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(quote) Michelle-985969 said: My point you missed as well. You personally do not have to have an abortion even though the option exists in our government. I understand your sorrow at the innocent lives that have been lost and I share it. But every person who decides this has free will to do what they think is right. If we didn't have these freedoms, then we would become a Taliban-like country.The people (both man and woman) in question made the choice to have sex; all actions have consequences. While they try to escape the consequences through an abortion, they ultimately will be held to account for a far more serious sin. Abortion demonstrates that one is closed to life and to God and violates the two highest commandments (love God and love thy neighbor). Someone who procures an abortion ( a man can be guilty of this by setting the conditions incorrectly ) shows a callous desire to use the other person solely for the pleasures he/she can bring. An abortion violates the former by destroying his creation and makes Jesus's crucifixion more necessary.
Our 5th amendment has a clause that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process. I cannot think of what crime a person could have committed prior to being born. What creates circumstances like the Taliban is a lack of self-control. Afghanistan has been ruled by tribes by centuries that engage in long blood feuds. What created the West (which has the highest longevity of anywhere in the world) is a constant pressure of several centuries of self-control and mastery. This is interwoven into our Bill of Rights.
The First Amendment allows everyone to speak and for all points of view to be considered, not just the majority's; in addition if their is a grievance, one can sue the government. The fourth amendment guarantees that we cannot be harassed by the police without probable cause (i.e., the police cannot harass because they feel like it; they must have a reason). The fifth amendment establishes that the government has to prove its case (i.e., assemble the facts and make them known) and cannot keep trying to get a conviction. The sixth establishes that in such matters we can defend ourselves and refute the government's allegations.


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MANILA, Philippines—Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Sunday committed to lending his agency's technical skills to an initiative of the Office of the Ombudsman that would ensure that all cities, municipalities and provinces complied with the solid waste management law.
In a statement, Paje said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fully backed the three-year Solid Waste Management Compliance Program for all local government units (LGUs) that was launched on Earth Day by the Office of the Ombudsman.
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State legislators mismanage Illinois
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Cullerton, Madigan the main culprits
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Walsh needs to approve video gambling ban
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Rauner attack on Supreme Court irresponsible
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"How many must die in Illinois?"
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University tuition discount defended
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Candidate appreciative of support
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Sugar lobby keeps Congress from souring on sugar
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District 230 slate says thanks
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A candidate for the local school board stood outside the Orland Park Sportsplex, the largest polling place in the Southland, in the cold and rain Tuesday morning, looking desperately for a potential voter to give her campaign literature to.
A mutual lack of respect
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Jim Morsovillo doesn't know what he did to upset the baseball gods.
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Kirk not who he claims to be
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The good news for Republicans: They have a path to victory in 2016.
When you get older and can't remember much of your past, run for political office and you'll read about your past.
Religious freedom law is justifiable
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Next mayor faces 'horrendous' financial mess
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By using the addition rule in a situation that is not mutually exclusive, you are double‐counting. One way of realizing that you are double‐counting is to use the classic theory of probability: List all the different outcomes when flipping a coin twice and assess the ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes (see Table 1).
There are four total outcomes. Three of the outcomes have at least one head; therefore, the probability of throwing at least one head in two flips is , or 0.75, not 1. But if you had used the addition rule, you would have added the two heads from the first flip to the two heads from the second flip and gotten four heads in four flips, . But the two heads in that first pair constitute only one outcome; so, by counting both heads for that outcome, you are double‐counting because this is the joint‐occurrence outcome that is not mutually exclusive.
To use the addition rule in a non‐mutually‐exclusive situation, you must subtract any events that double‐count. In this case:
The notation, therefore, for at least one favorable occurrence in two events is
which is read: The probability of at least one of the events A or B equals the probability of A plus the probability of B minus the probability of their joint occurrence. (Note that if they are mutually exclusive, then P( A∩ B)—the joint occurrence—equals 0, and you simply add the two probabilities.)
The probability of drawing a spade is ; the probability of drawing an ace is . But the probability of their joint occurrence (an ace of spades) is . Thus,
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Ancients and moderns
Critical eye: Inspiration for the lone scribbler, an alternative gospel and a fearsome plummet into madness.
Features & reviews p2
Legislators of the world
Commentary: In our dark times we need poetry more than ever, argues Adrienne Rich.
Features & reviews p3
The naughty boy from Norbury
Kingsley Amis is well served by Zachary Leader's coolly intelligent biography, says Andrew Motion.
Talk this way
Guardian book club: DBC Pierre seasons Texan English with a dash of poetry to create the narrative voice of Vernon God Little, says John Mullan.
Features & reviews p7
Of ice and men
Sara Wheeler enjoys Benedict Allen's riveting tale of his journey through the Arctic, Into the Abyss.
Mean streets
Jan Morris enjoys Ivan Vladislavic's ramble round Johannesburg, Portrait With Keys.
Features & reviews p8
The southern side of the moon
Steven Poole on The Man Who Ran the Moon | Stalking
Flying high
Derek Robinson on Jonathan Glancey's love song to the RAF's most prized possession, Spitfire.
Charm offensive
Jon Halliday enjoys Margaret MacMillan's astute dissection of what happened when Nixon met Mao, Seize the Hour.
Features & reviews p9
Under their skins
A life in books: With her award-winning, groundbreaking biographies of Pepys, Jane Austen and most recently Hardy, Claire Tomalin has become a formidable literary figure in her own right.
Features & reviews p11
The rake's progress
There are 1,700 versions of Don Juan - almost as many as his sexual conquests. Now Patrick Marber is recreating him for the 21st century. Lucasta Miller on the many faces of an unscrupulous seducer.
Features & reviews p12
Lost in music
Morton Feldman's endless scores are the opposite of easy listening. But that's the point, argues composer Christopher Fox.
Review features p14
Tse-tung tied
Diary: A fiery performance from Mao's biographer, Jung Chang.
Not so curious | Serious comedy | Where are the women? | Hidden Vertue | Beginner's luck
What good is sitting alone in your room?
James Fenton on the face of pre-Nazi Germany.
Features & reviews p15
The war on Saturn
Salvador Plascencia's crowd of narrators in The People of Paper gives Steven Poole a bit of a headache.
Sisters under the skin
Stephen Amidon admires Joyce Carol Oates's portrait of the coruscating effect of guilt on a young woman, Black Girl/White Girl.
Your own personal Judas
CK Stead's My Name Was Judas, a revisionist view of Christianity's great betrayer, appeals to Jenny Diski.
Features & reviews p16
Alone with the squirrel
Josh Lacey is moved by Tove Jansson's brief, brittle tales in A Winter Book.
Culture crash
Maggie Gee shows a remarkable consistency in her assured collection of short stories, The Blue, says Alfred Hickling.
Burned by the sea
Guardian first book award: Our series of extracts from the shortlist continues with the arrival of an Algerian stowaway in Boston in Lorraine Adams's novel.
Features & reviews p17
Watch me dance
Marilyn Hacker evokes a world of bars, cafes, lovers, devotion and death in her collection Essays on Departure, says George Szirtes.
Devil in the detail
So utterly convincing are the narrative voices in Jane Stevenson's Good Women, says Nicholas Lezard, that some kind of deal with the black arts must be involved.
The truth about love
Sue Arnold on Catching Life by the Throat | From Him to Her
Features & reviews p18
Walking wounded
Catherine Taylor, Jerome de Groot and Craig Taylor on The March | Circles of Death | Mortality | The Quitter
It comes in waves
Ian Pindar and Judith Rice on Flags of Our Fathers | Khartoum | Santa | Lee Miller
Features & reviews p19
America's beloved
Lives and letters: EB White, author of the children's classic Charlotte's Web, did not consider himself much of a letter writer, but his collected correspondence reveals his grace and good humour, discovers John Updike.
Features & reviews p21
From Book 1 of Paradise lost by John Milton
Of Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe ...
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This is a current exhibit at the Museum at FIT. Click through the link for hours. Also note, this exhibit ends soon (April 19)!
When it comes to this exhibits, words fail me for this one. I cannot adequately express how wonderfully, visually stimulating this exhibit is. Just go. It is amazing. It is free. It is timely, relevant, and smart. If that isn't incentive enough, here is my stream of consciousness review...
Fred Astaire's custom shoes, the lovely draped geometry of Vionnet, lovely suits, a sweet and lovely hand knitted sweater... beauty at every turn. They even took the time to show a woman's garment that is beautifully menswear inspired, despite its technical flaws. I am so impressed that its value in this exhibit could be appreciated anyway!
Trust me on this one. It is powerful food for thought, particularly in the current US economy, with some historical perspective.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930's
6 comments:
- Peter Lappin said...
I've been twice and loved it. Yes, Fred Astaire's shoes were a highlight!
- April 4, 2014 at 1:59 PM
- Suzanne said...
I haven't been yet but I need to!
- April 5, 2014 at 7:14 AM
- Anna Christina said...
Thank you for the timely post. I am in NYC for a visit and looking for things to do!
- April 5, 2014 at 9:11 AM
- Mimi Jackson said...
Well worth a visit! Enjoy!
- April 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM
- Mimi Jackson said...
Yes, go! It is beautiful and inspiring!
- April 5, 2014 at 10:41 PM
- Mimi Jackson said...
There's magic in those shoes, isn't there? They have definite personality!
- April 5, 2014 at 10:41 PM
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Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume I
Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume I (Piano Solo). Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Edited by Georg Feder. For Piano. Piano (Harpsichord), 2-hands. Henle Music Folios. Urtext edition-paper bound. Baroque. SMP Level 10 (Advanced). Collection. Introductory text and fingerings. 190 pages. G. Henle #HN238. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480238).
With introductory text and fingerings. Baroque. 9x12 inches.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 6-10.
About SMP Level 10 (Advanced)
Very advanced level, very difficult note reading, frequent time signature changes, virtuosic level technical facility needed.


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Police are seeking public help in their search for a driver involved in a hit and run collision in Melbourne's south-east last night.
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Police are looking for a man who robbed a blind woman in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.
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Police are investigating after a dog was shot in the head at Keysborough, in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, last month.
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Eight men have been arrested over a series of armed robberies at gaming venues and post offices in Melbourne's south-east.
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Panning The Early Universe
January 25, 2012
The LABOCA camera on the ESO-operated 12-metre Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope reveals distant galaxies undergoing the most intense star formation activity known, called a starburst. This video pans over these distant galaxies, found in a region of sky known as the Extended Chandra Deep Field South, in the constellation of Fornax (The Furnace). credit: ESO
Topics: Fornax, Constellations, Peculiar galaxies, Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, Centaurus A, Hubble Deep Field, Starburst galaxy, Galaxy, European Southern Observatory


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Psoriatic Arthritis Health Center
The Emotional Toll of Psoriatic Arthritis
In this article
While most chronic illnesses increase stress, the emotional toll of psoriatic arthritis is especially high. Patients with psoriatic arthritis often feel embarrassed because of the psoriasis. But then adding the pain, stiffness, and fatigue of arthritis can make it difficult to feel positive and be active.
After months of living with psoriatic arthritis, many people tell of experiencing anxiety, irritability, and negative thinking. As the arthritis pain and stiffness flare, patients may become depressed and feel unable to handle the daily functions of life; even work becomes an obstacle. The pain and fatigue can make it difficult to cope with home responsibilities and family relationships.
Does Psoriatic Arthritis Lead to Anxiety and Isolation?
Many patients with psoriatic arthritis have feelings of anxiety and isolation. These feelings of anxiety can lead to poor sleep, which can result in more pain and fatigue the next day. Dwelling on the anxiety and fears can lead to feelings of sadness and make you want to be alone, as you stay isolated from family and friends.
Depending on where it is on your body, psoriasis alone can be an embarrassing disease and a source of anxiety. You may feel like your psoriasis skin condition interferes with your relationships. Perhaps people treat you differently because of the skin condition. New acquaintances may not understand psoriasis and feel frightened by it. Even your good friends or family members may refuse your offers to help them out in the kitchen. In addition, you may avoid relationships or feel like some people avoid you.
When you combine the emotional toll of psoriatic arthritis with the pain and other discomfort you feel, this illness can be difficult to manage on your own. Coping with psoriatic arthritis can increase stress -- and then the increased stress response only worsens the skin condition. There's even some scientific evidence that worrying about your psoriasis may make treatment less effective. This can become a vicious cycle that creates even more problems, including:
- Difficulty sleeping
- Inability to exercise
- Difficulty concentrating as a result of the side effects of medications
- Increased irritability from lack of sleep or medication side effects
- Withdrawal from favorite activities because of low energy
- Changes in appetite
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Air Canada Passenger reviews of Economy Class cabin seat comfort for long, medium or short haul flights.
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Date : 29 March 2015
Review by : T Mayes (Canada)
Comfort: 1/10
Seat Layout
Seat Recline
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Access to seat
We paid for Preferred seats row 12 window and middle on the flight from Newark to Vancouver. The seat
diagram online showed a bulkhead wall in front of the seats but in reality there was no wall and the
business seats had a tiny curtain from the top of the seats. We knew the arm rests wouldn't go up but
we assumed there would be a wall of some type. So when the business seats reclined we had very limited
leg room. The middle seat had no pocket because the view was straight down the whole business class
section between the seats. We would have been better off in a regular seat which at least has arm
rests that go up. I complained to Air Canada and all they offered was a 15% coupon for a future flight
but with major restrictions. The reply from customer relations even stated that a discounted fare
would be cheaper than applying the coupon to the full fare. This is the second time we received coupons
we could not use as compensation. We will avoid Air Canada in the future.
Date : 22 March 2015
Review by : Nick Smith (UK )
Just done five flights with them in the last three weeks. The seats are crammed in so tight. I'm not a
big guy but I struggled with the lack of room. Four out of the five flights the entertainment didn't
work. There was no food included on any of the flights including a seven hour flight. Will never fly
with them again.
Date : 30 January 2015
Review by : O Barraclough (Australia )
Comfort: 7/10
The movie selections were not great but the seat was fine, I'm quite tall and i had an etiquette amount
of leg room. This was a 14 hour flight from Sydney to Vancouver.
Date : 19 November 2014
Review by : W Atkinson (Canada)
Comfort: 4/10
Although we were flying Premium Economy to London (LHR) via Montreal (YUL), there were no PE seats on
this CRJ. The only concession to this from AC was giving us "preferred seats" 12A and 12C. It is
difficult to maneuver in and out of these seats. Typically, this is a small jet and everything about it
just reads "cramped." There is no IFE. We were supposed to get complimentary snacks but the attendants
overlooked this entirely.
Comfort: 8/10
My spouse and I were flying to/from LHR via YUL; our outbound trip was at the end of July and home trip
in early September. These seats are located immediately behind a service bulkhead and afford a lot of
legroom. The IFES and table tray are located in the armrests as is the remote control for the IFES and
overhead lights, etc. We found the trays easy to deploy but it took both arms and a lot of effort to
get the IFES unit out of the armrest. When deployed, it was difficult to view as it was somewhat offset
by the armrest or the tray (if deployed). The remote control is on wired tether which often tangled
with other items and accidentally turned lights on or off or called cabin crew unnecessarily -
annoying. The seats are leather-faced and comfortable. An amenities kit is provided with pillow and
blanket. The seats are close to washrooms. When cabin crew were accessing the bulkhead storage, there
was a tendency to hit my feet with the door. Also, this is a service area for c
rew so it can be noisy as can be the sounds of passengers walking to and from the washrooms. Overhead
storage is plentiful. Meals were excellent as was the crew service. For overseas flights, it is
worthwhile paying extra for the comfort. If we had to do this again, we would probably choose seats
farther back in this 24-seat cabin to avoid the bulkhead closet, crew activity and washroom sounds.
Comfort: 5/10
YUL-YYZ. Although we were flying Premium Economy from YWG-YUL-LHR and return, there were no PE seats on
this aircraft. As a concession, AC assigns PE passengers to "preferred seats" so in our case this was
12D and 12E which is immediately behind Business Class on this 120-seat aircraft. Boarding this flight
was a zoo with many passengers dragging huge carry on luggage and scrambling to find space. As we were
in a bulkhead row, there is no under seat storage so we also had to scramble to stow our carry ons
(just a few small bags, by the way). Curiously, as the IFES is tied to the seats in front of you, that
meant there were only two screens for three Economy passengers. The seats have 35" pitch as opposed to
31-33" in non -preferred seats. Still not particularly comfortable but it is what it is.
My spouse and I were flying Premium Economy (PE) YWG-YUL-LHR-YUL-YYZ-YWG late August (Outbound) and
early September (inbound). Air Canada, as a concession to passengers flying in aircraft without PE
seating, assigned us to "preferred seats" which in this case was 12A and 12C which were immediately
behind the business class section of the cabin. Boarding was reasonably efficient but hampered by the
rush of passengers scrambling to find storage for their massive carry ons. As we had no under seat
storage, we also had to scramble to ensure our few small carry ons were stowed. Our IFES and almost
everyone else's on the port side of the aircraft did not work; AC did give us vouchers which, when
filed on line, gave us a 5% discount on future bookings until spring, 2015. Legroom was comfortable and
our seats had 3" more pitch than other Economy class seats; but, this is a small aircraft (better than
a CRJ) and things still felt cramped. It was just tolerable for the 2.5 hour flight to YWG.
Date : 31 July 2014
Review by : J Hornibrook (Canada)
Comfort: 2/10
I sat in seat 23E from YVR-YYZ, and this seat configuration is horrible. This is a middle seat, and
you are constantly pressing against your neighbours on both sides. There is also a support strut
directly in front of you, so your feet are in a "shared" space. This is a big step backward for Air
Canada on a long-haul flight, and I will take every possible precaution to avoid this configuration
in future travel.
Review by : A Entereso (Canada)
Comfort: 9/10
For an 8 hour flight to Paris from Montreal, the seats were pretty good. I also liked Air Canada's
new 3 cabin interior on this flight. The seat recline was pretty good and I was able to sleep for
awhile. enRoute systems were amazing, much better than the older system.
Review by : Marcus Gallie (Canada)
Air Canada have gone with a very poor seat design both from the perspective of comfort and functionality. The width of the seats has been
reduced and there is no usable armrest space. Plus, in their wisdom, controls for the PTV screen
have been placed on top of the armrests (so you are inadvertently putting the overhead light on,
calling the flight attendant or changing channel). In addition, the headphone jack for the PTV is
next to the screen, so the cabin staff are catching cables when serving trays (in the limited
space), etc.
Date : 3 January 2014
Review by : Tyler Thomson (Canada)
The XM interior that Air Canada introduced a few years ago remains one of my favorite. It provides
everything you would expect out of a North American Economy class seat. The pitch is beyond generous
and I am able to easily stretch out, and the width is acceptable. The entertainment system is also
excellent offering a wide variety of entertainment options. Beyond ordinary economy class.
Review by : E Provost (Canada)
Air Canada reconfigured some B777-300 to squeeze more seats. Economy class was changed from 3x3x3
configuration to 3x4x3. Seats shrank from 18.5" wide to 17". It's impossible to not touch the
neighbors. Also, less space for legs, and I suspect the seats recline less.
Review by : M Park (USA)
Comfort: 3/10
Flew in 18B 11-28-13 YYC-YVR which was bad enough, but AC used to fly the E190 PDX-YYZ and back, which
is dreadful for a flight that long in a narrow body. AC has no respect for their Star Alliance FF so I
avoid flying them if possible because there's no Economy Plus seating with them. They even tried to
charge me for luggage this trip. The CRJ is more comfortable than the E190 in my opinion.
Date : 21 April 2013
Review by : J Wallwork (Canada)
Comfort: 6/10
Food was so-so. Water offering was quite skimpy. Toilets very small. Seats got very hard by the end
of the flight. Viewing screen was very difficult to see.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS B777-200LR SEAT REVIEW - 20 September 2011 by J Wong (New Zealand)
PAX SIZE : Medium
LAYOUT : 3x3x3
POSITION : Aisle
RECOMMENDED : Yes
Legroom Space
Viewing TV Screen
Access in/out of seat
Good legroom, no in flight entertainment component box under the seat in front as with some airlines). Seat recline
satisfactory, and adjustable headrest of good quality and adjustment.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS BOEING 777-300ER SEAT REVIEW - 11 August 2011 by Dan Mercer (UK)
PAX SIZE : Small
LAYOUT : 3x4x3
Heathrow to Vancouver and seats were comfortable enough and legroom good. Seat recline was ok, could have been
better though.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS BOEING 767-300 SEAT REVIEW - 10 June 2011 by Luca Fontana (Canada)
PAX SIZE : Large
LAYOUT : 2x3x2
POSITION : Window
RECOMMENDED : No
GVA-YUL-YYZ. Lucky that plane was half full, I could move to a center block / aisle seat after
a while, with better access.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS B777-200LR SEAT REVIEW - 15 December 2009 by T Lam (Canada)
PAX SIZE : Small
POSITION : Aisle
Not sure how anyone can state that Air Canada seats with good recline. It hardly recline at
all and when the seat in front of you recline you have to recline if you want to watch the
video better otherwise it is really difficult.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 10 November 2009 by Myles Harris (Australia)
PAX SIZE : X-Large
Seats 26G and 28H on my earlier flights. While tight and getting uncomfortable towards the end
of the 14hr flight they weren't bad. Seat recline isn't too bad if you are doing it yourself,
but for someone behind you it can get close to claustrophobic. I have since had seats 18B and
18G with nothing in front of me but a wall to Executive first. The seats are narrower and
don't have moveable arm rest thanks to the try being in them. Check in online early to get the
best seats you can is my advice.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 7 October 2009 by Juergen Weich (Germany)
AIRCRAFT : Canadair RJ
LAYOUT : 2x2
YYZ-STL-YYZ - Seat 13A is the worst possible seat you can get. You feel cramped, no recline
ice cold aircon is blowing on your head, and you have a direct look into the lavatory. Barely
survived the 2 hour flights from Toronto to St. Louis and back (no other seats available, as
the planes were packed)
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 7 October 2009 by Juergen Weich (Germany)
LAYOUT : 3x3x3/2x4x2
Boeing 777, Seat 33H, flight back A330, Seat 24G. Seat quite comfortable and enough legroom,
personal entertainment system with ok selection, food average, service not very personal but
efficient. Be aware, A330 seat pitch in economy is varying from 31' to 33' in some planes,
depending on where you sit - and you also might have to live with an entertainment box
limiting your legroom.
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 6 November 2008 by Rory McEvoy (Canada)
PAX SIZE : Medium
YYZ-NRT-YVR-YYZ on B777-300 series. Despite the fact that aircraft type were the same the long 13
hour flight YYZ-NRT in seats 52A&B actually seemed more comfortable. The return flights in seats
33A&B seemed less so. This despite the fact that the B777-300 from YVR-YYZ had a better equipped
cabin (winged headrests, reliable VOD).
AIR CANADA ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 3rd July 2008 by J Trevers (USA)
LAYOUT : 3x3
Seat 20D from JFK to Vancouver, 26D on the way back. Seats are pretty decent and IFE is great. It
is a small plane for 6 hour flight and with only two bathrooms for economy, there were always long lines.
Review: 19
October 2007
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200
Name: Brent Borg
Position: Window
Layout: 2x3x2
PAX size: Large
Recommended : Yes
Comfort Score : 3/10
Legroom space
Apparently the first 10 rows or so of Economy have 1" less leg room than the row further back. My row also
lacked a window!
Seat recline
Seat width
Viewing TV screen
Access in/out of seat
Footrest No
Review: 18
July 2007
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Name: Bruce Staples
Position: Aisle
Layout: 3x3
PAX size: Medium
Comfort Score : 8/10
Row 24 is one of the better economy rows because you are just behind the wings and still have a good
enough view from the window. Beware that Air Canada put minors and families in the last 3 rows, so
beware of rows 27 to 29.
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Name: John Kotsopoulos
Layout: 2x4x2
Comfort Score : 7/10
Good seats, shame about the ancient IFE system which was difficult to watch from where I was sitting.
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|165.48 km2 (63.89 sq mi)
|Population (Dec 2013[2])
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Lumnezia is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.[3] It covers the Val Lumnezia, a Swiss high Alpine valley made up of the main Lumnezia valley, and a side valley, the Valser valley to the south-east. Its upper regions are among the most remote areas in the Swiss Alps. The official languages are Romansh and German.
In 1998, the village of Vrin was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Transport
- 4 Historic Population
- 5 Tourism
- 6 Sites of Interest
- 7 Wakker Prize
- 8 Weather
- 9 Notable residents
- 10 Events
- 11 Further reading
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Neolithic and Megalithic Period[edit]
In the neolithic times the valley was probably inhabited by Chalcolithic (Copper-stone Age) Europeans. Witness to this is the Crap da Treis Siarps, the Three Snakes Stone, a remnant of a Neolithic or Bronze Age Megalithic monument. It can be found at the slope of the Glogn gorge east of the Parish church of Pleif. Although the other megaliths of this monument have substantially weathered, the Three Snakes Stone is well preserved. It has three snakes and a half moon engraved, hinting at its use as either a burial site or as an archaeoastronomical site.
Roman Times[edit]
During Roman times Val Lumnezia was probably inhabited by a Celtic tribe known as the Helvetii. It was a part of the Roman Province of Rhaetia. However, as there were hardly any natural resources in the valley and the alpine crossing into the Ticino would have been difficult, there are no significant archaeological finds of this period.
Middle Ages[edit]
Chronicles of the early Middle Ages mention the Val Lumnezia because of its fertile soils and advantageous climate. In several sheltered parishes, such as Peiden peaches and grapes were grown. In the 6th century AD the parish church at Pleif near Vella was built. At about this time the valley became a domain of Bishopic Chur, with its inhabitants living in serfdom to the bishops at Chur. At around 1,200 AD the Valser valley, a side valley of the Val Lumnezia, was settled by an Alemannic tribe known as the Walsers. With the foundation of the Grey League in the 14th century, the valley emancipated itself politically.
Reformation and Enlightenment[edit]
1538 AD the citizens of the Val Lumnezia bought themselves off the feudal ownership. The parishes of the valley became autonomous and the feudal domains became partially private property. Within the Grey League legislatives and juridical councils emerged in the form of confederations comprising several parish councils — one of which became the municipality Val Lumnezia. This had, in particular, economical advantages, as the valley was then autonomous, being able to supply itself with food and goods. Across the Greina high plain, the cattle trade was done with cities as far afield as Milan in Italy. As a bastion against the emerging Protestantism which has spread across Northern and Western Switzerland, the Holy See established 1621 AD a Rhaetian Capuchin congregation to spread the counter reformation across the Val Lumnezia. This had the effect, that still today, the valley is conservative Roman Catholic, with sacred buildings, such as baroque churches dominating the landscape.
Industrial Age[edit]
The construction of the road to Glion for stagecoaches in 1890 connected the Val Lumnezia to the infrastructure of the Vorderrhein valley and the Swiss railway network.
Cumbel is first mentioned about 825 as Cumble. Until 1983, the municipality was officially known as Cumbels.[4]
Degen is first mentioned about 840 as Higenae/Egenae. Rumein was mentioned at about the same time as villa Ramnensis, and in 1325 Vattiz was mentioned as Vatigis.[5]
The Crestaulta hill near the hamlet of Surin was occupied since at least the early Bronze Age (c. 2000-1700/1600 BC). However, Lumbrein is first mentioned about 850 as in villa Lamarine though this comes from a 16th Century copy of an earlier and now lost document. In 1231 it was mentioned as de Lumarins.[6]
Morissen is first mentioned in 1210 as Mureizens.[7]
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2002 through the merger of Camuns, Surcasti, Tersnaus, and Uors-Peiden. Camuns is first mentioned in 1543 as Gamundtz.[8] Surcasti is first mentioned in 1515 as Oberkastels and until 1943 it was known by its German name of Obercastels.[9] Tersnaus is first mentioned in 1362 as Terzenaus.[10] Uors was first mentioned in 831 as villa Vorce, and in 1290 as Furze.[11] Peiden was first mentioned in 1345 as Pedens.[12][13]
Vignogn is first mentioned in 1325 as Vinanne. In 1469 it was mentioned as Viends.[14]
While there is some evidence of a late Bronze Age settlement and coins from the 3rd and 4th Centuries have been found, Vella is first mentioned about 840 as ad sanctum Vincentium [...] in valle Leguntia. In 1290-98 it was mentioned as ad Ville, aput Villam. The village church was the center of a parish that covered the entire valley. However, about 1300 Vals separated from the parish due to the desire of Walser German speaking Walser immigrants to have their own religious leadership. Over the following centuries, most of the other villages in the valley also separated from the Vella parish (the most recent being Peiden in 1910). Due to the village's function as a religious center and the power of a local patrician family, de Mont, Vella grew to be the most powerful village in the valley. Since 1887, it has been home to the sub-district secondary school.[15]
Vrin is first mentioned in 1208 as Varin.[16]
The former municipalities that make up Milvignes had an area of 165.48 km2 (63.89 sq mi).[1]
The valley of the river Glogn, upwards from Glion.
Tectonics and rock formations[edit]
The rock formations in the Val Lumnezia are mostly composed of slate — geologically known as the Grisons slate belt — which forms the mountains and valleys South of the Vorderrhein. The slate is interlaced with dolomite and quartzite. The Greina high Alpine plain distinguishes itself from the remainder of the Val Lumnezia by the occurrence of crystallite rock formations, characteristic of the Adula Alps. As several tectonic faults have fractured the original rock formations, the geological origin of the Grisons slate is unknown, but it is probably sediment of the thickness of some 300 feet (91 m), which has formed during the Jurassic Period in estuaries. There are two types of slate in the Val Lumnezia: North of the river Glogn the slate of the Adula Alps predominates, whereas South of the river Glogn the Lugnez slate can be found. (These strata run with an inclination of 75° towards the North West). The former has weathered substantially, the latter is more resistant. The most cohesive slate mass stretches across and area of approximately 16 square miles (41 km2). South of this massive slate plate, again the rock formations show substantial tectonic disruptions.
The current geological morphology of the Val Lumnezia is due to the last widespread glaciation some 26,000 until 13,000 years ago, when the entire valley was covered by a giant glacier. The glacier swept the deposits in the direction of the Vorderrhein and when it melted, an undulating sheet of clay and gravel remained, which forms today's terraced plateaus of Val Lumnezia.
The Piz Terri and the high Greina plain form a Nature reserve shared between Grisons and Ticino. The Kar Glacier below the Piz Terri has seen a substantial reduction due to global warming.[citation needed] Back in 1865 the glacier filled the area of the entire Lake Kar. This has resulted in massive erosion as the permafrost ground thawed releasing rocks and gravel which has formed a massive landslide below the Piz Terri. Other landslides have covered the remaining Glacier.
River systems[edit]
During snow melt and flash floods the river Glogn tends to flush away the slopes of its gorge resulting in the 1920s in the near evacuation of the Parish council Peiden on the northern site of the Glogn. However, the construction of several reservoirs and drainage systems along its path has alleviated this danger. Several streams emerging from the surrounding mountain ridges have cut small, but partially deep ravines and gullies into the terraced plateaus of the Val Lumnezia.
The fauna can be divided between high Alpine fauna and low Alpine fauna. At heights above 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in the Val Lumnezia the marmot and the chamois are of common occurrence and the Alpine ibex can be seen occasionally. Below that altitude, foxes, hares, wild boars and red deer can be found. With the onset of winter, the chamois move towards the valley. As there is a brown bear sanctuary some Alpine valleys further to the east, in Trentino of Italy, it might occasionally happen that a bear from this sanctuary ventures through lower ranges of the Val Lumnezia. Some caves and buildings of the lower Val Lumnezia are inhabited by the horseshoe bat (Rhinolophidae), which is a protected species.
In the higher and middle ranges of the valley several pairs of golden eagles have been resettled.
Both the international airports at Zürich-Kloten and Milan airport are about equidistant from the Val Lumnezia.
The Railway station is located at Glion at the North-Eastern edge of the Val Lumnezia. The Rhaetian Railway line to Disentis serves the valley, with connecting services to the Swiss Federal Railways network at Chur. In addition, Glion is a stop for the famous Glacier Express.
The Val Lumnezia can be accessed only by the Via Principala road from Glion. Arriving from Zürich and Chur, respectively, the Swiss Federal Highways A3 and A13(E43) to the San Bernardino road tunnel have to be left at the intersection Reichenau. The Swiss National Road 19 is to be followed to Glion. From here the Val Lumnezia can be reached taking the Via Principala past Cumbel into Vella or Vals. Arriving from Milan the Val Lumnezia can be reached leaving the A13(E43) at the intersection Reichenau. Arriving from Geneva, Val Lumnezia can be reached via the Swiss Federal Highways A1 and A9 (E62) taking the Furka Pass road, the Swiss Federal Road 19, passing the Furka pass and the Oberalp Pass to Disentis. At Glion, the Swiss Federal Road 19 has to be left for the Via Prinzipala.
Historic Population[edit]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[17]
There are two main skiing areas in the Val Lumnezia. The Piz Mundaun and the Piz Aul in the Valser valley. There are various ski-lifts on the northern face of the valley, connecting the Val Lumnezia to the Obersaxen ski area.
Sites of Interest[edit]
- Glogn Gorge
- Alpine Forests
- Lake Kar
- Spa in Vals
Heritage sites of national significance[edit]
The Chapel of St. Sebastian in Degen, the Crestaulta and Cresta Petschna (a Bronze Age settlement), the necropolis at Surin and the double house at number 30 in Lumbrien, the Church of S. Luregn/St. Lorenzare in Suraua,the Church of S. Vincenz/St. Vincent in Vella and the Church of S. Maria in Vrin are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[18]
Crestaulta is a significant Bronze Age site on a hill about 300 m (980 ft) west of Surin. It was discovered in 1935 and excavated by Walo Burkart in 1935-38. Three settlement phases were discovered. The bottom layer dates from the early Bronze Age (c. 2000-1700/1600 BC) and included a number of post holes for simple huts with some attached stalls. The hut was about 6.5 by 4 meters (21 by 13 ft). The second layer dates from the middle Bronze Age (1700/1600-1500/1400 BC) and consists of massive dry stone walls, however there are no clear house or other building foundations. This layer also includes numerous animal stalls, a small round "cellar", part of a kiln and fire pits. The upper layer is also from the middle Bronze Age (1500/1400-1300 BC) and includes an animal stall, a menhir or standing stone and a wooden floor. Additional excavations have discovered ceramic pots of a style that is now known as the Inner-alpine Bronze Age culture (German: Inneralpinen Bronzezeit-Kultur) or formerly as the Crestaulta-Kultur.
In the river Cresta Petschna, about 150 m (490 ft) from Crestaulta a cemetery or necropolis was discovered in 1947. It included at least 11 early Bronze Age graves. The items buried in the graves (sewing needles, pendants and arm rings) indicate that these were women's graves.[19]
The tower dates to the 12th Century, and is first mentioned in 1253 as the property of the Freiherr von Überkastel. At that time it was the castle of the Überkastel family. When the family died out in the 15th Century the tower was used as a church tower for the Church of S. Luregn/St. Lorenz. Records of the church have been found from 1345, 1515 and 1520. The gothic church was consecrated in 1520. In 1774 it was rebuilt in a baroque style which remains today. During the restoration, a valuable madonna statue was discovered, which is now in the museum at Disentis Abbey.[20]
The Church of St. Vincent is first mentioned about 843, when it was given Imperial support. It later came under the partonage of the Welfs and in the mid 10th century came under the authority of the cathedral of Constance. By the 14th Century it was owned by the Freiherr of Belmont, but in 1371 was inherited by the family of Sax-Misox. Then, in 1483 it came under the authority of the Bishop of Chur. The Gothic/Romanesque church was rebuilt in 1661-62.[15]
The Church of the Immaculate Conception (St. Maria) and John the Baptist was consecrated in 1345. Until 1597 it was a chapel under the authority of the parish church of St. Vincenz in Pleif (part of the municipality of Vella).[16]
Wakker Prize[edit]
Vrin was awarded the Wakker Prize for their integration of modern agricultural buildings into a traditional, historic village.[21] The prize recognizes a project that the village has been involved in for a number of years.
Throughout the 20th Century, the village population has steadily decreased. In the 1980s and 90's, Vrin entered a partnership between the village, the Cantonal historic preservation department and ETH Zürich to strengthen the village's infrastructure and lead to population growth.[22]
In the 1980s the residents of the village purchased all the free construction land to prevent land speculation and resultant price increases. The local architect, Gion A. Caminada, was hired to oversee construction.
Meadows were cleared, a butcher was brought in, a cooperative was founded and a slaughterhouse, barns and multi-purpose hall were all added. Most of the structures were built from wood in a log cabin style.[23] .[24]
Vella has an average of 116 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1,004 mm (39.5 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Vella receives an average of 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.5 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 11.7, but with only 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 55 mm (2.2 in) of precipitation over 11.5 days.[25]
Vrin has an average of 121.1 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1,143 mm (45.0 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Vrin receives an average of 139 mm (5.5 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is July, with an average of 12.9, but with only 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 59 mm (2.3 in) of precipitation over 12.7 days.[25]
Notable residents[edit]
- Carmen Casanova, Women's Alpine Skier (born 1980 in Vignogn)
- Open Air Val Lumnezia - Popular Rock Concert in Degen
Further reading[edit]
- Ulrich & Greti Büchi. Die Megalithe der Surselva Graubünden, Band II, Lumnezia/Valsertal. Desertina Verlag, Disentis, Switzerland, 1984.
- ^ a b Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ^ Cumbel in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Degen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Lumbrein in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Morissen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Camuns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Surcasti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Tersnaus in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Uors in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Pieden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Suraua in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Vignogn in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Vella in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Vrin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 23-Nov-2009
- ^ Crestaulta bei Surin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Official website-Surcasti history (German) (Romansh), accessed 24 November 2009
- ^ Swiss Heritage Society (German) accessed 25 November 2009
- ^ Vrin - Gesamtentwicklung eines Dorfes, Infoservice alpMedia (Gion A. Caminada) (German)
- ^ Ausstellung zur Stiva da morts von Gion A. Caminada – Der Totenstube geweiht, ETH Life, 15. Januar 2003 (German)
Ausstellung: Stiva da morts, Gion A. Caminada, Vrin, Institut GTA, ETH Zürich, 16. Januar 2003 bis 20. März 2003 (German)
- ^ Zwei Dörfer – unterschiedliche Probleme (Vals und Vrin), ETH Zürich, Assistenzprof. Gion A. Caminada, 2000 (German)
- ^ a b "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009., the weather station elevation is 1245 meters above sea level.
External links[edit]
- Val Lumnezia tourist office (Romansh) (German)
- Duri Blumenthal: Val Lumnezia in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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Hesitantly, Students in South Africa Reach Across the Racial Divide
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Published: November 12, 2000
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 11— While the sun sleeps and the white world slumbers, thousands of black students squeeze into the ramshackle jitneys that wheeze and rattle on the long journey across the color line.
Somewhere along the rolling highway, in the drowsy commute from the black townships, the white suburbs finally materialize and the students step out onto predominantly white campuses like the one at Sandringham High School here.
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Five years ago, South Africa swept away the last vestiges of government-enforced segregation, opening public schools to all races. Since then, the number of blacks commuting to white schools has soared, with more than a third of all schools now integrated, officials say.
With anxious hearts and shy smiles, these young men and women are tentatively bridging the racial divide. Racism remains a painful reality, but the unprecedented mingling of black and white children has been overwhelmingly peaceful as black students savor their first taste of quality education.
This generation has only faint memories of the harshest days of all-white rule, which eased before ending in 1994. And many black students are relishing their growing fluency in English, their casual camaraderie with whites and the astonishing abundance of books, computers and playing fields. Those things are still inconceivable in most black schools, which often lack desks, chalk, even electricity.
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As students shuttle between poor black townships and wealthier white suburbs, some feel they belong nowhere at all.
At school, they are stung by ethnic slurs and feelings of inadequacy beside white classmates with cars, cell phones and regular lunch money. At home, they are labeled ''coconuts'' -- black on the outside, white on the inside -- for stumbling over African words after speaking English all day in class.
In rare instances, particularly in poor rural communities, racial tensions have exploded into headline-grabbing violence. But those headlines rarely reflect the day-to-day experiences of most children.
At Sandringham High, blacks and whites mostly socialize in their own groups. But black and white girls dash together to history class, where students discuss the racism encountered by black soldiers who enlisted during World War I.
Boys of both races tear across the soccer field at lunchtime, with blazers flapping and ties flying. And at home, Cherrith Levenson sits with the phone glued to her ear and jokes with her township friend, Joseph.
''My parents were told it was unacceptable to mix with other races, but we're allowed to mix,'' said Cherrith, who is white and 16. ''Joseph phones me and I phone him. We talk. We laugh. It's, like, friends.''
But Cherrith has never visited Joseph's home and Joseph has never visited hers. Their friendship, she concedes, is still pretty unusual. And her mother, she says, is very uncomfortable with it.
''We haven't been encouraged to have black friends,'' Cherrith said. ''I say to my mum, 'I like a guy,' and her first question is, 'Is he black or white?' ''
Those walls, however, are beginning to crack.
Almost every day Thembi Dube, 16, and Cara Skikne, 17, weigh the pluses and minuses of potential boyfriends, moan about meddlesome parents and dissect their plans for college and careers. Several weeks ago, Thembi broke her own cardinal rule and invited Cara to visit her in Soweto.
''Under no circumstances do you want to invite them over,'' Thembi explained, describing the rule of thumb she has adopted to protect her feelings. ''You know what the reaction will be: 'Soweto? No way!' '' But to her astonishment, Cara said yes.
The two friends have yet to set a date for the visit, and Thembi knows it may never happen. But she says the conversation gave her hope that blacks and whites were beginning to share some ground.
''You can't forget the past,'' Thembi said one recent evening, as she considered the gap between classmates who share calculators and potato chips but live different lives.
The legacy of apartheid still weighs heavily on her family. While white students show off their designer labels, Thembi's mother, Patricia Dube, struggles to buy food, to pay the electricity bill, to cover school fees.


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