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After almost eight years in a vegetative state it appears that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's long struggle for life may be at its end. According to Tel Hashomer Hospital's spokesman, Sharon's condition has deteriorated and sources are telling the Israeli press that his organs are failing, leaving little doubt about the ultimate outcome. When the end comes it is to be expected that most of the international press will center their obituaries on the more controversial aspects of his public career. As a military officer, a Cabinet minister, and then prime minister, Sharon was often viewed as a "bulldozer" with few fans outside of those who care about Israel's security and many detractors, both at home an abroad. They will focus on the debate about the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon and the building of Israel's security fence in the wake of the Palestinian terror offensive known as the Second Intifada so as to besmirch his reputation as well as that of the Jewish state that he spent his life defending.
But as much as Sharon was the bête noire of the Israeli left as well as Israel-bashers in general, he will also be spoken of as an example of a leader who had the credibility and the guts to try to end the conflict with the Palestinians. Sharon's 2005 withdrawal from Gaza will be cited repeatedly by Middle East experts like Aaron David Miller not so much for his failure to devise a unilateral solution to the conflict but because it provides a contrast with what Miller and other members of the foreign-policy establishment consider Benjamin Netanyahu's lackluster leadership. Having exited the scene years ago Sharon has now been elevated in the eyes of many of his country's friends and critics (such as the National Interest's Jacob Heilbrunn) if only because it allows them the opportunity to bash the man who occupies the office he once held. Though they will be right to say that no one on the current Israeli political scene has the mythic status that Sharon attained, the idea that peace might be possible if Sharon or someone like him were in the prime minister's office is a fallacy.
It is true that only someone with the security credentials that Sharon, who was a hero of several Israeli wars, possessed could have pulled off the Gaza withdrawal. Having been reelected in 1983 by running on a platform skewering Labor candidate Amram Mitzna's proposal for abandoning Gaza, Sharon blew up the Likud Party and rammed the same proposal through the Knesset and implemented it despite the opposition of most of those who had supported him. That took not only guts but also the kind of self-confidence that perhaps only war heroes who have won landslide election victories possess.
Perhaps the aftermath of the Gaza withdrawal would have gone better or at least differently had Sharon not fallen ill. Like those who fantasize that the Oslo peace process might not have been such a failure if only Yitzhak Rabin had lived and forced the Palestinians to abide by the accords and rallied Israelis behind the deal, some will spin similarly unlikely, counter-factual scenarios about Sharon. Perhaps he would not have tolerated the Hamas coup in Gaza or not responded to the rain of missile fire that emanated from the Strip after the withdrawal with the same passivity that his successor Ehud Olmert displayed for almost three years before authorizing a counter-attack. But it is just as likely, if not more so, that Sharon would have been boxed in by the same unfortunate circumstances as Olmert. After all, Hamas had been shooting rockets at Israeli settlements in Gaza as well as southern Israel for years before the withdrawal without provoking a significant military response from Sharon's government.
However, the real lesson to be drawn from this chapter of history is that the lack of great men with the vision to try something new is not what is preventing peace. From 2001 to 2005, Israelis and Palestinians were both governed by larger-than-life figures. Though it is unfair to compare Sharon, an honorable soldier and a veteran of democratic politics, to a terrorist murderer like Yasir Arafat, one must concede that if any leaders had the standing to sell peace to their respective constituencies, it was those two. What was lacking was not someone with the ability to convince Israelis to take risks but a Palestinian partner and a Palestinian people ready to accept the notion of recognizing the legitimacy of a Jewish state no matter where its borders are drawn. If Israelis are skeptical about Secretary of State John Kerry's current campaign to get them to again contemplate withdrawing from territory it is not because they lack leaders, a desire for peace, or are devoted to the cause of keeping settlements but because they think repeating Sharon's Gaza fiasco in the far more strategic West Bank would be madness.
Netanyahu may seem like a small man when compared to Sharon just as Mahmoud Abbas may strike Palestinians as a pygmy when contrasted to Arafat. But what are needed in the Middle East are not great men so much as a sea change in Palestinian culture that will make peace possible. Until that happens, waiting for another Sharon or even another Arafat won't hasten the end of the conflict.


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International Journalists' Programmes (IJP) offers a unique opportunity for Asia-Fellowship commencing in the academic year 2017-18, for talented Journalists working in The People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to come to Germany.
The aim of the fellowships is to give support to the journalist and encourage the study of journalism.
The International Journalists' Programmes (IJP) are a non-profit and economically as well as politically independent organisation for the promotion of young journalists.
Course Level: These fellowships are available to pursue research.
Study Subject: These fellowships are awarded in the field of journalism.
Scholarship Award: These fellowships will cover the followings:
- The fellowship will offer a lump sum of Euro 3.800,-. With this allowance, the fellow has to cover travelling expenses to Germany, international health insurance, housing as well as daily living costs.
Numbers of Scholarships: Up to ten fellowships are available.
Scholarship can be taken in Germany
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following area for these fellowships:
- To qualify, the applicant should be between 28 to 38 years of age, have a minimum of 5 years' experience in print and/or on-line journalism or TV/Radio broadcasting.
- He/She should currently be working as full-time journalist in the above-mentioned countries, should be fluent in English (TOEFL or equivalent) and have a strong interest in learning the German language.
Nationality: Applicants of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan can apply for these fellowships.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants must be a journalist.
English Language Requirement: Applicants should be fluent in English (TOEFL or equivalent) and have a strong interest in learning the German language.
How to Apply: Applicants can apply via email,
- Please write a 1000 word essay addressing the following topics:
- Why you would like to work in Germany
- What you expect from the IJP fellowship and what you think you can contribute to it
- How your background, experiences and interests reflect what you want to do as journalist
- What are the 3 main research topics/projects you want to pursue during the fellowship Include a one-page resume detailing your education and work experience,
- your standard of German and English (copies of certificates/ e.g. Goethe Institute and /or TOEFL), plus 3 copies of articles written by you (and if possible published in English; no translation of Chinese articles requested)
- A journalistic reference from your editor or head of department is required. It should support your application and also guarantee your leave of absence for the duration of the program
- Enclose a passport photograph into your CV and do not forget your signature!
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Launching a business is hard, so it's no wonder the majority of entrepreneurs refuse to go it alone.
Some find their partner at school or at work, while others look in more unusual places.
We asked a few entrepreneurs to share where they found their talent and how it worked out. Here's what they told us.
Sports teams
Launching a business is a lot like sports, says Jeff Salter, founder of Caring Senior Service, who found his future business partners while playing rugby.
"When out on the field, I felt I was able to see the players' true leadership potential," he said. "Whether it was seeing how they handled and learned from constructive criticism or that they thrived under stressful conditions, I was certain that the members I chose would work well with one another and bring the drive needed to make my business a success."
Singing groups
When Ted Fienning and his wife, Molly, were planning to launch Babiators, a line of aviator sunglasses for babies, they turned to Fienning's a cappella partner Matthew Guard and his wife Carolyn.
"Live performance is a lot like business: You execute according to a plan, but you have to be prepared for contingencies," Fienning said of their a cappella group, the Kroks.
"In the Kroks, just like in business, we relied on each other to perform an individual part but to also be prepared to improvise, adapt, and keep things running smoothly. Matthew was actually our music director and he was an expert at this--he could feel problems developing and guide individual singers in the group to correct an issue without the audience knowing the difference. All the audience saw was a seamless, professional performance that is exactly what we do together as partners in business."
Craigslist is where most people turn when searching for roommates, so why not use it for business?
The classifieds site worked for Nathan Blecharczyk, a co-founder of Airbnb. He met Joe Gebbia while looking for a roommate and an apartment in 2007.
Gina Lujan, co-founder of Hacker's Lab, also turned to Craigslist with a post that read, "Seeking all hackers and enthusiasts--where are you?" She found two partners, Charles Blas and Eric Ullrich.
"I got a few weird responses," Lujan admitted to Reuters. But "it was the founder at first sight. The minute we met each other we said, 'Let's do this.'"


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There are numerous reasons in modern civilization for maintaining a just economic system that promotes ecological common sense and this site was created to present the most sensible and obvious points, scenarios and arguments in favour of this. It's main purpose is simply to provide a visual and readable voice for the protection of the environment in ways that can be economical and common sensible.
There is nothing destructive, evil or anti-establishment about being sensible about how you help your environment in passive and non-threatening ways. That's pretty much what this site is here to promote.
Be Kind to the Environment
The main message here is simply to live your life being aware of the results of your actions and how the things you do impact on the environment we all live in. It doesn't take any special knowledge or education or even a great deal of special intelligence to get what is pretty obvious to anyone who has the eyes to see.
I'll start by giving you a very simple example of the kettle and the hot water. Here's a simple question for you:
"When you go to boil some water to make a hot drink like tea or coffee, how much water do you put in the kettle?"
Don't be too surprised when I tell you that most people would shrug their shoulders and say something like "Does it matter?" If you were thinking the same thing, it's pretty common so don't feel you were being tricked or anything.
The problem with that answer is it is just plain ignorant. Of course it matters! Here's why:
It takes a certain amount of power (electricity in most cases) to heat up a given volume of water to boiling point. The greater the volume of water, the more power it takes to heat it up. That's pretty obvious, right?
The environmentally astute person would naturally measure the amount of water they were going to heat up before they turned on the kettle so they would only use the minimum of power to achieve their desired cup of coffee or tea. They would do that because wasting power to heat more water than is needed is doing additional damage to the environment totally unnecessarily.
That's because the majority of power companies in this country burn fuel like coal, oil, gas etc to make electricity. The more electricity gets used, the more fuel needs to be burned resulting in more pollution from emissions and a faster depletion of the planet's store of combustible (fossilized) fuel.
Turn Ignorance into Knowledge
There is only one cure for ignorance and that's education. Ignorance is simply not knowing something, so you cure that situation by learning about the thing you didn't know about. Now you're the opposite of ignorant: you're knowledgeable about that thing!
All it takes is learning how to use the powerful reasoning power of the mind to figure out what is right and what is wrong. Educating the mind really helps in that department. Then what you need to do is to take action to implement what you're intellect and the creative, imaginitive (ref: www.tjicl.org) part of your mind is telling you.
The kettle and hot water example is easily made right by understanding that you only need to use the amount of power that you need to heat up enough water to make your cup of coffee or tea. By heating up more than you need is wasteful because you don't use it. It gets poured down the sink!
By not wasting power, we each do our own little bit for the environment by saving a small fraction of the power generated for the grid. One person's saving is negligible but when a thousand people all do the same thing, the saving is considerable!
This is the simple yet powerful message this site is trying to get across. Just think before you do a thing and if you can see where you are wasting a resource, stop and rethink what you're doing so you don't waste anything. Simple!


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Take part in a series of exciting weekly workshops, with themed activities for each session. You'll get the chance to:
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– be supported to complete an Arts Award.
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Point Pleasant Borough School District students in grades 3-11 will again take the PARCC assessments in spring 2019! As a reminder, PARCC tests students in the areas of language arts and mathematics, replacing both NJASK and HSPA testing in those subject areas. PARCC offers a more rigorous assessment and is designed to measure students' readiness for college and careers.
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The View From 1776
European Realignment
As France's political and economic power diminishes, German and Russian power is filling the vacuum. This partly explains why we have so little help from other nations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Good article about Russia.
Posted by ryan on 04/25 at 08:22 AM
- Normally I view French politics at the same level of interest I have for the expiration date of nails. This time however I wonder if in light of the Islamists riots in France and the rapidly deteriorating economic and welfare environment whether the French will take a deep breath and vote for hard and painful reform. Hopefully they'll realize that the piper has to be paid and the sooner the better.
That being said, as I read Tom's entry, the fact that there we in America have such a powerful weapon against not only Russia but also Iran and that our jelly spined politicians absolutely refuse to use it: domestic oil reserves and assets. ANWR, the Gulf of Mexico, off shore in California, oil shale. And it's all there just for the taking. We'd have domestic oil, non-interuptable that would drive down the world oil price and put Iran and Russia and China in a very hard place. Had we done this five years ago we'd be online now. Instead, we've wasted time, money and most of all opportunity with corn ethanol and wind power!
And now, we have to pay the piper also for our daliance.Posted by Amendment X on 04/25 at 11:44 AM
- At the beginning Condoleezza Rice was picked By George Bush as a national security adviser because she was a scholar on Russia. Both Rice and Bush still saw Russia as an adversary because they were still in a Cold War war mentality. They were wrong. The world had moved in a different direct.
- David, I agree with you that we have erred in how we viewed other nations. One thing with Russia that I take difference with, is the view that a smaller population is bad.
You don't need a growing population to keep a nation going if you don't use socialism. While it does cause some changes in how you spend and manage government, you can have stability with a stable population. Home prices won't go up do to rising demand from a growing population but there are other ways to grow wealth. Increased productivity will mean fewer jobs in some industries but will also create potential in others. Also, how you regulate immigration, and use education to develop sectors for the population that remains can have a huge impact on the economic stability. You can also use "foreign investment" by your citizens to supplement what isn't available in the nation.
It is under the "Ponzi scheme" socialist programs we have that require a growing population to fund the programs instead of using good "investment" methods to grow the funds through government, private sector and international bonds or other safe means to raise the "trust funds" instead of loaning them out to be spent in the general fund requiring us to pay ourselves interest from higher taxes, that is getting us into trouble.
That doesn't mean Russia won't make the same mistake or even worse mistakes. It only means that you don't have to grow the population to have high per capita wealth, social programs, good infrastructure, etc. Instead of constantly building new roads, schools, hospitals, prisons, etc. they can focus on maintaining what they have with their tax dollars.
When you have "spending" driving the economy and that spending is based on borrowing, private and government borrowing, you have only a formula for disaster. Spending AND saving are needed for a stable economy. When spending is the only side of it, each downturn means people have no savings to draw from and turn to the government to fill the spending gap. If they did that and then repaid the loans it would be one thing, but they don't and can't really, now, because the economy is too highly dependent on government spending instead of private sector spending. Consumers now spend much of what they make on foreign goods and then depend on those foreign nations loaning them the money back to use for more spending.
A growing population that is regulated by controlling immigration, especially illegal immigration, to keep the labor pool from being over-supplied, is OK too.
Look for Russia to continue to grow their oil and gas production but also regulate the production to keep prices high. They learned from the problem they had before with falling prices, as has OPEC and the other nations that have large oil Reserves.
I think Russia will become more of an ally with OPEC and China and less of one with us. If that happens, look for more oil sales in euros which means the dollar will continue to fall. Look for U.S. international companies to do well, however, as the world economy grows and the dollar falls. Their profits overseas will be even larger when valued in weaker dollars for reporting here.
However, remember too, that this President has to work with a dollar tied to OPEC and the sale of oil in dollars. We can't change that without cooperation from Congress and that isn't happening. We can't change the fact that Russia has arms deals with our enemies who support things Russia does. We can't change the fact that the Russian people don't want things we do.
With the U.S. losing power, many nations are trying to assume the role of "replacement" because the world will trade with whoever has the economic and military power of a "super-power." I think China will be that power, but Russia still hopes to be or at least be the power Europe caters to.Posted by JanPBurr on 04/25 at 10:42 PM
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The one thing I disagree with is that Bush and Rice saw Russia as an adversary. Initially, they accepted Russia but as Russia used force in the satellite nations, seized company assets, and made threats or helped our enemies, that view changed. The mistake I saw was that they assumed Russia was embracing democracy, U.S. style. Many nations don't what what we have because what we have is failing. We are losing power in the world and they don't want that to happen to them.
We abandoned the type of democracy (Representative Republic of sovereign states and let Courts and minorities direct government in ways never intended by our founders. That has led to socialism, the brink of bankruptcy, a $50 trillion unfunded liability and rapidly growing debt.
Since Russia, using "government force" has paid off almost all their cold war debt, and don't listen to the people whine about "human rights," they aren't going to change immediately and let the majority return to socialism like they had or we have. Like China, they will tell the people what is good for them and the economy and if some have to suffer, they will let them suffer. That doesn't make what they do right, don't get me wrong. I am only bring this up because I think the view Bush had of Russia being a kinder and gentler nation was wrong. Like China, they are growing their military might, the economic well being, and their world power and if that helps the people in their country, so much the better because it will mean less unrest at home. Yet, the nation, not the people will come first in their manner of government.
There is much more to this complex problem. There are a lot more issues, agendas, power struggles, goals, etc. that would take books to cover but bottom line, they don't want to be like what we have become.Posted by JanPBurr on 04/25 at 10:44 PM
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Our Sterling Heights, Michigan, Macomb County neglignece lawyers recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of sixty one year old women who was struck on the head by a metal lid while at the self-checkout line at the Kroger Store in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The lid was on a container being pushed by a Kroger employee along a catwalk/walkway in the ceiling area of the Kroger. There is an employee breakroom above the checkout area. There was no safety netting to catch falling objects in the area of the catwalk/walkway. The employee was seen laughing following the incident.
Our client was taken to the hospital by ambulance where she required 13 staples to close a severe scalp laceration. She was diagnosed with a concussion and has received medical care.
The suit was filed in the Macomb County Circuit Court. The lawsuit seeks compensation for pain and suffering, fright and shock, and payment of medical expenses. No date has been set for a trial in this matter.
If you or someone that you care about have been injured in due to falling merchandise or items in a store and have legal questions, call our award winning Michigan injury lawyers to discuss your case. We give a free, no-obligation case review both on the phone and in-person if you prefer and we charge no legal fees unless you receive a settlement. Call us now at (800) 606-1717 to get started on your case.


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EUBrazilOpenBio: Open data and cloud computing e-infrastructure for biodiversity
Brief description
EU-BrazilOpenBio successfully created a bridge between Brazil and Europe, not only to advance scientific research on biodiversity as a key societal challenge but also across different ways of working and on the need for standards. The focus of EU-Brazil OpenBio was on open access, not only of the data but also of tools and resources that biodiversity researchers need to make breakthroughs in a very challenging domain. The initiative played a key role in facilitating further co-operation between Brazil and Europe on global social challenges. New opportunities for future collaborative work were identified in the EU-Brazil OpenBio Joint Action Plan (November 2013), where Trust-IT was the main analyst and author.
Our role
Trust-IT analysed EU-Brazil policy co-operation and the impact of joint collaborative work on biodiversity informatics, cloud computing and data, including socio-economic aspects. We were also leaders of communication and eTraining, broadcasting the impact of international co-operation on common priorities.
Trust-IT is the main author of the EUBrazilOpenBio Joint Action Plan for an increase in EU-Brazil science & research cooperation, a plan to further collaborative research on biodiversity targets as a grand global challenge - publications.
Duration and funding
Oct 2011 to Sep 2013
On the European side, EUBrazilOpenBio received funding from the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme.


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Contact HSBC by calling their UK telephone number 0345 740 4404 for credit card customer services, to apply for a mortgage and for technical support whilst using their online banking platform.
HSBC is one of the largest banking corporations operating throughout the world with approximately 37 million customers holding part of their finances with the group. UK customers should phone their switchboard contact number 0345 740 4404 to open a new current account and for information about the APR interest rates which apply to their financial products. Moreover this number serves as their telephone banking helpline therefore please call this number to check your balance and to transfer money to a different fund. Similarly you can perform these services on their online banking platform, so if you require technical support whilst logging in to your account you should dial this number for reminders of your username and password. Additionally you may dial this helpline for more information about their borrowing products which include mortgages and loans. Finally if you have a complaint about HSBC you should call this number to apply for compensation via their UK head office, for example you should notify them if you think you have been underpaid on a claim on your insurance policy.
Lines are open between 8am-10pm every day of the week however Premium current account customers receive the benefit of customer service support which is open 24 hours a day. Calls are charged at identical rates as phoning local area code numbers which start with an 01 or 02 prefix, therefore you can even contact HSBC for free provided you have free inclusive minutes as part of your tariff. Otherwise you will have to pay a small per-minute rate alongside a connection fee.
HSBC credit cards
You should also phone this helpline to report your card as being either lost or stolen so that an advisor can cancel it, therefore preventing criminals from using it to access your account. Furthermore if you would like details on how you can withdraw cash and pay bills without your physical card you can call this number for financial advice.
HSBC telephone numbers – in full
|Banking department
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|Customer services
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|Open a current account – UK
|0345 60 40 626
|Open a current account – international
|+44 122 62 61 010
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Christmas Card
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I love the way the elements of this card link together - the swirly die cut with the swirls of the ornaments and the Christmas tree with the stamped fir sprigs. Thanks for sharing at Sparkles ChristmasReplyDelete
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In a shocking incident another car went up in flames killing the sole occupant in the car.
This is the fourth incident of death due to motor fire in the capital. The last case was a just a week before on the same route, a man died when his car collided with the truck and went up in flames.
I remember another incident where the whole family was the victim of motor fire.
Its really sad but what is the solution to prevent such accidents and death. Any answers??? I guess its Nature and nobody dares question Nature. What say guys???


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I should have waited a extra week to photograph these figures - as its a glorious sunny day here today in Berlin...lol!
Anyway - heres some more of HäT's great Colonial range...I made the Highlander's red hackles by melting the helmets with a hot pin and then placing a small (carefully selected...hehehe) stone in the space...took me ages!
The Officer is from the excellent Jacklex range now being sold by Spencer Smith...see link in my listings on the right side of my blog...
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Gabriel Mann has reportedly landed a role in ABC's drama pilot Revenge.
The show, which is a reimagining of the novel The Count Of Monte Cristo, stars Emily VanCamp as a young woman who moves to the Hamptons to get revenge on the people who destroyed her family.
Deadline says that Mann has now signed up to play a wealthy young man who is Emily's personal benefactor.
His character, who has been compared to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is thought to be good with technology but socially awkward.
Mann appeared in episodes of Mad Men and Legend Of The Seeker and has worked on movies including The Bourne Identity and Cherry Falls.
Connor Paolo, who has a recurring role as Eric in Gossip Girl, is also thought to have joined the project.
Mann and Paolo will join previously cast stars Nick Wechsler and Ashley Madekwe.


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Scott Breen is Associate Manager, Sustainability and Circular Economy Program with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Corporate Citizenship Center. In this role, Scott helps to strategize and execute program deliverables including events, resources, trainings, and reports that increase understanding of key circular economy and sustainability issues and showcase how companies are making their operations more sustainable and reflective of circular economy principles.
Scott Breen started his career as an attorney-advisor at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While at NOAA, Scott helped advise program staff as administrative rules went from public notice to final publication, brought enforcement actions against those that violated fisheries rules and regulations, and determined the legal sufficiency of agency actions such as the issuance of incidental harassment authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Outside of work, Scott explores various aspects of sustainability as the creator and co-host of the podcast SustainabilityDefined. His podcast defines sustainability one concept (and one bad joke) at a time. The podcast can be found via all podcast outlets and its website.
He graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University. He also graduated in 2015 with a Juris Doctor, Master of Public Affairs, and a Social Entrepreneurship Certificate from Indiana University. He is a member of the Illinois Bar.


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or classic dark and light natural wood options
Unframed canvas - £80 line drawing or £115 fully coloured
(including postage & packing)
A beautiful artistic presentation with a clean modern feel. Your personalised artwork is giclée printed on high quality fine art stretched cotton cloth. All canvases have a clean white edge to fully display your unique artwork. Your canvas comes with discrete canvas hangers, allowing the artwork to sit flat to your wall.
Dimensions: approx 21cm x 30cm
Framed print - £120 line drawing or £160 fully coloured
(including postage & packing)
A classic presentation for your personalised artwork. Your unique illustration is giclée printed on high quality Somerset Velvet fine art paper. It is then mounted with a single bevel-edged white mount and framed in a range of finishes. Each frame is glazed with clear styrene glazing which is ultra-violet (UV) stabilised to prevent light damage. It is supported by robust backing board and comes ready-fitted with high-tension artist string. All you need to do is put up a picture hook and it's ready to display.
Dimensions: approx 33cm x 43cm (depending on framing option selected)
Frame options: choose from elegant white or black,
or classic dark and light natural wood options
Unframed print - £75 line drawing or £110 fully coloured
(including postage & packing)
If you would prefer, your giclée print can be left unframed so you can frame it yourself or allow the recipient of your gift to make their own choice. Your personalised artwork comes ready-mounted with a single bevel-edged white mount so it's ready to frame. Printed on high quality Somerset Velvet fine art paper, it is delivered to you protected by sturdy board in a transparent mount bag. Ready to frame or perfect to give as a gift.
Dimensions: approx 30cm x 40cm
Voucher (priced as per the options above with additional non-personalised options)
For a perfect gift, or if you want to give the recipient the chance to choose the image, framing options or style themselves, you can order a dona B. voucher direct from my Shop page. Select which of the above options you prefer, and let the recipient know they will need to use the Commission page and enter 'Voucher' in the 'Event' text box when they place their order.
You will receive a beautifully designed gift voucher giving full details of the gift purchased. It's an easy way to give something very special to friends or family. I will then explain to them what photographs to take and how the process works when they redeem the voucher. Or why not add a dona B. voucher to your wedding list?
Not only can your architectural print be personalised with a photo of the people involved in the big event, you can also add your own text to make it even more special. There are four beautiful text styles to choose from: traditional, modern, script and typewriter. When you place your order, you can select from these options to suit the event, the venue or the recipient.
Personalised quality
Every print, in every format, is quality checked by a professional print technician. We use local West Country suppliers for all our materials and printing wherever possible. And remember, your print comes personalised with an individual ID number – together we've created a unique work of art.
High print quality
Your personalised print, in whichever format, is printed in high definition giclée quality (2880x1440 DPI) to make sure your unique print is crisp, clear and beautifully sharp. DPI stands for 'dots per inch' and is a measure of printing quality: the higher the DPI, the better the quality and clarity. Your print is printed using ultra chrome archival long-life inks and coated with an anti-UV coating, both of which help to prevent colour fading or light damage and adding to the life of the image.
Fine art paper
The lightly-textured 'Somerset Velvet' art paper used for your fine art print (whether framed and unframed) is 255 GSM, to ensure your unique print has a high-quality look and feel. GSM stands for 'grams per square metre' and is an indication of material density: the higher the GSM, the better quality the paper. Typical printer paper, for example, is only 80 GSM.
Print mounts
Framed and unframed prints are mounted with a 4.5cm wide 'snow white' single bevel-edged sturdy card mount. The bevel edge gives a classic, stylish but unfussy finish to your artwork.
Your framed print comes with crystal clear 2mm styrene glazing. Why not glass? While styrene gives just as clear and stylish a finish as glass, ultra-violet (UV) stabilizers in the styrene absorb many of the damaging UV wavelengths in natural and artificial light helping to prevent colour fading or light damage. Styrene is also much lighter than glass to make it easier to hang, and is shatter resistant too.
Fine art canvas
Your canvas giclée print is on fine art cotton cloth (350GSM) to ensure a high quality finish. This is combined with a special carrier layer which makes sure that structure of the canvas is retained after printing and to prevent sagging over time. This is then stretched over lipped stretcher bars of natural wood to ensure a lasting strong and straight finish. Your canvas does not 'wrap around' like some but has a clean white edge to fully display your unique artwork.
Please note: because your artwork is unique, the way our fine art canvases are stretched means it may differ very slightly from the sizes given.
Your framed canvas, unframed canvas or framed print are each supplied with appropriate hangers. Your canvas (whether framed or unframed) is supplied with easy-to-fit CWH1 canvas hangers. Sitting out of sight on the back of the canvas, their grooved inner edge allows for fine adjustment and positioning to ensure the canvas lies flat to your wall. Your framed print is fitted with sturdy zinc D-rings and high-tension artist string, and finished with soft cushion pads. All you need to do is put up a picture hook!
Postage and packing
All items are securely packaged and delivered by recorded delivery to ensure they reach you safely and securely. For postage and packing rates and further details, please see the Terms & Conditions page.
Your photos - quality
To ensure that the final print is of the highest quality, it's vital that the digital images you provided are as clear and sharp as possible.
The minimum resolution for your photographs is 1380 x 2070 pixels, producing a digital image of approximately 2.7MB file size. All files should be provided as JPEGs. I may be able to print images at a lower resolution, however a loss of image sharpness must be expected. Image resolution can usually be found in the settings on your digital camera; my best advice is to set your digital camera to its highest possible setting and take a good range of photographs!
Your photos - style
This is your artwork, so take the photos the way you want to see them. However, as a guide I've found that the most successful images for this style of artwork are often more relaxed and informal: moving, jumping, walking, dancing, laughing or simply relaxing. Full length images are often best (rather than torsos or heads only) and please remember that the people or person in the image must be standing proud of their surroundings – if there are other people (or arms or legs, or plants!) in the foreground it'll be tricky to get a clean image. Have a look at the Gallery to see what sort of images other people have chosen. And if you're in any doubt, please get in touch before the big day.
In each of the formats, the hand-drawn architectural design can be presented in one of the following two colour options. Each is presented with the full-colour photograph and text of your choice and with a beautiful, hand-painted watercolour sky.
Fully coloured
Your hand-drawn architectural design is presented in full colour, with a palette artistically chosen to represent the style and character of the building. This is a vibrant, dramatic celebration of a special event and location.
Line drawing
This is a beautifully simple but elegant interpretation. Taking the uncoloured line drawing as its inspiration, this is a true celebration of the hand-drawn nature of the print and the building's architectural quality.


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John McCain joined Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" this Sunday morning and told the host that though he "[hates] the media… we need a free press."
"I hate the press," the Arizona Republican joked to Todd. "I hate you, especially, but the fact is, we need you."
"We need a free press," he continued. "We must have it. It's vital. if you want to preserve — and I am very serious now — if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press."
"Without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time."
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Fréderic Chopin completed his Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35, in 1839. This work is often nicknamed Funeral March in reference to its most popular Marcia Funebre third movement, which was written two years earlier than the rest of the sonata. This movement was later adapted for orchestral by both Leopold Stokowski and Sir Edward Elgar, and played in a number of well known funerals (the original piece had been played at the graveside during Chopin's own burial). There is no shortage of drama in this Sonata: Chopin uses his considerable gifts ... 更多
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The vineyard is most beautiful during the months of June through September. Many couples enjoy the photos that include a backdrop of the grapes and foliage they see in a vineyard. Grapes are picked in late August to early September. The maximum number of guests the vineyard can accomodate is 200. Most weddings average 100-150 guests.
Slattery Vintage Estates is nestled in 84 acres of rolling hills in the heart of the population hub of Nebraska, right between Lincoln and Omaha.
If you have rural roots, or just like Vintage Rustic, you'll love SVE! Small and family-run, this picturesque place is just what you ordered for the best wedding pictures! You and your guests will have access to fountains, waterfalls, ponds and gazebos, not to mention vineyards to make memories inspired by nature. SVE has an on-site renowned chef (daughter Sarah), and everything will be taken care of for you so your day is perfect. Get ready in the Party House or Glamping Bungalows, use the 1951 Pickup or Wine Wagon for fun and entertainment, and relax in the Tasting Room between photo shoots.
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Good morning, Father!
Thank you for this most awesome weather — warm but not hot, humid but not raining, overcast but not dreary. Perfect! Thank you also for all the fun I've had in the last 24 hours exploring nature books on Amazon! I really have had a difficult time keeping my head up these last few days — even the last couple weeks — crying a lot and feeling soooooo discouraged. I am definitely feeling better this morning, and I thank you for the combination of the perfect weather, the excitement over learning about nature and all the awesome nature books that are out there (even more than I knew!), and the progress I've made on Spanish stuff already this week. Thank you for encouraging, me, Lord! 😀
Lamentations 3:31-41 ERV
He should remember that the Lord does not reject people forever.
When he punishes, he also has mercy. He has mercy because of his great love and kindness.
He does not enjoy causing people pain. He does not like to make anyone unhappy.
He does not like any prisoner on earth to be trampled down.
He does not like anyone to be unfair to another person. Some people will do such things right in front of God Most High.
He does not like anyone to cheat another person. He does not like any of these things.
No one can say something and make it happen, unless the Lord orders it.
God Most High commands both good and bad things to happen.
No one alive can complain when he punishes them for their sins.
Let us check and see what we have done. Then let us turn back to the LORD.
Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to the God of heaven.
Lord, I thank you for your enduring mercy. I thank you for your great love and kindness, and for your awesome patience! I lift my heart up to you and give you thanks for leading me, protecting me, keeping me like a sheep in your flock. Thank you for your awesome care, Lord! Please guide me in my work and in my learning. Let me do all things for you, and please rebuke me when I try to do something that goes against your plan for me. Thank you Shepherd!


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Russell McNeil, PhD (Experimental Space Science and Physics) Author of
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Selections Annotated and Explained
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We Imitate Nature as Nature Imitates Justice - The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - Unpublished Selections Explained, Med. XI.10
Meditation XI.11 - We Imitate Nature as Nature Imitates Justice - Translated by George Long and rewritten by Russell McNeil
There is no nature which is inferior to art, for the arts imitate the nature of things.1 But if this is so, then nature which is the most perfect and the most comprehensive of all natures, cannot fall short of the skill of art.2 Now all arts do the inferior things for the sake of the superior; therefore the universal nature does so too.3 And, indeed, hence is the origin of justice, and in justice the other virtues have their foundation:4 for justice will not be observed, if we either care for middle things (things indifferent), or are easily deceived and careless and changeable.5
(1) This theory that all art is a form of imitation (mimesis) or re-presentation of nature originates in Plato's Republic where art is defined as twice removed, because every element in nature is itself an imitation of the form of an idea which gives rise to each of the elements in nature.
(2) A copy or imitation of anything can never be as perfect or authentic as the original. Modern science would support this on the basis of the second law of thermodynamics, or the law of entropy.
(3) Art is inferior to nature. The universal nature re-presents (imitates) justice (once removed) from the form of the idea of justice - which must be superior, just as the human mind re-presents nature (in the various arts - twice removed) from the superior original form of justice.
(4) Human justice is a virtue achieved through human actions. Human justice is imitative of a universal law of nature but that law itself is inferred from reason when we observe the various relationships in nature.
(5) The necessity of justice will never be understood if we observe only the "middle" things because, in caring only for middle things we are blind to the truths of nature which are observed only from a close and careful examination of nature.
Russell McNeil, PhD, is the author of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated and Explained by Skylight Paths Publishing. The unpublished selections presented in this Blog are provided as supplemental material to the published selections which are annotated and explained in the book. The published selections are referenced in this Blog by page number and section.
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Electronic Arts is rather straightforward this time around.All those title announced by EA looks fantastic. Breathtaking full tank war, Battlefield 3, a new trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the epic huge monster battle, Mass Effect 3. Furthermore there's a surprise for Need for Speed: The Run where you not only race but now with human action as well and not to forget the long waited Insomniac's 1st multiplatform title, Overstrike. On the sport's side, they have the fan's long waited, SSX, not to forget their famous sport franchise FIFA12 and NFL12.
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Well PS3 folks! This month you have 2 Japanese RPGs that you guys have been waiting for. Star Ocean 4 and White Knight Chronicle with both in International Edition. Here's the loves and hates. Star Ocean 4 still remain the way as it is, typical Japanese RPGs with town, dungeon exploration. The hates, although Star Ocean 4 PS3 ver. have slightly graphic improvement over the 360 ver. but still I think the polygons is a bit too rough and color is too contrast. Nonetheless, it's still a good game to pick up. The Star Ocean 4 comes with a preorder visual book. On the other side, White Knight Chronicle is surprising fun, though it may not seem to be suitable for everyone, but having to create your very own avatar and use it in offline/online which is very cool. Going online with up to 3 friends will make you even more motivate to level up and complete quest together. Unfortunately, the battle system could be a little repetitive and slow. Other than that, it's just nice. If you like MMORPG, White Knight Chronicle would be the game for you that last for months.


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The National Association of Colleges and Employers released its quarterly survey of starting salaries for college graduates. The average starting salary for a Class of 2012 graduate is $44,455. Here's a breakdown of the average salary for certain majors.
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If you want extended support in gaining the skills and confidence to control your gambling, you can attend a 10-week group program. The program is structured to provide you with personal insights and practical ways to manage your gambling behaviour.
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Cheongsam | Qipao
The cheongsam (usually referred as Chinese Qipao) is an elegant long side slit versatile dress and it remains to be one of the sexiest outfits ever created for Chinese women in recent years. There is nothing like a cheongsam dress that makes you beautiful. Even if you are a modern women, you will fall in love with it.cheongsam helps you get all the attention, even from your special one. Thanks to cheongsam, which makes you pretty, beautiful and a traditional girl!
Why cheongsam dress make you feminine?
Every girl would like to show off her curves. Undoubtedly, it makes any figure look sexier. As you know,cheongsams are available in a number of fabrics and colors, the appropriate colors and styles make you an attention grabber.
Do you need a cheongsam dress?
Do you like Chinese ethnic wear? Are you tired of the monotonous dressing? Don't you want to try costume that comes from the mysterious East? Nothing but a Cheongsam is the best choice.
Can I wear a cheongsam on every occasion?
YES! Cheongsam suits every occasion. Whether it is a family function, wedding, party, working office, you can never go wrong with a cheongsam.
Is cheongsam suitable for people of all shapes and sizes?
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Do you love wearing heels, nothing is perfect than a cheongsam to add height, they are perfect partnership. as for coat, There is no fixed rule on how you should wear. You can try various coats and looks with it.
What kind of hairstyle do I have when I am wearing a cheongsam?
Depends on the age and style of the cheongsam,a proper hairstyle should be selected sincerely. Any way, whether your hair is long or short, curly or straight, you can choose a cheongsam that belongs to you. Hence, you can never be bored of wearing them and all those smiles you collect, are priceless.
How to clean and maintain cheongsam?
Modern Cheongsam has many fabric such as silk, silk velet, brocade, doupion silk, gambiered caton silk, cotton, Linen Fabric, wool, Blended Fabric, furs and so on. Different cheongsam have to be protected by have different maintenance methods. More details, please seek advice from our customer service.
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Valentine's Day is on the horizon and, like it or not, is a major industry for a one-day event, with annual spending consistently reaching into the billions over the past few years, according to statistics by IBISWorld. While some businesses may scoff at the "Hallmark" holiday, they should nevertheless acknowledge that the holiday has become a veritable institution readily embraced – and even enjoyed – by many.
This Valentine's may be an opportunity for those cynics to finally take part in the celebratory airs sincerely. In the spirit of the day, companies can embrace promotional giveaways, office presents and other means of morale-boosting and marketing.
Crunching the numbers
Some industries fare better during Valentine's Day than others. According to The Atlantic, dining out was estimated to be the highest Valentine's Day expense last year for the U.S. population, with more than $9.6 billion being spent on a special meal, based on data from IBISWorld. That's nearly half of the estimated $20 billion spent in 2012. Candy was the next largest expense, nearly $2.9 billion spent on sweets. Romantic getaways followed with more than $2.3 billion estimated. Flowers and jewelry both hovered around $1.7 billion, while clothing and lingerie combined averaged around $1.26 billion. One of the cheapest expenses also happened to be one of the lowest expenditures – greeting cards were estimated to have cost the U.S. population less than 0.9 billion.
The recipients of those gifts may be a little more surprising. Only a little more than half of those expenditures went toward romantic partners, with family taking up 20 percent, followed by friends at 7 percent and teachers at 5 percent. Co-workers tied with pets at 4 percent.
The business model
Companies that specialize in the travel, restaurant or gift card industry probably already have enough on their plate in terms of celebrating Valentine's Day. However, other businesses have just as many reasons to throw their hats into the ring. According to Small Business Trends, Valentine's Day can be a great opportunity for small businesses to to edge out larger companies through unique and interesting gifts for consumers. This idea can be extended to include innovative and eye-catching marketing campaigns that set your business apart for the holiday.
Pens and customized calendars are standard promotional fare, and can be a helpful gift for people who tend to forget important dates. They're also a simple way to get a company's name out and demonstrate a little generosity. However, small businesses need not be afraid to innovate their gifts or the ways in which they present them. A lottery for a romantic getaway, an all-expenses paid evening out or a gift package of sweets and treats can be tempting way to get consumers to interact with a company. These giveaways can then be packaged inside promotional items, such as backpacks or totes. For the risk-taking crowd, businesses can keep the contents of a Valentine's gift tote a secret until after it's won.
Businesses can also find ways of utilizing more cost-effective prizes in more interesting ways. Customized calendars are an inexpensive and practical gift with a lot of potential. One way to utilize them is to circle differing dates in a number of calendars with various discounts associated with them. Recipients of the calendars will then win those discounts for that specific date. That way, the calendar becomes an integral part of the gift and also prompts the winner to use it.
Co-workers deserve to feel some love, too. Employers can show their appreciation for their colleagues by offering small tokens of appreciation, including promotional pens, candy and even a notepad with a kind and encouraging message written on it.


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Dale was born and raised just out side of Boston, but it was not until he moved to Denver Colorado that he was introduced to the world of House and Trance. Attending clubs on a daily basis, "except for Monday...there never seems to be a good night on a Monday", he fell in love with the music and soon found himself picking up every new track he could find. These two aspects of his life, dancing at clubs several times a week and an appreciation for the music, lead to a fascination with the workings in the DJ booth.
In 1997 he moved to Korea where he worked on perfecting his mixing and programming, "There wasn't a lot to do there". Then in 1998 he moved to Guam and DJed at two weekly nights, House Blend at Temple and Dungeon at Ground Zero. By the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2000 Dale had moved back to the Boston area and has started to get booked at gigs in the local area.


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Restraint is the seventh episode of Season 2 of Teen Wolf.
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Lydia begins to make connections about the bite from Peter.
Jackson causes new problems for Scott and Stiles.
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In the woods, a man and woman we've never seen before argue in a small house trailer. The lights go out and the man goes to investigate. Looking out the window the wife sees her husband talking to someone in a hooded sweat suit. The man points up and the kanima's tail whips down from a tree and wraps around the man's neck pulling him off the ground. The hooded figure then points at the trailer. The man's body is thrown through the glass and lands on the table. It is quickly pulled outside again and the kanima crawls in through the broken window. It approaches the terrified woman but seeing that she is pregnant pulls away and leaves.
In the Sheriff's office, Scott and Stiles are talking to Allison on speakerphone. Allison says that Jackson probably doesn't know that someone is controlling him. They speculate that his transformation into the kanima causes a fugue state that causes Jackson to forget his actions.
In flashbacks, we see Jackson sitting on his bed at home arms covered in blood, in the shower washing off the blood and then back in bed on what appears to be the night of the full moon. A gloved hand reaches out for Matt's camera and the scene switches back to the present. They plan to try to explain to Jackson that he is being controlled and elicit his help in figuring out who the master might be.
Sheriff Stilinski reads out the details of the restraining order Jackson secured against Scott and Stiles. They are to stay 50 feet away from him at all times. They cannot speak to him or assault or harass him physically or psychologically. Scott's Mother and Jackson's Father are in the room as the order is read.
Once he gets his son alone, the Sheriff points out how lucky they are that Jackson isn't pressing charges. Stiles tries to play it as though stealing the police van and locking Jackson inside was some sort of elaborate joke.
Scott's mother is equally upset. She says the restraining order is just the latest in a long line of concerning issues including Scott's increasingly bizarre behavior, late nights and having to beg Mr. Harris to let him make up a chemistry exam. She grounds him from all activities except for work and school. She also says he can't hang out with Stiles and tries to take away his car keys but becomes too upset to get the car key off the key ring.
Scott seems ready to tell her what's really going on. Stiles is freaking out that he shouldn't tell and then Mrs. McCall suggests Scott's issues may have something to do with his father and he goes along with that excuse. She says they'll discuss it more at home.
Jackson is sitting on a bench in the Sheriff's Office still wearing the pants Stiles dressed him in last episode and the borrowed deputies coat suggesting that he's been there the whole time.
In Derek's lair, Isaac asks why the pack needs Scott's help in dealing with the kanima. Derek says it's harder to kill than he thought and claims he's not even sure who it is. He sends Erica to get the information from either Scott or Stiles.
Isaac then complains that Derek had promised to teach them to shift into werewolf form at will. Derek says there hasn't been time. He then produces large chains and metal collars. Isaac complains that if Derek locks them up during the full moon then he'll be all alone if the hunters come. Isaac then suggests that they forget the kanima but Derek says they can't because there was something in the way Gerard looked at it suggests that he knows something and is planning something. Derek says they have to find it first.
In the school library, Allison goes to great lengths to secretly talk to Scott and Stiles. They stand on opposite sides of a book shelf and she passes an AT&T Pantech Element Tablet through the books. On it we can see the translated text from the bestiary.
- "Like the wolf, its power is greatest at the moon's peak. Like the wolf, the Kanima is a social creature but where the wolf seeks a pack the Kanima seeks a master.
- The Kanima, a weapon of vengeance, is used to carry out the bidding of its master. The Kanima was once used by a South American priest who took it upon himself to rid his village of all murderers. The bond between master and servant grew stronger until the will of the master became that of the Kanima's and whomever the priest deemed unworthy, the Kanima served his vengeance.
- The Kanima is a mutation of the werewolf gene that cannot fully transform until it resolves that in its past which manifest it."
They discuss what this means for Jackson and decide it may have something to do with what happened to his biological parents. Allison decides to ask Jackson about it while Stiles asks Lydia.
In the biology classroom, Jackson takes a snake out of its tank and allows it to crawl down his throat.
Scott's mom enters his room at home to pick up the dirty laundry. She then decides to snoop. She flings stuff out of drawers and riffles through his books. Eventually she finds a 12 pack box of condoms but when she upends it, there is only one left.
Allison follows Jackson down to the locker room at School. She is about to enter when the door opens and Matt steps out. They talk about shoes and he invites her to a rave on Friday. She hears Jackson choking inside the locker room and enters. Jackson is naked in the shower. He keeps her from leaving and taunts her about Scott and their relationship. He calls her a stupid bitch. He calls Scott a stupid bitch.
Stiles asks Lydia about Jackson's bio parents but she won't tell him anything. Erica shows up and forces Stiles up against the wall claws extended. He points out the CCTV cameras and she backs off. She says she knows about Jackson's real parents and that they are dead and buried and that she knows how they died. Stiles interest in Jackson leads Erica to believe that Jackson is the Kanima.
In the chemistry classroom, Scott is taking his make-up test when he hears Allison's heart rate tick up. Mr. Harris says he can't leave until he fills in all the answers so Scott fills in "B" for all the remaining questions.
In the locker room, Jackson then says the werewolves will eventually turn on Allison and her family. She then grabs at his throat and tries to take him down but he lands on top of her. Jackson then shakes himself and seems confused as to why Allison is under him, why he is naked and what's going on. At this moment, Scott shows up Jackson points out that he has a restraining order and Scott assures him that he is restraining himself. They fight, breaking a sink, a tile wall and knocking over several lockers.
Erica and Stiles are heading to the locker room with him still trying to convince her not to tell Derek about Jackson. She confesses that she used to have a crush on Stiles but that he ignored her. They then notice water running from underneath the locker room door. At that moment, Scott is flung through the door and lands in the hall in front of Stiles. Jackson follows and continues to wrestle with Scott.
Erica pulls him off and Stiles holds Scott back. Matt arrives on the scene and notices Allison's Pantech Tablet. He picks it up, wipes away some water and sees the bestiary translation. He quickly emails it to himself. Mr. Harris shows up and gives everyone, including Matt, detention.
Mrs. Argent is monitoring the CCTV feeds in the school office when Mrs. McCall shows up. She's come to explain that Scott and Allison are still dating and are apparently sexually active. Mrs. Argent asks if the condoms might have been used with some other impressionable young girl with severely low standards. Mrs. McCall explains that Allison is the only girl Scott has ever talked about like that.
Lydia and her stalker are talking by the lockers. He asks if she has plans after school and she says of course. He then asks her to meet him because he wants to show her something. He also tells her to bring the flower he gave her last episode.
Detention is held in the library. Matt opens up the bestiary translation on his tablet and says the word "kanima" aloud within earshot of Allison. Scott decides that Stiles' plan to kill Jackson now suits him just fine but his friend says they have to save him. They then speculate that Matt is the kanima's master but then can't find a motive that fits that theory. Jackson's head begins to hurt. He winces in pain and asks to be excused. Mr. Harris follows him out.
He heads to the locker room where he bends over the sink and stares in the mirror. The snake he swallowed earlier bursts from his eye socket and lands in the sink.
Once Harris is out of the room, Stiles and Scott join Erica at her table. She says her father was the insurance examiner who worked the car accident that killed Jackson's bio parents and that the boy will get a large settlement when he turns 18.
She pulls up the accident report on her laptop. It shows that Gordon and Margaret Miller died in a single car crash on June 14, 1995. It happened on Route 23 past mile marker 2 off Old Deacon Road in Beacon Hills. Apparently, skid patterns suggested that the car swerved suddenly and the driver lost control. Both the driver and passenger were DOA at Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital.
Scott is called to the office and confronted by Mrs. Argent. She sharpens pencils in an electric sharpener while explaining that his behavior and involving Allison in the activities that led to the detention is unacceptable. She says he's lucky that she is there to explain away things like a sink being ripped from the locker room wall. She then asks if he is having sex with Allison. While she's waiting for an answer, she sharpens a pencil down to a tiny numb. He says they're not having sex. She removes the pencil from the sharpener, it is about an inch and a half long, and holds it up. She stares the tiny phallus for a moment before saying that she certainly hopes they are not.
Back at her house, Lydia frantically looks for the flower her stalker gave her. She can't find it in her room. She then goes out to the porch to look for another one but they don't seem to grow there. She then wanders away from the house and into the woods barefoot as if in a daze. She comes upon a beautiful home and goes inside. It is deserted except for a wardrobe with a mirrored door and scattered leaves on the floor.
Mr. Harris leaves detention but says the students must stay until all the books are shelved. He exits to the parking lot and drives off in a VW Jetta with a bumper sticker that reads, "Imagination is more important than Knowledge – Einstein".
In the library, Stiles, Allison and Scott discuss how Jackson was born after his mother died. He was delivered by c-section. They also speculate that his parents' accident may have been murder since that would fall in line with the kanima myth.
In another area of the stacks, Jackson begins hallucinating with the covers of books transforming into messages aimed at him. "Modern Interpretations of Greek Myths" becomes "Jackson". "A Tale of Two Cities" becomes "Close Your Eyes Jackson" then switches to "Close Them Now."
Scott decides to go talk to Jackson but instead finds Matt unconscious on the floor with a visible scratch on the back of his neck. The kanima jumps from stack to stack over Scott's head, crashing into light fixtures and knocking down ceiling tiles. Scott wolfs out. Jackson then lands behind Erica and incapacitates her.
Jackson seems possessed, like a marionette with someone pulling the strings, as he writes on the chalkboard, "Stay out of my way or I'll kill all of you". He then jumps through a window and is gone.
Scott finds Erica and she is in the midst of a seizure. Allison and Stiles want to take her to the hospital but she insists that they take her to Derek. Scott doesn't want to leave Allison but she insist saying Stiles can't carry Erica alone and she needs to stay behind to get an ambulance for Matt. He says it doesn't feel right leaving her but she says it doesn't mean anything.
In the abandoned house, Lydia's stalker shows up and they kiss. She opens her eyes and see in the mirror that she is not kissing a young man about her own age but a burned and bloodied Peter Hale. She breaks away and the realizes that she is not in an abandoned but otherwise beautiful home she is actually in the burned out shell of the Hale House. She screams and collapses against the fireplace.
In Derek's lair, Erica is not recovering from the seizure so Derek breaks her arm to trigger the healing process and squeezes it bloody to get out the venom. After she is stable, she tells Stiles that he makes a good Batman.
Scott and Derek talk. Scott says he'll join Derek's pack just long enough to capture Jackson.
Mrs McCall is at work at the hospital. The woman we saw in the trailer has just delivered her child. She grabs Mrs. McCall's arm and says the thing that killed her husband wasn't human. After she leaves the room, we see the hooded figure enter and a gloved hand come down over the new mother's mouth and nose until she is no longer able to breath and suffocates.
In Hale House, Lydia realizes that she had been hallucinating every time she'd seen her stalker just as she was now hallucinating Peter Hale. In fact, she remembers that she had seen a picture of Young Peter in a trophy case at school. The hallucination of Peter explains that he knew she would be immune to the werewolf bite and that he had decided to use her as a backup plan. He says that she will be able to do one very important thing but doesn't explain what that would be before he disappears.
Lydia opens her hand and is holding a wolfsbane bloom. Under the floor at Hale House, we see Peter Hale's body, dead and buried.
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- Oberhofer – "Haus"
- Scene: Allison in the library.
- Terraplane Sun – "Get Me Golden"
- Scene: Melissa ransacks Scott's room.
- Nicky Blitz – "Hawk"
- Scene: Stiles chases Erica in hall.
- Dada Life – "Kick Out the Epic Mother***"
- Scene: Scott and Jackson fall out of locker room.
- Stepdad – "Warrior (Jungles Part II)"
- Scene: Melissa talks with Victoria.
- M83 – "Coloring the Void"
- Scene: Lydia in her room and ghostly moment in yard.
- Flight Facilities – "Crave You (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)"
- Scene: Lydia kisses JR.
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|#04 Abomination
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> The engineering metaphor may be the most helpful here, but it
> may be worth noting some analogy with what mathematicians do.
> They generally don't just move from one step of an argument to another &
> see what will turn up, but have some idea what they want to prove.
Good analogy; it's very much the way design engineers think, and is
probably generalizable to most creative work.
> BUT - no mathematician is satisfied with knowing the end result
> without the steps that lead to it! It may have been intuition which
> suggested the result, but in a sense that piece of intuition becomes
> disposable once a rigorous proof is found.
And if ID is to go anywhere, a rigorous "science of design" must first be
developed, as it applies to life. Behe has offered the best start so far
for the ID movement, but IDers know they must go further than this.
> & the analogy (no more than
> that but no less) with the ID argument is evident: The complexity of
> some biochemical structures or processes may lead some scientists
> to intuit design, but scientists in general will not be satisfied with
> that until the way in which the design is accomplished through natural
> processes is understood - an understanding which may require radical
> changes in present-day theories. (Dogmatic Darwinians take note!) &
> if/when that is done, the design intuition for that particular process
> is no longer needed _as a scientific explanation_.
Which means that the same reductionistic arguments for denying a Designer
will be able to be used. But if a rigorous design-oriented explanation of
life turns out to be so powerful and useful in scientifically understanding
life, it will be harder to resist acceptance of the idea that a Designer is
involved (somehow. I think this is the great hope of
the ID movement. Now, whether God must tinker with existent creation is
a different question.
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