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To send a Sports Short announcement about your community or recreational sporting event, please email firstname.lastname@example.com, mail 150 Venture Drive, Dover, NH 03820 or fax us at 603-749-7079. If you are e-mailing your announcement, please paste it in the body of the email. Do not send email attachments. DO NOT SEND COPY IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and please submit in paragraph form. Please note: If your item is time sensitive, do not send at the last moment (i.e. the day before or the day of the event). It is suggested that you submit your item at least 10 days before the event to insure that it receives proper placement in a timely manner.
Roger N. Allen Baseball annual meeting
ROCHESTER — Roger N. Allen Baseball's annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Rochester Community Center in the Community Room or Conference Room 1. Parents, coaches, and league officials, etc. are welcome.
ORYA Girls Travel Hockey Program Tryouts Notice
DURHAM — The Oyster River Youth Association is hosting tryouts for the 2013-2014 girls travel hockey season for players in ages 8 through 14 on Wednesday, March 6 and 13. Tryouts will take place at Churchill Rink on Old Piscataqua Road in Durham. Players are expected to attend both days from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and wear full hockey equipment each day. For more information, please contact David Smith, ORYA Hockey Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
SBR girls softball seeks president
SOMERSWORTH — Somersworth/Berwick/Rollinsford (SBR) Girls Softball League is looking for an individual to take over as president. The previous President, Bill Kinsey, has officially stepped down after five years and although all the other board positions have been filled, someone is needed (preferably from within the league) to step up and fill this position.
For more information you can visit our website at www.somersworthyouthsoftball.org. You can also contact Vice President Colby Walker at email@example.com or Website Manager, Mark McGuire, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
ROCHESTER — Rochester Rebels Girls AAU Basketball will be holding tryouts for the 2013 season. Tryouts for girls in grades 6 to 11 will be held on the Saturday, Feb. 16 and 23, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tryouts will be held at the Spaulding High School gymnasium. There will be no charge for tryouts unless placed on one of the teams. The girls will participate in 4-6 tournaments with an approximate cost of $275 for the season. If you have any questions, please contact Jeri Mooney at email@example.com or 603-321-0826.
NEWMARKET — Seacoast Sports Club-Great Bay will hold its Tennis Appreciation Day beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at its Great Bay Facility located at 191 Exeter Road in Newmarket.
The event is free and open to all ages and levels, directly following the tennis clinic there will be free court time open. Attendees will have the chance to work with Great Bay's tennis professionals. Advance registration is required, please go to www.seacoastsportsclubs.com or contact Anthony Sillitta at 603-659-3151, or via email at email@example.com.
KITTERY Maine — USCGAUX offering boating skills and seamanship course for the experienced and novice boater.
The course will start March 5 at Traip Academy. Contact for more info on seating call 207-439-5896.
DOVER — Dover Recreation would like to announce sign-ups for spring sports. Sign-ups will take place at the McConnell Center Cafeteria on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dover Baseball, Cocheco Lacrosse, Dover Soccer Association, Dover Youth Softball, Dover Youth Football, Dover Little Green Football and Dover Little Green Cheerleading will be available for sign-ups.
Please log onto www.dover.nh.gov/rechome.htm to view the Spring Sports Sign-up Flyer with more detailed information about each league.
DOVER — Dover Girls Softball registration is now open for the 2013 spring season for ages 4-16. You can register online at www.doversoftball.com.
Walk-in registrations are at the McConnell Center in Dover behind the library: 32 Saint Thomas St. They will be held in the cafeteria on Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The March dates are March 4 and 6 from 6-8 p.m. and March 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you have not played before please bring proof of age.
For those new to the league there will be team formation at the end of March. There will be tryouts for team placement only for the 12u and 10u groups. All girls are eligible to play there are no cuts. Dates TBA.
DOVER — The Dover Arena will once again hold the girls summer high school skate on Sunday nights in July and August. This was a huge success last summer and filled quickly. Every Sunday at 5:30 – 7 p.m. teams will be picked for a full game format with referees. It was very competitive last summer and lots of fun. Every week the teams will change.
All local area high school girls are welcome to register for this summer program. Players can be entering the 9th grade in September of 2013 or graduating in June 2013 and anything in between. This is a game format. Teams will be made each week based on registrations. Space is very limited for skaters only 22 will be signed up each week, and there are 2 goalie spots available. Referee will be provided.
This program was full last summer so sign up early.
For more information contact the Dover Ice Arena 603-516-6060 during weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department would like to announce it's annual charity hockey game on Feb. 15 (moved from Feb. 8) 6 p.m., at the Rochester Arena. This is the 6th year of this game. This hockey game is a great opportunity to support your local heros, while giving back to the community. Admission to the game is non-perishable food items. All donated items will be delivered to Gerry's Food Pantry to support those in need within the Rochester Community.
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Women's Softball League is seeking teams and individual players for the 2013 season. A league meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the old Sherburne School in Portsmouth. If you have questions or need directions, call Bob at 603-436-3860.
DOVER — The 2013 Green Wave Baseball Players Clinic will take place March 16 and 17 at Dover High School.
There are two sessions for ages 7 to 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. The clinic is being run by Dover High baseball coach John Carver and his staff and players.
The fee is $45 and checks can be sent (payable to Green Wave Baseball Boosters) Ms. Donna Sheldon, 3 Southwood Drive, Dover, NH 03820.
PORTSMOUTH — Registration is underway for the 64th annual Seacoast Basketball Tournament at the new Portsmouth Middle School Connie Bean Gymnasium.
This year's tournament will be held from mid-March through mid- April. The format will be double-elimination for all divisions.
Divisions this year will be 5th-6th grade boys, 5th-6th grade girls, 7th-8th grade boys, 7th-8th grade girls, 9th-10th grade boys, high school boys, high school girls and men's. The entry fee is $175 for all divisions except men's, which is $200. Applications may be obtained at Portsmouthbaberuth.org.
EXETER — FC Exeter seeks experienced high school age players interested in competing for a roster slot on one of our three teams for the upcoming Spring 2013 GSYSL travel soccer season. Teams competing under the FC Exeterbanner this Spring will include U-18 Boys; U-17 Girls, and U-18 Girls.
Interested players should visit the FC Exeter webpage at the Exeter Youth Soccer website (www.exeterexpress.com) for more info on the Spring '13 travel teams. You can e-mail FCX Coach-At-Large Chuck Murray (email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com) or the appropriate headcoach (see webpage info) for team-specific details.
DOVER — The Dover High boys basketball program will host their 8th Annual Green Wave Winter Break Basketball Camp for boys and girls Feb. 25 to 28 at Woodman Park School. The camp will be broken down into two sessions. This camp is for all skill levels and will focus on some skills but mostly playing games. The camp will run from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. for 2nd thru 4th graders (younger kids may attend with director approval) and from 10:30 to Noon for 5th thru 8th graders. The cost for the camp is just $40. For more information please drop by the athletic or recreation department to pick up a registration form (flyer) or call coach Romps at 603-834-0112 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Enrollment is limited.
Spring Training Hitting Camp
NEWINGTON — Diamond King Productions is hosting a Spring Training Hitting Camp at USA Training Centers on Saturdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. It will run from Feb. 23 to March 30 and the cost is $300. The camp is for players ages 11 and 12 who want to get ready for the upcoming baseball season.
Camp instructors are Ben Hart and Chris Anderson. Hart played Division 1 baseball at both Vermont and UMass Amherst. He ran the video department for the DeMarini Top 96, where he worked closely with hundreds of college coaches breaking down and analyzing baseball mechanics. Anderson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2006. Since retiring in 2009, Anderson has been involved in coaching throughout the Seacoast.To register, call Hart at 603-969-9034.
Coe-Brown coaching openings
NORTHWOOD — Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is seeking the following coaches for the 2013-14 school year: girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, JV boys soccer.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume and three references to Matthew Skidds, Athletic Director, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, 907 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261. Email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dover cheerleaders need volunteer coaches
DOVER — Dover Little Green Cheerleading League is seeking volunteer coaches for the 2013 season. DLGC is a non-profit recreational cheer program in Dover. The organization includes cheer teams K-8th grade. As a league the athletes cheer at the Dover Youth Football and Dover Little Green Football games. The season extends from May continuing into November including attendance to 3-6 competitions per season. Applicants must have prior cheer coaching experience, strong communication and interpersonal relation skills, as well as have an affinity towards working with children. CPR/first aid training is required and will be paid for by the league. Interested applicants may contact DLGC at the following email address for additional information and submission of resume. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cocheco Lacrosse sign-ups
DOVER _ Registration is now open for the 2013 season of the fastest game on two feet. Girls and boys teams for pre-K through U15. Sign up by Feb. 28 to lock in last year's prices. Visit www.cochecolacrosse.org for more information on the program and to register.
CBNA softball clinics
NORTHWOOD — The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy varsity softball team is hosting a clinic on Saturday, March 9 and 16, from 12 to 2 p.m. for players in grades 5 to 8 at Coe-Brown. The cost of the clinic is $30 for both sessions. The clinic is designed as "hands on" instruction where young players will learn the skills necessary to be a successful softball player. The participants will work on the fundamentals of pitching, hitting, throwing and fielding by interacting with the CBNA coaching staff and the varsity team. For more information and to sign up please email coach Tenasco at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit us online at coebrown.org and click on the athletic link for the clinic brochure. Same-day registrations accepted.
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — South Berwick Babe Ruth Baseball will be holding sign ups for the 2013 season on Friday, March 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the South Berwick Town Hall. Sign-ups are open to 13 through 15 year olds from South Berwick and Eliot. All 13 year olds must provide proof of age. Please bring a copy of your birth certificate for the league files. Any new 14 or 15 year olds who have not played for South Berwick Babe Ruth must also provide a birth certificate. Applicants must be 13 on or before April 30, 2013 and no older than 15 on April 30, 2013. The registration fee is $95 on March 8 and 9; after March 9 it is $120. For any questions or information please contact Richard Raitt at 207-384-9281.


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A collaboration between textile artist Rowland Ricketts and sound designer Norbert Herber, this installation leads visitors through the process of making indigo, a plant dye historically derived from a variety of plants including Polygonum tinctorum (also known as "dyer's knotweed"). Indigo-dyed cloth was highly sought after for centuries around the globe and has long been identified with Japan, where Ricketts trained in the dyers' shops of Tokushima. In his work, Ricketts focuses on the corporeal aspects of the dye's production; color is imbued with the memory of movement. Thus, through sound and video collage, the movements of visitors in the gallery will illuminate how indigo is grown, composted, decomposed, and concocted into a pungent dye. As visitors tread on the indigo, separating leaf from stem, they take part in the winnowing that initiates the plant's decomposition.
The sounds emanating from the gallery were collected at various sites, threading connections among them: Illinois' Sustainable Student Farm, where the indigo was grown and harvested; Ricketts's farm-studio in Bloomington, Indiana; and the fields and dyers' shops in Tokushima, where Ricketts is supervising part of the 2012 National Cultural Festival in celebration of indigo and helping reinvent a craft largely abandoned. The installation embodies transformation: a sensuous domain, displaced from a tilled field and juxtaposed with the deep surfaces of dyed cloth, which embodiesboth a history of work and the generative force of seed.

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Parish voters approved a half-cent sales tax Saturday that will raise $330 million to help finish and maintain a major levee system in Terrebonne.
Parish voters approved a half-cent sales tax Saturday that will raise $330 million to help finish and maintain a major levee system in Terrebonne.
The tax passed by a vote of 5,879 to 2,349, or 71 percent to 29 percent, complete but unofficial results show. About 13 percent of the parish's 64,468 voters cast ballots.
The money will pay for remaining parts of the Terrebonne Levee District's Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection system.
"I've never been prouder of the citizens of Terrebonne Parish. They have once again stepped up to the place," Levee Director Reggie Dupre said. "This is going to send a message straight up to Washington that we want to survive and will do what is necessary to survive."
The tax, which will expire after 28 years, is expected to raise about $12 million a year, or about $330 million total. The district plans to sell bonds, which could raise more than $100 million immediately to pay for levee construction. It will use the tax money to repay the debt over 25 years.
The Levee Board has passed an amendment preventing any of the half-cent sales tax revenue from being used on studies or administrative salaries. It will all go to construction and maintenance. It can also be used only for Morganza projects and projects approved by the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Terrebonne voters enacted a quarter-cent sales tax that raises $6 million a year for the levee system. That money is being used to build the Houma Navigation Canal floodgate. The district also brings in a property tax of 4.89 mills that raises about $3.7 million per year for operations and maintenance.
Dupre said the tax will allow the district to finish the interim Morganza levee system in the next three to four years.
"Terrebonne Parish will be protected now," said state Rep. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, who has advocated heavily for the Morganza project. "A lot of these levee and floodgate projects are being engineered now, so it will be expedited protection now that we have the money to do it."
Advocates have described the tax as a last stand to finish the levee system and protect the parish from flooding caused by Gulf of Mexico storms. Conceived in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Morganza is a system of levees and floodgates stretching from Dularge to Larose. But the project has remained in the study phase for 20 years while residents have flooded from multiple hurricanes. More than $70 million has been spent by the corps to study the system, but not a dollar in federal money has been spent on construction.
In the meantime, the projected cost to build Morganza has skyrocketed from $880 million to as much as $10 billion, which local officials say makes it increasingly unlikely the federal project will come to fruition.
After hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008, the Levee District opted to move ahead without the corps to build a scaled-down version of the levee system with more than $220 million in state and local money. Officials say the project won't protect the parish from the worst storms, but it would have prevented the kind of flooding residents saw during 2005's Hurricane Rita and 2008's Hurricane Ike. But the district was $120 million short of what's needed to finish the Morganza project.
"Four years ago, I would have never believed that we had a chance to build the first lift of Morganza and protect the entirety of Terrebonne Parish. The passage of this tax makes it a reality that in the next few years we will have protection," said Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet. "It also indicates that our citizens can vote for a tax if they feel like they feel like it's going to bricks and mortar and not to studies."
The parish is also working to bolster drainage levees and pumps to provide redundant protection and protect communities while Morganza is being completed, Claudet said.
"It is critically important to protect and retain our citizens," Claudet said.
So far, the Levee Board is building or is preparing to build 10-foot levees in lower Chauvin and Pointe-aux-Chenes and along Falgout Canal. It is also building levees to connect the Navigation Canal floodgate to the system.
The board also built floodgates in Placid and Bush canals and is building one on Bayou Grand Caillou.
About $120 million of the tax revenue will be used to close the system against the Gulf. The district will build levees connecting the system in Grand Caillou, Little Caillou, Montegut and Pointe-aux-Chenes. And will build floodgates on Bayou Little Caillou and on Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes.
The money will also pay for a $38 million project to build levees in Bayou Black and a $30 million project to build a floodgate and connecting levees in Falgout Canal in Dularge.
The tax will raise an additional $112 million that the Levee Board plans to use to continue raising levees after the initial project is brought up to 10 feet. Money will also be needed to maintain the system.
Dupre said the tax election represents a vote of confidence in the Levee District's mission to build Morganza locally. But he added that he aims to show even the 29 percent who voted against the tax that the money will be spent wisely.
"We're still hopeful someday that we get a federal project. That everything we're doing will count as credit toward that project," Dupre said. "But even in the worst-case scenario, that the federal government never comes to help us, at least now we'll have a system in place to provide us with the protection we need to stay here."
Staff Writer Nikki Buskey can be reached at 857-2205 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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You come to Chandler, Ariz., for desert deceleration — not that fast life they live in Phoenix and Scottsdale. The city of about 240,000 sits about 20 minutes southeast of Phoenix, below Mesa. In the central plaza it raises a 40-foot-high tumbleweed Christmas tree every winter. Chandler's several hotels (mostly budget chains) are easy driving from the 11 soon-to-be-active spring training stadiums of greater Phoenix, including the Dodgers (about 35 miles away in Glendale) and the Angels (about 17 miles away in Tempe). A child-related activity brought us to town, but among normal people, golf is the larger draw. Venues include the 18-hole Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, which dates to 1913; the Ocotillo Golf Resort (27 holes); and the Bear Creek Golf Complex (36 holes).
The bed
Holiday Inn at Ocotillo, (1200 W. Ocotillo Road, Chandler; [480] 203-2121). No big surprises here. This 106-room property, built in 2004, has a Tuscan theme, pool and Ocotillo golf courses next door. At breakfast, we got alert, kid-friendly service.
The meal
El Zocalo (28 S. San Marcos Place, Chandler; [480] 722-0303) sits among the old storefronts of downtown Chandler's historic plaza area. It has a big courtyard out back with strolling mariachi musicians and twittering birds — great for Sunday brunch. Entrees $13-$29. For dessert, there's Paletas Betty (96 W. Boston St., Suite 100) for ice cream.
The find
Two finds, really. One requires timing and the other an appetite. When we were here Jan. 19 and 20, we stumbled onto Chandler's 18th annual multicultural festival, which took over much of the plaza. It included a performance by Mexican folkloric dancers from a group called Si Se Puede (Yes You Can), hula dancers and more. The other was Joe's Farm Grill (3000 E. Ray Road, Gilbert; [480] 563-4745), which sits just outside Chandler in semi-rural Gilbert. It's a family farmhouse converted into a diner, both sleek and old school, with glass walls, picnic tables and a menu full of burgers, pizzas, salads and ribs. Many of the vegetables are from the neighboring fields. Joe's opened in 2006, and crowds keep coming. By 5:30 on the Saturday night we arrived, the line was out the door. (Joe takes no reservations.) But the food made it well worthwhile. All eight in our party ate and laughed a lot, and I demolished the $14.99 barbecue sampler. After dinner, the kids ran around under the patio's tall trees. Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily.
The lesson learned
Maybe we'll fly next time. We were already running behind on our 400-mile drive to Chandler when everything stopped about 20 miles from the Arizona line. A big rig had jack-knifed on Interstate 10, spilling some unnamed hazardous cargo that required hours of cleanup. For more than two hours, 20 miles of brake lights glowed malevolently between us and Blythe. The drive ultimately took 11 hours. A L.A.-Phoenix flight takes 80 to 90 minutes and costs about $130 round trip. Second lesson learned: In a pinch, you can trust the restrooms at the Chevron station on Lovekin Boulevard in Blythe.
The tab
The three of us (two adults, one child) spent $200 on gas, $127 a night at the Holiday Inn, about $55 on lunch at El Zocalo (plus $10 for the mariachis), $50 on dinner at Joe's Farm Grill and $40 on two buffet breakfasts at the Holiday Inn.


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This is a secular feminist group for freethinkers - anyone interested in preserving and extending women's autonomy, freedom and equality:
A Freethinker is a person who thinks - free from superstitious beliefs, free from religion; rational thinkers who think and make decisions on the basis of reason and evidence and do not accept the prejudices and discrimination based on thousands of years of patriarchal religion.
Secular means i.e. 'without religion' and include atheists, secularists and anti-theists, who see the harm that has been done to people, particularly women by the patriarchal religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam that treat women as second class citizens.
Based on worship of 'god the father' the relationships between men and women, especially marriage, have not been developed as a partnership based on equality and respect, but on the inferiority and obedience of women. These attitudes persist.
Women were traditionally owned & controlled by their fathers, husbands, brothers and sons and were strictly limited in what they could do, excluded from education, the professions, government etc. and we can still see the remnants of these attitudes. Even in Britain today all women are not yet free and equal in many respects, as a group they are still treated unfairly.
Even now women are still expected to take on most of the role of cleaning, caring, catering - the domestic chores of family life, work in the lowest paid jobs and do not have equal pay and pensions.
Though we in Britain have been luck to have seen progress over the last 200 years or so, as the society has become more secular, brought about by a few reformers in every generation, many of them women freethinkers, there are many religious conservatives who try to prevent further progress, and would gladly undo many of those reforms.
We need women able to cut through the traditional preaching and stereotyping of men and women that lead to so much macho violence in society – the abuse of women and coercive sex.
Women must be free to have children or not, get married or not, and have sex with whoever they choose under whatever circumstances they choose. And must be able to avoid unwanted pregnancy, motherhood & STDs - 'God's punishments' for being 'careless' or 'feckless' or having sex outside of marriage not for the procreation of children. (This is why the religions are against LGBT people and same sex relationships)
Women must have equal representation in government, not to always be dependent upon a husband or father who is supposedly 'responsible for her upkeep'.
We need to shed the infantalising of women as dependents, and 'junior' partners in society, and persuade women not to collude with sexism for fear of offending conservative opinion, religious beliefs and men.
Sue May 2009


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- 1 Life Guarantee Quotes That Fit Your Requirements South West
- 2 The Easy Method to Compare Plans with Discounted Premiums Fretherne
- 3 Leading Tips to Get a Large Amount Fretherne Gloucestershire
- 4 The Expanding Protection Space
- 5 Gloucestershire South West Opting For the Assurance of Assurance
- 6 Offers Assurance Gloucestershire
Life Guarantee Quotes That Fit Your Requirements South West
Your finances and also life safety and security are two crucial things you shouldn't forget. It's crucial that you locate a great, yet low-cost life guarantee that fits your demands. It all beginnings by looking for life guarantee quotes.
Recognize that there are lots of kinds of plans permanently guarantee. Know what these plans are, then figure out which plan value is best for you prior to you set out to compare prices to obtain the least expensive quotes.
The reality is that life insurance kinds don't vary a lot from each various other; they just have small differences that you have to take note of.
These distinctions include the period of the policy protection as well as the paying systems for the premiums, among others.
It isn't that difficult to get the intimate details about an inexpensive quote, however trust fund that you do have to do your research in order to totally comprehend the series of products provided today as well as which one is finest for you.
When you prepare, take the time to review the policy worth's very closely. As long as you wish to get the biggest one (so you obtain the largest protection and probably a greater return of investment), you have to consider the various other things in your life that you pay for.
These include any type of home loans, loans, credit cards or other debts that you're presently devoted to and also the amount of dependents you have now.
All of these "little additional" are everyday prices that could add up to a substantial amount and could quite possibly establish what does it cost? of a budget plan you should assign for your life assurance. Furthermore, consider the rising cost of living price in the coming years; merely round up some quotes to get a great idea.
The Easy Method to Compare Plans with Discounted Premiums Fretherne
Do you recall when comparing life guarantee policies utilized to take days and also selecting the ideal cover was a bit like playing the lotto game? Fortunately, the life assurance industry has actually come a lengthy method in the last ten years as a result of enhanced technology as well as the internet.
Even so, using the web to compare life guarantee can tsill be a minefield if you don't do it in the correct method. For those wanting to get a policy, many will certainly use one of the growing variety of economic contrast solutions to search for a policy and a large criticism of them has actually been their over-reliance on price as the primary consideration. Whilst this may hold true, these sites are still an effective device as long as they are used in mix with some straightforward basic principles.
A Few Important Inquiries to Ask Prior To You Begin Searching Forever Assurance
Whilst accessibility to on-line contrast solutions has actually simplified the purchasing process forever guarantee, there's a danger that they could trigger some consumers to rely also greatly on their quote results without very first understanding just what is one of the most suitable cover for their requirements.
As many life guarantee strategies are acquired with a regard to ten years or more, an usual argument against cost comparison sites is that rate is not the only variable that ought to be assessed as well as contrasted as part of the buying process. This highlights the significance of policy attributes such as flexibility to adjust to altering priorities and how it affects the kind, quantity and period of cover needed.
Whether your scenarios are basic or a lot more complicated, these questions could prove tough to address by yourself and also you may discover it easier to take advice from a knowledgeable advisor.
Leading Tips to Get a Large Amount Fretherne Gloucestershire
We all people will certainly hope for a long life but the unexpected can happen any time. What of those left if the most awful should occur to the family's major income producer? Who pays the mortgage and the costs? They are generally paid for by the life insurance policy. Find out right here how you can obtain the best life assurance quotation.
Buying Life insurance is all about providing you, and your household, the satisfaction that there will be no economic troubles need to you pass away prematurely. Life assurance could aid your family repay the mortgage, as an example, or it could provide them with a monthly revenue to help them to preserve a suitable standard of life.
There is the possible hardship of all of a sudden needing to do without an essential economic contribution to a family as well as having to manage the pain of their loss. Obtaining a life guarantee quote is the first step making sure that those left behind have the ability to cope with any economic effect.
You might think that life guarantee is as well costly. Life Cover which pays out a lump sum if you die within a specific duration is rather affordable, these days, though. This sort of plan is called "term assurance." It is a reasonably easy plan and also covers you for a certain period. If you die within the duration, state Ten Years, then the plan pays a cash lump sum to your family members. There is no return if you live to the end of the policy.
A term assurance will usually supply you with the most inexpensive possible life guarantee quotation.
The price of term cover will certainly depend upon a variety of factors. These consist of just how much you desire the cash lump sum to be and also exactly what duration that you desire the policy to covert. There is more chance of an illness the older you get so the expense of cover climbs relying on your age.
The Expanding Protection Space
Life assurance sector specialists always bang on about the 'Defense Void'. This is the distinction between the degrees of life guarantee cover that we have secured versus the quantity of cover that the market believes we need. If the most current figure that has been created by the UK life insurance policy specialists is appropriate after that, as a nation we are greatly underinsured as the space stands at a tremendous , 2.5 trillion, and is expanding every year.
We are generally very good at making certain that we have actually the home loan covered by life insurance must the very worst happen, but it shows up that we have entirely failed to remember all the other expenses such as other financial obligations, sustaining kids as well as the ordinary, such as living expenditures. Of course, those without any dependents have no requirement of life guarantee, but those that do must consider it really thoroughly.
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A temple marriage has the potential to continue beyond death.
Not many have the opportunity to celebrate two wedding anniversaries--with the same person, that is. But that's how it is for my wife and me.
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The story of Aultman, Ohio, has been a passion for Geraldine "Gerry" Radcliffe, a retired nurse who has been researching the history of Aultman and its residents for nearly 15 years.
In the northernmost tip of Stark County, Lake Township is bustling with new houses and industry. A thriving Akron-Canton Airport sits just over the border in Summit County.
No one ever would guess that decades ago, within a tiny village just northeast of the airport, was an all-black enclave where people lived in round houses made of tile.
The story of Aultman, Ohio, has been a passion for Geraldine "Gerry" Radcliffe, a retired nurse who has been researching the history of Aultman and its residents for nearly 15 years.
"When I was 12, my dad took us out to Aultman," she recalled. "The people lived in round houses. I thought 'Wow, this is really cool.'"
Most residents of Aultman worked for the National Fireproofing Co. or NATCO, which provided free housing for its employees.
Radcliffe said she is unsure when Aultman was founded, but she speculates that it was established on land owned by the Aultmans, the wealthy farm industrialists and the namesake family of Canton's Aultman Hospital.
The Tile & Conduit Works was founded in Aultman in the 1880s to produce clay conduit blocks for underground telephone lines. Aultman initially was occupied mostly by German immigrants who worked there. The company eventually was purchased by National Fireproofing, which changed its name to NATCO in 1956.
"I started inquiring where the people went, and why no one was talking about it," said Radcliffe, who gives PowerPoint presentations on Aultman. "At one time, 1,000 people lived there. People started bringing me stuff after they knew I was interested."
Bobbie Howard said she was 9 when her parents moved the family to Aultman from tiny Bartow, Ga.
"My dad's cousin had gone to Akron, from Georgia," she recalled. "They were hiring in Aultman at the brickyard. My father's cousin was rooming with a guy who had job there, so he got my father a job. That's how we got to Aultman."
Howard said that upon their arrival, they lived temporarily in with another family but eventually got their own home.
"We lived in two different round houses," she said.
Howard said she left Aultman at 19 when she got married and moved to Orrville.
Because of the region's abundance of clay, Stark County became a mecca for brick-making in the 1880s. According to the Ohio Historical Society and E.T. Heald's "The Stark County Story," 41 brick companies existed between 1882 and 1901. Hollow block, which was first made locally at the
Waynesburg Brick and Clay Co., grew in popularity for wall tile, and construction and fireproofing projects. It was purchased in 1896 by National Fireproofing, which grew to 23 plants in the U.S,
including seven in Stark County, and three in Canada.
By the early part of the 20th century, blacks who worked in the brick-making industry in the South, particularly in Kentucky and Tennessee, were being recruited to come north.
"They (owners) heard they were better and faster workers," Radcliffe said.
Those who did were part of the "Great Migration," when an estimated 6 million blacks left the rural and segregated South for economic opportunity and a little less segregation in the industrial North.
Aultman made national news among black media outlets, including a story published in the Pittsburgh Courier on May 22, 1926. The brief story, which examines job opportunities for black workers in the Canton area, also mentions Waynesburg, Magnolia and Mineral City.
Such articles would have been a driver for a couple such as Arthur and Elizabeth High, who wanted to do better by their seven children. Their daughter, Emmaline High Turpin, remembers the family's move from Raleigh, N.C., to Ohio in 1926.
"We landed in Malvern," she said. "Daddy worked at Robinson Clay, which made sewer pipes. Then we moved to Waynesburg. Daddy got a job at Aultman in 1929, and we ended up moving there."
Turpin, 95, said her family of nine didn't live in a round house, but she recalls with astonishment that the homes had concrete upper floors. There was no electricity or indoor bathrooms. Water came from a community pump. Most of the women were homemakers.
"Some people raised vegetables, chickens, pigs and guinea hens," she recalled. "There's no days like that now. Money's the most important thing in the world, today. But money don't bring happiness."
Virtually the entire town attended services at the First Baptist Church of Aultman — a tiny, white clapboard structure lit by oil lamps and warmed by a potbellied stove, and where Mrs. Radcliffe's uncle, the Rev. John L. King, was a pastor.
Everyone put on their Sunday best — men in suits, women in hats and gloves.
"We dressed up," Turpin said. "People would ask us, 'Why are you dressed up like you're going somewhere?' But we were going somewhere."
Dean Prophet was a toddler when his parents left Aultman. His parents, he said, came to Aultman from Birmingham, Ala., around 1930.
"As for stories, they never really said too much about it," he said. "As I got older, I did go back, but everything was leveled."
Prophet remembers that his older siblings attended Greentown High School. In later years, some Aultman teens attended Hoover High School in North Canton.
"A lot of the residents were immigrants, so I don't think there was so much prejudice," Prophet said. "They were minorities, too."
"We were treated well," Turpin recalled. "Greentown residents were very friendly. If they saw an Aultman resident in another part of town, they'd speak to you. Not like some people."
Turpin dropped out of school at 17 in 1935 to get married. Her late husband, Isaac, was a mechanic who didn't want to work in the plant. Instead, he found work at Harpold Motors in North Canton.
Silver Barbosa Thompson and her two younger siblings lived in Aultman from infancy. Their father, Tony, a Portuguese immigrant from Cape Verde Island, came to Stark County by way of Carlisle, Pa.
Their mother died when Silver was 10.
"He worked at Republic Steel in Canton," she said. "A job opened up at the brickyard. We didn't live in a round house, but my grandmother did."
Thompson said most of the round houses had cement floors.
"There was one big room downstairs, and a set of stairs, and one big room upstairs, she said. "Most people divided the rooms up."
Henry Mack said members of his family were recruited from Kentucky.
"I still have three lanterns they used to use," he said.
Mack said his late father, Henry Sr., worked at NATCO for a time, before he got married and moved to Canton.
Mack said his dad would return to visit Aultman.
"He had some cousins still out there, so every now and then, we'd go out there to see them," he said. "I used to chase lightning bugs. You couldn't see 2 feet in front of your face, it was so dark."
Don Henkel, 82, also has vivid memories of Aultman.
"I grew up in Aultman," he said. "They (NATCO) had shops in Magnolia, East Canton and Minerva," he said. "A lot of black people did work at all of those plants."
Henkel said his grandfather was a plant foreman in Aultman at the turn of the century, and that he himself worked there as a water boy there during the summer of 1947, to help care for his widowed mother.
In its heyday, he said, the plant at Aultman was 3 miles long.
"Western Electric was a major customer," Henkel said. "Some of those clay conduits were huge. I could never figure how people could lift them. I could barely move one. They (workers) were exceptionally strong, but some of them died young."
Henkel, 82, went on to have a career in the brick industry for 44 years, primarily as a salesman in suburban Detroit, where he currently resides.
In the 1960s, NATCO was purchased by Fuqua Industries of Atlanta, but the plant met its demise when concrete conduits became easier and cheaper to make. After workers went on strike in 1964, it went bankrupt.
Radcliffe has devoted hours of her time and money researching Aultman because she believes it's an important part of local history, and black history.
"I believe the people who lived and worked out there made such a contribution to the community," she said.
Last year, she found Aultman's train station, which was disassembled in 1975 following a fire, and reconstructed in Dresden, Ohio. The Wheeling, Lake Erie & Valley railroad ran through the center of the village, from Akron.
After they married, the Turpins built a bungalow on Mayfield Road, where Emmaline lived until she moved to Canton. But the city would hold its own sorrows. Their only son, Isaac Jr., a former Marine, died on Oct. 6, 1979, following a dispute in a downtown nightclub. Her mother died on the same day.
"Riding down I-77 these days, you almost cry when you think of he memories," she said. "We didn't have a whole lot of money, but we had a good time."
"We were all family; everybody was friendly and close-knit," Thompson said. "Everybody knew everybody. We went to everybody's house."
Turpin added that Aultman residents were more than neighbors and coworkers; they were a family. They made their own fun, which included tin-tub fish fries and homemade ice cream.
"You pooled your money," she recalled with a smile. "We came through some hard times, but you come to appreciate it. It teaches you a lot of things. I think when you come up like that, you learn what's important."
Henkel said he has a theory of why some of the houses in Aultman were round. NATCO, he said, produced round tiles for grain silos that contained a "salt glaze," making them waterproof.
"I think that just because they had the material, it was easy to build," he said. "I used to sell the silo tile; it was a pretty good product. It's impervious to water."
The homes were demolished after NATCO went bankrupt.
"People stayed friends, even after they left Aultman," Turpin recalled. "Those were the good old days, and we didn't know it."
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Because June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, Shayna Baker, Mayo Clinic Health System speech-language pathologist, shares information to help you learn more about the condition, its causes and how it's treated.
"It's on the tip of my tongue" is a phrase everyone has said time and time again. Sometimes it's hard to find that word you're looking for, which is normal. But for people with a disorder called aphasia, it's as if their brain's "word cabinet" falls over and mixes all of their words around, resulting in varying levels and forms of language comprehension and expression impairment.
Because June is National Aphasia Awareness Month, Shayna Baker, Mayo Clinic Health System speech-language pathologist, shares information to help you learn more about the condition, its causes and how it's treated.
1. Symptoms.
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Speak in words or sentences that don't make sense
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Seek medical help immediately if you or a loved one experiences these symptoms. A form of aphasia can be the first sign of stroke.
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Brain damage caused by a stroke is the most common cause of aphasia. A stroke results from the bursting or blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain. This creates a reduction of blood flow to the brain, which deprives the brain of essential nutrients and oxygen needed to support brain cell life.
Aphasia can also surface due to a brain tumor, infection or degenerative disease. Aphasia is always the result of an underlying condition. The severity of the underlying cause determines the severity of language difficulties.
Temporary aphasia can appear during a migraine, seizure or transient ischemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke). Anyone who experiences a TIA is at an elevated risk for a full-blown stroke in the near future.
3. Types.
Aphasia is categorized three ways:
Nonfluent aphasia. People with this form of aphasia speak in short sentences with missing words and have difficulty getting words out. Also known as Broca's aphasia, nonfluent can be frustrating for sufferers as they are often aware of their communication difficulties.
Fluent aphasia. Fluent, or Wernicke, aphasia refers to individuals who communicate in long sentences that are difficult to understand or contain incomprehensible, unnecessary or incorrect words. Most people with fluent aphasia don't realize they have a communication disorder.
Global aphasia. This is the most severe form of aphasia, causing major comprehension and expression disabilities.
4. Treatment and coping.
Speech-language therapy is the most common form of treatment for aphasia, and this comes after the underlying cause of aphasia has been addressed. Early intervention and timely treatment is imperative for achieving maximum results.
A speech-language pathologist works with aphasic patients to regain as many previous language skills as possible or, with certain diseases and conditions, to maintain their current level of communication ability. Patients commonly work in a hierarchical fashion, meaning that they start with simple exercises and work their way up. (i.e. Speaking, reading or writing single words, then progressing to full sentences, then a paragraph and so on.)
In terms of coping, family and friends can make adjustments to simplify conversations and aid in comprehension. This keeps people with aphasia included and eases some apprehension they may have about communicating. Individuals with aphasia may also choose to use images and gestures to help them communicate. There are also various support groups to assist in the healing and coping process.
Aphasia is a challenging communication disorder that creates many obstacles for patients and their families. Fortunately, raising awareness about the condition, its underlying causes and treatment options can help to reduce the effects aphasia has on many lives.


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girls weekendWednesday, June 17, 2009
Last friday, after I put my kids on the bus, I hopped in the car and headed for Columbus, OH, for TNNA. Meeting my sister and mother there for the same reasons as before. If you don't know anything about TNNA, it is where the retailers go to buy for their shops. When I tell people where I am going, most look at me like I have lost my mind. They can't believe I actually enjoy this sort of thing. My kids call it the "knitting show" and I do believe they still think that I am on the stage, knitting.
Larissa, from Offhand Designs. She is wonderful, as are her knitting bags. They are stylish and sturdy with lots and lots of pockets.
I just had to see the new line from Blue Sky Alpaca, Spud & Chloe. Ali is designing patterns for them. The yarn and patterns are absolutely wonderful. The packaging of the patterns is adorable. Like a sewing pattern. You know, in its own envelope, and you pull it out and unfold it just like a sewing pattern. LOVED it.
There are always a lot of book signings. Nicky Epstein couldn't have been more lovely. She stood and chatted with my mom and sister about her inspiration for her books.
I think you know how much I love Classic Elite. Their combination of yarn/pattern is truly my favorite. A couple of designers have joined their strong team. Veronik Avery is launching her line of yarn along with a magazine.
And you all know mr. brooklynntweed. He has a collection of gorgeous patterns that he has designed for them. I got to get my photo with him. However, I decided to take a nap while smiling. The look just wasn't becoming. But that really is Jared Flood, I promise. And he is adorable.
I fell in love with a sweater in the fall '09 issue of VOGUEknitting. Actually, there were a couple I liked. Oh! And do you know about VK360˚? Seeing the garment from every angle. Genius, if you ask me.
All that yarn handling just made us want to knit. And knit. And knit.
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I thought the show was fantastic too! We just got the new Spud and Chloe yarn in our store yesterday and I thought their booth was truly the stand out at TNNA. Jared's new book, Brooklyn, looks amazing as well. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!ReplyDelete
I'm drooling!!! Thanks for sharing the photos and stories!ReplyDelete
What a lovely weekend! I'm so envious you get to share your knitting with your mother and sister. No one in my family knits and not a single friend either. Love blogland where I can make blog friends who love knitting!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh. How wonderful. To be in the presence of so many creatives...near and dear, too, like your mom and sister. Fantastic. That is totally yummy goodness.ReplyDelete
A knitting show? I'm not sure your children are all that far off the mark...a show...to display; to indicate; to explain; to reveal, demonstrate...and so you've a show of lovely, beautiful moments shared and incredible art...in person, in materials and design. Right on the money if you ask me!
I really love that there were tables set up that you could relax, mingle, hang out...and knit! Not quite a stage, but there, in full light. So good.
Your mom is beautiful as are you, your family. It so makes sense this space of yours you share.
Peace out!
just drooled on my laptop.ReplyDelete
i have an offhand bag and love mine. can't wait for new patterns this fall. looks like an awesome time. keep telling myself to stay out of the LYS until later in the summer!
looks like a great space and way to spend a weekend!ReplyDelete
Sounds like you all had a great time. I knew that the spud and chloe line would be great. I can't wait to see it. What exciting project did you caome away with?ReplyDelete
Oh, that looks like it was so much fun! I'm drooling too :DReplyDelete
May I be cheeky and ask about the cream cardigan you're wearing. Is it one you've knitted? I think I've seen a picture on Ravelry but can't find a pattern. Its beautiful.ReplyDelete
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Oh wow, thanks so much for sharing these photos. I had no idea there was such an event, and I would say this is just a bit of heaven on earth!!! If you have more photos, I sure would love to see them. How extra fun to share it with your mom and sister.ReplyDelete
I would love to know about the sweater you are wearing as well. LOVE IT!~Jan
Looks like a knitters paradise! I think I need to go pick up my needles now...ReplyDelete
what a fun fun weekend!ReplyDelete
Oh wow, it looked fab! And you got to try on sweaters ?!! How fun is that!ReplyDelete
sounds like so much fun! You were so right about sharing it with us...we do understand the 'knitting show' fascination! You and your mom look adorable together! so great you can share it your whole family.ReplyDelete
hi jan and pea green boat!ReplyDelete
i did not knit that sweater....
i bought it at anthropologie.
i would LOVE to find a pattern......
if i do you know i will post it. :)
Looks like so much fun, Leslie!!ReplyDelete
looks like a wonderful way to spend a weekend- with family, with yarn, with creatives. can't wait to see what the inspiration brings to your lovely blog.ReplyDelete
OMG!!! That looks amazing!!! ok, fine, that's it, next year i am going with you guys, i just invited myself. I love that spud and chloe, i am going to have to check out their website. You may have single handedly inspired me to pick up the needles!ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing!
I so wish I could've been there! I was in love with the Blue Sky Alpacas and spud and Chloe booths (they set them up back home- I love going to see them!) and I'm sure they stood out in a crowd of booths! Those ladies can stage like nobody's business!ReplyDelete
Glad you had a great time- can't wait to see what happens after all of that inspiration!
Happy knitting-
One of these days I'm going - and hopefully haven't a booth too!ReplyDelete
You look great and looks like soooo much fun!
looks like a faboulous trip!ReplyDelete
i'm a bit obsessed with spud and chloe, thanks to you. i already have 3 projects i want to knit!ReplyDelete
beautiful post, beautiful products, beautiful lady! ;)ReplyDelete
It sounds like you had a great time! I love the idea of events like that, but I will definitely leave the attending of them to other people. Too many people makes me go all uncomfortable!ReplyDelete
I am so tickled that The Paris Apartment sent me here!! As a newly serious knitter, this is nirvana!! I know I shall return to your fabulous blog often!!ReplyDelete
oh, those two images of just yarn -- the yarn hanging and the yarn balls -- i just LOVE them. swoon.ReplyDelete
oh boy! that looks like a super super fun girls weekend experience! wow! i am on sensory overload from afar, so i can only imagine how you guys felt! you and your mom are so cute!ReplyDelete
Those knitting bags are beautiful. It looks like a great time and I love Columbus!ReplyDelete
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Oooh - the Vogue rack - 6 in from the right (fair isle collar), that's my girl Nichole!! We're partners in our knitting events biz and she works here in the shop. It's her first published design and we're so excited for her! (Now if my mags would just get here!)ReplyDelete
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Early Years On Yancy Street Edit
Ben Grimm grew up in poverty at 7135 Yancy Street, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. His drunken father couldn't hold down a job, so much of their family's income came from Ben's older brother Dan, who led the Yancy Street Gang. Ben idolized his brother, and when Dan was killed in a gang fight, Ben grew increasingly bitter-especially after his aunt Sophie died of cancer that same year. Ben joined the Yancy Street Gang himself, eventually becoming its leader; however, when his parents were killed in an accident, the teenage Ben was forced to move uptown to live with his new guardians, his Uncle Jake and Aunt Alyce. The Yancy Street Gang denounced Ben as a sellout after he moved away, developing an enduring grudge against their former leader. A respected medical doctor, Jake had pulled himself up from the Yancy Street slums and hoped he could help Ben make something of himself as well. Jake and Alyce were tough but loving parents, and while Ben resisted them at first, their unconditional affection gradually won him over. Ben finished high school, discovering his natural football talent along the way, and won a full-ride sports scholarship to State University.
Off to College, New Friends, and Heartbreak Edit
Ben roomed with Reed Richards, who dreamed of someday building a starship; Grimm jokingly promised that if Reed ever built it, he would fly it. Ben became a star quarterback at State, and spent much of his time trying to coax his more socially awkward roommate out of his shell. Outgoing and popular, Ben soon found a steady girlfriend in Alynn Cambers, his first true love. When Alynn abruptly dropped out of school, Ben tracked her down and proposed marriage. Though she loved Ben, Alynn wanted a Hollywood acting career, which left no room for a serious relationship. She rejected the heartbroken Ben's proposal, eventually becoming a star as she had planned.
The Jock Takes to the Air Edit
After finishing college, Ben joined the U.S. military to continue his education and pursue his longtime dream of becoming a pilot. After training in a series of military operations, he shifted from combat duty to become a test pilot, one of the best in the Air Force. He formed close friendships with fellow pilots Desmond Pitt and Mick Clancy and found new love with scientist Dr. Linda McGill. As a test pilot, Ben undertook dangerous assignments on occasion, notably when the Pentagon recruited him to fly government agents Carol Danvers and Logan into Russia, supposedly to test a series of radio transmitters. The trio were shot down but managed to fight their way out of Russia while Logan completed his true mission, capturing the Russian Project: Red Storm. Ben eventually moved into the astronaut training program, where his colleagues included fellow pilot John Jameson.
Out of Space, Into the Fantastic Four Edit
Reed had begun to build his starship and asked his old friend Ben to be its pilot. When the government abruptly cut off their funding, Reed asked Ben to help him make an unauthorized test flight before the project could be shut down. Ben feared that the ship might not be adequately shielded against cosmic radiation; but Reed's girlfriend Sue Storm -to whom Ben was somewhat attracted-played on Ben's machismo and he acquiesced. Joined by Sue and her kid brother Johnny Storm, they successfully launched the ship into space, but cosmic rays penetrated their shielding and forced them to crash-land back on Earth. The radiation had mutated them into superhuman beings-unluckily for Grimm, who transformed into the grotesque, scaly-hided strongman dubbed the Thing. The quartet decided to use their powers for the betterment of humanity as the Fantastic Four.
Severing Old Ties Edit
Wandering the streets of New York shortly after his transformation, Ben was attacked by a terrified group of Yancy Street Gang members and fled into the sewers, where an encounter with some wretched tunnel-dwellers helped give Ben the determination to cope with his own situation. Returning home, Ben met his girlfriend Linda, who fled in fear of Ben's monstrous appearance. She soon sought Ben out again, trying to comfort him and expressing a willingness to continue their relationship; but he felt she would be better off without him, so he feigned an insane rage and threatened her, scaring her away. They never reconciled, and Dr. McGill went on to marry another man, raising a family and continuing her scientific career.http://
Fighting the Monster Edit
Ben built a new life for himself as part of the FF; one notable early foe was the Impossible Man, a mischievous alien who later became a friend to the FF in general and Ben in particular. The super-strong Namor and the Hulk would encounter Ben repeatedly as both allies and enemies over the years, and the Hulk would become one of Ben's toughest recurring opponents. The Thing often partnered with the Human Torch to fight foes such as the Beetle, the Terrible Trio, Professor Jack and Kang. Initially, Ben spontaneously reverted to his human form for random intervals; but he always returned to his Thing form, and his mutation eventually stabilized in a more rock-like appearance.
Early on, Ben was so unhappy with his condition that it sometimes compromised his loyalty to the team: for instance, when Doctor Doom forced the FF to undertake a time travel quest, Ben found a new life in the past as the legendary Blackbeard the Pirate and very nearly abandoned his teammates to remain in the 18th century; later, Ben briefly agreed to serve Diablo in exchange for a possible cure for his mutation, though he soon turned on the evil alchemist to save the FF. Over time, Ben came to accept his new form, albeit somewhat bitterly. An immense help in this regard was the Puppet Master's stepdaughter Alicia Masters, a blind sculptress who claimed she could see the inner beauty of Ben's soul. Alicia and Ben fell in love and dated for years, though the insecure Ben was never entirely sure if he was worthy of Alicia and feared she would eventually abandon him. Other women in Ben's life included the alternate future Femizon named Thundra (an admirer) and the cat-woman Tigra (a good friend).
Poker Buddies and Fighting Friends Edit
For years Ben and Avengers butler Edwin Jarvis have organized a series of floating super-hero poker games, attended by players such as Nick Fury, Wolverine, Blake Tower, Doctor Strange, Beast, Human Torch, She-Hulk, Black Cat, Archangel, Spider-Man and many of the Avengers. Ben has also teamed up in action with a dizzying array of super heroes over the years, ranging from icons like Captain America and Iron Man to fringe figures such as Son of Satan, Straw Man, Brother Voodoo, Jack of Hearts, Stingray, Blue Diamond and the Living Mummy. Ben even befriended his longtime enemy Sandman when the villain reformed. One special ally was the orphaned alien man-child Wundarr, who came to regard his "Uncle Benjy" with a familial affection that lingered even after he evolved into the enlightened Aquarian. When Wundarr was housed at the high-tech research facility [/universe/marvel_universe:PEGASUS Project: PEGASUS] for study, the Thing joined their security staff to keep a closer eye on him. During his association with the Project, Ben helped protect PEGASUS from menaces such as the Grapplers and the Nth Man (both sponsored by Roxxon Oil), and he formed close friendships with fellow PEGASUS staffers Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) and Bill Foster.http://
In Love With the Monster Edit
Over the years, Reed and others sought various cures for Ben's condition, some of which were temporarily successful. During a period where Ben had made a seemingly permanent reversion to his human form, the FF hired super-mercenary Luke Cage to serve as Ben's replacement; however, Ben soon rejoined the FF after Reed provided Ben with a suit of strength-enhancing armor that outwardly resembled his Thing form. Before long, Ben had transformed into the Thing again; but over time, Reed began to suspect that Ben's inability to assume human form was a strictly psychological limitation tied to Ben's relationship with Alicia, who had fallen in love with him in his Thing form. Reed theorized that Ben's fear of losing Alicia was the only thing preventing him from resuming his human form at will, but he was unsure of this theory and kept it to himself, not wanting to undermine Ben's romance. When the FF were among the many super heroes forced to fight in the Secret War on the Beyonder's Battleworld, Ben discovered that he could resume his human form at will-probably due in part to his prolonged separation from Alicia, though Ben assumed it was caused by some strange properties of the planet Battleworld itself. When the war ended, Ben decided to remain behind, recruiting She-Hulk to take his place in the FF. Ben had a series of strange encounters, unaware they were mostly formed from his own subconscious-including Tarianna, an idealized warrior woman with whom Ben fell in love, and the sorcerer Grimm, an evil mystical personification of Ben's human side. Tarianna and Grimm eventually killed each other, leaving Ben unable to retake human form. Returning to Earth, Ben learned too late of Reed's theory that his transformations had been psychologically-based, and also discovered that Alicia had apparently left him for Johnny in his absence.
In Pursuit of Identity Edit
Feeling bitter and betrayed, Ben quit the FF altogether and hit the road, trying to find himself. He briefly joined the motorcycle stunt-riding Thunderiders, where he met and became smitten with champion sportswoman Sharon Ventura, a virtual twin of Tarianna. During his travels, Ben became a friend and mentor to the troubled young mutant runaway Vance Astrovik. Ben, Vance and Sharon all became involved in the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation, a professional wrestling league for super-humans (Sharon having become a superhuman and taking the codename Ms. Marvel). Ben befriended fellow wrestler Demolition Dunphy and began associating with the new western roster of the Avengers, whose leader Hawkeye worked relentlessly to recruit him. Ben was the reigning UCWF champion for some time, but personal concerns (including his growing awareness of corruption in the sport) led him to purposely throw an exhibition match and quit the league. He finally accepted Avengers membership, but resigned and went into seclusion the very next day after mutating into an even more monstrous form. He found sanctuary and acceptance in the subterranean realm of his old foe the Mole Man, who was planning to raise a new continent where his subjects could live above ground; but when the FF revealed that this process would cause devastating killer earthquakes, the Thing reluctantly sided with them and helped thwart the Mole Man's plans. Having nowhere else to go, and having reverted to his standard Thing form by then, Ben rejoined the FF.http://
Mutated, False, and Lost Loves Edit
When Reed and Sue retired from active FF duty to focus on raising their son, they left Ben in charge. He recruited Crystal and Ms. Marvel to replace them and served capably as team leader, starting a romance with Sharon that deepened after new cosmic radiation exposure further mutated them both, turning Sharon into a sort of "She-Thing" and Ben into an even stronger, more hideous spiky-hided Thing. Their romance continued through several more changes of form (with Ben eventually settling back into his classic Thing form), even after Reed and Sue rejoined the group; but they were estranged after Sharon accepted Doctor Doom's aid in regaining human form. Ben has not yet had a serious relationship since his split with Sharon, though he has flirted with Reed's old friend Alyssa Moy and briefly dated Damage Control executive Kathleen O'Meara. When the Alicia who had eventually married Johnny was revealed to be the shape-shifting Skrull spy Lyja, the FF found and rescued the real Alicia, but she and Ben have remained only good friends.
Back To Roots Edit
Ben has maintained a bizarre enmity with the Yancy Street Gang, his former peers having passed down their resentment of Grimm to the next generation of Yancy punks. Over the years, the gang has perpetrated a seemingly endless series of practical jokes, verbal abuse and petty assaults on Grimm, though many of the practical jokes credited to the Yancy crowd were actually played by a sneaky Johnny Storm. At the same time, the Yancy Streeters take a perverse pride in their distinguished alumnus, and have been known to come to Ben's aid on occasion-they seem to think only they have the right to abuse him. Though estranged from the gang, Ben has remained friendly with some of his childhood chums from Yancy Street, including Cholly (now owner of the Yancy Street Bar and Grill), helicopter pilot Hopper Hertnecky and old high school buddy "Slugger" Sokolowski. Ben has also kept in touch with his uncle Jake, who married a new wife-the much younger Petunia "Penny" Grimm-after Alyce died. Ben took a great liking to Petunia, whom he often jokingly described as a little old lady until the FF actually got to meet the beautiful Mrs. Grimm in person. Alynn Cambers also renewed her friendship with Ben (though not their romance), seeking his guidance and support after a stroke left her disfigured and partially crippled.
Death and Family Edit
The Fantastic Four are not just Ben's friends; they have become his surrogate family, and he is like a beloved uncle to Reed and Sue's children, Franklin and Valeria. When he was killed during a recent battle with Doctor Doom, the rest of the FF followed his spirit to the gates of Heaven itself, where the heavenly Creator restored Ben to life. The Thing remains the big-hearted, brick-hided backbone of the FF to this day, ready to rattle evildoers with his Sunday punch and his eternal battle cry: "It's Clobberin' Time!"
Civil War Edit
But even the strong bonds of friendship between the members were tested when a tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut led to the deaths of hundreds of innocent people near a schoolyard and pushed forward a Superhero Registration Act. While Johnny was attacked and beaten into a coma by a group of angry New York citizens, Reed and Sue broke up after Reed spent more time working with the Registration forces and their leader, Tony Stark, then being concerned for Johnny's pain. In frustration and a refusal to pick either side - each being distasteful to him in some way - Ben quit the country and moved to France. After a very short career alongside the French super team Les Heroes de Paris, Ben soon found himself drawn back to America and joined the majority of his team against the Registration forces. Though their leader, Captain America, soon turned himself in after an epic battle in downtown New York that ended up doing more damage than the help he had imagined. And in the aftermath, the Fantastic Four were left to decide what to do with their fractured relationships and team.


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Amadeus wrote:Ok, so I've finished Lingua Latina, part I. What I'm trying to do now is to go over it all again in order to refresh my memory. One way is by self-recording (which I cannot do all the time because my CDs won't play in my stereo system , even though they are uncompressed wav files) and the other is by typing it in my PC. Well, I've combe back to chapter nine and there's this odd verb Ä"sse (to eat). Why do I say it's odd? Because, I thought all vowels were long if they came before two consonants, this case "ss". So, why the macron?
cdm2003 wrote:Ok...I'm going to take a stab at this.
Hence in the Latin verb "to be," esse, the penultimate "e" is a short vowel (short by nature) yet the syllable in which it is contained is long by position (because of the "ss") and thus treated for reasons of stress and accentuation as long. In the Latin verb "to eat," esse ... the penultimate syllable contains both the long vowel "e" (long by nature) as well as being a syllable that is long by position. As regards pronunciation, both words (esse, "to be," and esse, "to eat") are stressed the same way...on the penultimate syllable, since regardless of the vowel quantity, both words contain a penultimate syllable which is long by position. Yet "to be" is pronounced quickly, with the majority of the time in pronunciation being spent on the "ss" and that first "e" sounding like the "e" in "pet." "To eat" is pronounced with an almost equal time spent on the initial "e" and the "ss," with the initial "e" sounding like the "a" in "cake."
& #275;
Lucus Eques wrote:it is definitely length that we speak of in the poetry, and the music;
Lucus Eques wrote:Salue, Amadeu amice,
As far as long vowels in Spanish, the Mexican dialect definitely may differ in this regard from Spanish, but I am fairly certain it does not. It sounds as if you may be confusing vowel length with vowel stress. Indeed, just as you pointed out, those vowels are accented, stressed: cliénte, Diégo.
For instance, with word like Ä›sse and strÄgo (it took me a while to find such a word in Latin), where I'm pretty sure that the first syllable of esse takes less time than the first syllable of strigo, why is es "long" but stri "short?"
"Long by position" means long for verse, hence in verse the vowel must be of double length. But this does not mean that in prose the vowel is long, or that it must affect the STRESS accent. This curious double-standard is one of the things Romans lived with, with some unease. On the other hand a master like Vergil can make the verse-rhythm and the prose-rhythm work with and even against each other, creating a subtly moiré effect in verse.
(Actually the word "position" is a mis-translating of the Greek grammatical term "thesis" which means "convention, agreement"; ignorant Roman schoolmasters thought it came from the verb "ti-THE-mi" which can mean "place, put in position", hence the error.)
Lucus Eques wrote:Indeed, it does not take less time to pronounce the 'es-' of "esse" than the 'stri-' of "strigo." If you pronounce "esse" correctly, the 's'-sound will be quite geminated, twinned, lengthened such that the first syllable of "esse" will be at least twice as long as the first syllabe in "strigo." You may be pronouncing the 'i' in "strigo" a little too long
(something that most Italians, for example, are not capable of doing since it runs counter to the above stressed-long-syllable rule of their tongue as I outlined above).
If you'd like, we might arrange a brief conversation on Skype; I'd be happy to show you a few things about Latin pronunciation that are quite difficult to perceive without a frame of reference, that is, without hearing a speaker speak them. That offer goes for anyone, actually.
Lucus Eques wrote:The assessment in that article that you point out, Amadeus, is incorrect. For example, the vowel 'e' in "lectus" is not long; however, the syllable is long because of the consonant combination that follows: "-ct-."
Amadeus wrote:Ok, here's another one:
On chapter XV verse 23, the school teacher says: «O, discipulos improbos...!» But then on verse 101, he says it differently: «O improbi discipuli!» In the first instance, shouldn't it be the vocative instead of the accusative? Or does one comma change everything?
Lucus Eques wrote:Well, what else would the tabellarius have said in that situation instead of "please"? "truck off"?
bellum paxque wrote:English: please (if it pleases you? it would please me if?)
French: s'il te plaît (if it pleases you)
Latin: amabo te (I will love you if...) or quaeso (I beg)
Spanish: por favor (as a favor - cf. English "Can you do me a favor?")
nostos wrote:When yer talking about something habitual, it's common to use the perfect (with the pres.), Amadeus. O thou of little faith!
Amadeus wrote:What the...? Could you elaborate more? Amabo te! And what's all this about me having little faith?
Numquam suggests that every time (in the past, now, and perhaps the future) the teacher asks Marcus something he never answers correctly.
nostos wrote:Amadeus wrote:What the...? Could you elaborate more? Amabo te! And what's all this about me having little faith?
It was a terrible joke, the faith bit. I should keep my fingers tied down, or spend a little time revising!
Precisely, Marcus' habitual/customary action.
The perfect tense is usable in subordinate clauses (in this case the 'cum' clause) whenever you have any action that is customary (o the grammarspeak!). Marcus habitually answers incorrectly (that is, never answers correctly!) when the teacher has asked him questions
I'm actually not on that chapter yet. I've been doing lotsa stuff because we're about to move to Montreal, and Latin has taken the back seat (uhuhuhu!) hasta que nos instalemos en esa ciudad.
Nautae nec mari turbido nec mari tranquillo navigare volunt; itaque in portu ventum secundum opperiuntur (id est ventus qui a tergo flat).
cdm2003 wrote:
Now, in English, saying "it is a wind which blows from the back," is just fine. Ventus, however, is clearly masculine. Shouldn't it be is instead of id? I.e., is est ventus qui a tergo flat.
Sorry this is so basic, but it's puzzling to me and I can't seem to find a relevant explanation in my grammar books.
Many thanks,
cdm2003 wrote:Thanks bellum, ingrid, and Lucus...of course, I never thought of such a simple answer. I was so "tunnel-visioned" on agreement of pronouns that I quite forgot about id est being id est, i.e., id est.
Thanks again and all the best,
Amadeus wrote:Hey, don't worry. I had the exact same problem in chapter XVI, and now am glad I wasn't the only one. Question: how are you liking the book? Which is your favourite character so far? Mine is/was the rebellious Marcus... reminds me of me when I was younger.
Cura ut valeas!