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Undertoad Wednesday Sep 29 11:28 AM
9/29/2004: Cruise ship impales whale
garnet Wednesday Sep 29 11:38 AM
Yikes, just awful. I'm guessing the captain of the ship didn't do this on purpose, but it's still really sad. Poor whale.
glatt Wednesday Sep 29 11:41 AM
This happens more often than you might think. I know someone with a sailboat who was below deck for a few minutes out on the open ocean when they felt a thud. They went up and saw a dying whale that they had just struck. They felt horrible, but there was nothing they could do at that point.
Cyber Wolf Wednesday Sep 29 11:44 AM
That must be the maritime equivilant of hitting a deer on the road. Wrong place, wrong time. That's pretty tragic.
glatt Wednesday Sep 29 11:47 AM
Actually, with this whale, it was probably in a blind spot, and wouldn't even be seen until the ship docked. The story confirms this.
xant Wednesday Sep 29 12:06 PM
Whales are not only social with each other, they're social with humans. They like the attention they get when they go up to a ship. Hard to say whether this makes the fault any more the whale's or any more the human's, but it's certainly no surprise to me that this sort of thing happens. If you've ever gone on a whale-watching expedition you were probably given a spiel about the Marine Wildlife Preservation Act, which mandates that you have to keep a certain distance away from any visible marine animals, and the paradoxical observation that the whales don't particularly like being protected by the MWPA, as evidenced by the fact that they frequently swim into or breach above the "safe" area, forcing the boats to actually move away from them.
chrisinhouston Wednesday Sep 29 04:32 PM
The cruise ship could have made the best of it. "Attention passengers, our chef has announced a most special and unusual menu item has been added, sauted whale with capers, Buerre Blanc sauce"
lookout123 Wednesday Sep 29 07:11 PM
Leah Wednesday Sep 29 07:20 PM
What a horrible way to die, that poor whale would have suffered for a while before finally dying. Gosh I'm depressed now after seeing all these sad photo's of hurt animals. Can we have something happy tomorrow. Please
Nothing But Net Wednesday Sep 29 09:40 PM
It's a Blubber Navy Beluga Bumper!
Leah Wednesday Sep 29 09:43 PM
That's not nice.
footfootfoot Wednesday Sep 29 10:49 PM
When I used to sail in the ocean porpoises would cavort and, I presume, frolic around our boat. Racing us and playing "chicken". A favorite game of theirs would be to race alongside and cut us off, darting in front of the bow.
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Sep 29 11:16 PM
Leah Thursday Sep 30 12:27 AM
This is what I'd do to anyone if I saw them doing that.
chrisinhouston Thursday Sep 30 08:54 AM
When I first was reading this thread, I thought of my recent road trip from Houston TX to Atlanta GA and how many bugs I had to clean off of my windshield. I guess there is some kind of similarity here, I mean think of all of the boat traffic out on the world's waters and how many smaller sea creatures might be caught in a similar incident or end up stuck in the propellers.
capnhowdy Friday Oct 1 10:56 PM
Fatal Attraction: The relationship between the whale and the human.
blase Saturday Oct 2 10:48 AM
Sailing under wind power in an 8-man 1840s schooner seemed pretty eco-friendly. It didn't make any noise in the water and we always seemed to have dolphins riding our bow.
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Oct 2 09:31 PM

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A pinch ground ginger and cloves
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Best Damn Pumpkin Dessert, Period!
A pinch ground ginger and cloves
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- shauna said...
I think a little piece of this brought to my bedside would have helped with my recovery.
- October 30, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- Bake-A-Holic said...
I think it would have!!
I did however bring you seasonal cupcakes, a vanilla custard cranberry tart and a four-layer pumpkin cream cake. I think you might be using me for my desserts!
- October 31, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- shauna said...
I am so busted. Don't cut me off once I get well.
- October 31, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- oline said...
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!im on diet and i dying and crying out loud now.. this is so yummmeehh. :'O
- March 13, 2011 at 5:26 AM
- Reeni said...
These are positively heavenly! Love that pumpkin filling!
- November 21, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Shauna said...
- November 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM
I was looking for a pumpkin dessert and came across your blog. I made these for a dinner party and they were a hit!
Thanks - Sue
- November 4, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- Lori Carter said...
Just baked this today! Seriously very, very yummy!
- September 22, 2014 at 9:26 PM
- Jennifer Hart said...
Can't wait to try it! It's already done and holding until the guests arrive in a couple hours! I may have to cheat!
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I need to start this post off by expressing gratitude to Johnny for retrieving the cap to the OxiClean that I dropped behind our old dryer and was unable to reach. Earlier today I heard her playing with something that didn't sound like one of her usual toys. It turned out to be the missing cap. I never thought of using that as a toy for her but since she seemed to be enjoying it, once that OxiClean is empty, I'll wash the cap off thoroughly and add it to her growing collection of kitty toys.
Johnny is such a helpful kitty at times. I had thought I would have to wait until Jamey moved our old dryer in order to install our new one tonight before I could reach the cap.
That leads to another gratitude. We ordered the new dryer from ebay as none of the local places had an apartment sized dryer. Apparently we need one with a 110 hookup and their dryers all needed 220. The ebay seller sent it via FedEx. They delivered it to the office for our apartment complex instead of to our apartment. The dryer weighs 46 pounds (53 while still in the box). At 30 inches high, it is also more than half my size of 54 inches (4'6″) tall. There is no way that I could have picked it up and brought it down to our apartment and Jamey certainly couldn't do so in his wheelchair.
Thankfully, our apartment manager went over and above the call of duty and brought it over for us. I am very grateful to her for doing so. Thank you, Kuni. You are the best.
A great deal of gratitude goes to Jamey for all that he did to set our new dryer up and Johnny who watched carefully as he worked. Let it never be said that she does not take her catly Snoopervisor duties seriously.
I am extremely grateful to everyone who helped with it as it is much easier for me to do our laundry at home then to have to walk across to the apartment laundromat to dry the clothes or ask Jamey to drive me to the town laundromat to do the special care clothing.


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SONGSOPTOK: Do you think literature is really essential in our life? If so why? In your opinion, what is the true relationship between life and literature? What is your own experience? And how does this relationship relate to the general history of mankind?
NANDITA: Yes, I do consider literature to be an essential part of life because it is a medium which helps up connect with individuals, with the society and the world. Literature helps us emote our feelings and convey it to others in an accessible manner. Literature has helped me learn and understand the larger truths and ideologies of life and living, help overcome my shortcomings share my opinions with others. It has enriched my critical thinking and has made me intellectually productive to capture my imaginations and provoke thoughts in a reader. Helped me heal some of my stress by transporting me to a surreal world of solace and solitude away from the humdrum of routine life. Since time immemorial literature has helped to record the true history of human race and humanity, its struggles, love, hatred, its ideas, its ideologies, its virtues, its vices, its beauty, its ugliness so for history literature is veritable and essential.
SONGSOPTOK: We would like to know the beginning of the story, i.e. how your upbringing contributed to your own writing. Who were your favorite literary figures during the early period of your life? How they have paved your early routes in literature?
NANDITA: I got my primary education from Mount Carmel School, which had a decent library and our English teacher sister Digna laid the stepping stone for me to the literature world by suggesting books to read. At the age of 8 - 9 I moved on from fairy-tale books to more serious, substantial genre of books by authors like Charles Dickins, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Vladimir Nabokov, Leo Tolstoy, Fydore Dostoyevsky etc. Participating in plays and recitation added to my interest in literature and its nuances. Besides English, books in Hindi and Bengali helped enrich my literary taste. Tagore's poetries and stories touch my core and his songs render me spellbound, to an extent his works, motivated me to write and express my feelings in a simple way. I started writing in collage. I used to write in a diary and keep it a secret as I was not very confident about it, later my parents came to know and encouraged me. Unfortunately, this diary got misplaced while shifting to a new residence (my father having a transferrable job shifting was a regular feature in every 5-6 years). This disheartened me and I stopped writing for many years, got busy with my teaching profession and looking after the family. Sometime back one fine morning I decided to write again as words and thoughts started bubbling inside and needed an outlet.
SONGSOPTOK: Do you think that literature also bridges the human world with the Mother Nature? As well as with the present time of our surroundings?
NANDITA: Yes, definitely literature is a cognitive and aesthetic bridge between human and mother nature. Although this has been a topic of argument for long. Science since the time of Darwin has established a striking similarity and dependence between the two and how the disruption of the balance can be dangerous. There are many poets and writers whose writings are so profound and some so evocative that the readers are bound to see the nature in a new perspective. They have brought into notice the devastation, the changes over the time brought to the nature and the consequences of these alarming changes.
SONGSOPTOK: What are the main events that you think are the major issues that have influenced present day literature?
NANDITA: I think that literature has always been influenced by the events and changes around. For ex- in India the of literary course was changed and shaped by a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences since ancient times. In early India, most of the arts had Vedic influences. After the birth of contemporary Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Indian architecture and art and literature . Finally the British brought their own Gothic and Roman influences. At present literature and poetry is very much influenced by socio-economic disparity, politics, current affair, the social upheavals and the natural calamities. "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendition of a French slogan, "l 'art pour l 'art', It opened the way for artistic freedom of expression in the Impressionist movement and modern art and literature. I believe artists should have the freedom to express themselves to their satisfaction, should be allowed to choose their subject and style. I feel patronized by the demands of the publishers or the reader persons creativity can suffer.
SONGSOPTOK: Do you think in this age of information and technology the dimensions of literature has largely been extended beyond our preconceived ideas about literature in general? Now in this changing scenario we would like to know from your own life experiences as a poet, writer and a creative soul; how do you respond to this present time
NANDITA: Yes, definitely information and technology has helped literature extend its dimension. Being a science graduate I know how technology has helped enrich my knowledge and interest in literature , which otherwise would have been restricted to the syllabus and the libraries with little choices . You have been able to send this questionnaire and I'm responding only because of technology. It is a boon helping portray and share work on different platforms and reach readers all over the globe which otherwise would not have been possible. It has helped me earn recognition and admiration and get my poems and stories published nationally and internationally. I'm indebted to information and technology. I believe it has helped literature to grow at a faster pace and writing- reading has found a broader space and a larger audience. Present day literature has become more exhortative and evocative as the day to day global incidents and affairs can be addressed and expressed instantly so the emotional connect is more profound and prudent. The 'Online communities' feel closer, there is a sense of belonging, happy to have finally found people who share common interests easily. It has enabled people from the same walks of life exchange ideas, views, reviews and critical analysis of each other's work. It also helped people work together as co-authors, co-editors etc. Space and spectacle of literature has got a total makeover. But I feel not all is good, as with this change the previous essence of literature is somewhat fading. Those beautiful little endeavors of sharing and exchanging books, going to libraries, buying books with friends, long impatient wait for book fairs are now passé. Online purchases have become more convenient and time saving options but have lost the innocent excitement. Plagiarism, cyber bullying, derogatory comments causing mental trauma are also negative aspects.
SONGSOPTOK: Now if we try to understand tradition and modernism in literature, do you think poetry can play a pivotal role relating the two? If so, how? What are your opinions about the role of the poet in bridging the gap, if any, between tradition and modernism?
NANDITA: Modernism is a recent period of world literature and has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose. In broad terms, the period was marked by sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways of viewing and interacting with the world. Even poetry has gone through this change .One of the big differences between traditional poetry and modern poetry is the use of form and structure. Traditional poetry is generally considered to adhere to specific forms, rhythms, and meters. Some examples of traditional poetry are sonnets, ballads, odes, and elegies. Traditional poems often rhyme (but not always) and they tend to have a specific and symmetrical structure Modern poetry is much more experimental in form. Therefore, modern poetry looks and reads quite differently from traditional poetry. Modernist and postmodernist poets (specifically in the 20th and 21st centuries) questioned the strict adherence of form and structure in poetic verse. So, there are some modern poems that are more like prose than poetry. Poetry being inseparable part of literature has itself undergone a change and helped people to understand and accept the changes in literature. It has widened the outlook and thought process of the readers. But there never was a split or gap between the two periods to bridge. The word modern connotes a kind of continuation of something traditional. A modern poet/artist/singer/painter---none can ignore continuation of the tradition. Most of the great Shakespearean plays have their source either on Plutarch or Hollinshed's Chronicles. It does not mean repetition of the past rather tradition and the modern go together; they coexist. It is absurd to severe the tradition from the modern. Modernism means an awareness of the presence of the past in the present.
SONGSOPTOK: Do you think that society is the key factor in shaping you up as a writer. What about your own country? What is the influence of your country & your culture in your writing? Do you believe that all writers are by and large the product of their nationality? Is it an incentive or an obstacle for becoming a truly international writer?
NANDITA: Society influences a poet to an extent. Upbringing, childhood, social scenario do reflect or have reflected in writings of many poets but a poet's imagination sees no boundaries, no nationality, no religion, no caste, no creed . The ethos , the ethics and the values inculcated is almost same in every nation and I keep in mind all of these while writing. I don't think nationality has any say in writing. Earlier the readers were localized and only few recognized poets were read internationally, but now with the advancement of communication and technology poets can reach national and international readers easily. It depends on the capability and not nationality that a creator finds his/her niche in the world. I don't think nationality helps or hinders. Nationality never comes in the way of a talented person to flourish
SONGSOPTOK: Do you believe creative souls flourish more in turmoil than in peace? Why? Are you a protagonist of "art for art's sake"? Can you please present us with your point of view?
NANDITA: Yes there are many examples of literary and creative soul's being born out of the turmoil in their lives . Pain, agony ,love ,deception ,makes a person more perceptive and imaginative. He/she trying to deal with the crisis and channelizing the attention or potential in a different creative direction have flourished in literature. But this does not imply that when at peace a person is less perceptive and imaginative. Most literary personalities write out of passion
SONGSOPTOK: Do you think people in general actually bother about literature in general? Do you think this consumerist world is turning the average man away from serious literature? And do you think poetry or literature can solve any problems in our everyday life? Why should we adhere to it?
NANDITA: With the change of our wants and desires to live up to the standards of the society, somewhere we have become so engaged that time for serious literature is difficult. people generally adhere to fast and convenient access to that much knowledge of literature that help survive or excel in life. And in this situation information and technology comes handy, thus literature influenced by consumerism. But at the end of the day it's literature in different forms, be it television, books, newspapers that helps a person de stress and rejuvenate oneself. So, we see without literature life is like a quiver without arrows. No entertainment- no progress
SONGSOPTOK: Are you a feminist? Can literature play any decisive role in feminism at all? What role can literature play to make our lives better on a day to day basis?
NANDITA: I'm not a feminist, I don't advocate reservation and gender equality . I think women are at par with men in all spheres of life now but definitely would like our society to pay attention to the plights of unprivileged women. There are a few pockets where superstition and malpractices continue, I think in these areas Literature can help. Street plays, theater, interactive sessions, recitation, special educative serials on television help spreading awareness. For the educated people newspapers, magazines, books are integral part. Literature help people to understand the finer aspects of religion, culture and the ideologies of life. It helps to reform the thought process of a person and widens his/her horizon.
SONGSOPTOK: Now if we want to look ahead, do you think that there is an oncoming crisis for literature in general? Will it bring new dimensions in our life ahead? Or do you think that the future of literature is not as bright as it should be?
NANDITA: With the advent of technology and the triumph of immediacy , a consensus has grown in few literary and academic quarters that literature is in intensive care or at death's door . The diagnosis though is that the reason is not irrelevance to old literature in today's world but a failure in nerve and imagination in the face of immediacy and market temptations. The digitization and growth of e-book audience has resulted in the change of scenario, from future of literature to the literature of the future . I think the value has changed from ability to challenge to the ability of reinforcement. For literature to remain healthy and thrive in today's environment it is very essential to ensure that literature does not change its values or buckle under the pressure of tailored needs of information , technical advancement and immediacy. Literary world should not be tempted by the present consumerism.
We sincerely thank you for your time and hope we shall have your continued support.
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Blowing up bombs and planning nuclear tombs in Nevada has left a legacy to the residents, a mixture of loss of innocence and discovery of their own invisibility.
Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is a crucial linchpin in Atomic Revival studies. Michon Mackedon recounts Nevada's relationship with the nuclear industry and a host of players including the Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Energy, scientists, military men, and journalists. With "an awareness born of deceit" shared by other Nevadans, Mackedon considers the manipulated language and imagery doled out by the atomic industry to make the unsafe appear safe and the unthinkable, thinkable. This second book published by Black Rock Institute Press is an environmentally charged survey of nuclear culture in the "Silver State." Augmented with "Atomic Pop" images of the nuclear era, this book is an ironic, dead-serious, no-holds barred post-mortem that lights up Nevada's nuclear industry.
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A native daughter of Nevada, Michon Mackedon was born in Reno and fledged in nearby Fallon. In that sprawling small town—birthplace of the Newlands Reclamation Project, the first federally supported irrigation effort—Michon raised four children (all now grown), in a small agricultural tract with a fulsome summer garden, an orchard of quality, and a vertiginous tree house. A student of Russian, classic black-and-white films, cutthroat gin rummy, classic Ford Mustangs, and science fiction, Michon once appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, and while there touched the hand that shook the hand of Beatle John Lennon. For twenty-seven years, Michon taught English and humanities at Western Nevada College, and at this point knows most of the really interesting people who are long-time Nevadans, since many of them were once her students or colleagues.
Like any steadfast academic and responsible neighbor, Michon has completed enough committee work to stun a Congressional aide, including prolonged service on the Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects. Thankfully, not all her efforts required life-and-death decisions—in a 2008 episode reminiscent of Larry McMurtry's Texasville, she was the Chair of the Fallon Centennial Commission.
Michon is joined by husband Michael in her love of the Nevada sky as observed from their patio, welcoming the sound of water as it leaves the ditch on its way to the garden, and she cherishes cooking, reading, and the experience of lovely or strange corners of the earth, some of them even close to home. While Michon has dozens of articles published on Nevada in various journals, Bombast is her first full-length book.


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But... but...
... Windows Phone isn't in third place.
Mozilla has announced that smartphones running Firefox OS have arrived, with Telefonica-owned Spanish mobile phone operator Movistar promising delivery of the first low-priced phones on Tuesday. The Firefox shop announced on Monday that Alcatel's One Touch Fire handset, along with the ZTE Open, which will be distributed by …
... Windows Phone isn't in third place.
Yup. I'd think that even ailing Blackberry is probably still in that place.
You're joking right?
You can't be *that* uninformed, surely?
"Windows Phone isn't in third place."
Yes it is. It hasn't overtaken Apple just yet. But that will come.
Windows Phone is up to 8.8% market share in the UK as of the end of April and 5.6% in the USA and growing market share rapidly. In comparison the #4 player is Blackberry on 0.7%....(As per Kantar April 2013 figures.)
Personally I think the Firefox OS will join Jolla and Symbian on the bottom of the pile...It has nothing much to differentiate it, and lacks the funding of Microsoft, Samsung, etc.
People can go ahead and state Windows phone is over Firefox, the statement only brightens the stain Windows bears and makes the danger Firefox poses even more fierce. The found ones of Microsoft should sing and dance while they can, the party seems to be winding down.
Microsoft are in the mobile space?
Why hasn't anyone heard of this - you 'd have thought with all the windows users out there there would be some level of interest.
Oh, wait...
Yea, since Android is technically owned by Microsoft that means Windroid Phone © is in second place behind iOS .. ref
Windows phone market share is in freefall. Down to 3% according to comScore.
I can be as uninformed as you can be sarcastic.
> Yes it is.
No it isn't.
> It hasn't overtaken Apple just yet. But that will come.
No it won't.
> Windows Phone is up to 8.8% market share in the UK as of the end of April and 5.6% in the USA and growing market share rapidly.
No it isn't.
That's 'Total Smartphone Subscribers' - i.e. installed base. Not market share of sales - which for Windows Phone in the US is up to 5.6% from the last Kantar numbers in April.
Also those numbers are only from the US, which is one of the worlds least significant markets. Nokia were previous #1 globally without even having a US presence...
> Yes it is.
No it isn't.
Oh yes it is: http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2013/05/21/windows-phone-overtakes-blackberry-as-third-largest-os/
> It hasn't overtaken Apple just yet. But that will come.
No it won't
More intelligent people than you say it will: http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/2106893/windows-phone-will-overtake-ios-by-2016-idc-predicts
> Windows Phone is up to 8.8% market share in the UK as of the end of April and 5.6% in the USA and growing market share rapidly.
No it isn't.
My bad - actually 8.4%: http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/Global/News/While-Android-Leads-iOS-and-Windows-Are-Growing-At-A-Faster-Pace
Installed base is 5th place, behind Simbian and Blackberry, and barely ahead of bada. Market share is 3%. Remember to go for sales figures, and not get fobbed off with numbers shipped. The carriers hate Microsoft, and the manufacturers do not expect Windows to sell - all except rapidly fading Nokia.
The carriers want a third ecosystem, but it has to be ABM. The obvious guess is Tizen, but Mozilla, Ubuntu and Sailfish mean they are spoiled for choice. I would like to see them pass that choice on to customers - start with a dual or triple boot phone. Try each OS for a bit, then delete the ones you do not want.
And since when the UK and the US are representative of the global market?
"Nokia were previous #1 globally without even having a US presence..."
Indeed, also on that note, I'm sad to see the article repeating the myth: "For five years, it has been Apple's iPhone and ad giant Google's Android OS which have held the top positions in the mobile world, and carriers don't like that."
Which is not even remotely true. The top position was Symbian until 2011, then overtaken by Android. Iphone only moved into 2nd place some time *after* that, after Symbian being dropped. Apple never had the top position. Before, it's been 3rd, 4th or even 5th place, in that 5 year time frame.
The statement might be more true if looking solely at the US, although BlackBerry also had a significant share there until more recently.
More intelligent people than you say it will: http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/2106893/windows-phone-will-overtake-ios-by-2016-idc-predicts
Here's some more people who are more intelligent than me :- http://www.pyramidresearch.com/points/item/110509.htm
Bet they wish they'd been Anonymous Cowards now too, don't they?
Perhaps if they had sensible names that people could pronounce they would have been more successful.
How do you pronounce SavaJe? Savage? Sava Jay? Sava Gee?
I believe you pronounce it "Bob" and when you refer to it, you call it "thingyma Bob" or as an alternative you can call it Jig.
"What OS does your phone use?"
"Oh, umm, thingyma Bob...."
See :D
Now I know why the iPhone is so successful:
Kinda Teletubbie-level. Everyone can ask for one.
People often say it's amazing that kids can use iPads. Each time I'm amazed at the adults who haven't outgrown them.
fantastic! Ubuntu and now this!
the average consumer is CONFUSED already.
"the average consumer is CONFUSED already."
The average consumer is confused the moment they wake up in the morning.
the AVERAGE user doesn't even know a phone has an OS.
1- Windows IS in 3rd place but we'll see after the Nokia EOS comes out how quickly MS will catch up.
2- Firefox isn't even close to Windows.
3- In fact Firefox is so far behind they are actually behind Blackberry and Symbian.
Well sure but "the ZTE would be commercially available from its Moviestar shops on 2 July." Since it's been out since tomorrow through one network operator it only seems reasonable that it would be ahead of nothing.
"...only seems reasonable that it would be ahead of nothing."
Firefox OS is already ahead in my book, but who else is going to buy the same book?
... more innocent clients trapped in a NON-VOIP and capped phone.
Cheap phone, expensive maintenance.
the more I believe it would be a good idea for Mozilla and Microsoft to team up and go to war against Apple and Google.
Still have IE and Firefox separate, but have Microsoft's financial muscle behind a friendly open-source organisation and switch IE's rendering engine to Gecko from Trident. It'll take that sort of opposition to prevent Webkit from Borg-ing the entire web.
I think you're using that wrong.
If done right Firefox will push Microsoft into fourth but to Google's detriment.
With its initial offerings Mozilla is quite clearly aimed at the budget user, emerging markets and people going from feature phones to smartphones. Microsoft's WP8 has almost no presence in this market, the Nokia 520 is really at the top end of this category in both price and spec and its unlikely customers at that level would be choosing between a Nokia and a Firefox powered ZTE. What they would be choosing between is a Firefox phone and the various landfill Android handsets that make up a large portion of Google's market share and every Firefox mobe sold will be one less Android sold, not one less iPhone or WP8 handset sold.
Of course this is all dependant on carriers and manufacturers backing it.
> If done right Firefox will push Microsoft into fourth
But... but... Microsoft isn't in third.
"But... but... Microsoft isn't in third."
They are - and the gap between them and #4 (Blackberry) is growing. See links above.
"Microsoft's WP8 has almost no presence in this market, the Nokia 520 is really at the top end of this category"
No they aren't, and just repeating something over and over doesn't make it true.
(But, if it makes you feel any better, Ballmer doesn't get that either.)
MS isn't targeting the ultra low-cost end of the market. FF's main competition is Android for that market share - it's really a separate market and global market share 12st/2nd/3rd place is a little meaningless.
I have a Windows Phone and I love it. I don't think I will ever go back to iOS
Right with you there, although if they don't sort out podcast support I may slink back to ios.
Android = happy shopper iphone.
I am sure, eventually, Firefox OS will surpass ChromeOS and RT in market share. It is based purely on HTML5 apps which is also the philosophy behind ChromeOS
So Chrome OS took over the desktop and tablet market didn't it? And other OSs don't support HTML5? Oh, wait...
The idea behind ChromeOS & FirefoxOS is to make HTML5 apps as powerful as Native apps. A noble thought, but unfortunately it remains an idea whose time is yet to come.
Though when it comes to most of the "website wrapper" apps offered in replacement of a website, I'm waiting for the native app to catch up with the power and functionality of the website / web browser...
It never made sense to me to use a website wrapper. I preferred RSS feeds to the max possible extent or going to the actual website itself. Using wrappers instead of real sites (Cricinfo for ex.) makes me feel like eating Dogfood instead of real food.
Please, please, can we stop quoting Kantar? Their figures are survey-driven, NOT based on sales figures - sold, shipped, or anything else real-world - so they're open to extreme error.
As for IDC, I'm afraid they've been caught bending figures for pay so many times in the past that they can be disregarded as a reliable source.


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Directors: Jun Kawagoe, Yutaka Sato
Genres: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television, Animation
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Joe Yo Yo | 05/16/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I was bored as hell this morning, having finished watching four or five episodes of Armada. I changed the channel, hoping something good was on, and discovered this [...]. It started out with Megatron, looking really, really UGLY, rather than cool. I had never seen this show before, but turned it on becasue it was a Transformers show. At times, I don't know if it's anime or CGI. I have to say that the anime was infinitely better. It's a load of [...]. I ony gave it one star because that was the lowest rating. Don't waste your time on this. Go watch something else.
[...] Don't EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER watch Energon.
I think my point is made."
red_darkness | 08/29/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Megatron is revived in this set of episodes and easily takes over scorponok's leadership position and once again leads the decepticons whom all leave the autobots. StarScream is also revived, although not completely. More great Transformers Energon episodes. I love em."
This is the Potential I was talking about Prior
Ironman | Carmel, IN USA | 11/01/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I stated in the early episodes that this series has the potential for greatness and this is what I was talking about.
This dvd starts off with another failed attack by Scorponac (who has since recruited Cyclonus and Tidlewave to his side) to steal more Energon from the Transformers. The end result is that upon their return they witness the Unexpected revival of none other than Megatron, the Autobots most feared foe. After Megatron swiftly crushes Scorponac he returns to earth to get Energon. Upon his arrival the Autobots are defeated as Megatron defeats Hotshot and forces them to retreat. However Alpha Q is not pleased with these turn of events and ressurects another villian from the past, Starscream (who because of being dead for a while suffers from memory loss). As a result Starscream can go completly undetected by any one except Alpha Q and Kicker. It's in this series of Epsiodes that the villians show their true might as there is an awesome sword fight Between Prime and Megatron, as well as a duel between Prime and Starscream. These episodes are action packed and just fun to watch.
However there are complaints as well. It bugs me that all the characters are in Anime style yet Alpha Q (who is not that great of a villian) is CGI and pretty cruddy (although I have seen much worse). Also the final episode on the Disk is only a So-So and really should of been saved for the Next DVD Installment (as I recall Episode 5 was removed for some reason).
However there are many positives as well. Starscream and Megatron are both great villians who both beat the tar out of Prime. Kicker is starting to evolve into his own character (Despite being equally as annoying at times as Spike and Sparkplug of Gen 1) and is not just an excuse to have a human around. Also in other unexpected Character development is the dillema with Demolisher who is a decepticon who has grown fond of his life of peace (despite Guard Duty half the time) yet when the time comes for Megatron to require his services he is quite hesitant. This would be second tier character is getting some unexpected development not really seen in Transformers (yes there were characters who switched sides but they were generally major characters). This move in my opinion shows that the creaters care about all their characters to even consider this type of screen time.
Overall this is great set of episodes that exposes the raw potential that I see in this series. With a some fine tuning and carefully working at how they do things I can see this series taking off and being rembered by this young Generation as being beloved much like we who grew up with Generation One love it today. However in case you jaded Gen 1 fans think this is just a load of garbage remember this, I too am a huge Gen 1 fan and I do think that it is the best. However these are not the Transformers (the huge story driven marketing scheme that it was)that we grew up with. These are new Transformers for a New Generation. By you old foggies slaughtering it you may forever destroy the legacy of Transformers when it goes off the air for the final time, and then what... the only thing left will be distant memories of a time when a young child could watch the Robots in Disguise with awe."


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This Educational joint honours degree allows you to study two subjects widening your career options alongside children and their families. You will gain valuable real-world experience and skills through placements and projects, giving you a head-start in meeting the needs of graduate employers.
Why study Education at Nottingham Trent University?
- 97% of our education and teacher training graduates are employed or engaged in further study six months after graduating (DLHE full-time undergraduate leavers 2015-16).
- If you complete your 3 year undergraduate degree, you are guaranteed an interview for a PGCE Primary teacher training courseat NTU during your final undergraduate year (terms and conditions apply).
- We are supported by over 600 partnerships with local schools, colleges and organisations, ensuring our courses meet the demands of the competitive graduate market.
- Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS): You have the option to study Early Years Initial Teacher Training in Year 2 and 3 of your course. You will be provided the opportunity to apply for a places during Year 1. (There are limited number of places and additional entry qualifications. Check the entry requirements below for more details).
- Some of our students choose to take a placement overseas. Recent placements have been available with a cricket project in Namibia, an international school in Brunei, an orphanage in Mombasa and an English language project in Thailand.
Why choose this course?
You will benefit from:
- specialist modules developing your transferable and employability skills
- a wide subject area allowing for a variety of career options
- tailored assessment and support with no formal exams in your final year
- guaranteed interview for a PGCE course in your final year (subject to course entry conditions)
- excellent facilities and experienced and enthusiastic tutors.
What you'll study
We are currently reviewing the content of our courses to ensure that they remain relevant and current to out students' future ambitions and society. Please continue to check this course webpage for the latest developments.
You will study two subject areas:
- Early Years
- Education Studies.
During your Early Years modules, you will develop your understanding of the social construct of childhood and the key importance of the holistic nature of the development of children aged up to five years. The modules have been developed to meet your needs in working alongside very young children and their families in diverse settings, in care and education.
Education Studies modules consider all facets of how we learn and develop, as well as looking in detail at how education systems are organised, particularly the English system.
Alongside these subjects you will study the following core modules to develop your transferrable and employability skills.
Developing Professionalism
Our personal tutoring system is specifically designed to help you transition into university life and study. You will be assigned a personal tutor and their role is to offer ongoing pastoral support, as you need it, throughout your degree.
Teaching and Learning
How to plan, design and organise learning, including the development of schemes of work, and lesson plans which identify learning outcomes and consider differentiated practises
Assessment and Curriculum
Explore how the curriculum frameworks and assessment strategies have become embedded in our education systems, and how they shape and influence the ways in which teaching is practised and learning is measured in contemporary education.
Learning in Contexts Two (includes placement)
The course team will help you prepare for a placement and our dedicated placement support team will help you in the processes of securing your placement. We find that our students excel in their professional confidence and competencies during the placement period. This module will prepare you well for your future endeavours whether they be further postgraduate study or direct routes into graduate employment.
Research in Contexts: Capstone Project
This final year project focuses on your own research for your dissertation, supported by a range of teaching and learning methods aimed at demonstrating your knowledge and ability to work independently.
Year One
Education Studies modules:
Education and Social Policy (core)
Explore the changes in the objectives and purpose of education as more of the population become educated and highly qualified.
Sociological Explorations in Education (core)
Understand the critical issue of social justice, and how education can be a site of tension for particular groups in society.
Early Years modules:
People, Places and Things: Looking at Early Child Development (core)
Examine how children form relationships, and learn through play.
Year Two
Education Studies modules:
Class Practices in Education (core)
Investigate how education can mirror wider social inequalities by advantaging certain social classes.
Aspiration and Identity (option)
Explore the concept of identity as a social construct and how this can influence educational attainment and aspirations.
Learning and the Individual (option)
Consider the complex process of learning and how theories of learning can be applied in education.
Research Methods in Education (option)
Understand the research process and learn the skills necessary to undertake your own research project.
Early Years modules:
Values and Principles of Best Practice in the Early Years (core)
Understand the areas of learning and development for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Working with Parents and Carers (core)
Explore the importance of working with parents and carers and evaluate the strategies available to aid such partnerships.
Research Methods in Early Years (option)
Understand the research process and learn the skills necessary to undertake your own research project.
Final Year
Education Studies modules:
The Educational Straitjacket (core)
Consider the constraints within education which reduce opportunities for particular social groups and how this 'strait-jacket' can be removed.
Educating the People (option)
Build on your explorations of educational inequality by understanding specific disadvantaged groups.
Learning and Motivation (option)
Explore the personal factors and influences to motivation and how these might be used to encourage and support learners' motivation.
Early Years modules:
Leadership and Management in Early Years Care and Education (core)
Develop the skills required to manage a team of practitioners each with their own diverse training backgrounds and experience.
Course specification
View the full course specification
Please note that course specifications may be subject to change
Thanks to my course I'm now more reflective and a much better communicator. I'm also more determined than ever to become a primary school teacher.
Kajal Modha
How you're taught
Contact hours
In your first year, you will spend an average of between nine and eleven hours a week in lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Lectures will build your subject knowledge and understanding, while tutorials and seminars provide the opportunity to discuss issues and ideas arising from your studies. You will be expected to study these areas independently for around 32 hours a week, ready to discuss them in your tutorials and seminars.
In Year Two you will have fewer lectures, seminars and tutorials, as you will spend around 200 hours in a placement of your choice.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed on the coursework you do, including:
- reports
- projects
- essays
- presentations
- portfolios
- dissertation
- case studies
- reflective journals.
You are assessed purely on your coursework.
What placements will I have?
You will have a six-week placement in your second year. You will have access to an online wiki with details of placements available both within the UK and also further afield. Recent placements have been available with a cricket project in Namibia, an international school in Brunei, an orphanage in Mombasa and an English language project in Thailand.
Where will I have a placement?
You could have a placement in a wide variety of settings: industrial, retail, commercial and public sector. These could include:
- rural, inner city and suburban schools
- hospitals and health authorities
- manufacturing companies
- major sports clubs and grounds in Nottingham
- social services
- prisons
- local authorities.
The degree will also offer opportunities to become involved in a number of paid and voluntary schemes in the education, charity and voluntary sector, enhancing both your professional and personal development.
Recent UK placement opportunities have included:
- Childline East Midlands
- Jesse Boot Primary School
- Nottingham City Council Community Educational Psychology Service
- Base 51
- West Bridgford Infants School.
International placements
Opportunities also exist in schools and projects overseas and some of our students have travelled as far as Namibia and Thailand to take their placements.
What does the placement involve?
Placements can cover a wide range of activities from helping children with their reading, to organising sports events or assisting in administrative procedures.
International placements can cover a huge variety of projects. You may find yourself building a school, taking an art class, typing up tests and records, or helping a child read – possibly even in the same placement.
Why take a placement?
Placements support both your professional and personal development so that you develop key skills that will make you more employable. They help you understand your subject and its application in real work, enhancing your awareness of the psychology of early childhood.
Learn from our experienced staff
Our tutors are all experience professionals who contribute to research and development within their specialist fields. Their research and influence not only shapes new educational practice, but also feeds directly into our courses, keeping you at the forefront of policy and practice.
Assessment methods
- Year 1 coursework (83%) and practical (17%)
- Year 2 coursework (100%)
- Year 3 coursework (100%)
Contact hours
A full-time student on average can expect to spend 1200 hours a year learning which will typically be broken down as follows:
- Year 1 lectures/seminars/workshops (25%), independent study (75%)
- Year 2 lectures/seminars/workshops (21%), independent study (70%) and placements (9%)
- Year 3 lectures/seminars/workshops (23%), independent study (77%)
Careers and employability
Your career development
We also have a huge range of activities open to you to add interesting skills to your CV and stand out in the employment market.
Studying an Education Studies and Early Years combination can lead to a range of career options alongside children and their families. The 'people-centred' characteristic of Education Studies lends itself to health and social care, welfare, charities and the leisure industry.
The following illustrates possible careers areas you could enter using your early years subject knowledge, or download our careers brochure.
|Jobs directly related to early years
|Jobs where early years would be useful
|Primary school teacher
Early years practitioner
Nursery practitioner
Children's centre practitioner
Classroom assistant
Learning support assistant
Family support practitioner
|Behaviour mentor
Events coordinator
Management trainee
Museum educational officer
Education Studies subject knowledge equips you for professional careers not only in education-related areas but also in a wider range of jobs. The following list is by AGCAS (the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services), or download our careers brochure.
|Jobs directly related to education studies
Jobs where education studies would be useful
|Primary school teacher
Secondary school teacher
Early years teacher
Special educational needs teacher
Further education lecturer
Adult education lecturer
Community education officer
Youth worker
Education administrator
|Learning mentor
Careers adviser / personal adviser
Museum education officer
Social worker
Training and development officer
Education graduates generally enter jobs working directly with children or young people, in a support capacity. Other roles in an educational setting, but with less direct contact with children or young people, include administration roles in education. There are posts available in other public sector organisations, such as local government, the health service and the civil service.
The Joint Honours degrees will provide a framework for a wide variety of possible careers. As well as roles based on the chosen subjects, students may also consider sectors such as teaching, training, human resource management, sports development and many others. Our graduates are following a variety of careers paths including roles as:
- teachers
- lecturers
- special needs teachers
- business and sport development executives
- sport coaches
- academic mentors
- financial advisers
- events managers
- teaching assistants
- nursery nurses
- sales and marketing executives
- media sales
- environmental officers
- behavioural mentors.
See where this degree could take you with our careers brochure.
Average graduate annual salary after six months*
BA (Hons) Education Studies and Early Years: £15,000
Average graduate annual salary after 40 months*
BA (Hons) Education Studies and Early Years: £14,000 – £22,000
* Unistats website February 2017
Links with industry
We involve industry experts in our courses in a number of ways.
- We consult with employers when we design and update our courses.
- We ensure you are prepared to meet the demands of the workplace by continually checking the currency and validity of our courses with employers.
- You will have the opportunity to have a work placement (if not already in paid or voluntary employment).
- Employers may input directly into your course through guest lectures, projects, and other work-related activities.
Further information on careers and employability
Guaranteed interview scheme: teacher-training
One of the benefits of the course is the broad knowledge and experience you will gain. This experience may lead you to consider teaching, even if you have not considered this as a career before.
If you complete your degree, you are guaranteed an interview for a PGCE Primary teacher training course at NTU during your final undergraduate year (subject to places being available).
There is always strong competition for PGCE courses, and places fill fast. Don't miss out, and ensure you are ready to make your application as soon as UCAS opens in autumn. You should attend Routes Into Teaching events in your second year to find out about deadlines, applying and qualification requirements for the different routes.
Terms and conditions apply:
- Applications can only be accepted subject to sufficient allocation of places from the National College for Teaching and Leadership for that year of entry.
- Applications will be withdrawn and not be progressed to interview stage once all places are filled on relevant courses.
- Interviews are subject to you meeting the essential entry criteria for the PGCE course at the time of application, such as GCSE requirements, degree grade and experience.
- An interview does not guarantee an offer to study on the course.
97% of our full-time graduates BA (Hons) Education Studies and Early Years are employed or in further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2015/16, first degree, undergraduate).
Entry requirements
What are we looking for?
- A-levels – BCC; or
- BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM; or
- 104 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications; and
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… the only thing which it actually affected so far is my mood, though.
I got grumpier, I feel (a little bit) stressed.
Will I pack everything I need? Will we forget something? Will I forget to do something before we leave? Will hubby survive the few weeks without me? (Oh yeah I bet he will have fun, sleeping without being poked and disturbed, food he desires without my forcing to eat vegetables, no nagging about clothes and so on).
Will we catch the plane in time? Will we have successful departure? And what about on Heathrow, last time they held me during checks, hanging on my bag ('No, ma'am, it's not your bag there we got problem with… you say it's the only one in X-Ray? Well, it's not your bag we got problem with, just sit down and wait'). Will they recognise Dori on the passport photo? She's so much older now. Will we land safely in Czech? I heard there's snow everywhere.
And so on… Someone should really invent teleport!
I'm Starting to Have a Travel Fever…
… the only thing which it actually affected so far is my mood, though.


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AMERICA`S FROST BELT certainly is in economic trouble, but at least some parts of the Northeast and Midwest will continue to grow and prosper. So it`s quite unwise for the federal government, or any other entity, to ignore the ``older America`` or to practice the sort of benign neglect of that region that once seemed part of the Reagan administration`s policy.
The spotty, but in some ways surprisingly optimistic, outlook for the Frost Belt showed up in a report from the National Planning Association on where new jobs will be created in the next 15 years.
As expected, most new jobs will be in the South and West, with the Houston metropolitan area getting more of them -- an astounding 1,268,700 -- than any other place. Seven of the top 30 metropolitan areas for job growth are in California, and five in Florida. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood metropolitan area ranks 13th in the nation, with 427,000 new jobs expected by 2000, and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ranks 22nd, with 237,300 new jobs.
That`s no surprise. But it`s mildly surprising to note the presence of these northern places in the top 30: Boston, 10th; Minneapolis, 14th; Nassau (on Long Island), 20th; Baltimore, 24th.
Those places have what one planner called ``a favorable industrial mix,`` and that`s quite important for the future of the Sun Belt as well. Any city or metropolitan area that relies overwhelmingly on one industry is much more vulnerable to economic distress than those places with a variety of job underpinnings. Much of the Sun Belt needs to learn that rough lesson from the Frost Belt, and to profit from it.
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Yeah, I'm slow in noticing this, but the new Touhou beat-em-up was announced a couple of days back by Tasofro (LINK HERE) with a couple of teaser shots and a blurb. Not one to miss out on regurgiating a small amount of information, I'm posting some random crap about it. To start with, here's a shameless google translate of that blurb:
Fear of natural disaster that repeated natural disasters, no Koe,
They brought a pessimistic view of life in the human village.
Heavy air is swirling in the village.
However, it is not a feeling of hopelessness.
It was something close to a sense of stagnation future of human beings does not change no matter what you.
Is it not a "Yeah! '
I feel that I wonder who originated, such a voice that I can hear you.
Yeah, if does not change anything, I think what you may be doing?
Yeah, I've got to be Ikire more ephemeral.
The human heart of the village is released gradually, order went disturbed at the same time.
Those who see the situation from a different perspective that was there. Our home is a religion.
Religious thought trying to win the hearts and minds of the people disturbed.
Restore order and at the same time, because it is a good opportunity to collect their own faith.
Monks erected a temple in Gensokyo, Taoist aims to abandon the worldly immortality,
Aimed at rehabilitation and shaman.
These girls decided. That it is "my turn" what time like this.
Well, I think we can assume that some girls from the Human Village and the latest Touhou games will show up.
No doubt the internet will be full of roster speculation soon enough. I'm not going to cave to any of that, though. Here's one the caps from that page as well (you can click to see it full-sized):
This is actually far more interesting to analyse. Here's my observations:
- First of all: 3D backgrounds. About time! Though its in need of some anti-aliasing and theres something odd going on with that hill between the two trees on the right. Still, its a step in the right direction, however much I loved the strange photorealism of SWR.
- No Spellcards!? At least, none that can be seen. If so, this is quite a massive diversion from their past games. Instead, we have three gauges that I can spot. Theres a circular gauge around the portrait with red/blue/grey fillings. Theres the obvious classic mana bar going on at the bottom. And behind that are a set of three character relevant sprites (orbs for Reima, stars for Marisa). In the last case, Reimu's orbs are coloured in, and Marisas stars are greyed out after Marisa is using what used to be one of her stardust broom smashes, so perhaps those stars are used for specials? This is of course pure speculation.
- New Character Sprite Style. Its nice to see that its still a bit deliberately pixellated, and at odds with the gorgeous attack effects. Despite this, the sprite detail is notably higher as well. And less chibi!
- Percentages? I'm assuming thats actually just the Rate or Limit or somesuch, but maybe its important.
Anyway, thats about it for today. Stay tuned.


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Mrs. Verna M. (Sterling) Farra, age 83, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Richardson Park in Wilmington, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.
A native Delawarean, Mrs. Farra was born in Frederica on January 10, 1927, daughter of the late Clarence Clark and Clara Rentz Clark. She was employed as an analyst with the State of Delaware Department of Labor until her retirement.
Known by all for her outgoing, bubbly personality, Mrs. Farra greatly enjoyed dining out and traveling with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry E. Sterling, Jr., brother, Clarence C. Clark, sister, Sarah Reynolds, and a grandson, Eric Michael Sterling. She is survived by her second husband of 13 years, William H. Farra; daughter, Susan Yeager (Frank) of Dover; son, Henry E. Sterling III (Elizabeth Ann) of Wilmington; grandchildren, Terry Zorich, Gregory Zorich, Richard Domyan, Jr., Amy Domyan, Jennifer Sterling, and Ashley Sterling; and two great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, July 17, 2010, in the chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in the adjoining memorial park.
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Fun-loving, adventurous, alert, independent, clever, stubborn, mischievous and obstinate, all describe the Siberian husky. This breed loves to run and will roam if given the chance. He is generally good with other household dogs. In fact, he is a very social dog that must have human or canine companionship. He may chase strange cats or livestock. Some howl, dig and chew.
This is an active dog, bred to run tirelessly for miles. He needs ample daily exercise, either in the form of a long jog or a long run off leash in a safe area. He also loves to pull and enjoys cold weather. His coat needs brushing one or two times a week, daily during periods of heaviest shedding.
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The Chukchi people of northeast Asia developed the breed now known as the Siberian husky. His ancestry is unknown, but he is of obvious spitz stock, evolved over hundreds of years as a sled dog for these nomadic people. During the Alaskan gold rush, dogs became a vital part of life in the Arctic regions, and dog racing became a favorite source of entertainment. The All-Alaska sweepstakes race, covering 408 miles between Nome and Candle, was especially popular, and in 1909 the first team of these Chukchi huskies brought over from Siberia was entered. Smaller and more docile than most of the other competitors, they aroused little admiration, with the exception of one racer who was so impressed he imported 70 to train for the 1910 race. His three teams placed first, second and fourth and so set the stage for the Siberian husky's unrivaled dominance in this race. Throughout the rest of the year, the dogs earned their keep as utilitarian sledders, but it was in 1925 that they gained their greatest acclaim. Teams of huskies raced 340 miles with lifesaving serum for diphtheria stricken Nome and were credited with saving the town. A statue in their honor stands in Central Park. The first Siberian huskies came to Canada, and then the United States, at around this time. The AKC recognized the breed in 1930. During World War II, many Siberians served in the U.S. Army's search and rescue teams, further capturing the public's admiration. The breed's popularity continued to grow until he was cherished as much for a family pet as for a racing sled dog or show dog. He remains one of the most popular of the Arctic breeds.Copyright © 1998, 2005 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. based on
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