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October 19, 1954, Montlandon, Haute-Marne:
Reference for this case: 19-Oct-54-Montlandon. Thank you for including this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The only information about this alleged observation of the "close encounter of the third kind" type comes from an article of the regional newspaper Le Haut Marnais Républicain for October 29, 1954, found in press archives by the ufology group 5255 who published it in their semiannual No. 1 in February 1980.
The article said that "some ten days ago" - hence the approximate date of October 19, 1954 - a girl from Montlandon, "G.", 14, would have seen a flying saucer, "or at least a mysterious craft," land a few tens of meters from her while she kept cows in a field quite far in the countryside.
It was about noon, the craft was disk-shaped, flying close to her, landing, and rolling to the nearby corner of wood, before rising again into the air.
It is said that a man dressed in a sort of white cassock was piloting the saucer.
The gendarmerie of Langres, informed, reportedly proceeded to an investigation, and reportedly noted no contradiction in the story of the girl "who did see something." The investigators did not find any traces on the landing site.
The "most complete secret had hitherto been kept on this affair but in our villages all ends up being known by everyone and the inhabitants of Montlandon wonder what is the strange craft which has chosen the territory of their commune to land."
[Ref. hmr1:] "LE HAUT-MARNAIS REPUBLICAIN" NEWSPAPER:
MONTLANDON
The saucer landed at the corner of the wood
Approximately ten days ago, a young girl of Montlandon, G., aged 14, is said to have seen a saucer, or at least a mysterious machine, which landed at a few tens of meters of her. The child kept the cows in a field rather far away from the country when she saw, about midday, an apparatus in the shape of a disc, flying not far from her, which landed and rolled up to the edge of the very close wood, before rising again in the air. A man equipped with a kind of white cassock controlled the saucer.
The informed gendarmerie of Langres is said to have proceeded with an investigation. No contradiction is said to have been found in the account of the young girl who is said to really have seen something. The research of the investigators did not manage to find traces on the spot of the landing.
The most complete secrecy had been held up to now on this affair but in our villages all ends up being known and the inhabitants of Montlandon do wonder what the strange apparatus which chose the territory of their commune to land is.
[Ref. g521:] "5255" UFOLOGY GROUP:
- "Le Haut-Marnais Républicain" for Friday, October 29, 1954
MONTLANDON The saucer landed at the corner of the wood
About ten days ago, a little girl from Montlandon, 14-year-old G..., would have seen a saucer or at least a mysterious craft land a few tens of meters from her. The child was keeping the cows in a field quite far away in the country, when she saw, towards midday, a device in the shape of a disc flying not far from her; which landed then drove to the horn of the very close wood, before rising again in the air. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock was driving the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres, warned, reportedly made an investigation. No contradiction was reportedly found in the story of the girl who did see something.
The investigations of the investigators did not reveal traces on the landing sites.
The most complete secret had hitherto been kept on this affair, but in our villages all ends up being known by everyone and the inhabitants of Montlandon wonder what strange apparatus could have chosen the territory of their commune as landing ground.
[Ref. fle1:] FERNAND LAGARDE - LDLN:
Montlandon around October 19, 1954, around noon.
Ten days ago, a little girl from Montlandon, little G., aged 14, reportedly saw a saucer, or at least a mysterious craft, land a few dozen meters from her. The child was keeping the cows in a field quite far in the country when she saw, around noon, a disc-shaped craft, flying not far from her, which landed and drove to the horn of the nearby wood, before rising again in the air. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock was driving the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres, alerted, reportedly conducted an investigation. No contradiction was reportedly found in the story of the girl who did see something. Investigations by the investigators did not reveal traces at the landing site.
The most complete secret had hitherto been kept on this affair but in our villages all ends up being known by everyone and the inhabitants of Montlandon wonder what is the strange apparatus that chose the territory of their commune to land.
Le Haut Marnais Républicain for October 20, 1954.
Zhis ufologist noted:
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240a CE3 10/19/1954 v 12 h Montlandon 52200 D5 NI Le Haut-Marnais Républicain for 10/18/1954
[Ref. cnu1:] CNEGU AND GPUN UFOLOGY GROUPS:
18 10/19/54 12.00 Montlandon (52) 1 child F
Case Nr 18
October 19, 1954 in Montlandon (52).
A few days after Neuilly-l'Evêque, it is a girl of Montlandon, little G., aged 14, who reportedly saw a saucer, or at least a mysterious craft, a few tens of meters of her. The child keeps the cows in a field quite far in the country, when she sees, around noon, a craft in the shape of a flying disc which lands not far from her then rolls to the horn of a very close wood, before rising again in the air. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock pilots the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres, informed, carried out an investigation. No contradiction was found in the story of the girl who did see something. Investigations by the investigators did not reveal traces at the landing site. (Ref.: Magazine #2 of the Group 52 55 according to the Haut Marnais Républicain for 10/29/54).
[Ref. ldl1:] "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
The magazine reproduces the article in [hmr1].
[Ref. cnu2:] CNEGU UFOLOGY GROUP:
On Tuesday, October 24, 1954, (a few days after case #11 in the same region), it was a girl from Montlandon (52), the little G ... (14-year-old) who reportedly saw a flying saucer, or at least a mysterious craft, land a few tens of meters from her. The child keeps the cows in a field quite far in the country, when she sees, towards noon, a device in the shape of a flying disk which lands not far from her then rolls until the corner of a very close wood, before rising again in the air. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock pilots the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres, informed, carried out an investigation. No contradiction was found in the story of the girl who did see something. The investigations of the investigators did not reveal traces on the premises of the landing.
Explanation: would this still be a mistake with a helicopter and its pilot? In these 2 cases the "saucer" slides and rolls on the ground.
Source: magazine #1 of the GROUP 5255 citing the Haut Marnais Républicain for 10/29/1954.
[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:
This author indicates that on October 19, 1954, at noon, in Montlandon, Haute-Marne, an anonymous girl, "G", experiences a CE3:
"About ten days ago, a 14-year-old girl from Montlandon, little G..., reportedly saw a saucer, or at least a mysterious craft, land a few meters away from her. The child was keeping the cows in a field quite far in the country, when she saw, around noon, a disc-shaped craft flying close to her, which landed, then rolled to the horn of a very close wood, before rising again in the air. According to the child, a man dressed in a sort of white cassock was driving the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres reportedly carried out an investigation. No contradiction was reportedly revealed in the declarations of the girl who did see something. Investigations by the investigators did not reveal traces of the landing site. The most complete secret had hitherto been kept on this affair, but in our villages everything ends up being known and the inhabitants of Montlandon are wondering what strange craft could have chosen the territory of their commune as a landing-ground."
Jean Sider indicates that the local source is Le Haut-Marnais Républicain, of Chaumont, for October 20, 1954, page 4.
[Ref. cnu3:] RAOUL ROBE - CNEGU:
Raoul Robé comments this case as presented by Jean Sider ([jsr1]) in his 1997 book.
In the case of Montlandon (52) of October 19 he [Jean Sider] brings nothing more than the press of the time.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
4209: 1954/10/19 12:00 1 5:29:00 E 47:51:00 N 3333 WEU FRN HMR 8:5
MONTLANDON,FR:TEEN:SCR ^ by WOODS nr PASTURE:MAN/WHT SPC-SUIT EXITS:POLICE INQ
Ref#194 LUMIERES dans la NUIT.(LDLN France) Issue No. 260 : PASTURE
Location. Montlandon, France
Date: October 19 1954
Time: unknown
A 14-year old girl reported seeing a strange disc-shaped object descend and land on a field next to some woods. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock or smock was seen briefly onboard the object. The craft immediately took off again and disappeared from sight.
HC addendum
Source: Raoul Robe, Regional Catalogue
1954 - At noon 70 people in the city of Amiens, Somme, France saw a fiery object spinning high in sky, shooting out green beams of light. Also, at the same time in Montandon [sic], Haute-Marne, France a teenager saw a saucer-shaped object land by some woods near a pasture. A man wearing a white spacesuit exited the craft. His report was investigated by the police. (Sources: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issues # 321 & 260).
1954 - A 14-year-old girl in Montlandon, France reported seeing a strange disc-shaped object descend and land in a field next to some woods. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock or smock was seen briefly onboard the object. The craft immediately took off again and disappeared from sight. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1954, citing Raoul Robe, Regional Catalogue).
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Haute Marne in Montlandon on October 19, 1954 at 12:00 hours "a young girl of Montlandon, 14 years old, reportedly saw an object, land within a few tens of meters of her. The child was keeping the cows in a field rather far away from the country when she saw, about midday, an apparatus in the shape of a disc, flying not far from her which lands and rolled to the horn of very close wood, before rising again in the airs. A man dressed in a kind of white cassock controlled the saucer. The alerted gendarmerie of Langres is said to have proceeded to an investigation."
The source is indicated as "Lumières dans la Nuit".
The website indicates that on 19 October 1954 at 12:00 in Montandon [sic], France "Saucer lands by woods near pasture. Man wearing white spacesuit exits. Police investigation." And: "Close encounter with an unidentified craft and its occupants. One disc was observed by one male teenage witness in a pasture for over one minute. One humanoid, wearing a white spacesuit, was seen."
The source is indicated as "Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002."
Location: Montlandon, France
Summary: A 14-year old girl reported seeing a strange disc-shaped object descend and land on a field next to some woods. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock or smock was seen briefly onboard the object. The craft immediately took off again and disappeared from sight.
*Oct. 19, 1954 - A 14-year-old girl in Montlandon, France reported seeing a strange disc-shaped object descend and land in a field next to some woods. A man dressed in a sort of white cassock or smock was seen briefly onboard the object. The craft immediately took off again and disappeared from sight. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1954, citing Raoul Robe, Regional Catalogue).
The author indicates that there was a close encounter of the third kind in Montlandon, the Haute-Marne, on October 19, 1954, at noon.
Miss G, an anonymous 14-year-old, kept the cows in a field quite far in the country, when she saw a flying disc-shaped craft not far from her, landed, then rolling to the horn of a very close wood, before rising again in the air. According to the child, a man dressed in a sort of white cassock was driving the saucer. The gendarmerie of Langres would have carried out an investigation. No contradiction would have been found in the statements of the girl who did see something. The investigations of the investigators did not reveal traces on the landing site.
The author gives as sources Le Haut-Marnais Républicain (Chaumont) for October 20, 1954; and Jean Sider, Le dossier 1954 et l'imposture rationaliste, page 211.
Montlandon as a municipality of the Haute-Marne no longer exists since 1972: the village was associated with Hortes, Troischamps and Rosoy-sur-Amance, the gathering forming the commune of Haute-Amance.
The date "October 19, 1954" was assigned by the ufology group 5255 and based on the date of publication of the newspaper article on October 29, 1954, and its mention that it had occurred "about ten days ago". It is therefore an approximate date.
After Fernand Lagarde's version, almost everyone, except CNEGU, give a wrong date for the newspaper article. It is on October 29, 1954, but for Figuet it becomes October 18, 1954; and for almost everyone it becomes "October 20, 1954" with the case at "October 19, 1954" although it would then no more be "some ten days ago"!
The press version is very poor as for the description of "the craft" since there is simply none. It may very well be that the girl did not call it a saucer or a disc, that this was an interpretation by adults. The newspaper shows the hesitation on this matter: "a saucer, or at least a mysterious craft".
The pilot is described only as a man dressed in a kind of white cassock piloting the saucer, seen from "a few tens of meters". So he is probably a human, not an extraterrestrial being.
A crucial point is the mention that after landing, the machine rolled and then took off again. A helicopter does not do that, a car does not do that. I think this especially indicates that the press story is neither complete nor precise. One can therefore hesitate between a landing and departure of helicopter and a passage of some motor vehicle - the case of Orchamps-Vennes of October 12, 1954, is one of the examples of an automobile which "takes off" and gets called a "flying saucer".
The possible report of the gendarmerie of Langres has not been published to date; it is likely that better information, and the solution, may be in there.
Montlandon, Haute-Marne, child, saucer, man, occupant, white, cassock, landing, field, day
[hmr1] Article in the regional newspaper Le Haut Marnais Républicain, Chaumont, France, page 4, October 29, 1954.
[hmr1] (Possible) Gendarmerie Nationale report, Langres brigade, 1954.
[g521] Article in the ufology bulletin GROUPE 52 55, of the Groupe d'Etude sur les OVNI Haute-Marne / Meuse, bi-annual #1, February 1980.
[fle1] "De l'inédit dans nos archives de 1954 et 1956", article by Fernand Lagarde, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, N° 259-260, page 43, janvier - février 1986.
[ldl1] Ufology magazine Lumières dans la Nuit (LDLN), France, #259-260, page 43, January/February 1986.
[mft1] "Additifs à Francat", list by Michel Figuet, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #263-264, page 21, May / June 1986.
[cnu1] "Liste des Cas d'Humanoïdes sur le N-E", catalogue the GNEGU and the GPUN ufology groups, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #267-268, pages 38,41-42, September / October 1986.
[cnu2] "Catalogue Régional d'Observations d'Humanoïdes - 3ème édition", in the annual ufology magazine Les Mystères de l'Est, CNEGU, France, #1, page 6, 1995.
[jsr1] "Le Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste", book by Jean Sider, Ramuel publisher, France, page 211, 1997.
[cnu3] "Réponse des "débunkers de l'Est" à Jean Sider", article by Raoul Robé, in the annualy ufology magazine Les Mystères de l'Est, CNEGU, France, page 143, 1998.
[lhh1] "*U* Computer Database", database by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.
[ars1] "1954 Humanoid reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2002, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1954.shtml
[djn1] "Encounters with Aliens on this Day", web page by Donald Johnson, USA, circa 2005, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/October19.html
[lcn1] Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2005, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/listgen.php?typlist=2&page=27&numobs=1130
[uda1] "19 Oct 1954 - Montandon, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf16/uf2/162603.htm
[tai1] "1954: October Sightings", catalog on the UFO website Think About It, USA, not dated, found 2014, at http://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/8-1954-october-sightings
[jgz1] "RR3 - Le Dossier des Rencontres du Troisième Type en France", book by Julien Gonzalez, Le Temps Présent publishers, France, pp 149-150, 2014.
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Behind the Glass | Dreaming | Characters
On August 27, 2015 January 19, 2016 By Abby WilderIn Behind the Glass, Self Publishing, Writing2 Comments
Names. That seems to be the question asked most when discussing the characters of my novels. How did you choose the names? Why did you choose the names?
Until I found the recent document of my first attempt of writing the story, I believed Willow was always Willow. This was the name she came with and the one I couldn't change. (If you care to read the first few words I wrote on the story back in 2010, click here. As you will see, Willow was called Darce. I forgot about that.) Bracken was originally Talon, a character from another story I had written, but when his personality morphed, he was no longer that character, everything about him had changed so much, including his physical appearance, I could no longer keep the name. Talon belonged to someone else, a boy with a beautiful smile and a golden halo of curls. So Bracken became Bracken, and when Ash came along, it was at that point, I realised there was a theme to my names. I had two choices. Change some of the names, or embrace it and theme-name an entire city. Despite the hesitation I felt, I went with the latter. This brought about names such as Dune, Bear, Skylark and Falcon. It made naming characters that were from Nuovo fun, and rather easy.
The Mudders were another story. Some of the names changed from the first draft to the last because it was pointed out that quite a few of them began with D. Why? I have no idea. I guess I like the letter.
When choosing names there are many methods I employ. Sometimes a character simply comes with a name, such as Luke. Other times, a little research into the meaning behind the names is involved. Or, it is just a matter of trying out different names until one sticks. None of my characters are based on real people, although some share traits of people I know. For example, Granny Ava's snoring is a direct re-telling of my Nana's sleep patterns. When my family stayed with my Nana, she and I would share a room. Being the good little girl that I was, I disliked telling my Nana to shut up, but they were the only words which would stop her frightful snoring. Simply telling her to be quiet, or giving her a gentle shake wasn't enough.
Each of my characters needed to have their own stories, their own motivations for the choices they made, and not simply because it suited the plot. There were a few characters cut from the story because of this, those that did not add to the story line, and then there were those that were developed because they did. Originally, Bracken had an older brother called Narcissus. I liked this name so much, I gave it to a minor character that was later introduced in the Boy in Uniform story, though he is known as Narc.
Here is a brief overview of the three main characters:
Willow Stanton is the main protagonist of the series and the perspective through which Girl Behind Glass and Girl Beneath Stars is told. It is her story. A story where she has led a sheltered and naive life under the protection of the dome and the watchful eyes of the Establishment. She has no idea of life before the dome, and lives believing whole heartedly in everything the Establishment tells her. Her dream is to join the Guardians so she can see what life is like outside the dome. She is focussed on her goal and knows what she wants. When she finds herself outside the dome, she is shaken, and must adjust the way she looks at life, and what she believes to be true.
At the beginning of the story, Bracken Rush is Willow's best friend. He is one of the only people she knows who is willing to question certain aspects of life within the dome, the boy who is in love with her, and the son of the governor of Nuovo. He goes through the greatest transformation during the story with the help of the serum, resulting in conflicts between him and almost everyone he loves. He loves Willow at the beginning of the story, and still loves her at the end, though the type of love changes. After the introduction of the serum, Bracken is left tormented. Plagued with violent tendencies that had no place in his life before, it changes him so greatly, he no longer knows who he is. Boy in Uniform is told from his perspective.
Luke Forbes is a laid back, happy-go-lucky guy with a smile that melts hearts. Since he is more of a people person, than a cause person, he is willing to see the good in most people, although, Bracken's close relationship with Willow, starts Luke and Bracken's friendship off on rocky ground. His struggle comes through the relationship with his father who has turned to alcohol in an effort to ease the guilt he feels over the death of Luke's mother. His father would often take his feelings of guilt out on Luke, and this is when Granny Ava stepped in and took Luke under her wing. Luke admires Willow for the resilience she has shown and her willingness to learn new things.
The next post will be published on 3rd September.
Behind the Glass | Dreaming | Inspiration
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Behind the Glass | Dreaming | World Building
On August 20, 2015 January 19, 2016 By Abby WilderIn Behind the Glass, Boy in Uniform, Girl Behind Glass, Girl Beneath Stars, Self Publishing2 Comments
The world that the novels are set in was originally to be a very minor part of the story. Nothing more than a setting. But the more I developed the story, the more I realised that I couldn't leave it in the background, but instead, the plot needed to be focussed around the world as well as the relationships between characters.
I knew that I had to develop the story of the world even though a lot of it never entered the book. Part of it was told in the storyline of Willow and Bracken's parents, but a lot of it wasn't. It's all background information that you need to know, but your readers may not. Using my tried and true method of recording random thoughts, the timeline and development of Nuovo, the Establishment, the Mudders and the Rebels came to light.
We've all seen the movies, read the books and articles of where the world could head if we do not look after our planet. The horror stories of the results of genetic modification. The terrors of global warming and natural disasters. And the scariest thought of all it is that it could happen quickly. Although I didn't map out the specifics of the events which led to the world's inability to sustain life, they are what occurred during Dune, Jake, Skylark, and Falcon's earlier years. Hunger became the world's number one killer. At first, when the big companies failed to provide food, people turned to old fashioned gardening, and farming what land was still fertile. But this led to fighting and looting and everything began to fall apart. One developer, Mr Rhinehart, came up with the solution of nutrition pills, and they, along with sustain and water, were able to provide a healthy life. People were still hungry, but not in need of food. A company took Mr Rhinehart under their wing, and this company then morphed into The Establishment; a collection of companies that quickly became the single highest source of power as it had the one thing people needed most. Nutrition. From there, they dreamed up cities that lived separate from nature, which enabled them to strip the earth for profit at the same time as claiming to save it. But with the rise of the Establishment also came the people that opposed it. They tried to thwart the Establishment, because of all the laws they had made to stop people farming their own food, and their desire to make people fully dependent on a coalition of companies. They attacked the construction of the dome, and the Establishment responded by forming their own army of Guardians. They turned people against each other by claiming the people that opposed them did not wish to save the planet.
This was all developed in my mind and scribble down in various forms until I had a clear understanding of the world. Once this was sorted, it helped with plot development and the motivation behind a lot of the characters choices.
I even wrote a creed of sorts that belonged to Nuovo, which also explains the origin behind the naming of the Mudders.
Chaos reigned.
People were starving.
Ours was a world based on greed.
Once nature and man had set their course,
The land was left devastated in their wake.
With food gone, hunger set in.
Society as we knew it, ceased to exist.
Man rose against beast. Man rose against man.
Man became beast.
The dawn of the Establishment brought the end of poverty and hunger.
In their place it created order, industry, and protection.
But the rise of every empire, brings a wave of opposition. The Rebels.
They embraced the chaos, embraced the fight for survival.
"Give us our land," they shouted. "Let us roll about in the mud from whence we came."
Polluted as it was, we vowed to protect the land. And with the defeat of the Rebels, Nuovo stood.
A symbol of life, untouched by nature.
We created our world anew . . .
Founded on Equality. Preservation. Sustainability.
The next post will be published on 27th August.
Behind the Glass | Dreaming | The Seed
Dreaming is the stage when my mind wanders with possibility. Nothing is set. The story is little more than a speck of dust floating through my mind.
While walking down the street, or in the middle of a conversation, random thoughts would pop into my head, so I would pull out my phone and jot them down. I made sure I wrote down everything, because thoughts are often known to enter my head, only to leave again moments later, and I would be left frustrated that I couldn't remember that amazingly wonderful thought (or at least so it seemed at the time) that simply had to be recorded. But before all this started, before the thoughts could make any sense and be directed toward a specific story, there was a seed. The first idea. The one which sets a story in motion.
In the case of Girl Behind Glass there were two seeds. One that created the relationship between the two main characters, and the other which created the world the stories are set in.
The relationship.
It all started with Willow and Bracken. There was a particular scene which played out in my mind. Specifically, the one between Willow and Bracken after he is brought into the camp at the Protected Area. Things about the scene changed from the original idea, but the core concept remained.
There was a boy who loved a girl.
There was a girl who loved a boy.
He risked everything to find her.
Even though they loved each other, he had become the enemy.
He had red eyes from not blinking.
I wasn't sure why he didn't blink, and I didn't even include it in the first draft, but every time I pictured this scene, his eyes were red. Since I couldn't get the image out of my head, the redness eventually became a side effect of the serum trials.
Luke wasn't added into the story until a lot later. There are many love triangles in fiction these days, especially in YA fiction, and I felt tempted to avoid it so not to be categorised as another predictable love triangle, but when it came down to it, I enjoy reading love triangles, and since the story line evolved around these two characters, I decided to go for it.
My children's school sent home a message informing parents that all food wrappers were to be removed from school lunches to reduce rubbish and help the environment. Items such as muesli bars would need to be removed from the wrapper, and placed inside a plastic container which could then be washed and reused. This struck me as ridiculous. The rubbish would still exist, it just wouldn't travel to school, and I hardly saw how the increased use of unnecessary plastic containers, which required washing, would help the environment. My mind started to wander to some of the seemingly silly ways which people try to save the planet. I imagined a world where nature had become so protected that it was to the detriment of the human population. This idea twisted into the Establishment. A collection of companies that ran the domed cities, claiming to be saving the planet, while really, they were stripping it. This is how the world behind the glass was born.
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INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION OF cis,cis-1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE USING HYPERVALENT IODINE: BICYCLO[3.3.0]OCTANE-2,6-DIONE
[1,4-Pentalenedione, hexahydro-]
Submitted by Robert M. Moriarty1, Michael P. Duncan1, Radhe K. Vaid1, and OM Prakash2.
Checked by Deng Bing and Ekkehard Winterfeldt.
A. 2,6-Diacetoxybicyclo[3.3.0]octane. (Compound 2; (Note 1) and (Note 2).) An ovendried. 1-L round-bottomed flask, equipped with a magnetic stirring bar, a reflux condenser, and a drying tube (Drierite), is charged with iodosobenzene diacetate (IBD) (100 g. 0.31 mol) and 300 mL of glacial acetic acid. To this stirred mixture, 25 g (0.23 mol) of cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) is added. The resulting mixture is then heated to reflux for 16 hr (Note 3), at which time the colorless solution has become brown-orange. At the end of this time the acetic acid is evaporated using a rotary evaporator (15 mm). Reduced-pressure distillation (74–84°C at 0.060 mm) yields 29.1–30.5 g (56–58%) of 2.6-diacetoxybicyclo[3.3.0]octane, as a pale-yellow liquid (lit.3 bp 84–88°C at 0.2 mm) (Note 4).
B. Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-diol. (Compound 3; (Note 5).) An ice-cooled aqueous 10% solution of sodium hydroxide (100 mL) is placed in a 250-mL, round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic stirring bar and a stopper. To this ice-cooled solution 27.8 g of diacetate 2 (0.123 mol) is added dropwise over a few minutes. The cooled solution is slowly allowed to warm to room temperature (1 hr) and stirring is continued for 15 hr. at which time the colorless solution has become yellow-orange (Note 6).
The reaction mixture is then extracted continuously with ether for a 3 days. After extraction the ether is removed by rotary evaporation. The crude viscous liquid that results after evaporation (Note 7) is distilled (Note 8) under reduced pressure (106–111°C at 0.06 mm) (lit.3 bp 90–96°C at 0.3 mm) to yield 14.5–16.2 g (83–93%) of 3, pure bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-diol, as a yellow viscous liquid (Note 9).
C. Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione. (Compound 4; (Note 10).) Diol 3, 12.6 g (0.089 mol), is placed in a 250-ml, three-necked, round-bottomed flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a reflux condenser. Acetone (125 mL) is added and the mixture is cooled to 0°C. A 2.7 M solution of Jones reagent (Note 11) (70 mL) is slowly added dropwise over 10 min at 0°C. The solution is allowed to warm slowly to room temperature (1 hr) and stirring is continued for an additional 15 hr.
After 15 hr the acetone is removed on a rotary evaporator and water (125 mL) is added. The dark-green aqueous mixture is extracted continuously with ether for 3 days. The ether is removed by rotary evaporation, which results in a yellow oil. The oil is then distilled under reduced pressure (74–79°C at 0.06 mm) to yield analytically pure bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione, 4 (6.4–7.1 g, 52–58%) as a white crystalline solid, mp 45–46°C (lit.4 mp 45.1–46.3°C) (Note 12) and (Note 13).
1. cis,cis-1,5-Cyclooctadiene (COD) and iodosobenzene diacetate (IBD) are purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc.
2. The diacetate (2) is a mixture of three difficultly separable stereoisomers [the di-exo-diacetate (2a), di-endo-diacetate (2b), and the exo–endo-diacetate (2c)]. The major isomer is the di-exo-diacetate (2a) based on 13C-NMR of the known di-exo-diol (Note 9).
3. This solution of iodosobenzene, acetic acid, and cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene should continue to be stirred and should not be allowed to react for more than 20 hr (at refluxing temperature) to prevent decomposition of the product diacetate.
4. The 1H NMR spectrum (CDCl3) is as follows δ: 1.60 (m, 8 H, CH2), 1.97 (s, 6 H, OAc), 2.55 (br, s, 2 H, CH), 4.90 (br, s, 2 H, CHOAc). The IR spectrum (neat) shows a carbonyl peak at 1738 cm−1.
5. This procedure for the preparation of the diol is an adapted version of that by Cantrell and Strasser.3 It is a procedure superior to that of Crandall and Mayer.5
6. The checkers monitored the reaction by TLC using ethyl acetate as the developing solvent.
7. This viscous liquid (3) is easily transferred to a distilling flask by using acetone.
8. The use of a heat gun aids the distillation because the product is extremely viscous.
9. The 1H NMR spectrum (CDCl3) is as follows δ: 1.70 (m, 8 H, CH2), 2.61 (m, 2 H, CH), 3.05 (s, 2 H, OH), 3.90 (m, 2 H, CHOH). The IR spectrum shows a broad peak at 3500 cm−1. The major peaks in the 13C NMR spectrum (CDCl3) are δ: 27.41 (C-4), 33.81 (C-3), 50.64 (C-1), 79.54 (C-2). The 13C NMR indicates that the major stereoisomer is 3a, the exo,exo-2,6-dihydroxy-cis-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane [lit.6 13C NMR δ: 27.8 (C-4), 34.2 (C-3), 51.0 (C-1), 79.9 (C-2)].
10. Other oxidation procedures were used, including pyridinium chlorochromate (Corey's reagent),7 and dipyridine Cr(VI) oxide (Collins' reagent),8 but did not produce yields comparable to the Jones method.
11. Jones reagent was prepared by the method in Fieser and Fieser:9 Dissolve 13.36 g of chromium trioxide in 11.5 mL of concd sulfuric acid, and carefully dilute this cooled solution (0°C) with water to 50 mL.
12. The 1H NMR spectrum (CDCl3) is as follows δ: 2.23 (m, 8 H, CH2), 3.00 (m, 2 H, CH). The IR spectrum (Nujol) shows a carbonyl peak at 1745 cm−1.
13. GLC analysis shows that the product is contaminated by small amounts of diol. If desired, purer material could be obtained by sublimation at 35–40°C at 0.01 mm onto a cold finger kept at 0°C.4
The preparation of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione has been accomplished by intermolecular reactions,4,10 intramolecular reactions,3,11 and degradation reactions.5,12
Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione has been known since 1934,10 but extant procedures for large-scale multigram synthesis of this versatile intermediate are cumbersome, except for the recently published results of Hagedorn and Farnum.4 Whitesell and Matthews6 have shown that bicyclo[3.3.0]octanes are valuable intermediates for the total synthesis of natural products.
We now report a simple, three-step synthesis of the dione, which uses simple procedures and inexpensive starting materials, to procure multigram amounts of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione in reasonable yields.
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607.
Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), India 132119.
Cantrell, T. S.; Strasser, B. L. J. Org. Chem. 1971, 36, 670.
Hagedorn, A. A., III; Farnum, D. G. J. Org. Chem. 1977, 42, 3765.
Crandall, J. K.; Mayer, C. F.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1967, 89, 4374.
Whitesell, J. K.; Matthews, R. S. J. Org. Chem. 1977, 42, 3878.
Corey, E. J.; Suggs, J. W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1975, 2647.
Collins, J. C.; Hess, W. W. Org. Synth., Coll. Vol. VI, 1988, 644.
Fieser, L. F.; Fieser, M. "Reagents for Organic Synthesis," Wiley: New York, 1967, Vol. 1, pp. 142–144.
Ruzicka, L.; Borges de Almeida, A.; Brack. A. Helv. Chim. Acta 1934, 17, 183.
Julia, M.; Colomer, E. An. Quim. 1971, 67, 199; Chem. Abstr. 1971, 75, 19766z.
McCabe, P. H.; Nelson, C. R. Tetrahedron Lett. 1978, 2819.
sulfuric acid (7664-93-9)
acetic acid (64-19-7)
acetone (67-64-1)
chromium trioxide (1333-82-0)
Iodosobenzene diacetate (3240-34-4)
pyridinium chlorochromate (26299-14-9)
Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-dione,
1,4-Pentalenedione, hexahydro- (77483-80-8)
2.6-diacetoxybicyclo[3.3.0]octane,
2,6-Diacetoxybicyclo[3.3.0]octane (17572-85-9)
Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-diol (17572-86-0)
iodosobenzene, acetic acid
cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene
exo,exo-2,6-dihydroxy-cis-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane


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Q: Assertion Failure on function using ispunct I'm getting an Assertion Failure after building the "ReplacePuncsWithBlanks" function. Does it have anything to do with my inserting whitespaces to the beginning and end of the array?
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    #include <ctype.h>

    using namespace std;

    const int SIZE = 100;

    void GetString(char StringArray[]);
    void CopyString(char StringArray[], char CopiedArray[]);
    void MakeUpper(char CopiedArray[]);
    void InsertBlanks(char CopiedArray[]);
    void ReplacePuncsWithBlanks(char CopiedArray[]);
    void DisplayString(char StringArray[], char CopiedArray[]);

    int main()
    {
        char StringEntered[SIZE];
        char CopiedString[SIZE];

        GetString(StringEntered);
        CopyString(StringEntered, CopiedString);
        MakeUpper(CopiedString);
        InsertBlanks(CopiedString);
        ReplacePuncsWithBlanks(CopiedString);
        DisplayString(StringEntered, CopiedString);

    cout<<"Hit Enter.\n";
    cin.ignore();

    }
/***************************************GetString********************************************
*   Action:         Prompts user to enter some text.                                        *
*                                                                                *
*   Parameters:                                                                             *
*       IN:                                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*       OUT:        StringArray which is the array holding the original text inputted by    *
*                   the user                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Returns:        Nothing.                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Precondition:   StringArray points to StringEntered array in Main.                      *
*********************************************************************************************/
void GetString(char StringArray[])
{
    cout<<"Please enter a sentence:  ";
    cin.getline(StringArray, SIZE);
}

/***************************************CopyString********************************************
*   Action:         Copies data from one array (StringArray) to another (CopiedArray).      *
*                                                                                *
*   Parameters:                                                                             *
*       IN:         StringArray which has existing data.                                    *
*                                                                                *
*       OUT:        CopiedArray which will be a copy of StringArray.                        *
*                                                                                *
*   Returns:        Nothing.                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Precondition:   StringArray points to StringEntered array in Main.                      *
*                   CopiedArray points to CopiedString array in Main.                       *
*********************************************************************************************/
void CopyString(char StringArray[], char CopiedArray[])
{
    for(int i=0; i<SIZE; ++i)
    {
        CopiedArray[i]=StringArray[i];
    }
}

/**************************************MakeUpper*********************************************
*   Action:         Changes characters in the array to an uppercase letter.                 *
*                                                                                *
*   Parameters:                                                                             *
*       IN:         CopiedArray which has mixed case letters.                               *
*                                                                                *
*       OUT:        CopiedArray which will have uppercase letters.                          *
*                                                                                *
*   Returns:        Nothing.                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Precondition:   CopiedArray points to CopiedString array in Main.                       *
*********************************************************************************************/
void MakeUpper(char CopiedArray[])
{
    char c;
    for(int i=0; i<SIZE; ++i)
    {
        c=CopiedArray[i];
        CopiedArray[i]=toupper(c);
    }
}

/***********************************InsertBlanks*********************************************
*   Action:         Moves elements in the array up one spot and replaces the first element  *
*                   with a space as well as the last element.
*                                                                                *
*   Parameters:                                                                             *
*       IN:         CopiedArray prior to inserting the spaces.                              *
*                                                                                *
*       OUT:        CopiedArray which will have a space in the first element and at the end.*
*                                                                                *
*   Returns:        Nothing.                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Precondition:   CopiedArray points to CopiedString array in Main.                       *
*********************************************************************************************/
void InsertBlanks(char CopiedArray[]){
    int temp=0;
    for (int i=SIZE-1; i>0; --i)
    {
        if(CopiedArray[i]=='\0')
        {
            temp=i+1;
        }
        CopiedArray[i]=CopiedArray[i-1];
    }
    CopiedArray[0]=' ';
    CopiedArray[temp]=' ';
    CopiedArray[temp+1]='\0';
}

/********************************ReplacePuncsWithBlanks**************************************
*   Action:         Changes characters which are punctuation to whitepaces.                 *
*                                                                                *
*   Parameters:                                                                             *
*       IN:         CopiedArray which may include punctuation.                              *
*                                                                                *
*       OUT:        CopiedArray which will have have replaced punctuations with whitespaces.*
*                                                                                *
*   Returns:        Nothing.                                                                *
*                                                                                *
*   Precondition:   CopiedArray points to CopiedString array in Main.                       *
*********************************************************************************************/
void ReplacePuncsWithBlanks(char CopiedArray[])
{
    for (int i=0; i<SIZE; ++i)
    {
        if (ispunct(CopiedArray[i]))
        {
            cout<<CopiedArray[i];
        }
    }

}

void DisplayString(char StringArray[], char CopiedArray[])
{
    for(int i=0; i<SIZE; ++i)
    {
        if(StringArray[i]!='\0')
        {
            cout<<StringArray[i];
        }
        else
        {
            i=(SIZE-1);
        }
    }
    cout<<endl;

    for(int x=0; x<SIZE; ++x)
    {
        if(CopiedArray[x]!='\0')
        {
            cout<<CopiedArray[x];
        }
        else
        {
            x=(SIZE-1);
        }
    }
    cout<<endl;
}

Any ideas on what it could be?

A: At the beginning of the main function, both StringEntered and CopiedString contain garbage.
The GetString function reads a line from the input and replaces the beginning of StringEntered with what you entered. Then follows a \0 byte, and the rest of the garbage remains.
Later, CopyString copies your input, the \0 byte and the garbage to the CopiedString.
Then, the function ReplacePuncsWithBlanks operates on each byte of this block of memory. For each byte you call ispunct, and this function is very special. It doesn't expect its argument to be of type char (which you probably thought), but rather to be of type unsigned char. See the documentation for more details.
The problem is that a char can have a value between −128 and 127 on your platform, and the garbage at the end of the string surely contains some values that are negative. These values are not allowed as arguments to the ispunct function.
You are lucky that you got an assertion error. Your program could also have failed silently or made your computer explode. That's called undefined behavior.
To fix this, you need to cast the argument to the proper type:
void ReplacePuncsWithBlanks(char CopiedArray[])
{
    for (int i=0; i<SIZE; ++i)
    {
        if (ispunct((unsigned char)CopiedArray[i]))
        {
            cout<<CopiedArray[i];
        }
    }
}

Even better would be to stop the loop as soon as you see the end-of-string byte:
for (int i = 0; i < SIZE && CopiedArray[i] != '\0'; i++) {

But even then do you need the type cast.

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Q: Is this a Symbol or a Font; and How to Reproduce? In typesetting some Latin footnotes, I have come across this rather unusual depiction of ff:

The double f looks to me like some type of a special symbol; but, I am wondering if it is the result of the font used.
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Tychius picirostris é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Curculionidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Fabricius, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1787.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Tychius picirostris - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Tychius picirostris - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Tychius picirostris - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Tychius picirostris - Encyclopedia of Life

Coleópteros polífagos de Portugal
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Coleópteros descritos em 1787

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Those interested in getting into online poker may be reluctant to do so because they are unclear exactly how to go about it. They may be under the misapprehension that it is a simplistic version of the game, which basically involves playing a slot machine.
The reality is somewhat different as anyone who has played poker online will know. Though it does not involve actually leaving the house and physically going into a casino, it is an online version of that and, is as close to that reality as it is possible to get without actually going into a casino.
The poker website that you sign onto will have a game server which hosts the game to take place and this will, as well as ensuring that all the rules are followed correctly, act also as a dealer, shuffling and dealing the cards as well as being a cashier who handles the chips and the cash. The game server also applies the rules, makes sure they are applied correctly by the players and acts as the central point through which all communications between the players are entered into. Users can choose between many different variations of the game, the most important of which we have listed below.
This is recognised as the most popular poker game, both in live casinos and in online versions. Part of the reason for its success is its relative simplicity. It may only take a short time to learn but it can take an awfully long time to master and with more media coverage of tournaments such as the European Poker Tour, the game has attracted players throughout the world.
Each player is dealt two cards face down and the first betting round takes place when players can choose to call, raise or fold, dependent on their hand. After this round, the dealer then deals the next three "community" cards face up on the table. A total of five of these cards will be dealt and players can use a combination of these and their own two cards for the best five-card poker hand.
Omaha poker is a variant of Hold 'em which is played using four "hole" cards rather than two. The eventual five-card hand must use two of these cards and three of the "community" cards, not any combination of them, as is the case with Hold 'em.
This version which was around well before Hold 'em gained in popularity, sees players dealt two hole cards along with an upcard with three more rounds of upcards, betting rounds in-between and a final card, dealt faced down. So each player is left with a seven-card hand, three of which are faced down and the rest facing up. The player then chooses between the best of those seven cards to create his best five-card poker hand.
The aim of this stud variation is to create the best low hand from seven cards and sees players begin with two hole cards and one faced up. Three more cards are dealt up followed with individual betting rounds between and then a final card faced down. The player who has the best low hand with five of his seven cards wins the pot, with aces being low.
This gives just the briefest of glimpses into the world of online poker but demonstrates a little of the range of options, the improvements in technology and how the game has developed since its earliest days.


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What is a Winding Up Petition?
A Winding Up Petition is a serious threat to a company which aims to force it into Compulsory Liquidation. It can be issued by a creditor who is owed £750 or more and results in the company ceasing to trade.
Essentially, the creditor starts a legal process in an attempt to "wind the company up" so they may recover their outstanding debt.
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When will actors learn that it's better to find someone, anyone, to direct their show rather than do it themselves? History tells us that unless your last name is Allen (as in Woody), Branagh, or Welles, you will probably not pull it off. (Even they don't get it right all of the time--Frankenstein, anyone?) Four fine dramatic performers have started their run at the Access Theater in John Nassivera's Making a Killing. But with one of the four doing double duty as player and show-helmer, the show is rudderless, and the cast is left to keep on course as best they can.
Killing begins on the opening night of E.G. Nelson's new play. His agent, Marge Decker, is in her West Side office, fielding calls about the troubled play and its absent writer. Several states away and several hours later, Nelson's producer Marty and actress wife Estelle have just arrived from the theater at a cottage in the snowy wilds of Vermont.


Creating preferences using the PreferenceActivity and a preference XML file is a fairly straightforward process. The first thing you do is create the preference XML file, which defines the layout of the preferences and the string resource values that show up on the screen. These string resources are presented as TextViews on the screen to help the user determine what the preference is for.
The PreferenceScreen I am building is for the Task Reminder application. I want to be able to give my users the chance to set the default time for a reminder (in minutes) and a default title for a new task. As the application stands right now, the default title is empty and the default reminder time is set to the current time. These preferences allow the user to save a couple of steps while building new tasks. For example, if the user normally builds tasks with a reminder time of 60 minutes from now, the user can now set that in the preferences. This new value becomes the value of the reminder time when the user creates a new task.
To build your first preference screen, you need to create a res/xml folder in your project. Inside the res/xml folder, create an XML file — I'm naming mine task_preferences.xml. Listing 17-1 outlines what should be in the file.


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Ceremony to donate heat resistant tiles by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) to Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda, merit-sharing ceremony takes place
Nay Pyi Taw February 15
A ceremony to donate heat resistant tiles by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) for the platform of Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda in Namhu Village, Inlay region, Nyaungshwe Township, Shan State (South), took place in conjunction with a merit-sharing ceremony at two-story Namhu Monastery this morning. First, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Tin Aung San and wife, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Lin Aung and members, left Hotel Zone jetty in Nyaungshwe Township by speedboat viewing the surroundings of Inlay region.
On arrival at the northern stairways of PhaungdawU Pagoda in Namhu Village, the Senior General and party were welcomed by members of the pagoda board of trustees, Inlay Literature and Culture Association, Intha Social Organization and boat associations, township level departmental officials, members of Inlay Region People's Militia (Local) and local residents with an Inlay traditional drum troupe playing. Next, the Senior General and wife offered rice in an emerald bowl, flowers, water, fruit and gold foils to the Inlay PhaungdawU Buddha images. Then, the Senior General wrote in the visitors' book saying that he is very glad to pay obeisance to Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda, extending his wishes for the promotion and propagation of Buddha Sasana so long as the world exists. He made a cash donation. The officials received the donation and presented a replica of the PhaungdawU Pagoda to the Senior General. Then the heat resistant tile donation and merit-sharing ceremonies followed at the two-story Namhu Monastery. The Senior General and wife and congregation took the Five Precepts from Theintaung Pariyatti Monastery Sayadaw and members of the Sangha recited Parittas. Talking about the purpose of donating heat resistant tiles by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) for the platform of Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda, the Senior General said Inlay Lake is famous both locally and internationally, while the PhaungdawU Buddha images are significantly religious heritages among the Buddhists. Another significance of Inlay region is leg rowing that attracts special attention of foreign tourists.
Socioeconomy of Inlay region is significantly improving thanks to the visits of local and international travellers. He said on behalf of monks and laypersons, he expressed his delight and thanks to those including Sayadaws in attendance for their long-term maintenance of the Inlay PhaungdawU Buddha images and the chamber they are kept in. In protecting the State and national races, the Tatmadaw is also trying for the propagation of race, language and religion. As part of the effort, special attention is paid to the Inlay PhaungdawU Buddha images and Inlay region. As not only local pilgrims but also globetrotters continuously pay visit to the pagoda, PhaungdawU Pagoda and its precinct are being decorated in glam-our with magnificence for convenience of foreign travellers and for catching their attention. The glass cover was donated on 13 April 2019 for Inlay PhaungdawU Buddha images with the aim of having safety and security, cleanliness and long term existence. At the donation ceremony, the Senior General recounted he saw heat resistant tiles on the platform of the pagoda were not resistant to heat of sunray without convenience of members of the Sangha and pilgrims. So he arranged to place heat resistant tiles on the platform for convenient moves of pilgrims.
As the placing of heat resistant tiles started on the platform with Ks-350 million contributed by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) on 16 May 2019, a total of 81,260 square feet of platform was placed under new tiles and 4,778 square feet of tile area improved, totalling 86,038 on 28 September 2019. He expressed his pleasure for physical and mental well-being of all visitors in paying homage to the pagoda, adding he arranged completion of placing the tiles before Buddha Pujaniya festival. Today, he said the ceremony to share merits gained took place for placing of new tiles. The Senior General noted that national brethren need to join hands for persistently striving for perpetual existence of Buddhism in Inlay region where Buddha Sasana has been flourishing for many years, by seeking advice and guidance of venerable Sayadaws. She supplicated may Shan State including Inlay region as well as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar be peaceful and prosperous, be free from disturbances and more developed thanks to today's meritorious deeds. All are responsible for carrying out long-term cleanliness and existence of the pagoda. He prayed that may venerable Sayadaws serve interest of the Sasana with longevity and healthiness and may the Sasana of the Lord Buddha be perpetually existent for many years with flourishing.
In his advice, the Sayadaw of Theintaung Pariyatti Mona-stery said donation of road is one of six donations for longevity. Collective donation of heat resistant tiles by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) for pilgrims means donation of road. As pilgrims and travellers use them daily, they always gain merits from the donation. The Sayadaw dispersed Metta for peace of all Tatmadaw members and for them to have persistent merits. The Senior General and wife, senior military officers and those present offered alms to members of the Sangha led by the Sayadaw of Theintaung Pariyatti Monastery. Dhamma Kathika Bahujana Hitadhara Bhaddanta Dhammavara of Inlya Mona-stery in Inlay region gave advice, saying that Inlay Lake and PhaungdawU Pagoda had lesser development before 1988. Development started there in the tenure of the Tatmadaw government which established the Inlay region development committee. He was delighted at efforts of present Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to speed up development tasks. The Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Tatmadaw members of Army, Navy and Air donated the glass cover for ensuring security and long term existence of Inlay PhaungdawU Buddha images in April 2019. As the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) donated heat resistant tiles for convenient travelling of pilgrims on the platform, the Sayadaw prayed that may all Tatmadaw members and families be peaceful and tranquil with freedom of plights.
The Sayadaw then delivered a sermon, and the Senior General and congregation shared merits gained. Then, the Senior General and wife performed the rituals of golden and silver shower to mark the success of the ceremony. After the ceremony, the Senior General and wife, and senior military officers offered day time meal to Sayadaws. Afterwards, the Senior General met with town elders of Inlay Region, who reported requirements on education, health, preservation of Inntha literature and culture and regional development to the Senior General. At the meeting, the Senior General discussed regional development and said as in-come generation is important for regional development, it is necessary for the region to possess production and products to be sold. The region should promote small businesses like production of traditional costumes and other businesses. It is important to produce quality products that can penetrate into market. As production of quality products calls for experts, it is vital to nurture scientists and technicians that will contribute to regional development by promoting education. It is necessary to take increasing population in the region into consideration for the conservation and greening of the Inlay lake and to develop long term projects and urban plans. It is beneficial for the region to build a circular road and embankment round the lake for conservation of the lake.
Muds dredged up from the lake should be piled in outer areas of the road for earthwork of future residential urban plans. As it is important for the lake to be free from plastic, which should be disposed of properly even if one has to use it inevitably. Since plastic is abundant not only in the Inlay Lake but also in the sea, posing a damaging threat to animals and natural resources in the sea, it is necessary for local residents, authorities and business people to cooperate for the purpose. In conclusion, the Senior General said the Tatmadaw will fulfill the requirements reported by local residents as much as it can. Then, the Senior General and the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) presented foodstuff produced in factories of the Tatmadaw for local residents to officials. Afterward, the Senior Gene-ral and party were entertained by local residents with a boat rowing demonstration, in which local residents rowed four 46-person boats donated by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) including Bayintnaung, Inthagonyay, Inntawwin and Inlay Yadana.
The Senior General and party enjoyed the demonstration and then the Senior General presented souvenirs to member of the demonstration. Inntha Tradition Boat Race Organizing Committee Chairman U Tin Aung spoke words of thanks for donation of four 46-person boats including Bayintnaung, Inthagonyay, Inntawwin and Inlay Yadana by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air). He said the boats contributed to the regional development as they can be used for traditional boat races, demonstration of traditions to tourists and leaving traditions as legacy to new generation youths. After speaking words of thanks, he presented certificate of gratitude and souvenirs to the Senior General, who accepted them. Afterwards, the Senior General and party left the lake by local speedboat while local residents and members of boat race were seeing off the Senior General and party along the route with a traditional drum band and waving hands.
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FMS to reshuffle eighth-graders to increase their social connections
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 15:50
by Elizabeth Floyd Mair
— Enterprise file photo by Michael Koff
At a "Mix It Up" lunch at Farnsworth Middle School last fall, students were encouraged to make new social connections by varying where they sit in the cafeteria. Now the school is poised to "mix up" all of the eighth-graders in the middle school every year.
GUILDERLAND — Starting next year, the eighth-grade teams at Farnsworth Middle School, which have been together since the students entered the school in sixth grade, will be completely reshuffled in an effort to ensure that, in their final year of middle school, they have as many social connections as possible before heading to the high school.
Michael Laster, principal of FMS, gave an informational presentation about the change to the school board last month. He will talk about it again at the Farnsworth Parent-Teacher Association meeting on April 8 at 7 p.m., he told The Enterprise.
Some students now arrive at the first day of high school to find that they know no one in their class, Laster said. This is especially true, he said, for students who don't participate in activities such as sports, music, or theater.
"I think we have seen students who struggle when they transition to the high school," Laster told The Enterprise.
When Farnsworth was built in 1968, middle schools were a new concept. The building was constructed to have separate houses, or schools within a school, so that students coming from the district's five elementary schools could come together in new learning communities without being thrown into a mass of unfamiliar students.
Laster told The Enterprise that students' connections currently increase in sixth and seventh grades, but not in eighth grade.
In sixth grade, Laster said, students are placed into teams of about 50 children, and the number of their connections doubles, since their elementary classrooms have a maximum of about 25 students. Sixth-grade teams consist of one classroom whose teacher is in charge of the humanities and another whose teacher is in charge of math and science, the principal explained.
In seventh grade, the connections double again, he said, as two sixth-grade teams are combined to make each seventh-grade team. Each seventh-grade team has four core teachers, each in charge of a single subject — English, social studies, math, and science.
"The idea is that in eighth grade you're going to potentially get to meet 75 new kids," Laster said of the change that is coming in the 2019-20 school year.
With this change, Laster said, teams of teachers who talk every day about the students they teach — their accomplishments and their needs — will be able to lend extra support to students who may need it through the eighth-grade transition.
Another positive change, Laster said, is the ability for students to reconnect with friends they have known in earlier years but never been in class with.
Enrollment in eighth grade this year stands at 370; next year it will be 358, Laster said.
Each year, Laster said, about a third of the eighth-graders begin to take accelerated math — about 125 students this year — so about 50 to 100 students are moved to different teams to make this possible. Students who are moved may feel stigmatized, Laster said; by changing all students at the same time, this will no longer an issue.
Farnsworth Middle School is divided into four "houses," which Laster refers to as "four small learning communities." Students take all of their core classes with members of the same "team" in their house. Traditionally they have also taken "specials" such as music, art, physical education, and family consumer sciences with students from their house, although not necessarily from their team.
Currently, next year's reshuffling is being piloted by mixing eighth-graders from two houses — Mohawk and Tawasentha — in art and other non-core classes, which has been a great success, Laster said.
The idea of the schoolwide reshuffle was originally raised by the middle-school building cabinet, as a way to prepare students for the transition to high school. Middle-school students were surveyed, including children who changed to different houses in eighth grade and others who did not. Additionally, students through 11th grade were also surveyed for their thoughts about their social connections and their experiences transitioning to high school.
Of the current pilot program, Laster said, "The students like it, and teachers like it. I can see new friendships emerging."
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"Cows never stop producing milk, therefore we as dairy manufacturers never shut down or stop either."
Manufacturing can be a very clinical, mechanical word that can conjure up images of machines, metal, and blue collars…but behind each of those metaphors at Glanbia Nutritionals are people, passionate about producing healthy, natural dairy products enjoyed by people around the world. In honor of National Manufacturing Day this Friday, we sat down with George Chappell (VP of Dairy Operations) to learn more about the Glanbia Nutritionals' manufacturing team, their tenacity and how this group provides the backbone to the Glanbia Nutritionals business.
GN: In the spirit of National Manufacturing Day, what do you love about Dairy Manufacturing?
GC: Dairy manufacturing is unique; it's constant, it's complicated and it's close to the farm. Cows never stop producing milk, therefore our operations must operate as efficient as possible. At Glanbia, this wave of milk requires an extra tenacious workforce. We have more than 1,000 people focused on driving the best in operations not to mention our colleagues that work across all functional aspects of the business from milk procurement, human resources, finance, environmental health and safety, quality, technical services, R&D, supply chain to marketing and sales. We all collaborate together to ensure our high quality products meet our customers needs.
GN: You grew up packaging and making cheese working in your family's plant and now head up operations that reach consumers in more than 130 countries. What has this journey taught you?
GC: First and foremost, the value of good people never ceases to amaze me. It is my privilege and inspiration to develop, coach and mentor good people in a purposeful industry. Secondly, manufacturing opens doors to new markets and new opportunities and connects people. What we do every day helps provide better "nutrition for every step of life's journey", which is the overarching purpose of Glanbia. This is very real within dairy manufacturing. From infants, to those that are middle age or elderly, the products that are produced in our dairy manufacturing sites support healthy living.
GN: What makes manufacturing as a career exciting to you?
GC: The challenge to wake up every day and do better. Our operations team is well-known for our operational efficiency. We focus on doing the right things and driving quality, sustainability, safety and housekeeping. This underpins our operational success. We leverage lean manufacturing principles and tools through our tailor-made Glanbia Performance System (GPS). This continued focus on improvement allows us to routinely improve across our key performance indicators, while managing costs and supporting growth.
GN: Last question. Would you encourage others to get into dairy manufacturing?
GC: Dairy presents a unique opportunity. The industry has a lot of upside. There are a lot of global mega trends to which dairy is a natural fit. People are looking for natural and nutritious products. That's dairy! Within manufacturing there are a lot of opportunities to look for interesting new ways to make new products and reinvent processes. If you want a challenging purpose-driven opportunity, dairy manufacturing is a good path to achieve that goal.