Students are often scrambling to find research opportunities with professors. But there is a simple solution. Uncertainty about what research projects are available or which professors are looking for research assistants makes a rigorous process even more cumbersome.
There is no formal system where research assistant opportunities are listed, making it difficult for students to have access to these valuable opportunities. Research assistantships provide tangible skills, ranging from literature review and library research to survey design and data analysis, that will be useful for future employment. GW's current resources puts the onus on students to contact professors and find research positions themselves rather than providing resources to help students.
Lack of direction from career services and academic counselors about where to find and how to apply for on-campus research assistantships prevents many undergraduates from acquiring research experience. For too long, students have relied on an informal system where they try their luck with different professors by emailing or approaching them after class to see if research opportunities are available. A centralized on-campus research system online would make research experience with professors more efficient and accessible. This would also create new opportunities for students to have exposure to faculty research and to further develop their academic interests.
Currently, undergraduates can find positions through the Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research or the University Honors Program. CUFR states that students can find research positions through Handshake, GW's student job search platform. But there are rarely any research assistant positions posted there. I have constantly checked Handshake, and the previous search platform GWork, for research position postings and have only ever seen one or two listings. There are currently no research assistant positions posted on Handshake. The honors program fares slightly better and posts recent research positions through its blog. But this resource isn't accessible to all students because many positions specify that they're looking for honors program students. And many non-honors students aren't even aware this resource exists.
Creating a website or application system specifically dedicated to undergraduate research assistantships would be the best solution. Some of GW's peer schools, including Boston University, already offer this resource for undergraduates. BU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program has an on-campus research program where professors from various disciplines like anthropology, economics, political science and history post information online about a research project and the responsibilities of a research assistant. If students are interested in a particular project, they can contact the professor and apply for the position.
GW should implement a program like the one at BU. The University should create a separate portal where students can view and apply for research assistantships. A separate website would allow research opportunities to be classified based on their topic, and the system could be regularly updated to reflect new opportunities. The listing should have position descriptions that offer information about the research project as well as application instructions. This kind of system makes it easier for students to find research opportunities that match their interests.
It wouldn't take a lot of effort or money to put an undergraduate on-campus research program into practice. It's a low cost yet effective way to improve the resources available to students. All it would require is coordination and organization among CUFR and research departments of individual schools. This would help create a single database of research assistantships that can be accessed by students. Streamlining and bringing all of the research opportunities under a one umbrella would make a more efficient system for both students and faculty.
It's time GW revamps their research system to make it more accessible and student-friendly for undergraduates. Research experience will go a long way in helping undergraduates prepare for the next step after graduation — whether it is future studies or employment. But students won't be able to get this experience until GW implements a comprehensive on-campus research system.
Shwetha Srinivasan, a senior double majoring in international affairs and economics, is The Hatchet's contributing opinions editor.


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Eydie Gorme, R. I. P.
Fox News: Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84.
Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died Saturday at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness, said her publicist, Howard Bragman.
CBS Developing 'Wizard Of Oz'-Themed Medical Drama
Paris Hilton Update
Paris Hilton whips the crowd into a frenzy as she DJs at her night in Ibiza... wearing a sexy bondage style bra
Mystery as UFO object is spotted by condo security guard hovering over pool and recorded in surveillance footage
The real song of the summer
The real song of the summer: a brief history of ice cream truck music
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6 Books That Destroy Your Image of the People Who Wrote Them
15 Wonderful Quotes About Life From Children's Books
Crossrail digging unearths diverse and ancient London burial ground
Ed McBain (Evan Hunter), The Mugger, Perma Books, 1956
Why are "Pound" and "Ounce" Abbreviated as "lb" and "oz"?
The World Is Catching Up with Classic Prophetic Fiction.
'Radical Islamists' Learn Spanish, Pretend to be Hispanic, Claims Rep. Louie Gohmert
10 of Hollywood's Most Surprising and Heartening Success Stories
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Bookworm Socks
Untamed Women
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. . . and now it's the duck attack, which of course WBAGNFARB. And the ducks weren't even on his lawn.
91-year-old recovering from duck attack
Paging Mongo
Houston woman arrested for allegedly slapping HPD horse
I Was a Charter Subscriber to One of These
And it was neither Variety nor Tiger Beat. Nor Playboy.
The Very First Issues of 19 Famous Magazines
LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati: Police: W. Pa. man beat wife with frozen meat
For that Mona Lisa Strageness in Her Smile
Researchers open centuries-old tomb in search of Mona Lisa's identity
What the Heck, One More Forgotten Book
Shirley Jackson's Hangsaman: What does it mean: Entry 7: A Shirley Jackson mystery—and the case of the disappearing literary paperback.
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"New" Might Not be the Right Word
theguardian.com: A whole new world of magic animals, brave young princes and evil witches has come to light with the discovery of 500 new fairytales, which were locked away in an archive in Regensburg, Germany for over 150 years. The tales are part of a collection of myths, legends and fairytales, gathered by the local historian Franz Xaver von Schonwerth (1810–1886) in the Bavarian region of Oberpfalz at about the same time as the Grimm brothers were collecting the fairytales that have since charmed adults and children around the world.
Meritorious Mysteries: COMPOUND MURDER by Bill Crider (Minotaur)
Escape From L.A., Today
Escape From L.A., Today: How a 1996 Sci-Fi Thriller Imagined the Year 2013
Leo Margulies, Three Times Infinity, Gold Medal, 1966
15 Million-Year-Old Whale Skull Discovered In Virginia: The skull is about six feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds, and is one of the largest whale skulls uncovered in the area. The entire whale would have been 25 feet long. The skull was uncovered in Stratford Hall where General Robert E. Lee was born in 1807. The rest of the skeleton is still embedded in the cliffs.
It Always Worked for Sylvester Cat
Bay News 9: The arrest comes after her recent admission that she used turned over garbage cans to sneak onto MacDill.
And the Forgotten Book Beat Goes On
Charles Portis' Norwood: A great American deadpan comedy. - Slate Magazine: Entry 5: A Charles Portis novel can clear your sinuses like a shot of whiskey.
Yes! Yet Another Forgotten Book.
Experience the Best Science Fiction of 1926 with The Gernsback Awards, Volume One
Yet Another Forgotten Book
Going All the Way, by Dan Wakefield: Entry 4: The book Vonnegut called "The truest and funniest sex novel any American will ever write."
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Forgotten Books: Peter Held (Jack Vance) Take My Face
Since I wrote about Jack Vance last month (always ahead of the curve here), I'm reprinting that post for today's Forgotten Books.
When Jack Vance died, I thought about which book of his I might like to reread. But then it occurred to me that I had a Vance book that I'd never read. It's a paperback in such good shape that I kind of hated to read it, but I figured that now was the time. So I took it off the shelf and out of its little plastic bag and read it.
Robert Struve, age 13, is riding a borrowed motor scooter when he's hit by a car being steered by an 8-year-old girl named Julie Hovard (she's sitting in her father's lap). The accident results in a fire that severely burns Robert's face. His mother can't afford plastic surgery, and Robert comes to accept his looks. He drives himself at school and at football and does very well both academically and on the field. As a senior he's invited to a sorority party, and as part of their initiation several girls, including Julie, are supposed to kiss him. Robert has no idea that Julie was responsible for his facial disfigurement, but the prank upsets him. He attacks her (not seriously) and is sent to reform school.
Years later one of the other girls is murdered, her face slashed. Her husband confesses, but her brother is sure someone else did the deed. And then he finds out that Robert has been released from reform school. While there, he had plastic surgery, and no one knows what he looks like now. And there's a new guy in town. Julie finds herself falling for him, but then there are two more murders of women who were at that party and part of the prank.
This book is a nice look at the 1950s, a very different time. Vance was a fine observer of society, and while all the things he talks about are familiar to me, younger readers might be aghast at the way things were. There's a lot of story packed into a very short novel, and of course there are some twists along the way. The violence is mostly offstage (except for one time), so the gore is minimal. Vance isn't writing in the style of his more famous SF novels, but he's just as good in this mode as the other. I'm glad I finally got around to reading this one.
Starcrash
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And Keep Off His Lawn!
Rocker Rob Zombie lodges complaint about noise from skate park in Conn. hometown
Karen Black, R. I. P.
Houston Chronicle: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karen Black, the prolific actress who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as "Easy Rider," ''Five Easy Pieces" and "Nashville," has died.
'Cowboy' Jack Clement, R .I. P.
US News and World Report: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — "Cowboy" Jack Clement, a producer, engineer, songwriter and beloved figure who helped birth rock 'n' roll and push country music into modern times, has died. He was 82.
Some Sad Sights
Haunting Photos of Objects Left Behind in Abandoned Buildings
Fight at McDonald's drive-thru leads to stabbing
Some Excellent Suggestions . . .
. . . none of which will ever be considered, of course.
Opinion: TSA, change the airport security mindset: TSA needs to make these changes right now to take on the root causes of its public and security issues. It needs to clean up the mind numbing, overly complicated checkpoint "standard operating procedure," which no longer matches our security needs and allow officers to act.
Zach Rolfe is Back!
Amazon.com: No Pat Hands eBook: J. J. Lamb: Kindle Store: When a Northern California Indian tribe's plan to create an oceanfront casino-resort is stymied by murder, a tribal leader seeks help from a friend, Las Vegas-based private investigator Zachariah Tobias Rolfe III, who specializes in solving gaming-related crimes … on either side of the tables.
Rolfe immediately becomes embroiled with two murders, attempts on his life, a dishonest Washington lobbyist, a number of underhanded locals, and a pair of beautiful women before solving the case.
The book also contrasts the devastating experience of a single Northern California Native American tribe, from its first conflict with the white man in 1776, to its heroic return from near extinction through casino ownership.
Past or present, it's the land; it's always been about the land.
Barbara Mertz, R. I. P.
Mystery writer Barbara Mertz, author of more than 60 books under pen names, dies at 85: NEW YORK — Barbara Mertz, an Egyptologist who wrote dozens of mystery and suspense novels under two pen names, has died. She was 85.
50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read
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10 Mysterious Underwater Cities You Haven't Heard Of
10 Amazing Forgotten Explorers
Stunning Maya sculpture unearthed from buried pyramid
10 movie stars who can't buy a hit
Bad Luck or Bad Choices: 10 movie stars who can't buy a hit
Need I even mention that it's a slideshow?
Harry Julian Fink, Major Dundee, Gold Medal, 1965
4 Reasons 2015 Could Be the Movie Industry's Worst Year Ever
Networks Eyeing 'The Exorcist' TV Series
Outer Space Humor
Outer Space Humor: Vintage Illustrated Astro-Jokes from the Zenith of the Space Race
Human-to-rat, brain-to-brain control achieved by neuro scientists
. . . and now:
French farmers enraged over low prices go on egg-breaking rampage
Bungling police 'go to wrong town' as burglars raid newsagent's and steal £5000 of stock
Dark Angel (aka I Come in Peace)
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Orson Welles Update
Long-lost Orson Welles film 'Too Much Johnson' turns up in Italy: "Holding in one's hands the very same print that had been personally edited by Orson Welles 75 years ago provokes an emotion that's just impossible to describe," said George Eastman House film curator Paolo Cherci Usai.
I'm a fan of Gould's work, and this looks interesting.
Green Light for Murder (Detective Tommy Veasy Mysteries): Heywood Gould: 9781440561221: Amazon.com: Books
Rayguns Over Texas
Since the end of the Civil War, Texans have played an essential role in the history of science fiction. Acclaimed and influential writers such as Bruce Sterling, Michael Moorcock, Howard Waldrop, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Marion Zimmer Bradley, Gene Wolfe, Neal Barrett, Jr., L. Sprague DeCamp, Chad Oliver, John Steakley, and Elizabeth Moon all called The Lone Star State home.
Continuing this proud tradition, Rayguns Over Texas features 17 original and two classic tales that reflect the current creative state of Texas sci-fi, alongside historical essays and an introduction by Hugo award-winning, Texas ex-pat Bruce Sterling.
The prize-winning Richard Klaw, editor of The Apes of Wrath and co-founder of the groundbreaking Mojo Press, compiled a collection of stories by masters of the realm and fresh new writers featuring the talents of Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Moorcock, Bradley Denton, Neal Barret Jr., Stina Leicht, Aaron Allston, Don Webb, Aurelia Hadley Mohl, Chris N. Brown, Mark Finn, Josh Rountree, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Matthew Bey, Lawrence Person, Nicky Drayden, Rhonda Eudaly, Sanford Allen, Derek Austin Johnson, Jessica Reisman, and Scott A. Cupp.
Premiering on August 29 at LoneStarCon 3 (aka the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention) in San Antonio, Rayguns Over Texas will be available shortly after at finer outlets in both trade paperback and ebook formats.
978-0-9892706-1-8 (ebook)
$6.99 (ebook)
Margaret Pellegrini, R. I. P.
CNN.com: Margaret Pellegrini, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the original production of "The Wizard of Oz," died Wednesday, the Munchkins spokesman said. She was 89.
Western Trail Blazer Salutes Jory Sherman
Western Fictioneers: Western Trail Blazer Salutes Jory Sherman
UPD: Man charged in buttered toast attack on SUV
Stan Lynde, R.I.P.
Rough Edges: Stan Lynde, R.I.P.
George Duke, R. I. P.
UPI.com: Jazz, funk and R&B musician George Duke has died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Los Angeles, his record label Concord Music Group confirmed.
Bryon Quertermous Update
Bryon Quertermous is going freelance. If you're in the market for editing services, you should consider him. Click here: Editing Services | Bryon Quertermous
PD: Man shot self during confrontation: The preliminary investigation revealed Jacobs was speeding through the neighborhood when confronted by his neighbors, Amos said. He returned to the area with a gun and it discharged.
Top 10 London Ghosts
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Alvin, Texas, Not Included
The world's friendliest - and unfriendliest - cities named
Judy Will Be Thrilled
(VIDEO): Ishtar Is Finally on Blu-ray. And It's Good!
The Big Fat Fatty
latimes.com: Let us break this bad boy down for you. It's got cheesesteak, cheese burgers, pastrami, chicken fingers, bacon, mozzarella sticks, fried eggs, jalapeno poppers, fries, onion rings, chili, marinara and fat sauce. Oh, and it comes on a 27-inch garlic bread roll.
13 Houses With Secret Passageways
Day Keene, About Doctor Ferrel, Gold Medal, 1952
Norfolk man accidentally shoots himself after argument over speeding
22 animated extensions of live-action TV series
Arthur Fonzarelli, time traveler: 22 animated extensions of live-action TV series
24 Photos Of Famous Authors When They Were Coming Of Age
And Keep Off Her Lawn!
Woman tells police she'll threaten husband of 71 years if she wants to
Peek Inside the Homes of 10 Counterculture Icons
The formula for a happy life?
The formula for a happy life? Stay curious, live in the moment and look after your health
Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun
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Or Maybe You Have
10 Forgotten Lucille Ball Projects You've Probably Never Seen
You Know You Want It!
Nicolas Cage Pillowcases for $15 $3 s&h
Hat tip to Patrick Golden.
Who Invented the Gatorade Shower?
The Scrappy History of Paper Dolls
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The 10 Best Italo Calvino Books
Happy 50th Birthday, Cassettes!
Sarban, The Doll Maker, Ballantine, 1967
Mass-market paperbacks: a one-week beach-reading marathon
10 Literary Ways to Sneak a Drink
Book Dirt: Book Flasks: 10 Literary Ways to Sneak a Drink
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked TV: Kraft Suspense Theater -- The Deep End
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked TV: Craft Suspense Theater -- The Deep End
Marcia Brady Just Turned 57
Marcia Brady Just Turned 57 (And 6 Other Things That Will Make You Feel Old)
Hat tip to Old Jeff Meyerson.
Slideshow alert!
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Yet Another Forgotten Film
Judy and I saw this in the theater.
The Best Movie You Never Saw: The Frighteners
Overlooked TV: Craft Suspense Theater -- The Deep End
Toby O'Brien clued me in to this episode of Kraft Suspense Theater, which was based on a novel (The Drowner) by John D. MacDonald. The story follows the novel pretty well, so if you've read the book, you know how it turns out. I suspect that even if you haven't read the book, you'll know how it turns out before you get to the end. It's pretty entertaining, though.
Aldo Ray plays Sam Kimber, a businessman who's in love with another man's wife. The wife drowns (but we know it's murder), and Clu Gulagher shows up to investigate. He's a private eye hired by the murdered woman's sister (Ellen Burstyn, billed as Ellen McRae), who doesn't believe the story about the drowning. Kimber's been hiding money from the IRS with the dead woman, and the money's disappeared. He's naturally the chief suspect. Tina Louise plays his secretary, and Whit Bissell plays his accountant.
Everything is worked out quickly as the episode is only 45 minutes long. I suspect something was cut, but maybe not. There's on pretty good line. Gulagher asks Louise how tall she is, and she responds, "With heels?" "With anybody," Gulagher says. I don't know if that's in the novel.
Kraft Suspense Theatre: "The Deep End" (1964) -- Complete Episode
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I'm an Innocent Man!
Paris Hilton's Malibu home ransacked of purses and keepsakes as she relives memories of 2008 Bling Ring thefts
Hat tip to John Duke.
The 25 Best Bloggers, 2013 Edition
The Story Behind Saving Mr. Banks
The Story Behind Saving Mr. Banks, Starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney
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Vintage Penguin Paperbacks
Vintage Penguin Paperbacks in Beautiful, Bookworm-Friendly Settings
10 Secret Sites Of New York City
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford: Photo album from their 1918 car-camping trip.
Nigel Kneale, Quatermass and the Pit, Penguin, 1960
Or Maybe You Don't
Why People Love Tipping Waiters
8 Fantastic Crime Novels That Became Great Films
16 Chic 1970s Interiors You Would Want To Live In
New Poem at The 5-2
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Clovers Update
News from The Associated Press: Harold Winley sang "Love Potion No. 9" and other hits with the R&B group The Clovers in the 1950s, but now the 80-year-old says another group is trying to keep him from performing using the band's name.
Life Is So Much Simpler Now
Professor says kids no longer need to learn spelling and grammar because of smartphones
. . . and now, the Whipped Cream Assault!
Barista suspected of whipped cream assault
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Three New Poems at Beat to a Pulp
BEAT to a PULP :: Pulp of the Week: Three Poems Charles A. Gramlich
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A Podcast about Paperback Confidential.
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Jeff Meyerson Will Have to Report on This for Us
The Ramen Burger Yearns to Be the Rightful Heir to the Cronut: Naturally, the ramen burger, made by Sun Noodle, will be sold only in Brooklyn.
John Dickson Carr, The Arabian Nights Murder, Hillman, 1943
A Dreamer of Mars
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Who Gets the Royalties from "Happy Birthday to You"?
This is of special interest to me because many years ago I took a graduate linguistics course from Archibald A. Hill, quite a distinguished gentleman and scholar, as you could learn from this memorial essay. The essay doesn't mention something that every grad student knew, however, that Arch Hill was a descendant of the women who wrote "Happy Birthday" and that he was a millionaire because of the royalties he received. I've always hoped that story was true.
John Palmer, R. I. P.
Washington Post: John Palmer, the longtime correspondent for NBC News who died Saturday after a brief illness, was remembered by former colleagues as a hardworking, gracious reporter who moved easily from war zones to the White House and who brought a reassuring voice to news broadcasts.
Herbert Kaplow, R. I. P.
Washington Post: Herbert Kaplow, a longtime Washington-based television correspondent for NBC News and ABC News who covered the White House, the space program, civil rights and the Cuban revolution, died July 27 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County. He was 86.
The Amount Of Online Activity That Goes On Every 60 Seconds
Can You Find All The Scientific Mistakes In This Picture?
Can You Find All The Scientific Mistakes In This Picture?: The September 1928 issue of Science and Invention magazine included an illustrated cover that dared readers to find all of the scientific errors they had planted. Forty-eight scientific errors, in all. And $500 in prizes to the winners who submitted the correct answers.
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This book looks fantastic! I have started reading it and while much of it is a review of things I have learned over the years its great to see it outlined as a specific part of the process.
This is indeed one of the books that alot of information on this blog will be coming from. I haven't stopped underlining things in it since i got it!
I cant wait to read more of this book as content is king and this guide indeed will help!
This book looks hilarious! Its one of those books that you don't necessarily read all the way through but your read a page or 2 a day to get inspiration. The premise of the book is to give you inspiration for writing your blog by showing funny examples of what other people have blogged about.
Jacob Likes: music, movies, pepperoni pizza, and hanging out with friends. Shelly spends more time with parakeets than most. Today Beth went to work came home, watched the Daily show(which is hilarious, btw), and had a Jenny Craig Island Chicken Meal (which was decent btw).
Have your eyes glazed over yet? Yeah mine too.
The popularity of blogging amazes and inspires m. Here are millions of people who've found a format that makes them eager to publish. For many bloggers, their sites are the first place they've voluntarily written or produced a project in their lives. This is huge. Its a renissance in personal expression! It's an astonishing historical record! its the voice of an entire people! its an Awesome way to K.I.T.!
So why aren't English teachers high fiving each other in the streets?
I had a cheese sandwich today. It was delicious.
So my theory is this. Like any endavor, you make a choice when you start a blog. you either put in some effort to make something engaging and creative that builds community or you toss a "me-too" on to the growing pile of repetitive, navel-gazing content.
So how do you avoid "me-too" syndrome? Well the answer is conveniently located right in your hands. No One Cares What You Had for Lunch gives you the inspiration you need to create posts that will keep visitors coming back. Use the hundred suggestions to stock your blog with fresh content and help make blogging fun again. your site will rock so hard that you will gaze upon your typing fingers in wonder.
Well thats all for now I should have another shipment of books coming in so theres indeed more to come keep posted! Be looking for tutorials and more on here as I read these books!


Why do most Canadians not know 'W5' about the federal government?
Textbooks focus on the obvious institutional structures and are quickly out of date. Media reports tend to incite rather than inform. Very few people have been in the room when the Prime Minister and Cabinet consider and decide on issues and initiatives – and they trade that knowledge very carefully. Most public servants are out of the loop. The resulting lack of knowledge and misconceptions about politics, policy, political vs public service responsibilities and accountabilities, erode trust and participation in our government.
The Guide provides a high-level strategic briefing on how the federal government works based on 40 years of policy and organizational development for all levels of the federal government and its stakeholders, including: a Prime Minister; approximately 25 federal departments, central agencies and regional offices; as well as business, voluntary, aboriginal and military organizations.


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Wimbledon Park Property Guide
Why the grass is greener in Wimbledon Park
This is quintessential Wimbledon: leafy streets lined with handsome Victorian and Edwardian properties, some overlooking the park itself. The Wimbledon Park area spreads north from Wimbledon Park Road, leading up to Wimbledon Park station in the east and extending towards Southfields station at its northernmost point.
The park that gives its name to the area is a large, well-maintained public space with a children's playground and paddling pool, a watersports centre and boating lake, athletics track, walking route, beach volleyball courts, bowling green, football pitches and tennis courts.
Shopping and leisure
You'll find a handful of shops on Arthur Road and Leopold Road including a newsagent, a post office and a computer store. For those in search of serious retail therapy it's just one stop on the District Line to Wimbledon station, where the Centre Court shopping centre is packed with major high street brand outlets, cafes and restaurants. Local residents know this area as 'Wimbledon town' and you'll find fantastic retail and leisure opportunities here, including cinemas, nightclubs, theatres and a popular leisure centre – the Nuffield – with a gym and swimming pool.
Alternatively Wimbledon Village, to the south, provides a trendy alternative to the mainstream shopping experience on offer in the town: with upmarket high street brands such as Whistles, Bayley & Sage and Fired Earth plus a wide range of chic, independent shops, cafes and restaurants.
Sports fans will enjoy the proximity to Wimbledon Golf Club and the iconic Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club, which hosts the world famous Wimbledon Championships every year in June.
Travel from Wimbledon Park
You can pick up a District Line train from Wimbledon Park or Southfields to reach Victoria or Paddington in under half an hour. Alternatively it's only one stop on the same line to Wimbledon station, where you can catch a South West Trains overground connection to Waterloo, a Thameslink train to Blackfriars or District Line tube to central and west London stations.
Buses that serve the Wimbledon Park area include the 57, 93, 131, 200 and 493.
Heathrow and Gatwick airports are located within a 20-30 mile radius of Wimbledon.
If you already have a child – or are planning to start a family - one of the advantages of living in Wimbledon is access to some outstanding state and independent schools.
State primary schools in the Wimbledon Park area include Wimbledon Park Primary School, rated 'Good' by Ofsted. In the wider Wimbledon area 'Outstanding' schools include Dundonald Primary, Bishop Gilpin Church of England Primary and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
There's also a range of good independent schools including Wimbledon Park Montessori School (rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted), Willington School (for boys 4-13), Donhead Preparatory School (for boys 4-11) and Wimbledon High School (for girls 4-18).
One of the area's top schools is King's College School: a fee-paying day school for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18. Putney High School and Wimbledon High School are also rated as excellent independent girls' schools, while Ricards Lodge High School and Wimbledon College are state secondary schools rated 'Good' by Ofsted. The Face Youth Therapeutic School, an independent special needs school, is also rated as 'Good'.
Winchester White can offer some excellent property choices to let in the Wimbledon Park area. If you're looking for peaceful streets and open green spaces with easy access to shopping and leisure facilities, then you'll love living here.
"As a local Wimbledon landlady, I have been working with Winchester White for many years now. They have always found great tenants for my properties and are very efficient and professional…."
Mrs Fin , 2016


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J.P. Morgan is pushing into apprenticeships at a time when numbers are tumbling across the UK. Since a new scheme was launched in April, numbers of trainees have fallen by 59%, with critics suggesting that increased costs and complexities are deterring employers from creating roles. 48,000 people started an apprenticeship in the three months to July 2017, down from 117,800 in the same period last year.
J.P. Morgan's numbers are tiny by comparison. The bank has hired around 70 apprentices in 2017, 40 of which were in its Bournemouth office, where it employees around 4,000 people in technology and operations roles. This is up 30% on 2016. It's also taken on 17 people in London for its apprenticeship programme, up from an initial target of 10. Applications for 2018 were scheduled to be open until early next year, but places are already filled.
Predictably, competition is tough. J.P. Morgan does not provide application figures, but says that the numbers are up 22-fold since it launched apprenticeships in 2013. It's easy to assume that the bank just cherry-picks A* students, but Paige insists that this is not the case. The basic requirements are three C grades at A-level and a grade C or above at GCSE maths and English.
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CNQ Appoints New President
March 11, 2002 (TORONTO) – The Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. (CNQ) today announced the appointment of Mr. Robert G. Cook to the position of President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CNQ, effective immediately.
Mr. Cook has extensive market regulation experience in the securities industry in Canada. During his 19-year tenure with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE), he held a number of positions in listed company regulation, including Director Original Listings. During the last six years he was Director Market Surveillance and then Vice President of Market Regulation Services Inc., created in 2001 by the TSE and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA). In addition to Mr. Cook's senior management expertise, his experience includes monitoring of trading, timely disclosure and investment dealer compliance with trading rules. Mr. Cook was a member of the Mining Standards Task Force formed by the Ontario Securities Commission and the TSE, which played an instrumental role in developing a new regulatory model for public companies engaged in mining exploration, development and production. Mr. Cook holds a BA in Economics from York University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
"We are building a strong and dynamic team at CNQ and are extremely pleased to have attracted someone with Rob's qualifications and talent. His extensive listings and market regulation experience will significantly augment the integrity being built into our marketplace," stated Ian Bandeen, Chairman of CNQ.
"I am excited by the challenges and opportunities at CNQ and look forward to ensuring our new marketplace benefits investors, small cap Ontario reporting issuers and IDA members," said Mr. Cook.
The Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc., a private Ontario corporation, is providing a new marketplace designed specifically to meet the needs and characteristics of Ontario reporting small cap issuers and their investors. CNQ will provide a fully-automated, regulated and transparent, electronic marketplace. CNQ will ensure the highest possible levels of efficiency and integrity to facilitate the trading of non-exchange listed equity securities by approved Investment Dealers Association of Canada members. In addition, it will facilitate increased visibility for emerging companies, provide access to new investors and increased liquidity.
The Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. will be exhibiting at the PDAC Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from March 10-13, 2002. Please drop by Booth #2321 at the Investors Exchange for further information.
Ian Bandeen, Chairman	Tel: 416-409-0981
Natasha Blackburn, Business Development Officer	Tel: 416-572-2478
Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc.	Email:Natasha.blackburn@cnq.ca


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Nice! I particularly like the first and third pics. Now, are those taootts on her wrists, or bracelets?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hey, thanks! It was just something she wrote on her wrist as a reminder. Thanks for asking, I'll probably remove it so it won't cause anymore confusion. Have a blessed evening!


Rusty Andrews, human systems consultant, will present a workshop on anger management, Wednesday, June 13, from 1:30–3 p.m. (Session 5) and Wednesday, June 27, from 10–11:30 a.m. (Session 6) in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union.
This workshop will look at anger, its expression and its management from a workplace perspective. Join us to hear the story behind much of the anger seen in our society today, how to not take on another person's anger and how to help others — or even yourself — manage anger.
To register or for more information, go to http://www.k-state.edu/hr/training/calendar.html.


Spring has sprung and so have those nasty springtime allergies. The pollens, the molds; they might be tiny, but they sure can have a huge impact on your health. But, for about 25 million people in the United States that suffer from asthma, spring allergies pose an even larger risk. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, about 60 percent of all asthma sufferers have something called allergic asthma. Allergies may be a miserable inconvenience for most, but for thousands of people, they can lead to a potentially life-threatening chain reaction.
Allergic Asthma: a Tag-Team Knockout?
So what does allergic asthma even mean? Well basically, it's when common allergens trigger an asthma attack. Your airways become inflamed, contract, and fill with mucus, making breathing difficult. Whether you have allergic or non-allergic asthma the symptoms are usually the same: shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, wheezing and sometimes coughing. They can be frightening if you aren't prepared and severe cases need immediate attention. You can count on American Family Care for the right care, right now! Along with our primary care services, we are a convenient and affordable alternative to the ER.
In the case of allergic asthma, allergens cause an allergic reaction in your body because your immune system thinks they are harmful. Your immune system goes on the attack, spilling out immunoglobulin E. As luck would have it, too much immunoglobulin E can cause the airways in your lungs to swell, triggering the asthma attack.
The good news is there are tests that will help determine if allergies are the root cause of your asthma. Armed with that information, you can work to avoid your triggers and lessen their impact on your body and your breathing. Two of the most common triggers are repeat offenders on the usual suspects' list: pollen and mold!
Pollen (yep, the same stuff that causes seasonal sniffles and sneezes!) is one of the most common allergens, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. It comes from trees, grasses and weeds. Spring is the peak season, so if you notice a sudden onset of asthma attacks, make sure to mention it to your doctor.
Mold is another troublemaker. It can grow on almost anything when moisture is present. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation says it can be found outdoors and indoors, making it doubly difficult to avoid.
Unfortunately, the list doesn't end there. Other common allergy triggers include dust mites, pets, even cockroaches. Finding out what triggers your symptoms is the key here. That can be done with a simple test in our urgent care center. With our help, there's no reason allergy season has to become asthma season as well.


People are resistant to change and once change is adopted, they swear to never change again.
I haven't had an original thought in years; this post was inspired by Breaking Smart.
People are resistant to change and once change is adopted, people swear they will never change again. It's understandable. To adopt new technology is to admit you aren't any good at something, possibly incompetent, or at least technology can do it better. We often think of technology as separate from ourselves, as something you don't have a relationship with, it does its job and your life goes on.
Cars at one point represented freedom, the open road offered vast opportunities for suburban developers. Today the definition of freedom for young urbanites is a carless lifestyle, heavily reliant on ridesharing. Ownership of a car is considered nonessential and even prohibitive. Once a network of self-driving cars is created, car ownership will be unplugged entirely. To get from A to B, we no longer have a relationship with our car but a smartphone. On demand anything is not a generational gap or fad and is here to stay.
It's well known that the experience economy is flourishing. What's less well known is that people want flexibility even in what is usually considered long term. WeLive will likely offer a membership for living a lifestyle as they do now with WeWork spaces. As a member of their residential community, I can go anywhere I please, unbounded my changing needs and geographies. If I want to try out the Bay Area, I can just move to the Market Street community, no key money, no new lease, no moving furniture. A couple years later, I fall in love and decide to start a family, now I move to the WeLive Palo Alto community just by booking on my smartphone. The relationship isn't with my dwelling but with technology.
It won't be too long before the copycats nip WeLive's heels. Equity Residential could get on this trend early and turn itself into an innovator but that is unlikely, as traditionalists prefer the status quo. Before we get amped up to scale this idea; let's stop for a second and think if we should. Uber doesn't own cars and Airbnb doesn't own rooms. As I said earlier, WeWork is on to something but not entirely.
In true hacker ethos we should seek to create the greatest societal change with the least amount of resources. Software managing a network of long term apartments for residents to move about with as little friction as possible is a much more zenful approach. My space needs will inevitably change, as will my relationships, and as it does, my space will become fluid.
The benefits are clear for the customers. What about for the property owners? Well just as Handy cleans Airbnb rooms, property management companies at scale will manage apartments in the network. The network handles rent collection and credit risk, the landlord can be absentee in a good way. Perhaps offering a zenful experience for the landlord.
What about cities? The network will guarantee property upkeep and property tax through asset diversification. A vast network will have diverse income streams something a small landlord will not.
Of course there will be those that are resistant to change; people well above my pay grade outline Airbnb and Uber's growing pains very well. I can see it now, housing departments, unions, and real estate brokers – all very pissed off. People often get mad when there is an intrusion on their reality.
Change may not become evident for many iterations but hacker ethos always finds a way. In the mean time, rethink your relationships.


Bankers Roundtable - How is Bankers Roundtable abbreviated?
The New Orleans branch hosted four Interagency Quarterly Bankers Roundtables during 2004 to disperse information on community development topics.
Cahouet, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mellon Bank and incoming president of The Bankers Roundtable, "Development and support of the Gold Standard by the banking industry is a vital investment in its future ability to deliver products and services electronically to consumers and businesses alike.
He is a member of the asset liability committee of the Bankers Roundtable and the Commission on the Future of the Tennessee Judicial System, and he is chairman of the Shelby County Health/Facilities Board.
Bacot is a member of The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, the New York State Bar Association, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bankers Roundtable and the New York City Partnership, Inc.
He also serves as a member of the Bankers Roundtable and is on the boards of the San Francisco Art Institute, the San Francisco Zoological Society, and the Fine Arts Museums Institute of San Francisco.
chairman of the board of trustees of the Dana Hall School and a member of the Bankers Roundtable.


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GSC Game World ist ein ukrainischer Computerspielhersteller. Das Studio wurde 1995 in Kiew gegründet.

Bis 1997 war GSC mit der Kreation von Multimedia-Enzyklopädien beschäftigt, die in der Ukraine und Russland populär waren. Seit 1997 beschäftigt sich die Firma mit Spieltechnologie und Computerspielentwicklung. Das erste Spiel, Warcraft2000, war ein nicht-gewerbliches Projekt. Das erste kommerzielle Projekt war das Echtzeit-Strategiespiel Cossacks. Am 26. April 2012 wurde bekannt gegeben, dass sich das Studio aufgelöst hat und nun als Vostok Games an weiteren Projekten arbeitet. Zuletzt arbeitete das Studio an S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, das aufgrund von Finanzierungsproblemen und Unstimmigkeiten mit dem Rechteinhaber der S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-Marke eingestellt werden musste.

Die offizielle Wiedereröffnung von GSC fand im Dezember 2014 statt. Das erste Projekt nach dieser ist ein Remake des Spiels Cossacks mit dem Titel Cossacks 3, welches am 20. September 2016 erschien. Im Mai 2018 kündigte das Studio das zunächst eingestellte S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 an. Eine Veröffentlichung des Titels wurde für den 28. April 2022 angegeben. Anfang März 2022 wurden aufgrund des russischen Überfalls auf die Ukraine die Entwicklungsarbeiten für unbestimmte Zeit gestoppt. Ein GSC Game World-Entwickler, Wolodymyr Yezhov, der sich den ukrainischen Streitkräften angeschlossen hatte, fiel im Dezember 2022 in der Schlacht um Bachmut.

Werke
 2000 – Cossacks: European Wars
 2001 – Codename: Outbreak
 2002 – Cossacks: The Art of War
 2002 – Cossacks: Back to War
 2002 – Cossacks: Campaign Expansion
 2003 – Hover Ace
 2002 – American Conquest
 2003 – American Conquest: Fight Back
 2003 – FireStarter
 2004 – Alexander
 2005 – Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
 2006 – Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
 2006 – American Conquest: Divided Nation
 2006 – Heroes of Annihilated Empires
 2007 – S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
 2008 – S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
 2009 – S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
 2016 – Cossacks 3

GSC Pro-Team

GSC Game World leitete in der Vergangenheit einen eigenen E-Sport-Clan mit Spielern aus der Ukraine, das sogenannte GSC Pro-Team. Dieses wurde Mitte des Jahres 2003 gegründet, zu einer Zeit, als Sponsoring im E-Sport noch nicht weit verbreitet war. Anfang des Jahres 2005 wurde das Projekt jedoch eingestellt, wahrscheinlich, weil die zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel nicht mehr ausreichten, um national die führende Position zu halten.

Während der Zeit des Bestehens galt GSC als erfolgreichster ukrainischer Clan und vertrat die Nation auf zahlreichen internationalen Wettbewerben wie den World Cyber Games 2004 und der CPL Summer 2004. Es gab Sektionen für die Computerspiele Counter-Strike, Warcraft III, Starcraft und Unreal Tournament 2004. Zu den prominentesten ehemaligen GSC-Spielern zählen der Warcraft-III-Spieler Mychajlo "HoT" Nowopaschyn und der UT2004-Spieler Roman "Chip" Verenko.

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GSC Pro-Team
Gegründet 1995
Aufgelöst 2012


Find out more about The Salt Museum in Great Britain. Check the admission, amenities, open hours and museum's location.
For some 2,000 years Cheshire has been a centre of the salt industry and today it is the only place in Britain where salt is produced on a large scale. Housed in the old Northwich Workhouse, the Salt Museum tells the fascinating story of this unique industrial heritage. The whole family will discover a completely new side to something we all take for granted with the help of videos, models, old photographs, paintings and traditional working tools. You will find out more about mining, working conditions, subsidence and transport history.
A tailored service may include guided walks, hands on science and living history sessions and it is provided to all groups. All the groups like Cub Scouts, schools, WI and universities enjoy a visit to the Salt Museum.
There is a free car park, coffee shop, gift shop, toilets and baby changing facilities.
The introductory video is installed with induction loop.
All galleries are now fully accessible following the installation of a lift.
There is ready wheelchair access to the ground floor shop, coffee shop and temporary exhibition gallery and an accessible toilet.


Granby's greatest asset has indeed always been its rural beauty and farming heritage. It is this enduring beauty and small-town feel that has attracted a new population of admirers, many of whom have decided to set down their roots.
Consisting of just two villages — North Granby and West Granby — Granby is the farthest north of all the Farmington Valley towns. It's also the largest geographically, with 41.5 square miles of gently rolling hills, rugged countryside, and wide valleys.
Find your Granby home here.
A sleepy farming town until just after WWII, Granby began to grow when new neighborhoods arose near the center of town and adjoining hillsides became dotted with homes, more than quadrupling the population. That said, horses, llamas, goats and some of the last remaining dairy cows continue to graze here, and it's the everyday sight of those gentle creatures grazing that drew — and continues to draw — many a new resident. Find your Granby home here.
The town's hub, Granby Center, lies at the junction of Routes 10/202, 189 and 20, where shade-grown tobacco fields have been replaced with a gathering of restaurants, service businesses, banks, and shops. This past year, Granby joined the culinary game with the opening of The Barn, owned by Jimmy Chen, also of the fine Asian restaurant Han just down the street. The seasonal Grass Roots Ice Cream, always handmade, pleases with unique flavors like Honey Lavender. A local winery and banquet facility are scheduled to open this spring — a welcome addition to town. Sweet Pea Cheese in North Granby is a delight to the cheese connoisseur. Geissler's Supermarket, Beman's Hardware, Granby Pharmacy, the post office, and Lite-N-Up Eatery have for a long time been the Center's mainstay attractions. But these days, Granby Village Health, a gem for all things natural, Starbucks, CVS, McDonald's, and several banks all coexist without cluttering the easy feel of things. Not to mention, Granby is still the cheapest place around to fill up your gas tank.
The Town Green is regularly lined with hand-painted signs announcing the latest goings-on, like potluck suppers, elementary school concerts, football and soccer and baseball games, and the dog park fundraiser. And just north on 10/202, Granby Memorial Middle School, the Salmon Brook Ecology Center and Granby Memorial High School share a campus.
Around the bend, Cambridge House Brew Pub, which names its award-winning brews for local landmarks, and the shops at Old Mill Pond Village attract visitors from all over the region. Heading north, the antiques, collectables and ephemera at the Salmon Brook Shops offer hours of peaceful browsing.
East Street leads to North Granby Center, at the heart of which is the beautiful old Cossitt Library. Across the way sits the Allen's old cider mill, a National Register of Historic Places landmark dating back to the 1750s — and the key reason Granby was the foremost distiller of cider for Hartford County throughout the 1800s.
Adding to the village's timeless appeal is Enders State Forest, the Garlic Farm, and Huggins Gorge, where Salmon Brook tumbles over the remains of several 1800s manufacturing sites.
Heading north toward Granville, Massachusetts is the Lost Acres Orchard and Farm Kitchen, where handmade quilts, crisp apples and apple crisp abound, remaining a genuine "core" competency. And just down the street is Lost Acres Vineyards for the wine lover. And along Route 20 in West Granby is "The Farm" – Holcomb Farm. Deeded to the state by siblings Tudor and Laura Holcomb and ultimately passed to the Town of Granby, the old farm has been reborn thanks to a whole lot of volunteers, strong community support, and some very successful fundraising. These days, its 320 acres and miles of wooded trails are also home to the farm's Arts and Environmental Learning Center, which not only brings local and inner city kids together for opportunities to learn, but also offers adult instruction, special programs, and community supported agriculture fields.
Traveling east is the 400-year-old Dewey-Granby Oak — one of the town's most treasured symbols, as well as Center Cemetery and Granby's municipal complex. At the brow of the hill, in a beautiful old Victorian, is another town institution: The Granby Drummer. This all-volunteer newspaper was founded in 1970 to address a hot local issue, which it did so effectively that it has stuck around as the community's free-of-charge newspaper ever since.
South of the center, historic homes with their cool, maple-shaded lawns line "The Street," a.k.a. Salmon Brook Street, and anchoring the neighborhood for almost a century are the South Congregational Church and parish hall, the gambrel-roofed VNA building, and the VFW hall.
At the foot of the hill, Salmon Brook Park is home to the Granby Little League, Granby Rovers Soccer, a new recreation center, and the town's very popular dog park. But its first claim to fame is perhaps more unique: it was once Doc Pendleton's golf course, which took shape in the 1920s and attracted golfers from all over New England until WWII's gas rationing caused its demise.
Abutting the park to the south is the McLean Game Refuge, which covers 4,300 acres in Granby, Simsbury and Canton. The refuge was bequeathed to the state in 1932 by George P. McLean, who was both Connecticut's Governor and a U.S. Senator — but not before he welcomed Presidents Coolidge, Taft and Hoover for fishing outings at the small chestnut-log cabin above the trout pond. The trails and quiet woodlands are enjoyed every season of the year by hikers and strollers, cross-country skiers, horseback riders, and runners in the Granby 10K Road Race.
Granby has also experienced a spate of residential and commercial growth on its south border toward Simsbury where Stop & Shop, TJ Maxx, the shops and restaurants on Mill Pond Road, the Peppermill Deli and Bakery, and the 70,000-square-foot Farmington Valley YMCA have been added.
Find the perfect Granby home here.


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Witnesses Sought in Egg Harbor Township Crash Probe, Four Hurt
Tom Mongelli
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - A Wednesday evening crash that injured four and sent one car sprawling across the road on its roof, leads to traffic citations for a driver from Little Egg Harbor. Investigators seek witnesses as they consider whether criminal charges also apply.
Phillip Ettell, 44, was hospitalized, and also cited for disregarding a traffic signal, careless driving, and driving with a suspended license.
The collision, at Fire Road and Washington Avenue, also sent the car driven by Anaya Coles, 19, of Pleasantville, careening across the intersection on its roof. She and two passengers were hospitalized as well.
Officers were summoned at about 6:27 PM. Authorities alleged that Ettell, behind the wheel of a Mazda CX-7, ignored a red signal as he entered the intersection where Coles, in a 2006 Ford Focus, was negotiating a left turn onto Fire Road across his lane of travel. The crash forced traffic away from the spot for about two hours.
Tri-Care Emergency Medical Services members treated Ettell on site before taking him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus. Coles and her passengers were also rushed to the same hospital following treatment by emergency medical teams from Egg Harbor Township and Tri-Care, and AtlantiCare paramedics.
Anyone who saw the crash is urged to call EHT Officers Louis Poletis, Thomas Rocco or Robert Moran in the Traffic Safety Unit, 609-926-2661.
Source: Egg Harbor Township Police Dept.
Source: Witnesses Sought in Egg Harbor Township Crash Probe, Four Hurt
Filed Under: Egg Harbor Township, Little Egg Harbor, Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County, Pleasantville


Maurice, Maurice, Maurice, what are we going to do with you!
You have written an 8000 word essay that you titled Historical Method. You included it in your portfolio titled Jesus: Evidence and Argument or Mythicist Myths?
Can I ask how much research you did in preparation for this? Ah, so you say you used all the notes supplied you by Stephanie Fisher. Did you do any checking of source material for yourself? Oh, I see, mostly what Stephanie supplied you. Well, Maurice, I'm afraid that's no excuse. This was your assignment and you are responsible for what goes into it.
No, Maurice, you didn't pass. I gave you an F. You're going to have to do it all again. . . .
Yes, Maurice, an F. If you carry on like that I'll make it an F minus.
And for your next effort I insist you throw away everything Stephanie fed you and do your own fact-finding and make it your own work for which you alone are responsible.
No, Maurice, it's not because I don't like you. Come up and sit down here and I'll go through it with you and show you why you need to do the whole lot again.


hitparad.se - Mariah Carey - H.A.T.E.U.
En voilà une ballade qui sort un peu de l'ordinaire, bravo Mariah!!
AWESOME! It won't be a hit but it will go down as one of her best songs.
Entspanntes RnB-Gesäusel, als Single ein grandioser Flop in den USA (# 72 RnB), so schlimm lief es selten für eine ihrer Singles.
Really like this. Deserved to be a hit!
Une ballade bien aboutie, je dis oui.


Guest columnist Jonathan Ellis seeks hard-to-find global favorites at an independent grocery store.
Let me introduce to you my husband, Jonathan Ellis, who started the Searching for Sincerity blog with me about 10 years ago — before Yelp or our country's obsession with rating everything. It was our way of commenting on places we encountered around town or in our travels, places we found extraordinarily sincere or not even in the ballpark —and everything in between. Jonathan is a writer, professor, painter, sculptor and all-around fixer and inventor of many things. He's jumping in to help me with this column while I am temporarily back in school. Thank you, Jon!
Barbur World Foods is not a gigantic grocery store that sells everything and anything. This is not the type of store to go to if you want to buy hula-hoops, lawn chairs or value-pack hotdogs in bulk for your summer bash. Clearly, we all already know where to find those football-stadium-size stores where such items can be purchased.
No, this a comparatively small store that features a satisfyingly vast variety of food products from, you guessed it, around the world.
What's most striking is the amazing selection available in its unlikely location at 9845 S.W. Barbur Blvd., at the very busy intersection of Barbur and Capitol Highway. Walking in is to discover oneself in something of a throwback.
Frankly, this store might not have been on my radar at all except for the fact that it's literally a walk through the (Woods Memorial) park for me to get there, which not only makes it handy but also a great destination when I'm out for a stroll.
Now that I've discovered this place, it remains in the mind, in the senses and on the palate.
The deli section is a wonder, presenting a delectable selection of freshly prepared dishes daily, including a fantastically delicious halved chicken that must be experienced to be believed. This is not your typical roasted chicken in a domed-plastic container we're talking about here. It has been seasoned and cooked to perfection, and all one needs to do is choose the one that looks best in the display. It will be placed in a waxed card-stock box (no Styrofoam here) and can be presented to loved ones at home as a perfect example of your superior "cooking" skills.
The produce department presents in-season fruits and vegetables, as well as hard-to-find specialty items. Meats and seafood are hormone- and antibiotic-free, originating from local farms and vendors working in partnership with the store. There's also a huge selection of dairy products, including a stellar array of cheeses. And let's not forget the beer and wine department, admirably stocked with both local and international beverages that can only enhance a well-prepared meal.
Let's face it, most of us have a specialty item that calls to us from afar, something that we perhaps chanced upon in our wanderings, something that can be difficult to find locally. My item of choice is Green Chile from New Mexico.
I lived in Santa Fe for many years and came under the thrall of this amazingly flavorful vegetable. My wife and I then moved to the East Coast where, if we wanted our fix, we had to have it imported at highly-inflated prices. Now, here we are in Portland, and there is indeed something in the air, particularly come mid-August. That familiar bouquet is the same as that which blankets the city of Santa Fe — and really most New Mexican towns — throughout the state at that time of year.
In the past, Green Chile rarely got beyond the borders, probably because its local popularity has it consumed before it can be exported. However, everything has changed. Los Roast is a company that sells its Green Chile products in the World Foods store, and each year in the corner of the parking lot they roll out a roaring flame roaster. This year, expect to find it there the weekend of Aug. 18. They will roast your selection on the spot and you will be treated to an unforgettable aroma that precedes the experience of something like Sour Cream Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas.
Barbur World Foods makes it all happen.


A modern irrigation system turns the time you spend watering into leisure time and – if you want – can control the irrigation of your entire garden.
You will have an even more spectacular garden and finally the time to enjoy it.
Does The System Water Automatically?
Your garden will water itself with an automatic irrigation system. This makes you more flexible and independent when you want to go out or travel.
How Can I Profit From An Automatic Irrigation System?
You are relieved of the tedious task of watering and have more free time on your hands. You no longer have to install sprinklers and carry around hoses or watering cans. What used to take hours is now done automatically giving you the chance to sit back and relax: The system ensures regular, metered and reliable irrigation. It promotes a greener lawn, less moss as well as healthy and nutritious plants.
What Is The Price Of A Gardena Irrigation System?
Can An Irrigation System Also Be Used In A Finished Garden?
What Impresses Irrigation System Owners The Most?
Whoever has witnessed a garden watering itself without having to lift a finger will see the benefits of a modern irrigation system. All you have to do is enter the watering times and the GARDENA Irrigation Control Systems will ensure that the sprinklers start watering to-the-minute exactly. Sprinklers pop up out of the ground and water your lawn, while drip systems supply water to your hedges, beds and individual plants.
What Should Be Done Before The Onset Of Winter?
A GARDENA Irrigation System does not have to be removed or specially protected in winter. The Sprinklersystem is easy to maintain thanks to drain valves that automatically protect the system against frost. Over the winter, you only need to dismantle the watering computer and a few components of the system that can be easily removed and stored (e. g. in the cellar) to protect from frost.
Does An Irrigation System Not Consume Too Much Water?
An automatic irrigation system starts when you want – either early morning or at night. This is the ideal time for watering as evaporation levels are at their lowest. Automatic irrigation is controlled by rain and soil moisture sensors. They ensure that your garden is only watered when it needs it. Micro-DripSystem irrigation uses significantly less water* as the water is delivered straight to the root area of the plants and is soaked into the soil before much of it has a chance to evaporate or trickle away.
* Results from professional use: comparison of drip irrigation with sprinkler irrigation.


John Harman - October 2017 Daily Vectors- "Mobile Vectoring"
October 2017 Daily Vectors- "Mobile Vectoring"
Daily vectors project- October 2017- These daily vectors are done primarily on my iPad Pro using Adobe Illustrator Draw and my Apple Pencil.
For October's Daily vectors, I decided to change the platform up completely. This was done partially for a little bit of a change of venue and partially in honor of Inktober.
For each of these designs, there should be a corresponding time-lapse recording of it's creation immediately following.
10.1.2017- Adobe Draw- "Rounded & Rigid"
10.3.2017- Adobe Draw- "Among the stars"
10.14.2017- Adobe Draw- "The Edge"


When Scarlett is attacked on the bridge, her hat disappears and reappears between shots.
There will never be a greater love story than Scarlett and Rhett!
A towering landmark of film, quite simply because it tells a good story, and tells it wonderfully well.
The most striking effect of the Technicolor process is its subtlety. The viewer is aware of the gradations of flesh tones in Leigh's face and can see the color rise in her cheeks. The exact color of her eyes is a source of fascination (they are gray-blue with flashes of green).
The sexual tension and humorous byplay between Leigh and co-star Clark Gable, in the role of gentleman rogue Rhett Butler, was riveting. And so was Leigh's portrayal of a viper trying to consume the good-hearted Ashley Wilkes, embodied by the fine-boned Hungarian-turned-British actor, Leslie Howard.


Aimed at 4 to 7 year olds the Radio Revo with 14 inch wheels fills a much needed gap between 12 and 16 inch bikes. Despite it's size it totally looks right and is a perfect first BMX bike.
BRAKES: RADIO "AM" alloy caliper brake front / RADIO "AM-V" alloy v-brake rear FRONT CALIPER BRAKE INCLUDED BUT NOT SHOWN.
What do you think of Radio Revo 14 Inch Bike Cyan?
and I have a question about Radio Revo 14 Inch Bike Cyan.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe CouchRest::Model::DesignDoc do

  before :all do
    reset_test_db!
  end

  describe "CouchRest Extension" do

    it "should have created a checksum! method" do
      ::CouchRest::Design.new.should respond_to(:checksum!)
    end

    it "should calculate a consistent checksum for model" do
      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.design_doc.checksum!.should eql('caa2b4c27abb82b4e37421de76d96ffc')
    end

    it "should calculate checksum for complex model" do
      Article.design_doc.checksum!.should eql('70dff8caea143bf40fad09adf0701104')
    end

    it "should cache the generated checksum value" do
      Article.design_doc.checksum!
      Article.design_doc['couchrest-hash'].should_not be_blank
    end
  end

  describe "class methods" do

    describe ".design_doc" do
      it "should provide Design document" do
        Article.design_doc.should be_a(::CouchRest::Design)
      end
    end

    describe ".design_doc_id" do
      it "should provide a reasonable id" do
        Article.design_doc_id.should eql("_design/Article")
      end
    end

    describe ".design_doc_slug" do
      it "should provide slug part of design doc" do
        Article.design_doc_slug.should eql('Article')
      end
    end

    describe ".design_doc_uri" do
      it "should provide complete url" do
        Article.design_doc_uri.should eql("#{COUCHHOST}/#{TESTDB}/_design/Article")
      end
      it "should provide complete url for new DB" do
        db = mock("Database")
        db.should_receive(:root).and_return('db')
        Article.design_doc_uri(db).should eql("db/_design/Article")
      end
    end

    describe ".stored_design_doc" do
      it "should load a stored design from the database" do
        Article.by_date
        Article.stored_design_doc['_rev'].should_not be_blank
      end
      it "should return nil if not already stored" do
        WithDefaultValues.stored_design_doc.should be_nil
      end
    end

    describe ".save_design_doc" do
      it "should call up the design updater" do
        Article.should_receive(:update_design_doc).with('db', false)
        Article.save_design_doc('db')
      end
    end

    describe ".save_design_doc!" do
      it "should call save_design_doc with force" do
        Article.should_receive(:save_design_doc).with('db', true)
        Article.save_design_doc!('db')
      end
    end

  end

  describe "basics" do

    before :all do
      reset_test_db!
    end

    it "should have been instantiated with views" do
      d = Article.design_doc
      d['views']['all']['map'].should include('Article')
    end

    it "should not have been saved yet" do
      lambda { Article.database.get(Article.design_doc.id) }.should raise_error(RestClient::ResourceNotFound)
    end

    describe "after requesting a view" do
      before :each do
        Article.all
      end
      it "should have saved the design doc after view request" do
        Article.database.get(Article.design_doc.id).should_not be_nil
      end
    end

    describe "model with simple views" do
      before(:all) do
        Article.all.map{|a| a.destroy(true)}
        Article.database.bulk_delete
        written_at = Time.now - 24 * 3600 * 7
        @titles = ["this and that", "also interesting", "more fun", "some junk"]
        @titles.each do |title|
          a = Article.new(:title => title)
          a.date = written_at
          a.save
          written_at += 24 * 3600
        end
      end

      it "will send request for the saved design doc on view request" do
        reset_test_db!
        Article.should_receive(:stored_design_doc).and_return(nil)
        Article.by_date
      end

      it "should have generated a design doc" do
        Article.design_doc["views"]["by_date"].should_not be_nil
      end
      it "should save the design doc when view requested" do
        Article.by_date
        doc = Article.database.get Article.design_doc.id
        doc['views']['by_date'].should_not be_nil
      end
      it "should save design doc if a view changed" do
        Article.by_date
        orig = Article.stored_design_doc
        design = Article.design_doc
        view = design['views']['by_date']['map']
        design['views']['by_date']['map'] = view + '  ' # little bit of white space
        Article.by_date
        Article.stored_design_doc['_rev'].should_not eql(orig['_rev'])
        orig['views']['by_date']['map'].should_not eql(Article.design_doc['views']['by_date']['map'])
      end
      it "should not save design doc if not changed" do
        Article.by_date
        orig = Article.stored_design_doc['_rev']
        Article.by_date
        Article.stored_design_doc['_rev'].should eql(orig)
      end
      it "should recreate the design doc if database deleted" do
        Article.database.recreate!
        lambda { Article.by_date }.should_not raise_error(RestClient::ResourceNotFound)
      end
    end

    describe "when auto_update_design_doc false" do
      # We really do need a new class for each of example. If we try
      # to use the same class the examples interact with each in ways
      # that can hide failures because the design document gets cached
      # at the class level.
      let(:model_class) {
        class_name = "#{example.metadata[:full_description].gsub(/\s+/,'_').camelize}Model"
        doc = CouchRest::Document.new("_id" => "_design/#{class_name}")
        doc["language"] = "javascript"
        doc["views"] = {"all" => {"map" =>
                                  "function(doc) {
                                 if (doc['type'] == 'Article') {
                                   emit(doc['_id'],1);
                                 }
                               }"},
                         "by_name" => {"map" =>
                                       "function(doc) {
                                     if ((doc['type'] == '#{class_name}') && (doc['name'] != null)) {
                                       emit(doc['name'], null);
                                     }",
                                      "reduce" =>
                                      "function(keys, values, rereduce) {
                                        return sum(values);
                                      }"}}

        DB.save_doc doc

        eval <<-KLASS
          class ::#{class_name} < CouchRest::Model::Base
            use_database DB
            self.auto_update_design_doc = false
            design do
              view :by_name
            end
            property :name, String
          end
        KLASS

        class_name.constantize
      }

      it "will not update stored design doc if view changed" do
        model_class.by_name
        orig = model_class.stored_design_doc
        design = model_class.design_doc
        view = design['views']['by_name']['map']
        design['views']['by_name']['map'] = view + '  '
        model_class.by_name
        model_class.stored_design_doc['_rev'].should eql(orig['_rev'])
      end

      it "will update stored design if forced" do
        model_class.by_name
        orig = model_class.stored_design_doc
        design = model_class.design_doc
        view = design['views']['by_name']['map']
        design['views']['by_name']['map'] = view + '  '
        model_class.save_design_doc!
        model_class.stored_design_doc['_rev'].should_not eql(orig['_rev'])
      end

      it "is able to use predefined views" do
        model_class.by_name(:key => "special").all
      end
    end
  end

  describe "lazily refreshing the design document" do
    before(:all) do
      @db = reset_test_db!
      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '1').save
    end
    it "should not save the design doc twice" do
      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all
      rev = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.design_doc['_rev']
      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.design_doc['_rev'].should eql(rev)
    end
  end

end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The story of Forty-seven Ronin is one of the most famous and well-told tales in Japan.
It begins in 1701 and tells of a feud between Lord Asano Naganori, the leader of a group of samurai warriors, and Kira Yoshinaka, a court officer.
In 1701 Kira was assigned the task of teaching and tutoring Lord Asano Naganori in matters of court etiquette and protocol. But when Asano did not give Kira the lavish gifts he was expecting – to show his "appreciation and respect" – he became very angry with the Lord.
Different versions of the story describe Kira in different ways – but each suggest that he was probably a greedy and arrogant man who attempted to bribe Lord Asano.
Unable to accept what he saw as a total lack of respect, Kira became increasingly insulting towards Asano and treated him harshly, taking every opportunity to try to bring him down.
But finally Asano could take it no more and on 14 March he attacked Kira with a dagger, trying to kill him in the Matsu no Ōrōka – or 'Great Corridor of Pines' – at Edo Castle. The attack was unsuccessful; rather than inflict a severe blow, Asano merely managed to wound Kira in the face before the pair were separated.
Ukiyo-e print depicting Asano Naganori's assault on Kira Yoshinaka in the Matsu no Ōrōka of Edo Castle.
Upon hearing of the assault, Shogun Tsunayoshi ordered Lord Asano to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), while Kira received no punishment at all.
Now that Lord Asano was dead, his samurai retainers were left without a leader, becoming what is called 'ronin' (leaderless). According to the Code of the Samurai, 'ronin' were supposed to immediately commit ritual suicide upon the death of their master – and if they did not, they were looked upon with great shame.
But 47 of the ronin decided to live on in order to take revenge for Asano's death by killing Kira. After two years of meticulous planning, they stormed into Kira's mansion in Edo – when they believed him to be off his guard – and struck him down with swords and bows.
The rōnin attack the principal gate of Kira's mansion.
Having killed their enemy, they cut off his head and laid it inside Lord Asano's tomb in his honour.
After they killed Kira, the ronin turned themselves in and committed seppuku. All 47 ronin died by ritual suicide.
Why is this story so significant to the Japanese people?
There are at least 6 films based on the story of Forty-seven Ronin. Between 1997 and 2007 no less than 10 TV series were produced and in 2013 a Hollywood film starring Keanu Reeves was released.
So, the story of Forty-seven Ronin tells of the ultimate loyalty and sacrifice that humans may be prepared to make, and continues to captivate audiences today.


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is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi and Olympic gold medalist judoka Yuko Emoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from August 2016 until February 2023, when the magazine ceased its publication; it is set to continue on the Comic Days app.

Publication
Written by Yuko Emoto, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Women's Judo-61 kg gold medalist, with Makoto Kobayashi in charge of dramatization, composition, and illustration, JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari started in Kodansha's Evening on August 9, 2016. It was originally conceptualized as a "what if" story depicting what would happen if the protagonist of Kobayashi's Judo-bu Monogatari was a woman. Evening ceased its publication on February 28, 2023, and the series is set to continue on Kodansha's Comic Days app. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 22, 2016. As of November 22, 2022, 14 volumes have been released.

Volume list

Reception
By December 2020, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.

References

Further reading

External links

Judo in anime and manga
Kodansha manga
Seinen manga


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March 24, 2020 / Karoil
Fantasia (1940)
Directed by Joe Grant, Dick Huemer and Ben Sharpsteen (supervisors)
Seven dialogue-free animated shorts, each inspired and accompanied by a piece of classical music, with introductions to each short done in live action featuring music critic Deems Taylor. The shorts are:
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, by Johann Sebastian Bach, accompanied by abstract images
The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, accompanied by fairies and dancing plants as the seasons change
The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas, accompanied by Mickey Mouse and a lot of brooms
Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinksy, accompanied by scenes of dinosaurs
Symphony #6 in F Major (the "Pastoral" symphony) by Ludwig van Beethoven, accompanied by characters from Greek myth
Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli, accompanied by ballet dancing animals
Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky, accompanied by demons and a black mass
The production of Fantasia starts with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the most famous segment from the film. It was originally going to be a stand-alone short, intended to help boost Mickey Mouse's popularity. Mickey had started off strong, but Disney's flagship character had faded a bit, being replaced by Donald and especially Goofy in audience's affections. It ended up becoming one of the most expensive animated shorts ever produced, at $125,000 in 1930s dollars, and Disney realized it would never make its money back being sold as a short.
Therefore, he decided to expand it into a feature, with other shorts set to classical music around it. In order to show off the full orchestra that they'd assembled, they decided to install special equipment (called "Fantasound") in select theaters, making Fantasia the first movie distributed in stereo. The movie was loved by critics, some of whom proclaimed it a masterpiece. However, between the expense of the equipment and the war in Europe, the movie was a financial flop until it was rereleased in the late 40s and 50s.
Well, it's been one week and I'm already missing deadlines. In my defense, it's been a particularly crazy week. Michigan is currently under a mandatory quarantine order, and I've been running around (metaphorically) in an attempt to get all of my jobs and finances sorted before locking myself in the basement for three weeks. Please forgive me if this review's a little on the short side.
Anyway, Fantasia is a bit of an odd beast to review, in that it's not really a film. It's more of a concert with visual accompaniment. The music, conducted by famous orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski, is uniformly excellent, even if music critics gave the film shit at the time for abridging and rearranging some of the pieces that were used (they were pretty much the only people who didn't like the movie overall). And the animated sequences are all masterworks of animation style, with a lot of innovative work being done.
However, it's not really anything that I find myself able to just sit down and watch, especially at home with all of the myriad distractions that exist in 2020. Since there's nothing connecting the various segments other than the introductions by Taylor, the movie actually feels more like watching a playlist of Youtube videos than it does anything resembling a coherent feature film. And of the seven segments, there's only three that are really memorable. Fantasia's versions of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (aka "the Phantom of the Opera" song), Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony all have various charms, but none of them really left any lasting impression on me (though I have a strong feeling that the Rite of Spring sequence, which features dinosaurs fighting each other before going extinct, directly inspired the Don Bluth's Land Before Time). In fact, I've read more than one modern review that confesses that the Rite of Spring sequence put the reviewer to sleep.
This one shot has more water than the entirety of Land Before Time
No, it's the three remaining segments that I really feel are what the movie is worth watching for. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is rightfully famous, and the music, by French composer Paul Dukas, is now pretty much inextricably linked to the image of Mickey Mouse in a blue wizard's hat. It's the image that graces the movie's poster and DVD box art, and was the symbol of Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park for 14 years. And the movie's version of The Dance of the Hours, featuring ballet-dancing ostrichs and hippos who are attacked by crocodiles, is a comic gem, an exercise in pure physical comedy that actually did get me to laugh several times.
But the movie really saves the best for last: the famous Night on Bald Mountain sequence, featuring the massive demon Chernobog and the creatures that he conjures during a black mass. Even tempered by the demon's banishment, to the sounds of Schubert's Ave Maria, it's an audacious thing for Disney to have animated and shown in a mainstream film in 1940. The composition, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov from Modest Mussorgsky's unperformed original, was relatively unknown at the time, and is another piece of music that is now permanently linked with the visuals that Fantasia gave it. Just try to listen to the main theme at the beginning of the tone poem without visualizing Chernobog unfurling his wings on top of the mountain. I know I can't.
Childhood nightmares commencing in 3…2…
So overall, Fantasia is a really mixed bag for me. I can't really recommend it as a movie, as it really isn't one. It doesn't even have the benefit of a framing device beyond a guy in a tux lecturing the audience every 15 minutes. But many of the individual segments are masterpieces of short animation, and are well worth seeking out to watch. Just don't feel like you have to do all of them in one go.
Since this doesn't really have a unified story, I can't do my usual ratings based on characters. So I'll give each segment a grade instead
Toccata and Fugue: C
Nutcracker Suite: B
Sorcerer's Apprentice: A-
Rite of Spring: C+
Pastoral Symphony: C+
Dance of the Hours: A-
Night on Bald Mountain: A
2020, Disney, March 2020
1940s, Disney, review
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