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just returned from disney
very disappointed
not sure when we will go back
I've been to disney 5 times over my lifetime.. 3 in the past 4 years. It seems every trip just keeps going downhill. This was our first time staying at a disney resort. I did think our resort was beautiful (we stayed at a deluxe resort), but had some major hiccups. IT was very busy when we checked in
While I was waiting in my checkin line, i was passed up twice by other families who were checked in before me
but behind me in line. Not sure if the person with the iPad didn't realize i was not in the party, but still it was a bit aggravating. The person who checked me in was very nice, but seemed clueless about what she was doing. we kept having to wait for someone to come and help her. I don't blame her, she was doing her best, but if she was in training or something, why didn't they have someone training her? When we got to our room it was very nice, not exactly what I had requested, but I realize disney can't make all of our request happen if any. either way i was really happy with our room. My parents were in a room next to us. When my mom opened her bedside drawer for the first time, she found a dirty (poopy) diaper in the drawer. We did bring it to the attention to a housekeeper who took care of it
but obviously the room was not cleaned very well. Our first full day at the parks we had an early morning breakfast. We were told that the boats would be running by a certain time and we could take it to magic kingdom. So we chose to take a boat. However no boat ever came. Luckily the person driving the resort boat noticed us still waiting on her second time around
and this and must have felt bad for us. she took us over to the contemporary so we could walk over to entrance of magic kingdom. I was very grateful for her
she said she didn't know what was going on with the other boat. Overall i was really surprised with how many cast members seemed unhappy. They did not have the typical "disney spirit" I cannot say that for everyone
we did encounter cast members who were wonderful. I don't want it to seem like everyone was unhappy and miserable
but we did have quite a few run ins with people who obviously did not want to be there. I know everyone has a bad day
but this was a lot of people. I have always preferred disney parks over other orlando parks, because of the people who work on disney property. I didn't get the same feeling this time. Numerous times when we were at restaurants
our waitresses didn't even come back and fill up our water glass?? We were basically ignored for most of our meal. Pretty sure my dad even got food poisoning from one of the restaurants we ate at
. it was bad and he spent an entire day in his hotel room very sick.. I purchased photo pass plus for the 3rd time.. probably won't again. I took much better pictures than the photo pass people. a lot of them are horrible! They are pictures taken from the side and not even centered. I don't know how they are training the photo pass people
but they are not photographers. Ive normally had really good photos with photo pass
but this time was totally different. Probably was upset me the most was our disney magical express. the day before check out i received a notice for our magical express pick up time and instructions. everything was set and appeared normal. the morning of check out i received another lettering stating that due to system requirements disney would not be checking us into the airport and i would need to transport all of our luggage on the magic express bus with us. normally i probably wouldn't be too upset by this
but i am pregnant in my third trimester and traveling with a two and four year old and my husband. (we have five large bags including the carseats which were were checking)
We had a lot of luggage including two giant carseats. I was seriously very happy about not having to take the luggage around with us
so finding out that we would be bring our luggage with us was disappointing. I was also told their would be a curbside check in right when we got off the magical express.. which wasn't true because the curbside check in is on the third floor of the airport, by the normal checkin. i tired to figure out why this happened and see if they anything could be changed given our situation
and i got a different story every time
basically told they couldn't do anything
the magical express driver told me.. sometime disney just simply doesn't have room to transport everyones luggage so the just have to say no to some people. Im not sure what the true reason was, but the fact that disney made no effort to help us with this situation was very disappointing. I just expect more. if you are actually reading this, please know I'm not a person to complain all the time. Im just very upset by our last trip. I love disney. I love taking my kids to disney. the look on their faces when they go on their favorite rides or meet their fav. characters is priceless. And not everything about our trip was horrible
. i was just really disappointed. about a lot of things. I feel like every year we go
disney is just downgraded a little more. Its such a machine and so scheduled and i see the people working their more and more unhappy. Watching the disney promo video on the way to the airport, which is all about the exceptional disney service and experience
all i was thinking about was how this was the first time i was every happy to leave a place that was sunny and 84 outside to go to back home to 19 degree cold weather.
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So sorry to hear about your disappointments. I remember hearing someone say on one of the Disney TV specials that people's expectations are higher when they go to Disney than when they do anything else in their lives. I think that's what we've come to expect - that everything will be "magical". So, it's disappointing when it's not. On our last trip, there were things that frustrated us on our trip - like the enormous amount of bugs in the pool, or the CM who took at least a half hour to check us in - even though we did online checkin before we came. But, hopefully, it didn't taint your overall experience. I hope your next trip is better.
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We have been several times in years past. Some were great and some were soso. People do have high expectations for Disney based on the cost and the advertising they see. Hopefully this was just a passing thing. We have encountered some cast members that didn't have the Disney pzazz, but overall our experiences have been good. Our last trip was this past September and the cast members went above and beyond on 2 different occasions. Best experience was staying at Wilderness Lodge, worst was staying at All Star Movie.
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As far as the luggage, sometimes the airline's system does not allow remote check-in, which Disney (actually the contractor BAGS) can't control. Either a systems glitch or a random flag for extra security check. I doubt it was because Disney did not have room in their truck, unless you were right at the 3 hour mark and they didn't think it would make it to the airport on the next truck. A bellman should have been able to help you carry the luggage to the bus and a porter at the airport.
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Sorry you encountered so many problems on this trip. Not to excuse the CMs, but Disney is going through a major transition period with the new NextGen system and the poor CMs at the resorts and parks are taking the brunt of guests' frustration. So even the most chipper of CMs can be a bit worn down at the moment.
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We just got back last weekend from our annual November trip. I will say I agree with you. This was our most disappointing trip. Service at all of our table service reservations was very slow to non existent. More than half of our photopass pictures are not centered and blurry. Busing, boats and monorail were horrible. Other people in general were rude to others around them and most of the time wouldn't even listen to CMs. I actually felt very bad for the CMs and many of them were new and in training.
All of this being said, we did not let it ruin our trip. We are DVC members and will continue to go to Disney for many many years to come. We take the bad with the good and the good always outweighs the bad in our opinion. Last edited by magicaldisney; 12-07-2013 at 10:56 PM. |
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had a magical visit
Just got back last night from a week at Disney World with husband, daughter, son in law and 3 yr old granddaughter. It was a wonderful trip, we had magic bands, stayed on property -Fort Wilderness cabins, utilized Disney transport to/from airport and check in. Had never stayed at Fort Wilderness but thought it would be a better choice than adjoining rooms- type accomodations. It was spacious, and afforded ease in packing lunch/snacks for day and breakfast/coffee in the morning. I packed wine in suitcase so had a nice vintage after the day's events! We hit Magic Kingdom Tues and Wed so little one could see all her princesses. We booked our fast passess online with the app the night before and made changes on the fly as need be during the day. We didn't do the golf cart rental, and frankly is not needed - the shuttle worked fine within the resort. We took the boat to Magic Kingdom the first day and second day mixed it up with monorail via Contemporary Resort. Loved the new areas to meet the princesses, the cast members were awesome. The princesses spend personal time with the children, interact with them, Rapunzel even danced with our little one. Day 3 we went to Animal Kingdom - little grandaughter was a tad frightened at the start of Nemo with the sharks and darker opening, so we exited to ride the triceratops'. She enjoyed the walk through where the exotic birds were and the jungle safari ride too. Met some characters too. Some disappointments with the cast member closing the rope right when we got there to meet Pocahontas - after running like crazy to make the deadline - we had 30 minutes to spare but she closed it in front of us. We pleaded but she refused. We ended up going back at 5:45 for the last attempt and the elderly gal this time minding the rope said' oh sure go in, the little princess needs to meet Pocahontas!" All in all it was a great visit seeing it all through a 3 yr old's eyes, and adjusted on the fly to make it all work. One thing I would change would be to not have Disney take the luggage when arriving at 5 pm - bags never got to cabin until 10pm, wished we would have just taken them ourselves, but wanted to lessen burden on our daughter and son in law for rangling suitcases and stroller. Would probably not stay at Fort Wilderness cabins again - too many buses and shuttles - easier at Pop Music or other value resorts but lesson learned for next time. |
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Sorry you had so many problems....
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I can't even read your post with no paragraphs or sentence breaks.
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OP, sorry to hear of your experience, but you do understand that Disney does not control whether or not you can check your luggage at the resort, correct? People are selected for random screening, etc., requiring them to bring their luggage with them to the airport. Disney did nothing to cause you to have to bring your luggage to the airport.
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When I quoted (post #4), I broke it up to make it easier.
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I can understand your displeasure for a few of the reasons but mostly I shake my head. It's all about realistic expectations.
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Honestly, take the dirty diaper out of the picture, and I personally still understand why the OP would be disappointed. For us, WDW is a pretty darn expensive vacation. I expect not to be bypassed at check-in; I expect to have the person checking me in to know what he/she is doing; I expect the vast majority of the CM's I encounter to be happy and helpful. I have these expectations because I've been to WDW before and the reason I go back is because I've found it to be a wonderful vacation. This wasn't their first trip either. They do have experiences to compare it to and that's what their expectations are based on. I don't understand why you'd "shake your head" and question their expectations. |
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Chalk this one up to people complain about an experience 10 times more often than they praise one.
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My DH and I returned this past Saturday from a fabulous week of eating and drinking at WDW in celebration of 25 years of marriage. The Food & Wine Festival at Epcot was lots of fun (although super crowded on the weekend and at night). We managed to fill one passport by trying at least one item from each destination even if it was only a dessert or drink. We also did the Disney 3D Dessert Discovery which was enjoyable. We had an hour and a half of desserts and flavored liquor samples (vodka, whiskey and rum to name a few) followed by a VIP viewing of Illuminations through 3D glasses that made all the lights/fireworks Mickey shaped (talk about finding hidden Mickeys).
The highlight of our trip though was staying at BWV for its proximity to Epcot. We would not have been able to do this without Davids Vacation Club Rentals. We are DVC owners ourselves and go to WDW at least once a year on our points but when we started planning this trip about a year ago we knew we wouldnt have the points because of our planned family trip this past April. Our previous trips to F&W involved staying at Pop and taking the bus everywhere. This time we decided to look into Davids. We found that we could stay at BWV in a standard studio for only $80 more than it would cost to stay at Pop for the same time period. That was a no-brainer. Because we were planning about a year out, Davids was able to secure a reservation for us at the 11 month window and it was smooth sailing from there on out. I know this sounds like an ad for Davids but I did want to share our experience especially if it would help others. The best part is that we ended up helping out a fellow DVC member in the end. If we ever need to rent out our points well use Davids then too. |
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1 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, | 1 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the LORD and his own palace, |
2 Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. | 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him, and settled Israelites in them. |
3 Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and captured it. | 3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. |
4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage towns that he built in Hamath. | 4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath. |
5 He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars, | 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, |
6 and Baalath, as well as all Solomon's storage towns, and all the towns for his chariots, the towns for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build, in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. | 6 as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses--whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled. |
7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, | 7 All the people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these peoples were not Israelites), |
8 from their descendants who were still left in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon conscripted for forced labor, as is still the case today. | 8 that is, their descendants remaining in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed--these Solomon conscripted for his slave labor force, as it is to this day. |
9 But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariotry and cavalry. | 9 But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and charioteers. |
10 These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred fifty of them, who exercised authority over the people. | 10 They were also King Solomon's chief officials--two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men. |
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of King David of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy." | 11 Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy." |
12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had built in front of the vestibule, | 12 On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD, |
13 as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual festivals—the festival of unleavened bread, the festival of weeks, and the festival of booths. | 13 according to the daily requirement for offerings commanded by Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons and the three annual feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles. |
14 According to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry alongside the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions for the several gates; for so David the man of God had commanded. | 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day's requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered. |
15 They did not turn away from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites regarding anything at all, or regarding the treasuries. | 15 They did not deviate from the king's commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries. |
16 Thus all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until the house of the Lord was finished completely. | 16 All Solomon's work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid until its completion. So the temple of the LORD was finished. |
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. | 17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. |
18 Huram sent him, in the care of his servants, ships and servants familiar with the sea. They went to Ophir, together with the servants of Solomon, and imported from there four hundred fifty talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. | 18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers, men who knew the sea. These, with Solomon's men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. |
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Fri, Jun 14, 13 at 9:15
This is my first time to grow Rattlesnake pole beans. They are right next to my other trellises that are growing Blue Lake and Kentucky Blue pole beans. The latter 2 are a normal green, but the Rattlesnake leaves are getting alot lighter in color.....towards yellow. Is this maybe just the color of the Rattlesnake leaves, or do I have a problem of some sort? Thanks. |
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They are lighter in general - at least mine are. My rattlesnakes are getting some yellow leaves about 6" to 1 foot above ground and yet are in beautiful condition. They have beans on them - the first to be picked as snaps mid-next week. The vines are about 7 feet tall now. The leaves at the top are a brighter green. I think I remember the same pattern from last year. They have always been excellent producers for me. |
- Posted by catherinet 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 13:36
Thanks cindy. You're a bit ahead of me weather-wise. I hope mine do as well as yours. Thanks again. |
- Posted by Donna.in.Sask 2b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 15:26
I grew them for the first time last year and they were a normal green. I would be concerned if they are turning more towards yellow. What's the drainage like for these beans? Maybe a shot of fertilizer is in order. |
- Posted by catherinet 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 15:37
We have had too much rain lately. Even though they've never been in standing water, I'm wondering if its just been too much for them? I gave them some good compost when I planted them. Maybe I'll give them another hit. :) Thanks Donna. |
You're welcome Catherine! We had a bit more rain than normal this spring (then again what IS normal anymore?) and I think that can contribute to the color. Hope you enjoy them as much as I have! I planted a second trellis of them this past week to grow for shellies late in the season. They are really good! |
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Lady Gaga and 'Vampire Diaries' boyfriend Taylor Kinney met on the set of her 'You and I' video and have been dating since. However, it is very rare the couple is ever photographed or even see out in public together. Lady Gaga takes pride in keeping her relationship private, unlike so many other stars. Check out the photos of the couple here…
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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney were spotted in California recently. They make a nice looking couple!
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Professor Tony Arnold speaks on Watershed Institutions in the U.S.: Emergence and Evolution.
Posted October 22nd, 2012 by James Rosendale
UofL Law Professor Tony Arnold gave a Wallace Stegner Center Green Bag Lecture at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law on October 16, 2012. The title of his presentation was "Watershed Institutions in the U.S.: Emergence and Evolution."
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Wed, Apr 17, 13 at 15:49
Recently heard well pump turning on and off during the last zone of irrigation in the wee hours of the am. The other zones seemed to be ok. Manually shut off auto system as we don't have a rain sensor yet and expected rain. Ran a couple of zones manually while gardening, and now same issue on some other zones or very low pressure. The gauge will reach 50 psi and then the well will shut off, the pressure drops and then the well will kick back in until the pressure reaches 50 psi. Please advise! |
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Sounds like you have a leak in your pressure tank bladder. The tank will be full of water leaving no room for air. Try switching off the pump,release the pressure by opening a valve.Now remove the tank from the pump.If the tank is heavy and full of water drain it and refit and try the system.If it works then you can be sure that you have a leaking bladder in the tank which will need to be replaced.Although the system might work again it won't be long before you have the same problem. |
- Posted by chellamaral (My Page) on Sat, Apr 20, 13 at 13:14
Yep, it was full! Draining now.... |
- Posted by chellamaral (My Page) on Sat, Apr 20, 13 at 14:16
OK, drained but now the pump will start manually but not when we turn on the hoses or irrigation |
Sounds like you have a loss of prime pressure switch .If you can get it to pump to full pressure manually then try.A loss of prime switch will not operate the pump at low pressure to prevent it running dry. |
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Beginning in a small corner restaurant in SoHo, this brainchild of brother-chefs Bruce and Eric Bromberg has expanded throughout the city including Brooklyn's Park Slope, where signature fish and seafood dishes like smoked trout and paella mix with house specialties Maine lobster sashimi and chopped tuna belly. Equally popular are the large oyster and sushi bars and the extensive kids' menu, which at a set $10 per dish, makes this branch particularly family friendly. However, the dim lighting, exposed brick, and dark wood furniture keep the ambiance very French bistro.
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GCSE Revision: John D Clare is a must visit
John D Clare's site is a gold mine for GCSE revision. As well as the information on the site there are excellent links as well.
Revising the Cold War? Visit CNN
A great revision tool from CNN.
Life in Shatila
The Shatila refugee camp was established in Lebanon to temporarily house Palestinians who had fled from what became Israel during the 1948-49 war. The refugees have never been able to return. This slideshow from the BBC looks at life within the camp and makes reference to the massacre that took place here during the Israeli invasion of 1982.
Pole who saved ghetto Jews dies
The death of a Polish woman who almost certainly saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II has been announced. Read the full story here.
Key events in the Arab-Israeli conflict: Watch the videos here
Another great resource from the BBC that will aid revision on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Watch them here.
Israelis celebrate 60 years of statehood
Interesting stories on the anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel here...
...and an overview of the conflict here
8th May 1984 USSR pulls out of Los Angeles Olympics
In retaliation for the USA's boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games the Soviet Union announced on 8th May 1984 that they would not send a team to Los Angeles. Both sides traded accusations of using sport for political purposes. The entire episode should be seen in the context of the renewed tension between the Superpowers during the early 1980s, the strategy of the Reagan administration and the paralysis of the Soviet leadership brought about by the entrenched gerontocracy that ruled until the rise to power of Gorbachev in 1985.
Read more on the Soviet announcement here
The Imperial War Museum's Holocaust Education Fellowship - well worth an application
'Professional development at its very best'
Michael Riley, Senior Lecturer in History Education, Bath Spa University
The Imperial War Museum seeks to provide the
most ambitious programme of professional development available to educators in the United Kingdom
A free of charge and all-expenses paid programme of
seminars and study visits in London, Jerusalem, Lithuania and Poland
Further details can be found at www.iwm.org.uk/holocaust/education
The Marxist interpretation of history: A brief introduction
A quick look at a school of history that sees past events in a particular way. This may be useful for those wanting to study history at university.
Pope tells of youth under Nazis
Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out for the first time about growing up under the "monster" of Nazism.
Read about what he had to say here
Titanic doomed by fire raging below decks, says new theory
There is yet another theory on what may have hastened the demise of the Titanic. Read about it here and see whether you agree.
And take a look at the report that states that there were attempts to block a 1947 radio play about the sinking.
AJP Taylor: A brief overview
Johnny Isaac today gave our Oxbridge History group an excellent overview of AJP Taylor's work and significance as an historian. I've uploaded his presentation below.
Many thanks Johnny.
read more...»Politics and sport: Other times when controversy hit the Olympics
Yesterday, a former Blue Peter presenter carrying the Olympic torch had to wrestle for control of it with a man wearing a wolly hat who was protesting at Chinese actions in Tibet. Fire extinguishers and super soakers were also used by protestors in attempts to douse the Olympic flame. All good, traditional, British stuff. Yet using the Olympics to try and make political points is nothing new.
read more...»40 years ago
Another important anniversary occurred this week as it is 40 years since the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King
read more...»April 2nd 1982: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands
Today is the 26th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic by Argentinian forces.
read more...»Free lunchtime lectures at the National Army Museum
The National Army Museum holds free lectures on a military theme every Thursday. School holidays are a perfect time to go along and learn something outside of the curriculum. The next lecture, entitled 'Six VCs before breakfast' and delivered by Peter Doyle, tells the story of the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. It'll be interesting to hear whether Doyle takes the traditional 'cock-up' line about the landings and ensuing fighting between British, ANZAC, French and Turkish forces.
'Killing Fields' journalist dies
A Cambodian-born US journalist whose enslavement and escape from the Khmer Rouge became the subject of the famous film, The Killing Fields, has died.
Andrew Chater's 'Timelines'
This is a superb resource that enables pupils to get an overview of a thousand years of British history.
Russia 1900 - 1924 - Revision Glossary
Here is a new resource that will help with student revision of the history of Russia between 1900 - 1924 (GCSE History)
read more...»Cold War Revision Glossary
Here is a new resource that will help with student revision of the Cold War for GCSE History
read more...»Quiz - What was life like in Tsarist Russia?
Here is a revision quiz for GCSE History students on life in Tsarist Russia.
France's last First World War veteran is laid to rest
The body of Lazare Ponticelli, until last week the last surviving French veteran of the Great War, was laid to rest today with full military honours.
read more...»Why did the PLO and Israel sign a Peace Accord in 1995?
Many thanks to my GCSE set for coming up with this structure for a possible GCSE question:
Here they come up with five reasons for the Peace Accord:
read more...»Key term revision glossary on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Here is a new resource that will help with student revision of the Arab-Israeli conflict for GCSE History
read more...»Maritime disaster, wartime astrologers and Gary Lineker
Today's Independent has a host of stories that will be of interest to the historian:
read more...»Colonel Bob Stewart recalls his experiences in Bosnia
Colonel Bob Stewart visited Hampton School this lunctime to deliver a fascinating talk about his time as commander of the 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment in Bosnia during the brutal conflict there in the early 1990s.
read more...»The Bethnal Green Tube tragedy
Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the Bethnal Green tube tragedy in which 173 people perished - a little known disaster that hit London in 1943. The BBC story sets out how it happened and also the swift cover up that aimed to reduce any impact on wartime morale.
A pivotal opportunity?
David Kennedy, Professor of History at Stanford University, is to give a lecture at the LSE on the importance of the year 1945. The event is free, and a great chance for those in the London area to hear from such an eminent historian.
read more...»Gavin Mortimer reveals the historical writer's craft
Gavin Mortimer, the writer of bestselling books, visited our school last week and gave our Historians an insight into the life of the historical author. Gavin, who has published books on topics as diverse as the SAS, sporting heroes of the Great War and the race to be the first female to swim the channel, revealed the painstaking process behind the researching and writing of his tomes. For his book on the SAS he had to go through a lengthy and delicate approval process before the Regiment would give him permission to talk to their veterans. After this hurdle was negotiated it was a case of flying all over the world to interview former soldiers – many of whom had not told their story since the end of the Second World War.
read more...»Have politicians always ruined the work of soldiers? The Oxbridge Group write up
Many thanks to Gareth Thomas for writing this up…
This week's session mainly focussed on the effect the involvement of politicians had on peace treaties. The main questions asked were:
What makes a lasting peace treaty?
Why have so many treaties in the past failed?
Is the failure of a peace treaty due to poor planning on behalf of the main players involved, i.e. politicians?
Why do politicians tend to 'screw up' when it comes to peace treaties?
The session started with a detailed look at Iraq. The group was dissolved into pairs whereupon each pair would compare/contrast/discuss, and produced five reasons why the current situation in Iraq can be classed as a failure.
read more...»Studying the Rwandan genocide: Educational resources from SURF
SURF, a charity that helps survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, has produced a series of educational resources that are available on their website. The resources, which include lesson plans, should prove useful to those who teach about this terrible tragedy.
Why was Israel able to defeat its enemies in the wars of 1948-49, 1956, and 1967?
Why was Israel able to defeat its enemies in the wars of 1948-49, 1956, and 1967?
This is an example of a decent GCSE answer for the Arab-Israeli paper.
There are many reasons why Israel was able to defeat its Arab enemies in the three wars between 1948 and 1967. Some of these factors were a result of the Israelis themselves, but equally, there were reasons that were caused by Arab weaknesses or actions. Likewise, there were some reasons that applied to each of the three wars, and some that were specific to one or two of them. In order to fully answer the question, it is necessary to look at all of these reasons.
read more...»Have politicians always destroyed the work of soldiers?
This morning we start our extra sessions for students in our school who are thinking about studying History at university. The classes are designed to broaden out pupils' historical knowledge, understanding, their awareness of history as a discipline and to enable them to explore their own interests beyond the syllabus that we teach.
To start we're going to look at how, over the last couple of hundred years, politicians have formalised the work of soldiers. After each major war there is nearly always a political settlement, in the form of a treaty. The question for our pupils is how far the politicians have made a settlement that has done justice to the work that the soldiers have done. Prior to the session we've asked the participants to research the following treaties:
Treaty of Utrecht, 1713
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Congress of Vienna, 1816
Treaty of Paris 1856
Treaty of Vereeniging, 1902
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, 1945
The situation in Iraq today
Ping Pong Diplomacy
It was thirty-five years ago today that President Nixon visited China. Feeling overstretched by commitment in Vietnam and eager to create tension between rival Communist powers Nixon's visit was part of the period of detente between the Superpowers.
read more...»A study day at The National Army Museum: Great War technology Part One
On Tuesday our school visited The National Army Museum for a study day. After looking around the excellent galleries (our students particularly liked the exhibition looking at the experience of 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand Province. We had two lectures from the education staff. Below is the first part of a write up of the notes that I made.
read more...»The day that Malcolm X died
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X in the Audubon Ballroom, New York.
Take a look at the BBC's 'On This Day' segment:
Taxpayers' money well spent for a change
There have been plenty of people in the public eye recently who seem to have misused our hard earned money. Similarly, the BBC has had a rough time of late over fake phone-ins, dodgy editing and the rest. However, it maybe worth highlighting, though of not much consolation to non-historians, that the Corporation's website has some quite excellent content that will help history students of whatever level. For once I think that our money has been wisely invested. Take a look for yourself:
Yet Another Balkans Crisis?
Yesterday Kosovo's parliament declared unanimously declared itself to be independent from Serbia.
Just about immediately Serbia and her close supporter, Russia, made their protests as riot police faced protesters in Belgrade and grenades were thrown in the ethnically Serb town of Mitrovica in Kosovo.
Today Serbia withdrew her ambassador to the USA, stating that the country had violated international law by recognising Kosovo.
Amongst EU nations opinion has been divided with Spain not recognising the new state, in a directly opposite action to that taken by France, Germany and the UK.
All this not only brings back memories of the conflict in the late 1990s but also to the wider unrest in the region that has bedevilled wider European relations for upwards of 150 years. Even without going back to the strife prior to the Nineteenth Century there is enough to keep historians occupied. The crises of 1875-78, 1886, 1912-13 and, of course, 1914 all had international repercussions. It can only be hoped that both local and regional tensions will ease before more blood is spilt in a most contentious corner of our continent.
The Top Ten Greatest Britons
Not to be outdone by tutor2U's excellent Politics blog here is a challenge you could set for your History students. The task is to create a list of the Top Ten Greatest Britons. We'll post an initial list and then will change it to reflect any comments that we receive. Here's our Top Ten Greatest Britons:
read more...»GCSE History: Can you name the key figures in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Have a go at putting names to faces:
Guess the Cold Warrior
Have a go at this at home or in the classroom
Dear Historian, I've got a problem - can the past help me? From Hillary, USA
Dear Historian, I've got a problem - can the past help me?
I'm a politician fighting a lengthy, costly and very close fought election in the USA. The thing is that, well, I was ahead and doing really well but now it looks like things are slipping away. Can history give me any comfort?
Cold War links
For anyone studying or teaching the Cold War the links below should help.
Useful timelines and quizzes
A good general history site and links
The BBC's minisite
CNN's contribution made to accompany a TV series
A typically excellent offering from the National Archives
The conflict broken down into topics
Dear Historian, I've got a problem - can the past help me? From Rowan, Lambeth Palace
Dear Historian, I've got a problem - can the past help me?
I'm a religious leader, used to speaking out on issues that concern the moral and spiritual health of the country. This time, however, I've said something that seems to have hit a raw nerve - and many are calling for me to quit. Am I right to be feeling a bit nervous?
read more...»The Killing Fields confession: 'They all had to be eliminated'
11 February 2008
Kang Khek Ieu was known as 'Cambodia's Himmler', a torturer who oversaw the
deaths of 17,000 people. As he prepares to go on trial, he gives a chilling
insight into the Khmer Rouge - the most detailed account yet from a top
Exclusive by Valerio Pellizzari, Phnom Penh
Monday, 11 February 2008
In the West he has been called "Cambodia's Heinrich Himmler"; since Pol Pot
himself and his lieutenant Ta Mok cheated justice by dying, he is the most
vivid symbol of the Khmer Rouge left alive. His name is Kang Khek Ieu, but
he is better known by his nom de guerre, Duch (pronounced "Doik"). This
spring, 28 years after fleeing Cambodia ahead of the Vietnamese army, his
trial for mass murder may finally get under way.
read more...»
Conversations with History: Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson answers questions about his recent book and TV series 'War of the Worlds' on You Tube.
read more...»8th February 1983: Ariel Sharon quits after Sabra and Shatila massacres
The June 6th 1982 invasion of Lebanon (codenamed Operation Peace of the Galilee) by Israeli forces was ordered in direct reponse to the attempted assassination of the Israeli ambassador to the UK, Shlomo Argov by the Abu Nidal Organisation (Palestinian 'terrorist', a founder of Fatah who had split from Yasser Arafat and the PLO). Lebanon had, after the 1948-49 conflict become the home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who had fled from their homes in present day Israel. By the early 1980s this number had grown to about 300,000, with the PLO establishing their own area of control in southern Lebanon. It was this influence that the Israelis sought to end - with the actions of the Abu Nidal Organisation being used as a convenient excuse.
read more...»The Jena Six brings back memories of the past
A judicial system allegedly biased against people simply because they are black. White supremacists calling for African-Americans to be lynched. Mass demonstrations led by prominent black leaders. But all this has been taking place over the past year in America's Deep South. Unbelievable in the year that a black candidate has, for the first time, a realistic chance of reaching the White House? Or is all this a huge over reaction to a minor event? Read the stories and take a view.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to…
Here's your opportunity to join the 389,460 others who have signed the online petition calling on the PM to:
'to create a new public holiday, the National Remembrance Holiday to commemorate The Fallen and our Nation, with the holiday falling on the second Monday in November each year, the day after Remembrance Sunday.'
Follow the link to add your name:
History's Top Five Love Affairs make Sarkozy and Bruni look second rate
Forget the love affair between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new bride Carla Bruni. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7226646.stm). As usual history provides us with copious comparisons that outshine what the media think is unique. So, in this entry, we list five matches that make the Sarkozy-Bruni partnership seem distinctly second-rate.
Antony and Cleopatra
The last Pharaoh of Egypt and the dashing Roman general
Abelard and Heloise
A monk and a nun whose love letters became famous
Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Grieving emperor who built the Taj Mahal for his late wife
Nelson and Lady Hamilton
The Admiral and his ill-fated beauty
Napoleon and Josephine
The tempestuous relationship that enthralled a continent
Think the 2008 Presidential race is interesting? Check out the controversy over the 1876 election!
It looks like the Presidential election of 2008 is going to be a close run thing if the nomination process is anything to go by. Go back eight years to the controversy over GWB's win and you get a taste of what might be coming. Take a look even further back, to 1877, and you find an ever stranger outcome to the election of 1876. The contest, between Samuel J Tilden (who won the popular vote) and Rutherford B Hayes stood at 184 electoral college votes to Tilden, with Hayes on 165. A further 20 electoral votes were in dispute, with each candidate claiming to have won in the states of Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina. Allegations of electoral fraud were rife with many issues focusing on the design of the voting paper itself (remind you of anything GWB?). In some states illiterate voters were helped to make choice by symbols depicting each party. However, some Democratic ballots were found to have the Republican symbol on them (a picture of Abraham Lincoln) thereby fooling those who couldn't read into marking the wrong box.
The controversy was settled by an informal deal that was to have repercussions for the African-American population. Hayes was given the White House on the understanding that he would remove federal troops from the southern states – where they had been ever since the Civil War. Without these soldiers Democrats were free to seize back control of state governments and end the period of Reconstruction. Blacks were pushed from any position of political influence and barred from voting by Grandfather Clauses and Poll Taxes. It would take nearly ninety years for the damage to be undone.
Take a look at the campaign to have Tilden proclaimed as the 'Real 19th President'.
See also:
UK government acts on hoax e-mail alleging the banning of Holocaust education in schools
This is an interesting story run by the BBC today that has been doing the rounds for months. Rumours have been spreading around the world through discussion boards, email and chat rooms alleging that the government is about to ban Holocaust education in schools for fear of offending Muslims. It is not. Holocaust education remains compulsory for all schools in England.
Discovering the Holocaust: http://www.blechner.com/
Studying the Holocaust can be overwhelming. Quite apart from the emotional impact of the terrible events it is the scale of the tragedy in terms of numbers of lives, the enormity of the loss, the complexity of the narrative, the breadth of the geography, the numbing myriad of perpetrator motivation and so on that makes the events so difficult to fathom. Nevertheless, I think that there are ways of understanding both the enormity of the events whilst still maintaining a connection with the human story.
As part of the Imperial War Museum's Holocaust Education Fellowship (something that I would wholeheartedly recommend to all teachers) I'm trying to produce what I pompously call an 'online exhibition builder' that will, I hope, eventually be available on the IWM's website. The important part, however, is that the source material that I am fortunate to be using comes from the unqiue Blechner archive. Essentially the archive consists of around 250 letters and documents that all tell the story of one family - a mother, father and four sons - and what happens to them during the Holocaust. Whilst the letters certainly tell the story of fear, separation, loss, desperation and hope they also hint at the overall narrative. The stories contained within the archive include depictions of deportation, transports, refugees, concentration camps, murder and escape. I would recommend a visit to the website, compiled by Anthony Blechner, that tells the tale of one family caught up in the unique tragedy…
Please visit http://www.blechner.com/
For information on the IWM's Holocaust Education Fellowship visit http://london.iwm.org.uk/upload/pdf/FellowshipHolocaustEducation2007v1.pdf
Is Maggie history?
Tonight Baroness Thatcher was awarded with a lifetime achievement award (whatever that means) by David Cameron at the Morgan Stanley Great Briton Awards. Read the story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7220424.stm
But as more and more A Level History courses now include topics on Thatcher's Britain it might be worth considering at what point currents affairs become history. Are we too close to events to be able to unravel Thatcher's legacy both domestically and internationally?
read more...»Light a virtual candle for Holocaust Memorial Day
January 27th is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It is also day when the Holocaust is remembered in the UK and around the world. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, responsible for the commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day in this country, runs events and provides advice to schools and local community groups who wish to have their own commemoration.
So, even if your school is not holding an event you can still show your support for Holocaust Memorial Day 08 by visiting the Trust's website and lighting a virtual candle.
Unhappy bobbies
Apparently the police are incensed that teachers have got a bigger pay rise than they have - a whopping 2.45%.
Whilst the discontent might show itself in the coming weeks in the shape of a few grumpy coppers it will be nothing in comparison to what happened in 1918-19 when the police went on strike. The walk out was in protest at poor wages and other conditions…and the action of the bobbies caught the government off guard. Within twenty four hours 12,000 men - just about the entire Met Police at the time - were on strike.
With troops patrolling the streets the government, under Lloyd George, frantically searched for a solution and eventually caved in. Will Gordon Brown face a similar situation in eighty years on?
It was sixty five years ago today…(14 Jan)
...that US President Franklin D Roosevelt met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at a wartime conference in Casablanca. The ten day meeting in French Morocco, which was codenamed SYMBOL, most significantly ended with an agreement entitled the 'Casablanca Declaration'. This committed the Allies to settle for nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis forces. In setting out the declaration to the American people FDR told them:
'...that the only terms on which we shall deal with an Axis government or any Axis factions are the terms proclaimed at Casablanca: "Unconditional Surrender." In our uncompromising policy we mean no harm to the common people of the Axis nations. But we do mean to impose punishment and retribution in full upon their guilty, barbaric leaders… '
The officials at the conference had several dilemmas to sort out. The key questions centred on what kind of split of forces between the Far East / Pacific and Europe / North Africa and where, if at all, a second front should be opened. Essentially, and for possibly for the last time, the British held sway. The American delegation found themselves agreeing to devote their major efforts to the European theatre although without launching a major invasion of north-west Europe in 1943.
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Colossus reborn
I read in the news today that a computer capable of working through 63 million calculations per second has been unveiled in Edinburgh. The machine will, according to the report, help scientists 'develop life-saving drugs and model climate change and epidemic patterns.'
Getting machines tackle highly complex problems is nothing new. During the Second World War the British created 'Colossus' - a huge calculating device that was aimed at cracking the German's 'Fish' ciphers. Whilst the use of Colossus was most famously associated with Alan Turing other pioneers of this kind include Charles Babbage, Konrad Zuse and John von Neumann.
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Killarney (Cill Airne in Irish) promotes its-self as the gateway to the Ring of Kerry and has been Ireland's top town for tourism for many years, only losing its crown to Dublin in recent times. The town, although attractive, is outshone by the surrounding countryside with it's mountains, lakes, woods and overall beauty which attracts visitors worldwide. You can take a ride though part of this beauty by taking a Jaunting Car, the local form of horse drawn carriage. Always take a raincoat as the weather can be unpredictable. Killarney town has much too interest the tourist, not least, the fine restaurants, gift shops and traditional pubs, of which there are many.
The Gap of Dunloe is about 6 miles west of Killarney, a wild gorge about 12.8 kilometre's long with Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Tomies mountains on either side. The highest mountain is Carrantuohill, and at about three and a half thousand feet high is the highest mountain in Ireland. For the very fit a walk though the gap is the best option while for the less able a Jaunting Car ride would suit. There are also ponies for hire, the choice is yours. The scenery in the Gap is spectacular, with steep sides and deep glacial lakes. Don't try and drive though, the road is very narrow.
The Ring of Kerry is a route which meanders around the Iveragh Peninsula, mostly skirting the coast. 176 kilometre's in circumference, it takes about 4 hours to complete, without stops. Drive from Killarney towards Kenmare on the N70 and follow the signs. You will pass St Finan's Bay, Bolus Head and Doulus Head, with the ring ending at Killorglin. In places the views are sensational, especially at Caherdanial where you will find Ireland's only beach pub. At regular intervals you will come across restaurants, cafes and gift shops majoring in Irish crafts.


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text: Pregnancy > Pregnancy Symptoms Early Signs of Pregnancy: Heightened Sense of Smell Is your sense of smell in overdrive? If once pleasant scents leave you riding a wave of nausea, pregnancy may be the culprit. What Causes a Heightened Sense of Smell?Though there is no scientific research to back it up, many women report increased powers of smell when they become pregnant. From the faint aroma of a woman's perfume in line at Starbucks to a whiff of a cubicle-mate's lunch, seemingly innocuous odors can be over-powering to a mama-to-be.The medical reason for this is unclear but the trigger to these symptoms is probably related to the hormonal changes associated with morning sickness. According to Yvonne Bohn, MD, co-author of The Mommy Docs' Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth "Rising levels of estrogen and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the first trimester trigger nausea, vomiting, and morning sickness. If a woman is already slightly nauseous a strong odor may enhance these symptoms." What Can You Do About It? Is there anything an expecting mama can do to tame the effects of her new bloodhound-like schnozz? Bohn recommends avoiding strong smells and doing the things that minimize morning sickness. "Eat frequent small meals, nibble on some crackers before getting out of bed, take vitamin B6 or B12, and take ginger tablets, tea or ginger ale."What else can you do? Try washing your clothes often (since odors cling to fibers), switch to unscented cleaners and toiletries, and surround yourself with the scents that you still like. Lighter scents like lemon and mint might help quell your nausea. Like many early pregnancy symptoms, a superhuman sense of smell usually recedes in the second trimester. More from The Bump: Most Common Pregnancy Symptoms Other Early Sign of Pregnancy: Frequent Urination Other Early Sign of Pregnancy: Sore Boobs -- Kelly Alfieri See More: Pregnancy Symptoms , 1st Trimester Previous Article: Early Pregnancy Signs: Darkening Areolas Next Article: Excessive Thirst During Pregnancy What I Wish I Had Done Before I Had Kids Bumpies dish on what they'd do if they could turn back the clock to their prebaby days. Nontraditional Baby Showers From backyard BBQs to wedding-scale blowouts, today's baby shower is a whole new animal. Pregnancy Diet: What to Eat When You're Pregnant Stumped on what you should be eating? Use our pregnancy diet guide. popular questions Q&A: Morning sickness tips? Q&A: Do I need a birth plan? Q&A: Registering for baby? recently added questions Plus-Size Maternity Clothing Q&A What Happens at Baby's One-Month Checkup? When Can I Switch Baby From the Infant Car Seat to a Convertible? Reminder: Medical info on The Bump is FYI only and doesn't replace a visit to a medical professional.


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Quoted from Possum I'm not sure I have a reaction as such to (magnesium) citrate but I sure absorb more of an alternative form...(aspartate)
Quoted from Joyce Do those of you who react to citric acid also have a problem with supplements containing a mineral+citrate also? I used to take magnesium citrate which does make a nice refreshing drink, but have changed to mag ascorbate instead....... but my main anti-afib one is mag glycinate.
Quoted from C_Sharp I had to stop taking magnesium aspartate this summer since it made the left side of my face tingle/go numb. This may have been a problem of too much absorption.I can usually use products with magnesium citrate in them, even though I do poorly with citric acid. If taking magnesium by itself I generally choose something other than magnesium citrate.
Quoted from Chloe Edited to add: I just got an email back from DPN....Gwen said that product manager is going to contact the labs for information regarding the source of their magnesium citrate and she will get back to me. When I know more, I will share here.
Quoted from Possum but I thought the major problem with absorbing too much magnesium was loose BM's?
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I am simple and of the earth—vellum from the tanned, scraped, and polished skin of a kosher calf, my pages sewn together with animal sinew. A steady human hand inscribed me, carefully stroking each letter onto the page with a quill from a kosher bird.
But I am also of the spirit—an exalted object, revered by many. Not for what I am so much as for the words I carry: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy—I know the words by heart. My words preserve the history of a people, remind them of sacred law. And so… I think of myself as a teacher.
Moroccan immigrants carried me to Jerusalem, and many heard my words in services at the Wailing Wall. Always, I felt so proud as the rabbi used a yad to point to my words as he read them aloud.
But time had its way with me, and like all earthly things, I became worn with use. So deep in my work, I barely noticed it happening. My words remain, as beautiful and strong as ever, and I do not mind my worn places, for they are my memories; they remind me of how important I was, and how well loved. But I was sad to no longer feel the yad tracing the lines of the stories I hold.
But do not be sad for me. For now I have come to a new place, and I will have a new life.
I do not know what became of the Torah case I once dwelled in. But the people here have placed me in a handsome case that had lost its scroll. It is a good union, a lovely friendship, for we are of the same age, familiar to each other, and we remind each other of our past, of what we've lost. And in my heart, I am young again.
Now I hear the people talking about a new home, a place I grow eager to see. It will not be a place of worship. But a special place just the same. A place of great beauty. A place of questions and ideas. A place where the past is revered and treasured along with the new.
And many people—people of all faiths, from many different lands—will come to see me, and learn.
Soon, they say, I will be there. Soon the people will come. And I will be a teacher again, in a new way. And I will be proud to do this good work. For now, a time to sleep—to remember the past, to dream of the future.
This post is part of the series Follow Our Journey. Follow Torah Scroll and six other works of art on the Big Move to the Museum's new building.
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North African, probably Moroccan, Torah Scroll, mid-19th century, ink on calf skin vellum, sewn with animal sinew, H. 20 1/4 in. (variable), Gift of the Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Elmo Scoggin; Iraqi, Torah Case (Tik), 1908 (dedication date), silver: die-stamped, repoussé, cast, appliqué, chased, engraved, partly gilded; wood; textile; carnelian beads (restoration), H. 36 7/8 x Diam. 10 1/2 in., Museum Purchase, Judaic Art Fund and Museum Purchase Fund; Iraqi, Torah Finials (Rimmonim), late 19th-early 20th century, brass: repoussé, chased, cast, gilded, H. 6 1/2 in., Gift of the Harold Kadis and Robert Kadis families in memory of their parents, Isaac and Mary Kadis


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Mini Hi-Fi Speaker from Spi
Okay, maybe not the world, but these tiny little speakers do pack quite a punch when it comes to sound. We have the pink one, which we regularly hook up to our iPod, and the result is a crisp sound that fills a room. That they retail for $9.99 is definitely a bonus, but our most favorite thing about the Spi mini-speaker, we admit, is how cute they are. Sitting atop an iPod, doesn't it look like a little alien head? The speaker comes in black, white and pink, and isn't just for iPod. We've found that it works with CD players and pretty much any other standard MP3 player.
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Here's your weekly dose of browser crashing baseball GIFs. Big thanks to Scott Johnson and theScore news hounds for their contributions. We'll let angry Blue Jays beard man take you away.
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Twins ball boy goes up for one
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[85] Heparan Sulfate Is Required for Osteoblastic Linage Comitment.
Malgorzata I Wiweger, Pancras CW Hogendoorn. Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Background: We have established a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model for multiple osteochondromas (MO), a syndrome caused by a mutation in the EXT1 or EXT2 genes leading to impaired biosynthesis of heparan sulfate. MO is mainly characterized by the development of benign cartilage-capped bone tumors at multiple sites of the skeleton. As shown in the zebrafish dackel (dak) mutant, heparan sulfate deficiency caused by a mutation in the ext2 gene, affects cartilage organization and bone development. Interestingly, dermal bones (intra-membranous bones in mammals) that do not require a cartilage template are also malformed and often lost in the homozygote mutant. It is known that mammalian mesenchymal precursors can differentiate towards: i) chondrocytes, ii) osteoblasts, iii) muscles or iii) apodiocytes. Previously, we have shown that differentiation of the chondrocytes is unaffected in the dak homozygote mutant. Here, we investigate if the impaired bone formation in the heparan sulfate-deficient fish might be explained by a switch in the commitment of osteoblast precursors towards fat and/or muscle cells.
Design: AB (wild type) and dak (ext2) homozygote mutant were raised under standard conditions. Fish were anesthetized in tricane, fixed in 4% formalin, dehydrated and stored in 100% methanol at -20 oC prior to use. Whole mount skeletons were stained with alizarin red and alcian blue. Fat deposition was visualized with Oil Red O. Expression patterns of osteoblast- and apodiocyte-related markers were studied by whole mount mRNA in situ hybridization. Anti-MF20 antibody was used for muscle analysis. Light microscopy observations were performed on at least ten fish.
Results: Even though the muscles in heparan-deficient fish were shorter and more spaced out, as they fitted the misshapen cartilaginous skeleton, the overall musculature of the dak homozygote mutant was similar to that of WT. However, homozygote mutant fish showed a clear phenotype related to an abnormally high accumulation of lipids. No cartilage-, fat-, bone- nor muscle-related phenotypes were observed in the heterozygote ext2 mutant. The molecular mechanisms underlying bone-to-fat switch are under investigation.
Conclusions: Heparan sulfate is involved in bone-to-fat switch during mesenchymal differentiation, without affecting chondrogenic- or muscle lineages. The presence of one functional copy of the EXT2 gene is sufficient for the maintenance of normal osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation. Hence, MO patients are expected to manifest mosaic bone-to-fat switch at locations where either loss of heterozygosity or haploinsuficiency occurred.
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by Albert Mohler NASHVILLE, TN, January 31, 2013, (AlbertMohler.com) – And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go on limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." — 1 Kings 18:21. The announcement this week that the Boy… (242)


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SierraScape September 2012 - February 2013 Back to Table of Contents
by Caroline Pufalt Conservation Chair Missouri Chapter
The Missouri River faces many threats as it is asked to be all things to all people.
Last year the unprecedented 2011 flood focused attention on our desire to control its banks and live and work in its floodplain. This year the Army Corps of Engineers is opening a major review of water supply and storage in light of additional "demands" from industry and municipalities for more water.
This new review is open for public comment and will result eventually in an Environmental Impact Statement or EIS.
Unfortunately the result may be that industries using wasteful water practices will pay for water that would otherwise be used for environmental restoration, recreation or drinking water.
The six reservoirs along the river currently provide water storage primarily for flood control, reservoir recreation and releases for navigation. But the Corps' recent notice proposes that portions of the reservoir space be available for purchase by industry. That industry is assumed to include major demands from fracking interests.
Most Sierrans will have heard of environmental problems associated with the "fracking" process for gas and oil drilling. Fracking requires large amounts of water mixed with chemicals injected for drilling. Recovered water is often too polluted to return to its source. The process may also pollute existing ground water sources. For more on fracking see: content.sierraclub.org/naturalgas/
With growing amounts of gas and oil fracking in the Dakotas and other parts of the MO river basin, the industry demands for MO river water could be huge. The Corps has charged itself with trying to assess current and future industrial water needs in the basin. This could be problematic given industry pressure and the Corps' historically poor economic projections, such as the failed forecasts for navigation levels on the MO river.
Gas and oil drilling will be part of our energy mix for many years, but if we are to meet the challenge of climate change we will need to reduce that proportion. And we need to insist on improved drilling processes that will reduce water use and protect water quality. But, if the Corps' projection of use only foresees a continuation and growth of current wasteful fracking practices, then industry demands for increased water will be self fulfilling.
The Corps review includes considerations from municipal sources also. This would most likely be for drinking water and in fact many large and small municipalities already use MO water. St Louis is one. But that water has not to date been tied to specific storage space in reservoirs. What impact this new ability to purchase such space would have on existing uses is unclear. Would cities who have bought storage space have priority over those who have not? Who would have priority in a drought?
The Corp review announcement indicates that new purchasers might have the opportunity to "compensate" losses to other users and purposes. Where does this leave overall aquatic health and fish and wildlife needs? As we know, the purchasing power of those interests is limited.
At this writing there are many unanswered questions about this review. But it is clear that this proposal could bring significant and damaging change to the river. Now is the time to ask questions and raise concerns about protecting MO river water from wasteful uses. And it's time to speak up for environmental protection and restoration of the Missouri.
Check the MO chapter web site for more information on this project. See missouri.sierraclub.org/
The Corps announcement for this project is Federal Document 2012 17591. Title is, Intent To Prepare An Integrated Water Supply Storage Reallocation Report; Environmental Impact Statement For Missouri River Municipal And Industrial (M&I) Reallocation. www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-19/pdf/2012-17591.pdf
Comments can be mailed to: G. Jarrett, CENWOPM-AA, US Army Corps of Engineers, 1616 Capitol Ave, Omaha NE 68102.


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A sweet treat! Enjoy this JCC original music video, which beautifully captures how you - our JCC members and friends - put the "C" in JCC.
Rosh Hashanah is a time for reflection, for giving, and for putting the people and ideals most important to you at the center of your life. This New Year, giving begins at home.
So put the C in JCC. Connect our community. Make this big city your hometown family, your center of gravity. Because at the JCC you're home.


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Incredulous Bears We Are
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 | Jared Woodard
In spite of all the fashionable buying today, our outlook over the next week or so isn't particularly bullish, and here are some reasons why:
- Historically, it is really uncommon for the market to move up 2% the morning before a Fed announcement…
- …and in general, these big Fed rallies tend to end either in boredom or in tears over the following several trading days. Over the past decade, these kinds of flashy rallies have been sustained less than 33% of the time one week later, and even then by only a small margin.
- Volume on the indexes was okay today, but just okay. Price action this dramatic is usually coupled with volume that is at least higher than average, and we're obviously not seeing that.
- The indexes have seen plenty of overhead resistance here, around 1285-1290 for example on SPX.
- Short-term relative strength indicators have the major indexes as short-term overbought, along with overbought readings above 90 in the Dow (DIA), Financials (XLF), Healthcare (XLV), Retail (RTH), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), and Transports (IYT). Meanwhile, gold and commodities are most definitely short-term oversold.
We wouldn't be surprised to see a move higher in the morning, and then a snapback and some choppiness for the rest of the day.
UPDATE: Rob Hanna at Quantifiable Edges steps up with some good analysis along these same lines:


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Ok everyone - I know you have some pretty things blooming. Let's see em. Here's what's blooming in my yard:
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I have been fighting with Photobucket this morning. I uploaded but they don't show them. Here are a few from this past week.
Beautiful! I love both of the lilies. I'll try to take some pics tomorrow. |
- Posted by jaceysgranny 7aAR (My Page) on Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 19:12
Here are some of what I had blooming last week. |
- Posted by jaceysgranny 7aAR (My Page) on Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 19:14
Christie and Glenda I love your flowers. I'm always excited to see everyone's blooms. Thanks for sharing them. |
- Posted by sunnyside1 z6/SW Mo. (My Page) on Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 23:01
Those are all beautiful and some of the combinations were very nice. Christie your yellow daisy bed with the purple verbenia behind was a great shot. Glenda that's a nice purple white combination and your clematis is very showy with all those flowers at once. Jacey your lilies and clematis are also beautiful. Sunny, the pink and yellow are beautiful together. |
Loving all the pictures. OK, Helen, you need to show us some. glenda |
- Posted by sunnyside1 z6/SW Mo. (My Page) on Mon, Jun 14, 10 at 12:43
So beautiful. It's great to see everyone's flowers. Teeandcee, your astilibe is outstanding, and I love the hydranga in the last photo. Do you have a name for it? Sunny |
All are nice. I also like the lacecap hydrangia and you have a nice stand of coneflower. Shasta daisy never does very well for me. Does anyone have a secret? I used to have lots of the wild white daisies in my field, so I would think shasta would be easier for me. |
Teeandcee, love your flowers. The deep green leaves on the lacecap hydrangea look so healthy. My shastas this year got way too tall and are now flopping over....not a good thing. I raised mine from a package of seed I picked up somewhere. I do nothing special. I had Becky for a few years, but she finally died out. |
Thanks everyone. :) Sunny, I had the tag for the hydrangea but lost it. It was here when I moved in, but I've moved it three times (twice this year! I'm shocked it bloomed.). It's quite a bit pinker than the pic shows too. I have no hints on shastas. I got these at a roadside nursery and just stuck them in the ground. Our neighborhood used to be a cow pasture so I think I have good soil. I've got some Alaska seed I'm going to wintersow this year. I'm hoping it'll be taller. |
- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 17, 10 at 17:07
I enjoy looking at everyone's flowers. Sunny - I can see your thumbnails but it won't let me enlarge them for some reason. I'll try again later. Here's some more from my yard |
Christie, now Photobucket won't let me enlarge yours! Drat. |
- Posted by sunnyside1 z6/SW Mo. (My Page) on Thu, Jun 17, 10 at 20:15
Well, to heck with thumbnails. I can't enlarge them, either. I need my "peepers" to see anything close and really do with thumbnails. I like to see "up close and personal" !! So from now on --- Yours are lovely. Sunny |
- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 17, 10 at 20:52
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A favorite source of mine for low carb recipes that are simple to make and quite delicious is a cookbook published in 2004 by local Vancouver chef, Karen Barnaby. She is the Executive Chef at the Fish House in Stanley Park. The book is called "The Low-Carb Gourmet."
For the first group of recipes I wanted to make dishes I could freeze and just haul out and warm. So I picked three simple recipes, two from her book, and went ahead with minor modifications to use up what I had in my fridge..
The first recipe I tried was an asparagus and cheese crustless quiche. I added brie for creaminess, cambazola for a flavour jolt and also chopped in two slices of ham.
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson just announced to the media that third baseman David Wright had an MRI on his back that found a stress fracture. According to the GM, Wright himself was surprised by the diagnosis. He and the team will be seeking a second opinion, but in the meantime, he'll be out indefinitely.
I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure the above photo explains everything.
Wright has only ever visited the Disabled List once in his entire career, and that was in 2009 due to a concussion.
His performance in the early part of the season was outstandingly mediocre, putting up a .226 AVG, .337 OBP, .404 SLG line with a .345 wOBA. Not bad for some, but compared to his .302 AVG, .382 OBP, .512 SLG and .386 wOBA career numbers, certainly not up to Wright's expected levels of production.
The bad news does bring up another question: What horribly awful thing is going to happen next to the Mets this season?


text: Rick Ross sure makes good use of his time & locations. While out int Anguilla, Rozay shoot several music videos for his God Forgives, I Don't album including the cuts "Diced Pineapples" and "Presidential". "Diced Pineapples" was directed by Little X & features Drake & Wale, while "Presidential" was shot by his MMG Films crew. Not only did Ross shoot videos for those two records, but apparently he also has a new track with T.I., which he also shot a video too recently. Take a look at some flicks from all the shoots below.


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News Release 211
'Osage Culture: Then and Now' presented by Arrow Rock State Historic Site Nov. 9
Volume 39-211 (For Immediate Release)
For more information: 573-751-1010
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about Osage culture from "Osage Culture: Then and Now" on Saturday, Nov. 9. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the program is scheduled in honor of Native American History Month at the Schoolhouse Community Building located at 716 Main Street in Arrow Rock. Presentations will run from 10 a.m. until noon and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
The program will feature members of the Osage Nation Cultural Center in Pawhuska, Okla., who will discuss what it means to be Osage and how they view the past, present and future through song, dance and speaking presentations. The Osage people dominated much of present-day Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma at the time of European contact during the 1680s. One division of the tribe, the Little Osage, maintained a large village in northern Saline County until around 1790. The tribe moved frequently and carried on trade with the U.S. government at a post near Arrow Rock from 1813 through 1814.
A visit to Arrow Rock State Historic Site is also a great opportunity to log miles as a part of the Governor's 100 Missouri Miles challenge. To celebrate Missouri's distinction as the "Best Trails State" by American Trails and to encourage Missourians to enjoy the outdoors, Governor Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon are inviting Missourians to join them in completing 100 Missouri Miles of outdoor physical activity by the end of the year.
For more information and to take the Challenge, visit 100MissouriMiles.com. Participants can also share adventures, post photos and learn about upcoming events by connecting with 100 Missouri Miles on Facebook and Twitter.
Arrow Rock State Historic Site's visitor center is located at 39521 Visitor Center Drive, just off Highway 41, one-quarter mile south of the village of Arrow Rock. For more information about the program, contact the site at 660-837-3330. For more information on Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.