The 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 19th year of play (or 29th if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 13th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. They played in the now defunct USL First Division which in 2005 was rebranded from A-League and was the highest level of Canadian club soccer. 2005 was Bob Lilley's first season as head coach after Tony Fonseca was released to take on the new District Development Centre Technical Director position with the BCSA. Under Tony Fonseca the Whitecaps had playoffs qualifications three straight years and advanced to the semifinals once. Part of the re-organization of BC youth soccer involved the Whitecaps expanding their youth program to ten Super Y League teams. The Whitecaps were one of only a few US or Canadian clubs with a complete youth system. MLS teams in 2005 did not have as extensive a club structure.
They started the season strongly going undefeated in their first six matches. The Whitecaps were hard to beat all year and finished third in the league table. This was the ninth consecutive playoff appearance for the Whitecaps. In the playoffs Vancouver had a play-in round series against Richmond Kickers and couldn't find a way to score with both legs of the series finishing 0-0, the Kickers advanced on penalty kicks. Jason Jordan was named league most value player with seventeen goals.
The name of the league was not the only thing that changed in 2005, so did the league format, from two conferences to a single table. The schedule was not balanced; it was home and away against every team in the league with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fourth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the first time since 2001. Three double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women of the USL W-League.
Off the field, 2005 was the first year (counting NASL Whitecaps) since 1984 that all home and away games had live radio broadcasts. The games had a thirty-minute pre and post game show, and the AM sports radio station also carried a sixty-minute weekly soccer program early Saturday mornings. The Whitecaps featured on a weekly local soccer show on Saturday at 2 p.m. as well as on Fox Soccer World twice via the United Soccer League agreement for sixteen weeks of coverage June 17 to October 1. The partnership with the BCSA for the mid-season friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. was also a success with the largest crowd in five years – 6,857 watching the Whitecaps win 3 – 0. The Whitecaps played one of their double headers (Women's and Men's teams) at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, BC on July 9, 2005. The club also unveiled renderings and details of its Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium proposal publicly on October 13, 2005. They also had plans announced in 2004, for a training centre for their men's, women's, and youth teams to be shared with the Canadian Women's National Team at Simon Fraser University that had been on hold other than artificial turf field upgrades.
The Whitecaps opened their four-week training camp on March 25, 2005 at Surrey's Newton Athletic Park although most sessions were at Simon Fraser University's Terry Fox Field. The preseason schedule was announced March 1, 2005. Note no record can be found of the first match listed and archived whitecapsfc.com headlines imply the match was cancelled.
Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.
Sunderland A.F.C. did a preseason tour with matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and Portland Timbers from July 16 – 23, 2005.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sunderland A.F.C.
The Whitecaps released 2004 rookie defender Justin Thompson, eight year Whitecap veteran forward Oliver Heald, and defender Nico Craveiro. Justin Thompson played in Europe before playing two seasons for rival Portland Timbers.
The Whitecaps signed Canadian international defender Mark Watson in December 2004. Midfielder Steve Klein was also signed in the offseason. At the end of the season, Nick Dasovic, Chris and Mike Franks, and Kevin Harmse all moved on from the Whitecaps.
Jason Jordan scored seventeen goals to win the USL-1 golden boot while Martin Nash was ninth in assists with five and played in every game of the year.
Note statistics are for league and playoffs (not preseason or friendlies).
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When the Green Wind turns up at Septembers kitchen window offering her an adventure she doesn't think twice, hops on the back of The Leopard of Little Breezes and flies away to Fairyland. She doesn't wave goodbye to the factory where her Mother works or give her Father a second thought when they fly over Europe where he is fighting in the war. September is expecting fun and laughter but Fairyland is in crisis and confusions, the villainous Marquess is ruling the kingdom with an iron fist and September has to find the key to stop her awful rule. Off she goes with her new friend A-through-L, a Wyvern, and a blue boy named Saturday to fight the fears and save Fairyland, but can she do it in time and stop her friends from getting hurt?
When I saw the cover and name of this book it was instantly on my wishlist. It sounded brilliant and crazy and something that we haven't had in a very long time. When I started watching it I was giggling within the first chapter and I knew I was going to love it.
The story is surreal, once September finds her way to Fairyland she comes across witch sister who are married to the same wairwulf and her friend A-through-L (Ell) who believe he is part Wyvern and part Library. The witches, Hello and Goodbye, and their husband Manythanks tell September about the Marquess and how she stole Goodbyes spoon when Goodbye refused to tell her how she would die. September sets off on a quest to rescues Goodbyes Spoon and that's where the adventures really start. I loved Septembers travels across Fairyland and all the characters she met, I liked how everything links in, from her losing her shoe right at the beginning of the book to her getting new ones later and wanting rid of those. The whole world was really well put together and I was really impressed with the world building. I liked the rules and regulations around Fairyland and how strange and random they seemed.
September was an amusing character to follow and I think thats because the book was told in a third person perspective with the narrator even cutting out to speak to the reader sometimes. Because of this September appeared to be a loving, caring little girl with a big heart but perhaps one in the wrong places. She was a great 12 year old with the attitude of one from many years ago. I have a feeling that the book was set in one of the World Wars, possibly the second, but my history isn't great, and because of that September isn't a typical girl from modern times but you still feel a connection to her. Ell was an amazing companion for September and I loved his personality, he was so excited about things but also very shy and second-thought-ish. When Saturday is added to the group I was a bit unsure about him but I soon grew to love him. Saturday was a lovely character and he was very unsure of himself. I think my favourite characters were the Farthings and I loved the way they rode the wild bicycles.
The book reminded me a lot of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, its a similar kind of story and done in a similar way, The Girl Who is definitely modern classic material and I will be keeping my copy to read to my sons and daughters in the future. This is a bit of a good thing and a bad thing because I couldn't help comparing it to the classics it reminded me of but I think it was still very original and I think it stands alone from the classics well. Each of the chapters were headed with an illustration and this really added to the story because I took a couple of minutes to look at them and then keep them in mind for the chapter and how the images fit in to the story.
I really did love The Girl Who Circumnavigated and I would recommend it to many people. It is made from classic material and its very surreal so you have to give it a bit of imagination but if you have enough its well worth a read and I loved how it ended and I didn't see a lot of it coming. The one thing thats not great with the book is with it is a bit difficult to read, its written in a strange style that we don't get a lot of in modern day books but its still well-written, you just have to give it a little more time than you usually would give a book, its a difficult book to skim over.
It has been quite hard for me to write a review on this book because I really did love it more than words can say. I really do think its one you have to read and gather your own opinion on it because it probably won't be for everyone but it was definitely for me!
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making was released on June 7th by Corsair. My copy was received in exchange for an honest review from the publisher.
I'm dying to read this – it sounds incredible. Great review!
I've heard so much about this…Fantasy books with this amount of epicness are hard to come by-I'll definitely have to read this some time soon!


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Campus Facilities Update
As plans progress for Wooster campus facilities renovation and new construction, the campus has faced difficult decisions about facilities that will not be renovated, such as the ATI conservatory.
The conservatory was initially built in 1926 and donated to the institute in the 1970s. It was deconstructed on its original site in Mansfield, moved to Wooster and reconstructed on its present site. On May 26, 2017, personnel from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Campus Public Safety Department performed a safety inspection of the ATI Conservatory. Despite routine structural maintenance, it was found that deterioration of the nearly century-old wooden elements had caused significant weakening of the structure. Glass slippage created cracks and openings that exposed plants to harsh environmental conditions. Due to the deterioration of the structure and the potential hazard of falling glass, the conservatory was closed to students and the public.
The collection of plants from the conservatory is currently in another greenhouse on the Wooster campus and still accessible for classes.
The college also hired licensed design professionals and greenhouse consultants to provide recommendations. It was determined that ATI could not feasibly repair the conservatory with like materials while meeting state building codes and University requirements. To replace the conservatory with contemporary materials (i.e., aluminum structure) that would look similar to the existing structure and infrastructure to support the facility was estimated to cost $3.5-5 million.
"We understand and appreciate the special place that the conservatory holds in the hearts of many students, faculty, staff, alumni and citizens. Many have fond memories of studying or teaching in the space," said ATI Director Kristina Boone. "It served us well for many years. However, once we investigated the cost for replacement, along with the conservatory's role in the mission of ATI, the campus and CFAES, it was decided that it just was not feasible to repair the facility. The decision was made to apply that money to other priorities for the Wooster campus. We are looking for future investments to provide even better facilities and programs for our students."
The Wooster campus is developing a strategic plan and will be undergoing a master planning activity this summer that will give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to suggest future uses of the conservatory site. While a major focus is to refresh Wooster campus infrastructure, the strategic planning committee is also working to identify a new focal point for the campus as part of the master plan -- one that horticulture students can engage in creating and maintaining. The plan also includes upgrades like walking paths to better connect campus areas and make the campus a more engaging place for all.
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If I'm reading this right, are we saying that the YWALL function from PWRX is not compatible with the V5 boards, because on those boards the flash sector 0x1f8 isn't segmented (unlike on V3/V4 "top" boards), so cannot be erased in page chunks, but only the whole 8-page sector?
That seems to be the case on my new 41CL: I just tried YWALL, and whilst I have valid copies of MMU registers from 0x804 in 0x1ff, I tried a YPEEK on 0x800028/0x1fe028, and found data in the former, but 0xffff in the latter, which I think means "erased"?
Would a simple solution to this (for V5) be to change YWALL so that it does only a single YFERASE of 0x1f8 (the whole 8-page sector) before copying 0x800 & 0x804? Assuming that it's OK to dedicate all of that sector as a backup area.
Or, for simplest change, merely omit the YFERASE of 0x1ff, as the previous erase of 0x1fe will have done the whole sector?
YRALL could remain as is.
Edit: or better to use the V5 top sector that is segmented, and change YWALL to use flash pages 0x3f8/0x3fc to copy RAM 0x800/0x804?
I think both your proposals will work just fine. But wouldn't you mean using 0x3FE and 0x3FF atop of V5? - tha'd follow the same analogy.
(03-08-2019 03:41 AM)cdmackay Wrote: Edit: or better to use the V5 top sector that is segmented, and change YWALL to use flash pages 0x3f8/0x3fc to copy RAM 0x800/0x804?
Yes, of course, you're right. I was trying to preserve the page spacing, in case the need arose to also copy 0x801/802/803. But the original YWALL doesn't do that either, so forget it.
Right, the official YWALL needs to work for all boards, of course. I was wondering about making my own copy of it (although can I do that?) and edit it just to suit my V5 board, in the meantime.


We are a Collaborative Practice in partnership with the Nova Scotia Alternate Payment Plan (APP), where our physicians are compensated through a salary funding model, which allows them to be compensated for the range of services they provide in addition to standard patient care. Through the NS Department of Health and Wellness APP Program, the Locum Family Physician receives a guaranteed annual sum for working 15 hours per week during the Academic year, including 2.4 weeks' vacation and CME. This approach to funding creates a working environment that values time spent on prevention, health education and chronic disease management, and removes the financial obstacles to working as part of an inter-disciplinary team. In addition to the Family Physician, members of the inter-disciplinary team include two Registered Nurses; a Nurse Practitioner; two Clinical Therapists, and a Counsellor.
Our clinic has a fully integrated Nightingale EMR system, and offers a warm, welcoming environment with professionally managed and courteous support staff who cover all aspects of administration including billing. We offer a wide range of medical and mental health services to StFX students, in collaboration with specialty services that are offered by our community partners.
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Abdelilah Benkirane (Arabic: عبد الإله بنكيران, born 1954) is the current Head of Government of Morocco, in office since 2011. He is the leader of the Justice and Development Party. Having won a plurality of seats in the November 2011 parliamentary election, his party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part of previous governments, and he was appointed as Head of Government on 29 November 2011.
During the 1970s, Benkirane was a leftist political activist. He has represented Salé in the Moroccan parliament since 14 November 1997. He was elected leader of the Justice and Development Party in July 2008, taking over from Saadeddine Othmani.
Benkirane's politics are democratic and Islamist. In a 2011 interview he said: "If I get into government, it won't be so I can tell young women how many centimeters of skirt they should wear to cover their legs. That's none of my business. It is not possible, in any case, for anyone to threaten the cause of civil liberties in Morocco". However, he has in the past described secularism as "a dangerous concept for Morocco", and in 2010 he campaigned, unsuccessfully, to ban a performance in Rabat by Elton John because it "promoted homosexuality".
His new government has targeted average economic growth of 5.5 percent a year during its four year mandate, and to reduce the jobless rate to 8 percent by the end of 2016 from 9.1 percent at the start of 2012. Benkirane's government has also actively pursued Morocco's ties with the European Union, its chief trade partner, as well as becoming increasingly engaged with the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council.
On December 1st, Benkirane slammed the Bashar Syrian administration. ""What the Syrian regime backed by Russia is doing to the Syrian people surpasses all humanitarian limits," he said to Quds Press.
Born in Rabat, Benkirane's family are originally from Fes. His father was interested in Sufism and Islamic fundamentalism, while his mother attended meetings of the women's branch of Istiqlal.
Benkirane enjoys chess and music, although he says he is "not in favour of indecent music". His role model is his father, who died at the age of 90, when Benkirane was 16. He is married to a party activist and has six children. His youngest daughter is tetraplegic.
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"Defense summary 2019": What Ukraine has managed and failed to do
Have there been any significant changes in the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine during 2019? What security and defense risks should Ukraine be prepared for in 2020? Radio Liberty talked about that with Valentyn Badrak, CACDS Director, USSI Board Member.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Have there been any significant changes in the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine during 2019? What achievements can you talk about, and what important things have remained unimplemented? What security and defense risks should Ukraine be prepared for in 2020? Radio Liberty traditionally discussed that with Valentyn Badrak, the Director of Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS) non-governmental organization at the end of the year. Also, Radio Liberty shared the details from the 2019 report of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
– As for me, the situation is dissapointing. In the context of slowing down the rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine within the scope of the defense budget for 2019, the Ministry of Defense proved unable to spend several billion hryvnias. It is 5 to 8 billion according, depending on the source.
This considerably harmed the issue of creation of a "digital army".
– Is there anything done well?
– Yes, there is. It is good that Neptun tests were finished." This gives hope that Ukraine will have its own winged rocket missile in 2020.
Creation of Vilkha missile is also positive. In 2020, Ukraine will be able to hit the enemy accurately at a 70 kilometers distance.
– In your opinion, what conceptual questions about the security of Ukraine have not been clearly answered?
– I think that the new government did not answer to itself and to the society about what the Ukrainian army of the future should be like. Unfortunately…
Talks on "NATO standards" have raised the issue of rearmament priorities, that is, the creation of adequate defense capabilities. There is an impression that the military leadership did not decide this for themselves.
– And what are the main security risks for Ukraine in 2020?
– First, it is a political risk.
The huge anti-Ukrainian information campaign around the world, the frankly increased support of pro-Russian, i.e anti-Ukrainian politicians, and in general, the formation of powerful anti-Ukrainian forces, all this allows to say that the Putin Kremlin has started its attacks.
In the statement of the CDMA, we say that not only the population of Russia, but the whole world, is thoroughly persuaded by the possibility of "absorbing Ukraine", or at least "managing Kyiv".
Interesting trend till the end of 2019: all who are ready to defend Ukrainian with and without weapons; all who are ready to defend their home, their land, are openly called Nazis in Russia.
Why is that so? The explanation is very simple: the Russian establishment is well aware that the only real force (and therefore a threat) is the increase of the national dignity of Ukrainians and their readiness for armed struggle.
That is why Russian propaganda has launched a powerful multi-level information war, which key points are: "Civil war is ongoing in Ukraine"; "Ukrainian participants in the war are Nazis and dangerous to society, potential or real criminals"; "The only formula for the "survival" of Ukrainian statehood is union with Russia."
What does Ukrainian authorities do? Following the Poroshenko's tradition, they keep loosing motivated men who wanted to serve.
In this environment, the main Putin's goal, to create a controlled Ukraine, is much closer to him today than it was in 2014 and 2015.
This is just a fact derived from analysis of the situation.
Accordingly, purely military and power risks are increasing, as negative military scenarios are possible under the mask of "protection" and "release".
Even more than before, Ukraine needs a powerful army to change the rhetoric in relations with hostile Russia, to protect the state and to patriotic upbringing.
I think that the most powerful and authoritative Armed Forces of Ukraine can become the basis for cementing the national idea, strengthening the national movement through the development of all forces of defense, territorial defense, comprehensive youth bringing.
We underline that we need to act immediately. NATO standards are important but they cannot be the main priority in creation of the defense potential.
"We must fight for the motivation of the soldiers of the future army because the vacuum will be filled. Just like for the development of domestic weapons, when picking between reconciliation with Moscow or weaponing of Ukraine, the West will choose the first option." – we emphasis.
MoD report on budget use and concluded contracts
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine reported on:
contracts for the supply of the second batch of US anti-tank missile systems Javelin;
"During the fourth quarter, due to the concentration of resources of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it was possible to conclude contracts for the supply of the second batch of US-made Javelin anti-tank missile systems. We also order similar missile systems from our national manufacturer. We have several artillery reconnaissance stations, about 100 armored vehicles of various types and armored vehicles, several planes", Deputy Defense Minister Anatolii Petrenko said.
in 2019, the Ministy of Defense implemented three contracts;
"Two contracts with the US Government for the Foreign Military Sales Program, and one contract with the NATO Support and Supply Agency. This allows us to use all the resources available in the arms market: national, non-state, as well as foreign manufacturers and suppliers."
defense budget execution in 2019;
"In 2019, we operated within the budget resource of 16 billion 790 million hryvnias. This financial resource is 100% funded by the state for the needs of the Armed Forces. Our budget execution rate is 99.3%. 0.7% are contracts that continue to be investigated, taking into account the risks that need to be eliminated"
3 billion hryvnias were committed in Q4 2019;
"3 billion hryvnias were committed in three months. The funds have been used, i.e military products for UAH 4.7 billion have been accepted. Much work has been done to reduce current receivables and there have also been successful examples of overdue receivables and the supply of essential equipment to troops."
two adjustments were made to focus the resource on the most effective performance within the framework of the State Defense Procurement;
'State contracts for the supply of products from foreign suppliers were concluded and the problem contract was unblocked and the bankruptcy of Morozov Design Bureau of Kharkiv which supplied BTR-4E to the military was made impossible.
These machines have already come into service with one of the mechanized brigades. This is really the first time that we so massively supply the critical nomenclature of armored weapons to the troops and we are optimistic about the future 2020", Anatolii Petrenko said.
a significant number of different new types of weapons and military equipment have been received by the troops in 2019;
"Now there is an unmanned aerial vehicle of operational range, which can be used in shock version. We have an automated artillery complex in service, and we also have a radar station for counter-battery combat; this is all that was carried out in the framework of the state defense procurement by all participants of the process: it's customers, manufacturers and it's operators."
The Ministry of Defense about priorities:
"This is where we are investing money, expecting a result in the first half of 2020" the MoD's statement.
meet the critical needs of the troops that perform the tasks on a daily basis, while raising the level of technical proficiency and enhancing their deterrent capabilities;
air defense;
Navy;
tactical aviation;
sustainability of the management system;
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Technologies of asymmetric counteraction to external aggression and ways of their effective development
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Woman At War Honoured With LUX Film Prize
The European Parliament has announced Benedikt Erlingsson's comedy drama, Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð), as winner of the 2018 LUX Film Prize against competition from Styx by Wolfgang Fischer and The Other Side of Everything by Mila Turajlic.
The LUX Film Prize is voted for by members of the European Parliament to celebrate the diversity of European traditions. To that end, Woman At War will receive promotional support for its international release and be made fully accessible to those with visual and hearing impairments.
Benedikt Erlingsson said upon receiving the award: "I feel very honoured to be here in the temple of the power of the legislation. I feel like a politician, and I think politicians are also storytellers."
"In fact, you are also very brave, because you are taking on the real challenges of fighting against climate change. Climate change will be the focus of all politics in the future."
Woman at War is Iceland's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards and recently won the Nordic Council Film Prize. It has now won fourteen international awards since its world premiere at Cannes Critics' Week in May, where it also won four awards.
Woman At War And The Guilty Win At Valladolid
Iceland Selects Woman At War For Oscars
Woman at War Shortlisted For LUX Film Prize
Woman At War Wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Amanda Kernell's Sámi Blood Wins LUX Film Prize


General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen.
Emmanuel Kabuk, has warned those who may want to foment trouble- to steerclear of the entire South-east.
Kabuk gave the warning yesterday in Enugu while addressing a joint security team patrol within Enugu metropolis and its environs.
The joint security team comprised personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air-Force, Nigerian Police, Department of State Services and Police Mobile Squadron 3.
The GOC noted that the security agencies were uniting their strength together to better protect and defend law abiding citizens from misguided individuals and groups in the society.
With this exercise, we are clearly sounding a note of warning for trouble-makers to steer-clear the entire South-east and other places of 82 Division Areas of Responsibility.
We will not fold our arms as members of the security community in this state and the entire South-east and watch some misguided individuals or groups to molest and intimidated innocent and law abiding citizens." Kabuk maintained that the security community was not pursuing anybody or group, but for peace to reign and that people to go about their lawful businesses.
According to him, "the law will surely take its course on criminals that want to distort the peace in South-east and Nigeria." The joint security patrol was against the backdrop of the September 14 sitat-home order in the South-east by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).


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Linguistics Courses
Course offerings vary from year to year. Check Generate a Timetable for available course offerings.
LING 111 (3) Intro to Descriptive Linguistics (Ends Dec 2021)
A study of the theoretical basis of language study, including the contrast between communication and true language, animal "language", theories of language origins, neurolinguistics, and phonetics/phonology. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: None.
LING 111 (3) Introduction to Language and Linguistics (Effective Jan 2022)
An introduction to the core areas of linguistics and the fundamental concepts in the study of language. This course explores technical aspects of linguistic theory as well as broader questions about language as a specifically human phenomenon. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Min. "C" in English 12 or equivalent.
LING 112 (3) Intro to Historical and Applied Linguistics (Ends Dec 2021)
A study of the theoretical basis of language study at more advanced levels and the applications of this theory. Topics include semantics, syntax, pragmatics, dialect, writing systems, and linguistic applications in teaching and translation. (3:0:0)
LING 112 (3) Language and Linguistics in Use (Effective Jan 2022)
An introduction to the key concepts in the interdisciplinary areas of linguistics, including bilingualism, language acquisition, language variation and change, language and society, language processing in the mind and brain, and Indigenous languages in Canada. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Min. "C" in English 12 or equivalent required. LING 111 recommended.
LING 350 (3) Linguistics and the Dimensions of Literacy
An introduction to theoretical and historical linguistic studies and the application of this knowledge to the development and teaching of literacy skills. Considers the shaping, formative role of language in a culture and investigates assumptions about the relationship between language, thought, and culture. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.


Silent disco has become a common name for a disco where people dance to music listened to on headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via an FM transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participators. Those without the headphones hear no music, giving the effect of a room full of people dancing to nothing. Often two DJs compete for listeners. Silent discos are popular at music festivals as they allow dancing to continue past noise curfews. Similar events are mobile clubbing gatherings, where a group of people dance to the music on their personal music players.
The silent disco. If you saw the scene from outside, you'd either think you were passing by an insane asylum or you yourself were losing it. I guess they're much more common in parts of Europe but I knew nothing about them before Bozeman hosted one last night. I had so much fun, it was a strange, unique experience. There were three DJs competing for listeners last night as everyone was surfing through the three channels in wonderment.
Although it made personal communication very difficult, I liked the fact that everyone was forced to focus on music instead. I love music and sometimes wish more people would pay more attention to the music around them. What a brilliant idea.
Our little group quickly established hand gestures to inform each other what channel we were listening to. It was funny to see everyone doing this so often, so as to lure each other into their world. I was channel surfing less and less as the night progressed, it was very similar to channel surfing on the radio in a new town. I found what I liked and became a loyal listener. I was still giving the other guys a chance but had my preset favorite ready to go back "home" to.
It was hilarious to see all the independent dance parties that kept breaking out (especially when that person clearly wasn't listening to the same channel as you were). It was also very comical to turn down your volume completely and see all these weirdos dancing in complete silence (complete and udder silence). I like oddly new experiences and that's what I got last night. I didn't expect to enjoy the silent disco as much as I did, I hope there will be more Bozeman!


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How will the rollout of coronavirus vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds work?
County officials say it is difficult to predict, suspect initial demand might outpace supply
By Steve Bohnel Follow @Steve_Bohnel October 28, 2021 | 7:10 pm October 28, 2021
A Montgomery County vaccinator prepares a COVID-19 vaccine syringe at the county clinic on Montgomery College's Germantown campus on March 31, 2021. The Pfizer vaccine could soon be available for 5- to 11-year-old residents countywide
This story was updated at 9:10 p.m. Oct. 28, 2021, to correct the status of emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine.
With the Food and Drug Administration's considering emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds, Montgomery County officials are preparing for the vaccine rollout to that age group.
Leaders from the county's Department of Health and Human Services and others have offered some details about how the rollout would work.
Parents throughout the community have expressed interest in having their children receive a vaccine, improving their protection against the coronavirus.
Here are some answers to common questions:
When will the Pfizer vaccine be available for 5- to 11-year-olds?
An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The FDA is expected to act soon.
County officials have said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to approve use of the Pfizer vaccine before the federal government can distribute it to states nationwide. Sean O'Donnell, the public health emergency manager for the county's Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters on Oct. 25 that it could occur by the first or second week of November.
"My understanding is that the CDC will be meeting to review the FDA recommendations, the first week of November," O'Donnell said. "And we're hoping that there'll be authorization very soon after that. So we're preparing for potentially the first weekend in November, but it could be the second weekend in November."
How many doses of vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds could Montgomery County get?
James Bridgers, the county's acting health officer, told reporters on Wednesday that the county hopes to receive about 40,000 doses in the "first wave" it would receive.
Of those, 13,200 doses will go to the county's Department of Health and Human Services, and 26,700 doses will go to hospitals, pediatricians and other health care settings.
"The notion is to get more doses in our primary care providers, our pediatric sites, because they are trusted in all sites," Bridgers said. "Pediatricians and clinicians are trained to administer doses to school age or younger individuals."
Will demand outpace supply, as was seen during initial waves of vaccine distribution earlier this year?
County officials have said that based on U.S. census estimates, about 95,000 to 105,000 residents countywide are 5 to 11 years old and would be eligible, once the Pfizer vaccine is approved by the FDA and the CDC.
Some, including County Council members, have asked whether initial demand will outpace supply, especially in the first weeks of the rollout.
Bridgers told reporters on Wednesday that it is difficult to say, but it will become clear during the first three weeks of distribution. It is good that officials currently have more supply of vaccine countywide, versus the initial rollout late last year and in January, he said.
County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz said during the council's meeting Tuesday that he anticipates high demand locally. But he added that people will likely try to find vaccine wherever they can find the doses.
He urged patience as the initial rollout occurs.
"I think we need to make sure to underscore to our public, to level-set expectations, that for the first few weeks, there will be more demand than there is supply," Albornoz said.
Where will the vaccine be administered?
County officials have said they are aiming to use an equitable approach for distributing and administering their doses, focusing on areas of the county most affected by coronavirus infections.
It's unclear how many vaccine doses will go to pediatricians versus hospitals and other health care settings, but county officials said Tuesday that there are more than 200 pediatricians countywide, and more than 70% have requested doses.
Also, there are more than 200 local sites scattered at pharmacies, urgent care facilities, hospitals and other public health settings that plan to distribute vaccines.
Department of Health and Human Services officials said the county will distribute and administer its doses at certain "clusters," or areas with higher case rates and locations more greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The county hopes to be open weekdays at the following sites:
East County Recreational Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring
Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring
Montgomery College Germantown Campus, 20200 Observation Drive #4067, Germantown
Lakeforest Mall, 701 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg
Montgomery College Rockville, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville
Dennis Avenue Health Center, 2000 Dennis Ave., Silver Spring.
They also hope to administer vaccines the first weekend they are available at the following schools:
Banneker Middle School, 14800 Perrywood Drive, Burtonsville
Francis Scott Key Middle School, 910 Schindler Drive, Silver Spring
Argyle Middle School, 2400 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring
Loiederman Middle School, 12701 Goodhill Road, Silver Spring
Roberto Clemente Middle School, 18808 Waring Station Road, Germantown
Eastern Middle School, 300 University Blvd. E., Silver Spring
Montgomery Village Middle School, 19300 Watkins Mill Rd., Montgomery Village
Julius West Middle School, 651 Great Falls Road, Rockville
Forest Oak Middle School, 651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd., Gaithersburg
O'Donnell said middle schools typically have more parking than elementary schools, and "more accessibility internally."
Residents are asked to contact their primary care provider or pediatricians for more information, or stay tuned to county information channels for when vaccinations begin.
What is the difference in dosages between the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds and other populations?
County officials have said the new Pfizer vaccine will be labeled differently, in different bottles than vaccine doses for other age groups.
NPR reported that the doses for 5- to 11-year-olds will contain one-third of the active ingredient compared to adult doses. Once children receive their first dose, they will wait 21 days or more to receive their second dose.
Dr. William Gruber, senior vice president of vaccine clinical research and development at Pfizer, said during the FDA meeting earlier this week that the dosage was picked to "strike the right balance" between limiting potential side effects and strong immunity.
Pfizer data submitted to the FDA showed its vaccine appeared to be more than 90% effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the main clinical trial.
When might Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines be available for 5- to 11-year-olds?
It is tough to say. Both companies have to go through the same regulatory processes that the Pfizer vaccine went through, clearing hurdles at the FDA and CDC. Neither has gotten approval from either.
Health officials have said they hope that Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines are available for 5- to 11-year-olds by the end of 2021, but that depends on clinical trials and how quickly each company moves through the regulatory process.
Can parents pre-register with the county to get their children the vaccine?
No, according to Mary Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Service.
Steve Bohnel can be reached at steve.bohnel@bethesdamagazine.com
Final vote on proposal could come Jan. 25
01-17-22 | 1:21 pm January 18, 2022
UPDATED: County awaiting shipment of 196,000 take-home COVID-19 test kits
Kits were shipped Jan. 13; official says county has enough through Jan. 20
Trone tests positive for COVID-19
Congressman says he has mild symptoms


A wonderful, large, primitive painted Dutch one-door wardrobe/cupboard. This piece was custom made to stand with one side to the wall. Thats why the back is also painted. It was used back than as a room divider. All original paint. Good condition. Ca. 1800 Holland. W. 53.1 x D. 24.4 x H. 85.4 in. ( 135 x 62 x 217 cm ). Price: 1950 euro.


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Students Say They Want a Degree
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College is increasingly seen by high school students as a means to an end: getting a job. Since the Great Recession, surveys of teenagers — and the choices they are making about their college majors — show that higher education has become less about preparing for life or learning something that interests undergraduates and much more about securing employment.
A recent Harris Poll found that two-thirds of 14- to 23-year-old students want a degree to provide financial security, ranking it above all else when it comes to their motivation for going to college. At the same time, fewer students are majoring in the humanities, according to newly released government data. More flock toward science, technology, engineering and math majors — known collectively as STEM — that they think will burnish their employment prospects.
While unemployment among recent college graduates is at historic lows, underemployment is not. Some 40 percent of college graduates are underemployed, meaning they are in jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree.
Colleges have been slow to react to this shift in the mind-set of students, largely resisting efforts to make campuses look and act more like trade schools — and for good reason. Higher education serves multiple missions, among them to prepare citizens for the world, conduct research and assist adolescents in becoming adults. But those missions have become secondary to most students and their families in an era of rising tuition and stagnant wages. Without being gainfully employed, newly minted graduates will find it difficult to enjoy the broad benefits that higher education provides.
That's why college leaders and faculty members are beginning to recognize they need — at the same time — to prepare students for employment and provide them with a broad education for life. Some schools, such as Emory University, are adding degree programs that combine applied mathematics and statistics with traditional liberal-arts majors. Others, such as the University of Utah, are giving seniors an opportunity to earn certificates before graduation in fields such as data analysis and instructional design.
Those efforts seem to be paying off. Employers are starting to take notice that students are coming out of college armed with skills needed in the job market. Some 60 percent of business executives and hiring managers agree students have the knowledge to succeed in entry-level positions, according to a survey released this week by the Association of American Colleges & Universities.
But the work of colleges to prepare students for the future of work is only beginning. The same survey found that just 34 percent of top executives and 25 percent of hiring managers say students have the skills to be promoted. Many of those skills are soft skills — communication, team work, problem-solving — that are critical in a quickly shifting job market. Entry-level skills change every few years; it's the habits of learning to learn and navigating the ambiguity of a career that will prove most valuable to undergraduates in the long run.
Higher education "needs to ensure that we are effectively transferring the skills that will serve students well in our tech-driven and knowledge-based economy," Farnam Jahanian, president of Carnegie Mellon University, told me recently. "This includes reimagining curriculum by enhancing digital core competencies and incorporating human skills."
For its part, Carnegie Mellon has introduced what it calls "instructional sidecars," Jahanian said, which embed continuous exposure to communication, critical thinking, collaboration and entrepreneurship into courses.
It shouldn't be left only to higher education, however, to train the next generation of workers. Employers play an important role, too. And while recruiters say they are increasingly satisfied with the college graduates they're hiring to take entry-level jobs, employers' hiring processes often disqualify some of the best candidates.
Recruiters usually receive their initial pool of candidates through a screening process that has largely been taken out of human hands by automated software that scans applications and resumes for certain keywords. "They are trying to mimic the best of human decision-making," said Peter Cappelli, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and author of "Why Good People Can't Get Jobs."
The problem, Cappelli told me, is that "computerized systems are not very flexible. They don't have judgment. They can't imagine the job skills or experiences you don't program into them." So the barista at Starbucks with the psychology degree might be well qualified for a college-level job, but she just didn't include the right keywords on her résumé and now counts among the underemployed.
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Brett Kavanaugh and Friends Boasted About Their Alleged Conquests in Georgetown Prep Yearbook
Sophie Weiner
Tonight, embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went on Fox News to defend himself against allegations that he sexually assaulted two women as a teenager and college student. During the interview, the judge went further than just denying their accusations—he also denied knowledge of a culture of misogyny or misbehavior at his elite private high school, Georgetown Prep.
When Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked Kavanaugh whether he'd heard of any of his classmates engaging in nonconsensual, or even consensual sex with women at parties, he strongly denied it. Instead, he represented his high school years as entirely virtuous. "I certainly never participated in any such thing—but I never saw or heard of any such thing...I was focused on trying to be number one in my class and being captain of the varsity basketball team and doing service projects, going to church," he said.
But a new report from the New York Times that claims Kavanaugh and friends wrote sexually suggestive notes in their yearbook suggests a less innocent reality. The Times reports that Georgetown Prep's 1983 yearbook, featuring captions and individual pages written by students, contains references to Renate Schroeder Dolphin, a female student at a neighboring Catholic girls school.
From the Times:
The word "Renate" appears at least 14 times in Georgetown Preparatory School's 1983 yearbook, on individuals' pages and in a group photo of nine football players, including Judge Kavanaugh, who were described as the "Renate Alumni." It is a reference to Renate Schroeder, then a student at a nearby Catholic girls' school.
Two of Judge Kavanaugh's classmates say the mentions of Renate were part of the football players' unsubstantiated boasting about their conquests.
"They were very disrespectful, at least verbally, with Renate," said Sean Hagan, a Georgetown Prep student at the time, referring to Judge Kavanaugh and his teammates. "I can't express how disgusted I am with them, then and now."
In the Fox News interview, Kavanaugh claimed that he was a virgin in high school, and remained one for "many years" after.
The yearbook also makes reference to Kavanaugh's drinking in high school. His yearbook page includes a reference to "100 kegs or bust," and calls him the "treasurer" of the "Keg City Club." Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of attempted sexual assault in high school, described him as being very drunk at the time of the attack. Deborah Ramirez, who accused him of exposing himself to her in college, reported the same.
Earlier this month, Dolphin was one of 65 women who signed a letter attesting to knowing Kavanaugh in high school, supporting his nomination and their belief in his good behavior. Now, Dolphin says she was unaware of the jokes Kavanaugh and others made about her when she signed the letter.
"I learned about these yearbook pages only a few days ago," Dolphin told the Times. "I don't know what 'Renate Alumnus' actually means. I can't begin to comprehend what goes through the minds of 17-year-old boys who write such things, but the insinuation is horrible, hurtful and simply untrue. I pray their daughters are never treated this way. I will have no further comment."
Alexandra Walsh, a lawyer for Kavanaugh, responded:
"Judge Kavanaugh was friends with Renate Dolphin in high school. He admired her very much then, and he admires her to this day.
"Judge Kavanaugh and Ms. Dolphin attended one high school event together and shared a brief kiss good night following that event," the statement continued. "They had no other such encounter. The language from Judge Kavanaugh's high school yearbook refers to the fact that he and Ms. Dolphin attended that one high school event together and nothing else."
Dolphin denies that she ever kissed Kavanaugh. "I think Brett must have me confused with someone else, because I never kissed him," she said.
According to the Times, the yearbook also contains references to the KKK, but not on Kavanaugh's page.
"These guys weren't any different than other boys high schools across the country," Suzanne Matan, a friend of Kavanaugh's from high school, told the Times. "And I chose to hang out with those boys and many other girls did, too, because they were fun, and they were safe, and they were respectful."
Kavanaugh's classmates pictured in the football photo also say that the references to Dolphin were innocent. But others dispute this framing. "Those guys weren't big on crushes," William Fishburne, another member of Kavanaugh's graduating class told the Times. "I think they felt that if a girl didn't want to date them, then they must be gay. I'm serious."
Read the full report at the New York Times.


Playa del Monsul: access will be limited.
CERTAIN beaches in the Cabo de Gata will have restricted vehicle access over the summer, according to the new regulations set by the Junta de Andalucia regional government.
On Monday March 28 new rules were published by the Territorial Delegation of Agriculture, Fishing and Environment of the Junta in Almeria, restricting access to the beaches inside the Cabo de Gata Natural Park located to the west of the district of San Jose, in Nijar, between the dates of June 18 and September 18.
In order to preserve the area of 'high ecological and natural value', access will now be limited to the beaches located between Genoveses and Cala Carbon, including Monsul beach.
The Territorial Delegation considered that the amount of vehicles during the previous summer exceeding the capacity, and because of this the landscape was being damaged and degraded.
The Junta also points out that the vehicles could be a safety hazard, and that the area does not have the proper medical, safety, or health services to the huge number of vehicles and people that are generated during the summer season.


The first customer contact is important: having the same objectives and a good communication guarantee a nice result and a long-lasting relationship.
In this way Stig Leander approached G.Desmet for the production of the Leander bed. A plain and simple design in the aesthetic sense, but on the other hand it is a technical challenge to be produced. The Danish company can look back on an nice organic growth, which is typical for the founder Stig Leander.
Always been a dreamer, hedonist, globetrotter and master craftsman.
When he was 28, he decided to settle down. At that time his sister in law was expecting twins and he wanted to help her. Along the process he was guided by practical considerations: How can I change a complex situation into a more comfortable one? He made a prototype of a cradle, meant for the twins. The cradle was well received by friends and acquaintances. The demand for the newly designed cradle was greater than expected and in this way the company Leander was born. First the cradle was sold only in Denmark, but very quickly there was a demand to distribute it abroad as well.
Clear stylistic idiom, awareness of materials, designed in function of the child: these are the most important characteristics of each Leander product. In this way the product line of the cradle evolved to the next step of a newly born: the baby bed.
Sustainability and quality awareness are embedded in the Danish genes and in this design. The bed grows with the child until the age of eight. One of the remarkable things about this design is, that Stig does not design by computer, but as he states himself "he puts it together by hand". He literally builds his model out of cardboard, string and some wood. The same method was applied for the Leander Baby Bed. It took less than a day to finish the first drafts and create the basic concept.
The basic idea was an organic cocoon where the baby feels safe and secure.
A pure clear form that, due to sophisticated cutting lines, makes it possible to transform the bed. It follows the growth of the child from newborn baby until schoolchild.
At Leander, sustainability and responsibilty are given a special place and that is why working with a supplier who shares the same objectives is important for them. Kindred spirits only guarantee that the final product meets the expectations of both parties. As a consequence Stig Leander approached G.Desmet.
G.Desmet was the perfect supplier for all plywood furniture.
In this way a long-term cooperation has been started, and as a result G.Desmet has been assigned with the manufacturing of other products such as a the nappy-changing tables and the high chair.


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God Is Disappointed in You with Shannon Wheeler & Mark Russell
God Is Disappointed in You, published by Top Shelf, is the tongue-in-cheek "condensed" version of the Bible you never knew you needed-hilariously modern, but surprisingly authentic-with illustrations and gags by New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man). Wheeler and writer Mark Russell join together for an hour of unforgettable irreverence, including Q&A, audience sketches, and the hilarious-yet-accurate "ten-minute Bible." Plus: a taste of the new audiobook, read by Dr. Venture himself, James Urbaniak (The Venture Bros.)!
Thursday July 24, 2014 10:00am - 11:00am
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Charles Schulz and Social Commentary in Peanuts
Through the unassuming medium of a daily comic strip, Charles Schulz gently communicated the social and political climate of the changing world around him. Explore the intersection of Peanuts and topical issues through the lens of today's socially attuned humor in cartoons and television. Presentation by Corry Kanzenberg (curator, Charles M. Schulz Museum). Panel discussion and Q&A to follow with Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Art Roche (content director, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates). Moderated by Tom Gammill (The Simpsons, Futurama, Seinfeld).
Thursday July 24, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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The Switch to Digital
From mail to photographs and now comics, everything is making the move to digital. Comic-Con International special guests Colleen Coover (Bandette), Batton Lash (Supernatural Law), Jeff Smith (Bone), Rina Piccolo (Tina's Groove), and Paul Tobin (Bandette) discuss with moderator Mark Waid (Daredevil) when and why they make the switch to digital.
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Still Pickled After All These Years
Comic-Con special guest Brian Crane discusses his 25 years of creating the Pickles comic strip, using a PowerPoint presentation. He will give a behind-the-scenes look at how he got started and how he creates his daily comic strip, which is syndicated in over 800 newspapers around the world. The presentation will be followed by a short Q&A session.
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Jules Feiffer Goes Noir
Oscar-Pulitzer-Eisner Hall of Fame winner Jules Feiffer turns to the noir genre with his new graphic novel Kill My Mother. Come hear a conversation with this comics pioneer who started with Will Eisner, went on to become one of the world's most-read comic strip creators, and eventually conquered the Broadway stage and Hollywood. Now, preview his return to his first love with a daring new work that stretches his talent yet again. Questioning by comics historians Mark Evanier and Paul Levitz, as well as audience members.
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The Sergio & Mark Show
Usually, this is the panel where Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier make empty promises of more Groo the Wanderer to come. This time though, there actually is new Groo with the release of the long-awaited Groo Vs. Conan miniseries from Dark Horse, to be followed closely by a new series of new Groo stories and a new series of old Groo stories and you'll hear all about it at the panel with Sergio and Mark and Stan Sakai and the world's hardest-working colorist, Tom Luth.
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Mad About MAD
MAD, the country's #1-selling humor magazine (in a field of 1), is dumber than ever! MAD editor John Ficarra and art director Sam Viviano take a ridiculous peek at what's happening at the magazine, and an epically moronic Q&A that's bound to be, well, MAD! (Prizes will be awarded for most moronic questions!)
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The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - A Look Under the Shell
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 17, 03:39PM
In celebration of the new documentary film, Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, co-creator Kevin Eastman will lead this fascinating panel including Randall Lobb (writer/director), Isaac Elliott-Fisher (executive producer), Mark Hussey (executive producer), and Galen Walker (executive producer), taking fans behind-the-scenes and beneath the streets into the incredible 30-year journey and reveal the real origin story of four of pop culture's most enduring heroes. Featuring clips from the documentary, followed by a Q&A discussion, fans will get to see how this so-called "happy accident" defied every naysayer to become one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world.
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Nearly 150 years ago, Ephraim Wales Bull of Concord, Massachusetts, introduced an exciting new grape from crosses made over a period of years. The public loved it, and before long a man named Welch had produced a delicious non-alcoholic juice to be used in church from Concord grapes. Over the years the strain was improved, but Concord remains the most popular grape in America. And once you grow this easy, attractive vine, you'll join the chorus of approval!
Concord is a seeded grape, with big blue globes "frosted" with white and large edible seeds. The skin removes easily, and the fruit is wonderfully fragrant, even from a distance. The flavor is sweet and soft -- absolutely addictive!
This is a versatile grape, serving well for fresh eating, juicing, preserving, and wine-making. The vine produces very well in any sunny setting, and lives for decades. Disease-resistant and adaptable, it earns its reputation with each delicious harvest. Expect it to reach 10 to 20 feet long within a decade. Zones 5-9.
Set plants out in well drained, deeply cultivated, sandy or gravely loam soil. The planting site should have enough elevation for air drainage to prevent injury by late spring freezes.
Plant in full sun 8 feet apart, rows 8-10 feet apart. In northern zones, plant in a southern exposure and provide protection on cold nights. At planting prune roots to healthy, undamaged tissue and prune top to single stem with 3-5 buds.
Water deeply at base of plants. Drip irrigation would work well. Apply mulch for moisture retention and weed control. Any nitrogen fertilization should be done in spring or early summer before setting of fruit. Use nitrate of soda or well rotted manure.
Provide winter protection for young plants and against any unusually harsh, cold and wind. Pruning should be done January through March.


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Michael Che, co-anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, will perform a stand-up comedy show at Club Dada on January 9. Photo courtesy of Michael Che
Rover Dramawerks in Plano will present Four Weddings and an Elvis through January 30. Photo courtesy of Rover Dramawerks
The Chalet Dallas exhibit at Nasher Sculpture Center will play host to a 24-Hour Book Swap starting on January 8. Photo by Edwin Chan
Lavell Crawford will perform stand-up comedy at the Majestic Theatre on January 9. Photo courtesy of Lavell Crawford
Greg Hobbs will conduct the 100 professional singers performing at the inaugural Dallas Choral Festival on January 10 at Meyerson Symphony Center. Photo courtesy of Dallas Choral Festival
Whether it's a holiday hangover or just the effects of starting a new year, the slate of events in and around Dallas is always a little light at the beginning of the year. Don't fret: There are still interesting things to do, including visits from two nationally known comedians, new theater, a unique art event, and more.
Below are the best options for your precious free time Thursday through Sunday. Don't like what you see? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.
Rover Dramawerks presents Four Weddings and an Elvis
Located in a shopping center in Plano, Rover Dramawerks has churned out interesting and fun theater for the past 16 years. Its latest is Four Weddings and an Elvis, which chronicles the wild and crazy goings-on at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, all officiated by an Elvis impersonator. The production will run through January 30.
Nasher Sculpture Center presents 24-Hour Book Swap
This special event will take place in Chalet Dallas, an exhibit designed by artist Piero Golia that transformed the Nasher Sculpture Center's Corner Gallery into a luxurious gathering space that integrates architecture, entertainment, and works of art. Visitors to this event can bring in art-related books to exchange for others, as well as listen to local notables do readings over a 24-hour period.
The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art presents Arcadia Salon Series Discussion
The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, which has been in Dallas since the early 2000s, celebrates a modern art movement known for its bright colors and bold geometric forms. Its latest exhibit, Middle Eastern Influences: The Art of Liz Whitney Quisgard and Fariba Abedin, comes to a close this weekend, and includes this event at which Abedin will discuss her work.
Dallas Holocaust Museum presents Anne Frank: A History for Today
The lessons from the Holocaust are ones that still need to be taught, and there's almost no better way to understand them than through the example of Anne Frank. The Dallas Holocaust Museum will open a new exhibit that takes you beyond the pages of her diary by providing a wide perspective on the Holocaust, human rights, the Nazis, and the Frank family's experiences in hiding. It will be on display through May 31.
Lavell Crawford in concert
There are many reasons to love the all-time great TV show Breaking Bad, and the performance by comedian Lavell Crawford is among them. Playing Huell, the not-so-great security man for lawyer Saul Goodman, he had his fair share of memorable and funny moments. Crawford will get back to his regular gig of stand-up comedy with this performance at the Majestic Theatre.
Michael Che in concert
Few comedians have had a better past two years than Michael Che. In April 2014, he was hired as a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Just over four months later, he was hired by Saturday Night Live — a show for which he had previously written — to co-host the Weekend Update segment, a job he still holds. Che will jet down from NYC to perform stand-up at Club Dada.
Inaugural Dallas Choral Festival
The first-ever Dallas Choral Festival will be the first new choral festival in Texas since 1999. 100 professional singers will take the stage at Meyerson Symphony Center for a rare performance of a large-scale Sacred Masterwork with a professional orchestra, highlighting Ludwig Van Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and conducted by artistic director Greg Hobbs.
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Target lifts pre-holiday forecast
US mid-price homewares and fashion chain Target Corp has signalled a strong start to the holiday season, raising its full-year earnings forecast and reporting better-than-expected quarterly results.
Target, the eighth-largest retailer in the US, has spent billions of dollars on building its private-label business and opening smaller stores in college towns and urban areas to lure customers, helping it gain an edge over its rivals. It has pushed aggressively into faster delivery and investments in store revamps.
In the third quarter, Target reported earnings per share of US$1.36, adjusted, compared with US$1.19 expected. Revenue was US$18.67 billion ($27.5 billion) compared with US$18.49 billion expected. Same-store sales showed growth of 4.5 per cent, compared with 3.6 per cent expected.
The results are in sharp contrast to those of many other retailers, including rivals JC Penney and Kohl's, which have recently cut forecasts in light of reduced consumer spending.
Target now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share to fall within a range of US$6.25 to US$6.45, compared with a prior estimate of US$5.90 to US$6.20. Analysts had been calling for earnings per share of US$6.18.
Alibaba wins big in Hong Kong listing
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has raised up to US$12.9 billion ($19 billion) in a landmark listing in Hong Kong, the largest share sale in the city in nine years and a world record for a cross-border secondary share sale, Reuters reports.
The deal will be seen as a boost to Hong Kong following more than five months of anti-government protests and its recent slide into its first recession in a decade.
Alibaba said in a statement it had priced the shares at HK$176 ($33.14) each, a discount of 2.9 per cent to its New York closing price. The price means Alibaba will raise at least HK$88 billion – a symbolic total because the number eight is associated with prosperity and good fortune in Chinese culture.
The total raised from the deal could eventually reach US$12.9 billion if a so-called "greenshoe" over-allotment option were exercised.
Lewis Group defies economic slowdown
South African retailer Lewis Group has reported a 6.1 per cent rise in its half-year revenue, driven by strong sales growth in the first quarter and despite an economic slowdown in the country during the second quarter, Reuters reports.
The furniture and appliance retailer, which caters mostly to middle- and low-income consumers, said its headline earnings per share for the six months ended September came in at 215 cents (22 cents), up 18.9 per cent from 180.8 cents last year.
The retailer has been diversifying to access higher-income consumers and attract online shoppers. United Furniture Outlets (UFO), a luxury furniture retailer owned by the group, posted an 8.8 per cent increase in its sales and an operating profit of 22.6 million rand ($2.23 million).
At the group's traditional retail brands – Lewis, Best Home and Electric, and Beares – sales rose 3.7 per cent and operating profit was 201.6 million rand.
INspire, the omni-channel home shopping retailer, was the only division to report a loss of 13.2 million rand. This retailer is not expected to break even by the end of the 2019-20 financial year.
Amazon clears air on data
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has questioned Amazon, along with the other tech giants, about its use of consumer and commercial data. The panel is investigating potential breaches of US antitrust law by big technology companies.
In response to questioning, Amazon said it only uses "aggregated data" from sellers in its third-party marketplace, not data from individual sellers.
Such data, also culled from public sources and Amazon's first-party sales, is available to the company's retail and private-brand teams, it said in an October 11 document released by the committee last week.
Merchants on Amazon's platform have long worried that the world's largest online retailer would use information at its disposal to undercut them.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters seeking comment. In the congressional response, it said use of public and aggregated sales data to spot in-demand products is standard practice in retailing.
Amazon also said it may ask third-party merchants to lower prices on Amazon.com when it finds the sellers asking for less on a competing website.
The committee has said it expects a final report on its probe by early next year.
California sues e-cigarette maker
The state of California has launched a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, alleging the San Francisco company engaged in a "systematic" and "wildly successful" campaign to attract teenagers to its nicotine devices.
The lawsuit draws on internal correspondence and other evidence, Reuters reports, asserting the company did little to prevent sales to underage customers. It also claims that Juul used a "flawed" age-verification process for online sales.
The state of North Carolina filed a lawsuit against Juul earlier this year, which focused on the company's youth-oriented advertising and social media campaigns. Other lawsuits are in the works.
Juul, the US market leader in e-cigarettes, has come under intense scrutiny from US regulators, lawmakers and attorneys general over the surging popularity of its products among teenagers in recent years. More than 27 per cent of US high-schoolers used an e-cigarette in the previous month, according to a federal youth tobacco survey released in September, up from 11.7 per cent two years ago.
Luxury goods group LVMH aims to grab a greater slice of tourist spending in Paris as of next April when it relaunches La Samaritaine, a 150-year-old gilded art deco department store. The revamped business will house a hotel and shops and rival the likes of Galeries Lafayette.
Spending by visitors to France remains a major source of income for high-end brands, Reuters reports. LVMH, the owner of such luxury fashion and accessories labels as Louis Vuitton, makes 8 per cent of its sales in France alone, and already owns upmarket Parisian department store Le Bon Marché.
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import java.io.*;
import java.security.*;
import java.security.cert.*;

import rice.*;
import rice.post.log.*;
import rice.post.storage.*;
import rice.post.security.*;

/**
 * This class represents the Log which sits at the address of the user's
 * PostUserAddress and points to the logs of other applications.  This
 * log itself has no entries.
 *
 * This object overrides Log in order to contain the user's public key
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 * @version $Id: PostLog.java 4654 2009-01-08 16:33:07Z jeffh $
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@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public class PostLog extends Log {

  /**
   * Serialver for backwards compatibility
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  public static final long serialVersionUID = 5516854362333868152L;

  /**
   * The user of this log.
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  /**
   * The public key of the user.
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  /**
   * Constructor for PostLog.  Package protected: only Post can create
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   * @param user The user whom this PostLog is for
   * @param key The user's public key.
   * @param cert This user's certification
   * @param post The local Post service
   * @param command The command to call once done
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  PostLog(PostEntityAddress user, PublicKey key, PostCertificate cert, Post post, Continuation command) {
    super("User " + user.toString() + "'s log", user.getAddress(), post);

    this.user = user;
    this.key = key;
    this.certificate = cert;

    sync(command);
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   * Constructor for PostLog, which effectively renames a previous user to a new username.
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   * @param user The user whom this PostLog is for
   * @param key The user's public key.
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   * @param command The command to call once done
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    super("User " + user.toString() + "'s log", user.getAddress(), post);

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284 women were turned away from refuge services in Wales last year because of a lack of space.
Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Welsh Women's Aid calls for lifesaving refuge services' funding in Wales to be protected by government and public authorities, so that women and children can live free from violence and be supported to recover from abuse. This should be accompanied by sufficient resources and a sustainable funding model for refuge services so that all regions of Wales have capacity to meet demand.


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Iain Lauchlan ist ein schottischer Produzent, Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor, Dramatiker und Regisseur.

Biografie
Lauchlan begann seine Karriere bei "Play-School-Programmen" wie "Fingermouse" und "Playdays". Während er bei Playdays schauspielerte, begegnete er Will Brenton und gründete mit ihm die Firma Tell-Tale-Productions. Die beiden Unternehmensgründer schrieben Programme wie "Fun Song Factory", "Tweenies", "Hi 5" und "BB3B".

Lauchlan erlangte große Berühmtheit in Großbritannien und betreibt Brenton ein neues Unternehmen mit dem Namen Wish Films, die mit "Entertainment Rights" die neuen Programme für Jim Jam & Sunny und für ITV 1 produziert.

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 Iain Lauchlan bei tv.com

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Lily and the Octopus is one of those books that the less you know before reading it the better so my review may seem a little vague. That being said, I picked this book as my first book to review for a couple of reasons. One, I read it about a month ago AND I still think about this book! I know it's being compared to The Art of Racing in the Rain which in some ways it's similar but it really deserves to stand on its own because not only will this book cause some tears (or in my case many) but it's FUNNY! The banter between Ted and Lily is so endearing and witty…yes Lily talks..and for those of us with dogs (mine's a lab) we know what it's like to carry on conversations with our dogs…right? It's not just me I hope:) In terms of Ted himself, we find out pretty quickly that he's a lonely guy trying to cope after a breakup with his partner so he's seeing a (bad) therapist named Jenny. His thoughts about and interactions with Jenny were some of the best written, most sarcastic, wittiest parts of the book. Again, you will laugh!
Ok, the other reason I chose this book is I feel it's a VERY big word-of-mouth book and I want to try to get the word out that I think everyone–not just dog lovers–would enjoy this book. It literally showed up on my porch after my fellow book loving friend called me to ask if I had read it which I hadn't because I had never heard of it! She dropped it off that day, I read a few pages, and promptly neglected everything else and by 1:00am I was drying my eyes and wishing I hadn't read it so fast. All this isn't to say I had no issues with the book. There is a section involving an octopus hunt that is filled with magical realism that I have to say just didn't work for me. In my opinion, that all could've been left out and the story would've been just as good. But that's a minor issue. If you enjoy original books with endearing characters that stay with you, you'll love this.


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The weekend is worried about Kanye.
If there's one thing you want from your favorite Eastside noodle bar, it's...sandwiches. You can now get your banh mi on a Vietnamese baguette in the slim new corridor next door.
It's been too long since you've gotten to your favorite barbecue spot (if it was yesterday, it's been too long), so it's good to know you can find a few choice meat havens under one roof this weekend. Or at least on the same sand.
Time has come once again for your favorite kind of sale—one of the city's best wine shops unloading the goods at up to 80 percent off. That's five bottles for the price of one, which makes you suddenly like math again.
A giant gin-filled basement is the last place you'd expect to be attacked by birds—so hopefully Tippi Hedren feels safe when she shows up to watch the screening of her Hitchcock classic with you.
New owners have taken over the former Doughboys, and will soon add beer and wine—until then, make do with the Pressed Jacks, which are huge buttermilk pancakes filled with meats and cheese, pressed on a panini grill, then topped with syrup or gravy. But not both, because that would be excessive.


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Criminal Charges Filed Against Omaha Firm In Fatal Workplace Safety Case
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The U.S. Justice Department announced a 22-count indictment Thursday against a Nebraska railroad services company and its owners related to an April 2015 explosion that killed two workers and seriously injured a third.
Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services and its owners were accused of, among other things, trying to cover up workplace safety violations to deceive federal inspectors as well as mishandling hazardous wastes from railroad tanker cars.
Omaha-based Nebraska Railcar was highlighted in a 2016 FairWarning story about the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Severe Violator Enforcement Program. Nebraska Railcar's shoddy workplace safety record provided an example of how slowly federal authorities sometimes move to put wayward employers into the severe violator program, which subjects companies to extra regulatory scrutiny.
FairWarning found that the company wasn't listed as a severe violator until after the deadly 2015 explosion even though it, as well as other businesses controlled by Nebraska Railcar's majority owner, Steven Michael Braithwaite, 65, had repeatedly been cited for safety violations dating back to 2005. That included a 2013 citation involving a fire risk from oil storage tanks. Nebraska Railcar stayed off the list partly because its violations didn't involve hazards the agency deemed high-priority, such as falls, amputations, cave-ins and exposure to toxic chemicals.
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Thursday's indictment charges that after the 2013 inspection, Braithwaite – who was named in the indictments along with his son, Adam Thomas Braithwaite, 37, the company's vice president – agreed to test for hazards involving flammable liquid benzene. But when federal safety inspectors returned to the Omaha site for a follow-up check in March 2015 – one month before the explosion – they were turned away by the elder Braithwaite.
After that, according to the indictment, the two Braithwaites created documents "to falsely show" that the company "had been purchasing equipment to test the contents of railcars for benzene and had taken other required safety precautions."
The indictment also charged that Nebraska Railcar ignored instructions given in 2013 and 2014 by federal and state environmental regulators to test wastes to determine if they were hazardous so that they could be properly disposed. Instead, authorities said, the company sent untested waste to a landfill not permitted to receive hazardous materials.
The 22 counts returned by a federal grand jury in Omaha included conspiracy, violating worker safety standards resulting in deaths and violating the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act, which governs hazardous waste management. Adam Braithwait also was charged with perjury.
"Protecting the health and safety of American workers at hazardous job sites is of paramount importance," said Jeffrey H. Wood, the acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division. "The defendants in this case failed to live up to that responsibility, even falsifying documents to evade worker safety requirements. Tragically, employees at the defendants' facility lost their lives while working in these unsafe conditions."
Representatives of Nebraska Railcar and the Braithwaites could not be reached. A woman who answered the phone at Nebraska Railcar said, "Our company has no comment." If convicted, the Braithwaites could face 20 or more years in prison.
The two workers killed, Adrian LaPour and Dallas Foulk, died on April 14, 2015 soon after returning from a lunch break and starting to dig thick residue out of a a fume-filled tanker car. LaPour was trapped in a flash fire ignited by substances inside the car, and Foulk was hurled out the top to his death. Both were in their 40s.
The lone survivor among the three employees working on the tanker, Joe Coschka, said he was just outside the car, lowering buckets of the blacktop-like material into a 55-gallon drum.
LaPour's longtime girlfriend, Marcella Schwartz, expressed a measure of relief over the news, saying "maybe justice will be served."
"It's not going to bring Adrian back or anything, but maybe I can sleep a little bit better knowing that at least he (Steven Braithwaite) is going to suffer maybe some consequences for his actions for what he blatantly did. He knew darn well that that it not safe" to send workers into a tank car still filled with flammable fumes.
Schwartz also expressed frustration over the failure of OSHA to more quickly crack down by putting the company in the severe violator program, arguably the broadest workplace safety initiative launched during the Obama administration, before the fatal explosion. If they had, she said, "it would save a lot of lives of our hard-working American people, and maybe Adrian wouldn't have had to die."
Nebraska Railcar was listed as a severe violator in October 2015, six months after the deadly blast. At that time OSHA also cited the company for more than 30 safety violations and proposed fines of nearly $1 million.
Coschka was due to enter prison today on a domestic violence charge and could not be reached. One of his lawyers, James Martin Davis, said Coschka, who is in his late 30s, was traumatized by the Nebraska Railcar tragedy. "He's been a basket case since this happened," Davis said.
"It's classic PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) that you'd see in wartime when you get a couple of your buddies killed and you survive."
In 2016, Coschka told FairWarning that the odor from inside the tanker was powerful in the moments before the explosion, and that an air monitor was beeping. Even so, he said he assumed a supervisor who have known better than him whether the air was a hazard. Coschka had started at Nebraska Railcar only a month earlier.
Soon Coschka heard a loud hiss, and then sparks started shooting out of the tanker. The next thing he remembers is dangling from the side of the car, still attached to his safety harness, with a fire raging inside. "And I knew Adrian was in there, and Dallas was looking pretty bad on the ground. I just knew I had to get out of there," said Coschka. He managed to scramble to safety despite suffering back and shoulder injuries.
Coschka said in 2016 that he remained haunted by the disaster. Although he said he sometimes blamed himself for not questioning the foreman who sent the workers into the tanker car, most of his anger is aimed at the elder Braithwaite, the main owner of the business. He said he wished the tougher OSHA actions had come sooner. Referring to the years of citations against the Braithwaite companies, Coshka added: "It's just sad because this guy dropped the ball so many times and he just keeps getting away with it."
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