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Places

England
 Bradwell, Devon
 Bradwell, Derbyshire, a village in the Derbyshire Peak District
 Bradwell, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth
 Bradwell, Staffordshire

Buckinghamshire
 Bradwell and New Bradwell; each a village, district and civil parish now part of Milton Keynes
 Bradwell Abbey, an ancient monument in Milton Keynes

Essex
 Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall, a village and civil parish in Essex, England
 Bradwell-on-Sea, a village and civil parish
 Bradwell Waterside, a small hamlet
 Bradwell nuclear power station

North America
 Bradwell, Saskatchewan, Canada
 Bradwell Bay Wilderness, a designated wilderness area in the state of Oklahoma, US

People
 Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell (1905-1976), British journalist and politician
 Chris Bradwell (born 1983), US athlete
 James B. Bradwell (1828-1907), US lawyer and judge
 Mike Bradwell (born 1986), Canadian athlete
 Myra Bradwell (1831-1894), US publisher and political activist
 Oliver Bradwell (born 1992), US athlete

Other uses
 Bradwell Institute, a public high school in Hinesville, Georgia, US
 Bradwell (car), a cyclecar by the British manufacturer Bradwell & Company
 Bradwell Episcopal Area, an episcopal area within the Diocese of Chelmsford.

See also
 Broadwell (disambiguation)


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Updated 1:15 AM ET, Fri December 13, 2019
Where things stand now
The latest: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on the two articles of impeachment tomorrow morning.
What happens next: If the committee approves the articles, they'll send them to the House floor next week for a vote that could make Trump the third president in US history to be impeached.
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Committee debates fifth amendment that would strike language on Trump's removal from office
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Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, has introduced a fifth amendment to the articles of impeachment that would strike language that President Trump should be removed from office.
The four other amendments proposed today were all voted down.
The phrase "strike the last word" keeps coming up during the debate. Here's what it means:
Strike the last word: A lot of representatives have said "I move to strike the last word" today as the House debates amendments. It's a maneuver that allows them time to speak. House rules allow each member five minutes to speak on each amendment. Since they're proposing a new amendment (a change to the text), they're given five more minutes.
Meanwhile, Trump attends tonight's congressional ball
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President Trump delivered brief remarks at the congressional ball tonight while the House Judiciary Committee continued to debate the articles of impeachment.
Trump called it a "very exciting month in Washington, DC," receiving some warm laughter. He also touted stock market records.
"Our country is doing really great," Trump said, thanking everyone for attending and acknowledging Vice President Mike Pence, who was in attendance with his wife Karen.
Trump, who spoke from a podium with a golden carved eagle, congratulated first lady Melania Trump on a "beautiful job."
"We're going to have a fantastic year," Trump said, predicting "the best year in decades."
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, legislative director Marc Short and Rep. Steve Scalise were among those in attendance.
Democrats were invited to the congressional ball, according to a White House official.
The committee votes down a fourth amendment
A fourth amendment to the articles of impeachment was voted down this evening by the House Judiciary Committee.
The committee is now debating a fifth amendment.
White House views impeachment outcome as "locked down along partisan lines," official says
From CNN's Pamela Brown and Sarah Westwood
White House officials were less focused on shaping Republicans' messaging heading into this House Judiciary Committee debate due to their sense that the outcome of impeachment, at this point, is "locked down along partisan lines," an administration official said.
While Vice President Mike Pence has met with some members and rallied them last week during a conference meeting on Capitol Hill, the White House has not really been involved in whipping votes, a senior White House official said.
A senior GOP aide said while the House team is whipping, as CNN's Manu Raju reported, it is hardly viewed as necessary because Republicans don't expect to lose any members on the floor vote. White House officials, including Tony Sayegh and Pam Bondi, have been in daily contact with lawmakers and their staff. Republican unity on the resolution vote became a major point of pride for the President and White House officials, so maintaining zero defectors for the vote on the articles is also important to the team.
White House officials are also discussing the prospect of a direct response from the President on the day of the vote on the articles — something beyond a tweet or comments at Trump's rally on Wednesday, should the vote occur that day.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone and legislative director Eric Ueland met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to go over options for the trial as the White House works to reconcile Trump's desire for a theatrical defense with Senate Republicans' eagerness to end the trial quickly.
Justice Department quietly posts internal legal opinions about immunity from congressional testimony
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The Justice Department quietly published on its website today some never-before-seen internal legal opinions that could help President Trump block congressional requests as he faces impeachment by the House and a trial in the Senate.
Eight of the opinions appear to bolster the White House's stonewalling of Congress on witness testimony and document subpoenas.The opinions date back to the 1970s, when President Richard Nixon faced impeachment. One opinion from 1982 was written by the former head of the Office of Legal Counsel at the request of Rudy Giuliani who, at the time, worked within the Justice Department.
Some of the opinions appear to have been made public before, and some have only been cited by the Justice Department in other legal arguments. The ones released today hadn't all been collected on the Justice Department's central website regarding its internal legal opinions before today.
A Justice Department official acknowledging the releases said these opinions were cited in the Office of Legal Counsel's more recent opinion that former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn should be immune from subpoenaed congressional testimony.
The House has sued for McGahn to testify, winning at the trial court stage, and the Justice Department is appealing. The newly released opinions were requested by the House as part of the McGahn lawsuit, according to the official.
Putting these legal opinions in perspective: The collection could be a valuable central resource for the President in the coming weeks, fleshing out the authority the executive branch has given to itself to ignore congressional requests.
Then-head of the Office of Legal Counsel Ted Olson wrote in July 1982 that the White House counsel should not submit to a subpoena or request to testify to the Senate, arguing the President's "close advisors are an extension of the President." Just as he cannot "compel congressmen to appear before him," Congress "may not compel him to appear before it," Olson wrote.
Notably, Olson told the deputy attorney general that if the President broke with precedent and submitted to such testimony it would be seen by "many — including members of Congress who are aware of the historical practice — as a sign of weakness."
What we know about Trump's impeachment legal team
From CNN's Jim Acosta
Two GOP officials familiar with planning for a Senate impeachment trial tell CNN they hope White House Counsel Pat Cipollone takes the lead role in defending President Trump — and not private defense attorney Alan Dershowitz.
One of those officials said there will likely be some Republican concerns about Dershowitz taking on a more public role.
"Cipollone is well respected in the Senate," the official said. "Most senators would say they hope he's in the driver's seat."
CNN's Pamela Brown reported earlier that Dershowitz is expected to handle a constitutional piece of the defense in the Senate trial. An official tells CNN it is possible Dershowitz could formally join the Trump legal team, but the White House counsel is taking the lead.
House schedule for next week starting to take shape
From CNN's Manu Raju
According to two Democratic leadership aides, Democrats are looking at a House floor schedule for next week that looks this:
Tuesday: Spending deal
Wednesday: Articles of impeachment
Thursday: USMCA trade deal
Reminder: The schedule is subject to change.
Democratic sources also say they expect the House Rules Committee to approve a rule that would govern floor debate of the impeachment resolution. They don't need to do a rule — and didn't when President Bill Clinton was impeached — but if they don't approve a rule, they would need an unanimous consent agreement with the GOP over the parameters of the floor debate. Getting such an agreement in this environment seems unlikely.
The floor vote on the rule would occur Wednesday before the articles are approved. Each article will be voted on separately.
The House Rules Committee would have to meet to approve the rule first — and that will likely happen Tuesday.
Trump and legal team mulling idea that a shorter impeachment trial may be better in the Senate
President Trump is listening to his lawyers about the idea that a shorter trial may be better in the Senate, a source familiar with White House discussions told CNN.
Lawyers advising Trump have been trying to make the case to him that a lengthy trial is risky, with the potential of allowing time for unforeseen bombshells that could change the calculus among senators weighing the President's case. The source said Trump has not ruled out this more cautious approach.
"When you're on defense, time is never on your side," the source said, arguing a shorter trial is much more advantageous to Trump.
"You just don't know what's going to erupt or not erupt," the source added.
The source went on to say "things are fluid" as to whether witnesses would be called. But the current thinking is that both sides would present their case in a Senate trial, without witnesses and then proceed to closing arguments. This would allow for a one- to two-week trial, the source estimated, cautioning a lot could change between now and a trial.
A third amendment to the impeachment articles was just voted down
A third amendment to the impeachment articles presented this afternoon was voted down by the House Judiciary Committee.
Democrats on the committee defeated the third GOP amendment to the articles of impeachment, this one from Rep. Andy Biggs. The amendment would have added to the articles that US aid was released to Ukraine.
The amendment was defeated 23-17 on a party line vote.
A fourth amendment is being introduced now.
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Ed Harris, Ph.D., the current Brock International Prize in Education Administrator and Professor and Williams Chair of Educational Leadership at Oklahoma State University,fondly remembers two important men in the field of education.
Over the past few weeks, I've been reflecting on two of my heroes who passed away in 2014, John Goodlad and Elliot Eisner. These two great men left indelible imprints, not only on the landscape of 20th and 21st century education but also on the hearts of many. Both lived full, productive lives; both influenced the world in their own unique ways; and both were Brock Prize Laureates. I recently corresponded with the first administrator of the prize, Trent Gabert, and several former Brock Prize jurors. These individuals are all influencers in their own right, and they share in the following tribute to John and Elliot.
John Goodlad died this past November at the age of 94. During his 70-year career in education, he witnessed a myriad of fleeting reform movements as well as continually shifting public policy and attitudes toward education. Through it all, he firmly held onto his own well-defined, positive vision of education and its role in a just society. In living out that vision, Goodlad inspired the work and lives of countless generations of teachers, administrators, academics and policymakers.
Elliot Eisner passed away in January at the age of 80. Eisner's focus was to promote ways that the arts could benefit student learning and educational practice. Eisner avoided the more popular argument for the arts, such as its utility in boosting standardized test scores in STEM subject areas. Rather, he proclaimed the absolute necessity of arts for human growth and community.
"One of the casualties of our preoccupation with test scores is the presence – or should I say the absence – of arts in our schools. When they do appear, they are usually treated as ornamental rather than substantive aspects of our children's school experience. The arts are considered nice but not necessary," Eisner said in a 2005 article for theLos Angeles Times.
Both great men, Goodlad and Eisner, reminded us that, as educators, we have both the privilege and responsibility of making significant change for humankind. Regarding this daunting responsibility, Goodlad posited in his book, A Place Called School, that the quality of our engagement is more important than the quantity of our efforts.
Eisner (1998) repeatedly reminded us of our noble, complex profession.
"Education will not have permanent solutions to its problems; we will have no 'breakthroughs,' no enduring discoveries that will work forever," he said. "What works here may not work there. What works now many not work then. We are not trying to invent radar or measure the rate of free fall in a vacuum. Our tasks are impacted by context, riddled with unpredictable contingencies, responsive to local conditions and shaped by those we teach…. Those who want something easier to do for a career should go into medicine." (The Kind of Schools We Need, p. 5).
Each in their own right, John Goodlad and Elliot Eisner both had a profound impact on education and in the lives of those who knew them. They left their mark on the world as educators, and reminded us that our roles hold significance for individuals, schools and communities as a whole. Of all things that could be said about these inspiring men, one holds most true: John Goodland and Elliot Eisner, you will be greatly missed.
The Brock International Prize in Education recognizes an individual who has made a specific innovation or contribution to the science and art of education, resulting in a significant impact on the practice or understanding of the field of education. Join the Brock Prize email list at www.brockprize.org, or follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.


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Aulagnier, S., Patrick Haffner, A.J. Mitchell-Jones, Francois Moutou and J. Zima,
London: A & C Black, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, colour plates, line drawings, distribution maps. Covering over 400 species, this work presents all of the terrestrial mammal species of the Western Palaearctic, serving as an excellent guide to the great wealth of fauna in this region. Species accounts are concise..... More
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Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar: a field guide to bird migration, the natural parks of the Strait and los Alcornocales, and the Rock of Gibraltar.
Barrios Partida, Fernando.
Palma: Palma del Valle, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. About 300 million birds cross the Strait of Gibraltar in both directions. Of these, about 700 thousand are soaring birds (raptors and storks) and a large proportion of this amazing biomass use the areas near the Strait as resting..... More
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Tracks and signs of the birds of Britain and Europe: an identification guide.
Brown, Roy et al.
London: Christopher Helm, (2003. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. Fully revised and updated, this edition of this unique and popular guide contains a wealth of fascinating material, illustrated by 23 new full colour plates, with numerous new colour photographs, line drawings, maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Subjects..... More
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Cowen, Rob.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 2015. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. After moving from London to Yorkshire, Rob Cowen finds himself in an unfamiliar setting, disoriented, hemmed in by winter and yearning for the nearest open space. So one night, he sets out to find it - a pylon-slung edge-land..... More
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Utrecht: KNNV Publishers, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, diagrams, maps. Looks at the diversity and use of heathlands over the whole Atlantic area of Europe, from Portugal and Spain in the south to Norway in the north and from Germany in the east to Ireland in the west. This..... More
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Flannery, Tim..
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs.	More
Identification guide to birds of Britain and Northern Europe.
Goodfellow, Peter.
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. The user-friendly introduction covers geography, climate, taxonomy and nomenclature, habitats, bird identification, and the best places to watch birds. 150 of the most common birds are then identified using six descriptive groups: seabirds, waders, birds of prey, game birds, woodpeckers..... More
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Gorman, Gerald.
London: Christopher Helm, 1996. Octavo, dustwrapper, 50 text illustrations, 363 maps. 363 species are covered, with detailed information on status and distribution.	More
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Haas, Marcel.
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Containing over 300 full colour photographs, this book describes in detail the 155 species of extremely rare birds that have occurred in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. All records are listed with references to books and articles, and include..... More
Important bird areas in Europe.
Heath, M.F. et al, editors.
Cambridge: BirdLife International, 2000. Quarto, paperback, 2 volume set. BirdLife Conservation Series. The most comprehensive coverage of Europe's important bird sites - giving information on 3600 sites across 50 countries. Also available in softcover and as separate volumes. Price available on request.	More
Moult and ageing of European passerines.
Jenni, Lukas and Raffael Winkler.
London: Helm, (2020. second edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, colour and black and white illustrations, graphs. A brand-new, completely revised second edition of Jenni and Winkler's classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists. Large in format, packed with high-quality photography and lavish..... More
Atlas: Birds of Moscow city and the Moscow region.
Kalyakin, M.V. and O.V. Voltzit.
Moscow: Pensoft, 2006. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. In English and Russian, this atlas is a complete collection of distribution maps of all 273 breeding, migrant, nomadic and wintering bird species recorded in Moscow City and the Moscow Region during 1999-2004. The maps are accompanied by brief texts characterising..... More
The birds of Turkey.
Kirwan, Guy et al.
London: A & C Black, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Turkey is a popular destination for birders and tourists, and although there has been much published on its birds over the past 40 years, there has never been a comprehensive avifauna. This book contains a detailed account of every..... More
Birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East: an annotated checklist.
Mitchell, Dominic.
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2017. Octavo, laminated boards, This is the most up-to-date checklist of bird species and subspecies recorded in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, including Iran and the Arabian Peninsula – the 'greater' Western Palearctic. Species are presented in systematic order, and each species entry includes scientific..... More
Where to watch mammals in Britain and Ireland.
Moores, Richard.
London: A & C Black, 2007. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. This new guide provides sites and useful information to enable the reader to find and observe every British and Irish mammal species, including all marine mammals. Taking a species-by-species approach, the accounts give some background detail on the range..... More
The birds of Azerbaijan.
Patrikeev, Michael.
Sofia: Pensoft, 2004. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs, maps. Azerbaijan, a country with a rich variety of habitats and wildlife, lies south of the Caucasus Mountains on the western seaboard of the Caspian and shares a common border with Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran and Turkey. This first full description of its..... More
The birds of Shetland.
Pennington, Mike et al.
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2004. Large octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, maps, colour photographs. The Shetland islands are nationally important for their 21 species of breeding seabirds, and other extremely rare or sporadic British breeding birds and migrants. This new avifauna looks in depth at the status, distribution and..... More
The birds of the Isles of Scilly.
Robinson, Peter.
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2003. Octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, colour photographs, maps. This book discusses in detail the status and distribution, past and present, of every bird recorded on Scilly. For the great rarities, a breakdown of all records is provided. Extensive introductory sections describe the climate, vegetation..... More
The birds of Siberia: a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of Petchora and Yenesei.
Seebohm, Henry.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, map. A passionate amateur ornithologist, Henry Seebohm (1832-95) travelled widely in Greece, Scandinavia, Turkey and South Africa studying birds in their native habitats. This volume, first published in 1901, contains two books recounting his travels in Siberia. Siberia in..... More
Important bird areas in Kazakhstan: priority sites for conservation.
Sklyarenko, S.L., G.R. Welch, and M. Brombacher, editors.
Kazakhstan: Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), 2008. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. This book is the first inventory of Important Bird Areas (IBA) in Kazakhstan. The basic principles of the IBA programme, its justification and the methodology used for IBA identification are described. The..... More
Collins bird guide: the most complete field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe.
Svensson, Lars, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom and Peter J. Grant.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, (2009. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, maps. The most complete field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe. This second edition has expanded text and additional colour illustrations. The book provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the..... More
Identification guide to European Passerines.
Svensson, Lars.
BTO, (2011. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Completely revised and updated edition. Essential guide for ringers working in the field and birdwatchers. Designed to help determine species, age and sex of birds in the hand.	More
The advanced bird guide: id of every plumage of every western Palearctic species.
Van Duivendijk, Nils.
London: New Holland, 2010. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. This innovative guide will be an essential addition to the library of any serious birder. It accurately describes every key detail of every plumage of all 900 species that have ever occurred in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - the..... More
The birds of Kazakhstan.
Wassink, Arend and Gerald J. Oreel.
Texel: Author, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. An important bird book for the central Asia region. Well presented with good colour photographs and maps. This book on the birds of Kazakhstan offers comprehensive information on the geography, habitats, climate, migrations, environmental threats and breeding. Illustrated with colour photographs..... More
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Phillies' Dice-K loses no-hitter in 8th
By Mandy Housenick
-- For 72/3 innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka didn't look like himself.
He looked better.
The Red Sox right-hander, who came into Saturday's game with a 7.89 ERA, kept the Phillies hitless until Juan Castro broke it up with a bloop single to shallow left-center field with two outs in the eighth inning.
Matsuzaka (112 pitches) was pulled after eight innings, but his team had already built a comfortable lead and the bullpen held on to lift the Red Sox over the Phillies 5-0 at Citizens Bank Park.
"Of course I knew all along that I hadn't allowed any hits," Matsuzaka said through a translator. "But I also know that I'm the type of pitcher that can lapse sometimes. I was expecting they'd get a hit at some point. But with the defense behind me and a lot of hard-hit balls that were turned into outs, I thought to myself, 'If it's going to happen, it's going to happen on a night like this.' But it didn't work out."
With all the big names in Boston's rotation, with all the hype surrounding their starters, Matsuzaka seemed the least likely to accomplish the feat. Yet he had people on Twitter praying for a Phillies hit. Matsuzaka, who walked four, was hurt most of last season and made only 12 starts. And in four outings this season, he had allowed 19 earned runs in 212/3 innings. He had made it to the seventh inning only one time in his previous starts.
"He was just wild enough to be good," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He wasn't what you call real sharp. But at the same time, he threw strikes when he had to and he used all his pitches."
Prior to Castro breaking things up, the Phillies were hitting Matsuzaka hard. They lined out three times and hit several balls deep in the outfield.
But the Phillies had no answer for him, nor could they get to Daniel Bard in the ninth, who retired the top of the lineup in order.
"When you see games like that when guys are making all the plays, the other team is hitting the ball good, it makes you think it's one of those nights when he has everything in his favor," Castro said.
Right after third baseman Adrian Beltre robbed Carlos Ruiz of an extra-base hit and instead turned it into a double play, Castro stuck out his bat, which he broke, and blooped a ball just out of shortstop Marco Scutaro's reach.
"If I would've been 6 feet, I probably get it," Scutaro said. "What can I say? I know all the country of Japan is hating me right now. I can just say, 'Sorry. Sorry."'
Kyle Kendrick (2-2) allowed only one run through 42/3 innings, but then got hit around and fell apart in the fifth. The right-hander gave up four runs with two outs in the fifth and couldn't make it out of the inning. He was the first Phillies pitcher in 11 starts to not make it through six innings.
"I was one out away," Kendrick said. "I had to make a pitch there and I didn't do it."
The Phillies bullpen stopped the bleeding. Antonio Bastardo, Nelson Figueroa and David Herndon threw 41/3 inning s, allowing just one walk and one hit. Nobody made it to second base.
Dingers: Shortstop Jimmy Rollins went on the disabled list before the game with a right calf strain. It's the same injury that caused him to miss 30 games. He had just been activated on Monday. Wilson Valdez was re-called to take his place on the 25-man roster. ... The last nine-inning no-hitter against the Phillies was on April 16, 1978, by St. Louis' Bob Forsch. The Phillies lost 5-50. ... The last nine-inning no-hitter in Philadelphia against the Phillies was on April 17, 1969, by Montreal's Bill Stoneman. The Phillies lost 7-0. ... The last combined one-hitter for the Red Sox was on July 18, 2006, against the Royals. ... Matsuzaka had hit first major league hit in the third inning. It was a single off Kendrick and the first hit by a Red Sox pitcher since Tim Wakefield had one on June 27, 2009.
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The eastern ridge of Green Mountain has been one of wonder for me. I've heard feedback about the eastern ridge for quite some time and the comments are an equal mix of amazement and grief. After my recent dealings with the slopes of the mountain I would have to say it has a prime mixture of both. For the record, the good outweighs the ugly.
We started at the North trail for Giant Mountain and Owls Head Lookout trailhead. The day was turning out to be grand, with the sun peeking through the clouds and the temperature slightly warming up. Arriving at the Route 9N trailhead, just west of Elizabethtown, we were ready to hit the trail. Once on the foot trail we moderated our pace to our typical slow and steady. We can hike for hours and not stop for a break other than a quick drink at this pace; I would say we outgrew the fast-stop-fast-stop routine we were trapped in before.
We crossed the first bridge over the decent-sized drainage of Knoblock Mountain and then the second bridge over Slide Brook. Soon we started to climb Owls Head Lookout and meandered across a tributary of Slide Brook a few times on slippery rocks. Two-and-a-half miles later we were at the spur trail for the lookout. We opted to save it for later and jumped right onto Green's east ridge.
To our right stood a tall boulder which would kick off our bushwhack adventure up this 100-highest peak. The forest was open as we passed by a fairly large vernal pool that had a layer of ice covering it. I am sure the frogs which live there are in full hibernation mode by now. We had views right off the bat as we followed the low gradient of the initial ridge, and looking back at the massive cliffs of Owls Head Lookout was a divine treat. With a slight bit of direction change we dropped over a small cliff and back onto the ridge. Through a semi-open forest we moved along swiftly. Again we stood atop a rocky view, and then another, and then another. The ridge were proving to be a wondrous place.
The ridge brought us from tree stand to rock to tree stand until we saw a massive square block of granite ahead of us. When I say massive I mean it' was about the size of a house. It was hard to tell if it was a massive glacial erratic or part of the ridge. The rock was too steep and slippery to safely attempt to climb, so we backtracked and went around the backside of it. The rock sloped down to us, proving it was part of the ridge's bedrock. Atop the block were some fine views, and balanced boulders added to the ambiance of the vista. Green was 1.8 miles away as the crow flies, making us question if we'd have enough time before dusk settled in. All we really needed was to be back on a trail before dark, then we could just walk with head lamps. The worry made us hurry up some, but the views were just too impressive to ignore. After a dozen photos or so we descended into a deep draw via a sandy bank.
We entered the rocky valley at the base of some small cliffs that were too unstable and wet to attempt to climb, so we ended up walking up the valley to the top of the pass before we headed off again. The next bump along the ridge was a big one, over 3000 feet in elevation, but its structure was unique. At first it was comparable to a pile of boulders with some trees growing on them, which made it very hard to move through, and a quick pace was not an option. Eventually we had to get around the boulder, so we were forced to head south, where we could push our way steeply through the dense spruce. The spruce only resided in this one spot, and once we crested the boulder field we were once again back in open hardwoods.
Our route was now very steep and steady, but we would crest this beast eventually. As we drew closer, the grade eased up and we stood atop with a wonderful view of Rocky Peak Ridge, Giant Mountain and the cirque between them.
Now on a flat ridge, we proceeded in awe of the continuous views and open terrain and Green's summit was getting closer. We took a lunch break atop a wide table of open rock, looking east over the open ridge and the uncluttered ridge above us to the west. More open rock called our names. After about 20 minutes of energy inducing snacks, we pushed on. The next rise along the ridge would prove to be one of many vistas into the valley of the High Peaks to the south, with Knoblock and Hurricane looking at us from the north. The forest started to get choked up with spruce and fir, but still wasn't hard to pass through. At 1-mile from the summit of Green we started to see more dense growth, so to combat this we dropped slightly to the north into a more open forest.
The wilderness closed in around us about three-quarters-of-a-mile from the summit. It was getting harder to find easy passage, but the strenuous climbing was just about done. The last half mile of the ridge was generally flat, but it was also ravaged by heavy winds and harsh winters. The downed trees were stacked like cordwood. It would be a battle of stepping over unstable, half rotted spruce and fir trees and pushing through dense new evergreen growth. At times both coexisted, bringing our pace to a crawl.
We summited at around 1:45 p.m. — plenty of time before sundown — and we'd probably have enough time to get back to the car before it was all said and done. We didn't hang around too long on this wooded peak before starting our descent directly south to catch the North Trail near the Giant lean-to. It was only 0.5 miles to the trail, a much closer endeavor than revisiting the ridge. The forest was very tight off the summit but the views over the low-growing trees on Giant's slides took our minds off it.
We pushed our way through dense growth and over deadfall for the first 0.2 miles before we finally entered the open forest we so desperately wanted to see. The open paper birch gave us the inclination of a previous forest fire in the area, but our conversation was more set on gaining the trail again. We popped out onto the trail at around half-past-two in the afternoon, right near the spur trail to the Giant lean-to. From there it was a 5.6 mile hike back to the car. We put the trail behind us very quickly, not losing a step even on sore feet. The sun was getting closer to the top of Giant, and as we passed over High Bank the sun was behind the mountain dimming the light on the trail, surely to be dark before we reached the trailhead.
We then passed by a solo hiker and a small Jack Russell, heading to High Bank; no water or pack on his back we wondered if he even had a headlamp. He was a mile from High Bank and we knew we wouldn't make it out before dark. We were sure he would have quite a horrible go of it without a light. Not seeming concerned he proceeded and we never saw him again. Hopefully he fared well. The leg-burning climb to reach the Owls Head Lookout spur was all the climbing we wanted to do for the day, so we opted out of visiting the lookout for sunset and just kept trucking on down the trail.
Our next stop was the Green Goddess for a snack before we hit the road back home. As a theme of the day, we had to rush to do that, too. We made it just before they closed and nearly cleaned them out of the gluten-free goodies in the cooler. We were now enriched in our minds and bellies.


There's usually not a whole lot to report on this front. Canadians are a very easy-going bunch. We don't make too much noise and generally don't get together as a group on many issues beyond sports like hockey and the Blue Jays (yes, baseball in Canada can be summed up as a single team).
In any event, Canada hosted a federal election on Monday evening which gave rise to a Liberal Majority Government which supplanted the Conservatives who had been ruling the roost since 2006. Unlike in the U.S., Prime Ministers in Canada can run for more than two terms if the people will have them.
While the Liberals were tipped slightly to take control of a Minority position as leaders, this blowout came as a surprise to most, yours truly included. People were ready for a change after a decade or so, it seems.
Leading up to the election and particularly since, I've been pondering what this turn of events might mean for the collective pocket books of Canadians. I'll highlight in this article a few factors people need to now consider.
Trudeau says he will run three deficits until 2019 to get the wheels turning on infrastructure improvements.
I believe it is important to maintain roads and keep infrastructure current and relevant. Developed economies are able to thrive when the system is in place to allow the citizens to conduct business efficiently.
I will be interested to learn the details of this infrastructure plan. Which areas will see the most improvement? What sorts of infrastructure are going to be targeted? Significantly, who will be receiving the contracts to get this business done? This issue will be worth paying attention to as SNC-Lavalin Group Inc (SNC), for instance, came under fire earlier this year for corruption and fraud charges.
Ultimately, I always listen with skeptical ears when a government predicts several years of deficits before a promise to return to a balanced budget. As the multi-year forecast extends, it is far easier to be wrong than to get things just right.
One of the Liberal campaign pledges was to decrease the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) limit back down to $5,500 annually. The Conservatives had increased to $10,000 earlier this year.
For those who don't know, TFSAs are investment accounts which allow investors to earn tax-free gains on investments and savings. There is no tax-break for putting money into a TFSA, but all returns are the investor's to keep. Decreasing the limit by $4,500 means I will be able to put far less away in my favourite type of investing account.
While this doesn't seem like much now, consider the fact that over two decades, that is a full $90,000 less invested capital earning tax-free returns, notwithstanding potential future increases as the account is intended to be indexed to inflation.
Since the Liberal campaign was largely based on helping out the middle class, I believe this is a real step backward. If there is one way to really give low/middle income earners a boost, it is to allow them to sock money into a TFSA and let their returns compound unhindered by government hands.
If citizens are able to build their own portfolio of investments in vehicles such as the TFSA, it takes the burden off of governments to support them. With this said, many often refrain that they cannot afford to finance TFSA contributions, particularly since there is no tax-incentive on the spot. I would simply remark that the vast majority who feel this way probably also have a Netflix (NFLX) subscription, a smartphone, and have vacationed within the last twelve months; it comes down to a series of decisions rather than a matter of not having enough.
Trudeau has promised to decrease the federal income tax rate on middle income earners and pay for this by raising taxes on the wealthiest one percent of the populace. While I do believe lower taxation spurs economic growth as it puts money back into the pockets of consumers to spend and save, I am not a fan of alienating the wealthy.
Why should someone be penalized for working hard, taking risks, and reaping higher incomes? Wealth building should be celebrated; it rewards those who achieve it and it gives those without it something to aspire to. If you want people to rise from low and middle income levels, provide incentives for starting businesses, leave TFSA limits as they are, and educate the masses about the taxation benefits of investment income (such as dividends) compared to earned income.
I don't believe punishing the rich is an effective way to support the middle class.
There are ups and downs to any election. No matter who wins, we are all likely to find ourselves on the right sides in some ways and being not so fortunate in others.
I will be disappointed if the Liberals follow through on reductions to the TFSA limit.
Beyond that, let's see what a fresh government can do for Canadians.
What are your thoughts on the recent election results?
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Afghan Rights Activist, 3 Other Women Slain; 2 Suspects Held
TAMEEM AKHGHAR Saturday, 06 November 2021 08:00 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the killings of a civil society activist and three other women whose bodies were found in a house in northern Afghanistan last week, a senior Taliban security official and a co-worker of the slain activist said Saturday.
The suspects confessed to luring the women to the house in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, Sayed Khosti, the spokesman of the Taliban-run Interior Ministry, said in a video statement posted on Twitter.
He did not say whether the suspects also confessed to the killings. He did not offer a motive for the killings or identify the victims. The case is being referred to a court, he said.
One of the victims was Frozan Safi, 29, according to a local cultural center where she worked. Safi had been desperate to leave Afghanistan because she feared for her future under restrictive Taliban rule and because she wanted to join her fiance, also an activist, who fled the country previously, said Sayed Azim Sadat, director of the Zainuddin Mohammad Babar Cultural Center.
Safi left her home close to three weeks ago to meet someone who claimed he could help her get out of Afghanistan, Sadat told The Associated Press. Khosti said the suspects confessed during interrogation that they had invited the women to the house.
Some activists have reported receiving phone calls and emails from suspicious people who claimed they could help those wanting to leave Afghanistan. The activists were asked to share their personal details and were invited to come to certain locations, according to posts in reporters' WhatsApp groups.
Since the Taliban overran the capital of Kabul on Aug. 15, tens of thousands of Afghans have left the country. Most managed to get out during a chaotic airlift overseen by U.S. and NATO troops before their departure from Afghanistan at the end of August.
The Taliban have since reassured the international community that they would not block the departure of Afghans and foreign citizens with valid passports and visas. Hundreds of people have left Afghanistan on flights and by land since the end of August.
However, those without passports or visas don't have an immediate departure option.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the killings of a civil society activist and three other women whose bodies were found in a house in northern Afghanistan last week, a senior Taliban security official and a co-worker of the slain activist said Saturday.The...


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The locations with the highest concentration of History degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and Charles Town, WV. The locations with a relatively high number of History degree recipients are Hampden-Sydney, VA, Chickasha, OK, and Hillsdale, MI. The most common degree awarded to students studying History is a bachelors degree.
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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in History and the types of students that study this field. American Public University System awards the most degrees in History in the US, but Hampden-Sydney College and Stillman College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in History.
Tuition costs for History majors are, on average, $6,698 for in-state public colleges, and $31,437 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers History programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (782 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (20,895 completions).
Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in History
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in History, is Public, 4-year or above (20,895 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer History programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
American Public University System has the most History degree recipients, with 462 degrees awarded in 2017.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in History.
Stillman College
Out of all institutions that offer History programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Hampden-Sydney College and Stillman College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in History, with 11.2% and 10.3%, respectively.
Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in History
New York County, NY
San Diego County, CA
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in History by year.
Kosciusko County, IN
Scott County, KY
McPherson County, KS
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for History.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ History graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for History majors is $89,145 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most History majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for History majors.
Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA
Stamford & Greenwich Towns PUMA, CT
Red Bank & Tinton Falls (North) Boroughs PUMA, NJ
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of History majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that History majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations History majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of History majors working as Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Judicial law clerks.
The highest paid occupations by median income for History majors are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians.
The number of History graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.363%, from 1.03M in 2017 to 1.03M in 2018.
The largest single share of History graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (9.66%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in History by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ History majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Legal services.
The highest paying industries of History majors, by average wage, are Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers, Oil & gas extraction, and Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals.
The industry which employs the most History graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in History.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of History majors
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of History majors.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in History in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in History is 44.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold History degrees, and White students earn the majority (23,213) of the degrees.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in History. The most common ages of employees with this major are 33 and 31 years old, which represent 3.29% and 3.16% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in History are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in History are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
Male (58.4%)
This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in History.
23,213 degrees awarded
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in History for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in History. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.
8,195 degree recipients
United Kingdom, not specified
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in New Zealand that hold History degrees (7.69 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (8,195 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the History field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. History majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that History majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Coordination, and Persuasion.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for History majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.


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Q: Растянуть фон по вертикали и горизонтали на всю ширину блока CSS В документации сказано, что background-size:coverрастягивает изображение так, чтобы оно по высоте и(или) по ширине было растянуто по всему блоку, но картинка растягивается только по ширине (в качестве фона использую картинку 1200x700).
Если сделать экран очень маленьким в ширину, то виден пробел между фоном и концом блока.
Можно ли как-нибудь сделать так, чтобы фон пропорционально растягивался и по ширине и по высоте.
Я предполагаю, что изображение должно увеличиваться, если ему не хватает расстояния до одной из сторон.

A: background-size: 100% 100%;

Очевидно же, первое число по ширине, второе по высоте: https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/Web/CSS/background-size
Если же мы напишем вот так background-size: 100%; то это интерпритируется как     background-size: 100% auto; то есть высота будет выравниваться пропорционально, а нам это не нужно, по этому нужно явно указать что высота должна быть не авто а 100% от высоты блока. Изи катка

A: Без воспроизводимого примера в вопросе сложно предположить в чем именно проблема. Вам подойдет именно background-size: cover;, он возможно не срабатывает по нескольким причинам. Например, само изображение фона содержит белые полосы, откройте изображение и посмотрите есть ли они там. Например, возможно, изображение не отцентрировано. Например, возможно другие стили перекрывают ваши, посмотрите в инспекторе. Или возможно сам блок, на который вы добавляете фон не на всю высоту или ширину нужного блока. Вот небольшой наглядный пример с фонами, возможно вам поможет:

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A: Используйте contain для свойства background-size:
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A: Попробуйте
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Russia does not want to accept Erdogan's stance on Syria
The Kremlin decided not to consider Erdogan's speech on overthrow of Assad as the official position of Ankara.
MOSCOW (QHA) -
November 30, at a press briefing, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated that the Russian Federation would not regard the words of Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the aim of the operation "Euphrates Shield" as the official position of Turkey.
"As I understand, and yesterday we studied the issue, as this quotation has made a splash, it is not a direct quote, it was said not for the record," Zakharova said.
Russia prefers to continue supporting the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and at the same time tries to maintain the current political relations with the official Turkey, despite the fundamental contradictions in the views at the military operation.
Earlier, during one of his last speeches in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the operation "Euphrates Shield" implies not only the fight against IS terrorists, but the overthrow of the oppressive Assad regime as well returning the territories of Syria to the Syrian people.
The "Euphrates Shield" is a joint military operation carried out by the special operation groups with the Turkish Armed Forces and the Air Forces of the international coalition against ISIS terrorist organization in Syria. The operation started in the early morning of August 24. The main objectives of the operation are to clear the frontier regions from IS terrorists, increase the border security, provide support for the territorial integrity in Syria, as well as to prevent the creation of so-called "Kurdish corridor" on the southern border.
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National EV Charging Network
The Electric Vehicle Council of Australia (EVC) has welcomed the announcement of a national ultra-fast electric vehicle charging network as the latest sign of a burgeoning Australian EV industry.
The network includes 21 charging stations, built by network operator Chargefox and supported by Australian motoring clubs and a grant by the federal government.
EVC CEO Behyad Jafari said the announcement of a national charging network shows Australia stands to benefit from a growing new industry in electric vehicles.
"Electric vehicles present a once in a lifetime opportunity to reinvigorate our place as leaders in the future of the automotive sector," Mr Jafari said.
"Australians have always been entrepreneurial leaders in the development and deployment of new technologies."
A PwC report commissioned by the EVC shows that a 2030 target of 50% electric vehicles for new car sales would increase real GDP by almost $3bn and net employment by 13,400 jobs from replacing imported oil with electricity alone. The actual benefits of e-mobility in Australia are likely to be even greater due to the country's supply of natural resources and skills in the clean energy and automotive sectors.
"Today's announcement demonstrates that Australia's EV industry stands ready to invest in new businesses and jobs that will last long into the future," Mr Jafari said.
"What Australia's been missing is decisive leadership from the national government that demonstrates Australia's readiness and support of e-mobility to the world.
"When it comes to an EV industry, we're global leaders. Unfortunately, when it comes to national policy, we remain global laggards."
"The good news is that, should the government come to the table, there is a burgeoning and invigorated industry potential for them to tap into."
"The world has sent a clear signal; the future is electric. All that's left is for Australia to decide whether we want to be makers or takers in the future of mobility."
"The development of our electric vehicle industry through co-ordinated policy and regulation is a great news story waiting to be written."
The EVC has called on the federal government to set a national target for EV adoption, supported by a nationally co-ordinated range of policies and regulations to transition the road fleet from fossil fuels to electric.
Australia is unique among global developed nations in its absence of national electric vehicle policy, with many countries having set targets and dates for the total ban of internal combustion engine sales.


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Morecambe hovercraft launched to rescue man and dog from the sea
At 12.20 pm Thursday 31 May 2018, HM Coastguard requested Morecambe's RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew to go to the aid of a man who was reported to have got into difficulty whilst swimming out to rescue his dog from the sea off Throbshaw Point near Heysham.
The inshore rescue hovercraft was quickly launched and proceeded to the scene where they found the man had managed to reach the safety of a rock on which he was able to stand. The dog was still in the water and clearly tiring, swimming toward the hovercraft as soon as it arrived; enabling the crew to lift it onboard. The hovercraft crew then rescued the man and transported both dog and owner to shore.
Morecambe RNLI volunteer Deputy Launching Authority, Colin Midwinter, said 'Although we recognise that it may be heart-wrenching to do, we strongly advise that members of the public should not enter the water to rescue their pets but instead call 999 and ask for the Coastguard; they will alert us. People should then remain on scene, keeping the animal in view, so that they can help guide us to it if necessary. Sadly, all too often the animal will safely make their way to the shore but the would-be rescuer does not.'
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January 31, 2013 January 31, 2013 by Todd.Levinson.Frank
Guest Column: What's a Cleveland Sports Fan to Do?
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#SB47, 49ers, Cleveland, Colin Kaepernick, Harbaugh, Ozzie Newsome, ravens, Ray Lewis, super bowl, Super Bowl XLVII
By DARRYL WALTER
Another Super Bowl is upon us. Another year that the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans won't reach the Mt. Everest of professional sports. While Detroit and Houston fans can cry in their beer that they have yet to be in a Roman numeral football game, at least those cities have celebrated other sports championships over the last 47 years.
In Cleveland, where you can take the boy out of Cleveland but you can't take the Cleveland out of the boy, generations of fans have yet to see a championship parade. Sure we got close in the 97 World Series and let's not talk about The Drive or The Fumble (I was at both games*), but enough is enough. I want to know what it's like to win a championship. No city with three major league sports teams has gone this long without a championship.
Which brings us back to Super Bowl XLVII. This year we have the Baltimore Ravens vs. the San Francisco 49ers. No Cleveland sports fan with any sense of dignity can root for the Ravens. People in Charm City can complain that the Colts were taken from under them, but two wrongs really piss me off.
It just pains me that the Ravens have been so successful since their arrival. One of my favorite players, Ozzie Newsome has done a wonderful job as General Manager. (I was at Newsome's first game when he scored a touchdown on an end-around.) To make matters worse, my adopted state of Maryland, where I have lived in for the past 20 years, bent over backwards to build a stadium for them. Hell, I'll never buy an instant lottery ticket in Maryland since that money goes to pay for the stadium. (Disclosure: I did finally step into that purple stadium two years ago to see U2.)
Blame it on the San Francisco Giants. What does the San Francisco Giants have to do with this discussion about the Super Bowl? Easy, it goes against one of my rules: you can't root for a team where the city already won a championship in another sport in the same year (call it hostility since I don't know what it's like to win just one championship in a year). The Giants just won the 2012 World Series, so, sorry Colin Kaepernick, I can't root for you.
So what am I going to do Sunday? Well, I can tell you I will have a few beers and not pay too much attention to commercials that cost more than the GNP of some small countries. I will likely play some squares so I have something to root for each quarter, and if push comes to shove, and I really need to root for a team, I will be cheering for the team coached by Harbaugh. Okay, it is the team coached by Jim Harbaugh. Because there is no way in hell I will root for those Ravens stolen from my beloved Cleveland.
*Worth Hoarding: "Below is a picture of the vendors license that my friend and I got the week of the Browns-Broncos game in Cleveland. We got vendor licenses and they gave us hats and aprons to sell food. When we got into the stadium, we tossed the stuff in the garbage in a bathroom and found 2 seats in the 80,000 seat stadium. They only had something like 86 no shows that day so we were pretty lucky to find seats. The ticket stub is from the Browns – Broncos game (The Fumble) the following year in Denver. Another friend had met these girls in Europe the summer before and we went out to visit them at Steamboat Springs. We came back into Denver that Saturday night and bought tickets for the game from a scalpers Sunday morning." –DW
February 13, 2011 February 1, 2013 by Todd.Levinson.Frank
They Should Make the Day After the Super Bowl a Holiday
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It's so obvious, I'm glad I thought of it. I need to figure out a way to make money off this idea, but I'd settle for just getting the day off.
Here's the deal: they have Washington's Birthday or I guess now they sorta combined him with Lincoln or something and made it "Presidents Day." Third Monday in February I think it is. And the Super Bowl that used to be played in late January, now increasingly falls out on the first few days of February. Not a huge deal, but that puts it too far away to combine with Martin Luther King Day, and the game has become a "February" event in our minds. "January football" now means Playoffs and "if you wanna be playing in February" is now a direct reference to making it to the Super Bowl.
So, you see where I'm going with this, right? Presidents Day is kinda pointless anyway. It's just some random Monday off. It's not like we plan family visits or anything. And it usually isn't really on Washington's actual birthday, so why not move it back couple weeks and make it the first Monday in February? Like it matters. Jesus wasn't born on December 25.
But wait…. that's not all. I'm not proposing the day after Super Bowl be Presidents Day just for the partying factor and being able to stay up late for the game (hey, a new generation of kids/fans/consumers need to be raised, how can they watch the big game if they have school in the morning?). And it's not to avoid calling in sick, AKA hungover.
This is actually an economic stimulus package that I implore President Obama, enthusiastic sports fan that he is, to embrace and pursue. Presidents Day is usually filled with ridiculous sales on cars and mattresses (two items that are ALWAYS on sale). They drum up these silly commercials with cartoons of Lincoln and Washington to tell us to shop for stuff. Why? Most of us just do laundry that day and wonder what might be open or closed, since it's not really a holiday but it is. So no one shops. Wasted holiday.
So, once you move it to the day after the Super Bowl, Presidents Day will be right after the day/night famous for not just football, but for the fact that 10's of millions of Americans of all demographics gather around their TV's to WATCH THE COMMERCIALS. Personally I'm all about the game. But a LOT of people come right out and say they are "excited" for the "commercials."
What an opportunity! Wouldn't it be awesome if, the day after the Super Bowl, hordes of Americans were off work and school, and heading out to buy the cars and colas and countless other crappy items they saw advertised the night before!
This makes too much sense. And while it might not happen, I think it's more likely than the NFL moving the game to Saturday. But, until then, just keep callin' in sick.


This space is full of a clear fluid called aqueous humour that bathes the structures of the eye and maintains its optical properties. Note stromal edema superiorly arrows. Figure 4.
After a thorough examination under anesthesia, goniotomy was performed in the right eye and at a later point in time in the left eye.
Studies are also being carried out to learn more about who is most likely to develop glaucoma, when to start treatment for people with high ocular pressure and what treatment should be used first.
Haab striae. Pathophysiology of primary and secondary congenital glaucoma. Handheld slit lamp exam during examination under anesthesia. The elevated intraocular pressure IOP can cause the eyeball itself to enlarge and injury to the cornea. Figure 14.
Transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation being performed in a child with congenital glaucoma refractive to other treatments. Table 2. Yes No. Generally, the preferred mode of treatment for congenital glaucoma is surgical not medical.
This will help to properly rule out any secondary cause of the glaucoma and obtain baseline data before proceeding with treatment. All Rights Reserved. If your child has been prescribed eye drops to treat glaucoma, you should follow the instructions provided by the ophthalmologist.
These are the typical symptoms of congenital glaucoma, but as the disease develops, the appearance of the eyes may change due to the increased intraocular pressure; they may appear more opaque and larger than normal, especially if one eye is affected more than the other. High intraocular pressures are believed to be a consequence of increased resistance to aqueous outflow in this abnormal trabecular meshwork.


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Haaretz | Opinion
David Grossman Wins Prizes, but He's Not the Real Hero of the Israeli Left
Gideon Levy
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Warm wishes to David Grossman. The King of The Netherlands has just awarded Grossman the prestigious Erasmus Prize at the royal palace. One of the members of the prize committee explained that Grossman received the prize, among other reasons, for "daring to write about controversial political topics such as the occupied territories and the lives of the Palestinian minority in Israel." Every one of these words is true. The wonderful author never distanced himself from "controversial topics." But Grossman has always taken care to fight for positions within the bounds of Zionism. That is his belief and his right.


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Sclerochloa es un género de plantas herbáceas perteneciente a la familia de las poáceas. Es originario del sur de Europa hasta el oeste de Asia. Comprende 31 especies descritas.

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot de Beauvois y publicado en Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 97, 177. 1812. La especie tipo es: Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv.

Especies
 Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv.
 Sclerochloa woronowii (Hack.) Tzvelev

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Bor, N. L. 1960. Grass. Burma, Ceylon, India & Pakistan i–xviii, 1–767. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
 Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul.
 Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1986. Genera graminum. Grasses of the world. Kew Bull., Addit. Ser. 13: 1–389.
 Missouri Botanical Garden. MO Generic Names in Use
 Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Fl. Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi.
 Sharp, D. & B. K. Simon. 2002. AusGrass: Grasses of Australia. CD-ROM, Version 1.0. CD–ROM.
 Soreng, R. J. 2003. Sclerochloa. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48: 608–609.  View in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 Soreng, R. J., G. Davidse, P. M. Peterson, F. O. Zuloaga, E. J. Judziewicz, T. S. Filgueiras & O. N. Morrone. 2003 and onwards. On-line taxonomic novelties and updates, distributional additions and corrections, and editorial changes since the four published volumes of the Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. vols. 39, 41, 46, and 48. http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG:. In R. J. Soreng, G. Davidse, P. M. Peterson, F. O. Zuloaga, T. S. Filgueiras, E. J. Judziewicz & O. N. Morrone (eds.) Internet Cat. New World Grasses. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
 Valdes, B. & H. Scholz. 2006. The Euro+Med treatment of Gramineae - a generic synopsis and some new names. Willdenowia 36(2): 657–669.

Enlaces externos

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 Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 en adelante). Sclerochloa. En: GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora (consultado el 5 de marzo de 2010)

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to all 2D artists, a new Logo for Map-Forge would be fine.
Create you own version and post it here please.
The best logos will be put to new poll-thread, so the community can choose the best one.
Logo width should be between 300 and 400 pixel, height 109 pixel.
The colors are free, but should be dominated by black/red.
It has the exact same resolution as the one up now.
...and one more. I realized that the G might look like a C, so I had to clarify the G a little in the last one. Personally, I like the last one the best.
Are you familiar with php and phpBB forum templates ?
my php knowledge is not good enough to change this.
Haha, no, I know almost nothing about php or coding. I'm an artist, not a coder.
You're better at these every time, Syko. My favourite would be the first, I like the darker red.
The first one is also my favourite but you should make the bends of the line better, they don´t look that neatly. Anyway good job Syko!
Yeah, I need to fix the lines. I was in somewhat of a hurry when I did the first one, but now that I have some free time I'll work on making them nice and neat.
This is what i created.... If you want something diffrent, tell me.
looks really cool, especially this MF, I like it for some reason.