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February 16, 2019 01:39 PM
MACEDON, N.Y. (WHEC) -- The early 1970s was a scary time in Rochester. Three young girls were kidnapped, raped and murdered.
This month, News10NBC is taking you Inside the Evidence of the Double Initial Murders.
The first victim: Carmen Colon, 10, found near Churchville. Then Wanda Walkowicz, 11, was dumped in Webster. The final victim: Michelle Maenza, 11, found in Macedon.
The killer has never been caught.
News10NBC's Nikki Rudd got her hands on evidence in the Maenza case never seen before.
It was Thanksgiving weekend 1973, just eight months after Wanda Walkowicz was found dead. This time another girl with double initials was murdered the same way.
"The autopsy revealed that the girl was strangled and death was caused by asphyxiation," said then Rochester Police Captain Andrew Sparacino.
Michelle Maenza had also been raped.
The 11-year-old lived with her mother on Webster Crescent in Rochester. Her parents were separated. She went to School No. 33 on Webster Avenue.
"It was the first day she was allowed to walk home by herself," said Wayne County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Kevin Kuntz.
He says on Nov 26, 1973, Michelle's uncle saw her near the North Goodman Street shopping plaza.
"Her mother had lost her purse there a couple days prior, and Michelle was planning on looking for her mother's purse," said Sgt. Kuntz.
Her uncle offered her a ride home, but she declined.
News10NBC interviewed Michelle's father, Christopher Maenza, after she disappeared.
"Well, she's a very sensitive girl, and she likes to look for friends," Christopher Maenza told News10NBC reporter Warren Doremus.
Maenza said there was no indication of anything wrong.
"No, nothing, not a thing. She wouldn't run away from home," said Maenza.
Detectives later found a witness who saw Michelle sitting in the front seat of a car on Webster Avenue and Ackerman Street.
"The car was traveling at a high rate of speed and Michelle appeared to be crying," explained then Rochester Police Detective Lt. Anthony Fantigrossi.
That was around 3:30 p.m.
There would be two more sightings of Michelle that day.
Around 4:30 p.m., a girl who looked like Michelle was seen sitting in a car at Carrol's Restaurant, a burger joint, in Panorama Plaza in Penfield.
Investigators say the witness saw a man with "dirty hands" return to the car with a bag of food and a drink.
Then, at 5:30 p.m. there was another sighting. This time on Route 350 in Walworth.
The witness says he saw a man on the side of the road standing next to a large beige or tan vehicle. The trunk was open, and the man was holding a girl who looked like Michelle by the wrist.
"He rolled down his window to see if the guy needed any help and basically was glared at by the individual," said Sgt. Kuntz.
The suspect and vehicle description were exactly the same.
"Do you believe that was Michelle?" asked News10NBC's Nikki Rudd.
"I believe so," said Sgt. Kuntz.
Two days later, Michelle was found dead less than a mile away from the sighting on Route 350.
The Walworth Volunteer Fire Chief at the time discovered her body in a ditch on Eddy Road in Macedon.
Sgt. Kuntz showed News10NBC pictures that have never been shared before.
"These are the boots Michelle was wearing," said Sgt. Kuntz.
He also showed us the coat she was wearing when she went missing. It was found less than a mile away from where her body was discovered on Eddy Road.
An autopsy showed Michelle had been strangled by ligature.
"They believe possibly someone from behind strangled her with maybe a thin rope," said Sgt. Kuntz. "The autopsy revealed there was a hamburger and onions in Michelle's stomach, contents which would be consistent with someone feeding her a few hours prior to her death."
This led investigators to believe it was in fact Michelle spotted at the Carrol's Restaurant in Penfield.
Detectives also recovered key evidence: semen from Michelle's body and her underwear.
DNA tests weren't available at the time, and Sgt. Kuntz says a lot of the early samples were used up.
"So unfortunately, by the time DNA technology progressed, there was little sample left to get a profile," said Sgt. Kuntz.
Police also found a white "Derby Plus" brand men's t-shirt along Route 350 where the witness saw a car pulled over and a man holding a girl by the wrist.
It was a size 38/40.
Sgt. Kuntz says it was an off-brand of Fruit of the Loom only sold at a few stores in Rochester at the time, and usually only as a promotional item.
It was sent to a lab for DNA testing, but none was found.
However, this time, police got a good description of the suspect from those two witnesses.
Police released a composite of what the suspect looked like to the media.
"I feel there's no question somebody knows this man. He was seen on two different occasions in the area we were looking," said then Det. Lt. Fantigrossi.
The suspect was described as a white man between 25 to 35 years old. He was about six feet tall and 165 pounds.
He was wearing a blue or dark colored ski-type vest and jeans. Both witnesses said his jeans were tucked into a pair of brown cowboy boots with belt buckles on the side.
"They also described the individual having several days growth of beard and kind of long dirty finger nails," said Sgt. Kuntz.
The suspect was driving a beige or tan colored car.
A hotline was set up for tips in the case. Hundreds of calls came in, but no arrests were ever made.
News10NBC's Warren Doremus interviewed then Rochester Police Captain Andrew Sparracino.
"Are you convinced it was the same man who killed Carmen Colon and Wanda Walkowicz?" asked Doremus.
"I'm not convinced, but I strongly suspect we're looking for the same person," said Capt. Sparracino.
Nearly 50 years later, Sgt. Kuntz agrees.
I definitely feel there's a good chance all three cases are connected," said Sgt. Kuntz.
"Do you think this person is still out there?" asked Rudd.
"I have the feeling that they are," Sgt. Kuntz replied.
Anyone with information on the murder of Michelle Maenza is asked to call the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at (315) 946-5781. You can also email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Coming up next week: the similarities and differences between these Double Initial Murders.
Were they all the work of one killer? You might be surprised what investigators told News10NBC.
WEB EXTRA: Archives: News10NBC's 1973 reports on Michelle Maenza
Click here to watch our report on Carmen Colon.
Click here to watch our report on Wanda Walkowicz.
Click here for the composite sketch of the Double Initial Murder suspect.
Check out an interactive map on the Double Initial Murders tracing the last steps of each victim.
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My name is Morgan Atkinson.
I'm a documentary writer and producer from Louisville, Kentucky, and I have spent 30 years
focusing on people or groups seeking meaning in our rapidly changing culture.
I have produced 16 long-form documentaries broadcast on PBS stations across the U.S., beginning with my early works on Thomas Merton ("Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton," and "The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton").
I hope you find something enjoyable if not provocative among these stories of people who inspire me, from Thomas Merton to Harlan Hubbard and legends of Kentucky high-school basketball. Rent or own them here, and please share your thoughts and questions.
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About Morgan Atkinson
Morgan Atkinson has worked as a communications professional since 1975. In 1985, he established his own video production company, Duckworks, Inc.
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Okay, this is what I got at The Fold. I was only going to get some Socks That Rock,
when I overheard someone gushing to my friend L. about Madeline Tosh yarn.
She was an enabler in the wild, and then I looked and found this lovely purple, and oh, well.
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Small Steps to Bigger Love • Debby Gullery
Debby Gullery, a relationship and marriage coach for over twenty years, recently published "Small Steps to Bigger Love: A Practical Guide to Marriage as a Spiritual Practice".
Debby worked with the National Blessing & Family Ministry (BFM) for six years, was instrumental in developing the new Blessing Education Curriculum, and has taught all three levels around the country. She studied pastoral counselling at the Blanton Peale Institute in NYC, trained with many of the leading marriage educators in the country, and teaches marriage preparation and enrichment workshops throughout America and abroad.
Her book is available through Amazon.com and makes a great gift for anyone who is married or plans to be!
"Spirituality cannot exist separately from our marriages—they are deeply intertwined. As spiritual beings who are married, we strive for intentionality, restraint and appreciation of each other's perspectives, and we work at providing support, validation and love to our spouses and children. In this very practical and concrete way, our marriages and families naturally become our most authentic spiritual paths."
– Excerpt from "Small Steps to Bigger Love: A Practical Guide to Marriage as a Spiritual Practice"
Why did you write the book?
During my years working at the National Blessed Family Ministry, I had the opportunity to meet brothers and sisters of all ages around the country. I saw firsthand how desperate people were to improve their marriages and grow their hearts and I met with many couples. I was often asked for recommendations for spiritually-based books about marriage, especially ones that included study guides. Over the years I have studied pastoral counseling in NY and trained with many of the best marriage education programs in America, and have had the opportunity to infuse that education with the Divine Principle.
I love teaching relationship skills and marriage education because it feels like I am helping people apply the Divine Principle in their daily lives. I think True Father was so ahead of the game intellectually and spiritually, that he often said things that we didn't completely understand. As we grow and mature, however, these things become clearer to us and then we can begin to act on them.
When my husband Jonathan and I were Blessed in marriage 33 years ago, True Father told us that we would become each other's second messiah, and that our children would become our third messiahs. I think it was only after I had been married for quite a while, and began studying marriage education, that I began to understand the depth of what he meant.
I set out to write a practical book that anyone could use to strengthen their marriage, on their own, as a couple, or in a small group. I wanted to share bite-sized nuggets of wisdom and insight and give people a framework they could use to apply them to their own lives. Each chapter stands on its own, with practical steps and spiritual practices to use for each topic presented. And for people who want to use the book in a small group environment, I have included a study guide, complete with questions, discussions topics and extra resources.
What makes it unique as a marriage book?
"Small Steps to Bigger Love" is unique because it offers practical steps to help couples approach their marriages as a genuine spiritual practice. I believe that it is in our most important relationships, such as marriage and parenting, that our most significant internal growth takes place. It makes sense that we would be motivated to persevere and work hard to smooth out any glitches in these two realms of heart because they matter the most to us! Also, the very fact that we are always in each other's lives means that challenges will inevitably come up, and that there will be plenty of opportunities for us to practice loving kindness with each other.
Spiritual practices are meant to help us both grow in our relationship with our Heavenly Parent, and in our capacity to love others. As spiritual people, we already have spiritual practices that we try to incorporate into our daily lives. However, it can be easy to think we are being 'spiritual' when we are in the prayer room, but I think that the real test of our maturity and spiritual development is seen in our relationships. It's easy to love the world with passion, but can we prefer the needs of our spouses when they are not being very loving towards us? Can we choose to be careful with our words and actions even when we are hurt or angry? Rather than interrupting conversations to add our own opinions, can we instead listen to our spouses (and children) with respect, and with a sincere desire to understand?
So much about our lives is determined by the way we look at things and people. If we look at our relationships as vehicles for our own growth and transformation, we would be more likely to change the way we act in them! Instead of giving our leftovers to the people we love the most, we might try harder to give them our best. We might focus more on changing ourselves, instead of blaming them for their shortcomings.
If we really take our spiritual lives seriously, then we also need to take our marriages seriously too. We can't simply say we believe in the value of marriage and family, yet continue to put those things on the backburner. As citizens of CIG, we can and should invest daily in the relationships we say are most important to us.
Who was it written for?
I know that my book can be a useful tool, not only for brothers and sisters in our movement, but also for those whom we will be meeting in the future, as we develop the Blessing movement in America. Helping members to improve their marriages can empower them to have confidence to do outreach, and helping friends and contacts improve their marriages can be a great stepping stone to introducing them to the Blessing.
One of my good friends has taken to leaving copies of the book in the teacher's room at the school where she teaches. She includes a little note that says the book is free to anyone who might need it or knows someone who might find it useful. The copies keep disappearing, and she gets a lot of satisfaction knowing she is offering something that can really help people, and laying a foundation to introduce them to our movement and the Blessing.
Research tells us that whenever marriages are strengthened, families are strengthened, communities improve, and the very quality of a nation improves. From this perspective, this book is written for anyone who is married or is planning to be! It is for anyone who wants to continue to grow, individually and as a couple, and who want to approach their marriage as a spiritual practice!
For speaking engagements or relationship coaching, contact Debby at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit her website at www.degreesinlove.org


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I had to choose a smartphone when my old dumb phone died (couldn't get batteries for it anymore), and figured bugger it, I despise Android, despise Apple (it's over-priced rubbish), and use primarily, Windows, so went with the Lumia 550.
Whilst a pain, it's been better than the alternatives - until now.
Why exactly, do you make it so god damn difficult to connect the phone to the laptop, so the SD card can be accessed? (have you guessed I've not went with Windows 10 for my laptop yet? (get rid of the Fisher Price UI, telemetry, forced updates etc and I may try it again).
I went to the site (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/mobile/support/product/lumia550/) to find the software, and I'll be damned if I can find it. Not surprisingly, Windows 7 (yep, I hate 8/8.1 too) can't install the driver either - ah the joys.
If you're going to do this - do it right! (hint: the OS SHOULD NOT MATTER!)
Oh and no, once I found the "Windows Phone app [sic] for desktop", it did NOT help (couldn't find the phone .......... what a surprise (and yep, the "Find my phone" option is beyond useless)).
Can't exactly recommend others get a Windows phone if it doesn't even do basic things like USB sharing without an extremely bad headache (I've fixed Android etc phones and in most cases, I can either use the SDK, or the SD card shows up when I plug the phone in)
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Dear Microsoft: For the sake of $diety get it right!
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There are some very important links for you to read tonight, important enough that I held them back yesterday so I could feature them as a group. If you've had a surgical repair, these links could come in handy for you.
The good news is that they are readable online, printable, and you can download them as a PDF file. (The PDF file may not be complete, that's explained on the download page. But you can print the entire article.) The bad news is that they appear in medical journals and are written for cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, so they are 100% "Doctor Talk." Bring an interpreter.
But they are important and useful, especially the second and fourth link.
A classic case of Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).
Repairing a Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) Heart: Current surgical thoughts and procedures.
The Bi-Directional Glenn Shunt… without using the Heart/Lung Bypass Machine
The Fontan Pathway: What's down the road?
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It has been a long time since I have pulled out the records to review. An unexpected meeting of two ladies at McDonald's who needed a calendar, got me rejuvenated about my Patriot Ancestor.
I have been invited to a meeting on October 3rd, I am very excited,. The President of the Stephen's Chapter will review my documents for authenticity and approval. I had been given paperwork in 1996 from my grandmother's cousin, Dorothy Parry, who had done most of the research! Wish me luck!


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Ellen Page: 'Why are people so reluctant to say they're feminists?' | Film | The Guardian .
Ibrahim el-Salahi: from Sudanese prison to Tate Modern show | Art and design | The Guardian .
I've been thinking a lot about post-colonialism and Singapore, and how we really haven't developed a post-colonial discourse in South East Asia. It's almost like we've given everything up for the sake of moving forward, including looking critically back at our own past. But now, I'm looking at things and really really questioning if it isn't really because of the past that we have the inequalities, the rifts, the cracks in our societies today. The British moulded our society to their benefit, and we've never really looked at that and been like, okay, this is what we need to do now to actually try and make it an even playing field. Because it's still the Malay, the Chinese dialect, the South Indian people who are supposedly doing worse in schools, who can't seem to be as employable, as wanted, as Singaporean as the Baba, the English-speaking, the culturally more Western segments of our society.


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Some good ideas for next scholar year 😀 I discovered this link and thought it would be interesting to share it with you.
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Circle Time is one of my favourite moments in my English sessions at Preschool. Whenever the activity I have planned of lets us be in a circle I do it. It is fantastic to be able to see everyone else's face and let the pupils see their mates', as well.
I always start my sessions sitting in a circle with my pupils so we can greet each other, speak about the weather, count how many people we are in class and sing the "Hello song".
Next, I found this wonderful website with an excellent compilation of CIRCLE TIME educational songs, I'm sure many preschool teachers will appreciate it as much as I did 😀
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This is the text of the only English-language review (to my knowledge) of the gig in Ubud on Sunday 18th October. It was published in the paper edition of the Jakarta Post today here.
Mark Heyward (Contributor/Ubud)
A concert in Ubud, Bali, brought together two leading jazz-fusion guitarists, Dewa Budjana from Indonesia and John McLaughlin from the UK.
The title of the concert – Duaji and Guruji — was apt. In guitarist Dewa Bujana's words, "Duaji is what people call me in Balinese and means someone who's become a father to their children, while Guruji means a guru, a teacher, a role model."
Dewa, aged 52, is well-known for his career with rock group Gigi and in Indra Lesmana's ethno-jazz group Java Jazz, and for his solo jazz albums.
John McLaughlin, now 73, began his career in 1962 playing blues and jazz-beat. He was also a session player for the Rolling Stones, among other bands. In 1969 he moved to the USA, where he played with Tony Williams's Lifetime and with Miles Davis on the seminal jazz-rock albums In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew.
McLaughlin became the Master, Guruji, with the release in 1971 of the first Mahavishnu Orchestra album, The Inner Mounting Flame, which has influenced scores of musicians since.
Forty years later, and Dewa Budjana has that same power to move audiences with spiritually-infused jazz-fusion.His many albums reflect his Balinese Hindu heritage. Hinduism is another connection with McLaughlin, who was given the name Mahavishnu by his yoga teacher Sri Chinmoy.
Ubud's Arma Museum provided the perfect venue for the Oct. 18th concert. Adjacent to the Balinese art gallery is an open field bordered with tall trees and a stage with a Balinese temple backdrop. For this occasion, a huge translucent, multi-layered screen was installed.
The sounds and scents of Bali filtered through: a distant cacophony of barking kampung dogs, a chorus of cicadas high in the trees, clatter and chatter from the bar at the rear, a whiff of kretek cigarettes, sandalwood incense and frangipani. Above, the night sky threatened rain and somewhere among the clouds a waxing crescent moon drifted.
Following an excellent warm-up by the Bali Guitar Club on a small side stage, the lights in the main arena dimmed and a glittering night sky was projected onto the backdrop. Dewa Budjana strolled onto the stage wearing a Balinese udeng (head cloth), picked up his guitar, and the music began.
From the outset, the mood was relaxed: Dewa was playing to a home crowd. The band slipped comfortably into the groove: Martin Siahaan, a keyboard player from Sumatra; Shadu Rasjadi, a Jakarta-based six-string bass player; bamboo flautist Saat Syah, sporting a Kalimantan Dayak cap and jacket; and Balinese drummer, Yandi Andaputra, just nineteen.
"I used to play with his mum," explained Dewa, referring to Yandi. "She was the singer in my high school band."
The music was drawn from Dewa's several jazz albums, each piece a statement in its own language, each exploring its own musical themes, but each blending into a whole – as if the evening were a story, a narrative, comprised of a series of chapters.
As the band played, the screen behind the performers came alive with shifting images, early films of Balinese village life, rippling images of batik, of Balinese carving in stone and timber, geometric patterns that flowed and flashed with the music, an image of the temple backdrop that created a childlike blurring of reality and fantasy. This was an immersive experience.
When the pattern for each piece was bedded down, room for soloing was found. Employing a range of instruments, traditional and experimental, and a range of techniques, at times turning the instrument on its end, Saat Syah's flute solos were exceptional.
Dewa's own solos were as extraordinary as they were understated. And the whole thing was underpinned by Yandi's solid yet equally playful rhythm, occasionally breaking out into showy solos.
John McLaughlin's band, The 4th Dimension, was a delight: Paris-based five-string bassist Étienne M'Bappé from Cameroon, drummer Ranjit Barot from Mumbai in India and pianist/second drummer Gary Husband from Leeds in the UK. "Near where I was born in Yorkshire," McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin's signature guitar style set the tone from the beginning of his set, a thick, heavy tone with rapid-fire bursts of melody. The guitarist strode about the stage in a no-nonsense kind of way, at times facing the rear, giving directions to the band, or riffing with the bassist or keyboard player and, at other times, leading from the front. Like Dewa's set, the pieces were full of drama, full of energy, color, passion and surprise, a mix of old and new.
Across the generations and from opposite sides of the planet, this meeting was a natural fit, music was the common language. It was a lost and enchanted evening, a night for the heart not the head. Duaji and Guruji, the Father and his Master, played together under a Balinese sky: two stars, a light at the edge of the world.
— Jakartass contributed to this article,
but wasn't at the gig.
This is a bit sad given that he's been listening to John Mclaughlin's music
from his earliest UK 'jazz-beat group days, into his jazz years,
bought the vinyl albums, seen him with Miles Davis,
the Mahavishnu Orchestra,
and Shakti.
And hoped John would autograph a programme from 1968.


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Classroom Resources
Earth Day
Writing Prompt
Opinion Essay:
Ask students: What can you do to help save Earth or make it a better place to live? Have students write a few paragraphs explaining what they would do.
Grades K–1: Science
A Tree Is a Community
A tree can be a virtual neighborhood, full of inhabitants and activities. Invite your students to look at trees in a new way and then to create one of their own.
- What's in a Tree?
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/1_8_act2.html
Grades K–2: Science
Another Look at the Landscape
You never know what you'll see when you're a nature spy! Have your students try looking at the world around them in a new way, focusing on specific aspects of nature.
- Nature Spies
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/1_3_act1.html
Grades K–2: Science
Make Friends with a Tree
Have students choose one tree to observe and learn about.
- Tree Journal
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/tree.html
Grades K–1: Science
Make a Tree
Turn your classroom into a forest to celebrate Earth Day.
- Paper Trees—Crafty Ideas—KinderArt
- http://www.kinderart.com/crafts/papertrees.shtml
Grades K–1: Science
Truffula Trees
Be a friend to the trees and to each living thing. See how many Truffula seeds students can catch to replant trees, in this game based on the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax.
- The Lorax's Save the Trees Game
- http://www.seussville.com/games/lorax/
Grades K–1: Science
Earth Day Bulletin Board
Create an Earth Day bulletin board titled "Arctic Animals" to honor the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Have children color the pictures of a caribou, a grizzly bear, a wolf, and other Arctic animals and then write a descriptive caption for each picture.
- Arctic Adventure
- http://earthday.wilderness.org/arctic/color_book.htm
Grades K–2: Science
Who Pollutes the Most?
Do your students know the number-one cause of air pollution? Have them find out by connecting the dots.
- MPCA—Kids connect the dots!
- http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/dot.html
Grades K–3: Science/Art
A Work of Art
Don't throw that trash away! Have your students recycle it into a work of art.
- Whatsit?
- http://www.eduplace.com/hac/recycle/whatsit.html
Grades K–3: Science
Don't Be a Water Waster!
Do your students waste water when they brush their teeth? Not sure? Then have them try an experiment to find out.
- Are You a Water Waster?
- http://www.eduplace.com/hac/recycle/water.html
Grades K–3: Science
What We Did for the Environment
Get children involved in caring for the environment. Have each child choose an activity to do and color. Display the finished pages on a bulletin board titled "What We Did for the Environment."
- Happy Earth Day Activity Book
- http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.htm
Grades K–4: Science
Remember to Recycle
Students will love these print-and-cut recycling kits. Use them in the classroom, or have students color and cut them out for use at home.
- recycle kits from planetpals earth zone
- http://www.planetpals.com/pprecycle.html
Grades K–5: Science
Bags for the Environment
Get local grocers to donate paper bags. Students decorate the bags with pictures of Earth and environmental messages. Then students return the decorated bags to the grocery store so that the bags can be distributed, full of groceries, to customers on Earth Day.
- Earth Day Groceries Project
- http://www.earthdaybags.org/
Grades 1–2: Science
Classroom Seedlings
Have your students create their own nursery in the classroom and watch plants grow.
- Garden in an Egg Carton
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/1_8_act3.html
Grades 1–3: Science
Hidden Pictures
Have your students create their own hidden wildlife pictures.
- Where's the Wildlife?
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/2_2_act2.html
Grades 1–5: Science/Art
Nature Mobile
Have students take a new look at nature and bring it into their homes and classrooms.
- Make a Nature Mobile
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/2_2_act1.html
Grades 1–8: Science
Test students' knowledge about Earth Day.
- Changing the Land (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_1-2_quiz.pdf
- Changing the Land Answer Key (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_1-2_quiz_key.pdf
- Resources (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_3-5_quiz.pdf
- Resources Answer Key (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_3-5_quiz_key.pdf
- Global Warming (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_6-8_quiz.pdf
- Global Warming Answer Key (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_6-8_quiz_key.pdf
Grades 1–8: Science/Language Arts
Word Scrambles
Can your students unscramble these Earth Day words?
- Earth Day Word Scramble (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_easy_scr.pdf
- Earth Day Word Scramble Answer Key (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_easy_scr_key.pdf
- Earth Day Word Scramble (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_med_scr.pdf
- Earth Day Word Scramble Answer Key (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_med_scr_key.pdf
- Earth Day Word Scramble (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_hard_scr.pdf
- Earth Day Word Scramble Answer Key (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_hard_scr_key.pdf
Grades 1–8: Science/Language Arts
Word Finds
Have students find Earth Day–related words hidden in a puzzle.
- Earth Day (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_easy_wf.pdf
- Earth Day Answer Key (grades 1–2) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_easy_wf_key.pdf
- Earth Day (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_med_wf.pdf
- Earth Day Answer Key (grades 3–5) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_med_wf_key.pdf
- Earth Day (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_hard_wf.pdf
- Earth Day Answer Key (grades 6–8) (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_hard_wf_key.pdf
Grades 2–4: Science/Language Arts
Composting Slide Show
Students can find out how to make compost and how to use it to grow beautiful gardens. Using a scripted slide set, students can click through composting steps illustrated by young children.
- Composting for Kids
- http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html
Grades 2–5: Science/Art
Have children make a "recyclamobile." Ask them to bring from home some kind of box or container that could be recycled, such as a cereal box or a plastic margarine container. Then ask them to come up with as many other different uses for the container as they can. The uses can be serious or silly. Next, have children write ideas on small squares of construction paper and attach the squares with yarn to the containers. Hang the recyclamobiles around the room for all to enjoy.
Grades 2–6: Science
Four Frog Quizzes
Frogs are disappearing at an alarming rate. How much do your students know about frogs and their current situation? To find out, have them take any of these six fun frog quizzes.
- Frog Quiz 1
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/quiz/quiz_1.cfm
- Frog Quiz 2
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/quiz/quiz_2.cfm
- Frog Quiz 3
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/quiz/quiz_3.cfm
- Frog Quiz 4
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/quiz/quiz_4.cfm
- How Well Do You Know Frog Talk?
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/frog_id/frog_calls.cfm
- How Many Frogs Can You Spot?
- http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/frog_spotter/index.cfm
Grades 2–6: Science
All About Soil
It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. S. K. Worm, the official worm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, answers students' questions about soil.
- Ask the Answer Worm!
- http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skworm.html
Grades 2–8: Science
What Are YOU Doing for Earth Day?
Have students read about what people are doing year-round to celebrate Earth Day. They can also write about what they've been doing for Earth Day and submit their writing for posting.
- WhaleTimes EarthDay
- http://www.whaletimes.org/earthday.htm
Grades 3–6: Science/Art
Make a Globe
Students can make a globe of Earth on a balloon covered with newspaper, flour-water glue, and paint. Although this is a messy project, the results are very nice and teach a tremendous amount about geography.
- Globe Craft—Enchanted Learning Software
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/globe/
Grades 3–6: Science
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is not just an industrial problem. Many sources of hazardous waste can be found in the home. Can your students identify items that are hazardous, and ones that can be recycled?
- Garbage—Hazardous Waste in the Home
- http://www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/hazardous/
Grades 3–8: Science
Environmental Slogans
In 1950, Smokey the Bear was created to help make children aware of the destruction of forests by fire. Smokey's slogan was "Only you can prevent forest fires." In 1970, Woodsy Owl was created by the Forest Service, and his slogan was "Give a hoot. Don't pollute." Woodsy Owl now has a new slogan, "Lend a Hand—Care for the Land." Have students come up with their own environmental character and slogan to use on an Earth Day poster.
- Woodsy Owl
- http://www.symbols.gov/woodsy/index.shtml
- Only You Can Prevent Wildfires.
- http://www.smokeybear.com/
Grades 3–8: Science
A Changing Environment
In this lesson, students will use observation skills to analyze changes that people have made to the natural environment.
- Environmental Explorer
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/ideask4/k4environ.html
Grades 3–8: Science
Worm World
Have your students learn about earthworms, those busy recyclers who break down organic matter. Older students might also be interested in creating a worm bin.
- Worms as Recyclers
- http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000104.html
Grades 4–6: Science
Bird Feeders
Birds are good to the earth, so be good to birds by making milk-carton bird feeders. Have each student bring an empty, clean, half-gallon milk carton to school. Then follow these easy instructions:
- Cut a 4" x 3" rectangle out of one side of the milk carton.
- Below the rectangle, cut a round hole. Then cut a similar hole on the side directly opposite.
- Slide a straight stick or dowel through the holes. This will be the perch.
- Cut two small holes in the top of the carton, and thread strong string or thin wire through them to form a hanger.
Grades 4–8: Science
New Games from Old
If you have students who like to invent as well as recycle, have them use parts from old games to create a new game.
- Pass It On!
- http://www.eduplace.com/hac/recycle/passon.html
Grades 5–8: Science
The weather report says that it is going to be sunny and hot and that an orange ozone alert has been issued. What is ozone? What does an orange alert mean? Why should you be concerned about it? Have students learn the answers to these and other questions about ozone.
- Howstuffworks, "How Ozone Pollution Works"
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/ozone-pollution.htm
Grades 5–8: Science
Shrink It
Can your students reduce waste by ten percent with a budget of $50,000? Have them give it a try.
- Garbage—Reducing Waste
- http://www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/landfill/
Grades 5–8: Science
How Cool Is This School?
This virtual school is full of environmental hazards. Challenge your students to find them all.
- The Green Squad
- http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/
Grades 5–8: Science/Language Arts
Mission: Save Our Planet
There are tons of things students can do to save the environment. Have them work in teams to create a booklet of strategies.
- How to Save the Planet
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/planet.html
Grades 6–8: Science/Math
The Math of Global Warming
Have students develop a better understanding of global warming through math problems.
- CO2: How Much Is Too Much?
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/global_warming.html
Grades 6–8: Science
Cause and Effect
The solution to one problem can lead to new problems. Have students learn about unintended consequences by symbolically acting out the effects of pesticides.
- Endangered Food Chain
- http://www.eduplace.com/activity/food.html
Grades 6–8: Science
Crossword Puzzle
Have students test their knowledge of Earth Day.
- Earth Day (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_xword.pdf
- Earth Day Answer Key (PDF file)
- http://www.eduplace.com/monthlytheme/april/pdf/earth_xword_key.pdf
Grades 6–8: Science/Social Studies
City Manager of Dumptown
Have students play a cool online recycling game in which they become the city manager of Dumptown. They can start programs that encourage Dumptown's citizens and businesses to recycle and reduce waste.
- Recycle City
- http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameint.htm


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The Artistically Asian stamp set is one of my absolute favourites from the current Stampin' Up! catalogue and it's here to stay so that's great, another year for demonstrators to spend enjoying it and creating wonderful projects with.
I made this gorgeous lumiere, perfect for a zen garden on a summer evening or for a zen room. Use it indoors our outdoors with the battery operated tea light or use it as a unique gift box.
I have a step by step video tutorial on my You Tube channel which you can access via THIS LINK and I also have another project showing what to do with the left overs.
I made this cute card and there are enough left overs, if you add the bases, to make two of these decently sized cards which are super chic and crisp.
There is a video showing how to make the card too and that's accessible via THIS LINK.
I did make a BIG whopping mistake whilst making the card, I realised at the end that I'd made it totally upside down, but I show how to remedy that should it ever happen to you and I also show how to cover up a bit of stray red ink that found its way onto my Whisper White cardstock where I didn't intend it to.
I'd love to see what you do with these ideas so if you do make anything or CASE them then please share on Instagram (assuming you have it) using the hashtag #craftylittlethingsuk and I can track things down and have a peek. Also why not come and join the Crafty Little Paper Things page over on Facebook where I share all things papercraft and give sneak peeks of what's coming up.
Thank you so much for watching and supporting what I do.
Enjoy the last hours of the weekend.
Andrea x


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Apparently Bicycle Network after supporting MHL is having a rethink:
Bicycle Network, which boasts a 50,000-strong membership, has supported mandatory helmet wearing for people who ride bikes since Australia introduced them in the early 1990s.
It is now undertaking a policy review to assess its long-standing position on the issue — which could lead to a change.
And there is a survey:
MHL has been a very polarizing issue among cyclists, it will be most interesting what the survey finds.
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I read this quote in the Herald Sun the other day.
When the laws were introduced in the early 1990s, around a third of cyclists disappeared overnight.
Which if I do a quick calculation based of the 44% dying early stats that means the helmet laws have in fact sent 2,128,000 thousand Australians to an early death. or at the very least diabetes, heart disease , impotence etc.
Yes, the positives of cycling with regards to health are typically understated and mostly overlooked. A simple easy method of exercise for regular A to B type stuff.
I'm delighted Bicycle Network is having another look at the helmet laws. Many people think a change in the law would mean people would be told to not wear helmets; this could not be further from the truth. It would come down to personal choice like 99% of the world. I'd still wear one when sporty lycra riding but if I'm riding to the shops, the beach, along a trail with my family I MAY choose not to wear one. More cyclists = safer for all. Just look at NSW where rider numbers have fallen and injury rates have gone up! People need to look at the science not the anecdotes.
Here is some science from Canada where some provinces have MHL and others don't. http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3817
The survey allows a range of responses. I responded that I am very much in favour of MHL on roads, but open to relaxing it on paths. If they end up saying something like "77% of cyclists want the law to change", I hope they qualify who actually chose what option.
I broke it down to recreational and traffic-jamming (I should have also added MtBiking) - one I would wear a helmet the other probably not.
I'm in favour of a reduction in penalties for no helmet wearing to say $20, with the option for the police to issue cautions especially to overseas visitors. At the moment the cops can get a bit gung ho at cycling events, happily hitting every transgression with a large fine.
Watching ABC News24 at work this morning and the Bicycle Network CEO was being interviewed. Apparently their survey has racked in quite a lot of submissions.
So under the new management we can talk about MHLs :-)
You seem to have written:-
"It is near enough to certain that bicycle helmets are the cause of magpies indiscriminately swooping all helmeted cyclists"
such a simple thing blown out by all the government depts.
like I said on my Bike Network survey:
- mandatory helmets for kids under 18 years (kids don't know any better)
- >18 years old ...it's your choice.. you smash your head ,I won't lose sleep
- people who don't complain about helmets typically are those that grew up with motorbikes or riding MTB's, where you often see the marks on the side of your helmet from trail hazards or when you come off.
"I agree on all three counts. Mandatory helmets for minors is a policy that is picking up momentum in Europe too, France has introduced it with no discernible change in the number of kids riding and other nations are looking on with interest."
Belgium hasn't legislated for helmets, but there is certainly a government led initiative to persuade cyclists to use helmets. The helmet lobby is in favour. So far I don't think it's having a big uptake. But the attitude from vehicle drivers towards cyclists is much more positive which may be a factor.


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Small Group Adventure Tours is the perfect small-group holiday for people who don't want a coach tour but still want to fully experience the grand country they are visiting.
Our range of shorter breaks and week-long vacations combine imaginative mixtures of breathtaking scenery, relaxing exercise, local culture and cosy accommodation.
Instead of buses or minibuses, we use 4WD Land Rovers, so our group sizes are smaller and more flexible and we can explore areas far beyond the reach of normal tours.
You'll leave the road behind and drive along beaches, through rivers or up muddy tracks; You'll walk in the mountains, surf in the Atlantic, ride a horse or play golf; You'll clamber over ancient ruins, learn about pirate queens, retrace the steps of pilgrims or search for your ancestors.
And at the end of the day - a roaring fire, some music, great food and a pint.
With a maximum group size of only 13, Small Group Adventure Tours is more like travelling with a group of friends than being stuck on a coach tour. Our groups tend to be made up of individuals, couples and small groups of friends - all are very welcome.
Our small group sizes are a huge advantage for passengers in so many ways:


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The Iraqi producer-director is making award-winning short films that portray the chaotic complexity of life in his home country.
It was the noise he remembers most. Iraqi director and producer Ayman Al-Shatri was an 11-year-old schoolboy, growing up in the city of Nasiriyah on the Euphrates River, when the US-led coalition invaded Iraq in 2003. "When the war began, it was really loud. We were all scared but my father tried to reassure us," Al-Shatri recalls. "We couldn't go to school. We were stuck at home. There was no TV or any means to communicate, only the light of the lantern, the darkness and the sound of the explosions.
"I loved Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li and Bruce Lee when I was young. When the war broke out, me and my younger brothers would tell one another stories inspired by their films."
The war, and the 14 years of violence that have followed, are a big part of why 25-year-old Al-Shatri has become a filmmaker. "It stems more from wanting to capture the current reality of Iraqi society," he explains. "Our lives as Iraqis are films. Our reality is full of strange and suspicious stories. I have lived through all the stories, scary, painful and deadly, and I'm always thinking, 'How can I can represent this?'"
Al-Shatri's award-winning 2015 short Warm Night stars his younger brother as a schoolboy trying to memorise his Iraqi history lesson at home, while a local cameraman attempts to capture a new chapter in Iraq's history outside on the conflict-hit streets.
"I loved the character of the boy in Warm Night," says Al-Shatri. "He represents our current generation as we were then in 2003, not fearing anything or thinking about war, only thinking about the future."
Al-Shatri, who works as the head of editing and graphics at a TV production company in Baghdad, moved to the Iraqi capital to study at the Film and TV department in Baghdad University's College of Fine Arts in 2011.
It was during this time he met his band of faithful collaborators including Ameer Ihsan, Aws Al Lami, Karrar Al Mahdi and Mounir Saleh. The group work closely together as an informal collective making self-financed micro-budget short productions. Ihsan is also a director and has worked as a co-writer and producer on nearly all of the films Al-Shatri has made to date. Al-Shatri has supported Ihsan's directorial works in a similar way. Their films all have a sophisticated, cool aesthetic that defies the lack of facilities, equipment and finance in Iraq.
"My team is the biggest reason behind my success," says Al-Shatri. "I consult with them on every detail. Without them, I couldn't make a frame. We've sometimes made zero-budget films. That's impossible to do alone."
Their latest collaboration is the short film Five O'Clock, directed by Al-Shatri, about a man contemplating whether he will really go ahead with a planned suicide attack. He wanders around Baghdad with a fully charged belt, eventually sitting down at a bus stop where he gets into conversation with a female psychology student who has just written a paper on suicide bombers.
"Five O'Clock was made with a very small budget and cost us a lot of effort," Al-Shatri explains.
The short premiered at DIFF last year before hitting the international festival circuit, screening most recently at the Malmo Arab Film Festival, where it garnered a special mention.
Filmmaking for Al-Shatri is a real family business. "My family has always supported me. It was my father who planted the love of cinema in me during my childhood," says the young filmmaker.
"My mother is the one who makes us food when we're busy filming. She's always joking that she is the production manager. My brothers are my critics when I finish a film. They're always the first ones to watch the film at home. They give me their opinion and help me make notes."
Contact Ayman Al-Shatri firstname.lastname@example.com


text: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) India has announced the dates for its annual meeting of aviation industry leaders with an interest in India. Now in its 14th year, the CAPA India Summit will be on January 30-31, 2018, in Mumbai. This year CAPA has added a third day dedicated to airports and airspace opportunities. Titled CAPA India Airport & Airspace Summit, this will be held on 1 February, 2018. Part of the agenda is announcement of a series of strategic research reports by CAPA, including its annual outlook for Indian aviation in 2018-19. The association expects participation from every airline and airport operator in the country and an audience of close to 250 critical decision-makers from airlines, airports, investors and financiers, manufacturers and lessors, suppliers, travel companies and tourism boards.


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The Southwest is rich in history and peppered with amazing sites left behind by the indigenous people of the ancient Americas. The heavens were carefully tracked and documented by the natives who once thrived in these sacred lands. Their knowledge was so precise they could predict the very moment of the start of new season. The imprint and legends they left behind were nothing short of remarkable.
It looks more like a scene from a sci-fi movie than an actual scene on Earth. Photographer James Garlick captured this mind blowing photo when he arrived at a beach in Tasmania, Australia on May 18th, 2015. What he saw took his breath away. He stood in awe at the enchanted glowing waves gliding under the billions of stars in the Milky Way. The bright blue waves were indeed a rare and exciting sight and highly sought after by any one who goes there.
Getting out at night and catching an eye full of the heavens can sometimes give us new awareness of the cosmos. Astrophotographer Brian Drourr took these stunning panoramas of the Milky Way. He says being under the stars has changed the way he sees the universe and our place in it.
"If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently. How so? Well, when you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day." -Calvin and Hobbes
As we sit on our hunk of rock somewhere in the outskirts of the Milky Way, we have no way to see ourselves from the outside. The Triangulum Galaxy helps us to imagine what we could look like. It is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 30 other smaller galaxies. This galactic wonder is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.
Resembling a jewel studded grand staircase, the Whirlpool galaxy (M51) is one of the most sought after treasures of astronomers. Swirling with stellar gems and laced with cosmic stardust it proudly displays it's well defined spiral arms. One of the arms is punctuated with a galactic diamond, a smaller galaxy known as NGC 5195.
Today in our world of fast paced technology and growing population it's no wonder people forget to slow down and look up at the night sky. Even when we do look up we may just see a handful of stars and the moon. "Nothing to see here" we may think to ourselves as we get out of our cars at night and go about our business. Many people don't know what they are missing. How can you miss something you've never seen or thought twice about?
Light pollution harms more than just photos. It creates unseen problems on all life on Earth, including humans. Astrophotographer Mike Taylor has been battling the blaring light for years while taking photos of the night sky. Along with Stellar Eyes and many other photographers and sky gazers he joined the International Dark-Sky Association to advocate for dark skies. Here is his message on the importance of a dark sky.
This is Part II of Astrophotography 101. Click HERE for Part I on Cameras, Lenses, and Tripods.
So now you have your camera gear and you are ready to go out and shoot the night, right? Yes of course get out there but here are some helpful tools to make your job easier.


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Hi there,
I've been working non-stop on a project and have burned myself out... quite literally... and now I am having a problem that I no longer can get my head around. I'm hoping someone can help.
Anyways the issue is.
Imagine I have an area in 3d space
x: 300 - 500
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Right now time for the women's final. I'll be on that blog shortly, but before that I need a quick break. In the meantime Will Unwin will kick it off:
Thiem speaks!
"If someone reaches the final here it is always against Rafa. It was an amazing experience last year and he is favourite but I'll put everything into making it an aamzing experience out here again."
So ends Djokovic's bid to hold all four major titles at the same time. That is Thiem's first fifth set ever at Roland Garros, remarkable considering he is now going to play his second final.
Thiem wins 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5!
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 5-7 Thiem (*denotes server): An error from Djokovic opens the door at 0-15 but he continues his regular assaults on the net to follow-up and level. Two points later an inside-out forehand from Thiem pulls it back to 30-30. Six points later and it is still tied at deuce. Now it is Djokovic under pressure, he dumps a forehand into the net and Thiem has a match point! AND HE'S DONE IT!
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 5-6 Thiem* (*denotes server): What touch from Thiem! A forehand drop shot has Djokovic scrambling and sets up a hold to love.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 5-5 Thiem (*denotes server): As we tick into fourth hour for the match Djokovic steadies himself to get out to a 30-0 lead but Thiem fights to get back to 30-30. The wind is proving problematic for both players on court... as is the net-cord. This time it goes in Djokovic's favour, sending a Thiem backhand out of play. A contested line call goes Djokovic's way and it is all square.
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 4-5 Thiem* (*denotes server): Thiem hits a couple of strong serves to get himself to match point at 40-15 but a horrible slice backhand means he has to try again. Another loose shot and we are at deuce. Does anyone want to win this? Thiem blasts a forehand long and now Djokovic has a break point. Again, the world No 1 does nothing but put the ball back in play and watch his opponent make a mistake, this time it is a backhand into the net. Back on serve...
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 3-5 Thiem (*denotes server): What a turnaround since the rain delay for Djokovic but is he going to throw it away again? He dumps a backhand into the net at 30-30 and does the same on the forehand in the very next point. Incredible. Thiem is now serving for the match!
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 3-4 Thiem* (*denotes server): Thiem looks in a hurry to finish this but that haste could cost him. Djokovic, by comparison, seems serene. At 30-30, Djokovic seizes control of the rally and puts his opponent on the back foot before finishing him off with a cool volley. Thiem saves that break point but Djokovic will not be denied as Thiem flicks an attempted lob long to put deciding set back on serve.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 2-4 Thiem (*denotes server): We have play! Straight away there is drama as Djokovic stops play to contest a ball he thinks was out, the umpire disagrees but the Serb is able to save the break point and ultimately win the game. Great mental strength from Djokovic to remain calm there.
An hour since they went off court the players are back out. They will have a five-minute warm-up then resume. Annoyingly, play had already started on the outside courts 10 or 15 minutes before.
We are about ready to get back underway on Philippe Chatrier. The covers are off and play is imminent, or so we hope...
A couple of interesting views have come in via email about Djokovic's behaviour.
Thomas Traill writes: Perhaps it's partly a vicious circle, i.e. the further his popularity drops, the more he gets fed up?
It's a sympathetic point but Andy Murray has been viewed as a bit of a moaner at various points in his career but has remained pretty popular.
Going a little deeper, Abhijato Sensarma writes: I do not defend either person's actions, but the fact that Serena Williams was penalised repeatedly on that fateful day of the US Open final for the same kind of behaviour which Novak has shown throughout this match (and hasn't been docked points like her) shows us that different lines are drawn for men and women when it comes to penalising them for verbal abuse.
I do not have enough proof to call this sexism, but when you're letting off a person of one gender for his venting of anger, you can't penalise another person of the other gender for doing the same! Double standards exist even at the most elite tournaments, as we've seen throughout the course of this match. With more awareness being raised each day, however, hopefully the new generation of chair umpires treat everyone fairly going forward.
This is pretty much the point Serena Williams has ever since and one I personally I agree with. Djokovic's behaviour was perhaps delivered in a more controlled manner but the content was not dissimilar.
Play to resume not before 2pm BST, so about 20 minutes or so.
The women's singles final will not start until the conclusion of the men's semi-final but the build-up has started with Will Unwin here:
For a man who is apparently yearning for universal acclaim Djokovic is not exactly brilliant at reflecting that with his on court behaviour.
Steve Zolno asks via email: Do you think there should be a penalty for repeated whining?
Verbal abuse is a code violation but Djokovic's fourth set blast at the umpire apparently didn't quite cross the line.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 1-4 Thiem (*denotes server): A must-hold for Djokovic but Thiem seems determined to make it difficult for him as he charges in to hit a winner to get to 15-15. At 30-30 a desperate Thiem lob befuddles Djokovic as a strong gust of wind first keeps the ball inside the baseline and then takes it away from him on the bounce. The break is snuffed out but then disaster. The rain arrives and, just like that, the players are rushing off court. Play will resume, whenever that is, at 40-40.
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 1-4 Thiem* (*denotes server): A hold to love looks on the cards before Djokovic makes a superb get and a Thiem serves another double fault. The Austrian finally consolidates the break as Djokovic nets a regulation backhand at 40-30.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 1-3 Thiem (*denotes server): Thiem makes it five points in a row since facing a break point to go 0-30 up on Djokovic's serve. The Serb's drifts a backhand wide and Thiem has three chances to go ahead. He takes the second as Djokovic sees his backhand volley clip the net cord and bounce back on his own side.
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 1-2 Thiem* (*denotes server): Thiem's hunting the lines again but at 30-30 he gets a punchy effort wrong and hands his rival an opening but a poor effort from Djokovic gets the world No 4 off the hook.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 1-1 Thiem (*denotes server): A stunning point goes Thiem's way to bring the game to 40-40. Thiem used the wind to aid a drop hot and bring in Djokovic before flicking it past him on the stretch. The Austrian then earns a break with the shot of the match: a cheeky drop shot, played tight to the net at an outrageous angle that wrong foots Djokovic, who was preparing to chase down the line. Ultimately there's no reward for Thiem as Djokovic digs in to hold.
Fifth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 0-1 Thiem* (*denotes server): A routine hold for Thiem at the start of the decider will do his confidence some good. He noticeably fell off at the end of the last set. During the break the Austrian was trying to stay loose as Djokovc sat in his chair. We're over three hours for this match now.
With this match going the distance the happiest man in Paris has to be Rafael Nadal.
Andrew Benton agrees, he writes in: "I can't see Djokovic or Thiem getting past Nadal in the final, he's on top form at the mo."
Hard to disagree.
Djokovic wins the fourth set 7-5!
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 Thiem (*denotes server): The southern end of Philippe Chatrier has been a death valley for servers in this set. Djokovic has to hold take us the distance and despite an errant drop shot at 15-0 up he does so with little difficulty.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-5 Thiem* (*denotes server): Djokovic rages at a missed opportunity to go 0-30 up, lamenting weak effort on the approach that allows Thiem to save the point with a lob. However the pressure tells on Thiem, a wretched forehand gives Djokovic a break chance, with a double-fault ensuring the receiver does not even have to work to secure it.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 5-5 Thiem (*denotes server): Thiem opens up with a thunderous backhand to steal an early march but two missed returns hands back advantage. That is poor from Thiem as he squanders two more points with loose backhands to offer Djokovic an easy hold.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 4-5 Thiem* (*denotes server): Tentative would be the best way to describe Djokovic right now. A consolidating hold means the Serb is serving to stay in the match.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 4-4 Thiem (*denotes server): Djokovic slips on the first point of his service game as a slice return wrong-foots him. Thiem digs in and all of a sudden a break point appears, before a sloppy attempted drop shot from Djokovic gifts Thiem the game. The pendulum swings again.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 4-3 Thiem* (*denotes server): A stunning return from Djokovic will only serve to further dent Thiem's mindset as he slips to 0-15. The Austrian does well to recover and steadies himself to earn a hold.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 4-2 Thiem (*denotes server): Can anyone hold serve? Yes, comes the response. Despite three games of evidence to the contrary, Djokovic makes it appear easy. Thiem needs to regroup.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 3-2 Thiem* (*denotes server): After that slice of luck Thiem's form deserts him as a series of errors, including a double-fault, sees Djokovic break to love.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 2-2 Thiem (*denotes server): A brutal backhand from Thiem, deep in the receiving court, puts him up 0-30 on Djokovic's serve. The world No 1 finds the net two points later and Thiem has two shots at breaking straight back. Djokovic saves one and a loose slice from Thiem restores parity. What follows is a remarkable point, stout defence from Djokovic is met by deft touch from his opponent to earn a third break point and an outrageous net-cord sends a Thiem return looping deep over his rival for an unlikely winner. All square again.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 2-1 Thiem* (*denotes server): This time the net-cord goes against Thiem as a 22-shot rally ends with Djokovic getting a chance at an easy winner that he gladly takes. That set up a break point and loose backhand from Thiem gives Djokovic the first heavy blow of the fourth set.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 1-1 Thiem (*denotes server): Djokovic is channelling that aggression into his play, earning a heavy-handed hold to love.
Fourth set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 0-1 Thiem* (*denotes server): Thiem blocks out the swirling anger at the other end for a routine hold.
"Well done, well done man. You've earned yourself a name," snipes Djokovic at the umpire during the turnaround at the break. That's a reference to the warning Djokovic got for taking too much time on his serve in the last game.
Thiem wins third set 7-5!
Third set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-7 Thiem (*denotes server): Thiem going all out to avoid a tie-break, aggressively looking for the lines and hitting some delightful winners. Djokovic is rattled by the umpire starting the service clock what the Serb perceives as a tad prematurely. Perhaps that was in his head as a straightforward error hands Thiem a set point. Djokovic saves that one and two more as the game drifts past 10 minutes. A magnificent low return proves my previous prediction wholly incorrect. Advantage Thiem!
Third set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-6 Thiem* (*denotes server): Far easier for the Austrian this time. On this form a tie-break looks inevitable.
Third set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 5-5 Thiem (*denotes server): A rogue attempted winner from Djokovic sails into the net to make it 15-15, but that is redeemed in the very next point by a trip to the net that surprises his opponent and clears an easy path to hold.
Third set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 4-5 Thiem* (*denotes server): Thiem has a delightfully delicate slice but there are no rewards for style alone as Djokovic keeps plugging away. Facing another break point, Thiem gets a huge chunk of fortune as he twice fails to put away the point with an overhead only to see his drop shot clip the top of the net and drop in his favour. It's a gutsy hold for Thiem a few points later as Djokovic sends a routine backhand wide.
Third set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 4-4 Thiem (*denotes server): Thiem's groundstrokes are just not as clean as Djokovic's at the moment. The younger man is playing the more eye-catching shots but with less consistency. Thiem wins the point of the game by out-duelling Djokovic at the net to make it 30-30 all but it is in vain as the world No 1 holds to win his third game in a row.
Third set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 3-4 Thiem* (*denotes server): There is a steely focus to Djokovic in the early stages here and a couple of errors from his opponent again provide an opportunity to break. A double fault and a long backhand from Thiem sets up 30-40 and another loose shot from the Austrian mean it's back on serve in the third.
Third set: *Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 2-4 Thiem (*denotes server): Straightforward hold for Djokovic.
Third set: Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 1-4 Thiem* (*denotes server): As we resume, a wild forehand from Thiem spirals high into the air and opens the door for Djokovic and a couple of blows later the Serb has a break chance. Thiem shows some mettle to finally knock down his opponent, closing a 23-shot rally with a mighty forehand down the line to earn parity. After that it's all Thiem, winning the next two points in impressive style to back-up his break last night.
Polite applause for Djokovic as he is introduced on Philippe Chatrier. It will be interesting to see how crowd reacts to the Serb after his slightly controversial early exit last night.
Djokovic and Thiem are due on court in under 10 minutes. That breeze is a bit stiffer than perhaps first billed, poor Annabel Croft is struggling to keep her hair out of her face on Eurosport. Djokovic has at least decided to get out of his car this morning...
For the organisers of the French Open the faster they can get the tournament in the history books and get planning for 2020 the better. A weather-worn two weeks at Roland Garros has exposed some unwanted flaws in scheduling and left tournament director Guy Forget open to some well-earned criticism.
The latest farce sees Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem resume their semi-final battle on Philippe Chatrier at 11am BST - some three hours before Ashleigh Barty takes on Markéta Vondroušová in the women's final - in a match that could well have been concluded on Friday evening. A premature decision to end play with the sun shining overhead left Thiem up 6-2, 3-6, 3-1, but also at least an hour of good conditions on the clock. The decision to sell separate tickets for the men's semi-finals has also backfired with refunds given to those who endured the on-off match-up last night.
The good news is that despite a bit of breeze the weather in Paris is forecast to stay clear for today and we could be in for intriguing conclusion to the bonus match this morning. Djokovic, a break down, is on the verge of losing just his second set of the tournament in what is now effectively a three-set contest. Thiem, the most obvious heir apparent to Rafael Nadal on clay, hopes to secure a shot of avenging last year's defeat to the Spaniard and deny Djokovic a return to the French Open for the first time since 2016.


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The Long Voyage Home
Out There: Mavericks of Black Literature
A New World Order
In singling out three "mavericks of black literature" for his new book Out There, Darryl Pinckney, who has written much on black literature in these pages, perceptively and with the animated brilliance of a passionate reader (he is also the gifted author of the novel High Cotton), has employed a working definition of "maverick" that includes the phrase "a striking eccentricity of purpose." They are words that are as good as any and more apt than most to describe the work of the Jamaican journalist J.A. Rogers, the expatriate American memoirist Vincent O. Carter, and, perhaps to a lesser degree, the contemporary British novelist Caryl Phillips. These are, at any rate, the three writers whose literary lives inform the pages of Pinckney's collection, and though their work and biographies are treated with Pinckney's own eccentricity of approach (the essays were originally lectures given at Harvard and will seem, perhaps, brief for those readers seeking comprehensive details of a writer's childhood or formative romances), they are full of great personal feeling, intellectual curiosity, and original, groundbreaking research.
J.A. Rogers was, according to Pinckney, a kind of through-the-looking-glass Kipling, documenting those spots around the world "where the white and the nonwhite are not in their ordained places." Born in Jamaica in 1883, and emigrating as a young man to the US, Rogers became a kind of popular historian of black achievement and was thought of as the first black war correspondent (though one wonders why George Washington Williams, who was born almost thirty-five years before and by 1890 was reporting on the Belgian Congo, has not been given that title). Rogers's purpose was black pride and moral restitution for the Negro, and in his three volumes of Sex and Race he became obsessed with compiling a kind of historical Believe It or Not of people of color, even going out on a limb and including the swarthy, brooding Beethoven—and if not Beethoven, well then Beethoven's accompanist—to prove that race-mixing is the reality of history. Rogers desired to serve the black community, as was the wish of many subsequent literary radicals, but he worked within white-defined categories of history and culture.
As Pinckney writes, "We don't need to claim Beethoven." Rogers was considered half-nuts by some, including his fellow countryman Claude McKay, who came to doubt very much Rogers's stubborn accumulation of "Amazing Facts." Rogers was especially interested in such things as Warren Harding's reputed African-American blood (Bill Clinton may imagine he is the first African-American president, but he may be simply the first to boast of it). The part-disparaging, part-prideful parlor game of ethnic naming (the Polish genius—Conrad, Chopin; or the Jewish sex symbol—Paul Newman, Kirk Douglas) engages in any minority some group feeling of unjustified insecurity and a suspicion of cover-up in the mainstream culture. But in such a game of self-esteem, which is the project Rogers was interested in, one must walk through the room of bias and prejudice, noting the insulting stereotypes, before attempting to demolish them. The well-intentioned…
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