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The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
Call Number: 364.15 LA
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
In The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgrounds--a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson's gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Call Number: 616 SK
Publication Date: 2010-02-02
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.
Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell
Call Number: 996.9 VO
Publication Date: 2011-03-22
Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight. Among the developments in these outposts of 1898, Vowell considers the Americanization of Hawaii the most intriguing. From the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820, their goal to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup d'état of the missionaries' sons in 1893, which overthrew the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, and often appealing or tragic, characters: whalers who fired cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their God-given right to whores, an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband, sugar barons, lepers, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the off, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state, and in so doing finds America, warts and all.
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Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
Call Number: SF Mandel
Publication Date: 2014-09-09
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of King Lear. Jeevan Chaudhary, a paparazzo-turned-EMT, is in the audience and leaps to his aid. A child actress named Kirsten Raymonde watches in horror as Jeevan performs CPR, pumping Arthur's chest as the curtain drops, but Arthur is dead. That same night, as Jeevan walks home from the theater, a terrible flu begins to spread. Hospitals are flooded and Jeevan and his brother barricade themselves inside an apartment, watching out the window as cars clog the highways, gunshots ring out, and life disintegrates around them. Fifteen years later, Kirsten is an actress with the Traveling Symphony. Together, this small troupe moves between the settlements of an altered world, performing Shakespeare and music for scattered communities of survivors. Written on their caravan, and tattooed on Kirsten's arm is a line from Star Trek: "Because survival is insufficient." But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who digs graves for anyone who dares to leave. Spanning decades, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, this suspenseful, elegiac novel is rife with beauty. As Arthur falls in and out of love, as Jeevan watches the newscasters say their final good-byes, and as Kirsten finds herself caught in the crosshairs of the prophet, we see the strange twists of fate that connect them all. A novel of art, memory, and ambition, Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the ephemeral nature of fame, and the beauty of the world as we know it.
A Taste of Honey
Kai Ashante Wilson
Call Number: SF Wil
Publication Date: 2016-10-25
A Taste of Honey is the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon, and Locus finalist novella that N. K. Jemisin calls "a love story as painful as it is beautiful and complex". One of BookRiot's "Best Books We Read in November." Long after the Towers left the world but before the dragons came to Daluça, the emperor brought his delegation of gods and diplomats to Olorum. As the royalty negotiates over trade routes and public services, the divinity seeks arcane assistance among the local gods. Aqib bgm Sadiqi, fourth-cousin to the royal family and son of the Master of Beasts, has more mortal and pressing concerns. His heart has been captured for the first time by a handsome Daluçan soldier named Lucrio. In defiance of Saintly Canon, gossiping servants, and the furious disapproval of his father and brother, Aqib finds himself swept up in a whirlwind gay romance. But neither Aqib nor Lucrio know whether their love can survive all the hardships the world has to throw at them. A Taste of Honey is a new novella in the world of Kai Ashante Wilson'sThe Sorcerer of the Wildeeps.
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A Twist of the Knife
Becky Masterman
Call Number: MY Masterman
Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Winner of the Tony Hillerman Fiction Award "A crime novel that transcends the genre--a twisting, high-stakes story with characters so real and so recognizably human, that it breaks your heart a little. Brilliant." -Shari Lapena, author of the New York Times bestseller The Couple Next Door Ex-FBI agent Brigid Quinn, now happily settled in Tucson, doesn't visit her family in Florida much. But her former partner on the force, Laura Coleman--a woman whose life she has saved and who has saved her life in turn--is living there now. So when Laura calls about a case that is not going well, Brigid doesn't hesitate to get on a plane. On leave from the Bureau, Laura has been volunteering for a legal group trying to prove the innocence of a man who is on death row for killing his family. Laura is firmly convinced that he didn't do it, while Brigid isn't so sure--but the date for his execution is coming up so quickly that they'll have to act fast to find any evidence that may absolve him before it's too late... A Twist of the Knife, Edgar Award and CWA Gold Dagger finalist Becky Masterman's third Brigid Quinn novel, is the masterful follow-up to Fear the Darkness and Rage Against the Dying.
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
Call Number: FIC Mbu
Publication Date: 2016-08-23
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream--the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the economy NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty--and Jende is eager to please. Clark's wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses' summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future. However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers' facades. When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende's job--even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.
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Having ended all other crime police seize horse chestnuts
A policeman stopped and searched four children – for having conkers. [Horse chestnuts, Yanks.]
The children were issued with forms informing them why they were stopped from knocking the conkers from the tree. Diana Jayne told how she and seven-year-old son Kiya went back to the tree in Littlehampton, West Sussex, the next day – and were confronted by the same policeman.
Diana, 41, said she was told the tree had a preservation order and was on private property. The local council later confessed neither was true. According to The Sun she said: "The kids were only throwing sticks up into the tree – it was harmless fun."
Rebecca Richardson, 36, whose son Charlie, 11, was also issued with a form, said: "I thought it was a joke." Sussex Police confirmed: "We confiscated a large bag of conkers. The forms are a necessary form of bureaucracy to ensure parents are aware we have spoken to their children."
Maybe he just liked the house?
A mystery man arrested for breaking into the same house three times in Wales is baffling the authorities. Police and immigration officials have no idea of the man's name, age, nationality – or what language he speaks. Magistrates at Llanelli were told he had broken into the same house, near Ammanford, three times, washed himself, cooked food, and stole a sewing kit.
The man, who appeared to be in his 30s with dark receding hair and olive skin, was remanded in custody as no plea could be taken. Laura Carthew, prosecuting, said: "A map of the world has been offered to the defendant with no response."
She also said they presented him with flags from all the countries in the world, but this met with a similar response. He has briefly spoken once in a language thought to be Amharic, but when a translator was called they said they did not understand him and had no clue to the dialect he was speaking.
The man's solicitor Mike Reed said in his 30 years' experience he had never come across a similar situation. He said that in a previous hearing, the court heard how writing in a book apparently discarded by the man had been identified as belonging to a "small tribe at the bottom of the Atlas mountains" in Morocco.


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RésuméFor a long time, anti-reflective properties have a major importance in the development of optical devices. For instance, anti-reflective coatings are required when designing telescopes, camera lenses, solar cells or glass windows. In another context, superhydrophobicity, i.e the ability of a surface to exhibit a static water contact angle equal or greater than 150â, is a key property for numerous industrial applications. Indeed, superhydrophobic surfaces can ex-
hibit self-cleaning properties. As a matter of fact, a surface or coating that could combine bothanti-reflective and superhydrophobic properties is highly i
nteresting. However, this achievement of such multifunctional surfaces is far from being easily reachable, not only from experimental aspects but also from fundamental physics.
In literature, from a theoretical point of view, superhydrophobicity and antireflection are almost always studied separately. In this thesis work, we pr
opose an elegant and unified theory for jointly dealing with these two problems. The way to tackle this issue relies on Lifshitz-vander Waals interaction theory. These appear as a major contribution to the interaction potential energy in many interfacial phenomena within macroscopic systems. Taking origin from quantum vacuum fluctuations, the Lifshitz-van der Waals interactions are shown to be tunable via properly designed antireflective nanostructured surfaces. The impact of this tuning in terms of surface multifunctionality is discussed and the concept is applied to two general practical cases:the superhydrophobic surface and the switching from attractive to repulsive Lifshitz-van der Waals forces.
|Date de réussite
|22 nov. 2016
|Institution diplomante
|Olivier DEPARIS (Promoteur), Michael SARRAZIN (Copromoteur), Philippe Lambin (Président), Serge Reynaud (Jury) & Joël De Coninck (Jury)
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Electrodynamical approach of surface multifunctionality: the tuning of the Lifshitz-van der Waals interactions
Dellieu, L. (Auteur). 22 nov. 2016
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This was a last- minute booking. We knew the ships could be outdated - and this one was (gaudy orange walls, green carpet and shiny gold ceilings) and that the majority of people on board would be French but decided to give this company a try. Unlike other lines, Croisi Europe does not include any trips although they say that all drinks are included - this is true unless you want any liqueurs, branded spirits, decent wine or anything but very basic port. There are daily cocktails which appear to come ready mixed and don't seem to contain much alcohol. The wine we got with meals was cheap and nasty- we found one of the bottles for €3 in a local shop. Trips are expensive and you get the impression that things are included as time-fillers rather than because they are interesting. There are no allowances for slower walkers, as there are on other lines. Smoking is allowed in all outside areas which means that everyone has to suffer when someone smokes at the front of the sun deck, which they do all the time. There is nowhere to escape from the constant noisy chatter on board. There is no choice at mealtimes, although they try to offer alternatives if you let them know you don't like something. They do try to include regional specialities. Breakfast is largely continental and is the only meal served buffet style. There were eggs and a variety of weird sausages and we even had bacon one one occasion. The river is stunning with wild, remote areas and five dams with huge locks. The canopy on the sun deck had to be lowered each time we went through the locks and for low bridges and you have to be careful not to get wet when the ship passes under the guillotine gates from which water pours as you leave the locks. The only places where there is anything to see when you stop are Regua and Pinhao. Both are small places with a few shops and cafes but neither is anything special. If you go on the excursions, the ship moves on and you miss a lot of the beautiful scenery. Porto is interesting but very hilly. It has 30-odd port houses. We didn't feel that this cruise was good value because the trips were extra. By the time you add flights and transfers onto the basic cost, it didn't work out much different from other far superior lines and would have been more expensive if you went on the trips. We did see other Croisi Europe ships which appeared to be much nicer than ours and we were told that the ship is due a re-fit at the end of the 2017 season. This is long overdue! Read Less
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Thanks to years of experience in learning to operate music production software such as Logic Pro (and Pro Tools), I am fully adept at autonomously carrying out the recording process by way of digital production, an invaluable skill in this modern age of music. My experience in teaching and tutoring various students has greatly aided my ability to communicate ideas in a clear, comprehensible manner, a skill which further qualifies me as a capable director, along with my immediate work history in musical theatre.
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Pioneer hires Sharpington from BMS for property cat underwriting
Underwriting agency Pioneer Underwriting has hired James Sharpington, formerly of broker BMS, as an Underwriter for its Pioneer CAT property catastrophe team, effective July 2018.The Pioneer CAT team was launched as a new business unit focusing on property catastrophe reinsurance underwriting and while originally aiming to be backed largely by institutional read the full article →
Pioneer launches prop cat reinsurance startup with institutional backing
Demonstrating another way that institutional investors and capital markets money can make its way into the reinsurance sector, underwriting agency Pioneer Underwriting is launching a property catastrophe reinsurance startup with the help of backing from a range of investors.Pioneer Cat will begin underwriting this month, according to a statement from read the full article →
Non-specialist investors increasing allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS): A.M. Best
Participation in the insurance-linked security (ILS) and catastrophe bond markets is on the increase from a segment of the investment world which rating agency A.M. Best terms 'non-specialist investors'. These large, institutional and capital market investors, include entities such as pension funds and mutual funds and they have been steadily read the full article →
Pension funds fueling demand for catastrophe bonds
The increasing interest that pension funds around the world are showing in the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked security assets classes will be nothing new to our readers. It's been widely accepted that much of the capital flowing into the insurance-linked and reinsurance-linked investment space (including catastrophe bonds) has been sourced read the full article →
Institutional investors still need educating on catastrophe bonds
The recently published report on Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) by independent publisher Clear Path Analysis contains a roundtable interview which involves two representatives of pension funds who don't currently invest in catastrophe bonds or insurance-linked securities and asks them what they think of the asset class. Their comments suggest that read the full article →
Large institutional investors to increase allocations to smaller funds in hunt for alpha
Hedge Fund Alert, one of the leading publications covering the hedge fund investment industry, have published an interesting article which discusses the results of their annual industry outlook survey. The article says that the consensus among 20 participants in their survey was that large institutional investors, such as pension funds, read the full article →
GAM launches UCITS cat bond fund, brings ILS opportunities to retail investors
Investment manager GAM has announced the launch of a UCITS version of their catastrophe bond fund today. GAM Star Cat Bond is a UCITS-compliant fund which aims to deliver stable and attractive returns from a diversified basket of underlying catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities. They are seeking to provide attractive read the full article →
Risks, returns and volatility of insurance and reinsurance linked investments
The options available to investors seeking to access non-correlated returns by investing in insurance and reinsurance linked asset classes which are correlated to catastrophe events and not to the wider financial markets are growing. As different types of reinsurance vehicles emerge and new ways to structure and trigger insurance-linked securities read the full article →
Barclays Capital launches catastrophe bond issuance platform
Barclays Capital have today announced the launch of a program which aims to streamline issuance of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities while also lowering transaction costs and barriers to entry for issuers. The platform, which is an extension of Barclays Capital's event-linked swaps business will seek to efficiently and cost-effectively read the full article →
Investment managers views on pension funds in the insurance-linked securities market
This morning we attended Standard & Poor's London ILS event, the '5th Annual European Insurance-Linked Securities Conference'. This well attended, informative event featured a number of interesting panel discussions including one involving three well known ILS investment managers discussing the increasing trend for pension funds investing in ILS and catastrophe read the full article →


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A washout on Wednesday's practice night and Thursday's scheduled opener provided a heavy racetrack for the 22 cars and drivers lined up for Friday's 30-lap USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season-opening feature event at Ocala, Florida's Bubba Raceway Park for "Winter Dirt Games VIII."
Pole sitter Dave Darland and inside second row starter Chad Boespflug waged war in a side-by-side battle at the start with Darland able to nip Boespflug at the line to claim the lead at the conclusion of lap one, where he would hold serve throughout much of the first third of the event.
Meanwhile, new one-lap track record holder Justin Grant quickly emerged as a contender in the black #11, springing to the second spot and beginning his pursuit of race leader Darland by lap two from his sixth starting position after C.J. Leary and Boespflug hopped, skipped and jumped their way through turn two.
By lap nine, Grant caught Darland and was able to scoot by as the two encountered the tail end of the field. Darland refused to go away quietly as he and Grant searched for an avenue to tiptoe their way around the lappers. The pair split around the lapped car of Isaac Chapple, allowing Darland to ride the rim and reclaim the top spot at the stripe on lap 10.
The see-saw battle for the lead hit its peak on the 11th lap as Grant returned the favor and took the spot back from Darland in turn one. Darland was able to storm down the back stretch to briefly capture the position as the two hit turn three, but Grant anticipated the move and dipped back underneath Darland to rip the number one position away with 19 laps to go.
As Grant approached the lapped car of 16th-running Tyler Courtney off of the second turn with five laps to go, the two made contact, putting both cars sideways as they both fought to maintain control. The two continued after the hair-raising fracas, though Grant would lose a bit of track position, thus allowing second-running Boespflug to close the gap.
With just three laps to go and Boespflug continuing to clamp down on Grant, the caution light shined as the machine of early leader and sixth-running Darland went up in a ball of flame that was quickly extinguished, but would sideline the series' winningest driver for the final run to the finish.
A three-lap shootout for the victory was in store between Grant and Boespflug on the lap 28 restart. Boespflug took to the bottom, attempting to slide up in front of Grant as he clung to the cushion up top. On lap 29, as Grant slid through the middle at the exit of turn four, Boespflug used a big run to draw even with Grant. Boespflug threw it in even deeper in turn one this time, but was unable to secure the spot as Grant used the high-side momentum to motor away and distance himself from Boespflug heading into the final lap, completing the 30-lap mission in grand fashion and erasing the memories of his last-lap heartbreak from his most recent visit to Ocala one year ago.
After seeing a pair of late-race leads slip through his fingers over the past few seasons, Grant finally captured that elusive first "Winter Dirt Games" victory by more than a half-second over Chad Boespflug for his fifth overall USAC National Sprint Car win, and his second for the Sam McGhee Motorsports team. Carson Short originally finished third, but was repositioned to the 22nd and final position after missing the scales following the feature, moving Chase Stockon up to the final spot on the podium.
One night later at the "Winter Dirt Games VIII" finale, outside front row starter Thomas Meseraull held the point at the drop of the green, fending off a furious challenge from defending USAC Silver Crown titlist Chris Windom for the first pair of laps.
Following an early yellow, Windom used a massive run on the restart to slide up in front of Meseraull and snare the lead away in turn one, instantly stretching his lead as Meseraull and Grant battled for second.
At the feature's midway point, Schuerenberg and Carson Short made contact battling for fourth, ramping Short's right rear wheel over the nose of Schuerenberg's ride. Short landed on all fours before sliding front-bumper-first into an infield tire marker as Schuerenberg was sent into a 360 spin, but kept his foot on the gas and continued on without harm.
Windom was unable to breakaway on the lap 21 restart as Grant challenged low and a surging Schuerenberg ripped the top-side to remain within the shadows of the orange number 5 up front. As Windom's right rear tire appeared to be going flat, his determination refused to deflate when Grant clawed his way along the bottom of turn three to briefly occupy the top spot. Windom ducked back under Grant out of turn four to retain a one-car-length lead at the stripe.
Schuerenberg dove to the bottom, banging wheels with Grant in the process to grab second as he put the chase on leader Chris Windom. Schuerenberg hit the top in three and four, propelling himself right to Windom as both stood on the throttle, lifting their left fronts to the sky as they battled for supremacy. But, as soon as Schuerenberg took the point, Windom's quest for victory vanished as the tread on his right rear tire gave way, resulting in a yellow with just seven laps to go.
A seventh-place starting position and a 360-degree spin were not enough to deter Hunter Schuerenberg on the path to victory on this night. When racing resumed, Schuerenberg was the class of the field as he constructed a lead that grew to nearly two seconds on the final lap to score his first USAC victory in nearly three seasons as well as the first USAC win for the Roof Bolt Racing team. Justin Grant followed up the previous night's victory with a second while Thomas Meseraull took third.
Since joining forces last August, Justin Grant and the Sam McGhee Motorsports team have been stellar in USAC competition. After two events in 2017, their dreams of a USAC championship appear are off to a solid start with Grant holding down an 11-point lead over Hunter Schuerenberg with Chad Boespflug, Chase Stockon and Brady Bacon rounding out the top-five. Standing six through ten are Thomas Meseraull, Jarett Andretti, C.J. Leary, Chris Windom and Jerry Coons, Jr. leading into the series' next event on Saturday, April 1 at southeastern Indiana's Lawrenceburg Speedway.
1. (155) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
2. (144) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)
3. (141) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
4. (139) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)
5. (128) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
6. (120) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
7. (99) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) & Jarett Andretti (Mooresville, NC)
9. (96) Chris Windom (Canton, IL) & Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
1. (155) Sam McGhee Motorsports #11
2. (144) Roof Bolt Racing #2
3. (141) Dynamics, Inc. #69
4. (139) 32 TBI Racing #32
5. (128) Dooling/Hayward Motorsports #63
6. (120) Rick Pollock #21
7. (99) Leary Racing #30 & Andretti Autosport Short Track #18
9. (96) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5 & Gene Nolen Racing #20
Feb 23: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Feb 24: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Justin Grant
Feb 25: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Hunter Schuerenberg
Apr 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Apr 14: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Apr 15: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Apr 21: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
Apr 22: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
May 12: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 13: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
May 20: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
May 24: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jun 2: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway
Jun 3: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
Jun 13: %%% Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
Jun 14: %%% Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
Jun 15: %%% Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway
Jun 17: %%% Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
Jun 18: %%% York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Jun 30: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 7: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 8: *** Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 9: *** Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 12: *** Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 13: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 14: *** Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jul 15: *** Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Jul 28: TBA - TBA
Jul 29: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jul 30: Moberly, MO – Randolph County Raceway
Aug 23: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 15: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Sep 30: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 6: TBA – TBA
Oct 7: TBA – TBA
Nov 3: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 9: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points-paying "Special Event"
Races noted with %%% represent Eastern Storm
Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week.
Races noted with *** represent Indiana Sprint Week
Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series.
1. (1) Justin Grant (Feb. 24 at Bubba Raceway Park)
(1) Hunter Schuerenberg (Feb. 25 at Bubba Raceway Park)
1. (21) Justin Grant & Chris Windom
3. (9) Dave Darland
4. (7) Hunter Schuerenberg
5. (2) Thomas Meseraull
1. (2) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug & Justin Grant
4. (1) C.J. Leary, Thomas Meseraull, & Chase Stockon
1. (2) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug, Justin Grant, Thomas Meseraull, Hunter Schuerenberg & Chase Stockon
7. (1) Jarett Andretti, Jerry Coons, Jr., Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Carson Short & Chris Windom
1. (1) Justin Grant & Carson Short
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts):
1. (2) Chase Stockon
2. (1) Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Carson Short & Chris Windom
1. (1) Dave Darland & Max McGhee
1. (2) Jarett Andretti, Brady Bacon, Jeff Bland, Jr., Chad Boespflug, Isaac Chapple, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Justin Grant, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Hunter Schuerenberg, Carson Short, Landon Simon, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom
22. (1) Rob Caho, Jr., Dallas Hewitt & Joe Liguori
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (12 positions)
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (8 positions)
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
1. [59 wins] Dave Darland
2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow
3. [47 wins] Tracy Hines
4. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt
5. [45 wins] Larry Dickson
6. [42 wins] Pancho Carter
7. [41 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
9. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
13. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
15. [26 wins] Robert Ballou, Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
18. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake
20. [23 wins] A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions
25. [21 wins] Greg Weld
26. [17 wins] Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
30. [16 wins] Damion Gardner
31. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
35. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman, Bruce Walkup & Chris Windom
40. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
42. [12 wins] Eric Gordon & Kevin Thomas Jr.
44. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler
46. [10 wins] Tony Stewart
47. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley
50. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana, & Chase Stockon
55. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
65. [6 wins] Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
72. [5 wins] Chad Boespflug, Larry Cannon, Dana Carter, Derek Davidson, Gene Lee Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Justin Grant, Chuck Gurney, Shane Hmiel, Kevin Huntley, Frankie Kerr, Kelly Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Mahoney, Andy Michner, Johnny Parsons, Bill Puterbaugh & Cole Whitt
90. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Thomas Meseraull, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
102. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
123. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Kyle Cummins, Brad Doty, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Danny Milburn, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams
153. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Tyler Courtney, Allen Crowe, Bill Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, Elmer George, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Ron Gregory, Richard Griffin, Garrett Hansen, Jerry Hansen, Jim Hemmings, Josh Hodges, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, C.J. Leary, Fred Linder, Steve Long, Hank Lower, Brett Mann, Bobby Marshman, Larry Martin, Mike Martin, Brad Marvel, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Bob McCoy, Jim McElreath, Bobby Olivero, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Jiggs Peters, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter, Jr., David Roahrig, Carson Short, Billy Shuman, Jimmy Sills, Smokey Snellbaker, Wib Spalding, Greg Staab, Randy Standridge, Ron Standridge, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Swindell, Clark Templeman, Bill Tyler, Rick Ungar, Lennie Waldo, Tyler Walker, Scotty Weir, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
1956: Pat O'Connor (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1957: Elmer George (Midwest) & Bill Randall (Eastern); 1958: Eddie Sachs (Midwest) & Johnny Thomson (Eastern); 1959: Don Branson (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1960: Parnelli Jones (Midwest) & A.J. Foyt (Eastern); 1961: Parnelli Jones; 1962: Parnelli Jones; 1963: Roger McCluskey; 1964: Don Branson; 1965: Johnny Rutherford; 1966: Roger McCluskey; 1967: Greg Weld; 1968: Larry Dickson; 1969: Gary Bettenhausen; 1970: Larry Dickson; 1971: Gary Bettenhausen; 1972: Sam Sessions; 1973: Rollie Beale; 1974: Pancho Carter; 1975: Larry Dickson; 1976: Pancho Carter; 1977: Sheldon Kinser; 1978: Tom Bigelow; 1979: Greg Leffler; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Sheldon Kinser; 1982: Sheldon Kinser; 1983: Ken Schrader; 1984: Rick Hood; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Steve Butler; 1987: Steve Butler; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Rich Vogler; 1990: Steve Butler; 1991: Robbie Stanley; 1992: Robbie Stanley; 1993: Robbie Stanley; 1994: Doug Kalitta; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Brian Tyler; 1997: Brian Tyler; 1998: Tony Elliott; 1999: Dave Darland; 2000: Tony Elliott; 2001: J.J. Yeley; 2002: Tracy Hines; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Jay Drake; 2005: Levi Jones; 2006: Josh Wise; 2007: Levi Jones; 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2009: Levi Jones; 2010: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Shane Hmiel (Pavement); 2011: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Bobby Santos (Pavement); 2012: Bryan Clauson; 2013: Bryan Clauson; 2014: Brady Bacon; 2015: Robert Ballou; 2016: Brady Bacon


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The Iowa Board of Medicine's Ban on Telemedicine Abortions in Iowa: Increasing Safety or Decreasing Access?
By: Hannah Fordyce
Student Writer for The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, Volume 18
PPH was able to offer abortion services in 15 of its clinics.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland uses telemedicine to perform medical, as opposed to surgical abortions. Medical abortions entail taking two different medications, and is a non-invasive, outpatient procedure. PPH's telemedicine abortion program operates in the following way: PPH nurses or certified medical assistants (CMAs) examine the patient, conduct an ultrasound, and draw blood for blood tests. The physician reviews the results of those exams. The patient is connected with the physician through a real-time two-way video conferencing system. The physician is given information about the exams and can visit with the patient. After determining that the patient is a good candidate for a medical abortion, the physician can release a drawer, allowing the patient to access the medication. The physician and the PPH nurse or CMA watch the patient take the pill. Regardless of whether a physician is physically present or not, the patient is given another medication to take at home 24-28 hours after the first pill, and comes to a follow-up visit two weeks later.
The Iowa Board of Medicine passed Rule 653: Standards of Practice- Physicians who prescribe or administer abortion-inducing drugs on August 30, 2013. This rule requires a physical examination of the patient by the physician, requires the physician to be physically present when the drug is provided, and requires the physician to make a follow up appointment at the same facility where the drug was provided.
The effect of this rule on Planned Parenthood of the Heartland would be to shut down telemedicine abortions. Why is this problematic? PPH's Brief in Support of Motion to Stay to the Iowa Supreme Court highlights a few major concerns. First, women are guaranteed access to abortions under constitutional rights established by Roe v. Wade. There are very few abortion clinics in Iowa, and most are located in larger metropolitan areas, this presents access problems. For example, without PPH's telemedicine abortion program, a woman living in Rock Rapids, Iowa would have to travel to Des Moines—twice—to have access to abortion services. The trip would be over 1,800 miles and would take a total driving time of more than 16 hours. This trip would be an inconvenience to most women, but especially limits access to women living in poverty, women with children, or women with unaccommodating employment. Second, while this rule was created in the name of increasing safety, telemedicine abortions offer a comparable amount of physician care as medical abortions with a physician physically present do. Safety to women is increased when the availability to abortions is increased. The earlier a woman gets an abortion, the safer the process is for her. Additionally, medical abortions are far safer than surgical abortions. Putting obstacles in the way of women receiving an abortion could mean that women have to wait longer to get an abortion and that they may have to have a surgical rather than medical abortion because of that delay.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is seeking judicial review of the Iowa Board of Medicine's Rule 653. An administrative agency can grant a stay pending judicial review, but the Iowa Board of Medicine declined to do so. PPH sought a stay in the Iowa District Court for Polk County, and was granted a stay pending judicial review. The same Polk County District Court ruled on the merits and affirmed the Iowa Board of Medicine's rule. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland sought another stay from the Iowa Supreme Court, and was recently granted the stay on September 16, 2014. PPH has an appeal pending before the Iowa Supreme Court, so this will be a case to watch for in the coming months.


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As the long-awaited April holidays approach, many of us are getting ready for road trips and holiday travels. Taking care of our eyes during this time is never really a priority, but eye care should never be neglected, especially during long road trips when our eyes are exposed to extended drive time, harsh UV rays and lights. Wearing the right type of lenses to suit this environment is imperative, and as such, Vision Works is sharing their Top 5 eye care tips for travel:
Keep Your Eyes Clean – After a long day or night of travelling, it is never a good idea to fall asleep with contacts or cosmetics on. Eyes are more likely to be susceptible to infection and soreness if they are not cleaned. Carry makeup remover with you, as well as a bottle of eye drops to help relieve your weary eyes.
Wear Proper Sunglasses – Protecting your eyes from the sun does not mean only doing so while outside in the sun; this should also be a consideration while you are driving on the roads as well. UV rays shine down year round and can affect your eyes negatively. To combat this, invest in good quality polarised lenses.
Care for Contacts Properly – The last thing you want to do is go on a trip with a pair of contacts that should have been thrown away two months ago. Before you begin your travels, make sure you have new contacts or enough replacements for your disposable lenses. Be sure to have a backup pair of glasses with you as well, just so you have the choice of giving your eyes a break if needed. Because you'll be away from your normal routine, make sure that you do extra diligence to remember when to switch out old contacts for a new set.
Bring Your Prescription – This really is a big pre-planning step that many travelers do not think of when it comes to caring for their eyes. If you bring your prescription with you, then you are one-step ahead of the game if you lose your contacts or break your glasses.
Drink Water – Keeping your eyes properly hydrated is accomplished through adequate consumption of water. For long stretches of travel, it is essential to get enough fluids to counter the effects of air-cons while traveling. If you will be treating yourself to some alcoholic beverages, you are going to need to drink even more water to keep your eyes properly hydrated. Otherwise, your eyes will begin feeling sticky, your vision will begin blurring, and you may start feeling like there is sandpaper in there. Taking good care of your eyes begins with staying properly hydrated.
As your focus is on relaxation and fun with family and friends, the last thing one needs is eye irritation to detract from the happiness of your holiday. Take these five precautions to ensure that you make the most of Easter's festivities.
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Diamonds and Dogs
Merger in the defense space. Military communication equipment providers Harris Corp (HRS) and L3 Technologies (LLL) are both up over 8% after announcing an all-stock merger that will create the United States' sixth-largest defense contractor with a market value of $34 billion. President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress is driving contractors to pursue mergers so they have more scale to bid on bigger projects, spanning everything from upgrading computer systems to space exploration. In August, Trump signed a defense policy bill that authorized $639 billion in military spending such as buying weapons, ships, aircraft and paying troops.
Chinese stocks continue lower. On-line retailer, Alibaba (BABA) is down 2% today on a downgrade from Susquehanna. Alibaba and the rest of the large cap Chinese stocks have been in a tailspin since this spring due in part to trade tariffs between the two countries. Last week the Chinese Internet stocks bounced on reports President Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi at the G20 summit in Argentina in November. But so far today, the Chinese stocks are lower again.


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Link to new Blog added ^_^
A short time ago I set up the fifth and likely final blog of Serene Adventure on WordPress.
Introducing Aurabolt's Fiction Press.
Something I've been forced to think about over the last two months is not everyone who writes would want to write Fan Fiction. I want to give those who prefer to write purely original stories their own platform. Given this blog hasn't really gone into anything other than Fan Fiction, this also gives me the freedom to focus on just that here. Effective immediately I will also cover my Serene Adventure Stories past, present and future on Aurabolt's Fiction Press as well.
In fact, expect to see a massive mini site for all things from the Serene Adventure stories. Some of you may recall I was SUPPOSED to have done that on the main blog but I never got around to it. That'll change soon enough.


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On June 4, over 200 volunteers came out and helped the T.R.E.E. House build a playground! Thanks to KaBOOM!, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Coca-Cola United, the museum has a great new playspace to help foster active play in our community and enrich the children of Central Louisiana's lives!
See photos of the Design Day, Prep Days, and Build Day below!
Links to news stories, fun videos, and other media:
Facebook videos:
Tweets from Miranda Klein:
They're bringing a fire truck back to @TREEHouse1998 🙂 Love it!! #memories pic.twitter.com/4YHJ643cE1
— Miranda Klein (@MirandaTownTalk) June 4, 2016
Progress as some volunteers break for lunch! @TREEHouse1998 @kaboom #playmatters #letsplayalexandria pic.twitter.com/NuSxTJXGL6
— Miranda Klein (@MirandaTownTalk) June 4, 2016
Town Talk News Story from Miranda Klein:
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Hi there! I'm Chloe Sutton. I'm a two-time
Olympian and the first American woman to swim open water in the Olympics. Now I
started training at an elite level from about age 11 and I would do anywhere
from 80,000 to 100,000 meters per week in the pool. Now that's
62 miles per week and that's a lot of training and that's a lot of strain on
your shoulders, but over the course of 15 years, I never had any shoulder injuries
of any kind and I attribute this to having a shoulder stabilization routine
that I would do after every workout. Now today I'm going to share with you five
exercises that I believe will help you keep your shoulders safe and healthy
through a long career. The first exercise is an external
rotation to strengthen the rear part of the rotator cuff. Anchor the theraband
to a pole and then rotate your arm away from your body while maintaining a
90-degree angle in your elbow. Another exercise that strengthens the
rear part of the rotator cuff as well as the upper back is shoulder extensions.
Keeping the theraband anchored, hold it in your hand extended down with your
arms slightly in front of you. Then drive your arm back while keeping your arm
straight. Next is a low row to strengthen the
muscles that hold the scapula in the proper position. This helps to correct
poor posture. Again anchor the theraband to a pole, this time taking both sides in
your hands. Then pull your elbows directly back being sure to squeeze your
shoulder blades together each row. Now we're going to stabilize the
shoulder joint by writing the alphabet with a tennis ball against the wall.
Lean slightly forward so you have a little bit of weight on the tennis ball
to keep it in place. Then move your whole arm keeping your elbow straight and
your shoulders down while drawing the alphabet. The last exercise is arm raises. With
this exercise we're working on the part of the rotator cuff that lifts the arm. Stand with good posture, then lift your arms slightly in front of you keeping
your arms straight. Focus on keeping your chest lifted and your shoulder blades
retracted. Once you feel confident with this
exercise, you may also add a light weight So if you guys do these five exercises
after every workout, it will help to strengthen and stabilize your shoulders
and help you to have a long and healthy career. So thank you so much for watching, please subscribe to me on Youtube, and visit my website for more swimming tips.
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Relationship rescue - are you "Getting the Love you Want"?
There are times even in good relationships when partners feel alone, unsupported or unloved. When the romance fades, often even minor differences become the sources of frustration and conflict. Imago Relationship Therapy can help you to understand why these differences are a natural part of what originally attracted you to each other in the first place.
Imago Relationship Therapy was created and pioneered by Dr Harville Hendrix* (author of the best selling book, Getting the Love you Want) and is based on teaching couples to communicate in a safe, respectful and effective way about things that really matter, to help them gain a more supportive, loving and deeply satisfying relationship.
The Imago model weaves practical observation on the experience of love with leading psychological theories and explains why we choose our partners, why and how break ups and divorces happen. Imago Relationship Therapy helps you to break those patterns and heal relationships even if they seem to be long past repair. You may find hope to restore your relationship, not just understand how it fell apart.
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The chime rang.
Looking at the clock on the desk, it was probably lunch break.
"Well then, you shall be introduced to the students now."
Kujou-san said.
"Yes. To the young ladies of the first year high school class that you have been enrolled in."
At that moment…
A gentle knocking echoed.
[It's Arisugawa. All of my fellow first-year high school division students are here with me.]
It was the pretty voice of a girl, ringing like a majestic bell.
Kujou-san turned to open the door.
The headmistress gently said.
"Most of these students haven't talked to any men other than their fathers and they have never met a commoner before. Please don't stir them up too much, okay?"
Kujou-san turned the knob and drew the door open.
My chest was throbbing due to nervousness. I hadn't seen anything even close to ojou-samas my whole life. Plus, they had been sheltered and didn't know anything about the real world… They were likely that kind of ojou-samas.
On the other side of the doorway were—— rows of girls in school uniforms.
Yeah, nothing compares, huh…
An atmosphere essentially different from that of the girls in my former class.
Their countenance, cleanly straightened backs, even up to their fingers—all came together one by one like a puzzle, perfectionated a dignified aura. I was enchanted in an instant.
The young ladies slowly… entered.
Their posture was something else. Their grace was something else. I couldn't even hear their footsteps.
There were approximately 30 of them in rows of six, and they stopped in the middle of the room.
I was—— overwhelmed.
The girl standing at the head of the rows answered the headmistress.
"This is the commoner we've invited to this academy. Please, greet him."
After a gentle bow, she faced and walked towards me ever so quietly.
After she was about one meter away from me, she firmly stopped. Following a moderate pause,
"I am the high school division's committee president, Arisugawa Reiko."
The ojou-sama among ojou-samas—— is what popped into my head.
From her bewitching, softly-curled hair, over her beautifully balanced curves, lovely fingers, and down to her toes, everything about her overflowed with elegance and grace.
She was more beautiful than anyone. Her smile was like a white rose, allowing me to feel her pure and gentle heart, that nothing in this world could make lose its temper.
"If it so pleases you, please take care of me."
I was too scared. I leaked a gasp towards that beauty's behavior before I knew it.
While I stood there bewitched, she had kept herself in a 45 degree bow, before finally restoring her posture.
Our eyes met. In an instant—— Arisugawa-san's cheeks dyed a deep red and she cast her eyes down.
Her eyes moistened seemingly unknowing what she was supposed to do and she expressed a bashful smile.
An utmost innocent ojou-sama. Is what I thought.
"E… Ehm, I'm Kagurazaka Kimito."
In that instant, the atmosphere in the room suddenly tensed.
There were hints of the ojou-samas behind her acting up.
"He said 'I[1]'…"
"It seems like commoner gentlemen really refer to themselves like that…"
They whispered among themselves.
And for some reason, they looked at me with their eyes sparkling.
They seemed to be unable to resist staring and an aura of restlessness was emanating from them. Their curiosity towards me seemed to be the cause and that they conveyed with an incredible force.
Arisugawa-san cleared her throat with a small cough and the Ojou-samas quickly quieted down.
*Piriririri*… (Ringtone)
That sound—my cell phone? I felt my pocket, Ah, which reminds me, wasn't it confiscated by Kujou-san——
The Ojou-samas started murmuring loudly.
"W-What was that?!"
"What was that sound?!"
"E-Everyone, please calm down!"
At that moment, Kujou-san took my cell phone out of her apron.
When they saw the source of the ringing, they became noisy again.
With a face that seemed just about to cry, Arisugawa-san said,
"K-Kujou-san. Just… what in the world might it be?"
"This item is called a 'cell phone' that I have confiscated from the commoner over there."
"Cell… phone?"
"As you can see, it's a handy telephone device that you're able to carry around. They are widely used in society."
Just as she said that.
"Wah!" the ojou-samas rushed over.
"A telephone?!"
They surrounded Kujou-san and fixed their eyes on my phone in Kujou-san's hand.
"To think that such a thin and small object could be a phone…"
"Of course it's not. Kujou-san must be trying to get the better of us, right?"
"That's right. This is not what a phone looks like."
…Do they… really not know about cell phones…?
No way, can the ojou-samas here even be disconnected that much…?
*Beep* Kaijou-san pressed the answer button.
[Where the hell are you right now?!]
Even from over here I could clearly hear the voice of my childhood friend, Ery.
[What does that mean 'transferred'? I don't get it and I won't allow it. I'm done checking the script, so come over after school, make tea 'n clean, alright? Ah, while we're at it, go buy some Jaga*ko[2] too. The carbonara flavor (laughing)]
The voice of my abusive childhood friend reverberated in this high class place. I felt embarrassed that these ojou-samas were hearing something that I had no excuse for. By the way, the carbonara flavor had been discontinued for quite some time at this point.
"It… It really is!!"
"I can hear a voice!!"
With a 'Wah!', the ojou-samas became rowdy.
Ery conveyed her speechlessness.
Kaijou-san faced the cell phone towards Arisugawa-san.
Arisugawa-san timidly brought her face closer and said,
"H… Hello?"
As if it was some experiment from back when the telephone was first invented, the ojou-samas were enveloped by it.
[…………Who's this?]
"! It went through!!"
There were high pitched shrills of joy. 'This is amazing! This is amazing!' they yelled out repeatedly.
"I am pleased to meet you! My name is Arisugawa Reiko!"
"Reiko-sama! I want to chat too!"
"I do too! By all means!"
"Everyone, we're scaring the other side—— I'm terribly sorry for troubling you. To tell you the truth, it's the first time for any of us to hear about this thing you call a 'cell phone conversation'. I feel terribly embarrassed."
"I am really envious to think that commoners would have this kind of wonderful thing. I am deeply moved. Following this, I wonder if it is fate. By all means, may I know your na…"
*clack*—— The call ended.
"Hello? ……Hello?"
As Arisugawa-san repeated herself again, the other girls watched attentively.
"…She hung up."
The young ladies became uneasy and heaved 'My…'s.
"What might have happened?"
"Hanging up so suddenly is no common thing."
"Could… her health suddenly have worsened?"
"Oh no! Ooh, what should we do…!"
"I will write a get-well letter!"
"How heartrending! If only I could be in her stead…!"
"Everyone, please stay calm."
The second Arisugawa-san said that—— everyone quieted down immediately.
"Surely she must've had some important business to attend to. However, she did seem healthy."
And everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"If Reiko-sama says so, then there can be no mistaking it."
"Well then, everyone, let us pray that her business goes well."
"""""Yes, Reiko-sama."""""
And so, the ojou-samas joined hands and prayed.
While watching their sparkling appearances, I was dumbfounded.
Not even knowing about cells…
These ojou-samas really are super sheltered.
It was beyond imagination that such a place actually existed…
"All things considered, it was a real phone call!"
When they had finished praying, they observed the phone again.
"Kujou-san, would it sit well with you if I held it in my hands?"
"Go ahead."
"Thank you very much—— My, how light!"
"You fold it up like this, don't you? Amazing!"
While rotating my phone, the ojou-samas were deeply engrossed with genuine awe.
"That such wonderful, wonderful things would be used daily…"
"Commoners are amazing!"
Then Arisugawa-san looked at me,
"Oh, I've forgotten! Everyone, this is Kimito-sama's property. We must return it at once."
"My, that is true—"
And then, after they'd looked at my cell phone, they shifted their gazes towards me and—— their cheeks blushed slightly.
They mutually locked eyes with each other, as if worried.
What should we do~……
Just by thinking about it, my heart seems to leap out of my chest~……
When they whispered something in soft voices again——
"……I shall do it."
Arisugawa-san tightly clenched her fists.
And with that, all the ojou-samas at once turned a look full of respect towards Arisugawa-san.
Why would the atmosphere tense up so hard just from returning my phone?
And so, while she politely held my cell in both of her hands, she walked up to me.
"Kimito-sama. I humbly thank you for having the chance to look upon this magnificent item."
To address me in such a manner naturally was also incredibly ojou-sama-like.
"Ah, no problem…"
Just when I was about to take the phone from her, "R-Reiko-sama!" from behind came a voice that seemed flustered for some reason.
"!! F-For me of all people to…!"
"P-Please hold on for a moment, Kimito-sama! I shall write up a letter of gratitude in just a moment!"
As Arisugawa-san turned around towards the door, a maid seemed to come in like the wind and held out a letter set.
"Ah, but what should I do, I wonder… To do something like writing while I stand would be quite immodest."
"I don't mind you using the table over there, you know?"
"Headmistress, I give my gratitude."
Arisugawa-san faced the reception table and smoothly finished writing out a letter with a fountain pen.
She then tied that letter of gratitude up with a ribbon, along with the cell phone and a small cookie bag with cute wrapping, placed them in a seemingly high class box, and then once again tied that all up with a ribbon——
"Please accept this—!"
With a *whoosh* she presented it to me.
Arisugawa-san suddenly realized. She then put the box in a simple shopping bag that she had received from the maid.
"For you!"
It had become a lot easier to hold.
"As expected of Reiko-sama!"
"She is thorough to the very end!"
The ojou-samas praised her.
"If it was I, then I would've felt content with just writing the letter of gratitude!"
"For me, I would've thought myself finished after only tying up the cell phone with a ribbon!"
"Ara, this is marvelous in its own way."
"My, I thank you."
I think I hallucinated the appearance of a royal flower garden right there.
…………Is this really Japan?
For a moment I wondered whether I hadn't just gotten lost in some kind of parallel world.
They were just way too different from the girls I had seen up until now.
While I felt like the ripples on my brain diminished, I took the paper bag from Arisugawa-san.
And as I did, our fingers touched ever so slightly.
With a *poof* Arisugawa-san turned so bright red that it looked like steam was coming out of her ears.
"Do you not feel well?!"
"N-No, I'm fine… For just a short moment, Kimito-sama and my fingers…"
With a *flop* her body started to fall over.
"! Watch out!"
I extended my hands right away and—— caught her in my arms.
The ojou-samas surrounding us also turned bright red and hastily backed away.
Once Arisugawa-san's eyelashes moved out of the way and her eyes had opened enough, she looked at me.
"Ah… Fu…"
After letting out some incomprehensible murmurs,
She fainted.
Screams echoed throughout the room.
While I was perplexed with an, "Eh? Eh?", a maid came in from the side and took Arisugawa-san. She seemed to glare at me a bit.
"It's fine, Kiryuu-san. He has bears no interest in anything but muscles."
Kujou-san said something that didn't help me at all.
At that moment.
The door flew open all of a sudden.
We all turned around simultaneously, and standing there was——
A lone girl.
Semi-long twintails with ribbons on both sides that felt ojou-sama like and a lively ambiance about her.
Her eyes were big and wide with a small angle to them. Small nose, pink lips.
She had a cute flush on her face like the color of strawberries picked too early in the season. And she was all tensed up.
Translator notes and references
[1]He uses 'ore' the masculine pronoun for 'I' instead of more formal versions like, for instance, 'watashi'.
[2]Japanese potato snack, shaped like a fry.


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A Theory of Fun for Game Design is not your typical how-to book. It features a novel way of teaching interactive designers how to create and improve their designs to incorporate the highest degree of fun. As the book shows, designing for fun is all about making interactive products like games highly entertaining, engaging, and addictive. The book's unique approach of providing a highly visual storyboard approach combined with a narrative on the art and practice of designing for fun is sure to be a hit with game and interactive designers, At first glance A Theory of Fun for Game Design is a book that will truly inspire and challenge game designers to think in new was; however, its universal message will influence designers from all walks of life. This book captures the real essence of what drives us to seek out products and experiences that are truly fun and entertaining. The author masterfully presents his engaging theory by showing readers how many designs are lacking because they are predictable and not engaging enough. He then explains how great designers use different types of elements in new ways to make designs more fun and compelling. Anyone who is interested in design will enjoy how the book works on two levels--as a quick inspiration guide to game design, or as an informative discussion that details the insightful thinking from a great mind in the game industry.
About the author: Raph Koster is a game designer, virtual world architect, and prolific writer and speaker on all manner of issues related to online communities and interactive entertainment. he was the creative lead on ULTIMA ONLINE, the creative director on STAR WARS GALAXIES, wrote a fair chunk of UNTOLD LEGENDS, and was Chief Creative Officer of Sony Online Entertainment before starting his own company, METAPLACE. It was acquired by Playdom and now is part of Disney. Raph currently works as a VP of Creative Design for Playdom. his book «A THEORY OF FUN FOR GAME DESIGN» has been called one of the most important books ever written about games, and an instant classic.
Translation into Persian: this book translated into Persian by Seyed Taha Rasouli. You can find more detail at National Library and Archive of Iran.


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MLB playoffs: Three takeaways from Dodgers' Game 1 win over Cubs
The Dodgers claimed Game 1 of the NL Championship Series Saturday with a 5-2 win over the Cubs in Los Angeles.
After falling to an early 2-0 deficit, the Dodgers scored five unanswered runs starting in the fifth inning to remain perfect this postseason. The Dodgers' dominant bullpen helped earn the win after Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs in his five innings of work.
Joe Maddon was ejected in the seventh inning amid some controversy concerning a play at the plate overturned in the Dodgers' favor. But he will try to get his team refocused ahead of Sunday's Game 2 clash.
Here are three takeaways from Game 1:
1. No Corey Seager, no problem for Dodgers — Seager's back injury kept him off the NLCS roster, but the Dodgers got clutch hits from Yasiel Puig and Seager's replacement in the starting lineup, Charlie Culberson.
Puig doubled to deep center field in the fifth inning, scoring a run. He then hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to give L.A. a two-run lead. Culberson, who had limited MLB experience entering the game, went 1 for 2 with a sac fly and a run scored. The Dodgers will likely miss Seager at some point this series, but not Saturday.
2. Kershaw has a home run problem — Kershaw's postseason struggles have been well documented, and he has done little to quell them this year. Kershaw served up four solo home runs to the Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NLDS, and Cubs outfielder Albert Almora blasted a two-run shot off him in the fourth inning.
Kershaw allowed two runs in five innings Saturday, which actually dropped his career postseason ERA down to 4.63. The postseason woes of Kershaw, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, are mystifying.
3. Cubs need more production from Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo — Bryant, last season's NL MVP, went 1 for 4 with a strikeout in Game 1. He collected just four hits in 20 at-bats against the Nationals in the NLDS, and he has just two RBIs this postseason.
Rizzo, batting just behind Bryant, went 0 for 3 with a walk Saturday. While Rizzo does have six RBIs this postseason, he has just four hits in 23 at-bats. The Cubs need their two stars to perk up if they are going to return to the World Series.
Chris Taylor hits go-ahead home run in sixth inning:
Sorry, Taylor can't come to the phone right now. #ThisTeam pic.twitter.com/QDVWE4K14M— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 15, 2017
What's Next:
NLCS Game 2 — The Dodgers will send Rich Hill to the mound to face Jon Lester and the Cubs at 6:38 p.m. ET on TBS. Hill has made just one start this postseason, allowing two runs (one earned) in a win over the Diamondbacks. Lester has allowed just two runs in 9 2/3 innings this postseason.


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Resource Package: Pain Education for Patients
Resource Package: Pain Education for Patients
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The instructors
This online physiotherapy course by Carolyn Vandyken of Pelvic Health Solutions (PHS) contains a series of 8 educational videos designed to help explain pain to patients.
Do you find it challenging to explain pain and help patients grasp the complex idea of pain?
Carolyn explains the complex topic of pain into easy to follow videos that can be shared with your patients using Embodia.
What's included in this course?
- Patient education videos that you can easily share with your patients on Embodia. For more information about Embodia for home exercise prescription, click here to watch a short video. When you sign up for this course you will get a one (1) month complimentary trial with the Embodia home exercise prescription software (for new registrations only).
- Indefinite access. You can return to this course at any time. If any material is updated or added, you will have access to the new content.
- There is no start date or completion date. You can complete the course at your own pace.
- Bite-sized information: all of the content is broken down into bite-sized chunks, so that you can easily watch a video on your break, over lunch, or for a few minutes at night.
Instructions to Access this Resource Package
Embodia is mobile-friendly and can be accessed by phone, tablet, and computer by healthcare practitioners and patients.
This package is free but you must request access by Clicking Request Access to Course Material.
The same 8 videos are found in course material and education tabs. The course materials section is for practitioners and when you finish watching all 8 videos you get a certificate of completion plus 15% off your next course. The Education tab allows you to share any of the videos with your patients.
The instructors
BHSc (PT)
Carolyn graduated from McMaster University in 1986 as a physiotherapist and has practiced in a wide variety of clinical settings, focusing primarily on orthopedics. She has been a McKenzie credentialed physiotherapist since 1999 and has been a member of the Canadian College of Medical Acupuncture since 2002.
She received a certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Health Care Professionals from Wilfred Laurier University in 2016. Her clinical focus changed to Pelvic Health and Incontinence in 2001. Carolyn was the co-founder of Pelvic Health Solutions, a Canadian-based post-graduate teaching company. Carolyn presents extensively internationally on pelvic health and central sensitization. Carolyn has been using telerehabilitation in her clinical practice for the past 4 years.
She has published several framework articles on integrating central pain mechanisms into clinical practice, a pain education book, and several chapters in textbooks on pelvic pain and central sensitization. She is actively involved in research with Dr. Sinead Dufour at McMaster University and has published multiple studies on the connection between low back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction.
Carolyn won the prestigious Woman of Distinction award from the YWCA in 2003 for her work in pelvic floor rehabilitation. Carolyn won the distinguished Education Award from the Ontario Physiotherapy Association in 2015. She co-owns her practice in Muskoka, Physio Works Muskoka along with her daughter, Brittany Vandyken.
Course Material included in this course
Pain Education for Patients
PE2: Your Sensors Have Changed
PE3: Spreading Pain Nosy Neighbours
PE4: How to Calm The System Down
PE5: Pain Without an Injury
PE6: Your Brain is Having a Pain Meeting
PE7: Stress and Pain
PE8: What about my Tissues
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Patient Education included in this course
PE1: Understanding Your Alarm System
PE2: Pain Education: Your Sensors Have Changed
PE3: Pain Education: Spreading Pain Nosy Neighbours
PE4: Pain Education: How To Calm The System
PE5: Pain Education: Pain without an Injury
PE6: Pain Education: Your Brain is Having a Pain Meeting
PE7: Pain Education: Stress and Pain
PE8: Pain Education: What About My Tissues
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The United States' overall economy is world-leading. It is open, with well-developed infrastructure, competitive markets and plentiful access to finance; its institutions are robust, with strong social capital, supported by strong education. However, it under-performs in health, living conditions and safety, and has not advanced in our global Prosperity Index rankings over the last 10 years.
We wanted to understand why the undeniable economic success of the U.S. has not yet translated fully into social wellbeing. So, with the generous support of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, we have created a new United States Prosperity Index, defining and measuring the prosperity of each of the 50 states of the Union as well as Washington, D.C. over the past decade.
Led by Stephen Brien our United States Prosperity programme is focused on developing a thoroughly comprehensive picture of prosperity, across its economic, institutional and social dimensions, for all the different states and regions of the U.S.
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- Cook up a feast and raise money to help keep Syrian children safe this winter
What's cooking?
Anything! Adapt your favourite dishes, practise some fancy new skills or whip up something super simple. We'll help you plan the perfect supper club to suit you. Why not mix it up with a 'bring your own' pot-luck dinner or a Syrian brunch?
Why does your meal matter?
Farah left Syria when she was just two.
Now six years old, she lives in a caravan in Za'atari Camp in Jordan with her family, and has started her education at a Unicef-supported school.
By supporting #CookForSyria with your supper club, you can help Unicef protect Syrian children like Farah and give them hope for a happy future.
could provide three textbooks to a school, helping give children the chance to learn and progress in life.
could buy a 'School in a Box' containing materials for teachers to help at least 40 children learn in times of conflict.
could provide a month's supply of life-saving peanut paste to bring a severely malnourished child back to health.
#CookForSyria is a global fundraising initiative founded by Clerkenwell Boy, Serena Guen and Gemma Bell in partnership with Unicef Next Generation London. Launched in 2016, #CookForSyria received the Observer Food Monthly's 2017 Best Ethical Food Project Award and has raised £550,000 net worldwide. Visit the campaign website to learn more.