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4. This letter is available to help educate teachers when the child first comes into their classroom if possible.
If a parent has given you this to read, you are teaching a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The family of this child has apparently decided to share this information with you. That sharing is a big step for this family and one you have to treat gently and with the respect it deserves. This family has been through traumas you cannot even imagine. I will describe a few of them here below so that you get the "flavor" and perhaps even begin to understand why this child's parents sometimes seem so harsh or harried or even depressed.
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is most common in foster and adopted children but can be found in many other so-called "normal" families as well due to divorce, illness or separations. RAD happens when a child is not properly nurtured in the first few months and years of life. The child, left to cry in hunger, pain or need for cuddling, learns that adults will not help him or her. The child whose parent(s) are more involved in getting their next drug fix than they are in nurturing the developing child learns that his or her needs are not primary to adults. Children born of drug or alcohol addicted parents learn even in the womb that things do not feel good and are not safe for them. In severe cases, where the child was an abuse or violence victim, the child learns adults are hurtful and cannot be trusted. The RAD child therefore develops habits of dealing with the world in a way she believes will keep her safe. He manipulates in order to control a world he literally thinks will kill him if he does not control it. Without therapy RAD kids never develop the attachments to another human being which teach them to trust, accept discipline, develop cause and effect thinking, self-control and responsibility for their own actions.
RAD children are often involved in the Juvenile Justice System as they get older. Left untreated, such children can maim, kill and torture without conscience or feeling. They can start fires, kill pets and terrorize their families. It has been said that untreated RAD children grew up to be such persons as Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Adolph Hitler, the teenagers who shot up Columbine High. They feel no remorse, have no conscience and see no relation between their actions and what happens as a result because they never connected with or relied upon another human being in trust their entire lives. They attempt to become their own parent with predictable results.
What you will see as a teacher is a child who is, initially, surprisingly charming to you, even seeking to hold your hand, climbing into your lap, smiling a lot, you're delighted you are getting on so well with him/her. At the onset of your contact with the child who has been reported from prior grades as "impossible" you will wonder what those previous teachers did to provoke the behaviors you have not (yet) seen but which are reflected in the prior grade reports. A few months into what you thought was a working relationship the child is suddenly openly defiant, moody, angry and difficult to handle; there is no way to predict what will happen from day to the next; the child eats as if he hasn't been properly fed and is suspected of stealing other children's snacks or lunch items; the child does not seem to make or keep friends; the child seems able to play one-on-one for short periods, but cannot really function well in groups; the child is often a bully on the playground; although RAD kids typically have above average intelligence they often do not perform well in school due to lack of problem solving and analytical thinking skills; they often test poorly – often deliberately.
RAD kids will climb into your lap and pretend to be affection starved. RAD kids often talk out loud in class rooms, do not contribute fairly to group work or conversely argue to dominate and control the group. Organizational abilities are limited and monitoring is resented. There may be a sense of hypervigilance about them that you initially perceive as no sense of personal space and general "nosiness". They seem to want to know everyone else's business but never tell you anything about their own. There is no sense of conscience for their actions, even if someone else is hurt. They may express an offhand or even seemingly sincere "sorry", but will likely do the same thing again tomorrow. These kids thrive on having made you lose it. They are not motivated by self or parental pride, normal reward and punishment systems simply do not work; kindness, sympathy or concern only exacerbate their poor behaviors – you are simply a sucker to be exploited.
They will deliberately omit parts of assignments even when writing their names just so that they are in control of the assignment, not you. When assigned a seat they will choose an indirect, self- selected path to reach the seat. When given a certain number of things to repeat or do, they often do more, or less than directed. They destroy toys, clothing, bedding, pillows, and family memorabilia then feign complete innocence even when the shredded materials are lying at their feet. They will blame parents or siblings or others for missing or incomplete homework, missing items of clothing, lost lunch bags, etc. RAD kids sometimes feign fear of parents when in a public place simply for the reactions it elicits from other adults. They are masters at triangulating parents and teachers with any number of half or completely false stories. They destroy school bags, lose supplies, steal food, sneak sweets, break zippers on coats, tear clothing, and eat so as to disgust those around them (open mouth chewing, food smeared over face).
They often inflict self injuries, pick at scabs until they bleed, seek attention for non-existent/miniscule injuries, yet will seek to avoid adults when they have real injuries or genuine pain. RAD kids will have multiple falls and accidents and frequently complain about what other children have done to them ("he started it!", "Suzi kicked me first"). RAD kids can walk around in significant physical pain from real injuries and will minimize the injury until it is detected, at which point they may be able to exploit the delay occasioned by their own failure to complain appropriately. They will not wipe a running nose or cover a mouth to sneeze or conversely will overreact or exaggerate a cough or mild illness. They accept no responsibility for their actions and do not have any sense of why everyone can get so aggravated with them. They often have scrapes, bumps, bruises and will claim abuse by an adult in order to obtain attention and seem to be "accident prone".
They are in a constant battle for control of their environment and seek that control however they can, even in totally meaningless situations. If they are in control they feel safe. If they are loved and protected by an adult they are convinced they are going to die because they never learned to trust adults, adult judgment or to develop any of what you know as normal feelings of acceptance, safety and warmth. These children often slur words just to make you ask them to repeat themselves or speak more clearly. Their speech patterns are often unusual and may involve talking out of turn, talking constantly, talking nonsense, humming, singsong, asking unanswerable or obvious questions ("Do I get a drink any time today?"). They have one pace – theirs. No amount of "hurry up everyone is waiting on you" will work – they must be in control and you have just told them they are. Need the child to finish lunch so everyone can go to the playground – he will eat five times slower than usual. Need the child to dress and line up, he will scatter papers, drop clothing, fail to locate gloves, wander around the room – anything to slow the process and control it further. Five minutes later he may be kissing your hand or stroking your cheek for you with absolutely no sense of having caused the mayhem that ensues from his actions.
You can begin to understand what this child's parents must face on a daily basis. The parents are often tense, involved in control battles for their parental role every minute they are with the child, they adopted the child thinking love would cure anything that had happened to her before the adoption. They have only recently learned that normal parenting will not work with this child; that much of what they have tried to do for years simply fed into the child's dysfunction. They are frightened, sad, stressed and lonely. Many feel unmerited guilt for their perceived "failure" with this child. The mothers often bear the brunt of the child's actions and the child is often clever enough to make certain none of it occurs in front of the father. Hence they even triangulate the parents – because it puts them in control of the situation, which makes them feel safer.
It takes a tremendous amount of work and therapy to turn these kids around so that they can experience real feelings and learn to trust. Parents who have embarked on this healing journey for their child need support and consistency from other adults who interact with the child. This diagnosis is a relatively new one in the Pennsylvania mental health community despite widespread acceptance for years in other states.
What can you do as a teacher? CALL THE PARENTS. They will likely not be real warm about this child and can be perceived as too harsh until you get to know them better. Have them in to talk with you about this issue. They are often hostile to outside commentary because no one without RAD information really knows what these folks are living with every day. Call them and talk about what you see in the classroom and ask if they have any other strategies for managing things. Parents who are in counseling and therapy with this child will eventually open up to you and you'll all be able to help the child get healthy or at least not contribute to his dysfunction. Remember the child's primary objective is to triangulate you from the parents so that he controls the relationships on his terms, not yours. He may also seek to triangulate you from other supervisory or authority figures at the school.
Parents will tell you if time is precious on a particular occasion due to ongoing therapy, or whatever, don't feel put off or shut out. They will talk to you when they have time and time is one of the things RAD parents often run out of as they work desperately to save their child's future. The therapy and home parenting techniques are exhausting and time consumptive. Try to respect that if it seems they are not focusing on your goal of home or class work. Do not trust schoolbag communication or expect things sent in a "communication envelope" to be as complete as when they left the school with the child. Many parents develop alternative communication methods once they realize why they feel so out of it where the school is concerned – they are out of it because that is how the child wants it and the child will hide or destroy notes, information sheets, partially reduce the contents of communication envelopes so that it looks like you simply have an unresponsive parent on your hands. Use the phone and regular mail – it works.
Don't feel you need to apologize if you have believed this child and blamed the parents. If they have given you this information they already trust you and do not blame you for not having the information you needed – likely they only just recently got it themselves. Make it perfectly clear in your interactions with the child that YOU ARE THE BOSS of the classroom or activity. Remind the child, unemotionally but firmly, that you are the boss, you make the rules. You can even smile when you say it if you can get the "smile all the way up to the eyes", just remember to get the child to verbally acknowledge your position – "yes, ma'am, you are the boss". Do it every day for a while, then use periodic reminders. Insist upon use of titles or prefixes (Miss Jane, Teacher Sarah, Ms. Philips), they establish position and rank. Structure choices so that you remain in control ("do you want to wear your coat or carry it to the playground?", "you may complete that paper sitting or standing", "you may complete that assignment during this period or during recess"). Remember to keep the anger and frustration the child is seeking out of your voice. Try to "smile all the way to your eyes" if you can, otherwise simply stay as neutral as you can. Structure and control without threat.
YOU ARE NOT THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER for this child. You cannot parent this child. You are his teacher, not his therapist, not his parents. Remind the child that her parents are where she can get hugs, cuddles, food and treats. You will only have responsibility for this child for one school year at the most – understand that this child will consider moving into the next grade as your having abandoned him. The only way to avoid that is to remain in your teacher role and support the process of helping this child learn to be a whole human being as best you can in the time you have. Teachers are left behind each year, its normal. These children need to learn that lesson.
Establish EYE CONTACT with this child, insist upon it as often as the opportunity presents itself. Do not be deceived by the child's focusing on your forehead or chin. RAD kids do not like eye contact and will do just about anything to avoid it unless they are lying or trying to manipulate you, at which point you will be hard put to avoid a staring contest. Be firm, be consistent, be specific.
Try to remember to ACKNOWLEDGE GOOD DECISIONS AND GOOD BEHAVIOR ("I see you made a good choice and finished your homework last night", "I see you decided to sit out the game rather than get into a fight with Sally, that's a good choice".)
CONSEQUENCE POOR DECISIONS AND BAD BEHAVIOR. Poor decisions and choices like incomplete homework, wrong weight jacket for the weather, also need to be acknowledged ("I see you chose to have incomplete work from this activity period. You may finish it at recess while the other children who chose to finish their work go outside and play. Better luck next time.") Nothing mean or angry or spiteful – it's just the facts. Remember they have difficulty with cause and effect thinking and have to be taught consequences. Normal reward systems like treats and stickers simply do not work with these children – you will continue to see Jekyll and Hyde from day-to-day with absolutely no correlation to standard reward systems. Standard behavior modification techniques do not work with this child – she doesn't think the way nurtured children think. Her entire being is centered on being in control so she can be safe. If anyone else is in control she is anxious and certain she is going to die – no kidding, it's that serious.
Consequencing is a good teaching technique for adults involved with RAD kids – there is a consequence associated with each good behavior, each poor behavior – teach them what those consequences are – they will not think of or recognize them without your direction.
BE CONSISTENT, BE SPECIFIC. The RAD child will be "good" for you one or two days or even weeks just to watch your incredulity at his or her misbehavior the next time. No general compliments like "you're a good boy!" or "You know better". Be specific and consistent – confront each misbehavior and support each good behavior with direct language. "You scribbled on the desk – you clean it up", "You hit Timmy, you sit here next to me until I decide you may play again without hitting." "You did well on the playground today, good for you!" "You chose to complete that assignment, that's a good choice!" Be positive when you can.
DO NOT ACCEPT POOR MANNERS OR INCOHERENT SPEECH. The child must say "May I please be excused to use the restroom?" Not "I gotta pee". And yes, they will wet themselves rather than ask appropriately just to upset you and make you think you're responsible for making them stand there too long. "I see that you wet yourself. That must not feel very good." And go back to whatever you were doing. His embarrassment (maybe) or even just the discomfort is a NATURAL CONSEQUENCE of his choice to wet himself rather than ask for excuse to the restroom properly. Feel free to not respond to slurred or incoherent speech. The child will learn she cannot manipulate you into asking for a repetition or clarification. If you feel you must, tell the child you will not be able to hear him until he makes the choice to speak clearly and then turn your attention elsewhere. The child should say, "Yes, Miss Janice", "No, Mr. Sayers". "Yeah" and "nope" and "I don't know" are no longer part of the child in therapy's vocabulary – do not tolerate them in your classroom, they are disrespectful.
This NATURAL CONSEQUENCES thing is important. Do not permit this child to control your behavior by threatening to throw a tantrum (let him, out in the hallway or in another room -"You can have your tantrum here if you choose to"), wetting her pants (let her, then make her clean up any puddles or stains, "I see you've wet the rug, here is a rag and bucket to clean it up"), or puttering around doing his own thing when it delays the class' departure for a planned activity ("I see you've chosen to fool around rather than get ready to go, you can wait here in the supervisor's office until we get back").
Time-outs do not work for these children – they want to isolate themselves from others. Bring the child near the activity he has had to be removed from and have them stand with or sit in a chair along side you. It's called a "TIME-IN". If you can take the time, speak quietly about how much fun the other children are having and how sad it is that she cannot join in right now. No raised voices, no anger. Don't lose your temper if you can avoid it, remember he is manipulating you to do just that. If you are going to lose it, seek assistance from another adult until you are back in control of yourself.
DO NOT SYMPATHIZE with this child. Feeling sorry for her will only give her power over you, usurp your role as teacher and prevent you from being effective in your role. Remain consistent in your expectations, do not lower them for this child. The RAD child has even more to learn than "normal" kids.
SUPPORT THE PARENTS. The child who is losing control at home and in the classroom because folks are "on to him" will get a whole lot worse before he gets better. Listen appropriately. Absolutely redirect this child to her parents for choices, hugs, decision-making and sharing of information you believe is either not true or is designed to shock or manipulate you. Follow up with the parents.
REMAIN CALM AND IN CONTROL OF YOURSELF. No matter what she does today. If she manages to upset you, she is in control, not you. Remove yourself or the child from the situation until you are able to cope.
AVOID BEING ALONE WITH THIS CHILD. They learn, shockingly early in life for some of them, that such situations can be manipulated into abuse claims for which there is no "witness".
If your classroom is out of control because of this child, get help. Many school counselors and administrators have not had exposure to the RAD diagnosis or how to handle it in schools. There are many resources available. Don't give up. These children are inventive, manipulative and very much in need of everything you can offer to help them get healthy. Remind the child you will be speaking with her parents on a regular basis. Report to the child's home as often as you can without feeling burdened by the effort. Expect notes to be destroyed. Use the phone. If you do not get a response to written communication and the parents seem to be out of touch with general information, do not blame them. Chances are they never got the message, never saw the right number of papers and have no clue what is going on because that is just how the child likes it. It takes control from the parent. Give it back by communicating directly whenever possible.
This child can and will be helped to get healthy and you can be a part of that process with the right tools. Keep in touch with the family. Remember that what you see in school is only the tip of the iceberg – family life is terribly threatening to these children and what the parents have to deal with every day is nearly unimaginable to other uninformed adults. Blaming the family or failing to communicate with them adds to the dysfunction and puts the child at greater risk of never getting healthy. This child is learning in therapy to be respectful, responsible and fun to be around. It will take time, it will be an effort, if in the end it is successful it will be because the adults in her life were consistent and the child decided to work in therapy. Your contribution as his teacher cannot be underestimated or undervalued – his parents will be grateful for the support and the therapist will have fewer inconsistent venues to sort out while helping the child to heal.
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| Wait ...there really are killer rabbits??
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| calbert
| MaudlinMutantMollusk
| eyeq360
The comments to the article are derp worthy. It's all a conspiracy.
| Monkey2
calbert: [farm9.staticflickr.com image 500x276]
Thank you. You magnificent bastard.
| MaudlinMutantMollusk
eyeq360: The comments to the article are derp worthy. It's all a conspiracy.
The writer made damned sure to fan those flames in the last two completely unnecessary paragraphs
| Ennuipoet
| ArkAngel
They can leap about... They've got huge fangs... Look at the bones!
| Zarquon's Flat Tire
... and beady little eyes!
| FirstNationalBastard
| mab1823
I warned you.
| Jon iz teh kewl
mab1823: I warned you.
Manky Scotch git.
| iheartscotch
Someone, get the holy hand grenade of Antioch befor this thread gets too silly.
| bikerbob59
Came for Monty Python, leaving satisfied.
| J. Frank Parnell
The CDC noted, according to the paper, "If [the bacteria] were used as a bioweapon, the bacteria would likely be made airborne so they could be inhaled."
Not helping.
| eltejon
Watership Downs. That changed me at about 10 years old. It was on Nickelodeon all the damn time. (or was it HBO?)
| mirazh1976
| twomutts
| Fano
General Woundwort is pleased.
And Jimmy Carter can testify.
| Jon iz teh kewl
| jfarkinB
Jon iz teh kewl: [atomictoasters.com image 359x359]
The splooge on the barrel is a nice touch. Makes it look more realistic to TFA's commenters, I'm sure.
/knew the derp runs deep in this state, but WOW
| mr lawson
| laulaja
Tularemia is said to have been around since 1715 BC, at very least, says Wikipedia via GoodSearch.
Run away, run away!
| Parthenogenetic
| Strongbeerrules
Five is right out!
| Billy Bathsalt
Interestingly, my grandfather died of this.
Some days you kill the rabbit, some days the rabbit kills you.
| oldfarthenry
What's it going to do? Nibble my bum?
| Captain Steroid
Killing THEMSELVES, however...
Unabashed masters. :P
| Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo
It's amazing how few people know about the Age of Rabbits, that arose between the dinosaurs and human civilization. They grew to ten feet at the shoulder, and roamed the plains in vast herds.
| Jon iz teh kewl
jfarkinB: Jon iz teh kewl: [atomictoasters.com image 359x359]
it looks like a PENIS!
| grokca
Duck fever! Wabbit fever!
No respect for beaver fever.
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| Meatybrain
| skinink
Symptoms include running around with pancakes on your head.
| jtown
| Brick-House
| dslknowitall
moloko tried to warn us
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mr lawson: [encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com image 259x195]
I'm disappointed it took nearly an hour for that to pop up.
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Brick-House: [assets.nydailynews.com image 635x423]
Fixed...because I obsess.
| ten foiled hats
jtown: Has Ted Nugent been alerted?
HOLY SH*T! Was that the same Harold/Chester/"Howliday Inn"/"The Celery Stalks At Midnight" series? I haven't seen that in years. LOVED those!
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| FrancoFile
Let's not go to Fark, tis a silly place.
| FloydA
| FloydA
Wow, the comments are... special.
Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
| wslush
| Jon iz teh kewl
| abb3w
No Rabbititis jokes yet? Huh.
| Braindeath
Captain Steroid: Despite what Monty Python claims, rabbits are, in fact, quite inept at killing people.
Suicide bunnies!!!
Anyway, I knew my brethren would rise up and fight back one day.
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Men's College Volleyball: Loyola outlasts Lewis
By Dennis Nelson For Sun-Times Media February 5, 2014 10:14PM
Lewis' Greg Petty goes low for a dig Wednesday vs. Loyola. | Dennis Nelson/For Sun-Times Media
Updated: February 6, 2014 8:21PM
In a battle for early supremacy in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, Loyola took home a 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19 road win over Lewis on Wednesday night in Romeoville.
No. 2 Loyola improved to 8-1, 2-0. No. 10 Lewis (7-3, 0-1) had its match win streak halted at six.
"We didn't trust what we could do and made a few too many unforced errors," Lewis coach Dan Friend said. "In Games 3 and 4, they put the ball on us and made us play."
Of Lewis' 40 errors, 21 were 21 service errors. Loyola took advantage, racing to early leads in Sets 3 and 4 to put the pressure on Lewis.
"Games 3 and 4 were all about us buckling down and serving better than we did in Games 1 and 2," Loyola coach Shane Davis said. "We didn't let them get any clean kills, and that was big for our defense."
In a set that featured 15 ties and six lead changes, Lewis led 21-19 with the serve in Set 1. However, Loyola rallied behind two serve errors late in the match. Geoff Powell's five kills led the Flyers.
Lewis evened the match, taking Set 2 behind eight kills from Powell and six from Greg Petty. Loyola committed 25 errors to pave the way, including the final point. Lucas Yanez powered the defense with five digs.
In Set 3, a Dainis Berzins kill gave Loyola a 12-4 advantage. Lewis sliced the lead to 18-14 as Thomas Jaeschke's kill, one of 17 in the set, ending a long rally. Another long rally went to Loyola, giving the Ramblers a 20-15 lead and the serve. Berzins' kill gave Loyola a 2-1 set lead.
The Ramblers led from start to finish in Set 4. Loyola's defense came to the fore, not allowing any Lewis sideouts to turn into a rally. Leading 10-7, Jaeschke served back-to-back points, pushing the visitors' lead to 12-7. Lewis was no closer than four the rest of the way.
"Unfortunately, we didn't start off the last two games like we did the first two games," Friend said. "They put us on our heels and we never really recovered. We're going to prepare for the next match, lick our wounds and move on."
Powell posted 14 kills and Petty added 10 for the Flyers. BJ Boldog had 33 assists and Yanez totaled eight digs. Jaeschke had a match-best 18 kills, while Peter Hutz had 43 assists.


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The Vampire Diaries Round Table: "She's Come Undone"by TV Fanatic Staff at . Comments
After a one-week trip to New Orleans, The Vampire Diaries returned to Mystic Falls last night for an episode that saw Elena rediscover her humanity - and the greatness that is Matt Donovan.
Speaking of the Grill-master, Rebekah made quite an impression on him ... as well as the male members of TV Fanatic's Round Table panel, who appear to be smitten with Claire Holt.
What did TV Fanatic's Matt Richenthal, Dan Forcella, Leigh Raines and Miranda Wicker think of "She's Come Undone"? Gather around as we debate the following topics:
1. What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: I'll go with a small one: Rebekah brining real food over to the Salvatore residence. So now they have booze, blood and burgers? When can I move in?!?
Miranda: I might be alone in this, but I'm going with all of Matt and Rebekah's scenes. The two of them as more than just friends is growing on me. I would really like to see them give this thing a go so Matt can follow her to New Orleans. Sophie needs a busboy, right?
Dan: I will back you up here Miranda. The Matt and Rebekah scenes were great, but mostly because they allowed Rebekah to show off how awesome she is. The little one proved that she has the heart that anyone would be lucky to have, and mine continued to melt every time she did something nice.
Leigh: Favorite scene would be when Elena's humanity came back in the woods. I like how it ended up that the only one who got through to her was Matt. I also wasn't sure he had the Gilbert ring on.
2. Are you happy to have the old Elena back?
Matt: Yes. Unless she brings her old, indecisive self back. But with her focus on killing Katherine now instead of juggling Damon and Stefan, I have hope.
Miranda: Since she's channeling all of her emotions into Kat Hate, it kind of feels like nothing different. Yes, hate is an emotion so her humanity is back on, but right now she's still quite bitchy. Understandably so, but still. That scene where her humanity came back, though? Runner-up for my favorite. Way to go, Nina!
Dan: No. Emotionless Elena was the best thing to happen to that character. I might talk about Rebekah in every one of these answers, but blondie was right when she was upset that dull Elena was back.
Leigh: See answer one. Yes I got sick of bitchy mean Elena. She wasn't fun like Katherine!
3. Who would you prefer as your tutor: Caroline or Rebekah?
Matt: Before deciding, I'd want Matt to tutor me in Ethics in order to answer the question: When is it morally acceptable for your female tutor to instruct you while topless?
Miranda: 18 years on Earth versus a millenium worth of experience? This is a no-brainer. Rebekah.
Dan: You can probably guess my answer here... Rebekah as a tutor? Where is the signup sheet?
Leigh: C'mon now, totally Rebekah. She's got eons of knowledge and she's not as high energy as Caroline which works for me.
4. Does Matt deserve his own spinoff?
Matt: Yes, and it should be titled The Mystic Thrill.
Miranda: Sure. We can call it As The Burgers Flip.
Dan: No, but do you know who does? Rebekah. After a few seasons of The Originals, she finds the a cure for her vampirism, which transitions nicely into Claire Holt starring in a teen drama where Rebekah gets to live out all of her human dreams. Bros Klaus and Elijah come to visit once or twice per season, of course. I already have a catchy title... The Rebekah Diaries.
Leigh: f a spin off for Matt meant a better life than sure. He needs to hang with a different crew.
5. Who is least likely to survive the season: Katherine, Bonnie, Silas or Sheriff Forbes?
Matt: Silas is a goner. Which is his goal, of course. And the Veil will come down and ghosts will run free and at least one of them (Lexi, perhaps?) will stick around The Vampire Diaries Season 5 as a regular in light of The Originals stealing so many current stars.
Miranda: Can we just take a second to appreciate that Sheriff Forbes is, in fact, alive, and put our Buffy "The Body" memories back into their vaults? Because wow. My heart was sad. I think if Silas survives the season, Julie Plec will get (more) hate tweets. Please end this story no one cares about in the next two weeks.
Dan: The answer is probably Silas, but I wish it was Bonnie. Can we give her the boot already? Darn, I almost got my girl in all five answers.
Leigh: Silas and the Freddie Kruger face need to peace out. Agreeing with Miranda that no one cares about him.
Favourite moment
ANy Matt/ Rebekah moment and that scene where Caroline thought her mom was dead. Oh and the Silias as Klaus / Caroline scenes. Candice Accola is amazing and I definitely think she needs better storylines and material to work with to show off her talent.
2. Couldnt care LESS about Elena.
3. Love both, however I agree with the majority. Rebekah is 1000 and has way more knowledge than Caroline. ( And Care doesnt even attend school.)
4. I ADORE Matt but he's def not main character material.
5. Lol Dan I LOVE Bonnie. Um, I really, really hope Silias dies ( that story is convoluted and hes just not that menacing, HOWEVER I doubt he will because they cast an actor to play him and I think he'll be the big bad of season 5. Sadly, I think Katherines going to die( which is a stupid move, imo.)
While I find Matt a necessity on the show, (it's nice to still have at least one human), I wouldn't watch a spinoff of him.
I'm glad to have old Elena back. We didn't need to see two bitchy Elena's. One being Katherine. I also think Elena needs to choose once and for all. I recommend Stefan. LOL.
I like Caroline with so many people. I liked her with Matt and Tyler and I'm very interested in seeing her hook up with Klaus. I wouldn't mind even seeing a Damon reconciliation.
Silas needs to be put out of his misery. Or please put us out of our misery by canning him. He's not a very interesting villain.
Of course they had to use an outside force besides the Salvatore brothers to bring her humanity back. If they had to use the brothers, that means she'd have to have made a decision and that probably won't happen until the end of the show.
I noticed in most of your round tables you tend to ignore Caroline or mention her very very briefly, why is that? How come there was no mention of her & klaus/silas interaction & how heartbreaking it was when she thought her mother is dying, or how even after everything Elena did & the fact that she barely talks to Matt anymore (because they barely put them in scenes together) she still ordered them caps & gowns for graduation.
1. Making us think Matt is dead, that fooled me. Matt and Rebekah scenes were great too!
2. NO! Although she was no match for Katherine in all over bitchy goodness, atleast she was fun to watch
3. Id be safer with Caroline!
4. Lol Yes
5. Katherine.. Given all the renewed attention she is getting, plus the finale synopsis says it all! Will be sad to see her go
I really don't have any glue where the road is going now. Everything I really loved seemed to be gone. Am I the only one who's missing human elena and her innocence.. I miss a lo of epic stuff of the past and I feel a little or let's say a lot played with all this delena stuff. They both had the possibility of being epic but with all this sire bond stuff we just had a perfect love scene destroyed by a stefancaroline interruption..but this is a different story
1. Damon goin the hard way with elena and bringin back her humanity
2. Yes but only if the storyline will move on
3. No one..don't like controller freaks messin with my mind
4. Yes.."matts diary - how to survive when everyone around is dead
5 silas
Matt can be Sophie's cousine, in the Original spin off. Rebekha & Matt would be together Lexi would come back & put Damon the psycho in his place Instead of being sired, manipulated or forced into being "back to herself"!! Elena will finally choose,
1. Anything with beks. Car was freaking great when she thought her mom died.
2. I dislike elana so idc which is bk, although bitchy elana was kinda cool and Nina killed the scene with her getting her emotions back.
3. Rebekah, of course. I have such a girl crush on Claire Holpt . I did like car with the flash cards and energy bars comment. That was funny.
4. Send Matt to the originals so we can get more matt and beks time. He could be Sophie busboy
5. Sheriff Forbes can die. Silas should have never came around and Tyler is good as dead. So it will probably be bon bon lol
These are the 3 things that are annoying me; 1) apart from being emotional for a few seconds, Elena is pretty much the same. 2) what happened to Elena being sired to Damon? 3) Silas sory line is not interasting What do you guys think??
1.Fav scene!
-Caroline vs Silas! Come on guys she honestly nailed it. The terror in her eye, the multiple twists tremendous.
2.Old Elena!?
I'm not sure if she is going to be a cry baby again she can turn it off. I hated that everyone was telling she was a Kat 2.0 , Emotionless Elena is different she is cruel and cold. Kat always had some emotions, yes hidden but present U could feel it.
3.My tutor would be. . .
Caroline for sure, but I doubt I wouldn't learn to much with either 2 hot to learn.
I like him every un even season 1 and 3 and than it's about Vicky! So that noup don't give him a spin off season 5 is coming.
5. who is going to die!?
Hmmmm Silas, Tyler or Kat ! The WTF moment could be killing Elena and than trying to bring her back in the season 5 premise!
How does killing Katherine mean killing everyone? The bloodline thing only works for the Originals.


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ABC Sets 2013-2014 Schedule, Includes Once Upon a Time Spinoffby Matt Richenthal at . Comments
ABC has released its 2013-2014 schedule, paring down Dancing with the Stars to one night... including the Once Upon a Time spinoff on Thursdays... and setting Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for Tuesdays, where it will do battle with NCIS.
With new shows IN CAPS and with trailers and plenty more scoop to come this afternoon and this week, scroll down for the full listings...
8/7c p.m. Dancing With the Stars
10 p.m. Castle
8 p.m. MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D
9 p.m. THE GOLDBERGS
9:30 p.m. TROPHY WIFE
10 p.m. LUCKY 7
8 p.m. The Middle
8:30 p.m. BACK IN THE GAME
9 p.m. Modern Family
9:30 p.m. SUPER FUN NIGHT
10 p.m. Nashville
8 p.m. ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
9 p.m. Grey's Anatomy
10 p.m. Scandal
8 p.m. Last Man Standing
8:30 p.m. The Neighbors
9 p.m. Shark Tank
10 p.m. 20/20
7 p.m. America's Funniest Home Videos
8 p.m. Once Upon a Time
9 p.m. Revenge
10 p.m. BETRAYAL
NOTE: ABC President Paul Lee has confirmed Once Upon a Time, Revenge and Scandal will all be divided into two, distinct 12-episode sessions, with lengthy hiatuses in between each.
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I was really disappointed when they cancelled Body of Proof. At least Dancing with the Stars is one night so I can watch The Voice. I am really excited about Once Upon in Wonderland.
I am really upset they are canceling "Body of Proof"..they finally have a really great cast..and the stories are great...they just need to let the show run long enough to have a bigger following..Not only do I watch but most of my friends all watch "Body of Proof"..So now..ABC only gets my attention on Monday for "Dancing with the Stars" and "Castle"....nothing to watch on Tuesday...Wednesday we only watch "Nashville"..nothing Thursday...Friday we watch "Shark Tank"..nothing Saturday..and Sunday we watch "Once upon a Time" and "Revenge"..this last season we also watched "The Bachelor" and "Splash" Not on ABC but we really like "The Following" and "The Americans" "The Mentalist" "Vegas" "The Good Wife" and "Person of Interest".."Grimm".."Revolution".. "The Voice" "Celebrity Apprentice" .."Fashion Star"..20/20..Dateline.and "Americas Got Talent" so ABC...by canceling Body of Proof we are clearly defecting to other stations..and Public Broadcasting...they have really great shows and they arent into canceling shows after 3 or 4 showings...and aside from Downton Abbey they dont have long hiatus between every 4 or 5 shows.
ABC is going to have one of the best primetime lineups this fall. The Once Upon A Time spinoff is definitely looking better and better, and I can't wait to see how the writers will twist the storyline. Unfortunately I don't think I'll be home to watch ABC's new shows this fall because I usually work nights at DISH, so I won't get home in time to watch live. Thankfully I will be able to watch them live during my lunch by using the DISH Anywhere app on my iPad. It can stream live TV to me wherever I go with access to the internet available.
Well, I only watch one show on ABC, unless there is someone I have actually ever heard of on Dancing With the Stars. (Castle.) So it makes me no nevermind, as the saying goes. However, I was somewhat interested in Joss Whedon's new show. (MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D). So, if anyone else is an NCIS addict, like me, and a Joss Whedon addict, like me, please note that both networks make most of their programs available for free on their web sites the following day. This should also be no problem for those of you with those fancy new recording devices, that let you record one show whilst watching another ... So, chill out!
Where is suburgatory??
Shield is doomed even before it started, nothing can compete with NCIS
Why, oh why?! Why did ABC schedule Agents of SHIELD opposite NCIS?! Seriously, NCIS is the one show my entire family loves to watch together. Agents of SHIELD is the only new show this fall I'm actually excited about, and they have to schedule it at the same time as the massively-popular NCIS? The one time, ABC, the one time!
I'm going to tune in to Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. That's all... (and perhaps OUAT in Wonderland).
I agree. TV has become so complicated to follow, and they're wondering why audiences drop...
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The Naseby: This ship was so named to commemorate the great parliamentarian victory over the royalist army near Naseby on June 14th 1645. The New Model Army was commanded by Cromwell, Fairfax, Skippon and Henry Ireton while the royalists were commanded by Charles I, the princes Rupert and Maurice of the Rhine,Sir Jacob Astley and Marmaduke Langdale. The battle lasted a mere three hours and the parliamentarians lost no more than 300 men. On the other hand the king's army was decimated. This battle did not end the civil war but it made the outcome inevitable as the royalists never recovered strength after this. Interestingly, the royalist infantrymen who surrendered could join the New Model Army provided they took the Covenant which was a prerequisite to serve. Ironically the Naseby was the same ship sent to Holland to bring Charles II back from his continental exile but it was then hastily renamed the Royal Charles.The Royal Charles saw action in the second Anglo-Dutch war but unfortunately it was captured by the Dutch when they humiliated Britain by sailing up the Medway in june 1666. It was towed back to Holland where it arrived amidst jubilation as one of the greatest spoils of war.
Here are two Dutch paintings of the Nazeby (which by then had been renamed the "Royal Charles") which give a very good idea of what a 17th-century warship was like. This was one of the most powerful warships of its era.
Here the ship has been captured and is being taken to the Netherlands, which is why it is flying Dutch flags. If you look closely at its stern you will see the Lion-and-Unicorn of the Royal Coat of Arms. This has been preserved and is now in the Rikjsmuseum in Amsterdam.
This painting shows it still flying the Union Jack (which you can see does not have the red diagonal stripe that later symbolized Ireland).
The Naseby was first launched in 1655. Cromwell had provoked a war with Spain in May of that year by seizing Jamaica, and the Naseby was the flagship of the fleet sent in 1656 to harass Spanish shipping.
Commanded by Robert Blake, the fleet destroyed the entire Spanish treasure fleet anchored on the island of Tenerife in 1657. This event is sometimes described as the death-knell for Spain as a major power. Blake died just a few months later.
The ship was designed by Peter Pett, the shipwright who built the 'Sovereign of the Seas', the first three-decked 'first-rate', for Charles I in 1637. The unorthodox form of taxation Charles used to pay for that expensive ship was one of the major grievances held against him by the Long Parliament in 1640. Pett thus forms a link from Charles I through the governments of the '50s to Charles II, who was brought back on the later ship of Pett's design.
The Naseby, named for Oliver Cromwell's crushing victory over the royal forces in 1645, was launched at Woolwich dockyard in 1655. At 1230 tons, she was larger than the celebrated ...
Captain Sir Edward Montagu, another army man who joined the navy, was ordered over to Holland with some 37 great ships to bring him back. The Naseby was the flagship of this fleet.
it is at the bottom of the page.
Within a decade, the word "frigate" was being used to denote either a ship with a higher than usual keel:beam ratio or one with a good turn of speed. It must be in this sense that the word was used in relation to the 90-gun Naseby.
At this time there were in 1660 a huge fleet of 154 ships. Most of them in uncommissioned due to insufficient funds
Montagu's first command on the Naseby
Naseby in a fight "Spoiler"
battle of lowerstotf
Wheatley adds the following :
"The Naseby now no longer England's shame,
But better to be lost in Charles his name."
Dryden, Astraa Redux.
from J Evelyn:1655
9th ... my Bro: dining with me, we went to see the greate Ship(*2) newly built, by the
Usurper Oliver, carrying 96 brasse Guns, & of 1000 tunn: In the prow was Oliver on horseback
trampling 6 nations under foote, a Scott, Irishman, Dutch, French, Spaniard & English as was
easily made out by their several habits: A Fame held a laurell over his insulting head, & the word
God with us:
(2) The Naseby, renamed the Royal Charles in 1660, E went aboard
in 1665.
surviving 'counter decoration' - the royal arms, includes historical info etc. on tabs:-
Excellent website, Michael - thanks very much!
If you want to see what the Royal Charles/Naseby looked like: http://bloodflag.blogspot.com/2013/04/royal-cha...
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To: "Middle East AOR" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:03:39 PM GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut,
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Subject: [MESA] TURKEY/US/MIL-Turkey opposed to U.S. missile defense
Okay, I don't see this on Milliyet (their english site sucks) or Zaman or
1) I dont remember Obama proposing placing a missile shield in Turkey
2) this is some Turkish military source saying they don't like it
that being the case this could still gain some traction, or be a
legitimate leak
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Walter Denny, senior consultant to the Met's new Islamic galleries, was my first art history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. His intro class had two hundred students. Arriving the first day, I noted students clustered around the podium. Through them I could see a robust man with white hair and a bright purple laptop – the first hint of his animate persona. Although I don't remember Denny's first words to the class, I recall his ability to capture attention and respect. He said, "People often tell me I'm intimidating, but once they get to know me, they find that I'm really quite sweet." I later checked ratemyprofessor.com and found a certain amount of "Works you like a mule" and "BEWARE." Others complimented his teaching, personality and infectious passion. "Walter is really a throwback to the old-fashioned scholar," one report notes astutely. Although my impression of Professor Denny has changed over the years, one thing was made very clear on that first day: This man doesn't mess around, or stop for breath. As the note-taking began, he warned us, "Drop your pencil and you'll miss one hundred years." Still, he manages to leaven the lecturing with tales of his most recent misfortunes. "The vending machine ate my quarters!" "I walked into a glass wall!"
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Every good art historian has to know something about museums because that's where the art is. They used to ask the bank robber, Willie Sutton, why he robbed banks and he said 'because that's where the money is stupid!' And it's true…There's a group of art historians today that believe that theory is their province and that they shouldn't have to deal with things and quite frankly that's an attitude that has come into graduate schools and it's just as wrong as wrong can be.
Denny travels from Amherst, Massachusetts, to New York every week. His involvement with the Met began nearly five years ago, when a colleague asked Denny if he had a student interested in working on the museum's Ottoman Turkish art. Denny decided that he himself was interested. He was especially excited to research a particular carpet that had been deemed fake by four art historians and warehoused. He smiles, telling me "It's one of the greatest carpets they've got and in another couple of months it'll be on display." (He'll be giving a lecture on it this week at the museum.) Denny has also worked on the Met's website, photos, educational materials, tour-guide training and audio guides.
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Denny's appointment at the Met was originally planned to end with the opening of the galleries, but he was asked to stay, to help rotate the collections. Preserving the objects requires replacing silks every three months, wool every six months, and so on. The museum's Islamic collection consists of 12,000 works, ten percent on view at a time. Accordingly, the tours, audio, and wall text must also change. So it seems that Denny will stay for years to come, studying the art of his fascination.
I asked Denny if the events of September 11, 2001 changed the museum's plans for the galleries. As he explains,
They went right ahead with their plans and pretty much what we have there today is what they intended to have all along…I think people are more interested than they would have been, but the Met's mission is pretty clear. The museum is careful not to have a political agenda and I think it works. These questions were all asked by reporters and Philippe de Montebello, who of course was there when I wasn't, stated very clearly and unequivocally that this has been in our plans all along. This is not a response to political events. The museum is simply doing what the museum does.
Denny says he hopes the galleries will help to accurately inform people about Islam. He says that the department's "new mantra is 'from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean,'" meaning that Islamic art is not monolithic and exists in many different cultures – "Arabs, Turks, Persians, Indians, all kinds of ethnic groups, all kinds of languages." He notes that there is secular Islamic art, not just religious, and that despite popular belief there are many human and animal figures. Most importantly, however, is the understanding we gain of the people, who as Denny explains "are just like us. Some of them are fun loving, some of them aren't, they like to laugh, they like to have a good meal and a good time and even lift a good glass, which they're not supposed to do. And the art helps to show this." The galleries have been well received. In their first four months 360,000 visited, an extraordinary number for such a small section.
Still thinking about his year abroad at age fifteen, he tells me toward the end of the interview, "What really astounded me at the beginning was not how different Istanbul was from Grinnell, Iowa, because it certainly was different, but once I got to know people, how very similar they were."
"I asked Denny if the events of September 11, 2001 changed the museum's plans for the galleries." The galleries were supposed to be reopened years ago but the money got pulled and they had a hard time getting new backers.