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rapscallion, n. (Colloq.) rascal, rogue, scoundrel, knave, miscreant.
rapt, a. enraptured, fascinated, transported, spellbound; absorbed, engrossed.
rapture, n. ecstasy, transport, delight, bliss, beatitude.
rapturous, a. ecstatic, beatific, delightful, ravishing, transporting.
rare, a. uncommon, unusual, strange, infrequent, singular, curious; exquisite, fine, incomparable, recherche; sparse, dispersed; subtile, fine, thin, rarefied, tenuous; underdone.
rare bird. rara avis.
rarebit, n. delicacy, tidbit, dainty.
rarely, adv. infrequently, seldom.
rascal, n. rogue, scoundrel, caitiff, scamp, knave, villain, miscreant, varlet, trickster, renegade, scapegrace, rapscallion.
rascality, n. chicanery, improbity. See badness.
rash, a. incautious, precipitate, overhasty, indiscreet, inconsiderate, impulsive, temerarious, madcap, headlong, foolhardy, unwary, reckless.
rash, n. exanthema, eruption, efflorescence.
rashness, n. temerity, precipitancy, indiscretion, incaution, recklessness.
rasp, v. grate, file; offend.
rasping, a. grating.—n. pl. scobs.
rate, v. estimate, value, appraise; assess; scold, censure, chide, berate, reprove.
ratification, n. confirmation, sanction, substantiation, corroboration.
ratify, v. confirm, sanction, substantiate, corroborate.
ration, n. allowance, portion, allotment.
rational, a. reasoning; intelligent, sane, sound, judicious, wise, reasonable, equitable. Antonyms: irrational, insane, injudicious, unwise, unreasonable.
rationale, n. explanation, exposition, reason.
rattle, v. clatter; chatter, prate, babble, prattle; disconcert, confuse, discompose.
rattle, n. clatter; chatter, babble, prattle; crepitaculum; rale.
rattle-headed, a. giddy, rattle-brained, thoughtless.
ravage, v. plunder, pillage, devastate, sack, desolate, despoil.
ravage, n. plunder, pillage, devastation, spoliation, sack, despoliation, rapine.
rave, v. rage, rant, storm.
ravel, v. unravel.
ravening, a. rapacious, insatiable, predatory, ferocious.
ravenous, a. voracious, rapacious, ravening, insatiable.
ravine, n. gorge, defile, clough, lin, gully, gulch.
raving, a. irrational, delirious, maniacal, wild, phrenetic.
ravish, v. transport, enrapture, enchant; rape.
ravishing, a. rapturous, ecstatic, transporting, beatific, delightful.
ravishment, n. ecstasy, transport, rapture; rape.
raw, a. uncooked; unprepared, crude; immature, unripe; galled, sore, sensitive; inexperienced, unskilled, green.
rawboned, a. gaunt, skinny.
raw meat. Associated Word: omophagic.
raw sugar. cassonade.
ray, n. beam, gleam.
raze, v. erase, efface, rase; overthrow, subvert, demolish.
reach, v. attain.
reachable, a. attainable, accessible.
reach the highest point. culminate.
react, v. repeat; resist, oppose; rebound, recoil.
read, v. peruse.
readable, a. legible. Antonyms: unreadable, illegible.
reader, n. peruser.
readiness, n. promptness, facility, alacrity. Antonyms: unreadiness, reluctance.
reading, n. perusal; recitation, prelection.
reading desk. lecturn.
real, a. genuine, veritable, actual, true. Antonyms: fictitious, unreal, spurious, ostensible, artificial, feigned, sham.
reality, n. actuality, verity. Antonyms: unreality, phantasm, simulation, phantom.
realization, n. fulfillment, effectuation.
realize, v. effectuate.
really, adv. actually, truly, indeed, veritably, verily.
realm, n. kingdom, dominion; domain, region, sphere, department.
realty, n. real estate.
ream, n. twenty quires, 480 sheets.
rear, a. hindmost.
rear, v. raise, lift, elevate; erect, build; bring up.
rearing, n. elevation, raising; erection.
reason, n. motive, consideration, design, purpose, rationality, logic, account. Associated Words: dialectics, logic, syllogism, premises, conclusion.
reason, v. ratiocinate, syllogize; argue, remonstrate, expostulate.
reasonable, a. rational; logical, just; conscionable, fair, moderate, equitable.
reasoner, n. logician.
reasoning, n. ratiocination, argumentation, syllogism, discursus; (sophistical or false) sophistry, fallacy, casuistry.
reata, n. lariat, lasso, riata.
rebate, n. deduction, discount, allowance.
rebel, n. insurgent, revolter, turncoat.
rebel, v. revolt, mutiny.
rebellion, n. insurrection, insurgency, mutiny, sedition, revolt, insubordination.
rebellious, a. insurgent, seditious, mutinous, insubordinate, refractory. Antonyms: dutiful, submissive, docile, compliant, deferential, obedient.
rebound, v. recoil, ricochet; reverberate, reecho.
rebound, n. rebounding, resilience, repercussion, recoil, ricochet.
rebuff, n. repulse, resistance, opposition, repellence, check, setback.
rebuff, v. repulse, resist, repel, oppose.
rebuke, v. reprove, upbraid, censure, reprehend, chide, admonish.
rebuke, n. reproof, censure; chastisement, punishment.
recall, v. revoke, annul, retract, recant, rescind, repeal, abjure; remember, recollect.
recall, n. revocation, rescission, repeal, recantation, retraction.
recalling, a. revocatory.
recant, v. retract, abjure.
recantation, n. retraction, abjuration, retractation.
recapitulate, v. summarize.
recapitulation, n. summary, resume.
receipt, n. receiving, reception; formula, recipe, formulary; voucher.
receive, v. take, accept; admit, allow; welcome; hold, contain.
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|ह्या लेखाचा/विभागाचा इंग्रजी किंवा अमराठी भाषेतून मराठी भाषेत भाषांतर करावयाचे बाकी आहे. अनुवाद करण्यास आपलाही सहयोग हवा आहे. ऑनलाईन शब्दकोश आणि इतर सहाय्या करिता भाषांतर प्रकल्पास भेट द्या.
कृपया, पुढील भाषांतर संकेतांचे पालन आवर्जून करा.
A tip (also called a gratuity) is a voluntary extra payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction. Such payments and their size are a matter of social custom. Tipping varies among cultures and by service industry. Though by definition a tip is never legally required, and its amount is at the discretion of the patron being served, in some circumstances failing to give an adequate tip when one is expected may be considered very miserly, a violation of etiquette, or unethical. In some other cultures or situations, giving a tip is not expected and offering one would be considered condescending or demeaning. In some circumstances (such as tipping government workers), tipping is illegal.[१]
- १ Etymology
- २ Circumstances of tipping
- ३ Tipping by region
- ३.१ चीन
- ३.२ तैवान
- ३.३ अॉस्ट्े्लिया
- ३.४ Central and South America
- ३.५ युरोप
- ३.६ उत्तर अमेरीका
- ४ See also
- ५ References
- ६ बाह्य दुवे
There are common inaccurate claims[२] that "tip" (or "tips") is an acronym for a phrase such as "To Insure Prompt Service", "To Insure Proper Service", "To Improve Performance", or "To Insure Promptness." These false backronyms contradict the verifiable etymology, as follows.
According to the ऑक्सफर्ड इंग्लिश डिक्शनरी, the word tip originated as a slang term, and its etymology is unclear. The term in the sense of "to give a gratuity" first appeared in the 18th century. It derived from an earlier sense of tip, meaning "to give; to hand, pass", which originated in the rogues' cant in the 17th century. This sense may have derived from the 16th-century tip meaning "to strike or hit smartly but lightly" (which may have derived from the Low German tippen, "to tap"), but this derivation is "very uncertain".[३]
Though there is no compelling evidence that the modern English usage is derived hence, some claim that "tip" originated from a concept in Judaism, in that it was a chiyuv (obligation) for a seller to "tip the scales" in favor of the customer. The Torah says, "Nosen lo girumov (Give to him a tip)." For example, if your customer has asked for three pounds of onions, you should measure out the three pounds plus one extra onion, tipping the scale in his favor.[४]
Circumstances of tipping[संपादन]
In countries where tipping is expected (the United States for example), complicated unofficial standards and customs have developed over the exact percentage to tip, and what should and should not be included in this calculation. In other cultures where tipping exists it is more flexible and no specific assumptions of the tip amount exist.
Tipping is intended to improve service, as workers will receive higher tips from satisfied customers. In the United States, employers underpay workers with the expectation that tips will make up the difference. The practice of tipping is controversial, with numerous criticisms. Some have criticized the inherent "social awkwardness" in transactions that involve tipping, the inconsistency of tipping for some services but not similar ones, and the irrationality of basing tips on price, rather than the amount and quality of service (a customer pays a larger tip for lobster than a hamburger, for example).[५]
Tipping is not expected when a fee is explicitly charged for the service. For example, a service charge for all patrons that is automatically added to the tab with no tipping is very common in Brazil, but it's never mandatory to pay this charge.[६] Bribery and corruption are sometimes disguised as tipping. In some places, police officers and other civil servants openly solicit tips, gifts and dubious fees using a variety of local euphemisms. For example, a traffic policeman in Mexico might ask a commuter to buy him a "refresco" (soft drink), while a Nigerian officer might expect "a little something for the weekend."[७]
Tipping by region[संपादन]
अर्विन्द् === आशिया ===
In चीन, traditionally there is no tipping. However, hotels that routinely serve foreign tourists may allow tipping. An example would be tour guides and associated drivers.[८]
In Taiwan tipping is rare except when a customer uses a porter at an airport, which is usually 50 New Taiwan Dollars per luggage, or wants to show appreciation for exceptional service. Some restaurants and hotels already add 10% service charges.[९] The service charge is generally applied at restaurants where the waiter is expected by the employer to pay a great deal of attention to the customer, or if the meal requires assistance from the wait staff (as in some barbecue restaurants).[ संदर्भ हवा ]
Casinos in Australia generally prohibit tipping of gaming staff, as it is considered bribery. (For example, in the state of Tasmania, the Gaming Control Act 1993 states in section 56 (4): "it is a condition of every special employee's licence that the special employee must not solicit or accept any gratuity, consideration or other benefit from a patron in a gaming area.")[१०]
Central and South America[संपादन]
Service charges are included with the bill. Still, a small tip, around 5% or so, is sometimes given, and is considered polite.[११]
Service charges are included with the bill, and tipping is uncommon.[११]
In the European Union and elsewhere in Europe, tipping practices vary from region to region, although, in general, tipping is not considered obligatory.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
In many European countries it is a legal requirement to quote prices including all taxes. The expectation when a price is advertised, is to pay that amount and no more. Restaurants post a menu outside including prices. If a service charge is to be added, this is usually indicated on the menu. If an establishment attempts to charge more than was shown on a menu, for example by adding a service charge which was not clearly posted, or by adding a tip by default, this is likely to be seen as an attempt to overcharge the customer.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
In Iceland tipping (þjórfé, lit. "drink money") is rare. Service charges are generally included in the bill.[११]
Tipping is not a general habit except in taxis, hairdressers/barbers, and restaurants with table service. The same general rules apply as in the United Kingdom. For example, it is not customory to tip in bars or for any over-the-counter service, but waiters in pubs are usually tipped a token amount.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
Although it has been cited that tipping for taxis is typical[१२], it is not common in practice. Commonly people will round-up the fare to the nearest note to avoid fumbling for small change(for example, hand over €5.00 for a fare of €4.50)
In Ireland it is not customary to tip a percentage of the total bill, a few small coins is generally considered quite polite. Like most of Europe it is common to round up to the nearest note, (i.e. paying €30 for a bill of €26).
The tip is usually 10% of the bill and is expected in restaurants[१३], coffee shops, taxi[१३], hair dresser. [ संदर्भ हवा ]
Tipping is not customary in Slovenia and traditionally it is almost never done. In recent times, however, high-tourist areas have begun to accept tips, which are welcomed but not obligatory. In such cases, the amount is typically 10 percent, but may range higher in exceptional circumstances.[१४][१५]
Tipping ("propina") is not customary and not generally considered mandatory in Spain. In restaurants the amount of the tip, if any, depends mainly on the economic status of the customer and on the kind of locale, higher percentages being expected in upscale restaurants. In bars and small restaurants, Spaniards sometimes leave as a tip the small change left in their plate after paying a bill.[१६][१७] Outside the restaurant business, some service providers, such as taxicab drivers, hairdressers and hotel personnel may expect a tipping an upscale setting. In 2007 the Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes put the blame on the excessive tipping for the increase of the inflation.[१८]
Tipping is expected, though not mandatory in Switzerland, but a tip of 10% would be considered "weird". For small amounts, round up to the next franc, in a restaurant a few francs at max (1-1.5%).
In Turkey, tipping, or bahşiş (lit. gift, from Persian word بخشش) is usually optional and not customary in many places. However, a tip of 5-10% is expected in restaurants, which is usually paid by "leaving the change". Cab drivers usually don't expect to be tipped, though, rounding the fare upward would be appreciated. In hotels, a small change as a tip would be enough make most porters happy.[१९] Tipping or "leaving the change" in shops or for fixed-price services is seen as an insult.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
युनायटेड किगंडम[संपादन]
Tipping throughout the UK is usually expected at restaurants (but not always given) and sometimes taxis. The practice is also relatively common for some other services, such as hairdressers.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
It is a legal requirement to post prices including any taxes and other charges. Additional service charges at restaurants are unusual. Where these occur, it is legal to refuse to pay the service charge if you believe the service was inadequate.[२०]
यु.के मधील कर पद्धती[संपादन]
A tronc is an arrangement for the pooling and distribution to employees of tips, gratuities and/or service charges in the hotel and catering trade. The person who distributes monies from the tronc is known as the troncmaster. When a tronc exists in the UK, responsibility for operating PAYE on the distribution may lie with the troncmaster rather than the employer.[२१] (The word 'tronc' has its origins in the French for collecting box.) In June 2008, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that income from a tronc cannot be counted when assessing whether a wage or salary meets the national minimum wage, although this decision is currently being appealed.[२२]
उत्तर अमेरीका[संपादन]
Tipping in Canada is similar to that in the United States due to the close cultural nature of the two countries. Waiters in Canada typically receive about 15% on the after-tax total, although anywhere from 15-20% is within the average range.[ संदर्भ हवा ]
Quebec and Ontario allow employers to pay lower minimum wages to workers who would reasonably be expected to be receiving tips.[२३] In Ontario, the minimum wage is $9.50 per hour, with exceptions for: Students under 18 years old and employed for not more than 28 hours a week, who are paid $8.20 per hour; and liquor servers, who are paid $7.60 per hour.[२४]
Workers who receive tips are legally required to report the income to the Canada Revenue Agency and pay income tax on it. However, many workers have been known to report no income from tips at all or, perhaps more commonly, to "lowball" the figure. In response, the CRA has vowed that it will closely check the tax returns of individuals that it would reasonably expect to be receiving tips to ensure that the tips are reported, and that the amount reported on the returns is realistic.[२५]
युनायटेड स्टेटस (अमेरीका)[संपादन]
Tipping is a widely practiced social custom in the United States. Standards vary, but generally, gratuities are given as a reward for services rendered in the restaurant, bar, hotel, and taxi industries. The amount of a tip is at the discretion of the person receiving the service. For most of the 20th century it was considered inappropriate for the owner of an establishment to accept any tips, and while this is still considered the standard etiquette rule, the practice has mostly vanished as tipping has become ubiquitous for certain types of services.[२६] Tipping is done only by the host of a party. Guests should never leave tips as this breaches the host's hospitality. This etiquette applies to bar service at weddings and any other event where one is a guest as well. The host should provide appropriate tips to workers at the end of an event.
Tipping in the United States is so common and expected in some cases that in many service establishments, such as hair salons and restaurants, customers have actually been asked by employees to give a tip, or have been verbally abused by staff for "stiffing" them, even though such behavior on the part of the staff is considered completely contrary to proper etiquette and standard professional business practices.[२७][२८][२९]
Laws in the states of Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington require all employees to be paid at least minimum wage, yet most wait staff still expect to be given a 15-20% tip. Elsewhere, wage laws allow employers to credit an amount of earned tips against the minimum wage, allowing them to pay tipped employees less than minimum wage. As of September 2009, this reduction can be as low as $1.45 per hour in West Virginia, or as high as 100% in Virginia, reducing potential wages to $5.80 or $0 per hour, respectively. Which employees may have their wages reduced varies as well. The Fair Labor Standards Act defines a tipped employee as anyone receiving more than $30 per month in tips, although several states set a lower $20 per month threshold.[३०]
Tipping is customary in restaurants offering traditional table service. While the amount of a tip is at the discretion of the patron, the customary tip until the 1980s was from 10 to 15 percent of the total bill before tax, for good to excellent service, and since then has risen to 15 to 20 percent before tax.[३१][३२] Tipping percentages may fall when the economy is poor.[३३] Waiters, on average, fail to report at least 40 percent of their tips according to the IRS.[३४]
When a server has not adequately addressed issues a customer has with service, the patron may choose to speak with management to have the problems corrected before considering reducing the tip. In extreme cases of inferior service, the patron may choose not to leave a tip. Though not considered a standard business practice and contrary to proper etiquette, some dissatisfied customers go so far as to leave a very small tip, such as one penny, as a personal insult.
For large groups, such as six or more, many restaurants add a standard predetermined service charge (~18%) in lieu of the gratuity.[३५] Reputable restaurants post their policy on a sign or the menu, or require servers to inform their patrons of such charges before they order. This charge can be verified by the customer on the bill to avoid tipping in addition to the service charge. A service charge is also taxed by the IRS. Customers have a right to negotiate, alter, or refuse charges which were hidden until the bill arrived.[३६] A customer may choose to include an extra tip for the server over and above the service charge, or, if service to a large party is poor, to negotiate an alternate service charge with management.
While some advocate increasing tipping for the benefit of employees who lack direct customer contact, such as kitchen, bar, and bus staff, the funds may or may not be used for that purpose. Some service worker advocacy groups point out that some restaurants have agreements among the staff requiring servers to "tip out," i.e. give a portion of their tips to members of the support staff,[३७] while anti-tipping groups point out that some establishments allocate a percent of the bill (such as 3%) directly to the support staff from the receipts rather than from tips.[३८]
Many traditional restaurants offer carry-out ("pick-up," "take-out, or "curbside") service, and standards for tipping for such services vary. Tipping is not traditionally required for non-table services. Some advocate optional tipping, and others say 5% is appropriate,[३९] especially for exceptional service or difficult orders.
Tipping at fast food restaurants and coffeehouses that do not offer table service is not necessary, despite the common proliferation of tip jars (a.k.a. guilt cans), which are considered inappropriate by some.[४०] Such tips are often divided amongst the on-shift staff (except for salaried management), whether or not such staff directly contributed to a patron's order.
Most U.S. guides recommend 15% of the fare, more for extra services or heavy luggage.[३७][४१][४२]
Government employees[संपादन]
Under federal law it is considered bribery to tip federal government employees. However, they are permitted to receive unsolicited non-monetary gifts less than or equal to $20.00.[१]
Many retailers forbid their employees to accept tips, although this is illegal in some states, such as California, where the law states "tips are the property of whom they are given, and employers are not allowed to require employees to refuse, give, or share their tips with anyone."[४३]
In some jurisdictions, tipped workers qualify for a lower statutory minimum wage from the employer, and therefore may supplement deficient pay with tips. For example, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires restaurant employers to ensure that the total tip income (both cash and tips added to credit or debit card receipts) reported to them during any pay period is at least eight percent of their total receipts for that period.[४४] If the reported total is below eight percent, employers must allocate as income the difference between the actual tip income reported and eight percent of gross receipts.[४५] Legally, tips should be reported as income for tax purposes by the recipient.[४६] Form 4070 is provided by the IRS for daily tracking of tip income and reporting to employers by the 10th of the month for the previous month.
See also[संपादन]
- ↑ १.० १.१ "5CFR2635.204". Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.asp
- ↑ "tip, v.4" ऑक्सफर्ड इंग्लिश डिक्शनरी. 2nd ed. 1989. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198611862.
- ↑ "Question 85: Extra Food in a Restaurant." Honesty, torah.org.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7927983.stm
- ↑ Bly, Laura. "The tipping point: Will service charges replace voluntary gratuities?", USA Today. 2005-08-25.
- ↑ ""The Ettiquette of Bribery: How to Grease a Palm"". 2007-01-02 रोजी पाहिले.
- ↑ A few tips on handling gratuities worldwide
- ↑ Taiwan Government Information Office."Chapter 20: Tourism". Taiwan Yearbook 2006.
- ↑ Tasmanian Gaming Control Act 1993
- ↑ ११.० ११.१ ११.२ DHL. "Cultural Tips." How to Ship Internationally.
- ↑ Rick Steves' Ireland 2008
- ↑ १३.० १३.१ "[१]"
- ↑ "Inside Slovenia: Tipping & Etiquette." TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ↑ "Slovenia Travel Information: Fact Sheet." Concierge.com. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ↑ "[२] El Economista
- ↑ "[३] 20 Minutos
- ↑ "[४] Solbes achaca la inflación a que no interiorizamos lo que significa un euro" El Mundo, 12/15/2007
- ↑ "Tipping in Turkey"
- ↑ Restaurant rights: the bill "if the service has been poor. You are entitled to reduce it by the amount shown to be the service charge."
- ↑ Tronc Schemes
- ↑ Worthing Today
- ↑ "Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada." Manitoba Labour and Immigration.
- ↑ "Ontario's Minimum Wage Rises Tomorrow." Ontario's Minimum Wage Rises Tomorrow.
- ↑ McCracken, D.L. "Revenue Canada to Tax Wait Staff's Tips." HalifaxLive.com. 2005-05-23.
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120730023220/www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/story/714022.html
- ↑ The Mechanics of Tipping US-style (BBC News)
- ↑ To tip or not to tip?
- ↑ Ask a waiter - the tipping point
- ↑ "Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees". Department of Labor. 2009-09-01 रोजी पाहिले.
- ↑ http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/cookery/them/askawaiter/20061010_tip/index.htm#part2
- ↑ How much to tip at a restaurant
- ↑ Tipping and the Recession - Diner's Journal Blog - NYTimes.com
- ↑ IRS Bulletin No. 2002–47, November 25, 2002, presents some examples of tipping discrepancies that led to some investigations.
- ↑ "The tipping point: Will service charges replace voluntary gratuities?", USA Today. 2005-08-25.
- ↑ The New York Times - A Mandatory Gratuity Is Just a Tip, and Thus Not Mandatory, a Prosecutor Says
- ↑ ३७.० ३७.१ "Tipping Standards (United States)", Tip20! Service Industry Resource.
- ↑ TippingSucks.com
- ↑ Karen Fernau, "Should you tip for takeout? Sometimes."[मृत दुवा] The Arizona Republic, 6-16-2004.
- ↑ Emily Post Institute—Tip Jar Survey Results
- ↑ The Original Tipping Page. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Tipping in America: How to Tip in the U.S.", Living American.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "California Labor Code Section 350-356". July 29, 2009 रोजी पाहिले.
- ↑ "Publication 1244, Employee's Daily Record of Tips and Report to Employe". Internal Revenue. 2009-07-06 रोजी पाहिले.
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service. "Reporting Tip Income." Restaurant Tax Tips.
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service. Publication 1872. "Tips on Tips: A Guide to Tip Income Reporting for Employees in the Food and Beverage Industry."
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Chronicle Books celebrates 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'
Published 2:04 pm, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
If your little bookworm is a fan of Eric Carle's much-beloved "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," you might want to stop by Chronicle Books in the Metreon on Saturday morning, when the store will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the publication of the classic children's book with a party.
"The day is focused on celebrating how long this wonderful story has endured," says Adam Schwartz, a spokesman for Chronicle Books.
Carle's adorable green caterpillar eats his way voraciously through everything from fruit to salami and ice cream cones on his way to becoming a butterfly. The story, with its delightful collage-style illustrations and munched-out holes in the pages, has been translated into dozens of languages, including Aramaic and Finnish, sold millions of copies and, Schwartz says, has been reprinted more than 10,000 times.
Kids won't be munching their way through plums or watermelons or even paper like the hero of the book's title, but there will be milk and cookies, plus Peet's coffee for the older bookworms. There will also be an acrylic painting station set up so that little ones can create their own contributions to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" community garland that will be hung throughout the store.
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"Last year, a mother who had brought the book herself held an impromptu reading corner with the kids," Schwartz says, "which of course is such a great idea. So this year, we're organizing a special reading corner as part of the event."
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No way! It's an update! Le gasp! And a horrible one at that!
Disclaimer- I don't own Yugioh, or Yuyu Hakusho, or Princess Tutu. But the Narrator, Meep, Fuzz, Stump Whip and the Millennium Smoothie Machine are all mine. xD
Chapter Thirty Four- Girly Man
Once upon a time… there was an authoress who wrote a fanfiction. She wrote many many chapters and had many many faithful reviewers. However, near a plot twist in her tale, she fell into a depression… and developed an unalterable writer's block for several months…
Once the stresses in her life were lifted, she felt as though she should write again… BUT the real question is: should she really have taken up her pen again?
Bakura was brushing himself off after he had reached the parallel dimension of color. He scoffed at the Narrator, "She types, dummy. She doesn't need a pen."
Fuzz flew in next to him, with Meep in tow, "Hm… not very smart, is he?"
Pegasus stood near the group, pondering, "I believe she's trying to relieve herself by being more psychological in her writing and by making things represent other things…" He shrugged, "And maybe she's also watched too much Princess Tutu."
Bakura made a face, "Bleh, too much girly stuff." He grinned, "We need manly things!"
"Yeah!" shouted Fuzz, "Like pie!"
"And toons!" added Pegasus.
"An' fwowas!" agreed Meep.
Bakura stood with his mouth slightly ajar for a few minutes, just staring. Sweatdropping, he said, "Maybe we should just look for Hiei."
Fuzz looked elated, "Yes! The sooner we can find him, the sooner we can get out of this place!" Fuzz began flying off, when Pegasus called out to him.
Pegasus held up his hand, "Wait! We all have to go together, Fuzz-boy! If we don't, we'll probably be attacked by the evil, the chaotic, the colorful monsters that I placed here!"
"What!" Fuzz screamed, shocked.
"You actually put monsters in here? Like, monsters that we need to fight if we want to live and complete our mission?" asked Bakura.
Pegasus nodded, "Yup. Those kinds of monsters."
As Bakura was thinking over and over in his head about how inconsiderate and mental Pegasus was, the group was approached by… a tree.
Bakura groaned, "No way! I'm not fighting another tree!"
Meep looked confused, "Anofer?"
Pegasus handed Meep the script, "Chapter eleven."
Bakura growled, "Come on over here, stupid tree!"The odd looking tree, which basically resembled a stump of a tree with many whips like Kurama and Meep's rose whips sticking out of his head, 'walked' towards Bakura.
"I am STUMP WHIP!" yelled the tree.
Bakura rolled his eyes, "Your mom really wasn't that creative with you, now was she?"
"Don' you be insultin' meh momma!" the tree reached out and grabbed Pegasus and Meep in its coils.
Fuzz frowned, "Bakura… why'd you have to do that?"
Bakura just looked at Fuzz with a face saying 'it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time' and 'I'm-going-to-go-fight-that-thing-now-and-shall-possibly-kill-that-Narrator-too-if he-keeps-reading-my-facial-expressions'.
Bakura whipped out the Millennium Smoothie Machine and hit the non-flouf button, "Go Smoothie Mix of DOOM!"
Bakura was quite surprised when his smoothie machine merely sputtered a little and shot a tiny bit of smoothie at the tree, which it easily dodged. Pegasus looked at Bakura's face, which said 'what-the-heck,-why-didn't-my-attack-work' and 'if-you-did-something-to-this-world,-like-keeping-people-in-it-from-using-shadow-magic-I'll-give-you-a-thousand-years-of-pain-right-after-I've done-away-with-that-idiot-Narrator'.
Pegasus nodded sadly, "Yes, it's true! I made it so that shadow magic cannot be used in this realm! At the time, it seemed like a good idea! So please, please, please save me from this thing!" He then sobbed in a very un-manly manner.
Bakura tossed his Millennium items to the side, "Drat. Looks like I'll need to beat this thing with my bare hands. That's the manly way of doing things!"
Bakura ran at Stump Whip and tried several times to grapple him to the ground, but to no avail. Stump Whip threw him every which way and even managed to hit Fuzz with him. It looked like things were completely hopeless.
Fuzz pulled himself out from under Bakura, "I'll say. It doesn't look like we have ANY kind of power to use against this thing…"
Bakura dramatically dragged himself off the ground, "No… I must… beat this thing…" he heaved a sigh, "…for Hiei… He's counting on me…"
Pegasus shed a tear, "Oh, Bakura-boy… I never knew that you were so emotional…"
Bakura paused in his speech, "I said not to call me that anymore!" He slipped back into his emotional moment, "I… have to win now… for Hiei's sake! Green Morph Up!"Bakura slipped into his transformation and became the great magical girl-
"I'm not a girl!" Bakura hissed as he exited his transformation sequence, now clad in short forest green overalls, a lime green tank top and, naturally, green rabbit paws, ears and tail.
-er, magical guy of color world, Funny Bunny Green!
Fuzz sweatdropped, "And here I thought that you were supposed to be the manliest of all of us, Bakie-kun."
Bakura grimaced, "Yeah, I thought so too…" He put on his serious face and pointed at the evil Stump Whip, "But this is for Hiei!" He selflessly ran at the monster with his weapon in hand, "Manga Carrot Top Cyclone!"
Bakura's weapon sliced through Stump Whip in a very cheesy non-violent, kiddy way. Stump Whip disintegrated in an array of Technicolor light and Meep and Pegasus were freed.
"Meep!" Meep shuddered and ran to Fuzz for some mutual hair clone comfort.
"Ahh!" Pegasus stretched his arms before hopping about excitedly, "I wonder if that outfit of yours comes in my size, Bakura-boygirl!"
Bakura shuddered in his short green overalls, "I hope not…"
Our heroes are out of the woods for now, or at least out of the tree, but can they keep it together long enough to save Hiei? And what's with Bakura and his alter ego of Funny Bunny Green? You'll have to wait until the next exciting installment for Smoothie!


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All agencies providing mandated educational services to incarcerated youth under Chapter 683 of the Laws of New York State and Part 118 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education are required to provide the following:
Program Plan Effectiveness
|1. General Information
|Ensure all information is complete. The contact person listed will receive information and forms relevant to the IY Program, e.g., Automated Verification Listings (AVL) STAC Forms.
|2. Estimated Number of Students Served Daily
|FTE's will give the agency an idea of the funding that will be generated by the program. This information could be used to determine program procedures, program growth, and to project the following year's budget.
|3. Number of Instructional Hours Per Day
|A minimum of 3 instructional hours per day is required to be in compliance with Part 118. Please indicate only the blocked number of instructional hours provided, not the total number of classes multiplied by the duration of the class. For example:
1. If Facility "A" provides ABE/GED from 8:00AM-11:00AM and from 1:00PM – 4:00PM, it should report 6 hours.
2. If Facility "B" provides ABE, GED, High School Credits, and ESL from 8:00 AM-11:00A.M. it should report 3 hours.
Summer program does not have to be provided. However, if offered, it must be 3 hours per day and 5 days a week.
|4. Academic Program Services
|A minimum of 15 hours of instruction is required to be in compliance with Part 118.
Academic instruction must include at least 10 hours of Basic Education, and/or 10 hours High School Credit, and/or 10 hours of GED.
The remaining hours can include: Life Management, Career Planning and Career and Technical Education. This will ensure 15 hours of instruction is provided for the week.
Please address how instructional programs are modified to address the needs of students with disabilities and English language learners.
|5. Assessment Procedures
Students whose primary language is a language other than English are often referred to as Limited English Proficient Students (LEP) or as English Language Learners (ELLs).
NYS –LEP Identification Process includes:
1. Screening;
2. Initial Assessment;
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Part 118.3 Evaluation… requires that the provider of educational services shall be administered in the student's dominant language. The contact person listed will receive information and forms relevant to the IY Program, e.g., Automated Verification Listings (AVL) STAC Forms.
|6. Transition Program Services
|It is important that a plan for transition begins at the point of entry.
The educational provider should:
|7. Community Service Linkages
Collaboration with community service linkages provides a supportive structure and the resources for the student upon release from incarceration.
|8. Personnel Qualifications
|The preferred certification for teachers is a secondary teacher certification and for special education students a special education certification.
The goal is to have students taught by teachers certified in the appropriate grade 7-12 content area; English, Math., Science, History or Social Studies. Teachers who are certified in Special Education are uniquely trained to address students with learning disabilities.
In addition to possessing the appropriate certification, teachers with relevant experiences that include working with at risk youth, or working within a correctional or jail setting generally have an awareness of the importance of security personnel's impact on the education program.
A teaching staff with relevant experience and appropriate content certification provides students with a wider scope and sequence to the educational program.
It is strongly recommended that upon attrition, newly hired teachers should have secondary certification.
|9. Staff Development and Training
Staff development ensures that staff is aware of current instructional best practices and policies related to education.
|10. (a) Requests for Educational Services and Notice of Service. [Part(s) 118.3 (a, 118.5, 118.6, 118.8]
|Agencies should provide a written orientation program plan to the student within 10 days after admission. This will facilitate better decision making of the student regarding the educational services for which he is entitled.
County jail and local education staff must ensure that they comply with all appropriate Part 118 requirements including Parts 118.3(a) 118.5, 118.6 and 118.8
|(b) Requests for Special Educational Services and Notice of Service Provided. [8NYCRR§200.4]
| The district of location that is responsible for special education must be in full compliance for the provision of special education. This often involves working with the district of residence to obtain current educational records.
|The budget should reflect costs close to the amount of State Aid that has been generated in the past unless the FTE's have significantly changed. Federal funds are meant to supplement not supplant State funds.
|Professional Salaries (15)
|Include only professional staff such as teachers, administrators, counselors etc. who are employees of the agency.
|Nonprofessional Salaries (16)
|Include salaries for teacher aides, secretarial and clerical assistance, who are employees of the agency.
|Purchased Services (40)
|Purchased services that will increase teachers' or students' skills, or that result in activities associated with re-entry and transition to the community. This include consultants (indicate per diem rate) and other contractual services. Purchased Services from a BOCES, if other than applicant agency, should be budgeted under Purchased Services with BOCES, Code 49.
|Supplies and Materials (45)
|Include computer software, library books, and equipment items under $5000 per unit.
|Travel Expenses for Staff Development and Training (46)
|Include pupil transportation, conference costs and travel of staff between instructional sites. Specify agency approved mileage rate for travel by personal car or school-owned vehicle.
Conference attendance must be part of an ongoing sustained professional development that has a direct connection to instruction and improvement of best practices.
|Employee Benefits (80)
|Rates used for project personnel must be the same as those used for other agency personnel.
Indirect Cost (90)
|The formula on the left should be used for reimbursement of the agency under this category to compute the total indirect cost.
|Purchased Services with BOCES (49)
|See purchased services (40).
|Equipment (20)
|Include equipment items with a unit cost of $5,000 or more, should be itemized in this category. Repairs of equipment should be budgeted under Purchased Services, Code 40.


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School is coming to an end, working on a bunch of ideas with tmk and some changes. Also, those tourneys need to get done, and if anyting needs updated let me know!
Long post warning: Covers the issues we have had recently, tourney reminders, and a sneak peek at Rank RPG progress (in that order)
As many of you know the guild has experienced a number of problems in the guild chat, many of which have necessitated the use of some form of disciplinary action from the part of our Leaders and Moderators. The leaders have decided to formalize the moderation process, primarily with regards to banning and guesting. It is imperative that all members take the time to familiarize themselves with these policies.
I will be moving this information to the first post in the Dragonite Group for future reference. This should not change most of our day to day activities, and really will only factor in when there are fights or troubles that start to get out of hand. Also leaders reserve the right to edit and change our guild chat policies at any time. Also for our mods we are still working out a place to document so hold tight, we will update you when we get that done!
Spoiler:- Changes:
· The four leaders have the final say with regards to any disciplinary action (banning, guesting). As well as the right to act as we see fit in the even that something falls outside the realm of this document. Failure by members to comply with requests to cease an argument etc will result in a longer ban from the chat.
· Leaders and Moderators are expected to act professionally and fairly during these times and to act with minimal
· All instances of banning, guesting, etc. must be documented on the assigned page including but not limited to: the person being banned, length of ban, rational for ban, and who (may be multiple leaders/moderators) agreed to/administered the ban.
· The moderators have the authority to Ban and Guest if it is necessary. This is NOT a group decision on the part of the moderators and regular members. If one believes there has been an abuse of power, one may PM ONE leader (choose wisely) and CALMLY and RATIONALLY explains why they feel it is a breach of power. THIS IS NOT AN ARGUMENT ABOUT IF YOU WERE RIGHT, BUT RATHER ON THE GROUNDS OF AN ABUSE OF POWER; KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. If it is deemed there was an abuse of power the leaders will settle it. If the appeal to a leader is denied, that decision is FINAL! Members found harassing moderators for doing their jobs may also be subject to a temporary ban or further action.
· Leaders and Moderators may, at their own discretion, shorten or remove the time of a ban that they have imposed without consequence. Extending the time will require further documented rational.
· Leaders and Moderators MUST explain to the user in question the rational for the ban; this ban must also be recorded, along with the rational at the given locations. In the event of the use of Guesting as a ban (in order to prevent the user from reading the chat), a time limit must also be clearly stated AND adhered to.
· A moderator may not utilize 'Guesting" as a permanent ban if there is a leader present. They may however guest indefinitely and defer the final decision to the first leader to return to the chat. This should be a last resort. Moderators are not expected to jump right to long term bans or these deferrals.
· In the event of the ban, Leaders and Moderators MUST check the document for the rational and are advised to consult with the person who gave the ban if there are further questions. 'I didn't know' will not be an acceptable excuse for any party.
o Leaders and leaders only retain the authority to overturn any ban under any circumstances; their rational for doing so shall be documented.
o Moderators may only overturn a ban put in place by a fellow moderator if 2 or more other moderators sign off, and provide their rational for doing so. Rational must be recorded on the designated page. In the event that multiple moderators have agreed to the ban, then the requirement for an moderator overturn is the number of moderators administering the ban plus one.
Other than that, the GSC tournament is now in full swing, the bracket has been posted to the tournament thread so if that is relevant to you go jump over there and get that done. The next stop on Old Man TMK's Generation Tour will be one of my favorites, Gen IV OU so the faster GSC and BGP'S ADV OU go the faster we can move on to something a little more familiar. Sign-ups will be on the other thread at the conclusion of that tournament. So check back on the other thread often for updates.
And a third update, most if not all of the framework for the new rank system is up and as a little gift I am posting in spoilers. You can offer suggestions to me in PM only if you feel like it, but once again note that I am not bound to use any suggestion, and many suggestions may be saved or looked at later if they are good and I am not ready for them at the time! So try not to overwhelm me, I dont need suggestions and I am not really asking, I just want everyone to feel like they are aware of the progress.
Everything below represents a work in progress, and does not reflect the final product and is subject to change.
Spoiler:- RPG Progress:
The Basics:
Dracaena ranks will be a dual leveling system composed of two parts the "True Level" (a number 1-XXX) and component skills such as but not limited to: "Battling", "Trading/Pokemon Breeding", "Tournaments – Pokemon", "Tournaments-Other", "Art" which are leveled up individually to form the user's True Level.
E.G.: A user at level 10 can have a spread of: "5 Battling" and "5 Tournament" or "10 Battling" etc. (Note: this is for example purpose only!)
Players, through various activities will, in addition to EXP earn Ability Points (AP) to use on specific perks and skills in the clan; many of which are One-Time-Use.
The exact formula for exp gain is TBD (I haven't read BGPs notes yet)
Skills (not a complete list for example only):
Dracaena members will be able to use their earned Ability Points on various perks and abilities to assist them in a wide variety of guild related activities. Many skills will require a certain level in one or more component skills or a high enough True Level (that way those who primarily do other activities will still have access to skills unrelated to what they choose to rank in albeit at a later time). Many of the more 'powerful' skills will have very high AP requirements as they are designed to be used in a pinch
Examples of skills are things such as:-Force Best of Three: for X amount of Points a user my force a Best of Three in any non-final tournament round. Can only be used once per round Requires X level in Tournament OR X Level to use.-Gamble: User may pay skill points prior to a battle and receive 1.5X experience if the user wins, but if the battle is lost EXP equal to the doubled amount is lost (level can be decreased). Requires X skill in Battle or X Level
Classes (not a complete list for example only):
After reaching a certain level the player may move into the next tier of classes. Each tier of classes will have multiple user titles reflecting specialization in a certain skill or as a generalist (for those who meet the Level requirement but not a specific skill requirement. Certain high level skills may have certain "Class Bonuses".
Examples include (names may change/vary between groups):
Guildmaster Class (leaders only)-(Dragon/Ice/Poison/Grass) Guild Master: Leaders of each individual division. Retain administrative privilege and the ability to govern the guild. Cannot use AP skills.
Tier 0 class:-Dracaena Rookie: New members to the guild. Veteran Members and returning members may skip this class and proceed directly to a Tier 1 class. Cannot use or earn AP. Promotes to a tier 1 class after a week of activity on thread/xat or the earning of the first skill point, which ever comes first.
Tier 1 class:Dracaena Recruit/Starving Artist/Tournament Entrant etc: Members, who have just begun to develop their skill points, can earn AP and use skills within their level restrictions. These classes have no inherent abilities. Requires: Week of Activity/at least 1 skill point in a skill. Promotes to next tier of classes at level X.
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tmk you keep making this rpg thing sound better and better the more i hear about it!
Just as a warning to anyone reading this post; it contains what I believe about Tum. It does not have anything harsh in it nor does it reference the reasoning overall reasoning behind the issue we had on the chat. This is simply to undo a wrong and let people know a little something more about me.
Of the two things I wanted to let people know, this is the more general one. Over the last few days, I have gotten a number of ambushes from the universe. One such ambush was a message to have me rethink my relationships with certain people, something I did this morning. I got up early to think over what I wanted to write here as well as to Tum specifically. I also gave him permission to use anything I wrote to him to bash my reputation if he so desired it, but to a limit. So, I ask the other mods as well as the leaders to take most of what he says as nothing. If I feel he has gone too far with anything, I will not be acting on it but rather get a different mod duo or leader involved. Moving back to my relationships, based on what I thought about, I believe I was supposed to take my message as do not take things as seriously as you take them. With my past, which certain people know parts of, I learned to have a tolerance for most things, but not for anything which can be seen as any form of bullying. I had a major issue with bullying basically the whole time I was in school whether it was people who were my friends when we were younger or people who were cruel when young and have outgrown it. While I can never get as tolerant to bullying as I am with some other things, I am going to try to get a little less emotionally caught up with 'bullying'.
The second thing I wanted to talk about was more related to Tum and what happened between us. We both said some things I am not proud of. I took my baggage with bullying and made the situation worse than it should have been. I said some really harsh things including demanding that one of us was forced out of Drac either by our own choice based on the events, or by the leaders flat out kicking one of us out. In the thinking I needed to do, I realized Tum is a great person. Yeah he has had some issues in the last few weeks, but everyone has some sort of issues at various points in life. Just as Tum did not know what being 'slow on the up-take' would mean to me, no one really knows what he is dealing with in life. If you take the last few weeks out of your opinions of Tum, I think your views of him will be much better than what I was told; not many people in Drac even liking him. In all, I ask that we take this time to think about how we view Tum without the last few weeks. I believe he is a great person who fell into something which made him change. While I might be extremely wrong in what I believe happened with Tum, I believe that he is good for Drac if he can make some slight changes to go back to the old Tum. I am not proud that I was encouraging him to leave Drac because he "has no friends" (yes I am using my own words against me). We should instead be begging him back to Drac and to at least stay a part of the xat community we have.
Latest Shiny: Gible (MMing on Y - After 1637 Eggs!)
No comment!
Sounds like we're moving full force with some of these changes, hopefully we can get the currently in progress ones done soon and more ideas afterwards!
I thought I might as well post this here because it's Drac and Pokémon related, so why not.
I decided with people doing Drac-based nuzlockes, myself included, to try coming up with a new, interesting "challenge". I decided to call this challenge the Guildlocke because it's based entirely on Drac but can be focused on other serebii guilds. The rules are fairly simple:
1. Only the first pokémon encountered in a route or area may be caught.
2. Duplicate families do not count as the first pokémon encountered in a route or area.
3. Pokémon caught must be named after someone from the guild.
4. All nameable characters must be related to the guild.
5. If a pokémon faints, it must be boxed until you have beaten the next gym or the champion.
To give an example, the file I am playing is a HeartGold file. I am playing as Bubbles (40454), Purple's mew from one of the metronome tournaments. My rival (although unnamed at the time I am posting this) is named Dusk because, according to Purp, Dusknoir was the only real rival Bubbles had during that tournament.
My team:
Zek | Bashful | Proud of its power | level 6
I plan on trying to post updates to the challenge since I think it's an interesting idea other people might like to try. If you noticed, it is more of a nuzlocke variant because pokémon do not die. This is to represent the fact that members join and leave the guild based on their own free will.
Latest Shiny: Gible (MMing on Y - After 1637 Eggs!)
I'd do it, i need to do a nuzlocke sooner or later!
Username: Miror
PO, Wifi, or both: PO/PS
Battling Experience: Plenty
Did anyone recommend you? If so, who? No one in particular
Group you want to be in: Nidoqueen
Just need a break, plus I was planning on starting another Nuzlocke anyhow :3
Back : D
I help write the Pokemon of the Week!
Trapped since February 9, 2013
Woooo competitive. Also doing ASB, with my squad being here.
Username: zek4040
PO, Wifi, or both: PO/PS and some wifi
Battling Experience: alot
Did anyone recommend you? If so, who? everyone really
Group you want to be in: Nidoqueen
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My Soul Silver Nuzlocke Team
Lami- lvl 30 Mgs-lvl 33Florence-level 25 Haley Level 31 Tsunade- level 31FireFox level 20
My Diamond Nuzlocke team
Mark - level 33 Zoe - level 34 Dale - level 34 Ashley- level 32
Currently just before entering petalburg city for the first time...
Purple/Calm/Level 8
Blue/Docile/Level 8
Miror/Serious/Level 4


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Access to the Library is limited to readers with appropriate research
experience and training. Those with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
or graduate students writing a Ph.D. thesis may apply for a reader's
card by writing a letter of application and sending two letters
of reference to Richard Kuhta, Librarian. Other persons who feel
they have a particular need to use the collections may apply for
special permission status, also to Mr. Kuhta.
Questions about registration and housing should be addressed
to the Registrar at 202-675-0306 or email [email protected];
questions about the collection may be directed to [email protected];
information about fellowships may be obtained from Carol Brobeck
in the Folger Institute at (202) 675-0348; Fax (202) 544-4623.
Photocopying of post-1801 imprints only. Requests by other libraries
for rare materials from the Folger are filled by microfilm facsimiles.
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The collection is strong in works concerning the Reformation
and the Counter Reformation. Jansenism, a 17th-century movement
in the Catholic Church in Holland and France, is well represented
as is the Catholic Church, Church of England, Church of Scotland,
Bible, Christianity, Jesuits, Judaism, prayer, sermons, religious
music, and witchcraft. Individual items such as Provinciale
Seu Constitutiones Angliae cum Summariis (a 1501 folio
edition of the canon law used most often in the 15th century
in England), An apology of the Church of England
by John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury (1564), the 17th-century
moral and theological essays of Daniel Turvill, and collections
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works as William Byrd's Mass for Three Voices (c.
1588) and his Psalms, Sonnets, Songs (1590), as
well as John Amner's Sacred Hymnnes (1619), and
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Of special interest is the Emanuel Stickelberger Reformation
Collection of 850 volumes which includes 180 works by Luther
as well as treatises by Zwingli, Calvin, Oekolampad, Hutten,
Gengenbach, and Niklaus Manuel. Works by supporters of the German
Reformation include items by Melanchthon, Heinrich von Kettenbach,
Linck, Rhegius, and others. In addition there are another 300
Luther items in the Sir Thomas Phillipps' Collection.
Current works to support research in religion are also available
including the Patrologiae Latinae, the Corpus
Christianorum, Series Latina, Publications of the Catholic Record
Society, and the Bibliothèque de la Campagnie de
Jésus (an 11 volume catalog). Catalogs are available
for books by author, title, subject, chronology, place of imprint,
and former owner. An OPAC (Endeavor) is be available in-house
only. It will be available online in 1998.
These holdings are covered by the catalog.
A manuscript catalog is available.
Heather Wolfe is the Curator of Manuscripts.
Catalog of Manuscripts of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
3 v. Washington, DC/Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1971.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Manuscripts of the
Folger Shakespeare Library. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1988.
(First Supplement)
Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Printed Books of
the Folger Shakespeare Library. 28 v. Washington, DC: G.K.
Hall, 1970.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Memorial
Library. Amherst, MA: Published for the Trustees of Amherst
College, 1942.
McWilliams, Elizabeth Lingrell. " Music Manuscripts to 1800 at
the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC: A Description and
Thematic Catalogue." Master's thesis, University of Maryland, 1974.
Merion, Carolyn. Guide to the Existing Microfilms of English
Manuscripts at the Library of Congress and the Folger Shakespeare
Library and Recommendations for Future Microfilming: a List of the
Copies of English Manuscripts Which Have Already Been Made and of
Others Which May Be Made, with Particulars about the Original Sources
of English History in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Washington,
DC: Folger Shakespeare Library, 1982.
Reformation: Katalog der Sammlung Emanuel Stickelberger
fur die Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC = Reformation:
Catalogue of the Emanuel Stickelberger Collection Purchased for
the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Basel, Schweiz:
Haus der Bucher, 1977.
Southwell, Lady Anne. Southwell-Sibthorpe Commonplace Book:
Foger MS V.b. 198. Birmingham, NY: Medieval & Renaissance
Texts & Studies, 1997
Tuvill, Daniel. Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral
and Theological. Charlottesville, VA: Published for the
Folger Shakespeare Library by the University Press of Virginia,
Wright, Louis B. The Folger Library: Two Decades of Growth:
An Informal Account. Charlottesville, VA: University Press
of Virginia for the Folger Shakespeare Library, 1968.


text: I've been spending the last couple of hours trying to find one. Noone seems to be bothering. :bang From various other sources, it seems that Orford & Williams & Poulin & Servant are going to Junior Worlds, that the ladies' World berth will be decided at Four Continents, and Osmond isn't going to 4CC, which makes me think she's probably going to Junior Worlds.


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Windows Phone 7.8 to be available soon. Nokia Lumia 510 already runs it (video)
Although it's been five months since Microsoft first announced Windows Phone 7.8, this version of the OS didn't officially reach any handset until now. But that might happen soon.
According to Tech Crunch, a Microsoft spokesperson declared: "We have made no further announcement on this but hope to share more details in the near future." However, WMPowerUser has it that Microsoft may launch WP 7.8 this Wednesday, on November 28.
When it finally arrives, Windows Phone 7.8 will be made available to older WP 7 devices (although it seems that not all will get the update), as a consolation for them not being able to run the new Windows Phone 8. The update should bring a new Boot screen, new Start screen, resizable Live Tiles, and other enhancements.
Meanwhile, a Chinese website has posted a video showing off the Nokia Lumia 510 running Windows Phone 7.8 (see below). Last month, when Nokia announced the 510, it said that the handset would be updated from WP 7.5 to 7.8 some day. And it looks like that day isn't far away now.
The Lumia 510 is Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone handset to date, costing around $199 (unlocked), and featuring a 4 inch WVGA display, 800 MHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of internal memory. The device seems to be available only in Southeast Asia for now.


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By Alito L. Malinao
MANILA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Negotiations between the Philippine government and the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will resume in Kuala Lumpur on March 25-27 despite the unresolved crisis in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, a MILF official said.
MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said, "The issue of peace is more important than the issue of war."
Iqbal said that there are some "unscrupulous persons" who are trying to delay the negotiations by linking it to the Sabah issue, adding that these attempts "would go nowhere."
According to Iqbal, the Sabah crisis would not affect the negotiations because the issue in Sabah is security while the issue being tackled in the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur is peace.
In October last year, the Philippine government and the MILF signed a framework agreement that now serves as guide in the formulation of a permanent peace accord.
What is being threshed out in the ongoing talks are the more ticklish issues such as wealth sharing and power sharing between the central government in Manila and the Bangsamoro, the new political entity that was agreed to be set up in the Muslim- dominated southern Philippines.
In a television interview Friday night, MILF vice chairman for political affairs Ghadzali Jaafar also confirmed that the scheduled resumption of the peace talks in Kuala Lumpur would push through.
Asked if the MILF would extend assistance to the followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, their fellow Muslims, who are being hunted down in Sabah, Jaafar did not give a categorical answer.
He merely said that any request for assistance from any group would have to be discussed and decided by the MILF central committee.
The government of President Benigno Aquino III had earlier made public assurance that the Sabah standoff between Malaysian security force and Filipino Sulu gunmen would not affect the peace talks.
But the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu said they launched a move to claim the Malaysian-controlled territory after the Sultanate was excluded from the peace talks.
The Sulu Sultanate has a centuries-old territorial claim over Sabah, the former British North Borneo which was annexed by the Federation of Malaysia in l963.
Aside from the Sulu Sultanate, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the forerunner of the MILF as rebel group, has also complained that they were left out in the peace process.
Nur Misuari, MNLF founder, has strongly criticized the framework agreement, saying that it does not serve the interest of the Muslim Filipinos.
The MNLF has signed a peace accord with the Philippine government in l996 but some MNLF members are still armed and the group has maintained camps in Sulu and Basilan.
Reports said that some MNLF combatants were among the 300 followers of Sultan Kiram, who called themselves as members of the "Royal Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu," when they tried to " liberate" Sabah from Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Malaysia has refused to participate in any negotiation to end the crisis in Sabah, saying that the Sulu militants who occupied a village in Lahad Datu in the name of Sultan Kiram last month should first lay down their arms and surrender.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was quoted as saying at a news conference that his country will not accept any negotiation on Sabah issue at this time, including one being proposed by third parties such as the Philippine government.
Anifah said Kuala Lumpur will agree to negotiate only if the " Sulu terrorists" stop shooting at Malaysian forces and lay down their arms. "They must surrender unconditionally before we can start talking," he said.
According to Sabah Police Commissioner Hamza Taib, the death toll in Kiram's group was 61 as of Friday after the discovery of 15 more bodies in three graves in the village of Tanduao in Lahad Datu.
Nine Malaysian police officers were reportedly killed in encounters with Kiram's followers. The leader of Kiram's followers, Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, brother of Sultan Kiram, is still at large and believed to have escaped to the jungle.
Some 100 Filipinos, some long-time residents of Sabah, have been arrested and detained by Malaysian authorities for allegedly giving assistance to Agbimuddin's group.


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Alas, I was a forgetful lass — leaving my Irish brother-in-law Don off the list of people I needed to toast on St. Patrick's Day. I don't think he's 100 percent Emerald Isle, but he's enough to warrant inclusion.
So, since it's 5 p.m. Friday, I am on my way home to remedy that omission and will raise a pint to Don. It's likely that the elixir filling my glass will be a nod to another relative — albeit one I never met. Hubby Bryan recently created a beer that we've named Lute's Lager after my great-grandfather Ludorf Wollenburg.
I'm ashamed to say I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling of the last name, since I don't have the family archives her to check it out.He was my Grandma Alice Rickers' father — and was deceased long before I came on the scene. But not too long ago he was brought to mind by an e-mail from a long-lost relative who was doing some genealogy research and found me on the Internet. Since my family history knowledge is pretty slim, I referred her to Uncle Russ, the keeper of all things family on the Rickers side.
But this distant cousin broached me by asking, "Are you related to Ludorf "Lute" Wollenburg?" I had to ponder that momentarily before answering to the affirmative. Back in the recesses of my mind, I recalled that Grandma A's dad was a postman in Everly, Iowa. My recollection ended there.
But we named a beer after Ol' Lute, and I am headed home to drink a toast to Ireland with a beer inspired by a guy who was German through and through. How's that for a melting pot — or pint, in this case?


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text: I was wondering if there are any secure methods of centrally managing the versions of certain files on Debian machines. I currently have a woody, two sids and several potatos which need to be kept up to date. The security patches are not much of a concern since they are quite infrequent (except for woody and sid where I do not discriminate between security, bug and other fixes) but certain configuration files change often, like the files /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts*. Every time a new host is added into the network, I need to add its host key into the others' known_hosts and copy the all default configuration files into the new host as well. There are quite a few of these that are easily forgotten. Forgetting to copy some files like /etc/printcap is soon noticed and fixed, no harm done, but files like /etc/pam.d/* are not. And results in decreased security! I am now considering different possibilities of doing these updates by simply saying "update-debian-machines" on one of the computers. It would require some shell scripts and asking the relevant passwords it would keep me waiting at my console. I do circumvent the login passwords with ssh/DSA auth, but resenting root logins over the net, I would still need to type sudo's passwords. Now, is there a package to do this or which could be easily converted to do this? Otherwise I will fall back to scripting. In that case, which is the safest option? Currently I am considering configuring sudo to enable the admin user to execute a single script (mods 0700) without a password or just chmod that script 4700. I am not certain about the first, but the latter would be as secure as my connection (ssh2) and my real password. The real password being broken would mean unlimited access to sudo (it is the admin, after all) so I am not worried by that part. Also, the ssh connection part worries me a little: I would basically be giving root access to all our machines to anyone who can steal/spoof/abuse my ssh private key. I can think of three scenarios to compromise the network: 1. To break into my admin console, so as to get my DSA private key (mod 0600) and break its passphrase. 2. To break into my admin machine (Getting on any machine would not do - the DSA key only exists on one, so the cracker would need to break into my admin console.) and steal my DSA key while it is being used. Ssh-agent keeps the key (or does it keep the passphrase? in this case it does not matter) in memory so this should be possible at least for root on a machine with /dev/mem. 3. Break into one of the other machines, use the suided script to trojan the system and propagate to the other machines that way. The last one might prove difficult: the admin user on non-admin-console machines does not have any DSA keys used for password-less authentication - so this basically means breaking into a single machine which I am not concerned of here. Breaking into a single machine should be about equally difficult for all machines, since I doubt my little scheme would be the weakest link in security. The only problem I can see is in 1. and 2. - could the DSA key be abused to automatically root all the machines? Ideas? -- ----------------------------------------------- | Juha Jäykkä, firstname.lastname@example.com | | home: http://www.utu.fi/~juolja/ | -----------------------------------------------


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All-22 Study: How Peyton Manning will test the Ravens secondary
Hey everyone–we are Dan Bryden and Chris Worthington, two good friends and past college roommates as well as avid Ravens fans.
Just one month ago, the Denver Broncos paid a visit to M&T Bank Stadium and handled the Ravens with ease. Then the Broncos won their last two games of the regular season by at least a touchdown, the same fashion in which they'd won the previous nine. Now, with an 11-game winning streak and a week of rest, the Broncos seem poised to make the most of their blockbuster signing of Peyton Manning. They will try to reach the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2005, when some guy named Jake Plummer was their quarterback.
Conversely, the Ravens look to reach their third AFC Championship Game in the last five years. In spite of some key injuries and offensive inconsistency, the Ravens are riding an emotional high. They are betting that Ray Lewis's final ride will be motivation enough to overcome the Denver juggernaut. Can they do it?
We've looked back at the week 15 matchup against the Broncos and dissected several key plays. This will not come as a shock to anyone, but the young Baltimore secondary will be tested a great deal on Saturday. The Ravens have recently leaned on their Quarters coverage to allow the corners to play with cushion and to give the safeties in the middle of the field more freedom to fill run gaps. The Ravens will need to play with great discipline against a Manning led passing game. He loves to test the secondary deep down the field, especially a secondary as inexperienced as that of the Ravens. However, this also means that many of the routes are slow to develop, giving the Ravens' pass rush time to get to the quarterback. In week 15, the Ravens pressured Manning on 8 of 22 dropbacks (36%), and his passer rating was a measly 39.6 when pressured. It will be another extremely tough matchup, but there is some hope. On to the tape!
Situation: 1Q 11:20, 1st and 10 on Ravens 42
Offensive playcall: All comebacks
Defensive playcall: Cover 1 Pressure
In this situation, the Ravens must get pressure on Manning, or else he will pick apart the defense with these throws. Because all of the receivers are running intermediate routes, if James Ihedigbo or another pass rusher can get to Manning quickly, he may be able to disrupt the play before the routes can develop.
Situation: 1Q 10:27 1st and 10 at the Ravens 32
Offensive playcall: Double move
Defensive playcall: Cover 2-man
This play highlights the importance of discipline in the secondary. The Baltimore safeties cannot get caught out of position in this situation. This particular throw was off-target, but Manning doesn't miss all too often.
Situation: 2Q 14:28, 1st and 10 on the Ravens 29
Offensive playcall: Pin
Defensive playcall: Quarters
This is encouraging for several reasons:
- Manning's mastery of Xs and Os is well documented, and the play was disrupted despite being a perfect call against the coverage
- The Ravens youth at cornerback is not getting exposed like some fans feared
- Williams has clearly improved/learned since given up a touchdown on a very similar play to San Diego in Week 12 (below)
Quick Notes:
- In the Week 15 matchup, Manning not only tested the secondary but it was very clear that he wanted to run the ball too. There are many instances in the game where you can see Manning audible to a run play based on the Raven's defensive personnel. They had success in the running game too, running backs had 43 carries(!) for a total of 167 rushing yards including Knowshon Moreno's 115 yard outing.
- All of the plays drawn up above had a play action element. Peyton Manning likes to manipulate safety positioning both through play action and through eye manipulation. Raven safeties need to play with discipline and not fall for false run keys.


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President Obama recently took to the media to condemn some of its practitioners.
Particularly the conservative media, which has been a thorn in Obama's torso for a while now. It won't stop. Rush Limbaugh is going to find a shadow to cast to the current administration. And the president will continuously brand the conservative media as enemy to progression in this country. Symbiosis.
Headlines all across the web yesterday:
Obama: Media to blame for promoting gridlock.
Shorter version: Politicians worry about their image, so they won't work across parties to solve a common problem. They'll do what folks in their circles would want to see so their sphincters can be spared of the big bad media. These people made me … and they can unmake me too, is the prevailing logic.
The metaphor is strong, eh?
Politics is a macrocosm of our personal lives. We identify with our crew. Stick to them. By them. Around them. We risk isolation by defying them … who wants that?
Elected officials are no dummy … well, let me start again. Elected officials do know one thing, if nothing else: how their bread is buttered. Congressional figures don't last by bucking their plugs.
Which presents some grim math: The system as is encourages pols to cling to the special interests of their party. Public interest takes a backseat.
Not out the car, but away from the driver's seat. And tried as true, there comes a time when the driver has to decide whether to let public interest take the wheel or keep her in the back.
In our personal lives, we've made certain compromises to our standards, generally on matters of love or money or love and money.
We relent to the smallest of compromises. No harm, no foul. No big deal. Until the next time. Then next. Then again.
A trend forms. The line between compromise and lie become nonexistent. We become adept at tailoring our words to massage truth as it serves us. All while telling ourselves, it's for me and mine. my intentions are noble.
For many, it's debatable whether elected officials have the best intentions at heart for the public. For a long time — some may say since inception — the political matrix has been a bed of schemes, manipulations and broken promises.
Certain populations are constantly in the crossfire. Rising college tuition, escalating student loan debt, antiquated school systems tee off on communities without proper armor to deflect blows and insufficient training to fight back. Minorities are exposed to the winds of legislative oversight, executive indecision and judicial indifference more than any other group.
The term news cycle indicates redundancy, a recurrence of events tuned to keep the political football in the air long enough to keep us from looking at the action on the ground.
The president is no fool. He knows that a growing part of his base feels this way. That's why he has taken the first days of his second term to urge the media to be sensible in its coverage for the good of the country. To urge citizens to have the insight to know when they're being swindled. To reiterate his purpose.
He has the right of it.
But his "wise words" have a double edge. He is a part of a party. A party who heeds a base just like any other party. A party that has built him up. A party that wants to push forward its own lens of governance. A party that is not without flaws.
At least he admits this much. "I'm not somebody — when I look back on American history — who believes that one party has got a monopoly on wisdom," says the 44th president, first of direct African descent, later in the same interview.
Let's see if that gets some play in the headlines.