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Why don't I have a shotgun-wielding butler?
If you think there are too many superhero movies these days, just try keeping track of all the superhero animated series that have been coming and going on cable in recent years. This is especially true of Batman. As soon as one of his animated shows ends, another one begins. From the anime-inspired The Batman to the kid-friendly Batman: The Brave and the Bold to his supporting role in Young Justice, it seems like there are more cartoons with Batman than without him. Now we've got Beware the Batman, a CGI-animated take on the character that mixes classic Bat action with some newer twists.
Billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne (Anthony Ruivivar, Third Watch) is secretly Batman, the masked crimefighter who protects Gotham City. He's aided in his efforts by his bodyguard Alfred Pennyworth (J.B. Blanc, R.O.D. The Series) and new trainee Katana (Sumalee Montano, Transformers Prime). This trio faces some of the biggest crimes and conspiracies to face Gotham, including schemes from the League of Assassins, and from violent social activist Anarky (Wallace Langham, CSI).
Another day, another animated take on Batman. Beware the Batman would appear to take place in Batman's younger days, with him still learning his way around what it takes to be a Dark Knight, but experienced enough so that he can appropriately lurk in shadows and brood on rooftops. He has his gadgets and his souped-up Batmobile, but things are just grounded enough so that he receives punches as well as dishing them out, occasionally getting smacked around pretty good by some villains before eventually winning the day.
The show's biggest surprise, and what sets it apart from other bat-adaptations, is its take on Alfred. Instead of Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred is Bruce Wayne's bodyguard, merely posing as his butler. While most versions of Batman hint at Alfred's colorful past as a spy, mercenary, or othertype man of action, this Alfred is right there alongside Batty-boy, throwing punches and firing rocket launchers. Beware the Batman stirred some minor controversy when it debuted with ads featuring Alfred wielding a gun. He does use guns a few times in the actual series, but in a nonviolent way. His past as a spy — with MI6 mentioned specifically — is front and center, and several plot points have to do with his espionage days.
The other new introduction is Katana in the sidekick/trainee role. At first, she's introduced as the slick martial artist, but as we get to know her, we discover that she's got a sly sense of humor and even gets to romance a nerdy scientist. I suppose that with Batman being the hero, and Alfred being the tough guy, it falls on Katana to balance things out by being the funny one. This makes her something of an audience surrogate, though, as she's the newcomer into Batman's world.
Another bonus for the show is how it treats the villains. The goal has clearly been to spotlight some of the newer and/or lesser known Bat-baddies. There's no Joker, no Penguin, no Catwoman. Instead we have c-listers like Professor Pyg, Magpie, and Humpty Dumpty. Some might balk at not seeing the iconic villains, but the show's writers have done quite a lot to make the obscure ones interesting. Pyg and his sidekick Mr. Toad speak in an overly formal pseudo-Victorian manner, which makes them darkly comedic. Magpie at first appears to be merely a Harley Quinn ripoff, but by her second appearance, she's managed an identity of her own. She's both likable and tragic in her insane evil. The same can be said for Humpty Dumpty, who is not played as a buffoon. Instead, he's portrayed with the classic "tragic Batman villain" trope, where he's creepy at first, then you feel bad for him, and then he gets creepy again. There are two "big bads" competing for the top spot in long arcs. Anarky makes a constant nuisance of himself throughout the season, and the League of Assassins, led by the unbeatable Lady Shiva (Finola Hughes, General Hospital), who has ties to both Alfred's and Katana's pasts.
The made-for-TV CGI can't compete with the likes of Pixar — or, if you prefer, the likes of Batman: Arkham City — but it does the job. It's true that Gotham often seems devoid of people, and the characters come off as stiff when just walking and talking. The animation excels, however, when the action kicks in. The hand-to-hand combat, of which there is a lot, is quick, flashy, and occasionally brutal. The Batmobile and other Bat-vehicles get in on the action as well, so expect plenty of high-octane chases as well.
I'm not sure what to make of Anthony Ruivivar's voice work as Batman. He seems to be going for a balance between the classic Batman and the youthful Batman. Whether he's successful is open for discussion. JB Blanc does a heavy Cockney accent for the toughened up Alfred, and Sumalee Montano does a nice deadpan delivery as Katana. Some well-known actors show up in guest spots, including Adam Baldwin (Firefly), Kurtwood Smith (That '70s Show), and cult movie legend Udo Kier (Andy Warhol's Dracula). Animation fans will also recognize voice acting regulars Grey Delisle (Teen Titans), Tara Strong (Ben 10) and Dee Bradley Baker (Avatar: The Last Airbender).
This single disc contains the show's first 13 episodes, presented in 1.85:1/1080p HD widescreen. The visuals are sharp and clear, as expected for recently-made CGI. There are a few times when the sound effects and music drown out the actors' voices, but other than that the DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio track is similarly clean and defect-free. Not only are there no extras, but the disc is so low-frills that there isn't even so much as an animated menu.
Ratings were dismal for Beware the Batman, so this and the upcoming Volume 2 disc are likely all we'll ever see of the show. For what it is, though, it's a fun, action-packed superhero romp. It might be different from what Bat-fans are used to, but there's a lot to enjoy as well.
Cape? Cowl? Not guilty.


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Wednesday, October 19th
CHARACTER TRAIT: Honesty/Integrity
"Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people." ~ Spencer Johnson
"Your Character is your footprint, and your footprint is your legacy."
Lunch: Oven Roasted Chicken, Steamed Carrots, Mashed Potatoes, Wheat Roll, Apple Wedges & Milk
There will not be Circle of Friends lunches this week !!! But will continue next week.
Congratulations Anna Baltz !!! State Champion in 4A girls singles. Shout out to Trevor Overbay and Ty McDonnough for 5th in State and Camilo Golac 7th in State. So proud of you all !!
Way to Go Marching Redskins !!! They received all Superior ratings at region and will compete in the inaugural state band championship.
Pocahontas Special Olympics T-Shirt Order forms are available at the bulletin board. Orders need to be turned into Mrs. Tabitha Phelps (PJHS) by October 19th.
Project Graduation is looking for a senior to design a t shirt for the upcoming Project Graduation Color Run. Returned qualified entries will earn $$ toward Project Graduation night. Forms may be picked up from Mrs. Kara Sullinger in the art room and returned no later than Thursday, October 20th.
FFA Members will need to pay for the Greenhand & 360 conferences by October 28th.
PHS Project Graduation 5k Color RunwithFun. Adults $25, 10 and under $10. Must register by Oct 31 at 5pm to guarantee a T-Shirt. Sponsored by Black River Health Club
Registration begins on Oct 13 at racesonline.com . Registration forms are also available and can be be picked up or turned in at:
Alma Spikes - Denee Johnson or Jenna McDonnough
MD Williams - Cheryl Matlock
PJHS - Chandra McDowell/office
PHS - Dianna Johnson/office - pick up forms by the bulletin board
Circle of Friends applications can be picked up in the office. They need to be returned to Mrs. Courtney Throesch or the office. Applications need to be turned in soon so we can get started.
The Randolph County Health Department will be here on Wednesday, October 26th to administer the flu vaccine. Consent forms will be sent home with students in the upcoming weeks. Consents must be returned to the school nurse by Wednesday, October 19th.
YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE! Pre-order your 2017 yearbook by October 28th for the BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL of $35.00 (the lowest price of the year)! Add personalization for $5.00 and receive up to 4 free icons. To order go online at jostensyearbooks.com or see Mrs. Sullinger in Room 4. (For the first time, personalizing with monograms or a crest is available, but only for orders online at jostensyearbooks.com.)
*October 29th will begin our fall sale: yearbooks will be $40.00, personalization $5.00 (monogram and crests will still be available online only), and icons $3.00 each.
Anyone interested in Chess Club see Mrs. Miller on Wednesdays. Chess practice will be Wednesdays at noon in her room at junior high.
S.W.A.T. will meet every Wednesday in Mrs. Baty's room at lunch… Bring your lunch.
Mr. Miller will be offering tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school or directly after school. Please make sure to let him know if you will be attending. Students can also stop by his room during 4th hour, if needed.
ALL students who drive and park on our campus must have a current hang tag.
Fall athletic passes are accepted at the gate for fall sporting events. Students must show their pass at the gate for free entry, otherwise students are to pay the $2.00 entry fee.
October 19th - PSAT
Flu Shot consent forms due today
Senior Composite Retakes
Report Cards go home today.
Volleyball plays Harrisburg today in Trumann for 3rd/4th place in District. Go Lady Skins !!!
Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30 - 7:30 Grades K-6 & 10-12… No early dismissal
The History Club will meet in Ms. Galvan's classroom during lunch. Please pay your dues at that time if you haven't already.
Football vs Gosnell AT Home @ 7:00
SENIOR NIGHT (Volleyball, Football, Tennis, Golf, Band) will begin at 6:30 before the game.
ACT Test
October 24th - There will be a Financial Aid Night to share information regarding changes to the FAFSA and other financial aid topics at 6:00 in the library.
October 25th - Fall Picture Retake Day (10th & 11th grade)
October 26th - The Randolph County Health Department will be here to administer the flu vaccine.
October 26th - Williams Baptist College Fair
October 27th - UCA Rep - Counselor's Office 11:40 - 12:15… Students drop in to visit
October 29th - Championship at the Rock @ Little Rock
...News from the Counselor
Be sure to check your email often. Mrs. Hogan is sending out information daily. Below is some of the info she has already sent out.
---Discover UALR College Day - October 7th & October 28th
---FAFSA changes for the 2017-18 year
---B. Davis Scholarship - $1000 - Deadline May 22nd, 2017
---Honorsgrad Multimedia Scholarship - $1000 - Deadline April 16, 2017
---Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship - $1000 - Deadline June 1st, 2017
---Aspiring Animation Professional Scholarship - $1000 - Deadline June 1st, 2017
---Aspiring Business Professional Scholarship - $1000 - Deadline June 1st, 2017
---PSAT/NMSQT Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship
Seniors check the list, on the board across from the office, for the correct spelling of your name. This is the way your name will appear on your diploma. If your name is spelled incorrectly let the office know.
On October 26th seniors will have the opportunity to attend a College Fair at Williams Baptist College. We will be leaving PHS at 8:15 and returning to campus no later than 10:00. In order to attend you must pre- register at www.gotocollegefairs.com and also complete the consent to travel form that is attached to this email. Please return your consent to travel form to Mrs. Hogan by 3:30 pm October 17th. No late forms will be accepted.
PARENTS ADS FOR 2017 YEARBOOK CAN BE PURCHASED NOW! Buy the ad size you want now and turn in all the pictures and write up before Christmas break.
Page Sizes and Prices:
⅛ = $50.00
¼ = $80.00
½ = $110.00
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text: I woke up this morning and the pain from my inflamed scar continues. I have been told I am cancer free 3 years 8 months and 9 days ago.You see, its just a scar.I am breathing. I kept the Faith. I believed I would be here and I am.Is it that simple?Maybe.Maybe not. Of course there are external physical things like medicine to heal us.BUT, I envisioned and believed my tumor would shrink and be gone.It takes two.You and your higher power.To me, that is my God. The alternative is death. I never thought I would not be here. So, I am here. Embrace the scar. Joel Olsteen says it best here.


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Heather Salinas of Corona has been looking for another place to rent for several weeks. She told me about a five-bedroom home that looked perfect, but the monthly rent sent up a red flag.
"I came across one that was a five-bedroom for $1,200, and I just kind of was like, well, maybe they made a typo," said Heather.
But it wasn't a typo. What Heather had spotted was a scam, and she knows scams.
Last year Eyewitness News did a story with Heather about a cashier's check scam. Heather had been taken for about $5,000 and she wasn't going to let it happen again.
"I don't want to lose another $2,200 when I've lost 5,000 last year. I have three kids I need to support," said Heather.
But now this new scam using house and apartment rentals is making the rounds on Web sites like Craig's List. In the e-mails Heather received from the supposed owner of the five-bedroom home, he said he had been in an accident where he lost his hearing and his wife.
He wanted Heather to use Western Union to wire the first month's rent and deposit, which amounted to more than $2,000. But Heather didn't take the bait, which was a very good decision.
The supposed owner of the house that Heather wanted to rent told Heather through e-mail that the house was vacant. However, the neighbors next door said that's not the story at all.
"Yes, there's a family that lives next door right now," said Debbie Kirby, neighbor to the supposedly vacated house. "They own the house."
So without the knowledge of the real owners of the home, someone was trying to rent it out as part of their scam. I did try to talk to them but they weren't home at the time.
Craig's List tries to keep an eye on such scams and does post a warning about them. They say:
- Deal locally with people you can meet in person.
- Never wire funds via Western Union or MoneyGram.
- And remember: fake cashier's checks and money orders are common.
Another scam to watch out for involves the renter of a place posing as the owner. They then take your security deposit and skip town. And all of these rental scams are taking place in every county of Southern California. So be very careful.
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Kitewood Group
The Kitewood Group, a british property development and investmentcompany with offices in Kampala, supports the work of BSUF, with a share oftheir profits distributed to BSUF. The Chairman of Kitewood, John Faith, is also the Chairman of Children of Uganda (UK).
The Signum Foundation, Poland
The Signum Foundation [www.signum.art.pl] is a Polish charity that works with children and youths. Whilst primarily engaged in promoting education and art for children in Poland, as part of its outreach program it is supporting BSUF with its educational program in Uganda. Education, the Foundation believes, is the best tool to fulfill potential and create a 'better reality' for people living in poverty.
The Foundation awarded a Scholarship to a talented 13 year old Ugandan boy to enable him to commence his studies at one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Uganda. Their support has been rewarded in that Jonathan is now studying at Dar es Salaam University and has recently been elected Vice President of their Law Society.
The Signum Foundation also provides Polish sponsors for other Ugandan children in Educational Sponsorship Programme .
Children of Uganda (UK) – BSUF is most grateful for the support from the Signum Foundation and others in Poland.
Theatre Make A Difference Trust
The Make a Difference Trust [https://www.madtrust.org.uk/] is a UK based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV and AIDS.
Building on a legacy of over 25 years of fundraising by the theatre industry, The Make A Difference Trust raises funds for HIV and AIDS projects that build awareness and provide care, support and education in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa.
We are delighted that TMAD has provided us with a grant, which has enabled us to start the building of our clinic, which is the first part of our Community Centre building project. With their help we can now provide ongoing healthcare to the children and community, to help stamp out aids and other infectious diseases.
The Barrington Education Initiative (BEI)
The Barrington Education Initiative (BEI) [http//www.beifoundation.org/] is an Austrian private charitable foundation. It provides resources to impoverished communities within the developing world, with a focus on improving the education, health and welfare of young children. BEI cooperates with locally based non-governmental organisations and professionals.
Since a child of today is an adult of tomorrow, BEI sees it as their responsibility, where possible, to do whatever they can to ensure a better tomorrow for them, their families & society.
BSUF's Founder Annette Mbedha recognised the need for a purpose built nursery school in Butansi and BEI provided the funds to make this possible. BEI also funds a Teacher's Association in the village.
Richmond Hill St. Andrew's Church, Bournemouth
Richmond Hill St. Andrew's church is a friend of our charity and has assisted us in a number of different ways. The church and members of the congregation are sponsoring 10 children in our educational programme. They have also provided funds to St. Mary's church in Butansi for wooden pews, so that the whole congregation can now be seated. Annette was delighted to be presented with a beautiful 200 year old St. James holy bible by the Rev Martin Ambler, which she and the UK Trustees took out to Butansi and presented to the local congregation at a special ceremony. They were thrilled.
We would also like to thank:
Rushden Community College in Northampton
A school link has been formed between Rushden Community college and Future Victory Primary School in Butansi village. The students from both schools learn about each other's day at school, activities, subjects studied, and future aspirations. Future victory students use local materials like sisal, banana fibres to make skipping ropes, footballs and baskets which they send to their pen pals at Rushden. The students at Rushden have sponsored walks, bake sales, sports activities and raised £200 towards the Construction of an Art room at Future Victory. We had a donation of £500 from the school council and part of this has been spent towards acquiring a bicycle (transportation) for the trustees in the village and the balance is going towards the Art room.
Ringmer Community College in Lewes


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I have interviewed both Edie and Rebecca in the past. Both are great storytellers. Rebecca is totally hilarious. Don't miss this reading if you can make it.
From the inbox:
Edie Clark and Rebecca Rule
Sunday, November 22, at 2 PM
Two quintessential New England storytellers join us to share the gift of memoir and humor. Edie Clark is the author of Saturday Beans and Sunday Suppers, The Place He Made, and The View from Mary's Farm. Rebecca Rule, the self-styled "Moose of Humor," is the author of Live Free and Eat Pie! a Storyteller's Guide to New Hampshire, Could Have Been Worse, and The Best Revenge.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Storyteller Rule at Gibson's Sunday
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From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 30 December 1800
30. December. 1800.
The transfer of Silesia from the Bohemian to the Hungarian dominions which as I have before informed you was the result of the Hussite wars, complicated with a disputed succession to the crowns of both those kingdoms, was followed by much more important changes in the condition of the inhabitants, than had been produced by the preceeding revolutions. The numerous petty princes, who had been successively been persuaded, or forced to recognize a common Sovereign, had retained almost all their prerogatives, & the Bohemian kings never could depend upon that province either for military service, or pecuniary contribution. The private feuds between the now subordinate princes, were nearly, or quite as frequent as they had been before their subjection, & the consideration & power of the monarck were seldom competent to suppress them. It was the manifest interest of the kings to reduce the strength of such turbulent vassals, & for this purpose they granted frequent & considerable privileges to the <
people> inhabitants of the towns—These had a thorough detestation for their princely lords, whom they much more often found their tyrants than their protectors—The quarrels between these princes accordingly to the ideas of the times were held for regular wars, but between sovereigns of so little power, & who were so numerous, they naturally degenerated into little more than high way robberies. The people of the towns were continually placed between the rapacity of the lord, & that of his enemies. They were glad therefore to seek in the favor of the kings, such privileges, as might afford them a protection, which they could not hope from their arms—Hence during the Bohemian dominion the constant tendency of affairs had been to depress the princes, & to raise the people. But Mathias, the first of the kings of the < Bohemian> Hungarian rase, made them all bend alike under the weight of an iron sceptre—As by his personal character he was one of the ablest princes of his age, so, by means of his standing army (for he was among the first kings in Europe who kept one) he became one of the most powerful. His supremacy was felt both in its good & evil consequences. He suppressed the private wars between the princes, & the high way robberies resulting from them. He established a vice-roy with authority to settle all controversies of that nature by a regular course of justice, & suffered no new fortified castle to be built, & no new tax, or contribution to be imposed with his special permission—These measures were all carried into effect by the energy, with which he provided for their execution, & by introducing that public security, which one of the principal ends for which human societies are instituted, he was the benefactor of all classes of his people—But on the other hand he oppressed the princes by compelling some of them to sell their estates to him, & by levying heavy fines as penalties upon others. At the same time he burthened all the people by a land tax, from which untill then they had always been exempt, & which they felt the more severely for its novelty.
Mathias died in the year 1490, and was succeeded by Uladislaus, king of Bohemia, conformably to the peace of Olmütz concluded in the year 1478—Uladislaus was about the same time elected king of Hungary, & hence a dispute arose whether Silesia was henceforth to be held as an appendage to the Hungarian, or to the Bohemian kingdom. By the peace of Olmütz it was to have been restored to Bohemia upon the payment of 40,000 ducats—And as they were not paid, the Hungarians contended that Silesia must still be viewed as a province of theirs—The Bohemians and Silesians insisted upon a reunion, & their wishes finally prevailed—
This Udislaus was remarkable for that kind of weakness of character, which never can refuse anything, & one of its consequences was that his grants & ordonnances were often in direct contradiction to one another—Thus by one of his regulations it was established that none of the Bohemian domains should be subject to alienation, while by another he granted to Frederic 2nd., Duke of Liegnitz, the right of alienating his dutchy by testaments or by compact of mutual inheritance. This was one of the expedients in frequent practice in the german constitution to counteract the consequence of the perpetual divisibility of kingdoms & provinces. It was common among brothers, & among different <
lines> branches of the same family. It consisted of stipulations that upon the extinction of either of the contracting lines, the other should come in possession of his estates—The duke of Liegnitz, to whom likewise Brieg, & Wohlau belonged, accordingly, did make such a compact in the year 1537, with Joachim, elector of Brandenburg—This event deserves particular notice, because it was the first foundation of the claim, which more than two centuries after placed the whole province in the possession of the kings of Prussia.
Uladislaus disbanded his father's army, &nd having thus resigned almost all the instruments of power, which were in those days efficacious, it was not surprizing that his authority fell into contempt. The old anarchy of private wars, & high way robberies, practised by the nobility, was renewed in as great violence as ever. They had reduced it to a sort of regular system, & the noble robbers exercised their trade with nice distinctions—A Silesian chronicle mentions one of these uncorteous knights, who became celebrated by the name of black Ritt, & with his squire, was hung in 1509. He had made it a rule <
and> to plunder merchants & jews, but not the learned. His tests of learning were like those, which in the english courts entitled felons to the benefit of clergy. At the gallows he declared some of the dukes had promised to support him, < begged hard for his,> & by way of last words sung, Put not your trust in Princes—His squire, who was hung with him, begged hard for his life, and offered if they would spare it, to be put upon hard labor, in the fortress, or to take a wife.
Uladislaus died in the year 1516, & was succeeded by his son Lewis, a child of ten years, who in 1526, was killed in battle against the turks under Soliman the second. Lewis left no children, & as his only sister Anna had married Ferdinand 1. Archduke of Austria, afterward Emperor, Silesia, together with Bohemia became a possession of the house of Austria, & from this occurence commences the fifth period in the history of the Province.
The compact of inheritance between the Duke of Liegnitz & the Elector of Brandenburg was strengthed by a double mariage, between each of their sons & the others daughter—It was therefore very probable that Liegnitz with its appendages would soon fall to the house of Brandenburg, & under that apprehension Ferdinand prevailed upon the states of Bohemia to declare the compact of inheritance null & void, conformably to the ordinance of Uladislaus, that no part of the Bohemian dominions should be subject of alienation—The elector of Brandenburg entered a protest against this decision of the States—The duke of Liegnitz was compelled to recognize in writing the nullity of the compact, but left a solemn confirmation of it in his last will.
From the time when the house of Austria came in possession of Silesia, the weight & independence of the princes gradually dwindled away, & the power of the sovereign insensibly spread itself over all classes of people alike. But instead of the divisibility of sovereignty, which had for several centuries been the prolific seed of war among men, another had just then sprouted out of the ground, & taken firm root in it, which had its turn of three hundred years <
desolation> to depeople the earth, & has but recently resigned the soil to a third kernel of desolation. I speake of the religious dissensions, which blazed out with inextinguishable violence from the moment of the controversy commenced by Luther in 1517. Of the Silesian princes nearly one half in the course of a few years embraced the doctrines of the reformation; the rest adhered to the catholic faith, & in almost every instance the vassals followed the < cause> examples of their respective lords—The Austrian sovereigns always found it necessary to tolerate in a certain degree the new sect, which had such numerous partizans, & experience proved that the policy of those emperors was the most successful, which carried toleration the farthest.
Ferdinand 1. died in 1564, & was succeeded by his son Maximilian, who after a short reign was upon his death in 1576 followed by his son Rudolph the Second—This prince lived untill the year 1612, but before his death had lost by successive follies & misfortunes all his dominions.
During the reign of Lewis the last king before the Austrian line, he had granted to George, Margrave of Anspach, who was at the same time prince of Jägerndorf in Silesia, and Lewis' greatest favorite, the power of disposing by Will, or Deed, of this principality. George, by virtue of this authority, made a compact of mutual inheritance with the duke of Oppelm & Ratibor, who died without issue, & George came in possession of his estates. The Emperor Ferdinand had declared this compact null & void upon the same grounds as those alledged against the Duke of Liegnitz's compact, & had taken Oppeln & Ratibor to himself, with a promise, which he never performed, to pay George 130,000 florins by way of indemnity—The Margrave George, was succeeded, as Duke of Jägerndorf, by his son George Frederic, who having no children left the principality to his cousin, Joachim, Elector of Brandenburg—Joachim soon after granted it to his son John George—This was at a time, when Rhudolphus was so reduced in power, that he did not venture to oppose the execution of the testamentary disposition; which however he did not confirm. In the year 1611, Rudolphus was succeeded as king of Bohemia by his brother Mathias.
To give you four whole pages of dry provincial history at once, without the relief of a few lines upon some other subject, would be to levy upon your patience a contribution rather too severe—I shall therefore content myself with having in this letter unfolded to you as clearly as I am able, all the original claims upon which Frederic the second so long afterwards grounded his conquest of Silesia, & for the continuation of my chronicle will give you a respite untill the next century.
When I received your last letter (of October. 25.) I did not understand altogether its last paragraph, because I had heard no circumstance to which I supposed it specially alluded—Since then, an article in the German Berlin Gazette (such must be my source of information from America) has partly explained to me your meaning. It mentions, that Tench Coxe had published a private letter, which your father wrote to him eight years ago, & containing something (I am yet ignorant what) to the disadvantage of Genl. Pinckney—Likewise that Mr. Hamilton had published a pamphlet against your father, & highly recommending Genl. Pinckney as President. Now if these are the instances, which you thought would surprize me, your conjecture was natural, but not accurate—Coxe & Hamilton I knew had both become political enemies of the President—That their enmity was bitter I had no doubt, because it was unjust, & I had no reason to <
scruple> suppose that either of the men would scruple at such a mode of manifesting his enmity. It is an old maxim of prudence always to treat an enemy, as if he might one day become your friend, & a knowledge of mankind will too often prescribe an attention of the rule & direct us always to treat a friend, as if he might one day become your enemy—From the newspapers I likewise learn, that the convention with France was known in the United States before the election took place; but in the state of parties and passions prevailing in our country, that event certainly did not change a single vote.
With the scanty information I can collect, I distribute my own opinions upon American affairs—But from what I do see, it is impossible for me to avoid the supposition that the ultimate necessary consequence, if not the ultimate object of both the extreme parties, which divide us, will be a dissolution of the Union & a civil war—Your father's policy was certainly to steer between the shoals on one side, & the rocks on the other. But as both factions have turned their arms against him & the people themselves have abandoned him, there is too much reason to expect that the purpose common to the two opposite factions will be effected—I speak of this now merely as a reason for giving you a new caution with regard to my property—That you keep a keen & steady eye upon the measures that will take place after the new administration, & if necessary place my funds in a situation, which will be as little as possible dependant upon a revolution.
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What a 20-minute run to be a sports fan AND a sports bettor late Sunday afternoon when the money changing hands came at a dizzying pace in what was as good a stretch of football entertainment as you can find.
First to Pittsburgh where the Patriots sensational last-minute touchdown drive capped off by a two-point conversion had New England up by three and headed towards a miraculous cover (closing line was Pats by 2 1/2.).
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Back to Pittsburgh, the call-back of the Jesse James touchdown in the last minute and the Big Ben pick also denied over bettors as the under 54 prevailed.
The Bills, with their big home win and cover over the Dolphins, are in the thick of the AFC playoff race with two games remaining. What were the odds of that happening 15 weeks ago?
Well the odds for next week have the Patriots as 13-point faves over quarterback Tyrod Taylor and his upstart Bills. And the line opened at 11 1/2.
Heading into the Sunday nighter, it was another strong week for the favourites, who were 10-4 vs. the spread and 12-0 overall.
Monday, Monday anyone? The Falcons opened as four-point favourites over the Bucs and have been steamed all the way up to 6 1/2 points or seven.


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Since I have been super lame at blogging (and many other things) I need to put together a year in review post. But at this moment I just have a jumble of things in my head that I have decided to spout off.
My husband is super handsome and I hate that he is always leaving the house super early lately. I like waking up with him next to me.
My children are darling and funny and always (okay maybe not ALWAYS) put a smile on my face.
I love the smell of a live Christmas tree and sitting in it's glow.
I love the smell of the little cutie clementine oranges the kids have been eating all day and hope my hands smell like them all night.
I'm so glad we took a day trip to the snow, even though our plans of cutting down our own tree were thwarted by closed roads.
I am currently still telling myself that I will take pictures of the kids and send out a New Year's card, since I hate the fact that I didn't get a Christmas one done this year.
I am sort of excited for Christmas to get done so I can start focusing on the nursery. Although, I do love Christmas, I'm just feeling exhausted by it this year. I still haven't bought my in-laws gifts. I have 4 days. . .
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
3 comments:
- Emily said...
I never wash my hands (only rinse them) after peeling clementines or oranges cause I love the smell on them too!
- BrookiesCloset said...
Nothing smells better than oranges! We love them. I am done shopping, but I still have a little sewing to finish before Christmas. I always make my daughter-in-law and the girls dresses for Christmas . . . so I am madly finishing those projects. I hope you're feeling good, but I'm sure tired. Have a wonderful Christmas!
- Gina said...
Where did you find all that snow?
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In May 1987, the UK bus industry was coming to terms with the dual impacts of deregulation and the privatisation of National Bus Company subsidiaries. Outside of London, registration of new vehicles had dropped to very low levels. Most of them were minibuses as companies freed of many legislative constrictions sought new ways to compete for business and also attract non bus users to grow their market.
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Not only did this represent one of the first significant post deregulation orders, it also introduced the now more widespread practice of manufacturer lead contract maintenance. Volvo has continued to develop and expand its package concept as Stuart Jones reported in his recent article on their electrification proposals for UK cities (B&CB 1385, 1 July 2016).
Recognising the significance of the order, a formal handover of the new vehicles was organised to coincide with the opening of Badgerline's new Weston-Super-Mare depot, another major investment for the time and reflecting the company's confidence of their future in the industry.
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Badgerline chose Sunday 31 May 1987 to launch the vehicles and I was invited to cover for Stuart Jones at the event, probably the first major UK event I had covered in my then occasional support role. It was a glorious spring day and the vehicles sparkled, many in a new, then cutting edge, application of Badgerline's green and yellow colour scheme.
The formal handover featured Badgerline Regional Director, Philip Snowden and Volvo Bus (GB) Director and General Manager, Sandy Glennie who described the deal as 'highly significant.' The Chairman of Woodspring District Council, Horace Ashman, cut the formal ribbon to open the new depot following which, guests boarded six of the buses for a tour of Weston-Super-Mare. The vehicles were supplied through Kirkby Bus and Coach with Volvo appointing Westward Commercial Vehicles to manage the five year contract maintenance agreement that gave Badgerline guaranteed fixed operating costs over the period.
The final paragraph of my report referred to Badgerline demonstrating a forward looking attitude to the industry having been in the forefront of minibus introductions and modern marketing methods. It was obviously a company that was going places but who at the time would have forecast its journey as it grew from being a local operation in Avon through the formation of First Bus to the global operation that First is today. And some of those Volvos have been there all the way!
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Some 29 years after the Weston-Super-Mare event, a recent holiday in Cornwall reunited me with the final survivors of that Volvo fleet, working on the network of open top services that First provides around the Penwith peninsula in the far west of Cornwall. Realising that this would be their final summer of operation, a day of the holiday was set aside to sample the full Penzance – Lands End – St Ives – Penzance circuit.
The circuit is formed by three services, 1A, Penzance to Lands End via the south coast and 17, Penzance to St Ives via Marazion (for St Michaels Mount) operate on an approximately hourly basis with the 300, Lands End to St Ives along the rugged north coast offering five journeys a day in each direction. The latter normally run through as a 1A to or from Penzance.
First offer a range of day and longer period tickets covering their recently expanded Cornwall bus and rail networks. Two prices for day tickets were seen in various places beforehand so I was ready with the higher figure when boarding the first bus of the day, a former London Plaxton President working the north coast route from Newquay to St Ives. The driver politely explained that it was only £10 and advised that it was also available on the trains. (Roger French recently pointed out this anomaly [French Connection B&CB 1389, 29 July 2016]) and a First spokesperson confirmed that I had been sold a Ride Cornwall ticket rather than a First day ticket.)
A short run around the Hayle estuary and the traffic queue towards St Ives was reached at Lelant. Changing in the village centre onto a leather seated Enviro400, Penzance was reached without too much delay despite increasing traffic levels.
There was already a queue for the 1A to Lands End which would run through as a 300, the numbers growing as departure time approached and passed. Then a message was received that a number of buses had been gridlocked in Penzance town centre by scaffolding work and deliveries. Well behind time, one of the Citybuses rolled in and commenced loading, the driver offering the best ticket option to those purchasing tickets and again reminding them that the Ride Cornwall day tickets were valid on the trains. The top deck was almost full leaving the bus station and by the final stop in Penzance the driver needed to check for any available space before loading.
Out of Penzance and once through Newlyn, serious hill climbing started and the melodious tones of Volvo's 10litre engine echoed from the cottages lining the narrow street. Of course, a hill start was called for whilst waiting for oncoming traffic to make way. It was a narrow squeeze passed an open top Olympian on the 1A in the other direction and on the double run to Porthcurno, there was a German Setra 500 series to contend with. The Citybus emptied considerably at Lands End and changed to a 300 heading for St Ives. In another double-run, the route dropped steeply into Sennen Cove where a gap between houses on the sea front is reserved for turning the bus.
Along the north west coast, the breeze kept it cool on the top deck despite the sunshine and most passengers chose to sit close to the windshields, the views however were fabulous. After St Just, two large camper vans made for slow progress then a First Plaxton Panther coach on driver training duties was caught up and followed most of the way to St Ives. It's certainly a route where the driver's awareness of the vehicle and anticipation of conditions ahead is tested to the extreme. At Zennor a local passenger boarded, asking if this was the 'expensive bus', presumably this was a reference to the heritage service which has occasionally run along the coast, some stops having signs showing an open top Bristol Lodekka.
Arrival at St Ives Malakoff bus station, on a ledge above the harbour, reflected the late departure from Penzance, there being little chance to recover time along the route. A few minutes later another Citybus arrived on the direct route from Penzance and, in preparation for their return journeys, both were reversed into place under the watchful eye of the bus station supervisor. Despite the earlier delays, the service was now back on schedule as both vehicles departed on time.
My day continued with a quick trip along the widely promoted scenic St Ives branch railway before joining another open topper to complete the Penwith circuit, this time the one Volvo Olympian operating alongside the Citybuses and a mere 22 years old. Highlights were the views from high above St Ives and the coastal sweep through Marazion where the tide had covered the causeway to St Michaels Mount and boats were providing the link as the island's amphibious bus was later seen undergoing a refit.
First Kernow
Following years of cutbacks, First has recently re-established itself as the main provider of stage services across most of Cornwall. Marketed under the First Kernow brand, there appeared to be a good level of up to date information at stops and a comprehensive 'local bus guide' with full timetables and map was widely available for the summer season. Shortly after my trip, First announced new branding for Kernow operations alongside significant investment including new vehicles for key corridors and the conversion of a number of low floor double deckers to provide the open top services.
Recognising that even in summer, Cornwall can suffer the vagueness of the British weather, First Kernow has taken a bold move and halved the price of the First day ticket when it is raining. Hopefully this will tempt more people to take a chance and explore by bus, reducing the traffic congestion which is prevalent in summer despite significant investment in the road network since I first visited nearly 40 years ago. Open top journeys ran along the north coast then under National Bus Company auspices, the 'elderly' Leyland Atlantean cascaded from Torquay being a mere 16 years old.
Last Word
Back at that launch in 1987, few would have predicted the growth of the acorn that was Badgerline and probably fewer would have expected to ride on the Citybuses in scheduled service nearly 30 years later. Legislation dictates that this will be their last summer and the summer timetable ends on 17 September, but even without them, the open top journey around Penwith will still be one to savour!


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ATHENS METRO – "HIPPODAMUS" commences the Metro tunneling works towards Piraeus
The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) named "Hippodamus" commences its operation from the Startup Shaft in the area of Aghia Varvara for boring the tunnel of the Metro Line 3 Extension to Piraeus.
The event of the TBM launching was hosted by Mr. Christos Tsitouras, Chairman and Managing Director of ATTIKO METRO S.A. and was attended by Messrs. Stratos Simopoulos, Secretary General of Public Works, George Kaplanis, Mayor of Aghia Varvara, Dimitrios Grivas, Vice-Chairman of ATTIKO METRO S.A., the members of ATTIKO METRO S.A. BoD and Mr. Panagiotis Papachlimintzos, General Manager of ATTIKO METRO S.A.
"Hippodamus" was named after the great ancient Greek urban planner.
Various elements of Hippodamian Plan of the ancient city of Piraeus are being revealed during the archaeological survey conducted in the framework of the Metro Project construction in Dimotiko Theatro Square. Tunneling works commence in due time, as provided for in the Project Time Schedule; this was made feasible due to the significant efforts made by ATTIKO METRO S.A., the construction Joint Venture of the Project and, mainly, by all employees who achieved, in record time, to assemble the TBM machine.
Having bored 6.5 km of tunnel and having passed through AGHIA VARVARA, KORYDALLOS, NIKEA, MANIATIKA, PIRAEUS and DIMOTIKO THEATRO Stations, which are under construction and where the worksites are in full swing, it is anticipated that "Hippodamus" will complete the construction of the tunnel in approximately 2.5 years.
Mr. Christos Tsitouras, Chairman and Managing Director of ATTIKO METRO S.A., stressed the following:
"Another great Project of ATTIKO METRO S.A., whose funding by the European Union and the European Investment Bank is secured, is in full progress contributing, thus, in a most decisive way to the development of the country; once completed, this project will upgrade the city and the port of Piraeus and will serve the transportation needs of the citizens of all Municipalities where the new stations are currently under construction".
Mr. Stratos Simopoulos, Secretary General of Public Works, made the following statement:
"Launching of the TBM from Aghia Varvara towards Piraeus proves that Greece is a country that still works, yields favorable results and can surely hope for the best to come. Today is a great day for the western suburbs of Attica and Piraeus regions. Major Projects are indeed the most important development tool for our country".


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A Study to Assess the Effect of Venetoclax on Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel in Female Subjects With Different Hematological Malignancies
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03557619
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : June 15, 2018
Last Update Posted : August 13, 2019
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|Condition or disease
|Hematologic Malignancies
|Drug: Venetoclax Drug: ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel
|Phase 1
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|12 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Basic Science
|Official Title:
|A Study to Assess the Effect of Venetoclax on the Pharmacokinetics of Ethinyl Estradiol/Levonorgestrel in Female Subjects With Hematologic Malignancies
|Actual Study Start Date :
|July 30, 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|January 31, 2020
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|June 15, 2021
Experimental: Ethinyl estradiol/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax
Ethinyl estradiol/Levonorgestrel administered once daily (QD) on Period 1 Day 1 and QD on Period 3 Day 1. Daily doses of venetoclax is administered for at least 54 days, starting on Period 2 Day 1 and for 6 days in Period 3
Drug: Venetoclax
tablet; oral
Other Names:
Drug: ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel
Other Name: Levora
- Tmax of (ethinyl estradiol) EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 59 days after initial study drug dose ]Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax.
- Cmax of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 59 days after initial study drug dose ]Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax
- t1/2 of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 59 days after initial study drug dose ]Terminal phase elimination half-life (t1/2) of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax.
- AUCt of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 59 days after initial study drug dose ]Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) from time 0 to time of the last measurable concentration (AUCt) of EE/Levonorgestrel and Venetoclax
- AUCinf of EE/Levonorgestrel [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 59 days after initial study drug dose ]AUC from time 0 extrapolated to infinite time (AUCinf) of EE/levonorgest.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Mantle Cell Lymphoma [MCL], Waldenström's macroglobulinemia [WM] or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemialeukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma [CLL/SLL]) as described in the protocol.
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0 to 1.
- Must have adequate bone marrow (independent of growth factor support per local laboratory reference range), coagulation, renal and hepatic function as described in the protocol.
- Female who is not pregnant, breastfeeding, or considering becoming pregnant during the course of this study or for at least 30 days after the last dose of venetoclax.
- A female of childbearing potential must avoid pregnancy while taking study drug(s) and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug. Females must commit to one of the methods of birth control described in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below the lower limit of institutional normal.
- History of currently active, clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
- History of prolymphocytic leukemia.
- Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
- History or presence of other malignancies whose risk is higher than the concomitant CLL/SLL or MCL or WM.
- Evidence of central nervous system involvement by CLL/SLL or lymphoma.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03557619
|Contact: ABBVIE CALL CENTER
|United States, Michigan
|Henry Ford Health System /ID# 209090
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|United States, New Hampshire
|Dartmouth-Hitchock Med Ctr /ID# 169097
|Not yet recruiting
|Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
|United States, Ohio
|Gabrail Cancer Center Research /ID# 207039
|Not yet recruiting
|Canton, Ohio, United States, 44718
|Study Director:
|AbbVie Inc.
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|June 15, 2018 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 13, 2019
|Last Verified:
|August 2019
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|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
|Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Hematologic Malignancies, venetoclax
ethinyl estradiol
relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Estradiol 3-benzoate
Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate
Ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel drug combination
Polyestradiol phosphate
Ethinyl Estradiol
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Antineoplastic Agents
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
Contraceptives, Oral
Contraceptives, Oral, Combined


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Sporting Kansas City announced Tuesday that the club will compete in the 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup, the largest preseason event in MLS history.
Led by Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC will join USL club Phoenix Rising FC and 11 other MLS teams for the tournament in Scottsdale and Tucson during the month of February. The Mobile Mini Sun Cup highlights the second leg of Sporting KC's 2018 preseason presented by Children's Mercy, which runs from Feb. 9-25.
Sporting KC will face Phoenix Rising FC in a Mobile Mini Sun Cup showdown on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. CT. Additional tournament dates, matchups and kickoff times will be confirmed in the near future.
Other MLS clubs participating in the event include Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, New England Revolution, Portland Timbers, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.
The 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup marks the eighth straight year in which Sporting KC will travel to Tucson for preseason matches. The club will spend both phases of the 2018 preseason in Arizona, reporting to Scottsdale from Jan. 22 – Feb. 3 prior to the second leg in Tucson. Sporting KC is expected to play three preseason friendlies during the first leg in Scottsdale.
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US: September 11 commemorative events scheduled in various cities
Several cities to host commemorative events for September 11, 2019; heightened security measures implemented
Several US cities are hosting commemorative events for the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on Wednesday, September 11.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City will host the central commemorative event beginning at 08:25 (local time). Port Authority Police and the NYPD have deployed additional security forces, including plainclothes police and canine units. These increased security measures are being implemented at tourist destinations, in bridges and tunnels, and at transportation hubs both in New York and parts of northern New Jersey.
Other cities such as Arlington, Virginia, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, and Washington, DC, among many others, will host other events, at which a heightened security presence should be expected.
A heightened security presence is to be expected surrounding the aforementioned events, as well as at airports, through the end of the week. Associated transportation disruptions around the vicinity of any events and tourist sites should also be anticipated.
Four passenger planes were hijacked by al-Qaeda members in the United States on September 11, 2001, two of which crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City's World Trade Center. The attacks killed nearly 3000 people.
Individuals in the aforementioned cities are advised to adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities.
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- Appr. Date: 14th c. (14th c.)
- Genres: Varia
- Illustrations: No
Bodleianus Baroccianus 25. (Madan Summary Catalogue no. 25 = old Bodley no. 1321.) Early fourteenth century, bombycine paper, 296 fols. by a single hand. Miscellaneous, mostly religious. There seems from our film WEST.OXF.1.11 to be major water-damage to the top at least of those pages included on our film.
The majority of the first 218 or so folios (with the exception of Constantine Manasses: fols. 159sqq.) is treatments of the Psalms, including metaphrases by Apollinarius and Ammianus and some of the the works by Psellus below (Iter Psellianum nos. 934, 1049, 1053, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1060, 1105: we give a link to the Google Books preview, but unfortunately none of these entries is included there).
For detailed list of contents, see Coxe's entry in Bibliography (which is unmarked by Barbour & Wilson).
146r-146v Psellus, On Photius' Nomocanon, to Michael VII, in political verse (Iter Psellianum no. 1057 (POE.5; pp. 477sq.); cf. Oxford, Christ Church 47, fols. 146r-148v).
211r-213r Psellus, On the Psalms, to Constantine IX, in political verse (Iter Psellianum no. 1053 (POE.1; pp. 467-469)).
213-r-219v Pseudo-Psellus "to Constantine IX", Introduction to the Psalms, in political verse (Iter Psellianum no. 1105 (POE.53; p. 505); cf. Oxford, Christ Church 49 fols. 150r-165v).
219v-220v; 17 Psellus, On Dogma, to Constantine IX in political verse (Iter Psellianum no. 1055 (POE.3; pp. 473-475); cf. Bodl. Holkham gr. 11, fols. 6v-7v).
221r-221v Psellus, On the Seven Councils, in political verse (Iter Psellianum no. 1056 (POE.4; pp. 475-477); cf. Oxford, Christ Church 47, fols. 148v-150r).
221v-232v Psellus, Synopsis Legum (Iter Psellianum no. 1060 (POE.8; pp. 482-485); cf. Bodl. Holkham gr. 71, fols. 233r-263v).
254r-257v Anonymous lemma: Παραινετική (Iter Psellianum no. 1049 (CET.DISC.30; pp. 459sq.)).
285r-287r Psellus, Oration on the Annunciation (BHG 1082m; Iter Psellianum no. 934 (ORA.40; pp. 360sq.)).
See "Bodley: This Collection" in Online Resources for information including the Madan entry (labeled "Vol. 2 Part 1") and Coxe entry (given by column numbers).
- Iter Psellianum : a Detailed Listing of Manuscript Sources for All Works Attributed to Michael Psellos, Including a Comprehensive Bibliography
- Répertoire des bibliothèques et des catalogues de manuscrits grecs
- A List of Printed Catalogs of Manuscript Books
- Catalogus Codicum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecæ Bodleianæ
- The Bodleian Library at Oxford
- A Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Bodelian Library at Oxford
- Wegweiser durch die Sammlungen altphilologischer Handschriften


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April 5, 2019
"Taking the leap: bootstrapping a startup in the genomics market"
Thursday, April 25th 2019, 5-6 PM, HSB T747
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Ivan did his postdoctoral work in the Dept of Genome Sciences at UW. After two decades of academic research and zero business experience he decided to commercialize a promising method that had the potential to benefit genomic research and clinical applications. In 2015 he founded Phase Genomics and has since led it as CEO and Chief Scientist. He has recruited a diverse team including scientists, software developers, business and marketing specialists and has led the company to a revenue positive state with minimum outside investment. He advises new startups on everything from recruiting and strategy to marketing and sales (and sometimes even science). Ivan will talk about the process of turning an academic research project into a commercially useful technology.


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Update 2015-November-13. A new edition is coming out. This review is based on the first edition.
@aymanfadel Thank you. FYI, there's a new edition of the book, with a substantial update to the chapter on same-sex intimacy & trans issues.— Kecia Ali (@kecia_ali) June 12, 2016
Time to pre-order expanded edition of Sexual Ethics & Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith and Jurisprud... https://t.co/SJr3F8tHZ8— Kecia Ali (@kecia_ali) October 27, 2015
I finally read Dr. Kecia Ali's (Twitter) anticipated book Sexual Ethics & Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith and Jurisprudence four years after its publication. I'm only reading on vacation these days. Ahough this book has long been on my to-read list, the suicide of Tyler Clementi moved it up to the top. I finished this in a day of travel.
The author presents 8 chapters which each contains an issue that typically generates discussion in the context of gender relations among Muslims (or "in Islam"). In each, she shows how the conservative tradition, as exemplified in the fiqh (the intellectual process to discover shariah, Muslim moral law) and tafsir (exegesis of the Qur'an) books from the 4th century A.H. through the 13th, the neotraditionalist apologists and piecemeal reformers do not address the fundamental assumptions of patriarchy and hierarchy which undergird law and practice relating to gender issues.
For example, neo-traditionalist apologists argue that shariah, when understood and applied properly, actually benefits women. So while the fuqaha' (scholars of fiqh) understood the dowry Muslim husbands pay to their wives (or their families) as the price for sexual access, 20th century Muslims "defending" Islam from criticisms of Muslim women's status defended the dowry as economic support of the wife without discussion of sexual access or more specifically, the consent which forms the basis of modern Western sexual ethics.
Dr. Kecia also exposes the apologists and some reformers for their intellectually dishonest treatment of texts of Qur'an and hadith. The best examples in the book relate to slavery, passages untranslated in Nuh Ha Mim Kellar's The Reliance of the Traveler and the passage of the Qur'an "to the men over [the women] is a degree."
The chapter on homosexuality accurately pointed out that Muslims invented "Don't ask, don't tell" long before the U.S. military. Of course, this policy has major limitations. Moreover, the Muslim concern with concealing "sin" adds a complication to any attempt to move gay and lesbian behavior/lifestyle/relationships/being beyond its current status as simply illicit sex. Another interesting point that Dr. Kecia makes here is that, if Muslims were to accept gay marriage, it would also represent an example of non-hierarchy in a marriage relationship, as there would be no gender hierarchy to enforce.
While Dr. Kecia obviously agrees with the idea that equality and justice are primary values, she criticizes those who interpret the texts of Islam based on these values without making an effort to explain why, just as she criticizes those who explain the texts of Islam on the values of patriarchy and hierarchy without an effort to explain why.
Dr. Kecia does not present "answers" in the first eight chapters of "what Islam says about x" or "how Muslims should reform." Instead, she shows how the approaches tried so far run into dead ends because they don't address the fundamental questions of patriarchy and hierarchy and what to do when Muslim beliefs, arrived at through the process of historical consensus, clash with contemporary ideas of justice and equality.
I believe Dr. Kecia or her colleagues could have added at least one more chapter related to ritual purity. Is Allah's describing of the menstrual cycle as adhaa, a harm, an obstacle to genuine improvement in sexual ethics? What about the Shafi`i school's different treatment of a male infant's urine from that of a female infant?
Or what about the difference in the recommendation of charity on the occasion of the birth of a male (weight of his hair in gold) or female (weight of her hair in silver)?
I remember listening to a series on cassette tape by the Egyptian scholar Muhammad Najiib al-Mutii`i. It was an explanation of al-Imam al-Nawawi's book on Shafi`i fiqh called al-Majmuu`. In the chapter on pilgrimage, and this was by no means exceptional, I was astounded by the necessity to consider the possibility (or probability?) that a slave was performing some part of the ritual, either for himself/herself or the owner.
Dr. Kecia's book is an excellent step in opening up issues which, in my mind, cannot be resolved without a major change in the way contemporary Muslims understand their relationship to canonical textual sources. Muslims, for the most part, have so far not been willing to do so.


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There's Something About Tavi: Meeting a Teen Publishing Guru
When teenage internet sensation Tavi Gevinson hit Melbourne recently, many book lovers older than their twenties were somewhat bemused by the breathless excitement that greeted her visit. They wondered: who is she, what exactly is Rookie (her online magazine), and why are young women so into it?
We sent 16-year-old writer Billie Tumarkin along to Tavi's MWF events to report back on her appeal - and explain why Rookie Mag 'stands at the front of an online revolution about how the media talks to, or rather with, teens'.
Tavi Gevinson, the 17-year-old Teen-Queen of creative youths, is about to enter the room. A hundred teens have become asthmatics; breathing is for wimps.
We are waiting.
Like a cult of some sort we become captivated by the possibility of the presence of a 17-year-old girl the size of a porcelain doll. Dear e.e. cummings, I'm sure you weren't lying when you wrote 'nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands', but have you met Tavi?
We are waiting.
And there she is.
The room gasps. We all collectively sway beneath a paralysis induced by her appearance, partially knowing our response is ridiculous, partially trying not to faint.
I scribble on my notepad 'she's just a girl in a floral dress … I think.'
An 11-year-old Tavi Gevinson started an online fashion blog called The Style Rookie, and it got huge. On the back of this success she started Rookie Magazine in 2011, an online magazine aimed at teenage girls (and read by many outside the demographic). The website – weird and wonderful looking – holds within its pages poetry, fiction, articles, compilations, videos, art and all other form of creative mayhem about what it is, isn't and could be like being a teenage girl.
Tavi, who has just started her last year of school, is its editor-in-chief.
Tavi was invited by the Melbourne Writers Festival to spread herself like fresh butter on our cultural bread. Tavi is a new flavour, the new flavour; she is poster girl for a type of teenager who may be a statistical minority but will jump atop of trees to be seen above the crowd. I heard Tavi speak twice – once at her MWF keynote, the second time at a three-hour creative-fest called Rookie Day.


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Friday, August 1, 2014
August goals
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Caleb ans I are members of Planet Fitness! We love it. I don't readout understand why people call it a "joke", I mean it's a but odd that they have pizza nights but we just don't take any on those nights! Lol, and like you said, it's CHEAP! ;) good luck on your goals this month girlfriend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Sorry about the typos! My silly phone has a mind of its own! :)Delete
Oh I need to drink more water too!! I've been trying to stick to my own cup of coffee and water for the rest of the day, but even then I don't drink that much. Let me know if you find any helpful ways to drink more.ReplyDelete
We're members at PF too. The pizza thing is weird for a gym, yes- but they have great equipment and it's dirt-cheap so I'm happy going there! :) I should have added a wreath to my August to-do list too. I made a really cute fall one two years ago and I'm ready to update it this year!!ReplyDelete