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COATESVILLE — The Coatesville-Clay Township Public Library celebrated its 100th anniversary this past Saturday, quite an achievement considering that it was hard pressed to exist in the first place, and was destroyed by a tornado in 1948.
The celebration was rife with nostalgia and a plaque of gratitude to Andrew Carnegie was unveiled as residents from the area stopped by to take in what is still considered the chief meeting place in town. Coatesville was given funding for its first library by Carnegie, which at the time made it the smallest town with a Carnegie library.
"People kept trying, they were rejected, they kept trying again," library director Cheryl Myers Steinborn said. "It's not clear what they did to finally push it, but I think it was that they were smart people who knew what they were doing. They did a good thing and it's still here today. I don't know if they expected it to be here 100 years, but they're my heroes anyway."
The event included a pictorial slide show of all the library has been through over the years, a story time for children, and even treats from the year the library was born, such as Oreos. At the end of the year, Steinborn said there will be a time capsule so those who come later can look back at the past.
A tornado ravaged Coatesville in 1948, leaving the town and the library in ruins. All communication was cut off from the town, and without a highway running through it, no one really knew until a state trooper who lived nearby happened upon the destruction.
Along Milton Street, where the library is located, stood one house that inexplicably stood during the storm while everything around it on both sides was pummeled. Not content to give up, the residents picked up the pieces, literally, and a new library was born.
To commemorate the event, a magnolia tree was planted in front of the building by a woman, and her grandchildren recently planted one nearby in her memory, which Steinborn says is a unique wrinkle of sorts.
"When this thing blew down in '48, we built a new building and a lady in town just stuck that little thing in the ground," she said. "It was 1950. It's kind of cool, having the 60-plus-year-old magnolia and now the new one.
"We put a plaque up with the names of the tornado deceased. Without Carnegie, the library wouldn't have been here, I'm guessing."
Steinborn is succinct about the importance of the library in a town like Coatesville, saying that the place still draws the community together.
"Obviously there's not a whole lot to do often in a small town, so it's been good, it's been a meeting place," she said. "The original had a basement meeting room. The second had a community room, and that's why when we knocked it down, we got a grant to build that meeting building next door.
"It's still a hub to this day. Was then, is now. And I know they're proud to have it here. We used to have a school and now it's gone. I think this place gives you some town pride, particularly with the tornado and people thinking this town was a goner, along with the library."


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Amidst the hundreds of pre-post-mortems going for Romney's campaign, Washington Post's Richard "Liberal" Cohen --sniff-- misses Ron:
In 1980 Ronald Reagan won the Republican nomination. He beat a future president, George H.W. Bush; two future Senate majority leaders, Howard Baker and Bob Dole; and two lesser-known congressmen. This year Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination. He beat a radio host, a disgraced former House speaker, a defeated Senate candidate, a former appointee of the Obama administration, a tongue-tied Texas governor, a prevaricating religious zealot who happens to serve in the House of Representatives and a cranky libertarian doctor. Where did all the talent go?
Cohen longs for the intellectual heavy-weights of yore (George W. Bush and Reagan?) and concludes that the only solution, as is all things, infinity is more moderates voting for more trickle-down Republicans, more NeoCon foreign policy Republicans and more top-end tax cut Republicans. In short, more of everything Romney is running on, but spoken moderately? Or something.
Pretending the trend this cycle is a full rejection of GOP ideas (just like the opposite in 2010) is a miss, but even further off the mark is pretending Obama is winning this election merely because the Republican field was weak. It was weak. So weak it was fun.
- Agree with Cohen, George W. Bush and Reagan did, indeed, win their elections. But neither were particularly strong candidates on the trail.
- The overall not-sucking-enough economy kept a few Republicans stronger than, say, Herman Cain out of the race, sure, but even with them in Romney would've probably been the favorite.
- Romney was never that electable to begin with.
- House Republicans tarnished the brand. Extreme ideas like redefining rape scare many voters. Probably more than one independent voter out there still wondering how the hell Planned Parenthood fits into the GOP recovery plan, for sure.
- The Romney campaign has been a disaster, and campaigns matter some.
All true, but none are a good way to understand Obama's lead. Jonathan Bernstein:
[...]the easiest interpretation of what's going on right now is that, if Obama leads by 3 to 4 points, only a point or two needs to be explained beyond the fundamentals. At best, we're talking about maybe 5 or 6 percent who would otherwise be voting for Romney but currently appear to be supporting the president. That's still worth studying, of course — but it's a relatively small effect overall.
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What program did you use to make this map? I would happily put one together for bouldering areas at rumney if it isnt to expensive...
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Quotesorry. but is you photography so perfect that all current canon DSLR cameras are not good enough for you?
and if the answer is yes... i am (i think most here) curious to hear how nikon will increase your phantastic photos even further??
If you read a bit further you would see that I also said that I stay true to Canon and won't ever switch... I was speaking out of anxiety and anticipation on a new camera. I still firmly believe the best camera is the one in your hands - but if the one in your hands are becoming more and more unreliable then you have to start looking at getting new stuff.
but you still haven´t told us in witch way your canon camera has become unreliable.
or did you (sorry i have not much time to read all in this thread carefully)?
but i read a lot of pro photographer blogs.
and NONE of these pros is whinning about how bad their canons or nikons are!
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The seventeenth season of the television series premiered in the UK on June 3rd, 2013. It then stopped airing after ten episodes and resumed airing on September 30th, 2013. It stopped again after a week of episodes. One episode aired on November 5th and four more aired in December. The remaining six episodes went straight to DVD in the UK and US in March 2014. Four of the final episodes aired on July 5th and 6th in the UK. In the US, the season started airing on October 17th. This season was the first of a new writing style for the series and ran for twenty-six episodes.
- Kevin's Cranky Friend - Kevin helps Cranky at the docks, but Cranky does not think he needs help even as the work piles up.
- Scruff's Makeover - Scruff gets a new coat of paint and refuses to work at the Waste Dump because he does not want to get dirty.
- Wayward Winston - Winston is frustrated because Sir Topham Hatt cannot drive him well, so he decides to go driver-less.
- Gordon Runs Dry - Gordon's boiler is damaged, but he is too impatient to get repaired or stop to refill with water because of the leak.
- Calm Down Caitlin - Caitlin has to spend the night on Sodor and keeps everyone awake.
- Steamie Stafford - Stafford becomes jealous of the steam engines because of all the noise they make, so he begins to act like them.
- Henry's Hero - Henry and Hiro take on some bad coal and start puffing out black smoke.
- Luke's New Friend - Luke befriends a deer at the Blue Mountain Quarry.
- The Switch - Luke and Millie swap jobs for the day.
- Not Now, Charlie! - Charlie finds an elephant on the track and tries to alert the other engines, but no-one will take him seriously.
- The Lost Puff - Paxton tries to find Thomas' "lost puff".
- The Thomas Way - Thomas and Duck must work together to help Harold when he breaks down.
- The Phantom Express - James tricks Percy into thinking there is a ghost at Ulfstead Castle.
- Percy's Lucky Day - After Percy suffers a bout of bad luck, Stephen gives him a lucky charm.
- Bill or Ben? - Bill and Ben trick Connor.
- Too Many Fire Engines - Some railway inspectors question whether Sir Topham Hatt needs two fire engines.
- No Snow for Thomas - Thomas hides his snowplough.
- Santa's Little Engine - Thomas has to rescue Sir Topham Hatt when his sleigh breaks away on a hill.
- The Missing Christmas Decorations - Percy thinks Diesel 10 is stealing Christmas decorations.
- The Frozen Turntable - The turntable at Tidmouth Sheds freezes in one position and the engines argue about who should get the one accessible berth.
- Away From the Sea - Porter arrives at the docks and Salty is convinced he has been sent to replace him.
- Gone Fishing - Harvey pulls a long train for the first time.
- The Afternoon Tea Express - Stephen is given the job of collecting ingredients for the afternoon tea at Ulfstead Castle.
- The Smelly Kipper - Henry challenges James to take "The Flying Kipper".
- No More Mr. Nice Engine - Diesel tries to get Hiro to toughen up with the trucks.
- Thomas' Shortcut - Bertie uses a shortcut while he and Thomas race, so Thomas decides to use one of his own.
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- Gordon
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- Toby
- Duck
- Bill and Ben
- Harvey
- Emily
- Spencer
- Whiff
- Hiro
- Charlie
- Scruff
- Belle
- Stephen
- Caitlin
- Connor
- Diesel
- Mavis
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- Salty
- Den
- Dart
- Paxton
- Norman
- Sidney
- Flynn
- Stafford
- Winston
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Victor
- Luke
- Millie
- Rusty
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Butch
- Kevin
- Cranky
- Owen
- Merrick
- Harold
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Sir Robert Norramby
- Farmer McColl
- The Duchess of Boxford
- A Zoo Keeper
- Some Workmen
- Some Children
- The Duke of Boxford (does not speak)
- Rosie (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- The Bird Watcher (cameo)
- Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
- The Knapford stationmaster (cameo)
- Mr. Percival (mentioned)
- Bash (learning segment)
- Daisy (mentioned in a learning segment)
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- Mark Moraghan as the narrator
- Ben Small as Thomas, Toby, Flynn, Rheneas and Owen
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Harvey, Whiff, Salty, Stafford, Den, Norman, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bertie, Harold, Sir Topham Hatt, the Maron Station Speaker, the Wellsworth station worker, a Railway Inspector and a workman
- Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Charlie, Scruff, Diesel 10, Rocky, Kevin, Cranky, Butch, Winston, Rusty, Merrick, Farmer McColl, the Dock Manager, and the Zoo Keeper
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Dart, Paxton, Peter Sam, and a Railway inspector
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Mavis, Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Lady Hatt and the children
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Kerry Shale as Diesel, the Zoo Keeper (Not Now, Charlie! only) and some groaning passengers
- David Bedella as Victor
- William Hope as a Railway Inspector
- Michael Legge as Luke
- Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- Mark Moraghan as the narrator
- Martin Sherman as Thomas, Percy and Diesel
- Jules de Jongh as Emily, Lady Hatt and the children
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Scruff, Harold, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, the Zoo Keeper, a workman and some groaning passengers
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Rocky and Cranky
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Stafford, Den, Norman, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bertie, a Railway Inspector, and the Maron Station Speaker
- Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10, Winston, Rusty, and Merrick
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Dart, Paxton, Peter Sam, Butch, and a Railway Inspector
- William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, Farmer McColl, the Wellsworth station worker, and a Railway Inspector
- Ben Small as Charlie, Flynn, Rheneas and Owen
- David Bedella as Victor
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel
- Michael Legge as Luke
- Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- David Menkin as Porter
- This is Andrew Brenner's first season as head writer.
- This is Mark Moraghan's first season as narrator.
- This is the first season animated by Arc Productions.
- The writers are now credited when the title is put up at the beginning.
- For the first several episodes of the season, PBS used an opening title from earlier seasons, with Michael Brandon listed as the narrator and Greg Tiernan listed as the director.
- This is the first season since Season 12 in which Thomas does not appear in every episode.
- This is the first season since Season 2 to have the same narrator for both the UK and US for the majority of the season.
- This is the first season since Season 11 to have 26 episodes.
- This is the last season where Henrietta does not have a face.
- This is the first season not to feature Misty Island, Bash and Dash, or Ferdinand since their introduction, although Bash does make a cameo in a Mr. Perkins segment.


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NEW DELHI -- A gigantic cyclone, one of the strongest ever to hit the Bay of Bengal, pounded India's eastern cost with heavy winds and rain Saturday, as more than half a million people fled the region.
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The Press Trust of India, a local news agency, reported at least five people died from heavy rains ahead of the storm. Indian government officials later said early reports of deaths from the storm won't become clear until daybreak Sunday, the Associated Press reported. Hundreds of trees were uprooted before the eye of the storm even made landfall early evening local time and flights, trains and shipping operations were canceled and power shut down in six districts in the coastal area.
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"We have stopped all cargo operations," Paradip Port Trust Chairman Sudhanshu Shekhara Mishra told the Press Trust of India, a local news agency. "We have set up control rooms and are ready with a contingency plan. We have cleared all vessels. People have been evacuated from low-lying areas."
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"I don't want people to panic," said Naveen Patnaik, chief minister of Odisha told PTI, calling for everyone to do their part in helping relief operations.
Still, some didn't want to leave their mud-and-thatch homes, particularly vulnerable to the storm.
"We will get over the storm," said Seetha Reddy, a fisher in Gopalpur who was reluctant to leave her house but was forced by the police to shift to a shelter, told the Hindustan Times.
More than 60,000 people from the low-lying areas of neighboring Andhra Pradesh state had been evacuated. The sea has already pushed inland as much as 130 feet in parts of that state, officials said.
Some locals were at a loss.
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Special Articles from China, Japan and India.
From Mr. Peh-ling Lee of Gangou, China.People all over the world are trying to reform English Spelling so that we can use it internationally - and here is a scholar from Communist China, who is working on the problem, and has sent us his ideas on the subject, for which we thank him warmly.
Mr. Peh-ling Lee's contribution deserves serious study - particularly by those who think that the solution to the spelling problem is pure "Spelling as you speak". Mr. Lee has a good phonetician's ear for how a Chinese hears English, and speaks it himself. If you read Mr. Reg. Dean's BRITIC you can hear a man from Leeds, and among American reformers, there can be a difference between Boston and the Middle West. A Swedish friend tells me that my own efforts are recognizably Australian. So when it comes to designing an international English spelling, if we go by 'spelling as you speak' we should remember that most of the people of the world are Chinese, Indian or Hispanic. A rule-based conventionalised spelling may then seem more practicable.
Valerie Yule.
EXTRACT.from Mr Peh-ling Lee, Gangou, Jiang-xi Province, CHINA 16 November 1983.
This Package Scheme is my persistent effort to do something for the more rapid progress of English-spelling reform after a score years arduous research into the most fundamental phonetics through a peculiar approach strange to Western scholars. I am going to write an article on the topic - Spelling reform and the struggle of a moderately-stressed syllable against its over-stressed partner in English pronunciation.
PACKAGE SCHEME OF A SORT OF UNlVERSAL ENGLISH SPELLING FOR ADVICES AND EVALUATION.
A. Three Tables.
1. How vowel letters and groups of letters are pronounced in the New Spelling.
|pronounced in the
intern. alphabet
*The newly erected vowel letter named /u:/ as convention has already done implicitly for it in the diphthong /aw/ and in the German= alphabet.
+ Pronounced depressedly in harmony with an unaccentuation as convention has already done for the long sound /ay/ in /always/, /ow/ in /window/ etc.
2. How consonant letters and groups of letters are pronounced in the New Spelling.
|pron. in
|the intern
*Actually little difference is heard from the consonant /w/
+/c/,/g/,/x/ and /z/ are cleared of the conventional alphabet, and English pronunciation as well as spelling is simplified.
3. How conventional letters and groups of letters are replaced in the New Spelling.
|Letter or group
|Replaced by
|consonant /w/ (as well as /u/)
|consonant /i/
|y (as /oeillade/ by /oeyard/)
|vowel /y/
|i (as/physics/ by /phisics/)
|ph and gh
|f when so pronounced)
|g *1
|j when pronounced /d/ or /ʒ/
|z *2
|/g/ of /ing/
|dropped, for it's seldom heard in
|the popular speaking
|k or s as the way that's pronounced
|ci (as well as si and ti)
|sh (tiby jh when it's so pronounced)
|ks or ksh as the way that's pronounced
|ir (as well as ur) (accented)
|er (ir, or ur) (unacc.)
|el (for /l/ represents the actual right phoneme)
|il (ol, or ul) (unacc.)
|el, when that's so pronounced
|u (unacc. or shortly acc.)
|i, when that's so pronounced
|u (o, or oo) (accented)
|ww, when that's so pronounced
|u (o, or oo) (accented)
|w, when that's so pronounced
|u (or ou) (accented)
|a, when that's so pronounced
|a (o, ou or u) (unaccented)
|e (in a closed end.syll. or ensued with m,n,l or r, or
|a (else situated)
|a (unacc. end opened syll.)
|au (ou*4 or) (in long sound)
|i (unacc. end. closed syll.)
|e or ee, when that's so pronounced
|o (or ow) unacc. at the ending)
|Their respective equivalents of the new spelling
*1 Academically, the last /g/ of /garage/ should be pronounced as /d/ instead of / / or / /.
2. Practically as in /is/, /s/ is seldom heard as /z/. This popular tendency, which has the background of adopting a milder pronunciation in English speaking, is imperative, and should be taken into serious consideration. And it's always advisable for one to keep fit by being cured or operated thoroughly with a disease.
3. It's in an artificially twisted state of /s/ or /z/ and seldom heard in popular practical speaking.
4. Actual sounds of the three spellings are transformed into one another by automatic phonematical shiftings in their specific spelling environments.
B. Two Suppositions.
1. It's supposed that a conventionally weak beginning syllable is now universally pronounced as a secondary accent in the broad popular practices.
2. It's supposed that the standard one of the variant pronunciations, if any, of a conventional syllable, is to be adopted upon a reasonable scientific basis, and that dissensions on delicate concerns, needless to say some minute obstacles, can be settled through patient consolations or personal interviews.
C. Contrast with the World English Spelling.
(I have not included the World English spelling in this re-typing, since it is available elsewhere.)
Linken's *l Gitisbelg Adres (Lincoln's Gettysburg Address)
Foarskoor and seven *2 yeers agoo oar faasels broat foas on sis
(Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
kontinent a nuu naishen *1, konseevd in libelte.. dediketed tww si*3
(continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, dedicated to the
propasishen sat *4 oal mens *5 aa kriaited eekvel. Noa wee .. ingaijd
(proposition that all men are created, equal. Now we engaged
..gret sivel *1 Woa testin hvesel *6 ... or ene ..soo ... kan lon induur..
(great civil war testing whether or any so can long endure
met.. batelfeeld of ..hav kom *7 ... poashen ..as ... fiinel *6 restin-plais
(met ..battlefield of..have come.. portion as final resting-place
foar soos hvww heer gaiv sair liivs ..miit liv. It is oaltagesel fitin..
(for those who here gave their lives might live. It is altogether fitting..
propel *6..shwd dww.. Bat*1.. laajel sens..kanot ..haloo..grond..faa
(proper should do But larger sense cannot hallow ground far
aberv *7..pwwr poael..ditrakt..werld *1 wil..rimembel ... raasel..
(above poor power detract world will remember rather
*1. The vowel falls upon the right phoneme /e/.
2. It's significant not to spare a vowel letter but to hold that every syllable consists of a vowel.
3. Its pleasantly mild tongue justifies the replacement of /th/ by /s/ in (/the/ which is always weakly pronounced due to intonation, thus justifying the replacement in the new spelling in general.
4. /satt/ for the past tense of /sit/ to be distinguished from /that/.
5. /men/ for /man/ with regular plural for several reasons.
6. The consonant falls upon the right phoneme /l/.
7. A milder-tongued pronunciation is preferred.
EDITOR'S NOTE:For reasons of space, the full passage from the Gettysburg address has been shortened, omitting spelling that is not affected.
[Thomas Hofmann: see Journals, Bulletins.]
Thomas R. Hofmann.English Dept/Fac of Humanities, University of Toyama, Softiku, TOYAMA, JAPAN. 1984.2.06.
Mona CROSS & Members of the SSS Committee
Dear Mona & others, especially George O'H.,
Newsletter of 83.11 just arrived & was enjoyed; good job & keep up the good work. You asked for comments, so here they ar:
Frist, Gibbs's statement of SR-3 is wonderful! I am a solid convertee, & will try to follow it (may even make a programm for this computer to convert automatically to it, wher I don't catch them myself). It has a number of virtues, som of which I hav never realized wer to be sought, so let me list what I see in it, & why each aspect seems good.
First Gibbs's statement: "D.U.E. Drop useless E on the end of short vowel syllables"
(1) This is vague enough to be interpreted by each person to his own liking. This is important, as SRers (spelling reformers & potential spelling reformers) seldom agree on overall plans, nor even the details. For example, me, I am not so sure that the -e in -able & -ible suffixes is not useful, so as you can see, I am not dropping it. Others will hav other reservations. As with any successful political statement, ther is enuf vagueness to allow different people to interpret & practice it in their own way.
(2) It is easy to apply in practice; it doesn't take a computer or an expert's knowledge of English to decide whether or not som particular word ought to lose its -e. You can do it as the spirit moves you, & maybe defend the uselessness of som -e you dropped.
(3) It saves enuf, I think, to be rationally defensible, in terms of ink & paper, for those who might be influenced by such thoughts. (Speaking as a linguistician, I note that languages ar seldom if ever influenced by such considerations, but som people might be, & every person counts, who can be motivated to change, or even just to tolerate.)
(4) It saves the system underlying English spelling, rather than thwarting it, as Lindgren's statement of SR-1 did. That made already becom alredy, which ought to be pronounced as alreedy - I would prefer a more systematic alreddy. But Gibbs's statement of SR-1 avoids this problem, having Virtue (1), a certain vagueness. Bravo, Mr Gibbs.
Rather it improves the system, making it move easily discovered & learned by children. Words like hav & liv which must be learned early, & when "misspelled" as they ar in standard orthography, lead som children (myself included) to distrust the whole concept of letters indicating pronunciation.
(5) Its use is obvious. These spellings will not be taken to be typographical errors, as SR-1 spellings may be, or my own reform (SR-101), spelling another as an other. A reform that does not hav this virtue cannot be used by a non-native speaker of English, as he will be corrected & be thought to be rather stupid.
(6) Its user can never be thoght to be illiterate, as it affects only the most common words. The writer can still show his education & qualifications to speak & write by spelling the difficult words correctly. Many reforms lack this virtue (SR-1 & -2 included) & thus can never be used by the native speaker of English for he will appear illiterate; having read no books & lacking an elementary education, he is hardly qualified to comment on any aspect of life. What is said in such a reform is sure to be ignored. I would include N. Tune's reform here (call it SR-5, as a memorial to his work): "spell any, many as eny, meny". Altho this has much virtue, my naiv reaction is that it marks its user as an out & out illiterate! I don't know why, but ther it is.
(7) It is obvious to the most naiv & the most disinterested reader that it is an improvement. This virtue is perhaps as important as (6) & (4), as it will make tolerant readers & avoid inane criticism or bad humor.
By contrast, I find SR-4 detestable, & would follow it only if most SRers wer following it (for the sake of a united front) - & they ar not. It is good for making English look like Spanish or Italian, but many would not like that comparison. It saves too little ink & paper for that to be a rational motivation, & it seems to me to be good for little else than showing that one is a rabid SRer, a person that most people like to avoid.
Sorry to get carried away giving comments, but perhaps you might print it as a letter (which it is), or I can add a conclusion to make a short article. In the latter case, indicate wher you find it unclear or unconvincing, & I will rewrite it.
You ar quite right, Mona. SRs do not get adopted by mere use. To cite a good example, take G. Dewey's reform, SR-0 if I may presume to give it a number: "spell the suffix -ive as -iv" (actually a part of SR-3). Altho proposed many years ago by a major name in education in America, & used in his reference book of word-frequencies, it has been totally ignored by English. It has even been ignored by us SRers, which is a shame. What we don't learn from past errors we are bound to repeat.
Of course if the language of power (or money) uses a SR, then people will follow it, for in all nations, people imitate the language of power: the King's English in a slightly older England, & the language of the government, bankers, & especially the granting agencies today.
On the other hand, he who advocates what he doesn't practice himself may not be listened to for that reason alone. We should practice what we preach, but as you note, practice alone is not sufficient.
For example, I have been publishing articles in linguistics for som 15 years in SR-101 (above) & SR-102 ("use the international pasigraphs like &, 2, 3, 4, ... wherever possible", as they avoid the "misspellings" of two, eight, and & make English a more international - less parochial? - language at the same time). So far, I havn't seen anyone else following my lead.
Thus, altho you ar right, I would support the SSS board for printing the newsletter in whatever system is advocated. Indeed ther ar 2 move good reasons to do so: It allows us (or at least the editor) to find difficulties with the proposals. You really ought to report 1ce (once) a year on the difficulties encountered, whether in applying the system, getting printers to accept it, training typists, or whatever. Also, it shows others that SRs ar easy to liv with.
But we must strongly support your feeling that the execution of SRs in the SSS Newsletter - or anywher els we may do - is virtually nothing in the way of support for a reform. That needs political & social action.
Thomas R. Hofmann.
From Jacob Nettikkatt of Calcutta.He has written a book called "Inventions Galore", which gives details of his ideas and how to teach languages quickly thereby.
The Hon. Secretary, Simplified Spelling Society.
1st May, 1984.
Dear Sir,
I owe thanks to the British Council, Calcutta, for your name and address. I also understand that your Organisation is for simplifying the spelling of English so as to make the reading easier, and I sincerely hope you will be interested in my research efforts.
I am happy to inform you that my personal efforts for over 18 years have culminated in the evolution of a scientific and logical NEW LANGUAGE FORMULA. Part of the new language formula is AN ABSOLUTELY PHONETIC and SELF GUIDING ALPHABET, to eliminate the need for learning spellings and pronunciations of individual words, now being suffered by the learners and practisers of most languages, particularly English and French. But for this defect, English should have been much easier to learn and practise and it would have served greater cause of a UNIVERSAL LINK LANGUAGE.
In the new alphabet formula devised by me, there are 23 of the existing English letters, one newly formed letter and dots and dashes, totalling 29 species of types. The letters are a mixture of small and capital styles of existing letters which are easy to write, as there will be no small and capital distinction in the new order. This will entail learning of only 29 species of letters in place of the conventional 26 x 4 = 104 species of letters (one each in small and capital type for printing and hand-written styles). A total saving from learning spellings and pronunciations of individual words for the learners and practisers of the language may be considered by all modern thinking people, who value time, as a LIBERATION FROM ETERNAL BONDAGE OF LANGUAGE.
The economic effect of this new alphabet formula may be a revolution, as a printing press will need only 29 types of letters and the cost of printing will be considerably reduced; abundant quantity of printing materials will be saved. Above all, the size of the typewriter can be reduced to nearly half and cost brought down considerably.
EDITOR:I will forward the rest of this letter to anyone sending an S.A.E.
Miscellaneous.Two Recommended Magazines.
One of the consequences of the rapidly increasing international role of English is that the language is ceasing to be the private possession of the peoples who speak and write it as a first language. If Koreans and Brazilians, or Indonesians and Italians for example, want to communicate, they often must do so in English. That is why the teaching of English as a foreign language is the fastest growing profession in the language world today. But English spelling is still one of the major stumbling blocks to acquiring an understanding of the language, both for English children, immigrant children in England, and foreign learners of English.
So the question is again being raised, is it time to reform English spelling? Reformers, some of them, like Bernard Shaw, prominent and articulate, have tried before but have failed to make any impact. Most English-speaking adults, having already obtained their language knowledge, have naturally been hostile to the proposal. But new circumstances may create new solutions. Valerie Yule at Aberdeen University has been doing a lot of work in this field, and she has contributed this special article for LANGUAGE MONTHLY.
The fact that the topic is now in the air is shown by the fact that LANGUAGE MONTHLY has received independently a contribution by Christopher Upward on the same theme.
There is a special introductory offer for a copy of "Spelling Progress Quarterly". The paper is an excellent follow-up of Spelling Progress Bulletin. Price: $5. Address: Columbus, OH. U.S.A.
The Quarterly is edited by Dr. Walter Barbe of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He is also Chief Editor of 'Highlights for Children'.
[Madhukar Gogate, see Journals, Newsletters.]
Stage I Spelling.
from: Shri M. N. Gogate, Bombay, India.
I can send you a photostat of the papers on 'Roman Lipi Parishad' if you send an S.A.E. Mr. Gogate would be delighted to hear from you of course. In his papers he says that altho English is used for governmental purposes, it has to be put into 15 different scripts in order that the people can read them. This greatly increases costs. He has therefore called a Conference to discuss the use of the Roman alphabet.
I have quoted a paragraph which encourages the Society to carry on with its work:
The external handicap of Roman script is that it has been totally misused by English language. Many English words have entered our languages, and are written in respective scripts as per our perception of pronunciation. But when we go for romanization, current English spellings will create chaos in our languages.
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3. The Parishad is not in a position to assist in respect of accomodation and travel.
4. The Sammelan will be a get-together of like-minded persons. It will discuss some papers and finalize a scheme for Romanization.
5. Delegate fee is Rs. 25 (for Members of Parishad), Rs. 50 (for Non-Members). Please send it by cash or cheque, in favour of Roman Lipi Parishad. Institution Members of Parishad may nominate as many delegates as they like, at a fee of Rs. 25 per delegate.
6. Papers are invited on following themes (a) Past Romanization attempts in India (b) Suitable scheme for Romanization, (c) How Roman script may be popularized.
7. Papers should be in English, limited to 2000 words. Non-Roman symbols, if required, may be referred with numbers on separate black ink diagrams, and not included in the main text. This would facilitate printing.
8. The Parishad reserves rights to accept and edit papers. Select papers will be discussed in the Sammelan.
9. The Parishad intends to send papers, for advance study, to all delegates in November. So Please send papers and register as delegate before 15 October 1984. Please co-operate. Sammelan proceedings will be published and mailed in January 1985. Those who cannot attend Sammelan, and yet desire papers and proceedings, are requested to book order by registering as delegates. Limited number of copies will be printed, so please take early action.
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A plan to allow larger K-12 class sizes and eliminate state rules dictating school staffing may be short-lived – even though S.C. lawmakers have decided to suspend those same rules each year since 2009.
Members of the S.C. Board of Education on Wednesday expressed deep reservations about a state Department of Education plan to remove caps on the number of students that a teacher can have in a class and rules that require schools to have a certain number of principals, guidance counselors and art, music and library teachers.
Michael Brenan of Columbia, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's appointee on the board, said he always has supported giving districts more local control. "But ... if teachers and administrators and school boards don't see this as giving them flexibility, if they don't see this as something that can be transformative or innovative, then it makes it difficult to support."
Driving the board's opposition were hundreds of phone calls and emails, mostly educators in the field, board members said.
State schools Superintendent Mick Zais defended the plan. He said the plan, which would add certification requirements for some educators, would not lead to rapidly increasing class sizes, as critics have suggested. Instead, Zais said the plan would let school districts decide class sizes and hire teachers based on their needs – a freedom school districts have had for four years, he said.
The General Assembly, yearly since 2009, has suspended the regulations for all grades except pre-kindergarten and special education.
The caps on how many students a teacher should have and other staffing rules would go back into effect only if the S.C. General Assembly does not suspend them any longer.
Some of the regulations are unnecessary, Zais has said, because they already are covered in existing state and federal law.
But other regulations are not covered by current law – specifically rules that require schools, depending on their size and grade level, to have principals, assistants, guidance counselors, and art, music and library teachers.
Board members said they worried some schools could lose full-time administrators or guidance counselors if districts face budget crunches.
Some board members said they should continue setting a statewide standard for the quality of education all public school students should receive, regardless of whether lawmakers choose to override those rules one year or the next.
"These ratios are an attempt to say this is what a realistic expectation should be for a teacher to be effective," said board member and chairman-elect Barry Bolen of West Columbia.
Roy Stehle, director of the Education Department's Office of State and Federal Accountability, said some school districts have increased class sizes, since the Legislature permitted it, but not dramatically. Stehle said a class of 22 students might have been increased to 27 or 28, for example.
The plan comes up for more discussion and a vote in November.
State Board chairman David Blackmon, Bolen and other board members said they oppose the plan, asking how it would benefit students to eliminate the caps.
Relations among the administration of Republican Zais, the state Education Board and educator groups have been tense on occasion. Zais consistently has advocated deregulating schools and shifting decision-making authority to the local level. His critics have said that approach is out-of-touch with schools' needs.
Several board members did not know about the Legislature's four-year suspension of the rules and questioned why educator groups were raising concerns now, instead of years ago.
Board member Danny Varat of Greenville said he wondered how many teachers know that districts have been free from class-size limits for four years.
He said the outcry about the regulation change was "confusing" considering educator-advocacy groups typically request more flexibility, and freedom from "unfunded mandates" and requirements on teachers' time.
"Everybody wants local control until they don't," he said, adding state lawmakers need to address the issue.
"Whatever responsibility the state board had on this issue has been usurped by the General Assembly," Varat said. "I hope they will weigh in some on what they believe is important."
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A lot of organizations across the Twin Cities aim to help people and offer a hot meal. One of those groups -- Good in the Hood -- is celebrating their 10th anniversary.
Good in the Hood operates out of the Cedar Crest Church in Bloomington, with only about 50 members. Pastor Shawn Morrison orchestrates their efforts across several locations throughout the Twin Cities, feeding 1,500 people every month.
As they gear up for the holidays, Good in the Hood leaders and volunteers expect to top their own previous records as demand continues to grow.
"We want to be good stewards of whatever we have coming in as income," Morrison said.
On average, a family of four will walk with 100 lbs of food each time they visit. On this ten-year anniversary, volunteers are preparing to serve more people than they ever have before.
Good in the Hood plans to do 3,000 Thanksgiving baskets this year, up from 2,100 last year.
"That's telling me even though the economy is hurting there's still a lot of people out there hurting and hungry and could use a boost," Morrison said.
Many of the volunteers who work at the food pantry twice a month have also been on the receiving end. Ulysses Benton said Pastor Morrison turned his life around.
"I met him in south Minneapolis, walking the streets because I was in dire need," Benton said. "So it happened that I met Pastor Shawn who said come have a meal with us. That's the kind of guy he is."
Benton now helps run the Shoe Away Hunger program. Through various connections, old shoes are recycled and turned into cash for more groceries.Find out how you can donate, volunteer or get help at http://www.goodinthehood.org/
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