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Content Standard: Students in Wisconsin will learn about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world, examining change and continuity over time in order to develop historical perspective, explain historical relationships, and analyze issues that affect the present and the future.
Students need to understand their historical roots and how past events have shaped their world. In developing these insights, students must know what life was like in the past and how things change and develop over time. Reconstructing and interpreting historical events provides a needed perspective in addressing the past, the present, and the future. In Wisconsin schools, the content, concepts, and skills related to history may be taught in units and courses in United States and world history, global studies, geography, economics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, current events, and the humanities.
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National Standards for History. National Center for History in the Schools, University of California, Los Angeles, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 927, Box 951588 (1-310-825-4702)
Building a History Curriculum: Guidelines for Teaching History in Schools. National Council for History Education, 26915 Westwood Rd., B-2, Westlake, OH 44145 (1-440-835-1776)
Building a United States History Curriculum. National Council for History Education, 26915 Westwood Rd., B-2, Westlake, OH 44145 (1-440-835-1776)
Building a World History Curriculum. National Council for History Education, 26915 Westwood Rd., B-2, Westlake, OH 44145 (1-440-835-1776)
Historical Eras and Themes
While studying Wisconsin history, students in grades 4-12 will learn about:
- the prehistory and the early history of Wisconsin's native people
- early explorers, traders, and settlers to 1812
- the transition from territory to statehood, 1787-1848
- immigration and settlement
- Wisconsin's role in the Civil War, 1860-1865
- mining, lumber, and agriculture
- La Follette and the Progressive Era, 1874-1914
- the world wars and conflicts
- prosperity, depression, industrialization, and urbanization
- Wisconsin's response to 20th century change
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While studying United States history, students in grades 5-12 will learn about:
- the prehistory and early history of the Americas to 1607
- colonial history and settlement, 1607-1763
- the American Revolution and the early national period, 1763-1815
- the paradox of nationalism and sectionalism in an expanding nation, 1815-1860
- the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- the growth of industrialization and urbanization, 1865-1914
- World War I and America's emergence as a world power, 1890-1920
- prosperity, depression, and the New Deal, 1920-1941
- World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnamese conflict, 1941-1975
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In retrospect, maybe that dead dog tattoo wasn't that bad of a decision.
Earlier this week, Wiley Coyrus released a short "film" titled "Blonde SuperFreak Steals the Magic Brain." I put the word "film" in quotes out of respect to any movie made by Adam Sandler or Michael Bay.
The film, if you want to call it that, is typical Wayne Coyne "shock" art. In case you're new to the show, that means it's awful, lacks artistic merit, and was simply made for notoriety and attention. Here's a synopsis via Billboard:
The five-and-a-half-minute video features Moby as an "evil, power-hungry cult leader," as Flaming Lips leader Wayne Coyne tells Rolling Stone; Cyrus as the keeper of a magic brain that apparently "contains the original formula for the drug LSD"; and a blonde woman who steals the magic brain, causing Cyrus to lose her mind and enlist "a burned-face Santa and a lesbian Bigfoot" (again, Coyne's description, not ours) to track it down. The short film is the stuff of nightmares, but then again, dreams are typically more coherent than a series of random shots of exposed breasts, technicolor acid, mushy brains and the Flaming Lips performing amidst cardboard clouds and rainbows.
Yeah, the most absurd thing in all of that is Moby playing the role of an "evil, power-hungry cult leader." WTF, Moby? Were the Chemical Brothers not available? Was Fatboy slim too busy dancing in the Penn Square Mall food court?
Anyway, here's the movie. Be warned, it does show a naked lady walking around with a jelly brain, so it's probably NSFW:
It's been 49 days since we've written about Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne on this website. Considering we once thought the "2014 Fall of Wayne Coyne" was going to be a weekly feature, that's kind of hard to believe.
Our last post about Wayne had to do with his performance of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" with Miley Cyrus at the Billboard Music Awards, and the subsequent beating he then took from Smilers on Twitter. Apparently Tinsel Dick enjoyed all the negative attention, death wishes and hatred from his own alienated fan base, because he and his 20-something girlfriend Katy Weaver got tattoos of Miley's dead dog over the weekend.
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Miley Cyrus will never forget her deceased dog … because it's now emblazoned on her rib cage.
Miley inked the memoriam Saturday at a house party in Los Angeles. For some reason … her good buddy Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips and another friend tatted the same design in honor of Floyd — an Alaskan Klee Kai that died when he was only 2.
Floyd's death … along with a bad reaction to antibiotics and hard partying … led to Miley's meltdown earlier this year.
It looks like Floyd's mug is the centerpiece of the tat with the words, "with a little help from my fwends."
We'll always remember Floyd … because we have to now.
Isn't that kind of screwed up? If I was getting a tattoo of Rowdy on my chest and some creepy old sex crazed cokehead that I've known for six months asked if he could get a matching one, I'd probably ask him to play Do You Realize… then I'd punch him in the face and /or make him listen to new Flaming Lips material. Then again, I'm just a normal person and not a world-famous pop star living in an alternate reality, so what do I know.
Here are a few more pics of the tattoo:
In this week's installment of our now weekly feature "We Told You So: The 2014 Fall of Wayne Coyne," we're going to take a look a Tinsel Dick's (that's New Wayne Coyne's nickname) cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" with Miley Cyrus at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
Yeah, that happened last night while you should have been watching Game of Thrones, Silicone Valley, Mad Men or just about anything else. The song was actually performed at an arena in England and streamed live to a horrified audience that had just witnessed a computer hologram of a child molester sing and dance.
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Hey, that wasn't too bad. In fact, it was kind of decent, which means Wayne Coyne probably didn't have anything to do with it. It's not like he performed Strawberry Fields Forever with Yoko Ono or anything. Then again, there have been about 432,000 covers of Beatles' songs over the years and most of them aren't "too bad." That's because it's a fucking Beatles' song. You have a better chance of improperly cooking a Hot Pocket than messing up something they wrote. Hell, Pink Pony could put out a Beatles' cover album and it would be probably be decent. Just kidding. I'm taking things too far.
Of course, that's just my opinion. The reviews online were pretty mixed. Some people enjoyed the performance, while others – most of them Miley Cyrus fans – hated it and want Wayne Coyne to die:
In this week's installment of our new bi-weekly feature "We Told You So: The 2014 Fall of Wayne Coyne," we're going to take a look at what exactly we think is wrong with the Lips' frontman. But before we get to that, let's recap the continued fallout between Wayne and his former drummer, Kliph Scurlock.
A few weeks ago, Kliph posted something manic to Facebook where he detailed his firing from the band, and in the process, outed Wayne Coyne as a short-tempered, abusive asshole. The rant was picked up by the popular indie music site, Pitchfork, which published an article titled "Kliph Scurlock Accuses Wayne Coyne of Racism and Abuse in Detailed Account of Firing From Flaming Lips." Obviously, that story hit every other music website, blog, zine, whatever out there, and although he'd never admit it, Wayne Coyne had a little crisis on his hands. Just like his band's music, he went from being revered and loved to being questioned and criticized from his loyal fan base.
As the fallout from Kliph's first Facebook post was settling, the drummer left another long, rambling Facebook post. This one was less publicized, and it's too long and incoherent to post here, but let's just say it read like Wayne sent Stardeath and the White Dwarves to Kliph's house with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. Kliph spun a 180. He semi-apologized and defended Wayne from accusations of racism. He claimed there was more to his firing than just Hipster Boo Boo's Cleveland Indians impersonation – something we told you – and essentially apologized for igniting the controversy.
Wayne repaid Kliph's favor by giving an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone where he called the ex-drummer "a pathological liar," "immature," "asshole bully," "cowardly Internet hater," "closed-minded musician," "non creative" and "hateful person." All those things may be true, but Wayne came across looking like a dick. Although he distanced himself from Hipster Boo Boo and her philosopher bf, he was combative, entitled, hypocritical and other choice words used to describe a washed-up hero turned anti-hero. The hypocrite part really stood out.
For example:
This past weekend, Wayne Coyne and his girlfriend Katy Weaver were in LA drinking Mountain Dew with Shaun White, working on some projects for Funny or Die, and probably snorting a lot of cocaine.
While there, Wayne decided to pay homage to his good friend Christina Fallin (a.k.a. Hipster Boo Boo) by snapping some pics of his girlfriend, a couple of posers, and a dog posing in a Native American headdress. Because he's such a wild rebel, he then posted the pics to Instagram.
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Bryan Bickell added a new wrinkle to the already well-worn "playoff-performer" storyline Sunday: How about that stretch pass?
"Yeah, I don't know," Bickell said a little sheepishly when asked about the deep pass that set up Marian Hossa for a breakaway that led to Jonathan Toews' first-period goal in the Blackhawks' 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild at the United Center.
"I'm not really much of a passer. I think my eyes were closed when I passed to Hoss. That was a good play by Duncs [Duncan Keith] to get it by the forechecker. I just looked up and Hoss must have fallen or something. He was behind the [defenseman] and [I was] happy to get it to him."
The Bickell story is not a new one: A breakout player with 17 points in 23 games during the Blackhawks' run to the Stanley Cup last season, Bickell struggled in the regular season after signing a four-year, $16 million contract. But for whatever reason — his own confidence, coach Joel Quenneville's confidence in him, and of course, playing on a line with Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa — Bickell is at it again. He scored a goal and had two assists in Game 2 to give him eight points (five goals, three assists) in eight postseason games.
"He's playing confident. He's playing hard. He's not worried about scoring or anything like that," Toews said. "He's focusing on the little details of his game and he's doing all those little things. He's a talented player. He's got a great shot. He's a big body and he's going to get chances. Obviously, he's taking advantage of it."
Bickell can't figure out what it is that sparks him in the playoffs. But he makes a huge difference in a playoff series. It's one thing for a team to be unable to match the offensive firepower of Toews, Hossa and Patrick Sharp. But so far, the Wild don't even have a Bickell. In seven postseason games against the Wild over the past two years, Bickell has six goals and three assists.
"I don't know. This is a crucial time," Bickell said when asked the secret to his postseason success. "I want to play in the regular season the way I play [in the playoffs]. It just seems like good things happen at this time of season. I'm happy to contribute and do whatever it takes to help the team."
Bickell added an assist on Brandon Saad's second-period goal that gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead. But he made the biggest impact with his shooting. When the Blackhawks were protecting a 2-1 lead late in the third period, Bickell hit the crossbar with a wrist shot with 4:39 left in regulation that he thought was a goal. On his next shift, he left no doubt — on a 2-on-1 break with Hossa, he lasered a shot past Ilya Bryzagalov to the upper right corner of the goal that gave the Hawks a 3-1 lead with 2:45 to go.
"He was full speed down the wing and it was a great shot," Bryzgalov said.
"I just lifted my head and felt that spot was open," Bickell said. "It was a huge goal for us . They were pressing. If they scored you never know what could have happened. To get that goal at a crucial time, it felt good."
Bickell's teammates were impressed with his passing. ("It was pretty good vision," Toews said of the pass to Hossa.) But it's Bickell's shot that makes him so dangerous.
"He lays the body and opens up some ice for our skill guys," goaltender Corey Crawford said. "And his shot — I see him in practice every day. That thing is a rocket. It's hard to read off his stick and even harder to react to, it's such a quick shot. That was a bomb off the post and the second one was even harder."
Asked how to contain Bickell, Wild coach Mike Yeo tried to simplify the problem.
"Not give up a 2-on-1," Yeo said, referring to the odd-man rush with Hossa that led to the third-period goal. "We were trailing in that situation and pressing a little bit."
It might be more than just a matter of limiting opportunities. The Hawks are pretty good at creating scoring chances. Bickell is just one more scorer who can take advantage. Especially in the postseason.
"He plays great in the playoffs," Saad said. "Especially tonight [Game 2], doing the little things, making good plays and banging bodies. He takes his game to another level in the playoffs and that's what we expect out of him."


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Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was Adrian Todd Zuniga, founder of the Literary Death Match reading series. Press play below to listen on SoundCloud.
The author event "marries the literary and performative aspects of Def Poetry Jam, rapier-witted quips of American Idol's judging (without any meanness), and the ridiculousness and hilarity of Double Dare." The series continues to grow and will tape its first TV pilot in a week.
Zuniga shared advice for making your next author reading better: "Our big thing is to bring disperate people together, by mixing up actors, comedians and authors … That's the basis of our success. If you and your three friends are going to do a reading, you're going to get a certain audience. But the goal in readings is always to get the biggest audience possible."


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There is a very good reason this product line is called "fascination". Not only is the fixture fascinating, it is absolutely beautiful and is of very high quality. In my half bath, I have a recycled glass vessel sink with a hint of green (like Coca Cola bottles)and this fixture fit the bill. I completed the bathroom with a green and aqua mosaic framed mirror. Needless to say, it is STUNNING!
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Philippine earthquake
I never felt it as I was in the car at the time, everyone is talking about it. We are getting tsunami reports from all around the island of Cebu with flooding in low lying areas. I am 1km from the coast and 56m above sea level and there is no sign of anything here other than very heavy traffic coming out of the city.
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After the Japanese and New Zealand earth quakes it makes sense that there will be at least one other big earthquake around the pacific plate to relieve pressure on a third side. This is not big enough to do that so expect another in the coming months but I cannot tell you where it will happen. It may be a series of smaller earthquakes along the edge of the plate but I have no idea what side of the pacific it will happen or when.
This is not based on any scientific information, just common sense, no end of the world scenario here.
Just had another quake, the time is about 6.08pm local time. The sideways displacement seemed to be about 2 inces at first then reducing. The quake lasted about 30 seconds. I did not feel the first one but I did feel this.
mbrownn Your post didn't pass unnoticed. I'm monitoring all activities across the globe for the past couple of years. There is an increase and "unrest"
including areas which have been dormant for a long time. Beside quite common (if I can say that) such as Alaska, Ring of Fire area, California, there are few events very recently in the areas which were relatively quiet. During the last week (as well as now) I see 4+ quakes in France, Japan (too close to Daichi) Honsiu, Riuku Island, 4 - 6.8 in Syberia, Fiji area rattled with 5's for the past few days, Quebec Canada, Poland, west south of Africa and more. There is also volcanic activity in Japan. It seems that current Solar activity may contribute to such disturbance and perhaps there is more going on than we "suppose to know".
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The M6.1 quake to hit Chiba was rated a 5+ intensity, two categories stronger than the M6.8 that hit an hour and 45 minutes prior. On the Japanese scale there are only three levels more intense than a 5+.
22:04 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:59 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M3.7 1
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21:32 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:27 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M3.7 1
21:30 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:25 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M3.7 1
21:23 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:16 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M3.1 1
21:16 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:05 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M6.1 5+
21:09 JST 14 Mar 2012 21:05 JST 14 Mar 2012 Chiba-ken Toho-oki M6.1 5+
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Happening Now: Intense M6.1 in Chiba with multiple aftershocks Fukushima hit with M4.6 Began with M6.8 off northeast Japan four hours ago.
This isn't good
This looks like an underwater volcano is becoming active, check it out on google earth.
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There was 4.8 in Utah, just minutes ago and extreme weather in Southern US.
Take a look at this - Major Hail Storm in TX Panhandle - RAW FOOTAGE - YouTube
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A WIND CHILL WARNING is also now in effect for the entire area from 4 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Tuesday. Temperatures will drop to below zero on Monday, then fall to 10-20 below zero Monday night. Temps Tuesday will be around -10 to 0. Winds chills during this time will be near 5-15 below zero Monday morning then falling to near 30-40 below zero Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon.
A few things have happened in the past 12 hours that have dramatically changed our outlook for snow in some areas. The center of low pressure is a bit stronger than some of the models have indicated. When this happens, its able to pull in a LOT more warm air in front of it. This is why we are seeing rain in some places now. However, the worst of the storm and the bulk of the precipitation will be moving through late this afternoon into the evening. As that heavy precipitation moves in we'll see a change to snow.
So what does this mean for snow totals? Areas in the northwestern corner, like Mercer County, will still see the higher end of the snow totals, likely around 6-10". This includes most of Mercer County and areas just near there. There will be a fast drop off in totals as you head south across the viewing area. Places like Sidney and Piqua will see a range of 3-6", while Dayton will likely only see around 1-3". Our southern counties, like Warren and Clinton counties will see mostly rain and only around an inch or so.
Cold air will be moving in behind this system. Expect highs near 0 Monday and Tuesday. The coldest temperatures will be seen Monday night into Tuesday morning. Lows will be near -15 with wind chills around -30 to -40. Be prepared for the cold air. Make sure your gas tank is full to prevent freezing. Turn your heat up a bit. Also to prevent your pipes from freezing, leave cabinet doors open around all pipes and leave all faucets and showers on just a little bit.
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Google will reveal to delegates at AM's first Digital Dealer Conference 2012 how automotive buying behaviour has changed, why the path to purchase is different and how consumers consume media differently.
Belinda Poole and Hugh Dickerson, senior industry heads of automotive at Google will explore how the digital landscape is evolving and will provide insights and case studies to help dealers navigate the latest developments and optimise their online activities.
Poole will be known to dealers in the industry as the ex-head of Lexus GB. Dickerson has held senior management positions with brands including Peugeot, Toyota and Lexus. His experience includes manufacturer, distributor and retailer roles in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The duo is responsible for a portfolio of automotive clients at the digital giant and jointly manages a team of 13 digital experts.
The Digital Dealer Conference 2012 will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull on February 21.
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Look... Google are only there to sell stuff. Don't buy it, you don't need it (AdWords mainly). Google are hardly the online leaders in social media etc. Don't anyone kid themselves...
AM - you need to stream this sort of thing live, instead of the cheap option of a hashtag and leaving it to a couple dry dealer employees with about 3 followers on Twitter. Broadcast this on some internet TV. Stop messing about. Stop holding these events OFFLINE, because that is just a nonsense, and is rubbish. It's like watching TV via the radio. Or reading about a TopGear show, instead of watching it! Make this interactive, online, put a bit more effort in and allow everyone to participate freely.
Of course, you are more interested in coining £175 (+vat) from attendees (and keeping it "closed") than making this an industry-wide event, free to all, which could be easily supported by advertising from people like Google etc.
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On December 5-9, thousands of 99%-ers are coming to Washington, DC to take back the Capitol from corporate control.
December is a big month in Washington. Congress is set to deliberate the extension of unemployment benefits for more than 2 million people – and the Super-Committee is discussing devastating cuts that could destroy millions of jobs. We can have a real impact!
It's time for the 99% to be a visible, peaceful presence on Capitol Hill. By day we'll show up at Congressional hearings and the offices of K Street lobbyists, and by night we'll crash in church auditoriums, union halls, and in tents around the Capitol.
It's not a luxury trip, but meals, housing and transportation will be provided. Our goal: to remind Congress they represent ALL Americans – not just the richest 1%!
The Bus from BOSTON will depart on Monday, December 5 at 8:00 AM and will return on Friday, December 9, 2011.
- The People's Action Center (aka Lower Senate Park, near C St. and New Jersey Ave., NW) will be the daytime hub for activities in the Capitol and its surrounding congressional office buildings.
- The People's Camp on the mall (near 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW) will serve as our home base where we pitch our tents, get food and refreshments, and enjoy teach-ins, seminars, music, and other entertainment.
Thousands will converge on the nation's capital to show Congress what democracy looks like, shine a light on corporate greed and the human suffering it has caused, and demand justice for the 99%. For four days we'll hold spirited but peaceful actions, speak-outs, and protests—from the halls of the Capitol to the offices on K Street—as well as spend time together learning and sharing stories, ideas, and inspiration.
A few highlights:
- Monday, December 5 – Set up the People's Camp. After checking in, pitching tents, and creating signs and banners, an orientation, dinner, and entertainment will be hosted by OurDC, a local organization of unemployed and underemployed 99%-ers.
- Tuesday, December 6 – Take Back the People's House. From the People's Action Center, we'll form groups and fan out to congressional offices, remind members of Congress that the Capitol is the People's House, and demand that they represent the 99%.
- Wednesday, December 7- "Make Wall Street Pay." We'll swarm K Street, the lobbying center for the world's most powerful corporations, and track down those responsible for crashing the economy and causing millions of 99%ers to lose their jobs and homes—while failing to pay their fair share of taxes.
- Thursday, December 8 – Demand Justice for the 99%. The day's events will include multiple speak-outs throughout the Capitol, a national prayer vigil with unemployed folks and faith leaders, a mass march on key congressional leaders, and a lively jubilee action.
- Friday, December 9 – Take It Home. We'll pack it up and head home, where we need to keep the pressure on our representatives in Congress to do right by the 99%.


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AS news breaks that another European institution is struggling from the economic crisis in Europe, despair intensifies.
Every time a new story hits the headlines about cutting social programmes, I know an opportunity has just been denied, life has just become a little more closed, a little less of a future is being offered, a little less hope exists.
The possible bankruptcy of the Erasmus programme was something that hit a nerve with me. I studied languages at university and as part of my degree, I was offered the opportunity to study abroad.
According to a survey by the British Council, 79% UK adults agree that they would have better job prospects now if they had seized the opportunity to study or live abroad.
My job prospects may have been increased but it was my personal development that really soared. Everybody knows being fully exposed to the language is the best way to learn but it was the first steppingstone for me to adventure and an open mind, which has led me to where I am today.
I come from a small town in Essex. Going to the nearest city, London, was still an exciting day out for me at that time. Lyon was my first experience living in a big city. The initial excitement was huge as we explored and went to or hosted parties, lots of Erasmus parties.
We lived in a little white washed apartment and paid far too much money for it. The third bedroom was actually only 5 foot in height. We each got a hunchback from spending time up there. A stoop my ballet teacher would slap my wrists for still remains, I tell you.
You climbed up into the little maisonette third bedroom via a slippery varnished ladder that sat right next to a long French window. This invited a fall of many metres from our top floor flat. We had to construct makeshift insulation in the winter because the high ceilings and tiled flooring left the flat unbearably cold.
We used the heating in emergencies or when we could see our breath. Once, my flatmate incinerated some fishfingers so that our shining maison blanche was covered in a layer of soot.
Learning in French was difficult. I experienced failure for the first time as I tried to get my head around translation and the negative marking system in France. We went to the market every weekend, drank red wine, ate the cuisine, went skiing for the first disastrous time, backpacked the south coast, visited cities, and it was wonderful. I made best friends.
I learnt incredible amounts about how to manage living abroad and I fell in love with it. I also discovered a little bit about the realities of life.
There are two thick ribbons of water flowing through Lyon that section off parts of the city; the Old town, the industrial quarter and the island in the middle. It is a beautiful place, the architecture is pristine and so many grand buildings fill the centre where I lived. However, at some point, when my rose-tinted tourist glasses had been removed, I started to notice the social problems of big cities. I saw the homelessness, desperation, ghettos, crime and unpredictability of city life. I realised the demand for support, soup kitchens, social care and initiatives for integration, amongst many more needs.
The Erasmus grant made my time in Lyon possible. I had worked all summer beforehand and found a nanny job in Lyon (another experience as I became "mum" for the children) in order to afford it. It opened my mind to so much and led me so far, from Mexico to Spain to Honduras, from social projects to teaching abroad to working in the developing world.
And now I hear Erasmus, along with other EU social programmes, are in financial difficulty and their pleas for help falling on deaf ears. Austerity of this kind is so hard, too hard.
After calls to up the annual EU budget by 6.8%, an increase of €9 million to cover floundering social funds, four EU countries – Austria, Britain, The Netherlands and Sweden – declined, while France, Finland and Germany demanded €5 billion more in cuts. How far can it really go?
Alain Lamassoure, head of the European parliament's budget committee, blamed this situation on the austerity-minded governments of the EU. His bleak forecast following the announcement of bankruptcy from the European social fund is that the Erasmus programme and the Research and Innovation fund will be next. Karina Ufert, chair of the European Students' Union, called for addressing the budget shortfall by "using money from under-spent EU funds".
Given that the EU only spends 1% of its annual budget on education and training, surely it's time to support the interests of young people and make mobility accessible to everyone even throughout these hard times. If there really are under-spent funds, then save Erasmus! If there aren't, let's dig deep because it truly is invaluable and I recommend it to each and every young person.
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I studied in Lyon thanks to the Erasmus scheme as well but ended up living in an old people's home! Beautiful, exciting but sometimes intimidating city which I probably wouldn't have even visited had it not been for Erasmus. University was much harder work than we were used to though!
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I was surprised when Man-Bat popped up as one of Robin, Nightwing and Oracle's Network operatives in the recent Gotham Gazette: Batman Dead one-shot. Last time I looked he was a tragic anti-hero rather than a trusted ally, but there he was. This comic explains what he was doing on Gotham's streets, battling dull street gangs.
And it doesn't reflect well on him, truth be told. Kirk Langstrom is presented as a weak man, crippled by fear of his dark side, Man-Bat, and constantly worrying about his wife Francine (in-house scientist and well able to take care of herself, being an occasional Woman-Bat). He has terribly cliched worst nightmare dreams and an awful Seventies inner monologue ('Who thought becoming so strong . . . would feel so weak?'). There's more Seventies naffness with the closing 'Not the end . . . Please!
But he grabs his anxieties by the balls and gets out there when Francine vanishes in answer to Oracle's plea for reinforcements. Happily, Man-Bat's whining comes to an end when he's bashed on the head by a surprise villain - at fist I thought it was Crime Doctor/Unknown Soldier wannabe Hush, but it's someone far more interesting.
It's when the villain shows up that I started enjoying Joe Harris' script as Kirk displayed the gumption and brains I associate with him, showing that all those years of batty hearing haven't been wasted. It's a shame, then, that before the issue is out Kirk has a Jean Gray moment, proclaiming: 'I am LOOSED. I am RAGE. I am MAN-BAT.'
You corny old Man-Bat, you.
Jim Calafiore drew the moment wonderfully, though, his Man-Bat is intense, fierce, a true creature of the night. And with colourist Guy Major, he produces one of the best versions of the surprise villain I've ever seen. Letterer Steve Wands also deserves credit for a fine job, particularly on the opening splash.
Oh, and hurrah for the best bit of sound-effect art since Wonder Woman 27 (see December 2008 reviews). Squeemendous! Overall though, while this is an efficient comic book, it feels inessential. Kirk Langstrom is scared of his own shadow at the start, and while he rallies in the middle, at the end he's a bit of a scaredy-bat once more. And Man-Bat deserves better.
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Yup, and I forgot to say wll done Ladronn! I liked his Gordon cover too . . . it's funny, I never liked his Atom work, could be moody Gotahm is more his style.ReplyDelete
I think that's just it. He is very well-suited to the darker, grittier corners, even if his work isn't "gritty". I also loved the Gordon cover. I wish he did an interior or two!ReplyDelete
Wow! I missed this one completely and I've always been partial to Man-Bat. His origin blew my tiny brain when I was a nipper!ReplyDelete
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Killer Whale Facts
- The killer whale is the world's biggest dolphin.
- A large male killer whale can eat up to 220 pounds (100kg) of a food a day, the equivalent of four seal pups or 400 herring.
- Killer whales will hunt fish, squid, birds, stingrays, sea otters and even other whales.
- Killer whales have anywhere from 40 to 56 interlocking teeth – each one around three inches long. They're conical shaped and used for ripping and tearing, but not for chewing. Orcas eat their food in chunks or entirely whole.
- They grow to an average of 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length, though specimens exceeding 30 feet (9 meters) and weighing up to 22,000 pounds (10,000 kilograms) have been recorded.
- Killer whales can swim at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour (56 kilometres per hour).
- Killer whales can live for an average of 50 to 80 years.
- The name 'killer whale' actually comes from Spanish whale hunters in the 1700s. They called killer whales ' killers of whales.' Eventually this was transposed to killer whale.
- Killer whales hunt in cooperative family groups (of up to 40 whales) called pods. For this reason they are also known as the "wolves of the seas."
- They use their heads and tails to strike prey and knock them out.
- Killer whales are extremely intelligent, well-organized highly social animals. Their family groups are considered one of the most stable social structures of any of the animal species.
- Killer whales use echolocation to communicate and hunt, making sounds that travel underwater until they encounter objects, then bounce back, revealing their location, size, and shape. They can even identify species of fish by their echo!
- In Patagonia, Argentina, killer whales intentionally beach themselves temporarily to hunt seal lion and seal pups.
- The brain of a killer whale can weigh up to as much as 15 pounds (7 kg). That's about five times heavier than the average human's, making it one of the biggest brains on the planet.
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why do yall love killer whales they kill little sea lions
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Reports from distant cultures, in Guatemala and Burma, confirm how football insinuates itself into the most hallowed seasonal festivities.
A recent article in the Contra Costa Times concerning the displacements that linger from Guatemala's 30-year civil war (1962–92) touches on the centrality of football even in rural Mayan communities (Matt O'Brien, "Pushed Out by a Civil War, One Family Strives to Reunite [1]," Dec 25). Pedro Lorenzo Calmo, 14, for an English class in Oakland, California, draws his house in Todos Santos in the Cuchumatanes mountain range as the customary white box with stick figures beside. Also beside "my house in the Guatemala," the drawing indicates, sits the football field.
Earlier correspondence with Rev. Ellen Harris Dozier [2], a Presbyterian missionary in San Felipe, echoes the newspaper report of young Calmo's sketch. Dozier writes how the pitch becomes a central element in village maps created by the mostly illiterate women whom she teaches. At Seminario Evangélico Presbiteriano on Christmas Day in 2000 [3], the seminary is overrun by footballers:
The couple of days before Christmas at the seminary were very quiet. The personnel and staff were on vacation. Only a handful of workers were around to keep the grounds clean and attend to the few people who came to use the swimming pool or play a quick game of soccer. But on the morning of Christmas Day all that changed dramatically. I watched as pickup trucks full of people (the buses were not running on the 25th) pulled into the seminary and people piled out. Then families began to arrive, again by the truckload. I had been told that there would be a soccer game, but it looked like much more than one soccer game! As it turned out, there was a soccer tournament on Christmas Day, beginning at 8 a.m. and concluding at 5:30 p.m., with the seminary team winning the trophy. I spent most of the day watching the games, enjoying the warm sun and the visits with neighbors and friends. I am still trying to understand what it means to play a soccer tournament on Christmas Day. Perhaps you have to be Guatemalan to really understand.
Displaced members of the Karen ethnic group from Burma, attempting to re-create homeland custom in the Chapel Hill–Carrboro area in central North Carolina, recall the prominence of sporting competition, including football, within village life (Cheryl Johnston Sadgrove, "Local Burmese Re-create Homeland Holiday [4]," Raleigh News & Observer, Dec 25).
Among the Padaung in Shan State, similar ritual exists around football matches, writes Pascal Khoo Thwe in his memoir From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey. Players' relatives traveled great distances to support the hometown Phekhon Township football team in regional tournaments, where players sometimes had to sleep "under the stands along with the cockroaches, ants and rats." If triumphant, the town would welcome the team with a brass band playing "See, the Conquering Hero Comes" from Georg Frideric Handel's Judas Maccabaeus. But, as a matter of more mundane existence, football helped mark the Padaung's festival calendar:
Football games were also great social events, and were accompanied by an enormous amount of drinking, and by dancing. The winning teams were rewarded with a dozen barrels of soap, and a barrel of rice-wine for the celebrations. The town council once made the mistake of handing out only boxes of matches as the prize. In their rage the players burnt the goalposts and nets. (70)
Of his time in seminary, Pascal Khoo Thwe says his father superior encouraged proficiency in football, especially when playing Baptists. "Father Paul wanted us to be priests who were good at football, because that would convince people that God was on our side" (102).
Super Bowl Sunday also creates an opportunity for alternative rituals. The Guatemalan community in Jupiter, Florida, on 3 Feb 08 celebrated the Baile del Venado (Dance of the Deer) to correspond with a festival honoring the Virgin of Candelaria in Jacaltenango, Guatemala. A football game, naturally, complemented the dance (Chrystian Tejedor, "Annual Maya Fiesta in Jupiter Celebrates Guatemalan Heritage [6]," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 4 Feb 08).
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[3] Christmas Day in 2000: http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/letters/doziere/doziere_0101.htm
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The League Division Series are underway, and the action so far has been fast and furious. In the National League, Pittsburgh and St. Louis traded beat-downs in their first two games, and now the action shifts back to the Steel City. It is a delight to have the Pirates holding the spotlight for the first time in a generation. These two Central Division teams know each other intimately and as usual in these cases, familiarity breeds contempt. The Los Angeles Dodgers, after cruising behind their ace and Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, found the going tougher behind their other ace and Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke. Now we return to Chavez Ravine for the first post-season action since 2009, hardly a generational hiatus but welcome indeed to the legions of fans of Dem Bums.
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