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Heather (Hofbauer) LaPointe, age 32 of Boyne City went to be with her heavenly Father Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey.
Heather was born on May 3, 1978 in Petoskey the daughter of Henry and Cindy Hofbauer. She graduated from Harbor Springs High School and attended Northern Michigan University. She loved growing her garden and sharing the harvest with others. Heather enjoyed the outdoors; fishing with her husband and watching her children grow.
She was an active member of Walloon Lake Community Church where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school. She found peace in reading her bible and sharing what she learned; encouraging everyone around her, even when they were trying to encourage her.
Heather is survived by her husband David; children Michael and Vivian; parents Henry and Cindy Hofbauer of Fairview formerly of Harbor Springs; sister Mary (Sergio Morado) Hofbauer of Chicago; brother Henry Hofbauer of Petoskey; mother-in-law Eva (Brian) Sobleski-Russell of Marquette; father-in-law David LaPointe II of Petoskey; sister-in-laws Katelin Russell and Michelle Heitman of Marquette; many aunts, uncles, cousins; special friends Missy Duncan, Penny Cash and all of her Walloon Lake Community Church Family.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Monday, January 17, 2011 at Walloon Lake Community Church with a gathering of family and friends being held from 10:00 am until the time of service. Pastor Jeff Ellis will be officiating.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations to be directed to the LaPointe Children's Scholarship Fund, 417 Elm Street Boyne City, MI 49712.
Family and friends wishing to share a thought or memory of Heather are encouraged to do so online at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.
Stackus Funeral Home of Boyne City is serving the family.
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Access Linux Platform (ALP) First Thoughts
Like its rival being developed by Palm, Inc., ALP (Access Linux Platform) is a Linux-based operating system for smartphones capable of running Palm OS applications.
Access Systems (formerly PalmSource) is in the process of trying to drum up interest among potential ALP licensees, and couple of people from the company — Albert Chu and Brian Purdy — gave me a demonstration.
Applications, Applications, Applications
To me, the most important feature in this operating system is its compatibility with legacy Palm OS applications. Access has built a compatibility engine called GHost into ALP that handles this task.
I can attest to the fact that it really works. The guys from Access showed me a Palm OS application running on an evaluation device, and it worked fine, even though the smartphone had a QVGA screen. This is a different screen resolution than the software had been designed for, but ALP scaled it down.
But this OS doesn't stop with legacy software. Developers have the option of writing native applications specifically for ALP, plus it includes a Java virtual machine (JVM). All three types of applications are displayed together in the program launcher, not segregated by type.
Look and Feel
In general, the user interface Access has come up with for ALP resembles most of its competitors': icons for opening applications or changing settings, with a strip across the top of the screen for showing things like the strength of the cellular signal.
I'm including a gallery of screenshots at the end of this article to let you judge for yourself on ALP's look, but keep in mind that that's just one possible theme, so if you don't like the color scheme it can be easily changed.
Unlike the version of the Palm OS currently running on devices like the Palm Centro, ALP allows for real multitasking. Applications that are running in the background can put up an icon in the status bar at the top of the display to make switching back to them easier.
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The demonstration I got had ALP running on what's called an "evaluation kit," which has been designed to let companies who are thinking about licensing this operating system test it out. It is not a device for consumers. It uses a 400 MHz XScale processor from Marvell.
Performance was snappy, including running video.
As I said earlier, this device had a QVGA screen, but Chu and Purdy assured me that ALP can handle a wide variety of screen resolutions. It has also been designed to run with or without a touchscreen.
Coming When?
All in all, my first impressions of ALP were positive. It seems to offer the features it needs to replace the current version of the Palm OS, which isn't hard, considering how woefully out of date Palm OS Garnet is.
There's no doubt ALP is ready to go. Early this year, Access released the Product Development Kit (PDK) that licensees need to create smartphones running its operating system, and the Software Development Kit (SDK) developers need to write applications has been out for months, too.
The problem is, I don't know who is going to release a smartphone running ALP, or when it will happen, and Access is being cagey about it.
It's almost certainly not going to be Palm, Inc. Despite its well-publicized delays in getting its own Linux-based replacement for the Palm OS on the market, this company appears bound and determined to carry through with the project.
Access won't give any specifics on what other companies are evaluating ALP. After multiple attempts, the best I could get out of Albert Chu is that it will debut in Europe and Asia before it comes to N. America.
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Brazos Valley Cavalry FC kicks off its second year of existence this summer, serving as a bridge between the Academy system and professional ranks of the USL and MLS.
Cavalry FC is the Professional Development League (PDL) affiliate of the Houston Dynamo, serving as an amateur U-23 side coached by Dynamo Academy director James Clarkson. The summer league allows college players to continue their development without forfeiting NCAA eligibility.
Brazos Valley allows Dynamo Academy products to continue with the organization following the U-19 level as they aim to make the jump to Rio Grande Valley FC and the Dynamo first team. On this year's squad alone, 24 of the players are Dynamo Academy alums. Three players on this year's squad came from May's open tryouts at Dynamo Trials: Carlos Viveros, Ronaldo Rodriguez, and Gregorio Romero.
The team is an integral part to the development of homegrown talent. Dynamo first team midfielder Memo Rodriguez spent time with the team last season to stay game-sharp before appearing in nine MLS matches, and Dynamo Academy standout Marcelo Palomino took the step up to the PDL between Development Academy seasons last summer. Dynamo Academy alum Zach Jackson is currently training with RGV FC after a summer with Brazos Valley, and forward Aldo Quintanilla – who was found through Dynamo Trials and played with the previous iteration of the Dynamo's U-23 team – currently leads the Toros in goals scored.
Cavalry FC began their season on Saturday with a friendly against USA ISL Oilers FC, a semi-pro team from the Pearland area, winning 11-0. Dynamo Academy product Gianluca Natera scored four goals in the rout. Brazos Valley kicks off their 14-game PDL regular season tonight against Houston FC in Bryan.


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Mobilising domestic and international anti illegal gambling measures
The Malaysian Home Ministry has said it will co-operate with Interpol and FIFA to monitor illegal gambling during the World Cup 2014 Tournament.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the initiative has been undertaken as preliminary monitoring had found online gambling taking place with the involvement of illegal International bookmakers.
Malaysian Police have mobilised a forensics unit in collaboration with the Communications and Multimedia Commission, telecommunication companies and private security firms to combat the activity on a domestic level.
"Under the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act 2001, Malaysian police have taken several steps to curb illegal gambling during the World Cup, and will use Section 6 of the Betting Act 1953, Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 as well as AMLATFA to go after the culprits," Datuk said at a media conference held in Parliament yesterday (Monday).
"And we hope, the World Cup will only be watched and not betted upon."
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The question is:
Is there a difference between wanting to die or being ready for death and not being afraid to die?
I believe, OF COURSE THERE IS!
Now the reason I ask is this...This topic came up yesterday evening at some friends house where I was for dinner.
If you were to die tomorrow would you be ready? My answer was thus:
I am not afraid of death or dying. I have very few regrets and those that I do will sort themselves out in the end. I have lived life more fully, had more life experiences than most average folks would have had in lifespans thrice as long as mine.
I was then accused of wanting to die. How morbid. Me? I think not! How could you even accuse me of such nonsense? This led to a lengthy discussion over dinner of which I shall not go into the details of. Other than to say this:
...I now believe that even though my friends have known me for nearly thirty years, they really know me not at all. Were they not listening as I told them some of the things I had done?
No I am not afraid of death or dying. I have come closer to it more times than most people would in two lifetimes. I lived life more fully if sometimes more stupidly, than most of the people I know. Life which through, mostly decisions of my own, led me down an exciting if sometimes harrowing path, and I relish that. It has helped to shape me into the man that I am today...
No, not the pear shaped exterior I now find myself wearing.
I am talking about the man inside, who was fearless (out of necessity sometimes, foolhardiness at others, and sometimes just out of sheer hard-headed-ness) and unafraid to take on anything thrown in front of him. And smart enough to come out on the other side. Bruised, battered and beat up inside and / or out, perhaps, but hopefully a little wiser for the experience.
In my short 50 years of visiting this planet, nay, in the first 30 years of my life, I lived life closer to the edge than most. In fact, I have teetered on the edge, and done dangerous, (sometimes) stupid things that I look back on and think, Jesus! Was I ever lucky to get through that!
But the facts are, I did and my life has been much richer for it, I think. Even though the brink of destruction and I have been very close at times.
My perceptions were sharper at those times. Senses more keen. Had any nice adreneline rushes lately?
The last 20 odd years have not been nearly as exciting as my first 30. And I am alright with that.
Indeed I was lucky to survive those first 30 years. But was it really? Luck? Or something else? I really have no idea.
But I'm still here. And I still live. I will continue to do so until I don't. And I'll still fight for life.
Of course I don't plan to go any where anytime soon. Does any man really want to know the time of his death? I surely do not. Not at this time anywise.
But if it had to happen, I hope I would be ready to go to the land of shadow with grace and dignity.
Not fear and self-righteous indignation at being taken before I perceived it was my time to make the journey up the river Styx.
So. What about you?
Is there a difference between wanting to die or being ready for death and not being afraid to die?
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MMG's July Promotional Person of the Month
We would like to award our July employee of the month to Abbas Akhtar.
Abbas has been working for us as a brand ambassador almost every week over the last 12 months and we have only ever received good feedback about his performance from our clients. He is an intelligent individual who uses his initiative to deliver a client's brief to the best of his ability. He can relate to members of the public from a wide demographic and approaches people in a thoughtful way which means that his distribution rate of promotional items is higher than average.
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Election Could Be Historic, Says N.C. State Professor
This story was written by Derek Medlin, Technician
After campaigning for months, spending millions of dollars and doing everything they can to influence American voters, Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can do nothing more now but wait.
They must wait -- just one more day -- to see who will lead this country for the next four or even eight years.
Students have a unique opportunity today to impact an election more than ever before by going to the polls and voting. Some political analysts have even said the youth vote could be key in deciding who will occupy the White House come January.
Steven Greene, a North Carolina State University associate professor in political science, said today's election could be historic based on several factors.
"There is an overwhelming desire for a new direction in our country," he said.
Greene said the desire for change from the current administration is so strong among the majority of American voters that party affiliation doesn't necessarily matter as much.
"Also, let's not ignore that we have a black man running for president and a woman running for potential vice president," he said. "In many ways this is an historic election."
Greene said the youth vote could also be very important in today's outcome.
"The youth will determine the size of Obama's margin of victory rather than whether he wins or not," he said. "Obama has done wonders with the youth vote and it's really helped him out."
Brad Trahan, a sophomore in communication and volunteer for Students for McCrory, said today's election is important for many reasons other than race or gender.
"This election isn't about gender or ethnicity," he said. "It's a huge election for our future. As college students, we need to be aware of the impact today will have. I hope and pray college students go out and have their voice heard."
Alysha Sheets, a junior in political science and intern for the Kay Hagan campaign, said she has seen increased interest from young and old voters alike during the campaign process.
"With all the swing states this year and how close some of the races are, people are more excited," she said. "People believe their votes really do matter more."
Craig Smith, a communication professor, said this year's election is important for many reasons, including an attempt by both candidates to regain the trust of the world.
"Much of the world no longer trusts us," he said. "Internally and externally, there are all kinds of things hanging in the balance. There is a great deal involved."
Sheets said she believes young voters are more interested in this election and more polarized because of how different the administrations of George Bush and Bill Clinton were.
"Those of us who are college age or just above spent our teen years under the Bush administration," she said. "We remember Clinton and Bush
and those were two radically different presidential administrations. And now, however people are leaning politically, they are passionate about which way they want the election to go."


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North Shore Trust and Savings is excited to announce that we have partnered with Samsung to offer our debit card holders Samsung Pay®, the latest in mobile payment technology. Samsung Pay® is the most widely accepted digital wallet, compatible with nearly every payment terminal using both magnetic secure transmission (MST) and near-field communication (NFC) to transmit payment information.
To protect your information, Samsung Pay® uses tokenization and fingerprint authorization. Tokenization generates a unique sequence of numbers (instead of transmitting your account information) every time you make a purchase. The "token" is encrypted and eliminates the need for merchants to store your card data on their networks.
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Follow the onscreen instructions. You will have the option to take a photo of your card or enter the information manually.
You will be asked to call for a validation code. Call the number displayed on your screen and enter the validation code provided.
You're done! It's that simple. When you're ready to pay, unlock your phone as usual and hold it over the merchant's contactless payment terminal. For additional information on Samsung Pay®, please click here.
Samsung Pay is a safe and simple way to make mobile payments with select Samsung Galaxy devices, and it works at almost any retailer where you can swipe or tap your card.
Samsung Pay® is supported on the Galaxy S6®, S6 edge®, S6 edge+® and Note 5®. Please visit www.samsung.com/pay for a full list of compatible devices.
North Shore Trust and Savings' consumer and business debit cards can be used with Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay also allows you to connect other cards, such as a credit card, if the issuer has been certified by Samsung.
Samsung Pay uses a graphical representation, not an exact replica of your card. North Shore Trust and Savings has worked with Samsung to create an image that should be easily distinguishable from other cards you may have stored in your Digital Wallet.
The average amount of time it takes before your card is fully active for use after being added and verified will vary slightly, but shouldn't take more than a few minutes. If you encounter any issues, please contact a Universal Banker for assistance. Don't try to enter the same card multiple times.
Samsung Pay does not let users select a default card, rather the cards appear in order of usage frequency. If your North Shore Trust and Savings debit card is the last card used, it will appear first on the list of cards the next time you access the app.
You'll delete your old card from Samsung Pay and add your new one. To do this, do the following:
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- To add the new card, simply press the "+" symbol and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Yes. When you use Samsung Pay, your North Shore Trust and Savings card number isn't stored on your phone or given to the merchant. A unique digital code is created specifically for your card and device.
Samsung Pay doesn't store your card number on the device. Once the card is added to Samsung Pay, a virtual card with a unique identification number is created and stored on the device. When you use your virtual card, a token is generated and passed to the merchant for authentication. This token is specific to each transaction, therefore it cannot be duplicated and you never reveal your name, card number or security code to the merchant.
Samsung Pay works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card. From the grocery store to the coffee shop to your favorite clothing stores, Samsung Pay is the only mobile payment service that works at the majority of U.S. retail locations. In situations where you have to dip your card or in places where you don't swipe your card yourself (e.g., sit-down restaurants, hotels, auto shops), it's better to use your actual card. Samsung Pay doesn't currently work at gas station pumps with dip readers, but it will work at most gas station cashier card readers.
When paying with Samsung Pay, you'll receive and sign a receipt for your purchases, just as you would with a physical card. You won't receive a separate physical or digital receipt from Samsung Pay.
Returns made through Samsung Pay are handled the same way as with your physical card–according to the store's policies. If you return an item paid for through Samsung Pay, the store may require you to hover your device over either the card reader or the NFC reader to complete the return.
Adding your credit or debit cards to Samsung Pay is your choice; you can add and remove cards when needed.
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Wooden Boat
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Booking – 2 hrs Evening sail
Booking – 3 hrs Fireworks evening sail
We welcome you on board Yukon, the traditional danish build sailing ketch.
We sail in harmony with the wind and the waves, all on board can get involved with the daily routine of a sailing vessel or you simply sit back and relax.
As the elements gradually begin to work their magic, one cannot help but be enchanted by the sensation of a ship under sail at sea.
Come sail with us!
Sadly the Australian Wooden Boat Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There is still a possibility of Tasmanian boats getting together for similar events.
We will keep you posted here with any news.
Enjoy The Australian Wooden Boat Festival from Yukon's deck.
On this page you will find the different options of joining Yukon for a short sail during the festival.
All prices include a light refreshment.
Child>15 years of age.
You can also choose to join us on a 4 day Bruny cruise leading up to or departing from the festival.
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2021 held across Hobart's vibrant and bustling waterfront, the four-day festival brings together the largest and most beautiful collection of wooden boats in the southern hemisphere. From its humble beginnings in 1994, it has grown to become the most significant event of its kind in Australia.
Our experienced crew will welcome you on board. We are looking forward sharing this big event with you.
List of Yukon's different sails at AWBF
Friday 5th of February.
The Parade of Sail.
Embark 7.20 am Kettering Marina. Disembark 3 pm Hobart Elizabeth Pier. Price per person $180, includes: Ticket for coach (depart from Hobart, Franklin Wharf, at 7.00 sharp) Light morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Book Now
Saturday 6th of February.
1 morning sail. From 10.30 am to 12.00 pm. Per person $55/Child $45
2 afternoon sails. From 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm. From 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm. Per person $ 55/Child $45
1 evening sail. From 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Per person $85/Child $75
Sunday 7th of February.
1 morning sail. From 10.30 am to 12.00 pm. Per person $55. Child $45
Ketch Review. "The Wrest Point Cup" From 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Per person $ 125.
Fireworks evening sail. From 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm. 1 drink+snacks included. Per person $ 110
Monday 8th of February.
1 morning sail. From 10.30 am to 12.00 pm. Per person $55/Child $45
Admiral's Sail. Details and price to be advised.
4-days Bruny Island cruises:
Franklin to Hobart: from the 2nd to the 5th of February including The Parade of Sail.
Hobart to Franklin: from the 9th to the 12th of February.
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Lincoln Reviews the Army of the Potomac
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, May 2, 1863. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Collecting confiscated rebel cotton. Ironclad Keokuk sinking after the battle at Charleston. Pres. Lincoln, General Hooker, and their staff at a review of the Army of the Potomac. Bombardment of Fort Sumter.
Reporting Lincolns Journey to Washington for His Inauguration
Newspaper. New York Times, New York, N.Y., February 23, 1861. 8 pp.
Lincoln, the War, and Emancipation
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, June 11, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Featuring illustrations of Philadelphia Sanitary Fair Central buildings, and Generals Gouverneur Warren and Horatio Wright on the front page. "Belle Plain, Virginia General Grant's Late Base of Supplies"; "Army of the Potomac—General Warren Rallying the Marylanders"; "President Lincoln and His Secretaries"; Centerfold: "Army of the Potomac—Struggle for the Salient, near Spottsylvania [sic], Virginia, May 12, 1864"; three illustrations of the environs of Spottsylvania [sic] Court House; "Sherman's Advance—General Logan's Skirmishes Advancing Toward: the Railroad at Resaca"; and "Sherman's Advance—Position of Osterhau's Division on Bald Hill."
Illustrations of African Americans Freeing Themselves by Moving Toward Union Lines
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, February 21, 1863. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
General Tom Thumb and his bride grace the front page, but "The Effects of the Proclamation—Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at Newbern, North Carolina" is the most significant illustration, occupying all of the fourth page. Also, "Departure of the Great Southern Expedition from Beaufort, North Carolina"; The Rebel Rams Engaging Our Blockading Fleet Off Charleston, South Carolina"; "Hearts and Hands, St. Valentine's Day, 1863" is the romantic centerfold; "Ft. Hindman, Arkansas"; "Iron Clad 'Montauk' Engaging the Rebel Fort M'Allister in the Ogeechee River."
Lincoln Raises the Flag
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, March 9, 1861. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
President Lincoln hoisting the 34-star American flag on Independence Hall, Philadelphia, with his speech. United States arsenal at Little Rock, Arkansas surrendered to the state troops. Interior of the new dome of the capitol at Washington. Front view of Fort Pickens, Pensacola. Inauguration of Pres. Jefferson Davis at Montgomery, Alabama.
Rally round the Flag, Boys! President Lincoln Centerfold
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, October 1, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
This October, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly has a magnificent centerfold engraving of President Lincoln—perfect for framing—with a patriotic poem below.
Union League of Philadelphia Supports Lincoln on Emancipation, African-American Troops in 1864
Printed Pamphlet. No. 18: The Will of the People, [January April 1864]. 8 pp., 5½ x 8½ in.
"The will of the people is supreme."
"The vital principle of [Lincoln's] whole administration has been his recognition of the fact, that our Government is simply a machine for carrying into effect THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE."
The Emancipation Proclamation
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, January 17, 1863. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Two black teamsters duel on the front page; the text of the Emancipation Proclamation is printed on page 2; the execution of 38 Indian murderers at Mankato, Minnesota on page 4, Thomas Nast centerfold: "The War in the West, the War in the Border States."
Also, illustrations: Winslow Homer, "A Shell in the Rebel Trenches"; a map of Mississippi; the "Reception of the Authorities of New Orleans by General Butler"; "General Bank's Forces Landing at Baton Rouge, Louisiana"; "Brigadier General James Blunt"; "Brigadier General John M'Neil"; and a cartoon of a black man celebrating his emancipation by declaring himself no longer part of a farm's livestock, but instead a man.
Abraham Lincoln Mourning Stereoview
Photograph. Lincoln funerary stereoview. c. April 1865, E.F. Smith photographer, Boston, Mass.
A New York Soldiers Affidavit Allowing a Proxy to Vote in the 1864 Election
Partially Printed Document Signed by James M. Smith, countersigned by Jerome B. Parmenter, and Captain Joseph H. Allen. Richmond, Virginia, October 18, 1864. 1 p., 8 x 12½ in. With printed envelope restating affidavits claim on the outside.
Peter Coopers Letter to Lincoln Regarding Emancipation
Pamphlet. Letter of Peter Cooper, on Slave Emancipation, Loyal Publication Society, New York, 1862, 8pp., disbound.
"It is a fact that the enslavement of human beings has so far infused its insidious poison into the very hearts of the Southern people, that they have come to believe and declare the evil of slavery to be a good, and to require the power of Government to be exerted to maintain, extend, and perpetuate an institution that enables thousands to sell their own children, to be enslaved, with all their posterity, into hopeless bondage...."
The founder of New York City's Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art echoes the language and logic of the Emancipation Proclamation (as well as citing some Southern pro-slavery arguments to demonstrate their ridiculousness) in this open letter to President Lincoln. Cooper and the Cooper Union had long been advocates of abolition and both Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had famously lectured at the institution.
1864 Campaign Blames McClellans Failures on Lincoln, Comparing the Presidents Treatment of McClellan and Grant
Printed Document. Democrat Campaign Document No. 12 with headings Lincolns Treatment of Gen. Grant, Mr. Lincolns Treatment of Gen. McClellan, and The Taint of Disunion. [New York, 1864.] 8 pp., 5¾ x 8⅝ in.
"with the same determination to divide the country unless they can secure universal abolition, we are exposed to the same dangers every day, and God only knows in what unlucky hour our ruin may be consummated... Compare his policy with McClellan's expression of readiness to receive any State when its people offer to submit to the Union."
This Democratic Party campaign pamphlet quotes an April 1864 letter to argue that Lincoln gave Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant free rein to conduct the war, after having interfered with and micromanaged McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in 1862. The publication also declared that Republicans were stained with "The Taint of Disunion" and quoted from Republican speeches and editorials to insist that the Democrats were the party of "UNION AND PEACE."
Lincolns Compensated Emancipation Proposal
Newspaper. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa., March 7, 1862. 8 pp., 15½ x 20½ in. With Message from the President...Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolition of slavery. [Printing Lincolns March 5 message to Congress on page 1.]
The United States is the only nation in history to end slavery through Civil War. Nations as diverse as Russia, the British Empire, France, Brazil, and others around the world ended their reliance on slave labor through legislative means that included some form of compensation to slave owners for their lost "assets." Here, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the front page that Lincoln presented a special message to Congress with a plan to end slavery through compensation. There would be no takers among the slaveholding border states.
Lincolns Vice President Talks Local Politics
Autograph Letter Signed, to Sidney Perham, Boston, May 4, 1866. 2 pp., 5 x 8 in., marked Private and docketed H Hamlin.
Lincoln's first vice president, discusses local Maine politics regarding the replacement of a longstanding U.S. District Court Judge.
A Confederate Newspaper Prints Lincolns Response to Horace Greeleys "Prayer of Twenty Millions" Anti-Slavery Editorial
Newspaper. Richmond Whig, Richmond, Va., August 30, 1862. 2 pp., 17 x 24 in.
On the front page under "News from the North" is the text of Abraham Lincoln's reply to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley. Greeley's letter urging Lincoln to emancipate all slaves in Union-held territory was known as "The Prayer of Twenty Millions." It was first published on August 20, 1862. Lincoln responded on August 22, declaring that his paramount goal is to save the Union, regardless of its effect on slavery, as well as his personal views that all men should be free.
An Early Lincoln Campaign Biography
Pamphlet, Tribune Tracts No. 6. Life of Abraham Lincoln. Chapter 1. Early Life. New York: Tribune, 1860. 32 pp. Original stitching intact, ads for The New York Tribune and the Tribune Almanac of 1860 on back cover, light age, small tear at bottom right not affecting text, minor chipping, otherwise good. 6 x 9¼ in.
An early Lincoln campaign biography based on interviews with Lincoln associates in Springfield.
Union League of Philadelphia Supports Re-Election of Lincoln as the man for the time
Printed Pamphlet. No. 17: Abraham Lincoln, [March 1864]. 12 pp., 5¾ x 8¾ in.
"As a MAN OF THE PEOPLE, understanding them and trusted by them, he has proved himself the man for the time."
The Nation Mourns
Newspaper. Harpers Weekly, May 6, 1865. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Engravings include: Lincoln and son Tad at home. Scene at the death bed of President Lincoln. Funeral service at the White House. Ford's Theatre. Attempted assassination of Secretary Seward. Citizens viewing the body at City Hall, New York.
Lincolns 1861 State of the Union Message
Book. Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress..., Volume 1, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 839 pp., 5¾ x 8¾ in.
Old Neptune and Samuel P. Lee Together
Letter Signed as Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, June 16, 1865. Co-signed by Samuel Phillips Lee, Rear Admiral in command of Mississippi Squadron, June 20, 1865. On Navy Department stationery, to Worcester Haddock. 1 p.
Gideon Welles and Samuel P. Lee revoke an appointment at the end of the war.


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Seorang perempuan lain berkata kepada Rasulullah SAW,
I've just received another new book for me to read yesterday entitled 'Saladin and The Fall of the Kingdom of Jurusalem' written by Stanley Lane-Poole. Actually, I've not yet finished the books that I'd bought last time. Haha… another two very thick books to be accurate. Let me explain briefly about this book anyway.
This work first published in 1898 has become almost an authoritative account of the era of the Crusades and the life of one of Muslim world's best known leaders, Salahuddin al-Ayyubi, or Saladin. The author's objective and unbiassed research on Saladin, as well as extensive consultation of books by Muslim and European historians on the subjects, makes the book one of the best sources on the Crusades even more than a hundred years after its first edition. This edition is the first time it has been subject to typographical revision and updates so that contemporary readers may be able to identify the names of persons and places as it is currently known.
So, that's why I was really eager to buy this book. It is because I've none of the authentic and reliable sources on Saladin, the most influential and powerful Muslim leader since the era of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. Since I've the money, why not I use it to buy this book? It's just cost me around RM40. For the best source of Islamic history, RM40 is just too cheap.
Well, I highly recommend you this book for its facts accuracy and reliability. Wassalam.
Barack Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's visit to the U.S. is part of a concerted effort, by the Israeli government and its American lobbyists, to convince U.S. lawmakers – and, most of all, President George W. Bush – that the time to attack Iran is now. The Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot reports that Olmert will tell Bush "time is running out" on diplomacy and that he'd better launch an attack.
In his speech to the AIPAC conference, Olmert's message was harsh and unrelenting: Iran, he said, "must be stopped by all possible means" from acquiring a nuclear capability. Yes, sanctions must be tightened, but these are only "initial steps": what's needed, he averred, are "more drastic and robust measures" – and that can only mean one thing.
Israel would rather not act alone, but Olmert signaled that he was willing to do so if pushed: ""Israel will not tolerate the possibility of a nuclear Iran, and neither should any other country in the free world," he declared, in what was clearly a threat of unilateral action. Citing Israel's record in regard to Iraq in the eighties and Syria last year, Tim Butcher warned in the Telegraph: "The speech shortens the odds significantly on military action against Iran's nuclear program."
The U.S. would almost certainly be drawn into the conflict if Israel carried out its threat, and Olmert knows that. So does Bush, who, in any case, may not need much persuading. After all, in his speech to the Israeli parliament last month, the President declared:
"Permitting the world's leading sponsor of terror to possess the world's deadliest weapons would be an unforgivable betrayal for future generations. For the sake of peace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
For the sake of peace, we must make war: a familiar refrain that echoes down through the years, mocking the living and the dead.
Ehud Olmert
The clock is ticking, and time is running out for the War Party: they must get in their licks before the most pro-Israel president, ever, leaves office. As Butcher writes: "Among Israeli supporters of military action against Iran there is concern something must be done before Mr. Bush's end of office next January as Mr. Bush is perceived as closer to Israel than any potential successor."
Don't look to Barack Obama for deliverance from this looming conflict. In his speech to AIPAC, he clearly signed on to the Lobby's latest project, departing from his prepared text to declare:
"I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Everything in my power. Everything."
"Everything" includes murdering tens of thousands of Iranians, mostly civilians – driving the price of oil up above $300 a barrel and destroying the US economy – and involving us in a war that will make the Iraq conflict look like a Sunday school picnic. And for what?
Iran's Nuclear Fascilities
The irony, of course, is that Iran is nowhere near obtaining nuclear weapons, as the President's own intelligence agencies recently informed him: but no matter. That's a small obstacle to those who disdain "the reality-based community," and see themselves as Making History while the rest of us watch, helpless and aghast. As Ha'aretz recently reported
"Olmert will try to convince Bush to set aside the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program in favor of data presented by Israel, and determine the administration's policy on Iran accordingly."
The coming war with Iran has nothing to do with "weapons of mass destruction" – no more than the invasion of Iraq ever did. It's all about preserving Israeli hegemony in the Middle East by wiping any and all recalcitrant Arab-Muslim states off the map. First Iraq, then Iran – and Syria will have its turn soon enough, along with poor prostrate Lebanon, once the jewel of the eastern Mediterranean and now an economic and political basket case.
It is almost certain we will be at war with Iran before a new President is inaugurated: now that Obama has capitulated to the Lobby, nothing but Divine Providence can stop it.
God help us all.
I have to say I was wrong – dead wrong – about Obama. In my eagerness to find a bright spot in a rapidly darkening world, I grasped on to his alluring rhetoric and his at-times trenchant critique of the Bush foreign policy, like a sinking man holding on to a life-jacket. But looking for hope in all the wrong places doesn't create opportunities for peace – it only prolongs our illusions. We must face the prospect of a much more terrible conflict than we have ever known, and look it squarely in the face, without flinching or looking for false messiahs. I know many of you are disappointed, and some of you are now exclaiming "I told you so!" All that we can do now is hope, and pray, that our country – and the Iranian people – will somehow survive the coming catastrophe.
"Dear students! You have spent many years of your life at this institution to acquire education. You have eagerly been waiting for the day when you will reap the harvest of your labour in the form of a degree. I am aware of your emotions on this occasion, and that is why it pains me to express my thoughts so bluntly.
Frankly speaking, I consider this Alma Mater, in fact all Alma Maters of this kind, slaughter houses rather than educational institutions. The degrees to be awarded are in fact death certificates, issued when the murderer is satisfied that he has accomplished his task; fortunate are those who escape from this organised butchery with still some spark of life.
I have not come here to congratulate you on receiving these death certificates. I am, rather, overwhelmed with grief to see you in such a miserable plight. I am like someone seeking a person who might still be alive among a mass of corpses."
Such a deep opinion from Sayyid Abul 'Ala Maududi, a prominent Islamic figure and intellectual around 20th century.
I've been thinking thoroughly about this again and again. Why is so terrible his view on university students? Is it that our struggle to gain knowledge is meaningless?
Well, let's try to be critical on this. Personally, I agree with him. Why?
Just look at our friends. Look at university graduate. Look at us! Look at them!
Instead of building intellectual culture in a society, they are actually destroying everything. Just see who's drink alcohol in the pub? Who's involve in bribery? Who's give birth to illegitimate children? Who's stealing? What else? Don't you see that most of them are university graduates?
This is what happened when worldly matters are weaned from Islam. If we can revive back the syllabus in the universities around the world, we would see how the capitalist embed the element of Atheis in it and how they separate divine revelation with knowledge. In the end, university will only yield a slave to serve the lust of the western rather than to contribute to the welfare of ummah.
It's not that I urge all my friends to stop learning. Rasulullah once said "Talabul I'lmi faridatun ala kulli muslim"(Learning is an obligation for all Muslims). It's just that we need to have concern on this matter. We can't accept everything as it is before exploring it ourselves. That's the defect of today's system. They just ask student to pick all what the lecturers said and write them in exam paper without trying to explore them and understand them by heart.
We Muslims are helpless. We have no choice but to accept those system. Therefore, only deep understanding and strong Islamic creed will help us to come out 'safely' from this 'hell' system.. Let us pray for it.
Perbandingan kuantiti RM1 Petrol pada 4 Jun dan 5 Jun
Sejak 3 tahun lalu, harga minyak dunia meningkat hampir 400 peratus daripada USD 30 per tong pada tahun 2005 hingga kini mencecah USD 130 per tong. Kenaikan yang melampau memaksa beberapa Negara menaikkan harga minyak dan mengurangkan subsidi untuk menjimatkan perbelanjaan Negara dan seterusnya mencari sumber pembangunan Negara.
Kenaikan Harga Membebankan
Semalam Kerajaan BN pimpinan Perdana Menteri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengumumkan pengurangan subsidi bahan api berkuatkuasa pada hari ini 5 Jun 2008. Harga bahan api, petrol dan diesel khususnya melambung sebanyak 41% dan 63%, menjadikan harga baru petrol RM2.70 seliter manakala diesel RM2.58 seliter. Kenaikan harga itu adalah sebahagian daripada langkah kerajaan untuk mengawal subsidi bagi menampung kenaikan petrol, diesel dan gas, yang dijangka berjumlah RM56 bilion tahun ini. Kerajaan juga mengumumkan pemberian rebet kepada pengguna kenderaan. Mengikut skim tersebut tersebut, kenderaan di bawah 2000cc akan menerima RM625 setahun - rebat bagi 800 liter di bawah harga baru. Pemilik motosikal pula akan diberi rebet RM120. Bayaran akan dibuat melalui wang pos. Rebet tersebut akan dibayar apabila pemilik kenderaan memperbaharui cukai jalan kenderaan mereka.
Rakyat Malaysia yang selama ini dibuai dengan pelbagai kemudahan subsidi pastinya mengeluh dan tidak kurang juga yang menyalahkan kerajaan. Hal ini kerana peningkatan harga minyak ini akan terus menghimpit rakyat terutamanya golongan berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana yang saban hari terbeban dengan implikasi ketidakstabilan ekonomi ini. Pakar ekonomi pula meramalkan kadar inflasi akan meningkat daripada 2.7% kepada sekurang-kurangnya 4.7%.
Akar Permasalahan
Bagi menganalisa permasalahan ini dengan lebih mendalam, saya merasakan wajar untuk kita kembali kepada akarnya.
Fakta menjelaskan bahawa Malaysia mengeluarkan lebih kurang 650,000 tong minyak sehari. Kadar penggunaan Rakyat Malaysia pula hanyalah 400,000 hingga 500,000 tong sehari. Hal ini bermakna Malaysia masih mempunyai lebihan sebanyak lebih kurang 250,000 tong untuk dieksport. Dengan menganggap hampir tiada peningkatan dalam kos pengeluaran, USD 100 setong iaitu beza harga minyak kini dan pada tahun 2005, diambil sebagai untung bersih. 250,000 tong yang dieksport sepatutnya memberi kita pulangan 250,000 x 100 x 365 x 3 = RM27,375,000,000 (Dua puluh tujuh bilion Ringgit).
Itu belum dikira dengan tambahan harga sebanyak USD 2 bagi minyak dari Malaysia yang sememangnya dikenali sebagai antara minyak yang paling berkualiti di dunia. Jadi minyak Malaysia sememangnya mahal daripada harga pasaran. Justeru peluang ini diambil pihak kerajaan untuk mengeksport secara relative lebih banyak minyak dan mengimport minyak dari luar yang lebih rendah kualitinya dan lebih murah. Natijahnya, Petronas dikurniakan keuntungan bersih lebih kurang RM70 billion. Satu jumlah yang cukup besar.
Rusuhan di Indonesia setelah kenaikan harga minyak diumumkan pada 26 Mei lalu
Ada yang mencadangkan agar kita penuhi keperluan dalam Negara dahulu sebelum mengeksport minyak kita ke luar. Namun, pemikiran kapitalis dan logic yang sanggup mengenepikan kesengsaraan rakyat demi pembangunan material yang pesat tidak mampu melihat relevan di sebalik langkah ini. Bagi mereka, peluang untuk membolot keuntungan hasil limpahan Petrodolar ini tidak harus disia-siakan. Kita boleh lihat bagaimana Negara-negara pengeluar minyak utama di seluruh dunia memenuhi keperluan domestic terlebih dahulu sebelum mengeksport lebihan pengeluaran minyak mereka yang hasilnya, rakyat mereka sendiri yang selesa. Brunei dan Saudi Arabia sebagai contoh. Dengan cara ini, harga minyak mereka kurang bergantung dengan pasaran dunia.
Media arus perdana hari ini banyak membandingkan kenaikan harga minyak di Malaysia dengan Negara-negara seperti India, Singapura, Thailand, UK, US, Indonesia dan Filipina. Malaysia dianggap sebagai Negara yang menawarkan harga minyak paling rendah di Asia. Sebagai contoh, harga baru petrol dan diesel sebanyak RM5.20 dan RM4.33 di Singapura yang lebih mahal daripada Malaysia. Manakala di UK, harga petrol adalah lebih kurang RM7 seliter. Namun begitu, adalah tidak logic untuk membandingkan harga minyak Malaysia dengan Negara-negara tersebut memandangkan Malaysia ialah Negara pengeluar minyak dan mereka tidak. Tambahan pula, pendapatan per kapita mereka jauh lebih tinggi daripada Malaysia. Jadi, mari kita bandingkan harga minyak di negara pengeluar minyak lain. Adakah Malaysia yang paling rendah? UAE– RM1.19/litre Eygpt– RM1.03/litre Bahrain– RM0.87/litre Qatar– RM0.68/litre Kuwait– RM0.67/litre Saudi Arabia– RM0.38/litre Iran– RM0.35/litre Nigeria– RM0.32/litre Turkmenistan– RM0.25/litre Venezuela– RM0.16/litre MALAYSIA– RM2.70/litre.
Cara kenaikan pula agak mengejut. Baru beberapa hari sebelum ini kerajaan mengumumkan bahawa harga minyak baru hanya akan berkuatkuasa pada bulan Ogos. Namun, apa yang terjadi, kenaikan ini berkuatkuasa serta-merta. Malah, larangan mengisi minyak untuk kereta-kereta bernombor plat Negara jiran telah ditarik balik serta-merta. Jelas, ini penipuan yang amat besar! rebet yang diberikan pula tidak memberi apa-apa makna kerana kos hidup rakyat akan naik 100 peratus dengan kenaikan itu akibatnya rantaian (chain reaction) berubah apabila harga minyak naik. Yang menjadi mangsa jelas sekali golongan berpendapatan rendah. Pasti ramai yang terpaksa berhenti belajar atau lingkup dalam perniagaan dengan kenaikan harga secara mendadak ini. Rakyat jelas tertindas!
Waima apa sekalipun, berkeluh kesah tidak akan mengubah apa-apa. Ya, benar kita boleh berdemonstrasi dan sebagainya. Namun, ia hanya mampu memburukkan keadaan. Hanya perubahan minda pemimpin-pemimpin kita yang mampu memberi sinar baru kepada rakyat. Justeru, dalam masa terdekat, tiada apa yang mampu dilakukan melainkan dengan hanya berjimat!
It has been almost 2 weeks since I last posted my writing here. Having sort of writer's block whatsoever. I just would like to share several books that I've bought and read throughout this semester break. Well, it's such a frenzy that I've used up almost RM300 just to buy 6 books to distance myself from boredom 'syndrome' at home(which I'm really prone to.. hehe) and of course to improve myself as a muslim.
1. The Ethical Philosophy of Al-Ghazali – Prof Umarudin - Philosophy
2. Alchemy of Happiness(Kimiya e saadat) – Al-Ghazali(translated by Claude Field) - Philosophy
3. Siddharta – Herman Hesse - Novel
4. Tawassul – Isa Kamari - Novel
5. Bila Tuhan Berbicara – Faisal Tehrani - Novel
6. Magnet Cinta – Zamri Mohamad – Motivation
As a technical student, I'd never expect to go in depth on those subjects. But, I don't know why I always buy that kind of books rather than technical one (technical book is too expensive though… haha). Perhaps my soul is 'hungry'. Hungry in the sense that lacking some knowledge to help me think and face this hard yet beautiful life accordingly.
Yeah, something that we Malay-Muslim lacked of is thinking. No wonder the West calls us lazy. We are lazy to think! We'd rather listen to music, laughing 24 hours per day. All of that dry our value as a Muslim. Maybe this would give something for us to ponder.
Well, actually after only one week of break, I'd just finished 2 books which are Siddharta and Tawassul. Currently, I'm reading Alchemy of Happiness.
For Siddharta, It's actually a story on a young lad who's in journey to find his inner self. There's a time when he's on top and also there's a time when he falls. What I really love is the element of thinking which is embedded along. The main character, Siddharta, continuously think on what to do and evaluate on what he had done. It draws me to be himself, put me in his shoes. Quite interesting. In addition, the writer uses a very philosophical approach to describe the journey. It's not a surprise since Herman Hesse was a 1948 Nobel Prize Winner. Very nice!
While in Tawassul, I would say it's a copy of Sirah of Prophet Muhammad but with different version. I mean with different setting and different character. I think Isa Kamari want us to realize on what we had done so far that contaminate our own religion. We want all non-muslims to understand that Islam is not a so and so kind of religion yet our deed explains another way around. So, perhaps he want us to think from non-muslim perspective to bring concern to the ummah. It's somehow so touching.
What's more interesting is that I've got the invitation card to be in the launching of 'Malays: Their Problems and Future' in KL.. huhu.. what a surprise! So, let's read! Till then, see ya! Wassalam


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Ilene Beckerman's first book "illuminates the experience of an entire generation of women," wrote the New York Times Book Review in a full page of praise for Love, Loss, and What I Wore. It became a bestseller and inspired the hit Off-Broadway play by the same name. Now, Gingy returns with her fifth illustrated treasure, The Smartest Woman I Know—a tribute to the insightful woman who raised her.
It's been said there's nobody as smart as an old woman. That's Gingy's grandmother, Ettie, though she had no more than a third-grade education. She dispensed unforgettable wisdom to Gingy and her sister, Tootsie, as well as to the customers at her and (her husband) Mr. Goldberg's stationery and magazine store, where customers ranged from Irish nannies to Sara Delano Roosevelt to Marlene Dietrich. Clever about life and love, food and men, Ettie had advice for everyone, and it didn't hurt that she got some of her best ideas from talking things over with God, out loud.
Known for bringing wit and emotion to issues that concern women, depth and poignancy to subjects as seemingly trivial as clothes, beauty, and bridesmaids, Gingy now magically brings the irrepressible Ettie Goldberg to life.


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How to Change a Serpentine Belt in a Sequoiaby Russell Wood
The serpentine belt on a Toyota Sequoia is made to coordinate the centrifugal forces of the motor with the accessories mounted to it, such as the power steering pump, alternator, water pump and air conditioning compressor. Over time, that rubber belt can crack and wear out, necessitating replacement. In this case, the project vehicle is a 2004 Toyota Sequoia with the 4.7l V8 engine, but the process is similar for other vehicles as well.
Step 1
Pop the hood and look for the belt routing diagram under the hood. Sometimes this is mounted on the core support, other times on the underside of the hood. Find it, because you'll need it for reference when reinstalling the belt.
Step 2
Locate the belt tensioner on the front of the engine, just to the left of the fan. Place the 1/2-inch ratchet and socket on the tensioner and turn it counter-clockwise to release tension on the belt. Then pull the belt off of one pulley and release the tensioner. Now you can pull the old belt out of the engine bay with no problems.
Step 3
Drop the replacement belt into the engine compartment and hook it around the large pulley at the base first, then work it around the remaining pulleys as shown in the belt diagram you found in step 1. You won't be able to get it around all of the pulleys yet, but get as many as you can.
Step 4
Pull the tensioner counter-clockwise again and route the belt over the tensioner, and over any remaining pulleys. Then release the tensioner once everything is set properly.
Give a visual inspection of the belt, making sure that it isn't twisted or offset on any of the pulleys. Once it's set, start the engine and make sure the belt spins correctly.
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- 1/2-inch ratchet and socket set
- Replacement serpentine belt
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It seems Sharon is wising up to Phil in EastEnders – and she gets an almighty shock this week when she finds out what he's really capable of.
After binning the anxiety pills Phil's encouraged her to take, Sharon is then visited by Linda who finds the gun Sharon's hidden and tells her to get rid of that too!
Later, Sharon overhears Phil and Shirley discussing HIS responsibility for her attack. Scared, Sharon asks Linda for her help in escaping Walford with son Denny. But will she leave?
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Directing: B
Acting: B+
Writing: B-
Cinematography: B+
Editing: B-
Special Effects: B+
It's too bad this movie couldn't be wonderful. Wouldn't that have been great? But don't be fooled into super-high expectations by widespread -- and accurate -- critical consensus that it's good; that alone doesn't make it great. After more than a decade of multiplexes glutted with superhero movies that are all at their core the same, there's just been a collective sigh of relief that Wonder Woman isn't terrible.
And it's far from terrible. It's charming, it's entertaining, it's the first blockbuster superhero movie with a strong female lead as its focus and at its center. On top of all that, not only is the director also a woman (Monster's Patty Jenkins), but it's the first female-directed live-action film with a budget of over $100 million. These are not small things. It's for these reasons alone that I would encourage any and everyone to see this movie, just to support the production of more movies with all these elements. Hopefully one day that will mean more such movies of higher quality. I don't normally overtly recommend movies I grade lower than a B+, but for this one I'll make an exception.
Wonder Woman follows a somewhat similar plot path to the 1978 Superman. That film was two and a half hours long -- not one minute of it filler -- and spends its first half hour on Superman's origins. Wonder Woman, reportedly influenced in part by Superman (among others), is two hours and 21 minutes long, and also features an extended prologue spent on her origins.
This, of course, gets into the fallacy of superhero movies, the idea that there's any reason to be emotionally invested in their being in any supposed danger. Superman may not be a god, but he might as well be. Wonder Woman is literally a demigod, the daughter of Zeus, and she lives on a secluded and magically concealed island of Amazon women warriors. No men here! Just wait until Men's Right's Activists hear about that! The island's sole child -- Diana herself -- molded out of clay, rather than conceived? What?
I don't usually go for all this superheros-as-literal-gods stuff, its more truthful advertising notwithstanding; I tired of the Thor series quickly. But I have to say, this extended prologue in Wonder Woman is the most interesting part of the movie. I would have much more enjoyed a full story set right there on the island of Themyscira. It's very Xena: Warrior Princess, and features the largest collection of women who kick ass I've perhaps ever seen on film in my life. It features Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta, Diana's mother; and Robin Wright as Antiope, Hippolyta's sister, who trains Diana in combat. We learn about the origins of Diana's weapons -- the bullet-deflecting wrist plates; the Lasso of Truth; her ability to leap great distances in a single bound. There is no invisible plane in this movie but I'm okay with that, because frankly that sounds dumb.
Granted, you could argue that a lot of this was dumb. But Wonder Woman remains one of the most iconic comic book superhoers of all time, and it's both astonishing and depressingly unsurprising that it's taken this long for her to get a proper silver screen treatment. When Diana saves a World War I spy pilot (Chris Pine) from drowning after he wanders into the vicinity of Themyscira by accident, she concludes Ares, the God of War they have been waiting to defend the island from upon his return, must be behind the atrocities of war she hears about. So, she follows Steve Trevor back to our dimension, undergoes a semi-comical transition as she attempts to fit into our world, and ultimately engages in the same endless fighting that all superheroes now devolve into. Apparently it's not a superhero movie anymore unless there's a huge body count, a lot of collateral damage, and especially a lot of property damage.
That's one of the problems with Wonder Woman: too much filler. Cutting a minimum of half an hour off this movie's run time would have improved it immeasurably, and kept it from getting tedious. It over-focuses on action sequences that fail to set it apart; has too many villains; and under-focuses on the most interesting one, so-called "Dr. Poison" (Elena Anaya), a woman with a mask covering a disfigured face who expertly designs lethal gasses. At least two other characters qualify as adversaries to Wonder Woman, both are men, and they collectively get more screen time. That is in itself a disappointment.
Wonder Woman does address women's rights and what point they were at in the film (women had not yet gained the right to vote during World War I), but it plays it a little too safe when it comes to that. There's the sense that they were afraid focusing too much on it would alienate male audiences. Boo hoo, those poor little sexists. There's an interesting dynamic between Diana and Steve once she enters his world, as he acts are her guide although she's clearly his physical and intellectual superior. There's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment when he grabs her arm in an unsubtly domineering way as he attempts to lead her to safety; a quick edit cuts to another angle and he's got his hand more gently on her back. How inadvertent was that, I wonder?
Context is everything, and Wonder Woman in 2017 is poised for academic analysis, for the subtle ways it both subverts and succumbs to modern misogyny. It's the rare movie that is imperfect yet ripe for discussion. Most audiences are unconcerned about such matters, of course. Is it a good, fun movie? Sure it is. Too long, but better, by all accounts, than any of the other recent DC Comics films -- another huge relief. It's certainly well cast, particularly with relative unknown Gal Gadot in the title role (and how perfect is it that Wonder Woman is played by a "Gal"?). She brings a perfect mix of innocence, defiance and strength to the part. I don't care as much about it being part of the "DC universe," and that in this film she gets a note from Bruce Wayne, and she will return again in less than a year in Justice League, in which I have far less interest. It's ridiculous enough that in any universe there is even one of these types of immortal beings; it's a little excessive for a world to feature a dozen of them. Can't a superhero get a world all to themselves anymore? Apparently not.
If only Wonder Woman could have been made twenty years ago, when there wasn't such superhero fatigue. Even as it stands out as the only major blockbuster with a female superhero at its center, in today's cinema landscape it still doesn't mean as much. This movie, ultimately, still just blends in with the avalanche of superheroes we're subjected to. They're still making money, though, clearly, and we shouldn't discount the important, if subtle, ways in which Wonder Woman still sets itself apart.
Overall: B


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How one garden retailer found new ownership in an unexpected place and other innovative succession planning ideas.
AmericanHort's marquee event features more than 150 educational sessions and tours, in addition to a trade show boasting 650 exhibitors. After attending several sessions and keynotes, we boiled it all down to 16 highlights for independent garden centers.
Following leading trends in bulbs and capitalizing on the foodie influence when selecting seeds to sell can help your garden center stand out.
Some results from the initial stages of the consumer preference study have surprised researchers and could help garden centers understand what customers are looking for.
A collection of some of the best signs, labels and tags seen at retailers in Missouri and Ohio.
Unmanned aerial vehicles have their coordinates set on the greenhouse industry.
Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman from the University of Georgia explains key consumer food trends, technology's role in food retail and how local production impacts the supply chain.
Take the time to reconnect with your clients and strengthen existing partnerships with these 12 tips.
Routine employee feedback is no longer optional. Use these tips to establish and maintain a regular dialogue with your staff.
Bulbs may have a reputation for easy planting, but Ben Langeveld of Netherland Bulb Co. says retailers have to encourage the "impulse buy" factor to boost bulb sales.
Buzz Sierke of Gothic Arch Greenhouses says the right greenhouse structure can set an IGC apart from its big-box competition.
Natalia Hamill, brand and business development manager at Bailey, describes top consumer trends in hydrangeas and explains why Summer Crush is different from other Hydrangea macrophylla on the market.
Geranium Rozanne® has long been an industry favorite and was introduced to consumers via a website where people can learn more about Rozanne and her perennial garden "friends." The about page personifies Geranium Rozanne, giving her qualities like "resilient" and "adventurous." Justin Wisniewski, general manager for Must Have Perennials, discusses how the company cultivated a brand that would resonate with consumers.
Matt Harris of Vegepod explains three reasons consumers experience failure with vegetable gardening and shares advice garden centers can offer to customers to help them succeed.
Kent Holly of Haiku Shade explains the importance of installing the right shade structures and accessories to frame products and enhance customer satisfaction.
Alec Charais, marketing and communications manager with Bailey, provides insights into shrub trends and how the First Editions® brand is meeting market demands, from growers to consumers.
Inventory tracking and point of sale processing is much easier with the help of technology. Sam Kirkland of Epicor explains why specialized retail software is worth the investment, and which capabilities retailers should prioritize.
Branding is key for independent garden centers, and any chance to put a logo and store information in front of customers is beneficial. Shannon Davis of the Trunk Mat Co. explains how branding can be affordable and easy.
Digging tools and chemicals aren't the only options for controlling weeds, and Mel Limon from Flame Engineering has advice for retailers looking to expand their customers' horizons.


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Why Installing a Water Tank at Home Could Benefit You
Turning out to be blessed with a consistent way to obtain water, we fail to remember that water is usually a non-renewable resource that all of us are rapidly running out of. Conserving water is not only the obligation of the government, but it is also essential for everyone to do their part to save the planet from a plausible water problem. By sticking with strategies that conserve and reuse water, we will not just be doing our part for our world, but additionally, save ourselves substantial cash on our water expenses. Setting up a water tank is a good method of reusing many liters of water that might commonly go to waste.
Possessing a water tank is among the best strategies of saving water that may, later on, be utilized for watering your backyard, flushing bathrooms and laundering clothing and utensils. In case you can spend a few more, you can easily use a water purifying apparatus that might make your rain accumulated water drinkable. While the installation of rainwater harvesting water tank is a superb idea for everybody, it is especially perfect for individuals who have gardens. It is because virtually thirty percent of a home's total water usage is because of watering your plants as well as your garden. Hence if you put up a rainwater tank to deal with this need, You then effectively decrease practically 30 percent of your water expenses. Alternatively, if your home is in a large city, then you may additionally become suitable for rebates with your water bills if you utilize a rainwater tank in your home.
A water tank might be installed in your own home regardless of whether you have a small rooftop. It is because there are a lot of water tanks of differing types and different sizes that are offered on the market today, and you may very easily find one that matches both your budgets and your requirements. Water tanks cover anything from very small to quite large can be acquired anywhere, and the size and style of the roof is now not a limiting factor. Nevertheless, since water tanks are packed from the rainwater that falls into your roofing and then channeled into the tank, the quantity of rain in the region where you live ought to be noted when deciding the dimensions of your water tank. If you reside in a place that is usually arid, then purchasing a huge water tank doesn't make sense because it might end up remaining partially empty more often than not. Conversely, you can easily select a huge water tank even for those who have a little roof but live in an area where the annual level of rainfall is quite high.
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Police Tackle Shoplifting In Watford
29 October 2012, 16:17 | Updated: 29 October 2012, 16:25
Police in Watford are launching a new campaign to tackle shoplifting in the town centre.
Operation Counterguard has been launched after a slight rise in incidents in recent weeks.
As part of the operation officers will be conducting increased high visibility patrols in the town centre to act as a deterrent and respond quickly to reported incidents.
Officers will link in with Watford Business Against Crime (WBAC) – a group of retailers who link directly into the officer via a radio a system to enable close communication and sharing of information about suspicious incidents. WBAC is also able to link in directly to the town's CCTV centres and are notified by police of any prolific offenders and suspects.
Shops in the town centre are also being given advice about measures they can take to prevent shoplifting and gathering evidence. They are being encouraged to display a poster highlighting the high number of police arrests for this crime to act as a visible deterrent.
Intervention Sergeant Rachael Robertson said: "Although shoplifting is down since April, we have recently seen a slight increase in incidents which has prompted Operation Counterguard.
"Through education, high visibility patrols and close working with Watford Business Against Crime and other stores in town, we hope to see a reduction.
"We want people to know that Watford is not an easy target. We catch the vast majority of shoplifters, so if you do choose to steal from shops then there's a very high chance that you will be caught.
"I'd reassure our residents that all crime in Watford continues to fall and together with other agencies we will continue to make the area a safe and pleasant place to live in."


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This... is different. The shoegaze fan in me is fucking thrilled. The A Place To Bury Strangers fan in me is ecstatic. Oh man. Going back for more.
As a NIN fan? I am amazed. New NIN, and in a direction I never would have expected. The entire EP is unlike anything they've ever done. And it's got this massive noise thing going on. And it is glorious.


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Athchomar chomakea! Hash yer dothrae check? If you're currently blinking in confusion, that's Welcome! How are you doing? in Dothraki. Since it first arrived on our TV screens, with its declaration of the oncoming winter and seeming seas of death, Game of Thrones has managed to become a … [Read more...]
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Unless you've been in another galaxy all week (say, one far far away...) , you will have probably heard the news that the first teaser trailer for one of next year's biggest films (possibly even The Biggest, capital T, capital B) was about to be unleashed upon us. With about a year and three … [Read more...]
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Webseries to Watch: Carmilla
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We all want our kids to be grow healthy and happy. One thing parents can agree on, however, is that you can't control your children's behaviors for the rest of their lives. Instead, it is much more effective to help your kids learn healthy habits that they will continue to practice — even when they continue to grow and your role as a parent changes.
Obviously, it's the right and privilege of every parent to define what's healthy and guide their children as they grow. But there are certain things that are medically and universally established as healthy habits. Parents can't go wrong instilling the following habits in our kids.
Get enough sleep
Growing bodies need regular sleep! The medical community recommends that children get 8 to 11 hours of sleep per night in order to be well rested and maintain energy throughout the day. Support your children in lifestyle choices that will ensure they get the sleep they need. For younger kids this is likely to involve a set bed time. For older kids you may need to cut off access to TV, computers, or cell phones at a certain time so that they don't have an incentive to stay up until all hours of the night.
Eat whole foods
Give your kids this test – can they name all the ingredients of every food on their plate? The more often they answer yes, the better. Ideally kids should be eating a well-balanced meal filled with whole foods. They should be able to identify the fruits, vegetables, and proteins that they are eating as part of a healthy meal. What to do with foods that aren't whole (processed candy, for example)? Children can still indulge in an occasional treat, but moderation is key. When kids understand that it's all about "how you feel," they'll naturally gravitate toward healthier foods and away from processed sugar and junk foods. The health benefits of this dietary approach are well-established.
Exercise daily
The benefits of daily exercise start well before adulthood. On average, experts recommend that kids should participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity daily. This might mean playing soccer after school, swimming in the pool, or taking a family walk after dinner. Regular physical activity will not only help children avoid obesity, but it can also be a great way for kids to destress and can even enhance creativity.
Build healthy relationships
Your kid's health not only refers to physical wellbeing, but also mental wellbeing. High self-esteem and healthy relationships are important. Have regular conversations with your children about their friends. Help kids recognize if a relationship is unhealthy or if someone makes them feel bad or insecure. While you want your kids to be able to come to you if they have problems, you also want to teach them how to be thoughtful about who they spend their time with.
Take care of health problems
Any child who is old enough to be left on his or her own without any adult supervision should know what to do in the case of an injury, accident, or emergency. Help kids process through what types of accidents would constitute an emergency and a phone call to 911, and what problems could be dealt with in a less immediate matter. Teach kids how to assess their own symptoms for an ailment and know when to say that they likely need to visit urgent care or a physician.


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Every time I go to a conference, I say that the best part was connecting with the people I admire, learn from, and care about. I think that was ten times as true for the first TeachersPayTeachers conference held last Friday in Las Vegas.
These are the ladies (and a few gents) that I connect with more than any other in my daily life. Sometimes it's done through the TeachersPayTeachers seller forums, but most of it happens in our collaborative groups on Facebook. There are huge groups with hundreds of sellers, and smaller groups targeted toward particular grade levels and niches. Most of us belong to multiple groups.
Much of what we share in these groups isn't work-related at all. We talk about weddings and births, divorces and the death of loved ones. We offer encouragement and prayers during rough times and on more than one occasion, we have banded together to take up donations for other sellers.
We've arranged small meet-ups in our own little corners of the world and try to seek each other out when we travel, but for the most part, we have never met in person. These friends know more about me than most of the people in my own community, and we've never seen each other face to face…until last weekend.
Critics of TeachersPayTeachers often argue that educators should be sharing with each other freely and helping each other out. They have no idea how much of that very work goes on behind the scenes. Almost every product my friends and I have put on TpT has been brainstormed, edited and proofread, and even classroom tested by other sellers. We then share each other's creations on Pinterest and Facebook and within our own schools…anywhere we think the product can help improve teaching and learning. That same spirit of collaboration was so evident at the TpT conference. Each session of the conference was presented by a TpT seller who was sharing his or her secrets of success with the people who are technically competitors.
There was a warmth and energy in our gatherings that I've never seen at another conference, and I think that's due to two factors. Firstly, most attendees had already forged strong connections online, so just about everyone knew at least one other seller. A lovely teacher from Spain traveled by herself for the sole purpose of this conference: she shared that in the seller forums and everyone rallied around her to make sure she felt included and was never alone during the weekend.
Secondly, each one of us truly wanted to be at the conference and had paid our own way to make that happen. There were no reluctant attendees forced to attend by principals or just trying to rack up continuing education credits. Each person was passionate about and invested in the purpose of the conference, and that made the conversations even more valuable.
One of the highlights of the conference was meeting Paul Edelman, the former New York City teacher who founded TeachersPayTeachers after looking for a way to sell his own resources as a supplement to his teaching salary. I have noticed a fierce loyalty to Paul from the longtime TpT sellers and quite honestly never understood. I figured he was a typical CEO and pretty far removed from the individual sellers on the site.
At the opening keynote, I finally understood why an #edelmaniacs hashtag exists on Instagram. Paul (pictured below) teared up as he shared how proud he was of our success and the way we have used TpT to offer tremendous and largely untapped value directly to our colleagues. He teared up again at final event of the day when he was presented with a beautiful canvas that we sellers paid to have designed for him by one of our own.
We were also able to meet many of TpT's 32 staff members, some of whom work in the NYC headquarters, but many of whom work remotely and had never met each other, either! Every one of them was as equally kind-hearted and friendly as Paul. Amy, the Community Manager for TpT, has always seemed to know each one of us individually but I assumed that was just another of her super talents with customer service and seller relations. Nope. It was clear as she hugged and connected with us between sessions that she really does know and care about each seller. It was pretty mind-blowing.
I wish that more people outside of the TpT world understood what a tremendously empowering company TeachersPayTeachers is for educators. I'm going to share a post later in the week with some thoughts on bridging the divide between various education circles on social media, because this has been on my heart a lot lately, especially since ISTE.
I would also love to see people at other education conferences as plugged in as we were at TpT. Making those connections online BEFORE the conference is essential to making connections AT the conference! The Twitter stream, Facebook, and Instagram have been full of great stories and info, and there will be dozens upon dozens of people (far more than at a typical education conference) blogging session recaps and takeaways afterwards.
If you've never checked out TeachersPayTeachers for yourself, I really encourage you to use the site to find, sell, and share materials that work in your classroom. Any money you spend purchasing materials is going directly to the TpT family: a teacher who created the resource and a company that supports and empowers teachers to run their own entrepreneurial businesses.
And if you're already a seller? This is for you: