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In the original edition of Saved By the Bell, a few things were different: the kids lived in Indiana and had Hayley Mills for a teacher. The show was revamped - Zack, Lisa, and Screech made it to California, but Nikki and Mikey were replaced by the similar-but-older Jessie and Slater.
Youngest Winslow child Judy didn't get as much screen time as older siblings Laura and Eddie, so when the actress reportedly asked for too much money she was simply let go without explanation. It's a running joke among fans (and Judy's portrayer, Jaimee Lee Foxworth) that Judy went up to her room and never came back.
Brash, confident Mandy was brought in as a PR consultant in season one. Not only did she get written off after the season ended, she was simply removed from the show and never mentioned again as if she'd never existed.
On the first season of Boy Meets World, Eric and Cory had an adorable little sister named Morgan, who disappeared after the first season. Topanga also had a phantom sister named Nebula, who only appeared in one episode and was never mentioned again.
In the original edition of Saved By the Bell, a few things were different: the kids lived in Indiana and had Hayley Mills for a teacher. The show was revamped - Zack, Lisa, and Screech made it to California, but Nikki and Mikey were replaced by the similar-but-older Jessie and Slater.
Dr. Hahn was the badass cardio surgeon who replaced Burke on Grey's Anatomy. Her character was slow to catch on with fans, and producers let the actress go. Erica's storyline got no real resolution - she went out to the parking lot and was never seen or mentioned again.
After Tommy's portrayer, Balthazar Getty, publicly cheated on his wife with Sienna Miller, he left the show to deal with personal issues. Tommy got moved to the back burner with no explanation, leaving the door open in case Getty wanted to return.
Step By Step was all about navigating the wackiness of a blended family, and one of the recurring characters was mom Carol (Suzanne Somers)' sister Penny. As the kids got older and had their own storylines, Penny was phased out of the show.
Bill's kid brother Joey was always the good one, staying true to wife Wanda and trying to take care of his loopy parents, but he eventually snapped and murdered compound leader and prophet Roman. He and Wanda went on the lam, and we never saw them again. The last season of the show was apparently too rushed to finish Joey's storyline.
Another character who got Chuck Cunningham'd was Teenie, Bill and Barb's youngest. The actress got too old, so she was replaced and then shipped off to live offscreen with Sarah.
After plane mechanic Lowell (Thomas Haden Church) joined the witness protection program, Budd joined the team as his replacement. However, Budd failed to catch on with the audience and disappeared almost as quickly as he'd arrived.


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For under $150, what would you suggest (if you use one).
I want one that is pop-up, not a 20lb'er, easy to assemble, black out inside, scent masking (if an option). I know why dont I ask for a fridge, heater, & a tv too.... LOL

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Sadly, this column is almost at an end for this season. I feel like we have grown. I feel like we have learned from each other. Like a protagonist in a compelling novel, we faced adversity and felt better for it. Aw, forget all that mushy stuff. I'm mad! Football is almost over. I might have to work on the weekends. I may have to spend time with others. This is awful. Forget what I said about the 18 game regular season, Rodge, let's go for 22 and take this thing through the worst month of the year. February stinks.
Before we get to the picks, let's get back to some of the more memorable lines from this column over the course of the season:
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San Francisco @ Atlanta- So, why is Copernicus holding a turtle? Did he re-name it Erik Walden after last weekend? The disease of recent memory is going to point out a lot of things in favor of the Niners. They looked great against the Packers and Jim Harbaugh is becoming one of those coaches that feel like they always know what they are doing. In order words, the exact opposite how Falcons fans feel about Mike Smith when short yardage or clock management is involved. He is lucky that Pete Carroll still believes in icing a kicker and also calls bad time outs (cough, cough, end of first half).
Still, the Falcons have things going for them. Matt Ryan is 34-6 at home. The Falcons have actually beaten the Niners the last 4 times that they have played. Three of those four wins were within 4 points. The one blowout was in 2009 when the Falcons trounced the Shuan Hill and Glen Coffee Show 45-10. #1 seeds at home are 6-0 since 2005. Being a #1 seed at home and getting points, Falcons fans certainly can play the "We just beat the hottest team in the league and you still don't believe in us" card.
The Falcons, though, have a hobbled John Abraham and still have no real run game. They surprised the Seahawks early with over 80 yards in the first quarter. Then, with a lead, they rushed 4 times for 9 yards in the third quarter. Overall, they called 17 passes and 10 runs WITH A LEAD, AT HOME. PICK: (SF 6-3)
Baltimore @ New England Color the Council unimpressed with the Ravens ability to beat Peyton Manning in the playoffs. I guess when everybody does it, it is hard to be impressed. (Editor's note: Only 11 teams have done it, and New England and San Diego have done it more than once, he really should have said Most of the AFC).
For the Ravens, they need to see more from the last name Moore. Last year, Sterling Moore broke up the season against Baltimore. This year, Rahim Moore managed to forget the rule that safeties have to play as deep as possible with a lead at the end of the game. He also forgot about the clock and then tried to go for a pick with two hands when his angle was bad. Belichick, forever being the forward thinker, got rid of Moore in the middle of the season to make sure the Ravens could not conduct more research this game. The Patriots don't have a guy named Moore on the active roster.
This game, though, will be a challenge for the Ravens defense. Ray Lewis will be exploited by Aaron Hernandez at some point or another. They won't be able to adjust and take advantage of a barrage of short throws. From the beginning of the fourth quarter until the end of the game, Peyton Manning attempted 15 pass plays. Only four of them were at targets more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage. His longest was 15 yards. That was the game-deciding interception. Another was a 12 yard out to Stokely that took longer than an audiobook of "War & Peace" to get there. All in all, those fifteen targets averaged out to 6.4 yards down the field. All the Ravens did was keep Ed Reed deep and then get an extra guy or two in the 5-15 yard area on every play.
The Council does not think Tom Brady will show the same tendancies.PICK: (NE 8-1)


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Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid or skin around the eye.
Preseptal cellulitis
Periorbital cellulitis commonly affects children under 18 months old.
This infection can occur after a scratch, injury, or bug bite around the eye, which allows germs to enter the wound. Or it can extend from a nearby site that is infected, such as the sinuses.
Symptoms include:
This condition does not usually affect vision or cause eye pain.
The health care provider will examine the eye and ask about symptoms.
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Antibiotics will be prescribed. They are usually taken by mouth. Or they may also be given as shots (injection).
Periorbital cellulitis almost always improves with treatment. In rare cases, the infection spreads into the eye socket, the tissues that surround the eye, and the eyeball itself. This infection is called orbital cellulitis.
Call your doctor right away if:
Wald ER. Periorbital and orbital infections. In: Long SS, ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2012:chap 87.
Olitsky SE, Hug D, Plummer LS, Stass-Isern M. Orbital infections. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 626.
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This is an annotated, topical list of science fiction novels and stories based on more or less accurate astronomy and physics ideas. Learners can read fictional works that involve asteroids, astronomers, black holes, comets, space travel where... (View More) Einstein's ideas are used correctly, exploding stars, etc. (View Less)
Using the 5-E model, these lessons introduce planets, planetary systems, star types, exoplanets, transits, light curves, and the Planet Hunters citizen science project. Supplemental materials include data/image sheets. Next Generation Science... (View More) Standards (NGSS) are identified. (View Less)
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This project engages students in the science and engineering processes used by NASA Astrobiologists as they explore our Solar System and try to answer the compelling question, "Are we Alone?" Students will identify science mission goals and select... (View More) an astrobiologically significant target of interest: Mars, Europa, Enceladus or Titan. Students will then design their mission to this target in search of their chosen biosignature(s). Students will encounter the same considerations and challenges facing NASA scientists and engineers as they search for life in our Solar System. Students will need to balance the return of their science data with engineering limitations such as power, mass and budget. Risk factors play a role and will add to the excitement in this interactive science and engineering activity. Astrobiobound! will help students see how science and systems engineering are integrated to achieve a focused scientific goal. Includes an alignment document for NGSS and Common Core State Standards. (View Less)
This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)
This Science On a Sphere (SOS) module is designed to help the public better understand the story of water on Mars and how we're learning more about it. It portrays the mystery of what happened to the water on Mars in the context of a detective... (View More) story. NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutoN) will help solve this mystery by studying the Martian atmosphere, how it has changed over time, and how it interacts with the Sun and the solar wind. The module also delves into Mars exploration, featuring past, present, and future Mars missions, and includes an activity comparing images of water-related features on Earth and Mars. It will help people understand that a planet's climate can change over time and how learning more about Mars helps us learn more about Earth and other planets as well. Resources included are: script, SOS playlist and datasets, background and tips for the docent or facilitator, and image comparisons of water-related features on Earth and Mars. (View Less)
After reading aloud a text on life in extreme environments, students will discuss what life is and the requirements of life. Groups of students will conduct an experiment of their choosing on chia seeds to explore how extreme environments affect the... (View More) growth of the plant. After conducting their experiments, they will write and illustrate a fictional story about an imaginary life form on Mars. This lesson is from "Red Planet: Read, Write, Explore!" which uses literacy, art, and creative expression as a vehicle for learning about Mars science and exploration. Includes alignment to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. (View Less)
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This activity is about viewing the planet Mars (and others) through a telescope. Learners will go outside on a clear evening to view the planets and other celestial bodies for themselves. Using sky charts and other resources, and possibly in... (View More) partnership with a local astronomical society or club, children and their families view Mars with binoculars and/or telescopes. The children who have participated in the other Explore: Life on Mars? activities may serve as docents at this public, community event, sharing what they have done and learned about what life is, the requirements for life, and the possibility for life on Mars now — or in the past! It is recommended that the viewing event be paired with the hands-on experiment within the Searching for Life activity if space and time allow. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 8 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
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This module focuses on ultraviolet radiation on Earth and in space and how it affects life. Learners will construct their own "martian" using craft materials and UV beads. They will explore how UV radiation from the Sun can affect living things,... (View More) comparing conditions on Earth and Mars, and then discuss ways in which organisms may protect themselves from UV radiation. They will then take part in a Mars Creature Challenge, where they will change their creature to help it survive harsh UV conditions — like on Mars. They will then test their Mars creatures by subjecting them to different environmental conditions to see how well they "survive" in a martian environment. This investigation will explore shelter and protection as one of life's requirements and how Earth's atmosphere protects life from harmful UV radiation. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 5 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)


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Enjoy this savory beef pot pie packed with vegetable – a great dinner made using Pillsbury® pie crusts.
The origin of the pot pie goes back to the days of hearth cooking when a kettle was lined with pastry, filled with potatoes, vegetables and bits of meat and sealed with a top crust of pastry.
Allowing the pie to cool 10 minutes before serving lets it "set" so the pieces cut easier.
Serve wedges of this hearty pie with a fruit-flavored gelatin salad on lettuce leaves or a tossed green salad.
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Breakfast is the the most important meal of the day, it breaks our overnight fast and will give us the energy we need to perform a morning's work or activities, but with research suggesting that Mums tackle an average of 9.8 challenges during the morning "rush hour" how do you make sure both you and your family are fed, watered and out of the door on time?
This is exactly what Warburtons want to know. They are creating their ultimate breakfast handbook and want to know your your hints and tips of how to get a tribe out of the door with a tasty, nutritious breakfast in their bellies as well as your breakfast recipes.
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- Be prepared. Pack lunches and school bags the night before as well as anything you need for work. I even lay out school uniform and my work clothes.
- Look after number one. Set your alarm clock 20 minutes earlier and get yourself ready before you wake your children. This should give you time for a coffee and a shower and make you more refreshed to deal with the morning onslaught!
- Turn the TV off. Imogen is very easily distracted by the television so I have recently made the decision that it does not get turned on until she has left for school. This helps her on focus on what she's doing and we can even get a bit of reading in before school.
- Work together. I count myself very lucky that Tony doesn't usually leave the house for work until much later so he's on hand to help out, we each have our tasks to do – he usually helps Imogen get dressed whilst I'm on duty for hair and teeth.
- Keep breakfast simple but add variety. Imogen gets bored of everything very easily so we have to vary her breakfast or she simply doesn't eat it. A fussy, uncomplicated breakfast means more time in bed and more mess to clear up so toast or crumpets (with jam, marmalade, honey or sometime chocolate spread) are popular in our household but both are rotated with cereal and the occasional brioche roll or eggy bread!
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Carp Flys ( Pop Corn)
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Ever see a pod of carp on a pond when people are feeding the ducks. The carp in these places are keyed into bread and popcorn. This can be some fast action on the surface for some big fish. Cast the fly either to fish feeding in the surface film or blind cast. Its important to get their attention so deliver the fly with as much of a splash as possible.
Pop Corn Fly
Hook TMC 105 or equivalent
Body: White 2mm close cell foam
Thread: Flat Waxed Nylon
Cut a strip of foam about 8 mm wide, cut one piece 27 mm long and another 23 mm long and trim the ends round. ( I made a set of punches out of the modeling clay cutters you buy at the craft store).
Wrap the thread along the length of the hook several times and build up a good base.
Lay the foam strips on top of each other, the shorter one on top of the longer one so that they are centered then double them over. All four ends should be about even.
Hold the foam over the hook so that the trimmed ends are about 1 to 2 mm past the eye of the hook. Wrap two soft loops around the middle of the foam and then gradually tighten the loop until the cut ends flare out. Wrap another 6 or so wraps of thread around the foam, then wrap the thread around the hook just behind the eye and finish with a double whip finish.
Turn the fly up side down in the vice and add three drops of CA glue to the thread under the hook. It should soak in under the foam.
Cool fly. Simple to tie and apparently effective. :cool:
I've never fished for carp around duck feeders or other places where the fish are used to feeding around people. Must be fun to catch 'em on top! It's also a bonus that the splash from the fly attracts the fish rather than spooking them. Probably don't have to be as stealthy either if they associate people and flailing arms with food!
In Salisbury NH huge striped bass reside along the restaurant porches to eat fried clams, french fries, steamers, etc. They are literally no less tame than the ducks at the local pond, like the cuda stories you hear in the tropics.
It's funny, if you throw all three in they will eat the steamer first, then the fried clam, finally the fry gets it too. :hihi:
A long foam fry imitation? I would do it for a gag, but the restaurant staff would chase me with a kitchen knife for hooking their #1 tourist draw!
I can see how this would be just the ticket in the situation you pointed out.
Just imagine the headlines, "Striper population in Salisbury, NH reported to have high incidence of coronary disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity."
Pop Corn Fly (PCF)
I have also used this fly on clooping pods of carp in open water, on grass carp in open water, and on carp in the marinas at Lake Powell. Well Powell was a blast until the Park Ranger chased us out of the marina. Some guy on the dock said oh man thats a big bass, we said "this ant no bass" this is a real tackle buster. One more thing, I can almost see this comming, no I havent caught any ducks. Actually I avoid the ducks, I would feel really bad about that if I hooked one.
The Ducks tend to avoid me because I dont feed them and I usually have my trusty dog with me to scare them away.
A Carp Story
Several years ago, I was fishing at Utah Lake near Bird Island. The island was surrounded by bass boats, fishing for Wallies and Cats. I found an open spot on the south end and parked the boat. Almost before the boat stopped moving I threw the PCF on the up wind side of a large pod of big Carp, and as soon as it crossed the edge of the pod a pair of big lips came up and sucked the fly in. The fishing was like this for about 10 casts in a row, and all the fish were in the 12 to 15 lb range. About midway through this I noticed that most of the people in a nearby boat had stopped fishing and were standing on the side of the boat watching me, then after a while they sat down and got out the binoculars. I pulled up and went off to chase another pod of fish and the other boat left in a big hurry.
The next day I relayed this story in the local fly shop, then later in the day I went back for something I had forgotten on my first visit. Micky at the store said, you will never guess what happened. About 5 minuets after you left this morning a couple of guys came in with this story about some guy who came roaring up to Bird Island in his boat and started slaying them with a fly rod, we had been there all day without a bite they said, and this guy caught 10 huge fish in a 1/2 hour and let them all go, whats up with that. Micky started asking questions like what did the boat look like, and what did this guy look like and then said oh yea we know him. He's fishing for Carp. Carp they said. Oh they said, that explains everything.
Fry fly
Yes that is a great Idea. Ill get to work of a fry fly.
I have used the PCF with my 9/10 spey rod and my attempt at single spey on the pond for those extra long shots I cant quite reach with my single hander.
reminds me of the time when i was young whippersnapper all these folks where on the bank fishing for carp with cane poles etc. and us wadding down the stream some of us had bats trying to hit the fish. then these suckers where swiming in a pool i reached down and picked up one in each hand and yelled with joy to the folks on bank " this is how u do it " :)
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Overeem and Fedor Play Nice, For Once
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I was just reading the mothership, MiddleEasy.com, and saw a photograph that I can only describe as absolutely, 100% insane yet somehow adorable and lovable. If you've been following MMA for a while now, you know that Fedor Emelianenko is a very earnest, down-to-earth and likable guy. He does some really cool things and seems like the kind of guy we could all get along with. From wearing comfy sweaters, double-fisting ice cream cones and just being a sort of goofy dude, he has endeared us all. While he is still a chubby robot bent on destroying your face when his thumb circuits aren't malfunctioning, he is a real guy and shows it a lot more than he ever did in the past.
Then there is Alistair Overeem. Overeem has been making the media rounds like crazy the past few weeks, and it is clear that Overeem is truly becoming a star in the United States. The media have gotten over their rabid questions about PEDs and treating Overeem like they would any other world champion. When the media treat someone like a star, fans see them as a star, and thus, the 2-year long odyssey that is the ascent of Alistair Overeem continues, and his management team, including Bas Boon look brilliant for the PR work they've done and the feeding of "cans" for him to dispatch and build up a highlight reel.
The proposed bout between the two fell apart when Emelianenko was defeated by Fabricio Werdum last year, which led us to where we are today. The fight between the two is still one that fans would love to see and one that Overeem still wants, but he believes, correctly, that Werdum deserves the first crack at him, hence the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP. Enter fight week in New York this week, and we get... well, this incredible photo. [source]


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okay...so, if TPM takes place 30 years before ANH, then everything we see is old technology to luke....the lightsabers, the battles,etc,etc...but why is it that they never have a double balded lightsaber in the the trilogy? it seems like TPM has new technology when you watch it but then you realize..."hey, this crap is old!"
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Breakfast ready in 15 minutes! Enjoy easy buckwheat waffles in a new way - a tangy-spicy treat.
"I always have a banana or other fruit for breakfast. That way, I start off eating right. My morning fruit is a great addition to these good-for-me waffles." Nanci D.
Try experimenting with different grains to round out your whole-grain experiences. Buckwheat is a popular flour for waffles and pancakes; it's a great choice because it contains phosphorus, iron, potassium and vitamins E and B, so it's good for your heart.
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James Arnold Taylor updated his blog with his thoughts. Here he makes it sound like it's completely done aside from the episodes in production, based on Cary Silver and Dave Filoni calling him to say it was cancelled - and only this past Friday. He didn't explicitly say that he wouldn't be going in for any more voice sessions, but it seemed like he was done working on it. Obviously voice work is done before the many months' work of animation, but it seems as though the work is only happening on episodes that were already in some level of production. Then again, ADR is pretty common here, so maybe they can sneak in a few extra episodes or something. At any rate, I know they've still been recording up until fairly recently, so hopefully those episodes will still get made and we'll have lots of content to look forward to here.
I dunno about TOR - it seems like it'll still be a while before the show goes to air, and the game will be old news by then. But the overall Old Republic timeline is pretty popular (even though I've never gotten into it). I doubt that it would take place during the new films or in the space between VI and VII, since there would likely be too much conflict and continuity issues with trying to make both at the same time.
And, oh yeah, Admiral Trench's robotic upgrades are freakin' awesome in that clip!


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"Stenographers" is an inflammatory word to use to describe journalists, but it's the only accurate way to respond to news coverage of Paul LePage's inauguration as governor.
Not five minutes into his term, LePage uttered a verifiable untruth. And all three of the state's major daily newspapers quoted him without noting that it was false. It wasn't some throwaway line, but rather a description of the Maine Constitution, which was central to LePage's campaign (along with the US Constitution), and which he has promised will be a touchstone of his governorship.
Here's what LePage said: "The word 'people' appears in the Maine Constitution 49 times. You cannot find a single mention of the words, 'politics,' 'Republican,' 'Democrat,' 'Green,' or 'independent' in 37 pages of preambles, articles, and sections of our state constitution."
The Portland Press Herald, the Lewiston Sun Journal, and the Bangor Daily News quoted that line completely (and accurately) in their reports about the inauguration. And to read those articles, you would believe LePage is right. He's not.
Fact-checking that claim was as easy as it gets, even for lazy journalists who are (or feel) chained to their desks. As I watched the live online stream (from the Maine Public Broadcasting Network), all it took was a quick Google search; the full text of the Maine Constitution appeared on my screen, a PDF from the state's own Web site.
And yes, LePage was right about the number of times the word "people" appears, and about the first four items on his list of absent words: "politics," "Republican," "Democrat," and "Green" are not in the Maine Constitution.
But "independent" is, three times: in the Preamble ("We the people of Maine . . . do agree to form ourselves into a free and independent State"); in Article I, Section 1 ("All people are born equally free and independent"); and in Article IV, Section 1 ("the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the Legislature").
LePage's context was about political affiliation, but of course someone who is politically "independent" is by definition unaffiliated. If LePage were being careful with his words, he might have chosen "unenrolled," the technical term for someone who is a registered voter in Maine but who is not listed as a member of any political party. That word indeed does not appear in the Maine Constitution.
Instead, Maine's new governor chose to claim that a very important word, which appears in three very important places in the Maine Constitution, was not there at all. And the state's three major newspapers didn't even bother to determine whether his claim was accurate — despite the complete ease and simplicity of doing so.
I've warned the Maine media before about laziness when it comes to government scrutiny (most recently in "Brave The New World," November 19, 2010). LePage will be making more complex statements over the next four years, and many of those claims will be far harder to assess for veracity than a simple statement in an inaugural address. While LePage's inauguration may have set the tone for his administration, let's hope that the media's coverage of that event is not the harbinger of its performance as his term continues.
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Dewey defeats Truman 2010?
From Bob Powers at the Boston Globe, regarding the little oopsie I tweaked them for earlier:
[Associated Press] was testing an election data feed to its Massachusetts clients.
During corresponding tests at our end, the feed of AP's hypothetical test
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within our site. As soon as the error was discovered, it was removed. We
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FormerHouse SpeakerNewt Gingrich set up a new low in political claptrap this week by claiming his love of country forced him to seek love with women other than wives one and two and — given his history — will probably eventually lead to an end to the marriage with his current wife.
Gingrich, one of the loudest critics ofPresident Bill Clinton for entertaining White House internMonica Lewinsky with cigars came up with one of the lamest excuses ever for screwing around.
"There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt agout this country, that I worked far too hard and that things happened in my life that were not appropriate," Gingrich toldCBS news.
In other words, love of country led him to seek love from any woman who was willing.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Good one Newt.


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I'm simultaneously reading Learning Python, Programming Ruby and Java in a Nutshell (though it's the first edition, not the third, but that's the only link I could find on their site. . . *sigh*). I'm in a sort of OOP Boot Camp. I've got folks at work telling me that Python is pretty cool, friends saying that Java is the one true way and a little voice in the back of my head that tells me "Ruby, it's the Perl of the new millenium."
I'm not a big fan of typed languages. . . This and garbage collection are the major reasons I use perl instead of C. Variables and functions being sprung to life fully formed from the head of Zeus is much easier for me than having to predeclare var types, function params and return values. . . If it's important enough and not patently obvious from the name sort_by_name that it's going to take an array of hashes (which all have a name key) and return an array of hashes all sorted by the name, then I'll put a nice comment above the code to spell this out for whoever happens to want to re-use my code after me. Besides, I've always thought making things easier for the user is what computers were supposed to do. From an aesthetic perspective, I don't like a language or compiler making me do work it should be able to do. Java annoys me because of this.
Python is nice, but has some irritants to it as well (all variables are class variables, not instance variables, unless declared inside a method. . . what's up with that!?!?!? I realise I can get around this with an __init__ method, but why do I need that?) I guess it just doesn't do things in the way I think it should (which isn't necessarily a bad thing if it does it better, but from what I see right now, it just does it differently). Oh well.
Ruby just seems right at the moment. The only bad thing about it is . . . it's new and is fewer places than Python. There isn't the wealth of software examples out there that there are for Java and Python (though I believe that will change).
Who will win. Who's language will reign supreme!?!?!?


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A harvest of compliments will come your way when you dish up this warm and fruity dessert. It's perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Crisps are baked desserts of fruit topped with a sweetened crunchy pastry-like mixture. Called crumbles in England, crisps possess a warm, comforting appeal that spans the oceans.
Fresh cranberries can be frozen for up to one year.
Walnuts, pecans or almonds work equally well in this crisp.
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January 3, 2013
The Spider-Man Sleep Solution
My son has been sleeping in his own bed every night, all night since a new room "opened for business" in our house. Yes – he has his very own Spider-Man room, and it is the greatest solution to toddler sleep issues ever invented by a father, humbly speaking.
He is 3 now. From when he was an infant until about a year ago, he slept in his crib pretty much every night, but he never wanted to fall asleep in his crib. He would have to fall asleep on the couch with mommy and daddy nearby, or in our bed. Then when he fell asleep, we'd whisk him away to his crib. For the last several months, matters had been worse. Not only would he not fall asleep in his own bed, but when we would place him there, he would inevitably wake up in the middle of the night and come to our room, seeking a comfy spot right in the middle of mommy and daddy's bed.


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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Thomas Street Elementary School Principal Kay Collins will retire at the end of June after 34 years as an educator.
The Tupelo native has spent more than 30 of those years working in the district where she went to school.
"It is the time in my life," Collins, 63, said of her decision to retire. "I'm ready to do it.
"Thomas Street is a stellar school. It is a good time to go. I think the district is on an upswing, and everything is looking great, and I've been around for a long time. All my friends are retired, and I had to join them."
Collins is in her second year leading the 430-student K-2 school after spending the previous 17 years at Church Street Elementary. That time included four years as a principal and 13 as a gifted teacher.
Collins' career began in the Lee County School District, where she spent three and a half years teaching in Verona and Belden. After staying home with her children for the next eight years, she taught at Green Street Elementary, then a sixth-grade school in Tupelo.
She also taught gifted at Milam and later at Tupelo Middle School before going to Church Street, where she also served as community education coordinator.
"I went to Tupelo schools, student taught there, taught there and was principal there," Collins said. "My children went there, and so did my brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews. It is part of my family, my heritage, and I will always love it."
Collins announced her decision to her staff on Thursday. She doesn't know exactly what she will do next, but her first grandchild is due in August, and she also plans to spend time painting.
Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden said the district will begin its search for her replacement. It advertised the opening on its website on Friday.
"Kay has been wonderful to work with this year, and I feel like Thomas Street is in great shape, and we will have wonderful people who want to be principal there.
"We have a wonderful faculty, and it is a very warm and inviting campus. We will open up the search and find a good leader for the school who will continue to move Thomas Street forward."


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By Dennis Seid/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Port officials along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway say they have an under-used and overlooked transportation system that could save companies money.
On Thursday, they met in Tupelo with economic developers, shipping companies, barge operators and other businesses to make their pitch.
"We want people to be aware that we have facilities in place from Mobile to Fulton to handle containers on barges," said Bruce Windham, the director of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority. "We want them to take a look at it."
Port officials say they're only going after a small portion of the volume of containers loaded and unloaded everyday. Companies often have their cargo unloaded on the West Coast and Memphis and have it shipped by highway or rail across the country.
But Mobile has seen its business grow some 30 percent in the past few years, and ports farther north along the Tenn-Tom have the capability to help with container traffic. Companies in Northeast Mississippi could cut their transportation and shipping costs by diverting some of their containers through ports along the waterway.
"We can handle 18,000 containers a year, no problem," said Port Itawamba Director Greg Deakle.
Using waterways rather than road or railways brings other advantages. Taking containers off the roads also lessens congestion and reduces road maintenance costs.
"We're not trying to compete with the railroad and the highway system as much as we're trying to complement them," Windham said. "Every dollar saved goes to the bottom line."
B.J. Canup, president of Tremont Floral, ships artificial flowers from across the world and delivers them to retailers across the country. He said using the ports to ship more goods would lower his costs.
"I've done the math," he said.
Truck costs, he said, would make the same profit, but would see lower overhead for fuel, truck and driver expenses.
A federal grant of nearly $1.7 million was given to Port Itawamba to be used to buy equipment such as barges, tug boats, trucks, chassis, etc., to support the proposed service between Mobile and Fulton.
Officials hope to begin the service by May.
Scott Davies with the U.S. Maritime Administration said the goal is to "build a network of freight movement."


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A long history of growing grapes and making wine, but less of a history on exporting it, and even lesser on the quality aspect. At the turn of the century (1900, that is), a surplus of wine in South Africa created a hierarchy of cooperatives, the biggest and best known being KWV. This organization seemed to favor quantity over quality and had most control over wines and vineyards until the late 1980's. Now, with a bit more competition, quality is coming around. Yet, South African wine was not even seen in American wine stores until the mid-1990's – the trade embargo on the country for their racial apartheid laws kept South African wine out of the US. When apartheid fell, so did the embargo, and SA bottles began showing up on US shelves.
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White wine has always been the cash crop of South Africa, with much of it distilled to make brandy. More white than red is planted, much of it the Steen variety – known elsewhere in the world as Chenin Blanc. Good producers are making top quality dry wines from this grape. Another grape gaining some raves is Sauvignon Blanc, producing whites that are dry and crisp, yet rounder than many of its Southern Hemisphere counterparts. For reds, the top grapes are Syrah/Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon (& blends) and Pinotage. Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends was once the favorite and most-produced, but Shiraz is taking over as wineries crank out high quality wines from the variety. Pinotage, which used to be a grape only your mother could love, has improved dramatically and is often as delicious as it is distinctive. The most popular regions of the country include Stellenbosch and Paarl.


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The area now covered by the Sahara desert is cooler and wetter than it is now, although at this date it is getting dryer. Farming peoples are slowly spreading along the north African coast, and down the fertile strip of land along the river Nile is already home to a dense population of farmers. In this area, some powerful chiefdoms are now emerging which will, over the next few centuries, come under one ruler to form the kingdom of Egypt.
Further south, in Nubia, in modern-day Sudan, wide grasslands give rise to cattle-herding cultures. Throughout the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, small groups of hunter-gatherers, mostly related to modern day San bushmen and Pygmy peoples, live in small, temporary encampments as they follow their prey and forage for nuts, berries and other nutritious plants. Beside rivers and lakes, settlements of fishermen are situated.
One of the great civilizations of world history, that of Ancient Egypt, is taking shape in the Nile Valley.click to view Egypt 3500BC
The first civilizations in world history, those of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, are emergingclick to view Middle East 3500BC
Stone Age farming villages dot the landscape of Europeclick to view Europe 3500BC
Northern Africa has continued to get dryer, and the Sahara desert has reached roughly its present size. Farming communities now fringe its northern flank, and in the valley of the Nile, the great civilization of Ancient Egypt has emerged. To its south farming has also spread to Nubia, reaching the southern limits for agriculture based on wheat and barley.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the cattle-herding populations are now ranged over a vast swathe of territory, stretching from modern-day Sudan into West Africa. On the rest of the continent live hunter-gatherer peoples and fishermen, mostly related to today's Pygmies or San Bushmen.
By this date Ancient Egypt has developed one of the great civilizations of world history.click to view Egypt 2500BC
The civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia are now flourishing in the Middle Eastclick to view Middle East 2500BC
Europe is still inhabited by Stone Age farming peoples. Tribes speaking Indo-European languages are migrating into the continent from the eastclick to view Europe 2500BC
In the valley of the Nile, Egypt's New Kingdom is one of the leading powers in the Middle East.
To the south, in a vast area stretching from the present-day Sudan into West Africa and down into East Africa, semi-nomadic populations of cattle herders occupy the land. Probably by this date, however, a crucial breakthrough has been made. Somewhere within this huge territory the domestication of sorghum and millet has occurred. These cereals, much more difficult to domesticate than the wheat and barley which originated in western Asia, are suitable for tropical farming and will become the staple crops in the region. For now, however, populations of hunter-gatherers live throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa.
The influence of Egypt is beginning to be feltclick to view North East Africa 1500BC
The civilization of Ancient Egypt is entering one of the most glorious periods of its historyclick to view Egypt 1500BC
The powerful Bronze Age empires of Egypt, the Mitanni, the Hittites and Babylonia dominate the Middle Eastclick to view Middle East 1500BC
Bronze Age farming cultures now cover most of Europe, and in the south-east, the first European civilizations now flourish in Crete and Greececlick to view Europe 1500BC
In the north east, the kingdom of Egypt is in decline, although its ancient civilization will retain its power for many centuries. The rising Greek civilization will come under its spell, and its art and architecture will be heavily influenced by Egyptian examples.
Nubia remains firmly within Egypt's cultural and political orbit. In the rest if sub-Saharan Africa, cattle-herding and farming are gradually spreading throughout western and central Africa, having probably reached the Great Lakes region by now. Also, around this date, some peoples in West Africa, living on the fringes of the rain forests, are making the difficult transition to tropical forest farming. This agriculture is based on a quite different set of crops to savannah agriculture, with cultivated fruits and roots such as plantains and yams as the staples.
Throughout the greater part of central and southern Africa, people remain hunter-gatherers and fishermen.
Text under preparationclick to view North East Africa 1000BC
After centuries of greatness, the civilization of Ancient Egypt has now entered a long period of decline.click to view Egypt 1000BC
Invasions have devastated the old centres of civilization, but important new developments, such as the use of iron, the appearance of the alphabet and the rise of Israel, with its monotheistic religion, have taken placeclick to view Middle East 1000BC
Major population movements in Europe have caused widespread upheaval, and the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations have vanishedclick to view Europe 1000BC
In North Africa, the Phoenician colony of Carthage has become the centre of a powerful maritime empire which dominates the western Mediterranean.
In the Nile valley, Egypt has come more and more under the domination of foreign powers. To its south, however, the civilization of Nubia continues to develop, becoming less "Egyptian" in its inspiration, and more "African".
In sub-Saharan Africa, farming has taken root amongst the Bantu peoples of the West African rain forest region. This transition has given them the edge over their hunter-gatherer neighbours, and, starting from present-day Nigeria and Cameroon, they are expanding outwards. One branch is moving into the northern Congo region, while another is skirting the rain forests and heading towards the Great Lakes. These are stone-using peoples; but to the north, in present-day central Nigeria, an iron-using society, known to modern scholars as the Nok culture, has appeared. Already their art is highly developed, showing clear affinities with the later artistic traditions in the region.
Nubian civilization is beginning to free itself from Egyptian dominanceclick to view North East Africa 500BC
Its ancient glories now in the past, Egypt is now just another province within the Persian empireclick to view Egypt 500BC
The great trading city of Carthage is located in North Africaclick to view North Africa 500BC
A succession of great empires - the Assyrian, the Babylonian, and now the Persian - have dominated the Middle East for the past few centuriesclick to view Middle East 500BC
The Iron Age Celts and their relatives dominate much of Europe, whilst in the Mediterranean lands a number of brilliant city-state civilizations, above all the Greeks, are now flourishingclick to view Europe 500BC
Egypt is now ruled by Greek-speaking rulers, the Ptolemy dynasty, in the wake of Alexander the Great's conquests. To its south, the civilization of Nubia continues to develop in its own distinctive way.
In North Africa, the great city of Carthage has been defeated in two great wars with the Romans, but remains a thriving commercial centre. Indeed, its commercial position is being boosted by the new trade routes across the western Sahara desert being pioneered by local Berber tribes.
By this date Bantu tribes occupy a huge stretch of territory, from the west African and Congo rain forests and the grasslands to their north, right across to the Great Lakes region. The Bantu have mastered both savannah and forest agriculture, and keep sheep, goats and possibly cattle. This mix of food producing capabilities gives them a distinct advantage over the other peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, and the spreading use of iron gives them a further superiority. Their population is beginning to grow rapidly, and continues to push further south.
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Nubian civilization is becoming more African and less Egyptian in spiritclick to view North East Africa 200BC
Egypt is now ruled by monarchs descended from one of Alexander the Great's generalsclick to view Egypt 200BC
The city of Carthage has had its power weakened by Romeclick to view North Africa 200BC
The conquests of Alexander the Great have reshaped the map of the Middle East, and Greek-speaking kingdoms, founded by Alexander's generals, now cover the regionclick to view Middle East 200BC
The Celts still dominate much of Europe, but a new power, Rome, is on the rise and is now the leading power in the western Mediterraneanclick to view Europe 200BC
In sub-Saharan Africa, the southward migration of the Bantu peoples has by now reached full momentum. This expansion seems to have followed two lines of movement, one to the west, through the Congo forests and down into the grasslands of Namibia, the other through East Africa and now approaching southern Africa. The hunter-gatherers they encounter are either eliminated or pushed into the denser forests or the more arid areas. The speed of the Bantu movement is startling. In the forefront there are probably mobile bands of colonists seeking out the best land, farming it for a few years, and then move on to fresh land.
Meanwhile, the North Africa has passed under Roman control, either as provinces of the empire, as in the case of Egypt and the old territory of Carthage, or as client tribes, like the Mauritanians to the west. Nubia, however, retains its independence.
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The kingdom of Nubia is flourishingclick to view North East Africa 30BC
Egyptian independence has come to an end with the death of its famous queen, Cleopatraclick to view Egypt 30BC
North Africa has now largely fallen under the power of Romeclick to view North Africa 30BC
With Octavian's victory over Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium, the Roman Empire knows peace at lastclick to view The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 30BC
The Middle East is now divided between the Roman and Parthian empiresclick to view Middle East 30BC
The Roman empire now rules much of Europeclick to view Europe 30BC
All of North Africa is now firmly under Roman rule. This territory includes some of the most flourishing and Romanized provinces within the empire. In fact, the emperor at this time is Septimius Severus, whose family originated in North Africa. Egypt, meanwhile, has become the breadbasket on which the capital city of Rome depends for its grain.
A major new state has recently appeared in Ethiopia. This is the kingdom of Axum. The rulers of this kingdom trace their origins back to migrants from southern Arabia, and links between Axum and Arabia remain strong. The Ethiopian script is derived from an Arabian one.
Berber tribes are pioneering long-distance trade routes across the Sahara, aided by the use of camels, introduced into this region around this time. The traders are in search of salt, ivory, gold, exotic animals for the Roman circus, and slaves.
In the southern regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the Bantu iron age migration continues, confining the San hunter-gatherer peoples ever further south.
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Nubian civilization is suffering from a shortage of resourcesclick to view North East Africa 200AD
click to view Ethiopia 200AD
Egypt is a province of the Roman empireclick to view Egypt 200AD
North Africa is one of the most prosperous and Romanized parts of the Roman empireclick to view North Africa 200AD
The Roman empire has given two centuries of peace to the Mediterranean worldclick to view The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 200AD
One small part of the region, Judaea, has given birth to the new religion of Christianity, but has also seen the dispersal of the Jewish people from their homelandclick to view Middle East 200AD
The Roman empire has given much of Europe two centuries of peace and prosperityclick to view Europe 200AD
The Roman provinces of North Africa have shared in the troubles of the declining Roman empire. By this date the western portions of North Africa have fallen away from the empire, and are being occupied by Berber nomads from beyond the old imperial frontiers, as well as by a German tribe which has crossed over from Europe, the Vandals.
Egypt remains an important part of the Eastern Roman Empire. To its south, the centuries-old kingdom of Nubia has been shattered by a strong invasion from the Axumite kingdom of Ethiopia; it has fragmented into three smaller kingdoms. Meanwhile, Axum has become a powerful Christian state, converted by monks from the Byzantine empire. Axum, and its port Adulis, on the Red Sea coast, are flourishing centres of trade, and at this time seem to have controlled the maritime trade coming up the Red Sea from India and the East.
In West Africa, large chiefdoms are emerging on the southern fringes of the Sahara. This is probably the result of efforts by some chiefs to control the southern end of the trans-Saharan trade. Importing horses from the north allows them to form cavalry forces and thus dominate surrounding villages more easily. Kingdoms are in the making.
By this time the Bantu migration has reached South Africa. At this latitude, the Bantu farmers reach the limits of tropical crops, and therefore can go no further.
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Ethiopia has become a powerful Christian kingdomclick to view Ethiopia 500AD
click to view West Africa 500AD
Egypt is a province of the Eastern Roman Empireclick to view Egypt 500AD
click to view North Africa 500AD
The Roman empire has lost its western provinces to barbarian invaders, but the eastern half remains intactclick to view The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 500AD
The Middle East is divided between the Eastern Roman empire and the Persian empireclick to view Middle East 500AD
The western Roman empire has fallen to German invaders, but the eastern Roman empire remains intactclick to view Europe 500AD
North Africa, including Egypt, has been conquered by Arab armies and is now part of the vast Islamic caliphate. Meanwhile the Nubian kingdoms in the upper Nile valley have become home to a vibrant Christian culture.
In West Africa, the powerful and wealthy kingdom of Ghana has appeared, built on the proceeds of the lucrative trans-Saharan trade in salt, gold and slaves.
By this date, a flourishing Indian Ocean trade has been established between the east coast of Africa, India and the Middle East. Arab Merchants and sailors visit coastal settlements in search of gold, ivory and slaves, and have set up a string of trading posts there.
In central and southern Africa the economy shows a shift away from the mixed farming, which the Bantu brought with them, towards an increasingly herding way of life. The herding of cattle is better suited to the extensive plains and grasslands of the region.
In Madagascar, one of the most remarkable migrations in world history has been completed with the arrival of boat-borne colonists from South East Asia. At around the same time, groups of Bantu make the crossing from East Africa to northern Madagascar.
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click to view North East Africa 750AD
click to view West Africa 750AD
Cattle-herding cultures are beginning to appearclick to view Central Africa 750AD
Egypt has become a province of the Islamic Caliphateclick to view Egypt 750AD
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Medieval Europe is beginning to emerge from the wreckage of the Ancient Worldclick to view Europe 750AD
The Middle East has been conquered by Arab armies in the name of a major new religion, Islam; these have created a vast empire called the "Caliphate"click to view Middle East 750AD
In North Africa, the Islamic religion has taken root, and a Shiite movement, called the Fatimids, now rules most of that region from Egypt.
The Christian civilization of the Nubian kingdoms in the Nile Valley continues to flourish, while the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia is under fierce pressure from surrounding pagan tribes.
Islam is also now spreading across the Sahara desert into West Africa, carried by merchants and missionaries, although at his date the great bulk of the population remain pagans. West African civilization continues to advance, and other kingdoms have appeared beside Ghana, notably Songhai and Mali. Further east, the development of a more easterly trade route across the Sahara has led to the rise of the kingdom of Kanem, on the shores of Lake Chad.
The maritime trade between the east coast of Africa, Arabia and India is also expanding, and is leading to the rise of a coastal society, predominantly black by race and Muslim by culture, which will later be given the name "Swahili". There is evidence for the beginnings of urbanization in this period along the coast.
In southern Africa, the Bantu herding cultures are thriving, pushing the pre-Bantu hunter-gatherer peoples further and further into inhospitable desert areas.
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Vikings and other raiders lay waste to much of Western Europe, bringing widespread insecurity to the people and leading to the rise of a militarized society which we call "feudalism"
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The Islamic Caliphate has begun to break up, but the religion of Islam continues to expand, both in the Middle East and beyondclick to view Middle East 979AD
Ethiopia also now experiencing something of a Golden Age. Powerful and prosperous, its Christian culture, though isolated, is flourishing and giving rise to the great rock-cut churches of king Lalibela.
In North Africa, a series of Islamic movements, the Almoravids and the Almohads, have conquered large areas, at one point even stretching southwards across the Sahara into West Africa.
These movements have given the Islamic religion a huge boost in the West African kingdoms, and by this date their ruling classes are mostly Muslim, at least nominally. By the period, also, extensive trade networks criss-cross the region. Several large trading cities, such as Timbuktu and Jenne, flourish, and to the east of the Niger, the Hausa people have founded their own powerful city states. Trade routes are also penetrating into the southern rainforest region, leading to the rise of the first kingdoms there, especially the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo.
Trade is also playing a decisive role in Central and East Africa. Here, the Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia and India has resulted in the rise of coastal city-states. Trade routes have spread inland, leading to the appearance of the wealthy and powerful Shona kingdom, centred on the famous urban centre of Great Zimbabwe.
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Egypt is now under the dynasty of the renowned Muslim leader, Saladinclick to view Egypt 1215AD
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In Europe, feudalism is at its height, and so is the power of the Church; great military expeditions, called Crusades, are launched against Muslim powers in the Middle East
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The Islamic states of the Middle East are successfully fighting off the attacks of the European crusadersclick to view Middle East 1215AD
By this date, large-scale immigration of Arabs into North Africa has made this region largely Arab-speaking.
The Africa coasts have been visited by the ships of two alien powers. At the beginning of the 15th century, a large Chinese fleet visited some of the Swahili ports on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa. Later, in the middle of the century, the first Portuguese ships arrived off the coast of West Africa. Whereas Chinese ships have not returned since, the Portuguese ships, although appearing in far smaller numbers (and are themselves far smaller in size than the great Chinese vessels), have started trading in the area.
They are mainly interested in buying gold from local chiefs, but they soon get involved in the slave trade of the region. Shortly slaves are being shipped back to Europe in Portuguese holds, mainly to work on the sugar plantations of Portugal and Madeira.
The West African kingdoms have continued to flourish and to grow, and the trade network has continued to expand. This has led to the rise of more kingdoms in the forest regions, near the coast. Elsewhere in Africa, other kingdoms are also emerging. In the south and east, this is probably related to the penetration of trade routes further and further inland from the Indian Ocean. Here, the maritime trade with Arabia and India has been expanding, and the Swahili city-states have been flourishing. Arab and Swahili traders have planted more ports southwards along the coast.
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Egypt is now ruled by a class of slave-soldiers, the Mamluqsclick to view Egypt 1453AD
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The Middle East has been ruled by a succession of conquerors from central Asia, most famously the Mongolsclick to view Middle East 1453AD
Kings are growing stronger, trade is expanding, towns and cities are prospering, and new ideas are beginninhg to make themselves felt: these trends and others combine to weaken the old feudal order
Egypt and most of North Africa have come under the rule of the Ottoman empire. Meanwhile, the kingdom of Morocco has formed its own empire, straddling the Sahara desert. By now, however, the southern regions of this empire essentially form independent kingdoms.
European sailors and traders first arrived off the coast of West Africa in the mid-15th century. Since then, Africa has been incorporated into an Atlantic trading system which is centred on the enslavement of large numbers of Africans and shipping them to the labour-hungry European colonies in the Americas. About 60% of the slaves are taken from the West African coast, the rest from south of the equator. Within Africa itself, the trade is mostly in the hands of African chiefs and merchants, and in return for supplying slaves, they demand metal goods, cloths, spirits and guns.
In Central and East Africa, new kingdoms are forming as trade networks spread deeper into the continent. Meanwhile, on the east coast of Africa, the Swahili trading states have had to face the eruption of the Portuguese into the Indian Ocean. Superior warships and cannon have given the newcomers a dominating position, and they have now seized the southern cities, and exert a tight influence over the rest of the coast. The Portuguese domination has led to a decline in the prosperity of all the Swahili cities.
The Portuguese have established the first European colonies in Africa south of the Sahara. Their settlement in modern-day Angola is the base for their slave trade. In South Africa, the Cape has become a regular point of call for European ships, particularly those of the Dutch East India Company. There, they barter with the Khoikhoi natives for provisions for the onward journey.
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Egypt is now a part of the Ottoman empireclick to view Egypt 1648AD
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Developments such as the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the expansion of trade and colonization throughout the world, have transformed Europeclick to view Europe 1648AD
The Ottoman empire now dominates most of the Middle eastclick to view Middle East 1648AD
About 45,000 Africans are being forcibly taken to the Americas each year, in the holds of European and American ships. Modern scholars estimate that this trade is checking population growth, although not actually diminishing it. Slaving states, whose economy is based in servicing this trade, have arisen in West and Central Africa. Whereas the majority of slaves are being taken from West Africa, the impact of the slave trade is probably greater in Central Africa. This is because the population is much smaller here, and therefore more vulnerable to slaving activity; and also because the population suffers from predation from both the Atlantic coast, where Europeans slavers hold sway, and the Indian Ocean coast, where the slave trade is under Arab control. The impact of the slave trade spreads over a much wider area than that from which slaves are actually taken. Populations fleeing the slavers fan out across central and southern Africa, overwhelming older societies and causing new, more militarized states to emerge.
Dutch and French (known as Boer) farmers have settled in South Africa. These are under the rule of the Dutch East India Company.
In West Africa, a herding people called the Fulani, who adhere to a strict form of Islam, have spread out across a wide area and are beginning to launch Jihads against neighbouring states aimed at establishing pure Islamic states in the region. In East Africa also, another herding people, the Masai, have expanded over a large area.
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Although officially a part of the Ottoman empire, Egypt is really ruled by the Mamluqsclick to view Egypt 1789AD
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The foundations for worldwide scientific and military dominance are being laid in the struggles between European nationsclick to view Europe 1789AD
The Middle East experiences political weakness in both the Ottoman empire and Iranclick to view Middle East 1789AD
By now, Western countries have mostly banned the slave trade. A ban is one thing, however; to enforce it is quite another. The slave trade continues to flourish, shifting its centre of gravity further south. Two thirds of the slaves are now taken from central and southern Africa, with most slaves destined for Brazil.
In central and southern Africa, the slave trade, and later the ivory trades, and the endemic violence these have fuelled, have led to the wholesale dissolution of traditional tribal structures and ways of life. In many cases, peaceful communities have turned themselves into armed bands. In southern Africa the increasing competition for land, caused by the expansion of European settlement, has intensified these conditions, which see the rise of the highly-militarized Zulu kingdom. The Zulu conquests set off a mass migration of other armed groups, the effects of which are felt a thousand miles and more to the north.
In West Africa, Fulani jihads have led to the rise of large states, most notably the empire founded by Usman dan Fidio which now controls the ancient Hausa city-states and their neighbours.
The Cape colony in South Africa, founded by Dutch settlers, has now passed from Dutch to British control. This has led to the original settlers (called the Boer) moving into the interior and founding new states, where they can live free from British interference.
click to view North East Africa 1837AD
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Egypt is now semi-independent from the Ottoman empireclick to view Egypt 1837AD
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Europe continues to be transformed by intellectual change and industrial expansionclick to view Europe 1837AD
Some Middle Eastern governments are taking steps to modernize their countriesclick to view Middle East 1837AD
With the abolition of slavery in the USA, in 1865, the Atlantic Slave Trade has been dealt a decisive blow, and is now in steep decline. However, European nations are beginning to take a more assertive stance towards Africa. They have become more involved in Egypt with the building of the Suez Canal (1869), France has now colonized the coast of North Africa, and both France and Britain have established colonial enclaves on the coasts of West Africa. In South Africa, the original Dutch-speaking settlers (the Boer) have founded homelands in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, away from the British-controlled Cape; however, the discovery of diamonds in the interior (1867) starts a rush of British settlers into the area and increases tensions between the two European communities.
The Zulu conquests, and the mass-migrations they have caused, have resulted in a huge upheaval over a large part of southern Africa. In this process, many old kingdoms have been destroyed, and new ones formed. Southern and central Africa have experienced huge dislocation. Into this turbulent region have come the first Christian missionaries from Europe, David Livingstone being the most famous. They are appalled at what they see, and their reports home arouse widespread indignation. Agitation in Britain against the Indian Ocean slave trade follows, and a new imperial movement gathers pace, which regards Europeans as agents of a superior civilization, whose duty it is to bring Africans the benefits that their own people enjoy.
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The Suez Canal has been openedclick to view Egypt 1871AD
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Nationalism and industrialization continue to transform Europeclick to view Europe 1871AD
The Ottoman empire has tightened its grip on much of the Middle Eastclick to view Middle East 1871AD
In the latter part of the 19th century, European interest in Africa grew. With the discovery of quinine, giving Europeans resistance to malaria and therefore opening up the interior of sub-Saharan Africa to them, the continent suddenly became a potential sphere for commercial and colonial expansion. Britain and France, with their already-existing toe-holds in Africa, led the way in sending expeditions of exploration and conquest into the continent. Other European countries were soon following suit, and the last two decades of the 19th century saw what modern historians call the "Scramble for Africa". The inevitable tensions which resulted from overlapping ambitions led to European diplomats carving Africa up into "spheres of influence", within which each power could do almost what it liked.
The British took the lion's share, with the French close on their heels, but other powers came in too - Italy, Belgium (or rather, the king of the Belgians, who took the Congo as his personal estate), and the Germans.
In South Africa, British attempts to bring the Boer homelands more under their control eventually led to full-scale war (the Boer War 1899-1902). The British were only able to subdue the Boers with greatest of difficulty. The Boer republics were incorporated into the British-ruled Union of South Africa.
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Egypt is now effectively a part of the British empireclick to view Egypt 1914AD
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European nations now rule much of the world, but their rivalries are now leading them into the First World Warclick to view Europe 1914AD
The British and French are increasingly active in the Middle Eastclick to view Middle East 1914AD
Both World War 1 and World War 2 saw significant campaigns on African soil, and also thousands of African troops serving in other parts of the world in the service of the colonial powers. As a result of the First World War, the German territories were transferred to France (Cameroon) and Britain (in South West Africa and East Africa). In the years since the Second World War, the European powers have begun withdrawing from Africa.
This process of decolonization is in response to nationalist movements within Africa; to international pressure from the USA and the Soviet Union; and to the European countries' own awareness of their economic weakness after two world wars. The North African countries became independent from France in 1956 - except Algeria, where the French settlers have insisted that Algeria becomes administratively integrated with France, and where a major uprising has thus broken out. French West Africa was divided amongst a cluster of newly independent countries by the end of 1960. The British left Egypt in 1947, Sudan in 1956, Ghana in 1957, and Nigeria and Somalia in 1960. Large chunks of East Africa remain under British rule at the end of 1960, but these are all preparing for independence. The Belgians hurriedly withdraw from the Congo in 1960 with no preparation, leaving it in such chaos the the UN has to send troops to keep order there; and the Portuguese seem to be making no moves to leave. In South Africa, even though it has been independent from Britain since 1931, a white regime is in power, ensuring that whites remain predominant within the country, both politically and economically.
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Egypt is now ruled by President Nasserclick to view Egypt 1960AD
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Europe has experienced two devastating world wars, and is now divided between East and Westclick to view Europe 1960AD
The Cold War has had a major impact on the Middle Eastclick to view Middle East 1960AD
Decolonization was mostly completed within a few years of 1960, though white minorities effectively continued colonial rule in South Africa and Rhodesia for somewhat longer, whilst the Portuguese hung on in their possessions in Angola and Mozambique.
Since independence, African countries, with very few exceptions, have experienced political instability, ethnic and religious strife, military dictatorship, corruption, entrenched poverty, and a lethal HIV/AIDS pandemic. With the end of the Cold War, however, and the cessation of the destructive international rivalries within Africa, a more constructive approach to Africa's problems has been evident, both on the part of the international community and within Africa itself. Recent years have seen the end of white rule in South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and freedom for Angola and Mozambique. However, some parts of the continent have continued a descent into anarchy – above all in the Congo, which has seen the largest scale war-related death-toll anywhere in the world since the World War 2 - but also in Liberia and Sierra Leone. A fearful genocide in the small country of Rwanda (1994) shocked the entire world.
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Egypt is now ruled by President Mubarakclick to view Egypt 2005AD
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Most of Europe now belongs to the EUclick to view Europe 2005AD
Arab-Israeli hostility has dominated Middle Eastern politicsclick to view Middle East 2005AD
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"For the suggestive setting of the Relais in several buildings of an ancient medieval village of the XIII century, with particular refined accomodation, where comfort and quality reach high levels and go together with the competence of hospitality "
At the Museo degli Argenti in Palazzo Pitti was held the ceremony of the Best of Wine Tourism Award instituted by Great Wine Capitals, the international network which gets together the capitals wine world.
In addition to Florence (Italy), the capitals are Bordeaux (France), Porto (Portugal), Bilbao-La Rioja (Spain), Mainz (Germany), Cape Town (South Africa), San Francisco-Napa Valley (United States), Mendoza (Argentina), Christchurch (New Zealand).
The prestigious international award appreciates the facilities regarding the wine which have distinguished themselves during the year, parted in category of excellence.
This year, during the Annual General Meeting which was held in Florence on the occasion of ''Vespucciani'' anniversaries, of the Biennial of Culture and Florens 2012 exhibition and of Biennial of Food and Wine, the International Jury of the Best of Wine Tourism, formed by tourism specialists of all the cities of the network, chose the winners from more than 400 nominations from the nine capitals.
In the presence of the largest local authorities, representatives of the nine capitals, professionals of the wine tourism around the world, were then called to receive the award, the representatives of the companies.
For Il Borgo di Vèscine, Dr. Virginia Toneatto (winemaker in the structure, in photo with Massimo Pezzano – Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce of Florence - and Marco Pallanti - President of the GWC)


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Puppy power: Couple pedaling cross-country for service dogs
Custom Canines pairs service dogs with needy families
OREGON, Wis. - Lisa and Jeff Arndt run Custom Canines Service Dog Academy in Oregon, a non-profit organization that trains service dogs and gives them to families with children who have autism.
Children like 8-year-old Lazlo have benefited greatly from the Arndts' work.
For Lazlo, it would be hard to imagine his life without his service dog Juno, who came to the family from Custom Canines.
"He's very proud of Juno and likes to tell people about her," said Lazlo's mom Elizabeth. "She sleeps with him every night and just really helps him by being there at night. It helps him get a good night of sleep. It's very reassuring for him to know she's there."
Lazlo has autism and his mom Elizabeth says Juno is a great help to him in social situations.
Custom Canines volunteers like Jeff and Lisa Arndt raise and train the dogs.
To raise money for the organization they're taking on another task--- biking cross country. They're calling the journey "Pedal 4 Paws."19157056
"We're going from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida The ride will last about 52 days," said Jeff Arndt. "Unfortunately, we can't bring a dog with us."
The Arndts have been volunteering for 6 years training dogs. They're hoping to get sponsors to donate money for every mile of their 2,900 mile trip.
"The satisfaction for us comes from just hearing from those families and knowing what a difference they're making," said Lisa Arndt.
Juno has been with Lazlo for a little over a year and has bonded with his entire family. Lazlo's mom said other organizations would have charged them as much as $13,000 for a dog like Juno.
"Jeff and Lisa are just very kind and generous people. It's amazing they're going on this bike ride to help so many families in the area," said Elizabeth.
The Arndt's 52-day "Pedal 4 Paws" journey begins Saturday, Mar. 9.
All of the money they raise will go toward Custom Canines.
For information on how to help or to check out their travel blog, go here.


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I am not sure of the answer to this question and I am too jet lagged to look right now.
if you are holding a HT and have an apprentice judge at a certain level, canthe spouse of the apprentice run their dog in that flight?
I understand that the apprentice is to have no input as to actual judging, however, the AKC states.
Apprentice Judges are subject to the same restrictions as the approved judges.
That seems to say that entering a dog owned, trained..... cannot be entered in the same flight? Can someone clear this up?


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Panel planned on Zionism, Dec. 8
Posted December 4, 2003; 05:07 p.m.
A public discussion titled "Does Zionism Have a Future? Three Perspectives" is planned for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Panelists will include: Michael Walzer, political scientist at the Institute for Advanced Study; Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield, vice president of CLAL: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership; and Ze'eva Cohen , choreographer and Princeton professor of theater and dance. The panel will be moderated by Rabbi James Diamond, director of the Princeton Center for Jewish Life.
The event is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , Center for Jewish Life and Program in Judaic Studies .
Contact: Tom Bartus(609) 258-3601