Vancouver's Mina Shum has added another honour to her list of achievements.
Women in Film and Television Vancouver has presented the director-writer-producer with its Artistic Merit Award for her first documentary, Ninth Floor.
It was announced at the closing gala of the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Shum has previously won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Film and Best Canadian Short at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as other prizes.
The uprising occurred came after a biology professor spoke to black students differently than he interacted with white students. It culminated in nearly 100 arrests and widespread damage to the computer lab in the Henry F. Hall Building.
Shum's film shines a light on a significant event in the history of race relations in Canada.
The jury was comprised of writer-producer-actor Laura Adkin, screenwriter-author and former WIFTV president Rachelle Chartrand, and marketing consultant and publicist Julia Frittaion.
They praised Ninth Floor "for the masterful weaving of archival footage, captivating testimonies, and metaphorical imagery that illuminates a dark part of our country's history".
Other nominees were Sonia Bonspille Boileau (Le Dep), Hélène Choquette (A Dog's Life), Sophie Desraspe (The Amina Profile), Phyllis Ellis (Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven); Anne Émond (Our Loved Ones), Deepa Mehta (Beeba Boys), Patricia Rozema (Into the Forest), and director Chelsea McMullan and cinematographer Maya Bankovic (Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John).


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Here are some snazzy birthday facts about 17th of November 1974 that no one tells you about. Don't wait a minute longer and jump in using the content links below. Average read time of 10 minutes. Enjoy!
What day was my birthday Nov 17, 1974?
November 17, 1974 was a Sunday and it was the 321st day of the year 1974. It was the 46th Sunday of that year. The next time you can reuse your old 1974 calendar will be in 2019. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a lunisolar calendar.
There are 212 days left before your next birthday. You will be 45 years old when that day comes. There have been 16,224 days from the day you were born up to today. If you've been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 5,408 days or 14.81 years. You spent 33% of your life sleeping. Since night and day always follow each other, there were precisely 549 full moons after you were born up to this day. How many of them did you see? The next full moon that you can see will be on April 19 at 11:14:00 GMT – Friday.
Fun stat: Your first one billion seconds (1,000,000,000) happened sometime on July 26, 2006.
If a dog named Pinya - a Bullmastiff breed, was born on the same date as you then it will be 248 dog years old today. A dog's first human year is equal to 15 dog years. Dogs age differently depending on breed and size. When you reach the age of 6 Pinya will be 45 dog years old. From that point forward a large-sized dog like Pinya will age 5-6 dog years for every human year.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
What does my birthday November 17, 1974 mean?
Your birthday numbers 11, 17, and 1974 reveal that your Life Path number is 22. It is a master number that represents practical idealism and material mastery. You were born under the most powerful and potentially the most successful of all Life Path numbers.
The following celebrities also have the same life path number: Jeremih, Georgie Henley, Maurice Cloche, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Ihor Podolchak, Muazzez Ersoy, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Daniel Petrie, Mark Priestley, Mari Boine.
What is the birthday horoscope for Nov 17, 1974?
The Western zodiac or sun sign of a person born on November 17 is Scorpio ♏ (The Scorpion) – a fixed sign with Water as Western element. The ruling planet is Pluto – the planet of transformation. According to the ancient art of Chinese astrology (or Eastern zodiac), Tiger is the mythical animal and Wood is the Eastern element of a person born on November 17, 1974.
Fun fact: The birth flower for 17th November 1974 is Chrysanthemum for loveliness.
What is the Love Match for Nov 17, 1974?
When it comes to love and relationship, you are most compatible with a person born on June 26, 1984. You have a Love Match compatibility score of +131. Imagine being in love with your soul mate. On the negative side, you are most incompatible with a person born on May 4, 2000. Your incompatibility score is -114. You'll be like a cat and a dog on a love-hate relationship. Arf-arf, I want to bite you. Meow-meow, stay away from me!
The number-one hit song in the U.S. at the day of your birth was I Can Help by Billy Swan as compiled by Billboard Hot 100 (November 23, 1974). Ask your parents if they know this popular song.
How many babies were born on November 17, 1974?
Base on the data published by the United Nations Population Division, an estimated 121,673,775 babies were born throughout the world in the year 1974. The estimated number of babies born on 17th November 1974 is 333,353. That's equivalent to 231 babies every minute. Try to imagine if all of them are crying at the same time.
What is the popular baby name on 17 Nov 1974?
Here's a quick list of all the fun birthday facts about November 17, 1974. Celebrities, famous birthdays, historical events, and past life were excluded.
Try another birth date of someone you know or try the birthday of these celebrities: June 20, 1980 – Tony Lovato, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mest); November 1, 1973 – Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress, Miss World 1994; August 30, 1939 – Elizabeth Ashley, American actress and singer.


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Court orders temporary halt to migrant family deportations
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Immigrant advocates have worried that swift reunifications could lead to swift deportations
Among the first migrant parents to recover their children after they were taken by immigration authorities at the southwest border were 12 Guatemalans who disembarked jubilantly from a plane last week back in their home country. Immediately, though, there were questions: Had the families given up their right to pursue an asylum claim as the price for recovering their children?
In a court filing on Monday, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union said there are growing concerns that the Trump administration's efforts to return more than 2,000 migrant children to their parents by July 26 to comply with a court order could be accompanied by attempts to carry out "mass deportations" once the families are reunited.
Lawyers for the civil rights group referred in their motion to "persistent and increasing rumours — which defendants have refused to deny — that mass deportations may be carried out imminently and immediately upon reunification."
In an apparent attempt to head off any such concern, Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the US District Court in San Diego on Monday temporarily blocked the government from deporting any families who had been separated by immigration authorities under President Donald Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy on border enforcement.
ACLU lawyers said they were concerned that deportations could happen so rapidly after reunification that migrant families might not have enough time to understand their legal rights and might give up their right to pursue a petition for asylum.
The advocates were reacting, in part, to the stories of people like Celia Del Carmen Delgado, who said she initially agreed to deportation because an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Texas told her that if she did, she would be reunited with her three-year-old daughter, Adela. Delgado said she never spoke with a lawyer before she made the decision. But even after she agreed, her daughter was not immediately returned, she said. "When the moment came," she said, "it was just me, and I said, 'No.'"
When she was told she would be deported without her child, Delgado said, her whole body began to shake, and she had to be restrained by force. She said other mothers around her were fainting.
Some parents appeared to have been so overcome with anguish after being separated from their children that they were not sure what they had agreed to in order to get them back. Two fathers in New York originally told their lawyer, Mario Russell of Catholic Charities, that they had accepted deportation orders while they were in custody as a condition for the recovery of their children. But after their families were reunited, the fathers said they were unsure. Russell was trying to clarify with the government.
The one-week stay in deportations ordered by Sabraw came as the government was preparing to carry out large numbers of reunifications in the coming weeks, facing a July 26 deadline imposed by the judge for returning all eligible separated children to their parents. The government plans to transport up to 200 children a day in order to reunify them, according to a detailed plan filed last week.
Nearly all of the separated children, who are now housed in 106 locations nationwide, will be funnelled into eight "staging locations," the government said in court. The releases are expected to occur quickly, between six and 48 hours after a detained child has been approved for reunification.
"Defendants are devoting extraordinary resources to comply fully with this court's orders, and to do so in good faith," the government said in a legal filing.
But immigrant advocates worried that swift reunifications could lead to swift deportations, perhaps at the expense of due process. They also worried about misinformation. Before the court began overseeing the reunification process, many parents in immigration detention had been presented with a form, according to court documents, that suggested they had two options: be reunited with their children and deported or continue to fight their cases while remaining apart.
The ACLU said the government was transporting families across states without notifying legal counsel, that lawyers were being kept out of reunifications and that the government was not providing notice of reunifications 12 hours in advance, as the judge has ordered.
The plaintiffs added that families need time to consider together the "momentous" and "exceedingly complex" decision of how to proceed with their immigration cases. Normally they would have days or weeks to consider their options, but many have been separated for months, making those discussions difficult or impossible.
The decision came down at a heated status conference where Sabraw scolded the government once again for taking too long to vet parents before reuniting them with their children. "It is failing in this context," the judge said.
Al Qudra junction to get an upgrade
Hundreds of colourful kites over Al Mamzar park
Saud Al Qasimi appoints Chairman of Ras al-Khaimah Petroleum Authority
Friends of Cancer Patients receives 5th award in 2017
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Wing Commander Fans More Active Than Ever
Here's another item that's not an April joke. The traffic numbers for March are in, and last month was the busiest month in CIC history! While traffic declined for a while after the release of Secret Ops in September 1998, our community has grown steadily for several years now. The recent exciting Wing Commander mods have attracted so much attention that I can barely imagine how many people would show up for a new game. But for now, we're incredibly happy that so many people are coming back to enjoy the old games and learn about the many Wing Commander products they might have missed over the years.
Website Plotting Anti-EA Activities
GamersAgainstEAGames.com has set up shop on the internet to educate the world about Electronic Arts' shady practices in the games industry. They are attempting to document various acquisitions, licensing deals and corporate decisions to illustrate a negative trend. This mission also apparently includes trying to get advertisers, affiliates and sponsors to generate a little cash on the side (to not buy EA games with).
What are we looking for in a game that we buy. Great graphics, good story line, Runs smooth, Good tech support, Fair price, Among many of the other things. If you agree with the above small list then our advice for you is to stay away from EA games.
Past history shows EA has dropped support on there games faster then any other company out there. Past history also shows the games are released before they are ready to be released which means games full of bugs that customers become beta testers instead of game owners.
With cold hard evidence like that, can the $3 billion behemoth hold its ground? If that's not enough, they're currently trying to hold a contest for its members to create anti-EA screensavers.
Oh man, the calendar says it's not April Fools' Day anymore. These guys are for real.


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Over the Garden Wall is Trying to Scare Your Kids, and That's Not a Bad Thing
Posted on December 9, 2021 by englishkstate
A tree from Over the Garden Wall (Episode 1 "The Old Grist Mill")
In ENGL 801 "Introduction to Graduate Studies," a required course for incoming M.A. students, we have always asked our graduate students to develop an original contribution to a current scholarly conversation about a literary or cultural text.
Starting last year, we added a final writing assignment: we asked our graduate students to create a piece of public scholarship (700-1,000 words), tailoring their academic paper and its scholarly intervention of 10-12 pages for a general-interest audience.
Students followed the guidelines shared by Irene Dumitrescu in her essay "What Academics Misunderstand about 'Public Writing'": "you should follow Horace's advice for poetry: Aim to instruct or delight – ideally, to do both. Tell your readers a story, and give them the basic information they need to take it in. Avoid jargon for the most part, but teach your readers a key term when it will help them understand your topic better."
During the next week, we'll be featuring the pieces of public writing selected for publication here following anonymous review by three faculty members. Today, we start with "Over the Garden Wall is Trying to Scare Your Kids, and That's Not a Bad Thing" by Ben Trickey (MA '23). Enjoy!
— Karin Westman, Associate Professor and Department Head / Instructor for ENGL 801 (Fall 2021)
A forest of hollow trees with twisted faces…
A monstrous dog with sharp teeth and glowing eyes…
A mysterious stranger carrying an axe…
These descriptions probably don't seem like they would make for a good children's TV show, but Patrick McHale and his team would disagree. Not only do all of these images appear in a show that aired on Cartoon Network, but they all appear in the eleven minutes of the first episode alone.
Welcome to "the Unknown," the mysterious setting of the 2014 animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall. The series combines elements of comedy, mystery, fantasy, and horror to tell the story of our protagonists — uptight teenager Wirt and his care-free, younger brother Greg — as they find themselves lost in a forest that can only be described as "a haunting dream world that was a cross between a Germanic fairy tale and colonial America" (McHale 7). In the ten episodes of the show's limited run, Wirt and Greg attempt to navigate the Unknown and find their way back home without being kidnapped by the series' shadowy antagonist: The Beast.
You might be thinking at this point, "Over the Garden Wall sounds surprisingly scary for a kid's show," and you are absolutely correct. However, this choice to integrate horror elements into the series is not simply a shallow attempt to shock its young audience. Rather, the show's dark tone pays homage to the fairy tale tradition made popular by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen.
The fairy tale media we experience today often achieves two varieties of tone: the bright, hopeful quality of Disney films like Tangled and Moana, or the postmodernist satirizing of films like DreamWorks' Shrek series. But traditional fairy tales were dark, violent, and scary. Over the Garden Wall recreates this tone in its grim and bizarre world, the characters that live there, and our protagonists' journey through the woods.
In the first episode, "The Old Grist Mill," our protagonists hear the sound of someone chopping wood in the distance. Wirt asks, "Do you think it's some kind of deranged lunatic with an ax, waiting out there in the darkness for innocent victims?" Within the episode's first two minutes, one of its main characters suggests they might be killed by an axe murderer. In this moment, the creators of the show are letting the audience know that this series is going to try to scare you, and I don't think that's a bad thing.
While some might argue that horror elements are not appropriate in a TV show for children, I think it's important we understand the way horror can be a valuable experience for a child's emotional growth.
In his 1976 book The Uses of Enchantment, Bruno Bettelheim explores the psychological effect of fairy tales. He explains that these stories can allow children to experience fear in a controlled setting where they are physically removed from any actual danger. Bettelheim highlights the way that removing the risk from an audience's experience of fear creates an environment in which they can confront more difficult anxieties that exist within their conscious and subconscious minds. Though Bettelheim would have never been able to see the show, Over the Garden Wall continues in this fairy tale tradition by placing its young protagonists in the face of horrifying danger, allowing the audience to experience that fear with them from the safety of their own homes.
If the creators' message was unclear in the first few scenes of the show, they use the rest of the episode to reinforce the idea of visceral terror being a reality for Wirt and Greg as they travel through the Unknown. Only a few minutes after they come face to face with the axe-wielding stranger Wirt was trying to avoid, a giant, monstrous black dog with glowing eyes tries to attack Greg. In a scene of pure nightmare fuel, the monster corners Greg at the bottom of a barrel and opens its jaws to eat him. Though the boys end the episode unharmed, Over the Garden Wall demonstrates a real sense of danger that the young protagonists will face. Where Disney movies may only hint at ideas of violence and death in a musical number, the show demonstrates that it is willing to make it characters grapple with these ideas head on, reflecting the grim nature of traditional fairy tales.
Yet Over the Garden Wall does more than just scare it audience. The characters share jokes, sing songs, search for ghosts in haunted mansions, and play in a band of anthropomorphic frogs. The show is a fantasy adventure, a comedy, a family drama, a fairy tale, and a horror story. The scary elements of the show are just one aspect of its value, but this aspect heightens the complexity of the show by placing it among the works of the fairy tale canon. Over the Garden Wall is definitely trying to scare your kids, but it's also trying to make them laugh and explore and sing and think. The series acknowledges kids' capabilities for emotional growth and asks them to feel along with Wirt and Greg as they wander the woods, trying to return home.
Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. 1st edition., Knopf, 1976.
McHale, Patrick, and Sean Edgar. The Art of Over the Garden Wall. Dark Horse Comics, 2017.
"The Old Grist Mill." Over the Garden Wall, created by Patrick McHale, season 1, episode 1, Cartoon Network, 3 Nov. 2014.
— Ben Trickey (MA '23)
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*Weekly Brotherhood activity that may consist of Athletic events (football, volleyball, softball, capture the flag in U of I White Pine Forest, etc.), or movies and video games, and of course the best BBQ's with sororities.
*Annual Reno Leadership Retreats for the executive board members to increase leadership skills in our chapter at the U of I, in the Greek community and Moscow Community, and most importantly through out life.
*Intramural Sports are very big in our chapter. Last year AGR's placed second in flag Football, and Softball, and forth in Competitive Basketball. Also had many individuals placed very high in other sports, such as wrestling, foosball, and golf.
*AGR participates in many campus activities as we can, such as: Greek Week, Homecoming, and Fraternity and Sorority Philanthropies.
*AGR has a wide range of chapter activities that include, shooting outings, hunting and fishing trips, camping, and mudin' in the all the four-wheel drives.
*Our chapter is very involved in campus clubs and organizations. We have many club officers ranging from presidents to club advisors.
What is a professional-social fraternity?
A professional-social fraternity combines professionalism while allowing members to partake in activities based in a social atmosphere. By being a professional-social fraternity, Alpha Gamma Rho, or AGR, maintains an excellent networking system with alumni in the working world while assuring a relaxed and fun environment at home.
Do you have to study agriculture to be a member of AGR?
Because AGR is a professional-social fraternity for men pursuing an Agriculture or Natural Resources related career, it is often a misleading thought that everyone studies agriculture. True, many members study programs in agriculture such as Animal Science or Agribusiness, but the college, and thus AGR, includes other majors such as Building Construction Management, Packaging, and Fisheries & Wildlife. In fact, AGR stresses diversity in its membership so there are many members in related majors such as Biology, Environmental Sciences, Education, and Engineering.
Do AGR members live in a house?
While most members choose to live in our house for the duration of their college career, it is only required to live in house for 4 semesters. The AGR house's prime location makes for a short walk to campus, or many dining establishments on Grand Ave.
Within the AGR house you'll find very satisfying accommodations. Our house is one of the cleanest and most thoroughly maintained fraternity houses on campus. All members take part in the upkeep of the house with small weekly details and monthly work nights for bigger projects. Members also enjoy more living space than they would in a residence hall.
Our Chapter Room also serves as a place where most of the members like to hang out and enjoy each others' company. Many of them rooms are only made for two members, so you can get the amount of privacy you may desire.
Our full time cook prepares dinner on Sunday, lunch and dinner Monday through Thursday, and lunch on Fridays. The kitchen is always stocked and open for weekends and breakfast. College students are busy and prepared meals are convenient for that half hour break between class, study, and work.
The House also employs a Mentor, so there is always an authority figure inside the house, for guidance and some one to talk to if the members need some counseling.


Do you know what the leading cause of property damage is for residential and commercial properties? It is water. You can have issues with water leaks with a number of different fixtures or appliances. The most common are leaky faucets, toilets, and showers. These can wreak havoc on your interior.
Walls, subflooring, and framing can all rot because of slow and small water leaks that go undetected. Unseen water leakage often leads to mold, which has the potential to be a serious problem. This means that a relatively small leak can lead to a very serious issue, which can lead to disastrous financial losses in structural, electrical, or mechanical systems. This should highlight the importance of leak detection in Hamilton.
If you have issues with leaky faucets, toilets, and showers, you can probably tell if water is actively leaking where you can see it. But what happens if you are unable to see where it is going? What happens if you have a leak that is inside of your walls, perhaps in your basement or in your crawlspace? In that situation, the leak is only going to get worse and worse before you ever have a chance to do something about it.
Now if you want to be careful when it comes to leak detection in Hamilton, you can pay close attention to an increased water bill (remember that unless you have an additional 6 people moving in with you, a double or triple water bill may indicate a leakage), or you can pay attention to the smell of mold or wet drywall. Aside from the obvious signs, you may never know that you have problems with leaks until you have a professional come check out your home or place of business.
If you want to make sure that you do not have any issues, have a professional company like Dr. Pipe complete all plumbing-related treatments for you. This is how you know that anything you do in the Hamilton area is completed professionally and without issue. Do not wait until you have water leaking down your walls, destroying your furniture and damaging your interior, instead, rely on the professionals of Dr. Pipe Drain and Plumbing to ensure that your home is safe from leaks.


I've been to Oka-san Kitchen Cafe twice so far. Location wise, it is on Fraser Street between 19th and 20th Avenue. It's quite an obscure area where you can pass by it easily when driving without noticing it. There's definitely no competition in that neighbourhood but I think they need to rely on social media or marketing to attract people to come. When you first walk into the restaurant, on your left hand side, you will see their beautifully drawn menu chalkboard which is very eye catching.
My very first visit was extremely disappointing as they basically didn't have much available from their menu during their 11 am opening. I was hoping to try their raw items too, but nothing was available from the sushi bar. They had friendly, welcoming service, but the food took too long to come out making me very irritated and hungry. The second time around when I came back, they had everything so I made a run for their famous poke bowl.
The white sauce was very rich and creamy which can be a bit heavy for some people to eat. I love the added bacon bits to the dish which made it that much more savoury.
The unagi was flaky and tender. The amount of spicy salmon was notably disappointing as you can eat all of it in one bite. I was hoping for more sides given!
There was an abundance of tender chicken given and the caramelized onion gave it a sweet taste. The chicken kaarage was missing the crispiness, but the ebi mayo was nicely fried.
My sister describes this bowl as a garden in a bowl! Poke bowls are such a popular item in the Vancouver food scene right now. With this particular poke bowl, you get a lot of leafy romaine lettuce, fresh seaweed, quail eggs, imitation crab meat, potato salad, tuna and salmon sashimi. This was all on top of a lot of rice. With the amount given, you can definitely share between two people!
To say the very least, I regretted ordering this dessert and it was very forgettable. The mochi was not fresh at all as if it had been in the freezer for a very long time. The skin was dense and not chewy at all. This doesn't surprise me as these aren't made in house, but are bought from a local supplier.
I am planning on coming back again for the poke bowl as the presentation and taste really stood out to me. I also highly recommend you all to try it as you won't regret it!
For more information, please check out their website : Okasan-Kitchen!


Minimal Sleep, Bad Dreams, and possible neuro-chemical shifts.
Anyone close to me knows that I've got a prescription for an anti-anxiety medication, something I've been taking for a while, to help deal with certain things in my life that I've had to accept that I can't change. I could get into them, but right now, they aren't overly relevant to the matter at hand.
They were costing me around $300 a year, because of my medical deductible. My family doctor, being aware of this, recently switched me to a different medication. I'm not entirely sure this was the right idea. I'd been offered to switch over to the generic, which would have saved me a fair bit of money, but instead I switched to something else. In the same family apparently. In theory, I should have done more research before consenting to this switch. I should have at least asked a few people I know who've done some reading. I didn't bother though. A few weeks back, my supply of the generic had been used up and so I started on the new stuff. I'm not sure if there are any practical differences, or if I'm just being paranoid if there might be. Either way, that's one ingredient in this recipe. The possibility of neuro-chemical change, and the associated Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
Next we have the dreams. I dreamed that I was going to a conference on sexuality, with a pass provided to me by Reive. He'd given me one of the ordinary guest passes to get past the door. This is in fact pretty standard, when I'm volunteering, I don't usually bother getting the volunteer ID. And in the past, this hasn't been a problem. Usually the fact that I'm pulling my weight means that security, venue staff and other attendees understand that we aren't bothering with the formalities, that there is an "arrangement" or an "understanding", there just isn't paperwork for it, because there usually isn't a reason for it. In the dream, I was feeling pretty alienated, partially because I was being treated as one of the gawking rubes, or as a wannabee, rather than someone who'd been part of things. Partially, this relates to my own fears of alienation and exclusion, and partially this is something that I've seen happen. And partially this is my ego and my vanity, seeing myself as a part of something when I'm probably not all that vital to the enterprise.
In the dream, when security had "stamped" me, they'd included notes that I was a security risk. In the dream, it had been done with yellow highlighter that was visible under the black light, and somehow I hadn't noticed. When I'd been trying to catch up with people I'd dealt with in the past, either security would check the notes and bar me access, or I'd get blown off. When trying to network with new people, similar things. I caught on eventually and was in the process of trying to find Reive to get the matter sorted out when I woke up.
I woke up about an hour before my usual alarm time. I'd fallen asleep roughly 4-6 hours after my usual bed time. I've had about 3-5 hours of sleep, and I suspect I'm probably going to be in that state that I've come to refer to as sleep depraved. It's a higher energy, highly impulsive state. Not really a good state for a call centre job, though it's served me well in certain tasks in the past. How long I'll be able to maintain functionality, I'm not sure.
It would probably be wisest for me to call in sick today, except I don't feel that that is an option. There isn't really anyone able to cover for me at work, not without someone taking on a fair amount of overtime. Like 5-8 hours worth. A few weeks back, after I'd had a cavity filled, I'd taken the night off, as I'd been unable to talk for a bit and then more pain than I'd expected. I probably could have worked part of the shift, but didn't. I feel guilty about that.
So, that's the recipe. Combine it with the events that I obliquely referenced yesterday, and you've got something interesting. Something the voice in the back of my head is telling me might be a disaster. Maybe that's just pessimism. Maybe it's fatalism. Maybe it's my fear of failure motivating me to turn possible failure into a disaster, as a form of ego defense. I'm not really sure.
And I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it, beyond a cup of coffee and a hot shower.
24 hours later, I'm considering whether or not to post this. After I wrote it up initially, I hit the draft button, so I'd be able to post it later, after I'd reviewed it, as I wasn't sure I trusted my judgement at the time.
In fact, that's a big part of my concerns, is that I constantly question my judgement. Part of this is being aware of consent culture and how some of the assumptions that have developed are toxic and dangerous. Part of it is probably just paranoia, though the difference between paranoia and situational awareness is a debate for another day.
As it stands right now, I survived the day, didn't get into any conflicts, managed to function reasonably well, and I am feeling much more functional today.
With regards to posting this, on one hand, there is information in this post that could be used as ammunition against me, such as my mental health status, and some would say it's foolish to post such things in a place where people can easily acquire it to use it against you. On the other hand, I don't think there is really anything here that would surprise anyone who knows me, so I don't really see a reason not to post it. At the very least, I can at least claim the virtue of honesty in this case.


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Антон Сергеевич Королёв (26 января 1988, Москва, СССР) — российский хоккеист, нападающий.

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Воспитанник московского «Спартака». Член молодёжной сборной России по хоккею с шайбой, участвовал в молодёжном чемпионате 2008 года. Начал выступать в российской Суперлиге (затем КХЛ) в 2008 году в составе СКА. В первом домашнем матче СКА в сезоне 2008—2009 годов отметился голом и пасом в ворота хабаровского «Амура».

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Swedes, bikes and wedding barns: Scandia makes…
Swedes, bikes and wedding barns: Scandia makes tourism pitch
Christine Maefsky, owner of the Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm in Scandia, Minn., is photographed Dec. 28, 2016. She was originally attracted to the property because of the 1930's era barn. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
By Mary Divine | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: June 1, 2019 at 7:34 pm | UPDATED: June 2, 2019 at 8:21 pm
Susan Rodsjo pulled into a gravel parking lot south of downtown Scandia last week and had a vision.
There, next to the "Scandia Field 4" baseball diamond, a visitor would see benches and a trash can. But Rodsjo pictured a future gathering place, a space that could unite the community and bring tourists to town.
Rodsjo is leading a push to have the historic Hilltop Water Co. barn reassembled somewhere in town and turned into an arts and cultural center. The ballfield site — just south of the Scandia Community Center and east of the Gammelgarden Museum — is at the top of her list.
"What we envision is the barn sitting close to the road," she said while looking out over the land. "There are wetlands back over here, and there is a nice sloped area where we would look to put an amphitheater. I could see a boardwalk that goes across the wetlands from here to the community center, so this becomes a larger community-center complex."
Susan Rodsjo, a member of the Scandia Heritage Alliance, take a photo of the obelisk marking the site of the city's first Swedish settlers on May 23, 2019. Rodsjo is helping lead an effort to attract more tourists to town. (Mary Divine / Pioneer Press)
Rodsjo and other Scandia residents and city officials are thinking big when it comes to spurring tourism and economic development in the city known for its Swedish roots and Dala horses.
They recently hired the University of Minnesota Extension Service to prepare a tourism study. Among its suggestions: create a Scandia hashtag, enhance the city's website, add signs, increase hours at the city's restrooms, enhance amenities for bicyclists and recruit small businesses to fill vacant downtown buildings.
The idea, says Mayor Christine Maefsky, is to build on the city's heritage and the area's rural character and natural beauty and make Scandia a more desirable place to live and visit.
"When I meet someone and say that I'm from Scandia, they'll ask, 'Where's Scandia?' " she said. "I tell them that it is halfway between Stillwater and Taylors Falls along the St. Croix River. Invariably, people will say, 'Oh, that's such a beautiful area up there.' People know of Scandia even if they don't know the name."
'THERE'S SO MUCH HERE'
Maefksy, the co-owner of Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm, has a vested interest in bringing more visitors to the area. The 120-acre farm is home to about 600 goats and produces milk, cheese and other products sold in grocery stores and co-ops across the Upper Midwest. Maefsky and her husband, Vincent, host more than 80 tours a year.
Scandia's rich history, natural beauty and proximity to the metro area make it unique, she said.
"There's so much here," she said. "Our challenge now is how to connect it all in such a way that continues our community pride … and also brings in the kinds of businesses that will support those things that we love about Scandia."
New businesses like the Bone Lake Meadows Apiary and the Bluebell Mercantile & Co. are already up and running.
The Bluebell Mercantile & Co., seen May 23, 2019, opened in the old Copas schoolhouse building in Scandia in 2017. Located at 19707 St. Croix Trail N., the store sells jewelry, kitchenware and home goods. (Mary Divine / Pioneer Press)
Drive into town on Minnesota 97 and just past Meadowbrook Avenue, you'll see the city's newest attraction — the Redeemed Farm wedding barn.
Nestled next to a vineyard and a stone arch and gate is a restored early 1900s two-level barn, complete with grand staircase and hayloft.
CREATING MEMORIES AND BUSINESS
Couples who wed at Redeemed Farm each receive a vintage padlock engraved with their initials and wedding date. After the ceremony, the newlyweds lock the padlock on the farm's metal corn crib and place the key in a special lock box.
The collection keeps growing.
Opened in 2017, Redeemed Farm has hosted almost 70 weddings and various events and fundraisers. Owners Julie and Jeff Gacek estimate the business brings about 10,000 people a year to town and part of the proceeds helps fund work in Haiti through their nondenominational ministry called HealingHaiti.org.
Redeemed Farm has been named one of the top 100 wedding barns in the country, according to the Venue Report.
A couple poses in front of Redeemed Farm wedding barn in Scandia during a photo shoot in 2017. Opened in 2017, Redeemed Farm has hosted almost 70 weddings and various events and fundraisers. (Courtesy of Jeannine Marie Photography)
"It's giving the city some really great exposure," Jeff Gacek said.
Wedding guests have availed themselves of much of what the city has to offer. Gacek said they hit the driving range, eat at local restaurants and shop at Scandia Olde Towne Liquor. Some stay in short-term rentals in Scandia or at hotels in nearby communities.
Rodsjo said she would love to see even more wedding and event centers in town.
"Stillwater is a fabulous example," she said. "They have 40 wedding facilities there, and each wedding brings $30,000 into the economy is what they have determined."
Weddings help local caterers, florists, photographers, hotels and inns, she said. "It creates such a huge opportunity for businesses."
TAPPING INTO HISTORIC CHARM
For years, the city's main attraction has been the Gammelgarden Museum. About 3,000 people visit and tour the Swedish immigrant heritage museum and its grounds each year, said Lynne Blomstrand Moratzka, the museum's director.
The Marine Mills Folk School held traditional Scandinavian arts and crafts classes at the museum over the winter and brought even more people to town, she said. "I'm dumbfounded at the distance people would come for these classes. Holy cow. They came from St. Cloud, Lakeville."
Moratza said Scandia officials should look at other cities with historic areas for ideas.
"Other communities have successfully welcomed tourism without destroying everybody's 5-acre paradise, but it's going to take some careful planning to do so," she said. It's more than opening the doors to Airbnb. Is there good signage? Are there places for people to go at night to get wine?
She points to Colonial Williamsburg, Va., and Old Sturbridge Village, Mass., as places that have done it successfully. "They had areas that they really protected and that close at a certain time, but there is a ring around it that can accommodate people's needs as tourists," she said.
LINKING SCANDIA'S HISTORIC SITES
The site where the state's first Swedish settlers built their first home is marked by an obelisk near Olinda Trail. When the street was straightened, the obelisk, which was dedicated in 1900, remained put. It's now bordered on three sides by private property.
In October 1850, three Swedish immigrants — Carl Fernstrom, Oscar Roos and August Sandahl — settled near what is now Hay Lake in Scandia, Minn., and built a substantial log house. Fifty years later, in 1900, the townspeople of Scandia erected a monument to their achievement — a 22-foot-high obelisk at the spot of the log house. (Courtesy of the Washington County Historical Society)
One option might be to move it closer to the Johannes Erickson House and the Hay Lake School, which are maintained by the Washington County Historical Society.
]Plans call for the popular Gateway Trail bicycle and walking trail to connect to downtown Scandia from William O'Brien State Park in 2024. The Scandia Heritage Alliance is working on a plan to connect it to the city's historic areas, from the Gammelgarden to Log House Landing, the site on the St. Croix River where Swedish settlers would "depart paddle boats and walk uphill and find land to settle," Rodsjo said.
Janie O'Connor, one of the founders and chairman of the board of Cycling Scandia, wants the city to be a premier destination for day-tripping bicyclists. She wants to open the city's warming house — next to the city's ice-skating rink — during summer months so bicyclists could use the restrooms. She'd like to see bike racks and a bike fix-it station installed, too.
"There are so many bikes leaning against the Scandia Market & Mercantile and the Scandia Cafe's walls that sometimes it impedes foot traffic just getting into those places," she said.[related_articles location="right" show_article_date="false" article_type="automatic-primary-tag"
The Gateway Trail opening in town will be a tourism boost — and the city needs to be prepared, O'Connor said.
HELP REBUILD HISTORIC BARN
The Scandia Heritage Alliance is trying to raise $25,000 for an architectural plan for the Historic Water Tower Barn. A fundraising effort launched this week online. Information can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/raise-our-historic-water-tower-barn.
Mary Divine
Mary Divine is a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She covers Washington County and the St. Croix River Valley, but has also spent time covering the state Capitol. She has won numerous journalism awards, including the Premack Award and the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Award. Prior to joining the Pioneer Press in 1998, she worked for the Rochester, Minn., Post-Bulletin and at the St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press. Her work has also appeared in a number of magazines, including Mpls/St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Minnesota Magazine. She is a graduate of Carleton College and lives in St. Paul with her husband, Greg Myers, and their three children, Henry, 18, Frances, 16, and Fred, 13.
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Ulfa ist der Name eines kurzlebigen Adelsgeschlechts, das sich nach dem Dorf Ulfa benannte, einem heutigen Stadtteil von Nidda im hessischen Wetteraukreis.

Geschichte
Die Herren von Ulfa stammten aus dem Geschlecht derer von Marburg, einer in Marburg beheimateten Familie von Burgmannen, die auch die Ahnen der hessischen Adelsgeschlechter der Schenck zu Schweinsberg und der Vogt von Fronhausen waren. Die von Ulfa hatten bis 1250 ein gemeinsames Wappen und Siegel mit denen zu Schweinsberg und den Vogt von Fronhausen.

Guntram I.
Im Jahre 1183 erfolgte in einer Urkunde des Klosters Arnsburg die erste Erwähnung des eindeutig dem Dorf Ulfa zuzuordnenden Guntram de Olpho als einer der Zeugen. Sein Vater war wahrscheinlich der Ritter Ludwig von Marburg. Guntram war Inhaber eines Burglehens der Grafen von Nidda auf der Burg Stornfels und genoss sein Lehen in Ulfa, wo er Allodialbesitz hatte. Vermutlich war er es, der sich östlich des Ortskerns in der Flur "Alte Burg" auf einer kleinen Basaltkuppe eine von einem Graben umgebene und wahrscheinlich hölzerne Burg errichten ließ, von der heute nichts mehr geblieben ist.

Guntram II.
Auf diesen Guntram folgte sein Sohn Guntram II., erstmals 1222 und danach in einer Urkunde des Stifts St. Stephan in Mainz vom 2. März 1227 bezeugt, landgräflicher Burgmann in Grünberg. Er erscheint erneut im August 1250 als Zeuge in einer Urkunde des Grafen Gottfried III. von Reichenbach, mit der dieser alle Lehen, die er bisher besessen und die seine Lehnsleute von ihm getragen hatten, den Erben seines Verwandten Berthold I., Graf von Ziegenhain, überließ. Guntram verkaufte 1255 mit dem Einverständnis seiner Frau Jutta und seiner Schwester Kunegunde einen Hof, Felder und Wiesen in Rockenberg an das Stift St. Maria ad Gradus in Mainz und starb wohl noch im selben Jahr.

Guntram III.
Auf ihn folgte Guntram III., sein ab 1250 bezeugter Sohn aus seiner zweiten Ehe mit Kunegunde von Marburg, der ebenfalls Burgmann in Grünberg war und in der Folgezeit häufig dokumentiert ist. Im April 1256 kaufte er einige Güter zu Utphe, wobei die Rechte des Klosters Breitenau an diesen Gütern unangetastet blieben; im Juli 1257 kaufte er dann die Güter in Utphe und die Vogtei, die er bislang vom Kloster Breitenau zu Lehen besaß, samt aller Einkünfte des Klosters in diesem Dorf für 130 Mark reinen Silbers. Bereits im Mai 1263 mussten er und seine Ehefrau jedoch wegen ihrer Verschuldung all seinen vom Kloster Breitenau erkauften Besitz in Utphe an das Kloster Haina verkaufen und diesem auch ihre Kapelle zu Trais übertragen. Guntram III. war einer der Zeugen auf der Burg Nordeck, als Landgraf Heinrich I. von Hessen am 29. September 1265 Hartrad V. von Merenberg in seinen Schutz aufnahm und ihm die Burgen Gleiberg und Merenberg zu Lehen übertrug. 1272 war er Zeuge, als Landgraf Heinrich I. den Bürgern der Stadt Grünberg ihre Privilegien bestätigte, und 1274 war er einer der Zeugen, als Landgraf Heinrich I. seine siebenjährige Tochter Mechthild mit dem 12-jährigen Grafen Gottfried VI. von Ziegenhain verlobte. 1278 stifteten er und seine Ehefrau Jutta, geb. von Cronberg, dem Zisterzienserinnen-Kloster Marienborn eine Hube in Rodenborn. Im Juli 1283 kündigte Guntram in einer öffentlichen Erklärung seine ihm vom Kanonissenstift Wetter als Lehen aufgetragene Vogtei über deren Güter in Lich auf, weil er von dieser Vasallenpflicht frei sein wollte. Im August 1287 schenkte er, zu seinem und seiner Ehefrau Seelenheil, dem Zisterzienser-Kloster Arnsburg seine in Rotenschitt gelegenen Güter. 1290 stifteten er und seine Frau den Zisterzienserinnen im Kloster Engelthal 11 Morgen Weinberge bei der Burg Kronberg. Im Januar 1304 übereignete das Kloster Breitenau ihm und seiner Frau die Güter des Klosters in Utphe, unter Verzicht auf alle eigenen Ansprüche daran.

Guntram III. starb zwischen 1304 und 1306 und mit ihm erlosch die Linie derer von Ulfa im Mannesstamm. Seine Ehefrau Jutta stammte aus dem Geschlecht derer von Cronberg, und ihr Neffe Frank VI. ("der Lange") von Cronberg und Eberhard Schenck zu Schweinsberg (1269–1309), Ehemann einer Nichte Guntrams, beerbten ihn. Die Burg in Ulfa verfiel wohl bald nach seinem Tod.

Weblinks
 http://www.heimat-und-geschichtsverein-ulfa.de/ritter-guntram-von-ulfa-und-die-schencken-zu-schweinsberg.html

Literatur
 Günther Stahnke: Ulfa Geschichte und Geschichten; Die Geschichte Ulfas. Geschichtsverein Ulfa, Nidda, 2010.
 Gustav Schenk zu Schweinsberg: Die Erben des Ritters Guntram III von Ulfa (1250—1304, 1306). In: Archiv für hessische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Neue Folge, Band 6, 1909, S. 508–509.

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The Right to Confidential Communication with Defence Counsel in JapanRecent Legal Disputes Over Mail Censorship and Photography in Visiting Rooms
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In spite of the common global position of protecting the right to confidential communication, the Japanese prison authorities create barriers to communication between pre-trial inmates and defence counsel. Any correspondence, including correspondence between pre-trial inmates and defence counsel, may be opened and read by prison staff. In addition, prison authorities have established regulations to prohibit any visitors from bringing in cameras or mobile phones. They do not allow counsel to take photos in visiting rooms, claiming that these regulations are equally applicable to lawyers. This article examines the legality of the current practice regarding mail censorship and the prohibition of photography in visiting rooms, taking into consideration international human rights standards. It concludes that the current practice diverges from the international human rights standards including the Nelson Mandela Rules, which protects the full confidentiality of communication between inmates and lawyers, and access to effective legal aid. Since the arrest of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn in November 2018, Japan's 'hostage justice' system – in which suspects are held for a long period in harsh conditions to coerce a confession – has encountered a barrage of criticism. It should be noted, however, that interruption of inmates-defence counsel communication constitutes another dark side of Japanese criminal justice. This article will shed light on the everyday issues which Japanese defence counsel face in actual criminal cases.
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Kevin Glew - August 24, 2012
Tim Gleason vividly recalls buying packs of 1964 Philadelphia Football cards when he was a kid.
"That was the first set of cards that I collected," he explained. "I was nine years old and it was [during] the baby boom. My neighborhood had a bunch of kids my age and we would walk through the woods to get to the drug store. We discovered trading cards in the drug store."
The memories of ripping open those packs have inspired Gleason to revisit this issue and assemble the No. 1 Current Finest 1964 Philadelphia Football set on the PSA Set Registry.
Boasting an impressive 9.20 GPA, his registry set includes 56 PSA GEM-MT 10 cards.
"What happened was that four years ago, I had a bunch of memorabilia. I had other cards that I collected from the '70s and the '80s... some autographed baseballs... and statues and figurines. I had a bunch of stuff and I told my wife that if something ever happened to me, it would be a nightmare for her to try to sell all of these little individual pieces," he said. "And so I told her, the best thing to do would be to trade or sell all of those things off and collect this set, so that she could then auction the set off. It would be one item that she could just auction off."
The first of four Philadelphia gridiron offerings (1964 to 1967) to exclusively feature NFL players, this issue is comprised of 198 standard-sized cards. Topps manufactured AFL sets during the same period.
"We never knew that it was called a Philadelphia set," explained Gleason. "Philadelphia was just in tiny print on the back of the pack. We just thought they were NFL cards."
Released in one series, the 1964 Philadelphia singles are in alphabetical order by team city and then by the player's last name within each team series.
Card fronts showcase player photos surrounded by white borders with a rectangular nameplate displaying the player's name, team and position along the bottom. All of the players – with the exception of Erich Barnes (#113) and Y.A. Tittle (#124) – are photographed without a helmet.
"For some reason, every team took their photographs in their dark jerseys, except for one – my team, the Steelers," noted Gleason, who has written a book called From Black to Gold about his beloved club.
Most of the Cleveland Browns players were photographed in front of a Cadillac owned by Jim Brown.
Card backs exhibit blue and black text on gray card stock and offer statistics and a trivia question illustrated by a cartoon. The answer was displayed upside down in blue text.
The cards were distributed in one- and five-cent wax packs and cellos. The wax packs include a slab of gum and a tattoo transfer sheet.
On his website (www.vintagefootballgallery.com), Mike Thomas indicates that the 1964 Philadelphia cards were printed on two connecting 132-card sheets (264 cards). With 198 cards in this set, Thomas believes that 66 cards were double-printed, although the double-prints haven't been documented in any price guide.
Thomas hasn't seen both of the 132-card sheets, but he's been attempting to recreate the uncut sheets by collecting miscut cards. Among the cards that he believes are double-prints are the Herb Adderley (#71) and Merlin Olsen (#91) rookies.
On top of Adderley and Olsen, this set also holds the rookie cards of three other Hall of Famers: John Mackey (#3), Willie Davis (#72) and Jim Johnson (#161). Gary Collins (#31) and Cornell Green (#47) are two other coveted first-year singles in the set.
Dozens of other gridiron legends are also part of this issue. Hall of Fame, Colts receiver Raymond Berry is the first card. On top of the typical wear and tear associated with being the first card of the set, this card was also located on the top left corner of the sheet, which makes it vulnerable to miscuts and other flaws. Of the 239 submitted, there have been just seven PSA MINT 9s. A PSA NM-MT 8 fetched $818 on eBay in January 2010.
Other sought-after superstars in this issue are Johnny Unitas (#12), Mike Ditka (#17), Jim Brown (#30), Bob Lilly (#48), Paul Hornung (#78) and Bart Starr (#79).
"Mike Ditka is very popular for what he has done after his playing days," explained Gleason. "Mike Ditka is still a personality right now. And I don't think anyone else in that set is in the public eye right now."
A PSA 10 Ditka sold for $3,350 on eBay in May 2011.
Gleason also notes that the checklists (#197 and #198) are difficult to track down in top condition. These cards are erroneously dated 1963.
"There are very few checklists in high grade because people used to write on them," he said. "As kids, we used to get a pen and fill in the little square box whenever we had the card."
Gleason owns the only PSA 10 of the second checklist (#198), but there has yet to be an unqualified copy of the first checklist (#197) to grade above PSA 8.
Two of the toughest cards for Gleason to track down in top condition were Tom Gilburg (#2) and Billy Barnes (#183). There are just four cards and only two PSA 9 copies of each respectively. As is frequently the case with notoriously condition sensitive cards, both the Gilburg (third row, first card on the left) and Barnes cards (ninth row, first card on the left) are located on the edge of the print sheet, making them vulnerable to flaws.
With 47 and 48 submissions respectively, Ronnie Bull (#16) and John Reger (#150) are the two lowest population cards. Like Gilburg and Barnes, both of these singles are located on the edge of the sheet: the Bull is the last card on the right in the third row and Reger is the third card from the right in the bottom row.
"I don't have a Ron Bull higher than a [PSA] 8, and my John Reger just recently graded a [PSA] 9," said Gleason.
There's also a team photo card for each franchise and a play card that highlights the team's "Play of the Year." The play cards showcase a small black and white photo of the team's coach. Among the coaching legends featured are Don Shula (#14), George Halas (#28), Tom Landry (#56) and Vince Lombardi (#84).
On top of the checklists being inaccurately dated as 1963, there are several other uncorrected errors in this issue. Gleason points out that Herb Adderley's last name (Adderly) is misspelled on his card (#71). While Jim Ringo's pasteboard (#78) lists him as a member of the Green Bay Packers on the front and as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles on the back.
Gleason also notes that the photo on the Garland Boyette single (#169) is not Boyette.
"Garland Boyette wasn't even on the Cardinals in 1964, plus he was African American. They put some guy named Don Gillis on the card," said Gleason.
The savvy collector also points out an error on the Lamar McHan pasteboard (#163).
"On the back of Lamar McHan's card, it brags about him winning the Heisman Trophy. He never came close to winning the Heisman Trophy," he shared.
Gleason says that competition for PSA 10 cards from this issue can be heated.
"I looked at the number of PSA 10s in all of the other 50 registry sets combined and there are not many," he said. "I think the PSA 10s are in the specialty sets. There are so many other ways to collect. You could collect team sets and things of that nature. I think a lot of the high grade cards are held by those people."
With this type of competition, combined with the fact that these cards are now 48 years old, assembling this set in pristine condition is a challenge; however, it's a challenge that Gleason has happily embraced for the memories it evokes.
"We used to scrape pennies and nickels together everyday to buy packs. Some days you couldn't scrape together enough to even buy a pack. We would walk through the woods and go to the drug store. And if we had the 15 cents that could buy us three packs, that was a glorious day. I mean that was heaven," he said.
Please feel free to contact Kevin Glew at [email protected] if you have any additional information or comments. Photos for this article were provided by Tim Gleason. Please note that the Population Report figures quoted and Set Registry rankings reported are those as of July 2012.
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Former state Sen. Bill Larkin, a World War II veteran who served as a state lawmaker in New York for four decades, died Saturday. He was 91.
His family announced the death Sunday, calling Larkin a "dedicated public servant, soldier and statesman."
Larkin represented a stretch of the Hudson Valley as an assemblyman from 1979 to 1990 and then as a state senator until his retirement last year.
A Republican, he was known for forging bipartisan friendships in Albany and advancing veterans' causes and health care for infants. He was a longtime champion of the homeless men who lived at the former Camp LaGuardia shelter in Chester.
"Bill Larkin's lifetime of service and unwavering dedication to our country will live on as an inspiration," says James Skoufis (D-Cornwall), who now serves in Larkin's former senatorial seat. "May his memory be a blessing to the countless lives he touched."
Larkin is survived by his wife, Pat; eight children; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
"He cherished his family above all else and would occasionally remind me, 'happy wife, happy life,' a reflection of his devotion and admiration for Pat," Skoufis said. "I'm deeply saddened for their loss."
An early enlistment
William J. "Bill" Larkin Jr. was born in Troy and was raised by his aunt and uncle. He thought he was 18 when, while still in high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1944. It wasn't until years later that he discovered he was born in 1928, not 1926, as he had always believed.
"I wasn't upset," Larkin recalled last year. "I was in the armed forces. I met with people who cared about our country, and I was very proud."
Larkin served in the Pacific during World War II, where he saw combat in the Philippines, and also later fought in the Korean War, where he had to be evacuated in early 1951 after suffering severe frostbite to his feet.
After retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel in 1967, Larkin entered politics by getting elected supervisor of the town of New Windsor, near West Point. He was first elected to the state Assembly in 1978.
'The quintessential public servant'
Dr. Kristine Young, SUNY Orange president, called Larkin "the quintessential public servant."
"If it was important to his constituents, there was no issue too big or too small for which Bill would not fight in order to improve life for all of us," she wrote in a statement. "Among the countless issues on Bill's agenda in Albany, education was right there at the top. He was a tremendous friend to SUNY Orange, and his imprint on our College will be felt for generations. He helped shape our vision of how SUNY Orange can more effectively serve students in Newburgh and throughout Orange County. Additionally, his backing of our BRIDGES program allowed us to create needed educational opportunities for students who might not otherwise have had access to college. All of us at SUNY Orange are grateful for Bill's friendship and support."
Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt (R,C,I-New Windsor) said Larkin "served with integrity and distinction for decades of his life in the US Army and in state and local elective office. Senator Larkin was a direct participant in many prominent moments of modern American and New York history. His legacy of selfless service set the standard for others to follow and be measured by. Our thoughts are with (his wife) Pat and the entire Larkin family. I know our entire region will mourn Senator Larkin in the coming days and always rejoice in his legacy."
This story includes reporting by the Associated Press.
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NEWELL (Archie) Arthur
Arthur is listed as Archie on the war memorial and it has taken me some time to confirm I had the correct person. After checking the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site and other sources I have been unable to find an Archie Newell and feel confident that Arthur is indeed Archie, and that possibly Archie was just a family name.
Arthur Newell was born in West Bromwich towards the end of 1894, (according to the Free Birth, Marriage and Death Index) his parents were George and (Maud) Elizabeth Humphrey. Arthur had one older sister, Clara and two older brothers George and Albert. Sadly, Arthur wouldn't have known his mother very well as she died in 1896. Arthur's father, George, remarried in 1899 to Caroline Loach and by 1901 the family had left West Bromwich and were living in Horbury in Yorkshire.
Horbury is situated close to Wakefield and was once home to engineering works and wagon repairs. George Newell worked as a Puddler at the Iron Works and presumably moved his family up to Yorkshire for work.
More information on Horbury at https://www.horburyvillage.com
1901 census:
The age of Arthur doesn't quite fit as he should be showing as 6 years old. Arthur now has a younger sister, Edith.
There is no further information on-line for Arthur until the 1911 census, when the family were back living in West Bromwich at 59 Ryders Green Road. Arthur now has four other siblings and what's interesting to note is that Florrie, who was born in 1908, was born in Alfreton. It looked like the family moved around quite a lot during the first few years of the new century.
At some point the family moved to Whittington in Chesterfield. There is an unusual twist however, there is a 1911 census entry showing an Albert and Arthur Newell (born in West Bromwich) lodging with William Macefield and his family at 30 Carlisle Street Sheepbridge. Both Albert and Arthur are working as Jar Carriers at the Pottery! I think it would be a big co-incidence if this wasn't the same people but I have no explanation as to why they are on two censuses. Perhaps the family moved to Chesterfield at around the same time as the census was taken in the April.
Arthur joined up in Chesterfield on September 2nd 1914 he gives his age as 19 years and 326 days. He was of slight build at 5ft 31/4ins with a pale complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. Luckily some of Arthur's Service record still exists and the Army Identification form can be seen below.
He joined the 9th (service) Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and his service number was 14103.
Badge of the Royal Leicesters (https://en.wikipedia.org)
Arthurs Military History sheet shows that he was based in England until 28th July 1915 and he arrived in France on 29th July 1915. He was wounded in November 1915 but returned to the front to carry on fighting.
The Military History sheet also lists next of kin, the fathers name is entered as Arthur. I think this must just be an administrative oversight, Arthurs fathers name was George.
Originally, Arthur joined up on a Short Service Attestation of three years, little did any of the men know that the war would last for over four years!
The 9th Battalion Leicesters were attached to 110th Brigade in 37th Division, as were the 6th and 8th Battalions. The 110th brigade transferred to 21st Division on 7th July 1916 just in time for the Battle of the Somme.
Map of the Somme Battlefield (http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/)
Arthur could have seen action in the Battle of Albert 1st – 13th July 1916 more can be read at
The war diaries for 9th Battalion record how Arthurs final days would have been spent:
The 4h-5th July the Battalion were to be ready to move at short notice. On 6th July the Battalion were route marched from Humbercamps to Talmas (via Puchevillers) a distance of approximately 18.5 miles. They reportedly set off at 1pm arriving at their destination at 10.30pm.
The 7th July they were off again marching from 9am until 5.15pm! They were rested on the 8th and 9th and on the 10th they were moved again by rail and road to Meaulte, where they bivouacked until 9pm. They moved on again to Fricourt where they took over Quadrangle Trench at 11.30pm.
The following day Arthur would have been under constant shelling and the Battalion reportedly suffered heavy casualties.
12-13th July the Battalion was stood down and Arthur would have had some respite from front line fighting.
On the 13th 600 men with 12 Officers were employed in moving ammunition and grenades to Mametz Wood and the Brigade received orders that they were to attack Bazentin-Le-Petit Wood.
Under fairly heavy shelling on the 14th at 12.15am the Battalion moved off to the south edge of Mametz Wood.
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge took place on 14th – 17th July 1916. More information here
Arthur was presumed dead on 14th July 1916 and like many of his fellow soldiers his body was never recovered. He was 21 years old. He is remembered on the Thiepval memorial to the Missing. Information on Thiepval can be found on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, https://www.cwgc.org
Thiepval picture taken from https://www.cwgc.org
Arthurs father had to complete a form stating all relationships to Arthur.
This form confirms all the family relationships and that his mother had died. It also clarifies where everyone was living in Old Whittington in May 1919. The form had to be witnessed and on this occasion it was the local rector George Ford who did the honours.
Arthurs personal effects were returned to his father George and in 1919 surprisingly a disc and a chain were returned to him.
Arthur was awarded the British War and Victory medals along with the 14/15 Star.
He is remembered on Old Whittington and the Brushes War Memorials as Archie Newell.
His parents continued to live in Old Whittington and at least two of Arthurs siblings were married at Old Whittington church.


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New UP research facility, Future Africa, under construction
Posted by PDBY Staff | Sep 18, 2017 | Campus News Archives
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A new research facility for UP, Future Africa, is currently under construction on the UP experimental farm.
The initiative, spearheaded by UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof. Cheryl de la Rey, aims to create a space for the research community to initiate transdisciplinary research with relevance to Africa, and to train a new generation of research leaders who are able to lead the transformation of science and innovation systems on the continent for just and sustainable development. Conceptualisation of the project began in 2014 and construction started in November 2015.
The Future Africa complex comprises of a number of buildings, of which the largest section will be accommodation. An estimated eight blocks will consist of 265 units with 280 beds, which will aim to fill the gap in post-doctoral and visiting scholars accommodation at UP. Some of the accommodation is also uniquely designed to cater for researchers who already have families. Another block on the campus will be dedicated to short stay visitors, such as those who visit UP for conferences or guest lectures. A conference centre on the campus will accommodate about 200 people.
"The main administration building is designed to incorporate social learning and collaborative environments. Much of the building has an open plan design that allows people to collaborate across boundaries", said Project Manager Amelia Cilliers. A fully equipped dining hall will provide catering for residences, conferences and meetings on the campus. The campus will also include state of the art technology for online engagement, a suite of breakaway rooms for brainstorming sessions and discussions, and two 50 seater executive lecture rooms. The initiative has been approved by both the executive and senate.
According to Prof. de la Rey, "There are a multitude of complex challenges that face the world and Africa. Due to their complex nature, the traditional singular, linear approaches to science are no longer appropriate. To address these problems, a transdisciplinary approach is required, which integrates perspectives across disciplines, scales and sectors. Although the need for transdisciplinary research is being recognised globally, there is still a shortage of spaces that encourage and enable collaboration of scientists from different disciplines."
"Prof. Stephanie Burton, [UP Vice- Principal responsible for Research and Postgraduate Education], and Prof. Anton Stroh, [UP Vice-Principal of Institutional Planning], are supporting the operationalisation of the facility. Prof. Bernard Slippers and Prof. Lorenzo Fioramonti are acting as interim director and deputy director respectively of Future Africa, and are also leading the Africa and UP-focused science leadership programmes already initiated through Future Africa," said Cilliers. She adds that the process to appoint an academic director is currently under way. Cilliers explained that "The aim for next year is to host a number of colloquiums and to stimulate research projects, which are relevant for Africa and aligned with areas of research strength at UP." At a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the new facility, Prof. de la Rey said "we are marking the beginning of what is truly a ground breaking project from a number of different perspectives. It's one that I believe is distinct, unique and pioneering, and particularly pioneering in our aim to be responsive to a changing African context while at the same time recognising that we must position African higher education at the cutting edge of science at a global level." Prof. de la Rey added that the project entailed bringing three hundred young talented people who would not only undertake doctoral research but also "following a leadership journey, a journey that hopefully will prepare them to do better than we have as a generation".
"The building project is about 70% complete already, all buildings are at roof level and construction of the conference centre (phase two) has just begun," said Cilliers.
"Some sections will be finished by this year, the entire complex is expected to be completed by roughly May next year and we hope to go fully operational by the second semester of next year," adds Cilliers. Although it is yet to be confirmed, the official opening of the facility is set to take place in July 2018.
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The best part of Android is that users have the option to install third party ROMs.Older devices like Xperia XZ can easily be updated to the latest version of Android with the help Custom ROMs. flagships are very popular among the developers so there are tons and tons of Custom ROMs available for these devices.Many users are wanting to update Xperia XZ to Android 8.1, if you are one of them then this post is for you.
Xperia XZ was the flagship device of 2016 hence it has all the top end specifications and features for that time.It comes equipped with a 5.20-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels.It is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 200GB via a microSD card.The Phone sports a 23-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 13-megapixel front shooter for selfies..The Xperia XZ runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 2900mAh non removable battery.
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The official Lineage OS 15.1 For Xperia XZ may or may not come, but we think there will be an unofficial build of Lineage OS 15.1/Android 8.1 Oreo For Xperia XZ in few months as some of the old Galaxy devices like Galaxy S2 has already received the Lineage OS 15.1 ROM.


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Chile's government is considering phasing in a proposed ban on glacial mining to limit projects high in the Andes by some big copper companies. Chile's constitutional assembly has approved a proposal to ban mining in glaciers, protected areas, and areas vital to protecting the country's water system.
Chile's mining minister, Marcela Hernando, said about 20 mines had been identified in protected areas, some close to glaciers, including Codelco's El Teniente and Andina projects and Anglo American Plc's Los Bronces project.
The new measures for glaciers and other protected areas will put about a fifth of Chile's copper water reducer,water reducing agent ,concrete admixtures prices are predicted to increase in the next few days.
The application of various concrete admixtures can not only improve the performance of concrete, but also promote the development of new concrete technologies, promote the application of industrial by-products in cementitious material systems, and also help save resources and protect the environment. , has gradually become an essential material for high-quality concrete. Among them, the water reducing agent is a kind of concrete, and the water reducing agent is a concrete admixture that can reduce the mixing water consumption under the condition that the concrete slump is basically unchanged. Most of them are anionic surfactants, such as lignosulfonate, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde polymer, etc. When we add the concrete mixture, it has a dispersing effect on the cement particles, which can improve its workability, reduce the unit water consumption, and improve the fluidity of the concrete mixture; or reduce the unit cement consumption, effectively saving cement.
The specific operation method of the water reducing agent formula for concrete:
1. Maleic anhydride is prepared into a 5-7% solution according to the required amount and recorded as the head material.
2. The initiator is prepared into a 5-10% solution for later use.
3. Add the required amount of APEG or TPEG, heat to liquefy it, and then add the headstock.
4. Nitrogen replacement;
5. When the temperature rises to 75-85°C, the initiator is added dropwise, and the dropwise addition is completed at 80°C for 1.5-2 hours.
6. After the dropwise addition of the initiator is completed, keep the temperature at 80-90° C. for 4-4.5 hours to complete the reaction and cool down.
7. When the temperature drops to 40-50℃, add 50% KOH solution to neutralize to PH: 7-8.
8. After measuring the solid content, add the measured soft water according to the required solid content.
9. After the solid content is determined to be qualified, discharge the material.
After the above experiments, we can get the basic formula of water reducer for concrete:
Concrete water reducer formula 1:
Hydroxyethyl acrylate: 25g, acrylamide: 5g, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g, neutralized by sodium hydroxide.
Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 40 g, acrylic monomer: 30 g, 10% ammonium persulfate aqueous solution 40 g, neutralized with triethanolamine.
Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 100 g, methacrylic acid: 70 g, acrylic acid: 20 g, 10% aqueous ammonium persulfate solution: 50 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
Methacrylic acid: 25g:, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g. , neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
TPEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 0.63 g, thioglycolic acid: 0.56 g, ascorbic acid: 0.3 g, acrylic acid: 182.3 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
APEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 10 g, thioglycolic acid: 2.07 g, itaconic acid: 10 g, methacrylic acid: 21.23 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
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Aid agencies urge effort to stop child deaths in Asia floods
Children row a basin through a flooded street in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Nov. 16, 2011. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
By Thin Lei Win - AlertNet
BANGKOK (AlertNet) - Aid agencies say some of the 300 child deaths caused by floods in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam - most from drowning - could have been prevented by raising safety awareness and teaching children to swim.
Simple steps that could stop further casualties in these countries, where drowning is already a major child killer, include swimming lessons, educating families about the dangers of playing in floodwaters, and better understanding of potential disasters.
Fast-moving waters pose a danger even to competent swimmers, let alone children, but not all the recent deaths occurred as a result of strong currents, according to aid agencies.
Despite living near coastlines and lakes, many children in Mekong countries do not know how to swim.
"Children drown, not only because they cannot swim, but also as a result of inadequate supervision and lack of safety measures," said Denise Shepherd-Johnson, spokesperson for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia.
Floodwaters attract children as a place to play, but many know nothing about the dangers of currents and water-borne diseases. In addition, children are often left on their own as their parents try to salvage belongings, aid workers say.
Even when they are with adults in flood-affected areas, many children travel without life jackets, said Caroline Borchard, disaster manager at Plan International in Thailand.
In Vietnam's Mekong Delta, the death toll of 85 includes 72 children, while under 17s represent more than half of Cambodia's 250 deaths. Thailand has a far lower number - 80 out of 533 deaths - but similar concerns apply.
DROWNING KILLS AN ASIAN CHILD EVERY 15 MINUTES
Statistics show that drowning is a leading cause of death for Asian children, even during normal times.
According to the Alliance for Safe Children, a child drowns every 15 minutes in parts of Asia. It calls drowning "a silent epidemic" because the deaths are rarely reported to hospitals.
Drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related death among children and adolescents in Vietnam after road accidents, killing over 3,500 in 2008 alone, according to UNICEF Vietnam spokesperson Sandra Bisin.
And it is responsible for the highest number of children's deaths in Thailand, more than road accidents.
"Children living in flood-prone areas should know how to swim," said Plan's Borchard. "Swimming classes should be provided in all schools and communities."
Sana Mot, Save the Children's programme director in Cambodia, said there is a need to build community resilience to disasters and change people's mindsets.
"They underestimate and are careless about the floods as they haven't experienced it since 2000 (in Cambodia), and normally react to the issue rather than prepare for it," he said.
"We need to educate children and people to better protect themselves from disasters, especially floods which are common for Cambodia."
LEARNING FROM VIETNAM
UNICEF Vietnam's Bisin said it could take months for water to recede in the worst-flooded areas. "This, of course, also means a high risk of children dying from water-borne and mosquito-borne diseases," she said.
Aid agencies say the child-friendly spaces they often run after disasters are important in such circumstances. They provide a place for children to study and play safely, helping them recover a sense of normality when their routines are disrupted, schools flooded and they are living in damaged homes or evacuation centres.
Aslam Perwaiz, programme head for disaster risk management at the Bangkok-based Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), said countries could learn from Vietnam which has made vast improvements in child safety.
It embarked on a five-year programme after historic floods in the Mekong Delta in 2001 killed 642 children.
According to Perwaiz, in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces - where drowning deaths were high – simple, inexpensive but effective swimming nets were used to teach children how to swim, eliminating the need to build costly swimming pools.
"Emergency kindergartens" were also set up to look after very young children, enabling their parents to seek work.
These innovations worked well, and have been carried on by provincial authorities and private companies, Perwaiz said.
"When there is talk under the broad concept of living with floods, it is mainly about structural stuff like dykes," he said.
"These issues, which are more social - like how Vietnam has coped with reducing child fatalities – don't really get reflected. They could be replicated in Thailand and Cambodia and Laos."
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