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Tareasplus Secures $1.8M Seed Funding from Academic Partnerships
Top education tech startup teaches a new student math every 3 seconds
Nov 09, 2012, 09:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tareasplus, a San Francisco-based startup that has delivered more than 5 million video lessons to students throughout Latin America today announces $1.8M in seed funding from Academic Partnerships. The investment marks a strategic relationship set to meet the demand for learning experiences beyond the classroom in Latin America by leveraging open distribution platforms and improving the quality of content-on-demand in Spanish.
Answering a universal demand for math and science instruction, Tareasplus delivers K-12 and early college students complete lessons in general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, calculus, differential equations, statistics and more. Tareasplus' library of more than 1100 free videos engage students with concise and comprehensive lessons, which answer the most sought-after questions in calculus (a subject covered across 300 videos), as well as topics such as Multiplying Fractions, Scientific Notation and Parabolic Motion. These videos expand classroom learning and demonstrate an enormous desire for unlimited access to materials by students who benefit from the repetition of a particular concept or lesson. The company pays special attention to the needs of female students, as statistics show their study of math greatly decreases after the age of 18.
Tareasplus is the brainchild of Hernan Jaramillo and Roberto Cuartas, two engineers who met in college while tutoring kids to pay their way through school. From their tutoring, they discovered that if they were simply able to "unrestrict" the time it took their students to learn a specific lesson; they could get them to master it. This, paired with the massive distribution capabilities of YouTube, allowed them to produce and replicate their individual tutoring efforts with the highest possible scale.
Tareasplus' native Spanish-speaking video instructors reduce potential misunderstanding of online translating tools, while reaching an audience all over Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Argentina and the rest of Latin America.
"We're thrilled to know we are making an impact in the lives of students who visit us 3 or 4 times a week to supplement their in-class learning," said Hernan Jaramillo, founder and CEO of Tareasplus. "Tareasplus helps students thrive and supports their aspiration of a better education, particularly in Latin America, where demand is ever-growing. We know this is only the beginning – we are now at the inflexion point to truly empower anyone, anywhere to learn anything."
With backing from Academic Partnerships, Tareasplus aims to become the number one destination for students of any age to expand their knowledge in math. Academic Partnerships, which partners with state universities to deliver high quality university degree programs online, supports the notion that in today's school system, missing a class, or not fully grasping a concept right away can cause setbacks that are seemingly impossible for many students to overcome. By providing students of all levels the freedom to enhance their education, customize their learning pace and attend virtual classes anytime, anywhere, this problem is solved.
"Academic Partnerships is deeply committed to achieving an equality of access to quality education for students around the globe," said Academic Partnerships' founder and chairman, Randy Best. "We support Tareasplus' mission to use technology to help students all over the world deepen their comprehension of math and science."
Tareasplus plans to use this seed funding to expand its platform and further study how unlimited access to lesson videos reinforces a student's knowledge of a range of mathematical subjects.
About Tareasplus
Tareasplus helps students at all age ranges learn math with quick and compelling video explanations in Spanish. The company is founded by math expert Roberto Cuartas and serial entrepreneur Hernan Jaramillo. Tareasplus is based in San Francisco and has offices in Medellin, Columbia. For more information, visit www.tareasplus.com.
About Academic Partnerships
Dallas-based Academic Partnerships partners with universities to deliver students full degree programs online. The company was founded by social entrepreneur, Randy Best, an 18-year veteran of developing innovative learning experiences to improve education. Academic Partnerships helps universities increase public access to high-quality education by providing the technology, student recruitment and faculty support necessary to serve online students. Academic Partnerships is guided by the principle that the opportunities presented through distance learning make higher education more accessible and achievable for students in the U.S. and globally. For more information, please visit http://www.academicpartnerships.com.
SOURCE Academic Partnerships


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IFC restores the practice of Christian values in Southern Italy through ReCrea.
ReCrea is an Italian non-profit organization (previously called Resource on the Horizon) that provides professional counseling and spiritual formation.
Founded in 2002 by Jim and Caranita Wolsieffer, ReCrea is located in the heart of Francavilla Fontana.
The Center offers a safe place where people in the midst of suffering can rediscover their God-given value, the truth about their emotional distress, and freedom from spiritual bondage and confusion.
ReCrea has an Italian board of directors and volunteers whom assist Jim and Caranita with the administrative aspect of the Italian organization. Caranita and Stephany provide professional counseling and spiritual formation.

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Moving house is enough to make you wish you were a minimalist. Or at least that your partner was one. "Why does he collect historic computers?" you ask yourself, "and what use are all his uni notes about…?" But when he asks about your archive of baking magazines, you suddenly find the minimalistic lifestyle isn't so attractive after all. And as for the cake tins in every shape and size? "I'll teach him to appreciate them!" you say to yourself.
The swiss roll tin, truth be told, had never left the cupboard. I'd bought it in a moment or inspiration after reading a recipe for a sticky date roll with butterscotch sauce. Now the pan had to be used before the lure of minimalism lead to a kitchen cleanout.
Creativity combined with the ingredients at hand soon turned dates into prunes, cream into ricotta and butterscotch into chocolate. A new recipe was born. The sticky prune cake was filled with rich chocolate ricotta and drizzled with chocolate sauce. It was decadent, and a perfect distraction from those erring thoughts about minimalism in the kitchen.
Recipe for Prune Roulade with Chocolate and Ricotta
Ingredients for the Cake
160 g prunes (pitted)
3/4 cup boiling water
1 tsp bicarb soda
50 g butter
150 g brown sugar
2 eggs
120 g flour (I used 1/3 chickpea flour and 2/3 commercial gluten free flour blend)
Ingredients for the Chocolate Sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup water
Ingredients for the Filling
250 g ricotta
1/4 cup above chocolate sauce (I didn't actually measure this)
Method for the Cake
Combine the prunes, boiling water and soda and allow to stand 5 mins.
While they're standing, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Then grease a swiss roll pan (22 by 32 cm) and sprinkle it with sugar (about 2 tablespoons).
To the prune mixture, add butter and brown sugar, and beat until well combined but leaving some chunks of prune. Add the eggs and flour and beat again.
Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celcius.
Turn out the cake onto a clean tea towel and roll it carefully along the long side. Allow to cool wrapped in the tea towel.
Method for the Chocolate Sauce
Combine the honey, cocoa and water thoroughly in a saucepan, then bring to the boil. Allow to boil for 5 minutes, keeping an eye on it so it doesn't boil over.
Method for the Filling
Combine the ricotta with about 1/4 cup of the chocolate sauce. It should be ok if the sauce is still warm.
Assembly of the Roulade
Carefully open up the rolled cake and fill it with chocolate ricotta filling. Ask someone to help you at this stage if you need more than two hands. When you have rolled the filled cake back up, drizzle it artistically with chocolate sauce. The leftover chocolate sauce can be used when serving if needed, or eaten with icecream another time.


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One of the few nickolodeon shows that I watched in the late nighties was The Angry Beavers. The others included Catdog and Hey Arnold. Beyond finally released a range of Nickelodeon classics onto DVD in Australia! When I saw the range placed at the front of the DVD counter, I nearly had a heart attack. I felt like a child being allowed to choose anything in Toys R Us.
I've been wanting to watch The Angry Beavers for a while so I purchased it over the other shows; which included, Hey Arnold, Catdog, Aaah!!! Real Monsters, and Rocko's Modern Life. I recently tweeted how I did not recommend the DVD because the quality was so blurry that it hurt my eyes just watching it. But if you're a fan that just wants to enjoy the show, then go right ahead. After a couple of episodes, I believe my eyes adjusted to the blurriness because I got over it and just enjoyed the show for what it is.
The Angry Beavers is a show from 1997 that focuses on two beaver brothers being kicked out of their parents' home to finally live independently; namely, building their own dams. Daggart is the the immature, impulsive, and hyperactive brother. Norbert is the intelligent one.
I am connecting with these characters more than I ever did as a child, and as a result I am having a much better experience watching the show. This is because they're acting like grown-ups. Living on their own, making their own rules, going on holidays on their own, having responsibilities; these are everything that an adult faces.
My favourite episode (and the one that I always remembered when I thought of Angry Beavers) is 'Box Tops Beavers'. The brothers purchase a crazy amount of cereal. Daggart's purpose is to rip into all of them and get the small prize at the bottom of the box. Norbert's purpose is to cut off the coupons off every box after eating the cereal. Then he collects all the coupons until he has enough to purchase the large prize.
I remember collecting cereal coupons and getting, funnily enough, the Rugrats school bag, watch, and water bottle! I didn't get much as a kid, so I would do anything to win prizes from cereal! I loved the episode because it's a matter of choice, displays the differences in these two characters, and of course because I could connect with it as a child. Be patient and get the better prize.
As an adult I am laughing more, I am relating to the characters more, and I am enjoying it more than ever before. This show is amazing and definitely stands the test of time.


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Fortune's Holiday Pool Party series is back again for 2011 and taking things to new heights! We'll be celebrating all our holiday Sundays six stories high on the Ivy Rooftop at the Andaz Hotel. This beautiful property (formerly Ivy Hotel) in downtown takes up an entire city block and has a 180 degree panoramic view of the beautiful San Diego skyline! The Ivy Rooftop is a breathtaking experience to say the least and Fortune is excited to bring our infamous pool parties here to share some fun memories this summer!
Documentary celebrating 25 years of the JazzReggae Festival released – Watch it here!
The JazzReggae Festival at UCLA kicks off the summer for the entire Los Angeles community. Held every Memorial Day Weekend, this year's festival marks the 25th anniversary of this historic celebration of music, culture, and community. The JazzReggae Festival is the largest, entirely student produced and run event of its kind on the West Coast.
Adams and Eves "Dear Professor" Vinyl LP
"Adams and Eves is a 6-piece band composed of two families that began playing together in March of 2009 as an optimization of bedroom recordings made by Adam Powell. We've devoted the past two years to self recording the fleshed out versions of those songs and self releasing "Dear Professor" as a full length 12" LP. We hope you will enjoy the first fruits of our families labor."


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Michel Sarran: the gastronomic exception
Top-flight cuisine in a family place.
Indulge yourself by booking a table with this extraordinary chef, who arrived in Toulouse in 1995 and has left his mark. At Michel Sarran, dining is not taken lightly. 'We are merchants of pleasure', announces the two-starred chef proudly. Everything breathes the art of living and generosity in this restaurant, with its tasteful and warm decoration. In the kitchen, the spirit of 'home' dominates the dishes: recipes combine modernity and traditions, a remarkable union that will surprise your taste buds. Crab ravioli in goat cheese cream, followed by a filet of seabream served with a chestnut fricassee. Meat lovers will be satisfied with grilled foie gras and oysterplant on toast, before a duck breast with green lentils.
If you have a sweet tooth, the desserts make the aromas sing: flower of salt melting biscuits, hazelnut ice cream with candied orange peels or puffed prunes. An invitation to pleasure that you should not resist.
Michel Sarran
21 Boulevard Armand Duportal
31000 Toulouse
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Zombie Cruises and Police Cars
Your hangover's subsided, you've eaten all 4000 fun-size Mounds bars intended for trick or treaters, and you've retired your Slutty Sam Adams costume after four years of hilarity. Which means that now it's time to... keep partying, because real-Halloween's on Wed. Here's what's going down:Zombie Stripper Night: Starting at 9p on Tues, Lucky Devil is doing the zombie stripper thing, only it's being hosted by "Mini Marilyn Manson" Nik Sin and features undead dancers no taller than five feet. Get the sexy low-down here.Zombie Cruise: Floating down the horrifically contaminated Willamette, which is scarier than any zombie imaginable, the Portland Spirit riverboat's hosting a 3hr, prom-themed jaunt with a costume contest, full bar, and DJ sets providing the soundtrack for the creepiest cruise this side of Tom on Oprah. Tickets are floating around here.Police Cars: PDX's The Police Cars are disbanding after this show, so this is your last chance to hear covers from
Polyphonic Spree and Candlebox The Police and The Cars at former bordello/ supposedly haunted bar White Eagle Saloon. These details are just what you needed.7 Deadly Sins: Stars Cabaret at Bridgeport's getting all Spacey with $4 Jaeger and Cuervo shots while the ladies distribute lap dances are repping the sins... just hope they're more like Mounds than Almond Joy in the lack-of-nuts category. Find out just what you're in for here.


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Smoking ban
What is the smoking ban?
In 2006, parliament voted to ban smoking in all workplaces, on public and work transport, in pubs, clubs, membership clubs, cafes, restaurants and shopping centres in England and Wales.
The smoking ban came into force in Scotland on March 26th 2006. In Wales, it was enforced from April 2nd. In Northern Ireland, the ban came into effect on April 30th. England followed suit on July 1st 2007, with the entire UK now officially smoke-free in public places.
Although smoking is known to cause lung cancer, the effect of passive smoking has proved harder to quantify. A 2002 report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggested that regular exposure to passive smoke increases the risk of lung cancer by 20 to 30 per cent. According to the British Medical Association, it increases the risk of heart disease by between 25 and 35 per cent and doubles the risk of a stroke.
The majority of workplaces, shops, public transport and other public environments had banned or at least restricted smoking as a matter of policy by the mid 1990s, but it remained legal to smoke in most licensed premises.
However, in the years leading up to the ban, there was an increase in support for more restrictions on smoking in public places. Although this partly reflected the decline in the numbers of smokers, it also reflected the greater assertiveness of non-smokers, many of whom were less prepared to tolerate smoking.
In November 2004, the government published the white paper on public health, detailing its intention to introduce a partial ban, which would make it illegal to smoke in enclosed public spaces in England and Wales. However, an exception would be made for licensed premises such as bars, private clubs and pubs where no food was served. There would be a complete ban on smoking in the bar area of licensed premises, to protect staff.
Legislation to this effect was introduced in October 2005, as part of the health improvement and protection bill. The ban was intended to come into force in 2007.
By this point, the Scottish Executive had already voted to introduce a complete ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces in Scotland, which came into force in 2006.
In 2003, New York City had also banned smoking in all public bars and restaurants, with only a few exceptions. Many towns and cities in California have also done this, and a few also banned smoking on their beaches and in public parks.
In March 2004, Ireland became the first European country to institute an outright ban on smoking in the workplace. Many advocates of a ban in England and Wales favoured this wording, because it emphasised the need to protect those who do not have a choice over their exposure to second-hand smoke, namely those working in smoky environments such as pubs and bars.
Italy and Norway then followed suit, introducing a total ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.
Mainstream debate in the UK has yet to call for an outdoor ban on smoking, but calls for smoking bans in indoor public places increased to such a point that the government's plans for a partial ban on smoking were broadly welcomed in 2005.
However, many campaigners argued that the proposals did not go far enough, saying they would still leave workers in private members' clubs and pubs not serving food at risk from the dangers of second-hand smoke.
They also argued it would cause confusion, while the British Beer & Pub Association argued pubs would feel under pressure to take food off of their menus, turning them into 'drinking dens', in order to avoid the commercial damage that might be done by a ban.
These arguments were boosted in the lead up to the introduction of the health improvement and protection bill by an apparent split in the cabinet about how far the smoking ban should go. Health secretary Patricia Hewitt was apparently in favour of switching to a total ban on smoking in public places, but was forced to back down by opposition from her ministerial colleagues.
In the meantime, more and more companies and even towns were banning smoking in public places altogether. In August 2003, Pizza Hut announced that all 500 of its branches would become non-smoking and in January 2005, the JD Wetherspoons pub chain announced it would be following suit. A number of councils were also considering public smoking bans, led by Liverpool city council, which introduced a bill into the House of Commons seeking the power to enable it to do this.
Critics of a ban disputed the claim that passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, and organisations representing the tobacco industry and smokers also argued that ventilators could be used to remove smoke from bars and pubs, negating the need for a ban. However, the medical profession has claimed that ventilators do not protect the public from the risk of lung cancer.
In the lead up to the ban on smoking in the workplace in Ireland, there were also concerns that the ban would negatively impact on bars and pubs, as smoking customers would be driven away. While there has been a decline in trade since the ban was introduced, the Irish government has argued this was caused by a range of economic factors already in place before the ban came into force. Similar concerns were also expressed about moves to introduce a ban in the UK, and a report by the Restaurant Association before the move was approved suggested it could cost restaurants £346 million and 45,000 jobs.
Opponents of a smoking ban also rejected the idea on civil liberties grounds, arguing that it was not the state's role to determine what people do to their bodies. Supporters of a ban, however, made virtually the same point, arguing that they should not be made to breathe other people's smoke.
In the end, support for a smoking ban outweighed the opposition, to the point that the government was forced to allow a free vote in parliament where MPs had the opportunity to back a complete ban on smoking in public places. In February 2006, the House of Commons voted by a majority of 200 to introduce a blanket ban on smoking in England and Wales from summer 2007. A ban on smoking in all NHS and government buildings was introduced in January that year.
In the wake of that decision, the government announced it would raise the age at which people could buy cigarettes from 16 to 18 from March 2007 in Scotland and from October 2007 in England and Wales. In Northern Ireland the age of sale for tobacco products was raised to 18 in September 2008.
A review of the impact of smoke-free legislation, published by the Department of Health in March 2011, concluded that there had been "a significant impact". Studies in England revealed findings similar to those in other countries where smoke-free laws had been implemented. There had been benefits for health, changes in attitudes and behaviour and no clear adverse impact on the hospitality industry.
A significant body of UK and international evidence now exists which demonstrates that smoke-free laws are effective in reducing exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS).
A study of barworkers in England showed that their exposure reduced on average between 73% and 91% and measures of their respiratory health significantly improved after the introduction of the legislation.
A study found that between 1996 and 2007, SHS exposure among children declined by nearly 70%. The reductions were greatest in the period immediately before the introduction of smoke-free legislation, coinciding with national mass media campaigns around the dangers of SHS.
In England, the legislation resulted in a statistically significant reduction (−2.4%) in the number of hospital admissions for myocardial infarction (MI). This amounted to 1,200 emergency admissions for MI in the year following the introduction of smoke-free legislation.
Source: DoH: Impact of smoke-free legislation: evidence review - March 2011
"When non-smokers breathe in second-hand smoke - also known as passive smoking - it can be harmful. Research shows that non-smokers who live with smokers have a greater risk of heart disease than those who don't."
British Heart Foundation - 2012


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1st July, India: Castrol, one of the world's leading engine oil manufacturers, has launched an innovative solution to an everyday city driving problem – Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START - a new engine oil which protects cars from engine wear caused by stop-start city driving.
Whether it's on the school run, a short drive to the shops or a busy commute in heavy traffic, all that idling in traffic and waiting at various junctions causes microscopic wear in engines.
Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START has been developed specifically to protect against damage caused by driving in stop-start conditions. The oil is the result of innovative development by scientists and engineers at Castrol's many technology centres around the globe.
Intelligent molecules in Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START cling to critical engine parts and form a self-healing layer of protection. Even if molecules are removed in the process of fighting wear, others rush in to restore the protective layer. Critical engine components are protected at each stage of stop-start driving, from the very first start, to the very last stop, and every stop-start in between.
Soma Ghosh, Vice President-Marketing, Castrol India, said: "Not many people know that stop-start driving can result in additional engine wear. At Castrol, we have spent thousands of hours in the laboratory and in partnership with one of the world's greatest universities, developing an engine oil that specifically protects engine parts against the wear of stop-start driving."
Milind Vaidya, India Technology Manager said: "We have developed Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START in response to a genuine issue on thousands of roads across the globe. Data from the Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START Index, powered by Tom Tom shows that on an average, drivers stop and start their cars over 18,000 times a year. India's traffic congestion in main urban areas is something that is experienced daily, with stop-start driving a feature of people's everyday commute. Castrol MAGNATEC STOP-START is the ideal lubricant to provide the right protection for car engines in these conditions."
To find out more about Castrol MAGNATEC, please visit: http://www.castrolmagnatec.co.in/ or visit your local automotive garage/workshop.


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"Matt is a testament to hard work and commitment to the Toronto Argonauts Football Club," said Argos GM Jim Popp. "We look forward to his continued contributions to this team and city in his 10th year as an Argo."
Black, 32, has played 120 career CFL games, starting 43, all as a member of the Argonauts. Since being selected in the sixth round (45th overall) of the 2009 CFL Draft, he has posted 150 defensive tackles, 83 special teams tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, and six fumble recoveries.
The 5-9, 192-pound native of Toronto has suited up in seven playoff contests for the Double Blue, posting two defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. The two-time Grey Cup Champion (2012, 2017) closed out the 105th Grey Cup with an interception of Calgary QB Bo Levi Mitchell to hold onto a 27-24 lead for the Argos.
Black has been a consistent contributor off the field during his time with the Argos. In 2016, he was selected as the recipient of the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Award due to outstanding contributions to the community as well as courage, leadership, and toughness showed on the field.
In four years at Saginaw Valley State University, Black played in 39 games, starting 36. The 2008 First-Team All-GLIAC selection totaled 165 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six interceptions with the Cardinals. He also returned 30 punts for 326 yards and 26 kickoffs for 594 yards and a touchdown.


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Drill down and Drill across in WEBI
Posted by Hemanta Banerjee on November 27, 2010
While BusinessObjects provides a fairly simple way to drill down using hierarchies there are times where this is not good enough. For example if we take the Motors example, lets say when the user drills down from the showroom, they want to see a report that displays the demographic information and models for that particular showroom. This is usually hard to do just by using hierarchies and this is where hyperlink drill down is very useful.
But before we go to Hyperlink drill down (or as I call it drill across), let us quickly cover hierarchical drill down. The screenshot below shows 2 ways to define hierarchies in the universe.
The natural hierarchies which is automatically defined by the universe is based on the order or objects within a class. For example in my universe I have Year->Qtr->Month->Date as my time hierarchy. Now if I enable drill in my report I can drill down to specific dates as shown below.
I can also define a custom hierarchy as shown in the figure 1 where I have combined the showroom and the model into a single hierarchy such that when the user drill from the showroom they can see the models in the showroom.
Now coming to drill across. For example when I click on the revenue below I want to jump to another report that shows the sales by model in that country for the selected year as shown below.
Setting that up is fairly simple. I have to create 2 reports as shown below.
The 2nd report accepts the showroom country and year as prompts. Now I have to go to the summary report i.e. Showroom by year and setup the drill across. You can setup a hyperlink drill down by right click on the cell and selecting "New Hyperlink" as shown below.
When setting up the hyperlink you would need to associate the objects from the summary report to be sent as parameters to the prompts in the detailed report as shown above.
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Happy Ed Balls Day - A question 2 / 3 gift.
Remember the two key areas you need to focus on to get the top bands for both these questions:
Q2 - You need to make consistent links to the text. An examiner has recommended that you draw lines between the headline, subheading and image to the key points it references in the text during the planning stage. If you have an Ipad you can do this with this electronic version but make sure you do something to remind yourself to make links to the text. Make sure you are analysing in-depth as well.
Q3 - The examiner wants to see top level candidates tracking the changes in feelings of the writer so make sure you do this. Check that your four key points show some sort of change in the thoughts and feelings of the writer.
So if you want to practise Q2 or Q3 the link is above. Just mark clearly the question you are attempting in the comment.
Q2: Explain how the headline, sub-heading and picture are effective and how they link to the text? (8 Marks) - 12 Mins
Q3: Explain some of the thoughts and feelings of Sophie Heawood on getting her child to sleep. (8 Marks) 12 Mins
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Lucy Edwards Q.2
The headline is effective by giving a light hearted feel to the subject of tired parents in the phrase 'wide awake club' this is effective because it's a way of entertaining the reader whilst informing them of statistics and medical opinions as well.
The sub heading is effective by changing formality from formal to informal text. This is apparent in the line 'legion of exhaustion' which modulates to informal in the line 'to nod off' this is effective because it portrays the writers heightened stress level and how she changes from stressed to relaxed quickly. It also is evidence of her being sarcastic, that she is saying your child's sleep pattern is important but really she is too frustrated to care-she just wants to take a break.
The picture is effective as it portrays the paradox in which you live in when having a small child-they're cute and funny but once its night time it turns negative and portrays the reality of your situation. The woman's expression conveys numerous emotions such as frustration-she has here eyes closed as if she's asleep but is really thinking evil, 'and darkly comic thoughts' This links with the text well because it represents the quotation above well, in addition to conveying several other thoughts simultaneously.
The heading links to the text well by having similar techniques such as the irony used in the phrase 'picture-book for grown ups' and the phrase 'wide awake club' which are both barbaric suggestions, yet one is true-evidence for the unexpected environment you're put in with a child. The sub heading also links in well by putting a positive spin on the topic like 'big business' when speaking of the task of getting your baby to sleep and in the text- that 'the hit book is to become a major Hollywood film' This is effective because it show the positive spin on the topic is not just brief and short-lived by its use in the sub heading it proves it's still a believable theory.
This is a good start Lucy. Top last minute tips - Don't worry about technique spotting - always focus on the effect (more cowbell).
After each point you make about a presentational device immediately link it to another quotation from the main text. This is like screaming in the examiners face 'SEE I'M LINKING'. It may not be subtle but it allows you to access the top bands.
Currently I would say this is in Band 3 as it is a clear analysis but there isn't enough focus on effect and consistent links to the text.
Does this make sense?


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3-room apartment in a villa of the central embassy district and located in a completely green area. This ap is freshly renovated, bright, roomy and completely furnished and equipped. It disposes about 1 Living, 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 bath, 1 balcony and 3 small secondary rooms incl. dressing. The apartment is located at 2nd floor ( of -in total- 2 floors) in an apartment villa and is placed in an extraordinary location directly in front of -and with view to- Parc Kiseleff (Aviatorilor) , also next to several embassies.
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Archive for November, 2013
Updates And Re-Releases Galore!
Posted by MagicBox in Site Updates on November 10, 2013
It's been a while since we've updated, and we've unfortunately missed out on reporting a few upcoming releases. So, let's get all caught up!
We've updated our entry for the new "Digimon Ending Best Aimer" CD, released back on August 01, with coverart, confirmed artists, and a finalized tracklisting. While early rumors declared this release to be a full self-cover album by Ai Maeda, only one song has in fact been re-recorded. Track #11, an "AiM Solo Version" of fan-favorite song "Our Digital World," is the disc's only new material, with tracks #01-10 being the original, unaltered ending themes for Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, and Digimon Savers. While not comprised of newly-recorded songs like some fans were hoping for, this release now serves as a companion to previous compilation discs like the "Opening Best Spirit" CD and the three "Insert Song Best" albums.
Seemingly in celebration of the franchise's 15th anniversary, various other DiGiMONMUSiC discs are quietly being reissued at budget prices. The twelve "Best Partner" CD singles were re-released back in September, and we'll be seeing a re-release of the commemorative "We Love DiGiMONMUSiC" five-disc boxset this Christmas (exactly 11 years since its original release back in 2002).
We've updated our listings for these discs with new release dates, catalogue numbers, and Amazon / CD Japan links. I know I'll definitely be picking up the five-disc boxset, as I missed out on it a decade ago. As always, we'll be sure to update as more information becomes available!
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Lone Ranger and the Riders of Justice, Chapters 10 and 11
Chapter ten
Villainous Preparations
The next day, Hidden Valley was a beehive of activity.
The cattle, used to days of relative inactivity huddled anxiously in small groups instinctively reacting to the tension amongst the men.
Holsters were oiled, guns and rifles dismantled and cleaned. Gunbelts, filled to the brim. An aura of evil filled the mens minds, and death was near tonight. If luck was with the outlaws, good men would die, and tyranny would triumph. If not, then vengeance for the deaths of good men would take its toll on Snake Larson and his men!
Snake Larson sat at the big chair in the cabin. At the far end of the room, a stranger sat with his legs crossed on the table. The bright glint of well tooled boot silver reflected the oil lamp into Snakes eyes.
"Boss, but the masked man was here. I tell you!" Snake exclaimed.
The boss, his face hidden by the shadows and a black cloth mask hanging from his hat, wore a dark blue vest. On the left breast, a strange insignia in the shape of a black arrow highlit the well worn vest. His boots, tipped in silver, creaked on the wooded plank table.
He spoke in a deep voice.
"I know- I observed his coming earlier this week" he replied.
Snake Larson looked scared.
"What do we do?" he said loudly, standing up now. "Sheriff Stockton was supposed to be here by now."
The leader growled.
"Sheriff Stockton is a fool! Giving into the ranchers was a sign of weakness. You are the real boss of this outfit. I am in charge of many such outfits such as yours. All across the west, the masked man has caused me trouble. Tonight, we can stop his meddlesome interference, ONCE AND FOR ALL!" he said haughtily.
"How're we going to do it?" Snake asked. "You know, the Masked Man overheard our plans to ambush the Carey ranch in order to kill the deputy. So he'll have the edge there."
The man in the shadows spoke again.
"Proceed as planned, except hold a few men back as a counter attack. When their initial strength and advantage is weakened, we charge the second group. But, THE MASKED MAN IS MINE! "
Snake Larson listened intently, he formulated his plan concretely in his own mind.
"You can do what you will with the new deputy, he's nothing to me." the mystery man added. "Now, go! You have much to do." And he laughed.
Snake Larson left the cabin to the echoes of the leaders laughter. Once outside, he called his men together. A few minutes later, they were all there.
"Men, listen up. I want you Ace, Trig, and Jock to head the first attack group. Come in around me, we'll draw the attack out" Snake said as he drew the ambush out. Giving precise directions to each man he orchestrated the next evening perfectly.
"Do you understand each of your roles men?" Snake asked.
Each man nodded as Snake looked at him. A glimmer of unity shone in each outlaws eyes-they were near the end of their journey and the big payoff was near!
The Lone Ranger, all his senses alert, searched the campsite and surrounding area. Tonto, just entering the copse of trees where the camp was, stepped on a branch. The snap made him aware of the pervading silence.
"Kemo Sabe" he yelled. "Tonto here"
The Ranger, hearing Tonto's voice,, dropped his irons, and spun them into his holsters.
"Tonto, over here" he replied.
The Ranger walked back to the campfire and waited for the Indian to arrive.
"Did all go well with Rex?" he asked.
Tonto, sat near the fire and poured a cup of coffee. He looked at the Ranger and took a sip of the hot liquid.
"All ranchers know Kemo Sabe. Them say they'll be at Rex's by sunset tomorrow" he said.
The Ranger sat down across from Tonto.
"That's good, all must go perfectly tomorrow if we're to stop the Snake Larson gang."
Tonto and the Ranger prepared to rest for the night. The days activities had taken much energy. With tomorrow's ambush, rest was needed. Both men unrolled their bed rolls, and laid down. Sleep soon claimed the men.
Morning came. The Ranger and Tonto, now well rested, made a big breakfast. Bacon, pancakes, and hot coffee energized them. Resting a few minutes more, the duo got up and doused the fire with the left over coffee. The early morning sun was topping the trees, so the masked man and Tonto mounted their steeds and galloped into Kievers Creek.
Roy Rogers had to be warned about the coming ambush, especially if his life was in danger.
The Ranger and Tonto rode the miles into town. By now, the countryside was very familiar, and the horses could ride the trail almost unguided. The rolling hills, the abundant trees, and the copious wildlife were growing on the mysterious pair. As they rounded the last hill before town, a sigh of relief escaped the Rangers lips.
The Ranger turned to Tonto.
"Tonto, let's go find Deputy Rogers. We'll avoid the sheriffs office, let's ask at Hodgsons." he suggested.
They cantered into town. The Ranger removed his mask, pulled a different hat from his saddle bag, and pulled a dirty vest over his shirt. Tonto rode in silence. Soon they arrived in front of the store. They dismounted.
"Tonta" he said in a heavy accent. "I'm gonna check in with the store keep. See ya inna few minutes."
Tonto nodded, trying to conceal his laughter.
"Okay Kem Sab" he replied.
The Ranger walked up to the store and opened the door. He looked inside, store shelves lined three walls, tall aisles held dry goods, clothes, and hardware. Gerry Hodgson, the proprietor served customers by the till. He looked up at the Ranger.
"Be with you in a minute sir" he said looking back down.
"Will that be all Mr Varga?" he asked.
Tony paid for his groceries and left the store. Gerry walked up to the Ranger.
"How can I help you sir. My name is Gerry Hodgson, and yours is…" he began.
"Clayton Moore, pleased to meet you" he replied.
"Gerry, do you know where I can find Roy Rogers?" the Ranger asked.
He thought for a moment.
"Either over at Dales, or the sheriffs office. Can I get you some groceries?
Apples are a great deal this week" he said smiling.
"I'll take a few apples. Thanks for the information. Where is Dale's?" the Ranger answered.
Gerry walked to the window. He pointed down the street.
"Right over there. You can see the sign from here. That'll be 25 cents for the apples."
The Ranger paid Gerry.
"Thanks, have a great day!" he said walking back to the till whistling a merry tune.
The Ranger and Tonto rode the short distance to Dales Place. Gabby, put to work early in the day, swept the verandah quickly. The pair dismounted and tied their horses to the rail. They walked up the steps.
"Mornin" the Ranger said to Gabby.
"Good morning to you. How can I help you?' Gabby asked.
"Is Mr Roy Rogers in today?"
Gabby put the broom down, and turned to go inside.
"He's this way, come on in" Gabby replied.
The Ranger and Tonto followed the grizzled veteran inside. Roy was just finishing breakfast. Dale was sitting across from him. They were talking excitedly.
"Eh he" Gabby coughed.
Roy turned around.
"Yes Gabby."
Gabby turned his head towards the Ranger and Tonto.
"Two men to see you Roy."
"Thanks Gabby" he replied.
"Roy, Tonto and I, have something to tell you." he started.
"Tonto? And you would be?" Roy queried.
The Ranger pulled a silver bullet out of his belt and handed it to Roy. Roy turned it over in his hands. He gave it to Dale.
"You must be the Lone Ranger then. Heard lots about you, Don Barry speaks quite highly of you. I guess you helped him once when he was younger. Where's your white hat, and mask?"
The Ranger rubbed his chin.
"Had to come into town to see you, didn't need a bad reaction." he replied.
Gabby's face dropped.
"Wellll, the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Mighty pleased to meet you. You can call me Gabby. Boy, if there were more men like you two…" Gabby said, admiration flavouring his voice.
Dale piped in.
"Would you like to sit down, have a cup of coffee?"
Tonto answered.
The pair sat down. Dale returned with two cups and a steaming hot pot. She filled the cups up.
Roy looked at the Ranger.
"What did you want to tell me?" he asked.
"Yesterday, Tonto and I trailed a Mexican to a hidden box canyon. We overheard plans to try to kill you during a raid. Tonto also found out that Bill Stockton, and Lyle Talbot
are part of a grand scheme to drive settlers off" he said matter of factly.
Roy whistled.
"I wish you would have told me before last night. Three hombres tried to ambush Gabby and I on the trail back from Gene's last night. Gabby got knocked on the head, I got a couple of scratches. We didn't follow them though. Somehow they knew my name and where I was going to be. I figured Bill was part of it, but I wasn't quite sure. No wonder he looked so surprised when I went over to the office last night. He thought I would've been dead by then."
Roy answered.
"Tonto glad you okay. They plan raid on Rex Allen's tonight. Rex and I warned ranchers last night, tell them to come over tonight for big showdown." Tonto said.
They sipped their coffee quietly.
"Well, gents" he said resignedly. "I guess we'd better go over to Gene's, then get Rex's later. We have a busy day ahead of us."
The Ranger agreed.
"Roy, this is what we have planned tonight…" he said as he and Tonto filled him in on the details of the counter attack.
A few minutes later, Roy, the Lone Ranger, and Tonto left Dales place. They
galloped out of town and took the trail to Gene's.
As they passed the ambush site, the three riders stopped to examine the footprints.
The Ranger and Tonto recognized the footprints of Ace Parker, and Trig Larson. They mounted their horses and carried on.
Arriving at Gene's place, the three riders tied their mounts to the bar and went into the house. Gail let them and led them to the living room where Gene sat doing the ranches books.
He looked up.
"Morning gentlemen. I see you've met the Ranger and Tonto already Roy" Gene said.
The men sat down.
"Gene, Gabby and I were ambushed last night. Around the garden of the gods, three men attacked us. It was a good thing Trigger warned us, we would have easily been killed." Roy said.
Gene looked concerned.
"Was anyone hurt?"
Roy answered.
"Only the ambushers, and Gabby got his hat shot off."
"Tonto and I recognized their footprints. The same ones as I found after trailing Jim and Margarets assailants, and one of the prints was on Blindmans Plateau. It seems they belong to the same gang." the Lone Ranger remarked.
Gene nodded.
"It's amazing. For six months, no clues. You two come around, and Roy here is appointed Deputy, then BOOM, the case busts wide open."
Tonto and the Lone Ranger looked down.
"Are Jim and Margaret okay?" Roy asked.
Gene smiled.
"They're fine. Jim's arm is healing well, Margaret is almost back to normal, driving Jim crazy. I'll get Gail to call them."
A few minutes later Jim and Margaret came into the room. Jim's arm, still cast solidly, swung uneasily as he walked. Margaret, smiling widely, ran over to the Ranger and Tonto. She thanked them profusely.
"Jim, have you heard about their plan to raid Rex Allen's tonight?" the Ranger asked.
Jim nodded.
"Yes, Uncle Gene mentioned it briefly this morning over breakfast. What are your plans?" he asked. "I really can't help that much, my wounded wing you know, but I'll help where I can."
The Ranger, Tonto, Roy and Tonto went over the plan again.
Jim spoke up.
"Why don't we add a third attack line, in case they change their plan. If the leader is as smart as he seems to be, he may add a third line. Back home, I used to work with explosives, a few well placed charges would turn the tide quite easily." he suggested.
The four men looked thoughtfully at each other, then back at Jim.
"Sounds like a good idea to me. We really don't know how man men they have. They may have brought more men in just for this. If the leader is who I think it is, he has thousands of men at his disposal." the Ranger said.
Roy agreed.
"I think I saw some explosives at Varga's. If I leave right now, I can get to Rex's in a couple of hours. Jim could help us with their set up." Roy said.
Roy got up and turned to leave.
"I'll see you at Rex's."
The Lone Ranger and Tonto were silent.
Gene stood up quickly.
"Ranger, Tonto, care for a tour of my ranch? Not much to do for a couple of hours. I'd love to show you around" he said smiling.
The Ranger replied.
"Thank you Gene. I'd be glad to. Tonto, are you in?"
Tonto nodded.
"Yes. I'll go with you." he said.
"It's settled men, we'll hitch a buckboard up and wander around. No use riding our horses. They'll get enough work tonight."
They walked outside and found a buckboard. Silver and Scout were let loose in the corral. Gene's hands rubbed the animals down and fed them.
The tour began.
A couple of hours later, they returned and found a hot meal waiting for them.
Gail had prepared a veritable feast for the hungry men and hands. After the meal, Gene's hands, the Ranger and Tonto, Gene, and Jim left for Rex's. Grimly riding the range, the men soaked in the peace of the early afternoon sky. Clouds lazily drifted by, and the blue sky turned white ever so slightly. A heavy pall hung over the men as they neared Rex's. If all went well, death and revenge for the ranchers. If the tide turned back, death for the valley's valiant ranchers hung in the balance!
Rex's ranch had become the point of much activity. The area ranchers were sending their hands to combat the raiders, Snake Larsons gang rode with death on their minds , and the Lone Ranger and Tonto, with redemption and justice foremost in their thoughts; all three groups rode in grim silence toward their date with destiny.
At Rex Allen's ranch, preparation was underway for the upcoming clash. Windows were being nailed shut, any unnecessary livestock was turned loose for their own safety, and the ranch hands prepared their weapons. Rex had sent his wife and three children over to the Moore ranch earlier in the day, only Chico stayed on to help his dad. With the time of atonement near for Snake Larson, Rex and the gathered men prepared for their sacred duty!
One by one, the ranch hands arrived. By the campfire beside the house, each hand drank some coffee to ward off the early evening chill. They started to gather in little groups.
Old friends shared stories of past exploits, new friends listened intently to tales of bravery and conquest.
Rex Allen came out of his hacienda-his hands thrust into his pants pockets, he looked over at the growing group of men who had come in response to his and Tonto's requests for help. It warmed his soul to see such a large number of men. He counted fifty men already with hands from the Hale, Iversons, Smith, Hart, Autry and many other outfits there. As he scanned the men, a look of shock crossed his face. Lyle Talbot and his men were here!
Rex surged into action. He quickly found the Deputy Sheriff and Gene deep in conversation. They walked over to where the outlaw outfit mingled.
Lyle, spotting them out of the corner of his eye, excused himself.
"Lyle." Gene said.
"Yes Gene" he answered.
A nervous silent tension filled the air.
"Why are you here, after all that you have done?" Gene asked.
A blank look came over his face.
"Are you here to kill us too? Or to spy for the rustlers?" Gene continued.
Lyle looked fearful, he moved his hand closer to his pistol.
"What are you talking about Gene. I'm here to help. I heard from the neighbours that you were going to stop the …"
Rex chimed in.
"Men you've been helping for some months now. How many men have you killed Lyle? How many of your neighbours have you shot at, or stolen from?"
Lyle bolted.
"It's not like that. I, I, quit yesterday. Got sick of the violence, the stealing" he spit out quickly.
"Tie him up boys" Gene said.
Gene looked at his men, they had subdued Lyle and soon he was hogtied to the house porch.
"It makes me sick Rex, it really does. He could have killed Jim, and Margaret."
Gene said. "Men, the hands of the Talbot ranch are welcome to help."
The men, astonished at what happened, returned to their mingling.
Presently the Lone Ranger and Tonto walked towards the flickering firelight. They stopped near the corral where Silver and Scout were tied to the filled rail.
Walking to the fire, they too were impressed at the display of community spirit. Nearing the fire, the Autry men called out.
"Lone Ranger, Tonto! Over here!" Gene hollered. Walking over to Gene, the pair saw hope in the eyes of the men they passed. Many patted their backs and thanked them for their help. Reaching Gene, the Ranger turned around. Roy was beside Gene, and Rex was walking towards them. He too recognized many faces from the meeting three days ago. The battle would be won, if not by numbers, then by Faith and Hope alone.
"Ranger" said Gene "it's time to talk to the men." He tipped his hat.
The Ranger stood upon the bench beside the fireside. The flickering light made strange shadows over the Rangers features. His handsome face, silhouetted classically, blended into his mask. He raised his arms into the air.
"Men! The time has come for us to fight back! Tonight, the masked leader of the outlaws that have raided your ranges, stolen your cattle, and killed your neighbours, plans to attack Rex's. You know that already. It's our job, your job, to stop them, and to help us bring them to justice."
The crowd of men stirred uneasily.
"I know most of you want your revenge. But, we can't be cold blooded murderers, like they are. We are better than that. Now listen carefully, and come in closer, I'll show you what our plan is…" the Ranger said modulating his voice carefully.
The Ranger, Tonto, Gene, Roy, and Rex explained the plan to the men. Roy split the men up into two groups. The Ranger and Tonto led the first, Roy led the second, and Rex led the third, smaller squad. Reverend Pat stood up.
"Dear Lord, watch over these brave men. Bring them back to their loved ones safely this night. Guide us O Lord, with thy holy wisdom as you did Joshua, and King David. Amen." he intoned.
"Amen" the men echoed.
The men, now split up into their respective groups, galloped off to position.
Rex rode off to the north of his spread, and waited behind a copse of trees. Roy went south and rode into a small hollow, the Ranger and the rest of the ranchers waited behind the buildings. Much time passed. The moon made it's path off the horizon and followed the stars in transition. Each group waited in anxious silence for the outlaws to appear. Conversations in low tones filled the minutes.
Miles away, the outlaws led by the Masked leader, galloped with grim seriousness.
The day had brought many men to swell their numbers over one hundred. The first group of men, led by Snake Larson rode in an undisciplined mass. The second group, Ace Parker and the Masked leader, in the front, followed a mile or so behind. Death rode beside each man!
The outlaws approached the last hill before Rex's. Their pace slackened a little as their mounts climbed the gentle slope. The buildings appeared in the distance. A fire illuminated the pasture and ranch house. No riders were in sight. Cattle milled around.
They charged! Down the hill they rode, pistols held high, spitting thunder! The cattle parted, slowly at first, then they gathered momentum. The outlaws parted as they cleared the scattering cattle herd.
Behind the buildings, the Lone Ranger and Tonto sat ready. The men waited for the Masked Mans signal to charge. He held his gloved hand high, then chopped down as they passed an imaginary line.
Jim Autry pressed down on the detonator. The charges flew through the long wires, the dynamite exploded in several places at once.
"Yee Hah" Jim and Gabby yelled.
"Got'im" Gabby shouted.
Gabby got to work connecting the next set of wires.
The outlaws surprised by the explosions, jerked back. Many men had ridden their last mile. The flying soil blocked their sight. They stopped momentarily.
"Boss!" their eyes seemed to say as they looked to Ace Parker for guidance.
He glared back.
"Forward men! No sacrifice too small…" he yelled back.
The ranchers accelerated as the ranchers were temporarily blinded. They left the shelter of the buildings and charged for the confused outlaws. The few hundred feet between them flew by quickly. The time had come for all bad men to pass.
Gabby pressed down on the plunger again.
An explosion rocked the outlaws again. This time, more men fell as the main mass of men caught the brunt of the TNT.
"Way to go Jim!" Gabby whooped with excitement.
A mile back, the sound of the explosions caught the ears of the masked leader.
Beneath his mask, a look of fear crossed his face. No one saw him break into a sweat.
"Ride men, ride!" he yelled, volume hiding his anxiety.
The second group of ranchers, waiting for the explosions, saw the smaller group of outlaws. They waited for them to pass beneath them, then charged from behind. Roy led the determined ranchers into battle, his silver six guns held high and blazing!
The villains turned around to face their opponents. Caught by surprise, they attacked without plan but not purpose. Defeating the ranchers and leaving them for the buzzards was their only thought.
Up ahead at Rex's, the two masses of men collided. Horse met horse, and outlaw met rancher. The moonlit sky stay silent as the battle raged on in its primal strength. The Rangers guns spit flame again and again as outlaw fell, clutching their shattered hands. From east to west, men fought valiantly for their lives, and the lives of their families.
The outlaws, thrown off balance by the explosives, lost much of their confidence and nerve. Resorting to hand to hand combat, they plied strength against strength, and deceit against integrity! The ranchers, after charging into the cacophony, split up. Small clumps of men
fought. Pistols fired as outlaw fell, some dead, some unconscious.
Tonto, finding Ace Parker alone, tackled the vicious outlaw. By now desperate, Ace used all the tricks at his disposal to ward off Tonto. Slinging mud, kicking madly, and clubbing with the heavy end of his now empty pistol, he fought off Tonto long enough to escape into the mass of fighting men.
Soon, the blood of many men soaked the ground, and bodies littered the field. The explosion has done its work well, huge wounds in the earth held death traps for careless fighters.
Behind the men led by Ace Parker, Roy and the masked leader jostled wildly.
Trigger positioned himself to block the retreat of the masked leaders mount. Roy, held on tightly, and fired the occasional shot to stop an outlaw. Dusty, following Roy, blocked pursuit after pursuit. The riders galloped towards Rex's as they jousted for position and life.
Rex Allen held back anxiously. He looked up towards the hill, the moonlight revealed the galloping outlaw group pursued by Roy Rogers and his men. He looked towards the pasture, where the ranchers fought for life and limb. The men behind Rex stirred in their saddles.
"Rex, how soon?" Monte asked.
Rex looked back. The light silhouetted the riders faces, obscuring their features.
"Get ready" he said, body arched for action.
Roy Rogers and his men loomed closer.
"Get ready."
The masked leader and his men reached Ace Parker and the splintered outlaw group. They assimilated with the panicking Snake Larson group. Now they numbered almost fifty. Half of their force, fallen already, lay strewn around the pasture and littered the trail behind.
"NOW!" he yelled.
Rex, Monte, and their respective hands delivered the decisive blow! Charging into the mass of men, they broke the spirit of the outlaws. Fear and panic spread across their faces, and pierced into their souls.
Roy Rogers broke into a wide smile.
The Lone Ranger flashed his hat up into the air.
Gene Autry fired his pistol.
The end was near for the outlaws!
The soggy ground slowed the men down. The horses slopped around in the mud and slurped as they pranced and rode about.
Finding their opponents recharged, the masked leader and Snake Larson regrouped their men into a tight group. They fought on, spending bullets foolishly. Bolting into the ranchers grasp and out, they battled guerrilla style with quick parries, and even faster retreats. Each man fought for his life against the determined ranchers for whom the prize was most dear!
Both sides suffered casualties. The wounded or dead lay where they fell, the combatants reined their mounts around the bodies. Death was everywhere!
Chapter Eleven
Catching a breather, the masked leader, Snake Larson, and Ace Parker found themselves side by side. They looked around at their surviving men, now numbering thirty.
The Masked Leader spoke.
"Men, it's looking bad. We've lost too many. I don't care about your lives! I want the Ranger!" he yelled across the darkness.
Snake Larson and Ace Parker looked shocked.
"Men like you are a dime a dozen. I can find'em in any town, anytime."
He said, snarling behind his mask.
"What about the railroad?" Snake hollered.
"Damn the railroad. We've lost! Escape with your lives if you can, like the cowards you are!" he said insultingly.
Then, the ranchers surged again. Monte Hale, seeing the three men together, drove his mount towards them. Leaping over the surviving gunfighters, Monte mount landed beside the three men. He lunged off his horse to attack the leader. In the darkness, the masked leader removed a bludgeon from his belt.
As Monte flew towards him, he swung at his head, contacting with a thud.
Monte fell into the muck and mire, then rolled over.
"Well. What are you waiting for?" the masked outlaw asked.
Snake Larson, seizing the opportunity, mounted his horse, scanned the scene quickly, then galloped off , kicking ranchers out of his retreat with no thought but escape!
Gene Autry, his back towards the Lone Ranger, spotted Snake Larson's departure first. Stepping closer to the masked man, he yelled across the void.
"Lone Ranger-I'll get him!"
The masked man looked over at Gene, his face shone with determination as he gazed back. His eyes, now narrow slits, spoke volumes.
Gene lowered his intensity a little. All around the pair, gunmen and horses galloped into and out of trouble. The ranchers, pushed into action by the thought of their fallen comrades, fought as if possessed. Gene was no exception, his six guns were hot with fired ammunition, and his clothes reflected the toil of the fiery night. What once was ivory, was now dark rubbed almond, his hat, once pressed and smooth showed trample and tear.
The Ranger twisted left as an outlaw careened past. Firing once, the outlaws horse jerked left as the outlaw tumbled from his galloping steed. The masked man, too was battle worn and weary. His clothes too reflected the ongoing battle. Mud stained his shirt and pants, and the blood of many dead outlaws moistened the ground. Only the moon lit the wide stretching collision area . Weird shadows hid both outlaw and rancher from each others watchful gaze and careful aim.
Gene looked once more at the Ranger, as Snake Larson and his horse sped away.
"Go Gene, Go" the Ranger yelled.
Gene whistled for Champ and called once.
His magnificent steed flashed in from the left, leaping over the fallen outlaws. Mounting Champ mid stride, Gene reined him around and started after Snake Larson. The Lone Ranger watched Gene and Champ as they pursued the fleeing outlaw leader. An admiration for the cattlemen formed in his mind. Horse and rider had become one in their single minded purpose to capture Snake Larson. When Gene thought, Champ acted!. As the outlaws fleeing figure became larger and larger in the moonlight, Champion pressed on feeding on Genes desire for justice.
Snake Larson looked back in fear. Gene Autry was gaining! The lead he once had was vanishing by the minute and his horse was tiring. The long ride to Rex Allen's had taken its toll. Thinking quickly, Snake Larson turned towards Blindmans Plateau. If his horses speed held out, he could make it there before Gene caught up with him.
"Give up Snake!" Gene yelled out.
Snake Larson turned around and fired a couple of shots towards Gene.
"No way Autry! You'll have to catch me first!" he yelled back.
Gene turned from side to side to avoid the wild shots from Snake. Pushing Champ harder, Gene leaned down and felt the cool night air whip by faster.
Up ahead in the distance the moonlight silhouetted Blindmans Plateau. Once there, Gene thought, Snake could easily hide.
"Faster Champ" whispered Gene.
And Champ responded. From a hidden reserve, Champ pulled energy and speed. Within a few hundred feet, Snake Larson and his mount were only half the distance away.
Snake Larson looked back again, and turned with a shock registering on his face.
"How could he catch up so fast?" he thought to himself.
Pressing his steed for more speed, his mind raced through desperate thoughts. Snake's horse, almost totally spent by now, gave one last burst then started slowing.
Gene and Champ, sensing the end of Snake Larson was near, galloped strongly towards the slowing pair.
Snake Larson, his desperation giving rise to courage, turned his mount around and charged Gene and Champ. Pulling his pistols out of their holsters, Snake loped towards the approaching pair., six guns ready to fire.
Gene Autry, seeing Snake turn around, raised his pistols and took careful aim. Moonlight glinted off Snakes guns as Gene Fired once, then twice. His bullets found their mark. Snakes left gun flew out of his hand and fell to the ground, now shattered and useless.
Snake Larson fired wildly with his remaining Colt.
Gene and Champ bolted from side to side so as not to provide an easy target. By now, the riders were only sixty feet apart.
Justice was calling on Snake Larsons door!
The vegetation was blurred by the battling riders as their horses traveled over the rough prairie terrain. Balancing precariously on Champs left side, Gene aimed towards Snake and fired. Just then, snakes mount veered right, evading the bullet. Taking careful aim again as Champ traveled towards destiny!
Now only twenty feet apart, Snake Larson veered right sharply, causing Champ to over run his target.
Gene, finding Snake Larson galloping quickly to Gene's left, spun Champ around and sped after the fleeing gunman.
Snake Larson looked behind, seeing that Gene was now nearly fifty feet away breathed a momentary sigh of relief. His horse, now near exhaustion, began to slow again, and soon was walking.
Gene, seeing that Snake Larsons mount give into utter exhaustion pushed Champ one last time. The distance between the two riders rapidly diminishing, Gene raised his pistol again and fired quickly at Snake. Gene's bullet found its mark and Snakes gun barrel was smashed beyond repair. His hand, too was jarred by Gene's flying bullet, ached as metal shards embedded themselves through worn leather gloves.
"Autry-you're a dead man!" Snake yelled in anger.
Gene, now only a few feet away, lept off Champ and landed fully on Snake Larson propelling him forcefully from the top of his exhausted mount.
Snake Larson, beneath Gene Autry, felt the thud of the hard prairie turf on his back. Instinctively rolling to his feet, Snake sent Gene flying through the air, only to land a few feet away.
The pain from Gene's bullets made Snake Larson more desperate! Leaping mid jump toward Gene's rolling body, he pounded Gene with both fists; the metal shards causing more damage than Snakes blows.
Gene Autry reached up and grabbed Snakes forearm. In a battle of strength he twisted left, right, and with a quick jerk spun Snake off his chest. His face bleeding, Gene wiped the oozing fluid away from his eyes. Jumping to his feet, he turned to face a charging Snake!
"Snake-you're going to pay for your villainy!" Gene shouted.
Snake Larson landed with a thud. Reaching out with his left hand he picked up a handful of dirt.
Gene Autry, running towards Snake Larson, pulled his pistols out and leveled them. Snake stood up, his left hand still clutching the dark soil.
"Snake-put your hands up" Gene commanded.
Gene stepped closer.
"I don't have any guns Autry, you busted them up" Snake said.
"Don't try anything Snake" Gene warned.
Gene was within a foot now. A desperate plan formed in Snakes mind.
Gene holstered his left pistol. With his free hand he started to frisk the outlaw. Snake Larson, playing his last card, threw the dirt in Gene's eyes. The soil intermingling with the dripping blood from the metal wounds turned Gene's face a dark brown in the moonlight.
Gene recoiled quickly, the dirt stinging his eyes.
With Gene's hands at his face wiping the tears from his eyes, Snake Larson attacked. He reached out and took Gene's pistol from his holster, then aimed at Gene's chest.
Gene Autry, through teary eyes, sensed danger. He vaguely saw his pistol in Snakes hands. Kicking out at Snakes outstretched hand, he sent the pistol flying.
Snake Larson, shocked at Gene's instinctive reaction, flew at Gene and started pummeling him. His metal shared gloves cutting Gene to the flesh.
Gene Autry, recovering quickly began to fight back. Left punch, right punch, jab, flip. Like a wildcat he paid Snake Larson back until his face bled from many wounds.
Snake Larson fell to the ground as Gene's blows forced him down to the hard cold surface. Through blurry eyes, Gene's furious silhouette sent shivers through Snakes spine.
Quickly dispensing the shivers, he dug deep for one last surge of power. Standing up he blocked Gene's blows and backed Gene up.
"It's over Autry" he growled.
Snake hesitated for just a moment. Gene leaning against a lonely cactus, twisted left as Snake lunged forward with his right sliver filled gloved fist.
Ducking under Snakes outstretched arm, Gene jabbed up towards Snakes exposed jaw. Making contact , Snakes head snapped back. Snake stumbled back, and back. Gene struck out again, this time, Snake Larson fell, and stayed down.
"You win, you win…" and then he lost consciousness.
Gene Autry stood beside the unconscious outlaw, he wiped the blood from his face with his right hand. Staring down at Snake Larson, he breathed a sight of relief- months of uncertainty were now answered,
"Champ" he shouted "here Boy!"
Champ, grazing not far away, trotted over to Gene. Gene reached over the saddle and untied the lasso. Rolling Snake over, he bound his hands and feet securely. Taking his bandanna off his neck, he shoved it into Snakes mouth to silence him when he woke up. Gene looked around the mesa for Snakes horse. Finding him hundred yards away munching on sweet moist grass, he led the exhausted animal over to where Snake still lay.
Hoisting Snakes body up onto the horse, Gene looped the rope around Snake one more time.
Mounting Champ, Gene reached out for the other horses reins. Finding them, he turned towards Rex's.
"Lets go Boy-take it easy" he said who whinnied in response.
The twinkling stars kept Gene and Champ company as they headed towards Rex's at a slow trot. The terrain, now full silvered by the moonlight became strangely soothing as the cancer that drained the towns spirit was exorcised by the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and the local riders of justice. Gene hummed quietly to himself as Champ and their trailing cargo loped the miles to the battle ground that was once Rex Allen's ranch.
Downtown Business Spotlight: City Center Vacuum
This week's Business Spotlight is with City Center Vacuum Sales & Service. This business has been in operation for the past 27 years, in the same location at 5311 – 50th Avenue. They are known for carrying high-quality products, fair pricing, and excellent customer service. Its no wonder they have people that travel from out of town just to shop with them! We sat down with James and Rose-Marie Sherman to learn more!
What is your business?
We are vacuum sales and service with janitorial products as well. Our products include portable vacs, built-in vacs, carpet shampoo, vacuum bags, belts, and service repairs.
When did your business open?
We opened in May of 1993 and have been in the same location ever since.
What makes your business unique?
It's a go-to business, it's a destination. We supply what people can't find elsewhere and our products are of high quality, people come to us when they are tired of buying disposable products. Customers like our 1 on 1 service. They like the honesty and sincerity we offer when they come to us for repairs. James is awesome with customers over the phone as well, he can assess what's going on by asking the customer to perform different tests they can do at home, and then go from there. A lot of times the customer ends up being able to fix it at home and we can help them through it. It saves them from having to make a trip down here or us having to go to them.
What are some products/services that you offer?
As mentioned, we do repairs on most models of vacuums, we carry items that are hard to find elsewhere, Canadian Tire or Walmart won't carry all the accessories for vacuums that we carry. We have a whole wall in the store dedicated to bags, filters, belts, and shampooing parts. We also carry janitorial supplies for commercial use. Some of these products are also for household use too. If you need something to clean toilets or hard water stain removal, then we have that available.
Why did you choose Downtown Red Deer as the location for your business?
I ran another vacuum store downtown for several years before we opened this one. It was a partnership but when that ended, we moved to this location. This was a built-in vacuum store called Air Stream, so we just absorbed it and went from there.
What do you think makes Downtown vibrant?
I think it's about retailers and family business owners that believe in building and supporting downtown. We've had a lot of bad representation and even gossip that's not always true. What is happening in downtown is happening everywhere in Red Deer. We want to stay in downtown and help to support the other businesses in the area.
Finish this sentence: I love Downtown Red Deer because… The sense of community, family, local businesses, and its always in motion. It has taken care of me and my family for the past 27 years, it helped me raise 5 kids by providing me with a good location for a business. I find most of the downtown people support each other.
City Center Vacuum Sales & Service are truly experts in their field. Their highly knowledgeable team will make your shopping experience a pleasure and you will know you are getting exactly what you need for a great price.
Make sure to check out their website for everything in the store!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citycentervacuum
Investment in high profile downtown property should boost downtown
From Cam Tomalty of RE/MAX Commercial Properties
Downtown Office Building Sold
Some good news for Red Deer's downtown core. The former Abacus Datagraphics Building, located at 4814 Ross Street, has sold to a local investor. The purchaser is excited about this new venture and will be making some upgrades to the building in hopes of attracting new tenants. The four-story building overlooks beautiful City Hall Park and is anchored by IDA Drugs. There are currently two new tenants undertaking tenant improvements with the hopes of occupancy in September. Sunreal Property Management Company has been retained to professionally manage the property and will be handling the day to day operations. The new owner plans to work attracting new tenants to the building and is offering Naming Rights to a qualified tenant.
"This is a positive sale for our downtown", states Cam Tomalty of RE/MAX Commercial Properties. "We have seen many businesses close or relocate from the downtown core, so it is promising to see an investor willing to commit to the purchase, put money into renovations, and work at attracting new businesses to help revive the downtown core. In addition to the Abacus sale, over the past few months RE/MAX has been successful in selling the historic Prairie Office Products building and the Old Mill. Both locations are opening new businesses, which is more positive news for Downtown. As of last week, the former Roger's Insurance building was sold as well, filling up a downtown office building that has been sitting vacant. We are hopeful this is a sign our economy is improving and is encouraging news for our City's downtown".
If you would like more information, please call Cam Tomalty at 403.986.777 or email him at [email protected]
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Avenue Q: Two Tickets
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Enjoy two tickets to see Avenue Q (see blackout dates and other restrictions below)
What is AVENUE Q about?
Winner of the TONY® "TRIPLE CROWN" for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. Don't miss out on this chance to save big on this long-running Broadway hit!
AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named PRINCETON who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets KATE (the girl next door), ROD (the Republican), and other colorful types who help PRINCETON finally discover his purpose in life!
Who is AVENUE Q appropriate for?
Adults love AVENUE Q, but they seem a little, er, fuzzy on whether it's appropriate for kids. We'll try to clear that up. AVENUE Q is great for teenagers because it's about real life. It may not be appropriate for young children because AVENUE Q addresses issues like sex and drinking. It's hard to say what exact age is right to see AVENUE Q - parents should use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children. But we promise you this - if you DO bring your teenagers to AVENUE Q, they'll think you're really cool.
Off-Broadway, New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York City.
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The Red Stitch Kindred are passionate, enquiring theatre-goers who understand the importance of theatre to our community and want to provide support to the Ensemble's pursuit of uncompromised artistic excellence.
Kindred give an annual tax-deductible donation of $1,000 or more to support our artists and the work we do. In this way, Kindred safeguard our ability to produce poignant, ground-breaking theatre now, and for years to come.
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For years I speculated about the soul, consciousness and free will. Was the supernatural required to explain these things. If so, how does it act on the natural (material)? How do you explain free will in a clockwork universe? Since, we are too large for the laws of quantum mechanics (QM) to apply and since QM may be more likely to account for free will, could consciousness be a subatomic particle? This would explain animism.
However, everytime I looked into neuroscience, I would discover that a new aspect of what we consider ourselves to be was a function of the brain. Eventually, I found the evidence to be overwhelming.
Personality and Morality
The story of modern neuroscience begins with the story of Phineas Gage. In 1848, while Gage was working as a railroad construction foreman he was tamping dynamite into a hole in a rock when the dynamite went off. It blew the tamping rod through his skull damaging his left frontal lobe.
His personality changed to such a degree that his friends said he was no longer Gage. The frontal lobes control our emotions and is the seat of personality. This is why the frontal lobotomy was such a cruel procedure.
Here is an account of the changes in Gage as reported by the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Medical Society,
"His contractors, who regarded him as the most efficient and capable foreman in their employ previous to his injury, considered the change in his mind so marked that they could not give him his place again. He is fitful, irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity (which was not previously his custom), manifesting but little deference for his fellows, impatient of restraint of advice when it conflicts with his desires, at times pertinaciously obstinate, yet capricious and vacillating, devising many plans of future operation, which are no sooner arranged than they are abandoned in turn for others appearing more feasible. In this regard, his mind was radically changed, so decidedly that his friends and acquaintances said he was "no longer Gage"."
Over time due to the plasticity of the brain and due to social influences, he was able to regain some of who he was before.
Clearly, the damage affected his morality: "irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity (which was not previously his custom), manifesting but little deference for his fellows, impatient of restraint of advice when it conflicts with his desires"[1]
Damage to the anterior prefrontal cortex in children affects their ability to develop moral reasoning.
Emotions and Desires
in the 1920's, by using electrical stimulation of various places in the brain of a cat, Swiss physiologist Walter Rudolf Hess could elicit rage, hunger and sleepiness. [2]
John Fulton reported in 1935 how he was able to make a violent chimp calm after destroying the prefrontal lobes. He was disturbed when he found out that Egas Moniz was using his procedure on psychotic mental patients. He later embraced the use of psychosurgery on mental patients. [3]
Emotions and Behaviors
Jose Delgado was a physiology professor who was horrified at the use of lobotomy on mental patients. In the 1950's he began experimenting with electrical brain stimulation to elicit emotions and physical responses. He used a feedback loop to train the brain of a chimp named Paddy to be less anxious.
His most famous experiment was when he placed electrodes in the brain of a bull. He entered a bullfighting ring with the bull. When the bull charged him, he flip a switch on his transmitter and the bull walked away. Here is a video of this experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23pXqY3X6c8 [4]
Self Control and the Sense of Self
Tests of emotional regulation have shown that the inhibition of emotions is performed by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.[5]
Studies suggest that the medial prefrontal cortex and the medial posterior parietal cortex are involved in the recall of knowledge about oneself. [6] The posterior cingulate cortex, the Cortical Midline Structures and the the insula are involved in self reflection.[7]
The Subconscious
In his book, Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts, Stanislas Dehaene details experiments that show we can take in information subconsciously that we aren't conscious of. He describes further experiments that show that information we only registered subconsciously can affect our conscious perceptions of the things we see soon after.
This is one I used to puzzle over a lot. It is difficult to see how one's consciousness arises from neurons. I even speculated a subatomic particle that created consciousness.
My idea is that it was as fundamental to nature as the electron. This was easier for me to accept than it being an electrochemical process. However, this just moves the question from neuroscience to physics. Nothing more was accomplished by this idea than making me feel better.
Consciousness is altered through chemical substances. For example, you lose consciousness from anesthesia. Your consciousness can be restricted by sedatives. Some say hallucinogens alter consciousness. I actually suspect that consciousness remains unaltered while the perceptions are altered.
Whether due to drinking, a drug overdose or mental illness, one can have blackouts. This is where one continues to go about her or his activities, but having no recollection of performing them. Post-blackout, you may find evidence of your activities. Sometimes the evidence is strange because your behavior was out of character. Were you conscious at the time and later forgot what you did? If not, who was in control?
Brain trauma that diverts blood flow away from the frontal lobes affect self-awareness. An epileptic seizure will cause dissociation and hallucination–a so-called altered state of consciousness.[8]
In his book, Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts, Stanislas Dehaene observes that the moment a perception becomes conscious a large number of neuron spanning many areas of the brain fire.
In 2014, Mohamad Koubeissi director of the Epilepsy Center at George Washington University's School of Medicine and Health Sciences published a paper about an experiment where he used electrical stimulation to disable consciousness. [9]
Free Will
Many experiments have been conducted in neuroscience in order to understand free will. A complete model has not been developed. There are still a lot of contentious issues. One of which is free will may be an illusion. I for one hope not. I would have to abandon Buddhism and convert to Ājīvika or follow the philosopher Richard Taylor.
Patrick Haggard has proposed that prior intention and deliberation are functions of the medial prefrontal cortex.[10] This is merely a proposal, however those things we consider most human originate in the prefrontal cortex, so I wouldn't be surprised that free will would originate there as well.
Since mechanisms in the brain for emotions, desires, behaviors, sense of self and the subconscious are well known and understanding of brain structures involved in consciousness have come a long way, it didn't make sense to me to invoke the supernatural just to explain free will. It is for this reason I became a materialist.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Rudolf_Hess
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farquhar_Fulton
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Rodriguez_Delgado
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventromedial_prefrontal_cortex
[6] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407805/
[7] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21443341
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_state_of_consciousness
[9] https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-disrupt-consciousness-electrical-stimulation
[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will