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Portrait of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810), Queen consort of Prussia (1797-1810), Crown Princess of Prussia (1793-1797)
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie; 10 March 1776 – 19 July 1810) was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Frederick William IV of Prussia and German Emperor Wilhelm I. Her legacy became cemented after her extraordinary 1807 meeting with French Emperor Napoleon I at Tilsit – she met with the emperor to plead unsuccessfully for favorable terms after Prussia's disastrous losses in the Napoleonic Wars. She was already well loved by her subjects, but her meeting with Napoleon led Louise to become revered as "the soul of national virtue". Her early death at the age of thirty-four "preserved her youth in the memory of posterity", and caused Napoleon to reportedly remark that the king "has lost his best minister". The Order of Louise was founded by her grieving husband four years later as a female counterpart to the Iron Cross. Duchess Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ("Louise" in English) was born on 10 March 1776 in a one-storey villa, just outside the capital in Hanover. She was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Duke Charles of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her father Charles was a brother of Queen Charlotte and her mother Frederike was a granddaughter of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her maternal grandmother, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, and her paternal first-cousin Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom served as sponsors at her baptism; her second given name came from Princess Augusta Sophia. At the time of her birth, Louise's father was not yet the ruler of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (he would not succeed his brother as Duke until 1794), and consequently she was not born in a court, but rather in a less formal home. Charles was field marshal of the household brigade in Hanover, and soon after Louise's birth he was made Governor-General of that territory by his brother-in-law George III, king of the United Kingdom and Hanover (husband of his sister, Queen Charlotte). The family subsequently moved to Leineschloss, the residence of Hanoverian kings, though during the summer they usually lived at Herrenhausen. Louise was particularly close to her sister Frederica, who was two years younger, as well as with their only brother George. Louise and her siblings were under the care of their governess Fräulein von Wolzogen, a friend of their mother's. When Louise was only six years old, her mother died in childbirth, leaving a permanent mark on the young duchess; she would often give away pocket change to other children who experienced similar losses, stating "she is like me, she has no mother". After Duchess Friederike's death, the family left Leineschloss for Herrenhausen, sometimes called a "miniature Versailles". Duke Charles remarried two years later to his first wife's younger sister Charlotte, producing a son, Charles. Louise and her new stepmother became close until Charlotte's early death the year after their marriage. The twice widowed and grieving duke went to Darmstadt, where he gave the children into the care of his mother-in-law and Louise's godmother, the widowed Landgravine Marie Louise.

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Богурсуков () — хутор в Красногвардейском районе Республики Адыгея России. Относится к Белосельскому сельскому поселению.

География
Хутор расположен в 8 км от села Белое. Имеет равнинный рельеф (средние высоты — 44 — 45 метров). Средние температуры составляют -6 — -12 градусов Цельсия зимой и 18 — 40 градусов летом. Выпадает в среднем от 400 до 600 мм осадков в год. В экономике и структуре сельскохозяйственных земель хутора преобладает аграрный сектор.

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 Западная,
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One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 40 points (0.2%) at 17,108 as of Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,478 issues advancing vs. 1,497 declining with 182 unchanged.
The Computer Software & Services industry currently is unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.1%. A company within the industry that fell today was CDW ( CDW), up 4.0%.
3. Splunk ( SPLK) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, Splunk is down $3.57 (-6.0%) to $56.36 on heavy volume. Thus far, 5.2 million shares of Splunk exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $55.30-$60.35 after having opened the day at $60.31 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $59.93.
Splunk, Inc. provides software solutions that provide real-time operational intelligence in the United States and internationally. Splunk has a market cap of $6.4 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are down 12.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Splunk a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
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"Arrows" – Polly Scattergood
The phrase 'an acquired taste' could have been made for Polly Scattergood. She has a little girl lost voice and a tendency to cast herself as a needy victim to such an extent that the preference may be to send her to a good psychoanalyst than indulge in her recorded confessions. Her self-titled debut included a song called "I Hate The Way" in which Scattergood listed all of the things wrong with her and included the line 'not all men are bad and I'm not like your dad and I'll hold you even though you're slightly mad' sung from the perspective of her boyfriend. But she can have a way with a tune and her best tracks were perverse and genuinely dark, atmospheric electro pop songs. "Arrows" picks on up the synth-pop element of her first collection and broadens it with ballads as contrast; this is an album that is more slow than fast, are just as black-hearted and desperate.
"Wanderlust" has a Numanesque overarching synth and sounds like Goldfrapp at their squelchiest. It's nice but derivative and the silky "Disco Damaged Kid" is one of the many songs here that builds into something very different from its first couple of minutes but fails to live up to the vivid imagery suggested in its title. "Falling" has a rougher New Order indie pop sound and "Machines" is a standout, a tender electronic ballad which builds to a convincing enough passionate climax. "Subsequently Lost" is probably the pop standout, a PSB type production, tight with an 'I've subsequently lost my mind luv, apparently I'm going nowhere' chorus which very much sums up Scattergood's opinion of herself.
The album's final track "I've Got A Heart" is appropriately heart-breaking; piano and synth chords, beautifully spaced out moments and also the confessional 'the doctor gave me pills to take, to stop me feeling quite so awake' line accompanied by strings which help play out the tracks final two minutes. If you don't like this track then it's unlikely that Polly Scattergood will be for you. Alternatively the piano led ballad "Miss You" crams in all of her less sympathetic aspects, lyrically and also in respect to performance. It's whimsical and self-pitying with juvenile lyrics referring to bedroom floors and chimneypot-lined skies.
"Arrows" is an album that sees Polly Scattergood lose some of the things that made her debut oddly compelling. She is clearly attracted to melancholy and that dark disco aesthetic that's loved by many similar artists but here she is both more diluted and obvious than before. The thing that marked her out as being different, her own relentless self-involvement and a singing style which manages to be downtrodden and girly, are still here but the songs let her down more often than not. The surreal flourishes of songs like "Nitrogen Pink" and "The Bunny Club" from her debut have been replaced by more straightforward song writing and themes and where Scattergood was very good at narrating these kinds of escapist fantasies she is less effective with these kitchen sink type scenarios. There is a place in the electro pop world for Polly Scattergood I'm sure but she many have to go back to her initial influences and eccentricities to push her way back through the very crowded door.
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the fone looks claz.. hw muc is it??
Guys how much is kf700 in germany?
Can you use this phone in America and Canada?
cloudz, 21 Aug 2008like previous post, if you received a message during texting, it will hang....if it does, you ... morei'm a heavy texter, so u mean when u're texting, n another msg is being received, the phone hangs? when it doesn't, will the msg u're texting disappear? does it hav like a menu which hav all the operations goin on like in SE?
I got this LG phone and im still getting use to it, i accidently deleted the files in my memory card! Anyway to get it back?
BTW if compared to Viewty (not bothered with 5mpix camera), is KF700 better?
Anything similar with LG KF690 ?
Can someone who owns this model please tell me about texts. If I switch the phone off for a number of days, there will be maybe 10 text messages waiting for me when I switch it back on. Will these messages be stamped with the time of arrival, or the time they were sent? The reason I ask is because I had a Nokia E51 which had this problem (i.e. messages were stamped with time of arrival, which is of no use to anyone, IMO), its annoying.
Very average phone. Great for useability but the reception is the worst of any phone I've had and it isn't down to my service provider. I've been with o2 for about 5 years and never had this problem. Battery life is pretty good, It will endure a day of constant phone calls and although the battery is near enough flat by night time, there arn't many phones that could exceed it.
Those who have the KF700, can u tell me about the amount of zoom. Is it just 2x ? If it is that is so poor.
LG is good in phone design, user interface.
only the thing I do not like is lack of WLAN function.
I've had the phone for less than two months now. One growing concern is that the slide is getting flimsier by use. The phone will crash if you receive a text while entering your message via-texting. The KF700's battery life is very poor. Approx. 2-3 hours talktime. Aside from those, with frequent charging, it's a very nice phone.
I've had this phone for about two weeks and its alot of fun!!
You can lock the screen using the locking button on the side of the phone. I got this phone last week and although its good, was a bit disappointed with the feel of the phone when the keyboard is slid down. The top part feels too loose for my liking.
Its basically similar to the viewty just a bit slimmer and longer. It feels a bit heavier also.
Battery life is fantastic!! Charged for 12hours 1st charged and only went flat after 4 full days useage. Text messaging isnt that easy because of the very flat key board but its acceptable and ill get used to it.
Total of 395 user reviews and opinions for LG KF700.


I LOVE my sisters so much! Life just would not be the same without them. I feel so lucky to have them not only as family, but also as my best friends.
And notice anything else in the photo?
Yes! A mirror for our very empty fireplace!
I'm definitely not done accesorizing, but I'm happy that it's not completely naked!
The mirror looks great against the blue wall.
Totally open mouth in love with it! Great job, just love it! That blue and white is stunning!
Love the mirror!! Your fireplace area looks so close to mine- I have a color almost like yours and a gold mirror too. I have to say its a great combo!
Love that mirror! It is fabulous!
Love this! And beautiful pictures of the babe on your fireplace!
What a sweet picture with your sisters! And love the mirror! GREAT DEAL!
I like your fireplace. The combination of white fireplace and blue wall is really wonder.


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Stora Enso and Sulapac to bring renewable and biodegradable straws
30 December 2018 | News | By nfs correspondent
Stora Enso and Sulapac continue to combat the global problem of plastic waste by launching a demo for sustainable drinking straws at Slush 2018, a leading startup event that gathers 20,000 tech enthusiasts from around the world. The demo, which targets production on an industrial scale, is designed to replace traditional plastic straws with renewable ones.
The straws are based on Sulapac's biocomposite material made up of wood and natural binders designed to be recycled via industrial composting and biodegrade in marine environments.
Stora Enso signed a joint development agreement with Sulapac in May 2018 to license its materials and technology. The development of the demo straw is a joint collaboration between Stora Enso and Sulapac – a cooperation which complements Stora Enso's extensive biocomposite portfolio.
Sulapac's material works in existing extrusion lines and the target is to have the straws commercially available in Q2 2019.
"We proudly announce that we are launching a demo for a recyclable, microplastic-free and marine biodegradable straw. This is the world's most sustainable straw that can be produced on an industrial scale and we have jointly developed it with Stora Enso. Billions of plastic straws are produced and used every week. This straw has the potential to be a true game changer," says Sulapac's founder and CEO Suvi Haimi.


New Page — Stevie Storck Design Co.
I'm Stevie Storck, a 27 year old creative, entrepreneur, wife and mom of one. My greatest passion in life is.
My name is Haley Ross. I am a 23 year old, recently married, work from home momma! Simple things are my favorite things -sunny days, fresh linen candles, early morning yoga, warm tea, driving with the windows down, spending time with my son and husband, you get it. I developed a love for graphic design when I took my first class in high school and dreamed of having a career in that field, but not having a degree or any past experience made it hard for me to get a job doing so. I was working in the healthcare industry before my friend offered me a job being in charge of managing her marketing and social media accounts. I have had that roll for a little over 2 years and have now started branching out to work with other companies on their branding, marketing and social media presence, which is how I got the chance to work with Stevie! My goal is to one day have a successful business of my own, doing this for multiple businesses in the southern Pennsylvania area and I am excited to have Stevie as an example to learn from.


Well we are safely home, thanks so much for all your kind comments and thoughts. I'm exhausted, my goodness! What a big couple of days.
I did finish this embroidery this evening because I'm too tired to do anything useful like washing!!!
Oh the poor wee mite, hope she is recovering well.


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Tubastraea é um gênero de coral tropical e subtropical, que popularmente é conhecido como Coral-sol.

Invasão no Brasil
No Brasil, até hoje duas espécies foram encontradas no litoral brasileiro, Tubastraea coccinea e Tubastraea tagusensis. Ambas as espécies são nativas do Oceano Pacífico, já invadiram o Mar do Caribe e o Golfo do México. Foi registrado pela primeira vez no Brasil na década de 1980, uma década depois, o coral invadiu quase todos os costões do país.

Atualmente é encontrado em mais de 20 municípios, ao longo de mais de três mil quilômetros da costa brasileira, além de ter sido registrado em 23 vetores, desde Santa Catarina até Sergipe.

Espécies

 Tubastraea aurea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
 Tubastraea coccinea (Lesson, 1829)
 Tubastraea diaphana (Dana, 1846)
 Tubastraea faulkneri (Wells, 1982)
 Tubastraea floreana (Wells, 1982)
 Tubastraea micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834)
 Tubastraea tagusensis (Wells, 1982)

Anthozoa


So there has been a lot of pyjamas, a lot of boxed soup (it is a thing), French duvets, English Scandi tv dramas (yup English Scandi is also a thing), snuggling (alone) on the couch, and reading, much reading.
Better now and the weekend beckons with boat maintenance and boat making over, the clearing of beds for bulbs, a tired very hard working husband ready to collapse and, a pirate party, on a golf course. As one does.
Your one and all in white.


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Scaling up Tobacco Control Strategies in India
by Bobby Ramakant
India and other countries need to scale up the cost-effective, proven and WHO-recommended strategies to reduce the number of deaths attributed to tobacco use. The World Health Statistics Report (2008) of WHO released 10 days before this year's World No Tobacco Day (May 31) ups the urgency to scale up quality interventions to control tobacco use.
About half of all countries in the world implement none of the recommended tobacco control policies despite the fact that tobacco control measures are cost-effective and proven. Moreover, not more than five percent of the world's population is fully covered by any one of these measures.
The World Health Statistics Report (2008) had confirmed that heart disease, obesity and tobacco use were among the leading causes of deaths worldwide. The number of deaths from non-communicable chronic conditions, the risk to which is exacerbated by tobacco use, is alarmingly rising far more than the number of deaths from communicable diseases like HIV, TB or malaria.
The single most preventable cause of death worldwide, the report stated, is tobacco use. Tobacco use has been found to kill one-third to one-half of its users, according to this report.
Earlier in February 2008, WHO had released the World Tobacco Epidemic Report which not only underlined the evidence-based fact that tobacco epidemic was worsening but also recommended a comprehensive package of six effective tobacco control policies - clubbed as 'MPOWER'. These have demonstrated results in helping countries stop the diseases, deaths and economic damages caused by tobacco use.
The MPOWER package includes:
M: stands for 'monitor' tobacco use and prevention policies. Assessment of tobacco use and its impact must be strengthened.
P: stands for 'protect' people from tobacco smoke. All people have a fundamental right to breathe clean air. Smoke-free places are essential to protect non-smokers and also to encourage smokers to quit.
O: stands for 'offer' help to quit tobacco use. Services to treat tobacco dependence are fully available in only nine countries with five percent of the world's population. Countries must establish programmes providing low-cost, effective interventions for tobacco users who want to quit.
W: stands for 'warn' about the dangers of tobacco use. Despite conclusive evidence, relatively few tobacco users understand the full extent of their health risk. Graphic warnings on tobacco packaging deter tobacco use, yet only 15 countries, representing six percent of the world's population, mandate pictorial warnings (covering at least 30 percent of the principal surface area) and just five countries with a little over four percent of the world's people, meet the highest standards for pack warnings. More than 40 percent of the world's population live in countries that do not prevent use of misleading and deceptive terms such as 'light' and 'low tar'.
E: stands for 'enforce' bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Partial bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship do not work because the industry merely redirects its resources to other non-regulated marketing channels. Only a total ban can reduce tobacco consumption and protect people, particularly youth, from industry marketing tactics. Only five percent of the world's population currently lives in countries with comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
R: stands for 'raised' taxes on tobacco. Raising taxes and therefore prices is the most effective way to reduce tobacco use and especially to discourage young people from using tobacco. Only four countries, representing two percent of the world's population, have tax rates greater than 75 percent of retail price.
"Reversing this entirely preventable epidemic must now rank as a top priority for public health and for political leaders in every country of the world," said Margaret Chan, director general of WHO, in the summary.
However, the global tobacco epidemic stands starkly apart from other conventional disease control programmes because of an aggressive tobacco industry that is hell-bent on protecting and expanding its markets globally, particularly in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. Tobacco corporations across the world have not only been aggressively protecting and promoting their tobacco markets, particularly in developing countries but also trying their best to either abort or weaken the public health policies that begin to take shape in countries around the world.
(Bobby Ramakant is a regional correspondent and a member of Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT). He can be contacted at: bobbyramakant@yahoo.com)
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'Everything we know about Christmas is wrong' says West London UFO 'expert'
September 9, 2021 December 10, 2020 by Nancy Thames
It turns out Jesus was an alien and the Star of Bethlehem was an spacecraft, according to Richard Lawrence
UFOs have been cut out from the Christmas story according to Richard Lawrence (Image: Main: Daily Record | Inset: Czarek Sokolowski)
We've been getting some of the key things about Christmas wrong, a so-called UFO expert based in West London has claimed.
It all stems from the teaching of an ex-London cabbie.
Richard Lawrence, who has written 11 books about aliens, told MyLondon that Christmas is actually in March, the star of Bethlehem was an alien spaceship and Jesus was an extra-terrestrial being from Venus.
In a 40 minute phone-call from his Fulham home, he convincingly explained the findings that would leave many holiday-makers reeling.
Known as the "Guru of UFOs", Richard is the Executive Secretary of The Aetherius Society – an international spiritual organization dedicated to spreading, and acting upon, the teachings of advanced extraterrestrial intelligence's.
Richard Lawrence says he has had many run ins with UFOs over the years
The Aetherius Society is based on the teachings of Dr George King.
He said he was first contacted by aliens in 1954 while he was drying dishes in his small rented flat in Fulham.
Dr King went on to write down much of the extra terrestrial teachings he claimed to have learnt and passed that onto Richard.
He explained some of the things he claims we've been getting wrong about the Christmas story.
'There are a lot of spiritual goings on' says ET guru on why London is 'UFO sighting hotspot'
The unbelievable story behind the secret society set up by a London cab driver after extra-terrestrial experience
"Jesus is an alien"
The first thing Richard says we've been getting wrong is who Jesus actually was and where he came from.
According to Richard, the Son of God is actually an alien from Venus although corrected me when I used those exact words.
He said: "I wouldn't call him an alien, I'd call him a great cosmic intelligence. But yes alien if you'd like.
"I believe he came from Venus."
The Society and Richard included believes that Jesus was a benevolent cosmic being out to help humanity.
He continued: "That's based on the meetings of Dr King as well as hints in the bible."
In fact it wasn't just Jesus but Buddha, Gandhi and Sophocles were all in fact aliens sent to help humanity, according to Richard
"The Star of Bethlehem was an alien spaceship"
The classic part of the nativity story is the Star of Bethlehem.
We all know the story of how the three wise men followed a star through the night sky leading them to the baby Jesus.
Except Richard reckons we've got this all wrong. In fact he's renamed it the "Christmas UFO".
He explained: "Based on the Bible, the Star of Bethlehem was witnessed by three wise men whom one would take to be very credible witnesses"
"It guided them to a specific place. It couldn't have been a star, they don't move.
"Meteorites don't hover. It had a pattern, it was an alien ship."
"Christmas is in March"
According to Richard, we've been celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on completely the wrong date.
He said: "It was actually March 15, and we know this for two reasons.
"Firstly it was told to Dr George King in the compacts.
"But there's another aspect to that, clues in the Bible itself.
"For example shepherds watching their flocks by night couldn't have been doing that on December 25. It would be a spring thing."
This claim from Richard isn't actually that controversial.
It is widely believed December 25 was chosen by early Christians coincide with a previous pagan festival celebrating the winter solstice.
Source: Charlie Lawrence-Jones
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In which I demonstrate Supreme Court fitness in property law comparable to that of Justice Breyer
Tags: common law, dc201401, easement, fee, law, limited fee, marvin brandt v. united-states, politics, property law, rail trails, railbanking, railroad, rails to trails act, rails to trails conservancy, reversion, reverter, roberts, scotus, sotomayor, supreme court — Jeff @ 10:17
I said previously that I had two law posts to make. Here's the non-Mozilla-related post.
I've blogged about visiting the Supreme Court for oral arguments before. I had the opportunity to do so again for the extremely interesting week of January 13 earlier this year. I attended oral arguments concerning the Appointments Clause, assembly restrictions in Massachusetts, bankruptcy shenanigans, and railroad property law. A month ago, the first decision, in the property law case, Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States , was announced. I'm going to blog about it a little, because I think it's cool and because of its impact on rail trails.
Before I do that, I'd like to note that the Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States article on Wikipedia is entirely my work (and my mistakes 🙂 ). (At present. Release the vandals in 3, 2, 1….) It's the first article I've written start to finish. I'm more than a bit proud of that. And I'm particularly excited to have done it in such a cool area of law. 🙂
Back in the 1800s as the United States expanded toward the Pacific Ocean, it needed to be able to efficiently transport goods and people across that distance. At the time, the solution was railroads. So Congress passed acts incenting railroad creation by granting rights of way across federal land. After initially granting rights of way to specific, named railroads in separate bills, Congress streamlined the process in the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875. Under this act, any railroad meeting certain conditions could get a right of way, til those provisions' repeal in 1976.
Fast-foward to (coincidentally) 1976. The United States granted a land patent (that is, a document making clear — "patent" — title to land) to Melvin Brandt for 83 acres in Wyoming, as part of a land swap. One limitation on the grant was that it was subject to a railroad right-of-way originally granted to the Laramie Hahn's Peak & Pacific Railway Company under the 1875 Act. The grant mentioned no other limitations on the right-of-way.
LHP&P never really worked as a railroad, and it passed through several hands. In 2004 the ultimate owners legally abandoned it. What happened to the right-of-way? This is where things got complicated.
The United States wanted the right-of-way land, so it filed suit to quiet title in its favor to clear up ownership. The United States resolved claims with everyone along the way — except for Marvin Brandt, Melvin's son.
Brandt's position
Brandt argued that the right of way was an easement. An easement is a restriction on your ownership of land, that says some other person can enter into and (perhaps) use it for some particular purpose. So your house's land may have an easement across it for a sidewalk, that allows people to go on the sidewalk, walk through, and briefly stop on it, and you have to accept that. You still own the land; you just don't quite have free rein over it. (This is why you're usually responsible for clearing snow off your sidewalk. It's your land, your fault if someone slips and twists an ankle and it was reasonably foreseeable.) When an easement terminates, the land is unburdened by the easement. No physical property changes hands, the easement just doesn't exist, and the land owner can again prevent entry and use of his land.
Brandt buttressed this argument by pointing to Great Northern Railway Company v. United States . In this 1942 case, the Supreme Court decided whether Great Northern could drill for oil and gas on an 1875 Act right-of-way. The United States said no, it couldn't — the right-of-way was in the nature of an easement, only an easement had been granted, all signs (language, legislative history, early interpretation, Congress's construction of it in subsequent acts) said it was an easement. The 1942 Court agreed. Open and shut case for Brandt, right? Yes and no.
The United States's position
The United States argued that 1875 Act rights of way were a "limited fee made on implied condition of reverter". Let's unpack this gibberish. "fee" is roughly "ownership", and "reverter" refers to what happens to the property after some condition (here, abandonment) holds. The United States thought railroad rights of way were an unusual sort of easement. Easements don't typically let you come in and tear things up, but it's necessary for railroads to dig, bore, build up, lay track, and so on. So these "railroad easements" were a fee in those regards. And in regard to reversion after abandonment, ownership reverted to the United States.
In light of Great Northern , this may sound ridiculous. But the United States found language in earlier cases, and to an extent in Great Northern , saying that railroad easements had "attributes of the fee". And two cases predating Great Northern had treated 1875 Act rights of way as limited fees. The problem was, in those cases the Supreme Court had conflated 1875 Act rights-of-way with rights-of-way under acts before 1871. In 1871, Congress changed policy from basically giving railroads land, to only letting them lay tracks on it. Congress wanted to encourage settlement, not just the arbitrary enrichment of railroads (who had become incredibly huge land owners in the West). The Court conflated the two because, in at least one of the cases, neither side had filed briefs, and the Court made a legal mistake.
The United States argued that Great Northern didn't really say 1875 Act rights of way were easements.
Oral argument was pretty interesting. I read half a dozen briefs and the lower court opinion in the case, so I was moderately prepared to follow argument. In some ways I was almost on par with the justices. Justice Breyer candidly admitted to fumbling with his recollections of A. James Casner's property law class, about which he briefly rambled (as is his wont — he's known for rambling 🙂 ).
Oral argument generally trended against the United States. Sparks flew when the United States attorney began argument. Justice Alito bluntly told him the United States should receive a "prize for understatement" for "acknowledg[ing in its brief] that there is language in [] Great Northern and in the government's brief in that case that lends some support to [Brandt's] argument." Alito recited the brief's subject headings, all forcefully arguing that the right-of-way was an easement and only an easement.
The argument didn't go much better from there on for the United States. Various justices wanted to know how much land would be affected by a judgment that these rights-of-way were easements — permitting takings claims for just compensation, especially when the land had already been taken by the United States. No answer was forthcoming, because the records had been taken so long ago and were so geographically distributed. Breyer in particular repeatedly asked if there were any other easement-but-not-always constructs in the common law of property.
The Court announced an opinion on March 10, just under two months after oral argument. Fast turnarounds typically indicate uncomplicated cases, and this was such a case. The justices divided 8-1 for Brandt, uncritically adopting his position. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion, which began with a half-dozen pages of history of the West and particularly of LHP&P. (Definitely give it a read if you like Western history.) Roberts emphasized that the United States lost because it had won in Great Northern and faulted it for its "stark change in position". He also asserted that 1875 Act railroad rights of way must be analyzed as common law easements — not a strange amalgam as the United States had argued.
Justice Sotomayor dissented alone. She argued that Great Northern had decided only one aspect of the property interest in railroad rights of way, and it hadn't decided how reversion should play out. She also thought that railroad rights of way shouldn't be analyzed under the common law, because of the extent to which they went beyond what normal easements allowed.
In the end the United States was roundly rebuked and defeated. Sometimes 8-1 decisions are a matter of some recognized, fundamental disagreement; see for example many of Justice Thomas's solo dissents. But when a decision goes this way, in a case barely implicating deep jurisprudential disputes, you have to second-guess yourself a bit when you're on the losing side. It's one thing to lose with others agreeing with you. But when no one else sees it as you do, perhaps you're the one who's wrong.
Why did the United States pursue the case to a resounding loss? This particular case arose a bit weirdly. It was pushed by various property-rights groups, at the start. And for where it was raised, in the Tenth Circuit, existing circuit precedent said Brandt's argument would lose, which it did. Brandt appealed to the Supreme Court, citing the circuit split: a good way to get your case heard, but no guarantee. What possibly tipped the balance was that the United States, despite winning, agreed the Court should hear the case. Why?
It looks to me like the United States got greedy. It saw an opportunity to wipe out the other circuits' bad precedents, and it blinded itself to the weakness of its argument.
What happens to Brandt specifically? The case returns to the Tenth Circuit to respond to the decision, but it's unclear to me what's supposed to happen there. I'd think they'd just quiet title in Brandt and be done, but the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy says it'll keep working in the Tenth Circuit to "narrow the ultimate impact of the Supreme Court's ruling". How they can work against a predetermined quiet title action, I don't know. (It's possible this is just a face-saving claim on their part.) And it's possible the United States might just acquire the right of way using eminent domain. (Why not do that and avoid suit? Money, of course. If it owns the land, no just compensation to pay. If not, that's money out of the government's pocket.) So Brandt's not quite out of the woods yet, pun probably intended.
But Brandt's particular plight isn't the important thing here. It's all the other places where suddenly takings claims can go forward. No one knows how many of these there are. Statutes of limitations and estoppel will preclude many claims, but not all of them. It's still an unresolved mess.
This touches a deeper concern. The United States acted here because it wanted to create rail trails, converting useless railroad corridors into bike trails. I like bikes. I like bike trails. But the law authorizing rail trails was enacted with flagrant disregard for the actual ownership of railroads in disuse. The CBO estimated the law wouldn't cost a penny, but it now could cost $500 million, maybe more after this decision. We should demand a higher standard of Congress in the laws it passes.


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Calssic at Salon Chelouche | "Arriaga – Beethoven" Mini Cycle
Classic at Salon Chelouche Season 2012/13
"Arriaga – Beethoven" Mini Cycle:
The Israeli Quartet in a rare performance of the three string quartets by Spanish composer Arriaga and Beethoven\'s three Rasumovsky quartets
Chelouch Gallery is happy to announce the opening of the "Arriaga – Beethoven" Mini Cycle, as part of the third season of "Classic at Salon Chelouche" season 2012/13. Music Director: Yigal Tuneh – Concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The second concert in the mini cycle will take place at "The Chelouche Salon" on Saturday, 16.03.13 at 12:00pm.
Members of the Israeli Quartet:
Yigal Tuneh – violin
Avital Steiner – violin
Robert Mozes – viola
Emanuele Silvestri – cello
Concerts program:
16.03.2013 – Second Concert in Arriaga – Beethoven Mini Cycle
J. Arriaga; string quartet no. 2 in A Major
L. V. Beethoven; string quartet op. 59 no. 2 in E minor ("Rasumovsky")
04.05.2013 – Third Concert in Arriaga – Beethoven Mini Cycle
j. Arriaga; string quartet no. 3 in E flat Major
L. V. Beethoven; string quartet op. 59 no 3 in C Major ("Rasumovsky")
"Arriaga – Beethoven" Mini Cycle offers a rare opportunity to listen to all three string quartets by Spanish composer Arriaga who lived in Beethoven\'s time and died when he was only 20, and so it is also with Beethoven\'s three Rasumovsky quartets- rarely performed in a cycle.
The "Classic at Salon Chelouche" series presents a new concept of "Boutique Concerts", and offering a unique combination of the best of chamber music and contemporary visual art presented in the changing exhibitions at the gallery\'s halls.
The "Classic at Salon Chelouche" concerts are taking place at "The Chelouche Salon" on the beautiful roof floor of the gallery, which is located in one of the most beautiful buildings in the heart of Tel-Aviv, built by the architect Joseph Berlin in 1925 and was declared as a Historic preservation Site.
Single Ticket price: 125NIS
Limited number of tickets
For RSVP (Limited number of tickets):
For any further inquiries:
Chelouche Gallery: Tel: +972-(0)3-6200082, E-mail: nirai@zahav.net.il


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Topic: Brands at Risk
The latest articles from Crisp about Brands at Risk
When a brand crisis hits, time is not on your side. As our Corporate Leaders Risk Survey reveals, CEOs know all too well the high price of identifying and responding to a risk too late. They also recognize the role that digital chatter plays in accelerating risks. When the race is on to prevent a brand crisis, it's better to be the hare than the tortoise.
CEOs are wrestling with a new form of risk outside their organization's regular register. Agenda-driven actors and groups, intent on doing harm to brands via social media, are now commanding CEOs' attention for the first time. How did these groups become top of mind with CEOs and what's really at stake?
Risk readiness now requires an actor-based intelligence approach
When the World Economic Forum (WEF) came out with their Global Risks Report 2021 earlier this year, it highlighted the need for a greater focus on improving risk readiness as a way for organizations to build resilience. In their view, many organizations' approaches to risk mitigation looked "increasingly outdated," adding that "in a world of accelerating challenges, static annual documents need to make room for continuous horizon-scanning for early indicators of change and associated timelines for action."
Risk and resilience: The duality of digital chatter
Like two sides of the same coin, digital chatter is a vehicle for certain groups to intentionally or unintentionally harm a brand, and also a vital source of intelligence for communications leaders to stay ahead of issues and mitigate crises.
Today's risk forecast: Uncertainty with a chance of resiliency
Don't like the weather? In some places they'll tell you to wait five minutes and it'll change. The risk landscape isn't all that different. It changes constantly and the rising frequency of unknown risks makes it difficult to predict when a storm will hit.
Harmful content takes its toll on brands' social media teams
Harmful content has always been a necessary evil when engaging directly with consumers. For most brands, it used to be like cosmic radiation from the sun; always there, spiking periodically, but not terribly hazardous at low doses. Then 2020 exploded, releasing Chernobyl-type levels of contamination that have decimated the growth strategies of social media managers.
Protect against short squeezes and other coordinated efforts
In a move that has now made U.S. national news and gotten the attention of Congress, WallStreetBets, an online agenda-driven group, coordinated purchases that drove up the price of GameStop stock, some 2,000% in less than 30 days. They didn't stop there, though. They also short squeezed AMC, BlackBerry, and Tootsie Roll, among others.
Avoid fumbling opportunities and score with Super Bowl social media
The blueprint for a modern-day Super Bowl winner is a quick-thinking, opportunistic offense and a dominant, adaptable defense. Brands planning their own scenario for social media activities during the Big Game would be wise to embrace the same scheme this year to overcome unprecedented uncertainty.
The new social media audit is evolving to a risk-aware approach
In any other year, you may have just completed the annual social media audit or are preparing to have one done to assess the effectiveness of efforts on your social channels and identify opportunities for improvement. But if we've learned anything from the past year, it's that we still have to plan for a future where the visibility ahead is limited by a dense fog of uncertainty.
Top brands in corporate responsibility and mastering emerging risks
For 400 American companies, the new year is starting off with a welcome accolade: they have been named to the Newsweek 2021 list of America's Most Responsible Companies.
Direct threats against brands add new component in reputational risk
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Or...will they?
Early-warning Risk Intelligence allows brands to fully embrace TikTok
TikTok, the addictively simple video-sharing social media platform, was officially the most downloaded app of 2020. They beat out Facebook for the most downloads last year, which represents a three-spot jump for TikTok from 2019.


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Do You Think A BMW E46 M3 Can Beat The Toyota GR Yaris On A Drag Strip?
It's a yesteryear straight-six BMW M3 versus a turbocharged, race-spec hot hatch, the GR Yaris
The folks at Carwow brought the BMW E46 M3 and the Toyota GR Yaris on a drag strip for a series of races
The GR Yaris is powered by a 1.6-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine that makes 261 horses and 266 pound-feet of torque
The BMW E46 M3 comes with a 3.2-liter, six-cylinder engine that produces 343 horses and 269 pound-feet of torque
Power is sent to all the wheels in the GR Yaris via a six-speed manual gearbox
The E46 M3 also comes with a six-speed manual gearbox, but power is sent only to the rear wheels
The GR Yaris weighs 2,822 pounds and is 419 pounds lighter than the BMW! Other than that, this particular model is equipped with a Circuit Package, which adds front and rear limited-slip differentials
The cars were put through in a couple of drag races, which were won by the GR Yaris without any fuss. The BMW just couldn't keep up with the Yaris at any point
Things were different in the rolling races, however. In the first round, they started at 30 mph in the second gear. The GR Yaris was quicker to pick pace, but the BMW won in the end
-	In the second rolling race, the cars started at 50 mph in third gear, but the result was the same. It must be noted that the GR Yaris topped out at 143 mph, but the BMW kept going until 150 mph
As for the braking test, the GR Yaris stopped much shorter than the BMW E46 M3 which just seemed to keep going
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MSU needs to beat Rutgers for postseason hopes
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Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke (14) looks to the sidelines in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
By Daily Tribune |
PUBLISHED: November 22, 2019 at 4:35 p.m. | UPDATED: June 16, 2021 at 5:34 a.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) – If Michigan State wants to go to a bowl, it is going to have to win its final two regular-season games.
It looks easy enough on paper: A game at Rutgers (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) on Saturday and then at home against Maryland (3-7, 1-6) next weekend.
"To me, it's always a bit about what are we going to do next," said Spartans coach Mark Dantonio, who made clear this week he intends to coach again next year as his program struggles to stay among the Big Ten's better teams. "Two crucial games coming up. When you look at what we've done in the past 12 years after the Michigan game, win or lose, big game with success or a game where we didn't have the success, we're a 10-2 football team. We have to look at that and try and build on that as we go forward. That's exactly what we'll do."
The problem for Dantonio is his team is struggling and battling injuries. The Spartans (4-6, 2-5) are riding a five-game losing streak, their longest since dropping seven straight in 2016.
"We've got to win both to be able to make a bowl game. … We've got to start by going 1-0 against Rutgers," quarterback Brian Lewerke said.
The Scarlet Knights would seem to be an easy target. They have lost 19 straight Big Ten games and have only won three games the past two seasons (3-19).
However, Rutgers has played tough against Michigan State. The Spartans needed a late 22-yard touchdown run by Cody White to win 14-10 last season.
"I think they're a talented, physical team," said Rutgers interim head coach Nunzio Campanile, who replaced Chris Ash in late September. "They obviously played a really tough schedule. It's hard to win games in this league. They beat Indiana, who is a really good team. They went right down to the wire there with Illinois. I think they're a pretty talented football team. Really hopefully we've made enough growth to be competitive and play hard and well."
TACKLING MACHINE
In his first season as a starter, Spartans junior linebacker Antjuan Simmons leads the team and is tied for third in the Big Ten with 14 tackles for loss. He also leads the team with 72 overall tackles and is tied for third with 3 1/2 sacks. He started the first eight games of the season on the weakside, but moved to middle linebacker the past two games.
Rutgers scored three touchdowns against No. 2 Ohio State last weekend. The Buckeyes had given up only eight TDs in their first nine games. A key was the return of halfback Isaih Pacheco. He scored on a 26-yard run and now has seven rushing TDs, the most by a Scarlet Knight in a season since Robert Martin had seven in 2014. The last to reach eight was Paul James, who had nine in 2013.
NOT THE OFFENSE
These offenses are hard on the eyes. Michigan State is 110th in the nation, averaging 21.8 points, and 107th in total offense, averaging 351.1 yards. Rutgers is worse. It is averaging 15.3 points (127th) and 275.4 yards (128th).
WALK-ON
Michigan State defensive lineman Kenny Willekes, who led the conference in tackles for loss last season with 201/2, has been named one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy. It is given annually to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on. Willekes ranks first among all FBS players with 1.22 tackles for loss per game and second with 45.0 career tackles for loss overall. He is second on the team this season with 10.0 tackles for loss, including a team-best 6.5 sacks.
FINAL HOME GAME
Prior to the game, Rutgers will honor its senior class in a pregame ceremony. The group includes DB Damon Hayes, DB Kyle Laporte, DB Kobe Marfo, WR/H Cole Murphy, OL Jim Onulak, DL Willington Previlon, LB Aslan Pugh, DL Freddie Recio, LB Austin Rosa, OL Kamaal Seymour, OL Manny Taylor, WR Prince Taylor and OL Zach Venesky (captain).
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Bayer's legal misfortunes - The Roundup case
On Tuesday, a US federal court in San Francisco unanimously ruled that Roundup, a best-selling weed killer produced by Monsanto, company acquired by Bayer in a $63bn deal last summer, had been a "substantial factor" in causing the cancer of California resident Edwin Hardeman. The glyphosate-based herbicide most likely had a significant role in causing the man's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, allowing the trial to proceed into a second phase on liability and damages. The decision of holding Bayer accountable for paying damages will be settled in the second phase of the trial, when Hardeman's lawyers can present evidence showing the company may have influenced scientists, regulators and the public about the safety of its products. However, a relevant cost is already being paid by the company in terms of publicity and reliability. This result came after months of legal battle by Bayer, in the attempt of proving that the company was not responsible for the killing, stating that studies and regulatory evaluations on human exposure data have shown the weed killer is safe for human use. "We are disappointed in the jury's initial decision, but we continue to believe firmly that the science confirms that glyphosate-based herbicides do not cause cancer," Bayer said after the verdict. "We are confident the evidence in phase two [of the trial] will show that Monsanto's conduct has been appropriate and that the company should not be liable for Mr. Hardeman's cancer."
The Hardeman case is considered a so-called "bellwether case", intended to be used as a template to help quantify damages and settlement options for more than 760 similar claims regarding Roundup. Hardeman's is only the second case that ended up going to trial among about 11,200 overall lawsuits Bayer received in the United States. In the first trial concluded in August last year, regarding the link between the herbicide and another California man's cancer, the jury charged Bayer a damage bill of $289 million, which after further considerations was reduced to $78 million.
The first trial caused a strong fall in the share price just like the most recent one did.
On March 20, the day after the news came out, Bayer's shares lost over a tenth of their value in Frankfurt, drifting from about €70 to €62.4. Over the past 12 months, the German pharmaceutical and chemical group's market value has dropped by more than a quarter — mostly due to investors' concerns about the legal risk linked to glyphosate causes. The market's incorporation in the share price of the litigation risks related to the latter have amounted to more than €20bn so far. On this matter Peter Verdult at Citi wrote: "While sentiment will clearly take a knock at the second Roundup trial going against Bayer, one has to keep in mind that both verdicts were delivered by juries in San Francisco-California and, by our calculation, that €22bn of litigation risk is already priced into the shares." Mr. Verdult added that an incoming trial in St Louis, due to start next month, will provide a further test of Bayer's glyphosate-related exposure, which he estimated at $1bn-$6bn.


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As a rule, whenever St. Paul has a feast day, St. Peter is, likewise, commemorated. Later in the year, on June 29, we will again remember these two apostles with the Feast of the Saints Peter and Paul. Just as they were joined in life in the heroic work of our Lord, joined in receiving the crown of martyrdom on the same day, and joined in honor in heaven, it is tradition that the two Founders of the Roman Church can never be divided.
Since the eight century the feast of the conversion of St. Paul has been set apart by the Church to return thanks to almighty God for His act of grace in bringing the future apostle to the Faith. At on time the feast was even a holy day of obligation. After the miracle of Christ's Resurrection no other wonder in the history of the early Church is a stronger proof of the divine origin of Christianity than the conversion of St. Paul.


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Q: Unable to start service intent Broadcast receiver Android Like many others I get the following error of "Unable to start service Intent...not found"
I am setting a notification to run an activity once per day (in my tests it is set for 30 seconds).  Here is the notification code:
Intent i = new Intent(this, OnNotificationReceiver.class);
    PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, i, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
    AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
    am.cancel(pi); // cancel any existing alarms

    am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, notifyTime, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_FIFTEEN_MINUTES/30, pi);

OnNotificationReceiver.class is:
public class OnNotificationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

        WakeReminderIntentService.acquireStaticLock(context);
        Intent i = new Intent(context, NotificationService.class);
        context.startService(i);
    }

NotificationService is:
public class NotificationService extends WakeReminderIntentService {
    public NotificationService() {
        super("ReminderService");
    }

    @Override
    void doNotificationWork(Intent intent) {
                 //Does work here
    }
}

WakeReminderIntentService is:
public abstract class WakeReminderIntentService extends IntentService {
abstract void doNotificationWork(Intent intent);

public static final String LOCK_NAME_STATIC = "com.companionfree.pricewatcher";
private static PowerManager.WakeLock lockStatic = null;

public static void acquireStaticLock(Context context) {
    getLock(context).acquire();
}

synchronized private static PowerManager.WakeLock getLock(Context context) {
    if (lockStatic==null) {
        PowerManager mgr = (PowerManager)context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);

        lockStatic=mgr.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, LOCK_NAME_STATIC);
        lockStatic.setReferenceCounted(true);
    }
    return(lockStatic);
}

public WakeReminderIntentService(String name) {
    super(name);
}

@Override
final protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
    try {
        doNotificationWork(intent);
    } finally {
        getLock(this).release();
    }
}
}

and my Manifest shows:
<receiver android:name=".OnNotificationReceiver"></receiver>

    <service android:name=".NotificationService"></service>
    <service android:name=".WakeReminderIntentService"></service>
</application>

Can anyone figure out where I went wrong?

A: It would have helped if you would have posted the logcat error (with stacktrace) as well.
In any case I can see that this code is wrong and is probably giving you that error:
Intent i = new Intent(this, OnNotificationReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, i, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
am.cancel(pi); // cancel any existing alarms

You are using a PendingIntent for a Service. But you need an PendingIntent for a BroadcastReceiver. Try calling PendingIntent.getBroadcast() instead:
Intent i = new Intent(this, OnNotificationReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, i, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
am.cancel(pi); // cancel any existing alarms

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Q: True or false logarithmic branches Say whether the following are true or false. Give a short proof.
1) $log(-z)+i{\pi}$ is a branch of the logarithmic function whose branch cut is the non-negative real axis
2)If $g(z)$ is a branch of the logarithmic function with domain D and $h(z)$ is a branch analytic in D, then there is an integer $m$ with $h(z)=g(z)+2m{\pi}i$
Thanks

A: Hint for part $a$: if $z=1$, what happens?
Hint for part $b$: if $g$ and $h$ share the same domain, what do you know about the branch cuts in relation to each other? How does this relate to the integer multiples of $2\pi i$?


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The Surrounded by D'Arcy McNickle
The Surrounded by D'Arcy McNickle.
Written in 1936 this novel tells the story of Archilde, a young Native American man caught in the clash of cultures typical of early reservation life. Although I read it in a college literature course, the reading level and content are appropriate for any high school language arts class.
Quick impression: Recommended read.
Here's a portion of my essay that I wrote for class:
In D'Arcy McNickle's novel The Surrounded the protagonist Archilde Leon is a conflicted character. Through a series of events – some predictable in their consequences, and some a result of unforeseen circumstances – Archilde finds himself in a terrible place by novel's end.
His problems throughout the story stem largely from his reactions to the real and perceived expectations of his family and friends, cultural norms, and the authority figures he interacts with and how Archilde attempts to deny or fulfill them. What I think we'll discover as we examine a few of these expectations is that our protagonist, like the reader of McNickle's insightful novel, is at times both hero and victim; he both rises above his circumstances as well as succumbs to them.
Archilde Leon is the son of a Spanish rancher and an American Indian mother who reside on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. This sets the stage for plenty of family conflict since the father, Max Leon, is a hard man and impatient with his Indian wife and children whom he perceives to be lazy and ungrateful. So from his birth Archilde is a product of a conflicted heritage.
Set (and written) in the 1930s, the location and era also evokes a time of prejudice and paternalism against Native Americans by the ruling 'white man,' represented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which oversees reservation life. Archilde is a product of this conflict of cultures as well. After his education at a federal Indian boarding school, he leaves the reservation and his family, presumably to find himself and develop his own identity.
The story opens as Archilde returns from Portland, Oregon, where he made a passable living playing his fiddle in a show house. While he admits some success out there in the real world, something is evidently missing in his soul and he returns home to get a taste of his former life.
He looked toward the mountains in the east, and then upward to the fleckless sky. Nowhere in the world, he imagined, was there a sky of such depth and freshness. He wanted never to forget it, wherever he might be in times to come. Yes, wherever he might be! (McNickle 5)
But he realizes immediately that his life had changed. The narrator reminds us, "When you came home to your Indian mother you had to remember that it was a different world." (McNickle 3) It seems, like many of us who have been away from home yet long for a connection with our past, Archilde wanted to renew his familial and cultural ties. Ultimately, however, he desired to leave the reservation for bigger things.
Yet upon his return, his mother, Catharine, expected him to remain at home. For, "An Indian boy, she thought, belonged with his people." (McNickle 2) So Archilde decides to extend his stay a few weeks – which turns into months – since Catharine seems to be of ill health and lonely. At first this is a laudable decision but he slowly loses sight of a driving vision for his life.
Which is the complaint of his father. Max Leon is bitter that none of his sons – "Seven sons, they might have been seven dogs!" (McNickle 26) – made anything of themselves. Or more accurately, they didn't join him in running the ranch. Instead, they all left to go "back to the blanket" (McNickle 25) - a derisive racial slur. In Max's mind it's either the lazy reservation Indian or the hardworking ranching Spaniard. And while Archilde is neither lazy nor ungrateful, he does not want to take up the yoke of running the ranch. He responds to his father's dual expectations in anger and frustration.
Eventually Max is sensitized to Archilde's conflicted emotions by his old friend Father Grepilloux. So Max encourages his son to talk to the priest about using his musical talent within the context of reservation life. After meeting with Archilde, Father Grepilloux is ecstatic. He believes he has found an Indian of sufficient talent and motivation to serve as a kind of saving representative of the Indian people. Here at last is a shining product of the religious and cultural assimilative process (that had failed when applied to previous generations, but never mind that)!
One can imagine the pressure that Archilde felt to fulfill such a role, even though much of Father Grepilloux's hopes remained unspoken. So for the sort term, since he is interested in music Archilde does accept the priest's offer to continue his training. This seems to be a worthy response, but again, Archilde soon loses steam as it's not a decision that flows out of a life purpose but is rather a reaction to someone else's expectations.
And so the story proceeds. It's a well written narrative, moves fairly quickly, and has a number of intriguing and fascinating characters, customs, and history to it, but it doesn't seem to get bogged down or lost in its central purpose of showing the internal conflict of the characters being worked out on the external stage.
From these limited examples we've seen in Archilde a person much like ourselves. We have interests, hopes, goals, and aspirations. And we often gravitate toward experiences that foster our dreams, as did Archilde. When responding to these various expectations, Archilde considered his life interests, responded in a way that seemed to move that direction, but then ultimately let the circumstances of life dictate his destiny. This is often our story as well.
But in this novel, Archilde's pattern of timidity and uncertainty eventually result in a desperate situation. I won't spoil the plot, but there is murder involved. And, although innocent of the crime he is accused of, Archilde has so often let others' expectations decide his fate that unless he takes control of his destiny when the novel ends, he will pay for those expectations with his life.
Posted by Lyn at Thursday, June 25, 2009
Labels: book review, D'Arcy McNickle, fiction, literature, Native American Literature, The Surrounded
great Respose to the text I believe you covered many aspects of the book and the struggles of living on a reservation at this time.


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PURPOSE: Why have this meeting? How does it fit with the overall work of this group? What do you want to happen that wouldn't happen without this meeting?
OUTCOMES: What do want to have achieved by the end of the session?
It is useful to consider the outcomes for both the whole meeting and the separate agenda items. All too often meetings have agendas with no defined outcomes. It is also important to be as specific as possible about the outcomes e.g. if the outcome is ideas for a new project, then how many ideas are needed?
OUTPUTS: What documentation is required after the meeting? who will it got to?how will it be used?
So often time is wasted writing lengthy minutes from meetings that never get read by anyone except the poor unfortunate who got landed with the task of writing them!
And the FINAL CHECK is to make sure that there is alignment between the outputs, outcomes and purpose of a meeting.
When these three things are clear and aligned it is the first step to a successful meeting.


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The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9.

A lottery was held on October 23, 2007. The Los Angeles Sparks received the first overall selection of the upcoming 2008 draft. The Chicago Sky received the number two selection. The Minnesota Lynx came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Atlanta Dream expansion franchise at four, the Houston Comets at number five, and the Washington Mystics at number six. Some of the top draftees were Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, Candice Wiggins, Crystal Langhorne, and Tasha Humphrey.

Top pick Candace Parker went on to become the first WNBA player to be the league's Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. Fourth pick Alexis Hornbuckle became the first person to win a national championship in college (with the University of Tennessee) and a WNBA title (with the Detroit Shock) in the same calendar year.

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The Detroit Shock holds the eleventh pick in round one as part of the Katie Feenstra/Ruth Riley trade back in February 2007.

The San Antonio Silver Stars holds the twenty-first pick as part of 2007 WNBA draft trade with the New York Liberty that involved Becky Hammon.

On February 6, 2008 the Atlanta Dream traded the number four pick to the Seattle Storm along with Roneeka Hodges for the eighth pick and Iziane Castro Marques.
On February 6, 2008 the Atlanta Dream traded the eighteenth pick and LaToya Thomas to the Detroit Shock for Ivory Latta.
On February 19, 2008 the Seattle Storm traded the fourth pick to the Detroit Shock for Swin Cash.
On February 19, 2008 the Connecticut Sun acquired the Indiana Fever's twelfth overall pick in the Tamika Whitmore/Katie Douglas trade.

Key

Expansion Draft

College draft

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

References

External links
Results of the 2008 WNBA draft lottery
Results of Expansion Draft
WNBA 2008 Draft Order
Date of The 2008 WNBA Draft

Draft
Women's National Basketball Association Draft


is a charming village of ironstone cottages, which occupies a secluded valley to the north east of Chipping Norton. It is mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086. St Mary's church, founded at the beginning of the 13th century, is a prominent feature, and stands in the centre of the village next to the motte and bailey - the remains of a 12th century castle built during the civil war between Stephen & Matilda.
Several artists and craftspeople live in this delightful village, and painting, photography, pottery, furniture making and floral artistry are all represented. Swerfordians regularly participate in the Oxfordshire Artweeks program.At least one MBE lives in the village.
The village hall is the venue for regular activities and meetings held by social and educational groups within the locality.
Swerford provides an ideal base for visitors to the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. There are several holiday cottages, and a playing field for children.


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This one had to be special. Not only did he win on Mother's Day for the second time in his career with girlfriend and Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn in attendance, but Woods also won the final showdown against Sergio Garcia after a weekend filled with tense stares and sharp words.
Woods and Garcia were tied for the lead with two holes to play before heading in opposite directions. Woods kept his shots on land and made two pars. Garcia hit three balls into the water for a quadruple bogey-double bogey finish.
If there was any satisfaction in beating Garcia again, Woods kept that to himself.
"We just go out there and play," said Woods, who earned $1.71 million and pushed his season total to over $5.8 million in just seven tournaments. "I had an opportunity to win the golf tournament when I was tied for the lead today, and I thought I handled the situation well and really played well today when I really needed to. And that's something I'm excited about."
Woods allowed the final hour to turn into a tense duel by hooking his tee shot into the water on the par-4 14th hole for double bogey. But his short game bailed him out to save par on the 15th and make a sand-save birdie on the 16th. He was solid on the final two holes for a 2-under 70.
"The shot that turned the tide was the putt on 15," Woods said. "To go double bogey-bogey would have been huge. But to save a putt there and get some momentum going to the next three holes was big."
Garcia's finish was messy.
The Spaniard was standing at the 17th tee, staring across to the island green as Woods made his par. He took aim at the flag with his wedge and hung his head when he saw the ball splash short of the green. Then, Garcia hit another one in the water on his way to a quadruple-bogey 7. The meltdown was complete when Garcia hit his tee shot into the water on the 18th.
"It's always nice to have a chance at beating the No. 1 player in the world, but unfortunately for me, I wasn't able to this week," Garcia said.
Woods was in the scoring trailer when Swedish rookie David Lingmerth missed a long birdie putt that would have forced a playoff. It raced by the cup, and Lingmerth three-putted for bogey.
Woods finished on 13-under 275.
He won The Players for the first time since 2001 and became the fifth multiple winner at TPC Sawgrass since The Players moved to this former swamp in 1982. It was his 78th career win on the PGA Tour, four short of the record held by Sam Snead.
Lingmerth closed with a 72 and finished two shots behind, along with Kevin Streelman (67) and Jeff Maggert, who also was tied for the lead until finding the water on the 17th to make double bogey. The 49-year-old Maggert birdied the 18th for a 70.
Garcia took 13 shots to cover the final two holes — 6 over par — and tumbled into a tie for eighth.
Given their public sniping, it was only fitting that Garcia had the best chance to beat Woods.
Their dispute started Saturday when Garcia complained that his shot from the par-5 second fairway was disrupted by cheers from the crowd around Woods, who was some 50 yards away in the trees and fired them up by taking a fairway metal out of his bag. He said Woods should have been paying attention, and it became a war of the words the next two days.
"Not real surprising that he's complaining about something," Woods said.
"At least I'm true to myself," Garcia retorted. "I know what I'm doing, and he can do whatever he wants."
Woods and Garcia played four tension-free holes to complete the third round Sunday morning, and they shook hands without words when they finished — Woods with a 71, Garcia with a 72 to share the 54-hole lead with Lingmerth.
Afterward, Garcia kept at it, saying Woods is "not the nicest guy on tour."
Woods had the last laugh — along with the Players trophy. He improved to 53-4 in his PGA Tour career when he has at least a share of the lead going into the final round.
Garcia, when asked if he would have changed anything about the flap with Woods, replied, "It sounds like I was the bad guy here. I was the victim. I don't have any regrets of anything."
The real villain was the tricky island green.
It was at the 17th hole where Garcia won The Players in 2008 when Paul Goydos hit into the water in a sudden-death playoff. This time, the island green got its revenge. Garcia hit a wedge and felt he caught it just a little bit thin, which is usually all it takes.
"That hole has been good to me for the most part," Garcia said. "Today, it wasn't. That's the way it is. That's the kind of hole it is. You've got to love it for what it is."
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Published in The Financial Times, 2003
"Indian or Chinese?" barks Lord Tebbit, flashing his sharp teeth and offering me a seat in the House of Lords tea room. Horrified, I freeze in my tracks. I had suspected that Tebbit, once described by Tory mayoral candidate Steve Norris as "a racist and a homophobe", occupied a backward, politically incorrect world that dismissed the majority of the human race who don't have the good fortune to be born white, British and heterosexual.
But to be unable to tell whether I am of Indian or Chinese origin really does take the bloody biscuit. "Err, actually, I'm British …" I begin to splutter in reply. Lord Tebbit blinks back at me. He turns to the waitress looming above our table. "Indian tea rather than Chinese, thank you very much." He turns back. "Would you like some cake?"
How mortifying. It's possible that 72-year-old Tebbit has missed what I said – he is hard of hearing in one ear ("too much shooting"). But the terrible truth for me is that he is probably just being polite. Indeed, it transpires over the next hour that the bustard of the Old Right, once described by Michael Foot as a "semi house-trained polecat", is pathologically polite – "a model of courtliness and restraint" as The Spectator magazine described him last year.
Declining the offer of cake (feel too sick), I hurl a barrage of questions at him in an attempt to distract him from my faux pas. In a very short time we cover subjects including: what he does in his typical day (he wakes up at 6:30 and likes to spend the day in his garden); what he does in his typical week (he spends two or three days at the Lords); his refusal to retire since standing down as an MP after the 1992 general election ("that's a recipe for getting very old very quickly"); his view on the ousting of Iain Duncan Smith ("in the circumstances it was the right thing to do – you can't have a party leader who can't control Central Office"); his view on the move to crown Michael Howard Conservative leader ("I rate Howard quite highly… higher than IDS. He'll deal with Blair and I think he can unite the party").
In fact, we talk about almost everything except the things Tebbit is most associated with: race (he's not a big fan of multiculturalism) and sexuality (he's not a big fan of "the queers" either) and Europe. But in the end, the subjects are unavoidable. "I think Labour can lose the next election," he begins. "They will lose seats widely – to the Lib Dems, to the Conservatives, and I fear they may lose seats to the British National party. They are much better-organised and much better-financed than they were."
Much to the distress of successive Tory leaders desperately trying to modernise the party, Tebbit, proponent of the very famous and very silly "cricket test", is always bringing up his controversial views on race in this manner. Why does he bang on about it so much? "I'm not particularly concerned with race," he claims. He speaks calmly and carefully at all times, never becoming agitated. "I don't think that race matters very much. I think what matters is culture. And in a curious way, I think that David Blunkett understands this. I think it's because David is blind – he doesn't know whether the chap talking to him is Asian or black or white, except for possibly by accent; all he knows is what the chap is saying. I am really in the same category."
That's a lovely sentiment, I insert. But it doesn't really tally with his admission that he plays Spot the Brit whenever he's on the Tube, does it? "Ha ha! Yes, indeed," laughs the Chingford Skinhead. "Indeed. That's because one is very conscious of what an enormous polyglot city London is." He continues, rapidly moving away from the subject of Spot the Brit: "If you look around the world, multicultural societies are unhappy societies. Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka." What about America? "America's not multicultural – it's multi-ethnic. I think multiculturalism is giving us great difficulties."
Yes, I squeak, but aren't there great benefits too? Doesn't the incredible diversity of London, the fact that hundreds of languages are spoken in the city, excite him? "Not particularly," he replies, sounding genuinely depressed. His old hands quiver as he picks up his cup of tea. "It doesn't work if you are a teacher. It doesn't work easily if you are an employer. And it worries me that you get ghetto walls being built."
He makes a tenuous leap to the subject of crime: "I think what saddens me is that when I was 12 years old, it was perfectly safe for me to walk home through central London in the blackout – how many kids could do that now?" But surely there are thousands of reasons for London's crime problems, most of which have nothing to do with multiculturalism? "There has been a great deterioration, and part of that deterioration is the disintegration of the community spirit," he replies.
To me this smacks of blatant racism. And, if nothing else, it's a joyless view of the world. I ask if he can think of just one good thing that may have come out of Britain's vibrant multiculturalism. The introduction of chicken tikka masala, perhaps? He uhhms and ahhs and eventually remarks: "I can see some good things that could come out of it, such as a wider understanding of the world outside Britain, but I don't think that's coming."
We switch to his second-favourite subject: "the gays". Is it true that he believes homosexuals should be barred from becoming home secretary? "I think it would be dangerous. It would mean that somebody who has a clear minority interest at heart is legislating also for the 97/98 per cent who are not of that persuasion." Would he object to a gay prime minister? "It would depend on whether he was what I call a gay pride prime minister, or whether he was a homosexual prime minister."
So while he would object to a gay home secretary, no matter "how" gay they were, a gay prime minister would be fine provided they weren't a raging queer? "Well, yes." But surely a gay prime minister would have even more influence over policy that a gay home secretary? "Well, not in that specific department. I don't think there's a heterosexual and homosexual defence policy, or tax policy." Actually, there are gay-related issues in both those areas, but the conversation is becoming ridiculous, so I move on.
Would Tebbit accept that he was homophobic? "No, no no. One of the best organisers in Conservative Central Office was homosexual – he was a great guy. I relied on him a great deal." I resist the temptation to grab his knee and exclaim: "oo-er!" "I found nothing difficult about being his guest at dinner, because he wasn't rushing around grabbing everybody by the … " Bottom? " … arm." So it's just the ones who go on about their sexuality that he objects to? "Yes, I do find them boring and ill-mannered."
At times talking to Tebbit feels like having a pub conversation with Alf Garnett. Indeed, I'd normally find this kind of conversation intolerable. I'd scream or, more likely, leave in a huff. But, for some reason, the opinions seem less horrendous coming from Tebbit. Maybe it's because he delivers them with a playful smile on his face. Maybe it's his incredible politeness. Maybe it's his age: there are many men in their 70s who have similarly grim views of the world, and it's hard to hate them for it.
There is also something deeply melancholic about Tebbit that makes it impossible not to feel sympathy for him. He doesn't conceal the regret he feels for not standing in the 1990 Tory leadership election. "First of all, I think if I stood, Major probably wouldn't have done," he says. "He wouldn't have got past the first ballot even if he had. Do I regret it? Sometimes, yes, I do. When things go wrong. I think, 'bloody hell, I wouldn't have let that happen'. But I felt it wouldn't be fair to my wife – that, after all, was the reason why I left the government in 1987."
And there's another reason why it's impossible to demonise Tebbit: he has been extraordinarily kind to his wife since the 1984 IRA bombing of the Tory party conference, which left her paralysed. He quit frontline politics for her. He still wakes in the night to turn her in bed. He pushes her wheelchair, reads to her and helps cut up her food when they go out to dinner. "We survived and we both learned a great deal from it," he says, delicately. "I understand a lot more about the difficulties that disabled people face than I did 20 years ago. It's difficult for outsiders to know just how bloody awful it can be."
It is a sign of just what an infuriatingly charming man Tebbit is that as we leave our table, a small part of me actually wishes he had become prime minister – or that at some point he had made a comeback, just like Michael Howard.
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