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Guerdat Moves to the Head of the Class, Winning Outstanding Instructor of the Year in Screenwriting
Feb 20, 2008 | Feature Articles
Many agree that screenwriting instructor Andy Guerdat is outstanding. Just read his students' comments:
"Andy is a true expert with insight and life experience that he brings to the classroom."
"He's just the greatest!!!! If you follow everything he says it works!! I optioned my script today and I can honestly say that everything Andy says is absolute and right!"
Or look at his credits: screenplays sold to 20th Century Fox, MGM, Walt Disney Studios, Village Roadshow Productions/Warner Bros; producer/writer of the hit TV show Head of the Class, creator of the show Herman's Head…
Other words have been used to describe him: patient, funny, articulate, knowledgeable, generous. But the Writers' Program likes "outstanding" the best and made it official by naming him Outstanding Instructor of the Year in Screenwriting for 2007.
How does a writer earn such high acclaim? Here Andy talks about his passion for story-telling, teaching, and the writing process.
Writers' Program: Did you always know you wanted to be a screenwriter? What was your first writing job? How did you break in?
Andy Guerdat: I always wanted to be a writer, or more accurately, a storyteller. My first love was prose fiction, but since my second love was not eating out of dumpsters, I decided to come to L.A. and try my hand at screen and TV writing. I broke in by dutifully following what passes for a system in show biz: taking classes (at the now-defunct Sherwood Oaks Experimental College), writing specs, sending them out en masse to any and all agents who would read them or pretend to, and then taking the better of the two agencies who responded positively. That took about a year. After another six months, I got my first paid assignment, an episode of "The Jeffersons." I've been a working writer ever since, and I'm proud to say I had absolutely no connections when I moved out here from the Siberia of entertainment, Birmingham, Alabama. Although I highly recommend nepotism, coattail-riding and sucking up as alternate methods of breaking in.
WP: What are you most hopeful about or what is most important to you about writing screenplays/TV now?
Guerdat: I think we're on the verge of a major sea change in the entertainment industry, as the major studios and networks have remained major for decades by controlling the capital and means of distribution necessary to mount typical big-budget productions. But with the costs of basic productions within monetary reach of anyone with a good video camera and Final Cut Pro, and international distribution as close as your mouse, all that may be about to change. The internet allows for bottom-up development in lieu of the top-down approach dominant in Hollywood since the first suit told Chaplin to lose the cane — physical disabilities are depressing. If this evolutionary change comes to pass, talent may more naturally rise to the top in an ad hoc manner… to then be corrupted by money, glamour and unchecked ego.
WP: What drew you to teaching? (Was it your involvement as writer/producer on the show "Head of the Class"?)
Guerdat: I began teaching because, as a television producer I found myself teaching writing to staff writers getting paid a lot of money to learn it on the job. I simply took the techniques I employ as a professional writer/producer and apply them in class. I teach the way real writers write — from the seminal creative spark through the shaping of the story to the rewrite process — not the way many writing teachers teach — beginning with a pre-determined template and filling in interchangeable story points. Ironically, I have written for many high school themed movies and TV shows, which has only served to make me instinctively swallow my gum and forge fake hall passes every time the bell on the set rang.
WP: In your Writers' Program Instructor Statement, you talk about the passion needed to create a good screenplay. How do you convey that need to your students?
Guerdat: I show them moments in films in which the filmmakers' passion for the story is so palpable it leaps off the screen. From the first time Raymond Burr looks into camera in "Rear Window" to the opening scene of "Manhattan" and many others, these moments have the power to still send a tingle up your spine years later. Sometimes I even pitch them a bit of my own screenplays to communicate the excitement I feel at telling my stories. That Jacob's Ladder of original excitement is what they'll need to complete their screenplays while everyone else is at the beach or ski slopes — and what they'll ultimately need to communicate to their potential audience.
WP: What is the single most important thing a teacher can impart to his or her students?
Guerdat: A passion for good stories. One need look no further than their channel guide to see what results when the people who tell our stories have no interest in life beyond their own French tips.
WP: What does winning the 2007 UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting mean to you?
Guerdat: It reminds me of the hundreds — thousands? — of students who have taken my classes, and who have, I hope, been enriched by the experience. I've had several students go on to success in the entertainment industry, but just as important to me is knowing that most of my students leave my course having learned about the joy that comes from telling or seeing a well-told story . Also, it meant a very nice sweatshirt.
WP: How has the strike affected you this year? What are you working on now?
Guerdat: It meant the Twilight Zone-ish experience of seeing many Ghosts of Career Past walk by me on the picket line. Again and again, until we remembered why we stopped calling each other. I had the time to complete several spec screenplays and pilots, and even act in, co-direct, and edit a pilot shot with several other friends. I also have written a stage play "Red Remembers" — a one-man show about the pioneer sportscaster Red Barber — currently under option to Tony-nominated actor David Garrison (he played the Wizard of Oz in "Wicked") .
Andy Guerdat will teach Introduction to Screenwriting I: 12 Weeks this spring on the UCLA campus. Enrollment is underway.


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JAMA. Published online August 27, 2018.
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О современном государстве см. Пунтленд

Земля Пунт (егип. pwn.t, также Та-Нечер — t3-nṯr, то есть «Земля богов») — известная древним египтянам территория в Восточной Африке.

Пунт был пунктом назначения многочисленных египетских экспедиций, снаряжавшихся для доставки в Египет черного дерева, благовоний, в том числе ладана (тишепс, ихмет, хесаит), чёрной краски для глаз, слоновой кости, ручных обезьян, золота, рабов и шкур экзотических животных, которые обменивались на товары, привозимые из Египта. Важнейшим товаром, доставлявшимся из Пунта, была мирра, необходимая для проведения религиозных церемоний, а также мирровые деревья. Большую известность, в частности, получила экспедиция женщины-фараона Хатшепсут.

Некоторые древнеегипетские источники прямо указывают на то, что Пунт был прародиной египтян и колыбелью египетских богов. Некоторые египтологи XIX века, например Уоллис Бадж и Флиндерс Петри с его концепцией «династической расы», поэтому выводили отсюда происхождение египетской цивилизации или её правящей верхушки.

Пунт часто упоминался в древнеегипетском фольклоре и мифологии. Крушению корабля на пути в царство Пунт посвящена древнеегипетская «Сказка о потерпевшем кораблекрушение», относящаяся примерно к XII династии.

Название «Пунт» было включено в состав названия сепаратистского региона на северо-востоке Сомали, провозгласившего в 1998 году автономию по примеру соседнего Сомалиленда, — Пунтленд.

Географическое расположение
Пунт, помимо Египта, вёл торговлю с Аравией и, видимо, был расположен на Африканском Роге. Тем не менее, споры по поводу расположения Пунта продолжаются до нашего времени, так как египетские источники со всей точностью сообщают только тот факт, что Пунт находился на южном побережье Красного моря. Считается, что Пунт мог находиться на территории современных Сомали, Джибути или Эритреи и части суданского побережья, хотя выдвигаются и теории, связывающие Пунт с упоминаемыми в Библии Офиром и Савским царством, расположенными на территории Аравийского полуострова. Осуществлённые в 2010 и 2015 годах учёными из Египетского музея и Университета Калифорнии исследования генетического материала мумий бабуинов, привезённых в Египет из Пунта (и ныне хранящихся в Британском музее), показали, что местом их происхождения действительно могли быть Эритрея, восток Эфиопии или север Сомали.

Экспедиция Сахуры
При фараоне V династии, Сахуре, была отправлена первая известная широкомасштабная экспедиция в Пунт (хотя упоминание о золоте из страны Пунт в Египте датируется временами фараона IV династии Хеопса). Описание этой экспедиции было обнаружено на Палермском камне: в Египет было доставлено 80 тыс. мер мирры, 2,6 тыс. единиц ценных пород дерева, звериных шкур и слоновой кости. Корабли, возвращающиеся из этого плаванья, запечатлены на рельефах храма Сахуры в Абу-Сире.

Следующие экспедиции Древнего и Среднего царства

После Сахуры экспедиции отправляли фараоны Джедкара Исеси (2405—2367), Унас (2367—2347), Пепи II (2279—2219). Экспедиции обычно начинались в городе Коптосе, затем проходили через Вади-Хаммамат к красноморскому порту, на месте которого в эллинистическое время возникли Береника и Левкос-Лимен. Во время разлива Нила египтяне могли попадать в Красное море и через отходящее от основного русла Нила в районе Бубастиса русло Вади Тумилат, соединявшееся с морем Горькими озерами. Во время правления VI династии экспедиции в Пунт стали обыденным явлением. Однако к 2050 году до н. э. торговля резко пошла на убыль, так как в Египте кончилась эпоха Древнего Царства, и начался Первый переходный период.

В эпоху Среднего Царства по всему пути от Коптоса к Красному морю, в царствование Ментухотепа III, под руководством вельможи  были выкопаны источники, из которых путники брали питьевую воду.
При Ментухотепе IV был основан городок Джаау, на месте которого позже и вырос Левкос-Лимен (ныне Эль-Кусейр).

При фараоне XII династии Сенусерте I экспедицию к «рудникам Пунта» по приказу великого визиря  возглавлял вельможа Амени, сын Ментухотепа, который вместе с Хапиджефаи I, номархом Сиута, стал продолжателем дела вельмож Хуфхора и Пиопинахта, «заложивших» в Древнем царстве традицию путешествий в далёкие страны. Корабли были изготовлены на десятом году правления Сенусерта I на верфях Коптоса и волоком доставлены к красноморскому побережью, для чего было задействовано 3700 человек.

Отправлял экспедицию и фараон Аменемхет II. Правители следующей, XIII династии, отправили в Красное море экспедицию, насчитывавшую до 10 тысяч человек. Эту экспедицию достаточно подробно описал её начальник Хену. «Я выступил с войском в 3 тысячи человек. Я превратил дорогу в реку, красные земли (пустыню) в зелёный луг, я давал один бурдюк, два кувшина воды и двадцать хлебов каждому человеку каждый день, — без лишней скромности расписывал свои заслуги он. — Я построил двадцать водоёмов в вади и два в Куахете… Я построил этот корабль. Я оснастил его, как нужно… Когда я проплыл по Великой Зелени, я сделал все, что повелело мне его величество, и принес ему все сокровища, какие нашел на обоих берегах Земли Богов».

При Сенусерте II и Сенусерте III походы в Пунт продолжались, причём по воле последнего был сооружён судоходный канал, соединивший Нил с Красным морем. В эпоху Среднего царства у берегов Красного моря существовал еще один город-порт, Сауу, современный Мерса Гауасис, к которому вели дороги по пустыне от города Куса. Были обнаружены стелы вельмож Хентихетиура, плававшего в Пунт при Аменемхете II (1914—1882) и номархе Хнумхотепе, посещавшего страну благовоний в царствование Сенусерта II.
После 1800 года до нашей эры для Египта наступило время очередного упадка (Второй переходный период), и экспедиции в Пунт прервались.

Экспедиции Хатшепсут и Тутмоса III

Крупнейшая экспедиция в Пунт была снаряжена по прямому приказу царицы XVIII династии Нового царства Хатшепсут под руководством темнокожего военачальника Нехси в 1482/1481 до н. э. Она состояла из пяти крупных кораблей и была призвана восстановить контакты с Пунтом, прерванные в эпоху Среднего царства, и доставить мирровые деревья для храма Джесер Джесеру в Дейр эль-Бахри. Рельефы храма в Дейр эль-Бахри представляют все подробности этой кампании. Художники детально изобразили флот Хатшепсут, особенности ландшафта Пунта с лесами благовонных деревьев, экзотическими животными и домами на сваях.

Описание рельефов Дейр эль-Бахри

Сначала изображены все пять кораблей экспедиции — они стоят на якоре и загружаются товарами. Далее показан отплыв нагруженного флота. Корабли изображены невероятно точно, учитывается даже толщина канатов. Изображена морская живность, встреченная моряками по пути. На следующем рельефе эскадра с опущенными парусами стоит у берегов Пунта, где их встречают пунтийцы. Показана разгрузка товаров. Писцы с высокой точностью показали берега Пунта: на нём стоят ульеобразные свайные хижины туземцев с тростниковыми лестницами перед входом; пальмы и другие тропические растения; птицы, вылетающие из крон. Рядом с хижинами, в тени деревьев, отдыхает скот.

Отряд египетских воинов идёт на встречу пунтийской делегации. Египтяне вооружены щитами и копьями, впереди отряда идёт Нехси, вооруженный луком и топориком, с декоративной тростью в руках. Пунтийцев возглавляет их царь — Пареху. У него, как и у всех пунтийцев-мужчин, длинная остроконечная бородка. Пареху носит кинжал за поясом, а в руках держит жезл. Также у него короткая прическа. Позади него стоит его жена — царица Ати. Ати чрезвычайно полна, что, судя по всему, является следствием какой-то болезни (впрочем, подобная стеатопигия может быть характерна для представительниц койсанской расы). На ней платье. Далее стоят два царских сына, и одна принцесса, которая проявляет тенденцию к той же болезни, что и её мать. После царской семьи идут слуги с дарами и осёл, возящий Ати.

 Пунтийцы имеют кожу темно-кирпичного цвета, из чего видно, что они отличны от чисто негроидной расы. Жители Пунта удивлены внешним видом египтян, их вещами, оружием, кораблями. Пунтийцы даже спрашивают, спустились ли египтяне с небес, или же вышли из морских глубин. Царская семья поспешила признать власть египетского фараона (хотя это уже, видимо, додумано писцами). Началась торговля. Накупив множество товаров — мирры, чёрного дерева, экзотических животных (на рельефах изображены павианы, леопарды, жираф), слоновой кости, благовоний, золота, леопардовых шкур и т. д., египтяне погрузили всё это на корабли и отплыли. Вместе с ними отправились в Египет пунтийские послы. Потом показаны сцены триумфального возвращения в Фивы и отмерения товаров, привезенных из Пунта. Мирровые кусты, привезенные из экспедиции, были высажены у храма Хатшепсут в Дейр эль-Бахри. Хатшепсут показана воздающей хвалы Амону за удачное завершение экспедиции.

В современной литературе
Жизнь Хатшепсут и её путешествие в страну Пунт описывается в книге Филиппа Ванденберга «Наместница Ра». Согласно книге, экспедиция длилась около года. Путь туда начался на север по Нилу, а затем более 10 дней рабы тянули корабли через пустыню, встретившуюся им на пути. Хатшепсут также лично принимала участие в этом, для того, чтобы быть примером своим рабам. Согласно Ванденбергу, Тутмос III пришёл на престол во время отсутствия Хатшепсут, её пребывания в стране Пунт. Также в книге Пунт описан как страна карликов. Путешествие египтян в страну Пунт и обстоятельства правления Хатшепсут описаны в романе Элизабет Херинг «Служанка фараонов». В романе главная героиня девочка-эфиопка растет в деревне Параху, потом ее вместе с семьей продают египтянам. При дворе Хатшепсут она становится наперсницей царской дочери и тайной возлюбленной будущего фараона Тутмоса.

Стела Рехмира

После Хатшепсут её преемник, Тутмос III, отправлял две военно-торговых экспедиции в Пунт. Рехмира был племянником визиря (главного министра) Усера, управлявшего Верхним Египтом во времена Хатшепсут. Во время военных кампаний Тутмоса III Рехмира, наследовав дяде в качестве главного министра, управлял всеми египетскими владениями фараона. В усыпальнице Рехмира найдена стела, на которой Рехмира изображён принимающим иноземцев, приносящих дары, дань и рабов в Египет. Верхний ряд посвящён дарам, дани или просто товарам обмена из страны Пунт — на изображении можно видеть деревья дающие благовония, разных ручных животных и шкуры зверей.

Более поздние экспедиции
Экспедиции в страну Пунт не прекращались при Аменхотепе III, Хоремхебе и Рамсесе II. Рамсес III был последним известным фараоном, отправившим корабли к берегам Пунта. Возвращение этой экспедиции было запечатлено на рельефах его храма в Мединет-Абу. О ней также сообщает Папирус Харриса I:

Построил я (Рамсес III) большие корабли и баржи впереди них, с набранными многочисленными командами и сопровождающими без числа. Их начальники корабельных отрядов находятся в них под руководством инспекторов и надзирателей, чтобы снабжать их, нагружая вещами Египта, которым нет числа. В огромном количестве, десятки тысяч, отправляются великим морем (под названием) Мукед, достигают они стран Пунта. Не испытывают они бедствий, отправляясь в путь. Нагружены эти корабли и баржи вещами из Танечер, всевозможными диковинками их страны, миррой из Пунта в большом количестве, погруженной десятками тысяч, нет им числа. Дети их правителей из Танечер идут впереди своей дани в сторону Египта.

После прекращения контактов Пунт в массовом сознании египтян окончательно превратился в сказочную страну мифов и легенд, которые дожили до греко-римской эпохи.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

 Queen Hatasu, and Her Expedition to the Land of Punt.
 Затерянная дорога в страну Пунт
 Emmet Sweeney: Empire of Thebes, New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-87586-479-2
 Ф.Ванденберг «Наместница Ра», 2009 год, 317 стр.

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География Древнего Египта
Исторические области Африки
История Сомали
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ANCA Partners with In Defense of Christians to Promote Security for Middle East Religious Communities
Two-Day National Leadership Conference Features High-Level Congressional and White House Consultations
September 12, 2019 ANCA ANCA News 0
WASHINGTON, DC–A broad-based, inter-denominational, cross-cultural coalition pressed for concrete policy solutions to the existential threats facing the Middle East Christians at In Defense of Christians (IDC) National Leadership Conference and Solidarity Dinner, co-sponsored by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The two-day gathering, which brought together prominent faith leaders and human rights advocates from across the U.S., called for a permanent policy of official U.S. remembrance of the Armenian Genocide – as part of a series of legislative priorities shared during more than 100 Congressional meetings.
"IDC is America's answer to a century of indifference. The organization we needed to give voice to our values; to demand and to deliver a place at the policy-making table for religious freedom. To do the work of the Lord in the language of Washington: legislation, appropriations and policy," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian during his formal remarks at the sixth annual Solidarity Dinner on September 10. He went on to voice support for the freedom of the Republic of Artsakh and demanded an end to U.S. complicity in Turkey's genocide denial. "We cannot enforce foreign gag-rules regarding some genocides and then expect to be taken seriously when we say we are against all genocides," said Hamparian. "Honest U.S. remembrance of this crime – along the lines of H.Res.296 and S.Res.150 – is, at its heart, not about Turkey or even Armenia. It's ultimately about who we are as Americans."
The Solidarity Dinner featured remarks by U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, who stressed the Administration's commitment to defending religious freedom, noting that the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, held in July, was the largest ever hosted by the State Department. Hamparian had participated in the non-government organization component of the State Department's religious freedom summit. The 2018 Solidarity Dinner keynote speaker, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, was on hand throughout the evening in support of the IDC's efforts.
Among IDC's 2019 Congressional Champions honored during the National Leadership Conference were Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Jackie Speier (D-CA), who, along with prior honoree Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), offered poignant remarks about the valuable efforts of the IDC.
"I am proud to be an Armenian. But I am pained to say that even though 1.5 million Armenians were killed during World War I by the Turks, the first genocide of the 20th century, that our Congress has not seen fit, even now, a hundred years plus later, to recognize that horrific effort," said Rep. Speier, who went on to note that she wears a forget-me-not pendant – the symbol of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide – as a constant reminder of "what our work is, as we protect Christians around the world."
The invocation at the Solidarity Dinner was given by His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern U.S., who offered his prayers for the work of IDC, which "defends the rights of Christians, raises awareness of the positive impact and contributions of Christians in the Middle East, and works for peace and harmony in that region."
On the second day of the conference, Hamparian shared Armenian American policy priorities during a panel discussion which included remarks by Tonia Khouri, IDC Vice President; Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, President and CEO of American Task Force for Lebanon; Sara Salama, Legal Advisor for Coptic Orphans; Jeremy P. Barker, Senior Program Officer and Director of the Middle East Action Team for the Religious Freedom Institute; and Alexis Moukarzel, a member of the IDC Board of Advisers. Congressional remarks were offered by Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), who underscored his support for pending Armenian Genocide legislation (H.Res.296). ANCA Western Region Executive Director Armen Sahakyan and Hamparian were among the advocacy group leaders which then visited with over 100 Congressional offices in support of IDC priorities.
In Defense of Christians is a 501(c3) U.S. non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure the protection and preservation of Christianity and Christian culture in the Middle East. They work to foster global awareness of the on-going plight of Middle Eastern Christians, encourage political advocacy in order to educate national and international policymakers so as to act toward this goal, and promote programs of humanitarian aid in solidarity with suffering Christian communities in the Middle East.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian-American grassroots organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.
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New Year's and Up and Down Eggs - Are YOU Carrying Your Part of the Load?
Excerpts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, published January 1, 1953 in the Collinville News.
"Kathleen, my small granddaughter, says she gets to "pick the
down eggs" and we "pick the up eggs." When she saw I was puzzled by "up and down eggs" she explained that, since she could not reach the high nests, she would gather the ones in the lower nests while we did the others.
How wise and happy she is without realizing it!
How few of us are willing to do the "down" work willingly? How many are resentful of those who have the "up" nests as though the higher nests - or eggs - were any better than those lower down!
And thereby hangs my New Year's thought.
What is the only difference between high and low? Physical stature in Kathleen's in case; mental and spiritual capacity in all our cases. It is up to us whether we think high or low and are willing to do our part. . . . .
It is hard for us to realize that we count as individuals,that there has never been before in the world's history a "you" or "me" and that never again will an exact "me" or "you" be born.
Each person is unique. . .
We may not any of us be "indispensable" but it is harder to say which little drop of water added to an already full bowl would
make it overflow. None is independent of the other and yet each is necessary to make up the whole.
It is said that in a republic, "self-government has always depended
upon six elements of personal character. First, self-reliance; second, personal responsibility; third, thrift; fourth, courage; fifth, individual initiative; and sixth, and most important, faith."
These six essentials of personal character have produced our great
American country.
Now at the beginning of the New Year, it is equally good to renew our character for the year's end and as the new year approaches.
First, let us be self reliant enough to reach up, to look up, and yet at the same time feel responsibility for our own talents, our own growth at our present level.
Kathleen is at her level. She is thrifty, too, holding all the eggs she gathers securely in both hands and placing them carefully in the bucket so as not to break any. She has the courage to try, the individual eagerness to beg to go along and help; and supreme faith that while she is doing a perfect job now, some day she will be a "big gurl" who can reach up into the very top nests do her part, and receive even greater responsibility and reward.
When we have finished, she insists on helping to carry the heavy
bucket of eggs to the house, helping to carry her part of the load.
Do you? Will you?
The Season of Advent - Christmastide or Christmas-tied?
Excerpts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow published December 1, 1960 in The Collinsville News.
". . . The word "advent" means the corning of the arrival.
In the Christian calendar, the period of Advent is that which includes the four Sundays just before Christmas, the time of the coming of Christ.
This year (1960) all of the Sundays will lead up to the last which is Christmas Day, itself. Advent is designed to bring us to Christmas "on our knees" and only by keeping it a true Advent can we know the true meaning of Christmas. . . .
The first thing to get ready for Christmas is our own hearts - we should always decide,
. . Christmas fills a large place in our lives. With each recurrence brings a wave of good feeling and friendship that makes the air softer and warmer and ;puts new happiness into our hearts. . . .
You decide whether our Christmas will be Christmastide or Christmas-tied. . . . "
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Excerpt taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, published in The Collinsville News, November 24, 1949.
". . . As years passed, the idea of an American Thanksgiving for harvests spread, however it was never held the on same day, nor even in the same month. There are nine recorded instances of the colonies declaring Thanksgiving holidays before the Revolutionary War; on eight occasions during the War, the Continental Congress set aside special days of Thanksgiving, although these were in gratitude for victories won by the ragged, hungry American Army, not like the Pilgrim's holiday.
In 1789, however, Washington officially declared Thursday, November 26, as the a day of general Thanksgiving throughout the newly formed union.
It took a woman, though, to put the final touch into making the day a national holiday. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editor of Ladies' Magazine, began her campaign later. as editor of Godey's Lady's Book, (Ladies' Home Journal to us) her insistence was rewarded by President Lincoln naming the fourth Thursday of November as the official time. . . ."
Did you know about the five grains of corn for Thanksgiving?
Excerpt taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, From The Collinsville News, November 24, 1949.
". . . So we are thankful-traditionally; so we are thankful-sincerely. . An early custom that would not be amiss even today was that of putting five grains of corn at each place around the table as a . . . reminder that during the first bitter winter at Plymouth, the food of the Pilgrims was so depleted that only five grains of corn were rationed to each one at a time. Most of them were ill and half
of them died, yet when the Mayflower returned to England in the Spring, only the sailors were aboard.
It meant something to be an American then. It stilI does to most of us . . ."
Be Thankful this Thanksgiving!
Initiative - What would you wish for if you were given three wishes?
Excerpts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" published January 14, 1960, in The Collinsville News, Collinsville, Ok.
". . . In the folklore of most people of the world we come across one version or another of the legend of the three wishes.
An aging couple, we are told, were presented with their choice of three wishes. Did they wish for youth, for health, or for security?
No, they wished for none of these things. The husband wished for a pudding. The wife, flushed, with anger at the thoughtlessness of such a wish, wished the pudding on her husband's nose. All
of this left them about where they started.
Most of us have three wishes that sound somewhat like this: one for rest, one for more time to meditate, and one for an opportunity for self improvement. . . .
Given three wishes, I've just about decided they are best carried out every day instead of trying to reach for the stars and scorning or neglecting earthly daily things.
Given three wishes . . . I find that the initiative lies with me - that I must decide what I want--whether a pudding, a pudding on someone else' nose, or what. Then I must set about getting it -- daily, patiently and pleasantly.
Given three wishes, what would you wish for?
Excerpts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain County Woman" January 1, 1953. The Collinsville News.
" . . .During the recent election, the individual was urged to get out and vote; the individual was stressed as being important;''a single vote was shown to have; thrown the majority to the winning
side on a few occasions, and that that single vote might be yours or mine.
It is hard for us to realize that we count as individuals-that there has never been before in the world's history a "you" or "me" and that never again will an exact "me" or "you" be born. Each person is unique. . . .
We may not any of us be "indispensable" but it is harder to say which little drop of water added to an already full bowl would make it overflow. None is independent of the other and yet each is necessary to make up the whole. . . ."
The Halloween "Jack-o-Lantern" Part III
Excepts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, pulished on November 4, 1954 in The Collinsville News.
". . . . .Older than any of these prophecy games was the "tricks or . treats" custom. Seems that on Hallowe'en, peasants went about the countryside, demanding contributions of farmers in the name
of a Druid God. If the farmers were generous and "treated" all was well, but if not "tricks" were performed on him; after a good night's haul, the peasants were loaded with potatoes, butter, eggs, turnips and such "gifts".
Although there were no pumpkins in Ireland in those days, the turnip was hollowed out, a live coal placed within, thus making a lantern. The pumpkin came to be used in America and the "Hallowe'en symbol" was called "Jacko-Lantern" from a spirit named "Jack" who was not allowed in either Heaven or Hades because of a trick he once played on Satan. On Hallowe'en he wanders over the earth with his strange lantern.
The same night in the Roman Catholic church is called "All Soul's Eve" or "Hallowed Evening"; so after the missionaries converted the Druids, the Christian world adopted the pagan festival days as
a time for fun and celebration.
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Halloween "Spooks" Part II
". . . . Accordingly, many peasants of Scotland and Ireland followed a Hallowe'en custom of waving pitchforks full of burning straw in the air, hoping to chase away evil spirits and set on fire the brooms
of any witches flying past.
It was common for European races to believe in witches, hence the peasants of Ireland, Scotland and England taught their children how witches mounted on brooms with black cats behind them, would sometimes fly through the night on their way to a "Witches' Sabbath" or revel.
These witches, fairies, good and evil spirits, were supposed to be able to foretell the future, so it was natural that on this night of spirits, games of fortune telling should become a part of Hallowe'en.
Nuts and apples were used ih these games, hence our bobbing for apples in a tub of water. On the apple, if you succeed in getting one, will be name of your future husband or wife!
"Tricks or Treat!" When you hear that demand at your doorstep on Hallow'en, and a troop of small goblins, ghosts, and lively skeletons wait in the misty autumn night, you are listening to a challenge believed to have first been made more than 2,000 years ago.
It originated in good old Ireland, the same country that gave us St. Patrick's day. Not generally known is the fact that Halloween, especially in its prankish and mischief-making ways, was first brought to America by Irish immigrants over a century ago.
A frosty fall night when ghosts are abroad in the land, when strange things happen, when jacko'-lanterns grin down on apple-ducking parties, Hallowe'en dates back to the mysterious primitive
time of the sun-worshiping-Druids.
Long, long ago on the night of October 31, the Druid medicine men lighted great bonfires which reflected in the night sky over mist-covered hills and valleys of Ireland. As Ireland was the last strong
hold of Druid priests, who practiced their ceremonies in the oak forests of the countryside, it was there that the bonfires burned brightest on the Day of the Dead, a festival associated with the dying of the summer season.
Those bonfires served several purposes. They paid tribute to the spirit who, on October 31, sent souls of many of the dead into a Druid heaven. They honored the all powerful Sun-God who was now being thanked for a bountiful autumn harvest, and they also helped to drive off evil spirits that might be abroad. . . . .
Fair Time
Except taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, September 12, 1948 in The Collinsville News.
"There is an atmosphere of romance surrounding fairs, for they, like the Fourth of July, revive memories of family gatherings; whether the fair is one of today's modern affairs where everyone arrives in a motor vehicle, or one of by-gone days when whole families, cramped from the long ride since sun-up, clambered out,
over the wagon wheels, from the straw packed wagon bed, the interests center about the same exhibitions;
men, naturally gravitate to the sheds and tents where new fangled models of brightly painted implements stand; the women gather around the results of their prowess with cooking, canning, baking equipment to compare and judge for themselves why this pan of
rolls received the coveted ribbon instead of that one, or why one can of pickles was given a higher award than another.
Another section in the hall of arts that interests women is the rainbow display of needlework from their nimble fingers."
Note: Wouldn't Mrs. Morrow have been overwhelmed - and probably very impressed - with the thousands that attend the hugely popular State Fairs of today? Designed to be much more than local competitions, they are a place to inform and amaze consumers about new products and services. And, of course, the massive amusement rides are complemented by decadent foods only to be found and consumed at the "State Fair."
Teachers - What Keeps Them Going
Except taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, August 28, 1960, in The Collinsville News.
"One of the teacher's constant tasks is to take a roomful of live wires and see that they are properly grounded.
This does not mean that the child's personality is submerged, that his individuality is squelched, that his independence is conquered. It does mean that his personal powers are discovered and directed into creative and productive activities to be used the rest of his
life for both livelihood and pleasure.
It does mean that the teacher may direct his thinking into channels of responsible living, a critical examination of himself and his work and of our national and international situation.
The pendulum in education is swinging back again into the theory that thinking is called a duty. No amount of gadgets will free us of our need to think. . . .
This is the challenge of the dedicated teacher. Our job is big and important and worthwhile.
With all the patience, and sometimes impatience, with all the petty annoyances, and little triumphs, we see the power that we have when we plant the first seeds in young minds that will grow and reach out to better the world of the future.
What a challenge to teachers to know that the future businessmen,
w r it e r s , parents, teachers. and politicians, among whom will be the future presidents of the United States, are sitting in front of them, every day listening to and absorbing whatever ideas they
give them!"
Note: Ms. Morrow taught 4th grade at Washington Elementary during the 1950'a and 1960's and held students to high standard. She was demanding but fair and challenged each child to reach their full potential. She was my 4th grade teacher in 1957-58. Source: Dr. Kathleen Morrow, grand-daughter.
September - Is it the seventh month? or the ninth month? Oh my goodness, how things do change!
"According to the calendar on our desks, September is the ninth month of the year. That is because, we, like everyone else, use what is called the Gregorian calendar. It is a little confusing, though, because the word "September" really means "seventh member of the year" in Latin.
It really was the seventh month until Julius Caesar decreed the reform of the calendar, took a day f'rom February and named it for himself. Then Augustus Caesar, not to be outdone by Uncle Julius, took another day from February, and named his month August.
So when they and Pope Gregory got done with September, it was in ninth place, although its name said seventh place."
Labor Day - A balance in our workplace with freedom in the marketplace
Except taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman," Lucile Ellingwood Morrow, published August 30, 1951 in The Collinsville News.
"I remember my first Labor Day and at the time wondered what it was all about. I recall. too, what was then called "walking delegates", men who went from job to job in the district to oversee labor conditions and check illegal practices. They always seemed to be big, burly fellows and we children were afraid of them as
they stood for strife and always seemed to have a chip on their shoulders.
Labor was just beginning: to make itself heard in those days. Nowadays, when Labor has become so powerful that it is the tail trying to wag the dog, instead of the other way around, we must seek a safe balance of industry for both producer and consumer. We do not ever want to lose our free enterprise system and be like Socialist England where a man dare not sell even an onion that does not meet government measurements and weights or where a woman dare not have chicken for Sunday dinner without government permission.
We want good protection for labor and we shall have gone a long way toward solving the problem of war if we scatter the seeds of free enterprise and good labor laws to the far corners of the earth where millions are still enslaved to the tyranny and power of a few rich overlords. But let's keep watchful, lest we let, our own government get more and more power to tell us what to raise, how to buy and sell against our own good judgment-we are in danger of losing our precious possession."
Happiness Comes Through a Door. . . .
Excerpts taken from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" published in The Collinsville News, April 17, 1947
"A recent honor that would have seemed unbelievable ten years ago has come to me: honorary membership in the national women's journalism fraternity, Theta Sigma Phi "for journalism directed to the country woman".
It is like John Barrymore said of happiness which so often comes thru a door you didn't know you'd left open.
Imagine my surprise . . . "
History of Memorial Day - Gen. John A. Logan
Except from "Just Thoughts of a Plain Country Woman" by Lucile Ellingwood Morrow published in The Collinsville News, May 27, 1948.
"I have often wondered when and by .whom Memorial Day was originated and when I read that it was started in the South, I began to investigate, for I had always supposed it was originally northern custom. I find that I was declared a national holiday on May 5, 1868, by General John A. Logan, Commander of the G. A. R.. May 30 "was for the greater part of the nation, to become the "Day of Remembrance", a day to honor the dead, not the living nor the conquerors."
There are many legends, disputes, and a few facts as to the origin of the custom, and Carbondale, Ill., home of John A Logan, rightly claims the first honor. Strange as it may seem, this story, too, is accepted as authentic.
The southern women of Charleston, South Carolina, a Confederate state, were inspired by the deaths of northern men, union men to observe the first Memorial Day on the same day that Lincoln's body lay in state in Chicago. The tragic death of Lincoln, culminating four years of grief, death, and burials in both north and south, the slow progress of his funeral train from \Washington to the prairies of Illinois so crystalized the hysteria of a nation that when the proclamation to honor the dead came, Memorial Day burst from the people, spontaneously. "
NOTE: Further research shows that "John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with James G. Blaine in the election of 1884. As the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) as an official holiday. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Logan
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Q: Python Using nested loops to create a pattern Using python I am attempting to use nested loops to create this pattern:
**
*-**
*--***
*---****
*----*****

My code so far has many issues and doesn't work as intended here it is so far
for a in range(5):
    print("*", end="")
    print()
    for b in range(a):
      print("-", end="")

Can you tell me what should I do?

A: This should work I think
for i in range(5):
    print("*",end="")
    for a in range(i):
        print(".",end="")
    print("*"*(i+1))

A: for i in range(10):
    x = "".join(['-' for s in range(i)])
    y = "".join(['*' for s in range(i + 1)])
    z = "*" + x + y
    print(z)

A: Try this:
for a in range(5):
    print("*", end="")
    for b in range(a):
        print("-", end="")
    for b in range(a+1):
        print("*", end="")
    print()

You just needed an extra loop. Or, you can do it in one line:
for a in range(5):
    print('*'+a*'-'+(a+1)*'*')

A: Here you go:
for i in range(5):
    print('*' + i*'-' + (i + 1)*'*')

A: All you need is:
for i in range(5):
    print("*" + "-"*i + "*"*(i+1))

The output is:
**
*-**
*--***
*---****
*----*****

A:
 One line

I put a space in " _" to make it more visible
>>> x = [print("*" + " _"*x + "*" + "*"*x) for x in range(5)]

Output
**
* _**
* _ _***
* _ _ _****
* _ _ _ _*****

 If you don't like that ...
>>> x1 = lambda x: print("*" + " _"*x + "*" + "*"*x)
>>> for i in range(5):
...  x1(i)
...
**
* _**
* _ _***
* _ _ _****
* _ _ _ _*****
>>>

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Since joining Western's faculty in 1989, Angela Esterhammer has demonstrated excellence in research, teaching and service.
After filling in last year as Acting Dean in the Faculty of Arts, Esterhammer is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. She has been instrumental in building Comparative Literature as an interdisciplinary field of study at Western.
"She served for several years as the first Graduate Chair of Comparative Literature, leading the development of course, program, examination, and thesis requirements, as well as publicity materials, and mentoring the first cohorts of students through the program," says a nomination letter for Esterhammer.
Esterhammer's publication record includes 10 books (authored and edited) and approximately 45 single-authored articles in refereed publications in North America, Britain and Europe. She specializes in European Romanticism, literary theory, philosophy of language and the Bible. Her research examines the concept of poetic improvisation in Romantic and nineteenth-century culture.
She received her Honours BA in English and Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto in 1983 and completed her PhD in Comparative Literature at Princeton University in 1989.
While completing her PhD dissertation at Princeton, she was chosen by Northrop Frye to receive the Toronto Arts Awards Foundation Protégé Award, and later was honoured with the John Charles Polanyi Prize for Literature. In 2002, she was recognized with the Hellmuth Prize, Western's highest honour for excellence in research.
"On a personal level, I'm thrilled and honoured," says Esterhammer of the Distinguished University Professorship award.
"As a member of the Western community, I think the Distinguished Professor and Faculty Scholar program is an exciting initiative, one that will give us more opportunities to celebrate and promote the great work being done across campus. I especially appreciate how the award recognizes the diverse activities of teaching, research, and administration that are part of every faculty member's life, in one way or another."


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Sound plans
By Communicate StaffSun, May 11 2014
American marketers will again spend more on music sponsorships this year, much of it during the summer festival season that kicked off with the start of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last month in California. By the time Coachella concludes, it will have charged millions of dollars for connecting its millennial attendees with brands, including Red Bull, Samsung, H&M, JBL and Sephora.
However, it's only the beginning of another active summer for marketers eager to reach young people. More than $1.34 billion will be spent sponsoring music venues, festivals and tours this year, a 4.4 percent increase from 2013, according to the IEG Sponsorship Report.
"If you're a brand, you want to be associated with someone having a transformational moment in their life," says Chad Isaaq, executive vice-president of business development and partnerships at Superfly Productions, a company that works for the co-creation of festivals.
A few brands have tried to fully own such "transformational moments" lately, yielding the springtime Red Bull Music Academy in New York. "There's been increasing interest from brands to take greater ownership in the festivals and events they support," says Chris Johns, director at Frukt, a brand and music strategy agency.
However, the high costs and risks of producing a Coachella-sized event mean most brands prefer to support existing festivals, of which there are plenty available. Last year, some 447 brands played a role in 300 music festivals worldwide, according to an analysis by Frukt.
"When we started nine years ago, there weren't that many big music festivals in the US," says Matt Frampton, vice-president of advertising at Pitchfork Media, which produces the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. "Now, there are more opportunities for brands to be involved."
Organizers from Pitchfork and Bonnaroo say they are careful to choose brands that fit the experience, sometimes even turning away lucrative sponsorship opportunities. However, with big festivals, such as Bonnaroo, Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, the Electric Zoo Festival and many others still on tap for the summer, marketers will keep looking to capitalize, sometimes in surprising or new ways.
NOT SPONSORING THE FESTIVAL.
Organizers don't like it, but some brands are putting their spending on bespoke experiences outside of the festival grounds. General Motors (GM) partnered with McDonald's and LA nightclub Bootsy Bellows on a celebrity studded party that was only near Coachella, not part of it. Guests could ride in GM's Corvette Stingray, with a professional driver at the wheel.
"Our formula is not to be at the festival, because, from outside of the festival grounds, a person can have a driving experience," says Dave Barthmus, general manager at GM West Coast Communications. "You can create your own environment. Plus, it's more cost efficient, because there isn't the cost of being on the Coachella grounds."
PAMPERING SWEATY FESTIVAL-GOERS.
Music festivals can be exhausting and dirty, but marketers are providing respite. At Bonnaroo, for instance, Garnier served up hair-washing stations and Mattel offered gaming tents. Johns sees even more opportunity in this space for brands. Imagine a toilet paper company sponsoring a luxurious bathroom experience or a telecommunications company providing reliable service. "It's not being fully tapped," he says.
INVADING EDM.
Electronic dance music is among the music industry's trendiest genres. Huge crowds of millennials turn out for DJs, such as Avicii and Skrillex, with brands including Anheuser Busch, and Motorola now in tow.
MINING FOR CONTENT.
GM is posting video and photos from its Coachella-adjacent party on its Drive the District blog, according to Barthmus. "A lot of what we do is driven by media content," he says. "If there is a program that isn't content worthy, we probably don't do it."
FINDING ATTENDEES ON THEIR SMARTPHONES.
Coachella's mobile app can send users push notifications triggered by proximity to beacons placed around the festival. It's unclear whether sponsors are able to participate in those push notifications and Coachella representatives didn't respond to a request for comment; but, rest assured, that the tactic is coming.
Isaaq says it will become common for attendees with the event's app to get push notifications from brands as they walk near sponsors' tents. "Technology allows brands to disrupt the experience in their favor," he says.
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Q: Bash Array Script Exclude Duplicates So I have written a bash script (named music.sh) for a Raspberry Pi to perform the following functions:

*

*When executed, look into one single directory (Music folder) and select a random folder to look into. (Note: none of these folders here have subdirectories)

*Once a folder within "Music" has been selected, then play all mp3 files IN ORDER until the last mp3 file has been reached

*At this point, the script would go back to the folders in the "Music" directory and select another random folder

*Then it would again play all mp3 files in that folder in order

*Loop indefinitely until input from user

I have this code which does all of the above EXCEPT for the following items:

*

*I would like to NOT play any other "album" that has been played before

*Once all albums played once, then shutdown the system

Here is my code so far that is working (WITH duplicates allowed):
#!/bin/bash
    folderarray=($(ls -d /home/alphekka/Music/*/))
    for i in "${folderarray[@]}";
    do
    folderitems=(${folderarray[RANDOM % ${#folderarray[@]}]})
        for j in "${folderitems[@]}";
        do
        echo `ls $j`
        cvlc --play-and-exit "${j[@]}"
        done
   done
exit 0

Please note that there isn't a single folder or file that has a space in the name. If there is a space, then I face some issues with this code working.
Anyways, I'm getting close, but I'm not quite there with the entire functionality I'm looking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you kindly! :)

A: Use an associative array as a set. Note that this will work for all valid folder and file names.
#!/bin/bash

declare -A folderarray
# Each folder name is a key mapped to an empty string
for d in /home/alphekka/Music/*/; do
  folderarray["$d"]=
done

while [[ "${!folderarray[*]}" ]]; do
  # Get a list of the remaining folder names
  foldernames=( "${!folderarray[@]}" )
  # Pick a folder at random
  folder=${foldernames[RANDOM%${#foldernames[@]}]}
  # Remove the folder from the set
  # Must use single quotes; see below
  unset folderarray['$folder']
  for j in "$folder"/*; do
    cvlc --play-and-exit "$j"
  done
done

Dealing with keys that contain spaces (and possibly other special characters) is tricky. The quotes shown in the call to unset above are not syntactic quotes in the usual sense. They do not prevent $folder from being expanded, but they do appear to be used by unset itself to quote the resulting string.

A: One liner solution with mpv, rl (randomlines), xargs, find:
find /home/alphekka/Music/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0 | rl -d \0 | xargs -0 -l1 mpv

A: Here's another solution: randomize the list of directories first, save the result in an array and then play (my script just prints) the files from each element of the array
MUSIC=/home/alphekka/Music
OLDIFS=$IFS
IFS=$'\n'
folderarray=($(ls -d $MUSIC/*/|while read line; do echo $RANDOM $line; done| sort -n | cut -f2- -d' '))
for folder in ${folderarray[*]};
do
 printf "Folder: %s\n" $folder
 fileArray=($(find $folder -type f))
 for j in ${fileArray[@]};
 do
  printf "play %s\n" $j
 done
done

For the random shuffling I used this answer.


Children often find that there are a lot of changes to cope with when their parents decide to separate.This can be a very difficult and confusing time and you might be wondering whether things will ever get better!
Remember that your parents have decided to separate because of problems between them as grown-ups. You wouldn't have been able to change that decision by doing or saying anything differently.
It can take time for your parents to get used to living apart. It can also take time for you to get used to your parents' separation – this will be different for different people.
You might feel that you don't want to talk about your parents splitting up because that makes it seem more real. Perhaps you feel angry with one parent or both. You might think you could try to get your parents back together if only you did this or that, or maybe you feel very empty inside. It can be difficult, but there will come a time when you will understand that your parents will not be getting back together and that you are OK with that.
You might feel relieved, angry, sad, guilty, and lots of other feelings and sometimes all at the same time – it can be very confusing!
Your parents might want to know what you think about the changes that are happening during a separation. They might want to know what you think about the time that you spend with each of them or about school. This can help your parents make the best decisions for you. Although they might want to know your views, it is your parents' job to make the final decisions, not yours.
Just because your parents have separated doesn't mean that they stop being your Mum or your Dad. The sadness and upset that can happen during a separation can make it difficult for them to remember that sometimes. If you can, let your parents know how you feel so that they can help you to have a good relationship with both of them.
Don't feel guilty when your parents argue. It's not up to you to get them to stop – that is a grown-up job. Maybe you could try to leave the room when they argue or do something that helps take your mind off it – watch television, play a game or listen to music.
If you can, let your parents know how you feel so that they can help you to have a good relationship with both of them.
Remember that your parents have decided to separate because of grown-up problems. Sometimes children see a parent is upset and can become angry at the other parent. Relationships between grown-ups can be complicated – try not to get caught in the middle. It can be really difficult if one of your parents is criticising the other parent in front of you or asking you information about the other parent. If this happens, and if you can, tell your parents how you feel so that they can keep you out of their arguments.
If you can, try to talk to your parents about how you feel and what you need. They will want to listen to you so that they can work together and do what is best for you.
Some Services provide support directly to children affected by separation such as children's counselling, children's groups and direct consultation with children in mediation.
These ideas are for children when it is safe to spend time with both parents. If you are worried about your own safety or someone else's safety it is important that you talk to someone you can trust, like a teacher. One organisation that can help is ChildLine, they can be contacted for free by phone on 0800 1111 or via www.childline.org.
Mooney, A et al. (2009). Impact of Family Breakdown on Children's Well-being: Evidence Review. Thomas Coram Research Unit, University of London.


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In this week's parasha, Vayera, both Abraham and his nephew Lot are visited by angels. In both cases, the angels are served meals which include bread. Abraham served his guests some sort of cakes. Lot, however, served his angelic guests matza, the unleavened bread we traditionally eat at Passover. Lot seems to be a less good version of Abraham, so it makes sense that he would serve his guests cheaper food. However, the great 11th century French commentator Rashi explains Lot's serving of matzah in a different vein: it was Passover. That is, Lot served his guests matzah because it was the appropriate food for the time of year.
However, Rashi's comments are strange in at least two ways. First, why is Lot celebrating a holiday which commemorates the Israelite exodus from Egypt several hundred years later?! Further, the Israelites are distant cousins of Lot's offspring. If anyone should be celebrating Passover, it is Abraham. Indeed, some midrashim explain that the angels visited Abraham on the eve of Passover. Abraham had to ask Sarah to make cakes for the angelic guests because they were busy with Passover preparations (which I assume means they were out of other bread). But Rashi makes no such comment regarding Abraham. The only person he associates with Passover in our story is Lot in his serving of matzah.
The contemporary Israeli Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun points out several literary parallels between Lot's escape from Sodom and the Israelite escape from Egypt. Matzah, in his view, is merely a flag for the careful reader to pay attention to the similarities. Both stories begin with hiding in houses. In Lot's case, the angels pull him inside his own house to protect him from the Sodomites. In Egypt, the Israelites lock themselves inside with blood on their doorposts to protect them from the plague of the first-born. New nations emerge from both stories. For Lot, it is the nations of Amon and Moab, which begin with a horrific sexual encounter created between Lot's daughters and their father. (I hope to compare this to the Levite experience in Egypt when we get to parashat Sh'mot). The Exodus from Egypt, of course, results in the creation of the Israelite people, from whom we inherit our traditions. So the escape from Sodom did not necessarily occur during our Passover. Instead, when Rashi says it was Passover, he means that it was Lot's Passover: the time for him to escape and begin a new nation.
I noticed a few other parallels not included by Rabbi Bin Nun. Both of these stories end away from civilization: for the Israelites in the desert, for Lot in the mountains. In both stories, the people involved must move forward at all cost -- even into the sea, rather than look back and become a pillar of salt, as happens with Lot's wife.
By teaching us that Lot served matzah because it was Passover, Rashi points us towards the literary parallels. His comment illuminates for us the similarities between the national creation stories and the lessons conveyed about the creation of separate identity and peoplehood. If the Torah's paradigm is taken seriously, the creation of a nation begins in an oppressive environment where all food must be baked quickly. It means having to hide inside, away from the outside environment, and an eventual escape to a frontier where a new people can begin to (re)build. Both stories also teach us that nation-building involves an attempt to include outsiders who might want to join the project. In Lot's case, the angels urge him to collect anyone else who might be with him in the city (Genesis 19:12). Everyone refuses him, but the sentiment is still there. In the Israelite case, a mixed-multitude (Exodus 12:38) joins the Israelites in leaving Egypt.
This gives us a reason why the Israelite nation does not emerge directly from Abraham and instead needed to spend time in Egypt. While Lot hideS in his house before emerging from Sodom, Abraham sits outside his tent waiting for visitors, to whom he serves a banquet in the open air, away from the tent. Abraham is an accomplished person with little to fear in his world. Even his greatest fear, having Sarah stolen by a man in power, results in his enrichment and adding new allies. Lot's life, like the Israelites in Egypt, is one that must happen in hiding until a final, miraculous moment of emergence into the wilderness -- and the creation of a new people. The Torah teaches us that new nations usually do not emerge from positions of comfort, but instead from positions of subjugation. And for those lucky enough to be part of an exodus (but unlucky enough to need one), the Torah reminds us that such an endeavor involves including others who might also be committed to the project. Like Lot, however, sometimes we may find no one else willing to join us. We build the nation anyway. And above all, it reminds us to charge forward -- not looking back, like Lot's wife, but plunging into the sea and the future, like the Israelites under Moses. שבת שלום.
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LOL! We have a basket exactly like that, and I can not get the tot out of it. I end up having to hide it half the time, because she has a tendency to roll over in it (she likes to dance while in there).
What a cutie you've got!


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This is a perfect investment property for those looking for a low maintenance home.


Thrissur has another name which is Trichur and is also called as the cultural capital of Kerala. This city home for many temples, churches, architectural wonders, cultural centers and various cultural festivals. The festivals celebrated here are the significant fascination for travellers and a visit to Thrissur is fragmented without seeing these.
Thrissur got its name from the word "Tiru-Shiva-Peru" which actually implies "the big town of Lord Shiva". This city is well known for Kerala classical arts, Thrissur Pooram festival and Onam festival. It is the 4th largest city in Kerala. It is home for about 10% of Kerala's population.
Thrissur has broad network of roads by NH17, NH47, NH66 and NH544 which are connected to major cities of India like Trivandrum, Mangalore, Bangalore, Chennai, Madurai, Kannur and Kozhikode.
Thrissur Railway Station is one of the largest and busiest station in South India. It is well connected to the major cities like Cochin, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Hyderabad etc. This station is easily accessible via KSRTC buses and taxies.
Cochin International Airport is 59km far to Thrissur, which is connected with all the major Indian cities via domestic flights and other countries by international flights.


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Head deep into Alaska; a river trip can unlock sights and places that can't be reached by road. Get wet and wild on raging rivers or take a lazy float down a glacial stream in search of bald eagles, bears and other wildlife. Paddle power isn't the only thing on the water; jet boat safaris can skim shallow waters on journeys upstream into the heart of the wild.


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70 Year Salute
If there was ever an "underdog" story of man and machine, Porsche would undoubtedly be in the running for the podium. Aside from the well-documented struggles that the Porsche family endured after WWII, there is the car itself that spearheaded their legacy, the type 356.
A meager 1100cc powered coupe loosely based on the design of the VW beetle, this was indeed the farthest thing from a caged bull-dog ready to fight. And then there is the race…the race, which can both destroy or define one's fate for a lifetime; the Le Mans 24. Fortunately for Porsche on June 24, 1951, the latter prevailed, launching a legacy that is still revered seven decades later.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Porsche's first class win at the Le Mans 24, what better than rolling out the actual car that took the checkered flag, chassis 356/2-063.
With the priceless racer currently on display at the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles, CA, it was all meant to be that its current owner Cameron Healy, restorer Rod Emory, and the car itself be united once again to share the story of Porsche's first racing milestone.
Due to limited capacity restrictions, the event quickly filled up with Porsche enthusiasts from across Southern California. Mainly air-cooled Porsches arrived and were directed to the upper parking lot where everyone awaited the streamlined treasure to be rolled outside.
With its owner Cameron Healy behind the wheel, gravity did most of the work as the car was pushed down a long ramp and guided to center stage for the crowd to appreciate. After some cheers and clapping, Cameron took the mic and expressed his gratefulness and admiration for the car that put Porsche on the map.
The car's restorer Rod Emory then explained how his first vintage racer was highly influenced by Porsche's "Gmünd 356 SL" cars, and shared some facts about the restoration. Paramount to this undertaking was recreating its roof that was cut off back in the 1950s to save weight.
In fact, it was during the intense research of the car for its authentic restoration that it was discovered this chassis was the class-winning Le Mans 24 car, and not the one at the Porsche Museum, long thought to be the winner.
Finally, artist Dwight Knowlton, founder of Carpe Viam (seize the road), gave a sneak preview into his new book "Destined for Victory", a beautifully illustrated work covering the car's class victory at Le Mans.
All combined, the small enthusiastic crowd, blue skies, and history-rich Petersen Museum made for the perfect setting to look back 70 years and pay respect to a car that launched a brand on the world stage of Sports Cars.
For those unable to attend, note that Porsche chassis 356/2-063 is currently part of the exhibit "Redefining Performance" which embraces Porsche's history of engineering achievements built on limited resources.
Tickets are available at the Petersen Automotive Musueum.
By: Rex McAfee
Title: 70 Year Salute
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[SatNews] Embraer, a manufacturer of business jet and commercial aircraft, will equip its midlight Legacy 450, midsize Legacy 500 and ultra large cabin Lineage 1000 aircraft with International Communication Group's Datalink capable Iridium Communications Systems (ICS).
JAXA... Device Diligence (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been conducting the scheduled initial functional verification of the satellite bus and mission devices of the First Quasi-zenith Satellite "MICHIBIKI," which was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:17 p.m. on September 11, 2010 (Japan Standard Time, all the following dates and time are JST.)
KVH + ViaSat... Doesn't Get Much Better 'n 100 Percent (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Nexgen satellite communications in Europe received a significant boost this week as KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) and its partner, ViaSat, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), increased the mini-VSAT Broadband network's capacity in the region by 100 percent.
Harris... Manpack Moving Out To The Army (MILCOM)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $9 million order from the U.S. Army for Falcon II(r) AN/PRC-150(C) high-frequency manpack radios.
NASA Bestows A Contract On An Industry MAVEN — ULA
[SatNews] United Launch Services of Littleton, Colorado received a true vote of confidence from NASA as did United Launch Alliance (ULA).
GlobaFone... Welcomes New Website (SATCOM)
[SatNews] GlobaFone, a satellite phone Service Provider, has announced the launch of the newly updated website, www.globafone.com.
China... Flexing SatMuscles (Satellites)
[SatNews] Bracing up to launch a host of new satellites, including a communication satellite for Pakistan next year, China has said it aims to become a major global player in the international aerospace industry by 2015 to get a big chunk of the commercial satellite market.
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates... Sequels Signed
[SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has signed two contracts in excess of $3 million (CAD) with Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), France, to provide RADARSAT data and ground information solutions.
ATCi... Multibeam Magic (Antenna)
[SatNews] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) announced from the SCTE Cable Tec Expo taking place in New Orleans, LA, that a major U.S. cable operator has adopted the Simulsat-5b easy retrofit system for its headends.
Orbital Sciences... Financially Speaking...
[SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.
Reportlinker.com... Getting The Scoop (Report)
Reportlinker.com has published a new market research report — World U.S. Military and Government Commercial Satellite and Communication on the Move Markets.
Gilat...Beauty Is Reflected In Prysm
[SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) is helping the world to be more beautiful.
Envivio... @ SCTE Cable-Tech Expo With...
[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Envivio will unveil its new Envivio Genesis(tm) architecture for video head ends and Content Delivery Networks (CDN) at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (booth 1537) Oct. 20-22 in New Orleans.
Harmonic... QAM Quotient + (Hardware)
[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Cable television operator Armstrong has expanded its video-on-demand (VOD) service in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland with Harmonic's Narrowcast Services Gateway(tm) (NSG) 9000 universal edgeQAM featuring Privacy Mode edge encryption.
Broadpeak... @ CNIT La Defense With... (CDN)
[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Broadpeak, the recent Technicolor spinoff that provides content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VoD) servers for cable, IPTV, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, will be introducing Mediator 3.0, the newest version of its Mediator CDN management platform, at the Broadband World Forum, to be held at CNIT La Defense in Paris on Oct. 26 – 28, 2010 — Broadpeak will be exhibiting in stand H13.
Harmonic... @ SCTE Cable-Expo With... (Multiplexing)
[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has introduced the SUPRALink(tm) Universal Transmitter, a cost-effective and highly versatile 16-wavelength 1550 nm dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) solution that improves efficiency and lowers costs for the complete range of forward HFC transmission applications.
Entone... Hybrid Help (Hardware)
[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Entone, Inc. has unveiled the Janus Media Hub, a multi-stream hardware platform that delivers Hybrid TV services over IP and traditional broadcast networks.
SpaceX Takes A Dragon To Washington... Just In Time For The Elections!
[SatNews] SpaceX will participate in this year's USA Science & Engineering Festival by taking a model of their Dragon spacecraft to display on the National Mall in Washington, DC, October 23-24.


Eating healthy can be simple! And nutrition is such an important factor to helping us live a healthy life. This seminar will be presented to employees at Cousins Employees on behalf of Cigna and is not open to the public.


I have a Fischertechnik robot arm (https://www.fischertechnik.de/en/products/simulating/training-models/511937-sim-3d-robot-9v-simulation) and I am wondering if it is possible to use an Arduino (ideally Uno) to control it?
Quite possibly. Do you have a link to more information? What you gave is only a sales web site. I see it operates with a 9 volt power supply, so that is compatible. What connections are possible with the devices controller box?


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<?php

/**
 * Captcha
 * Class responsible to create and validate a captcha
 *
 * Created by Gonçalo Gonçalves - goncalofbg@gmail.com
 *
 */
class Captcha {

	public $devMode          = true;
	public $captchaCode      = "";
	public $imageWidth       = 180;
	public $imageHeight      = 50;
	public $charNumber       = 6;
	public $arrayFonts       = array('claredon.ttf', 'courier_bold.ttf', 'toledo.ttf','valken.ttf', 'impact.ttf');
	public $possibleChars  = '23456789ABCDEFGHKLMNPQRSTUVYWXZ';
	//public $possibleChars    = 'ABCDEFGHKLMNPQRSTUVYWXZ';
	public $fontPath         = "";
	public $addDots          = true;
	public $addLines         = false;
	public $addRectangles    = false;
	public $addCircles       = false;
	public $numberDots       = 3000;
	public $numberLines      = 10;
	public $numberRectangles = 20;
	public $numberCircles    = 30;

	/**
	 * Construct
	 * @param string $fontPath the path of the fonts
	 */
	public function __construct($fontPath = "fonts/"){
		$this->fontPath = $fontPath;
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new captcha
	 * @return string html of the captcha
	 */
	public function createCaptcha() {

		ob_start();

		$temp_code = '';
		$i = 0;
		// create temp code
		while ($i < $this->charNumber) {
			// get random letter
			$temp_code .= substr($this->possibleChars, mt_rand(0, strlen($this->possibleChars)-1), 1);
			$i++;
		}

		//header('Content-Type: image/png');
		$image = imagecreatetruecolor($this->imageWidth , $this->imageHeight);
		$colorWhite = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

		// background rectangle
		imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, $this->imageWidth, $this->imageHeight, $colorWhite);

		// add dots
		if ($this->addDots) {
			for ($c = 0; $c < $this->numberDots; $c++){
				$colorGrey = rand(0, 200);
				$colorDot  = imagecolorallocate($image, $colorGrey, $colorGrey, $colorGrey);
				$x = rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y = rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				imagesetpixel($image, $x, $y, $colorDot);
			}
		}

		// add lines
		if ($this->addLines) {
			for ($c = 0; $c < $this->numberLines; $c++){
				$randomColor = strtoupper(dechex(rand(0,10000000)));
				$x 	= rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y 	= rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				$x2 = rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y2 = rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				imageline($image, $x, $y, $x2, $y2, $randomColor);
			}
		}

		// add rectangles
		if ($this->addRectangles) {
			for ($c = 0; $c < $this->numberRectangles; $c++){
				$randomColor = strtoupper(dechex(rand(0,10000000)));
				$x 	= rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y 	= rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				$x2 = rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y2 = rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				imagerectangle($image, $x, $y, $x2, $y2, $randomColor);
			}
		}

		// add circles
		if ($this->addCircles) {
			for ($c = 0; $c < $this->numberCircles; $c++){
				$colorGrey   = rand(0, 200);
				$colorCircle = imagecolorallocate($image, $colorGrey, $colorGrey, $colorGrey);
				$x 	= rand(0,$this->imageWidth-1);
				$y 	= rand(0,$this->imageHeight-1);
				$circleSize = rand(3, 6);
				imagefilledellipse($image, $x, $y, $circleSize, $circleSize, $colorCircle);
			}
		}

		// add text, letter by letter
		for ($c = 0; $c < $this->charNumber; $c++){
			$colorGrey  = rand(0, 100);
			$colorText  = imagecolorallocate($image, $colorGrey, $colorGrey, $colorGrey);
			$font       = $this->fontPath.$this->arrayFonts[rand(0, sizeof($this->arrayFonts)-1)];
			$angle      = rand(-20, 20);
			$letterSize = rand(20, 28);
			$x = $c*25+15;
			$y = rand(30,40);
			$letter = substr($this->possibleChars, mt_rand(0, strlen($this->possibleChars)-1), 1);

			// bonus
			switch ($c) {
			    case 0: $letter = "G"; break;
			    case 1: $letter = "I"; break;
			    case 2: $letter = "T"; break;
			    case 3: $letter = "H"; break;
			    case 4: $letter = "U"; break;
			    case 5: $letter = "B"; break;
			    //case 6: $letter = ""; break;
			}

			imagettftext($image, $letterSize, $angle, $x, $y, $colorText, $font, $letter);
			$this->captchaCode = $this->captchaCode.$letter;
		}

		imagepng($image);
		imagedestroy($image);
		$finalImage = ob_get_clean();

		session_start();
		$_SESSION['captchaCode'] = $this->captchaCode;

		$htmlCaptchaImage = "";

		$htmlCaptcha = '
';
		if (isset($_GET['captcha_state']) && $_GET['captcha_state'] == "false") {
			$htmlCaptcha .= '
Wrong code!
';
		}
		$htmlCaptcha .= '

			'.$htmlCaptchaImage.'

			<input id="user-input-captcha" name="user-input-captcha" class="captcha-input">

';

		if ($this->devMode == true) {
			$htmlCaptcha .= '
'.$this->captchaCode.'
';
		}

		$htmlCaptcha .= '
';

		return $htmlCaptcha;
	}

	/**
	 * Validate captcha code
	 * @param  string $value the string inserted by the user
	 * @return boolean       if code is correct
	 */
	public function validateCaptcha($value){

		$validCode = false;
		session_start();
		$captchaCode = $_SESSION['captchaCode'];

		if ($captchaCode == $value) {
			$validCode = true;
		}

		return $validCode;
	}

}

?>

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