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Dearborn Heights Montessori Center to Host Open House Feb. 13
School highlights educational programs and workshops for parents of toddlers through middle school students
What makes Dearborn Heights Montessori Center different from other schools? According to Laura Springer, assistant head of school for Dearborn Heights Montessori Center, this is only one of several questions that prospective parents ask when they attend the school's winter Open House event.
This year's DHMC Open House for prospective parents and students is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The school, which serves children from 18 months through eighth grade, is located at 466 N. John Daly in Dearborn Heights.
"What many are surprised to learn is the number of programs and free workshops that we offer parents of children enrolled at each school level, from toddler through middle school," said Springer. "These range from workshops about the Montessori philosophy to parenting programs facilitated by nationally recognized speakers and educators."
Each month during the school year, parents are invited to participate in Parent Perks, a parent education opportunity. Parents select different topics for discussion in an informal setting. Complimentary childcare is also available during these meeting times for parents of younger children who are not yet enrolled.
The school recently announced that it has earned a renewed five-year accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the country's leading organization of early childhood professionals.
"In receiving the NAEYC accreditation, we also received several commendations for establishing and fostering reciprocal family relationships, including our parent education programs," added Springer
Following the Open House, families and prospective parents interested in receiving more details about Montessori education and the different levels available at DHMC are also welcome to attend for an informative Parent Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Teachers will explain programs and answer questions about Extended Day kindergarten, lower and upper elementary, and middle school.
Children are welcome to accompany parents to the Open House, and light refreshments will be served. Child care will be available during the parent meeting.
As an independent non-profit educational community, DHMC provides an individualized learning experience, enabling each child to reach his or her potential. Respect for children, a strong commitment to non-violence, and a deep belief in the value of education are all principles upon which the school functions.
"Our teachers and staff will be readily available throughout the evening to answer questions that help prospective parents learn more about the special benefits of an authentic Montessori education," added Springer.
For additional information about the February Open House and programs available at Dearborn Heights Montessori Center, call 313-359-3000 or visit www.dhmontessori.org.
This article was provided by the Dearborn Heights Montessori Center.
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My daughter attended Montessori, both in Allen Pk, and Dbn hts, until the 8th grade, where she attended Dearborn. Some pluses and negs. Depends on the school.
As parents, be prepared to be involved with your child's education. Montessori gave written weekly detailed reports of progress, issues, etc. Sports? Against other schools? Of course. Think your kid is shy?
Not after giving dozens of reports verbally, with props, in front of the rest of the class, usually weekly. For a science project, my daughter, with my assistance, made a functional volcano. Other projects were probablility studies, nature stuff, and the usual book learning, at your kid's speed, not the 'class as a whole' speed. By 4th grade, my daughter was into calculus and loving it. The 7th and 8th graders went to Boston, Washington D.C. and a few other places as field trips. Again, be prepared to be involved as parents. Teachers will become friends. Kids need you as role models. It can begin as glorified babysitting, but if your kid is bright, (aren't they all?) they will love it!
Montessori does cost money, and if you can't control your kid, Montessori may not be a fit. 9th grade at Dbn was a shuffle, your kid will be smarter, expect a lot of AP (advanced placement) classes, and your kid saying everything 'is too easy'. Have money saved for college, that's a given. Mine is a senior at U of M, next is grad school and a doctorate somewhere. Buddy can you spare a dime?


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(English) Efforts to tap into the latent potential of offshore wind power generation in Kyushu are heating up. Tests are underway or scheduled at sites in Fukuoka and Nagasaki, and estimates place the potential for wind power generation in Kyushu, where offshore winds are favorable, at 17 times the current output of Kyushu Electric Power. The Ministry of the Environment will begin one test off the coast of the Goto Islands in Nagasaki, where it has installed 22-meter floating wind turbine that can produce up to 100 kW of power. Kyushu University is conducting another trial in Hakata Bay. It plans to expand a floating platform it equipped with solar panels and its originally-developed wind-lens turbines in late 2011 in an effort to "realize a floating energy farm". Given the depth of Japan's surrounding waters, the development of offshore wind power technologies will be the key to dramatically expanding the use of renewable energy in Japan. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 21
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(English) Metro Fukuoka Not Immune to Graying
(English) Although the population of the metropolitan Fukuoka is growing, aging is also steadily progressing. This revelation came from a demographic survey released by the Development Bank of Japan's Kyushu Branch on Mar. 19. Contrary to the city's image a "young and vibrant urban center", the population increase is actually due to an uptick in elderly residents. The survey, which covers 10 cities and 10 towns around Fukuoka City (including Kiyama Town in Saga), found that the metro area population had grown 7.5% between 2000 and 2010 to 2.513 million on the back of a 42.9% increase in the population of senior citizens aged 65 and over. Meanwhile, the working age population (ages 15 ~ 64) only grew 1.6%, while the youth population (ages 14 and under) fell 1.0%. With a 17.6% population aging rate over the same 10-year period, Fukuoka is the second slowest aging city among Japan's 20 designated cities behind only Kawasaki City (Kanagawa); however, the Bank pointed out that the number of elderly people living alone is on the rise which means "we must consider regional policy options in preparation for a super-aging society given concerns over possible worker shortages in the future." Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 21
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(English) On Mar. 18 the Cabinet Office released its estimates for physical damages and economic losses in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough. Experts have said a large earthquake in the trough would cause severe damage along the Pacific coast of Japan from Kyushu to Kanto. Assuming a "once-in-1,000-years" earthquake and tsunami equivalent to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck the trough, the government estimated over ¥169 trillion in direct damages to buildings and infrastructure, ¥8.2 trillion of which would be in Kyushu. The economic impact of reduced productivity and transport stoppages is estimated at over ¥220 trillion. Nationwide evacuee numbers were calculated at 9.5 million people across 40 prefectures, with numbers in Kyushu expected to reach 525,000. Based on these estimates, the government will formulate a disaster preparedness plan in fiscal 2013. Estimated damages for the prefectures of Kyushu are as follows: ¥4.8 trillion in Miyazaki, ¥2 trillion in Oita, ¥700 billion in Kagoshima, ¥400 billion in Kumamoto, ¥200 billion in Fukuoka and ¥100 billion each in Saga and Nagasaki. The highest number of anticipated evacuees would be from Miyazaki (350,000) and Oita (140,000). Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 19
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(English) Kyushu's First Mega Don Quijote Opened
(English) Mega Don Quijote opened their first Mega-store in Kyushu in Iizuka City on Mar. 15. The new store is 2,860㎡, and is filled with 80,000 items ranging from food to famous brand handbags. Iizuka was chosen as it is in the center of Fukuoka Pref. The Mega Don Quijote wants to attract families and the elderly to its new store. It hopes to reach 2 billion yen in sales in its first year.
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(English) PARCO Doubles Down on Fukuoka
(English) Tokyo-based PARCO has announced it will purchase the building housing its Tenjin store along with an adjacent building from the Tsuzuki Educational Institution Group for ¥26.5 billion in order to double its retail space. PARCO opened its Tenjin store in March 2010, renting the building formerly occupied by the Iwataya Main Building from the Tsuzuki Group. The adjacent building, formerly the Iwataya New Building, is connected to the main building by a walkway. PARCO's Tenjin store achieved sales of ¥14.3 billion in 2010—a first-year record for the company. Sales dipped to ¥12.8 billion the next year when Hakata City opened but have since rebounded to ¥14.2 billion. The company decided to buy the buildings and expand its Fukuoka presence in anticipation of increased customer traffic from around Kyushu and neighboring Asian countries. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 18.
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(English) Ultra-compact Cars Approved for Public Use
(English) The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced that it will allow 15 municipalities and companies around Japan to use ultra-compact cars on public roads on an experimental basis. Ultra-compact cars are one and two-person vehicles designed for short-distance travel. According to the groups applying for permits, they can be used by social workers to visit elderly persons' homes or as rental cars for tourists. The test phase could start as early as May, and based on the results, the Ministry will decide whether or not to allow the establishment of a new subcategory of minicar in 2015. Three groups in Fukuoka were granted permission to use the cars during the test phase: the Fukuoka Ultra Compact Mobility Promotion Council (Momochihama, Sawara-ku), the Council for the Promotion of Ultra Compact Mobility for Tourism (Itoshima City) and Munakata City. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 16
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(English) Korean Monks Attempt to Visit Burgled Temple in Tsushima
(English) Four monks from Pusok Temple in South Chungcheong Province, Korea arrived in Tsushima, Nagasaki on Mar. 14 to meet with their Japanese counterparts about the issue of a Buddha statue stolen from Kannon Temple in Tsushima, but the Japanese monks refused to meet them. The Korean monks, who argue the statue cannot be returned until it is proven it wasn't originally stolen from Korea, said "Japan and Korea should conduct a joint study on how the statues ended up in Japan. If the statue was obtained rightfully, then there must be a record of the transaction". Pusok Temple claims it is the original owner of the statue known as Kannon Observing the Cries of the World, a designated tangible cultural asset of Nagasaki Prefecture that was housed at Kannon Temple until the theft. The Korean monks sent a letter announcing their visit, but when they arrived the temple gates were locked and no one answered. The former head monk of Kannon Temple expressed his displeasure by saying, "The moral thing to do is return stolen property to its owner." Source: Nishinippon Shimbun, Mar. 15
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Now the question is, what will our next steps be? Temperatures are continuing to rise with the last two decades as the warmest on record, seasons are shifting and extreme rainstorms and hurricanes are 64 percent more frequent now in New York than in 1948. Heavy rain or snowstorms that used to occur every 12 months on average now happen every 7.3 months on average.
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Descriptions of abortion methods commonly used for each trimester of pregnancy are provided below. A list of references for the information is also included. The methods are listed in alphabetical order. Any of the below mentioned risks or complications can be lessened with good medical care.
First Trimester Abortion Methods (0-14 weeks of pregnancy)
Second Trimester Abortion Methods (14-26 weeks of pregnancy)
Third Trimester Abortion Methods (26-40 weeks of pregnancy)
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Dilation and Sharp Curettage (D & C)
In this type of procedure, the cervix is slowly opened and the fetus, placenta and membranes are scraped from inside the uterus with a sharp instrument.
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Methotrexate/Misoprostol (Methotrexate/Misoprostol information from WebMD)
This is a type of medical abortion with the first medication, Methotrexate, being given by injection into the muscle, followed by vaginal placement of misoprostol.
The fetus, placenta and membranes are generally expelled the next day. If not, the dosage of misoprostol is repeated.
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Incomplete abortion which may necessitate a surgical abortion Allergic reaction to medications Prolonged bleeding Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Abdominal pain and cramping |
Mifepristone/Misoprostol (RU-486) (Mifeprex [mifepristone] Information from the FDA)
This medication can be taken up to 5 weeks after conception or approximately 7 weeks after the first day of your last normal menstrual period.
The woman is given Mifepristone to be taken by mouth. After a period of time in the doctor's office, she may return home. At 36 - 48 hours after this dose, the woman returns to receive the proper amount of misoprostol.
The client should then be watched closely by doctors and nurses for a few hours. The fetus, placenta and membranes are usually expelled during this time. (For further information from the FDA see www.fda.gov)
The woman should return to the doctor's office on 14th day after taking the medication to assure that there are no problems and that the fetus, placenta and membranes have been fully expelled.
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Incomplete abortion which may necessitate a surgical abortion Allergic reaction to medications Prolonged bleeding Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Abdominal pain and cramping |
Vacuum Aspiration
This is the most common abortion procedure in the first trimester, with 97% of all abortions during that time period being performed in this manner.
The cervix is opened enough to allow the insertion of a suction catheter (tube).
The fetus, placenta and membranes are then removed by the use of the specially designed suction catheter or vacuum device.
This method generally takes approximately 5 minutes after the cervix has been opened. The procedure used for cervical dilatation can take several hours.
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Incomplete abortion which may necessitate a surgical abortion Infection of the uterus Excessive bleeding Torn cervix Infection of fallopian tubes Punctured uterus Blood clots in the uterus Reaction to anesthesia Infertility |
Similar to a caesarean birth, an incision is made in the uterus and the fetus is removed.
It is usually performed in cases of failed prostaglandin or intra-amniotic instillations.
Anesthesia is given to the woman so she will not feel the surgery.
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Infection of incision Severe systemic infection (sepsis) Blood clots to the heart, lungs and brain (emboli) Stomach contents breathed into the lungs (aspiration pneumonia) Injury to the urinary tract Blood clots in the uterus Heavy bleeding Pelvic infection Retention of pieces of the placenta Reaction to the anesthesia Infertility |
Dilation and Evacuation
This procedure is performed under local anesthetic between 13 and 20 weeks of pregnancy.
It involves the gradual opening of the cervix and removal of the fetus, placenta and membranes by alternating suction and sharp curettage.
This is currently the most common method used in the second trimester.
Possible Complications | |
Blood clots in the uterus Heavy bleeding Cut or torn cervix Perforation (puncture) of the wall of the uterus Pelvic infection Incomplete abortion Reaction to the anesthesia Infertility |
Intra-Amniotic Instillations
Solutions of hypertonic urea and a prostaglandin may be instilled into the amniotic sac after partial removal of the amniotic fluid.
Urea kills the fetus, and prostaglandin helps ensure expulsion.
Contractions begin within 8 to 12 hours and may last 48 hours before the fetus, placenta and membranes are expelled.
Possible Complications | |
Retention of pieces of the placenta Pelvic infection Heavy bleeding Ruptured uterus Blood clots Incomplete abortion Reaction to anesthesia Infertility |
Vaginal Prostaglandin
Prostaglandin E2 causes the uterus to contract and the cervix to soften and open.
These actions result in the eventual expulsion of the fetus, placenta and membranes.
The prostaglandin is supplied in the form of vaginal suppositories or gels applied to the cervical canal.
Oxytocin may be given after the administration of the prostaglandin if labor contractions are not strong enough.
Possible Complications | |
Retention of pieces of the placenta Pelvic infection Heavy bleeding Ruptured uterus Blood clots Incomplete abortion Reaction to anesthesia |
See above
In this procedure, the physician pulls the fetus feet-first out of the uterus into the birth canal, except for the head which is kept lodged just inside the uterus.
The base of the fetus's skull is punctured with a sharp instrument such as a long scissors or pointed metal tube.
A catheter is inserted into the wound and removes the fetus's brain with a powerful suction machine. This causes the skull to collapse, and allows for the expulsion of the fetus.
Possible Complications | |
Risks are similar to childbirth Uterine infection Blood clots to heart, lungs and brain Heavy bleeding High blood pressure Reaction to anesthesia Infertility |
Amniotic sac: Membrane bag that contains the fetus and fluid before birth.
Cervix: Lowest and narrow end of the uterus; the neck, which extends into the vagina.
Conception: Union of the sperm and egg resulting in fertilization.
Curettage: Scraping of the lining of the uterus with a sharp instrument to remove fetus, placenta and membranes.
Dilatation: Stretching of the mouth of the uterus (cervix) to open wide enough to allow passage of the baby.
Fetus: SDCL 34-23A-1 (2) and SDCL 34-25-1.1 (4) define fetus as "the biological offspring, including the implanted embryo or unborn child, of human parents."
Hypertonic Urea: A solution containing a large amount of salts.
Intra-Amniotic Instillation: Putting liquids that contain large amounts of salts into the amniotic sac.
Local Anesthetic: The use of medication to numb a small area of the body.
Membranes: Thin layer of tissue that surrounds the fetus.
Oxytocin: Drugs that cause the uterus to contract.
Placenta: Flattened, round mass of spongy tissue that contains a lot of blood vessels. It attaches to the inside of the wall of the uterus and carries food and oxygen to the fetus, and carries wastes away from the fetus.
Prostaglandin: Substance present in many body tissues. Used to induce abortions or labor.
Suction Catheter: A tube that sucks the fetus, placenta and membranes from the uterus.
Suppositories: A cone-shaped semi-solid substance used to put medication in the vagina.
Systemic: Pertains to the whole body. Involves many organ systems.
Trimester: One of three periods of about 3 months each into which pregnancy is divided.
Vacuum Device: A machine that uses suction to remove the fetus, placenta and membranes.
Any of the below mentioned risks may be lessened with good medical care.
Anesthesia is generally given for surgical abortions (D & C, Vacuum Aspiration, Dilation and Evacuation, Abdominal Hysterotomy, Intra-amniotic instillations, and Intact Dilation and Extraction)
Shortness of breath has many different causes.
Most women who undergo surgical abortions done in appropriate medical facilities recover without physical complications.
Any significant emotional and psychological issues should be considered and addressed before and after a chosen abortion.
Findings from some studies suggest that the unborn fetus may feel physical pain.
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The shell of a vehicle is only an approximation to a Faraday shield. A few mm of plastic is next to useless as a barrier to electrocution when dealing with tens of thousands of volts. Vehicle tyres incorporate carbon in sufficient quantity as to make the rubber conductive so it leaks away static buildup (a cause for car sickness in some people). Even if the rubber didn't breakdown and become conductive, tens of kV across it would cause sufficient I²R heating to melt the tyre. Tyres incorporate steel wire and reinforcing, so really don't present many cm of insulation at the best of times.
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CHAPTER XV.: cassel and frankfort. - Thomas Hodgskin, Travels in the North of Germany, vol. 2 [1820]Edition used:Travels in the North of Germany, describing the Present State of the Social and Political Institutions, the Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, Education, Arts and Manners in that Country, particularly in the Kingdom of Hannover (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820). Vol. 2
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CHAPTER XV.cassel and frankfort.Cassel; situation.—Wilhelms Höhe; date of its improvements; paid for by the blood of the Hessians.—The Museum.—Examples of the absurdities of learning.—Difference between Cassel and Hannover.—Fritzlar.—A tax on travellers.—Marburg.—Giessen.—Wetzlar.—Frankfort.—Fair.—Musicians. Cassel is only a few hours' walk from Münden,∗ and I arrived there at noon on September 3, 1818. It had rained extremely hard during the night, and the morning had the fresh cold feel of Autumn. Towards mid-day the weather became warm, and the palaces of Cassel, as I approached it, gleamed glorious in the sun. The outspread plain at the extremity of which it is situated was yet bright with newly-reaped corn fields. The Fulda, clear and bright with several tributary rivulets, was flowing at its foot, and the dark wood-covered hills in the back-ground, made its buildings whiter and more glancing. The plain was thickly studded with villages and single houses, and the peasant, proud of a rich crop, was carrying home the last produce of his field. Few towns, indeed, are more beautifully situated than Cassel. It lies at the eastern foot of some commanding, well-wooded, and beautiful hills, and overlooks a fertile well-cultivated plain. Nothing, however, commanded my attention so much as the palace, situated on a hill above the town, and, not knowing what it was, I inquired of a peasant. "That," he said, "was the Wilhelms Höhe."—"But the building at the very top of the hill?—What is that which is seen from so far?"—"Oh, that is the Great Christ." I then knew it was the celebrated copy of the Farnesian Hercules, which the Landgraf Charles caused to be erected in the beginning of the last century. The peasantry, however, have given their prince credit for a reverence for their own religion rather than for the mythology of the ancient world. They have transformed the son of Jupiter into their own Saviour, and they venerate the piety, as they record, with marks of wonder, the power of their sovereign. After seeking, in Cassel, during the early part of the day, for any political or statistical works relative to Hesse Cassel, none of which I could find, except a Court Calendar, I strolled alone to the Wilhelms Höhe. This is the place which every stranger is most desirous to see. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, all the fountains, cascades, and other rattles of this monarch's bauble, are made to spout and tumble for the amusement of the infant, or, as the Germans more pompously call it, the great public—des grosseren Publicum. It is only on one of these days that this royal plaything can be seen to advantage, and then it is visited by many parties, who come to Cassel for no other purpose than to see and admire it. There is nothing in the north of Germany more praised than it. It is thought to do honour to the taste and genius of the whole country. Every German appears to be enraptured with it, and when I sometimes attempted to laugh at the trifles they frequently described, I was assured I should change my opinion when I saw them. Perhaps I should, had I visited it in company with many other persons, and had I had a Cicerone to marshal my thoughts into the common order. But I was alone, and rather prejudiced against the place, because I knew the price of many of its beauties had been paid with the blood of the Hessians. It certainly is one of the handsomest palaces of Germany. Its situation, about three miles from Cassel, at a considerable elevation on the same hill at the foot of which the town itself stands, and commanding a view of it and of all the surrounding country, is noble and grand. By it the hill, which is covered with fine woods, begins to rise more abruptly. It was made a charming spot by nature, and needed nothing from the labour of man but a few scattered flowers and tasteful bushes, and winding walks, easy of ascent, to have rendered it a fit place either for the residence of a prince, for the retirement of a philosopher, for the haunts of a poet, or for the exercise and health of the population of the neighbouring city. I enjoyed the situation and the delightful evening when I visited it, but I looked on its numerous ornaments as the follies of a vitiated taste, and I was more displeased than amused by them! The sovereign and his architects, measuring the taste of mankind by their own taste, have converted this noble hill into a larger museum of monstrosities, and the attention of the people who go there is constantly turned from the admiration of nature to worship the petty wonders of mimic and useless art. Some places are levelled into gardens, and others are hollowed into ponds; cascades tumble from artificial rocks, and fountains spout up in a wilderness; old castles, newly built, to imitate ruins, in which all the arms and ornaments of the days of chivalry are collected to make up a goodly shew, tower on the heights; and grottos of yesterday, to imitate the eternal caverns of the world, have been dug under every brow. Homer's hell, all on fire, with Pluto and Proserpine, and the grim judges, with Cerberus threatened by Hercules, all as large as life, and as natural as they were ever seen in a penny shew, ornament one spot. Not far from it are the Fates and the Furies, with Orpheus and Eurydice, and all the gods, goddesses, thieves, and jades of the ancient mythology. Giants are buried under rocks, and spout scorn and defiance against the heavens; water is made to turn organs, blow flutes, and sound trumpets, and to give forth all the sweet sounds which are supposed to be heard in Elysium. The grotto of Neptune, in imitation of that of Tivoli, and Virgil's tomb; a Chinese village and a Swiss cow-house; the Devil's Bridge from St Gothard's, and aqueducts from Rome; superb palaces, and numerous hermitages, are all crowded on this spot. In short, there is nothing, either of fancy or of reality, either of ancient or modern art and poetry, of which some counterpart, or some imitation, does not deform this beautiful hill. Taste looks at these disfigurements of nature with disdain, good sense deplores such a waste of labour for so perfectly childish an object, and philosophy execrates the whole, because it influences a trifling people to admire a magnificence that is purchased with their own degradation. Most of these playthings were made by sovereigns who lent their armies to Great Britain. They were, in fact, paid for by the bones and the blood of those Hessians who were sold by their fathers,—for so the sovereigns call themselves,—as soldiers, to put down freedom in America. It is left to nice casuists to determine, whether there be more guilt in buying or in selling men; but surely nothing but an utter forgetfulness of the fact, could save any man from the reproaches of his own conscience, who could look on this blood-bought splendour with any feeling but horror. Yet men do look on it with rapture, and our modern Iscariots are prevented from hanging themselves, because they find a world to flatter, to imitate, and to worship them. But it is perhaps wrong thus to speak of the great; for he who ridicules their splendour, though it be bought by oppression, and their amusements, though they are childish and absurd, is known to weaken the claim they make to the respect of mankind, and he rebels against that authority to do mischief which they are said to derive from God. Such, however, were some of my reflections as I strolled through the beautiful gardens, and I felt no gratitude to the prince for any pleasure I enjoyed. Some of the ornaments of the Wilhelms Höhe, particularly the water-works, were made in the beginning of the last century, but the new palace and the new old castle were built, and many of the other wonders were made, by the present sovereign, who began to reign in the year 1785. He inherited a large treasure from his father, the Landgraf Frederic, although he had always been a prince who loved pomp. But the historian accounts for his leaving this behind him by saying, "he had kept a large army on foot, the greater part of which was in the pay of Great Britain." The palace contains a number of pictures, most of which are the work of Tischbein; some few are by Böttner. The new-town of Cassel, ornamented by the palaces of the sovereign and of his son, is well built. The streets are wide and well paved, and the Elector is about to make it still more magnificent by rebuilding the ancient residence of the Landgraves. The orangery, the park, and the walks, are all very fine, but Frederic's Square and Bellevue are the handsomest parts of the town. In the former stands a colossal statue, fifteen feet high, of the Landgraf Frederic, erected to his honour by the states of the country. It was the last work of a sculptor called the famous Nahl, and it is recorded, as something extraordinary, that for this work he received 1000 R. Thalers, about L. 160 Sterling. At one side of this square stands a superb palace built by Frederic. He was the father of the present Elector, and reigned between the years 1760 and 1785; he was the great beautifier of Cassel; he loved magnificence, and was a patron of the arts; he founded an academy for them, and an agricultural society, and he built the palace just mentioned, which is now named Frederic's Museum. It contains a library, galleries of pictures, statues, urns, and antiques, collections of curious workmanship in ivory, of minerals, and insects, of medals, of mathematical and optical instruments, of old arms and armour, of figures in wax, particularly all the family of Hesse Cassel, dressed in the very clothes they wore while living,—of musical instruments, and, in short, there is an immense building full of all sorts of curiosities. Indeed, a museum means a collection of things that are of themselves of no value. They are full of the baubles of nature, or the remains of antiquity; they are of great use to idle men, by enabling them to pass their time without doing mischief, and they afford the rich a manner of disposing of their wealth somewhat less pernicious than gambling or debauchery. A few hours might be passed in them with pleasure, if doing so did not tend to encourage people to form them, and if they, too, were not a part of that splendour or dissipation in the rulers of nations, which the subjects are impoverished and oppressed to support. On several occasions I have mentioned the taste for trifles and absurdities which yet so much distinguishes scientific Germans, that their country is sometimes called a madhouse of natural philosophers. This unhappy propensity has undoubtedly been invigorated by the honours bestowed on such pursuits by the numerous sovereigns of Germany. At Cassel I was informed of a physician of Heidelberg, who, in the madness of scientific, or rather witchcraft experiments, prescribed human brains to be taken inwardly as a cure for violent fevers, and he had worked something like a wonder on his patients, probably by affecting their imagination. Another celebrated man had recently adapted the entrails of cats as a specific for all disorders. And a public newspaper, while it announced the death of the child of a celebrated physician, also announced his intention of preserving it in his anatomical museum, along with some more of the issue of his loins who had before died. I give these anecdotes as forming the best illustration I know of the effects on the human mind of the patronage of scientific trifles. Cassel possesses a great number of pictures, both in the Academy and in the Gallery of the reigning sovereign. Many of them are works of famous Italian and Dutch masters. The works of Tischbein are seen in various parts of the city. It was here the celebrated painters of this name, for there were two, lived and flourished. Cassel is ranked, by connoisseurs, as fourth in the list of the cities of Germany which ought to be visited. Vienna is first, then Berlin, Dresden, Cassel. Travellers, therefore, who have not grown weary of seeing wonders and sights, would do well to visit the palaces and curiosities of those fathers of their people, the Landgraves and Electors of Hesse Cassel. With fine palaces in a land without commerce there may be much poverty and many beggars, and I saw more of the latter in Cassel than I had seen for some time. They are not shy in demanding alms. When I had given one a Hessian albus, about a penny, to buy potatoes, as he explained it, he asked me for another, "that he might buy fat to them." He was an old soldier, left to beg or starve. I met two or three such instances, and one old man said he had served in America. The character of the Hessian people among the Germans is, that they are rather stupid and heavy, but very loyal and faithful. No stranger must breathe a word against their prince; and, with such devotion, they, of course, think the splendour of Cassel cheaply purchased with their own blood. Loyalty of subjects says nothing for the character of sovereigns. Men may be degraded to honour mortals who inflict misery and death on them. The inhabitants of Morocco are undoubtedly very loyal. This disposition of the Hessian people accounts, however, for the joy which was exhibited by all classes as the Elector re-entered his dominions in the year 1813. He has since been involved in disputes, and has grown unpopular. He has forfeited love, though he is not yet hated. He seems to have forgotten that, in 20 years, another generation is walking the earth, who differ from their fathers. He returned too rashly to his former plans of government. Every part of the country to which regulations could reach, even to the ancient uniform of the soldiers, pig-tails and all, was to be restored to the precise same state as it was in the year 1798. This, of course, excited some murmurs;—even the military were offended at being exposed to the laughter of the rest of their fellow-citizens and of Germany. The students of Göttingen, who make frequent excursions to Cassel, helped to ridicule the whole. To do honour, they said, to the Elector, they visited Cassel in a large body; and every one wore a tail that reached to the ground. The citizens chuckled—the soldiers were offended—and the Elector himself, though he could not openly be angry, sent a message to Göttingen requesting the young men might be kept in better order. The splendour of Cassel made me more sensible of the difference occasioned by the sovereign living in or out of the country. Hannover, whose sovereigns have long been more powerful than the landgraves of Hesse, has no sort of magnificence. Cassel has a great deal. The sovereign of the one draws as large a revenue from his country as the sovereign of the other, but the electors of Hannover have resided out of the country for more than a century, while the landgraves of Hesse have lived at home. This is probably the point on which the natives of Hannover have suffered most by their sovereign being king of Great Britain. I do not believe much of their wealth has been imported into Britain; and I am sure there are no traces of the wealth of Britain in Hannover, but the Hannoverians have wanted all the advantages which the residence of a sovereign brings. His revenues have been divided amongst numerous nobles, who have spent them in trifles, and have left no memorial, either of usefulness or magnificence. The sovereigns of Hannover have, however, nourished one of the best universities of Germany; and probably the encouragement which they have given to learning by the establishment at Göttingen would not have been bestowed had not their taste for magnificence been gratified at the expence of another nation. The Hannoverians may have lost something by wanting the splendour of a capital, but the dignity of their sovereign has been a means of increasing their attachment to him; and, like the Hessians, they also are distinguished for their loyalty. It is by no means a revolutionary practice, that sovereigns should keep mistresses while their wives are yet living. This is an immorality of the old school, which is still practised by the Elector of Hesse Cassel, probably from his reverence for former customs. Three ladies have been distinguished as having enjoyed his embraces. He has still one. In this point, his son follows his example. In one part of a square is the palace where the wife of the young prince lives; in another is a house which is the residence of his mistress. The elector openly lives with his mistress, but the son only openly visits his, as if he were ashamed of following too closely the example of the father. Sovereigns deserve to have tales of scandal told of them by their flatterers; and they would not be here mentioned, were it not that their example has a vast deal of influence on the morality of the world; the guilt of corrupting it attaches much less to the Jacobins than to them. Between Cassel and Frankfort, which it cost me three days to reach, the country for the whole distance is fertile and agreeably diversified. It is well peopled, and there is a considerable traffic, but the roads are by no means good. The inns are large, but dirty and ill-provided. Some traces of prosperity were visible, but more of poverty and want. At Fritzlar, which is a Catholic town, I was rather incommoded by intrusive begging boys. There had formerly been a large convent of Ursulines here, which was recently destroyed,—though a few pious nuns still remain, who employ themselves educating girls. A considerable number come from the neighbouring villages to learn fine needle-work. The former revenues of the convent will now swell the revenues of the prince; and the people, on whose industry they are a tax, will derive no benefit from the change. The evident poverty and beggary of this little town, while it is situated in a pleasant fertile country, was undoubtedly owing, in a great measure, to the convent and the Catholicism. Some students, who came from Göttingen, and were going to Nassau, were my companions for some time. They were quite boastful of what they had done at Göttingen, and seemed to think they could accomplish whatever they pleased. They sang as we marched; and though they had been so reduced by their pranks, that one of them was actually without shoes, and they had but little money to pay their travelling expences, they were merry companions. The Germans understand, in general, the art of self-denial very little; and these young men, as they encountered any person by the road, adopting the phrase of relationship, (Vetter, cousin,) borrowed tobacco, or stopped the traveller till he had given them a light. Their quarters at night did not precisely suit me; and I left them to enjoy their thick milk covered with grated bread and sugar for supper, and their straw to sleep on; and, by walking some distance further, I procured a good bed, a cleaner inn, and better food. The sovereign of Cassel levies a tax on people passing through his dominions, by making them pay for their passports. The fee, which was twopence, was exacted at Marburg. There is a university here. It is the only one belonging to Cassel, but is not very celebrated at present. The whole population of the town does not exceed 6000 souls. The town of Giessen, where there is another university, and which is very little more populous than Marbourg, is situated about 20 miles from it. It is in the territories of Hesse Darmstadt, and on the high road. Not far from Giessen, but out of the high road, lies the town of Wetzlar, which was formerly celebrated as the seat of the Cammergericht, one of the highest tribunals of Germany under the old constitution of the empire, and one of the means by which the subjects of every part of it were protected from arbitrary injustice. Like the other tribunals of Germany, the judges belonging to it were divided into two banks—a bank of nobles, and a bank of jurists; and it exercised a considerable degree of power over the minor princes of the empire. It was one of the means by which the jurisconsults established their extensive dominion in Germany. It lasts to this day. They are, and have long been, as councillors and as judges much more the rulers of Germany than the nobles. Their fetters bind even the princes. Wetzlar is also celebrated as the place where Goethe composed the Sorrows of Werther, and where he placed the scene of this romance. This circumstance, with the fountain of Charlotte and the tomb of Werther, both of which exist as described by the poet, may still induce travellers to visit it; but its political importance was destroyed with the ancient constitution of the empire. And there is now no tribunal but the public press, to which complaints can be carried of the sovereigns of Germany. The whole of the country through which I passed to arrive at Frankfort abounds in fruit. Apples, pears, and plums, are preserved and dried on an extensive scale, and form a considerable article of commerce. The road-sides were planted with fruit trees, which seemed common property; for every body plucked and eat their produce. When the traveller is oppressed with heat and dust, no labour appears so benevolent as that which thus supplies him both with shelter and refreshment. Even in places where the trees were inclosed, their branches hung so often temptingly in the road, that it was impossible to refrain from plucking the fruit; and the gardeners and labourers seemed not to envy the traveller the trifling theft. As I saw some bare-footed women travellers doing this, I could not avoid thinking, if mother Eve had been a German soldier's wife, travelling on a dusty road, on a hot day, there would have been some excuse for her breaking the command by which she doomed her posterity to sin and misery. But, living in the midst of sweets, of fragrant flowers, and refreshing streams, and not condemned to labour, she could only have done it from that disposition to disobey arbitrary commands, which, whether she bequeathed it to her descendants or not, is now evidently universal. The luxuries of fruit and fine weather made a walk, otherwise solitary, extremely pleasant. There was a fair in Frankfort when I reached it, and every inn was so full that it was with great difficulty I procured a lodging. This is a city which has been so recently described by other travellers, that I shall say nothing of it. I was surprised by the whirl and the bustle in its streets, and by the immense quantity of itinerant musicians whom the fair had brought together. There was not a street in which three or four parties or bands were not playing; not a day passed in which the inn was not visited during dinner by several companies, and there was no inn in which their strains were not heard at various hours of the day. I once formed a devout wish that music might be more spread amongst our people—that it might be taught to them in their daily schools, and in large assemblies of children. Frankfort led me to modify this wish. If such an improvement should be the result of the sovereign patronising music; if it should not grow from the people feeling the want themselves; if they should be schooled into it; and, above all, if it should precede political knowledge, and political improvement, as it has done in Italy and Germany; it will only render a vast number of our people like so many Italians and Germans—beggarly and wandering musicians. It may be wished that our countrymen may become more musical; but they should think only of music as an amusement, not as an employment, and they should spurn it, while it can be regarded as a means of making them content with the misery inflicted by bad governments. Frankfort differs from Cassel as much as Cassel does from Hannover in its splendour; but, in Frankfort, it is spread over a great part of the city. It is not confined to a palace or a hill, but adorns the gardens and houses of numerous wealthy merchants, and beautifies both the town and the environs. The suburbs are ornamented with fine walks; and the taste for flowers and gardens which distinguishes the other parts of Germany is very conspicuous in Frankfort. From Frankfort I floated down the Rhine into Holland, where I remained some weeks; and then returned to England, where I arrived in November, after an absence of more than three years. APPENDIX.[∗]See Vol. I. p. 336. |


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Who are these impostors in the RFO, and what have they done with the Three Stooges? Seriously, the front office moves have actually looked competent (for the most part) this year. I'm still trying to understand how the MLS Champions (I still get a thrill out of saying that) could come through the expansion draft in seemingly better position than they ended the season. Well done, RFO.
I'm not criticizing them for not having a second XI together last year. I'm saying, now that they have these competitions on their plate and they've met their main goal of "getting some silverware," what matters to me is where they go from here, part of which includes making the squad deeper. If the team rests on their laurels after one cup (highly unlikely, but for hypothetical sake), if they think "we won MLS Cup last year, we don't have any improvement to make," then it tells me the same mentality that plagued the last 15 years is still in the Front Office. If, on the other hand, in this next season they make strides (and splash the cash they can) to put together a deeper team, if they pay more than lip service to the Open Cup and Champions League, if they show this year wasn't just a, as DavidJames put it, stars-and-moon-aligning moment and show instead they have ambition to build on this year, then I owe the front office a lot of credit and a lot of apologies. So again, I'm thrilled the Rapids won the Cup. I took the time after the rally at Skyline Park to find Plush before he left and thank him personally. But after 15 years of mediocre-to-terrible teams and decisions made by the Front Office, that one Cup doesn't buy the "all-clear" from me. Not yet. But, as I may have said in this thread already and know I have said elsewhere, the RFO is absolutely starting this off-season moving in the right direction with its transactions and dealings.
I'm really sometimes surprised at how often we see "splash some cash" suggested as a solution to squad related problems when we all know there is a salary cap and short of using a DP to leverage what is then functionally a higher cap I thought we were pretty close to 'capped out'. Now a fuller stadium due to splashing cash on marketing could help with the 12th man. And more money can be spent on coaching, more position-specific specialist, full-time scouts, etc. (but I have no way to know if we are scrimping there). And I have to believe the cash has been splashed on the facility. So credit where credit is due, as a long time bargain shopper that hates to pay full price, I think that of late the organization has done a great job of picking up 'bargain' or good value/for cost players and off-loading pricey players that play like cones or make you go 'meh'. With roster expansion it appears the cap will also have to go up but my expectation is it will be a proportionate increase 'value shopping' will remain as a valid strategy, using high salaries as a single marker for good players -- not so much.
The new 6 spots will be cap-exempt spots, but they will be reserve only positions that would (EDIT: NOT) be allowed to play in league matches. At least that's how I understand it. So I don't think the cap will go up any more than it would have in a normal year.
Hence the "they can" part of "splash the cash they can." Context-dropping on message boards is amusing. I don't expect the team to spend money they can't spend, or to spend money wildly. I do expect that, if cash comes into the Rapids' hands via player sales or trades, they reinvest it in the squad to make it better, as I said before about the potential of Omar leaving. I do expect, if there is still room under the cap and the opportunity arises to strengthen the squad, they'll do so. I also look at our squad, compared to, say, RSL's or LA's, and see our strong starting 11 followed by a LOT of youth, inexperience and not a lot of guys who can just step right into our starting 11 without a noticeable drop-off in quality, especially compared to those two teams. I also look at a few individual positions in our squad (left back, now central defense, forward) where the team is barely 1 player deep at those positions and the reserves we have either need to make a quantum leap this offseason or could stand to be upgraded. If that can be done on a bargain-shopping basis, great. If that has to be done by spending lots of money, great. But it has to be done if the team is going to try to handle the scheduling requirements of next year.
I think Jason's right about the cap. All the stories I've seen so far talk about it the way Jason did--the cap isn't going up, so it will be a 5% increase on last year's 2.55 million, but there will be some cap-exempt spots for the reserve league.
Its either 6 reserve only and 2 homegrown or 4 reserve only and 4 homegrown, I'm not 100% sure. Either way there's a subset of the new players that will be development players that can't play in league matches.
And hence the "how often" in "how often we see "splash some cash"" to make a generalization about frequently seen statements, not a specific nit of one small part of a larger and well said post. But then as you said: "Context dropping on message boards is amusing." ;>) ;>)
That makes more sense (I guess -this is MLS after all) your other post implied/said they would be eligible for league matches.
Whoops, left out a not! The development positions will NOT be eligible for league matches (they may be eligible for CCL/USOC matches, I'm not sure).
No problem, some times I leave out entire paragraphs (or maybe should). I'm not sure I like this, however. For me, the value in a reserve team is not only for regular team players to keep sharp when they don't get in a game or recover from an injury, but add depth to the regular team as needed. Kinda like the old reserve team. I guess I'm not fully understanding why the restrictions.
When MLS visits its therapist they almost always end up going back to its childhood past and its very deep seated fears related to its mother, the NASL. To increase the roster size but not have to significantly raise the salary cap the players are not counted against the cap ... but then to prevent a cold war fought with money and maintain parity (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) they can't play in league matches. Just my guess btw.
I think the guard against this is that some of these slots (not the generation adidas ones) are going to be low-paying. From the interview with Columbus Crew Technical Director Brian Bliss that was linked in the N&A thread:


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Sometimes you even get a charming tale in addition to the visual prettiness. A Fine Frenzy — the moniker of singer-songwriter Alison Sudol — recently put out this short animated fable about a tree named Pine and a bird named Bird, and what they do when their home is decimated. It's quiet and lovely, a lot like A Fine Frenzy's music:
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The first leg encounter at the Donbass Arena ended in a 2-2 draw, and the display of the Bundesliga title holders in that match has left an impression on the experienced trainer.
"Dortmund are strong and have shown they can open teams up with relative ease," the 67-year-old told reporters at the pre-game press conference.
"Jurgen Klopp is a world-class coach and we expect to come under a lot of pressure. It will not be easy by any means.
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The Croatia skipper had scored the opener for Donetsk in the first leg of the game in February, and he insists his team-mates are well-prepared for the return leg on Tuesday.
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Deadpool is one of the most unique characters in comics and has a twisted way of delivering violence and humour that is truly one of a kind. That being said I was very weary of the portrayal of Deadpool in the upcoming Activision published game.
It now appears that the project has gained some credibility with Daniel Way being brought on board to write the script for the game. Daniel Way is the current writer on the Deadpool comics and should hopefully steer the ship in regards to authenticity of the storyline and character.
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