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"The Front Page" Delivers Broadway's Fastest, Funniest Headline, and Nathan Lane at his most Brilliant!
"TO HELL with the Chinese earthquake! I don't care if a million died. They're over populated anyway. No! Leave the rooster story alone. That's human interest."
Those words, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, uttered by Nathan Lane, come about 92 minutes into the latest revival of 1928's "The Front Page" at New York's Broadhurst Theatre.
This is the classic fast-talking tale of callous reporters, crooked politicians, men facing the noose, women dismissed, antique race relations and a great deal of talk about "The Red Menace."
|THIS is not your mother's "The Front Page." Mom probably saw the 1974 movie version directed by Billy Wilder.
Or, if mom is of a certain age, she likely loved the striking 1940 screen adaption which featured the amazing sex-change of the prime character, ambitious male reporter, Hildy Johnson into crackerjack Rosalind Russell, a woman as hard-boiled and fast-talking as any man. (The title was changed to "His Girl Friday" and in its witty subversion, it remains in some ways the best version of the play.)
|Nope, this is your grandmother's "The Front Page" seen now, as it was first produced — more or less — almost a century ago. The play transformed a great deal about pacing and dialogue — the show became something of a standard and blueprint for screwball comedy.
|And while certain bits creak slightly — especially during a long establishing first act, that doesn't establish much, and could have used some judicious pruning, "The Front Page" remains remarkably funny; even in its pre-World War II attitudes, somehow modern and accessible. (The racism and misogyny are careless and matter-of-fact, rather than malicious. The audience seemed to be surprised, but more like, "Hmmmm ... men really haven't changed much, have they, all by themselves.")
The frequent references to Russia and the "Red Menace" might have received bigger laughs ten years ago. But given our apparent deteriorating relations with the former Soviet Union, these remarks have more than a frisson of immediacy.
|NOBODY quite knows where the phrase "ink-stained wretches" first appeared. It has been variously attributed to Samuel Johnson, Will Rogers and Mark Twain, among others. Alexander Woollcott and even Chaucer have been cited. One researcher suggests the words go back as far as the use of papyrus!
No matter. It's rarely used as a compliment to newspaper men. And the full, profane, heartless — and hilarious — example of the description came to ultimate fruition in "The Front Page," where nary a nice guy meets a deadline.
|SET in the grimy press room of the Chicago Criminal Courts Building, an even more grimy and cynical group of tabloid reporters gather to await the execution of cop killer Earl Williams (played appealingly by John Magaro.) Nobody cares about his death or his life. They just hope for a possible scoop and to get out and go to dinner.
All except Hildy Johnson (handsome and youthfully energetic John Slattery) who declares he's quitting this rotten business to move, and marry his sweetheart.
|There is one character who cares about Earl — Mollie Malloy, a prostitute who befriended him briefly before his arrest. By turns emotionally shattered but steely, she rages again the exaggerations the press men have painted of her relationship with Williams. Mollie also feels deeply, sympathetically sad that a man whom she considers "out of his head" is going to the gallows. (Sherie Rene Scott gives this beat-up but feisty working girl more dignity than the script allows.)
|Complications arise.
Honestly, that's the best way to describe the rapidly unfolding action — after Act One — and the rapid-fire dialogue that overlaps at a breathless pace. It's complicated. (For one thing, the cast features 26 characters; at a certain point, they are all onstage at the same time.)
One unbelievable situation tumbles upon another. Each major character has his or her own "aria" — from Jefferson Mays as the prissy germaphobe, Bensinger (who, from a slight distance resembles Nathan Lane) ... Dan Florek as Chicago's Mayor, desperate to be reelected, and rather adorable in his phrase-making and sweeping dictums (Dan seems very much relieved to be away from barking orders via his various "Law & Order" stints) ... John Goodman as the bloviating sheriff ... legendary Robert Morse as the derelict Mr. Pincus ... Micah Stock as a cop obsessed with the psychology of crime, who employs an accent and enunciation that beggars description but the stops the show every time he opens his mouth.
|There's also Halley Feiffer as Hildy's fiancé Peggy and Holland Taylor as Peggy's exasperated, much-abused mother.
In Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's world, women get rather short shrift, so it is pleasant to report that under the circumstances, Feiffer and Taylor don't lose their bite in this sea of angry white men with giant egos, screaming at each other. (It is particularly delicious to see the elegant Miss Taylor hoisted, protesting, out of the newsroom, when she sees more than is good for her.)
|I HAVE saved the very best for last. By the time Nathan Lane, as the vulgar Chicago Examiner editor Walter Burns appears, breathing fire and insults, "The Front Page" has already ignited. (There is a spectacular bit of business concerning Bensinger, his umbrella, and a lengthy exit that is simply dazzling.)
But, if "The Front Page" was ten times as good as it is, Nathan Lane's presence would have — as it does — elevate the show to something transcendent.
I have raved for so many years about Nathan in so many productions it's difficult to come up with something new.
|The man is a genius, a national treasure, an actor who so totally inhabits his role that he joyfully fills every nook and cranny of the theater. From the moment Nathan appears, each word and gesture brought hysterical laughter. People were wiping their eyes, falling sideways into the aisles, laughing so hard, onstage lines were lost in the happy hubbub. (I suggest seeing it twice, to catch what you might have lost, in the cacophony of guffaws.)
If you have any connection to the newspaper or magazine business, you'll love it when Lane screams in frustration at Hildy, who is desperately trying to get his scoop written: "What's this?! Where's the news. The second paragraph? Who reads the second paragraph?!!"
|This is one of the most complete performances I have ever seen. It is impossible to take your eyes off Nathan, in fear of missing a gesture an expression, some astonishing bit of body language. (His attempt to move a heavy desk all but generated a standing ovation right there!)
But, it is to Nathan Lane that "The Front Page" belongs. Go see this show because it is real theater. Go because it is real theater history! Go because you will be compelled to pay attention. Go because there are no cheap thrills, just talent. And, go, please go, to see what is assuredly the best male comic performance on Broadway right now. (Now and forever, as they say in "Cats"?)
Nathan Lane, keep on keeping on, being a genius. Because boy, do we need you now!
|P.S. Tomorrow I will give you a few salient tidbits from the big after party at Sardi's.
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On the History of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam
After the fusion of the ZMA and the National Herbarium Nederland with Naturalis to form the NCB Naturalis, the new institution is paying a tribute to the long and interesting past of the ZMA and its collections. The tribute takes the form of an exhibition, "Naturalia. From Fairground Attraction to Scientific Object", wich will be open to the public from the 14th of October and until 19th of Augustus 2012.
Next to the exhibition, the former director of the ZMA, dr. Sandrine Ulenberg, commissioned the publication of a book on the rich treasures and history of the ZMA. The book, in Dutch, is entitled "Duizend en meer verhalen op sterk water; 13 miljoen dieren" and will appear shortly.
2 Responses to "On the History of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam"
Hi Eulàlia,
Thanks for the hint, sounds great. I am very curious to see the exhibition and have a look at the book which carries an inspiring title!

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Gentle Birth, Pregnancy and My Body; My Journey
What Society Has Us Believe About Birth
What We expect:
From every aspect of media and society we are told that birth is going to be the most painful thing women experience in their lives. We are conditioned to believe this and every birth scene we witness on film or in a TV show will perpetuate this idea. When I found out I was pregnant, it wasn't the fact that I would have a child to look after that scared me, it wasn't the thought of nappies, or of long sleepless nights, it was birth. It was the 'Holy crap how am I going to get this baby out of me!' that scared me half to death. It was the howling, the pain, the trauma of having random people looking at my vagina, it was the fact that women are treated like birthing cows in hospital on a conveyor belt of birthing. Because we all know what birth is supposed to be like, and we can't even imagine it being anything but that. Hospitals try to get that baby out as fast as possible, and despite it being your birth experience, they take control of everything, from what your partners job is to how long you have to breath and push. None of this was what I wanted so I went search of something else, someway of taking control of my birthing experience, of making it about myself, my partner and our new baby.
No that's not a gummy Bear..
Gentle Birth and What We Learned:
So eight weeks into my pregnancy I am given the opportunity to attend a gentle birth weekend, unsure of what it is, but pretty sure its better than not trying to have a calm birth, my partner and I pack up and head to Belfast for two days. All I can say is that it changed my pregnancy, and the feelings of fear and anxiety I was having. We learned that our bodies are built for birth, they are not built to fail, and that you and your partner can be in control of your birth. I knew from the very beginning I wanted a home birth, there was no doubt in my mind about that, I was afraid of intervention, of a lack of control and feeling exposed. But no amount of calls to all of the 12 HSE home birth midwives in the country were giving me hope. No body was available, but the one that was asked for €2500, I was shocked. I was determined to have my home birth, and reached out to a few groups on Facebook asking, begging for any other home birth options. It was then that I got a call from a wonderful lady, she told me that going private was a possibility, that they were flexible with payment plans, and that they weren't as strict as the HSE when it came to hospital transfers. The HSE have a lot of rules and regulations and the tiniest thing can take your home birth dream from you. So I contacted the Neighborhood Midwives, and within a few days I met our midwife, Brenda. I loved Brenda, she was happy, helpful, energetic, enthusiastic, we were going private. Two days on we were at Gentle Birth, Dan and Becky were lovely, funny and knew their shit too. It was a real confidence booster.
So knowing we were having a homebirth (finally) made the gentle birth even more helpful, they told us exactly what to expect in labour, and being a first time mum, one who thought I wouldn't be dealing with this for another 5, maybe 10 years, I knew nothing, other than horror stories. Dan and Becky showed us how empowering birth is, for mom and dad. They showed my partner what his role would be on the day, and how home birth isn't just a hippy, mother nature way of birthing, its actually scientifically safer for low risk mothers. They told us not to be afraid, to condition our minds to let go of fear and let in enthusiasm.
Most importantly though, they told us that our consent is the most crucial thing if we do end up with hospital births, we have the ability to say no to EVERYTHING! No episiotomy, no unnecessary C-section because the babies taking their time, we could say no. Powerful stuff, and it blew my mind!
They also showed us various pain relief techniques for birth (useful) as most home birth mothers want a drug free birth, I was no different. So acupressure, tens machines, gas and air, soothing music, lots of love and affection, this was starting to sound do-able. I could totally do this, I've had an extremely painful pilonidal abscess removed and I survived, birth was going to be a breeze.
So myself and my partner left feeling confident, hoping Dan the Midwife is free to be my second midwife, we had our visualizations techniques, we had our cd's, our reading material, our birth story film in our heads....we were going to do this.
1st Trimester Belly
Trimester 1:
So feeling confident, and telling myself yes this is possible, women have been birthing for centuries without medical intervention, women are strong, I am strong, I can so freaken do this! I was starting to believe it too, being a feminist, I started to think that maybe this was a feminist issue, that birthing, the most powerful thing a woman can do, had been taken from her and placed in the hands of doctors, who thought they knew best. Not only that but they had somehow convinced us that it was something to fear, something that could kill us, or our babies if we didn't do what we were supposed to, they had made us feel that we had no say in what happens, that they could guilt us into procedures we don't want! That was it, the inspiration to follow through with my plans, I wasn't going to let some doctor control my birthing experience, I was going to be in control.
Not only was I feeling hugely confident, I was also getting sick...a lot. And feeling nauseous, incredibly tired, and just run down. my taste buds were on fire with the blandest of tastes, I was smelling things i never thought I could, like my mascara, and that was making me sick too. My partners aftershave, my favorite smell in the world, was also making me sick. Shit, maybe this wasn't going to be the most fantastic of pregnancies, maybe I was going to feel like crap. My hips were getting larger and then one day..horror....stretchmarks! Three fricken stretchmarks...ok definitely time to start with the coconut oil. My boobs were getting big, like really big!! And I had always had big boobs, this was my nightmare.
I'm enjoying the gentle birth cd's. I like the breathing techniques, they are useful, like really useful even outside of pregnancy. They help me calm down when I'm upset or stressed. I love the hypnosis tracks, especially the one where I start off somewhere in nature, I see myself in a field with really long meadowy grass, on a blanket with my partner, then the cloud comes and takes us away on a journey...is it weird that my partner is there too? Should it just be me? I don't know, I like him there, he's comforting. This is his journey too, even if its happening inside my head.
Still looking forward to the birth (that's how powerful our GB weekend was), still very confident in our midwife Brenda, still hoping Dan is free to second.....
Quitting. Ugh the quitting of everything I loved, that was hard. With about an hours notice I had to give up smoking (not super sad about that, my teeth are so white right now!) coffee, tea, wine....WINE! brie, Camembert, my favorite of all cheeses, cats...wait....what? Cats, yes cats feces can be dangerous. Mkay. So cats too. Trampolines, I can't jump on trampolines anymore, I cant dye my hair, or get the tattoo I wanted for my birthday....my body was no longer my own, and I am starting to resent my baby for it.
2nd Trimester Belly
This is the kitten....
Trimester Two:
Yay, no more sickness, more energy so no midday naps. My body is getting bigger, and bigger, but that's ok, because I feel great. I don't miss the smoking, I don't miss the coffee, I still miss the wine.
Research, I've done so much research, delayed cord clamping, what I can and cannot eat, VE's, home births, episiotomies, changes in my body, I'm learning every day. Also Listening to my tracks every night, I liked it. My confidence is only getting stronger, my birth is going to be amazing! My partner is going to be amazing. I totally fucking got this!
I start to watch home birth videos online, these are what women need to watch, they are amazing. They are so beautiful, I'm starting to get emotional watching them, I'm not an emotional person, I don't cry at movies, or sad songs, I don't get upset at much, now I'm crying at the birth of a baby I don't even know, I'm also crying when I see baby animals, I want to hold them, all of them, and let them know that I love them, even though I don't know them. It makes me laugh how emotional I am. I really cant understand it.
Ok so feeling a little down, being pregnant is hard, I suddenly have a sweet tooth, I have never had a sweet tooth. I want all the pastries...and the chocolate, right now! Being around friends is hard, they all smoke, they all drink, they don't get it, I'm the first to be pregnant, and they just dont get it. they leave me for 20 minutes at a time while they go outside to smoke, they are getting drunk, this was my birthday dinner and they aren't really being supportive. My partner realizes that I'm down, he quits smoking there and then. I've eaten goats cheese, lots of goats cheese, and I find out I'm not supposed to, I cry. This is really unfair. I just want to eat my goats cheese in peace. I talk to Facebook group, they really help. Goats cheese is fine, they send me an article that really helps me understand all this 'Don't eat this when pregnant' advice. I'm ecstatic, I'm going to have a glass of banana beer, this makes total sense.
Pregnancy isn't that hard, once you understand that all the 'advice' (i say begrudgingly) is actually not that helpful. Il do research myself, and make my own decisions based on what I have learned, I'm not going to simply follow the one size fits all birth rules. Yay, again, I feel in control.
I met a kitten, I fell instantly in love with this kitten, we were at a petting farm, the kitten was looking for attention off strangers, they were pushing her away. I felt angry. I got up, walked over to it, picked it up and brought it to a chair. I loved this kitten, she slept on my now giant boobs for forty minutes, we had a connection, and I felt really sad when I had to leave her, like, really sad.
My belly is getting bigger, and I like it, I like it a lot. I feel womanly, and pretty kick ass...I'm making a person! A little human being. I am making a tiny human being!!! I'm over the awkward 'just had a big lunch belly', I'm noticeably pregnant. My boobs though, they are still gaining weight, my nipples are huge...like wtf happened to my nipples? I wasnt expecting this, my cute nipples are gone, instead I have dinner plates, Ugh, its fine, I'm making a person!
I still think about the kitten, on a daily basis.
Movement! I feel movement, actual movement. I cant believe it, watching World War Z (not the best movie but freakiest Zombies ever....I'm hugely interested in the evolution of the zombie in film and tv) the frenzy of the attacks is making my adrenaline rush, and my baby move. I'm so excited. It's non stop, all day every day, even as I write this. I'm starting to have feelings for my baby, like actual emotions that I cant explain because its weird to love something you have never met right?! But I do, and now I'm even more excited for birth, I literally cannot wait. Gentle Birth has totally rid me of my fear, and now I'm counting the days/weeks until I meet our new baby. My partner finally felt a kick and now he is excited too. Its happening. But I'm still thinking about the kitten.
So the whole way through this I've been telling myself that there is no pain in labour there is work and effort but no pain, I've read numerous books that say the same, I'm convinced I can do it without medication. But then I meet a woman who felt it was her job to warn me that its actually like period pain...just 100 times worse. At this I respond with a facial expression that can only be described as saying 'Thanks for that B#tch, really needed you to ruin the last four months of brain training I've been doing every single day'. I roll my eyes, I shrink into myself a bit. I have dealt with serious period pain for 14 years of my life, and yes it kills me. Really wish I could have responded with interpretive dance, but instead I roll my eyes and sarcastically thank her for her support. I mean, who am I to be heading into labour thinking it wont be painful as all hell?! Women can really be the most unsupportive of my home birth choice for some reason...where are all my sisters of the world helping my confidence instead of knocking me down? Its fine, gentle birth tracks tonight, more reading, I can still do this.
Have been reading, and found that many women who birth in hospital, particularly with induction, do have painful births. This is why I'm birthing at home! Intervention only causes more trauma, more stress and less control. I strongly believe that fear-tension-pain is a thing, I need to evaporate fear in order to relieve tension, thus pain! Facebook groups are a great read at times like this, they are supportive, they are honest, and they don't knock me down. Next time a woman decided to warn me of the horror of birth, I'm probably going to add them to the list of people getting my birthing video, just to show them how birth can and should be.
Trimester Three
I'm looking forward to this last few months, it just means we are closer to meeting our new baby :)
well, this month is going to be hectic. Lots to do and sort out. We're moving house, I need to organize everything and get rid of so much. We need to prepare baby stuff....Although we pretty much have most of that covered, from relatives and such.
Moving house is hard. But I'm determined to unpack every single box. Packing up the house was probably the hardest, and feeling like everyone else is doing all the hard work is even harder. I mean when your grandparents are doing all the hard lifting because your pregnant, that's when you know things have changed.
Bunnies are not happy...they are not happy at all. I knew ti would take a while to get used to the new home, but I'm worrying now.
With no internet..which means no tv or movies, I'm finding lots of things to do...like sorting baby clothes, and hand sewing a mobile, and sorting baby clothes, even though I did it yesterday....on the plus side, the house is unpacked and super clean!
Baby is literally jumping around in there...keeps me up for an hour every night, its all good though, as long ass the wee thing is happy.
I feel like I have put on 4 stone. Nuff said.
So, I don't know if its the same for everyone, but suddenly the friends you have had for years no longer call, or ask you out to the pub. I get that they have better things to do than hang out with a preggers lady, but I mean...harsh! I'm still fun to be around, no I don't smoke, or get drunk in pubs, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be with friends. :( When I think of all the shit I went through with some of my friends, listening to their issues and always being there for them, only to be ignored for the past few months, its like...why did I even bother?!
God damn sciatica....whoever said pregnancy was glorious...they lied. I can barely walk.
What the fuck is happening to my nipples? I have never....in my entire life....seen anything so huge...and they aren't even the same size, its like one grew over night and the other was all 'No way man, too much, I cant do it'. So yeah, my nipples are both different sizes, but both huge. Go figure. I'm pretty sure a boob is bigger than the other too...
Soon Il be starting my care with my midwife, and I cant wait. Gonna have a baby in a few weeks, life going to be so different, but I cant wait.
Hmm, my pilonidal is acting up, very sore to sit on, so on antibiotics and bouts of crying about whether or not the birth will affect it. I'm hoping not, but I know the pressure of a baby coming out may irritate it so fingers crossed.
Well pregnancy certainly changes a person, and my privacy when it comes to my body. I have always liked to keep bodily things private when it comes to my partner (he literally has no idea what panty liners are for or why I use them!), but recently I've found myself calling him upstairs to heck to see if my 'vagina looks weird'. It feels like its different, but who knows, it could just be me.
Sciatica is mostly under control, still hurts every now and then, but I mostly its fine, mostly. Clothing however is a daily struggle. I have this thing where I just don't like spending money on clothes, like it really annoys me that people spend like 20 quid for tshirt...I might be cheap, but its an ethical thing I swear. So maternity clothes are difficult to get in 2nd hand shops. Some days I don't even bother getting dressed, I just stay in pj's cause I'm like..nope, cant handle the pressure of that today. Leggings are definitely my best friend. But that doesn't mean they look good, just comfy as fuck.
So for the final month I wasn't keeping this up to date, I had so much to do, blogging wasn't as important. So here's the gist of the final month of my pregnancy:
Holy poseidon, pregnancy got tough. My ankles got so fat I couldn't tell where my leg ended and my feet began, my nose grew about two sizes larger, my pelvis got much more uncomfortable and my back...holy crap my back. Daily massages were a must!
Clothing got much harder to find. Like I had the same two pairs of leggings on rotation. And then there's leaky boobs...fucking leaky boobs! I honestly didn't think it would happen before the baby arrived but there you have it.
Getting ready for the birth didn't take much effort, since I'd been doing gentle birth since the 2nd month, I was confident, excited and honestly looking forward to labor. I wanted so badly to have my baby in my arms, mostly because we'd been waiting for what felt like an eternity but mainly because getting around was quite difficult, also putting on shoes, getting out of the bath...you get where I'm going. We did our birth affirmation, bright and colorful so hang in the room, we inflated the pool, we listened to gentle birth tracks everyday, and talked about what we both wanted for the birth. We were so prepared. and looking forward to meeting our baby.
Oh, stretchmarks, lovely, wonderful stretchhmarks! From the time I got pregnant, right up to the very last day I had been using an oil on my stomach to prevent stretchmarks and taking tissue salts that help with elasticity, things were going fantastically. Even though I had gotten so big I had no stretchmarks, I was rubbing that stuff in twice a day and it was bloody working. ..Until it didn't. Until the very last week when they came out of friggin nowhere!! And not just one little stripe, or even two. The entire bottom half of my stomach, my thighs, my hips..I was ruined. All that wok for nothing. All I can say is at least I was getting a baby out of all of this!!!
The Birth
The Birth:
A week before I went into labor I got a call from midwife Dan, Brenda was ill and unable to attend my birth, so he was now my main midwife. Although I was quite sad we wouldn't have Brenda there (we had been in contact since month 2 after all, I was also delighted that Dan was stepping in! He taught us gentle Birth at eight weeks in Belfast, and now he was helping me to Birth my baby...I was ecstatic. Our second midwife was Angela, who we had met twice before and thought she was lovely, I had also heard wonderful things from other women who had her at their births, so we were both very happy with the way things were turning out. We were all set, we just needed baby to make his way now!
So if you've come this far and are still interested in the actual birth and our last hurdle into parenthood, then here's the birth story of our precious little fello:
Totally Worth it!
Wow...that was quite a birth story! I think you are so brave for wanting to have a gentle birth, and in the end having your baby the natural way, even if in a slightly more hectic environment. Congratulations to you and your family! And you should be very proud of yourself :-)
I need the rest of the story!! I was looking forward to your account of the home birth - something I never considered, but now I am, maybe - and...it ends on sciatica? Update please :)
I love your determination to experience a gentle birth. I think that so many children are traumatized, beginning with birth. I hope all women will follow your lead! Great job!


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Mrs. Dalloway and Spirits of the Dead
Summary - This story goes through the a day in the life of multiple characters in London. Mrs. Dalloway has been running errands for a party while other characters goes through various activities. Each have flashbacks of their past lives and some are haunted by it, like Septimus or they cherish it, like Mrs. Dalloway remembering Sally's kiss. They all have different views of death. In Spirits of the Dead the speaker is found in a cemetery where there are spirits that are visiting the lonely soul to guide the speaker. The speaker has hope, which could be a double-sword because people cling to hope and sorrow, making them lonely.
Theme - The theme of Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allen Poe and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf are both about death. In the poem, the soul and past lives were brought up along with hope being a double-edged sword, and in the novel, Septimus was contemplating suicide as a way to escape from the stresses of life. Mrs. Dalloway also thinks deeply about life and her choices while in the poem the speaker is seeing thoughts and visions of past lives.
Literary Device - "To thy weariness shall seem/As a burning and a fever/Which would cling to thee for ever." The use of personification, and simile help show the theme of death from the perspective of the speaker by emphasizing the hold that the weariness has on someone's soul.
Never Let me go and This Consciousness that is aware
Summary - In an alternate future, the cure to most diseases have been found and all is well. Except for the fact that the cure for these ailments are children who were raised for the sole purpose to be organ donors. This story follows these organ donors through their short lives and explores the concepts of self worth, deception, love, and what a person's purpose is in life.
Theme - Identity; This Consciousness that is aware - Emily Dickinson. This poem shows the theme of identity because it is about self awareness and understanding the meaning of life and death.
Literary Device - The whole poem is personification of consciousness and that relates to the theme of identity because this consciousness is searching for its identity.
The Handmaid's tale and I gave myself to Him
Summary - In this dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, the main character, Offred, describes her journey as a Handmaid. Before the US fell, Offred was married to a man named Luke and had a daughter. Once the Republic of Gilead was established, Offred was captured and sent to be trained as a Handmaid. As a handmaid, she must be a tool to produce babies for Commanders. There is a chance of rebellion, but the novel ends with Offred being taken by an unknown black van. In "I gave myself to him," Emily Dickinson writes about a marriage not based on true love and rather a business transaction. The marriage was just a union with expectations of the wife to become a housewife, completely devoted to her husband, while the husband is more free.
Theme - In both Handmaid's Tale and I Gave Myself to Him, the prevailing theme is the oppression of women and the use of women as political instruments. In the book, Offred's role as a handmaid is to have a sexual relationship with her Commander with no actual love or feelings. The poem reflects this idea by making marriage a business deal rather than a union of love.
Literary Device - Tone of words like "contract," "purchaser," and "cargoes" portray marriage as a business deal rather than a real act of love.
Atonement and Adam's curse
Summary - The futures of a group of people drastically change on one night due to a horrible chain of events. When looking back on this night, the perspectives of most of the guests are explored and shed light on what really happened that fateful night. After that night, the lives of the individuals are explored further, with a twist at the end that will leave readers questioning whether the decisions made back then could have changed the characters futures.
Theme - Forgiveness, Briony spent most of her life atoning for the mistake of accusing Robbie of rape. While, Cecilia and Robbie didn't forgive her either, it was her who failed to move past her self. Her life revolved around her inability to forgive herself, and inability to accept her mistake.
Literary Device - Simile; Yeats uses simile to establish a connection with the audience and a common basis of understanding.
Hamlet and we
Summary - After the unusual death of a king in 14th century Denmark, the prince of the land resolves to discover the circumstances behind the death while also living his life to the fullest. Along the way, he has to deal with love, mania, rampant conspiracies, and a thirst for blood.
Theme - Revenge Only Causes a Cycle of Retaliation: Hamlet's mission to avenge his father causes Laertes to go on a revenge quest. This cycle of revenge only ends with death at the end of the play.
Literary Device - Metaphor: With the mention of the atomic bomb in "We," by Richard Wilbur the scenario is being posed that a strong message needs to be sent in order to prevent strife. However, this message will only cause the other party to retaliate with violence, creating a similar system as the one in Hamlet.
Macbeth and The Rose Tree
Summary - After learning that he will become the King of Scotland, Scottish general Macbeth resolves to do anything to rise up in any way he can. With the persuasion of three witches and his manipulative wife, Macbeth assassinates the current king, Duncan, and rules the land with dictator like authority. With the court being sceptical about the circumstances behind Duncan's death, members of the court plot to depose Macbeth, with the play being enveloped by death, treachery, and ambition.
Theme - Deceit: Many people in the Scottish court were lying to each other left, right, and center. It made the tragic play seem almost like a comedy.
Literary Device - In "The Rose Tree" By William Butler Yeats the discussion of politics and how the government can/should work in society is explored in both "The Rose Tree" and Macbeth. With Macbeth taking the point of view that a political agenda can be forced rather than nurtured, the failure of his thought process is presented.
All the Pretty Horses and the human seasons
Summary - With the Old West slowly becoming modernized, a young man and his companions leave their homes to seek adventure in the great Mexican expanse. Along the way, they experience love, pain, and learn the hard truth about how the world works firsthand.
Theme - The theme of the poem and the novel is a bildungsroman story. John Grady is maturing throughout this story.
Literary Device - Metaphor: The poem "The Human Seasons" by John Keats uses different seasons to represent the different stages of life.
Equus and Gods
Summary - After a horrible incident, an accomplished psychologist is tasked with helping a troubled young man get through the aftermath. With his mental stability in question, the doctor will do everything he can to learn about the afflicted boy in order to understand what actually happened during that terrible ordeal. While doing so, the doctor learns more about himself and the motivation behind people's actions.
Theme - Religion, Equus uses religion as a way to explain the problems that led to Alan's dysfunction, it serves as a common theme and explanation for his behavior.
Literary Device - Metaphor; God by Langston Hughes, Hughes uses metaphor to compare himself to god, but in a sense to show that it is better to be a human and together than god and alone.
King lear and a Dialogue of Self and Soul
Summary - With the King of England nearing his end, the decision regarding his kingdom and how to divide it amongst his kin is presented. During his deliberation, however, the king slowly loses his ability to reason, causing both humorous and horrible scenes to ensue. This, along with and usurpers plot to gain control of the kingdom causes the court of England to be plagued with hatred, anger, paranoia, and deceit.
Theme - Identity: A person's sense of identity can be changed based on their mental state and ambitions.
Literary Device - Extended Metaphor in "A Dialogue of Self and Soul" by William Butler Yeats: The relation of how the Soul and Self influence each other is similar to the relationship between King Lear and the Fool in King Lear. Their functionality is similar, but there methods for dealing with issues are wholly different.
Twelfth Night and Byzantium
Summary - During their travels abroad, a pair of twin siblings are separated by a storm and land in a foreign country. In order to find their sibling they think is lost at sea, each pursues work and make friends along the way. Once they meet, however, their uncanny resemblance to one another complicates their relationships with these new friends, causing feelings to become confused and directed at the wrong person. It doesn't help that the sister lost at sea pretends to be her brother!
Theme - Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The main characters sub out for each other frequently, causing many interesting exchanges to take place
Literary Device - Extended Metaphor using "Byzanthium" by William Butler Yeats: The twins in Twelfth Night are much like the city of Byzantium since they both aren't restricted by others to express themselves. The city of Byzantium used to be a major trade hub during the middle ages, and this popularity amongst other cities is similar to the popularity of the twins in the play.
1984 and He wishes his Beloved were Dead
Summary - Future where the fears from the Cold War actually came true. The main character, Winston, works to join the Brotherhood and escape the tyranny and control of the Big Brother. He ends up failing, and getting brainwashed.
Theme - Appearances can be deceiving.
Literary Device - "He wishes his Beloved were Dead" by William Butler Years. Metaphor: the speaker is relating his experiences regarding his significant other, but the relation switches between love and disdain. Much like in 1984 where Winston shares his relationship with Julia, there is an underlying tone of love even after they are tortured to the point of hating each other.
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If you're any kind of a traveler and you haven't checked out airbnb.com yet, it's about time you take a look. Aside from being a wonderful resource for finding homestays, rentals, and b&b's for any budget, this month The Anchorage made the front page!
The folks at Airbnb sent us over a professional photographer and, next thing we knew, there we were on the homepage. So go to our "See" page to check out the photos, and go to airbnb.com to see the coverage.


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CERATIZIT Deutschland GmbH
£36,192 Basic Salary plus £3,000 loyalty consideration payment, plus commission, fully expensed vehicle and excellent benefits. On target earnings £60k+.
Based in Sheffield we are a sales organisation supplying precision cutting tools to the metalcutting industry. We are part of he CERATIZIT Group with more than 9,000 employees worldwide. This field-based position will further enhance back up to our existing team of 39 engineers, providing dedicated applications and project support service to customers. For this customer-facing role, we are looking for an engineer taking their first step from the shop floor to technical sales.
CNC machining experience is essential. No sales experience required.
An attractive package of benefits will be offered to the right individual including immediate entry to the company pension scheme.
Email your current CV, quoting job application reference North East ASE and indicating current salary to Adrian Fitts, Business Development Manager at: adrian.fitts(at)ceratizit.com


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CRESSON — Three Berlin wrestlers placed at the Sheetz Holiday Classic Tournament Saturday held at Penn Cambria High School.
Tyler Crites (119) and Chase Heffner (130) both earned 5th place finishes while Philip Shawley (125) earned sixth place.
Eighteen schools participated in the tournament with Berlin being the only Somerset County representative.


text: In this episode, I interview Dan Norris Co-Founder at WPCurve. Dan works on the Gold Coast of Australia and set up WPCurve. The service offers Unlimited WordPress fixes live 24 hours a day from $69 / month. Dan had given himself two more weeks before looking for a job. He wisely applied his 10 point criteria to this successful startup.


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Hello, I'm Roger Symonds and I have created this blog to highlight local and wider cycling issues. Given the incredible interest and increase in cycling we must not miss this opportunity to provide the the infrastructure that gets even more people out on bikes in a safer environment.
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Family of Facebook-killing victim: We forgive suspect
Family of Facebook-killing victim: We forgive suspect
Robert Godwin, Sr. (l) moments before being fatally shot
Steve Stephens, who took his own life, was found dead in Erie, Penn.
Story taken from the web
The man who randomly killed a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook shot himself to death on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, police said.
Pennsylvania State Police said Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning in Erie County, in the state's northwest corner. Authorities say officers tried to pull Stephens over and, after a brief pursuit, he shot and killed himself.
He was wanted on an aggravated murder charge in the shooting death of a 74-year-old man who was picking up aluminum cans on Sunday after spending Easter with his family.
Stephens' mom, Maggie Green, told Fox News on Tuesday she heard the news of her son's death on the radio. She said she believed he would commit suicide because he visited her house before the murder to say goodbye.
"'Momma this will be the last time you see me…I just wanted to see you for the last time,'" Green said that Stephens told her.
Green said Stephens had an issue with gambling.
"Steve was a good Christian person…he just snapped…he had a gambling problem," she said.
The family of an Ohio man whose killing was posted on Facebook say they forgive the alleged killer, who is being hunted nationwide.
"Each one of us forgives the killer, the murderer," Tonya Godwin-Baines, a daughter of 74-year-old victim Robert Godwin, told Cleveland TV station WJW on Monday. "We want to wrap our arms around him."
The suspect, Steve Stephens, 37, is accused of killing Godwin, a father of 10 and grandfather of 14, on Sunday. Cleveland police said Stephens posted video of the apparently random killing on Facebook. It was later removed.
A son, Robert Godwin Jr., said: "Steve, I forgive you … I'm not happy [with] what you did but I forgive you."
Meanwhile, the family pleaded with Stephens to turn himself in. "To the young man who murdered my daddy," Godwin-Baines told the TV station, "I ask that you please surrender. I forgive you and love you, but most importantly, God loves you. God can heal your mind and save your soul."
The family's words came as authorities intensified their hunt for Stephens, expanding the search nationwide and placing him on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.
In addition, Cleveland's Mayor Frank Jackson announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Stephens in the Easter Sunday shooting. The alleged shooter also claimed to have killed at least a dozen other people, although police said they have no evidence of it.
The claim came when detectives contacted Stephens on his cellphone shortly after the shooting but were unable to convince him to turn himself in. Cleveland's police chief, Calvin Williams, said officers and the FBI have searched dozens of possible locations for Stephens to no avail. No other victims have been found, Williams added, but he warned that Stephens should be considered armed and dangerous.


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The Creator gathered all of Creation and said "I want to hide something from humanity until they are ready for it."
The eagle said, "Give it to me. I will take it to the moon." Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."
The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean." Creator said, "No. They will go there, too."
The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains." Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the earth and find it even there."
Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth, who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes, said,
"Put it inside of them."
And the Creator said, "It is done."
Hopi Creation Story
All life benefits when women come to love their bodies and live from their truth. For the womb is the generator and keeper of Life, the source of full feminine expression. The womb and ovaries are the light generators of the feminine, and the creators of joy. When they are cleared, when they are healed of wounds, those many veils of disempowerment, mis-education, and repression, a woman may connect fully with her own feminine core in clarity, joy, and the full, free expression of the life force, the orgasmic energy of bliss.
Activating the womb is a powerful act that heals many deep-seated, age-old wounds in both the female and male consciousness. Healing the womb helps activate and illuminate the collective psyche and also powerfully heals on the personal level. For when the womb is cleared, healed, and restored in connection to the heart, women come into their full power. By doing so, the men too become balanced, whole, and healed, as this feminine fire holds the crucible and container for heart- centered relationships.
By women living from their center of power, joy, and life-nurturing capacities, and men supporting this, both become deeply nourished through this deepening and opening within themselves. When a woman and a man have integrated both their aspects, they can rise above being just one or the other, realizing that male and female are just roles to be played, like putting on a robe to suit different occasions. The fluidity of moving between these polarities is accessed when a woman is totally able to be a woman, and a man a man.
An awakened, socially conscious, and egalitarian society is built on the foundation of the womb that honors life in all its forms as the basis of society, not as an "add on" or a pleasing secondary thought. This divine design is activated and manifested through the organic flowering of the womb and application of its laws and rhythms. This divine design descends soul energy into manifestation; at present, human civilization descends mental energy into manifestation and ascends root chakra or survival/ power / sexual energy into manifestation.
With enough open and healed wombs, no war would dare be fought by men who listen to the voice of the womb, to the empowered, life- affirming woman in their life who shares the sustaining, nurturing power of life. Poverty would be wiped out if more female leaders created, shared, and distributed structures for people to become self-empowered and to live in real relating.
The strengths and depths of the womb provide the security and foundation deep within for us to rise up and express ourselves freely through the heart. The head and heart work within grounded founda- tions sunk deep within the womb. The head by itself cannot come into the heart. The womb is required to bring down the mind into our true center, and then the mind can rise up and express through the heart from solid foundations.
The womb feels autonomous, has a voice of its own, and can respond depending on what is required in each moment. The womb's voice is wise, ancient, powerful, and connected to the primordial. It is sunk deep, whereas the heart gives rise to passion, inspiration, and the giving and expression of love. Womb holds, heart gives. Heart's desire is to unify and bring things together—to end division. The womb holds the space, the container, the crucible for this to happen, for this to birth into manifestation.
Heart manifests womb, and womb holds heart in a secure space, allowing the heart to go deeper into its layers rather than just being on the surface or on a sentimental aspect of the heart. The womb holds the steadiness, the unwavering center and ground of creation, steady, still, reliable—the well of creation. With this foundation, the heart then feels safe and secure, feeling its innate and natural ground to lean, rest, and rely upon, a place to arise from in wisdom and strength, able to see clearly and give accordingly to what is the highest potential in that moment.
One can say that the womb is the bank of the river, and the heart is the river. The womb is the container for the alchemy of love to occur and rise into manifestation and being. Mind is the servant of womb-heart, designed to carry out its bidding. The heart is incomplete without the maturity of the womb.
The womb establishes itself deep within the character, the clarity, the stillness and the inner guidance, the commitment and stamina, housing the ground upon which you may come to take solace and guidance throughout your greatest tests in life.
You have within you this reliable source of stillness. Do you have the heart to discover it?
Copyright Padma Aon Prakasha and Anaiya Prakasha. Excerpt from 'Womb Wisdom'' book, Inner Traditions/Bear and Co Publishing 2011.


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Erich D. Jarvis, Ph.D. Rockefeller University
In order to learn how humans evolved to speak, Dr. Erich Jarvis studies song-learning birds. By using a variety of techniques across many disciplines, he hopes to gain a broad understanding of the mechanisms that underlie vocal learning and eventually learn how their brains, and ours, have evolved to produce this complex behavior. Dr. Jarvis hopes these findings will help shed light on speech disorders in humans and restore voices silenced by disability or disease.
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As the deadly two-day blizzard finally passes, huge swathes of America must now brace for more snow and ice over the next three days as a storm brewing in the South and Texas is projected to move north by Saturday, dumping even more snow on top of already record-setting accumulation totals.
Snow is expected to fall over parts of Texas with rain over Louisiana, which will turn to snow over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. A separate snowstorm will blow over much of the West, just as Chicago is recovering from its most damaging snowstorm in decades.
This week's storm was so catastrophic that buildings were crushed under the weight of the ice and snow.
At the second link below Al Gore claims that this snow and ice is actually caused by 'global warming.'
Remember Al Gore? He is the so-called climate guru who refuses to debate his climate science. He won't allow reporters access to his climate lectures. He relies on the friendly liberal media to give him a pass without challenging his climate science.
At the third link below is a report about a climate scientist in the UK who claimed that Europe would soon not see snow again and that children would grow up not knowing what snow was like.
Didn't Al Gore and the UK climate scientist remember the warnings in the 1970's about a coming ice-age such as the Time Magazine warning about another ice age.
The "crushed by global warming snow and ice" report is here.
The Al Gore claim that this snow and ice is actually caused by man-made global warming is here.
The claim (with link) that "children in the UK would grow up never knowing what snow was like" is here.
The 1974 Time Magazine 'another ice age' report is here.


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|Newcastle, Co Down
So a quick round up for the record of the last month or so.
Summer ended with a visit to Northern Ireland with husband, leaving teenager and dog at home. He completed the 'Lap the Lough' cycle event with his brothers-in -law while my sister and I returned to Ballyronan to visit family there. On Bank Holiday Monday, which was damp and cool in NI, while the sun shone in other parts of the UK, we had a day out in Newcastle, County Down. My sister couldn't believe I'd never been there. We had lunch in the 'Percy French' bistro of the swanky Slieve Donard hotel. I didn't know who Percy French was. It seems he wrote the song about the Mountains of Mourne sweeping down to the sea. The words of the song were printed on the wall of the restaurant:
Oh Mary, this London's a wonderful sight
With people here working by day and by night.
They don't grow potatoes or barley or wheat,
But there's gangs of them diggin' for gold in the street.
At least, when I asked them that's what I was told
So I just took a hand in this diggin' for gold,
But for all that I've found there, I might as well be
Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.
Newcastle is a pleasant enough little seaside town with the mountains providing a dramatic backdrop. but the beach is very poor compared to those on the North Coast. We drove back via the Spelga Dam, but it was too wet to do much walking in the Mournes that day.
In the 'Percy French' I had a very nice fish soup accompanied by Wheaten Bread. Inspired by this, I did a bit if baking back in Chester, trying to recreate the taste of home. My fish soup was Cullen Skink - not Irish but Scottish but it was very nice indeed.
I'll sum up the rest of September in list form:
1. The builders are making progress with a little delay because of the rain. We should have a kitchen extension with a roof soon.
2. Because of the building we have no central heating and have already been lighting the log burner.
3. Kate has been writing her personal statement for her UCAS form. This was hard going for everyone. More on this later.
4. I took advantage of some free personal training advice at the gym and was doing quite well in the summer months, following the routine she gave me. But I'm lapsing a little now. I'll keep going with the Zumba classes. Yes I do look ridiculous, but I don't care.
5. Work is easier this year now I have a new colleague running the English department and I'm enjoying it again.
That's it for now. Do have a book post mentally written so hope to get round to that soon.


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Introduction to Java and Agent-Based Economic Platforms
This module aims to provide a first step assistance to students towards excellent Java programming with emphasis on most fundamental concepts and mechanisms provided by Java language. GUI design and more advanced threading mechanism are also covered. The course ends with discussion of writing standard source code documentations and development of more complex Java applications.
It will equip the student with the computational programming and modelling techniques necessary for ACE. It is a 'how to design, programme and implement' module for ACE models.
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the basic concepts of OOP (object-oriented programming)
- write, compile, debug and run simple Java program using command line based Sun JDK
- explain the differences between classes and objects and the differences between applications and applets
- explain the differences between class and interface
- use basic control and data structures, and documentation comments
- implement multi-thread Java programs
- apply an event model within GUI applications
- describe basic principles with which to develop more complex Java applications
- be capable of setting up and using a Java based agent based modelling called Jas
- set up and program examples of agent based computational economic (ACE) models
- Handbook of Computational Economics, Vol 2: Agent-Based Computational Economics, published by Elsevier/North-Holland (Handbooks in Economics Series), May 2006
- H M Deitel, P J Deitel, Java: How to Program (5th edn), Prentice Hall
- Ken Arnold, James Gosling & David Holmes, The Java Programming Language (3rd Edition, AW Java Series), Addison Wesley
- David Reilly & Michael Reilly, Java Network Programming & Distributed Computing, Addison-Wesley
- Cay S Horstmann & Gary Cornell, Core Java 2 (volume I & II), Sun Microsystems Press (A Prentice Hall title)
- Sun Microsystems, The Java Tutorial
- Java Agent-based Simulator toolkit (JAS)


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where Mi is the biomass of stage i, alpha-i is the recruitment rate out of stage i, I is ingestion, E is egestion, R is respiration, P is predation, S is starvation, and PE is physical exchange (includes advection and diffusion). For adult and egg life stages, the equation must also include loss and input terms, respectively, for egg production (Figure 3). The left-hand side of the equation can be obtained directly from field data on abundance, and the size distribution and/or age structure of individuals within a population. On the right-hand side, individual growth rate can be measured in lieu of ingestion, egestion, and respiration (Figure 3). Measurements of growth rate (and/or development times) also can provide indices of starvation potential, as well as estimates of transfer rates (i.e., recruitment rates) between life stages (Figure 3). For adult female holozooplankton, egg production rates should be measured as functions of food availability, condition factors, and spawning behavior. Measurements of body size may be important for some holoplanktonic taxa where fecundity is related to adult size. If growth rate and starvation are found to significantly limit population growth, the components of growth can be examined in further detail.
Given that phytoplankton abundance (and proably phytoplankton species composition as well) differs greatly in well-mixed vs. stratified regions of the Bank (shown later in this document in Figure 10), copepod egg production, development and growth rates also may differ between well-mixed, frontal and stratified regions of the Bank. Thus, studies that focus on spatial variations in growth rates could lead to a better understanding of environmental control of copepod population dynamics. Physical process that control phytoplankton dynamics should be studied because whichever physical processes directly control phytoplankton growth rates may indirectly control copepod population dynamics.
Swimming and feeding behavior of the target species could be studied in relation to prey abundance, nutritional quality, and avoidance behavior as well as in relation to microscale patchiness, turbulence, and predation rates (Figure 3). These behavioral activities affect rates of ingestion and respiration (and therefore growth and starvation) as well as susceptibility to predation. Study of these behaviors could provide one of the keys to understanding the relationship between physical processes and population response.
Mortality rates can be estimated from field studies which show abundance of a given developmental stage along with measurements of stage-specific development times, following Steele and Mullin (1977) and Kimmerer (1987). Mortality rates for eggs can be derived from equations in Kiżrboe et al., (1988). Also required will be estimates of physical exchange of animals on and off the Bank from detailed information on the flow field, spatial gradients in animal abundance, and estimates of the time rate of change in abundance. Mortality rates can also be estimated from predator abundances and consumption rates, and prey abundance and prey growth rates.
Physical factors which may directly affect animal abundance include temperature effects on biological rates (Figure 3), microturbulence effects on ingestion, respiration, and predation, and advective losses or gains from the study area. This latter category includes both horizontal advection by mean and episodic currents associated with steady forcing (e.g., buoyancy and tidal) and transient forcing (e.g., storms and mesoscale eddies and rings), and the effective horizontal movement of zooplankton caused by their vertical swimming behavior in a time-dependent vertically sheared current field. Given the apparent long residence time of animals on the Bank, we hypothesize that individuals of some species have evolved behavior patterns which serve to retain them on the Bank. We know little about these behaviors. Also included here is consideration of sources of animals found on the Bank; although larval fish are probably produced locally on the Bank during winter and spring, copepods at that time of the year almost certainly recruit from somewhere else.
At present, we have only a limited understanding of how physical processes interact with the dynamics of dominant zooplankton species on Georges Bank. Local physical processes are of course important, however the effects of large-scale (and remote) physical forcing on ecological efficiency and the consequences for recruitment at higher trophic levels are poorly understood. Significant insight can be gained by modeling interactions between physical transport, mixing-stratification, simple food chain interactions and the population dynamics of dominant or characteristic zooplankton species. Each species has evolved certain characteristics which are affected differently by advective transport out of favorable growth areas; some species may be highly dependent upon seasonal input onto the Bank of individuals from source populations off the Bank, and some may not.


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The spies are everywhere and you can't excape them, but maybe you can trap them with the 2nd part of the walkthrough for act 1 of the event right after the jump!
Store note: Cypress Creek Elementary and Cypress Creek Sign are now available!
Pretty Fly for a WiFi
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Professor Frink: Someone has been trying to hack into our network, and I'm afraid I've discovered whom.
Hank Scorpio: That's good news. Is it the FBI? NSA? CIA? Please don't tell me… the WNBA?
Professor Frink: I'm afraid it's YOU.
Hank Scorpio: Oh, God: my only equal.
Professor Frink: I should say, alternate yous. Or is it parallel? Sorry, I was sick on review day at the university.
Hank Scorpio: We've got to beat me at my own game: it's hack or be hacked.
Task: Hack WiFi in a Friend's Town [x3]
Homer: So much data. I don't have to actually read through all this, do I?
Hank Scorpio: The point of espionage isn't what you DO with the information, just that you HAVE it.
Homer: Woo-hoo! Just as I suspected: reading is for suckers.
Quest reward: 10 XP and 100 Event Currency
The Man Who Knew Too Little Pt. 7
Auto starts
Hank Scorpio: We're wasting too much time and energy on putting out fires.
Homer: So we should be starting fires?
Hank Scorpio: When the heat is on, one needs to be a master of disguise and hide in plain sight.
Homer: Way ahead of you.
Hank Scorpio: Take that off, Homer.
Homer: Homer who? I'm Admiral Troutpuncher of Her Majesty's Royal Navy.
Hank Scorpio: Oh, brother.
Quest reward: 40 Schematics
Task: Build the Hidden Research Facility
Task: Spend Schematics on Research
Quest reward: 50 XP and 500 Event Currency
Eye Spy, You Spy Pt. 1
Homer starts
Hank Scorpio: NOW we're spying! Just remember the Six Sigma three C's: Collect, Consume, and Control.
Homer: That's my goal for every meal.
Hank Scorpio: Just look what Oogle pulled off: they turned harmless driving directions into global surveillance.
Homer: And made me fall for a sexy computer voice that I can never have for my own.
Task: Make Homer Bug Houses
Time: 4h
Location: Homes
Hank Scorpio: Strong work, Homer. Where did you train to become such an expert in spying?
Homer: Years of practicing on Flanders. My motto: A bug in every Bible and a camera in every Christ on the cross.
Quest reward: 10 XP and 100 Event Currency
Eye Spy, You Spy Pt. 2
Bart starts
Bart: You guys are going about this all wrong. Everyone already willingly shares their most intimate details on Springface. Get with the times, man!
Grampa: I'm still partial to keistering microfilm. Nothin' beats the feelin' of knowing you got secrets in your bum.
Hank Scorpio: Ignore the old man, but the boy is onto something. Social media is the modern spycraft and knowledge is more powerful than any gun…
Hank Scorpio: …except for ACTUAL guns, naturally.
Homer: Let's get creeping! I can't wait to pretend I still care about jerks I haven't seen since high school.
Task: Make Homer Signup for Springface
Time: 4h
Location: Simpson House
Task: Make Bart Hack Homer's Springface
Time: 4h
Location: Simpson House
Marge: Homer! Why did you change your relationship status to "It's complicated"?!
Homer: I don't remember doing that. Maybe it was at the same time that I changed my name to "Anita Mann".
Bart: *chuckles*
Quest reward: 10 XP and 100 Event Currency
Eye Spy, You Spy Pt. 3
Homer starts
Hank Scorpio: Data is everywhere and it's ripe for the picking. The trick is in getting some, without people realizing they're giving it away.
Moe: Like prom night.
Hank Scorpio: We've got banner ads, malware, pop-ups, drop-downs, and freemium mobile games – all that's left is to spam people with phishing emails.
Homer: Aye-aye, Captain! I'm onboard hook, line, and sinker.
Task: Make Homer Spam Fishing Emails
Time: 4h
Location: Simpson House
Homer: Soooo… I think my email got hacked.
Hank Scorpio: You made your password "password" didn't you?
Homer: I'm not an idiot. I made it "Homer Simpson's password". Much harder.
Quest reward: 10 XP and 100 Event Currency
Eye Spy, You Spy Pt. 4
Homer starts
Hank Scorpio: What were you thinking, using your personal email instead of the encrypted one I gave you?
Homer: It was convenient – I've had ChunkyLover53 since college. It speaks more about me than me.
Hank Scorpio: Well, now your identity has been stolen!
Homer: Can we go identity shopping? Can we?! Can we?! Ooo, I can be Hank Scorpio!
Hank Scorpio: …
Task: Make Homer Shop for a New Identity
Time: 4h
Location: Kwik-E-Mart
Hank Scorpio: What happened to finding a new identity?
Homer: I got mine back, once the guy realized it wasn't worth stealing.
Homer: AND he improved my credit score. Now I can go out and ruin it again!
System Message: The story will continue in Act 2. Keep scanning for Agents and collecting Intel to get more prizes!
Quest reward: 50 XP and 500 Event Currency
Join us next time for more info on this event, happy tapping!


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In the moments before I sit down to eat my lunch, read a book, or enjoy something so luxurious as a hot shower, I think, wow, there is a staggering amount of wonderful in my life to be thankful for. Comparatively or otherwise, I have so much to be thankful for.
But sometimes…I don't act very thankful. I forget to be grateful with my lips and my heart. And after considering all the things I have that others could only dream of, I feel a deep sense of remorse for expressing (even internally) envy or bitterness about all the things I don't have. As I write this post, I'm thankful for that pang of contrition because the person I want to be has a heart of gratefulness.
I've often heard thankfulness is about attitude; that we can learn to recognize the gifts around us, however small they may appear at the moment, and choose to cherish them.
I thought I was fairly thankful. Not anywhere near the level I'm aiming for, but so-so. Not abysmal?
And then I met Barrington Whelk from The Raven Boys. <–Fabulous, btw. Highly recommend 🙂
****I have become a very deflated,
albeit hardcore fan-girling balloon.****
Ouch. Just…not like ripping off a band-aid quickly at all. No.
Whelk was a bit of a whiny character, but the thing that really characterized him for me was 1) his sense of entitlement (that doesn't sound familiar at all!) and 2) his bitterness which, in turn, reflected a lack of gratitude. It really struck me–like, cut me to the quick and don't even try to set that gun to stun* kind of struck. Was I like Whelk? No way! No. Way.
But actually…yeah, I am.
*Yes I totally stole this and no I am not even remotely ashamed because that one line was so hilarious I instantaneously fell in love with it.
Not all the time, of course. But sometimes, when I don't get to take a shower exactly when I'd like, or if my husband decides the garbage actually doesn't need to get taken out that day (and I am very much in disagreement with him), or if Astrid figures that sleep isn't a commodity more worth its (somewhat?) intangible weight in gold? Unhappy camper.
And really, it's ok to be disappointed. It's ok to be angry, too.
The problem is failing to recognize how each breath we take is a gift, and we take that gift, among many, many others, for granted. Ten seconds ago, as you were reading this post, someone died.
You are still alive.
Whelk complained about not having a personal chef, about losing his prestige, about how terrible his day was when he could have–and should have–been more concerned about someone else's. Because I don't live in that kind of world, I could look at the things he was railing about not having as utterly ridiculous and write him off as stupid/lame/pretentious. But what about the people who, for example, don't have a place to sleep at night? A bed? Access to fresh water, never mind running water available at a moment's notice?
I've heard people complain about their water getting shut off so. many. times. Granted, it's not illegitimate; it certainly is inconvenient. But it isn't life or death for them. Food is not a life or death issue.
I'm so guilty of whining (oft internally) about having to cook dinner when it's late (or, ahem, I just don't feel like it). How rude. Seriously. At least I have food to cook. It's not rotting (or rotten). I have a way to cook it, and people to share it with. I have plates to eat it with, silverware, and I have been given enough money to pay for electricity. I have literally negative five thousand things to whine about.
Whelk has much to teach us about the importance of gratitude, practicing thankfulness, and the ill-effects of bitterness.
For a week, at the end of each day, write or speak 3 things you are thankful for. The three things need to be different every day! If you're feeling brave or inspired, feel free to share them! (I will probably share at least a bit of my list. Excited about this challenge my grandmother shared with me!)
I hope you have a wonderful weekend…and an even more wonderful week!
Cheers! 🙂


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Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In this document the Commission designates for comparative hearing the applications of Resort Aviation Services, Inc. (Resort Aviation) for renewal of aeronautical advisory (unicom) Station WYT9, Hayden, Idaho, and Kootenai County Coeur d'Alene Airport (Kootenai County) for a new unicom station at the same location. The comparative hearing will enable the Commission to determine the best qualified applicant.
August 13, 2002 at 9:30 a.m.
Federal Communications Commission, Hearing Room A TW A-363, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.Start Further Info
Jeffrey Tobias, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0680.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
This is a summary of the Federal Communications Commission's Hearing Designation Order, FCC 02-1550, adopted on July 1, 2002 and released on July 2, 2002. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov via the Internet. Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365.
1. On October 15, 2001, Resort Aviation Services, Inc. (Resort Aviation) filed an application for renewal of aeronautical advisory (unicom) Station WYT9, Hayden, Idaho. Unicom stations provide information concerning flying conditions, weather, availability of ground services, and other information to promote the safe and expeditious operation of aircraft. On November 5, 2001, Kootenai County Coeur d'Alene Airport (Kootenai County) filed the above-captioned application for a new unicom station at the same location. Both applicants propose to provide service at Coeur d'Alene Airport, where there is no control tower or FAA flight service station. Under section 87.215(b) of the Commission's Rules, only one unicom station may be licensed at such airports. Accordingly, the applicants are basically qualified, but these applications are mutually exclusive and must therefore be designated for comparative hearing.
2. Pursuant to section 309(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 1.221(a) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.221(a), the above-captioned applications are designated for hearing in a consolidated proceeding before an FCC Administrative Law Judge to resolve the following issues:
a. To determine which applicant would provide the public with better unicom service based on the following considerations:
(1) location of the fixed-based operation and proposed radio station in relation to the landing area and traffic patterns;
(2) hours of operation;
(3) personnel available to provide unicom service;
(4) experience of applicant and employees in aviation and aviation communications;
(5) ability to provide information pertaining to primary and secondary communications as specified in § 87.257 of the Commission's Rules;
(6) proposed radio system including control and dispatch points; and
(7) the availability of the radio facilities to other fixed-based operators;
b. To determine, in light of the evidence presented, which application, if any, should be granted to best serve Start Printed Page 52483the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
The burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence with respect to all the issues listed here shall be upon Resort Aviation and Kootenai County with respect to their applications.
3. The applicants, Resort Aviation and Kootenai County, must each file with the Commission, within 20 days of the mailing of this Hearing Designation Order, a written notice of appearance in triplicate, stating their intentions to appear on the date fixed for the hearing and to present evidence on the issues specified in this Order, in accordance with §§ 1.221(c), (f) and (g) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c), (f), (g). The written notice of Resort Aviation must be accompanied by a hearing fee of $9,020.00. Because it is a governmental entity, Kootenai County is exempt from the hearing fee.
4. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 0.131, 0.331.Start Signature
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
[FR Doc. 02-20437 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]


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This recent video posted by Freedom Farm Sanctuary is a true testament to their unwavering dedication to the innocent animals they rescue.
Staci the cow was rescued when she was three days old and has been fighting for her life ever since. Due to not receiving the vital nutrition needed from her mother at birth, Staci has endured pneumonia, fevers, and intestinal infections. But that's not it … her back legs were paralyzed.
With the constant care from her family at Freedom Farm, and help from her veterinarian Dr. Jabar and physical therapist Naomi David, Staci's condition has improved by leaps and bounds. The latest breakthrough has come in the form of this clever cart that gives the little cow her very first taste of freedom!
In addition to all the wonderful support and words of kindness, consider making a donation to Staci's growing medical costs by clicking here. She has come too far to stop now!
Freedom Farm Sanctuary is an incredible non-profit organization in Isreal that is on a mission to rescue and rehabilitate cows and other farm animals from the meat and dairy industry. Learn more about Freedom Farm Sanctuary by clicking here.


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Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Life Insurance Company Details
Company Contact Information
4333 Edgewood Rd.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52499
100 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Website: http://www.transamerica.com/
Telephone Number:
1 (800) 797-2643.
Brief History:
Back in 1904, Amadeo Giannini started up what was to become the Bank of Italy in a rehabilitated saloon out in San Francisco, California. The goal was to provide everyone an equal opportunity to find respectable financing options, no matter what income level the person was at. He proved he was serious shortly after the 1906 earthquake and resulting fires. He would extend financing to people who needed it, with little more than a handshake as their word on repayment. Later, in 1928, the Bank of Italy combined forces with the Bank of America, leading to another acquisition in 1930, from the Occidental Life Insurance Company, by way of the Transamerica Corporation.
In the decades that followed, Transamerica gained greater financial holdings within the company, eventually holding a majority interest. Since then, the company has taken over the life insurance portion, financial services portion, and the customer service portion from the smaller corporations that it has acquired. Transamerica Life Insurance Company now holds over $100 billion in assets and over $1 trillion in current life insurance policies, and can offer even more types of coverage to those who are interested.
The Transamerica Life Insurance Company is now also a part of what many would say is among the leaders in financial service organizations of the world, Aegon, N.V. This allows the company to offer more financial services than in years past, giving customers access to retirement plans, investment opportunities, mutual funds, and annuities, amongst their other offerings of many different types of life insurance policies, as well as dental policies, casualty and disability policies, and long-term policies.
Transamerica Life Insurance Company has over 10,000 employees at their different locations around the world.
Transamerica Life Insurance Interesting Facts:
Different subsidiaries of the Transamerica Life Insurance Company are in the process of changing their names so that they can offer more focused services to their customers. One company, the Monumental Life Insurance Company, is in the process of becoming the Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, while another company, the Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, is becoming the Transamerica Casualty Life Insurance Company.
Process for Changing Your Transamerica Policy:
When it comes to changing your policy, you should contact either the company's website or their customer service agents. Some changes can be quickly and easily done from their website, while the more complicated changes may require the more personal touch offered by their customer service department. Occasionally, you will need to have the forms mailed out to you to fill out and return, but the customer service representatives will be able to help arrange that for you when necessary.
Transamerica Coverage Locations:
Transamerica Life Insurance Company, and its subsidiaries, offers coverage in many different locations all around the world.
Transamerica Life Insurance Consumer Ratings:
The Transamerica Life Insurance Company holds a superior rating with many of the different rating companies. Here is how the company is viewed.
A.M. Best has given Transamerica Life Insurance Company an A+ Superior rating for their financial strength and credit holdings. This is the second highest out of their 16 different rating levels.
Fitch has given the Transamerica Life Insurance Company an AA- rating for their current financial state.
Standards & Poor's has given the Transamerica Life Insurance Company an AA- rating for their ability to stay financially stable in the current financial market.
Moody's gave the Transamerica Life Insurance Company an A1 rating for their financial coverage.


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My bf isn't the most publicly affectionate guy (and I'm not the most publicly affectionate girl either, so it works out) so we saw each other with friends for a few hours before retreating back to spend time with just each other. I found this to be really funny, I just wanted to share it and didn't really have anyone to talk to about it and stuck it on here, never expecting it to be published. It's not like he hadn't said anything along those lines, just as far as saying "I missed you" my boobs and vagina got those first lol Nope, my boyfriend is wonderful and makes me laugh like crazy, and I'm even sitting in his apartment visiting him for a few days right now, laughing at all the comments on this post.
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Shadowvoid | 33
Hey, he saved the best for last. OP should be happy
sturschaedel | 27
#45, exactly! I think it's cute and it's something I could imagine my hubby doing if we were apart for a while.
Of course that's only if both know that he genuinely loves her and isn't just visiting for the sex.
Of course that's only if both know that he genuinely loves her and isn't just visiting for the sex.
psychopolarbear | 28
I think it's hilarious. Kudos to him for being creative.
DoomSkuller | 28
#45 agreed. I feel like it would be a little insulting/disrespectful if he said it to her face first then to her breasts/vagina. Kind of like saying Hi/I missed you to someone then walking away to spend time with someone else
werepyre007 | 19
I agree, sounds like he was just trying to be cute in a quirky way
lil_ham1644 | 29
Why not? I do it all the time just when he comes home from work. If he was gone for a while, I'd probably be completely naked when he got home.
graceinsheepwear | 33
It doesn't say she's upset.
I wasn't upset, just amused and wanted to share it somewhere that other people could get a kick out of it too lol
Angelkisses130 | 26
He's her boyfriend. Why should she? If they missed each other maybe she was expecting him to get passionate
slingerslasher | 24
imagine if they saw each other at the airport...
Because we were in my bedroom in the heat of the moment, and it wasn't anything bad, just funny I thought other people could appreciate too lol
It was a joke
Drosophila82 | 18
52 thumbs down.... People's sense of humor dies sometimes
By Niicky_fml | 20
I think talking to him about how that was extremely inconsiderate might be a good idea. Missing sex with your partner is one thing but putting their actual body before the person is incredibly rude and I'd imagine a little disheartening.
tiggerlover100 | 27
I think he was joking #6 or OP wouldn't of let him take off her clothes.
lovelockdown23 | 23
she allowed it... she let him remove her clothes without speaking up on it so obviously she was all for it.
AninOnin | 24
That may not ALWAYS be the case 33 (though in this situation, I think you're right). If someone doesn't say anything, it doesn't necessarily mean they're giving the okay. They could just be nervous. When in doubt, always always ALWAYS ask! A "Yes, please rip my clothes off" is way sexier than a quiet person doing the dead-body position.
It was a joke, he treats me wonderfully and it wasn't something I was really upset about, just that I found funny and i figured other people could get a kick out of too lol
PizzaElHutt | 7
I'madumbass | 19
How did this get more likes than dislikes?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
By birdybirdchirp | 18
I'm sure he was just trying to be funny about coming to see you..I would get to excited about that..
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AIIMS MBBS 2017 Cut off
The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) MBBS examination was held on 28th May 2017. Candidates who all participated in the exam are worried about the cut off marks. They all are waiting to see how high the cut off will go this year and if they will be able to make in it or not.The cut off mark is the minimum marks that the candidate must score to qualify for the exam. Those who will not be able to do so will not be eligible for the next round of selection. The exam authority will release the cut off marks along with the result at www.aiimsexams.org.
Expected Cut off marks AIIMS MBBS 2017
The official release date of the expected cut off marks has not been declared yet. The exam authority will prepare the cut off mark as per the level of paper, performance of candidate in the exam, reservation seats and total participants. As per the official prospects the minimum qualifying marks for the general category's candidates are 50%, for OBC it is 45% and for SC/ST candidates it is 40%. Candidates securing the minimum qualifying marks will be eligible for the counselling.
AIIMS MBBS cut off 2017
AIIMS MBBS counselling 2017
AIIMS counselling will Start from July 3rd, 2017 onwards at AIIMS New Delhi. Candidates will be called for the counselling as per their rank in AIIMS MBBS merit list. AIIMS MBBS counselling will be held in three round. Round 1 will start from July 3rd 2017. Round 2 & round 3rd will be held on August 3 & September 4, 2017 respectively. Candidates have to go through the certificate verification process at the start. Candidates should bring their original documents along with them at the time of counselling. Candidates have to fill their choice of college and seats will be allocated to them according to their choice selected and the availability of the seats in that particular college. Once the college is allocated to the candidates, he/she have to report to that particular college at the given time . Candidates can check the full counselling schedule at the official website.


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Beautiful thespian and producer, Omoni Oboli is smiling to the bank. The talented role interpreter seems to be the luckiest actress in Nollywood right now. The reason is because her comedy movie, Wives On Strike has grossed over N60 million so far across the nation.
Sources whispered to ENCOMIUM Weekly that the movie is still popular, and will not stop in no distance time as movie lovers are enjoying it. They have been recommending it to all as a must watch movie at the cinema across the Nigeria.
Presently, the movie has raked in over N60 million in the last one month it officially hit the cinema for viewing. Reacting to this development, the elated woman said, "I am over whelmed with happiness. I don't know what I have done to deserve such kindness. Thank you Lord! I say thank you to every one of my Omoni family. We couldn't have done this without them. My cast and crew, God bless them.
"Nigerians have proven that they are their brother's keeper."
Wives On Strike hit the cinema on Wednesday, April 6 2016. The movie has been showing in cinema across Nigeria. It will also hit the cinema in Ghana as from Friday, May 13, 2016.


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Ekweremadu assumes Professorial rank in American University
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…to serve as mentor to younger generation
An American university,the Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), has approved the appointment of the fourth-term member of the Nigeria Senate and deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,as a full visiting professor and senior mentoring scholar of e-governance and strategic government studies.
The new appointment was made known recently to the Press by the deputy Speaker's Media aide.
According to the Media aide Mr Anichebe,the letter conveying the appointment to the deputy speaker had it that the lawmaker, is expected to mentor doctoral students, junior lecturers, as well as take a lead in advising the university's research centre on academic issues related to e-governance and strategic government studies.
Moreso,the Institution is said to have described Ekweremadu as "a motivation to the Nigerian youth, both at home and in diaspora", and that the appointment is predicated on his intellectualism and long experience in leadership in Nigeria and Africa.
"Southern University was founded in 1880 and has always been at the forefront of academic research, as well as mentoring of many from the black community in the USA," read the letter made available by Uche Anichukwu, spokesman of Ekweremadu.
"Looking at your academic, administrative, and overall leadership in Nigeria and Africa, you fit perfectly in southern university's goal to remain a leading research and teaching institution in the United States and beyond.
"We are excited to have you join our university and our research center. We believe the background you bring from your pool of experience will be most valuable to the university community as a whole.
"It is our fervent hope, sir, that you will accept this offer.
"Once again, congratulations, professor Ike Ekweremadu."
Ekweremadu is a senior legal practitioner and former lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus, he holds a PhD in law with executive strategic leadership training at the Harvard University and Oxford University.
The Mpu,Aninri Local Government Area,Enugu state-born legislator and the only Nigeria to have served as Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament is an author of many books with well over 25 public lecturers delivered across the globe, mainly on the subjects of good governance, constitution-making, and the principles of federalism.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – No. 7/6 Florida State Women's Basketball (17-2, 5-1 ACC) hosts defending national runner-up Syracuse (13-6, 4-2 ACC) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Thursday's ACC clash in Tallahassee is "Ladies Night," which includes a $50 ticket package consisting of two drink vouchers, two general admission tickets and a painting party prior to the game.
Fans can catch the game on ACC Network Extra with Tom Block and Melissa Bruner. Jonathan Schillace and Ariya Massoudi will call the action on the free Seminole Gameday App and through local radio on WQTL 106.1 FM.
The Seminoles lead the Orange 2-1 in what has been a short series history. Last year, Syracuse defeated FSU 83-73 and stopped an 11-game win streak, with all 11 victories coming in ACC play. Syracuse's last trip to Tallahassee occurred on Feb. 2, 2015, resulting in a 62-52 win by the Seminoles.
Florida State is the current leader in the ACC standings, owning a 5-1 conference record while also owning an ACC-best 17 overall victories. Notre Dame is second in the conference at 4-1, followed by 3-1 Virginia Tech. Syracuse is currently tied with Louisville (4-2) and NC State (4-2) for fourth. FSU earned ACC co-regular season championships in 2008-09 (12-2 with Maryland) and 2009-10 (12-2 with Duke) but has not won the regular season title outright.
Florida State joins Ohio State, DePaul and Notre Dame as the teams whom have both the defending NCAA Champion (Connecticut) and national runner-up (Syracuse) on their schedule this season. FSU is searching for its first-ever win against a defending NCAA Championship Game participant when playing them the following season.
A win over Syracuse would tie the program mark for best 20-game start in history at 18-2. The 2014-15 team that reached the second NCAA Elite Eight at FSU started 18-2, as well as the 2004-05 team.
The Seminoles are coming off an 86-27 win over ACC foe Clemson on Sunday, their 15th straight victory against the Tigers. The 59-point margin of victory was FSU's largest ever over an ACC opponent in its 26 years in the league. The previous high were 45-point wins vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 7, 2010) and Clemson (Jan. 14, 2016).
Junior forward Shakayla Thomas is coming off a solid week in wins over No. 9 Louisville (72-65) and Clemson. The Sylacauga, Ala., native led the Seminoles in scoring average (16.0 points), field goal percentage (59.1 percent) and field goals made (13) in the two victories. This includes a season-high 24 points, including 18 in the second half, against Louisville.
Not only does Florida State lead the ACC in overall scoring at 82.2 points per game, it also leads the conference in scoring in ACC play with 76.5 points per game.
Florida State is Top five nationally in offensive points per possession (fifth – 1.1) along with being third in defensive points per possession. Only UConn and Baylor are the other schools in the Top five in both categories.
Both Florida State (82.2 points per game) and Syracuse (81.3 points per game) rank first and second, respectively, in the ACC in scoring. They are the only two ACC teams averaging 80+ points per game.
Thursday's matchup will be a battle of the ACC's top two active players in career double-doubles. Syracuse senior center Briana Day leads the ACC with 23, while Ivey Slaughter is second with 21.