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Paris has been forged throughout the centuries by the changing spirit and sensibility of each era, marked by the major events and upheavals that have occurred there during its long history. For a broader perspective of the city, here is a time capsule that takes you from its origins up to the present.
Time Line
Gallo-Roman period
3C BC — The Parisii, a Celtic fishing tribe, settle on Lutetia, now the Île de la Cité.
52 BC — Labienus, Caesar's lieutenant, takes the city from the Gauls, who set fire to the Île de la Cité before fleeing.
1C AD — The Gallo-Romans build the city of Lutetia.
c 250 — The martyrdom of St Denis, first Bishop of the city. Christianity takes hold and the first churches are built.
360 — Julian the Apostate, prefect of the Gauls, is proclaimed Emperor of Rome by his soldiers. Lutetia is known henceforth as Paris.
Early Middle Ages
451 — Ste Geneviève deflects Attila's attack on Paris.
508 — Paris is taken over by Germanic tribes. Frankish king Clovis I makes it his capital, settling on the Cité.
8C — Paris declines in importance when Charlemagne makes Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) his main capital.
885 — Paris, besieged by the Normans for the fifth time, is defended by Count Eudes who is made King of France in 888.
The Capetians
12C — Trade picks up on the Cité. The Watermen's Guild is at its peak. Suger, Abbot of St-Denis and minister under Louis VI and Louis VII, rebuilds the abbey.
1163 — Maurice de Sully begins construction of Notre-Dame.
1180 — During the reign of Philippe Auguste (reigned 1180-1223) a wall was erected around Paris and the Louvre was built.
1215 — The University of Paris is founded, turning the city into an important cultural centre.
1226 — Louis IX, (reigned from 1226-1270) called St Louis, commissions the building of the Sainte-Chapelle, Notre-Dame and St-Denis, and dispenses justice at Vincennes.
1253 — Foundation of a college by Sorbon, later known as the Sorbonne.
1260 — The dean of the Merchants' Guild becomes Provost of Paris.
1307 — Philip the Fair dissolves the Order of the Knights Templar.
The Valois
1337 — Beginning of the Hundred Years' War. Upon the death of Philip the Fair and his three sons a problem of succession arises: the French barons prefer Philip the Fair's nephew, Philip de Valois, to his grandson, Edward III, King of England.
The following century is marked by battles between the French and the English, who lay claim to the French Crown, between the Armagnacs, supporters of the family of Orléans, and the Burgundians, supporters of the dukes of Burgundy.
1358 — Uprising under Étienne Marcel, Provost of Paris. The monarchs move to the Marais and the Louvre.
1364 — Charles V (reigned 1364-1380) builds the Bastille and a new wall around Paris.
1382 — During the troubled reign of Charles VI, the Parisians revolt against heavy taxes, but their loss strips them of earlier exemptions and severely weakens the Provost's power.
1407 — Duke Louis of Orleans is assassinated on the order of John the Fearless.
1408 — Fighting breaks out between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians. The English take Paris.
1429 — In vain Charles VII tries to lay siege to Paris; Joan of Arc is wounded at St-Honoré Gate.
1430 — Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre-Dame.
1437 — Charles VII recaptures Paris.
1469 — The first French printing works open in the Sorbonne.
1530 — François I founds the Collège de France.
1534 — Ignatius Loyola founds the Society of Jesus in Montmartre.
1559 — Henri II is fatally wounded in a jousting tournement.
1572 — The struggle between Protestant and Roman Catholic factions leads to the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
1578 — Construction of the Pont Neuf (completed 1604).
1588 — Paris strengthens its position as the centre of political power. The Catholic League turns against Henri III, and the citizens of Paris force him to flee after the Day of the Barricades (12 May).
1589 — Returning to Paris with Henri of Navarre, Henri III is assassinated by a fanatical Dominican friar.
The Bourbons
1594 — Paris opens its gates to Henri IV after he converts to Catholicism.
1594 — Place des Vosges is created. La Charité and St Louis Hospitals are founded (completed 1610).
1610 — Henri IV is mortally wounded by Ravaillac (14 May).
1615 — Marie de Medici has Luxembourg Palace built (completed 1625).
1622 — Paris becomes an episcopal see.
1629 — The Palais-Royal is built.
1635 — Richelieu founds the Académie Française.
1648 — The Fronde (1648-1653) foments a rebellion in Paris against the Crown.
1661 — Mazarin founds the College of Four Nations, the future Institut de France.
1667 — Colbert establishes the Observatoire and restructures the Gobelins Tapestry Works.
17C — Louis XIV transfers the Court to Versailles, but increases royal control over Paris. Development of the Marais.
17C — The Louvre Colonnade and the Invalides are built.
18C — Construction of place Vendôme and development of the Faubourg St-Germain.
1717 — John Law's Bank (failed 1720).
1760 — Louis XV has the École Militaire, St-Geneviève (the future Panthéon) and place de la Concorde built (completed 1780).
1783 — First balloon flights by Pilâtre de Rozier, Jacques Charles and Ainé Roberts.
1783 — Versailles Treaty: independence of the 13 American States.
1784 — Paris has nearly 500 000 inhabitants. To the discontent of the Parisians, the Farmers-General Wall is erected, including the gateways and toll-houses by Ledoux (completed 1791).
The Revolution and the First Empire
14 Jul
1789 — Storming of the Bastille.
17 Jul
1789 — Louis XVI at the Hôtel de Ville: the tricolore flag is adopted.
14 Jul
1790 — Festival of Federation.
20 Jun
1792 — A mob invades the Tuileries.
10 Aug
1792 — Taking of the Tuileries (10 Aug) and fall of the monarchy.
2-4 Sept
1792 — September Massacres.
21 Sept
1792 — Proclamation of the Republic.
21 Jan
1793 — Execution of Louis XVI.
1793 — Opening of the Louvre Museum and institution of the Natural History Museum.
1793 — The Terror (ends 1794).
8 Jun
1794 — Festival of the Supreme Being.
5 Oct
1795 — Royalist uprising suppressed by Napoléon.
9-10 Nov
1799 — Fall of the Directory.
1800 — Bonaparte creates the offices of Prefect of the Seine and of the Police.
2 Dec
1804 — Napoléon's coronation at Notre-Dame.
1806 — Napoléon continues construction of the Louvre and commissions the Arc de Triomphe and work begins on the Vendôme Column.
1820 — Gas lamps are used to light the city's streets.
31 Mar
1814 — The Allies occupy Paris. First Treaty of Paris.
The Restoration
1815 — Battle of Waterloo. Restoration of the Bourbons with Louis XVIII.
1824 — Charles X (reigned 1824-1830) mounts the throne, but his ultra-conservative policies displease the Parisians, who take to the streets to defend their freedom in the July Revolution. Fall of Charles X, who flees to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and is succeeded by Louis-Philippe.
1832 — A cholera epidemic kills 19 000 Parisians.
1837 — The first French railway line links Paris with St-Germain.
1840 — Return of Napoléon's ashes from St Helena.
1841 — Construction of the Thiers fortifications (completed 1845).
1848— Fall of Louis-Philippe in the February Revolution; proclamation of Second Republic.
From 1848 to 1870
1848 — The suppression of the national workshops provokes socialist riots, signalling the failure of the Second Republic. Louis Napoléon is elected President of the Republic.
1852 — Louis Napoléon becomes Napoléon III, creating the Second Empire. When the Parisians once again rise up in protest, the riots are violently repressed.
1852 — Huge urban planning projects are undertaken by Baron Haussmann: Les Halles, the railway stations, the Buttes-Chaumont, Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, the Opéra, the sewers, completion of the Louvre, and construction of the new boulevards. Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements (completed 1870).
1855 — World Exhibitions (also 1867)
1870 — Paris is besieged in winter 1870-1871 by the Prussians and capitulates. Napoléon III goes into exile in England.
The Third Republic
4 Sept
1870 — The Third Republic is proclaimed at the Hôtel de Ville.
1871 — The Paris Commune is finally suppressed by the Men of Versailles during the Bloody Week (21-28 May); fire, destruction (Tuileries, Cour des Comptes, Hôtel de Ville, Vendôme Column) and massacres.
1879 — Executive and legislative powers are returned from Versailles to Paris.
1882 — Paris inaugurates its new Hôtel de Ville.
1889 — World Exhibition at the foot of the new Eiffel Tower.
1892 — First multi-storey building constructed of reinforced concrete.
1900 — First metro line in operation between Maillot and Vincennes. The Grand and Petit Palais are built. Cubism is born at the Bateau-Lavoir. The Sacré-Cœur Basilica is erected on the Butte Montmartre.
1914 — At the outset of the war, the government leaves Paris for Bordeaux. Paris, under the threat of German attack, is saved by the Battle of the Marne. A shell hits the church of St-Gervais.
1920 — Interment of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe.
Twenties — Paris is a cultural hub where new literary and artistic movements are born.
1927 — Inauguration of Monet's Nymphéas series at the Orangerie.
1930s — The worldwide economic crisis hits Paris.
1934 — Riots around the Chamber of Deputies end in a bloodbath.
1940 — Paris is bombed, then occupied, by the Germans. Hostages and resistance fighters detained at Mont Valérien (Suresnes).
19-25 Aug
1944 — Liberation of Paris.
27 Oct
1946 — The Fourth Republic is proclaimed at the Hôtel de Ville.
The Fifth Republic
1958 — Construction of the UNESCO, CNIT, and Maison de Radio-France buildings (completed 1963).
1965 — The Urban Development Plan for the greater Paris area is published.
1968 — Strikes and demonstrations, triggered by students at the Sorbonne, spread to the whole of France within days, leading to the largest social movement in the country's history.
1969 — Transfer of the wholesale markets from Les Halles to Rungis.
1970 — The RER (Réseau Express Régional) is launched to extend the metro system.
1973 — Completion of the boulevard Périphérique (ring road) and Montparnasse Tower.
25 Mar
1977 — The first election of a mayor of Paris (J Chirac), 11 predecessors between 1789 and 1871 having been appointed rather than elected.
1977 — Opening of the Centre Georges-Pompidou.
1986 — Inauguration of the Orsay Museum.
1989 — The opening of the Louvre Pyramid, Grande Arche at La Défense and Opéra Bastille during bicentennial celebrations.
1995 — Jacques Chirac is elected president.
1996 — The Bibliothèque Nationale opens at Tolbiac.
1999 — Severe windstorms damage parks and monuments in Paris on 26 Dec.
2001 — Bertrand Delanoë becomes the city's first Socialist mayor in over a century.
2002 — Jacques Chirac is re-elected president.
2003 — Thousands of sick and elderly die during a brutal summer heatwave.
2006 — Opening of the Quai Branly Museum, the Simone de Beauvoir footbridge, and Josephine Baker swimming pool on the Seine.
2007 — Opening of the Cité de l'Architecture et du patrimoine (largest collection in Europe) and election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President.
2008 — Opening of the Cité de la Mode et du design (Sept) and Bertrand Delanoë is re-elected as Mayor of Paris.
Urban Growth
The capital's site was carved out of the limestone and Tertiary sands by the Seine which flowed at a level of 35m/115ft, above its present course.
The Gallo-Roman Wall: The Parisii, taking advantage of the Pax romana, emerged from Lutetia, built by the Gauls and defended by the river and surrounding swamps, to settle along the Left Bank of the river. The Barbarians later forced them to retreat to the Cité (c. 276). On the island, they built houses, fortifications and a rampart wall to defend themselves against future invasions.
The Philippe Auguste Wall: Between the 6C and 10C, the swamps were drained and cultivated, monasteries founded and a river harbour established near the place de Grève. Between 1180 and 1210 Philippe Auguste ordered that a massive wall be built, reinforced upstream by a chain barrage across the river and downstream by the Louvre Fortress and Nesle Tower.
The Charles V Rampart: The Town, which was on the Right Bank (as opposed to the University on the Left Bank, and the Cité), prospered as roads were built connecting it with Montmartre, St-Denis, the Knights Templar Commandery and the castle at Vincennes. By the end of the 14C, Charles V had erected new fortifications, supported in the east by the Bastille. The Paris ramparts enclosed just under 440ha/1 087 acres and protected 150 000 inhabitants.
The Louis XIII Wall: Throughout the 16C, the Wars of Religion and the siege by Henri of Navarre maintained a threat to the city, forcing Charles IX and Louis XIII to extend the 14C wall westwards to include the Louvre Palace.
The Farmers-General Wall: The monarchy moved to Versailles as Paris encroached upon the surrounding countryside, its population 500 000 strong. The Invalides, Observatory, Salpêtrière, St-Denis and St-Martin Gates were erected; new city confines were required, calling for a new wall (1784-91) complete with 57 toll-houses to be designed by Ledoux.
The Thiers Fortifications: During the Revolution many of the larger estates were broken up but little was built. Under the Empire, Paris faced problems of overcrowding and supply. The Restoration encouraged great industrial developments and social change: gas lighting was installed in the streets, and the railway allowed for growth and economic development in outlying villages (Austerlitz, Montrouge, Vaugirard, Passy, Montmartre, Belleville). Thiers determined the capital's perimeter with another wall (1841-45), reinforced at a cannon-ball's distance by 16 bastions, the official city confines from 1859. Subsequently, 20 arrondissements were created in the 77.7sq km/30sq mi, as Haussmann began his transformation of the city (population in 1846: 1 050 00; in 1866: 1 800 000).
The present limits: The forts remained intact (Mont Valérien, Romainville, Ivry, Bagneux), but the walls, after serving in the city's defence in 1871, were razed by the Third Republic in 1919. Between 1925 and 1930 the confines of the city are redefined to include the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes, but not extending elsewhere beyond a narrow circular belt to give an overall surface area of 10 540ha/26 045 acres, for a population, in 1945, of 2 700 000.
Association with the British
Many an Englishman has harboured a secret admiration for Paris, while regretting that so many Parisians live there – the French have a similar view of London!
London, England, is a mere 2hr 15min away by train. But in the realms of politics the instinct for self-preservation has maintained a certain distance, commonly known as the Entente Cordiale. This relationship has been reiterated through history with many treaties – 1763 terminating the Seven Years' War, 1814 and 1815 ending the Napoléonic era, 1856 sealing the alliance at the end of the Crimean War, 1904-10 commercial treaties which concluded in the Entente Cordiale, and 1919 the Treaty of Versailles.
Since the 17C, Paris has been a major attraction for British travellers: artists on their way to Italy (Charles Dickens, John Ruskin), gentlemen on the Grand Tour (Lord Byron), public figures fleeing from persecution at home (Oscar Wilde, Duke and Duchess of Windsor) or impoverished journalists (WM Thackeray) and students (Orwell).
By the mid-19C, Thomas Cook was organising what he called package holidays. As he stated in Cook's Excursionist and Advertiser of 15 May 1863:
"We would have every class of British subjects visit Paris, that they may emulate its excellencies, and shun the vices and errors which detract from the glory of the French capital. In matters of taste and courtesy we have much to learn from Parisians..."
Lawrence Durrell wrote: "the national characteristics... are the restless metaphysical curiosity, the tenderness of good living and the passionate individualism. This is the invisible constant in a place with which the ordinary tourist can get in touch just by sitting quite quietly over a glass of wine in a Paris bistrot".
Americans in Paris
The world's quintessential expatriate city, Paris has long held a special fascination for Americans. Offering an incomparable urban setting, a rich cultural legacy and a deep-rooted respect for artistic pursuits and individual freedom, the French capital has provided a stimulating environment for successive waves of celebrated American émigrés.
18C-19C : Franco-American ties developed out of shared conflict with the British and a steadfast commitment to Revolutionary ideals. Francophiles Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, sent to France as official emissaries of the new republic, contributed to establishing early political, cultural and scientific links between the two countries.
Throughout the 19C Paris reigned as the cultural capital of the Western world and as such attracted numerous American artists including Whistler, Eakins and Impressionist Mary Cassatt. Many of America's leading architects – notably Richard Morris Hunt, Henry Hobson Richardson and Louis Sullivan – studied at the world-renowned École des Beaux-Arts, the supreme arbiter of Neoclassical 19C architectural trends.
"Where the 20C was" : Referring to the city's pivotal role in the birth and development of modern literary and artistic movements, Gertrude Stein asserted "Paris is where the twentieth century was".
Like two other prominent life-long expatriates – Natalie Clifford Barney and Sylvia Beach – Gertrude Stein was lured by the city's stimulating environment, which allowed a degree of artistic and sexual freedom unthinkable in early 20C America. Beach's Shakespeare and Company bookshop and the celebrated literary salons of Stein and Barney became important meeting places for the city's intelligentsia.
American expatriate life in Paris reached its heyday in the 1920s. World War I was over, the exchange rate was favourable and Paris was the place to be. During that historic decade, the Left Bank was home to an astounding number of literary personalities: Ezra Pound, F Scott-Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, Ford Madox-Ford and Ernest Hemingway, whose life and work is more intimately linked to Paris than that of any other American writer. This foremost Lost Generation novelist brilliantly captured the unbridled expatriate experience as played out in the legendary cafés, night spots and streets of Montparnasse and the Latin Quarter (The Sun Also Rises and A Moveable Feast). The period's unprecedented literary production gave rise to a proliferation of avant-garde expatriate reviews (Little Review, Transitions) and publishers (Black Sun Press, Black Manikin Press and Hours Press founded by Nancy Cunard). The first uncensored edition of James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses was published in France in 1922 by Sylvia Beach.
Simultaneously Paris played host to an international colony of prodigious artists including Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani, and Americans Man Ray and Alexander Calder. Among the expatriate performing artists were dancer Isadora Duncan and Revue Nègre star Josephine Baker, who cherished the racial equality and the international fame offered by France. The dizzying Paris scene was astutely observed by Janet Flanner who, under the pseudonym Genêt, authored the "Letter from Paris" column in The New Yorker from 1925 to 1975.
The 1930s were marked by the presence of Henry Miller. Like Hemingway, Miller came to Paris to become a writer and chose a Paris setting for his first novel. The quasi-autobiographical Tropic of Cancer (1934), banned in the US until the 1960s, explicitly depicts a seedy Paris well off the beaten expatriate trail. During his Paris years, Miller met his American protector, muse and lover, Anaïs Nin.
Post-World War II to the Present: Expatriate life in Paris was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II: most of the American writers of the 1920s and 30s had gone home or moved on to safer havens. Shakespeare and Company, a Left Bank institution, closed its doors in 1941 after 20 years of existence. During the late 1950s and 1960s, a new American-run bookstore and lending library opened in the Latin Quarter. This picturesque haunt (which took over the name Shakespeare and Company following Sylvia Beach's death in 1962) was frequented by Beat Generation writers Ginsberg and Burroughs, as well as by many of the newly arrived black writers. Lured by France's reputation as a nation fostering a non-racist cultural climate. The most influential member of this group was acclaimed writer and intellectual Richard Wright (Native Son), whose self-imposed Paris exile began in 1947 and lasted until his death in 1960. Fellow-expatriate black American writers included Chester Himes, William Gardner Smith and James Baldwin (Another Country, Giovanni's Room).
Although Paris' heyday as an avant-garde expatriate haven may be over, the City of Lights continues to entice Americans. For an idea of the range of activities and events organised for and by today's expatriate community, consult the monthly newspaper, The Paris Free Voice (available in English-language haunts throughout the city).


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Announcing America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2013
For thirty years, our America's Most Endangered Rivers report has highlighted urgent threats to rivers and has spurred the public to take action. Through the report, we have helped sound the alarm on hundreds of rivers, saving them from threats like pollution and new dams.
The river at the top of the 2013 list, announced today, is the Colorado River – a river that is so dammed, diverted, and drained that it dries to a trickle before reaching the sea.
Flowing for more than 1,400 miles across seven states, the Colorado River is truly a lifeline in the desert. But over-allocation and drought have placed significant stress on water supplies, river health, and fish and wildlife. To underscore the immediacy of the problem, the basin is facing another drought this summer. The Bureau of Reclamation's report released in December stresses that there is not enough water to meet current demands across the basin, let alone support future demand increases.
This is the year to put the Colorado River on the path to recovery.
Today, American Rivers and our partners at Nuestro Rio, Protect the Flows, Save the Colorado and the National Young Farmers Coalition are calling on Congress to give cities and farmers across the basin the tools they need to build a future that includes healthy rivers and reliable, sustainable water supplies. We are asking Congress to fund the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSmart and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse programs. These programs help stakeholders optimize existing water infrastructure, maximize available water supplies, and provide healthy river flows for communities and ecosystems.
While over-allocation of water is most pronounced on the Colorado River, it's a problem we're seeing on rivers nationwide. In fact, the top four rivers in America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2013 suffer from outdated water management. What's clear for all of these rivers is that we all need to be part of the solution. It's time to work together to ensure clean water supplies and healthy rivers for our children and grandchildren.

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hi all,
just had our 2yo twins' teacher/parent conference and the teacher says they are both "behind" on speech, DS more than DD, and also that DS gets "hyper-focused" on things and can spend 15 minutes on an activity and they have a hard time redirecting him. for example: he could turn a truck upside down and spin its wheels for 10 minutes, and during this time it's hard to get him to do something else, and often if they move him away he goes back. the teachers think this is bad - they are concerned about missed learning opportunities elswhere mainly. i see their point, though i also wonder if it's "good" in another way in that he can focus so much on something that interests him. and then i wonder of course if it's a sign of aspergers or something else. or maybe it's just his personality. the teacher didn't know much about it - said she had never seen another child like this - so she didn't want to give misinformation, and suggested we ask our pedi. our pedi is useless for this stuff, though (and i'm not up for finding a new pedi right now b/c we are moving within the year and will have someone new then).
anyone have any thoughts on a specialist or someone i could talk to about the hyper-focus/attention issue? or somewhere where i could read something about it?
also, re: the speech, we are not interested in EI for various reasons (signed up before and then cancelled last minute b/c of issues) but i would be interested in hiring a private speech therapist to help DS along - any idea where i can find one? we are in boston.


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Video: Chris Coleman arrives at courthouse
Video: Sheri Coleman's family arrive at courthouse
Video: Jury deliberations to resume in Coleman case
Video: Chris Coleman jury asks for def. of reasonable doubt
Waterloo, Ill (KSDK) -- A source tells NewsChannel 5 the Chris Coleman murder trial jury asked for the definition of reasonable doubt and asked to see the window from the Coleman home.
The jury resumed their second day of deliberations at 10:00 a.m. Thursday. They spent five hours deliberating on Wednesday and wrapped at 8:00 p.m.
During the trial, the defense repeatedly told the jury there was reasonable doubt in the case and that no physical evidence linked Coleman to the murders.
Prosecutors claim Coleman strangled his wife and their two sons at their Columbia, Illinois home on May 5, 2009. They claim he did it because he wanted to be with his mistress and feared he could lose his job in security for Joyce Meyer Ministries if he divorced his wife.
When police arrived at the Coleman home after the murders, they found a back window open.
Rick Sawdey, who works for the company that made the windows, testified that the window was not damaged and that the window has a forced entry resistance mechanism that prevents anyone from entering from the outside. He said there was no damage to the locks and it did not appear to have ever been forcefully opened.
The jury in the Chris Coleman murder trial could decide his fate on the second anniversary of the deaths of his wife, Sheri, and their two sons, Gavin and Garett.
NewsChannel 5's Ryan Dean and Casey Nolen are following the trial. Follow their tweet updates @ksdknews.


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Vancouver's playground
City tales | The restoration of storm-ridden Stanley Park has united a city
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada- Gale-force winds reaching 75 mph struck one of Canada's most treasured urban jewels in December 2006. The 1,000 acres of Stanley Park, a largely preserved wilderness on the northern waterfront of downtown Vancouver, shuddered and writhed under the force of nature's gusts. Some 10,000 trees, many hundreds of years old, snapped at the base or were uprooted altogether. In a mere two hours, the city's pristine playground morphed into an ecological ghetto of twisted limbs, landslides, and debris-covered beaches.
Matt Clark, who has lived and worked in the city for 13 years, recalls the collective numb that descended on local residents in the storm's aftermath. "I came for a walk the very next day, and there were a lot of people just in shock," he said, standing in a grassy section of the park's southwest corner on a recent crystal-clear morning. "There were entire trails that people would walk every day completely covered, and many of those are still gone."
But on this sun-kissed morning in 2008, the absence of a few trails seemed of little concern to the hundreds of people enjoying their metropolitan oasis. The sounds of quacking ducks and gentle ripples lapping pond reeds filled the gaps between plodding joggers and chatty walkers out for exercise. The setting looked every bit the part of an undeveloped countryside, save the view of massive high rises jutting up behind the trees.
Stanley Park will celebrate its 120th anniversary this September, a deadline for which officials are rushing to reopen popular trails and fix all damage to the 5-mile seawall snaking around the park's northern periphery. Plans also call for the installation of signage throughout the park to educate the public about the region's ecology and settlement history.
The rapid completion of such projects testifies to the outpouring of private and public resources that pressed for cleanup efforts to begin immediately in the storm's aftermath. Local billionaire Jimmy Pattison, owner of the Ripley's empire, personally donated $1 million to the restoration campaign, calling the park "an important part of our part of the world." It is of special importance to Pattison's world as the place where he proposed to his wife.
About 6,000 other citizens and private organizations chipped in another $2.5 million for the public space. And local and federal governments pledged $6 million. That outpouring of support and the resultant increased sense of ownership among local residents prompted supervisor of park maintenance Eric Meagher to declare the storm "one of the best things to ever happen to Stanley Park."
But even as the mandate for restoration unified the community, it also sparked controversy over just how to proceed. Some environmentalists argued that forested areas should be left alone, downed trees and all, since the winds responsible for such destruction represent an important piece of the natural setting. That position did not sit well with those eager to once again use the park's 17 miles of trails.
The case for utility won the day, and workers began hauling out timber by the truckload, planting new saplings in their wake. Today, Stanley Park again functions as one of the most spectacular green spaces in North America, drawing 8 million visitors annually. It is an attraction on par with New York's Central Park and serves city dwellers in much the same capacity.
Though some signs of the storm's devastation remain-tree stumps, mangled brush, areas of seawall damage-the city has ceased its mourning. Grief has turned to pride.
Longtime local resident William Blanchard, who recently helped erect a bench in the park to memorialize a friend lost in a car accident, believes the city's whole identity emanates from the preservation and enjoyment of the space. "Vancouver has developed because of Stanley Park. It's a natural beauty, and that just extends right through the city," he said, citing Vancouver's artistic architecture and urban layout. "Thank God for the park."


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Looking back, the sound of 2012 has been a diverse concoction of nostalgia, pop revivals, folk music (helmed by Mumford & Sons) and, beating them all, some infectious South Korean beats.
Superstar power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z had a baby, Girls Aloud reformed and and One Direction sealed their world domination with another chart-topping album.
On the airwaves (dominated by Carly Rae Jepsen's catchy 'Call Me Maybe'), Chris Moyles bid farewell to Radio One and young whippersnapper Nick Grimshaw stepped into his shoes, ready to stir things up.
There was no Glastonbury this year, but just about filling the festival's void were the Isle Of Wight and Bestival, who secured huge headliners such as Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder respectively.
And there was no shortage of live music events. Thanks to the Queen celebrating 60 years on the throne and the epic London Olympics, some of the world's biggest stars descended on Great Britain to join in the celebrations.
Picking five standouts moments from 2012 is a pretty mean feat, but here's what we've whittled it down to - the musical goings on that got us talking throughout the year...
In a year where no one bared their bottom at another performer, no buckets of water were thrown over VIP politicians and, sadly, the host was so polite as to be almost strait-jacketed in his repartee, all the controversy this year's Brits could muster was over an acceptance speech being cut short. Adele had just been presented with the biggest award of the night, for Best British Album, for her world-conquering '21', and had barely begun to make her emotional thank you speech - she was 12 seconds into it - when host James Corden cut her short with a "I'm sorry, I can't believe I have to do this..." and hustled her off the stage. Adele responded with a swift finger gesture, which she later apologised for, saying it was "for the suits, not her fans".
This South Korean pop sensation swept the globe with his horsey dance moves and insanely catchy tune. From X Factor stars, Madonna, and Wolverine, to the prime minister - you name it, they've done it. Gangnam Style, that is. Psy now officially owns the most-watched video in the history of YouTube. It has passed Justin Bieber's 'Baby' and at the time of writing had almost one billion views on the internet channel.
After announcing their reunion in 2011, The Stone Roses kicked off their long-awaited summer of concerts in Warrington by performing their first gig in 16 years. The band put on a breathtaking show at Warrington Parr Hall, playing an 11-song set comprising mainly of tracks from their two fabled albums. Fans were overwhelmed and Ian Brown and his bandmates even left Noel Gallagher "speechless".
Jennifer Hudson's Whitney Houston tribute at an event put on by Grammy organisers to honour the late singer was breathtaking. Houston embodied the look of her idol, rocking a pompadour and glittery jacket reminiscent of Houston's stage costumes from the 1980s, as she belted out a medley of Houston's hits. "She has been a huge part of my life musically," Hudson said. "She's just been like this outline, this blueprint for myself."
To celebrate 50 years of rocking and rolling the Stones took performed five concerts, alongside some of their very famous friends, to mark the anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band. Lady Gaga, Florence Welch, Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen all took to the stage with the band. The Stones showed no signs of wear and tear – except on their ageing, heavily lined faces – as frontman Mick Jagger swaggered and strutted through the two-and-a-half hour shows. However, some fans were left outraged at the sky-high ticket prices.


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Le Corbusiers development was inextricably connected to the rise of the centurys most popular visual medium: photography. Marking the 125th anniversary of the architects birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, this remarkable book traces the many ways in which he used photography to define and disseminate his work and ideas around the world. This unique portrait presents the architect and his work in six chapters, each by an expert in a particular facet of Le Corbusiers work: a photographic biography; his secret travel photographs; the ways in which the architect used photography for promotion; an examination of his approach to the printed page; an overview of his use of large-scale imagery in his buildings and exhibitions; and contemporary photographic interpretations of his work. Because Le Corbusiers buildings are usually shown in a documentary manner, the candid, personal, artistic and often unexpected images that appear in this volume offer new insights and ways to appreciate the facets of the man behind his works.


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It was a little over 4 hour drive one way today and the sacrifice of an Easter Sunday. I took my little Flip HD video camera and started filming clips for a video commentary that will eventually merge footage from Huntsville and Washington D.C. TEA Events. A search this evening after returning home found some very positive reportage on the event and by extension, the | Read More »


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Gen Kabarebe on Karegeya: "When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog"
Defense minister General James Kabarebe has joined other Rwandan officials in sending a hardline tone following the death of Patrick Karegeya, whose body was allegedly found in a hotel room in a Johannesburg suburb on 1st January.
Equating Karegeya to "trash", Gen Kabarebe said a normal person cannot decide to leave a country like Rwanda which has the kind of security and development prevailing, to go into exile. The Defense Minister was speaking at Ndi Umunyarwanda event in Rubavu district, North West Rwanda – bordering DRC.
"Do not waste your time on reports that so and so was strangled with a rope on flat 7 in whatever country," said Kabarebe, according to Kigali Today, a Kinyarwanda news site in Rwanda.
He added: "When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog, and the cleaners will wipe away the trash so that it does not stink for them. Actually, such consequences are faced by those who have chosen such a path. There is nothing we can do about it, and we should not be interrogated over it."
Gen Kabarebe urged the local population to continue with their daily activities and disregard the rumours being propagated, in apparent reference to rumour that was spread on Thursday and Friday from DR Congo that President Paul Kagame had passed on. The information was falsely spread by a Congolese blog based on a fake obituary published on another website in France.
Minister Kabarebe said the people of Rubavu should take the lead in ensuring the security of the nation by preventing any infiltrations from DRC. He also urged them not to emulate the bad behaviors known among Congolese.
Meanwhile, Kigali Today also reports that at the same event, the local population repeatedly asked the Minister that they would like President Kagame to visit the area as soon as possible to show the Congolese that Rwanda's leadership cannot be wished away.
Gen Kabarebe's comments come after those of Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo who said nobody in Rwanda will miss Patrick Karegeya, a former intelligence official.


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March break is here and if you are looking for ideas that will spark their creativity and include a bit of learning, how about some Spring activities?
Plant Seeds
Kids love to plant seeds and it's a great learning activity. If you have space for an outdoor garden, work with your children around what they want to plant. Grab some flower pots and get the seeds growing indoors. Some of the easiest things to plant include tomatoes and squash, though keep in mind that squash will need a lot of room to grow. If you don't have much outdoor garden space, remember that you can container grow tomato plants. Another idea is to start some container herbs. The easiest is basil, though coriander is also a good choice for a sunny space.
If you are thinking about flowers, some of the easiest to grow include nasturtiums and zinnias. To make it a great activity for the kids, save up your egg cartons and use those to start the seeds. Then help them make a calendar (nothing special, a simple check list will do) so that the kids can do the watering.
Don't forget to make some markers (so you know what is growing) for the garden. Instead of labels, though, why not paint some rocks? You can paint the name of the plant directly on the rock and then add some color. If you have time, you can even make a colorful border out of decorated rocks. Make sure you pick a paint that is waterproof and do the painting in an area where you won't mind a little 'overflow,' if one of your artists gets a little too creative!
Make a Bird Feeder
Another great spring-minded activity is a bird feeder. One of the simplest feeders is made from pine cones, peanut butter and seeds. It's as easy and as fun as it sounds. Just 'paint' the pine cones with peanut butter and then drizzle them with seeds. They can be hung on a branch outside.
If you want, look online with your children so that they can learn about the birds in their area. Download a few coloring pages of birds that frequent your backyard. That way your children will be able to identify the visitors at their feeder. You can even create a 'birdwatchers' book that you can keep by the window. Every time they see a particular bird, they can put a check mark next to the picture. Male birds are usually much more colorful than female birds, so they can easily learn to spot the 'boy' and 'girl' birds. You might also want to 'research' some of the best places to hang those feeders. Birds like a sunny open area. They like to know they can fly away if a predator is nearby!
Finally, while you're waiting for plants to grow, how about making a few for your refrigerator? You can make some flowers out of construction paper. Let your child design the flower to their satisfaction, then use a hot glue gun (this is the part where an adult will need to help) to adhere them to a magnet. You can make an entire garden in your kitchen, with just an hour of creativity.
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Hi Guys,
I may or may not have posted a hello originally way back when I first discovered this site. I hardly remember. Anyway. Thought I would go ahead and post a hello anyway as I've been busy elsewhere but hope to be much more active now.
My name is Edward Kann and I recently stuck my toe into the waters of PDF publishing for RPGs. I've been a DM (GM whatever) for about thirty years and I've played a good cross section of RPGs over the years. Not all of them by any stretch of the imagination but a good twenty or so.
My main project so far has been Rocketship Empires 1936, a pulpy mash up of space opera, wierd war, star wars and indiana jones. I was knocked out of action with an illness for a bit and I've been slowly getting back on my feet.
While I get going again I've been thinking about running a 4th edition D&D campaign. I was going to make it very old school feeling...very Robert Howard and late 1970's style D&D flavor while keeping all the races and rules of the new game intact.
I am a sometimes artist. I almost always work with pencil and india ink and fantasy stuff is usually what gets me drawing. I will probably put something out eventually for Empires of Sky, the fantasy project I am fiddling about with, at least as a PDF publication that combines my free hand map style and black and white art.
Below is a sample of one of my inks to show my drawing style. One of my maps (a fairly large one) in progress is shown in the General maps thread.
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My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
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Cool sketch! Tells a story in itself. Welcome.
I like it. Makes me want to go down to my storage locker and pull out my old sketches.
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MY 'FAMOUS' CC3 MAPS: Thunderspire; Pyramid of Shadows; King of the Trollhaunt Warrens; Demon Queen's Enclave
Lovely drawing! With that sort of talent, maps should be a snap for you! Welcome to the guild!


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Miriam Lord's Week: Desperately seeking pop-up Dáil site
- Oireachtas
- May 28, 2016, 01:00
Clerys could be an option – on slow days, mannequins would come and fill the chamber
Miriam Lord: Loquacious leaders declare war on rhetoric
- Oireachtas
- May 26, 2016, 01:00
Party leaders respond to the terrifying spate of gang murders in Dublin with more words
Miriam Lord: Questions-and-answers Kenny bewilders Dáil
- Oireachtas
- May 25, 2016, 01:00
If the Taoiseach can ask a direct question, surely a direct answer can't be far behind
Miriam Lord: Labour pretender's floored ambition steals show
- Politics
- May 21, 2016, 01:00
Whodunnit? It was Alan Kelly. He done himself in. And everyone was very sad about it
Miriam Lord: Junior Ministers step up for senior hurling
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- May 20, 2016, 01:00
Ministers of State emerge fully formed from special pods in the Leinster House basement
Miriam Lord: Fitzgerald dodges the question like a true Tánaiste
- Oireachtas
- May 19, 2016, 01:00
Minister summons the spirit of Joan Burton in her responses to O'Higgins queries
Miriam Lord: New politics lapses into familiar old ways
- Oireachtas
- May 18, 2016, 05:00
There's a spirit-sapping familiarity about the goings-on in and around Leinster House
Miriam Lord: New chief whip rides off into the sunrise
- Oireachtas
- May 14, 2016, 01:00
Elsewhere, Shane Ross is upwardly mobile; Phil Hogan escapes from 'excited peasants'
Miriam Lord: Resignation black the new red for Labour's Joan
- Politics
- May 11, 2016, 01:00
Emotional occasion marked by tears for first woman leader of venerable Labour Party
Miriam Lord: Endapendents Day ends with sign of relief
- Politics
- May 7, 2016, 01:00
New era of partnership politics gets off to rocky start as Kenny finally gets over the line
And on the 70th day the work of creation ends
- Politics
- May 6, 2016, 01:00
Genesis of new government to be followed by adjournment of Dáil to allow dust to settle
Miriam Lord: High emissions in heated debate on climate change
- Oireachtas
- May 5, 2016, 01:00
As Fine Gael hunts for Endapendents, Danny Healy-Rae is fuming about the carbon tax
Miriam Lord's Week: Alan Kelly not exactly gushing about Fianna Fáil's Irish Water stance
- Politics
- April 30, 2016, 01:00
Water naturally found its own level as the political talks flowed
Miriam Lord: New government built on foundations of fudge
- Politics
- April 28, 2016, 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are out to avoid water damage and insulate their careers
Miriam Lord: Parties walk on water on way to promised land
- Politics
- April 27, 2016, 01:01
Could a biblical solution help Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to buy time – and form a government?
Miriam Lord: Croke Park gives way to wolfhounds and warriors
- Heritage
- April 25, 2016, 01:00
GAA fields its most colourful and musical team in the 'Laochra' performance at HQ
Miriam Lord's Week: Lunch on boulevard of broken promises
- Oireachtas
- April 23, 2016, 01:00
FF politicians were going around warning that the talks were 'on the verge of collapse'
Miriam Lord: At last, a government may have been cobbled together
- Politics
- April 21, 2016, 01:00
With the Irish Water elephant removed from the room, a deal may finally be in sight
Miriam Lord: Mysterious case of the uninvited women
- Politics
- April 16, 2016, 01:00
Three women encounter political pain while another gets Clinton to sneak past sneakers rule
Miriam Lord: Enda and Micheál fail better in the formation game
- Politics
- April 15, 2016, 01:00
Gerry Adams may have to give the leaders advice on decommissioning the hatchets
Miriam Lord: Independents lollop around like a pack of fussy dogs
- Politics
- April 14, 2016, 01:00
Will they cling to Micheál's leg or stick with Enda? Or do a runner?
Miriam Lord: Kenny and Martin's secret talks spring a leak
- Politics
- April 9, 2016, 06:00
Government formation talks seep out, while drinks flow at the Dáil bar along with Ó Cuív's pen
Miriam Lord: Will nobody think of the National Interest?
- Politics
- April 8, 2016, 01:01
'Make them stop!': little National Interest rocks from side to side as its parents bicker
Miriam Lord: Enda and Micheál keep masks on as face-off looms
- Oireachtas
- April 7, 2016, 01:00
Dáil sketch: Fine Gael leader did most of the wooing, but Martin played hard to get
Miriam Lord: Seanad university seats and a different independence
- Politics
- April 2, 2016, 01:00
Tension for Labour, old dreams for Fine Gael and a sweet tweet from Lynn Boylan
Miriam Lord: What a shame we can't do this every year
- Heritage
- March 29, 2016, 01:00
It was the people's Rising as they got out of bed and . . . went into town for a wander
1916 centenary: The day a nation stood proud and remembered
- Irish News
- March 28, 2016, 01:00
Miriam Lord: Easter Rising commemorations resulted in a truly great day for Ireland and the Irish
Miriam Lord: Independents need jump leads and a hanger
- Politics
- March 26, 2016, 01:00
Taoiseach's nameplate is a hot potato as Ministers try to impress TDs in negotiations
Miriam Lord: Time drags as Enda tries out a bit of woodwork
- Politics
- March 24, 2016, 01:00
Word went around that the Taoiseach was going to unveil a 'round table'
Miriam Lord: An acting Taoiseach results in no action
- Politics
- March 23, 2016, 01:00
Dáil suffers through a fruitless day of speechifying and 'procedural wrangling'
Miriam Lord: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for 32nd Dáil opener
- Politics
- March 11, 2016, 01:00
Sinn Féin runs riot but Mary Lou sits on her hands during tributes to Seán Barrett
Miriam Lord: Parties face off in shape-throwing contest
- Politics
- March 10, 2016, 01:00
As preliminary heats end, Kenny, Martin and Adams lead the field in this ancient Dáil sport
Miriam Lord: Enda lends an ear as hats fly into the ring
- Politics
- March 9, 2016, 01:00
As politicians eye the top jobs, this new politics starts to seem very familiar
Miriam Lord's Week: Funchion trips the light fantastic
- Politics
- March 4, 2016, 23:50
New Sinn Féin TD sashays into the limelight while Enda embraces his inner hipster
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin didn't walk, but floated along the corridors
- Politics
- March 3, 2016, 23:59
The Fianna Fáil leader has a big problem – dealing with his party's high spirits
Tired Enda Kenny faces firing squad at National Museum's 1916 exhibition
- Politics
- March 3, 2016, 01:00
Beleaguered Taoiseach puts on a brave face as he enters Execution Corner
Miriam Lord: War of attrition in RDS as recount drags on
- Politics
- March 1, 2016, 01:00
Gerry Adams is still posing for photos with babies while Bertie Ahern sticks his oar in
Miriam Lord: This was a FF election - not Fianna Fáil, but fractured and fragmented
- Irish News
- February 29, 2016, 01:00
For all the Left-wing celebration, a move to old ways leaves Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil brass neck and brass neck
Miriam Lord: In fiscal space no one can hear you scream
- Politics
- February 26, 2016, 01:00
Campaign awards as election showtime begins
Miriam Lord: No more thrills at top of Misery Hill
- Politics
- February 25, 2016, 01:00
Candidates bleat fairness and balance – but after that, things become more complicated
Miriam Lord: Last waltz for The Whinge Quartet
- Politics
- February 24, 2016, 00:03
The conductor in leaders' election debate outshone them all, she wielded a stern baton
Miriam Lord: From crest of 2011 wave, Enda has two regrets
- Politics
- February 23, 2016, 01:00
Taoiseach's future in politics hangs in the balance. It all looked so different five years ago
Miriam Lord: Small parties bereft of sufficient cash to be boring
- Politics
- February 20, 2016, 01:00
Our big four breathlessly announce 'the launch' of yet another drab policy message
Grilled Gerry, paranoid chickens and Donald's carpet
- Politics
- February 19, 2016, 01:00
Micheál Martin is criss-crossing the country doing those good old- fashioned walkabouts
Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny is on hand for a robotic display
- Politics
- February 18, 2016, 01:00
The Fine Gael crisis coach departed Dublin for Offaly as the Taoiseach talked war
Miriam Lord: Labour's gifts to the altar at manifesto launch
- Politics
- February 16, 2016, 01:00
Whiff of incense as party sets out its stall in former church at DIT Grangegorman
Miriam Lord: Claire Byrne like a teacher addressing senior infants
- Politics
- February 16, 2016, 00:35
Seven-way discussion was never going to provide game-changing answers
Miriam Lord: Why voters are not shifting on Valentine's Day
- Politics
- February 15, 2016, 01:00
Fine Gael election manifesto launched in docklands amid much media matchmaking
Miriam Lord: Can Ross's 'non-party' win some true believers?
- Politics
- February 13, 2016, 01:00
The Independent Alliance wanted to nail down the unstable door before the horse bolted
Miriam Lord: Martin blossoms as colleagues shrink to wallflowers
- Politics
- February 12, 2016, 01:00
If FF leader was in our faces any more than he is now he would face headbutting charges
Miriam Lord: Small parties get on their high stools
- Politics
- February 11, 2016, 01:00
Social Democrats launch in a whiskey museum, while Greens strangely choose a red bus
Miriam Lord: Gerry has answers but not for the questions
- Politics
- February 10, 2016, 01:00
Gangland killings have shifted election focus away from where Sinn Féin wants it
Miriam Lord: Enda's fairytale visit to south Dublin
- Politics
- February 9, 2016, 01:00
Some Dundrum mothers were not impressed at being asked to pipe down during the event
Miriam Lord: Ballot Capers as Flynn feels love from Creighton
- Politics
- February 8, 2016, 01:00
A sideways look at the election campaign
Miriam Lord: Adams among familiar initials at RIA launch
- Politics
- February 6, 2016, 01:00
Whatever about the letters, the Shinners had the fiscal space maths correct
Miriam Lord: Martin escapes behind the counter to avoid 'coalition-ology' talk
- Politics
- February 5, 2016, 01:00
After talking at length about polls, Fianna Fáil leader refuses to talk about polls
Miriam Lord: Breathless Enda is gone in 60 seconds
- Irish News
- February 3, 2016, 20:56
Opposition leaders knocked for six by the wash churning in Kenny's wake
Plenty of parking as Enda goes boldly into fiscal space
- Oireachtas
- February 3, 2016, 01:00
Miriam Lord: 'Don't make unnecessary promises,' Teresa Mannion could shout as election looms
Miriam Lord: Lacklustre Burton fails even to attract protesters
- Politics
- February 1, 2016, 01:00
Heavy security but no hint of the 'forest of placards' predicted by Gilmore five years ago
Miriam Lord's Week: Lucky escape as FG poster is liquidated
- Politics
- January 30, 2016, 01:00
A gasp-inducing poster, Eamon Gilmore dances while Enda Kenny orbits on campaign
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin begs for just a little more time
- Oireachtas
- January 28, 2016, 01:00
Fianna Fáil leader stutters in the Dáil but there's no sign of dissolving from Kenny
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach drops hints as Dáil's end nears
- Oireachtas
- January 27, 2016, 01:00
'The telescope is beginning to shorten,' Enda Kenny tells House
Miriam Lord: Dr Reilly gives Fine Gael a repeat prescription
- Politics
- January 25, 2016, 00:00
Deputy leader James Reilly tries to persuade party he is on to a winning story
Miriam Lord: How Enda Kenny got Joe's full attention
- Politics
- January 23, 2016, 01:00
Taoiseach hits the Davos road with Nobel prizewinning US economist Joseph Stiglitz
Miriam Lord: Talkative Mary has relationships with all sides
- Oireachtas
- January 21, 2016, 01:00
Giddy politicians are getting more and more difficult to control in dying days of this Dáil
Miriam Lord: Kelly talks up baths after pouring EU gravy
- Oireachtas
- January 20, 2016, 01:00
Anger as TDs are convinced FAI's John Delaney was canvassing for his pal Alan Kelly
Miriam Lord: Polls finally close for 'man of substance' PJ Mara
- Politics
- January 16, 2016, 21:39
Political, media and business figures bid farewell to FF's 'showtime' spin doctor
Miriam Lord: PJ Mara was a charming, disarming spin doctor
- Politics
- January 16, 2016, 01:00
The FF strategist gave the impression he found the whole political thing a bit of a lark
Miriam Lord: Kenny left buoyant by Harris's hand of God
- Oireachtas
- January 14, 2016, 01:00
Taoiseach floats on as Opposition attempts to bog him down in Shannon's murky waters
Miriam Lord: Predictions, promises and pratfalls for 2016
- Politics
- January 2, 2016, 01:00
FF are shaken, not stirred, by 007 O'Dea while FG cobble a government together
Miriam Lord's 2015: From OMG to OMFG in 12 months
- Politics
- December 29, 2015, 01:00
The year saw same-sex marriage vote pass while Coalition began to consider divorce
Miriam Lord: Charlie Bucket of politics wins golden ticket
- Politics
- December 23, 2015, 01:01
Why John Perry shall go to the ball . . . or to the general election with Fine Gael
Miriam Lord: The pick of political winners from this year's Dáil
- Politics
- December 19, 2015, 01:00
Harris may be only about 14, but he has performed with a maturity on difficult issues
Miriam Lord: End-of-term fun until Halligan silences the lads
- Oireachtas
- December 17, 2015, 01:00
Dáil Sketch: Sinn Féin's health strategy gets a laugh, but there's time for serious issues
Miriam Lord: What is Enda cooking up for January?
- Politics
- December 16, 2015, 01:08
Dáil sketch: No more news on the election but prepare to count calories in New Year
Miriam Lord's Week: Willie O'Dea and the Phantom visit
- Politics
- December 12, 2015, 05:45
TD fails to secure Leinster House car parking place despite rolling up in Rolls-Royce
Miriam Lord: Peter Mathews – martyr to standing orders
- Oireachtas
- December 10, 2015, 01:00
TDs watch in disbelief as serial interrupter fails to get ejected by Ceann Comhairle
Miriam Lord: Light mood brings good tidings between old foes
- Oireachtas
- December 8, 2015, 22:04
Kenny and Martin put those pesky political differences aside in pursuit of festive cheer
Miriam Lord: Labour deputy renamed 'Big Bawls' Kelly
- Politics
- December 5, 2015, 01:00
Birthday bash for Kevin Bakhurst makes big news at RTÉ, while price of carpet is soft issue
Miriam Lord: Enda promises not to make endless promises
- Oireachtas
- December 3, 2015, 01:00
Dáil sketch: After years of short rations, the lid is off the national biscuit tin
Miriam Lord: Martin ready to rumble but Kenny ducking and diving
- Irish News
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Struggle in the interest of democracy and goes to . . . 'heart of democratic revolution'
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Any thoughts on who the white lady might be?
The White Lady from the Unwaba Revelations
She is most likely a ravian as -
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3. Rumours about her presence in Castle Blagyar started 100 years after Danh-gem's defeat and 100 years before the events of the Gameworld trilogy.
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Brits Implementing Policies to Protect Children from an Exploitative Marketplacecarolyncastiglia
People often say that Europe is perpetually like America was 20 years ago, but when it comes to taking care of children and supporting families, Europeans – for the most part – are way ahead of us. The British government has announced that it will launch a complaint website where parents will be able to submit examples of items and programming that sexualizes children. According to BBC News, "The measure is among the proposals in a review on the commercialisation and sexualisation of children, from Mothers' Union boss Reg Bailey." The Mothers' Union is a Christian charity and lobbying organization working to support family life – but get this – they're not anti-gay! Holy cow, you guys. The Brits really are living in the future. Supporting families of all stripes? Wow!
In his review, "Letting Children be Children" (which was released June 6th) Bailey writes, the "pressure on children to grow up takes two different but related forms: the pressure to take part in a sexualised life before they are ready to do so; and the commercial pressure to consume the vast range of goods and services that are available to children and young people of all ages." British Prime Minister David Cameron apparently agrees with Bailey's findings, and "plans to hold a summit on progress on the issues in October." He will invite – nay, "summon," according to the BBC, "retailers, advertisers, broadcasters, magazine editors, video games and music industry chiefs and regulators" to the event.
Here's a list of some of the societal changes being proposed based on the Mothers' Union report:
- Steamy pop videos would be restricted to older teenagers and later television slots and magazines featuring sexualised images covered up on shelves.
- All new home internet services, laptops or mobile phones would have the option to ban adult material.
- Parents would be given more say in the television watershed guidelines. (The watershed encompasses the hours during which adult programming can be shown.)
- The review coincides with stricter "good practice" guidance for shops selling children's clothing. ("Good practice," meaning, don't sell my 7-year-old a padded push-up bikini.)
When parents in the U.S. got up in arms about the Abercrombie push-up bikini, it was pulled. (Same thing with Amazon's Pedophile Guide.) But in Britain, the British Retail Consortium is being more proactive. The BRC worked with the Minister of State for Children and Families to create Childrenswear Guidelines that align with recommendations in the Mothers' Union report. Here's a snippet:
Fabrics and cut should provide for modesty: for example, sheer fabrics without lining are not acceptable for childrenswear bodices or skirts (but may be, with care, on other parts of the garment). Colour, pattern and decoration should be chosen with care. Slogans and imagery (including licensed images and brandmarks) must be age appropriate and without undesirable associations or connotations (for example, sexually suggestive, demeaning, derogative or political material or phrasing that could be interpreted as such). Humorous slogans need to be tested against a broad range of views as they can cause unforeseen and unintended offence. Gender specific slogans also need careful consideration. Skirt and short length, neck/shoulder line and underwear shape need careful consideration, taking account of the stretch properties of the fabric used and the intended age group.
Towards the end of that quote, I caught myself thinking, "Hey, this is getting kind of PC." But then I realized, this is clothing for children we're talking about. Why do t-shirts for 4-year-olds need a hilarious zinger or the words PRETTY PRINCESS printed on them? Clearly, phrases like "pretty princess" or "tough guy" aren't going anywhere anytime soon, but onesies bearing innuendos like "boob man" and "lady killer" may be on their way out.
Prime Minister Cameron said in response to Bailey's report, "As you say, we should not try and wrap children up in cotton wool or simply throw our hands up and accept the world as it is. Instead, we should look to put the brakes on an unthinking drift towards ever greater commercialisation and sexualisation." The BBC notes, "Controversial TV such as the 2010 X Factor final… raised eyebrows with its raunchy performances from Rihanna and Christina Aguilera," even though the performances complied with the broadcasting code. Rihanna's video for her latest single, Man Down, complies with U.S. broadcasting code, but it still has the Parents Television Council working to get it off the air since it depicts a shooting in vivid detail.
Several British ministers have thrown their support behind Bailey's work, including Children's Minister Sarah Teather and Culture minister Ed Vaizey. Teather says, "It is not government's role to interfere in family life, but parents often tell me that they would like more support so that they can navigate the rapidly-changing technological and commercial world. Reg's review shows the way for business and government to give them this support." Vaizey adds, "We know that many parents are concerned that their children could be exposed to content that seems too adult, be it online, on TV, through adverts or in music videos. I welcome the collaborative way that regulators and industry have engaged with Reg Bailey. For our part, we are committed to consulting on whether age ratings on music videos would provide effective protection for children."
It's important to note, however, that despite support from the prime minister and others, the government is simply requesting (and the report itself suggests) that industry comply with the recommendations set forth in Bailey's report. There's no legislation attached to any of the requested changes – yet. The Mothers' Union issued a statement in response, saying, "We cannot agree with the Review that a purely consensual approach will be the most effective, and that further regulation or legislation would necessarily disempower parents. As the Review points out several times, parents want help and support to address the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood; and Government intervention is one way of achieving this. We should not be afraid to challenge industry when the welfare of our children, and their future, is at stake."
What do you think? Could we use a similar government-sponsored review in this country? Are you worried about the omnipresent commercial and sexual overtones in our culture and the issue of "age compression?" Or do you think buying habits dictate what is sold and therefore consumers are solely responsible for what's in the marketplace? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
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07 April 2013
Photo: Dino GarcíaEmilio Gómez (ECU)
Emilio Gomez sealed Ecuador's place in September's Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs by defeating Chile's Christian Garin in four in the decisive fifth rubber of their Americas Group I second round clash.
With honours even after the opening day, Chilean pair Jorge Aguilar and Paul Capdeville combined to defeated Ecuador's Emilio Gomez and Roberto Quiroz 46 76(5) 63 75 to give Chile a slender lead going into day three.
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August 06, 2008 08:56 PM by DA Southern
Project Runway recapped the elimination of Emily in last week's dress completion and we learned that some people just can't step up to the late when they have to do so and that we will be having some great cat fights in the weeks to come as these designers are destined to be the most bitchy to date on PR . This is Project Runway.
Another morning dawned on the suites where the designers were housed and Korto was again saying "Better Emily being eliminated than me" and Kenley was glad to have immunity so she could relax a bit with all of the pressure that was put on them during challenges.
The designers went for their confab with Heidi and she did the whole "Model kicked off" routine once again and poor model Leslie was sent off the runway to gain some weight. The designers headed to see Tim for their field trip to their next challenge. Poor designer Blayne was lamenting that he has not tanned lately and Tim was concerned that it takes too much time to do that. The designers got to some gym and learned that their next challenge would concern athletic gear and was being overseen by 5-time medal winner, Olympian Apolo Ohno.
The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Ceremony outfits for the Women were the challenge for the designers and Tim sent the designers off to an Olympic museum to sketch ideas. It was funny how each of the designers saw something different in the museum and they all headed off to buy their fabrics. The designers began snipping at each other rather quickly, even before they got back to Parsons to start their projects.
Tim told the designers that they had until 1 AM to finish the design and it seemed rather quiet at first as the designers settled in. Well it didn't last long as each designer ripped the other's design saying theirs was the best. Leanne was shocked how many pieces Terri had produced and several of the designers ripped Stella's all-black design. Immunity gal, Kenley, was being ripped because she was being having fun and joking around and the designers were probably more jealous than anything else.
With three hours left until the end of the designing day, Tim bound in to check the progress of the designs. Tim was first to Joe and he was concerned with his time factor; Blayne was doing a weird dress and Tim referenced the Beatles that was completely lost on Blayne; Daniel was a mess; Jerell's design was way to busy; and Jennifer's design was way too matronly. Looks like we could have some trouble here. Joe and Daniel got into a tiff because of some sewing machine situation and Joe said that it was too much drama because there were too many Queens around. Oh boy, them is going to be bitch-slapping words for sure.
The day of the Runway show quickly was upon us and you could see the panic in many of the designers face as they seemed to know that their designs were not even close, except for Jerell who seemed very confident. Tim was in to say that the designer's models were headed in and that they had 3 hours to finish up before the Runway show.
As the designers verbally bitch-slapped the other's designs, we had not heard much from Suede or Stella this episode, which meant that they were probably safe tonight. Heidi greeted the contestants and restated the challenge and introduced the judges. The designs came down the Runway in the following order; Korto, Suede, Kelli, Joe, Leanne, Daniel, Jerell, Stella, Keith, Terri, Jennifer, Blayne, and Kenley.
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At the judge's confab, they loved Korto, Terri and Joe's design and hated Jerell, Jennifer and Daniel's. With the designers back on the runway, Heidi said that one was "Een" and one would be "Auwt" and immediately announced that Joe was safe. As the other designers sweated it out, Korto was announced the winner and Terri was called safe as well. Jerell was safe, leaving either Jennifer or Daniel going home. Heidi lowered the boom on Jennifer and gave her the kiss of death after she said she was "Auwt."
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Thunder hang on to win 87-83, end Blazers' home streak
Westbrook on Lillard: He's Going to Do Exciting Things
The Portland Trail Blazers were down 85-83 to the Oklahoma City Thunder with eight seconds remaining in the game and the Trail Blazers had the ball. Off of an inbounds play, LaMarcus Aldridge received the ball at the top of the three-point line and Nicolas Batum crossed his path as if it was a fake handoff.
Aldridge kept the ball and took two dribbles inside to his left and shot up a 19-foot air-ball that ended up in the hands of Russell Westbrook who was fouled with 1.8 seconds left. He would go to the line and nail both free throws, defeating the Trail Blazers 87-83, ending their nine-game winning streak.
Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts said Aldridge had three options on that final play: A pass to Wesley Matthews, a handoff to Batum, or Aldridge taking it himself. Most thought Aldridge should have taken the slower Kendrick Perkins off the dribble all the way to the basket.
Aldridge explained why he didn't.
"I didn't think I had a clean handoff to Nic so I decided to go myself," Aldridge said. "I'm not that comfortable driving to the basket on my left side. I didn't want to turn the ball over so I shot a shot that I shoot all the time. It felt good, but it wasn't even close."
Batum said he told Aldridge during the timeout that if the handoff wasn't there cleanly, to keep it.
"I didn't want us to turn the ball over so I told him to keep the ball if he couldn't get it to me," Batum said. "He made the right play. We got a shot. That's all we wanted."
Aldridge said next time he's in that situation, he'll force the issue to his dominant side.
"Next time, I'll just force it to my right like [Amar'e] Stoudemire," he said. "I had to learn and I'll do it differently on the next one."
Kevin Durant led the Thunder (29-8) with 33 points on 12-for-21 from the field. Westbrook flirted with a triple-double posting numbers of 18 points, eight rebounds, and nine assist. DeAndre Liggins started for an injured Thabo Sefolosha and put in 11 points and nine rebounds.
Serge Ibaka sat out tonight's game with a chest contusion and Nick Collison started in his place.
Aldridge had a double-double with 33 points and 11 rebounds. Nicolas Batum contributed 21 points and seven rebounds. Damian Lillard had nine points and nine assist.
The Trail Blazers (20-17) shot 36 percent from field. As of late, there has been a theme of one Trail Blazer performing and the rest struggling. Beside from Aldridge's 15-of-26 night, the rest of the starters combined to shoot 13-of-46.
"We just didn't get it done," Matthews said. "We should have had this game and we let it get away. It's frustrating."
The Trail Blazers next opponent is another divisional game in the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday night.


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The reversal in what had been a dismal trend is good news, says Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute, who spotted the shift by crunching Department of Labor statistics for the first quarter of 2005. Expanding industries were paying about 3 percent better than contracting industries, she says.
Tracking higher-paying jobs is one way economists have of judging growth in job quality. When the economy is strong, as it was between 1996 and 2001, industries with better-paying jobs, like professional and technical services, were growing much faster than lower-paying industries.
Despite the positive development, Gould is cautious in interpreting the numbers. "I'm hoping it's part of a long-term trend, but I think it's too early to say," she says.
Gould notes that growth in part-time jobs has been stronger than full-time jobs during the recovery. She also says that real wage growth has not been keeping up with inflation. The average inflation-adjusted wage in May was $16.03 an hour, 10 cents an hour less than what the average worker made in January, she says.
"Incredible gains in productivity haven't translated into real wage gains, which you would expect to have in a recovery period," she says.
Sanford Jacoby, a professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, says the improving picture is being fed by the rebound of the technology industry.
"It's pretty consistent with underlying economic trends as well as longer-term trends," he says of the report. "We've had fairly slow hiring in industries that employ highly educated workers, like technology. They are coming back."
Longer term, Jacoby says the EPI research reflects a growing divide between highly paid better-educated workers and those with more limited educations and lower levels of pay.
Ron Blackwell, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, also is concerned about the disparity.
"These are the best of times for some people," he says. "But we have had a generation-long stagnation in wages, and that is why the middle class is so stressed."
Still, Gould says the development is welcome.
"We're in positive territory," she says. High-wage industries are expanding rather than contracting. "Hopefully that is a sign of increased wages to come."


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Deacons Edge UCF 4-3 in Road Opener
Jan. 22, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. - The 41st-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis came out strong in doubles and picked up singles wins from David Hopkins, Amogh Prabhakar and Alex Tsai to defeat UCF 4-3 in its first road match of the season in Orlando, Fla.
The Demon Deacons (3-0) set the tone in doubles, with Adam Lee and Danny Kreyman dominating Eugene Dolgovykh and Erik Brunskog 8-1 at the No. 2 position, and David Hopkins and Amogh Prabhakar cruising past Joe Delinks and Mitch Thams 8-3 at No. 1 to give the Deacs the doubles point. Hopkins and Prabhakar improved their team-best doubles record to 10-2.
Hopkins and Prabhakar were also victorious in singles play. Hopkins took down Brunskog 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2, while Prabhakar gutted out two tough sets against Thams 6-4, 6-4.
Freshman Alex Tsai continued to impress in singles, outlasting Clemson transfer Juan Bolona 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles for the deciding point. The match was not as close as the scoreline indicated as two of the Knight's points came in 10-point tiebreaks that were played in lieu of third sets after Wake Forest had already clinched the win.
The Demon Deacons will return to the Sunshine State next weekend when they open against Miami on January 28 in the ITA Kick-off Weekend on the campus of University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
#41 Wake Forest 4, UCF 3
Doubles competition
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