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Always striving to add a new wrinkle to the police/crime genre, the BBC hit a dinged mother lode when executive producer Peter Flannery created the bit-long-in-the-tooth post-WWII knight in tarnished armor George Gently. Based on the novels by Alan Hunter, the latest results can (and should) be savored in the new Acorn 4-DVD release, GEORGE GENTLY, SERIES 6.
The brilliance of GENTLY (like Foyle and the war) was that it played out during the wobbly era of Britain in the early 1960s. Things were certainly changing and old school, valiant George Gently was doing his best to weather the ever-transforming cultural horizon.
Gently is not your standard by-the-book cop. He's a wise give-'em-enough-rope war horse whose keen perception of human behavior rivals that of France's Maigret. Gently, like his name, is a warmer, fuzzier curmudgeon...until you cross him. Then he's as tough and even vicious as Stanley Baker out for revenge.
In the League of Gentlemen world, ca. 1964, Gently seemed to fit, albeit a bit awkwardly. His world collapsed when his wife died, leaving him an eternally grieving and lonely widower.
The copper's indestructible ire was tempered by mentoring his new, young and grotesquely inexperienced underling John Bacchus. Bacchus was everything that Gently wasn't (and often despised). An arrogant, insensitive, bigoted loudmouth – who couldn't fathom why his wife left him. The original chip-on-a-shoulder dude who took his troubles out on the planet, Bacchus became Gently's ongoing work-in-progress. As the years passed, Gently's influence slowly mellowed the hot head, almost humanizing him...almost.
The father/surrogate son relationship at last exploded in the final episode of Series 5 – which I thought to be the last nail in the rusting coffin. In that installment, Gently and Bacchus fell prey to a psycho killer who pumped them full of lead in a shocking climax (made even more jaw-dropping by the fact that the perp was none other than Inspector Lewis' Kevin Whatley!).
Imagine my delighted surprise when SERIES 6 was announced. This was appended by my added joy of having these four feature-length TV-movies rank among the best in the series.
As these new adventures unfold, we find both leads struggling to deal with the physical and social changes in their lives. It's 1969 – about a half-century away from 1962 in culture-shock time.
Gently is creakier, recovered but with obvious difficulty. Bacchus has decided to call it a day, having had enough with law-enforcement crap. But Gently knows better; he realizes that someone as volatile as Bacchus will never make it in any other climate. Once his rehabilitation is completed, the elder lawman convinces his "prodigy" to give it another go.
The late 1960s prove to be a rug pulled out from under the team. While Gently fares the rapidly transformed landscape better than Bacchus, he still can't quite come to grips with the supersonic upgrades of gender equality, modern music, fashion and politics. This causes friction within his professional universe; in short, the boys upstairs want to retire the dinosaur.
Yet, Gently is far more liberal than his superiors or his younger but stubborn (in)subordinate. This is best exemplified by the introduction of WPC Rachel Coles (Lisa McGrillis), the first female in the department not relegated to making tea for the lads. Coles' savvy sleuthing abilities are obviously light years ahead of chauvinistic Bacchus, who sees her as a threat. Yet, she tolerates the friction with near-Gently patience.
While refused a majority of field work, she nevertheless develops a hand-written database, which aids the duo in solving one of their most perplexing cases. Gently admires her intelligence and, as he slowly coached Bacchus, he likewise moves her up the ladder.
As one might well appreciate, key to the success of GEORGE GENTLY are the actors who headline the major roles. First and foremost is the superb Martin Shaw. Always aces in this part, Shaw surpasses himself in SERIES 6. One can feel every ache in his aging bullet-ridden carcass as he walks down steep roads, darts in and out of his car or merely deals with his antagonistic partner and the sibling rivalry between Bacchus and Coles.
Physically, Shaw carries a sturdy Jack Hawkins vibe, ca. the late 1950s/early 1960s. The world Gently inhabited at the outset did, in fact, resemble something out of Gideon's Day (minus the home life). In SERIES 6, even Gently understands that his days are numbered.
More fallible is Bacchus, whose impersonation by Lee Ingleby is frequently up to Shaw's, due to his making such an unpleasant character, while not likeable, certainly sympathetic. Gently knows all too well that if he goes, Bacchus is doomed. It's an amazing relationship, especially for a television series.
Highlighted by top-notch production values that meticulously re-create the era to a T, fantastic technical credits, terrific guest stars and (most prominently) expert writing, GEORGE GENTLY, SERIES 6 is a must for mystery fans, and thus highly recommended. For added enticement, here's a brief rundown on the quartet of thrillers that comprise this addictive collection.
In Gently Between the Lines, the battle-scarred veteran cautiously (and, literally, painfully) returns to duty. Coercing Bacchus to do the same proves to be added stress the wily detective hadn't figured on...or needs. The latter's rehab cloud is made less difficult by his finding an RN silver lining, and shagging it.
A gloomy slum's full-blown riot, resulting in the death of a cop, may be the carrot to entice Bacchus back to the relentless beehive of police work. A subsequent arrest of an apparent perp, christened "Crazy" by the locals, turns nasty when the youth dies in custody. His supposed known use of drugs is disproved when the corpse is chemical-free, deepening the mystery. Police brutality, child abuse, and precinct under-the-carpet sadism all converge toward the climax of this unsettling entry that has startled Gently to the realization that times are truly changing: "This is where we are. What we've become. We're the enemy."
Gently and Bacchus deal with the heavy situation by downing a heavier remedy; drinking more and enjoying it less, Gently unearths his teammate's Darwinian traits: "I like you when you're a bastard. You're quite good at it." Not beyond bursts of violence himself, Bacchus sneers, "I had a good teacher."
Timothy Prager penned the tight script, nicely served up by director Nicholas Renton. Suffice to say, it ain't your ordinary TV cop buddy show.
That seemingly benign British getaway known as the Holiday Camp (pretty much the UK's version of middle-class America's bungalow colonies) masks an ugly side of human nature in Blue for Bluebird. The happy-go-lucky beachside resort gets a proverbial sledgehammer in the gut when the mini-skirted body of a beautiful camp worker is found washed up along the shore.
Like the soon-to-become obsolete Gently, the entire concept of Holiday Camps was already an anachronism by 1969, and is presented as such via the faded, peeling paint signs, lackluster aging guests and their bored children. Megan Webb (pop star Pixie Lott) is the one breath of fresh air – an aspiring rocker (who wows the quasi-comatose crowd with a cover on The Shoop Shoop Song). 'Cept now she's dead. Sexually active, but not the victim of a sex crime, Webb's murder was one of hate/revenge. But who? Everybody seems to have something to hide, particularly the camp's brother-and-sister owners Todd and Cherry Stretch. Smarmy guests, Megan's lovers and her cabin mates are the prime suspects until Gently and Bacchus track down the young woman's cold-as-ice parents, revealing a jealous and (at least peripherally) uncaring mother. Her blasé attitude is trumped by the detective's piercing "I always expect the worst from everybody" slap in her face.
As the investigation delves further into the lives of the guests and staff, Gently and Bacchus discover that the decaying vacation spot is a virtual knocking shop where the virile and nubile staff is available for the randy paying men and women. The additional revelation that the camp also flirts with pedophilia revolts the sleuths into rampant high gear as the surprising villains are brought to light.
Gently's problems are doubled by his partner's battling with his ex over their daughter's visitation custody rights. The former Mrs. Bacchus is probably correct by refusing to upgrade the court decision cause...well, basically her husband's a shit. In a rare instance of moving the emotional goal posts, Gently secretly pays a call on the bitter single mom and negotiates a reasonable compromise (unbeknownst to his partner).
This is my favorite episode in the set, and one of my all-time favorite shows in the entire series. The terrific writing by Jess Williams is beautiful complimented by Bill Anderson's taut direction. This one alone makes SERIES 6 worth the purchase.
Being a gay soldier in the UK military during the Sixties almost automatically puts a target on your back. But when the man is question is killed and the army doesn't give a rat's ass, red flags pop up with great rapidity. What gets Gently and Bacchus involved in Gently With Honour is the fact that this ordinarily calm individual went on a murderous rampage prior to his liquidation. Sinister shrinks, nasty sexual liaisons, strange experiments on enlisted men and other unsavory incidents make this one of the series' most intriguing and controversial episodes. Jess Williams and Steve Lightfoot's teleplay hits all the right chords, some albeit uncomfortably, perfectly appended by Tim Whitby's taut direction. Jemma Redgrave is thoroughly creepy as an inappropriate therapist with a sadistic fascination that can only be called Mengele-esque.
Union corruption in an archaic desolate mining community unmasks an accidental death as murder in Gently Going Under. Greedy politicians (are there any other kind?), violently dysfunctional families, adultery and incest tear apart this seemingly simple small town – with Gently's striving for the truth proving a definite detriment.
Macho Bacchus' underground phobia (causing Gently to risk his life in a possibly "arranged" cave-in) doesn't help their investigation (nor does his anti-labor "they can all go live in Russia" stance), also hampered by trouble on the home front. The aging detective's superiors are adamant about "promoting" the veteran sleuth to traffic desk work – hoping he'll resign in retaliation. It truly looks as if the looming, dreary Seventies are going to be terrible, treacherous times for not only the honorable cop, but his two younger assistants.
SERIES 6's capper is appropriately hard-hitting, thanks to the tight script by Mike Cullen and direction by veteran Brit crime director Ben Bolt.
As indicated earlier, the period look of GEORGE GENTLY plays as much a part of the show's success as the actors, the directors and the writers. The set and art direction is superb, as is the atmospheric camerawork. To the latter, we must therefore commend the praiseworthy efforts of Kieran McGuigan (Gently Between the Lines; Blue for Bluebird) and Peter Robertson (Gently With Honour; Gently Going Under). The music, too, is an important factor in re-creating the era, invoking an authentic mod flavor with a contemporary beat; so kudos to John Keane (Lines, Bluebird) and Mark Russell (Honour, Under).
18 minutes of supplemental featurettes are almost mind-boggling, as we're so locked into the actors as those characters that's it's bizarre to see them off-camera. It's a genuine surprise to see Inglesby/Bacchus as a nice guy – albeit not as jarring to have Shaw jokingly reveal why he's nothing like his on-screen persona.
Personally, I have found myself often pondering the future of George Gently – surviving not only the 1970s, but the 1980s and possibly even the 1990s. Like TV's Inspectors Morse and Italy's Montalbano, I also think about prequel shows, depicting Gently's life a young (or at least younger) man. You know, the early 1950s – when he was happily married and thought the future held great things. When one starts to do that, it's a sign that a show/movie's creators have done a good job, and that's the best compliment anyone can ever hope to bestow upon a popular fictional icon.
The GEORGE GENTLY production mini-society has done a very good job indeed.
GEORGE GENTLY: SERIES 6. Color. Widescreen [1.78: 1; 16 x 9 anamorphic]; Stereo-surround [2.0 audio]; Acorn Media and RLJ Entertainment and all3media International. CAT # AMP-2175; UPC # 0-54961-2175-9-5. SRP: $59.99.


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This American Life
- Hosted by Ira Glass
It's a story-telling, radio show with a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It's mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There's lots more to the show, but it's sort of hard to describe. You'll just have to listen.
This American Life, with Ira Glass is on 91.1 WSHU, 89.9 WSUF and 103.3 WQQQ, Saturdays at 4 PM, on WSHU-Fairfield County Public Radio on Saturdays at 4 PM, Sundays at 6 PM, and on 1340 WYBC Saturdays at 6 PM.

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Two injured, two in custody after shooting in Mishawaka parking lot
Mishawaka police were patrolling the parking lot at the 100 Center when they heard gunshots.
Police are investigating a double shooting in a Mishawaka parking lot that injured two people early Sunday morning.
Mishawaka police were patrolling the parking lot at the 100 Center, at the corner of Lincolnway West and Center Street, around 3 a.m. Sunday, June 8 when they heard gunshots between Hacienda and Club Sky, according to report from the Elkhart Truth's news partner WNDU.
Two victims were taken to an area hospital where one was treated and released and the other was listed in critical condition, WNDU reported.
A suspect fled the scene, but was apprehended after crashing into a fire hydrant at the corner of Lincolnway West and Monmoor Avenue.
Police have two suspects in custody and the case has been turned over to the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide.


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Date: April 26 2013
A leading trainer for Godolphin has been banned for eight years for his part in a major doping scandal that has rocked British horse racing.
The British Horseracing Authority handed the suspension to Mahmood al-Zarooni on Thursday after he admitted to giving 15 horses anabolic steroids.
Al-Zarooni was charged with violating multiple rules related to banned substances, as well as failing to keep medication records and with conduct prejudicial to the sport.
The horses are banned from racing for six months.
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MoMA's Photography Curator on Underappreciated Photographers
Quentin Bajac, who was appointed chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, gave an interview to critic and author Richard B. Woodward, published last week in the Wall Street Journal. Bajac talked about his ideas for future acquisitions for the permanent collection.
"Artists that he thinks the museum has wrongly ignored or undercollected include Luigi Ghirri," Woodward writes. "Among Americans, he cites James Welling as an 'important' figure underappreciated in the past by MoMA; and Mr. Bajac was 'shocked' it [MoMA] had not a single print by the photojournalist Susan Meiselas." Bajac also tells Woodward he'd like the permanent collection to represent more Japanese, African and Latin America photographers. (Yes, MoMA's holdings seem pretty provincial, especially compared to those of other institutions.)
During the interview with Woodward, Bajac also touched on ideas for new shows (note how Martin Parr's name is mentioned), his thoughts on displaying moving images and media installations, and what role he believes museums and curators should play in a society that experiences "a surfeit of images" every day. One of Bajac's comments will ring true to anyone who follows photography today: "Photography is no longer about the wall. The book form is basic to photography. Young photographers are self-publishing. We must be aware of that and work closely with the museum library."
The full article, "Snapshot of a Curator," can be found on online.wsj.com.


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insertion, and semiti-nunthly the samIe us new
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over twelve lines, charged us advertisements.
Lawcs of Soul Is Ca roliss, passed
at the Sessioa of1 the Geunera'lI
Assembly of 1M51.
AN ACT to I'aise supplies for the
year commencing in October, on e
thousand eiglt hundred and fifty
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives now met
and sitting in General Assenbbl ainr
by te authority of the same, That a
tax for the sums, and in the manner
herein-after ientioned, shall be raised
and paid itto the pulblic treasury of
the State, for the -ise and service there
of, that is to say: filly cents ad valor
em onl every hundred dollars of the
valtic of all the lands granated in this
State, according to ilho existing clazsi
fication as heretofore established; one.
L* t cent per acre on all latds lying
within the C.t.awa I)n fidiaun honda.y,
to be paid by cach grantee or less ee
of said Indian lands, tilii othelrwise
directed by law; sixty cents per head
ott all slaves; two dollars oin each free
negro, mulatto Or mlestizo betweeni
the ages of' fifteen antdliIly years, ex
4dAch -a li proved,
to.-the satisfaction of tihe collectors, to
be incapable, fro nm ainis or otherwise,
of procuring a livelihood: twenty cents
ad valorem on every luiidr'ed dollars
of' the value of all lots, lands aid
buildings within any city, town, village
or borough in tle State; sixty Celts
per hundred dollars ott fictorage em
ploymenclts, faculities and professionls.
including the profession of dentistry.
(whether in tiae professionl of the law
the prolits be detived from the costs
of suit, fees or other sources of pro
fessional incomtte.) excepting clergy
men, school-lmasters, school.mistresses
and mechanies, and ont the amnaut of
commissions received by vendue mas
ters and commission merchant.,; thirty
cntts per hunidred dollars ott the capi.
tal stock paid inl ot the first of Octo
ber, one thousand eight haudred and
fifty-four, of all banks which, for their
prese-nit cnarters, have not, paid a bo.
nus to thle State; twe'.ty ceits per hti
dred dollars on the capital Ptock of all
incorporated gas-ligit coaniaties; one
per cent, on all prein iums taken inl
this State by incorporated Iisurance
Companies, and by the agencies of in
sur-alice Conpaies aid undeiwriters
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cetnts upon evetry tunidried dotlars aof
the amount oft sales of tzoods, wares
and mecrchandtiise, emabracinig atll the
atrticles oif trade for sate, barter otr ex
change, (the products of thtis State and
the unmian ahetuired products of any
of the Uniited States or territories
ther'eof excepted,) which atny per'son
shall have made fromi the firs.'t day of
Janutary, of the pr-esenit year, to the
first dlay of January, iti the year' of
our Lord otto thiousaind eight huntdred
and filty-five, eitheri (on his, her or thte.r
capital, or but-rowed capital, oir oin ne
count of any persotn or persoits as
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this amiouint of sales of gioods, wartes
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State, sth atiake in any hotuse, stall or
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representitng pulil-yh~, for gatin atnd
rewatrd. atny platy, comedy, traigedy,
intetrltde or far'ce, or other31 etmpjloy
men4ta of the stage, oir atny part, ther'ein;
or for exhibiting wax figures or other
shows of'any kind whaatsoever', to be
paid inito tito hianld.' of' the Clerk-s of'
the Court respe.. tivecly, whlo shall be
bountd tao pay the samtte into thle pub.
lie treasurty, except in cases where the
same is now~ required by laiw to be
*paid to corporations orI oither'wise.
'Ssc. 2. T1hat all taxes levied otn
proapertey as. prescr'ibead in the ftirst
stetiont ofthis aict, shalt bepi th
tax cleorfor the distriet, or parish
jn iy~h said property is locate'.
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taxoe n titit iue (if taxabile propert y
tided atai in n inlturigg 0i: for raittroad
puirposis withitt this Sto9 the value
l tie m iachmery used therein lshall
not he inchided, brt only the value ol'
tie lots ad buildings as property
1-: C. 4. That the tax collectors ir,
tlie several districts aid parishes in
h bis State, inl their returins hereafter to
be iade. be and they are hereby re
<poired and enjoiied to state the pre
vise airimiount of *taxes collected by thorm.
for the purpose of supporting the po.
lice of the said several districts arld
parishes aforesaid. stating the rates
per centnianal on the amounits of the
State tax collected for said district aid
parish police purposes; arid the Comp
-troller General shall return the same
inl his report.
SEC I. That free negroes, milat.
toes, mustizoes be, and they are here.
by, repinired to niake their returns,
arid pav their taxes during the inonh
of' March.
II tie Senate House. the tventy-first
day of December, in the yea-r (I our
Lo rd one thousand eight hinelred
and fillty-foiir, and in tle seventy
intlh year of the 9(1v.reignlty and
lidepen(lence of' tire United States
of' America.
Prestfdent q the Senate.
SpeakerJ ofthe Jouse < fRepesentatires.
Ve make tie 61lowirrg extiact firo
an article entitled " Was Napoleon a
Dictator?" which we fiid in Putlatam's
Janura ry NUmber. The whole article
is full of' interest, and if we are iiot
m uclh mistakei comes froim the pert of
the present learned Profe.ssor of' jI istio.
ry, in onei College. It looks v-ery
mnch like the Doctor and the stle
und manner are certainly his. The
extract f'uirnishes a very striking par
rai el between Washinlgtoni and the
French Emperor.- [o. %-,-.
The emperor himself wv is desirrols
of' havinrg tis reigni considered as a
dictatori'ii p. Tll is was at least the
case in his exile, where, as it is well
and was natural, lie oeenied
hiimself' mneh with his nama1,e aid repi
tation as thkey-mould appear teo posterl
tv. On one occasitoln ie oh.-rve1 :
Some people hatvC said thrt I oghlrt to
have rade nivsel' a French Washirg
te. AIl tat, I was allowed to he was
a crowred Washingtilo.- For le to
aiitate W ashrinagtonii would have beena
I niiserie." i Ile eit, numltedlrl)(iv.
that. eiretnstant-eeo did noit alloiw Inill
to be a \Vashingtem. This is true
btt it is equal!y trare that Ie could iev.
cir have be. 11 a Vashinrgtn, whatever
tie cirenstances miigtlit have been.
TI.re rfe .n-> Iwo ini ill he whole
ba'eadlth of' history more luarlike to (Ne
Lrnoter lrl. \rasli ntoi's fel lmw star of
ahe birnary Colstellationr is William of
Nassan, the fiouner l' the Netirlaa mI
r'epubl Ilic, Iot Ilmraptarte crouwned or
u nero wn ied.
Napoleon's aid Washington's Inindz.
and souls difl'ered no le) 14!.;., thI ii
bodies. The one wv'as wio Ilv Anai
Caa, or Telntolnie ; the other a ver y
type of tihe Celtic or Iberiai. The #)fae
great and n1oble as a eahrn aind pease
verinrg iraon of' duity ; Ire othier i .ny(nna
Wis. arid of' flashy brillianey. \ash
ilgtim has ever appeared to us as tle
historie mlodel of' sounad common sense.
arnd sterling joi mnt, coupled with
lrimmrenlate peatri. tiism. TJhecre wa':s
noetharng brillanrt in W as~hingtnea, nnh-~a-s,
inrdeed, thre Fabian geniuis of aiiy ield
irg perseverance ini a high carel', be
called brillia.,t. N apoleonr, on thre
oIthlen' hanid is, possibly13, tht mo' st brail.
l'ait ebarac~rtear of' alil :.ode'nr times.
Glorciy was his very idol. WVashiington
was'obeI.dient to the law, a law aidinli
mnian if (ver threre wats one ; Na poleon
corstarrtly broke (down the law when
it, appeared rnecessai'y to hirm, arid it
ap~peared't tol him i ofte L'iso. WVash iin'
ion aided ini creating a new emrpi re;
Nap ol eaon createdl, orn aimed Ll at cr'eatinrg
aros n fa s~rngle fjidpne
'-a svrneof colon i' frm a dis
tanrt iiiother coun try ; Nap olceon areose
on11t of' a hiearirr ilalterrnaI rev' llit Iiin.
Wasiingtoni is daily growing in the
aflectionr of' historgy, anrd thre is thre
morlst, irear'kable nlriformrity of opJirionl
r'egardiing Iris ebaarnaeer ; there is thae
greatest, Iil'eee of' opoIiin'C~il re:ring
Napoleon's, and. ihlowever rmaniy mary
aidmine hrimr, rio one love~s him, except
sorme sri v'ors, wVhol hnave r'ecei veal
acts of' persona;l kiiidnhess at his hiands.
No iman ever loves power mrely as11
p~ower. We could anot even love 'Go~d
were fie only adhnaihrty. Washmirgtoni
ne~veri per'sec'ated ; Ihe impi l'irind nio
a pponiert, bairishied noi ernemaiy, aind
whenr Ire died hais barrds wei'e unrstainred
like Pericles ; Napoleon banished,
imri'stoned, arid perisecuted, and de
veloped a systemi of police, which miiust
he0 called stuapendons, onl accotunt. of its
valstnress, comrpl eteriess, prerfection,
power, anrd pcienetrtng relinoemient
a snysterm pressing to thiit day .oan
F'irnce lirke anr Alp, arid wich ma'kes
all that Aristotle wvrites on the polico
of uisurpers appear as the veriest, trash.
Ie DiOn) siani SyCO)liInt was t polor
(mngler, Compared to an agent of the
French secret police; and, be it well
remnieibered, this gigantic police sys.
tem with the gendarmerie, and ill t he
thousand ramifications, is essentially
Napoleonic. It was developed in all
its stifling grandeur under hiin, and is.
unfortunately, more truly his own,
than the code which bear.; his name.
Washington was strictly institu -
tional in his character, and never
dreamed of concentration of power.
It' Satan ever appeared to him showing
him the glory an(.' power of a kingdom
It earth, it was buried in his nioble
breast, and io act or word of his has
ever shown even a struggle to heat
down th tempLter. N:apil ifeon had noi
instinct Ihr institutional government
whlatever,* and constantly struck uont
new brillianey to make him and his
people more glious. Washing toni
was I citizen, and statesmainai, a patriot
and also a soldier; Napoletin was
soldier above all. lie acknowledges
11, and is proud f it. To be the
greatest captain was4 his greatest glory.
We Americans acknowledge th'at
Washiiington plainly served his coull
try, to which lie bowed as the great
thi :g above him and alive all; the
greatest adirers of Napol1eon sa
that " soldiers, moley, people, wel e
inl his hands but Ivalls to establisi.
In systewc gradniose."t Waingtton
iever was ia dictator, .nd never aimiii ed
at. a dictatorship; Napolcon claims the
Litle to exp!ain ur exiiSes his desp iisil
and cen) tral ism 1. Washington nevier
compared himself to any (ine; Naiolel
i. comlpares imiself lto him. %. ash
Igtoli's policy was strictly domestie.
mt id in Ieaving public life lie urges th.
SiLillil from'In foreign policy as a
0 r.4
must essential point in tie lwhotle
Americani State system. Napoleon's
policy became fromn year to year more
foreigl, tmtil it ended almost excln
sively ill cuilue-it, and11 aln abs'olucte
supremliacy of France, to which all else
was sacraiticed. Washington was a1
modest ai; Napoleon looked upon
limself as a sort of. Fate. Wa:,hing.
tonla wa1s one ->t the 4egianers the
Rft'vittlo i'itpo cleo steccs in whent
11lie revolution of* his ciountry a I
Already developed immense power
ancd frces. \Vahington aimed at no
elevationi of his faiily, and dies I
jin4tice of the peace; Naloleonu writes
i-) Joseph: I anlit a mi.aily of' kings
(it me /zmt une unille Ie rois.)
Washington divests himiellf of the
Uhief laigistracy, votlultarily and
Iracefil ly, leaving tio his 'people a
temn c t which afer ages liior like
a ptlmitical gtspel; Napioleonl, in his last
lav, is oclpied with the idea oi
itinnily aggrandizeut, or with the
mnelais by which his house imay be
prevented fiot mingling again with
onillilon len. Durilgl his closing"
illness lie directs General Bertrand to
advise, inl his namie, the iemcibers of
his annily to settle chiefly in IRome.
w hIIre their children oug.h t to be
Illarried to the priieely aiiii ilies ofI
Ile Colonis, &c., anid w.here Somite
lliaplarte wojuld no't fiil to becme
popie. Jcrome i li Caroline oucighit tic
reside ii Switzerland, where, in ierne.
lihe) ilimist establishi theiselves inl the
Swiiss "* Oligalueby."' and where a
ladammai 6n1.i would belc'taini to
fldl to the fiiniily; andic the chiltlienc of
dosellh, shldc lhe remiaini in Ameirica,
miighit mai~rry inito the great famiilies (of
the \Vaiilshigtccsad den'e~rsoins, aiid ai
lI napasrte wou Ild cme Precsideniit iof
lie iited St ates.s Wasin gtona wais
all that, :his 'ciuntry at the time
requciredh, and no mou re; he was thuis,
anid r'emainis, a political bilessing to ouri
Fiance retqired, andt ito imiore Did
Iihe desires ofihis geniins and( his pci son.
cal grt'at~n ess nolt pre'sent themiiselvyes as
Fiance to hiis cnormoincis in d? Even
Louinis Na poltecon hazs said on his thronec
thait his unicle, it muiist be ownced, hasd
liovedl wair tio much.
lith WaV. :shiingtoni and Napolieon
have been ment'l of' high act ion anid
solme pont of' silniiarity unditoubhtedlly
exist, but, tI) find thIeml 'is a work cot
igeniciity. rat her thanii one that natu-i
rally presentts itself to an inigeinuous
Taii' CAsc. o1r Yot'ac 'EI.~-From
a high ofliciail son ree, at. IIavaina, we
lemini that tour Cocnsul (as wuellI as alli
cither fpersonhs) has benl deied pclter
mlissioni to visit, Mr1. lFelix in pirisuin.
'he othoir prisolner, Laicstte, is coiifined
iii a cell descri bed as a " hiorrid deii,"
anmd is to he tried Ihv a military com-l
iion~i--resulIt, d'th moist Ii kcl y.
Mtr. Felix wtiuld have beena as severely
treated buit ir thle initeres t. mnifestedl
by~ our governmenht anid iluient ial ill.
dividumals. H~e is bectter treated as it
is, anid the Consul hopecs yet Li) obitain
Ccimmlunienationi with imii. Tlhe iEnig
1ish and Scotch tradens at Hlavania,
considering Mr. Felix's ease, are said
to sneerl not a litt-le at President
Pierce's Inaugural, whi ch promised so
much p~roteet~lon to Americans. They.
keep the documin ut posted up inl their
counting rooms. Our Consul holds,
and rightly, that Felix and Lacoste
should have their trial tinder the treatv,
oipen and fhir, and not before a secret.
military iinisition. Ile has, ere this.
addressed the Captain General on the
*suhject-with what result we are anx
ious to hear. Our govei mient per.
iits Arnericans and the American
mnane to suflelr, by not efliciently inter
;'osing in such cases as thiss -N J
A CoMaINirr.-The Montgomery
Mfail, speaking of South Carolina and
of the selection f --C her public men,
pays her the following compliment:
No State in the Union has been so
uniformly jeaIlous of her character in
this particular. Virginia has been
lfiined for her regard fir mien of' stand
inig and ability, and Massachusetts has
been always disposed to put. her best
talent ihrward. 13ut of late years they
have illilen below their old standard.
whIiile *ouith Car'linia has continued tio
use her linest mind, so for as it was
available for her service. We iniag
ine that in i, State has demagogueisin
less sway aind genuine ability a readier
chalce for siciess. Polities still re.
tail some dignity in South Carolina;
but in iost ()f the Statcs a iman's ad.
vainceient inl piblic life depends on a
goiridly number of outside accompani.
mn ts.
The nIatir al resul t. is beginnir.g to be
snlliciently apparent. Our best men,
i iany seeLions of the Union, are
seeking other fields and other harvests,
A oI erfuli change has cei tainly tak.
C! place already; anid henee the mark
ed decline ill oir statesmanship, and
in Congressional and Ex-entive talent.
Time imay bring about a reform. The
old patriarch hi:ts done iany good
things in his day, and lie is not yet
too old to right uip matters in) this por
rion of his doilniion. Without any
sort of doubt, the American people see
the error of allowing their best men
to fly from public life, and dedicate
their intellectual worth- to. other ur
suits. It gelius coeld ience ' mnre
imrare our' Leg'slative Halls, and the
power of mat.ore years, proIhund stu.
dv and liberal culture, reach the li pubb me
heart of tie land. we should enter on
I new eira in oill r history.
lEsPIisEn IlIOUS1iIoLD .uriEs.
From a varie!y of Cases, nothing is
Ilkme 44iiii on than to find A mericai
wolen wh*Io, have in it. the slightest idea
of household (liltv. A writer thus
all ules to this suIject:
"In this neglect of household cares
American imales stand alontie. A
Gerinaii lady, no matter how hiigh her
rank, never forgets that d 'rnest ic li
hors coiduice to the health of' od y
and mind alike. An English lad,
whether she he (lil a gentleian's
wife, Ir a diiuke's, does not ..espise the
household; ad, even thigh she has a
housekeeper, devotes a portion of Liher
limtie to this, her happi'est splhere. It.
is reserved fior our republican line la
dies to be io .re choice than even th i. i
motnarchical and- ariocatie ,isters.
he resuilt i a lassitude oiif mind tfteii
as fatal to the hualth as iegect of
bodily exercise. The wife who leaves
her hiousehild ca.-es 14 the servants,
Ii yS the penalty which has beeni aflix
ed to idiIlness silien thle fotiiidationi if
lie wIold, a .d ei ther wilts away frolin
clnllni, oir is dIriveni to) all sorts ofi fash
inabile fo llies to hjid empiloiy menit for
tile liiid.'
NARI.AaiE orFN E~sO~s.
IPersons. abuat to at airry, who wh-h to
kinow the fprmoper age, mire refei red to
lie f bllow ing precedt'li s. Adami and
Eve, 0; Shi:u kespeare, I 8; Dcin Johinso n,
21; Wailer, 22; hraniktin, 2-1; Mlozai t,
25; Dainte, K epleri, FullIeIr. Johinson,
Iiiirke, S'co tt, 2ti; Tycho~ Brahe, l~ iron,
Washington , Wehlihgtcoi, Iounapar te,
27; P'eiii. Steriie, Qg; Linimeus, N el -
sioni. 21), lurins 30: Chaucer, I logar tlh,
IPeel, 32; Wo rdswiortli, Dlavy, 33,
A risto'.le ;io, Sir W Ailllim J ones, 37;
W ii hef rie, 38; 1 anthler, 42; A ddiso1n,
I-f; W esley, Yong, 47; Swi It, .19);
hufilbn. 55, Oldl Parr, (last time) 15t0.
II A damu and Eve got. mairried hefibre
they were a y ear old, and the veteran
Parr buckled with a widow at 120,
bacihelr a(15.nd spinisters may we I at
any age they Ii ke, and find shelter
unider great naines for either early
miarria ges or late.
Pava.ENcE~ OF DAihim ss.-F1roml
sonie cause or oither, baldness seemus
to laceial much younger men~i thian it,
did thirty or forty years ago. A veiy
observat, hatter iiinred us a short
time smece, that lie imnagiined mnuch of
it wais owing to lie coinnuon use of
wearing silk hats, which fromn their
im perimeability to the aiir, keep the
he-ad iat a much higher temp1jeratunre
thai the old beaver structures which,
lie also informed us, went ount prinici.
pally because of' the scarcity 'of' the
beavers in the lludson flay. This feet
affords a sinrular instance of the influ.
ence of liishion upon the anainals of a
remote continent. It would be more
aingular still if the silk hat theory of
baldness hs any truth in it as it wotld
then turn out that we were sacrificing
our own natural nap in order that the
beaver inay recover his. Without
endorsing the speculative opinion of
our hatter, we nay, we believe, state
it as a well ascertained circumstance,
that soldiers in hicmnelted regiments
are oftCner hald thant any other of our
lieroic def'enders.-Quarterly Review.
Suom.: DEATHI OF A IBJIERTINE.
The following strange tale appears in
the Paris Droi:-A young man aged
about thirty, dressed with extreme
e!eganace, arrived at the station of the
Rouaen railway about ten days ago.
Ile was accormpanied by a young
female, who was also most elegantly
att ired. Almost immediately after he
alighted from the train ho was taken
ill, and in a short timno manifested all
the symptons of poisoning. lie was
co1n veyed into the nearest hotel, aid
there, though medical hs-istance was
promptly procured, he (lied inl great
agony. On his being taken ill, the
fenale by whomi he was accompanied
disappeared, and all attempts to di!
cover he, were vain. It being strongly
suspected that he had died (if poison,
informn'ation was given to the o agVis.
trates. On exanining his pockets, a
nu 11ber of portraits of feinales, of
rinags, locks of hair, innumerable love
letters, aid other trophies of a favorite
of' the ladies, were iound. Only one
of the letters contained the address of
the writer. The Mayor of Roien gave
iii'ormation of the death to the Prefect
of Police, at Pat is; and from inquiries
which the police, by the prefect's
orders, instituted, it became rather
widely known. The consequence was,
that the Mayor of Rouen received a
great number of letters from females
in different positions in society, claim
inir the deceased, but though all agreed
In describing'him as remarkably good
looking. and.all expressed profound
sorrowy at his de.ith, no two'.of :thenm
gaves hima th samevuimqe,.The lady
-who put her'a!dress to the love letter
foind on him, was souht ont aid
qiestioned; and she gave him a name
dif ferent from that of all her rivals.
The real name of this Don Juan hais
not yet been discovered, and the more
inquiries are made, the more dillicult
it becomnes to know who he was.
Fr'ii an examination inade of the
bily, it appears that he died, not of
poisonl, but of a sudden attack of chol.
Ni-vwiwuatit BANK.-Vill some one
b% kind enough to infbridi us as to the
euaue of cerim apprehensions which
have been expressed in this District,
and, we believe, acted upon in the city
1)f Augusta, in regard to the coindition
of this moneyed corporation? Until
two weeks since, it was generally
thoight, fiumi the character of its
stockholders and the well known
ability of' its financial head, that the
Newberry Flank would at least stand
its hand, through thick and thin, with
any or all of our moure youthful banks
lut to our surprise, a clamor has been
raised against it. first of all. - Until
somIetniir more condemnatory, than
is at present known, shall appear, we
mAst insist that this clamr is as unjust
as it is un ibunded. Anad we trust our
editorial brethren of New berry will at
eneae mnake its absurdity apparent.
WVe should take plleasure in giving
circulation to anmy de(fenace of' this
Institution they maay think proper to
P. S.-Since the above was ini the
printe's drawer, we have been shown
a full statemnent, direct fromr the hands
of' Mr. IBoyd (President of the New
berr'y Ban ks) to the effect that his Bank
ha~s nout. heena in a better condition since
its estalishmaent than at present.
II is exhibit, whieth now lies be'for'e us,
minakes a clearm showing. His language,
in reference to the supposed imrplica.
tioni of the Bank in Charlestn failures.
is empailatic. " By the failures in
Chaarleston," says lae, " we expc't to
lose but little if anay thing; and did we
to the extent of (our holdings, it would
ntot, effect our operations and should
no 0t our cred it."- Edgejield Advertiser.
SUROIcAL OPEnA'TION O~ 'rETilEs
-DiPI.icaso 'IrE IJEART IN A LIVINo
Blonv.-Ona the 3d of the present
month, Mr'. Alphonso Bickford, of
P'ahaayra, Me., land his chest tapped,
anad the ahanost itncredible amaounat of
inme punts of fluid, in all its character
istics resemblinamg pus, taken therefrom.
T1he P'ortlanad Advertiser' says:
"I'The operationi was performied by
Dr. J. C. Manson, of itt sfiel d, ad.
vised and assisted by Dr. Benson, of
Newport. T1he fluid was situated in
the left, side of thme chest, and conlse.
quently the heart wias very much dis
placed ; so much so that it was dis
ticty felt beating two inches upon
the right of the sternum or medium
line of the body. It ho~over gradu.
ally receded during the operation, and
after the entire evacuation, was found
beating in nearly its natural position.
Ilie patient immediately began to
amnend, and is at present doing well.
His case has for some tine past been
considered hopeless, but tMere is now
a prospect of his recovery."
OR iN OF NEwSPAPEiis.-D'fIsraeli,
in the~first volume ofhis ' Curiosities of
Literature," gives a very interestinm
and minute account of the origin of
newspapers with historical facts con
corning their introduction in the vari.
Ous European nations. Ile states
that we are indebted to the Italians
for the idea of newspapers. The first
paper was a Venetian one, and only a
monthly; but it was merely the news.
paper of the govern ment. The title of
the Gazedus, was perhaps derived from
Gazzera. a magpie, or chatter, or more
probably from a farthing coin peculiar
to the city of Venice called gazetta,
which was the common price of the
newspapers. These early newspapers
were not allowed by ajealous govern
ment to be circulated in Printed form,
but the Venetian Gazeite con'inued'
long after the invention of printing, to
be distributed in manuscript. In a
library at Florence are thirty volumes
of the Venetian gazettes al. in manu
script. Mr. George Chalmers states
that mankind are indepted to the
wisdom of Queen Elizabeth, and the
prudence of Biurleigh, for the first
genuine newpaper. In the British
Museum are several newspapers which
were in the English Channel, duiing
the year 1588. Popplar zeal againaL
the Spanish Armada was inflamed in
these early newspapers. Burleigh, in
order to rouse the national feeling,
published extracts of a letter from
Madrid which speaks of putting the
English Queen to death, and the
instrumentof torture on-the Spanish
fleet l These early copies of newspa
pers are in Roman,,not blank letter.
They are entitled " .English Iferedrie.
Periodical papers were fir. generally
used in England durina the tOhvil Wa r
at-the period ot.the fornnweth.
Do Saint Foix, in his curious histori.
cal essays, gives the origin of newspa.
pers in France. lenaudor, a physi
cian of Paris, to amuse his patients,
was a great collector of rews, ad he
found by these mieans that lie was
more sought after than his more
learned brethren. But as he had much
leisure and was quite fond of collecting
news, ho obtained a privilege from tie
Government in 163), to publish a
summary of the news of the various
countries to distribute among his
patients. It is almost needless to add
that his patrons were soon found in
all ranks, and his written sheets were
in grenter demand than his written
Tim NVORLi TO CoMs.-Th1e follow
ing were the mneditatiions of the Cele
brated John Foster on the death of
his wife.
"Can it be-how is it-what is it
that we are now not inhabitants of the
same world-that each have to think
of the other as in a perfectly different
economy of existence?. Whither is
she gone-in what manner does she
consciously realize to her-elf the
astonishing change-how does she
look at herselfC as no longer inhabiting
a mortal tabernase-in what manner
does she recollect her state as only a
few weeks since-in what manner does
she think, and feel, and act, and coni
mnunicate wvithi other spiritumal beings
-what n mnner of vision has she of
Gsod and the Sav'iour of the world
how does she review and estimate the
course of discipline through which she
had beeni preparc:l for the happy state
where she find.- hersel f-in what an
ner does she look back on deaft, which
she has so recently passed through
and does she plainly understand the
nature of a '.henomenon so awfully
mysterious to the view of mortals ?
How does she remember and feel
respecting us, respcctmng me ? Is she
associated with the spirits of her de.
parted son and our two children who
died in inftnmey ? Does she indulge
with delight a confident anticipatmon
thait we shall, after awhile, be added
to her society ? If she should think
of it as (with respect to some of us)
many years, possibly, before such an
event, does that appear a long time
in prospect, or hats she begun to ac
count of duration according Jo the
great laws of eternity ? Earnest
imraginngs and questioninags like these
arise without end; and still,.there is
no answer, no revelation. The mind
comes again and 'again up close to the
thiek black veil; but there is no per
forationi, no glimpse. She that loved
me, and I trust loves me still, will
not, cannot, answer me. I can only
imagine her to say, "Come and see,
serve our God so that you shall come
and bhare, at no distant time."
Lime-water is said to be an iiiinItt
b lo pure f'or diai r io
." LITTL CLoUD."-LlOyd's c
ly. paper-one of the oldest ofihio
English publications, and associ"ted
essentially with the cominercial inte
rests of Great Brittaiin-gives express I
ion to sentiments respecting. this codfI
try, which, we imagine, are Lhose'of-._ j_
large part of the enlightened clasis
fur which it speaks. We make the -
fullowing selection from one of its;
articles, as germane to the times.
South6 Carolihian.
"Tho little cloud is growing. Da
by day we see the two great Ailgi
Saxon States stand further aparand
causes of complaint are being m'ulti
plied-we grieve to say-on thii side
of the Atlantic with the great republic -
Is this the fruit of our Austrian 'ahd
French alliance? American hatred
:and distrust ofAustria are as fierce as
a passion; and whenever we conclude '
a definite allianre which shall give us
a new friend . at Vienna, Nvd mait
reckon on finding a new enemy at;
Washington, This is l thecour' ot
things. Our Austrian leanings all
along have turned from us the-hearts
of our cousins. But now we are . -o
siffer fur the quarrels of tll- Fiienc1h
Emperor. Three or four weeks'ag,
oficial papers began to abuse the
Americans. Within the last fe'days .j
Mr. Soule, an Armericin ambassador.
in Paris, is about to demand his -:
passpoits and withdraw; and rumor
designates t I duty of the B
tie fleet as a cruise across the Atlah -
tic! Where are we driting? .Jona4 ;
than, like John, is high and mett
some. If the fleet go out, blood wil
be shed, and in a cause not ouis th&
blood of men who. speak our tfmguagq
apd ob.ey ourtlaws, the blooil otbroth
ers. Are the stories false. Or o
our ministers gone mad? . Hit tq
not enough oih their hands?
them, Eugland will tell themn, that
first -wish of all hearts is pea'e, frchdd '
Iiness..concorditj our.own- in
no alliance,.howev r-splendib b:
welcome to us that inv.e" tole
ation of the nitd
We extract the following'fron the
Evening News of Thursday
Our money market' continues to
present no new features of interest
which may be considered capable of
benefiting our business men at. the
present. Our hanks are making many;
changes in their business, with the
view of conforming to the pressure of
the times. If, in doing this, they shall
hit upon a general course, and which -
is capable of being carried out at al:
times, we think they will greatly
bencit themselves and tihe comnilty'
also. One of their changes, we under
stand, is the reduction of their dis
counts, as regards each amount. We
have always considered the discounj. *
ing or large aiiounts, for one' inai h
one tine, a bad policy. It withdras
fronm the batik a large-amount of its -
means at one draw, which is not aigahi
returned until it all comes back; thus
cripling the resources of the bank for4a
long period, to be only removed at
long intervalk, and then again renewed
immediately, with the view of keepinig.
its funds active.
When a bank manages 'ts business
so as to have its discounts coming dn
in equal proportions every day, it~is
always able to discount paper for its
customers as they may want it, instead
of requiring them to await its slo,~
action. It is also better able to makto
use of its deposits, because this co
tiniued incoming of its funds is alwaya...
supplying it with ths means to nieef f
any ordinmary demnat...s. But theseaj~
not all thie benenits which a %ink
receives. When a banik mnakes saijnl
loans it gets a greater numberj f~j~.L
securities, and runs less risk oflos.a !;
It will also create a large numbd~.~d
depositors, whose business, by reason~:V-~
of this regularity on the partof- the~
bank discounts, are in a healthy condi
tion, and thus become profitable to th~ -
bank. These large loans nra not onl: i
injurious to the bank, but also to the .
people-for where they. are -being &- -
raised, the absorption necesary Nw
this purpose imparts to the markea~Q
stringency unknowns to small lohan's.~
B3esides these, they increasesictl
tion and false credits, greatly to. t
injury of all. One of the oldpst *t~#
in the Union, havin.g a .capitai
$1,00.000, whilst its'deposits
reached above that, and yet'dtirit~
existence, possessing thiisila
it has never loaned ateiottf
$2,000, and then oin fir#>I'as}
Trhis bank has pontied-.DrI~g'
times of plenty aindt presstgre~~
dividends every your offtse~i~
whilst- its losses, iave -be
Th ufierofhidhi
don~~~, roseceI9ed bmthio9t
er, inlordtis is Engmjlsh
the late Nege Yrk oe o'
test fo~r ihtdtoierna
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When the evening comes and you can look into the first and second levels of your basketball arena and see a sea of uniforms belonging to the Corps of Cadets standing straight, tall and proud, then you know you are in Reed Arena, at home at Texas A&M, where the spirit of the 12th Man lives. The Aggie men's basketball team could not help but feel the support by the attendance of 9,257 on Wed. Jan. 15. It was the highest home game attendance all year.
Starters for the Aggies evening were Jordan Green, Fabyon Harris, Kourtney Roberson, Alex Caruso and Jamal Jones and for the Gamecocks, Sindarius Thornwell, Brenton Williams, Duane Notice, Demetrius Henry, and Mindaugus Kacinus were on deck.
The first minutes of the game was a defensive battle featuring five personal fouls, 3 for the Aggies and 2 for South Carolina, as the officials made it a point to be active in calling. Early on, South Carolina jumped out to a 10-2 lead, but turnovers were a large factor. Also, losing out on offensive rebounds characterized the first six minutes of play. The score was 14-3 when Davonte Fitzgerald did his pro-hop to get a basket for the Aggies, and then they got the ball back when SC traveled.
Both teams traded turnovers, again, and it looked like a lot of nerves out there on the court. Antwan Space got the ball into Kourtney Roberson to cut the lead to 7 points. At this point SC had 9 rebounds compared to 3 for the Aggies, and SC was shooting 50% of their field goals to the Aggies' 33.3%. Roberson would top out at 4 points for the night and 3 rebounds, playing 29 minutes.
Davonte Fitzgerald got the Aggies first 3-point shot on an assist from Jordan Green, with almost 9 minutes to go, and the Gamecocks answered with a layup by SC's Desmond Ringer, but the Aggies managed to cut the lead to 6 on an Antwan Space free throw, 1 for 2 on that attempt. Jamal Jones faked out SC with a look and found Alex Caruso, for his only 3-point shot of the night. Jordan Green made a smooth layup and the score was brought to within 3. In just 3 minutes' time, the Aggies had improved to 50% shooting and answered South Carolina's fast and furious charges up and down the court.
With Alex directing traffic on the floor, Shawn Smith added a key 3-pointer to cut the lead to 2, but South Carolina answered back. Jamal Jones rose to the challenge and hit another 3-pointer, bringing the Aggies' deficit to just 1 point, 31-30 with 4:44 left in the half. There is no doubt that the crowd's screaming and yelling had a major impact on the team morale, as they never let down—the team or the crowd.
Jamal's shot and Davonte's rebound tip in brought the Aggies into the lead with 4:13 left in the half. Shawn Smith fouled Duane Notice, who got both free throws, and the Aggies were back down by 1. Jamal Jones took an easy shot to put the Aggies in the lead but a foul by Fabyon Harris gave Duane Notice the go-ahead 2 points on free throw shots to put the Aggies back down in the hole.
With 1 minute to go, Caruso missed an attempted pro-style dunk by about two miles and South Carolina was still up by 3. Finally, Space made a power layup and drew a foul but barely missed the free throw. The score was still 37-36, favor SC. Alex Caruso missed two free throws but Shawn Smith made two more when he was fouled by Laimonas Chatkevicius. The first half closed out 39-38 favor South Carolina.
Really, it was a miracle that the Aggies were only down by 1 at the half, considering that South Carolina had outrebounded them 20-10 and the Aggies were 10 of 17 on free throw attempts, while South Carolina was 8 for 9 of their tries. South Carolina also had 12 second-chance points to the Aggies' 8 and that was another factor where there was definitely room for improvement.
Jordan Green free throw off of Sindarius Thornwell's foul. Demetrius Henry stole the ball from Fabyon Harris and dunked the ball successfully. The Aggies found themselves ahead 45-39 just 2 minutes into the second half. SC Coach Frank Martin was frustrated with his players, holding his head in his hands and cupping his mouth to yell onto the court when his players were not paying attention. Finally, Sindarius Thornwell had back-to-back fouls, and the Aggies hit another 3, courtesy of Jamal Jones. Plus, Davonte Fitzgerald got a put-back layup, and brought the score to within 5 again, 47-43.
You couldn't help but wonder at this point how many of those plays you wish you could have had back again. The biggest issue at this point in "sloppy play" was that the Gamecocks were shooting 83.3% of their field goals to the Aggies' 50%. And, as of this point in the game, SC had been 8 of 9 of their free throws and the Aggies had been 12 of 21, just enough to give the Aggies a 4-point lead, had they been made. At the 11:54 mark, you started keeping track of missed opportunities and realized that had the Aggies been perfect on their free throws, they'd have been up by 8 points. Meanwhile, South Carolina was 11-13 on their free throws. It was time to turn the game around, and grab a decisive lead instead of trading baskets.
Finally, the Aggies got aggressive rebounding and in free throw shooting and Shawn Smith's free throw brought the Aggies back to 52-51. He was then instrumental in turning the momentum around as he stole the ball and gently tapped in a layup. Even though South Carolina answered back, the Aggies were more aggressive this time, particularly as led by Antwan Space, who has been effective in so many ways when he comes in off the bench.
Jamal Jones' first free throw tied the game at 57 and his next shot put the Aggies up by 1, and the crowd was reacting to the "AAAAAA" (pronounced "ayyyyyy, like the Fonz would do, only with a southern flair!), flashing on the banner graphics and raising the roof noise level in Reed in response. The Gamecocks had to give up the ball with a shot clock violation and the Aggies got down to the last second when Shawn Smith hit his second 3 of the game, and yelled "Let's go!" to put the Aggies up by 4, 61-57 with 5:44 left to go. The crowd roared its approval.
South Carolina had a basket, but it didn't matter when Jamal Jones got his next 3-point shot and the Aggies went up by 5 with 4:25 to go. Shawn Smith picked up his fourth foul, and South Carolina picked up a 3-pointer by Brenton Walker. Alex Caruso would have none of that and made an assist for Kourtney Roberson's layup. Jamal Jones then grabbed a South Carolina rebound to give the Aggies back the ball with 3 minutes to go. Jordan Green made it close to the basket but Antwan Space finished off the bucket to make it 68-62 Aggies with 2:50 to go. The crowd was going wild with each Aggie score.
The Hullaballoo band was instrumental as they had been all night long in keeping the fans in the game during each time out and whenever they could make noise on the sidelines. Finally Thornwell picked up his fifth foul and Jamal Jones one of two critical free throws to bring the Aggies up 69-62 with 2:14 left. Space picked up the rebound off the SC second failed free throw shot and the Aggies started trying to run out the clock. Antwan Space missed the next two free throw attempts off a deadball foul, and the Aggies managed to get the ball back after SC missed and managed to foul Jordan Green.
Green made his first free throw and the crowd went wild and then he got his second free throw to guarantee all the Aggies would get free chicken fingers from Raising Cane. With the score 71-65, off of two free throws made by SC, there were still 1:22 minutes left to play. Not one Aggie left Reed Arena, the excitement was so powerful. At last, it looked like the Aggies had every making of being considered a basketball school.
The Aggies were wearing down the clock when Jordan Green made an impossible bucket using his version of Davonte Fitzgerald's pro-hop move, and the crowd went nuts again. The margin moved to 73-65, and Green picked up a foul by SC's McKie, but missed the extra point. Jamal Jones got the ball but Caruso turned it over, again, and put the Gamecocks back at the free throw line. Of course it was their leading scorer, Brenton Williams, who was perfect on both attempts but fortunately the shot clock was in the Ags' favor.
When the ball was inbounded with 33.3 seconds to go, Antwan Space was fouled and missed his first free throw but made the second one. Then, their Laimonas Chatkevicius missed a 3-pointer and the Aggies' Shawn Smith grabbed the rebound, airballed and the Aggies had the deadball rebound with 20.4 seconds to go. SC's Jaylen Shaw fouled Shawn Smith again, and sent him to the line; he missed the first but made the second free throw.
The Ags fought underneath the basket on the Gamecocks last two possessions. Duane Notice missed a three-pointer, but Chatkevicius's rebound gave the Gamecocks one last chance. Brenton Williams missed the 3 and as Antwan Space grabbed the rebound, the clockran out with the score, Aggies over South Carolina, 75-67.
Keys to the Aggie win were containing Sindarius Thornwell. He'd just been named SEC Freshman of the Week, and SEC records supplied showed that he'd averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists against Florida (#10) and LSU. Thornwell had hit his season-high 25 points against LSU just two days earlier. Against the Aggies' defense, Thornwell was held to 2 of 7 shooting and he fouled out with only 5 total points. That's good ball play on the Aggies' part.
Overall, the two teams were about even in field goal shooting (Aggies 55.0% to SC's 46.9%) but the Aggies had two more 3-point shots than SC. Once again, Jamal Jones led the team with 3 and Mr. Electricity (Shawn Smith) added 2, then Davonte Fitzgerald and Alex Caruso each added 1.
It was a true, tough SEC battle, as the score was tied four times and the lead changed six times. But in the end, it was the Aggies' newest guys who pulled out this win for their team when it comes to shooting, as Jamal Jones (21), Davonte Fitzgerald (13) and Shawn Smith (13) combined for 47 of the Aggies 68 points.
Caruso continues his defensive play and had 7 assists and 2 blocks, but he also led with 4 turnovers as he just plays too fast for his own good sometimes. At the end of the day, though, Caruso's consistent in his passion for his team to win, and assures the team will never give up if they fall behind.
So, how was it that the Aggies masterminded a win tonight? A never-say-die attitude, strong shooting from the newest members of the team, patience and calm from Coach Kennedy and the sidelines, and the crowd of 9,257, many of whom were members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
Commentary: One major error on the part of the A&M men's basketball team, once again, was to send Assistant Coach Kyle Keller back to the Aggie network broadcast table for the postgame wrapup. Nothing is a bigger buzzkill to be listening to the excitement of Dave South and Al Pulliam as they root for the Aggies to win, shot by shot, via the Zone radio, only to have Coach Keller say, again, in case you missed his postgame interview two games prior, that "this team just doesn't play pretty," and "we missed a lot of opportunities" and just every negative thing you can think of. The automaton-like delivery of unstellar commentary makes you almost forget that the Aggies had won both games.
Keller did manage to come up with a monotonic reference to the crowd, and the Aggie Corps of Cadets and say how it was great they were there. Gee thanks, Coach. The Aggies won a tough basketball game. You can play "real pretty" and lose by a mile. Instead, the Aggies did what the t-shirt slogan says, "I gave everything I had and left it on the court."
In the Aggie win, some statistics that Coach Keller could be called on to cite, rather than his doom-and-gloom pondering of how we barely won, despite winning, he might try:
Jamal Jones had 19 field goal attempts at Tennessee 1/11/14, and he made 5 of 10 of his three-point shots at Tennessee 1/11/14 for 50% accuracy, so it's safe to say he's a shooting threat. He continued his abilities, as the leading scorer of the game, with 21 points on 5 field goals, 3 three-pointers and 8 of 10 free throws. Alex Caruso had 11 assists against Arkansas 1/8/14 and added 7 more against South Carolina, which keeps Texas A&M second in the SEC in that area.
With the victory over South Carolina in a close game, The Aggies are now 3-0 in SEC play still tied with Florida in staying undefeated in SEC play. The Aggies won, Coach Keller, so please find a way to join in the unbridled enthusiasm shown by Dave South and Al Pulliam throughout their broadcasts and post-game show. Attitude is key to this young team continuing their pursuit of wins.
This year, the Aggies are not seasoned veterans contemplating their future pro careers, and they deserve more respect than to have to have parents and friends listening in on the radio only to hear "we're just not that good" from an assistant coach. Future recruits who can't be here in person also listen on the radio. Aggies won. Aggies won. Aggies won. See you next game in person at Reed Arena; the 12th Man does make a difference, student, faculty and community together.


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One of the most highly valued rights given us by our constitution is that of free speech. Many a battle has been waged to defend it and many legal cases have been won on its merits. However, recent events could lead us all to wonder if our right to express a differing belief or opinion could be at risk, and how this could happen.
The support for gay marriage has grown rapidly in recent years. In 1996 the U.S. Congress passed, and Bill Clinton signed, the (DOMA) Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as a union that exists solely between a man and a woman. It was not until 2012 that President Obama came out in favor of same sex marriage- which then led other prominent leaders and citizens to endorse it.
Fast forward to the present and same-sex couples can be legally married in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. Thirty-three states have restrictions against gay marriage, but their numbers are expected to rapidly decrease. In June 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a key part of DOMA when it declared that gay couples that are married in states where it is legal must receive the same benefits that heterosexual couples receive. Most significant is a 2014 poll that found that 59% of Americans now support same sex unions. There is a sea change in favor of this right and it's clear there is no turning back.
So all this must mean that we are becoming a much more tolerant and open society, right? Recent events suggest that it depends on what side of the issue someone is standing on- the popular one or that of dissenter. The very recent case of Brendan Eich is a stunning example of what is happening. Only two weeks after becoming chief executive of Mozilla he resigned under duress. His opposition to gay marriage stirred up a firestorm among employees and customers who threatened walk-outs and boycotts. The climate made it impossible for him to be effective in the position so he stepped down.
It's hard to take any message but one away from this-don't express an unpopular or politically incorrect belief or you could suffer serious consequences. If this continues, free speech could become an endangered right as those who can't tolerate dissent are seen as on the right side and everyone else- well, you know. Where this could lead is anybody's guess- just make sure if you hold an unpopular belief you keep it to yourself. Your career and social standing could depend on it.


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Spring term and spring plans!
Monday, April 08, 2013
Spring term starts today. Worrying about getting into nursing school ended officially when I got up this morning, theoretically.
I only applied for two schools, which is as it should be, since there were only two within a reasonable drive. I also did not realize how badly I needed a CNA to be competitive. I have a 3.98 GPA, but for one school I am not in district and I did not take any classes at all at the other school. So my chances, when there are 4 people applying for every slot, and ALL of them have excellent GPAs, are pretty darm slim. I was turned down by school #1. School #2, where I have taken no classes at all, still offers some hope. My chances are good IF they want a specific thing: someone who wants to work VA hospice. My conversations with other nursing students tell me that is where I am rare, because younger students tend to prefer exciting ER and feel-good pediatrics.
So my plan now is to take the advanced math class I need to be accepted into the bachelor's program, as if I will be accepted into the associate's program. I can't do it half heartedly because then I won't get an A. Math is not a great subject of mine. I have to give it my all. If I don't get accepted, I will take my CNA classes and reapply next year. I will also volunteer as much as possible at the VA because it feels good, I'll hone my skills and because the bachelor's programs really like to see volunteer work. I'll just have to try not to kick myself too hard.
Meanwhile, it has been raining and raining and raining here. I have not taken Solly for a walk once in the last week. He has barked at his leash and my shoes five or six times to tell me he's wanted to. To compromise, I take him out into my husband's home gym (which has stuff in it I can't possibly use) and run around, bouncing a toy bunny on a string while he chases me, trying to catch it. I can rack up 1,000 steps this way in two or three minutes. It's nowhere near as many steps as a real walk, but after awhile we both get clumsy because we get tired and the floor is slick in there. When we start knocking stuff over, it's time to stop. There are already claw marks all over the floor from Solly skids. Oops.
My husband is going to sign us up for the YMCA. It's 20 minutes from our house, which was a problem when we tried it before. I loved it, but didn't go as often as I wanted to because it was out of my way when I was travelling the opposite direction 5 days a week. But he works nearby now. It's also less than 5 minutes from the VA and 10 from the nursing school. I have asthma that makes regular exercise classes a problem for me, but I've been talking about trying the water aerobics classes for a year now. I am embarrassed to put on a suit because my thighs are very large, but hey... they'll be hidden in the water! And besides, I watched the classes before and everyone in there is female except a couple of HEAVY men who were probably told they had to exercise by their cardiologists. This doesn't look like a meat market or any place where I would be sized up and found deficient. (Or shall I say, overabundant in spots.)
My husband was thinking of signing up for a fancier gym, which would have been fine for him, but he realized I would probably never go. The Y has everything class-wise and equipment-wise. It is dingy and old-looking and often treadmills and rowers are partitioned off for repairs. But the people who go look like every class of people - rich and poor, muscular and Pillsbury doughboy, young and old. I feel comfortable there.
I'm also looking forward to squeezing in some gardening time, as soon as it's dry enough for me to do so. I used to have a market garden. No time for that this year, probably. But enough to fill our freezer, definitely.
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Message from the director: Ringing in 2013
Randy Engstrom As our office begins the new year, we are excited about our work plan for 2013. In October we launched a survey for all of our constituents. With more than 600 responses, our areas of focus were clearly defined. One of the top issues was a desire for an increased concentration on arts […][More]
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The 1962 World's Fair put Seattle on the map, and this year Seattle Center celebrates the fair's 50th anniversary with The Next Fifty. Six months of artworks, events and activities at the Center April 21 through Oct. 21 will mark the legacy the fair left to the region and the opportunities that lie ahead. For […][More]
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Mayor of Small Canadian Town–Rack City–Sues Tyga, Citing Defamation
RACK CITY, CANADA – The tiny Canadian town of Rack City has launched an anti-defamation suit against Cash Money Records artist Tyga this week, citing the rapper's inaccurate portrayal of the city's adult entertainment industry.
"It's been years since anyone in Rack City was able to throw, 10's, 10's, 10's or 20s on your titties, bitch," said City Mayor Marc Coombs. "We're lucky to even see Lincolns in the club these days."
Coombs noted that the song's libelous content comes at a particularly bad time for Rack City, which just recently suffered a PR hit after losing on its multi-thousand dollar bid to host Drake's second Bar Mitzvah, featured in the rapper's "HYFR" video.
Coomb's outrage began when he noticed his grandmother pussy popping while watching the video for the rapper's surprise hit single.
"I walked by her computer and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I knew I had to act on behalf of the citizens of Rack City and this brainwashing of our elderly population." Coombs added that he "really never should have bought her that computer."


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Add the Glam Factor to Your Ponytail with these DIY Steps
This entry was posted on April 25, 2012.
Even though an every day ponytail may seem quite plain, there are many ways to make a ponytail glam. So instead of feeling like you're not giving your hair the time it deserves to create a beautiful style, stick with your pony and add something extra. That way you won't feel badly that your hair is in a ponytail all of the time because now it will have something extra that's glam and stylish.
Twist Hair Around the Base of Your Pony
If you'd like to have a pony that's high on your head, make the look truly stand out by either taking a small section of your hair and twisting it around the base or braiding a section and then twisting it around the ponytail. To do this, separate a small section of your hair from underneath the ponytail. After you have the section of hair, braid it or twist it. Hold it at the end of the braid so that it doesn't unravel and wrap it around the base of the ponytail to hide the hair elastic. Secure the end of the section of hair with a bobby pin to hold the braid in place and push the bobby pin into the underside of the ponytail. Finish the look with hair spray.
Give your ponytail some pizzazz by adding some volume and oomph to the look. To get a ponytail that's full of body and curl, make a ponytail low and off to one side or at the nape of your neck. Next wrap small sections of your hair around the closed section of a curling iron. Your curls will be more relaxed as opposed to clamping your hair in the iron. After curling your locks, use your fingers to break apart the curls. This will add texture and create a relaxed and lovely look that you want to achieve. After the curls are broken apart, spritz your lovely pony with hairspray and fuss up the ponytail. You want it full and glamorous!
Add a Headband to a Low Ponytail
For some added style to a simple pony, you can also add a headband. However, make sure the headband is added to a low ponytail otherwise the look may come across as too sporty or youthful. A headband is great at keeping hair out of your eyes, but you'll still want to show some hair so that the headband isn't too tight. Have fun finding an embellished headband that's stretchy, fabric, or sits nicely on your head near your ponytail.
Now that you know how to glam up your ponytail, experiment with these styles and you'll be an expert ponytail hair stylist in no time! Whether your ponytail has curls, has twisted hair around the base or has a pretty headband, all of the looks will look ravishing when you go out and have fun.


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Five deep, the Japanese reporters crowd around a railing just behind home plate at Goodyear Ballpark. As a spring-training game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians gets under way, a cameraman from NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting network, zooms in on the pitching mound.
Even though it is only about 5a.m. in Tokyo, people will be waking up to watch the game.
Suddenly, the group takes a collective step forward.
"He's coming," one reporter says as camera shutters begin rapidly clicking.
He is Yu Darvish, the Rangers' newest pitcher and Japanese baseball phenom-cum-celebrity. In January, the Rangers signed Darvish to a $60million contract for six years.
With his crossover to Major League Baseball, starting with his Cactus League spring-training appearances, Darvish has brought with him a media storm from Japan, with dozens of reporters who have descended upon the Valley to track his every move.
The frenzy in Japan over Darvish cannot be overstated, said Hiroyuki Minegishi, a reporter with Sankei Sports News. When Darvish arrived at the Rangers' spring-training home at Surprise Stadium in February, more than 100 reporters showed up to cover his appearance.
"He's on the front page every day," Minegishi said. "Every day."
It's difficult to compare Darvish to an American athlete, said Sam Onoda, a freelancer for NHK. New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter might come the closest in terms of celebrity, he said.
"They're rock-star status over there," Onoda said. "I think most household people (in Japan) would know Yu Darvish."
Perhaps nobody has been more aware of Yu-mania over the last few months than John Blake, vice president of communications for the Rangers.
In 2006, Blake was working for the Boston Red Sox when the team landed star pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka from the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. The Japanese media crush that ensued caught Blake and the Red Sox off guard, and it still leaves Blake at a loss for words.
"It's a phenomenon," he said. "Nothing compares to it."
This time, Blake was ready. As soon as the Rangers' bid for Darvish was reportedly accepted in December, Blake went into preparation mode, reaching out to Surprise city officials. The existing media parking lot would not be enough, he told them. They added an auxiliary press room and boosted the Wi-Fi capacity at the stadium. Blake said similar arrangements are under way for the team's facilities in Texas.
"It was a huge help to have gone through this before," Blake said. "There's no comparison to an American athlete.... You'd never have 20 newspapers going to Japan to cover one guy from here."
The hunger for Darvish news is partly fueled by the sheer number of media outlets, he added. Japan has six national television networks, two wire news services and about 20 daily newspapers, seven or eight of which are devoted solely to sports.
Darvish is hardly the first baseball star from Japan to play in the major leagues, nor is he the only Japanese player they are tracking in the Cactus League: Playing with Darvish is Koji Uehara, a relief pitcher for the Rangers. Ichiro Suzuki, Hisashi Iwakuma and Munenori Kawasaki play for the Seattle Mariners, based at Peoria Sports Complex. Norichika Aoki plays for the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix. Kurt Suzuki is a catcher for the Oakland Athletics, based at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Japanese reporters have frequented all of those ballparks during spring training when they can. However, they acknowledged that, at least this year, the focus is squarely on Darvish. For many, spring training is only the first U.S. stop. Many Japanese news outlets will send full-time reporters and photographers to Texas to cover Darvish for the regular season.
And until the end of March, their daily lives center mostly on Darvish, even when he is not pitching. The Japanese reporters begin their daily pilgrimage to Surprise Stadium each morning, often convocating in the lobby of the nearby Residence Inn in Surprise to walk over together.
They arrive just before 8a.m. and will spend most of the next hour trying to catch a glimpse of Darvish. How does he look in practice? Did he eat anything? What did he eat, if anything?
Darvish, for the most part, is used to the scrutiny.
"I'm aware that I'm getting a lot of attention," he said through a translator after his second spring-training outing, at Goodyear Ballpark.
What is it about Darvish that inspires such a frenzy? Over and over again, the word the reporters used was kakkoii, which roughly translates as "cool." Darvish, who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an Iranian father (his last name is a truncation of Darvishsefad), simply has that combination of talent and mystery.
It helps that he is 6feet5 and good-looking, too, many said.
"The way he lives, many Japanese young people kind of feel close to him," said Kyodo News photographer Suo Takekuma, splayed on the ground in the Rangers' locker room, surrounded by camera equipment and a laptop. "He's really cool. He's like a hero of baseball."
Takekuma estimates he takes about 1,000 shots of Darvish every day and selects the best 10 or 15 to send to his editors. As he spoke, a reporter for an American news outlet approached and asked if Takekuma could pass along a message to the other Japanese photographers: Would they mind not shooting so many photos during news conferences? The rapid-fire shutter clicks from so many cameras was making it difficult to hear Darvish and his soft-spoken translator. Why were they taking so many pictures at a news conference anyway? It's only two guys sitting down.
That sentiment could change, as American fans seem to have quickly adopted him as their own, chanting his name ("Yuuuuuuu!") in his spring-training outings and donning his jerseys.
"It's definitely created a lot of excitement with our guests, for sure," said Dawn Crider, area sales manager for the Residence Inn and Holiday Inn Express in Surprise, where many of the Japanese reporters are based. "I think it's neat to have such a star power that came to the area and the team."
Based on her own observations, Crider feels certain American fans will adopt Darvish as fervently, if not more so, than the Japanese. Last year, Adrian Beltre jerseys were all the rage, she said, of the Rangers' third baseman.
"Everybody's wearing Darvish shirts this year," she said.
Mar. 1, 2012; Surprise, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish signs autographs for fans during spring training workouts at the practice fields at Surprise Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE
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Sixth Five-Year Plan - Egypt?s Sixth Five-Year Plan (2007 - 2012) contains seven programs for environmental protection.
InformationLocation: Egypt Sectors: Sustainable energy: access, efficiency and renewables; Green industry, material efficiency and waste minimization; Sustainable Cities and Built Environment; Freshwater Resource Management and Sanitation; By: EgyptType: NationalSource: UNEP (2011) Green Economy . Advisory Services.Year: 2007
Sixth Five-Year Plan
Egypt?s Sixth Five-Year Plan (2007 - 2012) contains seven programs for environmental protection.The plan's seven programs for environmental protection are as follows: waste management, improving air quality, improving water quality, eradicating industrial pollution, environmental protection, training and environmental awareness, and decentralization in environment administration.


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- to understand and learn more about the phenomenon or issue
- to enhance one's self-development and personal growth
- to gain career-related experience
- to strengthen social relationships (community)
- to address personal problems or circumstances such as guilt or escape.
Ruth Lowry, a member of the Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology explained: "Research also suggests that volunteering is reciprocal, the charity or organisation can benefit from an increased and diverse workforce whilst the individual can benefit by increasing their competencies, skills and self-worth.However, if volunteers can see the personal benefits, they are more likely to continue volunteering in the longer term."
There are lots of ways to get involved
Young people and students
For young people and students volunteering is an excellent opportunity to learn, develop, increase knowledge and gain some real world experience. It can enhance your CV and help increase your confidence. Volunteering your services to help others is not just hugely satisfying; it can also teach you skills that are invaluable to potential employers.
One volunteering organisation, TimeBank, currently runs a youth project called Junction49 that inspires people aged 13-25 to set up and deliver their own projects, campaigns and events around issues that matter to them in their community. To find out more at the TimeBank Helpdesk.
TimeBank volunteer, Fiona, has experienced genuine benefits to her personal career goals by giving her time to the project.
She said: "I graduated in 2009, worked at home for a while and then went travelling for six months. Since returning I've been looking for paid work in the Third Sector, particularly development.Having signed on for Jobseekers allowance I was told that there wasn't much around for graduates in my area. I realised that I would have to widen my search. Volunteering my time seemed to be a good route to take. I am currently volunteering for TimeBank's Junction49 project on the Helpdesk. I actually ran my own community project last year. I am in a good position to pass on my knowledge and experience to other young people wanting to set up their own projects. Volunteering has really boosted my CV, especially because of the kind of work I ultimately want to do. It has given me links to organisations and charities, and expanded my knowledge – all of which can be used when applying for jobs. I can continue to build up experience in the areas I wants to work in – even if it isn't paid."
Psychology students
If you are a psychology undergraduate finding work experience through volunteering is an excellent way to gain practical insight into a career in psychology and can give you the opportunity to find out whether you enjoy this type of work. Many postgraduate training programmes will require you to demonstrate significant relevant work experience in order to gain a place on their course. Find out more about psychology careers.
Volunteering gives you the opportunity to share your skills, knowledge and experience with your local community. Research in our Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology (JOOP 2008 Vol 81 Issue 1 Barbara Griffin & Beryl Hesketh) has shown that retirees who take up volunteer work are more satisfied than those who opt for paid work. Volunteering helps you remain connected with people, feel useful and aid adjustment to retirement.
If you are employed volunteering is still an option, even if you only have limited time to offer. Many organisations have realised the benefits of encouraging their employees to volunteer. Some even allow volunteering during normal working hours. Research published in JOOP 2011 (Vol 84 Issue 1 Eva J Mojza, Sabine Sonnetnag & Claudius Bornemann) showed that volunteering has positive psychological effects that bring benefits to the workplace by helping people learn new skills, meet new people and alleviate stress. A survey by TimeBank showed that 94% of employers believe employer volunteering has added to the skills of their workforce.
Redundant or looking for work
Volunteering can provide a route to employment, helping people to gain the skills, experience and confidence they need to get back into work, change career paths or find fulfilment in their lives. You will get the chance to try out different types of work and you may even find a new career direction.
A TimeBank survey of leading businesses showed that 73% would employ someone one had volunteered over someone who hadn't.
Find out more about volunteering opportunities:
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