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The Cycling Craze in West Hants
By Sarah Kasprzak with research support from the West Hants Historical Society
In the late nineteenth century, the bicycle craze hit Windsor, Nova Scotia. Bicycles not only offered people a new way to get around but a new kind of community too.
Though the bicycle got its start in Europe, it quickly arrived in Nova Scotia in the hands of the son of Mr. Poole, the owner of the Caledonia Mine. By 1868, cycling had made its mark on the province, largely thanks to the Hanlon Brothers of New York and their travelling bicycle show. The kind of bicycles that rapidly gained popularity, called velocipedes, were very different from the bicycles of today. The velocipede's design was heavy, rigid, and had no pedals, meaning it was difficult and uncomfortable to ride, aptly gaining the nickname "boneshaker" in North America.
As these contraptions became more and more popular, their design evolved. First, the crossbar was sloped to accommodate larger wheels, then pedals were added, which was likely the most important and transformative addition to the design. That being said, the next major change was the most recognizable: the introduction of the high wheel. The infamous penny-farthing design was adapted to make the bicycle easier to move quickly. The name came from British coins of the time – the penny was a larger than the farthing, and side-by-side, they looked like the high and short wheels of a bicycle. Because the penny-farthing lacked a chain system, pedaling meant pulling yourself forward by a wheel far in front of your center of gravity rather than using your weight to propel yourself along.
These high-wheel bicycles swept both Halifax and Windsor, and their sudden popularity gave rise to several cycling clubs such as the Avonian Cycle Club in Windsor. Bicycles were new, exciting, dangerous, interesting to look at, and fast – the perfect recipe for a new craze in town. Among the Windsorites who jumped on board was Clifford Shand, owner of the historic house that would become Shand House Museum and a cycling legend at the height of the craze in 1890. Shand dominated the Avonian's cycling competitions, winning the majority of races in which he participated and acting as a core proprietor of local cycle culture.
As the bicycle's popularity continued to grow in Windsor so did the evolution of the contraption itself. By the 1890s, the safety bicycle had arrived in Nova Scotia, the precursor to the modern bicycle. Not only were safety bicycles safer and easier to ride for avid cyclers, but the new design made cycling accessible to many who didn't have the privilege before. Because of a penny-farthing's cost and design, cycling was a hobby reserved mainly for young, fit, well-off men. The safety bicycle allowed women, children, and those who were less physically ambitious to join in the fun. This marked a significant milestone in women's liberation: cycling provided an independent way for women to get around, which in turn, allowed them to have their own social gatherings and agendas outside of the home. The invention also prompted modifications to stuffy Victorian dress that restricted women's movement and lifestyles.
The bicycle began by inspiring excitement, but as the invention gained momentum, bicycles inspired community too. One of the most remarkable parts of Windsor's cycling history is how it brought people together. The bicycle was more than just a mode of transportation, it was a lifestyle for many. Cycling thrives in Windsor to this day, thanks in large part to the family-owned small business, Spoke and Note. So, next time you're headed out for a walk or to run errands, consider following in path of more than 100 years of local history by hopping on your bike!
Windsor cyclist from the late 1800s ~ Source: West Hants Historical Society, acc. no. 301.h.3 ~ Creator: Lewis Rice, photographer ~ Date: late 1800s
Portrait of Clifford Shand, Champion Cyclist ~ Source: West Hants Historical Society, acc. no. 5.6.08.12 ~ Date: c. 1880
An old bicycle lamp: The lower container can be unscrewed so that the calcium carbide powder can be replaced. The upper chamber can be filled with water and covered again. In order for the lamp to work the needle valve has to be opened slightly, allowing a small trickle of water into the water chamber which immediately causes the formation of acetylene gas. The gas is forced upward by it's own pressure through a tiny metal tube to a fine jet to be lit by a match; the light is would then be projected forward through the lens by bowl-shaped reflector. ~ Source: West Hants Historical Society, acc. no. SR65.158 ~ Date: [18--?]
A trophy won by Ralph Smith of Windsor for the L.A.A.A. 1 Mile Bicycle Race ~ Source: West Hants Historical Society, acc. no. 12.7.16.1 ~ Date: 1890s
Medal for the 1897 1/2-mile Bicycle Race in Kentville ~ Source: West Hants Historical Society, acc. no. 12.7.16.3 ~ Date: 1897
Shand House Museum,389 Avon St, Windsor, NS
This story was adapted from Sarah Kasprzak's blog post for the West Hants Historical Society, "Pedalling Through History: a look at the early sport of cycling in West Hants," published September 2020: https://westhantshistoricalsociety.ca/peddling-history-a-look-at-the-early-sport-of-cycling-in-west-hants/
Sarah Kasprzak, "The Cycling Craze in West Hants," Historic Nova Scotia, accessed January 17, 2022, https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/241.


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Úvod Kalendář 19/04/2017 - The Democratic Quality of European Security and Defence Policy
19/04/2017 - The Democratic Quality of European Security and Defence Policy
Book launch of our PostDoc Evans Fanoulis "The Democratic Quality of European Security and Defence Policy: Between Practices of Governance and Practices of Freedom", coming out with Routledge.
Routledge © 2017 | 178 pages
WHEN: Wednesday 19 April 2017, 17:30–19:00
WHERE: MUP Prague-Strašnice building, Dubečská 900/10, room no. 205
Free entry, no registration required.
About the book: Due to the increase of security challenges in the proximity of Europe, the prominence of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) has augmented. This book is a systematic effort to empirically approach the democratic deficit of CSDP, to understand its social construction and propose ways to remedy it.
The book uses Foucault's approach of governmentality to unravel the social construction of this deficit and to illuminate the power relations between the different actors participating in CSDP governance and the constraints upon them. Finally, applying the normative reading of agonistic democracy, the author suggests concrete ways for EU citizens to have a say in the political choices of statesmanship in CSDP governance.
The Democratic Quality of European Security and Defence Policy will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of EU foreign and security policy and more broadly of European governance, European Politics and democracy.
About the author: Dr Evans Fanoulis is postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Security Studies (C4SS), Metropolitan University Prague. He was previously lecturer in politics at the University of Leicester and fellow at the University of Essex. His main research interests lie within European security governance, democracy in the EU, civil, non-traditional and human security, and EU-China relations. Other publications of his include articles in the journal European Security and book chapters in edited volumes.


2019 is a big year for Evolution Architecture, our team, and our clients! This year we'll celebrate four years in business, a move to our wonderful new location at the historic Old Rainier Brewery in Seattle, and continued expansion of our team!
As we close Women in Construction week (March 3 – 9), it seems fitting for me to not only launch our official blog where we'll be talking about project highlights, events, and happenings in and around the Seattle construction scene but to highlight the wonderful, talented women working alongside me at Evolution Architecture.
Wondering where all this inspiration is coming from? Look no further than the Museum of Flight #WICweek breakfast where we gathered earlier in the week, along with industry peers to hear Angie Simon, President of Western Allied Mechanical, share her story. Angie's recounting of her successes and challenges, along with insights into how she overcame obstacles at a young age in a male dominated field was nothing short of inspiring. If you've never heard Angie present, her ability to add comic relief to gender diversity, a topic I imagine most women in our industry are familiar with, was a welcome takeaway.
In the spirit of celebrating all the women who work hard everyday to shape and grow the construction industry here's a look at our growing team of women who inspire our clients (and me) on a daily basis!
"I'm a huge believer that diverse backgrounds bring different perspectives and there's a place for everyone here in this industry"
What is it about the construction industry that you find appealing?
I love that the work we do directly impacts our community in a positive way and that the industry itself is constantly evolving to serve the needs of the community alongside a focus on sustainability.
Did you have a mentor in your early career?
I had several mentors and learned a great deal from each of their unique styles that I leveraged to establish my own, unique design philosophy.
What stand out characteristics do you believe a mentor should have?
In addition to experience, a mentor should have patience and remain open to new ideas. An important learning from one of my mentors who always encouraged me to put myself out there by joining multiple associations was to invest in myself first through a commitment to continual learning.
What made you choose Evolution Architecture?
The Evolution Architecture company culture aligns perfectly with my core values and I wanted to be a part of an innovative business model that promotes professional judgment and expertise.
What advice would you give other women who would like to work in the construction industry?
It's important to remember that all women who want to join our industry have the ability to make important contributions regardless of their background. Personally, I'm a huge believer that diverse backgrounds bring different perspectives and there's a place for everyone here in this industry.
"Patience, willingness to answer a lot of questions, and passion for what you do"
Shaping the built environment and playing a part in improving the world through quality design work.
I liked the idea of a job that combines a level of artistic and creative sense with real world constraints, budgets, and problem solving.
My dad is an architect and I absorbed a lot of the ins and outs of the field just by being around him and his craft. In high school I began working on projects with him and learned even more. While not a formal mentor, my dad helped shape my path in this career.
What characteristics make for a good mentor?
Simple: patience, willingness to answer a lot of questions, and a passion for what you do.
I really enjoy the transformative nature of many of the projects we work on, which gives new life to existing buildings. As a firm, we add a lot of value to society and the natural and built environment by renovating and preserving existing buildings rather than always starting new. I gain a tremendous amount of satisfaction from designing and working through to the end result on these types of projects.
As we wrap up Women in Construction Week, my hat goes off to the inspiring women I'm working with both on my team and as clients. I also appreciate the camaraderie and support through the affiliations and partnerships we've built but at the end of the day, I still feel most honored to continue working with the best of the best in our industry regardless of gender! Thank you all for your support, the Evolution Architecture team is looking forward to 2019 and we hope you are too!


For the last four years, PGI Greenland designed and operated unforgettable experiences in the Disko Bay area. They were pioneers in operating activities such as sea kayaking, snowmobiling and snowshoeing in Ilulissat and to put Oqaatsut on the map for community-led tourism.
This privately-owned tour operator has decided to sell and turn over their assets to Albatros Arctic Circle who will continue PGI's planned activities and tours in Ilulissat from 2019.
The PGI Greenland-brand will continue keeping its physical presence in downtown Ilulissat until the end of February, and most likely thereafter it will offer its products and services in conjunction with the centrally located Hotel Hvide Falk, which also benefits from its proximity to the waterfront.
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Craft Distilling Rising Trend
By Megan Verlee
Coloradans can to load their plates with local food and their pints with local beer. Now something else is going local too -- their cocktails. CPR's Megan Verlee reports on the growing number of craft distilleries.
Listen to a Colorado Matters interview with Stranahan's founder Jess Graber, back in the company's early days.
Walk into Mondo Vino, a liquor store in Denver's Highlands neighborhood and you're not likely to recognize many of the bottles on the liquor shelves. Here Jack Daniels and Absolut take a back seat. Instead, employee Matthew Burger shows off rows of small-batch spirits, many with homegrown pedigrees.
BURGER: Leopold Brothers. They're based just in eastern Denver, they make a wide array of whiskeys, they do a fantastic selection of cordials, vokda..."
Burger says Denver drinkers have long demanded variety in their beer … and more and more they want it in their spirits, too.
BURGER: "For us especially, our customers are already looking for those things when they walk in the door, because they want something a little more unusual or a little more artisanal."
Big companies still produce the vast majority of spirits sold in the US, but craft distilleries have taken off at the margins. The American Distilling Institute, an industry group for micro distilleries lists close to 190 members, include fifteen in Colorado. One of their newest members is Syntax Distillery Greeley.
Jeff Copeland and Heather Bean opened their distillery and tasting room just a few weeks ago. Things are still a bit rough around the edges -- right now there's condensation dripping from the still and a feather comforter insulating the heating coils. But even so, Bean says they're selling vodka as they can make it.
BEAN: "Right now it looks like we have exactly seven bottles on hand, because we sold out completely last weekend, down to a third of a bottle in the fridge that we were mixin g drinks with."
For Bean and Copeland, this is a second chance to follow a long-held dream. They made beer as a hobby for years, but Colorado's microbrewery market is pretty saturated. Then friends on the West Coast started telling them about micro-distilleries.
BEAN: "So we thought that was just a cool thing, that we could get in on the ground floor of another wave of interesting craft beverages."
Like any dream business, craft distilling comes with its own nightmares. In this case, it's paperwork. Bean and Copeland spent two years filing applications before they ever tasted their first batch of vodka. Distilling without a federal permit is a felony. Remember moonshine? They've been keeping count of all the various federal, state, and local agencies they've had to register with. To date: thirteen.
COPELAND: "Every once and a while a new one pops up that we weren't aware of."
BEAN: "Yeah, that's always an exciting email to get: 'you're in violation of the whatever.' and you then you talk to everyone else and go, 'do these people regulate you?' And mostly they say, 'Oh, I've never hear of that either.'"
COPELAND: "'And then two weeks later they call and say, 'oh, they found us too.'"
The Distilled Spirits Council, the trade group for liquor companies, created a craft membership this year in part to help small producers navigate the regulatory labyrinth. The Council's Frank Coleman says craft spirits usually cost a good bit more than their mass-produced competition.
COLEMAN: "They're finding niches where they're not playing against the big guys. So it's sort of a little bit of marketing jujitsu if you will."
Exhibit A in that regard may be Stranahan's whiskey. In six years the Denver-based spirit has almost become a Colorado institution. Business manager Jason Lippa says that involves everything from using local grains to designing a bottle that looks like its auditioning for an old west saloon.
LIPPA: "We set out to be Colorado in a bottle."
Before getting involved with whiskey, George Stranahan was the founder of the Flying Dog Brewery in Aspen. That kind of career parth is pretty common in craft distilling. Lippa says it's no accident that a state with a strong micro-brewing culture now has so many micro-distilleries popping up.
LIPPA: "A lot of the breweries are taking what they know and getting into distilling. So you're getting a lot of sort of cross pollination between the industries."
To see that connection in action, just tour Stranahan's operations. In a lot of ways, it feels like a brewery, with giant gleaming fermentation tanks and a warm bready scent in the air.
LIPPA: "The smell that's now wafting at us is CO2. So if you listen closely, you can actually hear the bubbling, and this is CO2 coming straight off of the fermentation."
This is one of micro-distilling's success stories; you can now find Stranahan's on liquor store shelves in thirty states and a handful of foreign countries. Lippa says success is relative though, a point he makes in the distillery's cavernous barrel room.
LIPPA: "We look around and to you or I, this is a lot of whiskey. In about six years, we've made about 1600 barrels and for someone like Jim Beam, that would take about six to eight hours of production time."
But the craft distillery sector continues to grow. Lippa says he's always fielding calls from people trying to figure out how to start their own distilleries.


A Supreme Court referee will hear the case in July.
Retired Oklahoma City attorney Jerry Fent.
And Attorney Jerry Fent Is Challenging The Bill That Changed Gross Production Taxes On Oil And Gas Wells.
Fent has previously convinced the state Supreme Court that laws were unconstitutional. His lawsuits often say that bills violate a provision that says measures must address only one topic.
Fent says that counts as a revenue bill, and all revenue bills must go to a vote of the people.
He sent a letter to Governor Fallin asking her not to sign it, but she did.
Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he will defend the state's interests in the matter.
A Sonic Drive-In in Guthrie, OK.
Sonic Reported Strong Earnings Last Week.
Earnings per share for the drive-in restaurants rose 15 percent for the latest quarter.
The company said that same-store sales rose 5.3 percent for the quarter. It also opened 10 new locations.
Sonic has been buying back stock, and has now purchased $69.4 million dollars' worth of shares.
CEO Cliff Hudson said that things are going well because of a nationwide advertising campaign, even though Sonic is only in 44 states. Earlier this year, Sonic said it wants to add 1,000 drive-ins in the next decade.
Hudson also said customers like limited-time offers such as special discounts.
Those offers have helped the company double chicken sales.
Owasso resident Joe Esposito has concerns about electromagnetic frequency, or EF, radiation that wireless devices emit. He doesn't want an advanced electricity meter in his home because of the EF radiation the wireless device emits, he told a Corporation Commission administrative law judge on June 25, 2014.
Some PSO Customers Say New Smart Meters Are Causing Health Problems.
One man told the Oklahoma Corporation Commission that his wife suffered a brain hemorrhage less than 24 hours after the meter was installed at their home.
Customers said they wish there were a way to opt out of the program. But the utility says that allowing people to refuse the meters would hurt efforts to conserve energy.
A regulatory consultant also said that the devices fall well within FCC guidelines for emissions.
An OU professor said that the idea of electromagnetic fields causing health problems is controversial.
Margaret Levin Phillips said well-designed studies have showed no association between devices and medical symptoms.


CHANGCHUN, 31 August (BelTA) - Belarus is an important transportation corridor in the Belt and Road project, Special Representative for China-CEE Cooperation Affairs of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Huo Yuzhen told BelTA on the sidelines of the 5th Global Economic Leaders Summit in the city of Changchun (sister city of Minsk).
Ms Huo Yuzhen highlighted the obvious importance of the joint implementation by Belarus and China of the Belt and Road concept in many areas, including in economy, energy, investment, and transport. By the way, trains for Europe start from the city of Changchun, one of the important hubs of the Silk Road economic belt. "Organization of uninterrupted transportation is a key factor for trade and economic cooperation among the Belt and Road participating countries. Here Belarus plays an extremely important role," she said.
The Special Representative for China-CEE Cooperation Affairs of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates the 16+1 cooperation, in which Belarus is an observer.
The 5th Global Economic Leaders Summit has gathered over 300 representatives from 40 countries.


The most common neurologic condition seen at veterinary physical rehabilitation facilities is thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) followed by Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE). Generalised central nervous system inflammatory disorders such as Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis (GME) and polyradiculoneuritis are also encountered. Brachial plexus avulsions and radial nerve paralysis do also find their way to rehabilitation facilities. Vestibular syndrome and other balance disorders are far less common but physical rehabilitation has a role to play in their management.
Dogs with brachial plexus avulsions and radial nerve paralysis need to have neurological patterning stimulated as soon as possible after the injury. Braces for distal limbs and management of wounds caused by the condition, or by self-mutilation, form part of our scope of practice. These injuries often carry a grave prognosis but the sooner the dog begins rehabilitation the greater the chance of influencing the neural repair and eventual outcome. Even though the recovery may be incomplete, early rehab can influence and hopefully regain at least partial function of the limb.
Next time you are faced with a neurologic patient consider working in partnership with a veterinary rehabilitation practitioner to enhance the recovery and outcome of your patient.


Austin brings an extensive range of skills to our marketing team, from project management to project delivery. As an optimistic, collaborative, and resourceful member of Hinge's marketing team, Austin leverages his versatility and energy to support Hinge and our clients.
Prior to joining Hinge, Austin served on the leadership team of Brain Injury Services, a nonprofit in Northern Virginia. In this role he carried out the organization's marketing and communications plan and ensured each initiative aligned with the organization's strategic direction. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Liberty University with a minor in business.
Austin lives in Arlington with his wife, son, and dog named Finn. In his free time, you'll find him organizing weekly cookouts, cheering for D.C. sports, volunteering with his church, and practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.


I've often written about my thoughts on friendship, and what I would consider to be its demise in American society in general. That generality is that I don't personally believe that what most Americans consider friendship to be is actually a friendship, but rather just a favored acquaintanceship. Others from elsewhere in the world will have to comment on whether or not this is the case often times in other societies. I also won't delve too deeply into the defining all the differences, but in general (and please note that I'm speaking in general), friendship trust in ways that acquaintances do not, and friendships require maintenance and time spent that acquaintances do not.
Another defining difference between genuine friendships and acquaintances is whether or not, and to what degree, that relationship can handle conflict and frustration. Everyone has arguments and most people have had instances where they have seen a relationship of whatever sort damaged or dissolved over an argument or some underlying frustration. A strong relationship, such as a marriage, often endures many arguments over time and stays together to work things out, assuming there was no irreconcilable offense such as adultery or something of that nature. And a friendship should be similar in the respect of working things out, aside from a grievous offense that no relationship would be healthy to remain with.
If your friendship when confronted with a frustration becomes an issue of one person having a problem and the other being both blameless and uncompromising, then you likely don't really have a friendship with them. Especially if your friendship doesn't survive an argument about common things that just need a bit of understanding and honesty...then likely you have mistaken an acquaintance for being your friend.
Again, there is nothing wrong with having acquaintances, favoring some of them over others, or facing the realities of frustrations with relationships we have. My primary point is to make it clear that there is the possibility of close relationships that are not spouses or 'significant-others', and that acquaintances shouldn't be mistaken for those close relationships. No offense meant to any acquaintance that I or anyone else may have, as in this life we need you too, but the differences between what an acquaintance is versus what a friend are so often not understood, thus precluding in most cases the notion of what genuine friendship even is, and usually removing that from the table of what relationships a person can have.
My hope is that we wouldn't sell ourselves short with relationships in the short time we have on this dirt-ball in space.


Bang On is a project supporting Berlin based bands, musicians, artists, and other talents.
We release records, shoot videos, and promote local and not so local shows. Bang On has a strong focus on female artists. On the fourth Tuesday of every month we're here to talk about our favourite earworms, local indie flavour and nonsensical musings.


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One of the cool things about living in a city like Detroit is that one is constantly bumping into some amazing people at random places.
For example, this past Thursday evening, I ended up meeting Council Member Gabe Leland, who represents the Warrendale and surrounding neighborhoods, at the 2014 Celebration of Architecture event at Eastern Market. The event is presented by the Detroit chapter of the American Institute of Architects and celebrates the accomplishments of some the finest architects and designers in southeastern Michigan. It was also one of the many events that happened last week as part of the Detroit Design Festival.
Leland, of course, chairs the City Council's Planning and Economic Development Committee.


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Het tweede WTA-tennistoernooi van Adelaide (officieel Adelaide International) van 2023 vond plaats van maandag 9 tot en met zaterdag 14 januari 2023 in de Australische stad Adelaide. Het was de zesde editie van het vrouwentoernooi sinds 1988, onderdeel van het tennistoernooi van Adelaide 2 2023, de tweede van dat jaar. Er werd gespeeld op hardcourtbanen.

Op grond van een beslissing van de gezamenlijke internationale tennisbonden speelden deelneemsters uit Rusland en Wit-Rusland zonder hun nationale kenmerken.

Enkelspel
Titelhoudster Madison Keys was haar titel niet komen verdedigen.

De als eerste geplaatste Poolse Iga Świątek meldde zich kort voor aanvang van het toernooi af, wegens een schouderblessure.

Het achtste reekshoofd, Belinda Bencic uit Zwitserland, won het toernooi. In de finale versloeg zij de als vijfde geplaatste Darja Kasatkina in twee sets. Bencic wist voor het eerst in haar loopbaan het toernooi van Adelaide op haar naam te schrijven, na een eerdere finaleplaats in 2021. Het was haar negende WTA-titel, de eerste van dat jaar. Zij incasseerde US$ 120.150 prijzengeld op dit toernooi.

Er waren geen deelneemsters uit de Lage Landen.

Geplaatste speelsters

Toernooischema

Finale

Bovenste helft

Onderste helft

Dubbelspel

Titelhoudsters Eri Hozumi en Makoto Ninomiya hadden zich niet voor deze editie van het toernooi ingeschreven.

Het eerste reekshoofd, Storm Hunter en Barbora Krejčíková, kwam niet verder dan de tweede ronde.

Het ongeplaatste duo Luisa Stefani en Taylor Townsend won het toernooi. In de op vrijdag 13 januari gespeelde finale versloegen zij het eveneens ongeplaatste koppel Anastasija Pavljoetsjenkova en Jelena Rybakina in twee sets, met een tiebreak in de tweede set. Het was hun eerste gezamenlijke titel. De Braziliaanse Stefani had daarnaast acht eerdere dubbelspeltitels met andere partners; de Amerikaanse Townsend vier.

De Nederlandse Demi Schuurs speelde met Desirae Krawczyk (VS) – zij waren het vierde reekshoofd, maar kwamen niet voorbij de tweede ronde waar zij in de match-tiebreak hun meerdere moesten erkennen in de latere winnaressen.

Er waren geen Belgische deelneemsters.

Geplaatste teams

Toernooischema

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Indeed, history. Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Aztecs and such.
In all honesty, I think it's the reason soap operas are so popular.
You've got all the big emotions and the borderline incestuous relationships, utterly appalling catastrophes and threats of vengeance, without the heavy-chested, forehead-mopping of opera. And soaps echo so much of ancient history. It comes down to the iron-handed side of human nature. The wars and passions and horror, it's in all the history books, but it seems to be at that safe distance of – all these people are dust.
Except they're not. This is just life.
If you haven't seen the BBC production of 'Rome' from 2005 – good lord, you must.
Let's take a look at the cast list, shall we?
The list goes on… and my word, it's just great. Of course there are gritty moments. Everything was quite brutal in ancient cultures. Life and death were so closely entwined as to be expected, almost with a shrug. And you can learn everything there is in human nature from history. I don't say that people can't change. An individual can go through many incarnations in their own life. Just look at Cher.
That said, people have always been people, and the basics of humanity don't really go away. There's something comforting about that.
So, there you have it. Day 87 of #365HappyDays – History. How else can we learn?


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HUSSONET (USA) (Chestnut 1991-Stud 1994). 2 wins at 2, 3d Aqueduct Count Fleet S., L. Champion Aust. Sire (AEI) 2007-08. Sire of 1058 rnrs, 820 wnrs, 98 SW, inc. Hush Money (Valparaiso Gran Premio El Derby, Gr.1), Weekend Hussler, Wild Spirit, Printemps, Trotamondo, Husson, Penamacor, Host, Desert Fight, National Park, Lhiz, El Cumbres, Mar de Kara, Franbulo, Pecoiquen, Mail Coach, La Chiflota, Domaine, Contentment, River Cafe, Marzuk, etc.
HOST (c by Hussonet (USA)) 10 wins. See below.
Welfeboro (c by Hussonet (USA)) 10 wins from 1000m to 1800m in Chile.
Zaitzev (c by Malibu Moon) 6 wins to 1400m in Peru.
Decanter (c by Hussonet (USA)) 3 wins at 1200m, 1300m in Chile. Sire.
Addie (f by Merchant of Venice) Winner at 1200m in Chile.
Fear. 11 wins to 6½f, US$288,793, to 2018, Belmont Allowance.
Gin. 6 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1100m to 2018-19 in Chile.
Analogy. 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1m in U.S.A.
Della Barba (c Della Francesca) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1300m, 1800m in Chile and Saudi Arabia, Hipodromo Chile Premio Uroz, 2d Hipodromo Chile Clasico Tanteo de Potrillos, Gr.1, Meydan Al Bastakiya S., L, 3d UAE Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.3.
Faluko. Winner at 2 in Chile, 2d Club Hipico Clasico Club de Polo y Equitacion San Cristobal, 3d Club Hipico Clasico Cámara Chilena de la Construcción.
Facundo Fa. Winner at 1000m in Chile.
El Sunami. Winner at 1300m in Chile.
Sacachispas. 7 wins to 1200m in Chile.
DUCA DI MANTOVA (c Kazaroun) 3 wins in Chile, Club Hipico Clasico Raimundo Valdes Cuevas, Gr.3. Sire.
COLONNA TRAIANA (f Roy) 8 wins. See above.
Maderley (f Jeune Homme) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m in Chile, 2d Club Hipico Clasico Julio Subercaseaux Browne, Gr.3, 3d Club Hipico Clasico Arturo Lyon Pena, Gr.1, Clasico Criadores Dorama, Gr.2.
Lucky Day (c Kazaroun) 10 wins in Chile, 3d Club Hipico Clasico Paddock Stakes, Gr.3, Clasico Raul Ovalle Ugarte, L, Clasico Luis Subercaseaux E, L.
PIMM'S (c Tumblebrutus) 7 wins-3 at 2-from 1300m to 2000m in Chile, Club Hipico Clasico Otoño, Gr.2, Clasico Diario El Mercurio, L, Clasico Luis Aldunate Carrera, L, Hipodromo Chile Clasico Gregorio Amunategui Jordan, Club Hipico Clasico Barrio Chino, Premio Esplin II, Clasico Archi, 2d Valparaiso Clasico El Derby, Gr.1, Club Hipico Clasico Club Hipico de Santiago, Gr.1, Gran Clasico Coronacion, Gr.2, Hipodromo Chile Clasico Guillermo del Pedregal Herrera, L, 3d Club Hipico Clasico Cotejo de Potrillos, Gr.3, 4th Club Hipico Clasico La Copa, Gr.3.
SHOW ME THE MONEY (f Tumblebrutus) 2 wins at 2 in Chile, Club Hipico Clasico Cotejo de Potrancas, Gr.3, Premio Rosebud, 2d Club Hipico Clasico Arturo Lyon Pena, Gr.1, Clasico Julio Subercaseaux Browne, Gr.3.
Race Record: 28 Starts 10-4-5 US$842,019, 35,362,500C$, 920,000Dhs.
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Bangladesh Bank has inducted state-run Probashi Kallyan Bank, which was initially set up as a financial institution for non-resident Bangladeshis, as a scheduled specialised bank.
Banking regulation and policy department of the central bank on Monday issued a circular in this connection and asked officials concerned to take necessary measures.
The decision was made at a meeting of the BB board of directors on Sunday, at the behest of BB governor Fazle Kabir.
According to a separate circular issued on Monday, the central bank, as per the Section 121 of Bank Company Act 1991, exempted the PKB from the subsection 14 ka (1) in holding shares by the Wage Earners' Welfare Board.
The BB's decision came after the finance ministry had given its consent in favour of allowing the migrants' welfare fund to hold 95 per cent stake in the specialised PKB.


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F-1 EDU04 Circulation of Knowledge and Education across Professional, National and Ethnic Borders, ca 1880-1950
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Network: Education and Childhood Chair: Bengt Sandin
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Ulrika Lagerlöf Nilsson : Ethnic and Professional Clashes: Migrating Midwifery Cultures and Obstetrics in late 19th Century Chicago
Despite his role as founder of one of the first midwifery schools in the USA, Swedish physician Sven Windrow (1853–1937), has largely eluded historical attention. Opening in Chicago in 1889, the school sought to duplicate the Swedish midwifery training program to cater to the late 19th century wave of Swedish ... (Show more)
Despite his role as founder of one of the first midwifery schools in the USA, Swedish physician Sven Windrow (1853–1937), has largely eluded historical attention. Opening in Chicago in 1889, the school sought to duplicate the Swedish midwifery training program to cater to the late 19th century wave of Swedish immigrants to the city. The school intended to train Swedish women to deliver babies within their own communities, but what ensued was a power struggle between Chicago's American physicians over scope of practice. This paper investigates the points of contention, such as Swedish midwives use of instruments, as a window into understanding the transnational circulation of obstetrical traditions during a period of significant immigration. Could the lack of historical recognition regarding Dr Windrow's school be a consequence of him advocating for a midwifery training incompatible with the professional goals set by North American obstetricians? By comparing information from for example archives (in Chicago and Sweden), letters and articles from newspapers it is possible to find answers to this question. On a general level an analysis of the Swedish midwifery school can deepen our insights about midwifery's position in the emergent U.S. health care system. On one hand such a study brings new perspectives regarding the role that immigrant communities played in the establishment of Progressive-era health care systems and services, on the other how these communities both challenged and (re)installed gender roles in the medical marketplace. (Show less)
Sasha Mullally : Rural Rejuvenation: Swedish "Manual Education" for Health in Canada, 1903-1912
This paper examined the career of Swedish "slojd" in Canada. A 19th century program of manual training thought to bring mind, body and spirit into harmony, the "sloyd system" [anglicized spelling] caught the attention of William C. Macdonald, a tobacco magnate and well-known early 20th century philanthopist who was enthusiastic ... (Show more)
This paper examined the career of Swedish "slojd" in Canada. A 19th century program of manual training thought to bring mind, body and spirit into harmony, the "sloyd system" [anglicized spelling] caught the attention of William C. Macdonald, a tobacco magnate and well-known early 20th century philanthopist who was enthusiastic about the prospect of reforming rural education. The paper explores the impact of the Macdonald Sloyd Fund, founded in 1901 to funded European study tours and created experimental primary schools in across eastern and Atlantic Canada. While Macdonald is better known for his philanthropic efforts as a patron of McGill University, his exploits in elementary education have received less attention, much less the Swedish influence and origins of key curricula taught within their walls. This paper traces the appeal and influence of sloyd in the schools' manual training programs, exploring the reasons this program appealed to education reformers like Macdonald, the relationship to larger calls for "rural rejuvenation" and economic development in an industrializing nation a century ago. (Show less)
Anders Ottosson : The Hidden European Origins of Osteopathy and Chiropractic – Migrating Medical Knowledge and the Birth of New Concepts, Schools, and Professional Histories
In 1874 and 1895 two new radical medical systems were born in the USA that soon began to spread outside the country. Today osteopathic and chiropractic colleges are found globally. Both systems have been ridiculed by physicians and marveled on by scholars in the history of medicine for their ... (Show more)
In 1874 and 1895 two new radical medical systems were born in the USA that soon began to spread outside the country. Today osteopathic and chiropractic colleges are found globally. Both systems have been ridiculed by physicians and marveled on by scholars in the history of medicine for their mono-causal etiological doctrines, which were totally add odds with bacteriology. To osteopaths and chiropractors diseases were an effect of dislocated joints (in the spine mainly). They were also marketed as new medical sciences. The current understanding is that their bio-medically weird spine-centered etiologies, are pieces of "Americana" with no counterpart in late 19th century European medical discourse. This paper says otherwise. Osteopathy and chiropractic have a European prototype personalized in a London based Swedish physiotherapist that was a prominent figure in a now forgotten and even hidden discourse of mechanical medicine permeating Europe as well as North America. Argued for is that this prototype has eluded scholars because he has been eradicated from different professional histories on both sides of the Atlantic. American osteopaths and chiropractors gave him the "silent treatment" in their respective professional narratives since his seniority threatened their claimed status as scientific inventors, and English orthopedists did the same because they no longer wanted to be recognized as trustees of his "Swedish" therapeutic layman heritage. Hence, did osteopaths, chiropractors, and orthopedists in retrospect successfully blur the past for professional gain in the present. (Show less)
Johan Samuelsson : Sweden and Dewey, Progressive Knowledge traveling between Nations and Institutions 1920-1950
In recent decades the globalisation of educational expertise has intensified. International actors, such as the OECD, for instance provide policy recommendations that influence national school systems. Since the OECD disseminates knowledge on the characteristics of good education, the organisation's recommendations may be regarded as a type of knowledge circulation on ... (Show more)
In recent decades the globalisation of educational expertise has intensified. International actors, such as the OECD, for instance provide policy recommendations that influence national school systems. Since the OECD disseminates knowledge on the characteristics of good education, the organisation's recommendations may be regarded as a type of knowledge circulation on education. At the same time, there is a long history of knowledge on education "circulating" across national borders and Sweden provides a good example of how progressive educational ideas have been "imported" from the USA. In this paper the period 1920-1950 is in focus and the aim is to present and analyse how these ideas reached Sweden. Centre of attention lies on how different types of actors (teachers, researchers, and politicians) contributed to the transfer of American progressive education to Swedish schools. The paper shows that the American influence, particularly in the form of John Dewey, not only reached Sweden through well-known elites such as the Myrdals. Consequently, it was not a simple case of "importing" Dewey, as described by Popkwewitz (2006), who depicts the dissemination of Dewey to the rest of the world as a simple American export. (Show less)
Merja Uotila : Transfer of Craft Skills to the Next Generation. A Case Study of Early Modern Finnish Apprenticeship Practices
In Europe, the tripartite career pattern of artisans (apprentice-journeyman-master) have been generally associated with craft guilds and urban environments. Nevertheless, rural artisans were also capable of training young boys to become skilful artisans, who would then serve their rural customers. In early modern Finland, rural artisans had a lawful right ... (Show more)
In Europe, the tripartite career pattern of artisans (apprentice-journeyman-master) have been generally associated with craft guilds and urban environments. Nevertheless, rural artisans were also capable of training young boys to become skilful artisans, who would then serve their rural customers. In early modern Finland, rural artisans had a lawful right (from the end of 17th century) to take own apprentices. On the other hand, urban artisans and apprentices worked in a legal framework that was set in general guild orders (skråordning from 1669 and 1720) which, for its part, specified the limits of guild activities and apprenticeship practices. For instance, they stipulated a minimum enrolment age and a maximum trial period. Rural artisans had their own traditions, but the guild orders, although they were designed for urban craft guilds, also influenced the norms and training practices of rural artisans.
In this presentation, I compare urban and rural artisans' vocational training and apprenticeship practices in early modern Finland – where most of the artisans worked in rural environment and craft guilds only operated in towns. I explore the origins, heyday and decline of a craft apprenticeship institution and analyse its meaning to the early modern economy. In order to do that, I examine legal texts, gather information about practices and norms that artisans used, and compare the number of apprentices in towns and rural areas. A more detailed analysis is done in two particular settings; I have chosen one town and one parish for a closer analysis. Here research utilizes prosopographic analysis of apprentices. Time period of research is from late 17th century till end on 19th century. An individual-centred approach provides opportunities to explore the characteristics and differences in apprentice material. I am particularly interested in exploring commonality of practices, and how urban craft guild regulations affected rural conventions. (Show less)
Sietske Van den Wyngaert : Logics of Learning, Apprenticeship in Antwerp between 1550 and 1800
Recent research has questioned the traditional economic model of early modern apprenticeship. In it, learning is considered to have taken place during a first stage, in which the cost of training was high as the master had to invest time and materials in the apprentice. Only during the second stage, ... (Show more)
Recent research has questioned the traditional economic model of early modern apprenticeship. In it, learning is considered to have taken place during a first stage, in which the cost of training was high as the master had to invest time and materials in the apprentice. Only during the second stage, when the apprentice had acquired a sufficient amount of skills, did the master receive a return on training and, hence, could pay a wage. This fundamental imbalance between cost and gaining income implies a constant distrust between both parties, as one was always at risk of economic opportunism by the other. While apprentices were at risk of receiving an inadequate training in the first stage, the scale tipped during the second stage when more productive apprentices were tempted to abscond and seek employment elsewhere at market wages.
This two-stage model is questioned by Patrick Wallis and Chris Minns, who argue that it misrepresents learning as a training activity that required much of the master's time rather than simply observation and imitation from the part of the apprentice. Moreover, apprentices also contributed by watching the shop, handling deliveries and carrying out basic tasks. Finally, high drop-out rates challenge the traditional model. Studies indicate that 33 to 64 per cent of apprenticeships ended early, implying that earlier acquired skills have to be taken into account in regard to how learning took place. Nonetheless, drop-out rates are mainly based on English sources where minimum terms were an exceptional 7 years. Moreover, it is assumed that drop-out rates were the result of economic opportunism by definition, while cultural studies have indicated that abuse and misbehaviour were important reasons for contract breach too. This paper wants to challenge the predominant assumption that contract breaches were caused by economic strategies by identifying, for the first time, the actual reason for departure for a wide variety of professions. As apprenticeships were not strictly economic transfers of skills but also had a socio-cultural dimension, I want to measure how important economic or cultural matters were in breaking off apprenticeships.
In the context of my PhD-research on long-term transformations in the practice of apprenticeship, I have gathered information through various sources regarding the outsourcing of more than 1600 underprivileged youngsters through more than 3000 unique source entries between 1580 and 1780. I can distinguish between more than 45 reasons for early departure. These reasons are connected to fees and payment modalities, age, wages, term duration, contractual stipulations (like default clauses), boarding practices and skill requirements, so as to pinpoint the apprentice's incentives to abscond accurately. My overall aim is to determine whether and when transitions occurred as a result of economic processes (e.g. the Industrial Revolution) or cultural processes (e.g. the privatisation of family life). My preliminary findings indicate that economic changes of the 18th century were not (solely) the reason for a business-like relationship between master and apprentices. Rather, the increasingly private nature of family life already drove a wedge between master and apprentice as early as 1650. (Show less)
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2014 Best Warriors' performance – 'Nothing short of amazing'
SMA Kenneth O. Preston, USA Ret
Greetings to all of you from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), our Army's and our soldiers' professional organization.The AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in October provided the Army leadership and our attendees with an opportunity to recognize and honor the Army's 2014 Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year.This year the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition was held at Fort Lee, Va., from Oct. 6 to 9.Historically, this competition has served to showcase the Army's best noncommissioned officers and soldiers, and this year was no exception.I had the honor of watching all the competitors – 14 NCOs and 14 soldiers – arrive at Fort Lee and begin the competition on Oct. 6.All the NCOs and soldiers represented their commands very well.As I told the group of NCOs and soldiers: A company, troop or battery commander and their first sergeant would give up body parts to have a handful of professionals of their caliber in their unit.Their performance throughout all the events was nothing short of amazing.The 2014 Department of the Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year is Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Carpenter, an 18C Special Forces engineer with the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colo., representing U.S. Army Special Operations Command.The 2014 Department of the Army Soldier of the Year is Spc. Thomas Boyd, a 35P cryptologic linguist with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, representing U.S. Army Pacific Command.Both winners were announced at an awards banquet on Oct. 9 at the completion of the four-day competition.Carpenter said, "I've done three competitions to get to this one, and now that the final one is over, and to realize I've won, it's pretty amazing.""It's a great relief to win, but it wasn't easy," Boyd said. "The competition was difficult and the other competitors were tough."On the first day, competitors eased into the competition by getting to know each other while setting up their equipment in preparation for the next three days of events.They also wrote essays expressing their views of the Army addressing a specific question they were asked.The competitors started in high gear early in the morning on the second day with the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)."The weather was perfect for an APFT, not too cold, not too hot, and the soldiers did very well," said Command Sgt. Maj. Terry E. Parham Sr., the command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee.The competition continued throughout the day with the competitors covering a 12-mile course to locate and complete eight stations with a variety of Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills.The course stations, located predominately across Fort Lee's ranges, included the M-9 pistol and the M-203 grenade launcher marksmanship; close quarters marksmanship; medical evaluation, treatment and evacuation skills; combative hand-to-hand fighting in a real-world scenario; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) skills; and a 45-question multiple-choice exam.Placing added emphasis on CBRN skills that have atrophied over the past 13 years, the competitors found these tasks tough, especially when operating in Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) Level 4, the highest protective level."I never like having to put that mask on and that suit," said Staff Sgt. Victor Munoz, the U.S. Army Medical Command NCO of the Year."You just start to sweat, and it's so hot. Then you have to drag the stretcher [with a casualty], and it's not like you can try to catch your breath, because your breathing is restricted. It was just uncomfortable," Munoz added.Part of the scenario the competitors faced included evaluating, treating, evacuating and decontaminating a casualty found in a contaminated environment that was made realistic using the "gas chamber" with CS (tear) gas on the range."Being in MOPP Level 4 gear and pouring out sweat wasn't the most fun I've had here," said Staff Sgt. Brian Hester, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command NCO of the Year."Part of it was properly decontaminating and testing the air; you had to go by the book. At one point, I had to wait 10 minutes, and they said: 'Here's your stopwatch.' So I sat there for 10 minutes in all that hot gear. There was no cutting corners."The competition continues to evolve and change to meet the ever-changing environments soldiers and leaders might face in future deployment areas.The Best Warrior Competition allows the sergeant major of the Army to highlight critical skill weaknesses based on feedback from senior Army leaders, training center rotations and deployment rotations.In addition to the CBRN tasks, this year featured a close-quarters marksmanship lane."The scenario here is they've come to help this village after an earthquake has happened," said Staff Sgt. James Shuster, the lane's NCOIC and evaluator.An exploding gas line with dozens of local nationals running scared set the stage for competitor teams to quickly move into the village to provide security for an assistance team presently on site.As part of the scenario, competitors were faced with hostile and non-hostile targets in a chaotic environment."They'll have to determine on their own, based on the rules of engagement, if they're able to shoot or not shoot," said Sgt. 1st Class Eric Morris, noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills phase of the competition.In another scenario, competitors had to apply their Army combative training in a real-world scenario involving two families in a village."We have two families in this village fighting over who is the rightful owner of this farmland," said Staff Sgt. Korento Leverette, NCOIC of the man-to-man contact lane."As the competitors come in, they'll be told that their assistance is required to help calm the situation using non-lethal force. Then, an aggressor will come up with the village elder, and in the course of their conversation, the aggressor, who is actually Army Combatives Level 2-certified, will become more aggressive, at which time the competitors will have to take control of the situation," said Leverette."It has a combatives element to it, but it's separate from combatives," Morris said. "There's a warrior task and battle drill; react to man-to-man contact.""The sergeant major of the Army wanted a real-world scenario, something you might encounter, where you would use the skills you'd learn in Army combatives," said Leverette.On the next day, the NCO competitors appeared before a board chaired by the sergeant major of the Army and a panel of senior command sergeants major while the soldier competitors were tested on a variety of mystery tasks."We train soldiers on tasks. We train leaders to work through and solve problems. I think there's a significant difference between the two," Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler said.Splitting the board over two days gave board members some extra time to question the NCO competitors about their actions and knowledge when faced with complex soldier situations."So we spent some time on the Army ethic and the Army Profession, and we asked some general knowledge questions that were posed as vignettes; we asked them to decide how they were going to do things based on a situation they were presented with. That focuses on the leader development we expect from our NCOs and their agility, their adaptability," said Chandler.Meanwhile, out in the training area, the mystery events included a Leadership Reaction Course with four stations: land navigation, inspecting and correcting soldier uniforms and assembling weapons.On the next day, the NCO and soldier competitors switched roles to complete their unfinished portion of the competition."We've relied on GPS technology; whether that's a mobile phone, Blue Force Tracker, or some of the other stuff we have and we've probably relied on it a little bit too much," Morris said.Adding, "It's been a while since we've sat down with a map, protractor and compass, and done 'land nav' old-school style. Batteries fail, satellites go down and if you don't keep yourself up-to-date on the basics, you're setting yourself up for failure.""It was very intense physically and a little bit emotionally. It required a lot of mental strength to get through it. I'm used to working in an office, so having to run around doing ruck marches in between events, then completing tasks was intense. We did a lot of physical exercise, then we had to do complex tasks that required thinking clearly, though you're completely exhausted," said Boyd.The NCOs on the last day finished the competition by assembling and performing a function check on the M-9 pistol, M-4 carbine, M-249 squad automatic weapon and the M-240B machine gun.Having the parts of all four weapons mixed together made this task more challenging for many of the competitors.All the competitors reflected positively on the opportunity to meet and network with the other competitors."I liked being able to talk to the other competitors," said Carpenter.Carpenter added, "That interaction makes you even more knowledgeable. There are things I learned from other competitors in this competition that I really had no idea about.""What I like the best, out of all the competitions leading up to here and including this one, is meeting all these other NCOs," said Sgt. 1st Class David Smith, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command NCO of the Year."Meeting all these NCOs and these soldiers has made me realize how strong the Army NCO Corps and the Army's soldiers actually are," Smith noted.The 1st Runner-up NCO of the Year was Staff Sgt. Adam White, an 11B infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, representing U.S. Army Pacific.The 1st Runner-up Soldier of the Year was Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an 11B infantryman with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas National Guard, at Newport, Ark., representing the U.S. Army National Guard.The 2nd Runner-up NCO of the Year was Sgt. 1st. Class David Smith, a 19K armor crewman with 1st Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, who teaches ROTC classes at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Ga., representing U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.The 2nd Runner-up Soldier of the Year was Spc. Chase Teats, a 25S satellite systems operator/maintainer with B Company, 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, at Fort Meade, Md., representing U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command.All of the competing NCOs and soldiers have great stories to tell and their personal example throughout their current Army careers serve as examples for others who want to excel and set themselves apart from their peers.While all of the competing NCOs and soldiers are winners and all have received a wide variety of recognition throughout this quest, their greatest reward is the knowledge, experience and expertise they gained across dozens and dozens of subject areas.In his address to the competitors, sponsors and attendees at the awards banquet, Chandler said this competition is one of the things he will miss the most after retirement on Jan. 30, 2015."That's because it has to do with what we do as noncommissioned officers and leaders every day, being with soldiers, training soldiers, recognizing excellence, and helping those who may not be achieving the standard," said Chandler.Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, Army vice chief of staff, and Chandler recognized the NCO and Soldier of the Year at the awards luncheon with the presentation of the Tilley Award, named in honor of Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley, during the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition.In his remarks to the audience, Allyn talked about Carpenter and Boyd as role models who demonstrate the qualities of soldiers needed in the years ahead, especially as the Army becomes smaller and more expeditionary in a time of great unpredictability."Force 2025 will require small-unit leaders, decentralized from forward organizations, to thrive in uncertainty, to adapt to their environment, to make critical decisions consistent with our new operating concept," said Allyn.From all of us at AUSA, we say congratulations to these great soldiers and noncommissioned officers, and we thank them for serving as role models for those aspiring young leaders who want to emulate and follow in their footsteps.Now more than ever America's Army needs AUSA and AUSA needs your membership support. Still Serving, Still Saluting!
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Topic: Shmita
Vaera: Our Plagues and Our Plans by Ann Hait and Rabbi Gabe Greenberg
By Hazon on January 12, 2021 in Shmita
In Parshat Vaera, the action revolves around God's command, through Moses, that Pharoah free the enslaved Israelites. Pharaoh's hard-headedness and selfishness preclude him from doing so immediately, and in response, God sends a series of plagues to Egypt. Dam, tzfarde'a, kinim… In the last year, we've experienced our own, very real, plague. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our world, and to date has taken the lives of almost two million people worldwide. This plague has forced us to radically alter our day-to-day lives: it has limited our activities, limited our movement, and caused us to stay at home to a much larger degree. One result of our newfound immobility, interestingly, has been the degree to which we've been lessening our impact on the world. Just as the biblical plagues provided brief windows of enlightenment for Pharaoh, we have witnessed how the reduction in human activity over the course of this pandemic has positively impacted the environment and revitalized the Earth. Researchers from the American Geophysical Union noted at their fall meeting that "Deforestation rates are changing in some places, air pollution is diminishing and water quality is improving…in some areas since the pandemic began earlier this year." […]
Shemot: Talking with God by SooJi Min-Maranda
By Hazon on January 6, 2021 in Shmita
This week's parsha, Shemot, is the same Torah portion that I read from the bima at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, MI, thirteen-and-a-half years after officially claiming Judaism as an adult b'nai mitzvah. What a wonderful opportunity to be able to turn and return to this portion again now, 7 years later. And what an auspicious number – seven years — as we enter a Shmita year beginning Rosh Hashana 2021. In my dvar back then, I spoke about Moses, who has just received God's call. He is no doubt struck with awe and fear, but after a series of objections Moses accepts God's mission to lead the Jewish people out of Egypt. One of the things that struck me at the time was the casual nature of the conversation Moses has with God. "Vayomer Moshe el haElohim — Moses said to God." God is referred to as Elohim — the basic name for God. The casualness of the God's name showed me that there is no right or wrong way to talk to God. I don't have to wait for a sign that God is ready to listen. I don't have to wait for a sign that I […]
Vayechi: Brotherly Love by Eli Weinbach
By Eliezer Weinbach on December 30, 2020 in Shmita
This week, Jacob, like his father before him, sets out to bless his progeny. The first to receive his blessings are Joseph's sons, the brothers Ephraim and Menashe. Those who have been following since Bereshit will know that being a brother in the main story of the parsha is a fraught position. This lineage is riddled with kin-strife – Cain and Abel, Shem and Ham, Issac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers. There is a family history of choosing one son and abandoning the other. Jacob, still not fully recovered from the fallout of his own sons' conflict, is determined to heal this intergenerational trauma. What is his advice to Joseph? "אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי – Ephraim and Menashe will be for me as Reuben and Shmion." (Genesis 48:5) Jacob is telling Joseph that the way forward is for brothers to be brothers. Siblings ought to love each other, not to vie for blessings or paternal adoration. Ephraim and Menashe will be like Reuben and Shmion, not like Joseph and his brothers or Jacob and Esau. In the laws of Shmita set out in Leviticus, we are told: "אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ […]
Vayigash: We Need Emotional Shmita Now by Rabbi Shoshana Friedman
Deep into the Joseph story, we come to a moment that catches my breath and makes me tear up every year. Joseph, sold to slavery long ago, stands now as the viceroy of Egypt. He has designed a system of rations that saves Egypt from famine and consolidates the Pharaoh's power. Meanwhile, his birth family is starving in Canaan, and his brothers go down to Egypt to plead for rations. Joseph recognizes his brothers, but they – begging for food, and seeing a uniformed Egyptian officer before them speaking a foreign language – do not see Joseph for who he is. Joseph sets before them a series of tests. Then, after an impassioned speech from Judah, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. But first we read the line: "V'lo yuchal Yosef l'hitapek l'chol hanitzavim alav…" Joseph could no longer contain himself in front of all who stood before him (Genesis 45:1). It is the word לְהִתְאַפֵּק/l'hitapek, the root א.פ.ק/aleph.peh.kuf which arrests my attention year after year. It means to compel oneself, to restrain oneself, to hold oneself back. When Joseph can no longer do it, when he can't contain himself anymore and finally makes himself known to his brothers, "his sobs […]
Miketz: Run Wild by Judry Subar
By Hazon on December 16, 2020 in Shmita
In the beginning, the world was a wild and chaotic place. While the arc of the Genesis narrative bends relentlessly toward the taming of the chaos, progress is slow. As the human species settles in for the long haul, its members commit all sorts of mischief. From Cain's fratricide to the Babel builders' inability to deal with diversity to Simon's and Levi's attempt to take the law into their own hands, we observe considerable instability. When we get to Parashat Miketz, we see a pivot to a more sedate reality. Pharaoh has a dream whose key symbols epitomize domesticated farming and ranching: cows and sheaves of grain. Joseph organizes a welfare-state bureaucracy that meets the people's needs. At the end of Miketz, as Joseph and his estranged brothers edge closer to recognizing difficult truths about each other, the Egyptians and Jacob's sons exhibit the careful etiquette that marks a society as orderly. It's as if all the Torah's characters finally personify a well-ordered ideal as they follow God's decree (Genesis 1:28) that humans should master the Earth. But Egypt's leaders later go too far. They use their highly structured society to abuse its weakest members, reinforcing class divisions by enslaving […]
Vayeshev: Entitlement and Creation by Hannah Elovitz
By Hannah Elovitz on December 10, 2020 in Shmita
Our story returns to tell us, "Now Jacob was settled in the land where his father had sojourned, the land of Canaan" (Gen. 37:1, JPS translation). Jacob's father and grandfather had only ever been outsiders in the land in which Jacob now shepherds his flocks along with his family. Perhaps it is no wonder that Jacob's favorite son, Joseph, starts to feel a little too comfortable there. The two dreams that Joseph famously dreams, and subsequently decides to share with his 11 brothers, both feature elements of nature bowing down to him: in the first, 11 sheaves of wheat bow down to his; in the second, the sun, moon, and 11 stars bow down to him. Unsurprisingly, his brothers are furious, and so begins the tragic event sequence that later leaves Joseph in Egyptian jail. At least subconsciously, Joseph expected everyone and everything to bow to his will. This cautionary tale highlights the dangers of land ownership, or ownership of any material possessions. Though we may have monetarily acquired the rights to a piece of land or a car or a sheaf of wheat, they are still ultimately on loan to us. Land is not ours to rule over, but […]
Vayishlach: Rename and Renew by Rabbi Joshua Ratner
By Hazon on December 3, 2020 in Shmita
2020 has been a year of unbelievable struggle. Between the devastating impact of Covid-19, the profound struggle for racial equality that erupted in nation-wide protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder, and the hyper-partisan election campaign that tore apart so many, 2020 is a year many of us can't wait to finish. But I was recently reminded in this article that, even with the approval of the new Covid-19 vaccines, January 2021 will not be a panacea; any societal return to "normalcy" will not begin until well into the fall of 2021. How, then, should we continue to grapple with this interminable hardship? Does our tradition offer us tools and resources to bolster us emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually as we continue to traverse this brutal terrain? I believe one such resource can be found in this week's Torah reading, Parashat Vayishlach. This parashah focuses mainly on the rich narrative of Jacob's reconciliation with his estranged brother Esau but also includes the famous story of Jacob wrestling with an angel. After an exhaustive stalemate, the angel blesses Jacob in Genesis 32:29 with a new name, declaring: "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with […]
Vayetze: The Meaning of Seven by Aharon Ariel Lavi
By Hazon on November 24, 2020 in Shmita
Shmita is the seventh year, following six regular years — and numbers in the Torah are not incidental, but rather a channel for meaningful ideas. The first, and most renowned, appearance of the number seven is obviously the seven days of creation. Later, Noah invites seven couples of the pure animals to come to the ark, exactly seven days before the flood (Genesis 7:2-4); the ark rests on the seventeenth day of the seventh month (Genesis 8:4); Avraham forges an alliance with Avimelech by giving him seven female lambs and calling his well "Be'er Sheva" (literally: "well of seven", Genesis 21:28-32); his son Yitzhak reaffirms the alliance in Be'er Sheva as well. "I will work for you seven years for Rachel" says Ya'akov to Lavan, his uncle, in our parsha (Genesis 29:18). He is then deceived into marrying Leah, Rachel's sister, and only gets to marry Rachel in exchange for an additional seven years of labor. Later, Rachel appears to be infertile, while her sister Leah gives birth to no less than six sons in a row, followed by a seventh — and final — daughter (Genesis 30:21). Only then does her younger sister become fertile. In both cases — […]
Toldot: What Will We Eat in the Seventh Year? Shmita, Lack, and Abundance by Justin Goldstein
While the language may be a product of recent decades, the dichotomy between an "abundance mentality" and a "lack mentality" is a core human experience. The basic principles of these two concepts reflect a question of perspective; one who embodies an "abundance mentality" sees opportunities even in life's challenges, whereas one who embodies a "lack mentality" concentrates on the fear of not having. Even as these ideas have gained traction in recent years, we see this tension reflected in the Torah. The Torah preempts the human fear of a lack of food – "What will we eat in the seventh year?" (Lev. 25:20) and the Torah sets out a reassurance that God will provide a three-fold crop in the sixth year. Is this a miracle, or something more nuanced? In Parashat Toldot, near the conclusion of the well-known vignette wherein Isaac, in his blindness, gives a blessing intended for his eldest son, Esau, to Jacob, his younger son in disguise. Isaac blesses his son (Gen. 27:28): "May God give you from the dew of the heavens and from the fats of the earth; and an abundance of grain and fresh wine." In his commentary on this verse, Ramban (Rabbi Moshe […]
Chayei Sarah: What does it mean to "own" land – and why is it important? by Nigel Savage
In my twenties I bought my first apartment in London. My parents lent me £5,000 for the deposit, and I got a mortgage for the rest. It was a 2-bedroomed apartment in Golders Green. I do no disservice to my apartment if I say that it was…. a pretty ordinary apartment. Yet I clearly remember closing my front door, after my parents left to return to Manchester, and sitting down on a box – surrounded by boxes on all sides – and just being so happy. Why was that? Well, the answer is, it was mine. But why did this make a difference? And – a different kind of question – should it have made a difference? The obverse of my feeling that day, of course, is the line attributed to Larry Summers, the former Treasury Secretary: "in all of human history, no-one ever washed a rental car…" Both vignettes tell the same story: ownership matters. It makes a difference. We treat things differently if we feel that they are "ours" in some sense. And that is why, in this week's parsha, Avraham goes out of his way – repeatedly – to buy the cave of Machepela, which is to […]
Vayeirah: The Shaping of the Land by Eliezer Weinbach
By Eliezer Weinbach on November 4, 2020 in Shmita
Inherent in the concept of Shmita is an understanding that as much as we toil to shape the land, the land shapes us as well. How does it shape a person to raise children where their great-grandparents were raised? How does it impact a child to rest in the shade of a tree planted by their grandmother? How does it change a family to observe Shmita together, to support each other through a year with no harvest? What would it mean to observe many cycles of Shmita and to know from family experience that getting through each one is achievable with planning and cooperation? The story of such a family would be filled with resilience, generosity, and trust. When we put our faith in the land, the land responds and instills in us an equal measure of faith. Last week, Abraham and Lot parted ways. Abraham gives Lot the choice of where to settle, and he chooses Sodom, in the lush valley of the Jordan, because it was "entirely watered." It seemed to be a fertile land that would provide for him with little work. Sodom was a land where the people took without giving. They took from the land, […]
Lech-Lecha: Environmental Refugees by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
By Hazon on October 29, 2020 in Shmita
This week's parashah, Lekh Lekha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) heralds the emergence of the Jewish people. The story is inaugurated by a call from God directing Abra[ha]m to uproot himself and his family, leave his homeland, his memories, his childhood, all he has known, to begin again in a place unknown. Abram amazingly, faithfully, does so. With the divine promise of prosperity, Abram becomes a pilgrim to a new homeland. But the lines between pilgrim, wanderer and refugee quickly become blurred. Once Abraham reaches his destination, he has a difficult time finding a place to settle. He stops at Elon Moreh, but the Canaanites were there. He then moves to the east of Beth El. But he doesn't stay there. He ups and wanders again, moving incessantly throughout the desert. Why? With God at his side, guiding his journey, why was Abram so unsettled? Because he is a refugee. Like all those displaced by war, plague, drought, floods; those who seek a safe harbor from the trauma that forced them to leave and healing from the losses they have endured, Abram has trouble settling into a foreign land. Abram's story is a reminder of how hard it is for the refugee, even […]
Noah: In Search of Balance by Hannah Henza
By Hannah Henza on October 22, 2020 in Shmita
The story of Noah is a tale that shows up in many ancient forms. But the lessons we learn from the various deluge narratives are more applicable today than perhaps ever before. As the story opens, we are told that Noah remains singularly righteous as the rest of humanity falters. How is this possible? Just a short while ago we were being given the Garden "to tend and guard." We were just beginning to explore the ways that humanity could spread across the land with divine blessing. So what should be done when human corruption rears its destructive head again? In this case, God provides clear instructions: Build an ark and take in the animals. This is similar to the instructions we are provided for Shmita: Prepare and gather extra produce ahead of time. As the Earth is subject to the largest reset ever imagined, Noah, his family, and God's creation will be protected with the promise of a new world; a more righteous humanity. And yet, once they finally step out of the ark and make their new life we are immediately presented with more human failure – the Tower of Babel, an attempt by humans to build a […]
Bereishit: The Sabbatical Paradigm by Jeremy Benstein
By Hazon on October 14, 2020 in Shmita, Weekly Parsha
"And there was evening, and there was morning" (Gen. 1). Nature has rhythms. "Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Summer and winter, Day and night… " (Gen. 8). Human society too has rhythms. Or at least it did, once. Traditional societies, whether nomadic or agrarian, had their rhythms, tied to the natural ones. They depended on them, were sustained by them. Genesis 1 tells of another rhythm: the 7-day 'beat;' what we call a week. In Hebrew, shavu'a, related to sheva' – "seven." Or better: 6+1. Six units of work, one of rest. It must be a pretty good ratio, since it has lasted for thousands of years. That, however, makes the "1" seem like an afterthought, a utilitarian pause to catch our breath before plunging back into the main attraction, work. But that "1" is anything but an afterthought. It is Shabbat, the pinnacle of the week in Genesis 1. It is the cessation of creative intervention in the world in order to celebrate creation's abundance, revel in it, share it, build our families and communities around it. We don't rest in order to work; we work in order to be able to be worthy of Shabbat. In order […]
Moving from the Real to the Ideal – Rabbi Dov Linzer
By Eliezer Weinbach on August 18, 2020 in Shmita
The Torah commands us in the laws of Shmita for the first time in Shemot 23:11: "And six years you shall sow thy land, and shall gather in the fruits thereof. But the seventh year you shall relinquish it; that the poor of your people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner you shall deal with your vineyard, and with your oliveyard". The Shmita year is one in which we cease our working of the land to recognize that all that we have is God's. It is a year when the poor eat freely from the land and when all debts are released, a year of greater economic and social equality. The vision of Shmita is a utopian vision, but can it be translated into reality? The mitzvah to free one's slaves presents a similar vision and a similar challenge. The very first in the long list of laws in Shemot states that any slave purchased must be freed following six years of servitude. This is the first law given to Bnei Israel – newly-freed slaves themselves – by God, who declared at the theophany at Mount Sinai that, "I am […]


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