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French President Macron to host Russia's Putin at Versailles palace
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French President Emmanuel Macron will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks at the Versailles palace on May 29, the French presidency said on Monday.
The meeting coincides with an exhibition to mark Russian Tsar Peter the Great's visit to France 300 years ago, providing a perfect photo opportunity for the world's press -- and for people-watchers -- to capture the two leaders shaking hands with Versailles Palace being used as a symbolic backdrop to demonstrate the historic ties between France and Russia.
The meeting between Macron and Putin is set to be a very closely watched event because the two presidents are expected to touch on an array of critical issues, including both Syria and Ukraine.
Macron has previously said Russia's bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo could amount to a war crime.
Election cyber-attacks
Macron's presidential campaign was also subjected to repeated cyber-attacks, with the Japanese cyber-security firm Trend Micro telling FRANCE 24, "We are 99 percent sure that it is attacks from Russia".
His aides accused the Kremlin of mounting a "smear campaign" against him, with one of the major hacking attacks seeing troves of real and fake documents involving Macron's campaign team being released online just before the vote. The incident seemed to have had little effect on the country's voters, however, as the French media heeded a call from the election authorities to respect the French law regarding a nationwide press blackout in the final hours leading up to the vote.
France ready to 'retaliate'
Afterward, Aurélien Lechevallier, Macron's foreign policy adviser, warned that: "We will have a doctrine of retaliation when it comes to Russian cyber-attacks or any other kind of attacks."
"This means we are ready to retaliate against cyber-attacks - not only in kind but also with any other conventional measure or security tool," he stated.
Kremlin views Macron as 'pragmatic'
Speaking last Friday, Russia's ambassador to France, Alexander Orlov, said Moscow had a "positive perception" of Macron, describing him as "very intelligent, realistic and pragmatic".
"I think he's not very ideological compared with his predecessors," Orlov told a meeting of business leaders. "With him we have more chances of moving forward than before."
Partnership: Versaille and State Hermitage
The May 30-September 24 exhibition at the Versailles Palace marks Russian Tsar Peter the Great's trip to France in 1717 and there will be a special exhibition in the Palace's Grand Trianon.
The exhibition is in partnership with the world-famous State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and the Palace of Versailles, and will contain paintings, sculpture, books and engravings, some of which are from the Tsar's personal collection.
Macron facing host of domestic issues
Macron, France's youngest ever president, won a resounding victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the election two weeks ago that was watched worldwide.
The new president faces a host of daunting challenges including tackling stubbornly high unemployment, fighting Islamist-inspired violence and healing divisions exposed by an often vicious election campaign.
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One day in Merzouga
Imagine yourself on top a camel, trekking through the Sahara Desert. There is nothing around you and all you can hear are the footsteps of the camel on the soft sand. The sky is vast and clear in the day and filled with millions of bright stars at night… very peaceful experience and a journey well worth the effort in which you will have fond memories to last you forever. Visit kasbahs, see orange sand dunes, lush fertile oases, and serrated mountain summits fill the vistas. With the grand solitude and silence of the Sahara, and nights spent under nomadic tents, you'll feel the mysterious power that the desert has always had over the human soul.
The dunes of Erg Chebbi near Merzouga is 30 miles (50km) south east of Erfoud and has the highest and most spectacular sand dunes in Morocco. These golden dunes are 50 meters high from the desert floor. They run in a line almost perfectly north-south direction to the village of Merzouga and beyond, and mark the western fringe of the Sahara Desert, dividing Morocco from Algeria…
This ocean of pure Saharan sand, provides the back drop to an authentic Arabian adventure which involves a camel trek across the dunes to a secluded oasis, where an authentic spicy Berber Tagine is being prepared over an open fire by Bedouin tents.
Camel trekking may not be the most comfortable means of traveling for some, but it is undoubtedly a 'must' for every traveler as a way to experience the mode of transport of the Berber nomads of the Sahara. Everyone has a fantasy to be Lawrence of Arabia for a short part of their life and this is an ideal opportunity to fulfill that dream.
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Attracting The Attention Of the Customers For Your Online Store
A brick and mortar store survives only if enough customers can find it. The more customers a store can attract, the better they will do. The same mentality can be applied to an eCommerce site. Whether it is a stand-alone company or the online arm of a physical store, the site needs customers to survive. While physical stores can entice customers by offering samples and discounts, virtual locations need to be a little more creative in how they attract potential customers.
Learning how to market a product online is one of the most critical elements of survival for any eCommerce retailer. There are a few different approaches to marketing that can attract visitors and lead to converting a click into a sale. Some of these methods include converting traditional advertising, using social media and using email marketing.
Convert Traditional Advertising
The number of consumers turning to the Internet to purchase products is increasing by the day. Businesses that have the budget for it can take advantage of this increase and drive traffic to their websites through traditional advertising methods. The world may be going digital, but there is still room for those who use traditional advertising such as television ads, ads taken out on the radio and ads taken out in print media.
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Social media plays an important part in society today. It allows people to inform their friends of their location and their current activity. It also allows for them to sing the praises of products and companies they have recently purchased or interacted with. As a company, you can use these platforms to create advertising campaigns that will not only attract visitors to your site, but can very likely turn visitors into paying customers.
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Tools and spares. If you're heading further away from home or the car than half an hour's walk, it's probably a good idea to go equipped to be a bit self-sufficient. Carrying a spare tube, pump, tyre levers and a descent multi-tool will get you out of most situations. However, you do need to know how to use them all. Thankfully the internet is full of folk happy to tell you what to do, so watch a few videos and learn how it's done. If all else fails, flag down a passing rider and admit your inexperience – they will probably be happy to help.
Although not mandatory, a helmet is a good idea when riding. Trails are uneven and unpredictable and you'll probably be pushing your limits before you know it. Even the most experienced rider will have the odd daft crash and wearing a helmet is better than nowt.
The most essential thing when riding is to leave no trace. This means don't drop litter and don't be a dick. Make the most of the environment you're enjoying and leave it as you found it. Riding bikes has the tendency to make you smile, so make sure you pass that on to other trail users rather than any ill feelings.


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Just thought Id post a pic.
Bought in 1988
Just thought Id post a pic.
Bought in 1988
Lot's to still like about these models after so many years. Sonically and aesthetically. Remember what our TV's looked like in 1988?
David F
San Jose
Factory JBL recone kits (preassembled) after I bottomed out both woofers with a QSC amp 15 years ago... 😳😬
I occasionally take a micro fiber cloth with Griots spray on wax (mild carnauba solution) to the surrounds to protect for UV. Surrounds are as new.
These like power. Kinda sleepy at low volume levels.
Threw a 10 Band Yamaha EQ70 at them to wake up the bass extension and tame the mids, at low volume. I dig the highs.
Full disclosure... I work for Klipsch (since 91) and 30 years ago these were nice. Today they are showing their age, especially against the RP line....
Anyways... I am a fan of JBL of old..... My formative years as a teenager and budding audiophile!
By the way, the reason why the woofer leads are sideways is because I rewired internally with VanDenHul silver clad copper monocrystal wire, soldered to the terminals of each of the drivers, to the crossover. And from mains to Tiffany binding posts. I did this mod in the early 90s.
shortest wires possible. Improved the midrange and highs notably.
Had to resolder of course with the recone job.
used silver content solder. Also bolstered the insulation to smooth the bass.. tighter and less tubby now.
This speaker responds well to judicious use of an EQ.
and it likes a bit of high current power.... amps with good damping factor...
Another pic
also harvested some mids and tweets from a friend's old pair of L80ts at his condo garage in FL...
wasn't practical to restore them from $ cost perspective
They look to be in great condition. I still have a couple of pairs...one pair daily used in a Bedroom setup. I still shake my head at how good they still sound after all of these years. My original plinth on my bedroom pair had a fight with some blu-tack holding it in place on the floor...and lost. I ended up adding spikes to the bottom of the cabinet after removing the plinth. Great to see people still getting joy from them. Feel sorry for those L80Ts though....a quick refoam would have at least got them working....and they look to be in good nick as well.
Currently own and use JBL 250Ti,250Ti Classic,18Ti,L100T and L20T
Yeah I felt bad about the L80t pair.... too much dust and dirt in the gaps to refoam ...
using that original cone, etc.
considering what I do for a living we decided the money would be better spent on a new pair of floorstanders...
Very nice!
I wish the veneer on my L100t's looked that good. Too many dry winters, I'm afraid.
I scavenged a couple of 035ti's from a pair of L80t's several years ago, too. Sadly, the last one went belly-up a couple of weeks ago. Unable to locate any NOS pieces or donor L80s, I took a leap of faith and ordered a pair of 035tia copies. So far, they sound quite good. Hopefully, they're more durable than the JBL originals were. I love my L100t's to death, but those tweets were a real Achilles heel.
I need to find some 2214H or 2214H-1 Woofers
OP, speakers are really looking great!
The main known issue with these tweeters is the foam under the dome disintegrating over time, which in an extreme case can turn into what is basically goo and make it's way into the voice coil gap. I've not experienced any severe foam issues such as this myself, yet, but maybe environmental issues are different in this case and caused accelerated deterioration of the foam? Or perhaps this is a case of severe amp clipping?
I also am curious about your 035 failures. I run mine pretty loud (concert volume) in both my 4408's and 4410's, and other that foam rot have never experienced failure. Amp problems? leaky caps? I also run 2214's hard and even with bottoming a couple of times, they have stood up to my abuse.
Acquired Last 6 months
2 pair 4406's
1 pair L36's
4 open tweeters
All from apparent corrosion from connectors,
extending to coil wire in guide heading to diaphragm.
Things act like DampRid. Oxidized screws
Took good pair and pressure tested them(Adcom GFA555/GTP565),
when wife was out of house, till my ears bled, no problems.
Repaired pair(Bitch), cranked the piss out of them, no problem
Received generic replacement coil/diaphragms, will try that next.
My question ???
Upon inspection are failures "fried"
or as describer above?
any alternative to this?
JBL 035Ti 035Tia Tweeter Damper Pad Pair
Brand New$39.9Buy It Now+$0.55 shipping
Any xover upgrades on
4406/L15/L36/4311's Parts lists?
How about swapping LE25 with 035T in my newly acquired $70 4311's
Still miss L166's lost to Greed.
2 cents
I've had the L100t's since brand new back in the mid-80s. From the looks of my postings here, it looks like the first 0135 went out in 2009, so that isn't too bad, from what I can tell. I replaced it with an old new stock driver. After that, the second original 0135 seems to have gone down a few years after that. I sourced a pair of replacements from a similarly-aged set of L80s (so those 0135s had close to as many years on them as my originals). One of those two is the one that went out most recently.
My system is pretty simple, and I don't feel like I'm pushing them to any extreme. It's an old Carver CT-17 pre driving an old Kenwood M2A power amp. The L100s sit in my living room, adequately spaced away from the wall.
Beats me why they fail. I've gotten the impression from others that the 0135 isn't very durable. Is that not true? Is that string of failures over that length of time uncommon?
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The following images relate to Mount Maunganui Primary School for the period prior to 1933
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The first recorded school at Mt. Maunganui was at Whareroa Marae, opening during 1872 with Mr Oldfield as the teacher, receiving a salary of 100 pounds.
By 1906 there were still only four buildings at the Mount, the two Pilot Houses, a bach belonging to Colonel G. Ward and Mr. Adam's summer cottage (which is still standing today). There were no roads, no fences, just scrub, fern and miles of sand.
Later a settlement grew up around the Public Works Department near the present day wharf. It was near this area that the first official school was built and opened in February 1913.
Pilot Bay from Mauao c 1915
On October 2nd 1912 J. Farrell, architect for Auckland Education Board, advertised in the Bay of Plenty Times for tenders for a new school to be built at Mt. Maunganui.
On 31st January 1913 the members of Auckland Education Board travelled on the 'Jersey Lily' to inspect the new school buildings at the Mount. It had cost 145 pounds to build and consisted of one classroom with porch, together with shelter shed and toilets. The school opened for the first time in February of that year. Mr. George F Stephenson was appointed the sole teacher on February 6th 1913 — it was a temporary appointment.
The Tauranga District High School Committee administered the school. This arrangement lasted until 25 April 1917 when a new school district for Mt Maunganui was created.
Mount Primary original school building - image taken 1963
It cost the Education Board 15 shillings to cart the furniture from the steamer to the school in 1913. By June the outside fences still hadn't been completed and the playground needed levelling. By August a caretaker still hadn't been found so Mr.Stephenson and the children were doing the cleaning. There were 43 pupils on the roll, with 23 of these being primers.
Being practically a Public Works school, over its first year the roll fluctuated from 12 — 50.
Mount Primary Teacher Mr Stephenson 1913
Lance-Corporal G F Stephenson, killed in action on July 1914. Elder son of Mrs M Stephenson of Ramarama. He went with the Main Body to Gallipoli and afterwards to France. Prior to enlisting he was the teacher of the Mount Maunganui School, Tauranga.
Mount Maunganui Primary School register first day pupils 1913
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To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Franklin Bache, 25 February 1783
From Benjamin Franklin Bache
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Geneva 25, Feb 1783
My dear Grand Pappa
Full of Impatience to recieve a letter from you in order to know the state of your health & whether you consent to my having a wathch as I Desir'd by my Last,2 I write yo the present Letter, to ask again that Favour and repeat to you that I have not reciev'd the Parcel of Books mention'd in your Letter of the 7 Jan. 1783.3 I have receiv'd Lately a letter from Mrs Montgomery to wish I have not yet ans werd having had a sore hand. I have heard also By madame Cramer that you think of going to London as I should have a very great Desire of nowing those Contries, & being estremely fund of Voyagin and above all other Reason being full of Impatience to see you. I ask of You as a particular favour to permit Me to go with You. You will lay under a great obligation Your Most Dutiful & Affectionate Grandson
B. Franin. Bache
Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur Franklin Ministre / Plenipotentiaire des Etats unis / D'Amerique auprès de [sa] Majesté / très chretienne. / á Passy Près Paris.


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You know you live in Oak Cliff when you're excited about a new 7-Eleven, and I am stoked about this one at the corner of Hampton and Jefferson, which opened Tuesday.
It is on a high-traffic corner which had been the site of a boarded-up gas station for several years. Oh thank heaven that thing is gone. The store won a zoning case to sell beer and wine despite being a block away from Sunset High School. And right now, gas is $2.95 per gallon.
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A study of marble and wood - How artists in the past have overcome the monochromatic natures of their medium
From Stone Age cavemen, who did not have the knowledge to produce many pigments, to Renaissance patrons, who may not have had enough money to acquire the most glamorous pigments, to rather more recent contemporary artists, who made stylistic choices of a monochrome canvas, we can find in our past an ebb and flow of the use of colour in art. Rather than with painting, where the colours themselves form the work, with sculpture the problems are augmented by the restriction of the base material itself being the work, therefore meaning applying colour over the piece. In a select few Greek sculptures, surface colouration is still visible to the naked eye, particularly in the kore and The Blond Boy visible in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, where the robe ties and the hair have remnants of colour (hence the latter's title). However, Renaissance sculptors did not replicate the objects that were made in Ancient Greece but that which they saw in sixteenth century Rome, after most colouration had disappeared and they were stripped back to the original off-white stone or Pentelic marble. This explains the recoil to a more naturalistic, simplistic depiction of art, where white 'evoked associations with the artistic achievement of the ancient world'. the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, commissioned by Cardinal Federico Cornaro in 1645 for his family chapel in Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, showcases Gian Lorenzo Bernini's artistic ability. The creation of a theatrical surrounding, of decorative gilded wood and interplays of light and architecture, and an emotionally and visually brilliant white marble scene. Juan Martinez Montañes and an unknown polychromer, just forty years earlier in their 1603 sculpture of Christ on the Cross provide similarities to the Ecstasy in the use of external materials to enhance the experience obtained by the viewer, and also valid juxtaposition with an elongated, polychromed wooden structure.
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text: Joel Becker <jlbec evilplan org> writes: > Ok, so I'm trying to poll some file descriptors, and I'm finding > Gsource to be a bit of a pain. I'm using HEAD. The GSourceFuncs have > removed the source_data parameters etc. This means that the GPollFD > structure involved in a call is not passed to the prepare/check/dispatch > functions. Here's what I see: > > Option 1: > Make your GPollFDs global. Have a GSourceFuncs for each FD, and > set it up. This includes global data and lots of functions (three per > fd). > > Option 2: > Make GPollFDs global. Have one GSourceFuncs that runs through > each GPollFD checking revents and dispatching callbacks. This includes > global data, but a smaller number of functions. > > Option 3: > Access source->pollfds. Run through each one and check revents, > dispatching whatever. This removes the global data need, but returns > with direct structure access, which is also ugly (outside of glib > itself). You'd normally do something like: ==== static GSource * g_io_unix_create_watch (GIOChannel *channel, GIOCondition condition) { GIOUnixChannel *unix_channel = (GIOUnixChannel *)channel; GSource *source; GIOUnixWatch *watch; source = g_source_new (&unix_watch_funcs, sizeof (GIOUnixWatch)); watch = (GIOUnixWatch *)source; watch->channel = channel; g_io_channel_ref (channel); watch->condition = condition; watch->pollfd.fd = unix_channel->fd; watch->pollfd.events = condition; g_source_add_poll (source, &watch->pollfd); return source; } ==== > In all these cases, the initialization steps required to simply > poll a file descriptor are large. I'm amazed there isn't a default > GSource for descriptors like there exists for timeouts and idles. It's called g_io_channel_add_watch(). > Would a patch for 2.0 be accepted that implements something like the > following: > > typedef gboolean (*GPollFunc)(GPollFD *pollfd, gpointer user_data); > gint g_poll_add(GPollFD *pollfd, > GPollFunc callback, > gpointer user_data); > > with similar semantics to timeouts and idles (ie, return FALSE removes > the source)? I'd be hesitant, certainly. IO channel watches are the normal way to do this. Regards, Owen


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Syringocystadenoma papilliferum associated with naves sebaceous of jadassohn and squamous cell carcinoma
Sandeep Ojha1, Rubal Jain1, Abhishek Sharma2
1 Department of Pathology, Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India2 Department of Surgery, Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijdpdd.ijdpdd_32_17
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) is a rare skin adnexal neoplasm of apocrine gland. One-third of SCAP cases are associated with nevus of Jadassohn. Its transition to squamous cell carcinoma is a rare entity. A strong clinical acumen, prompt excision, and confirmation by histopathology underline treatment of this cutaneous tumor. We report a case of this rare association in the deltoid region of a 55-year-old female.
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jason, boy genius, has braved personal injury to bring us the hideous evidence that SCCOR is ... is ... planning to engage in political activities, and has ... has ... chacterized such activities as a fight!!!!!!
I'm typing slowly because I'm using my dialing finger to call the ATF, the TSA, the FBI, the CIA, and Nancy Pelosi to warn them.
Here's the deadly evidence so that you, too, will understand that the savants have seen all, told all with regard to this threat to the American (liberal/progressive) way of life [emphasis added by the Friends of Humanity]:
This is a call to all Regiment Members,
I am calling on all strong willed individuals to help lead SCCOR into the 2010 election cycle.
We need to identify the enemy and be ready for a long hard fight. We have to compile information of the candidates to get out to the voters.
We also need to get the voter registrations so we can concentrate on battle ground districts.
We need members that would like to set up fund raisers. This is no time to be complacent and wait for someone else to do it.
We are all in this mess together and it's time to step up ! Words are good but ACTION is what is needed. This may be the last chance we have to save our state and country.
You have an organization now - let's utilize it. E-mail me on what you are willing to do to help our cause.
Charles Agan
Chairman SCCOR
There is a term for the intellectual acuity it requires to take this message and turn it--as nemski explicitly does in the comments section--into evidence of violent intent. Have you ever heard someone say, "If he was twice as smart he'd be a moron"? The term for such a person is Less-on.
On a serious note: Anonone will be by soon, to explain to me that this is just jason's opinion, that he has every right to his opinion, and that it is wrong of me to call bullshit on his continuing attempts to pretend that there is a violent group organizing in Sussex County.
After all, if PACs are legal, even people with political views jason doesn't like will have them.


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Hi Kim! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your family, and your love of writing? Thanks so much for having me, Shay! My husband Jim and I have been married 36 years. We raised our three children here in Southern California, where we began homeschooling in 1988 (our youngest graduated in 2003). Now they're all grown up and married, and we're blessed with seven grandchildren ages newborn to almost 12.
As the creative director at WriteShop, I oversee all our writing projects. That means I spend my days with bum glued to chair, fingers poised over keys, and eyes fixed on a screen. When the opportunity strikes, I bake, read, and hang out with my crazy-pickle grandkids. I really should exercise...but I don't. I'm still trying to figure out Twitter. And I'm the only one in my family who doesn't like coffee, no matter how good it smells or how much you try to disguise it in those fancy caramel frappamajiggies. English breakfast tea, anyone?
As a child, I always loved writing. It came easily for me, though I'm grateful for several teachers who especially nurtured that gift. I journaled often, wrote tons of letters to friends and grandparents, and was fond of writing poetry. Today, my writing is very different. I write to educate, so my blog and other writing projects are mostly expository. While I enjoy it, I do miss having the time to write for sheer pleasure.
How did the creation of WriteShop come about? It became clear early on that our son learned differently from his sisters. While they were voracious readers who loved to write, Ben didn't read till age 7, couldn't read chapter books till he was 11, and dictated most of his "writing" to me because it was such a struggle to put pencil to paper.
In 1997, after teaching "fun" homeschool classes like geography, art, and California history, my friend Debbie and I decided it was time to really concentrate on our 12-year-old boys' dismal writing skills, so we offered a writing class for middle schoolers. Our first meeting was a disaster—none of the students could write a decent paragraph. It was too late to bail, so we had to come up with something! That's when we started writing our own lessons—and student writing began to blossom! Eventually, we stepped out in faith and published WriteShop I and II. Years later, God brought the amazing Nancy Sanders into our lives. Nancy is the author of our younger levels, WriteShop Primary and WriteShop Junior.
What makes WriteShop different from other writing programs? Writing is a partnership between parent and child, yet most parents confess they don't know how to teach writing. WriteShop equips parents so everyone feels successful. Especially at the elementary levels, fun is the order of the day!
WriteShop includes engaging activities, brainstorming worksheets, and impressive projects that equip kids to become confident writers. I love that they can learn creatively and have a blast doing so! What better way to learn a new skill or tool than with a non-threatening writing game? Even our older levels incorporate a measure of fun through various activities.
WriteShop's emphasis on editing is one of our greatest strengths. Editing is a battleground in most homes, but armed with self-editing tools and checklists, kids can approach their papers with a real sense of purpose. I think they're surprised to discover that editing can actually be fun! Parent consistency during the editing stage goes a long way toward building trust. For teens, both the student and parent checklists hold students accountable to meet lesson expectations. Because the checklists are objective, they keep emotional battles and power struggles at bay.
What is your favorite WriteShop product? If you can narrow it down to one! :) Wow! Only one? Since you're forcing me to choose, I'd have to say WriteShop Junior. It wins parents and kids over with a fun assortment of writing genres, games, and powerful brainstorming and editing tools. Plus, I absolutely love the Fold-N-Go Grammar component!
Do you have a favorite genre of writing? I'm especially fond of reading rich, descriptive historical fiction. As far as my own writing goes, it's mostly expository, which I really enjoy, but I wish I also had time for a personal blog. Someday...
What do you feel is the hardest part of the writing process? Editing and revising, hands down! For one thing, most parents don't have a clue how to edit or grade their children's writing. Meanwhile, the kids think their writing is perfect just the way it is and don't want to make changes. Their writing is so much a part of them that they feel picked on or rejected at the slightest suggestion for improvement. That's why so many writing projects never make it past the first draft. It's also why parents appreciate WriteShop's unique approach to teaching editing skills.
What advice do you have for homeschooling moms? At every age, your children need your involvement in the writing process, not just to give editing feedback, but to instruct, guide, prompt, and model. Whether teaching them to make a bed, knit a scarf, or write a narrative, it's important to remain involved until they're confident and successful. So stay connected. It's crucial to your child's writing success!
Anything else you'd like to share? Thank you for having me as a guest. I've enjoyed sharing with your readers!
A big thank you to Kim for sharing with us! If you're interested in hearing more from Kim or learning more about WriteShop, check out the WriteShop blog, In Our Write Minds and the WriteShop Facebook page!
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I am here from Spell Outloud. Looking forward to reading more of your posts.ReplyDelete
Just realized I am supposed to ask Kim a question: Are you familiar with Susan Wise Bauer's Writing with Ease and The Complete Writer? How would Writing Workshop compare with that writing curriculum?ReplyDelete
visiting from Spell Outloud...I too have the above question. I have a very advanced reader/writer. How do I help her expand her writing to be better/more? The most difficult part of writing for me is teaching conclusion paragraphs!ReplyDelete
The girl who painted trees: I haven't seen The Complete Writer, so I can't make an accurate comparison. I can tell you that both Writing with Ease and WriteShop Primary agree on this: most young children simply aren't ready for original writing all on their own.ReplyDelete
Writing with Ease approaches this problem by teaching writing skills through copywork and dictation. WriteShop Primary encourages parents to share in the entire process—including the actual writing. It's much more a hands-on program that gently eases young children into writing using games, activities, crafts, and picture books.
Jennifer: How old is your daughter? WriteShop doesn't begin teaching multi-paragraph writing until WriteShop Junior Level E (4th/5th grade), which isn't published yet.ReplyDelete
Writing a solid paragraph with a beginning and a closing is introduced in WriteShop Primary and reinforced through our older levels. This is the building block of organized writing. Many children do not write multiple paragraphs until they reach middle school, but if they have learned to write that foundational strong paragraph, it becomes much easier to make a transition to longer compositions when the time comes.
My question? Tough. Perhaps, I would ask if it's ever too late to really polish writing....I have a couple reluctant writers...and I'm looking for some great materials to truly polish and encourage writing. Would love to hear what you say!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's never too late to learn how to polish writing, Rachel! Of course, I'm pretty biased toward WriteShop products, but we really try to make writing fun. Especially during the elementary years, it's important to think about the way kids learn--and most children learn best using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities. Hands-on prewriting games teach writing skills painlessly. Also, if you can use appealing graphic organizers to help your kids brainstorm, most of the work is done before they actually begin to write. Talk about a stress reducer!Delete
One of WriteShop's strengths is our editing and evaluating tools. Again, making the process more fun and gamelike is the key. For example, rather than make finding and fixing mistakes the goal, start by pointing out things the children did well, from spelling difficult words correctly to choosing strong verbs to writing an error-free sentence. This is a tremendous way to encourage polishing and minimize a child's feelings of rejection!
Visiting from Spell Outloud :). I guess my question would be how to encourage really young children to write. My son is 4 tomorrow and is finishing Kindergarten this year (we have had it confirmed that he's intellectually on a 5 year old's level). He doesn't have the dexterity yet. How will this curriculum help me help him? Is there a minimum that they should have (like being able to write all the letters or something) before beginning level A?ReplyDeleteReplies
There's no need for your child to know how to read or write on any level before starting Book A. You can have him dictate his "writing" to you until he has the confidence and skill to do it by himself.Delete
Hi, everyone! I'm going to check in throughout the week to watch for your questions. As time permits, I'll post answers here, on my blog, or on our Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/writeshop. When leaving a question, please mention your children's ages. That will help me answer in a way that will be most helpful to you!ReplyDelete
I'll do my best to keep up, and I will try to answer as many questions as I possibly can!
question...hmm, How many families have thanked you for giving them permission to let their child dictat most of their "writing"?ReplyDelete
That has to be the thing I learned most from using WriteShop, and the thing that helped my children enjoy telling stories again.Replies
Yabby, what an encouraging comment! Honestly, it saved my son's life (and my sanity) to let him dictate to me till he was mature enough to handle writing all by himself.Delete
Hi, I am an immersion teacher for English as a second language in Germany. I have a kindergarten group and second grade. My question for you would: What is the biggest challenge in homeschooling?ReplyDeleteReplies
Good question! In my experience, the challenge will vary from mom to mom. For some, it's juggling school, housework, and errands. For others, it's guarding against overcommitment in social activities. Other moms may struggle to teach many children or to homeschool older kids while balancing a demanding baby or toddler on their hip.Delete
When I was homeschooling, my biggest challenge was teaching my son, who learned very differently from his sisters. I was always seeking out new ideas and curriculum to see what would click for him. When I could see the lightbulb go on, it was very rewarding for me, but it was an often-exhausting journey.
Hmmmm, a lot of my questions have already been answered. But, one I'm struggling with is my boys in particular, but my kids in general struggle with wanting to write because they insist on writing with correct spelling but they're not ready to do that yet skill wise. So what should I do with that? I want them to start writing on their own not just doing copywork, but don't want to frustrate them.ReplyDelete
My boys are 7 and my daughter is 5. She loves to write letters and writes nonstop letters to friends, mostly saying "I love you. Do you want to come to a tea party?"Replies
Ticia: It's normal for boys to struggle more than girls with writing, but I'm guessing the root issue is that, like most kids, your boys don't appreciate or "get" the value of the writing process.Delete
The idea of planning, writing, editing, and revising is foreign to many children. They want to write something once and call it a day, and they want you to love what they've written. Because children see their writing as an extension of themselves, they feel rejected by any criticism or suggestion you might offer.
That's the main reason they want their spelling to be perfect. In their minds, they wrote the story the way they wanted to, and they don't want to make any changes (or be told they have mistakes).
Don't worry if they're not writing on their own just yet. There's a lot going on in those busy brains, and it's hard for them to get their ideas on paper while also trying to concentrate on spelling.
As Shay suggested below, you might check out my blog for articles and activities that target reluctant writers. Here's one article that talks about helping young children edit in a fun, positive way. http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/06/14/editing-and-evaluating-writing-k-3rd-grade/
Hope this is helpful!
My question would be HOW DO YOU START with a 7 yr old who just is so reluctant? She is just now writing two sentences and HATES it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not Kim but I know she's swamped with questions (not just here but other places too!) so I'm trying to help her out a little. :)Delete
I have a six (going to be seven in August) year old son who is a reluctant writer as well. I try to focus on the fun aspects of writing. My son doesn't like copywork but he does love making up stories - so I have him dictate the stories and I help him to write them out. And although he doesn't like copywork, he does like writing down words he sees on signs, his favorite books or on things around the house. The WriteShop blog (http://www.writeshop.com/blog) has some really great ideas & activities to try with kids to encourage them to write - like this one: http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/01/07/writing-with-your-little-ones/
Thanks for pitching in to help, Shay. Great answer! Here's another blog post that may inspire and encourage you.Delete
Echo Meghan's question ... My 7yr old (2nd grader) can tell a FABULOUS story, but writing it is a completely different story! I saw an above comment about her dictating her story to me ... I will try that, but I am very interested in other ideas!ReplyDeleteReplies
Kim is swamped with questions so I'm trying to help her out a bit. :)Delete
On The WriteShop blog, there's a whole section devoted to elementary writing activities that I think you'll find helpful - http://www.writeshop.com/blog/tag/elementary-writing-activities/
I think the writing activity centers and crafty publishing ideas are neat!
TEaching writing can be so difficult--especially for boys! I would love to know how to inspire boys to write, both creatively and instructively.ReplyDeleteReplies
Here are some ideas your boys might be interested in! :)Delete
www.writeshop.com/blog/2011/09/19/writing-activity-centers-part-i/ (There's 4 parts to this one and they're all full of good activities!)
I'm visiting from Spell Outloud and I actually have had a wonderful chat via facebook with Kim. She helped me get my oldest son wanting to write something. The prompt cards that she has made have really helped my son. I do however want to make a suggestion.... KIM -- You could totally make some picture cards for a more visual appeal. I've played around with this with my oldest and I actually think its helped him to have a picture or several small ones to help him explain his story better. Is this normal?? Kim I love you and thanks for all the help you've given me!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I can't speak for Kim but I think that sounds like an excellent idea! I think that boys are often more visual creatures and are able to understand things better that they can see or hold. I know that my son is a much more visual learner than my daughter - giving him pictures helps him as well!Delete
Kayla, you are beyond sweet! You just made my day with your kind words!Delete
For others who may not know about the prompt cards, they're called StoryBuilders, and we have four different sets (e-books) available here: http://www.writeshop.com/store/products.php?cat=18
(By the way, at the Twitter party, we'll be giving away some StoryBuilders!)
One idea would be to print some images from the Internet. If he's using World of Animals, print pictures of a bat, spider, or giraffe to match his character card. If the setting is the pantry, a car, or the jungle, print out a picture. That way, your child can help choose the images he wants for the story he plans to write.
Question for Kim... What is your favorite way to clear your head at the end of the day?ReplyDelete
Thanks for the Twitter Party.
Wow, fun question! We're at church two nights a week, and we share a meal with our church family on those evenings. After spending my days *thinking* and writing in my home office, getting out of the house and fellowshipping with other believers is a great way to clear the day's cobwebs.Delete
Other nights, I either read in the evenings, cheer our grandsons on at Little League, or (yes, it's true) watch NCIS on DVD with my husband. :)
I have a very reluctant writer (boy, 1st grade) but he is super imaginative and loves to draw. Any ideas on how to get him writing about his drawing in order to tie in the two?ReplyDeleteReplies
If he's talkative, the drawing can be used to help focus his verbal skills. Here's one idea: Prompt him with questions such as "Where is the airplane going? What is the dog doing? Is it a raining or snowing?Delete
As he gives answers, help him phrase them as complete sentences and repeat them back to you. For instance:
You: Where is the airplane going?
Child: To the island.
You: Oh! The airplane is going to the island. Say that: "The airplane is going to the island."
After he repeats the phrase as a complete sentence, write it down. Then, ask another question to prompt more of the story.
You: Why is the plane going to the island?
Child: It's taking a family there.
You: Why?
Child: So they can live on the island.
You: It's taking a family to the island so they can live there. Is that right?
Child: Yes.
You: Okay. Say: It's taking a family to the island so they can live there. (Write this down.)
You can continue like this, prompting with who-what-when-where-why-how questions. Pull out more information and detail from him in this manner, and write down his answers. Together, you'll come up with the perfect story for his drawing!
If I could buy anything from Writeshop it would be the new level D.ReplyDelete
I have a question....I have a 4th grade boy who has a high school reading level, but when it comes to writing, it's a constant battle! He's very intelligent, but just can't seem to express himself well on paper. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that most things come easy for him, so when he has to put much time or thought into it, he just doesn't want to give it the energy. Any suggestions, other than the constant battle we have going right now? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Angie: No matter how smart a child is, or how gifted a reader, it's completely normal for a 4th grade boy to struggle with writing. I've written several articles on my blog about this topic. Rather than reinvent the wheel here, may I invite you to check them out?Delete
here's a question for Kim...I think it's a good idea to let a child write her story/sentences without worrying about spelling, but do you correct it at all or just let it go? (this is for daily writing, not doing any editing or re-writing) at a first grade level.ReplyDeleteReplies
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If it's not a writing assignment that will be edited and revised, there's no need to correct the spelling. Instead, simply note the words she is misspelling, and keep a running list. These can become spelling words to work on later. As a matter of fact, we introduce a "Super Speller" in WriteShop Primary Books B and C to do just that!
Working on words a child is misspelling in her own writing makes sense. It's a natural approach to spelling, and one I used with my own children many years ago.
Kim, do you have any advice for a child with fine motor issues? My 1st grader can do 2nd-3rd grade work and reads at a 5th-6th grade level but has trouble holding a pencil. What are your thoughts on letting him do writing assignments on the computer? TIA!ReplyDeleteReplies
Such a great question, kp. A 6-year-old can be advanced academically, even as his fine-motor skills are trying to catch up.Delete
I think the computer is a great tool, and certainly it's the wave of the future. Though it's important for our kids to learn computer skills, we also need to encourage them to write by hand.
If your son is able to write stories on the computer, let him do so. But also give him the opportunity to practice writing by hand. This may mean he shares the pencil with you so that he writes some of the words and you write others. Gradually, he should be able alternate with you to write every other sentence, and eventually he'll write by hand all on his own. It's a process that takes longer for some children, as their little hands tire easily. Maturity may take a while, but don't give up having him practice his penmanship in the meantime!
Here's an article you might find helpful.Delete
Here's an article that may be helpful: http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2010/09/28/helping-your-k-2nd-grader-with-writing/
I am simply wondering where to begin with the young child - Kindergarten to be exact. Besides learning to write letters, words and simple sentences, how do we begin to get the creative writing juices flowing?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Michelle!Delete
The best way to dip a kindergartener's toe in the waters of writing? Make it fun and bite-sized! I'm fond of asking lots of who-what-when-where-why questions to pull detail out of little ones. I also find it important to let them dictate their stories and ideas while Mom acts as scribe.
One idea is to let your child draw a picture and then dictate a story to you about it. Here are a couple of blog posts I wrote that should give you even more tips:
How do you know how much to expect from a child's writing? I have trouble knowing when to let things slide because of age/ability so that writing doesn't seem so difficult and discouraging.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's the age-old question, isn't it? My son wasn't up to "standards" through most of our homeschooling, till he hit high school. That's when all the pieces started coming together.Delete
Just know that you're always safe to let a child dictate to you, even in upper elementary school. As skills and confidence increase, they can take on more of the actual physical writing. Meanwhile, share the pencil and take turns.
I wrote a blog series that might be helpful to you. I talk about how much writing to expect at each age.
And here's an article that talks about how to put a positive spin on editing. You can find other articles on editing by searching the Categories menu!
How do I handle a child who doesn't like to write????? email@example.com
A lot depends on the child's age--and by what you mean by "doesn't like to write." If the child has tons of ideas swirling around in his head, loves to tell stories, has no trouble answering verbal prompts and questions, but hates to hold a pencil, the answer is: let him dictate to you! Even if he's older, you won't ruin your child for life by sharing the pencil. This article may give you some encouragement:Delete
On the other hand, if physical writing isn't the issue, but your child freezes at the sight of a blank page, he may need some tools in his writer's toolbelt to save the day! Kids who struggle to come up with writing ideas benefit from lessons with specific guidelines. They also do extremely well with graphic organizers that help them think of details to add to make the story or report more interesting. This article may give you some ideas and encouragement:
I have one child who doesn't like to read and write, it's like a chore. For both of us. I can't relate and that makes it harder. My husband and I are both avid readers, my younger daughter loves to be read to and pretends to write letters all the time. My 9 year old has never even liked to be read to. I've tried all types of books, tried to just use something he's interested in, and it's just still not something he wants to do. How can I help him so he can progress and get some enjoyment from it...or at least help it not be such a chore for him? Don't get me wrong, I don't expect him to have the same love for reading as I do, and don't push him to, but I would love to find a way to make it easier for him.ReplyDelete
I will have a kindergarten and a 1st grade boy using this program in the next school year. Do you recommend a handwriting program to go with Writeshop?ReplyDeleteReplies
Amie: I don't have a specific recommendation for handwriting, since any program will work alongside WriteShop. Perhaps other moms will jump in with their own suggestions?Delete
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. I've been looking at this program for some time and am excited to see good curriculum with a multi-year scope and sequence. My background has been a 15 year career in the elementary classroom. My how I did not love grading writing, but loved teaching it!ReplyDelete
My questions for Kim would be...
Do you incorporate the skills taught in the famed "6-Traits" in your writing curriculum? Would it be overkill to use a 6-traits book along with your writing materials? I will be starting home instruction in 1st grade in the fall with a precocious boy with very developed fine motor skills in addition to high academics.
Also- how does your program address grammar? Is it complete enough to where I should not supplement with an outside grammar source?Replies
KT: Welcome to homeschooling! I think you'll love the way you can tailor curriculum and activities to suit your son's giftedness!Delete
Most homeschoolers aren't too concerned about whether their various curricula closely shadows what's taught in the public schools. For those of us who are products of the system ourselves--or who are trained educators--it can take a couple of years to shake off the cobwebs of public schooling in order to teach our children "in the way they should go." For many, including you, that means allowing our kids to move ahead when they're clearly beyond Dick and jane. For others, it means allowing our struggling students the freedom to learn in a relaxed, unhurried atmosphere without needing to hold them up to a public-school standard of a particular grade level.
That said, I think you'll like the way our elementary writing programs reflect the 6-Traits model without feeling "schoolish." you would not need to use a 6-Traits book in addition to WriteShop Primary or Junior.
As for grammar, we don't introduce formal grammar in WriteShop Primary. Students learn basic capitalization and punctuation rules, but we don't begin grammar instruction till WriteShop Junior. If you're inclined to teach grammar during the primary years, you will need an outside source.
Thank you Kim for the time to answer my questions!ReplyDelete
We are finishing up our first year homeschooling and I think letting go of what my training taught me to do and go with the flow of my children has been one of the bigger learning experiences to date. I've also learned that there is a big difference between curriculum designed for mass education and that geared toward individual learners. I'm working on finding the blend of being a professional educator and mom-as-teacher!
By the way, none of the blogs in this giveaway published who the winner was. Just curious!Replies
The winner will be announced tonight at the Twitter party. 9 p.m. EDT. Follow @WriteShop and @SpellOutloud, hashtag #WriteShopParty. Hope to see you there!Delete
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Years ago I had several large tattoos placed on my left arm between the ages of 18-21. I blame a friend of mine for piquing my interest in tattoos and getting me into them. Thousands of dollars later and years wiser, I had grown dissatisfied with my tattoos and felt they were a mistake. I wanted them removed. It also did not help that I live in Florida and frequently wore sleeveless shirts which exposed my regretful looking tattoos. It hurt me professionally too and I decided against accepting a job from Disney because my tattoos were not allowed to be visible and I would have had to go the extra mile to cover them up every day for work.
Before getting my tattoos removed, I did a good amount of research on the best types of lasers for the darker ink I had. I had read many positive reviews online about the Picosure Laser made by Cynosure. I ended up finding a medical spa close to where I lived that had the laser and scheduled an appointment with them. The place was called Vero Cosmetic Surgery.
I did not find my tattoo removal experience to be too painful. I had ready many reviews online of people who had tremendous pain during their laser treatment and lots of blistering during the healing process. I did not experience this. I found the laser to hurt no more than when I got my tattoos. Each laser treatment removal session only lasted around 10 minutes and I asked for topical numbing cream, which was applied around 10 minutes before the treatment started. You should make sure you know what type of laser is being used to remove your tattoos, because different lasers work and hurt much more or less than others.
How the laser removes your tattoo is quite interesting and I had watched a video on Youtube that was very informative about this. Basically, the laser zaps the ink particles that make up your tattoo and that causes them to fragment into smaller particles, which are eaten by your immune system cells and then expelled from your body. This is the same process that naturally occurs from the day you receive your tattoo and is why your tattoo looks so sharp when you get it, but fades a bit with time. The only difference is that the laser expedites this process by a lot.
To date, I have had 4 treatment sessions that were spaced 6 weeks apart. My arm looked a bit battered after each sessions but I applied ointment to my arm which helped. For those of you reading this that have small tattoos you want to remove, your tattoo removal experience will probably be much easier than others like me with large tattoos.
I am happy with how much my tattoos have faded but I regret ever getting tattoos. I have 'tattoo regret' which is more common than you would think, so kids, don't get tattoos unless you're really sure you want one!
The cost of getting and now having to remove my tattoos has really hurt my purse. These laser sessions are not cheap for tattoos as large as mine (around $700 a pop).
I recommend tattoo laser removal if you're absolutely certain you want to have your tattoo removed. The entire process could be worse but do yourself a favor and think twice before getting that next tattoo.


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For those of you who want to learn more in depth, or who want to have some web resources at hand, I have prepared a selection of web resources related to the different units.
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Week 2. Unit 1. A Chinese city: the Qingming shanghe tu
Browse a website
The Song Dynasty in China.Life in the Song seen through a 12th-century scroll
Asia for educators. Columbia University.
The Qingming scroll
Digital East Asian Studies. Harvard University
Urban life
Washington University
Along the river during the Qinming festival
China online Museum presentation of different versions of the scroll
Look at a video
A Moving masterpiece. The Song dynasty as living art 动感《清明上河图》
From the Song to the Ming,presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon.
BBC, Art of China
Read an article
China Heritage Newsletter: International Conference on Qingming Shanghe tu and Song dynasty genre paintings, Beijing, 10-12 october, 2005.
China Heritage Project. The Australian National University, nº4, December 2005
Hansen, V., The Mystery of the Qingming Scroll and its subject
Journal of Sung-Yuan Studies. Department of East Asian Studies, The University of Albany
Johnson, Ian, Nobel renews debate on Chinese Medicine
The New York Times, 10-10-2015
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Week 2. Unit 2. Song dynasty
Browse a website
The Song Dynasty in China. Life in the Song seen through a 12th-century scroll
Asia for Educators. Columbia University.
Painting of a woman and children surrounding a peddler of goods in the countryside, by Li Song (c. 1190–1225), dated 1210 AD
Li Sung - The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.
Look at a video
- From the Song to the Ming
BBC Art of China, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, 2.
Read an article
Brief Background Introduction to How Things Were in Eurasia On the Eve of Mongol Invasion & Conquest
Gracie, C., Wang Anshi: The Reformer beaten by the mandarins
BBC News, 17-20-2012
Hansen, Valerie, The Kitan people, the Liao dynasty (916-1125) and their World (link provided by Roxana Zanea)
Hymes, R.P. and Schirokauer, C. (eds.) (1993) Ordering the World: Approaches to State and Society in Sung Dynasty China
University of California Press
Zurndorfer, H. The Resistant fiber: pre-modern history of cotton in China
Global Economic History Network
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Week 2. Unit 3. The founding of the Mongol empire: Chinggis Khan
Browse a website
The Mongols in World History
Asia for Educators. Columbia University
The Legacy of Genghis Khan. Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003
Peggy Beck Haines, Mongols Resources
Listen to a podcast
- Genghis Khan on In Our Time at the BBC
Melvyn Bragg discusses Genghis Khan with Peter Jackson, Professor of Medieval History at Keele University; Naomi Standen, Lecturer in Chinese History at Newcastle University;George Lane, Lecturer in History at the School of Oriental and African Studies
Read an article
Callaway, E., Genghis Khan's genetic legacy has competition (link provided by Michel Hardman)
Nature. International weekly Journal of Science, 23-01-2015
Pouisuo, P. 10 Amazing facts about the Mongols (link provided by Marina Nieto)
Analyse a source
The travels of Chang Chun, 1219-1224. Translated by E. Bretschneider (1888)
The secret history of the Mongols
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Week 2. Unit 4. The first global world
Browse a website
Hans Van Roon, Mongols China and the Silk Road. Archeology and History of the Silk Road (link provided by Birgitte Crawfurd and Lucy Costa)
Listen to a podcast
- The Black death
Melvyn Bragg discusses Black death with With Miri Rubin, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London; Samuel Cohn, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow; Paul Binski, Professor of the History of Medieval Art at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge.
BBC Radio 4 In Our Time
Look at a video
The Mongol Empire: Kublai Khan
History Channel, BBC
Medieval Apocalypse. The Black Death
National Geographic History channel HD Documentary
Read an article
Gracie, C., Kublai Khan: China's favourite barbarian
BBC News, 9-10-2012
Rossabi, M. All the Khan's Horses
Asia for educators, Columbia University.
Sczepanski, Kallie, Black Death in Asia. Bubonic Plague
About Education
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Week 2. Unit 5. The first european travellers
Listen to a podcast
- Prester John (link provided by Patricia Nunes)
Melvyn Bragg discuss Prester John with Marianne O'Doherty, Associate Professor in English at the University of Southampton; Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education, and Culture, and Amanda Power, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Sheffield.
BBC Radio 4 In Our Time
Read an article
Rachewiltz, Igor de, Prester John and the European Discovery of East Asia (link provided by Hamish Morrison)
East Asian History, number 11, june 1996, pp. 59-75.
Rogocínska, Monica, Two worlds collide. Searching for traces of Benedict the Pole (link provided bi Birgitte Crawfurd)
Waugh, Daniel D., Travel and travelers in Medieval Eurasia (link provided by Birgitte Crawfurd)
World History Connected, Volume 10, Number 1, February 2013
Analyse a source
Pegolotti's, Merchant Handbook
Ruy de Clavijo, Clavijo's embassy to Tamerlane
Contemporaries of Marco Polo consisting of the travel records to the eastern parts of the world of William of Rubruck (1253-1255); the journey of John of Pian de Carpini (1245-1247); the journal of Friar Odoric (1318-1330) & the oriental travels of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela (1160-1173) (1928)
Rabban Bar Sauma, The history of the life of Rabban Sawma, 1278-1313
John of Montecorvino, Report from China (1305)
The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55
Cathay and the way thither: fray Odoric of Pordenone's text and appendixes
eBooks: Kindle Edition
This bibliography only includes e-Books. The link for each book enables you to "Look inside" the Contents and a sample of pages
EBREY, Patricia B., Women and the Family in Chinese History
GERNET, Jacques, La vie quotidienne en Chine: A la veille de l'invasion mongole (1250-1276). There is an English translation "Daily life in China", but not in e-Book. You can read much of this book on-line here
GOLDEN, Peter B., Central Asia in World History
MORGAN, David, The Mongols
PHILLIPS, Kim M., Before Orientalism: Asian Peoples and Cultures in European Travel Writing, 1245-1510
WEATHERFORD, Jack, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
WINCHESTER, Simon, Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China


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Tuna, spinach and penne bake
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|Chopped tomatoes
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- Heat oven to 200 degC.
- Grease a deep-sided lasagna-style oven dish.
- Heat oil in a pan, add onions and cook for 5 minutes to soften but not brown.
- Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Stir in flaked tuna and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer the mixture to the base of the prepared oven dish. Cover with a layer of spinach.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water for 10 minutes or until just tender to the bite.
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Some of Rydal Penrhos' most talented vocalists and musicians got the chance to learn from an industry leader at a special event.
The contingent were treated to a music-themed workshop by Morgana Warren-Jones, North Wales Project Manager at the Welsh National Opera, prior to the half term break.
Shruthi Ganapathi, Bella Rutherford, Megan Gibson, Arthur Hind, Ethan Bytheway, Zahra Shamsi, Amy Yue and Ollie Gibson were among the pupils that took part in the workshop, which went over a number of different elements such as stage presence, posture and delivering a strong vocal performance in a pressurised environment.
They then had the opportunity to ask any questions to Mrs Warren-Jones about her work and experiences working within the industry.
As a national company with international status, the gifted opera members sit at the heart of music-making in Wales and play a valuable role with various community initiatives throughout the country.
They work with a number of partners to discover and nurture young operatic talent, and provide the springboard for international careers.
Director of Music Pete Williams, said: "We were thrilled to have Morgana with us recently for a workshop that benefitted our young performers considerably.
"Events such as this are a fantastic way of getting first-hand experience from a professional within a musical industry, and this is something we look to do on a regular basis here at Rydal Penrhos.
"I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to Morgana for coming along to deliver another superb workshop to our pupils."


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Not long ago Prospect magazine asked me to write a profile of Peter Ackroyd. This was not at all an easy task. For a start, it meant reading, or rereading, several of the books in Ackroyd's multitudinous output (the 32-volume list in the prelims of this latest one is woefully incomplete, by the way). Then it meant browsing through the equally large number of teasing interviews Ackroyd has given to newspapers over the past thirty years, in which hardly anything of a personal nature is ever let out beneath the arc light. Finally, at the instigation of the editor, who conceded that it would be like getting blood out of a stone, I had to ring up the subject himself. Ackroyd was polite but noncommittal. The piece duly appeared: comprehensive, (mostly) admiring and – to use that ancient Fleet Street cliché – 'rather light on the quotes'.


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The "New Questions of Philosophy"
"What subjects are now being confronted at the frontiers of philosophical inquiry, breaking from the familiar philosophical concerns of canonical figures like Plato, Locke, and Descartes?" That was a question raised recently by the editors of "The Masthead," a new member-based media program at The Atlantic.
One of those editors, Caroline Kitchener, sought examples of such subjects from philosophers Elizabeth Harman (Princeton) and Andrew Janiak (Duke), who share them here.
Professor Harman discusses love:
While philosophers have traditionally discussed the nature of love, philosophers today are taking seriously its lived reality, and the implications of that reality. Love is not just romantic love between two people. The lived reality of love includes polyamorous love, love between siblings, love between friends, love of fetuses and children, and many other types and forms of love. Considering love as it is actually lived leads us to new questions: such as how we should recognize the loving relationships of others, and how we should treat the objects of love.
Professor Janiak discusses the work on heretofore ignored women in the history of philosophy:
The old idea that women never produced any important works of philosophy is increasingly being revealed as a sham. The historical record is full of treatises, plays, poems, and letters written by women who contributed to philosophy over the past few centuries, from Margaret Cavendish in England—the first woman to visit the Royal Society in London—to Emilie Du Chatelet in France. Scholars throughout the world are now excavating their works and bringing them into the light. We now have a virtuous circle: The more that scholars search through history for the lost contributions of women to philosophy, the more we find. The more we find, the more we can teach our students about such contributions, thereby generating more interest in new discoveries.
What do you think is new in philosophy?
I'd include political epistemology, misogyny, and the social and moral aspects of data collection and its assorted technologies, on a list of relatively new topics in philosophy.
I also think recent and continuing methodological and metaphilosophical developments are worth noting.
Chief among these is the expansion of who counts as "philosophically respectable" from the point of view of mainstream Anglo-American philosophy. The progress regarding women in the history of philosophy that Professor Janiak draws attention to is just one example of this. We are seeing similar developments regarding racial minorities in the history of philosophy, too. Work on philosophers from "non-Western" traditions, on their own or via engagement with more traditional members of the Western canon, is on the rise. In a similar vein, analytic philosophy continues to open up to the work of some of the figures of 20th Century Continental philosophy.
Along with this is the expansion of what counts as a "philosophically respectable" topic. For example, we are seeing the emergence of more philosophical inquiries into various aspects of race, gender, sexuality, language, and other issues related to identity.
These changes are in part a function of another relatively new and very important development: the study of the various sociological, political, economic, and psychological factors that affect canon formation and influence which questions and subjects in philosophy are taken seriously. There is a more honest acknowledgment that myriad non-epistemic elements have helped make mainstream philosophy what it is today. (As I like to say, philosophers are people, too.)
(Is this all just political correctness brought to bear on philosophy? If so, then the stereotypical view of political correctness as clamping down on inquiry is woefully one-sided, if not mostly mistaken: just look at all of the new philosophical questions and writings we have to think about now, thanks to it.)
I imagine that Daily Nous readers may have some further ideas about what the newer subjects and questions of philosophy are. Let's hear what they are.


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Bernie Sanders runs to the train like a gladiator
Every presidential candidate, at some point in the election, must demonstrate their strength. Maybe that means they make a tough diplomatic decision. Maybe that means they lift weights for magazine spreads.
And if you're Senator Bernie Sanders, you run like a superhero to the train.
In this video, uploaded in November but just starting to make the Internet rounds, the presidential hopeful makes am ambitious sprint. Sure, Sanders is 74-years-old. But that doesn't mean he's slow. He runs like a man with mission, like a man with a job to do. He runs like a man on fire.