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At 6pm on June 13th,2009 I had just gotten off of work and decided to go for a ride on my new ATV. About a month earlier, I had purchased a brand new 2008 Polaris Sportsman, which was my first ATV and possibly my last.
By Blake, a SurvivalCache.com Reader
My New ATV
My first month with my new Polaris was spent at this nice little spot in the woods where I was carving out a trail system. I never told anyone about the trail system that I created; I wanted it to be a surprise for my friends. This, along with leaving my mobile phone at home, were the two biggest mistakes I made that day. At the end of this trail was a natural made bowl with dirt ramps on all sides. This was where I nearly met my demise.
I spent a few days carving out those trails and playing around with those dirt ramps. I started to feel a little too comfortable on my ATV, I started to get cocky. I headed back as far away as I could from the jumps, aimed my ATV at the largest ramp and gunned it. It never once crossed my mind that there was an enormous tree growing only a few yards away from the ramp. By the time the ATV came down, there was no room to maneuver. I crashed straight into this monster tree at full speed causing my T12 vertebrae to fracture and snapping two of my ligaments in my back.
Surprisingly, my back was the only thing that had been broken after this horrific crash. I failed to realize my injuries right away. Thanks to adrenaline, I was able to walk around for a few moments only concerned about the damage to my ATV. Only when I sat down did I realize there was something wrong with my body. When I tried to get back up, I buckled under my own weight and a terrible flash of pain went through my whole body. I immediately thought about my phone and crawled back over to my ATV. I normally kept my phone in the cargo container on the side of the ATV but it wasn't there and I knew I was in serious trouble.
My house was about 3 miles away from where I crashed and no one would know where I was located. I didn't even bother yelling for help because I knew no one would hear me. My wife was at home in bed and would not know anything was wrong until the next morning. She assumed I was staying out late with my ATV which I had been doing ever since I bought it. Of course, the next morning she knew something was terribly wrong when I was no where to be found around the house. She checked the garage for my ATV and noticed it was missing. She called work, friends and family to see if anyone had heard from me. When no one knew, she called the police to file a missing persons report. The bad news for me was that they had no idea where to start looking, I was on my own.
My father, a few of his buddies and the police started looking for me immediately. There are some woods near our town where people are known to ride ATVs, so they started there first. Unfortunately, that wasn't where I was riding. They searched there for most of the day until the sun went down and then they had to call it quits. My mother and father stayed with my wife that night hoping for a miracle.
I knew my family would be worried about me but I had to concentrate on the matter at hand. I could tell there was something wrong with my back but I didn't know the severity of my injuries. I found a thick piece of bark lying nearby, gathered a few sticks and took a piece of rope I had on the ATV. It was a difficult process but I managed to create a makeshift back brace.
Since I had cleared a trail with my ATV, I figured it would be easier to crawl back this way and I would not take a chance at getting lost. The land was flat for the most part, but there were a few small hills. Every once in a while I would hit a patch of thorns or poison ivy. The thorns were by far the worst obstacle I had to overcome aside from my injury. There was no way around them, so I just had to drag my body across them.
My goal was to make it all the way back to my house or at least to where someone would be able to find me. So I started my long excruciating journey back. I literally crawled inch by inch only covering about 25 yards at a time before my energy gave out. Sometimes I would stop for a few minutes, other times I would have to stop for a few hours. To my surprise, I never once thought about food or water. I just kept telling myself "Soon this will all be over" and that was my focus. I also remember being extremely tired and thinking that I had a concussion. I would not allow myself to sleep at all during this ordeal.
I live in an area that is known for coyotes but I tried not to let it bother me. In my condition, I would not have been able to defend myself so I put it out of my mind. One thing that I could not get off my mind were spiders. Considering that I have a small case of arachnophobia and I was constantly seeing spiders run across my path at eye level, it was very unnerving to say the least. Unless you have this condition it is hard to describe how terrifying this can be but it was something that my mind could not escape from. It is strange that even in a life and death situation conditions like arachnophobia can still have an effect on you.
30 Hours Later
It was just past midnight the following day when I finally made it back. It took me about 30 hours to crawl to my house after the crash. As soon as I arrived in the front yard my mom noticed me through the kitchen window and came rushing out. I was grateful that she had seen me because I was already trying to think of ways to signal my family inside the house. In my condition, standing up and ringing the doorbell was out of the question.
I stayed in the yard for about 20 minutes until the ambulance arrived. It was hands down the most unbearable, excruciating, worrisome event of my life. I now have 6 screws, 2 rods and a large scar down my back to remind me of my experience. Thank goodness I had temporary medical insurance at the time. The doctor bill for major spine surgery, an ambulance ride and a week in the hospital would have cost me well over $100,000! With the insurance it was down to about $1,000. The only reason I even had temporary insurance at the time was due to my wife constantly telling me how I might get hurt while riding the ATV. What a coincidence, I'm sure she felt pretty good about that decision.
There's always a bright side to everything. The bright side to this story is how it opened my eyes to my sometimes radical behavior. I never should have left my house that day without telling someone where I was going and I should have been more prepared with a survival kit and my cell phone. There is hardly a day that goes by without thinking about how I could have done things differently that day on my ATV. Of course my biggest regret was flying towards that ramp at full speed without checking my landing zone. Taking extra precautions has now become habit, a lesson learned in blood. Hopefully I won't ever find myself in such a miserable situation again. I also hope that someone else can learn from experience.
I survived because of a lot of luck, I kept my head and didn't panic and my will to see to my family again.
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Darren McMillan, a steady defenseman in the Reign's inaugural season, has signed with the Quad City Mallards of the International Hockey League.
The 29-year-old journeyman joins his fourth pro team in as many seasons after totaling a goal and 10 points in 73 games for the Reign.
"Darren is a shut down defenseman who is very good in his own end," Mallards coach Frank Anzalone said in a statement. "What's intriguing about Darren McMillan is his hockey experience and all that grows from it. He'll use that experience and hockey sense to become a great supporter for our offense."

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Sea Wolf Saturdays: 10am Park at Lighthouse Loop Whale Lot (First lot of the Lighthouse Loop on Coast Guard Road).
Take a walk on the wild side! Investigate the lives of coastal sea wolves, find out what makes them so extraordinary and what you can do to help protect them! Bring your curiosity, questions and stories. Meet at the Whale Lot trailhead along the Lighthouse Loop- first parking area on Coast Guard Road.
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Viking Line Bins Option for Second Cruiseferry at Xiamen
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line has decided not to exercise the option to order another passenger vessel from China's Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry.
The option was included in the shipbuilding contract signed with Xiamen in July 2017.
Consequently, the option has expired, Viking Line said.
The deal, worth EUR 194 million (USD 241 million), includes a new cruise vessel intended for the Turku (Finland) – Åland Islands – Stockholm (Sweden) route.
Scheduled for delivery in 2020, the newbuilding will have a gross tonnage of 63,000 tons, a length of 218 meters and a capacity of 2,800 people.
Viking Line earlier said that the new energy-efficient vessel will be a collaborative project engaging a number of Finnish and other European suppliers.
With a fleet of seven vessels, the company provides passenger and cargo carrier services on the routes connecting Sweden, Finland and Estonia.


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The Caribbean Sail
A downloadable game for Windows
A dark and whimsical 8-bit adventure about sailing the world.
Be the Captain of your own ship in the 1700's and make every decision from rationing food, to flogging your crew. Choose the life of a pirate and do as you please or become a Privateer for the Royal Navy. The lives of your lads are in your gout ridden hands.
Each vessel matches the speed of it's real life counterpart which will give you an accurate depiction of how difficult and tedious a journey across the ocean was in the age of sail. You can enjoy a casual experience on a Frigate as you fly across the waves, or decimate pirates in a War Galleon like a rich ponce- or -Suffer a HARDCORE challenge on the Raft and struggle to feed your men daily while your vessel crawls along so slowly you'll BEG the wind to pick up.
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Shay Johnson before "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta"
Before Shay Johnson was fighting (literally) for the affections of rapper Lil Scrappy, the model was vying for the affection of a less aesthetically pleasing emcee. Shay first appeared on Flavor of Love 2 where she battled it out with the likes of New York and Deelishis for the opportunity to be the girlfriend of Flavor Flav. The program is also where she picked up her nickname "Buckeey" and developed a friendship with Larissa "Bootz" Aurora.
Shay was later eliminated on episode seven, but went on to appear on VH1's Flavor of Love Charm School where she was schooled by comedian Mo'Nique on the do's and dont's of being a lady.
With a new look and renewed passion for her "best friend" and potential beau Lil Scrappy on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Johnson continues to be one of the most popular characters in VH1's reality TV archives.
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The U.S. Air Force's New Stealth Bomber Needs a Nickname
Here are some bad ones
Uncategorized February 26, 2016 Robert Beckhusen 58
The B-1 Lancer. The B-2 Spirit. The B-52 Stratofortress. It's important for the official names of America's bombers to come with a certain panache … and personality. Think of it like a brand name, albeit one for a machine capable of nuking a city.
Now for America's next bomber — officially designated the B-21 — Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James unwisely asked airmen to help come up with a name. James revealed the B-21 designation and a new concept image of the bomber during a Feb. 26 Air Force Association symposium in Orlando, Florida.
Even better, James put up the request for a bomber name on her official Facebook page. The result — tons of unintentional hilarity. Some names are cheesy, some outright bad and others are satirical … while a few are pretty good.
"I say we call it the Money Pit," one commenter wrote. "Stratowasteofmytaxdollars," another added. A third called it the "Budget Killer." (The B-21 could cost $564 million a piece.) "Black Kraken! 'Release the Kraken!'" came another. Someone who really liked Norse mythology wanted "something to do with the Norse Gods, maybe Thor…"
If the Air Force takes the Norse route, I'd suggest Snotra, the Goddess of prudence. Main reason being that the B-21 will be capable of dropping nuclear weapons. There's an awesome power and responsibility here, so let's not screw it up.
At top — the B-2 Spirit. S Kaiser/Flickr photo. Above — official Air Force concept art of the upcoming B-21 bomber. Air Force art
Some went for pure camp. "Metal Storm!" The Batwing. "Name it the B-21 Black Dragon!" The Erazor. The Doppleganger "or perhaps, Ankou." In a nod to Pentagon jargon, NPR national security editor Phil Ewing proposed some ideas, too:
B-21 Lethal Effects Deliverer
B-21 Bad Guy Make Go-Away System
B-21 Network Integrated Ordnance Vector Enabler
B-21 Optimal Outcome Enabler
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Others searched for similies. "The Pigeon. You never see it coming until it drops crap on you," a commenter wrote. In a similar vein, one suggested calling it the B-21 Merlin. "A Merlin is a fierce flacon [sic] that uses surprise attacks."
A few commenters broke with tradition. "The 'Obomber' lol," one wrote. "May I suggest we name it to honor Gen. Curtis LeMay," another added, this time apparently serious. LeMay was an influential, brilliant and brutal Air Force strategist who led the firebombings of Japanese cities during World War II. He earned the nickname "the Demon."
We don't think the Air Force will go for it. Note the B-21 is a long range, precision-strike stealth bomber — a very different concept from the World War II bombers of yore. The B-21 will have a far greater payload, range and stealthiness. Some commenters offered names to reflect that role.
The Shadowfortress. The Crow. "Call it the Owl. A silent bird of pray hunting in the night!" The Stratowarrior. The Guardian. The Ghost. "Someone mentioned the Phoenix and I think that's a pretty good representation," a commenter wrote. "It not only represents a rebirth coming from the B-2 program, but also a re-envisioning of [Air Force] long range strike doctrine."
Personally, I like Shadowfortress, because that just sounds cool and sufficiently bomber-ish. If I had my way, I'd look to the Culture. Though we should perhaps consult the Air Force's official rulebook for naming aircraft.
Here's our chance. If you'd like to pile on, please do so in the comments, our Facebook group or send directly them to the Air Force.


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Fear and Change Don't Get Along
"Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies." – Robert Kennedy
People don't like when you change. It makes them uncomfortable. The enemy surfaces when you don't do what you used to do or think and act like you once did. Change requires power and self-constraint. That power comes from you making the decision to do something different and grow from it. Any kind of change is a formidable challenge for most people. Yet the Lord asks us to change from our old ways and do things His way. Not an easy task! Most people would deny this request because it will require them to become uncomfortable with what is about to take place. Yet God clearly says, "Put off … the old man, … and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and… put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." (Eph. 4:22-24) "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Rom. 12:2) If we were to be obedient, we would understand that change is good and it is for our good that we submit to it.
In our daily world, especially in this hectic, instant access global culture where technology changes by the minute, you have to be adapting constantly because change is inevitable. For those who are unprepared, you will find reluctance and a fear of learning something new. It will not only be displayed in your actions, but in your attitude as well. Everything about people who fear change becomes negative. In essence, change pulls one in diverse directions and the older you get the less elastic you become. You get in the habit of doing things a certain way and become less tolerant to external demands that may alter our lifestyle. Modifying learned responses to habitual routine tasks often causes stress and anxiety, especially in older persons. Therefore, instead of conforming to the change, most give up and throw in the towel without ever knowing the residual effects that change could deliver.
When the Lord requires you to change your lifestyle, He not only gives you the power to do so, but He enables the change to result in a much more powerful you! Some people say they love the Lord but refuse to make a commitment because they're just not "ready" yet! If only they realized that with the Lord in agreeance, everything will go smoothly, peacefully and painlessly if they are obedient.
If your love is divinely purposed on and in Him, it will prompt you to make adjustments. Secondly, He has given you the Holy Spirit to be your comforter, counselor and help. (John 14:26). Therefore, whom or what shall you fear? All you need to do is lay your life before Him and ask Him to fashion you into a precious vessel for His use. "Use me Lord" … You cannot change on your own as it will be more complicated and less understandable. He is the potter; you are the clay. The clay just lies there as a lifeless lump on the potter's wheel while the master twists and turns it until it is molded just right. All that is required of you is a willingness to want to be like Him. You must be teachable and coachable in order to receive His direction.
The more readily you give yourself fully to Him, the more instant the transformation begins to take place. It all starts in your mind. Once you align your thoughts with those of Christ and understand His Word and His ways, then all the old habits and mindsets fall by the wayside. Suddenly they don't seem so important anymore and you will notice your ways becoming like His. When we are in the world, the mind becomes alienated from God through ignorance and blindness. The chitter chatter of man and the worldly noise becomes loud. This will prompt you to do things your own way. Once you know the truth, you will want to put off all the voices to rest and let your mind be washed by the Word.
I pray that you will be strengthened with His Almighty Spirit in your inner soul. May Christ dwell in your heart by faith and in your thoughts by hearing. May you be rooted and grounded in love. May you come to comprehend His love and be filled with all the fullness of God! Yes! He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to His Power that works within us! (Eph. 3:16-20)
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Venture Polo offers an end-to-end equine experience for anyone wanting a base knowledge of horses, riding and associated gear – for leisure or polo riding.
Whether you're a seasoned rider or new to the saddle our riding program is a safe and enjoyable way to get amongst the horses and enjoy some time in the saddle.
All Venture Polo horses are trained to neck reign, which is a very simple way for anyone new to horses, to learn to ride.
We also offer advanced "polo riding" courses focusing on body positon, hand and leg aides.
Private and group lessons can be arranged any day of the week at the Werribee Equestrian Centre and Red Gum Run Arena (Freshwater Creek).
Cost (1 hour individual): $100
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This playground has everything for all children. Its a playground wonderland, clever and unique art work throughout the playground that will give all children a sensory and visual experience like no other playground anywhere. There are slides, flying foxes, swings, cubby houses, a castle, a tree house, spinning components, see saws, even a library for children who like a space to read. The playground is set amongst one of the most beautiful natural settings in western NSW all only 2 kms from the CBD of Tamworth.
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The free-to-access Adventure Playground is set within Marsupial Park and although the play equipment is basic (there are plans to expand this soon), there is also a shaded sandpit with implements provided, a range of chess boards, free BBQs, heaps of picnic tables, and kangaroos roaming freely. There is a 300m path from the car park suitable for strollers. The Park is maintained by volunteers for the community.
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Lovely schist and stone building
This lovely schist and stone building is one of the originals in Omakau. It is located directly behind the hotel, and bikes are securely stored in one of the stalls which used to house transport of a different kind once upon a time! Believed to have been built in the late 1880's by Mr William Leask (who built the hotel as his homestead in 1898), this was originally built to house his work horses, and the other half of the building was his shearing shed. William built the stables on his 200 odd acres he was farming at the time, but lived across the river at Blacks and couldn't get his horses back home when the river flooded – hence, to our good fortune, the construction of the stables.
Steeped in history, McKinnons was named as a result of the Speights advertisements that were filmed there – you may have already seen it without knowing. The most popular one was the "Good On Ya Mate" – Two Tickets to the Ball. McKinnons is full of memorabilia from the era of yesteryear and is open every day for viewing – don't forget to bring your camera! It is a great photo opportunity both inside (behind the bar of course!) and out.
McKinnons is also the perfect and unique location for those special functions and intimate weddings. Private and secluded, the atmosphere and ambience is something quite special and certainly makes it a night to be remembered. Our chefs compliment the evening with their menu choices. If you would like to enquire about a function or a conference in McKinnons, please don't hesitate to contact us


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roasted suckling pig, loin and belly, boneless leg, or pork shoulder, that is highly seasoned with aromatic herbs, spices, and garlic. It's
cooked low and slow and then sliced or pulled, depending on the cut used. The jus is folded back in as needed to moisten and
incorporate the intense flavor back into the cooked meat. The sandwich should be served on an un-toasted Italian sesame seeded
hoagie roll with the ends cut off. The roast pork should be topped with sautéed, bite sized broccoli rabe, thin sliced browned garlic and
roasted Italian long hot peppers that have been skinned.
Pork Preparation
- 1/2 cup garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, fresh ground
- 1/2 cup rosemary, fresh leaves, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup sugar, granulated
- 2 fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- 8 fl oz red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups pork broth, or water
Sauteed Rapini
- 2 fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- 4-5 cloves garlic, sliced thin
- 2 bunches rapini, broccoli rabe, cleaned
- To taste kosher salt
- To taste black pepper, fresh ground
- as needed Italian long hot peppers, roasted, skinned, cut into strips
- 8 oz wt aged extra sharp provelone cheese
- 8 each Italian sesame seeded hoagie roll, untoasted
Cooking Directions
Pork Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 250 degrees
2. Score pork skin making 1/8-inch- deep cuts, about 1 inch apart, in a crosshatch diamond pattern
3. In mixing bowl, combine garlic, salt, pepper, rosemary, red pepper flakes, sugar and olive oil
4. Rub about 2/3rds slurry mixture into and all over pork
5. Roll and truss pork, with butcher string
6. Rub remaining herb/oil over the skin
7. Mix vinegar and water together, set aside
8. In roasting pan with baking grate, place pork fat-side up. Roast for 1 ½ - 2 hours
9. As needed baste pork with vinegar mixture and jus from pan
10. Continue to roast, basting once every ½ hour, until skin is well browned pork is spoon tender
11. Cook for approximately 2 ½ to 3 hours more to an internal temperature of approximately 180 degrees
12. Remove from oven and rest before slicing
13. Pork should be in chunks, not shredded
Sauteed Rapini:
1. In sauté pan, on medium heat add oil 2. Add garlic and begin to brown 3. Add broccoli rabe, peppers, salt and pepper 4.
Sauté for approximately 3-4 minutes
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What are known as "islands" in the Line of Head are very important, especially if they are considered both in relation to the age at which they occur, and also in relation to the mentality itself.
In the first place the principal rule the student must bear in mind is, that islands must be considered as showing a weakness in any line wherever they may be found, and are to be considered unfortunate signs.
On the Line of Head when found in the form of a continuous chain (1-1, Plate IV.), all through the line, they denote mental weakness, but generally produced by ill-health which more immediately affects the brain.
Such mental weakness or "brain illness," if found with nails showing very small "moons" or none at all, denotes an anæmic condition of the blood that affects the brain, a low condition of vitality and bad circulation, which seems to starve the brain of blood and prevents such people from making any continuous effort in regard to study or will power, and causes them to act in an erratic fashion.
If at the same time the Line of Head is seen placed very high on the hand, this sign is worse still in its meaning, and such subjects are inclined to be "half mad" in periods.
When the Line of Head is widely separated from the Line of Life, then this chain formation of islands is still more accentuated and more difficult to cure. Such subjects have periods of mental excitability which it seems impossible for them to control, and in such moments they are liable to fly off at a tangent and commit mad or rash acts, but acts generally dangerous to other people.
When, however, the Line of Head is very sloping (2-2, Plate IV.), with this formation of islands the subject is inclined to have fits of depression and melancholy, during which he is likely to shrink away from people or make an attempt against his own life. "Suicide while temporarily insane" is the verdict of the jury in such cases.


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Titus Dittmann founded his skateboard company TITUS at the end of the 70s with a couple of his friends. Thanks to the shared belief in the sport's future success and a whole bunch of blood, sweat and tears, TITUS grew quickly. It was difficult to find a skateboard in Europe at the time - skateboarding was still relatively unknown - so Titus began flying to California and decided to buy skateboards and accessories for himself and his friends.
The number of Titus stores grew at a quick pace over the years. Today, 30 stores and skate outlets are part of Titus' shop network. In addition to selling skateboards, skate accessories, backpacks, skate shoes and streetwear in-store, Titus has a vast variety of skate-related items available in their online shop. You can easily browse skate stuff and even find some incredible deals in our "Sale" section online.
In addition to selling imported items from big American brands, TITUS has lots of their own stuff to offer you, too. TITUS products featuring the famous UP logo have been a staple in the industry since their inception in 1978. Browse our online shop and find high-quality TITUS skateboard decks, TITUS Lites Trucks, TITUS Tornados bearings, TITUS longboards and TITUS skate wheels along with a wide selection of streetwear for guys, girls and kids. TITUS stuff is available for an insane price/quality relationship you'll need to see for yourself to believe - don't miss out!
TITUS has of course had their very own, first-rate skate team since 1978 as well. In addition to Yannick Schall, famous riders like Jeremy Reinhard, Vladik Scholz, Jost Arens, Patrick Rogalski and Markus Blessing are all part of the team. The crew loves to skateboard and organize tours, demos, workshops and of course regularly attend contests. In addition to actively skating, the team helps design new products, too, which is easy to recognize with lots of our current signature decks.
In addition to selling skateboards and streetwear, TITUS is active in lots of skateboard media. The Team TITUS tours are always filmed and properly documented, and lots of other interesting information can be found in the "news" section at TITUS.de or on the TITUS YouTube channel. The motto makes it clear: TITUS is the HOME OF SKATEBOARDING!


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GNIRS Integral Field Unit (no longer available)
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Note:The integral field unit was destroyed in 2007 in the accident that damaged GNIRS, and is no longer available.
The integral field unit (IFU) is an optical sub-system provided by the University of Durham (UK). It takes a rectangular input field, of approximately 3.2 x 4.8 arcsec, and divides it into 21 slices of width 0.15 arcsec. By re-arranging the slices end-to-end at the detector like a normal 1-D slit, the IFU allows images to be dispersed into full-length spectra whilst preserving the complete 2-D spatial information content. During data processing, it is possible to recover images at different wavelengths, spectra from different points, or a complete 3D "datacube".
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Figure 1: reformatting of the incident image by the IFU.
The IFU is installed permanently in the GNIRS slit slide and is therefore always available during GNIRS observing. It is inserted into the beam like a normal long slit, with light entering through a rectangular aperture at the front and leaving through a slit at the rear. The internal optics are all gold-coated reflective surfaces, carefully baffled to prevent stray or scattered light from entering the spectrograph. As well as reformatting the incident telescope image, the IFU introduces an anamorphic magnification such that each 0.15" wide slice projects onto 2 detector pixels in the dispersion direction (like the 0.3" long slit); this provides critical sampling of the spectral resolution element whilst still allowing the spatial pixels to be square. At the detector, the 21 image slices are divided along their length by the detector array to form the 0.15" square IFU elements. Gaps of a few pixels between adjacent slices allow the boundaries to be identified easily. The whole IFU is cooled to the same temperature as the rest of the instrument, allowing it to be used at thermal wavelengths (3-5 µm not offered in 2005A).
The optical throughput of the IFU alone (compared with a long slit) is approximately 70-90% from 1-2.5 µm. The values at thermal wavelengths are still to be verified.
The RMS throughput variation over the field is only 3%, except in slices 1,13 and 21. The two end slices are vignetted by the spectrograph and transmit ~35-55% as much light as the rest of the field. Slice 13 was damaged during assembly and has a region of reduced throughput 1.8 arcseconds in length, offset 0.5 arcseconds from the centre, where the transmission falls to ~20% of the nominal value. It is therefore recommended that science observations be defined with at least two offset positions on the sky (including a dither in p), to 'fill in' this defect near the field centre.
Further performance details will be added following more complete analysis of commissioning data. Signal-to-noise and flux estimates can be obtained using the GNIRS integration time calculator.
Target acquisition
Initial acquisition is done by taking a direct image of the target
the GNIRS acquisition mode and offsetting onto the region corresponding
to the IFU field. To verify the centering, an undispersed exposure is
taken through the IFU and reconstructed into a 2D image of the
field using the IRAF task nfquick
in the Gemini package.
Figure 2: acquiring a target with the IFU
Example data
Fig.3: raw spectrum of a star taken
through the IFU with the 32 l/mm grating; in this 2-min
co-added exposure, sky lines (running horizontally) clearly trace the 21 image slices.
There is a gap at slice 13, where light from the object falls on the damaged area.
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The motion poster of well known producer C V Kumar's first film as director, Maayavan, is now out.
The producer-turned-director has also announced that his film is to be called Maayavi in Telugu.
The film has been garnering attention for a number of reasons including the fact that it is being directed by Kumar himself.
C V Kumar, a voracious reader, has an impressive track record when it comes to picking scripts that work at the box office. Therefore, expectations from Maayavan have risen. Adding to this is the fact that the film has an impressive cast in Sundeep Kishen, Jackie Shroff and Lavanya Tripathi.
The producer also tweeted that the audio and trailer of the film would be released soon.


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Geeking by in May & June
As you can tell from how amazingly late this is, my May didn't really go to plan. Well, the first half did. I'd planned for this to be just a single month update like normal, however, once I got started I ended up talking about most of June as well. Including the last two weeks, which is the first two weeks of June, also helps me catch up a bit too and is one less thing I need to schedule this month. A Blogging I Will Go As explained in last months Geeking by By, I was launching a new blog schedule this month andRead More →


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Clarksdale Places to Stay
The magnificent century-old Clarksdale White House on West 2nd Street in Clarksdale is often described by guests as "beautiful, warm, welcoming, fabulous, lovely, tasteful, comfortable, friendly, relaxing, cool vibe, gorgeous, spacious" to name only a few! The large private bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, provide guests with a quiet and serene place to rest their weary heads at night during their stay in Clarksdale. The palatial common areas and back yard further nourish the Clarksdale White House guests by giving them a real taste of Southern Hospitality. Magical Madge, their host, immediately puts her guests at ease when she invites them to relax and make themselves at home. It never fails, guests of the Clarksdale White House leave wishing they had planned to stay much longer.
This could be the most unique, free-standing overnight accommodation in Clarksdale. Booking the Delta Bohemian Guest House gives you an entire home all to yourself. Two bedrooms share a common bathroom upstairs and downstairs guests enjoy an open living room, breakfast room and kitchen. Access to the large private backyard is a big bonus. Upscale and funky makes for perfect combination. Read the reviews! Here is an excerpt of one:
"Madge has it decorated so adorable and you feel right at home. The beds are extremely comfortable and you can't ask for a warmer reception. If you are coming to visit the Delta, this is a place you do not want to miss!"


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Mailbox App for Mac is Not Playing GIFs
My tests are limited, but I tried a GIF that I created and one from reactiongifs.com and I get the same results. Mailbox for Mac is displaying the image at various points as you visit/revisit the email, but never "plays" the GIF.
Here's a GIF of a GIF not working. #meta
Mailbox on iOS 8 works as expected.


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moroccan mystery - today's clue
We are happy to announce we are participating with the Moroccan Mystery - From The Body Shop, With Love Scavenger Hunt. We are one of 14 blogs playing along between February 1st and 14th. Read on for your clue and how to play to win a gift pack worth $170 of The Body Shops new Moroccan Rose collection.
Valentine's Day. A time when romance fills the air like a scented bouquet. And nothing epitomizes saying "I Love You" on Valentine's Day like the classic red rose. The Body Shop has a little love to share, as well, which is why we're excited to announce the Moroccan Mystery - From The Body Shop, With Love. It's an online scavenger hunt of sorts, and they're giving you a chance to win a gift pack from their brand new Moroccan Rose line valued at $170.
This gift pack of new products includes:
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"If you go far enough east, the smells of the Orient will undoubtedly entice you to never want to leave. Instead of setting up camp in an Asian environment, bring the scent home to you. This citrus and spice will make your house smell so nice."
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Find your answer at The Body Shop, by clicking here. Enter your answer in the comment section on our post. This is a 24 Hour Contest! You have until Midnight (eastern) tonight to enter. We will randomly select one winner from those who leave us the answer in the comments section. The winner will be announced tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 6th)!
The Moroccan Mystery scavenger hunt sponsored by The Body Shop lasts until February 14! Here are is the list of the remaining sites participating:
Friday 2.6 - http://www.beautifulmakeupsearch.com/beauty-blog
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Sunday 2.8 - http://www.afrobella.com
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Wednesday 2.11 - http://www.clumpsofmascara.com
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Saturday 2.14 - http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com
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While I've been messing about on the North Sea showing off my survival skills, a panel of judges have selected one of my images to be shown at the 2013 Open Exhibition for the AOP (Association of Photographers). I'm pretty happy with this as the AOP Open is the only competition where amateurs and professional […]Continue Reading —›
I've just completed a three day course that would have Bear Grylls demanding his luxury trailer, a hot cup of cocoa and a body double. Unlike his show, this was the real deal, no cameras following, no breaks for makeup and no escape. BOSIET is a Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training course, offered […]Continue Reading —›
Now I consider myself to be an automotive photographer. I take pictures of cars, nippy ones, sporty ones, classic ones, and of course motorbikes that catch my eye. Imagine my quandary then, when presented with this supercool bubble that even kids can drive! There's no denying it's a brilliant toy and if I was a […]Continue Reading —›
I've been a fan of the Squint Showcase for some time now however it does conjure up strange images for me. Marrying squinting with photography makes me think of parents on Christmas Day as they try to decipher the 3D dolphin picture from a Magic Eye Book. Maybe I digress as this trend was a […]Continue Reading —›
Earlier this year I waxed lyrical about a pal in the industry that impressed me. Piers has a captivating workshop in the midst of a hidden valley, using his airbrushing talent to bring detail to many automotive related objects. He's not one to shout about what he does because quite frankly he doesn't need to, […]Continue Reading —›


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Have you ever felt anxious, worried, or stressed out? Who hasn't? In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults. Twice as many women as men tend to develop actual anxiety disorders, which are characterized by excessive worry, fear, dread, avoidance of places or situations, panic attacks, repetitive behaviors, or compulsive hygiene rituals.
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For many philosophers, anxiety is seen as part of the human condition because it arises from recognizing that we have both limitations and freedom. We have a limited time to live, but we have the freedom to choose how we live.
According to Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, when we are faced with our mortality, our deepest human wish is to find meaning in our life. If life is short, if life is an ordinary occurrence but an extraordinary gift, then searching for and creating our own meaning and joy in life is our most important endeavor.
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Danforth East-ers love their dogs but we all have pretty tiny backyards, thus the need for rockin' dog parks for our pooches to be ruff n' tumble in.
We already have part of Monarch Park but the big news of the week is that a neighbourhood association has banded together to have the Merrill Bridge Road Park (map here) turned into an off-leash zone for our fur babies to roam in.
The Parks and Rec people have approved the application and I believe that it will now just come down to a meeting to discuss the official details. It was supposed to happen on the 29th, but has been postponed. I will keep everyone posted.
In the meantime, please enjoy the pic of my number one canine Rascal. :)


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On this day in music history in 2016, David Bowie released his twenty-fifth and final studio album Blackstar.
The album coincided with his 69th birthday and just two days before his unfortunate death. It ended up becoming his first and only album ever to reach No.1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States.


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As we continue to navigate the scale and impact of COVID-19, the health and wellbeing of our staff and patients is always our greatest priority. We have therefore made the difficult decision to stop seeing non-urgent patients but will continue to offer support through video consultations.
Laser eye surgery is often a viable option for seniors, but there may be certain factors to take into account. Here we'll take a look at what to consider if you're over 60 and thinking about laser-assisted vision correction.
As we get older, it's normal to experience common vision changes associated with ageing. Some of these – such as presbyopia – can be treated with laser eye surgery. Others, like cataracts, are better suited to other treatment (cataract surgery removes the cataracts and corrects vision using an implantable lens, rather than shaping the cornea with a laser).
So, before committing to laser eye surgery, it's important to consider what's causing your vision problems, and if any other eye conditions also need to be treated.
So, you have an eye condition like myopia, hypermetropia or presbyopia that's suitable for laser treatment. But is laser eye surgery the best option, or should alternatives be considered? Well, the good news is that there's no upper age limit for undergoing the surgery. Age alone isn't a reason to dismiss the prospect of LASIK or other forms of laser eye surgery.
Whatever your age, there will always be certain factors that will immediately rule out laser eye surgery. These include some issues that may be more prevalent in older people. Pre-existing conditions like uncontrolled diabetes or epilepsy, and certain prescription drugs that are incompatible with laser eye surgery will unfortunately mean that you need to seek alternative treatment. If you don't have any of these conditions or other pertinent health issues, however, then you are likely to be a good candidate for laser eye surgery.
Book an appointment with your specialist to discuss your own individual vision problems, and the best course of treatment.
In older patients with presbyopia, laser eye surgeons may decide to treat one eye for distance vision and the other for near distances. This is known as blended vision, and it's particularly suited to patients who would otherwise use bifocal or varifocal lenses.
Even if you haven't yet developed cataracts, statistics show that as you age, this is likely to happen. Your surgeon will consider this when assessing your suitability for laser eye surgery, to make an informed decision about the type of treatment that will suit you best.
Recovery from surgery is usually a quick process, but for seniors, it can take a little longer. Talk to your specialist about what to expect when recovering from surgery.
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Darwinism Is Anti-Science
Alan explains how Darwinism is controlled by a presupposition that makes it closed-minded and anti-science. Darwinists around the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth on February 12, 2010. Darwin parties will continue all year since November 22nd will also mark the 150th anniversary of Darwin's landmark book, On the Origin of Species. It's a momentous year for all things Darwin.
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Exciting news! Tate Britain in London will be holding an exhibition on William Dobson from 29th October 2018 to 28th April 2019.
The show, called "William Dobson: Artist of the Civil War" will apparently focus on the impact of the conflict on his work, looking at how conditions in the King's Oxford headquarters showed in the paintings Dobson produced during the four years he lived there among the Royalist court. The Tate promises to display pictures from its own collection – presumably to include those of Endymion Porter (above) and Dobson's wife Judith – as well as works from private collections.
There have been a handful of small displays of Dobson's works over the years, usually with no more than two or three canvases together at any one time, but nothing of this size has been held since the major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 1983. The Tate haven't said exactly which pictures are included, but as a large number of known works are in private hands and haven't been seen in public since the NPG event, this is a rare and unmissable chance to see some of the pictures we've only ever seen in black and white in a catalogue (unless you were lucky enough to visit in 1983!).
Naturally, as one of Dobson's biggest fans, I'm intending to visit as soon as possible – hopefully more than once! – and will post a review as soon as I can. If any readers are able to pay a visit, please get in touch and tell us what you think. We'd love to hear reviews!
In the meantime, I'd like to add a shameless plug for my Dobson biography, "The King's Painter" (pub. 2016), which is available from the publisher Tyger's Head Books, HERE. The current print run has almost sold out, but more copies are on the way. Before ordering, please drop THB an email or DM via Twitter, to ensure availability. 🙂


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The twins turned one on Saturday and I'm in a state of disbelief. How is it those tiny little 2kg babies we brought home from hospital are now hulking great big one year olds?
Time did its thing, I guess, and on it marched. Now Jude's cruising furniture like he's gearing up to walk pretty soon (LV took his sweet time and took his first steps at 19 months, so this is new territory for us) and Maisie's favourite thing is to be clever and smart and copy noises and faces and pretend to talk on the telephone. It honestly feels like just a few months ago they were bony little newborns who slept all day and didn't scream the street down and try to squirm across the room at every nappy and clothing change.
While it doesn't feel real that I have twin one year olds, I am certainly wearing the physical effects of a year with two babies. And a toddler-turned-preschooler. I have sprouted heaps of stray grey hairs, my skin is dry and angry with me, my face is patchy and there are quite a few wrinkles who popped in for a cuppa but have outstayed their welcome.
Also, I drive a minivan. There's definitely no escaping it now, I am a Mum. Right now I am wearing grey marle housepants for crying out loud. I haven't had breakfast or brushed my hair. Ugh, I'm such a cliche.
I dived into the parenting pool with great intentions of maintaining a strong sense of self and nurturing my relationships with friends and family outside of these four walls, but I accidentally got very tired and there were so many nappies to be changed and so much washing to be hung out.
I see photos of other mums taking their three, four, even five children out and about to the park, the museum, swimming pools, beaches, markets, the zoo… and I think, what the hell lady?! Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, but after I've got everyone ready to go out and packed them all one by one into the car, the twins are usually due for a nap within the hour and I'm just too blimmin' exhausted to face wrangling them all out in public on my own. And inevitably one of them poops just after I've belted them in.
(By the way, Maisie doesn't nap in the car but Jude does – that's just not an option for us. Naptime is the only thing that keeps me sane, and no picture-perfect trip to the waterfront is worth getting them out of sync for)
So I've put my head down and just mooched around the house a lot over the last year, but the good news is I feel like maybe, just maybe, we're getting over the hump. The babies are much better at staying awake longer and I'm finding more ways to keep them entertained. Plus, here's the kicker with twins, they're starting to play together more (and fight too, but let's not taint this sentiment). Not only does that warm the cockles of my heart and is incredibly cute to witness, but it's also quite handy if I need to shoot off an email, do the dishes or cram a donut in my face.
What I'm trying to say here is, without wanting to jinx it, I think things might get a bit easier from here on in and I might actually be able to participate in the wider community again soon. I shall have to work on my hair-brushing skills.
There have been some exciting developments in our little corner of the world lately which I'm keen to tell you about, but the babies are napping and the washing machine just told me another load is ready to go on the line, and I'm hoping I might be able to eat some toast before the wee monsters wake demanding lunch so I best head off.
It's been nice to chat, and despite all the moaning up there, please know all is good with us and I love my small team of children fiercely. Sure, I'm looking forward to the day-to-day being not quite as relentless as it has been, but honestly? I wouldn't trade the last year for anything.


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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team, along with ATF special agents from the Charlotte Field Division, have entered the investigation of a large commercial fire that occurred Sunday, August 17, 2008, at 200 Kennedy Street in Robbins, NC. The NRT responded at the request of the Robbins Fire and Police Departments.
Zebedee T. Graham, special agent in charge of the ATF Charlotte Field Division, said that the business, formally the Milliken plant, suffered significant fire damage and early estimates of the damages are in excess of $1 million. Fire departments from 5 surrounding counties assisted in suppressing the fire.
The NRT has brought definitive expertise and an array of state-of-the-art equipment to the investigation of major fire and explosives incidents since 1978. Four regional components, organized geographically to cover the United States, comprise the NRT. The team can respond within 24 hours to assist state and local law enforcement or fire service personnel in onsite investigations.
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ATF's partnership with federal, state and local officers is vital to the most effective processing efforts at an explosives or fire scene. The NRT capitalizes on that by working alongside its partners in reconstructing the scene, identifying the seat of the blast or the origin of the fire, conducting interviews and sifting through debris to obtain evidence related to the explosion or fire.
In addition to investigating hundreds of large fire and explosives scenes, the NRT trucks were deployed for the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon; the Olympics and other major sporting events in the United States; presidential inaugurations and the national political conventions; and major international conferences.
This is the 4th NRT activation in the Carolinas over the past 14 months, including activations in Spruce Pine and Salisbury, NC, and Charleston, SC in 2007. The NRT program began in 1978 and has been activated 656 times since, with 17 activations so far in 2008. Other agencies involved in the investigation are the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Robbins Police and Fire Departments, the Moore County Fire Marshal, and the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
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text: mkreku 891 Posted November 28, 2006 I was searching for a tidbit about the Playstation 3 that we argued about on these forums a while back, but then I ended up reading a bunch of old threads and forgot what I was looking for.. But it wasn't entirely fruitless! I found this post, by our very own profit Epiphany, that I thought was kind of funny in hindsight: Yet, continually, as more information is released regarding the X360/PS3, I'm proven correct. He starts off strong with this bold claim (we'll ignore his DirectX 10 debacle for now).. Well, the proof is in the pudding, and the simple fact of the matter is Bethesda made it publicly known time and time again, that every console that could handle Oblivion would get it - Guess what, it's X360 exclusive. ..and a few lines later in the post comes this claim: Oblivion is Xbox 360 exclusive! I think it's common knowledge by now that Oblivion will indeed come to the Playstation 3. The only prediction/opinion I was proven wrong on (and not even by you people), was when I said that MS would most likely put HD-DVD drives in the X360 before launch, and that decision would be made in late August. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Because he was so clearly proven wrong earlier in the same post I thought this last little paragraph was hilarious. ) Ahem.. back to searching! Quote Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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We're starting a new series called: Race and Parenting.
We wanted to start a dialogue among parents in the community from different ethnic and racial backgrounds, about how they talk to their kids about race, racism and their identity.
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A recent story Jenna Hanchard reported on served as the springboard to this larger conversation.
On Super Bowl Sunday, a mother named Darnesha Weary, who lives in Edmonds, posted on Facebook about something that happened to her two teenagers.
Her 18-year-old and 14-year-old were out taking pictures with their phone near their home. They happened to be outside of a bar in a strip mall right off Highway-99. The kids said a woman came outside the bar with a bat and said, "The manager doesn't want N-words" on the property.
The kids went home and told their parents. Their parents called the police who eventually arrested the woman who worked at the bar.
While this was a traumatic experience for everyone, Darnesha opened up to us about the conversations she has to have with her son.
"You have to be aware of whose watching you because you are a 6'5" black male in a neighborhood where you are going to be the only one that fits the description. For him, we want to him to come home. We want him to walk through those doors every single night and we know that may not be the case simply because of what he looks like," she said.
The discussion that Darnesha had with her son goes beyond this one incident and this one family.
We were eager to continue this conversation and broaden it in a meaningful way. Getting folks together around a dinner table is always a good way to break the ice ... or bread in this case.
We decided to host a series of dinner parties with parents from different backgrounds to talk about the conversations they have with their kids about race, racism and identity. To start off, we had separate dinners with black families, white families, Latino families and Asian families.
By no means do these conversations represent the voices and opinions of all black, Asian, white and Latino people. But, we want to get those conversations started by hosting a space for families that have shared experiences. Validation at the table is important. We didn't want people to feel like they had to defend their truth or feel isolated at these dinners.
These dinners are just a jumping off point. We know there is a diverse range of voices in this community that aren't at the table, yet. As the series continues, we hope to expand the conversation.
We also know, there is no universal guide to parenting and there is no one right way to raise a child. We hope you'll be able to relate to these families and their experiences and we hope you'll take something away from their stories and their honesty. The goal is for you to continue the conversations at home.
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Race and racism:
"Race first and foremost is a construction. Race is not something that we know as biological. It was something that was created hundreds of years ago to separate people, to divide people, to exploit people, to enslave folks. The structure of racism comes from these notions of race. Racism being the structures, the institutions that come from this discrimination. We think of racism of being something that might happen interpersonally, but can really only happen when someone had institutional structural power. All of us need to be invested in these conversations of race and racism, and how they permeate our lives."
Code Switching:
"Code switching is a survival strategy. It's learning how to perform your identity differently according to what feels safe. For many of us, we don't have the luxury of having the same identity in every space. Some people can walk into every room and be able to perform the same identity."
The history of the U.S. Census:
"The census that was started in 1790 didn't have a category outside of white and slave. For years and years, there were variations of those categories and the Hispanic category was introduced by the Nixon administration. Folk who were of Latinx decent who were living in the United States could have chosen any number of things on the census. So, it makes sense that people don't really know what to check because these are fabricated constructed categories that are not in alignment with how racialization happens in home countries, and the government hasn't quite caught up."
On resources for families to have conversations and race, racism and identity:
2. Seattle Public Schools Race & Equity Teams
3. Center for Communication Difference & Equity
"Families of Color Seattle is a terrific resource and particularly for those of you with younger children. They can connect people with other parents of color with parenting groups. Another thing is that many Seattle public schools have their own racial equity teams, so seeing if your school has a Race and Equity Team. If not, see if your school can create a Race & Equity Team.
"And then finally, my center -- the Center for Communication Difference & Equity -- we have a number of events that are open to the public. In the fall we'll bring people together to talk about how do we become radical listeners around questions of race and listen a bit differently."


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Stupid responses to abuse
As the news and Web chatter about the child-abuse case at Penn State grows and mutates, people all over the Web are understandably talking about it. This is a good thing: the more attention we bring to child abuse, the better. It is something we should stop.
Unfortunately, of course, some of the comments are offensively stupid. I've seen a few and had friends point me to others. Here are a few of the worst.
What did the child do to encourage the abuse?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Nothing a child can do, no matter how outrageous the behavior, is reason enough for abuse.
In the main case here, we're talking an eleven-year-old boy being raped repeatedly by a grown man. Get this straight:
It is not the boy's fault. Rape is never the victim's fault.
It is the man's fault.
Come on, he was 11. That's hardly a child.
I'm so glad I only read this comment and didn't have someone say it to my face. I really don't want to get in more fights. I don't want to punch out a stranger.
This comment, though, deserves it. Yes, 11 is still a child. In case you haven't noticed, we have laws that specify when adulthood occurs, and 11 is years before that age. More to the point, though, just go see a few eleven-year-olds, or remember what you were like then. They are children. Period.
Why didn't the boy tell anybody?
Odds are, he tried. If he didn't, it was probably because the abuser told him not to, and because he was terrified. We're talking a child being raped by an adult in a position of trust. This child had no clue what to do, was terrified, violated, and in mental and physical anguish.
Why didn't the boy stop it?
First, see the punching comment above. Exactly how should the boy have stopped the abuse? Fought off the man? Over-powered him? Run away from home--a path as likely as any, by the way, to lead to more abuse? At age 11?
The boy was powerless.
I could go on, but you get the idea: When anyone tries to make this the victim's fault, that person is wrong. Period.
If you are an abuse victim yourself, and I am, you have heard all of these before. You have tried to tell people, and they have told you that what happened to you was your fault, or it was disgusting, or you should just get over it. You have learned to hide the abuse because surely, surely there was something you did to deserve it, something wrong with you that made this horrible thing happen to you, and you should have found a way to stop it.
No. No. No.
That is all bullshit. It is the set of lies others tell themselves to rationalize their acceptance of fundamentally unacceptable behavior or to avoid the ugly reality--an avoidance that encourages the continuation of these horrors.
Here is the simple, single most important truth:
It is not your fault.You did nothing to deserve it.
You could not have stopped it.
It is not your fault.
In the Penn State case, it is not the fault of any of the boys. Saying otherwise is not only stupid but damaging, because each time someone says it, they condone abuse, and they are wrong.


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The Padres took advantage of the wind blowing straight out to center at Wrigley Field Tuesday night to hit three home runs and post season highs for runs, hits (17) and extra-base hits (nine) in a 13-7 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Nick Hundley, Yonder Alonso and Carlos Quentin homered for the Padres. The Cubs also hit four homers in a losing effort.
The 13 runs were the most ever scored by the Padres at Wrigley Field as they won their fifth game in six outings, including last weekend's sweep of the Giants at Petco Park.
"From top to bottom, that's as well as we've swung the bats all season," said Padres manager Bud Black, who was speaking in terms of quality as well as quantity.
Everyone in the starting lineup, including starting pitcher Edinson Volquez, had at least one hit as the Padres team batting average shot up eight points to (.251) and the slugging percentage jumped 20 points.
"That's why we say hitting is contagious," said Hundley. "Not only did we get hits, we got two-out hits and hits with runners in scoring position."
After going 1-for-10 in RISP situations in Monday night's 5-3 loss, the Padres were 8-for-20 with runners in scoring position Tuesday night.
Both Hundley and Quentin drove in three runs while Alonso and rookie second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who opened the scoring with a two-run double in the second, had two RBIs apiece.
Hundley had the longest homer of the night, his three-run shot in the top of the eighth bouncing off a walk-way at the back of the grandstands in left-center. It was the catcher's third homer of the season.
"That's one of the harder hit balls in my career," said Hundley
Quentin's solo homer in the sixth to left-center also qualified as a tape-measure shot.
Quentin had two doubles in addition to the homer and a sacrifice fly. Alonso and Headley each finished 3-for-5 and Gyorko and Chase Headley had two hits apiece.
Gyorko, who was hitting .172 with runners in scoring position, put the Padres on the board with a two-run double in the second and Quentin made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly in the third.
The Padres scored five runs in the fifth to spot starting pitcher Edinson Volquez an 8-0 lead. The Cubs halved the lead in the bottom of the fifth on a pair of two-run homers by Luis Valbuena and Starlin Castro.
The Padres hit for the cycle and then some during their fifth-inning rally.
Everth Cabrera opened the inning with a triple and Headley and Quentin followed with back-to-back, run-scoring doubles. Alonso then drove the ball into the seats in left to make it 7-0. The homer was Alonso's third of the season, but his first in the last 16 games.
Mark Kotsay drew a walk after Alonso's homer and came around on singles by Hundley and Volquez.
Volquez improved to 2-3 despite giving up four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He departed after walking the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth after going a career-best 13 innings without issuing a walk.
"Volquez threw 47 pitches through the first four innings and 48 over the last 1 2/3 innings.
"I lost my release point in the last inning," said Volquez, who said he can't remember ever going 13 straight innings without a walk. "Everything was good until that last inning."
"I think Volkie is a lot more focused on executing pitches rather than firing the fastball," said Hundley. "His effort is down. He's just throwing easy and letting the ball work."
"The first four innings were outstanding," Black said of Volquez. "He had effective use of the fastball, change-up and curve in the zone. It was a tough night to pitch. The conditions were favorable for hitters and Eddie held down the fort."
Volquez is 5-0 lifetime against the Cubs and 3-0 at Wrigley Field.
"I don't worry about the wind," said Volquez. "I'm just trying to pitch."
The Padres first eight runs came in 4 2/3 innings against Cubs right-hander Edwin Jackson.
Jackson, a free agent who signed with the Cubs last winter after the Padres balked at giving him a fourth year on his contract, allowed eight runs on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings as he fell to 0-4 with a
--Quentin took responsibility for a blunder in the first inning of Monday night's game. With runners on second and third and one out, the pitch bounced away from Cubs catcher Wellington Castillo on strike three to Quentin. Rather than run to first, Quentin signaled Cabrera home. "My fault," said Quentin. "I was concentrating on Cabrera."
--Left-hander Robbie Erlin made his major league debut in the ninth inning and gave up two runs, including the second homer in as many nights by former Padre Cody Ransom.


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