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The Catholic Church has condemned the government's plan to put up a factory for manufacturing condoms in Kenya.
Speaking when he presided over the first graduation ceremony of 22 nurses in Nazareth Mission referral hospital, his eminence Cardinal John Njue said the factory would corrupt the morals of the society.
Njue advised the nurses and all women not to exchange their bodies for favours at work. He said the government should uphold ethics and respect the ways which God has approved that people should live. "I appeal to the authority concerned to make sure that we do not have such a facility here. This would be shortchanging our society and we cannot uphold integrity and ethics would be lost. This would also mean that we cannot boost moral values as a church and we shall have a very perverse society," said Njue. "If this is going to be the case, the consequences will be bitter and we shall never have a mindful and meaningful heritage in this country," he said.
Njue urged the nurses to uphold integrity and not to be led by bodily desires. "Do not exchange yourselves with anything less, if God says you shall work you shall get it freely without sacrificing yourself. Do not let anyone tell you and give you conditions to do something so that you can be considered somewhere," Njue said.
The Cardinal said, "Do not let anything hinder you from achieving your dreams. For you to get something that you have ever dreamed for go for it without doubt and you shall overcome this sinful nature for the betterment of your life." The graduands were the pioneer students of the basic regular training of Kenya Registered Community Health nurses from the newly established nursing school in the hospital. They group was ranked first out of 34 training centres in the country.

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The freeware Tribes 2 release
As some of you may be aware Sierra is planning to release Tribes and Tribes 2 as freeware next month to help promote the release of the next Tribes game. As usual they're shafting the Linux users by not releasing the Linux version of Tribes 2 alongside it's Windows counterpart (something about them not "owning" the Linux version).
I've been looking into it and I believe that it is possible to build a patch that will install the Linux version of Tribes 2 from a copy of the Windows version. Since the CD Keys are version independant one could use the CD-key from a Windows copy to play the game (I'm assuming that the free release will include some sort of global CD key). Since the Linux version is out of print and no longer being sold no one is going to be out any money on this. The only problem that I've run into is that I need 3 files from the Linux CD of Tribes 2 to make this work.
If anyone has access to a Linux version of the Tribes 2 CD and would like to help me out on this I would really appreciate it. Please PM me.
I do not need the whole CD or the CD key just a couple of files from the CD to complete the installer.
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Houston businessman Jim McIngvale has always played his pitchman persona for laughs.
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The big guy's autobiography, published on March 19, 2002. (Amazon)
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Jean-Phillipe RAMEAU 6th Concert en Sextuor • 1728
Louis Théodore GOUVY String Quintet in G Major Op. 55 • 1869
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MOZART Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major K. 285 • 1777
Franz LISZT 2 Sonetti del Petrarca (Sonnets 47 and 104 of Francesco Petrarch) • 1839-46
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante in Bb Major H. 1/105 • 1792
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op. 44 • 1842
September 22
Ecstasy & Pathos
BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on a Russian Dance in A Major WoO 71 • 1796
Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL Adagio, Variations and Rondo on "Schöne Minka" Op. 78 • 1818
A review in an 1830 issue of the Allgemeine Musikalische Anzeiger noted that there was a time when "Schöne Minka" was "whistled, hummed and muttered on every street corner." It was included in a collection of folk melodies published in Vienna by Iwan Pratsch in 1800, and many composers used it in arrangements and variations, including Beethoven and Weber, with Hummel topping them all.
Mikhail GLINKA Trio pathétique • 1832
Sergei TANEYEV Piano Trio in D Major Op. 22 • 1906-1908
Taneyev, a master contrapuntalist, was a pupil and close friend of Tchaikovsky, and the teacher of Glière, Scriabin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.
October 6
Leaders in Paris
Anton REICHA Trio in D Major Op. 26 • 1796-1798
A lifelong friend of Beethoven and Haydn and colleague of Cherubini, Reicha is known as the "Father of the Wind Quintet" and was also an influential teacher of Berlioz, Gounod, Liszt and Franck in counterpoint and fugue at the Paris Conservatory.
Luigi CHERUBINI String Quartet No. 2 in C Major • 1829
Gabriel FAURÉ Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Op. 115 • 1921
October 13
Johann Nepomuk FUCHS Trio in D Major for clarinet, viola and cello • date not known
Born in Eisenstadt in 1766, Fuchs joined the Esterházy orchestra as violinist in 1788, and later became Haydn's close friend. When Haydn was forced into retirement in 1802 because of illness, Fuchs, together with Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Luigi Tomasini, formed the triumvirate that ran the Esterházy Court. Upon Haydn's death, Fuchs succeeded him as Kapellmeister in 1809. When Fuchs died thirty years later, his coffin was placed in the same vault that held Haydn's coffin.
BEETHOVEN Duo in Eb Major for viola and cello mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern "with two obbligato eyeglasses" WoO 32 • 1796
Béla BARTÓK Contrasts • 1938
Antonín DVORÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major Op. 87 • 1889
October 27 Austro-German Gems
MOZART 2 Kegelduette K. 487/496a • 1786
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 9 in G minor D. 173 • 1815
Franz SCHREKER Der Wind • 1909
The eldest son of an Austrian court photographer, Schreker is primarily known today for his operas. In 1932, the shock of his dismissal from the Prussian Academy of Arts for being Jewish caused his fatal heart attack. His music was later suppressed by the Nazis.
Ferdinand HILLER Piano Quartet No. 3 in A minor Op. 133 • 1868
Among the most imposing music personalities of the 19th century, Hiller was Mendelssohn's deputy at the Gewandhaus and became Kapellmeister of Cologne in 1850. He was also one of Johann Nepomuk Hummel's few pupils, the teacher of Max Bruch, and close friends with Berlioz, Chopin and Liszt.
November 10 Original Thinkers
François-Joseph GOSSEC String Trio in Eb Major Op. 9 No. 1 • 1766
The French composer is one of the most Classical and enlightened figures, his music a moving force in the musical culture of France for nearly seventy-five years, stimulating the revival of instrumental music. As an innovator he used larger musical forces than any composer before him, expanding the French orchestra to include horns and clarinets, and experimented with choral writing, using novel combinations of instruments and voices. As a revolutionary he composed in the service of the French Revolution throughout its 10 years. His Requiem—the first to be used for the Revolution (for the memory of the dead of the Siege of the Bastille and for other ceremonies)—impressed Mozart, as did his symphonies.
Franz LISZT La Vallée d'Obermann • 1855
La Vallée d'Obermann is the longest in a piano cycle of nine pieces inspired by Swiss scenes, first published in 1842 under the title Album d'un voyageur, then revised and published in 1855 under the title Années de pèlerinage (Suisse): "Years of Pilgrimage: Switzerland." The Swiss set is the first of three suites.
André CAPLET Légende • 1903
According to some sources, Caplet was born on a boat sailing between Le Havre and Honfleur. He won the Prix de Rome in 1901, beating out Ravel who took third place, and later became a close friend of Debussy, for whom he proofread scores and orchestrated several works. Caplet died in 1925 at the age of 46 from weak lungs, which were damaged by lethal gas attacks during his service at the Front in the Great War.
Jacques IBERT Cinq Pièces en Trio • 1935
Maurice RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor • 1914
November 24 Heroics
Carl CZERNY Piano Trio No. 4 in A minor Op. 289 • 1834
The prolific Austrian composer, pianist and teacher of Bohemian origin was Beethoven's pupil for 3 years from the age of 10, and later became his assistant and lifelong friend. Among his pupils were Franz Liszt and Beethoven's nephew Karl. It has been said that Czerny was arguably the greatest pianist who never performed, and the most successful composer to have been consigned to oblivion; his compositions reach over 800 opus numbers and mounds of unpublished manuscripts.
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major "Eroica" Op. 55 • 1804
December 8 Composer-Virtuosi
Giovanni Battista VIOTTI Flute Quartet in C minor Op. 22 No. 2 • [1803]
The Italian virtuoso, who was Marie Antoinette's personal violinist, had a fascinating, dramatic life that encompassed a multifarious career, tragedy, success, mystery and more. Warwick Lister's biography, Amico: The Life of Giovanni Battista Viotti, published by Oxford University Press, tells all. His Stradivarius, named the "Viotti," is possibly a gift, a love token, from Catherine the Great.
Franz LISZT Concert paraphrase on Verdi's Ernani • 1847-1849
Anton RUBINSTEIN String Quartet No. 2 in C minor Op. 17 • 1852
George ENESCU Konzertstücke for viola and piano • 1906
Charles-Valentin ALKAN Piano Trio in G minor Op. 30 • 1841
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December 15
Diverse Beauties
SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb Major D. 581 • 1817
Giya KANCHELI Ninna Nanna Per Anna • 2008
Arvo PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel "Mirrors in the Mirror" • 1978
Robert KAHN Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 30 • 1899
Kahn's work was suppressed by the Nazis in 1938, after which Albert Einstein persuaded him to flee to England. From a distinguished family of bankers and merchants, Kahn's seven siblings included Otto Kahn, the financier and chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Opera; and Felix Kahn, a banker, director of Paramount Pictures, and noted violin collector.
January 5 Muzyka Russe
Paul JUON Arabesken Op. 73 • 1940
Juon studied composition with Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky, and with Woldemar Bargiel (half-brother of Clara Schumann) in Berlin, where he lived for most of his life.
Henryk WIENIAWSKI Rêverie in F# minor • 1885
The Polish composer and violin virtuoso was born in Lublin, which in 1835 was part of the Russian Empire. He studied at the Paris Conservatory from age eight, became a concert violinist at age 13, was appointed violin soloist to the tsar of Russia in 1860, taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1862 to 1869, and toured the United States with Anton Rubinstein from 1872 to 1874.
Georgy L'vovich CATOIRE Piano Trio in F minor Op. 14 • 1900
A protégé of Tchaikovsky and contemporary of Glazunov, Catoire became professor of composition at the Moscow Conservatory in 1919 and was later blackballed for his embrace of Wagner's mistrusted musical innovations.
Alexander GLAZUNOV String Quintet in A Major Op. 39 • 1891-1892
Of immense stature, Glazunov (known as the "Russian Brahms") was director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and good friends with Tchaikovsky.
January 19
Ernst KRENEK Serenade Op. 4 • 1919
A child prodigy as composer and pianist and a pupil of Franz Schreker, the Austrian-born American composer was one of the most productive 20th century musicians, composing 242 works in a plurality of styles in more than seven decades. Michael Beckerman summarizes his scope: "During that time he played a part in many of the century's significant artistic movements, from atonality to neoclassicism and from jazz-influenced writing to total serialism, with turns to Schubertian lyricism and avant-garde electronic music at various points."
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 • 1827
MOZART Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478 • 1785
February 2 Brits at Home & Abroad
George ONSLOW Wind Quintet in F Major Op. 81 • 1852
Franglais son of the English Lord Edward Onslow and noble French woman Marie-Rosalie de Boudeilles, Onslow lived his entire life in France, and was director of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. His work was admired by Beethoven and Schubert, and Schumann and Mendelssohn regarded his chamber music on a par with that of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
William SHIELD String Quartet in C minor Op. 3 No. 6 • 1782
Shield was a friend of Haydn's and the two often played together. In 1817 he was appointed Master of the King's Music and helped to found the Royal Academy of Music in 1823. He willed his Stainer viola to George IV and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Shield is possibly the composer of "Auld Lang Syne," the controversy with the Scots still raging.
Rebecca CLARKE Nocturne • 1907-1908
The most distinguished British female composer between the two great wars was born to and raised by a German mother and American father in England. She began her studies at the Royal Academy of Music but left in 1905 after her teacher Percy Hilder Miles proposed to her (he later left her his Stradivarius violin in his will). She then attended the Royal College of Music, but when she criticized her father for his extra-marital affairs, he kicked her out of the house and cut off funds for her studies. Clarke later was romantically involved with a married man, the baritone John Goss. Stranded in the United States during a visit to her brothers at the outbreak of World War II, she permanently settled in New York City and married James Friskin of Juilliard in 1944.
Frank BRIDGE Piano Quintet in D minor • 1912
February 16 German Masters
Louis SPOHR Quintet in C minor Op. 52 • 1820
BEETHOVEN String Trio in G Major Op. 9 No. 1 • 1797-1798
Max BRUCH String Quintet in A minor • 1918-1920
March 2 The New World
Darius MILHAUD Suite Op. 157b • 1936
Milhaud is best known for his development of polytonality—the simultaneous use of different keys—while remaining lyrical. Born of a Provençal Jewish family in Marseilles, he emigrated to the United States in 1940, when forced to leave by the rise of Nazism. His famous students included Burt Bacharach and Dave Brubeck, who named his first son Darius.
Antonín DVORÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F Major "American" Op. 96 • 1893
George GERSHWIN Lullaby • circa 1919
Henry HADLEY Piano Quintet Op. 50 • 1904
March 16
In Debt to Beethoven
SCHUBERT Ellen's dritte Gesang "Ave Maria"
Franz LACHNER Nonet in F Major • 1875
The South German composer was Schubert's most intimate friend in Vienna, and after his return to Munich in 1836, he conducted the Vienna Court Opera and became an important figure in that city. The works of Beethoven he performed were considered exemplary.
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Bb Major "Archduke" Op. 97 • 1811
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In & Out of Leipzig
Hans HUBER Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op. 136 • 1914
Huber enjoyed a hugely successful career as one of Switzerland's most important musical nationalists. From 1870 to 1874 he studied at the Conservatoire in Leipzig, where he met Clara Schumann and Brahms, whom he admired, along with Schumann, Liszt and Wagner.
Niels GADE String Quartet in E minor • 1877
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66 • 1845
April 13 Ferdinand & the Giants
Ferdinand RIES Trio Op. 28 •1810
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 6 in Eb Major Op. 70 No. 2 • 1808
Antonín DVORÁK String Sextet in A Major Op. 48 • 1878
April 27 Despite Tyranny
Giacomo MEYERBEER Quartetto nel Il crociato in Egitto • 1824
Meyerbeer, who dominated European opera for five decades in the 19th century, was the target of Wagner's malicious campaign against him because of resentment of his success and envy of his wealth, and because of anti-Semitism. Wagner also attacked Meyerbeer (without naming him) in his essay, "Jewishness in Music," published in 1850. In the 20th century, from 1933, the Nazis banned Meyerbeer's operas because he was Jewish.
Adolf BUSCH (1891-1952) 7 Bagatelles Op. 53a • date not known
Busch was not Jewish, but in 1933 the German composer renounced his homeland in the face of pleas from the Nazis to return to Germany, and emigrated to the United States from Basel, where he had been living since the rise of Adolf Hitler in 1927.
Erwin SCHULHOFF 5 Pieces for String Quartet • 1923
Among those blacklisted by Hitler, Schulhoff received personal encouragement on visits to Shostakovich; his premature death in the Wülzburg concentration camp in 1942 almost eradicated his work from music history.
Sergei PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes • 1919
Prokofiev had a close relationship with the Bolsheviks before the Russian Revolution of 1917, but he went abroad, living in New York and Paris during most of the early years of the Soviet Union, and by the time he returned in 1935 he found cultural life under monitor—the Composers Union was formed to police the likes of Prokofiev and his more outspoken contemporary Shostakovich for alleged "formalist tendencies" considered to be intellectually elitist and anti-Soviet. Further, any freedom they may have had ended with the 1948 Zhdanov Decree, aimed at suppressing artistic self expression. Prokofiev was now viewed as "anti-democratic" and much of his music was banned. Many concert and theater administrators refused to program his music, fearful of the consequences of supporting an artist denounced by the regime. He suffered censorship until his death in 1953.
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 • 1944
Shostakovich suffered under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin in the 1930s and 40s: his opera Katerina Izmailova was severely criticized by Stalin, he was vilified by the official Soviet paper Pravda, and his work was censored by powerful communist officials. In 1941 he endured more suffering from the Siege of Leningrad, during which time he joined the night watch patrol, neutralizing incendiary bombs and putting out fires from massive German bombardments. He was evacuated at the end of 1941. His Seventh Symphony, completed that year, became a token of resistance to the Nazis.
May 4
Thoroughly Romantic
BRAHMS Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 • 1868-1869
Hermann, a graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory, where he studied composition with Mendelssohn and Niels Gade and violin with Ferdinand David, became principal violist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Professor of Violin at the Conservatory, and a member of the Gewandhaus Quartet. A contemporary noted that in 1852 his Symphony was performed "with great success" at the Gewandhaus concerts.
SCHUBERT Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor • 1824
The arpeggione, "played with a bow, had a very brief life in the early 19th century.... It was invented and made by J. G. Staufer of Vienna in 1824 and was, in essentials, a bass viol with a guitar tuning. The body was coarser in structure and the frets (24 in number) were, guitar fashion, metal strips fixed in the neck; it was bowed like a cello. The body was smooth-waisted, though this was done in imitation of the guitar and not as a revival of the early viol form.... Schuster, who was virtually its only professional exponent, wrote a tutor for it, which Diabelli published" [Gerald Hayes, The New Grove Dictionary].
Ludwig THUILLE Piano Quintet No. 2 Op. 20 • 1901
Splendor in the Sun
Anton REICHA Variations for Bassoon • date not known
MOZART Serenade No. 11 in Eb Major K. 375 • 1781
Antonín DVORÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major Op. 81 • 1887
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PEOPLE who send cellphone text messages to Internet chat rooms will soon be able to rest their aching thumbs. Michael Kearns at the University of Pennsylvania has developed an intelligent system that lets them join in simply by speaking into their phones.
Chat rooms are online "virtual" environments with different rooms in which people can socialise, move around and even perform basic actions and gestures, such as laughing, hugging and nodding. This is all done by typing dialogue and commands into a keyboard.
But to enter this sort of world via a phone requires more than just a system that recognises speech and which converts text to speech in return. Just as in a real room, multiple conversations are going on at the same time between different people who pop in and out of the chat room at will. To make it possible for someone on the phone to make ...
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FAYETTE COUNTY, Iowa - Fayette County authorities said they shut down a marijuana grow operation this week.
As a result of a week-long investigation between the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Oelwein Police Department and Iowa Department of Correction Services Probation Office, police conducted a search at 10735 50th St. on Tuesday. The residence is located about four miles north of Stanley.
Police said they found a grow operation inside the home and seized 13 gallon-sized containers holding processed marijuana valued at more than $5,000. Authorities also recovered seven marijuana plants, a quantity of meth, Oxycontin, grow lights, a portable green house, scales, computers, two firearms, several jars of seeds and 30 other items of paraphernalia.
Arrested in the investigation were 31-year-old Daniel L. Wilson and 26-year-old Felicia M. Wilson, both of Stanley. Both subjects face seven counts of Iowa drug tax stamp violation, manufacturing of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Felicia Wilson has been released on a promise to appear and Daniel Wilson remains in custody on a $25,000 bond.
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Water babies are set to splash out for Tommy's
Posted: July 11, 2013|
AQUA fun will be had by water babies at a special Splashathon class in Stretton raising money for charity.
The classes will see waves of tiny babies and toddlers carrying out challenges this month to raise money for the baby charity Tommy's, helping mothers have a healthy pregnancy and prevent complications such as miscarriages.
Tiny babies will each be set a fun challenge by their teacher that they've never completed before, such as doing a glide swim underwater or swimming through a hoop, while older babies and toddlers might raise money by swimming as far as they can underwater independently.
Cathy Wright, who runs the classes, said: "Tommy's is one of the few organisations dedicated to funding medical research into the causes of such tragedies and we are so excited to be helping them for a fifth year."
Splashathons will be taking place during Water Babies classes at Fountains Primary School, in Bitham Lane, on Sunday, July 21, from 9.15am to 12.15pm, and 2.30pm to 5pm.
Further information on classes is available by phoning 01283 814766 or by visiting www.waterbabies.co.uk


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Binary Options Daily Analysis: Forex Market Filled with Much Speculation
There is a lot of speculation on the forex market today after the speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during the U.S. session. The dollar seems to be the weakest currency this Thursday morning due to there being so much optimism in the forex market today. It has dived versus the loonie and the euro. Traders feel like taking some big risks this Thursday. The result has been the dollar diving into the abyss. Traders feel that the greenback could make additional losses in late night trading, so be very prepared for this scenario.
Traders have a lot of confidence in the euro today. The bullishness for the European single currency has been apparent since mid-trading on Wednesday. With there being so much risk appetite in the financial markets, it is only natural that the EUR is higher today. It wouldn't be a surprise if the euro continued to build on its gains.
There has been a lot of weakness for the yen in recent trading sessions. Traders are not in favor of buying into the Japanese currency, as it seems not to be offering traders high enough returns these days. Therefore, this will need to be taken into account while you trade Far Eastern currencies. The strength of the Japanese currency will be very much dependent on the release of global economic data later.
It is very good news that U.S. stocks gained on Thursday. Traders just have so much risk appetite these days when it comes to the top stocks on Wall Street.
That is why you need to trade the markets with confidence, because the more confidence you have, the better it may be for you.
There will be a lot of economic data published from the Eurozone and the U.S. in the coming hours. You may want to open positions on the release of this economic data.
Crude Oil
There has been a lot of support when speaking of crude oil lately. It gained by 2.9% yesterday and was up a lot in early trading today. However, the commodity is now trading lower for the day by 50 cents, as there is a feeling among traders that the commodity's gains may be overdone.
What needs to be looked into is why crude was able to get to the level it is at. Traders were attracted to the commodity due to the growing unrest in Syria and Egypt. It looks like the situation on Egypt may turn into a civil war. Therefore, this may turn out to boost the commodity either later on or during Friday's trading session.
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Standards-Based Report Card (SBRC) Parent Handbooks
Due to budget cuts, the Instructional Support Services Department will no longer be able to supply copies of the Standards-Based Report Card (SBRC) Parent Handbooks to our school.
The San Diego Unified School District is now using a Standards-Based Report Card (SBRC) at the elementary level. This is an exciting step for our schools as we work towards ensuring that all students are successful at meeting grade-level standards.
Standards describe what a student should know and be able to do at each grade level in all subjects, and this new report card is designed to give parents more and better information about how their children are progressing.
On the report card, parents will learn whether or not their child is proficient—meaning that the child has met grade-level standards, basic—meaning that the child is approaching the standards, below basic—meaning that the child has not met the standards, or advanced—meaning that the child has exceeded the standards. The report card will also provide information on student work habits.
Why SBRC?
This new report card is helpful in multiple ways. First, it will ensure that there is more consistency of expectations from teacher to teacher. Second, it will help teachers and students focus on the standards from the very beginning of the year, giving students a chance to get help sooner if they are not making adequate progress. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, parents will learn exactly how their students are doing based on the standards—they'll learn which big ideas and concepts their children have learned and what they need to work on to ensure they are ready for the next grade level.
This information is very useful during parent-teacher conferences in November and March. Please log onto the SDUSD's website to read each handbook by grade level.


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England full-back Ashley Cole has signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea.
The 28-year-old becomes the second big star to commit his future to the club in a matter of days after captain John Terry penned a five-year deal on Monday.
Cole has been an integral part of the Blues side since joining from Arsenal back in 2006.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (January 27, 1775 – August 20, 1854), later von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him between Fichte, his mentor prior to 1800, and Hegel, his former university roommate and erstwhile friend.
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- All rules for study are summed up in this one: learn only in order to create.
- On University Studies (1803). Cited by Patrick Dunleavy, Authoring a PhD (Basingstoke: Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), p. vi.
- The fear of speculation, the ostensible rush from the theoretical to the practical, brings about the same shallowness in action that it does in knowledge. It is by studying a strictly theoretical philosophy that we become most acquainted with Ideas, and only Ideas provide action with energy and ethical significance.
- Schelling (1802) Lectures on the Method of Academic Study
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- If there is to be any philosophy at all, this contradiction must be resolved – and the solution of this problem, or answer to the question: how can we think both of Presentations as conforming to objects, and objects as conforming to presentations? is, not the first, but the highest task of transcendental philosophy.
- It is easy to see that this problem can be solved neither in theoretical nor in practical philosophy, but only in a higher discipline, which is the link that combines them, and neither theoretical nor practical, but both at once.
- How both the objective world accommodates to presentations in us, and presentations in us to the objective world, is unintelligible unless between the two worlds, the ideal and the real, there exists a pre-determined harmony. But this latter is itself unthinkable unless the activity, whereby the objective world, is produced, is at bottom identical with that which expresses itself in volition, and vice versa.


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A few weeks ago I attended the Art Sydney 08 Art Fair (http://www.artsydney08.com.au) which is Sydney's largest annual art fair and is produced by Single Market Events who produced the event in association with International Concert Attractions (ICA) and the Affordable Art Fairs which take place annually in London and New York. Previous Art Sydney fairs have been rather impressive with plenty of quality work on show however this year Art Sydney 08 had to compete with the biennial Melbourne Art Fair (http://www.artfair.com.au) which is the leading art fair and public exposition in the Asia Pacific region and one of Australia's most significant exhibitions of contemporary visual art. The art market in Australia is quite small which means that most galleries could not justify attending both fairs so with the Melbourne Art Fair being a far more prestigious event most of the major galleries chose to give Art Sydney 08 a miss. Unfortunately this left Art Sydney 08 with plenty of available exhibition spaces which were filled with tacky galleries showing works of decorative art that resembled the mass produced objects available from stores such as Target and Ikea. Luckily a few trendy galleries showing emerging contemporary artists such as Chalk Horse Gallery (http://www.chalkhorse.com.au/) and Horus and Deloris Contemporary Art Space (http://www.horusanddeloris.com.au/) were in attendance which gave some credibility to the fair.
With the Melbourne Art Fair about to become annual Art Sydney 08 will have to up the ante significantly if they are going to be able to compete which I hope they will because the fair has the potential to be a really significant event.
**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.
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Coronado Apartments, Ltd. filed as a Domestic Limited Partnership (LP) in the State of Texas and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately forty-three years ago on Friday, December 29, 1972 as recorded in documents filed with Texas Secretary of State.
Fred Brownson served as the General Partner Fred's past corporate affiliations include Americamp Leisure Resorts, Inc., Kerrville Hotel Associates Ltd.
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KITWE has given birth to a new female gospel artiste Grace Shapongo who has released a 10-track mid-tempo gospel album.
The album called Lyashi lyakale is already on the market and enjoying air play on local community radio stations.
The praise and worship songs are Bemba and one Ki-Swahili. Nimwe Bakasunga and Nalimona ubukulu talks about God's care for his people. These songs are Grace's testimony of what the Lord has done for her from the time of hardship until now that she is doing fine in life.
Muli Mulonga is a song likening God to a perennial stream because of His unending care and love for His children. This is the most popular song going by the current times its being played on the local community radio stations and mini buses.
Some people have even adopted the track as their mobile phone ring tone. So far it is the song that is on video and selling like hot cake in Kitwe.
The other praise and worship songs are Mwaliwama Monse and Mwebashila. Duniya Iyi Sasa is a Swahili track and it talks about how God can change inequalities of today's society if people dedicate their lives to Him.
The other songs include Nshili Mweni which talks about Grace not being a visitor to the Creator, while Ipepo is a prayer song where she is asking God to use her to deliver many lost souls.
Imitimayesu is a slow track asking people to open their hearts to God, and telling the hard hearted that they will one day encounter the power of the Lord, while Talala Pabana bakwedescribe how God does not tire when it comes to blessing his children.
Grace of New Creation Embassy Ministries, like other musicians and singers, complained about piracy, saying it is really killing the industry.
She said music like other sectors, if properly managed can significantly contribute to poverty reduction.
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Now may be perfect time for Nokia fans to recycle mobile phone
8 September 2010 — 11:57 AM
With two new flagship devices set to be released in the next month, now may be the ultimate time for fans of the Nokia brand to recycle their mobile phone and snap up one of the latest models.
Asavin Wattanajantra, commenting on the situation for CNET UK, explains both the E7 and N8 are expected on the market by the end of September.
The author notes Reuters as recently suggesting the former will be showcased next week, with an appearance at Nokia World looking likely.
Meanwhile, the long-awaited Nokia N8 has been given a launch date of September 30th, with ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson signed up to promote it.
People can even win the chance to record a short film with the actress on one of the handsets, which are the first Symbian products ever released by the firm.
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"If a man with no arms and a man with no legs started learning karate, the same light bulb would appear over every head in Japan. Thats right: Glue them together and see if it can kill a panda."
Dana talked about this yesterday on UFC Tonight or Ultimate Insider, I forgot which one. He said that Champs will have to defend their belts at least a couple of time before they can jump to another weight. He kyboshed Bendo fighting GSP for exactly this reason. I am glad he is taking this stance before this all gets out of control, because we would soon need a fucking map to follow all of this weight-class jumping.
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Twelve 'Stangs, 9,253 Horsepower, And Only One King Of The Street
Jim D'Amore III
The D'Amore name should be no stranger to Mustang fans. Jim D'Amore's family owns JDM Engineering, a New Jersey shop responsible for some wicked Mustangs.
Jim the Third brought his '06 Saleen S281 to the KOTS party, which is the same car he competes on the NMRA tour. I was skeptical about Jim's "race" car performing in the KOTS, but the car did well where I didn't think it would, which is on the street.
With an Edelbrock E-Force super-charger, the power delivery of Jim's Saleen was comparable to the other positive-displacement superchargers on other KOTS competitors' cars. Jim's Saleen boasted a stock 5R55S automatic transmission, but with the Edelbrock, power was available everywhere in the rpm range. The transmission, which featured a Precision Industries converter, hit pretty hard at times, but under acceleration, it delivered the power and came back for more at every stab of the throttle.
With a mixture of suspension goodies from Saleen Racecraft, QA1, Metco Motorsports, and a BMR Fabrication antiroll bar, Jim's Saleen handled well, even with the Holeshot big 'n' littles. Since Jim regularly races the car, it had a cage, but with swing-outs and stock seat belts, so we didn't deduct any points in that area.
An area that stuck out during the Ride & Drive was the car's Saleen S7 carbon-fiber seats. They were comfortable; once I was seated, I knew I wasn't going anywhere. I was like a baseball in a glove wrapped with a couple rubber bands. In my notes, I wrote that Jim's car was impressive on the street. It dispelled my initial thoughts of Jim's car.
I wasn't surprised Jim did well in the Drag Race category when he ran a 10.24 at 134 mph to finish with a 10 in the Drag Race category, but his Saleen made the least horsepower with "just" 590 at the wheels on Modular Depot's Dynojet. I was surprised at how well it did during the Ride & Drive portion, earning an 8 in that category. In the Fit & Finish category, you can tell Jim's car is driven, and hard. As such, it suffered a 6 in Fit & Finish, and the Engineering score wasn't much better coming in at 7. In the Popular Vote, Jim's Saleen finished with 17 votes, earning the car a 5 in that category. Jim's final KOTS score was a 57.
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Fuel System: Ford Racing GT500 fuel pump, stock fuel lines and rails, 60-lb/hr injectors, stock regulator
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Dungeons & Dragons (film)
|Dungeons & Dragons
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Courtney Solomon
|Produced by
|Courtney Solomon
Thomas M. Hammel
Kia Jam
Steve Richards
|Written by
|Carroll Cartwright
Topper Lilien
|Justin Whalin
Marlon Wayans
Thora Birch
Zoe McLellan
Kristen Wilson
Lee Arenberg
with Bruce Payne
and Jeremy Irons
|Music by
|Justin Caine Burnett
|Douglas Milsome
|Edited by
|Caroline Ross
Sweetpea Entertainment
Silver Pictures
Behaviour Wordwide
|Distributed by
|New Line Cinema
Release dates
Running time
|107 minutes
|United States
Czech Republic
|$45 million
|Box office
Dungeons & Dragons is a 2000 fantasy film directed by Courtney Solomon and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Among the more notable features of the otherwise poorly received film are cameo appearances by Richard O'Brien (in a parody of his TV program The Crystal Maze) and Tom Baker. Parts of the film were made on location at Sedlec Ossuary.[1]
Despite its poor box-office performance, a made-for-TV sequel, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God was released in 2005. It did not directly continue on the storyline of the previous film, though Bruce Payne's character, Damodar, makes a return. A third film, Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness, was shot in 2011[2] and direct-to-DVD released in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2012.
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The Empire of Izmir has long been a divided land, ruled by the Mages, an elite group of magic users, who oppress the lower Commoners. The antagonist of the film, an evil mage named Profion (Jeremy Irons), creates a scepter that allows him to control golden dragons. He tries it out on a captured one, but the dragon breaks the spell of the sceptre, and Profion is forced to kill the dragon, which bleeds into the river, causing it to catch fire. Many of the inhabitants notice, among them the protagonists of the film, a pair of thieves named Ridley (Justin Whalin) and Snails (Marlon Wayans). Ridley has always hated the mages, seeing them as greedy and uncaring. He conspires with Snails to break into the Magic School, the elite learning place of the Mages, and steal magic items.
Later, Profion and the Council talk about the controversial views of Empress Savina (Thora Birch), who wants to stop Profion and free the 'non-magic' commoners. Meanwhile, Ridley and Snails break into the Magic School but are caught by a young mage named Marina (Zoe McLellan) who casts a spell on them which ties them together with an invisible rope. She gets distracted, though, when the library wizard is held hostage and interrogated by Profion's henchman, Damodar (Bruce Payne), to force him to reveal a map to a magic scepter, the Rod of Savrille, that can control red dragons. He refuses to talk and sends the map to Marina, and is at once killed by Damodar. Marina gets the map and travels through a magic portal to escape, dragging Ridley and Snails with her. After crashing into a pile of garbage, they meet a dwarf named Elwood (Lee Arenberg), who ends up escaping with them through a sewer.
Damodar puts a price on Marina, Ridley, Snails and Elwood's heads. After learning that the protagonists got away with the map, Profion places a tentacled monster inside Damodar's head as punishment. The protagonists hide in a tavern and, while reading the map, Ridley and Marina get sucked into it. Damodar and his henchmen arrive and attempt to capture Snails and Elwood and the map, but they manage to get away. Outside the inn, Ridley and Marina exit the map and they all agree to work together to find the Rod of Savrille. They have to find a red ruby called the Eye of the Dragon that can open the door to a tomb where the Rod rests. The ruby is located inside a hazardous maze that is owned by a thief named Xilus (Richard O'Brien) who will give them the Eye if Ridley can obtain the ruby and survive the maze. Ridley manages to get the Eye of the Dragon, but Xilus attempts to take it by force when Damodar shows up. Marina gets captured while Ridley, Snails and Elwood escape, meeting an elf named Norda (Kristen Wilson). Norda works as a tracker for the Empress and informs her about Profion's plans to get the Rod of Saville. Meanwhile, Damodar tries interrogating Marina. When she refuses to talk, he uses the tentacles of the monster in his head to gain the knowledge he seeks.
Ridley and Snails break into the castle where Marina is imprisoned to rescue her, while Norda and Elwood stay behind. They split up and Ridley finds Marina. Snails falls into a quicksand trap in Damodar's room after finding the map and some magical powder. Snails is then chased through the castle by Damodar, while Ridley and Marina fight to get back out. They follow Snails and Damodar to the roof where Snails is killed by Damodar when he throws the map to Ridley. Ridley becomes enraged at Damodar and attacks him, but Damodar disarms him and stabs him in the shoulder with his own sword. In the confusion Marina grabs some of the magic dust that Snails pilfered and casts a spell to knock down Damodar. She and Ridley then escape through a portal, leaving the corpse of Snails behind.
Back at the council chambers, Profion and Empress Savina battle over the future of Izmir. Meanwhile, an elf named Halvarth (Tom Baker) heals Norda's soldiers and Ridley. Ridley has a dream of a dragon being born, and learns that if Profion and Savina go to war, it will tip the balance of magic in the world.
Later, Ridley accuses Marina of being an "evil mage", because of the Mages' oppressions of the Commoners. Marina tells Ridley that he is wrong, and that the Empress is trying to resolve all of the things that Ridley hates. Eventually, they become love interests and Ridley uses the 'Eye of the Dragon' to finally get the Rod of Savrille, which is held by the skeleton of Savrille in the tomb. The skeleton comes to life and warns Ridley that "anyone who wields the power of the rod shall suffer a horrible fate". Meanwhile, Damodar arrives outside and captures the other three. When Ridley comes out, Damodar requests the Rod in exchange for his companions. Ridley gives the Rod to Damodar, who orders his execution along with his friends and then turns to leave through a portal to complete his mission. Norda and Elwood break free from their guards and free Marina from hers, and they all follow Ridley through the portal to the capital city of Sumdall.
Meanwhile, in Sumdall, Profion uses mages to fight the Empress. Savina calls forth golden dragons and they fight the mages. Damodar arrives with the Rod, and Profion reluctantly frees Damodar from the creature in his head (this is addressed in Wrath of the Dragon God). Profion then climbs to a high platform to summon red dragons to fight the golden ones. Ridley arrives and battles Damodar, stabbing him and throwing him from the ledge, avenging Snails. He then attacks Profion, who disarms him and shoves him back. Ridley's companions arrive and fight Profion one at a time. Ridley picks up the fallen Rod of Savrille, and uses it to stop the red dragons. Marina encourages Ridley to use the Rod to bring Profion down, but Ridley realizes the Rod's power is corrupting him and destroys it. Empress Savina arrives and condemns Profion, who fights her with powerful magic, but she succeeds in summoning a golden dragon to devour him. She praises all of the adventurers, hailing them as heroes.
While a voiceover of Savina tells the people of Izmer that "You are now all equal!", Ridley, Norda, Marina and Elwood visit Snails' grave. Ridley adds the Eye of the Dragon to the pile-of-stones gravemarker, calling it Snails' "big score". He tells Snails that he is now called "Ridley the Savior," echoing Snails' jest at the beginning of the film. Snails' engraved name then disappears from the gravemarker and the Eye begins to glow. Norda tells Ridley "Do not question your gift. Your friend awaits you." The four adventurers (thief, mage, ranger and fighter) then touch the Eye of the Dragon and magically disappear, ending the film.
- Justin Whalin as Ridley Freeborn
- Marlon Wayans as Snails
- Jeremy Irons as Mage Profion
- Thora Birch as Empress Savina
- Bruce Payne as Damodar
- Zoe McLellan as Marina Pretensa
- Kristen Wilson as Norda
- Lee Arenberg as Elwood
- Richard O'Brien as Xilus
- Tom Baker as Halvarth the Elf
- Robert Miano as Azmath
Critical reaction to the film was largely negative. The film has a score of 10% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 91 reviews, the consensus stating: "Critics say this movie has a cheap look and is badly directed. Despite the presence of talented actors, the performances are really bad, and additionally, some people are offended at Marlon Wayans' character, calling it a racist throwback to black stereotypes."[3] Geoff Pevere of the Toronto Star called the film "A wheezy quest story steeped in hobbity gibberish and second-hand Star Wars costumery, featuring a cast so uniformly uncharismatic you may pine for the methody depths of Kerwin Mathews (apart, of course, from the reversely charismatic Irons), the movie has the cheap software look of something found on the Space channel at 4 a.m.".[4] Steve Biodrowski of mania.com comments: "Let's just say that if it weren't for Lost Souls (also a New Line release, coincidentally), this would be a strong contender for the Worst Film of the Year."[5] In February 2010, the readers of Empire voted Dungeons & Dragons the 39th worst film of all time.[6]
Solomon blamed the quality of the film on its investors and license-holders' interference, as well as his own inexperience in filmmaking. He states that he had only intended to produce the film, but was forced to direct by his investors after nearly a decade of complications dealing with TSR and Wizards of the Coast. He also claims that he was forced to use an older script despite having written an updated version that fit the Dungeons and Dragons license better.[7]
Box office[edit]
The film opened at #5 at the North American box office making USD$7,237,422 in its opening weekend.[8] The film would go on to gross $15,220,685 in the domestic box office, short of the film's $45 million budget, and with an international gross of $18,586,724, coming up with a worldwide total of $33,807,409.[9]
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Stinkers Bad Movie Awards[10]
|Worst Picture
|Courtney Solomon
|Thomas M. Hammel
|Kia Jam
|Steve Richards
|Worst Sense of Direction
|Courtney Solomon
|Worst Supporting Actor
|Jeremy Irons
|Worst Supporting Actress
|Thora Birch
|Worst On-Screen Group
|The entire cast
|Most Intrusive Musical Score
|Justin Caine Burnett
|Least "Special" Special Effects
|Most Unfunny Comic Relief
|Marlon Wayans as Snails
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Supporting Young Actress
|Thora Birch
|Saturn Awards
|Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award
Roleplaying game[edit]
Wizards of the Coast released a Fast-Play Game based on the movie called "The Sewers of Sumdall". It is a DVD-ROM feature on the DVD as a printable PDF file.[11][12]
- ^ "My Czech Republic". My Czech Republic. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness, as mentioned in IGN movies
- ^ Dungeons & Dragons at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "There's no dice for D&D" at the Wayback Machine (archived January 24, 2001). Toronto Star, December 8, 2000. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ http://www.mania.com/dungeons-dragons_article_5786.html
- ^ "The 50 Worst Films Ever -> 39. Dungeons and Dragons". Empire (London). February 3, 2010. Retrieved June 9 2014.
- ^ INTERVIEW: COURTNEY SOLOMON (AN AMERICAN HAUNTING) at the Wayback Machine (archived June 7, 2011)
- ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for December 8-10, 2000". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons (2000)", Box Office Mojo, retrieved October 18, 2013
- ^ "2000 23rd Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons: the Movie - DVD Coupon Offer". Wizards.com. 2001-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons (New Line Platinum Series): Justin Whalin, Jeremy Irons, Zoe McLellan, Bruce Payne, Marlon Wayans, Robert Miano, Tomas Havrlik, Thora Birch, Edward Jewesbury, Lee Arenberg, Kristen Wilson, Martin Astles, Courtney Solomon, Allan Zeman, Allen Crawford, Ann Flagella, Bob Dahlin, Carroll Cartwright, E. Gary Gygax, Topper Lilien: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
External links[edit]
- Official Dungeons & Dragons website
- Dungeons & Dragons at the Internet Movie Database
- Dungeons & Dragons at AllMovie
- Dungeons & Dragons at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2000 films
- English-language films
- 2000s fantasy films
- American films
- Directorial debut films
- Dungeons & Dragons films
- Films about dragons
- Films based on role-playing games
- Films directed by Courtney Solomon
- Films shot in the Czech Republic
- High fantasy films
- New Line Cinema films
- Silver Pictures films
- Sword and sorcery films


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A knightly quest for combat fitness
Martial arts are one way to work out, and traditions from the East are just one way to fight. But Western martial artists with medieval long swords - from the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) to fabled Avalon - are forging a new path. In Tokyo, it's happening at Castle Tintagel in Mejiro.
Castle Tintagel is an anachronistic anomaly even in Japan. In the rustic salle that serves as event hall and dojo, padded European long swords replace kendo shinai and dogi-grabbing judo throws give way to grappling intended to breach plate mail armor. Yes, armor.
"On any given Sunday," says Jay Noyes, the Castle's 39-year-old chief instructor, "I'm in armor." It's essential for full-contact sparing on Sundays in Tokyo's Koganei Koen (Park) and competitions where winners take all. Noyes took up this brand of old-world fighting in 1993 as a member of the SCA in his native Bloomfield, Missouri. (The SCA boasts 30,000 members globally committed to recreating pre-17th century European arts and skills.) "As soon as I got into it," he says of fighting, "I knew I had to do it for life."
Since moving to Japan 15 years ago, Noyes co-founded SCA-affiliated Avalon to attract local-born fighters. He gave up his day job as a university teacher to co-found Castle Tintagel in March. He's part of a growing cadre, many - but not all - from the ranks of the SCA, who study and practice ancient martial arts from the West.
Western, or historical European, martial arts are those practiced in medieval days of yore "when knights were bold and love was courtly" but which have since died out. Reconstructions have gained followings in recent years, especially in North America. Examples include the Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA) in Toronto, Canada; the Association of Renaissance Martial Arts in Hiram, Georgia, USA; and a host of scholarly works and serious novitiate studies and practices.
"Five or six years ago people started studying these fighting techniques seriously," Noyes says. "By the standards of martial arts, that's a tiny amount of time, but by the standards of these studies that's quite awhile."
At Castle Tintagel, Noyes teaches beginning and advanced long sword classes for fighters as well as a "light training" course for actors who want learn the moves for show. He also offers a half sword class for grappling and piercing heavy armor with a sword tip and hopes to expand the curricula to dagger, poleaxe, German wrestling, English broadsword as well as sword and buckler fencing.
The Castle also offers theatrical combat with the Italian long sword, medieval etiquette, Renaissance dance, belly dancing, yoga, English- and German-language lessons and Western flower arranging taught by others. But of all its period costumes, practice weaponry and authentically crafted armor for practice or for sale, Noyes eyes glisten with pride the most over its library.
The Castle's knightly treasures include translations of the 13th century combat manual known only as "I.33," so classified by historians. The 14th century "Secret Poems" of Johannes Liechtenhauer who coded his teachings on long sword and buckler in prose so perplexing that modern-day disciples still strive to decipher them fully. And the 15th century "Codex of Wallerstein," which cryptically details full-armor grappling.
"I don't ever claim mastery," Noyes says, adding that anyone who does is likely deluding his or herself - or others. "There're so many lost techniques." He adds that unlike the stereotypical approach to martial arts, many in his genre don't guard secrets; they share them freely. "The fight is not between Western martial artists," he says, its a cooperative quest for a holy grail: The full restoration - and practice - of these arts.
Such arts don't lack the deeper soul-purifying qualities of their Eastern counterparts, either. So testifies John Graham, 63, aka Friar Jak, seneschal, or chief of staff, for SCA's Palatine Barony chapter in Japan. After more than two decades with this art and having added kendo to his regiment since residing here, he says Western martial arts have principles similar to Japanese "budo," or the Way of the Warrior.
"The ideal of chivalry runs through it," says Graham, adding most SCA fighters have a "heart of gold," as exemplified in their adherence to a code of honor whereby they freely admit receiving a potentially fatal blow in competitions. (Or stay standing to challenge its veracity and risk another twice as hard.) It's no less challenging physically.
Noyes says the combat training he offers helps hone four essentials for any armor-clad warrior worth his or her salt: strength, flexibility, stamina and coordination. But there's an element to this old-world brand of fighting fitness of which he is particularly proud.
"Most of the people that start training here are people that don't do martial arts or normally exercise," he says. "I have a lot of sympathy because that's the kind of person I used to be. People that are drawn to this find something that makes them want to exercise. I love it when I hear people say things like, 'I quit smoking because it was interfering with my training.'" Participants say they definitely feel the burn.
"I feel it after every practice," says Katherine Bramley, 34. She trains at the Castle and co-heads the regional SCA chapter as Palatine Baroness of the West. She adds that Sunday meets in the park are particularly grueling. "Every muscle aches afterward. You defiantly feel it because we wear armor. It also takes a certain amount of endurance and you have to get speed in there in order to strike someone."
Graham, the Friar, offers an even stronger testimony to the fitness benefits of a good medieval melee. After practicing this art for more than a decade, he says he underwent triple bypass surgery in 2002 and recovered so well that it perked his surgeon's curiosity.
"He asked what professional sport I played," Graham recounts. "I told him none. So he asked me if I ran marathons, rode long-distance bicycle trials or what it was I did do to exhaustion two or three times a week? I told him I put on 30-some pounds of armor and swung a sword for a couple hours until I could no longer lift my arms a couple times per week. He said, 'that would do it.'"
Learn more about Castle Tintagel at: http://castletintagel.com or e-mail Jay Noyes at: email@example.com. Find out more about Avalon at: http://avalon.tsukaeru.jp. Info on the SCA's Barony of the Far West chapter in Japan is at: http://www.farwestbarony.com.
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VOLUNTEER motorcyclists are riding through the night delivering a new life-saving service for patients at West Cumberland Hospital.
Blood Bikes carry medical samples, notes, and equipment between hospitals through the night. And there are now 50 riders who make up the team for Cumbria which launched earlier this month.
Before the Blood Bikes, hospitals had to pay courier or taxi prices to transport goods.
Runs are now being done between the Whitehaven hospital, Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and laboratories in Newcastle.
Alan Bragg, of Whitehaven, is treasurer and rider for Cumbria Blood Bikes. He said: "We receive no payment for our services and all riders have to pay for fuel and maintenance costs.
"This way the money which would have been spent can go back into patient care."
Blood Bikes Cumbria launched earlier this month and to help them make their deliveries a new motorbike has been donated by Lakeland Motorcycles.
The team now has a Honda Pan Europe ST1100 and the Pica based company have also agreed to pay for the maintenance for the bike.
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"It's great to be able to add another bike to our fleet which will go on to save lives."
A one-off donation of £3,600 has also been made to the group by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust to help with setting up costs.
The scheme was set up after retired airline manager and bike enthusiast, Bill Bertham, from Carlisle, wanted to thank those who helped his wife through non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Bill said: "I am immensely proud we have been able to launch an out of hours service between 6pm and 6am and all day at weekends and bank holidays in just two months.
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Here's an interesting story that I missed Friday. In the aftermath of Barack Obama's visit last week to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, someone removed the prayer the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate left behind for God. Such an act is serious misconduct—not like desecrating the Eucharist, but close. Of course, once Obama's prayer (pictured at left) had been removed, it seems its contents were fair game for the daily paper Ma'ariv:
"Lord, Protect my family and me," Obama's prayer began. "Forgive me my sins and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will."
The paper's decision to publish the prayer, written on paper from the King David Hotel, was criticized broadly, including by the rabbi of the Kotel. On Sunday, a yeshiva student identified only as Alef apologized for taking the note.
"I'm sorry. It was a kind of prank," Alef said on Israel's Channel 2, his face obscured. "I hope he wasn't hurt. We all believe he will take the presidency."
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Alejandro Escovedo Raffle Winnings not picked up...
missjulie about over 2 years ago
Thanks to everyone who attending the show and especially those of you who bought raffle tickets. Here's the list of unclaimed prizes:
La France Gift Cert - 443418
Dan Hicks Tickets - 443326
Vodkanauts Tickets - 443504
Rubber/Revolver Beatles Tribute Tickets - 443236
WMNF Tee shirts - 443562 + 443395
Anyone holding a winning ticket may pick up the prize at the staion AFTER Monday, 10/30/12 or call Miss Julie at 813-238-8001 ext 100 to arrange receipt (again, please wait until Monday, thanks!) We appreciate your understanding and supportcomments powered by Disqus


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He never wanted to be mummified, and now he's back to reclaim the throne wearing the Pharaoh's Revenge Boys Costume. This gruesome zombie mummy costume features shirt with attached hood, collar, matching pants, a belt with drapes and tabard, cuffs, a wicked mask and a chest piece.
Rise to life on Halloween when you walk the streets dressed in the Mummy Skin Suit Child Costume. This see-through and breathable skin suit features a mummy bandage design along with blood spatter details, complete with a double zip, reinforced closure.
Rage in wraps this Halloween! The Mummy Top and Mask Child Costume will terrify everyone in the neighborhood. Features bandage printed shirt with openings showing spilling guts, and a decaying mummy mask.
You wouldn't want to run into this clown in a fun house. The Very Metal Clown Child Costume will out-scare the vampires, mummies and witches this Halloween. Practice your evil laugh in this mismatched long coat with red shredded shirt and crazy clown face mask with colored wig.


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The Words 2012 720p BluRay x264-SPARKS
Here's is another good release for the day.This time Sparks have released the romantic drama The Words, starring Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde.
#Update: The Words 2012 1080p BluRay x264-SPARKS
Description: Starring Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoë Saldana, the layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch – he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
Genre: Drama | Romance
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 2,843 users
Directed by: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde
Release Name: The.Words.2012.720p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS
Size: 4.37 GB
Video: x264 | 1280×696 | 4583kbps
Audio: English | DTS | 1510kbps
Runtime: 1h 42m
Filename: sparks-words-720
Links: Homepage – iMDB – Trailer
Samples: Video
Subtitle Search: Here
NFO: Here