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by Sue B. Walker
There is so much poetry in Humboldt; what about this for a Found Poem?
A Thousand Miles From Moscow
Clear sky Warm air
Empty plains
And a convoy of three carriages
Along the Siberian Highway
It is mid-June 1929. Humboldt is 59 years old.
What Humboldt sees out the window:
Low-growing grasses of the steppes
Stretches of forest
Poplars, birches, limes and large trees
A green juniper now and then
Wild roses
Small lady's slipper orchids
I think of Robert Frost's "Birches," one of my favorite poems:
When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the lines of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
A PROMPT: Write about your favorite tree. James Dickey said his tree was the pine. I used to climb the neighbor's magnolia and oak, our own mimosa tree. Faulkner has a line in The Sound and the Fury, "Caddy smelled like trees." What trees did you climb as a child. Look out your window – and tell about the trees. We have a bent popcorn tree in our front yard. It is a survivor. Don't remember when storm bent it so.
Humboldt thought the sight too familiar. It might have been the Humboldt estate at Tegel.
It seems to me that stopping at taverns (Chaucer did this on his pilgrimage—the Tabard Inn) seems more exotic than stopping at a gas station. At the Tabard Inn, the 29 pilgrims meet the owner, Harry Bailey – who says he will serve as the traveler's guide – but with one stipulation.
Each person must tell 4 tales – two go on the way there and two on the way back.)
Who was travelling with Humboldt? Not the Wife of Bath, I bet. No!
With Humbold, there was Gustav Rose, a thirty-one year-old professor of mineralology from Berlin, thirty-four-year-old Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, a naturalist, Johann Seifert, the huntsman for zoological specimens, Count Adolphe Polier, a French acquaintance from Paris, among others. They had three carriages.
A PROMPT: Write about a journey. Who was on this journey – and what did you take with you for traveling. Now, we can't – or at least, I can't, go anywhere without my I-phone!
I want to go back and read John Steinbeck's Travels With Charlie. OK, I know you have you're the Invention of Nature at hand – and we will talk about that – but what about the matter of travelling – wow! Stagecoaches vs automobiles, trains, and planes. But I can't resist quoting a few lines from Steinbeck. Charlie is his dog:
"Once a journey is designed, equipped, and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from all other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. Tour masters, schedules, reservations, brass-bound and inevitable, dash themselves to wreckage on the personality of the trip. Only when this is recognized can the blown-in-the glass bum relax and go along with it. Only then do the frustrations fall away. In this a journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it."
And About Trees:
"The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. It's not only their unbelievable stature, nor the color which seems to shift and vary under your eyes, no, they are not like any trees we know, they are ambassadors from another time."
Ed Wilson said that the journey of a lifetime is around the trunk of a single tree.
Wilhelm's wife, Caroline, died of cancer –delaying Humbold't departure from Berlin in early spring, 1829. She and Wilhelm had been married 40 years. John Donne, one of his Holy Sonnets:
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
The Russo-Turkish War began in spring, 1828. Humboldt avoided the area around the Caspian Sea – and the volcano of Mount Ararat.
Something I want to mention in relation to Language – and we remember that Wilhelm believed that Language (again my caps) was more than a tool – its grammar, etc. It was a living organism. Well, if we look at language closely in The Invention of Nature, we see that Wulf's text is largely reportage. Take page 239, for example. Wulf reports: "Humboldt had waited decades for this moment." "Humboldt's plan was to travel from St. Petersburg to Moscow . . . ." And so forth – though the worlds of Caroline in her last letter were quoted. Alexander was 'loving and affectionate." Wulf – except through letters – couldn't know what Humboldt actually said. To put words in his mouth would be fiction. So suppose I wanted to write a short story about Humboldt." I could do this: [At dinner that night with in the Tabard Inn, Humboldt touched Christian on the shoulder, and over a pint of ale, said "did you see how fast Karl drove that stagecoach? I thought I was going to fall out of my seat! I know the roads were good, but we must tell him to slow down tomorrow." Oh, I think I would like to write that dinner at the Inn. I would like to say what Humboldt ate and drank – but I would have to do some research. I couldn't likely have them eating friend chicken and turnip greens with fatback. Maybe "Spotted Dick" – or Bubble and Squeak. ]
And a note about writing biography. When Virginia Spencer Carr was writing the biography of Carson McCullers, the family was opposed to her reviewing much of the archived letters and materials that were at the Humanities Research Center in Austin, Texas. I was a graduate student at Tulane writing my dissertation on McCullers – and got a small grant to travel there and conduct research on Carson. Virginia Carr was not granted access – but I sat there – and held in my hand, a nightgown of Carson's – and other items – in addition to letters. Some materials were not assessable for 50 years. So – when Carr wrote her biography, The Lonely Hunter, she couldn't say what Carson actually said – so what she said was something like: McCullers must have imaged this or that. James Dickey's family was critical of Henry Hart's biography of James Dickey, The World as a Lie – and the book failed to garner the attention that it might have otherwise had.
So to make this long story shorter, we don't have, in Wulf, many words that actually came out of Humboldt's mouth – except, I imagine, those that were gleaned from diaries, notebooks, or letters. P. 240: "[Humboldt] was almost sixty and time was running out." This is reportage – what Wulf has ascertained from her knowledge about Humboldt's journey to Russia.
And on page 241, we read that Tsar Nicholas I's Russia was "one of absolutism and inequality, not a country that encouraged liberal ideas and open criticism. . . . Strong censorship restricted every written word from poems to newspaper articles, and a web of surveillance made sure that any liberal ideas were suppressed. Those who spoke out against the tsar or the government were promptly deported to Siberia." [Who wrote that New York Times anonymous letter about President Trump? S/he might well find herself / himself in Siberia!]
But let us now journey to Siberia and think beauty in deserted emptiness. Let's eye the "tall candle-like reddish spikes of willow herb (Epilobium angustifolia)" and blue delphiniums (Delphinium elatum) . . . . "There were few wild animals and birds." The novelist, poet, Marge Piercy who lives in Wellfleet, Massachusettes, told me once that every writer needs a book of flora and fauna, a book of trees, a book of seashells," and I might add a lexicon of creatures – snakes and snails and so forth.
- 244: Note about the anthrax epidemic – "usually contracted first by herbivorous animals such as cattle and goats when the ingest . . . spores of the bacterium that causes the disease. And we know about the mosquitos that were annoying – but they didn't know it caused Yellow Fever – the fever that devastated Blakeley. And Wulf writes that Humbold says: "At my age, nothing should be postponed." Wonder where she got that direct quote? No documentation.
- 247. I learned that a yurt was a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads.
- 248. Humboldt celebrates his 60th birthday with Vladimir Lenin's grandfather.
- 249. The Treaty of Adrianope was signed and the war ended.
There was great celebrations upon Humboldt's return to Moscow and St. Petersburg where he was hailed as "the Prometheus of our days" – and the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was "smitten by Humboldt."
And Pushkin said: "Write for pleasure and publish for money." Do we believe that / think that today?
This was Humboldt's final exhibition – but we are still travelling with him through our days and ways.
A PROMPT: We read of Humboldt's return to Berlin – that Humboldt's coachman lost control of the carriage on an icy road and it "crashed full speed into a bridge." We may not experience so much ice and snow in the deep South – but we do experience hurricanes. Write about a weather experience. Truth – and / or invention! My grandmother said that the night my mother was born at home in West Point, Kentucky – my grandfather had to go out and shovel show, so the doctor could get in the house to deliver my mama. Can you even imagine that a doctor today would take his horse and buggy out on a night like this – to go to a house and deliver a baby? A subject for a story? A poem? Go for a weather remembrance.


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I use Barbara Kingsolver's recipe for Eggs in a Nest from her book/website Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: a Year of Food Life. Incidentally, it's a great read if you like gardening, cooking, or really good non-fiction writing.
Sarah: Final Week of Eat-In May! May 28, 2014
Sarah: Week 4 Planning May 20, 2014
Sarah: Week 3 Planning + Quick Veggie Chili May 12, 2014
Here's the plan for the week, everyone! The goal is quick and healthy with as much variety as possible (because we do eat leftovers for lunches, and there's only so many times a month you can revisit the same meal!).
As a bonus: here's my quick chili recipe, vegetarian, and ready in less than an hour. Also–this is a super-mild chili recipe because I wanted to be sure Little Bear would eat it (she did…with her fingers). I would normally have added a jalapeño into the sauté or added another 1/2-1 Tbsp. chili powder. Also…I kind of think sweet potato would be amazingly delicious in here, but I had neither sweet potatoes nor the time to peel them.
Note: sometimes frozen/canned veggies are more tasty and healthier than eating off-season veggies, so it's nice to have some recipes for not-so-fresh vegetables before the garden starts producing!
Quick Vegetarian Chili
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic
1 red pepper, chopped
1 Tbsp. chili powder (give or take)
1 large (32 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained/rinsed
1/2 package frozen corn
pinch of paprika
1/2-1 tsp. salt
a few squirts of ketchup, to taste
1. Heat olive oil and sauté onion. When translucent, add garlic and chili powder (sautéing spices gives them extra flavor).
2. Add in red pepper and sauté for another few minutes. At this point, I added about a cup of veggie broth because it was leftover in my fridge and would have gone bad this week and I just hate to waste things, don't you? But I don't think the veggie broth was fully necessary, so you can omit as you see fit.
3. Pour in can of tomatoes (with all the juices), add the beans, and dump in the corn.
4. Put in the spices and a little ketchup, taste-testing as you go and adding more or less as needed. Bring it to a boil and then turn down to simmer.
5. The longer you simmer, the better the flavor, but I found that it took me less than 15 minutes to put it all together and that a 30-minute simmer was enough to make it decently good. Also, serve with cheese on top, because everything's better with cheese, right?
Sarah: Week 2 of Eat-In May May 5, 2014
We aim for a pattern in meal planning: big meal extravaganza on Sunday evening when we're both home to wrangle our child while chopping veggies and washing dishes. Usually I make Sunday evening dinner and Keith puts together a crockpot o' something to cook all day Monday. Voila! Two hot meals with leftovers for lunches for the next few days.
Then we plan a quick-and-easy meal for Tuesday. Wednesday is my day off (I work four tens), so I usually plan something a little more involved (again with leftovers for the next day or two of lunches). Then on Thursdays, we often have smoothies (use up all that leftover fruit, yogurt, etc.). It doesn't sound very hearty, but kids LOVE that dinner and then you can pair it with cheese toast or crackers and cheese for quick additional oomph.
And then…sometimes nothing goes according to plan (such as tonight when we both forgot to make the crockpot). No worries. You just switch around as needed. No need to stress. As long as you have all your ingredients, it's no big deal to move things around.
Sarah: Eat-In May Preparation May 1, 2014
I feel the need to establish a little credibility, first. I'm not one of those win-the-lottery type individuals paid for blogging and cooking. I work forty hours a week and have a kid and a house to keep up with, so I wouldn't say I have an abundance of spare time. I'm also a fairly lazy person and much prefer reading to doing things around the house.
So…now that you know that, you can believe me when I say that, if I can do 7 home-cooked meals a week, you definitely can, too. It really takes no special skills, just a little planning (which, by the way, I hate, but I've found to be necessary…I've mentioned that Keith's in grad school, right? A tight budget is a reality, so I've learned to be a planner).
The beauty is that once I do the planning and shopping, I'm done. No special, last-minute trips to the store to get that one thing I don't have to make the meal I just decided to make. No standing in front of the refrigerator wondering what to make with the hamburger buns and two eggs inside (not that that's ever happened to me). I hate the planning process, but it's kind of a pay-it-forward deal for a week with low stress. So…on to the plan for the rest of the week.
And no, there's nothing gourmet on here. I aim for fast but healthy on weeknights, and I always make enough for leftover lunches the next day. Here's the menu, and if you scroll down, there are pictures of tonight's meal (since it becomes tomorrow's lunch):
Tonight's meal: Vegetarian Korma with Rice (we aren't really vegetarians, but we try to only eat meat about once a week…for health, financial, and environmental reasons).
To prepare:
7. Cover the pan, let the spinach wilt just a little, and then serve over rice.
Total time:
30-45 minutes (depending on how fast you chop–I'm notoriously slow at it).
Total cost: $1.79 per meal!
$7.15 total divided by 4 meals–two adult dinners + 2 lunches…and a toddler-sized dinner, too)
1/2 onion: 50 cents
2 sweet potatoes: 66 cents
1 jar Korma: $3.99
1/2 bag rice: $1.50
1/3 bag peas & carrots: 33 cents
1/12 bag spinach: 17 cents

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The Tenth Annual World CollabA Poem by An owl on the moon
77 poets from 19 countries...
The Tenth Annual World Collab
78 poets from 19 countries, with poets in alpha order by first name speaking their words based on the image. (Please let us know if anything has been posted incorrectly!) We appreciate you all so deeply and this spirit of oneness with our voices lifted together.
Creased, the world has ceased,
A stop motion play in six parts,
Where often beguiled are styled crowds: wild.
Would we be without one of us?
Alexandria Reece * United States
I am here on your thumb
Skin to skin, we carry love,
Mother Earth gives
Toma mi mano; vamos juntos a crear un mundo de verde esperanza
Where there is heartache and
I reach out to you,
There is peace and harmony in the world.
But yet like the unknown seed of love, dormant in its own unique style.
It waits for the first warm season to blossom.
And perhaps peace will bloom
once more again.
Should wintry winds
I call on ye, oh man, woman,
child, and babe to lend me your ear
Open your
Sun soaked hands we fragile
futures face
"Oh, I've longed for
the time I could hold your hand"
Can there be peace, unity of all voices
Will there be harmony, in the melody of day
We will rise together, our voices as one
Even in this chorus now we show the way.
Craig Froman (An owl on the moon) * United States
If the abstrusity of this
night should bring joy
Dana * United States
Clasping clay smeared
The world is divided and
subject to
Dara * United States
A joyous time of year,
a time when we all should be
aware and appreciate the love that is available for all of us.
This Gaia heart,
Inks of hope spilled 'cross
dipped in colors and held so
tight, I
Hand over hand, heart over
Light embracing sky, earth
an' in between;
With hungry souls I would
share my bread
This is the time of year
Si la melancolía y la felicidad fusilarían su energía,
The dye for unity has been
Let there be no discord
'Tis easier to hold a heart
Hold out your hand
Hand in hand, together we
Hand in hand, one Earth we
I saw a world not divided by
oceans and mountains
On a day each year hand in hand the conflict is captured
The stained blood of the sky bleeds through the cracks we cannot heal
A union cannot be held because a separation is inevitable
We are different we will still go our own way but we are here today.
i am LiLy * United Kingdom
Reach arms around this globe
La sonrisa de la soledad,
We are all one of three
John Alexander McFadyen * Scotland
En fecha tan memorable, para toda la humanidad,
Supporting hands encircle
Bruises that color her skin Like a broken reflection In the lethargic mood Of a lake
Where problems and promises Are thrown like pennies In a fountain Of hopeless wishes
Whispered and forgotten. Gray skies bleed a scarlet sunset That drips its colors
Onto the mountains And the sea. "Unfinished "
Kelsie Stark * USA
A sphere of tender touching
in certain space.
we all gather together now
A hold by
the soul lingers on
Lingering Soul * Isle of Man
Reaching my paw from the
California coast
My hands are white flour,
yours, fine cocoa,
hands held , hands embraced
hands of the ocean
Marilyn Nepp * United States
Close together united we
If we can
forgive to each other
Labored breathing growing
softer in her ear,
On the
opposite poles, basking in the same Sun,
Bonded indifference
Let us guard the
Unity, is genuinely. Putting,
things, instantly differently.
Dear unknown, you don't know
my name, nor who am I,
Birds flying wing to wing through storms and sunshine...
singing songs of love and true devotion...
from Singapore to South America and parts unknown
we blend our colors with hearts unfurled.
Giving birth to new
beginnings... let us pray... Amen.
Hands in anger
Paul Bell
If only more people took Christmas, personally,
instead of living a TV commercial one!
What's better for everyone?
Being yourself, or being too retail?
PB Jacobs * United States
the brotherhood of man.
Pete * United States
Embracing humanities values
This globe separates with
Sobre nossas cabeças
segredos escondidos,
Da Natureza com dura guerra
cinco sóis eram passadoss
" nos corações um grande medo;
Desses mistérios entendidos
mil se plantam em mole terra,
mais cinco luas passadas
" e nos corações o amor nasce ledo.
Upon our heads
hidden secrets,
From Nature with harsh war
five suns have passed
" hearts full of fear;
From those known mysteries
a thousand are planted in soft earth,
five moons more have passed
" and in hearts love grows joyfully.
Priscila Sousa * Portugal
Winter days have grown short and dark
Your spirit calls; let it shine bright
The suns retires early; the moon stands guard
Fallen leaves are stripped of their wind-song
But your spirit calls; and so, let it sing loud
Pryde Foltz * Canada
Earth lies over thousands of
One time we're together, the
next time we'ren't
Across all lands, let's all
join hands …
Las palabras sobreviven a la boca que las dice.
May it be so a thousand years hence
That people of good heart still say with feeling:
Peace and love to you all this Christmas
May it be so all over this world
R.J. Askew * England
Earth is the circle of life
Rock and Roll Cowboy * United States
Let us all join hands
Binding and firm as a brother's love
Tethered in unified harmony
Wrapping the world in universal strength
Peace aglow in our caressed hearts
Seriana * United States
In those who share life's
few comforts
Mere shame holds fingers
bound together,
Feelings passed through a
hand, be it hate or love,
The rest of me, incessantly,
teeters between complacency and falling.
Hand in hand we must be
i reach my hand,
wordman * United States
Earth without Humanity is just a piece of marble in the Universe,
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The Catalan composer Manuel Blancafort believed strongly in the importance of nationalism in music and was keen to follow in the footsteps of Albéniz, Granados and Falla, but always with a Catalan bias. Most of the works on this recording belong to a prolific period of creative activity towards the end of the 1920s. Depicting a transatlantic journey to the USA, with impressions of both the ocean and life on board ship, the American Souvenir suite also includes a vivid yet tender homage to Charlie Chaplin. Inspired by the classicism of Bach and Scarlatti, the Sonatina antiga surprises with its bold harmonic writing. The impressionistic Ermita i panorama conjures up, through the development of a folk tune, the silence of twilight within the Catalan hermitage of Puiggraciós and the view of the landscape from the summit of the hill.
Blancafort, Manuel
Blancafort, Manuel
Villalba, Miquel
Label: Naxos
Series: Spanish Classics
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
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by micha cárdenas
Sound by Bobby Bray
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Redshift & Portalmetal has been included in the Electronic Literature Collection Volume 3, and presented at MOMA R&D at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the HTMlles Festival of New Media in Montreal, the SCA Gallery in Los Angeles, the YYZ Artist Run Space in Toronto, Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia, Artscape Gibraltar Point on the Toronto Islands, and at the Gender, Bodies, Technology Conference at Virginia Tech. It has been taught in classes dealing with gender, electronic literature, digital humanities and environmental literature.
Redshift and Portalmetal asks: as climate change forces us to travel to the stars and build new homes and families, how do we build on this land, where we are settlers, while working to undo colonization? The story uses space travel as a lens through which to understand the experience of migration and settlement for a trans woman of color. Redshift and Portalmetal tells the story of Roja, who's planet's environment is failing, so she has to travel to other worlds. The project takes the form of an online, interactive game, including film, performance and poetry. I designed the interaction, wrote the text, performed the movement, and coordinated the filming in Los Angeles and Toronto. The project is built with HTML5 video, CSS and Javascript, using the Scalar e-publishing platform.
I was completely engaged and enjoyed reading through the story. I will definitely play multiple times. The first time I made choices that I wouldn't normally make. It was cathartic, to a certain extent. The game experience along with the visuals (which are stunning) truly captivated what our future narratives might be. The overall feeling was a melancholy for me. But I actually want to play again and play as myself. Make the decisions I might make and see where I go. Overall, beautiful designed and the prose and poetics were wonderful.
Micha, this game is so lovely and powerful. I'm curating an exhibition this July with themes of displacement, globalization, net art, new media, and the need for an evolution in gallery practice. I think this game would be a wonderful addition to the show. Please email me if you are interested in more information. All my best, and wonderful work.
First, I really appreciate the aesthetic visual image, audio elements and prose you selected to guide Roja through her experience(s). I also appreciate that your game challenges "the player" to literally place themselves in the shoes of another, and perhaps in the process, begin to challenge their own assumptions on race, sexual orientation, gender, immigration status, and colonialism. It is one thing to make these judgements as an outside observer, but this kind of interactive experience through narrative hopefully leads to more thoughtful self-awareness. My research interest is exploring the potential of multimodal scholarship to transform how we communicate our research. I don't know the extent to which this kind of gaming will be formally accepted in academe, but I could see elements of this kind of digital storytelling being applied across multiple disciplines to better tell our stories.
I am inspired.


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Wheatie Mattiasich [Folklore Goddess]
2006 Full Length CD "Slothful Croonings"
In an old bluesy style akin to Americana, Wheatie makes reference to dirty water, old cloths, worn out threads, hunger, begging and poverty. The under belly of the seventeen low-fi tracks, portray the disparity between the rich and poor.
Wheatie writes and sings insightful folk fables. Her verse is reminiscent of Mother Goose because the sad and tortured content of the stories are revealed within the rhymes. Phrasing like in the song "Kuna Kuna" Look sad in upper town / you know all the good spots darling / you know who's got the heavy pockets / the only place in town you know where guilt is felt real hard. Or when she writes about the simple things like..... shall we go to lunch? / Shall we eat our beans...... or Shall we climb up the trees / even if we skin our knees… Poverty limits choices, but not imagination and the simplicity of play.
She sings softly slowly. The sound of her voice is rich and full. Wheatie sings out her lines and lures the listener in with her alluring voice and simple guitar picking. She adds a welcoming da,da,da and back up vocals to many of the tracks.
Her fables provoke thoughtful social commentary and present moral dilemmas because she chooses words carefully. The ones with the pale threads will tell tell tell you where they've been / and / don't step foot in the dirty water, don't fall in the dirty water who knows what they all have seen /.... What should I do if the roof cave through / swim like a trout and take off your shoes /........ We often don't see poverty, we turn away, change the channel, ignore and walk by.
I love the song "Down In My Shoes" in which she describes all aspects of dirt and mud / That old dirt is good for washing fears /. "Break the Window" is a haunting five minute track with provocative repetitive words that is very engaging.
Watching her live she is quiet, slow and captivating. He persona is in sharp contrast to our collective hyper attention span. Quiet and thoughtful, and it is refreshingly different!
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An item we stumbled upon recently was this about the controversy that the state-owned Alaska Railroad has faced from public opposition in recent years to herbicides which it uses, like most other railways in the world, to keep its trackbed free of weeds. "The railroad has attempted to use various other methods of controlling weeds for decades from using steam to physically pulling up the plants, but such methods have proven insufficient."
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Foreign Minister of Ukraine Konstyantyn Hryshchenko will pay a visit to Washington in order to take part in the 3rd session of the Ukrainian-American Commission on Strategic Partnership.
According to an UNIAN correspondent, head of the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Oleksandr Dikusarov said this at the press conference.
It is planned that as a result of the session a joint statement will be adopted and a range of bilateral documents will be signed.
Within the framework of the visit K. Hryshchenko will hold bilateral meetings with representatives of the US Administration, Congress, political and business circles, and Ukrainian community.
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Up-lighting Rentals in PittsburghUp-lighting can make a dramatic difference at your wedding
Up-lighting can be the perfect accent to your wedding celebration. Imagine the reaction of your guests when they enter your reception hall and are fully engulfed in a world of brilliant color. Up-lighting is without a doubt the single most visually powerful lighting technique available today. So, what exactly is up-lighting and how can it add ambiance to your wedding? Well that's a great question! Let's take a look.
Up-lighting is the art of painting with light to create a truly magical background by literally flooding your event space with colored light. You can turn an ordinary banquet hall into a truly unique and vibrant entertaining space.
LED Up-lights are a series of small unobtrusive lights that are placed around the outer perimeter of your banquet room. These lights are pointed towards the ceiling and provide an elegant glow that truly encompasses your banquet facility.
At Pifemaster Productions, all of our LED up-lighting fixtures are controlled wirelessly using specialized computer lighting hardware & software. This provides several key advantages:
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- Our clients can choose a static color that is used during cocktails and dinner and then once the dancing starts, our up-lights make the room come alive by transforming into a color light show.
Our powerful state-of-the-art, wireless up-lights are small, safe and cool to the touch. The compact size of our fixtures, combined with their clean and elegant appearance, allow our lighting designs to be integrated into any wedding theme and venue without fear of altering the finished refined look that you envisioned for your wedding day.
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Why would you use this generator ? Because it gives: Gulp, Angular, coffeescript, jquery, bootstrap, font awesome, commitement to open source. browser sync, karma, jasmine, jslint, uglify, coverall and more. with some tests examples, and a sassy way to use sass. status: working by now. Yet there are some dependecies to make work. See Todo's section.## Getting Started you need yeoman from NPM. To install it in command line, run this: ```sh $ npm i -g yo ``` to run the generator, use yo. ```sh $ yo angular-jeej ``` You will be asked a name for your webapp. After all is set up, enjoy your new app. You just have to run the default gulp task to have your webapp live. Each time you will save a scss, coffee, or html, they will be compiled, concatened and rendered into the dist folder.
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Mark Your Calendar! Forum/Webcast on Advancing Health in Rural America Next Monday
Jun 6, 2011, 3:51 PM, Posted by mtomlinson
Have you registered for the June 13 AARP Solutions Forum on Advancing Health in Rural America: Maximizing Nursing's Impact? There's still time! The forum will be held in Washington, D.C., and a live webcast will be offered on the Center to Champion Nursing in America's website.
The forum will convene policy experts, thought leaders and key stakeholders to examine how to improve health care in rural America, where a shortage of providers limits access to primary and preventive services, reduces consumer choice and can raise costs.
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Alex and Will Severyn are brothers and they buy homes for cash, sell properties fast and can close within 30 days.
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Furnished – 4 Bed – 3 Bath – House – 2500 sq. ft.
Etobicoke Furnished House Rental by Humber Heights – Ample 4 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Detached Home with Den, Fireplace and 3 Parking Spaces
With soaring 10 foot ceilings, integrated pot lights, and a large entrance, this spacious 4 bedroom 3 bathroom furnished detached house rental is found in a quiet residential area. Enjoy relaxing in the living room which is home to upholstered furniture, a fireplace and flat screen TV. The kitchen features granite counter tops, a glass top stainless steel stove and full sized appliances. You will have plenty of space to whip up meals thanks to the ample counter top space and breakfast nook. In this rental you will find 4 full bedrooms with the master boasting a King size bed, two bedrooms housing Queen beds and the fourth bedroom furnished with a double bed. This rental features in suite laundry and an attached garage for optimal convenience. Found in a tree lined neighbourhood, this furnished rental is steps away from the Humber River and Riverlea Park. Just down the street you will find a Greenland Farm Supermarket, Shoppers Drugmart and plenty of cafes and restaurants. Your rent includes internet and parking for 3 cars. Pets may be considered and a one time move out cleaning fee of $295 applies. Rent it Furnished provides full property management services in Toronto. Not all properties listed with us are professionally managed by our company and pricing, terms and availability is subject to change.
Bordered by Lake Ontario to the south and Etobicoke Creek to the west, Etobicoke is a suburban oasis for those working in Toronto who prefer to live outside the city. Connected to Toronto by four stations of the Bloor-Danforth subway, Etobicoke offers beautiful public parks like James Gardens, and St.…
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Hi and welcome back.
I've been busy, busy prepping for my workshops next week in Ohio.
I'm on a whirlwind tour, starting in Cincinnati and ending in Cleveland.
If you are in or near the area, swing in for a great small flash shooting event. Always bring your camera when I hit the town for shooting and learning in fun filled environments.
We'll be shooting key and fill, over and under beauty, and host of other looks!
Dodd Camera, Cincinnati, October 16
Cord Camera, Columbus, October 17
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Okay, a plea for help from a newbie. I just got my absolutely beautiful Dyneema/Island A45, did a test pack (it's HUGE!!!), but when I put it on my back, and adjust the backpack straps so the top is flat against my back, the whole bottom just rolls up and creates this hard ridge right along my back! Is this what it's supposed to do, or am I doing something wrong? Here are pictures documenting this.
[NOTE: I suck at uploading photos, so if a mod could take pity on me and flip/reduce these that would be awesome....] (Thank you moriond!!)
First, here it is on my back - you can see the light shining through between the roll at the bottom, and the section at the top that is against my back:
Here it is lying on it's front, so you can see the bottom end rolled up. (And that's my cat, Reni, who I just noticed is lying on his back, belly up! )
I tried to create a pretty typical load - it's not STUFFED, but each of the three pockets is full - a large cube, a laundry sack, and two smaller cubes in the main compartment along with a fleece, a snake charmer and a small cube in the bottom end, and some small items and my SE in the other end. Each compartment is full, but not overfull.
Here is the contents of the middle compartment:
So am I not packing it correctly? Or does the Dyneema A45 just do that? I've searched the forums, and haven't found anyone having this problem, but if this is how it is going to ride on my back, it's going to have to go back, because it is really uncomfortable! I tried loosening the shoulder straps, but that just results in the whole bag hanging away off my back - equally uncomfortable. I'm hoping this is just me being stupid, and there is something I need to do, but if the answer is that the entire bag needs to be stuffed to the gills for it to lie flat, then I'm going to have to send it back.
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balance, color, d.i.y. design, design elements, form, function, home decor, living room design, space, texture
After gathering inspiration and taking note of the elements that stood out to me, I went to work redesigning the living room.
First, I had to consider the space and how we use our family room.
While I would love to center the room around the fireplace mantel, that isn't practical for our t.v. lovin' family.
tip: In determining furniture placement, take into consideration the permanent fixtures in the space, such as cable and electrical outlets, walls and windows as well as traffic patterns.
Now you're ready to place your furniture in the room.
Remember, form follows function. In my case, that means, the furniture faces the television. Secondly, I want the furniture arrangement to be conducive to conversation.
At the Hines' house, we like to watch our favorite t.v. shows while eating dinner, so I brought in a coffee table as a make shift dinner table. The coffee table also gives guests a place to set drinks.
Maybe our next house will have a "man cave", but for now I gave Mr. Hines a "man chair" that is perfectly angled for watching episode after episode of NCIS.
There's a total disturbance in the force any time I try moving that chair. 😉 I think the room looks more balanced with the chair here anyway.
Once the stage is set, we're ready for the fun part; accessorizing. This is your opportunity to bring in texture
and color.
Just a few details to take care of, and I'll be FINISHED with my living room.
What project are you working on right now?
Until next time,
by Sharon Hines
I'm sharing my design tips at these link parties:
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Welcome to the Adelphi Vaults. The Adelphi Vaults is a traditional 19th century free house; set in historic Amlwch Port.You are always greeted with a warm welcome and a friendly atmosphere.We have an extensive range of beer, lager and cask ale.It is our pleasure this season to be able to offer our full support to 'Amlwch Town Football Club'In the meantime take a look around and email us if you have an idea of what you would like to see on this website
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Trees Along The Riverbank
This hand-pulled lithograph represents a view of the Missouri river. The artist has captured this heavily tree-lined section of the river from the bluffs above. He captures beautifully the effects of light and trees reflecting off the surface of the water. This impression is one of a limited edition of only 25. Image size: 7.75" x 10" Sheet size: 11" x 15".


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Ramirez Strings Hard Tension CARBON
Ramirez guitar Strings HIGH TENSION CARBON. Silver plated winding of the base is specially balanced. It gives an absolute quality for timber and intonation, as well as a powerful sound. The material with which the nylon strings are made is of the very highest quality, and its response and intonation ensures a perfect sound balance. In this set, the 3th string is made of carbon composite for superior atack and intonation.
Since this firm was founded by Jose Ramirez I in 1882, it's main activity has consisted in the construction of high quality guitars and to date this traditional knowledge has been handed down from fathers to sons to daughters. To ensure a consistently high quality of tone, intonation and projection for their line of concert grade classical guitars, Amalia Ramirez has decided to offer her own brand of premium strings. The evolution of the modern classical guitar string took a giant leap during W.W.II when the traditional animal 'gut' strings were in short supply (gut was being used for medical sutures). Classical guitar maestro Andres Segovia started using fishing line from the DuPont company for some of his strings and encouraged guitar builders to pursue this new material. The result was the development of a much more reliable and trouble free E, B and G string for the concert classical guitar. Amalia Ramirez is pleased to announce the introduction of her new Ramirez strings made from the absolute highest quality materials and manufactured to her own exacting standards!
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My project was oriented towards the work with the children. Showing the children the basics of a design process was the main focus in the beginning. While the process was about how to develop a form, I wanted the kids not only to learn about how to work with the material but also to develop a more conscious awareness of the surrounding forms and to think more about which forms and objects interest them and why.For me it was more of an analysis about how I would like to design myself which led to many questions. Is it still possible to create new forms or is it only a repetition of existing forms, changing only the details? Is it necessary to create new forms at all? Isn't the amount of existing forms already enough? What functions can a form provide? How can existing forms be used in different contexts? Are we aware that there are countless forms? What "beauty" is contained in everyday forms that we do not perceive?
Form and the search for "good form" is a great topic in design that was and will always be discussed. As a designer you can spend an eternity on searching for the "right" form of an object. It is a dif cult and detailed process. I wanted to nd a way to explore the topic of form for myself. Since my goal was to explore the topic in general, it was about nding a way to have this analysis without the intense process of creating a completely new shape.
I used already existing forms and combined them in new ways, ignoring their original function and context to explore what potential a certain form has. This way of creating new forms helped me to more carefully observe the existing forms that surround us everyday. On the other hand, by combining different forms and perceiving the impression of the new object helped me to develop a feeling for form combinations, and dsicover which forms go well together and which don't. By turning the forms I created upside down, I shifted the visual impression of the same form. Also it changed the possible usage of the form.
Through this, the creation of new forms and exploring the eld of form was more about the process than actually designing a new product. My goal was to visualize this without focusing on designing a certain object or product. The function of my objects is not given by me as the designer but is to be chosen by the users themselves so they can explore the forms and think about which function can be provided by the form.


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I recently completed this party dress for a wedding I was going to at the weekend. I had a great time, the bride looked beautiful, the food was amazing and got lots of compliments so it was pretty successful all round. I used Simplicity 2444, a project runway pattern which I am now in love with and taffeta for the main dress, even though lots of people said it would be too '80's.
Yes that is frost in the grass brrr!
I thought it would look good with a contrasting bow and I shortened the skirt as they are always too long on me.
I also love that you can tie the bow at the back or wrap it round like a sash to make the dress look different. I am all about the convertible!
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About Pacey MedTech
Pacey MedTech is on the cutting edge of incontinence research. Dr. Jack Pacey has developed the revolutionary Pacey Cuff™ to solve men's urinary incontinence issues in a way that wasn't possible before. The clamp is dead - urethral control devices are here to stay. Pacey MedTech's mission is to revolutionize the incontinence industry by creating cutting edge products that will be the new standard for incontinence. The goal is absolute freedom, freedom to explore and experience the world like you used to.
The Pacey Cuff™
Pacey MedTech's Continence Cuff is a revolutionary device that takes a completely new direction in the urinary incontinence market than any other product. Designed in such a way that it is more reliable than a traditional clamp, and more comfortable and adjustable than anything else on the market, the Pacey Cuff™ is the next generation of urethral control devices. Click here to learn more.
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Dr. Jack Pacey
Dr. Jack Pacey is a medical doctor who has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. A surgeon at Burnaby Hospital for over 30 years, Dr. Pacey decided to branch out on his own and founded his first company, Saturn Biomedical Systems (later acquired by Verathon Medical Canada in 2006). His newest company, PaceyMedTech, is positioned to positively disrupt the urethral medical scene like never before, and his flagship product, the Pacey Cuff™, is what is going to lead that disruption. Dr. Pacey lives in Vancouver, BC.
Jack's Accomplishments
- From 1976 - 2007, Dr. Pacey was a Vascular & General Surgeon
- He was the Co-Founder of Saturn Biomedical Systems
- He is a previous disruptor: Dr. Pacey created the GlideScope video laryngoscope in 2000, completely revolutionizing the Airway Management medical industry.
- Dr. Pacey received an Honorary Professorship of Anesthesia in 2007
- He received the McEwan Prize in Airway management from the UK Difficult Airway Society in 2014
- He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Airway Management USA in 2016
Ian McDougall
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Ian has been active in medical device development in Vancouver for more than 20 years, mainly focused on urology and endovascular products. He is co-founder of five medical technology startups, and has substantial engineering, regulatory, and clinical trial experience that has led to the successful launch of many medical devices. Ian is a past recipient of the "Top 40 Under 40" from the magazine Business In Vancouver.
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Nadine has been active in the medical device industry for over 15 years in both Vancouver and across Europe, with a focus on business development, product management as well as sales & marketing management. She is excited to be back in Vancouver again and to be working with the team at Pacey MedTech to bring new, unique products to market.
Daniel Rapoport MD FRCSC
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- Fellowship in Reconstructive Urology 2009 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Practice specializing in urinary incontinence, urinary tract reconstruction, prosthetics
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With spring and summer weddings in full bloom this season, this wildflower farm tablescape shoot presents a styled farm table which replaces rustic with the bright, wild and natural elements of the outdoors. Designed by Desert Child Events and photographed by MSR Photography, the star of the table is the cascading wildflower runner by With Flourish.
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The colorful and raw greenery lays atop a subtle, sheer runner and weaves around giant white centerpiece lanterns – perfectly reminiscent of outdoor, summer get-togethers. Basketweave chargers and bright, floral patterned napkins play on picnic themes, and the antique patterned china adds a feminine touch aside the bold, red glassware. Bobo Design Studio's calligraphy menus tuck picture perfectly into the diamond pocket napkin folds, and the place setting is topped off with a sweet orchid bud for each guest.
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From the Guidance Staff:
As we begin the 2020-2021 school year, the Guidance Department at Academy of Richmond County would like to welcome back all our students from what was hopefully a healthy, restful, and productive summer. Additionally, we would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our incoming freshmen and transfer students. We are glad each of you has chosen Academy of Richmond County and we look forward to working with all of you throughout the year. We strive for excellence, and in doing so, we hope to provide your student with the help and support that will ensure their educational needs are met whether it is distance learning or the transitional method of learning. We are here for each of you as you strive to adjust to the pandemic that has caused changes made in the way we are learning.
The philosophy of counseling at Academy of Richmond County is that all students experience academic to their greatest individual degree and graduate college and career ready with a plan to fulfill their post-secondary goals. The comprehensive, developmental curriculum provided through this program is designed to meet identified needs of students in grades 9 through 12. The program seeks to promote a positive school climate in which students feel safe, accepted, challenged, and encouraged. Counseling is concerned with the individual, and his or her spiritual, educational, vocational, personal, and social needs. It is a continuous (grades 9-12) process within the school. We view counseling as a team effort which consists of counselors, administrators, teachers, support staff, parents and students.
Each student at ARC is assigned a specific counselor. This is done in order to make the transition to high school as seamless as possible, as well as provide consistency throughout the years with any academic, social, moral, and emotional issues a student may encounter. This year we will strictly be seeing students and parents on appointment basis only unless it is an extreme emergency. Our counselor department assignments are as follows:
Mrs. Rhonda Howard ----- 9th Grade (Last name starting w/letters (A-L)
and All 11th Grade Students
Mrs. Juretta Thomas ----- 9th Grade (Last name starting w/letters (M-Z)
and All 10th Grade Students
Mrs. Sonya Weaver ------ All 12th Grade Students
Mrs. Cindy Conner ------- All IB Students & Dual Enrollment Students
Mrs. Denise Jenkins ----- Guidance Secretary
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson --- Registrar
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In September 1939, on the outbreak of the Second World War, the Devonshire Regiment had two Regular battalions and six battalions of Territorials (part-time volunteers), three of which were new and in the process of forming. Two of the six Territorial battalions – the 5th and 7th – converted to become anti-tank regiments in the Royal Artillery and fought as gunners in North Africa and North West Europe. Of the other four, none saw action and only one served overseas (at Gibraltar). During the war three new battalions were formed. Two remained in the UK but one – the 12th – converted to an airborne role and fought in North West Europe as glider troops.
The three fighting battalions of the Devons – the 1st, 2nd and 12th – fought on Malta and in Sicily, Italy, Burma and North West Europe. Members of the Regiment also fought with other units in other theatres. Many Devons came from the county but many did not. Some were Regular soldiers, some Territorials. Most were wartime volunteers and conscripts. 1,050 of them were killed and perhaps 3,000 were wounded. In five years fighting in four campaigns they won 23 new battle honours for the Regiment and nearly 300 awards for gallantry.
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1965 – He was born on the 9th of March in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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1984-1986 – He was linebacker for University of Oklahoma.
1987 – He was linebacker for Seattle Seahawks.
– Bosworth was drafted by the Seahawks in the supplemental draft, and signed the biggest contract in team history, 10 years for US$11 million.
1988 – He co-wrote autobiography "The Boz: Confessions of a Modern Anti-hero".
1991 – Bosworth starred in the action film Stone Cold and has had an on-again, off-again film career since.
1993 – Bosworth married his college girlfriend, Catherine Nicastro, in September.
1997 – He starred in television series "Lawless" as Johnny Lawless.
2005 – He had a role as one of the prison-guard football players in the Adam Sandler movie remake The Longest Yard.


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8 Cortana App Integrations You Have to Try
Did you know Cortana can already cook your dinner, put the kids to bed, and wash your laundry? Okay, that's not entirely true, but the depth of the personal assistant's potential might surprise you.
Most Windows users probably only use her for reminders Hey, Cortana? Everything You Didn't Know to Ask and More Cortana can do a lot more than you think. This master list of basic and not-so-obvious commands will help you get to know your virtual assistant and increase your productivity. Read More , internet searches, and directions, but there's a lot more to her than that.
Bryan Roper teased us about some of the potential back at CES 2016, but since then little has been said or written about how Cortana can help you outside of your immediate computing environment.
In this article, I'm going to introduce you to some third-party apps Cortana can integrate with.
How to See Your Cortana-Enabled Apps
Since Microsoft rolled out the Creators Update How to Get the Windows 10 Creators Update Now The Windows 10 Creators Update will roll out in April. Are you eager to try it? Or would you rather avoid it? We'll show you how to get Windows 10 1703 on your own schedule. Read More in early 2017, the process for finding which of your apps work with Cortana has changed.
Now you need to open Cortana and go to Home > Tips and tricks > See more tips > Show my Cortana-powered apps. Click on each individual app to see which verbal commands you can use.
Oddly, this menu is not accessible if you try and access it through Cortana tips section of Notebook.
Note: Some apps are country-specific. Cortana features might not be available on apps in your region.
1. Uber
We've all been there. You're running late for a flight, train, or important meeting, and suddenly realize you've forgotten to book a taxi.
If you've configured the Uber app, you can get a taxi ordered without wasting precious seconds. Cortana will confirm the pick-up location and destination, let you know when your cab is on its way, and even track your journey across town.
Example commands:
- "Get me a taxi on Uber"
- "Get me an Uber X"
Download — Uber for Windows 10
2. Netflix
Sure, the Netflix integration might not be the most useful Cortana feature, but it's certainly one of the most impressive.
Picture the scene. You sit on your sofa and press a button to roll down your projector screen. You ask Cortana to play your favorite movie on Netflix, and your SmartThings system Samsung SmartThings: The Future of Smart Homes? Samsung has supported the idea of the smart home for a long time, and their recent developments and flexibility make Samsung's SmartThings a solid investment for the future. Read More automatically turns off the lights and adjusts your smart speakers for movie playback.
It's got a wow factor that's hard to replicate.
Example commands:
- "Find [show/movie] on Netflix"
- "Play [show/movie] on Netflix"
- "Look up [show/movie] on Netflix"
Download — Netflix for Windows 10
3. Fitbit
Fitbit and Cortana create a strange juxtaposition. On the one hand, being able to tell Cortana what you just ate is useful. On the other hand, the nature of Cortana is inherently going to make you lazier – thus defeating the purpose of using Fitbit in the first place.
Nonetheless, being able to log all your food and exercise so easily undoubtedly makes you more like to keep using the Fitbit ecosystem. Hopefully, it will help you move towards achieving your fitness goals 6 Tips to Finally Lose Weight with a Fitness Band A personal trainer can keep you focused, but it's expensive. Increasingly, people are turning to fitness bands instead. They can monitor your workouts, track your calories, and measure your body's cardio performance. Read More .
Example commands:
- "Fitbit, I ate [food] for [meal]"
- "Fitbit, I did [exercise] for [time]"
Download — Fitbit for Windows 10
4. Wunderlist
Wunderlist will eventually be discontinued Microsoft To-Do vs. Wunderlist: Everything You Need to Know Microsoft To-Do will replace Wunderlist in the coming months. Learn about To-Do's best features, what's still missing, and how you can migrate from Wunderlist to To-Do. Read More . Microsoft intends to bundle its best features into the new To-Do app.
However, the company has promised Wunderlist won't be shuttered until the entire migration is complete, so we might be waiting for a while.
As such, if you're a Wunderlist user, download the Windows Store app today and start using Cortana to organize your life.
Example commands:
- "Create a Holiday Planning list"
- "Add [task] to [list name]"
- "Show me [list name]"
Even when Wunderlist eventually dies, it's safe to assume these same commands will work in To-Do.
Download — Wunderlist for Windows 10
5. Marriott International
Remember when you had to rely on your personal secretary or company's HR staff to book your hotel when you were traveling for business?
Not anymore. Cortana is well on the way to killing the role of a classic office secretary, and one of the first hotel groups to embrace the new reality is Marriott International.
Cortana can access the Marriott app and tell you about any upcoming reservations, search for nearby hotels The Best Hotel Search Engines to Grab Great Deals When You Travel We sat down to look for the best hotel booking experience online. The ones who are making it cheaper, easier and safer to get a room. Here are our definitive top 10. Read More , show you on-screen photos of your destination, and even recite local amenities and city guides for more than 700 global destinations.
Example commands:
- "Find a hotel in [place]"
- "Show my reservations"
- "Show my rewards"
Download — Marriott International for Windows 10
6. FeedLab
Don't believe the rumors: the RSS format is alive and well Is RSS Dead? A Look At The Numbers RSS isn't dead: millions of people still use it. Let's look at a few numbers. Read More . The most recent figures suggest at least 22.5 million sites are publishing at least one feed, and several of those publish multiple feeds.
If you're an avid RSS user, you might have stumbled upon FeedLab in the Windows Store. It's highly customizable, works on most devices, and is easy to use.
Best of all, it also works with Cortana. Using the two services in conjunction, you can summon the latest news from your favorite sites or specific topics.
Example commands:
- "FeedLab, look for a sports website"
- "Show me the latest articles"
- "FeedLab, open the category 'News'"
Download — FeedLab for Windows 10
7. Viber
WhatsApp might be the dominant force in the instant messaging world, but Viber is still going strong 5 Reasons Why You Should Ditch WhatsApp for Viber WhatsApp is the biggest instant messaging app out there, but is it the best? Hit the link to find out why Viber might just be a better choice. Read More with more than 800 million registered users.
Also, unlike WhatsApp, the dedicated Viber app works on your desktop computer. Of course, you can use WhatsApp in your web browser, but then it won't integrate with Cortana.
Using Cortana, you can send a message, place a call, and start a video call.
Example commands:
- "Call [name] on Viber"
- "Reply [message] on Viber"
- "Tell [name] [message] on Viber"
- "Start a video call with [name] on Viber"
Download — Viber for Windows 10
8. Bank of America
Banking apps don't seem to be likely candidates for receiving Cortana integration. But, if you have money with Bank of America, you'll be surprised at how well the combination works.
It's one of the most integrated apps on this list. You can get balances, pay bills, transfer money between accounts, learn about nearby ATMs, and even contact customer support.
Perhaps the most impressive feature is the app's integration with the People app. You can import contact details and send money to any contact you have saved.
Example commands:
- "Where is the nearest ATM?"
- "Send money to [name]"
Download — Bank of America for Windows 10
Which Are Your Favorite Cortana Integrations?
I've shown you eight apps that integrate with Cortana. They all have very different purposes from each other, but they all utilize Cortana's abilities to make interacting with the product or service faster and smoother.
And this is just the start. In late-2016, Microsoft announced it would make Cortana available to third-party device makers. As 2017 progresses, we can expect to see a slew of new apps and products with Cortana integrations.
But what other apps integrate with Cortana right now? Which services do you rely on to make yourself more productive?
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Fire Emblem: Awakening has "Marth" in the game who looks like a frenemy. We're not talking about *that* Marth. The original Marth, now known as Hero King Marth, can join Krom's party via downloadable content after you complete a battle.
Nintendo will release Marth on April 19, the game Fire Emblem: Awakening launches in Japan. Yes, it's launch day DLC, but Hero King Marth is free until May 31. Afterwards, Marth will cost 300 yen. It's unclear if "Marth" can join your party too, which would be pretty confusing when Krom does a roll call.


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Finding a date on the fly just got a whole lot easier. The meetMoi NOW app facilitates location-based mobile dating basically allowing you to hook up with singles wherever you are at any given moment. This dating app gives a whole new meaning to a lot of fish in the sea.
First, set up your profile and wait for it to be approved. I'm not single, so I tried to test it with a photo of my Chihuahua — denied! Then I realized I could upload my photo and set it to "married, seeking friends" (even though technically, I'm not married and I realized this selection could completely be for swingers, which we are most definitely not). After I filled out my profile truthfully, I received no matches, so I decided to dive in as single and test the waters. Hmm … again, I received no matches, so there must not be many users of this app yet.
If you are luckier than me, after you receive a match and you and said match are both interested in each other, you have 60 minutes to select yes. Then, if you and your match both say yes, you get 60 minutes to chat and decided if you want to meet up. Your location isn't revealed unless you choose to reveal it, so your security isn't technically threatened yet.
If you like finding dates online, then this app is perfect for you, and you don't have to sift through millions of profiles to find a match — the meetMoi NOW app alerts you to the perfect matches for you. But, you might have to wait a while for the app to populate with users, so spread the word!


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"The Wedding Singer"
Adam Sandler stars as the titular wedding singer in this romantic comedy, and Drew Barrymore plays a woman engaged to the wrong guy. The year is 1985, and the movie highlights the decade's outrageous hit-or-miss fads and fashions. Some of the best comedic scenes of the movie focus on botched wedding band performances and auditions. If the bride asks you to help her shop for the perfect wedding vendors, take comfort in knowing that most of them probably won't be as bad as the ones in this movie! Always take time to laugh with the bride -- especially if a wedding singer wears a red leather jacket and rhinestone glove to an audition.


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Wild Boar in the Cane field introduces a world of magic realism, in which a fly-covered baby girl, Tara, is found and raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya's maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems.
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Geography used to be considered destiny, but this once-popular notion that terrain and climate drove history has gone out of fashion. Now a new generation of environmental historians are bringing hard, physical materiality back into mainstream history with a more nuanced approach, looking at the historically situated interaction between people and their physical environments.
The number of books incorporating "the Idea of India" into their title in recent times is indicative that this idea has been in a crisis for a while. Siddhartha Sarma's Carpenters and Kings is one more response to this crisis of India, dealing with an oft-ignored population group. In an environment where the Hindu Right suggests that Christianity and Islam are foreign to India, this book seeks to "set the record straight" and demonstrate that the history of Christianity in India is a nearly two-millennia-long story of great complexity.
Bertil Lintner, in his enlightening new book The Costliest Pearl, describes today's struggle for supremacy in the Indian Ocean as a new Great Game, or alternatively, a new Cold War. The major contestants are China, the United States and India, but subsidiary powers such as Australia, France, and Japan are also involved.
"Divided by Partition, United by Resilience: 21 Inspirational Stories from 1947" by Mallika Ahluwalia
Wisdom has it that forgetting the past risks repeating it. The old must remind both themselves and the young where they came from, what happened to them and why, and who was responsible.
Belonging and inclusion are the themes which bind together this offering of short stories and poems from The Whole Kahani, a collective of award-winning female writers of British-Asian origin. The preface, written by Preti Taneja, acclaimed author of We That Are Young, outlines the mission statement of the collective, whose name translates as "the full story".
That use of first-person plurals in the title of Early Indians: The Story Of Our Ancestors And Where We Came From should not put non-Indians off. Tony Joseph has, based on and catalyzed by the most recent genetic research, written a clear, readable and, for those unfamiliar with the subject, fascinating history of Indians as a people. It will also serve both as a primer to the way the ability to read the human genome is revolutionizing archaeology as well as a salutary alternative to the eurocentric perspective of many if not most treatments of early human history.


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February 19, 2015
The day Japanese Americans lost their rights
Originally published February 18, 2015 at 6:02 PM | Page modified February 19, 2015 at 12:52 PM
Guest: The day Japanese Americans lost their rights
Gordon Hirabayashi believed the forced removal of 120,000 Japanese Americans was unconstitutional — and he went to prison for his belief, writes guest columnist Esther Toshiko Hirabayashi Furugori.
By Esther Toshiko Hirabayashi Furugori
Special to The Times
Thursday marks the 73rd anniversary of an American day of infamy. On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which set in motion the forced removal of my family from our Auburn-area home, joining the exile of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast to American concentration camps.
My family was first forcibly removed in crowded, hot trains to Fresno, Calif., arriving at a stark place surrounded by barbed wire fences called Pinedale Assembly Center. A month later, we were transported by bus to the Tule Lake Relocation Center in Northern California.
Conditions were harsh at both locations. Crammed into open ceiling "apartments" no larger than 20 by 25 feet, no conversation or movement was private. Everyone was forced to adjust to a culturally uncomfortable reality of sharing everything from meals in mess halls to humiliating communal showers and latrines with no privacy dividers.
I was just 13, and my family kept me busy playing softball, reading Nancy Drew novels and enjoying music. Looking back, perhaps they wanted to distract me from thinking about my brother, Gordon Hirabayashi, who wasn't with us. He was in prison.
Before our forced removal, the entire Pacific Coast was under a federally imposed curfew for Japanese Americans. Gordon was attending the University of Washington and he strongly believed that this curfew and Executive Order 9066 were unconstitutional.
Deliberately staying out past the curfew, Gordon turned himself in to police and demanded that he be arrested. The police officers knew Gordon and told him to go home, but he persisted and was arrested by the FBI, tried and found guilty of violating the curfew. With no transportation paid for by the government, Gordon refused to pay his own way to go to prison in Arizona, so he decided to hitchhike.
Gordon also refused to be sent to the concentration camps or serve in the military, spending nearly two years in different prisons while appealing his curfew verdict. Eventually in 1943, his case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against him.
Gordon's principled stand was both unusual and lonely. Hardly anyone stood up for civil rights in the 1940s like they did in the 1960s, and most people in the Japanese-American community — let alone the nation at large — disagreed with his views as being unpatriotic and criticized him for making things harder by "rocking the boat."
Forty years after his Supreme Court verdict, the U.S. District Court in Seattle overturned Gordon's conviction. Blockbuster evidence was uncovered that the federal government deliberately withheld important military documents from his Supreme Court case, disclosing that racial reasons and not military necessity were used to justify the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese Americans.
After the war, Gordon earned his master's and doctorate degrees in sociology from the University of Washington, enjoyed a successful academic career and received many awards including our nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Among all of his accomplishments, I'm most proud of my brother for his courage to protest the unbridled use of power by our government during times of fear, war hysteria and racial prejudice, and, since Sept. 11, 2001, I suspect that Gordon wouldn't mind if I added religious intolerance to that list.
Gordon died on Jan. 2, 2012. To ensure that his story lives on and inspires generations to come, our family is honored that the permanent Legacy of Justice installations of public art and interpretive elements will be the cornerstone of the mixed-use Hirabayashi Place project currently under construction in Seattle's Chinatown International District.
"I never looked at my case as my own, or just as a Japanese-American case," Gordon said in reference to his overturned conviction. "It is an American case, with principles that affect the fundamental human rights of all Americans."
Esther Toshiko Hirabayashi Furugori is a charter member of the Hirabayashi Place Legacy of Justice Committee.
March 7, 2013
JACL Statement on the Power of Words
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The following is a press release from the Japanese American Citizens League, dated March 5, 2013.
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Craig Tomiyoshi, VP – Public Affairs,firstname.lastname@example.com
WASHINGTON D.C. — During the past several weeks, the Japanese American Citizens League has received numerous questions and comments from members and external partners within the Japanese American communityabout the organization's position and plans regarding implementation of the Power of Words handbook.
JACL remains committed to fully implementing the Power of Words resolution and terminology handbook, as approved by the National Council, without removal of any terminology or edits to their recommended use.
While some internal briefings and opinions on our web site have circulated and raised concerns in the community, no proposal or resolution to remove or redefine terminology has been developed or brought before the JACL National Board for consideration.
At the last JACL National Board Meeting in February 2013, the board reaffirmed its support for the Power of Words handbook and implementation as approved at the 2012 National Convention.
JACL staff has been engaging in conversations with its partners outside of the Japanese American community to listen to their feedback and explore partnership opportunities that may help the handbook receive broader support and visibility. Some groups have indicated that their constituents may have difficulty supporting a term in the handbook, but acknowledged the Japanese American community's right to define its own experience.
No official partnership or coalition currently exists. Moreover, JACL will not recommend or propose the removal of, or edits to, the terminology handbook as a condition of participation in a broader coalition.
JACL, its leadership, staff and individual committees have been actively promoting and distributing the handbook to elected officials, members of Congress, federal agencies and organizations, without reservation. As part of the implementation strategy, the Education Committee of JACL has also been developing a broader outreach and distribution plan for the Power of Words handbook.
Taken from: http://blog.manzanarcommittee.org/2013/03/07/jacl-statement-on-the-power-of-words/