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WITH THE DAY OF HER WEDDING approaching, Heather McCombs found herself in a prenuptial nightmare. First, her flight from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., was rocked by turbulence, leaving her sleepless and woozy. Then a storm forced the cancellation of her connecting flight to Albany, N.Y., near her hometown of Saratoga Springs. Worse, her luggage—including her wedding gown—was stuck in transit. Wearily she rented a car, then realized she had almost no money. When she asked the toll collector on the Garden State Parkway what would happen if she couldn't pay all the tolls en route, he replied, "We haul you down to the state police."
Walter Jeffries was just kidding, but McCombs, 26, was too rattled to notice. "I just lost it," she recalls. "I was sobbing." Startled, Jeffries, 66, a former tavern owner who has worked the Union Plaza tollbooth since 1991, asked what was wrong. When McCombs told him, he reached into his wallet and pulled out a $10 bill. "Take this," he said, "and go."
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Temporary fix found for Oak Harbor outfall pipe
Oak Harbor's wastewater treatment plant outfall pipe is good to go, er, flow ... for now.
"The emergency repairs have been made, but there are issues that remain," said Civil Engineer Russ Pabarcus.
Earlier this month the Oak Harbor City Council authorized up to $75,000 for emergency repairs to an aging outfall pipe that burst and sent treated wastewater burbling through the ground about 200 feet from the shoreline. Although treated, the wastewater is supposed to discharge through a pipe hundreds of feet out into Oak Harbor Bay.
Wastewater Operations Manager Steve Bebee and Zack Hammond, owner of Cold Water Diving, plugged the end of the pipe to keep water from rushing in at high tide while C. Johnson Construction inspected and repaired a 10- to 12-foot section of pipe near the break.
Inspection of the 50-plus-year-old pipe uncovered extensive corrosion and additional leaks, he said, adding "the pipe is in pretty bad shape."
C. Johnson Construction banded and replaced the heavily corroded section, but the city will pursue a more semi-permanent fix, "Something that will hold for more than six month and less than 50 years," Pabarcus said.
Possible temporary fixes may include "slip lining" or inserting a smaller pipe inside the existing pipe, he said.
Bebee said city staff will meet next week to discuss the different options and possibly consider diverting the water to the Seaplane Base Lagoon until a new wastewater treatment plant is built.
The cost for the repairs is expected to run under the $75,000 allotted by City Council May 18, Bebee said. The current rough estimate for the temporary pipe fix is about $15,000 to $20,000.
The repairs had minimal environmental impact and the beach will be open for the public this Memorial Day weekend.
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I telephoned the RAC a few days ago to be told "No, you need to join the Camping & Caravanning club to be covered". However, when I searched the RAC website, I found "Should the vehicle break down while towing a caravan or trailer, we shall recover your vehicle together with the caravan or trailer. If your trailer or caravan breaks down then we can arrange for the recovery of your trailer or caravan but you will be liable for the recovery costs.
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Accepting That I Am Not A Pregnant RunnerEmily Malone
I have always thought that I would be a pregnant runner. I've been running consistently for almost four years now, and have completed five full marathons in addition to many other races. Running has become a huge part of my life, and so in turn, I thought it would be a huge part of my pregnancies as well. Boy was I wrong!
As someone who would consider herself a relatively serious runner, it has been very hard for me to accept that I will not be gracefully jogging through my pregnancy as I had expected. I feel jealous when I see and hear about others running through pregnancies, but for a number of reasons, it's just not going to happen for me…
For the first few weeks after finding out I was pregnant, I continued to lift weights and run on the treadmill just as before. But somewhere around week 6 I started to feel very crampy and uncomfortable, and I found that running was causing some unpleasant pressure in my lower abdomen. Couple that with first-trimester nerves and anxiety, and I was too scared to keep going. It didn't really matter though, because the next week I was hit with raging morning sickness.
From weeks 7 to around 17, I threw up multiple times a day and existed almost entirely on carbs and citrus. Things like walking up the stairs and showering became feats of strength, and exercise of any sort was entirely out of the question. Finally just before the half-way point, my energy came back and the constant nausea subsided. My return to feeling human was celebrated with a return to the gym to get back into my fitness routine and start feeling like my old self again.
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Last weekend was beautiful here in Seattle, and I have been feeling great for weeks and weeks – so great that sometimes I even forget I am pregnant! I laced up my running shoes and headed to a beautiful trail by the lake, excited to give running another try now that my energy and fitness levels were back. My husband supportively plodded next to me at the world's slowest running pace, while I tried to re-discover my stride and figure out what felt best. I felt sharp pains in my abdomen and intense pressure in places that just didn't feel right. It only took about a half-mile for me to realize that what felt best was actually walking.
At 22 weeks pregnant, my body has changed too much for me to suddenly think I can pick up my running routine again. Had I been able to continue running from the beginning, I have no doubt that I would still be able to lightly jog through most of my pregnancy. But the unfortunate sickness that sidelined me for so long through the early weeks has made it so that, along with drippy eggs and blue cheese, running will have to wait until October.
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The new results of the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) seem at first blush very encouraging. U.S. 4th and 8th graders improved in mathematics, though their science performance remained essentially flat. In fact, improvement in U.S. 8th-graders' mathematics scores outpaced that of students in most other participating countries.
In 8th-grade science, apparently only Singapore and Taiwan outperformed Massachusetts.
Cause for celebration? Not so fast, says Mark Schneider from the American Institutes for Research. He points to yawning achievement gaps laid bare by the TIMSS results. He also notes that some high-performing OECD countries that bested the U.S. in the 2007 Programme for International Assessment did not participate in TIMSS, possibly skewing the results.
Still, American 4th and 8th graders who took the TIMSS assessment outperformed students in countries such as Germany, Australia, Sweden, Austria, New Zealand and Norway. All of these nations performed better than the U.S. in the 2007 PISA, which assesses 15-year-olds.
So, do American students lose that much ground between the ages of 13 and 15? Or do TIMSS and PISA measure different things? Perhaps a bit of both.
Creators of PISA purport to measure how well students can apply academic concepts. (On this point, see our interview with PISA director Andreas Schleicher.) Critics of PISA contend that the test is inferior to TIMSS, because (they claim) it emphasizes lower-level skills. (Stanford mathematician Jim Milgram sent us his version of this argument a couple of months ago.) These critics point to PISA superstar Finland's relatively disappointing showing in the 1999 TIMSS as evidence of Finland's unexamined shortcomings and PISA's weakness. (Finland has not participated in TIMSS since 1999.)
I don't have a horse in this particular race. But the dissonance between the PISA and TIMSS results should remind us to review international assessments with a critical eye before making final pronouncements on their meaning.
We report. You decide.
Nice post.
Diane Ravtich wrote something for Flypaper that caught my eye:
"I would point out that Minnesota showed dramatic gains on TIMMS not because of "new, more rigorous standards," but because of that state's decision to implement a coherent grade-by-grade curriculum in mathematics. William Schmidt took the lead in developing that curriculum and deserves to bask in glory for what he has done for the children of Minnesota. That is the most important lesson of 2007 TIMSS for the United States."
I'm curious to learn more about what's going right in Minnesota...
Thanks for sending that along that very interesting post. TIMSS is useful, because it encourages us to look for the fire behind the smoke. If we have confidence in the assessment's validity, we can try to uncover successful practices that might otherwise go unnoticed. Massachusetts also warrants a closer look.
It's also nice to see states make unmistakable progress in tests other than their state tests. That sort of success can calm fears about teaching to a particular test.
This article has facts incorrectly. It's also misleading and sugar-coated. Just to keep the record straight:
Average mathematics of eighth-grade students:
1. Chinese Taipei
2. Korea
3. Singapore
4. Hong Kong
5. Japan
6. Hungary
7. England
8. Russian Federation
9. United States
Average science of eighth-grade students:
1. Singapore
2. Chinese Taipei
3. Japan
4. Korea
5. England
6. Hungary
7. Czech Republic
8. Slovenia
9. Hong Kong
10. Russian Federation
11. United States
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Thanks for your comment.
I should acknowledge one omission in my blog posting: In 8th-grade science, only Singapore and Taiwan outperformed Massachusetts. (My original posting omitted the subject--science. It also neglected to acknowledge that Massachusetts actually tied with a number of other countries.) Apologies for the oversight--I have corrected the posting..
Still, I'm not quite sure what facts are wrong. Let's see.... 4th and 8th graders improved in mathematics over the past decade, but they did not improve in science. U.S. 8th graders' made greater gains in mathematics than did their peers in most other participating countries.
Closer examination of the TIMSS results does admittedly dampen some observers' enthusiasm: Most of U.S. student gains in 8th-grade mathematics occurred between 1995 and 2003--gains have admittedly slowed a bit since 2003. Also, countries such as the UK and Hong Kong made much bigger gains in 4th-grade science than did the U.S.
Still, I don't quite see how I "sugar coat" the TIMSS results. The posting acknowledges lack of movement in science and legitimate concerns raised by Mark Schneider of AIR. And I don't suggest that differences between TIMSS and PISA offer cause for celebration, either. As Jim Milgram writes in the comment I mention, "I am far more worried by our TIMSS results than our below average performance on PISA."
Indeed, your listing of countries' performance would mislead the lay reader, who might not know that many countries perform below the U.S.
Overall, my posting is meant to highlight differences between two different assessments used in international comparisons--and the importance of understanding what each assesses.
I make no claims to infallibility, so please feel free to make further corrections to the record.
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Ranked with the best of Madeleine L'Engle and Diana Wynne Jones, Diane Duane's magical tale of wizardry and wisdom has become a modern fantasy classic. Christina Moore's delightful narration captures all the excitement and danger in this thrilling fantasy adventure.
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1) it was boring. I finally gave up on it -- it kept putting me to sleep (so buy it if you have insomnia!!). I finally gave up on it - and I finish basically all books I buy.
2) it is NOT like Harry Potter books, other than its about a couple of kid wizards
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4) normally I don't comment on narrators, but this one didn't do it for me at all.
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Knowing it is a children/young adult book, I read the reviews before buying this. I do not agree that it can be read by adults. It is VERY childish. Perhaps good for children- but adults... beware! I can not even finish listening to it. And it has nothing on Harry Potter- the first books anyway.
"not as good as I thought"
Actually never finished
It started off great; then went into so much detail about nothing we got lost; I read a review that stated it was as good as Harry Potter, "not so", not even close.
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Loved this book! It was an entertaining adventure. I'm sure my son will like it too.
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This wizard is as good as Harry Potter!! Great characters..interesting adventure..all kids young and old will enjoy this book
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My family and I tried to listen to this story on a long car drive. Despite being a captive audience, we just couldn't get into the story. The plot development seemed random and unbelievable, and odd terminology was presented without introduction.
"Not so magical."
I had high hopes for this series but after listening to them I was highly disappointed. I'm amazed that anyone could make magic this boring.
The author also uses this book to insert her own Darwinian views that neither add to, nor improve the slow moving storyline.
i love storys about magic with adult humor in the storys like Piers Anthony and Orson Scott Card i also like some sci-fi storys. The storys i like best is : On a Pale Horse, The Lost Gate, Ender's Game, Split Infinity. i do not like short storys.
"i kinda like this one"
i found it to be a enjoyable story.
its hard for me to find a good story i like and got lucky with this one.
try the simple and see if that will help you any.
everyone has there own likes and dislikes.
i always read the reviews and then try the simple to try and get a good ideal what its like.
hope this help you... enjoy.. :)
I forced myself to finish the book, hoping it would get better, but did not enjoy it.
I thought the terminology was not so much childish, but jibberish.
A previous review referred to HP books 1 to 3 being silly, but nowhere in HP does a star show up belching jets...
Very few books do I delete from my library... this is only the second one. Don't waste your credits.
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> > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
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> > > You are actually using them to put redundant information that could be
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> > I really like the idea of keeping the tracer event ids out of the ring
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> That's fine for a ring buffer that only ever contains data from one
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> event sources? Punt to another layer?
Field goal!
Yes! That is exactly what I want. If your trace has only one event, why
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I emphatically do not have a thigh gap. They're reasonably muscular and not that fat - In fact they look quite slim, but I still have to get a size up in trousers to accommodate them.
Anyway, I don't want a thigh gap. I don't think it would ever be attainable for me anyway, what with fairly muscular limbs and narrow hips, but still, I don't actually want one. Having touching thighs gives you much better grip when you're upsidedown on a pole!
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When I was 18 I had amazing legs and a nice little 'thigh gap'. They never rubbed together as I walked or touched as I was standing like normal. I know as you get older your body changes and that but now as soon as I'm standing they touch and I don't think it looks nice (they don't rub as I walk though) I've asked people before about what they think about 'thigh gaps' and they aren't really fussed about them.
I just want to hear other people opinions on them and hopefully someone can help me change my mind. This could all just be in my head..
then again 'thigh gap', doesn't necessarily mean you're fat if you don't have one...
Not important.
This thread is the epitome of 'First World Problems'.
It really is all about shape. You see some size 20 women who still have a 'thigh gap'.
I'm a size 10 but have never had one, and tbh I'd have to become anorexic to start losing weight off my legs, because it's just my shape. My sister is the skinniest person I know but she doesn't have 'the gap'. My mum has been on diets for years and goes to an exercise class most nights, but I keep telling her she can't shed the weight off her hips or legs because she's build like that. I feel like I'm the mum sometimes...
I hate that only the people who are born with those legs are the 'sexy ones', and every model barely has legs - no wonder there's so much anorexia among young people today!
It's not just body shape but also hip width - I have very wide hips which gives me a massive arse but equally a small thigh gap even though I'm nearly over weight. If I lost about 25 - 35lbs I reckon I'd have a thigh gap standing up.
I have a thigh gap.
It's completely about body shape - I have reaaalllyyy wide hips ('child-bearing hips' ha!), so I have a thigh gap, even though I'm no-where near 'skinny' - I'm a pretty average weight. However some people would have to be a really low weight before they got anywhere near having a thigh gap. Just depends on your bone structure really!
I totally just stood up now and stared at my crotch to see if I have a thigh gap...
I've got one, a small one and I'm a size 10, but not a skinny one. I'm apparently a a good weight for my height (according to my doctor) and could probably be a size 8 if I cut down on biscuits but I like food too much and I don't need to so why bother, but I imagine if I did lose weight I'd have a wider one.
I think the kind of really wide thigh gap that you see on models actually looks weird, like they have some kid of hip deformity or something! It makes them look a bit like a cow boy when they walk!
I've never been a fan of the thigh gap. It looks kinda unnatural to me, so I wouldn't worry about it.
I have and always have had one, despite never being underweight. It's more to do with bone structure - I have wide hips but not fat legs.
Little bit unfair of people to say it looks unnatural... anyway I like it!
Did I mention I have a thigh gap?
ok...so i just googled them to see whether i was for or against thigh gap....and after clicking on the first picture i see i come across some girls 'thinspiration' blog where she is eating around 230 calories a day and going for 2 long walks to burn off the carbs.....so she can have a thigh gap with her feet touching.
SO against this right now. absolutely fine if you are healthy and your genetics mean you have a gap (as i know is the case for a lot of you on here), NOT fine if you literally starve yourself to get one. and the thing was, the pictures she was using as inspiration were mostly photoshopped, and she obviously didnt know that. this sort of media representation of women actually makes me so angry sometimes
Well at least you don't have legs that ****ing rub together as you walk. Trust me, it's ****ing irritating. I know other athletes who have to put talcum powder on their thighs because it's that bad in the morning.
Why do people even care about this? I'd suspect most guys didn't even know there was such a thing until seeing this thread. I'd never heard about it anyway. Can't say "thigh gap" is what I look for in a woman....
To clarify, my thigh gap is when my feet are together. I might join thinspiration to be their inspiration.
I'm a slim woman, always have been, but I don't even have a thigh gap. Must be my black girl genes . Most girls I've seen that have thigh gaps look too skinny to me tbh.
First time I heard about the term "thigh gap" was some weeks ago when I watched a Gok Wan documentary about teenage girls obsessing over becoming skinny and looking at thinspiration tumblr blogs. Hmm, unless you're naturally that way, it doesn't look particularly healthy or great.
I think 'Cameltoe' if I ever see one
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Why do people even care about this? I'd suspect most guys didn't even know there was such a thing until seeing this thread. I'd never heard about it anyway.
I didn't realise a thigh gap had to go right up to your **** bone. I haven't got a thigh gap.
Only realised this once I googled pics and saw a proper thigh gap, plus I was wearing boxers and had to get naked to check.
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The Quaker Who Would Be King
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Everybody knows about Ahab, the nutty Quaker captain of a whaling ship, but Ahab was one of the Nantucket Quakers, notably boisterous subset of the sect. Josiah Harlan (1799-1871), on the other hand, was born on a quiet prosperous farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania. His father had been a Philadelphia Quaker merchant who had accumulated enough funds to settle out in Newlin Township. They were strict, plain dress Quakers. Never mind that Chester County now has the horsey set, with one of the highest per capita incomes in the country, and a local version of Silicon Valley crowding into the space. In the early 19th Century, Lewis and Clark days so to speak, this was the home of plain and serious Quakers. Not where you would expect to find the future King of Afghanistan, the real-life model for Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King.
In these days when Afghanistan intrudes into our news and local boys are getting killed there, we must be indebted to Ben Macintyre for his recent book The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan And for the research which went into it, including finding Harlan's papers in the Chester County Historical Society. Macintyre is an experienced writer for the London Times who relates more about the famous massacre of 15,000 British (only one person survived) than we get from The Great Game, which purports to be more serious history.
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You almost have to read Macintyre's book twice to absorb all the unfamiliar names and to be prepared for the astonishing happenings recorded in it. John Huston made a movie in 1975 about this tale, but Harlan provides material for a dozen movies. In short, Josiah Harlan's father arranged for him to be the supercargo (commercial officer) of a merchant ship which landed in Calcutta. He had told one Eliza Swaim that he would marry her when (if) he came back, presumably prosperous. But he jumped ship in Calcutta in 1822 after he got a Dear John letter via his brother Richard (a physician with the University of Pennsylvania who remains notable for his huge collection of human skulls). Apparently deciding he was going to show Eliza a thing or two, he joined the British East India Company long enough to learn some military skills, and then set out for Afghanistan disguised as a local holy man. Along the way, he became an official for the Maharajah of the Punjab, the Vizier for the King of Afghanistan, and led an army over the Hindu Kush into what was called Ghor, now more or less Uzbekistan, becoming the King, with documents to prove it. The Hindu Kush is a ridge of mountains a thousand miles long, containing a couple dozen peaks over twenty thousand feet high. This Harlan was a real adventurer, and probably an outstanding confidence artist, working his way to the top of countries where it was common to have fifty hangings in a morning. Just staying alive for 19 years in that environment was an achievement. The British sent a fifteen thousand man army into the area to conquer it for the Queen, and only one single solder, who happened to be a physician, survived.
And then, Harlan came back to Chester County and spent 30 years writing books and starting projects, like raising camels and growing Afghan grapes. He accumulated piles of gold in the orient, but the only way to get it home was to convert it into letters of credit and send it to his sister to invest. Somehow in the process, he ended up broke. But then came the American Civil War, where he raised a regiment in Philadelphia called Harlans Light Cavalry, making himself its colonel. Whereupon all the officers found him so intolerable they petitioned to have him replaced, and were upheld by a court martial. But the old sociopath in him turned that upside down, and nearly got all those rebellious officers hanged for mutiny. He developed some pulmonary disease, possibly tuberculosis, and ultimately died in San Francisco. According to the newspapers, he had been practicing medicine without a license there.
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MINERAL RIDGE - In his first year as coach for the Rams, Chris Kohl had yet to see the Bristol Panthers play before Wednesday night, and following the game, he left the court impressed.
Bristol used an aggressive defense, including a full-court man press at all times, to pummel Mineral Ridge, 91-61, extending its unbeaten run to eight games. Kohl said he saw similarities to fellow Inter Tri-County League team McDonald.
"That's the way you play basketball right there," Kohl said of Bristol's style. "They do a nice job. They don't do nothing fancy, but boy, whatever they do, they do it well."
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Bristol's Chad Oliver, left, leaps and saves the ball from going out of bounds as Zak Dibell (15) follows the play Wednesday against Mineral Ridge. Oliver scored 33 points in the Panthers' 91-61 victory.
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These turnovers allowed the Panthers to bust the game wide open, especially in the second half. Taking an 11-point lead going into halftime, Bristol forced eight turnovers in the third quarter and dumped 27 points on the Rams.
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The aggressive defense is somewhat of a double-edged sword, however.
The Panthers found themselves in foul trouble early and often. In the first half, the Rams were in the bonus less than one minute into the second quarter and before the third quarter ended.
Bristol had two players finish with four fouls and three players finish with three fouls.
Bristol coach Craig Giesy said that there's not much the team can do about the foul trouble, but the team's depth means he can plug another player in and not miss a beat.
"We just try to teach not to reach and not to swat, so we limit the foul trouble," Giesy said. "We know that we're going to get into a little bit foul trouble the way we play, but being deep helps as well."
Nobody fit the Panthers' style better than Oliver, who scored a game-high 33 points.
The senior played with a scrappy mentality, forcing a number of turnovers and crashing the boards. He recorded nine rebounds, five of which came on the offensive glass, and recorded two steals.
He also made important plays when the team needed it. One such play came early in the third quarter, following Zac Hagy dunk that put the Rams within nine points. With the home crowd excited from the dunk, Oliver took the inbounds pass and traveled the length of the court for a quick layup before anybody could react.
"He is our silent leader," Giesy said. "He's the guy who goes out there and plays his butt off, and everyone feeds off with him. He leads us in scoring, he leads us in rebounding, he leads us in assists... He's one of those guys that he's a (stat) stuffer by the way he plays."
As for the Rams, Kohl said that his young team needs some time to gel and buy into the system he wants to run.
"We're still learning what is expected of them," he said. "I'm hoping that as we progress through the year that we get smarter as basketball players and we get better as a team. I don't think that we've really understood what we're trying to do as a basketball team."
Bristol returns to Northeastern Athletic Conference play against Ledgemont on Friday, while Mineral Ridge finishes its tour of the NAC against Southington on Saturday.


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text: Cape Town - Former Proteas batsman Boeta Dippenaar says he would pick Paul Harris ahead of Imran Tahir as a spinner in Test matches in South Africa.Dippenaar, who plays for the Knights, faced Tahir over the weekend in a SuperSport series match against the Dolphins at Kingsmead in Durban.And according to the Volksblad newspaper, Dippenaar wrote on his blog that Tahir's possible inclusion in the Proteas side for the upcoming Test series against Australia, worries him.The Free Stater fears Tahir might struggle in Test matches locally."After I faced him this week, I'm not so sure anymore that he's our best choice in South African conditions," said Dippenaar.Tahir took 3/88 for the Dolphins in the Knights' first innings, but struggled in the second innings on the final day, taking only 1/90. The Knights won by four wickets.South African pitches have always been conducive to fast bowling and Dippenaar believes Harris is more effective as a slow bowler on such pitches."Harris has always been successful at holding up one end, which allows Graeme Smith to rotate his quick bowlers from the other end. And I'm not sure if Tahir could perform that job for South Africa."Dippenaar believes Tahir should only be picked ahead of Harris if the pitches are prepared in a different manner to what they are traditionally prepared like.The Proteas' first Test against Australia starts on November 9 at Newlands, followed by a second Test on November 17 at the Wanderers.


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(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites
ex:created the golden calf
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac
EX. according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, and was rewarded for being prepared to do so. He is considered by Jewish people as the father of the Israelites through his son Isaac, and by Muslims as the father of Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
Bar Mitzvah
(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
Hebrew Bible
A collection of sacred books containing diverse materials concerning the origins, experiences, beliefs, and practices of the Israelites. Most of the extant text was compiled by members of the priestly class in the fifth century B.C.E. (99)
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Days of Awe
3 holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot/ Shemini Atzeret.. Taken together they emphasize the need for repentance and self-examination in human life.
(Old Testament) the oldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac
EX. he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage,
the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses
EX. God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation
EX. Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
(Old Testament) the second patriarch
EX. son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac
EX. considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
(Old Testament) son of Isaac
EX. brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning 'one who has been strong against God')
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel
EX. a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
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The shield of David, or more commonly known as the Star of David. It is two equalateral triangles, 6 pointed star overlapping one anotherr. It is the biggest sign of Judaism today.
is the unleavened bread that is made before Passover because it represents how the Jews were unable to wait for their bread to rise the night before their exodus.
Candelabrum. The seven-branched version was one of the temple furnishings and today symbolizes Israel on its national seal; the nine-branched version is specifically used to commemorate Hanukkah, eight of the cnadles symbolizing the eight days of the festival and the ninth traditionally being used to light the others.
religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
a special deep bath structure symbolizing altered state, 7 days after woman's period, Orthodox
the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
In Judaism, a divine commandment or sacred deed in fulfillment of a commandment (a good deed performed out of religious duty)
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
EX. Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain
(Judaism) a Jewish passover festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin)
EX. traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
Spring festival celebrating the deliverance of the Jews in the days of Queen Esther
Rosh Hashanah
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri
Judaism New Year
EX. noted for the blowing of the shofar
Yom Kippur
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day and reflecting on ones sins
EX. 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law
Jewish Sabbath which runs from friday evening to saturday evening
Jewish word for Sabbath meaning the day of rest and worship
a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith
a ram's-horn trumpet blown by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during religious observances and used in modern Judaism esp. during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur
Simchat Torah
(Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah
week of celebration, people live in booths and offering sacrifices; 7th Month/ 15th - 21st of Tishri; Purpose-Remembers the wondering in the wilderness from Egypt to Cannan.
Prayer shawl given on bar/bat mitzvahs, about humbleness in the eyes of god; worn by adult males
the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written
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Highlights from Seton Hall Prep's win over Newark East Side in boys soccer.
Seton Hall Prep seniors Mason Toye and Michael Georgiou talk about defeating Newark East Side in boys soccer.
Mason Toye scored the lone goal in the 49th minute as Seton Hall Prep won the battle of unbeatens with Newark East Side, 1-0.
Mount Olive's Eli Gabriel got Mount Olive going with a second-half goal in a 2-0 victory over Morris Hills.
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Scotch Plains topped Elizabeth, 2-1 in overtime, to take the first installment of the rivalry and earn victory number 700 for head coach Tom Breznitsky
Scotch Plains-Fanwood defeats Elizabeth 2-1 (OT) in soccer, earns victory number 700 for Coach Tom Breznitsky
Elizabeth will try to start its own winning streak against Scotch Plains after losing 16 in a row before last season's state playoff win. Watch the rivals battle LIVE on News12Varsity.com at 4 p.m.
Eugene Hayes scored two goals, including the overtime winner, to lead Morristown past Chatham.
St. Benedict's continues to roll, Delbarton looks scary good in early-going.
Delbarton scored four more goals on Wednesday as the Green Wave have outscored their first three opponents 14-0.
Highlights from Delbarton's win over Montville in boys soccer.
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CBA got a goal from Patrick Kollman in overtime to hold off Marlboro and keep CBA's loft rankings in the News12Varsity New Jersey Boys Soccer Poll.
Highlights from Seton Hall Prep's win over Westfield in boys soccer.
Seton Hall Prep's Mason Toye and Max Engelbrechtsen talk about defeating Westfield to open their season in boys soccer.
Mason Toye scored two goals and set up another in Seton Hall Prep's 3-0 victory over Westfield on opening day of the New Jersey soccer season.
Boonton got out to a quick start and never trailed in a 6-3 victory over Madison for its first opening day win since 2006.
Kevin Devaney Jr. unveils MSG Varsity's boys soccer Players of the Year in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York City and the Hudson Valley.
There's a massive amount of talent in New Jersey soccer right now and the rankings are tough to sort out before we even kick off. With the exception of St. Benedict's, the next five teams are all worthy of the top spot in the NJSIAA. We here at News12Varsity are really excited to get to the action.
Several 2013-2014 CHSAA champions do a little remodeling of the MSG Varsity offices to show off their school's hardware.
MSG Varsity finishes up its Memorable Mondays web series with our look ahead to 2016-17 with the Top 5 Teams to Watch this school year.
MSG Varsity recognizes some of the best players in the New Jersey coverage area ahead of the 2016 boys soccer season.
There aren't any strikers in New Jersey high school soccer with the combination of size, speed, and skill of Seton Hall Prep's Mason Toye. The Indiana-bound senior is a veteran of the soccer scene with stints at New York Red Bulls Academy, years with his club team Soccer Domain FC, and a couple weeks training at Sporting Portugal Academy, one of the top youth academies in Europe.
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I don't know if they're just trying not to lose sales for the current sale, but my Gamestop said there will be no B2G1 promotion for the current sale.
I spoke with a manager today as I started to move things I may want to a single location and when I asked him if a B2G1 was coming soon he said, "I can't comment on that at all" with a huge smile on his face. "I wonder how you heard about that?" he later added. Just said I've been to a bunch of gamestops in the past week (switching my greatest hits stuff to regular for various games I have) and was told by other employees which is actually true.


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IT WASN'T UNTIL HER SENIOR YEAR AT New York City's fabled High School of Performing Arts that Elizabeth Peña got a hard lesson in discrimination—and typecasting. "I was never, ever taught that there was a difference between a black person, a Jewish person, an Hispanic or Oriental person," says the Cuban-American Peña. "My parents were not typical Cuban traditionalist parents. They were people in the theater, people who had traveled. All of a sudden, I couldn't play Madge in Picnic. I'm going, 'Why?' " Fellow students gave her the news. "You're not from that area," they said. Smalltown Kansas she isn't, but Peña's huge brown eyes grow even huger as she reenacts her reply: " 'But that's why we're actors!' "
Lesson 1: Acting's no picnic, especially when you're of Peña's heritage, height (5'3") and not a conventional knockout. Lesson 2: Ignore lesson 1. "The hardest part is being seen," says Peña, 31. "If I can get in and read for directors, I am usually able to persuade them."
So she has, in memorable supporting film and TV roles, including Lucy Acosta, the smart, aggressive secretary to lawyer Jack Shannon on NBC's acclaimed series Shannon's Deal. Declared TV critic Tom Shales in the Washington Post: "She's so assertive and gutsy....Maybe the show should be about her."
Stretched out in the sunny living room in her two-bedroom Mediterranean-style house in Los Angeles's ethnically diverse Silver Lake district, Peña is graceful and animated. Drawing on the first of many cigarettes, she says firmly, "I like who I am. I don't have a problem with it; I think everybody else does. That's part of their growing up."
Peña's parents, writer-director Mario and then high school teacher Margarita, named her after Elizabeth, N.J., where they had been living since 1959 while Mario studied drama at Columbia. They took 4-month-old Elizabeth back to Cuba in 1960 to rejoin their family when the revolution was still in its hopeful infancy . But after returning home, her lather was imprisoned for writing an "antisystem" poem. He talked his way out and fled to the U.S. In 1968, when she was 9, Elizabeth, her mother and sister, Tania, now 28, tried to join him but hit a roadblock. "At the last minute, the military officials wouldn't let us on the plane because our documents were in English," she says. With the help of an official who either read English or was willing to pretend he did, the Peña's made their flight—barely. "The motors were running," Elizabeth remembers.
Hers have been running ever since. Drawn to acting since childhood, Peña pursued the craft ardently, inspired and taught by her father, who founded New York City's Latin American Theater Ensemble, which he still runs with the help of Peña's mother. But when Margarita learned that her daughter had been accepted by Performing Arts, she dropped to her knees and wailed, "If you become an actress, you'll kill me." To which Peña replied, "Well, you better start arranging your funeral."
Things are fine between Peña and her parents now (she calls them "my basis of truth"), and her youthful determination has paid off handsomely since her first high-profile film role as Carmen, the Salvadoran maid in 1986's Down and Out in Beverly Hills. She has worked steadily since, playing the abused wife of Richie Valens's elder brother in 1987's La Bamba, doing supporting gigs on Cagney & Lacey and Hill Street Blues and tackling a juicy movie part last year as Tim Robbins's mysterious girlfriend in Jacob's Ladder.
Peña was far from mysterious when she met her husband, Steve Kibler, back in 1987 at a birthday party in L.A. "For me it was love at first sight," she says. "I thought, 'Ohhhh, noooo! I'm doomed!' " Kibler, 48, a movie agent turned junior high school teacher, felt the same way: He proposed on their second date. "He's intelligent," she says, "and to me that's the sexiest thing anybody can be."
For now, Peña is applying herself to finding new parts (she just completed The Waterdance, a drama with Eric Stoltz and Wesley Snipes). One role she hopes to try: motherhood. "I'd like to have two of my own and three adopted," she says. "I think it's a way of giving something back."
Like Peña, they'll be proud of where they come from. "I've never thought of [being Hispanic] as an obstacle," she says. "I think it's good. There are certainly enough five-foot-seven blonds."
NANCY MATSUMOTO in Los Angeles
The Latin Elizabeth
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he four stages of cellular respiration do not function independently. Instead, they are coupled together because one or more outputs from one stage functions as an input to another stage. The coupling works in both directions, as indicated by the arrows in the diagram below. In this activity, you will identify the compounds that couple the stages of cellular respiration.
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On 9 October every year, Leipzig commemorates the peaceful revolution in Germany that led to the fall of the Iron Curtain across Europe with projections, video performances and candles. The Festival of Lights recalls the events of 9 October 1989 when more than 70,000 demonstrators in Leipzig confronted the security forces of East Germany's communist dictatorship with cries of "We are the people!" Through partnerships with other European cities, the festival organisers are highlighting the worldwide importance of those events.
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People franchise adapted as hourlong special
ABC has scheduled hourlong special "Half Their Size: The People Magazine Weight Loss Challenge" for Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
Show will focus on eight residents of Mississippi — the nation's most overweight state — for a nine-month period to see how their lives change through diet and exercise.
"Half Their Size" is a People franchise that began in 2002 and focuses on folks who desperately need to shed pounds.
NBC has done well in the weight-loss business with "The Biggest Loser." Skein is about to begin its sixth season this fall and will profile families rather than just individuals.
If ratings are healthy, Bracco said, the network may consider doing the specials on an annual basis.


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This drawing shows the ground floor plan of Patrick Gwynne's design for 10 Blackheath Park, commissioned by his friend and former contractor Leslie Bilsby of SPAN. Like other drawings in this series, this plan would probably have been prepared by an apprentice or draughts person within Gwynne's office.
Bilsby, a community idealist who was involved with the development of flats and terraced houses in the surrounding area, requested a four bedroom house with a separate living room, dining room, kitchen and study. Architectural scholar Nicolaus Pevsner described the resulting 3600 sq ft (334.45 sq. m) development as "designed to shock." The design links pentagons of equal size; the sliding doors and rectangular rooms between the large spaces allow for variation in privacy and flow.
Of the project, Gwynne wrote that `the elevational treatment was intended to result in a frankly contrasting infill between the two period houses on either side but in such a manner that it would compliment the neighbours rather than appear as a separate unrelated building.' 10 Blackheath Park does interact with neighboring Regency buildings, its structure reflecting the double-fronted bayed residences and its black slate and bronze glazed exterior distinguishing the property from surrounding nineteenth century style.
The drawing reflects Gwynne's detail and attention to aspects of domestic life as well his understanding of the resulting building's physical and temporal placement. Despite the idiosyncratic design, the carefully calculated lines of the plan produce a sense of order and structure.


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ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government appears to be satisfied with the investigations into former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case carried out during the Musharraf's and the PPP's regimes as Information Minister Pervez Rashid said the government would not go for a separate probe and wait for the court's decision.
"We will wait for the court decision and then evolve a future line of action," he said. When his attention was drawn to a statement by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif before the May elections that if his party came to power it would expose Ms Bhutto's killers, Mr Rashid said: Since the matter is in court, we cannot initiate a separate investigation.
Four investigations have already been carried out and the case is before a court.
"Let us see what the court decides on the investigation reports already submitted to it," Mr Rashid said. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Dec 27, 2007, in a gun-and bomb attack outside Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for the attack.
The first investigation was carried out by a joint investigation team, the second by the Scotland Yard, the third by a UN commission in 2009 and the forth by the Federal Investigation Agency.
Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf and some senior police officers of Punjab have been blamed for poor security arrangements which contributed to her killing. They are facing trial. Some others accused of being involved in the assassination are in jail. In mid-2002 Musharraf implemented a two-term limit on Prime Ministers.
Both Bhutto and Musharraf's other chief rival, Nawaz Sharif, had already served two terms as Prime Minister.


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The Dixie Chicks Mock Donald Trump in Concert with a Devil-Horned Photo of the Presidential Hopeful
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The Dixie Chicks are at it again.
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The musician welcomed her fourth child, daughter Violet Isabel, early Tuesday morning she tells PEOPLE
Court Yard Hounds's "See You in the Spring" Music Video
Originally posted 11/10/2010 09:45AM
In May, sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison released their self-titled, debut album as a duo, the Court Yard Hounds, while still on hiatus from the Dixie Chicks.
Now, PEOPLE.com has an exclusive first look at the music video for their latest single, "See You in the Spring," which features a guest turn by Jakob Dylan.
"We were thrilled to have Jakob sing on 'See You In The Spring' since we've been fans of his for a while," Maguire says. "We were looking for a male voice that captured a certain vibe and sounded like he could be from Chicago."
The Dixie Chicks Chirp as a Duo
Originally posted 04/13/2010 01:35PM
It's been four years since the Dixie Chicks released their Grammy-winning album Taking the Long Way in 2006. But the lull in releases doesn't mean the band members haven't been creating.
While the Chicks are still on hiatus, sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison have formed a new band, the Court Yard Hounds, and are readying their first album, a self-titled disc, for release on May 4. And PEOPLE.com is giving you a sneak peek – with an exclusive first listen to the lilting "I Miss You," which features Robison on lead vocals.
Listen to "I Miss You" from the Court Yard Hounds's debut album
"We're looking at it like a new chapter in music," Maguire says of the project in press materials. "We definitely are going to tour this and make another record. I know this isn't just a one-time, get-it-off-our-chests, get-these-songs-recorded-and-go-back-to-our-lives thing."
Dixie Chick Emily Robison Divorced
Originally posted 08/07/2008 10:20AM
Dixie Chick Emily Robison's divorce became final on Wednesday in Texas.
"We can confirm that the divorce is final," a rep for the singer tells PEOPLE. "They remain the best of friends and their family is obviously the priority."
The San Antonio Express-News had reported that the Dixie Chick, 35, and her husband of nine years, singer Charlie Robison, 43, quietly filed for divorce in January and appeared at the Bexar County Courthouse Wednesday, when the split was finalized.
According to the divorce filing, the marriage had "become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." The couple wed in 1999 and have three children: Gus, 5, and twins Julianna Tex and Henry Benjamin, 3.
Dixie Chicks Regret Bush Apology
Originally posted 05/22/2006 03:15PM
Back in 2003, Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines created an uproar when she told a London concert audience, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."
Dixie Chicks Recall 'Scary' Death Threat
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When lead Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush on a London stage three years ago as the Iraqi war was looming, some U.S. radio stations yanked the Texas trio from their broadcast schedules, some fans boycotted the group – and someone threatened to kill her.
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Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her husband, singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, are seeing double.
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One more son for the Dixie Chicks and they could start a boy band.
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by Gabriella De Ferrari
Two powerful women dominate this unusual novel, which takes place against a surreal landscape of pre-World War II Europe and South America.
Beautiful, predatory and willful, Donna Dora is subject to monumental rages. A wrinkle on a bed sheet can set her off. Traveling with her new husband to South America, a pregnant Donna refuses to disembark and returns to Italy. Home in her white villa, she leads an extravagantly self-absorbed life. She wears capes of silk roses, dresses of gold gauze. She collects ancient coins and lovers. One of her most devoted suitors mercifully pays far more attention to Dora's two children, offspring of her mostly absent husband, than she does.
Antonia, Dora's daughter, grows up a mysterious and beautiful plant in this bizarre household. Oddly she claims not to hate her mother. But in a liberating act she escapes from Dora's neurotic zone and voyages to the mythical land of Yayaku in South America without her new husband. He follows later.
A Cloud on Sand is an ambitious, at times original, but flawed first novel. De Ferrari is a talented but still self-conscious writer. And her jumping back and forth in time muddies the narrative flow. De Ferrari, a Peruvian who currently lives in New York City, is an art historian by profession. As she explains in her preface, by the time a cloud is reflected in sand, the image is already changing. Her characters change like clouds too. But De Ferrari fails to make their sometimes surreal journey through life believable. (Knopf, $19.95)
Picks and Pans Review: A Cloud on Sand
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The art of digital storytelling is still a relatively new practice. Therefore, it appears the definition of a digital story can be as varied and flexible as the medium itself. The University of Houston website defines digital storytelling as the "practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories." This very basic definition leaves itself open for the many different examples that fit into the category of a digital story. Visual imagery is usually a main component of a digital story, and fittingly, one of the best ways to define a digital story is to begin by watching examples of digital stories that have been made by others. Most examples contain a combination of images, text, and music or voice-over narration. Depending on the complexity of the story, it may also incorporate sound and/or video clips.
In many ways, digital storytelling is very similar to traditional storytelling. It is usually based on a specific point of view, and focuses on a particular theme or topic. However, unlike traditional storytelling in the format of a published book, digital storytelling can be done by a novice and still reach a wide audience anywhere in the world. Essentially all that is needed is an audience with internet access. The digital story can be retold for the duration that it is accessible in a consistent format. This means that people can tell any story which is of interest to them. Perhaps it is a personal narrative, a memoriam, an educational piece, amateur video of an important event, or an opinion piece on a broader topic affecting the local or global community. Digital storytelling provides a platform for personal expression that is possible for any person living in almost any place which melds with today's practice of multi-sensory communication and advanced technology. It is my assumption that we will continue to see the medium evolve and refine as technology becomes more advanced.


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Today, studying comets and meteors involves billions of dollars worth of equipment and teams from all over the world. But in the 16th century, they used watercolors. Check out, for instance, this book—called the Kometenbuch and made in the late 16th century—which is full of these astronomical illustrations.
The full book is available at the Internet Archive, and the illustrations are on Flickr thanks to Biblio Odyssey, who describes the book this way:
'Kometenbuch' was produced in Flanders or NE France in 1587. Two editions are known to exist; the other copy is owned by the Warburg Institute in London, and contains near-identical sketches, but has an extra chapter of writing. The names of the author and illustrator are unknown. The text would appear to reflect the rather outlandish, or at least exaggerated, qualities we see in the painted miniatures. In other words, the text purports to compile a history of comet science from ancient times up to the late Medieval period, but it does so in such a way that the emphasis is on 'popularising' the content. Early Modern pop-science, if you will. So what began as factual depictions of celestial phenomena, morphed into spectacular genre paintings.
Some of the images even reveal the artist's sense of humor. (Your eye's drawn to the sky, but look down and to the right.)
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