflected in his numbering system. Thus 'war ballads' are assigned numbers beginning with 'J'. If you know the Laws prefix, you can search on the LAWS field (eg type in 'J*' to find numbers beginning with 'J').
I am only interested in broadsides. Can I isolate these in my search?
Yes, in the Advanced Search type 'broadside' into the FORMAT field.
I have found a broadside. Can I get help to date it?
The best way to date a broadside is to note the printer's name and address. Search for that name in the Street Literature Printers Register. Or, if you have found the item in the Roud Broadside Index, click on the PR number in the PRINTERID field, which will take you straight to the Printers' Index.
I am interested in broadsides and street literature. How can I find out more?
The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) site includes a number of useful street literature items: The Full English has over 3,000 broadsides, many of which are housed in the Library; the Roud Broadside Index includes details of nearly 200,000 broadside songs, and there is a Street Literature Bibliography and Street Literature Printers' Register. You can also go to the Bodleian Broadside Ballad and the English Broadside Ballad Archive sites; you may also like to subscribe to the street literature discussion list 'Pedlars_Pack'; or contact the Library.
I only want to find sound recordings.
In the Advanced Search, choose Roud Folk Song Index, type in your search terms (eg the song title or the placename) and type 'audio' in the SOURCE CONTENTS field or type 'sound' in the TYPE field.
What is the difference between the Roud Folk Song Index and the Roud Broadside Index?
See Roud Indexes Introduction page.
Are the Roud Indexes complete?
No. There are numerous sources, large and small, not yet included, but additions are being made all the time, so new versions of the indexes are issued at least four times a year.
I would like to be kept informed of new versions, changes and developments in the Roud Indexes.
Subscribe to the RoudIndexes discussion list.
I am interested in Mummers' Plays. Is there any material for me here?
The Full English includes the T. Fairman Ordish collection, one of the major English collections, but other collectors (eg Clive Carey and Alfred Williams) also collected plays. In the Advanced Search, put 'Mummers' in the SUBTYPE field to find them all. The Mummers Index database is a simple finding aid which helps the user locate plays in the Library's extensive collection of books and periodicals.
I am only interested in dance material. How can I limit my search to this subject?
The two relevant databases for dance material are The Full English and the Dance/Tune Index. In the Advanced Search, select The Full English database and type 'dance' into the TYPE field. Alternatively, select the Dance/Tune Index (under 'Performance Indexes), and enter your other search details (eg title keyword, etc). You can search for a type of dance (eg 'Morris' or 'Clog') in The Full English SUBTYPE field or the Dance/Tune Index DANCE SUBTYPE field. This latter index is under construction, so this field may not yet include all the right data. See also the gallery of Early Dance Manuals.


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I slept in yesterday after my brother and father got done with yard work. I felt like crap all day yesterday and it seems that some rest did some good for me today so far.
I'll be doing the typical today as far as looking up stuff and whatever, and I hope to do some gaming and fan fic work later tonight after the NASCAR race--if they get it in. This is summer time in Florida, and if you live there or been there this time of year, you know how things go down there with thunderstorms...
I'll try and make me something to eat in a few minutes and wait for Grandma to get up so I can make her something to eat and I'll be waiting for the race tonight.
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Pirates building talent base
Owens, Alvarez the organization's top players in Minors
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
Never was that more evident than in the flurry of trades the Pirates made during 2009, particularly the first one that sent popular outfielder Nate McLouth to the Braves for a trio of young players. The mass exodus continued as most of Pittsburgh's lineup was dealt for prospects and young players just breaking into the big leagues.
In addition to the trades that caused a stir at the big league level, the Pirates continued to be extremely aggressive in the Draft. In 2008, they spent close to $10 million on picks, Pedro Alvarez being the most noteworthy. This past year, Pittsburgh went "safer" with its first-round pick in taking Tony Sanchez, but continued to hand out above-slot bonuses to bring in high-end talent. The end result is a system a lot more talent-rich than in any time in recent memory.
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"Ultimately, that's what it's about, the talent on the field," Pirates farm director Kyle Stark said. "We've now had two aggressive Drafts and two years of significant trading activity where we've been able to bring in a lot of players. Top to bottom, throughout the system, you're seeing prospects at every level and you're seeing some depth. We've increased the number of players we feel have the chance to be big league players.
"We're betting on people, so you're not going to be right all the time. But we've been able to increase the odds."
That progress shows up whenever someone puts together a top prospect list for the organization. In MLB.com's "10 to watch" list which will appear in January, there are only three players who remained on the list who were on it before the season began. While some were because of bad performance or injury and one really notable one -- Andrew McCutchen, who finished fourth for the NL Rookie of the Year -- graduated, some simply fell off the list because they had been replaced by other, more intriguing prospects. That can only be a good thing for the long-term health of this once-proud organization, even if it didn't necessarily show up in overwhelming success for the affiliates (the exception being the Carolina League-winning Lynchburg club).
"If you look at a top 10 prospect list today opposed to two years ago, there's no comparison," Stark said. "You could go 20 or 30 deep, compared to where we were two years ago and feel better about our depth.
"We've either been complimented or criticized for this depending on what camp you're in. We want to develop players who will win in Pittsburgh. Part of that is winning, but the biggest reason for winning is the talent on the field, not by stacking rosters. It will come down to players on the field and how they are developing."
MLB.com's Preseason Picks
Pedro Alvarez, 3B: We predicted that the 2008 first-rounder would compete for the organizational Triple Crown. We were two-thirds right as Alvarez topped the Pirates in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 95. His .288 average, by the way, was good for sixth among full-season players.
Brad Lincoln, RHP: The prediction was that with another year removed from Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery, Lincoln would move close to being big league ready. Pretty much on the money with that one as Lincoln got promoted to Triple-A in early July. He was a little up and down there, but finished strong before leaving to win two games for Team USA during its gold medal run in the IBAF World Cup.
MLB.com's Postseason Selections
Pedro Alvarez, 3B: The No. 2 overall pick from the 2008 First-Year Player Draft made his pro debut and rose to Double-A all in the same season. Things didn't start out all that well, with an April that saw him hit just .219/.341/.397. But he improved the following two months, particularly in the slugging department, to earn a promotion to Double-A. That suited him just fine as he was one of the most productive hitters in the Minors following the bump. Alvarez hit .333 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 60 games with Altoona, slugging .590 with a .419 OBP to go along with it. His strikeout rate went down and his walk rate went up once he reached Double-A, and he finished the year with a combined .934 OPS, signs that he's probably not too far away from contributing in Pittsburgh.
Rudy Owens, LHP: Did anyone see this coming? Owens was among the last of a now-extinct breed: a draft-and-follow. The Pirates took him in 2006 and signed him in '07. He didn't make his debut until '08 and it was ho-hum, at best. Then came this year, when the lefty led the organization in ERA (2.10) and strikeouts (113 vs. just 17 BB in 124 IP). He went 10-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 19 South Atlantic League starts, enough to be named that league's Most Outstanding Pitcher, then moved up to pitch well for Lynchburg during their run to a Carolina League title.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- Instability in Chad
- The political and security situation in Chad remains volatile. Ethnic clashes, banditry, and fighting between government forces and rebel groups, both Chadian and Sudanese, have contributed to a fragile security situation in the east. The instability has forced many into exile from their homes due to ongoing violence. The presence of the displaced in refugee camps contributes to the escalated tension in the area. This report discusses these issues, as well as joint efforts between the United Nations and the European Union to deploy aid and improve regional security.
- Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
- Sudan, geographically the largest country in Africa, has been ravaged by civil war intermittently for four decades. More than 2 million people have died in Southern Sudan over the past two decades due to war-related causes and famine, and millions have been displaced from their homes. The crisis in Darfur began in February 2003, when two rebel groups emerged to challenge the National Congress Party (NCP) government in Darfur. The crisis in Darfur in western Sudan has led to a major humanitarian disaster, with an estimated 2.45 million people displaced, more than 240,000 people forced into neighboring Chad, and an estimated 450,000 people killed. This report discusses this situation in detail and also discusses U.S. and international efforts to aid in resolving the crisis.


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Clarence Fanto: Polarization limits hopes for new year
On the eve of New Year's Eve, it's desirable to craft uplifting, optimistic prose about the 12 months ahead.
But that would be folly. The Polarization Express is running full throttle from Capitol Hill to the White House and back.
Just in the first two months of 2013, we can "look forward" to more battles of the budget and another near-death brush with insolvency as a debt-ceiling deadline looms.
There's also the gun-safety confrontation between the NRA die-hards and their many supporters versus an apparent majority of the public favoring a menu of policies that would restrict military-style assault weapons (those semi-automatic long rifles) and the huge ammo magazines carrying as many as 100 bullets.
Perhaps a consensus can emerge to place police at or in front of schools if a local community or school district so desires, and if voters approve funding. The NRA's advocacy of an armed guard in literally every school (23,000, about one-third of the nation's public schools, already have some degree of police presence, by local choice) is a non-starter for many of us.
Here in Massachusetts, we have something else to dread -- another statewide political race.
Aren't voters suffering from campaign fatigue? In response to that question posed by reporters last week, Gov. Deval Patrick responded: "I'm fatigued."
But President Obama's wise choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed the estimable Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State ensures a mad scramble for the open seat.
Once Kerry is confirmed by the Senate and resigns his seat, Gov. Patrick will appoint a caretaker to serve until May or June, when voters choose a new senator in a special election. Victoria Reggie Kennedy is mentioned for that temporary position, since she has no desire to run for a full term.
Republican Sen. Scott Brown, unemployed as of later this week, is expected to run and it's believed the election is his to lose, given his personal popularity, even if many of his policy positions are anathema in this true-blue state. But, by bucking his party leadership now and then on key issues, he's bipartisan enough to appeal to many independents.
As many as a half-dozen Democrats are said to be eyeing a run for the primary to be held six weeks before the springtime special election -- our much-admired state Sen. Benjamin Downing of Pittsfield has already acknowledged he's exploring a possible entry. He represents Berkshire and western slivers of Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties but is little known in the large population centers of central and eastern Massachusetts.
Downing's rivals could include three U.S. congressmen from the Boston area: Edward J. Markey, a 36-year officeholder who said he will run for the seat; Michael E. Capuano; and Stephen F. Lynch. Ted Kennedy, Jr., a Connecticut resident, announced on Christmas Eve that he would not run. Attorney General Martha Coakley and U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas also have ruled it out.
None of the possible candidates would have Elizabeth Warren's clout and fundraising prowess. Downing's ability to win statewide name recognition in order to win the primary, while not impossible, is still a longshot.
What is certain is that too many voters will stay on the sidelines -- the winner of the special election is likely to be chosen by less than 50 percent of registered voters. Voter burnout equals low turnout and, as always, that's a defeat for democracy and a sad reflection of the understandable cynicism afflicting the body politic.
Every New Year brings hope for better things to come. After 2012, "better" sets the bar very low.
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Injury Report
New York Knicks
Indiana Pacers Metta World Peace - Sore Left Knee (OUT) Pablo Prigioni - Hairline fracture of right great toe (OUT)
Today in Knicks history
January 16, 2002 Latrell Sprewell sinks a then franchise record with his 41st consecutive free throw and also sees his streak come to an end the same night, going 5-for-7 from the line, in 101-100 loss at Boston.
Recent meetings
November 20, 2013 In a rematch of last seasons Eastern Conference second round playoff series, Indiana outlasted New York in overtime behind All-Star Paul Georges late game heroics as the Knicks fell again to the Pacers 103-96 at an energized Garden. Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 30 points and a season high 18-rebounds over 42 minutes. J.R. Smith had his best game of the season with 21 points and five rebounds off the bench. Beno Udrih added 19 points eight rebounds and four assists over 38 minutes. Indiana was led by Georges 35 points, five rebounds and four assists over 49 minutes. George Hill posted 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists over 43 minutes. David West added 10 points and 10 rebounds. April 14, 2013 In a defensive game, the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 90-80 at Madison Square Garden to clinch the second seed overall in the Eastern Conference- its highest seed entering the playoffs since the 1993-94 season (second seed). New York forced Indiana into 26 turnovers that resulted in 33 points for the Knicks. New York was led by Carmelo Anthonys 25 points and five rebounds over 30 minutes. Anthonys seven straight 30-point performance streak was snapped at seven-games. He finished tied for the second longest streak in Knick history. Chris Copeland posted 20 points on 8-12 shooting over 34 minutes. J.R. Smith added 15 points off the bench. Indiana was paced by Lance Stephensons 22 points and four rebounds over 35 minutes. recorded 17 points and eight rebounds over 34 minutes.


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I am on Gentoo, recently I switched to XFCE 4.4.2, but I have a problem with writing national (Czech) characters in XFCE Terminal. I am using UTF-8 encoding, in /etc/rc.conf I have UNICODE="yes", compiling all applications with "unicode" use flag. I am switching between "us" and "cz_qwerty" keyboard layouts in xorg.conf. I need just to write accented characters, I do not want to localize my whole system (all locales have "POSIX" value).
When I compiled and started XFCE first time, it all worked as expected, I was able to write Czech charatcetsr in XFCE Terminal. But then I must have change something (and I do not know what), and now if i changed a keyboard layout to cz_qwerty, I am writing question marks "?" instead of accented characters. I checked what did I emerge since the xfce, but there is no package that interferes with it. I even uninstalled and installed again XFCE, but no success.
I have found this thread: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-63 … +mark.html, but I am not able to get it working. Maybe it is not a solution.
I know how to make uxterm writing Czech characters, but I am interested in solution for XFCE Terminal. Does anybody have similar problems? What did I change, did wrong, screwed up? Any advice is highly appreciated.
Maybe fonty is what your looking forhttps://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/fontypython
Nemůže to být problém s písmem? Když ten text s otazníkama překopíruješ jinam, pořád tam jsou otazníky?
What about font? If you copy text from terminal and paste it elsewhere, still showing questionmarks?
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text: Diesel: long time listener, first time caller here. Not that you haven't been in our prayers. You have. I've always taught my kids that it takes the strongest of commitments to put on the blue everyday and live in the public service and public eye. To do it from a motorcycle takes even more brass. On the day you put it in the ditch, I can't begin to imagine the split second decisions you were forced to make. As a former Naval aviator, I would clearly and confidently say that you got 'er over the ocean before you ejected. That you took one for the team. My family wishes you all the best and Godspeed in your recovery. Thank you, Sir, for your service. We salute you!