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Stuffed animals always make great gifts; kids love them! However, stuffed animals come in a nearly endless array of shapes, sizes, colors, textures and species. Picking the one that will become your child's perfect friend can seem challenging. If you're stuck in the toy aisle or surfing the internet wondering how to select the stuffed animal that will make your kid's eyes dance with delight, here's our friendly guide to getting it right every time.
The stuffed animals that become life-long friends are usually ones that are received at special times. Did you or someone you know just bring home a new baby? Are you coming back from a long trip away from your family? Is your child struggling with the loss of a pet or family member? Giving a stuffed animal at these times can be extremely meaningful to your child. There's something about receiving a stuffed animal that says you care in a way that nothing else can. If you want to commemorate a special occasion or comfort your little one, nothing beats a stuffed animal.
Is your daughter crazy for horses? Does your son's bedroom look like a crayon box exploded in it? Then a plain brown puppy probably won't excite her much. When picking out a stuffed animal, think like the child who will receive it. Is she always drawing whimsical creatures like dragons and unicorns, or dogs that resemble the family German Shepherd? Would she rather have a standard teddy bear or one dressed like his favorite cartoon character?
When possible, it never hurts to ask the child what he or she would prefer, especially if your kid's interests change from month to month. Ask questions like, "If you could have any kind of pet, what would it be?" or "If you could paint your cat any color, which one would you pick?" Also, look at the stuffed animals your child already owns. If they are all teddy bears or zoo critters, that should clue you in on what to buy. A kid who adores elephants can't have too many of them. Take a tour with the child through a plush toy website that has many options.
If you're really stumped on what to buy and can't get your child's input, opt for the softest, furriest, fluffiest stuffed animal you can find. Often websites offer you many more options to choose from than a store, but at the same time there's no replacement for touch and feel. Kids can't resist the joyous tactile sensation of snuggling a super squishy-soft object. There's a reason favorite stuffed animals tend to be plush.
What a fun and magical way to bring your children's favorite book to life! Is he into dragons and dinosaurs? Do you read about mermaids, crabs, sharks and fish? Pairing a realistic and super fun stuffed toy with a book can make a great gift, while giving a stuffed toy that is similar to a character in an already-loved book will light up their world!
A stuffed animal that appeals to an eight-year-old will probably be less than ideal for an eight-month-old, and vice-versa. Stuffed animals for babies should be super soft, small or pliable enough to be grasped by little hands and free of any attachments or accessories that could pose a choking hazard. Plush Toys that indicate on their tags and/or labels that they meet CPSIA and ASTM Toy Safety Standards have been tested for these hazards and are appropriately age-graded. You can review the safety standards that we test to here at Douglas. Toddlers and young girls often typically enjoy stuffed animals in purses like the Douglas Sassy Pet Saks. Many Toy websites allow you to shop by Age (us included) which can help in your search for the right product.
Stuffed animals have been popular for years and often are designed and made by smaller, Family-owned and operated companies that are decades old. As you might imagine, family-run companies who have seen generations of children and grandchildren themselves are perhaps more likely to give a little more thought to who their customer is and prioritize Safety before the pressures of traditional business results. Sometimes this can mean more thought goes into stuffed toy designs, materials are higher quality and quality control is considered a personal responsibility rather than just government standards. Value is the key word here when shopping for stuffed animals. Attention to detail, quality feel of the fabrics and construction can often tell you how long a toy will last, and whether it will stand up to washing and constant play.
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ANAHEIM – A 3-2 defeat to the defending champion Bruins was made all the more crushing by an apparent Ducks tying goal that was waved off in the third period.
Matt Beleskey's one-timer through an Andrew Cogliano screen that got past goalie Marty Turco at 7:22 of the third was ruled a goal on the ice, and appeared to draw Anaheim even with Boston 2-2. But the goal was cancelled after an officials' conference, apparently because Cogliano interfered with Turco (though replays showed he never made contact with the Boston netminder).
"At the end of the day, I didn't touch him whatsoever," Cogliano said. "I didn't know it was goalie interference. I asked the linesman and he said he thought maybe I was impending him from making a save. I thought he was kind of set before the puck went in. The puck was already going in before he was trying to make a save. That is just how it goes."
The Ducks and their fans among the 17,395 at Honda Center were incensed, and further frustrated when Brian Rolston scored on the rush six minutes later to put the Bruins in front 3-1.
Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau was asked how referee Rob Martell explained the disallowed goal and said, "There was no explanation given to me. None ... What do you want me to say? It cost us. It cost us the game. Sure, they got another goal. We would have played completely different if there was a 2-2 tie with 10 minutes to go. We would have tried to take into overtime because one point to us is really important right now."
Added Cogliano, "You are working so hard and you're putting everything on the line to win games, especially against good teams like this. For that to happen is unfortunate."
Lubomir Visnovsky got the Ducks within a goal again with 2:29 left in the game, wristing a shot from the slot after intercepting a Boston clearing attempt. But that was as close as the Ducks would get, despite pulling Jonas Hiller on a couple of occasions in the final minute and a half.
The 36-year-old Turco, who signed with the Bruins in March, had 25 saves to earn his first win since March of last year (while with Chicago). He improved to 25-9-3 in his career vs. Anaheim, though all of his previous appearances were during his nine seasons with the Dallas Stars.
The Bruins are a perfect 29-0-0 when leading after two periods and 35-0-0 when taking a two-goal lead in a game.
After a scoreless first, Boston struck with two goals in a span of 1:22 to take a 2-0 lead. Zdeno Chara sent a relatively benign shot toward the net from the left point, and it glanced off the stick blade of Francois Beauchemin and got under Jonas Hiller.
Then on the rush, Chris Kelly faked a shot and dropped to Benoit Pouliot on the wing, and he sent a shot from the top of the circle past Hiller stick side.
Teemu Selanne got the Ducks back in it with a power play goal halfway through the session, as Cam Fowler's slap shot deflected off his stick shaft and darted under the crossbar. It was the 248th career power play goal for Selanne, who moved past Luc Robitaille for fourth on the NHL's all-time list.
The loss has the Ducks (12th in the Western Conference) on the brink of being officially eliminated from the postseason with six games remaining.
"The whole thing is tough to swallow," said Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf. "We've worked really hard the last three months. We just had such a big hole to come out of. I guess we'll see what happens Wednesday (vs. the Sharks at Honda Center)."
Said Boudreau, "We'll continue doing what we're doing, which is playing hard. We get a chance to stop San Jose. Let's prevent them from making it. It is do whatever we can to win. There is a lot of character in that room. We've had one of the better records in the NHL from the beginning of January, so let's try to continue to work on that. It'll be something to really look forward to coming into next year."
3rd Period
20:00 - END OF GAME - Bs win the draw to the corner and keep it their until the horn. Tough loss to take, 3-2.
19:54 - Bs ice it with 5.2 seconds left. Ducks need a miracle.
19:30 - Hiller to the bench again after the Ducks get control.
19:23 - Ducks go offside on a Getzlaf slapped dump-in for the second time in the last minute.
18:56 - Boston takes timeout and Hiller is going back in net. Rocky music in the building. Let's get this done.
18:19 - Hiller to the bench with 1:41 left.
17:31 - ANAHEIM GOAL - LUBOMIR VISNOVSKY - Seconds after Perry hits the post behind a diving Turco, the puck is cleared to Visnovsky's stick, and he slings it off Turco and under the bar to get the Ducks within one. First goal since January 21 for Visnovsky.
15:39 - Turco stops Koivu's slap shot with Bonino draped over him.
13:01 - BOS Penalty - Tyler Seguin, 2 min. high sticking. Seguin gets Selanne up high. A gap of a few years between those two guys.
13:06 - BOSTON GOAL - BRIAN ROLSTON - Chara takes the puck away from Visnovsky and the Bs get on the rush, with Kelly feeding across to Rolston, who hammers a one-timer from the right wing circle. Bruins go up 3-1.
11:32 - Hiller tucks away a slap shot from the point.
10:40 - Ryan redirect goes just wide. Loud "awwwww!!!" by the crowd.
7:30 - Boudreau still fuming.
7:22 - Just after Turco escapes from a puck bouncing in the crease, but just short of the stripe, Beleskey one-times a Smith-Pelly feed past a screening Cogliano and Turco. They review it and determine that Cogliano was in the crease before the shot, which isn't even against NHL rules anymore. Never made contact with Turco. Crowd not at all pleased, and they shouldn't be. That isn't even a reviewable offense, by the way, according to NHL rules.
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7:01 - Hiller with a good stop on Seguin's rocket. Bs owning this period so far.
4:51 - Kill.
3:30 - Chara dives to knock the puck away from Getzlaf and thwart a potential shorthanded rush. He's good.
3:27 - Shot from the point gets past Hiller and lodged in the outside of the net. Looked at first like it was in there. Didn't care for that.
2:51 - ANA Penalty - Luca Sbisa, 2 min. interferene. Sbisa takes out Thornton, who was chasing the puck-carrying Getzlaf.
1:25 - Koivu loudly rings the post from the right circle. Had Turco beat.
I've got some disturbing news. Boston is 28-0-0 when leading after two periods and 34-0-0 when they hold a two-goal lead in a game.
0:00 - Here we go in the third.
2nd Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - Bruins get two, but Ducks get one back from Selanne and it's 2-1.
19:00 - Blake is about to make a pass to Getzlaf on the rush and Zdeno takes the puck away with his six-foot-long arms.
16:30 - Cogliano gets on a 2-on-1 with Hagman and fires wide of the net.
Kinda like the thing we do during the timeout for Smile Generation, where we show fans smiling for the camera. And having it to the tune of a little Chaka Khan doesn't hurt.
13:00 - Turco with a big stop on a Beauchemin missile.
9:11 - ANAHEIM GOAL (POWER PLAY) - TEEMU SELANNE - The Ducks make Boston pay quickly, as Fowler rips a slap shot from the top of the left wing circle and Selanne tips it with his stick shaft under the cross bar. There are Ducks goal cheers and there are Teemu goal cheers, and you could plainly hear the difference on this one. It's 2-1 as Selanne passes Luc Robitaille for fourth in all-time power play goals with 248.
9:00 - BOS Penalty - Adam McQuaid, 2 min. holding. McQuaid holds up Ryan against the wall.
8:55 - Turco robs a wide open Bonino on the delayed whistle, though he was off balance.
8:50 - Palmieri takes the puck away and fires just wide.
5:59 - Boudreau calls timeout.
5:59 - BOSTON GOAL - BENOIT POULIOT - On the rush, Kelly fakes a shot and drops to Pouliot on the left wing, and he sends it from the top of the circle past Hiller on the stick side. It's 2-0.
4:37 - BOSTON GOAL - ZDENO CHARA - Chara puts a relatively benign shot on net and it tips off Beauchemin's stick and gets under Hiller. Both Beauchemin and Hiller throw their heads back in frustration.
2:01 - Thornton swoops by Lydman, but Hiller makes the stop on the point blank backhand.
0:00 - Off and running in the second.
1st Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - Right at the horn, Turco comes out of his crease to dive on a puck off the end boards and Perry goes flying over him. Exciting end to what was previously a pretty ho-hum first.
18:40 - Hiller knocks down a Rolston blast.
17:20 - Deflected puck comes into the crowd hot. Nobody hurt though.
16:45 - Hiller with a big stop in a crowd.
15:08 - Ryan is robbed by Turco with the left hand on a rebound try off a Fowler shot.
14:28 - Turco gloves a Selanne bid. He's seen a few shots from 8 over the years.
Housequake by Prince during the timeout. Haven't heard that one in ages.
14:01 - BOS Penalty - Andrew Ference, 2 min. tripping. Ference takes down Beleskey in the corner.
13:00 - Pouliot rudely swipes the puck from Fowler, but the wide open shot deflects off Hiller's left arm and away from danger.
10:15 - Perry gets leveled into the glass by Zanon after shuttling the puck in front.
9:30 - No, Chara isn't strong at all. Moves the unmoveable Smith-Pelly off the puck.
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7:12 - Ducks kill. No shots for the Bs on that PP.
5:12 - ANA Penalty - Lubomir Visnovsky, 2 min. tripping. Lubo takes down Rolston at the Anaheim blue line.
4:00 - A Beauchemin blast is tipped just wide.
3:26 - Hiller with some leather robbery of Peverley, who was left alone in the slot. Big save.
0:10 - Marty Turco's led pads are the color of a New York taxi cab. And very bright.
0:00 - And we're underway at Honda Center.
Smith-Pelly back on the top line with Perry and Getzlaf. Turco makes his 45th career appearance vs. Anaheim, the first with Boston. All the rest were with Dallas.
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Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 7, Section 4 Summary
- The barbershop quartet is in the middle of an old Bing Crosby number when their plane whacks into the side of Sugarbush Mountain, in Vermont.
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The Blues needed a late equaliser from Fernando Torres to snatch a replay at Griffin Park on Sunday as an entertaining clash finished 2-2, while Boro left it late to see off League Two Aldershot 2-1 at the Riverside on Saturday.
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While Lake Tahoe isn't exactly known for its bountiful produce, farmers markets are springing back to the area to fill the demand for regionally sourced food.
The summer farmers market season at the South Shore is underway, with some markets already operating and others slated to open in coming weeks.
The Friday Evening Farmers Market at Kahle Community Park, the smallest of the farmers markets at the South Shore, was doing brisk business on its opening day May 3, with a steady stream of people filtering in to purchase citrus, leafy greens, organic strawberries and cherries, among other regional products.
This year is the second for the market, which was started by Round Hill resident Steve Rozier as a community gathering place and convenience for residents of the Nevada side of the South Shore looking for fresh produce. The Iowa native said he was looking forward to the upcoming peach season, the arrival of fresh corn and the availability of Nevada-grown produce in July.
The Thursday Farmers Market in Tahoe City is scheduled to open May 23 with apples, kiwis, beets, kale, chard and much more in season. Truckee will kick off the season with their Tuesday market beginning June 11.
The South Shore will continue to have the Tuesday market at the Friday market on Ski Run Boulevard, beginning June 21, as well as the Tuesday market at the American Legion, beginning June 4. This year is shaping up to be a good one, said Lois Coalwell, who's organized the market at the American Legion with her husband Jim for 19 years.
"As far as the farmers are concerned, there are farmers who are very, very passionate about what's going on this year," Coalwell said.
Coal said she expects the market to be full with all of the 56 vendors spaces filled.
"I think what the public has done is really accepted the farmers market as a venue where they know they're really talking to the farmer, she said.
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Assistant Principal Tammy Brock tosses a roll to a fifth grader at Hearnes Elementary School on Wednesday. The effort to create special meals and atmosphere for the students earned a regional award from OPAA for Catrina Woodworth, kitchen manager at the school.
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Emphasis on quality, leadership recognized
CHARLESTON - Catrina Woodworth has the recipe to please an elementary student. Start with a big portion of enthusiasm for working with children, add a team filled with hardworking kitchen assistants, blend in a great big smile, put in a pinch of diversity and top it off with 750 homemade rolls. The yield is some 800 meals happily gobbled up daily by students at Warren E. Hearnes Elementary.
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Here's the transcript of Danny Nightingale's Court Martial earlier this month, which was published on the Judiciary's website. I'm grateful to John Moss for drawing it to my attention.
Danny Nightingale's court martial – the transcript
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- 1 November 21, 2012 at 21:30
Interesting and thanks for posting it.
It seems that those who pontificate on the matter in the media haven't actually read the transcript.
If I read it correctly, he had the weapon for two years before any brain injury (an aggravating factor). He then had the brain injury (mitigation) from which he recovered sufficiently to return to full duties, and then moved the weapon several times (aggravating).
As to ammunition he basically stole it from the army, while acting as a range training and safety officer (grossly aggravating).
18 months seems almost too lenient, but all things considered a very fair sentence. A civilian convicted in the same circumstances would very likely have received 5 years.
- 2 November 21, 2012 at 23:35
This is a very sad case where a highly motivated senior NCO has not been given robust legal advice until the day of his trial. After reading the transcript, it would appear that he had strong mitigation, which is why he did not receive a prison sentence. He had no excuse to retain the weapon or to have in his possession such a large quantity of ammunition. The correct procedure is to appeal to the Court Martial Appeal court. There is merit in challenging the length of military detention as his service and medical health are very powerful mitigation.
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Summer brings many things bright and unusual, one of which is shoes. They may be a normal colour but in suede, they may be a pale leather or they may be in adventurous and contrasting hues. I've had two questions in the past week asking about what to wear with this kind of footwear – one referred to tan spectators, the other to grey/blue Oxfords from Nicole Farhi. One writer also mentioned Lodger's summer shoe in blue/white linen (pictured alongside a spectator from the same brand).
I think you have three options: summer cloths, grey, or jeans.
To take those in order, the most formal and traditional option is to pair bright shoes with the kinds of colours and trousers they were originally intended for. So a pair of spectators (also known as co-respondents) would have been worn on a bright day with what would then have been considered informal cloths – linens or cottons, possibly flannel, in white, tan or anything in between.
So an outfit might be: cream flannels, blue oxford-cloth buttondown shirt and a navy blazer. Perhaps a V-neck sweater if you want to make it a bit more casual. A key here is also to tie in similarly coloured accessories if possible – a tan belt with the spectators for example.
Essentially, the first option is about pairing the shoes with clothes of a similar formality in similar colours. The blue/white linen shoes could be harmonised with some blue above the waist to tie them in, just as the tan belt ties in the spectators.
The second option is grey. Of the darker tones usually worn with formal clothes, plain grey supports bright colours the best. This is because bright colours will always look cheapest when paired with contrast elsewhere – a navy suit and white shirt will make a bright pink tie look cheap. Replace that with a mid-grey suit and the difference is startling.
So you could pair any of these shoes with mid-grey flannels or worsted trousers (mid-grey is actually a fairly light colour – probably the lightest grey one would wear for business), a white shirt (to pick up some of the brightness elsewhere) and perhaps something that picks up one of the colours in the shoes, again.
Last but by no means least, wear them with jeans. Jeans can soak up the brightest of colours, as demonstrated by the neon trainers some guys wear. Not indigo jeans, though, or you'll have some of the same problems as the navy suit mentioned earlier. A nice mid-blue, with some paleness where they've been worn in.
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Definition of chophouse in English:
A restaurant that specializes in steaks, chops, and similar fare.
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- Slices of meat the size of individual portions, they were in their way forerunners of hamburgers, served up to busy city dwellers in the London chophouses that proliferated from the 1690s onwards.
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Over 500 residents were welcomed to their new homes during a 'block party' at London's East Village.
Held by Triathlon Homes and Get Living London, the event took place at Ulysses Place within the development.
With over 360 new homes recently occupied, the event provided an opportunity for residents to meet their new neighbours.
Residents got the chance to participate in football skills with West Ham, cooking classes with Jamie's Ministry of Food and DJ sessions with Reprezent Radio 107.3FM.
Music acts, dance performers and a BBQ were also laid on.
Tim Lovett, community development manager for Triathlon Homes, said: "There was a strong appetite for people to meet their new neighbours in the community, especially from families who were keen to meet with each other and learn more about what's on offer to them. This event was a great way to do exactly that and it was brilliant to see so many new residents getting stuck into Village life."
Intermediate market rent homes from £310 per week are still available at the development – a 20% reduction on average market rate rents.
One resident said: "The event was a great way to get to know my new neighbours - it's really exciting being part of a brand new neighbourhood. Not only have I got a beautiful spacious new home but a great new community to share the experience with too. The next thing I want to do is try out the Olympic sports facilities."
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September is almost over. Norwex has put together four different Norwex specials this month. These Norwex specials have various Norwex products for your home and family.
Whether you are looking for Norwex for your kitchen, your laundry, your kids, or travel, Norwex has a Norwex special that will meet your needs.
In the Norwex Kitchen Clean kit, Norwex offers two (2!!) bottles of Norwex dishwashing liquid. Norwex combines this with the Norwex dish cloth and a 2 pack of the Norwex Spirisponge. This package of Norwex products will help you keep your kitchen clean and shiny. It's such a joy to have the tools you need to get your home Norwex clean.
For your Norwex laundry needs, consider the Norwex Clean and Fluffy Norwex special. In this special, Norwex pairs Norwex fluff and tumble dryer balls with the Norwex Laundry Pre-wash. At both the front and the back ends of the laundry cycle, Norwex speeds up the laundry process.
Norwex offers Back to School Basics to address some very specific needs of your school aged child. Norwex combines the Norwex Kid's backpack with the Norwex Out to Lunch snack bag and the Norwex Out to Lunch sandwich wrap. This trio of Norwex products allows you to organize, categorize, and keep things neat – without harming the environment.
Finally, Norwex offers the Handy for Travel Norwex special. In this special, Norwex combines one of my personal favorite Norwex products, the Norwex Travel Pack with two Norwex Timeless products. Norwex Timeless Natural Hand Cleaner lets you clean your hands without soap and water. This is coupled with Norwex Timeless Silk Organic Hand Cream.
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Serbian death metallers DISDAINED have announced the addition of guitarist Leo Boshnjak to the group's ranks The band recently finished recording its debut album, "We All Reek", for a June release via Holland's Filthy Records. According to a press release, "these young guys from Serbia will blow you away with a mix of extreme death metal and grindcore."DISDAINED released a live CD in 2007 featuring a recording of the band's concert at club Dvoriste in Novi Sad, Serbia. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/disdainedserbia.
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The study of Latin offers a unique opportunity to look at the nature of language itself. Latin plays an important role in helping to develop literary skills and English vocabulary skills for students at all levels. Latin contributes to the literacy of students and helps them better understand their native language because it teaches them how language works, it introduces them to grammatical structures different from English, and it helps them focus on and appreciate the uniqueness of English. In addition, because of its non-English word structure and sentence patterns, Latin promotes the development of qualities such as observance, accuracy, logic, and analysis. Additionally, through the study of Latin, students also enter the world of an ancient culture. Studying the language, customs, and beliefs of a society from a different time and places is a mind-expanding experience. Conversely, focusing on the similarities between our culture and that of the Romans offers the opportunity to consider the Graeco-Roman contribution to American life in areas such as government, architecture, literature, and ideas.
This course is designed to reach out to include groups which have not traditionally studied Latin: limited English proficiency students and learning disabled students. Seventy percent of all Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese words are derived from Latin, as well as fifty-five percent of the English language. Therefore, students whose native language is not English can easily learn the basics of Latin. In addition, because of its non-English word structure and sentence patterns, Latin promotes the development of qualities such as observance, accuracy, logic and analysis. These are qualities which we can easily transfer to the learning of the English language. The teaching methodology and materials to be used in this course will ensure that all students can obtain some level of success in learning and expanding their own English vocabulary and writing ability through Latin. Students will study Latin vocabulary, prefixes and suffixes, English derivatives, sentence structure and the relationships between Latin and the Romance and Slavic languages. Students will also study about Roman daily life and customs as well as mythology. This course is intended to serve students who are not enrolled in a traditional foreign language sequence, limited-English proficient students, and whose foreign language requirement has been waived. (One semester)
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Levels one and two of the Latin program will be completed in one year, and students who successfully complete the course will earn two units of credit and be eligible to continue to Latin 3. During the first semester, the concentration is on elementary reading, grammatical structure, word meanings and derivatives, and the culture of the Ancient World. Readings are directed toward developing an understanding of the people who spoke Latin by examining their mythology and everyday activities. During the second semester skills development continues, as does the mastery of structure and vocabulary through concentration on reading. The emphasis of the content moves from mythology to historical figures who embody Roman ideals.
This course is recommended for tenth grade students who wish to pursue a second language.
NOTE: Students are required to maintain their enrollment in their modern language class while enrolled in Latin 1-2. Special teacher Recommendation required. This recommendation will be based upon department evaluation of the student's standardized test scores and his performance in his modern language class. Students who are recommended for this course show superior language aptitude and have performed at the very highest level in their previous language studies at Fox Lane.
442 Latin 1 & 2 (2 units)
The readings for this course are selected from all periods and genres of Latin literature to show the diversity of Roman thought and talent. The readings, which continue language and skills development, give insight into political, social and economic life, and offer the opportunity to examine the "lessons of history" provided by Rome. The Regents examination will be given at the end of Level Three.
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Bamboo Wins Awit Awards' Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist
The best of Filipino music for the year 2011 was given an excellent recognition during the 25th Awit Awards last Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the newly opened Activity Center in Glorietta 1, Makati. Among the major awards given, the Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist was awarded to Bamboo Mañalac for the single 'Questions' under his debut album 'No Water No Moon'.
Bamboo thanked his family, his manager Pancho Gonzales, Polyeast Records, the musicians behind the success of the NWNM album, his fans and everyone who took time to listen to his music. "Thank you for seeing the bigger picture," he said.
A few performances from the country's most sought-after artists also surprised everyone present at the awards night: Zia Quizon, Moonstar88, The Company, Luke Mijares, Zendee Rose, Young JV, Bryan Termulo, Callalily, Erik Santos, Ebe Dancel, Gloc-9, Richard Poon, Gary Valenciano and Bamboo Mañalac.
Based from the official list of nominees released by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI), Jonathan Ong leads the nominations with seven. He was followed by Noel Cabangon, Ebe Dancel and Jonathan Manalo, each receiving five nominations.
Moreover, the awards night concluded with PolyEast Records' artists bringing home the major awards namely: BAMBOO MAÑALAC – Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist (Questions); ZIA QUIZON – Best performance by a Female Recording Artist (Ako Na Lang), Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist (Ako Na Lang), Song of the Year (Ako Na Lang – Jungee Marcelo), Best Engineered Recording (Simple Girl – Nikki Cunanan) ; SLAPSHOCK – Best Album Package (Team Manila Graphic Design Studio); DOLPHY – Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award; and GARY GRANADA – Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award.
The sight when Bamboo sang the song In This Life as a closing number for the Awards Night with the lyrics "Sa buhay na ito, tayo'y manatili. Huminga ng malalim, huminga ng malalim.." echoing inside the activity center as the people walk past each other congratulating and saying words of thanks indeed marked another year of excellent Filipino music.
Bamboo's speech:
Thank you Awit Awards
I'd like to thank my manager Pancho Gonzales and the rest of the Mgmt team. Thanks for putting in all the long hours..greatly appreciated.
Thank you to my label Polyeast and everyone who works behind the scenes there
I'd like to say thanks to the musicians i work with Ria,Kakoy, Simon,Jun Jun, Ardie, Anjo, Chino, Chico, Nikki, Jano, Chaitanya and of course to all their better halves..thank you for letting us kids play together
Thanks to the folks at ASAP..It's been quite a year so thank you for being just really nice and making me feel like part of the family.
And to the fans who've continued to support me through the years. Thank you for listening. Thank you for continuing to come to the shows. Thank you for organizing programs so we're not just singing about change but actually doing our part no matter how small for our own communities. Thank you for seeing the bigger picture.
And a special thanks to all our brothers and sisters overseas..our OFW's from every corner of the globe you've given us a new stage to play on and you are keeping this scene here afloat. Thank you for not forgetting. Thank you for those days when the question comes up" Should i go watch Coldplay or Bamboo". Thank you for making the wrong choice. I hope you never regret the decision.
And last to my family..I'm on the road for day, months or weeks and when i do get home..i come home a version of myself.
it usually takes me a few days to reboot and come back. This is the life i have chosen. This is the work that brings me joy So thank you for your patience..your understanding and love
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My peace
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Thank you
Merry Christmas
Complete list of 25th Awit Awards Winners:
Best-Selling Album of The Year: "One Heart" by Sarah Geronimo
Album of the Year: "Panaginip" by Noel Cabangon
Song of the Year: "Ako Na Lang" by Zia Quizon
Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist: "Questions" by Bamboo
Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist: "Ako Na Lang" by Zia Quizon
Best Collaboration Recording: Gloc-9 and Sheng Belmonte for "Walang Natira"
Best Group Recording Artists: "Ulap" by Voyz Avenue/Takeoff
Best Inspirational and Religious Recording: "Sino Ako" by Fatima Soriano
Best Christmas Recording: "Pasko Ng Pagbibigayan" by Noel Cabangon
Best Musical Arrangement: "Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" by Albert Tamayo
Best Vocal Arrangement: "O Holy Night" by Jay-R
Best Engineered Recording: "Simple Girl" (by Zia Quizon) engineered by Nikki Cunanan
Best Album Package: Kinse Kalibre (Slapshock), album concept by Team Manila
Best Performance by a Child: Maria Aragon for "Born This Way"
Best World Music Recording: "Para sa Tao" by Humanfolk
Best Novelty Recording: "Nananana" by Randy Santiago, Rico J. Puno, and John Estrada
Best Rap Recording: "Walang Natira" by Gloc-9 feat. Sheng Belmonte
Best Dance Recording: "Connection" by Chelo A. feat. Q-York and Jay-R
Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play: "Sabay Tayo" (from "The Biggest Loser Philippines") by Mayonnaise
Best Jazz Recording: "Sa Iyo Lang" by Tricia Garcia
Music Video of the Year: "20/20″ by Pupil
Best Performance by New Group Recording Artists: Thyro & Yumi for "Kiss (Never Let Me Go)"
Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist: Ney Dimaculangan for "Ligaw"
Best Performance by A New Female Recording Artist: Zia Quizon for "Ako Na Lang"
Best Ballad Recording: "Hindi Kita Iiwan" by Sam Milby
Best R&B Recording: "Kiss (Never Let Me Go)" by Thyro & Yumi
Best Rock/Alternative Recording: "Save Me" by Letter Day Story
I-Gateway Mobile Philippines Inc.'s Most Downloaded Song for 2011: "Nang Dahil sa Pag-ibig" by Bugoy Drilon
EGG's AllHits.ph Most Downloaded Song for 2011: "Sino Nga Ba Siya?" by Sarah Geronimo
I-Gateway Mobile Philippines Inc.'s Most Downloaded Artist for 2011: Sabrina
ABS-CBN Interactive's Most Downloaded Song for 2011: "Hey Daydreamer" by Somedaydream
ABS-CBN Interactive's Most Downloaded Artist for 2011: SomedayDream
Special Citation from the PARI for the OMB's Fight Against Piracy: Ronnie Rickets and Amb. James Dy
Special Citation: Jose Mari Chan
Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award: Regine Velasquez, Kuh Ledesma, Gary Granada, Dolphy, and Eraserheads
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"This result will definitely give us confidence going forward," McManus said. "It's not easy going to Parnell Park at any time but we'll be going up there looking for another two points and trying to keep our Division One status.
Tyrone boss Mickey Harte was asked afterwards if his team can avoid relegation and declared, "Absolutely. We don't believe in dogfights, we believe in playing good football."
Limerick Update
The striking Limerick hurlers have again rubbished claims that they are prepared to return to training under beleaguered boss Justin McCarthy as the Shannonside shambles rolls on.
The senior players who have yet to feature for Limerick this season are unlikely to return in the near future following a statement issued on the eve of Tuesday night's county board meeting.
In the statement the players said, "There has been a deliberate and concerted effort by members of the county board, the team management and the backroom team to influence the thinking of club delegates and the wider Limerick public.
"There has also been a deliberate and concerted effort to influence the younger players who have pulled out of the 2010 panel, with huge pressure being put on using one player against another in trying to persuade them to change their minds.
"We will not play under the current management despite rumors, stories and spins to the contrary, most of them coming from the county board and the current management team.
"There will be no more players returning to training. It is now up to the club delegates to address the matter with the county board executive. The future of Limerick hurling is in their hands."
Dubs Win
Dublin made it three wins from three in the NFL with a 1-9 to 1-8 victory away to Mayo on Sunday, but they had to fight hard for the points.
"We were lucky to come out with a win," said Dublin boss Pat Gilroy after Mayo had shot 18 wides.
"Mayo missed a lot of easy frees and had trouble in general with their shooting so I think we were fortunate to hold on at the end.
Mayo boss John O'Mahony admitted, "I'm very frustrated to be honest. We created the chances, I couldn't fault their work-rate, but we just didn't put them away."
Cork Wins
Cork almost imploded before holding on for an important NFL win (1-19 to 1-17) against visitors Galway on Saturday night.
"In the second half, we gave them far too much space, didn't close them down," said Cork boss Conor Counihan afterwards.
"But we had a lot of young players out there and we only played well in patches. There's lots of bottle in this Galway side, Joe Kernan has given them steel and a new spirit. We got the points, but Galway will take a lot more out of the game than we will."
Galway boss Kernan said, "We dominated the early exchanges, but that goal scored by Pearse O'Neill cost us. It was annoying the way the red sea just split us wide open and let O'Neill in, though in fairness, he took it beautifully."
Armstrong Out
Galway forward Sean Armstrong is out of action for the rest of the National Football League campaign -- and could miss the Championship opener in New York in May.
Armstrong picked up a hamstring injury after just 11 minutes in Saturday's Division One defeat away to Cork as Galway lost out by just two points.
"I was very happy with how we started but once Sean got injured we seemed to lose our shape," said Galway boss Joe Kernan afterwards.
Bradley's Vow
DERRY attacker Paddy Bradley has vowed to play through the pain ahead of the Ulster SFC opener against Armagh in May after returning to action following a five month lay-off in the defeat to Kerry last Sunday.
Bradley is still suffering from the effects of a heel injury and admitted, "It was giving me bother towards the end of the second half. It's all about getting games at this stage."


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Lovely Sarai, the genius behind Colette Patterns, has a brilliant method for calculating the ease you need for your FBA or SBA. She recommends the following steps for an FBA:
- Try on your muslin and mark your bust line, bust apex, waist, and hip.
- Cut the muslin straight down the center front and then try it on again, adjusting the fit until the bust fits comfortably.
- Measure the distance of the bust line opening of your muslin, keeping it in line with your apex. Divide by two to find out how much ease to add to each side of the bust.
Once you have this measurement, continue following the FBA tutorial and make your custom pattern pieces. As I said previously, with these types of adjustments it is a definite must to work with a traced copy of your pattern pieces.
For those ladies at the opposite end of the spectrum, like myself, an SBA is often necessary for obtaining the ideal fit. Sarai recommends the following steps:
- Try on your muslin and mark your bust line, bust apex, waist, and hip
- Pinch out the fullness around the bust and pin. (I recommend using safety pins, as they will not shift.)
- Measure the amount you have pinned on each side of the bust. Write down these numbers.
Once you have the measurements, continue following the SBA tutorial to create your custom fit. As with the FBA, it is really important to work with a traced copy of the original pattern pieces.
What is most important with any type of pattern adjustments is to find a method with which you are comfortable and yields the results you want. Below are links to alternate FBA/SBA adjustments:
Alternate SBA/FBA Tutorials
Casey's Elegant Musings SBA
Gertie's SBA for Colette Pattern's Parfait
Megan Nielsen's SBA and FBA adjustments
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Have questions? Please feel free to leave a comment here or on Erin's and Rochelle's blogs, as well as in the Flickr Group. We're here to help!


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District 196 schools maintain educational records on all students, in accordance with state regulations, to help plan each student's educational program and to communicate student progress with parents.
Student records include information such as standardized achievement and ability test data, course grades, attendance records, health and medical records, and evaluations by professional staff.
Information from student records is not released to members of the public without the written permission of the student's parent or guardian, or of the student if he or she is 18 or older or attends a post-secondary institution.
Parents and guardians (and students 18 and older) have the right to examine the contents of their own student's educational records, except items made confidential by state or federal law. The district handles requests to view student records within five working days.
Parents and guardians (and students 18 and older) can challenge the accuracy of educational records and have the right to authorize or deny release of records requested by a third party.
The district forwards educational records of students to other schools and school districts in which the student seeks or intends to enroll, upon request of that school or school district. Parents are not notified prior to this type of record transfer.
Educational records of current students are kept at the school the student attends.
District 196 archives all past student records, at the District Office, one year after the student has graduated or left the district.
To request the release of transcripts, District 196 requires the necessary information to locate the student records, as well as a signature, authorizing the district to release this private data. A student record release form can be downloaded from this site, or, the same information can be provided on a plain piece of paper. The complete information can then be provided to the transcript office via fax, mail, or in person. With proper technology, this same document can be scanned and e-mailed.
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I was there when it began, the ugliness, the ever-so thinly-veiled racism, the attacks on the press.
It was August, 1992. The place, the Houston Astrodome. The occasion, the Republican nominating convention.
First some spacial data; the press gallery inside the enormous dome was to the right of the podium, about 15 feet above the convention floor.
Animosity towards the working press was apparent from the moment I stepped inside. Many of the delegates were sporting large lapel buttons that read, "The Press Lies," and "Media – BE FAIR." The conservative campaign against the media had moved from whining to in-your-face insult.
Reporter access to the convention floor was tightly controlled. We were not allowed to simply roam among the delegates at will. Instead we had to ask permission from a GOP keeper before leaving the press gallery. First we had to make an appointment. The reason given was they did not want too many reporters on the floor at once, so they only let only a few go at one time. Even then, we were on short leash – 20 minutes, then we had to be back in our appointed place, like library books.
On the floor were squads of young men and women, many in their teens, dressed in red, white and blue straw hates, red vests, white shirts and black pants. I assumed they were some kind of Republican youth group, the kids of GOP officials, or both. To say they were squeaky clean-cut would be an understatement. They looked like they'd just been bused in from the Salt Lake City Mormon temple.
I only mention this because of what those clean-cut kids were up to. After each particularly fiery speech they would march in mass to the foot of the press gallery wall and begin chanting, "Be fair, be fair, be fair."
American reporters laughed it off as a childish bit of political theater. Our European colleagues were not laughing. They looked worried, especially those from Germany, Austria and France.
Everyday at 2 p.m. The DNC would hold their own news conference at a local restaurant two blocks away from the Astrodome to rebut what was being said at the convention. The restaurant's banquet room was just big enough to hold the forty or so reporters who showed up each day to hear the Dems side of the story. Future Clinton Commerce Secretary, Ron Brown and long-time Clinton friend, Betsy White were the daily presenters. One more stage-setting point; the room had ceiling to floor windows facing the street.
Each day, just as Ron or Betsy would begin their remarks, those squeaky-clean young Republicans in their Yankee Doodle Dandy suits would crowd sidewalk outside and begin chanting. Then they'd start pounding on the windows, not hard enough to break them, just hard enough to make it difficult to hear what was being said – (which of course was the point, just as it is now at the health care town hall meetings.)
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The next day I was on the convention floor, my floor pass time-carriage about to turn into a pumpkin, when I spotted my old friend, Congressman Jim Leach of Iowa. He was standing in the aisle outside his state's delegation. The Iowa delegation had been hijacked by Christian right activists and, in their opinion, Jim just wasn't "conservative enough," to deserve a seat.
I was shocked. Jim Leach was exactly the kind of politician every American should want in Washington, regardless of party. He was smart as a whip, and entirely sane – and of course, therein lay the rub for those taking over his party.
Back in the Astrodome, and back in my nest above the convention floor, the time arrived for Marilyn Quayle's turn to speak, wife of then VP Dan Quayle. She launched into a fiery anti-feminist diatribe, and the crowed roared. Seated next to me was a young woman reporter from the Scottish newspaper, The Scotsman. She dutifully took notes until Mrs. Quayle began bad-mouthing mothers who "chose careers over family." They young Scottish reporter rose to her feet muttering, "Oh for christsake, give me a f...king break," and stormed off. Things were getting tense.
I got a permission slip for the floor just as Pat Buchanan began his speech. It was the first shot in what would become known as "the culture war." The crowd clearly would have preferred him over the guy who was actually going to get nominated. They roared their approval to every one of Buchanan's now disturbingly familiar xenophobic, homophobic, racist thrusts. I could feel the energy level on the floor hit a kind of psychic redline. And that's when I saw them -- scattered through the crowd, not a majority, but more than a few, right-arm raised, hand flat, palm down, the Nazi salute. There was no mistaking it for anything but what it was.
And I saw no one try to stop them. I heard no one admonish them.
(Molly Ivins later observed of Buchanan's speech, "It was better in the original German.")
At that point I had already spent two days interviewing delegates sporting their "The Press Lies" buttons. Some were polite, though it never seemed to dawn on them that the big-ass button staring me in the face was an insult. Others were decidedly rude. "Why should I talk to you," they'd say, "you'll just twist what I say, or flat out lie about it."
I might have pointed out that, in all my years of reporting I'd never once written anything that wasn't true and verified as such. Or that, if I had, I would have been sued – which I never was, and fired – ditto. But they would have brushed that aside as lies too, so why bother. (BTW, this was long before these same folks had their own media outlet, Fox News, staffed by reporters who actually do have a remarkably carefree and casual relationship with truth.)
The last day of the convention was the finale, Ronald Reagan spoke. He was, well, he was Reagan. There he was, the pseudo-folksy mannerisms, the sugar-coated nostrums, his sideways nod of the head that functioned much as Sarah Palin's wink. By that time I had reached the same point my Scottish colleague had a day earlier. I had enough, gathered my papers and walked out in the middle of his speech. The conventioneers roars of approval following me deep into the parking lot.
Over the years that followed I was not surprise to see the seeds of hatred, paranoia, xenophobia and racism, cultivated and nurtured by those empowered by that convention; Tom Delay, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Sarah Palin, et al.
So, when I see clips of GOP brownshirts disrupting town hall meetings I figure among them might just be some of those squeaky clean GOP youth that serenaded me and other working reporters with the ironic chant, "Be fair, be fair." Because, had we been truly fair back then, maybe the nation could have been forewarned, and forearmed. But we, the media, were not fair. We pulled our punches. We were too timid to tell the truth about everything we saw, we heard and we knew about what was happening inside the Republican party. Had we reported all that, they would have accused us of being unfair. The media knew that, and blinked. We put on our blinders and let it go, unreported. Because we wanted to be seen as being "fair," while not being balanced.
And the media learned nothing since. Because, if it had it would be reporting, not just that groups of conservatives were disrupting town hall meetings, but exactly who was orchestrating those fake "grassroots" protests. But if you want to learn about that, you can't turn to CNN or NBC or CBS or ABC... you have to turn to comics, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert or activist news shows like MSNBC's Countdown and Rachel Maddow. Kudos to them, but they are too easily dismissed as biased.
The decline of civil discord and honest political discord declined steadily after that 1992 convention. And, unless the regular working press starts doing their jobs, it's headed further south – which is a terrifying prospect.
So, please, media, be fair... for real this time.
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I can probably safely conclude that Steele does not know there is a thing in some cultures called kidnap marriage. The girl gets kidnapped and raped and because she is no longer a virgin people let her become the wife of the kidnapper and rapist. Her society thinks her being held captive and raped for the rest of her life is ok as long as they call it marriage.
VoIP: I assume the high-five was for my Korea/Vietnam comparison?
Yeah, it was. Twentieth century American history is not my strong suit, and you had the stats at your fingertips. Way to go.
Thank you! I was kind of separating hereditary service, as in the Manchu army, from conscription, because in the European context, the analysis of universal conscription takes place in the analysis of how citizens relate to the modern state. That had been my original point, before Steele stupided all over everything: from 1789 onward, universal conscription wasn't seen as a burden, it was seen as a privilege, the other side of citizenship. In nineteenth century liberal states, discussions of what it meant for men to participate in the activities of the state revolved around the two poles of parliamentary politics and warfare. And both of these activities belonged to men. Male conscription isn't an example of "misandry," as Steele had held, it's an example of misogyny, of a sexist political order.
(Interestingly for me, what this means is that warfare got more masculine; during the period I study, which is much earlier, families went to war together, men, women, and children.)
So, in the strictest sense, the kind of conscription I'm talking about did not take place in the Qing empire anyway, as they were not a liberal parliamentary democracy. Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany weren't liberal parliamentary democracies either, but each retained the nineteenth-century notion of warfare as a means for the citizen to participate in the state. George Mosse has some great discussions of how these nineteenth-century ideas contributed to Nazi ideas, and also of what all this has to do with gender.
But if you want to expand the discussion of "conscription" to mean "any time when one is coerced into military service," then I think we can. However, since the Taipings conscripted women as well as men (as I have heard–correct me if I'm wrong), Steele's original point, which had been that conscription is a form of institutionalized man-hatred, still doesn't hold up.
I found volume 1 of Michael's book on Amazon for 8 dollars, and I just might get it. What's your field?
WHY DAVID WHY. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE THE LINK TO THE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARTWORK. Of course my curiosity piqued me and I had to click on it. My retinas are in pain.
I think you can draw some parallels between a liberal democratic ideal of citizenship and a premodern Chinese version. There were multiple types of citizens, from those with hereditary privilege down to slaves, and each was thought of as being in some kin of social contract with the state. Even in the 4th or 5th century there is a general understanding that though commoners owe taxes and labor, the government was responsible for keeping food affordable and keeping commoners employed.
Reservists were mostly from the higher income end of the commoner class; usually the same families were selected for reserve duty over generations. This is because the more leisured commoners were believed to have more time to practice at arms in their spare time, so the state thought they were a better investment than the very poor. Depending on the time period, being selected as a reservist was seen as either a great honor or a death sentence. In the Taiping Rebellion, it was probably more the latter. However, in theory it was supposed to be an honor. Women were not included because they were seen as unfit for the duty or honor, and not because they were seen as better than men. Also, men had more leisure time in general than women, so they were optimal from the government's point of view.
Also it's true, the Taiping forces conscripted both genders, although more men than women. One of the reasons they didn't select more women was because footbinding immediately disqualified a large fraction of urban women, and some of the richer rural women, so yeah, lots of misogyny involved there too.
Local defense corps were also known to press women into service, both in combat and support roles. Women fought on the front lines of both sides during the assault on Nanjing.
And yeah, in command economies, conscription theoretically loses its meaning because technically everything that happens is compulsory. However, I think on the ground there was a lot of the same ideology going on. Soviet propaganda called military service the "holy duty," which was a lot more honor and praise than they gave to, say, compulsory garment factory work. Even in Stalin's USSR, there was a limit to how much you could ask of people, and one way to get around that limit is to try to convince people that their conscription was an honor.
I don't have a field right now, or really know where my life is going in general, but my recent MA thesis was on Tang Dynasty history. How about you?
Also, I think we can see in the modern age how important the masculinity of the armed forces is to their image of strength and honor. I mean, the backlash in the United States, during a soldier recruit shortage, to expanded roles for women, and the continuing amnesia about the women who already do serve, kind of shows how invested the culture is in this masculinity.
I'm getting a PhD in cultural history. I'm focusing on the military in the early modern Holy Roman Empire, but since I've puttered around a bit I also know a fair amount about military history from eras that aren't early modern, as well as intellectual history.
And yeah, in command economies, conscription theoretically loses its meaning because technically everything that happens is compulsory. However, I think on the ground there was a lot of the same ideology going on. Soviet propaganda called military service the "holy duty," which was a lot more honor and praise than they gave to, say, compulsory garment factory work.
Yeah: whether or not Germans under the Nazis or Russians under Stalin voted, they definitely participated in the state, in a way that was highly emotional. Going to war, going to a rally, the entire complex of ideas around the notion of "work," all were part of this state-participation.
@pecunium: Right? The most outspoken "experts" on military life, and how soldiers think and react, and what it's like "in the trenches" always seem to be warrior wannabes who've never not only served, but gone out of their way to avoid serving.
VoIP: Yeah, it was. Twentieth century American history is not my strong suit, and you had the stats at your fingertips. Way to go.
I had them close enough. I had to make sure I was doing the directionality on the computation right, because I am only moderately competent at numbers.
But yeah, I have an interest in modern warfare (which is to say from about 1500 to present), and Korea is one of those conflicts which gets short shrift.
Steele, of course, got his timeframe wrong. The US draft ended in 1973, and the withdrawal of troops was in 1972 (We did a quickie on it when we were talking about Thomas Ball; who was it who said he "fought" for our right to have a 1st amendment?).
But that doesn't really change the numbers, because the published data I had was dealing with that. But adding the 2 1/2 years of post withdrawal before the fall of Saigon doesn't help him, because those weren't draftees (even those who had been drafted in 1972 weren't going to be incountry unless they volunteered).
The humanities were not for him.
Pecunium and Unimaginative:
This reminds me of John Lynn's Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe, where he hypothesizes that gender roles in early modern armies were, if not egalitarian, then at least more egalitarian than in civilian life. He thinks that the women who traveled with the armies had more economic freedom than civilian women, for instance, while there is anecdotal evidence that they may have gone armed where civilian women would not have, and that's a hugely symbolic thing in early modern Germany.
So, basically, where people are actually trying to get shit done and not die, there's less room for manufactured gender bullshit (although armies, like everything else in early modern Europe, were also full of manufactured gender bullshit).
One dollar on Amazon plus shipping. I just bought it.
Screw everyone who thinks girls/woman can't be good at anything. Or are wimps losers idiots, I heard them all. Screw you who think that!
Let me guess… Men hate u so this website is your way to express your hate towards the male race?
Get some help u ugly fat loser!
The male race is a misandric competitive sport orchestrated by our callipygian overlords.
Pffft! The Male race is 5000 lightyears over burning coals! The Male race is the kessel run, over legos!
I mean, we've heard from the misters just how hard it is. It's a triathlon where the second leg is pain and the third leg is DEATH!
Evidently Obama got tired of having to be so eloquent all the time.
RE: Obama
Men hate u so this website is your way to express your hate towards the male race?
Yes. You're totally right. Men hate me. That's why I'm married to one. That's why I have male friends. Because I hate the whole of maleness.
Also, dude, men aren't a race, we're a fucking gender. Read a book, dumbass.


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Under the classical statistical framework, sample size calculations for a hypothesis test of interest maintain pre-specified Type-I and Type-II error rates. These methods often suffer from several practical limitations. For instance positing suitable values under a given hypothesis becomes more difficult when the null hypothesis is composite (e.g., hypotheses for non-inferiority tests). Additionally, classical methods often rely heavily on asymptotic (normal) approximations when testing two composite hypotheses (e.g., testing non-inferiority, bio-equivalence etc.), which may be questionable in many common situations.
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Osman, M. and Ghosh, S. K. (2011). Semiparametric Bayesian Testing Procedure for Noninferiority Trials with Binary Endpoints http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10543406.2010.544526 (R codes to implement the procedures will also be presented)


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