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Trio in A minor (1914) [26:29]
Ernest CHAUSSON (1855-1899)
Trio in G minor, Op. 3 (1881) [30:04]
Trio Solisti (Maria Bachman (violin); Alexis Pia Gerlach (cello); Adam Neiman (piano))
rec. 16-18 December 2013, The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, New York, USA
BRIDGE 9440 [56:40]
The New York-based Trio Solisti has chosen to perform two of the most attractive works in French chamber repertoire. The Ravel Piano Trio is one of the most renowned works in all French chamber music whilst Chausson's early Piano Trio, although exceptionally fine, is much lesser known.
Prior to the foundation of the Société Nationale de Musique in 1871 the chamber music performed in France had been the preserve of the Austro-Germans especially Beethoven. Crucially the Société Nationale de Musique was established by Romain Bussine, Camille Saint-Saëns and Henri Duparc to encouraged native French composers. In this field Saint-Saëns was in the vanguard and highly prolific too, writing some fifty chamber scores including the Piano Trio No.1, Op. 18 from 1863 and the Piano Trio No.2, Op. 92 dated 1891.
Ravel's highly acclaimed Trio for piano, violin and cello in A minor was written in the summer of 1914 at the Basque retreat of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, whilst on holiday with friends. Although influenced by the joyous piano trios of Saint-Saëns this work betrays the looming spectre of the Great War, but Ravel could not have known the extent of the horrors to come. Musicologist David Ewen described the score as "a work reduced to essentials. It is a masterpiece of form and technique in its avoidance of all superfluous details."
The Trio Solisti fondly performs the Piano Trio with its suggestion of Basque themes hauntingly exploring the contrasts of sonorities between piano and strings. The relatively lengthy opening movement with its ingenuity of structure and originality of design is given an interpretation that radiates dreamy sensitivity. It is almost like the tentative beginnings of a heady romance. Played with remarkable fluidity the Scherzo-like second movement titled Pantoum: Assez vif thrives with nervy vitality. Inhabiting a serious mood the Passacaille: Très large with its opposing sonorities of piano and strings is marked with an engaging lightness reminiscent of a daydream. Quasi-orchestral in conception the tempestuous Finale: Animé is passionate love music played here with precision and unfailing understanding.
Unlike Ravel's mature Piano Trio that of his predecessor Chausson is the work of a relative beginner. His first chamber piece, Chausson composed his underrated Trio in 1881 after a period of study at the Paris Conservatoire with Massenet and Franck. It drew little or no attention at its première in Paris and was published posthumously. In the Cobbett Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music (1929) the author saw the promise of the work: "In this work, amidst its beauties and its weaknesses, one already feels the aspirations, as yet unrealized, of an artist-soul, whose loftiness of thought foreshadows works in which he will come to his own."
Thickly scored and squally in character, the extended opening movement marked Pas trop lent - Animé with its abrupt dynamic changes and increasing passionate intensity is played by Trio Solisti with verve and compelling expression. There's refreshing exuberance also in the second movement Vite — a short and delightful, if rather four-square Scherzo. Imbued with a sense of love and longing the intense third movement Assez lent is given playing of satisfying concentration. The final unrelentingly passionate Animé is windswept with a deceptively simple opening. It quickly darkens becoming more complex. The praiseworthy Trio Solisti give a confident interpretation: insightful and rewarding.
Throughout both works the unity of the playing is securely formed with an attractive timbre from both piano and strings.
With regard to competing versions the Ravel has been extremely popular in the recording studio and the Chausson rather less so. As to the Ravel I favour the stunningly played 2001 recording from Frank Braley with Renaud and Gautier Capuçon on Virgin Classics. It's brimful of polished expression. In the Chausson, a favourite account for its unerring sensitivity, is from Pascal Rogé, Mie Kobayashi and Yoko Hasegawa recorded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 2002 for Onyx.
Bridge is to be congratulated for this well presented release. The engineers provide impressively clear and well balanced sound. On the minus side, at under an hour, the disc is not generous by today's standards and could have accommodated another work such as the Fauré Piano Trio, Op. 120 or D'Indy Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 98.
Trio Solisti is a noteworthy advocate for this pair of wonderful French scores. I hope that they turn their attention to English piano trios such as Stanford, Bridge, Ireland and Bax.
Michael Cookson


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Modern Taiwanese Air Power: The Republic of China Air Force Today
Modern Taiwanese Air Power: The Republic of China Air Force Today by Roy Choo and Peter Ho. Harpia Publishing, 2021, 96 pp.
Roy Choo and Peter Ho's Modern Taiwanese Air Power: The Republic of China Air Force Today is one of the timeliest studies of the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) in the post-Cold War era and a relevant book in the current geopolitical climate of the western Pacific region.
Choo is a freelance aerospace and defense journalist and photographer, whose work has been published in leading online and print media. The Australia-based Singaporean also works for a defense contractor in an aviation support role. He has travelled regularly to Taiwan and conducts frequent research on its defense matters and cross-strait relations. Ho is a Taiwanese aviation photographer and writer born and raised in Miaoli City. He heads the Formosa Military Image Press website as chief editor and has more than 15 years of expertise on the local aviation photography scene. Ho is well attuned to aviation developments in Taiwan and works at an aviation agency.
Compared to the mainland China's People Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), the ROCAF's primary mission is the defense of the airspace and waters over and around the island of Taiwan. As a result of the nearly 80 years of tensions between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), the ROCAF's priorities include long-range reconnaissance, integrated command, control, communications, and computers intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance, counterstrike, development of next-generation combat aircraft, and the survivability of airfields and key facilities in the event of a surprise attack.
Officially established as an independent air force in 1920 by the Chinese Nationalist government, the ROCAF was active during the Chinese Reunification (1928), Sino-Japanese War (1937–45), and the Chinese Civil War (1946–48), ultimately relocating to the island of Taiwan after the defeat of the Nationalist forces by the Chinese Communists' Peoples Liberation Army forces in 1948.
After the move to Taiwan and throughout the Cold War, the ROCAF was involved in several engagements with the PLAAF and served as a testbed for western technologies at that time, including the world's first successful kill by an air-to-air missile fired from a ROCAF F-86 Saber jet. During the Vietnam War, the ROCAF secretly supported US and Republic of Vietnam forces with civilian and military transport aircraft. Since the 1970's, the ROCAF, organized and structured after the US Air Force, has operated a force of almost 400 combat aircraft using both foreign and indigenous built airframes and defensive missile systems, primarily as a strategic counter to their PLAAF and PLA Navy counterparts.
Modern Taiwanese Air Power highlights, through high quality illustrations and in-depth analysis, the full spectrum of ROCAF combat aviation power. The authors provide five chapters detailing the ROCAF origins, the ROCAF today, the ROC's airpower strategy over the Taiwan Straits, ROCAF aircraft, and the future of ROCAF programs. Of particular note to students of the PRC and ROC "Cold War" are the authors' description of the ROCAF's transition from exclusively US-made aircraft sold under terms of a mutual defense treaty between the ROC and the United States to the procurement of French Mirage fighters and the development of indigenous built aircraft like the F-CK-1 Ching-ku Indigenous Defense Fighter to address both the age of US-built aircraft like the F-16 Falcon and E-2 Hawkeye and changes in US defense policies that prohibited the sale of aircraft to the ROC.
Like all Harpia Publishing books, the print quality of Modern Taiwanese Air Power is excellent and worth the read. While the chapter on ROCAF aircraft is not as in-depth as some aviation enthusiasts may like, the book provides detailed descriptions of how ROCAF airpower serves an integral part of Taiwan's role in providing stability to the Asia-Pacific region.
Also, the authors provide an excellent synopsis of the PLA threat, ROCAF employment various war scenarios, PRC's current "Grey Zone" assault on Taiwan, the evolution of the ROC airpower strategy in dealing with current and future PLA threats and inter ROC civil-military relationships that may hamper the modernization of the ROCAF. At a time of great geopolitical instability between great powers as seen by the America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan and Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine, Modern Taiwanese Air Power is a must read.
Jayson Altier
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William Bateson (1861-1926)
William Bateson was born in Whitby, England. As a young boy, Bateson was asked what he wanted to be. He replied that he wanted to be a naturalist, but if he wasn't good enough then he would have to be a doctor. Bateson was not a star student - he didn't see the value of learning the "classics," and favored the natural sciences. In 1878, Bateson entered St. John's College at Cambridge University. His father was the master of the college at the time. As a student and later a researcher in Cambridge, Bateson was interested in species variation and heredity. He traveled to the Central Asian steppe and collected data on how environmental conditions relate to variation. In 1894, he published a book Materials for the Study of Variation based on his observations. In this book, he outlined the experimental approach that should be used to study inheritance. He was designing Mendelian experiments.
Around 1897, Bateson began doing some of these hybrid experiments with poultry and butterflies. When he read De Vries' and Mendel's papers, Bateson recognized the importance of "Mendelian Law," especially given his own experiments. By 1902, Bateson had translated Mendel's works into English and was a strong supporter of the Mendelian laws of inheritance. Bateson is credited with coining the terms "genetics," "allelomorphs" (later shortened to allele), "zygote," "heterozygote" and "homozygote." In 1908, as a Professor of Biology at Cambridge, Bateson helped establish the Cambridge School of Genetics.
Bateson left Cambridge in 1910 to accept the Directorship of the John Innes Horticultural Institute at Merton. He continued to have ties to Cambridge, collaborating with R. C. Punnett on genetic experiments and publications. Bateson and Punnett co-founded the Journal of Genetics in 1910.
Bateson's work and Bateson himself influenced other biologists and scientists such as Archibald Garrod, Thomas Hunt Morgan, and Charles Davenport. Bateson had a combative, forceful personality, well suited to his self-appointed role of Mendel advocate. However, Bateson was reluctant to believe in the chromosomal theory of inheritance. He was vocally antagonistic to the idea and it wasn't until 1922 after a visit to Thomas Hunt Morgan's fly lab that he publicly accepted chromosomes and their role in heredity.
William Bateson brought Mendel's laws to the attention of English scientists. Bateson and Reginald Punnett co-discovered "coupling," or gene linkage.
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16205. Biography 5: Reginald Crundall Punnett (1875-1967)
Punnett devised the "Punnett Square" to depict the number and variety of genetic combinations, and had a role in shaping the Hardy-Weinberg law.
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16193. Gallery 5: Reginald Punnett
Reginald Punnett was the first Professor of Genetics at Cambridge.
16192. : Genetic inheritance follows rules.
DNAFTB Animation 5:Reginald Punnett and William Bateson explain Mendel's ratios.
16195. Gallery 5: William Bateson Letter, page 1
Letter in which Bateson coined the term "genetics."
16277. Biography 10: Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945)
Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the first true geneticists.
16311. Biography 12: Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1892)
Charles Darwin changed the world with his theory of evolution.
16300. Concept 12: Evolution begins with the inheritance of gene variations.
Changes in genes over time lead to evolution.
16996. Genes and Inheritance
An animation introducing the basic concepts of genetics and recessive inheritance.
16151. Biography 1: Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)
Father of Genetics


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Protests over construction of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota has triggered sympathy demonstrations across the nation, including in Arkansas. But Arkansas activists are also protesting a newly permitted 440-mile long underground oil transport project called the Diamond Pipeline.
According to Houston-based Plains All American, the $900-million-dollar Diamond Pipeline will provide a Valero refinery located in Memphis, Tennessee with domestic sweet crude oil sourced from a Plains All American storage facility in Cushing, Oklahoma. The oil will be processed into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to supply the greater Memphis and eastern Arkansas regions.
Late this year, Arkansas activists staged two public protests to draw attention to both the Dakota Access and Diamond Pipeline projects. Alison Millsaps attended one of the gatherings. The Pope County resident says her family several years ago was forced to negotiate property easement with Plains All American land agents to accommodate the Diamond Pipeline. Walking to a bluff line near the route, she points to a freshly scoured right of way leading down the mountain to Big Piney River, below.
"You can see where they've cleared on either side of the river," Millsaps says. "The loss of control is very painful. You lose your sense of what happens on your property and in your life."
Millsaps facilitates a FaceBook community group, "True Price Per Acre" to raise awareness about what she refers to as Arkansas's antiquated eminent domain law.
In early 2015, she and other affected property owners sought legislative relief, bringing their concerns before the Arkansas House Insurance and Commerce Committee, where Democratic State Representative Warwick Sabin, District 33, Little Rock, introduced House Bill 1870, "The Property Rights Protection Act."
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"One would assume that private property rights would be sacrosanct in our country and in Arkansas," Warwick Sabin says. "And we would want to do everything that we can do to make sure people feel that their rights would be protected under the law." His sponsored bill, however, failed. He plans to reintroduce the measure this coming legislative session.
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Excavated Diamond Pipeline route off Lindsey Hill Road in Pope County.
"In this case the question comes down to is it really a public use in Arkansas simply to move oil across our state," Sabin says, "oil not for the use of our citizens but for interstate commerce."
Sabin says his measure would serve as a property owner's bill of rights in effect preventing power of eminent domain abuse by private pipeline companies which would have to demonstrate public use before the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Sabin is also concerned about Plains All American's environmental record. The company is facing criminal charges after one of it's pipelines in May of 2015 ruptured in Santa Barbara County in California, accidently spilling 140,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean and contaminating a section of Refugio State Beach. Warwick Sabin says his bill would hold pipeline companies accountable to using the highest quality materials and construction standards.
"It's the least we can ask," he says, "of anyone seeking to convey oil across some of the most important watersheds and beautiful natural spaces in Arkansas."
Arkansas property owners historically have been willing to convey right of way for public utilities, which are subject to public scrutiny and environmental review. Petroleum pipeline projects are not, which has led more Americans to question if the industry, currently exporting a glut of fracked oil and natural gas, should be allowed to take private land for corporate profit.
Plains All American spokesperson, Brad Leone would not comment on the California oil spill indictment, disclose the number of right-of-ways purchased in Arkansas for the Diamond Pipeline, nor the amount of acreage negotiated for the route. But via email he did say the entire route has been cleared and construction is underway, to be completed later next year. He also says that Plains All American conducted extensive environmental analysis and field surveys, and made route alterations to accommodate certain property owners. Unlike public utility facilities, petroleum pipeline projects are not subject to federal or state environmental review, except in cases of navigable waterway crossings, which must be permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Clarksville City Councilwoman Danna Schneider says she didn't learn the pipeline would cut through her city, population 10,000, until she read an article in the newspaper about two Johnson County property owners being forced to grant easements for the Diamond Pipeline.
"The property owners went to court," she says, "and found Arkansas eminent domain legislation allows them to take your property."
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Lake Ludwig watershed near Clarksville.
Schneider brought the Plains All American pipeline issue before Clarksville city council showing it would cross two public drinking water intakes along two creeks, downstream from Lake Ludwig, the city' public water supply. Council voted to reroute the pipeline completely out of the watershed, but by then, all right-of-ways had been purchased. Danna Schneider says the council then filed to intervene with the Arkansas Public Service Commission. But then last minute, she says, Plains All American cut a deal.
"At 4 oclock the day before the Public Service Commission hearing," she says, "they deposited $6.6 million dollars into an escrow account that would pay for protective mitigation. For both of our intakes."
Most of the money will be used by Clarksville Light and Water Company, the city's utility, to build a new water intake for the main Spadra Creek facility upstream of the planned Diamond Pipeline, and for other improvements. Still, Danna Schneider remains worried a toxic oil spill, similar to what occurred in Mayflower, Arkansas several years ago, where an Exxon pipeline ruptured, could devastate her town.
"We do not want a pipeline here in Johnson County, or in the state of Arkansas, at all," she says.
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Timolao fu un poeta e retore, probabilmente della metà del IV secolo a.C., visto che il lessico Suda ne fa un allievo di Anassimene di Lampsaco, aggiungendo che, di origine macedone, sarebbe poi vissuto a Larissa.

Opere
Sempre Suda, che di fatto, insieme a Eustazio di Tessalonica, è l'unica testimonianza su questo poeta, Timolao avrebbe scritto Τρωικά (Troikà), ossia una rielaborazione dell'Iliade, in cui aggiungeva un esametro ad ogni esametro omerico, di fatto raddoppiandone l'estensione.

L'unico frammento testuale superstite dell'opera è un breve brano di cinque esametri che rielabora il celebre proemio omerico (in corsivo i versi aggiunti da Timolao)ːː

Un altro frammento, citato da uno scolio, riporta che Timolao faceva di Demodoco il custode di Clitennestra citato nell'Odissea e fratello di Femio, mentre Eustazio lo cita dicendo che il poeta aggiungeva come Achille avesse inviato, insieme a Patroclo, Eudoro per rammentargli di non spingersi troppo oltre verso Troia nell'inseguimento dei Troiani nel libro XVIII. La citazione di Demodoco farebbe pensare che Timolao si spingesse a "raddoppiare" aentrambi i poemi omerici unendoli nello stesso titolo.

Si trattava, comunque, secondo quanto si può giudicare dal breve testo citato da Suda, di un'esercitazione retorica senza pretese di originalità, un semplice virtuosismo tecnico alle origini di una "tradizione" che avrebbe visto, in età imperiale, opere simili come quelle, altresì perdute, di Nestore di Laranda e Trifiodoro.

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Bibliografia
 H. Lloyd-Jones-P. Parsons, Supplementum Hellenisticum, Berlin, De Gruyter, 1983, pp. 395-396.

Voci correlate
 Autori greci antichi
 Nestore di Laranda

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Virginia-based Carpathia offers hybrid cloud services out of data centers in 9 markets around the world. In particular, they do a fair amount of federal contract business, which will combine nicely with QTS and its huge facility in Richmond, VA.
QTS expects to add on $90M in revenue, boosting their overall number well north of $300M, and $32M in adjusted EBITDA annually from the combination with another $2M in synergies that would start to kick in next year. They therefore peg the deal at 9.6 times 2015 annualized adjusted EBITDA with synergies included. The purchase price of $326M is in the form of $290M in cash plus the assumption of $36M in capital lease obligations.
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Honda City Aspire or Toyota Corolla GLI, Which Car is Suitable For You?
Choosing a sedan car is always a difficult decison as there are lot of options available in this category with variety of sedan cars offering wide range of features and added values. If you are looking for a family sedan which is , comfortable budget friendly and easy to maintain then you might find yourself in between two very famous sedans in Pakistan. Corolla has been the top car for Toyota for quite a while now and although Honda City is a popular car for Honda. City also enjoys strong sales especially after the release of the 5th generation back in 2008. Today we will make a comparison between both of these cars to help you decide which cars can be the right choice for you.for the readers kindly Keep in mind that the cars we are comparing here are the Toyota Corolla GLi 1.3 M/T and Honda City Aspire 1.5 Prosmatec based on the price similarity rather than engine capacity. Now let's start our comparison from exterior design.
This means Corolla has a bigger cabin and is more suited for carrying 3 adults at the back seats when compared to the Honda City.
Step inside both cars and you will realize that neither Corolla nor City has a very good looking interior by any mean. If I would define the interior of both in one word then its 'durability'. Both interiors are designed to last for long rather than looking or feeling good. Corolla does use better feeling materials especially in the dashboard and door side panels but city uses more plastics all around. Although City Aspire comes standard with a 7-inch infotainment system which in comparison with Corolla GLi comes with a simple CD-player despite being more expensive both cars come with a 4 speaker audio system. Other than that both cars also come standard with central locking and power windows. Switches such as A/C controls and power windows in both cars are logically laid out and easy to operate for both driver and passengers. If we talk about interior space than Corolla is bigger due to its larger dimensions as mentioned above making it a better car to travel in whereas City offers more when it comes to entertainment because of the built-in infotainment system.
Which is a shame especially considering the price At least both car should come with a driver side airbag for added safety and value for money. When it comes to features it's once again a tie as both cars have similar equipment.
City Aspire has a 1.5L i-VTEC engine which is mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission whereas Corolla Gli comes with a 1.3L VVT-I engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Although Corolla GLi does come with an automatic transmission sadly it's a 4 speed automatic and that variant is priced even higher than the manual variant. With this aside let's talk about engine power and performance.
After looking at these numbers it is apparent that City outshines the Corolla in engine output which is noticeable if you get the chance to drive both cars. Unlike the City Corolla often feels underpowered due to its bigger and heavier body. Overtaking in City is easier especially at high speed while it also performs better when it comes to acceleration. Honda City can do 0-100Km/h in just 10 seconds whereas Corolla needs another 4 seconds to reach the same speed. Making Honda City a better car in terms for performance. Both cars return a very similar fuel economy from somewhere between 11 to 16Km/l.
Before I give any final conclusion I am bound to inform you that both cars are not so easy to get your hands on. With waiting time of 6-7 months on both cars along with the curse of high own-payments the market is very hostile for car buyers today.
You can get a Corolla GLi or Honda City right now by paying an extra 1-1.5 lack rupees which is painful considering that both cars already don't come cheap.
Both Corolla and city enjoy an exemplary repute due to their reliability and low running costs. No matter which car you buy you will be satisfied as both cars offer value for Money. However, In my opinion, Honda City Aspire is a better value as its comes with a more powerful engine and have the same equipment as the Toyota Corolla at a cheaper price.


The problem is that I haven't submitted a project for IRB approval yet, so I'm a little limited in what I can talk about here. On the upside, everything that I've learned from my IRB Reviewer training is that my own personal experience doesn't count as "research" for the purposes of that governing board. So I'll limit myself to that for now.
For a while now I've been "stuck" on an article I have been writing on the French banlieue riots of 2005 & 2007. These served as a kind of punctuation mark to my period in the field, and also as a kind of cotillion for the pervasive effects of the Nicolas Sarkozy-inspired assemblages of police tactics I had been watching take shape. From the beginning I knew there was a slant to both the media coverage and social scientific analysis to which I wanted to run counter: too often these skipped over the actual police technologies (understood broadly here to include, but not to be limited to, the material objects of policing) that were at the core of the story and that were the original impetus for the riots.
In knew this was what I wanted to do but, like I said, I've been stuck. For years. Yes, I've been writing other things in the meantime, but I still go back to this unpublished article, Electric Burns.
However, recently I've been introducing myself to what some call "the new ontology". I've been so moved for a variety of reasons, primary among them the exciting work of my wife Katie Hendy on the materiality of pharmaceuticals, itself inspired by the work of Isabelle Stengers and Andrew Barry; secondary among them was recent Newtown shooting, the consequent serious thought to the agency of things, such, as guns, that it forced and the general reminder from the blogosphere that anthropology in fact has a long tradition of working through that tangled problem.
All of this is a roundabout entree into the fact that I attended a TASER X2 training seminar last night with the EMU Police Department. My presence there was due, in part, to the fact that several of the members of my department balked at the news that such "non-lethals" were adopted without consultations with–or even notification of–the faculty. As a peace offering of sorts, Chief Bob Heighes offered some of the Crim faculty the opportunity to attend the training, and I took him up on the offer.
Now, as I said earlier, I didn't really have time to get a proper IRB approval, nor did I present myself as a researcher to those involved in the training, so to talk about too much of what went on would be a disregard of anthropological ethics. But I can write about, from a personal perspective, something that I think has some import: that is, what such tools do.
TASERS fire small dart-like electrodes with attached metal wires that connect to the gun, propelled by small gas charges similar to some air rifle propellants. It uses a temporary high-voltage low-current electrical discharge to override the body's superficial muscle-triggering mechanisms. The recipient that is 'connected' to an electroshock gun feels great pain and can be momentarily paralyzed (only so long as there is an electrical current being applied) because his muscles are receiving electrical 'shock'. The (relatively) low electric current—the model used by French police officers, the Taser x26 uses a 6 volt electrical supply, about the size of a common digital camera, to produce a current of 2.1 milliamps—must be pushed by (relatively) high voltage to overcome the electrical resistance of the human body. A shock of half a second duration will cause intense pain and muscle contractions startling most people greatly. Two to three seconds will often cause the subject to become dazed and drop to the ground, and over three seconds will usually completely disorient and drop an attacker for at least several seconds and possibly for up to fifteen minutes. The X2, used by the EMU PD differes from the X26 in that, along with an additional array of recordign and auditing technology, it contains two catrtidges which load in a semi-automatic style.
Now, Chief Heighes wouldn't let me get TASE'd along with (almost) everybody else in the training. And to tell you the truth, I don't blame him. He doesn't know me, nor do I think he really expected me to show up, and I'm sure he's not very clear as to why I was there in the first place. Given all that, I probably wouldn't TASE me either. But I was there. And one thing I did was "spot" one of the officers as he got TASE'd. This is a common part of TASER training, the purpose and effect of which is, I think, in need of more reflection.
One of the things such training does, I now know, is emotional work. To call the probes "dart-like" is probably a misnomer. They are barbed, like fish hooks. And they embed into the recipient's skin in such a way that the only way to remove them is to tug them out, quickly and directly, with a tug that removes a chunk of flesh as well. Due to the much more dramatic and painful spectacle of the shock, this part of the process usually gets overlooked. But I wasn't shocked yesterday, nor did I shock anyone else. But I did pull out a probe.
I don't fancy myself the most squeamish person around, but sometimes an individual aware of the world around him is forced to process what he is doing. Sometimes, not too often, I go fishing. The last time I went fishing I caught a bluegill that was too small for the hook I was using. It swallowed the hook so thoroughly that the barb came out its eye socket, just below the eye. On the one hand, I was terrified. On the other hand, I knew to do nothing at that point would be ghastly. I tried to be firm and cool. I tried to not feel things that I was feeling. I held the fish down, secure to the ground, and tried to work the hook out smoothly and directly, just as I had done with the other fish whose mouths I had hooked. Unfortunately, the fish did not cooperate. It flailed and its eye popped like a grape. Its leap also removed it from the hook and it plopped into the water, where it swam away. I remember, in the end, being mad at the fish for making me such a destructive force.
When I took out the TASER dart, I was thinking of that fish. Again, the task was to be cool, smooth direct and to disassociate. I tried. I pulled, at least. It came out, but it hurt and, like all TASER shots that night, bled. I remember deeply wanting to hug the "recipient". As much to comfort him as to reassure myself. But I got the sense that such a display would be inappropriate, so I decided instead on a pat on the shoulder and walk away.
I'm glad you found the post thought provoking. That was the goal. Right now I don't have many answers either, but hopefully we can start moving towards better questions.


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My Body Is Mine To Rule: "Murdoch Mysteries´" Dr. Julia Ogden And Abortion
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From Left To Right: Constable Crabtree, Dr. Ogden, Murdoch and Inspector Brackenreid
"Murdoch Mysteries" is a Canadian Television show, based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. Ms. Jennings is also the creator of the TV-series adaption, which centers on William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), an eccentric, enlightenment inclined detective, who solves murders in the late 19th Century Toronto. This mystery series features detailed portrayals of the ideologies, scientific developments as well as harsh injustices of the time area. The characters are colorful, strongly three-dimensional people in addition of being very likeable. Murdoch himself is a man of science and logic yet still a devoted catholic, with a big heart and passion for justice despite his sometimes rigid opinions. Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) is a faithful, eager helper with a fondness for flights of fancy (which often predict inventions and the nomenclature of our times) and, at times, supernatural explanations. He also tends towards the rambling, sliding from silly to brilliant ideas. Inspector Brackenreid, Murdoch's superior, is a Yorkshire man who's a bit rough around the edges while simultaneously being a lover of high culture. Beginning with a bit of skepticism to Murdoch's methods at first Brackenreid slowly comes to subtly recognize Murdoch's gift in crime solving. And then there's Dr. Julia Ogden (Helene Joy), the one responsible for post mortem examination of the dead (coroner and forensic examiner combined) as well as being the shows voice of reason. Dr. Ogden's character is one of the most extraordinary female characters featured a long time on Television. She's not only strong, tolerant and smart, but also is one of the few characters who address the subject of Abortion on Television in a remarkable fresh and frank way.
The first episode where Dr. Ogden shows her strong belief in tolerance is in the episode "Till Death Do US Part", season one of the series. In this episode a murdered man who was about to get married is reveled to be homosexual. Murdoch reacts to this fact in disgust and starts on how immoral and wrong such a personal trait is. Dr. Ogden is quick to scold Murdoch for this un-thought through prejudice and through solid arguments gets Murdoch to reconsider his judgment. Dr. Ogden's self-sufficiency is made most clear in season two in the episode "Snakes and Ladders" where Dr. Ogden saves herself from a serial killer, showing she doesn't need a man to rescue her. She is also later in the episode shown to be a little shaken by the incident, giving a great realistic twist to her strong persona: She's strong, but still human. Being attacked by a murderer does shake her up a little and haunts her thoughts making the heroic also the human. "Murdoch Mysteries" builds Dr. Ogden as a fighter, but not stereotypically the tough, breaking the trope that strong women are emotionless and cold. The subtlety of Dr.Ogden´s shock from the meant-to-be-fatal attack also averts the additional stereotype of a woman who can't control her emotions properly.
In the episode "Hangman" from season three, Dr. Ogden expresses difficulty to accept the Death Penalty as something good, stating to Murdoch that she finds it difficult to understand why it is a necessary punishment. All of these personality traits in Dr. Ogden are interesting. However the most fascinating aspect of Dr. Ogden's character is her past, and how she relates to it.
The below discussion (related to the issue of abortion) will follow the episode "Shades Of Grey" from season two, and will contain major spoilers for this episode.
"Shades Of Grey" begins with Murdoch investigating a possible murder prompted by the discovery of young nude woman's body in a ditch. The Case accumulates in Murdoch discovering that the young victim is a working girl by the name of Lily Dunn, who had been impregnated by her sexually predatory boss and fired for it. Desperate to get rid of her child, she had ingested a poison in hopes it would make her abort. The process instead leads to her death. It is made clear in the episode that Lily died mostly because she couldn't have a legal abortion. (Abortions were outlawed in Canada in 1869 and would remain completely illegal there until mild legalization in 1973. Fully legalized Abortion did not become law in Canada until the late 80's.) It is then later revealed that Julia Ogden herself, when younger, had an illegal abortion. She explains to Murdoch, who dislikes the idea of abortion, that she did it in order to continue her studies towards becoming a doctor. Having the baby would have made it difficult, if not impossible, to do so. Murdoch is shocked, and since he has recently started a relationship with Dr. Ogden, he is torn in whether he should stay committed to her or not. He asks then if she regrets her actions. Her answer is a calm "No".
It is unusual for a fictional television series to feature a female character that has had an abortion and not regret her decision. Even in films the topic is quite taboo, especially in non-European films. That Dr. Ogden states clearly she doesn't regret her decision, the episode portrays an honest truth about choosing to not keep a child: it is sometimes the right thing for the person making the decision to do. In Dr. Ogden's case, she knows she couldn't handle a child right then, nor would the society surrounding her allow this in the context of her medical schooling (to say the least!). So she chooses not to continue the pregnancy, which obviously turns to her favor, since she was then able complete her studies and become a highly competent doctor.
The episode also highlights the dangers of making abortions illegal. Dr. Ogden, who had to make an illegal and therefore an unsafe abortion, nearly died in the process. This was a major problem for the out of wedlock (and especially those who were not part of the upper class) women who found themselves pregnant during the 19th and 20th century in Canada and continued as a horror until the changes within the law occurred.
It is also a problem in today's world. In 2009, a study done by The Guttmacher Institute calculated that 70, 000 women a year die from illegal abortions. Women who take illegal abortions also face the danger of becoming maimed or sterilized. This is also mentioned in "Murdoch Mysteries"; Dr. Ogden survives her illegal abortion, but becomes sterile from it. The show clearly states that giving women the right to choose is important, and illegalizing abortion is a problem for everyone. This episode of Murdoch Mysteries makes no bones about being on the side of women in this catastrophe.
While watching "Shades of Grey", I couldn't help but think of the Pro-life movement in the US (and other countries too). At the moment there seems to be resurgence in a vocal part of the communities of the world for reinstating the illegality of abortion (and maybe even conception!)- entirely and without qualm. In counties such as Nicaragua, this is already the case, putting many women's lives at risk, from such diverse complications as obstructed labor to cancer. A study done by Amnesty International in 2010 even showed that this complete ban abortion has a harsh and dangerous impact on young girls. "Shades Of Grey" made makes us think of the actual cost that the anti-abortion movements call for – to send us back to days where women die or are put in high risk for their lives? In reality this is merely to control the "species of human" called women and to circumvent them moving freely in society (as Ogden is able to do in becoming a Doctor).
Dr. Julia Ogden as a character is a moral conscience of the show "Murdoch Mysteries". She is a modern woman, whose ideals make her a good role model for both women and men. But her message of being proud of her decision over her body and standing up for women's reproductive rights is the most outstanding part of her character. Her character has an important message that one should take seriously.
Maureen Jennings, creator of "Murdoch Mysteries"
For an article on how Abortion is depicted in Hollywood, read Katherine Butler's excellent column from "ecosalon".
For a recommendation on a film depicting an illegal abortion, I highly recommend Cristian Mungiu's superb "4 moths three weeks and 2 days".
For a few causes of women who died do to illegal and unsafe abortions, go here.
Note: "Murdoch Mysteries" is one of the few Canadian shows with a major international following, with fifth season in production. Alas, the fifth season has been announced to be the last one, which has disappointed many fans.
Update to the note: There has also been a promise of a sixth season, yay! Read about it here and on Maureen Jennings homepage here.
Tags: Feminism, Reproductive Rights
Randolph Sherrod
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During 1958 and into the early months of 1959 the Armstrong Siddeley Motors Experimental department had been working on a phase 2 version of the Star Sapphire. This was to be a further stop gap design till the company could afford the investment needed for a completely new design. It was thought 1962 might be about the time that this would be possible. Due to continuing pressure on the aerospace industry a new aero engine division was formed between Bristol Aircraft and Armstrong Siddeley Motors to form the Bristol Siddeley Engine Division. Ironic then, that when this Mk2 version of the Star Sapphire was presented to the board it was the very day that further funding was pulled and production ceased of both the Bristol 407 and the Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire. However Arnold Hall (later Sir) appointed in charge of the newly formed Bristol Siddeley Engine Division was happy to take the Mk2 prototype as his company car.
Pictured above the car as it is today, plain to see are the wing mirrors and wheel embellishers which were among several items Sir Arnold added to the car. The vehicle remained in Hawker Siddeley ownership till August 1966 before passing into private hands.
What might the Mk 3 Star have looked like? From this in-house design photographed above various influences have been noted. Farina BMC lines, Rover P5, maybe a touch of Lancia Flamina and even perhaps a splash of Michelotti flare? What many did agree on was the strong resemblance this car had to the new Rolls Royce Silver Shadow when launched in1965.


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Stenus dashaheensis es una especie de escarabajo del género Stenus, familia Staphylinidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Liu, Sheng-Nan, Liang Tang & Yong-Ting Luo en 2017.

Habita en China.

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 Liu, Sheng-Nan, Liang Tang & Yong-Ting Luo. Three new species of the Stenus cirrus group from Guizhou, southwest China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). ZooKeys, 716: 95–103. (2017).

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Trump: Churches should reopen this weekend despite coronavirus threat
President Donald Trump said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the coronavirus threat.
"Today I'm identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services," Mr Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference.
He said if governors do not abide by his request, he will "override" them, though it is unclear what authority he has to do so.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had prepared reopening guidelines for churches and other houses of worship weeks ago, but the White House refused to release them until Thursday when Mr Trump abruptly changed course.
"I said 'You better put it out.' And they're doing it," Mr Trump said on Thursday at a Ford Motor plant repurposed to make ventilators in Michigan.
"And they're going to be issuing something today or tomorrow on churches. We got to get our churches open."
On Friday, Mr Trump stressed the importance of churches in many communities and took issue with some of the businesses that had been allowed to reopen.
"Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential" but not churches, he said. "It's not right. So I'm correcting this injustice and calling houses of worship essential."
"These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church and synagogue, go to their mosque," he said.


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Brenda Milner awarded prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University, is a recipient of The2014 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced the 2014 Kavli Prize laureates in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience in live webcasts today from Oslo, Norway and the World Science Festival in New York. The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience is awarded for outstanding achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the brain and nervous system.
Dr. Milner, the Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology, is widely recognized as one of the founders of cognitive neuroscience–the field that brings together brain and behavior. "I am thrilled to receive The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience with Dr. John O'Keefe and Dr. Marcus E. Raichle," said Professor Milner. "I express my sincere gratitude to The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, The Kavli Foundation (US), The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, as well as the review committee for this wonderful honour."
The Kavli Prize recognizes scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The prize consists of USD $ 1 million in each of the scientific fields. In addition to the prize money the laureates receive a scroll and a gold medal. The Kavli Prize is awarded every second year by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The Kavli Prizes will be awarded on September 9 in the presence of His Majesty King Harald. The ceremony will be hosted by Alan Alda and Haddy N'jie.
"On behalf of the McGill community, I congratulate Prof. Milner and thank the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, The Kavli Foundation (US) and The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. Prof. Milner is a luminary and receiving the Kavli Prize is a tribute to her distinguished career and seminal discoveries of memory systems." said Prof. Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill. "We are so very proud that she continues to be recognized as a pioneering scientist on the international stage."
"Prof. Milner's rigorous studies of amnesic and other patients transformed the way we think of memory. The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience is a wonderful honour for Dr. Milner and recognition of a lifetime of dedication to understanding human cognition," said Dr. Guy Rouleau, Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre.
For more than six decades, Dr. Milner's creativity and precision in developing methodology to study amnesic and other patients have led her to conclusions that radically changed the way we think about memory. Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel credits Dr. Milner with taking the critical step of merging the fields of neurobiology and psychology to form this new field that has spawned a vast body of research in human cognition. Importantly, her research has also had a profound and continuing influence on clinical domains in the development of tests to assess, diagnose, and treat people with brain disorders resulting from traumatic injury and degenerative diseases, and from psychiatric illness.
In 2009, Dr. Milner announced the creation of The Brenda Milner Foundation, which underpins her commitment to future scientists and provides opportunities for those around the world to experience the dynamic academic and clinical environment at The Neuro. The Foundation will support and foster young researchers in the field of cognitive neuroscience through postdoctoral fellowships at The Neuro.
Brenda Milner's scientific contributions have been recognized by more than 20 honorary degrees and many prestigious awards from Canadian and international scientific societies. She is a fellow of the Royal Society (UK), the Royal Society of Canada and the National Academy of Sciences (USA), and has received, among others, the Dan David Prize, the International Balzan Prize, the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize and the NSERC Award of Excellence.
For more information on The Kavli Prize and laureates: http://www.kavliprize.no/
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Second half surge seals victory for Ocelots
By Tara Gessler
After losing to Oakland Community College (3-18, 2-8) 67-85, nearly a month ago, the Ocelots were in search of redemption. On Feb. 5, the Women's Basketball team played host to the Raiders with one goal in mind, and that was to win. Right from tip off, the tempo of play was evenly matched. The Raiders led majority of the first half, but Schoolcraft didn't slow down their intensity as they only trailed by two points throughout the first 20 minutes of play. Despite not playing as hard as they would have liked to, by matching the Raiders offensive press, the team finished the first half only trailing by two points, 30-28.
After returning from the locker room for the second half, the momentum shifted for the Ocelots on the court. The team started pressing defensively on the Raiders. Between both teams, the scoring was evenly paced until sophomore Brianna Berberet tied the game at 37-37, with a 3-point dagger at 16:06 mark. The two squads alternated between scoring offensively while generating strong defense. Schoolcraft sophomore Alexis Smith had nine defensive rebounds to show for herself in the second half. However, OCC didn't back down and continued to press hard. With 14:08 left to go, Berberet sank another 3-point shot (her third for the night) to take the lead, 42-39.
As play continued, Smith drove to the basket and was fouled giving the Ocelots the opportunity to shoot for an extra point increasing the team's lead by six points ,45-39.
Just as it seemed that SC was taking a commanding lead, OCC battled their way back to tie the game at 45-45 with 12:20 to go. Neither team appeared to be showing signs of fatigue, until Smith drained her only three-pointer for the night giving SC the lead. The 3 pointer by Smith proved to be the game changer. During the final six minutes of the game the Ocelots continued pressing offensively as the clock winded down. Schoolcraft went on to defeat the Raiders by 15 points with a score of 72-57. "I think I had a good game and I thought I stepped up when I needed to," Berberet says. Berberet having sank four 3-point shots on the night aided the Ocelots in the victory. "We came into this game very well prepared, practicing their plays, and knew all their moves," Smith says.
The Ocelots second half surge on both sides of the ball,contributed to solidifying the win. "I was very happy with how our team played, especially in the second half. I thought we played well as a whole with everyone contributing and it was great having some players really step up," head coach Kara Kinzer said. Berberet completed her all-around game with 24 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and one assist while freshman Chelsea Wesley had 22 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one assist.
Joining the fight one basket at a time
The Feb. 5 game also marked the sixth annual Pink Zone fundraiser game night. The night was a success giving Schoolcraft a win off the court by raising money and awareness for a great cause. This was not only just a game, but also a night to recognize and support women from all over that have fought beaten and lost to breast cancer. "I love getting the pink shirt to support Pink Zone night and think that this served as a great lesson for kids to get involved for such a great cause," coach Kinzer said. Schoolcraft raised around $1,150 from admission and t-shirt sales that will go toward breast cancer awareness and will be donated to the Play 4Kay fund. This event gave hope to many women out there that are suffering from breast cancer each and every day. For more information on the Play 4Kay organization or how to donate to the cause go to www.play4kay.org
Diggin' into a new role
Become an Ocelot
Student-athletes recognized
A change in pace
Men's Basketball wins districts, triumphant in the face of nationals' cancellation
Win-win for everyone
Spring sports season cancelled
Ocelots, State Troopers team up for a good cause


Marriage could be an extremely rocky terrain if you aren't prepared for it. Whether it is love or arranged, you have to remember that you are going to share the rest of your life with someone. It is imperative for you to understand this institution fully as to" what it means to you", "to your family" and "to the society". What you need to remember is that at the end of the day, it is us, the individuals who define the marriage. No one can guarantee what happens once you take the plunge. But there are a few things you can do and be aware of as you walk down this road.
Changes which will come in your life during the course of your married life are inevitable and thereby understanding and accepting those changes could be your first challenge. Everything beginning from the people you live with, your lifestyle, your priorities, your spending and saving habits will change. You have to be ready for those changes as it will make things easier.
Remember that every individual is different and unique. Your spouse will also be different. It is these differences of attitude, ideas, habits, personality that you have to respect.
There would be times when you have o suspend your ego and have to succumb to the midways. You even might have to settle for something which perhaps is less right. But don't make it a battle of egos.
There are going to be a lot of ups and downs. Don't lose onto yourself or your partner too early. Rather, be ready for the difficult days. Readiness will make things easy and will help you to navigate through difficult times.
Be flexible to all the changes that will occur. It will only help you to grow and evolve as a unit.
Pre marriage counselling helps you a big way in preparing for your post-marriage life. It facilitates healthy discussions about the expectations from each other and of each other, dealing with fears and notions, discussing the future and the past together with the counsellor.
As we know that life after marriage will encompass a significant change in your priorities, managing and adjusting your time will be a huge requirement. As a couple, each one you would be requiring each other's attention and therefore some major changes in your routine will happen.
With marriage comes an absolutely different set of roles and responsibilities. Accepting those responsibilities with your prior ones and fulfilling them will be a yet another challenge. Therefore, be ready for that as well.
Marriage itself means to share to your entire life with someone. Therefore, almost everything about you and almost everything you have will be shared. Hence, maximum sharing will also be a requirement and expectation from you.
With increase in responsibilities and life related problems, you will be required to practice more patience. Losing your control, becoming more verbal could turn out to be very detrimental for your married life. Therefore, start learning to be more patient.
With these mental preparations, you can definitely plan to go ahead and venture into this rocky road. Just remember that nothing can surpass the preparation of a married life with your correct decisions. You just have to build the right mindset.
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You can do a search of old television shows or movie clips to see how the dental assistant has been portrayed over the last several decades – they usually just weren't.
They were simply omitted from the scenery of a dentist's office, and more so the further back you look. You would quickly find that the false heroics of the one-man dentistry show have merely been more conducive to the comedic and dramatic flare for amusement.
For entertainment's sake, it is seldom that the near super-humans are not juggling all of the tasks themselves on the screen, bringing about more laughs and gasps and creating debacles. Those would be the dentists with a suffering reputation in the real world, though.
Thankfully, one is about as likely to meet a dentist today without their dentist assistants by their side as you would be to see them doing without a reclining chair, their ominous drill, and a skilled bookkeeper.
At one time, dentists may have been considered the champion in solving toothaches, painful cavities and a plethora of other oral maladies but the assistant's are quickly moving into the role of the one furnishing the support, understanding, comfort, sympathy and even relief that both precedes and follows the doctor's harsher duties. It seems that off-screen these members of the team have become the unsung hero.
Logic would easily convey to us that the art of dentistry, with all of its intricacies and complexities being finely managed autonomously, completed by only the dentist, is about as likely as the designer of an automobile single-handedly putting out the finished project, ready to drive off the showroom floor.
The obvious importance of the dental assistant's value to a dentist becomes undeniable in the mere fact that a great number of dentist offices have several in their employ. These jobs, then, should reasonably be as numerous as dentists themselves.
Although it cannot be pinpointed when the first person was employed as a dentist assistant, it also should not be considered odd that it would have likely been around the time the practice of dentistry itself began. It may be surprising, though, to see that there is evidence that supports that dentist assisting jobs are not so new.
At http://www.historicalmedicalart.com/ "The Lady Dentist and Dentist Assistant, circa, 2005" is a painting illustrating what is alluded to be the first woman dentist, although set in a rather modern facility.
The scene depicts one, maybe two of them with the female doctor, Emiline Roberts (1837 – 1924). One dental assistant is shown on the other side of the chair from the doctor and another possible assistant is shown in the doorway, obviously interacting.
As the above article states, Emiline Roberts is thought to be the first woman dentist, gaining her status, as could be done back then, by apprenticing with her dentist husband, (in other words; she was his dental assistant). Then, in 1859 she became his partner and eventually took over his practice when he passed away in 1864. After her husband's death she continued in her practice for 60 years without him.
This was newsworthy because a female in this role was unheard of and the acceptance of such did not grow quickly. As it was, and like many jobs of that time, (especially those demanding critical expertise) generally considered a man's job.
Dental assistant societies began forming in as early as 1917.
One of the earliest visionaries and trailblazers for female in this role was Julliete Southard, who, after being hired in a full time position, sought to have a unification of her proud profession.
These societies began forming all over the United States and by 1923 Julliete Southard pushed for permission and managed to attend her first convention of dentist assistants.
Two years after that, in 1925, The American Dental Assistant's Association was born (A.D.A.A.). She not only had become actively involved but she the president of the association by that time.
In spite of the fact that they work very closely under the supervision of the Doctors of Dentistry, they cover a vast array of duties that would very unlikely ever fall into the category of boring routine procedure.
On the contrary, a dental assistant's job description sounds fulfilling and exciting.
It seems fair to say that they carry much responsibility for the welfare of the patients on their shoulders. On a standard resume they would have to list their duties in broad strokes just to keep it to one page!
The job description for this role includes so many duties that keep their job interesting, from the possibly less exciting example of sterilizing dental tools and carefully arranging them in their proper order, to the more hands on activities of handing those tools to the doctor as needed, in the heart of the dentists' oral surgeries and other challenging procedures, experiencing the nitty-gritty, literally working very close and "hands on" with patients through the doctor's guidance.
Dental assistant jobs require one to be an effective communicator, keeping the flow of information succinct and accurate between the patient and the doctor as well as between the doctor and other staff members.
It is often in the hands of dentist's assistant to keep pertinent notes and have the responsibility of keeping proper records of the treatments and procedures performed on each patient.
They also perform many highly technical tasks such as most of the laboratory work, for instance, making temporary crowns, impressions and casts for bridges and crowns, braces, retainers, and many other oral appliances commonly used today.
They perform routine maintenance; adjustments cleaning and buffing up of many previously acquired appliances during patients' visits.
It should come as no surprise that it is also among the dental assistant's job description to maintain inventory of the products and supplies needed to keep the office running smoothly.
Accountability for inventory is another task that leads to even greater responsibility, and again a more specialized skill, which is to be perceptive and aware as to the projected need for supplies.
The dentist's assistant needs to be vigilant about ordering at the appropriate junctures, keeping products organized, and possessing an ability to maintain an ongoing knowledge and awareness of specific products, the frequency of its use, quality and shelf life, as well as being mindful of the physical storage space available in the particular office setting.
Considering the extensive service performed by them, it is the next obvious question to ask how much money do assistants make. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reflects averages of hourly and annual wages, the expected salary is quite respectable.
The average pay for a dental assistant in the U.S. is between $9.74 and $18.89 per hour, or $29,000 to $37,000 annually.
Remember that the report displays averages so some salaries could be a great deal more, and it is likely that the ones making up the lower side of the average are fresh to the field, or with less dental assistant training.
The field of dental assisting is not exempt from what is common knowledge of many jobs: although some have managed to find their way into the field without the appropriate education, it is far from an easy task, and you can probably imagine the great difference in the dental assistant salary for one untrained.
Job seekers for this specific field who do not seek out the advantage of attending dental assistant schools, who may, against tough odds, find themselves in the position of assisting in a dentist office, may potentially be setting themselves up for months or years of arduous frustration before becoming abreast with their colleagues who attended a dentist assistant college.
If pay raises are based on the employee's work performance one would also expect the need to be very patient for their job to pay well.
Why Wouldn't Training Be Expected?
If we have lived to adulthood we have certainly heard the woes of a person who struggles to get the pay they think they deserve for the work that they do. Bosses trying to save company money by withholding fair pay are notorious.
It may behoove one to consider the possibility that those who do not ask for assistants with proper training could have a motive of saving money in payroll at the expense of an optimum practice.
Why wouldn't one want their assistant to have education or training when it is so easy to do and so many people are willing and eager to become a prepared professional?
Many years ago it was truly a difficult task, even leaning toward impossible, for a person working a full time job to further their education or think about switching careers, which would leave so many feeling sorrowfully stuck right where they were.
The great news is that those days are not the present. It is no longer the case. Along with the technological leaps that we see affect all aspects of our lives, these advances are also enabling people with more and more options.
We are living in an era of endless opportunity. Change does undeniably present its challenges but it is agreeable that it has also made us stronger – the days of being hopelessly tied to and tormented by unfulfilling, low paying jobs need not have a place in our lives anymore.
Often you hear those feeling overworked lamenting that they have no time to take a class. Educational institutions have made it convenient for us to become more and more trained and educated through flexible hours, night classes, week-end programs and the like.
Presently there are highly regarded colleges offering superb online dental assisting programs that can be taken advantage of by anybody who has the heart to just say yes. Such flexible programs being offered can truly become the key to freeing oneself from being worked too hard and paid too little.
We have evolved to be a people who can now guide our lives down better avenues to happier, more fulfilling career choices and there is no time better than today to get started.
At the top of anybody's list of positive aspects about life today could be the words, "I have choices." It is one of the most exciting facts of our present life. Among the many choices we have the power to select, we have excellent educational options available to us right now.
Answering the question "how to become a dental assistant" has become easier in recent years with the addition of online classes and certification programs.
Online courses can be fit into almost any lifestyle, as it is the most flexible form of education enhancement that the world has ever encountered to this point. Study when you choose and come and go as you please or need.
Training through the many online dental assistant programs currently available to us is gracefully balanced with reasonable guidelines that you can make work for you and easily keep you motivated because it is also fun! It is an understatement to say that dental assisting is a career path worthy of high consideration.
Get the training and education you need to begin turning your life around now, from your own home, or wherever you choose. The choice to become a dental assistant is yours to for the taking.


Included on this year's tour is a 22-room Gilded Age mansion restored to perfection.
Even among the grand homes in a range of architectural styles that can be found throughout Highland Park, the three-story, red brick mansion owned Dr. Frank Brown and his wife, Maura, is a standout.
Built by Irish immigrant turned glass manufacturer Alexander King in the late 1800s, the 22-room, Second Empire-style manse, known locally as the King Estate, is topped with a 16-foot-high gilded finial. The impressive wrap-around porch leads to a pair of tall walnut doors — which will be open to the public this weekend.
Located on Elgin Street, The King Estate, also known as Baywood, is one of nearly a dozen homes that will be featured on the Highland Park House Tour. After being revived by the nonprofit Highland Park Community Council in 2014 following a long absence, the event now takes place every two years.
Kicking off at the rectory of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Hampton Street, the tour runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 on the day of the event. All proceeds benefit the Highland Park Community Council for current and future neighborhood programs.
The Browns told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette they spent more than 20 years restoring the Gilded Age mansion, which was in a serious state of neglect when they bought it in 1994.
The interior walls were spray-painted and track lighting had been nailed into the century-old, hand-painted artwork, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Other architectural elements, including the finial — which the Browns later replicated — were missing from the building.
Today, after a painstakingly careful rehabilitation, the mansion, which was owned by the city of Pittsburgh from 1954 to 1994 and once hosted art camps, has been restored to its former grandeur.
A tall Eastlake mirror featuring carved burled walnut hangs in the entry hall, according to the Post-Gazette. In the formal parlor, 23-karat gold leaf gilds the cove molding. After Brown uncovered a faded painting of cherubs, artist Celeste Parrendo recreated the winged angels.
The tour also will feature the historic Bigelow Estate on North Highland Avenue.
Known as the "father of Pittsburgh's parks," Edward Manning Bigelow, an engineer and a former director of Pittsburgh's public works department, built the home, which notably is topped with a pink roof. Responsible for many improvements to Pittsburgh infrastructure, including Bigelow Boulevard — which was renamed in Bigelow's honor after his death in 1916 — Bigelow was an advocate of urban parks and helped to develop Schenley Park and Highland Park.
Jelks-Seale says the home tour includes a mix of architectural styles that range from colonial to Victorian and to more modern estates.
"We have big homes and small homes scattered throughout the neighborhood," she says.
Volunteers will be stationed at the exterior and interior of each home on the self-guided walking tour to help participants learn more about the buildings. There also will be bikes available for those wishing to cycle between the homes participating in the event. For more information, or for tickets, visit here.


See Birdhouse Skater Aaron "Jaws" Homoki Jump Off Roofs, "Risk It for the Biscuit"
In the latest episode of "Ride the Lightning" — our series dedicated to profiling particularly badass skateboarders — we feature Aaron "Jaws" Homoki, who has an unusual sickness for setting out in the urban landscapes to find the biggest staircases and rooftops around, and then jumping his skateboard right off of them. He typically rides away unscathed — typically, but not always. Watch the Birdhouse pro skater rip through his favorite parks in his hometown of Paradise, Arizona, and then wind up in an unfavorable "split" after attempting to kickflip melon off a rooftop gap to the street. (It was a stunt that actually cost Jaws a two-month recovery before he could skate again and finish this video.) But all is well in paradise again and, as Homoki puts it, "Sometimes you just gotta risk it for the biscuit."


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Great A, little b
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Great A, little b,
The cat's in the cupboard
And she can't C.
The version in the illustration at the top of the page is a little different:
Great A, little a,
Bouncing B!
The cat's in the cupboard,
And she can't see.
Here's how it is in The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright:
And can't see me.
Here's a version from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith:
A, B, C, Tumble Down D
A, B, C, tumble down D,
The cat's in the cupboard, and can't see me.
Here's the version from The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book, illustrated by Walter Crane:
Great A, little A, Bouncing B,
The cat's in the cupboard.
And she can't see me.
Here's a slight variation sent in by Sasha:
Little a, Big A, bouncing B
The cat's in the cupboard and can't see me!
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
The first version of the rhyme is from A History of Nursery Rhymes (1899) by Percy B. Green. The second version of the rhyme and the illustration at the top of the page are from Denslow's Mother Goose (published in 1901, New York), it was illustrated by William Wallace Denslow. The second illustration is from The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897). The 3rd illustration is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. the 4th image is from The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book, illustrated by Walter Crane. Thanks to Sasha for sending a variation of this rhyme!
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Save the date! The 7th annual Bowling For Kids will be on Thursday, May 23rd. Session 1 is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Session 2 will be from 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Come early and bid on the many gift baskets up for auction in either session. Food and beverages are available onsite as well!
The event will be at North Bowl — 125 W. Sinto Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201.
Each team will consist of one captain and up to four additional team members (total of five people per team). Each team will be guaranteed two lines (games) of bowling per session. (Additional games allowed if time permits).
The deadline for corporate teams to register is Friday, May 17th.
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Susan Ashe is the Executive Director of the Health Sciences & Services Authority (HSSA) of Spokane County. Before this, Susan had started her own successful public affairs small business.
Ashe served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the City of Spokane and spent 24 years with Kaiser Aluminum, the last 10 years as its Regional Public Affairs Manager for four aluminum production and manufacturing plants in Washington State.
Susan has been active in her community serving on additional boards such as Life Science Washington, Spokane University District, and former Board Chair of the YWCA of Spokane.
Ashe served on Mayor David Condon's Transition Team and was appointed by the Mayor to serve on the Spokane Civic Benefit Fund. She formerly served on the boards of the Association of Washington Business, Greater Spokane Incorporated, where she remains active in Life Science Spokane Vision 2030's Executive Advisory Committee and its Public Policy Council, and SIRTI as a gubernatorial appointment.
She is an alumni of Eastern Washington University and Leadership Spokane. In 2016 Ashe was selected to receive the Eastern Washington University Alumni Award for Service and was nominated for the City of Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame.
Susan has been an invaluable member of this board and we are so grateful to have someone with such experience to help guide our Foundation!


Verse 30: Is Jesus equal to God, or less than?
Verse 28: Is Jesus equal to God, or less than?
Verse 19: What did Pilate write on the cross?
Verse 2: What color was the robe that was put on Jesus?
Verse 13: Jesus said that Elijah did NOT ascend into heaven!
Verse 30: Does Jesus Know All Things?
Verse 31: Does Jesus Bear Record of Himself?
Verse 14: Does Jesus Bear Record of Himself?
Verse 18: Has anyone seen God?
Verse 43: Where was Jesus Three Days after his Baptism?
Verse 17: Sanctified or United?
Verse 21: Sanctified or United?
Verse 22: When was Holy Ghost Received?


A look at some of the programmes that aim to build a pipeline of digital talent for today and in the future.
Aspiring student leaders from schools across Auckland also spent the day walking in the footsteps of business greats as part of the AUT Business and Law Schools' Shadow a Leader programme. Now in its fifth year, Shadow a Leader matches a year 13 student and an AUT business or law student with a business leader.
Wendy Hammonds, general manager people and capability at Foodstuffs North Island; Greg Sheehan, RightWay accounting; Michael Barnett, CEO Auckland Chamber of Commerce; Chris Quin, CEO Foodstuffs North Island.


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67-year broadcasting career of Vin Scully drawing to close
Published on September 24, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully thanked Los Angeles Dodgers fans for making him feel like an 8-year-old again every time they cheer. The crowd, in turn, saluted Scully with a loud roar and multiple standing ovations on his appreciation night Friday.
Holding hands with wife Sandi, he walked slowly from the dugout along a blue carpet dotted with the team's logo to a stage set up in front of home plate for the pre-game ceremony honoring his 67 years in the team's broadcast booth.
Smiling, laughing and waving to the crowd, Scully placed his left hand over his heart in a sign of gratitude. As the applause and cheers continued, he shook his head and mouthed "OK" to let the crowd know it could quiet down.
They ignored him.
"Hi everybody and a very pleasant good evening to you," Scully said, his signature greeting drawing the first of several roars. "I thought I'd get that out of the way right away."
The first 50,000 fans in attendance before the Dodgers' 5-2 win over Colorado received a typed letter signed by Scully containing recollections from his 67-year career that began in Brooklyn with the Dodgers and continued when the team moved west for the 1958 season.
"You were simply always there for me," Scully wrote. "I have always felt that I needed you more than you needed me and that holds true to this very day. I have been privileged to share in your passion and love for this great game."
In his remarks, Scully thanked the fans for "your enthusiasm, your passion for the game."
"When you roar, when you cheer, when you are thrilled for a brief moment I'm 8 years old again," he said. "You have allowed me to be young at heart. I owe you everything."
Actor Kevin Costner, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax and Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw were among the speakers paying tribute to the 88-year-old Scully, who is retiring next weekend after Los Angeles concludes its regular season in San Francisco.
"Obviously he is a Dodger at heart, but he called a lot of really important games and people regard him to be one of those rare treasures that are always going to be a part of baseball," Manfred said before the ceremony.
Scully showed his sense of humor when explaining that he is often asked about his future. He turns 89 in November.
"I'm going to try to live," he said, drawing laughs. "I'm looking for a much smaller house and a much larger medicine cabinet."
Noting his five children, 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, Scully said, "I guarantee you if I don't know what to do they will find something for me to do."
Dodgers chairman Mark Walter, former owner Peter O'Malley and former managers Tom Lasorda and Joe Torre, now an MLB executive, were among those on hand. O'Malley's father, Walter, first owned the team and was instrumental in bringing the Bronx-born Scully west when the Dodgers relocated to the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
"It was a very strange phenomenon to be on the field and hear the broadcast coming out of the stands," Koufax said. "The people of Los Angeles, even though they were at the game, didn't enjoy it without hearing Vin tell them about it. He entertained and he educated them."
The ceremony began with Bob Costas narrating a video featuring vintage photos from Scully's career and memories from former Dodger Steve Garvey, actor Bryan Cranston, fellow announcers Joe Buck, Dick Enberg and Al Michaels, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, and comedian George Lopez, among others.
The Dodgers and Colorado players jammed their dugouts to watch.
"We just want to say thank you," Kershaw told Scully during his turn at the podium.
Costner starred in the 1999 baseball movie "For Love of the Game," in which Scully narrated the play-by-play of his character's perfect game.
"We're all taking deep breaths, Vin," Costner said. "We're all struggling with our own emotions as we admit we're down to our last three outs with you. You're our George Bailey and it has been a wonderful life. You can't blame us for trying to hold on to you for as long as we can. And shame on us if you ever have to pay for another meal in public."
Manfred announced a $50,000 donation from Major League Baseball to the Jackie Robinson Foundation in Scully's name. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts toted the oversized check on stage. Scully called Robinson's career when he broke the sport's color barrier in 1947.
After the speeches, both teams lined up on each side of home plate, removed their caps and listened to John Williams conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the national anthem behind the mound.
Scully stepped to the microphone and proclaimed, "It's time for Dodger baseball."
And then he was gone, hurrying upstairs to his fifth-floor booth to spin another night's worth of baseball lore for generations of Angelenos soothed by the sound of his voice.
Republished with permission from the Associated Press.
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