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A quick look on the current state of Drupal 8 (ecosystem)
Eight months ago Drupal 8.0.0 was released. Exciting news for drupalists. Since then comparing D8's features to its predecessor is a topic in daily business. «Can drupal 8 do what we can do now with 7 today?". After playing around with D8 i get the feeling some crucial features are missing. Dries invited people to tell "why we not use or migrate to drupal 8" – and got a clear answer: A majority of drupalist (60%) are waiting for certain modules. So the follow up question would be what are these modules.
On the fly my top 10 wishlist would be:
- pathauto
- token
- webform
- metadata
- views_bulk_operations
- flag
- rules
- xmlsitemap
- redirect
- search_api
Today it seems quite difficult to get a good overview of D8 ecosystem. Also because some module development moved to github to have a better collaboration tool. I was irritated to see no D8 version of the webform module in the download section on drupal.org – That's a module with 1/2 million downloads for D7. Comments on this issue gives some answers. Without committed maintainers from the beginning the porting takes much longer. A highly complex module like webform probably needs almost complete rewrite to fit into the new core of D8. Porting module from D7 to D6 was much easier. For forms we could use in some cases the core Form API, core contact forms or the eform module. But our clients would most likely miss out on the experience of D7s webform module.
Under the hood Drupal 8 core changed significantly. Symfony2 for example is now playing its music to give us new possibilities. I guess in some cases there are new solutions we have yet to discover. From a suitebuilder point of view, D8 is delightfully similar to what we know from D7. However, it will take some getting used to not trying to add the old modules we know to this new architecture.
In the end the importance of a variety of mature modules that play together nicely is crucial when it comes to efficiency, maintainability and stability of a project…
"I am confident that Drupal 8 will be adopted at "full-force" by the end of 2016."
Dries Buytaert
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- Do full-text search on all the articles in Drupal Planet (thanks to Apache Solr)
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Magnus Jakobsson (b. 1980) fell in love with the idea of roleplaying while watching a cool, older boy drawing a map on hex paper. After cutting their chops with games like Basic D&D and Shadowrun he and childhood friend Even Tomte began making their own stuff, starting with Gold Dragon in 1993 and then Nuron, presented through an occasionally updated web page and a self-published book (Aylafeiring, 2000). Since then he has written a number of short roleplaying games, organised a one-week LARP set in Napoleonic France and co-authored a children's novel with Matthijs Holter (Landet bak landet, Damn, 2007)
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"There are many areas where China has promised to do but haven't. We want to see a timetable. We want to see these things happen sooner or later," he said at a conference in Tokyo.
Branstad also said U.S. President Donald Trump would like to see a "dramatic increase" in food exports to China.
"We'd like to see China being just as open as the United States," he said.


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Alloys CEO set on new 'Sydney Super Facility'
Alloys CEO paul Harman.
Melbourne-based IT distributor Alloys has ramped up its operations in the New South Wales market with the opening of a new multi-function complex in Sydney.
The new complex at Regent's Park incorporates an expanded warehouse, state-of-the-art showroom facility and a training and education centre.
Alloys CEO Paul Harman told Stationery News that the new 'Sydney Super Facility' will greatly enhance the company's delivery of "non-traditional distribution sets in the NSW market".
STATIONERY NEWS: How does Alloys' new Sydney facility meet the needs of your NSW customer base?
PAUL HARMAN: The new facility improves Alloys' capabilities in NSW so that customers can now access our full range of facilities. The new facility increases our warehouse capacity by 2.5 times in size allowing us to hold great stocks nationally and it doubles our showroom space allowing us to have more effective product demonstrations for our Sydney-based customers.
It also provides us with a 40-person, multi-purpose training room which allows us to run two training sessions concurrently while providing significant space for staff growth.
STN:. How does the new facility compare to the previous complex in Sydney (and, out of interest, your Melbourne head office)?
PH: We have been in Sydney for 13 years but this is the first time we have been able to deliver the full Alloys experience in this market without some sort of operational or size compromise.
The Melbourne office is still our head office and maintains larger stock holdings and showrooms and training facilities, but the style of building and the way we are using facilities in Sydney is a forerunner of how our building will be styled and used going forward
STN: Can you provide details of the companies and brands that Alloys represents nationally?
Alloys represents all of the major print brands and most of the integrated technology brands.
4. How has the MakerBot 3D business developed since you became associated with this company?
PH: The 3D space continues to develop. MakerBot is an excellent partner. As one of the most mature and well-funded 3D printer manufacturers, they understand that the most important part of a 3D printer is how easy it is to use and live with.
MakerBot has developed an eco-system around the actual printer that is the envy of all other manufacturers. This includes the Smart Extruder Plus, 'Thing' inverse printing catalogue and curriculum for the classroom, and service and support.
We maintain call centres and technical personnel to ensure that clients get the right experience with the product.
The market has seen a number of new low-cost players come into it in recent months but so far none have been able to deliver the right user-experience to ensure that the product is friendly enough and reliable enough to be able to use as a key part of the operation.
MakerBot, in partnership with Alloys, does this better than any other manufacturers in this part of the market.
STN: How important is the office supplies dealer channel to Alloys?
PH: The office supplies channel continues to play an important role for Alloys. We value customers who operate in the market sector that we are in which is print and imaging and integrated technology.
We believe we can play an important role in continuing to assist this channel to sell a wider range of solutions and strengthen the position of dealers in this market.
Alloys will continue to invest in programs that will allow us to assist in the growth of the dealers in this channel and we will not just focus on the products that are important today. With the rapid change of technologies in the market we will continue to present, train and discuss opportunities for growth for dealers.
STN: What have been some the best performing areas of Alloys' line-up over the past 12 months?
PH: Alloys has been very fortunate to be grow strongly over the past three years. While we have grown in the traditional areas of printers, toners and ink and projectors, we have also seen strong growth in large format print, document management, 3D printing, IP security, digital signage and automation solutions.
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Youth Dynamics is an informal group founded in 2011, established to empower young people of Cyprus to broaden their minds and horizons.
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In the pursuit to rebel against the rat race it is easy to fall prey to the many work at home scams throughout the Internet. If you're looking for a work at home position, you will be interested in learning this statistic. According to Rat Race Rebellion, they state;
That's an interesting statistic that every telecommuting wanna-be should know! The bottom line for avoiding work at home scams is to do your homework thoroughly. You must be willing to move forward with caution, and not allow your common sense and good judgment to be fooled by the scammers in order to determine what's a legitimate offer vs a scam.For every 43 work at home leads researched, there is only 1 legitimate work at home opportunity!
When it comes to employment opportunities, there's always competition for the best positions. However, with a telecommuting position a person has to be prepared to not just be faced with competition, but also faced with the possibility of being a victim of a scam if the proper precautions are not taken.
If you've been led to believe that you can easily locate a telecommuting position, think again! It's obvious that one has much more research to complete, and a longer search ahead of them in order to find a legitimate work at home opportunity. If you're looking to find a work at home telecommuting position plan on investing a greater amount of time to land the perfect opportunity.


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Landscaping Dos and Don'ts
Landscaping is an art. It can also grow into a passion as you see your garden and backyard transforming into things of beauty. However, there are some things to note when you launch the project of adding some curb appeal to your home by way of your landscape. There are some dos and don'ts that will help make your project a success.
- Do know what you want. What look are you going for? What atmosphere do you like your landscape to exude? Take a look at the different gardens that appeal to you and try to conceive the kind of garden you want. This will help narrow down the planning and selection process. Better yet, you can consult the Utah best landscaping company for tips and suggestions. You can also take a look at the portfolio of All States Landscaping to help find the kind of garden that you want.
- Don't include all the plants and flowers you want. Each of us has flowers that are our personal favorites. However, some of our choices may not fit with the overall look of the garden. If we try to include all the flowers that we want, the usual result would be a not-so-attractive mess. Choose the flowers that fit your theme.
- Do have a plan. A plan will help you consider a lot of factors – the lay of the land, the available sunlight, the climate, the need for drainage and irrigation, as well as ensuring the right colors, scents, texture and plant combinations. A plan will also help you determine and keep track of your budget. What's more, a plan can help you visualize not just short-term projects, but also long-term ones. It will help you spot and correct problem areas and make early preparations for future major projects. For instance, you can already earmark a certain area for a deck or a pool which you are thinking to add later.
When making a plan, consider:
– Your house. What is the overall look of your house? How will the garden complement this? How high is your house? Is adding tall trees a good idea?
– Your family. Do you have kids and pets? Will they also have the space they need to play? Are they allergic to certain flowers?
– Your budget. How much can you earmark for this project? These projects take time and depending on your plan, a considerable budget. It will only end in disappointment if you start your landscape project and then stop midway due to lack of budget or time.
- Don't forget to plan for mature plants. At the onset, your plants may look small but be sure of their actual size when they mature. This way, your house won't look dwarfed or out of proportion beside a humongous tree.
- Do use quality and appropriate plants. Even if some plants and accessories are more expensive, they may also be more hardy and long-lasting. Also, plants should be chosen based on your particular climate.
- Don't forget the need for maintenance. Will you have the time and inclination to ensure that your landscape is properly maintained? Will you have access to maintenance tools? Remember, you will have to mow the lawn, trim the shrubs and trees and mulch. You can also avail of the maintenance services of Utah landscaping companies.
- Do match plants with the same needs. It is more energy and water efficient to combine plants with the same needs, when it comes to light and water requirements. Or, if you really need to combine plants with varied needs, do so when one plant will help support the other. For instance, you can add a tall tree to provide shade to light-sensitive shrubs.
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Shofer Race Driver
SHOFER Race Driver is a racing genre video game by Zhoori Maang Studio.
The player controls a race car in a variety of races, the goal being to win the race. In the tournament/career mode, the player must win a series of races in order to unlock vehicles and tracks. Before each race, the player chooses a vehicle, and has the option of selecting either an automatic or manual transmission. in SHOFER the cars can suffer mechanical and visual damage.
Quick Race:
Players can freely choose cars and race them in a race day they've created. Players can choose the events and locations.
Vehicles can have their performances affected by the condition of their components. Lightly damaged vehicles will see a small drop in performance. Fairly damaged vehicles will see noticeably reduced performance, faulty steering or failing suspension. Heavily damaged vehicles will see a significant reduction in performance, steering and suspension.
A vehicle will become "Totaled" if it reaches, exceeds its damage resistance.
Players cannot repair their vehicles during an event but it will automatically repaired on Tournaments finished.
Many of the races take place on well-known roads in Kurdistan Mountains.
There are 15 track available with Day – Night – Reverse and All in rainy
There are a total of 24 drivable cars in SHOFER.
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor: P4 2.0 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB RAM, GeForce 8800 or Radeon
Hard Drive: 6500 MB available space
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Processor: 2.5GHz dual core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
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Hard Drive: 6500 MB available space
SHOFER Race Driver Game Play
SHOFER Race Driver – RELOADED – PC
Genre: Racing, Simulation, Sports
Developer: Zhoori Maang Entertainment
Publisher: Zhoori Maang Entertainment
Release Date: 30 Jun, 2015
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San Jose Drug Crimes Lawyer
San Jose and Palo Alto drug crimes lawyers serving Cupertino, Los Gatos, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Saratoga & Sunnyvale
We have had success dealing with all situations in which people get in trouble with drug laws. This success includes cases involving simple possession of a drug and/or driving under the influence of a drug as well as cases involving serious charges, such as possession for sale, sale, and/or transportation of drugs.
Search and Seizure Issues:
We explore the basis for how law enforcement obtained the evidence against you to see whether or not they acted within the permissible areas of the law in doing so. If they did not, this may prevent the prosecution from lawfully admitting the evidence against you, thereby leaving the prosecution with no case.
Programs that can prevent a conviction or prevent a jail sentence:
Even is cases where search and seizure is not an issue, we are expert in working with drug programs that can either prevent you from having a conviction on your record or can prevent you from doing actual jail time.
Although you may be initially charged with an offense that might prevent you from qualifying for these programs, we frequently are able to get those initial charges reduced sufficiently to allow you to participate in these programs.
In matters we can not settle, or matters for which these drug programs are not available, we have experience in defending these cases through jury trial.
As a firm, we have more than 40 years of combined experience successfully defending clients against all types of criminal charges, including major (felony) and minor (misdemeanor) offenses for a drug crime.
Our San Jose criminal defense attorneys serve all of Northern California and the Bay Area with particular emphasis in drug crime defense for Cupertino, Los Gatos, Mountain View, Redwood City, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County.


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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
When You Need Cattle Feed . . .
When I go West every summer for the Colorado festival in honor of the brave men who gave their lives to save the West, I always take along some beer and a copy of the latest John Steinbeck novel that I'm reading. I'm in search of some good old cattle supplies to accompany me on my trek back East. This is why it pays to know the road and to know where you can stock up on the best of the best, as they say.
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A laboratory is the place where knowledgeable specialists perform different tests on various samples or materials. However, sometimes you cannot use the same equipment or tool with these samples. It can lead to infections and other hazards.
In these situations, where you need to use different tools each time, the use of Disposable lab supplies comes in handy. Here are some of the common disposable supplies that are used in a laboratory.
Examination Gloves – During tests on microorganisms, chemicals etc., it is necessary to protect yourself from these hazardous aspects. It is also vital to dispose these gloves, so that no one comes in their direct contact. This is why Examination Gloves are used in labs, to protect an individual from contact with microorganisms and other materials in labs.
These gloves are available in different sizes, so that anyone can use them. These gloves are an important part of laboratory or medical supplies. You can get them in different materials (nitrile, vinyl, latex, polyethylene etc.) depending on your requirements.
Wooden products – Various types of wooden items are used in laboratories. Whether it is a tongue depressor or a cotton tipped applicator stick, these products are essential items in many labs. Wooden Products are used to avoid the use of same tool over and over, which would increase the risk of infections.
Microscope slides – Different types of samples are examined under a microscope. However, not all samples can be examined on the same Slide. This is the reason why disposable microscope slides are used in laboratories. You can get plain slides, single concave or double concave ones. You can also opt for frosted glass slides on the basis of your lab requirements.
Plastic products – A variety of disposable plastic items are used in laboratories. These products include beakers, biopsy cassettes, transfer pipets, dropper bottles, plastic measuring cylinders, sterile specimen containers and more.
Protection of the user from harmful objects is the main objective behind the use of disposable products. Regardless of their type or use, these products play an important role in increasing the safety level for individuals.
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UFC 139 Full fight card and Predictions
What a weekend, MMA Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I couldn't ask fora better 3 days. Tonight Is UFC 139 and Bellator 58. I will be watching both late late tonight or tomorrow morning after watching Monson vs. Fedor. Why you ask? I will be at Respect in the Cage covering the live event in Pomona, Ca. Thank you Nathan from Bound By Blood Management. I really couldn't ask for anything better. Well, I could but I won't.
What's so important about UFC 139 you may ask? Let's start with Miguel Torres vs. Nick Pace then jump to Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles then we will finish up with Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le (yeah, Cung 'MohterF23Kin' Le!) and Shogun Rua vs. Hendo. On paper this looks like the card of the decade. There are 16 or so fighters on tonight's card with KO of the Night Potential in their hands and feet. We could potentially see 11 or more T/KO victories on a 12 fight card. Potentially, it is of course MMA, like the NFL, any given Sunday and all that jazz. The flip side of that coin is 12 boring decision victories. I do not expect that to be the case. While I hold some reservations about it being the fight card of the year, I do believe it will be an exciting card filled with submissions and T/KO's, maybe not 11, but 3-4 quality finishes with 2-3 battles fought to decision. One can dream of a card where all 12 fights end by sub or T/KO, I will dream.
Feel free to leave your predictions in the comment area. My predictions are in green. As always, enjoy.
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Lightweight bout: Shamar Bailey vs. Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo by Decision.
- Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Seth Baczynski
Seth Bacyznski by Sub or T/KO.
- Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Nick Pace
Miguel Torres was once the end all be all in the 135lb division, then Brian Bowles (who is fighting Urijah Faber tonight) KO'd him, possibly stealing his soul in the process. Miguel has not been the same fighter since that loss. Going 2-3 in his last 5 bouts. Torres changed his training camp, working with GSP's camp among others, leading to a different fighter. His opponent is a TUF alumni Nick Pace, who is 6-2 overall having lost to Ivan Menjivar and Demetrious Johnson by decision as did Miguel (the difference is I feel Miguel won that fight from his back-don't get me started on the glaring problems in MMA judging) in his last fight. I expect Miguel's experience (38-4 officially, unofficially his record is 50 or 60 something fights, maybe more) to give him the edge, I also expect him to play it safe and 'grind' out a victory. Gone are the days of hands and mullets flying, we now have the calm, collected and dare I say, reserved Miguel Torres. Nick Pace is stepping up in competition, a win over Torres would put him in the mix of fighters trying to get that big win, and a title shot. Miguel Torres by decision (I am hoping for a vintage Torres KO or submission).
- Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Gleison Tibau is on a 2 fight win streak, Rafael dos Anjos is coming off a big victory over George Sotiropoulos. Both fighters are looking to make a statement in the lightweight division. Tibau's win over Rafael Oliveira was also a big one for him, as like Sots, Rafael Oliveira was considered one of the divisions top prospects. A win for either fighter tonight puts them that much closer to a title run. With that said, I have to go with Rafael dos Anjos by decision. This fight has the potential to be the closest fight of the night.
- Middleweight bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman
'Filthy' Tom Lawlor cracks me up, he shows up the weigh ins as a different 'character', this time he came as Steven Segal. Leather jacket, shooting glasses, complete with a front kick KO on stage before stepping on the scale. Hilarious, I tell you. His ring entrances are also legendary, too bad the UFC never shows them. Aside from his funny antics, Lawlor has solid stand up. Chris Weidman is 6-0 to Lawlor's 7-3-1. Weidman has a more rounded game in my opinion, while Lawlor has more Octagon experience, making this a close fight to call as well. Lawlor is coming off a hard fought win over Patrick Cote while Weidman is coming off a win himself. I feel Lawlor's win will give him the confidence to control Weidman en route to a decision victory.
Preliminary card (televised)
- Bantamweight bout: Michael McDonald vs. Alex Soto
Michael McDonald by decision. (this could very easily end in T/Ko by Soto, never count out an ex Navy Seal or dolphin trainer.)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz
Both Ryan Bader and Jason Brilz are coming off back to back losses, making this fight important for both of their careers. Bader was at one time widely considered a future champion, his recent losses to Tito Ortiz (yes, you read that correctly) and Jon 'Jones' Bones have since put him in the precarious position he sits now. Brilz is coming off a KO loss, he also has stated he has no desire to fight fulltime. Which leads me to give Bader the edge in this bout. Bader's loss to Jones was a great learning experience, as was his loss to Tito, if he can keep the mental game together I see Bader making a run at the title in 2-3 fights. Ryan Bader by decision.
Main card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Stephan Bonnar has been a different fighter as of late, rejuvenated even. Kyle Kingsbury is a tough opponent. This fight could easily go either way, if Bonnar starts off the way he has in his last 2 bouts, I expect to see a T/KO victory for him. If not, Kingsbury takes the decision. I'm going for Stephan Bonnar by T/KO.
- Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story
Martin Kampmann is coming off a 2 fight losing streak, Rick Story is coming off a loss himself, making this a more important fight for Kampmann. Losing 3 fights in the WW division could easily lead to an early release from the promotion. I'm leaning towards Story, despite the pressure Martin is under, or because of it, I have to pick Rick Story by decision.
- Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles
Urijah Faber is coming off a decision loss to current Bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz while Brian Bowles is coming off a decision win over Takeya Mizugaki. Bowles only loss is to Cruz. Urijah is a legend in the featherweight class already, yet many fans and media alike are questioning his many title shots. I expect him to come out and put on a dominant performance, proving his place as the number 1 contender once again. Bowles on the other hand is not gonna just let Faber walk in and take the fight from him, expect a back and forth war from 2 of the divisions best all around fighters. Faber's size and strength, plus his experience will be what I believe gives him the edge in this fight. Still, Bowles could easily take this fight out from under Faber. I'm going with Faber by dominant decision, and I'm gonna be bold and call this one Fight of The Night!
- Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le
Wanderlei Silva is a legend, a true legend. His Pride run was spectacular, his style was ferocious and dominating. Sadly, those days are behind him. Hard fights, and even harder training at the legendary Chute Boxe gym have taken their toll on the once feared Axe Murderer. Cung Le is spectacular, truly spectacular. He can throw kicks from angles most think are impossible except in Kung Fu movies. He is lightning fast, unpredictable and most importantly has not incurred the damage Silva has in his career. Cung Le is considered the favorite by most, I agree. That is not to say it's a foregone conclusion Le will win. Silva has the heart of a fighter, and the experience not to mention the level of competition he has faced his entire career. Expect this to be a grueling battle or it ends in the first round. I'm going with Cung Le (as hard as it is for me to go against Wand) for the win by T/KO.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
I am in the major minority here. I don't really have a desire to see this fight. It doesn't make sense to me, I know Shogun recently lost the belt to Jones, I don't understand how that makes him the one to face the StrikeForce LHW champ. Also, if Hendo wins, he is most likely in line to face Jones for the UFC LHW title, that makes no sense to me. Why not put Hendo in with the #1 contender instead of Shogun? I get the logistical problems, most of the LHW's were tied up, still. If Shogun wins, where does that put him? He's not gonna leapfrog Evans (unless Evans' loses) who's left? It's a big mess to me. Okay, enough complaining, regardless if my disinterest, I'm gonna watch 2 Pride legends battle for the first time in their careers, this part I'm interested in. Shogun is known to fade in the later rounds, while Hendo has superior cardio, yet has floundered in previous title shots for some odd reason. Both have heavy hands, and great BJJ, Hendo has the wrestling edge, yet I expect them to keep this one standing. Hendo also has a win over Ninja Rua, Shogun's brother, adding another exciting element to the bout. I have to give the edge to Hendo, his wrestling, cardio and heavier hands will be the deciding factor after the 1st round is over. As long as he can weather Shoguns initial onslaught, I'm giving the win to Hendo by T/KO.
That's it!
Anthony Dominguez
comedian.writer.lover…Editor in Chief
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Just as, historically speaking, Comparative Literature arose from the emergence of nationalism (borders can't be crossed if none exist) the field today cannot prosper without strong national literature departments. But for both students and faculty, Comparative Literature appeals to the pervasive desire to transcend the merely national point of view, to engage with great imaginative works of literature from different places and times. Mandating an intense immersion in at least one foreign language and literature, and with courses on literature in translation that seriously engage non-western literature as well as western texts, Comparative Literature provides to its students a serious, sustained understanding of cultures beyond their own, and helps them become better global citizens. Comparative Literature is well situated to study, as no single national literature department can, relationships between literary cultures as they involve influence, encounter, exchange, and translation.
Historically, Comparative Literature's transnational orientation has made it the home for literary theory, which has transformed the study of literature since the 1960s. For the benefit of all literature majors at Washington University, Comparative Literature therefore offers courses on literary theory at both the undergraduate and graduate level. We also uniquely offer an interdisciplinary major in Comparative Arts, founded on an introductory core course, in which students explore relationships among literature and painting, sculpture, architecture, music, drama, and film.
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I saw a man in a light pink shirt resting against a fire hydrant.
Big deal, you say. And you're going to write about it?
Yes I am. Because this man, who I now think of as Pinky
Yes I am. Because this man, who I now think of as Pinky
Oh by the way I should mention I saw him while riding my bicycle
This man, Pinky, smiled at me which people do sometimes as they pass by
Although in this case I was on my bicycle so I was passing by quite quickly
And yet in this tiny amount of time he smiled and nodded three times
Which made me think we must be in agreement about something I mean he nodded
But what? I know that before I passed him by I smiled back at him and so I think
That we were both in agreement that rather than look at the ground as I passed by
We would both look at each other and smile and that we both were thinking Hey! '
This world isn't so bad! In fact, standing here as I am, and going by quickly as you are
It's quite a good world! Which is something worth at least three nods and a pink shirt
A fire hydrant and maybe even a movie and a make-out session with someone you love
Also – did I mention the bicycle?


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A Report on the Herpetofauna of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California, Mexico, with a Discussion of its Biogeographic and Taxonomic Implications
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The Sierra Vizcaino and Sierra Santa Clara are located along the west coast of central Baja California and compose the continental portion of the Viz- caino Peninsula. A survey of the herpetofauna of this region documented the presence of several previously unreported species. Three species {Gambelia wis- lizenii, Coleonyx variegatus, and Cwtalus exsul) show a close morphological similarity to conspecifics of Isla de Cedros. The presence of a relict mesophilic species, Hyla regilla, in the Sierra Vizcaino, suggests that this region was much more mesic in the past. It is hypothesized that the saxicolous taxa of the Sierra Vizcaino and Sierra Santa Clara colonized these mountains from the Peninsular Ranges of Baja California while the former existed as Pacific islands during the last 10,000 years. Such habitat specialists would be unable to disperse across the flat, sandy, Vizcaino Desert that currently separates these species from their pen- insular counterparts.
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Grismer, L. Lee; McGuire, Jimmy A.; and Hollingsworth, Bradford D.
"A Report on the Herpetofauna of the Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California, Mexico, with a Discussion of its Biogeographic and Taxonomic Implications,"
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So today I am officially 5 weeks post-op from having a full abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and I'm super happy with the results. My surgery date got moved from December 21, 2016 up to November 30, 2016 due to the surgeon not being available through Christmas.
The first few days were very rough. All my core muscles were screaming so any movement I made was just awful. Then the gas hit. About the second or third day I ended up with gas pains, and eventually being constipated. It was excruciating until I had an enema and things got back to working again. I also ended up with a yeast infection from the antibiotics I was on. I ended up being on antibiotics for 2 weeks, as at my 1 week follow-up my incision was still quite red.
This is me the day I had my drains removed, 1 week post-op.
I went in the day of surgery weighing 162 lbs and today I'm 155 – Dr. Bengezi removed 7 lbs of tumor and excess skin, sewed my abdominal muscles together and moved my belly button.
I started this weight loss journey when I was 320 lbs. I was diagnosed with diabetes and was depressed and just generally unhealthy.
May 21, 2014 I went in for Gastric Bypass Surgery performed by Dr. Gmora in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I had lost some weight and was 277 lbs.
2 years after my gastric bypass I went to a plastic surgeon to see about having what I thought was an unfortunate amount/placement of extra skin that had started growing when I was 15 years old.
Dr. Bengezi of Welland took a look at me and said it wasn't all extra skin; what I always called my "bump" was actually a form of a tumor, called a lipoma. He had never seen one so big before and he took a lot of pictures. He then sent in a request to OHIP (our provincial health care plan) to see if they would cover the cost of a panniculectomy to remove the bump. I got a call back about 5 months after they sent the request that I had been approved.
The morning of surgery I get to the hospital and the nursing staff is great. They tell me how much they love and respect Dr. Bengezi and how nice he is and what great work he does so I was more than comfortable and not nervous at all. When I finally get to the OR I'm chatting with the nurses and staff and they all love Dr. Bengezi too. When he comes into the room he almost brags to the nurses how big my "bump" is that he's going to remove and how I lost 160 lbs and basically my story. But then he says something I didn't know… OHIP only covered a panniculectomy, which is basically just removing the bump and nothing else but Dr. Bengezi didn't want me to look bad so he upgraded me to a full tummy tuck with muscle repair at no cost to me! I had no idea.
Post-op I had only one complication – a seroma, which is a fluid build up. Dr. Bengezi got me in right away and drained 170 cc of fluid. I went back the following week and he took out 120 cc. The next time I went I had 40 cc removed and this most recent time none at all. There's still a tiny bit of fluid left but nothing to worry about and he says my body will absorb it by itself as the lymphatic system repairs.
So, now, at 5 weeks out I am ready to show my "after" pictures. I'm still swollen and numb, and there are still some spots on the incision that are scabbed, but otherwise everything is great. I am super happy with the results and cannot wait to get this binder off (essentially a large elastic band that compresses my tummy) and wear real pants, like jeans. Ooh.. and a bathing suit. I haven't worn one in years because none covered my belly properly.
Here are my stats, before I show the pictures:
Highest Weight – 320 lbs (April, 2013)
Highest Waist Measurement – 58 inches
Highest Hips Measurement – 59 inches
Bypass Surgery Weight – 277 lbs (May, 2014)
Current Weight – 155 lbs
Current Waist Measurement – 35 inches
Current Hips Measurement – 39 inches


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mmmmmmm mustardPosted: February 21, 2013 | Author: rachel | Filed under: always read the label!, get it local | Leave a comment »
I'm a mustard addict. Hardcore. It's odd if I don't consume mustard at some point, everyday. I'll eat it on anything. I'm not against ketchup, but I only like it mixed in with other condiments, like mayonnaise. And more mustard. Growing up, I used to eat a lot of mustard and cheese sandwiches. While everyone was pouring ketchup all over their eggs and hash browns, I was using spicy mustard.
I still eat mustard on my eggs, but now that I have to avoid most diary products and gluten, I've had to research the best gluten and dairy free mustards because a lot of spicy flavored mustards have hidden ingredients and a LOT of sugar. One of my absolute favorites happens to be a local mustard made in Pittsford, NY by the Karma Sauce Co. My first brush with their garlic mustard happened while eating sausage at Swans Market last summer. I bought them out of every jar that week.
The Karma Sauce Co makes three kinds of mustard: garlic (my fav), chipolte (my second fav), cold process (my third fav). What's awesome about their mustards is they are made with very few ingredients and no refined sugar. (When sweetener is added, they use maple syrup or raw honey.) My rule of thumb with condiments and processed foods is the shorter the ingredient list is, the better. I aim for 5 ingredients or less. The garlic mustard has water, apple cider vinegar, whole grain brown mustard seed, granulated garlic, salt, and black pepper. The only down side of mustard is it is often high in sodium, although given how little processed foods I eat, I rarely worry about sodium. Still, something to keep in mind.
A quick online search on the benefits of mustard was a enlightening–mustard aids in digestion (much needed!), is anti-inflammatory, high in antioxidants, speeds up metabolism, lowers blood pressure, and can be beneficial in reducing the frequency of migraines (which I have had at least twice a month since I was 11.)
They also have amazing sauces with different heat indexes and I love how much they use butternut squash in all of them. I'm thinking I need to try their kats'up. Maybe it will convert me to a ketchup lover.
long post about travelin' with food dramaPosted: November 6, 2012 | Author: rachel | Filed under: always read the label!, digestive journey, travel | Leave a comment »
One of the hardest (and most disappointing) aspects of having a lot of food-related health issues is that traveling is more than often really really hard. I keep thinking that I will get used to it, but it's a real annoyance.
Most of the time, I travel with people who care deeply about my ability to function (and not spend the night in my hotel room getting incredibly sick) that they find ways to help me make traveling with food intolerances less frusterating. I'm extremely grateful for these people. But the reality is that even though it's trendy to eat "gluten-free" these days, there is a lack of knowledge in the general public about the seriousness of the issue for those of us with actual health issues related to gluten. For those of us who don't have an option, it's much more than just a diet change: it's a serious way of life that requires calculating risk in ways I have never had to before.
For example, this weekend I went to a Gender and Science Research conference in Philadelphia with my academic advisor April. We were invited to participate because of our research with urban girls and the after-school science club we run together. It was an honor to be invited. The trip was paid for in full. As one of the attendees, I was asked over email if I had any dietary issues. It's hard to know what to write when you know you're going to be held up in a room with 50 other people eating food prepared by a museum and a hotel. Trusting that some one would at least glance at what I wrote, I went with short version of the following:
I'm completely gluten intolerant. Soy is a serious issue, including soy lecithin. (Fun fact: Soy lecithin is derived from soy beans. It's technically considered the "waste product" produced during the process of making soybean oil, but it's widely used as an emulsifier, especially in chocolate because it keeps the cocoa and cocoa butter together. I've found that it's almost always in diary-free chocolate as well. Some people claim they can eat soy lecithin even though they can't eat straight up soy. I constantly mess around with small doses of the stuff and rarely is it okay with my body.) Moving on: I can't have most diary. Meaning I can't have products from cows, but I can eat eggs, and some goat cheese, but only as long as it's made with vegetable rennet and not animal rennet (which is usually from cows). Who reads those labels and even thinks about what rennet is and where it comes from? No one but people like me. And most labels just say "rennet" so you can't tell anyway unless you call and ask the producer. (Just a heads-up: 99% of the time I ask, it's animal rennet. Turns out vegetable rennet is more expensive to produce and therefore more expensive for cheese makers to use.)
I figured that my chances of a museum and hotel cafeteria figuring out any labels in a massive kitchen were slim to none. So, I filled out the form and wrote "I'm used to traveling and figuring out my own food, so I'll come prepared."
Coming prepared means coming with 4 Larabars and a bag of salted almonds as backup. (Heads-up #2: Half of Larabars contain dairy. Read the labels to be safe. I'm addicted to the peanut butter and jelly flavor. If you've never tried Larabars, they are the expensive way of eating paleo nuggets.)
Day #1: My food the first day of the conference consisted of a lunch of dry lettuce and a few cherry tomatoes with no dressing (can't risk the dressing when you don't know where it comes from and what's in it) and 4 dill pickle spears. Good thing I love dill pickles. I took a risk and had a scoop of potato salad. I got lucky and didn't get sick from it. (Some mustards contain gluten, which was my main concern with taking the risk, but I had skipped breakfast and it was 1:30 and lettuce and pickles isn't really filling.) Dinner was more dry lettuce and a piece of salmon made special with no butter or breadcrumbs. The very kind wait-staff brought also brought me some fruit.
Day #2: Breakfast at the hotel was 4 pieces of extremely salty bacon, some melon cubes and coffee. Despite having an omelet station, they wouldn't make me eggs minus butter because they had no other oil to cook them in. I got lucky at lunch and ducked out to visit Anthropolgie and happened upon a farmer's market where I found this gluten free flat bread and this hard goat cheese made with vegetable rennet. What I love about small businesses is that when you buy from them, you are often talking to the person who either made the cheese or knows what's in it. The guy looked right at me and said "Oh yea, vegetable rennet for sure. That's all we use." I had a hard time not asking for a hug.
Dinner in the airport was rosemary flavored almonds, olives, and wine.
There are my thoughts on this trip:
*It was literally a 40 hour trip so there wasn't much time to actually look for food. I got lucky happening upon a farmer's market in the middle of the city. When you have to depend on hotels and museums to feed you, it's hard to trust that what you are getting comes with a guarantee. And by no means do I ever blame the staff that served me: they have no idea and that's okay. I'm happy to eat lettuce greens dry and some fruit. But I didn't get to eat the Philly cheese steak appetizers, which was kinda sad, but then again, all that melted cheese on bread makes me queasy now.
*I'm very grateful that there are small businesses producing gluten, dairy and soy-free food like Larabars. Maybe in my next career, I'll invest in a business that's focused on helping people like me get through traveling.
*Taking a short trip to a city like Philadelphia reminds me just how much amazing food I will be missing out on for the rest of my life when it comes to traveling and experiencing culture through food. As someone who grew up near lakes and farms, I've always felt a strong connection to local food and food systems and it's disappointing to realize that no matter where I go, whether it's in the U.S. or internationally, it's very likely I won't be eating many of the things that my friends and family enjoy. I'm glad that I got to experience France and Italy in my early 20s and ate all the bread and cheese I could possibly fit in my body in 10 days. No regrets there.
*As much as I love traveling, it's nice to be home where I know all the food I'm eating is safe and I don't have to live in a constant state of panic that if I risk something, I may end up regretting it. Yay for home-made food!
stupid wheatPosted: August 9, 2011 | Author: rachel | Filed under: always read the label!, enemy list | Leave a comment »
exactly what i said out loud in the cold foods aisle of Laurie's Natural Foods yesterday when i discovered that my favorite toasted coconut flake marshmallows have a "may contain traces of wheat" allergy warning. so disappointing. i ate them last summer, 6 months before tests showed i had a gluten intolerance, and never noticed the warning. of course, back then none of my doctors suggested i avoid wheat, so i ate what i felt like eating.
sigh. i'm only disappointed because i was saving my first intake of sugar in 7 weeks (i can't believe it will be that long!) for s'mores on my trip to Maine next week and now i'm not so sure i'll be eating more than the gluten-free grahams and the gluten/dairy/soy-free chocolate. i haven't bothered to check the warnings on regular bags of marshmallows because i'm slightly grossed out by gelatin.
i hate that word "may"–maybe yes or maybe no? sweet and sara's faqs page says that only one kind of marshmallow (of course, the s'more flavor!) contains gluten; however, all of them are made on lines that process wheat-containing products. once again, i'm kinda stuck: risk a belly ache and not know if it's from contamination or from sugar? decisions, decisions. might just eat my weight in the chocolate. or maybe my sister and i could try to whip up our own recipe…
chips vs. stixPosted: June 29, 2011 | Author: rachel | Filed under: always read the label!, enemy list | Leave a comment »
I'm determined to make the most of my food intolerances, so I try to make reading labels an adventure. I love it when I discover something odd. Case and point: chips vs. stix.
From the front of the bags, these two crunchy snacks don't seem that different, except for the shape of the chip:
Good Health Natural Foods makes both of them. They are the same color scheme. Their labels are almost identical with the exception of the background color. Other than the shape difference, anyone would assume they are the same chip, just made in a different shape. For the most part, they are. A friend brought the Veggie Stix as a snack for a meeting a few weeks ago, thinking I could eat them. But she bought the "wrong" bag.
Here's why:
The traces of wheat warning is only on the Stix bag, not the Chips bag. The warning is in a little box under the ingredients list, but other than the boarder, it doesn't stand out on the back of the bag. Hence, it's pretty easy to miss.
I have no expectation that anyone buying food for me to consume should obsessively read labels the way I do. Honestly, I felt bad she went out of her way to buy something she was excited to have for me, knowing all too often I can't eat most of what's served at social events. My mom did the same thing a few months back: she went out of her way to bake me a loaf of gluten-free bread, but didn't see that whey was listed on the ingredient list.
As a person living with food intolerances, I'm extremely grateful and consider it thoughtful when someone attempts to cater to my specific needs. It's not easy to do, especially for most of the people in my life who don't have to think twice about what they eat. In both of these instances, I'm just glad I read the label before I started eating. It feels a little awkward to second-guess someone's choice for you, but I'm so glad I did, because in both of these situations, I would have ended up sick and everyone would have ended up feeling bad.
Veggie Stix: welcome to my enemy list.
Veggie Chips: let's hang out.


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text: They say that stars are "just like us." Well, not really because they have glam squads of four and five people. They have individuals who focus on just styling hair. Just applying makeup. Just providing a new manicure. We mere mortals have to do all of that ourselves! It's no wonder that celebrities look almost otherworldly on the red carpet.Now that we have more access to public figures, thanks in part to social media, they are sharing more with the masses—including what they look like without all of that makeup on. Thanks to the trending #NoMakeup tag on social media, famous stars are sharing selfies of themselves to either show that they are just as typical as you and me under their artifice of glamor or to advocate for a "less is more" approach to the typical beauty regimen.They are showing that they aren't as concerned with one's outward appearance as you might expect someone in the entertainment industry to be. And they're also showing that you don't have to get all dolled up just for a quick run to the grocery store. Plus, haven't you just simply wondered what they when they look in the mirror?


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Coach Claude Julien did not hold back when asked to asses how his team played Thursday night versus Montreal. And he was not alone.
Speaking post-game, Julien and many of the players voiced their displeasure with their effort given in the matchup with the hated Canadiens.
It was three things for me, we didn't skate well tonight, we didn't make good decisions, and we didn't execute well. When you have none of those three things, you're not going to win too many hockey games. So that was absent in our game tonight, and we certainly didn't pick a good night to play that kind of game, but the results are from a lack of those three things.
Julien also got a little testy when asked why he pulled Tuukka Rask, avoiding the 'goalie controversy' line and instead shifting the focus to the entire team:
It's a lot of everything…That's a decision that I make, and I don't feel I have to explain every time. I don't think I have to explain myself why I pull the goalie...This isn't going to be one of those things where we're going to make a big story out of a pulled goalie. Our team was poor tonight. Maybe sometimes you pull the goalie for different reasons. I don't think I have to explain everything to you guys for the reasons because there's a lot of decisions that I make that are for inside that dressing room…not necessarily for everyone to share.
Patrice Bergeron:
I mean, basically everything…Execution, and our heads weren't into it. They deserved to win. We didn't play anywhere near where we need to play to have success in this league...I would say from what I remember, the worst game of the year.
David Krejci:
We thought we were ready, but obviously we weren't…It is what it is. We lost. We didn't like the way we lost, but we've got to move on, forget about this game, and try to get ready for the Saturday.
Dougie Hamilton:
Our message was clear…I think it's been a wakeup call for everyone. Our attitude needs to be better in games like that, especially trailing early, and no one was willing to step up I guess and try to get everyone going.
Milan Lucic:
There's not much to really say. It was pretty clear how things went by watching the game. We weren't sharp in our decision-making. They were first on pucks, they won more battles than we did from the drop of the puck to the end…It's unfortunate that we came out with that kind of effort against them once again…You have to suck it up and call a spade a spade. It wasn't good enough from, I guess, an emotional standpoint and from a determination stand point. You just have to get better from games like this.
So the Bruins will move on and leave this stinker in the rear-view mirror, as their next game happens in less than 24 hours versus the Oilers at the Garden.
With four games to go until the Olympic break against some pretty tough competition, the B's need to get back on track after this slight derail and finish strong.
quotes via BostonBruins.com and CSNNE.com


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When Gupte dismissed Sobers at Green Park
Bikash Mohapatra in Kanpur | April 09, 2008 19:50 IST
He dismissed Sir Garfield Sobers only once in his career, but such was the guile and craft of Subhash Gupte that the legendary West Indies [Images] batsman believed there was no leg-spinner better than him.
"Warne's a great bowler but the best leg-spinner I've ever seen is still (Subhash) Gupte. He could do things that I still don't believe all these years later," said Sobers a couple of years back, putting the Indian ahead of the Australian and paying an ultimate tribute to a bowler who passed away a few years back [in May 2002, to be precise].
And at no other point was Gupte's brilliance more evident than the first innings of the second Test at Green Park in December 1958; it also happened to be the second ever Test at the venue.
West Indies, opting to bat first, were cruising at 55 for no loss when Gupte struck, getting the legendary opener Conrad Hunte caught by Chandu Borde [Images]. Eight runs later he accounted for Sobers, who had made only four before being snapped up by Manohar Hardika. It was the only instance when Sobers fell prey to the leg-spinner who he would later label as the best.
Thereafter, using his skills to the maximum, Gupte dismissed John Holt (jr), Rohan Kanhai, O'Neill Smith, Basil Butcher, Joseph Solomon, Franz Alexander and Wes Hall to return with career-best figures of 9 for 102 even as the formidable West Indies batting line-up was allowed to put on only 222 runs on board.
Even as Gupte ran through the West Indies batting order, 'keeper Naren Tamhane dropped Lance Gibbs off his bowling. And that was the only wicket that he didn't take [Vasant Ranjane became the beneficiary].
So, what was it about that Gupte spell that the Windies found it difficult to handle?
"Gupte had a special ability; he could turn the ball on any wicket," reminisces Borde, a member of that team.
"It was jute-matting and Gupte's line and length in that innings was immaculate. In fact, after his spell in the first innings we were hoping to win the match."
Did the wicket lend a helping hand?
"I remember in those days there was no turf wicket, rather a matting surface," said Nari Contractor, who scored 41 and 50 in that match.
"Gupte got the wickets on the first day itself." Borde concurred.
"I believe the West Indies couldn't adjust properly to the nature of the wicket. But in the second innings they did and scored big."
The visitors piled on 443/7 in their second innings -- after the Indian first innings had folded up for exactly 222, the same as the Windies -- and Sobers had his revenge, scoring a magnificent 198 as Gupte couldn't replicate his first innings success -- he took 1/121 to finish with match figures of 10/223.
"Sobers batted really well and though Gupte bowled well, he could not do much," recollects Borde.
Contractor offered a different perspective, saying Sobers was given a lifeline early on in his innings.
"In the second innings, Sobers was actually out, caught behind off Gupte again when he had made just two," informed Contractor. "I was standing nearby and could hear the snick clearly but he was given not out and went on to score big."
Gupte couldn't get Sobers out on any other occasion. But he did get the better of the Caribbeans on more occasions than one. 49 out of his 149 Test scalps came against the West Indies. That's probably the reason why Sobers rated him so high.
For the record, India were dismissed for just 240 runs in their second innings as the visitors won by a whopping 203 runs -- certainly not something that Gupte deserved after scripting such a magnificent story in the first innings. But, then, not every story has a happy ending.


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Okay, so I'm not a scrapbooker... not in the cutsie die-cut adding scrapbooking way. But, I really wanted to make a book for my Mom about her family so I sat down with everything I knew that was interesting and pulled out all the documents I had, photos, stories and such and I got to work.
I was not planning on making a book of everything I knew about her whole family, but rather her Father and his immediate family, so I started with his parents.
The first page was an introduction and their marriage certificate, that's where the story began. I then gave information about their travel to the US, how the family was seperated for a few years and how one of her uncles was left in England.
After a page for each of her grandparents, I then created as many pages as needed for each of their sons, obviously her father I had a lot of information for and he ended up with 6 pages.
I created the book for my Mom back in 2008 and have just completed one for her brother (shhh, don't tell - it's a surprise) and will send it to him soon. I just wanted to share a few of the pages here.
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The other morning my son and I had to leave for school when it was still dark because I had a morning staff meeting. As we drove he asked me a question, "Mom, do I usually go to school at night?" He is in kindergarten and he still equates darkness with night time. What shocked me was the next thing out of his mouth, "Mom, the sun will rise over there" he pointed to the east, then he continued, "I know that because when I look that way (to the west) it is very dark, and when I look that way (to the east) the sky is turning blue and the clouds are pink." As a middle school math and science teacher I was amazed and alarmed at the same time. My almost six year old son was hypothesizing, thinking, and being a scientist and that amazed me. What alarmed me was thinking about my middle school students and how they are obedient rule followers who no longer trust the thinking, hypothesizing scientist and/or mathematician who lives within.
I have had a week off for Thanksgiving and it has enabled me to get my head in the right place for my students. I have been able to follow my twitter PLN. Monday I watched Angela Maiers Purposeful Play Keynote for the upcoming K12 Online Conference. As I watched I wrote down the 10 Sandbox Rules and I observed my 5 year old son demonstrate the rules all throughout our week off. I sat back, kept my mouth shut, did not interfere and realized, these rules are innately there, the kids know them, follow them, and when they step out of line, they are called on them. You really have to check out Angela's video to discover the 10 Sandbox Rules!
So, what does this have to do with middle school mathematics? My kiddos have been taught to abandon the Sandbox Rules and blindly follow rules that make no sense to them. Interestingly, I have transformed from a rule follower to a rule breaker and I am encouraging my students to do the same. Utilizing standards based grading has enabled me to do this. This is my first year of implementation so it is VERY MESSY (which is sandbox rule #2). The students and I are muddling through together defining standards and discussing what proof of understanding looks like.
We came to a place a couple of weeks ago that I had not expected. We were discussing a math standard and the difference between advanced and proficient scores. We began debating mathematical understanding in algebra. My students brought up that my requirement was for them to prove understanding, yet I was punishing them for not blindly following a rule (Rule # 6 take it to the community when you need help). I have always encouraged my students to solve problems in ways that make sense to them and to make sure that they explain their way so that I understand their process. Yet on an assessment, I was not honoring the various methods of solving the problem.
It was an eye opening experience. My students were doing what Skyler did on our early morning drive: think, hypothesize, and prove their understanding of a math problem which is what I have been working on having them do since day one of the school year. Outside pressures had momentarily gotten the best of me and thankfully my students pulled me back to the reality of how our classroom works. We are going to break the rules and still learn all of our standards. How awesome is that?
I am so looking forward to the upcoming K12 Online Conference on Purposeful Play!


text: Study: Optimism Is Overrated It may help more with persistence than actual performance By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted May 3, 2015 7:00 AM CDT 25 comments Comments LeBron James gives a thumbs up to a fan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (Newser) – A new study delivers a somewhat depressing message: Positive thinking may not be all it's cracked up to be. "I kept hearing about how optimistic mindset was so great, but then you think about all the times that striving for accuracy might be better for the individual," researcher Elizabeth Tenney says in a press release and podcast from the University of Utah. She offers the example of a person standing at a crevasse: "Do you really want that person to be optimistic about their chances of making it over this crevasse, or do you want them to be accurate about their chances?" To reach her conclusions, she conducted multiple experiments in which "predictor" subjects were charged with guessing how well "task completer" subjects would do on a given project. The predictors were convinced that the more optimistic task completers would do better than others, but the results didn't bear that out, BPS Research Digest reports. In one case, task completers were asked to do some Where's Waldo? searches, Tenney says in the podcast. Predictors figured optimistic task completers would do 33% better at the work, BPS notes. In fact, the optimistic participants did spend longer trying to find the character—but they only performed 5% better than others, and that wasn't statistically significant. "What we concluded from that was that optimism seems to help persistence, but not necessarily performance as much as people would expect," Tenney says in the podcast, as HumanResourcesOnline.net notes. (If optimism doesn't get you ahead, at least it may be good for your heart.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 3% Hilarious 20% Intriguing 8% Depressing 45% Brilliant 1% Scary 23% Ridiculous


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I had to deal with a burst water pipe in the front yard this afternoon, there was that much water flooding the street that a neighbor called allconnect.
Talk about FUN!
Talk about FUN!
Looking up into my wilderness of a garden where the water was coming from and a very wet gutter(road), the photo's were taken about an hour after the water was turned off at the mains.
I wish I had of got a photo before they turned the water off, but it happened right on school pick up. I hate to think how much water was wasted the meter was apparently spinning really fast, a couple of litres a minute :(
While the plumber was fixing the problem, he only had the water turned slight on and there was still lots of water everywhere.
I'm so glad its fixed and now have the water back on, but now there's a muddy mess in my
yard that needs to be cleaned up :(
I hope you have a great weekend


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The Paws & Reflect Therapy Dogs International, Inc., part of the Volunteer Department at the hospital, make regular visits to patients.
Colleague Recognition Reception 2017 Video
"...the ideal hospital would combine the best of spas with the best of hotels and the best of hospitals to become a truly healing environment, where just being there is healing."
~ Angelica Thieriot, Planetree Founder
Alliance Community Hospital joins some of the most progressive healthcare facilities as an affiliate of Planetree, an internationally-recognized, non-profit organization that advocates patient-centered care and integrates complementary therapies with today's highly technical medical expertise to give patients the best possible healing environment.
Planetree founder Angelica Thieriot envisioned a new type of hospital, where patients could be active participants in their own care and experience support and healing on many levels.
Planetree has several core components. Here is a sampling of them and an explanation of how Alliance Community Hospital is putting each one into practice.
Human Interaction
Alliance Community Hospital's philosophy of patient care is treating patients as our guests. Whether it's providing a complementary service or holding a patient's hand, our dedicated caregivers reach out to each individual over the course of their stay at ACH.
Information & Education
Patient input is important at Alliance Community Hospital. Our patients are encouraged to ask questions about the direction of their care and also, to offer feedback.
Loved Ones, Friends & Social Support
The new Alliance Community Hospital is designed with comfort areas for relaxation and open kitchen areas on each floor, where loved ones can prepare a favorite meal for a patient. The hospital has a 24-hour visitation policy, and sleeper sofas are located in all patient rooms, which accommodate guests comfortably.
Spirituality: The Importance of Inner Resources
In addition to an on-site interdenominational chapel, the hospital offers a prayer partner program for patients who wish to have someone pray with them. A chaplain is also available at any time upon request.
Healing Arts: Nutrition for the Soul
Alliance Community Hospital offers a variety of speakers, support groups, classes and events to raise health awareness in the community.
Architectural and Interior Design that is Conducive to Health and Healing
Following the Planetree model of care, the new Alliance Community Hospital offers private rooms with hotel-like amenities, computer access and hookup, cable television and a private bathroom. Hallways are carpeted to reduce noise.
The Importance of Both the Nutritional and Nurturing Aspects of Food
The Nutritional Services Department offers a "room service" option, allowing patients to order food at any time - day or night. Patients can enjoy fresh-baked bread and cookies, prepared by volunteers, and the baking provides aromatherapy benefits as well.


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The adorable Gretta is wearing a cute pink dress, but not for long though as she strips down and shows off her hairy pussy to the camera; running her fingers through the bush to show off every part.
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text: Jane and Sybil are on the verge of making the deal of their lives. They plan to convince the world famous Italian designer, Bruno Fruferelli, to buy their Passion Fashion Wear lingerie. A private fashion show in a fancy hotel suite has been arranged - models are booked, champagne is on ice and sexy samples are on display. Jane and Sybil have anticipated every contingency - except the unexpected arrival of their jealous husbands! Who inevitably jump to wrong conclusions and set out to sabotage the show. Sexy lingerie, mistaken identities, and scantily clad male models are only part of this lively, split-your sides laughing plot. This uproarious crowd-pleaser has been produced over 100 times in 8 countries and 5 languages and has audiences howling in the aisles.


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by John D. Hoge
Nicole gets elected mayor after a week of campaign speeches, poster making, and handshaking. Carlos and Tonya reverse a trend of sagging sales by adding variety to their snack food shop menu. Thomas, the chief of police, calls his officers together for a briefing on a new city council ordinance. Yolanda, the bank president, hires another teller to reduce the long lines of customers waiting to make loans, deposits, or withdrawals. The city manager, Greg, gives a final warning to an accountant who can't seem to balance the city's tax ledger. If you think this sounds a lot like the real world, you're right. But it's happening in elementary schools around the nation as a part of the microsociety1 way to prepare students for their roles as productive workers and citizens in our democratic society. As students carry out their jobs in microsociety, they use basic skills in reading, math, and language arts. More importantly, students experience citizenship in their own democratically governed society. This citizenship experience includes the rigors of daily employment and frequent contact with their own government. As a result, students learn a variety of economics and government content in a way that may form their fondest memories of their elementary school years.
This article presents an overview of a typical microsociety marketplace, court, government, and bank-all illustrated by true-to-life examples. The benefits of implementing a microsociety are then summarized, with particular emphasis placed on citizenship. The article closes with a consideration of several issues related to using this approach as a supplement or replacement for elementary social studies.
The Marketplace
Ask a microsociety citizen what's the most important place for a visitor to see and you're likely to hear "The marketplace!" It's the marketplace where students set up their businesses and generate the wealth of their society. Store fronts are brightly decorated with graphic designs, catchy names, and business slogans. Price lists show deep discounts, close outs, and specials. Proprietors smile and greet customers, arrange their wares, and keep records of their sales for tax and other business purposes. A variety of stores typically line the marketplace. A toy store sells trinkets, magic tricks, stamp pads, stickers, whistles, and ball and jacks sets. A snack food shop sells individually packaged dill pickles, cookies, potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn. Some of the other shops represented on the mall are a beverage shop, card shop, flower shop, fragrance boutique, comics shop, sports card shop, hair and nails salon, pet supply shop, and school supplies store.
Student owners of these shops must apply for a business license, submit a business plan that the bank is willing to support with a start-up loan, and pay taxes on their property as well as on their total sales. Merchandise is acquired from the microsociety warehouse, where all items sold in the marketplace are inventoried, stored, and distributed. Store owners must maintain business records, agree to follow fair business practices, maintain their property, and earn a profit-or go out of business. Partnership arrangements for co-owned businesses are spelled out in each business plan. Disputes and crimes that arise in the marketplace are handled in the microsociety courts.
Municipal Court
An important component of a microsociety is its municipal court. Just as in real life, crimes are occasionally committed and citizens get into civil disputes that end up in court. Court employees include judges, prosecutors and defenders, bailiffs, court recorders, and clerks. All of these employees receive job-specific training and work under the supervision of an adult leader. Judges and attorneys receive legal training and must pass a microsociety bar exam. Microsociety citizens hire board-certified private attorneys to plead their cases or rely on a court-appointed attorney if they are unable to pay their legal fees. A variety of cases comes before the court during a normal school year. Some typical ones include citizens contesting hallway "speeding" tickets, cases of simple theft, employment disputes, tax cases, and assault and battery charges. Attorneys meet with their clients to plot their court strategies. The clerk schedules the hearings and delivers subpoenas for witnesses. Sanctions used by the court include fines, prohibition of future contacts between the disputants, and community service. Quite obviously, the microsociety municipal court is a vibrant and essential component of each microsociety's government.
City Government
At the heart of each microsociety is its government. Microsocieties often have an elected mayor who serves a limited term of office. All citizens of microsociety vote in the mayoral election. Some societies decide that the mayor must be a member of the highest grade level, usually fifth or sixth grade. The mayoral election process may include individual classroom primaries to determine the list of candidates for the regular election. The mayoral candidate from each classroom then conducts his or her own campaign, following any rules that regulate the display of posters or campaign speeches. Once the mayor is elected, he or she can hire one or more city managers to work with the mayor to staff the offices needed to carry out government services.
Microsociety governments carry out many of the same services as real governments. The mayor and city managers advertise for a police chief, patrol officers, health inspectors for the marketplace food stands, staff for the government's mint, unemployment counselors, sanitation workers, and, of course, clerks to run the tax collections needed to pay for these services.
Perhaps the biggest ongoing duty of city government is maintaining records of each citizen's employment status and weekly earnings. As citizens are hired, receive raises, change jobs, or become unemployed, their microsociety IDs must be updated and their taxes must be adjusted if their incomes change. Some microsocieties use a progressive income tax structure similar to the U.S. federal income tax. In addition to collecting income tax on a weekly or biweekly basis, the city government also collects fees for issuing business licenses and citizen IDs. Fines paid to the police department and settlements from tax lawsuits also contribute to the government's revenue.
The Bank
A bank is a critically important component of all microsocieties. Every microsociety uses its own student-designed currency in much the same way as a real society uses its official currency. Money is used to purchase items in the marketplace and pay workers' wages. Checking accounts are available for a nominal fee. Each citizen is encouraged to open a savings account so that his or her wages will be secure and earn interest. When an account is opened, the saver is given a passbook that shows all deposits and withdrawals. The bank makes loans to citizens who have the ability to pay back the money. Meeting all these financial needs obviously requires a savvy bank president and a substantial bank staff.
These brief glimpses of microsociety hint at the multiple benefits this program offers. First and foremost, students benefit from participating as citizens of their own microsociety. This experience includes the responsibilities of holding a job, paying taxes, and obeying laws which they themselves help determine. In securing their jobs, students first encounter the process of filling out job applications and interviewing. Once hired, they often start at the bottom of the ladder, go through job training, and learn what it means to be evaluated by an employer or supervisor. Students who are chronically late to work, absent, untrainable, or simply inefficient may find that their employer plans to fire them. All employed citizens experience the joy of earning a paycheck. Some employees receive significant raises for outstanding work, and successful shop owners taste the fruits of their entrepreneurial efforts. Beyond experiencing the realities of the work-a-day world, all microsociety citizens interact with their government. They understand that it is their government, and they often seek to express their wishes and opinions to the mayor, city managers, council members, and government employees. Yes, citizens do complain about taxes, but they know what their money does to help their microsociety run.
In sum, while microsociety gives students a modeled real life experience in which to apply reading, writing, and math skills, it also imparts substantial knowledge about the operation of a local business economy and government. But more importantly, microsociety gives children a firsthand learning experience that helps them acquire fundamental ideals of our democracy, such as the importance of participation in elections and government decision making, the value of working to become economically self sufficient, and the benefits of a society where order is established by a system of law and access to fundamental justice.
Many issues are associated with the establishment of a microsociety. The same issues tend to recur, some associated with particular activities or types of students, and others with the school's established curriculum. The following issues have many different potential solutions.
1. Perhaps the most fundamental issue to be resolved is when to implement a microsociety and how long to let it run. Some schools attempt to model a real-world implementation of the entire curriculum through the various occupations and activities of their microsociety.2 Such schools run their microsocieties throughout the school day over the entire school year. Other schools successfully implement their microsocieties during only a small portion of the school day, e.g., the last period of the afternoon. These schools may also run the microsociety for a portion of the school year, starting only after regular school routines are established, and ending the society before the close of the school year with an auction of any remaining merchandise. This second pattern makes it possible to try out a microsociety without completely overhauling the school's curriculum and culture.
2. Another issue fundamental to any microsociety is how to obtain the required merchandise and storefront booths used for businesses. Obvious answers to these needs are various fund raisers, merchandise donations from businesses and parents, or grants from organizations such as the PTA/O. The problem of acquiring merchandise goes beyond the planned startup date of the marketplace, however, since there is an ongoing need for replacement items. These needs can't be met through the regular sales transactions of the microsociety, since it uses its own private currency. Obviously, students who own and run a successful business must obtain replacement merchandise at the microsociety warehouse, and they have only micromoney with which to pay. Similarly, students wanting to start a new business will need merchandise and a storefront booth. The real dollar costs of such merchandise and equipment must be generated by the adults who wish to see the microsociety continue to run. Such fund-raising may be an issue in some schools.
3. All societies have problems, and a school's microsociety is no exception. As you may have guessed, fairly constant problems are associated with unemployment, fair employment practices, and wages. Unemployment occurs in microsociety for the same reasons it occurs in regular society. Occasionally, students are too sleepy to do their micro jobs; other students may be too inattentive or too combative. Still others find themselves outskilled by their classmates. Student microsociety leaders or teachers must decide how to deal with the unemployment problem. For example, should each successful business be asked to take on one unemployed worker? Should the government attempt to subsidize the employment of these workers with tax breaks to employing businesses? Or, should wage supports be paid directly to newly hired workers coming off "welfare"? Such questions remind us of parallels in our own society.
4. Differences in abilities can lead to the problem of just a few students continually holding the top jobs in their microsociety. For example, a successful bank president may be the candidate chosen for city manager, or a successful attorney may easily rise to be the next mayor. On the other hand, a citizen first hired as a sanitation worker may have little chance of becoming a highly paid attorney. Some schools' microsocieties start over several times each year in an attempt to give all students an opportunity to hold different types of jobs. Some microsocieties make rules that limit each student's access to top paying jobs, essentially saying, "If you were a leader in the first go-round, you now have to take a non-managerial or non-entrepreneurial job in the next round." Such attempts to equalize a microsociety drive it further away from the reality it seeks to model.
5. A final employment issue involves the establishment of wages for each job, and decisions about raises. Teachers may have to set the initial starting salaries for the different jobs in the microsociety. In doing so, they must decide how large a wage differential is appropriate. For example, should the clerk of the court make the same wage as a tax clerk? Should the city manager make half again as much or twice as much as a sanitation worker? Is it right that a fifth grade sanitation worker who has done his or her job well has little to spend in the marketplace after paying bills, while some other workers buy anything their hearts' desire? Letting market forces determine salaries may produce greater differentials of wealth than some citizens and teachers are willing to tolerate. Such questions are not easily resolved-either by teachers or by students. These are difficult issues for young children, but removing them from the discussion may reduce the learning potential of a microsociety.
6. Arguably, the most important issue to be considered in implementing a microsociety concerns the school's curriculum. Educational goals defined by the state and local school district require curriculum materials, skilled teachers, and time. Schools may attempt to implement a curriculum with limited instructional resources. Time, teachers, volunteers, space, and other resources used for microsociety must be considered. For example, if the microsociety time block is mainly being taken from time devoted to social studies, then we must ask how well this tradeoff is serving the goals of the social studies curriculum. Microsociety teaches important lessons in economics, government, and citizenship. However, it clearly neglects two of social studies' most important content areas: history and geography. Thus, one consequence of running a microsociety may be that teachers either abandon these important areas, or squeeze this missing content into time normally devoted to subjects such as science, math, reading, or language arts.
Microsociety offers many important citizenship lessons to young learners. While it helps students see the value of having basic reading, math, and language arts skills for employment, more importantly it demonstrates how these same skills are basic to the shared decision making needed to run their government. Microsociety citizens gain valuable experience by interacting with their government or by playing a work-related role in it. Participating as a constructive member of a self-governed society is certainly one of the best preparations we can offer for citizenship.
1.The term "micro-society" was popularized by George Richmond as a result of the publication of his book, The Micro-Society: A Real World in Miniature (New York: Harper & Row, 1973). Dr. Marilyn Kourilsky published her version of this same idea in Mini-society: Experiencing Real-World Economics in the Elementary School Classroom (Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1983). The more generic term "microsociety" is used in this article to indicate the many ways school-based microsocieties may differ and to adapt Richmond's and Kourilsky's original formulations.
2.E. Clinchy, "Learning In and About the Real World," Phi Delta Kappan 76, 5 (1995): 400-404; G. H. Richmond, "The Future School: Is Lowell Pointing Us Toward a Revolution in Education?", Phi Delta Kappan 71, 3 (1989): 232-236.
About the Author
John D. Hoge is an associate professor in the Department of Social Science Education at The University of Georgia. He is the author of numerous articles and a contemporary social studies textbook, Effective Elementary Social Studies (Wadsworth, 1996). Recently, he has assisted with the startup and implementation of several elementary school


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Herr Otto Partz says you're all nothing but pipsqueaks!
Perhaps Kiel once, we were promised to get seafood there.
What about a stunts meeting in Kiel?
Weight: 88 kg
These are my extreme coordinates...Most Estearn: Canasvieiras (Brazil) 48°27'53''W - 27°26'24''SMost Northern: Camboriu (Brazil) 26°58'55.2"S - 48°38'6"OMost Western and Most Southern: Esquel (Argentina) 42º54'24.20''S - 71º08'48.40''W
Yes I know, but it is a 'bit' expensive... my parents have been in Europe though, I think somewhere in Germany was the closest to the North Pole they've been...


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Strap for cash or don't have any gift to buy your love ones a Christmas card? Fear not because we're giving you a free do-it-yourself Christmas card, Woody style! So all you need to do it download it, print and then fold! Get with the clickin'!
Click the photo below to download
Inside it says — "It's the thought that counts. Especially how hard you give it. Merry Christmas!"
Now for some random Christmas photos!
I might add a few more later. Might.