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Submission for The Guardian's Population Podcast
When I saw that this month's edition of The Guardian's We Need to Talk About… podcast will be about population, mainly in terms of its connection to climate change but also in terms of how else fewer children would affect the world, and that members were called to submit questions and views, I obviously had to get involved, and by this I mean doing more than simply sharing. After all, commenting on an article that brought up the issue of overpopulation was why I made an account on The Guardian in the first place, and such articles got most of my otherwise quite few comments since.
So I ended up sending an e-mail tonight, choosing that option instead of the form due to the size of the text, and I'm posting it here now as well, only removing some "technical" details that wouldn't be relevant here and slightly changing just a few little bits that were too conversational for a post. As you'll be able to see, I just once again stated my position bluntly and explicitly, referring to the general problem and the overall impact and not focusing on climate change or any other single effect or outcome in particular. Tackling anything separately as well would have made this quite a few times longer, and would have also required bringing up other topics.
I'll be blunt: A massive reduction of the human population is required in order to have any real chance of solving any major environmental or social problems, otherwise any other measures merely delaying the inevitable at an ever increasing cost. Now, since I hope we can agree that killing people or letting them die due to lack of access to needed resources of services is to be avoided (though in fact at least this latter scenario is still the norm worldwide), what needs to be tackled is breeding, people having children. And the situation is already so bad that even considering that sticking only to the, shall we say, nice measures, like voluntary family planning or incentives for the childfree, will be enough is, to put it very mildly, wishful thinking of the most dangerous kind. Maybe that would have worked if done several decades ago, maybe, but right now nothing short of a complete worldwide moratorium on births will cut it, to be lifted when or, for that matter, if we'll sort things out, both environmentally and socially.
So the question is: How do we implement that moratorium, as soon as possible, with no exceptions and in a way that will give us the best chances to use the time provided by it to improve things enough to offer a real hope that someday we'll be able to lift it and continue as a species deserving of its place on this world, according to the conditions I mentioned?
For those who are an active part of the problem, feel free to consider this an insane, ludicrous and/or dystopian hypothetical. The question remains.
Other comments:
That was long for the question field, wasn't it? But just asking how to enforce a complete moratorium on humans breeding worldwide without stressing the context and preempting the whole speech about it not being needed would have been quite pointless.
Now this is likely to be dismissed long before anybody even gets this far with reading, but just in case… (Was told by a friend back in 2011 when I sent an open letter about overpopulation – the English translation of which you can read, though I took my stance further since – that also included such a statement that I shouldn't say things like this because they become self-fulfilling prophecies, but it's realistic.)
Since I mentioned taking my stance further, a brief history of it would be that in my teens I initially wanted three children, but I was maybe 16 when enough information reached me to make me realize that the world was terribly overpopulated and this was truly the biggest problem. (I'm 32 now, 33 next month.) By 18 I had finally integrated it all, being determined to never have any children myself and strongly advocate for firm population controls enforced by absolutely any means necessary, with clear targets to drastically reduce the world's population without increasing mortality.
Initially it was a rather general concept, then was saying only 10% of people should be allowed to have children, then as time passed and the problem only got worse without anything being done in this direction, that number fell to 5%, then to 2%, then to the minimum necessary to avoid a genetic bottleneck, whatever scientists will determine that to be, assuming it'll be a fair bit less than 2%. Then, more recently, I got to the point of being certain that nothing but a complete moratorium would cut it, initially thinking of a minimum of ten years, now of at least 20 years, and about to move to 25 or 30 I guess, seeing as things just keep getting worse. This also offers time to overhaul social systems as needed, and also to figure out how to decide how to select those potential suitable parents once the moratorium will be lifted, as that was always a difficult problem to propose proper solutions for, especially when it would have had to be implemented right away.
If such a moratorium will be lifted even in 35 to 40 years, it won't be a problem for the human race to continue naturally even if just a small part of those still of childbearing age at the time will have children. And then there's the option of preserving genetic material which may be used to create a new generation even later, as long as any people will be left alive to do that and guide them through the first years. So that's not the problem, though maybe a perceived threat of extinction, be it of the species as a whole or of certain parts of it that are more dear to them, or even simply of their own family line, may actually motivate the people who are inclined to see that as a real possibility to get to work on fixing things.
But the thing is that, with our position as the species which can shape this world according to its will, humans have more the responsibility to be its stewards, fix the damage and help all other species we are, or should be, sharing it with have good lives, than the right to exploit at will. We'll actually be worth continuing as a species if we'll reach that point, and preferably also fix our own society so life will truly be worth living for all, as thinking, feeling beings, capable and willing to analyze how things stand and what they mean and needing real purpose and truly good things to happen to rationally conclude that living is undoubtedly the desirable state, as opposed to it largely being a matter of rationalizing the basic survival instinct despite all the facts against such a conclusion, as it typically is now.
So, since the question came up before, my position does not match that of VHEMT all the way to the end goal in principle, but that's because I think humans, in much smaller numbers and obviously of the right mindset, are needed to fix things and care for this planet. If we won't do that, we might as well go extinct before we'll take everything else down with us, hence conditioning lifting this moratorium on fixing things.
And fixing things for the other species, and the world as a whole, after causing so much harm so far, and fixing our society as well in the manner I described above, is why we can't waste time and resources and ingenuity on mitigating the harm caused by this huge problem we ourselves continue to create and worsen. As I stated previously, anything we do without drastically reducing the population merely delays the inevitable at an ever increasing cost, and that cost will be paid by all other species and then perhaps the humans least responsible for it first, but even trying to find those mitigating measures is a wasted effort in itself, as there's so much to do we can't afford to direct attention and resources to doing other things about something that can so clearly be solved, eventually, by one simple thing, namely people no longer having children until this matter fixes itself.
It's one thing, one decision, that prevents far more harm, from both an environmental and a humanitarian perspective, than all other things a person can do put together. And imposing limits on this will allow far greater freedoms in most other aspects, which freedoms currently need to be curtailed to limit the damage caused by our numbers alone, even though the actions themselves may not be inherently harmful. Plus, of course, in poorer regions a population reduction is necessary before improvements in the standard of living may in any way be sustainable, while in the wealthier ones such a reduction is necessary for anything even remotely resembling the current standard of living to be sustainable, these more developed regions therefore requiring such a reduction first, contrary to what may be popular belief… Inasmuch as humans consider the matter at all, as in general the vast majority obviously can't be expected to take this into account, so any fantasies about persuading people on a large scale of this are just that, fantasies, delusions. It must be imposed and enforced; no exceptions, no excuses.
Of course, all of this makes things usually get really ugly, really fast when talking to people. For full disclosure, the concepts themselves make the vast majority lash out and my vehemence and the coercive and punitive measures I advocate for those who won't respond to the carrot, as they say, led to me even being kicked out of movements ostensibly dedicated to solving the issue, such as Global Population Speak Out some time after it was taken over by The Population Institute and the more radical opinions that its founder readily accepted along with the rest started being pushed aside. Was also told that if it ever becomes a realistic option we'll meet on opposite sides of the barricades, weapons in hand, which was a stance I guess I could respect even though I'd much rather armed conflict be avoided if possible, or that I need to be lynched for my views, which is quite funny when I'm advocating for all of this in order to avoid killing or letting people, and other species, die.


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¥ 3,950 - The warm and comfortable room is on dingxi road, changning district
- TypeShared Apartment
- Length of termLong term
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- SubwayZhongshan Park
- Baths1
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- Home area35 sqm
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- Floor14
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- e-scooter charger point
- Elevator
- Gym
- Internet WiFi
- Outdoor Space
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For personal reasons, I need to sublet this house. First of all, this room is very large and equipped with a 1.8-meter bed and a large wardrobe.My roommate is a girl who has returned from studying in the United States. The other rooms are temporarily empty.The location is very superior. There is a snack on the street of the gym downstairs and you can walk to the subway station.
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I wonder who your child will make to go inside this pretty snow globe winter play dough mat printable?
Snow globe winter play dough math printable
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Cabinet Advisory Board of Education prod for women's varsity in every State
The Cabinet Advisory Board of Education (CABE) at its 4th meeting here on Tuesday decided to submit its interim report by January 16 and a final...
Hyderabad: The Cabinet Advisory Board of Education (CABE) at its 4th meeting here on Tuesday decided to submit its interim report by January 16 and a final report by the end of February this year.
The meeting was presided over by State Minister for Higher Education and Chairman Kadiyam Srihari. The board decided to recommend the Centre to provide free education to women in the country from primary to postgraduate level. Besides, it stressed on establishing an exclusive university for women in every State and women residential degree colleges in every district of the country.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Srihari said the Centre had constituted the board to come up with a series of recommendations on the measures to be taken to encourage girl education in the country. As part of the same, CABE had met thrice before in Guwahati, New Delhi and Bhubaneswar, he said.
Srihari explained a series of measures being taken up in Telangana to encourage girl education. As part of this, free and compulsory residential educations need to be introduced for the girls. "As the girls and their parents are evincing more interest in the residential education to their wards, free education would play a key role in encouraging girls to continue their education," he said.
Similar steps have been taken by establishing Gurukul Residential Schools for SC and ST girls to encourage them. Further, currently, the KGVBs are running classes from VI to VIII standard and this needs to be upgraded to XII standard, he added. Also, the maximum intake of the current model school is limited to only 100 and it needs to be increased to 200, creating additional facilities, he said.
To take care of the adolescent girl students, top priority should be given to maintenance of hygiene and health, besides establishing positive and safe academic environs for them.
This includes appointing counsellors and free distribution of personal hygiene kits. The meeting also recommended that every school should have toilets, running water and adequate infrastructure. It also decided to ask the Centre to increase the number of residential schools providing English medium education on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.
It was also decided to select around 15 best practices being implemented by the education departments of different States in the country and to replicate them across the country. All these will be made part of the final report of the CABE. He said another meeting is scheduled on January 15-16 at Delhi, which will be presided over by Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the CABE would make definite recommendations on the measures to be taken to promote girls' education and to address the issues coming in its way. Jharkhand Education Minister Neeraja Yadav expressed confidence that the recommendations will empower girl child educationally and socially to stand on their own feet and to contribute their might to the country.
Union Ministry of Human Resources Development, Special Chief Secretary and Member Secretary of the CABE Minakshi Garg, senior officials from education departments from different States attended the meeting.


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Library of Heaven is Path
Library of Heaven is Path Author:Heng Sao Tian Ya Vote(64) Comment
Chapter 367: Mo Hongyi Fell Into the Fecal Drain
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
"How did it go?"
Apothecary Hong Yun stepped forward and asked.
Mu Yangfeng was exhausted, but excitement twinkled in the depths of his eyes. He turned to look at Guild Leader Liu in reverence.
Having forged alongside him, Mu Yangfeng finally understood how deep his understanding of pill forging was.
This wasn't a level that one could reach based solely on one's understanding of medicinal herbs.
Even though he had followed the other party's instructions strictly, several crises still occurred throughout the process.
It wasn't because he had made a mistake, but because his cultivation was too low. Tianwu Kingdom was a decently powerful kingdom, but it still wasn't capable of forging grade-4 pills yet.
For the forging of the pill, maintaining the flame, as well as the temperature of the cauldron, required zhenqi.
There were many times that the pill forging nearly failed due to the depletion of his zhenqi. If not for the many regeneration pills that he had forged throughout the years, he might have died of exhaustion then and there.
Every time his zhenqi ran low and a crisis occurred, this Guild Leader Liu would use inconceivable but surprisingly effective means to salvage the situation. Even though it seemed as though failure was inevitable, he produced miracle after miracle, which led to the ultimate success.
It was as though he could see the situation in the cauldron with his own eyes, and he knew what he had to do to prevent an explosion.
He truly couldn't imagine how someone of the other party's age could possess such vast and deep knowledge of pill forging.
Just like Apothecary Hong Yun had guessed, he had learned many things through this pill forging. Regardless of whether it was his skill or his mental fortitude, he had experienced a huge growth. It probably wouldn't be long before he managed to forge grade-3 primary or even intermediate pills independently!
Seeing Apothecary Mu's look of admiration, Hong Yun and Jiang Chen also turned to look at Guild Leader Liu, dumbstruck.
To think that the other party could really create a miracle! This was result that one couldn't accept easily even when seeing it for oneself!
After the successful forging of the Frigid Yin Pill, there was nothing left for Zhang Xuan to do here. After a moment of rest, Zhang Xuan started to help Mu Xueqing trigger the medicinal energy accumulated in her body.
Apothecary Mu had prepared the medicinal fluid long ago, and Mu Xueqing had also reached the peak condition, allowing Zhang Xuan to start on the treatment immediately. Using the silver needles as a medium, Zhang Xuan infused the Heaven's Path zhenqi into the other party's body.
As soon as that pure zhenqi came into contact with the accumulated medicinal energy within Mu Xueqing, it was as though a spark of flame had come into contact with gasoline. A huge flame was ignited, and massive energy started streaming through her entire body via her meridians.
Crisp sounds, reminiscent of exploding bamboos, reverberated consecutively throughout her body as numerous acupoints were opened.
Knowing that Mu Xueqing wouldn't be in any danger under the protection of the medicinal fluid, Zhang Xuan bade Mu Yangfeng farewell and left the guild.
After finding a remote alley, he disguised himself as Yang Xuan and walked towards the residence.
By the time he reached the residence, it was already late at night. It was fortunate that Zhao Ya was still awake. He passed the Frigid Yin Pill to her and instructed her to consume it as soon as possible.
After which, he passed to her the sword Beast Tamer Wang gave him back at the Beast Hall.
This sword was at a significantly higher tier than the one he broke, and it complemented Zhao Ya's disposition.
After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt a surge of fatigue, so he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Honestly, he had underestimated the difficulty of forging the Frigid Yin Pill. If not for the Library of Heaven's Path instantaneous updates which allowed him to peer into the flaws of the forging, an explosion would have occurred.
Keeping his mind working at maximum capacity had exhausted both his body and his soul, causing his face to pale.
Seemed like he had to avoid doing matters beyond his strength. Otherwise, he might just die from exhaustion one day.
By the time Zhang Xuan woke up the next day, the sun was already up.
After a good rest, he felt revitalized.
After asking the others, he found out that Zhao Ya had gone into seclusion to cultivate. Thus, he delegated some instructions to Sun Qiang before leaving the residence for Tianwu Academy.
He hadn't met Lu Chong for two days already, so he felt that he should check on his condition now that he had the time.
"Teacher, you're here..."
As soon as Zhang Xuan reached the entrance of the classroom, Meng Tao immediately rushed up to him.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Xuan looked at him.
Meng Tao had always been a composed person. It was impossible for him to be waiting at the entrance of the classroom for him for nothing.
"Teacher, Sun laoshi has been waiting for you since morning, and it has already been two hours since he arrived!" Meng Tao quickly reported.
"Sun Cheng?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Wasn't that Mo Hongyi? Why would he look for him now?
Walking into the room, he saw Mo Hongyi sitting quietly on a stool in the classroom, sipping quietly on a cup of tea.
"You're finally here! You sure kept me waiting..."
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan walk in, Mo Hongyi flashed a bitter smile.
Zhang Xuan was indeed incredible. To pass the 2-star master teacher exam, Mo Hongyi had been holing himself up in the classroom, not daring to leave at all. Every single day, he would spend eight to ten hours conducting lessons so as to build trust with his students.
This fellow spent less than an hour in his classroom every day and disappeared frequently... Yet, his students were still completely infatuated with him!
They even went to the extent of fighting with 'Zhang shi's' students for his honor...
This was truly maddening!
Mo Hongyi had no choice but to submit to him.
"Let's go in to speak!"
The classroom was filled with students, so it wasn't a good location to speak. Thus, Zhang Xuan beckoned Mo Hongyi into the mini tutoring room.
"I have two matters to discuss with you!"
Mo Hongyi dived straight into the topic. "Firstly, the principal asked me to convince you to meet with Zhang shi for a meal so that no conflict will evolve between you two over the students' fight!"
"Meet with Zhang shi?" Zhang Xuan blinked in shock. "How can I agree to that..."
Meeting with himself? And have a meal at that?
How in the world can he do it?
"Who asked you to be so high profile..." Seeing the fellow who had broken most of his records suffering from this dilemma, Mo Hongyi chuckled gleefully.
You were only asked to act as an ordinary teacher, yet you went to the Physician Guild to take on the role of their guild leader, and the students you teach even insisted on fighting it out with 'Zhang shi's' students...
Given how high-profile you are, it will be difficult for you not to attract any attention!
You were the one who put yourself in such an awkward position!
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I know that you won't agree to it anyway. However, given the principal's attitude, if I tell him that I am unable to persuade you, he'll definitely come to look for you personally! At that time, it'll be difficult for you to turn him down!"
Mo Hongyi shook his head as he changed the topic. "Let's talk about the second matter then. After the past few days of effort, I think the Trust Level of my students should have already reached 40. Thus, I intend to return to the Master Teacher Pavilion to end the examination!"
"Your students also seem to hold a high level of trust in you, so why don't we go together! Once you end the examination, others will know that Liu laoshi is Zhang shi, and you will be able to get out of this dilemma. At the same time, your students will also stop their quarreling!"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan nodded.
The condition that the Master Teacher Pavilion gave them was to earn a Trust Level of 40 from their students within ten days in their disguised self.
This time was just a limit on the examination. If one could achieve this feat earlier, one would be able to end this examination in advance.
However, if it turned out to be a fail, the students would definitely know their true identity, making it impossible for them to continue on with the examination. If so, it would be a fail for their 2-star master teacher examination.
After the past few days of guidance, putting Mu Xueqing and Lu Chong who Zhang Xuan were exceptionally close to aside, Meng Tao and the others were also completely obedient to his words. Even if their Trust Level in him wasn't too high, Zhang Xuan was confident that it had already reached 40, allowing him to pass the examination.
Seeing the other party agree to it, Mo Hongyi chuckled. "Alright, then let's visit the Master Teacher Pavilion tomorrow morning then!"
"Alright!" Zhang Xuan replied.
This matter wasn't too complicated, so after coming to an agreement, Mo Hongyi bade his farewell and left. He wanted to continue on his lesson to make one last push.
Returning back to the classroom, Zhang Xuan guided Meng Tao and the others on their cultivation before asking, "Where's Lu Chong? Why isn't he here today?"
"He should be cultivating. I'll get him here..."
Meng Tao replied and left.
As a student of the academy, Lu Chong lived in the dormitory.
Knowing that it would take some time before Meng Tao can get Lu Chong here, Zhang Xuan took a seat. While overlooking the students' cultivation, he poured himself a cup of tea and placed it to his lips.
Just as his lips came into contact with the cup, he suddenly frowned.
"Dry Earthen Powder?"
Zhang Xuan had never taken the poison master examination, but after taking in all of the books in the Poison Hall, he already possessed the capability of a 2-star pinnacle poison master.
Even before coming into contact with the tea in the cup, he already noticed the lethal poison contained within.
Dry Earthen Powder was a type of grade-2 pinnacle poison, and it was effective even on Zongshi realm pinnacle experts. Even though it wasn't deadly, it could sap a person's energy completely and induce both nausea and diarrhea, leaving him in agony.
Who would spike his teacup?
And why?
Frowning, Zhang Xuan was just about to ask who had come into contact with his tea set when Meng Tao suddenly rushed back in with a bizarre and frantic expression.
"Liu laoshi, bad news!"
"What's wrong, has something happened to Lu Chong?"
Seeing the other party's expression, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
He had told the other party to look for Lu Chong, yet the other party came back with a panicked expression. Did that fellow deviate from the cultivation technique he taught him, and a problem had occurred?
If the student he taught during this period of time were to go berserk or die...
Putting aside failing the 2-star master teacher examination, he might even be expelled!
If it was in the past, given how he possessed the Library of Heaven's Path, being a master teacher or not meant nothing much to him.
However, if he didn't become a 9-star master teacher before reaching thirty, the Innate Fetal Poison in him would act up, causing his death. He had to pass the examination!
Even though he knew that there were other ways as well, there was no guarantee that he would be able to find them...
If he couldn't find those solutions, there was no point knowing of their existence! The best chance that he had now was this.
Others might deem it impossible, but to Zhang Xuan, as long as he cultivated diligently and found the corresponding cultivation technique manuals he required, there was a high chance he could succeed.
"That shouldn't be it. I have sent in a surge of Heaven's Path zhenqi to protect his heart. Furthermore, he has already survived the hardest ordeal, so he shouldn't meet with any problem!"
Before leaving, Zhang Xuan had made sure to double check that the zhenqi he infused earlier was still within Lu Chong's body. Since he had survived even the hardest ordeal, there should be no reason why a problem would occur now.
"It's not Lu Chong!" Meng Tao shook his head. A bizarre expression slowly unfurled on his face. "It's Sun Cheng laoshi! H-He..."
"What about him?" Zhang Xuan asked.
With an awkward expression, Meng Tao replied, "H-he fell into the fecal drain..."


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Grimes (formerly, Grimes Landing) is a census-designated place in Colusa County, California on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It lies at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). On the outskirts of Grimes there is wildlife such as jackrabbits and coyotes. The two main roads that run through it are State Route 45 and Grimes-Arbuckle Road. Its ZIP code is 95950, and its area code is 530. Grimes's population was 391 at the 2010 census.
The post office was established in 1883. Grimes is named after Cleaton Grimes, who obtained the townsite land in 1844.


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Meet the Governors
The Governing Body have an important and active role at Stoborough Primary School. We aim to ensure all children benefit from the best educational start; supporting and challenging the Headteacher to gain at least good outcomes for all pupils.
We actively monitor progress and attainment, in various aspects of the school and ensure the school budget is sent wisely.
It is a privilege to serve the school and its community.
Stoborough School Governors
Chair of the Governing Body ~
Vice Chair of the Governing Body ~
Foundation Governor ~ Giles Wade
Foundation Governor ~ Hilary Goodinge
Foundation Governor ~ Margaret Harris
Foundation Governor ~ Christopher Barnes
Foundation Governor ~ Christopher Hill
Authority Governor ~ Linda Northover
Parent Governor ~ Claire Hollard
Parent Governor ~ Miriam Abbott
Staff Governor ~ Beccy Spicer
Ex-Officio Governor ~ Canon Simon Everett
Headteacher ~ Deborah Heritage
For full information about the Stoborough School Governors please click the links below
Governing Body Structure Who's Who 2018/2019
Governor Meeting Attendance Information 2017/2018
Governor Declaration of Interest 2018/2019
Authority Governors
Linda Northover ~ Authority Governor
I moved to Ridge from Berkshire in 2004 and am now enjoying an active retirement. For 17 yeas I was Headteacher of a primary school in Sandhurst, Berkshire. As my school also had a nursery class I have experience of the education system for children between 3 and 11 years. Between 2007 and 2009 I was involved in opening Children's Centres across Poole, working closely with the Health, Education and Social Services. I have two children and three young grandchildren, who love coming to stay with granny to enjoy all that the Isle of Purbeck offers.
Clerk to the Governors
Karen Hall ~ Clerk to the Governors
Having grown up in Somerset throughout the whole of my child-hood, I moved to Dorset in 1994. I have been married to Andrew for 20 years and we have two children. Stoborough School will always have a special place in my heart because with the dedication of the teaching and support staff, it has given my two children the best possible start in their educational journey. I first became a parent at Stoborough School in 2006 when my eldest son started school – I will always remember the friendliness of the staff that put me at ease straight away. I became a parent volunteer in 2006 and I have continued to carry out this role on a regular basis. It was whilst I was helping in Reception that I decided to undertake a home study course to become a Teaching Assistant because I wanted to make a difference to the children's education. I successfully passed this and became a fully qualified Teaching Assistant in June 2011. Whilst both my children are now at The Purbeck School I still have an active role within Stoborough School as Teaching Assistant in Year 1. I played an active part in the PTA when I became Secretary and Vice Chair in 2007. I then took over the role of Chair in 2009 and stood down in 2010 when I became Clerk to the Governors. My role as Clerk is to serve the whole of the Governing Body and to undertake administrative duties efficiently and effectively. I am a keen Short Mat bowler and have played for Dorset County for 20 years. I also enjoy making my own cards for special occasions.
Foundation Governors
Hilary Goodinge ~ Foundation Governor
Hilary Goodinge is married to Rick and lives in the heart of Wareham. She is a retired English Teacher and University Lecturer with over 40 years experience in Education, mostly in Dorset. Now recently retired. Hilary is keen to expend her energy and skills locally. Apart from being a Guardian and Guide for Lady St. Mary's Church, she is a member of Wareham Choral Society, and a Friend of the Rex Cinema. Her 9 year old grandaughter also keeps her on her toes and she is very keen to become involved with Stoborough Primary School as a practising Christian and Governor. Hilary is also a Town and District Councillor. She is looking forward to meeting and getting to know parents and pupils and follow the school through future challenges.
Giles Wade ~ Foundation Governor
My wife and I moved to Wareham in 2008, after a few years in Poole; having both grown up on Mersea Island in Essex. I went away to sea as an apprentice deck officer after leaving school, and spent 11 years trading to all corners of the globe on cargo ships. Having obtained my Master's certificate, I subsequently took a job with Condor Ferries in Poole, which prompted the move to Dorset.
I currently serve as Master of the high speed passenger and vehicle ferry from Poole to the Channel Islands and St. Malo. This allows me to continue the career I love, whilst also enjoying daily family life – something denied to most seafarers.
We have two girls at Stoborough School, and I am delighted to be appointed as a Foundation Governor, a position which will allow me to contribute and assist with this wonderful school.
Margaret Harris ~ Foundation Governor
I have been a member of Lady St Mary Church for the 40 years I have lived in Wareham and represent the PCC as a foundation Governor. As such I am interested in the Christian ethos of the school and how this impacts on the learning. Three of my granddaughters attend the school and I am a retired teacher and for many years worked in a middle school, so am familiar with KS2 and SATs. My particular responsibility is with the Personnel Committee and I have an interest in Maths and the way it is taught.
Christopher Barnes ~ Foundation Governor
Lizzie and I moved to Wareham in September 2015 with our two sons Ben and Tommy and we were delighted that they were able to follow in their mother's footsteps by attending Stoborough. I have been teaching for ten years following time spent working in the ski travel industry.
I am currently Assistant Head of Milton Abbey School near Blandford, where I teach History, Enterprise and a variety of sports. I am keen to bring my knowledge of education and school operations to the governing body and to contribute in any way I can to this wonderful school.
Christopher Hill ~ Foundation Governor
Parent Governors
Claire Hollard ~ Parent Governor
I have lived in Furzebrook for eleven years, after being born and living my early life in Wimborne. I lived in Southampton for many years whilst at University and afterwards, and after taking some time out to travel the world settled in Purbeck.
I have two boys at Stoborough School, who are enjoying their time here hugely. I work locally, managing Corfe Castle Pre-School, which enables me to drop off and collect my children most days.
I wanted to stand as Parent Governor to take an active role in supporting the school and to ensure that Parents have a voice in the running of the school, and was delighted to be appointed.
Miriam Abbott ~ Parent Governor
As a parent governor I am keen to work with children and staff to maintain Stoborough Primary School's high academic standards and strong ethos, and to deepen its 'eco' and 'healthy' schools commitments.
I am very interested in the teaching of language; the natural sciences and humanities subjects, in particular helping children to understand 'context' in terms of both global and local history, culture and ecology.
I have over ten years' experience as a sustainable development analyst and subsequently advisor working in the professional services sector, and I continue to work in this capacity on a part-time basis. Prior to this and between studies I have completed short-term posts teaching English abroad. I hold a first class BA (Hons) (Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 2006) and a TEFL certificate.
I am also close to the local area having grown up in Stoborough and attended Stoborough First, Wareham Middle and The Purbeck Schools.
Staff Governors
Beccy Spicer ~ Staff Governor
I thoroughly enjoy teaching at Stoborough Primary, although it is not my first experience of this fantastic school as I was previously a pupil here a few decades ago! Teaching Early Years is a passion of mine and subsequently the majority of my teaching career has been teaching and leading the Foundation Stage. Being able to be part of a child's journey through their first year of school is a real joy and privilege. When I am not teaching or thinking about teaching I love spending time with my family. My husband and I have two wonderful children and two beautiful Hungarian Vizslas, Bella and Martha. I enjoy running and try to run three times per week. Two years ago I achieved a life-long ambition and I ran the London Marathon. Apart from shopping (I would love to shop in New York one day) one of my other passions is baking, although I am nowhere near the standard of the contestants on the Great British Bake Off I enjoy making cakes and particularly relish making birthday cakes for my friends and family in a variety of different themes and shapes!


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While many people collect Fiesta based on aesthetics, others collect it based on value. Depending on the age and color of the piece, individual pieces have been sold recently for over $500! While not every piece of Fiesta is extra valuable, here are some ways you can correctly identify the color and approximate age of any piece.
Whether you are looking for one piece to complete your collection, or you are just starting to collect and are interested in lots of colors and shapes, Fiesta makes a beautiful decoration for any kitchen. Be on the lookout for lots more Fiesta in the coming weeks, and we hope you'll learn more about this wonderful line of dishes.
The first step in beginning any downsizing or liquidation project is to have a consultation. Our team loves to meet with potential clients to explain our process and our passion. Read on to understand what our consultation appointments are like and how we can help to put your mind at ease during an often stressful time.
Step 1: Going Over the Basics
To begin the meeting, we meet with the potential clients to discuss how our process works. Our online auction system uses the best parts of several different liquidation options to create the best outcome for our sellers. We explain how we document all of the items, how we market the items to different groups of buyers, and how we end the auction making sure to get the best prices for each item. We can also give referrals for other industries like a cleaning service, painters, handymen, or real estate agents.
We also explain our normal timeline including when the auction would be setup, how long it runs, and when everything will sell and be picked up. Here is our typical auction timeline for a mid-sized estate project.
Step 2: Visual Inspection Items to be Sold
Step 3: Final Proposal and Contract
After seeing all of the items (or as many as possible), we end the meeting by getting contact information and sending a final proposal including possible timelines, commission and fees to be charged, and any special considerations for the project. This is delivered or emailed to the client within 1-2 business days.
If you or someone you know would like to schedule a consultation, we would love to meet and explain how we can help. Thanks!
The photo above was taken for an estate auction in Carbondale, IL. While the photo looks like a beautiful array of silver serving items, the actual melt value in the photo is minimal. All of the items shown are silver plated which means they are a base metal with a very thin layer of silver over the top. Silver plated items can be marked "EP", "EPNS", "Quadruple Plate", simply "Plated" and more.
Knowing the Mark
Knowing what the markings mean is pivotal in understanding the value of the silver item. The markings can give the maker, the standard of silver that the maker was using, whether the piece is "weighted" or not (meaning they are partially filled with another material like wax or lead to keep them stable), and also the pattern.
Looking Closely at Jewelry
Silver jewelry can be even more complicated to identify because of the size of the markings on such small pieces. As you can see in the examples above, some makers use numbers like 925 or 830 (representing 92.5% or 83%), while other makers use the word "sterling" on the pieces. Be sure to look very closely on these pieces to be sure you understand what you are seeing.
In both serving pieces and jewelry, the value also lies in the beauty and not just the melt value. If you find a piece interesting, beautiful, or find that it suits you, then maybe the value is higher than the silver melt value. After all, fine jewelry and antiques can dress up a room or an outfit, so have fun finding your new silver treasures!
Exciting auction find!
One of the most exciting parts of the auction business is finding hidden treasures in an estate. Recently, while we were setting up for an auction in Carbondale, we found a painting in one of the bedrooms. We went through the usual process of investigating the artist and the possible value of the art. As we kept looking, we were finding art pieces by the same artist selling for more and more money! We decided to contact our fine art contacts. We made the decision to consign the art piece at Selkirk Auctions in St. Louis. It will be featured in their April 20th Modernism auction. The auction estimate is $10,000 - $15,000!
Part of our expertise as auctioneers is recognizing valuable pieces and deciding the best way to sell them, even if that isn't in our auction! Keep an eye out for a follow up post about our experience at the auction!
If you are interested in bidding on this piece of art, you can contact us or contact Selkirk Auctions directly!
Client bio - Helen's estate sale
When it comes to liquidating items leftover after a relocation, there are several formats that HomeWise can use to help. One of them is having an estate / garage sale at the client's home.
After meeting with Helen, it was determined that her items would sell best at an in-person estate sale. She had a wide range of items, but not a very large number of them, so she chose to have the HomeWise team price the items (with her input) and facilitate the sale with advertising, online marketing, and cleaning out the remaining items after the sale.
In preparing for the sale, our team brought tables and tablecloths for displaying the items for sale. We priced each individual item and worked closely with the client to be sure she was satisfied with the prices. We also photographed the items so that we could advertise them online on several websites and social media.
During the sale, the HomeWise team kept track of all of the sales, gave regular updates to the client, and answered any questions from potential buyers. By the end of the sale, only a few items were left, which the client chose to have us donate to a local thrift store.
After the sale, we helped Helen finish cleaning out her home and getting the remaining items either moved or donated. The charges that the client incurred from our company included a flat fee for advertising and marketing the sale, plus an hourly rate for the facilitation of the sale. Helen is now happily living in her new condo and is pleased with her downsizing experience.
Do you know someone like Helen? The HomeWise team is available to help with organizing, downsizing, and liquidating, and each client needs a different combination of these services. Many people may be overwhelmed about starting the process, but you can trust us to see you through from start to finish.
Emily Zurlinden runs HomeWise Estate Liquidation. She lives in Carbondale with her husband Justin and son Oliver.
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One of the distinct features of traditional Italian cooking is the high quality of the ingredients used in every dish. Risotto with ham, particularly prosciutto, is a great example of this. Not only will you get a lovely looking risotto, but also a poignantly flavorful dish with the prosciutto's sweet delicate flavor. But before we proceed to the delicious recipe, let's find out more about this savory Italian meat.
What is Prosciutto made of?
Like most kinds of salami, prosciutto is made of pork. However, the meat used in making prosciutto is the lean hind leg or thigh (or as other call it, "ham") part of the animal. Pancetta or bacon, on the other hand, makes use of the belly part. Aside from the fact that they come from different animal parts, pancetta also needs to be cooked before consumption.
Now if you're looking for high quality gourmet prosciutto, specifically Prosciutto di Parma, make sure it is made in Italy. This ham is only produced in the province of Parma, in the Emili-Romagna region in Italy. Moreover, it is made under strict quality control procedures and only uses high quality ingredients. It also only uses specially bred pigs so you're sure to get only the highest quality ham.
Basically, there are two kinds of prosciutto from Italy. One is called prosciutto cotto, which is cooked ham, while the other is called prosciutto crudo, which is raw or uncooked. Prosciutto crudo, although raw, is perfectly safe to eat since it has undergone the curing process.
Why cook with Prosciutto di Parma?
This Italian ham will not just add some delicious savory flavor to your risotto, it is also a great source of protein, iron, zinc, niacin, and vitamin B12. So yes, contrary to what many health-conscious people may claim, there are some health benefits you can get from eating ham. However, much like everything else in life, moderation is the key. This is because prosciutto is also high in saturated fat and sodium, which may be reason enough not to consume this meat every day.
Remember, everything in moderation.
Easy Risotto with Ham Recipe
So how do you turn those Italian grain into a yummy plate of Risotto with Ham? Read the recipe below to find out.
Risotto with ham
- 300 grams Arborio rice
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 celery chopped (optional)
- 1 carrot chopped (optional)
- 4 cups of chicken or ham broth
- 1 cup yellow corn optional
- 2 cups of hams cubed
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
- In a pan, melt the butter and add carrots and celery. Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, put the extra virgin olive oil in medium heat and toast the rice for a couple of minutes.
- Next, add the white wine and cook for a few minutes or until the wine has all but evaporated.
- Then, add 1 cup of broth. When the broth has almost evaporated, add another cup. Repeat until you have added all the broth and the rice has softened.
- Add the carrots, celery, corn, and ham cubes.
- Put salt and pepper to taste.
- Lower the heat and slowly add the Parmesan cheese.
- Serve the dish immediately.
Important thing to remember when cooking with Parma ham, add it at the last minute so you don't overcook it. If you overcook it, the ham's flavor will be compromised and the meat will become tough.
Buon appetito!


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April 9, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
29th July 2011
The world is waiting to see if America's politicians amid grim warnings about what may happen if it fails. Here Mindful Money takes a look at world opinion plus one closer to home.
Germany's Speigel magazine rounds up the German newspapers. Right and left are united in their condemnation.
Right wing Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes: "We can only hope that the top politicians in Washington take Moody's warning seriously, despite the relaxed response from the financial markets so far. A US default and a lower credit rating would … send stock prices through the floor and could choke off America's economic recovery — with global repercussions. The politicians in Washington are playing with fire. A swift compromise is needed. Nobody needs a US default."
Centre Left Süddeutsche Zeitung writes:"The Republicans are playing with fire. Nobody can imagine what the repercussions might be if the unthinkable happens and the US is suddenly no longer a safe haven for investors. Anything is possible, from a small, barely perceptible amount of turbulence in the financial markets to a global panic. Congress should think carefully about what it is doing."
The Chinese are not amused either.
Bloomberg reports the views of JP Morgan Asia non-executive chairman Stephen Roach who says Chinese officials are appalled by the situation coming as it does on the back of the sub-prime failure.
Roach cited an unnamed Chinese policy maker as saying in mid-July that "we understand politics, but your government's continued recklessness is astonishing."
Here CNN reports the Chinese State News Agency Xinhua's statement "Such political brinkmanship in Washington is dangerously irresponsible."
Japan may have to intervene to stop its own currency rising and wrecking its export prospects as it recovers from the earthquake.
The Washington Post reports that investors are viewing the Yen as a safe haven and quotes finance minister Yoshihiko Noda saying: "Our stance is clear. We will take decisive action against excessive exchange rate volatility. I'd like to carefully examine how long we can leave current moves [of the yen] unattended."
The Daily Telegraph reports the views of the newly installed French head of the IMF who this morning warned that without a deal America could lose its status as a reserve currency.
She said: "It would probably entail a decline of the dollar relative to other currencies, and probably puts doubts in the mind of those people who reserve currencies as to whether the dollar is effectively the ultimate and prime currency of reserve."
In the UK, the most quoted condemnation came from Business Secretary Vince Cable who described the Republicans as right wing nutters. The video from the Andrew Marr show is hosted here on political blog Left Foot Forward. But the pro Labour party site also suggests that the UK right including some Conservatives support the Republican stance.
But there are people putting pressure on the Republicans closer to home. The Washington Post reports the former Republican Presidential candidate Senator John McCain telling the Senate
"What is really amazing about this is that some, some members are believing that we can pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution in this body with its present representation, and that is foolish. That is worse than foolish – that is deceiving. That is not fair to the American people, to hold out and say we won't agree to raising the debt limit until we pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. It's unfair, it's bizarro. And maybe some people who've only been in this body for six or seven months or so really believe that. Others know better. Others know better."
America has until next Tuesday to resolve this bizarro situation.
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A Masterclass in the Cups and Balls was another DVD I was very keen to look at. Partly because of my Cups and Balls pilgrimage and partly because I have very much enjoyed reading Jamy's books.
This very reasonably priced one hour long DVD teaches Jamy's Cups and Balls routine in full. It starts with a live performance – which is always massively helpful in getting the feel for a routine. It's a long routine (around 12 minutes), which takes its time to get going since there is a 7 minute "introduction"1. More about that later.
The rest of the DVD is taken up with the explanation. This is very clearly shot in a studio setting (though you do sometimes hear the camera operator laughing!). As you would expect from such a scholar of the magic art, everything is well attributed. And chasing up some of those references would be very profitable.
The teaching covers the structure, the development and the theory of the routine in much more detail than the actual moves. Many are standard cups and balls routines – and references are given if you don't know them. There is a little bit more work on some of the vanished and on the wand spin, but this is not primarily about teaching technique.
It's a style thing…
It is based, as so often, on Dai Vernon's classic routine. There's a reason The Professor's is a classic! But it has evolved a fair bit and incorporated ideas from a range of other performers. It concludes with quite an elaborate set of final loads. You'll have to make a gimmick if you want to do it exactly as he does it with a bonus liquid load at the very end.
The opening sequence is made up of a long and verbose prologue which allows a very comprehensive display of all the properties. In a fascinating article
– which reads like extended 'sleeve notes' for the release – he characterizes the style as:
a somewhat ironic approach, that collected some actual facts but presented them in a manner that was simultaneously light-hearted while also somewhat subversive
Perhaps this is a cultural thing, but rather than ironic, I found the patter somewhat pretentious. But this suits his performing style! And he explicitly denies permission to use it. Which again, is what you would expect, for someone who has written so clearly against plagiarism and 'covering' other people's material.
But when you overlook the style, which would not be mine, I really liked his ideas for getting into position with the initial loading of the balls. There's some great thinking here.
The routine itself
The routine itself flows well and is brilliantly structured. A spectator is invited to join in which is very effective and Swiss argues is absolutely essential to the effect.
Interestingly, at the very end of the whole teaching, his key recommendation is actually to learn the Vernon routine and then make it your own. In other words (as is fairly clear from the article referred to above) I think he sees the whole exercise as more as a reference work on your own journey of exploration than a destination in itself.
For that reason, it is not a work to learn the cups and balls from – it is called a masterclass for a reason. It will definitely repay study, but it is not the place to start.
If you're on a pilgrimage like me towards developing your own routine then you should definitely invest and reflect (and read the article referenced above!) If you're just starting out, don't start here!
But at only £13.50 I would say this is essential viewing for anyone who wants to perform this classic of magic.
You can pick up A Masterclass in Cups and Balls from the Merchant of Magic or any Murphy's Magic supplier.
Review copy kindly provided by Murphys Magic to whom dealer enquiries should be directed.
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1Jamy entered into some private correspondence with me to correct my 'error' in initially describing the routine as 18 minutes long. He is firmly of the conviction that the routine itself should be distinguished from the 'introduction' or 'prologue'. Whilst I understand this perspective from the point of view of the magician/performer (and have updated the review to reflect his wishes), I am still of the opinion that to a layperson watching they would not distinguish those two things – since some magic already takes place in the 'introduction'. So from their perspective the 'routine' would actually be 18 or 19 minutes long. However, for the purposes of this review, not a great deal hangs on it…


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Hungarians living in Ukraine are outraged by the opposition "language" bill
January 17, there was the meeting of the Presidium of the Democratic Union of Hungarians of Ukraine, which addressed issues of concern to the Hungarian community in Ukraine. In particular, they discussed the registration of the draft Law of Ukraine "On the functioning of the Ukrainian as the state language and rules for the use of other languages in Ukraine."
As the participants emphasized, the law submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the deputies of Ukraine Yavorivsky V. ("Batkivshchyna" party), Matios M. (Vitali Klitschko's "UDAR" party) and Farion I. ("Svoboda" party) without exaggeration, is "unique" in the Ukrainian legal practice. Because the society has received a document with a number of provisions which contradict not only the Constitution and international legal obligations of Ukraine, but also common sense.
Justifying their efforts to establish total language monopoly, the authors of the bill committ direct falsification of the content of the fundamental state documents. Thus, the preamble states that "Ukraine was proclaimed and established as a sovereign national state ..." thus denying the role and mission of more than 10 million citizens who in the ethnic sense consider themselves as belonging to other nationalities, reducing their status to foreigners, and their culture and language - to the cultures and languages of foreign nations. Moreover, they set new obligation of citizens, not envisaged by the Constitution, namely knowledge of Ukrainian language. Persons who do not know it or know it at insufficient level, are proposed to be restricted not only in access to certain professions, but also in their electoral rights - they can not be members of either the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, or members of local councils.
The participants noted that the authors of the law, violating the requirements of Art. 22 of the Constitution of Ukraine, in many cases narrow the content and scope of rights of national minorities.
As the participants of the meeting stressed out, along with the devoid of logical sense linguistic restrictions provided for radio and television, they also want to restrict the number of periodicals in minority languages, founded by legal entities or individuals, to 15% of their total circulation.
The chairman of the meeting, deputy of Ukraine Istvan Gajdos drew attention to the fact that these and numerous other legislative proposals contained in this bill are a threat to fundamental cultural, social and political rights of citizens of Ukraine belonging to national minorities, violate their constitutional rights, are aimed at getting rid of their existing facilities to meet their national and cultural needs, brutally disregard international legal obligations of Ukraine on protection of human rights, including persons belonging to ethnic minorities.
The Presidium of the Democratic Union of Hungarians of Ukraine adopted a separate Statement on the registration of the opposition "language" bill, in which, in particular, they expressed their outrage and deep concern over the emergence of such a legislative initiative in the highest legislative body of the country.
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A mock draft for what will happen next year is meant to serve as a gauge for where the top prospects currently stand. Many things are going to change over the next 12 months, with players falling due to injuries or poor performance and others rising with a sudden uptick in fastball velocity or a surge in power.
Here's how the current crop of players in the 2018 MLB draft class stand with one year to solidify their status.
2018 MLB Mock Draft (Order Based on Division Standings as of June 13)
1. Philadelphia Phillies: Brady Singer, RHP, Florida
2. San Diego Padres: Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee HS (GA)
3. San Francisco Giants: Seth Beer, OF, Clemson
4. Chicago White Sox: Jackson Kowar, RHP, Florida
5. Oakland Athletics: Brice Turang, SS, Santiago HS (CA)
6. Miami Marlins: Jarred Kelenic, OF, Waukesha West HS (WI)
7. Atlanta Braves: Joe Gray Jr., OF, Hattiesburg HS (MS)
8. Pittsburgh Pirates: Chandler Day, RHP, Vanderbilt
9. Kansas City Royals: Kendall Simmons, SS, Tattnall Square Academy (GA)
10. New York Mets: Konnor Pilkington, LHP, Mississippi State
11. Cincinnati Reds: Trevor Larnach, OF, Oregon State
12. St. Louis Cardinals: Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central HS (GA)
13. Texas Rangers: Nick Madrigal, 2B, Oregon State
14. Detroit Tigers: Jason Bilous, RHP, Coastal Carolina
15. Seattle Mariners: Will Banfield, C, Brookwood HS (GA)
16. Toronto Blue Jays: Mateo Gil, SS, Timber Creek HS (TX)
17. Chicago Cubs: Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn
18. Los Angeles Angels: Owen Meaney, RHP, St. Thomas HS (TX)
19. Baltimore Orioles: Jimmy Glowenke, SS, Marcus HS (TX)
20. Tampa Bay Rays: Bryan Hoeing, RHP, Louisville
21. Milwaukee Brewers: Jake Mangum, OF, Mississippi State
22. Cleveland Indians: Davis Sharpe, RHP, Mill Creek HS (GA)
23. Minnesota Twins: Justin Hooper, LHP, UCLA
24. Boston Red Sox: Sean Guilbe, SS, Berks Catholic HS (PA)
25. Los Angeles Dodgers: Charles Mack, SS, Williamsville East (NY)
26. Arizona Diamondbacks: Dallas Woolfork, RHP, Mississippi
27. Washington Nationals: Josh Stowers, OF, Louisville
28. New York Yankees: Nolan Gorman, SS, O'Connor HS (AZ)
29. Colorado Rockies: Elijah Cabell, OF, Winter Park HS (FL)
30. Houston Astros: Triston Casas, 1B, Plantation HS (FL)
Best Player: Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee HS (GA)
With Hunter Greene making headlines this year as the consensus best player available, another high school right-handed pitcher could occupy the top spot in 2018.
Georgia prep righty Kumar Rocker is already generating buzz for his big arm and imposing frame on the mound. He's already listed at 6'4" and 240 pounds, which could impact his overall status in the next 12 months.
Because Rocker already looks the part of a workhorse starter at 17 years old, his body doesn't have much physical projection left.
Fortunately, the scouting reports also match Rocker's appearance on the mound.
"He features a 94 mph fastball, an improving slider and changeup," Manny Randhawa of MLB.com wrote about Rocker in May. "He also hits for power from the right side. He's the son of former NFL defensive tackle Tracy Rocker."
The only reason to have trepidation about Rocker's potential as the No. 1 pick in 2018 is figuring out what his body will look like by the time he gets to the big leagues.
Being the son of a former NFL defensive lineman does bode well for Rocker's athletic prowess, as does understanding how to properly condition himself so that his stamina becomes an issue.
Best Hitter: Seth Beer, OF, Clemson
Beer burst onto the scene in 2016 when he started for Clemson as a freshman. The left-handed slugger was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award as the nation's best player and became the first freshman to win the Dick Howser Trophy after hitting .369/.535/.700.
Baseball America's J.J. Cooper didn't think Beer would be the No. 1 pick in 2017 if he were eligible in response to a mailbag question, but did offer this player comparison of the Tigers' star:
"The most similar player to Beer to be taken 1-1 is Miami third baseman Pat Burrell, the pick of the Phillies in 1998. Like Beer, Burrell was the Baseball America Freshman of the Year. Burrell played third base at Miami, but it was expected that he'd have to move off the position as a pro, which he did. Burrell tried first base in the minors, but eventually moved to left field, the position he played almost exclusively as a big leaguer."
Burrell had a successful 12-year MLB career in which he hit .253/.361/.472. He never became a star that a team wants from the No. 1 pick but did have four 30-homer seasons and helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the 2008 World Series.
Beer figures to be a first baseman or corner outfielder in professional baseball, putting more pressure on his bat to carry him. He's never been anything less than brilliant as an offensive player, including a robust .298/.478/.606 slash line in 2017 and has the makings of a terrific hitter wherever he plays.
Rising Star: Kendall Simmons, SS, Tattnall Square Academy (GA)
With teams always on the lookout for tools in the draft, Georgia prep shortstop Kendall Simmons has the potential to hear his name called very early in 2018.
Simmons has a lean and athletic frame at 6'2" and 185 pounds with plenty of physical projection remaining. He has played both shortstop and pitcher in his high school career, even hitting 94 mph, per Baseball Factory's Matt Lund.
Despite the potential Simmons has displayed on the mound, his future is as a middle-of-the-diamond star.
Perfect Game had this glowing scouting report about Simmons' talents during the 2016 Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games:
"Wiry square shouldered athletic build, good present strength with more to come. Right handed hitter, has outstanding raw bat speed, hands are lightning quick, big leg raise trigger impacts timing occasionally, ball explodes off the bat when squared up, big power potential. Has loose actions defensively, athleticism is obvious, big arm strength, still mastering the fundamentals but has a high defensive ceiling when he does."
Taking a teenager with bat speed, raw power projection and the defensive prowess to play shortstop reads like a player who will eventually be in the mix for the No. 1 overall pick.
Simmons isn't quite there at this point, but a strong summer showcase in 2017 and a big senior year in high school could make him the player teams picking at the top of the draft will be salivating to get their hands on.
Player height and weight via Perfect Game.


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Five Hundred Years of Women's Work: The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection
"Women's work". The phrase usually conjures up domestic duties or occupations largely associated with women, such as teaching, nursing, or housekeeping. Five Hundred Years of Women's Work: The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection upends those associations and documents the often obscured, forgotten, and overlooked work and intellectual contributions of women from the Renaissance to the modern era.
On view from December 11, 2019 to February 8, 2020, the exhibit brings together many well-known monuments of women's history and literature, as well as lesser-known work produced by female scholars, printers, publishers, scientists, artists, and political activists. Taken together, they comprise a mosaic of the ways women have been productive, creative, and socially engaged over the centuries.
The collection was carefully assembled over forty-five years by noted bibliophile, activist, collector, and Grolier Club member Lisa Unger Baskin. She and her late husband, the artist Leonard Baskin, were both avid collectors in many areas. Lisa Baskin began collecting materials related to women in the 1960s, seeking to recover and recognize the many ways women have supported themselves, their families, and the causes they believed in. "The women's movement and my compelling interest in these untold stories ultimately led me to focus on unearthing the histories of ordinary women—women who worked every day without recognition or acknowledgment," said Baskin, who co-curated the exhibit.
The result was a collection comprising more than 11,000 rare books and thousands of manuscripts, journals, pieces of ephemera, and artifacts ranging from a copper token minted for the American Anti-Slavery Society to pottery produced by Jane Addams' Hull House Kilns in Chicago. In 2015, Baskin placed her collection with the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, part of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University. Prior to its arrival at Duke, it had been the most significant collection on women's history still in private hands.
The earliest items on display include one of the first books known to have been printed by women (1478) and a land grant from 1240 for a home for repentant prostitutes in Pisa. Among the more recent are a selection of materials related to the twentieth-century anarchist Emma Goldman. In between are more than 200 important works on women's education, women's rights, the right to vote, slavery and abolition, women in science and medicine, as well as items produced by women publishers, artists, and inventors.
"It's an intentionally democratic exhibition," notes Naomi L. Nelson, co-curator of the exhibit and director of Duke's Rubenstein Library, "featuring both the famous and the forgotten." According to Nelson, the exhibition also stands as a testament to Lisa Unger Baskin's own vision, persistence, and keen eye. "Women have long built private collections, but they have been fewer in number than their male counterparts and have only recently been welcomed as members in some bibliophilic circles," she said.
A few highlights include correspondence by legendary American and British suffragists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence; a publicity blurb for Sojourner Truth's Narrative hand written by Harriet Beecher Stowe; the first obstetrical book by a woman, the 17th century Louise Bourgeois; a letter and needlework by Charlotte Brontë; and folio editions of the works of Dutch artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, the first scientist to study and depict the metamorphosis of insects in the field. Other items of interest include:
- Hore beatissime virginis Marie, printed in Paris in 1546 by Yolande Bonhomme, one of the most prominent woman printers and booksellers in sixteenth-century Paris.
- A 1630 letter from acclaimed Florentine artist Artemisia Gentileschi to her patron Cassiano dal Pozzo requesting permission for her assistant to carry arms. It was the only Gentileschi letter in private hands.
- A first edition of the first book published by an African American: Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (London, 1773). Wheatley signed the verso of the title page.
- A selection of manuscripts, correspondence, images, and artifacts related to the Ladies of Llangollen, who made a life for themselves as a same-sex couple in Wales in the late eighteenth century.
- Sojourner Truth's first account of her life, given as testimony during a trial before she changed her name from Isabella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth: Fanaticism: its source and influence, illustrated by the simple narrative of Isabella…, 1835.
- The Reason Why the Colored American is Not in the World's Columbian Exposition by journalist and anti lynching activist Ida B. Wells, a forceful protest against the exclusion of African Americans from the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.
- An 1897 letter from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Sarah M'Clintock inquiring "Would you sell the table on which the Declaration [of Sentiments] was written and what would you ask for it?"
- An elaborate certificate recognizing British suffragette Rosa May Billinghurst's contributions to the suffrage movement, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst around 1912. Billinghurst was disabled and campaigned on a hand-powered tricycle or in a wheelchair.
The Grolier Club exhibit originated at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University, the repository of Baskin's collection.
CATALOGUE: A heavily-illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition. The book is available from Oak Knoll Press, https://www.oakknoll.com/.
SYMPOSIUM: Women in the Book Arts. January 21, 2020, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
EXHIBITION WEBSITE: Information about the exhibition, including the Symposium, may be found here: https://exhibits2.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/events
LUNCHTIME EXHIBITION TOURS: Thursday, December 12, 2019; Thursday, December 19, 2019; Wednesday, January 8, 2020; Friday, January 31, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lisa Baskin will lead free public tours of her exhibition "500 Years of Women's Work: The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection." Open to the public; no reservations required.


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Topic: Make Frisian buildings smaller
Posted at: 2019-09-18, 10:30
This is exactly the reason why I´m not keen to do it like this. I have all renders at very high resolution directly available, but to reexport them at exactly the scales your program requires, I´d have to rerender every. single. blender file. four times. Ugh.
Add to that that my development machine is having network problems again so I can´t even download your branch to test it currently.
On the other hand, it took me less than an hour to gather my five graphics-export tools into one pipeline that easily creates spritesheeted mipmaps in a fully automatable workflow. Using this instead will save me many many hours of rerendering hundreds of animations.
OK, will do that
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Posted at: 2019-09-18, 11:26
If the resolution of the original is high enough and the renders are already done, sure, go ahead and use your personal tools
It would greatly help already if you could do a code review without testing. Somebody else can do the testing part.
You could also commit the new renders as file animations and I can then take care of creating sprite sheets off them. This way, you won't need to write a second tool that does the exact same job as the tool that I just wrote. You should hold off on doing all this work though until we have merged the branch, because it would be a waste of your time.
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Posted at: 2019-10-15, 19:14
Make Frisian buildings great again!
Jokes aside, how about ctrl-space to make buildings disappear or transparent? My idea being, Frisian buildings can stay nice and tall as they should be, while there is a possibility to look behind/through them.
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Posted at: 2019-10-17, 17:39
Frisisan buildings are too big, not only are theu u proportional when compared bto other tribes, they are also overlapping with each other. Therefore they need to be resized.
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Posted at: 2019-10-17, 18:16
That would be a very good feature, especially if they disappear and still show an unique building symbol at the place where they stand
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Posted at: 2019-10-17, 18:55
Being unfamiliar with the code I can't estimate the effort. But the general idea is pretty simple. Handling is like pressing space bar but the effect goes to the drawing of buildings.
It's my opinion, plus I don't share it.Top Quote
Posted at: 2019-10-31, 12:47
Pull request for the frisian spritesheets is up: https://github.com/widelands/widelands/pull/3554
I made all buildings between 10 and 20 % smaller, now they look more proportional.
Frisian soldier is unfortunately not available as mipmap because the blend files are lost
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Posted at: 2020-01-03, 13:51
Can you crate an issue for the missing blend files, please? I can't access my GitHub account from this computer.
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Posted at: 2020-02-21, 20:56
Soldier animations: https://github.com/widelands/widelands/issues/3704
Building transparency: https://github.com/widelands/widelands/issues/3705
Edited: 2020-02-21, 20:59
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Do You Need a Yearly Medical Check-Up?
We've all heard about well-baby visits, but if you're a healthy adult, you probably have no plan to see a doctor. When there's nothing to complain about, many of us go years without a comprehensive medical check-up.
John Biersmith feels healthy and hasn't seen a doctor "just because" for more than five years.
The 36-year-old is a regional manager for a toy manufacturer and has health insurance through work. Biersmith goes to the dentist without fail every six months but hasn't felt a similar need to check in with his physician.
"I probably should schedule an appointment, but I'm a little hesitant about what he's going to ask, about how I eat, whether or not I exercise," Biersmith said.
Does he really need a yearly check-up? Do you?
"There isn't a one-size-fits-all recommendation," says Dr. Christine Sinsky, an internist at Iowa's Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plan. Sinsky considers a patient's sex, age, medical history and risk factors before setting up an exam schedule.
Dr. Thomas Weida, a family physician with the Hershey Medical Center in Pennsylvania, weighs similar factors.
"I may have a 40-year-old guy come in and he's doing well, he has no risk factors, all his family members have lived to 108. He's a perfect weight, he eats well, I'm not going to tell him to come back in next year for a physical," he said. "I'll say 'Hey, why don't I see you back here in five years. There's some age appropriate screenings that we'll need to do at that age. Come on in and we'll see how you are doing then.'"
Weida says the need for a regular check-up grows with age.
"I think 50 is a real watershed year for folks. Certainly if they haven't established a personal medical home by that age they really should because it is so important in coordinating their care, and helping them enjoy the next 50 years of their life," he said.
An initial physical can be a good way to find a "personal health home," a central point for consistent, integrated health care.
But when patients call asking for an annual check-up, Weida says, they have wide-ranging notions about what the preventive health exam visit will include.
"I tend to look at that as being a good, detailed history, a review of systems, a social history, past medical history and family history, doing a good nose-to-toes exam, and then age-appropriate screening and blood work," he said.
Dr. Robert Centor, a general internist and researcher at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, said even doctors can be confused about what a check-up should entail.
The recommendations from the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force are very conservative, according to Centor, while advocacy groups like the American Cancer Society set more aggressive guidelines. "As usual, family doctors and general internists are caught in the middle," he said.
There's even less consensus about how frequent these "periodic" exams should be, especially since different preventive health screenings are recommended at different ages.
It's difficult to say what's routine, Centor said, because so many people end up with some sort of health issue that should be followed by a physician. "As soon as you have medical problems, it's no longer routine, even for something like hypertension," he said.
While a specialist might focus on a specific problem, Sinsky says a family physician takes a global perspective on a patient's care, balancing the risks and benefits of competing conditions and therapies.
"I structure my entire practice around the annual examination. It is when I address prevention, coach patients on healthy lifestyles and do the annual review of each chronic medical condition," she said.
That kind of check-in and coaching can take 30 to 45 minutes, or even longer if a patient is new. The extra attention often costs. Many patients have to foot the bill for a comprehensive, every-year check-up because health insurance coverage varies greatly.
In 2005, the federal government added a "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam to its program. It's an opportunity for beneficiaries to receive health education, recommended screenings and shots. But the exam is a one-time benefit and has to be completed within the first six months after someone becomes a Medicare recipient — and opts into and pays for part B. Sinsky says Medicare members need more frequent monitoring.
Paying for an annual exam would be "the single most important step" that Medicare could take to improve care quality and lower costs, she said.
The cost of annual check-ups costs could be reduced if doctors and their patients could be persuaded to do away with urinalysis, electrocardiograms and x-rays in periodic health exams — three tests that are not recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Dr. Allan Prochazka, a University of Colorado physician, says many doctors like the annual exam because it relieves the time crunch of a typical 15-minute office visit. "They can deal with preventive issues in a time that's not pressurized by, let's say, the care of a sprained ankle," he said.
Dr. Daniel Reinhardt, a New York physician, says annual check-ups can also build trust between patient and doctor. Over time, brief, regular discussions about things like weight gain, smoking and stress can have significant influence, he said. "We know a lot about what's best for people, but getting them to do it is a major hurdle," Reinhardt said.
Ultimately, patients have to decide what they want out of a periodic exam. "'Necessary' is a difficult word to apply to annual physicals," Reinhardt said. "I tell them that they're part of standard care, that they stand to gain more than they lose, and that I recommend them. I then leave the decision to them."
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The NTS Radio x SPRT collection is inspired by football culture. It honours a diverse tribe that's united by sport and the defiant spirit of the underground music scene. This fleece hoodie takes cues from a '90s archive design with thick, swerving 3-Stripes. It's cut for a relaxed shape.