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The movie, Big Miracle, released this month in theatres nationwide, begins with a Barrow bowhead whale hunt, so I will begin my series on the Great Gray Whale Rescue of 1988 with a bowhead hunt as well – actually, fragments of different Barrow hunts, culminating in the spring of 1988 – the same year that the rescue took place.
I was awestruck by the whale in the opening scene of the movie, in part because I have never seen a bowhead from quite that perspective in real life, yet I have seen them almost exactly like that in my dreams. The difference being that in my dreams the bowhead always turns upward, pulls the surface of the sea up in a dome with it until finally its snout breaks through the dome and then the water cascades down its sides as it climbs straight up through the air towards me.
The bowhead whale above breached in front of the whale camp of George Ahmaogak, Sr. during a time of cease fire. Elsewhere on the water, crews were in the process of landing two bowheads. Until that task could be completed, no further strikes could be made. This happened in the year 1994 – when I returned to the Ahmaogak camp nine years after my first sojourn with them.
This whale has been keeping the Iñupiat people alive now since the days of antiquity. To some, it may seem incongrous, but the Iñupiat people not only know the whale better than does anyone else, they have a deep love and respect for the bowhead whale, the likes of which is held by no other group of people. They depend on the whale, they need the whale, they know the whale, they respect the whale, they love the whale, they hunt the whale.
The Iñupiat and the bowhead have shared this sacred, life-giving relationship for thousands of years. In these modern times, the Iñupiat, a modern people, remain bound to the whale just as their ancestors were.
This is George Ahmaogak, who, in May of 1985, opened the door that allowed me to enter the world of the Iñupiat, and of whaling in particular. That May, I spent 12 days on the ice with him and his crew. It was a hard season. No whale was landed in Barrow in that time.
George taught me many lessons, some of them difficult. Chief among these lessons was one that I would hear confirmed many times by the elders afterward: a hunter must be skilled and stealthful, a hunter must also be respectful and generous toward others. No matter how skilled the hunter is, he is not skilled enough to land this great animal unless it first chooses to give itself to him.
The whale will only give itself to respectful, generous hunters, who keep their ice cellars clean and share their food with others – especially the elderly, the sick, and those who cannot hunt for themselves.
Hence, the title of my book, from which these pictures come: Gift of the Whale: The Iñupiat Bowhead Hunt – A Sacred Tradition.
This is one of the hard lessons that he taught me. Whaling is hard work. Just to establish a camp, crews must make trails across the sea ice that can exceed 15 miles in length. They must cut their way through many pressure ridges.
I came to take pictures, but when it was time to cut through a pressure ridge, I could barely get off a frame or two before George would hand me a pick axe and order, "Put that camera down and get to work!"
This was an even harder lesson. A shard of ice can easily poke a hole through the bearded seal skins that cover the umiak, or even break the frame. To ensure that this does not happen, whalers, usually young and fit, run with the boat. Several times, we had to move camp. Each time, George ordered, "Put that camera down and run with the boat."
I did not put the camera down, though. I kept it with me and every now and then lifted it above my bursting lungs and tried to get a frame off.
This effort would completely fall apart in the pressure ridges, where I stumbled and fell a couple of times. Once, I struggled to get back on my feet – retching, feeling like I was heaving up my guts altogether. I got no mercy from George. He stopped his machine, got off, stomped back to me, scolded me, mocked my poor "run with the boat technique" and then demonstrated how to do it right. "You are a shock absorber! A human shock absorber!"
And so I was.
It was hard. I did not want to swing a pick. I did not want to run with the boat; I wanted to take pictures, which is hard enough even when you are not swinging a pick – but, just like a young boy, I had to earn my right to be in camp. I learned things I would never have known if I had not undergone all the different tasks that George put me through.
I first went out with George in the spring of 1985, on a freelance assignment for We Alaskans, the no longer published Sunday magazine of the Anchorage Daily News. At the end of that year, I started up Uiñiq – a new pictoral magazine of life in the eight Iñupiat villages of the North Slope Borough.
I wanted to document the efforts of a single whaling captain and crew to bring in a bowhead. As George was then Mayor of the North Slope Borough. As the Borough funded Uiñiq, it seemed to me that it would be a conflict of interest if I were to focus on the Mayor's crew. So I had to find a crew – but whose crew?
In the spring of 1986, I had no crew to follow, so I basically stayed on land but kept my ears peeled as to what was happening on the ice. When I would hear that a crew had struck and landed a whale, I would seek out a snowmachine ride and then head for the landing site. This happened two or three times, and each time the butchering process was well under way by the time I got there. There wasn't much left for me to take pictures of.
Then, the final alloted strike of the season was made. A good lady by the name of Sally Brower let me ride on her sled and she drove me to the site where Jonathan Aiken, Sr., better known by his Iñupiaq name, Kunuk, had brought his whale. The whale was pulled out of the water even as we approached. I jumped off the sled as Kunuk climbed atop the whale with two of his tutaliks – his grandsons.
I shot this picture. I quickly ascertained that Kunuk was a quiet, humble, man – gentle and kind. I knew his was the crew I wanted to follow.
I made the request of Kunuk – that he let me follow his crew. For the next 11 months, whenever I would follow up, usually through his oldest son, Johnny Lee Aiken, the response would always be, "he's thinking about it. We'll let you know."
Soon, final preparations for the spring hunt of 87 were under way. Next, I was listening to KBRW and I heard the announcment that the Aiken crew was about to give out candy at Kunuk's house. This meant they would be going down to the ice within an hour or so.
So, feeling very depressed, I went over to get some candy and to see the crew off. Maybe, if I did so respectfully and without complaint, and then Kunuk thought about it for another year, he might take me in.
When I arrived. Kunuk and all his crew were dressed in their hunting parkas, with their bright, freshly sewn, white covers. Kunuk looked at me through dark sunglasses that gave me no hint of what was happening in his eyes.
"You coming?" he asked.
Here is Kunuk, pulling the umiak as his crew follows. I took these pictures, then scurried back to where I stayed, donned my arctic gear, hustled back to Kunuk's house and soon caught a ride out to camp.
Kunuk's camp, May, 1987 – waiting for a whale.
Kunuk's crew, May, 1987 – watching as a whale moves up the lead, past another crew.
Kunuk's crew, May, 1987 – they paddle for the whale.
Kunuk's crew, May, 1987 – they look for the whale after it dives.
Kunuk's crew, May, 1987 – they scrape the slush off their paddles before it hardens into solid ice. "Oh, well," Kunuk says.
Whalers like the east wind, but not the west. The east wind keeps the pack-ice separated from the shorefast ice – it holds the lead open. The west wind blows the pack ice back to the shorefast ice and closes the lead. If a large iceberg crashes into the ice, it can shatter and break it apart. Unwary whalers can be pitched into the sea or crushed in crumbling ice.
The wind has shifted to the west. Kunuk studies the advancing ice.
Kunuk deems the advancing ice to be too dangerous. He gives the order to break down camp, pack up and head for safe ice closer to land. In about 15 – 20 minutes after I took this picture, this campsite was completely vacated.
Kunuk and crew – on their way to safe ice.
Closed lead time is a good time to hunt eider ducks, which pass by the thousands, the hundreds of thousands, the millions.
It is also a time to relax on the caribou skins in the tent, to drink coffee (I never did drink coffee until I started to hang out with whalers) tell stories, and play pinochle. Raymond Kalayuak studies his hand as Eli Solomon peers over his shoulders.
On a few different occassions that season, we would hear that another crew had received the gift of the whale. Some of the crew would go to help with the landing – I would sometimes follow, nervous that a whale might come to Kunuk while I was off taking pictures such as this.
Some might look at a whale and say, "What a giant animal – how could the people possibly consume it all? But Barrow is a big community. After helping land and cut up a whale, different members of Kunuk's crew stood with their shares. They would get more at the feasts of Nalukatak, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but still one whale would not be even close to enough.
They needed more.
In 1977, based on information produced by scientists who did not yet know how to count bowhead whales in the Arctic, the International Whaling Commission and the US government believed the western Arctic bowhead population to number as few as 600 whales and no more than 1800. So IWC imposed a moratorium – a quota of zero – and the US agreed to enforce it.
From their own observations, the Iñupiat and other Alaska Eskimo whalers knew the government numbers to be wrong and so organized the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and sent their leaders to IWC and Washington.
IWC and the US backed off a bit, but imposed a severe quota of only 12 landed whales, with no more than 18 strikes, for all ten (now 11) of Alaska's recognized whaling villages. Barrow's quota was four landed with no more than five strikes to land them. A decades long census effort was launched in cooperation between the US, AEWC, and the North Slope Borough. AEWC would manage the hunt, but would be under constant scrutiny. Eskimo whalers taught scientists how to better live on the ice and observe what was happening, there were aerial surverys and high-tech sound systems set up to detect and count whales that could not be seen from atop the ice or due to fog and weather condition.
In time, the census, subjected to rigorous peer review and then accepted by IWC and the US, proved that the bowhead population numbered more than 10,000 and is growing every year. The current, five-year block quota averages out to 67 strikes per year and the population continues to grow.
In 1987, the quota was still very tiny. It was not enough. Hunters had to double down on their efforts to catch caribou, seal, walrus and other animals of the Arctic – which supplement, but cannot replace, whale. Because they lead active lives in a frigid climate, they consume five to ten times the amount of flesh that other Americans do.
On April 26, 1988, the Aiken crew was the first to go down to the ice. They were soon joined by two other crews – Jacob Adams and Oliver Leavitt. I came too. We had to cut our way through a jumble of young, broken, jagged, sharded ice to get to the tenuous spot that Kunuk had chosen for our campsite.
As always, when swing a pick, I worked up a sweat. In previous years, that sweat had caused me to freeze not to death but into a state of perpetual misery. Nobody ever heard one word of complaint out of me, but I suffered. Now, I planned to sit out all day and all night for at least 24 hours and wait for a whale. I did not want to freeze. So, shortly after the tent was established, I went inside to change into dry clothes. I felt very nervous about this. What if a whale came right at the moment that I had removed my sweat-soaked clothing?
I thought about my previous three seasons on the ice. In all that time, only one whale had come within paddling distance of camp. What were the odds that one would now come in the few minutes it would take me to change into dry clothes?
I started to strip off my wet clothes, still feeling nervous. Claybo had laid down upon the caribou skins covering the tent floor to take a nap.
At the moment that I stripped down to my skivvies, Johnny whipped open the tent flap. "Whale!" he whispered. I jammed my feet back into my boots, didn't worry about anything else, grabbed my cameras and slipped quietly out through the tent flap. I was surprised to see the whale RIGHT THERE, just yards in front of the tent. It had the appearance of almost bowing to to Kunuk, who had raised his harpoon. To me, it looked felt like the whale was offering itself, just as I had been taught it would.
My angle was bad. Staying crouched, I slipped maybe four feet to my right, then saw that I could not take even one more second to better my position, so I raised my camera. My breath hit the manual Canon F-1 viewfinder and froze on it, covering it with frost. I could not see through the viewfinder to focus and this was in the time of manual focus. I did not have a motor drive but only a thumb lever. I focused on instinct, fired the shutter, cranked my thumb as fast as I could.
Kunuk thrust the harpoon into the whale, triggering the darting gun that would fire a bomb. Eli Solomon followed with the shoulder gun, to fire another bomb. The whale disappeared beneath the surface. We felt the reverberations of the two bombs come up through the water and the ice. We waited…
… in just seconds, the whale rolled to the surface, flipper up. Kunuk raised his hands above his head. "Praise God!" he prayed in thanks. It was an instant kill.
Johnny and Claybo embraced. They were joyous. This whale had brought its gift to their crew. They would now have the honor of feeding the community.
Two months later, the Aiken crew joined with three other successful crews. Crew members gathered around the prepared whale, joined hands, and prayed. The feast of Nalukataq was about to begin. All who came would be fed generously. All would leave with generous portions to take home with them – as they would in the upcoming feasts at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
A blanket made from the skins of one of the successful umiaks was brought out. The first people to be tossed during breaks in the afternoon serving were children. Come night, in the time of 24 hour sunshine, the youth and adults took over the blanket.
Big Boy Neakok performed his famous flips.
In the movie Big Miracle, Malik is the captain who guides the paddling of the umiak toward the whale in the opening scene. He is a fictitious Malik, but is named for a real Malik who I have been told harpooned more bowheads in his life than any other hunter. In the movie, Malik proves to be the leading force in the whale rescue. The real life Malik would play a similar role, but with different nuance.
Tomorrow, I will introduce readers to the real Malik, together with Roy Ahmaogak, who found the three gray whales while out scouting in the hope of spotting bowheads. The three graywhales will appear in tomorrow's post as well.


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I have a quick four question quiz for you to run through in your head. Just give your snap response to these – don't think about each one too much.
What is a wedding supposed to cost?
What is an automobile supposed to cost?
What is a home supposed to cost?
What is a three week vacation for a family of four supposed to cost?
For each of these questions, you came up with a number of some sort. That number is based on your own life experience coupled with what you've observed others doing and also the influence that media has had on you. That number, in other words, is your "mental anchor" for what that item should cost – and it's often the basis of judging whether something is reasonable in price or not.
Of course, anyone who has read The Simple Dollar for long probably recognizes one thing immediately: that anchor price is nothing more than a sticker on the box. It doesn't represent what you'd ever actually need to or have to pay.
I'll show you what I mean.
According to CostofWedding.com, the average American couple spends $20,398 on their wedding, and that's not too far from the mental anchor of the cost of a wedding averaged across all economic levels.
The problem, of course, appears when people begin to truly use the $20,000 figure as a mental anchor for their wedding. "We have to spend that much in order to have even an 'average' wedding?" people ask themselves. Then, in order to have their day be 'special' or 'exceptional,' they spend an amount that's far over the top, putting them into debt for quite a while.
I've witnessed at least two couples do this with their wedding – they invent a mental anchor of what it should cost, chase that mental anchor, and wind up with a gratuitously expensive wedding that ceases to actually make either the bride or groom all that happy in the end.
That same experience repeats itself with cars. After all, there are an awful lot of people out there buying new luxury cars, aren't there? They have an anchor in their head of what the average is and they must beat that average.
Here's a novel idea. Forget what your mind is telling you about what things should cost.
Instead, figure out what you actually need (or want) and then strive to minimize the price on that.
So, for example, if you're thinking of getting married, simply sit down and make a list describing what your wedding will be like. Revise it a bit and make sure both of you are happy with the list. From there, find the best deals you can on each item on the list.
Voila! You've created a wedding you're both happy with and you're not comparing it to the idea of what a wedding (or wedding cost) should be. Why? Because it doesn't matter what a wedding "should" cost. It only matters what your wedding costs, and you should strive to maximize the value of your dollar while having the wedding you both want.
The value of something isn't expressed in dollars. Everything has a cost, but that doesn't represent the value at all. The value is what you get out of it. Does it make you happy? Does it meet your needs? Those are the things that matter, not matching what someone else is doing.
If you spend all of your time comparing the major things in your life to others based on their cost or their perceived value, you're saying that what others want is more important to you than what you want. Never let any important choice in your life be governed by what others want.
This is your life. Live it the way you want. Ignore what everyone else says you must have and says you must spend on it. This is about you, not them.

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Dennis Rodman + North Korea + CNN = meltdown
On Tuesday morning, Dennis Rodman's crew of less-than-stellar former NBA players went on CNN for an interview with Chris Cuomo. The players wanted to talk about basketball diplomacy, but Rodman was more than happy to defend North Korean leader Kim Jong Un against Cuomo's questions.
Charles Smith spoke with Cuomo first, but Rodman seemed eager to jump in. While Smith explained that Rodman's team was on a "cultural exchange" with the North Koreans, Rodman tried to interject, "No, I got this," before letting Smith continue.
Then Cuomo asked Rodman about Kenneth Bae, the 44-year-old Korean-American man who was arrested in North Korea for "[seeking] to establish a subversive base" in the country, and whose health is deteriorating while serving a 15-year prison sentence.
Cuomo: Dennis, let me end on this. You do have a relationship with this man Are you going to take the opportunity, if you get it, to speak up for the family of Kenneth Bae, and to say "let us know why this man is being held," that this is wrong? That he is sick. If you can help, Dennis, will you take the opportunity?
Rodman: The one thing about politics. Kenneth Bae did one thing - if you understand - if you understand what Kenneth Bae did. Do you understand what Kenneth Bae did in this country?
Cuomo: What did he do? You tell me.
Rodman: No, no, no, no. You tell me! Why is he held captive in this country?
Cuomo: They haven't released any charges. They haven't released any reason.
In May, Rodman had asked Kim Jong Un via Twitter, to "do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae Loose"
Rodman then changed the subject back to the basketball players, asking if anyone understood that they went to North Korea "to help this country as a sports venture."
UPDATE (10:12 a.m.): The Associated Press reports that Charles Smith "feels remorse for coming to Pyongyang with Dennis Rodman for a game on the North Korean leader's birthday because the event has been dwarfed by politics and tainted by Rodman's own comments."


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You haven't experienced Christmas lights until you've seen nearly four miles of them artfully hung in patterns dictated by Tiffany's head designer in Copenhagen's famed historic amusement park, Tivoli Gardens—and that's not counting the 1,800 strands dramatically draped on the lakeside willows.
Copenhagen celebrates Jul (as in "yuletide") in high style, with its famed Christmas market the centerpiece. Stalls stocked with fine handmade crafts, including traditional figurines of clog-clad elves in pointy red caps, compete for space with vendors selling iced doughnuts slathered with black currant jam and hefty cups of gløgg, a steaming hot mulled red wine laden with raisins, almonds, cinnamon sticks, and cloves—all of which, for good measure, are steeped in aquavit or schnapps.
Christmas in Europe is a time for elaborate pastries straight out of a medieval cookbook, for lyrical midnight masses in Gothic churches, and for the upholding of quirky local traditions—in many countries, Christmas just isn't complete without mischievous pixies, kindly witches (Rome), treacherous demons (Salzburg), or an 8,000-pound fruitcake (Dresden).
But however else Europeans celebrate the Yuletide season, Christmas still centers around an Advent market that, in most cases, has filled the square before the cathedral each December for hundreds upon hundreds of years. Many markets start on the Friday before Advent, which is four Sundays before Christmas Eve; most end on December 24, especially in Germanic countries, where Christmas Eve is set aside for trimming the tree at home. Others keep celebrating until Epiphany on January 6.
These markets are where the romance of the holiday comes alive in grand tradition—smells of gingerbread and roasting sausages waft through the cold air, handmade ornaments adorn ancient fir trees, master glassblowers and other artisans ply their crafts in wooden stalls, shoppers bustle past Gothic church facades and half-timbered houses, pausing to sip their glühwein, heavily spiced and mulled "glow wine"—the piping-hot beverage of choice at any self-respecting Teutonic Christmas market.
This is what Christmas should be—a holiday free of mall Muzak and the frantic need to lay your hands on the superstore's last Tickle Me Xbox. It's an old-world Christmas of heartfelt caroling and wooden toys, where every gift is crafted by hand and Santa hasn't outsourced his workshop to China. For a few precious frost-nipped weeks, these museum-piece cities of Olde World Europe flicker back to the Middle Ages—not the ossified medieval throwbacks of soot-blackened cathedrals and tourist-bedeviled museums, but the living, breathing yesteryear of a bustling outdoor marketplace.
A few practical notes: It's wise to book as far in advance as possible in these Christmas hotspots, especially for trips between Dec. 15 and Jan. 1 and definitely for Dec. 24 and 25. That goes not only for your lodging but also for restaurants, many of which close on Christmas Eve and Day; those that are open usually offer a set-price feast and book up fast with locals.
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I recently purchased a Caspase 3/7 Glo assay kit from Promega for apoptosis detection.My assay was done with HEK293 cells which were stimulated with Etoposide.I performed the assay exactly described in the protocol,and detected the luminescence with our Luminoskan Ascent luminometer. Unfortunately, in my assay I observed no induction of caspase activity and that the highest reading was equal to the "vehicle control".To rule out the problems with the system I also tested the same kit with purified caspase 3 in different amounts and observed the same outcome.I use Corning Costar 3610 96 well plates and seal the bottom of my wells with white opaque vinyl sealing tapes.
(I have played with different concentrations of etoposide,different incubation times,signal intergration times,different voltages of the luminometer PMT,DMSO and glycerol as solvents which are "ok" according to the protocol.I have also tried to place samples far away in the plate to avoid the possibility of crosstalk.)
Has anyone faced a similiar problem?Any suggestions what might be going wrong??
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PIMCO chief Bill Gross famously (or infamously, depending on your point of view) questioned the value of a college education, considering tuition costs against future earnings.
"A mind is a precious thing to waste, so why are millions of America's students wasting theirs by going to college?" Gross asked in 2011. "All of us who have been there know an undergraduate education is primarily a four-year vacation interrupted by periodic bouts of cramming or Google plagiarizing, but at least it used to serve a purpose. It weeded out underachievers and proved at a minimum that you could pass an SAT test."
Maybe there is something in what Gross said for students who choose schools with high tuition that leave them paying off loans for years after graduation. But not every university charges a king's ransom for the right to earn a degree. (And we'll wager that most students don't fit the slacker stereotype described by Gross.)
We started wondering which colleges offered the best return on investment. The website affordableschools.net undertook the task of figuring out which schools made for the best investments.
(Check out 14 Best Paying Jobs for College Business Majors: 2014)
They started by only looking at colleges that charged no more than the average cost of a public institution for an in-state student. This year, the average is under $15,000 per year. The website then turned to payscale.com for salary information for the colleges deemed affordable to determine which had the best return on investment after 15 years.
If you need to be convinced that a college education can be a good investment, flip through 15 Cheapest Colleges With Best Job Value:
15. Michigan Tech
Location: Houghton, Mich.
4-Year Tuition: $53,880
15-Year Return: $1,154,250
ROI: 21 to 1
Starting Salary: $59,200
Mid-Career Salary: $94,700
14. New Jersey Institute of Technology
Location: Newark, N.J.
4-Year Tuition: $51,200
15-Year Return: $1,139,250
ROI: 22 to 1
Starting Salary: $53,900
Mid-Career Salary: $98,000
13. University of California – San Diego
Location: La Jolla, Calif.
4-Year Tuition: $48,768
15-Year Return: $1,127,250
ROI: 23 to 1
Starting Salary: $49,300
Mid-Career Salary: $101,000
12. University of California – Berkeley
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
4-Year Tuition: $51,456
15-Year Return: $1,242,750
ROI: 24 to 1
Starting Salary: $54,700
Mid-Career Salary: $111,000
11. California Poly
Location: San Luis Obispo, Calif.
4-Year Tuition: $34,092
15-Year Return: $1,148,250
ROI: 33 to 1
Starting Salary: $54,000
Mid-Career Salary: $99,100
10. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Location: Rapid City, S.D.
4-Year Tuition: $32,960
15-Year Return: $1,156,500
ROI: 35 to 1
Starting Salary: $62,400
Mid-Career Salary: $91,800
15-Year Return: $1,156,500
9. Missouri University of Science and Technology
Location: Rolla, Mo.
4-Year Tuition: $31,784
15-Year Return: $1,185,000
ROI: 37 to 1
Starting Salary: $61,900
Mid-Career Salary: $96,100
8. Georgia Tech
Location: Atlanta
4-Year Tuition: $33,032
15-Year Return: $1,265,250
ROI: 38 to 1
Starting Salary: $60,700
Mid-Career Salary: $108,000
7. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Location: Socorro, N.M.
4-Year Tuition: $22,856
15-Year Return: $1,125,000
ROI: 49 to 1
Starting Salary: $50,500
Mid-Career Salary: $99,500
6. SUNY Maritime College (State University of New York)
Location: Queens, N.Y.
4-Year Tuition: $23,480
15-Year Return: $1,315,500
ROI: 56 to 1
Starting Salary: $59,400
Mid-Career Salary: $116,000
5. Colorado School of Mines
Location: Golden, Colo.
4-Year Tuition: $14,400
15-Year Return: $1,295,250
ROI: 89 to 1
Starting Salary: $66,700
Mid-Career Salary: $106,000
4. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Location: Buzzards Bay, Mass.
4-Year Tuition: $5,860
15-Year Return: $1,175,250
ROI: 200 to 1
Starting Salary: $54,700
Mid-Career Salary: $102,000
3. United States Air Force Academy
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
4-Year Tuition: Free
15-Year Return: $1,304,250
Starting Salary: $64,900
Mid-Career Salary: $109,000
2. United States Military Academy
Location: West Point, N.Y.
4-Year Tuition: Free
15-Year Return: $1,455,750
Starting Salary: $74,000
Mid-Career Salary: $120,000
1. United States Naval Academy
Location: Annapolis, Md.
Tuition: Free
15-Year Return: $1,560,750
Starting Salary: $77,100
Mid-Career Salary: $131,000
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Iowa became the 29th state of the union
John McMillin opens the first store in the county
Dr. Silas Card became the first doctor in the community
Stackhouse & Belt opened the first grocery store and Peabody opened the first blacksmith shop
The first township election was held
Mason City was named as county seat
The first newspaper was published, the Cerro Gordo Press
Population was 1,183
Mason City was incorporated as a town
F. J. Turnure was named Mason City's First Marshall
Mason City Fire Company #1 was authorized to act; the first volunteer hook & ladder established for fire protection
Pumps and pipes were purchased for the City water system
The Denison Hose Company was founded. The first hose cart was purchased by O.T. Denison for use by the Company. The Water Commissioner authorized to employ personnel to care for the hose and cart.
Dr. Stella Mason became the first female doctor to practice in Mason City
The public library moved to East State Street
The building of the Iowa Central Railroad necessitated relocating bodies from the field from the northeast part of the City to the present Elmwood Cemetery site (the bodies of the persons buried in the previous graveyard were moved to Elmwood Cemetery)
The first run of the Mason City Clear Lake Railroad was made between the two communities
East Park was established and is considered Mason City's most popular park
The Mason City Police Department officially became an organized department
The Mason City Fire Department went from a volunteer department to a paid department
The Park Hospital was built on the northwest corner of 1st Street NW and North Washington Avenue
The first patrol wagon was used by the Police Department
The first motorized fire engine was purchased, a 1913 Seagrave
The first motorcycle was purchased for use by the Police Department
Mercy Hospital opened
Mason City was rated a City of the first class with a population of 17,172
The Chamber of Commerce opened
The first hard-surfaced interurban highway in Iowa was constructed between Mason City and Clear Lake
Mason City Junior College (MCJC) opened as the first public two year college in Iowa
The City re-evaluated its form of government and was changed to the Manager form
Charles Lindbergh attended the dedication of the Mason City Airport
Members of the Police Department began working 8 hour days
The North Iowa Band Festival became annual event
The last street car made its way through the city streets
Mason City Motorcoach Bus Service replaces the interurban railroad
Mason City adopted the first Fire Code in the State of Iowa
The police uniforms were switched from khaki to the current style navy blue uniform
KGLO became the first radio station in Mason City
A sub fire station is built on South Federal Avenue (the structure is still standing)
Parker's Woods, located at 1st Street NW and North Jackson Avenue, was established
The new library at 2nd Street NE and Pennsylvania opened its doors to the public
Mid-Continent Airways made the first scheduled airline flight
The form of government changed to the Mayor-Council form
The first official landing at the new airport located eight miles west of Mason City
A new Mason City Municipal Airport was dedicated
Mason City gets intercontinental air service by Mid-Continent Airlines
The Police Department adds 10 officers, which brings the authorized strength of the department to 27 officers
The first parking meters were installed in the community
Chief Jim Kelley retired, the longest serving fire fighter, after 42 years, 7 months and 21 days
The Elmwood-St. Joseph Municipal Cemetery was expanded to the west with the purchase of 27 acres from the Brick and Tile Company; South Monroe Avenue was built through this land, dividing the cemetery into two separate parcels
Highland Park Golf Course was established in the northeast part of town
The first radar unit was installed in the police cars
Asbury Park, located on the east edge of town on Highway 122 was established
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP Richardson ('The Big Bopper'), and pilot Roger Peterson take off from the Mason City Municipal Airport in a small airplane and crash just north of Clear Lake with no survivors
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Steam Locomotive 457 was donated to the City by the American Crystal Sugar Company and placed in East Park
The Palace Theater in Mason City featured the premiere of "The Music Man" written by Meredith Willson, born and raised in Mason City
The first meter maids were hired by the Police Department
The last railroad passenger train in Mason City
Willowbrook Mall opened
General Hanford MacNider died
Kinney Pioneer Museum opened
The Police Department moved to its new and current home on South Georgia Avenue
The Park Hospital was torn down
Officer Kevin Pals and Rommel, a German Shepherd, became Mason City's first K-9 unit
The Police Department swore in the first police reserve officer
Construction of the Mason City Room in the west wing of the public library was completed
Defibrillators were placed in police squad cars for emergencies
Mason City celebrated its Sesquicentennial (150th birthday)
Mason City's new Aquatic Center opened
The new Operation & Maintenance facility located on North Massachusetts Avenue was completed and included new offices, breakroom, shop, central store and salt and sand storage facility
Jean Marinos became the first female to serve as the Mayor of Mason City
A monument consisting of 12 black granite stones was erected and dedicated in Central Park to honor the community's veterans
The Mason City Fire Department begins providing ALS ambulance service to the City of Mason City, most of Cerro Gordo County and the east half of Worth County
Friends of the 457 was formed to preserve and maintain the steam locomotive and fundraising efforts of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Steam Locomotive 457 in East Park
The new Water Treatment Plant was constructed on 12th Street NE
The State of Iowa Community Betterment Program recognized the State Street Railroad Trestle Painting Project completed by local volunteers
Eagle Scout Matt Meyer was honored by the United States Freedom Corps for planning and constructing a Fire Fighter Memorial and was presented the award by President George W. Bush while the President was in Mason City
The railroad overpass on 12th Street NW was completed and opened to the public
Mason City created a Sister City Relationship with Montegrotto Terme, Italy
Renovation of Central Park in downtown completed
The Park Watch Program was established, which consists of volunteers touring the parks to help decrease crime and vandalism
Friends of the 457 receive the State of Iowa Governor's Award for the preservation work on the 1912 Minneapolis and St. Louis Steam Locomotive 457
The Mason City Fire Department was voted the 2007 Career Service of the Year by the Iowa Emergency Services Association
The Winnebago River Trail Bridge was constructed connecting East Park and the Aquatic Center
The Youth Task Force is nationally recognized as one of America's 100 Best Communities for Youth
The Winnebago River in Mason City reached the highest crest ever recorded in history at 18.72 feet which exceeded the levee in one of the worst flooding events the City of Mason City and State of Iowa have experienced
Mason City was ranked as the #10 least expensive urban areas to live, according to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index
Margaret MacNider Campground renovation completed
The Mason City Police Department celebrated its 100th anniversary as a Police Department with an authorized strength of 49 officers
East Park celebrated its 100 year birthday
The 19th Street SW railroad overpass was opened to the public
The renovation of the Mason City Public Library was completed
The City Volunteer Program hit the 45,000 mark in regard to the number of hours donated by citizen volunteers to municipal projects and nearly 400 volunteer projects were completed since the establishment of the program in 2002
The only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright Hotel, the Historic Park Inn Hotel, reopened to guests following a multi-million dollar renovation
The Federal Avenue Streetscape and Utilities Improvement Project in downtown Mason City is completed
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Steam Locomotive 457 located in East Park celebrates its 100 year birthday
Mason City was selected as one of four Iowa communities designated a Blue Zones Project™ demonstration site
Downtown Mason City was named as 1 of the 10 Great Neighborhoods of the 30 Great Places in America by the American Planning Association representing 'the gold standard' for 'a true sense of place, cultural and historical interest, community involvement and a vision for tomorrow'
Air Choice One began air service as the carrier for the Mason City Municipal Airport with daily flights to Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, MissouriRAGBRAI XLII held an overnight stop in Mason City for the second time in the history of the rideMason City was named a certified Blue Zones Community®, recognizing successful implementation of a Blue Zones Project®, a first-of-its kind population health program that brings the world's best practices in food policy, built environment, purpose and social networking to participating cities.Mason City received the American Planning Association (APA) Transportation Planning Award for the Activating Mason City: A Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan; "Activating Mason City" was commissioned by the City of Mason City as part of the Blue Zones project and completed in partnership with RGD Planning & Design.
Mason City was designated as #6 of 30 cities with fewer than 100,000 people in the list of the '30 Most Architecturally Impressive Small Towns in America' by industry magazine 'Windows and Siding'The historic Egloff House, built in 1938-39, which was substantially damaged by flooding in June 2008 was relocated this year to its new location outside of the flood plainThe Fly Iowa 2015 Air Show was held at the Municipal Airport which included two days of free air shows, a concert, fireworks, and free activities for kids of all agesMason City was listed on USA Today's list as one of the "10 Best Dynamite Day Trips"
Mason City was named the 10th Safest City in Iowa in AprilThe MacNider Art Museum celebrated its 50th Anniversary with year-long celebration activitiesMason City was presented the Healthy HometownSM powered by Wellmark award at the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Bringing It Home conference. The award recognizes Mason City for their dedication and accomplishments toward meaningful health improvement initiatives in their community.


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Recipe: Mango, pineapple and pomegranate salad
Mango, Pineapple and Pomegranate Salad
6 servings
Clean and bright-tasting; consider this the fresh alternative to those Passover candy orange slices.
Fresh pomegranates or refrigerated packages of their arils (seeds) can be a little hard to find during Passover; chopped, dried sweetened cranberries may be substituted.
MAKE AHEAD: The salad needs to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour, and up to 1 day, to meld the flavors. Adapted from "The New Jewish Table: Modern Seasonal Recipes for Traditional Dishes," by Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray with David Hagedorn (St. Martin's Press, 2013).
1 pound peeled and cored fresh pineapple
1 large ripe mango, peeled (about 14 ounces)
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup passion fruit juice (from concentrate is okay)
1/3 to 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
6 to 12 mint leaves, finely chopped
Cut the pineapple and mango into 1/2-inch cubes and place them in a mixing bowl or plastic zip-top bag.
Whisk together the sugar (to taste) and juice in a liquid measuring cup until the sugar has dissolved. Pour over the fruit and stir to coat. Add the pomegranate seeds and mint. Cover or seal, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to a day.
Stir before serving; if the salad has been refrigerated for a day, you may wish to add a bit more fresh mint.
NUTRITION: Per serving: 130 calories, 0 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiber, 30 g sugar


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Fiona McIntosh returns to Paris and Morgravia, her popular fantasy world, with The Scrivener's Tale, a thrilling standalone novel.
Ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret was done with patients for good, until he meets Angelina, a young mute woman he's been asked to mentor. When she starts speaking about another realm called Morgravia, he doubts her, but soon comes under the spell of her compelling visions. As Gabe delves deeper into Angelina's unsettled psyche, he learns more about his own soul, his past, and whom he can trust in his own troubled life.
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Mamoru Oshii's revered 1995 anime classic Ghost In The Shell has enjoyed a healthy resurgence in recent times with a movie sequel from the original director, a brand new TV series and now a slick, frenetic third-person shooter for PS2 from developer Cavia. Set within a futuristic cyberpunk universe, Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex mixes beautiful-but-deadly martial artistry with all-out weapons combat to stunning effect.
Set in 2030, in a world where cyborgs and humans are barely distinguishable from one another, Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Section 9 team are all that stand between Newport City and a mysterious adversary. The intriguing storyline, played out in over 20 minutes of graphically spectacular Ghost In The Shell FMV, begins with an investigation into arms dealing but quickly evolves into a tale of cyber-crime, espionage and terrorism.
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Today marked only the second occasion in which I decided to set forth into the wild and brave the insanity that is Black Friday.
Oddly enough, both times my intention in doing so was not to capitalize on the various sales events, but rather to simply take in the spectacle of watching others step over each other in hopes of acquiring a precious Tickle Me Elmo-like gift, or in the case of this year, an incredibly cheap 40″ TV.
It's funny, whenever I think of Black Friday and other Christmas/holiday related shopping insanity, there's one image that comes to my mind.
Said image was from one of my brother's old Mad magazines, and to date, it serves as the definitive vision of Christmas carnage in my mind:
It might be kind of hard to tell, as the image is kind of small, but basically "The Last Parking Space At The Mall" is a brilliantly rendered Norman Rockwell-esque painting depicting a man shooting another man in a snowy parking lot while his wife attempts to pull him back into the car.
Mad Magazine is usually good for a snicker or 2, but this painting was easily one of the most brilliant fuckin' comedic images I can recall from my youth.
Sadly though, I didn't see holiday mayhem of any kind this time around.
I did however get to laugh at the people standing in line surrounding the Best Buy.
Seriously man, I spent close to 3 hours in the general area, and I never once saw that line shrink an inch.
Needless to say, I never even got to set foot in Best Buy this morning.
Oh well, thanks to holiday "tent culture," virtually all of the really good deals in there are literally impossible to acquire without spending the night outside the building.
Which brings me to the deals that I actually did get a chance to capitalize on.
I initially set out to "do" Black Friday with a friend of mine around midnight.
Said friend ultimately ended up walking away with 2 boxes of half price golf balls, while I bought absolutely nothing.
Fortunately, there were some other sales going on in the U-district at a reasonable hour that I ended up checking out after catching a few much needed hours of sleep.
First, I went to Zanadu comics, where a 50% off everything sale was going on from 8AM to 12PM.
In case you couldn't tell from the image above, I ended up getting a softcover copy of the absolutely massive X-Men/Dark Avengers: Utopia, as well as the first volume of Ed Brubaker's The Immortal Iron Fist.
Truth be told, I'm not exactly salivating over the prospect of reading either of these books, however Utopia will serve to complete my Dark Avengers trade collection, and Iron Fist is a book that, given my status as a rabid kung fu movie fan, should've been in my collection years ago.
I'm a little wary of Utopia, as X-Men books haven't been kind to me in the past, I don't know, 15 goddamn years; but I'm hoping the Dark Avengers stuff will help to round things out a little.
As for Iron Fist, I've read nothing but good about it, and I've been putting off reading it for a really long time; so I'm pretty sure it's gonna' be awesome.
Anyway, 2 good to great books for 50% off = Definitely worth it in my book.
Next I went to Pink Gorilla to check out their highly variable collection of used/retro videogames.
While I haven't found anything too special there in a few years now, I was surprised to find a perfectly good copy of Super Castlevania IV.
Outside of that though, I didn't find anything else exciting, or failing that; worth the asking price.
Despite this, I was surprised to be given a randomized coupon at the register, with the one I drew being a buy1 get 1 free!
Upon scanning the wall, I decided to pick up Donkey Kong Country 3, a game that, while inferior to the sequel (which I already own) is somewhat rare, and often prohibitively overpriced.
Lucky me, I got it for free.
Oh yeah, and I got a free poster too.
Anyway, while I'd like to say I made it through the day without spending a decent amount of money, I'm proud to say that I at least managed to save more than I spent this Black Friday.
How did you do?
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A great pizza with a tasty mix of fresh and marinated vegetables plus feta. A perfect summer pizza treat!
A friend brought a version of this to a dinner party as an appetizer, she also added a little mozarella and parmesan cheese, it was a hit! It really looks pretty if you top it with the cheeses and then lay big slices of fresh tomato over the top. - 21 Sep 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
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Los Angeles, CA – On May 3 2017, Lemore launched a Kickstarter campaign for the 7-Day Business Travel Backpack, a backpack that looks minimal but carries everything you need with special compartments for suits, shoes and valuables. With more than two weeks left to go, the campaign has already far surpassed its $5,000 funding goal, raising nearly $30,000 from over 140 backers.
"Inspired by our own experiences globetrotting for work, we took a hard look at the way people travel for business today and were appalled by how little our gear has evolved with the times," the Lemore team said about how they made this amazing backpack, "So what did we do? We created a lightweight, business-friendly backpack designed to take us from the plane to the office and beyond."
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• When packing, you can take the advantage of Lemore's extra-large capacity, detachable suit carrier that protects and secures the suit during travel, secured clothing compartment with a water- and odor-proof dirty clothes pouch, and separated shoe compartment designed to protect and separate your shoes. The shoe compartment uses mesh ventilation to keep air flowing and whisk out odors.
• When going through security checks, you may experience inconvenience and privacy concerns. Lemore provides you with safe compartments and spaces for your laptop, technology, chargers, wallet, toiletry kits, cards and tickets, USB port, and sunglasses. There is also a hidden compartment for passports and bills so essential items are never lost or stolen.
• Once you are in your hotel, Lemore helps you maintain cleanliness with a compartment for damp clothes, a pocket for socks, and a removable laundry bag to separate dirty clothes from clean ones.
• When you arrive at the meeting room, you need to access your work stuff quickly. Lemore helps you keep important items accessible without having to open your life compartment by providing a separate work compartment consisting of pouches for name cards, notebooks, and important documents.
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We're a team of designers who travel often and far for work. In our years of traveling for business, we grew tired of spinning luggage and ill-equipped backpacks better suited to singular activities, like daily commuting or long-term travel. What we really wanted was something that could satisfy our short-term business travel needs – light, minimal storage for formal attire in a cool, but office-appropriate style – while also giving us the space and compartmentalization we need to experience the new destinations we constantly find ourselves in.
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Don't cry for me, readers, just because I am moving away from you and my partner in rumor sleuthing, Karyne Levy, to voluntarily shovel snow in Massachusetts for the rest of my life.
OK, cry a little bit (aww shucks, guys, I'm going to miss you, too!) but then dry those tears and rejoice because Rumor Has It is continuing on without me. And it's going to grow and change and highlight all the amazing talent CNET has to offer and make me so proud.
The concept for Rumor Has It popped into my brain one day in an editorial meeting, and before I had a chance to take a gut check, I blurted it out and begged to star in it. When Karyne agreed to be co-creator and co-host, CNET couldn't say no. (Well, it could have, but we pestered the powers-that-be incessantly until they gave us a shot.) You know the rest. And though I am no longer going to be in front of the camera, I will still be working behind the scenes to help Karyne bring you the weirdest, randomest, funniest rumors the tech world has to offer.
Today we go over the iWatch rumor you've been hearing so much about. Bloomberg is now reporting that the iWatch is way past the research phase, and another rumor suggests it may be unveiled this quarter. Hope you've saved up some pennies for another unnecessary Apple gadget you'll suddenly be dying to buy! We also discuss the rumor that the Xbox 720 will require a paired Kinect in order to work. And as a goodbye to you and Karyne, I offer my Top 5 predictions for the future of technology forever and ever, amen.
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B::Bblock - Walk basic blocks
# External interface
perl -MO=Bblock[,OPTIONS] foo.pl
perl -MO=Bblock foo.pl prints the basic block for main_root
perl -MO=Bblock,foo::mysub foo.pm prints the basic block for &pkg::mysub
perl -MO=Bblock,mysub foo.pm prints the basic block for &main::mysub
# Programmatic API
use B::Bblock qw(find_leaders);
my $leaders = find_leaders($root_op, $start_op);
This module is used by the B::CC backend. It walks "basic blocks". A basic block is a series of operations which is known to execute from start to finish, with no possibility of branching or halting.
The block is the list of ops from the every leader up to the next. The leaders are the separator of each basic block.
The module can be used either stand alone or from inside another program. Standalone it just prints the basic blocks ops in B::Concise. terse format to STDOUT. Without options it starts at the main_root.
Basic block leaders are:
Any COP (pp_nextstate) with a non-NULL label.
[The op after a pp_enter] Omit
[The op after a pp_entersub. Don't count this one.]
The ops pointed at by nextop, redoop and lastop->op_next of a LOOP.
The ops pointed at by op_next and op_other of a LOGOP, except
for pp_entertry which has op_next and op_other->op_next
The op pointed at by op_pmreplstart of a PMOP.
The op pointed at by op_other->op_pmreplstart of pp_substcont?
[The op after a pp_return] Omit
A comma-separated list of sub names to walk.
- find_leaders
my $leaders = find_leaders($root_op, $start_op);
Given the root of the op tree and an op from which to start processing, it will return a hash ref representing all the ops which start a block.
The values of %$leaders are the op objects themselves. Keys are $$op addresses.
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The Impact of a Father on a Child's Socio-Emotional Development (By David Millar, 2006)
UK; By David Millar; Essex University; 2006
The Paternal influence upon children has only recently become a more popular area of research within the academic community. With the advent of various political lobby groups being pro paternity, social scientists have begun to study the paternal influence upon child development. The information that we have to draw upon is very conflicting. Auerbach and Silverstein argue that neither a mother or a father is necessary (Auerbach & Sliverstein, 1999), whereas Farrell states that a father is essential for holistic well being of a child's development (Farrell, W., 2001).
Over the last couple of decades the emphasis has been taken off of father involvement (presence/absence) to father sensitivity. So rather than quantity of time spent with a child, quality of time spent with a child is the important factor (Journal of family Psychology, 2000). Just because a father is present does not mean that is a good thing for a child. In some cases, for instance when a father is maladjusted or abusive, a child's development can be better without him (Lynn D B., 1974).
One of the factors that makes fatherhood and its implications very hard to research, is the contextual framing around fatherhood. There is a much wider contextual frame around fathers than mothers (Journal of family Psychology, 2000). There are many different types of fathers, making it difficult to come up with any significant findings, however dealing with confounds can become easier in this situation.
The vast majority of mothers are residential, making for good statistical findings, but harder to compensate for confounds. The development of a child's socio-emotional attributes has to be multi-factorial and multidimensional, which makes looking at one specific factor of influence very difficult. I will take a look at several theories of how the father impacts upon his children, and any implications these theories would have upon the socio-emotional domain of how his child develops. Furthermore I will then relate some studies to these theories.
Freud had a theory called the "Oedipus conflict" which is where a child desires sexually the parent of the opposite sex, but is denied its desire by the other parent. Freud was convinced that a father was responsible for the development of principles, rules and values of society within a child, if the father was missing; the childs view of his position in society was askew. (Lynn, D.B., 1974) He thought the father represents the authority of society instilled in a child. Which runs parallel with the concept of the superego, and its development.
Freud believed that men were more advanced than women, therefore the development of "higher" brain functions were more associated with paternal influence. This view has been challenged and virtually discounted. His theories were also based upon the ideas of unconscious drives, meaning that a child was motivated to fulfill its drives.
Role of the Father according to Talcott Parson's theory centers on the structure of the family echoing the structure of society. Parsons postulates that any group must become one of two functions; Expressive or Instrumental. One way of differentiating between these two roles was between the sexes. With the male taking on most of the Instrumental role (but not entirely) and with the female taking on most of the Expressive role (but not entirely) fathers were to take on the instrumental role because they are traditionally less tied to child care, work more often outside the home, are more involved with community affairs, in politics and just dealt with more people in general.
According to Parsons the father not only brings the society into the family but brings the family into society. He is supposed to bring discipline into a family so that child will accept responsibility and eventually separate from its mother, becoming a part of society and then starting the sequence all over again when the child then becomes a parent. There is the idea that a mother's love is unconditional, (ever heard the expression "a face only a mother could love"?) but a father's love is conditional upon what the child can do.
Once again the idea is that the father primarily is concerned with the incorporation of the child into society. A mother's love is to be cherished under this system but it belongs to the child and the child can not lose it, but a father's love is to be earned and a father is the families representive of society. Therefore if the father loves the child then society will as well.
In interviews, fathers were found to be more concerned for the emotional security and learning of their child, whereas the mothers talked more about their child being free from anxiety. Fathers also tended to stress the teaching of certain values or specific child rearing goals more often than mothers. (Lynn D.B., 1974). When children were interviewed with regards to perception about fathers in the same study, fathers were characterized as being strong, powerful, potent, dominant, authoritive, and competent.
Attachment theory was coined by John Bowlby; it has a close partnership with evolutionary psychology and Psychoanalytic ideals. It is argued that attachment is an evolutionary construct in order to ensure the survival of the species, and that it is a two way system of ensuring the continuation of the species.
Psychologists use this theory to explain the way the child – caregiver relationship progresses the way it does, and has the long lasting impacts that it does. Secure attachment patterns in children are very good predictors of child behavior, and behavior throughout the life span in certain domains.
Bowlby specifically used the term "caregiver", as the signals from the child, are supposed to elicit the same reactions in any adult. Although he did say that this caregiver was normally the mother. More recently though, different patterns within attachment have been discovered within the attachments to mothers and fathers.
Mothers and Fathers interact with their children in different ways, fathers tend to play more physically and induce more excitement from their children than do mothers as cited in (Berk, L., 2006). Fathers reacting appropriately to a child's expression of emotion predicts positive emotional and social models of behavior in later childhood and adolescence. It is theorised that fathers instill a sense of confidence to explore within relationships (Berk, L., 2006). This idea also works in well with Parson's theory.
Maccoby documented that the differences between the sexes were mostly within a social context and not really with individual differences, as how most gender comparisons have been performed (Maccoby E. 2000). Bearing this in mind, the father-child dyad can be assumed to be different to the mother-child dyad, due to the mere fact that each parent is a different gender and it is the social interaction with the dyads that we are concerned with. This fits in with Freud's and Parson's theories, in that the mother and the father have distinct roles in child development.
Franz et al found that the most significant predictor of empathy within children was paternal involvement in child care. (Franz C., et al 1990, as cited in Farrell W., 2001) Farrell theorises that fathers set clearer boundaries than do mothers, and this in turn teaches the child to respect other's boundaries. As per Parson's theory, where children see their father as authoritive and powerful, setting clear boundaries would be more associated with the father.
Clark-Stewart and Hayward's study found that in the context of single parenting, children were better off in the custody of their father (Clark-Stewart & Hayward 1996). Their study covered a variety of psychological well-being assessments including self-esteem, anxiety, depression and problem behaviors. This study also accounted for parental income, the psychological adjust of both parents and time spent with the non-custodial parent.
Rebecca Ang's study of aggressive boys in Asian schools found that the highest correlation with aggression in boys is a bad relationship with the father (Ang, R., 2006). These studies highlight the importance of father child relationships for socio-emotional development.
However, there have also been studies that have shown that same sex parenting has no negative affect or effect upon child development (Auerbach. C & Sliverstein L., 1999). This particular study argues that neither mothers nor fathers are essential for child development. They state further more that "Neither the sex of the adults nor the biological relationship to the child has emerged as a significant variable in predicting positive development". Auerbach & Sliverstein go on to say that they think it is preferable that both biological parents take a responsible role in their child's life, however they argue that it is not essential.
In conclusion, the study of parenting in general is very value laden, there have been books written to discount other books. This makes finding any hard, unbiased evidence difficult. The different theories also come from completely different perspectives, Freud's theory states that a child is actively seeking to have its goals met, whereas Parson's theory subscribes neatly into social learning theory, the child being like a sponge, and soaking up what is around it.
Attachment theory comes from a biological/evolutionary perspective, relying upon survivalist ideas and motives to explain child behavior. Most of the recent studies however, do show that paternal influences do have an effect upon child socio-emotional development.
- Ang, Rebecca P. (2006). Fathers Do Matter: Evidence From an Asian School-Based Aggressive Sample. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPHY. Vol. 34, (1) Abstract obtained from APA/psycINFO Item: 2005-16465-006
- Auerbach, Carl F. & Silverstein, Louise B. (1999) Deconstructing the Essential Father, American Psychologist Vol. 54. No. 6, pg.397-407
- Berk, Laura E. (2006) chap.10 Emotional Development Child Development (7th ed.). p 428-429 Boston: Pearson Publishing
- Clarke-Stewart, K. A., Hayward, C. (1996) Advantages of Father Custody and Contact for the Psychological Well-Being of School-Age Children JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 17, p. 239-270
- Farrell, W. (2001) "Why Dad is Crucial" Father and Child Reunion Syndey: finch publishing
- Franz C., Koestner, R., & Weinberger, J. (1990) "The Family Origins of Empathic Concern: A Twenty-Six Year Longitudinal study." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 58: 709-717.
- Lynn, D B. (1974). The Father. Chapter 7. Wadsworth Publishing Company, California.
- Maccoby Eleanor E. (2000). Perspectives on gender development INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT. Vol. 24 (4), p 398–406
- NICHD (2000) Factors Associated With Fathers' Care giving Activities and Sensitivity With Young Children JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 14, No. 2, p.200-219
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Karen Bryson became a household name with her role as Avril Powell in the popular show, Shameless. Karen has become a firm fixture on British TV ever since graduating for last decade and has featured in Buried, Bodies, The Bill, Holby City, Silent Witness, Torn, The Children and Doctors. Karen also won a Screen Nation award in 2013 for her work in Shameless. She took five minutes out to talk to me about her acting career and her tech essentials.
When did you know acting was for you?
I knew acting was for me, very early on in my life. As a child I would be the one in the play ground improvising and rehearsing plays with my unwitting friends. Performing for anyone who'd watch! For me it was never a case of what do I what to do, but how?
How did you get your first break?
My first break into the professional acting world was straight out of drama school LAMDA. I did Romeo and Juliet at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. I couldn't believe I was being paid to do what I love.
How has Shameless changed your life?
Shameless was such an amazing experience on so many levels. I was overwhelmed how popular a show it is. So I now get the fantastic fans saying hello when I'm out and about. As far as changing my life, that would be on a professional level. By that I mean playing Avril for three years in a show like Shameless, which constantly pushed the envelope. I have learnt to think outside of the box and take some risks as an actor. …. Oh and I can no longer go to the corner shop for the papers in my pajamas on a Sunday morning.
Name five tech products that you cannot live without with the reasons why?
1. My smart phone.. Simply because I actually can't imagine life without it..( scary ) I use to take photographs, write receive emails, tweet, text message, whether reports, trains times.. The list is endless.
2. A close number two would be my tablet. Since I commuted from London to Manchester weekly.. This amazing thing made my life so much easier. I had all my scripts, which I could refer to at the touch of a button. Also I'm helping save the planet by not using paper. Also I'm a film buff, so for my journeys back and forth I could also rent and watch films. I also used it to sykpe my husband. It also weighs next to nothing.
3.My laptop, I can move around my house with ease and be totally connected through the wonderful powers of wifi.
4. DVD recorder.. I can tape Shameless.
5. My Wii, I love games, and the fact a lot of the games are quite physical games that can be played in groups, makes for hours of entertainment.
Do you tweet or Instagram?
Oh yes, I was bitten by the bugs only late last year. I must admit I was resistant but I love Twitter as way of sharing information expressing thoughts, ideas. It's also great to have instant access to the fans of the show and vice versa. As for Instagram, what a lovely idea. As a keen amateur photographer, being able to capture and share your life through photographs. I dislike when people post words, it almost defeats the object.
Do you follow any celebrities on Twitter?
Yes a few…
How important do you think Social Media has been for celebrities in creating brands?
I think Social Media has played a huge part in celebrities creating brands. Some might argue there is an element of manipulation. Instant contact globally? The press now regularly use this medium in their reporting. The celebrities who are honest and somewhat open are the most successful for me. For example, I love Sheridan Smiths tweets, I feel I get a real sense of who she is, and she's fabulous!
You can watch Karen on Shameless on Tuesdays at 10pm on Channel 4.
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Some fragrances are like love stories. Passionate and fleeting, wild and torrid. You and me, so happy together, for a few hours, a few days… Happy apart, happy to have this distance that whets the pleasure of seeing each other again. What a delicate harmony. A fragrance like love can indulge in anything. The Chamade pour Homme fragrance is showcased in a bottle with clean lines, simply framed in wood for a terribly contemporary allure. 1999 re-edition.
Floral Woody. Bold, fresh, surprising. Top notes: Italian bergamot, black pepper. Heart notes: hyacinth, violet leaf note, nutmeg. Base notes: vetiver, leather, precious wood.
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In 1999, Jean-Paul Guerlain created this moment of love to respond to the exhilaration of Chamade pour Femme, composed in 1969, a dazzling gift for a beloved woman. This men's fragrance with its stirring charm makes the heart quiver and the pulse race, just as the momentum of desire kindles awaited pleasure.


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ALLEN PARK >> While it appears that many of the Lions coaching changes were focused on improving the game of Matthew Stafford, that's not the way the quarterback sees it.
"I think it was more about us trying to be the best team we can be, more than anything,'' Stafford said on Thursday in his first comments this offseason.
"In this league you win games, quarterbacks get a lot of credit. You lose games you're going to get a lot of blame and sometimes it's right on, sometimes it's not,'' Stafford said. "It's something you have to learn to take with a grain of salt and improve.''
The Lions have completed the first four days of the offseason workout program at the practice facility with the new coaching staff.
Jim Caldwell, who has worked extensively with Peyton Manning, was hired as coach. He brought in offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi who has spent the last five seasons as Drew Brees' quarterbacks coach. Then Jim Bob Cooter, who has also worked with Manning, was hired as quarterbacks coach.
It's a whole new world for Stafford who worked under the same coaching staff for his first five seasons with the Lions.
Since January he has been working on his conditioning, throwing and he watching game film from Colts and Saints games.
"Just trying to watch some old cut-ups of other teams that have played under both our coaches systems and figuring out where we want to go with it,'' Stafford said. "It's an exciting process. We'll see what it looks like on Sundays.''
Caldwell has said from Day One that he didn't think Stafford was "broken" but he thinks he can make him better.
"He's smart, he's dedicated, he wants to be good,'' Caldwell said on Thursday. "He's quite present in his attitude today, yesterday and tomorrow. He's a worker. I have no doubt that a guy that has that kind of attitude, obviously he has ability both physically and mentally. He has the intellect to do it, I think he'll be fine.''
Caldwell likes the fact that Stafford has five years in the NFL on his resume.
"An interesting thing that you'll find particularly after they've been involved for a number of years, systemically you get familiarized or acquainted with a number of different concepts all across the board from protection to run checks to concepts in terms of passing, they're all somewhat similar,'' Caldwell said. "So really there are probably not going to be too many routes that he's not familiar with in terms of how they're applied. The only thing that changes is the verbage, it's almost like learning a foreign language.''
Stafford definitely seems upbeat and ready to move forward.
"It's different, obviously new faces around ... It's exciting too,'' Stafford said. "Fresh opportunity, new coaches, everybody on our team has a clean slate. You have to go out and prove yourself to these coaches and get them to trust you as a player on the field as a person off the field. It's exciting, more than anything just getting back to football is a lot of fun.''


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Hollywood Cinerama, Los Angeles, 2003 (image credit: Hiroshi Sugimoto)
No city on Earth is more closely associated with motion pictures than Los Angeles. 10% of all movie theaters in the entire country are located in California and Los Angeles County is home to over 100 of them. Although most of Los Angeles's theaters, like those throughout the country, showcase only the latest Hollywood product, there are also specialty theaters which show art films, adult films, classic films, experimental films, foreign films, independent films, revival films, &c. I've previously written about Southern California's drive-in theaters (For Ozoners Only) and overlooked commercial foreign language cinemas (Los Angeles's Secret, Foreign Language Movie Theater Scene). This is my guide to the repertory cinemas or revival houses.


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How to Manage Email and Stop It From Overwhelming You
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Email has been around since before the Internet, but while the technology itself hasn't changed much since the 1970s, the volume of it has. Some people, in fact, receive hundreds of messages a day. That's a threat to a human's ability to process information.
There are, however, ways to manage email. Here's how to go about it.
Step 1:
Shut down your in-box if you find emails are distracting you from productive work. You can still be alerted to important messages through an SMS text message.
Set up a "from-based" filter within your email client, such as Gmail, to forward important emails to your phone's text account. That way, you'll see the initial 140 characters on the phone as the message comes in and know that you need to open your email client to address the email. Yet you won't get distracted routinely by less important email.
Tip: This method will only work if you keep your phone's SMS message functions exclusively for important stuff.
Check your wireless carrier's website for the email-to-SMS messaging syntax. Sprint's, for example is email@example.com, where the number is your phone number.
Step 2:
Hit the Unsubscribe link embedded in legitimate mass emails and then delete the email without reading it. Gradually your daily volume will decrease -- some of those lists are bombarding you frequently.
Tip: Be careful here, because some unscrupulous marketers use the Unsubscribe link to identify your email box as being live. I've written about identifying dodgy emails before in How to Identify Bogus Banking Emails and How to Do Your Part in Foiling Spammers.
Step 3:
Avoid distributing your email address, but if you do, use a Burner email.
Unfortunately, marketers looking for prospects to harass have wised-up to the use of completely fabricated email addresses when signing up for services, and won't let you register for services without a legitimate email.
Burner email addresses are disposable addresses that let you sign up for services and click on the verify link in the sent email; the addresses then vaporize after a predetermined period, like an hour. Guerrillamail.com is one such Web-based solution.
Step 4:
Look for newsletter marketing preferences options whenever you give out your email in a Web-based form and uncheck the boxes.
Tip: The only emails you'll ever need are the ones related to the account itself -- an option often with its own check box. If you ever feel the compunction to learn more about a company, browse to the website instead.
Turn off email notifications from social networks. Look for the options within the account management page.
Step 5:
Take advantage of triaging tricks offered by email services.
Clients like Outlook let you set up hierarchical folders. Add project folders with action and archive subfolders, then drag-and-drop from the in-box as emails come in, for example. Then deal with the email on a project-by-project basis rather than a hit-and-miss chronological one.
Alternatively, use filters to send messages to the project folder, then address the email content as you work on that particular project.
Look for category options within email clients and take advantage of them. Gmail's newest client on some Android 4.0+, iPhone and iPad devices, for example, lets you categorize by people you actually know. Look for the new Primary tab there.
Tip: Mark certain message senders as Important if your email client lets you do that.
Step 6:
Try some email management software.
Boomerang, a plugin for Gmail, lets you set up reminders if no one replies to your message, so you don't have to retain tickle items in your in-box.
ActiveInBox, a Gmail extension for Chrome or Firefox, creates professional status and prioritization project management-like elements within Gmail.
Step 7:
Turn the whole process into one big game with The Email Game. This Gmail- and Google Apps-compatible game gives you a score. The faster you clear your in-box, the more points you get.
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